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Well I'm sifting through our old collection of PS1 games, remnants of the past... Certain ones that we found too easy, some we couldn't complete, and others we found utterly boring. Those were good whilst they were usable and entertaining, but now its goodbye. Unfortunately everything is ephemeral but God, but well that's life. Just came back from driving my parents to the doctor. My dad's down with a pretty bad cough by the sounds of it... And my mom's got high BP and headaches to boot. Its gonna be a tough chinese new year for our family in some ways I suppose. And perhaps I'm next in line to get sick? =S On Sunday was the 4th time in 5 weeks I played for main. But of course it was enjoyable once again. I do need a break from it however... Shall refuse the next week if it comes around. Lastly, steamboat with Gihon was thoroughly enjoyable... Can't wait till March when cell begins! =D I'm really glad that they helped out with cleaning up, washing the di

Well, finally have gotten to meet or talk to all my old psych friends that took PL1101E and PL2131... Turns out that absolutely none of them are majoring in psych in the end out of the 4 I've gotten to know rather well. How sad. Oh wells we'll still keep in contact... Due to today's tutorials I've found a couple more psych friends, and for that I give thanks. Have been hanging around the NUS Year 1 Navigators, joined their group discussion on tuesday before my jap lecture. Really enjoyed myself... The people there are really sincere, committed to being a good Christian, and strong in the word. Really like it there so I'll probably join them on alternate weeks. Well, at this stage, I'm about a week or 5 working days ahead of my uni schedule in readings, tutorial preparations and such. And because of CNY, I believe the gap will only increase, leaving me with a good buffer that will last pretty long. Thank God that my J trait is really really strong. After watching

An update on the week that has just passed... It was tiring of course, but a lot more bearable than the previous week. No really definitive moments after my tuesday post... But I'm getting used to all the lecturers and their styles. A couple of simple things that happened along the way: 1. Wednesday: Went for Roman's teaching chapter 4-5. 2. Thursday: Went for YE Meeting 3. Friday: Lead in SYC for the topic on Passion 4. Saturday: After YE went to my cousin's new house, The Pinnacle @ Duxton 5. Sunday: Played for main Out of these few I'll highlight the last 3. The teaching on passion was exceptionally beneficial for me, definitely facilitating the discussion on certain topics you learn the most about it. I suppose I'm not a very passionate person, but after thinking about it I shall try to be as passionate as I can be for everything that I do, even though I don't outwardly show it. Its only fitting as a way to show my love for God for everything He's placed

And so I'm more or less recovered. I suppose solitude really is essential for healing in my case. I'm ready to face the challenges coming! Well, today has been a real surprise, with me meeting people I know all over. First was Jamie from my psych class last sem, offered to give her my old jap textbooks. Then next was Sam, who I haven't met for awhile. If you guys remember he's my sec3-4 then JC class friend who I play Yugioh cards with and did a gamebook writing project with in RI. Next was Jon Li! That was a nice surprise, meeting him in school. Finally QQ! Who walked past me without seeing me haha. If you guys don't remember her she's my Guitar Ensemble friend! Like the previous semester, meeting all these friends are a reminder of how far I've come. And that I'll keep on progressing. Despite my mistakes for sure I'll improve, and come out a better person. So the events of today so far have erased my the guilt of Sunday. And so now I'm waiting

Saturday... I was really happy with the group of people I had dinner with. The periodic silence was really comforting. Looking forward to being with that group more often. Such an interesting composition of people. Pastor William was really good at the YE session. Very clear, memorable. I must say I was pleasantly surprised. Definitely caught something there which I'll remember in times to come. Today's sermon was good as well. Definitely learning stuff at all the sessions I'm going to, which is a delight. Looking forward to meeting my cell once again at discussions at YE. Nothing else I should blog about. Some things are better left unsaid.

Yesterday was an insanely tough day... Never has a day driven me so much to the brink of exhaustion. It was a combination of really unfortunate circumstances that led to it, rarely do so many minor sources of tiredness all come in a row like yesterday. First was the issue of tiredness from previous days. Still hadn't recovered from saturday's last minute worship session preparations, sunday's playing for worship, monday's worship prac, tuesday's lecture and to add to all the lack of emotional/mental rest was the serve inauguration, which was a source of problems that I'll talk about later. Second was the huge amount of money I'd spent on uni books. Almost 180 dollars in total. Really not accustomed to spending so much in one shot. Its almost against my values to have spent that much. Almost made me wonder how I got over it in the first semester. It made the weariness a lot worse, because I'm a value oriented person. Just infringing one of them makes me f

So the new school semester has opened... On a tiring note. 4 consecutive days of not being able to be at home for dinner is pretty sad. With evenings packed its gonna be pretty tough for the next week or so. Pretty soon perhaps my only free evening will be mondays, and that means no chance to join clubs again. Oh wells. So far lectures have been fine... I've only been to 2, and everything's been basic. Now waiting for my jap one, which will definitely be the most intense of the bunch. But also the one I'm looking forward to, because of the friends I'll be taking it with. So monday evening was prac for SERVE, today's evening lecture, tomorrow will be SERVE inauguration, thursday's worship leader training, friday is SYC, saturday is YE and Sunday service. The next time I'll get rest in the evening will be on saturday, sunday or monday. Though there are no lessons on friday itself too. I'm getting too old for a schedule like this hahaa. At least

And so bidding is finished, and I've got all the modules I want! Here's a brief description of each. 1. PL 3232 - Biological Psychology This is the bio part of psych (duh), focusing on how brain and body function determines a person's thoughts and behaviours. I'm quite looking forward to this, cos it's a merger of 2 of my favourite topics of study... How does the structure and functions of my brain make me different from anyone else in the world? 2. PL3233 - Cognitive Psychology How do people think logically? What are their thought processes? How does the brain understand stimuli like light waves, sound and touch? These are the questions to find answers to here in this module. 3. JS1101E - Intro to Japanese Studies Here's another one I'm looking forward to... It'll make my trips to the land of the rising sun a lot more meaningful than they have already been. Wonder what exactly they'll cover in the lectures. Exciting! 4. LAJ 2201 - Japanese 2 Finally

And so this first week of 2011 has been moderately busy, with activities almost everyday to occupy myself with. On saturday, went down to my maternal side cousin's house all the way in Bedok, to see my niece who's 1 year old. Her name's Riona, and I was pretty touched at the effort my cousin and her husband put in to create wonderful memories for her to look back upon. Had to drive back, which I quite enjoyed, but it was slightly stressful because of the distance. Sunday, playing for main. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Somehow I feel I was made to play in bands like that, with high technical ability. I was in the groove so to speak, I could feel the presence of the Holy Spirit, and I was moving along with the rhythm and meditating on the words of the songs. Playing with adults just seems different, and its something I've come to enjoy. No stress at all even! Monday, grocery shopping. Drove to Bukit Timah Shopping Centre. Rest of the day was uneventful... It was sort of my &q

Its been some time since I've posted this... So here goes. Ah My Goddess + Fighting Wings + Flights Of Fancy Akazukin Cha Cha Angel Sanctuary Angelic Layer Avatar Ayashi No Ceres Basilisk Beck Bleach (still ongoing) Blood+ Bokusatsu Tenshi Boys Be Chobits Chrono Crusade Clannad + After Story Cooking Master Boy Cowboy Bebop Curious Play D Gray Man Devil May Cry Digimon Adventure 1 + 2 + Tamers Dragon Ball + Z + GT + Kai Elfen Lied Fairy Tail (Still ongoing) Flame of Recca Fruits Basket Full Metal Alchemist + Brotherhood Full Metal Panic + Fumoffu + Second Raid Gatekeepers + 21 Getbackers Ghost Hound Gintama Girls Bravo Grander Musashi Gravitation Gunslinger Girl + Il Teatrino Hellsing (haven't watched the new one though) History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi I My Me Strawberry Eggs Inukami! K-On + Second Season Kaleido Star Karas The Legend of Condor Heroes Lucky Star Maburaho Magikano Mahou Sensei Negima + Negima!? My Hime Mai Otome + Zwei NANA Naruto + Shippuuden (still ong

550th post! Firstly, wishing everyone a happy new year... My countdown was alright I guess. Was at SYC party, and too many party games got me really tired and feeling a bit out of sorts. Effects of being a strong introvert. But I'm glad for the friendships I have there. Most recent new years I'd just stay at home for my own sake, cos I'd feel more empowered, but spending it with them was alright! =) If 2009 for me was represented by the word "choice", the word representing 2010 would be "ownership", for its this year when I really found myself emotionally attached to the choices that I've made. In a sense, I've grown up from the times where all the decisions were either made for me, influenced by others, a natural progression or partially owned by others with the same ideals. It feels like I'm finally standing on my own feet. Taking responsibility of my own choices and moving with them faithfully with my own 2 hands. Whilst at almost every le