Leonard showed me this video...

have been hooked on it ever since.

i can't help it, i'm a sucker for everything romantic.


almost cried the first few times i watched it T_T


loved (x3) the song playing throughout the video...it wouldn't be half as romantic w/o the song (i'm a very audio person)

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2011 :D

Christmas didn't feel very much like xmas this year. what with all the train breakdowns, rainy weathers and flooding. all the bad omen. *shrugs*

some of the highlights this christmas season:-

Candlelight event

one of the services i look forward to every year :)

singing to "silent night" while watching the dark hall being slowly illuminated by the soft glow of the candlelights.

i can't explain how beautiful it is. no picture could describe that peaceful and serene feeling that sweeps through the hall (or at least over me).

and i was fortunate to be able to experience this beautiful event with someone special this year. 

i attended candlelight service twice this year and i could never get bored of it.

with cutie pie cherie.

see how beautiful it is.

the person/friend/leader whom i have utmost respect for. 

her undying love for God through all trial and tribulations inspires me constantly.

she is a conqueror in every sense of the word.

lilian with nat.

lilian with junwen.

the cg girls.

all together now. love N109W365.

the young ones.

the sweet couple :)

family pic

with xinyi 

with my dearest sis.

hmm, we kinda look alike here.

maybe it's the hair color.

joyce dearie, the ever enthusiastic gal. haha.

they hugged me so tightly, lol. it was infectious.

with cg :)

myrna's cg

zhijian & lilian

Firsthand ministry - Xmas caroling

went christmas caroling with the firsthand people. though i have done christmas carolling a countless number of times, starting way back from secondary school where my school choir sang at shopping malls, i still enjoy it thoroughly till this day.

christmas caroling for the terminally ill patients at CDC is always such a rewarding experience for me. because that's when i really feel that our singing can touch lives, where we get first hand encounters of how the power of a simple christmas carol could bring comfort and joy to people.

when the songs you sing bring tears to people's eyes, you know you have touched someone's life that day and to me, it is the most gratifying experience i could ever receive from my joy of singing. 

Choon, Andy & Yingiet

carolers unite

my fave gal in firsthand - karen 

we celebrated her birthday right after the event. love ya gurlie! you're a rockstar :D

home team xmas caroling below. above was christmas caroling in the wards.

the home team caroling was at a function room at a condo in East Coast Park. the home team volunteers would bring their patients down to the condo, where'd the home team had organized a buffet, games & singing for them. it was a homely and cosy setting. and the audiences were a lively bunch, especially with Andy hyping up the crowd. and the game of Bingo sure did wonders to keep everyone interested. even me. i was so determined to win, Ginny told me to relax >.< lol. but come to think of it, i think Bingo makes for a good party game. of course, that's not if you already come equipped with kinect/wii/playstation & the likes.

Sleepover at Swissotel Merchant Court

with the gfs from university :)

(from left) stephy, me (duh.), addy, val, susan, jas :D

all trying to get a spot on the coveted queen sized bed. 

had a nice albeit short time with them. they're always a fun bunch to be around with :)

they went clubbing at REBEL while i met them after, around 2am. thank goodness i couldn't make it for the clubbing session cause from what i hear, maybe we are a tad too old for the clubbing crowd. the REBEL crowd is a bit toooo young, what with 18,19 yr old boys pretending to be in their 20s.

*gasp* they're the 1990s babies.

times like this, you realize how old you are :S

19 year old boy: i'm in my 20s. you?

Val: i'm 30+. close to 40.

19 year old boy: *shocked expression*

Val: yar, i know, i just maintain really well.

ROFL.

Ice cream & movie at Leonard's place

watched "The Adjustment Bureau".

it's definitely a must watch if you haven't already seen it. a very unique love story. yeps. love story. the name of the movie is deceiving. lol. i thought it was some thriller crime movie too.

it shows what it's like to live in a world where we don't have free will over our destiny. where everything is already pre-determined.

recommended watch :)

awfully chocolate's HEI ice cream. leonard's fave.

WICKED MUSICAL with the swiss gals

(from left) me, jade & wan ping

we were like "shua gu" tourists. staring in awe at the aluminium plates lining the exterior of MBS. if you ever looked closely at the exterior of the building, you'd notice the architect used a kind of metal (not sure if it is aluminum, probably not) that creates a rippling effect whenever wind hits the surface of the metal. it creates the optical illusion of a vertical pond.

wicked musical is by far one of the best musicals i have ever watched, other than joseph and the technicolour coat (my fave musical so far). the storyline and songs are awesome...okay, i'm lazy to think of a better word to describe it. you've just got to watch it to understand what i mean. and trust me, i have seen quite a fair share of musicals to be able to tell you this. and considering the fact that i was sitting at the last seat of the very last row (>.<) and yet still be able to say that the musical kicked ass, you can bet it really is good.

2 thumbs up.

it was the highlight of my christmas weekend :D

with swiss gals and their partners :D this is the first time we're gathering together with the respective partners. 

as js put it, the theme for the night was 1+1.

and since me, js & yean ling came alone, we were 2+1 :S