Christine

Gratefulness Overwhelms...

2008-12-28T00:05:00.002+08:00

okie apologies to all faithful blog readers [actually busy-bodies whom i love(:]...decided to blog out of a sudden after readin my christmas cards. This is the second year Christmas cards made me tear, the cards that touches me the most are those that came from friends I seldom meet or hang out with. These cards act as a reflection of whom I have become over the year, how God has been so good to me and the many many blessings i just had to sit down and count.

Simple cards from someone-joan. thanking me for leading her to Christ 2 years ago, because that one hour talk, her entire life was changed. it's these people's changed life, that made every effort i make worth it. in view of all these changed eternity, all my hard work, all my tears, all my sleepless nights seem so sweet.

a card that made me tear was Jency's. "friends for life"....this always sounded to cliche, but this time i could feel and be sure that we mean it. after walking me through that 6 months, i know the friends i'll ever need for life. this is the first time in my life i've ever appreciated friendship so much. "God thank you, thank you and thank you for giving me friends i can rely on for the rest of life".

these affirmation made normal things we do seem just so 'outstanding'. and that's the power of these heart felt affirmation. it reminds us that what we have done, someone sees and appreciates, it's not in vain. man....a thought came to mind, if a heart felt affirmation from people touched me this much, a heart felt affirmation from God would melt me inside out.

everyone commented on my growth after coming back from the states, it also made me thank God again and again for bringing me there. for picking me up with his love and grace when i fell, or being my all when i am no one at all, for being faithful all the way faithful when i lost all faith. words cannot fully express this gratefulness i have towards God for this year, it's probably a turning point in my christian life. "you won my heart God..."

6 years ago, i am a nobody, 6 years later, i thought being a shepherd, being a CL, being a UL was somebody, from 2009 onwards, remind me Lord, I am nobody without you....There's so much more I want to know about you,to be like you. 2009 is exciting!...Lead me on....

NYC!!

2008-09-12T02:14:00.012+08:00

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Hmm..we ate all the yummy cupcakes. These are world famous cupcakes and we ate it at the little neighbourhood area (a scene in Sex in the City)

This cheese cake is beyond description. The blend of white chocolate, caramel etc...oooo delicious!!

okie, this is a famous popcorn too! they have like 10 different flavors of popcorn! yummy, it's recommended by Oprah!

Last night in Times square..

Hershey's World!

Huge bar of Hersheys, man, I will take a milion year to finish this bar!

ahhh, direct competitor. M&N's world...

kisses..

look at terrence hugging Hershey's..

on the way to the Statue of Liberty..

me and random...

Statue of Liberty!!...

This is the first torch...

My first broadway show!! MARVOULOUS

Inside the theatre

These are the actors and actresses after the show. this was a special aftershow chat...

a random photo at time sqaure...

in the empire state building..

whoo...nice view..

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terrence stacie and zac

me and random at empire state building..

oops too dark..

This is a pic with the staff there...yesh..he's hot and he's like all out for stacie..

nice pic in the mirror..my NYC travelling pals.

another pic with the sunsettin behind us..beautiful evening...

a few views from the 86th level...

me and terrence outside the Metropolitan Meusum of Arts (MET)

ok this is another foodie place recommended by Mr liong (terrence)
NY famous hotdog..it was really good..

MET..

i love this romantic piece of art..

oh i wished i had this dress..haha

'tah dah' me in NY!

NY's full of live, just like Singapore!

Here's the subway..

oh behind them is the busstop...

oh man, i spent too much in NYC. mostly spent it on gifts for pple as i usually do. but NYC is a fab place! the weather there is cooling, the place is full of live, transportation's awesome, i love it, but it's dirty and too cramp..Singapore's still the best! I walked sooo much in NY, my feet hurts badly after returnin to Orlando. ahhh orlando is boring, everywhere's dead at 9pm..NY's still busy at 11pm. cool huh?
in NY, u can walk like anywhere and u'll find nice cafes, pastry shops and small restaurants...orlando has nothing like that. Ohh yeah I ate alot in NY. They had chinatown, I had a proper plate of roasted chicken and wanton noodle...whoa..but of cos in american size.
ohh we walked like 20 streets to the 4 storey abercombie shop and found out that we were given the wrong direction:( so sad...
The only stuff i bought for myself was a levis jeans and junkfood tee. oh wells...but i enjoyed just looking at NY!! so this was NY

I have 3 more weeks to saying goodbye to Mickey! can't believe that my work's ending so soon, I want to leave because I can't stand working anymore. and I want to go home to hang out with them and live like a singaporean again! However there's so much more I have not done! I haven't been to:
1. Lion King show in animal kingdom
2. Seen the special fireworks in magic kingdom
3. Miami!!!
4. a good beach in florida
5. Universal studios
6. Seaworld
7. Toy Story Mania in Hollywood's studios..

There's so much more I still wanna do and so much more I want to shop...the big BUT! I have really no money...ahh...

It feels like there's alot more for me to face when I get back to singapore...home, sch and ministry..I am prayin that God would prepare me spiritually to face all that when I'm back...hehehe...home home, i'm coming home...

Another goodbye...

2008-08-23T12:32:00.008+08:00

This was a last picture...everyone either left, leaving next wed except for like me and 2 other cast member
I love this photo!!

This is a Ashni, a girl from England..

This is my twin...she's like my sister- Jenny..tell ya people more about her..

Look, Leo's a big Bully. This Mexican started this program on the same day as I did. We were trained together...

Fooling around with some weird glasses, I wonder why people would want to buy them.
Don't they look cool?

Eric...oh, I miss this chinese looking french guy. I helped him in this first few weeks, he's annoying most of the times, but I'm missing the annoying work times:(

Oh Roberto..a fierce looking but very sweet Mexican guy. I really miss him too...cried when he left..

This is the last picture of them working 'hard'. I was collecting hangers...they were putting away some random stuff..

This is Roberto and his rented car..cools huh..he drove us home on his last day..oh man,that day was so so sad..

Here's my peter pan-Paul. We hang out quite alot, he's really reallu fun to hang out with. aw I miss him..

Melaine a very sweet and nice french girl. we promised to meet again even if it's 10 years down the road when we have our little Melaines and Christine...

Gaby(: oh..a very nice spanish girl..

This is my Suki from hong kong. I'm like her mother, asking her to eat more everytime I saw her. I miss her...

This is Mickey...hahaha yeah but she's not a mouse

Sophia..This girl is awesome,once when i was so sick, she gave me her home cooked food. She cooked me so yummy home cooked food. a very very sweet girl, very helpful..definitely love her and missing her..this picture was taken on her last day.

Some random picture taken on the way to work..Leo and Victor..

This is me and Hasanah. hahaha this girl, I see her at home and at work, she's from NYP too..
We're pretty lucky to be posted to the same store...

This is the bed i sleep on every sat when i stay over at my pastor's family's place. The stuffed animals are the ones their daughter evangeline put on my bed every sat. she's a very sweet girl. She'll give me different soft toys to sleep with every sat...I love playing with her..

This is our Worship team...Chris,Enoch,Rose (His mom,also the pastor's wife),me, Pablo,Josline

Enoch,Pablo,Tiffany and Sean

me and Pablo..he joined us for the summer but left for his home in another city in florida. oh man, i'll miss all his nonsence..

This was taken today..updated huh?
It's a Water Baptism at Living Stone Church. it's their first water baptism ceremony..

Sorry it's dark, but it's Jenny being baptised..yeah my co-worker...

it's her at the back..use some eye power to see..(X_X)

Ok, i'm sure u can see this..that's her and Pastor Joseph..

The man in white is a father who just got baptise, it was so touching to see him being water baptised and hearin his story of why he decided to get baptised. His wife just passed away this year march and he didn't become a christian till recently in the water baptism class. His youngest daughter lilian also got baptised today. Cool huh? I will wanna get water baptised with my dad too...

Me and my sister...it was soo sooo touching to see how she was a non-b, bring her to church, see how she grew as a christian, how she got water baptised today, how she confess today to follow Jesus till the rest of her life...
She's leaving in a week's time..With all these in my heart...I started tearing when I hugged her after she got baptised..

and here's the pictures of us crying when we hugged..when we looked into each other's eyes,knowing we'll never see each other again, being so grateful towards each other and thinking about our friendship not only at Disney but also in the Lord...oh gosh, we cried like we're both dying...
sound like we're lesbians huh..hahaha but it's the friendship we had for each other. well..I don't know why but my friends at church insisted to take a picture of us crying...

it's hard to leave her, she's the only one that made me cried so hard..Well..she find me a blessing to bring her to church and help her grow, but I guess she had to know she's a blessing from God to me too. Seeing her grow and sharing a friendship with her is the greatest joy..

She'll definitely be missed...I hope i'll not cry as bad when she leaves..

Recently..work became very quiet because many of my close friends left. I began to miss home and began to want to go home to where everyone used to be. I finally had my new york trip settled, i'll be there from the 3rd sept to 6th sept. I am excited!!! Also I finally got in contact with the Hope LA people...i'll be visiting them before I come back to Singapore. Exciting too.. i've heard some stories about the youth group there, they need materials in training shepherds and CLS..whee...this kind of things drive me crazy..it makes me want to and have to just do something!!!

There are so many things I want to do before I leave. my last 2 months here..i want to make it a huge blast with God!! come on christine...time to grow!!!....

Month of Goodbyes

2008-08-09T11:47:00.006+08:00

I have just too many things to fill this blog with, a thousand thoughts are in my mind now. In anyway, this month is going to be a month of goodbyes. In Chinese it's the month of Ghost, wahahaha papa ask me to take care so funny. ohh wells, anyway this is a month of goodbyes because a bunch of friends just left yesterday. And Each of this week in august, different close co-workers are gonna end their program and leave
Here's some pictures of the cool dudes who left:(

This is Montse from Mexico

On your right in Monica,also from Mexico, the one on your left isn't leaving that soon

Ohhh, These are my hong kong co-workers, the ones on extreme left (Gina) and right (Stacy) left yesterday, the other 2 are leaving next week.

This is Astrid, another hong kong girl that left yesterday.

Oh this is an awesome girl named Greta, she's a crazy outgoing girl

Anotnio, also from Mexico, my buddy..awhh..i'm missing him already. This is our last pancake together

Lorraine, from Scotland. She's another really friendly awesome girl.

Itsaso from Spain..

Flor, a really sweet and nice girl from Mexico also.

This is my baby gina, hehe I gave her a kiss before she left..

Some other random and crazy pictures of me and my co-workers:

Crazy bus pictures..

another random bus pic..

me and the hong kong girls on the bus

Sexy huh..haha

This entire long table is filled with the WOD (world of Disney) people...

Seeing these people leaving me was a really painful thing..
On the last day of their work, all of us went to Perkins, this restaurant to do a farewell supper. there was like over 20 of us there. we went there at like 145am. ate,took pictures, saying loads of goodbyes. I teared while saying goodbye to the hong kong people, somehow they were the closest to me out of all that were leaving. I would especially miss Gina...
Yesterday, there was supposedly a last farewell party, but it was a failure, hardly anyone turned up,we ended up walk in around the apartments looking for people, just hanging all around. I was all tired and hungry, didn't get home till like 430plus in the morning. I was sad but couldn't feel the sadness till this morning when I woke up...

I opened my eyes telling myself " They left, I will never see them again..."
It's just amazing, somehow I am really not very close to these people, but I just felt so sad knowing that they left.
it is about missing their presence at work, missing their smiling faces i see everyday at work, miss just hanging out with them in the break room. I spent only 2-3 months with them and they unknowingly had a place in my heart...

The sad thing about these separation is to know that we would never ever meet each other ever again in life unless a miracle happens. I am not being pessimistic about it, just stating a for someone whom I am very close with, I would probably only get to meet her a few times again.
It's a bittersweet thing...I enjoyed every moment i spent with these people, they created loads of beautiful memories for me in my life in WOD, I thank God for giving me the chance to meet so so so many awesome people from all around the world.
It is because of all these sweetness they left in my heart that cause me to grieve in seeing them leave. now it feels so so so bitter, the thought of no longer seeing them anymore just makes me feel so horrible...

Work's just yucky, it's these people that kept me going...I can't imagine seeing the rest of the people leave the coming weeeks, at the end of this month..all my close co-workers would all have left..I really have no idea how i'll pull through all these work...

all these separations is making me want to do so many more things before I leave. I hate regrets, I don't want to regret not having enough fun, not seeing enough things, not going to enough place, not seeing enough things or not eaten enough and most importantly, not cherishing the people around me at this moment....I don't want to leave with regrets...

Anyway today is Singapore's Birthday! Happy Birthday my home and country! I am starting to miss home, am I alittle late to start missing? I somehow don't miss home, I guess because I know I would be back home..it's where i know i'll be back very soon. Well I will be back soon, back with my friends, my family and my life.. so I would rather think of how i can cherish my this once in a lifetime moment here....

i'm updating...

2008-06-28T04:20:00.003+08:00

hahaha sorry to those reading my blog. my laptop recently failed me so i wasn't able to do much till qian rui (Mr Nice) helped me to reformat it. pictures speaks a thousand words. i wanted to speak a million with my thousand pictures but i wasn't able to because the internet doesn't allow me to.
too many things happened recently, where should i begin?

orlando's weather is pretty weird,but its hot hot hot, humid. the sun kinda eats you. but it also rains very often here, it rains like 5 days out of 7. people don't like it, but we singaporeans got used to it huh?

work? i'm getting used to the whole thing. i'm dragging myself to it like most of the time. it gets boring because we kind of know everything. but i'm enjoying the company more because i'm getting along with the people there even more.

school? hahaha i'm done with the classes. having 4 saturdays without school. whee!! hahaha the test super easy. almost everyone got full marks. haha..so school isn't as tough as i thought it was

church? i love the friends i made there like sishi, trung, tommy and brian. really will miss them like mad when i leave. i'll post their photos so you guys would have a face with the names. they supported me spiritually and emotionally here. ultra nice friends. and i love the pastor's family. they are like my 2nd family here, they father and mother me, and i seem to have a sister and brother. hahaha they let me feel at home, i thank God for them. it's home home feel...
and i did back up singing for the church praise and worship last sunday. haha of cos i'm not as good as our church's worship team because this is a small church. but i'm excited to bring this worship team to another level so we can help people worship to another level. and i'm starting to evangelise and sow on friends that i meet here. a china friend of mine from work is going church with me this sunday!! hahaha exciting huh...

serving God is really part of me. something i'll never feel tired doing because i know the impact i make eternally. this is the greatest cause....the only thing i know would last.

when i'm here, i got to know who are friends. who are people who really love me and care for me. like stacie?..my roommatie..though our values differ, but she would talk to me at my value level, she knows me and would not talk me out of what i belive in. hehehe we live in peace and harmony. we help each other in our sad days..hehe..we also laugh at each other's stories. thank God for a roommate like her. another friend i really thank God for is dewen, he stood me through alot of my tough times. sharlene, ting and jency too. these are people i know i can rely on, no matter how ugly i turn, they still reach out with grace and love towards me without judging me. too many things changed in my life recently. these people kept me close to God.

i really appreciate these friends from the bottom of my heart(: thanks guys...

last monday i went shopping with zac. haha spent like $150? i bought 2 tees from anchor blue, a top, a dress, a necklace, a belt, a shorts and a jacket from heritage. also i got an american eagle sunglass. yeah all these cost 150 bucks. hehehe i kinda over spent but i guess i'll not go shopping for the next few weeks. gotta save up for my travelling.

i'm still waiting for the travel agent to reply me on the extension of my tickets. and i'll start booking flights to LA. yeah, planning on my new york trip too. hehe exciting...
that's about it about my life here..

what i want to do now? MOVE ON!!...haha...

So Far So Good

2008-05-10T12:34:00.010+08:00

this is the magic castle that Cinderella lives in (: beautiful isn't it? Stacie wants her wedding to be in that castle..hehe

this is my favourite Stich!! CUUttee...

this is Chip,oopss where's Dale? Cute cute...

ohh Pluto! he's my another favourite too!!

haha Snow White's my Favourite Princess, i love the 7 Cute Dwarfs too...that was Grumpy beside her

hello Pooh! he's cute though i don't quite like this bear..hehe

The Villians.. look fierce, aren't they?

this is the Tea Cup ride me,Zac and Stacie was on,we spin it like mad..haha it was fun

i was in Mickey's feet, haha it's in World of Disney, my store.

Zac with a beautiful background in Magic Kingdom

This is me..haha tryin to act emo

of cos random looks the best, she fit in and blend into the background very well

another photo of me(:

oh we met Fairy God Mother, i told her to bring Prince Charming to me soon(:

this is pooh's home...cute isn't it?

this is Einsney,Jeslyn,me and Lumi at Epcot

AAHHH Donald Duck, i wanted to huge him but didn't get a chance, the line was too long

ohh but i got Aladdin though!! he's very handsome. we got his authorgraph..

this is the chinese Resturant we went last sat for buffet dinner! hmm isn't that authentic or fresh but well, it was a feast since we haven't had any chinese food for a loooooonnnnng time. hehe

the newest look of myself..did i get fat?or did i slim down? actually i'm still the chubby me(:

this is Tommy and SiShi (pronounced as C.C)

this is me and tommy, we took these photos after church last Sunday. reason why we took this picture is because you all have to check out Tommy's hair! LOOK CAREFULLY...it's half down with gel, the other is without gel (: hahaha we hang out at his place last friday, we played poker and he lost. so this was his punishment!!! whose idea was it? definitely not me, it's his roomate David that sugguested that!

this is a snapshot few weeks back when i came back from walmart on the bus. well, the airplanes gives such sweet surprises. this was a sweet evening for me(: the airplane drew U+God=(: and LOVE GOD (: isn't this cool? well, i never seen that back in Singpore.

enough of all the snapshot, i'm really too busy in work recently, i sleep wake up and work. life is basically like that. but church make my life more fun..let's talk about work! i really enjoy working!! i get to meet people frm all over the world. really,speakin so many different language. i'm learning spanish from my friends, it's the fun part of working here. meeting people from all over the world is the reason why i love to be in the Hospitality Industry. of cos the hours are very funny, like i work till midnights, if i end at 11pm,i'm very very happy. haha sadly,i fell sick on thursday, i pushed myself through workin 11 hours, it's really giving my best to the guest from my heart even though i'm really not well.

i miss mummy's cooking. i'm eatin instant rice or cup noodles everyday. breakfast is standard cereal. i miss digestives biscuit man, here it's too expensive. oh but thank God for the kind people i meet at work. i have 2 Korean Aunties that work there, they'll share their korean kimchi etc with me. whhoohoo..yummy!! also i was so blessed on thurs, i was sick and had to eat mac cos i didn't have time to do dinner, and this china friend-sophia gave me her dinner cos she was too full to eat. hehe it was RICE!! with chicken drumlet,potatoa and celery..i hate celery but it tasted sooo good that time! i miss home cooked food.

it's turning warm here, but it's dry still, sometimes i'll forget about applying moisturiser and the next time i'll realise my skin's all cracking. eww..haha but i'm enjoying summer, yeah! beach! hahaha yeah..

quite a few things happened these few weeks. like first thing,i finally settled into one church- Living Stone Community Church. i spend like US$55 on cab to get there. i sacrificed just to get there. but it was all worth it. i love the people i meet there, their visions all flow, and i know that this church goes far cos of the community life, the foundation etc.yeah this church is really God-given because i was asking God for a church that has nothing less than 1. Worldwide Vision 2. Lives accordin to the WOG closely 3.not just weekend christians,means God is in their lives kind..and that sunday's sermon, the pastor spoke abt these 3 things somehow in the sermon! i feel convicted but alot of things he mentioned. on that sunday, i know in my heart that the world's reaaaallly big. there's alllloooot more to be done for the KOG!! and God's really everywhere!i'm spiritually much more hungry here..i learn to appreciate the system we have in Hope.

the people i met in church are all Asian Americans, cos it is a Asian American Church. they are very family like and very nice to me. so CC and Tommy are the closet to my age like 20 plus? haha i hanged out with them pretty often. CC's like my closet friend. last sat we went clubbing and stayed over at her place then went church the next day. well...the clubbing experience was an eye opener for me. so well, i learnt alot here abt dealin with such things and how to protect myself. yeah...i'm excited to get to know more of them though...

oh and i moved apartment! yes. moved to the unit right opposite cos they had to renovate my old apt. so everythin has changed sides. feels weird at first but got used to it. it was horrible, had to move the entire house over. and my lake view is gone!!!sob sob!! i went for friday fellowship just now, was fun because i'm learning how to play volleyball, i love the dinner there cos it smells like home (rice,mix veg etc) and had some bible discussion, today's topic is abt relationship. i'm thankful to God for puttin these convictions in my heart abt BGR...yeah i'm convicted to make full use of my singlehood and wait for God's best.

reminder to christine--one life to live, soon it will pass..only what's done for Jesus will last. so this one life, i'll live it for Jesus!!

2008-04-10T04:02:00.011+08:00

here's some photos i took on the plane...

at tokyo airport and San Frans while transiting

some photos at Orlando Airport while waitin from 10pm to 6am

This is going to be a long long entry because it is the first ever entry in Orlando. Everyone’s asking me about everything’s that’s here.

let's start with weather here. I love it here cos it's cooling, it’s sunny but the breeze here is cooling, not like Singapore, the wind is e hot humid kind. however it's dry here, my lips are cracking and stuff, and cos i'm used to drinking the water here, i drink little, body getting heaty and i've got yan zhen again!!!
it's turning hotter each day, sobs:( when it's hotter, all our dear bugs comes into the house. Today, it turned kind of hot and oh man, there's little ant-like-looking bugs entering our house through our shut windows, there were about 10-20 of them? we're waiting for the pest control person to come clear that up!! I learn to kill bugs here(:

food-whoa fast food EVERYWHERE, i hardly find noodles and rice. it's really no choice but to eat fast food! but no worries, i'm eating salads to keep the balance there. sometimes too lazy then will just don't eat. so i'm beginning to appreciate my mama's cooking and singapore's variety of food! The Macs here is nicer but the serving isn’t as big as everyone thought, it’s the same as Singapore, but tokyo’s Mac is small…really small. there’s no chilli sauce here!! i'll get my parents to box me food very soon, i need instant noodles,soya source, honey stars etc etc.

this the Mac at OrlandoAirport

this is the healthiest fast food i've ever found there it's called Chick-Fil-A
something like KFC...this is the US$2 salad i eat to make me feel healthy..

this is the US$2 salad i eat to make me feel healthy..

Transportation-there's different shuttle bus routes that goes to many different place, it's FOC provided for the many students here. however it doesn't go to many places we wanna go, the timing isn't very convenient also. And there’s no public buses here either so we'll end up taking cab. I’ve spent US$22 on cab so far! Crazy right? Singapore's connected everywhere! Everyone…appreciate that!

Apartments- oh it's nice and pretty. I love my apartment cos….

Nice bed view

my bed and random's bed

Euipped kitchen with magical dish washer (throw ur dishes in,it'll wash it all for you) and this trash sucker at the basin (see the black hole there? it sucks all the food dirt in) cool yeah?

My closet

room dressing The toilet with bath tub

Living room and my mini office

other room in our apartment

oh this is Zachary's Apartment(Chathams Square), a totally another place, he's the only one at that estate..but it tooks much nicer than ours(Vista Ways).

Shopping- oh man, stuff here is cheap!!the one on the left is what i bought this from Heritage 1981, it’s under forever 21. cost me only US$18. the other one is from this shop called Aeropstale cost only US$16

It’s really cheap and nice here,plus factory outlets..best! I’m going to it tml,whee!!

the most commonly gone place is Walmart it's like Carrefour but much bigger, about twice or thrice of it. i spent US$65 there just buying essentials there..crazy..

Okie I am really missing everyone badly. Whenever I beginning think of anyone, tears would well up in my eyes. My only reliance now is God, his presence is my greatest comfort. I really thank God for this birthday gift of being able to come here. It’s a long retreat for me to recollect myself. After attending Traditions(A class for everyone that joins Disney) from Disney today, I began feeling so proud to be part of this company. they say they ‘make dreams come true’ and I’m part of it! Hahaha cos many many people dream to come to Disneyland where their cartoon characters all come to live, it’s a ‘dream come true’ so we as cast members are here to make their dreams come true. We make the difference between the best and worst theme parks! They make everyone feel appreciated man. I really come to respect Walt Disney, he’s the man!

here's my traditions class and my name taggy,nice yeah? beside the tag is this Donald figuring i got in the class for being the teamleader at the table..

this is the speaker James at Traditions class, next photo is me and random with Dumbo behind

I got my work posting yesterday, I got into downtown Disney(: it’s a whole shopping street and I’ll be working in one of the shops there! Next Tuesday is my first day of OJT, working from morning till afternoon, Wed and thurs would be 330pm-12am crazy working hours yeah…but nvm,exciting. I’ll be getting my costume like this sat? hahaha but I’m working this Sunday…haven’t gotten a chance to go find a church yet

Anyway I think I’m really very blessed and taken care of by God. Thank God for: 1. my smooth plane ride 2.Roommates who are all from my school 3. A bedroom corner with such a beautiful lake view 4. getting to work at downtown Disney, somewhere I want to go to! Yesterday was birthday….hmm felt especially sad because I missed home even more, but thank God for my frenz here, we had a mini birthday party. It’s our first cooked meal at home. Thanks Frenz!!

oh my cake(:

oh QianRui (Cherry) was the cook of the day!

everyone helping out..and boo the food..

everyone eating our first home cooked food..

Later in the night I finally had a chance to read through the letters and cards from West C, I am really so touched. Teared when I read a few of those letters…I thank God for using me to touch these lives, I remembered all that I’ve been through with this much. It is really God who worked through me. I thank God that there’s this bunch of friends who I know will be there for me. The support I get from West C and my dmm is very much appreciated.

Hahaha yeps, I’m adapting well, so no worries! Love you all!! Email me, update me about you, I’ll be very glad to hear from you…

Pleasant Surprise

2008-04-04T08:01:00.003+08:00

It's 8am now, just came home about an hour ago with a pleasant surprise (: my brother handed me a 77th street plastic bag telling me "I got this for you, see if it fits" hahaha a gift from him after 1000 years. it's a plain dirty red belt, ohh but i love it because it's simple and it's from him!! so touched and felt so loved!!!

hmmms, yeps, my brother looks like he doesn't care, but deep down, i know he does!! whee!! i pray he will grow up to take care of the ong family when i'm not around. i'm very sure he will actually! well this is actually one of my concern. if you know my brother, you'll understand why i'm so afraid to not be around in my family. he's practically a fire starter, and i'm kind of like the fire fighter. i'm my parent's outlet, so without me....hmmm i can't quite imagine how it would turn out.

but it's alright, i'm leaving it all unto God's hands. i gotta grow up a little more, my brother too!!

ohh..anyway i sang kbox with my dearest ting, jency n dewen! hahaha sing till mad. but i enjoyed it anyway.i sang loads of show luo's songs anyway.
thanks sharlene for spamming my hard disk with loads of Christian songs, teaching, sermons and of cos with shows (:
thanks to my dearest sheepie fong yee for giving me a customized laptop bag! whoots, i LLOOovve it!it's super soft and comfy..

i'm leaving in less 24 hours time. soooo excited but also soooo sad....really hugging me now makes me miss you even more! thanks friends for allll!!! whee...
the next update will be me doing it in the states or probably when i transit.

"GOD!!!!i know you are able!!...so...."
- don't let me motion sickness on the plane kill me
- help me to be smart and not be doo doo bird when i'm in the states...
- take goodie care of my papa mama and shao ee
- cover West C spiritually

3...2...1...

2008-04-02T12:07:00.007+08:00

Whoa...how fast can 3,2,1 be? years,months,weeks,days,hours,minutes and seconds..i'm counting the days left now! it's getting really exciting, whenever i think of it now, butterflies would fill my stomach. i don't quite dare to think about the whole thing now, i'm just trying to make sure i don't forget packing anything! hahaha and make sure i spend quality time with all my dearest friends whee!(:

ohhh Thank God for all these friends in my life man, they make life sooooo much easier!! yeps, almost 90% of my friends are from church, but that's more than enough!! i realized that half of my "to get list" was canceled out cos i need not get them, my friends got them for me!! thank you all soooo much. here's some pictures of my goodies and besties..
Fong yee me and wendy at Cafe Cartel..
Jo jo and me
Sheeeeepss loves me ..and i love sheeepss
Mei mei and meFong yee and me
yen li(: sob sob..she can't send me off..but thank God for this friend in life!

Yan Ming and JoleneSheeeep.....love thems...my Friends for life(: thanks for shopping and eating the WHOLE day with me!we all look tired yeeah? cos we really are..after the long long sat!! jency looks like the princess,ting and i look like her maid..whoahahaha!\

continuing...yeah i've started packing my bag like last night? hahaha hmm i had more than what i thought i needed to pack!! crazy!...k i pray i can squeeze everything in without exceeding the 32kg limit. but then again i need space for my new stuff i'll get there:D

well spiritually...i'm getting more and more ready! i'll go there and really get myself refresh and i take a long break from ministry! this time, i'll really take to grow in my relationship with God and my own character....
christine ganbate neh!!

everything's falling into place, thank God for being there for me and thank God for ting,jency,dewen and shar for seeing me through all the preparation...
whee! wat's life without these God given friends?^-^

Regrets...

2008-03-28T14:08:00.002+08:00

This was something i kept thinking about last thursday. recently, many people chose to leave God, leave the church because of various reasons. well, all i feel for them is regrets. Now everything might seem like they wanted, seem like it's the best, However, i know that at the very end when we ALL meet Jesus for judgement day. Bible states it's a day where there'll be "gnashing of teeth"...this symbolises the deep regrets when we could only bite our teeth real hard and"arghhhhhh...IF ONLY..." i know that on judgement day, they will regret....

People did things which i felt the 'regretin' for them. things which i hope i could help them turn it around for them. but but but but...i've learnt this important lesson-----> i can't!hahaha there are too many things beyond my very control. i can only remember that God is Soverign. He is still in control! Amen and Amen to that! I will give my best to interceed for these people and TRUST e Lord fully!

moving on...WHEE!! countdown 7 days! i've got exactly 1 last week left!! hahaha everything's more or less prepared! Thank God for a loving and caring mummy (: she initiated to help me get vacum pillows,bedsheets,shampoo,conditioner,body wash,contact lens tablets,cleanser and solution! whoa..a big burden lifted up after gettin all my essentials =)

things left to do:
1. Make copies of all my documents
2. Give copies of my passport,visa and e-tix to Mr Kumar this monday
3. Pack my Stuff!!

yep yep, things are falling in place. somehow i'm wishing this week will pass me quickly. Get-it-over-and-done with. i'm kinda taking it as easy as possible,but there are people around me like my dad's making it tougher for me =S hahaha trying to physco myself that 6months is short! whoahahaha. Spiritually, i'm preparing myself le!

something i've been reminding myself:
1. Reverence towards God. He's all knowing, all powerful and all present
2. Discipline. i gotta decide to pray,to read the WOG,to go to church.
3. Giving my undivided devotion to God when i'm there!

you know i wanna GROW there, i don't wanna crash there! yep yep...so pls pls pray for me yeah?hahaha
okie question christine--"what would you miss most in Singapore?"
Christine replies "People, my family and my church"

West 1st Anniversary's tml! exciting man, "Lord pls make it a success" Amen and Amen!!

Countdown...22 more days left

2008-03-14T02:48:00.003+08:00

todays' about complaining all that i'm going through cos of going to the states

i just went to school with random today to collect our DS-2019 forms, her Anne had the last 'E' cut off. poor her has to go through so many other stuffs.
this whole getting-into-US thinggy is very complicating, 1000 forms to fill, loads to pay...i've paid about $150 bucks so far, much more to come. here's the list of things i still have to do to get myself into the states:
1.Pay my $2404 air tickets tml
2.Do my $196.50 cashier's order at the bank-to apply for US visa so i can work n stay there
3. US$100 SEVIS Fees using credit card, poor me doesn't have one-still haven't got any idea what that SEVIS is...
4.Getting Random to scan my CNCC (a 'i'm free from criminal record' letter from the police cantonment) and get it to Mr Kumar...
5.Go for my visa application at the US embassy next thurs
6.Get ready US$2000 to pay University of Central Florida (UCF)

and the list goes on and on and on....
i also got my flight itenary today!...Terminal 3.7:15am.4th Apr...
7 hours to tokyo
9 hours to San Fransico
5 hours to Orlando
total? 21 hours...plus all the transit time taken, more than 24 hours...
exciting? tiring?..both...

the stressing part about this whole thing is...i've gotta handle it all on my own. my greatest fear is the payment part, cos loads need to be paid through credit cards n internet bankings which i've got ZERO idea on. apparently, my parents don't know too. well, i guess not many understand and get to know all this crap i've got to go through...

worrying that there'll be mistakes in my forms, late payment etc etc etc. US is kinda strict and security is kindda tight there since there's loads of stuffs going on there.

other than all these paper work crap. there's alot alot alot going inside of me...
emotionally & mentally: it is HARD GOING... the thought of leaving my family, my friends, my sheeps, dmm, shepherd, my church, my home... the thoughts of being--alone physically.
these few nights are sooo....ahhh i don't know how to describe the 'missing' part.
so yep, pls cherish all u have here. i've learnt that part. this is worst than transferin to a new group..
i really am leaving EVERYTHING behind me...bringing along only myself and God and Random...
solution to this? God, only he can fill that hole in my heart emotionally...
so hahaha Don't tell me u miss me...don't make it sound sad. it'll make me miss everything even more..haha

Spiritually: i've gotta be a leech; stick ultra close to God. if not, i really can't imagine being suck into work, into fun, into the 'life' i'm living. spiritually, i've got loads to overcome there man. i'm praying for a good church there!! "oh God..."
the solution to it? DISCIPLINE. i've gotta watch n listen to sermons, read books, skype very very often!!!.

it's drawin so close up to my face. it's reality check! everything sounds exciting in the begining-Disney, States, Shopping, Fun...BUT...it isn't quite fun now. hehehe....
after all my heartfelt words, i think only 2 can understand all these--1. God 2.Random...don't know who can fully grasp these mixed feelings...

so what's keeping me on this whole thing? the fact that i will grow soooooo much more after this. this experience i can never have anymore. this is a mini experience of church planting. hahaha man, there's more to worry abt church planting man!!!

okie not being emo!...just being real,but no worries cos i'll be walking through this entire thing WITH GOD...i'll soar above all these issues, i'll make sure i shine at work in Disney, i'll make sure i stand above victoriously! i don't wanna cry every night i'm there, don't wanna be defeated! hahaha i wanna overcome this entire thing with my Lord...

Christine will take time to settle all these within her but she'll jia you, jia you & jia you!!!! lookin forward to Easter finding 40 and our West Anniversary...

Photos

2008-02-27T03:40:00.005+08:00

oops...looks as if i ate too much...

the YoYos and Random at Sakae Sushi

the 3 criminals who lied to me....hahaha
The green tea frap and caramel marc which Jessica and i drank while waiting for "nicholas"

me with elmo head...
yummy chawanmushi...it's like...whooohoo...silkly smooth steam egg...
haha our designer's ice cream..
ohh...drinking yakult at (Sakae sushi, $0.99 each), thinkin it'll digest so we can stuff more food into our stomach...hehe
*tink*...sooo nice pics right?hahaha...credits to jasline!!

So Suprised

2008-02-27T02:24:00.007+08:00

random 2 decided to blog today!!too many things are happening recently...
on sat, the dance production went really well, really glad it was over however sad that it's over too. because the process of it was really fun, i enjoyed working with all the dance peeps,every single one of them. it's the togetherness i miss..well we're goin to the zoo this sunday *smiles* hahaha i love the zoo, the animals are just amazing! hahaha can't wait for that day...
well after the 2nd service performance, we went to attend the 2nd service. God touched me deeply that day during sermon and worship, 2 things hit me- God has always been waiting for me to go back to him, another thing, God doesn't care about anything else except to get me back to him.

i heard 'when God ran' a thousand times, but with this new understanding, it melt my heart again. during worship God whispered " now you know my child, how much you mean to me" i cried at this point with whisper in my heart saying "yes God, now i know"... i'm awed by how much i mean to God! he has been waiting and on a look out for the past 13 years of my life, ALL ALL ALL he wants is to have me back. yes, is to have his child back....

well, after all that i was DEAD...seriously tired, cos on sat morning this kind soul sacrificied some sleep to make breakfast for the dance team, but she doesn't regret it..okie tired for a good reason. that day West C broke 40!!! all thanks to God and all the hardworking faithfilled peeps of West C!! my heart was FULL of gratitude towards God for all that he had done, a year ago, my group was only 15? strugglin to hit 20, God has done so so so so so much! i don't deserve it, it is God whom worked through me! God be glorified...credits to people whom worked hard to win lost souls too!!....my heart is still going out for the lost souls whom deserve to know----someone paid for their sins....

Sunday? haha was suppose to wake up at 8am to meet fong yee, dewen n tricia for tennis, i woke up at 1030 instead and still was in serious lack of sleep (k i'm old already). i ended up meeting fong yee and dewen for lunch at lot 1, ohhh we finally ate pizza at pizza hut, fong yee craved for this for like weeks? hehehe...yums

we went shopping later in town, but oops...we wore like we were buying snacks from our provision shop downstairs, absolutely failed in dress sense to shop in town. and the worst was, we went to mango! hahaha yah, but anyway i still bought a pair of jeans and top from it!! so happy!!!

i went to ah ma's house for dinner and to lao yu sheng, kind of late but it was cos we had left overs. only my 3rd aunt and my family was there...before leaving i went to the toilet and ah ma asked if i was inside, when i opened the toilet door, she pushed me in and closed the door (what was she doing?) hahaha she handed me $400 and said it was for my orlando trip, she added saying i cannot let my 3rd aunt know (family politics)...hai~so touched my that act!!...i will use this money really carefully...

another long story to tell..hahaha this was a huge surprise with my dear yoyos and random planned!!k..here's the long story
1045, met Stacie to do our CNCC letter, i told her i was meeting jessica and pascale and nicholas (another ex classmate) at 1pm...but i really didn't wanna go at first cos i'm not close to nicholas. okie stacie also said she was meeting her 'fren' at town too..k...so we seperated at somerset station, she headed to orchard. i met up with Jessica and pascale woke up at like 2pm?hahaha nicholas? ohh he was late for unknown reason,

Jessica and i proceed to get her cosmetics at ettusias and we went to starbucks. okie nicholas was suppose to appear but Jasline gave a suprise at my back!! oh i realised nicholas was an excuse and hahaha the yoyos and random planned a suuper early b'dae for me!!hahaha...so touched by it! this is e first time i was SUPRISED!!...

we ate at Sakae, the buffet was fabulous!!!yummy yummy!!!

to YoYos and Random:
thanks so much for elmo! he's so bouncy and cute!! hahaha i really appreciate you gals! love u alll sooo much! each and every single one of u gals take a place in my heart!!i'll miss u all for 6 months except my random..hahaha all the best in all ur attachments! have fun in them and share with me n random ur experience man! can't thank you gals enough (:

Photos=)

2008-02-25T01:51:00.009+08:00

this wasn't just a normal pose...they are trying to show how poor thing they are:) cos they've got bruises all over their knees...eww. but thank God for them
this was from dewen! thank God for him:D
oh this is even sweeter...5 roses from fong yee! so touched by it
oh chia ling...hehehe the world's fasters clothes changer..
oopss..i'm not a lesbian..jency expressing her love for me..hahaha

sexy girls...our pose for loose my breadth..
this is our opposing 'gang'..
another shot of them...
the entire dance team:D really love them, most of my close friends are from this team! i enjoyed every part of the team work with them:D
oh...shane's like our 'god'...hahaha

some snap shots while preparing for the entire thing
our hair stylist doing nian's hair
making up for everyone
this is our lead...Yu nian:D
another shot of my girl gang!!thank God for u gals:D u gals rock!!

Something I've got from Jacq

2008-02-22T04:10:00.004+08:00

i miss u. i miss the times when we spent tgt. i miss ur undivivded attention. i miss those days where i am always placed first. i miss those days where u would do anything for me even to the extent of pain. i miss those days where u would just say u love me, me only. i miss u. i miss u dearly. i cant help but to surpress my desire for u. i yearn for the touch u gave and the days where the world is jus revolving between u and me. these times spent is irreplaceable.

i never wanted to live so badly.

i can only say it is gone. i can only say i choose not to have u. i am having intense regret for the pressured decision made. i chose to walk out on u, i chose to avoid u, i chose to jus live in pretense. T.T i doubt ur existence.

i stopped living. i cant celebrate with u when u had victory nor can i smile at u to say u did it. i chose to turn away from u. i chose. the choice i made had put me in great misery and had turned me into an emo-tian. pain is an understatement of what i am feeling; i can only feel-- NUMB.u never fail to surprise me and move me with ur deeds. i always feel belonged each time i am embraced. but all these are GONE, GONE, GONE.

when u are gone, my heart's misses u.
when u are gone, my mind's failling too.
when u are gone, my world came crashing thru the day.
when u are gone, i think i will never be okaes.

BUT..i'm glad i made this choice.i'm glad i din go on further. i'm glad i chose to stop. i'm glad u just got cast away. for i never knew what could be in place if i hadnt choose this way. i was almost ruined when all seemed to be the end of me. there was no turning back but i am thankful i am found once again. it is his grace that pulls me thru the day. saying to rehab is a torture for addicts but to abstain is a breakdown for me (pulseless). everyday was the yearning for the touch, the attention, the words, the call-- just yearning for u. wonder if drugs are ever as strong. but each day passes with a new beginning and i am glad i was bleached with grace. i am grateful for the life i was given.

i never wanted to live so badly.

in all paradise...truth prevails.escapism is never a backdoor. u can run but u cant hide. light rays jus shine to judge. when it is day, shame never fails to be around. i took forever to lift my head high and again. i cant seem to hear what he had to say. all i am clothed with is disgrace. wretch and whore, i cant seem to find a line. i am all tt it describes. how did i ever fall into this route? i cant hear him anymore, dun even mention a whisper, i cant hear him at all. is this the end of my life?

i never wanted to live so badly.

salvage a worthless piece-- impurities.when all seem lost and life is tossed, i finally hear a whisper, i finally see a beam. i can never unds how live can be so free. i am not chained i am............. FREE! confession is pain but forgivenes is sane! it does exist! it does say u may live, it does say u are free. i can breathe again. i can feast with saints. i dun feel condemned, i dun feel ashamed. not anymore. i can re-live. i can express freedom once again.

i never wanted to live so badly.

BUT with the expense of someone whom i never knew loved me this much. the scarred hands gave me a second chance. the scar that serves as a yardstick for the rest of my life. and now... these scars in me allows second chance for many who are like me. it is time to hear tt whisper, it is time to see that beam. it is time u say,

i never wanted to live so badly.

God doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies the call

2008-02-20T01:49:00.005+08:00

oh i had a new hair cut..didn't quite like it at first but i'm beginning to fall in love with it
i cut it at far east for $30 (wash,blow,straighten and cut)
i love stage!! stage=xiao zhu,show lou. sadly, this cap doesn't belong to me..it jacq's
oh this is me and denise acting dao...haha and this is our ESS hello love's outfit
this is yen li and denise..acting dao too
ohh haha i'm frequenting my blogging habits. Praise the Lord cos our dance IS progressing, our steps are really well choreographed, i personally like the entire production alot, exciting, very exciting! i felt that every single production we did, it really is the best, meaning we are growing from glory to glory.. we're like 3 days away from the real thing. thinking about it invites butterflies into my stomach.

anyway yesterday i met my clique for our slumber party. we went to Minds Cafe in the afternoon. we played Taboo, Ugly Ugly Ugly, Animal Game and The Game of Life Simpson. Jessica brought her boyfriend along, so hahaha he's part of the Random company, so it's not that bad playing with him. i was his Taboo partner twice and yeah i'm just bad at it so is he, hence, we lost. but it was really fun,Ugly Ugly Ugly n the Animal Game was voilent, Jessica screamed really loud haha. In the Game of Life, christine's the richest! hahaha i've got like 1.3 million at the end of it, feels good but well, it always goes in back into the box. well life is like this too, no matter how hard i try to win or try to earn or how much i achieve in career, it ALL GOES BACK into that box. when i lie in that coffin, everything returns back to zero. i can't hold onto any single thing.
i don't mean i'll not do anything with my life, but i'll invest in the things which i can still hold even after i die, that is souls whom i'll meet in eternity.
ohh okie continuing about my slumber party, i went for WAM night after that. learnt that dances really gotta be aware of pride etc, i agree..stage ministry is a glam ministry. we got to really guard our hearts. this talent is given by God and would be used to glorify God as well (:
following that, i went back to jasline's place and played majong!!whoa..it's a very fun game, but very addictive too. i won quite a fair bit..we didn't use money but chips, the loser had to finish up the leftover fish.

today after dance, apinun me and yen li went for dinner. we began talking about the issue of BGR. i do agree that it is possible to manage self spiritual life, studies, ministry and this relationship. however, it is still the line between best and better. the best is definitely to give full devotion of our youths to God now. the right guy will come somehow. and i made a promise with God long time ago saying unless i'm able to let God everything and know that God can full satisfy, i'll not get attached. i don't want to rely on someone else more than i rely on God. plus, we come together to do MORE...it's more than just to help one another. so that's the reason why i am still single....an estimate of the age of getting attached? 25? yeah..no rush...

last sunday we went for ULM and God reminded me about having a child like heart and faith towards Him. yep one that is not stained by the sin and fully devoted to God. my obession? the love of my entire life? God...hahaha sounds crazy but well, this is the only obsession that doesn't harm=) that ULM was special, we watched a teaching on video by Bill Hybels, he's a preacher and pastor of Willow Creek Community in the States, i'm his big fan! the title of the teaching was "the power of clarity". the one thing a leader owes his or her followers? clarity...
the clarify of the messgae: Substitutionary Atonement. someone atoned for all our sins, we NEED NOT, absolutely need not do anything to pay back. Jesus foot the entire bill! isn't that awesome? yeps, people really really really matters to God!

tml i'll be sowing on this Jurong Ville sec 2 girl, cool! praying that it'll go on well..yeah! i'll blog soon, really soon....once again! come for Hello love or being someone there! 23 March, sat. 1215 or 230 at Cuppage Plaza. i'm dancing=)

Planning Day...

2008-02-13T02:00:00.001+08:00

ohhh...my brother and papa:D handsome brother? hahaha look like me?
talking about my brother, i want his hairless hands n legs, i want his slim figure n his height=S k i've got all the opposites ;(

hehehe sweeeet couple^-^
so forced to take this pic..
me and my beloved dad
mummy n me:D so i look more like my dad or mom?

My dad loves to take pictures with us! oh so sad, we can't have a full family pic cos there's no one to take it for us. really love this physical family i'm given! though none of them are perfect, but i'm very very thankful for that! my family and i caught the movie CJ07. The little alien dog is just soooo cute, it was a very touching movie. the tearing factor was 5 out of 5 stars ****** however, my dad said that it was a waste of money, he's disappointed. i personally felt Ah Long Pte Ltd's much much better.

anyway recently, my heart has been burden for many people. it seems like my compassion level was raised for people. this new year, i met my grandparents, i just suddenly realise and observed how old they look, the amount of white hair they have now, the number of hair left on their head, the amount of energy they are left with.....it gave my heart a squeze. as i look at these people around me, i felt just so upset for them because i know that they are not living that meaningful life which God has for them. it is like living just lesser than what's made available for them...i can't fully describe how i've been feeling for people recently as i look at them and as i pray for them....

this makes me even sure that i Need and Have to tell them about Jesus...

Moving on to today. It was a 'planning battle' day, spent 2 hours with dewen plannin for my group, another 2 hours planning for West Anniversary with yong mei and Regina...Woohoo...a pat on my shoulder for that! hahaha i've planned to my best..the rest is really up to God! yeah! oh soo after that, i went for 'retail theraphy' with papa. i entered into Mango in Isatan, i tried on mango jeans and a top which i really liked:D BUT...they didn't have my size for both the jeans and the top:( okie, so i bought nothing? nope, under my dad's pressure....i broke my shopping records---i bought a pair of palms within 15mins. i saw it, took a min to think if i should get it, tried it on and bought it. it feels pretty uneasy doing impluse buying, hahaha but thank God i really like it. well i guess everyone hates regretting getting something which u've never worn. i always felt that good food ends the day really well. My Dad brought me to eat at koufu's japanese cuisine stall. oOoo the Katsu Don was yummy...$8.80 for a main course, with a side of your choice with a cup of green tea----a good deal(:

smiles to God for this day ^-^

Liberty to Christine!!!

2008-02-10T02:33:00.000+08:00

3 Whoosss to Christine for finishing 7 projects and 5 theory papers in a month plus 5 days!!that was amazing, beyond my capabilities. really thank God for His presence in my life
motivation- when i just don't feel like it
strength- when i've go 0% energy in my tank
focus- when i've got too much on my plate
comfort- when i panic which i always do =S
more than that gotta thank my dearest sheep (someone i take care of in church)----->Fong Yee
on the morning when i had to take my destinations paper, she appeared like an angel at my door with 2 breadtalk bread, 2 lao pao bing and a bottle of starbucks mocha. i practically melted, felt so so enouraged to do even better for my papers! k my love language is acts of service, this act i'll remember ALWAYS!! This girl will be so blessed and honored by God because she takes care of her leader, when she honors her leader, she's indirectly honoring God!! Market Value---+1000 points. hehehe...selling my sheep..oops=p
there were always sms like from yan ming, yong mei, jolene, wendy, ting n jency n dewen, not forgetting my study partner--pascale, those encouragement meant loads to me. they are all friends i know i can fall back on....thank God for them:D

hahahaha anyway i am SSSSOOOSSSOOOSOOO glad all this exams thinggy is over!! i didn't felt such freedom for other exams, but for this one, cause it IS the toughest i've ever been through, 7 projects straight and it's 5 theory paper, my memory disk was FULL woohhoo..gotta think of a way to mass delete all these.

a small but cool testimony:
the night before my last paper i was down with a bad flu with headache and i've gotta memorise all the theory. try that, feel buring the paper and drink it down and like just sleeping, praying that i will somehow know everything the next morning.
there's this part 15 definitions!!!!i memorised it all, the next morning while brushing my teeth God just promted me and i tested myself for the definition of 'congress' ohhhh no i can't remember, i look through my notes before entering into the hall and took note of congress.
yep yep, out of that 15, 'congress' came out!! u say it's luck? hmmm can't be...too lucky...haha

k how's CNY? k...can't be bad like mine:
1. sick- can't eat all that good yummy goodies...still i ate n drank ALOT...ate medicine n drank water, loads of that!
2. look ugly with a yan zhen, k if u've seen me recently u've know...yucks...look UGLY
3. Cash rich time poor- i've got loads to spend but no where to spend it, i totally didn't have time to shop for new year *sob sob*

it's not really that bad....on eve i went to countdown at china town with my dad n bro (yearly tradition) this is the crowd...but its fun! 1st day of new year i met my cousins and extended family...praise God, i clique with these 2 closer cousins, 1 in NUS studying chinese lit, preparing to be a chinese teacher, 1 in NP studying business this cousin is my twin, we're born on the same year,month and day, i was 2 hours earlier than her, but apparently she's smarter n prettier...haha 3.9 GPA holder!!k...hahaha tong ren bu tong ming ahh...
NP has overseas intern in Taipei!!!! my eyes brighten when i heard that!!...like *Tink* ahhhh...i wanna go. i was telling her...go Go GO! she's also a taiwan drama fanatic so taiwan's like e ideal place to work!..oh exciting huh..
oh and i played with the little ones :( sad that i can't play longer with them...his litle cute girl is vivien...hahaha

moving on.2nd day spent my entire day doing a FOC fashion show in town with ting, fong yee, eugene, kenny and zheng kai...walking up and down, hahaha watched Ah Long Pte Ltd, Storyline- ** 2 out of 5 stars, humor ****4 out of 5 because i agree with dewen, only singaporeans can appreciate this. but i practically laughed througout!!it is hillarious...outside the theaters was this huge Garfield..lazy cat...snap a shot with it

today's service was packed. hahaha hang out a little with my very good n close friend--yen Li..this is me n her. she's someone that i understands n whom understands me really well..hehehe miss hanging out with her
did a little shopping in bugis today, hmmmm really nothing much. i feel like i loose interest in shopping, nothing seems like what i want. anyway it was suppose to be like 10 of us, in e end, all P.Sed us, leaving me, kenny and mei mei. we were half dead, dragging ourselves there, we charged our batts at starbucks,we prayed for sofa seats and God's just sooo good. i drank Green Tea Frappe...i'm fallin in love with it Stacie Mum!!
then ting, fong n mei came to my place n slack...we shared quite a fair bit and kept changing the clothes ting just bought at bugis..had loads of fun with them...

the Dance production's coming up....i know it's not the professional kind but it's everyone's effort...come n watch k? it's 23rd Feb 1215pm-215pm...i'm really excited to see how everything would piece up to become!

2 months and less before i leave...i'm seriously starting to miss all these people around me, every little thing in Singapore seem to be so extraordinarily beautiful, the night, the food, the sky....hahaha i'll make sure everyone in my group is growing n doing well....these people are my responsibility and my joy ^-^

it is ALL over:D

2008-01-23T00:38:00.000+08:00

first and foremost...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY PRETTY RANDOM 1. she's hot pretty and really caring friend. my morden mom!! she's the best example of a pretty hip mom!...hahaha celebrated her birthday on mon at Fish and Co...oh hahaha it was a whole time of laughter n nonsense.. she was saboed by the staff there. hehehe oh btw, my clique of frenz are called the Yoyo and Random company (Y&R co for short) hahaha. don't ask me why yoyo, but stacie and me is random 1 &2 respectively, cos we are random! am i that random? hahaha...k i am...

alrights!!! i've just conquored 7 deadly projects...man first time in my life i've been through so much stress. okie, but still, through these projects, i've learnt tons of things, writing speech after speech....typing reports after reports...so glad,i need not do all that for the next six months.

really thankful for the hope and strength that God has given to me for the pass 3 crazy weeks. last fri was the toughest part..had to finish my part of the report, prepare dmm, confirm song n choreo steps all in that one night. couldn't quite take it that time, it was like so many things calling out to me at a time. i couldn't give up on any and wanted to give my best to do all of them. stopped down n really talk to God all about this and found release....God really brought me through that night. managed to prepare a teaching for dmm on fasting n praying, found the right songs n choreo some steps..the next morning woke up really early and did some of the report plus the recommendations. i think if i haven't sought God, i really would break down.

really thank a few peeps who stood by me through this period of time....their little efforts meant alot alot alot to me...

Yong Mei, jolene, Wendy, Fong yee, Sharlene, Dewen- those smses meant alot to me. they spured me to go on....

Pascale- thank you for standing up for me and understanding me so much....

Jia li- those skittles and tic tac was one of the sweetest act...

hahaha my love language is acts of service, little acts of helping me, i appreciate from my heart.

well, i'm good not cos i could make it on my own, because i have a God that loves me, because i have this bunch of friends to make me who i am today.

k let's share some of my recent convictions...whoa everytime, ULM (Unit Leader's Meeting) is like a burning session, each time i leave that meeting, my heart seems like it is all fired up! last sunday's ULM was like the most convicting ULM. I believe in really mutual sharing n encouragement. that meeting was basically all the leaders sharing their learnings n convictions in the LC they've attended, and some sharing by Shirley.

"The success of ministry is proportionate to our consecration to God"- Pastor Simon Eng. Amen and Amen to this...serving God till the end is all about meetin God everyday, talk to him...quite like having a invisible boyfriend...simple yeah? yeps, i'll keep it simple too... i'm just so excited to walk with God like that every single day too.

and Shirls talked about serving God will all clarity of what we want to do for God. We only have one life. if we want to serve, serve with all heart and passion, i can't waste this one life away! i gotta do this one life a justice man!!! one life to live, soon it will pass, only what's done for Christ will last-----life vision statement.

And most importantly, everyone was just so excited to plant a church cos our church has this M238 by yer 2015..meaning having a million church in 238 countries by year 2015. sounds crazy? but yeah this generation of youths will be the one completing it. and i want to be part of this!! so it means this time 6 months being Orlando would be a great start!...don't know how to express my desperateness in wanting God to do something through me!!....

It's all gonna be over

2008-01-16T15:09:00.000+08:00

alrights! i just finished my appreciating leisure lifestyle project presentation. It was tough trying to pronounce all the words like Pinot Noir, Brussels, Pancatte and Cipillioni onions. hahaha anyway praise be to God, my group presented really well with confidence, our tutor praised us for a good presentation. hahaha yeps

on monday, i attended the first WAM (a meeting for all the singers, dances,musicans and media pple) night of the year...reminded that Eph 3:20-22 meaning i not only have God's power working outside of me, it is also working powerfully in me(: and when i depend on him, glory be to God! so will really depend on Him for my dance choreo, projects,exams and my ministry. talking about ministry reminds me about d-wen,mei,jo n ting being away in LC(Leadership Conference which only leaders can attend)..arghhh...i think i'll have to wait for the end of the year. i must and will go. but i really miss those away...

christine praying" Father i pray that you would speak and place your vision n heartbeat into each and everyone of them. let them be so refreshed, renewed and empowered"

anyway i'm crazy over this guy who sang this song-新不了情
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85YopcjdC_U check it out if u're free. it's soooo good...he sang it sooo well. okie i came across this song because Joanne told me about it.

okie last night, i read from Matt, forgot which chapter, but i remember that God reminded me how each and every single individual means to him. so i'll love and give grace just like how i'm shown grace and love to. alrights...shall be qionging my MICE (Meeting Incentives Convenction and Exhibition) project today. yeah jia you bah!! enjoying every part of this stress, because after all these, i'll have half a year without this stress.

you're the center of my focus...

Project and me

2008-01-14T15:16:00.000+08:00

hahaha sometimes i really wonder who reads my dead blog man, i'm trying really hard to blog...trust me i'm trying. hahaha...k thanks to those to who DO read my blog. anyway life now is very much like projects and projects, don't really have me in it. this kind of life is really meaningless, but i would prefer this than studyin n memorising a chunk of words.
thank God for God in my life..seriously, there are too many times when i really feel like throwing in the towel and just give up, but He is the motivation in my life.

well 3 down, 4 more to go...the last 3 was enjoyable cos business law and Human resource management was presented by skit. i practically lowered my market value...it's minus zero le...i acted as PCK with a rasin as my mole?!? okie then for HRM i became a turban bell girl with that white towel wrapped over my head....hilarious but i seriously enjoyed it all. My class's really creative...so many surprises in the skit.

as competetive as it is in my class, i thank God for this environment (though i hate it) because it pushes me to do my best, it squeeze the best out of me. 3 more weeks before my sem ends, before my year 2 ends. next half a year i'll be free from projects AND exams, so chris is just gonna enjoy all that proj n exams.

know what? my exams ends by 05 feb. that means "I CAN ENJOY CNY!!!!" hahahaha jealous? okie...but it's super stressful. thank God, first time i can really enjoy new year and end of exams.

i'm super excited, almost every night i'll be dreaming of 3 mths down the road, how it would be like. at the same time, i'm missing everything and everyone that is around me, the night lights in singappre, the goody food here, the MRT n bus i'm ridin on, my papa n mum, my frens, my group...

papa comes into my room every night and tell me " ting arh..you really going? i will miss you, no one will talk to me after u leave" :( that breaks my heart....hehehe but i need to grow up n be independent....so yeah....that's the way it is...

well 4 more to go..Christine shall go on enjoying it!!...new quote of my life "Purity of heart is to will ONE thing" yeah...loving God with all i am...it is God's presence in my life that satisfy (this sentence just touched my heart recently)

A Heart Warming Christmas Eve's Eve's Eve

2007-12-24T02:26:00.000+08:00

haha 22nd dec was known by Pascale to be Christmas's Eve's Eve's Eve. :D
it was an amazing day man! Fri's confirmation for the Christmas services was 40!....many didn't turn up:( but still we broke our 30 goal, we hit 34. First time in history of West C!! we finally did it!

*Claps* and *cheers* to all that worked hard; be it u've brought a friend or not! I think everyone in West C deserves a pat on their shoulders. Let's strive harder the next time and trust God that we will finish out 4 schools by end Jan 08!!! with my faith in God, i believe it is possible!

God blessed us with a kranji sec 3 convert---Ace and a clementi town sec 3 convert too----Ya Huan. these guys are excited! i'm excited for their new found relationship with God too!

during service, a part was really touching. the part when a bunch of about 15 youths, coming out one by one, flipping their cards of their simple life changing stories. those simple God changed lives just reminds me that these lives are the reason why i am serving God. my life is also one of those flipping cards...one that was uncertain,insercure and meaningless to one that is assured,sercure in God and purposeful.

after that was party at Palawan, it was madness. it was hot,sandy,sticky but full of fun cos everyone was there. haha...i left there at like 1130?and i reach habour front at 12plus...missed my bus 93 and thank God i caught bus 145 which goes to tpy interchange. so i travelled with my 2 close frenz,yen li and Jess plus some other central peeps. so i walked home from interchange...it was a long long long long journey...thank God yen li chatted with me and "eh!" i reached home le..at 130am
after showering, i sat down comfortably on my greeny sofa and started readin the x'mas cards i've rec. there are pple i've once led,frenz i seldom contact etc etc....anyway those cards brought me to tears, cos i felt loved and appreciated, it reminded me about how far i've came with God and i reali thank God for placing these people in my life. really thank God for choosin me and usin me to do soooo much(:

i'm willing to spend me whole life pleasing God, so that when i'm up there with God, i will be able to hear the longest personal affirmation from him.....^-^

Revived

2007-12-02T20:25:00.000+08:00

Eugene and e rest drinking sauces..yuckss

Kenny and Joy easting Wasabi bread

Rubin and the rest drinking drinkin egg white

me and my team eating sauces
muching on lettuces

This week was amazingly packed with many stuff. FINALLY all my ICA1s are all over. left with 6 projects to conquer! some cool things i've finished this week:

1. CRM ICA2

2. MICE ICA1

3. 鬥牛要不要 episode 1 & 2 (it's good,go catch it)

this week, i did some spiritual renovation for Christine's heart. the prayer meeting last friday was a refreshing time she spent with God. somethings i'm reminded of this week:

1. my rights and authority as a christian

2. God takes delight in me not just my ministry

3. i've gotta stay in close priximity with God to lead his pple. he's got so much to reveal to me

4. i've gotta keep a child like faith:)

5. people matter so much more than anythin else....i really pray that my friends would come to know him(: the best thing that happened in my life was him....

a few things that warm my heart this weeK:

1. yesterday, we were short of alot of cash to pay for some of our members for camp. my CLs willingly and literally poured out all their cash to give. that sight touched my heart

2. joan msned me just now thanking me for sharin to her about God and making her receive jesus. she's one year old in God! these people reminds me that my service to God is all worth it

3. just spoke to Zinc just now also. haha glad to know that she's serving God ferverntly there(:

hahaha enjoyed e time i had rehearsals with the drama team. laughed my heads off!!...anyway yesterday's west huddle was disgusting. Seeing those people eating onions,chilli sauces,curry sauces and wasabi.....eeeewww....almost vomited.and i was one of the victims. eating tomato sauces was eeeee....but eating the lettuce was the best. hahaha.....

k my random's straightenin her hair..can't wait to see how she look like..

Just Some Pictures

2007-11-19T03:33:00.001+08:00

Mei Mei Eating Banana
Ming Ming's sweaty plams on Banana
Banana Guan Ying
Teddy bear from jeiju Teddy Bear Museum from papa n mummy
(they sleep with me everynight hehe)

Sunshine Yong Mei and me
Check out her Act Cute look and her pink nails
Yu Nian's Banana Smiles
Banana Mobile Phone Banana Screams

k read on...don't just see the picures...hehe

2nd Sabbath day

2007-11-19T02:29:00.000+08:00

here are some pictures taken in the Sushi party: my Dearest Jency and me

Mount Fuji Pop Ah hehehe
Alvis (hope Africa Borther) and Mr Liew
Dewen Wrapping Sushi
Miao Rui and ME

wendy's mega California Roll
The Animal Kingdom
Human Sushi
The Hut

this Sushi was really fun!!! all the werid sushi u saw were the artpiece of our sushi making competition. Guess which one won? well the human sushi because Alvis (our judge) felt that it has the most meaning. Animal kingm was 2nd. and my mount fuji was the 3rd. hehe

it's my 2nd post. hahaha i know i'm a WOLS blog updater, but forgive me cos' there's mountains of things to do.

today, i woke up without any alarm set to wake me up. hehe spent quite sometime praying after eating my brunch. this is something God convicted me "Quality brings Quantity" because everything seems to have gone back to square 1. well, i've not failed but this is a chance for me to do it again and do it even BETTER..so we have not failed:D back to quality brings quantity, God reminded me that if i am so dying to see the house being built, my foundations and pillars (leaders) must first be standing strong and firm. yeps, that's the way it should and will be :) i can't wait to build every single one strong in their faith and strong in their walk with God.

read the bible from Daniel 4-6, he is just an amazing guy. He make kings honor him and the God he is worshipping. Daniel just has this die heart spirit in wanting to uplift God's name through his life in that foreign land. also i learnt that God wants us to surrender our all to God because if we do things all on our own,we'll be really limited, if we do it with God, we'll be able to do loads loads more cos' He is unlimited.

another acomplishment of the day would be studying for 4 hours for business law. pretty interesting:D ok being detailed sometimes isn't that good because, i just cannot afford to miss out any details and i'll take so long to do things. yeah but thank God for that peaceful 4 hours of studying.

heh heh God's reali good to me. recently God seems to be able to hear my food needs. yesterday after our SDMM, i was craving for donuts and *tink* we saw sharlene n her north dmm with e-donuts...hehehe i was offered to eat one!...yesterday during dinner i was lookin at dewen's economy bee hoon and hopin i can eat it, *tink* i had it for brunch today. just a tiny winy blessing from God tht brightened my day(^-^)

anyway, this week would be busyin with 3 test (biz law, destination & HR) so oh God, pls give me strength man! haha and this week we'll be startin on our district drama for camp's youth anniversary. the story line's good( good cos many said so)....a drama worth watchin. hehes....and a scary thing i'll need to do...sing a duet on ESS with qian jin this sat in church...it's exciting yet stirs butterflies in my stomach. i'm definitly not a professional singer. i only sing in kbox. k by God's grace. so come support me if possible yeah? The Playlist Pic (on the very top) is the event in which i'll be performing...

ok i'll load some pictures after this post, my com's lagging.

a praise song tht rings in my heart:

i will never stop praising you

for all the things you've done for me
and i'll be yours forever

jesus, you're everything to me

a song i'm addicted to recently:

White Love Story by ASONE(애즈원) a song from in Coffee Prince OST (for those who haven't watch go watch it!!!

Something I really want to complete watching if i have time:
公主小妹

Sabbath Day

2007-11-06T10:53:00.000+08:00

ok this is my very first post in my blog...hehes! chris shall start telling you about her wonderful sunday she had.

started waking up late for breakfast with my dmm before going to ULM(for ur info,ULM-Unit Leader's Meet) i made myself yummy breadfast hahaha...

ULM was amzingly refreshing, we spent a very long time worshipping and praying, praying and praying. we sang Still and Santuary, being a worship pathway person. The worship ministered to me:

Still- " i will be still and know you are God" God reminded me that God is God and he is in control of the schools i'm pioneering. recently, it seemed really impossible to finish the 3 schools. But God reminded me this important fact. yesterday in my Quiet time, i saw the disaster God brought to people haha scary so God's really able to do anything!! ok conclusion, it is possible to finish Clementi Town, Swiss n Bukit View cos God is able and is in full control.

Santuary- man, my heart cries out this song, a song that fits my heartbeat! i really feel inadequate many times as I am leading but God reassured that with him, i'll never be in lack and he will prepare me to be that santuary (A place God dwells and work through)

after ULM, we went with the east and north ULs to eat meatball noodle and munchy donuts, yum yum:D the choc o cream, latte, cinnamon is yummy. hungry looking at it? hehe

After that jency and i started our 4 hours shopping journey! haven't shop for months man...hahaha i bought 2 10 bucks top and a puma baggy. regreted buyin one of the top...it looked ugly on me:( here's my puma baggy..it's huge!anyways the best was, i went home seeing mummy's spaghetti waiting for me. i think there's no other way to end my beautiful day better than ending it with yummy food:) it was a great day of rest...heh heh

Really thank God for the whole day, a great Sabbath day indeed!! Hees...

that was sunday. well monday was pretty noraml, just that papa bought me chicken rice for lunch, yummy..then after school i learnt Dance from AnAn (O sch) ..i reallly love her style, love the dance and the feel of that dance! haha thank God that i can dance...

A Song that speaks of my heart:
i love you Jesus, i grow up knowing you

i love you Jesus, i grow up serving you

i love you Jesus, my life is saved by you

never forget never forget, i grow up loving you...

jesus!!

2007-10-26T21:36:00.001+08:00

CHRISTINE LOVE JESUS!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE~~