dessert- ice cream and apple pie. unique taste, 8/10

GUSS AGM 2006- elections for the new president and com- congrats dilane, sijie, tengcheng, jason and Anna. those present.. an ill representation of singaporeans in glasgow actually. hehe

jean and i prepared the food...

Better is 1 day in your courts

than a thousands elsewhere

Hebrews 4:7b
"Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts."

4:10-13
"Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account."

how hard is it to enter that rest! when work piles up over your head and you're rushing to meet deadlines.. sometimes even running ahead of yourself. running faster than you should be.
its easier to be "martha" than "mary."
but jesus said to martha, "Martha, martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but only 1 thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her."

ive been "martha" for several weeks now.. due to school and ministry commitments. mainly school.. it was awful. ther was this deep yearning deep within me to stop and sit at His feet, to rest, to listen. and everytime i went for alpha or cell or vineyard, there's this heart wrenching- wanna cry kinda feeling. But.. BUT.. i always said BUT... i cant stop, theres just too much work, i cant afford to fall behind. or so i think.

the truth is, we can all stop, if we want. it's a choice- just as many many other important things in life, which we think we dont have a choice over. we actually do.
its not bad to work, to many of us it is a commitment and a responsibility to God. but sometimes its better to find that rest. i cant better describe how i feel so strongly about finding time to stop and rest! and to actively pursue the God whom we belong to!

so here's a new song i recently was introduced to.
Paul Baloche's Here & Now.

Here and now
Here in this moment
here and now
i turn to you
All that my searching heart has longed for, can be found
cause you're in this moment
Here and Now.

what majesty! what mystery!
the God of all eternity
stepped into time and gave His life for me
Your hand has seen in galaxies
yet your spirit dwells in me
so vast and yet
you're still within our reach

3 weeks

i got internet connection!
we asked our nieghbour if she could share her wireless with her, and she agreed! how nice!-3.50 per person for a month. thats real good. better than spending a hundred + pounds on a cable box and whatever...

after all. we're moving in december.
yes, jean and i got 2 months lease termination notice the 3rd day we moved in.
the owner has decided to sell the property.
unfortunate...but we've got no choice.
its a shame as this flat is really nice and cosy, and we've grown quite attached to it.
I pray God will provide us with another similar place, with a superb location. im currently 5 min walk away from medical school! (3 if i speed walk)

so that's why ive been MIA-ing for a long time.

otherwise, everything has been quite alright.
the usual things in life that make you uneasy and concerned for a while, but they go away..:)

school started this week.
it's... BUSY.
there's so much work.
school hours are doubled, PBL information is doubled as well, and difficulty levels are doubled.
seriously, i spend more of my time at the laptop doing PBL.
there is hardly anytime left.
its work work work. cell group on wednesday.
i cook dinner on one day for the man and the flat.
alternating saturday- oasis (chinese school outreach to kids)
sunday-church.
there's no time!!!!

new updates,
im serving at Oasis now, chinese school outreach efforts by GCCC.
and also the worship team here!
i sing. haha i think God made me to sing.. i enjoy doing it and its sort of the only instrument i play in the context of worshipping!
sang last sunday:)different from YAM and FL.

oh and im not coming back in december..
gotta settle my accomodation.
prob get a job too.
yup.
tts all for now.

gtg go.

last sunday.... alfred cooked duck. and i mean he bought a frozen duck from morrisons for 6 pounds, and he marinated it and roasted it on his own:)haha. cooked yam rice with mushroom and heibi too. and there's the chopped duck in the middle with tau kua and egg and veg!!! it was a FEAST for 2.. thank you so much....

i laid the table and did all the decorative stuff..:)apparently, rice is supposed to be served using an inverted bowl. oops!!

glazing the duck with alfred's secret sauce

the roasted duck! looks so yummilicious eh? duck is my fav meat.:)

im salivating once again..............

"maybe i should quit medical school and be a chef..."-alf

pretty sandwiches.. hmm more photos coming up...

saturday afternoon- we were supposed to go to edinburgh to climb arthur fort (some highest hill in edin) but smth cropped up so i decided i needed to remain at home. lunch was great , i LOVE bread...

we had students welcome last friday at chinese church. took some photos of the juniors.. and us. here's ambika and yong geng.

teng cheng and ambika... another year 1. ooh u know he was OCS best cadet smth smth.....*winks*

alfred and jason:) "fat boy slim" haha. we all think he is adorable!!

i like this candid shot very much...

me and baby:) we took one like that last yr at CNY dinner.. here's another one at her first ceilidh. hee. i miss her, she's SR at cairncross and Group C!!!!

happy 3 friends:)

WE LOVE AMBIKA

sue cha cha and ambika...haha its one of those photos.. again

jean and i-my flatmate!

the juniors and the girls from yr 3. oh plus ambika and jean too

gordon is a hardworking man who cleans up after events:)

thursday dinner: baked terayaki salmon with potato croquetts!! excellent presentation, thank you !!

alfred helped assemble the chair we bought from ikea. the only piece of furniture we got that day.:(everyting was out of stock

"it aint tt difficult building the chair !!!"

finally... ive got internet connection (temporary), and i can upload photos! this was what i cooked.. last wednesday! chicken and potato curry with bread:) its too dry... well some people prefer it wet.. so..next time!

okay, apparently this didn come out.. pasta with sausages and peppers and mushrooms! alfred's creation, yum yum;)

okay blame it on my canon... but the curry tastes good okay! and looks better:) 2.5 hours! haha im so happy:)

wednesday dinner: IM NOT THAT USELESS I CAN COOK TOO!! the ingredients from grandma's secret recipe.. dun worrie the secret ingredient is not displayed.

tuesday evening: again, chow mien, not by me, but by chef tan.

it was yummy!!!! i had it with grandma's sambal chilli.. which made it all even nicer! a good meal after a long day of work. thanks monster!

ME:)hehe

we went to IKEA on tuesday afternoon. tried looking for my furniture. but the table and cupboard were out of stock at the moment. guess i gotta make an extra trip again!--oh sandwich i spent 45 min making: egg mayo + cocktail sausage, cheese and fried ham.

the end product: tomato pasta with sausages, mush rooms, peppers and cheddar

yummy pork sausages with leek and garlic- mei mei is your mouth watering????

monday night- Alfred and ambika came over to the flat. and alfred cooked for us:)

15th september 2006

It's been 2 weeks since i absent myself from the blogging scene- too caught up with the other nitty gritty in life.
in another 24 hours, ill be on board EK349, onward to Dubai, then Glasgow.
bye sunny island...

its a 50-50% thing.
i have to go.
i dont mind going back.
there are certain advantages to being there-the freedom, the environment, the education.
but i like singapore.
well, people i love are here.
ive got almost everything i want and need.
but it seems also that i should belong somewhere.

its been an enjoyable 3 months.
my first summer...
was spent embarking on new events.
and reminiscing old, disappointing and embarassing ones.
it has been a painful reality to face up too.
well, one has to pay for the consequences of ones mistakes right?

and it doesn really comfort to know that what lies ahead might only be tougher. most probably is...
getting adjusted to the new flat.
the infamously difficult yr 2 cirriculum.
new areas of service at GCCC
the job i so have to get.
being a senior
being a girlfriend.

and the usual roles in everyday life, that actually, is the most taxing..
being a daughter, a sister, a friend.

i wish i could split myself up into a million parts.
then sleep.sleep.sleep.

wing invited a few of us-a special few hehe. to her place for dinner on saturday night. its a birthday dinner. her mum made this beautiful cheesecake. and yes, its yummy too! legendary indeed:)

babes.. my long time friend of 7 years.. classmates since sec 1:)she's turning 21 this tuesday... love ya to bits girl.PS: im not coming down to london till u come up!

Happy family!!-Mummy: thanks aunty for cooking so much for us!, bro: youve grown up so much! so tall!

shiyan, shuwen, wing, ambs and I

jingfeng organised a surprise farewell BBQ for fidelia on saturday evening, ECP. wing, shiyan and i decided to grace the occassion. cheerios to the sweet sweet other half! and to the girl! who's heading to nottingham for 1 yr of exchange!-oh we were all sec 4 classmates;)

hehe wing is always the one doing the fluff

FiFi and and i .. again:)Have a great time at notts alright? do come up with tt wing yee leung! ill accomodate u:)

heres half a heart, with a portion taken out. haha

on friday night, i was BORED. so i decided to bake. i havent been for a long while!haha my siblings helped, and they are good!!!! here's our product: a lemon butter chiffon cake:)

on thursday: a few of us went cable skiing at ECP, my 1st try. actually everybody's 1st go. it was supposed to be a sing soc thing, BUT the seniors pang seh us, and my batch mates hate the water and sun:(poor me had to be surrounded by the boys coming in. form left: teng cheng, dilane, jason, myself, sijie. they were a fun and caring bunch! we were adventurous.. at one point in time, skiiing in CAP 1.haha

sijie and i after it all...

i was fighting to stay afloat after that 1.5 hours!!! my arms were gone... after 2 days of water sports.. hehe. my conclusion: wake boarding is easier and funner than cable skiing. but the water here is much better, oh and its less pricey! haha

on tuesday, veen, kris and i went wakeboarding at ponggol marina CC. 3-5pm originally. BUT it was raining till 345, so we only started then! im going again this thursday!!!!

bye bye guys!