yes.. have been busy

my poor blog.. have been neglected ever since i got busy with work!

yupz.. life has changed ever since i started work! yeps.. less free time on my hands, but i do love my job. Although it can be really challenging, i normally walk out of the office feeling good that someone has been helped. Of course there were days i walked out feeling sad for various reasons but generally, my job is fulfilling. For me, i think that life is too short to be wasted. If we can bring some happiness and hope to others, then why not? :) For those of u who are interested in social work, come talk to me! haha...

What else have i been busy with? ministries as well as hobbies!!

yes.. my new hobby- cooking/baking.
love to flip cookbooks and try out new recipes! At times i do wonder if it's worth the time and money but i truly love the feeling of success when my food turns out good! so happy!!! And the relationships built with others in the process.. priceless. In view of that, it's worth the time & money.. Baked dark chocolate souffle with elin and eliz today! so much fun! the souffle turns out pretty good too.. but, uncle stan thought it tastes more like the chinese "huat kuey" ahhhhh!!!!!

Sunday afternoons shall be exciting in the future.. maybe we should meet for some sports or recreation... flood my blog with sugguestions!!! anyway.. night ppl. my eyes are shutting... getting so small.... bye...

OnLy 1250m mah...

wa-lah! people.. i know u must have been checking my blog to see if i've posted anything on Fraser's and Mt Ophir. In fact, i was just waiting for pictures but oh well.. i guess i'll just post!!

Fraser seemed too long ago to be talked about. The long lasting memory will be the powerful leech bite which itches till now. Will try and post the pic of the FAT leech! Tried killing it but without success.. anyway, loved the trip for it is just really nice to hang out with YMM friends again. I had tons of fun just laughing and cracking up. Oh.. but the sad thing was that Justin fell sick during the trip :( poor boy.

The point about justin being sick leads to the beginning of our next trip... Mt Ophir. Justin was supposed to go with us but he was down with dengue that week. sigh! Anyway.. We trained so hard for this trip... including an overnight hike (from Kallang to yishun) and lots of jogging and climbing of stairs.. We did all we could physically but Ophir was just something else for the tiny fishie brain. The mental strength has to be strong.

It was deceiving in the beginning for i wasn't expecting the climb to be THAT tough. We hit the initial checkpoints pretty quickly and we arrived at our campsite (checkpoint four) in less than two hours? We stopped for the day, rested, bathed, ate and went to zzz at eight plus. We woke up at 130am the nx morning, all ready to ascend to the summit!

The darkness slowed us down. All we could see was the little patch of land where our flashlights shined. We kept going like this for the next two hours until it began to pour. Yupz. We were drenched.. and had to "keblakang-pusing" to our campsite. :( tears And that was another two hours. On our way back, my flashlight flickered, trying to tell me it's weariness. And finally, it breathed it's last. With that, i went "plop" and fell the first time. Picked myself up and said "ya... ya.. i'm alright" Kept going.. 20min later... "plop" i went again. Fell on rocks while trying to cross a puddle of water. ouch. Simon and daryl yanked me out of the dark water. sigh. poor legs. Yupz.. so we continued and before we arrived at the campsite, mich went "ahhh..." and when i tip-toed to look at what's going on, i saw that she landed on some big rocks too.. poor girl. I slept when we finally arrived at the campsite. It was just too strenous for a little fish.

Long story short.. we tried again after resting. And yups.. we made it to the top! The route got tougher as we went higher. Grooves were our friends. Three-point contact was the ideal position. Ropes were saviors. Repelling was my favorite. Ribena was my motivation. Uncle toby had given me strength!

Anyway.. lots of UNEXPECTED things happened in this trip.. Oh, did i mention the zzzing over in Larkin Bus terminal? haha.. once in a lifetime kind of experience. And crossing on the wrong side of causeway and being stopped by Police? And last of all... being punked by our leader?? I mean.. gosh! Personally i loved this trip! It allowed me to learn more about myself, my tolerance, mental strength as well as physical strength. On top of that, it allowed me to get to know my team-mates better! The experience of bathing and sleeping together always changes things. Hmm... :p (i mean girls k?). Ya, and it is a blessing to be part of this team. Am thankful for no one was hurt during the trip and i must say that u guys did wonderful! So... Mt Kinabalu next year? Please sign up :p

i'm HOME!

....this is HOME truly where i know i must be... where my dreams wait for me..
....Count on me singapore....

hahaha.. YES! i'm home folks.. I know i'm patriotic.. can't help it coz it's National Day in a couple days. I can still remember that i left on National Days 2 years ago... hmm.. wow.. feels like it was a long time ago.. Anyway, am just elated to be Home again. Changes?? not really.. I guess two years wasn't long enough for drastic changes.. except for the two new condominiums by my house that shot up to the 25 floors within a year. Family? er.. same lor. Just a little different now that i do not have to do any household chores again... sounds good huh? but i begin to feel bad now. I feel like i need to contribute in some ways.. My ah ma is glad that i'm back... she'll cook up my fav dish whenever i whine. haha..

Anyway.. i've sent out my resume.. so folks.. keep me in your prayers.. alright.. will tell u guys more about my exciting Fraser's Hill trip in the next post.. stay tuned...

My New Found Friends!

Introducing Mr Peter Pan! Peanut Butter is my friend. It's with me in the morning, day & Night. Taste better when u eat it by the spoonful! The honey roast is AMAZINGLY good! Peanut butter with a tinge of sweetness... hmm... good with crackers or just by itself. It's almost magical! Fairytale good-ness...

History
The first patent for peanut butter was issued in the late 1800s. However, peanut butter as it's known today began with Joseph L. Rosefield, who earned a patent for shelf-stable peanut butter in which the oil does not separate from the peanut butter. Launched in 1928, Peter Pan was one of the first brands to sell this style of peanut butter. http://www.conagrafoods.com/brands/peter_pan/index.jsp

The next good friend of mine is Miss Lean Pockets! yum! My fav type of Lean Pockets is stuffed with mouth-savoring melted mozzarella cheese with hearty meatballs. chunks n chunks of meatball! Hurray! The chessy crust is crispy, thin and toasty. It makes a great lunch! Just stick it into the microwave.. yummy lunch in 4 min. GREAT STUFF! forget about cooking! Coz why cook when u can have such great companions?

Yesyesyes... i'm gradually losing friends and thus have to start looking for NEW ones! And Food have been faithful to me. Always there when i need them. haha... ooh.. going psycho! time to leave! agree? hmm..

i'm lonely again...

time flies. friends come and go.

The second session of summer school has ended... luggages rolling along the hallway, RA shouting "i'll be in your room next", people saying "ya! i'm going home for the summer!"
My roomie Ann has left. *tears* As i'm typing, tears are welling up, for i think... i am already missing her. She's more than just a friend to me. She's like my older sister! She'll take me to praticum and pick me up daily. She prays for me & cooks for me (@ times :p). I miss her presence coz i love to tease her. haha.. She's also my fashion consultant!!. Anyway, i'm just really blessed to have known her my last year here in ORU... The room is so quiet with just me alone. Sent her off this morning and it was so hard to fight back my tears. Well.. coz i do not know when i'll get to see her again. Yupz, good friends are hard to come by... especially one with a sweet spirit & big heart.

So many people have left... i'll miss them. They have made a difference in my stay here in the States. i cried when i left home... now i cry coz i'm going home. hmm.. i'm beginning to pack up my stuff.. am feeling like i'm SO ready to get on a Jetplane and go home... for i'm too lonely now. :(

Getaway!

hmm.. Ann ( my best friend cum roomie) & I went to Oklahoma city yesterday! :) lots of fun. haha. my definition. We didnt get to sightsee too much coz there aint nothing to see anyway! :p We mapquest-ed in the morning n left! It was an adventure.. we had fun chatting along the way, and finally making our way to the HUGE asian store. We drank our fav bubble tea and shopped! Oh wait.. we actually went to the OKC memorial first.. the site where the OKC bombing happened.. we took a couple pictures n left..
We saw an old lady crying as she looked at the pictures... hmm.. so sad :( Anyway, we thought it was pretty meaningful to be there over memorial weekend.

The Asian store was the highlight of the trip. We bought so much food n were overly excited over every single type of food.. I picked up a packet of Do-Do fishball and screamed to ann "This is made in Singapore!!!!" I haven't had it for long time!!!" Of course.. she laughed and said "u're crazy!!"

I bought dumplings (potstickers), nian rong bao, noodles, "tau pok" & other ingredients for the Vietnamese spring roll! so happy.. feels like home again when surrounded by familiar food. :)

My plan for tml is to make the spring roll.. or laksa.. hmm... *drool* Why am i always talking about food? I have no idea.. it's becoming my passion... sigh! why do i have to submit to my mentor's cult? i'm a true pamelonian pamelongelist.

Summer's here!

oh boy... hothothot.. it's been SO hot here in this wonderful land of Oklahoma.. my ORU friends who have stayed for the summer would totally understand this crazy oven-like weather.. it's a high of 95F today.. which is about 35C. I feel like a grilled fish after taking a walk out there.. my skin is protesting... look like a red snapper now. Well, i guess pam would not agree with me on that coz she's big on that forehead thing, n i'll still look like luohan to her.. anyway... my point still being that it is way hot here. But the bad thing about this hot weather is that places that are indoors BLAST their air to the MAX! I freeze indoor n melt outdoors.

hmm.. well.. i guess i'm preparing myself for Singapore in this hot weather. :) How's the weather there?? Can't stop telling everyone that i'm going home soon! haha. So excited.

Oh.. and i'm so proud of myself for overcoming the fear of dogs! haha. Coz i went to Renannah's apartment yesterday.. and she has a German Shepherd that weighs about 60-80 Lbs. Reuben is his name. Gosh.. he was darting around and hey..i wasn't freaking out as i used to.. :) But huhz.. cats, it's still haunting me. There was a cat in the parking lot yesterday, and it stared at me as i was walking by.. so i stared back, and it began to walk towards me.. then it ran! So i screamed for Ann to come help me!! Well, Ann ran in an opposite direction! Boy i was scared. The silly cat apparently got a shock from my screaming and ran into the bushed and hid. When will i overcome this? ahhhh.... the devil is a liar! :p

I graduated!!

Yes i did.. kinda.. will be goin HOME after i'm done with my internship!

we had our hooding ceremony in a Church, and it was really nice. I loved it and had so much fun! jackie's & her parents, ann, donna and laura were there too! My favorite part of my graduation was the little homely graduation party i had with jeanette and her family! We had so much Singapore food and some yummy desserts made by Aunty victoria and Mema (the host family). I love Jeanette's family. They are all so sweet and loving, and of course, i fit right in! We had a short worship, sharing and prayers. It ended with a sad goodbye scene coz it'll be a while before i get to see jeanette again. And for Ann, it was the last for a long time... Goodbyes are always sad. :(

Anywayz...It feels GREAT to graduate, knowing that it's OVER and no more studying for a while. I can't say that yet coz i still need to write papers for the internship! but ya.. that'll come true very soon. God is good. He carried me through... from the beginning till the end of my stay in ORU. I'm thankful for friends and people i meet here... started crying the other day when i say bye to some of my friends, whom i know i'll not see for a longlong time :'( It's really a bittersweet feeling...

I'll be home in a couple months. And u bet i'm looking forward to that! hmm.. somebody better watch out!! :p

My Easter Weekend

yupz... it's a late post.. but ya..haven't had time to update my post due to all "paper" craze. Too many papers due in a week. Anyway, I'm glad that it was my last HUGE paper for the semester! *praise JESUS*

Yaya.. easter weekend was way fun! Coz i went to jackie's grandparents' house in Enid, Ok. Nice little town. Everyone has BIG houses there (It seemed).. Yup, had Great dinner! the Thanksgiving type dinner with Ham, potato, green beans. rolls.. and of course.. bunny cake! It was a sugar-rush weekend! Coz we had bunny cake w braum's ice-cream n then we ate chocolates... :p

easter egg hunt was definitely the HIGHLIGHT. But with a bunch of college kids (Jackie, Taylor, Josh & me) it practically turned violent. The Biggest winner was actually the 3-yr-old cutie Abby. Well.. ya.. coz we weren't even serious in egg-hunting. we just wanna rob one another.. haha. And especially when we found out that there were money in the eggs.. haha... Taylor n jackie just basically lost it... they tossed the plastc eggs at one another, stepping on the candies and in the end just took up a ball and started playing dodge ball. It was scary... and abby just loved
being in the midst of them for she thought it was real fun to see her mommy chasing after her. :) we got so tired tt day n we slept.. zzz.

Grandma McCrate woke us up in the morning. n she asked "so girls, coffee, bacon and eggs or milk and cereal?" my reply was... "bacon n eggs please, grandma" Yeh! i felt so special. grandmas are just awesome. dun u think?

I experienced the dressy springy easter sunday service for the first
time. Gosh.. everyone was just dressy! haha. I tried to just
blend in. The meaning of easter was definitely not very well depicted
in the way i spent my weekend! haha...

Well, but i did not forget to give thanks to God for dying for our sin. He's alive. Praise Him. :)

My Birthday!

I had a wonderful birthday this year! I woke up in the morning smiling... and when i open my room door, i was greeted by a balloon and a bunch of other greetings on the hallway! Ann & Kristi wrote "happy birthday" for me in chinese and Grace & nancy also put up signs in Braxton and i'm pleasantly surprised! Well, this is just the beginning of my bday. When i went to class that morning, I was surprised by two boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts (2 dozen!!) yum... I was so touched coz Jeanette drove all the way to memorial to get em' that morning! :) thanks girl! And of course, my class sang me the bday song n i blushed.

Afternoon was great too! Coz patty gave me a bouquet of flowers!! besides that, Ms rivers handed me a card, a 3.5lB carrot cake and 2 tubs of ice-cream!! ahhhh.. screamz! she is so sweet to me and I am just overwhelmed by her love. :) I shared the ice-cream with the group that Ann & i led. We had a little "party" at the end of the group session, and they sang me bday song too! haha..

My bday ended with a climax at Pf Chang's w Ann, Jeanette & lynnette.. uhm... gosh! Chinese bistro. yum is the word. yeh is the feeling. Uh-huh is the taste. empty r the plates. haha... we had sweet & sour chicken, ma po tofu n curry vegetable.. *drool* & i receive my GAP giftcard from Ann & jeanette... :)

Ok, if u think that might be the end, hmm... NO!!!! coz this bday goes on and on... pretty much like birthdays, not just a day. The next day was great too! It began with shopping, er wait... not really coz it started with the not so "fun" run. Anyway, i did some Massive shopping! I was out the entire afternoon w jeanette, ann, donna & laura. Spent lots of money, got me a tank top, a cute top, a jacket & a shawl. I was so tired after that and i knocked out after coming back to my room. hmm.. then the party starts again at 5.30 when i met up with girls on my wing at Bourbon street cafe. It has nice life jazz music and good cajun food. We had fun eating & I got a harmonica as a bday gift! (from the musicians) yeh!!!

wow... gosh. That's my bday! I feel special & loved. Thanks everyone for making this a memorable bday... thank u for all ur ecards, testimonials, sms... everything!

Run, baby run!!!

cheers!!! yeh... that's my baby cousin!!!

My cutie cousin, hector won the baby race! He broke the local record! Wow! yeh... You go, baby! When i left last august, he was just beginning to crawl, but now, he is the champ runner! and he can talk too! When i called home last week, he shouted into the phone "jie jie" aww.... So i asked him, "is hector a good boy?" and he answered "Um.." and after that he refused to let my mom come to the phone. haha.. then when he noticed that my grandma had a bowl of stir-fried beehoon in her hands, he tossed the handset and charged towards the food! haha... cute boy.

classes resumed!

whee... it's over. Yup, my very last spring break in ORU is over! hmm.. well, am really not too upset over that coz that just means that the time to go home is drawing nearer! jump for joy! was talking again to curry about being able to be home FOR GOOD. gosh! what a blessing! we talked about it so much that i simply can't wait to go! hehe.. but i know i know.. I need to work really hard from now till then :)

I just realized that i've watched lots of movie in this past 3 months. gosh... have never watched that many movies in such a short period of time... Let me try listing them.. er..

1) Cheaper by the dozen 1
2) Cheaper by the dozen 2
3) In her shoes
4) Bridget jones diary 1
5) King kong
6) Walk the line
7) End of the spear
8) Bride & prejudice
9) Cinderella story
10) Janette oke's love comes slowly (i think)

haha.. 10 in 3 months! awesome. I think i left out some.. i'll keep thinking. hmm..

Aga-aga

haha... No friends, i don't mean "agar-agar" the jelly. I mean 'aga-aga' (approximate/ estimate) the amount of seasoning to add into my cooking :) Curry (clarice) just re-introduced that word into my dictionary! Yupz, I used "aga-ration" for my own cooking.. it's really hard to explain how much soy sauce or salt to add... the key is just "aga-aga". Gosh.. this is such a singlish post! haha...

My Dinner

A picture of my dinner as promised... :)

1.Stir-fry Kai-lan w carrot & mushrooms
2.Sesame chicken with mushroom
3.Fragrance white rice.

Recipe:

1/4 tablespoonful of SWEAT
plus +
1 entire motivated heart
equals =
A set of wonderful dinner!

Got it? i bet.

Food.. Mmmm..

the beginning of spring break triggered my passion for cooking. I bought so much food, ready to cook up a feast for myself :) haha. Tried cutting the carrot like a pro.. but the pieces ended up severely distorted. haha...I had stir-fry broccoli with carrots and mushrooms last night! that was yummy, but let's skip the part on rice k? coz i messed it up.. ha. I prepared the chicken last night.. just removing the fats, cutting them up and marinating them.. that took me forever!! and i was SOO tired after that. Guess that's how my mama feels all the time! oh my gosh. But i've become really excited about cooking nowadays. One of the reasons is that Ann has been cooking so much and she definetely inspired me to do likewise. She always says "girl, it's easy. U can do it too. Just vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, chicken n oil" yupz, and that's my favorite Ann's special "chicken adobo" (philippino food).

I'll be cooking again for dinner later. Will remember to take a picture of it! haha.. just to PROVE to u guys that hey, Ho can cook, so can u! hahah... that was funny! Thanks for reading my blog. In return, u get a free recipe of my favorite singapore food.

Fried Carrot Cake aka Chye Tau Kuey Vote for the BLACK!

Ingredients:
4 radish flour cakes
4 tbs vegetable oil or lard
1 tbs chopped garlic1 tbs red chilli paste
1 tbs chopped chye poh (salted radish)
2 eggs
1 tbs fish sauce
1 stalk fresh spring onion, chopped
5 tbs oil

Method
Heat two tablespoons of oil or lard in a wok. When smoking hot, brown the radish flour cakes, cutting it into small pieces with the spatula as you fry. Push aside the pieces. Heat another table spoon of oil in the wok. Sauté garlic and chye poh till browned. Toss with the radish cake pieces. Make a space in the middle, add the last of the oil and break eggs into the space. Leave to set for a few minutes and then push the radish cake on top. Drizzle with fish sauce, add chilli paste and toss some more to ensure an even mix. Serve hot garnished with spring onion.

Taken from cookbook titled “Singapore Heritage Food” by Sylvia Tan

A popular Chinese dish that used to be eaten for breakfast, is now eaten at all hours. Teochew in origin, it started out fried and scrambled, until the 1970s when a smart hawker in Toa Payoh fried it crisp like a pancake, followed soon after by the Hong Kong dim sum chef’s version - steamed with a seasoned soya sauce.

uncertainties

I'm sad :( i like things to go MY way! sigh..

I want to go to dallas
I want to get out of my dorm for a bit
I want to do something that'll make me smile tonight
I want to watch a cute movie
I want to hang out with friends

I guess i need to zzz. Just zzz and i might be happy tomorrow.

Home

yes... this is the song.. HOME by Michael Buble! am pretty much ready to go.. was looking at some pictures i took with my family and those i love, and suddenly realized that i've been away for seven months.. gosh! seriously, i miss everyone and everything back in singapore! anyway, just enjoy the song friends.. i took it from elaine's blog. haha. oops.

Another summer day has come and gone away
In Paris and Rome but I wanna go home
Maybe surrounded by a million people I still feel all alone
I just wanna go home I miss you, you know

And I've been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you,
Each one a line or two I'm fine baby, how are you?
I would send them but I know that it's just not enough
My words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that

Another aeroplane, another sunny place
I’m lucky, I know... but I wanna go home
I’ve got to go home

Let me go home I’m just too far
From where you are I wanna come home

Dying Empty

ooh.. what does that mean? It means living a purpose driven life and die without unfulfilled dreams & visions. It means to die when "it is finished" and die having "fought a good fight". This was the principle i learnt from Pastor Myles Monroe in chapel today. He set me thinking about this for a while. I think that it is so true! We should pursue our dreams and live it out. wow.

"for me to live is Christ, and to die is gain"
-Paul

food, fun & friends

food! yup, have been having so much good food lately. besides that, i also had lots of fun with my friends!!! Elaine came to tulsa this weekend and we hung out, together with Jeanette, lynnette, ann and edward. We went to asahi for dinner and the sushi was amazingly good! reminds me of sushi tei back home :) We had sake (raw salmon just in case u were wondering abt sakae), and it was such a tiny piece! i ate it in one bite! ahhh... i just realized that i've not had sushi for months! i'm serious.... i think the last time i ate sushi was in Aug 05. oh my... anyway, after dinner, we went to starbucks and started playing cardgames! love it! feel like a kid again. We laughed so hard and so LOUD! haha... that's not the end of our 'program' coz we went for movies after that... it was just a whole night of recreation. haha...

It feels really good to hang out with a bunch of good friends. People whom i can relate to, and understand me. It feels like i'm at home again... minus the cold of course. haha.. Hope all of u guys had fun too!

brrr... i'm cold

yupz... it's snowing in tulsa! ahh! Have been hiding in my room to stay away from the cold. Well, it looks really pretty though, but am not happy that i'm trapped!!! haha.. Have been having "eileen's-time" where i just relax and do what i want to do... like surfing the net and chatting with my friends. :) stay-warm, ppl.

Vday!

Hey Happy Valentine's!

wow... this year's valentine seemed so crazy! Everyone was shopping! I heard that more than 4million dollars was spent in US for Vday this year. I went to walmart the eve on Vday to get my guardian, Ms Rivers (the lady i work with) a little gift. I walked towards the Vday aisle, and it was PACKED! I have to "squeeze" myself in so that i can grab a little paperbag for the gift! I wanted to get her a little piece of Vday Reese's choc, but guess what? they were OUT! gosh.. Then i started looking for other types of choc, but all the nice choc were gone... so i got her something else. Checking out was horrible too. I stood in line for >10min. ahh!! All the lines were SUPER long! have never experienced such crazy Vday shopping!

On Vday day itself, lots of girls on campus had balloons and flowers! it's not this crazy in S'pore (i think) and it was just really nice to see people smiling! :) Ms Rivers was so happy that i got her a gift, and she took me out to Panera for lunch! haha.. yummy sourdough soupbowl w broccoli cheddar soup. so good! That made my day! I checked my CPO twice that day :( hoping to find a gift from Mr Justin tan, but didn't have any! was disappointed and became mean to him (ask him, he'll tell u more) :p But guess what? i received my package today! yeh!! *jumpjump* too happy... couldn't stop smiling at the lady in post office. Thanks honey!

alright.. hope u guys n gals had a wonderful vday too! Tell me more about how u spend ur day too!

Freedom rocks!

That's us in Elephant Bar!

I've been spending more time with the girls on my floor! I love all of them! We went to elephant bar last week and it was sooooo good. It's a restaurant that serves both Asian and American food. Yummy! We had frozen custard after that and then starbucks! hehe... i was so stuffed after that. gosh! We rented a movie and we didnt finish it till about 1am. We were so tired but it was a really fun evening!

We had a little "room warming" party in linda's room last night. We made Pizza together and ate in Linda's room. The pizza was yummy! Linda made the crust and we added lots of cheese, ham, pepperoni, minced beef, onions, pepper and mushrooms. ahh... makes me hungry now :) We had a wonderful time of chatting and laughing! The people on my floor are just amazing! Everyone's so real, sincere and nice. It's like a big loving family! They make me feel safe, loved, special and i can just be who i am with them! I do not have to put up a front, i do not have to feel awkward, coz they understand. They just love me the way i am. I'm gonna miss them so much after i graduate. :(

Anyway, am really blessed to be on FREEDOM! This is where i'm free from worries & weariness.

Gong Xi Gong Xi

Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

yeh... this is my favorite time of the year, just coz my family normally does lots of things together, and it is just real meaningful to me. I miss my family the most in this season. :(

well, this year, i had a pretty good CNY celebration here in the states! Elaine was in town, and jeanette, lynette, Ann, Alicia and i went to Agape Chinese Church for FOOD and we stayed to watch the performance they put up! It was really entertaining!! We just couldn't stop laughing! and lynette, this s'pore girl, kept adding "effects" to the performances and that made me roll!!!

On sat, I had a singaporean reunion lunch with jean, lyn & aunty joyce! yeh!! We went to China King, this Chinese buffet place and yum! we ate sooooo much! I was so full that i wasn't hungry till about 10pm... gosh! They really do have some GOOD chinese food!

I spend most of my time this weekend just catching up with my family & friends in s'pore! It makes me feel closer to home! Love talkin to my ah ma on the phone! She said "ling, u sound like u are not too far away coz i can hear u clearly" so i said "ya, i'll be coming to your house later!! and i want to eat lots of stir-fry sesame chicken!!!" :) love my grandma. Alright everyone, hope u've had fun for CNY too! eat pineapple tarts!

God's Grace

hey! do u remember my previous blog about "End of the Spear" ? Well, Steve saint & Mincayene (the actual person) came to Tulsa last week. I went to that service and was greatly blessed! It was not a publicity thing, but more of sharing of their testimony. Steve saint began with saying that " i do not have a story, God wrote this story" That was cool, i thought.. coz everyone seemed to have come to hear his "story". When i saw Mincayene, i think that he is a living testimony and reflection of the mercy of God. He reminds me of Moses & David, where although they kill, God redeemed them, and through them, many generations are saved. They can be catergorized as either murderers or men of God, whichever one might choose to see them as.. but God has definitely chosen them for their time.

huhz... i learnt so much just from their sharing and their presence. I hope that u've been blessed by my short blog about what i've learnt. :)

End of the Spear

Awesome movie! Powerful message. A true story of forgivness. What is forgiveness to us? It has again minimized my own troubles in life. This was the same feeling i had after i read "tears of my soul".

One of the most touching scene in this movie was when steve (one of the missionary's son) asked his dad "Will u shoot them if they try to harm you?" His father replied "No, because we are ready for heaven, but they are not". Wow! that blew my mind. It is so true yet it takes so much love & courage to claim it.

The message of God's love and forgiveness spread throughout the Waorani tribe. The message that "Jesus was speared, but He did not spear his enemies. This is not because He is weak, but just so that they may live" It was just beautiful. Jesus sacrificed so that we all could live.

ALright folks, time to get your own ticket and experience this true story. Well, don't forget your little hankie or packets of tissue. I bet u'll need them. Trust me. :)

my thoughts

I'm back to school. The first week was crazy, coz i was trying to move on and off campus and everything was chaotic. Thank God that everything works just fine :) Am glad to be back on campus again.

So much has been happening recently that makes me think more about life & God. As i get older, perspectives on things around me changed. I can't be the sheltered kid anymore. huhz... well, who says that being 21 will be fun? gosh! Was also thinking about the song "make my life a living sacrifice... the way u want me to be" well, realised how much i do not understand the real meaning of this till now. Had a snippet of what is might be like, to 'sacrifice' my time, my life, my comfort zone so that others around me may be blessed. ya.. sounds like GREAT! but it can be hard to fulfil. Pastor Wilard Jones reminded us in chapel that "you must be a servant to be a king" I was so refreshed by his sermon that day.

well, am not out here to preach to u, folks. haha. but this is truly something that i have been pondering upon.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me" -Matthew 16:24

end of vacation

Time flies... goodness. My parents have left the States :( sent them off at the airport the other day & broke down. haha. what's new huh? My parents cried too. What a sad parting scene. As always. I hate parting... huhz, but it has to happen so many times. But of course, i thank God that i was able to spend 3 weeks of vacation with my parents. What more can i ask for?

I am just relaxing in my aunty's house. Watch DVD, read, eat n zzz. Oh haha and guess what? I went for workout with my aunty in..... CURVES! ahhhhh!!! stop laughing, u people. yupz, pretty fun. hey i had muscle cramp after that k...so it's pretty effective. Nice to listen to all the experienced ladies. Nobody feels embarassed, and everyone's like a big family. haha. n i'm part of it now.

am leaving the sunny california soon. am gonna miss it so much. Will be missing uncle mike & aunty rose too :(