Monday, July 30, 2007

the feeling of taking on the whole world? the feeling of making or breaking a world when you make your decision? the feeling of you know you can turn around and away but you can't? you can't because you love too much. too mixed.

I'm thankful for every single help that came and comes along in any minute portions for anything.

pet has gotten "teardrops on my guitar" stuck in my head. haha. i need another song to push it out.

recently I've been thinking alot about how people will talk about what's not good in others, why is behaviour/character like that nowadays, why has the generation become this way? That they've given up trying to be like "good" because no one else is, because no one else is trying. Like you know, talk about people in a negative way. But alot of times, they are doing the same things. Or even stop trying to be good, then become like "them". might not be exactly the same. but acts in a way that just brings it to actually the same? Then you wonder, why does men (everyone) never see that you have the "same" flaw as others, and that you're just as "sinful" as others, why do you condemn when you were not condemn by the only One who has a right to condemn. You have no right to judge anyway (I said this once to someone - point blank - I didn't even realise it came out until my other fren clapped and cheered and snubbed him and walked away from the conversation - then I opppps and then awkward silence.hahaha.)

Matthew 7:1-5
1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

I guess what I'm trying to say is just that, why do people say they are disappointed in people when they were and are a part of it? And they can change it, but think it's too difficult when everyone's like that. If everyone thought that "oh no, I'm not going to be like that, I'm going to stay 'good'" - then how different would that be? Someone must take that initiative in self and stand on it and so why not you? then some people will say then, why not them? so these people shouldn't come back and complain and judge. because you're the same.

I believe this applies to gossip too la. think about it. that's why I don't like gossip.

Actually these things are very "everyday". everywhere. anything also can extrapolate to that - if you think about it. so yarps. just thinking about it nowadays - and I still stand where I stood before. =) where the good shines through, and the bad will change and disappear with time. But nobody's perfect, I make mistakes too, I might have subtlely, unknowingly made that mistake too. but at least I know where I stand, I know I am working towards being what I believe.

Oh and this, John 8:7
"7However, when they persisted with their question, He raised Himself up and said, Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her." - stone = isn't it right to say it's verbal abuse too?

tired to write more, yikes. my ELISA results haven't analyse. yikes. don't care le. sleep first. still have to make sure i'm in lab at 9am tml cause my sup's in tml! i don't even know how im going to wake up. sure snooze until my button spoil loh. I should just buy an alarm clock and get someone to hide my alarm clock somewhere every night after I sleep, so that when it rings, i have no choice but to climb out to find that ringing alarm clock to try and silent it/snooze it. but after the big hide-and-seek, I'll be awake and out of that cosy bed. - I need to make such a big effort to wake up. tsk. I can't stand myself. actually I can. it's I-can't-stand-myself if I were someone else. I can't wait for warmer weather days.

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1:04 AM

Friday, July 27, 2007

ahhhhh. stupid concentrators, stupid volume, stupid pipettes. why can't they invent some kind of pipette that can detect the volume you suck up?! (maybe there's such a thing already) THAT WOULD MAKE LIFE SO MUCH EASIER. I can't believe (okey, not as much as the i-can't-believe in getting 4 tickets) I had to spend 2 hours just concentrating and measuring volumes. YIKES. which caused me to be delayed and therefore, will cause me to be late later, which also cost me my dinner with my fren, which then caused gloria to be unable to send in her car (which is not that bad cause either way she'll only be able to get car back on mon - but sorry!), which also then had to ask someone else to do pick up. AHHhh. the uncertainty of science.

and i haven't had lunch. sobs. ='( soon soon...wait another 30 mins before I have another break. I go buy bbt first. yippees. =)

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2:15 PM

Thursday, July 26, 2007

tomorrow's friday again! yikes. time passes SO fast.

but I've been pretty pleased with this week's work (and end of last week's). I've been getting good results. so happy. =) so encouraging.

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8:22 PM

Trip to Ciao Italia - my first time there! surprising right?

1] me and esther
2] candidsnapshot of pet
3] Gina & Gloria
4] the covered up pizza - yums
5] Group poto!
6] Pasta 1
7] Pasta 2
8] Tiramisu
9] some chocolate dessert. all the names so italian and cheem. i can't remember.

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5:33 PM

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Jin, I've been thinking of you. *chelle, your eyes no need open so big la. thinking as a fren, sister.* Something that I wanted to say has been hovering around in my mind, not knowing how to say and where to bring God into the situation. And I've been just thinking about it ever since I knew about it but never seeking God or praying about it for some time..until something triggered it - which I don't know/can't remember what. And I got down to praying about it and I've got some stuff to share with you! =) which is good - I'm not totally all prepared to maybe face whatever questions or doubt u might have, but I believe it was from God la, cause it came with a peace that you will understand and will seriously think and be convicted about it. exciting eh?

after I typed this then I realised it's going to be your birthday in a few days! Like some present eh?

RU!! HAPPY BLESSED 22nd BIRTHDAY!! (I'm sorry I haven't got a chance to call you - soon!) Hope you had a fantabulous day! can't wait to see ya in Sept!

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4:41 PM

On Sunday,

1] Candy Floss! (sugar leh. what u expect pet to be eating?)
2] Chocolate Honeycomb Cake
3] Banana Chocolate Fudge (which apparently IS a cheesecake and I chose it. -_-)
4] Gina & Nona (OMGosh. it rhymes)
5] Maychen, Joshua & Gloria's back
6] Gloria & Andrew
7] TRIPOD finishing the 2 cakes
8] Andrew delighted at his cold rock ice cream - which his first sentence to the server was "how many scoops?" - HAHAHAHHAA. he serving or he's being served?!
9] Andrew helping with the Shepard's Pie that Gloria and Gina were i/c of

1] my MYO sandwich
2] esther (who flew over! but well, on work) with her sandwich
3] me and my colourful bright sandwich
4] esther again
5 & 7] us!
6] me enjoying my humongous sandwich
8] esther ENJOYING her sandwich

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9:45 AM

Thursday, July 19, 2007

"Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.” Proverbs 4:23

You are driving to work when the words of your coworker come to mind. He needled you about your performance. He second-guessed your efficiency. Why was he so hard on you? You begin to wonder. I didn’t deserve any of that. Who is he to criticize me? Besides, ha has as much taste as a rice cake. Have you seen those shoes he wears?

At this point you need to make a choice. Am I going to keep a list of these wrongs? You can…
Or you can do something else. You can take those thoughts captive. You can defy the culprit. Quote a verse if you have to: “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse” (Rom. 12:14 NIV)…

You are not a victim of your thoughts. You have a voice. You have a choice. No one can make u upset, angry or condemned if YOU don't allow it.

credits to
A Love Worth Giving, Max Lucado.

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1:59 PM

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

every wednesday morning is my operatingtheatre day. At first, it seemed fun and all. But now, it's pretty boring and takes up alot of time (besides, I must wake up early!). so I took pictures while waiting for everything to be ready. secretly. and because it was secretly, I couldn't take pictures that will tell u very obviously where I was. I tried my best.

here's trip to LittleCaesar's pizza place. Apparently they claim the best pizza title. and they are really good! We had Jane's Addiction (fav), White Rock Roast, some fettucine thingy, Eskimo Joe, Mud honey, Cookiedough and...some lasagne one. we had a total of 7 pizzas. Wronglor! I'll bring u there!

And the recent nuggies partay that we had at Alison's hse for combined cell warm-up.

I kinda miss fluffy. I know chelle it's weird. but somehow! haha.

of course I miss you all most but then the point of mentioning fluffy was that it was weird that I miss him but somehow?..I know he's not allowed into the airplane. that's fine.

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10:58 PM

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. - 2 Corinthians 12:9 ... For when I am weak, then I am strong.

BlissfulcontentmentatHisthroneofgrace

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1:19 AM

Monday, July 16, 2007

Yesterday’s message was really good and God brought to remembrance 2 things that tie in together with the sermon.

1 which I was just reading about it yesterday (sat):

Pastor Benny mentioned about the story where the person to be the co-signer of the deal must be ABLE and WILLING.

Ruth and Boaz story illustrates that VERY WELL.

If you do not know the story of Ruth, you should go read the story so as to understand the full extent of the meaning here. Briefly, Ruth father-in-law, Elimelech died after his sons, Mahlon and Chilion married two Moabite women, Ruth and Orpah. Then, one after the other, both young men also died, leaving Naomi (Ruth’s mother-in-law), alone in Moab with her daughters-in-law (Ruth 1:3-5). In despair, Naomi decided to sever ties with the two young women and return home to Bethlehem. (Ruth 1:8-9) But Ruth wouldn’t let her go alone. Ruth put herself under the protection of the God of Israel and swore to remain with Naomi for the rest of their lives: “Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following after you; for wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.” She said this by faith, because Jewish law disqualified Gentiles like her from receiving any of the benefits of God.

So the two widows, made their journey to Bethlehem. They had nothing but only memory of the property of Elimelech – long absence meant dispossession and they did not have the means to buy back the land. The two women were in despair.

Ruth went gleaning in the fields to support Naomi and herself. It was menial work, picking up whatever the reapers dropped or missed from the harvest. (In the law then, it was necessary for the farmers to leave grain for the poor to glean at the corners of the farm) But Ruth had placed herself under God’s protection and He put her at the right place where the field that she picked at belongs to Boaz, a wealthy man who also happens to be a close relative of Elimelech (Ruth 2:1-3).

Ruth found favour with Boaz, and he was very kind to her. Not only did he make secret arrangements with his servants to leave extra grain to glean, he also offered her food, water (provision) and protection. (Ruth 2)

It was only after Ruth had recounted what happened that Naomi realized who Boaz was, and recognized him as a possible kinsman-redeemer (in Hebrew: go’el). He was a blood relation, he was wealthy and he seemed to favour Ruth. There was hope.

You see, according to the Old Testament law, those who had been forced to sell their property or even themselves due to extreme poverty had a way out. If they could identify a kinsman-redeemer, he could buy them or their property back for them. (Leviticus 25:25) However, there were three criteria: He had to be a CLOSE MALE RELATIVE, he had to be WEALTHY (ABLE), and he had to be WILLING.

Naomi advised Ruth to go to Boaz on the last night of the harvest and ask him to redeem them from their situation. (Ruth 3:1-4) It was not going to be easy for Boaz to be their kinsman-redeemer because it meant taking on serious responsibilities: he had to buy back everything for them; he had to marry the widow and raise seed to her dead husband’s name (in order for family inheritance), etc.
The law required Boaz to be WILLING and Naomi and Ruth had no guarantee that he would be willing to even consider it, because it entailed great sacrifice on his part. For example, the firstborn would be Mahlon’s heir, not his. And so Ruth found herself at Boaz’s feet, throwing caution to the wind and asking him to take her under his wing. (Ruth 3:9) If he refused her, she and Naomi would have no other recourse.

But the bible tells us that Boaz was MORE THAN WILLING to redeem her! And he did not just agree to her request – he went all out to make sure that everything was done for her. (Ruth 3:11-12) This included searching for the man who was a closer relative to Elimelech than himself, and officially accepting the role of their kinsman-redeemer when that man, unwilling to give up his own rights and inheritance, declined it.

Ruth is a picture of all of us, and Boaz is a picture of Jesus, our greater go’el! He did not just redeem us from poverty and lack – He brought us out of the prison of sin and death. God’s desire to redeem mankind from sin and death manifested itself in His plan of salvation bringing us into the amazing grace in the new covenant! The price that He paid to redeem us was His glory, His dignity and His life. And He was MORE THAN WILLING AND MORE THAN ABLE to do that.

2nd thing that was brought to remembrance was……………………crap. I promised myself to remember. But I can’t remember now. And I didn’t write down cause I had no pen. HOW!?! oh man. I promise I’ll think about it and get back to this once I remember it.

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11:57 AM

Sunday, July 15, 2007

hilarious.

I'll sing in the darkness, I'll laugh in the rain says:
no hairdryer?
;dyeredknapprincess™ -love is the visible attribute of an invisible God. says:
i dunno how 2 use
never touched 1 in my life
scared chao ta
I'll sing in the darkness, I'll laugh in the rain says:
HAHAHAHAHA. WHERE GOT DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE ONE
;dyeredknapprincess™ -love is the visible attribute of an invisible God. says:
seriously
I'll sing in the darkness, I'll laugh in the rain says:
WON'T LOH.
;dyeredknapprincess™ -love is the visible attribute of an invisible God. says:
diz kinda thing cannot play 1
too hot la
I'll sing in the darkness, I'll laugh in the rain says:
never ask to play la.
;dyeredknapprincess™ -love is the visible attribute of an invisible God. says:
very pain

HAHAHA. ;)

Another one that was dangerous to put here. but pet urged me to put it:
sarah: remember my email about my need for southzoners to help out at the booth on orientation week thursday (week O) and the first week of school thursday (week 1)? would u be able to?
petrina: wot dates where izzit
sarah: it's at bush court probably. dates are 2nd aug and 9th aug
petrina: i dun mean 2 annoy u, but wot do we have 2 do? pls dun kill me!
sarah: HAHAHAHAHHAHA..........*raises masak masak knife!!*
petrina: :D
sarah: it's simple...just be there, to attract the attention of the freshies/new people, to publicise our event, and invite them to the masquerade loh. like speak to people who walk pass, or comes to the booth, especially international students la.
petrina: ohhh k who else's manning da murdoch booth
sarah: I'm trying to get people la. i sent out that email LONG AGO. no one clicked REPLY la. (what else did I expect man - it's quite predicted)
petrina: HAHAHAHA y r u in charge
sarah: cause I'm in charge of publicity for the event on murdoch sideeee...... but the irony is that I won't be in murdoch... so that's why I need lots of trusted help!
petrina: but i very dao 1 HURHUR
sarah: HAHAHA. no la. u just need warming up to. like isaac.. if put u and isaac at the booth, sure nobody come right? AHAHAHAHA
petrina: HAHAHAHA OMG
sarah: one dao, one emo. gone. no one coming for the night
petrina: i'm really laughing out loud OMG u're hilarious can i quote u :D
sarah: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA funny sight to behold right?
petrina: u rockkk la u juz cheered me up, unknowingly YAAY MUCH LOVE!
sarah: HAHA. quote me where? ....don't anyhow tell isaac leh. later he kill me. HAHHA. glad to know I cheered u up were u sad?
petrina: juz annoyed UGH but i'm good now thanks to YOUUUU
sarah: hahahaha....so to balance off the dao-ness and emo, I hope can get people like andrew too. so that we have one that's all-too-friendly too (cause he cheekopek so will talk to everyone)
petrina: HAHAHAHA dunno wot i'd do w/o u man

disclaimer: it's a joke. it's a joke. it's a joke k...sorry sorry. Isaac's super nice, friendly guy who loves vegetables and Andrew's nice and innocent young boy with an infectious laughter.

Another one:
Grotesque says:
get krispykremes back sg
I'll sing in the darkness, I'll laugh in the rain says:
no krispykremes here in PERTH la!!!
HAHAHAHAHHA.
Grotesque says:
WHAT?!
im cancelling the trip then
I'll sing in the darkness, I'll laugh in the rain says:
we get our stock from m elb and sydney too
WHEY
BUT BUT BUT
I'm testing out this recipe that claims it's as nice as krispy kremes
Grotesque says:
-.-
I'll sing in the darkness, I'll laugh in the rain says:
HAHAHAHAHHA
sorry nah. that's the closest I can get to
but I have krispy kremes in my fridge NOW
hahaha
I'll sing in the darkness, I'll laugh in the rain says:
hahaha. I try my new recipe out and see if it suceeds k?
Grotesque says:
lol mmmmkay let chelle try first
xD
Grotesque says:
Avoid the queue and we'll deliver to you! Dozens Delivery of our fresh Original Glazed and assorted doughnuts is now available in Sydney, Canberra & Melbourne.
sob
is there crumpler store in PERTH?
I'll sing in the darkness, I'll laugh in the rain says:
YES YES Crumpler store we have. in PERTH (in indian accent) YES SIR...COME on in~~
Grotesque says:
good.
I'll sing in the darkness, I'll laugh in the rain says:
lol. * shivers* what else u want sir?
Grotesque says:
mm do you have that SPECIAL curry?
I'll sing in the darkness, I'll laugh in the rain says:
which curry sir? NO POK AR NO POK!

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12:24 AM

Thursday, July 12, 2007

HAPPY BLESSED BIRTHDAY NONA!

1,2,3,4 & 6] Nona!
5] Group poto
7] Pet & Nona
8] Happy Birthday brownie cake
9] me & Nona

1 & 2] Pet, Nona & me
3] me & Nona
4 & 5] Nona & Debs
6] Little Creatures woodfired pizza menu - we had the prawns, coriander pesto and shitake mushrooms one.
7]Everyone looking at menu
8] TRIPOD
9] Pet & me

1 to 6] Some card game starting with "texas" HAHA. can't remember la. and bridge.
7 & 8] The sleeping beast & the sleeping beauty
9] What we were all gathered for.

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11:59 PM

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

I have alot of times where I don't know whether to laugh or to cry. People are just funny eh? TSK.

Like today. I got sarcastically "scolded" by someone who's NOT my superior and whom I'm doing a FAVOUR for. like ?!?! right?! that's right. that's how I felt. like wth?! But I'm nice. So I just took it all in. And 'agreed' to everything he said. Long story short, I messaged another friend whom I knew was working in that lab to see if I could meet him to chat for a while. But he didn't reply and so off I went, and then he called me a while after. And wah, I didn't even talk about anything that just happened and then he went like "oh..you met XXX ar, practically everybody don't like him la." then I'm like O_o...ooh. okey. so it's not me. It's everyone that he's mean to. HAHA.

And also at the end of the conversation with XXX, he said, "so i'll see you in about 15 mins." WHOEVER TRAVELS FROM RPH TO PMH in 15 MINS LA! If he said 20 mins it's more achievable loh. so anyway, then when I saw him again after that he sounded much nicer so wells. I HAD to be nice since I was going to be working with him (in a way not directly) for the next few weeks while my colleague is away.

And then after that, when I reached back at my place, my IT officer told me that my download cash$ amount was much higher than the rest of the people and that I actually hit one of their record high last month. I didn't know they check and got quota one..and I got so li hai meh! true, I did download a few songs last month, and maybe watched a few youtube videos last month. but that should be alright right? like I see other people watching them as well...but well..boohoo. no more entertainment. fine well, I need to catch up on work as well. and would be too busy to be idling at my desk.

and so I was saying "the day just gets better eh! =/" then I replaced that with "but this is the day that the Lord had made, so i'll rejoice and be glad in it." - amen! =)

I had SUCH A FULL DAY. from 7.30am this morning can.

Anyway, and so I was checking my mail, and I saw this:

When did FOOD emails come with porn?!

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5:17 PM

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Happy Blessed 21st Birthday Debs/Ahlam!

It wasn't as surprising as we wanted it to be. but well, it's the thought that counts la hah..

When me, adrian and carlton reached and were about to walk towards the door (assuming that everyone was inside the house hiding in a room or something since no one was in the cars), debs opened the door and all 3 of us FROZE. LITERALLY. stop in our tracks. And she went, "Why are random people coming to my house?" And I said, "Oh, I'm looking for Pet!" And after that I realised that Pet was the one who asked debs to open the door -_- cause she thought someone knocked on the door and thought it was isaac - which she bluffed debs that they were going to play mahjong. HAHAHA

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1:57 PM

Monday, July 09, 2007

1] Gathering at lizzie's house for Joel's farewell (again..) remaining of EGg before Mel leaves.
2] Colour co-ordinated! (after dimsum. yums. treat by ahlam's parents!)
3] the 2 black & white girls. Pet & Sara
4] Handmade Gyoza
5] Handmade wantons
6] The chinese sausage in bowls ready for the rest of the ingredients (looks like the malay marble game ar?)
7] The mushrooms and chicken (looks kinda disgusting here though)
8] Pet doing the grand job of placing the rice on top of the ingredients
9] ready to steam!

1 & 6] The world's best gyoza and wantons (once again, you've never tasted homemade/handmade gyozas and wantons right? so then it must be the world's best.)
2] The final product! (apparently isaac challenged our claim that it's loh mai kai. he says it's fan choy)
3] spicy honey chicken
5] me, Pet & twin!
7] Pet's "special" wanton. she said this after wrapping it - "please don't kill me!" HAHAHA
8] wanton soup!
9] Popcorn from the scratch. it's all over the place cause we *ahem!* fine....I didn't put a cover over the bowl to prevent it from flying all over the place. So we had to pick up the pieces after it was done. STILL...it was fabulous.

Wonderful weekend thanks to Twin & Pet and many other activities till the very end of the sunday yesterday. Last week was such a blink. ohmygosh. my work's not done. Super late for work today. yikes. late for my equipment booking, lost 8 samples. I vaguely think it fell onto the floor and I didn't pick it up and it was last week's thing and the cleaner must have thrown it out. yikes. it the when-you-think-it-can't-get-any-worse, it-gets-worse-days. yikes. I have a meeting tomorrow which I don't even know for what. I just had one with them last last week! He just randomly called a meeting with me. I don't know what to say?!

Then, my other sup didn't get my super long email of updating her what I've been doing - which made her think I haven't been doing anything. and I don't know what my colleague told her I've been doing. and I was late today. and she happened to speak to her today. YIKES. that's so....wrong. *shakes head*

But calling Chee (cheong fun) was highlight of the day. Finally got her number up and running! She sent the email at like 2.17pm and I called her at 2.21pm. she was shocked. Actually I shocked her fren first. I said "Hello chee cheong fun!" and her fren was like "hello? hello? erm...hello? u looking for? hello?" and then I went hello? pretending that I can't hear her too cause I was shocked it was not chee. HAHA. so I "hello?"-ed till she passed the phone to chee. Then I told Chee what just happened. (and u can imagine how chee laughed) and fact of the day: melbourne's rent is expensive. (that is, if chee didn't get cheated) HAHA. stupid chee. don't want to come perth. bleh..

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6:25 PM

Thursday, July 05, 2007

I can't believe it I can't believe it I can't believe IT!!

3 parking tickets in 3 weeks. 2 parking tickets were in 2 days. WHAT?!

WHEN WERE THEY SO HARDWORKING?!

I suspect the parking attendant lives in MY building. And he/she wants my GREAT parking spot. so decide to fine me everyday so can move me away.

And I was just telling Sherene YESTERDAY that I want to park at old house cause I've got 2 parking tickets already. AND I was thinking about driving down today since it's late night, do abit of shopping, park at old house and take the bus back home since friday I'm sleeping over, no need car already and such. Just nice. tonight. AND the parking attendant &^#&^!)#^ had to fine me yesterday AND today. arrrgh. never give chance!

I think it's the same person, looking at the signatures on the 1st parking fine and the 3rd parking fine. I just realised that I lost my 2nd ticket. hmm. where did I squash it in. was it my bag? I can't find it!! argggh. I don't want to go to court for not paying a stupid parking fine OUTSIDE MY HOUSE?!

And twin said something like "wah, 3 parking tickets' fine can save ____ for ____ children in worldvision." HAHAHAHA. but I thought "wah, 3 parking tickets' fine can buy me another 3 good bags." AHAHAHA. fine.

It's always when things like that happen that u think about what u could have done with the money lost. Like, as if I would go buy 3 bags if I didn't get the tickets. It's the rather-than-spending-on-something-that-you-shouldn't-need-to-spend, spend-it-on-something-that-would-benefit-me-feeling. - but after the money is lost. -_-.....It's not the money lost that I'm ranting about (logically, it's my fault) but it's the I-can't-believe-they-are-so-hardworking-that-I-get-2-parking-tickets-in-a-row-feeling. HOW (i-don't-even-know-what-word-to-put-here) IS THAT?! 2 days in a row! WHOEVER WON LOTTERY 2 DAYS in A ROW?! (please don't tell me if u do know someone)

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5:22 PM

Sunday, July 01, 2007

being sick during the week made the updates slower than usual. sorry. will start updating now.

Thursday 14th July 2007

Chillout night at Moon Cafe. Just chillout la. cause they after exams. or rather. some after exams, some after paper. HAHA.

Friday 22nd July 2007

Had a fabulous time of thanksgiving and celebration and giving out warmnfuzzies at the SZ get-together at my place. I loved the worship that day. enough power. HAHA. and pet, u lead well, despite nursing a cold, having a cough and recovered from squeaky voice. God's grace oils all inadequacies ar?

Then after that we headed down to KTV! all 12 of us squeezed into 1 small room cause it's the only room left. But well, it was worth it cause flat rate of $100 for 4 hours (and beyond) and we had so many people.

1] Jan and me. She made melting moments FOR ME.
2] me and Alison
3] Ahlam, Mon, Josh and me (from bottom up)
4] me and ^5paljean
5] me, Jean and Jan
6] ^5pal and me
7] me and Ahlam/Debs
8] small group left remaining at the end
9] counting our abundant coins

Saturday 23rd July 2007

Went to Ikea with twin earrrllly in the morning. okey la. not too earrrrllly, we woke up late. ahah! but Ikea wasn't too crowded. I prefer hot dog in Sg. But it's still $1 here.

Then went back to send Jen to airport, hanged out abit at dome drinking gold rush, ginger beer, some coffee, then said "goodbyes" "see ya" and then we were again off to Harbourtown! (oh, btw, the free parking is no longer free.) they found out and erected the paying thingy there. so well. have to look for another free spot to park next time!

1] KTV at Utopia
2] Twin and me at Ikea queuing for hot dogs
3 & 4] Ikea's stuff
5] Jen funny face and me
6] Ginger beer - my third choice of drink right? cause no first 2choices
7] In some discussion I can't even remember
8] Typical tourist leaving country poto
9] recently lots of rainbows. 12 "And God said: "This is the sign of the COVENANT which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.......16 The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the EVERLASTING COVENANT between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth." - Genesis 9:12-17

Friday 29th July 2007

Just finished doing my genotyping and was analysing my results. My colleague talks to me from a few steps away.

Colleague: "Hey sarah, could you please fill up the tip boxes and the empties once u are free? cause I REALLY *emphasized* need to autoclave them already, as we are running out." -- she's been bugging me on this since tues. but i happen to be not free.

Me: "yarps! okey, I'll do it once I finish this." -- thinking it's super urgent and since I used quite abit of the tips this week, I should do it.

She packs up a little and goes out of the lab. I turned around to the table and saw this:

THIS MOUNTAIN of pipette tip boxes were ALL FILLED up, READY to be autoclaved. And I believe I made most of these up too. like cause I see how the tape was taped on the boxes. I tend to be generous with it. And she said "really need to fill the boxes up cause she needs to autoclave them" erm....and these boxes are.....not available for autoclaving? for emergency use? - doesn't make sense cause even if we do run out of tips, u still need to autoclave them first before using so either way, u HAVE to autoclave these instead of leaving them there and don't bring them to autoclave and ask me to fill the little tip boxes u have left there just to make me do it? 8 empty boxes I was filling:

I wasn't angry or anything like that because she made me do it. but I just felt it was funny and absurd to say that "really need to fill them up cause I need to autoclave them" - in an URGENT voice, when we have a mountain of boxes ready to autoclave? I was more than willing to fill the boxes up. it's not a difficult job, it's just slightly tedious. But if I had nothing to do, I would do it la - like I can't stand having nothing to do anyway...I pack the supermarket aisle as I shop la! I know, my cousin would say "eh, you work here ar?"

But I was so amused by it (like u know at the point the feeling of -_-") then I faster faster whipped out my phone and snapped the pictures of the boxes. but no, I was not unwilling to do it. filling tip boxes is a requirement of working in the lab. that makes sense. not the "u really need to fill these up cause I need to autoclave them" when we have a mountain of ready boxes.

then the thingy about work unto God and not unto men came to my mind. was that a verse? I bet there was. which I truely believe. like that's why u can enjoy work without enjoying ur boss. but of course, enjoy both is better la. =)

Saturday 30th July 2007

Joel's farewell dinner & birthday celeb

The surprise flopped cause he saw Jude and Jude saw him. they stunned at each other for a moment then Joel was like asking why was he there and then he saw me. (I was trying to duck.) But then before that Joel also saw andrew, joshua and guys walking around the area.

But we had another surprise! we were going to celebrate his birthday too. he thought was just dinner thingy. So then when the lights dimmed (I'm serious. the restuarant lights dimmed), and the music played (i'm serious. the super old time favourite version of Happy Birthday was played in the restuarant) and some random GUY waiter came out with the cake for him. we were stunned. I didn't even know the restuarant was doing it. only twin knew, cause she passed the cake to them and said yes to all these plans that the restaurant had. (afterwhich, I said hah? how come u agreed? and she said, wouldn't you? and I said, oh yea.)

He was surprised at the lights dimming and song playing and birthday cake too I think. Oh and before that I tricked him to go toilet and look for andrew to look for a surprise and he believed me. hehehe. he went to the toilet and then he came back and looked at me with the -_- face and said, "andrew's NOT even in the toilet la!" -- (cause he kept asking me really anot really anot...) That was all fun and good dinner. But we were kinda rushed into ordering and making sure we don't sit around for too long cause the restaurant needed the space apparently.

Then we went over to Jude's place for games. Wii, mahjong, movies. And andrew came up with this as a set as he said "eh, chi!"

He "chi" the bai ban. we were laughing SUPER HARD la! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA. Bai ban is called "window-of-opportunities" - by pet. funny too. HAHAHA

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