HAPPY BIRTHDAY LI YENN

I know it's terribly belated... but I also know you'll forgive me =)
A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MISS YONG LI YENN...

Like the rushing waters in a turbulent stream
People come
And people go

It's all too swift- almost but a dream
But when all's been said and done
Still our friendship, and its memory I'll never forgo

Your faith inspired mine
Your love kept me close to Love divine
God chose you to show me the Way
I was blessed when you chose to obey

Even if our tomorrows aren't forthcoming
Even if you'll always be so faraway
I know I've made a friend worth having
It's ok; we'll still meet in heaven someday! =P

Li Yenn, do you know this is the ONLY photo of us I have??
Shocking!!

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY LI YENN!!!

*HUGS*

P.S. Forgive the weird rhyming and the uneven verses =)

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This is to Kai:

You're still not allowed to cut yours!!! =P

I miss...

I miss... the innocence.

I miss... the old days.

I miss... the passion.

Dressed to kill =P
(Asepsis ma... kill pathogenic microorganisms)

Our regular selves.

Visit to a local clinic.

I miss... my hair.

I had a haircut. =( =( =(

Because He lives
I can face tomorrow
Because He lives
All fear is gone
Because I know
He holds the future
And life is worth the living
Just because He lives

and Him alone.

It is written,
"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart."
I Corinthians 1:19

God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

I can't believe I'm blogging now...

... but I am. Let me get some things off my chest first.

The other day I was talking to a friend, and he asked me whether I felt lonely in university... I was surprised. I gave him a definite no. But from his tone I could tell that he was surprised at my surprise at his tone(do make allowances for the lack of sleep), and it... yes.. surprised me =)

You know what people always say you can be alone but not lonely, and the loneliest place in the world is actually in the midst of a crowd? What a paradox. And to some extent, it reveals the state we are in today. That it is desirable to be surrounded by friends, or acquaintances, or just anyone... and one should never never have lunch alone because that would be deemed pathetic. Then I wonder... if there are so many lonely people out there, why don't they seek each other out so that they won't be lonely anymore? Then I think of myself... and how I feel lonely so often, and think of what I would do at those times. The answer? Emo. Coming to think of it, utterly fruitless use of time and energy. Why don't I seek those other lonely people out? Haiyo... Shy ma...! Let someone else do it... why me?

Then I think some more (yes I agree rachel thinks too much), and what someone(I can't remember who) shared with us in prayer meeting few weeks back. I think this applies to us whether or not we Christians... that instead of thinking "why me"... think "why not me"?? I don't know what you think, but I think she's right. It's not even just in friendships, it's about everything in life, when bad things happen to us... No one ever says "why me" when a good thing happens to them, so why the double standard? I know it's a terribly hard thing to do, and it's just plain human nature to dislike sudden changes and events, especially when they're not what we want, but think of it this way- when you ask "why me", you're actually asking "why not any other random person in the world but me"... and that random person could be your 80 year old darling grandma, your best friend who's currently studying overseas, your parents, your girlfriend, your old dog who's been with you for 10 years(do dogs live that long? =P) or just anyone you care for and love...

So will you still ask "why me"?

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I actually still have a lot on my mind, but I think I'd hold my peace for now.

*hears some of you breathe sighs of relief* =P

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Okay, the rest of this post is mainly for the benefit of the people whom I love so much who are either far far away from me physically, or emotionally, or both. So all you people whom I see almost every day(whom I also love very much =P), I would advise that you don't read, because all of these(events and photos) are repeated in many of your blogs, and in much more interesting ways =) Wah... I never knew I was so diplomatic =P

OH... by the way, for those of you who do have time, I've been learning about gene therapy in university this week, and this was one of the articles included in our reading material, which I thought was written really poignantly and interestingly. People with bio-phobia(you know who you are), it's not a dry scientific article, but more of a human interest feature article(I don't even know if I used the correct term), but you really should read it!! Nic, Li... I think you'll really enjoy it too, if you can squeeze it into your busy schedule =) It really touched a part of me, but a part of me still feels that it isn't right. Tell me what you think?

Here's the link: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9C03E4DE1F3CF93BA15752C1A96F958260

Enjoy!!

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Before I begin, I would like to thank Nick Hee, Terence, Samantha and Jun Yet for all the photos here, and for allowing me to steal them from their respective blogs and facebook photo albums. *Hugs*

I guess I should start in chronological order.

Our very first outing to Sunway Pyramid.
As you can tell, we all love taking photos of ourselves.
What to do...
We're all such beautiful people =P
Thank you God. =)
And yes, that's our reflection.

Every Friday is theme day.
This particular Friday happened to be Hats and Caps.
Nick, I think we look good here =P

The Friday morning when some of us woke up insanely early,
and some of us were insanely late,
and all of us drove(or were driven=P) to Klang for Bak Kut Teh.

Which I am SO IN LOVE WITH now.
Solid proof that the girls in our faculty are both smart and pretty =)
If you disagree please don't tell me.

Bak Kut Teh wasn't enough for that Friday.
In the afternoon, off we went to SP again for 27 Dresses.
A very sweet movie.
Oh there's something in this movie that caught my attention.
Remind me to tell you later =)

How could a visit to SP be complete without a snapshot of our reflections? =)

Another Friday...
themed Culture.
So from left to right we have the cultures of
Monash, Malay, half-Chinese, Avril Lavigne, Hiphop, and...
...I have no idea LOL. Teenage maybe?
I have no idea why our hands were in that position though.

It was a rainy Friday afternoon...
While Nick and Sarah were off getting their cars,
the four of us...
well... yeah...
you'll see.

TRIED TO SAVE THE WORLD!!
Meet Catwoman, Spiderman, Ultraman and Sailormoon.
Don't laugh.

Then we all became supernerds to prepare for our formative exam,
which was on this past Tuesday,
which culmination we celebrated with Giant Earthquakes at Swensen's.

Did I tell you?
SUMMATIVE EXAM'S NEXT FRIDAY!!!
AND I HAVEN'T HIT THE BOOKS SINCE FORMATIVE ENDED!!!
AND HERE I AM BLOGGING AT 2AM!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

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Just a random photo at the Singapore Airport about 2 months ago.
Look at the beautiful fake scenery they have there!!

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Oh yes I wanted to tell you about 27 dresses.
"What's your favourite part of a wedding?"
"The part when the bride enters, and everyone turns to look at the bride...
...but I look at the groom...
because the look on his face as he watches her walking in,
says it all..."

Awww...
God please let the groom at my wedding have that look too!!!


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Okay, final event I want to blog about.
A proposal I witnessed in the university cafeteria.
Which, I have to say, moved me to tears.
I'll try to recap it as accurately as possible.

Nick sits opposite Samantha, looking earnestly at her.
Nick: Samantha, I've known you for this past one month, and it has been such a joy.

Samantha looks super touched.

Nick: Getting to know you has been such a blessing
that I think that it's time we take our relationship to the next level.
Samantha, I guess what I'm really trying to say is...
*gets down on one knee in front of her*
*cameraman Terence and video-woman Cheryl zoom in on them*

*Samantha clapses her hands in anticipation*

Nick: Samantha, will you do me the honour...
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of...
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CARPOOLING WITH ME?

Samantha: YES!
*squeals with delight and opens her arms wide*

Nick takes out a ring and Samantha happily jams it on her index finger.

Samantha: YES THE CARPOOLING RING!!!

And they lived happily ever after.
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Did I mention the tears were tears of laughter? =P

Hope that brought a smile to your face, wherever you are.

男孩

Dear readers,

I sincerely apologise for the current lack of English posts. Those who can read both Mandarin and English, I think you can understand why.

God is GOOD.

With much love,
Rachel

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致：蓝尾巴

男孩（我相信你不是同性恋=P）

会下笔，
是因有感而发
片刻伤感写出的诗句
概括不了成天的心情
描述不了我的心境

你很对，
我多愁善感了
但我义无反顾
因为每一分的幸福
因此更珍贵，更深刻

原谅我，
你熟悉的她
没办法再次出现
但我可以答应你
为世界添上色彩的
一定是个更坚强快乐的我
小女无戏言

无所谓，
你不说我不勉强
你的祝福
我收到了
且从心底里珍惜

蓝尾巴，
我不知你的离开是否必然
但让我感动的人
既然不能留下
那让我心动的诗词
是否可以在这里继续出现？