What gets me through

I think i have fallen too deep to pull out of anything.
Besides God which for me is uncompromisable, The many committments I already had,think ill have to cut each of them down by at least 25 % to squeeze more things in.

Its just not that easy because I listen to people and their advice so when im here i hear one thing, and when i go there, i listen to what they say. But i think I have had time to settle down, and I have already decided what I'm going to do...I believe nothing is going to change unless God's will changes.

I'll be content with hopping btw KR, USP and Cross and ill promise ill do my best for my studies. Just praying for a smoother flow of events, less interruptions and perhaps less expectations above my personal ones for myself.

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On a lighter note, I had a fulfilling 2 weeks so far and 4 weeks in school. I never knew I could be capable of doing so so much in just one month, I feel like I've been in school for at least 2 months really. I need the term break, its not too early for me like what some others say!

Just finished my music exam on Wed, it went as planned, hope the results too!
Because of that i've been running up and down hall and the dear east for nearly 5 consecutive nights and mornings i was so drained every night! still went for cross trainings and the easy runs - tuesdays, fridays and sunday mornings at macritchie, becauswe it makes me happy!Between lessons some of us also headed for the Student Exchange Programme talks at the USP building, and yay i think ive kinda gotten an ideal exchange location:) It also reminded me alot of my intention of staying in Singapore to study in the first place- to be able to go to more places on a smaller scale then studying overseas. That gave me more focus to keep me awake in the wee hours of the mornings finishing tutorials!

Finally I've been so happy being able to meet friends and Hwee and the girls in town thi week...Ate lunch with Shermaine on Wed then headed to meet the girls at DTF for a quick lunch, then came bk to school for T rug training with sherry and the others! then it was bk to kr for elections yay congrats new ppl:) and because ive not been out for a destressing session for super long, met sid at 1 fullerton heh before conking out bk in hall at about 5 plus in the morning! gosh. what a fab wed:)

Thurs was school then met mouse and hwee in town for Cream Bistro lunch hmmm yummm! Calamari Hwee!<3 then we walked and mini shopped in Ion and pigged out on some snacks at the basement. By the time i reached bk hall i managed to go for a quick run with star runner Mathew (lol see him say 'no!' here its funny)to West Coast Park. Dinner then my quick bath and it was singing with Zeya and Bryan before heading for the really quick choir auditions hahaha. it was fun but of course the pitching part (going higher and higher, or lower and lower) killed me! well im glad that at least i loved the song "Swear it again" by Westlife haaha.

today is today! have intervals training (poor legs:/) in half an hour and then gg to SMU for Hwee's Bomb Attack then ROCHOR tauhuay YUM:)
Ok, I have two big tests next week... and Im going for IFG T Rug for USP tmr! GO GIRLS:)

It should be quite an interesting busy week...cept that my two really good friends Hwee and Jill are leaving for UK next week ill miss them so so dearly :(

Nobody said it was going to be easy,
but no one said it was gonna be this hard either.

I think all of us have got our own set of joys and dreams and sorrows.
You've gotta find your own direction, we'll travel different paths but we'll reach the same destination yea.

go go go girls!

Ive got the whole of today to decide if I want to go to Dubai with my family at the end of this year, they are going so its just up to me if I want to join them.

Usually, I would jump onto the bandwagon as fast as I can, i mean, family trips are always so fun and relaxing especially since being the youngest, I really dont have to think/do much and just have fun all the time.

But this time its different. Im not sure if I would crave the entertainment then, after weeks of already-highly-entertaining school and hall life - i might actually crave time alone, just lazing at home and having a good time to myself. Moreover, we'll be going from the 17th right up to the 2nd week of Jan, I'll be missing out on Christmas and New Year - oh the horrors of missing out on gatherings with the girls and time to part-tor (lol) esp during the festive season. Missing out on school with parental consent seems extremely enticing though...

But, i think, I'd want to be home this year-end. And so, i think ill only go up for the few days after Christmas and come bk right before New Year (ill need to take the plane alone though oh no). Although im still in Singapore for studies, and still shuffling in btw hall and home on weekends, there's something different. Something different which makes my weekends so out-of-bounds to any more school activites and how ill only devote it to God and my family and loved ones.

Things change and people's priorities too - But the things which mattered and were and always will be important, will always stay on top. Well, at least for me.
I hope you understand.

today was such a good day, and I find it funny that my mood depends on so much from the outcome of certain activities. I used to be more 'zen' about such stuff. but anyway...

TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY BECAUSE I SKYPED WITH MY SIS IN DUBAI FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER LECTURES IN SCHOOL.
Our accommodation out-of-home's good except for the fact that her APARTMENT is so much huger than my cosy corner in hall. haha.

Psalm 31

Psalm 31

In thee, O Lord, do i put my trust;
let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock,
for an house of defence to save me.

Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.

Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me,
O Lord God of truth...

I made quite a few decisions over the weekend, and im glad I did, because now I know I can go all out and make all these things work, rather than hop in between- the uncertainty could kill.

If there's one big lesson I know I'm supposed to learn - simple as it sounds, its just time management, but this funny thing, makes or breaks one.

Ive only 4 hours to touch rug training, so I better get going, I have loadsss of readings :x

Photo updates:D

I was so awed by the many colourful pictures ive taken over the past month of July and beginning August I want to share it with everyone;D
here goes...

Kent Ridge Hall Freshmen Welcome Orientation Camp; MOE Presentation at Suntec;



KR's famous Dating Game - good pals at the end of it;





What's more awesome than a weekend overseas with people ive missed for so long
(I-have-a-life-outside-hall Part I)lol !

Arts O'week, RAG AND FLAG, meet up with the girls (I-have-a-life-outside-hall Part 2) haha.

More from FWOC and VJC's Homecoming Dinner 2009

(...Part 3) IRAS Sentosa Outing!

AND.... I

CURRENTLY MISS MY SISTER ALOT!

HAVE FUN IN DUBAI!

I MISS YOU TIMES TEN HUNDRED!

LOVE, MEIMEI

It's just the second day of school but i feel like it has been forever. Think I need to get used to the fact that its going to be like this feeling for 1 whole year- the days get stretched and what you can do in one is limitless, seriously.

Adapting

It's 6am here in hall and the national anthem is playing on the radio, and no im not up ready for the day, but in fact im getting ready to sleep...just finished minutes for USP Pageant and talking to my "date", because during the day all of the hall people have our own lives to lead, and apparently this absence culminates in the insatiable desire to hangout every evening after dinner - either at this supper place near hall, west coast plaza and whatnot.

Life has nearly changed 180 degrees for me after moving into hall. The maxim 'Work hard, play hard' has to be refined - its 'Work hard, play hardER'. Of course, its not impossible to maintain cap 5 while being active in hall life, but its difficult they say. You play so hard and you aren't ever alone for any meals or at any time of the day, your door is kept open and people visit you at any time of the day (yes literally ANY time). You chase your "dates" whether you are a girl or guy, and though we eat alot like at suppers and all, i think we could possibly expound equal/ more than proportionate amount of energy.

Some people are skeptical of their future after they see what they are getting into, but im surprisingly optimistic. I think every situation has its pros and cons, and currently i feel it may actually be working to my advantage. My level of 'happiness' and enthusiam i believe, is what is keeping any illness away, even though i've only about 3 hours maximum since last friday. Shuffling between driving lessons, camps and hall has not been very easy at all! of course, its easier said than done, wait till the academics come and topple over us only then will I know the burden. But i think its important to hope for the best:)

there's so much more to say about this 'new life' but i shall reserve it for the next time. I have one whole year ahead anyway.
Its saturday, im going back to the east- home sweet home at noon, after i sleep in aahhh bliss:)

Night (morning) everyone!

What if You had One Million Dollars?

I'm BACK from OBS (which was last week and by the way, was really awesome!) and am wrapping up my worklife, before i retire into a full-time student again :D My last working week has been absolutely memorable, my colleagues make worklife so much more bearable!

• OBS : Physical exhaustion, Mental Exertion, BUT SPIRITUAL RETREAT ;D - we were under the Professional Course so it was really a much more mature arrangement with zero cheers and more alone-time, which was really really really such a blessing for me. I remember one quiet hour we had onboard Indiana on the last day, and I was wondering how I would ever get such a blessed opportunity if i was back in Sunny Singapore Island.
• Lorraine's impromptu birthday surprise! Jean and I successfully carried out a house crash at night! YAY.
• Eunice's post-birthday celebration & sleepover at Fairmont Hotel!
• Friday's farewell for me - my last day @ IRAS was awesome with free entertainment from colleagues playing Badminton; lots of peektures and dinner at Xiao Long Bao La Mian Bao Yu at Marine Square, so so so so yummy! And i think we've come a long way, with dynamics changing at the office everytime a new batch came in or people left, my lunch group has been morphing over time, and im just so glad everyone can clique well;D
  

Ive just realised I wont be free for Arts O Week and so ill only be going for USP camp and KR FWOC. hmm havent gone fore ANY Fass camps, kinda ironic since its gonna be my home faculty! oh well.

So many things have been happening, thanks peeps for updating me, calling me/ asking me to return call while i walk home so that can save time etc. really love you people!