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Oh my!
I'm 27 and 2 months away from the end of the year!!
:P
Monday, October 30, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006
of geekish days gone by
Dad's gone to Beijing and Jon's still in Canada.
My auntie's family is flying over to Canada tomorrow to settle their PR stuff.
So when Amy couldn't get a seat on today's flight, I considered staying back with her till Monday, but said no eventually because Mum's all alone at home.
Pei Ge (our printer) very kindly woke up so early to drive me to the airport, but *surprise surprise* I overslept!
So when he called at 7am to say that he was downstairs, Amy jumped out of bed, and spoke in such a crisp and awake voice, "Wei Pei Ge! Hao ah, ni gei wo men shi fen zhong..." (Hullo Pei Ge! Okei...give us 10 mins).
Then she hung up the phone and said to me, "Oh no, Sharon, you didn't wake up earlier!" and then as I watched her running around the room wondering what she should start doing first, she went "Okei, don't panic ah!" and then promptly disappeared into the bathroom.
I stared at her very bewildered because she seemed more gan cheong than me and she wasn't going anywhere!
As the bathroom door shut, I realised I hadn't said anything since I woke up, and her "Don't panic ah" made a giggle rise in my throat.
Hahaha.
I give her credit, though.
She can always hear the alarms and is able to wake up at any time.
If not for her, they would have to kick down the door in order to get to me, and even then, I'll prob sit up and ask "Who's Pei Ge...."
And she woke up so early just to say bye.
Kinda wished I was still back there. Haha. :P
Anyway, I took almost 20 minutes to get ready and throw the rest of my stuff into my luggage.
Then I said my byes to poor Amy, and flung myself downstairs to meet Pei Ge.
And then we met the peak hour traffic jam, so our conversation was interspersed with comments like "The flight is overbooked today. What if they gave your seat to someone else?" and "I think we'll get there an hour before your flight."
So the 1-hr and 20-mins drive there was a little worrying...
I got to the airport 50 mins before my flight, and when Pei Ge said bye to me, I couldn't help thinking, "What if they dun let me on the flight?! Is he gonna drive all the way back to pick me up? Hm. :P"
Anyway, I went and checked in, and was concentrating so hard on the time that I didn't even respond when the counter stewardess said, "我給了你商務艙的座位。“
Delayed action Shar only realised upon leaving the counter that "I'VE BEEN UPGRADED TO BUSINESS CLASS!"
She must have thought I was one kind of a snob. Haha.
So suaku right, but I've never been upgraded!!
And the seats are big and comfy and lunch comes in courses and dessert was haagen daz okei.
And then and then, when I arrived in Singapore, I was greeted by a whole bunch of people at the arrival hall.
"Gosh, they didn't need to send so many people to come receive me..."
And then I regretted not looking more closely, because after I cleared the customs (Yah, for the first time in my life, I had to put my luggage through the x-ray machine coming out!) and walked out, I realised that the crowd was waiting for ANDY LAU!
Aiyah....I should have waited inside.
Anyway, his flight was not arriving for another 10 more minutes, so I spent 2 seconds debating if I should hang around to be a kaypoh.
Somewhere between the first and second second, my mind was thrown into a flashback of when I was 11 years old.
(Yes, it felt very much like I was in a scene in some drama serial.)
~~~
My cousin, brother and I were at the airport waiting for Andy Lau to arrive, and because we were there real early and his flight was delayed, we took the skytrain up and down and played cards to while away time.
We were all geeks lah, so we weren't afraid to be embarassed. :P
Us gals were crazy over him, and my brother was excited to tag along for the excitement of seeing a celebrity in the flesh.
Turns out seven-year-old Jon was instrumental ... because he was the one who scrambled under the barrier belt to stick my autograph book right under Andy Lau's nose and got his signature for me.
And it was the only one he signed during that walk out, so we were all slapping Jon on the back for a job well done, especially me.
~~~
Something about that memory touched me immensely, because I realised it spoke a lot about the kind of guy my bro is.
He's not exactly the most aggressive guy alive, so for him to rush to the front for that autograph was out of character.
Jon will not push for what he wants at the expense of someone else, but when it comes to fighting for what someone else wants (especially someone he loves), it's like he has this internal push that finds a way to make it happen.
Yeh, I've got a great brother. :)
Anyway, so did I wait to see Andy Lau arrive?
OF COURSE I DID LAH!
Can't believe I stumbled on it!
The guards ushered him along the aisle and within 10 secs, he was safe inside his Maxicab, leaving in his wake a crowd of starry-eyed housewives and young ladies.
He's as good looking as ever, and doesn't look a day over 25.
Haha. :)
Sorry no pics, cos my hp camera is eyeball-rolling-cannot-make-it.
I got what I thought was a good shot, but by the time it registered on my hp cam, it turned out a shot of his blurred profile.
Sigh.
But still, what a day!! :)
My auntie's family is flying over to Canada tomorrow to settle their PR stuff.
So when Amy couldn't get a seat on today's flight, I considered staying back with her till Monday, but said no eventually because Mum's all alone at home.
Pei Ge (our printer) very kindly woke up so early to drive me to the airport, but *surprise surprise* I overslept!
So when he called at 7am to say that he was downstairs, Amy jumped out of bed, and spoke in such a crisp and awake voice, "Wei Pei Ge! Hao ah, ni gei wo men shi fen zhong..." (Hullo Pei Ge! Okei...give us 10 mins).
Then she hung up the phone and said to me, "Oh no, Sharon, you didn't wake up earlier!" and then as I watched her running around the room wondering what she should start doing first, she went "Okei, don't panic ah!" and then promptly disappeared into the bathroom.
I stared at her very bewildered because she seemed more gan cheong than me and she wasn't going anywhere!
As the bathroom door shut, I realised I hadn't said anything since I woke up, and her "Don't panic ah" made a giggle rise in my throat.
Hahaha.
I give her credit, though.
She can always hear the alarms and is able to wake up at any time.
If not for her, they would have to kick down the door in order to get to me, and even then, I'll prob sit up and ask "Who's Pei Ge...."
And she woke up so early just to say bye.
Kinda wished I was still back there. Haha. :P
Anyway, I took almost 20 minutes to get ready and throw the rest of my stuff into my luggage.
Then I said my byes to poor Amy, and flung myself downstairs to meet Pei Ge.
And then we met the peak hour traffic jam, so our conversation was interspersed with comments like "The flight is overbooked today. What if they gave your seat to someone else?" and "I think we'll get there an hour before your flight."
So the 1-hr and 20-mins drive there was a little worrying...
I got to the airport 50 mins before my flight, and when Pei Ge said bye to me, I couldn't help thinking, "What if they dun let me on the flight?! Is he gonna drive all the way back to pick me up? Hm. :P"
Anyway, I went and checked in, and was concentrating so hard on the time that I didn't even respond when the counter stewardess said, "我給了你商務艙的座位。“
Delayed action Shar only realised upon leaving the counter that "I'VE BEEN UPGRADED TO BUSINESS CLASS!"
She must have thought I was one kind of a snob. Haha.
So suaku right, but I've never been upgraded!!
And the seats are big and comfy and lunch comes in courses and dessert was haagen daz okei.
And then and then, when I arrived in Singapore, I was greeted by a whole bunch of people at the arrival hall.
"Gosh, they didn't need to send so many people to come receive me..."
And then I regretted not looking more closely, because after I cleared the customs (Yah, for the first time in my life, I had to put my luggage through the x-ray machine coming out!) and walked out, I realised that the crowd was waiting for ANDY LAU!
Aiyah....I should have waited inside.
Anyway, his flight was not arriving for another 10 more minutes, so I spent 2 seconds debating if I should hang around to be a kaypoh.
Somewhere between the first and second second, my mind was thrown into a flashback of when I was 11 years old.
(Yes, it felt very much like I was in a scene in some drama serial.)
~~~
My cousin, brother and I were at the airport waiting for Andy Lau to arrive, and because we were there real early and his flight was delayed, we took the skytrain up and down and played cards to while away time.
We were all geeks lah, so we weren't afraid to be embarassed. :P
Us gals were crazy over him, and my brother was excited to tag along for the excitement of seeing a celebrity in the flesh.
Turns out seven-year-old Jon was instrumental ... because he was the one who scrambled under the barrier belt to stick my autograph book right under Andy Lau's nose and got his signature for me.
And it was the only one he signed during that walk out, so we were all slapping Jon on the back for a job well done, especially me.
~~~
Something about that memory touched me immensely, because I realised it spoke a lot about the kind of guy my bro is.
He's not exactly the most aggressive guy alive, so for him to rush to the front for that autograph was out of character.
Jon will not push for what he wants at the expense of someone else, but when it comes to fighting for what someone else wants (especially someone he loves), it's like he has this internal push that finds a way to make it happen.
Yeh, I've got a great brother. :)
Anyway, so did I wait to see Andy Lau arrive?
OF COURSE I DID LAH!
Can't believe I stumbled on it!
The guards ushered him along the aisle and within 10 secs, he was safe inside his Maxicab, leaving in his wake a crowd of starry-eyed housewives and young ladies.
He's as good looking as ever, and doesn't look a day over 25.
Haha. :)
Sorry no pics, cos my hp camera is eyeball-rolling-cannot-make-it.
I got what I thought was a good shot, but by the time it registered on my hp cam, it turned out a shot of his blurred profile.
Sigh.
But still, what a day!! :)
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Oh brilliant Jay Chou
'nuff said. :)
Oh no, wait, there's more.
Liu Geng Hong brought Jay Chou to church and he got saved!
*jumps in air*
WHOOOPEE!
Oh no, wait, there's more.
Liu Geng Hong brought Jay Chou to church and he got saved!
*jumps in air*
WHOOOPEE!
Thursday, October 19, 2006
TW
Dear all,
I am back in Taiwan!
Pls pray....
I have this super annoying throat infection, and it hurts like mad.
And the sneezes make me want to shut my eyes, while my mind is working overtime.
Grrrrr.
I am guzzling down my dad's TCM pills like they are Godiva dark chocolate pieces. :P
The good thing is, I've lost my appetite again, cos I can't really taste anything much!!
Which means, I won't put on weight yah?
I am back in Taiwan!
Pls pray....
I have this super annoying throat infection, and it hurts like mad.
And the sneezes make me want to shut my eyes, while my mind is working overtime.
Grrrrr.
I am guzzling down my dad's TCM pills like they are Godiva dark chocolate pieces. :P
The good thing is, I've lost my appetite again, cos I can't really taste anything much!!
Which means, I won't put on weight yah?
Friday, October 13, 2006
no poppy syndrome
Hey hey, let's do the Kallang roar!
This is a Singaporean singer--Olivia Ong!
And she wrote her own lyrics for this song.
I like! :)
And I'm thinking....Joyce sounds like her!
And Joyce writes songs too.
Joyce should come out and cut an album lah.
Read the lyrics.
No no, not posting this song cos' I'm going thru some major personal upheaval, but this song is for all those who have gone thru' times when they are tempted to give up (which shd be abt 99% of us?)
And just the fact that she's a Singaporean singer who sounds good and is doing well, makes me happy to put her on my blog! :)
~I'LL MOVE ON~
This road that I'm taking twists and turns
My life, my chance
Turning dreams into reality
Down this path
Faced with so many things
Sometimes I feel like giving up and turn away
Can't seem to go on
And I've been thru' this before
Now where am I?
Where do I stand?
A little lost here
But I'll remember all those times you've brought me thru'
I'd be a fool to give up cos' the goal is near
I'll move on, I'll go on
Lord I will take Your hand
And you will guide me along
Survive thru' this storm
So I say, come what may
I'll hold on to my hope
Yes, I will walk down this road
And my passion drive will lead me on
Here I am
Once again, caught in the rain
Looking back, I've come so far
And I want to carry on
Take a step at a time
It's alright
Even thru' this rain, I want to smile again
Don't hold back now
And I've been thru' this before
Now where am I?
Where do I stand?
A little lost here
But I'll remember all those times You've brought me thru'
I can feel the sun shining down on me
Here I am
Here I am
Lord I will take your hand
And you will guide me along
Survive thru' this storm
So I say, come what may, I'll hold on to my hope
Yes I will walk down this road
And my passion drive will lead me on
This is a Singaporean singer--Olivia Ong!
And she wrote her own lyrics for this song.
I like! :)
And I'm thinking....Joyce sounds like her!
And Joyce writes songs too.
Joyce should come out and cut an album lah.
Read the lyrics.
No no, not posting this song cos' I'm going thru some major personal upheaval, but this song is for all those who have gone thru' times when they are tempted to give up (which shd be abt 99% of us?)
And just the fact that she's a Singaporean singer who sounds good and is doing well, makes me happy to put her on my blog! :)
~I'LL MOVE ON~
This road that I'm taking twists and turns
My life, my chance
Turning dreams into reality
Down this path
Faced with so many things
Sometimes I feel like giving up and turn away
Can't seem to go on
And I've been thru' this before
Now where am I?
Where do I stand?
A little lost here
But I'll remember all those times you've brought me thru'
I'd be a fool to give up cos' the goal is near
I'll move on, I'll go on
Lord I will take Your hand
And you will guide me along
Survive thru' this storm
So I say, come what may
I'll hold on to my hope
Yes, I will walk down this road
And my passion drive will lead me on
Here I am
Once again, caught in the rain
Looking back, I've come so far
And I want to carry on
Take a step at a time
It's alright
Even thru' this rain, I want to smile again
Don't hold back now
And I've been thru' this before
Now where am I?
Where do I stand?
A little lost here
But I'll remember all those times You've brought me thru'
I can feel the sun shining down on me
Here I am
Here I am
Lord I will take your hand
And you will guide me along
Survive thru' this storm
So I say, come what may, I'll hold on to my hope
Yes I will walk down this road
And my passion drive will lead me on
just 'cos it's nice to dream....
I've been thinking about money.
Hahaha.
More specifically, I've been thinking....
If I had a billion bucks, this is how i would lurf to squander it!
1. Invest in Canada and "buy" my family PR status there
- No, i'm not all that interested myself, but I know my parents would lurf to settle down there.
2. Build a stadium in the marketplace
- For the marketplace, and to penetrate the marketplace. :)
3. Buy myself a wakeboarding boat
- And for days when I am not so keen to ache the day after, I'll enjoy just speeding along in Singapore's waters
4. Pay for my family to go on a holiday every year, and everyone gets unlimited spending money
- To places like Alaska, Seychelles, New Zealand, Switzerland, Europe
5. Buy a penthouse
- And it's gotta have a pool! And a fantastic private cinema!
6. Buy good Christmas gifts for people I value and lurf
- The kind that will make the recipients go into a daze and forget to breath for 5 seconds
7. Upgrade to a Macbook
- And every other accessory I can own along with it
8. Go shopping
- Unrestrained
9. Get my granny a posh car and her own chauffeur
- So she doesn't have to put up with bus drivers who insist on stopping so far from the kerb that passengers with aching joints have to leap off the precarious high step, while hoping with all their hearts that the bus doesn't move off
10. Start up a business for my dad and mum to run
- And while I'm at it, might as well get dad a Merc to drive himself and mum around
Yep, that should about take care of a billion bucks. :)
Hahaha.
More specifically, I've been thinking....
If I had a billion bucks, this is how i would lurf to squander it!
1. Invest in Canada and "buy" my family PR status there
- No, i'm not all that interested myself, but I know my parents would lurf to settle down there.
2. Build a stadium in the marketplace
- For the marketplace, and to penetrate the marketplace. :)
3. Buy myself a wakeboarding boat
- And for days when I am not so keen to ache the day after, I'll enjoy just speeding along in Singapore's waters
4. Pay for my family to go on a holiday every year, and everyone gets unlimited spending money
- To places like Alaska, Seychelles, New Zealand, Switzerland, Europe
5. Buy a penthouse
- And it's gotta have a pool! And a fantastic private cinema!
6. Buy good Christmas gifts for people I value and lurf
- The kind that will make the recipients go into a daze and forget to breath for 5 seconds
7. Upgrade to a Macbook
- And every other accessory I can own along with it
8. Go shopping
- Unrestrained
9. Get my granny a posh car and her own chauffeur
- So she doesn't have to put up with bus drivers who insist on stopping so far from the kerb that passengers with aching joints have to leap off the precarious high step, while hoping with all their hearts that the bus doesn't move off
10. Start up a business for my dad and mum to run
- And while I'm at it, might as well get dad a Merc to drive himself and mum around
Yep, that should about take care of a billion bucks. :)
Friday, October 6, 2006
Thursday, October 5, 2006
growing up
Do you find that, the older you get, the longer you take to make a decision?
Maybe it's because the older you get, the further you see.
And suddenly, you are not just making a simple decision anymore, but you're facing a montage of possible outcomes.
I like what Martin Smith said:
"I've realized,
that to be a history maker,
it's very little about doing this (leading on stage)
but it's everything about what's going on here (the heart).
Psalm 24 says, "He who has clean hands and a pure heart ...
He will ascend the hill of the Lord."
Being a history maker is about the choices you make,
not about the songs you sing.
It's about staying married to the person you promised to be with.
It's about honoring your friends before yourself.
And it's about walking humbly before the King of Kings."
None of which are easy decisions to make, huh?
And yet, gosh, they are the ones that determine your path in life.
Maybe it's because the older you get, the further you see.
And suddenly, you are not just making a simple decision anymore, but you're facing a montage of possible outcomes.
I like what Martin Smith said:
"I've realized,
that to be a history maker,
it's very little about doing this (leading on stage)
but it's everything about what's going on here (the heart).
Psalm 24 says, "He who has clean hands and a pure heart ...
He will ascend the hill of the Lord."
Being a history maker is about the choices you make,
not about the songs you sing.
It's about staying married to the person you promised to be with.
It's about honoring your friends before yourself.
And it's about walking humbly before the King of Kings."
None of which are easy decisions to make, huh?
And yet, gosh, they are the ones that determine your path in life.
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