our room: hannah,celisa and i bunked in together. 115, a triple room at some dodgy corner of the 1st floor. okay guys, pictures are deceiving, it makes the room seem lots nicer and neater.. but it IS NOT. we had so many china bags with us... storing the children's ministry stuff

central market in pnom phenh...

my beloved and I

our mini van..... look at the amount of luggage we have.. includes all the stuff we brought for the kids...

hi to the kingdom of cambodia. the team on its way to asia hotel in pnom phenh city

bye singapore......

marilyn, sarah, Bob on the plane

JJ, alex, hannah, uncle junior (Dr), andrew, uncle kevin (Dr)

top: JJ, alex, hannah

my clan: seeing celisa and I off at changi airport, T2, on monday morning, 630am.

day 3

i woke up slightly easier this morning, at half 8!
daddy woke me up. insisted we had to go to ramesh travel to settle my tickets for the jan 07 trip to glasgow. thats so early! see.. thats my dad for ya. always planning way in advance, which is good, most of the time....so i shudnt complain.
ive confirmed! im flying back to glasgow on the 19th of september, 2am flight.
im gonna grab some juniors to fly with me since all my batch mates and seniors have abandoned me:(

after peninsular plaza, mum, dad and i proceeded to center point. they had errands to run and i had to tag along:(
my first trip down to orchard in 5.5 months.
nth much..

got sunblock for the face, and mummy bought me a green toscano bag! I so LOVE IT.yeay!!

2pm-went down to church for missions meeting.
learnt kids song, prayed, packed the stuff we're bringing-medicine and all..

4pm-YAM.
judy spoke about "How to minister to others through prayer."
not too bad, i learnt quite a bit.
met my new cell grp for the first time. there's crazy andrew there!!

630pm-went for dinner at some heng hwa restaurant along beach road. aunty's belated birthday dinner (she waited for me to return!). i feel so bad, her pressie is in one of those luggages i left behind in glasgow... pls pls alfred come back soon with it!

9pm- dad dropped the kids home to catch the england vs paraguay match, before driving me all the way to sengkang for petrina's birthday party!
i was so happy to be amongst my church pals, i mean we grew up together.. and its been so many years..it's warm to be back. to hear their crazy jokes, laff at their lame-less, and sometimes be part of their joke. haha. so nice! hanling has agreed to be my guitar tutor! haha i think im gonna end up quite indie.

josh ng and shaun are off to the army, soon terry and my cousin joel will be off too.
pet's going to melbourne to further her studies.sigh.. natasha is in canada, joanne in NZ, kris-NY, andrea-UK, anthony and robin leaving for the UK too!
nonetheless, im still glad we are quite close.
when im back from cambodia, im so ginna hang out with ed and sel. Patricia Or my dear dancer friend.. has booked an appointment with me. i havent seen or spoken to her in almost 1.5 years.. goodness. yeay! im meeting up with everyone! thats such a sweet life..

alright, i need to compile worship songs for the trip now. 40 is the target!

tml's a long day too.
FL at 830.
1030 service-comissioning for missions.
1230- dim sum at shangri-la:)
3pm-hair appointment at shunji matsuo
last min shopping for trip
pack pack pack
sleep!

PS: Dr Jean, my gum is hurting, i need YOU. drop me a mail when ure back from manchester k? have fun!

Happy 20th Birthday to my angel..Petrina. Princess.

angel

NAT has gone mad... after leading worship all the time...haha. my poor fellow friend in service...:(i'll try help. but wait, i need guitar lessons first!

now this is proper....

raveen the KING (as so he claims) and sarah the princess. haha. not queen.

BOO to the photographer robin quek... haha.

myself, pet and joanna tng, before i left the party. i look half asleep!

sarah pet joanna .... this is so random

terry, hanling, petrina dearest, edlyn and myself outside pet's unit. thats what left of FF&G:( everyone has gone/is going away!

my cute little dao sa pao.

random food.. i found... CUTE. esp the mini tanjong rhu pao... I like!dao sa pao:)

chris see and i at church. we were so red todae:) looking chubby! grrrrrr

my laksa from prima rest, at centre point! i NV eat laksa, but since i came back, ive got a craving for strange food!. we went robinsons shopping, after settling my air tickets stuff. mummy bought me a green bag:)

goodbye pic with ling!

dad and i. i had fish food! its the first ben and jerry's flavour given to me in glasgow. tts why. aye....

jean and gordon sharing 2 scoops of ice cream

so lovely:)

er......

jean and i and gordon having ben and jerry's at buchanan galleries after church! shopping for aunty's bag

little froggie

an empty space in the wall

hmmm only a few special knows what inside.. haha. but it doesn matter. i think it will never be what it was meant to be. (pnemonia notes underneath haha)

hannah and i:)

hannah and my cat-cat! its my newest toy.. from paperchase.. border's glasgow. it has a long hideous pink tail...but i love it to bits

rebecca's sista, myself, and rebecca.. at their place for risotto!sunday evening, 2 days before our final exams

saleem and ambika:)

ambika and i-on the way to kelvin hall underground. partick bridge,we're on.

awwww...... so cute!they are really an xtremely sweet and compatible couple

my sista "meh meh" and bro-in-law, mr saleem "bah bah"

saleem and I at mayflower on my last night in glasgow

NO more abstract posts

heya!
Im HOME in singapore:)
It's really good to be back here.
Ive waited for this for a long long time!
the academic year at glasgow had been so eventful, and i think this summer, is a well-deserved break! studied so hard and so much-i hope to get good grades:)been quite active in chinese church as well-dance, action group and all.. a bit of sing soc responsibilties, keeping friendships.i think all these were great opportunities to grow and learn, and it did help me a lot. but it too out a lot from me as well.

had my fair share of fun: easter holidays, year ball, the usual crapping about with ambika and my hall people, sociailising etc. i cant complain much. It's been good.
good and bad..overall i would say its been a bit more difficult than 2005-post a levels till before i left in september. but... but.. (there's always a but..)im joyful because i know at least, its my "assigned lot". everything has a beautiful purpose!

would like the next 3 months to be a real chill out session.
I don't wanna RUN or CHASE after anything like i used to.
i want to try to wait for things to happen.
of course, for God, ill wanna do my best to run.
other than that.... hmmm is it worth it?i still don't know. there's no meaning. (ecclesiastes)
i think im tired, mentally and emotionally.
i want to try being laid back for a while, do things at a slower pace.

for now,
it's just the cambodian mission trip im gonna focus on.
the maker, the people and the team.
Im so excited! i love kids.. and i hope to make a difference, especially, for them:)
i feel even more excited for people like alfred-whose going to kenya for 6 weeks! and weiyao and carol to yunnan for electives! .. 8 days is so short... i want to be able to stay longer in a place to understand their culture and lifestyle better!
well, if the opportunity arises..

my first day back, was spent at mission trip meeting. hehe.
its nice being back in the midst of these friends-andrew, alex and all the crazy people form church! they're so hilarious!ill get to see more peope tml! at pet's party.. yeay!!!

went banking and shopping with dad, siblings and joey today..
dad was so nice.. he asked me to pay using my sup card! he hasnt seen me for so many months and he's so willing to let me buy stuff! love my daddy so much:)
my first lunch was.. bah chor mee!
strangem it tatsed different.. not as nice as it should be.. i think there's smth wrong with my taste buds.. felt a bit sick..
maybe i need more rest, or maybe its the mefloquine..im supposed to take a loading dose-once everyday. its supposed to be taken once a week, starting one week before the trip. but i was in glasgow.. so gotta take the loading dose.. im afriad! cause it might cause me some temporary psychosis.. i dun want!

hee..

we're having duck for dinner tonight:)
parents having bible study..
ill chill, talk online, prepare worship songs, furniture shop?and world cup opening at midnight!!im supporting spain!!!

-alright, its good to be home, im happy, sorrie guys its family only before cambodia, cause dad took leave specially for me. after cambodia ill come out from my hole!-

i wish to have the entire night sky to myself,
i wish for all the stars to fall down on me,
as if the heavens were pouring its mercy an blessings on me.
answering all my deepest wishes.
- nothing but a fantasy and always will be.

the searing pain, i cant even make sense of it myself.
a resounding hollowness,
waiting for a change.

given up questioning,
almost done with whats left of hope and wishes.
void of despair and selfish desires,
only a resounding hollowness.

i am so hollow, so hollow, so hollow.

nikki is leaving for the states this sat, im leaving next wed, and jean next sat. nikki is leaving for good, to sit for dental exams, settle down with tatsu (yeay!!!!!!)...so G organised a last family gathering. starwalk chinese buffet at bath street. 14 bucks, for steamboat buffet on the bottom floor and normal cooked food buffet at the top. the spread is huge.. and the food is good. overall rating 3.5/5.

salmon salmon salmon! my fav fish. prawns, my fav seafood. clams. the one thing i never like.but seafood was fresh..really good. i wish they had bigger king prawns and scallops and fish mew!! i miss the ones i used to have at home-for reunion dinners!

cooked food from the top floor...

the salmon was so fresh..... and soooo good.the meat is soft, and i could taste the fats in between the flakes... yum yum...

fishball.fishball.fishball.i have taken a sudden liking to fishballs. its......cute.

while waiting for jean, we got hungry... (i only ate one hippo the whole of today!) so we started first....:)

nikki opening her bdae pressie from me!

nikki putting on her earrings:)

greedy gordon.. those clams were full of sand! eeeeeeek.

picture perfect!