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Chinese Media & Communication *NEW*	N88	50	--
Chinese Studies	N70	40	14

how come with the new CMC, our student intake decreased and spilt into two instead?! last year was 86!

totally unfair pleaseeee. chinese is actually quite popular..!


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nowadays, i've been having seriously funny conversations with my sister, that'll get me laughing like dont know what. and it happens too many times in a day. hahahaha. why are we so funny recently. hahaha.

but shes gonna start her 3-11pm work shift again! so it means i'll not see her as much! which is soooo saddeninggg..

Me: nowadays i've been sleeping very early, i want to cultivate good habit.

Sis: HAHAHAHAHA! LOL!

Me: (offended) why you laugh!? very not encouraging lei!

Sis: we've been telling you for a million years alr, so i'm not convinced.

Me: (really offended) but i've been sleeping early and waking early for two days alr!!

Sis: (completely ignored me) ooooh! jason mraz is coming!


:(

but i'm telling you, i'm really making an effort to sleep early now. ytd i slept at 1 plus, and i'm going to sleep soon. which is a MAJOR change for zhangtingting. so proud of myself. hahaha.

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2 talks over the weekend that changed my perspective.

it was sort of an answer to my questions and doubts. and i'm just so amazed.


changes that are good. :) i feel so released. haha.

everything's gonna get only better.

after reading xt's post i've decided to write a bit about today too.

made a decision (actually many this week) to change alot of my bad habits for the better in 2009. and i'm glad to say that i took a mini-step this morning.

and went to buy presents. nowadays i really feel very stressed being in charge of buying presents. and was planning and thinking about saturday. how we should do it, etc. and it just suddenly dawned on me that, you just gotta make the effort, make things happen, when no one else is. not cos of obligations, but of a love and thankyou that flow. and sometimes it just takes you to make that difference. and not a difference that is just enough, but one of impact.






watched Red Cliff 2. it was awesome. the brilliance, the wits, the bravery. so wow. definitely one of my favouritest movie. theres loads you can learn from. (my cousin only seems to have negative things to say about the movie which is soooo irritating and i was arguing with him and he silenced me with - “你不知道真正的三国演义你不要吵！” :( )

有一部分令我小兴奋了一下－《短歌行》。哈哈。前几天还在读那首诗。
‘唯有杜康’ 令我 lol 了一下。哈哈。

yes and it revived my love for chinese. i fell in love once again.

i think one thing that really impacted was the wisdom, intelligence and creativity of the characters. it was just so wow. and it really impressed on me something - that to be able to reach that kinda level, being knowledgeable is so important.

and it also just showed how little do i know about everything and anything. it challenged me so so much to be a better student this year - not just talk the talk, but walk the walk. just like how after the movie, i told xt, “我要好好地读书”.


by random chance, met one of my parents' good friend from old. xt said that hes one of the pioneers, a really great guy. and he owns like, a bookstore. he told me that my 小舅舅 loves dropping by once in a while to read books.


i've heard about him a lot of times from my mum and dad last time, and it also struck me, that level and that kind of knowledge that he has, is so wow. and the fact that my 小舅舅, who is like super busy, takes the effort to still go and read, it shows alot alot.

and there i was, thinking, what exactly am i doing now??

even my dad, we used to have like sooo many books at home. the storerooms and bedroom were filled with his books. and he always took time out to read, before bedtime.


i love to read. but i am not taking any action. so it makes it useless and senseless.


so i'm gonna take this motivation to the next level, to actually see results coming from it.
i'm excited. :)

haha. complete except for jianguang and cally.



a friend of mine went for the korea trip. hearing him share is like beyond amazing alr. imagine going for the trip mannn..

was out with erika today. and i'm so glad we met up since like so long ago. ahaha.

talked about some stuff and made me think about them. thanks for the talk girl, so willing to share with me and all. made me think and i've learnt also.. :)



love spending quality time with people.




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make it happen, tingting. see results.

HAPPINESS IS


-feeling very hungry at 4am, openin your fridge and realising theres a whole tub of choco icecream.
-running to the kitchen to get a spoon and eating straight from tub. (i hate scooping ice cream out)
-eating choco ice cream with a thick layer of FUDGE at the bottom.


even those mildly annoying nuts in the icecream didnt stop me from enjoyingggg. hahaha.

HAPPYHAPPYHAPPY.

i'm so depressed.

i'm missing my fave pencil in the whole world.

its green. those shaker kind.


howwwww can i continue to study my c lit without my fave pencil?!?

:(


pencil, please show up somewhere so i can find you..

give me one more week of break please. i totally feel unready for school. the feeling of being caught in between.

in that one week,
i promise i'll go to the library. and borrow all those books that i've craved for so long.
and give me a nice place, an unknown cafe, and a notebook, and a muji pen, with all my books, and my ipod.
i can just spend the whole day there.

getting in touch.


someone stop all the projects from coming?

i remember my last year's new year reso is to read more. and i dont think i've really achieved it in 2008. i didnt outdo myself.

so i'm going to set it again in 2009. i will read! bought a book from hk. i shall start from there.

my Time subscription is ending soon. i hope my mum extends it. maybe i'll start on national geographic nextttt.

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btw, i love looking at new albums. and i always love flipping the pages and looking at all the pictures and words. and i loveeeee reading all the thankyous that the singer wants to say. even though i dont know 99% of the people they are thanking, but it pleases me so much to read it.

especially so when you see them thanking God. it gives me joy really.


randommmm.

HOG'S BREATH--CHORUS BOARD






awesomee team leader.


vanessa and tat kwek. i had a good laugh with her over msn hahahahahaha.


team darren! with alot missing. haha.


robson and joanna.


the very pretty laura. my ex-team leader. :)


may and sihui. sihui is one zai leader.






classic: jo acting cute. hahhaha.


if he ever sees this i'll probably get stoned. but it is way toooo funny. hahaha.




pro camera take one really looks better. haha. or is it photoshopped? haha.



it was mad fun. haha. our version of 喜怒哀乐 and all the electrified nonsense and hats and funny props. haha.

sihui said before, that chorus board is like a big family. that you can just drop by the container anytime and can find laughters, friends and everyone there.

and contrary to what people think, we are just not a press-up-and-down-for-lyrics-only ministry okay. we work in high intense environment and we are one of the most zai people ard. hahahaha. things that you dont see going on backstage.

:)

THANKSGIVING 08!

why am i blogging so frequently nowadays?!?

haha anyhow, pictures of thanksgiving..







xiaoting yingying, why you guys still look so pretty with clingwrap?!? hahaha!


its their forfeit, which is quite hilarious. hahaa.


he is by far the most sporting with taking pics. haha.


best newcomer!


servanthood!


evangelistic!


best guitarist!






they were soooo unwilling laaaa. haha.


haha gina yulan ying cally mine. mine was a really ugly purple/black thanks to ying and yulan. haha.


e357!!


TO A GREATER 2009! YAYYY! hahaha.


was smsing eugene ang today. and man! how i miss him around! he was excited about the cg though. haha. :)



is it just me or the weekends are like coming too fast nowadays?! tmr is saturday alr! it feels like i've attended service alot of times these few days. haha.

and i've been soooo busy over these 3 weeks of holidays that i havent had time to enjoy it. and i think i have nothing on tmr so i shall just chill out at home or do some constructive stuff. (BTW i finished two issues of Time today!! cool rightttt. hahaha.)

better start on c lit, caryn+tingting!

and today was CB appreciation. it was way too funny and way too much fun. hahahaha. shall do another post some other day.


OH. can i just mention how amused i was?? xiaoting+weijian called and talked for 1hour 11mins about nothing at all. at 1.30am!! its like completely rubbish kinda talk lei. and they kept talking in parables which i dont understand! yaaa i'm really still very amused!! hahahaha.


goodnight all. enjoy my last weekend school-less. but its okay la actually. cos monday will have my faveeeee lesson! hahahaha.

HAHA. I SHALL JUST BLOG ABOUT OUR COUNTDOWN. thanksgiving another time, too many pics.


spent countdown with BFFs + BFBF. lol!

went asylum then mind cafe. it was quite random. lol.

ya its my first time in bars that kinda places. with LOUD music. haha. all i can say, i think i like peaceful and quiet places more. hahaha.


i dont know what are we doing lei seriously. haha.




and the very nice bryan sent us all home. we were behind and really just sang our hearts out. haha. or at least, mine. haha.




this pic is so lol. cally was saying 'okay' to bryan i think. haha.




SO PRETTY LEI!









hahaha. it was a great time though. but it was a bit annoying at first with BF and BFBF kept holding hands and all. and all i've got was YINGYING. haha.

and really happy that huihui joined us! missed her x10000!


but the last few days of 2008 were well-spent. talks with besties, and random girly conversations. haha.

HAPPY 2009! cant wait for outing tmr! :)

(PS i think i'm gonna spend my 2009's countdown watching dvds and whatnots. i reallyyyy dont belong to the crowd.. haha.)


(PPS. 笑忘歌有一句词：从头到脚趾都快乐。which probably just summed up the last moments of 2008.)

2008

i havent had time to really reflect and to look back on 2008, the things that happened. i shall attempt to wrap up this 2008. haha.

even as i was in service last sunday, worshipping, and i was so touched that i kept crying. ya, 2008 has been great.

(BTW 1st shocking news of 2009: pearly soya is now at $2! omggggg!)

Chinese Studies

yes this period of time was like, the hardest. i remember every other day crying/worrying stuff like that cos i was rejected 3 times for admission into chinese studies.

there were so many times at 3,4am when i sat on my sofa and cried and prayed and prayed and prayed. every single second i was praying. haha. those were days of darkness cos i really cant see the future ahead and i was so so so afraid and scared.

and yes, miraculously, yingying and i both got into our courses!



and i met a bunch of really great people. really great group mates whom i really enjoy doing projects with. complimenting each other with our strengths. 麻将太太s + part-timer! :) i really really enjoy every school day cos of you guys mannn.

and not forgetting dear weiru, who was my friend during her time at CHS. :)

God is really amazing man. i drew closer to Him this period of time..

Chorus Board

haha. this year in CB really amazed me. tmr will be the outing!



this was appreciation 2008. and i remember then i was sitting there, telling God that i wanna rise up in this ministry more and i want to get to know more people. (and btw that was when i had stomach flu which was the WORST feeling ever!!)

and! i really did! i led the team for easter drama, which was an amazing experience, i served in FOP in indoor stadium for the first time, i went for my FIRST mission trip! to KL emerge! awesomeeeee!



ya this probably is one of the highlights as well, because i've learnt loads, and God spoke so powerfully at one of the nights.

and i served in Asia Conference as well!

my time in CB this year has been a stretching one. whenever i serve on big days, alot of stuff will happen and i'll end up super stressed. i dont know whats wrong but it is always like that. there were so many times i cried because it was just a little too overwhelming. physically, and emotionally.

but of course, all these just made me strongerrrr! :)


Cell Group

you know, while preparing for appreciation, went through alot of old pictures.. and really really thank God for such an awesome group of people around.

ya it was demanding and even frustrating alot of times. i'm the one who always have people hanging up on me/not picking up my calls/avoiding me that kinda thing.. haha. it is quite funny thinking back.

and so many new faces this year too and as a cell group, so many highs and lows.

and dear yulan too, for having a whole new adventure in 2009.. :)

this was supposed to be in another post, but right now it is very apt for this picture:



thanksgiving 08! ytd, just singing the song and looking around at the people just brought tears to my eyes. yes, i'm so very blessed to have all these people in my spiritual family.. :) different ones who taught me alot, different ones who played a role in my life, different ones who really took time to fellowship with me..

although it could have been better with just a couple of people more.. but really, 2008 has been awesome to e357. and 2009 will be even greater, with new beginnings. :) awww i'm so touched just by typing this.

Relationships

yes of course, in 2008 i grew ever so closer to God. times when i was moulded, times when He just touched me. nights spent in His presence, nights when i was so discouraged and He came. i dont know how to say, but in 2008, i talked to Him even more, even in small little things, and.. he is just sooooo real to me in 2008.

and one thing that i really thank God for is all the relationships in 2008. i met and knew and grew closer to so many people. people who inspire me, people who made an impact on me. the CB people, subzone people, CHS people, POS people.

i think i've all written those thankyous in the cards alr.. but really, i met so many people who are really concerned for me, who made sure i was okay, who was there when i really needed someone, and was ever ready to lend a helping hand. so to those who made a difference in my life in 2008, THANK YOU! :)

Liverpool



haha. how can i end off 2008 without mentioning the love of my life. lol!

I'M SO SO PROUD OF THEM! we are like, at the top of the table sitting pretty above Chelsea, Man U, Arsenal, with 3 points clear! its mid-season and we are number one!

speaks alot huh? considering the last couple of season we were like only doing average.

if we really lift the title in april, i think i'll probably cry in joy seriously. 19 years lei!

and champs league, facing real madrid really really soon..! SO EXCITING!

haha. cant believe it, but its actually my 6th year watching soccer and supporting liverpool! woohoo!



haha. okay la. i'm tired from typing so much alr. theres still thanksgiving + countdown posts to do. and i'm lazy to upload on facebook seriously.

but anyhow, 2008 has been greaattt. enlarged my capacity. and i remember writing an email to xiaoting regarding something like that, and yaaaa this year i had so many occasions when i was stretched like dont know what. but i know! once i'm stretched i would never be the same again..

hahahaha TO A GREATER 2009!