"st lukes is a sell-out!"

GOSH. i think this whole thing went quite well HOR? for the first day.

*sarah and kelly, you guys were AWESOME! and you also looked awesome, not like what the TWERPS yelled. so rude lor. sarah was wearing my dress somemore! and it was NICE. and I DID KELLY'S MAKEUP! hahahaha which was quite stressful coz ms bong and mrs lim and mrs eliza's-cousin were standing behind me scrutinizing my every move. BUT KELLY IS SO PRETTY, SO IT WAS FUN!

*i think the sandbags did quite well also! eliza is so pro LA! and i tell you, i was pretty much shivering onstage from fright, then i heard melody shout GO MURIEL and i felt quite amused after that! and pple seemed quite nice, i heard a few pple cheer after each soloist sang. i was afraid someone would shout something mean, but they didn't.

*must say, THANK YOU GOD. so many things could have gone wrong, but in the end He made it all good, don't you think? (:

well tmr's gonna be a long day. so i'm off to shower and sleep. until then, TAKE CARE MY FRIENDS! i love you all(: you are all so talented and nice! oh and Nana (my Creation) can dance so well la! and she is also good because it is very easy to put makeup on her. i like. tmr i am going to RECREATE nana! hahahha.

ok.

time to sleep.

g'nite everyone!(:

much love, mu

HI EVERYBODY!
ive decided to revive this blog. im rather free now. guess why
isnt this just great. its the day of the concert and im sick! booooo. anyway.
most of us are in st lukes and its been great(:
good job to all of you! crys and cheryl for so much planning, crys for stage managing, zhiwei tessa grace liza muriel char who are performing, sarae whos emceeing, nureen whos done publicity stuff (REALLY GOOD JOB THERE) and april for lighting and sound! and ming! have fun ushering(:

anyway
MY BIRTHDAYS COMING!
haha.
and theres gonna be a birthday dinner at my place(: MOST LIKELY. like 90% confirmed.
25 dairy farm road #04-05. next sat 8 april. come at bout 6+. and my mom will do a table setting and all so dont come in shorts and tee k. haha.
and i dont know if im inviting kelly and zai? cause i dont know if my mom can set up a table long enough for all of us. but i think i'll invite them most likely. yep(:
i'll send out a msg or write out on little cards for everyone. SINCE THIS BLOG IS DEAD AND BARELY ANYONE COMES HERE poooooo.

i'll be seeing you guys in a bit(:

much love <3
dee

haha, look at that pic of me at bittersweet! do u all remember? that morning was track and field meet, i got sun burnt!!! haha, woah A YEAR. none of us would have ever thought at that time that a year later we'd be doing the concert huh. well, life is full of surprises.

well well, expresso is tomorrow, less than 24 hours away!!! haha, well, it's gonna be over soon!!! but i can't deny that this has been a wonderful experience despite it being rather stresful. haha, yesterday was the worst lah, but by God's grace everything's working hout! yup, have a good rest y'all. take care. =)

gosh, i just KNEW it was nureen! at first i thot it was crystal, then i realised there was a "s***" inside the post. eh but nu ah... WHERE'S THE AHLIAN COLOURS?!

anyway THANKS so much for all your birthday wishes and for making my day so memorable. in particular, thanks ELIZA for trying to stay up till 12 during choir camp to wish me! (just tt we both fell asleep before then) thanks to you and DEE for the LOVELY present! it's really unique and i love it to bits! oh and dee, for the purple rose! thanks CRYSTAL for the keychain! it's super duper cute and now i FINALLY have a nice keychain for my keys! and the latest addition: CHERYL ONG, thank you muchly for the journal! i have really never ever seen a nicer book in my life, it's just SO pretty and special! oh and for all your smses, THANK YOU!! hahaha i switched on my phone on tuesday afternoon and it wouldn't stop buzzing for like 10 minutes. ohhh and THE LOVELY GRACE AND TESSA WHO CAME DOWN AT 7 IN THE MORNING FROM DANCE CAMP TO WISH ME HAPPY BDAY! wah i was so touched! (although they were my alarm clock that day...)















and the choir people...















we also went to island creamery...















okok. now that's done. i think i'll be starting up my blog again! if not today, then tmr.. YUP. well now i am off to do social studies. see you all in 9+ hours for ASIAN GAMES!
(:

okay! i dint go to school today! wasnt feeling so well in the morning!
its NOT fake! HAHHA! my nose was running! heh! but i caught it! so alls goood now!
TMRS ASIAN GAMES! gosh! shit! we havnet got a mascot! K ill go check my cousins hse if she has a tigger! but i dont think she has la! SHE HAS A HUGE WINNIE THE POOH though!
aah wells..we'll just have fun tmr! SOMEONE BRING A CAMERA! my damn cam is spoilt! so sad la! eh ehat time must we be in sch tmr??

ohh thanks eliza ZAZOO<> oh for selling my expresso tix! expressos coming! so its been almost a year since bittersweet! wow! thats fast! eh when is swimming heats?? finals?

laadeedaa!




















now thats us at bittersweet symphony 2005!

Hello. I would love for supper on friday night, but don't forget we must pack up everything.. by that time it's already how late lah. AND ms cheong says.. pack up quickly on friday night.. you all must rest for sat! >.< ah well.. we don't care right? but won't u feel a greater sense of stisfaction if we all go for supper on SAT? it'll be like BIG PHEW, EVERYTHING IS OVER, NO MORE PERFORMANCE THE NEXT DAY, NO MORE DOCUMENTS, NO MORE EMAILS, NO MORE MEETINGS. =) ah well, u all decide, and i'll just follow suit, depending on if i'll actually have the energy to walk by then. hahaha. school's been the usual routine.. though while you're in it it's so stressful, tiring and busy.. think i'll miss it after the year is over. =p we must find joy in the things we're doing, then everyday won't be a drag! =) hey it works, try it. Well, expresso is just round the corner... i am so 'nervous' about it, like will we be able to do it? ;p but anyway, i shan't think about it and leave everything to His hands. anyway, see you all at asian games on sat! it's so early, or not we could have met for breakfast huh. haha, it's gonna be a loooong day. take care you all, and love ya! ^.^

cryssie

tsktsk. everybody says "SOMEONE BLOG!", but nobody does it do they? haha..ok so i do have lotsa maths and physics to do now, and go through choir scores or something..(whahahhahah. yeah sure.) haha. but who cares. let's see.

EXPRESSO is coming. isn't that exciting. haha. my friend was like (was saying how he had to get his money worth) "you're singing one song? your song made out of silver ah?" haha. ok that was pointless. anyway.
who's up for supper friday night after concert?
haha yupyupyup(:


this was bittersweet last year. i think. haha(: don't look at the fats on my neck! hahah

<3 liza

to MU

haha i was about to post this too dee!

so anyway

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MURIEL!!!

love, char.

happy birthday mu!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MU!
much love, dee

wah sei, no one want to update... so i update lor!

this vulgar irritance is annoying me more and more each day.. let me transcribe my 2 previous encounters with this irksome being(IB):

encounter no. 1
IB: *steamrolls puny sec 1 with body
mu: AIYAAAA.. can you be more gentle! poor kids...
IB: speak for yourself, *beep*

encounter no. 2
background: van and i were attempting to pull kim's shorts down since she wears them so low. this was during pe.
IB: *uses own body weight to DEFEND kim, like some sort of bodyguard protecting his/her master from armed thugs
IB: if you must keep being an *beep*, go and do it somewhere else. *rolls eyes

WAH I TELL YOU SHE LEFT ME COMPLETELY SPEECHLESS!

and then later i was having a lovely conversation with gina, and this moronic structure comes and butts in, can crack stupid jokes, like we are best friends like that! IT MAKES ME SO MAD. especially since no matter how nice i am to her, she is still ALWAYS SO VERY RUDE. i feel like giving up already! patience has its limits! somemore next 2 days got choir camp.. more quality time, i can hardly wait, oh joy to the world. actually i'm rather dreading choir camp. like, hello, it's my last day of being a lower teenager and you want to steal that from me as well!

grrrrr.

on a lighter note, i finally went down to ntu library to get my mep book on THAI music.. they have THREE LIBRARIES and i saw 2, and they are soooooo freaking nice! they actually have lifts inside you know! and i saw my friend's room, its not bad leh, quite cozy. i think perhaps i will opt to stay in e hostel when i go to uni. then you all can come and hang out there.. and i will drive you around, coz i will hopefully have my own car by then.

with that, i leave you with quotes of my church friends..
j: *yawns
a: wah this one.. dead already.. power all gone..
j: no la. i still awake. i tired coz its DARK mah! (we were in the car)
d: ARE YOU A SOLAR CELL!?!??
a: younglings, shhh. there's something dragging out of my car door.. oh shit, it's my NANO'S EARPHONES!!!!

and it goes on and on. actually its not that funny once i type it out. must be there to envision one. so.. yea i guess i have once again successfully wasted space.

okokokok byebyebyebyebyebye.

much love, mu

hey. I need to tell you all something. You know that i don't go to church for holy communions, and i also don't know why i don't go, i think it's cause everyone goes with their families and i don't. But then one of my friends came up to me one day and said, you can't choose when u want to go church, it's not right. And i was thinking, i really feel bad now. So guys, i will go to church every week of the month ok! and to those who doesn't go to church for holy communion as well, you must go.

anyway, yesterday, i was at school having a st lukes rehearsal, and someone's grandmother passed away, and she didn't even have the chance to say goodbye. Well, it made me think back two weeks ago when the exact same thing happened to me, i didn't get a chance to say goodbye to my grandfather either, only because he was unconcious ever since he was admitted to hospital. Well, life is so fragile huh, must learn to cherish everything.

I'm sorry guys if i seem very caught up with school everytime, like i know i don't even join you all for recess and lunch all the time, but i'll try ok? but i really appreciate having such a great bunch of friends, it's really a blessing.

Have a great weekend.

cryssie

yes muriel. some certain vulgar annoying someone eh? I KNOW WHO! i bet liza does too! haha.
terms nearly over! lets have one crapbag fun day during march hols at someones house!
dee

gym ball

wha. that was a nice post...

God's quite cool right(:

ok well i was going to blog about my gym ball. but it now seems rather insignificant.
basically there is something wrong with my gym ball and it is rather soft... i'm not sure why...

oh and do you know what? i made an Observation today.
1. lana cake looks best from the outside, but tastes best when you eat the whole.
2. cheese macaroni looks best from the outside, where it's all golden brown, but tastes best if you stuff a whole spoonful into your mouth.
3. ipods look good from the outside, but it's the sound that it produces from the earphones that make it worthwhile.
4. on the outside, a person may look pretty, ugly, large, small, brown or white, but what really matters is whats on e inside.

and i guess i've got a long way to go in terms of being a nice person and learning to love others more. MUST LOVE EVERYBODY. even if they act like a BIG SHOT DURING A PLEASANT GAME OF CAPTAINS BALL AND CALL YOU BAD NAMES. (and just have an annoying face.) OKAY MURIEL. MUST LOVE.

yea. i want to sleep already! i am very tired! study hard everyone, stupid midyears are coming...

much love, mu

perfect time of day.

hmm i thought there were buttons to change font and colour and all that? where did they go. how very strange. oh well!

hey guys aren't you glad; we got through the wholllleeee trip-science-test week! now its friday! yay!

ok. well the reason i'm posting is cos tomorrow i have combined cell.. and its this time where all the youth gather together to have a service of sorts. yes. anyway! my youth worker asked me to share about how God has worked in my life recently. and i'm really quite scared. i don't really like public speaking. my mouth goes all blahlbl46ut03w46t-ish and the words don't make sense. and i was complaining about it to my friend, and this is what i was told:
"don't worry
just know you'll be such an encouragement to those ard you! know that going up there to share.. will be what those listening will hold on to for a week and be a reminder to them of how great out God is! what a blessing it is to be an encouragement!"

rather good advice eh? :) so! i decided to share what i'm gonna say tomorrow, today! here goes.


on the 8th of feb ( i remember only cos i looked at my phone today and read the sms again ) my youth worker, Pat, met me in the afternoon after school ( i think it was a wed or thursday ) for no apparent reason except to have fellowship together. yeap. so we talked, and she asked me about prayer requests and what God meant to me and how he has changed my life and how i want my life to be changed by God at the end of 2006, stuff like that. eventually i ended up pouring practically my life story out to her. haha. and she prayed for me... we prayed with conviction that my dad was going to change. that he was going to see the Light, and see God. that my mum would do the same. that my dad would get out of the depression and find out who You are. and things will be more loving, things will be alright within the family. and that i would be able to show God to them, as well as in daily life, among other things.

then 3 days later, on a sat, i was supposed to go to combined cell after i went for the musical rehearsal. but my parents stopped me, because they were concerned about my studies. they blamed my dropping of physics and sleeping late nights on church, saying how it was cos i spent too much time going to church that i had trouble with my studies. of course i was angry. i've never liked being controlled. haha. anyway. as i was fuming away i also realised that this was the first time that my parents were actually outrightly stopping me from going to church. and if this was the first time, it would happen again and again. they had been getting increasingly disgruntled about my church going, and often complained and asked why i had to go, but they never barred me directly. so i was worried. then i remembered Pat's prayer.. and i was assured that God would be able to change things.

i'm not sure if it was the sunday right after that ( i have a big problem with remembering stuff in chronological order ) but auntie janet, kelly's mum, handed me a few fliers on Alpha. its this introductory course on christianity that is conducted in quite a few churches. she asked me to ask my parents. and i was really apprehensive.. actually i think it WAS the sunday right after sat. haha meaning the day after sat. ok. anyway. i was really.. nervous about asking my parents. i knew that that was what God wanted, that i was going to do it eventually, that this was the first step if i ever wanted them saved. but it was so hard! cos my dad is a downright atheist. a few mths ago in nov i think, i had this arguement with him about christianity. i am digressing here but i hope you don't mind.. if not you know. don't read the whole thing lah. haha. he was talking about how he saw me going to the wrong path, and that i was an extreme christian, and he needed to stop me and prevent me from going down the wrong way as all the churches had brainwashed me psychologically.. or something like that. and i had to answer his questions about who is God and why i believed in Him. do you know how absolutely terrifying it is to say to your non-believing father that 'i love God', when he thinks God does not exist and that you are completely wacko and that this is evidence of how he needs to save me. funny, actually. i think i need to save him and he thinks he needs to save me. anyway there was a whole lot to that arguement, and after that he mentioned things like that more often.

so yes! -paragraphs are here so you don't get an eyesore- i was really afraid. but i prayed and prayed and decided to show the card to my mother. oh, i forgot to tell you about my mother. she is a buddhist by tradition, meaning she only follows the customs as her parents did the same. she doesn't really believe in it, but doesn't have a choice as it is the only way of having hope in something. but generally she is more accepting of christianity. so i showed it to her.. and naturally my dad saw it. and guess what!!!
THEY DECIDED TO GO!!!!!
i tell you, that was one of the happiest days of my life.
praise God right not?!?!! yes!!! thanh had also decided to go! which i was very happy about, cos it was something i had been praying for for very long. yeah so they came.. but they didn't sign up. thanh did though! but my parents didn't. my dad said 'he had no patience for all these kinda things' and my mum.. she follows my dad. but the good thing is, they weren't angry or negative in any way while going home. they actually enjoyed spending time with the church people. and my mum sat through it. i believe God was letting them know that there ARE people out there who aren't out to harm you, who aren't hypocritical, that there can be friends who genuinely care for you, and at the same time stirring my mum's heart.

by the way God has really been working in Thanh, and i am confident that she will turn to Him one day! :)

even though they didn't sign up, they were less hostile towards me going to church from that day on! and my mother has showed signs of interest. :) so i'll just keep Praying Until Something Happens!

the next week, which was last week, my father told me that he was going into IMH. that's the institute of mental health, no he is not insane!!! he was going there to quit smoking and alcohol!!! there was a pt last year where he wanted to go there to treat his depression. but not the point. the point is, this was something that had been bugging our family for a very long time! there was this point in time last year.. where, i remember blogging about it, he was drinking beer like water. and it would make me so sad, just looking at him, cos he'd simply smoke, drink, watch tv, play freecell on the computer, and stare sadly into space every day. and because no human being is meant to live such a life, he was so free that he made a big deal out of small things, because there was nothing else to think about. so it was rather hard living with him.. and there were instances where it felt like i was living in an asylum. but the thing is, God helped him!!! i was so happy! he was going into the place for 3 weeks.

however, before he could, he got admitted into the hospital. he just got admitted, actually. on tuesday. he got admitted as he went to the hospital for a checkup cos he was feeling unwell the whole day, and they found out that the amt of alcohol in him was astounding. something about the normal GGT alcohol level being 90 and his being 400. donno lah. so i was a little upset.. cos i knew that if he were admitted for rather long it would his disrupt his entry into the halfway house. what more, the patient staying in the same room as him told him not to go for the detoxification as the people there would be so stressed after not taking alcohol and not smoking that they would go around acting crazy and beating people. ( i know i'm saying this in a very odd manner.. but it is scary, if you think about it. ) so my dad became hesitant about going in, and had to think about it. and my dad's the SUPER fickle kind of guy. so although i was worried at first, i somehow had the peace of God in me. God was telling me that it was simply the devil's way of working, and discouraging. and i knew that He was behind me and we could overcome silly satan!

so with the power of God, my dad went into the detoxification place today. :) he'll be back in three weeks... hopefully alcohol and smoke free!!!

this is of course not my whole life story lah. but these are the main details about how God is so actively CHANGING lives!!!
He CAN and WILL make MIRACLES in your life, if you let Him. hopefully this has been an encouragement to all of you.. mind you it was quite hard typing this ok. i dont think many of you have heard it before. so anyway.

God bless, everyone!

love, char.

pslam 23

the Lord is my shepherd, i shall not be in want
he makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters
he restroes my soul.
he guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
i will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
you prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,
and i will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever

hey everyone(: just thought i'd share a little pslam. just read through it, and know that he's there for us and we have nothing to fear. SO DONT FEAR THE EXAMS! and that remember his love and goodness gets us through, and lets us dwell in His house,forever.

for those who are really stressed, i just wanna share a little something.
like. this year. i'm mega busy. and i really dont have time for much studying. but yet my results werent like terribly bad. actually considering the amount of time i spent studying for the tests and all, its really way better than i expected. then it keeps making me think bout how God is just such an awesome God cause i spend time doing qt instead of studying, and he gets me through it all.
so when youre feeling down or really tired and burnt out from school and everything, just take a break and spend some time with Him. trust in God cause he can work miracles (like he did with my results!)
yep. so just think bout it. with God, anything is possible(:

gdluck for chem yall(:

muchmuchmuchtruckloadsoflove
dee