ONLY BY GRACE

These pretties are women in my life who have impacted me in one way or another. Of course there are more but I'll just name a few for now. I thank God for each of them as they have taught me much through their beautiful lives. These friendships I have with them will always be etched in my memory forever. Thank you gals for allowing me to be part of your lives :) Joyce and me. Other than on Sundays, we seldom meet up but we can still hit it off quite well. She's a really cool babe. Gorgeous on the inside and out. She has such a sweet spirit that is so alluring. :) Nicole (Nikki Baby) and me. Her 23rd birthday yesterday. Nic is such a sophisticated lady. She is training to be a lawyer. She wasn't like that when I first met her. Very tom-boyish. But she slowly blossomed into this classy and dignified lady. Sometimes when I think back and recall how she looked like, I asked myself this question "is this really Nic???" haha. It is tremendous to see how much she has gr...

"A kind face is so disarming. In a world of high walls, fear, pride and ambitions, a kind smile dissolves many barriers. Kindness is not pretentious. It has no agenda. It is not the salesman’s ingratiating attempt to sell his product. It is a joy from our inner man conveyed in a gentle manner to those around us. While joy is a bubbly state of rejoicing directed toward God, the source, kindness is directed toward other people. Kindness does not focus on itself but on others. It sees a discouraged face. It touches a tender spot in someone’s life. It always encourages, and in a gentle way, it offers renewed courage and strength.Kindness does not reproach but rather understands. It is like a soothing balm; it heals wounds, and it calms violence and anger. Kindness emerges where bombastic proclamations, self-will and selfish demands stand no chance. Kindness melts the ice. It is like water that rises above a wall enabling us to sail over instead of frantically trying to knock down the ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EDITH AND CANDY....HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! They turned 25 in Aug and September respectively and it is our tradition to celebrate each other's birthday every year. So far, we have been keeping to it faithfully. In fact, we have been told that our batch is the one batch that has been successful in meeting up regularly; at least 3 times a year!! Kudos to the magnificent 7 of The Outdoor Adventure Club of Temasek Junior College :) Left : Candy, Right : Edith We are a cool bunch of people. A mixture of philosophical, emo, logical, blur blur and whacky individuals in this group. The 7 of us really went through fire and rain to run the club well when we took over the baton from our seniors. The 2 years that we had together were superbly memorable and I always felt that if not for this bunch of people who stuck through with me, my 2 years in JC would have been rather 'empty'. Hehe thanks a million guys and gals for making my memories of JC life a wonderful and unf...

26th August 2008 - Tuesday , 8.30pm : Probably a night I will never forget. Scored the 1st goal in my Inter-Class Games (Soccer) and it came so fast and furious that I didn't even know the ball bounced off my knee and zip into the net it went. Welll...the pass was fantastic to start with. Mr Yu Chze gave 1 solid kick and it came straight to me and my knees jolted up and yah...the rest is history :) Somehow I believe there was some divine intervention man...I didn't even see the ball coming towards me as I was squashed in between so many others but well my knees just came up in the nick of time and hehe...THE GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! My class was estatic coz the 1st goal really pumped more confidence and drive into the team and our fighting spirit was solid. Impressive and commendable! :) Personally, the goal was such an encouragement as I was (at that time) the only gal in the team and I felt the pressure to not let the class down in anyway. My soccer skills are not even near a novice...

Introducting .........JOANNA YAP HWEE EE!!!! Who is she???? Ha...my bestie since secondary school. Actually we knew each other in primary school but she keeps insisting we didn't! But I forgive her because I'm pretty used to her left-much-to-be-desired memory! Hahaha On hindsight, how we became fast friends and eventually best of pals is something quite amazing. We gradually became closer (as friends) and before I know it....zoooommm...its been almost 11 years leh! We graduated from sec sch, then went on to different JCs and Uni (she did hers overseas @ Melbourne). At first we thought we'll lose touch when we're separated but no leh. But during the period of separation, we totally missed the calling of each other activity! Goodness, during our JC days, we'll talk on the phone like nobody's business. I don't even know how we can have so much to say to each other everyday! Even during our preparations for the 'As'! Ha...sometimes we wondered if we didn...

I lift my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip - he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel, will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you - the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life; The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Many a times, man fails to keep his promise but God never. He makes a promise and we can be so sure He will keep it forever and ever. Man may fail but He nevers. Sometimes, we may wonder if God is really doing the right thing for us but I know one thing - trusting Him is the only thing that can never go wrong :)

Yeah! Singapore won a silver medal in the women table-tennis team event! This is really a historical milestone in the sporting life of Singapore. I also see this as a defining moment for this nation. It is cool to know that it was a 21 yr old youngster who led the nation into victory. I feel this is so significant. Then there are the detractors who will bring in the perennial debate about foreign talents and that it was a China A team vs China B team (since the Singapore contingent comprises of 3 Chinese nationalities). Hey people, look at the bigger picture will you!? Why keep dwelling on the fact that they are not Singaporeans (by birth)? They have made the decision to become a citizen of Singapore, so should not we embrace them as our own? Why the 'us-them' divide? Is it really necessary? I think sometimes, we focus on the minute matters that we really miss the more significant stuff. I'm not being nationalistic here but I just think all these silly debates about foreign...