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J.

"an attempt to make sense of and articulate the thoughts running through my head."



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TAGBOARD.


PEEKTURES.
FLASHBACKS
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75 FIRSTS OF 2009 (:
  1. My first time being in a sports-natured CCA
  2. My first time being in charge of a CCA
  3. My first time being closer to my CCA friends than my classmates
  4. My first time really loving my CCA and actually standing up for it
  5. The first time I got really tired and sick of all the internal conflicts within the EXCO that I didn’t want to go for CCA MANY times
  6. My first time skipping CCA (but with a valid reason. I was too sick)
  7. My first time rejecting a CCA
  8. My first time transferring CCAs
  9. My first time scuba-diving! :D
  10. The first time I learnt how to cycle
  11. My first time falling off a bike – because I was too shocked to brake HAHA
  12. My first time cycling at Pulau Ubin
  13. My first time night cycling – 42km; totally awesome
  14. My first time trekking at Bukit Timah Hill
  15. The first time I actually enjoyed sports
  16. The first time I missed the previous batch in my CCA
  17. The first time I was rather close to my CCA seniors
  18. My first time running more than 2.4km
  19. My first time completing 2.4km in 15:08mins :D
  20. My first time taking part in the Nike Human Race
  21. My first time running 14km within 1hour 45mins (:
  22. My first time I actually jumped so far for the Standing Broad Jump
  23. The first time I actually felt fit
  24. The first time I actually missed running
  25. My first time spraining my ankle THAT badly
  26. My first time doing CIP overseas
  27. The first time I really enjoyed doing CIP
  28. My first time going to China
  29. My first time going to a cold country
  30. My first time going overseas with 2 of my best friends
  31. My first time trekking overseas
  32. My first time eating almost the same dishes for one week
  33. My first time on a snow mountain
  34. My first time being 4680m above sea level
  35. The first time I really enjoyed a school trip
  36. The first time I almost lost my handphone
  37. The first time people actually said my Chinese was good o.o
  38. My first time having a guy as my best friend
  39. The first time I had guys as close friends
    1. I realised I’ve been in a girl oriented class and CCA in Secondary School;
    2. I came from a girls Primary School
  40. The first time I had so much to rant. Haha ask Constance. All our Rant Fests (:
  41. My first time being emo for more than one month
  42. The first time I cried over school exam results
  43. The first time I got worried about not being able to be promoted
  44. The first time I failed my exams and couldn’t get promoted
  45. My first time studying so hard, I swear.
  46. My first time hating a subject so much that I didn’t want to study for it at all
  47. The first time my mind went blank during an exam. Gah, I almost cried after that. Plus it was the Promos -.-
  48. The first time someone made me cry THREE times in less than 2 weeks
    1. Seriously, you should get an award. No one had the ability to make me cry. You did.
    2. Worse still, you made me cry three times.
  49. The first time I got so pissed and totally gave up on a friendship
  50. The first time someone made me so pissed and upset that I actually told him that I hated him
  51. The first time I got jealous over a friendship
  52. The first time I got woken up in the middle of the night for a 20km run/walk/jog
  53. My first time having blood blisters
  54. The first time I learnt how to play tai di
  55. My first time getting badly sun burnt – ironically, after that incident, I became super prone to getting burnt -.-
  56. My first time being in a school that isn’t within walking distance from my house
  57. My first time taking public transport to school
  58. My first time being late for school 8 times in a year o.o
    1. I was hardly late for school in Secondary school.
    2. 3 times in 4 years; once in Sec 3, the other 2 in Sec 4.
  59. My first time reporting to school at 11am
  60. My first time having to tuck in my school uniform
  61. My first time going to the Singapore Arts Museum
  62. My first time going to Singapore Management University
  63. My first time going to the Singapore Horticulture Park
  64. My first time going to the Japanese Cemetry
  65. My first time having fringe (in a super long time)
  66. My first time wearing contact lenses
  67. The first time I felt dizzy during CCA
  68. My first time having COUNTLESS muscle aches throughout the year
  69. The first time I liked someone I shouldn’t
  70. The first time my friends disallowed me from liking someone
  71. My first time going up stage to make an announcement
  72. My first time having a (serious) rashes outbreak
  73. My first time not enjoying Literature
  74. The first time my phone crashed – after Shawn showed me what happened to his phone; the same thing happened to mine -.-
  75. My first time taking the Lord’s Supper – cause I got baptized this year (:

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It's just this feeling, I can't help it. I know I shouldn't, but somehow, I can't.
Urgh.

But I think its gonna be an endless road trip. I'll just be traveling, but somehow I can't reach the destination. Yes, I can see it. Yes, I can see the fun happening. But I can't get there, no matter how long I travel.

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Lol Melissa insisted on holding up her fishballs -.-



I totally LOVE the pink hairband! Haha but even if I get it, where can I wear it to? But it's really really nice! :D

Heels at F21! :D



Love you loads, Carrissa! (:

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I suddenly remembered Sunday's worship service. Daniel was the lead worshipper and yeah, at one point in time, he said something I felt was really through. Look back at 2009, all the struggles and the pains we'd gone through. And God was with us all throughout.
In God we find peace, in God we find love, in God we find strength. He brings us strength for each new day. Nothing is ever possible without His undying love, mercy and strength.

And the testimony Pastor Seah shared before he concluded his sermon, well yeah. I was touched, I was amazed at what was done. Only God could have done such an awesome thing.
Which reminds me of what Abigail said that day. Really, if God wants you to go straight, you will end up going straight. Even if you go the opposite direction, He'll somehow put a U-turn sign for you. In this case, Pastor Seah was the U-turn sign, in a way.
Praise the Lord huh :D

Random, but somehow I like it when Daniel's the lead worshipper. I think its because he's a Young Adult. And it's more youth-ish? As compared to the other 2. Hey wait. I realised Uncle Daryl's no longer leading worship. Haha but yeahh. I prefer Daniel over the other 2.

I realised 2009 wouldn't have been possible without God. Shall summarize my year one of these days.

'Where would I be without You here in my life
Here in my life'
-Here In My Life, Hillsongs United

Thank you Lord for being with me all through the year, through all my ups and downs. I love You! <3

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Studied/did my homework at the CC just now. Charmaine sneaked me in. Haha thanks! Gonna reapply for membership there with Grace on Monday.

Boy, that place brings back memories. All the mugging sessions for the Prelims and the O Levels. Haha and I remember how we gossiped at the stairway a day before the Social Studies paper. Charmaine, Jaslyn and myself if my memory serves me right. And all the random roof-top visits. Oh and yes, the day Char and me got uber sian of studying and cam-whored instead. 60 plus pictures if I'm not mistaken. HAHA. Oh wells. Gone were the good old days :(

Met up with Carrissa, Melissa and Adeline the other day, Carrissa came back for 3 days. Cam-whored along Orchard Road, I got my flats from Rubi (:
We were crossing the road after passing Meritius Mandrin Singapore, walking towards 313@Somerset when someone hit me. I got a huge shock. Then I realised it was YunJia. Small world, huh. And she quit OSL! No time, didn't wanna miss lessons. I realised people like us who already have the white shirt can quit easily, etc etc cause for alot of people, one motivation for being an OSL, is actually the white shirt. Actually, alot of us who attended Camp ASPIRE too. We only wanted the white shirt haha.

Anyway, we were talking and yeahh. It's true that your Secondary School friends last forever. I looked around, and realised that many people still hang out with their Secondary School friends. I guess its because we've known our Secondary School friends for a way longer time, and they've watched us mature over the 4 years. I really miss Zhonghua. Especially 4E3!

And all the Literary Fiesta fun, all the rehearsals at Benjamin's house, victory party. Haha it was pretty hardwarming to see the Art students helping us Literature students and yeah, we all had hell loads of fun! :D

Especially during the CNY Classroom Decoration Competition!


Our CNY decorations that won us the top prize :D

Yeah, we stayed back after school to do them, we even came back on 2 Saturdays. Just for the decorations (:






Haha we had all the 12 different animals all painted and stuck around the class:


Mouse

Ox

Tiger

Rabbit

Dragon

Snake

Horse

Goat

Money

Chicken

Dog

Pig


I miss this corridor near our classroom in Sec 3.

Oh wells, what's left are just memories, but memories that will last us a lifetime (:

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constance says:
HAHAHA
irrtating eh
keep popping out and disappearing
JESSICA ♥ CAN WE GO TO MARINA BARRAGE? PRETTY PLEASE? (: says:
haha yeahhhhhh
annoying ttm omg
constance says:
tell him to leave you alone lah
lol
either pop out and stay there or not appear at all
JESSICA ♥ CAN WE GO TO MARINA BARRAGE? PRETTY PLEASE? (: says:
HAHA yeah. wth
i also dont know what to expect

Oh wells, that's life for you. Full of unexpectedness. If there's such a word, that is. (:
But, I kinda agree with Constance luhh.

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There’re seemingly so many things to do, but so little time. But the top of my list will definitely be studying. Yeah, I need to catch up on J1 topics, cause I hardly know some. Example, Global Economy for History. I crapped my way through the GE question for the Promos, had 4.5/25 as a result. Not that I was expecting more, haha.

Then comes the re-exam. Oh you know this sian feeling, of not wanting to study at all? Yeah. That was what happened. Crapped through the GE question again, this time feeling more confident cause I know for sure that some of the stuff I wrote was valid. And I realised that I didn’t even study for the GE common test.

So the best time to study GE, is now. Before 11th Jan 2010. No, wait. More like before 7th Jan, cause we’ll be having OSL Camp from 7th to 9th Jan. Its not a stay-in camp, but I doubt I’ll have the mood to study after the activities each day. Grace and me were talking the other day, and we talked about going back to the CC to study. I’m seriously considering re-applying for the CC’s Study Room card, cause I’m always in a dilemma as to where I should study on weekends and school holidays. On school days, yeah I can study in school, but sometimes I just don’t feel like staying in school. Oh wells, we’ll see how it goes (:

Somehow, I totally enjoyed myself in Li Jiang, I kinda forgot about J2. Until this conversation I had with Daniel brought me back to reality. The 2 of us were just talking, fooling around, the usual Group One style while queuing to check in for our flight back to Singapore, and suddenly he went, ‘I think I need to start studying for J2 already, I really scared I cannot make it’ Or something along that line. And wham, reality suddenly struck me. Yeah, I made it to J2. BARELY. That conversation moved on to H2 Economics and haha, he was shocked by my atrocious results for Economics. Heeh. But what he said was true luhh, I need to read up on my own, cause yeah, the lecturers in LT4 this year are seriously wth. He’s in the same LT so he understands. I hope we’ll get better lecturers next year. :D
Oh btw Regina, all the best, I hope you don’t get Mr Phay as your Economics tutor again next year. Otherwise, all the best. HAHA.

Anyway, thanks for bringing me back to reality, and the reminder that I need to study, in order to catch up. You know what? Reality sucks big time. But Li Jiang was still awesome. (: (:

Alton, Bryan, Daniel, Julia, Liyana, Ting Wei and Zhen Yi,
I love you guys! Thanks for making the trip such an awesome one for me (:
And YunJia, if you're reading this, I WANT THE SNOW MOUNTAIN PICTURES!

That aside, the skin on my fingers are peeling like no one's business, I think it's cause of the change in temperature or something. Looks ugly. And its annoying the shit out of me. Pfft!

Got some people mini Christmas presents. I realised Christmas's a pretty good time to thank people for what they've been to you through the year, for what they've done for you.
You'd have gotten one too, if things didn't turn out this way. Oh wells.

Anyway, there was this SMS going around today, it was a SMILE message, sent out to people who made you smile this 2009. I was scrolling through my contacts, and yeah, I realised many people made me smile. But I didn't really send it to everyone. Mainly to those friends I came into frequent contact with, and some from the Li Jiang trip. Yeahh, if you got that sms from me, I meant it okay! Haha. There're a handful that I didn't send to, I wasn't sure if I should. Nonetheless, to these few people, thanks for making me smile in 2009 (:

It’s a day to Christmas! I somehow feel that Christmas this year’s gonna be different. Maybe its cause there’s no Christmas service on Christmas Day itself. Then again, Christmas services started only a few years ago.

Anyway, I’m looking forward to the Fireside Christmas party on Saturday. And yay, Reg’s coming along. We were supposed to get one another presents for Christmas but somehow both of us ain’t getting pocket money cause we ain’t going to school. Haha presents gotta be put on hold, darlingg.
Made her a mini present, and I love it loads. And I think my GCE group members are gonna get one each too. Haha.

That aside, idk why I got reminded of what happened, just now. I think it was just the time I was going home, the venue from which I was departing, the stop I made before going to the bus stop, and what I did at the bus stop. Oh wells, like what I wrote in the letter to myself during our 7hour transit at Kunming International Airport, ‘memories are a great part of your life, but sometimes its better to let go of some’. Well, I admit, I wasn’t too sure of the answer when you asked me that question the other time. But, if you were to ask me that same question again, my answer would still be yes. This time, with greater determination, certainty and conviction.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

- Jeremiah 29:11

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Studied with Grace yesterday, and I feel accomplished. I finished 3/4 of my GP assignments :D
And I finally knew how annoying I was last year when I didn't understand A Math stuff. Haha the tables were turned this time and Grace didn't know stuff.
Jessica - yeah you dy/dx, then you get the gradient.
Grace - the gradient of the gradient line is it??
Jessica - no, just the gradient, if you want equation of the gradient then you make m the subject of the y= mx + c line
Grace - yar, the gradient of the gradient line la!

I almost hyper-ventilated lol. I kinda miss A Math, as weird as it sounds. Differentiation, integration etc etc. So in a way, I'm kinda looking forward to Math next year (: (:

Anyway, the amount of Economics and History homework is over-whelming, oh my gosh.

That aside, I've been having weird dreams ever since I returned from Li Jiang.
1. Weird torture at Tiger Leaping Gorge
2. Mystery principal's talk past 10pm in school o.o
3. The mystery of the extra railway tracks at Changi Airport.

Blog about them when I feel like it haha. Trust me, they're super random.

Rockband at Regina's house later, yayy! :D
Finally its on a day that I can make it. Hmmm but then again, I was the one that chose the date. Hehh.

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Christmas service today, and haha it was hilarious. Fireside put up a performance about the Christmas story, and Daniel was the one doing the introductions etc while waiting for them to set up.
Daniel – Okay who knows of a Christmas story? Raise your hands, don’t worry I won’t ask you to share it.
No hands were raised.
Daniel – Eh come on, I won’t ask you to share it! My Pastor is here, I can’t lie. But even if he’s not, I still can’t lie.

-.-”
But the performance was entertaining too. I guess it was just the way the actors carried themselves. Haha and Abigail said something uber true. She played the role of Lydia, Mary’s friend and she told Mary, “It’s just like, if God wants you to go straight. If you go left or right, God will somehow make you go straight. If you go up and down, somehow, God will make you go straight. Even if you go in the opposite direction. God will purposely put a U-turn sign there specially for you so you’ll turn!”
HAHA the way she said it was uber hilarious. I guess its just Abigail.

Anyway during the reception I somehow found myself talking to Daniel and Caprina. They asked about my trip, my ankle etc etc. Halfway through Daniel went to get somemore food and Caprina asked me about THAT issue. Talked and we ended up talking about guys and how enormous their ego is. Haha and at that moment, Daniel returned.

Daniel – Eh what!!!!!
Caprina – You all have big egos!
Jessica – Yeah. Guys luhhh!

Haha Daniel was super lost but we kept shooting him and all. Haa. I realised its been ages since I last talked to the couple properly. Okay, more of Caprina. I talk to her way more than Daniel, but yeahh. It’s been a long time. Feels like, I don’t know if its really been a long time. Haha and somehow, I keep ending up with them as either DG/CG mentors. That time when the adults were still our DG mentors, they were my CG mentors. Then the Young Adults took over as DG mentors, I was in their group. Now we’re doing more of a CG style throughout, and yeahh, I’m in their group. Which is a good thing! :D

House meeting tmr morning to do some things for orientation, and I don't know why I'm looking forward to it. o.o
OH meeting ODAC people to celebrate Waii Hoong and Shangyang's birthday tomorrow. Yay (:

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If only magic was real. How wonderful life would be.

I think it’s not the place; it’s not the company. It’s more of the person. Why is this happening? Please tell me that I didn't feel the usual adrenaline rush because I was still in a snooze mode.

You know what? This totally sucks. Urgh.



I'm not sure of myself. As dumb as it sounds, but yeah. Its during moments like this that I wished I could talk to you and tell you what's going through my mind. Just like what I did in the past. Too bad.
Oh wells, I guess I gotta live with what I have.

You know what, dear diary? I'm really confused. It's as though I'm stuck at a crossroad, and I'm not sure which direction to head to..

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  • My ankle still hurts. This sucks, I wanna go cycling, etc etc but I can't! I haven't really tried, but I think I can't run too. Even uber short distances like 1 metre. I guess I really amazed myself by completing the trek over in LiJiang. First few to complete somemore (:
  • I REALLY REALLY REALLY miss LiJiang. I miss Group One! Haha I suddenly remember this uber retarded conversation we had in MALAY while waiting to check-in for our flight back to Singapore. Stupid, Bryan and Daniel know truckloads of Malay, and they started using it against me. Hmph! Esp stupid Daniel Chay. Haha at least I had Liyana to help me. In Zhonghua, we learn more Chinese. In Monfort, they learn more Malay. Wait, that doesn't make sense. Okay nevermind. (: (: (:
  • No offense meant, but sometimes I cannot stand girls who take advantage of the fact that they are girls, and get the guys to carry their things for them during hikes, etc etc. I mean yeah, sometimes we get really tired and having the guys to carry our bags for us is a good thing, but some girls just over do it I guess. Its a physical exercise, so duh, we will feel tired. But since girls feel tired, won't the guys feel tired too? If we don't feel like carrying our stuff, how sure are you that the guys feel like carrying their stuff? Note, only their stuff, not their stuff AND your stuff. I don't know, it irks me sometimes when I see this kind of things going on. If its reached a point whereby we really cannot take it anymore, then yeah, I'd be more than willing to pass the guys my stuff. But its not. Now I know why some guys cannot stand girls and look down on them. Some girls ask for it, serious. Bleah.It's a strenuous exercise, for crying out loud, not some walk in the park. If you think you're not up to it, don't go.
  • I realised how we really bother if someone dear to us tells/promises us something. We kinda expect them to honour what they said. Compare and contrast that to some ordinary friend. He/she tells you something, but ends up not meaning it. You wouldn't mind as much. Right? Or is it just me. I don't know.
  • My throat's still sore. I realise many people fell sick. Either during the trip itself, or afterwards. At least I'm no longer coughing. I coughed like mad in LiJiang, my nose was ultra naughty. At least my nose tamed down, and I no longer cough. It's just pain whenever I swallow. Speaking of which, Alton and Bryan fell sick during the trip. Towards the end. AND. Seriously, I prefer the Alton and Bryan who're well, healthy and as fit as bulls. Because, they became more nonsensical and kept bullying me! Pffft! Haha they were annoying to the max, I swear.
  • I wanna develop some nice pictures from the LiJiang trip and paste them on my room wall! Then I can look at them and smileeee. Okay. It sounds retarded. But yeahh (:
Okay, I know this post is uber random. HAHA. On another note, Christmas is coming!

But I don't have money to shop! No pocket money since I don't really go to school, and it totally sucks. :(
Nonetheless, I'll still have fun this Christmas. Afterall, Christmas ain't only about giving and exchanging gifts. Its about the birth of Jesus! :D

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INTRODUCING, THE MAGNIFICENT CHINA TOILETS!







THE WATER THEY GAVE US. WAHAHA :)





ROOM MATE!





















LADYBUG!







:( THIS PIG WAS SLAUGHTERED THE NEXT DAY.



THE HORSE WITH BANGS.







UBER CUTE GIRL AT NAN YAO KINDERGARTEN.



CHINA'S VERSION OF A MARKET?







DANIEL AND CATCHING~



MAO ZE DONG.



AWESOME SCENERY (: ESP THE CLOUDS



ARE THEY MATING?





ONE OF THE RANDOM PLAQUES PUT UP AROUND THE ANCIENT CITY.





SAME BAG, SAME FOOTINGS. (:







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AT THE PEAK OF THE JADE DRAGON SNOW MOUNTAIN.



IN THE CABLE CAR ON THE WAY UP.



KEBAB! IN CHINA. AT THE SNOW MOUNTAIN.





SITI AND LIYANA, IN THE SAME BED. :O





I GOT BORED DURING THE DOMESTIC FLIGHT THAT I TOOK MILLIONS OF PICTURES OF THE SCENERY.

OH BTW, THERE WAS TURBULENCE AND IT WAS DAMN FUN. HAHA CAUSE IT WAS EXCEPTIONALLY BAD. IT WAS AS THOUGH WE WERE ON A ROLLER COASTER.





IN THE TOILET AT THE KUNMING INT AIRPORT (:



:D

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