Simplicity

Wednesday, June 29, 2005
6/29/2005 09:39:00 PM

I think I've been too consumed with work.

By placing their photos on my table, I'm encouraging myself to dwell on last year's events.

I still remember Ann's look on her face when we took the class photo. Simply hilirious! And how we bullied Mr Wahab. Priceless memories.

And for those of you who didn't realise, I'm back.

Woohoo!

It has been great to be back, although I'm missing out all the Faculty camps and what not. It's worth it. Yes, from the depths of my heart, it's worth it.

Although I'm half-drowned marking your work till wee hours of the morn.

Sometimes I wonder how Mr. Eddie Koh survived teaching us.He did so much for us! And he's one of the role models that I aspire to be. *Sigh* wonders how he's doing with those J2s now. must be suffering from their apathy.

I rememebered what he wrote on someone's script before. He was marking till 2am then a star star essay appeared and he felt the many cups of coffee was worth it. And I remembered he said something about marking scripts in the condition of UK. hahaha! air-con blowing at him, wearing thick clothing and drinking whisky! haha...

The massive marking got me thinking. Do I want to spend the next 40 years of my life like this?

Time for my favourite activity, Contemplation.

Economics teaches you to examine the opportunity cost involved in every decision making process.

Maybe I'm still a Econs-Lit-Math student at heart.

i need to read italo calvino's novel soon..

Sunday, June 26, 2005
6/26/2005 05:40:00 PM

i think some of u lot's wondering where i've gone to...i went to bangkok and dat's explains why i aint online/blogging..

i've always loved travelling..allows u to see the country's culture and all... esp how people live in other places.. and i must say we are very fortunate here in singapore.

and we never realised we are so fortunate.

was having supper one night at a roadside stall and this little boy came over to my table. he was carrying a basket of flowers on top of his head. he spoke in thai to persuade my uncle to buy the flowers from him. my uncle said sth in thai which is no thank you and reinforced dat he doesnt want to buy. the little boy begged my uncle but uncle gently said no.

it's heart wrenching isnt it? the boy's slight a little older than my cousin... maybe abt 7? the age where many of us start formal education in singapore..

and my heart almost broke. stac wanted to buy the flowers but uncle said not to. otherwise all the other boys selling flowers would flock over and ask us to buy.

and so many times we never realised we are living so comfortably in singapore. how many times we forgot the fact dat we are actually so fortunate?

and as i walked past all the roadside stalls..i dunno man, just feel weird.. maybe coz i wasnt really exposed to different cultures dat's why. well, roadside food's v nice actually.. of course, u should not have a weak stomach. (which i have dat's why i din eat..only taste abit..)

and i was pretty upset with wm. we were supposed to meet at chao phraya river to take boat ride together. then he suddenly said he's busy shopping at chinatown. irrtating. called me in the morning to go together then he ps. sigh... i shant say much abt him. charissa was surprised! we seem to be bump into each other quite often.. i mean hello, i thought he went to thailand a few weeks back liao...haha, is this a sign or wad... i dun reallie care now.(maybe a few mths i would want to know but now...i rather not think..)

and the fact dat he has time to go chatuchak irritates me! sigh..but hey, dat's a good reason to tell dad and mom to allow me go back and shop more!

it's madness. i've never shop like that before. never in my life.

and dat's for sure. i'll never shop in singapore again. i'll just fly over to other places to buy things. unless i really need sth then i'll get it in sg.

Sunday, June 12, 2005
6/12/2005 08:24:00 PM

wow, has been awhile since i posted. melaka was great! this is one of the best camps i went to. fellowshipping with all the rest of the girls, joining isaiah's zone for supper hearing him share. felt so encouraged by him..

liuyan brought all of us to st paul's church and the vicinity to walk around and shop. and we took many crazy photos! catching up with daph was great..never talked to her since we were so busy but the connection is still there! and best of all, talking to oudajie and abel.. i miss hanging out with them..

so i guess, the catching up with friends part was great and the camp itself was even better! played captain's ball with the rest and it was fun! though the adult cell beat us by 1, we were still rejoicing! haha..wenli thought we won and she cheered..we ended up laughing!

the camp speakers were great! in fact i felt so renewed, refreshed and recharged after that...esp talking to wendy after we had supper.. simply wonderful!

met wendy's cell ppl today and gosh, all guys! nice guys in fact..and as usual, i look so young dat they thought i'm in sec 3. gosh! when i said i'm in nus yr one, they were like waddd?? esp the army guys(coz they are my age!) interesting...teaches you not to judge a book by its cover. well, it's a change.. a nice change in fact.

i'll be away for revolution..and if u wanna know wad's dat about, do drop me a mail..=)

Saturday, June 04, 2005
6/04/2005 01:18:00 PM

mr koh emailed me after i sent him the photos. i really miss being taught by him. he told me to do hons and not to be so set on the career path.wonders what that means.

i've always wanted to be a teacher since young. maybe the influence of my mom or really, my cousin who's teaching in a jc.

but mr koh said to keep those choices open! well, we'll definitely see about that.

life was been pretty much slow moving these days without work. jb with stac was great! the aust plan is scraped and we are going thailand! dawn's there so makes things easier. gosh, i'm turning into a shopaholic! well, i wont have the chance once i start sem..

to think this time last year i was busy studying for mid yrs( warning: when u enter jc, there's no life coz u HAVE to spend all your hols study for the common tests which are always AFTER the hols..) oh, pre u sem. gosh, i miss those kids from the various jcs. and also the infamous nissan sunny. sigh, kinda wonder how he's doing...but hey, i'll see him in nus.

that brings to the subject of regrets. actually i dont have many regrets. maybe i wished i could have done certain things better? or maybe do certain things which i don't have a chance to do it now?

maybe that's why we ought to live as if we are dying. i know, taboo topic but hey, after u pass on from this life, do u actually know what's in store for u? it's not just hell we are talking about. have you considered such things? i know it's like heyy!! i'm so young and all, why should i consider such things. well, i always like to tell people that you never know when things might happen to you.

obviously, we don't like to talk about such stuff do we? but i plead with you, consider earnestly where you want to be in. hell is not a place of fun. it's eternity away from your Creator.. you know what is eternity? it's infinite.

what you do here affects where you would be after this earthly life. please email me if ou need more infomation on it, i'll be more than happy to answer your queries.

live as if you are dying. this might make life a little easier.

the latest song i'm listening...the singer sounds alot like J. sigh... i haven't seen him for a long time!~

ps: i wont be in sg nxt week, till then!