I will rest in Him this 2007...

1Kings 5:2
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

1Kings 5:3
Thou knowest how that David my father could not build a house to the name of the LORD his God, for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.

1Kings 5:4
But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, [so that there is] neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

1Kings 5:5
And behold, I purpose to build a house to the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build a house to my name.

ROAD TRIP to CHINA (well, sort of road trip...with a quick stop in Bangkok)

will be gone from tomorrow (21 Dec) to 30 Dec - in between Shanghai and Hangzhou will be going to Huangshan. :)

new camera!

because the old one died and cannot be resurrected anymore... oh well, it was almost 4 years old so hey, it has done me well (esp considering all the conditions i put it through like extreme cold in Oslo and extreme heat in Sentosa, as well as over stoves and piping hot food).

going to try this out in CHINA! :) wheeeeeee...

Get your tickets now to avoid disappointment!

THE BEST DANCE SHOW OF 2007, brought to you by Warwick Tap!

This year 7 dance societies are coming together to put up a fantastic show that will get you grooving in your seat and dancing in the aisles! With amazing performances by Warwick Tap, Classical & Modern Dance, StreetVibe, Latin & Ballroom, Breakdance, Bellydance and Salsa, the show will be bigger and better than last year's RENDITION!

Check out our listing on the Warwick Arts Centre website and get your tickets ASAP!

4 February 2007
4pm & 8pm
Warwick Arts Centre Theatre
£7.50 (£5) for 4pm performance
£10 (£7.50) for 8pm performance

Back in Singapore

but not for long - because i am wizzing off to China!

so apologies if i dont have time to meet up with people... i just dont want to spend this holiday running around trying to cram everything into 10 days (or rather, 8.5 left). i really need this to be a break from an insane term.

but definitely will meet up with people when i get back in August.

if you are still friends with me, that is...

while i was supposed to be writing my essay...

i went to look for jobs back in Singapore online. judging from my financial situation (post-China road trip), i will barely be able to afford not working the moment i get back (unless i decide to bring all my British pounds back and close my account).

so the whole 'work-for-free-until-i-get-a-job' thing might not be the best idea but hopefully my parents will give me a loan. or heck, they may be so happy i am home that they will shower me with money!

several places are offering internships so i hope that if i send in a speculative application they might consider me for a temp job. which should give me enough money to survive. NAC is also looking for people but i dont think i will apply until i know for sure that i cant work in the UK. somehow the thought of working for a government body scares the heck out of me.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE... (no offense to anyone - half my family are civil servants as well!)

what are you going to do next year?

yesterday i had a fantastic gathering with the Whitefields 17 people! (or rather, with some of them - the cool ones!) first year seemed paradoxically so long ago and yet not.

time seems to stand still and yet propels itself forward.

for once in my life, i have no idea what i am going to do with my life. since all my plans have fallen apart (yes, ALL), i am suddenly left with so many options. i've even thought about doing a Masters', which a few months ago i would have been totally adverse to.

when i heard from the last company (which was a big fat NO), Josh asked me if i was ok. and strangely enough, it didnt hurt anymore. nothing. not even the indignation and disappointment from the previous 3 rejections. not even the 'why cant they bloody give me even a chance with an interview'.

i guess i've come to accept that this might not be His plan for my life. and thinking about it, going home will mean that i can work in an arts organisation (no matter how crap the control over the arts are) because i am not worrying about having to pay rent (thanks mom and dad!).

it was strange thinking that in the next few years, all of us Whitefields people would be doing totally different things - paulski would have been subsumed into the corporate mafia, owen will be doing radically amazing TV work, iain would be in RADA doing theatre design, lauren will be... hmmm...

i dont want university to end. but i'd hate to be left behind. and the thought of being left behind is enough to propel me forward.

Q.I. is Quite Interesting

Alan Davies: Monday makes me think of the colour blue.
Linda Smith: If Monday makes you think of blue, does blue make you think of Monday?
Alan Davies: Makes me think of mould.

Sean Lock: Did you know the Huntsman spider is the only spider in the world with lungs?
Alan Davies: So you can buy them a birthday cake with a candle...

damn health and safety

stupid stupid students' union! what is the point of getting us to fill out a risk assessment form at the beginning of the year when you are the ones responsible for the risks?!?

union floor greasy/slippery/DANGEROUS.
girl in tap shoes (i.e. metal taps = NO FRICTION)
girl walks over slippery patch
girl falls down and sprains ankle (not to mention embarrassingly)
(Insert: girl goes on to do 2 dance classes with hurting ankle because <1> stubborn, <2> if girl doesnt go for dance classes, she will not get to practise difficult dances she has to get right by show)

Equals PAIN.

my ankle cannot go beyond 110 degrees. and the side is swollen. :'(

and i have 2 more dance classes that i HAVE to show my face for this week. or risk getting kicked out of the dances.

it suddenly feels like Christmas

on Tuesday, the student cell group in church organised a Christmas dinner which was lovely - it's amazing how they managed to change one of the rooms into a cosy dining area that was decorated to look like the QE2.
(that's me and lynn! the lack of pictures of food and decorations is due to the fact that my camera is dying)

but when everyone was singing Christmas carols, it just felt strange. strange to be singing about Christmas in November.

yesterday, however, i went to Coventry City Centre to buy some gifts and it suddenly felt like Christmas! they had a huge tree display in the middle of the shopping street and little stalls made to look like miniature Nordic/Germanic village houses selling crepes, huge sausages, candy, crafts and beer. at 4pm the sky grew dark and the streets got emptier and it really did feel like winter. As the bus rode into Leamington Spa last night (I went there for a Tap social. WHOOHOO!), the streets were glowing with Christmas lights and like a small child I was enthralled by the window displays in the stores along the Parade.

it felt like Christmas. in every sense of the story-book type.