From the Word:
Ignorance is not a good excuse for insensitivity.
Jealousy is not a good excuse for bad behaviour.
and God works in the middle of family messes.

I need to be less ignorant, drop impulsiveness and believe that God'll work in all of us.

Obedience always involves sacrifice; but sacrifice is not always obedience.
(:
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At the foot of the cross
Verse 1:
At the foot of the cross
Where grace and suffering meet
You have shown me Your love
Through the judgment You received
And You've won my heart
And You've won my heart
Now I can

Chorus:
Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross

Verse 2:
At the foot of the cross
Where I am made complete
You have given me life
Through the death you bore for me
And You've won my heart
And You've won my heart
Now I can

(Repeat Chorus twice, then instrumental)

Bridge:
And You've won my heart
And You've won my heart
Now I can

(Repeat twice Chorus)

I lay every burden down
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross
At the foot of the cross
At the foot of the cross

Jesus,

the voice of truth.


Voice of Truth - Casting Crowns

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of faith it takes to climb out of this boat I'm in
Onto the crashing waves

To step out of my comfort zone
Into the realm of the unknown where Jesus is
And He's holding out his hand

But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
Time and time again, 'boy, you'll never win!'
'You'll never win!'

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
The voice of truth says, 'Do not be afraid!'
And the voice of truth says, 'This is for my glory'
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of strength it takes to stand before a giant
With just a sling and a stone
Surrounded by the sound of a thousand warriors
Shaking in their armor
Wishing they'd have the strength to stand

But the giant's calling out my name and he laughs at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed
The giant keeps on telling me
Time and time again, 'Boy, you'll never win!'
'You'll never win!'

But the stone was just the right size
To put the giant on the ground
And the waves don't seem so high
From on top of them lookin' down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
When I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
Singing over me

I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

I really really love this song.

Even in the darkest times, You are there God.
All the hurt vanishes because
"Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted...And by His stripes we are healed."
Isaiah 53:4,5b

I never knew Dunearn Secondary existed until yesterday. West div competitions are always sooo fun, betcha it's the company. :p

Haha, I don't really know how to go about describing whatever happened, but we enjoyed ourselves so much we wanted more (I'm putting words in others' mouths so don't believe me here)

No doubt we were the craziest group among everyone else though.
Ee leng's hilarious, Rachel's awesome at almost everything, Zhi Lin's so funny (Haha, if you ever read this, the water 'bags' were honestly going to slip off our cheeks), E Shyen's trademark smile (you know, I don't know what else to say so smile lah, huh) and of course, our small little cute Michele.

Charades, putting hula-hoops through all of us in a circle - "60! YAY!" (that game we used to play in primary school alot!), bringing water 'bags' (as Shyen calls it, ha!) on cheeks, backs, and in any way not using our hands & some memory game (involving memorising pictures in the beginning, turning 5 rounds around a stick, picking a marble out of a bucket with water, with chopsticks & organising pictures in order).

It was a pity we couldn't play our own game (I mean it's only logical not to) but the sec 3s did a good job! Jia Ni, Cheryl L, Cheryl Y, Nicole, Andrea, Amelia (sorry if I missed anyone out)'s game was really fun. Haha, we had our fair share before clearing up at the end. Throwing the water 'bags' (haha!) at each other was a pleasure. I thought it was really nice of everyone to work together to clear up tissues & plastic bags, keeping the chairs provided by the school, packing up and all. And not to forget, Ms Lau. She's really nice and the plus factor. She's not very much older than us, so we communicate quite well! Haha, actually we connect with all our teachers very well. (;

I think we make a very good group. (; It would have been better if we could merge both 1st & 2nd coy! 'Cos that means we'll have best friend Ge Rou, dear SHARANYA, Fiona, Si Rui, Hannah etc with us.

Whatever it is, we didn't disappoint Mrs Hor 'cos she emphasised on how we had to win.
Thank God for the fun, joy, laughter and results we got out of the short time all of us had together at the I-never-thought-existed school.

MG rocs (reality outside classrooms! hah), you know so.
(:

Watched simpsons with Isaac, Ian and wati last night. It was really good, but I suggest PG+ for those below 12 (haha). You should catch it sometime.

Now its worktime after fun!
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You Alone are God - Hillsong

I confess my hope
In the light of Your salvation
Where I lose myself
I will find You're all I need

Sing my soul
Of the Saviour's love
Sing my soul
Unto God alone

I will meet You here
In the life we call surrender
Let the world I know
Be the glory of Your grace

You alone are God
You alone are God
We declare the glory of Your name

Reign in all the earth
Reign in all the earth Jesus

And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. Colossians 3:15

The world's small, which makes
Singapore's puny.

I love fridays 'cos there's time to do work and revise
and sleep which I've lost out on through the week.

The end years' schedule scares me. The exams are like coming so soon
but either way, I'll be okay (hahah I'm making myself sound important) 'cos God's there.

God's always there.
(:
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Take it all - Hillsong

Searching the world
The lost will be found
In freedom we live
As one we cry out
You carry the cross
You died and rose again
My God I'll only ever give my all

You sent Your Son
From Heaven to earth
Delivered us all
It's eternally heard
I searched for truth
And all I found was You
My God I'll only ever give my all

Jesus we're living Your Name
We'll never be ashamed of You
Whoa O oh

In our praise
In all we are today
Take, take, take it all
Take, take, take, it all

Running to the One who heals the blind
Following the shining light
In Your hands the power to save the world
My life

Lang arts, more productive as compared to before.
History, I think I like Labour Front. Everyone thinks David Marshall looks (and is according to the textbook) charismatic anyway. For now, it's just PAP and more PAP. (I almost put psp, look petra, see how much influence you have on me!)
SS, kinda miss Mr Seow's lame words and actions. Ms Chia's not bad though, she tries to allow us to interact through group discussions so we wouldn't be bombarded by facts and bored out by the lecturing. STILL, no more funny quotes :(
HCL, Ms Goh came in, with her hair wet & powder traces on her neck (again). We spent the first few minutes arguing - whether she bathed or not. Hah, lao shi's lessons are basically all very fun, and she's pretty everyday (hahah, lao shi's got to see this!).
Math, number patterns! I think the class was quite stoned today & I was very sleepy too (like, how unusual is that?) but I guess we try.
Physics, dry, going through of electricity. Shocking news, 6 failures for the last test (I'm praying I'm not one of them but as my daddy said, I shouldn't be worrying about what's going to come)
Bio, test. I think I'm.. *shrugs* Nevermind, it's over! Blood transport seems cool, I kinda like blood alot, ha.

That's the day.
but I'm beginning to enjoy school more. A litttle more.
:)
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Holy is the Lord - Chris Tomlin

We stand and lift up our hands
For the joy of the Lord is our strength
We bow down and worship Him now
How great, how awesome is He

And together we sing
Everyone sing

Holy is the Lord God Almighty
The earth is filled with His glory
Holy is the Lord God Almighty
The earth is filled with His glory
The earth is filled with His glory

We stand and lift up our hands
For the joy of the Lord is our strength
We bow down and worship Him now
How great, how awesome is He

And together we sing
Everyone sing

Holy is the Lord God Almighty
The earth is filled with His glory
Holy is the Lord God Almighty
The earth is filled with His glory
The earth is filled with His glory

It's rising up all around
It's the anthem of the Lord's renown
It's rising up all aroud
It's the anthem of the Lord's renown

And together we sing
Everyone sing

Holy is the Lord God Almighty
The earth is filled with his glory
Holy is the Lord God Almighty
The earth is filled with his glory
The earth is filled with his glory

Holy Holy is the Lord Almighty
Holy Holy
Holy Holy is the Lord Almighty
Holy Holy
Holy Holy is the Lord Almighty
Holy Holy
Holy Holy is the Lord Almighty
Holy Holy


One of my favourite songs :)

Beautiful song, beautiful.



Indescribable - Chris Tomlin

From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea
Creation's revealing Your majesty
From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring
Every creature unique in the song that it sings
All exclaiming

Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God

Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go
Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow
Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light
Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night
None can fathom

Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
You are amazing God

Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
Incomparable, unchangeable
You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same
You are amazing God
You are amazing God

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Diffusion, osmosis, active transport, fair tests, rah.

Night!


primary school good friend (;


For who You are - Hillsong

VERSE I
Standing here in Your presence
Thinking of the good things You have done
Waiting here patiently
Just to hear Your still small voice again
Holy righteous faithful to the end
Saviour hero redeemer and friend

CHORUS
I will worship You for who You are
I will worship You for who You are
I will worship You for who You are Jesus

BRIDGE
My soul secure, Your promise sure
You're love endures always
My soul secure, Your promise sure
You're love endures always
My soul secure, Your promise sure
You're love endures always


(:

Let Creation Sing - Hillsong

The whole earth
Overflowing
With Your Power
And Your Glory
There is no one like You God
There is no one like You God

Mountains bow
Nations tremble
At You feet we cry Holy
There is no one like You God
There is no one like You God

Let creation sing of the risen King
Let the universe resound
With a shout of love
We will give to You
All the highest praise

Let Your light
Shine upon us
Let Your light
Shine upon us
For the Glory of Your name
Will be over all the earth

Forever
Forever I'll sing
Forever
Forever I'll sing

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More on Infocomm sec 4 farewell & nights at school when I have time. :)

Now, back to homework before I head for school again!



"Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of His pasture." Psalm 100:3

Magnificent - Hillsong

Who compares to You
Who set the stars in their place
You who calmed the raging seas
That came crashing over me

Who compares to You
You who bring the morning light
The hope of all the earth
Is rest assured in Your great love

You are magnificent, Eternally
Wonderful, Glorious
Jesus, No one ever will compare
To You Jesus

When the evening fades
You call forth songs of joy
As the morning race
We Your children give You praise

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Physics and math were okay. Math was a little tricky though, heh.



Afternoon was uber fun with Adorabelle, Sarah, Priyanshu, Jia Yhin, Ainiah and (the extra) Petra!
Pretty lazy to really explain, but pictures and more pictures.

BEWARE: photos that crossed boundaries. You may click the red "X" on the top right corner right now if you'd like. (:



































Let's have some class party there some time please.






I miss playing at the playground ):






That was the throwing-chocolates-into-mouth game. Adberz looks so adorable here.






Sarah sure can balance! Spastic but cute!






Nerd Revolution! (L-R)
Nerd leader Sarah, Romeo-like(HAH) nerd Adberz, Bochap nerd, Sian nerd Petra






If you thought that hair was cool, I'm telling you that the wind is cooler! (;






We were trying to play soccer with a tennis ball. (If you were wondering why I'm in this spastic, weird position, that's cos I was talking yea, haha.)






Poisonball with a tennis ball. (; (Pardon me for the 'wrong' pose)






Adorabelle, the prefect trainee (just for a minute).






I think her new hairstyle's much better & neater than the previous emo one, yea.







I think the milo stands out the most here. Agreed? X)




this photo has been taken off due to unforeseen circumstances
(okay, Petra!)







Hellllo, this is called friendship. (:

loved today.



I really miss the little cuties. Can't wait for 2009.


Aren't they just lovable? (:



"Planning for tomorrow is time well-spent, worrying for tomorrow is time wasted." - Life Application Study Bible on Matthew 6:34

& I'm treating everyday as if it's the last day 'cos we never know when God will carry out His plan.

Night!

replies

debb: hey! thanks, hope all the tests were manageable for you! :)
felix: haha, thanks yea. physics test was okay but yes I didn't study much. :/ oh, and everything's alright, he didn't get angry or pissed. we' ve been like that since young, just that I've just been 'enlightened' if you want to see it that way. X)
loveSER: hey dear girl! hahah, yes we have to persevere & work towards our goal! yup, thanks for all the sharing and stuff! :D love.
elvina: hello elvie :) yup, I finally captured the concept, so the ray diagrams were okay. thanks!
Sherri: hey sherri! haha thanks, you take care too :) I guess you're right, but at least we did something constructive on wednesday. yep, I know what you mean. I try but it takes time. I feel sorry for Mrs Ng so I'm trying very hard already. :) and you were doing your corrections at midnight?! hahah, do it earlier next time ;). that reminds me, there's gong han tomorrow. AH.
Kirk: hello. your jokes are funny (and lame).
nic: hey! haha okay, linked!

:D

ISO was cool today, with the least digression out of all our group meetings. The thing that left me with the deepest impression's got to be how Vietnam is ambitious. How can any country eliminate illiteracy completely? Even Singapore isn't 100% literate, ha.

Lessons were okay. Lang arts as usual.. Moments of silence. I guess Mrs Ng can't be very much bothered by us anymore, because of our behaviour/attitude which I'm putting all the blame on the lack of motivation, fear of speaking up, over-dependency on those who always do. I'm guilty of that, definitely. I think I have alot of apologising to do. 'I am sorry' is a mere 3 words, and sometimes we don't realise how important they are, but the truth is, they are. In Mrs Ng's case, she just requests us to apologise for our mistakes. We (if not we, me) tend to hide our faults and all and to step out of it takes awhile.
Again, God'll guide us out of it if we ask 'cos He answers our prayers.
:D

(Here goes the longwinded bit.)
Thinking before speaking is something EVERYONE knows they need to do. Today, that was reinforced and emphasised by God through something very wrong I said/did.
My cousin, Isaac, was trying on to see how heavy my bag was 'cos I continuously repeated that it was chao zhong, so he took it off my back before I could put it down. I went into the kitchen to get water, and he came in shortly after saying "Jie, I threw your bag down on the floor and the umbrella dropped out..."
Before he could continue, I interfered, "Again! Do you like throwing people's things. No I mean my things around very much?"
I didn't think and wait for him to finish speaking. ("Stop talking and start listening") I wasn't listening, I just interrupted his sentence :/ But yes, he went on "But I put your umbrella back for you already." Man did I feel bad, but yes I suddenly felt God's presence and Him telling me how I need to learn to think clearly first, and listen to others.
A small, seemingly insignificant incident that teaches a big thing.

God teaches us new things everyday.
It's just another step to holiness.
(:

Back to revision.

Talk about busy.
*yawn*

God's with me.
:)

At the cross - Hillsong

VERSE I
Oh Lord You've searched me,
You know my way;
Even when I fail You,
I know You love me.
Your holy presence
Surrounding me
In every season,
I know You love me;
I know You love me.

CHORUS:
At the cross I bow my knee,
Where Your blood was shed for me,
There's no greater love than this.
You have overcome the grave,
Your glory fills the highest place,
What can separate me now?

VERSE 2:
You go before me,
You shield my way,
Your hand upholds me;
I know You love me.

BRIDGE:
You tore the veil, You made a way
When You said that it is done.

And when the earth fades,
Falls from my eyes,
And You stand before me,
I know You love me;
I know You love me.

Yes Lord and at the cross I bow my knee.

I'm thankful for all my friends especially Sherri, Serena, Joanna etc. I think I've learnt alot from them and I think they did from me too.
God just loves me too much - agape indeed.

Love you allll! :D

Busy week ahead, I know God will pull me through.

Raaaaahhhh physics.

I suck at ray diagrams.
Bummer.

:(

Shout Your Fame - Hillsong

Some say You're just a good Man
Some say You were kind
Some say You are in the grave
But I say You're alive

Some say You're just a Prophet
Some say You were Wise
Some say You were just a Man
But I say You are God
You are my God

I will shout Your fame to all the earth
I will lift Your Name on high
And the world will know Your greatness
You are my God
I will shout Your fame

I know You're the Messiah
You gave Your life for me
I know You're the only way
Jesus You are God
You are my God

I will shout Your fame to all the earth
I will lift Your Name on high
And the world will know Your greatness
You are my God
Jesus I will shout Your fame
To all the earth
I will lift Your Name on high
I will show the world Your goodness
As I live a life that shouts Your fame
As I live a life that shouts Your fame

Jesus I decide to live
Live a life that shouts Your fame
Shout Your fame

And yes Jesus I'll shout Your fame!
:D

This song's just another of great hillsong songs. Chapel was cool today, literally. The primary hall in our days didn't have air-con and now the air-con in there's so.. cool! Haha.
I think every chapel service reminds me about my God and how blessed I am to have such a God 'cos I think I let the world and its people take over His place time and time when life seems to be filled with all kinds of things which SEEM more important than God is. I'm guilty of not being faithful, doubting Him many times when things just aren't so good.
But yeah, no one can beat Him, not even my dad or mum or grandma or grandpa, it's God who's for us.
It wasn't a wrong decision to accept God. I'm just really blessed that He chose me (and all of you) to be part of His wonderful plan.
Everyone's hypocritical at certain points of their lives I guess. Sometimes, I just don't do what I preach.
Lord, help me.

Chinese lesson can't get any more boring, but I don't blame the new laoshi. After all, she was a university lecturer. But anyway it's also the class, we don't understand ALOT of things she say. Maybe only Jia Yhin who's this chinese pro who knows the cheeem vocabulary, idioms etc.

PE was touch rugby. Uh, we suck at it. Hahah, we don't know how to do the easiest step of running. Ms Su's like "Run! Run forward after you have the ball!" again and again (well just along those lines).

Geog was.. silent. Blah I missed 1 mark, 1 mark. Happy for those who got full marks though, esp those who didn't get that good results for the previous test. :D

Physics was fun! Wires, light bulbs, *ding* the bulb lights up. It's like revisiting what we've learnt in primary school in a more practical, fun way (rather than just learning the theory bit alot) and with deeper details.

Math was.. normal. Went through similarity.

Tadaaa, I just presented to you guys the most wu liao way to describe any day.

Bye! :)

We (yes us, the people) give guides a new name.

Fun & cool. I'll drop my ego before I step into the classroom, but now, I'm telling you, we rocked the whole bamboo courtyard with our beautiful songs (HAHAHA).

Phew, history tomorrow's short answer, no source-based or essay questions! Yay.


Bye. :D

to-do:
economic justice reading
romeo & juliet act 2 scene 3
colours, reflection & refraction ws
congruency ws assignment
geog pjt
salsa pjt
hist chap 4,5

Transformers was woah. I take back what I said about not having any interest in it lah.
I won't mind paying 4k for a car which can transform, ha. x)

Me: "Shina, your EQ is scary. ZERO?"
Shina: "I know. You know your EQ is sky high, and I think your whole class got influenced."

YEAH was really fun. I think it lightened everyone's moods after a day of "depressing" school.

Sherri's in my group. YAY. And I made new friends!
And, the lectures were pretty interesting. I chose nature of singapore's countryside & climate change.
Dinner at the hall was cool. Hahah, buffet. THEY HAD ALOT OF VEGGIES & MUSHROOMS, which I just stuffed myself with. :)

Tomorrrow's another long day at school. 8-6, wonderful! According to claire my very dear mentor, there're games & stuff, so it should be more fun than today was, but yeah we have to do some project or something.

Go green. :]


I think 2G has this big problem which we can't identify the 'epicentre' (take this geog term as the heart of the problem/issue). Like during YEAH, everyone's huddled together and everything seems okay. We look like a healthy normal class. So I don't know why everyone's (yes including myself).. so quiet during lessons. It's difficult to even answer a yes/no question.

I shalllll not ruin my mood while I'm happy.

Sick, again ):

I honestly didn't know I'm supposed to not eat from 10pm the day before if I want to have the blood tests. I'm sooooo.. ignorant. I'll just go back again next week, hah. and my head & stomach's killing me, ugh.

Tablets are just disgusting.
I'm this big loser who can't swallow them properly. My grandma swallows 5 in one gulp and I had mine in my mouth for more than a minute -.- trying to get it down my throat. Ah well.

And new skin! Did it when I was really bored just now.

Goooood day guys, good day.

P.S. Sherri, if you see this, sorry I wasn't in school so we didn't manage to talk. Tomorrow yea. :)



我爱你，奶奶！

That was 2005! On the day of PSLE results collection.
(Alyssa, Laura, Kelly, Tingyi, Myself)

I miss 6.6 '05!

Thankyou♥

I think I'm psychic.

I'm sadistic & weird and I like it that way. Nyehhhhh.


Today's a day which is a day that's just a day. Sigh.
Laughing random times with Sherri & Petra, depressing times all the way through lessons.
Malay was fun though. Best friend made me take notes for her (and myself). Nah, I just felt like writing, kinda occupies my mind. (:

MSN's like nothing to me now, maybe other than the fun sudoku, and cool 可是我不会SPELL, appearing offline just seems to resolve everything. Thanks to msn for that function.

I'm gonna sleep before 11 again like yesterday.
I'll make use of the national day 4-day long weekend (Oh man, there's more than a month to go) to sleep all I want. *Prays* Little homework please. I honestly need rest, I think I'm gonna break down anytime soon. La.

Petraaaa cheeer up k!

"可是我不会SPELL!"

Cool phrase. Apparently by a dumb jock according to Lina (:

Today started off quite well, with newspapers and milo!
Had breakfast at about 8 and tried solving congruency graded assignment's butterfly question (duh to no avail).
Reached Shar's place at about 10.50 and we played tennis.
As usual, I made a fool out of myself 'cos I haven't played full court tennis in my whole entire life, hah. But at least I exercised k, and singles/doubles was really fun with Shar, Priyanshu & Carissa. :D
My fitness level has dropped to don't know what crap level, 'cos all I did was about 1hour+ of tennis and felt faint for the next half an hour. Maybe it's the sun, hopefully I don't die during founder's. Hahah, that just made my grandma want to bring me to the clinic this week for blood tests. Laaaaa I hate needles -.-

Okay, the main purpose of the meet was to complete lang arts.
We did the newspaper report and we filmed/dramatised the "crime scene" with Shar as the reporter, Cari as some eyewitness called Michaelangelo Riveria, and me as Montague's kitchen maid -.- They made me wear some dress of Shar's mum, and maaan I think it's the first time I didn't have more than 2 NGs laughing. Achievement, hahah.
But hey it was quite bad, I hate dresses and I never wore any since primary 3 honestly.
Hahah, it was spastic. Imagine this with purple long maid-like dress (in the 15th century please):
"The fight between Master Romeo Montague and Master Tybalt Capulet was short but furious. (I almost died at the Master & Master part. Tongue twisting, hah) When Master Tybalt fell to the ground motionless, Master Benvolio and Master Romeo had a short exchange and Master Romeo left the square hurriedly."
Hahah, spastic &
oh my, I just saw the vid and I look sooo spastic. Nevermind, I'm cool (hahah).

Haha, everyday there's something new.

And I'm so gonna watch transformers this weekend :(

Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk2sPl_Z7ZU
Coooool right?
(:

Yesterday was really fun! Thanks for the good times guys.
I was acting retarded throughout the whole thing, with the usual laughter others laugh at (not my jokes 'cos I've got none, hahahhh).
Michele, Ge Rou, Sharanya, E Shyen, Fiona, Lydia, Amelia and Si Rui, thanks for the lamest jokes ever. (And thanks for taking the pictures for me Lyd)
(:

Today's been not-so-good.
but...

HAPPPPPY YOUTH DAY!
Here's to a busier 2nd half of the year, 2% GST hike, and, happiness for all of you.

:)