My God is Mighty to Save

2012

2012-01-08T18:41:00.002+08:00

Twenty-twelve. 2012. However you say it.
It's gonna be an interesting year, what with turning 22 (soon enough, at the end of the year) and being 21 for now. Even more interestingly, there are the speculations on the end of the world. Will the world end? No one knows. But why bother? Live each day as if it's your last! That's what matters!

In any case, school is starting again tmr. (Oh ho, or maybe not so for me because my Mondays are FREE. Ahaha, so sue me.) Alright, so I'll quit being bimbotic for awhile. I'm glad for the changes happening in YZ. BS on Sundays, no longer exactly part of the core but just mentoring my new understudy. It frees up a lot of my time, for one. Secondly, it allows me to take a slight breather without really taking a breather (because I'm still serving, except that the workload lessened). And, hence, I became a worship leader for YAM. It's probably time I think of transiting myself from serving in YZ to YAM. I can't stay a youth forever, can I? Haha. My heart is still with YZ though, so I'll still stick around for a couple of years more after my girls graduate.

Sharon said something that I thought was really true! When God calls you, you can't run away. Indeed. While being a DGL was not really much of a consideration for me, because I had already prepared myself when Daryl asked me in 2007. I was really excited, although I wasn't exactly sure how to do it. Reflecting on how I feel about being a DGL now, I'm still equally excited and I really truly enjoy it. Call it a teacher's heart (: And then I realised that I suppose being a DGL could really be a gift of mine! Looking at all the batches that graduated from YZ, I really cannot pinpoint many who have seen their groups through all 6 years. I would be the second female DGL? I was thinking about it too. I would like to come back and mentor another DGL for perhaps a year or two. Like the double DGL groups with Cara and Michelle, Cyrus and Linus, and now Vera and Joey. I enjoy all the DGL fellowships anyway. Serving alongside the people whom you've known for ages is really heartening.

On a sadder note, Deb is leaving. I'll miss our star-gazing chitchats in camps, our talks about what's going on in life, serving together (first in flute, then in yz), someone familiar to go with when I'm in a sea of people I'm not so close to and don't feel like opening up for that moment, someone to support me when I'm down. We've been busy lately I think, or at least I have. But friends will still be friends. Nothing can change that! (:

I think I've typed enough for now. So long! I'm probably feeling a bit more reflective cos I just watched A Little Bit Of Heaven.

`signing off
-lynn

2011-12-08T23:46:00.001+08:00

YZ Camp is tmr, and as usual, I have mixed feelings. On one hand, I'm really looking forward to a few days off my dramas so I don't keep going crazy over them and also spend some time with church people. On the other hand, I'm really NOT looking forward to sleeping on classroom floors and bathing in crammed up cubicles and being dirty. I haven't gone for a camp in a really long time >< and I feel absolutely old. Hanging out with kids who are only 12, playing games and running about. Even though I'm not the kind who makes kids feel uncomfortable when they're talking to me cos I'm much older, it's still so gross to think of the age difference I have with them!!

Anyway, time to enjoy my last night before hard rock floor sleeping..

`signing off
-lynn

2011-12-07T16:59:00.001+08:00

I am a sucker for romance dramas! I don't like long, draggy dramas that span for more than 20 episodes and the 16 episode kind is my absolute favourite. I've watched many many dramas since 2006 (which is when I started watching dramas, starting with Goong...). Anyway I kind of consider myself quite a pioneer when it comes to anything Korean, because I was on the wave already before the world decided that it was worth giving K-pop a try! Haha how boastful of me. After counting, I've watched 21 korean dramas. This isn't including Taiwanese, Hong Kong, Jap (one/two) and English. I think I spend half my life watching dramas! Haha. My books are feeling neglected now...not. Cos I already finished them! I'm wondering where on earth did I find the time to actually do all these, study, and fulfill all my commitments.

Rambling on! I'm bored cos I just finished Oh My Lady (: Si Won is an unbelievably good entertainer, I must say. Upbringing is indeed important.

`signing off
-lynn

December when I'm 21

2011-12-01T22:57:00.001+08:00

December. The time of snow in seasonal countries. Here in the tropics it's all rain and no sunshine. I dislike the wet weather, even though it's cooler. I prefer the bright, warm sunshine to the cold, gloomy blanket of doom. And yet, December is still my favourite month, simply because it's my birthday! And it's also Jesus' birthday! Well, officially that is. 25th December is just an estimate anyway. A few years ago (maybe like 5-6?), if you asked me, I would have replied that I prefer the rain.

I am so glad that I'm no longer the emo teenager anymore. Turning 21 this year will mark the end of any teenage stuff remaining. The days of dwelling on problems, being so upset over things that go wrong, feeling disappointment because of people who failed me...all those are long gone. Of course, I'm still not a ball of optimism, but I reckon that I now move past all these things quickly and handle situations in a more mature manner.

Haha. I hope my birthday party is a success! I suck at organizing and hosting parties.

`signing off
-lynn

Morning thoughts on ECP

2011-11-10T08:22:00.003+08:00

Drove past ECP on the way to school just now (from Joey's school) and passed by the whole array of PSA, Raffles Place, City Hall. A few things I thought while passing by...

1. I really have no idea how PSA is so efficient. There are SO MANY containers and well, they need to really know where each container is! I suppose now everything's computerized so it's all good. Makes me think of the Chinese Businesses in Singapore module that I took last sem. Many people think I'm nuts to take all these weirdo modules but I do think I've gained a lot of general knowledge about things happening in Singapore (and the world) that they probably haven't gotten by choosing modules that will get them their As. I didn't take any of these sort of modules in NUS High, being too sheltered by all the science and math. Sometimes I feel that it isn't so good, to just learn about one kind of academics. The people in NUS High lack knowledge about what's going on around them, and they don't even need to study all these things since there's no GP. So my nation building and U.S. History mods this sem are really really useful, even though I'm probably not gonna get an A for them. But hey, it's worth it.

2. I quite like the whole Raffles place work scene. Many OLs walking around, looking all the same, all cliched and stuff, but oh wells, it's classic isn't it? It's everyone's definition of "the working world" when they're young. And so, I may decide to do a short stint there some time in my life. Some elusive time, perhaps? But some time nonetheless. I'm not the kind that likes desk-bound jobs anyway.

I have weird non-linked thoughts. Hahaha. I'm gonna take Korean.

`signing off

-lynn

2011-11-02T22:06:00.004+08:00

It's funny how birthday songs are meant to be sung in a loud and boisterous manner, no matter how good a singer you are. Haha just a thought! You've got to announce to the whole world, or whoever is within earshot, that "Hey! It's HIS/HER birthday!" Embarrassing as that may be, it's a classic (Singaporean perhaps?) culture that I enjoy, both as a participant of the singing or as the receiver of the well-wishes. Gives you the sense of warmth and tells you that your friends really love you.

Here's to birthdays and 23s! Blessed Birthday Brother! (:

`signing off

-lynn

2011-09-10T23:35:00.002+08:00

School has started, and 5 weeks passed by in a whirl. A whirl of fun, might I add. It didn't feel like 5 weeks at all, and I haven't started to feel tired or weary or anything of that sort. By God's grace, I've some how survived 2 years of uni on my own and things just get better (: Now that Kenwei is also in NUS, we get to see each other more for lunch and I'm no longer alone. It makes things a lot easier, even though I am kind of helping him through certain modules. Haha I suppose it just helps having someone familiar around! With all my good and close friends one by one entering uni, this is just another meeting ground for everyone. So all's good and well.

God is good. Even though I didn't manage to get the original 6 modules that I wanted, He provided me with another one. I like my timetable this sem actually. And..I got fired from tuition. Haha it was expected since I raised my fees. Interestingly enough, it's not affecting me that much and I seem to be enjoying the extra time this gives me. Although not the money part obviously, but I wouldn't say I'm in lack. Trusting in God's provision in His perfect time. Or rather, learning to and succeeding!

I feel rather optimistic recently, and bubbly too! This is called the Kenwei Influence. Hahaha. His optimism rubs off on me and how he has such simple faith in everything also kinda inspired me to do the same. The child-like faith that Jesus was talking about when he said "The Kingdom of God belongs to such as these." Just some thoughts!

`signing off

-lynn

2011-07-24T16:01:00.002+08:00

Dear God,

Please help me get my modules. I will commit my timetable for Year 3 Sem 1 into Your hands and let You take control, because You are God alone. (: Just like how You watched over Uncle David for the cha cha world record, You will also watch over me. Thank you!

In Jesus' name,

Amen

2011-07-07T21:11:00.004+08:00

"I just wanted him to show some initiative in caring for me!"
"How would I know...she didn't say anything!"

A familiar sort of spat between couples, is it not? I have recently concocted a new theory (or perhaps not so new between the relationship experts), or should I say, a valuable lesson. Ladies, we all know that what you want is for your boyfriend to be able to read your mind and take some initiative to be concerned about you. Trust me, I know that all too well. Guys, you always face the same problem with your partners - not knowing what to do.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but guys are generally willing to do anything you ask them to, if it's within their capabilities. Somehow, though, the ladies have a problem with the asking, because we feel that our other halves should understand us and know what we want and need. Well, but let's face it - they don't, and never will.

A sort of compromise needs to be achieved between the 2 genders, since none will ever completely change to become the other. Ladies, the guys cannot understand your minds. They function too simply to understand our complex thoughts (no offense here, guys). Hence, what you need to do is simply ask, and they will give what they can. As for you guys, try asking some questions that show your concern once in awhile - a little statement goes a long way.

`signing off
-lynn

2011-06-25T11:49:00.002+08:00

Back from Church Camp and Mission Trip!
Glad to be back, but yet, I want more. It's always this feeling isn't it? Mission Trip was extremely eventful. Perhaps I would post my reflections, but I highly doubt it.

`signing off
-lynn

2011-06-04T00:01:00.002+08:00

One of my busiest holidays yet! But it's a good kind of busy, filled with all sorts of meaningful activities - worship leading for church camp (excited!), going on a mission trip for the first time in my life (even more exciting!!!), teaching in St. Gabriel's (not really exciting).

I'm looking forward to mission trip, after all that planning. We've been practicing our songs and dance and origami and planning lesson plans and games. I think we're still lacking in a lot of ways, but it's coming along. It would be so great to see God work in our lives during the 6 days and see our work come to fruition. I really hope the kids there would learn something!

Teaching at St Gabs is gonna be an interesting challenge. Teaching a class for the first time, and in a boys' school. After being in a girls' school for half my schooling life (including uni), a boys' school is gonna be something new. Either way, an interesting holiday for me! One that doesn't involve me slacking around at the very least!

`signing off
-lynn

2011-05-09T22:13:00.002+08:00

General Election 2011:
This is perhaps the first time I'm actually vaguely interested in a slice of politics. Watching a few rallies on youtube, looking at articles and comments on the nominees and how people shoot each other down just to climb to the top. I suppose politics is that way - unforgiving and cruel. Because you become a leader, you are put in the spotlight. Every single detail of your life is dug up and scrutinized, privacy becomes a thing of the past. Look at Tin Pei Ling, her private life and marriage was exposed for the world to see and now she's nicknamed "Kate Spade".

Speaking of candidates though, I think Tin Pei Ling really needs to prove herself useful in the next few years, because she has been said to ride on the coattail of SM Goh. Oh wells, we'll see. The comments against her are a bit too much though, I find. The takeaway from GE2011 should be that the PAP really needs to reflect on why their votes and support dropped so much since the last elections. I will have the chance to vote at the next elections and I forsee my GRC (Marine Parade) to be one of the hotspots, since Nicole Seah is probably going to contest again with a stronger team. If the PAP doesn't do anything about it, I'm afraid more people would gear towards the opposition. It will be scary if Singapore one day becomes a 2 party government. These are just my objective thoughts anyway. No offence to anyone.

Anyway, I made history in my life today! One milestone checked for Lynn. I ice-skated for the first time today! It was really bad because I've never rollerbladed in my life and now i'm doing it - on ice. So yes, I was extremely cautious since falling down equals to another dislocation of my right elbow and that really isn't a good thing because my elbow is already in a bad state. I must really thank the other 3 people I went with! Kenwei, Izhar and Shu Qing. Their commendable amount of patience really helped! Izhar and Shu Qing would drag me quickly through the ice so that I would get a feel of what it was like to skate. Kenwei would bring me through slowly and let me figure out how to go step by step. The end result: I finally can move through the ice on my own, without holding the side bar, albeit a little slow. It's a start!

`signing off
-lynn

2011-04-03T22:49:00.002+08:00

University Life

As year 2 draws to a close, I thought I'd journal some thoughts regarding how college has been.

With regards to COURSE CHOICE:
I had a huge struggle with lifescience at first, it being the "safety net" for me. I had (or possible have) absolutely no passion or interest in this course, nor is it the course I envisioned myself to be in a few years back. After going through rounds of trying to escape, I think I've finally accepted my path. The scholarship gave me a new found purpose for studying, and I suppose God does have His reasons for putting me in teaching rather than as a doctor. In retrospect, I don't think I would have enjoyed the entire studying process of medicine either. The commitment level is way too high and I would have needed to give up a lot of my ministries in church which I feel a greater burden for. Perhaps that was why when they posed me the question "Will you give up your church commitments to become a doctor in the future?", my answer was no.

With regards to PEOPLE:
I have made many acquaintances throughout these 2 years, but unfortunately, have not found any good friends that will possibly stay with me after this phase of my life. It is hard to find like-minded people in such a general course, because everyone comes from different walks of life, and all are taking different paths. It's a bit hard to explain, but I find myself very different from them. Maybe it's me? Haha. I've always had a problem finding friends that last anyway. I'm glad I joined crusade though, Sophia has been a great encouragement to me. (:

With regards to RESULTS:
I haven't been exactly getting my "expected" results, which has certainly been a humbling experience for me. I'm used to being the cream of the crop, and dropping to an average student wasn't exactly what I would call fun. I've learnt a lot since then, that results aren't everything. I'm still praying for contentment, but I must say that God certainly has been good.

I still cannot wait to graduate, and university is an agony. I'm counting down till the end! Haha but it's getting better as the semesters go by and I really thank God for seeing me through every step of the way. (:

`signing off
-lynn

2011-03-29T18:14:00.002+08:00

A small "thank you for being there all the time lynn! (:(:" from one of my girls was enough to make my day. Knowing that all my efforts of encouraging them, talking to them, hoping that they would open up to me and be comfortable talking to me about stuff in general paid off. No, they may not be perfect yet. And no, they may not be altogether mature, both mentally and spiritually. But they have been entrusted to me, and I will walk alongside them, praying for them and imparting the little(?) knowledge that I have to them so that one day, they would become God-fearing women themselves.

But for now, a simple thank you will do.

`signing off
-lynn

2011-03-11T15:02:00.002+08:00

"being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and power,..." Colossians 1:11

I was praying last night for strength to continue studying, because I was really afraid that I wouldn't be able to finish revising for my molecular biology test next tuesday, seeing that I had about 200 slides not done yesterday and I took a whole day to finish 100. I fell asleep after praying, having some form of peace in my heart.

This morning, while doing QT, this verse spoke to me. It was a very good encouragement, because it's like an immediate answer to my prayer! (Well, after one night of good rest that is.) God really is faithful and real. Miraculously, I have finished my first round of revision! (The most tedious part of writing alll the notes out.) So yes, I'm ahead of my own schedule, thankfully!

Really thank God (:

`signing off

-lynn

2011-02-16T16:02:00.003+08:00

In a blink of an eye, CNY and Valentine's day are over! CNY was packed full with food, food and more food. It's surprising how I'm still maintaining my weight. This semester has been pretty slow going. No midnight rushes for homework or last minute schedules. I suppose I'm right to say that sem 2 is always better than sem 1, simply because it's the beginning of the the year and there wasn't a 3 month break in between semesters.

I've recently got addicted to latin pop (that's just the genre, they're very much in spanish actually). Did I mention that Diego Boneta is wayyyy hot! Haha all south americans are basically oh-so-exotic because of the mix in ethnicity I suppose? Listen to Siempre Tu by Diego Boneta, addictive!

Anyway, just a few photos to brighten up this blog!

Family photo

Second Day - Outdoor Shots

At the Leong Poh Kee Annual Dinner

`signing off
-lynn

2011-01-20T00:18:00.002+08:00

First session of IDO today (or rather, last night). (: - Authentic Discipleship
It was pretty interesting to attend IDO because it's with the adults, not just the youths. So you get to hear inputs about the topic from different points of view because they've experienced more things.

Anyway, Pastor Ronnie is an amusing person. I took a lift back from him and he was just talking to me about a lot of things, very unlike his usual self! Lol. He's very nice lah, always willing to send me home. Hahaha (:

Just wanted to thank God for providing me with textbooks! I was fretting over whether to buy them or not because they're all really expensive. 113+62 dollars. Adeline introduced me to this used textbooks forum on ivle and lo and behold, I found 2 people selling theirs for 70 and 28 respectively! So I managed to get both textbooks under 100! Really really thankful!

`signing off
-lynn

2011-01-18T23:38:00.002+08:00

My previous post was my 777th post! I just realised. Lol. Anyway, today a SUPER COOL THING happened to me. It's like, "the coolest thing in the world!"

I was on the bus to Island Creamery from Holland V....and this girl came up. She had an air of familiarity to her and she sat opp me for awhile. To my utter SHOCK, when she bent down to msg on her blackberry, she looked like me! Her facial features, shape and size are all around the same! Okay, and me being me, decided to put my PI skills to good use and snap a picture of her. For her sake, I won't put it up here. It's up on facebook, but you got to be my friend in order to see. Thanks to touch screen phones which allows for awkward position msging, it didn't look too weird and out of place when i took her. The resemblance is pretty uncanny, and even my mum, sis, and kenwei say so! I mean, they're like my few closest people, so their judgments should be right. :p

This is seriously really cool! I've never experienced it before! I mean, how many people can say that they've seen their own doppelgangers right??

Oh and Happy Birthday to Joey (13 mins early) and Happy Belated to Mummy (1 day late)

`signing off
-lynn

2011-01-14T21:54:00.002+08:00

School has started again, it's not exactly the best start, but it's definitely a much happier start. I fell on monday due to the slippery road, and injured not just myself but my laptop. Frankly, I didn't really care about the blood and platelets that were oozing out of my knee but I was heartbroken when I saw that a corner of my laptop cracked and bent upwards in an awkward position. Sighss there goes my pretty vaio. ):

I've been late for every single lesson too. It's really not my fault because I leave the house really early but the bus just refuses to come. When it does, it travels so slowly on a traffic free road. If there's one thing I'm extremely impatient about, it's waiting for the bus. Besides, even if i reach school on time, it doesn't mean that I reach the LT on time. Why, you may ask? Because my LT is on A HILL. Yes, that's right. The shortest way to reach there is to climb up a hill from the bus stop and then 3 flights of steps. Mind you, when you're already late, chionging up the hill isn't a joke.

I'm enjoying math yet again. For now. Apparently I've heard that the module is a killer subject. But I think I prefer it to pure calculus and so I took it. It's pretty easy so far and my lecturer is really clear. He looks like Kent Cheng though, also has the same kinda humour.

Ah...tuesday was fun because we went to celebrate the jan babies' birthdays. There are 3 in my family, which is irritating cos they make up the majority. Well at least i'm unique. Oh wells. I see no need to put up pictures here anymore anyway, since there's facebook and everyone gets updates from there.

A random quote! "Zebra Wallace the Golden Flycatcher" - Kenwei, in response some book title that he thought was a random mesh of words.

`signing off
-lynn

2010-12-31T17:16:00.002+08:00

And so another year ends. Every year is the same, the hustle and bustle of life never stops. Well but let's see what my new year resolution for 2010 was and whether I fulfilled it. Hmm...I wanted to trust in God more and not worry so much. Tested and tried a lot throughout the whole year and I think I did manage to achieve what I wanted to do.

I shall hereby state my new year's resolution for 2011. To not be so irritable. It means to be less irritated by the littlest things and to not let my temper go so easily. Yup! So God, please guide me!

`signing off
-lynn

2010-12-20T23:41:00.001+08:00

Anyone who finds a purple 4th gen ipod nano in an orange pouch, can you please return it to me? The ipod has the name “Joey” and there are photos inside for identification. You can find “Joey” on facebook and identify the matching display pic with that in the nano. THANKS! and your help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED=D

You can contact me via email: joeyngkangy19@gmail.com

2010-12-01T23:59:00.002+08:00

Today marks the start of December. And I missed another month of not blogging at all! So now there are 2 months from Jan 06 to Dec 10 that are missing from my archives. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to tmr. End of bioinfo paper, and the start of a one month break. At long last!

Father, into Your hands, I commit again. All I am to You, Lord.

`signing off

-lynn

2010-10-31T17:53:00.002+08:00

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank You for the effective revision I've had during the weekend. Thank You for helping me cope with everything even though it seemed really hard to. Thank You for Your faithfulness and for carrying my burden.

In Jesus' name,

Amen.

2010-10-18T23:22:00.002+08:00

I don't think I'll be able to find lasting friends in NUS. People here are of a really different frequency that I can't seem to tune to. I think they're nice in their own way, but I can't talk to them like how I used to talk to my other friends. Oh wells. They don't even know much about me anyway. I'm kinda used to solitude, and I quite like it in school.

`signing off

-lynn

2010-10-12T13:25:00.002+08:00

I'm gonna do my listing of thoughts again.

Was extremely fed up and irritated yesterday when my stats lecturer announced that he was going to recollect our test papers due to a mistake in his answer of one of the questions, which someone tried to argue for because he got it wrong. He concluded that it was indeed the ambiguity of the question that resulted in the confusion. As such, he decided to make the question void. This is how he wanted to go about doing it:

1. Deduct 2 marks off those who got it right originally.

2. Add 2 marks to those who got it wrong originally.

3. Deduct 2 marks off the total.

Does that even make sense??? Why on earth would you add 2 marks to those who got it wrong originally if you want to make the question void??? They'll be getting additional marks and it's just unfair. I think he totally got confused between correcting his answer scheme and making the question void. Since I was in the category of those who got it right originally, naturally I was indignant. And being me, I went up to confront him. I think it was more of scold him. Either way, I explained the rationale of "making a question void" but he didn't seem to understand. Fortunately i had the backing of others as well, who found him ridiculous. Finally, I concluded with this statement "As a stats lecturer, I expect you to be able to handle simple math like this." And he eventually did follow what we said.

I'm taught by a double digit IQ lecturer. -.- I think NUS should send foreign lecturers for english speaking classes.

Science of Music test was a few hours ago. Should get full marks, if i'm not horrendously careless. I love this module actually, because it requires the least amount of work. Along with 3 projects, 1 final test that is content heavy, 2 lab reports, this is indeed a refreshing break. My A is secured! Hopefully. Haha you never know with bell curves.

`signing off

-lynn

2010-10-03T22:13:00.002+08:00

Enjoyed yet another round of yz leaders' retreat. I was able to just sit down and quietly contemplate on the Word, sth I don't get to do with all the various distractions of work and stuff. Plus all the fellowship with other leaders, teasing brother, talking about our common passion for yz. I love these bunch of people. (: Although I'm feeling extremely tired now cos I'm kinda sick.

2010-09-09T16:30:00.002+08:00

I think this blog deserves another update. I've been doing quite a bit of blogging on my tumblr (basically just re-blogging other ppl's posts because I'm so lazy). For those who don't know, my newly created tumblr is www.lynnoblast.tumblr.com. Anyway, I just wanted to state a few things on my blog.

1. I'm extremely appalled by the selfishness of a particular ST2137 student. (It's a stats module btw) I entered tutorial late because my previous lecture ended late. So, I missed the first 2 questions of the tutorial and was quite lost. I decided to ask this girl who was sitting next to me what the answers for the first 2 questions were. The first time she told me, but for some reason mine still generated some error on the programme. Of course, the most natural thing to do is to re-ask the same person. I went to consult her opinion again, but this time, she completely ignored me and continued staring at her computer screen. Afraid that she did not hear me the first time, I raised my voice a little higher and asked her a few more times. The way she responded was classic. She brought her chair forward to the table in front and planted herself and her laptop there. Amazing isn't it?

2. Still regarding the same module. I've been praying and also asking my DG to pray that I'll be able to find ppl to work with for my stats project because I don't know anyone taking the module and the group must be between 5-7 ppl. Praise God! I managed to find a very helpful stats major as well as another vietnamese girl who happens to be in lifesciences too! And just today, I found 3 more ppl without groups, so I took them in as well and got my group of 6! Really really thankful (: This just testifies further of how God just works things out all the time, so I don't need to worry and just need to put my trust in Him.

Start each day with a prayer, it makes a difference (:

`signing off

-lynn

2010-08-17T15:28:00.004+08:00

School started last week, and the rhythm of lectures-tutorials-labs sets in again. As far as the first week of school is concerned, I'm still utterly zoned out. Brain mal-functioning. 2 of my modules are probably the most boring stuff on earth. One module on computer aided data analysis (I can't believe they actually included this module) and another one called bioinformatics. Basically, during lectures, all they are doing is talking about how to operate the various programmes. Cell biology isn't much better either. It's the only module which I feel I'm learning anything though. Science of music is on the foundations of music, which is very VERY basic. Grade 1 theory stuff.

I think I grew out of blogging. On to stalking other ppl's blogs now. Hahaha.

`signing off

-lynn

2010-07-28T15:37:00.002+08:00

I'm so disappointed with Lifescience students. I saw it coming, but still, after the reality kicks in, the disappointment becomes more real. Bidding always brings out the horror in students.

I was bidding for this module called Experimental Molecular and Cell Biology. Originally, I put in 200 points, thinking that maybe that was more than enough. To my horror, when I went in to check, I had to increase my points because I was on the verge of falling below the cutoff point. As such, I increased it to 300. 2 hours later, I re-checked my status, and realised that I had to increase my points again, to 500. And thereafter, to 700. Before open bidding closed, I went in to check one more time. This time, the cutoff point was 634. Seeing that I had a high chance of getting kicked out, I up-ed my bid to 1k, and left it there, thinking that I would definitely get the module with a refund of a few hundred points.

I just checked the cost of the module after bidding was over. The module cost 955 points. -.- Even with my 1k, I almost got kicked out. Really goes to show how kiasu lifescience students are. You probably won't find this anywhere else.

`signing off

-lynn

2010-07-01T15:38:00.002+08:00

Hello! I'm not dead yet, haha. But my blog more or less is. And anyway, I've been rather busy with Crusade's freshman camp as well as youth sunday stuff. Finally, it's almost over! Seriously, I'm always signing up for stuff and then dreading to go afterwards. Interesting though.

I've finished Gossip Girl seasons 2 and 3! I finished season 1 a long time ago, so yeah. I loved it actually! It's extremely screwed up yes, and i'm very appreciative of the simple life I have. But in a twisted way, it contains emotions, feelings, solid friendships and relationships that don't break easily even through betrayals and hardships. There's a lot to learn from them actually! And how you should not screw up your life everytime it gets better. How you shouldn't get lofty aspirations you can't achieve and in the end, hurt everyone while trying to reach them.

Oh wells, i think out of all my online social networks, my fb is still getting the most attention. And i feel so accomplished because I finished doing my camp booklet!

`signing off
-lynn

2010-06-16T10:31:00.002+08:00

God is really amazing! Just yesterday, Kenwei's sergeant just told him that his chances of getting leave to go for church camp is almost zero cos he's still considered as a trainee even though he's already a signaler. So, I sent out a prayer request to my DG (Aunty Corinne, John, Intan, Xiu Xia, Mark, Neville, Chris, Daryl) and Lance! They were praying and so were we! Nothing could really be done during office hours, so kenwei talked to his captain after last parade and I was praying through that. Praise the Lord! He gave his okay (: But he also had to check with the S1, the overall in charge. And that could only be done this morning at about 9am.

I was praying through again, and so was Kenwei, cos he couldn't do anything anymore. And THANK GOD!! He's really in control of everything. The s1 heard it and approved of his leave, so he'll be booking out the night before church camp starts! YAYYY (: Thank God!! And thank you to those who've been praying! <3

`signing off
-lynn

2010-06-15T23:33:00.004+08:00

Robert Bruce, the king of Scotland got defeated in the battles six times by his enemies. Therefore, leaving the country he fled to a forest and was lying inside a cave with a broken heart. In one corner of that cave, a spider was making effort to spin a web. With the thread emanating from its stomach, the spider tried attaching it from one end to another, and at every effort it kept falling down. Yet, it never grew weary. For the seventh time, mustering all its strength, the spider tried again, and became successful in getting to the other end with the thread. It also completed the web. A new strength and boldness was formed in the heart of Robert Bruce who witnessed this scene. He got up saying, “I will also use all my might and be successful in this seventh attempt.” Accordingly, he won the victory. Therefore, we should also not become weary in our efforts. God will surely make us victorious. Since we are surrounded by such great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders, the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run the race with perseverance marked out for us (Hebrews 12:1).

How apt, even as the final "verdict" of sorts will be tmr, we should not be weary in our efforts, because God will make us victorious. We'll have victory! (:

`signing off
-lynn

Reminiscence

2010-06-12T10:21:00.001+08:00

Christian Kids Songs. With Christ in the Vessel and I’ve got Peace like a River. Somehow, they come to mind more easily than things like Hillsongs or Paul Baloche. Ultimately, when you’re most afraid, you go back to being a kid all over again, humming familiar tunes that you seem to have forgotten over the years.

Last night, I had my bout of claustrophobia and necrophobia again. (yes, i’m afraid of lifeless things and closed spaces, so sue me) Anyway, I could feel fear settling in, threatening to engulf my mind with endless thoughts and insomnia. Right then, I uttered a silent prayer to the Lord to take away these thoughts and the first song that came to my mind was “With Christ in the Vessel”. So I started humming it in my head, along with the lyrics, and I gradually calmed down. “I’ve got peace like a river” followed next, in gratitude of the peace in my heart that God has given to me. With that, I fell asleep. So really, don’t look down or detest children’s songs. Cos they actually speak strongly and powerfully in a simple way. (:

Another thing I was thinking about yesterday when I was bathing. For those who don’t know, my towel is a gift from a friend (thanks gene!) for my 18th. It was a joke, really. But when I think about it now, it just makes me smile. My clique of friends were asking one another this question: “If you were stuck on an island and there was one thing you could have, what would it be?” Apparently my answer was the most interesting, because I said, “A towel.” Haha, and everyone started laughing. My reason was, a towel has multi-purposes - picnic mat, wipe yourself dry, clothes (tube dress), blanket. Haha so it’s really really useful! Ah but not many people agree, just kept laughing. So fine fine…That’s the story of the towel. Lol.

`signing off
-lynn

How do I determine God’s will for my life? [P2]

2010-06-08T13:01:00.001+08:00

How do I determine God’s will for my life? [P2]

How do I determine God’s will for my life? [P1]

2010-06-08T13:01:00.000+08:00

How do I determine God’s will for my life? [P1]

2010-06-01T22:05:00.004+08:00

Got a number of things to blog about this time, so thought it was worth the update. Let's start from the very beginning!

28th May
Synod youth leadership camp 2nd day. Kenwei dislocated his right shoulder while throwing a wet towel in a game! Haha so accompanied him to the A&E at Mt Alvernia while we waited for an orthopedic surgeon to do some procedure to fix it back. Thank God Dr Leong was there and he happened to be a really experienced doctor (kenwei's doctor's teacher) Yup so we got it fixed but he still went back home after the night msg. One of my most memorable camps for sure! Anyway, the speaker was pretty good, i thought. I learnt quite a bit from that camp (:

29th May (:
Break camp and went home to rest a bit first. Then, met kenwei at orchard mrt, where he was supposed to bring me to our surprise dinner venue...and it turned out to be The Line @ Shangri-La Hotel! So sweet <3 To celebrate our 1 year 5 month anniversary. Well, it's also significant cos it's kenwei's longest relationship by month! (My previous relationships happen to be non-existent) So yup, we're taking things one step at a time, getting to know each other, understanding each other and learning to build our relationship even more! A really coincidental, one in a million thing that happened was that we happened to be sitting next to charmaine and her partner. First reactions: Wow, what are the odds. And then we bumped into her mum, who didn't know she was there. -.- Double wow. But I really enjoyed the dinner. It was buffet and the spread was fantastic! (:(: Love you, darling!

As for this week, it's kinda boring, but at least on sunday kenwei and i went to visit brother after service! That was pretty interesting! Haha i fail at 3d metal puzzles. Really! And photos from the dinner up on facebook. I'll just put 2 up here!
`signing off
-lynn

2010-05-19T22:37:00.002+08:00

I'm behaving like some little school girl now. Why? Because Lee Min Ho is HOT. He's really good-looking and his skin is flawless! In my pov, korean guys > jap guys > westerners. Seriously, all those american/british actors aren't hot at all. They're...old. And the young ones aren't much better. Ohwells. I think if my baby saw this, he'll be totally jealous =P Aww...

I love the show Personal Taste! It's not the kind where you just keep crying and crying, because even during the complicated and sad parts, there is laughter and comic relief! And they certainly trust each other more. (: Not to mention the main actor is Lee Min Ho. So much nicer than his curly hair in Boys Before Flowers! Of course, even then, he was the best out of all the 3 versions of the show (Hana Yori Dango and Meteor Garden). Ahaha. I'm nuts, I know!

Okay the boredom is kinda killing me. I'm gonna start a book counter to note the number of books I've read in the holidays.
Current count: 7 (in 2 weeks)

`signing off
-lynn

2010-05-18T15:54:00.003+08:00

I think I want to teach. And I prefer to be assigned to problematic students. Yes I know it's just weird, because I'm basically asking for trouble. But I was doing QT today when suddenly I had this realisation that hey, actually I've been teaching a whole lot of problem kids tuition and I can manage it. I even enjoyed it. Even tuition jobs coming my way seem to be filled with more problem kids. Those who go off-tangent, autistic, hyperactive, with attitude.

I went to research on teaching scholarships just now, to see if any of them accept undergraduate applications. And I found one! The MOE teaching award! It accepts year 1,2 and 3 undergraduate applications. The bond's still 4 years, but ohwells! At least I get some money and my tuition fees are paid for! I will aim to do better so that I can get it!

Hmmm and I want my Nikon D3000! It's a good entry-level DSLR, easy to use and very value-for-money. After I get my DSLR, I'll start learning how to edit photos! And then photography can be my new side line! Hahaha. My interests seem to be wandering all over the place. Ohwells some are pastimes while others are rice bowls. Can't wait for the IT show to come again! I'll bring it to Korea at the end of the year! Watch out for nice photos!

Well well, I'll return to watching more dramas for now (: Stop dreaming!

`signing off
-lynn

2010-05-10T22:25:00.004+08:00

Exams have been over for quite some time now, and I've been really bored! The I-really-have-no-idea-what-to-do kinda bored. I finished claymore, watched cloudy with a chance of meatballs, watch Big Bang Theory, finished a book and it's only been what, less than 5 days? I need a job! But I can't find anything with decent pay, and something that I can actually see myself doing for 3 months. I'm hoping and hoping that I'll be able to get enough tuition jobs (they give me sufficient free time and pay). Help! If you know of anyone who needs tuition, please let me know!Anyway, Chicago was on 8th May and it rocked! Everything was really good! Met darling before hand to shop for more clothes (not for me) and he got this shirt from new look! Haha it really suited him I think (a bit ex though)!

Then we went for ice cream break at Gelare!And had dinner afterwards at Swensens!The cheese crust was GOOD.And walked ard Esplanade! The plastic bag display was really creative!Outside Esplanade Theatre

While waiting for it to start!After the show!

We got this couple to help us take the photo and then we helped them take one too! Lol the rest of the photos are on facebook. I just decided to use them to tell my story! Rather than all words. Anyway, Chicago was a musical on adultery, murder and lies. Interesting, no? I love these kinda stuff! Haha perfect week (:

And went for Crusade Ministry Thanksgiving today! Got to know a lot more people in crusade! Which is kinda nice, haha. Like Terence, Edlyn (finally know her name), Hui Qi, but they're all leaving though, so it's really sad. But I think it kinda encourages me to go for more crusade stuff, since I know quite a fair bit of people now. Haha and mojo too of course (though everyone addresses him as sze wai) It's really nice to be in a community of christians even amidst a secular school, where you can find friends and encouragement with fellow believers. Yup yup that's about it! Pray for my job!! (:

`signing off

-lynn

2010-05-03T23:51:00.001+08:00

Got this from the YZ tumblr, thought it was pretty meaningful!

10 Ways to Love

1. Listen without interrupting. (Proverbs 18)
2. Speak without accusing. (James 1:19)
3. Give without sparing. (Proverbs 21:26)
4. Pray without ceasing. (Colossians 1:9)
5. Answer without arguing. (Proverbs 17:1)
6. Share without pretending. (Ephesians 4:15)
7. Enjoy without complaint. (Philippians 2:14)
8. Trust without wavering. (Corinthians 13:7)
9. Forgive without punishing. (Colossians 3:13)
10. Promise without forgetting. (Proverbs 13:12)

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-lynn

2010-05-03T17:17:00.002+08:00

Reasons for hypotension:
1. Orthostatic - blood is drained to lower extremities when you're lying down or squatting, so that when you stand up, there is not enough blood volume to pump the blood to the brain.
2. Emotional shock - In order for the body to fight against emotional shock (and to keep the mind sane), all the blood vessels in the body dilate. Hence the blood pressure falls and causes the heart to pump harder and faster. However, even that cannot compensate for the low blood pressure and thus, you faint.

It's interesting how the body works, isn't it? The physiological reasons behind why we faint when we're shocked by things that happen around us. Why, in dramas, you always see the woman fainting when she sees her husband cheating on her with another woman. Why you feel dizzy if someone tells you that your loved one has just passed away. Haha intriguing.

Watch The Big Bang Theory, if you want to laugh about intellectual jokes or bimbotic stupidity. (:

`signing off
-lynn

2010-04-20T13:48:00.002+08:00

My exam timetable:
24 April - MA1101R (Linear Algebra)
26 April - ST1131 (Introduction to Statistics)
29 April - PL1101E (Introduction to Psychology)
3 May - LSM1103 (Biodiversity)
5 May - LSM1104 (General Physiology)

After that, HOLIDAY! for 3 months! 8 May - Chicago. I'm looking forward to that! Till then!

`signing off
-lynn

2010-04-11T18:27:00.002+08:00

Today YZ moved from 403/404 to MPH. ): I kinda miss the old yz room. We can't call mph yz room cos it's a shared place. I'm not really used to it, although I think it'll be quite cool to have it there from now on. I can tell that the yzers aren't used to it either. It is bigger and much more comfortable though. Such conflicting thoughts!

Anyway, Andrew's really nice! He referred me to his friend who works in MIT's SMART in NUS! Haha for a paid internship! The only thing is getting my CV updated. I'm really quite bad at stuff like that cos I don't quite know what to include. >< I suppose I'll just give the one I did in NUS High and refine it.

Exams are coming! *screams* but it'll be over soon too!! I can't wait!! Chicago musical! But it'll be brother's op after that too. Rah. Gonna go eat dinner!

`signing off
-lynn

2010-03-31T11:04:00.002+08:00

The end of semester syndrome. Tiredness, lethargy, sian-ness, boredom, and for me, neckaches and apparently, diarrhoea. I got a scare yesterday, when I woke up with a slight fever. Thank God it was gone after awhile and I could take my stats test.

Things to study for: psych, physiology, math lab. Yeah math lab, math has lab sessions where we punch in commands into the programme to generate things. And what's the programme called? MATLAB of course! Physiology. I just cannot stand the way prof ip teaches. I really wonder how on earth he got so many awards? Cos saying "unlearn and relearn" every lesson is not gonna help us understand what he's saying in any way. I'm not the only one who thinks this way.

On a lighter note, I finally have How I Met Your Mother Season 4!! YAY. (self reminder to pass yi en all the seasons) Haha oh and i re-read harry potter and the deathly hallows, cos it's the only book I bought out of the 7. I realised I forgot a lot of minor characters! Like ron's endless number of brothers. As much as people find the ending silly, I kinda like it. I think JK Rowling made it this way cos those who wanted Harry to die will accept this ending, and those who didn't want Harry to die will like it. As opposed to if Harry dies, half the readers will probably hammer her for an alternative ending.

I don't think I'm gonna blog very often anymore. Seem to kinda outgrow it...prob when I have sth meaningful, then I'll post.

`signing off
-lynn

2010-03-24T14:40:00.006+08:00

I'm just so addicted to this song right now that I just have to post it everywhere!! Haha Kurt Schneider is a genius!!! And Tiffany Alvord is so pretty! The wonders of makeup. Anyway, enjoy!

And in case you're wondering why I only blog mostly on wed, it's cos I don't have school every wed! The semester's ending in 3 weeks. >< Fast! Exams are drawing near....

`signing off
-lynn

2010-03-17T14:52:00.003+08:00

I just wanna thank God for my Linear Algebra results!! Okay while the test was easy, I didn't have much confidence, cos I was battling against math majors after all. The test statistics were that mean = 26.sth, median = 27, top 25% = 30, top 10% = 33. I looked at it and I was like, okay if I get 30 I'll be really happy. Well, I got back my test yesterday and I got 33!! I wanted to scream! That places me in the top 10% of the NUS Math cohort. To me, that's really good, cos I'm not even math major!!! Okay, I totally felt like transferring to math after the test cos my math has ALWAYS been better than my bio anyway. But I don't feel called to it.

Aside from that, stats was okay too! I got 28/30. But that's just top 25% cos most people got full marks, sadly. It was extremely easy. Psychology wasn't that great, but considering that it's MCQ and i really didn't know how to do quite a lot of questions, i guess 72 (which is the mean) is okay. Alrights for those who don't know, the reason why I'm so concerned about the mean is cos the grades are dependent on that. It isn't a fixed A, unlike JC and sec sch. Yup yup.

Oh yes, for girls who like to freak themselves out, read "The Stepford Wives". You'll be totally freaked out. Guys too I suppose. Haha. And read it at night!! Perfect combination. I've been learning a lot of interesting things on personality during Psych! More from reading the textbook actually.

I need a break...

`signing off
-lynn

2010-03-09T18:57:00.002+08:00

To those who may be going through a rough patch of time:
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's might hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To Him be the power for ever and ever. Amen."
1 Peter 5: 6-11

This passage was given to me through ODJ yesterday. It really touched me and spoke to me, because I've been greatly distressed and affected by a certain matter. It's a huge encouragement for me, because even when I'm feeling very weak and helpless, I know that the Lord will restore me in due time and make me stronger through this whole thing. I'll grow from this experience to become a stronger person, unwavering. I need to trust that He does care for me and He'll lift me up. I hope this also serves as a reminder to any of you who need it. (:

And I'll quote brother (i hope he doesn't mind) "Sister. Your certainty and hope comes from the Lord. Things can change but God doesn't. Cling on to that promise, sister. Let the Lord decide =)" Thanks brother, for that really timely reminder. I really appreciate it.

Just wanted to testify of God's comfort to me, and hope you guys are encouraged by it!

`signing off
-lynn

2010-02-27T10:30:00.001+08:00

Why Are Close Friendships Especially Difficult in Church?

By Poh Fang Chia

Someone once asked me, “I’ve been in this church for more than six years. But I can’t name a single close friend. Why is it that we could spend innumerous time together in church, camps and Bible-study group, yet not forge any genuine friendship with anyone?” Perhaps, you have the same question: Why are close friendships especially difficult in church?

Check out this video insight on Help For My Life!
Why are close friendships especially difficult in church?

Taken from ymiblogging.org (:

`signing off

-lynn

2010-02-24T14:17:00.002+08:00

I find that working with people on the same project is a chore. Different ppl have different ideas and standards. If I'm the leader, I don't want to see a co-leader or someone who thinks that he/she is qualified to lead as well. I'm appointed to be in charge, so just let me do all the deciding yeah? If you're so smart, then you can go ahead and be in charge and I'll just follow. Oh wells. I'm an either-or person. It's very hard to have so many gray areas, they're just cause for arguments and disagreements. Just something on my mind.

Math math math. I've finally revised all the concepts and things. I did 2 practice papers and managed them much better than I expected. For one, they're way easier than the tutorials or any question in the textbook for that matter. I think the standard is pretty reasonable, although I must watch out for careless mistakes, as usual.

I've started on my next psychological book - Somebody else's kids by Torey Hayden. Haha I've really taken an interest to these stuff and I think it's kinda making me understand psychology more, esp now that I'm doing developmental psychology in school. A field that I wish to go into next time! If I manage to transfer, that is. "Application processing". That's what it says now.

More revision? Some break? Ah shucks...which will it be??

`signing off
-lynn

2010-02-19T13:52:00.003+08:00

Recess week for Sem 2 is disappearing fast, and yet I feel as if it never even started. Half the time was taken up by chinese new year holidays, and the other half just rotting at home, making notes, reading textbooks, writing essays. I have this sinking feeling that I can't do science anymore. I studied for physiology, but my results didn't seem to show much. Oh wells.

My interest in psychology is growing day by day though. Reading books, writing the mid-term essay which required a little research. I want to work with difficult people. I like to work with them. We're all human beings, everyone deserves a chance to be normal. I'm reading this book called "Murphy's boy" by Torey Hayden. It talks of the author, who never gave up on a boy who refused to talk and was filled with hate and anger because of what happened in his childhood.

Oh yes, I got my new wallet! Finally, after so long. Cos I kinda felt rich from all the generous ang baos. Yay! It's from Fossil (: And....I'M GOING TO CHICAGO! The musical, i mean. Haha. With kenwei! I haven't gone for anything esplanade-ish in like, a year and I'm dying for a concert. It's on 8 May, 8pm! After exams. YES YES YES! Okay I'm nuts cos I haven't had professional music input for who knows how long. And I NEED MUSIC. But I won't do it professionally myself. I'm not good enough. Maybe I'll teach part time though!

That's a lot of spending, yeah. So it's time to save! Haha well except using my birthday present from daryl to get books! I'm such a happy kid right now. Hello world! I'll conquer you!

`signing off
-lynn

2010-02-13T17:07:00.001+08:00

This is why I love him (: Happy Valentine's Day, Love!

`signing off
-lynn

2010-02-13T00:20:00.003+08:00

"When you love someone, you don't just love the easy parts, but the hard ones as well."
- Valentine's Day, movie

Sorry if I spoil any of you who haven't watched the show (which would prob be the majority) but i really have to put this quote down! I think it's really true. And can totally identify! Cos this is the kind of love that's real. Not the fairytale kind where you marry the prince and live happily ever after. Taylor swift can think that way though! Well that song's kinda sweet and nice and catchy, but it isn't real. (On a side note, her breath control's really good)

I went to vivo today! Twice! The first for lunch and to meet kenwei's army friends and jono. The second time was after going to sch for lesson then going back for dinner and to watch valentine's day! it's a really nice movie! Not bad at all, for a story with so many characters! They managed to weave everybody in very nicely. Like really very nicely. Go watch it! It's romantic, funny, sweet, nice, and all the pink and purple hearts. Haha don't watch alone though! (:

`signing off
-lynn

2010-02-11T18:47:00.002+08:00

I don't like CNY. I think i've outgrown the whole anticipation thing. Countless gatherings that you just smile at and wonder why you're there, or no countless gatherings and you just sit at home and rot. Besides receiving all the ang baos, wearing new clothes and shoes, there really isn't much to look forward to. I don't fancy new year food (too oily and unhealthy) so gaining weight isn't an issue at all. It's just oh so boring. The novelty of the whole festive season has disappeared and what's left is the up-keeping of tradition.

Anyway, I'm thankful for the recess week. It would be nice to go out, but looks like this recess week is just staying home to do work, cos no one's available. >< Another reason to not look forward to next week.

3 days to Valentine's and CNY

`signing off
-lynn

2010-02-08T16:15:00.003+08:00

I think I'm gonna get busy. Starry Starry Night Auditions are over, and we've got the finalised list of ppl out. So we're gonna start practices soon!
Weekend has been shopping, dinner outings, meetings, auditions, time and love. (:

BLESSED BIRTHDAY DARYL! (: 20 too!

Reunion dinner with kenwei's family was rather nice. Spending an afternoon watching how i met your mother season 3 was really funny. Haha. And then mango cake after dinner was just yum. I don't know why i'm talking in short sentences like that. Maybe words just aren't enough to express.

Sometimes, you'll find that relationships are hard to maintain. 2 different people, trying to fit into each other's lives and routines, trying to understand each other's minds. There are so many causes for quarrels, arguments and the like. Tolerance and a very long fuse are always needed, and tested. But when you really love someone, it's all worth it. A small amount of love can overwrite an endless amount of arguments. Just a simple hug will suffice. And then you slowly work through the problems together, praying for each other continually. I've learnt a lot. (:

6 days to Valentine's and CNY

`signing off
-lynn

2010-02-04T16:31:00.002+08:00

Everytime I see a plant with parallel-veined leaves, first thought: monocot.
Everytime I see a plant with network-veined leaves, first thought: dicot
I'm a nerd.

Haha. It's okay, I've had this label since the longest time and I like it. I think I just killed myself for this sem though, by taking linear algebra. I just needed some math in my life! Like in nus high. To balance the total science-y stuff. Too much bio and I'll go bonkers. But linear algebra now is getting kinda boring. I can read the textbook and understand everything, so I don't really know what I'm doing in the lecture except that there's a quiz thingy every Thursday. The homework isn't so easy though. Understanding isn't enough. You need to crack your head and manipulate the different stuff to prove things. It's quite irritating when you're in a rush for time. I think that's why mathematicians spend the entire day proving something.

I still dunno what to sing for auditions. But I'll just pick some random thing. I need to study for physiology and microbiology! Microbio test is tmr and physio test is next tues. I'm so screwed for microb...everyone's screwed. Why? Cos the prof is soooo confusing. Skips here and there, goes round and round.

Anyway, got a quiz now.

`signing off
-lynn

2010-02-02T16:53:00.002+08:00

I FINISHED FRIENDS. SEASON 1-10.

Now i feel sad, cos it was really nice! It's okay, I can rewatch it on starworld. Haha. By the time you watch season 10, you kinda forget the first season. I can surprisingly still remember most of the stuff that's happening (:

I like Monica and Chandler! They're like born losers. And Chandler's sarcasm is cool. Plus his inability to interact with people properly. Monica's just so anal about neatness and organization. But she's a really really good planner. I think I can do a character study on everyone. Joey is just plain dumb, but he's comic relief! Phoebe is out of this world. Totally. Ross is BLURRR. And always takes super long to understand simple things. Rachel is funny too! The way she's so bimbo about stuff, but yet she isn't that stupid. And EMMA IS CUTE.

Now to watch How I Met Your Mother. I'm gonna watch all seasons too! On season 3 now, but waiting for kenwei to catch up! Haha. It's really funny too, but a diff kind of funny. Friends is a bit....more pure.

"I'll be there for you, cos you're there for me too..."

`signing off
-lynn

2010-01-28T13:04:00.004+08:00

Starry Starry Night is held on 22 May 2010!!!

There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with, out in the woods. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back to dinner. As he was walking back, he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse, he let fly, hit the duck square in the head, and killed it. He was shocked and grieved. In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister watching. Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing. After lunch that day grandma said, "Sally, let's wash the dishes." But Sally said, "Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen today, didn't you Johnny?" And then she whispered to him, "Remember, the duck?" So Johnny did the dishes. Later Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing, and Grandma said, "I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make supper." But Sally smiled and said, "Well, that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help." And she whispered again, "Remember, the duck?" So Sally went fishing and Johnny stayed. After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's, he finally couldn't stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and confessed that he killed the duck. She knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, "Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I forgave you. But I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave of you." I don't know what's in your past. I don't know what one sin the enemy keeps throwing up in your face. But whatever it is, I want you to know something. Jesus Christ was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing. But because He loves you, He is ready to forgive you. Perhaps He's wondering how long you'll let the enemy make a slave out of you. The great thing about God is that He not only forgives, but He forgets.

Taken from Agape Love Divine Ministries

`signing off
-lynn

2010-01-26T23:09:00.005+08:00

Auditions for Starry Starry Night are on 7 Feb!!! So come down and audition for SINGING if you wanna be a part of this annual YZ event! It'll be really exciting!! (:(:(:

Haha i'll be blogging everyday this week because of this publicity thing and I decided to put my blog to good use! In any case, sch's been starting to get into the normal pace, instead of the slack way like last week. It's still very manageable though, and I get enough time to revise every lecture and finish off tutorials and stuff. So things are great! As what hannah (my dgl from crusade) said, God will somehow bless your time when you're using it for His purposes. I may have increased my commitment in service to God, but He'll multiply it so that I'll also have sufficient time for my work! For this I'm really thankful.

Another thanksgiving item! Kenwei's pes status is finally confirmed as C1L1! While it's combat fit, he's also permanently excused from heavy load and upper limb, so this means that he's as good as useless if he's put into a combat fit position. So now we're awaiting posting! We cos i'm affected by his posting too. Haha, indirectly at least. Thank God for the confirmation! Cos we asked for feb, during the next medical review board, but He gave us more than we asked for. (:

Yup yup that's about it for now!

`signing off
-lynn

2010-01-25T22:10:00.002+08:00

I shall use my blog as a publicity tool!

Starry Starry Night is back again! Check out our YZ group page on facebook for more info!

Must be excited about it k! Cos STARRY IS BACK, PEOPLE. (:(:(:

`signing off
-lynn

2010-01-22T23:37:00.002+08:00

BLESSED 20TH BIRTHDAY DARLING!

I planned out a simple birthday celebration. It couldn't be too elaborate, since I still had class from 4-6pm. Yup yup dinner at marina square then a nice lil walk at esplanade, which has a splendid view at night. My cam kinda failed me though. Taking photos at night are horrendous, plus I'm totally not photogenic and creativity FAILS in cam-whoring. So aside from how horrible we are at photo-taking...it wasn't too bad! (I hope) Haha.

Anyway, I can't stand the stats lecturer. Her voice is like she's perpetually having phlegm in her throat -.- and plus she goes pretty slowly. And she doesn't check her email, even after emailing her twice, she claims she's never received it. Quite pointless to send. I suppose you can claim anything, to shirk responsibility. After all, technology fails ppl so it's quite believable.

I love GLEE! Their singing is really good and it's pretty interesting! But their singing is just power. Haha...
"Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world.."

Oh goodness sooner or later I'm gonna turn back to being emo again. Grrh.

`signing off
-lynn

2010-01-20T16:20:00.003+08:00

Forgiving and forgetting are two very different things to do. I find forgiving easy, but forgetting very difficult. After all, you can forgive someone of the wrong they did, but your memory cells still hold that incident in your head. Also I find that forgiving someone doesn't equal to liking that person again. I hold no grudge against her, but I still don't like her as a person. Her character, her behavior, her thoughts, actions, the way she carries herself. They all erk me. But I have no power to judge, of course. I'm not God.

Thoughts that I've been thinking for awhile.

`signing off
-lynn

2010-01-12T09:49:00.003+08:00

I got all my modules, thank God (: There are a lot of minor changes to be made, plus tutorial balloting that will happen this friday. I'm really really really hoping to get the tutorials that I want cos my schedule is already quite packed, and I don't want to come back to sch on wed. I think I'll need that break, so pray!! I'll trust God to provide!

It's quite confirmed that I'll be transferring to Psychology, since I got the module. Just that my cap's a bit low for the prev sem and well, there are a lot of procedures to go through, so I may not get it. Again, trust. It seems that ever since the start of the year, everything that came my way required me to have a lot of faith. It's really quite tiring to keep reminding myself sometimes, but I think I'm improving in that!

Anyways, first day of sch was sian. Second day of sch there's only one lecture, so oh wells. First week of sch is practically no sch. I'm still not looking forward to anything.

`signing off
-lynn

2010-01-09T00:10:00.002+08:00

Thank God for bidding! I managed to get my linear algebra and stats module for 1 point each! Not many people bidded for them (: This is just to give all glory to God! For tmr's psychology module, everything belongs to the Lord as well! Final showdown! Lord, the battle is Yours!

Take my fears, my inhibitions,
all my burdens, my ambitions
You can use it all,
I hope it's not too small...

I need to get that thought outta my head...

`signing off
-lynn

2010-01-06T00:03:00.002+08:00

Haha core coffee was funn! I think I'll really enjoy serving in the core for the next 3 years. An ever refreshing bunch of people, and always so lame and cheesy. I think that's like, trueway's trademark. To be really cheesy. Or maybe it's just the youths! Either way, I got my cheesiness and lameness from there too! Hanging around ppl like brother. Lol. Aside from that, life has been pretty boring..

Bidding is horrid. Up till now, I haven't bidded for any module cos there wasn't anything from my major that I wanted. Well, there was anatomy, which I could get, but apparently there are corpses involved and the module is really heavy with a lot of memorization and I think i kinda need my brain space for my core modules. Besides, it clashes with psychology, which I wanna take really badly.

Lord, if it's Your will, please let me get the modules that I want. I really need them and I don't have that many points to compete with the seniors, so I need Your divine intervention. (: I trust in You. In Jesus' name, Amen.

`signing off
-lynn

2010-01-04T14:03:00.002+08:00

I suppose I owe a post to the start of the new year, now that I finally have time to blog about it.
For 2010,
1. I want to always remember the primary reason for which I serve in yz core.
2. I want to trust God more, to worry less.
3. I want to be more patient and tolerant.

Simple wishes I suppose, but they require constant reminders. I shall work on these 3 things this year!

Anyway, new year's. Attended appreciation supper and watchnight service on 31st dec. Appreciation supper was funny! The bible quiz plus don't forget the lyrics. Lol. Watchnight was reflective as usual. It made me realize that I have so many things to thank God for in my life. Even though some things may not turn out the way I want them to, I can still see God's hand in it. "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 future." Jer 29:11. I shall cling on to this verse.

After watchnight, and lots of dillying dallying...finally made our way to yi en's house! We being yi en, bj, wilson, yi ling, hannah, jessica, kenwei and i. Haha it's a nice size for a cozy little gathering! Bought food and stuff to eat, which we did right at the beginning. Ooh then we went to play the lot of board games! Like ugly doll and saboteur! Haha then after awhile we got bored of those, so we played twister! That was hilarious! Lol and all the leg cramps afterwards. Then everyone got quite seh...so sth less physical...taboo! And at 5.30 in the morning, no one can describe things or think about them properly. Haha. Twisted the version of the game a little and played quite a number of rounds i think. After that, game of life! Which was in bilingual form. Anyway, that was quite bad for me cos I kept paying. And then i got kinda sleepy too, so went home after game of life. Reached home at about 9.10, conked out by 9.20 till 1! Had to go to godpa and godma's house at around 4, so gotta have lunch and bathe. The rest of the evening to night was dinner with cg plus kenwei. We realised that we got old when all we did was sit on the sofa in front of the tv and watched shows! And eat. Lol. OLDOLDOLD. I'M 20.

`signing off
-lynn

2009-12-31T13:44:00.003+08:00

Before 2009 concludes, I thought I may post sth.

28-30 dec, love 1st year <3
In any case, my darling ken took all 3 days off for us! Monday, went to watch alvin and the chipmunks 2 at jp! Well, we just totally got bored of all the places in town. You know, there's only so many places you can go to in Singapore. Anyways, it was really cute and everything! Haha yup. Go watch! Walked around jp and talked for awhile before going home. Tuesday, POOL! Okay i so wasn't in form that day cos I kinda lost, but I won overall. Why? Ken blackballed a lot of times! And I blackballed once so he got the point. Haha so in the end, score 5-4 to me! Whoohoo! Then we went to that place (not revealing) to talk some more. The view's nice. Wednesday, island creamery plus ken's house plus DG dinner! Watched a few episodes of fate stay night together! Haha it's pretty exciting. Then after that went down to Pan Pacific Hotel in orchard for buffet with the rest of the DG (: That was really nice! Lol and now we've set some form of example for the rest of the ppl in our DG! It's my idea actually. I took ken's phone and started scrolling through his contacts and questioning various suspicious ppl in there. And sooooo, intan, xx and tien li were utterly amused and it kinda gave them an idea to try it on their boyfriends too!! HAHAHA. I allowed ken to do the same for me. So i'm not mean! And congrats to you if you read that whole big chunk!

island creamery (:

Pan Pacific Hotel Level 20 In the lift!

As usual, I shall look back on 2009 and see if I've completed my resolutions.
1. My new (now not so new) relationship. Hm, it certainly can be improved, certain things tolerated, but I think both of us grew a lot through it. Learnt a lot of lessons and I can see kenwei growing in the Lord as well, so I'm quite happy with it.
2. University course. I didn't get what I want, but i'll work with what I have. I'm certain that the Lord has a plan for me, whatever it is.
3. Job. I'm quite thankful for all the tuition jobs that I managed to get during my really long break. I've managed to save up quite a bit of money and maintained it even though I didn't work that much during sch term.

Personally, I don't think my resolutions will change very much for next year. I'm still settling into a lot of changes in my life. I just want the Lord to see me through next year.

`signing off
-lynn

2009-12-24T18:47:00.002+08:00

Christmas presents all ready! I didn't get for many ppl though. I didn't really go out much this weeks, so it's nothing really interesting. Just met brother yesterday for dinner and discussing next year's worship stuff. Haha that was quite a nice talk though. (: I'm so paying for the next meal!! Lol.

I don't know much to say, except that tmr's christmas and I actually do love christmas, of course not forgetting why we celebrate it. Church tmr followed by lunch and then party at kenwei's cuz's house! Haha thankfully I have programmes on christmas! I love spending it with ppl i love, and I know I will.

Christmas isn't Christmas till it happens in your heart
Somewhere deep inside you is where Christmas really starts
So give your heart to Jesus, you'll discover when you do
That christmas really christmas for you

`signing off
-lynn

2009-12-19T14:08:00.003+08:00

Hohoho! Look at who's got her driving license! Haha. YAYYY. THANK GOD! I got a really nice tester who was encouraging me all the way, even when I make mistakes. He's really nice, not like the previous tester I got. Thank you kenwei dear for talking to me before my test and amusing me so that I won't be so nervous! (: Thank you brother for giving me the P plate for my birthday to encourage me! That was really nice! (: Thank you everyone for praying! (: All glory be to God, ya!

Haha anyway, with regards to Perth, I have too much to say! I'll just list out my 2 thanksgiving items.
1. Thank God for His provision when our car got stuck. We drove up some hill to see this place called circular pools. But on the way, the gps kinda guided us wrongly and we ended up going up this really steep slope, which required a lot of effort to drive up. And then we also headed straight into a dead end, and had a lot of problem trying to u turn cos it's a narrow road in the forest. Lastly, our wheel got stuck in sand at this place called cemetery road (oh the irony) and then no matter what we did, the wheel just sunk lower and lower. So we had to call for a tow truck, and fortunately he managed to find us and get us out of that pit!
2. While washing a glass, it suddenly shattered in my hand (due to temperature diff?) but anyway, it didn't break. It shattered all over my hand and amazingly, i just had to wash it off and i didn't get cut. It's as if God put a layer of invisible protection on my hand to prevent any cuts!

So yup those are the 2 thanksgiving items. Perth was both hot and cold. Temperature ranged from 10 to 37 degree celsius! Which is a really wide range. Shops there also close at 5.30! Really irritating! Plus the food there is ex and not that nice. I like the scenery though! Bright! and the pictures rock! (:

`signing 0ff
-lynn

2009-12-17T00:28:00.002+08:00

I feel truly blessed! I just turned 19, and I got wishes from a lot of ppl! It's like an entire facebook spam! Haha. It's really sweet though, to know that ppl bother to wish you on your birthday. I enjoyed today thoroughly too! Thank you kenwei, joey, brother, deb, jed and songtat!!! Love you guys to bits! Went for lunch at thai express (where they took 1 hour to deliver our food and so we asked for a waive of service charge plus got a free mango drink too). Haha that was quite an experience..i haven't had to wait for my food for an hour before! Anyway, poor brother was really hungry and he got more food after lunch. Lol.

So after lunch we headed to marina for bowling. Deb had to leave though, so she went off halfway. Haha but when we reached there the entire bowling alley was full, so change of plans! We went to kbox instead. (It's really ex btw) Sang for about 3 hours (plus the funny actions and falsettos and screaming, haha) I always have fun singing! Okay i'm not like, an expert at it cos my harmony kinda sucks. But it's still fun!

Anyway, i'm gonna go sleep now! I still gotta blog about Perth!

`signing off
-lynn

2009-12-08T00:55:00.001+08:00

Step Up [!] YZ Camp 09! 4-7 dec.
Back from camp! But flying off to perth in a couple of hours!
Perth: 8-15 dec

I'll be back in time for my birthday! Will blog about everything then!

`signing off
-lynn

2009-12-02T20:58:00.002+08:00

Exams are over! Finally! I really gotta thank God for my last paper. I almost couldn't take it, cos I almost fainted in the taxi on the way there due to cramps. And that was the reason I took a taxi in the first place. Lol. Anyway, I was really blacking out so I intended to go NUH to get an MC or sth, but mummy said to just go there and rest. So oh well, I was decided to sit somewhere and finish up some rice that I brought from home. And surprisingly, as I started eating, I gained back more energy, enough to take the exam! Haha thank God! Yup yup. I don't think I did very well at all, but being okay to take the exam is enough for me.

And then today! I had driving lesson, which was better than expected, since I haven't driven for 2 months. I still didn't hit any curb, but my slope thing wasn't so good >< Okay but parking and everything was fine! Whew! Then on the way home, I was supposed to buy lunch. And it started raining...without my umbrella. Well, but as I approached my stop, I realised that my area hasn't rained yet (even though the driving centre is only 10 mins away)..so i went and buy lunch, walked home and when i stepped into the lift, it started pouring like the rain held back just to let me get home dry. Coincidence or Providence?

Oh oh, and then I just watched The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning. Haha so nice! Her voice is extremely nice and smooth! Okay I know most people prob don't like disney voices but actually I think they're really really good. Disney only chooses the best.

2 more days till camp! Ahh!! And I changed my collage!

`signing off
-lynn

2009-11-30T12:02:00.003+08:00

Congrats to John and Michelle!! They should be flying off now or sth. Haha. I'll post photos up here when xiu xia sends me the photos! Well, on sat, after the wedding ceremony and buffet thingy (talking and eating) went to cine! And took neoprints! Haha for the very first time in his life, kenwei enjoyed taking neoprints! Whee! (: Didn't even need persuasion! I'll post it up at the end of this post.

BIOCHEM tmr!!!! Like, finally. But this means that I got driving lesson soon! Oh dear! I'm afraid of driving lesson actually. Haha cos I haven't driven in 2 months? And my test is pretty soon. In 4 lessons' time. RAH. I'm gonna watch gokusen tmr with joey! Cos she has 2 free tickets. So after exam, it's free movie time!

And i'm running out of things to say. Camp's coming sooooonnnnn!! Mass dance is super tiring after awhile! but really fun. Haha i'm looking forward to camp! And the tshirt! Most of all, the fellowship (: Bridge again? And all the midnight heart-to-hearts.
`signing off
-lynn

2009-11-26T15:51:00.002+08:00

One more paper left! And it's biochem. I think i'm flying back to the year 3 days, when every single paper seems to be a failing one, with the exception of today's jap paper. I thought today's paper was really okay! As in, everything's doable, I don't think I made any grave mistakes to cost me like, half the marks. Chem was seriously bad. NO CONSTANTS GIVEN. Like, what on earth! She didn't tell us to memorize them at all! So that was extremely bad. And molecular gen. The questions were totally out of what we learnt! GRRHH....whatever. I have biochem left and that's what matters.

I bought an eyelash curler, concealer and exfoliator from body shop today! YAY for my membership card! Haha they're really mean actually, always asking me to top up money so that I can get another chop. So now i have what, 40 dollars to redeem? Which is good cos i'm gonna stock up more facial stuff. I'm considering the renewal of my membership next year. Still have time to decide though.

Oh in the jap paper, there was a blog entry in jap for compre that we had to do! Quite fun to read and I shall try that sometime. I realised that I can express most of the simple stuff in jap now cos me and kenwei were talking to each other in jap last night! (: Not bad huh!

明日、彼ととしょかんでべんきょうします！それから、昼ごはんを食べます！どこで食べます。。。今わかりません。魚と牛肉とどちらがいいですか？今、地獄少女のアニメが見ます。でも、彩雲国物語よりおもしろいです！来週の金曜日、キュアンプがありますよ。。はやい！はは。。ああ、そろそろべんきょうします！じゃ、また！

`signing off
-lynn

2009-11-24T13:30:00.002+08:00

Living as Children of Light

¹⁷So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. ¹⁸They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. ¹⁹Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more.

²⁰You, however, did not come to know Christ that way. ²¹Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. ²²You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; ²³to be made new in the attitude of your minds; ²⁴and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

²⁵Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. ²⁶"In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, ²⁷and do not give the devil a foothold. ²⁸He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.

²⁹Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. ³⁰And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. ³¹Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. ³²Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

¹Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children ²and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

³But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. ⁴Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. ⁵For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a man is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. ⁶Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient. ⁷Therefore do not be partners with them.

⁸For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light ⁹(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) ¹⁰and find out what pleases the Lord. ¹¹Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. ¹²For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. ¹³But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, ¹⁴for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said:
"Wake up, O sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you."

¹⁵Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, ¹⁶making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. ¹⁷Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. ¹⁸Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. ¹⁹Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, ²⁰always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²¹Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

The Armour of God

¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. ¹¹Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. ¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ¹³Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ¹⁴Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ¹⁵and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. ¹⁶In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. ¹⁸And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

¹⁹Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.

Eph 4:17-5:21, 6:10-20

2009-11-19T12:52:00.002+08:00

The devil is really prevalent in the world today. I was shocked when I received news that Dr Roland Su passed away suddenly on tues evening while working out on tuesday. I mean, I just saw him recently in sch, and he's still so young. I then learnt through the newspaper today that he was working out because of the year-long mission trip that he intended to go for. Well, at least I know that he's saved. Hopefully his wife and two children will be able to find comfort in the Lord during this period.

Oh and yesterday I went back to sch to meet Dr Lu. Seriously, all he said was "this is fundamental" or "this is in the lecture notes". I even wonder why on earth did he have consultation hours. Anyway, there was one good thing that came out of there though. I got 5 extra marks for my chem test due to miscalculation. A conclusion? Chemists are very very bad at math. Or perhaps that only applies to org chemists. I really dislike nus and chem.

"Well there she goes, that girl is so peculiar, I wonder if she's feeling well. With a dreamy far off look, her nose stuck in a book, what a puzzle to the rest of us, is Belle."

I like belle! She's pretty, smart and so naive!

`signing off
-lynn

2009-11-17T23:58:00.002+08:00

I hate this exam period. Uni exams just seem to suck so much more than nush. Then again, the lecturers don't teach, they spew out info, resulting in this utter lack of application till the bomb is suddenly thrown in the form of a test or exam. Perhaps I'm just not memorizing hard enough. 12 chapters for goodness sake! And that is just one module. I have this horrible lack of confidence now, everything is kinda demoralizing. I suppose I'll just post my timetable up here.

21 nov - Molecular Genetics
25 nov - Chemistry
26 nov - Jap
1 dec - Biochemistry and Biomolecules

Let's see...the first two papers i don't have confidence in. And chem. My ultimate failure. I hate it. BAH.

`signing off
-lynn

2009-11-12T10:59:00.002+08:00

Jap Oral over!! Haha it was...まあまあ..Well at least everything went fluently and we interacted with each other quite naturally! So that's good I suppose. (: And my oral partner didn't try anything funny. Lol. I think I blog every thursday, cos thursday is free day. I'm in lecture now though, but they're doing mass spec, which is really kinda boring since I learnt it before. And it's the theory part of it now.

Farmville! It's super addictive, very good if you want sth to do when you're too bored of whatever you're doing at the moment. In my case, studying. I'm progressing pretty quickly there! The helping neighbours thing is quite sian though, cos I have a stable flow of coins now. I'm trying to expand my farm! I got kenwei addicted too! Lol.

Oh yes, for those who like horror movies, I recommend Jennifer's Body! It was pretty good! Horror plus storyline. Not like those normal horror movies with a crappy storyline and just blood and gore and sudden stuff popping up at you. Not bad at all!

Alrights, that'll be all for now I guess. My life has been studying and facebooking. Urgh. Oh but I finished Saiunkoku Monogatari!! とてもおもしろかった！！

`signing off
-lynn

2009-11-05T22:46:00.003+08:00

Okay let's start from Saturday! Recce in the morning, so I tried out abseiling! The one station I never got to do last time in sec 2. The first try was quite clumsy, I must say, but at least I didn't like hang upside down or look stupid! Then I tried it a second time since there was a lot of time left, now that was much much better! Lol so even though I don't do that during the camp, it's completely alright. And we also managed to find this beautiful place for outdoor stuff, thank God! (:

Sunday now! After yz, went out with kenwei. The original intention was to have steak at jack's place, but then we walked past pariss...and saw the high tea buffet price...and so we changed our minds and went for that instead. Haha. Unfortunately for me, my cramps hindered my way of eating. Argh. The amount I ate was minute compared to my normal appetite! Grrh. On a side note though, I've been losing a lot of weight recently, so i'm wondering if that's a good thing or not. Anyway, eating was sure fun! Lol.

Monday! After sch, I went over to Lance and Debbi's house to help out with the surprise party preparations. So we went down to buy drinks and stuff, did the streamers to hang on lance's door, planned the forfeits and silly items for later. And wait for lance to arrive. Debbi called him about peanut being sick again (all an act of course) and told him to rush home. Haha so when he came back all angry and ready to save peanut, surprise! Lol. It's fun to carry out stuff like that! As for what went on later, it's quite pointless to name everything. I'll post a few pics! Well well, blessed 21st brother! (:

I've made a new resolution: I will ace every single damn thing, watch me.

`signing off

-lynn

2009-10-29T16:26:00.004+08:00

ケンさん、ありがとうございます！私の練習から、パーテイーをいきません。。

I hope i'm prepared for tmr's test! I've more or less studied everything alr, it's up to tmr itself! I also finished reading the lovely bones. It's a really nice book! Haha apparently there's a movie. Shall go check it out! I also finished watching how i met your mother...I have season 3 with me but the sound and image doesn't quite match, sadly. So I gotta let kenwei figure out what to do with it. I realised I haven't been posting many pictures. Haha so here's a few.

1102 Lab Group 2 Bench 2!

me and kenwei at vivo!

First time eating ice cream at cold rock!

`signing off
-lynn

2009-10-28T23:38:00.002+08:00

Last weekend:
Friday was Kenwei's off-in-lieu, so he came to sch! Yay (: Anyways, after class we went to vivo cos his church's 45th anniv dinner was there. Haha well I totally didn't know anyone there except his family, so I was just talking to them the whole time. It wasn't like, those long chinese dinners cos they left kinda early. Yup yup the food was alright too! I noticed a difference though. The girls there dress up much more than the girls in trueway. Haha and of course, I prefer ours. Like I mentioned before, I will never change church! This is my home, where I grew up, and where I will continue growing.

Saturday was YAM games day!! We went to sentosa (and saw the universal studios in construction! yippee!) in particular siloso. I got my nice tan! Cos it was pretty hot and we were all burning in the sun and sand, so my hand got this nice tan and my nose got slightly burnt. Even my legs got tanner! Anyways, cap ball was way fun! Well you know me, I do not ever play ball games or be active in them. Perhaps it was the whole sand and sentosa thing, I actually contributed. Haha! I'm so proud of myself. Improving from last time! Then the rest of the games involved water: battleships. Basically we had to sit down at one spot, with our back facing the other team, water bomb in hand, and aim to hit somebody from the other team. There was a leader in front to guide us where to throw. I was the first one out for the first try cos serene hit me, but the second round I just led the group! It's quite fun leading. Hees. Then came scissors paper stone, with a paper bat and styrofoam shield. If you win, pick up the bat and hit, if you lose pick up the shield to defend. If you pick up the wrong thing, get spashed with water. Haha. Yup yup. In the end, everyone was sweating from the heat of the sun so we just sat down and ate chips. (Margarita lime-flavoured....extremely...interesting) Washed up then headed to vivo (original intention) but there was absolutely nothing there so we went to ps instead. We being kenwei and I. Watched Imagine That...eddie murphy's really good, as usual. Haha I went down to marina square afterwards to meet the rest of my family for mfm dinner! So much food.

This week is test week! I need this test to pull my previous marks up! Ganbatte!

`signing off
-lynn

2009-10-20T15:45:00.002+08:00

As of now, I'm still free! Which is really quite irritating cos I dunno what to do. I can only anticipate the stupid chem lab tmr. It's so rushed! I can't even stay back a bit more to finish cos I have jap, so which means I need to leave at 11.45 if not I'll prob be late and miss lecture quiz. Grrh.

I'm really glad kenwei's having this friday off! It means bookout on thurs and he can come on friday! Too bad this friday is lab week though. Silly 1101 lab. More lab reports again. I don't see why I should do it since it's not even graded. Pah.

Short paragraphs today, I realised. Perhaps it's cos of my absolutely random thoughts! On a side note, how i met your mother is finally about to be finished! Then I can start on the other movies! Oh i wanna watch sister's keeper, 500 days of summer, surrogates and so on. でも、じかんがありませんから、映画を見ません！(But, I have no time so I can't watch) Pfft. At least my jap seems to be of a decent standard now! I shall take jap 2....in year 3. Hopefully kenwei can skip jap 1 so he can take jap 2 straightaway! Then we can take it at the same time. (:

Anyways, I shall proceed to do a bit more jap and then watch some shows online. Yup yup!

`signing off
-lynn

2009-10-17T12:36:00.002+08:00

Thank God for this week of more rest! It kinda passed really quickly though. Haha I didn't do that much work this week, cos there isn't much to do! But next week I'll have 2 lab reports to start doing. Seriously, it's either i'm super free or i'm super busy -.- Anyways, I'm doing this sharing thing on tough questions on Sunday! It's like speech all over again! Plus ppt and stuff. Hopefully the yzers will be able to get what I'm saying and that I won't speak too fast! (Like what everybody always comments, even though I do slow down. Do i really blabber on too quickly? I thought youths nowadays process things faster. Hmmm.

Oh I got super irritated with my phone and changed it to Daddy's old phone. Lol. So back to nokia!! And then maybe i'll go send this phone for servicing one more time (in an attempt to get them to change to another one for me or sth). Probably selling this off, cos this whole batch has like, that recurrent hanging and restarting problem, which is SO frustrating when you need to send a msg or call immediately.

Haha I haven't mentioned that I got cable right??? DISNEY! STAR WORLD!! whoo!! CSI! There are so many things to watch! There's the back to back CSI thingy on sunday! And wizards of waverly place on disney everyday! And Friends! And all the other random sitcoms! I can go high on cable!! DADADA.

`signing off
-lynn

2009-10-13T19:39:00.002+08:00

Okay I shall finally blog again. Haha had witnessing today for crusade. It's...interesting. It's really quite an experience, cos I haven't done stuff like street e before. Anyway, I learnt how to link normal topics to the gospel and stuff. It's still not sth very natural, but I'm glad I was given the opportunity to try it out. And I found out that mojo is also a crusader! Cool huh? Yup yup and then this morning I also talked to ernesttine and hui ting for awhile. Kenwei's old lab mates from 1101 last year. All the seniors that I knew through the 1101 thing that Kenwei did, simply cos I crashed lecture and had lunch with evan and mojo once too, with kw debz and ky. Haha crashing the lecture was just me though (:

My weekend was pretty fun! Friday, I went out with kenwei for dinner, the standard friday thingy. Yup yup! Then on sat, went for band prac, followed by the talk by pastor ronnie, which gave me certain insights and prompted me to make certain decisions. Anyways, after that was seoul garden dinner! Ate too much meat then. Way too much for my liking. (So now i'm on some vegetarian diet) Haha. Well well, sunday was youth sunday! And the 3 WLs thingy worked out fine too! Kenwei came for service, so after that we went for lunch at ps, and headed to pool!! Played about 2 games before daryl joined us. I can't beat the both of them. I just can't. Well, unless they black ball or sth. I played solo against the 2 of them for the last game. And seriously, it's quite demoralizing. Cos kenwei kept doing tyco shots and just sunk in 4 balls consecutively and i was like, ?! Yeah but somehow I managed to only lose to them by one ball (it's all thanks to their complacency and underestimation of my skills...tsk tsk) I'm extremely capable of good shots alright! Stuff that can warrant 3 taps! Hmph. Guys.

Haha anyways, this week seems to be a good week! Finally a week with more rest, no lab reports, no tests. Just quizzes, which is normal so no diff there. Yup yup! Thank God for this week of "more break"!

`signing off
-lynn

2009-10-04T16:21:00.002+08:00

One of my favourite songs. It's really very encouraging. I got hooked on it after Uncle Daniel led it 2 years ago, and then Lance sent the song to me. The origin of my blog title (:

In Christ Alone - Brian Littrell
In Christ alone will I glory
Though I could pride myself in battles won
For I've been blessed beyond measure
And by His strength alone I'll overcome
Oh, I could stop and count successes like diamonds in my hands
But those trophies could not equal to the grace by which I stand

In Christ alone, I place my trust
And find my glory in the power of the cross
In every victory, let it be said of me
My source of strength, my source of hope
Is Christ alone.

In Christ alone do I glory
For only by His grace I am redeemed
For only His tender mercy could reach beyond my weakness to my need
Now I seek no greater honour in just to know Him more
And to count my gains but losses to the glory of my Lord

Coincidentally, this song is sung by an ex-backstreet boys member. And I like backstreet boys too!! Haha but that's besides the point.

`signing off
-lynn

2009-09-30T23:56:00.002+08:00

Jap test is over!! I can't believe I actually did an entire test in another language and understood it. Yay! Given my horrendous linguistic abilities, I think I'm doing pretty okay actually! Except that I scored terribly for the previous quiz, so I shall make it up by getting full marks for the next few ones. And actually bothering to study for the lecture quiz so I won't fail them again! :s

Hmph molecular gen was horrible again, extremely boringgg!! It's 3 hours, for one. And then the lecturer speaks incoherently! So I totally don't get what he's trying to say. It also doesn't help that whatever's tested in the module is already found in the textbook. So really, there isn't much of a need for the 3 hour thing. Yet every week, I still waste my time sitting through that torturous period - either stoning, waiting for time to pass, listening occasionally, doing other hwk (mostly jap), talking etc. You get the idea.

I'm starting tuition with this sec 4 person (gender is ??) tmr and it's on emath. It's supposed to be easy, yes, but the thing is, I don't know what's included in emath. Cos i've never learnt it that way, thanks to the NUSH modular system and all. I'm hoping that I can still remember my lower sec stuff! Like congruency, circle properties (which I've never really learnt actually), and so on. Sometimes I think I remember more of my calc than those...cos they're absolutely pointless. Oh wells.

2 more days to the weekends! I'm counting down! Sch is just dreary. Don't say anything, guys...the grass is always greener on the other side. And I'm considering the whole pool cca thing. Don't ask me how those 2 are linked. If you know, you know.

`signing off
-lynn

2009-09-28T22:38:00.003+08:00

Wow almost two weeks. I guess I just haven't felt the urge to blog. Anyways, i have one test over! I think i'm gonna fail it, but I shall just bank on the fact that it's a bell curve and everyone seemed to find it tough too! So that's good I suppose! It's in the Lord's hands now, anyway!

Jap test is next on wed and frankly, I haven't really prepared for that cos I've been doing more or less constant revision. It is after all, a language, so preparation is slightly different. I think I'm the most up to date in jap!! Cos they move so fast that I'm afraid I'm unable to catch up! Yup yup, then on friday it's biochem test. That SHOULD be okay, cos the whole module is rather understandable.

Recess week was the whole of last week. I caught the ugly truth with kenwei on tuesday!! It's really true and funny! Pretty good! Haha go watch. I wanted to watch time traveller's wife too, but apparently the ratings weren't good, so it didn't show for very long. Other stuff I wanna watch are...Surrogates! It looks interesting. Hehe. Oh, and we played pool too! I need to improve on my pool. But for now, I'll challenge another pair who wants to take on kenwei and me! It'll be fun! I don't think we've lost yet, as a pair! I shan't be complacent though! Cos I'm not that good and I always depend on kenwei, haha. But I've definitely improved a lot since i started learning slightly less than a year ago!

Wed, I popped by kenwei's house to hang out, watched nobody knows (the ending is horrendous). And then we also watched how i met your mother! Which is so funny!! Yup yup wed and then friday went to island creamery! Mmmm....ice cream. I finally got to eat my strawberry sorbet, plus of course blackforest. Kenwei took his milo again! Haha! Expected. (:

All in all, a pretty good week! Except that my darling's back in camp.

Miss you...

`signing off
-lynn

2009-09-15T22:09:00.002+08:00

I'm sick again. Everytime I lead worship, the week before I'll be down with flu and sore throat and my voice will sound funny. Seriously! It always happens. Realllly irritating. But I'll trust that I'll be okay by the weekend. Haha.

Anyway, I'm kinda glad recess week is coming soon, although I don't think I've done much at all in uni. It's been what, 6 weeks? And then I get a term break. Frankly, it's quite nonsense. Lol, but i'm not complaining. Uni's been kinda dreary recently. Whenever ppl ask me what I'm gonna do next time, I just smile and say "I dunno?" And yeah, that's true. I really dunno. Ohwells I'll figure it out somewhere along the way.

Have I mentioned how much I dislike chem? Maybe it's just the lecturer or sth (I need to stop saying teacher) but everytime I go for lecture I get this dreadful feeling. Like I'm just gonna sleep through it, which I really have been doing. Even though I don't sleep, what goes in my ear comes out from the other side immediately. It's bad that I actually understand what's going on during the lecture so I have the tendency to switch off, esp since I have the textbook. This applies for molecular genetics as well. Ah the woes of uni life.

Okay this shan't be a complaning post cos I actually have nice things to say.
リン、がんばって！You can do it!

`signing off
-lynn

2009-09-12T21:14:00.003+08:00

こんばんは！私は日本語の学生です！わかりますか？
Haha ignore that! Totally random. I still don't know enough jap to be able to type an entire entry using it. It's just simple conversational stuff for now! But I think i'm progressing really fast! Hm...i've had 2 days with nothing much to do. Feels a bit weird and makes me wanna just study leisurely, to which joey would think i'm nuts. Okay any normal person would think i'm nuts. Only I don't seem to think so! Haha maybe cos i'm really weird! But who cares.

Anyway, there's nothing much to talk about this week, except that I went to comex and it was utterly boring. Grrh. Oh oh! I did quite okay for my molecular genetics test!! Thank God! Cos i totally wasn't feeling well on that day and I felt like going home and not take the test at all, but I still did okay! So really really thank God! (:(:(:

I can forsee this week's load of work: chem lab report, jap homework....but on the bright side, it's recess week soon!! and that means tests coming up too. Haha. I shall start studying soon so that i won't need to cram everything!! Whee. This is the uni life man.

I am so going for the swensens buffet.

`signing off
-lynn

2009-09-08T20:35:00.001+08:00

Eagles in a Storm

Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks? The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it. The eagle does not escape the storm. It simply uses the storm to lift it higher. It rises on the winds that bring the storm. When the storms of life come upon us - and all of us will experience them - we can rise above them by setting our minds and our beliefs towards God. The storms do not have to overcome us. We can allow God's power to lift us above them. God enables us to ride the winds of the storm that bring sickness, tragedy, failure and disappointment in our lives. We can soar above the storm. Remember, it is not the burdens of life that weigh us down; it is how we handle them.

"But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
Isaiah 40:31

-extracted from Agape Love Divine Ministries

`signing off
-lynn

2009-09-06T15:19:00.003+08:00

Dreary Sunday afternoon at home calls for a blog post. I find myself blogging less now that I'm back in school. I prefer to finish off all my homework asap than to procrastinate, and even finish stuff in advance for jap. Moreover, my school hours are long and I generally slack off in the day =P

Anyway, little updates on my life in the past week. My test was surprisingly alright (i hope). Originally I didn't expect myself to even pass the test, because I had absolutely no idea what one of the research papers given was talking about and the test was supposedly on that. And I also had no idea how the test would be like and how he would like us to approach the essay questions. But when I took the test, the first question was just the E.coli mapping, which is pretty easy and is like a guaranteed full marks. So that secured half my marks alr. Thank God! (: And also thank you to kenwei and lance for praying, I actually felt alright during the test, despite my horrible cramps that day!! So that's one thanksgiving item! Was supposed to go for vanessa's recital after that but then my cramps started to act up again after the test, so went for a short dinner with kenwei at holland v (after such a long time of not eating there) and then headed home after dinner to avoid the jam.

Yup and thursday is my free day! So when lessons ended at 12, I met lance on the bus and train-ed to city hall for lunch. Ate at soup spoon, which was delicious! Then we went to esplanade library and browsed through all the scores and stuff there. Lol and there were so many funny things that happened. Hahaha but it's no longer funny if i like, mention all of them. You gotta be there to listen to our nonsense and rubbish. Right right. Anyway, we came out with a stack of scores which lance photocopied (we didn't break the copyright laws!!) and we were supposed to head down to suntec epicentre to change earphones but then they didn't have the service centre there, so walked to carrefour to get stuff instead. And then I had to go off for tuiton, so back to city hall. Haha funnn day! (: And a lot of walking too. Lol.

Had yam bs yesterday! And daryl FINALLY came back!! After so long!!!! The next one to pester is chris. It realllly still feels weird to call him chris, even after so long of mentioning his christian name to others. lol. That was quitteee a happy week!! And so i'm a happy girl! But work is starting to pile up, esp for jap. I have one lab report due on fri, a vocab quiz to study for, a chem tutorial due on wed, a biochem tutorial due on fri. Haha no problem lah right.

`signing off
-lynn

2009-09-01T20:49:00.002+08:00

1. Irritated
I lost 2 marks off my jap quiz due to sheer carelessness! This means 8/10!! I felt so silly after the whole thing cos I knew how to write that actually, but had a mental block. And then after jap lesson it started raining and I couldn't get on the shuttle bus quickly so I was 15 mins late for 1101 lecture. Grrh.

2. Frustrated
Tmr's test is just nuts! I have no idea what's gonna be tested and how is it like, cos there are no sample questions and answers. I've studied everything but I still don't understand the 2 research papers that he gave us, which is like, !!! So I totally gave up on reading them just now. But Hannah gave me some tips on preparing for the test, so I think I shall attempt to do those. Oh dear oh dear.

3. Sad
I've lost my inspiration for music! I was trying to help out with some rearrangement and I realised that I stare at the score and I can't do my harmony anymore! I think there's just TOO MUCH science going on right now!! Which makes me so sad cos I really wanna do music. I can't hear harmony in my head ): Oh sighs....I need more practise and exposure for that again. I'm still thankful for that perfect pitch though. Maybe when I'm bored of dissecting research papers later I'll take a break and come up with sth nice. Hopefully!!

Okay, back to studying....why i'm so panicky for this test, I have no idea.

`signing off
-lynn

2009-08-28T23:49:00.002+08:00

This week's been pretty rough I think? A lot of stuff to think about, quizzes to study for, things to do, test to worry about. But nevertheless, it's all over. I've gotten my molecular gen textbook from hannah (my crusade senior) and I've started making my famous bio notes! Haha with some form of a study plan in mind, i'm not so hardup about the test next week I suppose! It's open book after all. I just need to be familiar with the content.

Speaking of Crusade, I started attending the first campus crusade DG. There's Hannah, who's our DGL, amanda and esther from fst major. I like Hannah. She's quite like me, also a lifescience major and forensics minor wannabe. Character wise too! I think I can click with her! But too bad she's one year older, so not the same classes. Haha.

There's yam games day tmr! I'm kinda looking forward to it, cos the games sound really really fun. Lol, even though there's water games too...and i don't really intend to get wet. But i suppose it's a time of fun! After all the boring lectures, at least I get to play!

Thank you, you! (:

`signing off
-lynn

2009-08-24T18:12:00.004+08:00

Retreat was pretty refreshing, even though there were so many ideas bouncing off everywhere that my mind couldn't process fast enough. I think I enjoyed the fellowship the most? When I'm with all the other leaders, having the same goal, the same convictions, it just warms my heart. I really love serving the Lord and I love and am thankful for all the other leaders who are serving alongside me. I've grown closer to many many youths cos of service and it has really helped my growth and spiritual walk with the Lord. There are so many brothers and sisters that I can count on. (:

Haha anyway, I found some new friends in NUS! My lab mates in the LSM1101 lab! And of course some of them are also in my LSM1102 lab. It's a good thing there's them during lab. It makes the 4 hours (Actually 3 hours lah) in there so much more interesting. I think I've started attending lectures with them too. I really do hope that during my first dg session with campus crusade tmr, I'll be able to find a christian buddy who shares my beliefs.

I have something to post up! Abstract art that looks really nice! Haha it's a result of lance and I doodling on his notebook. Lol! From a mess of scribbles to this! (:

I don't know why they auto-rotated the thing, but if you want the correct direction, see fb!

`signing off

-lynn

2009-08-22T00:03:00.003+08:00

This post was due like, LONG AGO, but I didn't get round to blogging about it. Alrights, here goes XD

On Monday, after CM1401 lecture, I met lance and kenwei and dover mrt to go down to ecp together to cycle! We were supposed to meet daryl there for lunch and stuff. But the thing is, we didn't anticipate such a long journey and long walk! So we ended up taking REALLY LONG to reach macs at ecp and poor daryl was left waiting for really long. felt so bad >< Okay anyway, we ate at macs for lunch (like duh right, lol) There was this bike rental stall down the road, so at 3pm, we began our treacherous journey to who knows where.

Haha actually throughout our entire journey, besides cycling we weren't doing that much. Talking, of course. And I was laughing so hard cos we were riding across this whole stretch of drains and then daryl was echoing me in some form of rhythm and it sounded so so cute! But then he went ahead to scout for the route, so the echoing stop ): Haha oh yeah, we went up some tower too! You can see the photos on fb! The view from the tower's really pretty. Lotsa flowers and the sea...Okay anyway, back to the drains. So all of them overtook me and I was the last. Somehow, along the way, lance stopped. I didn't have time to swerve and all cos the road was too narrow and I was kinda fast. So I hit his shoulder with my bike handle and got thrown off the bike myself, sustaining abrasions on my left knee and blue-blacks on my right! I found the whole incident hilarious though! Another laughter-worthy thing! Oh yeah, and we also stopped by Bedok jetty for some pics! And a few pit stops along the way, where daryl....

So we cycled all the way to...Changi Village and stopped for a drink/snacks. Kenwei bought this large drink from subway, daryl bought cookies, lance and i bought the 2 for 4.55 juice. BUT we ended up paying more cos of some misunderstanding with the gay cashier that got us so irritated. -.- oh wells. Haha we actually intended to head back by 7.05 cos that's when our hour was up, but then we left changi village A BIT late..so we started pedalling like crazy, trying to make it back in time. After awhile, we kinda realised that it's really pointless lah, cos everyone's so tired, and it's very very far. I'm proud to say that I didn't stop for any breaks or pit stops on the way back! Except one. Couldn't resist cos the whole sunset scenery at the garden was so nice, so lance and i just stopped to take a few photos. Again, on fb. We reached the bike shop at like, 7.40 ish? After some calculation....we found that we did a...
28 klick bike march!!

Okay so we marched on now with our feet to parkway parade for dinner. Ate at ajisens and by the time, we were all super super high from that ridonkulus cycling and making all sorts of stupid jokes, singing funny things, laughing at everything. Lol. Dinner was good. Made our way back finally at 9+ (after getting lost at esplanade there, wondering which bus to take and all), got home at 10+, almost 11. Thanks kenwei and lance for walking with me to the bus stop to take your bus even though you didn't need to change.

Good exercise, good friends, good fun. (:
I'll be there for you, cos you're there for me too!

`signing off
-lynn

2009-08-18T23:05:00.002+08:00

I've got lotsa stuff to blog about! But anyway, I'll just start with Sunday.

Service and yz were alrights, as usual. We went to PS after that for lunch @ Pasta Mania. We being Dora, Daryl, Lance, Debbi and me. Ooh i just realised. Our names either start with D or L. ANYWAY. After lunch we kinda went to starbucks to chill and talk. Interesting time, cos we haven't really done that for pretty long! And I now belong to the older bunch of ppl I think! The non-schooling bunch. OLD...

I think we chilled for pretty long, and dora and debbi wanted to go back. Daryl and I were going to play pool and we managed to sway lance to join us! (: Cos I said his cab back would be paid for. Pool was really interesting. I kinda sucked though! But it's alright, cos it's all in the name of fun. Haha and daryl certainly has been playing too much pool. Lance clearly hasn't. LOL. I'm...in the middle. It's okay! We'll thrash daryl soon! Argh we didn't get to play for long though, cos all of us needed to go either home or to grandma's house. Ohwells.

But I really love all these outings! Makes me feel more alive and happy and high. (: I'll blog more tmr, at daryl's request.

`signing off
-lynn

2009-08-13T21:08:00.002+08:00

The novelty wears off after awhile. I'm thoroughly sick of uni right now. I've gone through 3 days, 4 lectures, without any friends. I've had a taste of each module by now, seen the people in each of the modules and still, I have no one I can call my friend. I haven't even interacted with anybody from my classes! I keep waiting and waiting for any of my lab sessions to come so that I can interact with people on a smaller group basis, but my first lab will be next friday. That kinda means that I have to go through another week without anyone to talk to!

First day of the uni life. I went into the wrong lecture theatre. They apparently changed LTs and I didn't know, so I went to the old one and poof! After I sat down, I saw - MA 2202 Financial Math. I was like, OH CRAP. Embarrassed, I quickly ran out of the LT, hoping no one would notice this flustered freshman (but of course, that wouldn't happen, seeing that I walked up the rows and then trotted down a few mins later). Anyway, I managed to get news of the new LT, so I went in late. Thankfully the class hadn't started cos of technical probs. So that was the only thing.

Second day of uni life. I walked round places to buy my jap books. Extremely long story - didn't know the books were so ex, so I had to go back to the place I came from to withdraw money, queue was so long, so I wound up late again for the module. Yesterday was bad. I mean, classes were fine. Jap was really fun! I'm super interested in whatever I'm learning. (: Molecular Genetics, yeah yeah the first lecture was still okay, except for that cheena accent that I totally cannot grasp. And then I took one and a half hours to get home. -.- Carrying my laptop and 5 books all the way.

Third day of uni life. I went to CM1401 and eventually realised that my NUS High friends were really gone. Aside from a nod of acknowledgment, there isn't very much left of any form of friendship. Anyways, I sat on my own again (obviously) and the lecture was really really too simple. The simplest out of the 3, in my pov. So I played stuff online for the entire lecture. Haha but after the lecture, I met kenwei (who has been coming down for all 3 days, thankfully) and then we went "shopping" at the bazaar! We got this lifeguard christian tshirt! (: And then I also got another one that played around with words and another tank top with coat. Yay!!

I'm still very UP-ish.

`signing off

-lynn

2009-08-10T22:43:00.002+08:00

One of the best national day public holidays I've ever had! In the morning, we went to send daddy off at changi airport and at the same time had breakfast there. So that was like, realllly early in the morning. For a public holiday lah. Anyways, headed back home after that and just bummed around. Finished Friends season 9! I'm extremely nuts.

The good part came in the evening! Everyone was supposed to meet at ps at 6 for dinner, but I met kenwei first at 5 to collect tickets, walk around and all. Haha so later we met lance, jeff and wilson. No one was late! Lol (: But we still had a hard time trying to decide where to eat...from pasta mania to thai express. I settled for the seafood phad thai in the end. Dinner was extremely hilarious! At the expense of poor lance...I shan't say what we talked about though! Cos i'm being nice. Hahaha. Jokes aside, we met yien and bj outside the cinema for Up! Good thing we booked online, cos the entire cinema was packed! Even the second row! I won't spoiler any of you who haven't watched, but really, it's VERY worth it. Even the extra online booking fee. It's REALLY cute! Haha so thanks brother, for agreeing to watch it and organize this whole thing! (: We shall make these outings more regular!!

School's starting tmr! Just one lecture though, thankfully.

"Ark ark!!"

`signing off
-lynn

2009-08-09T21:31:00.002+08:00

Movie marathon was not bad! Loved the movies. Well the turnout for the non-christians was better than expected. I realised I make a pretty good treasurer and money-collector! I didn't miss anyone who came for the thing, even though I didn't have a station for registration and just approached anyone I saw who haven't paid. Yay for Loanshark Lynn! And the money tallies too! Anyway, aside from that, 4 ppl came to know the Lord! Praise God!!!

I managed to stay awake for all the shows, except that I got a bit worn out at 6.30, so I napped for half an hour. Meet the robinsons is CUTE. I loved that show! Evelyn was pretty touching, but I still didn't cry. Ocean's 11 was...strategic and cool. I wished I could have finished watching american tale but I went to nap half way through. And the board games! I tried bang, played ugly doll and saboteur too! SABOTEUR. It's seriously the coolest game ever. I love having my poker face!

And today! Haha yz was really fun! I haven't laughed so much in ages. The games were so screamy! My reaction time is extremely slow, as emphasized by lance, thank you very much brother. He called my number and I was just like, ARGH. And went to the back of the line. Grr. Haha anyways, after the games were sharings by lance and uncle david on certain controversial/frequently asked topics. Now i think i'm so dead for my own on 18th oct!! I'm not a natural speaker. Ack.

NDP 09 was okay! I thought the storyline at the beginning was quite funny. The march was cool, as usual. I love uniforms! Or rather, seeing ppl in uniforms, esp the No. 1!! SO SMART. And it's white! I love white uniforms! It's clean and pure! With the glasses too. Oh dear, why am i saying all these. Singapore idol auditions after that! Man, it's hilarious. Seriously comic relief. Most of them are so fail that you just don't know what to say. HAHA.

Anyways, i hope i can watch up tmr!! Yay!!

`signing off
-lynn

2009-08-06T22:21:00.002+08:00

Yesterday was really fun!! kboxing with dearie was unique! I think we literally went quite crazy singing for 4 hours. ALL the english songs! And the chinese songs too. I was exposing kenwei to all the various chi songs that I listen to. It was really interesting! Haha and I was super relaxed when singing. No need to worry whether ppl are bothering about my voice control etc. Coolness!! And no, if you're wondering, my voice didn't go hoarse at all. I can sing continuously and not feel tired. (:

Anyway, tmr's the movie marathon cum board games night! Frankly speaking, the number of ppl who responded is pretty little for an evangelistic event, but well, gotta continue praying! I'm sure God will move the hearts of the ppl so that there'll be extra signups tmr! Pray pray pray. But on the bright side, I think it's gonna be really fun!

Oh oh, I got my jap module that I bidded for! I paid 150 extra for it though, cos I bidded 400 and the successful bid was 250. Oh wells, but at least I got it!! Haha so now i'm looking forward till sch starts! Everything's gonna be so fun! I get to learn all the new stuff that I like!

`signing off
-lynn

2009-08-01T20:33:00.002+08:00

I bought Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at 10 bucks. Haha to you guys who bought it at 50+. I mean, it's 2 years later, but really, who cares cos I got to read it then too! Just that I'm buying it to re-read since it's so cheap. And also to lend kenwei. Lol. I got other books too! (Buy 1 get 1 free) Not bad huh!

I'm always this emotional nutcase when ppl mention the word "overseas". I think I'm just afraid of ppl leaving me for long periods of time to study overseas or sth? It's the whole uni period now, so everyone's considering the overseas route. The reason why I chose not to go overseas is because I can't leave the ppl in Singapore. I have too many close friends here to be able to leave them. I'm the type that can't bring myself to move due to emotional attachment to a certain place and people. I hate changes anyway. That's why it always saddens my heart to see ppl off at the airport, not knowing when you're next gonna see them. Okay this was just some emotional rant cos tien li came back with pics of NZ today and well, the whole train of thought just came.

Oh yes, I went for ACSI's drama thingy last night. They're really not bad! As in, most of the drama stuff I've watched, I don't get cos they're too abstract. Like the dramakins in nush? And the where i belong stuff that i watched in 2006. Anyway, they had a pretty interesting storyline that I could follow and their accents were cute. I don't know how to do all these accents thing properly? But apparently kenwei says it's in-born. Ohwells. I gave up drama long ago and I don't think I'll start it up again. I was supposed to be in the drama alumni now, but I didn't continue after sec sch. It's chinese btw, for those who don't know. I actually took it up to brush up my mandarin speaking.

Yup yup, that's about it for now. tatas.

`signing off
-lynn