Life's a never-ending journey and so is learning.. Lately, I think I have hit my threashold of intelligence and I need to ascend the next steep hill of more stuff to learn. It will be hard, I can see, but I hope to conquer it. I'm not a silly young thing anymore, it's time this boy faces the world in the cheek and slug it out with millions of people in life. I'll derive strength from God who has sustained me thus far and has always led the way ahead. I thank and praise Him for that. I hope to become a useful vessel for Him.

Post-CNY post

Well, the CNY furore is over and now it's time for some peace and quiet and to update this blog of mine..

Hmm, where shall I start..

This year, Chu Yi was smack on a Sunday so definitely our whole family went over to church for Sunday worhsip service before going out on the visitations. I was super tired already after the 2nd house and so was my whole family, hence after the 3rd house we went home to take a cat nap... and while we were napping... A call came.. and 10 mins later, 2 different but super big families consisting of 5 cars in total appeared at my doorsteps.. LOL... that's it for the nap...Total madness for the little living room...

Mon after the visitations, I went to catch fireworks with church peps but then I was late and couldn't take any photos of them and the fireworks... Sianz...

I realised that I'm being regarded as someone who's 'old' the moment I have relatives starting to ask me 'Got girlfriend or not?' or 'When are you getting married?'. I thank them for their care and concern but come on la.. I'm still 23 only.. Give me some time and space to enjoy singlehood pleeeaasseeee... When my biological clock tells me to get a gf, I'll get one but for now, I think being single and free is still what I like to live my life as. Looking at it, I forsee that next year more relatives will be asking this question too, hence, I should start thinking of counter-measures.. Hehz...

Anyway, this year, my ang pow money over shot the 'budget' that I estimated.. yippee!!

Mid-term break

I had a friend who once told me the one week break is just meant for the term to break cos you realised that it's not called a study break or holiday, it's called term break, hence the break is for the term not for us.
Thinking through, I think this pretty much makes sense. With the amount of school stuff like projects, essays, revision for tests that I need to do, I don't think I can use the break much to do anything of my own. It's still more or less studying but the difference is that I don't need to go to school.
On another thought, this semester's mid-term break makes me feel pretty cheated. It's right in line with the CNY holidays so practically the break is like Wed-Fri only.
well enough of the ranting, nonetheless, I thank God for the break and the chance to 'enjoy' it.

Aiyo... Sianz..

Just received that I'm being recalled to serve the country right smack in the middle of my holidays... Feeling quite sianz about it as it's right in the middle which means that there is a high possibility of me not getting a job or internship liao. Oh well, think I'll just submit my resume/CV and see how ba.

Welcome to the LHC...

What's LHC many have asked.. For those who are still curious, it's stands for Lonely Hearts Club. Yup, it's the time of the year again, the dreaded V-day...

I just want to avoid the crowd of couples parading their love, not that I'm jealous but I'm just well... feeling out of place. I don't hate V-day since it's still a day that God has made, but it's just weird that people want to use this day as a day of love, why can't eveyday be V-day then? What's the point of being lovey-dovey on this special day and then quarrelsome the next day or the day after? Come on people, show the love you have for your other half everyday, make him/her happy. Who can't think of an elaborate and ingeneous plan to make him/her happy just for one day?

The challenge of a relationship is to show that love everyday.

The problem is

Can you take the challenge?

pain pain..

Still feeling the pain from time to time from the extraction area.. For those who don't know, I extracted my wisdom tooth last wednesday. Seems I recovered pretty fast as I went for night class that day and friends said that I looked fine with no swelling. The numbness and pain still lingers on till today.. Pretty sianz, as it comes in waves and usually it's a sudden surge of pain that numb my senses for a moment or so.

In the pain of the moment
Learning from the torment
Life's but a blink of the eye
Living for Christ and not I

eh?

I don't know why but as I invest more time and effort into the things I do, the harder and further it seems to get. It's a paradoxical situation I guess. Maybe it's a complimentary item to come with growing...

Somewhere beyond the stream
Out there lies my dream

Far away it has to be
For His way is here for me

Alone i may but joy is here to stay
Walking the way in the light of day

Standing in the cold, grasping His hand
Warm in His hold, walking to the Promised Land

Thoughts are laden with things that burden
Doesn't go out of sight even when cast aside
Laying buried with them
He whispers, Come

Detours and bends never seems to end
Finding the way however you may
Journeying alone, always
He says, Come, my child

Life spins us round in a merry go round
Dizzy with happiness and at times sadness
Unsettled it is
He beckons, Come, my child, be safe in me

PAIN!!
PAIN!!
PAIN!!
PAIN!!
painpainpain!!!
ZZZZZZZzzzzz

uncoincidence

Had my very 1st tuition assignment today and I think that the rule of 'nothing happens by chance' really holds very well. The story goes.... I was looking high and low for a tuition job since last year and the intensity picked up the beginning of this year. I registered at tuition agent companies although I knew that they will take a sum of money as commission. But after 2 months of waiting since Dec 06, my hopes were low then I got this kid yesterday introduced by twin's friend. No commission needed!! But the story doesn't end here... Today I went for the 1st session and it's just funny.. The kid is 12 years my junior so he's born under the same chinese alamac, both of us are lefties and the family's christian. It's just so 'coincidence'!! haha.. Can't believe it. So nothing happens by chance or coincidence!!

Quite true

The True You

You want your girlfriend or boyfriend to be more relaxed, calm, and composed. With respect to money, you spend as little as possible. You think good luck doesn't exist - reality is built on practicalities. The hidden side of your personality tends to be a little selfish. You only do what interests you. You have a tendency to overdo things, but basically you value your friendships highly. When it comes to finding a romantic partner, you will search and search until you find your perfect match.

Who's The True You?

Mingling of Sweetness and Bitterness
Mixture of Joy and Sadness
Combining the Good and the Bad
In this journey called Life

Tears and Smiles come and go
Rest and Trails never seem far off
But they add up oddly
In this journey called Life

To be Loved and being Hated
Making Friends and no Enemies
Learing to Give and to Take less
In this journey called Life

Thanking and Praising
Wonderful and Mighty
Is the One who placed all these
In this journey called Life

My my my..

After just 4 weeks of European history lectures, I'm completely swooned over Europe. It's just such a lovely place that I just got to go there to see it. Not under Student Exchange Program (SEP) but to go there on a carefree tour in my own leisure time. To link the stuff that I read in books and heard in lectures. To see those places with my own eyes. I'm definitely going there. Germany, France, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, the list is endless. I'm simply in love with it... Ahh.. Euro-crazy.. I got to start saving for my Euro-tour 2010!!