my SIM card has been inactive for 2 days, argh, i feel handicapped.

--
i'm finally well enough to be back at macritchie last saturday! (:

it was awesome paddling down the lane in my T1 again (though my arms already feel like dying before i even reach 500m mark!), it was nice talking over waters with dear yanhan and yimtong (though they were on stingray and had to pause countless times to wait for me! haha), and seeing the juniors training hard was truly comforting.

being happy simply because the waters and glide felt all too familiar.

team dinner at pepper lunch suntec before hopping over to swensens for our chocolatey dessert (yimtong's call! haha) pics from yihang's cam!

cookie summit
sticky chewy chocolate
and us! (lihuiiii, better join us the next time round alright!!)

interview chatters, application updates, classroom'joy and woes' for our ms lim, and i cant help laughing at yimtong's diving destiny with rimmel! i jussssst love my team!

--

im now indulging in the wave of relief after all the porfolio submission and interviews. it's a joy to know that friends have gotten into their desired courses and uni! but if you're still waiting for results, you have my company! (:

You've led me thus far, and now I'm leaving it all into Your sovereign hands;

Labels: canoe

the rainbow is finally on my side and the dark clouds have all flown away; I feel blessed.

1804
tiffany stayed over! its amazing how best friends just know each other inside out, somehow place and time doesnt matter, really (: eastcoast and another stayover up next, im gonna miss my best friend when she flies off in May- very very much.

1904
miss clarity's with bf; a miraculous day when God truly answered my prayer.

2004
easties gathering at swensens! i miss the daily rides to school with taximates! and the mr bean's treats after training each time. now its shihong in navy, ryan fussing over his PT frisbee, rugby balls and news cuttings, dear yihang with her promising future! and the best thing is, we get to go home TOGETHER on the green mrt line (:



2104
a short (and sweet) dinner with qi and claire! yes, i owe you guys a longer one soon! i still cant believe running into the kitchen in the midst of rush, haha! p3 outing ya? (:








2404
fondeau at home with primary school besties. Our first attempt at the chocolate for the fondeau failed, cos it hardened so much we made them into 3 chocolate hearts instead, haha. A hilarious night, complete with extreme topics of conversations (:

and i cant wait to meet wongshihui in just a few hours' time! (:

the upcoming two weekends' gonna a be a tough ride, but knowing that God's just by my side is the best comfort ever (:

Labels: canoe, karen and jo, noob, qi and claire, tiff

The dust here is really piling up, yes?

Well, time flew by again, as always. And I’m glad the results release and all the uni and scholarship applications pandemonium are all over! Making decisions have left my brain in such a constant swirling whirlpool, plus the rocket of essays writing, so much that it was sheer relief clicking on the various “submit” buttons. I wonder if people are feeling the same way too.

Another bout of gastric flu has left me with 2 weeks of “no dinner outside” confinement from mum, so I am sorry for postponing all the meet-ups alright! Was upset that I couldn’t join the class for the ubin trip too, had wanted to cycle and go out into the wild tttthhhiiissss much!

Signing up for keyboard lessons with believermusic makes me determined to play proper music once more! I have never returned to piano ever since primary six? That's seven years ago! And this time i want to get the chords right (:

Oh, i love it when someone has vocal lessons, cos it means night supper. haha.

Hm, I’m contemplating on trying something crazy this weekend, and I can’t wait for end of march till early april! (:

Faith bridges chasm which reason cannot fathom;
Only when we’re anchored in the reality
That our dream is God-given and can only be accomplished by Him
We’ll give up our self-driven efforts – and our doubts

Labels: noob, thoughts

went back to hwachong in the evening to return an overdue library art book, accompanied by a sum which could be jolly well saved for other things if my memory or stubborness didnt fail me.

stepping into school ground again makes me sad. simply because its once yours, and now you dont belong to it, any longer. you just feel foreign amidst the familiar settings of that corner of canteen, class bench, the track, the space outside library, even walking past the reading room feels weird.

saw the juniors training, the monday runs round the track, and its another surge of emotions i cant fully explain.

some things, are not meant to be hold on to, i guess. reliving what's behind is never possible. but such departure, only time can heal. and perhaps erase, without us knowing even.

--

sometimes the heart, be it yours or someone else's, is so beyond comprehension it leaves you feeling frustrated. maybe that's what heart is meant to be, as complicated as it can be. yes?

Labels: school, thoughts

the girl (:





we went ice-skating for the day, thanks to birthday girl who has an obsession with fullhouse. though we fell like clowns at times, going round and round the rink was bliss. followed by, lurkings at airport terminal 3, our lerk thai dinner and karen's roars to accompany us, yes? (:

its been 8 years since amethyst, but old school besties just have their way of filling up the hours with nothing else but joy.

remember M,
remember E
put them together,
and remember ME.

we used to write thousands of those poems on autograph books during those days. but i'm glad we didnt forget this particular one. haha.

take care <3

Labels: karen and jo

"Have I told you about the tension of opposites?" he says.

The tension of opposites?

"Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts you, yet you know it shouldnt. You take certain things for granted, even when you know you should never take anything for granted"

"A tension of opposites, like a pull on the rubber band. And most of us live somewhere in the middle"

Sounds like a wrestling match, I say.

"A wrestling match" He laughs.
"Yes, you could describe life that way"

So which side wins, I ask.

"Which side wins?"
He smiles at me, the crinkled eyes, the crooked teeth.

"Love wins. Love always wins"

-Mitch Albom

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! though a little belated.

It's indeed weird not to have flowers, chocolates, sweets, little notes and all shades of pink strewn within a diameter of your eyes, unlike past years of valentine's days in schools had been.

Maybe it's been destined that my vday's not to fall on february the fourteenth too, not that he's confined in army, but i was confined sadly, at home. still wondering of why the likes for friday or saturday night, haha well, your command, and I know somehow that the wait's going to be worthwhile (:

I am so relieved Im well enough again to face the computer screen and not have that shivers of cold wrapping around me. Monthly fevers really get on my nerves, big time. So much that i detest the sight of the ever familiar pink paracetamol pills, pink cough syrup and whatever antibiotics i had to swallow to drive the discomfort away.

Sorry mel, i cant make it on water again today cos of the stupid fever ): but I am determined to be back at macritchie, at least 1st march.the juniors' picture at xinyi's blog seems to tell me that i just have to paddle and feel the waters once more, and that canoe's been left out of me a little far too long.

Anyway, talking to tiffany on the line tonight just made my day (:
thank you best friend.

Labels: canoe, thoughts, tiff

chinese new year this year, despite the long weekend it came with, seemed to pass way too quickly. so much fun in that short span of few days made the retreat to normal rountined life a little difficult. isn't it?

reunion potluck at grandma's place, classic (:
my girl cousins, seeing bernice's face makes me want to laugh out loud again
guy cousins and bro
the warmest complete family picture i can ever ask of (mummy's side)
and mine <3

the two men i grew up with (:and my brother, who's officially taller than me this year

pineapple tarts and multiple rounds of 'bridge' this year, hopping to each other's houses and loads of catching up. true enough, everyone has grown a little; taller, older, sweeter, or wiser perhaps.

but nothing beats the feeling of having the entire big family surrounding you once again.

Labels: family

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christian
30th may

my SIM card has been inactive for 2 days, argh, i feel handicapped.

--
i'm finally well enough to be back at macritchie last saturday! (:

it was awesome paddling down the lane in my T1 again (though my arms already feel like dying before i even reach 500m mark!), it was nice talking over waters with dear yanhan and yimtong (though they were on stingray and had to pause countless times to wait for me! haha), and seeing the juniors training hard was truly comforting.

being happy simply because the waters and glide felt all too familiar.

team dinner at pepper lunch suntec before hopping over to swensens for our chocolatey dessert (yimtong's call! haha) pics from yihang's cam!

cookie summit
sticky chewy chocolate
and us! (lihuiiii, better join us the next time round alright!!)

interview chatters, application updates, classroom'joy and woes' for our ms lim, and i cant help laughing at yimtong's diving destiny with rimmel! i jussssst love my team!

--

im now indulging in the wave of relief after all the porfolio submission and interviews. it's a joy to know that friends have gotten into their desired courses and uni! but if you're still waiting for results, you have my company! (:

You've led me thus far, and now I'm leaving it all into Your sovereign hands;

Labels: canoe

the rainbow is finally on my side and the dark clouds have all flown away; I feel blessed.

1804
tiffany stayed over! its amazing how best friends just know each other inside out, somehow place and time doesnt matter, really (: eastcoast and another stayover up next, im gonna miss my best friend when she flies off in May- very very much.

1904
miss clarity's with bf; a miraculous day when God truly answered my prayer.

2004
easties gathering at swensens! i miss the daily rides to school with taximates! and the mr bean's treats after training each time. now its shihong in navy, ryan fussing over his PT frisbee, rugby balls and news cuttings, dear yihang with her promising future! and the best thing is, we get to go home TOGETHER on the green mrt line (:



2104
a short (and sweet) dinner with qi and claire! yes, i owe you guys a longer one soon! i still cant believe running into the kitchen in the midst of rush, haha! p3 outing ya? (:








2404
fondeau at home with primary school besties. Our first attempt at the chocolate for the fondeau failed, cos it hardened so much we made them into 3 chocolate hearts instead, haha. A hilarious night, complete with extreme topics of conversations (:

and i cant wait to meet wongshihui in just a few hours' time! (:

the upcoming two weekends' gonna a be a tough ride, but knowing that God's just by my side is the best comfort ever (:

Labels: canoe, karen and jo, noob, qi and claire, tiff

The dust here is really piling up, yes?

Well, time flew by again, as always. And I’m glad the results release and all the uni and scholarship applications pandemonium are all over! Making decisions have left my brain in such a constant swirling whirlpool, plus the rocket of essays writing, so much that it was sheer relief clicking on the various “submit” buttons. I wonder if people are feeling the same way too.

Another bout of gastric flu has left me with 2 weeks of “no dinner outside” confinement from mum, so I am sorry for postponing all the meet-ups alright! Was upset that I couldn’t join the class for the ubin trip too, had wanted to cycle and go out into the wild tttthhhiiissss much!

Signing up for keyboard lessons with believermusic makes me determined to play proper music once more! I have never returned to piano ever since primary six? That's seven years ago! And this time i want to get the chords right (:

Oh, i love it when someone has vocal lessons, cos it means night supper. haha.

Hm, I’m contemplating on trying something crazy this weekend, and I can’t wait for end of march till early april! (:

Faith bridges chasm which reason cannot fathom;
Only when we’re anchored in the reality
That our dream is God-given and can only be accomplished by Him
We’ll give up our self-driven efforts – and our doubts

Labels: noob, thoughts

went back to hwachong in the evening to return an overdue library art book, accompanied by a sum which could be jolly well saved for other things if my memory or stubborness didnt fail me.

stepping into school ground again makes me sad. simply because its once yours, and now you dont belong to it, any longer. you just feel foreign amidst the familiar settings of that corner of canteen, class bench, the track, the space outside library, even walking past the reading room feels weird.

saw the juniors training, the monday runs round the track, and its another surge of emotions i cant fully explain.

some things, are not meant to be hold on to, i guess. reliving what's behind is never possible. but such departure, only time can heal. and perhaps erase, without us knowing even.

--

sometimes the heart, be it yours or someone else's, is so beyond comprehension it leaves you feeling frustrated. maybe that's what heart is meant to be, as complicated as it can be. yes?

Labels: school, thoughts

the girl (:





we went ice-skating for the day, thanks to birthday girl who has an obsession with fullhouse. though we fell like clowns at times, going round and round the rink was bliss. followed by, lurkings at airport terminal 3, our lerk thai dinner and karen's roars to accompany us, yes? (:

its been 8 years since amethyst, but old school besties just have their way of filling up the hours with nothing else but joy.

remember M,
remember E
put them together,
and remember ME.

we used to write thousands of those poems on autograph books during those days. but i'm glad we didnt forget this particular one. haha.

take care <3

Labels: karen and jo

"Have I told you about the tension of opposites?" he says.

The tension of opposites?

"Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts you, yet you know it shouldnt. You take certain things for granted, even when you know you should never take anything for granted"

"A tension of opposites, like a pull on the rubber band. And most of us live somewhere in the middle"

Sounds like a wrestling match, I say.

"A wrestling match" He laughs.
"Yes, you could describe life that way"

So which side wins, I ask.

"Which side wins?"
He smiles at me, the crinkled eyes, the crooked teeth.

"Love wins. Love always wins"

-Mitch Albom

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! though a little belated.

It's indeed weird not to have flowers, chocolates, sweets, little notes and all shades of pink strewn within a diameter of your eyes, unlike past years of valentine's days in schools had been.

Maybe it's been destined that my vday's not to fall on february the fourteenth too, not that he's confined in army, but i was confined sadly, at home. still wondering of why the likes for friday or saturday night, haha well, your command, and I know somehow that the wait's going to be worthwhile (:

I am so relieved Im well enough again to face the computer screen and not have that shivers of cold wrapping around me. Monthly fevers really get on my nerves, big time. So much that i detest the sight of the ever familiar pink paracetamol pills, pink cough syrup and whatever antibiotics i had to swallow to drive the discomfort away.

Sorry mel, i cant make it on water again today cos of the stupid fever ): but I am determined to be back at macritchie, at least 1st march.the juniors' picture at xinyi's blog seems to tell me that i just have to paddle and feel the waters once more, and that canoe's been left out of me a little far too long.

Anyway, talking to tiffany on the line tonight just made my day (:
thank you best friend.

Labels: canoe, thoughts, tiff

chinese new year this year, despite the long weekend it came with, seemed to pass way too quickly. so much fun in that short span of few days made the retreat to normal rountined life a little difficult. isn't it?

reunion potluck at grandma's place, classic (:
my girl cousins, seeing bernice's face makes me want to laugh out loud again
guy cousins and bro
the warmest complete family picture i can ever ask of (mummy's side)
and mine <3

the two men i grew up with (:and my brother, who's officially taller than me this year

pineapple tarts and multiple rounds of 'bridge' this year, hopping to each other's houses and loads of catching up. true enough, everyone has grown a little; taller, older, sweeter, or wiser perhaps.

but nothing beats the feeling of having the entire big family surrounding you once again.

Labels: family