graduation and hong kong

Studio shots are tempting lures! we paid a whopping extra $300 for some extra prints because of the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ mentality even tho i had complimentary studio photos offered by NTU Alumni Club.

sneakily took photos from the studio’s computer after the photoshoot at Picture Me although i don’t think we were allowed to since the studio forces us to pay exorbitant prices even for a 4R photo!
oh and did i mention that i hate my eyes? sooo ugly, argh.

my favourite shot!

good ol' graduation shot

Hong Kong Family Trip 09 🙂

mummy and i in the hotel room

street outside our place

masked gang gearing up for battle

beloved

avenue of stars, reaching for the sky.

mtr; on our way to Kwan Tong

the best suckling pig

happy birthday mum!

birthday buns, according to chinese tradition, yummy!

how can we forget the mango desserts?

gong gong and i at the Space Museum

cousins at Mac! having cheap milkshakes and fries after spending too much on shopping.

WOW!

that marks the end of one of the most enjoyable family trips. 🙂

back to Singapore,

Hong Kong was fantastic. can never get enough of that busy and vibrant city, the city that never sleeps.

oh did i ever mention i may wanna take up residency in Hong Kong? haha joke!
but seriously, love the food, shopping and bustling environment..

days leading up to taking graduation shots is quite a hassle,
have been for hair treatments and facials to prepare for the photoshoot tomorrow.

hope it turns out well.

SOLAR

and so, camp came and flew by really quickly.

i’ve never been a fan of camps (memories from camps in secondary school still haunt me pretty badly), and i’ve always dreaded going for outdoor, physically draining camps. initially i was a little apprehensive about camp, cause i don’t even enjoy being a member of camp, how can i lead a group and get them enthusiastic if i myself, hate those useless activities and cheering?

but SOLAR was miraculously, the most awesome camp i’ve ever attended! it was amazing how God moved through the entire camp, every second of it. i believe everyone got something out of this camp that they will never forget for the rest of their lives. and although we lost, i never regretted being part of Venus. Different personalities trying our best to work together towards a common goal- an invaluable, priceless experience that really changed my perspective towards life.

in other words, CAMP SOLAR was meaningful. something i never experienced in previous camps.

relationships, with God, family and friends are really the things that will push me through life, nothing more, nothing less.

4th June

exactly 20 years since the Tiananmen square protests, embellishment of the struggle for freedom of expression.

student martyrs who were killed, banished or exiled for the sake of democracy.

people who were or are still seeking for the truth behind the entire bloodshed, sometimes historical facts can really get contorted, leaving us with multi-faceted mirrors of ‘truth’.

indeed, behind every evolutionary change, lies a revolution.

and here is the legendary photo of the unknown man (they couldn’t verify his identity even up to today) facing 4 tanks before the mass slaughter started. insignificant individual fighting against ideological force. no wonder Karl Marx failed.

gonna start work 28 June! 😦
better enjoy my last few weeks of SCHOOL HOLIDAYS to the fullest.

weekends!

i’m really starting to enjoy weekends.
without thinking about writing, studying or worrying about not studying enough for that matter.
in other words, life without deadlines and exams rocks!

on Friday, I took the final few advantages of holding a tertiary student pass. Rovin and I paid rather low prices for one of the Singapore Arts Festival shows, Sutra. The chereograph and fusion of East-West elements in the dance show was really good; basically it shows how space can be fully utilised by physical bodies. There were, however, only a few WOW moves that kept us fully captivated through the entire 80 mins (or less). Good thing we got the tickets at an affordable price!

Saturday- was Baby Ralph’s birthday! His birthday party was really cool, with a Mickey Mouse theme and everything.. some relationships, remain weird and unresolved. 😦

Sunday- Flea Market at Yishun with the girls and rovin who was so kind to drive there! it was the first time i’ve ever participated in such a flea market! brought like 3 bagfuls of books and old clothes to sell, but couldn’t get everything sold though. plus, aunties and maids really know how to haggle! i concede defeat at some point of time! good experience though, since I’ve never tried to sell old stuff through such avenues. we earned quite a fair bit, can’t wait for the next one in June!

nostalgia

1 year 2 weeks exactly.
i remember the first two weeks in Grand Canyon where we got to know so many people from all walks of life.
gradually, we were getting used to life there. mostly without modern technology but still, we didn’t feel paralyzed at all.
i wonder how Pastor Debbie, Pastor Brian and little baby Mercy is. Mercy’s sibling should be due soon.
kinda wish we could be there to contribute what we can to the church.
guess i’m having a love-hate relation with the word ‘nostalgia’.

the past few days have been eventful.
i’ve been out almost everyday and you know, my bank account is emptying itself like running water.
and is the Great Singapore Sale in May?
cause it definitely doesn’t help that all the shops I enter are plastering the word SALE right smack in my face.
oh and did i even mention that i don’t earn anything now? like zero, nil, zilch.
no tuition, no nothing, and i really dislike being dependent on pocket money cause it makes shopping and spending look guilty.
poor as a bleaching cow, whatever that is. need to start work like real sooooooon.

Pastor Edwin gave a really good sermon today.
Preparing for Amazing Blessings.
The sense of dread loomed over a few days ago, when i saw that results will be out on 22nd May.
The feeling was just like, rewind 4 years ago, when I was waiting for posting of university placements, if i even get anything at all with my ugly grades.

will God allow amazing miracles to happen once again?
to prepare us for His blessings, God leads us to remember His faithfulness.
when was the last time that I actually reminded myself to be thankful for everything He has done?
Forgotten. Abandoned.
whatever happens, second upper, second lower, I sense that your amazing blessings are at work.

mother’s day

charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised
-Proverbs 31:30

a tribute mummy and all the mothers in the world,
your selfless sacrifice
and everlasting love.

it never is easy, but you never gave up. thank you mummy!

hong kong

some pictures from the Hong Kong trip 🙂

Mong Kok MTR

bff roomie 🙂

dim sum lunch!

yummy hui lao shan mango dessets

junk boats along avenue of stars

the famous night view

victoria harbour