Rebuilding - in progress

it's 2011!! I can't believe it's 2011 already.
and I'll be wearing my senior high uni.
so weird right.
I'd look so weird with my senior high uni on, like after 4 years, you just can't get out of the JH look lol.
well anyway we had 1 more week of hols for SH :D
helped out as station master for yr3 orien, together with claire and mich!
it was funnn and super hot that day too so yeah I got darker than I already am ._.
the yr3s were quite cooperative and participative!
oh and our station had umbrellas, so when the classes were not around, the 3 of us opened both umbrellas and sat under them haha.

lgl lg after that.
awesome food and awesome company!
but I was like super tired after standing in the sun for a few hours, and fifi was kinda sick too :/

and this is the last week that I'll get to see cryst and pinkyyyy):
they're leaving for london already.
pinky's leaving tmr night, cryst's leaving next monday night.
so fast right.
I still rmb talking to cryst about her decision, somewhere in july last year or sth.
and now it's jan 2011 alreadyyy.
so this week, it's farewells and farewells.

ohh I'm so glad that I got into mcs!
I really wanted it.
so yeah I've got my 2nd choice already.
well then I have to drop my 3rd choice, which I really want too.
but well I have to make a decision.
so, I got my 1st and 2nd choice, together with ig as 4th!
okay so it's somehow set already i guess.

okay posting results are out.
I'm in 5c23!
and so far I only have 10 classmates )):
oh mann I really really hope there's more.
well you see, cos we were only given our classes and combis via dhsmail, but not the whole class list, so we don't know who our classmates are.
until someone sent us a google spreadsheet to fill in our names omg that totally solved the problem.
or else we'd still be flooding fb with statuses, waiting for our new classmates to comment lol.
yeah all my besties are mostly in the 4-sth classes, but you know what, I shouldn't choose my combis just cos of peer pressure.
well yeah maybe I don't really know alot of my new classmates really well, maybe like hi-bye friends, but this is the time for me to step out of my comfort zone and get to work with new ppl!
circumstances and challenges are placed around us, but do we run away from them or avoid them?
no we don't, we face them.
since God put us in certain situations to make us grow, definitely He's gonna see us through it all.
and when we get out of it, we'll realise how much we've grown.
just can't say this enough haha.

I am officially camping on the com waiting for the yr5 posting results to be out.
nobody knows what time it'll be posted/emailed.
"we knew the day, we just didn't know when."
anw I'm back from vietnam!
the food was awesome but I don't know what I ate that made me sick :/
my grandma and cousin were sick too.
on the 2nd night.

btw, learn.dhs.sg is lagging like crazy now.
I don't know if the results will be there or whether they'll be sent via dhsmail lol.

wep from 19-20dec!
haha it wasn't exactly what I had expected cos in the end we weren't needed as gallery sitters, we only had to set up the stuff for the exhibition.
well anw, it was a really frustrating process.
especially the part where we had to the drafts onto the walls.
it took alot of our patience really.
but I did pick up some stuff from these 2 days and it was rather enriching(:

okay really, prayer walk freshened the conviction.
I see a generation, rising up to take their place with selfless faith.
and I see a near revival.
greater things are still to be done.

caroling on 22nd!
it was my first caroling EVER (cos I missed last yr's one due to sore throat :/)
and it was an awesome experience!
it was drizzling, but that certainly didn't dampen our caroling spirit.
we sang First Noel, Rudolph, Frosty, and Feliz Navidad, went to the holland V houses.
the people were rather welcoming and could tell they really liked it! :D
yep and we raised about 200 bucks to be donated to the church.

haha guess what.
lynette wanted me to teach her guitar today so nic had to come cos my guitar was with her.
and when I opened the casing, my 4th string snapped )):
need a repair soon lol.
so nette was playing the guitar soc audition song with an imaginary 4th string O.o
but it didn't sound very weird lah.
and while nette was practising, nic and I went running.
we sweat so much!
we did it pt-style haha like run one level, then up the stairs, then another level, etc, gosh miss my guides days.
they were having orien prep in front of the library and I could hear them cheering from where I was at 6th level!

tmr's xmas svc I can't wait!

and yet another week of the holidays has past.
it's assuring to know that we yr4s still have 1 extra week of holiday before the new school term starts.
but still, time passes so freaking quickly!
and I've had a real fruitful holiday so far, and pretty sure there's still more to come these few weeks left!

had training on tues which was quite tiring but fun.
and gosh my muscles are still aching now lol.
must be cos I haven't been using them much for a long time ever since pdp :/
well, the feeling of muscle aches is damn shiok.
makes you feel accomplished lol.

dinner with lg on wed!
awesome food ttm.
you know how much I've missed singapore food while I was away at taiwan!
although taiwan food's awesome too.
but seriously, there's no place like home (:

bought 2 dresses at a total of 22 bucks ytd!
I didn't even know about the 50% offer at the shop can.
until I wanted to pay at the counter.
was looking for dresses for xmas events etc, so while I was trying them out I found 2 which I really liked alot but I just couldn't decide which to choose, cos both were abt 20 bucks and that was my budget for the day.
so in the end I chose the cream coloured one.
then when the cashier said it was half price, I told her I wanted both.
awesome deal.

was supposed to have guides outing at sentosa today.
but we ended up going back to school, after lazing around at the top of vivo, cos we didn't know what to do with only 6 ppl ._.
went to school then continued lazing around and zhengxinyuan and the courts.

I'm back in sunny sunny singapore!
seriously, there's no place like home.
although it's so humid here.
I missed everyone in singapore.
my family, my friends, my home, my bed etc.
the funny thing is, in taiwan, I dreamt of ppl back here in singapore.
and last night when I got home and slept on my own warm bed, I dreamt of the taiwan tour.

well I certainly learnt alot from taiwan, not just having fun.
and communicating in chinese for 8 days straight, that's like a record!
on the first day we got lost at the night market ._.
but a very kind lady took us back to the tourbus, on her motorcycle.
it's the first time I ever sat on a motorcycle and it was scaryyy!
I was so afraid that I'd fall off or sth lol.

it was really freezing in the countryside but when I got to taipei it was just as hot as singapore.
with a little breeze that's all.
and the stuff there are really cheaper than singapore.
a green scarf for less than $5
a leather vest for less than $15.
2 earrings for less than $12 in total.
and they're not just studs, but really pretty ones, those exotic looking type lol.
aborgine necklace for less than $10.
beaded bracelet for less than $5.
belt for less than $5.
leggings for less than $5.
bag for less than $5.
eye pencil for less than $10.
boots for less than $20.
where in singapore can you get all these at such prices?
I mean it ain't the average price here right haha.
and of course I bought stuff for ppl too!
earrings, keychains, bracelets, necklaces, food and they all come at cheap prices!

and at taiwan, I really knew what it means when ppl say God can speak to you anytime and anywhere.
definitely.

pretty scenery in taiwan too.
we didn't get to go to alishan cos it was too dangerous, but still we went to some other mountain which was awesome too.
when I woke up today, it all felt like a dream.
okay, that's the kind of feeling I get when I wake up the day after every trip/camp/chalet has ended.
but the stuff learnt are so real it just makes it not feel like a dream.
and on a heavier note, dhsmail is filled with senior high stuff.
subject notes, ccas, etc.
maybe I should really borrow some books from the school library soon.

Off to taiwan tomorrow!
6th to 13th dec.
sadly I'll be missing camp):
but it's gonna be a great holiday too!

will miss everyone much and I'll be back with stuff!
should be enough money bah.

FREE STARBUCKS from 5-7pm today can you believe it!
had an awesome java chip.
together with donations to salvation army.
totally cool really.

wfl today was really...awesome ttm.
learnt alot.
one of my holiday goals is regarding bible study.
going deeper into the word.
and I'm totally glad that I've learnt so much more about 1 corinthians.
and how it is relevant to our everyday lives.
corinth, is so similar to singapore.

I've been staying up later and watching tv these few days.
Animal Planet, Nat Geo etc just switching channels and watching whatever appeals to me.
There was this documentary on hyenas that I watched a few days ago.
All along, I've always thought that hyenas were disgusting creatures, due to the portrayal of them in Lion King.
however, after watching the documentary, I really gained alot of insight.
I realised that hyenas do actually hunt for food themselves and not just steal food from others.
And I saw how motherly and friendly they actually are.
There was this female hyena and her cubs (whatever you call their kids), who were like super friendly towards the cameraman.
and this female hyena, who was supposedly called Nikita, was very caring towards her little hyenas.
it was so heartwarming to watch that.
and I realised animals aren't that different from us.

isn't it the same with us humans.
when we judge others based on what people portray them to be, like for example via gossips, rumours, etc etc.
what friends of friends say.
and we label ppl just based on what we see on the surface, like how I labelled hyenas as "disgusting creatures" before I learnt more about them :/
but how many of us do actually take the effort to know these ppl better?
the "quiet one just cos she doesn't speak up", the "boring one cos she doesn't have a good dress sense", the "nerd just cos she's in a particular class or cos of her appearance", the "one who flirts with everyone" etc etc.
how many of us are actually willing to ignore these labels that ppl give, and really accept them for who they really are.
and when we do take the effort to get to know them better, perhaps we'd be shocked to find out, for example, that the "quiet one" is actually someone who dreams of becoming a radio DJ, but she's afraid to tell ppl that because of the label that she has been given.
perhaps the "boring one" actually keeps a fashion diary or sth, but is to embarassed to tell anyone that she can't afford them.
perhaps the "nerd" secretly dreams of becoming a chef, a teacher, etc etc.
perhaps all the "flirt" wants to do is to be friendly, but her behaviour somehow makes it seem like she's flirting.
but because of the labels that they've been given, they don't dare to live out their dream.
instead, they decide to live up to their labels, to what everyone thinks of them.

ever heard of:
"omg she's joining danceeee? are you serious?? that nerddd? she looks so...errr, uncool?"
"he's thinking of joining debate? but he's so quiet O.o"
"drama? pls lah don't try, you sure cmi one."
"guitar? you sure? lol you don't look very musically inclined to me."
"sailing? she's damn skinny can you think she got muscles meh."
etc etc.

how many of yall know what I'm talking about.
we are all guilty of this.
and we sure don't like it when ppl label us for sth that we know is not the real, us.
so, let's not label others too.
tear it off yo!

first training at another new cca today.
it was quite fun, had a good workout actually.
feel damn shuang after exercising/playing ball.
feel super accomplished haha.
okay so I'm sorta set on 1 cca and 1 interest group already.
the 1st and 4th choice.
really want my 2nd choice alot but results are only gonna be out next year :/
and for my 3rd choice, I'm sorta already invited for the first session.
shall go for the first session and see how it goes, whether i wanna continue or not.
if I get into my 2nd choice, most prob I'll drop my 3rd choice, though I kinda want it too ):
well but we can't have everything, yeah?

anw lg was super errr lots of laughter hahaha.
and the location choosing was errrrr.
joke.
goal setting.
must make sure I achieve my holiday goals.
can't believe 1 month has passed and there's only 1 month more!
plus an extra free week next year :D
but probably it's gonna be used for ccas?

looking forward to more fruitful days this holiday!

mass convos rock totally.
had an el4b1 mass convo on wed night lol we talked alot of nonsense and watched funny vids ._.

mahjong with kimbo, nic and nette on thurs and I was late but please lor nette came at the same time as me haha.
it's such a good game to pass time and even when I left, after playing for 1 1/2 hours, we were still at dongfeng all thanks to kimbo who kept winning the first few games! ._.
and then it was dinner and teoheng with the lgl lg!
it was awesome we were just super high if only it could be longer then we can zihigh even more hehe.

and today!
got up earlier than my usual holiday waking up time and went to school to play ball with junior high kids.
this is so cool I keep thinking I'm in SH already so I can call the JH students "kids" :D
but I really am gonna be yr5 soon.
although I'd wished to go back in time to lower sec and the old mount sinai campus :/
It was scorching, totally.
I can see that I have become abit more tanned.
anni rocks! :D
cos she ganged up with me and we kept gl-ing darren about height and length LOL.

borrowed The Crucible from tabs!
read abit of the story overview and it sounds quite interesting.
was thinking I should at least familiarise myself with the plot and characters instead of having zero knowledge about the play :/

dinner with yiting at kfc!
talked alot as usual and she's really my jinx but I still love her!
haha with all the crazy daring adventurous stuff that we carry out.
I want my future husband to be a male version of her LOL.
radical.
ahhh I love this term after learning it from sermon that day.
it has become my new sort-of vision for myself.
I want to be radical.
In all aspects of my life, and more so in the KOG.
I want to do things, things that have never been done before.
I want to develop ideas that have never been developed before.
I want to venture into places that have never been ventured into before.
I don't want to stick to a routine, I don't want to go with the flow.
Creativity, is something I truly hold in high regard.
If creativity was taken away form me, gosh how boring would my life be lol.

and I just realised how forgetful I am and how serious the consequences will be.
I really have to note down every little thing I'm gonna do so that I don't forget!
really sorry to all you ppl who have been victims of the consequences of my forgetfulness! :/

anyway today was a really fruitful day!