So fast!!!

Wow!!! This is my 50th post liao... Heh... In NUS now, waiting for Ken to finish up his proj then going down for service...

Quite long since I've attended Sat svc but for my dearest friends, I'll go... Cos Shaun n Bruce are getting married tml. Quite excited for them.I remember that time when Bruce wanna propose, then asked me to help me check out wat's Shaun's ring size and hahahaha.... So funnny.... Then Bruce himself let the cat out cos he left the ring brochures in his car back seat when picking Shaun up... Haiyo... So careless...

Now after 293 days of preparation and planning, the day has arrived. Going to Shaun's hse early tml morn... Told my mom abt it and asked her to wake me up tml... This kind of thing cannot be late one... Heh... 1st time I be ah yee... So scary but really excited... We'll see how tml... Heh...

My dear is a superman!!!

Dear going out with me tml!!! Despite being so busy, he dated me out... Although I planned the day... But it's going to be so exciting... Ken hasnt been sleeping much, in fact quite little... So he's asleep liao... Heee.... Shhhhhhh!!!! Hahaha... As if he can hear like that... Hmmmmm.....

Going to catch a show - Rob-b-hood then I going to meet some gals then meet him for a late lunch n maybe early dinner... Heh... The cafe menotti has promotion... 1 for 1 from 3pm to 6pm... So gonna check it out... Heard my fren it's good... Heh... Read review saying their dessert is superb... Heeee......

Then after that... Hmmmm... Havent plan yet... Maybe go meet up some friends... Oh... Need to meet up with bruce n shaun to pass them smthg... Hehz... Been waiting for this day for 200 over days liao... This Sun will be the day!!! Hahaha...

I hope my turn will come soon... Haiz.... Muz work hard n work out... Hahahahahaha.....

So busy....

Haiz... My dear is so busy... Even now when Sun he no longer have tuition, he doesnt have time to go gai gai with me... See his schedule:

Mon - Tuition
Tue - Meeting
Wed - BS
Thurs - Tuition
Fri - CG
Sat - M'sia / Study
Sun - Svc / Study...

Haiz... Who said that working ppl are more busy? See?! I'm so free... On leave on thurs n fri then mon to wed... Cos of my good fren wedding... Dun wanna be tied down by work but guess i'll have to go shopping alone... Like wat I've done for the past 2 days...

When Ken goes tuition, I went shopping... Yesterday at west mall n today at lot 1... Didnt spend a lot la... Hahahah.... Bought only one skirt - $46... Need to find a top to go with it... It arent fun shopping alone.... Nope... No one to comment on how the clothing fit... Good choice, etc... Haiz... I dun wanna come out and face the sales ppl alone, they sure say very nice very nice and push u to buy something which looks just yucky on u... Haiz... Who wanna go shopping with me???

Be Generous!!!

Being generous attracts ppl to you. Especially in Singapore. People raised here are kiasu. So we all have a 'to get' mentality. This can be seen at any place where free things are given out. The queues are incredibly long! Some ppl may even go hours before to start queuing! Sometimes I wonder... Is your time worth more than the cost of the freebie that you're queuing for? And for some cases, but dun even get the freebie cos you're the 501th person and there were only 500 sets of freebies!

Recently, I went for a meal with a group of friends... Realised that there are not many ppl who have been to restaurants or cafes for meals. Not very shocking, but I felt that as guys, you all should know what are the various places which serve good food and where they are. Cos next time when you guys are attached, how are you going to impress ur gf / future gf? You need to have the resources... Not start doing research just hours before the date!!! It'll be totally lost form if your gal has been to that place and know wat are the things to look out for and you dun... How are you then going to impress???!!!

And most importantly, be generous!!! In a group setting, even when you go out with friends to makan, the least you should pay is the amount that you've consumed... And please take note that service charge, GST and CESS are usually not included in the menu prices!!! Yep... So pay ur fair share!!! Unless someone offers to pay the surcharges la...

Personally, I always make it a point to give that person who offered to foot the bill first a few dollars or cents more. This is my way of showing my appreciation that he has foot the bill 1st. For eg... If wat i eat costs 18.30 and after the surcharges, it's 21.05, I will not pay the person 21... I'll give a min of 22 or even 25 if I'm not financially very tight... Dun you think he deserves that extra coins? I mean just to thank him for paying 1st... So be the one who pays la, then can earn a bit... Heh... Be generous... It makes ppl wanna go out with you; it draws ppl to you....

Hmmmm... Is that a revelation? Hahahaha.... Yep... Even with our friends in our workplace, school, camp or marketplace. By being generous, it'll draw ppl to you!!!

Here's a little something abt Ken... Hehe....

I always remember the 1st time Ken brought me out for fine dining... It was a buffet at a hotel... Being raised up in a traditional chinese family where gatherings are all in my place and my mom would whip up meals to feed the clan... I've nvr been to a hotel for a meal... So this was an eye-opener... We walked into Trader's Hotel. Ken talked to the waiter who sat us down at our table... Yep... He had made a reservation b4 that.... It was a buffet and we went to get our food... I think there were many many diff sizes of cultery on the table... I didnt know which to use. Ken didnt put me down, instead, he slowly explained to me which to use 1st and for wat purpose... It had been a few years back liao... But I remembered that he carried himself very well... Far from a mountain tortoise... We were not very old then, think in JC or sec 4 days... He impressed me... When footing the bill, he just paid for the full amount without even asking me to chip in.... He told me he had saved for this meal and had enough to pay for us... Think it was more than 38 per head... Quite a bit for someone who's not earning... He wanted me to have an experience which I've nvr had before... At the end of the day, I was blown away by him... Heh....

So guys, please... To capture the hearts of ur gf, start doing ur research!!! Go with ur friends to check it out... It doesn't have to be every week, but maybe once every few months? Source for a good place to go and save up for it... Pls be generous!!! It'll go a long way... Especially when gals have super ultra good memories... Hahahaha... You'll be the most sought after guy ard as the gals will all be talking abt u!!! Heeeee..........

1st Showflat

I wrote these entries on the way to church this morn and now just typing them out... I went to our 1st showflat with Ken yesterday... Interesting... There was a super long queue... Yeah, think of the publicity it has been getting... And it was the 1st day of the showflat and it was a Sat... And it's the 1s dbss project undertaken by a pte developer... Yep! It's the Premiere@Tampines. NO NO!!! We're not getting married yet!!! Hahaha.... This flat will only be ready in 2009... June... We thought of planning ahead. so went to check it out...

The showflat was until 6pm... We managed to reach ard 515pm after his tuition... And we were the last 2nd grp allowed into the place. Of course, they later extended the time and allowed more ppl to go in. Hahahaha... We were just thinking, had we been a little later, it would have been a wasted trip from Jurong!!! Hehehe....

After viewing the showflat and talking to the ppl abt the eligibility, we realised that we may not be able to get this flat cos of the finances... I've only started working for a year and paying back my study loan... So not much saving done... Needless to say abt Ken who's still studying... In addition, this flat was not very cheap... Perhaps cos it's the 1st dbss proj undertaken by a pte firm. And then the pubilicity will surely escalate its cost... At the end of the day, we learnt that it was really not possible for us to get a flat now...

If we were to get housing loan to finance this house, the interest incurred would be enough to sap us... And 3 years seem a little short... So we looked at the showflat and decide to let it go... One day, when there're more projects that have been undertaken by pte developers, the prices might go down... Especially when firms compete with each other to push prices down... Heh...

And we learnt one impt lesson... It's never too early to start saving for a flat... You need at least 20K cash or CPF for a 200K house which is not easy to find liao... Most houses cost at least 300K after renovation... Thus we need to save n save too... Or do we have any sponsors? Heee....

Serving God...

Just celebrated my bday a few days ago... Quite interesting day... Went to M'sia with Ken and ate at sushi king... Then after prayer meeting, my cg bros surprised me with another celebration... I was really surprised... Hahaha... Then we shared our goals for the next 3 years and 5 years... Interesting wat goals the bros have made. I pray that their goals will all come to pass...

Pst's going to start on a new series very soon. Have been so very blessed by the marriage series although I missed most of them... I'll get my cds very soon and I'll have the full set of notes!!! Heh... Pls queue up... 1st is Ken parents... After me... Hehe... Think u all unmarried and married ppl shld get too!!! These kind of thing shld invest in one...

Building fund is coming... It's going to be so exciting... My privilege to be able to give and participate in this exciting campaign... This new building is mine! At least I know part of it was made by my money. My life and effort, I bought it; I worked hard, earned the money and bought it. Yep! You too can be a part of this. But do pray for the amt 1st. It's not an amt that is calculated or left over from ur savings. But this amt is something that God is going to speak to you. This will cost you something and strengthen your walk with God. This amt is going to be such a divine amt. And the following few months to come is going to be a trust walk with God. That if God dont come true for u, you wont be able to survive the week. This is the time when you'll totally depend on God.

I'm so excited. The time has come again!!! I remember just the last one... I asked God to give me my job. And it came to pass. I know that I'm where God has planned. Sometimes, I feel a dilemma. Should I get a lower commitment job: a normal 9-5 job with a lower pay but more certain 'fang gong' time. But I'll always remind myself... God has opened doors for me and enabled me to be working in one of the big four. In addition, what faith do you need if u know for sure you can come for svc and cg and to serve Him? I mean it's like it doesnt need much faith to serve God with a 9-5 job. But with my current job when i cant take leave during the few months... But I still choose to put God 1st, ask my snr and mgr for permission to come for cg and svc every wk... I need lots of faith and favour. I need the wisdom of God. I need the Holy Spirit guide to ask the qn at the rite time...

My goal for now... I can be busy but I'll still be able to come for service and cell group weekly...

Am I angry?

Someone asked me... Are you angry? Hmmmm.... How to answer this qn? Let's see... I'm no longer angry...

It's not one thing that made me angry... It was a series of things then a spark... Then I blew my top... Haiz... Nvm... It's over now...

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