Guess Who Won? :)

Guess what? Our wedding photo won something in an international photo competition in Las Vegas!! :) Check out Bernard's (our photographer) blog at http://journalisticmoments.blogspot.com/2008/03/jump-for-joy.html

And while you are at it.. you see our photo up on DBS Credit Cards website as well... :)

http://www.dbs.com.sg/sg/personal/cards/promotions/wedding/gownsnphotography/

So cool right?!?

Its been a long time... :)

Just sneaking in a post after a long while. Have been sitting at my office desk for a while now, wondering what I should do, where should I start.

2008 has been a whirlwind, and it feels like its gathering strength. Too many steep learning curves, esp. at the workplace. Multi-tasking and coping with stress has really taken on new meaning for me in the last few weeks. It feels as if everything is overflowing out of this small cup, and the tide just don't stop rising.

As I said, I'm sitting at my desk wondering what to do. I opened the bible, and this is what I read. Phillipians 4:4-7

'Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, whih transcends all understanding, will guard your heart and minds in Christ Jesus.'

Think I shall print this and put it up on my desk. :)

Face-off!!

Y'know.. I have decided I don't really like facebook.

Its cute, its in some ways very helpful to know what's happening with a large network of friends, but it can get pretty superficial.

I haven't been on Facebook much, but from what I noticed, there's a lot of superpokes and vampires and cute animals and bloomin plants going around.

And because its so addictive and interactive, many have started face-booking, to the detriment of more reflective sharing on blogs.

Facebook is great for keeping in touch, for building relationships, but not so great in REALLY knowing someone. Do continue blogging ppl!!

I know I haven't blogged all that substantially, apologies on my part. Partly due to me adjusting to my work (yes, I'm new to working life!), partly due to wedding prep (house reno 60% done). ;p Will make an effort to share lives!!

Keep pluggin on my fellow brothers and sisters.. life is worth the living, just because He lives. :)

Excerpt from my student's essay, 'Describe a scene at a popular restaurant'

This student was describing how a trip to a popular restaurant was turning into a real nightmare. Which is fine. But see what he writes in this following paragraph...

When my friends returned from the toilet, things only got worse. It started when I ordered a plate of seafood noodles but the waiter returned with seafood soup. Then came the not-so-funny jokes from Tom. First, Tom added a piece of fat into his plate and said, 'Waiter! Waiter! There is a worm on my plate!'. 'It's fat, sir', replied the waiter. 'I can see that', said Tom. 'Its eaten all the food, that's why its so fat!'. The waiter then got so angry he started beating Tom with the piece of fat.

Christian sharing in a Catholic school

My school devotes 5 minutes each morning for the sharing of the Word, and for prayers. A teacher will lead each session with some devotional sharing from the bible, and to end with a prayer. All the teachers, staff and students will be listening in.

Fantastic isn't it? Best of all, all Christian teachers (Catholics and Protestants) are allowed to share.

I get my first chance to share tommorow. The theme this week is 'Seek first to understand, and then to be understood'.

I shall use our Lord Jesus Christ as the case study, example and role model for the students/staff to ponder over and to emulate.

Mark 10:45 'For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Even Jesus Christ, our Lord, chose to die for us sinners, God's enemies. He is enthroned through his willing service to die for our sins, despite being our rightful king. He understood that our greatest need is to be saved, and willing provided himself as the solution. How do we lead our lives in light of that?

Heh heh... a glorious chance to share Christ and the gospel! :) With full support from my employers. :) Thank God, and do pray with me that I'll be wise with my words and actions.

Sample Essay (My Greatest Fear)

Check out the ending to my student's essay...

'From then on, I believed in apparitions and beings from another world. I placed a picture of the Christian God Jesus Christ on my room wall and used musking tape to seal the door in the shape of a +. Suddenly, as though a miracle just happened, the floors stopped creaking, no noises were heard and the ghastly glow was gone. I guess finally the spirits were at rest, I prayed to Jesus that the trapdoor would now and forever be shut.'

Interesting... ;p

English Composition Guffaws

Marking end of the year English exams papers now. A real torture, with almost 600 pieces of writings to grade. I sleep each night with a real big headache.

But there are its moments. Check out the below guffaws. Will add more when I come across them. Keeps me laughing and entertained. :)


1) The restaurant was so crowded that if you throw a handkerchief, it would cover many people.

2) When I was a litter child, my mudder used to told me…

3) I have a special skill. I can look into peoples eyes and see what they are thinking.. I got this skill one day in the cinema when there was a sudden flash during the advertisements. I intend to use this supernatural skill to fight justice… (Essay Title: Describe a skill you possess and how you intend to develop it)

4) On a sunny day, in the night, my neighbour Mr Fu and his wide shouting at each other... (so is it sunny or night???)

5) The hawker centre was so crowded and I got into an argument with students from XXX school over a sit. When I went home, I decided to complain to the Minister of the hawker centre to complain...

Fire Drill! *Shriiiilllll!!!!!!****

We had fire drill in school today.

Was leading my really difficult class down the staircase. Imagine being a zookeeper leading monkeys (full sized apes), unleashed, out of a cage. It was something like that.

As we were going down the three flights of stairs, I felt moisture falling upon me time and again from above. Then I realised.

It was *spit*.

Students were spitting down the staircase, on the pretext of 'saving fire'.

GAWD.

Wah Lau.

What monkeys. ;p