Orientation 08

Orientation has indeed changed my life alot. My reason for signing up for orientation was orignally just to skip class and have fun, full-stop. No other reason.

Come the decision to sign up for orientation 2, the reason changed purely to go back for my OG. You guys have been great Maharaja =')

And of course, appeal cases. Some J1s whom I know got back in, some still pending. Both inside and outside the OG, there are still some people who are so anxious to get back to AC. It's really sad when you see all these 'AC-fied' J1s so eager to return.

I'll continue to pray for you people =)

Beloved Father in heaven,

Your hand is on all things LORD, big and small. You know all things that happen here Father. There are many J1s now LORD, who are anxious about whether their appeal to ACJC will be successful within the next two days.

You have shown me much through this year LORD, and I know that You will do the same for the new and exisitng batch of J1s. I have enjoyed fellowship and bonding with my friends whom You have placed in my life and I know LORD that likewise, the J1s will enjoy the same fellowship as I have.

LORD, You have placed countless J1s in my life this year LORD. You have taught me to feel for them and to love them. Now that some of them have to leave due to choice or otherwise, You know that it has impacted me considerably. Though the days spent with them were little, the friendships forged were strong. They have become an integral part of my life LORD and You know how much I long to fellowship with them once again be it through orientation, through CF, through outings or even through casual chats.

Now Father, if You are willing, allow the J1s to return to ACJC to enjoy the environment in which I have developed in for the past year. Let them be part of the family in ACJC to grow in love for each other and for You LORD. I really hope to see each and every one of them return.

Nevertheless LORD, not my will but Yours be done. If You have planned for them to be in other places, let it be done. I trust LORD that You know what is best for them, where they will prosper most and where they will come to know You better or shine for You.

Let them know that wherever they are LORD, You are always there for them whenever they need a close Friend, whenever they need support and whenever they need guidance. Above all LORD, let them grow in You, to know You in such a close and personal way like never before.

May Your presence be with them always, LORD.

Amen.

Christian Fellowship =))

Today was the third week's series of the 40 DOC in Christian Fellowship. The day started off like the usual, but noone knew so many troubles would come but God, as usual, was in control.

A comm meeting started at 3+ in the canteen with the usual ineffic.... I mean... FUN AND LAUGHTER!! Proceeded to LT2 right after the meeting, only to find the table with the computer moved one side and this guy sitting there fitting on an army helm...

Calling Madam Faith Mai and Aunt Rose only led to the conclusion that drama booked LT2 for the whole year cause all the bookings were wiped out due to some system error >_>

Great. And it was already 4.40 at that time. But thank God, Aunt Rose managed to get LT5 for CF!

Then came the next problem after worship. The CD for the 40 DOC wasn't there... ok my bad my bad. When the CD came, we realised that the computer in LT5 couldn't read it zzzzzz....

Madam Faith Mai had her laptop though! And with the help of Dex, the system was up and going and the CFers could watch the video! *yay*

Then came the biggest relief of the day. Aunt Rose recieved a call when she was praying with the whole CF! no.. the interruption wasn't a relief. The relief was... the system.. SOMEHOW GOT WIPED OUT AGAIN and LT2 was once again booked for the whole year for CF!! :D :D

It was just a normal day, but God just showed us His faithfulness and how He would always be there, being the One who guides and facilitates everything that we do in His name. Praise You LORD =)

Valentine's Day!

And also Val's birthday. Today the class celebrated her birthday together with valentine's day. Hmm, don't have much to say about today, but I did collect a stash of foodstuff like last year. And hey, I'm not the kind of person who gets presents for everyone but I still love all of you =p









The whole bunch of stuff I got ranging from baked stuff to tidbits to a heart (which is really just a wire) from the school

And not forgetting what my beloved OG got me :') thanks so much guys, you people are the BESTEST BEST OG EVER!! =))) Maharaja ftw! Love ya all so much!!










Most of the stuff got squashed and stuff cause my bag ain't too big.. but they still warm my heart =) once again, thank you all for everything!

Valentine's day - in the middle of week 2 and week 3 of 40 DOC which has the theme of love. How apt =) I'm sure all of you can feel the power of love and how God can really warm your heart through your friends and your loved ones. I really thank God for placing such wonderful people around me who add so much joy, laughter and love to the dullness of everyday life. Thank You God. Valentine's day is all about love. It's all about You.

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love - 1 John 4:8

Happy Valentine's day friends and God bless =)

Opening and dedication of my blog =)

Alright, I've done all I think I want to (or can do at least)... So lemme start with this... er... speech? ..for my blog..!

Why did I start this blog?

Well, just like my first one (which only JJ and Timothy know about =p) I thought it would be nice to have a place to pour out (type out actually) all my feelings when I feel I wanna "store" them somewhere instead of just letting it past and forgotten about...

Another reason is that I'm hoping this blog will let me share with my friends on how God has stayed so faithful to me in the various things that I do. I named this blog "checkpoints of life" as I'll probably be recording the moments of my life that have either left an impact on me or has changed my life considerably. And my the various links are those who God has placed in my life to guide my path and hence "markers of my route"

I would like to specially dedicate this blog to my LORD Jesus Christ and hopefully this will also serve as my altar to Him where I can be reminded of His unwavering faithfulness =)

As for why I chose suits of armour as my URL, go read the first post =p

God bless people =)

Blog development diary 2

I've kinda totally remade my blog... the original one looked like...

Totally different and just plain ugly (although I liked the cross)... not like the current one is too good either.. Ok I admit, I don't have much fashion sense k? But at least it's better..! And I just found out to change the background colour I just needed to add $bgcolor behind the background code >_> so lame...

Hmm ok.. so I've cleared most of the to-dos but then more just popped out. Now I need to add that grey translucent background like in the picture...

I thought I remembered how I did it for the first layout.. but I thought wrong. It just isn't working this time. If you notice, I shifted the current background to the left so the words can be read.. Once I centralise the background, without that grey translucent background, the words can't be read when it's over the reflection of light on the box. And changing the colour of the words is just yuck cause no dark colour fits well...

If anyone got any ideas as to how I can correct that please tell me :D

So for now the not yet dones are dedicating this blog to God =) and as usual, ALL THE SCHOOL HOMEWORK =S

Oh, maybe adding links too. I'm too lazy to look around so tell me if you want me to add your link :P

I guess if nothing screws up suddenly I'll "officially" open my blog when school starts :)

Chinese New Year!

Hey hey Happy Lunar New Year people! (yes one day late)

Well, today there wasn't much to do. My grandparents on my mother's side have passed away, and we never ever visited my uncle (father's side) so there were only 2 places to go.. My other grandparents and my mum's first sister.

As usual my grandmother would cook this vegetarian zai thingy, as she's a buddhist, which isn't too bad... but i don't exactly like anything that's vegetarian.. Then we hung around for a while before proceding to my aunt's house. Everyone was gone already cause my family always takes eons to leave the house.. so my sisters and I missed out on ilke 5 ang paos..!! Nevermind haha

Highlight of today (for me at least): We had a gambling session as usual every CNY. Lots of my cousins came to gamble... Past few years I would lose like 10 bucks or win 10.. This year it was like a combination of all.. Lose 4 bucks to win 6 to lose 10 to win 14 to lose 8 to win 25 wahahaha at least i won only like 2 bucks.. then double ace, then blackjack, then a 21 (and since the bets always got bigger and bigger as we reached the end... I bet 7 and won 7 on the last round :D)

My cousin Matthew loves this 2 dollar note of his (since 2 years ago) cause he said it brings him good luck - whenever he bets it he usually wins lol now I've found my lucky 3 coins XD maybe I should keep it till next year too? hahaha

Well, Chinese New Year is a once a year thing.. but somehow I only look foward to the ang paos - the only chinese custom that I enjoy since I'm not the one giving them out =p; and the gambling of course..! Hey I was officially the biggest winner that night k =D

Blog development diary

Yes. I ripped the name off RS.

Alright, so far my blog has been under construction but I'm just an amateur in doing this k. Well let's see what has been going on

Progress:

• Added background
• Added header
• Added text background
• Added links (only those who told me to =p)
• Added HTML coding in a box (the one I'm most satisfied with =))
• Arranged components of my blog

Trial and error (more of the latter):

• Tried adding background to HTML box
• Tried putting picture in (on main CSS to achieve ^ that point ^)
• Tried to change font of words in HTML box
• Tried to push archives and links to the right
• Tried to get more sleep =s

To-dos:

• Add a chat box
• Change the background colour behind my background..?
• Try to make the words more readable (it's hard to read those at the middle of the cross)
• Dedicate this blog to the LORD Jesus Christ
• Think of more to-dos...
• Tutorial 22, Tutorial 23, GP articles, long overdue chem assignments, study for terms, prepare for REW, plan for CF camp etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc...

Alright, I'm sleepy. I'll try to finish up the to-dos and make the errors a success. Next development diary coming up like next weekend I suppose...