random thought 1#
everytime i read about north korea doing their nuclear testings...i will remember my bimbo moment with the ulm when i intelligently pointed out...

xiang: i bet the US are also making their own nuclear weapons lor!

so someone who had more general knowledge ( i refuse to concede that i have lower IQ! ) pointed out that they have done so since the ww2. meaning atomic bombs...

so i learnt smtg new that day...that atomic bombs are nuclear weapons!

random thought 2#
pruning is known as the process whereby the non-productive, or diseased or unwanted portions of a plant is removed.

and, and, and did you know that the smaller the branch that is cut, the less harm to the tree. meaning it's better to prune the tree when it's juvenile than to saw off a large branch from a mature tree.

that was an ahhhhh moment for me. it's a time of pruning again and i really need to put things int perspective. better get rid of that procastination now, than let it fester and grow into something worse like..disobedience!

random thought 3#
the moment before a storm breaks is one of the most beautiful moments ever.
it's as though the entire earth is holding its breath, waiting for the floodgates of heaven to be unlatched. everything is just kinda still and fragile. there is this electrifying anticipation in the air just waiting for the first drop of rain to descend. it's not the kind of impatient waiting. but it's a kind of calm sort of anticipation; because the earth is prepared.

let me tell you about my past 2 weeks (i think) in pictures! alot of picturessss....
so i went to visit sara's dog. it's called dodger. it's very hyper. it's so hyper that this is actually a picture taken after it went on a rampage around the house.

it's so hyper that i can't even take a picture with it. it's blurry in all the shots. ALL the shots.
and it bit me! can you see it's dangerous jaws opening to kiap my mouth???? i told sara that dodger seriously needs to be tranquilised. and then we went to surprise cheryl! she is 21! which means we've known each other for 10 years! it's kinda disgusting if you think about it.... went to bras basar. to eat at this coolio old school chinese la mian restaurant called tian jin lou that sells FOUR DOLLARS LA MIAN okay don't mess! then patrice and i went to esplanade! check out my heavily touched up picture!this one is au naturale though. nice nice nice??? :) i enjoyed myself with patrice! if you dunno her, she is really nice to hang out with!

then there was one day that deb, zixin and i baked for our cg...this brand is the best. not very cheap. but good. and easy to make. then the funny thing is that we couldn't find the switch to turn on the oven...and we searched all over the place. i mean all over the place...i even spilt flour... on myself. until debbie the genius turned on a switch labelled "water heater"... my house is very weird. the oven switch is called a water heater. we scared of pple coming in secretly to use our oven issit??? really must set booby traps. but we managed to make our cookiesss anyhow!!! so nice right! i did the icing! "awwwwwwww" factor: 10/10

and and and to end off .... a ROCKER pic with daniel leow!!!
i think i secretly enjoy making pple do stupid things with me! that's enough pictures i think...haha....

from Across The Universe.

Randomness, with deep deep meaning, and cool cool cinematography. I like.

THE BRIGHT LIGHTS SYNDROME

is a term in geography used to describe rural to urban migration; how people from the rural areas of the country migrate to the urban areas because they are attracted by the "bright lights" -- the prospects that the city promises.

however, as we all know, the city area promises many things but it is all but an illusion. it promises a better standard of living, but the truth is that these people are only going to stay in the shanty towns with the worst quality of life, breathing in the worst kind of air and being susceptible to all kinds of diseases. is life really better? when they find out that the city is but just "bright lights", it is too late.

similarly, God has been reminding me time and time again -- DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE BRIGHT LIGHTS.

the world has many lights to attract us -- bright neon lights flashing on large billboards; the colours reflected on our faces as we stand hypnotised by the streaks of color flirting, dancing and beckoning us to come.

and many times i sucuumb to the attraction of the world. and i walk into the city, held in a trance, enthralled by the lights.

the night makes the bright lights stand out even more. but when the dawn breaks and sunlight streams into the city, i see its true colors made of filth, grime and pollution.

the world is very attractive with all its bright lights.

but at the end of the day, IT'S ONLY LIGHTS. it has no substance; it promises everything but delivers nothing. it looks good on the outside, but it is really rotten on the inside.

it is nothing compared to The Guy who created the ultimate source of light. it is nothing compared to heaven. it is nothing compared to Him.

so when it gets hard to decide, remember that the world is merely just a bunch of bright lights.

back frm kuching where i experienced many firsts!

i snorkelled before but it was my 1st time snorkelling just to see small rocks, medium size rocks and big big rocks. high ropes omg it was freaking scary. i rmb screaming "i hate my life" the moment i stepped onto the first plank. then it was go karting. i'm a pro at driving into tyres! then it was staying in a dirty hostel. then it was staying in an awesome room (one queen sized bed each!) with awesome view. i never ever slept on a queen sized bed before! and i don't think its very worth it cos in the end i only used up 50% of the space. then i highlighted my hair red so that i could have super powers like jean grey! lots of firsts!

but the best first was really experiencing our movements' first.

our first step ahead together in a brand new start. it was really exhilarating to hear and be there to witness all the changes that are happening in Hope. i am really very proud to be part of our movement and our leaders and also very priveleged to come for this LC. never imagined that i could be a pioneer (in a way) too! to think i was rather reluctuant initially! thank God for not giving up on me. this is an exciting time and it's really more than exciting because God is with us.

something is brewing in the air...

Spice up your life!

Tuesday was spent with F!U! ngmin at ....

where everything is pretty..and men are a little lonely. we camwhored abit.check it out! it's Mr Kiasu!!!

was super attracted by the "SALE". we popped into this authentic moroccan cafe and we really like it!

can shisha also. if you like what you see, go bugis mrt station. exit from the taxi stand side. face the road turn right. walk. straight. cross traffic light. keep walking. cross traffic light to go to golden landmrk centre. walk. cross traffic light to arab street. walk abit here and there. you'll find haji lane. :) or just explore arab street till you find it. arab street is awesome too!

Monday was spent with some of the NextBigTeam people at settlers cafe! yanming loves me.

see how val is so black.

cheng doing his forfeit - having to crouch under a table for an entire round...haha...sucker!

look how happy the girls are with cheng's forfeit!

so delighted that xuan decided to get up and do a little dance!

random shot #1

our cute shot minus the guys, who went to put on make up.

looking forward to my wednesday...gonna eat at 18 chefs and gonna work! i love waitressing at my workplace. just that i'm totally not going to wear the stupid uniform!!!

this is so queer. i find myself typing things and deleting them and typing things again and deleting thing and eventually typing something inconsequential like that believing that someone is going to read this and find it queer too. and then i start to blame many insignificant things like the book, the time of the month, the weather, the food, the friends, the mother until i realise that there really isn't anything to blame.

this is interesting.