What I had gained through losing.

Though I didn't win anything this competition, I gained a lot of experience, learnt new things, forged new friendships and strengthen existing bonds! Most of all, I hit my personal best and experienced God in this competition!

What I told someone on fb was that some people may say "they are just saying this to comfort themselves!" But they often forget that Archery is ultimately a battle with oneself to strive for further heights in one's journey. Some may win gold, but if they dun learn a thing about life as a whole or strive for new heights, they lose to their conceited selves.

To my lovely teammates, this was the best competition I ever had by far! It was awesome possum and we all hit our personal best despite the lack of time to train and what not! Thanks for the fun and love! Love u both!

And yes I wrote all this on fb, that's cos this IS my reflection!

Something I did not post on fb is that I noticed that their are alot of poor wretched souls who seem to base their existence on medals, trophies and achievements. How sad is that life... ... Oh poor wretched souls... ... Do u not know that man shall not live on bread alone, let alone MEDALS ANS TROPHIES? Whichever the case, God showed his sovereignty to me over this past one month and it was an awesome feeling. More awesome than anything else in the world. PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS MERCY TO SHOW ME HOW WRETCHED I AM WITHOUT HIM! I hope I sound like Psalms 119 enough. okok I should stop that holier-than-thou attitude.

To think I was listening to Schuman's Death and the Maiden on Symphony before my rounds on sat... ... and had Satie's Gymnopedie stuck in my head especially for that motif in the starting. I dunno if that was a good thing, I just knew I did the best I ever did for a triple face. haha... ... oh and eating disgusting tuna subway... ... The worst subway I have eaten is at NUS... ... *pukes*

On the ending note, I truly enjoyed myself and I thank God for all the mercies he have showered upon me. Words cannot describe how overwhelmed I was and still is.

Friends and experiences.

Thank God for all of them.

Love ya who stood by me while I'm down and still standing by me!

PS: I wouldn't say people whom I dislike or people whom dislike me as enemies. I supposed to pray for them. So I rename them as "experiences".

PSS: No matter what happens next, I know true friends like God and the friends he placed beside me will be there for me.

PSSS: Please pray for Punggol Secondary School, the kids are a lost bunch. The school is in the middle of nowhere, in more ways then one.

PSSSS: Bitching on my job is now known as Critical Inquisition. I think it sounds cool and professional.

PSSSSS: Seeing this kids, primary or secondary has made me realised alot of truths in a new light, ergo the feeling that I'm growing to be a teacher, which actually is a pleasant thing. *Stable Income and Good government Incentives are the material things that make one stay when they feel jaded with the job.* *I hope I dun get jaded... ... *

PSSSSSS: Last but not least, God rocks!

The number 24

24. My lucky number... ... eh no. My unlucky number, cos I was born on that day. Eh no wait. it should be lucky, unless I'm a really unlucky person... Hey wait a min. Why am I talking about luck and unluck when I'm supposed to be a christian, and believing in God? Ok so the number 24 is a blessed. I was born on the 24, and there are 24 hours in a day.

whao... ... and For the NUS indoor, my land and detail is 24A. Nice. And despite the whatever nonsense, I got a bronze and a horrible backache. To God be the Glory! I survived thrugh these. I never thought I could even get a bronze. HONESTLY, my morale was super low... ... Again like my facebook shoutout says " Thanks Jing Wen and Rose for the precious bronze medal! :) Even though it was only bronze,(to some people) it meant alot to me!(and I'm sure to u too) Love u 2 lots! *hugs and kisses* XOXO!!!! "

The medal meant alot to me in different ways, afew I can declare on blog for my friends to read, a few is to keep silently in my heart. A few of them that I can declare is dedicating this medal to Winnie and Liz for the times I couldn't spend with them due to training when Liz was still in Singapore. Another was to prove to the world that the underdogs, such as ur truly can strive hard. Another was to be able to show God's glory in this competition. I did my best, and God did the rest. And also, cos it's Rose's and Jing Wen's 1st time doing TKO, and I wanna give it my best so that I wouldn't let them down when they are trying their best too.

I thank the Lord for wonderful teammates who cover up my sorry arse when I didn't shoot well in this competition! And thanks for those who prayed for/with me and/or keep me in their hearts! Love ya lots!

PS: My team number is 10, NTU 10. I'm born in October, the tenth month. haha... ...

What I've achieved in December

I'm like so totally drained! Just came back from AAS Competition, thought I would do my reflections here. Even though I didn't do relatively well vis-a-vis the other competitors cos I'm still novice, my missing the target face dropped from 10 over to 7 on 1st round and 2 on my 2nd round. Most of all, I didn't even miss the target board which I normally do during trainings! And my scores were like 100 over which was rare during training! I totally dragged my friend to one corner to pray before competition. God really pulled me through this. Most of all, I learn the way of the Archery fraternity and gained experienced. Not just me, but my team too! Yosh!

Then going back a few days was Christmas which I spent time with Arumugamuthuparapap after Christmas service! and despite the split, we are still bonded. Awesome stuff. and then Mark when and post the pictures taken on Facebook and Arumugamuthuparapap totally filled my inbox in a record time of 20 msgs/half an hr! haha... ...

The Archery camp before, I met new friends, bonded with the seniors, saw more bishonens than bishojous, actually just 1 bishonen, and many more, the only learning point was rediscovering definition of the the club motto, "Every Shot Counts." and added confidence. I also learnt that I still have not learnt to control myself from gossiping.

And then before, it was the church camp! But due to the fact that I'm feeling a bit sleepy, I shall continue my long church camp story for another day! Besides, this entry is more for commemorating the fact that I achieved my expectations with God's help at AAS! haha... ... Signing off sleepily... ... ... ... ZzZzZzZz... ... ... ...

Feeling loved... The Unforgettable Birthday Experience!

I feel loved! Thank you my friends for giving me such a nice a wonderful b-day experience.

1st was on 23 oct with my NIE lit class. Thank you Piggy(Adeline), Bunny(Melody), Kitty(Bernice), Froggy(Jonathan) and Goaty(Elson) for organising the Fish & Co outing. Thank you Azizah, Charmaine, Izzan and Yin Wei for coming along. :) Nvm the fact they made me stand on the chair during the birthday song, I loved the food! Glutton me! SNAKEY SENDS OUT HER LOVE.(to Sam too for the nice Birthday card!) Happy Halloween cum Birthday, SAM the Halloween gal!

2nd was 24th oct on the day of my b-day itself, Kai Jian coming down to NIE campus to help me celebrate my birthday on the day itself! and the nicest thing was that Huda was the one who coordinated with him! Thanks alot sensei and Huda!!

3rd was with my SRJC friends on 25th oct: Celebrating not just mine but Kai's birthday as well. I dun care what present was given to me, I care most about the company! *GROUP HUG* Steffy, Clare-sama, Fairy Rui Min, Lydia-sama/ Shi Mu(sensei's wife)... Angel. Thank you Kitty Tim and David Denise for organising it! Well done David and Kai! u 2 were sporting! haha! Mind's cafe(does matter which branch it is) is filled up in my mind as THE Hang Out Place for us!

and last but not least... 1 nov... After my dreaded Music theory exam... Outing with MOO AND LIZZAY(BIRD)! My childhood buddies! okok... To make myself look less out here... From a cow, a bird and a human becomes A Cow, A Bird and A Rat(although I would very much like a Snake). Why u maybe wondering a rat? Longstory dating back to the times in Primary school Sunday School... No thanks to Uncle Bernard making fun of our names as forfeit when we couldn't get the number right in the game of 7-up... I kept losing...So I leave it up to the readers' imagination to figure out what became of my name. What does a Cow produce? and wat was the animal mentioned above to refer to me? hehe... sad childhood for me... Anyway, nice jap restaurant and nice desserts(oh mudpie... drools) at NYDC. Though we didn't cam whore too much, cos it was night time, I still had a wonderful time! *hugs* Many bad things might have happened to me over the week (last week of oct), I dare say that it was the thought of enjoying this outing with Bird and Moo that kept me going for the week.

On the side line... Other than me, for the birthdays IN THE MONTH OF OCT, according to chronological order, there's Clive(JC Schoolmate), Hillary(Sec1-2 classmate), my granny, Jeanie(P1-P3 classmate)Izzan, Kai Jian, Wen Xin(Sec1-2 classmate), my second brother and Samantha. Happy Birthday DuDes!

I thank God for such wonderful friends around me! Snakey/ Mil-Chan/ Milk-Rat sends her love to all these people who made her life more enjoyable and fulfilling, & for giving her The Unforgettable Birthday Experience!