Today was fun! Went back to DHS for Mumin practice, which only started at 4 plus, so went to look for the Year 2s and 3s during their sectionals. Sometime during the practice, the Sheng people barged in, someone announcing loudly, "Let's go for a half an hour break.... OMG RUTH IS HERE!!!!" hahaha. They thought that I was gonna scold them for slacking but one of the Dizi juniors said, "Can't you tell that Ruth is slacking with us too?" Lol yeah I admit I was. We were doing all sorts of things other than practising! Writing and decorating CNY cards, homework, singing, talking rubbish and telling lame jokes... Hehe. Okay I'm not being a very good example but they've probably practised their SYF songs hundreds of times and we did practise Mu Min! It's beneficial practising in a relaxed state :)


We combined with the orchestra today, and thankfully it was alright. Well it's just the first practice, we'll all improve with more practice. Haha the practice was very short, but I really enjoyed myself with my juniors today! They're all crazy HAHA. But next time I go back, I shan't slack so much.


HAHA I'm laughing at Yuqian for having to spring clean her house at her family's sudden spring-cleaning plans. She's so gonna become a housewife like Lam Lee soon lol! Thankfully my parents won't suggest such a thing. Not that I'll agree anyway!


Pay your CO funds! ;D

I went on my very own Amazing Race: Kallang Bahru, Boon Keng, Bendemeer today! I was supposed to go down to this printing shop to print the posters and tickets for the DHSCO concert, and the address given is 996 Bendemeer Road, Bendemeer JTC. I googled it, found a route that supposedly had the minimum walking journey (totally not the case), and set off happily this morning. Throughout the two bus journeys, I kept my eye intently on the road signs and names of the bus stops, checking them against a picture of the route information in my phone. When I finally arrived at my stop, I alighted very smugly cos I felt so pleased with myself for not getting lost! But that smugness was gone in a few seconds when I realised that I was surrounded by many, many buildings. It was then, "Oh no, where do I go from here?". I had absolutely no clue which direction to go, there were far too many buildings. And I was smart enough not to look up where the building was roughly, but only checked for the route. Heh. Thank God for a guy who gave me a slight inkling on which direction to go.

The stop I alighted was actually at Kallang Bahru (so much for minimum walking distance), so with the guy's rough guide, I walked all the way till I saw Bendemeer Rd. And it was back to cluelessness again, cos once again there were stretches of buildings in all four directions. After crossing a few roads, asking a number of people for directions to little avail, and walking around aimlessly, I felt extremely lost, until I saw a building with "JTC" on it and it was all the way back at Kallang Bahru where I came from. Recalling that the address had "JTC" as well and being someone with as much common sense as direction sense (not much), I walked back feeling happier, thinking that I'd found the place. I obviously hadn't, and that took me a tour of the entire first and second storeys to find out. I exited the building and saw this printed on it, "16 Kallang Bahru". Brilliant.

At that point I felt dejected, lost, thirsty, hungry and tired. I badly wanted to take a cab but decided to perservere, the building could actually be nearby and now that I'm perpetually broke, I ought to save money. Wow, I'm becoming more sensible by the day. Thank God for a security guard who set me off on the right track finally! Thank God for all the people who gave me directions, especially this kindly, smiley old man who gave rather clear instructions and was so nice as to wish me shen ti jian kang and some other chinese idioms haha! So cute! Yeah, after an hour of circling, crossing roads, walking back and forth aimlessly, feeling lost and helpless... The most welcoming sight of the day!

Which meant that... 996 is just ROUND THE CORNER!

At long last... The final destination!

Was simply delighted beyond words! Thank God, thank God, thank God!

Passed them the soft copy of the stuff, had a brief discussion, then scooted off to meet Lam Lee and Yuqian at City Hall, where it was more walking in search of a present for Yuqian's sister. But I was extremely happy for the rest of the day, perhaps the reason behind my more-numerous-than-usual nonsensical comments. Yeah, yeah, we're all pacing and matching one another okay HAHA. Not to mention my two seconds of embarrassment on the train when I tried to imitate a Domokun pose and almost flew. Woops. Oh, met James (NO MORE HAIR lol) and Ms Wong at City Hall!

Hah. I think I wailed and whined about tuition to like, 10 people yesterday. Thanks everyone for your ears and encouragement and humour, was feeling totally annoyed. 8 more lessons to go, I wonder if I can actually complete it. Argh!! I need wisdom, I need understanding.

Sigh. Played The Nomad's Song just now and I felt utterly out of breath. I always wonder, how did I manage to get such fantastic marks for my exam three years back. There's practice tomorrow, and I haven't practised my... Ah I should have told Zheng Laoshi not to trust me with such a technical part, after all I feel that my skills have dropped many notches these past three years hehe. I wanna request for a change of parts! Alright, I seriously should stop moaning and groaning and go PRACTISE.

I'm so tired, broke, aimless and in debt. But otherwise, I'm pretty happy! Hahahahaha :D

I made a few discoveries during the trip to Sentosa on tuesday with Diane, Yingyu and Cephia. Angelina Jolie has a relative in the Underwater World. If you flash your EZ Link with confidence, you'll get to enjoy a student meal. Egg shells and tissue packets are good hiding places for leftovers if you wish to avoid paying fines for raw food taken but not cooked. Heheh. It was nice catching up with them that day, haven't seen Diane in ages since she left for Australia. And it seems a long time since I saw Yingyu too. But the Underwater World and steamboat buffet left me with a budget deficit of -$9.80 for the rest of the week. :(


So I got my first tuition student this week. Kinda lazy to talk about it, other than the fact that I really wanted to give up after thursday's lesson, call Mr Ho and tell him that "I quit". Really had no clue what to do, how to continue. But after loads of counselling and advice (haha thanks all)... I'll just do what I can. Pray and trust God, for I'm weak but He's strong.


Hoho. Was browsing through the December edition of The Link and and and I saw Xiuyi's picture! It was during the third day of camp when everyone was at ECP giving out tracts, and she and her friend happened to be walking by. COOL HUH! I was extremely surprised to see her photo inside haha. And coincidentally she'd planned to go back to DHS today too, so I could let her take a look at her pretty face HAHA.


Yeah went back to DHS today to help conduct sectionals. Doris, Xiuyi and Clara went back as well. Clara laughed at me when I told her I'm giving tuition, and I laughed at her when she said she signed up for driving lessons. And she said she's gonna fetch me home one day lol! Doris is currently studying Nursing! And she was saying that you shouldn't move your shoulders when you breathe cos it's not good, or something like that hahaha. It's no wonder studies say that Woodwind players tend to die young, what with all that circular breathing. Not to mention being hard of hearing. But I think my hearing's pretty excellent. Hah.


Something funny that took place at the bus-stop.


Huijing and I are at the bus-stop. Huijing's bus comes. While she prepares to leave, she thanks me and apologises non-stop for asking me to come back. The bus leaves. Huijing's still at the bus-stop, not done with her expressions of gratitude and apology. LOL! She's super funny! Thankfully another bus came shortly, or I'd be the one apologising non-stop hahaha.


Argh I was soooo annoyed this afternoon. On the bus journey home, I all of a sudden had this heart ache about paying adult fare and kept reminding myself to tap my card when I alight. Soon after, the bus arrived at my stop. With my wallet tightly clutched in hand, I happily alighted. A few seconds after the bus left, I realised, I FORGOT TO TAP MY CARD!!!!!!! ROAR. Guess it's a sign of reaching adulthood, my brain cells are degenerating. :/


Still - Hillsong United


Hide me now
Under Your wings
Cover me
Within Your mighty hand


When the oceans rise and thunders roar
I will soar with You above the storm
Father You are king over the flood
I will be still and know You are God


Find rest my soul
In Christ alone
Know His power
In quietness and trust


Was listening to this song on repeat mode last night, and it made me tear.

Interesting how men can gossip about the same issues for more than ten years. Interesting how an entire table of people can fall silent with the appearance of visitors from "the other side". Interesting how academics just automatically become the subject of conversation when certain parties come together. Interesting how a mystifying aura can end all conversation when it merely comes from the person who brought them up. Interesting how money can invoke the most creative thoughts. Interesting how individuals can be so ambitious at a tender age. Interesting how a mother drowns her child in assessment books but teaches her to tell everyone that she does not study. Interesting how snobbish they can get when they're really not that capable. Interesting how one could worry over the smallest of issues. Interesting how someone who never fails to go to church every sunday, read the Bible and pray everyday, will never buy lunch for his wife, not let her read the newspaper cos she doesn't pay him 80 cents for it.


Sounds like an unemployed, bored, aimless person's starting to ponder over the most bizarre matters. Nah, was just thinking, the woes of money, academics and egocentricism. Someone mentioned this before, that the world is a troubled one. And I must concur with that.


"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

John 16: 33

Here's a shout out to VIVIAN, my beloved cousin! Happy fifteenth birthday! Continue to obtain excellent results, practise your erhu, and be busy with SC! Stop dreaming of going out to work and get your red car, that can wait. School life's so much better. Treasure your years in DHS, they will fly past before you know it! God bless and stay high, smart and busy! (:

Gosh, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed by the number of emails regarding the concert. A big thank you to Zhou Mo for editting the letters and forms! I feel... Extremely slack. Argh. Anyway, the concert's on 4th March, Wednesday! It's extremely weird, must be the first time in a million years that the DHSCO concert's on a weekday. Hmm....

While we're still on the subject of birthdays... Here's a very gentle reminder, that yours truly is turning 19 in exactly two months! Hee hee hee!

Went back to DHS on friday for the Homecoming celebrations. Met up with Alison, Yinghan and Valerie! It was really cool, not so much the speeches and performances, but the feeling of being home was just awesome. Yeah I've been back a couple of times before that, but it's different when we're back together with so many ex-students. It was a very proud moment at the finale of the performances, with all the party poppers and confetti. Equally heartening to see so many people specially making their way down on that day, taking leave from work, ponning school (the group of students in VJ uniforms, don't think I don't know LOL). Anyway, my O Level cert's still in school! I thought it'd have been long sent back to MOE or incinerated. Lol the lady at the GO reprimanded me about wasting the school's space. But I still haven't collected it, cos they didn't have the keys the other day. So... Maybe when I finally decide to collect it................ But yeah, I love DHS! :)


They finally opened up the new building, and it's huge. It actually has two lifts! But it's so difficult locating the classrooms, they're like on different wings and levels and all that. And I'm still gonna complain about the colour sense, my goodness, out of everyone I talked to, all grumbled about the colours. Lol. I thought I knew the symbolic colours of DHS. But what with the blue, green, maroon and white, I'm a little confused. Wahahaha. Nah. DHS will always be blue and white!


The committee for the DHSCO annual concert had our first meeting today! It's basically most of our batch's comm and a few from the current comm. Huishan's as hilarious as ever.


Siyuan: Huishan! You've lost a lot of weight!
Huishan: Did you see my ass?


LOL! But she did lose a lot of weight. I'll be doing Publication hoho. Everyone was fighting not to do the programme booklet lol. Can't really remember what we have to do, something about posters and invitations but well, I'll remember soon. I don't understand why we have to send invitations to 107 schools, I think 20 will do, really. And it's so sad, this year's concert's on a FRIDAY and there's only one session! Heard it's cos they booked VCH too late. Hmm.


I'm going to scout for a job later! Yeah, I can't really believe that I'm actually gonna look for a job. Hahaha. But the message on friday says, "Start the year well"! So I should quit idling around sleeping 14 hours a day from sunrise to sunset, posting frequent rubbish on my blog, creating 6 mobtv accounts.......


His Way Is Perfect


When my way seems dark and drear, and the future I don't know
My heart feels so empty as the tears unending flow
When my heart breaks with sorrow and a tempest fills my soul
This one thing I know for sure: My God is in control


His way is perfect; His way is perfect
Though I don't understand His wise and loving plan
His way is perfect; His way is perfect
Take my life and make a vessel purified
God makes no mistakes — His way is best


When the toils of life are come and my heart is worn with care
I faint 'neath the burden of a cross I cannot bear
When the joy has departed from my sorrow-stricken soul
This one thing I know for sure: my God is in control


His way is perfect; His way is perfect
Though I don't understand His wise and loving plan
His way is perfect; His way is perfect
Take my life and make a vessel purified
God makes no mistakes — His way is best


I WANT THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! :) :) :)


For the past years, the New Year'd somehow bring with it a dread, it being the last day of the holidays and it meant starting a new year of school the very next day. Last year especially, the New Year was nowhere near happy thanks to the R papers. Now that we have an eight-month or so holiday, there's no dread, but neither is there any excitement. We're leaving the shelters of school for the world out there............ After I decide to get job, that is.


Lam Lee, Cristal, Yuqian and I had our yearly New Year sleepover at my place yesterday. Before that, we went to Giant to buy loads and loads and LOADS of food and drinks. It was really a huge amount, considering that there were only the four of us lol. Anyway, met a number of people there. Jessie, Hannah, Melissa, Joo, Sharon and Huijin were at Giant too. And I met Dai Hongrui at Roxy Square! That super cute and super naughty KHS boy who attended the EZCO camp in 05 and 07! Yeah, I still recall how his attempt to do martial arts broke a chair in the AVT lol.


We headed to our usual countdown place - Changi Airport. Yeah, three-quarters of the Singapore population were probably in town. But that's the point. The airport was rather packed last night though. The queue outside Swensens was really long and we were afraid we'd end up spending the last day of 2008 and the first day of 2009 queuing lol. But thank God we got seats before 12! And yeah, like always, everyone started cheering when the clock struck 12. Happy New Year! :D


Feeling rather energetic now, probably cos I slept the longest. I'd have slept from 8 plus in the morning all the way till evening if not for Yuqian literally dragging me off the bed by my legs! But I went back to sleep after lunch while Yuqian and Lam Lee played Maple. =.=


No fanciful resolutions this year, since I've come to realise that talk is cheap and I've never ever fulfilled them. "I'm gonna study VERY HARD for the A's!" Did that happen? Hoho. My one and only - To live a life not for the world, but for God. It's not what I do, but what He does. :)


"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."

Proverbs 3: 5-6

2009 will be good!