JoshuaKineticKartik

2008-12-01T02:00:00.002+08:00

i'm so excited ... 4 great events coming my way ...

1-2 dec
PALSIIWAJAE
(i.e. Post A-Level. Screw It. It WAs Just An Exam)

3 dec
AJC Dinner and Dance at Mariott

5 dec
J2 StAJe outing @ Sentosa

6 dec
First day of ministry in church after a (freaking!) long break ... (psst almost a year without ministry!) BAD BOY!

2008-12-01T01:55:00.002+08:00

i had a hair cut earlier ... i'm not gonna post my pictures yet ... cos i wanna surprise yall ... ahahah ...

the first person on the list will be rachel ... i'm suppose to do her a favour so she'll get to see me first before all of you ... followed by zhenyang and gerald ... den suxin ... den all the senior ... GOSH, JOSH! ... hahhaha ...

my classmates will see me on the day of prom ... this wed ...

and my beloved StAJe khakis will get to see it upclose on friday on outing ...

and my church peeps will get to see it on sat during service ... gosh, i'm starting in minstry proper this sat, this a bad start ... LOL ... i think freda and pastor will kill me ... Gosh ...

2008-12-01T00:30:00.003+08:00

you might be wondering why i've not be blogging lately ... well, ther's only one answer, the facebook fever has finally hit me ... LOL ...

my friends have been into facebook months ago ... but i felt that itll just be a fad ... and it will die of soon after ... but i guess i was wrong ...

on the 1st day of my A levels ... i had GP in the morn and geog in the aftnn, with a 3-4 hour break in btw ... it was den when sam sort-of-like-a convinced me to get a facebook ... den i told her i'll get one after the exam ... but den i started on my work attachement ...

so after everything i started my journey into facebook ... at first it was boring ... but i guess i was wrong ... it's quite addictive ... and i think i totally forgot abt this blog ... lol ....

2008-12-01T00:26:00.004+08:00

25 of November
after last day of work ... i met up with my old pal benjamin for dinner ... well, that was a very last mintue arrangement by him ... though i was tired, i din wanna reject his offer ... it's been months since i saw him ... hahaha

den he told me that there's a mystery guest ... joining us ... den i was like it's either suxin or ronald ... i mean seriously lah, it's not tt difficult to guess that leh ... LOL ... and i was right, it was suxin ... apparently den bumped onto each other earlier that day ... hahaha ...

after grabbing our dinner we went for some waffles ... actually just one waffle ... it was like some scavenger hunting ground ... i think, we finished before you cld count one to 20 ... haahh ... but it was sidap ...

so we catched up on a little things, discussed about 4e1 gathering, or rather, BENJAMIN's PARTY! ... hahaah ...

on my way back in the train gerald called me ... but cldnt really hear him ... it was like freaking noisy ... i called him back when i returned home ... and he reminded me that prom is in a week ... yes in a week ... AHHHHHHHH ... i've not gone shopping yet ... in fact i've not even planned what i'm gonna wear ... i've not listed at budgetted anything ...

i intended to go to the gym the next day, but after 2nd thoughts, i rather go shopping with gerald ... he was like you will get inspiration of wat to wear ... haahah ... alright?! ... hahahs

26 of November
we went bugis to shop ... both of us bought a lot of clothes ... spent close to $160 ... but none of which was for prom ... haha ... we randomly bought things that we like ... gosh, josh ... be more controlled can ... hahaah ...

27 of November
went shopping with gerald again ... lol ... this time to town ...
kartik's coming town,
kartik's coming to town,
kartik gayan's coming to town ...
gosh ... (i'm in the carolling mood man ... hahaha ... carolling so fun when you do it with your khakis ... hahhaha)
... bumped onto rachel ... hahaahah ... everyone's shopping for prom ... lol ... but thsi time i din buy anything ... cos i really dun know where to start ... ahhhhhh ...

28 of November
on this day i received this fwded email from my sis ... Hallelujah ... problem solved ...

2008-11-30T23:57:00.003+08:00

before i forget, let me finish talkin abt my internship ... yeah ...
3rd day, ........ Er, nvm ... let's skip tt ...

4th day(next monday) ... den came the new intern ... he wasn't replacing me or something ... in fact we are assigned different tasks but just to the same department ... yeah ... oh an he was an indian ... so i was quite glad to see another-of-my-kind around ... hahaha ...

the 1st qn i asked him was, "so which JC are you from?"
"TJC," he said.
the next question, he asked was, "are you a singaporean?"
and i was like "WHAT?!" ...
den he was like, "are you a s'porean or a PR(i.e. permanent resident)?"
i was like, "Oh ... i'm a singaporean" ... and i understood that he's the latter ... hmmmm ...

oh but that guy is like freakin smart ... yeah ... he takes 4 H2 subjects ... well that's not all ... he take 2 H3s ... yes, you ~~heard me~~ read me this ... hail to that child ... hahaahs ...

i rushed thru my assignments on that day ... and i guess i was quite rude to zy who kept msging me so that we can meet up late ... but i was kinda busy so i got a lil irritated ... pai seh LAH! ...

so after work went to hougang to meet zy ... den went to hougang mall to shop a bit ... well, there'sn't much ... but that better than nth ... i so needed a break after rushing thru my assignments ...

den i told zy, "eh, do you know that GEE live nearby" ... he was like really ... hahahas ...

so for the last day of work ... well, it was full of mixed feeling ... i wanted to get over with the internship ... not that i did not like it, but infact i loved very mintue of it ... but i wanted to have the taste of freedom ... (do note that i started my internship right after my exams) ... so i din get much time for myself or with friends ... felt rather bad for zy, cos each time he suggested a meet-up, i either had work or church ... lol ... pai seh LAH!

my last day started of great ... i was invited for the division breakfast ... it is a get together in which only the key personnels of each departments under that division will meet up for interaction ... though i felt awkward at first, in no time i saw myself talking to the people ... yeah ... it was a good exchg as i got to compare the difference in the edu sys den and now ... and how things have progressed over the decades ...

after that, went back to office ... but since i've alr finish all my assignment that were given to me ... i was like,
Gimme gimme more
gimme more
gimme gimme more
... but there was no more ... haaha ... i actually had completed my assignment planned for 5 days in just 4 days ... my mentors were like that's effecient ... and i actually thought that i was freaking slow ... hahaahas ....

so i got a whole new assignment ... it was a case study on this particular sch ... it was a "case close" ... so i just had to make it a better reference source ... but i was too lazy ... lol ... but i continued to read up on tt sch ... some schools are just so demanding ....

for lunch, since it was my last day, we went to ths porsh indian resturant at the biopolis ... it was their treat for me ... how sweet ... loved the food, but most of all i loved the people who i were sitting with, my colleagues ... i felt so horrible that i did not do anything for them ... i wanted to write cards or notes ... but i was just too tired ... i mean, desk job wasnt as slack as i tot ... it is physically and mentally draining ...

den it was 6 ... i had to say goodbye ... hugs, no kisses ... hahaha ... sob, sob ... another, (very short) chapter of my life closes ... have to gear for what comes ahead ...

2008-11-24T00:19:00.001+08:00

oh gosh ... i've not gone prom shopping yet ...

wait a min ... i sld be asleep by now ... i've got work tmr ... lol ...

2008-11-23T20:43:00.000+08:00

i was late for service ytd ... oh man ... i just dun know why ... today was full of love ... really ... love of God ... i felt very touched from the start of praise and worship ... up till the alter call ... enriched spiritually ...

ytd was a special weekend service with Pastor C J Hope, an australian evangelist, part of the "unique reapers"(his minsitry) ... he was funny and everything ... but there was definitely more than that ...

he said, "God is not looking for a champion, He is looking for somwone who will stand" ... well, we all sld know this ... but the question is whether are we living up to it ... did i stand up for the Lord ... even if i have, how long did i actually last ...

6 ways to stand up for God
(1) Don't flow with the crowd, but linger with a few
(2) Protect the annoiting
(3) Fortify your life
(4) Don't wait for a platform before you stand
(5) Build Alliances
(6) Stand up for those who can't stand up for themselves

this sermon spoke to me in a special way ... changed my perception ... in particular, point (4) ... i was so filled by the spirit ... tears kept streaming down my cheeks ... a feeling that i've failed ... but at the same time thankful for accepting my flaws and let me know my error ...
"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Lord you stood up for me 20o0 years ago for all the sins i've commited repeatedly ... you love is indeed unconditional ... Lord now, it's my turn ... it's time for me to step and stand up you ... O Holy Spirit, strength my body, soul and spirit so that i'll be able to achieve greater things in the kingdom of the Lord, my God ...
Josh, it time to rise stand up ...

after the service Ps Hope opened a small booth to sell some items, 2 DVDs and a book written by his (to quote him) "hot wife" ... haha ... i bought the DVD ... the one about the Joshua, no not me(the day will come, "You want it, you know that you want it. The fame and the fortune and more. You want it all!" HSM3 ... just kidding ya ... hahas) ... the DVD 's abt the biblical Joshua ... when freda, told me that the Ps Hope live on the sales of his work(the DVDs and the book) ... i was lost for words ... for one who can just go talking on and on, that was a weird moment ... i was so encouraged by his faith ... God bless him ... TG ...

den i met Pastor Anthony ... this was our first meet-up ... so i din know he was actually ... he's the pastor for the sunday bilingual service ... he's a nice guy ... haha ...

after that went for dinner ... was quite pathetic ... it was freda, perisa, jonathan and me ... just the 4 of us ... hahahs ... syl had to rush to visit her grandma whose in the hospital (bless her O Lord) ... jevelle and jordan had drama rehearsal ... karen, regina and vanessa had dance rehearsal ... kwok feng was meeting up with his friends for dinner ... and the "rugrats" (opps x= ) , "poof!" dissappear ... hahas ... so left with the 4 of us ... hahahas ...

after dinner went back to church to talk to freda ... it's been very long I "talked" to her ... it marks a fresh starts in my Christian walk ... so many memories, so many hurts ... almost like self mutilation ... it has to come to an end ... when one door close, God opens a another door ... but for me, i slamed the last door and refused to open the next one ... that had led to stagnation for a long time ... now i know ...

Josh, "Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them" (Joshua 1:5-6).

2008-11-23T19:37:00.002+08:00

started on my MOE internship on wed ... YES, the immediate day after my exams ... hahahs ...

intended to blog abt it ... but just cldn find the time ... so here it is ...

First day of work(wed)
had to report at 9 am ... but i knew i was late (by abt 5 mins) ... when i reached the building, i had to exchg my IC for a visitor's pass ... but i guess i confused the security guard, that she told me to go to the Customers' service building(the adjacent building to the Office tower) ... i went there, and they told me to go back to the Office tower ... Oh man ... so that delayed me ... so i was late-er ... LOL ...

oh and their lift are like freakin cool ... haha ... you will have to key in the level you wanna go to and it will tell you which lift you got to board ... it makes your life much easier ... rather than wait upon all 8 lift hoping which will open first ... i was also told that this's the 2nd building in sg to have such a technology ... then, to the tenth floor ...

met up with my mentors(or, supervisors) ... a him and a her ... (i know what you are thinkin', i said "and" not "or" ... haha) ... and the guy was like, did you run all the way here?! ... i was ~~sweatin' like a pig~~ perspiring ... i grinned in embarrassement ...hee hee ... they showed me to my cubicle ... now, how abt that ... my own workin space ... the last time i worked(with regina) at my pastor's wife's company, we dumped in the pantry ... but now, my own cubicle ... LOL ... upgrade liao ...

and just within 10 min after i took my seat, my visitor's pass was replaced with a tick-tack card ... hahaha ... this means that now i can go to any part of the building ... upgrade again ... hahaha ... i was brought around the building ... tour-kinda thing ... and i love that place ... i mean just like a self-contained/self-sufficient town, it's a self-sufficent building ... it has everything ... everything ... you name it, they have it ... hahaha ...

after the tour ard the building, next was to introduce me to my colleagues ... starting from the most superior person in the department: the DD ... not P.Diddy ... the DD ... haha ... stands for the deputy director ... i cld tell the difference in the voice tone of my mentor when he spoke to me, and when he spoke to the DD ... hahaha ... with great power, come great respect ... hahha ...
all my colleagues(well, at least for the next 5 days) are very nice people ... really ... i even found out that one of them lives just a few blocks away from me! ...

after settling in, getting my password and all that, then came my first assignment ... den den den DUH ... i had to read up this thick files of reports, comprehend it and translate it into the shortest piece of article as possible ... well not exactly summarise but sieve out the important information (erm ... isnt that an aspect of summarising ... oh whatever!) ... but on the front cover of the file ... there was this word in large print, 'CONFIDENTIAL' ... and i was like Vow ... oh ya, forgot, before i got started with anything, i was asked to sign on this paper "Chapter 93, act ..." ... SCARY ... so ya ... i din take picture as i intially intended ...

i went back to my desk and was reading the file ... i cant tell what exactly it's abt ... but i would say that it was actually and eye opener ... i read abt things issues between schools and the HQ ... so it gave me new perspectives of how a school(namely refering to P, VP, OM) do what they do ... and how things are communicated btw both parties ... so for those issue that i read abt, as a student i have my own opinion/point of view/perspective about how things sld have been done ... but after reading just abt 30% of the file, i was able to see the issue in varoious angles as it involves various stakeholders ... wow ... that was really informative ... the issue discuss was largely similar in all the reports but what was different was the decisions made depending on the context and the stakeholders ...

as i deeply engrossed in the file, there came my 2nd assignment ... and that was FUN ... it had to do with maps and everything ... so what ever map reading skills, methods that i had learnt in sec sch did not go to waste ... though it was fun and all, it was quite cumbersome to work with such huge map ... when i said huge, it's really HUGE ... hahas ... the maps were like a jigsaw puzzle, if you piece them together, you'll get sg! ... hahaha ... and i finshed that in no time ... and so, back to the file ...

went for lunch with some of my colleagues ... and came to the same file ... so after sometime i got a lil bored of it ... and i was waiting for the day to end ... when it approached 6, my mentor said that i cld leave ... i jumped off my seat and packed up ... but den i realised that everyone continued working ... so it was weird to walk out just like that ... den i told my mentor that i felt quite bad that i did not do much ... but guess what, i spoke too soon ... LOL ...

Second day of work(thur)
it was a nice feeling to walk in a crowd with everyone looking just like you ... (i'm not talking abt clone) ... everyone just as smartly dressed up ... walking in their leather shoes ...
right foot, left foot,
right foot, left foot,
tip, tip,
tip, tip,
tip, tap,
tip, tap,
tip, tap,
tip,[no sound],
tip,[no sound] ...
O freak ... the heel of my left shoe broke ... that was the moment of "WTF" ... i tried to keep my cool ... but how, i mean there are a whole lot of people ard rmb ... it was so embarrassing ... so i rushed back home to chg ... the good thing was that i was still near my house, i mean imagine if it happened in the stn ... that wld be worst ...

when i chged into my shoe, it just din occur to me that i was wearing formal pant, and my (predominantly white) sports shoe ... gosh ... it was so unglam ... completely mis matched ... i was going for work, not StAJe farewell party(themed mis-matched mambo mash!) .... AHHHHHH ...

again, i was late for work ... second day in a row out of just 2 ... Gosh! ...

1 more assignment ... it is fun and interesting assignment just like the prev 2 ... but it's freaking time consuming ... hahaha ... after lunch i got the opportunity to head down to 2 schs that will be opening next year ... so when i left i still had 2 undone assignment one of which's deadline is the next day ... Ahhh ....

the field trip to the 2 school was an enriching one ... one was a SPED school for the mentally handicapped and the other was a capus of a primary school after the merger of 2 schools in that area ... i've met and interacted with the mentally handicapped in homes and also when i volunteer with the special olympics, sg ... it was my first time in a school ... lot of different facilities ... i was actually amongst a few stakeholder who were dicussing abt these building ... even the nitty gritty details were picked upon and ~~argued~~ discussed abt ... schools are more than just a building the houses students, you know ... yikes ...

after that i had to rush to church ... prayer meeting ... but before that needed to go and buy my shoes ... actually i wasnt late ... in fact if everything went well, i wld have reached church at least 15 mins earlier ... but unfortunately, i got lost in the middle of farrer park ... freaking hell ... TG ... found my way thanks to 2 passer-by ...

i was late for prayer meeting ... tried to sneak quietly ... i failed! ... lol ... felt very convicted ... i need to find love of God ...

after prayer meeting went for supper at united sq ... i was so freaking excited abt sharing my work exp in the last two days, bearing in mind of the confidentiality ...

Oh jordan's geting his hair dyed ... sld i get mine dyed with him too ... hmmmmm ... it was quit funny when freda was like, "Joshua, do you wanna dye(die)" ... my reply was like "no, i need to get my degree 1st" ... hahaha ...

OK ... i'm tired ... i'll continue bragging abt my internship another time ... 2 more days left ... have lots of work to do ... plus, lot of memories to cherish as well ..

aft that

2008-11-21T22:00:00.000+08:00

TRADITIONAL CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies and the economy grows.
You sell them and retire on the income.

AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.
You are surprised when the cow drops dead.

BRITISH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Both are mad.

CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them.
You claim full employment and high bovine productivity.

INDIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You worship them.

SINGAPOREAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
One cow-peh and one cow-bu.

LOL

2008-11-18T19:00:00.003+08:00

CHANGED MY BLOG SKIN ... I LOVE IT ...
i cant believe that i took freakin long to edit the html (the template, i mean) ...
like 2 hours or so to look for a nice skin amongst the nice ones out there and to edit the html ... Ahhh ... but it done ... TAA DAAH ...

2008-11-18T18:41:00.002+08:00

like i mentioned in the earlier post, this day marks the end of my 'A'- level examinations ...
planned to go out with zhen yang and gerald few day back ... but 'evil' zy had his ocip ~~crap~~ stuff ... so it was left with the 2 of us ...

though i was dissapointed with myself (after the physics paper), i tried to hide it ...
but i was with gerald ... so i blurt everything, not just the paper, but everything ... bro, thanks for hearing me out ya ...

we planned to go to the gym at the sengkang sports complex ... highly recommended by suxin! ... hahaha ... it's freaking huge! ... well, the biggest i've seen thus far ... hahahs ...

walked all the way from AJ to AMK Hub for brunch ... practically everything was closed ... it was 9 thirty in the morning, like DUH ... lol ...

i suggested tt we head over to jalan kayu for prata ... so we took the bus service 86 to jln kayu ... it din occur to me that we were actually passing by AJ again ... not until gerald told me ... LOL ...

after eating, took the sengkang LRT ... which was like ~~WTH~~ ... oh nvm ...

to our surprise, the gym was freaking packed ... i mean come on, it 11 am on a week day ... dun this people have jobs? ... it was quite scary to see hulks every corner i turned ... hahahas ...

so we were in the gym like for 2 hours or so ... I worked out alright ... yeah ... ok lah ... perhaps not ... i was just hoping from one machine to the other and complaining how difficult it was ... i "sweat-it-out" only at the treadmil ... LOL ... gerald was like, "ouch, i think i stretched too much" ... but i din feel pain, COS I DIN EVEN PUT EFFORT IN WORKING OUT! ... oh man ... josh! ... the next time i head there, i'm so gonna build a muscle or two ... yeah ...

went to compass point to eat again ... this time, linner! ... i insisted on walking though we could have taken the LRT or the bus ... gerald was aching here and there ... but i wasnt! ... hahahs ...

window shopped for awhile for my sister's birthday gift ... i need to save up! ... walked here, walked there ... but seriously, there isnt much there ... or perhaps it's just me ... it has been my 5-times a week hang out like for the last 7 years ... lol ...

waited for nelson ... gerald and his clique were gg out to celebrate ... nelson was getting his hair coloured ... blue-and-white ... hmmm ... well it din turn out that bad ... apart from the fact that it looks a little to "beng" ... hahaha ... that not a bad thing ... well, i feel that it suits his personality ... hahahs ...

prom is coming soon ...
what am i going to wear? ...
am i getting lens? ...
am i getting my hair coloured? ...
am i getting a tatoo on my forehead? ...

erm ... i'll pass the last one ... hahahs ...

2008-11-18T16:51:00.002+08:00

But it's over now
Go on and take a bow

if you had not recognise, these are 2 verse from "Take a Bow" by Rihanna ...
i know i know ... not the appropriate situation ... Oh what the heck ... hahahas ...
so the A levels are over ...
So, time to reflect how i faired? ...
NAH! ... well, not for now at least ... need to pamper myself for my hard work before i indulge myself into sorrow, fear and uncertainty ...

2008-11-15T15:48:00.000+08:00

and then there was one (more)

2008-11-13T14:46:00.002+08:00

Are you LUKEWARM CHRISTIAN? 18 signs of a lukewarm christain.

1. Lukewarm people attend church fairly regularly. It is what is expected of them, what they believe “good Christians” do, so they go. Isaiah 29:13

2. Lukewarm people give money to charity and to the church as long as it doesn’t impinge on their standard of living. If they have a little extra and it is easy and safe to give, they do so, After all, God loves a cheerful giver, right? 1 Chronicles 21:24, Luke 21:1-4

3. Lukewarm people tend to choose what is popular over what is right when they are in conflict. They desire to fit in both at church and outside of church; they care more about what people think of their actions (like church attendance and giving) than what God thinks of their hearts and lives. Luke 6:26, Revelation 3:1, Matthew 23:5-7

4. Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin. They don’t genuinely hate sin and aren’t truly sorry for it; they’re merely sorry because God is going to punish them. Lukewarm people don’t really believe that this new life Jesus offers is better than the old sinful one. John 10:10, Romans 6:1-2.

5. Lukewarm people are moved by stories of people who do radical things for Christ, yet they do not act. They assume such action is for “extreme” Christians, not average ones. Lukewarm people call “radical” what Jesus expected of all His followers. James 1:22, James 4:17, Matthew 21:28-31

6. Lukewarm people rarely share their faith with their neighbors, coworkers, or friends. They do not want to be rejected, nor do they want to make people uncomfortable by talking about private issues like religion. Matthew 10:32-33

7. Lukewarm people gauge their morality or “goodness” by comparing themselves to the secular world. They feel satisfied that while they aren’t as hard-core for Jesus as so-and-so, they are nowhere as horrible as the guy down the street. Luke 18:11-12

8. Lukewarm people say they love Jesus, and He is, indeed, a part of their lives, their money, and their thoughts, but he isn’t allowed to control their lives. Luke 9:57-62

9. Lukewarm people love God, but they do not love Him all their heart, soul, and strength. They would be quick to assure you they try to love God that much, but that sort of total devotion isn’t really possible for the average person; its only for pastors and missionaries and radicals. Matthew 22:37-38

10. Lukewarm people love others but do not seek to love others as much as they love themselves. Their love for others is typically focused on those who love them in return, like family, friends, and other people they know and connect with. There is a little love left over for those who cannot love them back, much less for those who intentionally slight them, who kids are better athletes than theirs, or with whom conversations are awkward or uncomfortable. Their love is highly conditional and very selective, and generally comes with strings attached. Matthew 5:43-47, Luke 14:12-14

11. Lukewarm people will serve God and others, but there are limits to how far they will go or how much time, money, and energy they are willing to give. Luke 18:21-25

12. Lukewarm people think about life on earth much more often than eternity in heaven. Daily life is mostly focused on today’s to-do list, this week’s schedule, and next month’s vacation. Rarely, if ever do they intently consider the life to come. Philippians 3:18-20

13. Lukewarm people are thankful for their luxuries and comforts, and rarely consider trying to give as much as possible to the poor. Matthew 25:34, 40, Isaiah 58:6-7

14. Lukewarm people do whatever is necessary to keep themselves from feeling too guilty. They want to do the bare minimum, to be “good enough” without requiring too much of them. 1 Chronicles 29:14, Matthew 13:44-46

15. Lukewarm people are continually concerned with playing it safe; they are slaves to the god of control. This focus on safe living keeps them sacrificing and risking for God. Matthew 10:28

16. Lukewarm people feel secure because they attend church, made a profession of faith at age twelve, were baptized, come from a Christian family, vote Republican, or live in America.

17. Luke warm people do not live by faith; their lives are structured so they never have to. They don’t have to trust God if something unexpected happens-they have their savings account. They don’t need God to help them—they have their retirement plan in place. They don’t genuinely seek out what life God would have them live—they have life figured and mapped out. They don’t depend on God on a daily basis-their refrigerators are full and, for the most part, they are in good health. The truth is, their lives wouldn’t look much different if they suddenly stopped believing in God. Luke 12:16-21

18. Lukewarm people probably drink and swear less than average, but besides that, they really aren’t very different from your typical unbeliever. They equate their partially sanitized lives with holiness, but they couldn’t be more wrong. Matthew 23:25-28, Luke 14:34-35

source: http://simplymissional.com

Hmmm ... that makes me one ... ASHAMED ...

2008-11-13T13:54:00.002+08:00

went for cell ytd ... after that went for dinner ... i had no idea where they brought me ... lol ... so the girls had their frog porridge? ... what on freakin earth ... pukes ... i mean seriously pukes ... these people have a tongue anything ... hahaha ...
yeah, we are growing in numbers ... Amen ...
but i feel that we are growing in distance(from each other) as well ... this is contradictory to what pastor said in his sermon last service ... i'm not disagreeing with him ... as in, this is just an opinion ... my opinion ...
so maybe it's just me ...
oh my gosh ... it's happening again ... i keep telling myself i've moved on ... but have i? ... just by saying it over and over again doesn't make an idea true, can it? ... i dun know ...
the feeling of i'm by myself is creeping into me again ... each time it haapens, i conquered it ... well, that what i thought ... or did i just distract myself from the real deal ... or did i just make myself to believe so ... i dun know ... i really dun know ...
why is this happening again ... i had enough ...
it's time for a change ... (Gosh, i sound like Obama!) ... haha ...
ok ... but on a serious note ... the important question, now, is, what is the change gonna be ... sighs ... waiting for divine instructions ...
O Lord speak to me ... speak to me in the way that only you can ... lead me to where i deserve to be led to ... and provide me with what i deserve to be provided with ... Lord, help me ... in your name, i sincerely ask and pray for redemption ... Amen ...

2008-11-13T13:39:00.003+08:00

the exam's are over? or, so it seems. what's left are the "colouring contests".haha.

after the chemistry paper (paper 2) on tues ... it just "feel" very relaxed ... went for a late lunch with chongyang at hg pt, where i felt freakin cheated ... hahas (ate at this place called ah mei's cafe or something like that ... they had chinese and indian food ... i ordered chicken murtabak ... but it tasted more like egg prata ... lol ... i din see a single piece of meat amongst the freaking lot of egg and onion ... im nvr gonna eat there again ... haha)

after that went home ... and i din know what to do ... the econs people had to mugfor econs ... but i dun take econs ... so i practically had nth to do ...

have been spending most of time online in the last two days ... watching freaking lots of movies that i was deprived of in the last two months ... so finally it's eternity? ... well, not yet ... like i said, 2 more papers to go ...

i just realised that every marked earned in the various exam papers for the science subject will cotribute to the final score in variation ... what i mean is that, every 2 marks in paper 1 contributes 1% to the final grade ... similarly, every 2.4 marks in paper 2 contributes 1% ... and likewise, 2.3 marks in paper 3 and 3.2 marks in paper 4 ...

this means that paper 1 is very important as it contributes the high percentage ... yikes ... so i sldn be slackin now itself ... hahas ...

2008-11-09T11:13:00.003+08:00

Rejoice always,
pray without ceasing,
in everything give thanks;
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
[1 Thessalonians 2:2]

7 down, 4 more papers to go ...
Gambatte JK ...

2008-11-07T14:06:00.000+08:00

one word,
FUCKED-UP! ...

2008-11-02T21:09:00.002+08:00

And, this is it ...

2008-10-31T19:40:00.001+08:00

You have two choices.

You can either let fear and panic set in

just like the Israelites did and lose your one

and only chance to enter into your Promised Land

- or you can have the same strong faith

and belief in God that Joshua had

- and go in their with a kick-butt attitude

that you will be completely victorious

and that you will accomplish everything

that God wants you to accomplish for Him.

2008-10-30T08:59:00.000+08:00

2008-10-29T11:20:00.001+08:00

SNAP

2008-10-12T20:08:00.002+08:00

i need a break ...
i need a break through ...
i need a break ...
i need a break through ...
i need a break ...
i need a break through ...
i need a break ...
i need a break through ...
i need a break ...
i need a break through ...

i ran out of flower petals ...
still aint sure ...

perhaps, they are right ...
i don't know what i want ... what i really want ...

but one thing i know ...
both of which's answers/solutions; that i know ...
without any uncertainty, i will exclaim "God!" ...
TG ...

2008-10-05T12:48:00.002+08:00

A SETBACK IS A SET-UP FOR A COMEBACK.
less than a month to the big As ...
gambatte JOSH ...

2008-09-26T20:50:00.002+08:00

this is another story that i recieved in an email ...

There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak...'I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright. I stopped the lad and asked, 'What you got there, son?'

'Just some old birds,' came the reply.

'What are you gonna do with them?' I asked.

'Take 'em home and have fun with 'em,' he answered 'I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good time'

'But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will you do?'

'Oh, I got some cats,' said the little boy. 'They like birds. I'll take 'em to them.'

The pastor was silent for a moment. 'How much do you want for those birds, son?'

'Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister. They're just plain old field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even pretty!'

'How much?' the pastor asked again.

The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, '$10?'

The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a tree and a grassy spot Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free.

Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and then the pastor began to tell this story.

One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. 'Yes, sir, I just caught the world full of people down there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew they couldn't resist. Got 'em all!'

'What are you going to do with them?' Jesus asked.

Satan replied, 'Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach them how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!'

'And what will you do when you get done with them?' Jesus asked. '

Oh, I'll kill 'em,' Satan glared proudly.

'How much do you want for them?' Jesus asked .

'Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no good. Why, you'll take them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse you and kill you. You don't want those people!!'

'How much?' He asked again.

Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, 'All your blood, tears and your life.'

Jesus said, 'Done!' Then He paid the price.

The pastor picked up the cage he opened the door and he walked from the pulpit.

2008-09-26T20:45:00.005+08:00

received an email ... Something that moved me ... definitely worth sharing ...
this is a poem ...
written by someone, i'm not sure who ...
but it's for everyone, and that's very true ...

I knelt to pray but not for long,
I had too much to do.

I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.

So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,

And jumped up off my knees.

My Christian duty was now done

My soul could rest at ease.

All day long I had no time

To spread a word of cheer.

No time to speak of Christ to friends,

They'd laugh at me I'd fear.

No time, no time, too much to do,
That was my constant cry.

No time to give to souls in need
But at last the time, the time to die.

I went before the Lord, I came,

I stood with downcast eyes.

For in his hands God held a book;
It was the book of life.

God looked into his book and said
'Your name I cannot find.

I once was going to write it down ...

But never found the time'

2008-09-25T18:40:00.001+08:00

SNAP!

2008-09-21T21:23:00.003+08:00

it's been sometime since i last blogged ...
reason for not bloggging? ... well ... i dun know ... hahas ...
i din do very well for practically all my subjects ...
sad ... very sad ...
lookin back two years ago, i recall being ranked 3rd in Bowen with my prelims results ...
well that was 'O' level ... now it 'A' level ...
stress has intesified ... expectations have lowered ...
everything have changed ... at home, in church, every things keep changing ...
everything in life is evolving from one to another ...
i cannot keep holding on to the past ... and worry about it ...
i need to move on ... move on for greater purpose ...
i need to find my confidence back ...

2008-09-07T16:19:00.002+08:00

i'm thankful for everything that have happened lately ...
i'm not able to to pen down everything as i've been busy studying ...
or sld i say, I HAVE BEEN MUGGIN' ...
this sounds weird but i'm proud to say that i mugged ... cause i actually did ...
there are so many closet muggers out there ... it's their choice to hide it ...
hahas ...

i wld like to thank ...
new friends from radiant community church
(gosh, i'm so bad with names)
yingxuan ...
chu ting ...
Pa ...
freda ...
and most imporatantly ...
my Almighty God ...
yeah man ...

2 Corinthians 4:7-10

my prelims starts tomorrow ... or rather, resumes tmr ...
i've to admit that i have not finished studying for geography ...
but i have faith ...
so ...

BRING IT ON!

2008-09-04T10:31:00.002+08:00

have not been blogging lately ...
have been trying (really hard) to study ...
psst psst ... next week's prelim ... i'm very afraid ...
Father God, i pray for strength and confidence ...

anw ... ytd was my birthday ... "spiritual" birthday i mean ...
i was found in God and i accept Christ as my sole saviour ...
it has been 3 years since then ...
many things have changed in the place where i supposedly belong ...
"supposedly belong", because ... i dun feel a belonging ...

people have moved on ...
i have seen people leave ...
i have seen people come ...
i have seen people come and stay for a while den leave ...
that's their choice ...

and my choice, is my choice ...
and i'm staying ...
but is that my choice or my choice ...
the truth is that i dont know ...
really ...

Now, i've to put all these away ...
i simply have no time and strength to handle this ...
Father God, i give it to you ... help me ... i'm in need ...
i'm in need(of you) ...

I tried to understand God, but i didn't manage to.
When I tried to understand all this, it was oppressive to me.
[Psalm 73:16]
But instead, i should really seek for more understanding from God.
Give me understanding, and I will keep your law and obey it with all my heart.
[Psalm 119:34]

slightly more than 50 days for the battle to begin ...
Father God, equip me with the knowledge ... the capacity to recall ... the wisdom to apply ... capability to perservere on ...
Lord, provide me with the strength to fight battle from this very day ...
I give thank to you O God ...
you rock ma' world ...
i love you O Lord ...
Amen ...

2008-08-29T15:33:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FIRDAUS!

2008-08-28T09:49:00.002+08:00

66 days left for the As ...
two years ago ... i worked very hard during this period (before prelims) ... but now, i dun see myseld working very hard ... as matter of fact, i'm not doing much to be even considered studying/revising ...

was talking to geraldine before assembly ytd abt this ... she made a very valid remark ... last time, for the prelims and 'O'levels, we were expecting for the As(grade) ... but now (prelims and 'A'level) we just aiming to pass ...

well, its true for my case ... den, i was expecting nothing less than an A2 (70%) ... but now, i just want to get at least an "E" (50%) ... and i'm not even getting the 'E's ... my last exams were horrible ... FREAK LAH ...

i'm very afraid ... my desire to attain my ideal grade has not faded away ... but i'm not working enough to gwt those grades ... it may seem that the answer is simple ... that is, "just go and study lah" ... but excuse me, think again ...

i'm really afraid ... i also realise that i keep avoiding studying ... there are a whole of things that i do ... some of these are unhealthy ... binging is one of these ... i'm very aware of the consequences ... yet, i do them ... for those moments of joy? ... i dun know ...

i need help ... what kind of help? i dun know .... the only thing i know is that i need help ...

but something tells me that i cant get help from a girl who's just a year older than me and know only the superficial me ... i'm sorry ...

2008-08-28T09:28:00.003+08:00

GOING BACK TO BOWEN, ANYONE?
i din intend to go first ... no particular reason actually ... ok ok i wont lie ... i'm afraid that i wll breakdown if i see mrs tan ... yes ... she was always so encouraging to me, to the entire class actually ... but some of them failed to see it ... someone of them knew it, but just felt it 'uncool' to accept and admit it ... yet, of course, there are some who are in their own world, and everything to them is either for them or against them ... and usually its the latter ...
anw ... i just feel that i've failed as i've lost my drive to learn ... (ok will talk abt this some other time) ...

this is the main reason i din wanna go ... some friends asked me whether i'm going back ... to all, i said the same thing, "i dun intend to" ...hahahs ... now, it seems like no one's going ... hahahs ... am i influential or what ... hahha ... just kidding! ...

but i now realise that i wldnt be going back to bowen for a long time ... for next 2 yrs, i'll be have my national service ... and the yr aft tt, i'll be in uni ... (I WILL!) ... so maybe this is the perfect time for me to go back ... but i dun wanna go alone ....

2008-08-27T21:46:00.001+08:00

sat for general paper earlier today ...
i dun wanna talk abt it ...
i'm afraid ...
i am ...

2008-08-26T16:09:00.002+08:00

started off doing research for GP paper tmr ... (i know it's kinda late) ... but now i'm reading articles on the controversies of christianity and Jesus ... hahahas ...

check this website out: http://y-jesus.com/

came across this verse ...

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal to God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of bondservant, and coming ni the likeliness of man. [Phillipians 2:5-7]

Though he was God, he did not demand and cling to his rights as God. He made himself nothing; he took the humble position of a slave and appeared in human form.

2008-08-26T15:26:00.002+08:00

these are some phrases for PHAT ...

"Pretty, Hot And Tight"

"Pretty, Hot, and Tempting"

"Pretty, Hot And Thick"

"Pretty Hot and Tasty"

"Perfect hips and thighs"

"Paramour Hungering for Arousing Touches"

hahahas ...

my definition wld be ...

i sldn mention it here ... lol

hahas ...

2008-08-26T15:14:00.001+08:00

i look FAT ...
i think FAT ...
i feel FAT ...

2008-08-26T14:08:00.002+08:00

The POWER of ENDURANCE
Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of edurance, so that after you ahve done the will of God, you may recieve the promise ... [Hebrew 10:35-36]

(1) Understand God's purpose in your situation.
... that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be foung to praise, honour and glory at the revlation of Jesus Christ, ... [1st Peter 1:7]

(2) Nurture your spiritual roots.
... "and they had no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately the stumble." [Mark 4:17]

(3) Direct your attention to Jesus.
"Come to Me(Jesus), all you who labour and are heavy laden, and i will give you rest." [Matthew 11:28]

2008-08-25T21:08:00.003+08:00

this is quite true i guess ... hahaha ... maybe you sld try it too ... hahha

70 percent of the ladies will fall head over heels in love with me?! ... Right ... perhaps ... perhaps not ... oh well ... hahahs ...

Addictive content in my personality is 77%

Beware!!! people easily get addicted to me

LOL ... hahahs ... i'm so attractive i guess ... lol ... not because i weight a tonne that people revolve around in circular motion by the law of gravity(masses attract) ... lol ... just accept it ... i'm attractive in my own ways ... hahahas ... this is the time when i'm suppose to say, "so are you" ... lol ...

2008-08-17T18:48:00.002+08:00

michael phelps with his 8th Gold ... he's the man ... hahaahs ...
in conjuction with the Olympics ...

How to be a GOLD MEDALIST for God?
(1) Have an eternal perspective ...
(2) Be a pilgrim ...
(3) Make the choice ...

in other words, ...
You want a gold, make it your goal!

in btw ... GO Singapore ... GOLD is what i see ... it abt time to make history ... hahahas ...

2008-08-16T11:58:00.004+08:00

if you're bored ... and really have nothing better to do ...
OR, if you're stressed ... and need a break ...
check this out ...
http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/
caution: it gets kinda addictive after sometime ...

2008-08-16T11:22:00.002+08:00

sat for maths paper 2(stats only!) ytd ... if ytd was horrible ... wed was much worser ... physics and chemistry paper 2s back to back ... what the "freakin'" hell ...
(what the "freakin'" hell- my new expression/tag line ... the previous one was, "i'm screwed" ... lol ... )
as expected, i din do very well for the paper ... towards the end, i just gave up ... sharks ...
ocassionally during the paper ... i cld hear ajcians(not sittin' for the test , of course) cheering and ranting abt the olympics ... hahahs ... GO SINGAPORE ... hahahas ...
personally, i feel that sports or rather representation of a country in a major/ international event does not illustrate patriotism to the country ... it only shows that that indivdual is good ... the state government might play part by providing a proper management for the traingings and the welfare of the sportsmen ... however, ultimately, what matters is how the athelete performs on that very day ... hence, victory bring glory to the indivdual only ... why the nation? ... i don't understand ... but having said that it is proud to have your countrymen participate in the olmypics ... patriotism? ... i dun know ...
in singapore team consists of a significant porpotion of foreigners(or sld i say permanent residents) than singaporeans ... ok maybe i sld just stop here ...
yeah ... we have a guaranteed medal ... woo hoo ... after so many years ... 4 decades, i think ... woo hoo ... GO SINGAPORE ...
imagine a typical food court in the heartland ... eliminate all the tiger beers, carlsbergs and what nots ... shun away the lady who walk around yellin' across, "Kopi-O, chi-pueh"... and of course so much more cleaner ... what do you get ... AJ canteen ... hahahs ... there no negative connotation ya ... everyone in the canteen, study areas, and everywhere else where there are televisions, are glued to it ... hahas ... the olympics is indeed exciting ... but watching it with erl who comment on the gymnastic men's tight arses/firm butts and reg on their armpit hair might want you to puke blood ... hahahs ...
was watching the olmypics earlier ... Michael Phelps with his 7th gold ... is he great or is he great ... gosh ... he defeated the world record holder (Mil Cavic) by a mere 0.001 second ... freakin' hell ... it was very hard to tell who came first even in the slow mo ... but by a split second, Michael phelps gets the first place ... WOW! ...

2008-08-11T10:12:00.002+08:00

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AHHH ... FREAKIN' OUT ...

JOSH ... you have to start muggin ...

2008-08-10T18:58:00.001+08:00

You are The Sun

Happiness, Content, Joy.

The meanings for the Sun are fairly simple and consistent.

Young, healthy, new, fresh. The brain is working, things that were muddled come clear, everything falls into place, and everything seems to go your way.

The Sun is ruled by the Sun, of course. This is the light that comes after the long dark night, Apollo to the Moon's Diana. A positive card, it promises you your day in the sun. Glory, gain, triumph, pleasure, truth, success. As the moon symbolized inspiration from the unconscious, from dreams, this card symbolizes discoveries made fully consciousness and wide awake. You have an understanding and enjoyment of science and math, beautifully constructed music, carefully reasoned philosophy. It is a card of intellect, clarity of mind, and feelings of youthful energy.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

2008-08-10T18:23:00.002+08:00

being part of a multi racial and now, a cosmopolitan society ... the younger generation sld appreciate and accept the diverse culture, traditions and languages ... this can be done in many way ... for example, learning each others' language ...
one way to begin is to encourage one another to show your support ... students, like us, can encourage one another to study hard ... this will allow us to remain competitive in the ever-changing global arena ...
"jia you" ... is a chinese word for "all the best" ... interestingly, the literal meaning (or, direct translation) means, "add oil"
nowadays, it is common to hear someone say, "add oil" instead of jia you ...
in a multi cultural society, we sld adapt and alter this phrase so as to cater to everyone ...
i.e. to an Indian, we sld say, "add ghee"...
to a malay, we sld say, "add coconut oil" ...
and to a chinese we sld say, "add lard" ...

ok ... ok ... just kidding ... I'm just being crapy ...

2008-08-10T18:11:00.002+08:00

this was done by GEE ... thanks gal ... some unglam picture ... lol ... but it's very sweet of you ... hahahas ... thanks alot geraldine ...

2008-08-10T17:27:00.004+08:00

hey hey hey ...

my 8teenth birthday was the best birthday ever ...
as most of yall already know ... my birthday is on the 6th of august ... and that wld be last wednesday ... however, i celebrated my birthday throughout the entire week ... haha ... really ...

my presents!
a NKJV Bible ... from YO2 ...
a black-and-white checkered vest ... from Mum and Sista
a MP3 player ... from my uncle ... simple it maybe, but something i wld have never expected ...
a playboy ear stud ... from thi, sammie, sheryl and siewhoon
a tea cup ... from zhengyang(my dear daughter!) ... he bought it in his trip to korea last december
a (black!) bear ... from xiankai and yeansheng (on behalf of 07/07)
a "bling" cross ... from regina, zhaoliang, erlinna, brendan (on behalf of YO2)
an electric shaver! ... from my beloved StAJe peeps (suxin, rachel, geraldine, zhenyang, gerald, karina, fiona, yingxuan and chris)
a black leather haversack ... from regina and sylvia (Church) ...

plus all the cakes were so ~~cute~~ CUTE!!! ...
YO2: different cake slices put together to form a collage of cakes ...
O7/O7: a chocolate muffin from good news cafe ... or, like what they claim, a special (cup)cake flown in from france by brendan's A380!
StAJe peeps: a dome-shaped cake with candles protruding everywhere, plus, not 1 but 2 Doraemon! ... LOL ... i dun fancy blue cats with an infinite-space pouch on the front! ... but still ... freakin cute ... lol ...

a big thank you to all who contribute in one way or another for celebrating this joyous occassion with me ... thanks for all the surprises and the "surprises" ... hahaha ... i appreciate them all ... all the presents, messages, mid-night wishes, hugs and most imporatantly, love will defintiely be cherished in my heart ... i'm thankful for all of you to be placed in my life ...

special mention ... lol ... thanks to naomi ho pei ying (ex-church mate and a great companion) and benjamin tan zhi yang (ex-classmate and a great bud, not butt!) for rembering this day and wishing me ... that was really heart warming ...

HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY, JOSHUA KARTIK!

2008-08-10T09:32:00.000+08:00

watched the NDP on tv ytd ... i think it's better to catch at home ... you'll get to see close-ups ... plus you wont miss out thing(appearing in a glimpse) tt you are suppose to see ...
each year the parade gets even more spectacular ... habahabahaba ...
I love national day songs ... get's your spirit high ... confidence boosting? ... hahahas ... i so need that now as the exams are drawing near ... hahahs ...
this year's theme song ... Shine for Singapore ... it was sung by the *screams/howls* newly crowned asian idol ... Hady Mirza ... woo hooo ....
Shine for Singapore
Have you seen a star,
One that guides you no matter where you are?
However vast the sky may be
Or dark it seems
You can be sure, it's always there for you and me

Have you heard a song,
One that moved you, one that made you sing along?
Your dreams and hopes will all come true
If you believe that every vision begins with you.

Shine for Singapore
This is your song
Deep inside your heart where it belongs
It'll always stay, strive for your goals.
You will achieve with visions so bold.

Shine for Singapore
This is our song
Reach out for the sky, far and beyond
As one we'll stand, we're Singapore
It's here that we belong

Have you heard a song,
One that moved you, one that made you sing along?
Your dreams and hopes will all come true
If you believe that every vision begins with you.
Nowhere I'd rather be, this is home to me
This star shines strong and free

the next song is home ... first sung in 1998 ... but this time it is being sung in tamil ... COOL ... it was sung in chinese and malay before ... ytd was the debut in tamil ... hahas ... cool ... below in the tamil version ...

HOME
Whenever I am feeling low
I look around me and I know
There’s a place that will stay within me
Wherever I may choose to go

I will always recall the city
Know every street and shore
Sail down the river which brings us life
Winding through my Singapore

Chorus:
This is my home truly,
where I know I must be
Where my dreams wait for me,
where that river always flows

This is home surely,
as my senses tell me
This is where I won’t be alone,
for this is where I know it’s home

When there are troubles to go through
We’ll find a way to start anew
There is comfort in the knowledge
That home’s about its people too

So we’ll build our dreams together
Just like we’ve done before
Just like the river which brings us life
There’ll always be Singapore

For this is where I know it’s home
For this is where I know I’m home

HOME[VEEDU]
(in tamil!)
En Mananm Thalarnthu pohgum
Kaalam naan suttri parkkuman thaneram
Kanmunneh kaanum kaatchi
Endrum en naivanthu sehrum

En neenai vil thondrum nagaram,
Naanghum therintha oor
Naan valvai nohkum pathayil
Kandhenen Singapur

Chorus:
Ethuvehthan en veedu
endrum en manathodhu
Kanavugal pala enakkukaana muigirathu

Ethuvehthan en koodhu
endrum ennathunaahu
Thanimai ennai arugathey
Yen endral ethu enveedu

Ethuvehthan en veedu
endrum en manathodhu
Kanavugal pala enakkukaana muigirathu

Ethuvehthan en koodhu
endrum ennathunaahu
Thanimai ennai arugathey
Yen endral ethu enveedu
endrum en manathodhu
Kanavugal pala enakku kaana mudigirathu

Ethuvehthan en veedu
enru mennathu naadhu
Thanimai ennai arugathey
Yen endral ethu enveedu
Yen endral ethu enveedu

enough with the songs ... one thing i always look forward to is ... (drum rolls pls) ... the FIREWORKS ... they are like freakin cool ... ahhhhh ... check out youtube ... there are a whole lot of videos taken from their home, hotels, the padang, etc ... cool sial ...

2008-08-09T21:34:00.000+08:00

HAPPY NATIONAL DAY, SINGAPORE

2008-08-03T19:24:00.002+08:00

Last night ... during dinner ... Freda asked me ...
"So, Josh, do you like our cell group?"
i replied, "Well, that's a tough question ... i cant give an absolute answer ..."
freda asked the samw question to Karen ...
"Karen, you le ... do you like our cell group?"
She replied without holding back ...
"I dun like my cell group ... i LOVE my cell group!"
Awww ... so sweet ... sob sob ...
now i shall say that too ...
I LOVE YO2 ... woo hoo ... you guys rock ... and i give thanks to the Lord for putting each and everyone of you in my life ...

2008-08-03T18:41:00.002+08:00

my cell group celebrated Jordan's(2nd aug,today) and my(6th aug) birthdays today ...
the cake damn cute ... really ... (will upload the pictures as soon as sylvia send them to me) ...
so before making a wish/prayer and blowing off the candle ... it time for the birthday song!
1st try ....
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to ...
2nd try ...
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to jorshua and josdan ...
blah, bleh, bluh ...
last and final try ...
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to JJ,
Happy Birthday to you!
J for jordan, J for joshua ... oh, and J for Jesus ...

for the presents,
last year, both of us got bag ... suited to our own taste ... that means, two completely different bags ... but with the same amount of thanks giving at heart ...
this time, jordan got th Hillsongs' latest album ... forgot the name ba ...
and i got (drum rolls, pls) ... a bible ... not just an ordinary bible ... (hey, wait a mintue, the bible was never ordinary ... it's the extraordinary written word of GoD) ... got a New King James version Bible ... i want to buy that the other time i went to SKS bookstore ... but i decided to get the manga bible (which i intend to lend to a new believer) ... woo hoo ... i was so elated ... the best part was that i guess it right even before i tore open the wrapper ... hahahs ... thanks guys ...

FREDA, ... thanks for guiding me thru my messed up life ... you are right, I'm never alone ... "God and HLC will always be your family which you can confidently call it your home" ... Amen ... *HUGS*
SYLVIA, ... "MATURE 18" ... ahhh ... by watchin M18 movie doesnt qualify me mature, huh ... hahahas ... ya i guess we have grown closer in our friendship ... you are definitely one person i'll look up to ... hahahs ... oh, rmb, i have to treat you NICE ... hahahas ...
KAREN, ... hey thanks for encouraging me all the time when i "emo" ... hahahas ... and thanks for co-ordinating the celebration ... rock on, gal fren ...
REGINA, ... hey ~~blister~~ SISTER ... WAH ... i feel very honoured ... lol ... "1st Corinthians, chapter 10, verse 13" ... Amen ... thanks for reminding ... *HUGS*
PERISA, ... eh, got subject-verb agreement error le ... lol! ... anyways, Awwww .... so sweet ... thanks, princess ...
JORDAN ... bradder! ... hahahas ... thanks dude ... ok i really need to get to know you more ... i will ... i wish you all the best for your desire to be a worship pastor ... it will come to past ...
JONATHAN ... hey bro ... thanks for joining us ... hope to see you more often ok ... hahahas ...
special mention, PA ... thanks , Pa ... i will keep on keeping on ... thanks for everything ... you rock ... i wont let you(HLC, and GoD) down ... *HUGS* ...

2008-08-03T00:49:00.000+08:00

HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY, XIAN KAI
a.k.a 07/07's very own Ches(s/t) GoD ... lol ...

2008-08-02T22:01:00.000+08:00

today's the day ... iChallenge quarter-fianls ...
i studied ... but i guess i din study enough ...
since the same questions will be asked to each batch of contestants, the rest of the contestant were quarantined in the back room ... and eveyone was mugging hard! ... lol ... i start to freak out den ...
when it was our turn(i.e. titus, pauline and mine), we walked towards the church main hall ...
it was very "nice" for tit and pau to "reserve" the middle seat for me ... rarh ... hahaahs ...
i was so nervous that my mind went blank ...
the first question was as follow ...
"what are the 1st 3 books of Moses?" ...
in other words, the first 3 books of the bible ...
it was that easy ... but it just din occur to me ... gosh ...
thanks to silly old titus ... (just kidding) ... he shouted out the answers ... hahahs ...
opps ... did i just cheat ... lol ...
the rest of the questions were just as simple ... just that i was not good enough to answer ...
as they questions were being asked, i ponder about them ... searching through my small mind that had been engulfed by thought that i was dumb ... so dumb that i cldn't answer the previous question ... the previous question which so easy ... these thought revolved around my head periodically after each question asked ...
i couldnt bare the pain of being outwitted by (i'm sorry to say) my ~~weaker~~ counterparts ...
halfway through the quiz, i laid my head on the table ...
titus thought that i gave up ... well, i guess that was what my gesture implied ... (i.e acceptance of defeat even before the end drew near) ...
but, in fact, that was not so at all ... i laid my head down in pain because of the pschological battle that i was going through with the evil one ...
in total, i scored 9 points and 1 de-merit point ... which is nothing compared to anyone else in that competition ...
after the competition, actually, to be more accurate, after the first question, i felt stupid ... reallly stupid ... i rushed to the back room, locked the door, and soaked my face in ~~tears~~ water ...
first, was saddened (not b'cos i failed to make it to next round) that i was so not good enough ... in the sense that i scored below everyone ...
Josh, so what? ... you lost to your own brother and sister in christ ... it's ok, really ...
next, i freaked out ... if i cant even do well in a simple quiz amongst people poly and secondary school student, how may i going to ace my 'A'-level amongst RJC, VJC and even amongst my peers in AJ ...
i ~~feel~~ felt so stupid/moronic/absurd/retarded ...
JOSH, what are you saying? ... this is for you Josh ...

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE
Words and Music by Darlene Zschech (Hillsongs)
Almighty God my Redeemer,
My hiding place, my strong refuge
No other name like Jesus,
No power can stand against You

My feet are planted on this rock
And I will not be shaken
My hope it comes from You alone,
My Lord and my Salvation

Your praise is always on my lips,
Your Word is living in my heart
And I will praise You with a new song,
My soul will bless You Lord

You fill my life with greater joy,
Yes I delight myself in You
And I will praise You with a new song,
My soul will bless You Lord

When I am weak You make me strong,
When I'm poor, I know I'm rich
For in the power of Your name
All things are possible

2008-08-02T00:47:00.000+08:00

HAPPY 2oth BIRTHDAY, JORDAN!

2008-08-01T21:51:00.000+08:00

chemistry mock test ...
our class sat for the wrong paper! ...
what a joke ...
the entire auditorium was doing last year's 'A' level chemistry paper 2 ...
whereas my class was doing the prelim paper instead ...
My chem tutor probably screwed up the papers ... hahahs ...

talking about screwing up things ... i ~~bloody~~ screwed up the paper ... Ahhh ...
a whole of things that i din know ... JOSH, you got to start mugging alr! ...
GAMBATTE ...

after the chem test ... the hougang-sengkang(!) peeps in my class decided to go for dinner at hougang point ... we were waiting in the looooooong queue when i realised that i had to get xiankai' birthday present ... hahhas ... chg of plans ... destination: AMK hub ...

bought him a handy magnetic chinese chess (Xiangqi) set ...
i really hope that he doesnt already one ... lol ...
and i hope that chess maniac wld like it ... hahahs ...

2008-07-30T21:55:00.000+08:00

ytd, chemistry ...
today, geography ... hahas ...
the shortest sentence ever made by my geog lecturer ...
"FDI from TNCs into LDCs encourage SMEs" ... hahas ...
FYI, the acronyms stand for
Foreign Direct Investments
Transnational Corporations
Less Developed Countries
Small and Medium Enterprises ...

2008-07-30T21:07:00.000+08:00

today's chem lecture was hilarious ... hahahas ...
the lecturer has this problem of mispronouncing certain words ...
at first, it seemed funny ...
then, i tried to accept her fault ...
but after that it becomes very irritating ...
these are some words those gazillion words ...
Meridian ... Melidian
problem ... probrum
Chloride ... Choride
familiar ... familyiar
Potassium ... Posazium
favourable ... favrable
and now, saving the best for the last ...
reaction ... ERECTION! ... (highlight the blank space to see what it was)
GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME ...
imagine a lecturer saying "erection" a number of times without realising so ... even when the entire lecture group broke into laughter, she did not realise her error ... HAHA! ...

2008-07-30T18:22:00.000+08:00

2008-07-29T16:22:00.002+08:00

CSI
(i.e ~~CRIME~~ CHEMISTRY SCENE INVESTIGATION)
who did it ...
who reduced Cr6+ to Cr3+ ...
prime suspects ...
(1) Chloride anion
(2) Hydrogen ion
(3) Potassium cation
(4) Zinc metal
Hydrogen did it ...
No ... Hydrogen didn't ...
Hydrogen has no ability to reduce Chromate ...
The Electrochemical cell value in negative ... thus, it's not a spontaneous reaction under standard conditions ...
if it isn't hydrogen, who did it then ...
one suspect down, 3 left ...
it cant possible be potasium nor chloride ions ...
they have no motive ... they are spectator ions ...
down to one last suspect ...
it has to be Zinc ...
all the clues fit ... the Electrochemical cell is positive ... Zinc is in excess ...
moreover, Zinc metal tried to escapes from the crime scene ... it dissolved in the solution ...
that's it ... Zinc is th culprit ...
Zinc reduced Cr6+ to Cr3+ ...
-CASE CLOSED-

2008-07-27T00:50:00.005+08:00

iChallenge is next sat ...
it a new series of bible study quiz ... or something along that line ... yeap ....
this time the theme is bible books ... tried to memorise the order of appearance ...
genesis
exodus
leviticus
numbers
deuteronomy
joshua
judges
ruth
1 samuel
2 samuel
1 king
2 king
1 chronicles
2 chronicles
ezra
nehemiah
esther
job
proverbs
psalms
... ahhhh that's all i rmb ...
all the best josh ... all the best to my fellow competitors, pauline and titus, as well ... hahahas ...

2008-07-27T00:18:00.002+08:00

woke up early in the morning to mug ... oh yes i did ...
was abt to sit for the nanyang concept test for chem by ntu ... hahas ...
i guess some of yall will be surprised that i even signed up for it ... well guess what ... so am i ... hahahas ....
when i 1st heard abt it ... i was like ... it definitely not for me ... kinda thing ...
but thanks to gerald (sld i be? ... lol ...) i signed up for it ...
well it sure was challenging ... the ans will be up on mon on their website ... but i just cant wait ...
im hoping for at least a merit ... but of course distinction wld be great ... hahaah ...
after tt rushed to church ... nice to see edmund tan after so long ... but without hair ... LOLOLOL .... hahahas ... what yeansheng told me was true ... chin ups before every meal ... ~~wtf~~ ... lol ... the next person in line(in hlc) will be me ... ahhh ...
today's service was on PRAYER ... well, it definitely wasnt something new ... but it was a good reminder ... i need to work on my spiritual life ... i will ...

2008-07-26T23:54:00.002+08:00

ok ok ... i have not blogged for years ... lol ...
been very busy ... or sld i say tt have been trying to keep myself busy ... with sch work ...
have lots to catch up on ... josh, cannot slack anymore ... got to keep working hard ...

lots of things have happened lately ... some worth mentioning wld be ....

~ i din do as expected for my mid years ... in fact, i failed to subs ... only one subject above average ... very saddened ... josh ... you have to work hard ... work towards you goal ... you can do it ...

~ "Offering" @ LT5, AJC ... hahaahs ... performed our syf piece in college ... i guess this will be the last time i'll be on stage again ... good bye to acting ... good bye to StAJe's black box ... good bye to StAJeWorks ... good bye Helmi ... you de man ...
it's rather odd ... when we still had to attend reherasals, we (or at least, I) whined abt lack of time for homework ... but now that it's over, we (or, again, at least I) feel otherwise ...
07/07, thanks a lot for coming down to support me ... you guys rock ... i mean it this time ...

~ i passed napfa ... well, i've alr gotten a bronze ... but tt's not enough ... why ... i need to get at least a silver award in order to be eligible for the 2 months off ... 8 weeks of training is a whole lot ... hahah ...
improved most stations ... dissapointed with by 2.4 though ... the last time i clocked 10:22 min (0.02 min away from an A grade) ... but this time was 11:30 ... longer by a min ... tt's bad ...
overall, 2As, 2Cs and 2Ds ... which wld give me 20 pts ... thus, a silver award ... woo hoo ...

~ celebrated zhenyang's, yingxuan's and geraldine's birhtday ... hahaha ... try to coordinate a small celebration for them with some stajers ... turn out great ... hahahas ... i really hope the like their presents ... thanks to suxin, rachel, gerald, fiona, karina and chris for doing their part ... hahahs ... psst psst guess who's birthday is next ... lol ...

so what's coming up next ... prelims ... followed by the big "A"s ...

Father Lord, give me strength to fight the battle so as to bring glory to thy kingdom ... Amen ...

2008-06-27T20:37:00.002+08:00

the exams are finally over ... woo hoo ... for now at least ... hahahas ...
i have to say that i din do well for all my papers ... these clearly shows that i wasnt prepared for the papers ... after 1o yrs of education, i still cant prepare myself for a major exam ... lol ...
have to start studying soon ... cannot be dissapointing myself and my tutors again ...
i pray that i'll be more focussed and disciplined in the areas of my studies ...
all the way Josh ... woo hoo ... gambatte ...

2008-06-23T16:16:00.003+08:00

have not been bloggin lately ... will be blogging proper soon ...

2 down ... 3 more to go ...

sat for GP before the hols ... and sat for maths paper 1 today ...

oh my that means it's only 1½ down ... and 3½ to go ... lol! ...

what's coming up ...
tuesday - no paper! ... (good!)
wednesday - geography and chemistry
thursday - physics
friday - maths paper 2 ...

screw the math paper ... Ahhhhh ... i din finish the paper ... plus some of the question attempted werent fully completed ... darn ...

JOSH, you need to work harder!!!

ok ok ... need to go back to study-ing ...

2008-06-20T23:57:00.000+08:00

The Seven Stages of End of Holiday Withdrawal
Stage 1: Panic
" Oh no oh no oh no! The holidays are ending! Oh no oh no oh no! I havent done my homework!"

Stage 2: Fear
" Oh my god! I am gonna get killed by my teachers! I didnt revise at all! I am gonna DIE!"

Stage 3: Denial
" The holidays arent gonna end. This is all just a BAD DREAM! When i wake up it'llbe the start of the holidays. yes thats it. they cant end they just CANT! "

Stage 4: Irrationality
" Maybe if i stay up the whole day the holidays will last longer, OR MAYBE IF I INVENT A TIME MACHINE! OR ASK GOD TO STOP TIME? this just cant be happening

Stage 5: Anger
Damn the government for giving such short holidays! Give me my childhood goddamit! and they still owe us a day for Vesak day!!! I have my RIGHTS! Screw u i will not be SILENCED!

Stage 6:Hopelessness
" All is lost. The students will be put through their greatest hell all over again and this neverending cycle will keep repeating itself. IS THERE NO GOD?

Stage 7: Grudging Acceptance
" Oh well *sigh* there's nothing i can do about it. I have been beaten by the MAN. Oh why must the good die young? I will miss u holidays. U have been good to me.

2008-06-17T09:20:00.002+08:00

Back from 30 hour FAMINE CAMP ... woo hooo ... it was an enriching experience ... i think it was the best this that has happened to me in the course of AJC ... hahahah
i'll blog abt it some other time ...
but now ... i've got to start to mug ... i have lots to mug ... oh man i'm freaking out ...

2008-06-13T09:44:00.000+08:00

Yeah man, Amen!

2008-06-13T09:20:00.004+08:00

got this from thi's (or was it TEA's ... haha) blog ... the pear does look like a pig ... lol ...

ya ... and this is thi ... the genius who probably crossed a pig with a pear to make that this up there ... lol ... cant you just see the genius-ness over-flowing ... just look at her ... so intelligent ... haaha ... that's sheryl's arm by the way ... haahha ... if thi sees this she'll kill me ... haahha

2008-06-12T09:54:00.003+08:00

30 hour famine camp is in two days ...
this means that i'll be compromising my weekly service in HLC and my discipleship session with pa and freda ... all in the name of love and to serve ... (hopefully!) ...
my tribe is "bambara", Africa ... who else is in my tribe? ...
did some research on it ... and found out that this people are infidels ...
direct translation from their native, "bambara"(french) means "those who reject God" ...
what on earth ... i dun belongto this tribe ... is there a tribe which carries the meaning of "God my sole saviour" ... hahaha ... i'll be glad to be adopted ... hahaha ...

2008-06-12T09:21:00.004+08:00

decided to go to sks bookshop(a christian bookshop in this warehouse building in along a one way road ...) ... suppose to go with regina loh khoon leng ... lol ... but since she has to attend an interview with sgh for a bond ... i decided to wait for and go after that ...

i waited , waited and WAITED ... was hanging out in tiongbahru plaza as a lone ranger ... sad lah ...tolerance level 30 mins ... lol ... so i headed for the bookshop ... hoping that by the time i shop finish regina will be done with her interview whatnots ... or even better she can come over after finishing the interview ...

i did my research ... lol ... i figured how to go there ... but still there was this sense of uncertainty ... at this point of time i din know tt it was along a one way road ... so ya ... i took the bus ... i know that i've to alight after two stops ... but still quite uncertain ... good thing is that i recognised the building ... like i said ... i did my research ... lol ...

tan boon liat building ... that's the place ... SKS bookshop is on the 9th level ... that place is so cool ... they have all sort of christian stuff ... bibles,(duh!), books,magazines,t-shirts,mugs, and lots of love ...

i wont say that i was spoilt for choice ... but that i really dun know what to buy ... den i came across the "manga bible" ... i've heard abt it on the tv b4 ... this was the first time seeing it ... it's so cool ... the gospel has nicely sketched out into a comic ... i cldn resist it ... so i bought it ... i think it wld be a great book for new believer to know about my saviour(who else, Jesus of course) in an interesting way ... hahaha ...

i want to go to that place again ... but i guess not anytime soon ... may be after the 'A's or something ... that's a long time from now ... not actually ... it's in less than six month ...

someone please push my panic button!

anw ... back to the story ... after i left the shop, i was wonderin my regina has not sms-ed or called back ... guess wat she still had not been interviewed yet ... poor gal ... how long have you been waiting ... good thing is that i din wait for her or else i dun think i wld have even got to go to this place, though alone ...

so we meet up after her interview ... which was abt 7:05 ... ahhhh cell grp is in less than half an hour ... we're gonna be late ... and yes we were ... lol ... by the time we reached freda's(ms cg leader's) placeit was like 8 ... oops ... praise and worship just ended ... lol ...

the sermon share during was ...

4 ways to listen God

(1) to know the word of God

(2) to listen to the clear witness of the Holy Spirit

(3) to seek the counsel of spiritual leaders

(4) to believe that god has a wonderful plan for you ...

after cell went to eat my dinner with jor at 10 or 11 plus ... lol ... i've not eaten the entire day ba ... jor, thanks for makanin' with me at that late hour ... hahahaha

2008-06-11T12:04:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CANDY! ...

2008-06-11T00:29:00.001+08:00

one word ... HILARIOUS ...
you might wanna pause the music video(in column on the right) before watching this videos ..

Achmed the dead terrorist

2008-06-10T21:52:00.003+08:00

[WARNING: the following message was written in pain(not frustration) ... no one(including the person responsible) should take offence of this. for that person, you can take it as a feedback ...]
first, you must understand that I'm not you ...
second, you must understand that you are not me ...
these mean that we are different ... we think differently ... and act differently towards circumstance ... it's not my fault that i react to things in a particular way which is unlike yours ... so stop trying to force your way in ...
if you dun understand me and my situations and my problems ... then dun say so (i.e. "i understand how you feel") ... it's not your fault that you fail to understand me (neither it's mine) ...
though you think that your interference is making my life better, i'm so sorry to say that you are wrong- really wrong ... you are not me ...
if you cant help me ... it's ok ... it's really ok ... (in fact, i din even approach you for any help) ... but please dun make my life more difficult for me ... i have enough problems and stress to handle ... please dun add on to the burden ... i'm not you ...
having said that ... i apreciate you care and concern ... i really do ... but you must realise that the actions that you are "sowing" are not "reaping" your intention ...
i'm drained emotionally ...

2008-06-10T21:19:00.000+08:00

proud to be a STAJWORKS member ...
dun get it? ... ask suxin ...
LOL ...

StAJeWorks WOR!

2008-06-10T10:17:00.002+08:00

7 reasons not to mess with children
(1) A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.
The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.
The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.
Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible.
The little girl said, 'When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah'.
The teacher asked, 'What if Jonah went to hell?'
The little girl replied, 'Then you ask him'.

(2) A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work.
As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.
The girl replied, 'I'm drawing God.'
The teacher paused and said, 'But no one knows what God looks like.'
Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, 'They will in a minute.'

(3) A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds.
After explaining the commandment to 'honour' thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, 'Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?'
Without missing a beat one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered, 'Thou shall not kill.'

(4) One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head.
She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, 'Why are some of your hairs white, Mom?'
Her mother replied, 'Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white.'
The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said, 'Momma, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?'

(5) The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.
'Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.'
A small voice at the back of the room rang out, 'And there's the teacher, she's dead.'

(6) A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, 'Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you ! know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face.'
'Yes,' the class said.
'Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?'
A little fellow shouted,
'Cause your feet ain't empty.'

(7) The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray:
'Take only ONE . God is watching.'
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table ! was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies.
A child had written a note, 'Take all you want. God is watching the apples.'

2008-06-09T20:29:00.001+08:00

What the Beach Test Says About You

You tend to be a very social person. You live for your friends and family. You can get social burnout occasionally though. You aren't a total extrovert.

You fall in love with ease and confidence. Even if you've had bad experiences in the past, each new love is a reason to start completely over.

You are deeply passionate about several things in your life. You're not passionate about much... and the few passions you have are truly obsessions.

Your sense of humor is intellectual and obscure. Only really well educated people get your jokes.

The Beach Test

2008-06-08T11:47:00.002+08:00

what make a man a real man?

a real man GUARDS ... (a quality of a priest) ...

a real man GUIDES ... (a quality of a prophet) ...

a real man GOVERNS ... (a quality of a king) ...

so guys out there ... try to make these a way of your life ...

BE A MAN, DO THE RIGHT THING ...

2008-06-08T10:24:00.002+08:00

received the tibetian personality test in an e mail from fiona "darling" and netto ...
i've attempted this b4 ... but tt was quite sometime ago ... i forgot wat was it abt ... so i decided to give it another go ... i think you sld try it to ... here's the link http://memoriter.net/flash/test.html
i shall not spoil the quiz ... so i shall only share my answers and the interpretations ...

first up ... prioritises in life ...
the results show that ...
(1st) PRIDE ... hmmm ... lots of friends do say that ... and i wont beg to differ ... well, i feel that there's nothing wrong as it allows me to soar greater heights in some way ... yes of course, there is a flip side to it ... but c'mon look at the brighter side ya ...
(2nd) FAMILY ... friends and family are important in my life and yours ... they are there to strengthen you (directly or indirectly depending on the person and the situation) eveytime you fall ... unfortunately, not everyone's family are as perfect as some ... mine is not perfect, but it is stll good enogugh for me ... whatever it is nothing will outdo my God's unconditional love ... Amen ...
(3rd) LOVE ... well ... i think i've said enough abt love ... lol ...
(4th) CAREER ... i'm not workin yet ... but i'm glad to know and that i (might) turn out to be a person who treasure love more than his career ... that's a good thing right? ...
(5th) MONEY ... hmmm ... i think money is very important ... there's a saying in tamil that one will realise the true value of a thing/person only when he loses it(or is lack of it) ... but for money (i feel that) it takes an idiot to say that it's worthless ... and that would be an oxymoron ... hahaha ... having said that money is important ... we sldnt fail to realise that there are other things that are much important in life ... this will include the other 4 prioritises ...

next up, question two ... this got to do with relating certain things with an adjective ... but mine are mostly noun ... opps ... but they do make sense to me la ...
"FRIEND" implies my personality ... do i make a good friend? ... well, i guess so ... i can entertain, irritate, love, understand, etc ... i guess tt wld make me a ~~great~~ good companion ...
"LILIAN" implies the personality of my partner ... lilian is a secondary sch friend of mine ... ... ... she is a great person ... to have her or someone like as a spouse is indeed a blessing ...
"FATHER" implies the personality of my enemy ... den den den duh ... this one i shan't comment on ...
"BRAZIL" is how i interprete sex ... boobs and booty ... sizzling hot ... ok ok ... kartik, you sick child ... lol ... ok ... when i answered this question(try the quiz, read the qn and u'll know why ...) ... i was being very literal ... yes ... i really was! ... in actual fact brazil not only have great soccer dudes ... they also have the hottest sexist women on earth ... haba haba haba ... ok enough with sex ...
"BLUE" implies my own life ... this statement can be interpreted in many ways ... i guess that how complicated life is ...

question 3 ... according to question 3 ...
jordan (church) is someone who i'll never forget ... lol ... well ... i'm not really sure abt this ... haha ... i'm not that close with him and have yet to spend time with him to cherish and treasure ... hmmm ...
Naomi ho pei ying(ex-church) is someone you consider your true friend ... well ... she's a great friend ... we can entertain each other so much ... we are just as funny and just as clumsy ... hahaha ... naomi i miss you ... lol ... i really do ...
my sister (my real sister) is someone who i really love ... for all that my sister has done in my life( in this 18 years) i've never said to my sister that i love her ... really ... face-to-face ... i've never said ... what a lousy brother ... lol ... but i guess i dun have to say it for her to know it right ... lol ... aiya i dun know lah ... but it's so awkward ba ...
pa(stor) (my church pastor, ex-cell group leader, ex-discipler, but always my (spritual) father) is my twin soul ... hmm ... both of us have very different point of views ... and most conversations (to clarify differences) end up in more unhapiness ... it's a vicious cycle ... imagine putting two strong headed people in a locked up room for 7 days ... nah ah ... too scary ... yeah tt's how it like(our relationship) ... but he's a great guy ...
Sylvia is someone that i'll remember for the rest of my life ... sylvia ... read this ... lol ... hmmm ... so you might turn out to be someone significant in my life , huh ... ok ... i must treat you good ... lol ... i shall start today ... sylvia is a nice girl ... lol ...

ok now, the last question ... which is simply crap ... lol ... so ya ... lol ...

hey so why dun you try it yourself ... it's quite interesting ... hahahaa ...
here's the link ... http://memoriter.net/flash/test.html

2008-06-07T12:33:00.002+08:00

oh man ... this is freakin true for my case ... really ... go try it for urself ... hahahaha ...

You Are An ENFJ

The Giver

You strive to maintain harmony in relationships, and usually succeed.

Articulate and enthusiastic, you are good at making personal connections.

Sometimes you idealize relationships too much - and end up being let down.

You find the most energy and comfort in social situations ... where you shine.

In love, you are very protective and supporting.

However, you do need to "feel special" - and it's quite easy for you to get jealous.

At work, you are a natural leader. You can help people discover their greatest potential.

You would make a good writer, human resources director, or psychologist.

How you see yourself: Trusting, idealistic, and expressive

When other people don't get you, they see you as: Bossy, inappropriate, and loud

What's Your Personality Type?

2008-06-06T21:02:00.003+08:00

left my house quite early today ... 9 thirty! ... lol ... well, the earliest for the month that is ... hahaha ... all in the name of studying ...
met up with wei lun same place, ~~same time~~ but at a much earlier time ...
this is one of the few times that i studied continuously for abt few hours ... i lack a lot of discipline so i cant really study alone at home ... sigh ... i've to work on this ...
den at abt 5 or 6 we decided have a quick bite ... ironically it wasnt that quick after all ... lol ... we kept talking and talking ... me 60% of the time, weilun, 40% ... lol ...
one, i love to ~~bitch~~ talk ... (i dun bitch all the time ok ... maybe abt 10% ... and ya tt's all ... i know a whole of guys who can just bitch and go on and on ... really ... i shall not name ya ... )
anw ... i was talkin abt myself the entire time ... and the last time that happened was really ago ...
weilun, if you're reading this ... thanks for hearing me out ... though you and i know that you cant help me by much ... i still appreciate your listening ear ... not only ur ear lah ... lol ... lame.fine.bleh ... hahaha
one thing is for sure ... JOSH, you're so screwed ...

2008-06-04T10:11:00.000+08:00

HumanForSale.com - How much are you worth?

2008-06-04T10:05:00.001+08:00

Am-I-Dumb.com - Intelligence Test

2008-06-04T08:43:00.000+08:00

i received this in an e mail ...
this is not the first time ...
and i bet you have read this as well ...
but eachtime i read them they never fail to crack me up ...
hahaa ... enjoy ...
Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy
Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime
SHOPPING MATH
A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he needs
woman will pay $10 for a $20 item that she doesn't need.
GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
HAPPINESS
To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
LONGEVITY
Married men live longer than single men do,
but married men are a lot more willing to die.
PROPENSITY TO CHANGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED
Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, 'You're next.' They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.
hahaha ... like i said ... they never fail to crack me up ... hahaah ...

2008-06-03T21:56:00.000+08:00

தொடா,
ஈஇதப் பாருடா ...
சுபேர் ...
oh my i sound like a complete tamizhan ... well ... that's a fact and i'll have to live up to it ...
lol ...
வாழ்க தமிழ்,
வளர்க தமிழ்!

2008-06-03T21:52:00.000+08:00

LOL ... check this out ... lmao ... go and find out wat do you really mean ... hahaha

Get Your Sexy Name

2008-06-03T21:25:00.000+08:00

had to go for my ns medical check up today ... where on earth is that place ... thanks to jordan(from church) and yean sheng (from class) ... lol ... it was has bad as they described ... ba ... except for the getting there part .. lol
on the way there in the taxi, "uncle, central manpower base"
"huh, where is that arhx"

"CMPB is it"
"yes yes yes"
... lol ... i was afraid that the driver wont know the abbreviation so i bothered to memorise exactly wat it meant ... i mean, c'mon you can come up with so many acronyms with that ... hahah ... i guess i was so wrong ... lol ...
the entire thing was like freakin long lah ...
the freaky part was the blood station ... this is not the first time someone jabbin a needle to take my blood ... so i was that afraid or any thing close ... unfortunately things did not go right ... the guy pierced the needle to my skin ... but the container did not collect any blood ... "fuck" ... that wasn't me ... it was the nurse guy ... wth ... he tried to shift the needle and all ...but still no blood ... den i got a lil dizy ... so he retracted the needle ... and asked me to rest ... den suddenly he was so nice to me ... lol ...
i still rmb when haemal broke into fits during the blood donation drive last year ... scary ... and that wld have happened to me ... after the short break he pierced the needle on to the other arm ... everyone there had one plaster on either arm ... but i had one on each ... retarded ... lol ...
i screwed up the intelligence stations ... there were a whole lots of question which bored me to death ... and i totally forgot that it was a timed test ... so i did not finish the entire thing ... screwed up la ...
oh and guess wat ... i got into pes A ... lol ... lots of people i know of din get into pes A for varied reasons ... fracture arm, asthma and even for being underweight were some reason ... it's quite surprising though ... hahaha ...

2008-06-02T21:06:00.000+08:00

after physics class ... the o7o7 peeps went for lunch ... that would just 7 of us ... lol ... jack's place, botak jones, etc ... as usual ... cldn decided ... since brendan ans sammie had band practice aft tt, we decided go to our backyard ... nyp i mean ... lol ...
lunch hour on a week day ... my oh my ... it was superb crowded ... felt i kinda weird that we who dun even brlong there might just be hoggin on to their seats ... oh well but we found seats ... so eat there lo ...
den i heard voice behind ... a guy from the table beside was makin a remark of us being there ... but the coward him made him turn back the instant i was staring at his face ... "your sch no canteen huh?" or something along that line was what he said ...
i turned and faced front immediately ... that was the innocent side me ... den the bitchy side of me showed up ... since he was talkin to my back ... i replied back with my back ...
well, its true that it's their campus, their food court, but there arent any rules or regulations which states that these amenities arent open to the public ... i mean, c'mon, its sch holidays ... obviously our canteen wld be closed ... so i seriously think that its not our fault for being there ...
something weird was that ... as the canteen cleared ... there were more and more of aj students streamin into the canteen ... lol ... that was the first time i saw the nyp canteen filled with almost 15% of ajcian ... lol ... oh well ...

2008-06-02T20:46:00.000+08:00

went for physic remedial in the morning ... regina chong yang and i intended to meet up earlier so that we can discuss our queries amongst ourselves before consulting mr chew after the combine remedial session ...
received an sms from regina on my way to sch ... in my mind:"sharks, im late" ... den i figured that i'm late but she's "late-er" ... lol ... chong yang was on time ... it was nice of him to ask me to take my time ... well, i listen instruction (just for that 5 min period ... lol) ... hence , poor chong yang who was rottin alone in the lib ...
when i entered campus i was wondering whether i was in right college ... lol ... there were many groups of strangers roaming around the campus ... weird ... hahaha ...
in the library, we started off studying ... den asked question to clarify doubts ... den started to bitch abt weird people in our class ... hahaha ...
during physics regina sat beside me ... we kept laughing and laughing and laughing ... hahaahs ... den we started playing charades in the middle of class ... lol ... kartik, what were you doing, man ... there's a reason why you were called back during the holidays to come back for extra lesson ... haiya ... i din make good for that time ... worst part was that we left b4 the consultation with mr chew ... screwed ...

2008-06-01T19:01:00.000+08:00

have been catching up with some of my secodary school friends in this holidays ...
oh man ... i miss bowen ... for those who din know ... yeah, i'm from bowen secondary ... yupps ...
something interesting was that two of my closest buddies (one of whom i actually quarrelled so bad with ... on feb this year ... and still have yet to resolve that prob ... oops) ... asked me something ... something that i found it to be so random ... seriously ...
what they asked (in seperate occassions) was something ... "so, are you attached now, bradder?" ...
and i was like ... "erm, like NO!" ... lol ... as in, ya ... hahahas ...
in secondary ... thanks to my drama juniors the whole world- includin her- know who i was crushin on in sec 4 ... lol ...
but since den there have been no one in college i've been crushing on ... hmmmm ... ok ok ... for those who know ... i was crushin' on this gurl early last yr ... but in less thn a week ... i found out that she was attached ... ~~dammit~~ ... i mean, oh well ... hahaha ...
but after her there has been any angel tt my heart has melted for ... hahahas ...
coincidentally ... ytd during service ... i learnt tt God created Adam He gave him 2 things ... firstly a job ... and after that a girl freind ... Eve i mean ... hahas ...
so that sld apply to the people of this day as well ...
so a girl friend? ... maybe not in 5 years ... hahahas ...

2008-06-01T17:39:00.000+08:00

having holidays ... woo hoo ...
hey wait a mintue ... 'A's are in less than 6 months ... that's freakin' the hell outta me ... considering all my grades ... i'm officially screwed ... hahahas ...
no no no no ... in GOD we trust ... that's my new christian tagline ... hahahas ... this not in vain ya ... hahahas ... its just toencourage me yeah ... hahahas ...
i need to be studying ... what am i doing ... lol ... ok must manage to balance ...
50% fun and 50% muggin' ...
nah ... not enough ... maybe ...
30% fun and 50% muggin' ...
yes ... must try to keep to this ... hey wait a min ... forgot the most impt thing ... God! ...
20% fun and 40% muggin' and 40% God ...
Ahhh ... im ffreakin' out ... i need to ace my 'A's ... perhaps tt's why it called 'A's ... 'cos if you dun ace your 'A's, you're so darn screwed ...

my personal target for the 'A's are as follow ...
GP ... B
Geog ... A
Math ... A
Physic ... A
Chem ... A
rankin' pts ... >78.75

seems quite high, huh ... well, that's why they are called expectation ... hahaha ... i really hope i can achieve ... study hard Josh, study hard

2008-06-01T17:31:00.000+08:00

ahhh ... it's been years since i last blogged ... ok ok ... it was just one ... hahaha
lots of things have happened since den ... hahaha ...
so you're askin' why did i stop bloggin', huh ...
well, no particular reasons ... but maybe i was sick of it ... or just that i din have time ... perhaps it's a combination of both ... but actually ... ... ... aiya ... the list of reason will just go on and on ...
now i've started blogging ... i hope i'll be updating often ... and not let it rot like my previous one ... hahaha ...

after so long ... haiz ...

2008-06-01T16:32:00.000+08:00

hey hey hey ... back to bloggin again ...

2008-05-26T20:47:00.000+08:00

first day of exams
friend A: oh sharks! ...
friendB: what's up ... cant believe you are freaking out at this moment(5 min b4 the paper) ... it sld be me who sld be freaking out ...
A: no no ... not that ... i forgot that we are to provide our own paper for the ans script ...
B: oh my ... it's ok ... i can lend you mine ... how many pieces will you need ...
A: 15
B: 15?! ... erm ok ...
second day of exams
friend B: Aha ... this time i dun have to worry abt paper ... hey you can return me your foolscap paper now ...
A: erm ... later la ... after the paper ...
B: i intend to use them for today's paper ...
A: use yours la ... ok ok ... how many will you need? ... 5 will do right? ...
B: but you own me 15, rmb ... it was just ytd ...
A: i know ... erm ... can i give you the left overs of ytd's ...
B: what?! ... ya ... will do ...

ok ... this convo might sound crapy ... but it clearly illustrated how self centred friend A is ... well this is not the first time ... but i think it's very nice of friend be to be calm and cool ... hahha ...
no one's perfect ... we all have our flaws ... but as friends, we have to help each other in order to make each other a better person ...
but sometimes we just ignore and move on ... it's easier that way ... as for me, after this incident (after so many) ... i still din raise it to friend A ... i wont say that i'm not bother ... but ... i dun know la ...