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Friday, April 29, 2005

3 consecutive nights-out
a perfect indicator of how much im really into revising my work

wed night - essential & brews
thurs night - boon lay market nasi lemak
tonight - taman jurong 'wu xiang'

ahhhh!
getting fat and unhealthy is an understatement
which is why i told my cell gals we must all go for sports day next sat!
though inside, i know that's not going to help much
becos we're heading out for dinner right after sports day
how wonderful~

it's gonna be relaxing for me soon
once the long weekend is over, my two papers will come crashing in
and then, i'll officially end my studying life
a class chalet right on the day we end our papers
then sports day, mother's day, cell retreat and my birthday!
yippie~
but...
zhong wun be ard that day cos they might start to book out on sats soon
i hate ndu! bleahz


//posted by ivy @ 23:33//

Thursday, April 28, 2005

the break between my first and last two papers is so awfully long that im losing the momentum to study
instead, much of my time is spent cooking meals, tuitions, yakking on the phone, catching shows on tv and going out
and no, my exams has not ended
not until 4th may!

had dinner at essential & brew with tracy, angel and erin just now
not so packed today and we stayed for quite long
to yak yak yak before we start planning games proper
outline of games for retreat is out, just a bit more planning to do and going down to look at the place once
it's going to be a squishy squashy squeezy retreat!

took some time to read someone's blog just now
real long entry
i thought abt certain things which were mentioned
and instantly, i was reminded of some stuffs which happened recently
got me totally heart-broken and for a few days, teared as i felt torn between right and wrong
despite huiling's many attempts to reassure me, i still think twice when i've to make certain decisions
argh~ i dislike such feelings
once and for all, i'm making my stand
i love her and nothing is going to change that.

needa rest soon
i've become a better 'dedicator' recently
my cell gals are now busy beings
let me predict what they are doing now...
candice - stressed and nervous, busy reading thru her notes and Bible
caroline - retreat, retreat and retreat
joanie - raking her brains for something
tracy & angel - games games games

and me?
waiting for their phonecalls should they get stuck
but im sure they won't, because...
they're simply the best!


//posted by ivy @ 00:36//

Saturday, April 23, 2005

friday usually makes my week end on a high note
today was no exception!

my notes were barely touched before i had to rush down to meet caroline and cindy for retreat discussion
had some planning and discussing.. more to come
rushed off at 6.45pm to city hall to meet tracy and celine for dinner
both of us were late so poor tracy used the time for shopping and ended up spending a bomb! haha.. but that's her

initial plan to magic wok was abandoned
spent the next half an hour queueing for cartel while telling tracy about the "long-term" plan we have which sent her screaming
then it was a hearty dinner with warm bread, flying ribs and superb mango cake
and hmmm, rubbery linguine, which was the only cannot-make-it dish for the night
you would think that our dinner ends here... but no, with 'special kid' around, there are always surprises!

three mins after finishing the mango cake at cartel, we were on our way to plaza sing to try the new mango delight cake from secret recipe
settled down comfortably before ordering drinks and the cake we specially went all the way for
while waiting, tracy's camera went snap snap
when the food came, her camera were still snapping
woohoo~ the mango delight was heavenly!
stayed till 11pm before we had to leave since they were closing

two mango cakes within half an hour
the purpose behind is a secret agenda
that's the first step we're taking!
and im excited!!

long long journey back to the west with my 'night-boyfriend'
the one who always send me back home if we're out together
*waves to tracy*

im too happy to study now
so maybe i wun
i'll sleep and wake up at a decent time tmr
and sat night shall be spent with my baby!
-smiles-


//posted by ivy @ 00:45//

Thursday, April 21, 2005

help!
i've been zapped by sleepy and hungry bug, cos im perpetually hungry and seems to be able to fall asleep anytime in the day as well
this is not doing any good to my revision at all
considering i've two more modules, not like most of my frens who are only left with law

according to my revision chart, im supposed to have done one set of resort readings yday and one today
till now, i've accomplished none!
the only thing perhaps would be i've blogged an entry, sealed up the envelope of application form and sent out two resumes
none of which has contributed to my aim of getting good grades in my final sem
horrible me.

oh yeah, did i mention before that i only want to see 'A' and 'B' when i finally view my results over the internet the final time in june?
hmmm, hopefully it's still achievable
feels pretty good as i looked at my grades for the past 5 sems, i've been consistently improving bit by bit per sem
so this sem, it shld be just As and Bs
oh! i remember! arlene, i think i told you this before right?
haha~

yday paper was so-so
two questions, 60 and 40 marks respectively
i spotted the first qn right on, and i think most of my classmates did so as well
it was quite predictable
but, spotting is one thing, writing down the correct answer is another
2nd qn worth 40 marks and i only wrote 1.5 pages! there goes my A!
argh~

i've to go memorise my resorts notes soon
my last chance of getting my A this sem
law is impossible.. i'll be very contented with a B!

and to mich,
i shall *poof* once again


//posted by ivy @ 11:46//

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

what a news before my first paper tmr --> i din get into sembcorp

had an interview today for recruitment consultant
tmr another one as well, same position, diff branches of the company
im not too interested in it, but the person said i have a high chance of getting it
maybe i'll try for a few months and in the meanwhile, see what other career opportunities i have?

not too sure as well
back to revision
im feeling quite nonchalant abt it.


//posted by ivy @ 19:38//

Monday, April 18, 2005

a random entry it shall be
simply becos im too lazy to think chronologically of the events over the weekends

i read thru the chapter on "Healthy youth ministry has spiritually healthy youth leaders"
the set of notes given by chee hoong and it's long overdue
decided to be a good gal before lders' cell and read it
not once but twice
something inside hit me so strongly as i read thru the second time

we (my cell gals) had a good chat over the special topic over cell
learnt a lot from huiling's sharing
and after which, we spent some time having sharing which was to be kept within the boundary of the carpet, ceiling, walls, chairs and ..lights
i wonder who was the one who mentioned lights?

had a nice sat evening with zhong
i can't remember when was the last time we went out after cell!
ate my fill at alexandra village, cheap cheap.
he was so sweet this weekend
came over to look for me after cell on fri and pampered me with ice-cream! haha.. my happy food.

angel and i had such an exciting conversation yday on the way to her house
further discussion to be continued during the cell retreat and would involve few more gals
haha.. everyone seems excited over it!

im feeling lethargic
the weather is one of the culprits
the other being the long wait to my first paper
not that im thoroughly prepared, but the wait is killing me
not able to go shopping yday and to spend time doing things i wanna do
argh~

caroline wanna meet cindy and i on thurs to discuss cell retreat
not sure if tracy has decided to meet on fri to discuss games
on top of all these, im waiting eagerly for candice's decision on when "simply the best" is meeting up

yawn
the weather is purrrfect for sleeeeping
good night.

wait a min.
i did blog chronologically after all


//posted by ivy @ 14:41//

Friday, April 15, 2005

i was deeply encouraged last night
by a simple phonecall which lasted for 2 hours
and it's none other than tracy!

as she shared with me on how God has worked in her life and how God is working in her life now,
i can't help but to think back
and silently thank God that she has grown so much over the year
how her conviction has changed
how she has began to touch lives around her
im so so encouraged by you gal!

it's my prayer today that you'll continue to grow in the love of God daily, to experience the abundant life He has for you, and most importantly, to shine brightly for God!


//posted by ivy @ 15:06//

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

satisfied with my revision
aiming to finish reading thru everything by tmr
friday would be resting plus analysing the case on my own first
not to forget finalising my preparation for sat

thinking of starting to read a little of my resorts notes as well
since i figured i really wun have time to study both resorts and law in the mere one week plus, when there is a public hol as well.
it's going-out time.

i thank God for His strength and time management
having to take care of my mum, plus to cook and wash dishes, clothes etc
on top of my revision
yet, im still coping fine.

im missing someone so badly now
haven spent quality time with him for the last two weeks
in fact, i dun recall being alone with him for the last weekend he was out
somehow i feel as though i've neglected him becos of the attention and time im giving to another group of people
sorry dear
i promise i'll spend time with you this weekend!



//posted by ivy @ 13:21//

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

im back, feeling guilty yet again
i've only managed to finish up half a chapter of readings since morning
but i promise myself i'll be more hardworking after i blog

nothing much of updates except for..
  1. im waiting patiently for the call still, giving up if it doesn't arrive by fri.
  2. one baby of mine said she'll give me a call to arrange when shall we meet up, and of cos that is a call worth waiting for as well. i got taken aback when i heard that! =)
  3. preparing the sharing that im going to do with 3 old babies this sat noon
  4. preparing the sharing that im going to do with all my babies on sat afternoon
  5. trying to study. geez.



//posted by ivy @ 13:06//

Monday, April 11, 2005

the reasons behind my withdrawal of the USA trip are becoming more and more evident in recent days
im glad that i made such a decision

whining once more would be my lack of discipline to study
it always happens, the days leading up to my first paper are always spent wasting time blogging and doing other things, except reading my texts
how horrible is my discipline level!
tsk tsk.. this cannot go on
not when my first paper seems to be the most promising module to score

cheeky cindy sent me a sms just now with the latter part of the sms that reads 'dun think of shawn too much eh!'
O_O!! that's my notti cell member for you
and no, shawn is NOT my latest crush whatsoever!
the gals have had enough listening to my praises for shawn as a wonderful interviewer, and how he made the whole session so comfortable
and of cos, he had nice features which i had to stare at for half an hour simply because he's sitting right in front of me and bombarding me with weird questions
tsk tsk.. notti gal!

aim for today is to finish up week 7 and week 9 of change management before i sleep
and that's a lot!
considering i haven been touching my notes etc since recess ended
and before i end, im quite sure i'll be here pretty soon
i usually blog excessively during my exams period!


//posted by ivy @ 16:46//

Sunday, April 10, 2005

schedule for this week:

:mon:
- study for change management
- tuition with zoey
- give someone a call

:tues:
- study for change management
- tuition with zoey

:wed:
- study for change management
- prayer meeting

:thurs:
- study for change management
- tuition with violet

:fri:
- study for change management
- cell

:sat:
- meet cindy, candice and tracy
- cell

what a boring week?!


//posted by ivy @ 22:27//

Friday, April 08, 2005

when will i sit down and revise my work seriously?
sigh~

mich, i think you're doing absolutely fine by clearing SIX papers in a day
compared to me, who covered merely two sets of readings and one chapter of textbook.. that's pathetic!
but nonetheless, i should have covered much more too.
gave in to zzz monster and tv and online slacking and many many more.

it's getting crazy
i've got people who declared themselves as pigs and tagged at my blog!
woah! pigs can read!?!?
clever pigs huh? *grins*
uh-oh, i think they're going to fart at my face when they see me.

and finally, i understand the feeling behind the word 'anticipation'
im waiting patiently for the positive reply from sembcorp
it's making my heart thump faster each time i open my email to check for reply
it's making me rush to my phone whenever it rings, hoping to see the numbers 6462****
but at the same time, the rising hope diminishes as each day passes
sigh~ what a contradiction


//posted by ivy @ 13:38//

Thursday, April 07, 2005

this is totally ridiculous.

first, i missed dennis ong's law class this morning
and it's the last lesson of my life! =(

second, morning was spent on phonecalls with several people to settle an issue which probably made everyone unhappy
and i just couldn't understand why
i had to force myself to be calm and rational when talking to all of them
and trying to come to a close

thirdly, im supposed to be revising my work but it's heading nowhere
im getting too complacent with the time i've
no good..

but of cos, two things made me smile yesterday
1) shaun is a nice interviewer!
2) the crazy phonecall conversation with celine, peixuan and wanling in the middle of the night

interview was conducted in a superb cold room
i was in long-sleeved and a jacket but i was shivering
thank God the three interviewers were rather nice and they took away the nervousness
the questions were manageable, albeit being rather queer at times
i had ten mins to prepare a speech on two topics close to heart
prepared and wrote down on a paper which the interviewers took a long look
and decided i dun have to present after all

and lastly, i conclude that talking to the gals at night can be ridiculous
the things we say, the way they imitate pigs and how a person fart
made me doubled up in laughter and headed to bed with wide-opened eyes, at the crazy time of 2am!
but i love you all! =)

time to hit the books
and im starting from..
chapter 1!


//posted by ivy @ 12:22//

Tuesday, April 05, 2005

i had a nice day today!

woke up super early in the morning (6.45am) to make breakfast for my mum
headed to school for my last presentation
was early, so headed to lab to print additional notes
left after our presentation cos mum was alone at home.

had a nice lunch bought back by dad
decided to do something constructive before i take a nap
drew up my revision timetable for bh322, which is on 20 apr.
weather got cooler and started drizzling
took it as a sign to take my nap
hmmm, the nap lasted for 3 hours.

postponed tuition to thurs in order to give myself some free time
and do something before i officially launch into revision mode
and so, i went shopping after dinner!
spent a good 2 hours at west mall and jurong point
- G2000 blouse
- G2000 striped pants (waiting for delivery)
- Poccilini bag
- ZA blusher
- ZA eye-shadow

what an expensive day!
but it's all worth it cos it's long-term investment
that is, i dun grow any fatter and outgrow my clothes!

i went to check out my make-up pouch just now and realised im a ZA supporter
to date, i own ZA foundation, ZA lipstick, ZA blusher, ZA eye-shadow and two pathetic Red Earth lip-gloss

shopping is therapeutic!
makes me feel happy and energized to study for the next ten days or so!
i shall come up with a list of future acquisition!

as for now, it's time to head to bed
have a good rest and blow my interviewer off tmr!


//posted by ivy @ 22:22//

Monday, April 04, 2005

it's 16 days to my first paper
and guess my progress?
well, 1% cos i've printed out the case and skimmed through
but the reading of text and additional readings? hmmm.. oh well.
some are still un-print, and so, i haven't embark on starting to read yet
told myself, i'll start tmr afternoon.
err, i'll try to start tmr afternoon.

mum was discharged yday, so my dad and i sort of took turns to look after her and bring her whatever she needs
she can't really move around on her own yet
quite thankful that i've understanding project mates and of cos, there's no need to go school so often anymore, so im at home more often in the day
which ideally, should mean i get to spend the time to study
but no, im online so often, doing nothing
makes me feel guilty.. it's my last exams but im not doing much abt it! =(

16 days to first paper
exactly one month from today will be my last exams, in my life!
not sure to be happy or not
the speed at which the sem is coming to an end is scaring me
no more cant b food during breaks
no more fav jap food in cant a
no more smoothie from coffee club
no more meeting in lab or s4 benches
no more logging on in edventure to print notes
and most importantly, no more 'i dun feel like going for lessons today'!

it's transition stage for me all over again
this time not just from sch to sch
but from sch to work
argh~


//posted by ivy @ 12:50//

Friday, April 01, 2005

it's april already
which simply means the last days of my school life is coming really soon
prob next week will be the last two times im heading to school for lessons
after which, is the last three exams of my life and tata.. work-life

my resume is kinda done, but being me, i'll likely make more changes before i send it out
four companies in mind..
someone was telling me, go try and grab some interview chances in other companies first, get the hang of it before you attempt the companies of your choice!
haha... but it sounds logical to a certain extent
seems like the whole world is going into the teaching industry
that makes me the odd one out, unless i get into one of the four companies i've in mind, which is so hard!


im supposed to finish up my change essay
which is flickering in another window right now, with only 1/10 done
resorts presentation next and after that, i can finally sit back and prepare for exams


//posted by ivy @ 11:46//