A little prayer to the tsunami victims.....may they find peace. Sent out an appeal to all the NUS Rotaract members for donation of any clothing, food, medicine or any neccessities. Will be collecting them and sending them to the red cross. Hope that it will be a little contribution to the global effort to help the victims.
Life is jus so unpredictable. Who knows that a relaxing holiday by the beach could turn out to be such a disaster??? I realised that the older u get, the more u will learn to appreciate life. How fragile life is.... how one moment u can be there breathing and laughing, having so many things to look forward to... How much of life lives ahead, then suddenly u can be in the face of death, with the rest of yur life robbed out of u just like that. No chance to experience what it is like to have a family, to tell stories to yur grandchildren. Everything is gone before u knew it. I must constantly remind myself to treasure my time and my love ones. Not to be troubled by petty disputes and minor troubles. I'm glad i realised this early in life at 22.
Thursday, December 30, 2004
Sunday, December 26, 2004
A wonderful Christmas....
This is what i got for christmas!!!!! ai xin cookies!!!!
I luv cookies.... esp homemade ones. And it taste GREAT!!! hahah and i like that cookie jar so much. It has my name one it. haha. Thanks so much sormui!!!
Watched meet the fockers on christmas eve. I think Meet the Parents is a better movie. It was more funny and its humour do not tend so much to the crude side. Later went to esplanade. Took a couple of photos there. Initially wanted to go the the merlion area but after eating some candy floss, we got into some sticky situation and had to find a toilet. Chose to go to the toilets at One Fullerton coz they have got the best toilets. Haha..... Then ended up taking photos at One Fullerton.
On christmas day, we went to Snow City. Actually its our 2nd trip there as we did not go on the first attempt due to overcrowding...hahaha. The place is not bad. But the jackets that they provided us STINK!!!! It smelled of sweat!!! ewww.... yucks!
The snow looked artificial somehow. Its too hard. Its like ice! But maybe its too cold in there too. The temperature is minus 6 degrees. After sometime, your ears and hands get numb. LOL. But its fun to slide down the slope. The ice on the ground just keeps flying to your face as u race down the slope in that rubber thing. In the end everyone just landed in a heap at the bottom. Its quite funny now to think of it. Sormui was complaining that she is feeling very cold. After a while she cannot feel her fingers. Aiyo.... but then she got low tolerance for the cold. Anyway, my fingers also felt numb esp after i took out my gloves to take photos. Ouch, talk about frostbite in sunny singapore!
Went to Orchard and i managed to really see the christmas decorations for the first time on foot !!!!!!!! Suar koo right??? Hmmm this year was alot better than the previous years. Er... not that i really remembered how it was like last year, of if i had evened looked at it at all. Maybe this yea r is the best cause i finally did walked down orchard road and admire the decorations on christmas night!! Whatever it is, this year is the best coz its the only one year that i noticed the deco....hahahahah.... lame..............
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!! ( merriest one so far )
us eating candy floss and mi looking silly.....
The nice deco of One Fullerton... cannot show u the toilets without being arrested.
nice big tree in Taka... abit pointless to post this photo coz u can just see the same tress next year.
Snow city!!! notice that the snow man is missing one eye??? Maybe it was winking....
nice cute little bears bears......
On christmas day, we went to Snow City. Actually its our 2nd trip there as we did not go on the first attempt due to overcrowding...hahaha. The place is not bad. But the jackets that they provided us STINK!!!! It smelled of sweat!!! ewww.... yucks!
The snow looked artificial somehow. Its too hard. Its like ice! But maybe its too cold in there too. The temperature is minus 6 degrees. After sometime, your ears and hands get numb. LOL. But its fun to slide down the slope. The ice on the ground just keeps flying to your face as u race down the slope in that rubber thing. In the end everyone just landed in a heap at the bottom. Its quite funny now to think of it. Sormui was complaining that she is feeling very cold. After a while she cannot feel her fingers. Aiyo.... but then she got low tolerance for the cold. Anyway, my fingers also felt numb esp after i took out my gloves to take photos. Ouch, talk about frostbite in sunny singapore!
Went to Orchard and i managed to really see the christmas decorations for the first time on foot !!!!!!!! Suar koo right??? Hmmm this year was alot better than the previous years. Er... not that i really remembered how it was like last year, of if i had evened looked at it at all. Maybe this yea r is the best cause i finally did walked down orchard road and admire the decorations on christmas night!! Whatever it is, this year is the best coz its the only one year that i noticed the deco....hahahahah.... lame..............
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!! ( merriest one so far )
us eating candy floss and mi looking silly.....
The nice deco of One Fullerton... cannot show u the toilets without being arrested.
nice big tree in Taka... abit pointless to post this photo coz u can just see the same tress next year.
Snow city!!! notice that the snow man is missing one eye??? Maybe it was winking....
nice cute little bears bears......
Monday, December 20, 2004
A Special Christmas
Just had a christmas celebration at Cheshire home, also marking the final event to my comserv project for this year :) what a relief!!! Finally can take a short break.
It is really a special christmas this yr for me :P First was having shared the christmas joys with the residents of the home. Something meaningful to the spirit of caring and sharing during christmas. And also, this yr will be spending christmas with someone special as well :) So its like double happiness for me this season.
Today was rather enjoyable. Both residents and volunteers have enjoyed themselves. Hmmm, we started with the warming up game of passing the parcel. Some of the residents are really enthusiastic, having alot of fun in the process and laughing alot. They are visibly excited with the games, and are very enthusiastic about doing the forfiets as well. WOW!!! they are really sporting! very wonderfully surprising. Seeing their happy faces made me feel so warm and happy inside. Its the level of satisfaction and meaningful fullfillment that i had not felt for quite sometime. Despite their disabilities, these people are so satisfied with what they have, and are so happy and cheerful. Some of their laughter exhibits the innocent joy, only found in a child. Sometimes, they made be feel so shameful, of how sometimes i can be taking things for granted, how sometimes i can be so selfish and materialistic. They have taught me how to share, how to laugh, how to experience joy. There are many non-tangible things to enjoy around the world. Maybe sometimes, we are often so busy that we have lost touch with the more humane side of us.
Well...... just some thoughts. I must tell myself to embrace the world and not be so sceptical in future, questioning every though, action and motive.
Hmmm..... this yr will be spending christmas with sormui. Well, last yr also spent christmas with her, but we were not together yet then. Still remembered it as if it was only yesterday. Went to watch a movie.... the scary movie 3 ( waah... a funny but boliao show ) hahah kinda regreted watching it coz it was quite crude. Then later, in the evening we went to sentosa to watch the musical fountains. It was the first time i ever watched the musical fountains. LOL.... suar koo lah.... Then remembered i gave her this christmas gift which we called the year end bonus. Heh .... it is a box with windows to put the photos at each surface. Basically i jus use photoshop to obtain her personal potraits from all the group photos that was taken ah ....haha ... pro man... :P
Then in the box put a bear, with lotsa chocolates. Behind each photo i hid little notes and messages.... haha. I like to customise my gifts, more personal, unique and it wun be the same if u buy it !!!! Muahahahaha!!!!! I was thinking to myself, if she likes it, she will look closer and discover the notes. If not, it shall not be discovered. hahaha .... but it the end it was discovered much to my delight.
It is really a special christmas this yr for me :P First was having shared the christmas joys with the residents of the home. Something meaningful to the spirit of caring and sharing during christmas. And also, this yr will be spending christmas with someone special as well :) So its like double happiness for me this season.
Today was rather enjoyable. Both residents and volunteers have enjoyed themselves. Hmmm, we started with the warming up game of passing the parcel. Some of the residents are really enthusiastic, having alot of fun in the process and laughing alot. They are visibly excited with the games, and are very enthusiastic about doing the forfiets as well. WOW!!! they are really sporting! very wonderfully surprising. Seeing their happy faces made me feel so warm and happy inside. Its the level of satisfaction and meaningful fullfillment that i had not felt for quite sometime. Despite their disabilities, these people are so satisfied with what they have, and are so happy and cheerful. Some of their laughter exhibits the innocent joy, only found in a child. Sometimes, they made be feel so shameful, of how sometimes i can be taking things for granted, how sometimes i can be so selfish and materialistic. They have taught me how to share, how to laugh, how to experience joy. There are many non-tangible things to enjoy around the world. Maybe sometimes, we are often so busy that we have lost touch with the more humane side of us.
Well...... just some thoughts. I must tell myself to embrace the world and not be so sceptical in future, questioning every though, action and motive.
Hmmm..... this yr will be spending christmas with sormui. Well, last yr also spent christmas with her, but we were not together yet then. Still remembered it as if it was only yesterday. Went to watch a movie.... the scary movie 3 ( waah... a funny but boliao show ) hahah kinda regreted watching it coz it was quite crude. Then later, in the evening we went to sentosa to watch the musical fountains. It was the first time i ever watched the musical fountains. LOL.... suar koo lah.... Then remembered i gave her this christmas gift which we called the year end bonus. Heh .... it is a box with windows to put the photos at each surface. Basically i jus use photoshop to obtain her personal potraits from all the group photos that was taken ah ....haha ... pro man... :P
Then in the box put a bear, with lotsa chocolates. Behind each photo i hid little notes and messages.... haha. I like to customise my gifts, more personal, unique and it wun be the same if u buy it !!!! Muahahahaha!!!!! I was thinking to myself, if she likes it, she will look closer and discover the notes. If not, it shall not be discovered. hahaha .... but it the end it was discovered much to my delight.
Friday, December 17, 2004
Holidays.....
Ok exams are over.... in fact... it has been over for close to 2 weeks!!!! haha... haven't been updating recently, too busy playing la.
Some updates.... have been watching movies. I have watched 3 movies so far! The incredibles, The shutters and National treasure. National treasure is crap. The other 2 is very nice, definitely worth yur money!
Haha... i am also very pleased that my little project this christmas is successful. This christmas i have decided to do a little community service to make it memorable and different. So i have organised a series of community service activities and have been recruiting volunteers to take part. Despite the initial stress, funding problems and fear of it not turning out right or it being unsuccessful, it turned out well after all. In fact i would say that i has been rather successful so far :) Ha ha.... this is especially encouraging as this is the first time i am organising anything :P but i would say its meanful and fullfilling coz its a very hands on activity. It is not jus the ritual of passing the bag ard asking ppl to donate money. To me, personally, i feel that being hands on is more meaningful and this applies to many things.
We met the ppl at the home for the first time last tue. Initally i was feeling rather self conscious, nervous and unsure. But after awhile, i realised that the ppl are actually very warm, friendly, straight forward and lovable. Its especially heart warming to see them enjoying the outing, going ard taking photos and smiling. Ha ha... everyone, residents and the volunteers throughly enjoyed themselves that day :) I actually find myself looking forward to meeting up with the guys on sat to do the presents and having the christmas party at the home on monday :) WOW!!!!
Some updates.... have been watching movies. I have watched 3 movies so far! The incredibles, The shutters and National treasure. National treasure is crap. The other 2 is very nice, definitely worth yur money!
Haha... i am also very pleased that my little project this christmas is successful. This christmas i have decided to do a little community service to make it memorable and different. So i have organised a series of community service activities and have been recruiting volunteers to take part. Despite the initial stress, funding problems and fear of it not turning out right or it being unsuccessful, it turned out well after all. In fact i would say that i has been rather successful so far :) Ha ha.... this is especially encouraging as this is the first time i am organising anything :P but i would say its meanful and fullfilling coz its a very hands on activity. It is not jus the ritual of passing the bag ard asking ppl to donate money. To me, personally, i feel that being hands on is more meaningful and this applies to many things.
We met the ppl at the home for the first time last tue. Initally i was feeling rather self conscious, nervous and unsure. But after awhile, i realised that the ppl are actually very warm, friendly, straight forward and lovable. Its especially heart warming to see them enjoying the outing, going ard taking photos and smiling. Ha ha... everyone, residents and the volunteers throughly enjoyed themselves that day :) I actually find myself looking forward to meeting up with the guys on sat to do the presents and having the christmas party at the home on monday :) WOW!!!!
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