Batam - Part 1 (Day 1 Till Afternoon)

Thought I'll post up slowly by days...or rather..bit by bit..if not..too many to view also.heh..so....here's...part of

Day 1 of the Batam Trip...

At the Check in Counter (Harbourfront)

It was really really crowded and even though I was in spag and shorts,i was actually PERSPIRING! There were a few pple arguing because u know..some pple were cutting queue and tickets from all ferries were limited....lucky us, the agent had already booked for us,we just had to queue to get our tics.so while waiting...Ruth took 2 pics of yunz and I...there's a pic of ruth,but it's not with me.

look at the difference...with flash and w/o. Looks like we were clubbing or something eh?

In the ferry...

thank God, we managed to get seat facing each other. the ferry was packed too and we were like one of the last few to enter.it was rather comfortable i wld say..

and these were taken while i was asleep in the ferry,guarding their belongings too!heh

At the Immigration..Long Wait

As you know..immigrations are always packed with pple and the customs always seem to take very long to get things stamped. Plus, I was really unlucky to get my period on tt day....so i felt really uncomfortable and u know what i mean la...so....Yunz and ruth decided we shld take funny poses but none of em was really up to the challenge and so, i volunteered to be the clown.

Shopping-Part 1 (in the afternoon)
The toddler tt ruth and yunz fell in love with..

at some 'pasar malam' look alike.but nothing to buy.we bought more stuff at the nearby shopping mall.Ruth spent almost all the money she had exchanged.She wanted to use credit card initially,but the machines there couldn't read the card.weird. The shopping mall isn't very small nor very big, but it's kinda like a deparmental store.they had a sale at tt time..so the 2 dear ladies bought loads!Then we saw the above mentioned pasar malam and decided to just walk thru and take a look.Nothing much,unlike bangkok's night market...so...they were amused and entertained by the toddler

Taking a short break after all tt shopping.our feet were really aching! We were actually walking ard, trying to see if there's any nice place for our dinner....den we were like at this junction,me feeling tired cos of the period, decided to sit down for awhile while the other 2 ladies scout around. tt's when yunz sat down next to me and ruth tot we looked really cute and decided to snap a few shots.

ruth standing there, it's just oppostie where we were sitting. gosh!can u imagine how hot she must be feeling with tt cardigan?

we all loved this solo stoned face shot of me! Ruth took this shot. I was really stoned out and all.haha

Alrightz....tt's all for now...Next up..Batam Part 2 - SHopping day 1 in the evening..Gotta get the pics from yunz first.

chalet!!!

off to team chalet in a few hours time!!!

we're all so excited!! So many pictures to blog and psot.grrr...i'll try and post my batam trip ones once I get all the pics!!! and will post chalet pics soon too!!

Have a great weekend pple!u're dearly missed!! ;)

upset..

i'm sooo upset!!!nv felt this way before...nv expect myself to be so affected..... tt person 'fly aeroplane' twice!!!2 days in a row!!! argh!!!

i had no mood totally to do anything....almost vented my frustrations on my family...and i decided to go to bed at 10pm last night.haha...well done.dad was mopping the floor halfway, and i just closed my door and went to bed.he tried knocking the door...but i just wanted peace and time to myself...so pretended i was fast asleep.

i hope i'll be better today.didn't pick up any calls or replied any smses.for now...it's time to focus on my work.tadahs pple!

hi all, thanks for asking me and all the encouragement and words of comfort! my mum's fine so fine...discharged, but still have a couple more scans to go. SO far, nothing's wrong, doctors cannot confirm anything yet.

BUT....my grandad's in hospital.serious condition. he's in ICU now. lungs got water, difficulty in breathing. My CHRISTIAN pals out there, pls pls pls pls pls pls pls pray for his salvation. A hardened heart for many many many years. I dun want him to die going you know where and Pray that God will open his heart and the heavens can rejoice with us over his salvation. I'm really helpless at this point of time....dunno how to preach to him already. So please pray alongside with me for his salvation will you?

Thanks all!!more updates soon!

Prayers needed!

Mum's in hospital...and i'm leaving for Batam tomorrow. As of now, nothing sounds serious....we still dunno how long she has to stay in the hospital....we still dunno if an operation is needed.

What is my dad thinking now? How is he feeling? I dunno....he has always been this way. Staying strong for the sake of his children. He nv shares his worries with us and keeps everything to himself.

Pls pray that everything will be alright..

At this point of time....I just feel very confused, very bitter, very frustrated.

What is God teaching me? Is this his way of bringing me back to him? I dunno...i had some weird dreams the past few months...and I pleaded with him not to take him and him away if that was his intention. They mean alot to me and I prayed that all will be well.

Just feel tt many things in life is simply unfair. Some of you wld have known by now..shan't blog it out.

Just keep my mum in prayer!That she will get well. Cheers!

Holidays!!!

This year's so different from the many years that have passed me...

I have such great colleagues! The bestest ever and time spent with em is so fun!!

Had dinner with john and jason today,after their extension,i came from my boxing class....we did sommore work till like 8.30pm before heading down to Carl's Jr. We were quite cheap skate.haha..shared a drink since it was free flow.Didn't refill alot tho...and we sat there talking, crapping and planning abit more for our upcoming chalet. We're all so excited bout it.

And after today, I've more or less confirmed the trips and holidays I'll be taking. i'm soooo EXCITED! and the plans are....

March 21-23 ---> Batam with my besties (they'll be friends feature #3...coming up sooon!!!)
March 28 - 30 ---> Chalet with the branch @ Island resort

April ---> A month of eating...Kuishin-bo and Mirama (These 2 are confirmed)

May 17 - 19 ---> Short getaway to KL for shopping and all with my team. (yeah!!with my colleagues again!!)

June 9th - 12th ---> Bangkok shopping with the cousins!! (The long awaited,planned long ago trip.finally!!! )

July 23 - 27 (not sure how many days yet) ----> Project dance HONG KONG!! with the adult dancers in dance min (to experience more of God in the form of dance!!) It's gonna bea great experience...

July or August ----> JB,1 day trip to shop,movie and eat seafood with my team...yet again!!!

December Last week ---> Philippines!!! Off to visit my good friends again!!

And so....these are the more or less confirmed trips for the year. Will try to squeeze in a shopping trip to China if my leave and pockets allow me too.

P/s: As you can see,most of my trips center ard shooping.I can't help it.Shopping's part of my life now. I've become a shopaholic and I can't resist not buying something when i'm out shopping. Help me to control!!!

Friends Feature #2

It's like a few few weeks since i continued with my Friends Feature...and since i'm in the office (it's a SAt,3pm) ....i'll introduce to you Friend Feature #2!!




BESTIE GERALDINE

let me tell you more bout her. Geraldine is a few yrs older den me (shan't say her age) and even tho we are some years apart, age has nv been a factor nor a hindrance to our friendship. I got to know her while i was with Kokanee,the now Jeregon and she was actually under the leadership of my trainer, we first started talking when my trainer couldn't bring me out for the dunno wat it's called and tt's our first acquaintance.

From then,we started to talk more and they had this '38' club where the bitchy pple are given a role.and because i made this particular statement about a particular couple that they decided i was 38 enuff esp when i was a new recruit.haha...and from 38 club, I started to get to know more pple and my bond with geraldine got closer. We were alway bunny hopping, and everything.

It was only after we left the company that both of us started hanging out even more. Had so much interests in common, so many topics to talk about. And during our 'break' from finding a job,we'll always meet to shop, go for our 'tai tai' sessions of manicure and pedicure and we'll always go for the cheapest deal.heh....

It's about a yr and half since i got to know her, and this dear friend of mine got me this sweet pinkie fairy necklace for Friendship Day (Feb 14). She knew i had lost a similar one last year during the church camp and she remembered tt i really loved that necklace and was pretty upset when I lost it. She nv forgot how precious tt necklace was to me. And she got me a similar one!!!isn't she sweet?

Ya..and she's the one who'll always be nice to everyone no matter how detestable they are,she'll give me some reasons why we shld just be nice to the person. Someone who has a high tolerance level, patient,friendly and outgoing. But dun step on her toes or you'll really get it from her!!

heh....my dear gal!!if you're reading this....I wanna say tt I love you lots lots!!!and i really thank God for giving me a friend like you, there for me during my ups and downs....thru the christian struggles and the relationship woes and support. And for teaching me not to be so......wat's tt word? ah..."zhuai".hehe...Love you!muaks muaks!

Long long update

it's been so looooong since i last update.

So much has happened over the past 2 weeks....but nothing significant enough for me to blog it out.

Let's see....Feb 29 marks a very special day for me...not cos it's my birthday...it's the Leap Year!ahaha.....and many other stuff to make it significant la.shall talk bout it another time.

Last weekend was the time when God was trying to teach me something. First,it was how i had to handle the Publicity for ABC.it sucks i tell u. Having to work with pple with high expectations but not concern bout whether u know how to do it or if you have the time to do it. They want it,you get it done. Sheesh...but thank God I managed to voice out my concerns and worries and there was some sort of compromise.

Next up,Sunday...all the pro dancers were nt ard to teach or manage dance min leaving me and aunty lucy to do it and I was rather worried cos i'm more of a follower now den a leader.dun like being in the limelight or giving instructions.but i taught the kids kick boxing and u can see who're the enthu ones and who're the ones who simply dun care.and what was the amazing part is that the songs i wanted to use cannot be used because I had no blank cds to burn.grrr....it was faith testing and I managed to erm..use 1 song to do a few steps.haha...

so..yes..tt's my weekend....

ooooh....and i bought a DIGITAL CAMERA at the IT fair.now I'm really really really broke! Going Batam nxt week...dunno got money to spend not.haha

on a side note, God's been really good to me, He's been providing financially for me.it's just so interesting.even providing for my debts. I hope i can clear it by this yr man.

the personality test

Everyone seems to be doing this...and i feel..it's quite accurate!!gosh!

You Are An ENFP

The Inspirer You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends. You are also unconventional, irreverent, and unimpressed by authority and rules. Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives. You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're quite the storyteller! In love, you are quite the charmer. And you are definitely willing to risk your heart. You often don't follow through with your flirting or professed feelings. And you do break a lot of hearts. At work, you are driven but not a workaholic. You just always seem to enjoy what you do. You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist. How you see yourself: compassionate, unselfish, and understanding When other people don't get you, they see you as: gushy, emotional, and unfocused

What's" Your Personality Type?

Insecure

Why do i feel so insecure??

I met my first wife in the time I was going through
I now recognise was my first episode of depression
I was eighteen years old
just returned from Europe after and extended holiday
It was supposed to be my escape from mundane life
I had no intention of returning when I set of for Haarlem,
things rarely turn out the way you plan.

My councillor has told me
I am a type of person who looks on the world
as a half empty glass
rather than a half full one.
I attempt impossible tasks
only to fail
fulfilling my jaundiced view
a self perpetuated cycle of depression
following me
unfailing in it company since that time

My experience then of life
has always been one of under achieving
always wanting to do better
expecting more from a situation than is realistic
always unfailingly having to accept
second best
or in many cases
no place in the running at all.
This has meant of cause
I have not been an easy person to live with.

I would say that I have been,
continue to be
an insecure individual.
Prone to bleak moments,
despair
long days of dark depression
The surprising aspect of my personality,
I have been able to present
a perfectly normal persona
most of the time
to my family and work colleagues

peter rodenby

my excitement in creating fun publicity has died off. wrong choice of pple to work with. nv follow up, expects things done in the certain conservative manner.no form of freedom.last minute work.poor aunty nancy.everything's late cos of me. thanks for all the trouble.appreciate your patience and all.really.

i'm just so disappointed yet again.argh! uncle leonard!!i miss working with u!

I shall be selective in future and for now,focus' back to dance dance and more dance min.

black hair

i've dyed my hair black....it's cool...totally black.ask me out to see the beautiful Joanna.hahahaha....see ya ard! misses!

Pictures of my bitches

More pictures of my bitches. Our latest reunion.we had dinner at IP,followed by drinks and chill out at Red Dot.

Yes,i look fat.but what the heck. I make em look prettier.haha

Whhee...loove you gals lots!muaks!

LIVER CAUSING

The main causes of liver damage are:

1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Consuming too much medication.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver. Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.

We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to "schedule."

Friendship!

As I was walking home today,i was just thinking of all the friends tt God has blessed me with.And I really wanna thank God for all my grps of good frens,close frens besties etc.....My blog..will have a series of "Frens Features".hehe...




This week....it's featuring...........BITCHES!!! aka GIRLFRIENDS!!


I met up with my bitches aka girlfriends this evening and it was an evening well spent. This group of girlfriends is so different from the many good frens I have around and in their special way, they nv fail to warm my heart, bring a smile to my face, gossip like it's not a crime, laugh and insult without offending anyone, they keep every secret tt u share with em, and when u're down and need a fren,they will always lend a listening ear,there are just so many stuff i can list bout them..but the most important thing is that they LOVE you for who you are.(well..in a way.certain pple only la..hor?hehe)


It was I think the 1st time we all almost couldn't make it for our mthly reunion....some miscomm...and cocked up.....but yet....I see how much all of them try to compromise, and how despite our tight schedule,everyone will try to squeeze the time in just for the special gathering,updates and all. ANd in the end, it's always more love and hugs for each other. And how everyone truly treasures the time spent and the friendship we share. I really love em all tooo bitz!!!


A grp photo of us from our last reunion




tt's josephine and xing jia

Josephine - the loud and bubbly lady of the grp, the one who dresses up the most, the one who always has a smile on her face and nv fail to brighten up ur day,the one who's always so optimistic and the one who always 'gives in' to us. (in a way la hor?heh)

Xing Jia - the baby of the grp!! but not one who throws tantrums or demands attention on herself.not one who acts snobbish or childishly,but what can i say?she's the neutral and least gossipy one.the one who's always nice to everyone even if she dislikes you.the one who's musically talented...haha..she's always smiling too,and our 'official' photographer!!now tt ur're gonna be in Perth,we have to find a replacement till you're back again.hehe...


den there's kate and sonia

Kate - the 'da jie' of the grp!! she's always taking care of us, getting us to sms her when we reach home after our late nights, the one who's always crazy and saying funny stuff which nv fails to crack us up, the one who gives good advices be it work, relationships etc...the one who always have to stay back late at work,complain,but still will do her best in completing her work, the one who helped me soooo much when i first joined my company.the one who is patient and constantly asks bout how we're doing.Yala..in other words,she always puts us ahead of her.the love and concern.."oh...so sisterly".haha..Kate,i can just imagine u saying tt.heh

Sonia - the PRINCESS of the grp!she's the dramatic one...the one who can tell you stuff with such drama,it really makes you wanna hear more of her in action.the one who loves fantasies and everything nice,cute and all.the one who just turned 23...the one who is always late (haha..oops!), the one who speaks quite fast, she's just so totally cute....she may be the princess,but she puts on no airs ok!

and to my bitches,no matter how much i write, it can nv truly express how much i love and cherish you girls.but here's 1 poem for you all!!

A TRUE FRIEND

© Ashley Montgomery

A true friend never walks away

A true will always stay

A true friend looks out for you

A true friend will guard your secrets

Like a precious gift

A true friend is there for you

To give you a helpful lift

A true friend tries to make you smile

Tries to replace that frown

They may not always succeed

But they rarely let you down

These arms for you are open

This heart for you does care

And when I think you need me

I'll try to always be there

I'll listen to your fears

I promise not to laugh

Comfort your falling tears

I'll make this friendship last

I'll keep you near to my heart

I'll always hold you dear

Even when we're miles apart

Even when you're here

I hope I am to you

Everything you are to me

For the friendship we have

Is a special one indeed.

LOVE YOU!!! *HUGZ* *HUGZ*

Drained and tired

argh!!so many 'reunion dinners' after the CNY break. Thought I'l be rejuvenated after the hols...but realised i have more meet ups den usual man... For this week alone...

Let's see

Monday - Seafood dinner with Orchard team at Ban Leong Seafood ( Upper Thomson, Casuarina Rd there)

It's quite far off from most of where my team lives, but my colleague recommends the good seafood sold at affordable prices and so....we settled for tt place. Gosh!the food there is really nice. Menu for tt day:

1. Yu Sheng
2.Cold dish
3. Shark's fin soup
4. Scallop with brocolli
5. "hak chong kai" chicken
6. Fish steamed in dunno what sauce
7.Chili Crab
8. Steamed Crab
9. Ee Mee (this was tasteless and bland)
10. Fried Cray Fish
11. Wine prawns ( I think)
12. Fried Man tou to go with the crabs.

And guess how much we paid for everything??


Only $400!!!!!cheap right?? the seafood nt small pcs leh.....the crab is BIG,Juicy and Meaty!!sorry..no pics..cos i dun have any digi cam..so dun have much habit of taking pics.heh..maybe nxt time if any of u drives,we can go there to eat ya?

I took a cab back after tt just for convenience and to save time. By paying more for transport, I managed to save at least 1hr 15mins.so i guess it was all worth it.

Tuesday
No meet ups, no reunion dinner...but had to work till 7pm as part of my 'extension'.

Wednesday

It was another round of reunion dinner with paternal relatives as Moses will be flying back the following week,so his dad wanted to treat everyone. So it was BUFFET at Sakura. Couz forgot her camera,so no pics too.sadly.

I thought i was gonna be disappointed with the food as I had been to the one in Parkway and the one at Cineleisure.Both times I was quite disappointed. Food was cold and nt fresh.

But the one at Tampines Safra was sooooo different from the other 2 outlets! The place is bigger and the food - Fresher and it's piping hot!so...definitely worth going there too.Not sure how much it cost, but i may just consider celebrating my bday there this yr.heh.shall see.

Thursday - Valentine's Day!!

And no, no dates, no special programmes this yr.Bestie asked me along for K session cum buffet,but i figure it was gonna end really late and I didn't wanna spend so much money,plus,i thought i cld go hm and rest,so decided to reject all activities and head home.

BUT!!! I ended up at my dearest fren's office with packed food,and had fellowship with her.Took the time to catch up too and it was rather enjoyable. Updated her with all tt has been happening in my life - the break up, the guy , my work and all the latest gossips la. My target was to be home before 9,but checked with my dad if they were going home early,but who knows,they dragged till damn late la....so i ended up reaching hm at 10.30..sigh...slept rather late cos of all the stuff i had to do before retiring for the day.

Friday

Attended my first workout class!!! I had Combat - a combination of kickboxing,karate and thai kickboxing. And now, i have aching muscles all over. Can imagine just how long i've not worked out.The funniest part was when the class just started, I was super on and gave it the best i can....wanted to make sure i burn alot of calories, but halfway into the class,my battery started to die off and I cld feel my arms aching already.hahaha....So yes!next half of the class, I barely made it.heh....My Bitch wld say "eh sai kiang, mai kay kiang" English definition wld sound something like "Can be smart,but dun ACT smart".haha...lesson learnt.

After class, i went to get my cousin's heels and headed back home. Slept the earlies in history at 1030pm!!!

Saturday

Woke up grudgingly at 7 for work.My duty.no mood to work,so slacked the whole half day.den rushed off for Kevin and Priscilla's wedding. After tt,had a quick bite and rushed off to my manager's place for dinner and games.. While the 'older' ones as they call it play Mahjong, ppls like me who dun gamble and has no interest in mahjong played card games like SNAP,OLD MAID.

I must admit, my manager cooks pretty well. We had prawns, chicken and mushroom soup, brocolli and scallop and yong tau foo. It was nice. I'm still thinking of the chicken and mushroom soup.Just reminds me somewhat of my late mum.heh.Miss her lots.... We had chocolate fondue for dessert. Didn't stay long.....left at bout 7.30, cab back home to babysit PRINCE Johnmiah and had to even go down to buy dinner for him.grrr!!!

With muscles still aching, i had to mop the whole house too.So did my duty, took a shower and here i am blogging before i prepare to retire for the day.

Next Up...

Sunday

Gonna attend 1st svc, just so we can accomodate Matt and Doreen's schedule to celebrate Doreen's bday.We're trying to spend some quality time together as prayer core before matt leaves and when Doreen leaves too. After the 'celebration', I'll be heading towards gym for some analysis thing which is free for all memebers who just signed up.Den, gotta rush back to church to catch the bus for Ushers ushering for the dunno what concert.doing it i guess only to support my dad who has to find at least 300 ushers.Till nw, i think we still haven hit tt quota.sigh...

So...this week no time for rest.Oh well.....

Next week....Schedule is tentatively as follows:

Monday - dinner with some colleagues from IP at Waraku, Novena
Tuesday - Class and see if Grace wants to meet up this week or next week?
Wednesday - Class, off to see my cousin and maybe J off
Thursday - Dinner with the bitches at IP, Japanese restaurant
Friday - Steamboat with my ex Jeregon colleagues at one of their house
Sat - Prolly go for a class before I meet up with Xing
Sunday - Sing K anyone? Or a jog at East Coast?

Publicity Ministry

How often do we view Publicity as a Ministry?
How often do we see the importance of publicity?

Yup. Many view publicity as VERY IMPORTANT but for the WRONG reasons....and I viewed it tt same way before I got tasked for this upcoming event....and after all the downs I went thru....I finally see it from another perspective and I hope that God will use me mightily in this area.

As 1 of my good fren always tell me "you were made for greater things!"

As I was preparing the publicity, I felt really tired, thinking of the many upcoming sleepless nights,i dunno whether I made the right choice to filling this gap because they cldn't find any1. But I was reminded of how impt this role played,even tho many a times,it's forgotten and it's deem a support role. THere isn't a ministry specially for this area. And as I prayed for God to grant me strength, I prayed also that with whatever I have done, the pple viewing it will be ministered and encouraged. It is the simplicity of it all that pple shld notice the message and not how cool, how colourful, how much 'liao' there is in it.

Yup,1st publicity up this coming Sunday.U church goers, check it out on SUnday!Can't wait actually.Felt it may be abit too youngish,but it's a project I took up after so many mths of break.Hopefully feedbacks and comments wun be tt negative.Just committing it to God.


Oh...and after so long of running away...I've kinda sowed some seeds today. 1st,after dinner, I prayed tt there will be 3 empty cabs tt my colleagues and boss and I will be able to catch as a few whizzed past us without stopping. Straight after they saw tt I prayed, 1 cab stopped for us. I took tt cab. Not sure if the other 2 came fast too,but I prayed tt God will show them the wonders of prayer.

Den while I was in the cab, the driver was complaining of how 'business' has been rather bad for him and how he was actually thiking of returning to this other place hoping to cover more profits and stuff. I was reluctant and hesitant initially to preach to him because I know my mandarin is terbbile and to preach in Mandarin will be a greater obstacle.Yes!i had no confidence.But I felt this urge to just preach to him,seeing how friendly and open he was and I thought there was no harm.So I just encouraged him to pray...even before i preached what kinda religion i was in.hahaha....He listend to my testimony,although I didn't get to share much bout the gospel and all to him,i planted a seed and encouraged him to visit our church when he had the time.Left him my namecard too.So just praying tt the Lord will open his eyes and someday,he will turn to God.

My colleagues asked me bout some christian stuff after lunch today....hopefully they'll ask me more and God will give me the widsom to answer whatever they asked.Keep em in prayers ya?

Joanna's off to bed now.cheerios!

CNY Celebration!

Hi Guys!

How was your CNY break? Well...mine was rather relaxing and typical.haha..i guess.

CNY is the usual visiting of the important relatives and of cos,we can't miss out the usual questions tt aunties enjoying asking and commenting. I expected a few questions to come out from my aunties' mouth and true enuff..those questions and comments came out.

1 comment was oh you've gained weight. (In other yrs i prolly wld have died haring tt,but I was totally prepared and if i wasn't,i wld have tried all means and ways to lose those wt first)

and the other question asked : So you don't have a bf?When are you getting one?
Maybe I shld have answered "it's not a matter of whether I wanna get one,you think it's so easy getting attached?"
haha..of cos I know where they were coming from and I just replied "not so soon la...not ready for 1" bleah!

and this year,i had so many encounters with Dogs.Gosh!!!it was traumatising!! Went to my grandma's place...and my couz brought her dog along and she was free to roam abt in the house.Everyone but me was enjoying her presence and company and I had to make sure 1 of them was near me to prevent the dog from coming close to me.

Next up was at my 6th grandaunt's place.gosh.she just bought a new dog and he was EXTREMELY FRIENDLY!!!i was going round and round Gideon like he was a pillar and the dog just happily followed me ard.I dasehd for my aunt's room and actually brought some entertainment to those me.I've nv been so scared of dogs before.Even when they moved,I cld still stand still and put on a brave front...but nowadays...the moment i an feel them moving,I'll be freaked out.

Well..it was a memorable experience for me.The nxt day was spent at JB,gradma's place...not everyone was there..but ok la...this yr,no mood to really go and talk to pple also.so we just watched tv....and all....yupyu..

aiya..i abit lazy to blog further liao...i shall go back to work.photos...the nxt time!

CNY!

happy EARLY CNY TO YOU ALL who's reading this!!!

Guess wat??? Remember the pic I posted below for my company's photo competition??We actually won 3rd prize lor!!!!!so...we're getting $188 cash...i guess...we'll be spending it on as usual...FOOD!!!gosh!!!this month's gonna be packed with food meetups man.

I just had my reunion dinner...yummilicious steamboat...and we actually used SKYPE to talk to my auntie residing in the States.It's kinda like a usual practice,every reunion dinner,tt's how we unite with her.really miss her and her family man.everyone has grown up.My cousins in the states are attached,and our charming cousin who's birthday falls on VDAY just broke up with his gf.so sad.haha..poor couz,gonna spend his vday cum bday alone.heh....but i'm just surprised at how open this auntie is.the aunties who used to be more conservative den my parents are even more open than my parents are now.

Oh...and for reunion dinner,this yr,it's the kids who cleaned up and did the dishes.tom,we're having a cousins' outing by going out for a movie. Love my cousins!! oh..the guys made the dessert while we ladies did the dishes.So nice right.the 2 oldest guys just sat at the com and booked movie tickets.haha

It's late....and time for me to take my bathe.Later!

Tiring weekend

Alas....another weekend has come...and go....This is by far, one of my longest,most tiring yet eventful weekend.And I actually succeded in staying up till now.

Let's start with Thursday...attended a special fren's dance production on Thursday and slept at 1am(I shall blog more bout this prdtion again) and den it was back to work the next day.....

Friday
was at client's place to conduct the bulk interview the whole day...altthough there wasn't much for me to do,it was the havin to stay there with nothing to do tt drained me....so..i decided tt i shld just go hm after work to sleep instead of meeting my cell to go Chinatown. (rather disapoointed,but had to take care of my rest)....den met my couz for a movie at 11.45pm - 27 dresses
Great show..the humour only came in at the last part where my cousin and I just cldn't stopped luffing at tt funny part. The show brought back many memories on the times when I played matchmaker to my many frens....and how unsuccessful I was..haha..i think till now,only 1 couple's left together.heh...so..no more matchmaking ideas for joanna. after the movie we went to a nearby bus stop,sat there and chatted.....cld have chatted more but i thought i shld get some sleep before ISOM training....so...we left at 3am, i slept at 5am

Saturday
woke up at 9am....attended ISOM,slept during the 2nd half of it before waking up just in time for the discussion.haha....saturdays are precious.After the training,brought my younger bro shopping for CNY clothes. This boy has grown up,very mature and 'dong shi', choosing clothes tt seemed reasonable even tho those tops he saw and liked cost more. But I decided to 'spoil' him this CNY and told him not to worry bout the price.Didn't want my parents to pay either knowing my dad has a budget and i'm sure he's money is tight with all the red packets.So in the end, we decided on 2 shirts. 1 from Fox, the other from Topshop.Shall show u guys the pic when he wears it.

After shopping...it was off to Ocean Towers for my complimentary yoga class. Yes! Yoga. To many Christians,like myself, I know there are movements tt seem very unright for us to be doing and all.But the one I went is so like my jazz techniques class.so No worries,my frens..I've sgined up membership with this club and YEs! I'm on my way to getting my figure back in shape...but dun worry...I'll make sure i'm not doing any movements tt deemed unright for us christians yeah. So...the sales consultant took super long to convince me to sign for the membership as I shared some concern with him.By the time we agreed on the package,it was like 8pm already!! I was supposed to be meeting Zhang Qi to go to Bernard's bbq together...so....she was late too and we ended up at the BBQ pit ard 9.30pm...the cake was just cut when we reached...and most of them were actually abt to go home..cept for me,zhang qi,cooper(came abit later),matt and isaac low (who left a few mins earlier).

It was nice catching up with em...and cooper,as usual, entertained us on the way back to church. (matt gave us a lift back to the nearest bus stop).I took a cab instead as I didn't wanna waste time waiting for the bus and travelling. Reached home,took a shower...and it was time to set aside the time to focus on some publicity work. Thank God for the inspirations, have kinda come up with the poster i need. Lest some editing,touch up and stuff.So off to bed i went at ard 1am.

Sunday
Got up at like 9am, prepared for service and brought my filipino candidate and her bf to filipino service. I wasn't a very good 'jia dai yuan' tho. Cos after the svc, I had to rush off for a dance ministry meeting.(more on that later). So....I have to thank Brenda for keeping them company.I hope they enjoyed themselves.Gonna follow up with her soon.After meeting was over,meet gill to window shop till it was time for us to travel alllll the way to NUS for Pei's song writing competition.She won 2nd!! You go gal!!

Now..back to the dance ministry meeting...we celebrated gladys' birthday too at KFC before we had the meeting. I'm overwhelmed and I really thank God tt I didn't do anything impulsive, weighed out the pros and cons of not serving in dance min this year and I'm glad tt I made the right decision in staying on. My reason for staying on is because I didn't wanna just be serving in an area where I was in my comfort zone, and where I didn't really need much of God's strength to overcome any obstacles.By leaving the dance min, I know tt I'll definitely backslide and fall away a zillion times from God. And if tt happens, drawing back to God is gonna take even harder efforts. And God opened doors for me with this decision made. Every dancer in the ministry will be assigned different responsibilities. My responsibility is where my strength lies (Or rather, used to lie) - I am to lead 10mins of prayer after every session or before and I'm to help come up with pointers as well as different styles/ways of praying for each other every time. Yay!! He knows he has given me this gift,and no matter how far i want to 'run away' from it,he'll give me a place to develop this gift. Yes,my gift isn't exactly in dance techniques, isn't in choreographing or anything,it's in the gift of Prayer!but my passion..is in dance..and i didn't wanna give up dancing for God. Now, God has given me the best of both worlds - Dance & Prayer.

Indeed,when God closes the door,he opens the window!And I'm glad...to be a shining light, a channel for the building of his kingdom.

Then, Agnes shared of the many dance camps,workshops,conferences tt she knew of....and I really gotta pray for wisdom as to utilising my funds,my leave and time allocation...there're so many plans i had for this yr.

March - Bintan (3days,2 nights weekend 'retreat' with my besties) approx $300
April - so far nothing i hope
May - Philippines mission trip (5days 4 nites, led by Brenda. Still thinknig bout this) approx $850, 2 days of leave
June - ABC'08 (4days 3 nights, prolly gotta go cos I'm in the comm) approx, $300, 4 days leave
July: nothing yet
August: nothing yet
September: nothing yet
October: nothing yet
November: nothing yet
December: Philippines mission trip (not sure how long yet,but this is an unofficial trip)approx $500 - $800, figure we'll be taking abt 5days of leave.

Looking at my calender, I've "taken" 11 days of leave. I'm entitled to 13days of leave, 1.5 off in lieu(dunno why got this also,but have den take lor.heh) and I still wanna go for my bangkok trip and I was thinking of setting aside some days for a family holiday.
Argh!!gotta pray tt i'll get sommore off in lieu man.I say confirm will have one.whee!!! I'm looking forward to my hols!!

Alright...i think I shld get some sleep now.I have loads of photos to upload.Soon soon!! Nitez babe!