Risk

To laugh is to risk appearing a fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk rejection.
To place your dreams before the crowd is to risk ridicule.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds is to risk failure.

But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk
nothing.
The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow,
or love.
Chained by his certitudes, he is a slave.
Only a person who takes risks is free.

Ann Landers

10 Keys to Choosing Your Life Partner

Time for some advertisement..... (thanks to JoGi!)

This seminar examine the liberating biblical principles that govern our choice of a mate. We will also be discussing some of the practical issues involved in
making that choice.

Coverage includes:

Biblical Principles on Relationship
Differentiating Between Love & Infatuation
Making Sense of Your Sexuality
How to Date with Decency
The Concept of Courtship
Practical Issues in Choosing a Mate
What to Look For in a Man/Woman
Come and examine this critical issue of choice that can enrich or endanger your life.

This seminar also includes an interactive forum where participants can pose questions to the speaker for discussion.

Speaker: Pastor Benny Ho

Date: 8 October 2005, Saturday
Time: 9.00am - 12.00pm (Registration starts at 8.30am)
Venue: Bible House
5th Floor Chapel
7 Armenian Street
Singapore 179932

Fees: S$10.00 per person

Bring 2 or more friends and each will pay only $9.00
First 50 participants will receive a Free Gift upon complete registration.
Fees include seminar notes and tea break.

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Guys,

MSN buay song with Yahoo so as a result I've got to sign in with a new email address.
Please add me with my latest email address, many, many, many thanks!

Sands

Oh!

How I abhor the woes of essay writing!

10 thoughts I had today:

1. Peter Stead is an AMAZING teacher and I hope I'll be as good a teacher as him!!! :)

2. I think Dalcroze IS THE WAY to teaching music, man!

3. I decided to indulge today, considering it's the start of term break. (Yes, fellow NIE colleages I hear ye say "What term break?") I ate a blueberry chewy ice-cream cone (too sweet, people.) and an eclair from Polar. Wheeler says get those from Delifrance next time.


Ice cream with Wenmin at NIE canteen!! :)


4. Israel and New Breed rock BIG TIME. Thanks so much for introducing Gospel music to me, Raymes!!!!!

5. Let's see what I could do with me free time this week?
a. Educational Psychology Essay
b. Moodle assignment
c. Kelly Tang's film assignment
I sure look forward to it. (And I'm not being sarcastic, guys. These things can be really interesting.)

6. Sunday night is movie night with Wheels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7. I can't wait to play for worship!!!! Yahoo to saturday 4-630pm, sunday 1115-1145am!!

8. Finally took photos with my NIE colleagues. :) Check them out:


Music CS1 people - cosy 8 of us! Moi, Audrey, Aik Keong, Shahril, Dr. Wong (Ed Psych tutor), Nicholas, Shehfeng, Loonz and Allison!

More photos for your perusal at http://sonicsand.multiply.com/photos/album/48

9. My dad sings VERY WELL. I'm very proud of him!

10. I'm gonna sleep as soon as I click on 'Publish Post'.



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My first lesson plan exam!

I just came out of an exam in NIE. We were required to come up with a lesson plan incorporating skills on speaking, listening and grammar. We were given a text type (narrative), and a brief description of the class we were to be teaching (sec 3 express from good autonomous school), and were given 1 hr 45 min to design the lesson plan.

I took a good 45 minutes to come up with the pre-activity!!!! I googled the above picture, and my plan was to get my students to break into groups of 4 to discuss the picture, and to infer as much as they could from it.

I panicked a lot more than I expected. Man, it sure isn't easy to come up with a comprehensive, fun and effective lesson. I sure lack the experience. My mum, however, reassured me after we prayed in the car, "You'll be an expert by the time you do your 100th lesson plan".

This morning I was so worried about this in-class exam that I fell ill! But it only magnified the Lord's grace on me so much more. He provided me with the most supportive mom in the world, and also, a most delightful grandmother. They supported me, prayed for me, cared for me, massaged me, encouraged me. I LOVE THEM!!! Thank You Lord for them!!! I discovered that I really, really am a little princess. :)

Cheesecake Party

After 2nd service the YAYAs (young adults young adults) trooped to Landridge Condominium for Duck Rice, Kang Kong and (absolutely gorgeous, better to secret recipe / sweet secrets / coffee bean / starbucks) CHEESE CAKE.

Courtesy of princess Ah Wei.

Here are some glorious photos:



The princesses: Aunty Bel, Leesh, Chrissy Babes, Moi, Ah Wei, Xiao Ann

Aaron, me, Yeow Chong. Varied expressions on face.

Jon and I

Me and Xiaojia. CBF. (Cao Bin Face)

Xiao Jia

We were all squeezing in Minwei's dining room!!

Jesus is best for de-stress

Some of you may know of my recent panic-attack in NIE due to stress from the immense workload.

Upon reaching home from Qi's cell and worship practice in church today, my mind was filled with thoughts - many negative ones - and all I was thinking of was ESCAPISM. Very bad way out, but an often-chosen one. I can be quite an escapist.

On the MRT home I was thinking of many things to do. Just de-stress, perhaps watch my newly bought Israel and New Breed DVD, or one of my new VCD's from TS-Link. Maybe sleep.

Then I just knew that all that wouldn't help. I knew that having done all that, surely I would still be as frustrated. As stressed.

I decided to write a letter to Jesus. I copped my beautiful Fujitsu laptop, opened a Word Document, and began typing Jesus a letter.

Dear Jesus,

We need to talk.

There are so many things on my mind and I'm feeling so discouraged right now.........

Sorry, the rest is censored. :) I tell Jesus all my complaints and secrets.

But the best thing is that it He talks back to me as I talk to Him. (Or, type to Him.) He began correcting me of some wrong thoughts, alerting me to some false notions, and in all honesty, after about half an hour of casting my cares on Him, much of the frustration left me.

It always works when we ask Him to fill us with peace. He'll give, most generously.




Raymond recently recommended me Selwyn Hugh's Every Day with Jesus and MAN, IT'S GOOD STUFF. All I read was the prelude and Day 1 of the devotional reading and I've highlighted 4 sentences which I hope I'll never forget. Excellent stuff. Grab a copy if you can.



Yumms. Ahma just delivered some peeled longans. I love my Ahma to the max!!! :)

Finally, I return...

It's been ages since I last updated!!!

Finally I decided that this blog needs a new look. :) Hope you like this fresh white and pink layout.

And *phew*... thank God my Archives are back too.


It's been a month and 2 days into NIE life, and I'm thanking and praising the Lord everyday!!! Key things I thank God for EVERY TIME:

1. The super shiok variety, amount and yumminess of our canteen food and the fact that it's all SO CHEAP!!! (Bye bye forever, egg and cress sandwiches that cos GBP1.15!!

2. My excellent colleages :)

3. SBS Bus 180. Believe it or not, I absolutely love the journey to school. Plus the bus drivers. [Boo to TV Mobile!!!]

4. The wireless network in NIE!!!

5. The pedagogy. Stuff I'm learning is useful. :)

That's just a little update for you guys whom I've not been in contact for a while.

By the way, I've recently switched to Gmail, and man, it's excellent!!!!!!




Here are some photos of recent happenings for your enjoyment!


Studying Grammar in the NIE library... :)

Darling Carolyn sippin' tea like a good'ol English lady... we had scones with strawberry conserve (more like jam, actually...) and clotted cream (more like butter... actually...) too......... :)

Vincent, Minxian and Chiyon... taken in Sofitel, Johor, during out Alpha Weekend Away!

Wheels... in our mommy's car, drivin' to church, groovin' to Israel and New Breed... :)

My glorious mommy. The candle is a symbol of Jesus' light. Having been baptised, they now have the light of life in them! Glory glory!

Ahma, pastor Gan Hock (my mom calls him leng zai!), mama and wheels

Pictures taken from BBC.

These commuters had to walk in the tube tunnels to safety. This was at King's Cross, which is also super near my hall.