blessed cow year!

a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance.
= Ecclesiastes 3:4 =

And what a joyous occasion it has been this Lunar new Year, the family reunion dinners, the gatherings, the new gained knowledge during all the visitations, all the great scrumptious food, and of course, the precious time spent with family and loved ones.

God's fair, because there's always a time for mourning. My computer has officially gone into a coma once again, probably the same hardware prob it has been giving me since years ago. Some dead CMOS thingy. Next objective for me to meet is to attain a portable harddrive and once when that CPU is up alive temporarily again, all my important data, work and images will be transferred over. Or at least i'll try to. Wish me luck man.



I'm sure this wednesday has been a tough day for everyone as we attempt to get back to our usual working spirit, I believe all of us are still in the holiday mood. Dragging myself off bed isnt easy on the 3rd day of the lunar new year. To all those who are working or studying, JIA YOU! Time to get back on track and be responsible citizens again! haha!



Visitation :)


Family dinner at Linda's place :)



More pics from our photoshoot in time to come... xD

toothpaste!

If only if I begin recalculating all the medical expenses that I have incurred throughout my life since the day i was born...

Remember kids, brushing your teeth everyday is of utmost importance in your daily routine. Do not keep your teeth and gums clean if:

1. You do not want to enjoy eating for the rest of your life.
   
2. You want stinky breath,
   
3. You do not want to smile.
   
4. You enjoy wearing dentures.

In my opinion, point no.1 is the one that freaks me out whenever I think about it.



Spent another $120.60 on an Emergency Pulpectomy on my #26 tooth (i think), my 2nd last top left molar. Before the procedure, my dentist showed me the size of the hole in my tooth and I got a shock of life. I'm not surprised at the decay of the tooth but rather at why wasn't that decay detected earlier. Before attaining the highest rank of a civilian and gained my Pink IC last June, all NSFs are required to go for a dental examination prior to ORD. And that dentist at Kranji Camp gave a passing grade to my set of enamel. If there were signs of decay, I could at least be informed of it and take early action before my decay became worse. Unless the objectives of these dental checkups in NS are just "to check for wisdom tooths", and to extract them if neccesary.

Why am I expressing all these? Because my dentist said that the degree of decay of my tooth, would have began more than a year ago in order to have reached to the current stage.


Oh well, on the slightly bright side, at least I still can eat using my the other half!



Went for a lovely dinner at Seafood Harvest last saturday. Had their Dory Fillet with Sirlion Steak, while Linda had her favourite crayfish, with a tenderloin steak! And yep, their cows were delicious :) And yes I still wanna have more great meals! So kids, remember that your toothbrush is one of your best friend too yea.








Working has made me appreciative of time. To enjoy and be contented with the moments we have with loved ones, no matter how short it may be.

females

3rd week into my job and I'm thankful for friendly and motherly colleagues. A female working environment. Talk about opressive females in my life. HAHA.

I'm joking! :)





The usual routine of buying a couple of new clothes is here again. And this Lunar New Year, three new formal tops have been added to my closet, including one given by Linda on Christmas :)

Grant me rest o' Lord :)

it isn't mine

I guess its another reminder, that this life we have on earth is not ours.

Our bodies, are just an outer shell loaned to us, and is made by a complex integration of masses of protons, electrons and neutrons. And we do not know the true date when we have to return it our creator.

I feel sad at the sudden departure of yet another young soul who collapsed after a game of badminton last week. It demonstrated how fragile we humans are. No matter how one may seem healthy or how one may put an tremendous amount effort in looking after one self, there are still variables that are beyond our control.

And I'm still very thankful for my ability to breathe and live today, despite my incident almost 2 years ago.

All that i am
all that i have
i lay them down before you O' lord
all my regrets
all my acclaim
the joy and the pain,
i'm making them yours

things in the past,
things yet unseen
wishes and dreams that are yet to come true
all of my hopes,
all of my plans,
my heart and my hands are lift to you.

faith!

I thank you all for those who kept me in prayer :)

I've cleared my medical checkup and my bloodtest, and my Hepatitis C is negative!

And so i began work today. A new environment, with new people all around, and with so many things to learn. Now time management is of utmost importance in my life now, since it's my first time juggling both work and my academics at the same time. Hoho. Still am excited.

But of course, in every challenges that one's facing, there are bound to be obstacles, big or small. I came home today and took a nap, and now i'm sneezing and sneezing and sneezing with a dripping nose. Ugh! Was fine when I left the hospital and during the journey back. Only about 45 mins after I woke from my nap, someone turned on my Nose Tap.

And I want to turn it off.





Stuff to take care of:
- Settle Tuition dates and materials.
- Update Deirdre about the tuition.
- Set up new printer.
- downloading of mp3 for thursday's choir pract.
- Study!
- Spend time with loved ones.
- Pray for advice.
- Sleep!
- Break my warcraft 3 game CD. Soon.
- Turn off my Nose Tap.

Another feet out

To be able to sing once again really made me appreciative of my voice. Especially during the moments when I lost my voice during a throat infection one week before Camp Purity 2008. My voice recovered partially before camp, and due to the nature of camps, my voice was back to its hoarse state after camp. And although I feel that my higher voice register hasnt recovered, but i'm still thankful for the ability to talk and sing normally once again.

To be content with life, I guess cultivating the habit of thanksgiving for all the little that we have helps.

It's a brand new year again. Another year of challenges and opportunities. If all goes well, I should be starting work on 6th January, that is tomorrow! And i guess my lifestyle would have to change. No more late nights, no more overnight mahjong with Linda, Jia, Jared and Bel. No more Munchkiny monster-slaying with Daniel and friends. No more late night supper. Well, thats by theory I guess. I could perhaps squeeze some the above into the lil spare time if I have any.

Well, I guess this shall be new beginning for me. I'm quite excited actually. Haha.