PhewW! today is the date for submission! like finally....
sometimes i wonder why do i even take up accountancy when i dont like to do budgeting and forecast...

as usual i am bored @ work.. but rather tired today
past few night been sleeping for less than 4 hrs, yet infront of the comp for more than 10hrs?
okie, maybe not exactly since i've got stuff on everyday. guess the worst was fri night, slept for only 1.5 hrs! haha.. my best record was 45mins,
but that left me fainting at home the next day ^_^
so: nv discount rest!

well, gonnie entertained me for a while.. such a zhu tou la.. "happy belated 26th bdae!" that's sound old... haha! alright hope he find a job soon, 26 already!! then can get married le.. remember to invite me! *take ur time la* (:

this weeks of rushing proj, not only feeling tired, but i also experience the grace of God and His faithfulness! i know He is where i draw my strength from. it is so wonderful to see God @ work when we are stucked. and of cos, thankews to the ones who prayed for me! (: much appreciated *from bottom of my heart*

"Hallew"....

here to update on our department outing yesterday - Mount Faber Safra Club...
the first thing that caught my eye upon reaching was the swimming pool...! not the normal size, but is definitely nicer than tampines safra... (: a beautiful club..

the first game.. alright i am bad at the first game, i need warming up! (:

anyway...

Back: Sing Yee, Sheena (BOSS!), Kelly, Shuting (my sup), ME

Front: Aina

extreme right-Celece
she is a funny woman... nv fails to make me laugh at her!

this is what it meant by 170cm - 161cm... ^_^
not accurate, think she nv stand straight la..

finally it was over... (:

my target was >100, i achieved it in my 2nd and 3rd game! (:

after bowling, head back to project...

i seriously dislike the forecasts and all... capital budget, sales forecast, P&L, balance sheet, production forecast... oh no... *praying each time be4 i begin* (:

enough of complaining..

thank God for fri off!

& thank bryan for sending the notes up to my house.. truly appreciated that! (:

Taken below from wikipedia, i find it rather interesting... (: i belong to the Gen Y! (:

Depression cohort (born from 1912 to 1921)
Memorable events: The Great Depression, high levels of unemployment, poverty, lack of creature comforts, financial uncertainty
Key characteristics: strive for financial security, risk averse, waste-not-want-not attitude, strive for comfort

Pre 'World War II cohort' (born from 1922 to 1927)
Memorable events: men leaving to go to war and many not returning, the personal experience of the war, women working in factories, focus on defeating a common enemy
Key characteristics: the nobility of sacrifice for the common good, patriotism, team player

World War II cohort (born from 1928 to 1945)
Memorable events: sustained economic growth, social tranquility, The Cold War, McCarthyism
Key characteristics: conformity, conservatism, traditional family values

Baby Boomer cohort #1 (born from 1946 to 1954)
Memorable events: assassinations of JFK, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, political unrest, walk on the moon, Vietnam War, anti-war protests, social experimentation, sexual freedom, civil rights movement, environmental movement, women's movement, protests and riots, experimentation with various intoxicating recreational substances
Key characteristics: experimental, individualism, free spirited, social cause oriented

Baby Boomer cohort #2 (born from 1955 to 1964)
Memorable events: Watergate, Nixon resigns, the cold war, the oil embargo, raging inflation, gasoline shortages
Key characteristics: less optimistic, distrust of government, general cynicism

Generation X cohort (born from 1965 to 1979)
Memorable events: Challenger explosion, Iran-Contra, social malaise, Reaganomics, AIDS, safe sex, single parent families
Key characteristics: quest for emotional security, independent, informality, entrepreneurial

Generation Y cohort also called N Generation (born from 1980 to 2001)
Memorable events: rise of the internet, September 11 attacks, cultural diversity, 2 wars in Iraq
Key characteristics: quest for physical security and safety, patriotism, heightened fears, acceptance of change, technically savvy, environmental issues


had a funny dream last night, dreamt of my e-grp travelling on a fast speed boat kinda, and it flew up into the sky, doing a 360 deg turn! and we were without seat belts.. hmmm.. found myself waking up after that at abt slightly after 3am i guess.. barely slept for a while and i dreamt of this.. haha...

proj are maddness! haha...prayed last night before i press the panick button and thank God for the flow of ideas.. (: it is great undergoing a little stress, for i can experience and rejoice in His greatness and faithfulness in times like this... (:

The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle,
when 24 hours in a day are not enough,
remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups ofcoffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items infront of him.
When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
He then asked the students if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.
He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full.
They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if thejar was full.
The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand.
The students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things--your family, your children, your health, your friend, your favourite passions---and if everything else was lost and onlythey remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your houseand your car.

The sand is everything else---the small stuff.

'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play with your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your spouse out to dinner.
Play another 18.
There will always betime to clean the house and fix the disposal.

Take care of the golf balls! first---the things that really matter.
Set your priorities.
The rest is just sand.'

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor smiled.
'I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'


alright, reproduce the above from aiai's blog.. felt it was really meaningful.
however, i felt something is lacking - God. so i decided to change a little to it! the jar shall represent a God-centred life.
imagine if the jar broke, which akin to a broken relationship with God, it becomes meaningless to hold the others that is in the jar, everything will be hay-wired, not in place.

a random thought though, may not sound reasonable..

just thot of letting out my thoughts before i lost them again.. (:

today at e-grp was super lost... nv once i felt this way...
truely experience what is the meaning of mental blocked...

thank God for answering my prayer... for helping me to start focusing again..
if not, guess i wont even have any take away tonight...
i felt the atmosphere was kinda... then again my feelings can be wrong,.. ahha!

as we shared, God put this qns within me. What is the basis of my principles?
my answer will be the truth from the bible. and the application is to pray in faith.
it reminded me once again what i shared with bee lan and the grp of ladies...
we recapped last week's sermon and what are our views of God - occassional, supplemental, circumstancial or fundamental.

to me, God is fundamental (at least more prone to this than the others). although He may not be on my mind 24 hrs a day, but God is my foundation. He is where i draw my strength from. most of the time, i can be communicating with God, maybe not in prayer but simply conversing... He is so real to me..

took a walk home and said a long prayer on my way back home.. and i felt hungry! ^_^

hee, i saw more photos... so shall add again... not sure why my pictures are so small.. so bear with it k..

this is taken on wen wei's (my e-grp Leader) 'bur'day celebration...

US! (xintong still in china then...)

the 'sabotaged' wenwei

one thing i know - we are too nice! (: (by e look of e 2..)

hmmm, i wonder whose idea for me to hold those...

alright, the ladies...

hee, these last 2 photos seem so ancient! (think i took from alicia's blog)

i remembered it was in one of the church camp (not sure which yr).. my cousin and i came late for camp, she was later la, to the extend i pasted a post-it on our door to let her know which rm i was in.. (: oh and her 'neng-ka' haha...

and guess the one with sharon was when we were slacking and being nonsense.. haha as usual..

realised my blog is so dull! full of words and not much pictures. decided to post some pics from my work comp, since i am so bored of invoicing...

it was meant to be a christmas gathering for most GB girls, but it turned out to be only 3 of us! well, then we decided to go ahead... went to PS for our fav, thai express, and clarke Quay TCC.



this is funny... it says: -
WANTED GOOD MAN
must be able to clean, sew and care for 6 children.
Must have PROOF OF INCOME ^_^ (think the proof is the catch.. interesting)

yeah.. the 2 of them... (:

i was trying to cut up elisa's small burger HP chain.. (alot of ppl asked what i was savouring, guess i can pose well.. (: )

evident of she (elisa) abusing me...

yeah.. 3 of us...

today jieying came to lunch with me! how silly can it be to get from city hall to suntec? well, ask her k. waited till 1pm for lunch.. haha.. (she left her hse at 1130am)

had a great time with her. and glad she felt the time spent travelling down just to meet me for an hr was worth it! (: i truely hope i will be able to help her spiritually, but of cos, faith from her play a bigger role. pls remember those qns i posted to you! and i hope she will learn to priortise her stuff. so comforting to hear that she did up her 2008 resol with her sis..

and today had the 2nd session of bible study on philippians, and Audrey joined us today! (:

i really hope the sessions we had together are going to help each other in their walk with the Lord. indeed, it is ministering to me.

i had an exciting study today, for i can quote lots of references!! yay!! haha... from Jude, Heb, Cor, Col... wow... maybe phil is an easy-to-understand book i guess.. (: we completed... i think 3 verses... i am excited abt phil 2, esp the one on... shiny stars. my fav section.

i realised i am getting more and more excited when it comes to reading the bible..

God's word is living and active, by reading His word, then can we understand and know that He is the true and only God!

i thank the Lord for the passion i have to beginning seriously in reading His word. kinda to a point that i felt it is addictive.. (:

but realised sometimes i will lack determination, will fall asleep... haha mom says for her, she read best in toilet! hmmm... children shouldn't learn bad habits from adults.. (:

anyway browse through my photos and reminded me of those times, think this was taken in 2006.. (:

remembered this being the first camp i was the camp commandant! (:

okie, this song came to my mind like just only! was reminded of how great our God is.
oh did i mention yesterday @ worship, we sang 'How Great Is Our God' again! this song had been ministering to me. my cousin would agree with me! we were both together all the times it was sung. indeed it is God's reminder that He is great!


You are God alone
You are not a god
Created by human hands
You are not a god
Dependant on any mortal man
You are not a god
In need of anything we can give
By Your plan, that’s just the way it is

[chorus]
You are God alone
From before time began
You were on Your throne
Your are God alone
And right now
In the good times and bad
You are on Your throne
You are God alone

You’re the only God
Whose power none can contend
You’re the only God
Whose name and praise will never end
You’re the only God
Who’s worthy of everything we can give
You are God
And that’s just the way it is

[bridge]
Unchangeable
Unshakable
Unstoppable
That’s what You are

oh yeah, another song that is in my mind today! we often sang this in 34th, it has been some time since i last heard about it though till today! (:

Lord, i truely offer all i have to you. i just yearn for you to fill my heart with your everlasting love! and indeed, You are all that i want and all that i ever needed! (:


Draw me close to You
Draw me close to You
Never let me go
I lay it all down again
To hear You say that I'm Your friend

You are my desire
No one else will do'
Cause nothing else could take Your place
To feel the warmth of Your embrace
Help me find the way
Bring me back to You

You're all I want
You're all I've ever needed
You're all I want
Help me know You are near

hmmm supposed to be doing strategic management proj... but well... decided to blog about some thots first and share on my weekends, wonder where all my sat and sun go to.

had cca fair @ Jys to teach balloons. hmmm, is nice to see church ppl working together and the dynamics is different-maybe cos we came with a communicated and common goal. spent some time with the girls, had fun and cracked silly laughters. initially suggested for them to go around rah-rah to catch girls' attention, but the cheers were not suitable, by then, the sec 1s had gone up. this reminded me of SHs, maybe 34th girls are more rah-rah, still remembered how i tried sewing a big-tee to fit like 2 ppl, walking around with it as a banner... so much fun back then. kinda missed it... (:

after the whole fair, was abit exhausted since i woke up so early!
had lunch, was funny la... i meant the whole session. was nice to have a changed evironment and work with different ppl. quite anticipating to see how things gonna work out when CE actually begins..

had dinner with law and oi. i was really happy to see the improvement of situation. i felt good things are working well. then spent some time chit chatting with law.. and was so happy to FINALLY meet up with Sylvia! (:
so nice to see her and hear from her again.. although she is like leaving on mon...

then on sunday....
i liked pastor vincent's message today on Thinking Big! *wasted, dont have my pen to take down!* but i remembered we Think Big cos we have a Big God Who gave us Big Goal... he hasnt complete yet though.. (thought to pen here to recap) i liken the part on the views of God ppl have. one thing i catch is God is fundamental, the foundation, He is not occassional. we dont blame God when things are not in our way, neither do we praise Him only when He is good to us, we should Give thanks and Praise Him in all Circumstances! this is rather clear to me, and i am really glad because of this, i wouldn't mind going through stormy seas to let Him teach and mould me. Truely, it is amazing when you experience how God can work through you in trying times.

today began the first session of ABF 1. kinda funny, not sure if how things gonna work though. so many ppl asked me how was the session, hmmm.... i replied pastor i felt young there.. (duh!) and the session today was alright, a usual 'get to know one another' kinda stuff. awaiting to see more stuff though, guess it should be pretty exciting to learn from the 'more adults' i guess. can keep for future reference. first few sessions can be pretty weird, especially after getting used to Kaleo, but then again, by not giving some time to explore further,how to benefit from it? hmm... just like it takes 2 hands to clap la..

had some personal thoughts (not gonna share in details, just thought need to let it out somewhere)
no one is perfect (not sure if this is an overused excuse). and i think different ppl hold different views due to our character and we are all special that God made us to be. i usually chose to give the benefit of doubt that ppl are nice too. (: okie this is a good thing to be simple.. i really think it is a priviledge to be simple la, aint it?? haha... so i can never get it when ppl start to think so complicated. Dont worry about tml! (:

My work desk is sooo messy.... (: been piling up with files and paper...

now i am waiting for the printer (whereby 4 of us are sharing) to print my documents. think i am still quite far away from the Q.. still have alot to print...



yay! i survived the yr end closing! (: it was tough, but i guess is still manageable.. thank God for this!



a little complaint about sch....

i still have a huge pile of notes to complete reading asap.. hmmm 200 pages... i wonder how long i will take! this sem, we have to print all notes by ourselves! total 3 modules that i took, i need to print about 500 pages i guess. haven really thought of ways to print them, at least i know 74pages are settled. a little step at a time... ^_^



For OB, managed to tap onto Bryan!! yeah... using this as an excuse for him to meet me! (i know u miss me very much & so nice of u to come down to suntec!!) that can save about 200 plus pages hopefully. (also provided the owner kept it intact) *praying*



i can sense that stress alert button is coming on soon, with so many things that is going to happen. i wonder at times, am i being overloaded. yet, i am happy to be busy, to be doing all the stuff.. haha.. kinda weird.



tml gotta wake up early again... will be down to jys for balloons...
so encourage to hear from avril that she is going down shs for cca fair with carmen, somemore taking leave. well, for a full timer like me, i think leaves are very impt. haha.. so will be praying for them instead. Not being bias, but jys is on sat. see.

okie, my turn to print...

"This is Madness!" haha, agreed with yx on this!

today attended the first day of school, apparently today is the 2nd lesson, because i missed the 1st on the 27th Dec (i really didnt expect sch to begin on the 27th Dec, since usually it begins only in Jan) - lesson learnt : wrong to assume, always confirm.

was given an assignment due in 3 weeks time, and at least 3000 words! it suposed to be a team of 3 but we cant form it so is just going to be me and yx. 1st assignment, 2 ppl, 3 weeks to churn out 3000 words! and to add on to it, yx is doing audit internship at deloitte, hmmmm.. it gonna be OT days for her. i wonder how we can complete it. i foresee that i will have only abt 2hrs to do on weekdays night (assuming no sch) and perhaps abt 6-8 hrs on weekends to work on the proj. so total abt 22 hrs.

3000/3 wks = 1000 words/wk
1000/22 hrs = 45.454545 words which is about 46 words.

hmmm, it may seem easy but i haven add in the reading up of materials! heard that it is about 100 over pages. oh no, it gonna take me more than a day, maybe abt 6 hrs. oh no...

and thanks to this lesson, i gonna miss this friday e-grp and another, which i think is on 18th jan. hmmm... dunch like to miss though, dunch like the feeling to pause and getting lost... well, shall get notes from ppl and of cos do my part as per schedule.

this few days been reading up on Hebrews, it has been a great experience.. hope to preserve this 'hunger for word' and heart of worship for the Lord.

i dont really have any new year resolution set for this year, every yr my resolution is to finish the bible.. hmmm.. but it doesnt happen. haha.. well, at least one of it succeeded which is to remain faithful in all circumstances! (hahaha reminded me of my dental incident. that was funny. )

thinking abt teaching CE soon, i should really buck up on my bible knowledge... oh no.. it sound so scary again..... heh.. saw the schedule SL sent, it gonna be only abt once or twice a month. seems quite alright though. (: but so lazy to head back to SIM on sat afternoons for lesson... spoilt my sats...

This song had been lingering in my head since last sunday...
and been using it as a prayer too.

God and God alone
God and God alone
created all these things we call our own
From the mighty to the small
the Glory in them all is
God's and God's alone

Chorus:
God and God alone
is fit to take the universe's throne
Let everything that lives reserve it's truest praise for
God and God alone

God and God alone
reveals the truth of all we call unknown
and the best and worst of man
wont change the Master's plan
it's God's and God's alone

God and God alone
will be the joy of our eternal home
He will be our one desire
Our hearts will never tire of
God's and God's alone

Happy New Year 2008!

my new year eve was well spent this year! or rather it was meaningful. headed to boat quay after watching NAtional Treasure. was trying to catch the fire works but somehow our view was blocked by the tall building - hmmm... so no choice daniel, elisa and me just to try and head towards the direction which gave us a better view. (think our initial spot was better, should have gotten law, alicia and ter to find us there!) (:

anyway, we didnt count down together since we headed separately. hence, logically my countdown were with elisa and Daniel, haha. indeed, it is nice to spend countdown with e-grp or rather with brothers and sisters in christ!

afterwhich, headed to chomp chomp for supper.. hmmm but most shops are closed, so had a drink and head back home. (:

nice new yr spent! thank God for bringing us together!and is nice to have liting and elisa to join in... (: