Bandaged Soul...so I can open my heart to you again.

Found this place at the back alley somewhere around Lorong 44 Geylang after viewing stuff for the house.

"Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of its trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse for impossibility, for it thinks all things are lawful for itself and all things are possible." - Thomas Kemp

Today I relived the days when I used to take public transport everyday. For a long period before I had Matty, I cab to work everyday. The usual frustration was the lack of vacant cab when you need it and then there's the tiniest thrill when you do the minute you stepped out by the roadside. Sometimes when it seemed impossible to find an empty cab, I would brace myself to walk out for an attempt to take a bus. The uncertainty of getting any buses that are not already loaded to the max with staff and students of TP seemed like a better option than standing and witnessing cabs being hijacked by passengers in front of you for the past 15 mins. So how did I end up in this position again? Matty broke down in the middle of the road on Saturday night after Service. I called for the tow truck to take it to the workshop at Eunos. The boss was kind and near enough to swing by and open his shop to receive Matty, and it's kept there since. The mechanic called at around 9.30am to say that it

Lately I've been quite easily irritated by a particular person and I'm not very happy with the way I have been dealing with it. It's so frustrating because I know it is not a very Christlike thing to do. It has come to a point where I felt it would cause less damage if I just simply ignore that person. A term used nowadays for such people is a condition of verbal diarrhea. I say it is a condition of verbal incontinence. Lack of restrain. God help me!!!

It was an eventful day today. Sang for Choir in the morning. Tried the Pinoy food near Church for lunch with cell group after 2nd Service. 2.30pm attended a Songwriters' Workshop by Simeon (with Pete), Deb Fung and local artiste, Nat Tan. So happy to see the Aussie friends again. Learnt quite a bit that I hope to apply them faithfully. Desperately need Holy Spirit inspiration. 7pm back to Church to help clear up stage stuff for tomorrow's renovation. After that sent Pst Rupert home then ate late dinner at Old Airport Road Hawkers' Centre. Bro's stall already closed so I ate fishball noodle at a random stall instead. On the way to the car bumped into David. Heng I saw him cos when my car battery went flat I knew I could call him and he helped me to contact tow truck. Followed truck that towed Matrix to get my battery replaced at Lavendar Street. Had to ask Raymond to transfer money to me cos in case not enough in my account and the place only accept NETS or cash. So dram

Yes, this is another pretty number obsession but not for no reason. It was Chalet 7 at Fairy Point (near Changi Beach Club), on 8 Sep 10 - the 3rd day of our family chalet. We booked a bungalow for a 4-day, 3-night family get together. Anyway, it was planned for mom when we found out about her cancer. So this trip was to gather everyone before she gets too sick from her treatment. Thank God, so far she's responding well to chemo, though she is currently going through massive hair loss. Anyway, I'm highlighting this particular day because we had a ball of a time sliding down this grassy slope at the back of the huge 5-bedroom bungalow. I didn't get to slide because of my foot condition but I had such a good time just being the video women, using my mobile phone. Some were done by Mui from another angle. We had one round before it started raining to our favour. After that the slope was wetter and more conducive for a second round of fun. I love all the sniplets so much I deci

Bob and Kathy Fitts with this morning's worship team Jason Tay, Kathy Fitts, Bob Fitts and me Singing on the same stage with Bob Fitts in Church this morning was not just about a dream coming true. It was not about meeting my 'hero' or 'idol', though it was indeed an honour and privilege to lead our congregation with him. But really, it was more of a gratefulness of God's amazing love for me because He remembered. He didn't forget that dream which was laid down at his feet many years ago, when I had felt forgotten then, 'stranded' down under in Perth, away from the people and ministry I love. I felt then that whatever opportunity on any big stage was taken from me and I had to do something I hate instead - studying (haha, sorry mom). The God whom I have personally experienced to be a faithful Comforter helped me through that period of tough time by gently reminding me of the right perspective and attitude towards serving in the worship ministry where

Since long long time ago in (not) Bethlehem, I had this dream that I would one day stand on the same stage as Bob Fitts as a background vocalist. As I'm writing this now, and listening to the old, old Hosanna! Music Praise Worship album - Proclaim His Power with Bob Fitts, those songs make my heart leap. I'm getting excited all over again that this dream has come true. In my early days as a Worship Vocalist (formerly called Back-up Singer) in the Worship Ministry, the Church I have been serving in used to take, quite extensively, songs from Hosanna! Music. So I was inevitably exposed to those albums, following and buying almost all the releases volume after volume (cassette format hor). In fact, my vocals and harmony techniques developed the most with the help of those praise and worship albums. In those days, where vocals sounds clearer than the instrumentals, and songs are composed to the vocal range comfortable to both genders, it is easy to catch the lyrics without having t

Three more weeks on my aircast - the foot gear that's been allowing me to walk with my current fracture. Quite an amazing invention. Nevertheless, if the X-Ray shows insufficient recovery on 9 Sep, I'd most probably have to go for surgery to secure the affected area with a piece of metal... Pray for healing... So I finally got to spend some chill time with my niece, Joanna. We met at Starbucks at Marina Square (near the cinema), went walking (slowly) around the mall, watched a movie - "Step Up 3", and supped at Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe. We both got home before 1am just now :P Note to self: next time must send her home...especially when her phone batt is flat. Prayed really fervently on my way home. Got a bit worried :( Thank God she got home safely... Just had the house valuated in the afternoon. Hopefully, the rest of the process in buying over my parents' flat would go smoothly. Actually the more troublesome part is the renovation. Lots of packing, discarding and

I was given this Walker Boot to replace my fibreglass cast. Now I can walk without crutches... with care. It can be easily removed for shower. Unfortunately my X-Ray today shows no obvious improvement. If the condition remains after another 6 weeks on this boot, I'd have to go for operation to put a piece of metal inside. How, look like Robocop not? Lol... In about 8 hours' time, Mom would be wheeled into the operating theatre for her most major surgery...of the brain. We're all praying for you, Mommy. Sleep well tonight. Be strong tomorrow. Amen!

Jo called this afternoon. We had a good and super long chat (two hours!). We can talk about everything and anything under the sun. After 20 years, we have new found common interest - Korean drama. Lol... Caleb and Bob came by to visit at 5pm. Bought me a bouquet of flowers and McD for tea. My favourite double cheese burger without ketchup! Yummy... We had a good chat, too. Caleb did most of the talking though. Haha... But he was sharing with me about having progressive vision and being faithful in daily knowing God more. It was quite in line with what I was reading today about the Great Commandment (love God and others) and the Great Commission (ministry), meant to happen in this order. Then Mui swung by after on her way home from SGH and bought me dinner. We ate together, exchanged thoughts about the issue of getting my own flat. It was insightful and sobering. She gently dropped news about mom's condition. Looks like she's going to be staying longer at the hospital than expec

I think I have skitzophrenia - I hear voices when I watch these videos... onetimeblind - MORE COKE - christian drama from onetimeblind on Vimeo . Comfort from onetimeblind on Vimeo . onetimeblind - LIVE IN ME - christian drama from onetimeblind on Vimeo .

"God’s pain is our comfort... And in the agony of Jesus lies our hope. Had he not sighed, had he not felt the burden for what was not intended, we would be in a pitiful condition. Had he simply chalked it all up to the inevitable or washed his hands of the whole stinking mess, what hope would we have?" - from Max Lucado's "God Came Near: Chronicles Of The Christ" I find these words comforting indeed. If what I'm going through could move the heart of the Almighty God, I'd find that I'm not alone, and I'm protected. If He could feel for me, I believe He will not let matters rest until I'm comforted, and until my status is where I'm supposed to be - where He purposed me to be. For 38 years, my life has evolved according to the choices I make. I cannot see the hands of God though I believe He is at work. But God's gift of freedom of choice lies the responsibility that is inescapable with its consequences. There's no Ctrl-Z. We cannot

I hate it when my plans are thwarted. You know, when you're all excited about what a good idea something's gonna be. You thought you've thought through it all till someone come with better sense and make your plans look stupid. I had to admit it. It would be even more stupid not to. With all good intentions, I wanted to get back to the office tomorrow. The timing was just right. It's Saturday, and nobody's gonna be at home. I can get past the how-are-you's and get straight to work. Mui had to be back at work, too and she was willing to pick me up and fetch me home after. The foot condition being an accident (unplanned), I wasn't prepared to work from home. I needed to get back at my desk to settle some stuff. Aye...long story. And with all good intentions, someone reminded me of how unrealistic and unnecessary to risk hurting myself further. I thought of the possibility and how further burdensome I would be if anything happens. I could not afford it. So, the

Pink cast with green shoe to keep it clean... It's the fourth day since I had my new cast. TTSH did a good job. Not that I have a lot of experience to compare with, but a little googling tells me that what I have on right now are not plaster cast but one of fiberglass material. And it's in pink! Haha... I'm not crazy over pink but it did put a smile on my face when mine was put on. And it went well with my pink malindi crocs I bought recently. My doctor said they have the cast in different colours, but I'm not sure if he was joking. I'll find out if I need to change it at my next follow up visit on 29 Jul. The cast I was put on on my first visit was done at the Emergency Dept. It was what the hospital called a below knee backslab, covering only the sole and a bit on the side, then right up to the calf. The whole cast was supported by bandages around the foot to below the knee level. That cast was heavier than my current full cast. Instead of bandages on the outside,

Just one day after putting on the cast, my foot itched so much I had to have it removed, scratch, apply cream on it before putting it back again. Thank God it's just a half cast (90 degrees under my calf and feet). The thing about an itch is, the more you scratch it, you can't stop instantly. The affected area gets bigger, in fact. It would have probably been better if I had left it as it is. How to 'dong' until it's time to remove it for good? I think really have to get it changed and ask for anti-itch medicine...but I don't think there's such a thing, oral medication for itch. The other thing about itch is...it's easy to give in cos you really don't know if it's worth enduring it. It's like what if it's never gonna go away? Why not an earlier release? Instant gratification ;P Moving around the house is aided by my nephew's swivel wheeled chair. Sometimes I would sit on it and use my good leg to paddle...like stone age Flinstones, ha

When I was young, I have this obsession that everything has to come in pairs to be more complete. For example, if I start walking down a flight of stairs with my left foot, it is comforting if I end up on my right. If it doesn't, I would feel the urge to do something about it. And talking about stairs, it feels more natural to begin with my left foot. Incidentally, I fractured both my feet in that preferred order, involuntarily, of course. The first was 9 years ago. The second was...yesterday! T.T My mom caught this kitty flying near to my sister's house's window out of nowhere. I don't know whether to laugh or to cry... And I kept thinking it was an old injury, only to realise that it was not the same foot as before. Bad memory. So my sister took leave today and drove me to TTSH A&E to get an X-Ray. That's where I found out it was another hairline fracture. I'm now on cast. Doc said it needs to stay on for 2 months! Oh my gosh!!! I got a 1-week MC with a li

Wed, 18 Jun 08 . That was when I injured my left foot playing tennis and had to stay home fo 3 full weeks. (That's one thing good about blogging. It allows me to dig out my posts quite easily with a few keyword search.) Vividly remember that it was due to playing tennis with a few of my colleagues under the FIT programme organised by our HR. I went back to the office on 7 Jul 10 Sun, 4 July 10, 2 years after I recovered from my left foot, my right foot received a similar sprain. Still yet to affirm if it could be a fracture like I had on my left during the 911 period 9 years ago. Past few weeks I had been nursing a strain on this foot due to over exertion. I pieced a few things together and kind of gathered that was the case. Today, I went to see another doctor recommended by a colleague and he said it could be gout. He asked me to get it checked for fracture tomorrow (since it's Sunday today) and later to ascertain the condition. Thanks to Gayle who spent the whole afternoon w

In a state of blur-ness, I went Church-ward thinking that there was a Worship Ministry Team Leaders' Meeting. On the way there, through a few smses and a call, I realised that the meeting had already been brought forward to Wed, the day I couldn't make it because of an event in school. So since I was already on the road, I didn't want it to be a 'wasted trip' and ended up having brunch at Old Airport Road Hawkers' Centre. Dad was at David's stall preparing so I sat at the table nearby. I was there for almost two hours, mostly staring into blank space. Thought I could have some pasta but was too hungry to wait for David to start business so I ordered beef kway teow and just sat there feeling a bit emo till I could take it no more. With Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe in mind, I headed towards Marina Square. Thought perhaps my pants would be ready for collection. Had to shorten the length a little. So it was and after collecting the items, I chilled at Starbucks nearb

No, I didn't get an offer for me to counter. Why would I decline my 'dream' job? Haha... I was asked to cover my office counter (a.k.a. reception desk) yesterday while the rest were busy about for CCA Awards Ceremony at TCC. Thanks to my foot condition which still allowed me to drive to school, I'm now actualizing this fantasy to do customer service. Well, not that my real job does not involve customer service, and reception work is not exactly some brainless and stress-free duty either. Maybe I like it cos I know it's not my real job. It's doing something different. Hmmm... it's like getting to enjoy playing with somebody's kid and get to return to them when the crying or whining starts. Ahahahaha... At least I could contribute to the event by releasing all non-disabled staff and I felt less guilty for having to absent myself. Nobody is indispensable, but it is vital that everyone plays their role well. So I'm quite grateful that I could still be a

I wanted to write about today this morning. It was pouring heavily till about 11am. I was in my bed the whole morning. In my half-awake state, I contemplated about not going to work today because my right foot has not been recovering much. I concluded that I did not let it rest fully enough. For the past 4 days, the accumulated exertion has caused much pain by the time I set foot at home. The decision was realised at about 8.40am as I sms to my colleagues that I'm taking urgent leave. So, instead of blogging, I was busy emailing, sms-ing, and msn-ing to settle some outstanding stuff at work, mostly for a performance assignment by one of my group this coming Sunday, which my colleague will be covering because one of her groups is also performing for the same event. On my way to get my foot wrapped at the Chinese Physio, I drove my car for inspection at VICOM. That didn't take much walking, thank God. Today's the only day I can do it before the end-of-June deadline. Went stra

So it was not really a sprain. I didn't remember any of such episode anyway. That's why I was waiting for it to get better over the last week, thinking that I wouldn't be walking a lot during Church Camp. In fact I slept quite a lot during the 4-day stay at Thistle, JB. :D The Sinseh said it was because I walked too much before the period my right foot started feeling the effect, accumulated as the day goes by as long as I never fully rested. Come to think of it, it could even be from Graduation week. The long walks between SAA and TCC, literally the east and west of campus, more than twice a day for 4 days. Then without resting enough, we came to the week with all the rehearsals, stayover and the actual performances for the International Conference on Learning & Teaching at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel. It wasn't a sprain, but it was equally painful. More so by the day. The more I don't let it rest and even a small amount of walking could have aggravated it

It seems like I've been looking forward to a moving target and never reaching there. Working towards event after event, never really settling down. It sends a small shiver down my spine thinking, what if this is going to be how it's gonna be for a longer while than I expected. For now, just this week, it's one stayover for the last camp of this short 2-week vacation, which, for the record, admin staff in IHLs operate the same as any company (i.e. we don't have automatic vacation with the students). In fact, we're busier this season. Tomorrow, TP Chorale is hosting 5 Choirs from 4 Secondary Schools and 1 JC to have a half-day exchange on campus. All thanks for our Conductor, this would be the first time the Chorale (actually any of my groups) is doing something like that. It would be quite exciting. Just hope that the members behave themselves like how young adults supposed to behave. You know, at this age, they are 'not here not there'. Well, some adults don

It's been camp after camp, back to back, for the past week. 11 to 12 June - TP Chorale Induction Camp (in school) 14 to 17 June - Cornerstone Family Camp at Thistle, JB (apparently it's former Hyatt) 17 to 18 June - TP Band and Artistic Collaboration Induction Camp (collaboration between the 2 Dikir Barat Teams and Malay Dance Group, in school) 18 to 19 June - TP Fusion Percussion Induction Camp Wah, I miss my bed! The bed at Thistle was super comfortable though. The room is really nice, too. I slept a lot during the camp. Almost all the free time, when others are out shopping, suppering... I just slept. The bed became my comfort for my constant headache. My right face has been getting this constant irritating pain throughout the whole time, even now. Wonder if it's a result of some gum problem. The pain kinda started there, connecting the nerves around the area. So, it's back to sleeping in school today. Either sitting on my chair or sleeping on a few conference table

Was almost bed bound on Thursday. Had a fever from the night before with flu and the works. Friday was in a groggy state because of the medicine so it was a rather difficult day to go through the day and to stay over night in school for student camp. Didn't sleep much. Yes, it's that time of the year again. 3 more to go next week. Thank God the CCA Awards Ceremony has been postponed 2 weeks. So the first camp went quite well. Even though the camp debrief with the committee ended a little after 3pm, there were so much to take care of before I can shut down my computer. By the time I reach home, it's after midnight. It felt like a Saturday but it was already Sunday. So tired out I didn't make it to Church in the morning. Still sick. Prior to this Fri-Sat overnight camp was another last minute arranged Tue-Wed overnight with the Choir members because of an early-morning performance at an International Conference. I didn't sleep much at all. Remind myself not to so read

Our Dikir Barat Men’s Team came in 1st Runner-up at last Saturday’s (5 Jun 10) Inter-Polytechnic Competition – Piala Suara Serumpun 3! From an arts group that was nearly disbanded 2 months ago to what they have achieved just 3 days ago, it was pure hard work of committed and intensive training over 6 weeks. To know that 80% of the 20 participating members only joined from late April’s CCA Recruitment Drive and most of them have never competed before. Except for RP which does not have a Men’s Team, all Polytechnics sent in both their Men and Women’s teams to compete in this event – 9 teams in total. Along with the top 3 team awards, the competition gave out awards for Best Lyricist, Best Juara (lead vocalist), Best Karut (secondary vocalist), Best Awok Awok (group of singers with synchronized movements), and Best Percussion Team . TP clinched 3 out of the 5 awards (highlighted above), leaving the other 2 to NYP. Our Women’s Team performed well and showed team spirit with their loud ch

Ooooohhhhh...it feels so good to lie on the floor of my room doing this. The floor has been cooled by the air con and really inviting considering the humid warmth everywhere else. So much has happened since I last wrote that I really don't know where to start. Blame it on the macbook power adaptor that has been faulty for the past few weeks. It took me a while to finally decide to get a replacement. $128 eh. But I thought, it would be an investment even if I decided to upgrade. So before this, I had been minimizing the use of my macbook in case the batt runs dry. When it was getting low, I would bring it to the office to get it charged with someone else's power adaptor. Anyway, so I haven't gone online with the macbook for a long enough session to blog. I kinda lost momentum and got lazy. And if I ever go online, I would use my tiny ASUS EeePc. It has served me well for the past few months, just that it hasn't been for social reasons. Work has also been really busy and

I'm peeling on my nose. All thanks to Orientation Finale on Friday, I was out in the sun from early afternoon to evening, from the stadium tracks to Bedok Reservoir, from telematch to dragon-boating. Of course I'm not alone. But this year it's my first to be so 'exposed' due to a change in job scope. I think I nearly had a heat stroke. Felt really nausea somewhere in the middle of the telematch. Thought I would not be able to 'dong' until the end of the the dragon boating segment, but felt better after sitting in the shade at the reservoir. One of my colleagues actually puked when we were packing up at the end. Poor thing. It could have been me, too. Next year we should get caps for all the officials. Well, it's over. Again I felt quite proud that the whole team pulled through the whole project together. Some had sleepless nights, quite a few stayed till real late on some days, even coming back to the office over weekends. Well, we all had our share of O

My heart aches because I cannot hate. I'm not supposed to. And I don't want to. Yet the more I try to suppress my right to hate, curse and swear, I find my heart aches even more. Why? WHY??? How come? Why would somebody behave this way? So merciless, so relentlessly ungracious. What have I done to deserve this? Re-quote: "A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave." - Mahatma Gandhi In some sense, I believe Gandhi is right. It is so painful to love. It hurts just to refuse to hate somebody who hates you. So one must possess great courage to continue opening one's heart to love and risk the possibility of not being loved in return. Such cruelty. Notwithstanding, God's word is still the life-giving truth and His ways are righteous and just. Luke 6:27-36 27 “But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you. 29 To him who strikes yo

"A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave." - Mahatma Gandhi "It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare." - Mark Twain "Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point." - C S Lewis God knows I need some of that now. Sometimes I tell myself if it's really worth it to put your heart out for certain people because they don't even care a hoot and they don't want to have anything to do with you. Agape love should not contain any grudge in it. Yet the bitter feeling of being offended by the rejection makes it so hard to love cheerfully. And the irony of it is, the more I try to love cheerfully, the more hypocritical I feel. I know I need courage not to give up on loving. But how to do it right? Someone told me that you can hate a person and still work with him/her perfectly in a professional level. But what he didn

Fear has the ability to paralyze people. It is as complex as the human mind, carrying with it more than the obvious. Sometimes, it's not even that obvious or rational. But to that person possessing the fear, that fear is real. Note to self: A leader who is unable to control his temper and be objective will never make a good leader. Spare the innocent bystander.

I am inspired...

There are so many things that I have been wanting to write about. I even formed the words in my mind when they happened. But I just got no time at all. Well, hope I can still remember when I have time to really sit down and write about them. Not now, of course...2 minutes is not enough.

Just when I was feeling a near suffocation, God's hope found me through yesterday morning's sermon by Steve Brooks that caused a slight paradigm shift towards being more aware of the spiritual realm - the other reality that we usually ignore because they are invisible to our naked eyes. As usual, I'm still trying to absorb this refreshing information, but whatever that's added to my faith so far has been good. Slow and steady I'm embracing it. In a supernaturally-natural way. So Jesus, what's the name of my angel(s) and can I get more help, please? Come angels, let's worship the Lord together. This is so cool! I can definitely get used to this. Yesterday I went for a gathering with the former Photo-Videographic Club alumni. Now called Visual Central. PVC (lol) used to be under my charge in my early days as SDO. It's great that we're still in contact now, meeting at least once a year to catch up. We had lou-hei at one of the members' house and ate

I'm feeling so tired for the past few weeks. And recently with health issues both parents are going through, I'm affected with ferrying the folks to and from hospital - 2 different places. This is the first time I have been assigned to do such tasks and it doesn't help when both are not staying with me. Other things around me have been giving quite a bit of stress. Car, phone, CNY obligations, work and anything relationship-related. Plus it's the time of the monthly biological cycle that I get easily tensed about things. There's a limit to how many groups of people a person can commit to. I think I've reached my limit. I'm feeling choked. A colleague put it right that it's like we have so many plates to spin so no matter what, we need to be careful to do the rounds so that every plate stays spinning on the rod. We only have 24 hours a day. I'm in desperate need of a break. Perhaps I need to be pulled out of my need to be in solitude. Maybe I'm to

Took leave today to drive Matrix for check-up. The 'medical fee' came to $729 mainly cos I changed all 4 tyres. The whole thing took about 3 hours. Thank God I brought my ASUS Eee PC and watched a couple of CSI episodes while waiting at the workshop. Then I went to find Zam at his VideoEzy outlet and dragged him away for a drink and chat at McD. Since I was feeling rather bored after that and couldn't keep Zam for long, I decided to go window-shopping at Fairprice opposite his shop. I just wheeled the trolley so I didn't have to carry my heavy bag around. Would anybody actually think that this squid was sicked before? A check on the dictionary explains 'Cured' as the act or a method of preserving meat, fish, etc., by smoking, salting, or the like. I learnt something new today. Still couldn't find my fish sauce. Only found these at Giant (a few days ago) and Fairprice (today), respectively. I shall persevere... Well, in the end (as usual) it became more than

Path way between DES School and Student Development Centre The weather has been rather hot lately. I was on my way back from lunch at DES canteen when I noticed that a big part of the grass patch in front of my office building (photo above) has turned brown. Is the Church in Singapore really going through spiritual drought just like the land is now experiencing physical dryness? For the past few weeks, the sermon has revolved around harvest and the lack of labourers. Hence, calls were made for the congregation to respond to 'Go', or 'Give' (support the 'Go') or at least to 'Pray'. Pray that the Lord of the harvest to thrust forth labourers. It's time to put our hands to the plow, whether we are going, giving or just praying. And to have what it takes is really to simply make ourselves available and do what we can. Even if we are not willing, be willing to be made willing. Let's pray that we won't miss out on the work that the Lord is doing.

Didn't realise we have sooo many CCAs in TP: Students' Union TP Students' Union Academic Studies Clubs Applied Science Studies Club Business Studies Club Design Studies Club Engineering Studies Club Humanities and Social Sciences Studies Club Informatics and IT Studies Club Adventure Adventure Club Experiential Learning Facilitators (ELF) Arts and Culture BAND Chinese Orchestra CHOIR Dance Ensemble (Modern and Hip Hop) DIKIR BARAT Divo Diva FUSION PERCUSSION Indian Dance Group MALAY DANCE GROUP MUSIC VOX Production Crew Salvo Drums Teatro (DramaTec, Titisan Temasek and Rauthirum) Community Service Community Service Club Interest Groups Aerospace Engineering Interest Group Blackbox Beyond Boundaries Double B Energy Oasis ENGINEERRUS Newsletter Team FDM (Integrated Facility Design and Management) G-Force Global Connect Club Green Interest Group International Students i.Live Japanese Cultural Group Microsoft Student Community NYAA Challenge PACEsetters TP-BP Mentors TP Cliquer

The plan was simple. I would bring the staple for a late picnic-style breakfast. Charles volunteered beverage while the rest of the girls just bring any leftover CNY snacks from home. Zam and Charles would bring their guitar to either entertain us or lead worship. Those who have it would bring picnic mat. With one sms, Fiona gave instructions for carpool and everything was set. It's amazing how when you're excited about something, it takes more to feel tired from all the preparation. Last night I stir fried my favourite Korean 'dong-fen' with leek, chives (a check on the internet says it's called 'chinese leek'), minced luncheon pork and 5 eggs. And of course, fish sauce. Let it in the frying pan and heat it up in the morning before packing it into a box. Also mixed a pack of crab sticks with mayo, sesame oil and garlic oil, and black pepper and left it to chill in the fridge overnight. Set aside some leftover sausages to be packed into the ice boxes in the