Photo Collage




I'm putting together a photo collage for my laptop background and it does not look very nice. I'm using paint as it's the only software on my laptop. does anyone have any suggestion on other software i can use? By the way, where can i get a HighLife logo? I want a HighLife logo to add to the collage

The rest of this blog entry is for you. You know who you are. If you are feeling lost, it's not for you.

I know that you are going a difficult time, but u really must see that it is not your fault and i say it again IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT! you have done all you can in your power and God sees it. please forgive yourself because the guilt will really affect you badly. If necessary, please talk to a counselor or cell leader or someone. Let it out! If you can't deal with it by yourself, really find someone to share it wih you. It is too big for you to handle alone. Remember, whatever happens, you will always have your friends with you through whatever happens, Good or Bad. get someone to cry with you and you will feel better. If anything, my ear will be here for you and my shoulder will always be open. Dump all you want. You have a strong spirit. don't think otherwise.
Saturday, April 26, 2008, 2:33 AM | comment | 0 comments
Odi Odi



It is possible
Thursday, April 24, 2008, 3:31 AM | comment | 0 comments
Children Song



In a world with TellyTubies, The Wiggles, Dora the Explorer and HI-Five, here is another (scary) children song for all those married with pre-school kids :)
Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 12:04 PM | comment | 0 comments
22nd April

Happy Birthday to me,
Happy Birthday to me,
Happy Birthday to me,
Happy Birthday to me!

Also Happy Birthday to Ivy(15), Marvin(17), Julian(20) and Priya(22) on this day!

Thank you all that came on friday to celebrate with me my 21st, and all those that couldn't, but still wished me as well.

Thank you all for (In the order recieved): My Laptop, the Slurping ape tee, the Absolut Vodka, the Laptop cover & Tee, the Les Choriste VCD & Handphone Keychain, the Ling Speakers, the Singapore Delights Cookbook & Mindless Eating Book, the Rose and Chocolates, the Cologne, the Wallet, The crocodile Polo Tee, the My Visit to Hell Book, the Takamine Guitar, the A Resilent Life Book and the 3 Angpows I recieved.

Thank you all so much. :)

I especialy want to thank the following:

Mum and Santi for working so hard with me to produce all the food
Dad, Mum, Auntie Christina and Uncle Boon Tiong for the Go-Ahead and the finances
Liqian for ponning orientation to help me prepare the food
Ren Hao for providing transport with his kangoo (I'm really sorry about the spilt red wine!)
Nicholas for the drink dispenser
ZP for his Mahjong tables and set
Liqian, Peter, Barry, Nigel, Nicholas, Shaun, T3S4 ppl for helping to BBQ the food (and all those who helped as well whom I did not see)
All the HQ 7SIB guys who helped me clean up (and all those who also help clean but whom I did not see)
All the choir people who help me "move out" the next day
And all that came :)
Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 6:41 AM | comment | 0 comments
21st

I am seriously worried! I am not sure if I have accidently not invited various people to my 21st. I sent out so many invitations and so many have not responded either with a negative, that i cannot keep track. so if you fall into one of the following and are reading this, please come.

4I + Cloudies
Siglap Alumni Choir
Farhan from MJ
Taurus 3 Section 4
Charlie 3 Section 1
IC2Spec 02/06
the whole of HQ7SIB Sig coy Past and Present (Esp all ASM, Junior Commanders, Senior Specialists and CPT Jethro)
NS Area
Highlife Leaders
PS2 + ML Leaders associated with PS2
Others that do not fall into these groups like laoshi, miss tan, family, etc...

I would also like to take this oppotunity to apologise to all those whom I have missed out like Jeremy, Adley, RAMANAN (P.S. Try not to grow too much mould on my bed), Shao Qin, etc...

A Second reminder, it is at Nethevaron Bungalow A & B, take bus 29 from tampines interchange or check the Aloha website for the shuttle bus schedule, or hitch a ride from someone who drives.

For those of you who have been asking what do I want, I only want one thing; to escape unscathed - i.e no weird stuff to eat/drink, poured on me, injuries of any kind (incl kenna whacked) and loss of hair. Thank you very much! :)

Due to so many people not replying, I am estimating an attendance of 50 people. If there are more, tough! Eat Zhi Char from changi Village. That is your punishment for not replying my message!

BW, in my previous pot, the last video (the one with the choir singing Irama Belia) is dedicated specially to the Sopranos (Vanessa & Sushan, and occasionally the alto defector Rebecca)
Thursday, April 17, 2008, 4:44 AM | comment | 0 comments
Clearing stuff from my Handphone

I have found many clips from my handphone as i was clearing files that i would like to share with you guys.

Last week's Planetshakers concert was really great. I was really ministered by it. attached is a short clip from the "encore"




Last Sat, We also celebrated Rujiao's 20th Birthday at Nelson's House and drank water till our bladders wanna burst!!!!!


(Miss Tang Ru Jiao.....)

I also found this video clip of our next 2 Bedok Idol. Location for this video will not be revealed due to security purposes

(Mr Ng Yiteng Adley and Mr Joseph Lor)

Featuring our next Para Para Idol. I will not reveal who is he, only that it is not me as i was the cameraman

(Para Para Idol)

This next video was entirely edited and put together on my handphone. Pictures and videos here are from 2007 NS Area Night Cycling. Our 3 stopovers featured here are Simpang Bedok, In the middle of the New Upper Changi Road near Kembangan MRT and Lau Pa Sat.

(NS CG)

The next video clip is a bit obscene, so please do not watch if you are easily offended.


(Swimming at my house)

The second episode of Bedok Idol. Again, due to security reasons, we are unable to disclose the location of the taping of the video. The first person seen playing the guitar is Mr Loone, followed by Mr Ng singing the lead, and Mr Jeeva singing accompaniment

The next video clip is solely for choir members (Specifically Siglap Alumni Choir). Non-(Siglap Alumni Choir) members are not allowed to watch for health reasons. Proceed with caution. This is what happen when you try to sing without practicing for more than a year. cover your ears and turn down the volume if necessary.


Irama Belia after 1 year of neglect

I still have many video clips which i will not post here due to their nature. so if any one want to see those videos, particularly people who want to see a handcuff drill, please tag me and i'll send it to you.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 12:05 PM | comment | 0 comments
Working Menu

This is the working menu for my birthday this friday, so please tag what you think of it. I have not included catered food on it yet. All the food here are BBQ food with the exception of the last item.

Honey Chicken Wrapped in Pandan Leaves
Rosemary-Scented French Lamb

Chilli and Lemon Grilled Scallops
Grilled Crayfish with Basil Mayonnaise
Paprika-Crusted Monkfish with Chorizo and Peppers
Whole Stuffed Squids
Marinated Octopus with Red Pipian
Clams and Mussels packages in Banana Leaves

Bell Peppers stuffed with two Cheeses and Vegetables
Grilled potatoes with Sour cream

Assorted Home-baked Brownies and Cookies


So what do you all think of the food? Too much??? I'll be marinating and preparing most of these myself, so I hope that they will taste good!

Well, after being 4 months overdue, I finally met up with alvin and vicky to give them their christmas presents on sat. We took MRT all over Singapore to eat food that could be found in Tampines! Supposed to meet at tampines, before proceeding to Changi Airport for (Alvin's) breakfast was at MacDonalds, followed by lunch at Cafe Cartel at City Hall. Then we (Alvin) had cake at Spinelli (But the cake could be subsituted by any cake at any cafes at TM and Century Square) at Orchard!




Alvin, Vicky and I wearing my grammatically challenged T-Shirt
Monday, April 14, 2008, 9:01 PM | comment | 0 comments
Piracy in Singapore and other stories







I saw the first video on my friend's blog and i loved it immediately! It's so Singaporean. So I went to youtube to search, and found these two other videos, by PinalaProductions which comprises of TP students, alumnus and staff. Enjoy!

Friday, April 11, 2008, 6:22 AM | comment | 0 comments
Poetry

I was browsing through some blogs randomly when i saw this poem which i thought was very nice, so i just wanted to share it here.

'tis an acquaintance of my youth
aye, in a corridor of life and death
paths intertwined for a moment brief
a faint proof of acquaintanceship didst crack upon our lips
and paths cross'd nary to meet again
never did i see
the grief beneath that facade of crack'd lips
4:44 AM | comment | 0 comments
the search for Absolut bottles

http://www2.absolut.com/content/templates/framework.aspx?fw=87&logsite=absolut-com&chk=1178939347265382787&lnk=3354&startstring=404%253bhttp%253a%252f%252fabsolut.com%253a8085%252fsearch&remember=1&country=se&entryurl=http://www2.absolut.com/search?4

I have found all 82 bottles!!! I have included the list of 82 bottles at the bottom of this post. Don't scroll down beyond the "note" if you don't want any spoiler.

Note- it does not have to be actual absolut bottles, or bottles for that matter. It can be other types of bottles or items shaped to resemble bottles.





































































These are the 81 bottles that i have found so far

The Brown-Bricked Building on the Extreme right (starting from the Right, top to bottom)

1. The shower and shower curtain
2. The surfboard
3. The man’s wooden leg (in the same window as the surfboard)
4. The smoke from the stove
5. The woman’s body (in the same window with the smoke from the stove)
6. The birdcage
7. The cat’s body
8. In between the two burglar (with the dog policeman between them)
9. In between the moose’s antlers
10. The old man and his wife (in the same window as the moose)

The Green-Bricked Building directly next to The Brown-Bricked Building on the Extreme right, and the part of the Road directly in front of it (starting from the Right, top to bottom)

11. The flower wallpaper
12. The Scientist’s robot
13. The bouquet of flowers for the man in the full body cast
14. The shadow of the tied-up prisoner
15. In between the woman in a bikini and a suited man
16. An Absolut bottle on the table (in the same window with the woman in a bikini and the suited man)
17. In between the two violinists
18. In between an exercising woman and her reflection
19. In between the exercising woman’s legs
20. The main door
21. The staircase leading to the main door
22. A white bottle silhouette on the road
23. The yellow and black tape to cordon the area around the silhouette
24. In between the tin cans dragged behind the just married car
25. In between 2 white arrows, the “hotel” & “Joes” signboard

The Central Plaza and the Roads directly around it (starting at the bottom, Left to Right)

26. The man carrying a placard with a bikinied woman on it
27. In between the man and his jumping monkey
28. In between the man carrying a stereo on his shoulder and the breakdancer
29. The carriage which is horse-drawn
30. The zebra crossing
31. The water delivery truck and it’s reflection
32. The bottle on the front of the water delivery truck
33. The front of the old woman’s vespa
34. The stretch of road directly behind the water delivery truck, in between trees
35. The group of hippies
36. The man and all his dogs
37. The ice-cream cart
38. The water fountain
39. The old woman feeding the pigeons
40. The road in between the stretch limousine, the green , the red convertible and the yellow taxi
41. The road bordered by the boat with a man standing on the deck, the bulldozer and the blue car with a lightning bolt on its top

The Waterfront and the Sky above it (starting at the bottom, Right to Left)

42. The archway leading to the yacht club
43. The stretch of water bordered by the docked boats
44. The biggest main arch holding the bridge
45. The boat, bordered with yellow dots (presumably to resemble lights)
46. The sky bordered by the flying birds and a caped man
47. The sky bordered by smoke, a UFO and a falling cow
48. The sky bordered by the smoke from the aeroplane, the bridge arch and the monster
49. The lit building next to the monster
50. The flag saying “ABSOLUT SEARCH 82 BOTTLES TO FIND”

The Block just under the flag saying “ABSOLUT SEARCH 82 BOTTLES TO FIND” (Starting from the Top, Right to Left)

51. The statue of liberty
52. The domed building next to the statue of liberty
53. The graffiti under the statue of liberty
54. The lighted area on the wall around 3 windows, of which the top one is on fire

The Block on the Extreme Left with a Dinner Party on its Patio (Starting from the Top, Left to Right)

55. The peeling part of the wall (directly to the left of the window with a fire)
56. The pile of presents carried by the woman
57. The window lighted by the lamp
58. The man with a hat who is showing off his whole back, including his ass
59. The table, bordered by all the martini glasses
60. An Absolut bottle on the above mentioned table
61. The body of the woman kissing the man

The Building with the Fire Escape Ladders, in front of the Building on fire (the same building as the Museum of Natural history, but focusing on this side of the building first)

62. The hole in the road with a workman laying pipes in it
63. The entire side of the building
64. A workman holding a pipe at a door (next to the fire truck, above the hole in the road)
65. A man standing behind a board in the window (in between A workman holding a pipe at a door and the two bowing Asians)
66. Two bowing Asians wearing pointed hats
67. A signboard with a dragon on it, directly above the hot dog signboard
68. The doorway to the right of the hot dog signboard
69. The signboard with Chinese characters and an umbrella on it, directly to the left of the ovementioned doorway
70. The shadow of the posing woman
71. The fireplace of the black man wearing a leopard print jungle attire
72. The jukebox
73. The man wearing only his boxers, and a woman wearing a nightgown
74. A woman watering her plants, bordered by her plants
75. A cat and a mouse together

The Museum of Natural History (Starting from the Top, Left to Right)

76. The jaws of the dinosaur on the top floor
77. Each of the 3 ground floor windows
78. Each of the 3 ground floor windows
79. Each of the 3 ground floor windows
80. In between the woman in the blue dress and the dinosaur (within the first window)
81. In between the forelegs of the dinosaur skeleton (within the second window)
82. In between the Long-necked dinosaur, the long nosed dinosaur, the couch, the light and the window (within the third window)
Wednesday, April 09, 2008, 12:26 AM | comment | 0 comments
Remember





































































Remember

Remember all the promises made

Remember the commitment


You said "Ask and you will receive"
Whatever you need
You Said "Pray and I'll hear from heaven and I'll heal your land"

You said, Your glory will fill the earth like water to seas
You said "Lift up your eyes the harvest is here the kingdom is near"

You said ask and I'll give the nations to you
Oh Lord, thats the cry of my heart
Distant shores and the islands will see your light
as it rises on us

You said "Ask and you will receive"
Whatever you need
You Said "Pray and I'll hear from heaven and I'll heal your land"

You said, Your glory will fill the earth
like water to seas
You said "Lift up your eyes the harvest is here the kingdom is near"

You said ask and I'll give the nations to you
Oh Lord, thats the cry of my heart
Distant shores and the islands will see your light
as it rises on us
Monday, April 07, 2008, 4:20 AM | comment | 0 comments
Prayer for an unknown woman

Today was an eventful day. In between meeting cell members and receiving George back to Singapore, i met an interesting woman.

There are passive people who sit at the side of the road begging, and there are active ones who approached other people. She was an active one. She approached people with such a ferocity, not saying a thing, but running up to various strangers, even to the staff in the nearby row of shops, thrusting her cupped hand at their chest, offending many of them in the process.

I had time since I was only meeting kelvin at 6.30, and it was only 3+, plus I felt moved to minister to her, so I walked slowly, waiting for her to approach me. I thought that instead of offering money, which was what she seemed to want, i could maybe offer her a meal. So when she approached me silently with her outstretched hand, I gently asked, "Auntie, ni yao she me?". After repeating a few times without any response, I switched to hokkien.

Several moments later, she then asked me in chinese a nonstop barrage of questions! Am I working? If not where do i get my money to survive? Do my Parents work? Do I have a maid? Do I have a girlfriend? Why not? Did my parents object? Are my standards too high? Do I intend to move out when i get married? etc....

They came fast and furious and it was all in chinese. When I honestly could not understand some of the questions, she asked if i was trying to avoid answering her questions! In the process, i found out that her children, after they married, they moved out and neglected her. But what was the most surprising thing, was that after talking to her for almost an hour, it was not her but me that was ministered to.

She did not believe in religion, but she asked many difficult questions that God used her to convict me. In whom do I place my trust and happiness in? Do I place them in other humans? What if they disappoint me? Ni de xi wang hui bu hui bian cheng shi wang huo jue wang? In so many things in life, how do you know the right way? Are you looking for a girlfriend in university? How do you know that she is for you?

every single answer that I gave to her convicted my heart. I replied to so many of her questions, I place my trust in my God, Jesus, that my God will watch out for me, even quoting Proverbs 3:5-6, when inside me, a quiet voice kept saying, "do you?"

After the conversation, as I was leaving, she thanked me for talking to her, but asked for me to just forget the whole conversation, but it really impacted me.

Dear Lord,

I want to commit this unknown woman into your hand. She has gone through so much hurt and pain, though I have had the oppotunity to sow into her life, please continue to send other to minister to her, as she have ministered to me. Thank you

In Jesus Name
Amen
Thursday, April 03, 2008, 12:29 AM | comment | 0 comments
Faith



I was so touched, so ministered by this video, by what this young boy have to say. It is true that God can use anyone willing powerfully.

This really reminds me of a song:

Faith like a child by Jars of Clay

Dear God, surround me as I speak,
the bridges that I walk across are weak
Frustrations fill the void that I can't solely bear.

Dear God, don't let me fall apart
you've held me close to you
I have turned away and searched
for answers I can't understand.

Chorus:
They say that I can move the mountains
And send them falling to the sea
They say that I can walk on water
If I would follow and believe with Faith Like a Child

Sometimes, when I feel miles away
and my eyes can't see your face
I wonder if I've grown to lose the
recklessness I walked in light of you

Chorus

They say that I can move the mountains
And send them crashing to the sea
They say that I can walk on water
If I would follow and believe
with Faith Like a Child

They say that love can heal the broken
They say that hope can make you see
They say that faith can find a Savior
If you would follow and believe
With Faith Like a Child



Oh Lord, grant me that faith....
Wednesday, April 02, 2008, 3:51 AM | comment | 0 comments
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But as for me,
I watch in hope for the LORD,
I wait for God my Savior;
my God will hear me

Micah 7:7

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