msa christmas banquet 2006

Evening, Bloggies!
Yesterday was a bunch of fun! We had a great MSA Christmas banquet in Hotel Mulia. It was soooooo fun! Lotsa people. And we gotta see our own musical performed by the students. AWESOME! Can't believe it's part of my ideas too and the students really nailed it off!!!! *sniffets*. So.. I uploaded several pictures to browse through. Enjoy!

Table 49

the PKs in front of a christmas tree that's for SALE!

women in the house!

happy people! *left-right: lloyd, angel, adelene, poetra. top,left-right: athalia and alvin

the wowor girls and miss tjoandi

the dolls and one madman *sorry josh! ^^

lil tykes and miss angel (left to right) - kent, jessica, annette, valrhona, miss angel, esther, and scharlize

yay! we did it, miss bo!

sam`su is angelina jolie wanna-be and angel looks like a cat! eeeeww..

baby girl and i *i look tan! yay!*

after banquet. in hotel room.

the schedule for today.

It's Saturday, 10.22 PM, 9 more days til Christmas.



Today was another blasting fun-packed day! In summary ...



8.30 am: In MSA
8.45 - 10.00 am: Chilling at Setiabudi's new Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
10.00 - 11.45 am: Kindergarten Christmas banquet practice
11.45 - 12.15 pm: Eating at Imperial Cakery (had sandwich for lunch and didn't finish my food coz K'Fina called for practice, so I packed it for take away)
12.20 - 1.00 pm: Special song practice for Dec.24th's service ("Jingle Bells", Point of Grace's version - I tell you, it's madness! All the curls and twists on the notes! Aaaa!)
1.00 - 2.45 pm: Sunday service music practice
2.45 - 3.00 pm: Youth offering song practice ("O Come, O Come Emmanuel", Martha Munizzi)
3.00 - 4.00 pm: Youth drama practice
4.00 - 4.30 pm: Youth music practice
4.30 - 5.30 pm: Slacking! Chatting! Drinking!
5.30 - 8.30 pm: Youth Christmas service



It was great! The Youth on Fire today was awesome! We had the lightings and fog machines! Woohoo!! But it actually made us singers harder to breathe. We had to fan ourselves coz the fog was so friggin vanilla smelly! Yerrrrrrr.. But overall, the youth service was totally SOMETHING! We sang Not Forgotten, We Wish You a Timeless Christmas, and Here I Am to Worship. (all Israel Houghton's version). Then we had the drama. My brother was the main character (AGAIN!), and I was a prop person, holding the sign "Bus Stop". Muahahaha.. It was a 5-minute skit though.


Then we had this game where we have to form a 4-person group to sing "Jingle Bells" or "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" syllable-per-syllable. It was tough. I was dragged by Leah, so my team consists of me, her, Imma, and Arum. We made it to the finals. Muahaha! But we lost to the boys - JB, Joey, Joshua (Ongko's uncle), and one more.. I forgot who! ><"



Our offering song was hilarious! It was me, Adelene, K'Fina, and Leah who sang it. The CD track SKIPPED in the middle!!!! And it skipped 4 times!!!!! On the second skip, we were quite worried already and was hoping that Tim would just faded it out, but he didnt! So guess what, we clashed in the middle, and the funny thing is, everybody just sang differently but luckily IN TUNE!!! It was hilarious though, coz in the end Tim did faded it out and we just put licks at the end. And no one really notice that we made mistakes. Haha! Actually, some did, but they said it was not so obvious. GOOD THING THAT SONG DOES NOT GO ON FUNNY FUNNY CHORDS! Phewww..



'k! It was definitely one of the best Youth on Fire I've ever experienced. You go peeps! Can take a look at the pictures. This was the last time we had our Youth on Fire in Setiabudi building. On February, the next Youth on Fire will be held in the new building. MSA building, babyy!! =D

Before the Youth service - with Adelene, Justin, Fina, JP, Leah

Crapping with Leah, Adelene, and Arum
Aren't we ... cute? -.=
The Youth Music Team

MSA Alumni - with Adelene, Sam Montezuma, and Tim

bloody dietors!

11.06 PM here in Indo.


Just uploaded several pictures. Check it out!












PKs - principals' kids @ Tony Roma's.


The girls and 2 boys ate Lamb Chop coz we're type "B".

The other boys, inc. my 16-year-old brother ate baby-backs aka PORK ribs! Their type is "O", but PORK isn't recommended for all blood types! Oh well! Who can resist Tony Roma's?! ><"

So yeah! We cracked up so hard, catching up on stuff, and we even talked about the future. It's soooo friggin' funny! Like, 10 years from now, we'll be having 4 times the size of this group. It'll include our husbands and children. So the total will be 72 (including our parents but excluding our in-laws). We're like, "Oh yaa! When we book a flight, we'll book the WHOLE plane for ourselves!" and "Oo!! We're not gonna let our kids play with his kids coz his kids don't shower!" We know who we're referring to right? Ehem..

It's a really great homecoming dinner! Haha! Oh btw, our parents are at the other table! Ehem.. We ain't capable of spending in Tony Roma's using our own pocket money. *sniffets*.

1. Natural pose! - We were talking about K'Fini goin' to PRIME. (Christmas miracle) =P








2. A rather serious-natural pose! - Tante Helen was asking us to work on a script for a sitcom about homeschooling. We write, we play, we'll be on TV! ^^

favored first few days back home.

Yoz..
Went back home to Indo 2 days ago and still adjusting myself to the pollution, traffic, and definitely the LIFESTYLE. This is really freaky. The first time I met the people in school, they were like talking about this "blood-type diet"!! And it was reinforced by my mom that everything that I eat MUST be beneficial to my body. Like, she had this book that has every food listed out according to the blood types. Mine is type B, and shockingly ... I can't eat CHICKEN!! *sniffets*

Gosh! And yeahh.. all the PKs (principals' kids), including my brothers are all on this diet program. And yaaa.. I went to Bakmi Gajah Mada on the first day in Indo, and my mom ordered me a plain noodle. I was like, "Mom! Plain noodle is for Stesha and Justin!" I mean, hey, c'mon! Plain noodle is like ... only the NOODLES! No chicken, no veggies! I was quite shocked coz they're all INTO this diet thing! Oh well, I guess I'm coping up with them.

Today, after 3 months of not being in MSI church, I finally got to sing GOSPEL songs!!! Woohoo!!! 3 services and it's quite tiring, but exciting, esp. with that "Not Forgotten" song ... (Egyptian dance). =P
And for dinner, the PKs gathered again at Tony Roma's. And SHUCKS .. No baby backs for us girls. No porks. Good thing they have a new menu: Lamb Chop!
Which is very beneficial for us blood type B people! All the O's kept on eating those baby backs, which was definitely NOT beneficial for any blood types! Haha! They're breaking the rules, for now. =P
We chatted, laughed, joked, being insane again for 3 hours in Tony Roma's, then we all went to Senayan City coz Dabenhams had a midnight sale. We checked out stuff there and the moment we stepped in the store, it's MADNESS! The queue was like a total DISASTER! Line up for an hour?! Gawd! So we decided to forget about shopping there, besides, the price ain't chipping down.

First thing first when I landed, I'm already scheduled to play on the keys for services and MSA devotions, and stuff like singing here and there, help for the Christmas banquet, and WOoHoo! Jam-packed events coming up! So happy! =D

Here's one interesting thing that happened to me today. One of my mom's old friends called me.
Her: Hey Angel! It's very hard to reach you ya.
Me: Ow! Really? Whassup, tante?
Her: Ya. Tante wants to ask you, coz tante now is helping Oom Steven "Warna" finding a pretty girl for his music video. And tante was thinking if you want to be in the video?
Me: Oh wow! Really? When is the shooting?
Her: It's actually tomorrow at 3 pm near Bogor.
Me: Oh! 3 pm? Yikes ... I have to play keys at PriMe service tomorrow at 6 pm.
Her: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh..
Me: Yaaa! So sorry!!!! I really wish to do it, but ...
Her: Well, it's okay ... next time.. there's still a next time.
Me: Yaa! So sorry yaa, tante! But thank you.

I was really sad, you know.. I mean, it is a once in a lifetime thing! But, I already committed myself to help in PriMe service, playing the keys for their Christmas service. After that call, I consulted my parents. I cried, really. Coz ... of course, that's every girl's dream, to become a "someone". But I really strongly felt that God wants to test where my heart is. Just like the sermon today. Abraham was tested, but by FAITH he did God's will. God's testing Abraham's heart. And because he did what pleases God, he was blessed! So, I was in a position like that just now. But then, I told God that it's fine if I didn't get the chance to be in that music video, I know by serving Him tomorrow, that's where my heart is. It's better to serve than to be self-centered. I'm sure God'll not stop there. I feel that God has the best in store for me. He's gonna bless me more and His favor upon me will be just like my forefathers. Hey, life's about FAVOR! I'm more than blessed, I'm favored! I believe that this year, my Christmas miracle is going to be greater than what I've ever imagined, apart from having my Jesus born. It's going to be a life-changing experience. I love my cool God! ;)

who i am hates who i've been.

Yesterday was the last day of GESL execution. We went to a student care center in Bishan and we conduct the activities for them. For the first day, they all went to NIE and we conduct sports workshops and amazing race for them. It was really exhausting. I can feel my face turning red. We've became shrimps and crabs! ><"

57 children joined this 2-day camp. It was my first time experiencing a life with real Singaporean kids. PHEW! I'm telling ya, they're very different from what I've expected and what I've experienced. These kids are intelligent and not only that, they are really exposed to the world around them. Imagine, a 6-year-old boy saying the "S" word when something happens. AND ... he KNOWS what it means! I was quite shocked at first, but I thought over it and I found out that their school was joined with the secondary school. And moreover, Singapore is a small country, so basically, everyone gets influenced by one another.

The more I worked with these kids, the more I came to a realization that these kids need more than just academics, they need values. I was quite thankful that my previous school implanted very good values over my life, which is being family-oriented. I see how lives can truly change when there is parents' involvement. Like my previous principal always says, "You can put kids in school, but the most crucial change they can ever accomplish is when they're at home. Teachers only spend 9-5, but parents spend 24/7. Who do you think will make a greater impact?"

Well, I really don't know how to change the perspectives of parents here, since the condition of living is very different from back home. But I just acknowledged a revelation that really struck me deep. If God really wants me to serve here, then whatever His plan is, I'll do it. Even if I have to stay here for another 2 years after my studies, I'll go for it. It's not about me, it's all about others and expanding the Kingdom. Seriously, I just have to talk to my parents about this, coz even though I'm only here for several years, at least I'm making a difference. I don't wanna leave Singapore without making an impact. Geez.. it's a waste of time, and I believe that I'm called to be different. (Not dumb-different!!! -some of you know what I mean and I guess you're laughing now! =P).

But you know what, this is not me 2 years ago. This is a little of me a year ago and this is the REAL me now. Ever since I gave up my future to God and let Him do the moulding, I grew up trusting Him and believing that He has the best for me. Doesn't that make life easier? No worries, and all you do is just have faith and speaking the positives about your future? It is for me.

If you turn on that music up there, the title is "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" by Relient K, it speaks to me personally. Before, I am a care-less person. My parents always scolded me for being irresponsible, and they always say that irresponsibility means you don't care about what others think, feel, and expect. I didn't heed that warning. I mean, yeahh.. I'm a "who cares" person before until I gave up my choice of entering university last year. I also don't know why I did that, but I guess God really struck me by not giving me any IDEA of what I'm gonna major in. So, I ended up teaching K3 (3 year olds) for a year in my school. Throughout the whole year, I was really blessed and I learnt new things, and because of that experience, I must gladly say that it brought me here ... to Singapore, in NIE.

Confession, baby ... My life is just full of miracles ever since I commit myself to serve as a kindergarten teacher last year. The journey of being Angelene Tjoandi now isn't the same like the Angelene Tjoandi few years ago. Which is why I put the song in ... Who I am hates who i've been! I see my past as lessons to be learnt and never to be repeated, and my now is a step to achieve a greater future. In brief, miracles happen when you believe that you're called to do something great. And truly, get down and humble yourself to serve and without you realizing it, you'll get popularity, fame, honor, and most importantly satisfaction that you've ever desired, and God'll see that and bless you a thousand fold.

A life to the fullest. A purposeful one.

life and love and why.

Life and love and why. -Switchfoot

Life and love and why

Child, adult, then die
All of your hoping

And all of your searching

For what?

Ask me for what am I living

Or what gives me strength

That I'm willing to die for

Take away from me

This monstrosity

'Cause my futile thinking's

Not gonna solve nothing tonight

Ask me for what am I living

Or what gives me strength That I'm willing to die for

Could it be this

Could this be bliss

Could it be all that I ever had missed

Could it be true

Can life be new

And can I be used

Can I be used

Give me a reason

For life and for death

A reason for drowning

While I hold my breath

Something to laugh at

A reason to cry

With everyone hopeless

And hoping for something

To hope for

Yeah, with something to hope for

Could it be true

Can life be new

Could it be all that I am is in You

Could it be this

Could it be bliss

Can it be You

Can it be You

Yeah, I just feel like writing about what I feel today (actually throughout the whole entire week, starting from my exam period).
Well, my sis said that I've been talking while I was sleeping. Hehe.. sorry. It sounds freaky but, I can't help it okay! I didn't even notice it myself. It's not tha I can control it! ><"
What's more is that when things gets tough, and the pressure is too hard ... that's when I'm actually tested, whether or not I can survive and come out victoriously, which in the end I did. I'm so glad that I have my parents to talk to. Being open and in the light makes me safer and feel that I'm actually at the right position, rather than covering up. I can feel that I've became mature in my thinking and also my actions. Yes, I really feel that family is everything. If you can't cooperate with your family, there's no way you can cooperate with your OWN family later. Which is why I think being family-oriented is one of my "future" preference. And definitely someone who has the same values as me.

Yeah, who said I've never been asked out? This is not the same like MSA, where everything seems clouded coz of my status. Not here. Attraction and admiration is a natural thing, that's how we can feel love. But, there's just this limitation on it. Not everyone gets what they want, or let's say WHO they want. Firstly, for me, it's not my time yet to think about it. And for me, it's once and for all. Even though I made mistakes in the past, but it's okay, at least I'm moving forward. (Hoobastank's Moving Forward) And by moving forward means taking steps that you've never taken before yet it's different from the steps you've taken before. Not looking back anymore.

So yes, for me, conviction is everything coz that's when your values and characters are tested. And from conviction, there comes attraction. I've heard so many people asking me whether I have a boyfriend and whether I club or not. Haha.. Maybe I dress-up and put on make-ups, but I dare myself to tell ya'll that I'm not, and will NEVER club. Yaa.. people say I miss out all the fun, but I've been asking myself WHY shouldn't I go, since I'm old enough to go. Let's not talk about restrictions here, coz hey, even with restrictions, I'm the type that go beyond restrictions, so let's not talk about my boundaries, nor my parents for a sec. But truthfully and honestly here ... clubbing ain't my type. The music's cheese and the way I spend my time .. phew, really.. I'd rather spend my time playing games on my pc. And I think I really wanna be different from normal girls. Ya know, guys don't like bimbos right? Who can only dress-up and chit-chat and talk craps. So, might as well build up something out of me to become a useful woman in the future. (ehem! I'm learning how to cook! ^^)

Boyfriend? Haha.. I didn't say I don't want boyfriend did I? But definitely not now. Now is the time to study! God has been so great to me. Yep. I've been blessed a thousand fold. My motto in life eversince I study in NIE is "Left with grace; come home with honors." Yeaah, entering NIE is a miracle for me. I got rejected at first, but then God's favor, man.. You just can't comprehend how He works. It's really beyond reason. So yeah, for my partner, I just leave my future to my Creator, since He knows my blueprint, so why should I bother trying to build it myself. Yes, someday my prince will come. But definitely, now, I won't be keeping quiet and do nothing either. I'm SOOOOO gonna make my life ALIVE. I'm gonna learn new skills, I'm gonna do extraordinary things before this guy comes, and I'm gonna touch nations. Dunno how, but I just believe on the impossible. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. ROCK!
I can't wait babyyy!!!!! ^^

the condition of not studying.

PHEW! Finally! Can you hear the music without seeing the player? Thanks to an 8-hour research on the net! GOSH! it really took up the whole night yesterday, and today, I just found out that i am able to upload the music file and get the URL. THIS CAUSE FOR A CELEBRATION BABYYY!!! Finally, finally, finally!

So what have i been doin' lately? Yes, after exams, i actually make myself available to stay home, play games, sleep, eat (eat alot!), go swimming, and learn how to cook.
ANGEL? COOKS? haha.. yaa! i am learning how to cook. yesterday i fried a fish, it's really good. and my maid was telling me to take it out since it's already well-cooked, but i insisted on frying it more bcoz i still can see whites (it shud be yellowish). so she lets me go. when it's time for me to eat it, i told her that it's a bit hard. so she blamed me. nyap nyap nyap. haha! i call her "tante" (aka aunty) coz she likes to boss around. ^^ funnehh..

and what's great about this holiday?
i finished warhammer in 3 days only! ^^ it rocks!
i guess i need to install more games. hehe..

i really miss home now. ><". i can't wait for the christmas banquet and the service in the NEW BUILDING. yay!! and i can't wait to see my babies! ^^
and my mama, papa, two cute brothers. chuih! :D
luvs.

sports and leisure for early finishers!

See that? Scores on bowling! Tuesday, Nov.28 '06! Rosenna and I started first, around 10.45 am coz both of us were actually waiting for Sze Jia and we can't go blading first coz of the RAIN. So we stood in front of the bowling building and it said, "Open at 11 AM". When the uncle saw us waiting outside, he opened up for us, and immediately 10 minutes after we settled down, people started coming in like MAD! Raining in East Coast is no joke, man! It's either you wait or you go home. Darn! So basically we played until the rain turned into drizzles. So that's our score of our 2nd game! Cool huh?! It wasn't planned but for Sze Jia's score, I prophetically said it's gonna be 37 because of our scores above (all ended in 7). And it did! Oh yeah, please don't see my first few scores in front ... it's embarassing, I know! =P

After bowling we went to Mac to eat our lunch. I was asked by some students who happened to be playing some sort of Amazing Race" to buy them a vanilla ice cream cone and let their teacher see. So yeah, I ended up buying it and really went to the teacher as a prove. Then I gave the ice cream to Rosenna coz I don't wanna spoil my lunch. After Mac, we saw that the sky's turning BRIGHT again. Then we went blading. Rented from the $10 for 2 hours shop. We taught Sze Jia to skate properly. The gurus. Hee! It's really FUN! And very TIRING!

Well, I didn't fell once. But 15 minutes prior to the end of blading, Sze Jia fell and when I looked back, I also fell. And guess what...I wounded my elbow! Ha! I saw blood and scrapes! I was so amused! I mean, I never had those ever since I was 12! That's why I said it's kinda cool, although Rosenna and Sze Jia were like .. "WHAT? COOL?! You're going to have a party, remember?!" And they tried to wash my wound. Hee! I fell flat on the road, on the belly. Ouch! But I only hurt my right elbow. =)

(Notice I didn't put make up today! Muahaha..)

A Song during Exam?

During exam period, I composed this song.
Definitely it's for my Creator. =)
Check it out.
Sorry if the sound quality is not good.
Hahaha!

http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j12/angelhifive/?action=view&current=MVI_0415.flv

This is the chorus's lyrics:

Heavens open by our songs

Inspirations come along

I'm singing about you

Pages, leaflets, stories,

Moments I cherished

Will never extinguish

'Coz you're what I fathomed most

Scenarios After Exam.

So yes! We finally finish our exams! Of course, not for literature ... only history! =D
So yep.. these are the times after we went out of the exam room (NIE gym). After lunch, we went to one of the rooms and play cards, scattergories, and taboo. Intellectually fun! Mind-boggling!

I lost 3 times in a row for "Big 2". Grrr... Okay!

The exam on Biography and History (AAH102) was very challenging, yet I did my best. I didn't crap around! Haha.. And all those vocabularies came to me! Phew! Like, imagine I wanna put "deplete" when I don't really know the EXACT meaning and whether or not it fits the context. Amazing isn't it? =P But in the end, I didn't put it down, too risky. Coz you know Blackburn, he's very detailed in these kinds of stuff. Grrr.. Like my paper on Film as History (AAH101). Man! I should've gotten a higher mark. He downgraded it because he needed me to put references and footnotes at almost every single paragraph. So yeah, definitely, he's very detailed in these things. But at least it's over!

The night before the first paper, I was really anxious and quite scared about it. I woke up every single hour! I woke up and thought about the 2nd World War. Woke up again, thought about Vietnam War. REALLY! I just can't believe how much I've studied until they were brought into my sleep. Then the day before my 2nd paper, I went to IMM at Jurong East, did Christmas shopping. It was really relaxing and refreshing. So before I went to bed, I was really anxious about the exam coz I can count my hours on when will it end! Haha ... Like exactly 12 hours when we were in Jurong East. So basically, it was a positive approach on the 2nd paper, which turned out to be much easier than the first one. Oh well, at least I did my best! =)

Alrighty.. these are the happy people who just finished their exams. After that, Rosenna, Iggy, and I went to Plaza Singapura with my sister and Wayne to watch Happy Feet. CUTENESS! The Latino penguins! Haha! "Wait I think they want something ... ME!"

(Pictures taken by NIE security guard and one unknown lady. Muchos gracias!)

Sceneries Before Exam!

November 24 & 27, 2006 - History exams.

Now the pictures above are actually taken on Sunday, Nov.26 in Jurong East library. Yep! We studied there for Monday's exams! Both Rosenna and Hakim were studying for their PE exams, while Iggy and I studied History. All about Mao and Hitler.

After studying, we went to IMM to grab something to bite. But, we end up shopping after that. How cool was that? Shopping when the next day we must do an exam? But it's really relaxing and refreshing, after the whole day studying. =)

+ Ons

From HISTORY to EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY mates. Chiong-ing coz we rock.

Southpark Videos - M16

Funny, creative, but please.. it contains vulgar language!
THOSE UNDER 18 - DO NOT CLICK unless you are immune to it AND promise me you'll never follow that language.

Warcraft:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZkiyLhLPyg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfHsSD-v9qU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq7seHx7KLY

Trashing Tom Cruise:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI4mVVQhzoc

be my witness..

October 13. 2006
Friday Night - 11.47 PM

You don't know how happy I was today.
This morning I asked my gramps whether or not I receive a letter. But he said no! So okay, I just went out and left for school.
When I came back from university, it was around 10 PM, I went up to my grandparents' room and had a nice chit chat with them and my uncle.
Around 11, my uncle was about to go home when my gramps called me down coz I received a letter. My sis and I were rushing down and I was murmuring, "Please please, let it be it, let it be it!" And when I saw the logo, it WAS from Symphonia Music School! The place where I registered my ABRSM piano exam. I can sense that it must be the results. So I did not dare turn to the other page after I opened the envelope. My sis wanted to see hers so she took the paper and tried to remove the back paper, which was her result. It took her so long that I fidgeted and rushed her, and she was like scolding me (so typical Adelene! ><")

I received my paper and the first thing I wanna do is to see the comment, but I can't help it, temptation's too high ... so I checked out the score instead. When I saw the score, I was DUMBSTRUCK ... seriously, I really thought I was dreaming. As I came back to reality, I finally screamed, "I GOT DISTINCTION!" I was screaming, dancing, and jumping my heads off a few hours ago. My uncle was still there and was reading the comments that the examiner wrote, he was definitely surprise and was also happy for me too. For the last piece, I got full mark! ("Autumn Crocus" by Billy Mayerl)

All I could say now is...WOW! Just WOW! ... Why? Because I've been telling my parents that I'll get a distinction for Grade 8 piano, since they doubted that I'll get an honor for my exam, coz you know, I've been lazy. ><" But I also don't know where did I got that confidence from. Now I just remembered, your mouth as a powerful weapon, to curse or to bless. And so far the sermons and the principles planted inside taught me to SEE, CLAIM, BELIEVE, and you'll RECEIVE! So I did, for 2 months whole, I saw myself getting a distinction, I claimed that it's mine, I believe that DISTINCTION was made for me, and yes...today that good news came, I just received DISTINCTION. =)

- You can't stop a blessed woman down! - It's my time to dream the impossible, I can do anything, there's no limits now! - See, claim, believe, and receive! - Pressed down, shaken together, running over in the favor of God! - It's my season, it's my time, for the favor of the Lord! - A righteous woman will stand before kings! -

If I can do it, why can't you?

Listen, Watch, and Reply! =D

Let's hear and see a funny home video. Me and my bro. He loves IT, but I don't. So let's see how it goes. Give me feedbacks. ;)

http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j12/angelhifive/?action=view&current=Video050.flv

After you watch the video:

1. I hate the song but I sang it anyway to make my brother happy, coz he's a FREAK of highschool musical.

2. I just heard the song like 2 minutes before we recorded. So you can see I'm not eloquent. Haha..which makes it even cheesier and funny.

3. Did you notice anything during the modulation? If not, do play it back. Coz it's really hilarious! =D

My Major, My Passion

My history mates.

My two lovely mates.
SJ and Thomas are the best mates u can ever have!
Loveeee talking and chatting with them.
They both love to talk.
And seriously, I have never ever heard such vocabularies in my whole entire life!
Especially Thomas (aka Mr.White). His mind is always 24/7 running like a Willy Wonka's chocolate factory.
They make history class really fun!
Then,
they're very caring people. Haha..!
"babooooon" =P

Anyway,
overall, history is like the greatest subject i've ever learnt. Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, John Lennon, Elvis Presley, John Wayne, Jimmy Steward....darn! really! it's surprising!
Do u know that Hitler is an oedipus-complex?
Do u know that John Wayne's real name was Marion?
And do u know that Tom Hanks was actually "named" the next Jimmy Steward?

I LOVE HISTORY, dude!
dr.rahil rocks!
and dr.kevin ... err ... he rocks a lil lesser. =D
very nice professors!
love 'em!

so, i do recommend u juniors to take history as ur major.you'll love it just the way you love mcDonald's. ;D

A Foreign Story

September 7, 2006
Thursday

Right..

So here it goes..

A foreigner lost her way home!

After my piano lesson (2.30), i decided to go home alone without my sister because i haven't taken my lunch yet, and plus the other night, i was puking after eating Sushi Tei. seriously, i think i can't eat japz food in SINGAPORE! ><"

so then, i hopped on bus 55 and went back. i know that i must alight when i see a bridge. but then ... there were so many bridges! so i guessed on one and i pushed the stop button. and i alighted there. and to my despair ... i alighted on HOUGANG AVENUE 3!!! my house is on hougang ave.2. and i saw across me, there was no playground nor houses! i was like, "uh-oh! i think i alighted at the wrong bus stop" ...

okay, you might be wondering why not wait for another bus or don't alight at all.

firstly, i don't wanna wait for another 55! because the frequency is really really bad! i don't wanna wait for 1/2 an hour! and secondly, i alighted because i pressed the button ... and it's EGOooooo PRIDE!!! :)

So then i walked down the streets of hougang. and i came into an intersection with road templates saying: "hougang ave 3" and "tampines". i was so shocked! waaa!!! i'm in the middle of no where!!! and i passed a lane saying "defu lane 10" .... from what i know, defu was like quite a distance from my place. FREAK! i was so lost that i called my friend.

I: i'm lost! where am i?

F: huh? tell me ur location?

I: near me ... there's a mosque across me ... i'm in the intersection of hougang ave 3 and tampines road!

F: oh! it should be near. you can see hougang community center soon.

I: rightt.. okay..

Then I walked down and really saw the community center. but it was like 5 minutes after the intersection. and i walked beside lorong one in one hot sunny day.

Total of walking time: 20 minutes

Total of walking distance: around 5 km

let's not forget to mention --ALONE--

WARNING: bus book should be foreigner's best friend!

3 in 1 Events

August 13, 2006

So, let's start off by reading the Friday events.

Friday:
GESL (Group Endeavors Service Learning) at 5.30PM til 7.30PM. Yep! It's very late for a class! Definitely! But overall it's fun. I got the "leader" professor, Mr.Goh. So, we did intro to each other, which most of us already know each other. And then he asked us to write our mottos in life and share it to the class. So I wrote down my motto in life which is, "The Earth is too small to be populated by common people but it's never too small to be populated by extraordinary people who make histories."
Deep ain't it? But that's what I'm hanging on to. :)
For our GESL group, we haven't really discuss on our project because 2 of our members weren't present on that day. Btw, in case you don't know what's GESL is, here's what it is. It's actually groups that serve Singapore community, whether it's orphanages or schools, anything to make a better living for them. Cool eh? I'm so gonna propose that to MSA. :D

So after GESL, we went out to eat at Jurong Point. Faeez proposed on halal food and healthy ones, but the fact that he's ordering steak and fries, hehe.. not healthy whatt..! :p So we ate and ate and ate and then we moved down to the train to go home. Suddenly, I thought I drank too much water, so I needa go to pee. I told my sis that I can't hold it and I have to stop at Dhoby Ghaut (Plaza Singapura). So both of us agreed to stop there and we thought our friends would stlil continue on their journey home (we lived in the same line btw). But when we went out to Dhoby Ghaut, the rest followed! (some friends left earlier, coz they're not in the same line as us) So I was like, Oh My! So I rushed up to the mall and went to the toilet all by myself. And the rest waited down at the MRT station playing Bejeweled on Melvin's laptop. But thanks for waiting! :D
Them waiting >> << Manu Ginobli's dunk.
After piano lesson from 10AM - 1 PM and lunch at 1.30PM at home, we went to Singapore Indoor Stadium. We got free tickets to watch Philips Singapore Cup. First match, Malaysia All-Stars vs Melbourne Tigers. Haha.. definitely Malaysia lost by 50 score difference to Melbourne. :p Then there was Argentina vs Slovania. And we really saw Manu Ginobli! My friend wanted to have his autograph so I suggested him to be a pervert and I'll be the nurse so we can jump into the court and ask for his autograph. :p It's fun! Slovania's tough too. It's a tight match at first. But Argentina won in the end. Which, by that time, I was completely bored. ><"
So after the second match, we decided not to watch Spain vs Serbia. We were planning to grab something to eat, either KFC or McD. But then, thanks to our powerful Mr.Smartypants, we end up at an MRT construction place, a BARREN land, and DEAD ENDS! How fun. ><" So we had to walk and cross the roads several times for 1/2 an hour. Then FINALLY, we found KFC! Good thing about it...the drinks were americanized! a.k.a REFILLABLE! :p

Sunday:
Church and meet more new people. They're from all over. UK, US, China, and Phillippines. After church ... READ and MORE READING! That's all. And write this blog. (can you tell that I'm tired of typing this blog?!) I think it's the end now. Hehe..

What's the First Day of Campus Life Like?

Monday, August 7.

What was it like to enter university life for the first time?
Oh my, to tell you the truth, I was very excited and a little bit nervous because the BLACKBOARD (it's the campus' site) intimidated me with the assignments and their module courses' expectations for this semester. Phew, I saw lots of "essay writing" at least 2500-3000 words for the Psychology 1 module. Kinda creeps me out you see.

But when I enter the class, the professor, Mrs.Isabella Wong, she was the energetic and spontaneous type of tutor. I was surprised to get such professor! And amazingly, she's the coordinator of the Psychology 1 module. I said to myself, YAY! We got the best professor ever! =D

We played Bingo game, whereas we have to go around the room and look for the students who were under the categories. Two of the categories were "is married" and "have children". I was like, WHO THE HECK WILL IT BE EXCEPT THE PROFESSOR HERSELF? ... And we can't have one person's name in two categories.
But guess what, one Indian woman is actually a MOTHER! I was surprised! Finally! I can get a family woman friend. =)

The class was interesting, but of course many contradiction with the Truth. But overall, with the teachers' enthusiasm, I will sure gain more understanding about the psychological knowledge, also the ways the professor taught us (her behavior and how she handled situations in the classroom).

After Psychology 1, I had a History 101 class at about 3.30 PM. Now this is what I call interesting! My professor, Dr.Kevin Blackburn, taught the class about the history of cinemas. Interesting isn't it? I learnt that cinemas were created because people back in those days tend to look for entertainment and that caused them to watch stories that were actually fantasy, and it's not reality. Which is why cinemas were called "The Great Escapism". And there's also one factor why the cinemas are so important. During the war period, the government tried to raise fund to make the weapons and equip the war materials, including recruiting the soldiers. One of the best way to raise fund was through cinemas. The profit from the cinemas were then for the military purposes. Ain't it new? =)

My 3 friends (plus the MOTHER friend) and I went to talk with the professor about chatty things and he gotta know our names better. haha.. So...yeah..

*Leave with grace, come home with honors*
Favor's upon this woman.
Always.

I Comment Things Such As ...

Friday:

We had an NTU Freshmen Welcoming Day in Nanyang Auditorium today.
It was great. The first time we went to take our seats, guess what we saw on our seats, AN NTU GOODIE BAG!!!! It's a sling bag and inside there was a calendar, an NTU survival book, and of course...a TORCH! I was like... WHAT TO DO WITH THE TORCH??? (you'll find out later)

So the event started at 3.30 PM with the deans' speeches. Very motivating and funny. And then we were to use the coat that they placed on our seats earlier and we did a pledge. It's very formal and the pledge really states that WE NTU STUDENTS WILL ALWAYS KEEP THE STANDARD / VALUE OF THE SCHOOL ... well, it goes something like that. Uhm, not EXACTLY like that, just...something really upvalued, u see. I myself feel really touched because I really experienced the heart-felt moment right there. I mean, pledging for the school, it seriously tells me that I have to REALLY-really work hard and really keep my life's standard high as well. I mean, this school's not playing with me, so I should also do my best and be excellent in what I do.

Then we have the Lighting thing where we gotta use our torch and the lights' off. It's a really beautiful sight. I got to point the torchlight to the camera, and it really WORKS! I can even see myself on the bigscreen doin that! hohohoho... (ehem..ehem)

Then there was a modern jazz dance by NTU dancing club. It's alright I guess. Just that they are to wiggly! ><" ... The guys' dance was quite alright too. I only like the way they kick their legs simultaneously. The ending is quite tight too, when the song went like a gun banging, a guy fell after the other. So it's kinda tight on that part.

The choir was also great. I like the first song. It sounds like Lord of the Rings' soundtrack. =P
But when I met one of the choir members outside after the event, I was so totally not impressed. Coz he's like the rude type and a bit....sissy *coughs* ... He commented on things that he thinks is funny, but it's actually NOT! He's an Indonesian alright! A fat one! ><" Likes to mock us (btw, we just met and he was like that! so pathetic!)

So then ...

We meet some fellow Indonesians. FINALLY! They're not in NIE though, they're in NTU. And that's all for today. Adieu.