*the love and grace of God in my life..*

Monday, May 30, 2005

received a very unexpected call this morning
it came from the huge company in the east --> SIA
i never could imagine i made it through the first round
tmr is the testing round - 4.5 hours of tests like essay, preci, abstract, numericals and critical thinking
i've been thinking the whole day since the call came at 10+ am.. and i have decided to drop SIA
so bye bye SIA~

my parents says i'll regret
but to me, i know even if i get accepted, i might not take up the offer
the journey daily is going to be draining
so no no.

interview at rp went quite okie today
very nice interviewers..
so for now, im just waiting for dxo and rp
qimin has gotten me a temp job starting from mid june.. guess i'll take it up till a proper job comes along

gotta prepare my sharing for "stars" tmr
cindy lost her voice.. poor gal!

//posted by ivy @ 20:51//

Saturday, May 28, 2005

what a lovely birthday i had this year!
the excitement simply built up from the moment im awake

to start it off, i had a call from zhong the night before my bday
he actually smuggled in his phone so that he can call me and sing me a bday song!
how sweet~
after which was a series of calls and smses
and my cell gals were so sweet! thanks caroline and candice~
their sms-es brightened up my day
candice sent one at 7am and i was surprised she was awake
then she said she woke up to greet me and she's back to sleep! haha~
and caroline was so sweeeeeeet.. my dear gal, i love you so much too!

had dxo psychometric test early in the morning
bumped into liting and had lunch together with her
nice steamboat lunch.. been a long time since i caught up with her
and soon, it was 1pm
the time all biz soon-to-be grads were waiting for --> release of results!

went over liting's place and since she din dare to check, i decided to be brave
got more anxious when i forgot my log-in password and had to re-try
din know if i hit the correct password but when i saw the ever familiar screen, i knew i did
i could hardly breathe
i saw my favourite alphabet.. 3 of them!
couldn't believe i got A for fyp, change and LAW!!!
B for resorts but that was expected since i really had no idea what i was writing in the exams hall
happy and satisfied with my results, i walked away for liting to check hers
totally forgot about my hons classification until she pointed out to me!
there it was, in black fonts, together with other instructions like appeal dates etc
totally inconspicuous! can't blame me for not noticing it since my results were in bright yellow.
2nd upper hons --> the words i've been hoping to see since eons ago!

my class generally did rather well
the rest of the afternoon was spent lazing at her place and yakking online
went home for dinner and prayer meeting after that
caught a midnight movie with zhong, the madagcasar or whatever show
hilarious.. sent me laughing throughout.

my bday started with zhong's call
and ended with a bday kiss at 11.59pm! haha~
i never knew my bf can be so sweet although this is the 4th time he's celebrating my bday oredi! hehez~

a wonderful birthday
and i really couldn't ask for more!

//posted by ivy @ 12:21//

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

SIA interview was terribly horrible, if such description exists
i couldn't answer some of their questions and it was super stressful
i dun ever wan to be back at airline house again!

one company in Int' Biz Park called me up for interview for hr administrator
RP called me up for academic staff
i should be happy but not really
becos im waiting for DXO!! =|

might take up another temp job in the meanwhile
i dun mind doing temp till i get the job i really want
more time for me to get used as well
waiting for qimin to ask her boss about it

lotsa things coming up
meeting godma for dinner tmr after a short interview at shenton way
next mon is rp's interview
tues will be time with s-t-a-r-s gals! =)

//posted by ivy @ 19:16//

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

back from tertiary cell retreat which zaps all my energy, and leaving me sleepy and non-stop yawning
BUT it was all worth it becos we had such great time together!
im so proud of my gals for the amount of effort they put in to plan and make the retreat possible
their willing heart to serve during the retreat makes me break out in smiles
T3 gals, you did an absolutely fantastic job and im so proud of each and every one of you! big fat hugs to caroline, candice, cindy, joanie and tracy!

currently on a temp job for general electric
i see it as a stepping stone for me to get used to working life
it really doesn't seem like an easy transition
but i know i have my S-T-A-R-S to pray alongside with me! =)

interview for dxo last week went okie
it was a short chat, pretty informal
next would be the psycho test
tmr is interview with SIA
feeling pretty nervous becos it's a day full of tests
according to mich who went, it totally drains you
im going to be sleeping real soon becos im running around the whole of singapore tmr
first to US embassy to retrieve my passport, then to SIA interview and followed by another one for a temp job too at shenton way

received an email from the department head in RP
asking me when can i make it for interview
it's a pleasant surprise becos i didn't submit my cover letter thru the online application
decided not to go ahead with RP application half-way thru
wonder why they still ask me down for interview
might or might not attend.

wonder how did zhong fare for his ippt today
he must be really stressed cos if he dun clear it today, weekends will be back in camp doing RT

too much things on my mind
i shall sleep
clear my head for the intensive day tmr.

//posted by ivy @ 21:35//

Sunday, May 15, 2005

having my holidays yet i haven blogged for a week!
miracle.
well, im online everyday but im just too lazy to blog anything

the past week has been pretty slow-moving except for weekends
i signed up for driving, met up with some of my gals, settled the games for retreat, went shopping for clothes and... (i can't remb!)
but sat was a BIG day!

baptism! baptism! baptism!
finally it's MY turn to get baptised after soooooo many years!
they laughed at me for being a "floater", becos i dun seem to be able to be dunked into the water!
pastor said i have a layer of oil! O_O"
but nonetheless, it was a joyful joyful day~

came home after a long evening and was too excited to sleep
woke up early this morning and searched for the white dress cos T3 baptism gals have decided to be angels today!
rushed down after service to meet my fyp mates for lunch at fish & co
took pics and some funny videos before devouring our food which was so much we couldn't finish
ended off with a long long bus ride to zhong's place

this week's itinery seems simple
interview on tues
meeting the gals on wed night
and off to retreat during weekends

im still feeling pretty whiny about zhong's schedule
his ndp rehearsal from next week onwards combined with RT for those who haven cleared their ippt makes him run to and fro on weekends
it goes something like 'fri night book-out, sat morn book-in, sat night book-out, sun morn book-in.."
it's ridiculous!!!!
the fact of him not having his hp in camp made things worse
it feels as though he's overseas
i wun see him, wun get to call him.. HORRIBLEEEEE~

ARRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~~~~~~~~~

//posted by ivy @ 23:06//

Sunday, May 08, 2005

my exams officially ended on wed afternoon
a few days have passed but the full reality of it has not fully sinked in
for the first time, there is no limit to how long my holidays can last
not that im not looking for jobs
but my lethargy level is incredibly high

im so excited for the baptism on saturday
after so long, i've finally decided on this step of faith and obedience
anxious, yet excited~

zhong's ndp rehearsal starts officially on 21st may
which translates to him having rehearsals on saturdays till ndp
and that makes me a sad and whiny girl
he wun be around on my bday which falls on a friday
and worse still, he wun be around on saturday as well!
just when i thought how nice that my bday falls on a fri and i can enjoy the weekend
what a kill-joy~

what makes my mood drop even more is that my results are going to be released on 27 may
yea yea.. of all days, ntu has to release it on my bday!
how upsetting. hmph!

received my first bday cum baptism present oredi
a nice leather-bound bible from zhong
he actually managed to find one which fits all my requirements
without me around!
smart baby.
and i love it lots.. *stuffs my NLT bible to the corner*
but... i've got to get used to the leather smell which lingers on my fingers after every flip
haha. no big deal. it took me a few months for my wallet as well.

my mum is asking me to take driving lessons since im so free now
partly also due to the new car that my dad bought and is arriving in june
since it's an auto-car, my parents figured that i should be able to drive
and so, sending me to lessons soon
provided i overcome the inertia and head down to register myself
just when i thought no more exams for me!!

some things which i must do before i change my occupation from a student to something else:
- cycling
- dou jiang you tiao at geylang
- bake
- start driving lessons

//posted by ivy @ 16:36//

Tuesday, May 03, 2005

im so dead
i think im going to flop my resorts paper
please dun give me a C
pls, pls, pls

whatever i've read doesn't seem to be applicable for writing on my exams script
i ended up scribbling whatever logical answers that came into mind
finished my paper before time was up
i dunno how my incoherent answers are going to give me my marks

lotsa baptism names on msn nicks now
gladys, magdelene, leticia, rhys, tiffany, janelle
haha.
more or less, i wun have a baptism name
most likely sticking to ivy
of cos, the name 'angela' is still floating in my mind

im having law paper tmr
what am i doin here!! argh

//posted by ivy @ 13:20//

Sunday, May 01, 2005

a nice cell dinner (plus a few guys) at swensens
had my ice-cream cake too! hehz.
the initial plan was to celebrate caroline's bday
but of cos, i got suspicious when joanie and tracy started hushing around and refusing to let me buy the cake
the most embarrassing part wasn't the singing of song and the restaurant patrons clapping away, it was the balloons! argh~
thanks gals!

had a long chat with tracy after that at mac-cafe
our usual hangout in the past
discussed our long-term plan and i shared with her something that's been tugging at my heart
felt that it was the right time to share and it was a strong prompting
so i did
gal, do pray abt it yah?

one of the cell dinners which i really had a nice time
laughing and chatting away
i'm glad we're growing much closer now
joanie, thanks for coordinating!

off to bed
it's sun tmr!

//posted by ivy @ 00:49//