pars and brocco
Posted by: [na] on: February 7, 2010
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last night, terence revealed at the farewell for tiff, theodore, audrey and kenneth…our plans to possibly name our kids pars and brocco..coz it goes with lee. then there’s theg as well, and the middle names of wafu, ponzu and yuzu. i wanted to name a girl stella luna as well.
doesn’t matter what we name them (though i foresee that they’ll have uber long names…we’ll leave the chinese names to our parents though). but i really look forward to a big happy family. (:
*coughcough* down with a sorethroat and cough now. i don’t feel mentally over-exerted, but my body is telling me otherwise. but i’m okay! (:
time to read.
Posted by: [na] on: February 2, 2010
things are slowing down now, less frantic. also because we are getting used to the new routine. we take turns to visit at the hospital but my mom goes every day so in turn, we help out around the house…ironing, cooking, cleaning, preparing stuff to bring down to the hospital etc. things are improving, somewhat and we’re believing that they’ll continue to improve over the next few ays, weeks, months until my uncle fully recovers. it seems like a long stretch but anything can happen.
back to school and I will admit that last week was a real struggle. could not concentrate well, body kept zoning out without giving me advance notice..all in all it was not very pleasant. alot of rushing-here-and-there so there wasn’t much quality/productive work done. this week seems to be better though. have more time to catch up on reading (mainly for school but trying to get some leisure reading done too…my World Heritage mega book from christmas, and this other book I got ystd called ‘other colours’). also want sometime to head down to borders/kino to get the book mrlim recommended..also finding time to read the bible more.
am trying to cultivate a new habit of listening to podcasts on the way to school.
another meeting today after class at science, then shall meet my mom at the hospital after dinner.
I hope you’re having a good morning! I shall go get my coffee now (:
P.S if you have some time, and a little bit more money to spare…check out Food for Thought’s new opening at the new Singapore Art Museum at Queen St. food is not bad, ambience is quite cool and they have lovely things to sell for a good cause too. 
grace
Posted by: [na] on: January 29, 2010
is how i got to the end of this week..God’s grace and strength to keep me awake and to plough through this week’s lessons and readings, and grace…my mom who has been an absolute rock this week.
i think praying really makes her really happy.
which in turn makes the family rather happy.
and also builds up our faith together with her own.
need.to.study.now.
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okay, so the last couple of posts were too emo. a result of the lack of good sleep and the constant inability to keep my eyes fully open.
today in sch, had a large mocha from spinelli’s on my way to science for my gekmodule and the aunty-part of me came into full-force…BECAUSE I was inappropriately happy that they charged me a student price for the coffee. maybe because i forgot that there is such a privilege but I tell you, I was really too happy for that $1 of savings…very strange.
anyhow, it’s been a tiring few days. not sure why also, think it’s the same for the entire family and more so for my parents, aunts and uncles who have been travelling to and from the hospital, constantly worrying thinking feeling about everything that is going on. i’m just trying to fill in the gaps here and there, help do housework, watch over my sister and her homework etc.
school this week has been tough. tiring, tutorials started..trying to absorb readings has been difficult. need to think about how history is the enemy of memory, or is it?
getting ready for RP meeting at 6pm, then meeting my mom again at the hospital later.
thank you for all your prayers, texts etc. it has been helping.
so there is a cloud.
Posted by: [na] on: January 22, 2010
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yes, that was my first thought this morning as I woke up. The room wasn’t as bright as it usually is and I wasn’t feeling warmed up by the sun beating down on my room. Usually by 8.20am it is too uncomfortable to sleep in. My mom happily turns off the fan at 8am as her peaceful, non-confrontational way to wake me up…my plans to be awake by 7am every morning to start my days early and to create a new wake-up-early-in-2010 are still not within reach yet. Today was 7.30am so that’s a good sign!
Rainy, windy morning filled with a bus with a stuck backdoor, another bus, non-gracious NUS students and still managing to get to class before the lecturer did.
my thought for the morning: EMAIL IS EVIL. that is right, despite the fact that it was the first awesome app ever created for the internet and it has totally transformed long-distance communication and I would so love it when I go overseas and when Terence goes overseas as well, it IS evil. 20mins of every morning is now spent looking at emails, replying them, KIV-ing them, and just when I think that I’ve cleared my inbox and done what needs to be done and can go live a more fulfilling life..BAM! 40 new emails in my inbox…only 5 of which are spam or doesn’t need critical thinking to go in.BAH!.
reminds me of when I was interning, except that during that time, it seemed as if replying emails, coordinating them and keeping track of them was my job. now, email is sucking my life from under and above me when I would just like sometime to sit in a cosy corner and absorb all my readings for the past 2 weeks thankyouverymuch.
in all things, I need supernatural, superhuman strength and wisdom. really, me = nowhere near enough to do the things that I need to do in the best way that they be done.
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ca’s leaving early tmrw morning. 
have a safe flight and say hi to cl for me! go get new holes pierced so that you can wear the earrings you just received. next time, i’ll get you bigger ones!
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“…Teach me what I need to learn in order to know You better. I don’t want to be a person who is always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth (2 Tim 3:7)”
“…I learned long ago that I could never match my wife’s instinctive skills as a social worker or hospice chaplain. When I meet someone in dire straits, I start to interview them. When my wife meets them, she immediately tunes into their concerns. Our prayer practices reflect another difference: I tend to pray at scheduled ordered times while she prays in spurts throughout the day…Apart from the requirement that we be authentic before God, there is no prescribed way to pray. Each of us presents a unique mix of personality, outlook, training, gifts, and weaknesses, as well as a unique history with church and God. As Roberta Bondi says, “If you are praying, you are already doing it right…”
just some things that jumped out at me and that I will continue to think about throughout the day.
To christine: no new pics of the hair yet, if there are i’ll let you know on fb or sth! (:
i know i’m a little too old for this…
Posted by: [na] on: January 19, 2010
but it is just so adorable and I just know that anyone sleeping on this bed would have the sweetest, cutest dreams.
these past two weeks have been busy busy busy and there has been family drama which just sucks I don’t know what to do and it seems that it is in the hands of the adults, and it just feels weird. Although I’m not directly involved in it, it is still horrible.
made some changes to my hair and I think it’s awesome. would like the colour to be slightly darker though. think I’ll change that before CNY but will see how this turns out over the next two weeks.
catching up on readings…or trying to. I’ve been much more successful on catching up with emails and replying them then on readings and getting smarter but I’ll do something about that, like…soon.
another cutie. the doll reminds me of coraline though. hmm.
work!
Posted by: [na] on: January 6, 2010
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trying to get back into work-mode is not easy :p
and it all starts with a cup of coffee!
need a strong one, and some time off an afternoon to think through what are some things i want to do/achieve during the new year.
new year new discovery.
Posted by: [na] on: January 5, 2010
the new year has started and it has been busy busy busy. not exactly happening but there are just so many things going on! once christmas came around, it was zoom zoom zoom! and I realised just on Sunday that the date on my handphone had changed to January 2010.
2010.
but before that, here are some things that I’d like to give thanks to for 2009:
1. For the friendships maintained and that have always been a great source of support over the year, I’m glad to have re-connected and stayed connected to people like ca, pat, mrlim, christine, kisha, jieying, the manlymen, brendon, eejun…
2. For growing closer to my family. 2009 marked me moving back home and also feeling more a part of the family and being willing to come home earlier, and do housework not because my mom asked me to and i didn’t want her to be upset but because i realised that i had this responsibility and I wanted to contribute.
3. that God came through for me over the last two semesters, especially last semester. I could not have done it without Him and the grades i got at the end were more than i could expect/ask for…
4. thankful that i pushed myself to study hard, work hard and not give up during the semester. i now understand what it means to challenge one’s self and see through the project/effort till the end.
5. my sister who has grown up in fast, strange and wonderful ways.
6. my tuition kids who aren’t kids but who have been a blessing to me…and for their families, especially ahjumma for always making me feel welcomed in their homes and giving me awesome food and drink.
7. w523 for being a great cell group and i know i’m slowly getting to know each and everyone better and it doesn’t make me want to hide or shy away but to be a good friend to all of you too. jieyun: thank you for being a cgl who’s always willing to go before us…
8. good food. it was a year of good eating and i look forward to another year of new food discoveries and the most wondrous food accidents
9. my very best friend: terence.
new goals for 2010? still in the process of being made.
2010.
Posted by: [na] on: January 2, 2010
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yup, i just realised REALISED that it was the new year when i saw the date change on my hp.
the reflections and resolutions are coming in bits and pieces, scraps even.
need to trim my nails. and there’s much to do tmrw..which is a sunday!
