pooped out but happy

so. it was a crazy week. like really crazy i think i have lost all semblance of normalhood. haha. but i was up to my ears (as opposed to only wading in it with bare feet?) in work. and you know how it is when it's as if you are just being controlled by your work? like you live sleep breathe work? haha i know most people can't imagine me as the type. ;) just to dispell everyone's thoughts that i have become this typical singaporean stressball.. i thankfully didn't. i calmly finished it. haha it just sucks to have so much work. what tested me was really this computer science project that i had and i just couldn't do it. i spent at least 5 hours in the lab every day till 2 am working on it for an entire week and i still couldn't finish it. haha i just we now all know what glenda TOTALLY doesn't have a knack for. in addition to humanities. haha. but i'm glad all that's over.

i actually ended the week on a fantastic note though. went to a intervarsity fall retreat in new hampshire with RUF (this christian fellowship group i go to). and it was just a real breath of fresh air from the hectic-ness. (haha) it was a really really pretty campsite with lodges and everything. (think summer camp in the movies) yeah and the theme was 'justification'. i think the largest message i took back was that we should not be driven by guilt or nor should we let it control the way we approach God. He sent His Son down so that we could be justified and reconciled with God. continually thinking that i'm too unworthy to approach God and that i should try to work out some kinks out on my own before i can be a bit more worthy to ask for help is not something humble or anything, it just means that i think i'm above Jesus' redemption. He rescued us from sin and guilt so we could live reflecting His completely blameless life, instead of shying away from God when we sin continually. God knows that we fail. that's no reason to stop asking for help and going to Him for forgiveness. oh well i don't know if that made sense to anyone but me here but i just thought i'd let everyone know what i took back. i miss you guys in Bethany so much! even though the people in my church here are really nice too it's just not the same as home. :) happy belated birthday ed! and ryan too! haha. and an advanced one to mel. let her know yeah? :)

so. i would post pictures. but i was lazy and didn't take any. we hiked though. i thought it was going to be a nice stroll in the woods. we like climbed a mountain. haha. ok it was 951 metres up. which isn't really a mountain. but it's high. :( and i was v tired. funny thing is i'm not really aching THAT much. :) but it was still easier than backpacking for 8 hours though, i must say. it was a 2 hour hike up and 1+ hours down i think. i think i do crazy things. well it's not my fault i don't like running in the gym. :)

i hope things are going alright in singapore. it's getting superbly cold here. and it's only the start of fall. :) take care everyone. you know how much i worry.


i dream of a perfect world.

maine!

MAINE! haha ok it was a rather dreary weekend cos it was REALLY rainy. but i had alot of fun. i mean what can go wrong? good company, lots of food... fantastic. haha. i wouldn't be surprised if i REALLY am getting fatter. according to all you singaporeans who think i'm getting fat. :(
it's not really happening yet. i think it will get bad in the winter. it's really true that you eat more when it's cold. and it's getting really cold. bah. oh well. deal with it. :P

ok about maine. it was SO beautiful out. in spite of the rain. how is that possible. i mean rain makes everything gross and grey. but maine was still breath-taking. i mean, it's like God just reached down and touched everything. the trees turning into flames of beauty. singapore's flame of the forest is dumb. it doesn't even change colour! bah. haha.
anyway most of the time was spent on the road driving from place to place, cos not everywhere is as small as sunny Singapore. so these are my car buddies:

eugene, engsiang, me, joses and zhihao!
look at how long my hair is getting! (i think it's getting to be that time when my hair is starting to irritate me and i'm starting to irritate my friends because of my complaining.) eugene was a fantastic driver. talk about an amazing sense of direction this guy can direct us around with his eyes shut tight man(ok he didn't actually do that but still.) yeah so he's amazing. and he was like our ah ma/tour guide/big boss. so he arranged everything.
oh look at this kickass sign this is THE best sign EVER. these are ALL places in maine! i mean can you imagine anyone saying:"i'm from maine." "oh really? which part?" "china." HAHA ok i'm sorry but that sign really cracks me up.
group shot! probably not the best one but it'll do for now. till i find a clearer one.

ok now work beckons. i've got to do it anyway. down the long lonely road of never-ending work!

a day out in the sun

so i went out today to Jameston to kayak. it was so tiring but i had alot of fun. it was MAD cold. haha ok but that's only cos i got completely soaked like 5 minutes into the 4 hours. haha but my kayak was really short and rather unstable. oh well. or maybe i'm just bad at it. haha.

out in the sun on the water reminded me of East Coast! haha but without the tremendous burning of the sun and the sweat. haha. i shan't reminisce here anyway. cos it was alot nicer. haha. i'm just gonna post some photos up.





here's the five of us! from left: sarah, ken, louis, me and mel!

it was really pretty. yeah i don't think the pictures do it any justice it was really such a beautiful day out today. and it was such a nice place. i'm so tired from it. we went all the way around the bay all the way to Newport, which was all the way across. yeowch. that's what my arms are going to feel like tmr. hah. wish me luck! :)