OKAY! i shall thank GOD and thank EVRYONE for such a wonderful 17th bday! i realised how God is so abundant with blessings.. like cos my 16th was so sweet alr, i thot mayb 17th wont be as great. but this year my bday was equally if not more fantastic! haha so here is an update of what happened first!

20th Aug, Sun
pesta sukan in the morn! had a gd time, netball still brings so much satisfaction and happiness! vjnb06 lets kp working hard k! hmm den church! small grp time was spent talkg abt YMcamp06. then we cut cake! haha thks SENsibles! they offered to pray for me & i was v touchd by tt =) n uh i forgot to make a wish lol. e cake was NICE!

we (akuou) then proceeded to manhattan fish mkt for lunch! yum! then wanlin tricked me. say stomach ache but actually she was in the toilet writing my bday card. i believed her loh! pfft. we cut cake AGAIN! wl jl hg gave me a home made card full of colour symbolism and love! and the SG gave me bracelet + kx made earrings for me! so sincere rite *grins*.

after that we went to take NEOPRINT LOL i shall post them when i hv time. then go TCC. by then i was super drained and tired. haha. so i went home b4 dinner.. used com and SLEPT!

21st Aug, Mon
my bday! had many smses frm ppl. felt so loved n special laa. hhaha. had chem LT test, mock SPA, bio SPA. after tt was smsing thruout e day. netballers flooded me w CHINESE SMSes! haha.

pon GP to finish up math and settle air rifle groupings. went off w geri to mt e netballers! lol they tricked me into believing there was no cake cos "samantha wrecked it". well it was qt believable ma! then after celebrating w a sponge cake from the snack stall sam.ting appeared w the real cake. hahaha i was honestly surprised! haha they stil trying to sustain the fake scandal. tsktsk. yupp den some majorly awkward things happened outside the pe dept which culminated in a scolding from ms ng (i think) abt droppin e cake lolx. then we packed up, they went for air rifle (oh ya clayton helpd me hand in my math. THANKS) while i headed for suntec!

saw peru earrings and SIROCCO nokia hp then met WL! she gav me lilies THANKS! then met val and mum. ate dinner at kuishin-bo. got guy ask for val's no.! so happening! um den ard 9+ wanlin kp sayin v late le shd go home. cos she wanna bake brownie.. then also nd to catch e last bus back. soo we went back.

then we nded eggs so we decided we shall drop at 7-11 to buy den walk back home. but we stopped by caltex instead, so we bought there and decided to drive home. then wanlin kept insisting on drinking coffee from 7-11 so we dropped at 7-11 anw. i thot she was stressed and thus gave in to her "whims". lolx. then when we walkd back, the street was super quiet and qt dark. suddenly i heard "SURPRISE!" i was super scared ok i thought got robbers or murderers or sth LOL what a dumb rxn right?!

yah den i turned and saw ABBY'S FACE hahaha like HUH WHATS HER FACE DOING HERE!! hahaha so turned out that most of akuou was waiting at the field, for me to come home, so can giv me surprise! wahh!! so sweet right.. then they gave me a BIG bouquet of flowers and some of them gave me presents!! really like it and really v thankful! haha.. its like they were so tired and all but yet they came down.. *bows bows bows* thank you all that u all thought i was worth the time.. i really appreciate it a lot..

then talked to wanlin til abt 1+am.. *LOVE YOU DEAR!* hahaha thks for listening to me.. and talking to me.. =) then sent her home.. told my mummy about wad happened in e afternoon!! hahaha.. i think 1st time i initiate telling her abt guys. lolx.

22nd Aug, Tues
spent the day feeling REAAALLY sleepy.. it was wilson's birthday!! he got dunked in his uniform so poor thing lolx. had PW at 4+, then met violet at about 5 in the canteen. talked (scandals!?) n laughd with her friends and did some integration. then we went 85!! met up w sec sch frends from SC! haha initially it was a romantic date with jemima. apparently it was supposd to b a surprise becos i wasnt supposed to know the rest were coming. hahaha but qixiang told me everythg! lol yupp i really pigged out and i SOOO enjoyed their company.. the laughter and jesting.. *smiles* its such a warm comfortable feeling.. i guess i really do miss AH.

well they bought a cake! blew candles for my 4th cake.. im so BLESSED God is so.. gracious. oh the cream rox man. hahaha. thanks to all who took time out to come down and catch up.. and to jem who orchestrated the whole thing!! im so blessed to have such loving friends ok!!

23 Aug, Wed
i deliberately didnt go for PE.. oops.. was feeling vry tired n didnt wanna get dunked =x i got creamed tho ughh! haha it was a gd time of celebrating w 06s34!! haha thanks guys for remembering! the cake was YUM! HAPPY BDAY WILSON LOLX. completed the day with a wonderful BS session at keith's house with the sensibles!! =)

haha yupp so i had like half a week of celebrations lolx. God is able to bless far more than i can imagine or dared to believe in. im grateful for the great times and encouragement He gave me through the pple around me this week. help me Lord to cont to be grateful at all times n to give thanks to You! and to stay close to You!

yupp its getting late, i'll thank every1 else in the nxt post! nite! =)

You Have a Melancholic Temperament

Introspective and reflective, you think about everything and anything.You are a soft-hearted daydreamer. You long for your ideal life.You love silence and solitude. Everyday life is usually too chaotic for you. Given enough time alone, it's easy for you to find inner peace.You tend to be spiritual, having found your own meaning of life.Wise and patient, you can help people through difficult times. At your worst, you brood and sulk. Your negative thoughts can trap you.You are reserved and withdrawn. This makes it hard to connect to others.You tend to over think small things, making decisions difficult.

haha feeling qt slack these few days. am still sick but i think recovering, thank God. at least i cough less per unit time (hour). have lotsa work to do. but i've quite taken to procrastinating. actually im quite looking forward to wed/thurs, when ppl hv their econs h2. can do work in library at my own pace, alone, w/o worries, in peace and quiet.. i like that feeling. somehow, the rush is grating away at me slowly.. need stillness, and eliminate hurry in my life.

learnt that from john ortberg in spritual disciplines.
when you're eating, actually CHEW and thank God for the bites u can have.
when you're awake, instead of snoozing and worrying abt the last 5mins u hv, enjoy the snug warmth of the covers (and wriggle ur toes/snuggle) abit.
when you're faced with a queue, purposely choose the long one and spend the time thanking God and slowing down.

be still and know His voice. know He's God.

one can become so proficient at covering, hiding, ignoring, pushing away, that dreams are needed to show the truth of one's feelings and real state of mind.

sometimes its quite.. amazing? to know the power of a disciplined (stubborn?), rational/logical mind. it deletes. archives. surpresses. pretends. glosses over.

for what?
for convenience.
for comfort.
for preventing conflict? (tht can b subjective.)

but then your dreams come to poke fun at you.
they start playing the movie titled The Real Stuff!
"so how are you gonna try controlling your subconscious now?"
there's only that much you can do to hide from the
truth of your feelings
and your real state of mind.

and nope, the above doesn't describe me.

went FOP on fri night, and had bible study on sat. would really love to post what i learnt but my keyboard batt is low and im feeling rather sick. too much indian curry on sat night. oh it was lovely. iniavan at chandar road or something. thanks to shashi who brought us there! i learnt some tamil words.. rice is "soori" and dhal curry is.. i forgot! oops! and nandri is thank you! haha.

erm yeah am really feeling quite queasy, woozy, feverish etcetc.. and i have soo much work left undone, really feel like taking sick leave tmr after announcement. heh. serious. see how.

hmm. ultimately only God should and will hold the most important keys to my heart.