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My eyes are tired

2011-10-03T00:58:00.000-07:00

This period is the holiday period for many.but to me,it is also a time to study for my examinations.had already did the 20 percent of the exam the other 80 percent,i am still working on it.Now my eyes feels very sore and tired as if it needed lots of rests by looking at the trees.Hopefully the degree do not spiral up again. Commiting the rest to the lord...

"For i know the plans i have for you," declares the lord."plans to prosper you and not to harm you,plans to give you a hope and a purpose."

Jeremiah 29:11

Someone remembered my birthday!

2011-09-26T05:19:00.000-07:00

Holiday is always a time when i would be able to meet my beloved friends from my secondary school.This Holiday season was no different.At first i met Eunice,my best friend or sister ,who had been there for me for the past nine years since primary school.It was then followed by meeting Angeline and annajoy to ikea and to meet angeline personally.Meeting eunice was great,we had sushi together and had a great time sharing our experience at work and school.I love catching up with her,because she always understood me or you could say as a confidante.This year,we go through thick and thin together.We take english exams together this year and share personal experience in school and work.we chat on school and questions like "how are you doing now in the new study environment".Well,eunice surprised me completely.She actually gave me an early birthday present of cosmetic products which was very costly and a handmade card.I was overwhelmed with happiness!Really appreciate her for her effort in preparing my gift.Thanks Eunice!

Two days later,i met up with angeline and annajoy.First ,i met up with angeline in the early morning at jurong east interchange.We exchanged hugs and was so happy to see each other.Angeline said that it has been more than half a year before we finally get to meet up.We soon ate ice cream together and wait for anna joy to come.I felt a sense of happiness as when three of us met up,it was as if we were back to our secondary days when we went for recess together and run the race together.At first we had meatballs and salmon.We also went to Anchor point and had a very good tea time together at tcc.the drink that angeline and i had picked was really a very miraculous blend,it was a blend of lychee and coffee.

Of course,meeting angeline individually was a great joy.we planned to give annajoy and tiffany a make over and plan for future meetings together.We even went for the SMURF movie and the movie was great .In the show i admired the father's love for the other smurf the most.He was so noble that he could even give up his life to save his children's life.But fortunately he was saved by others in the end.With angeline,i shop with her many cute little products and met a lot of children by chance.When we were having lunch together,there was a little girl who was having her lunch with her mother.She kept fixing her eyes on angeline and I and smiled on us brightly.Her smiles are like sunshine ,so warm and so pure.Angeline and i was so happy to see her.Even when she accidentally fling her spoon over,we felt that children are so adorable.Also angeline also brought me a good news.she said that a nurse who receive high education could actually teach children of age of two and below.Thus,meeting angel had really brought much joy and laughter.

It was such a good time meeting friends!Indeed friends are the ones who brighten our day,share our joy and bitterness.

By the way, i had also picked up some learning point at my attachment time:
1)To live each day with thanksgiving and praise
2)Do not feel small in everything you do because every little gestures touches the heart of others
3)Smile always because every smile brightens the day of others

Crossing another hurdle

2011-08-22T01:45:00.000-07:00

Today is a day of examination again,i guess i need to cross a few more hurdles this month.Well,today marks the first day of a series of exams that is coming my way.though how tired and lethargic i may be,i still met up vivian to do a one to one revision time.we met at school's library in the morning at nine and then studied one last round and tested each other's knowledge with potential exam's question.though we were equally knackered due to a series of test coming our way,i guess that it was all worth it.Thank God for that the exam questions were manageable and we were able to cope as a series of question were revised through earlier.Also,thank God for annajoy.she had been a great and friendly lady who actually prayed for me when i am having my exams.Her encouragement and an sms have given me more strength to do my best.She is always so thoughtful.though she was sick on saturday,she still helped me and encouraged me.I have also learned from her that every small little act of love really brightens other day.Really pray for more strength and courage to go through other consecutive exams tomorrow,wednesday and thursday.Probably after that i will be able to catch a breather and meet up with friends.

How time flies

2011-08-08T03:48:00.000-07:00

It is already august 2011 and exams are approaching very quickly.recalling the time when i am still with my secondary school friends,i have to admit,time flies just as fast.it is as fast as when you find close your eyes and find yourself starting a brand you days,facing new challenges and satisfaction every day.Not long later, i will be taking a series of exams,finding myself to be memorising numerous facts and eyes getting sore and tired.But i am thankful to have friends like annajoy and caryn whom i am contacting the most out of my secondary school friends.they have listen to my grumbles and my fears and given me precious advice and encouragements.It is very hard to meet up these days too,probably because we all have different schedules and different commitments in life.I also re-examine myself today whether i am going to continue my studies now till three years later or i am switching course. Well,this has been a burning question from my relatives and friends because they are concern whether i am certain of my choice.However,i could only reply them that till now i do not have the thought of switching course.Actually to review my choice last time that i wanted to focus on chinese now,i am really uncertain of my choice last time.Did i choose chinese only because it was my strength?Or because i really love it?this year,i feel that i am really exposed .Exposed to people of different country,different age group and different experiences in life.Sometimes,in life we learn while exposing to different environment.every day in my life now,i really experience the fact that you reap what you sow,because for biology,i really studied and is really satisfied when the results came out.even just having to give up seats to people who need it more,brings a smile on my face.Is it the power of helping?i don't know.But,edwina is indeed learning more than before and trying hard to excel.Dear lord, please strengthen me as i go through all this challenges and help me make decisions that is according to your will as you are the one who have plans all mapped out for me.

Distinction

2011-07-13T05:49:00.000-07:00

"Distinction" was one of my nickname given by my classmates lately,like xinli and dale.when my friends often call me that , i feel irritated and tries to ignore.though i know that they meant no harm and were envious and happy for my results for biology,i still cannot comprehend why they said that.was that because i studied too hard for it?was it because i used to take pure biology and had greater interest on that subject? or plainly,i do not want to fail again and needed the assurance of doing my best in everything so that i have no regrets?i would say that throughout this year,i have learnt to become more reflective in my actions and i chose to concentrate fully on studies .i do not deny that i love the need for perfection or at least putting it my best effort to ensure so,but i personally think that "work hard,play hard and trust in God" was mainly my goals for this year.also,i encourage my friends by telling them that they could also do the same if they are willing to study for it because the lord will reward those who puts in adequate amount of hardwork.And all we have to do is do our best and cast the rest of our worries to God.anyway,in life it is definitely times that we are climbling uphill and we feel complacent and lethargic to finish climbing to the peak of the mountain.But what i truly believe was that if we endure all the pain and fatigue and climb the mountains with perseverance and the right attitude,we will definitely reach the peak one day and enjot the fruits of our labour.the bible also tells us not to worry for tomorrow,for tomorrow will worry for itself.thus,when i am worried,i love to look at the birds as it reminds me that the lord is so faithful and loving that he provides the food and shelter for the birds in the air and surely,our lord's love is so abounding that he will bless us and look after us.thus,ask and it will be given to you.Seek and you shall find.The lord is ever faithful and his love endures forever.

Leave it to God's mighty hands

2011-06-29T04:52:00.000-07:00

today,i have a sudden thought,that is we really have to pray for God's will and believe that he have everything mapped out for you.from the time after getting my results for o level and now currently studying a nursing course,i really prayed.I prayed that the lord will guide my way,like a lamp that shines to guide me out of darkness so that i may walk in his will and select his desired path for me.making the decision to nursing may sound rather abrupt and sudden but it was something i was grateful of when i received the letter of getting into the course.i thank God for his plans and went into the course.in it,i met many good friends,male and females from different parts of the world which are very courageous and ambitious people. people who have lofty dreams of being a very caring and thoughtful nurse.i think it was also very good to have exposure and interactions with friends rather than being insular and always staying in the limited boundaries.of course saying that,i have enjoyed my school life all this while and loved the lessons.the teachers there are also very patient and amiable,whom explain every single doubt we had.today there was a sudden change in lab teacher due to some changes in the teacher's schedule and we had another teacher teaching us .though the teacher was a very nice person,i still prefer my previous lab teacher who usually crack jokes and make the lesson very lively and interactive.but it was said that our teacher would be teaching us in the next lesson.also,today,i was in a dilemma after chosen to go for a particular briefing with tells me that i have a chance to excel but needed to make sacrifices and have better time management.though it was very tempting to accept the offer and try,i still have some reservation as i am not certain whether i could juggle my studies,time for resting and my revision for english all together.thus,i was in a dilemma.a tough one.but i remembered to turn to the lord just like what i had done earlier and seek his will for me.i was reading second timothy and it said to be strong that is in the grace of jesus christ and also in chapter 4 the lord reminded us to do your best to come to him quickly.Thus i will pray and turn to the lord for his wisdom and grace.

My supposed meeting with my friends

2011-06-24T05:45:00.000-07:00

today is the 24th of june ,which was supposed to be a day of fun with friends.however, we did not meet up successfully.this was because rebekah and tiffany are busy coping with their exams in their junior college.Moreover,annajoy and i have been sick for the past few days because of sorethroat,slight fever and flu.thus, there is only angeline who was free and available.As such, we had to cancel our trip to the zoo.i really hope that we will catch up really soon,probably in september or december ,so that we can find out whether each of us are doing well in our schools.i really have not been catching up with friends in secondary schools since april, when we all go our separate colleges and polytechnic.nyp has been great and though i met many friends in school who are in the caring and helping profession,i still missed the happy moments with my friends in secondary school.lol.it is only when we goes separate ways then we realise how our friendship are so precious,friends.but i believe that the lord will always lead you and bless you always so that we will be still and know that he is God,that his healing hands heal the poor and broken and he is a God with abounding love.

Listening to "I love you" from Alex Chu (korea)

time to catch up with each other friends!

2011-06-20T05:17:00.000-07:00

today is the 20th june and it was a day to catch up with my friends!best friends in secondary school !actually this meeting was supposed to be more lively,with at least 4 friends.however,many of them can not make it.so sad. in the end only rachel and annajoy came.rachel is still as lively and cheerful as ever.everytime i see her ,i feel so happy because she is a good listener,confidante and a friend. of course, annajoy came too and we all had fish and co together. it comes along with a maincourse ,soup and dessert. i love the dessert.i find it quite special with the top layer of chocolate and the bottom layer of custard. like always,dining with friends is always a time to share our daily experiences,the ups and down. But i am very glad that all of us had been coping well in the new environment and are adapting well.after lunch aj had to go home because she did not sleep enough and is rather knackered today.thus,the only one left is rachel and i .however,though today many friends did not turn up as promised,we still had a very enjoyable meeting.we walk around somerset ,orchard. firstly we took neoprints even though we had problems locating the place and understanding the japanese words as stated on the neoprint machine.haha,but we still have our photos taken. After that we went for ice cream.which was what rachel missed most.haha.rach has been studying so much that she did not have the time to each icecream.we saw an ice cream which was blue in colour. the blue was rather vibrant and rach ask me to buy it and taste it before she does so that she will not drop dead.lol.but please do not be mistaken.there is no alcohol in it that will cause death.haha.we eventually went to eat chocolate ice cream with cookie dough and then went to shop again.But i am really thankful that i have a chance to meet rachel and eat ice cream cause it was really a rare chance because in reality we hardly can spend time together as we are not in the same school as before.being with rachel also encourages me as rachel also encourage me in what i am doing and her encouragement spurs me to do better.i will continue to pray that the lord will continue to strengthen her in her life and give her the wisdom in her studies so that she can soar even higher.jiayou rachel!And keep in touch my friend!let your cheerfulness continue to be a sunshine in others' life!friends forever!

flu and sick

2011-05-30T03:55:00.000-07:00

today, i felt as is my day is like a rollercoaster.this was becausei had two major test in a row.it is kind of draining and sick.when i completed a major test or cross over an obstacles,i still have another.But thank God for blessing me as not all people did well today. I recalled when my friend wore a sullen and rather disappointing expression when things did not go well.then we learnt from the mistakes and try to be careful.i also uttered a silent pray in my heart to God for blessing me through my exam.During one of the exam,i felt that i was about to fail as the teacher gave me chance .i remember being loss for words and stumped when i was asked questions.i also remember that i was slightly anxious that i made careless mistakes that i did not do normally.But nonetheless,i thank God for looking me through and help me pass my exam for skills.After reaching home,i felt as if i was about to collapsed as flu and sorethroat starts to occur and i feel as if my nose was like a water tap and my throat is like a desert longing for water.really feel unwell now. May the lord continue to bless each and everyone in my tutorial group and my skills partner ,xinli.I thank the lord for all he has blessed me today!

committing everything in prayer

2011-05-25T04:01:00.000-07:00

Feeling really drained lately,having to complete all projects and roleplay in time and even prepare for the theory test.Finally today, i have crossed another barrier that is my roleplay and powerpoint presentation on positive service encounter for communication skills in nursing. I really thank God for that as i feel much relieved now ,having to settle 50% of the marks for that component. I believe my group members sure felt relieved too.It is because we spent so much time and effort on it.We even did the editing of work more than three times and did many research. Today,i bun up my hair and wore a white dress to imitate a nurse and my friends said they nearly could not recognised me. Anyway, when i was doing the roleplay in front of my class mates i could actually feel my own breathing and my heart palpated violently.But i try to subdue my anxiety and carried on. Thank God,the teacher gave us good feedbacks on our presentation.We have actually seven logsheets,which means there is seven meeting,each for more than one hour at least to the most three hours.Tomorrow,i will need to continue to discuss other projects with my group members.I will also end class at 6.I also thank God for leading me in my biology test . though it was just 50 multiple choice questions,i feel that i will do well for it.During the presentation today,i was actually the one who sum up what all my team members had said about communication and i said that communication is like a bridge which linked people all across the world.However,we have to maintain it before our relationship become tenuous due to the lack in communication.Actually,this part of the project wark was inspired by my chinese essay that i had written during secondary four.But i find it really relevant in our daily life,Isn't it?talking about chinese,i really miss the times when i get to do chinese. I will probably read some chinese books when i am free. Not only that,i also miss the the time i had chinese lessons.By the way,eunice,i have been praying for you for your test and exam.I really do hope you do well too.To annajoy,Thanks for taking the time to read my unpalatable essay which i know is not very well written.I really appreciate it :)May God help us in our everyday life and renew us with his words and strength:)

caring is sharing

2011-05-16T03:59:00.000-07:00

"caring is sharing".this was what my friend Amira told me today.To me, we can only know others better when they share.it is only when they share,we can then care,to show concern and love for them.i witness the act of care today.today, when i boarded the public transport, i witnessed how one care can bring a joy to others face.Bringing joy can be simple, it can be as simplistic as smiling to them.Also, it can be giving up your seats to people who needs them. today,i saw a middle age lady giving up her seat to an elderly man who was wobbling. i can see that when she give up her seats,she brought a smile to his face,a vague yet sincere smile.of course, today i had classes which i was partner up with xin li who was a jovial and enthusiastic person.Those who you can say loves to joke and is very expressive in her feelings. classes has been a great learning journey and i learnt to be a serve others whole heartedly.Vivian also went for a jab today for hepatitis B and she looks slightly pale ,probably because she is very busy lately.And Yi ning however,still have not fix her spectacles yet and is still screening in order to read the notes.lol.today,i also ended early like 3pm today and it reminds me of my secondary school days.The days i take bus home with caryn and angeline ,time i stayed back with rachel for cca and the time i studied with anna and tiff. how are you friends? really want to meet all of you out during holidays.i also hope to receive letter from angeline soon!to know whether she enjoyed her course,whether she had loved her school and how she is doing!friends,i really miss you all lots and all the time we spent together!now,i will have another penpals !:)take care my friends! keep in touch!

the lord is ever faithful

2011-05-06T06:23:00.000-07:00

When the lord closes a door,he will always open a window. His love remain steadfast and his his promise is everlasting.Just like the rainbow. it has been three weeks since school started and nursing has been fulfilling and satisfactory.there is new challenges awaiting me everyday and new opportunities to learn too. My class mates are also very jovial and friendly people.Though we differs in age,background,country and cultures,we bonded as one. We help each other in learning and converse in several language,mandarin,english and a little malay languages. For me , i am still in the midst of learning malay language through my peers too. I also kept in contact with caryn,rachel,anna joy,angeline, tiffany,beatrice and rebekah. My peers now are also very amiable people,like belle,vivian,xiaoqian and amira and lots more.Classmates are really very fun and enthusiastic people who even wanted to organise class outings and celebrations for birthdays,even class T- shirt and all that.Though we all know that nursing would not be easy,i believe that we will still succeed and become a nurse as long we support one another through this three years.May the lord continue to guide our way,that every step we take,we will honour his name and continue to grow in his love and faith.

thoughts and feelings

2011-01-05T03:25:00.000-08:00

It has been a long while since i published another post.previously,i am always studying.then came holiday where my examinations ended and i have more time spending with my friends and family.In the december holidays,i attended a wake of one of the member of the church .although we attended different services in church and i did not have many encounter with her,but eversince the pastor had asked the congregation to pray for her illness,cancer,i have been praying that the lord will bless her and strengthen her in every way.One sunday,i met her after my english service at church.though it was my first time seeing her,i remembered her smile.her smile was a warm and friendly one.even though,she was called home by the lord in the december season,i had 3 learning points.

1) we must always remember how deep is God's love and we must draw near to him.because,in life,nothing is eternal be it(wealth,riches or any other title we receive in earth).but the lord is forever with us and his love will never end .even if we die,and our body seems lifeless but the lord will grant us with an eternal body,one that never malfunctions nor is weak and fragile.and we will be with the lord in heaven:D Forever and ever.

2)we must cherish our each and every day,living life to the fullest.to me life to the fullest means spending more time with friends and family and love them+cherish them.

3)I feel that we must always pray and draw close to the lord and grow in his likeness:D

CHINESE TEACHER

2010-02-20T04:41:00.000-08:00

I WANT TO BECOME A CHINESE TEACHER!this is what i tell myself.i started to have this wonderful ambition ever since i was primary six.i still remember that there used to be a study program to teach the primary school children around the age of primary three or four ,afterschool. i can't remember why i was there to teach.but i can say that it was a very satisfying day i had.helping primary school chidren in chinese helps me to have a sense of elation in me.it's just undescribable.it is like happiness surging from the inside out.the joy is just so simple .as simple as a child's joy after receiving a candy.the kind of laughter is just so nature.something i wish to experience every single day.i told many of my friends that i wanted to be a chinese teacher and enter poly and study chinese studies,many of my friends were laughing at me. they wonder...there are so many subjects out there waiting for you to teach and they ask why are you so persistent in your ambition?they say,most people dislike chinese and normally pay less attention in class,what makes you insist that this is going to be your passion? in my mind i was thinking...it was precisely that people have a stronger interest for english than chinese and they neglect chinese .That spurs me on to become a chinese teacher.i tell myself,i must educate the future generation and change their mindset on the importance of chinese.anyway,it is the foundation of chinese that help you to be strong in it.of course hardwork and effort matters.so i just pray to the lord to strengthen me and help me to focus on o levels...and that i will be able to fulfil my dream.faith is being sure of what we do not see.and i will continue to have faith in the lord.

37.6 degrees

2009-11-25T23:47:00.000-08:00

today i had a fever ...not really a high one but it's a one that will burnt up my face and makes my face looks really red and of course hot.this is when i slowly picked myself up and get a thermometer.''beep'' the thermometer sounded and there i got 37.6 degrees.i started taking the medicine that the doctor had prescribe me previously when i am on fever .the medicine was pink in colour and was of course like normal medicine,bitter.
after taking the medicine,i felt lethargic and when i need to get up,i felt a little drowsy,as followed on the package that the medicine will cause drowsiness.i had also used numerous ice packs.i think i had used at least 5 of them .taking them out from the freezer,used them till they aren't cold,wash them and placed them in the freezer .the steps continued over and over again.until now ,the fever had finally subsided .although not sure that whether it will rise again...cause yesterday it started then subsided and today rise again...
i had to call my best friend(from primary school till now) called Eunice that i may not be able to meet her tomorrow...
Lord,bless me that i have a good health to go for drills and also offer my 100 percent to you.

An invitation to tiffany's house

2009-11-01T05:22:00.000-08:00

on the 30th october 2009,i went to tiffany's house after much directions given by tiffany's mother.so venessa,xiuwei,angeline,,rebekah and me,went to tiffany's house.tiffany's house was huge and like mine,she had stairs too.hers even had a small garden near the living room.when i reached her house along with rebekah,her mother cooked us many delicious food.the dining table was filled with pastas,chicken wing,curry puff,chicken soup...
i still remember that no one started eating...because there is just so much to eat...and all looks so delicious.so tiffany says "start".haha like we are machines then need her permission to work...that's what venessa says.and so we started eating ...then like so filling.so after that ,tiffany's mum brought out the agar agar that tiffany made herself.the agar agar was green .but it was nice.her mum also brought out cakes...so we all got so full.later on ,after lunch venessa gave me a present and she left.so rebekah,tiffany,xiuwei and angeline gave me a surprise.not a small one but a big one.xiuwei started covering my eyes and tiffany brought out her violin and angeline started playing the piano.i was astonished.they were actually singing a birthday song for me .especially tiffany(she gave me a big fright!i never knew she could play the violin so well).then they both play the b'day song for me .then xiuwei and rebekah sing the song.haha then it was rebekah's turn we sang and played the song for her.haha ...after that i was really interested with the violin.i started learning how to play the b'day song from tiffany and rebekah.rebekah teached me how to read the notes and tiffany teached me how to how the bow.so i played with her.do you know something?at the end of the day,i learnt how to play half the b'day song on the violin.and tiffany's mum even wanted to give me a violin(cause tiffany had two violins).and before i leave her house with xiuwei,tiffany gave me a present.it was a cd from david archuleta.but i love the present.venessa also gave me a pencil case from myuk.i love it too! haha... so i really had a good day with all of my friends!!! haha...friends forever!!!

delight in the love of the lord

2009-09-09T04:00:00.000-07:00

hi people,you may think that why my title of my blog is delight in the love of the lord...let me tell you the past three days two nights of my life!let me share with you my feelings about my camp.you may ask me,"have you enjoyed the gb annual camp?"i can proudly answer you that i had.i love the exco.i love delight!(my group that had won the best group award)and not forgetting the teachers and friends!through this camp i not only teached the girls new things.i had also learnt to be more understanding and caring and of course learn to love!!!in the quiet time,i was sharing to my group of secondary one, that to love is not easy.especially to love people that you think irritates you,anger you or even your enemies. have you ever think that if love someone you dislike was so easy ,then everyone would be doing it .isn't it?so it is the hard that make it great.so i hope that each and every one should learn to pray for your enemies and also show love to the people who love us and remenber to show love through your actions and let they know that we are god's chosen people to love.do you know that during the camp,we had to ask girls to change their uniform in seven minutes and seeing girls helping each other during the changing of uniform really enabled me to see their love for their friends."be devoted to one another in sisterly love,honor one another above yourself"(our camp theme verse)is what i had really seen and taken away from the camp and i will never forget.not forgetting the wake boarding experience...i will never forget the fun and the humourous instructor that teaches us wakeboarding (haha...he always says that in the sea there are water snakes,crocodile,jellyfish)and if we don't stand up ,he will leave us there !but guess what in the end the truth was that there was little crabs and sandflies).although i drank alot of super salty water that induces coughing at first and itchiness in my case,i will never forget the encouragement and the nobody song and C.M.I which stands for can make it )that we shouted and encourage each and every person on the speed boat.i would also want to thank the lord for the good weather to carry out all various activity.oh yes,gan eng seng primary school .i went there for cip and met spend time to teach her work.she was a nice girl.her name was winnie and her surname was phoon and she was joking that it sounds like winnie the pooh.haha...it will becomes one of the precious memories of mine that i had !and of course group delight .i love delight they were encouraging,loving and adorable in all ways.during the games you can see the amount of closeness and enthusiasm they had shown and you will hear encouragement like "go delight ,you can do it!"which makes me feel fortunate to be in the group.i am also happy to see that jolyn was the best camper for sec ones and deborah was the best camper for sec 2.which are both squad 4.to them i will like to say...well done having both of you in squad 4 is a joyful thing.i will never forget the station that me and xiuyun was stationed at. that we both we lying on the sky bridge looking at the night sky and counting at the amount of planes that flew past and sharing about how the sec 2 year in my class 2B'o8 was so bonded!thanks for all that helped out in the devotion today like sarah,allinda and claudia.thanks for staying up late just to practice devotion.i really enjoyed working with you all!haha...last but not least i want to thank the exco for really helping each other out.i am glad to be part of you!And in the above experience,i just want to give God all my thanks that all programs were smooth and let's remember that we should love the lord your god with all your heart,with all your soul ,with all your mind ,with all your strength!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FAIRFIELD

2009-08-04T04:37:00.000-07:00

today is fairfield's 121 birthday and my class and i have only two periods of lessons and others are celebration and scrap booking.for celebration, we have lots of food (chicken nuggets,sausage,jelly,cheese cake,cookies and ribena,green tea,coke,sprite and tidbits).had really enjoyed the celebration and had great fun taking photos together as a class.i also enjoyed doing scrap booking.today,we had to stay back for the ndp rehearsal at 3.so in between,actually we had hours to eat.so lisa,rachel and caryn went to fusionpolis for lunch.then we also went to the super market and rachel bought some candy.the sun today was real scorching and at 3 we had drill ,brenda,my gb junior wasn't here,so i take over her position for drill.we also got praise from mr ow for drill.real happy and satisfied....today i played chop chilli chop,1 to 100 with shirley,lisa,pearly,rachel and caryn and this acts as an act of motivation to do well for drill.because we play hard and work hard and it was real good day.however after drill,i felt really lethargic and tired.so i pray that the lord will give me the strength to balance my work and play.and also continue to bring the drill of gb to a greater height.

commitments in gb

2009-07-29T04:09:00.000-07:00

today i just had gb exco meetings with the exco committee...then we had listened to the ground rules set by allinda,sherill.then we also set targets about bringing gb into a better height.for your information,we just had gb farewell for the seniors and we also receive our leadership positions in gb. i am currently the squad leader for squad 4 and i am also the devotion 2nd i/c.the teacher also concluded that we are specially chosen by God and not by chance.thus i thank God that i am able to serve him through the ways that he has appointed me,through devotion and as a role model to others.i will hope to build a closer bond with other.i will also want to make squad 4 into a squad that really bond together as one.i also want to pray that the lord will give me strength and courage to take over all the roles ,especially the squad leader,because i am not the assistant squad leader last year and had no experience...i will also pray that the devotion will make people to draw near to God.our father in heaven,may you lead me in your way that you want me to be in.help me to live in a manner that you want me to and be a blessing to others that lift your name on high.may you help that each of the exco members will be able to bond together as one and help us to trust in you and bring gb into a greater height.i also pray that you will bless each and everyone in squad 4 and the whole gb.amen.

cast all our cares on him

2009-07-05T23:17:00.000-07:00

today i just had provence bread from my mummy.real nice and it is also a childhood bread.haha...if you had tried the provence bread in the bakery petit provence,you will agree with me !it is just too delicious.today is the youth day ...and yet i am doing project with tiffany on the computer.later on still need to move on to revision .test...test ... and test.....!!! driving me crazy ok that's all for now .may the lord grant me the strength that i need.actually i like the song he never sleeps by don moen.it encourage me it goes like this..

When you've prayed every prayer that you know how to pray.
Just remember the Lord will hear and the answer is on it's way.
Our God is able.
He is mighty.
He is faithful.
And He never sleeps,He never slumbers.
He never tires of hearing our prayer.
When we are weak
He becomes stronger. So rest in His love and cast all of your cares on Him.
Do you feel that the Lord has forgotten your need.
Just remember that God is always working in ways you cannot see
Our God is able.
He is mighty.
He is faithful.

so i hope this song will encourage every one who see this entry and lets learn to cast our cares upon our GOD in heaven.

wednesday

2009-05-20T04:31:00.000-07:00

today is a wednesday and i finally finish my chemistry test.really feel much more relax now after the test had finished.i also just got my chem test,a maths test,e maths test,bio test,english test back.results was either borderline passes or so-so.however,i still thank the lord for all he has blessed me with.before the tests,i would always pray that the lord will grant me wisdom for the test ,that i really know how to answer the questions and i feel that the lord really answers my pray.for instance,the a maths paper,i have a feeling that i will fail,however when i received the paper,i still managed to pass.really thank the lord for helping me in my busiest time ,always sending friends by my side to encourage me.be it the last time i failed my bio test.the lord send my friends to comfort me.the lord also helps me when i am anxious.as you know,i am co-leading the devotion the time when my friend,sarah ann ,and the lord really calm my heart down,so that i will sing well and co-lead the girls in the worship.really feel that the lord work miraculously in my life and some times i cannot see the way in front of me and God will make for me,when it seems to be no way.also, i thank the lord for blessing me with my chinese,geog,english and e maths overall that i got all A's and B's.i will continue to hold on to the lord and lean on him for strength!

after a week of wheel...busy week...

2009-05-14T04:17:00.000-07:00

today was a thursday,as usual i went for school.recalling about the time i had been in the kindergarten to sort of be an assistant teacher,i really miss the childrens in k2 kindness and k2 gentle.wheel was really a very fruitful week and i get to help and teach the childrens and taste the delicious food that auntie ang had cooked.really miss her cooking too!i think if caryn,annajoy or piaomin had seen this,they will agree with me.now,it is all back to normal,all day long busying about studying,doing projects and all that.kind of stressed up...anyway,today i went to ecareer,a really useful webpage and did some surveys and the jobs that they say that suited me was such as kindergarten principal,school councillors,childcare supervisors and all that.and then later on after lunch,i went for devotion practice ... co leading tomorrow.really pray that the lord will continue to show his grace and mercy and provide me with strength !

first day of local service learning

2009-05-04T03:41:00.000-07:00

On the first day of service learning,i went to clementi woods kindergarten to help out.the kids were really cute and independent.each of them placed their folders and waterbottles on the trolleys or trays that had their class name on it .then they proceed on to temperature taking .Me ,annajoy,piaomin and caryn then look around in the kindergarten.It was really big as compared to the last time when i studied in clementi woods kindergarten.today,i met many familiar faces .this includes my ex teachers,bus aunties and uncles.i kind of feel that time passed so quickly,just like a flash of light.recalling the past,i felt a little nostalgic about being a child.i think that the local service learning continue to inspire me to be a teacher.Although today i stayed in a room with my friends ,wrapping presents,designing the cards,i felt not just tired but also happy.it is because i get to work with my friends and share our views about being a kindergarten teacher.one of my friend said that it was cool to be a kindergarten teacher and i felt so too.so,although i am feeling tired i still felt worthwhile.really looking forward to interact with the childrens on thurs and fri.perhaps then i will be even more elated about the work i am doing and really be really inspired to be one.and i think this will help me to be motivated to be one.one of my good friend in gb ,rachel ,always say that i am going to be a teacher .because as you know,my name is edwina lau shi wen .she take the lau and my chinese name's "shi",then you add them together and you will get "laushi" and she decipher it as "laoshi".which means teacher in chinese.haha...so just continue to pray for me about my ambition to be a chinese teacher and that i may be able to do well for the following test after the wheel week.

Free cones day!!!

2009-04-21T02:18:00.000-07:00

today is the 21st of april,free cones day @ ben and jerry's.i am as busy doing as much as 4 or 5 test a week.sec 3 is really a very busy year ,with lots of test and lots of projects and lots of homework.finally i get to post something.on jan, i was adapting to the new classmates and environment and february too.then on the march 3rd coy when for the drill competition and we won the silver,so happy to be in drill comp and building friendships.our commanders were also nice too.Recalling the times we spent i feel nostalgic.....geography is still alright @ the moment ...not as bad as i imagine .and i had started to like this subject.i am really glad to be also recruited in to devotion comittee in gb ,helping to co-lead,the seniors are so friendly and i really enjoyed working with them.however,sometimes i felt very worn-out and tired due to amount of work.but in all case,i would like to thank the lord for guiding me through all my worries!

Time flies

2008-12-16T21:56:00.000-08:00

time flies so fast ...it is already december now,nearly christmas.i am glad that throughout this year ,the lord has bless me will all the good teachers and close friends.these teachers and friends really helped me in school work and others ...they brought me joy and laughter ,giving me encouragement too.i am also glad that i had improve in my subjects this years and i think all the credit goes to the teachers that had teach me very patiently.as this year come to an end ,and although not all the people in 2b would be in the same class next year...i would always remember the happy memories we had spent together as a class.friends forever!

july

2008-07-22T01:58:00.000-07:00

it has been a long time since i had blog.today ,finally had the time to blog and finally had no homework.first of all ,i would like to give thanks to the lord for the mathematics test results that i had received today as at first ...i thought i am just going to pass my test but miracally,i scored 24/30 today,it was a little surprising to me as i had never scored that high before as the highest i scored was only a b3 for maths .despite not turning up for maths tuition for weeks,but rather doing all the revision by myself and still able to pass my maths ,i really want to thank god especially for hearing my prayers.previously,i am down with fever and all those sickness and unable to turn up for school and my GB meetings,and was worried that i will missed out many things that are happening in school.i thank the lord for sending friends around me to inform me things that are happening in school and collecting my homework for me ,as they really play a big part in my life,bringing me joy and laughter.i thank God for friends!last but not least i would like to thank my family as they support me in whatever i do and cheer me up when i am disappointed .i thank God for all that he had placed in my life!praise the lord!

Secondary two adventure camp

2008-06-07T05:12:00.000-07:00

Deep within each and everyone's heart, we all have fears. We may be afraid of heights, water activities or even darkness .However, have you ever thought of overcoming all your fears with courage?

On the 6th of May 2008, I boldly took my first step out to overcome my fear. I went for a secondary two adventure camp which is a period of four day three nights with my classmates. To me, this camp is very memorable and I would want to share with you......

On the first day of camp, each and everyone of us carried an anxious and excited mood, looking forward to the activities that we will be doing. To start off, we designed a class flag together and formed a class cheer, to represent our class. Soon, we started on the high elements, such as broken bridge and walking on the log. Each and everyone of us took turns and we felt a sense of satisfaction every time we overcome our fears.

On the second day, we were given the chance to kayak. We had a great time kayaking together .We did rafting in the sea and we were challenged by our instructors to stand up on our kayak to sing songs and shouting our class cheers. To stand up, we got to balance by holding the hands of our friends that were at our sides .This has enable me to know that as a class ,we got to lean against one another for strength and trust is also needed.

On the third day, we did high walls and abseiling, these enables us to be united as a class in order to achieved success .I had realized that friends should help one another when we were in need and I had learnt that we got to cheer and encourage one another. At that night, we had campfire and everyone was happy as we get to perform our Indian dance.

On the last day, everyone as exhausted, but as we were departing, i felt that this camp has really bonded us together as one, and it teaches us resilience and most importantly to take the first step out. We had become more enthusiastic and united now. Overall, I would want to encourage my fellow classmates to go for this camp and it had benefited me much, making me a better person.

my results

2008-05-21T22:59:00.001-07:00

today was a very happy day.i went to school to collect my report card and to my surprise,i am actually the 4th /37 people in class. i am overjoyed that all my hardwork had payed off and when my form teacher,mr lum, told me about my results, i felt the sense of satisfaction .not because the only reason that i am the 4th in class but it is because i had improved in many subjects from secondary one till now.and mr lum ,say that my grades could enable me to go to a junior college.at first,my aim was actually to go to a polytechnic,but it is still better to enter to a junior college ,i had also taken note of some room of improvement in me and i will continue to work hard for my goal and ambition.that is to become a chinese teacher.i have also decided to push myself even further and aim higher for more A's .i hope that this goal of mine can fulfil .in all circumstances...i would like to thank god for blessing me with ...
my teachers,
my friends,
my family ,
my peers.
thanks for all of you.without all you support and encouragement,i would not go that far...thanks !

how i am feeling

2008-05-21T05:13:00.000-07:00

today i was being reminded that tomorrow, i will be getting report book ,although my parents need not to meet the teacher,but i am a little anxious,i wonder how i am faring for my studies so far...i am going to school myself tomorrow...parents not fetching and so i am taking my own transport to school.looking upon the upcoming june holidays...i am planning to study hard and to be on revision.but there is still camps on the way,just like i am having one on this sat.not sure is sad or happiness,if i go for camp ,i will missed my grandfather's birthday as he is celebrating on the 25th of may and i am still in camp,so sorry grandpa !but i wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY !i actually wanted to give up on going this camp ,but this concerns about my promotion to the next rank :corporal. anywayz... i hope that you will have an enjoyable birthday !

friends are treasures from heaven

2008-05-16T01:10:00.000-07:00

To start off,i would want to thank God for friends .i thank God for letting me to realise the importance of friends too.Today,Angeline did not come school,and Tiffany came late to school today,only left me and Noelle,together.we suddenly realise that it is so much quietness without them there.we suddenly think of them so much..after recess ,me and Noelle went up to the literature class at the performing room one then...guess who we saw?we saw TIFFANY!we were so happy that we ran up to her as fast as possible...then started to talk...laugh and so on...today i realise that friends are like treasures from heaven and each and everyone of us has to cherish and realise the importance of friends too,and friends play an important role in our life too!
they cheer us up when we are feeling down,
they share the happiness and the joy with us,
they encourage us in times of need,
they help us in one way or another,
they bring us laughter,
they are always there for us in whatever circumstances we are in!
I had learn a lesson today...i had learn to cherish the people that are around us and don't take them for granted.Thank god for he has placed friends that are precious in his eyes into my life!

back to school again

2008-05-12T05:10:00.000-07:00

today was may 12 and it is the first day back from camp .there is a new girl which come to our class today.she looks kind of familiar,i think that she is from the primary school.but any way ...today was so...so...i was being told that there is class photo taking and cca photo taking tomorrow .for cca ,i have to wear my gb uniform,although it takes up time to change but i think it is worth it,to change to be in the photo...although i am not the kind of photogenic person,who look good in photo.today i got back my test (science) i was thankful that i never fail as the paper was kind of hard to me ,so i thank god for enabling me to pass the test !and i am finishing my d and t car .it look rather nice to me .anywayz...i thank the teachers for help especially mr hamid.i hope that for the future terms and so on i will be able to score well in test and i will continue to lean on the lord for strength.thank you lord for helping me,as i know that without you all these would not be possible.

get well soon

2008-05-02T05:46:00.000-07:00

''get well soon'' was a wish that my friend has wish me today.as you can see i am sick.i went to the doctor today and i got many medicine such as antibiotics,cough medicine,flu medicine,phlegm medicine ...and many more.it was HORRIBLE!the medicine was very bitter especially the antibiotics.and i got to miss the gb ,meeting today,so sad...
but i got a new haircut today..it is rather light now...
today was a happy day too...i got my results my chinese feichang yue du test got 19/20 and the test i get earlier for chinese was 49/50.just 1 more mark too full mark .some of my friends were so envious that they wanted me to tuitor them .so were shocked and some were scary..they want to ''kill'' me ...haha... but it was a happy day.
looking forward to the camp....hahaha.....

my wednesday.

2008-04-16T01:00:00.000-07:00

today,was stressful as many tests are approaching..some maybe a few more days ...some are a week later .but there are still some things that i am looking forward to.it is the ettiquette course that i am having this friday.it should be quite interesting i think...another one slightly later was the level camp perhaps...this week i am busy revising a series of things such as maths ,science and literature.it is tiring and sometimes after a series of revising...i nearly dozed off ...sometimes too exhausted until once i get into the contact with the bed i will fall asleep.test!test!test!hopefully i will go through them smoothly and get good results.i had also know that revising does really help my studies no matter in whatever subjects.i hope that the lord will continue to guide me in my tough and tiring times in life and achieve something by the end of the day.

the wonders that god created

2008-04-11T05:26:00.000-07:00

today per normal,i came to school early and i go to my locker @ the 4th level .then i look upon the sky . it was like orange-red. then i started to get books from the locker and i soon realised that the sky turned dark purple like so magical purple kind.then soon later it turned light purple .slightly lighter than the darker one .and then soon light blue and it started raining quite heavily and because of this reason ,many of my friends were caught in a traffic jam resulting in late for class.and today i handed up the kusong piece to the chinese teacher and got a one mark bonus.haha.and for gb today,we had gone to the botanic garden and played amazing race.on the way,we saw many kind of breeds of dogs and they were quite cute .my squad ,squad 4 .with all my best friends ,we tried to emerged 1st in the amazing race,but we came in 2nd in out of the 3rd gb company .it was tiring and energy consuming but it is good as we can learn more about teamwork.and my test results brings me alot happiness and satisfaction.ok that's all ...

april

2008-04-01T01:51:00.000-07:00

today is the first day of april.that is april fool and there is a teacher that came into the class today .the teacher said that ''students,please note that there will be a comprehension test this afternoon ,the duration of the paper is 3 hours''he said.we were all puzzled then soon he say,it is an april fool .then we felt so deceived ...haha...

april is a month in which many of my friends are celebrating their birthday .in this week,i have 3 friends that are having their birthday this month.but test is also arriving.tomorrow,my test will arrived .i am a little scared about my maths test.wonder what kind of questions that the teacher will be setting.my weakest point is the topic called ''changing the subject to the formula'' hopefully i can get a B at least for my maths and not disappoint those who had high hopes on me . if i am able to do well this test,probably i will aim for A2 for maths ,so that i can take A maths next year .so praying that god will bless me with wisdom and confident for the test .amen.

ThAnk GoD fOr All ThInGs He haD DoNe In My LiFe

2008-03-26T01:24:00.000-07:00

today as per normal there is school and the teacher announce that there is many test approaching soon and of course i am busy revising myself. that 's why it maybe the reason that i am often offline in msn. for my grades now i am pretty thankful that god has bless me with such unexpected results .i am very satisfied with my results as there is an improvement for all of my subjects .i got all a's and b's.i am pretty shocked and surprised when i received my results .through this i know that god has always been guiding me through the time that i needed him and he is always guiding me,making me a better person each day. although anxieties is common in each and every one's life but i know that with god all things is possible and i got to place my trust in him and lean not on my own understanding .in this year,he has also placed many good and helpful friends in my life .when i needed help in studies they guided me and when i need their help ,they are always there for me,sharing the joy and happiness with me,being my source of encouragement .the teachers that i have were all also doing their very best and they were very approachable and friendly too .overall, i am really grateful for what god has placed and done in my life .and i do hope that god will continue to guide me along the way ,in my tests and studies

march

2008-03-10T00:02:00.000-07:00

my march holidays is filled of homework and test but before the holidays i received my overall grades ,all are good .maths results actually improved and chinese actually is the same as my other classmate .we had the same score of 80 something out of a hundred.history and maths are about the same a B and others weren't mention .now i am doing lots ands lots of homework .but mostly completed hopefully by wednesday i can finished up all my works and try to do projects.but recently, there is someone who always say bad things about me ,but nonetheless, i will still persevere and try to ignore what she say.i think god will understands how i feel now and i will pray and i trust that ,with god all things are possible and i thank god for my grades and i will lean upon the lord for strength.

by God's grace

2008-02-12T00:10:00.000-08:00

by God's grace,i had get to know that i pass my literature test and history test today.actually,for the literature test,alot of people failed ,more than 20 of then.only about 13 people had pass.by god's grace i pass my literature and need not to go for a re-test.And for history,every one passed.i thank god for letting me to go through all this test smoothly till now and as the test gets harder and more difficult, i will trust in the lord and pray hard.for my chinese that i got before the new year ,that was the first paper,i got an A1 that is 47/50 marks and i am very satisfied with it .and i was actually the top in class for the test and perhaps top in level in the level for this normal chinese paper.although i am not studying the higher chinese , i am still very happy when i received this paper.and by God's grace , i hope that my grades will continue to improve and hope i can continue to pass all the other test as the difficultly gets harder .i thank god for what he has blessed me with.praise the lord.

long time no blog

2008-02-11T00:15:00.000-08:00

long time no blog...today was an interesting day, something came and make my friends to scream .today i went up to the locker and i witness something funny. there was a coachroach that came and it makes my friends to scream .they hurriedly shifted their bags away and some others actually say that it came from my friends locker,that shocks my friend or you can say scare her.haha...seriously not sure why the school has so many lizards and coachroach recently but anyway...i also witness one on the way when i came up to the locker early in the morning ...what i mean was a coachroach..haha...once again i thank God for giving me to get in to class 2B and know many good friends and friends in other class... like swee teng , rachel, esther, caryn, shirley,pearly and lisa.

gb and chevrons

2008-01-25T05:29:00.000-08:00

today i received my rank that is the lance corporal(not sure whether the word is spelled correctly)but anyway ,i am quite happy as i got 2 extra badges and the chevrons today.i had gb today and the officers says we got to wear our GB uniform next week and perhaps do some drills ,not too sure .i got also a bad news today,i get to know that on the next week from monday to friday, i got a test a day.so , i am super stress up!!! busy studying all the notes and absorbing it in to the brain.history test(mon),chinese test(tues),maths common test (wed) ,science test(thurs) and another maths test(fri) !!! so i wil;l not have the time to do blogging in the next week...so sad...but i will pray and draw the strength from the lord .=)

how the lord has guided me through the tests

2008-01-23T03:00:00.000-08:00

term 1 week 4 ,i had lots of tests and projects that are supposed to pass and present in this week so i was praying to the lord to guide me and give me strength especially for my weakest subject ,that is mathematics.but today ,i got my test results and it came out to be a B3 although many careless mistakes were made,due to my carelessness,and of course i still have other test coming on the way .but i thank GOD for giving me wisdom and guiding me through my worries and anxiety. Sending friends to help me and supporting me in many ways .and of course i thank GOD for giving me my family members and teachers .no matter tuition teachers or subject teachers ,they were all good teachers .may the lord continue to give me strength and wisdom ! just like the story of the footprints , i will be constantly be reminded that GOD will always walk with me even in my darkest moment.

coincidence

2008-01-22T00:14:00.000-08:00

today was much of a coincidence.i met a lot of friends when i was taking bus and train home.first i met a sec 1 boy that was in my school bus last time and later ...when we took the bus to buona vista mrt station ,i met Swee Teng and Caryn then we parted at jurong east and i continue to take the train to choa chu kang and i met my 2 other friends from 1A last year and then we continued the journey till back home... overall i felt that it is coincidence .i just met them one by one on the journey and we had a great time chatting .hopefully ,i could meet more friends during the other days too

project for CNY ...and my AMBITION

2008-01-21T00:13:00.000-08:00

today,as normal ,i had CC today.if you don't know what is CC ,let me tell you !CC stands 4 class contact .it is when teachers talk about events in the school and what students must do.today we talk about chinese new year.talking about that i am quite interested and i felt interesting.i was the co-leader helping to assist sumay .but whenever i can deal things with art ...i always felt exciting ...not sure whether i would take art in future ..but hopefully i can take art my group got 8 people in it .all are cooperative.hopefully we would all do our best and help the class to be model class next year.and i have faith in my class 2B .all the best 2B! oh yes...wanted to share with you my dental appointment.i have scaling today and now the teeth is clean .the dentist told me to take care of my teeth well and use the floss and hopefully i will take care of my teeth well.haha...going to the dentist appointment today...makes me to have a feeling that i am still studying in primary school going to dental check ups regularly and it makes me think of my ambition when i was young..that is to be a dentist .you may think it is silly to be a dentist but i felt that it is quite a meaningful job.now i wanted to be a chinese teacher and me and my friend is working on the same goal .hopefully i would be a Chinese teacher....teaching the children the good values...

friendship

2008-01-17T01:36:00.000-08:00

today was a good and bad day...kind of happy and sad.happy thing was that we did the colouring for the soap for science .it was in a star shape and it was blue in colour .my friends and i had a great time in the science lessons moulding different shapes using the dough .such as a snow ball and many other shapes.kind of really enjoyed this science lesson.for the sad thing that i am going to say was that i am in a dilemma,hoping to be splited into half going to two of the groups.it happen like this...today we attend a talk ,about one hour for the duration , the purpose of this talk is to let us to get started for our science project.we are supposed to have a grouping...so i have one friends of each group asking me to go into their group so as to form five.i was in a fix .i can't make a decision among one of them .and in the end i decided to follow one of my friend in the particular group.i think it hurts the other friend and she kind of tell me that she dislike me and she says she mean it .that really breaks my heart. to see one of my friends to use words and hurt me .and it kind of affected my friendship with her... i really want to mend my friendship with her so i send her a sms saying sorry. i wonder if she would forgive me.just thinking of a question.can friendship lasts? i really hope to have a good friendship with every one.

my interest

2008-01-14T01:13:00.000-08:00

rain..rain...today was a rainy day...my class 2B today had many different lessons but one of my favourites was design and technology lesson .although today's assignment was a little tougher ..i still enjoyed myself ...not sure why..my friends seems to like guitar a lot nowadays ...that makes me to be interested to learn...but i just do not have the time to learn so hopefully i would be a little free to pick up some guitar chords during the weekends.

my prayer

2008-01-13T00:05:00.000-08:00

dear lord...
thank you teaching me your words continue to bless me through the year

Amen

my saturday

2008-01-11T18:37:00.000-08:00

today was a Saturday which i just created this blog ,and after this i got to go to tuition ...Saturday is always more busy than others as i need to do my homework and projects so...it is quite busy...but anyway hope the other day i will be more free and post more blog entries=)