3 points of a day

It is sufficiently clear that all things are changed, and nothing really perishes, and that the sum of matter remains absolutely the same. -Francis Bacon, De Natura Rerum
Rugged the breast that beauty cannot tame. -John Codrington Bampfylde, "Sonnet in Praise of Delia"
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings. -William Blake, Proverbs of Hell
If you get simple beauty and naught else,
You get about the best thing God invents. -Robert Browning, Fra Lippo Lippi
Make no little plans: they have no magic to stir men's blood . . . make big plans, aim high in hope and work. - Daniel H. Burnham

Updates of today before today comes to a close:

Mr Seet knows my name.
More incentive to study hard for economics.
I den don wan to throw face during the lecture ah~

The results for the SIM TKD Exco 2006 are out.
(Will write more about that once the AGM , on Wednesday, is over.)

My emotions are a turmoil, I need time.

That’s all for now,
I need to rest my tired head.
Tomorrow is a new day.
Can’t wait to go for TKD training again.

Avita zen for now~
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Within half an hour

May the teachings of those you admire become part of you, so that you may call upon them. Remember, those whose lives you have touched and who have touched yours are always a part of you, even if the encounters were less than you would have wished. It is the content of the encounter that is more important than its form. May you not become too concerned with material matters, but instead place immeasurable value on the goodness in your heart. Find time in each day to see beauty and love in the world around you. Realize that each person has limitless abilities, but each of us is different in our own way. What you may feel you lavk in one regard may be more than compensated for in another. What you feel you lack in the present may become one of your strengths in the future. May you see your future as one filled with promise and possibility. Learn to view everything as a worthwhile experience. May you find enough inner strength to determine your own worth by yourself, and not be dependent on another's judgment of your accomplishments.May you always feel loved. -Sandra Sturtz

20/11 – Service and TKD training with putting up of decorations at Bethel in between. Did not finish the whole job and it was a mad rush from venue to venue.
21/11 – Went to school for Micro lecture but did not attend training. Went home to celebrate Daddy’s Birthday! :D Food was gooood~
22/11 – OT and POA lectures. The POA test was a bomber. Must get back on track!
23/11 – SIM and Kovan TKD training. :)
24/11 – Macro lecture and work in the evening.
25/11 – Went to church for ¾ of the day to do decorations. Physically and emotionally exhausting. Did not finish the job even though I had planned to get it over and done with on that day. -.-lll
26/11 – Work in the morning followed by lunch in Toa Payoh with TKM and Auntie Helen. :D Then made my way, with TKM, to Bethel to finish the decorations.
THANK GOD WE DID IT!
-bounces all over the place-
Thank you to God, Winnie, Andrew, Jeff, Auntie Sally, Mike and my one and only TKM! :)
27/11 – BCM first service and second service. Ps. Peter delivered an interesting sermon and I made for home after that.
I think I kanna stressed by the décor job until its affecting my subconscious self. I dreamt that I was still doing decorations during my 2-hour nap. What’s more, I have been having a horrible headache for the past 3 days. It feels as if some idiot is taking a needle and randomly poking my brain. -.-lll
It makes me unhappy that it hits during my TKD training as well. Argh~!
Training today was not bad, considering I had to deal with that basket of a headache most of the time. I think I am progressing but time will tell I guess… have to work harder! I ain’t getting any younger man~
Quality is important to me!

Stuff I have to overcome in the next two weeks:
Micro Econs Assignment
OT Test
Micro Econs Test
OT Assignment
Macro Test
BCM decorations for the funfair
Touch-ups for the Bethel decorations.
Etc. (which I have yet to put into my schedule)

I realize that I have been bitching about the decorations a lot.
To my friends and family, I’d like to say sorry and thank you for enduring my mountain of ranting.

I guess my long list of things to do will not cease even with the ending of 2005.
Need to release everything to God once more.
I am but a weak human with limitations more than a mile long.
All to God I commit, no one knows the future save Him.

I bid thee adieu for now~
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"Quit TKD? You got to be kidding right?!"

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books may also be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others.
-Francis Bacon, Essays "Of Studies"

Wah… one week again… where did all that time go man?

Went for the pre-training session on Monday.
Thank you to Sean for planning it.
My physical fitness is the pits.
I had thought that with all my training I would be relatively ok… no ah… I got a long way to go man… some more after the run and introductory stuff, my body ache like mad… toopid right?
If my body ache like that just after intro… do the real thing sure kill xia… the scariest part was that it was my knees that were giving me the most pain, and I take my knees very seriously.
Can still remember what the poly clinic doctor told me when I wanted to get a referral. First, she refused to give me the referral. Then she said that I have to stop training.
STOP TRAINING????
Got to be kidding right?!
Needless to say, of course I did not stop training… hahaha… she ask me to do that I can tell her to go and fly kite liao~
Coming back to training, it was kinda rough, coz most of my energy got sapped by the pre-training… but it was all fine and I still managed to make my way home in the end… tired body et al.
-sheepish grin-

Tuesday was tough.
Spent most of my energy trying to stay awake during the OT lecture. Not sure how much I absorbed.
Still have yet to complete my OT assignments and the dreaded OT test is up next week…
-faints-
-gets up and continues typing-
POA was not that bad, considering that I was high most of the time.
Bought caramel coffee to keep me company during class.
Added extra sugar because the initial taste was too bitter but then when I got to the half way mark… sweetness overload!
The test that day was painful.
If I were a jedi in POA, I think they would kill me to save the rest of the population. My POA is truly a sad case.
I NEED HELP!!!!
More than that, I need time.
Headed for Heartland mall to do décor shopping with Winnie after school. Good thing that I can claim man… my ca-ching running low liao…

Wednesday morning my body still ached like mad.
Had to force myself out of bed and make my way to Suntec for the Clean and Green expo thing.
WWS had a booth so I volunteered to be on hand to meet the kids who were at the fair/exhibition.
Made some friends and gain much knowledge at the same time.
Thank goodness they provided food… thank you to Eugene for the Milo and Kaya toast. *yum-yum*
Left at 2pm and made a beeline for home.
I had made up my mind not to go for the full pre-training the night before and I think it was a good call, coz I was dead beat by the time I got home.
Had I decided to go for the pre-training, I would have become a zombie and I am sure I would not have enjoyed training as much.
I got my much needed rest when I got home from Suntec.
Sleep good~
Got up feeling better and cha-boed to school.
I was late. Heh… but so was Mr. Chow, so Jill started the class first.
With aching knees I did my warm-ups and footwork.
I would have to say that training was pretty lax, we had sparring instead of target practice.
Had to borrow shin guards from Sean.
Thank you, Sean. They helped a lot.
Went up against Genevieve.
I donno how much or even if I improved from the last time I sparred, but I got kicked and so did she.
Have to work on my footwork, that one is confirmed. I don wan to spar going back and forth… mah chum like fencing… and Genevieve is one hell of a painful kicker… I got the blue blacks to show for it. ~_~
Another 2 weeks ba… den come and whack again…
-evil grinz-
Training at Kovan was slack because of the rain and lack of space… oh well… at least I could rest my limbs~

Thursday morning wake up feeling better.
Aching not so bad but still there… Macro class was not that productive… argh~ I dozed off lor! First time in that class some more… sian diao… x.xlll
I completely forgot that the lecture was going to end at 5 instead of 4.30pm so I had to do a hack of a lot of rushing around once the lecture came to an end.
Work that evening was not bad… talked to Yi Liang about Akido and the taekwondo demo.
Learned a few things from him… oh well… I learn everyday… thanks Yi Liang~

Finally Friday rolled around.
I spent most of the day on the computer, trying to get my slides for the Sunday class plus the RJC proposal done.
Don’t get me wrong, I love writing and I enjoy the challenge of writing and testing my skills of creativity in that field, but it’s a pure headache in the initial stages of planning what to write and trying to find the right words to suit the context, etc.
All that said, getting the final ‘product’ done and printed out gives me a shiok feeling. I would say that it is akin to having a very productive training session.
-hysterical laughter-
Went to church in the evening for the region gathering.
I donno why, but I am some how losing interest in the workings of the church.
And I am not sure if that is a bad thing.
I guess it’s the result of being in the church for my entire like… life?
What’s more, planning for next year is starting and the BCM pastor wants me to take on more duties next year.
I’m still thinking about whether I want to or can up the level of responsibility.
-rubs head in thought-
back to the gathering… I was late in meeting Winnie due to a huge traffic jam along Paya Lebar road.
A tree fell and the road had to be closed, so I had to get off and walk all the way to Upper Serangoon to take a different route.
Thank God I am able to make my way around that area… it would have been a disaster if I were not able to. I think I would have just sat in the bus or gone home and called to cancel my presence at the church for the evening…
The gathering was ok I guess… don wan to comment too much on it… I don wan to flame my church too much within one entry… I do it often enough anyway…
-psychotic laughter-
stayed later than planned and went home late.
Stayed up even later to finish the RJC proposal and send it to sir.
Finally K.O.ed at 1am. X.x

Had to get up very early this morning in order to meet Swee Shoon and go to ACS(Barker) for the YFC closing ceremony.
It was pretty interesting.
“Wa si Superstar.
Wa si dua meng seng”
-rolls on the floor laughing-
toured the school grounds after lunch with SS and Yilinn before heading to town to take the mrt to Kovan to buy more decoration materials.
My blisters are now the size of my thumb.
How to train tomorrow??
-cries out in agony-
MUST TRAIN!!!!
It was very painful walking home today, and the odd thing is that I wore the same pair of shoes last Saturday and I did not get any blisters… now why is that ah?
Hopefully my feet will be better tomorrow~

So that is the round up of my week…

I will be hobbling around my home in thick socks until my blisters get better… *ouch-ouchie*
Now I have to go and study… or at least revise my notes…
-pulls hair out in agony-
With God’s help I will!

Till next week, I bid thee chao!
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Korean Taekwondo Spectacular 2005

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellow'd to taht tender light
Which heaven to gaudy days denies. -George Gordon, Lord Byron, Hebrew Melodies "She Walks in Beauty"

Wednesday’s training was kinda crazy with the extra jumping we did for target training… Genevieve joined Sean and I for double training at the CC… I wonder if it will be come a regular thing… hrmmm… SIM training that day was pretty tough and I kept wondering why the hack I was so tired just from a few exercises…
-faints-
I guess I was not the only one who was zonked out by training at the SIM grounds… add that to the senior-focused session at the CC and you would get 3 very whacked out people… I won’t say whom. I think you know.
-hysterical laughter-

Mr Seet dropped a bomb on us on Thursday at the beginning of the macro lecture.
We now have to hand in an assignment on the coming Thursday before the official start of the lecture.
Add that to:
POA assignment (due Tuesday)
POA tests (coming Tuesday and the Tuesday after that)
OT test
OT assignments
-starts pulling hair out-

I planned to see my Granny on Friday, but when Friday rolled around, I did not think I would be able to go and see her… Praise God!
I managed to go in the end! Yay!
Sadly, I ended up taking painkillers at the end of the day… don worry, it had nothing to do with visiting my Grandma. :D

Saturday morning was spent at work after which I came home and started preparing for the evening’s activity:
KOREAN TAEKWONDO SPECTACULAR 2005
Performance by the Korean National Demonstration Team.
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I would have to say that the whole evening can be summed up by screaming, on the top of my lungs: SHIIIOOOK!!!! :D

I met up with Alfred and we made our way to Toa Payoh, buying dinner en route to the stadium.
Lots of my friends turned up at the event.
From my club members, CC mates, school friends to children from my work place!
Woohooo~
What a crowd it was! :)
We ate our dinner in the stadium while waiting for the rest to turn up. I had 13 seats to book for them in total.
I am not the leader-founder of the choop seat society for nothing ok!
Buah hahahaha…
I would have stayed and hung out with my peeps, but I had some duties to fulfill.

On Wednesday, during training, Mr. Chow asked me to dress a bit more formal to help out with some ushering.
What I did not know was that I was going to usher the V.I.Ps.
Namely the Korean Ambassador to Singapore.
Had I known that I was going to be doing that, I would have at least put on some makeup or worn something a little more fancy… heh… I wore an ensemble of black clothes. Shoes, blouse, skirt and even earrings – all black… haha… mah chum I should have gone to an All Blacks match instead eh?
-psychotic laughter-
I also played a part in the prize presentation segment.
The cool thing was that I got to make friends with the helpers and rub shoulders with various S.T.F. personnel. So fun!
-bounces all over the house-
Watching the demonstration live is tons better than watching it on television.
That is for certain.
Chop plus stamp and money back guarantee.
The breaking of boards and smashing of apples… hwah… the pattern and kicking synchronization, beautiful music and wondering techniques… blend together to produce the perfect show. *sigh~*
Because of my duties, I got to see the show from ground level, front seat xia!
Not only that, at one point, they broke the boards so close to me and my friends that I managed to take a piece and subsequently get the demo team people to sign on it. :D
Went home with after taking pictures, making some plans with my new friends and getting the signatures. Woohoo~

Definitely a once in a life time experience.
At least until the next time Korea sends their national demo team over again... heh … but then hor, considering the fact that the last time they came was in 1989, I think I will be playing a different role for their next visit.
-loud hysterical laughter-
Can’t wait to get my hands on the pictures man!
Qian Bei was on hand to take pictures of the various parts of the event. He is after all a professional photographer. Heehee… I guess I shall have to ask him and sir for the pictures.
-evil grinz-

Today was another photo session for the people at PLKCC.
Qian Bei brought all his equipment to the CC and took pictures of us with our trophies and medals. :D
Woohooo~
I even got to wear special attire for the photo taking session. ;)
Soong ah… can’t wait to get my black belt xia… the sickening thing is that I ordered my black gi from Korea 2 months ago and up till now, it has not arrived. Apparently, it’s coming by boat… slow boat from Korea. It had better be worth the wait xia… and don’t get me started with the difference between Sir going to Korea and the order by mail… x.xlll
Anyway, it was fun to take pictures and train in that particular attire… *swoon* heh…
Now, I wait for tomorrow’s training… need ta get ma fix man~
-bounces round the house again-

Joshy kor: “sharon>dun worry...things will be settled..haha ur pc wun b so pesky all the time”
I sure hope so … if not… there will be hell to pay… and the computer will wish it was never made…
-loud evil laughter + pinky finger-

Ok… time to start studying… argh… did I just say that?

Big huge hugs all round!
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Good over rules bad

Abscence makes the heart grow fonder. -Anonymous, (Davison, Potential Rhapsody)
We do not what we ought,
What we ought not, we do,
And lean upon the thought
That Chance will bring us through. -Matthew Arnold, Empedocles on Etna
Constancy is the foundation of virtues. -Francis Bacon, De Augmentia Scientiarum Pt. i, bk. vi, sec. 23
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. -Francis Bacon, Advancement of Learning Bk. i

It’s been a while since I last posted an entry eh?

Fear not! I have returned!
-loud hysterical laughter-

The last time I typed, it was the eve of Korkor’s wedding… I probably say this very often, but what the hack!
TIME SURE HAS A WAY OF FLYING MAN!
Ah~
There, I said/screamed it… haha…

Needless to say, there have been a great many things going on with my life… but I have to answer some questions…
Where do I start?
Do I even remember what happened? X.xlll
Oh well… so much for taking ginko pills…

Work backwards ba~
08/11 – Was almost late for class coz the buses were all packed… I missed the first two buses because of the packed sardines -.-lll thankfully I got to school with time to spare… went for lunch with Yang Mui and waited around for Yingz to turn up… I am really lagging for POA man… have to get my game on real soon if I wanna do well for that subject… argh~
-starts pulls hair out-
Cell was good though I think I could have gotten more out of it… that’s something I’ll have to pray about I guess…

07/11 – Went for Micro and stayed for the test… heh… I feel kind good bout it… but it remains to be seen how well I do. Good thing its not taken into account for the final exam…*chuckles*
Did not attend training (first time in a long while), coz I was not feeling up to it… my body was kinda going haywire on me, but I stayed to take attendance and helped a bit with the target practice before heading for home. Got to watch Lethal Weapon 4 so I guess that had to make up for my missing out on training… oh how I miss kicking targets…

6/11 – For the first time since the previous Saturday, I got up early to go somewhere. That would be to church ~ ;p technically, I only have to wake up early 3 times a week. Hehe… but because of the long holiday period, I could sleep in everyday…
-sigh of satisfaction-
So shiok to sleep in when the weather allows for it.
Perfect weather for sleeping: cool, preferably with rain and not too windy.
That is the best lor… when it’s too hot… yucky to sleep even if you are very tired.
Burt I digress… church was fine… did not attend second service in order to go home and prepare for training and study for the micro test. Training was sad… at least from my point of view… I din get to kick targets lor… but I did hand hold Rachel for that portion of the session… and did teaching… gah… not good at imparting the white belt knowledge… sianz… have to get my groove back… patience is a virtue…ladida~

5/11 – went to work and slacked around the house when I got home.
-evil laughter-

4/11 – Library at Compass Point… heehee… the usual route with Daddy.

3/11 – Lunch at 3 Babas with the cell group… food good~

2/11 – Lunch at Sizzler with Mum and TKM. Training that night was a killer… showed me how much I have to get my game up… chiong chiong chiong ah!!!!

1/11 – Stayed at home the whole day… haven done that in a long long time man… kinda miss staying at home…

31/10 – Micro lecture in school followed by dinner at Marina South with the SIM TKD Club. First official outing. I think so. Had fun, fun and was full… haha… Thank you to Desmond for planning the outing. :)

Ok… that’s the run down for the time since the last entry till now… all that’s left is to rant about the computer’s constant problems and Korkor’s wedding… haha…

The wedding marathon started on Friday (28/10/2005) all the last minute preparations, which drove everyone crazy. I had a hard time sleeping that night… so exciting… I don think I should be blamed for being excited… haha…
Had to get up early on 29/11/2005 to get ready my clothes and what not for the whole day… we literally had to write out the agendas for the whole day lor… from start till finish and get in touch with who and who and do what what for this and that… phone bill sky rocketing…
The pig smelt great… but it was very oily xia… rushed off the get my hair done after the tea ceremony and holed ourselves (Mum and me) up in the hotel room waiting for my TKM, YKM and Daddy to show up.
I was put to work at the reception with 3 other people, collecting ang pows and taking down names… there was a problem with the tables and parking coupons… real headache, but it was ok in the end. Thank God!
My brother was suave and my sister-in-law was the most gorgeous being around. I wouldn’t have it any other way. :D
I took so many pictures that day that I have feeling the cost of printing all of them out will burn a hole in my pocket… haha~
The food was great and I drank my fill of wine…
My current ranking of alcoholic drinks now goes as such:
Champaign
Wine
Beer
I downed quite a bit I think… coz the hall was pretty cold and I din feel it… heh…

I stayed overnight at the hotel, which was the Regent, with Mum and TKM. Knocked out round 2 I think… woke up the next day with a headache, don think it was a hangover though… more likely caused by all the talking done by my mother and TKM. X.xlll
When you put two ladies together and add a very important family event, there is bound to be a hell-of-a-lot of yacking… I would be doing some of the yacking if not for the fact that I was stoned out… haha…
Got to spend time with my Kor and new sis before checking out together and heading for home.
Back to my bed.
-crazy hysterical laughter-
The whole family had dinner together that evening. At my favorite restaurant in the Upper Serangoon area. I had to do quite a bit of rushing in order to get there in time after training but it turned out fine in the end and the food was great. Thanks Kor!

Now for the computer section:
Reason for my not getting an entry down for the past 2 weeks:
The computer broken down/ whacked out/ bumbed out/ *add a word of demise* on me 3 times!
I had to reformat the darn thing 2 times; do this and that; pull my hair count goodness knows how many times…
Some how I have the feeling that the blessed thing will be going AWOL on me some time in the near future, so I have to be very ready for that sickening situation.
Big thank you to all my friends who offered theories and advice :)
For sure the next time that the thing tries to be funny, I will send it to the repair shop… turn the damn thing inside out and burn all the bad stuff…
-loud evil laughter-

There is still life outside being online and whacking the keyboard daily, no matter how much it has become a part of my routine… I can still survive… haha… there are always other things to do… like study… heh… speaking of which I think I had better get down to doing… haha…

God save me from my computer!

Cheers!
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