Went down to Huili and Joanne's convo on thursday night.
Basically convocation's like a graduation ceremony.
And yes, they've have graduated!! Woot!



don't ask me why i did a collage of myself at their convo. =X



(Top)Left to right: kimchun, eugene, joanne, huili, jan, flince, yeuann.
(Bottom)Left to right: florence, me, huili, joanne, sherwyn, weiling.



photographer requested for a group huggg.
we were imagining our group hug photo appearing on "Welcome to NUS" brochures.



YP1! =)



i wonder what were we talking about.
weiling looks bored. hee.



the true star of the day, huili's nephew, Elliot!
he was glued to the laptop until he met balloon.
and huili was acting harry potter. lol!



and he was the center of attention. or rather, the balloon.



the typical throw-hat stun. ORD loh!
can feel their happiness in graduating. anticipation for the future.



i can't wait to graduate too! XD

Am cooking as i type.
Hungry cuz i din have dinner before going to gary's concert.

This post is not about how well gary sang at the concert.
Nor is it about how fair gary was when he took off his shirt onstage.

Nonetheless, this post may sound quite bias. Even offensive.
But this is truly my self-reflection on my way home from the concert.



My ticket was a complimentary one. Meaning it's free.

I didn't buy a ticket simply because i had no money. And i'm not really that crazy over gary. Not like what some of you may have perceived me to be. But well, since it's free, might as well go. (kiasu singaporean)

During the concert, some parts were visually stimulating. At certain points, i still got blown away by gary's voice. But mostly, i sat there and thought, "What's next?"

As novelty wears off, i was left yearning for something more. Don't get me wrong, gary's concert was good. Great, in fact. But somehow, it's not good enough.



I was on the bus with zann when i asked her if she felt empty after the concert. And she said yes. It's like there's something missing, she said. And i agreed totally.

I've just experienced what it meant to fill your heart up with something that just can't satisfy. Impressive but lacking in depth. Stimulating but ain't lasting. Good but ain't good enough.

I can't help but to compare this with the late nights i've had with church friends. We weren't at some mega concert. Nor did we attend the most spectacular event of the year. We were just hanging out and doing the usual things. But every time i went home, there's a smile that lingers on. A joy that can't be described.



I can't help but also compare the friendships i've built. I had steamboat buffet with the gfc people on thursday. The food was great, but we were almost silent while eating. Someone commented that we're too focussed on our food. But in my heart i knew why no one was talking. There was nothing to talk about save gary-related topics. And food was just an excuse.

I didn't go KL for gary's concert. Instead i went KL for adults camp. On hindsight, there's just so much more meaning in the camp. It's not just about having fun. It's about sharing lives. It's about something eternal.

When my father passed away, it was my church friends whom i first cried in front of. Who stuck with me throughout. Who kept me company through the three days' wake. Who ate up most of the peanuts too. Who knew that even though i say i'm okay, i wasn't. And they were bold enough to tell me so.





I really couldn't help but compare. Gary ain't bad. And gfc ain't bad either. But there's just so much meaning and depth in loving God and his people that they pale in comparison.

first YP1 photo!



left to right clockwise: weiling, huifang, xinying, sherwyn, serene, me, manmi (from yp2 =X), joanne, rachel, meiyun, florence.


It's the first time most of them are appearing on my blog. And if you haven't realized, it's a sisters cg! Have been spending quite a lot of time with them over the past few weeks. Building new relationships and learning to share life all over again. Every one's so open and ready to commit to one another.

I feel excited thinking about how much i can learn from them. Hugs YP1. :)

Oh ya.

It's gratifying to see the artists i've been promoting/supporting over the past couple years achieve great results at the recent taiwan golden melody awards. Congrats to all.

Gary Chaw: Best Male Mandarin Singer.
Tanya Chua: Best Female Mandarin Singer.
Sodagreen: Best Band.




Well, i knew i had good taste. =X

Had an ex-NUSA3 gathering last thursday.



It's always encouraging to see and hear how everyone's getting along each in our own arenas, yet all having the same God working within us. It's encouraging to know that even though we may be at different life stages, we ain't different all that much. The same Spirit runs through.



God is real, still.
I hope you know.

watched this video yesterday.
intro-ed by nic.



It's about this 5 year-old girl who was born blind, but am able to play out any piece of music on the piano by ear. What struck me was not so much about her talent, but of her background.

This lil girl was adopted. No one knows why her natural parents left her, but one reasonable possibility could be because of her disability. And because they gave up on her too soon, they never came to discover their daughter's amazing talent. Their daughter's blindness blinded them from seeing the possibility of a miracle.

What is truly remarkable is her foster parents' willingness to accept the blind girl, and raise her up as their own. I'm sure they had other choices. Healthy orphans with no disabilities. Who can move and jump and play without aid. But they chose her. A couple with no obligations, no blood relations, they chose to accept her disability and to love her as their own. Wow.

It was only after they'd adopted her that they realised her God-given talent. I can imagine God smiling down at them, saying, "Surprise! You thought you knew, but I know better."



Indeed, God knew better. Being blind is one major disability. But it was precisely this disability that made her talent shine all the more beautiful. God specialises in turning our weaknesses into strengths. :)

irony, colored.






All thanks to yizhong and his friend. *winks*