breakfast

yeaps. they hav rice for breakky too. had it for abt one to two days..then decided to jus go for crackers and coffee.

back of the house.

father of the family. they carve stuffs, make ornaments for a living. think im very blessed to stay with this family. haha. cos i like to play around with all these tools. i managed to learn from his son, how to carve a turtle.. loL. good fun.

My room

my host family's place. really nice and cosy. the family loves sitting around the balcony, talk and joke.. closely knitted family.

dinner

typical dinner. cooked by my host family's mum. rice and beans are staple. everyyyyday also must have. had fried bananas almost everyday too. then sometimes its spaghetti, or abit of meat. NO VEGETABLE! woe is me.

treehouse

there's a treehouse near my working place. very nice place to just rest, relax..read a book and watch sunset. good for an afternoon siesta too. haha. theres a hammock there. very nice. spent many afternoons on the tree house alone reading, writing postcards and stuffs. wld then head back to my host family's place for dinner, mingle around with them..and head back to the beach for my night shifts.

training.

first day at playa ostional. had our briefing and training on site. check out those baby leatherbacks. super adorable. then we sculpted a massive leatherback. haha..how cool is that. used that for training. bottom right of the collage is Yaiza (project supervisor) demonstrating how we should place the bag into the hole/nest just before the turtles lay their eggs. we'll collect leatherback's egg then relocate it in the hatchery that we build.

realised i had more photos from costa rica in another memory card. heh.. that was before my camera went kapuut. first day in costa rica, Heredia. see the look on my face, quite excited with my plate of rice, beans and greens. aha...now now, we all know that look wldnt last long.... we ate at this place called Mr Burgers. they had a wide array of food. from burgers, fish and chips, to their own traditional rice and dishes. had a really hard time asking what each dish was...... in the end i jus chose beans n veges. was really yummu. loL. some of my friends actually went for maccas in costa rica. crazy. so anyway, they had very interesting fruit juices. tried to ask wat those were, but i jus cldnt understand a word they said. haha..but most of the costa ricans are very friendly and hospitable. loL..in the end, they asked me to just go ahead and try every drink for free. haaha. they were probably half exasperated, half amused.

The Caribbean

Costa rica has 2 coastlines (pacific/caribbean). I worked at pacific side where the beaches all have black volcanic sand. after my 2 week stint at the pacific...white sandy beaches at caribbean was such a treat.

在时间的长河中，没有永恒不变的人，物，与 事。
没有永远的朋友，没有永远的仇人，
没有永远的平昆，没有永远的富贵，
没有永远的幸福，没有永远的快乐，
没有永远的痛苦， 更没有永远的悲伤。

要懂得珍惜现在所拥有的一切。并感谢赐予我们一切的天父。

惟有主耶稣是永恒不变的。

got my vaio back. after doing some software upgrades the spasms stopped. but cost me $60+ cos i lost my warranty card (the model is out for less than a year loh.. confirm still under warranty mah..but that person INSISTED that i still must have a receipt to prove...dunno prove wat la. v kuku)..they dont even know for how long their own product is out ah? but i cant be bothered to argue. zz.

then cos i forgot to bring my vaio's adapter back from perth, had to buy one when i went to collect after servicing was done..that guy who served me gave me the right adapter, but wrong wires to connect to the socket. super ugh la......its my fault that i didnt check, but i truuuuuuuuuusted him mah. so then, today down i went to wisma atria again jus to change that wire.....even though i drive, but still...wahliao..parking not cheap leh.

BUT BUT BUT...nevermind...these few days i've had my mum with me. drove down to send my laptop for repair...another trip to collect laptop... and anoooooooooother trip to change that wire. so then...it was good quality time. had lunch, talked...and she bought me quite abit of stuff. heh... ermz..included in the stuff is a wallet (cos i lost mine at impact camp..so then i've been stuffing and throwing my notes and coins ard, and always going out realising i nv bring money alot of times.) yes anyway..the wallet...err..wldnt even call it a wallet..its not flat and compact like i always want mine to be..so wats it...purse!?...err.....i dunno. its girly with a coin pouch. zzz. but she insisted its nice and 'good to use'. so anyway...okay we bought it. and im using it now. maybe i'll grow to love it. but anyway its a gift from mum. love the giver and not the gift. haha. its okay.

then abt 7ish pastor yp with her 2 beautiful princess and mirabel came over to my place. really touched by their concern and the effort they took in coming just to catch up with me and talk to my mum. well basically pastor was talking to my mum...while i was talking to mirabel, at the same time enjoying the noodles that dear mirabel bought for me (hehe..but sorry i couldnt finish it) was really yummy though~! anyway was really assured of God's love once again through them....even though through the semester, God has been really close and been speaking to me, but still its just really reallyreally awesome when He sends someone to affirm, of who i am in Him and alot alot of other stuffs...reminding me that im not meant to be alone. and really wat a wonderful spiritual family i have. Ps YP and Mirabel~ I LOVE U BOTH HEAPS!

so then ps yp left earlier with her 2 princesses...and i caught up with mirabel till abt 12ish and then sent her home after.

so anyway.. wats the point of this post. haha..just to say im really superbly thankful (independent of watever circumstances and situations) but only and only becos HE is such a wonderful God, awesome awesome awesome God. and it has been an awesome day.

*sings This is the day, this is the day, that the Lord has made, that the Lord has made..I will rejoice, I rejoice and be glad in it and be glad in it~!

Psalm 118 comes to mind =)

today i watched spongebob movie with a primary 2 kid, and we both laughed at the same stuff. haha -_-"

Oh I'm a goofy goober yeah
You're a goofy goober yeah
Were all goofy goobers yeah
Goofy goofy goober goober yeah

sung in true spongebob (and ellie-ish) spirit ;)

haha.

God promises rain in the desert for those who seek Him with all their hearts.

fourth day back in singapore. have been spending all my time with my mum. at home. resting. yet to meet anyone, but i'll come out soon. =)

nothing much to update, except..hmm, my vespa is dead. no time to send it for servicing. this hols quite short. im returning to perth 2nd Jul. so yeah. i miss riding, so much. especially over ecp late at night (or v early in the morn..whichever). long rides to nowhere.

mum got me birthday present in advance. she got me a watch. love it. but felt really sad when she said its something for me to remember her by.

sigh. anyway. goodnight.

Which is more important (for psychology)?

increase happiness VS reduce misery

well anyway, thats my exam question for tmr (What is the psychology of happiness and/or misery, and does it matter?). hmm if i dun go for masters..thats my last ever ever paper everrrrrrrrrrrrrr. quite excited at that thought. heh..

anyway i thought this question's really interesting. anyone wanna have a go at answering it? =p
im really loving what i study now. psychology. attempting to understand human behaviors, a discipline that tries to understand what has pretty much escaped understanding, with the intent of applying that knowledge on various spheres of human activity..helping people towards a way of life thats personally more gratifying..and socially acceptable.

i like to help people. i want to help people. haha.. so here i am, nearly finishing my 4year psych course... my very first step in trying to equip myself to be able to help people relieve mental misery. yaaaa......very first step. seems like loooooooong way more to go....

if i didnt had a paper tmr..i'll pen down more of my thoughts. haha. but now i need to focus. study. haha..

okay, aspiring therapist signing off.
=p

God Bless!

F a i t h . is evident of things unseen.

"We live by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1

"for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith." 1John5:4

"The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it." 1 Thessalonians 5:24

logic is the greatest enemy of faith, this does not mean we have to be illogical. Just don’t let logic block us from moving in faith, sometimes we have to be non-rational (yet not irrational), in order for us to really hear that God says, to let God be God.

Faith without deeds is dead. James 2:18-26

Let faith propel productivity .. let love be our motivation and .. hope be the inspiration that lets us finish the race strong.

Wherever You lead me, help me to stay there and serve You faithfully.

God Bless.

see the big empty space on the shelvee??
guess who did it?
no prizes for right answer ;)
basketful of tomyum flavoured seaweed. haha.

loveeeeeeeeee!

yumsssssss

Thanks Cheryl for the superbly yummlicious dinner~! woohoo, beats nandos anytime (and i mean it)! anyway yeaps, greatbigbearie hug for the both of you! Wonderful company..seems like we have at least one of these sessions every sem during exam period. loL.. all those laughter, silly talk and gossiping (those harmless kind..haha -_-") and errr...... funny noise making (by li-chan..nope, i wasnt involved..haha *looks away and whistles*) certainly took away some of the exam tensions (cannot take all, i need abit of that so i can still find some sense of urgency to mug for my last). heheh. anyway, my turn to whip up a good meal for u next time sister~ heh...though my dishes quite limited..always those few, so lichan gotta make do with it. haha...paiseh. will come up with some new dishes sooonish.

okay, im gg off to study now [just hope i dont get distracted after i click the "publish" button]. haha.......

Goldish club: MINNA GANBATTE! [we need a photoshoot! i seem to have very few photos of all of us together!]

Reflector.

"Everyday i want to grow
Just a little bit closer, just a little bit closer
I want to be a reflector
I want to shine with your glory
I want to let the whole world know that you're
Living in me"