Work and more work

CS3342 03/11 (Wk 12) Prototype II presentation

CS3240 04/11 (Wk 12) Project due
CS3342 10/11 (Wk 13) Project due
CS1105 14/11 (Wk 13) Project due
PC1327 14/11 (Wk 13) Midi due

Keep on going! Go go go! Jesus is my strength and wisdom! And He's my productivity :D :D

I hate Business Canteen at 6pm

because it always doesn't offer what I want to eat!

No Kebab.

No fish noodle (I want the laksa noodle).

No nothing.

Damn. Damn.

Sometimes shit happens

Thanks to Adium 1.3.2.

ears breathing Don't Matter by Akon, Konvicted

Grace super-abounds

when sin abounds. Indeed.

Church was great today! ;) Pastor shared about how we should focus on Jesus in times of trouble. It's like when Jesus ask His disciples to cast the net into the right side of the boat - they had to cast the net towards their back - and fishes started swimming towards Jesus, into the net. What a beautiful illustration ey?

Romans 5:20 - 21

"20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, 21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

One of the photos taken during the mini concert ;)

Taken by Carli today, using Gio - D80 with a 50mm lens.

ears breathing Break Free by Hillsong United, All Of The Above

Dates

Had my lunch date with Meifen and Sue today ;) They brought me to this really really cool restaurant in Anchor Point - it's called Disney Naturally, a Disney-themed restaurant.

Now I know why Meifen wanted to bring me there during my birthday! Haha ;p But I'm glad that the trio made it today! I'm more excited about the decoration of the whole restaurant than the food, seriously! When I saw it, I was like WOW! What is this place? How could such a place exist? Haha! Thanks for the pleasant surprise my dear ;)

It's great to see both Sue and Meifen again! Should meet up some time again for a movie or something, hehe ;p

Anyways, in the evening, I went to Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music to watch a concert by Flinders Quartet. I'm glad that I made it- because it's a really good concert ;) Thanks YE and Carol for inviting. Haha. Wished I could take the picture of the violinists and cellist. They are so gorgeous ;)

So Sunday is here again ;) Shall get refreshed once more and then start working on the projects. Projects projects projects. NUS is really being mean to her students yea ;p

ears breathing He Reigns by Newsboys, Houston We Are Go

Concert is over!

Think we've come a long way, especially me. I've learnt a lot. Hehe ^^

Thanks to Eugene and Victor, they've taught me a lot.

Julian has done a great job in bringing us all together - that we're like a family now ;)

And also Roger, who has been working really hard in making sure that 2 bands are good to go ;p

It's indeed a nice experience. I had never been under that much stress before, seriously. Amy said that I never looked so stressed with my schoolwork. Haha. But yea ;)

Especially would love to thank Wai Yee who actually came down to watch the concert! Haha ;p I hope you enjoyed yourself girl. Couldnt spend too much time with you, but we'll make that up for this coming evening! Haha ;p

And also for the friends who werent able to come down to support, thanks for the texts ;) Really touched. Hahah.

Thanks to Vicky for the sweater, hehe, that kept me warm!

My lovely bandmates!

ears breathing God Of This City by Chris Tomlin, Hello Love

Thanks Amy

I woke up finding a little card on my table ;)

It says-

FAITH

'For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.'

1 John 5:4

Ain't it lovely having someone to encourage you with the word of God when indeed encouragement like this is needed? ;)

Traumatized, but loved

Shortly after I fell asleep last night,  I felt that there's a force pressing onto me, and I could hardly breath. I could not move my lips, I could not move my body. I tried so hard to open my eyes, and yet I failed to.

It must have been some evil spirit, I thought. So I called out to Jesus. I tried so hard to yell, 'Jesus!', but my voice wasn't audible, because I could barely open my mouth. I started calling Jesus, time after time, in my heart. I prayed, and I prayed. But it didn't seem to help.

So I thought, "Ooooppsss.. why doesn't it help? Why isnt this evil spirit afraid of Jesus?" Haha ;p

I saw a shadow, and I thought, it has to be a ghost! And eventually I sort of conversed with the ghost. I couldn't understand how did he get close to me, cause both Amy and I are children of God. So I asked, "Where did you come from?"

So eventually, he told me that he came from Faith-something Church. (I can't remember the name exactly) It's the church that Carli went to back in Vancouver.

I was like, WHAT?! So you actually followed Carli here?!

After a long while, he sort of left, and I got back to my sleep.

..................

At around 9.30am, right after I woke up, I jumped out of my bed and I saw Carli on MSN. And I frantically asked her what's the church that she attended back in Vancouver.

"Point Grey Church, why little bug?" she said.

I was relieved. But then, I was confused. It wasn't real, so was it a dream? But it felt so real!

Carli said, "You shouldn't talk to ghost. It's just like how you shouldn't talk to strangers. Understand?" Hahaha ;p

When I told CS about what happened last night, I am thankful that he told me that, "It's nothing serious. It's because, half of your brain was asleep, and another half was awake."

I wasn't sure. I never heard of anything like that before. But what CS said did comfort me ;)

Thanks to Google, I found something called Sleep Paralysis. I never heard of anything like that before. But as I read on the description, everything was just so precise! Haha ;p A lot of people actually experienced this before but they thought that it's some demonic experience, and hence didn't dare to tell anyone about it. Steve said, poor those people who lived before the internet age. Indeed.

I was relieved to find out what really sleep paralysis is, and what it is not. So the Canadian ghost didn't really exist, it was just an illusion. I texted my caregroup leader, to tell her about that ;) She said, calling out to Jesus helps, whether it's a demon or a desease. True enough ;p

I wasn't having a bright day in school. There wasn't any reason for me to be sad, but I wasn't entirely happy like I would always feel. You'll be amazed how precise God's timing is. I was glad that I had Regina to talk to. And as I was gonna have dinner by myself, I bumped into 2 angels! Haha ;p So I met my churchmates in the canteen! We ended up having dinner together. I'm so grateful that I met Elaine and Michelle ;) I was feeling really knackered before, because I didnt have enough sleep the night before. But after the fellowship, I felt so refreshed. I ended up working in school till 11pm. Haha ;p

Eventually I found out that, I had sleep paralysis because I could be stressed. I have 4 deadlines to meet within the next 2 weeks. It's pretty hectic, but I believe in the divine strength and wisdom of Abba Father ;) I shall cast all my cares to Him, everything will be taken care of.

It's quite an interesting experienced. Ultimately, I feel God's love once again ^^

ears breathing To The Boys by The London Symphony, Legends Of The Fall

Beautiful Monday

I managed to talk to Yuta, Asma and Devika on Skype this morning! Haha ;p

It's great to be able to catch up with them, especially Yuta and Asma.

I hadnt spoken to them for 2 years now, cant believe how time flies!

Toronto, Tokyo, Connecticut and Singapore. Amazing isnt it? I still havent figured out how to have a conference call for more than 3 people, hehe ;p

Anyways, it's one of the greatest ways to start the week! It's gonna be an amazing week cause it's got a good start. Haha. Anyways, after the chat with them, I talked to Devika for a bit. I'm really glad that we actually talked. Ultimately, I am glad that she would talk to me about things which matter so much to her. Even though we dont spend that much time talking to each other - it's not the quantity, but it's the quality that counts. Hopefully the decision will be clear to her soon.

I'll be praying for her and I will support her to follow her dreams, because she deserves great things.

ears breathing Holy Is The Lord by Chris Tomlin, Arriving

A long long day

So I got up at 8am to go for the first service today. And after the service I headed back home at noon to get ready for the band practice.

We had like almost 4 hours of practice today, things were pretty okay. I still couldnt quite memorize all the chords yet, it's not like I'm playing that many songs. Haha ;p 3 songs, hopefully I'll be able to fully memorize all the chords by Friday. It was again fun to jam with the bandies ^^

I saw band 1 practicing after our turn too. They are really really great, especially Eugene. He can play really really good in his solos. Double wows. Haha ;p

My bandmates ;)

Alright I'm heading to bed now. Guess I will have some good night sleep ;)

ears breathing Bad Day by Daniel Powter

Jesus Messiah

One of the songs that I truly love recently.

Seeing a friend has been going through rough times in life, I thank God many times for shielding me with the never ending blessings. I hope things will be well once again for her soon ;) When man cannot, God can.

Listen here ^^ It's a beautiful song. Simple lyrics, but it means the world to me.

http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~kooicia/JesusMessiah.mp3

Jesus Messiah by Chris Tomlin

He became sin
Who knew no sin
That we might become His Righteousness
He humbled himself and carried the cross

Love so amazing
Love so amazing

Jesus Messiah
Name above all names
Blessed Redeemer
Emmanuel
The rescue for sinners
The ransom from Heaven
Jesus Messiah
Lord of all

His body the bread
His blood the wine
Broken and poured out all for love
The whole earth trembled
And the veil was torn

Love so amazing
Love so amazing, yeah

All our hope is in You
All our hope is in You
All the glory to You, God
The light of the world

ears breathing Jesus Messiah by Chris Tomlin, Hello Love

On a thursday night

Thought I would be spending an hour or two practicing in the band room tonight, but I ended up spending like 4 hours there! It was really fun though. Got to play drums for a fair bit. *double yeah!* Haha. I really love playing drums I think.

It's really cool - I have always wanted to play along with the songs ;) Great. It's real joy to be able to spend some time jamming, putting aside all other work. Hehe ;p

Right, I should work double hard because I'm going on a date with Carli, Gustavo and Gio on Saturday night. Hopefully I'll learn something - long exposure etc. Hehe ;p Cant wait.

Oh- I'm doing the homework for my Chinese module, and I needed someone to help me check my answers. My MSN status message was '我需要中文係的朋友啦～～'. There were amazingly many people messaging me about that! Haha ;p Mikey said "You are funny la! Haha." Damn ;p Anyways, thanks to CS' friend. She helped me check through the answers :D

I'm happy I'm happy. I should start working. Haha ;p Daddy God, thank you for the wisdom and acceleration. Thank you for multiplying the productivity!

ears breathing The Return by Hans Zimmer, The Lion King

Uber busy weekend

Alright, something like this-

Thursday - Work. Work. Work.

Friday - Work. Work. Work. Band practice.

Saturday - Tutoring. Lunch date. Dinner date.

Sunday - Church. Rehearsal.

WHAT?! Oooppssss. Good morning world. Time to get started! :)

PS: All the best to KMT and CS' test today :D

Damn Singtel

I havent been able to go online at home these 2 days. After calling up Singtel's customer service for a few times, I found out that "Singtel's technical team is currently looking into this matter."

Oh, so I see.

"There has been a lot of complaints from Clementi. You are not the only one complaining."

Yea right, so?

"Our team is already looking into this matter and trying to fix it."

Yea right, then?

"I will let you know if there is any progress."

How long will it take?

"Well, maybe 4 to 8 weeks."

What the h*ll? That means I cant go online for a month or two?

"Erm.. I am afraid so..."

Am I gonna pay for the bills even if the internet is not working?!!

"Can you please hang on for a moment, I'll check for you."

Alright...

"I can waive the bill for one month for you. And you can call me back again if it doesn't work after 1 month."

Thanks =.= Like I had any other choice.

D*mn! Seriously, I would rather having a working connection instead of the waiver.

Conclusion, Singtel customer service still sucks :s

Some random notes ;)

I had dinner with Carli and Praew. It's Praew's birthday! It's good to see Carli again - she survived her 5000+ words essay. Haha ;p

I have 4 projects to start working on, and I shall achieve them in say, 3 weeks? OK God conquers :D

I have 4 songs to practice for the mini concert. Hrm... great.

I have been having chocolates and ice-cream everyday :D Weird though, my fridge doesn't seem to like my ice-cream too much.

I love my life with a roommate, especially when it's Amy :D

I should start dating with Gio. (It's Nameless' new name.)

I wanna do somewhere in December!! I really want to!!

Last but not least, I wont have internet at home, for like a month. DAMN.

I am hungry. So,

mouth is gonna breath foooooood, yummy!

My brothers' MSN names

我的弟弟，今年１６歲

小時候我以為我會拯救整個世界   長大後才發現 原來整個世界都救不了我~~~

之前的是

瓶頸 瓶頸 人若突破不了瓶頸就什麼都不是！

(我就問他  請問先生你今年貴庚啊？ １６歲有什麼好瓶頸的？)

我的哥哥，今年２５歲

不管是黑貓還是白貓 我還是比較喜歡狗

哈哈  好好笑～ 看來 我家只有我最正常

ears breathing Grace Flows Down by Passion Worship Band, One Day (Live)

Double bad day

My sister is having a bad day - with a lot of assignments, coupled with the fact that she has a groupmate whose look annoyed her.

I really dont understand how does the person look - to the extent that my sister will get angry whenever she sees his face? Haha. They didnt really have a good time working together as a project group I think.

So I gave a suggestion to my sister - dont put on your glasses, so then you won't be able to see him clearly!

My sister countered me saying, "I'm not wearing glasses lar~!!!"

Okay okay, so my best ad vise is to - sit with him in the same row, so then you won't be able to see him! Cause your eyes are not on your ears!! Haha ;p

Ok, point is- my sister's MSN name was 做人難，做我的狗最好！

So I said, well 做你的狗很可憐  因為會被你弟弟bully

And then, her MSN name was changed to 原來.... 做我的狗也是很可憐

So I explained to her, well  做狗不可憐  做你的狗才可憐

And then, her MSN personal message was changed to 做狗不可憐 做我的狗才可憐 :'(

Hahahahhaha! So it seems she's having a double bad day while her sister is having a double happy day!

ears breathing Let My Words Be Few by Passion Worship Band, One Day (Live)

Band practice

was fun today ;) I need to practise more, a lot more on my finger strength. Cant quite play Far Away that well yet. Hehe ;p I'm really thankful for Eugene. He's taught me a lot. And he came down today to cover for me cause I can't do the Hao Xin Fen Shou yet. It's not too hard but I've gotta do a fair bit of plucking in there. So people say, practice makes perfect yea. But overall it was fun jamming with the bandies ^^

Alright I've gotta continue working on the supposedly-done-essay. Have to make some slight changes after communicating the expectations with our professor.

Oh on the last note, the mid term test I had today went really really well ;) Well, Science of Music, it's supposed to be a breeze. Still, it's something to thank God for!

ears breathing God of This City by Chris Tomlin, God of This City

Brownie yet again

I'm so not prepared for the band practice this week. I've gotta do plucking on accoustic guitar, and I havent quite figured out every part yet. Ooopppss.... But hrm, yea it's been a really really packed week.

I've got 3 projects lying ahead of me, and also a lot of practices ;p Point is, when I look ahead, I see Jesus. Every obstacle will melt away as I see His perfect work :D :D

It's Nicole's birthday today. Vicky and I had a simple lunch with her at Munchie Monkey. The brownie tastes as good as ever! Haha ;p The place reminds me of the family lunches we used to have every Friday.

I've just done preparing for my test tomorrow. May things be well tomorrow. But I will miss the caregroup tomorrow night, hrm.. not good.

ears breathing The Stadium by Alberto Iglesias, The Kite Runner

PS: Each time I listen to the soundtrack of  The Kite Runner, it depresses me a little. Great story, just, it's a sad story.

Singapore Lyric Opera

I have to write an essay about a concert for the module Science of Music, which means, I have to go watch a concert. Haha ;p I missed a few good ones cause I've been busy over the semester. Generally, we have gotta write about how science and technology help me enjoy (or not) the concert.

I watched one last night - it was better than expected, except for the fact that I wouldnt have much to write for the essay. The concert is Voices for The Eventide, by Singapore Lyric Opera. We've got a gorgeous grand piano on stage and a microphone. Honestly, not much technology involved. Oooppsss..

But hrm, seriously, Singapore Lyric Opera, what would you expect ey? The concert turned out really nice - it's refreshing. Totally love their voices, stunningly good.

Shane the pianist, Phua Ee Kia, Cherylene, Khor Ai Ming, William

I especially love Cherylene's voice, uber soprano! Haha ;p Lovely night amidst the mid-terms and due dates.

Seriously, I am still here lol.

ears breathing 好心分手 by 王力宏 & 盧巧音

Busy week 8

2 mid term tests and 1 essay due this week. I'm glad that God multiplied the productivity as I did not really spend long hours laboring ;)

A briefly brief re-cap of what I've been doing over the one week-

Can't quite remember the details actually, lol.

Had dinner with Rachel, Wouter and Chris (the mini Dom) again ;p It's good. We chilled along the riverside for a bit after. And we dropped by Rachel's apartment briefly on the way home. Totally love the view frm her balcony!

This is just part of the spectacular night view off Rach's balcony

Met up with Carli for the first time after 2 weeks. She introduced her classmate who owns a nice camera too to me ;p

Learnt a bit more of guitar frm Eugene. I'm improving, I think ;p

Had some good times with my caregroupmates. And the service last Sunday was awesome indeed! Pastor preached about the 4 hourses in the book of Revelation, and he showed us how the bible has been incredibly consistent all the way through.

Talked to Christian for a bit over Skype and it was great catching up after months! Some friends just continue to remain dear to your heart no matter the distance ^^

My cousin was in town for a bit. So I brought him around for dinner and he showed me around the place where the hotel was located - Geylang. It's a Sunday night so the scenery was absolutely stunning. Just felt sorry to see the ladies standing along the streets, so many of them. But yea, had a great time catching up with my cousin!

Pretty much completed the 1600 words essay. Grrrrhhh... I have a few more projects in line though. So yea, pray that God will continue to multiply the time and productivity. And also grant to His princess the favor ;)

Got a CD full of photos from Ed today! Finally the CD made its way frm England. Haha ;p Miss all those times in Cambodia as I looked through the photos. Great times, great companions.

And erh, my ex-colleague's husband got into an accident. Even though it's quite severe, his condition's stabilized these 2 days. God will continue to shower His healing power onto this man.

PS: Thoughts are transcribed at random.
PPS: I'm particularly excited about couple of plans that I have in mind. Continue praying that God will bless me through the process of determination. Haha ;p

ears breathing CS3240 lecture notes (duh, I have a mid term tomrrrow)

World

I was reading the news frm http://money.cnn.com for a bit. There are so many things happening. And there are just so many things which I dont know ;p

Bearstearns, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, and then Wachovia. The rejected bill about USD 700 billions and the re-voting for it. The non-liquidable mortgage-related assets, the taxpayers, the billions of money, the whole ecosystem.

I asked Anne a lot of things as I read through different pieces of news. She's been a great teacher, she always teaches me things. Most of all, I love learning frm her! Looking at what's happening to the world, it reminds me a lot of what pastor always preaches about - heaven is never volatile.

Most importantly - it's time to sleep now! Haha ;p

ears breathing You Were There by Avalon, The Creed

My mom's 13 hours in Singapore

She came with aunty Anna who needed a second opinion on her medical condition. I prayed for her and anointed her eyes with the olive oil. Thank God that the doctor said, "All is well." And also, thanks to my CGmates, my birthday present came in the right time!

Anyways, I spent the day with them around Bugis and then they headed back to Penang at 9.30pm just now. It must have been a long long day for them ;) They got here this morning at around 8am and they left Singapore on the same night.

PS: My mom got robbed - by her daughter! Haha ;p I exchanged her newly bought Hush Puppies bag with my Mickey Mouse bag. Yay yay!

ears breathing Something About That Name by Sonicflood, Gold