reaching for you;

embrace change

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:43:31 GMT

sometimes, change is good. (:
bye bye blogdrive.
hello wordpress.
becauseshesaysso.wordpress

drumroll-

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:06:24 GMT

i have something to announce.

my heart smiles.

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:47:18 GMT

just hearing smth like that is enough to make me smile. (:

a flurry like mcflurry

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:23:11 GMT

thank you dear for calling me up just to pray for me yesterday night. you know who you are (:
such a simple gesture but means so much.

today's project execution at Singapore School for the Deaf went well. (: the children are so special. makes me want to learn the sign language, as in not just for an one-off thing, but for good this time.

i suddenly have this urge to read Great Expectations again.

you know why social science is interesting? what you're reading can actually contradict why you're reading it. it challenges you. it makes you think twice.

"Think of the diplomas you have or will get. You probably hope that these pieces of paper will help you get a job. But why should anyone give you a job because of a piece of paper? A diploma is no proof that you are competent, honest, or hard-working. If a diploma helps you get job, it is only because an employer believes that in getting the diploma you acquired skills and habits that will make you a good worker. If employers stopped believing this, diplomas would be worthless in the labour market, and many schools would be empty."

so my friend, why are you studying?

"one step at a time."

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:10:56 GMT

Next week i have:

project execution aka. "The Big Day"
stats assignment due
sociology mid-term exam
lesson ON hari raya aka. "PUBLIC HOLIDAY"
project presentation
more project meetings
extra non-academic meetings

Things to look forward to:

F1 NightRace!!!
Dinner with LTB project-mates (:
Run. Dance. Fun.
sleeeeeeep.

"just one step at a time."

maybe time will erase.

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:06:45 GMT

"..you'll always be a part of me,
i'm part of you indefinitely."

trust mariah carey to come up with such lyrics.

(and now, back to school-work.
gosh, being sick now is extremely untimely.
and sorry guys if i may seem unfriendly,
it's not that i don't like you!
i just don't have much strength to talk right now.)

:(

thankful.

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:24:37 GMT

thank you rachel and nic (math pros), for teaching me math! (hey, getting me to understand the abstract concept of stats over msn, is NO MEAN FEAT.)

thank you abby, for holding me accountable to my actions and making the effort to keep tab on my life. im amazed at your conviction to invest your time and effort in our lives, despite being hundred and thousands of miles away. thank you also, for being the very first person i skyped with!

thank you serena, for sharing with me what you're experiencing right now, be it good or bad. you make me smile, oh-so-much. (: i believe you're so much stronger than you think. so explore your possibilities!

thank you xueli and karen, for listening to my concerns and encouraging me to be bold and "GO FOR IT"! thank you both also for praying for me, even when im not aware of it.

thank you lil bro; when i expected you to say "yes" when i asked if you could keep a secret, you answered "from who?" instead.

thank you mummy and daddy, for painting a rainbow in my every step.

So Many Undergraduates

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:36:58 GMT

the most embarrassing conversation i had so far in smu...

background info: i just formed my twc (tech & world change) project group the day before this happened.

*shu hua queues up to buy food next to a guy*
*guy turns around and waves*
guy: "hey!"
shu: *gives bewildered look* "huh?"
guy: "i remember your name, it's..erm..wait shu smth.."
shu: *desperately tries to recall where she has met him*
guy: "oh yes, shu hwwwa right!? "
shu: "erm yes..sorry you are?"
guy: "oh, i'm your twc group mate..?"
*awkward silence*
shu: *eyes widen in shock* "..OH YES yes sorry sorry hi hi."

way to go shu hua. =(

APART from that,

they look extremely friendly, don't they. haha.

well it's been 2 weeks of uni life and im officially still ALIVE! *claps* haha all the readings, ongoing and upcoming projects, soon-to-be-due assignments, unexpected pop quizzes, not to mention all the misc events happening in smu. it's hard not to be overwhelmed by all of the things that's going on. but i'm thankful for the little things that kept me going for the past 2 weeks. im actually pretty thankful that i chose social science. i realise it's really a place where i'm comfortable in; where my random thoughts on human life are not stifled and are in fact, POINTS for discussion. :D its cool to be able to express thoughts (rather) freely and not be condemned for thinking too much because you are in fact, EXPECTED to think like much much.

well no matter what, it's too early to conclude about anything at this moment (not even 2 years, only 2 weeks!), so i guess i'm content being where i am right now. i love observing the world. (:

it's really interesting when you take a step back from all the happenings of the world. you'd realise so much more about the world and yourself.

national day rally by PM Lee

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:57:13 GMT

inspired by PM Lee's speech,
this thought came to me;

The americans have their American Dream,
but we singaporeans have our Singapore Story.

a new venture

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:08:37 GMT

this time with God, for God.