the #awesomeweek hashtag

2012-01-20T07:57:00.001+08:00

My account of the awesome-fun-amazing-hilarious-epic week I had - I couldn't have asked for more. Thank you for the memories; and thank You for them.

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Monday; reunion of the ConcuPines™

We finally fulfilled our long-awaited dinner date with Cheryl at Delicious Sunway. The lady of the day fought the jam all the way there while we waited patiently for her arrival - and the rest of the evening was history. Gonna miss her craziness when she flies off to Australia!

The beginning of a night full of laughter!

Girls and dessert; the combination never goes wrong.

ConcuPines™

Tuesday; goal setting 101

I went for a talk on goal setting held by the Young Working Adults ministry in my church with three friends, two of them my juniors. The last-minute invitations turned out to be pretty good, and we talked about pretty much everything random and the course we are pursuing. It reminded me how far I've come, and honestly it doesn't always feel like I'm heading 'there'. A good time to set some goals, I suppose.

I must say, the part that amused me most when I attended the talk: the essence of goal setting is none other than the legendary - wait for it - S.M.A.R.T. goals. Immediately I saw Prof Khor in front of me for a split second and then she was gone. My friend and I almost fell off our chairs; almost.

Wednesday; class photo shoot and CNY reunion dinner

This semester is somewhat the final semester my classmates are gonna be together; as we move on, we will be heading to different areas of training and probably won't see each other all at once everyday. Every Chinese New Year, we make it a point to have a class reunion dinner just to bring all of us together, put aside the stress of university workload and have a good time of fellowship. This year we topped it up with a spontaneously formal class photo shoot - formal because our lecturers are in the picture. I realised we never had a photo with all our lecturers, and this semester is the best time to do it.

After that, we were off for steamboat! Nothing like a good ol' steamboat dinner - to eat, drink and be merry; not to mention a very loud toast to a happy new year!

Greetings from the batch of ND1/09

"ND1/09, HUAT AH!!!"

University life rocks because of friends like them!

Thursday; the day of doubles

Today we embarked on a mini mission - to pack mandarin oranges (in doubles) and write Chinese New Year greeting cards to all our lectuers, then deliver to them by the end of the day. Thanking our lecturers for all they have done for us was the least we could do to appreciate their dedication in teaching; and to see the smiles on their faces were the best thing we could ask for the day.

Girl power!

Double 'kam' and personal greeting cards - all set!

Off for delivery!

Calling 'em lecturers out

Mission accomplished!

The second part of the double awesomeness of Thursday is the random dinner with a bunch of 8 girls; having dinner and girl talks - ooh-ing, wow-ing, aww-ing and above all, HAHAHAHA-ing. It's so important and enriching to have great girlfriends in your life where you can just be yourself.

Life is as good as you make it to be. We don't know what will happen - five, ten, twenty years from now; but my hope above all hopes is this:

"As we go on, we remember,
All the times we had together;
And as our lives change, come whatever,
We will still be friends forever."
- Graduation, Vitamin C

a belated Christmas post

2011-12-29T13:42:00.000+08:00

It's three more days to New Year and today, I stayed home being the couch potato. Being 100% lazy without having to feel guilty is a luxurious feeling, even just for a day. December this year has been nothing short of phenomenal and I guess being-a-bum-at-home should fit in somewhere in my list to complete my holiday.

Not trying to sound cliché, but there was something about Christmas this year that made it the most meaningful one yet. It's not just about the travelling or the décor or the food. This December has been anything but normal for me and there were a number of firsts that happened - first teens missions trip, first overseas vacation, first semi-pro digital camera, first time hosting Christmas eve dinner at home, first original film screening for Christmas. What's most remarkable is the warmth of fellowshipping with people I don't usually spend time with, and to find that people are essentially the same - despite life's busyness, what matters most at the end of the day is to know who really matter in our lives, and to cherish each one of them.

I suppose you can call it the magic of Christmas; though it doesn't always have to happen only during Christmas, this season naturally reminds people of reconciliation. To know that God reconciled man to Himself through Christ Jesus, celebrating Christmas - Christ, the reason for the season - brings this festive day to a new level of meaning.

Christmas isn't Christmas till it happens in your heart.

There's nothing quite like feeling the warmth of Christmas that begins from the depths of your heart.

Inspiration comes in various forms, and above all things, colours inspire me. Inspiration keeps our minds learning, just as faith keeps our hearts going.

With faith, dreams come alive. With dreams, hope comes alive. With hope, hearts come alive. - Life Is Heart, an Acts Church Christmas production

My pastor shared a short message on Christmas day, that our lives really, essentially is dependent on the condition of our heart in every aspect - physiologically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually. Life can be hard, but the most important thing that keeps us going in life is how our heart is doing in spite of all that happens. Some things in life do matter - and what matters isn't so much what goes on all around us, but what goes on in our heart.

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. - Proverbs 4:23 (NLT)

If there's one thing I can thank God for this year, it would be that He gave my heart a new purpose to beat for.

Merry Christmas, everyone. May 2012 be the year you live not by your circumstances, but by the convictions of your heart that is led by your Maker.

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a belated Christmas post