hello.

saw the news on Yahoo! a couple of days ago and i think it was so amusing.

in Norway, they actually opened a Seed Bank, which can withstand any earthquakes, nuclear strike or wars, in other words, its like a 'doomsday' vault or a Noah Ark for seeds.

initially i thought it was so amusing someone would actually open a seed bank.but after thinking,its actually quite creative and innovative.haahaha.so that next time,people can actually take the seeds out and survive again.

they recovered this Judean Date Palm seed from excavations from Herold The Great's palace in Israel which is almost 2000 years old, and now, it still can be grown into a plant.

i think seeds are so amazing.the beginning and birth of so many things.haha.

Good Friday

Friday -- 10 April 2009

Labour Day

Friday -- 1 May 2009

Vesak Day

Saturday -- 9 May 2009

Hari Raya Puasa

Sunday* -- 20 September 2009

Deepavali

Sunday* -- 15 November 2009

Hari Raya Haji

Friday -- 27 November 2009

Christmas Day

hey ho.

:)

ytd i successfully cooked my first batch of rice which was yummy yummy!just nice.haaha.i'm gonna go home earlier everytime my mum is cooking to learn how to cook.haha.

anyhow,ytd i was helping my mum type some stuff,and they were busying themselves in the kitchen preparing,cutting stuff,adding ingredients.

and here i was,right outside the kitchen,taking in the smell of all the yummy dishes. (you know,there's nothing that can be compared to the fragance before dinnertime coming from the kitchen)

and yes,i was thinking to myself,this is it man.this is what draws me to home everyday.you know how your stomach rumbles and growls when it smells dinner?and the anguish that you still got to wait before tucking in.

nothing beats this feeling anywhere in the world.the feeling of being loved by your mums,when they painstakingly use their time,sweat,effort just to prepare a good and nutritious meal for their children.

my mum always complains that its actually very very tiring to cook.cos you got to wash up,mop the floors,and prepare all those ingredients beforehand.but she always wants to cook cos that is the only time when the whole family comes together for a meal.

yes and this is what family is about. :)

刚刚在读“浪漫的逃亡”。

看到了阿信写对与村上春树的感言。

顿时间有点惊讶。哈哈。因为我读过他的书！

记得两年前，在电台偶然听到村上春树的书推荐，dj说他的书，你不是很爱，就是很讨厌。听了后非常感兴趣，去买了他的“黑夜过后”。

记得我当时的感受是觉得他很特别，能把夜间的那几个钟头的点点滴滴写成一本书。

那时没什么determination，所以现在还只读了一半。

而原来，村上春树还有那么多畅销的书。

好吧，我会再去读他的书。很兴奋！

能和偶像读同样的书，了解他的感触，是非常有满足感和快乐的事。


anyhow,i just signed in MSN.it has been ages since i signed in and i feel so ancient.haha.
congrats to you who caught me online.haha.




你。。买了吗？





PS. i just learnt how to cook rice.hahaha.achievement.

ytd went home with shing after BS, and she was sharing about Smith Wrigglesworth, and i was very wowed so i was just researching on him.and wow,i was so blown away by his biography.i was having goosebumps and my hair was practically standing on ends.

and i realised i think xiaoting told me about him before too.

anyhow,heres an extract from the article.

"The Favor of God

In 1877 at the age of nearly eighteen, Smith decided it was time to set out on his own. He went to the home of a plumber and asked for a job. When the plumber told him he had no need for any help, Smith thanked him, apologized for using his time, and turned to walk away.

Immediately, the man called him back. He said, “There is something about you that is different. I just cannot let you go.”†

At that, the man hired him on the spot.

By the time Smith was about twenty, the man he worked for could not keep him busy anymore—he just worked too efficiently! So Smith moved to Liverpool to find more work. There he began to minister to the children of the city. Ragged and hungry children came to the dock shed, where he preached the Gospel to them and did his best to feed and clothe them from what he made as a plumber in the area.

He also visited the hospitals and ships, praying and fasting all day on Sunday, asking God for converts. As a result, he never saw fewer than fifty people saved each time he ministered. He was also frequently invited by the Salvation Army to speak at their meetings, but though he saw great results, he was never eloquent. He often broke down and cried before the people because of his burden for souls, and it was this brokenness that brought people to the altar by the hundreds."

i think the last part about brokenness is especially very very wow.

God always work this way isnt it?

Smith was born into an impoverished family,and he started out as a small plumber.and look at how his life turned out to be.

and its really very wow how one's life can really testify of God's power and realness.

and to think that we are experiencing only maybe 0.00001% of what God can do.

heres the link : http://www.godsgenerals.com/person_s_wigglesworth.htm

photos of sunday's iceskating.

it has been ages since any photo made it to my blog.haha.anyhow,theres alot more pics i wanna post,but lazy.haa.

the 4 of us!

pro iceskaters within 2 hours.
hahaha.i dont know what to type.
yay huiying the pro-est.and fell down gracefully twice!
yay i'm the worst.fell down 9 times and having 5 bruises now all over.lolll.

yulan.hahaha.

this was supposed to be artistic.hahaha.

huiying, really not very nice la.haha.
and finally,the extremely funny and weird and funny picture from light years ago.

hahahahaha.i still think the last picture rocks.

四月二十六号。

很很很很很很期待，兴奋！

真的真的等不了了！

但又不想它这么快来。




每次电台为“回到地球表面”做宣传，心都会怦怦跳。


其实有点自私。

你会吗？

每次关于那亚洲第一天团的事，都想自己拥有。总觉得他们只属于我。只可以属于我。
阿信的眼神只能和我交错。
他们写的歌是为我而写的。

哈哈。有点可笑。但我真的是这么觉得的。


像绮贞的‘吉他手’。

----
今天该穿什么才好
机会难得别迟到
我还没有心理准备
所以我轻松跳舞

见了面该说什么才好
鼓起勇气别胆小
我还没有心理准备
让自己不同凡响

为了他我用力尖叫
为了他我用力跳
不在乎他们和我一样贪恋你的微笑

为了他我往前冲吧
在多的人也不怕
我最爱的吉他手今天和我视线交错

短短一秒钟 就算是短短一秒钟
就像是握住他的手
就像是亲口对他说

因为那短短一秒钟
就算是短短一秒钟
我像是握住他的手
就像是亲口对他说
我爱你我爱你

我用尽所有美好梦想
就算和别人享有
你精彩的假动作

不想和别人相拥
你每一个小动作
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超棒的一首歌。写中了我对阿信的感觉。

:)

esp the last two lines.hahaha.

theres this japanese company,

which allows their employees to take leave for falling out of love,newly in love,and shopping.

dont you think its very lol?haha.

cos the boss, (a woman) said falling out of love is actually very painful and if theres medical leave for physical hurt,there must be one for emotional hurt too.

lol.

btw my dear yingying and yulan if you are reading this.

please type a birthday wishlist on your blogs so the whole world knows what you want.

i simply have no idea what you girls want.

so sometimes..when some people ask me when you want,i really dont know how to answer.

so my two pretty girls,help me k? :)

much appreciated.haha.

hellooo.

its CNY!
and i wanted to blog in chinese,but at 1.30am in the morning,my brain is not really functioning alr so i shall not.haha.

anyhow,this has got to be my most anticipated CNY cos of the long-awaited holidays.i needed all the sleep in the world cos the few days leading to CNY was madness.

and,this year,i really think that its quality time spent with family members.we watched cj7,with all my cousins and uncles and aunts.and it was real heartwarming,us occupyin 3 four-seater rows in the cinema,and squeezing in the car to go home after that. :)

this year my sister didnt really go out with her friends and i'm glad too cos i really like it when shes around. :)

friday night while going home in the car,i thought of how valuable family is.unknowingly,you know all these people inside out.their habits,their language,their lifestyle,their character.they are probably the ones whom you can really say you know them.

i really love it so much when dinnertime is full of laughters.and people gathering around the tv after dinner,eating fruits and talking about affairs.

and its really nice to spend time together,teasing each other,laughing,and all the naggings.after moving here,theres alot more family love that i experienced which i'm glad and really cherish.

my mum's so much happier here.

plus,its really nice when you forgot to bring your towel into the bathroom and you shout at anyone present and your towel will be delivered promptly into your hands.

during reunion dinner,there was so many people around and it was our first try on steamboat,so there wasnt enough room for everyone.and all the kids gathered at a small table and we fought for the abalone,stole each other's mushrooms,pushed all the unwanted vegetables to another and eating to our stomach's pleasure.it was real fun and real heartwarming. :)


family.a group of people you somehow have no choice over but they are the ones who matter in your lives the most.a group of people worthy of your time and love.

just have a sudden thought that i need to type out.


was randomly reading some band juniors' blogs.

and they've still got the,'greeny' feel you know?like their worries and problems,actually almost about the same thing.those innocent school days.when your only worries is boy-girl,school,sometimes throw in some family stuff to fret about.

dont have the 'zoomed out' feel.



(not that i'm saying its not good.its a kinda process that we all go through.i have had mine as well.and i'm just feeling so incredulous how much people can mature.when at sec 4,i thought we were mature.)

its like,now,my problems/worries is not on all those anymore.yes,they still somehow is an integrated part of my life,but..there's just some things that are way bigger to think about.


i think its really amazing how the 'glory to glory' thing works.

dont you think so?


expanding how i think,how i feel.increasing my responsibilities.
i think this opportunity is really priceless.i want to cherish it and do something about it.



"learn,grow,increase"