If you thought I had gone here I am again!

HELLO WORLD!
Finally I can take time off after the trip to Europe and Dubai, Christmas presentations and getting over my jet lag which has been making me fall sick of late to do a blog post :)

I just got back from Europe only a few days back and the experience of Europe and the friends I made on this trip will never leave me. Even though we were led by the most inexperienced tour leader of the decade, it was surely an eye opener everywhere I went. We have to count our blessings our family and thank God for watching over us every step of the way through the trip in Europe. Many were praying for us in church and worrying whether we could come back in time but the truth is we were on schedule every step of the way. Despite tragic and relentless snow in Europe we survived!

Let me start with day 2 since i already narrated on day 1 when we touched down in Paris at charles de goeh airport, we were greeted to not that fantastic a sight. Like my dad said, for a developed country and state france didn't seem to have the most impressive of airports.

Day 2 in paris was far more different. I could now see Paris for what it truly had been known as the romantic city. It's ancient architecture and the many historic places that we visited on that day really made me start to love this city. We first went to the Arc De Triomphe in Paris, though there wasn't much insight into the history of this ark but the intricate carvings and details that were engraved made it so grand in the middle of a bustling city square.

Then we went on to visit the Eiffel Tower. Apparently, what was interesting about the tower was that the early Pariseans actually thought it was an eyesore and wanted to demolish it, now it has become an icon and one of the places to visit in the world, how ironic. Which leads me to think that if they were really to demolish it, would anyone still know Paris as it is today? To see the tower first hand really is an eye opening experience, though it was dampened by the many frenchmen trying to sell their goods to us at a low price. The view on top of the tower was breathtaking and you could see the whole of Paris from up there.



After lunch we went down to the best art museum in the world, the Lourve museum in Paris. When you step into the museum you stare in awe at the gigantic glass pyramid hanging from the ceiling and judging from the crowd you would know that this was a great museum visited by the old and young alike. Then you go and view so many artifacts and paintings and statues of Greek Gods, the old testament, nativity, kings and fights of the past and you wonder how these people did it with such intracy and detail. It never ceases to amaze me how when I look at each picture it tells so many stories. Though the descriptions are all in french you always just try your best to analyze the things you see, it was a great experience honestly. Walking around such a large museums could give you new leg muscles too.




I'll write about the other days of my european trip another time.

Before I end of this post would like to wish everyone a BLESSED CHRISTMAS! I know I know its already past christmas but still it's the most important date of the year you know!... I had a wonderful christmas this year with family and friends, I don't know about you but as I grow in age I start to want less and i prefer spending time with those I love rather than receiving gifts. The best gift is already with those who believe, Jesus.

TILL ANOTHER DAY PEOPLE, GOD BLESS AND KEEP ON SMILING!

TOUCHDOWN PARIS FRANCE!`

Hey world, I just touched down not long ago over in Paris after such a long flight on sunday morning at 930 for about 14 hours with a stop over at dubai in between. I was extremely excited all throughout the trip about the possibilities about what there is to explore in europe. It has always been a dream of mine to come and explore europe and to for this dream to be able to come true so soon makes me feel even more blessed than before. I watched movie after movie to pass the time on the emirates plane while on the way here and now looking at my sister's laptop its already 6am in the morning on monday in singapore, here in paris, its just around 11 plus on sunday. Talk about jet lag, now I don't have much of a mood to get to sleep, maybe it could be due to the many cups of coffee i unknowingly drank during the flight. Apparently all that hype came to waste when i first stepped out into the cold chilly weather that blew bombs of cold into my usually warm skin, these are the times when i don't like the cold. Paris like my dad said isn't as impressive as it seems at first sight at least. All I saw on my way to the hotel were dim lights that lit the streets and empty shophouses all closed for the day, even singapore seemed like a more enthusiastic place. Maybe we just were to far way from the city to see the beauty of paris,excited as i am, i just hope it'll be great tomorrow:) I'll upload the photos if this computer allows the hard disk to read.

You know what's still constantly on my mind?
Life without Jesus is like a donut, like a donut, like a donut!

Bonjour everybody bonjour, updates tomorow!

YF RETREAT 2010: CONNECTED

Just got back from the retreat not long ago and wearing this t-shirt now in the comfort of my bedroom thinking about what has happened over the past week is already making me start to miss how fun camp was and how great it was organizing it all. It wouldn't have been possible without this yf comittee and all those who helped greatly and most importantly God who kept us safe throughout. I realized a lot of things in my life required change and one most important thing in my life that needed correcting was that I wasn't putting God in the spot light. I learnt a lot about the relationships we had with other christians and perspectives about many other aspects of christian living. This camp brought me so many reflective moments and to have it with my great yf buddies was even better.

I'm going to miss all that was great at the retreat!
The playing soccer with a small rubber ball in chapel 1 with the soccer gang.
The running around and playing all day and not forgetting embarassing ourselves with dots on our faces in town.
Playing monopoly deal in the middle of the night and at every break.
Not sleeping on the last day for the sake of a memorable video.
Stationing and participating in games.
Having fun with awesome friends.
Spending so much great moments with God.

If it was one lesson I took away from this retreat that meant the most to me, it was that these great brothers and sisters in christ all have my back and I don't ever need to worry!

So as i count down to another journey to Europe on Sunday morning which is making me all excited inside already, I pray that it'll all be smooth sailing and God may grant me and my family journey mercies.

I'M MISSING YF RETREAT ALREADY!

I'll keep this space updated everyday when I step into europe as much as possible. Like a boy stepping into a candy store, I'm finally going to the country's that I've only seen in documentaries on the tlc channel. I CAN'T WAIT :D

GOD BLESS!!!

PROM!

It's been a while but I'm here to update life's story.

PROM 2010: HOLLYWOOD, just passed on friday and I got to say it was great to be able to meet the friends that I hold dear to with good food and good entertainment. This official last night of JC life really will make me remember this life changing JC experience for the rest of my life. Sure the education system is a pressure cooker that aims at killing those not prepared to slog it out, but it sure made me a more confident, mature and sure person, where would I be without friends who've brought me this far :)This prom night may not be the most dazzling of affairs but I'm sure everyone made the effort to dress to impress. If it wasn't for such great company it wouldn't be that great a prom would it. Pictures can express a thousand words so i guess i'll let the better pictures do the talking, picked out after so many taken that night.

























These pictures are of great friends I've made in my JC life. It's been a great journey, really has been.

You know what pastor said today during sermon struck a chord in me. Today pastor talked about how christmas was over commercialized and is loosing its true meaning in the world today. How true that we all take for granted what this season is all about, it should be about God and how he sent His son to this earth for our sin. Not about gifts, presents, christmas trees and santa claus. It's good to have a season of giving but should we all just go back to where this all originated from and remember Jesus our saviour? I'm sure all these things make you feel warm and fuzzy inside and christmas is a happy season, but more often than not we forget of all the things He has done. This christmas , amid the turkeys and the log cakes, mistletoes and santa claus, presents and christmas trees, the glittering night sky full of spirit and decoration, we shine the spot light back on Jesus Christ.

GOD BLESS! CAN'T WAIT FOR YF CAMP TOMOROW :)

The happenings of late, and the exciting things to come :)

I've been pretty busy of late with nothing but enjoying my time. Planning for the upcoming youth retreat, meeting up with friends and all that jazz. Man has life ever been better than this.

Events galore this December and I'm pretty excited about it all. First major event is prom happening at York Hotel this Friday, I haven't got all I wanted yet but hopefully by then, all will fall in place.

Over the weekends, I went to sitex on friday with the bunch from s26 and i got to buy this very cool two mini speakers at 12 bucks and of course a cover for my phone after wanting to get one for so long. I had a great time there and the crowd even on a friday was extremely huge, then again if something's on offer you'll expect singaporeans to pounce. Kinect seems like something cool to have, a Wii without remotes and better graphics, now I look back in a tinge of regret. Then on saturday had a great time shopping with my family after such a long while and I have to admit shopping is quite an exercise!

Then today I finally got down to going over to queensway shopping centre with steph and settled the camp t shirts, just hope they turn out fine! I almost got scammed by a lady from one of the printing shops which offered me basic and i mean black and white printing services for the same price as those I got printed. Thank God we stumbled upon this small shop that offered better quality services and more choices at the same cost. :) Ikea after being drenched in the pouring rain was pretty worth it, darn those swedish meatballs are awesome!


I was watching the AMA's over the weekends and this performance was one of the best performance of them all. I LIKE IT! I especially like the second part with pitbull :)

God bless!

I PASSED MY FTT! (final theory test) :) One step closer to bring a driver friends!

I loved today simply because I got to wake up late. I got to chill and most importantly I finally passed my FTT on the second attempt. First thing tomorow morning book the practical test date and here I come driver's licence :)

HAS FREEDOM EVER FELT THIS SWEET
HAS THE END OF EXAMS EVER FELT SO GREAT
NEVER, I SAY AGAIN NEVER!

Ending the a levels symbolizes a lot of things for a young teenager under this pressure cooker system for so long. It means that finally after a gazillion exams and more sprouting of white hair, the stress is over at least till after ns. It feels surreal not having to worry about the next paper in the near future, it feels surreal to finally be able to really enjoy and have fun again. Everytime we try we get plagued by guilt because we haven't studied the night before and instead chose to have fun, that was the ultimate dilemma. Now, there's no more dilemma. So to all those JC kids who like me have already ended their A levels go all out and enjoy yourself, no hose bared fun because you deserved it. You slogged your guts out all the years of your life just to get to this major exam that determines the rest of you life. You gave it your 110 percent, now its time to let loose and let go! PARDON THE HAPPINESS IN THIS POST COS I NEVER FEEL SO LIBERATED IN MY LIFE. ITS TRULY, TIME TO PPPPPAAARRTTTYYY!

I know this may sound naiive and many of you think that this is just a part of life but you don't know what all the a level kids in singapore have been through. It's truly a test of mental, physical, psychological and every strength you every can think of possible. When life's like that do you cherish the holidays and a break so much more!

And to think of it, I have to thank God most importantly for helping me stay grounded and focused and helping me end the exams on a great note with a great econs paper 2.

Just got back from an outing with the class. It was great to finally be able to just sit down and have a great meal and a good chill out movie session in such a long time. Just to not worry about tomorrow :) I love how lame the movie was which made it surprisingly funny, you all should go check it out if you're the sucker for lame jokes. Red, was a great movie extremely entertaining, I would have given it a 7/10, though not perfect it still made for a great laugh :D

And now that I've got a huge obstacle of the exams out of the way, the countdown timer starts on all the exciting things in life this December that are about come:
YF CAMP
TRIP TO PARIS, SWITZERLAND, GERMANY AND DUBAI
CHRISTMAS PRESENTATIONS
CHRISTMAS!

This december is going to be a blast!

This is going out to all those who ended their a levels!

2012- Jay Sean feat Nicki Minaj
"We're gonna party like, party like its the end of the world! wwooooooooo, we're gonna live like its the end of the world, gonna party like its the end of world!"
POP THE CHAMPAGNE AND LIGHT THE FIREWORKS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HEAVE A HUGE SIGH A RELIEF WON'T YOU!

God bless :)

liberation day is almost upon us

Time to dust the cobwebs off this blog i've almost long forgotten.

The a levels are about to end soon and the excitement is getting to me, so many things to do so little time. I've been waiting for this day of liberation since it all started. The day on 23rd november 2010 on 4.45pm when we put down our pens and smile to ourselves because and heave a huge sigh of relief. No more nervous wreck the night before and long nights cramming innumerable amounts of information into our already about to burst minds. No more wishing we were somewhere else instead of fighting this uncertain battle. No more nervously waiting for the exam hall doors to open while wishing each other nothing but the best and coming out so defeated and dissapointed. If its anything I've learnt from 3 years in JC, exams are the times when white hair starts to sprout and wrinkles form, not forgetting those unflattering eyebags that show how hard we worked. DEAR FRIENDS, THE TIME IS ABOUT TO COME, 2S23 3 MORE DAYS TILL WE PPAARRRTTAAAYYY!...

I've got lots in store for this holidays and I can't wait to get it started!

Just two more papers, I'm already starting to loose concentration and power of will. If not for all those around, I wouldn't have pushed on this far and of course God and His guiding grace played one big part in this tiring and long marathon of exam after exam. P.s to those who set the papers this year especially chem, WE'RE ONLY HUMAN SO WHY KILL US?!

Alright friends, I'm back because I can't seem to get started on doing work. On the 23rd of november we POP THE CHAMPAGNE!

GOD BLESS!

liberation day is almost upon us

Time to dust the cobwebs off this blog i've almost long forgotten.

The a levels are about to end soon and the excitement is getting to me, so many things to do so little time. I've been waiting for this day of liberation since it all started. The day on 23rd november 2010 on 4.15pm when we put down our pens and smile to ourselves because and heave a huge sigh of relief. No more nervous wreck the night before and long nights cramming innumerable amounts of information into our already about to burst minds. No more wishing we were somewhere else instead of fighting this uncertain battle. No more nervously waiting for the exam hall doors to open while wishing each other nothing but the best and coming out so defeated and dissapointed. If its anything I've learnt from 3 years in JC, exams are the times when white hair starts to sprout and wrinkles form, not forgetting those unflattering eyebags that show how hard we worked. DEAR FRIENDS, THE TIME IS ABOUT TO COME, 2S23 3 MORE DAYS TILL WE PPAARRRTTAAAYYY!...

I've got lots in store for this holidays and I can't wait to get it started!

Just two more papers, I'm already starting to loose concentration and power of will. If not for all those around, I wouldn't have pushed on this far and of course God and His guiding grace played one big part in this tiring and long marathon of exam after exam. P.s to those who set the papers this year especially chem, WE'RE ONLY HUMAN SO WHY KILL US?!

Alright friends, I'm back because I can't seem to get started on doing work. On the 23rd of november we POP THE CHAMPAGNE!

GOD BLESS!

SRJC GRAD DAY 2010

I've officially graduated from SRJC on the 22nd of october 2010...

I have really grown into a part of this school that leaving it seems all too soon... I remb the times in j1 where we were all strangers, then in the blink of an eye we're here almost reaching the end point where the race, though long and hard, has been a blast... there has been many friends i made that i will never forget and all my life i'll keep there in my heart...though at times i may not cherish some friends, but every friend that i make in srjc, made the time i spent here all worth while... these three years have been no waste because i learnt a plethora ( a new word i learnt) of lessons and i've grown to be more mature in the things i say and the way i express myself... no doubt that without this srjc family, teachers, friends, uncle henry and even the canteen aunties, i would not have been where i am today..

On this day when i reminisce about the past while looking towards to future, i really had no regrets in sr, albeit sad moments, there were many moments to keep and remember for years to come... it was 1s18, 1s26 and 2s23 that made these three years the best there ever was... :D

Indeed, only on days like these do you feel extremely nostalgic about the times thath have passed you by in the blink of an eye and in your heart feel that you could repeat this experience all over again (without the stress of taking the a levels) you would..












I thank everyone who's been there for me through this last lap...
Mr Diva for your touching speech on grad day and being such a great ct..
Mr Ang for all that motivation and dedication and energy you bring...
Miss Zeenat for the times of laughter in class and the times you stayed back for consults..
Mr Tan for being such a sarcastic yet brilliant gp teacher...
Mr Yew for being you :)..

This is such a long and draggy blogpost but I just have to say, SRJC will always be a part of me... :) thanks for the memories!

TILL ANOTHER DAY PEOPLE.. all the way till the a's!!!!! looks like my blogs going to have a few more cob webs before i start posting again... :) KEEP SMILING !

Misery- Tyler Ward
"I am in misery there ain't nobody who can comfort me..."
:) completely how i feel a times.. plus its the new song on my mind at the moment... "your silence is slowly killing me" (p.s the rapper in the video is extremely talented just check him out)

This week has gone by in a flash and like everyone says, before you know it, the a levels are here.. i've decided to be more anti fb and blogger since it takes up so much of my time... but its hard because these are the outlets i usually turn to when i need a break.. somewhere to hang my frustrations or to check on the life of others..

I've been hearing the radio a lot recently, probably because my i pod crashed a month back and my galaxy just refuses to let me download new songs into the phone because its constantly not on idle mode.. i wonder why... and i'm starting to love listening to 987 again... shan and ross, muttons on the move, young... its great stuff

I can't wait for all this to be over honestly because what we as jc students do everyday is study and sleep study and sleep again... the mental exhaustion is overwhelming i tell you..

thanks to the dedicated teachers i have in my school i won't ever give up this long and crazy journey that is going to end int two months time.. and like a friend of mind once said... when you're in jc you can't wait for all the studying to be over.. but when you look back at it, you'll miss the great times you had with your teachers and friends...

TILL ANOTHER DAY PEOPLE, GOD BLESS AND KEEP ON SMILING

manu 3-2 ftw :)

It was results week... all i have got to say is that i have to work a lot harder if i want to make it somewhere... cos right now, its no where...i'm trying my best.. i put in tons of effort especially for a certain chemistry and all i see are the same dismal results... sometimes i just star in envy at the results of my smarter friends but i know i can't feel bitter for long because the Lord has it all planned out for me... i try to look on the positive side but this time i fall short... i think long and hard and realize the stark reality hitting me in the face.... now more than ever, i need the Lord... but more often that not i fall short of glorifying Him with horrible results like these...

When you have little interest in doing something, the things that you thought have dont will undo itself ultimately...

I had great fun at bottle tree park on family day on friday paintballing for the first time in my life.. where have you guys been if you haven't tried to paintball... it was fun shooting all the paint pellets around till you actually get hit by one... the impact initially wasn't that painful but when you get back you'll know where it hit.. bruising and marks everywhere... but it was great fun!





I'm not exactly looking forward to school this weekend... its do or die for the next two months.. wish me luck people

TILL ANOTHER DAY PEOPLE GOD BLESS AND KEEP ON SMILING!
(woooo final evaluation pass bodoh!)

I see through your flaws though they be plenty because im not chasing after your flaws, i'm chasing after you :)

ITS BEEN OFFICIALLY DECLARED THAT I'M USELESS IN STUDYING AT HOME...


Wasting time in the morning to get my new adidas shoes from while to brown and to get soaked in a rain just to get a pretty cool shirt and a bag of jacobs biscuit wasn't exactly my idea of a fantastic morning... jacobs walk of life was a failed attempt just because the weather was gloomy and reeked of go to bed rather than lets go out for a nice walk... I thought planning today was great.. Jw was fun as usual... and now that i have to face the prospect of a long day in school tomorrow... i find comfort in the knowledge that its just one out of the three school days... 8 weeks to the a levels, what am i thinking.. i've got to step it up a notch if i want to do well.. i need to have that hunger and desire.... i need to reach out and grab hold of the stars i thought i couldn't reach.. i hope this week when all the results come back to me, it'll be for the glory of God's name, i hope it'll be fine....

You know what my dear yf friends....

I just looked through my dusty old chiang mai photos and relived the memories that once gave me great joy and brought me so much closer to God... the times where we had to carry logs down a hill... where we could play soccer in a pristine field barefooted.. play checkers with rocks... bathing in ice cold water with the spouting heater and spiders for companions... birds with IQ of 122... dog sheep... the night markets with fake jerseys... BANANA PRATA!... night sharing sessions... steamboats.. eating fats that looked like squids... getting rammed by john the deacon with a trolley.. hugged by paulo... THE LOVE WE FELT... I MISS CHIANG MAI!

HELLO WORLD! Life after exams has been nothing short of good

Though i know am on the verge of getting my prelims exam scripts back probably by week i sit here anxious wanting to know how i've done, though pretty alright for maths i hope the rest of the papers will be great.. sometimes when things are not in your hands, you got to leave in the one whom you know will provide....

I like the new post promo timetable, only one long and horrendous day on the monday to come and the rest is pretty laid back.. guess it gives me more self study time and time to get back to mugging.. life has never been so tough before... its tolling everyday

i had fun this week playing soccer with my friends in a long time and scoring a goal though letting in quite a few... i wish i could be back to the secondary school days where we played soccer without having to worry about later... and hanging out with the wusses playing cs source, must admit im just can't play first person shooter games... then having dinner and catching up with rohith and ed after a long while and meeting chris on the way.. this week has been rather eventful...

I've been reading this extremely interesting book called slumdog millionaire originaly named Q and A.. its much better than the movie and the story is pretty captivating.... its a good read that tells you how fortunate we all are while the people in india in dharavi constantly live in a stereotypical whole where the outcasts and the lower classes are not given a chance to break out of this system and mold..

teachers day recently passed on wednesday and though it may be already three days past teachers day i would still like to wish all the great teachers in sr a happy teachers day!... :)


class bbq was a blast :)

TILL ANOTHER DAY PEOPLE, GOD BLESS AND KEEP ON SMILING!!