Wednesday, August 29, 2007
wooo this movie is so much fun!
went to watch it with germs last nite. it has been ages since the two of us had a movie date ^^
the last time would be the memorable 'walk the line' when i received a murderous stare in the theatre for picking up an international call.
SIGH.
anyway back to 'hairspray', it was definitely one of the most enjoyable musical i've ever watched.
soooo much fun..
the pace was fast and the dance was contagious.
i think that's one good thing about living in the 60-s.. the dance.
john travolta is brilliant. just looking at him alone makes you want to laugh.
the movie has taken out my tiredness, my stress and my sorrow.
*three claps*
i've just received wedding invites from MC last night.. it's very nice~
gosh i am so sad that i can't be there.. the wedding clashes with my trip.
anyway, i am happy for the couple. really really am ><
NG8Dians, please take good pictures + videos and show me when i come back yah...
my skin is peeling off, this is horror. and the worst part is i'm turning dark, it's getting pretty obvious now. i can't believe that half day at sentosa could actually cause this. i guess i have to pay the price for every fun time that i have.
revelation of the week: one plain prata equals to six slices of bread
stop eating prata for supper, in fact, do not have supper at all =p
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
the sorrow of a phlegi am very much tempted to take a half day leave right now.
when my mind's not clear, i tend to make mistakes.. and the more mistakes i make, the more distressed i feel.
gosh.. why did i click that button? i am creating problem for myself.
i like to excel in my work. i hate myself from making mistakes, not with the expectation that my boss put on me.
but there are just too many things to handle nowadays, i am getting blur.. i am reaching my limit.
the new employee gotta report in soon before i faint in office.
excessive work doesn't go hand in hand with me.
i am a phleg. i like it slow and steady.
and if you ask why do i still have time to blog right now?
i need to rest my brain. as simple as that.
reminder for myself:
God blessed me with this job, do not complain
work should be a joy and yes most of the time it is fun. i have to remember that
i should spend some time praying after this. then back to work T_T
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Monday, August 27, 2007
i was checking on my friendster just now, something that i hardly do.there's a message from my old sec classmate. she mentioned that one of our teacher has just passed away.
i read the message, thinking hard.
the teacher's name sounds familiar but i really can't remember him.
which subject did he teach me? how did he look like?
gosh.. my memory is failing me so badly.
i decided to look through the friends list on my friendster.
there are just so many ppl inside and i can't remember who they are.
lots of people come and go, but only a few are remembered. that's life. or at least, that's my life.
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Saturday, August 25, 2007
too tired. i'll make this short.
junhuang's bday celebration at the glass house. omedeto~
AND the unbeatables duo =p
i hope they won't kill me for putting this pic up.
met them at weiling's play.. with many others too. the supper together was fun!
the drama was good.
weiling.. congratulations~ finally. we're all happy for you gal ><
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i should be in bed now. going to sentosa tmw morning ><just want to put something down first.
i really think everything that happens around me has a meaning and purpose, planned by God.
today i took bus 7 from my office to meet susi at city hall.. shortly after i boarded the bus i realized that bus 7 did not go to CH, it turns to bugis before that. wrong bus it is. i was in such a hurry that it slipped my mind!
as i was just cursing in my heart and sighing on my own blunder, suddenly there's a man standing in front of me and called "hi livi"
there and then i saw my long lost sheep whom i haven't seen for the past 3 years. it was just... amazing. for a moment, i was stunned.
C2 was not just a sheep, he was a good armor-bearer, a good friend. someone who felt my joy and my wrath before, someone who enjoyed to pour out his life and struggles for hours to me.
it feels like ages ago.
we started talking, sharing about latest updates (how's life, job, etc).. i couldn't stay too long in bus so i just decided 'it's now or never', i asked him about the church again.. we exhanged numbers and he agreed to come to our anniversary.
i am so grateful to God.. i've always thought that he has gone back to his country, i had no ways to contact him. yet today, i could actually meet him just because i took the wrong bus =)
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Friday, August 24, 2007
not to let anyone feel left out is a tough job.when you organize a party, may it be a normal gathering or bday or wedding, one of the hardest thing is to sort out the invitation.
if i invite A, i have to invite B, then it will be funny if i don't invite C.
should i invite D even though i don't know D well.. but D is close to A-B-C.
nobody wants to be left behind, including me.
but when you think of it again... it is impossible to get everyone down for every occasion right?
when it just happens that you are not invited, then i guess the first step that you need to do is to seek God and be secure. people do fail us from time to time, this is common knowledge. sadly.
this links me to another thought. God extends His invitation to everyone.. no matter how old you are, where you are, what you do. each of us receives the invitation, the question is 'do you want to go to the banquet?'
last nite i had a meeting with elaine. it started off funny with her asking some 'wedding' questions to MC, Nic and Pris(Tham) since all three of them are getting married soon. talking about coincidence =p
pris gave me a very good idea to lose weight which i really have to apply soon.
but after that we plunged into a serious discussion on evangelism. exciting things are coming up and it's time for us to stop slacking.
'believers get busy. churches lose focus'
this quote was taken from the teaching.
what an irony. when we're too busy 'growing up' spiritually, nurturing ppl, serving God, doing good things... but yet we forget the core - reaching out.
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Thursday, August 23, 2007
my energy is running pretty low nowadays. gosh.. i feel so sleepy.decided to do blog-surfing and read an article from jx that partially is correct.
let me quote some of the things that he mentioned (regards to understanding women)
killer phrases:
1. FINE
2. NOTHING
3. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, I GOT IT
unfortunately, this is true (at least from my point of view, no offence to other girls if they don't think the same way as me)
i began to recall the times that i mentioned these 3 phrases. in fact, 'nothing' is one of my fave word.. but of course.. nothing is NEVER nothing. there's always something behind nothing. i just don't want to say it loud.
and the word 'fine' is definitely not fine at all.
the movie 'italian job' desribes FINE as freaked-out, insecure, neurotic, emotional.
the word 'fine' comes out when i am so totally mad in the inside but refuse to blow up because i know it won't do me any good.
speaking about self-control.
human is funny. God is creative.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
i've just had a lunch with hanna. she's 9 mths pregnant and all radiant. i'm just happy to see her. the due date for the baby is actually today and she's still walking around shopping (or she says exercise). we were joking about the possibilty of her water broke during our meal. that would be one experience LOL.
but fortunately (or unfortunately) it didn't. so she continued her shopping after saying goodbye to me. the next time i see her should be in the ward room.. with her wrinkly baby daughter ><
life is an amazing thing. many times i told myself that i do not want to just live normally. working all my life, maybe got married, have children and die. seriously there got to be other alternative, more varieties.. more colours.. more choices...
eelee talked to me two days ago, asking me to 'consider' and pray about the possibility of me being one of the replacement team in the future. suddenly i was reminded again of this.. i have no idea if this is really the one.. is it just me or is it really from God. even if it is, is it really the right place as well? how about the timing? i wonder.
the more i think about it, the more i feel that i may not be suitable. but on the other hand, i can vision myself for it. it can get pretty confusing. i have no idea what i want.
ps jo mentioned about giving on sunday. indeed, it hurts... especially if lots of money is involved. i am a very calculative person (more than anyone would imagine, well maybe besides my sis.. she would know how calculative i am). the thought of using my whole savings and living without any stability (financially) is pretty scary. but the truth is, there are many times the go-ers were blessed even more. the more you give, the more you are blessed. and i'm not just talking financially wise.
there's a problem. my life in spore has been very stable. the pay comes every month. i can even shop every month. not that i don't want to. it's good to have a stable income, you worry less. but i want to trust God more on something.
maybe i should have a personal retreat and do a 5-years planning.
when there's no goal there's no plan, when there's no plan there's no action.
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Sunday, August 19, 2007
fireworks!
that would be the first time for me watching it in singapore (though i saw a few times at other places before)
anyway, esplanade was so crowded on sat nite... i decided to go down and take a look and met weiling there.
it's really nice indeed.. we were amazed ><
apart from that, i am so thankful that I HAVE FOUND A GOWN!!!
finally.
and it's green. and it's nice. and it's not very expensive. and i like it.
God is so good.
next in my shopping list:
1. shoes to go with my gown
2. nice accessories (necklace is a must)
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Thursday, August 16, 2007
adventure in the officei have a room for myself in the office and it's compulsory for me to lock it up everytime i step out of it (since there are lots of confidential stuff inside).
today i went off happily for lunch only to realize that i left my keys inside the room! (which i have locked of course)
and the worst part is no one else in office has the key to my room, except for my director who was busy meeting some multi-billionaire client outside and would not hesitate to kill me if i bothered her with trivia matters such as.. keys.
strange enough, i did not feel anxious. okay.. i did have a lot of things to do.. i had to check my office emails.. etc.. but locked is locked. no amount of panic could help.
this is when we realized that there's a small gap at the top of my room that one can actually climb over it. so my manager suggested i should just take a ladder and climb over. i tried to measure the height and decided that it would be suicide for me. i'm not some spiderman (or woman) who can climb effortlessly~ i didn't even get good points for my gymnastic during my school days!
so i decided to call the building management to help me instead, praying that they wouldn't charge me for this. locksmith would be good but i'm not so willing to pay for this kinda thing.
management sent a big 'fat' guy down. he looked at the situation and decided to use a very huge ladder and climb over. seriously, i didn't really believe that he would be able to pass the gap. but man.. i was so wrong.
at this moment, everyone in the office stopped working and looked at him climbing over, stepping on my desk and opened my door from the inside ><
we were so amazed.
i was saved! i could continue my job without getting killed by my boss~
lesson learnt:
1) never ever ever ever lock my room before making sure that the key is with me
2) do not judge a man by the appearance... never~
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
i just realized how evil people can be when their comfort zones are intruded. after receiving sms from junhuang today about the recent 'war' in anime community, i decided to spend some time browsing through the internet and i found this:
http://atalude.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/how-do-i-gotten-pwnt/
this must be one of the most hilarious post that i found recently.
sorry to say, but i feel good about it.. and bad at the same time... speaking of contradiction.
anyway, it's just funny seeing what people think about this whole 'drama'
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Monday, August 13, 2007
this pic is really nice~
i don't know.. maybe it's the leaves.
anyway, i watched him in 'the talented mr ripley' on tv the other day.
shot in 1999 (8 years ago), he was so young and scrawny that it felt weird.
BUT.. the movie is fantastic.
few things came across my mind:
1) insensitivity is bad.. really bad.
jude law was killed just because he's a stupid guy who does not know how to control his tongue. he insulted ripley (even though they're friends) and that's how his life come to an end. sad to say, but he kinda deserved it.. in a way. (oops)
2) contented people are happy people.
when you start to crave for luxury, envying your friends who are rich and mighty. one mistake leads to another.. ripley fell badly, really badly.
he should just be contented being himself.
God created us just as we are, there's no point in wanting to be someone else.
3) be secure and know who you are
this links to the second point. it's just sad hearing the last part when he mentioned that he's not even sure who he was anymore. identity crisis.
what's the point of living in freedom with lots of money if you don't even have friends? and the worst thing is you don't even know who you are.
i have to give two thumbs up to damon's brilliant performance as ripley.
sometimes you just want to root for the bad guy.
back to 2007, i managed to catch the latest bourne on sat nite too.
don't we all just love bourne ><
i enjoyed it very much.
with the 4th book out at the store right now, we can hope for the 4th movie to come out in the future as well.
bourne ultimatum is a must watch for bourne series follower.
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Sunday, August 12, 2007
it was meant to be bbq by the pool, but the rain was way way too heavy so we decided to go up to the house instead. lol. what a special bbq.i am now at yuni's house again (yup her housewarming party). lots of ppl are here, mostly from indo group. it's pretty interesting seeing myself and shirls socializing in indo ><
got pretty tired so we decided to hide in the room and use the internet instead.
quite a no of interesting things happened today.
some of us went for street evax after service~! it has been really long indeed.
i gotta admit, it was scary at the beginning. i was pretty much hiding behind nic.
but after a while, we just had fun talking to people.
'unfortunately', most of the people that we met were already christian.
nevertheless.. i thank God that we did that today. it was indeed a reminder that evangelism should be a lifestyle and sharing gospel is not that scary after all.
another session next week.. more ppl will join =)
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now back at home, finally.
to continue, after the evax, i spent some time talking and walking around with nic. then i went to my fave orchard library! they have lots of new books~
i heard that the library is closing down, that means i will lose one of my fave hanging out place soon... and that is very sad.
i hope that they will change their mind. it's so important to have a library at orchard (especially to me)
met weiling and justin after that. i've finally tried 'far coast'- the new cafe located just beside my office.
the drinks are normal but the place is not bad.
well, most importantly we had a good talk... on holiday trips ><
this long and tiring sunday ended with a very bad news from merv. i still can't believe that he received 'the letter'.
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Friday, August 10, 2007
lots of people are not working today. i'm not surprised. it was a great slacking time yesterday.
i met shirls and CJ (my cousin) at suntec on wed nite, we're trying to find the 'ridiculously hard to find' green gown. in fact, i just saw a very nice long gown near my office during lunch hour. the color is really nice and the cutting is fantastic... but the price is $1199 ><
anyway, if anyone sees nice green long gown, please tell me ok.. and of course the budget is less than $200. as low as possible.
coming back to wed nite, after the long search, we had an overnight at my cousin's place after having a nice late dinner at holland v. i simply love the place.
we woke up around 1 pm the next day (hey it's the rare public holiday) and went for a swim again... the weather was great.
had a late lunch at holland v (again) after that. sitting down at breko, enjoying our potatoes, mozarella toast and mudslides.. reading newspapers.. looking at the ppl passing by... wooo this is the perfect way of slacking.
i went straight to bbq at miriam's from there. had a good game and talking with the rest of the ppl there, i enjoyed it (and yah the food was nice too)
i felt very guilty thinking the amount of fats that i've consumed only within 24 hrs.
rushed back to my 2nd home before 10 to catch 'troy'. i wonder why i didn't watch this in cinema last time. anyway, the movie's good~ but maybe because there's bana inside (yah i'm a big fan).. oh well.. pitt is not that bad too.. but bloom is out of the equation.
you know, life is beautiful if you just enjoy every little thing that happens around you.
PS. fellow anime lover, i think we need to rest from our activity for a while.
heard that it has become 'quite unsafe' again. boo.
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007
there's no harm in advertising a few things here:BBQ @ Miriam's - 09 August
this is for those who belong to 8D.
for more information, please go to esmond.
there's another BBQ on Sunday 12th.. but that is for the indonesian group. my cousin is having house warming party (though she has moved to the new place for more than a month -_-)
2 BBQ sessions just within 4 days. and i thought i have to start on my diet.
there's another BBQ on Friday 17th.. but this is only by invitation since it's a birthday party. too bad i can't go.. or i'll be having 3 BBQ sessions.
The Mismatched Girl @ Substation - 24 & 25 August
weiling's breakthrough *clap clap clap*
this is definitely open for all, especially to those who love drama production or those who love weiling =p
you can refer to her blog for more details.
Sentosa - 25 August
vannessa made an invitation card... that is so.. unbelievable ><
anyway this invitation extends to whoever feels like going. may it be there to play or slacking under the tree (that's me) or relaxing at some cafe or anything.
from morning 930 am all the way to late afternoon or maybe evening.
we can call this event 'rojak' for some reasons.
Indonesian Group Anniversary - 01 September
it should be at the new service venue, meridien hotel.
i'm not sure about the details, but i think it should be fun. those who have indonesian friends, please bring them down ok!
Jump Conference - 16 & 17 September
heard that the registration is closing soon.
if you are serving in a ministry or just want to learn more about worship and servanthood, please sign up for this one (which i have not done haha)
for more information: http://www.eventprogramming.blogspot.com/
and yah of course we cannot forget our church anniversary on 15 September. There should be nothing hindering you for coming to this event.
Last but not least
Standard Chartered Run - 2 December
if you are interested.. or.. if you are up to it.
i'm not sure if i am, i may faint half way ><
for more information: http://www.singaporemarathon.com/en/
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Saturday, August 04, 2007
i had a good swim ><and the jacuzzi was fantastic.
i've officially made my cousin's place my second home now.
had a great talk with her this morning. it's just amazing, i've known her all my life (we were born in the same year) and she's finally getting married next year.
spent my late afternoon at germs' today. i was so sleepy that we just ended up lying on the sofa and talking. that took almost 4 hrs... lol.
there's nothing better than slacking on a saturday afternoon.
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had a funny conversation with hendra just now *click to enlarge*
anyway, it is good to have someone declaring the love to cg.
cg is your family in church. if you hate your cg ppl, that's the end of it.
think about it... do you go out with your cg ppl, do you share your life with them? or is it just attending ss and cg meeting together?
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i am now blogging at my cousin's place. her condo is pretty nice and comfy.. just now we went to FOP together.. brought her to 'experience' the event.
by the way, if you are reading this and you didn't go on fri nite.. there's another session on sat and sun nite. please go.. i think this year's FOP is really cool...
i didn't expect to enjoy it that much. much much more compared to previous years.
it's a total worship experience.
first of all, do not come late. try to sit as near as you can to the stage (which we did, thank God). the opening by delirious was really cool~ i love the multimedia!
in total, delirious and don moen sang about almost 20 songs.. lots of familiar songs. lots of oldies.. and all time fave (at least to me)
the sermon was very interesting as well... it got into my head.
we as believers ought to be joyful ppl. that is so true. stop whining.
if you are interested, it will start as usual at 730 pm - indoor stadium.
tonight i shall have a good sleep and tmw we will be going for a swim downstairs! gosh, i haven't done that for very long.
just got this pic from my other cousin in jkt. hahaa so interesting...
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yup that's my bro there.
sep is coming.... bali i'm coming~
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Thursday, August 02, 2007
i am beginning to miss hanna. since she left the company to take care of her (very soon) upcoming baby girl, i've been eating my lunch alone in the office. that's just sad.
heard that there may be 3 new employees coming in soon, and i need to train them. that is pretty exciting.
my boss has definitely stretched me to be an all-rounder by putting me in various departments for the past few months, learning from different ppl, doing different things (accounts is the most ultimate dept).
i am so thankful to God that He is giving me such opportunity.
working is fun~
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