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# Joy JM
# Dancer
# Believes in the spirit of volunteerism!
# Future backpacker:D
# NATURE-lover
# welcome all who wants to make friends:)
# To Sing:D
# Sunflowers!!
# Musical boxes:)
# Yellow & Orange
# Kids!!
And most importantly my brother, sister, mum n dad!!!
~Beautiful fragments of my life~
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Yesterday was really unforgettable! Haha! Nat celebrated my birthday with me and we went to pizza hut for our dinner. Because one of the waiter was holding on to a guitar and offering to play guitar and sing to anyone who request for it, Nat asked him over to sing a Birthday song for me. I was so paiseh!
Hahah and he really sang a R&B style birthday song for me. Haha it was not bad la. So i thanked him. THen the surprises just kept coming!
Suddenly the "Happy Birthday" music was played throughout the whole outlet! And a waitress brought a scoop of icecream with a candle on it to our table. WOAH i was utterly in shock! Haha got people cheer some more!
Haha so i was thanking natalie for taking the silly step to ask the waiter to sing the song for me coz got free ice cream! Well, we thought that it was the end of it. Until.
The manager came and offered to take a photo for the 2 of us. Natalie reluctantly took the picture after much persuasion from the birthday girl:) Minutes later, the manager came over with the developed photograph in a photoframe! OMG i didnt know how to respond to it. Great memories, really!
So me and Nat continued chatting happily while eating our baked rice and pasta. When we were almost finished, another waitress walked over with a balloon sculpture and presented it to me!
Hhaha so i concluded that pizza hut's service is really good:D Very worthwhile meal I had yesterday:D
And the best thing is that my good friend is there to share this memorable moment with me:D
Hehe:D What a happening day yesterday!
Did i mention? Rapunzel is an awesome movie! Its hilarious, and really a well produced fairytale:) Go watch the video of the song "When will my life begin" and you'll know why:D
Today's christmas eve and I am in a really awesome mood:D
"Wherever you go,
No matter what the weather,
always bring your own sunshine."
:) Joy
jiamin=) out
@ |Thursday, December 23, 2010|
This whole week was pretty fun-filled and meaningful:) Tuesday and Wednesday was more monotonous because of work. Friday was fun because I got to go to town with Natalie(our yearly christmas time meet-up)! And we even met Waner and Ross for dinner this time round. The lightings wasnt as good as last year's, I feel. But it still felt chrismassy enough:)
Saturday I went to Nat's church at suntec convention hall. It was a youth christmas service and it was wonderful. When we first entered, we were made to walk across this passageway where there was "snow"! Woah we were all really astonished! Better than the one at snow city :)
Pastor Benjamin was the one who addressed us. And he preached about the part of the bible about how Jesus was born and prophesized to live as an equal like us. His name being also Emmanuel, meaning "God with us" and all. Though I am not a christian, I just listened with an open heart. And many things he said was applicable to our lives.
He talked about us being able to change our own destiny. He said that intelligence is nothing compared to wisdom:
"Favor opens the door for us, but wisdom tells us which one to choose."
I feel that religion is just something to guide people in lives. There is no good or bad ones. As long as we believe in it, we may gather strength from this faith to always try to change our lives for the better. I do not believe in being overly immersed or obssessed with it though.
Later that night, I went over to Ryan's house for his christmas party! The rest of our OG were already there by the time I arrived. Haha he really leads a luxurious lifestyle! He has aircon in his living room and he has a real big christmas tree at his front yard! Anyway, the food was awesome! Turkey, fries, chocolate cookies, expensive Royce chocolate, logcake.. WOAH! Really shiokk! HAha. So we stayed around and slacked abit, watched tv until 11plus and we went home.
And on Sunday(yesterday), a few of our OG people met again! We went to ECP to cycle:D
It was really great time spent and the weather was marvellous:) We cycled all the way from ECP to changi village. On the way, there were airplanes, rivers, nice trees, traffic lights(irritating), the breeze, and the awesome company:) We ate the famous nasilemak at changi village and drank weird tasting coconut juice! The journey back was damn tiring! Haha but we made it in the end!
Hanged around at the beach for a while until Ryan's dad came and picked us up. Haha it was epic coz we had to squeeze 5 of us at the back of the car!:D
YaY AWESOME! Great company makes a great day:)
Love,
Joy
jiamin=) out
@ |Sunday, December 19, 2010|
I went to IMH with Darrell and his Ngee Ann friends yesterday! Made new friends!:) Katherine, Yan zong, Marcus and Jeremy( who is extra friendly and talkative) haha!
THats beside the point. Hhaha the best thing is that we did caroling at a few wards in the hospital:) My first time, it was fun! Let me describe my trip in detail!
When we reached there, this uncle who was walking out from the outpatient clinic approached us and started singing really loudly: "We will we will rock you!" Lol! And severeal other songs. One of the girls was so shocked she teared and Jeremy responded the uncle with a "Yo!" The others were either trying to ignore him or trying to contain their laughter. Its really interesting to see how we ourselves react to these mentally ill patients.
Perharps when we say that such and such an experience helps us to understand them, we omit the important part: Dealing with these people helps us understand ourselves.
Later when we entered the wards, I was amazed to find out how we were very warmly greeted by the patients there! They were already standing at the door clapping at our arrival, waving to us and some even with handshakes:) I was expecting to find the patients living in their own world, making weird noises or simply just being very hostile. I guess we should never be too early to judge:)
After we performed, an aunty even asked everyone in the room to thank us! Haha they are all really very cute! And its easy to communicate with them also!:) I was talking to this malay aunty and before i left, she grabbed hold of my hand very tightly and asked me not to forget her. I felt so bad:(
Hmm, so funny people. THere was this female, she loves to sing, so Jeremy played the guitar for her so that she can sing! If you dont listen carefully, you might think that she is just making weird noises, but actually, there's a very nice tune behind it!:) Then theres this uncle who made one of the guys play the guitar and he sang this christian song to all of us. He was grinning from ear to ear by the time he finished singing! The guy made his day man!:D
Yep, so actually, if everyone gets a chance to visit imh, there probably wouldnt be this public fear of the mentally ill! Not all of them are psychotic, they are humans like me and you, they have feelings too!:)
I am reading this book titled "Born Twice" by Giuseppe Pontiggia, and many things that he mentioned struck me. He said ,"When we're hurt by diverstiy, our first reaction is to deny its existence, not to accept it."
THat is what leads to the creation of what deviates from the norm.
He then said,"Our need for the norm, if shooed away from the door, returns to menace us at the window. It's not by denying the existence of difference that we can fight it, but by modifying our image of the norm."
It is not only in the way the society discriminates against the mentally-illed, but also the disabled, migrant workers, act convicts, the critically ill... Too many to list! THese stereotypes and social stigmatization can really deeply harm the victims and impede their progress in our society.
We really need to change the norm!
Ok this is where I will end my reflections part.
Anyway, after the IMH visit, I went to my grandpa's house. He claimed that its his chinese birthday and got Ida to cook dinner for us! But it wasnt his birthday at all :( well, but in the end we still cut the cake, and he even gave us Angpow!
None of us dared to tell him that it wasnt his birthday. Is he like having delusions or is it just coz he wanted to see us? I am really puzzled!
Today I went to town with Nat! Bought christmas presents:) And then met waner and ross for dinner. After dinner the 4 of us went to walk on the streets. THe deco at CK Tangs really deserves to be awarded the best!:D
Looking forward to tomorrow! Gonna go for Nat's church service, then off to Ryan's party:)
Gtg, Ciao
Love,
Joy
jiamin=) out
@ |Friday, December 17, 2010|
I am quite glad I went down to gugu's house yesterday. Or else she probably wouldnt know exactly what to do when the time comes. And I am glad I helped her with the financial forms she needed to fill up, if not nothing will be done.
I was really afraid yesterday when I saw Gu Zhang gasp for breath. He was extraordinarily alert as well. How long can someone survive without food? My dad says 9days. Up till yesterday, its the 3rd day i think. I hope that when the time comes, everyone will be there to give my aunt their fullest support!
Love,
Joy
jiamin=) out
@ |Thursday, December 09, 2010|
WHYWHYWHY?? I know that I shouldnt be asking this, but how can life be so cruel towards people who deserved much better?
When I looked at my aunt in the eye, I really couldnt help it but felt really upset. In me, I no longer feel merely sympathy, because I see strength in her despite her shag appearance. This is the willpower, the courage, and the obligation she had towards her husband and children. I really admire her for that.
On the other hand, the fear and the sense of lost I felt for her was immense. What if my uncle pass away, what is she going to do? She definitely will break down emotionally and physically. Who's going to take care of her 2 kids then? Who will be there 24/7 to support her? What about the household finances?
Millions of questions are forming in my head right now.
What if it happens to me? What will I do if I were her? Would I be as strong as her?
Maybe I shouldnt be asking so many questions.
What is most important is that I should do whatever I can to help her, and I am going to do just that now!:)
Ciaos,
Joy
jiamin=) out
@ |Wednesday, December 08, 2010|
This week has been pretty hectic for me. HAHA in a good sense. Meaning that i got to meet up with many of my friends:) On thurs, i went with Waner to shop at Bugis. Bought a new leggings and 2 new tops! WOOHOO success!:D
I spent my Friday morning to afternoon with JJQ, Nat and LY! WOOTS! We ate Ding Tai Feng for lunch before we went to watch Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part 1. The movie was good!:) However, it was really dark all the way, slightly horrifying. I felt a sense of enlightenment when i saw the logo; the one with the stone, invisible cloak and the most powerful wand that belonged to Dumbledore! Hahah so this is what HP will need to defeat Voldermort. I havent read the book, so I wouldnt know what will happen next. Good also la, haha keep me in suspense! Am looking forward to the second part already:D
At 4pm I met DG at outram for his blood donation. Really scary, I swear I will faint if I have seen the big needle. I am felt a sense of satisfaction for him also, coz it was his first time:) Anyway, after donation we went to walk around chinatown for 2 hrs before we went home.
Saturday morning was really really cold. Met LY at 9.30 for jobapplication at RWS. RWS totally looks like Genting!! COOL! The staff at MICE hotel was really nice to us too:)
In the evening, met A02 people for steamboat dinner. HAha after today, I realised that I am really of very high maintanence fee! I ate alot alot! Like 10 scallops and 20 prawns? LOL You ought to see the pile of food I savoured! Even after all the guys KO, i was still eating. Super man! Worth it:D We ate dessert after that. Was awesome too:D
Yay i am quite glad I got quite a number of things done today:)
Tomorrow will be family dinner at chinatown which I am looking foward to! But on a sidenote, I'll need to go jogging tmr mornign with Darrell to make myself less sinful!:x
Ok will update soon!
Love,
Joy
jiamin=) out
@ |Saturday, December 04, 2010|
The start of this week marks the official beginning of holiday fun:) Today's the first of Decmeber and I heard the church bell rang at 12 noon just now. In a blink of an eye. A semester had passed, and that marks the very first phase of my Uni life! Monday and yesterday were awesome time spent after exams!
Went to Fz's room to slack with david and edmund after dinner. Played "Left for Dead" on Fz's laptop. OMG that game scares me. The zombies made me want to run away!! Hahah, on a sidenote, we watched 3 episodes of "How I met your mother" after that. Damn funny! HAha the favourite game of all time, "Have you met..Ted?" HAHA!!
Around 10pm me, waner,fz,kweky,edmund and chernping set off to explore the schooL! Went to engine and Fass:) It was pretty fun. THe best part was the discovery of the huge satellite at the top of the "stairway to heaven". It detected us the moment we reached the top. Had this red spot light and tilted towards our direction. Oh man. That moment i ran down the stairs for fear of getting shot down by some bullets. Embarrassing la!:( Ok anyway, we continued past the satellite and walked down a deserted kent ridge drive. There was a few old houses along the way. INTERESTING!
Headed back to hall for super after 2 hrs of adventure.
Waner and I played monopoly and HT-HT till we fell asleep around 3 plus:) Love my roomie to the max!
Tuesday was a wonderful time spent in Town with my dearest OG mates!
Me and Waner reached far east around 12 plus. Ate then met Ying to shop. We shopped till 4plus, i finally bought a new pair of shoes!!!:) Then we headed to ION. David came first. Then followed by Ryan, Edmund, Kweky, Sean and Fauzan. We then went in search for food.
Finally settled at fish&Co. Stanford, Yk and Jovian joined us later. WOOHOO! Love the food and the company:)
After that, we walked down the streets of Orchard Road:) This year's christmas lightings was quite disappointing. I couldnt feel the festive mood yet. Nevertheless it was great to be there with friends:)
Took bus back to hall with David, Kweky, yk and stanford:) We had supper! Keep eating la!>.<
Wednesday morning i ate breakfast with a few of my OG ppl. There was relly an overwhelming supply of food and little ppl around. So naturally the shua ka aunty was exceptionally nice to us!:) Gave us extra food and all. What a good start:D
After breakfast went for a morning walk with David. Great time spent:)
Then sis came to pick me up! YAY finally evcuated the room. Hhaha, but starting to feel a bit of withdrawal symptom already!
I LOVE SIS! Although there may be some things we disagree on, I am definitely not against you yea! It's great to be at home, finally:)
Next Monday's crucial, so pray hard that everything will be fine!!! (11:11 comes in handy)Haha:D
My most loved OG!:)
P.s.The spaces between your fingers were created so that another's could fill them in:)
Love,
Joy
jiamin=) out
@ |Wednesday, December 01, 2010|