I'm sounding like a man

Oh yes! Great! I'm blogging during my fantastic holidays!

That can only mean I'm sick, staying at home, and not going out. :(

So sad.

1 thing that never change even though I'm turning 21 in a few days time: my pLAyfuLneSS!

I'm still young at heart. ;)

I'm down with this really really evil THROAT INFECTION!

This is the 2nd time it invaded my poor health.

The 1st time, it stole away my youth overseas trip to perak!

The 2nd time (now), it stole away my night cycling. (I'm blogging while the rest are cruising through the roads of SG, and eating good stuffs.)

BUT I'm really making effort to stop it from spoiling my 21st birthday chalet!

I don't want to sound like a transvestite on my dear 21st!

Well, maybe God really wants me to take a good rest after all these wild fun days! haha!

With my body protesting, I guess I have to subdue to the calling to R.E.S.T!

Btw, I had a fun time playing Warcraft just now! I won Night Stalker! =) yeah!

Open the eyes of my heart

Today's ODJ talk about seeing the light.

There are times that we are so blinded by the busyness that we are in that we failed to see the beauty of Jesus. These are the times that we depend so much on ourselves that we lost focus on God.

This had been what I was feeling these few weeks. There were so many assignments, reports, presentations, and now, there is so much preparations to do for exams. It's like a mad race! I've been rushing to do this and that, one after another.

How do I know that my spiritual life has been tilted to the wrong side?

It was when I was reminded by God to pause for a moment, amist all my workload. Thank God, He never forsakes me. The reminder came not just once, but many times. Sometimes, I was reminded to read the bible on the bus till I feel giddy or fall asleep, or when I was packing my table and saw the church bulletin and read the Pastor's Words section, or when I saw my daily PDL email.

Till now, God has given me all the strength that I require.
It's impossible for me to focus on God every second 24/7, but God is focusing on me every second 24/7, bringing me back to Him whenever I tilted my scale.

一个悠闲星期天的下午

很久很久没有过一个悠闲的星期天下午了。

昨天真的是一个很难得的一天。只是和一位很要好的朋友看看电影，漫无目的的逛逛，坐在Starbucks开心的聊起一些有的没得，聊起了很多的如果。

其实我觉得那天，我很开心。

我出去不只是为了陪你，也希望能花点时间再次和老朋友见一见面。

其实我每一次与Rebels见面，我都很开心。可能因为看到彼此，就看到了以前的我们。年幼的时候，我们花很多很多的时间在一起。每一天，从上学到下学之后的都在一起。每一次我们都能够彼此的依靠，每一次都能够彼此的了解对方。我每一次不能出现的聚会，你们都不会忘了我。

你们是上帝给我的珍贵礼物！

 

I have overcome-ed the temptations!

Oh my gosh! Do you know how tough that was?

I also lug many bags of my 'wants' back home just within 1 hour.

 

I decided to look around Bugis for 1 little bottle of cheap nail polish after my tuition today.

 

And I ended up trying up many many blushes on my tanned hands. I found my most suitable one at SaSa, costing $20.30. It was such a natural colour and it suited my skin tone so well. Moreover, it was a good brand which will not harm my beautiful skin.

It's not because I'm vain, okie. I've been convinced by many people recently to buy good skin products to protect my skin before it gets worse. And I think it makes sense. I should wait till my skin starts to get worse before I take care of it. I've also been wanting to get a good set of cosmetics for myself too, for events that I need makeup. If not, I'll always borrow from other people.

Conclusion: I should wait and see first. I might be too lazy to apply anything on my face.

 

Next, I went to Bugis Village, focusing on my nail polish.

And finally! I found a cheap black frame specs that is just nice for me! The specs is also smaller suiting my smaller face. I've been wanting to buy that for so long! And it's only $8!

Conslusion: I didn't buy also. Cuz I feel that I should spend $8 on food.

 

Then I passed by an accessories shop, and it has the kind of long and cute necklace that I want. It only costs $5 – 10. Cheap right!

Conclusion: I didn't buy. Cuz I should check out my friend's online shop first before buying.

 

Now, you know why women can shop for 1 hour and not get the thing that they want?

Haha! I don't wanna be like that. Actually I rarely do this kinda thing too.

Or perhaps it's part of growing up, becoming a woman. =p

 

I think I'm most satisfied eating good food.

And now, I'm eating my grandma's delicious cooking. =)

God’s blessings time and again!

Have you ever…

1. ordered a delicious set of KFC meal from the counter, whipped out your wallet and realise you have no money to pay?
   
2. received $4 from a KFC staff while you were squeezing your chilli?
   

Okie, the 2^nd one was because I dropped my money unknowingly.

 

It happened to me many times before and it happened again today!

I order for food without any money in my pocket.

 

But God is so good to me. He sent me KFC angels to let me go atm and draw money (& they didn't show me any attitude) & picked up my money for me.

And you know what, I received a nice little jacket from Huilin. =) It fitted me so perfectly!

 

Thank you, Lord!

 

Oh ya, the previous post. I didn't get selected for the Vietnam trip.

Well, I guess God has something better in store for me this X'mas!

Cuz the trip will actually span throughout X'mas.

I'm really affected at all. And I thank God I get to spend my X'mas with my cell this time. =)

Will I be part of the 20?

I just went for an interview an OCIP trip. I wanna go to Vietnam!

And I'll spend my Christmas in Vietnam if I'm in.

 

You know, I heard so much from Sarah, that I so badly wanted to experience it myself. On top of that, looking back at my previous 2 years in NUS, hmm… maybe I should really be more "involved" in school. And mostly importantly, how many people can have the chance to build houses for people in Vietnam & educate them, bringing them a pinch of warmth?

Just imagine if I am working now, will I ever wanna leave my own comfortable homeland and plant myself in a place filled with poverty?

Well, maybe I will, still.

 

Anyway, the point is that it will be such a great experience.

BUT! I'm competing with 100+++ people over 20 pathetic vacancies!!!

 

God, if it's your will, let it be done.

My last day at TTSH. =)

Unknowingly, 2 months have passed just within a wink of an eye.

I truly enjoy my job as a Care Ambassador in TTSH. It was an experience that couldn't be bought anywhere else. There are some important and useful things that I've learnt in TTSH, and I shall lay them out in point form.

- I know all the hospitalization procedures (admission procedure, meeting Medical Social Worker (MSW), Bed Management Unit (BMU) arrangement of suitable bed according to your Class and your disciplines, attaching a tag on you to track your location and some health information, take your blood test for HIV & H1N1, etc.) you need to go through before you can lie on your hospital bed comfortably.

- The LCD screens in all the wards also don't just pop out like that. It requires many many departments' approvals, verification, documentations before it is in the wards. Even so, the after actions are also a lot, like checking to see if the LCD information is the same as the excel sheet that we have. If the LCD spoils, that's another round of procedures... Condemnation form passing around all the departments again, once to be signed, etc...

- I also did many researches on the Patient Bedside Terminal (PBT), which is very interesting. It's a touchscreen that patients can use to access information, surf net, play games, order their meals, pay bills, etc. Good implementation if TTSH begins that!
There's also the translation companies research, I get to know lots of companies and it's really expensive to hire a translator for just 1 hour! The cheapest is about $190/hr! Scary!
AND many more researches.

- Most importantly, I realise when you smile to someone, be it through the phone or face to face, somehow, the atmosphere of the conversation is changed into a light-hearted one. =) I can even talk to a stranger, broke out into laughter, even though it's a corporate call. =)
The working society can be friendly too.

My colleagues make a lot of difference too! They are the BEST colleagues that I have ever met!
Lynette, Boon Huat, Faith, and Kum Meng are my dearest colleagues!

I thank the Lord for such wonderful work place!
And He blessed me with lunch treats, tea treats and snack treats from all my colleagues!
I feel so blessed!

Now, I'm a bit reluctant to leave my desk...
A teeny bit of sadness lingers in my heart.