Secondary school pictures

I was having dinner with Gordon and Sheau Phing last night, and Gordon happened to show me a pic of him in secondary school. Then I took over his phone and found a album for it. o0
Some I didn't even remember when was it taken.
The times when we were still so young. =\
Made a couple of great friends here, some are still hanging out.
But I wonder how are the rest...

Sec 4-1, 2008
Going for a walk with the principle, Mdm Tay.

Went to Bedok Reservoir.

Graduation, last day in school.

At the corridor right in front of our classroom.

Nowadays, when people take fun post, it is usually just a peace sign.

Classmates when we were sec 1 and 2.

Still so young.. T-T

Prom night. Thank God, I'm all the way at the back ^^

New places

As per usual after Saturday service,
My LG and I like to explore new places for good food and good spots for fellowshipping.
So one of them introduced this place, Chye Seng Huat Hardware.
It's a cafe in Lavender, not far from where our church is.

It doesn't look like a cafe at all, does it?
If you initially don't know this place, you might just walk pass a treasure without knowing it.
But if you look pass the old school metal gates, and into the glass windows,
this place and the interior is really cool.
Very artas (is this how you use this word?)

They have a open space by the side, and that day when we went there, the night is really beautiful.
Lots of stars =] (or they could be satellites, but they will be pretty stars to me.)

Their kitchen closes at 5PM, but we reached there around 7PM.
=[ so we went out to find some dinner then came back for coffee, tea and cakes.
Actually, their menu caters more to breakfast and afternoon snacks, instead of lunch and dinner.

hmm.. Didn't take pictures of what I ordered here because my phone ran out of batteries.
Plus it's too dark, and flash doesn't look good.
I ordered Hazelnut and ginger tea cake, and Earl Grey Tea, which comes in a very cute tea set. ^^
Their tea smells gentle and sweet, very nice. (And I know a few people who love to come here)
A very lovely place.
I would be going the next time in the afternoon with a fully charged battery. =]

But I really hoped that they would do something about the mosquitoes... =/

As for dinner, we went around and found out that the Lavender food court is just a small street away.
My brother always told me that it is one of the food courts where good food gathers, but never really had the chance to come here...

The beef noodles store looks really popular, but I was too hungry to join in this queue.

And I got myself some pork ribs noodles from the prawn noodles store.
Delicious as well.
I like prawn soup with the reddish colour,
it makes the soup looks so much more flavourful, and adds an extra depth to the deliciousness.

And we had a special service that day, I think I love you.
A belated valentines' service.
The guys in our Lg decided to give the girls flowers. =]

This one is mine. ^^

Awww... So sweet of them..

Wonder how people normally spend their valentine's day.

I spent it at work without knowing it was valentine's day = =

Back in the school days, I would buy chocolate and give it to friends 

and it really is a good excuse to thank them for looking after me all these times,

also a good way to give chocolates and show some love that are hard to express in normal day's context.

But, I guess I was too busy to prepare chocolates this year.. haha...

God bless and hope you had a wonderful weekend, and will have a wonderful weekday ahead. =]

Fight the Monday blues with a smile to the people around you, and you'll receive a smile in return. (Probably)

Chinese tongue twister

So my LG and I are waiting for LG to start.
And tongue twisters came up.


四是四
十是十
十四是十四
四十是四十


You read this as
Si shi si
Shi Shi Shi
Shi si Shi Shi si
Si Shi Shi si Shi


Which literally means
Four is four,
Ten is ten,
Fourteen is fourteen,
Forty is forty.


Lol! Sorry.. It just suddenly came to my mind.. =P

Updates?

Nope, no updates.
Just wanna say that I have not abandon my blog. (yet)
I'm really busy up to something.
I shall share it soon.
So, just feed my fishes if you are here....

God bless. =]

One Piece Film Z + Okinawan Diner Nirai-Kanai

Happy Chinese New Year!!

But before I touch on anything else about that...

Hahahaha.. =]
I watched the One Piece movie!!!
It is so awesome!! though the story plot is not as awesome as the war to save Ace or during the two years training individually.

The graphics are nice, the last fight is so damned cool, their humor never fails to make all of us laugh.

In other words, I would love to watch this again! 

Highly recommended! Of course, go watch the anime or read the manga first...

I'm liking Zoro more and more. Cause he is really really cool > <

It is a so-called sneak preview.
This movie cost $20, comes with a popcorn set, clear folder and red packets.

The website says there is a poster too, but when we went there to the counter,
they said that it is only for the previous sneak previews
and they are importing more posters in for the general screening.
What is this? Why is our timing so suay?
The people before us have posters and the people after us have posters.
I shall not be denied of this poster! D=

I wan the posterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr~~~~~ T-T

Went to watch the movie with Peifen.
After that, we didn't really have any other plans...
So we decided to go to Kinokuniya,
and we happened to see this Okinawa fair right in front of Takashimaya. =]
The good thing going out with Peifen is that she knows all sorts of things about Japan,
and she likes sharing them ^^
Thank God for her or I'll totally missed out on this.

Pretty ladies singing some local Okinawan folksong, very different from main Japan.
So she was sharing a little about the history of Okinawa,
and she said she knows a good place with Okinawan food.
So we were on our way again =]


Okinawan Diner Nirai-Kanai.
It is at the basement of Liang court.
The waiter and waitress are Japanese, but they speak English too.

She got herself stir fry bitter gourd with tofu.
Their local delicacy, which again, is quite different from the rest of Japan.

I got a more common dish, Pork slice with ginger.

Some new things to share.
Japanese do not only serve miso soups with set meals.
I think we were brought up to think that all the set meals comes with miso soup,
thanks to the Japanese food stores in Kopitiam and other fast food restaurants.
Come to think of it, the last time I was at Yomenya Goemon, they served clear soup too...
The clear soup, like a dashi stock or something, have this flower like thingy floating around.
That is not naruto, but a deco made of dough.

This below is peanut tofu.
Quite hard to be accepted, for me, and in general, I think.
It isn't salty or sweet, but there is a very strong sticky peanut taste.
But at the same time it's very different from peanut butter.
I think this is too hard to be described.
The texture is more like a pudding instead of tofu.
I rather eat this as a desert than side dish.
If you ever go there, all set meals comes with this, you should give this a try.
Quite interesting...

My friend said most of the time, for people trying out the Okinawan cuisine for the first time,
they'll usually have a stretch head moment and lots of question marks on their face.
Which I think, is very true.


This is one of the a lot more friendly side dish.
They call it Miso with chopped pork.
Like the miso paste mixed with pork floss.
You can eat a bowl of plain rice with this alone.
It is that good.

Pickled radish.
A very gentle pickled, not sour and suits me well.

The people in Okinawa loves pork.
Okinawa is known for their longevity, highest life expectancy rate in the world.
And I heard from somewhere before that their average age is above 100 years old.
And they call this longevity pork. 0o
Collagen instead of fats. But it sounds so logical = =

The place feels very country and homely, Asian rustic.
If Peifen didn't tell me I would not have known.
The hangers behind the seats are for businessmen to hang their suit.
Aren't they thoughtful!

The food is authentic, the people working here are local Japanese which I believe comes from Okinawa too.
A really great experience.

Under $20 per person, you get a set meal which is quite generous in their serving.
Unless you are there to drink
Not bad, I think =]

Thank God for Peifen and the movie, and the food.
God bless =]

Above all things, there is God's Love

This afternoon as I was on my way to church, I walked pass a lifegroup who were having a dispute on the road side. I overheard their conversation. It went something like "if you are not serious about the lifegroup then get out."

Throughout service, I was praying for this lifegroup that may God be the center of their group. Let God be the glue so that they can become a strong lifegroup and as a group, go out there and impact lives of other people around them. We are called a life group because we share life together, because we do life together. No matter how much wrong someone had done to you, we should love one another because love covers a multitude of sins. God shall be our judge, and let us not condemn one another. Sinners, who are we to judge other sinners? Let us be filled with God's love, and be sensitive to his still small voice and not focusing on our thoughts, our views, our feelings. Be so close to god that whatever we are thinking is what God is thinking too. For so long, God has been persistent, God has been passionate, God has been patient. We should not, under any circumstances give up on any of our brothers and sisters because God never gave up on us. Instead, we should pray.

Concerning the topic of being serious, there were many believers who had started out this relationship with God not seriously. I am one. There are people who came to test God, but God prevails, and they now acknowledged God as their savior. There are people who come to church to socialize because of friends, or because they are told to come. But ultimately, I believe that God wants His beloved people to be close to Him. Ultimately, God has a plan for them to somehow be directed towards the way of God so that they can come to a true relationship with Christ, to experience God for themselves in His timings. To know our God is really a good God.

I was asking God, why did He show this to me. It affected me quite badly, I was stunned the rest of my journey to church. Then God helped me to reflect on my lifegroup.

God placed us in the same group with a plan in mind. You are not randomly assembled, God put in a lot of thoughts in it. Coincidence is God's way of staying anonymous. And I love my lifegroup, thank God for them.
A lifegroup do life together, we are accountable for one another's life and walk with God. We strengthen one another, we love one another, we pray for one another. When a LG is facing troubles or when a member is facing difficulties, we pray. To let God be the glue for us and let not the devils succeed in breaking our spirits.

When we gather and pray, the devils will flee. How often should I pray? Once a week? Once a day? Nope. God says every time you think of it, you pray. Be it before a meal, during your shower, or when you are about to sleep. Be it for a worry, for a blessing, or healing, when it comes to your mind you pray. It could be a silent prayer in your heart, but don't worry because He hears your prayers. Let us follow God's way, and not do church with our plans but His alone. Love His people His way.

The chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. The church is only as strong as it's weakest member and weakest lifegroup. A strong lifegroup grows, bear fruits and multiply.
Let us honor God with our lives and treat other people the way you know that Jesus would treat them.

God bless His church and His people. And let God help us to become the persons He intended us to be when He brought us into the world.

2nd February 2013