Saturday, 25 March 2017
i don't wanna think about life♥
Exciting Sat itinerary:
-pepper lunch(yay my favouriteeeeee)@bugis with tlg
-rushed to gbtb for dino terrarium workshop and got caught in the big rain x.x it was super duper fun to attend kiddy workshops tgt with overaged friends LOL (totally worth my $10!). and the guys went overboard with the water till it became like groundwater milo at the bottom of their terrariums... hahahah O.O
really wonder when's the next time we can join something similar for such a subsidised price..
-rushed to waterloo center for calligraphy+embossing workshop. this is seriously SUPER WORTH $70!!! highly impressed :DDD but as usual my skills are at a totally noob level. but on a brighter note, seems like i may have found my favourite brush lettering tool :p
-rushed home to change my soggy socks before going to eat thai food at sembawang
-went to airport to send off the bro
the end. HAHA! i seem to be well-travelled around sg.
it's a good break from the stresses of school/internship finding. trying very hard to take it easy and remain positive :o
my dino terrarium! not sure why i only had 2 plants when everyone else had 3
barney has a new purple dino friend
stickers from the activity book
tlg's terrarium (look at the bottom lol)
yay all my workshop materials
as usual i am just bad at anything artistic (the rose was kindly drawn by the girl sitting beside moi)
artistry doesnt run in my blood
tlg and i decided to try this peach yoghurt smoothie. the texture was so fluffyyy
always thankful tht i get food/stuff from all over the world :D nvr had the luxury of stepping into most of these places (sighhhhhhhh. i love travelling but i face so many obstacles x.x). ok but at least my tummy is happy lol
big kids
i think this is due more to ageing rather than me being naturallyborn with it
i used to eat sth similar last time!! my favourite kind of icecream
hahaha i tried this for fun with two photos and got the same result! maybe because j law has hooded eyes?? and quite interesting cus tlg used to insist tht i have some angmor blood somewhere in my ancestry hahahahha.
yes, i needed a nurturer. and i hope i can be one to others
YYY
for a better tomorrow;
-00:16
learn for life♥
EXACTLY^!!!!!
i have been picking up several courses lately and it's very easy to tell that i am the most amateur of the group.
however if my only concern is to produce something beautiful which will make me the admiration of others, then where is the joy is learning? i would probably be stressed/give up quickly because i would be so discouraged by my slow progress!
ultimately, i am my greatest mental barrier.
if i can overcome how i see myself, then i need not fear failure or how others look at me.
don't be afraid to try something new today(: enjoy the process!
YYY
for a better tomorrow;
-00:16
Sunday, 19 March 2017
i need a little more sunshine♥
i pass on the love i receive onto others (:
volunteering with children is something that i genuinely enjoy, especially if it involves befriending or transmitting of some form of education/skills.
as i thought about how i generally take on such projects under a variety of organisations, sometimes i wonder if im doing things right. would it be better if i could just stick to one organisation/society? would i then not have to search so hard for character referees? would i then not have to always join projects alone?
indeed i face some frustrations whenever i see intern/job/volunteer applications which require referees, because ive never been in an organisation long enough for the higher ups to know me and my contributions (which are mostly behind the scenes, or untold sacrifices).
but i simply hold on to the comfort that i dont need praise/validation from men, because God sees and knows everything i do.
therefore even if i have to join alone every time, even if it doesnt aid in my future job hunting, even if the only doors tht open for me are the ones tht require me to spend money (versus earning wages) to serve others, my decision is still to give of my time, energy and love towards these children/this particular cause.
im reminded of precious lessons each time. for chariteach 2017, once again i ask myself what is my objective in joining it and where do i derive satisfaction from. honestly it wasnt to earn cip hours/get some photo op with cute kids/look great/lead the team to win some awards. what truly brought me joy was seeing the kids gradually opened up to me and towards one another. it warmed my heart to see them working together as one, even if they are from different races, ages and schools. even though their only objective when i asked them at the start of the day was to learn photoshop, more importantly, i hoped they valued the experience more for the interactions, soft skills and values of teamwork, mutual respect and perseverance.
looking forward to more of similar events (:
update: still holding onto the slight hope of msf/ssi to getting back to me + africa dream will come true.
crazy weeks ahead! x.x
photos not in chrono order.
my fellow OGLs
photobooth with our OG- Icarus 2 (my head is so huge :o)
at one of the games station
our OG legit big sia haha
ive been working with children for so long to the point where i dont even bat an eyelid when boys n girls refuse to hold the other gender's hands lol. happens in singapore. happens in cebu. probably will happen anywhere else lol
oops crumpled my cert cus i didnt bring a file. i really love the design!! sooo colourful :D
yup she's learning well (:
hahaha we had the highest score for games
didnt expect to receive a goody bag for volunteering but yay anyways! theres also a selfie stick but i gave it away to my bro before taking this photo
because we couldnt get beauty n the beast tickets
neck ache + throbbing headache after sleeping only 4 hours, jaga kids for nonstop 10hours, and 3hours of watching movie from the front third row x.x
ok la but i'm still happy hahahahah. this might be training for whats to come in taiwan/china???
i just had to satisfy a craving. but idk why it looks diff from the one i had with jas
FLOWERRRR 😍 pretty red gerbera from C!!
wa heartpain x.x
YYY
for a better tomorrow;
-17:44
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
saya adalah bunga♥
I had an interesting week being a flower, and painting flowers (LOL).
Honestly my costume for lab2201 project night was so embarrassing. but ok i shan't say anymore about that. I'm thankful that at least on the final day, I had the opportunity to properly chat with my group mates! They are an absolutely energetic and cheerful bunch of people :D
I fell sick over the weekend but was still well enough to head to school on Monday. Subsequently I went for my Floral watercolour workshop and wow it was so therapeutic! It has seriously been about a decade since i last picked up a brush so it was a miracle that I could paint something decent at the end! The workshop instructor (esther peck) was really motherly and skilled!! Initially I felt a bit sian tht I was sitting at the far end of the long table, but she knew how to intentionally include everyone in the lesson (yay! which is why i learned well under her :DD). I would strongly recommend her to anyone that wishes to learn/improve in watercolour painting.
Anyway I suddenly remembered how overwhelmed I felt during week 9 sem 1, so this time i'm just learning to take things one by one as they come.
Still hoping for good news wrt internships and Africa !! And I hope that everyone else who is also sick recovers too!
Photos not in order:
Group Sulawesi on project night
take a look at the nasi tumpeng!
pretty orang torajas (really A+ for costume effort!!)
all of them imitating my 'i'm a pretty flower' lol.
hmmm...
this feeds arnd 20-30ppl!
my final work (sigh the purple flowers were too dark and unnaturally shaped)
practice
namecard made by esther!
practice
mama bday dinner at Roland restaurant
All of us in our costumes + Ibu Johanna
Went to city plaza to shop after my photoshop training in preparation for ChariTEACH 2017. Nice to see a lovely sunset with tlg after a long day
we clearly went overboard with our orders! haha! 80 meatballs, 8 scoops of mashed potatoes and 18 chicken wings in total for 4 persons (table too small to fit everything)
sickkkkkk. and maybe tired.
initially i was quite disappointed that guitar lesson was cancelled for this week. but i guess it was a blessing in disguise so that i could recuperate at home
YYY
for a better tomorrow;
-00:38
