Uncertainty

All in Your hands.

Lost

@#$%&*

I KEEP LOSING MY CLOTHES!!!! First, my FCUK top, now my Bikini bottom. And my Polo Ralph mini tee!!! Arrgghhhh...........

Sesame Street Test

Your Score: Snuffleupagus

You scored 39% Organization, 55% abstract, and 54% extroverted!

This test measured 3 variables.

First, this test measured how organized you are. Some muppets like Cookie Monster make big messes, while others like Bert are quite anal about things being clean.

Second, this test measured if you prefer a concrete or an abstract viewpoint. For the purposes of this test, concrete people are considered to gravitate more to mathematical and logical approaches, whereas abstract people are more the dreamers and artistic type.

Third, this test measured if you are more of an introvert or an extrovert. By definition, an introvert concentrates more on herself and an extrovert focuses more on others. In this test an introvert was somebody that either tends to spend more time alone or thinks more about herself.

You are somewhat organized, both concrete and abstract, and both introverted and extroverted.

I bet you didn't think you were Snuffleupagus. Let's find out why.

You are both somewhat organized. You have a good idea where you put things and you probably keep your place reasonably clean. You aren't totally obsessed with neatness though. Alloyius Snuffleupagus (and all Snuffleupagus') is not sloppy by nature, but he moves so incredibly slowly that it is impossible for him to be totally organized.


You both are about equally concrete and abstract thinkers. You have a good balance in your life. You know when to be logical at times, but you also aren't afraid to explore your dreams and desires... within limits of course. Snuffy generally has very basic interests, but he explores his abstract sensitive side when he plays his snuffleflute.


You both are somewhat introverted. Originally Snuffleupagus was very shy and was only Big Bird's invisible friend. However as he has aged he has started to build new friendships with new characters. Like Snuffy, you probably like to have some time to yourself. However, you do appreciate spending time with your friends, and you aren't scared of social situations.

The other possible characters are

Oscar the Grouch

Big Bird

Cookie Monster

Ernie

Elmo

Kermit the Frog

Grover

The Count

Guy Smiley

Bert

Hey, don't be a grouch! If you liked the test, let others know by rating it below. Feel free to vote for your favorite character too.

Link: The Your SESAME STREET Persona Test written by greencowsgomoo on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Song of yore

One of the songs I always associate with RGS. I think it was because it was performed at the RGS opening when I was in Sec One, and that song has stayed with me since then. It's also a childhood song I heard from my dad's cassette tapes (remember those?) back in those good ol' days. And there is this one line that struck me when I heard it on my ipod today:

"Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts, the dreams are still the same."

How true.

Those were the Days

Once upon a time, there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours,
Think of all the great things we would do

Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way

Then, the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If, by chance, I'd see you in the tavern,
We'd smile at one another and we'd say

Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days

Just tonight, I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass, I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me?

Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days

Through the door, there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts, the dreams are still the same

Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days

Lesson of the day

If you can't trace His hand,
Know His heart.

MEGA AID!!!

I thought it was hilarious that Law Soc wanted to give us these...



It's actually suan mei I think, which I don't eat.

Jogging order

Conclusion? There is none. I don't think anything is concluded yet. But no, I am not satisfied with the results. Some things are beyond my control. Even if I could do something about it, pride prevents me from doing anything. The sadness is suspended. I can't bear to resolve it.

The OTHER one is a welcome distraction.

And if you want to know what this is about, ask me. Don't play guessing games by yourself.


On a happier random note, I went jogging on Sunday and I couldn't help but be amused at how all my fellow joggers stayed well on their side of the footpath. No renegade reckless jogger hogging the road.

I think it boils down to the order of society that has been impinged on us. Singaporeans are, on the whole, quite orderly. Or, we are taught to follow what Our Uncle Sam tells us to do. We follow instructions quite well and we are taught to obey the rules. Want Singaporeans to be polite? Start a "Courtesy begins with me" campaign. Want Singaporeans to speak Mandarin? Start a "Speak Mandarin" campaign. Want them to breed more? You can guess what happens next.

I don't think it reflects on how polite we are as a society. It's a mere ability to follow and to execute without that much thinking.

I am too tired to follow this train of thought.

Church pics

Here are pictures taken over the last 3 weekends as photographer at 2 church events. One of them was for the Epic Race. I actually deleted most of them since I passed them to Pastor Jhee, but I couldn't resist keeping some of them because they were hilarious! A bunch of people singing Christmas Carols with gusto in broad daylight on a busy street in the middle of May! That's always funny...







Oh and then they also played the "sandwich game" in Fort Canning:



And these are the happy people pre-sandwich game. One of them is Eunice. =)



Oh that's right, here's a picture of the happy photographers. I was in charge of Fort Canning, Ady was running around City Hall and Matthew was happily stationed at the Christmas Carolling venue - Paragon:




One was for a church children's outing at East Coast Park. Let's just say there were some games that got just a little violent...


And this was the armour of God game - quite inventive I must say.
I thought it was way more fun taking these pics actually because there was a lot of action going on and the kids were spontaneous. It was fun trying to catch the moment on all of their faces.








This picture is hilarious!


And I like how the space is captured here:



And then there are the leaders... don't ask me what Steve and Jit Kiong were doing:




Here are two my dear girls, Adrienne and Marianne!!! If you can't tell by now, they are twins. Their specs match their t-shirts!







Here's Ady and I with the twins and Vera



And here's how stressed Ady looked when she was distributing the prizes to the kids=)

Eusoff Hall

Feeling rather nostalgic. Here's a picture I stole off Ceyu's Friendster site. These are my E Block friends... It was taken shortly after I left hall, so that was before my hectic working days. How I miss those days=)

Birthday Blessings Part II

I don't have pictures! It suddenly occurred to me that I didn't take any pictures this time around!! All I have are memories! Dang.

On Friday, Dad, Mum and Jerrine met me at Ember for the family dinner. I thought Ember would be a change from the usual hotel buffet that we usually go to. I'm actually pretty sick of overstuffing myself. It's decadent and I can't afford to do it anymore. The metabolism has unfortunately slowed down so drastically and the cough is preventing me from exercising.

Ember was great. There was nothing I could fault with the food. The foie gras was a tad small, but for $20, I couldn't really complain. The lamb rack was superb. It was herb-encrusted and had little subtle sweet, sour and salty flavours oozing out at different times. Damnnit, no camera!!! =(

The apple tart was to die for. It was really unusual. The apple chunks were huge, but ever so soft, and they melt in your mouth. My parents opted for the banana tart with lavender ice cream. I didn't dare touch it (my banana phobia), but the rest of the family gave it two thumbs up.

On Saturday, I met some of my hall friends at Clarke Quay. Dear Lihui did the planning and the present buying. Thanks babe!! We went on a crazy eating binge. I felt a little justified binging that day because I had the best 20km run at ECP in the morning. We had Jap ice cream, then we went to Sho-U (It wasn't so great) and then we went to Brewerks for course No. 2=) Yes, my friends can eat. I was a bit horrified at one point. But Sho-U's portions were so unpredictable. There were no main courses. The portions came in varying sizes. Poor Yanxun ordered steamed duck breast, and all he got were 5 small thin slices of meat! We sat in the red room, which was a little round room with carpeted seating running around it and a glass table right in the centre. Actually the food was good and adventurous. I liked my scallops and prawn dish, as well as the squid ring with egg and tempura (heck, I don't even eat squid and egg and I still liked it), but the restaurant was almost empty. That wasn't a good sign...

Yes, it has been an insane but lovely week.

It's all about boundaries. That's what I realise. It's about not knowing how to draw one's boundaries. I thought that was a very good take on the issue.

What Isaiah said made sense. I may not feel particularly close to Him right now. But He is close by. He's in my reactions, in my thoughts, ingrained in my character. So yes, He's there for good now.

Birthday Part II is coming up.