Its a wonderful life ...

Moving with the times.

2009-04-28T00:14:00.005+08:00

ok so blogger has been very good to me for the past 2 and a half years or so. But I've decided to move to tumblr.com

Change is needed for a changed perspective on issues. here's the new URL.

http://nathanaelabraham.tumblr.com

cheers

rambles.

2009-04-25T11:17:00.003+08:00

ok the hot weather is getting to me. I mean seriously........ its too hot GOD. Ok I'll stop complaining, i'm happy that its not flooding or tsunami-ish here. Perhaps someone really needs the heat. Maybe a dried prawn seller needs the sun to dry her prawns so she can sell them at the market to provide for her son who will die if he doesnt go for dialysis daily. yup. the sun is here for a reason. its too hot for a reason. everything in life has a reason and explanation behind it. i woke up at 7am today.. haha.. and was craving pancakes with maple syrup. went to mcdonalds and got hotcakes. my day started out well. i feel happy. its amazing what the little things in life can do for you to just make your day. i choose to be happy from now on. i guess i'll live longer that way.

make me smile.

2009-04-24T22:59:00.002+08:00

Friends suck.

most of them do.

when u need them the most, they disappear...

to those who have disappeared, its been nice knowing you

it was really good while it lasted.

to those new found friends, i'm sorry if i seem detached cos i'm just being cynical.

and to those who genuinely care for me

I LOVE YOU.

you know who you are.

I'm not being emo, its just a realization.

I'm happy, cos now I know who my true friends are.

they make me smile.

5 years

2009-04-24T00:56:00.003+08:00

Its been 5 years since I enlisted.. woah.. thats like half a decade. I feel fixated. Its like I've not grown over the past 5 years, I still feel like a 19 yr old, that nothing much has changed about me. I still act and behave like a 19 year old, as carefree as a 19 year old and just happy being there. FOREVER 19.

The instrument

2009-04-22T23:19:00.002+08:00

Dad said something which led me to wander in thought.

I am that off-tuned guitar.

Waiting to be tuned and played.

The music is gonna be awesome.

I just feel it.

Happiness.

Random thoughts.

2009-04-21T21:17:00.004+08:00

Jealousy really eats u up.

Its not a good emotion.

I really hate it.

Its one of my weaknesses.

Its killing me right now.

I can't face you because I'm jealous of you.

THERE. I said it.

The prince and gaga.

2009-03-04T14:55:00.004+08:00

This video is proof that lady gaga is not just ur next bubblegum pop singer.. omg shes damn talented.. i love her music..

The Prince loves the dolls..

2009-02-26T23:18:00.003+08:00

ok.. I think the Pussycat Doll's version of the song Jai Ho from Slumdog millionaire is awesome.. good job dolls and A R Rahman.. awesome.. totally awesome.. check the vid out.

An ode to the sister...

2009-02-25T00:25:00.003+08:00

oh well.. i guess the blog's not dead after all.. am just too lazy and occupied with facebook.. hehe.. anyways.. i was just thinking about stuff and was remembering how things used to be... my sister is probably one of the most awesome people i've come across.. i really like spending time with her.. when i was younger, we used to go out with the other youths from church together, almost every week i must say, for lunch, movies, playing pool and all sorts of other activities, only coming home in the evening... she always made me feel included and always asked me out with her and her friends, the older people. haha.. and most importantly, she always paid for me.. well mostly.. even though i used to annoy her alot, we never really did fight like most siblings... its a pity that my brother and me dont spend the same amount of time that i used to spend with her.. cos my brother wants to stay home all the time.. anyways, heres to the sister.. akka i love you.

2009-02-19T17:55:00.001+08:00

This blog is dead... bleah..

The Prince remembers..

2009-02-09T00:32:00.004+08:00

Was listening to a bunch of my older hillsong cds like shout to the lord 2000 and Touching heaven changing earth.. and thinking about the times the friends at church used to goof off while listening to them.. it brought me back to the year 2002...that year was probably the best year of my life so far.. the many memories.. decorating and preparing for amazon outfitters, church camp 2002, ezra's wedding, entering jc, wearing contacts, falling in love for the 1st time, i love you mom, blessed being released, my 17th birthday surprise at shalini's house.... i really grew close to ppl from church that year... i miss hanging out all of us again.. shamala, shalani, yoges, cedric, stephen, uma, mary, shalini, shamu, kumaran, praga..... i really miss uma alot. 7 years have passed.. woah.. time has gone past so quickly..

Touching Heaven Changing Earth

We will seek Your face Almighty God
Turn and pray for You to heal our land
Father let revival start in us
Then every heart will know Your kingdom come

Lifting up the name of the Lord
In power and in unity
We will see the nations turn
Touching heaven changing earth
Touching heaven changing earth

Never looking back we'll run the race
Giving You our lives we'll gain the prize
We will take the harvest given us
Though we sow in tears, we'll reap in joy

Send revival (send revival)
Send revival (send revival)
Send revival to us

The Prince loves it.. almost..

2009-02-02T21:41:00.003+08:00

ok check the vid out.. a bunch of amazing singers [minus miley cyrus who kills the song].. fergie is awesome.

The Prince is ....

2009-01-22T14:18:00.003+08:00

Jason Mraz makes awesome music.. am totally in love with the song Hey love.. makes me feel all happy and smitten inside. thanks for sending it to me.

The Prince decided to blog.. finally

2009-01-18T22:17:00.022+08:00

ok so.. yup its been ages since the prince spoke... so, i'm back.. well what can i say, its good to be back home.. at the same time missing guelph lots.. i'm really happy and grateful that i got the chance to like study overseas, it really opened my eyes to alot of things.. which i would blog about in the next post.. for now, its photo time... just shots of the cities i went to in order..

BRAMPTON/ONTARIO/CANADA

so after landing at pearson, the uncle picked me up and we headed to his home in Brampton, din take pictures of the buildings. so the clouds would have to do.. haha..

BOSTON/MASSACHUSETTS/USA

I'm really Proud of myself... and Yoges as well, we like went to Boston alone.. just the 2 of us.. wandering around the city and visiting the sites, getting lost and running from place to place.. only bad thing was that i was jetlagging.. haha.. other than that.. an awesome city with heavenly seafood and nice people.. and a good subway..

PHILADELPHIA/PENNSYLVANIA/USA

we stopped over at Philly for like 3 hours i think.. saw liberty bell, independance house and other historical sites.. and I had a philly cheese steak which was amazing.. woot..

WASHINGTON D.C/USA

I had my first taste of Mexican food here.. omg.. it was soooo good.. and we saw the church of the epiphany in washington, together with the white house and a bunch of memorials where policemen ran posed as joggers and ran around the sites..

BALTIMORE/MARYLAND/USA

We stopped by Baltimore on the way to New Jersey... yoges and me couldnt stop singing the soundtrack of hairspray which was set in Baltimore... Good morning Baltimore..

NEW YORK CITY/NEW YORK/ USA

Probably the most amazing city i've visited.. its really a city that never sleeps.. went there twice.. once with yoges and another with cheok and van.. which was cool.. did loads of shopping here..

GUELPH/ONTARIO/CANADA

ahh.. Good old Guelph.. the town where the university was.. am missing it soooooo much.. the many good times, good friends and memories.. this university town largely populated by students is so peaceful, quiet and safe. i love it.

TORONTO/ONTARIO/CANADA

the weekly getaway.. well on most weekends.. where we sampled good food, met up with interesting people and walked around aimlessly getting wet in the rain and the snow.. beautiful clean city with awesome places for shopping..

MISSASSAUGA/ONTARIO/CANADA

where the largest mall in Ontario, Sqaure One is located.. went here with cheok and ashnita for some shopping where we all carried pillows back to uni.. haha.. good times...

KITCHENER/ONTARIO/CANADA

This was a German town.. went there for Oktoberfest.. had some awesome sausages.. and it was also the first time i got to mix and mingle with the exchange students from Europe.. awesome people..

KINGSTON/ONTARIO/CANADA

we stopped here for lunch on the way to Montreal.. and its also the place Ishu went for exchange.. a nice town but rather dead.. as in alot of dead trees around.. kinda depressing.. haha..

MONTREAL/QUEBEC/CANADA

where do I begin with Montreal.. probably my favourite place ever.. its so different.. ppl speak French and its totally awesome.. the city of models.. everyone really dresses up and looks soooo good here.. even moms and dads with kids dress up.. woah.. i wanna learn French and move here...

GATINEAU/QUEBEC/CANADA

Also known as the French part of Ottawa, its seperated from the Capital by the Quebec river.. as seen in the pic.. we stopped over here on the way into Ottawa and visited Omega national park on the outskirts of it.. where we had deer sticking their heads into our car to eat the carrots we held.. and dribbling their saliva all over us.. yucks..

OTTAWA/ONTARIO/CANADA

Ottawa.. had awesome fun in the motel playing games and an amazing visit to the parliament of Canada where we set in the house of commons and got to hear them debate about forestry issues in canada.. haha.. it was fun.. and the building was beautiful..

CLEVELAND/OHIO/USA

went here at the end of the sem.. danced to cleveland rocks in the car, took a bunch of photos, visited the rock and roll hall of fame and the science centre and had the most amazing lunch buffet ever for only 7.95... even cheaper than KFC..

CHICAGO/ILLINOIS/USA

the land of Oprah.. we passed by her building, watched some awesome theatre here, got blown by the wind cos its really windy there hence being named the windy city.. haha.. and did some ice skating.. hahaha.. and made a total fool of myself in front of a news camera..

DETROIT/MICHIGAN/USA

hands down the scariest place i been to.. We heard gunshots and police cars and stayed indoors during the night.. hahaha.. but we did visit the casino for fun and i wasted 2 dollars on slots.. haha .. and we saw people protesting cos we went there during the GM car crisis and detroit is the main manufacturer of cars in the states.. so ya..

i loved my exchange experience and the travelling.. oh and i changed the song to Lady Gaga - Poker face cos it will always remind me of canada as they kept playing that song wherever we went.. and its the current number 1 song on the canadian billboard charts..

2008-12-19T04:28:00.002+08:00

The Prince cant wait to see his Princess back home...

Dear Princess, you're the cutest, most beautiful thing to ever on this planet and I can't wait to see you... and kiss you all over... I can't wait to see your smile, hear your laugh and hug and cuddle with you all over... I really can't wait to see you Sarah, my little princess... I haven't seen you yet but I love you to bits..

2008-12-11T14:47:00.010+08:00

The Prince is in Narnia...

So below are some pictures of the University all covered in snow... its totally beautiful and amazing... snow is wonderful !! I'm gonna miss it sooooooo much !!

Johnston hall.. laura and me walked across the field when it first snowed in Guelph.. with the castle like building in the backdrop, it sure felt like narnia i tell you..

The Arboretum.. completely different during the summer, fall and now winter..

Look at the amount of snow on the cars... apparently it gets worst..

The football field covered in snow.. woooh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yup the stairs are closed for winter, people use the ramps instead.. cos its easier for the machines to clear snow on the ramps..

Johnston hall again.. I tell you this building is beautiful..

More Narnia like parts of campus..

See the footprints???

I LOVE GUELPH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-12-10T14:06:00.003+08:00

The Prince only has 2 days left in guelph...

I can't believe that 4 months has gone sooo fast.. and yes i've got my last exam tomorrow at 1130am.. (its 106am now) and i move out of my townhouse in two days time.. 2 days more in guelph.. omg.. this was my home for 4 months.. this small town in ontario canada populated with students and old retired couples ... i love this place.. its so laid back and relaxed, its a small community, you never have to worry about the hustle and bustle of city life, crowded buses, crowded malls.. and I feel totally safe being here.. i'm gonna miss the snow, the campus, my room, cooking in my house almost everyday... most of all i'm gonna miss the many friends i've made here in guelph... its really sad cos they are like family, they never once made me feel like i was all alone here in Canada cos I had them ... they were my family, the people whom i went out with every thurs, the people whom I had dinner parties with, the people I played in the snow with, the people I played bridge with, the people whom i copied notes from or the ones who became my alarm clocks and woke me up, the people who made my birthday this year special, the people whom i saw different parts of Canada with, the people who just brightened up my day.. omg.. I am so gonna miss exchange so so so so much.. I'm really really greatful to my parents for allowing me to go on this life changing experience.. but life goes on and I really think that I've learnt to look at life in a different perspective.. Canada has taught me alot of life lessons which I can't wait to practice when I get back home.. I'm really excited to go back home.. Singapore is awesome in its own way which i've realised coming here.. I've learnt the true meaning of friendship and I cant wait to see my friends back home.. I'm having such immense mixed feelings man.. cant describe it completely.. well i really want to go home but at the same time i wanna stay on.. saying goodbye is hard.. i'm sure I'm gonna cry buckets when i leave guelph.. like some of the exchange students have already left and it was really painful saying bye to them.. its uncertain when i'm ever gonna see them again.. but its a good thing that i've got friends all over the world now.. haha... so travelling is gonna be awesome in the future.. I'm gonna miss laura, jay, andrew, ashnita and the hongkong people the most though... we've become so close that its gonna be painful saying bye.. the good thing is that i'll still have van jon and cheok with me in Singapore and we'll reminisce about our exchange for many years to come.. haha..

2008-12-09T00:13:00.002+08:00

The Prince talks NUS

ok so this are the modules i'm doing next sem.

HY2254 - Popular Culture in Singapore
HY3247 - History of Myanmar: From Monarchy to Military
TS2236 - Crossing Boundaries in Performance
TS2240 - Voice Production
CS1105 - Computing and Society

Nadia, Isaac and Dawn, can pass me your notes for Crossing Boundaries/Voice production? thanks. And I'm happy cos i'll only have 3 exams next sem !! computing and pop culture in singapore have got no exams.. yay !

2008-12-06T03:59:00.017+08:00

The Prince speaks french..

haha.. yup i did speak a bit of french but only limited phrases like hello, thank you, Goodbye, how are you doing today?, and the most important phrase of all - can you speak english please? haha.. OMG I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Montreal.... its amazing how different the province of quebec is from ontario.. omg.. its like going into another country.. everybody speaks French !! english is the 2nd language though so its kinda easy to get around esp if they know you're a tourist. But if you're not a tourist and u dont speak French, well you get frowned upon by these totally awesome french folks at Montreal... omg.. the people here are SOOOOOO good looking and they really know how to carry themselves well.. they dress up well, they speak french omg they are totally sexy !!! I LOVE MONTREAL ! old montreal is really beautiful, it looks rather European from what I'm told.. then again, how would I know? I've never been to Europe.. haha.. my lucky parents have been there though.. oh well.. hopefully in 5 years time I get to go to europe ! haha.. anyways, I had such a good time in Montreal.. we walked around the city, did a bit of shopping, watched a santa clause parade.. had amazing food !!! omg.. Montreal is famous for its poutine (fries with cheese and gravy) and smoked meat... it was superb ! The food in Montreal is alot better and I really enjoyed it.. we also went to a couple of churches, they were beautiful.. the first one we went to, I forgot its name but it was so pretty and peaceful.. we just sat there and like stoned for 20 mins.. soaking in the atmosphere.. Oh and there was a big football game going on in montreal at that time, the Canadian version of the superbowl, between Montreal and Calgary.. and the locals thought we were from Calgary cos Daniel and Laura had strong English accents.. ha ! so after we told some people we were students from 12 times zones away, they warmed up and became nicer and excused our pathetic French speaking skills.. haha.. Montreal lost to Calgary in the end.. it must have been horrible, thank God were had left for Ottawa by then.. yup.. oh.. and we went to Notre Dame.. yup there are 2 in the world.. one in Paris and the other in Montreal.. it was amazing ! we were like contemplating to stay for mass but I had a really bad feeling not to stay and we left before it started.. Oh and Montreal has a good subway, way better than Toronto and less complicated than NYC.. I'm really proud of myself.. I make quite a good navigator.. give me a map and I can take you where you want to go without getting lost.. and it was amazing how I managed to conquer the NY subway.. omg that is COMPLICATION ! anyways, the business district of Montreal is connected by underpasses underground forming an underground city which connects a number of buildings and 7 subway stations i think.. so that people dont have to walk in the cold during winter (wat a good idea !) we just walked through it a bit to get to the subway station but apparently the underground city is huge.. Singapore copied it by building citylink.. haha.. anyway, I would really love to visit Montreal again... my new dream is to learn French and move to Montreal.. hahahaha.. dreams dreams dreams..

Andrew and laura acting crazy at the subway !

Waiting for the train

Posing with the Montreal football players

The church ! really beautiful

Santa parade !

snowmen !!!

We met interesting people at the subway !

The houses in Montreal.. check out the stairs

KFC is PFK !!!! hahahaha

The many kinds of Poutine !

Green pepper and mushroom poutine on left, smoked meat poutine on the right

I love Montreal !!!!
At old montreal

We started dancing to the music of the street performer, then a group of Aussies joined in as well.. was sooo fun, like 10 of us dancing on the streets of Montreal !

Inside Notre Dame !

Notre Dame !!!!

2008-12-04T13:46:00.006+08:00

The Prince visits Ottawa !

Ok so yup a couple of us drove up to Quebec (will blog about that in bits) and on the way back we stopped at Ottawa.. Ottawa is the capital of Canada.. and its really clean and nice.. BUT!!! its alot alot alot alot alot like singapore.. when we first arrived, I looked at the place where our motel was, the clean streets, the high rise apartment buildings, the houses and the shophouses looked alot alot like Singapore.. esp at night.. omg.. the resemblence is uncanny.. too bad i din take photos of them cos i din feel like it.. anyways, Ottawa is smack at the border between Ontario and Quebec, the Quebec river seperates the two provinces. Across the river is the adjacent city Gatineau, which is the French part of Ottawa (I'm guessing this) and the English region is in Ontario. Anyways, we visited Canada's parliament building and got to sit in the house of commons gallery.. how cool is that. We witnessed the house of commons debate about certain forestry policies in Canada as well as the failing economy and other issues.. It was a good experience.. Singapore should open its parliamentary debates for public viewing.. haha..

Posing outside parliament building

Sitting on grass !

Laura and me attempt to be gargoyles !

Inside the halls of parliament

Back view !

ok will talk about Montreal in the next post.. that is probably the best city i've been to in my life.. amazing ! loved it !

2008-12-04T06:35:00.002+08:00

The Prince will be home for Christmas !

Hark the herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled"
Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim:
"Christ is born in Bethlehem"
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"

Although I'm gonna miss Guelph, the people here and being in a foreign country, I can't wait to be home for Christmas.. I miss church.. I miss my family.. I miss my friends.. I miss good food... I miss the sun setting at 8pm...

2008-11-27T05:27:00.018+08:00

The Prince paints the cannon !

Ok so there is this cannon here at uni of guelph which sits in the middle of the university. Its the centre where students meet each other to sell their books, set up booths during all the many many campaigns here - save the trees, habitat building, stop child abuse, gay equality etc.. and also an area to sell stuff to raise money for charity or clubs.. yup.. but its tradition to paint the cannon.. almost every night different groups of students would gather in the wee hours in the morning to paint the cannon to make a statement for their campaigns, clubs or whatever reason they want.. So us exchange students decided to paint the cannon one night in the freezing temperature of -5 degrees.. i wore 8 layers of clothes so i was super warm.. haha here it goes..

Exchange Cannon !

Our message !

Harmi and me painting !!

Jump jump jump...

So other than painting the cannon, we've been busy fighting and playing in the snow ! Omg I totally love the snow.. I dont get why the canadians dun seem to like it.. but its been snowing almost everyday and i'm not sick of it.. dont think i'll ever be... playing in the snow is soooo fun i tell u !! we had so many snowball fights and stuff.. more to come !!! snow is amazing ! One night it snowed rather heavily and we were walking across a field covered in snow with trees around us and a castle-like building in the distance.. i felt like i was in narnia man ! totally cool !

I Made a snow angel on the ground !

Throw snow !

This is war !

Running in snow?

fighting !

Theresia (Austria) and me

this is our backyard !

I am happy !

Snow around school !

Snow around campus..

2008-11-26T05:20:00.019+08:00

The Prince's Birthday !!!

So yes i havent updated in a long long while cos i've been busy with essays.. i'm down to my last one.. yippee !!! anyways.. yup turning 23 in Canada was great.. i had a good day..

This is where my day started, at Guelph's very own stone road mall.. haha.. I WENT SHOPPING !! WOOH !! bought awesome clothes for New year service cos mom told that we were all wearing blue.. haha.. then Laura and me had food and ice cream and we got really stuffed..

Laura !

I love le chateau ...

Then I met the usual gang - singapore/hongkong/fiji and we went for dinner at a greek restaurant.. oooh.. the food was really really really good.. totally yummy.. haha..

Coolness

My groupies for the evening.

We play with utensils..

After dinner, we went to watch a movie !! Madagascar 2

Omg the movie was hilarious !! totally hilarious... i love animated movies.. the animals were so cute.. but the star of the show was King Julien.. omg .. he was totally funny !!!! I laughed so loudly.. and the cinema was packed with kids.. i've never seen so many kids in Guelph before.. that was the first time where a place in guelph was super crowded.. haha..

so that was thurs.. 4 of us headed to toronto on fri and stayed there till sun to just visit the city.. it was pretty fun.. there were many many laugh out moments and we raided H&M together.. we love H&M.. the only downside was that it was raining quite badly and i got like totally wet walking on the streets.. i had to dry my coat with Cyrus's hairdryer.. but it was a fun trip... I had a good time.. we went to the ROM - royal ontario museum cos fri nights are half priced, being the cheapos that we were, then did alot of city stuff... hotdog eating, subway riding, shopping, dining out, music bars, chinatown, markets, camwhoring .. you get the picture..

WE love starbucks !

Posing in subway station..

Dinosaur room at ROM - royal ontariio museum

inside an egyptian tomb..

A real life mummy..

Subway !!

Camwhoring on the streets !

We had indian food one night !! it was amazing..

And we walked in the snow... totally fun..

All in all it was a good birthday... I really appreciate everyone who took time to spend it with me, to make it a special one.. thanks guys !

2008-11-13T09:55:00.003+08:00

The Prince is happier !!

ok so i realise why i was so upset yesterday.. itwas the 4000 word essay due tonight which was only 1000 word complete yesterday when i typed the last post.. anyways, this birthday is turning out to be something different.. haha. its longer !! cos of the wonderful time difference, people have been wishing me from 12th nov, 1130am canadian time.. all the smses, facebook wall posts, blog dedications, phone calls.. hahha.. it feels as though my birthday is extended !! well it is !! hahaha.. and the best part is that its only 9pm 12th nov now.. my birthday hasnt really started yet.. woot !

on a happier note, I FINISHED THE ESSAY ! omg.. such a relieve man.. only 2 more essays to go.. this is a record man.. this sem is the sem of essays !! 3 essay proposals, 2 take home mid term essays, 5 research essays, 1 film review take home essay that makes a total of 11 freaking essays/written assignments !!!! I'm all essayed out ! thats what you get for doing 5 history modules.. i learnt my lesson.. anyways, i watched Guelph's play production yesterday.. well not really their play production but it was a practical piece for 2 of their modules, a technical theatre course and a 3rd yr acting course.. the play was The Cenci by Percy Bysshe Shelley. well the play was kinda intense, its about murder, suffering and watching others suffer under oppression.. not quite what i was looking forward to given my essay predicament.. but theatrically, it was amazing.. I miss theatre.. cant wait to do theatre mods again.. I was amazed how they managed to convert an empty space, not built for theatre into a performance space. The sets were awesome.. all white and it looked amazing when shadows were cast on it to reflect the darkness and mystery of the play.. lights were good but i think some actors forgot their markings and some scenes were spoilt because of that. but overall the acting was good, costumes and make up were good and it was a good experience, just a bit intense for me and I was not in the mood. but job well done.

Ok the main reason why I decided to blog today is because like last year (spice girl parody video, check nov07 archives) someone made my day during my birthday this year.. Thank you so much Eazy.. this is a shout out to you.. reading ur blog post dedication to me brought tears to my eyes.. yes u mean alot to me as well.. GO FOR YOUTH FELLOWSHIP !!!!!

its gonna be an amazing birthday this yr.. i'll be positive about it !!

2008-11-12T12:54:00.002+08:00

The Prince feels weird..

I cant describe the feeling I have now.. i guess that its sadness cos the birthday is a day away and i'm super far away from all the people i love and adore and want to spend it with.. I miss the mother so so so so much.. My parents have always made birthdays a big deal in our lives.. Mom always fusses about new clothes and good food and birthday cake during our birthdays.. makes it a big deal to celebrate it.. its my first birthday away from home and Its difficult to digest.. I guess its just the way i was brought up.. that birthdays are not just meant for kids.. birthdays mean something to my family.. its a time to celebrate.. an outlet of happiness.. a time when the family is together.. and this yr, thats not happening for me.. oh gosh I miss my family so much.. Its bad that i havent even seen what my niece looks like and now being away from them during a birthday, not a good feeling.. I guess that i'm not meant to be away from family... They are really important.. I'm gonna make some calls now.. i miss people too much.. sigh..

2008-11-10T10:01:00.002+08:00

The Prince blogs for 2 yrs !!!!!!!

omg.. i just realised that i've been blogging here for 2 yrs.. wooh... awesome eh? anyways.. just got on the phone with the father.. omg.. had the most hilarious conversation with him ever !!!! nvr laughed so much while talking to him.. it was a first.. I miss home.. sigh.. but then i dont wanna leave guelph.. exchange has been so wonderful..

2008-11-09T06:36:00.006+08:00

The Prince gets better at this cooking thing..

yes !! I've been cooking quite alot lately.. and I'm proud of myself.. i made beef curry and rice the other day and today i made chicken curry, rice and stir fried vegetables in oyster sauce today.. ooh.. haha.. anyway after a week of 20 degree afternoons, it got cold today.. but not that bad... it was 7 degrees... and i think i've gotten used to the cold.. with a scarf and something to cover ur ears, it makes u feel a whole lot better.. i'm going for some cuban live band thingy later.. should be awesome.. anyway, here are the pics of my cooking !

Beef Curry with rice !!

Happily enjoying food while watching FRIENDS

In the process of cooking !

Ta-dah !! my lunch/dinner.. i'm so proud of myself..

Oh and yesterday, the gang went out for dinner.. we went to this American diner kinda thing, sort of like Billy Bombers but a lot cheaper.. and I've always wanted to eat breakfast at these kind of diners cos you know, u always see people get coffee and eat bacon and eggs at diners in the movies, esp those old movies.. so thats wat i did.. i ate french toast for dinner ! hahahaha..

Breakfast at 7pm !

I love food !

2008-11-06T13:36:00.004+08:00

The Prince is waiting for that one night... again...

It's like I've waited my whole life for this one night
It's gonna be me you and the dance floor
'cause we've only got one night
Double your pleasure
Double your fun and dance
Forever

Feels like we're on another level
Feels like our loves intertwined,
We can be two rebels breaking the rules
me and you, you and I

This song is my way to kick start november.. the most awesome month of the year..

2008-11-05T02:54:00.003+08:00

The Prince iS warm.

ok so i'm taking a break from doing my essays to bitch about the weather at Guelph, well not really bitch but ya.... ok so last sat I remember running from building to building in the freezing temperature of -5 degrees.. and on sunday night i ran from my house to Jon's in the really really cold temperature of 2 degrees.. and now on tues, two days later the temperature is 19 degrees !!!!!! he weather here is so unpredictable.. it was freaking snowing last tues.. and now its 19 degrees.. hahaha.. i think i'll wear berms to class later.. yays !!! It felt so hot outside just now.. my worry now is how to adjust to the 33 degree temperature of singapore when i get back.. I'll prob buy a pocket fan and carry it around with me wherever i go !!

2008-11-02T00:45:00.012+08:00

The Prince at halloween !!!

Halloween was awesome.. I had so much fun.. people are really creative and go all out when it comes to costumes.. I ate so much candy that i was stuffed... really.. the first time i ate candy and chocolate for dinner.. hahaha.. and of course took lots of photos !!! I din have time to get a proper costume cos i was too busy with my countless essays so I decided to make do with what i had in my closet.. so I went as a walking fashion disaster.. hahaha.. the colours of were inspired by my good friend Ms Daphne Boey.. I was thinking of you when i put it on.. hahaha..

2008-10-31T05:45:00.002+08:00

The Prince loves Womanizer...

OMG ! its amazing how ridiculously addictive this song is.. it kept playing in my head over and over again.. the song was playing in my head the WHOLE time during the popular culture and punishment midterm which was by the way the worst midterm i've ever done in my whole uni life.. seriously.. Julie and me were laughing at our crap irrelevant answers after the exam.. she managed to link backward donkey riding in carnival to the question of defining the term 'degrees of torture'. Thats a classic..

Womanizer woman womanizer you're a womanizer oh womanizer oh you're a womanzier baby...

once again its amazing how such crappy lyrics can be so addictive.. got to be the best britney song ever !

2008-10-28T23:59:00.002+08:00

The Prince is happy !

Ok so its october 28th and its 12pm right now in Guelph.. and so far, I couldnt ask God for a better day.. the day has been perfect and I'm really happy.. I not sure why put I could come up with a few reasons why.. (the sequence of events in chronological order)

1. It snowed in guelph today !

YES !! it snowed ! it was amazing.. I was sleeping soundly and i got a message from Jay at 930 saying that it was snowing outside.. I jumped out of bed and opened the window without thinking and the cold air rushed in and i was standing there in my boxers shivering.. but yes it was snowing !!! I threw on layers of clothing on myself and ran out of the townhouse.. it felt stupid to be standing in the snow without a purpose in life watching all the canadians stare at me as they walked by.. but i din care.. standing there outside, letting the snowflakes drop on me was an amazing feeling.. more to come !

2. My mother said that she couldnt wait for 23rd Dec to come/ I had good chats with family back home.

So after standing in the snow for a bit, i rushed back in to call the family to tell them the good news.. Called home, dad picked up the phone, had a good chat with him and the Mom said that she couldnt wait for 23rd December to come.. cos she missed me alot.. that was soooo sweet.. I felt so happy.. its really nice to hear that people miss me back home.. after which i called sylvia akka and told her it was snowing, cos both of us were like really upset it didnt snow when we were in Newzealand last year.. and had a good chat with her as well.. spoke to the niece as well, Nazee girl is really adorable.. I love her. Afterwhich i called the sister and she updated me on the daily happening of my newborn niece, little princess Sarah. The niece is so cute, she apparently yawned really big the other day and scared herself.. haha.. how cute is that.. and also on one occasion the mother heard her crying and went to see whats up.. She had gripped on her own hair so tightly and she didnt know how to let go and was crying... oooh isnt that the cutest thing u've ever heard.. I cant wait to see the little princess.

3. Ishu picked up her phone !

Yes after 3 days of not hearing her voice, Ishu finally picked up her phone ! yays ! we had a good chat.. she made me feel a whole lot better, as usual, curing my homesickness.. She was like nat.. u cannot live overseas for long periods of time.. u would probably like die if u stay away from home for more than a yr or something.. which is true. cos my family and friends play a really really important part of my life..

4. I got 88% for a midterm !!

yes !! after calling ppl back home, i checked the email and i realised i got 88% for a midterm i sat for last week.. and i thought i screwed it up.. awesomes !!!! On other school related stuff, i finished another essay last night, stayed up till 4 doing it.. so i've got only 3 more essays to do !!! phew..

5. Environment history class got cancelled..

I know i shouldnt celebrate here.. but i'm glad it got cancelled... was not in the mood to be bored.. so ya its a good thing.. i didnt even mind walking in the cold for a good 10 mins to get to class.. cos it was snowing.. so that was awesome.. a walk in the snow..

6. The starbucks lady (jill) and I are on a first name basis..

So since my class was cancelled, I had time to get coffee.. and the lady was like hey.. its u again.. let me guess.. a grande white mocha with whip cream? (thats my all time fav drink) and I was like.. yup.. u got it.. she then asked for my name and we kinda made friends.. i saw her add extra white mocha syrup to my drink.. 4 squirts ! normally its 3.. so i had an awesome drink which made my day !!

7. A special friend from home called and said that i was missed greatly..

that is pretty much it.. i'm gonna be hush about it..

So as u can see... I'm really happy.. today is just my day.. hope it gets better !! I need to do quite a bit today.. finish up 1 essay, go get groceries for dinner.. cook for a dinner party at Jay's.. plan for the trip to Montreal/Quebec city.. decide on halloween costume.. wooh..

2008-10-28T04:25:00.006+08:00

The Prince has to do essays.. alot of them..

Ok I've completed 3 out of the 6 essays i've got to do.. and i decided to take a break and blog. Haha.. its deepavali and I'm not havin briyani.. sad.. its like even though we dont celebrate deepavali at home, i dunno why but by some reason the family would be together having a great meal.. this year its Sarah's dedication dinner where mom ordered north indian food and called the family over (sadly without me cos i'm 12 time zones away).. last yr the light family gathered during deepavali to prepare for the aunt's memorial service in nov 2007. The year before that, 2006, my family went over to the uncles house to give him the invitation to the sister's wedding and the aunt cooked a feast for us.. 2005, my mom had bought a new briyani powder which was supposedly the new in thing in Mumbai at that time so she cooked and called the family over.. so yah get the picture, deepavali = good food being cooked at home.. haha .. and what did i have for lunch ? ready to cook, already marinated frozen pork chops which i bought from the supermarket.. it was not bad.. but i'm craving for briyani.. and Guelph does not have any indian shops around !! but it does have an amazing asian food store.. oh i'm wrong, guelph does have an indian restaurant.. but its a fine dining one where briyani costs 19 canadian dollars ! WTH !!!! ok I think its enough of me rambling about having no briyani for deepavali...

Laura, the fab English girl, and me went to toronto last sat for just a day, to celebrate the ending of her midterms and the completion of 2 of my essays.. and we needed a break from school so we camwhored along the streets of toronto and met Michael, which was fun. Seeing Michael reminded me of home and seeing me reminded him about singapore as well. Time has really gone so fast, I can't believe i've known Michael for over a year now! it was good catching up. I should be meeting him again in 2 weeks or so.. here are the pictures !

A random cab driver took this for us.

Toronto is really beautiful at night

Laura poses !

The lights, the buildings, the cool air, amazing..

LAura and me !

Michael attempts the 'nat pout' !

2008-10-26T03:32:00.011+08:00

The Prince loves Fall..

Ok so yes I bitch about the temperature at guelph being insane and stuff.. but that does not stop me from loving the fall.. leaves turing orange and yellow is so amazing.. its super pretty.. fall has got to be the prettiest season ever ! was walking around campus the other day and was just randomly taking photos of the trees with my phone (yes i'm back to using my phone camera cos my real camera died in new york).. anyway the pics dont do justice to how awesome the trees look.. really really cool..

Random walkway

This is at east residence, the place where i stay..

east residence desk..

On the way to school !!

The path i walk everyday to class.

This was taken some time back at the start of fall

I love trees

Trees with red leaves at the background !

2008-10-24T06:15:00.003+08:00

The Prince gets better in time...

Well I know its not November yet.. changed the song cos its been a year from today.. and I've finally managed to move on..

"Thought I couldn't live without you
It's gonna hurt when it heals too
It'll all get better in time
And even though I really love you
I'm gonna smile cause I deserve to
It'll all get better in time"

it does get better in time..
This is gonna be the last emo post on this blog.. promise..

2008-10-24T05:26:00.003+08:00

The Prince skips class..

Ok I know I shouldnt skip class, but I don't do it often. But today was just wrong wrong wrong.. woke up at 8 in the morning after spending the whole night till 330 doing the animal history essay.. i got ready and everything for my 10am class and i checked the temperature outside (yes weather checking is common for me now) and it was 1 degree.. I went back to my bed.. i was not gonna walk in the cold to get to a tutorial class where i was going to be stoning due to the tiredness and not contribute anything at all.. I'll go for the make up tomorrow instead at the normal timing of 2pm where people like me can function.. so yes i skipped class because it was too cold to walk to it. This reminded me of christianity and world history class where rau, adilah and me never went for our tutorial slot cos it was too darn early in the day.. we went for the 3pm slot on another day instead. haha..

so that was my morning class.. and after 2 months of being in Guelph and going to school you would think i would have my schedule memorised right? WRONG !!! I thought my family history class was at 430 instead of 4 pm.. and i went into class at 445.. my friend was like, why are u 45 mins late !! I was like ermm.. isnt this class from 430 to 530? she knocked my head and was like no you dumbo it started at 4 !! omg.. i will never stop being blur will I ?

Anyway, just for the fun of it, I created a playlist called "Songs to listen to when I'm emo" and I decided to like pick my top 15 songs to listen to when I'm emo.. here it goes..

15. Almost lover - A fine frenzy
14. Irreplaceable - Beyonce
13. Every Breath You Take - Sting & The Police
12. Long Night - The Corrs
11. You're Still The One - Shania Twain
10. Headlines - Spicegirls
9. As long as you love me - Backstreet Boys
8. It must have been love - Roxette
7. Over it - Katherine Mcphee
6. Forever - Chris Brown
5. Beautiful disaster - Kelly Clarkson
4. Its ok - Atomic Kitten
3. No one - Alicia keys
2. I'm yours - Jason Mraz
1. Better in time - Leona Lewis

Just to clarify, i'm totally fine.. not emo anymore.. haha.. listening to sappy love songs does make you feel better at the end of the day..

2008-10-22T10:53:00.009+08:00

The Prince cooks..

haha.. ok i've been cooking for quite some time over here in canada .. but just nvr bothered to blog about it.. but i shall now.. haha.. well the disaster in the kitchen (a.k.a me) made pasta the other day. What was supposed to be a meal for myself, I ended up cooking pasta for 5 people.. i overestimated the pasta.. they looked really small and little in the dried up non cooked stage.. how was i supposed to know it was alot.. so anyway i was stuck eating the pasta for 3 days.. 1st day with pasta sauce, the 2nd day pasta tossed with olive oil and herbs with mash potatoes and gravy on the side (which i bought from UC) and the 3rd day i fried the pasta (something which i learnt from mummy) .. well it turns out i'm not such a disaster in the kitchen afterall.. the meals were delicious... well at least I think that they were.. i only cook for myself cos i'm considerate and do not want others to fall sick or suffer from hair loss or any other ailments from my cooking.. haha.. here are the pictures..

Pasta for 5 ??

My meal !!

I know it looks disgusting.. but it tasted good.. i'm proud and shameless

Getting the ingredients ready to fry the pasta !

Fried Pasta.. i swear it was yummy !!

Happy me about to eat and watch FRIENDS !

2008-10-20T06:10:00.005+08:00

The Prince remembers

ha.. was looking through old photos and this was mothers day 2003.. perimma was still alive and looking well then, Rosie akka was pregnant with Jonathan, nazee was 3 nicky 10 and me 18.. woo... now even naomi akka is a mother.. wow.. time sure flies..

On another note, have been reading my friends' blogs - nadia, dawn & LT.. and omg i've never laughed so much in my life... what the hell !!! tips on how to stalk people !! dawn the whole pseudo fb account is insanely funny and totally do-able.. it would work.. and nadia option number 1 - he notices me noticing him does make you look like a weird girl.. and i'm praying that its option number 2 - he has fallen for me like how i've fallen for him.. and isaac you must teach me this technique of looking discreetly at cute people.. omg.. i've been laughing non stop for the past half an hour.. you guys really crack me up.. can't wait to get back and slap you all.. and Liting, if your pseudo british asian accent is anything like your hongkong accent, i'm gonna push you off a cliff.. hahaha. i can't believe you actually ushered people in 120 with that hongkong accent.. hahhaa.. and Daphne the photo below does look like a two headed giraffe at the first glance !!! its not me being bimbotic!!! .. tag on the tagboard if u agree with me fellow subjects..

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2008-10-16T11:28:00.002+08:00

The Prince is BACK !

Ok my royal subjects, the prince is back.. no more emo phase.. no more upsets.. no more feeling sad for no apparent reason.. the prince is back, more awesome than before..

2008-10-15T09:38:00.003+08:00

The Prince is dreamer once again.

This is gonna be a rather emo post.. cos I am rather upset. Cant stop thinking about it. I should be the happiest person in the world at the moment. I'm in Canada, I just came back from New York, not many people have that kind of experience. I am totally grateful. What more do I want you ask? well.. something didnt go the way I expected it to go and it got me really upset. I know I should'nt be, but I cant help it. I guess that things would get better In time. But wounds leave scars.. scars that sometimes never heal. It happened last year and its happening this year again, all in october. (Anyway, Nadia Zhong I've been trying to call you like alot cos I need to talk to you. so please answer your phone or come on msn soon k?)

Was watching survivor and Gossip girl just now. I know who watches survivor right? haha.. maybe Reynard.. hes a survivor freak. The first time I met him, we were discussing survivor 4, now its survivor 17 ! haha.. time really flies eh.. anyways the last monologue by gossip girl made alot of sense, it goes like this...

"Dreams. Everybody has them. Some good, some bad and some you wish u could forget. Sometimes you realised you've outgrown them. Sometimes u feel like they are just finally coming true, and some of us just have nightmares. But no matter wat u dream, when morning comes, reality intrudes and the dream begins to slip away". This got me thinking, I used to call myself dreamer in the IRC secondary school days.. I guess in many ways I am more of a dreamer than a Prince.

2008-10-13T13:49:00.001+08:00

The Prince is too emotional for his own good...

Ok so I'm blogging from NYC.. just recieved an email from someone which kinda hurt me quite a bit. No reason to feel hurt cos I'm stronger than that.. but it still hurt.. was reading Eazy's blog and ya sometimes I do feel sometimes that people do not appreciate me, and I allow them to step all over me or play with me like I'm some toy and chuck me aside after they are done. I guess I'm just cursed.. 3rd time in 1 yr.. Immediately texted the best friend and as usual she knocked some sense into me via Gmail chat.. I love you Ishu... you've always made me feel special and you rock. So right now I'm just gonna ignore the whole thing and not let it affect my last day in NYC tomorrow.

2008-10-06T13:10:00.006+08:00

The Prince Praises Adonai..

Who is like Him                     
the Lion and the Lamb                  
Seated on the throne
Mountains bow down          
Every ocean roars
To the Lord of hosts

CHORUS:
Praise Adonai
From the rising of the sun
'Til the end of every day
Praise Adonai
All the nations of the earth
All the angels and the saints
Sing praise

©1999 Integrity's Hosanna! Music
Words and Music by Paul Baloche

2008-10-01T11:27:00.003+08:00

The prince thinks..

So I've been so caught up with making new friends and seeing places and just doing new stuff and trying to get into the Canadian culture. Just a phonecall and wham !! I start to miss home.. and then I go on friendster and check out church people's profiles since none of them have facebook.. and wham again !! I miss ppl back home.. I wouldn't say that I am homesick, I just miss being a singaporean.. you know talking nonsense to people in our own lingo.. uttering a string of broken tamil words together... remembering weddings and births and church events of the past and thinking about all the things i'm missing back home by being here.. I guess its just bound to happen.. You never realise how much you have until when its gone.. You will never appreciate what Singapore has to offer until you are overseas.. I am so proud to be a Singaporean I tell you..Its like the best place to live in.. cos its Home..

Speaking of home, alot of random people from home have been appearing in my dreams.. mostly church people.. I had a dream about Paulyn and Aruldevi two nights ago and then I realised that It was their birthdays.. so ya, maybe I was subconciously thinking about them... then I had a dream that I was bringing an 8yr old Sarah to the zoo with Nazee girl and Jonathan.. haha... the fantasies of being an uncle.. I also had a dream about cedric and Ishu celebrating my birthday with me, with Sharon and Ezekiel screaming at the background.. they were not physically seen, but I knew it was them screaming.. and on another note, I really really really really really miss my piano, my precious Kawai the most... i've played on michaels guitar and my roomate's guitar over here.. but I hate guitars.. I only learnt it for cell group purposes.. thats why my guitar knowledge is kinda basic.. not the same as Kawai ! I need to go and find someone with a keyboard or piano and start playing soon, if not i'll go crazy i tell you.. I never really thought of music as my passion (surprise, surprise) It was just something i kinda picked up and went along with it.. not really passionate about it. But now being away from my precious kawai for 1 month, I am going crazy.. Kawai was always there when I was upset.. I used to bang on him when I was angry.. I used to cry along and play really emotional stuff through that whole non-eating phase last year and he was there when I was bored and had nothing much to do.. He was there during my happiest moments.. christmas, easter... He relieved stress during exams, brought much life and laughter to the house as me and the mother used to practice and try out songs for her to lead during worship.. Once, even the grandfather came out as I was playing a really old tamil hymn on Kawai and the grandfather went on to tell me stories about him and my grandmother and how they like that song... and we had the longest and best conversation ever.. Kawai is my best friend.. I never knew I could miss something which is non living so much..

2008-10-01T05:55:00.017+08:00

The Prince meets the falls..

So last weekend was amazing.. went to Niagara falls.. its freaking awesome.. heavily touristy but really spectacular.. a good experience.. I felt so happy the whole day.. It took a while for the feeling to sink in.. I'm in CANADA !! anyways, here are the pics.. took alot alot alot alot of them.. this is just a few.. yays !

The American Falls

Before Boarding the Maid of the Mist !

The 'Rainbow' bridge linking both the Canadian and American sides

Passing By the American falls !!

Heading towards the Canadian falls

The end of my 7th Boat ride in North America !

Team Hong Kong !

We are singapore !!

The Canadian falls.. IT WAS AWESOME !

Posing at the edge of the falls ! it was not raining, got wet from all the mist and splash

My camera was wet, it was sunny.. and the rainbow was amazing !

Rainbow !!!

me and Vanessa posing under the rainbow !

2008-09-26T00:00:00.001+08:00

The prince wakes up..

Ok i have no idea why I am doing this.. but this is how i look in the mornings.. check out the hair.. omg.. its gotten soooo long and curly.. hahahaha... kinda like my dad's hair.. so go on.. have a good time laughing at the unglam me..

2008-09-25T03:03:00.010+08:00

The Prince @ Mississauga

So the friends (cheok & nita) and me decided to go check out one of the largest malls in Ontario, Square one at this city called Mississauga.. so on a wonderful tues afternoon when one of my class got cancelled, we took the bus down.. we missed the bus we were originally supposed to take and ended up taking the next one which was 2 hours later !!!! anyways.. square one is probably the size of 3 vivo cities?? or maybe even bigger.. it was ok i guess a bit different from the singapore malls.. it had 4 department stores !! walmart, zellers, sears, the bay.. we checked a whole bunch of stores but nothing caught my eye. Maybe i'm just not into the canadian sense of fashion. Also it being autumn and all, there was no point buying things which looked nice, cos i cant wear them back home in sunny singapore, maybe only in the freezing LTs of NUS.. but i did buy a bunch of stuff from H&M.. I LOVE H&M !!!! and i bought another pillow from walmart, so last night i slept in extreme comfort.. yeah !!!

Mississauga !!!

Cheok trying to hide the fact that his left eye is swollen

Square one !

in the mall.

Cheok bought the most stuff !

So after mississauga, some of us headed over to anita's for dinner. She made vegetable lasagna.. which was AWESOME !! really yummy.. we had a good time chatting, laughing and playing cards and drinking games.. we drank water to hydrate ourselves!

Dinner !

Aman, Thomas and Anita...

Jay and Andrew.. both from newzealand !

Laura & me !!

Desert was french vanilla icecream with baileys and norwegian chocolate !

2008-09-23T01:36:00.021+08:00

The Prince's Weekend..

Ok havent updated in a while so heres a long update !! so technically, my weekend starts on thursday night as i've got no lessons on friday.. so it was a pretty eventful weekend.. there was curry night organised by Laura, this fab girl from England on thurs night, and most of the exchange students were there.. me and andrew cooked and brought something to the party.. i made Rosie akka's omelette thingy and andrew made rice and some mango chicken thingy.. which both tasted excellent !

andrew cutting his chicken !

Posing with food !

Frying the stuff..

Ta -dah ! i know it looks kinda horrible, but it tasted really good.

Curry night!!! the food was amazing !! all made by the students

Wheee !!

Laura made everyone eat by hand indian style... was kinda interesting to see others trying to eat by their hands. hahaha.. that night was one of the best dinners i've had so far.. yum yum yum.. looking forward to more dinner parties.. haha

So that was thurs, friday was pretty dull, did nothing except laundry and book tickets for sat ! and we headed to toronto on sat morning to spend the day there !! it was nice.. walking around the city (even though it was my third time there) and absorbing the environment.. some roads were closed as they were filming some hollywood movie there.. it was really cool.. i thought i saw william H macy but he was too far away to tell.. anyways, we did pretty much touristy things like CN tower, toronto island.. but the evening was the highlight of the day.. there was a singaporean function at the hilton hotel toronto, for the singaporeans in toronto and the nearby areas.. it was rather fun i guess, free food is always good.. and the company was great as well.. felt so at home.. guess you never appreciate singapore until you are far far away from it.. it was nice meeting other students and people from singapore exchanging contacts, arranging future dinner parties and all..

Skyline of Toronto

me , cheok, cyrus and nita

CN tower..

On the ferry to toronto island !

We love grass !

Lost children ?

The maze !

Funnel cake !! amazing stuff !

Movie filming !

Hilton food !! yum..
Ben and cheok happy !

A room filled with singaporeans !! wooh !

2008-09-19T05:11:00.002+08:00

The Prince is updated..

so the best friends (Ishu and Cedric) went to visit my little niece on behalf of me.. haha.. and they sent photos.. I know I'm weird, but the first thing which came to my mind when I first saw this photo was HOW COULD MY MOTHER PUT SUCH AN UGLY TABLE CLOTH OVER THE COFFEE TABLE !!!!!.. yucks.. the coffee table back home has got a beautiful glass centre with rod iron carvings underneath it.. but all that is masked by this hideous white flower motif... yucks yucks yucks !

2008-09-12T00:42:00.003+08:00

The Prince is Uncle...

Ok so I know I should pay attention to lectures but I'm like super happy and bloggin about it while the rest of the class has group discussion on environmental history.. group discussion about every other thing OTHER than environmental history.. So I might as well blog.. so.. little miss Sarah was born at 10 pm (singapore time) on the 11th of September.. I'm really really really sad that I cant be there at the hospital right now.. haiz.. but here are pictures.. thank God for Technology.. the cousins and aunts and parents are in the hospital right now i guess.. I CANT BELIEVE I'M MISSING IT !!!

The Princess..

The Mom and her 1st grandchild.. haha..

2008-09-10T06:43:00.002+08:00

The Prince eats apples..

So this morning I get up at like 11 and have an apple.. and my friend goes.. don't you have class at 1130? and I'm like what day is it?? he goes tuesday.. I WAS LIKE !! OMG I THOUGHT IT WAS MONDAY !!! and i bathed and left the house.. thank God I live in school.. it takes me 3 mins to get to class.. compared to the hour and a half from Yishun to Kent Ridge.. and I din bother combing my hair.. so looking totally unglam I went for environmental history class.. the class was interesting.. but rather vague so couldnt really understand the whole point.. which is why I need to turn to the readings.. ha.. and books here are freaking expensive.. and some of my courses are new.. so i cant get them 2nd hand.. horrible right ! anyways, being an exchange student is awesome.. and you get to meet whole loads of other ppl.. omg .. there are soooo many exchange students in Guelph and almost all of them stay at my residence.. which is cool.. we went for a jazz festival thingy last saturday night cos some of the exchange students were involved in it.. it was pretty cool.. there was a parade where ppl danced at the streets and perfomances by really talented musicians.. the music was awesome.. haiz.. I miss my piano at home..

2008-09-08T11:23:00.002+08:00

The Prince is tired..

So spent the whole of sunday sleeping, after 8 days of going out alot.. woke up at 12pm.. went online for a bit.. then met Cyrus, this guy from Hongkong for lunch, went back to the room and slept till like 730pm.. haha.. i went for my residence meeting half an hour late.. but it was ok.. then a few of us played cards and went to google earth and checked out satellite images of our houses.. and played a bit on the flight stimulator.. was soo cool.. signed up for an indoor soccer thingy.. I KNOW !! nat and soccer do not mix.. but what the heck.. its all for fun.. I think the other ppl cant play as well, we're gonna end up making fools out of ourselves and laughing alot during the whole process... which is more fun than playing soccer i guess.. haha.. and Andrew (this guy from new zealand) & I were thinking of taking up fencing classes at the gym.. well you nvr know, I could be good in it.. hahhaa.. dream on prince..

2008-09-06T03:50:00.003+08:00

The Prince has outdone himself..

So School at the uni of Guelph started on thurs, 4th Sep.. I'm doing 5 history courses.. hope I don't die.

Gender and Sexuality in History
Environment and History
History of the Modern Family
American Society
Popular Culture and Punishment

So, Gender and Sexuality in History was the first class at 1030am.. went into the classroom at 1025 thinking I'm early.. but when I entered, it was filled like about 200 students and the lecturer had already started.. so while everyone stared at me, the weird exchange student, I made my way quickly to an empty seat, stepping on someones shoe in the process.. and I whipped out my notebook and started taking notes.. the lecturer went on to talk about gender theory and queer theory quoting various ppl I've nvr heard of in my life.. and after a good half an hour, I looked at the notes of the person beside me and realised that I was in SOC2200 - canadian society... I WENT TO THE WRONG CLASS !! and I found out that the class started at 1000 !! so I walked in half an hour late to the wrong class and was taking down notes for that class for a good half an hour !! I've outdid myself.. So as I was sitting at the corner and tedious to get up and leave, I just sat there for another half hour listening to the lecturer go on talking about sociology.. omg I felt so stupid..

Next class was Environment and History... I entered the room and asked this girl whether I was in the correct class... and this time i was.. yays !! and I proceeded to tell her about wat happened before this.. she laughed, we became friends.. environment and history was interesting.. I feel that its a natural science or geography module more than a history module.. Cos firstly, the lecturer said that she was a rural sociologist and environmentalist than a historian.. also, the module looks at the environmental problems and phenomenon around and how they relate to history.. not so much about how the history of the place affects the environment, so ya.. we had group discussion which is nvr a good idea, cos we ended up talking about places to shop downtown and end of summer sales.. haha..

So the next class was American Society.. so the following was the course description and wat I thought I was signing up for..

This course is a study of selected aspects of American society focusing on the 19th and 20th Centuries. Specific topics, which will vary according to the expertise of the instructor, may include such themes as War and American society, the Jacksonian Era, Civil War America, or American popular culture.

but this is wat we are actually doing.. Animals in America: A history..
ANIMAL HISTORY !!! well at first I was like.. wth !! but then I realised that it could potentially be really interesting.. I've never done animal history before so it could be great ! and the lecturer was this funny lady who reminded me alot of serena's mother from Gossip Girl.. so yup.. another not so history module..

Next up, History of the modern family.. met the girl from the environmental history class.. we were happy to see each other ! yay !! but then again, I randomly started talking to ppl sitting around me so yah making friends is not really an issue I guess.. and ppl here are so much friendlier than the non-theatre NUS students back home, with the exception of the cool history friends as well.. so the module is really interesting.. and the lecturer was like.. ok guys, those who think history is about memorising dates and events, you would be surprised in this module..this is more of a sociology module than a history one.. I'll be talking alot about childhood, family and gender roles.. I was like OMG, Uni of Guelph history modules are sooo cool.. all interdisciplinary..

so that was my first day of school.

2008-09-01T22:21:00.011+08:00

The Prince Boogies at Guelph..

Yes.. finally after traveling all around the world.. well north america, I've finally settled down in Guelph.. moving in day was fun, played many orientation games with the other students, made lots of friends and it was cool to hang out together.. so it was me, a girl from finland, another one from spain and sweden, 2 guys from denmark, a guy from NZ and another one from Australia.. and of course our 1 local canadian girl.. talk about an international crowd ya.. so that was day one.. sitting and chilling..

day 2 was cool, met the other 2 singaporeans from NUS at Guelph.. went downtown, and realised that everything shuts down on a sunday.. look at this..

This is a mall at downtown Guelph at 1pm in the afternoon on sunday.. compare it with Vivo on a sunday, where you have to brush through the busy crowds and point your face up just to gasp in a few breaths of air..

So we went to the chocolate shop.. they had really cool stuff.. and the friendly sales person allowed us to take photos in her shop.. how cool.. vanessa was havin a field day.. i guess excessive photo taking is one of the qualities which make up a typical young singaporean.. almost everyone has like at least 800 photos on facebook..

I got icecream.. smarties flavour.. well I know, I dont like chocolate.. but it looked interesting so i got it.. was ok i guess.. prob chocolate lovers would appreciate it more..

then it was back at school to check out the other orientation activities, I got a free bag by helping some ppl nail 2 planks together to make a shed.. and we got free snow cones at the campus for christ crusade.. Ok.. we are gross.. Vanessa actually highlighted events on the orientation booklet thingy they gave us which gave free stuff away.. so ya.. it pays to hang around girls. they are soo organised.. haha..

Anyways, the highlight of the day was the pep rally.. where its like each hall showing boogie or mass dance to the rest of the school.. its a competition and really really fun.. so there was alot of cheering, shouting and crazy behaviour.. which was AWESOME !! I LOVED LOVED LOVED IT ! Canadians are fun as well.. but rather toned down compared to the craziness of singaporeans.. (I kinda missed sharon when we were screaming like crazy at the pep rally) anyway, to sum it up the pep rally was great.. and my hall's mass dance was a mix of music which included 'care bear countdown', 'thriller' and 'never gonna give you up' I screamed when 'never gonna give you up' came on.. and got stared at by a bunch of other ppl.. then I went on to explain that I was a big fan of rick astley.. haha.. but it was difficult learning new steps to that song, I kept doing the mambo moves at first.. but got used to it in the end i guess..

Ppl cheering?

fellow exchange students

OGL's boogie..

getting ready to dance..

The crowd !!

2008-08-29T21:44:00.003+08:00

The Prince is pissed !!

Some idiot stole my cap at wonderland !! may he be cursed !!! I'm gonna write a warning note on the inside of the rest of my caps now.. " DO NOT STEAL, if you do, you would be cursed and damned for life, this is a warning !!"

So other than that, wonderland was amazing.. there are like so many different kinds of rollercoasters, ones in while u ride on it standing, lying on ur belly like superman, dangle from the top, ride backwards, all awesome.. and there are soooo many other thrill rides as well.. had a blast yesterday..

2008-08-28T11:25:00.002+08:00

The Prince does not believe in Paragraphs..

So.. I am super proud of myself.. MY theatre friends will tell you stories about how I get lost in school or around Singapore all the time.. HOWEVER, here in North America, I somehow manage to find my way.. I don't get lost here.. yippee !!!! Met Michael at toronto city today, Yes I didnt get lost on the way as well as on the way back to Brampton after that... Anyways, we went to the CN tower, really awesome view there.. had awesomely large and good tasting burgers, went window shopping at vintage stores, and walked down the amazing shopping districts of downtown toronto.. I LOVE H&M.. H&M is this store which is like Topman, Both Owned by the same company I think.. but the clothes in H&M are like half the price of those in Topman... vests going for $30 etc.. Bought a whole load of stuff at the H&M at Boston.. and bought Aviator sunglasses and a nice cap for 7 dollars each.. like !!! amazing.. I'm gonna raid H&M again soon.. need to get Hoodies in time for Fall.. Am super psyched about tomorrow as well.. We're going to wonderland ! Its this amazing theme park with alot alot alot of thrill rides and roller coasters.. woot !!!

2008-08-27T05:47:00.002+08:00

The Prince Shocks ...

Ok so after travelling the US for quite a bit, I'm back in the Uncle's house here in Brampton. And just to let you know.. even here in north america, nat is still a bimbo.. while in Boston, Yoges and me were crossing the road, suddenly this car went pass and I was like shocked !! for a moment I thought the car was driving itself until i realised that here they drive on the left side of the car, and I was looking at the right side and it was empty.. haha.. Yoges laughed like crazy.. I felt stupid.. and then at night in my room at the motel, it was dark at night, and I saw my reflection pass in the mirror and I got scared as I thought someone was in my room..and it happened again when I saw my coat hanging at the corner.. Thank God I didnt scream.. The movie Vacancy really freaked me out.. and as usual, I was ironing my clothes without pluggin in the iron and wondering why my shirt was still crumpled and was blaming the low voltage US powerpoints.. but the classic nat moment had to be today.. We went to the bank to create an account and deposit my money.. so once the account was created, the lady asked me what was I depositing in today. I replied money.. She stared at me and asked me jokingly.. are you sure you are you going to college here.. she had meant how much I was depositing in today.. haha.. the Uncle laughed as well..

I know I promised photos and all... but the Uncles house doesnt have wireless, his is a local connection, so I am using his PC to blog.. and the photos are on my lappie.. once I get to the Uni I will blog about my travelling.. In a nutshell, I had a really good time travelling and seeing the sites.. NYC was really awesome.. I LOVE IT ! haha..

2008-08-21T10:21:00.002+08:00

The Prince is away ....

Ok so the flight to Toronto was good.. Cathay Pacific is an excellent airline.. however the same cannot be said of the staff at HK airport.. they were really really rude and unhelpful.. makes me think twice of visiting that place.. so the flight to Toronto from HK was delayed.. good thing my lappie was with me.. so i ended up watching Friends.. Met up with Thomas uncle's (dad's bro) family and Yoges.. had dinner, Doris Aunty made tacos, and talked abit with the cousins and packed for the next day... Yoges and me were heading for the US.. 5 states in 5 days.. So with only like 3 hours of sleep, went back to Toronto airport at 4am in the morning to check in to our flight to Boston.. Transitted at New York JFK airport and after a blunder at the ATM machine, we attempted to call UOB with a payphone.. but din get through.. yoges was lazy to put the coins back in her pouch and we decided to call the sister.. haha. was so funny.. So we finally ended up at Boston, which is where I'm typing this post from.. the city is amazing. I really like it here.. the weather is nice, the people are friendly and the shops and buildings really amazing.. we went on a historical tour of the city and kinda rekindled my interest in American history.. now I cant wait for the American Society lectures at Guelph. yays.. pizza is on the way.. till next time..

2008-08-18T22:59:00.004+08:00

The Prince is leaving !

Yes.. in another 9 hours time, I'll be on a plane heading to Hong Kong and then in 30 hours, I'll be in toronto.. woke up feeling really really stressed and nervous.. I always feel as though I'm forgetting something. Packing was ok.. not as bad as I had pictured it abit.. but it was 5kg over.. so I had to like take out a few things.. like Shirts and t shirts.. I really dunno how i'm gonna fit all my stuff on the way back.. thankfully I bought like alot of 5 dollar giordano t-shirts so i can like donate them all to charity before I come back, to lighten the load..

Hush yesterday was awesome.. Thanks Mom, sis, ishu, iswaree, Shan & Cedric for coming to watch.. I love you.. The show went pretty well. I will miss the crazy times we spent at rehearsals, the after rehearsal excursions to mustafa, taka, orchard and God knows where else we went. Hope we get involved in more productions in time to come.. anyway, Dawn, I cant believe that you told my friends and mom that I was probably somewhere taking photos when they asked for me .. like !!!! I WAS NOT TAKING PHOTOS !! STEF AND ME GOT LOST ! we din know where u all went... we were finding for you all..

To all the people who I met during the week, thanks for your time.. and to Reynard, Geraldine, Cindy and Grace.. thank you so much for turning up on wed...

Ok since I wont be around, i will try to update my blog more often.. if i dun update for long, scream for an update at the tag board..

I WILL MISS SINGAPORE..

2008-08-05T22:25:00.003+08:00

The Prince's new fav song

Bought Hillsong's latest Cd.. not their best but pretty good songs.. takes time and continuous listening to fall in love with.. but once u have, its amazing..

the opening track, your name high

Your innocence forsaken
Upon that cross
You gave Yourself for us
Carried into Your freedom

Our broken past replaced in
A second chance
The chains have come undone
Death defied in the Father’s love

CHORUS
We are,
Living to make Your Name high
Jesus
Living to make Your Name high
Jesus You,
Gave what the world couldn’t offer us
Say what they want, Say what they want
We are free

VERSE 2
The atmosphere is changing,
Oh can You hear
The people rising up
In the hope of Your freedom

Our former ways are breaking
We seek Your face,
God let Your kingdom come
In our praises be lifted up

BRIDGE
With eyes on high we praise You
And with one voice we come together
Our one desire to praise You
And lift You up in our surrender

With eyes on high we praise You
And with one voice we come together
Our one desire to praise You
And lift You up ‘cause we are

2008-08-05T21:59:00.018+08:00

The Prince @ FOP 2008 !

went to Festival of Praise 2008 last sat and sun with Sharon Ezekiel Stephen Cedric & Jason.. and got to see hillsong and Parachute band live !! awesomes... the finale was amazing.. we all went down and started jumping to hillsong hits.. it was amazing as parachute band went up on stage to join them.. now imagine.. 2 drummers 4 guitarists 2 keyboardists and 2 bassists, and like 7 singers or something, all in perfect coordination !!! took vids.. sharon was screaming alot, well we all were.. but she was screaming at the wrong time and got a personal security guard standing behind her.. it was really funny... and now my legs ache from the continuous jumping for 2 days.. I will miss hanging out with them.. they are probably the only few friends i've got in church.. and we really laughed so much talking, camwhoring, dancing and the normal goofing around that we usually do... and the supper sessions.. lau pa sat on saturday and our very own cafeela on sunday.. I love eating after midnight.. although its a guranteed way to grow fat, it feels sooo good.. looking forward to FOPing again with the pals next year !

The people on the left !!

The cool people on the right.. before the start of the service

Group Shot !

WE were kinda close to the stage.. wooh !

coolness
The aftermath of the intense jumping and praising.. tired.. breathless

We bought CDs !! we are the latest fans of parachute band !

We posed with the usher at the autograph signing.. cos she looked bored... she was surprised that we asked to take photo with her.. haha

Camwhores !!!

Captivated by the sign.

yeah !

We rock !

PARACHUTE BAND !! WOOH !

Supper at cafeela !

lalalala

2008-07-30T23:44:00.004+08:00

The Prince and his date.

The morning started off with me wandering around orchard with my grande starbucks in my right hand and my folder in my left.. I walked as though I ruled the place.. then again I'm the prince.. so ya.. anyways was waiting for dad to call me to meet me to settle some bank matters for exchange.. once that was done, went to serangoon for hush rehearsals..

so hush rehearsals, which ended at 5 today, Nadia and me decided to go on a date.. thanks to dawn actually cos she said she was going to wheelock to like settle her laptop stuff.. so initially we wanted to tag along.. but then Dawn had to rush off to church so Nadia and me walked around orchard.. we had yoshinoya and talked about the usuals.. hair extensions.. cute ppl in school... the rest of the group... etc.. oh and we did a cute people count in orchard again.. today's count was 8.. seriously.. where have all the good looking people in singapore gone to? hiding under a rock or something.. haha.. then we checked out the toy fair in taka.. and Nadia decided to buy us friendship cushions in the shape of a triangular piglet.. ok i am starting to like piglet.. because my friends keep buying me piglet merchandise.. now i have a piglet mug, handphone holder and a cushion.. I WANT MORE ! so while walking around orchard, we realised that the place was pretty empty.. It felt like a monday night where everyones too sian to go out instead of a wed night.. oh well.. going to orchard twice in the same day.. thats a first for me..

Nad & Nat

Piglet cushions !

I love piglet !

2008-07-29T22:56:00.002+08:00

The Prince is a bimbo

So was talking to a friend over KFC at tampines yesterday.. and was showing him all the vids that I took of my crazy theatre peeps... (umbrella, Puppet show at ikea, Busking in NUS AS1 walkway, praxis rehearsals) and was telling him about these bunch of ppl i absolutely adore.. got reminded of our bimbo count.. where Stef me and Nadia always came in top of the list (I must add that the judges are really biased).. I will never understand why me wanting hair extensions is funny.. and yes you need some sort of smarts and intelligence to shop people thats not funny as well.... but ya the getting lost all the time even with a navigator phone always puts me on the top of the list.. I am gonna miss them.. school without them would seem weird & empty.. thank God for Hush.. at least we can still have fun during rehearsals ! also the reflecting made me realise how blur I am..

2008-07-28T17:33:00.003+08:00

The Prince has spoken..

'you and me together.. through the days and nights.. I don't worry cos everything's gonna be alright'

I am so sad that Singfest tickets are like 200 bucks... I wanna see alicia keys & Jason Mraz and Rick Astley and even the pussy cat dolls.. nvr mind.. at least there is FOP to look forward to.. hehe.. Reuben Morgan and Parachute band.. wooh ... ezekiel and sharon if u ditch me and go again without me a la planet shakers, I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU !!! yes this is a threat..

on other matters.. I am pleased to say that my flight has been confirmed.. am leaving on the 19th of Aug.. to cold Canada.. haha.. I nearly died of the cold in New Zealand last yr.. and am prepared to be even colder in Canada.. wooh... but I'm going in the summer so a gradual weather change from warm to cold might be better and more tolerable.. all i need now are a couple more sweaters and track pants i guess.. and shoes ! yes.. shoes very important..

Also, my eating habits are kinda screwed up now.. prob due to the screwed up sleeping times.. I cant sleep earlier than 2am and wake up like at 10 - 11 am.. I think its because of this I have lunch at like 5 plus... oh.. also because rehearsals for Hush take place from 1 -4 .. so ya lunch is at 5.. and dinner is at midnight.. like gross right..

anyways.. Hush!

http://www.sdea.org.sg/cd2008_prog.htm --> scroll all the way down and Tah-dah !

the friends and I are taking part in SDEA celebrate drama 08 on Aug 17th (sun) @ 5pm...

come and watch us if you're freeeeeeee..... Ishu you have no excuse you're coming I'll slap you if u don't (yes this is a threat as well, wah.. 2 threats in this blog post)

2008-07-21T23:36:00.004+08:00

Leather Mini-skirt at Lau pa sat,

I'm in such a bitchy mood right now.. met the best friend again today to look at what club marc has to offer to the women of singapore, cos she really wanted to check out the stuff... walked around orchard abit and as usual did our cute people count along the way.. todays count was 7... 7 cute people in orchard.. thats quite sad.. anyway, being the mean and not so nice people that we are, we began to bitch about our favourite topic - annoying Indian girls who think that they are sooo hot but are NOT.. (we seriously need to get a life) and she mentioned about this particular girl who wanted to make a fashion statement and wore some leather mini skirt with a red floral top and shawl to lau pa sat.. ok it may not seem as funny here.. but it was really funny when the story was being told.. and we couldnt control our laughter.. and the fact that the girl had like 4 different types of accents merged into one and hearing Ishu imitate how she spoke was really funny.. I know its mean to laugh at people.. and even meaner to blog about it ...but I just feel like doing it.. hahaha..

anyways, last saturday, the best friend and I had a crazy time shopping.. checking out the last deals of the last few days of the great singapore sale.. so from Raffles city to marina square to lucky plaza to taka then far east, shaw house & wisma, we must have walked like alot.. bought quite a bit of stuff.. 2 jeans, some tops, berms, pullovers. The only thing left to buy now are shoes.. then i'm done.. wooh !

2008-07-17T11:08:00.002+08:00

Youths in KL

So the youths from COTE went over to KL for a combined youth camp kinda thingy last weekend.. it was alright.. a good learning experience for me. Made me realise a few things and was enlightened.. took many many photos.. ha.. as usual.. but these are the 10 most memorable events which happened..

1. Taking the LRT / Journey from Pudu Raya to Epiphany worship centre.

Yup.. after getting down from the bus, we had to walk through crowds, some carrying their luggage, bearing the heat and buskers with weird scary looking chicken like puppets singing hindi songs at us.. as well as agents at the bus station screaming "Johor", "Penang" or "Singapore" in our ears.. personally, I loved it.. serious.. I thought it was rather charming and interesting.. and the travelling as a group and splitting up into different cabs later on was cool..

2. Angelina.. always served last..

Yes. Poor Angelina.. she ordered mee hoon goreng the first lunch we had at the restaurant.. and they completely forgot about it.. she din get her food.. she ended up not eating anything.. later that night, she ordered the same thing.. first one to order.. but.... they forgot it again.. and she was the last one to eat.. as it arrived the latest.. the next morning, for breakfast, they forgot all about her roti telur and she got it last again... finally dinner that day, she decided to have rice as it was already pre-prepared.. so she din have to wait long.. but then.. when it came to the bill, her table ( was sitting on the same table as her) was the first to ask for it.. but the last one to get it.. when almost every other person had left the shop.. funny..

3. Wacko.

I dun really like to play wacko.. cos no one calls me.. Nathanael is not an easy name to pronounce.. hence i Introduced myself as victor.. that didnt help at all.. so even though I was not called at all, it was fun to laugh at others.. esp Rekha akka.. who kept calling the ex-y0uths from her batch.. Sheila... Jacintha.. Naomi.. good thing for her, there was a Naomi from Epiphany worship centre..

4. Sharing 1 toilet and 1 bathroom

haha.. this was funny.. I mean we all experience it last yr when 60 youths shared the toilets in church for youth camp 2007.. this was worse.. had lesser time to bathe.. and girls can be really annoying.. omg ! Dr P was right.. women only want equality in areas which would benefit them.. so.. the second day, ppl already started coming and like 8 ppl including pastor hadn't bathed yet.. so it was a mad rush.. and it was kinda unglam to walk around with dripping wet hair..

5. The skit

The skit turned out well. came to realise that no matter how many times a similar concept has been done before, it still speaks to people. Was pretty discouraged when i recieved negative feedback about it. It got worst when the ppl that gave the feedback were not cooperating and it got really trying.. the reason why we came up with this story was

a) we had 1 week.. not much time to practice.. so it was best to use familiar scenarios where ppl could come up with their own dialogue so that it would be natural to them.
b) We wanted everyone to be involved.. yes in the end everyone had the chance to minister and not just come and play spectator in KL.
c) to bring about the message clearly and not confuse the audience with some abstract piece.

I think we achieved what we wanted to put across.. so it was good. I should have been more thick skinned lah.. I dunno why I was affected by the comments..

6. The morning service.

I really enjoyed the morning service.. it was really awesome.. the worship.. the word.. Pastor monica was hilarious.... couldnt stop laughin.. and it was really encouraging. The church there has really grown and we have alot alot to learn from them. The youths there also presented a song and dance item.. was cool.. the guys did hip hop.. haa...

7. insects.

Haha.. this was funny.. ok the thing is, I'm terrified of bees, wasps, and anything that would sting... cockroaches and beetles i wont mind.. the first night, there was a bee in our room.. I HATE BEES.. and i was not the only one.. the other guys were also kinda scared of the bee. its no joke if u get stung ok.. so there was drama in chasing the bee out of the place.. towels, chairs, pillows were all used... and the girls had a good laugh watching us.. yup..

8. being crazy..

the second night, i think sharon me and ezekiel got high on sugar or something.. we went crazy.. and like started screaming out sunday school songs all the way as we were walking/dancing/skipping back to the church from the restaurant.. it was fun.. its good to unwhine and be crazy sometimes.. then we got into taking crazy picture mode.. haha. some awesome pics those were..

9. sharon's many many things ..

on the first night, out of a sudden there was this loud weird hair dryer like noise.. then i realised it was coming from sharon.. she was pumping an air mattress !!! tat girl brought the whole world with her in 4 bags !!! 1 for food, 1 for clothes, and 2 for sleeping stuff which included the mattress, pillows, comforter and her freaky teddy bear which says "i love you' .. the teddy was going off in the middle of the night.. some girls got scared.. cos the voice is kinda freaky..

10. Passport..

Shalani had a funny moment.. on the bus back, she realised that her passport was not with her.. so we were all like.. dun worry maybe it is in ur bag, (the bag was in the storage compartment under the bus) so at Johor, she went and opened her bag and she did find her passport.. in that excitement of finding her passport, she took it out.. opened it and then PUT IT BACK INSIDE HER BAG ! and put the bag on the bus.. the bus then proceeded to move.. she only realised after the bus had gone over to the other side.. hahahaha.. hilarious ...

2008-07-08T22:38:00.002+08:00

Chill...

So after two weeks of not seeing each other, the best friend and I couldnt take it anymore.. and we met up for a nice long walk around orchard checking out the deals in the Great Singapore Sale as well as cute ppl... and we did the usual pouring out of feelings to each other over baked rice and making ourselves feel good and awesome... the only thing missing was a nice cold cup of ice coffee at starbucks.. if not the day would have been perfect...kinda tired from all that walking...

2008-06-28T12:23:00.003+08:00

Natty !

So.. Had a long conversation with Sang yesterday.. so sweet of her to call all the way from Australia.. It was fun bitching about everything under the sun... haha.. laughed so loudly man.. Sang I love you..

Watched two movies recently.. both not bad.

This was funny.. I am beginning to like Steve Carell.. after watching Evan Almighty and now this, Hes not as annoying as I thought him to be.. so its cool.. ha.. pretty funny movie.. with good action scenes and stuff.. I prefer Pink panther though.. that movie's a lot more funnier..

21 is a rather cool movie.. well cos it features las vegas! totally loved the glitz and glamour moments.. anyway the movie is about this math whiz who is recruited into a card counting scheme by his prof. then the whole group goes to vegas during the weekend, scam the casinos by counting cards at blackjack and walk away with alot of money.. then they have fun as well.. shopping.. dining ... partying etc.. awesomes.. pretty interesting movie.

The Canada plans are going well.. so I'd be leaving ard august 19th.. after the SDEA theatre fest on the 17th.. and probably come back in time for Christmas..

2008-06-27T18:28:00.004+08:00

Superpoke/ Super green post 1

ok so.. i took superpoke off my facebook profile, only to get like 13847293874293874 superpoke requests !! is it that fun for people to throw cows at each other?? hehe.. so ya i put superpoke back again.. come on.. throw cows, cookies, obama and watever you can find to me.. Annaliza and paulyn are the biggest superpokers out there.. man.. poke me like 25 times a day.. WTH !!

anyways, just got back from a nice meal at Astons with Ting, Dawn, Dan & Stef.. naidu had to leave early cos shes seeing some ballet show tonight i think.. SO as I was saying.. astons, cheap good western food.. better than Jack's place .. i Love bake potato.. with melted butter .. yum.. unhealthy.. but yummy.. and here I was yesterday, proclaiming to Dawn over MSN that I will be staying away from all deep fried stuff .. and today I eat steak with butter and oil and all that sort of stuff.. haaaaaaaa.....

2008-06-19T23:38:00.012+08:00

North South East and West !

So me and the best friend went on a whole day trip around Singapore, literally covering the north, south east and western parts of Singapore.. What was actually supposed to be an outing to the zoo with the rest of the group, was changed to just the 2 of us travelling ard s'pore.. cos Sang's in Australia, Sentill has thousands of SMU camps to attend.. Viki is living in the faculty of engineering doing his kaadi.. Shan's busy preparing to start her lifelong career of being a housewife.. and Iswaree is busy with errands and planing her parigaaram ooru trips.. hence in the end the coolest ppl of the group decided to ditch the rest and continue.. ha...+

So the day started off with a hearty breakfast at Causewaypoint (North).. was supposed to meet Ishu at 8.. but overslept.. she tried calling me phone 5 times before she called the house.. haha.. and mom had to wake me up.. sorry babe phone was on silent mode.. anyways.. as seen from the pic we grew fatter by eating hotcakes & drinking coffee (thank God for Coffee) from Macs.. after that we headed down to NUS (West) as I had to submit something to the Dean's office, and we really missed our school (ya right !) ...

YES ITS FASS !!!!!!!!!

So ya .. we love big mirrors.. haha.. and as usual no day can go pass without nat being blur sotong, I got the facts wrong and ended up going to the wrong place and looking like a total fool in front of an extremely rude lady.. had to go to the library and then the university hall to settle what i needed to do and we finally left NUS after like an hour and a half head down to our fav hangout - Vivocity (South).

So Ishu and me did wat we do best.. shopping.. well window shopping, due to the lack of finances.. and tried out a couple of things here and there and casually telling the sales staff that we'll come again another day (ya right !) .. totally love the bracelets at River Island.. so after walking around abit, we watched a movie..

This is the Ghost Rider of 2008.. DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE ! Its utterly STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID !! I dun understand why ppl were laughing at things which were so dumb and gross.. like?? the whole thing was super immature and totally dumb, brainless and overly exaggerated.. hated the movie.. pales in comparison to other Adam sandler movies like Click, anger management and the longest yard.. total waste of time. So after the dreadful movie, both of us were like.. bleah ! and felt we needed to watch another movie to wipe the memory of Zohan.. So we went to dhoby gaut as Cathay tix are cheaper... but we got hungry and decided to eat instead of padam..

So we went Thai Express (Again ! we should get the Thai Express card thingy) @ Plaza Singapura.. talked alot of nonsense and bitched about everyone we knew.. no lah.. we didnt.. we are nice people ok.. after stuffing ourselves with food and feeling alot happier (we looked at shoes and teddy bears at PS as well), we headed to East Coast Park (East) Thank you Rauhdah for telling us how to get there.. without you I know we would have been lost.. probably end up in airport or Geylang or something..

So we goofed off, walked around.. took many pictures.. most of them blur.. sigh..

but some turned out nice..

And to our amazement, we saw surfer dudes.. in Singapore..where the waves are 2 mm high.. kinda funny watching them fall after 2 seconds of wave time. haha. After sitting on a rock for about an hour and pouring out more life stories to each other .. our legs got crammed and we decided to count the number of cute people on the beach as we walked along the shore.. As it got darker, we decided to that we would leave the beach once we found 10 cute people... sadly we only got to 8.. only 8 cute people on east coast !! should have gone Sentosa.. haha... so we just ditched the whole plan and left anyway..

so after a fast and cold bus ride on 966, where we talked all about incredible tales and ghosts (yes we are 13 yr olds at heart) .. our day finally ended at Marsiling (North).. where we said goodbye to each other and went back home. A day well spent.. had fun..

2008-06-17T00:04:00.002+08:00

More msn conversations..

It was a rare moment.. 4 members of the Manimuthu Clan were online.. hence an interesting conversation took place..

Nathanael says:
i think tabitha went to mars
Marcus says:
yea
Marcus says:
haha
HRH Princess debbie ``you finally find you and i collide says:
lol
Marcus says:
she said shed brb
Marcus says:
**
Nathanael says:
yah..
Nathanael says:
think so.
♣Absinthe says:
remove make up lah
♣Absinthe says:
jus got home
Nathanael says:
oooh..
Nathanael says:
where u went?
Nathanael says:
shopping again issit?
♣Absinthe says:
Nonz
♣Absinthe says:
my friend flew off today lah
Marcus says:
herens rox
HRH Princess debbie ``you finally find you and i collide says:
haha
♣Absinthe says:
shes a stewardess in SIA
Nathanael says:
flew where?
Nathanael says:
oh.. haha.
Nathanael says:
ok.
Marcus says:
cool
HRH Princess debbie ``you finally find you and i collide says:
marcus, you and your heeren
♣Absinthe says:
so i went to her place help her get ready
Nathanael says:
herens?
Nathanael says:
wahts that?
♣Absinthe says:
last min stuff
Nathanael says:
omg i'm so out of touch with all these new stuff.
Nathanael says:
wats herens?
Marcus says:
omg
♣Absinthe says:
heerens lah
Nathanael says:
isit an mtv thing as well?
Marcus says:
you don know
♣Absinthe says:
AT ORCHARD
HRH Princess debbie ``you finally find you and i collide says:
heerens...
Nathanael says:
OOH !
♣Absinthe says:
DONT NONZ ARH NAT
Marcus says:
no
Nathanael says:
HEEREN !
Marcus says:
noooooo
♣Absinthe says:
i will kick YOU
Nathanael says:
i know heeren
Nathanael says:
but marcus say its not that
Marcus says:
kk
Marcus says:
that place is sick
Nathanael says:
wat is herens marcus?
Marcus says:
its a mall
♣Absinthe says:
lol
Nathanael says:
OMG
Nathanael says:
SOMEONE KICK ME !
Nathanael says:
ok.. marcus its Heeren !
Nathanael says:
not herens
♣Absinthe says:
this is so fun
♣Absinthe says:
*KICKS NAT!*
HRH Princess debbie ``you finally find you and i collide says:
haha
Nathanael says:
dun confuse the poor 23 yr old
HRH Princess debbie ``you finally find you and i collide says:
HAHAHHA
Marcus says:
lolhaha
HRH Princess debbie ``you finally find you and i collide says:
lalal
♣Absinthe says:
SO SO♣Absinthe says:
what you all doing now
Marcus says:
surfing
HRH Princess debbie ``you finally find you and i collide says:
ditto
♣Absinthe says:
nat you???
♣Absinthe says:
where he go?
Marcus says:
wat you doin nat
HRH Princess debbie ``you finally find you and i collide says:
mars
Marcus says:
lolz
Nathanael says:
Oi
HRH Princess debbie ``you finally find you and i collide says:
haha
Nathanael says:
no lah i'm not at mars
HRH Princess debbie ``you finally find you and i collide says:
jking
Nathanael says:
haha
Marcus says:
i love you guys sooooooooooo much
Nathanael says:
i went to drink water
Marcus says:
muacks
Nathanael says:
AWW marcus..
Marcus says:
*********
Nathanael says:
we love u too.
Nathanael says:
has canada made u all sentimental?
HRH Princess debbie ``you finally find you and i collide says:
yea i love you tooo

so after this.. the conversation lasted like for another hour.. till we all became sleepy.. and it was the funniest thing ever man.. talked about alot of things.. laughing. and just catching up.. even though it was all in virtual reality..

2008-06-16T22:53:00.002+08:00

AWESOMENESS !

Ok just got an email from NUS... free entry to the 4 museums in Singapore (national, peranakan, arts & asian civilisations) .. So Am heading down this thursday with the BFF to check them out.. wooh ! on other matters.. life has been passing on fine.. enjoying each moment as it comes and goes.. reading alot about Guelph and Toronto and places to visit around there and all.. excited... and have to book flights soon.. prob by next week.. was thinking of leaving end Aug.. after the whole SDEA festival thingy.. thank God my accomodation, modules and almost all the other misc stuff are settled.. all I have to do now is plan the flight.. and book a shuttle from the airport to Guelph.. and the shopping in prep for the trip...

2008-06-12T12:43:00.004+08:00

MOVIES !!!!!

So watched a couple of movies over the past 2 weeks.. the padam watching nat is back !

Caught this with the bro, sis & bro-in-law.. must say that I liked this one.. the effects were really good.. the acting of the kids.. well not so much... only Edmund was really good.. Hated Caspian's weird telmarine accent.. certain laugh out moments, especially the scenes involving the mouse.. Battle sequences were AWESOME !! and really clever ! overall a rather good movie and a good way to spend two and a half hours on..

Caught this with the best friend last sat.. another long movie.. almost 2 and a half hours.. but it didnt feel long or draggy at all.. the outfits worn were awesome.. like totally.. Ishu kept squeezing my hand in excitement every time a new dress,bag, shoe was seen.. so ya.. the hand ended up really sore towards the end of the movie.. and she was really really really jealous of them.. hehe.. story wise, a bid sappy and emotional but then again a little emotion never hurt anyone.. the fav character of the movie, Miranda - cynthia nixon.. she was amazing..

Caught indy on tues with Dawn and Jesher.. wat intially started out as cool and interesting and all ended with a BLAH ! hated the ending immensly.. 3 of us were like.. huh??? did they just merge starwars, ET the teachings of scientology & indiana jones together? yes they did. Utter disappointment.. I came out of speed racer feeling better than I came out of this..However, there were certain good things too.. Cate Blancett made a good villain.. it was good to see Marian again after raiders of the lost ark.. but Its still lacking something the other indiana jones movies had.. The last crusade is still my fav indy movie.

Caught this with Reynard yesterday ... OMG ! the movie is HILARIOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the whole cinema (which was packed with adults mostly) was laughing like crazy ! Its not only funny.. but the kung fu sequences in the movie are really cool.. all the kicking and the flying and the speed and the agility.. esp the viper.. WOOH !!! really cool.. then again, I'm a kid at heart so ya.. i tend to enjoy kiddy kiddy movies alot..

2008-06-08T20:27:00.007+08:00

BOWLING !!

yeah ! So the Youth Aflame had its third bowling tournament (amateur) today. Called Ishu, Viki & Sentill to come play.. but Ishu got sick.. just a reminder to all to stay away from pork dumplings.. so She was replaced by Daniel.. and our group got a 5th member - Yoges.. so it was me, Sentill, Viki, Daniel and Yoges.. with a special guest apperance from Iswaree and her nephew hari. omg hes adorable.. so cute !! and really intelligent for a 6 yr old.. anyway, the whole bowling thing was fun.. laughing at the misses, cheering ppl on, and booing those who were doing unimpossibly well.. the winning team won with a margin of 600 points between them and the 2nd team.. like !!! it was a 20 point margin from the team which came in 2nd and us... yes WE GOT THIRD !! WOOH !!! surprising considering i kinda screwed up the 2nd game...hahaa..nevertheless, it was fun.. looking forward to next year's bowling !

Yishun Safra invaded !

Iswaree in action

Group Shot !

Acting dumb ! as usual

Third placing ! woot !

The team ! nat, daniel, yoges, viki & sentill

2008-06-03T19:19:00.000+08:00

Every move i Make !

na-- na-- na na na na na

Every move I make
I make in You
You make me move, Jesus
Every breath I take
I breathe in You

Every step I take
I take in You
You are my way, Jesus
Every breath I take
I breathe in You

Waves of mercy
Waves of grace
Everywhere I look
I see Your face
Your love has captured me
Oh my God, this love
How can it be

2008-06-01T01:17:00.004+08:00

Like the cousin..

So like Tabitha, I'm gonna rant about how it feels so good to finally get an A... it almost never happens to me.. and this time its double the happiness cos its not just 1, but 2 As !!! Thank you GOD ! I couldnt have done it without you.. finally an A after 7 yrs.. yes the last time i ever got an A was like O'levels i think.. Was really nervous the whole day prior to checking the results. Called Ishu 15 mins before 6 to whine like i normally do, and she was on the phone for moral support as i checked me results... I think i went crazy when i saw my results.. was soo happy.. first thing I saw was B- for cold war and I was like YAY !! I DIN FAIL!!! wooh !!!! i know B- is not really that good, but think about it.. i was the person who said Brezhnev was a liberal during tutorial.. I'm probably the dumbest person in cold war class.. and I din fail or get a C Yays !! and B+ for acting for screen after the horrific written exam where i came up with my own theories and used fake examples.. really amazing.. Thank you so much GOD.. for the strength you gave me throughout the sem.. for being there during the ups and downs.. and thank you my wonderful study buddies ... Justin Rau Adilah Jah .. As RAU put it, mugging in the library surrounded by books, laptops and many many cups/cans of coffee, dancing to deewanagi and timbaland and walking to macdonalds singing retro malay songs and new malay songs (Aku Melayu) .. it was all worth it..

2008-05-30T13:25:00.003+08:00

Samantha Who?

Ok so after friends there was will and grace & Ugly betty, followed by brothers and sisters and Gossip Girl.. now the next tv show i'm hooked on is Samantha Who? .. i think it started showing on channel 5 last tues or something.. anyways, Christina Applegate plays Samantha who suffers from amnesia after being involved in an accident.. the show is about her trying to start a new life as well as trying to find out who she was.. a soul searching kind of comedy which is super hilarious... Christina Applegate really reminds me of Jennifer Aniston.. she made a really good amy greene on friends, you would really think that they are long lost sisters or something. anyways, the show's good.. lighthearted with many laugh out moments and yah addictive..

2008-05-29T16:18:00.003+08:00

Time goes on...

Ok.. there must be something wrong with me.. cos i'm posting really ugly photos of myself here... and yes.. you can laugh.. omg.. what was I thinking and wearing.. yucks... came across alot of old photos as I was searching the comp and yah.. here goes..

F.R.I.E.N.D.S in 2003 at my 18th birthday..

F.R.I.E.N.D.S in 2006 - Mystic mustafa 1

F.R.I.E.N.D.S in 2007 - Mystic mustafa 2

ok so one thing is certain.. iswaree looks exactly the same.. she hasnt changed a bit at all since 2003.. shan probably has grown 1 cm since then.. Ishu has put on weight and looks different ... sentill lost weight but looks kind of the same.. Sang and me have changed the most !!! cant wait to see how we look like in 5 yrs ... hahaha..

2008-05-27T22:52:00.005+08:00

MSN Conversations..

(This post is dedicated to Mr Hans.. my half indian jew friend..)
Conversation number 1

hans says:
nat king cole
Nathanael. says:
yes hans cafe and bakery
hans says:
haha
hans says:
hans cafe the cake nice u know
hans says:
got try before?
hans says:
choc triple layer bla bla
hans says:
do you know prashant?
Nathanael. says:
which prashant?
Nathanael. says:
i know 2 prashants
hans says:
masscomm
hans says:
i think you do.
Nathanael. says:
masscomm???
Nathanael. says:
eh..
hans says:
i know 3 prashants
Nathanael. says:
how u know i know him?
hans says:
yes
hans says:
i smart
Nathanael. says:
ermm..
Nathanael. says:
well.. u see.. one prashant i know is in the airforce
Nathanael. says:
the other ... no idea wat hes doing.
hans says:
cool uh
hans says:
u dont actually know him
hans says:
but u know he exist
hans says:
i can tell you when the world is gonna end now
hans says:
u game?
hans says:
oooo
hans says:
the world is gonna end in 2012
hans says:
can u share ur cookies withme
hans says:
sharing is good
Nathanael. says:
haha
Nathanael. says:
ok i'll share cookies
Nathanael. says:
how u know i know him
Nathanael. says:
omg ur confusing me.
hans says:
i am?
Nathanael. says:
which prashant are u talking abt ?
hans says:
are you confusing yourself too?
hans says:
prashant ashoka
Nathanael. says:
i think i am.
Nathanael. says:
ok i dun know that guy.

Conversation number 2

hans says:
which church u go to?
Nathanael. says:
church of the epiphany
hans says:
u cannot take leave?im sure u have offdays right
hans says:
ooooooo
Nathanael. says:
TAKE LEAVE FROM CHURCH ??
hans says:
i always thought u were a jew
Nathanael. says:
its not a job !
hans says:
u look like one
Nathanael. says:
why do i look like a jew??
hans says:
so u mean if ur religious u wont get sick or go to holidays
hans says:
no wonder many ppl arent religious
hans says:
they should give leave
hans says:
i will propose that idea to them

hans.. what can i say.. you're hilarious.. in a random, pretty much confusing sort of way... hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha !! LOL !!

2008-05-22T17:56:00.003+08:00

Wooh !!

Ok.. so have been spending the whole day on youtube... and came across this vid of a duet between Dolly Parton and Melissa Etheridge. Both are really good in their own ways and I love their songs.. but together, they are really really good.. perfect harmonies... awesome !! Dolly Parton just makes me smile.. dunno why.. ha...

2008-05-20T23:21:00.013+08:00

Movies... Bikes.. Blades.. & lots of eating

So... I've been enjoying myself quite a bit ever since exams ended... meeting up with friends.. window shopping, movies.. coffees.. slacking at cafes .. you name it i've done it...

Watched iron man.. din think it was that fantastic as people claimed it to be. Although it was better than spiderman, it just wasnt thrilling for me I guess. Robert Downey Jr kinda reminded me of House.. as a weird, bend the rules kinda person... I know many ppl will slap me for saying this, but there were parts of the movie where i was kinda bored.. but it was and OK movie i guess.. but Adilah and Raudah made excellent movie partners.. Adilah was hilarious.. she was having a bad tudung day and spilled half the popcorn all over the floor.. and then picked it up later, in the process losing her shoes.. Rau and me laughed like crazy..

So Vesak day yesterday was also kinda eventful.. woke up at 11 in the morning.. all thanks to Ishu... seriously girl.. its a public holiday.. u do not call ppl before 12... and she was like all wanting to watch a movie and stuff.. but I was lazy.. but somehow she managed to convince me to get my butt out of the house and watch a movie with her..

Ok.. next time do not Queue at shirley's counter at AMK hub.. she took freaking long to serve the customers in front of us.. omg it was torture waiting.. anyways.. the movie was blah!.. typical predictable romantic comedy which was not funny at all.. it was kinda sappy and not worth the time watching, in my opinion.. so after the movie Ishu and me went to bishan and had dinner at cafe cartel.. I know.. even though we bitch and complain about the service there we always seem to be going to cafe cartel all the time.. wat can i say.. its good food at relatively cheap prices. so after dinner, we bought a bag of marshmellows and decided to walk to amk and take train from there.. well i kinda suggested it cos i did that once with Cedric before and it was good talking and walking.. So we had a good time chatting and walking and ended up convincing Ishu to watch gossip girl.. was telling her the gist of the whole thing and she was like.. Wow ! so cool ! am gonna watch it tonight.. haha..

We always seem to be wearing the same colour

miss pouty..

So as for today, the fiance and me decided to spend our afternoon doing something other than MSNing, Gossip girling, facebooking or sleeping.. so we went to Pasir Ris to hang... Was fun cycling and chatting and cam whoring at the Park.. the sea breeze was really good.. feel like doing it again.. perhaps at east coast the next time..

So after that.. we went to downtown east and walked around having ribena and yogurt. yum yum.. E!hub is for kids.. theres absolutely nothing there... just a mega playground, cinema, restaurants and NUM flip flops, which looked rather out of place in the setting. After a while, I left to meet Reynard at Tampines to have dinner and catch up.. we are getting better at this.. we always say that we should meet up often.. but end up only meeting each other once in 6 mths.. this time it was 3 mths since we last met.. haha.. now reynard is being totally ambitious and has this plan to meet up every fortnight.. haha.. lets see how that goes.. but it was really good catching up after a long long time..

2008-05-19T00:40:00.008+08:00

Family..

So its been a really long weekend.. and been moody pretty much most of it.. but i've come to realise that the most important ppl in the world are family.. I love my family to bits.. dad's birthday was on sat.. thank God my sister kinda knocked some sense into me.. mom spent the whole morning in the kitchen cooking up dinner.. and it was amazing.. feel like having some now.. u know wat, I shall (*goes off to the kitchen to eat leftovers*).. ok so as the food is heating up in the microwave, I shall continue with this post.

Mom and dad !! (and the new sofa which came yesterday)

Me(looking totally unglam here) and dad..

So after the midnight celebration of dad's birthday.. watched 3 episodes of Gossip girl & facebooked for a while and ended up sleeping at 3 am.. So hence Sunday morning was a blur.. ended up brushing my teeth without putting toothpaste on at first.. wore the right contact lens on the left eye... used conditioner on my hair followed by shampoo instead of the other way round.. yup.. it was topsy turvy day.. and to top it all off, had a bad hair day and was running late for church.. actually i would have been on time if the button on the shirt i was supposed to wear at first didnt mysteriously disappear.. so had to iron another shirt.. threw on a vest over it and ran out of the house.. took a cab and reached church at 1045.. rushed to get 2 cups of coffee and gulped them down, burning my throat and tongue in the process.. nearly tripped over the wire at the keyboard.. but yes.. i was there before 1050 and started playing.. din stay for youths today cos I had stuff to do for Jevon's bdae party.. So headed over to seletar country club at 4 to put up stuff..

Cousins in action !

Sylvia akka and lionel anneh came to help as well.. the balloons kept bursting.. yoges would have died if she was around.. so finished everything by 5 and stoned for an hour. I was dead tired.. but thank God for Coffee !!! had 2 cups and I was ok.. The party was fun.. just us family and a couple of annie sinnamah's friends.. the food was great.. ate so much ..

Birthday BOY !!

Joash and me got tired halfway and ended up on the osim massage chair.. the best 25 mins of the day I tell you ! Guess I was not the only one who felt that way.. cos Jevon was more interested in getting a massage then cutting his cake.. and nicky and joash disappeared for massages halfway after the cake was cut and they almost din get a chance to eat the yummy 4 kg ice cream cake from swensens.... oooh.. too bad it was partially chocolate.. nat not a fan of chocolate.. So after that.. the light family just sat around and talked till like the country club ppl chased us away by turning off the lights.. was good fun catching up and laughing.. I love my family..

Sitting down and doing wat we do best... TALK !

Playing with the light sticks.. cos the lights were turned off..

2008-05-15T22:12:00.003+08:00

Gossip Girl.

ok since everyone in the world is watching gossip girl right now.. well not everyone.. but nadia tabi and juni are.. so i decided to see wats so great about this show.. and now i'm hooked.. think mean girls minus the immaturity, dumb blonde and flashy moments.. it really is kinda nice.. the show is basically about a bunch of rich and spoilt rich kids who go to this prestigious high school, showcasing the nastiness of this upper class society.. it reminds me of cruel intentions.. i think it was filmed in the same school.. well the hall looks similar.. anyway wats good about the show is that there are no outright villains.. one moment they seem to be the nastiest ppl on earth.. and then 2 episodes later, u applaud their acts and think they are awesome.. cos they really care for their friends.. well i'm only at episode 10 at the moment.. still got 7 or 8 more to go i think.. ha.. till then..

2008-05-13T10:51:00.006+08:00

LIBERAL FASCISM

ah-HA !!!! check what I found at borders !!

YES !!! If there is such a thing as liberal fascism, Why is it so hard for ppl to believe that liberal communism exists !! I tell you Brezhnev was a liberal !!!!! and i'm sticking by it! eat dirt cold war class who laughed at me !!!!! anyway met raudosaurus, justinorex and michael yesterday at orchard, Justin wanted to use his borders vouchers... think he bought a book.. but he actually wanted to buy a dvd box set, but borders had nothing nice.. no gilmore girls, no friends, no ugly betty, no brothers and sisters !! like wth !! they only had alot of entourage and the OC.. like who watches those shows anyway??? then we just walked around, doing the stupid stuff that we normally do and bitch about practically everything and everyone in the world.. haha..

Justin and Michael had to go off halfway for some AUDI auto show at the expo.. so Rau and me watched wat happens in vegas !

OMG ! this is one freakingly hilarious movie !! I think its the best romantic comedy i've seen ever ! its really funny! din expect it to be this good.. thought it would be another cameron diaz dumb blonde flick.. but it was funny and Rau and me were like gripping each other in hysterics laughing like crazy ppl.. and the soundtrack is good too ! it was like a karaoke session in the cinema cos not only rau and I were singing the songs along, the ppl beside me were doing so as well.. ooh and the guy had this really nice fedora.. I WANT !!! haha..

2008-05-11T19:57:00.007+08:00

What?

It feels weird to slack.. I know.. I still feel as though exams are still going on.. which is kinda annoying.. anyways.. dad's in Malacca.. miss him.. I miss my family.. I havent been spending time at home lately due to exam studying in level 5 central library with the cold war folks.. in a weird way i miss that as well.. adilah's random comments and energetic, interesting dance moves, jah's lamenting about not being able to make out in the rain or about how motorcycle accidents is the number one cause for muslim girls not being able to get good husbands, Raudah's socialising and SPGing and yes even Justin's bitchiness as well.. looks like i'm not the only one..

raudhah says:
nat
raudhah says:
i miss coffee, and drinking LOADS of coffee
raudhah says:
and adilah and jah
raudhah says:
and our 5th floor
Nathanael. says:
oh man
Nathanael. says:
yah !!
raudhah says:
and finding a table near powerpoints
raudhah says:
and pretending to study but watching friends..and then going for coffee breaks some more
raudhah says:
awww!!!
Nathanael. says:
haha
Nathanael. says:
and checking out cute ppl in the libraray
Nathanael. says:
and SPGing.
Nathanael. says:
aww !!
Nathanael. says:
i miss it !
Nathanael. says:
hahahaha.
raudhah says:
HAHAHAHA
raudhah says:
yeah spg-ing

am going to school tmrw for the briefing on SEP.. am really excited.. at least its something to smile about. There's little of tat nowadays..

anyways.. spent almost the whole weekend watching season 2 of brothers and sisters online.. omg.. i am completely in love with that Show.. well perhaps because they remind me of my family.. well my family is not as drama as them.. but we are as close as they are.. or even closer.. yup.. and Sally field's character reminds me so much of my own mother.. but watching it is sobfest i tell you.. some episodes are soooo touching i just cant help crying.. haha.. but i love it.. its so cathartic..

2008-05-07T11:51:00.002+08:00

A niece

Yes.. thats right... my sister and bro in law are expecting a girl this september.. happiness.... ishu is such a kuppai.. she thought my sister already had the baby when i told her.. wat a loosu..

ok now to get back to studying.. I hate the cold war.. why couldnt the ppl of the past be happy and nice to one another???? so much drama..

2008-05-05T23:33:00.004+08:00

They crack me up..

I realised that it doesnt take me much to smile when i'm upset.. like today.. acting for screen written exam was horrible.. its like i came up with my own theories on economy of voice and gestures.. no idea wat that was about.. anyways.. as i was saying.. at this state of ming, I get home and recieve such kuppai and funny emails from my friends.. and i realised that life isnt that horrible... there are people around who do make you smile...

From: iswaree
To: sangeetha, Nathanael, Sentill, Ishu, Viki, Shanthini
Subject: Re: F.R.I.E.N.D.S 2008

hi kuppais...yesterday i was kinda free adn bored..so myself and a few
of my friends tot we will just prank call randomly..the chosen ones
were ishu and viki...for some reason i tot prank calling them would be
funny..i got my guy frind to talk...and i was right abt ishu...

i have only heard abt trano talk..but it was yeaterday that i actaully
HEARD trano talk.............u guys were not
exagerratin!!!hahahhahahahah...u shoudl have seen the
accent change
once she realised i was initiating e prank call...hahaha...it was
special...

viki 's scenario: a boy is gogin out with sang..adn called to tel lhim
to back off...our hero was super kadupu..and hung the phone soon
after..but it wasnt the best of times to prank call viki...

so that;s all la..

ok mind you.. iswaree lives in ireland.. who the hell does international prank calls for the fun of it because she is bored??? I spent a good 10 mins or so laughing at the whole thing.. because of that and the whole ishu prank call thingy... cos ishu.. even though i love you an all, I cant stand the accent u adopt when a stranger appears.. hehe.. people understand you better when u speak normally.. not when u say trano instead of toronto... think Archana..

That aside.. was kinda stressed on sunday and really sick with an awful flu.. so decided to call my friends.. they all din pick up.. was sad.. but then, they all called back and ended up spending a good hour and a half on sunday night talking to ishu viki and shan on conference.. thank you so much guys.. it was such a stress reliever.. and it was fun KPing (oh man we havent used this word since JC) .. its been a long time since i laughed that loudly.. till my mom thought i was going crazy from studying.. serious..

(Shan, Ishu, Iswaree, Sentill, Viki, Sang & Nat)

2008-05-04T18:07:00.001+08:00

NUS Students just dont get it..

Dear Students

I am very tired of all the emails asking to clarify which topics will be covered for the final exam. I thought I made this VERY CLEAR.

Anyway, let me state it once more. Only these topics will be examined:

Industrialization
Family
Gender
Migration
Religion

Then, go figure what you need to read to understand these topics.

If you still don't understand, study the whole module.

If anyone else sends me an email about this again, they will sit under a dripping airconditioner during the exam.

Dr.P.

2008-05-02T00:25:00.003+08:00

No One

I just want you close
Where you can stay forever
You can be sure
That it will only get better

You and me together
Through the days and nights
I don't worry 'cause
Everything's going to be alright
People keep talking they can say what they like
But all i know is everything's going to be alright

No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you, you, you
Can get in the way of what I feel for you

When the rain is pouring down
And my heart is hurting
You will always be around
This I know for certain

You and me together
Through the days and nights
I don't worry 'cause
Everything's going to be alright
People keep talking they can say what they like
But all i know is everything's going to be alright

No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you, you, you
Can get in the way of what I feel

I know some people search the world
To find something like what we have
I know people will try try to divide something so real
So till the end of time I'm telling you there ain't no one

No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you, you, you
Can get in the way of what I feel for you

oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

2008-04-30T00:35:00.002+08:00

10 Random thoughts

1. Next time when u buy wrapping paper, make sure that its just the right texture and thickness which you like.

2. There are two kinds of toilet flushes, the pressing kind and the the pulling kind. Which one is yours?

3. Red and yellow makes orange, Red and blue makes purple, Red and green make brown.

4. Del monte bananas are the best tasting. Others do not match up to its standard

5. Elephant poo is smelly.

6. Leona Lewis looks really scary in make up, but who cares, her voice is awesome !

7. Hydrogen balloons are banned in Finland.

8. Xena the warrior princess is actually a man.

9. Shakespeare is still alive.

10. Nat still bites his fingernails.

2008-04-27T22:14:00.002+08:00

POST 190 - Coffee addict..

so in the midst of exam stress.. I realised that my driving test is at 825 tmrw morning and not 915.. which means i have to wake up at 615 to get ready so that i can be on time for the warm up at 730. which means i cant study tonight.. prob go and sleep after typing this post.. anyways..

today was probably the first time i broke down in tears in the middle of a church sermon.. the word was so strong today and I just couldnt help it.. an array of emotions, anger, unhappiness, stress.. She was talking about being burnt out.. which is exactly the way i have been feeling ever since the start of the year.. the cause of the burnout? wrong intentions.. am i just doing it for the sake of doing it? or to be recognised.. to be noticed by God? to be blessed by him? "Lord its too much! are u there watchin me? do u notice me? I'm tired lord" - this was the line she said which intiated a waterfall.. nvr have i felt this way before.. it was soo convicting.. learn to be like Mary.. not Mother mary.. but Martha's sister.. who rested at Jesus's feet.. its all about him..

the struggles of being a christian.. cant help feeling hypocritical.. can nvr understand it totally.
oh and eazy.. i'm not as special as i seem to be.. trust me.

2008-04-24T11:54:00.005+08:00

Raudosaurus, Naterodon, Gadzilla & Justinorex..

Ok so the cold war buddies have come up with dinosaur nicknames for ourselves.. lame i know.. but you should see justin's doodles during the revision cold war lecture.. its rather funny.. anyway.. was laughing so loudly at our msn conversation the other day, I decided to post the PG-13 version of a part of our conversation up here..
Laugh along !

raudosaurus says:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

screw y'all

raudosaurus says:

really?

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

raudar sending dirty pics again

raudosaurus says:

bathing brb!

naterodon says:

justinorex, raudosaurus, gadzilla, naterodon

raudosaurus says:

i am so not

Gadzilla... says:

raudhah

Gadzilla... says:

how many posters do u intend to show me

naterodon says:

hehe

raudosaurus says:

alot

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

if the raudosaurus sends u posters, just shut up and look at them

Gadzilla... says:

WHY

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

and show some respect u measley little gadzilla

Gadzilla... says:

give me a good reson

Gadzilla... says:

HELLO

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

ure like the bottom of the foodchainn

raudosaurus says:

hahaha gadzilla

Gadzilla... says:

GADZILLA CAN SWIM

raudosaurus says:

be in thy place

Gadzilla... says:

sauruses cant!

naterodon says:

justinorex vs gadzilla

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

swim in POOP! hippo POOP!

raudosaurus says:

raudosaurus is gonna bathe

Gadzilla... says:

GADZILLA terrorizes ppl

Gadzilla... says:

in the river?

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

yea. but we're not people. we're all prehistoric monsters.

naterodon says:

hehe.. omg you ppl stop it can !

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

but u're prehistoric FOOD to us! hmf

Gadzilla... says:

hahahahahaahah

Gadzilla... says:

i am?

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

i really am the bitchosaurus

Gadzilla... says:

justin

Gadzilla... says:

dun kid urself

naterodon says:

I think he is the bitchosaurus.. Gadzilla.. a french bitchosaurus

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

dont make me use french on u, gadzilla

naterodon says:

hahaha

Gadzilla... says:

try me

naterodon, says:

omg..

Gadzilla... says:

what idunno cant hurt me btw

naterodon, says:

this is like sooo sec school.

Naterodon says:

hahaha.

Naterodon says:

LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gadzilla... says:

anw

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

*Censored*

Gadzilla... says:

WHAT is the impetus to this prehistoric name calling?

Gadzilla... says:

ok that does not work either, bitch..

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

i called raud a raudosaurus. since cold war debate, and i did again today

Gadzilla... says:

WHY justin WHY

Gadzilla... says:

she doesnt even roar

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

coz im creative and it's cool

naterodon says:

he drew raudosaurus on his foolscap during cold war today

Gadzilla... says:

she is so harmless

naterodon says:

i wanna take photo.

Gadzilla... says:

hahahahahhah

Gadzilla... says:

i want to see!

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

it's private stuff

Justin: enfin, c'est la fin! says:

im hungry

Ok so after this the conversation went on to poking fun at our email adds.. poisonfish85@hotmail.com got it the worst.. Justin can be such a bitch when he wants to be.. but hes damn fun to hang ard with.. Raudah made the mistake of calling Justin Abnormal.. a mistake which would haunt her for eternity.. cos Justin is not gonna forget abt it.. ha...

2008-04-18T22:54:00.018+08:00

Nat's Passion..

I have been reflecting upon my life these past few days.. and being rather emo abt certain stuff.. wondering whats so great about my life.. and i was enlightened.. Looking through my collection of pictures, I found out what is my true passion.. not music.. not theatre.. not history.. but Children.. what can I say.. I just adore kids.. in a clean, non-padeophilic way.. Children's ministry is one of the few things I'm really passionate about.. and I'm extremely grateful to be part of it.. I marvel at the creativity that God has bestowed upon me.. the ideas for the Children services .. the ability to draw and paint, decorating the place, transforming the sanctuary into a different world altogether.... the storys that he places in my mind which in turn get converted into mini plays used during the services.. I guess I'm more into Children's theatre... so.. here's to my passion and to the Lord who gave me this gift..

MARCH 2006 - Jesus my superhero.

This was the first children's service i was asked to get involved in.. Came up with the whole concept after listening to Hillsong kids - Superhero.. so the story goes like this. Two kids disobey and are captured by the super villain- madame sin and her minions, torture and suffering. The kids then they cry out for help for someone to come and rescue them. The superheros enter, batman first followed by sharkboy & lava girl, the powerpuff girls & lastly the X-men but all of them cannot defeat the supervillian madame sin. In the end, Jesus arrives and saves them by taking their place on the web, afterwhich he gets free and defeats madame sin.

Powerpuff girls in action

MAdame sin captures Naomi.

Jesus confronts madame sin.

JUNE 2006 - The Great Space Adventure

So this was the VBS for yr 2006.. we engaged external help to teach the kids lessons and all.. I was like.. instead of just calling it a children's camp.. why not have a funky theme to it.. hence 'The Great Space adventure - our world revolves around the son" was created.. the slogan was inspired by a t-shirt my brother had.. haha.. and i remembered that we created a space rap to go along with the camp.. was soooo fun.. the kids had fun drinking alien juice and collecting stars and from the milky way.. etc.. u get the drift..

I drew the logo when i was bored in the office during my NS days.. it goes to show that doodling has its advantages..

Happy happy children dancing in the midst of space..

Alien walkway..

SEPTEMBER 2006 - The Royal Family.

Ok so for this, I was inspired while reading the bible one day.. 1 Peter 2:9 - 'for you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation belonging to God' or something to that extent.. it kinda spoke to me that God has chosen each and every one of us.. to belong to him. The Royal Priesthood thing stood out the most. so thats when I got to thinking. Why not have it as a theme for the next Children's service.. since kids love to be princesses and knights in shining armour.. so the Royal Family was born.. the logo again was drawn during a boring day in the office during NS.. and I came up with the following story. Peter and Sarah who are kids who look down on themselves and think that they are useless and good at nothing. One day they get transported to a fairy tale land by accident. They get scared and want to get back home. Crying out for help, they meet their fairy god mother who tells them that if they want to go home they need to find the secret verse held by the royal family living in the castle. She then conjures a star to lead them to the castle.. On the journey they meet an ogre who doesnt allow them to pass unless they can fix its toaster, if they cant the ogre would eat them.. Peter manages to fix it, exposing a hidden talent in fixing things. Next they come across a witches cottage where 3 witches demand that they resurract dead flowers if not they would be imprisoned.. not knowing wat to do.. Sarah sings to calm herself.. but her sweet voice brings the flowers back to life, exposing her talent of singing. Then the children head to the castle and they find Jesus.. they ask him where the royal family is and Jesus hands them mirrors telling them to look in them to find the royal family.. he goes on to tell them that each of them is special and are part of his royal family. Jesus then recites 1 Peter 2:9 which is the secret verse, Transporting Peter and Sarah back.. likewise we then explained that every kid in the audience is special and are part of Jesus's royal family.. we called the children prince and princesses the whole day..

The sanctuary converted to a castle interior

Games

Kids had to dress up as princes and princesses.

March 2007 - The Groovy Gospel Disco.

So March 2007 came along.. and this was the most rushed among all the children's services.. had 4 weeks to come up with something and was inspired by my disco themed christmas tree at home.. hence the groovy gospel disco was born.. chose a theme song 'Jesus in my life' and the slogan 'everything is ok, everything is alright, I've got Jesus in my life' and came up with a mini drama involving 4 dancers.. each with their own personal story to tell and how Jesus helped them overcome their problems. (fear, failures, salvation) Attaching relevant songs to those scenarios we choreographed funky dance moves in which we got the kids all dancing in the Groovy Gospel Disco... The church was sooo colourful i tell you and was so nicely decorated.. but I din take any pics.. waiting for paulyn to email them to me..

SEPTEMBER 2007 - The Deep Sea Dive

So this was the VBS for 2007.. we got a camp speaker to teach the kids and stuff.. but like the previous year, decided to come up with an underwater theme to make the whole thing more fun.. hence the deep sea dive was born ! in terms of decoration.. this was far the best decorated VBS ever.. the church was transformed to an underwater paradise.. with lots of fishes crabs and other forms of marine life.. it was colourful and wonderful.. kudos to all the ppl who helped decorate the church..

My drawings have improved with experience..

Under the sea !

Coral, jellyfish, shark,crab,octopus,squid,turtle.

Put your hands wayyyyyy up !

MARCH 2008 - The Gospel cinema: The Return of Madame Sin.

So this time, I thought it would be fun to bring Madame Sin back.. haha.. originally wanted to create a film as i was inspired by my film modules at school.. but thought a drama would be less time consuming.. The church was converted into a cinema.. with popcorn machines and movie posters of fake bible story like movie posters, with the main feature of The Return of Madame sin.. This time, we showed the birth of sin from the time of creation.. and Madame Sin returned with her minions Torture and Suffering in efforts to capture as many ppl as possible.. she then tempts 3 ppl.. to steal, to disobey and to lie.. they fall for her trap and are captured.. they cry out for help asking their best friend, mother and sunday school teacher to help them respectively.. but to no avail.. In the end, Jesus comes and once again takes their place in the web of sin and eventually defeats Madame Sin..

Movie poster

SO CUTE !

Popcorn !

So.. there are 2 more events coming up.. a children's service in June and VBS in december. VBS 2008 would be 'The Candy Paradise - Jesus, Sweeter than Honey'. May God inspire us to come up with something for the June Programme.. To him be all the Glory.. if not for his strength and his blessings all this would not have been possible.. I'm just an empty vessel.. waiting to be filled.. I'm just an instrument.. waiting to be played.. God he reigns !