I find myself missing quite a few things nowadays. Then again, maybe the feeling has been lurking in me for quite a while already, and it only comes out when I have more free time on my hands. In my last entry I was just talking about wanted to relive the Windchasers night, wishing that the seconds had gone by slower so that I could have enjoyed them more.

Not necessarily in order of importance:

1. Volleyball – Jane gets the brunt of this. I’m always bugging her about this, but we just can’t seem to find the right time, place and people to play.

2. Badminton – This is not so much of missing, but more of wanting to play because I realise the serious lack of exercise in my life. :) I realise I can’t do sports like jogging. I can’t run for nuts. However, I can play ball games like badminton or volleyball for long at one time. How come huh? I want to learn how to play tennis! Ok, basically, i miss the sporty stuffs I used to do. I mean, I've been involved in a sports cca in both Pri and Sec sch. Poly was bad enough, but at least I used to go to the gym once in a while. Hee. And now, working life! :(

3. School – Students may never realise this, but the schooling years of a person’s life is really the best. Years when you don’t have to speak politically correct; when you don’t have to please anybody; when you don’t have to worry about anything besides school; when you can make mistakes and laugh it off; when you see your friends everyday and yet not run out of anything to say; when you can go to town after school to avoid the weekend crowd.

Just last year in mid-Sept I was an intern, and now, I'm going to look after the student who will be having her attachment in my company!!!

4. Shanghai - Of course I was yearning to come back to Singapore while I was there. But the ppl and memories you leave behind, the no-pressure lifestyle. It was different, the kind of 'missing', from while I was there in Shanghai thinking of Singapore. This is like reminiscing abt things I left behind, while the latter was more of cannot-wait-till-internship-is-over-and-I'm-back-in-Sgp kind of feeling. Do you get the difference?

This was actually brought on by replying to an email by my juniors who will be going there soon. I can't wait till I can go back there for a holiday!!

There are some more little things, but let’s just leave them out for now. People, do ask me out for a game of volleyball or badminton!!

I'm thinking if it actually is a blessing in disguise. He works in mysterious ways.

Photos from Windchasers!

These are actually just photos of the band from WeiLin and Richard's camera. Haven't gotten the photos from the "official photographer's" camera yet.

Before we began..

While packing up..

Finally the entire band :)

From top left in clockwise direction: Isaac - Bassist; Amos - Drummer; Ian - Guest vocalist cum acoustic guitarist; Wei Lin - Electric cum acoustic guitarist; Jia Lin - vocalist; Me - vocalist; Grace - vocalist; Ginnette - Pianist; Richard - Guest vocalist.

Playing with Isaac's 'wife'

I may post other photos when I get them; depending if I have the mood. :)

Windchasers - The Endless Pursuit.

Events are tiring, time-consuming, frustrating and I like them. Despite all the rough patches, exasperating and maddening times, annoying people you have to deal with, the event itself is so gratifying that it all seems to worth it. Almost like child-birth. :P

After all the preparation, practices and rehearsals we had for Windchasers, the night itself was over in the blink of an eye. Right from the start of dinner to dessert. From the ice-breaker game to “More to This Life”. Sometimes I wish we can go back to 6pm on Saturday evening and relive the fruit of the hard work all of us have put in. The food cooked, the logistics of having everything ready, the skit and music, the welcome package and all the minute details that make or break a show.

It was heartening to see so many of us coming together to do God’s work, to spread His Gospel even from outside of the church. Of course there were disagreements we had to smooth out, eggshells we had to walk carefully on and compromises we had to make. But it was all for Him and I must say that it was all worth it. I think everything paid off when we heard Pastor David thanking God for the hands raised.

I ran myself haggard that night; seems that I always do so during events :/

I can’t wait for the photos and videos taken. I’ll put them up asap!


Yet when I surveyed all my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:10

They are now trying to replace cocoa butter with vegetable fats in chocolates. The reason? Money of course. The load of crap they are pouring down to the general public is that it will keep costs low as cocoa butter is more expensive and the savings can be passed down to consumers as well.

HOWEVER, how much savings is there going to be? 10/20 cents of savings for a change in taste and texture (cocoa butter actually gives chocolate the melting texture we all love)? As a chocolate lover, I really have to say that I’d rather have cocoa butter at a higher price than lousy chocolate that is cheaper by 20 cents or so.

Speaking of which, I have not had Godiva’s chocolate drink yet!

I just finished reading Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult.

Controversial and riveting. The kind you just want to read from beginning to the end at one go.

I wonder if she agrees with the actions of her characters.

I get very involved in the books I read, especially if there are moral issues involved.



I've been feeling really irritated today. Irritated and just a tad depressed and demoralised. Which is stupid, because it was supposed to be a good day. A good lunch with Amra and Afiqah, the All Staff. Albeit it was Afiqah's last day and there were feelings of sadness, but it didn't warrant the relatively bad day I had. I know it sounds very very much like an excuse, but I have to get it out: It must be PMS. I get like that once a month; I simply cannot pick myself up to get excited abt things, and I get irritated at everything and everybody. I hope that when I wake up tomorrow it will be a better day. :(

Mm. I wonder if Afiqah sensed that I was having PMS today.