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Effectiveness and placements

ange — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:18:24 +0000

I feel effective for God. Hahah I suppose there’s much more to go, but at this point, I’m happy that what I did is of positive eternal consequences.

Class today was interesting – we got to jot down our part-time jobs and volunteer work experiences and shared them with each other. And then we helped each other point out the skills we would have developed in those areas. Then we got briefed about getting placements and stuff. Yeah, I think.. no winter break in Singapore this year. Anyway, I’ve got a reply from a prospective work placement and I’m excited.

Okay 9 to 5 in school tomorrow. Goodnight. (:

Trade-offs

ange — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:50:27 +0000

I want to churn out many many entries. I wish I didn’t mind as much as before about who reads it or anything, but it’s only being responsible, not to blog about it before running it through in my mind over and over again. I wish I have more substantial stuff I can talk about, but I suppose I stop myself – a lot.

Have I ever told you about the trade-off? For me to write.. reflective, poetic stuff, I need to be immersed in emo songs. Hahha, but it makes me sad and melancholic. So yes, I’ve traded my writing skills for being generally happier most of the time.

It is a good trade-off.

I want to meet up with Jess, and hang and talk.
I want to meet up with Mike and have dimsum.
I want to meet up with the backpacker girls, because they are leaving one by one!
I want to hang out with Ens more at home, talking about everything and nothing.
I want to hang out with the guys and see them do the SF4 arcade stick rotation game. (Haha)
I want to hang out with the Enrich girls! They really enrich my life!
I want to hang out with you, to sit and enjoy non-awkward silences, and epic conversations.
I want to bask in your presence, and stay there and enjoy your love.

But what do I need trade for these? Do I even need to do a trade off to do some of these? Some of these can’t be compromised, but school’s on – and I need to pay my sleep debt.

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press start now

ange — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:18:05 +0000

All Star, originally uploaded by mooooo..

Summer has ended, fall is to come today.

After three years, I still do not understand how you can determine that today will be fall when it does not even feel like it.

School has started. I am excited! It’s going to be crazy this semester – I’ve signed up for numerous stuff, and committing into them (not that much of a choice with the work placement stuff) and other priorities will be interesting. Hahah, also not knowing what the future entails adds on the to the bandwagon for this year.

Thank God there is awesome family and friends, and good hang out times.

One day

ange — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:54:52 +0000

I find how the drastic differences can occur in the course of one day.. scary.

Yesterday I was in Singapore, eating lunch around the table with the family. Mum was feeding me baby porridge and herbal drinks because I was falling sick.

Today I was in Perth and freaking out because the new phone did not receive messages, and was subsequently 8 minutes late for a library refresher course.

No transition, I’m back to Aussie life, and saying goodness how did it happen so fast, and so easily. There’s tons that need to be done in school, admin stuff, bank stuff, and there’s O-week activities that I actually have to go for. (YEAH. I have orientation. Sigh.)

Amidst all that, I miss my family and friends, and I miss Singapore.

hello

ange — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:12:59 +0000

I’m not sure when I’ll be able to write a decent update – my rather sleep-deprived state handicaps me from thinking enough to process a blog post. (And for that case, I retyped that last sentence three times before coming up with something that makes sense.)

Anyhow, the trip’s been awesome. Seriously seriously. Message me or catch me in person to know more. (:

Perth in 3 days baybehhh.

Four days

Recurring Dreams

ange — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:42:32 +0000

I’ve been having dreams about missing my flight back to Singapore and not packing on time, several times already. It is technically void because I’ve made my flight back and I did pack on time. It’s kinda like my cousin telling me when he was well into National Service that he still had nightmares about having an A level paper to do the next day.

I’m not sure what to do with them.. (probably dismiss them and live life) but what I got out of the whole dream experience thing is how time was not in my hands, or in my control. Oh in last night’s dream my flight got rescheduled/postponed, so technically I didn’t miss the flight. But I didn’t finish the dream cos Dad woke me up to go gym.

Anyway yeah, the dreams distressed me, but I needed the sleep badly.

Can’t wait till CNY comes and I can eat pineapple tarts and bak gua. (:

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Holiday Hiatus

ange — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:03:35 +0000

It’s only fair to let you know officially that I am in sunny Singapore, and will be for a few more weeks. Meanwhile, blogging might be sporadic, or at worst cases, non-existent.

But it doesn’t mean that I don’t love you. (:

See you soon.

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Twilight zone

ange — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:01:08 +0000

Bryan aptly put it when he said that Singapore is like a twilight fun zone for us. It has become increasingly so as we traveled to and fro two lands. Indeed Singapore is more fun with late night shopping and 24hour restaurants and relatively cheaper cab prices (lol), especially when your friends are on holiday too. :D

But yes, it’s been a week of awesome catchups, time spent with family, doing things I’ve never done before – like talking to every auntie at the cashier and greeting the bus driver when i get on and off the bus. I thank God because there’s been crazy and heartwarming conversations, and there are TONS of the laughing till tears come out kind of moments, and quality time spent with the family. (:

I’ve been neglecting this space, but I’m sure you’ll forgive me when you see the (food) pictures on Facebook. So if you’re not my friend on FB, email/leave a comment and give me your address and I’ll add you.

One week down, two to go. (:

One day

At this time tomorrow..

ange — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:08:55 +0000

.. I’ll be 50minutes to touchdown in Singapore.

The past few days have been amazing – thank you to all of you whom I’ve met in this past week. It’s been awesome fellowship and chill outs. (:

Australia day was good. But indeed, matching the Aussie laidback lifestyle really, it was a little disconnecting when no one got excited about the fireworks. Hahah. You know how Singapore makes this HUGE fanfare with National Day every year, and we will get all the patriotism in us built up, with the flags everywhere, and the celebrations and the songs?

Nope. Here you fire up the barbie(-que), drink cheap Aussie beer at home, and then make your way to South Perth/Perth foreshores or King’s Park to watch fireworks.

The biggest debacle we had, and how I’ve made this Australia day totally memorable, is posting up tweets saying that the Qantas ad song the kids were singing is the national anthem, WHICH IS NOT TRUE. With all the confusion (EVEN THE AUSSIES WERE CONFUSED OKAY) and commotion on FB and people LOL-ing at us, I have gone on youtube, and figured out what song is what.

Okay here goes:

National anthem: Advance Australia Fair
Song people think is the national anthem: Waltzing Matilda
Song the kids were singing in the Qantas TV ad: I’ll still call Australia home

THERE YOU GO.

And it’s nearly impossible to forget Majulah Singapura is the Singapore national anthem, maybe because Chan Mali Chan is too folksy, and Di Tajong Katong is.. about Tanjong Katong, as with Geylang Sipaku Geyland is about.. Geylang. SEE: Majulah Singapura is about Singapore!

It helps that Majulah Singapura is totally epic drama win kind of song.

OKAY I SHOULD SLEEP. (: Goodnight Perth.

Four days

ange — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:42:05 +0000

I felt compelled to blog today, as it being the last Sunday before flying back to Singers. The next few days have been planned out, it includes coffees and catchups, dimsum and dinner, some pampering with the girls, and my first Australia day celebrations.

BTW, Happy Birthday E! Thank you for being one of my bestest friends here, and always loving me with the small things and the big things. I <3 you very much!

Yeah my years have many starts and ends, due to the travelling to and fro the homeland (though at this point homeland is very subjective). It’s always been a very mixed reaction if you ever ask me if I’m excited to leave Perth/go back to SG – perhaps only Jon understands. At this point, I’m leaning towards wanting to stay in Perth because the city is so beautiful and the people are absolutely amazing.

You know you are settled in a place when you can see the goods and the bads of where you are at. Indeed no city is perfect, as with people. Good and bad experiences in the place accumulates as you stay longer. But I think the community of FGA is vastly different from anywhere else I’ve been to in this life so far – in the sense where there is so much nourishment and support. People are so full of love, and not wrapped in their own world. People are hungry for God, and they live lives evident of the love and grace of God. It is always moving forward, always desiring more of God. In a sense I wish this can be said the same of every church in the world – it should be, but sadly we know it’s not. Thus I thank God because He brought me to an excellent training ground to prepare me for what is ahead.

That’s why I’m slightly dreading leaving this environment. And the quiet and empty apartment where solitude is enjoyed tremendously. And the days of summer where meetups are spontaneous, and where hanging with friends are peaceful and lazy.

And now I’m leaving this place in 4 days for 3+ weeks of non-stop action, festivities, shopping, major catching-ups and eating-outs. Hello, bustling Singapore.

For now, I’m going to miss Perth.