Hi philippians, please remember to ask ur parents about the Parents' Day and to finish the homework on James by tomorrow.

tomorrow's a hectic one for me. 4 students. i want my lunch... how i wish church can be shifted back to 7.. haaha.

vin

a little GYKY here:
you guys know my favourite colour is Burgundy? ever since i crossed this country bordering the Persian Gulf in 2004, i'm in love with it. then Arsenal had their new jersey bearing this colour. It's so charming, elegant, smart!

darker maroon
vin

oh man alvin.
i totally agree with wad you said about the right timing for evangelism.

sigh. i tried today
with a good fren
faltered halfway, im very ashamed to say.
but well, i wont give up trying!
yup. its only de start, and i'll look for more opp and take courage!
yays. yup.

oh and im not tt stressed anymore la.
i think im getting used to a higher stress level. lol.
yup. everyone take care! cya arnd soon =)

<3333 ning

i'm contemplating whether or not to disrupt my sleep later at wee hours to watch soccer. Should i? is it necessary? coz i know it'll leave me lethargic aftwards. I'm not Geok, whose life can rival that of batteries, her cells are all wired up in a peculiar way that resembles that of an electric-powered circuit, except that she thrives on coffee.

caught Deperate Housewives on TV last night while attempting to study for econs test today. So crappy that show. Humour aside, all that clandestine, adulterous love affair isn't funny. Oh and the part when the man(forgot his name) threw another man who foiled his marriage plans down the bridge, and scooted away swiftly. Dastardly at best.

John 4:34-36 My food, said Jesus, is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Do you not say, 'Four months more and then the harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.

shared this during JJ prayer mtg today. what better benefit and what more satisfying than to participate in the Lord's work of evangelism, stop thinking the time isn't right, the time is far too right-makes sense?.

just feel like writing something,
vin

Hi Philippians!

thank God: i've staged my debut on Saturday, the inaugural marked my imminent rise to being a Keyboardist. thank God i didnt falter- though there were dips intermittently, though my hands were shaking furiously. thank God really, a person like me with ZERO music foundation can play a Keyboard, how God uses people, its beyond my yi4 nian4. i still can't read notes you know that, you know those black beansprouts glued to 5 (or 6?) lines.

pray for Shao Ning, i think you're very stressed girl. we'll pray for you.

vin - i'm not called SAYURI. ren jie hear that?!

pls: if you all got prayer requests post it here or tag it here, thats the primary function of this place and our group. JUNWEI, ZHENG WEI, and the rest!!!

GOODNESS!
(i can't help laughin)

is this the remake of memoirs?!
an 06 summer version.

vin-uri or Vin chiyo?!
is the Jelapang the set for the okiya?
(oh man this is gettin too thrashy)
Good try today, (vin-uri-san),
way to go for accomplishments on the electric machine so far!

and to all dear philippians,
hav a gd wk all!!
All the best for the upcoming blocks.
WAY TO GO ALL!
may God bless u all wif Wisdom to tide thru the waves of blocks!
wil be keepin u all in prayers!

huEy (teacher of vin-uri-san)

Hi Philippians! sadly, 'holidays' are over soon.

On the school-reopening day, many are having tests, so pray for them!
come on Shao Ning, Zi Jun and others! may the peace of God be with you all.

nothing is bleaker than the future, except perhaps its past. Some consolation to say the least. haha. ok never mind, you all are not Geishas.

according to huEy-Mameha, i'm ready to make my debut next week, (when Dz-Hatsumomo goes out of town) my imminent role as a keyboardist. pray that God will allow.

living vicariously off a book
vin-uri-san

GOSH!!!
chiazy!!?!
Specialization, wif specifics to the course Yan's pursuin at LAsalle.
GYNAE?!!

and u're quite a hero
to make ur way to the restaurant after ur adventure on bike!
haha "soup restaurant" rocks!

and to all dearest philippians!!!!!
Missed u all!!
esp in the classroom... haha..

HAppie March Holidaes.
hav a blessed wk wif Jesus!!

agape
huEy :)

Wei Yan: whats specialisation interviews? school one or the gynae one?

met my supervisor this morning. realised that i have much to thank God for. thank God for my students, and how i've planned my time well to spend them wisely for His purpose. Thank God for my students, that i've been faithfully meeting up with them, that they have shown interest in God's Word. thank God for granting me the confidence and assurance that i'm able to impart truths to them. thank God for the many opportunities for the people who are placed in my life to hear the gospel. pray that God will continue this passion inside me to lead the student in their spiritual growth. pray that i'll submit to God's plans and guidance in fulfilling my responsibilities well, to be willing to be used as God's vessel.

when i thought i've settled down to be comfortable at this pace,
then God gave me another challenge.
my heart jumped 4.5 beats when my supervisor reviewed my st.E target per month to be 18!
and thats including a discount of 1 week! so ideally, i'll bring my students out for st.E 3 times per week. its so scary to see that number. its like 1/3 of the total amount i've shared last year.
God, help me, grant me strength.

i'm quite encouraged by Yi Xin's message, now i'm gonna show more concern to fellow Christians, not taking them for granted.

God never forsakes us,
vin

Yesterday's outing was really an enjoyable one! thanks to the organisers from Jerusalem. i learnt biking! at last finally, at my 2nd attempt. Hsiao Ling was so patient in helping me to learn, although i gave her a 'hell' ride back, haha... so terrifying it was that she wanted to walk while i cycle on my own, haha, i was really unstable and tense, there were so many near crashes, thank God we went back as our individual selves. that was round 1,
round 2 was with Christopher, who gave me a thrilling ride, felt as though i was flying :D
round 3 was with Christopher, Natalie, Weili, Jie Ling and i think another girl, wei xing isit? haha that was fun, i threw away my fear and just sped, grr.. silly Natalie was laughing at me cause i didnt manage to chase her. round 4 was with Yi Xin and Jia Ren, i didnt want to go for another round but i saw the bikes were empty = waste money. So Yi Xin and I hopped on, joined by Jia Ren. Then i was riding with 2 experienced and fast riders. haha.. i was paddling my legs off as hard as i could, then Yi Xin whizzed past me with ultimate ease. haha... then i got onto a rough grass patch, wanting to make a transition to the pavement, my bike wasn't in accord with me. thrown off the bike and left with scatches over my knees and hands. Grr.. just as i thought i was able to leave the place unscathed.
reached home and plonked to bed, after failed attempts to 'revise' my GP for today's Common Test. This morning, received Yi Xin's SMS of concern and well wishes. thought it was really sweet of her. She willingly wanted to teach me how to cycle yesterday. So grateful to her. thank God :P

today: GP test: ok, mind little distorted, felt choked.
then i met my contacts for movie and lunch. i didnt feel like watching any movie, but wanted to share to them.
i thank God for this opportunity and for the courage to share the gospel to them. thank God for my mtg with them, thank God. pray that they'll be open for me to meet them up for ebs.

after that i was limping my way home when my parents called and wanted to pick me up for dinner. when i hopped onto the vehicle, my dad said 'where u wanna eat? buffet at suntec?' i wasn't prepared for this, i thought it would be our usual spot at Bukit Timah or regionally. so i replied 'i'm not going to city in this uniform!' so he drove me back to change, and we rode down the whole stretch of PIE to end up in Changi Airport, for dinner. Soup Restaurant suits me so well, i love chinese authentic food. :D so satisfying.. thank them. oh i 1st tasted it with huEy they all a few months back *remember?*.

please, wound, recover quick.

holiday time in Singapore,
vin

Happy Holidays dearest Philippians!

err... those who are studying in Poly: in advance :P

for namesake, i found out from my contacts that holidays are just as busy as any other school day. Goodness, hearing from 1 or 2 students made me apprehensive at 1st, but after hearing from more students how busy they are( going into detail to convince me they REALLY are that so busy), its kinda shocking. Teachers lash out truckloads of assignments, which really seemed not expected to be completed.

my mum told me yesterday 4 students jumped after receiving As results.

The suicidal education system in Singapore, my Homeland.

whatever it is guys, hang on!
vin

you know, being a Christian is tough.

Sometimes, i wonder if you're a Christian for many years and havent encountered many difficulties, (difficulties not as in a lot of homework) then are you swayed by the rest of the world? i experienced how tough it is to be a Christian particularly in these 2 years of JC. So so so many struggles. I'm still an amateur only.

Last Friday, i felt really upset, i dunno, its just really upsetting to me. I've 3 Christians in my class-including me. thank God for them, they're a constant source of encouragement and support towards me, we've grew really close to each other. i dunno how am i supposed to survive my JC life thus far without them. Last Friday, they got berated publicly by furious and indignant classmates. you can picture a teacher giving a personal scolding to the poor student standing there. My sisters did something that was for the good of the class- they voiced out some major concerns to the teacher regarding the classmates' misconduct, but not very welcomed or appreciated by the rest, without telling the classmates who were at fault.

This matter really set me to ponder. It was true that my sisters were wrong in telling the teacher without confronting the classmates 1st, telling them to stop( not that they would listen anyway). But my classmates are such incorrigible, immoral, petty and childish people that ehy won't see their wrong in doing many things until a higher authority knows about it, even still, most of them still do not realise HOW WRONG they are.

Many times, we were castigated by doing the correct thing. i dunno, but doing right is no longer right in their eyes any more. they will ask me' why you all are so moral?'. Morally good i think they meant. well, because we are Christians who are supposed to preserve good values. doing it is not as easy as it sounds, we've came under fire many times. Its even more difficult to influence them, so just make my stand as a Christian and ensure i guard myself, don't join them in their wrong doings, they're just the victims of their own folly.

So do not conform any longer to the patterns of this world, doing the right things may not be favourable among your friends, they may even dislike you, but love Christ more. Preserving good values over preserving friendship. So guard ourselves, not to succumb to negative peer pressure, e.g skipping lessons.

As what Geok said, no friendship will last longer than the Christian friendship. No matter how much you value it now, it will eventually be broken naturally, or ripped asunder at death. There's the most important element that is missing-Christ. So what you waiting for? Share to your friends!!!

life ain't easy
vin

oh dear, my ebs student have forsaken me today. feeling pretty worried, i think he must have forgotten about it, coz i reminded him on Friday, pray that this interest inside him will be continued, i can sense his interest in wanting to meet up to know more about God..

This week has got to be one of my busiest, meeting 4 students and i've done only 1 lesson plan. pray for discipline! besides my chem test is on Wednesday. so i plan to complete 1 lesson plan today, another 2 on wednesday.

its pretty sad, when i meet contacts and have such good rapport with them, but they are still closed to the gospel, its like 'How should i bring in the gospel more relevantly to you which causes you to think again!' but for the sake of keeping the friendship, i just tip-toed my way in raising up the gospel again, or sometimes dun mention it at all. why am i so afraid? In His time God will pave a way. i just need to be bold and be used by Him.

Oh Lord, help me to be discipline and focused, to have the passion for Your work, to see my students as lives entrusted to me, help me to have the students' interest in mind.

vin