Just finished visiting Mustan's flat with my Makeover mates... had specially arranged by Victor to meet up to pass him the Gift he won for the Extreme Makeover.


We decided to drop him a surprise visit.. so imagine our surprise.. when we knock on his door, grilles locked but light still on with no response...

So our next plan was to have our mini celebration dinner first before visiting him after it.. and guess what, while we were on the way..  when Jac. mentioned he could been sitting near e trees with other elderlys, tt's where we found him there.. =D

He was smiling from ear to ear, a far contrast to how we first met him.. it's amazing... we accompanied him back to his home where we can't wait to see how his home has been so far.. and gosh.. it was clean..everything was in it's original place, clean floor & kitchen.. and our photos taken with him is placed just where it has been.

Tony became our interpretator for the day, coz none of us with the exception of Victor knows Malay..

We shook his hand as we left the place..

For him, we may have left an impact in his life.. but to us, he likewise did too.. giving us the joy that can't be purchased.

=)

All it takes is to just stretch out your hand to someone who needs it..

A sense of loss overwhelms me at this very moment... been sick & stuck at home for the past 3 days.

What have i been doing? Nothing but simply, lying restless on my bed, watching TV, on & off my laptop which hangs more than 10 times a day...

Had forced myself to work yesterday morning, only to got worse during lunch time.. was frozen stiff by e air-con only to get another extreme weather contrast while out for lunch and back..

While i lay on my chair forcing myself to work, my endurance level decreased thru e minutes, none of my colleagues tried to asked me to go home for they knew of my stubborness... as i once had turned up for work during my MC day.

My nose was burning from the heat & my brain begin to be in a daze,my speed became an 100 old grandma..

I got to mention 3 of my colleagues were particularly sweet,the guy who sat in front of me lend his sweater upon my request and gave me an astonished look when i offered to wash e sweater in fear of passing e virus to him... another gal saw me trembling with cold passed her thicker sweater while another checked up the nearest Company medical clinic near my home..

Saw 2 doctors within this time span of 3 days.... what a waste of time to Cyndiz's Dictionary..

Can't do anything of much fruitfulness, coz my headache acts up everytime i try to think.. i just want to recover ASAP and get back to work tmr... so much workload to be done.. Three days of missed work = More OT to cover up... Arghhz.. God Bless me!!

Mentioning about schedule.. i had particularly upset two of my frens by my last min cancellation of plan..

The first being we had agreed to go clubbing the next day and it was discussed weeks in advance and confirmed the night before.. only that the very night, i had blew quite a sum of Moolah on Chilling up with my Batch 6 X'mas nite celebration.. an impt. one coz my buddy, Lionel was there.. so in order to save up, i decline to join this group of frens..which maddens one of them as the person had particular cancel another impt plan in order to club.. though it was months back, this incident had upset e frenship tt it been a long while since i last caught up with this group of frens..

The second...

I am someone who lives by the principle, Do unto others what others do unto you..

So seriously i can't stand last min cancellation of plans from my frens either.. coz sometimes a meetup with them is my opportunity cost to do something else..

Thus once it's planned, it's usually carried out.. 

Being stubborn, i still carried on agreeing to meet up even though i was sick believing that i can still carry myself through the whole day.. but my body carries out the opposite.. as if i was forced to take a break.. i had to cancel this plan to meet up reluctantly.. =(

What went thru my mind?? Nothing.. Purely nothing which rendered me kind of useless these past 3 days except for the very fact that i decide to change my diet from this very day onwards.. coz i never been so sick for such a prolonged period before...

I sounds kind of exaggerating, it's just 3 days only isn't it??? what's the big whole deal??

Well.. for someone like me, a late bloomer and times when danger of death came ever so close..every single minute counts..

Gonna register my ACCA tmr.. and it's time to gather back my motivations for studying.. since it's been a long while tt my diligence got me to study constantly despite juggling work..

Got to blog about the Asia Conference that ended last sun, had attended it since last thurs evening.. and really it was a mind blowing conference that got our faith stirred up deep within... for a long while, i had yearn to spend more than a day with christian mates praising & serving God.. so Thank God for these 4 days, where i got to sit in the main hall at the Hearing Impaired area, learning new sign lang as i observed the seniors interpreting the sermon..

Been particularly blessed by Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, add him in yr facebook if u hadn't :

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=526903399#!/evangelistreinhardbonnke

This is the first time i heard him preach and mine he's really impressive.. an amazing man of God who created a revival in Africa..getting millions of Africans saved in just a few nights.. and what he shared during the conference and his FB profile hits your mind and he got this great sense of humour with truth build in it..

TRIALS? Trials come. They are like a baking-oven. The heat is atrocious - but the cake is delicious. Keep “looking to Jesus, the author and completer of our faith.” Good morning from Singapore. REINHARD BONNKE

Christianity Boring? So is television if we don't plug in. For the best programs, switch on - it makes quite a difference. So does switching on to God. Nobody is a "fan" of so¬mething they know nothing about. An open mind is not to be confused with one empty of informat...

And Dr AR Bernard of his words of sharing on the Culture Mandate.. Of how we should reconciled back to God intended self of us from the very beginning, that is living in the Image of God..
Living in  Self-Concept ; being who and what we should be which would subsequently increase our feelings of self  (Self-Esteem)once we know of the individual purpose of our Life that God has called us to live..

My mum has commented that it would have been the 4 days straight of insufficient sleep that causes me to fall sick.. but no matter what, despite the lack of work done and sickness, i will still attend the conference regardless of anything..

Hmm.. as i'm blogging, not seeing any of my colleagues online in FB would mean that they are watching the Movie, Sex and the City at this very moment and i'm jealous..

With tears whelming in his eyes, he gave us the look of Gratefulness.. we were speechless.. all we could react was to give him a warm handshake as we left the house..

Earlier in April, i became part of the group of House Makeover organised in line with the Upcoming Asia Conference..
The objective of this event is to give a whole new outlook of a chosen Low Income family.. The concept is similar to that of Channel 8 programme:



If u haven seen a one room flat, it is being shown in this program..

The flat we were assigned to belongs to an Indian Muslim in his late 80s who lives alone.. not much was known about the reason though we learn from another neighbour that he has a Wife and child living in India.

Due to that, his house was practically empty except with a cabinet,table and a Tv, there was no bed for him to sleep on..

So much was to be done and purchased and much planning was done by Jacqueline and Victor from date of visitation to the actual day, 7 May 2010.

Gathering time was at 8am on Saturday and upon reaching the house, we get done to work immediately.. started by cleaning the windows & painting..

Furnitures was brought in subsequently and by evening 6pm, everything was almost complete, wall was painted light yellow which gave the whole house a very welcoming look, coupled off with the bed, curtains, chair, household items and can foods for him..

Before leaving, a Muslim praying mat, a hamper and a group photo taken with him placed in a photo frame was given to him.

As he held the mat in his hands guess it was too overwhelming for him..within a day, his whole house was transformed, he have a bed to sleep in, walls painted and an almost whole new house.. As we left, he stood near the gate watching us..

Being a viewer of Life Transformer, it amazes me how the volunteers sweat out to bless every individual family.. what seems to air an hour on tv is actually a whole day of labour behind..

and never will i thought i will have an opportunity to experience this..though by end of the day, i was literally physically wear out and muscles aching.. i can't help but to be glad that i was part of the team to be the difference to his life..

God Bless him..

Lastly, i got to mention, by the introduction of Jacqueline, we saw this ordinary man who have an extraordinary heart.. what does he do?

Daily meals of the elderly that live in the 1 room flat are provided by him..

that's what i call making a Difference! =)

真正的我不想伪装。。只是不爱说话，不爱说话因为只想安静的听。。

可是安静的人是很难在这生活生存。。所以改变是比然。。

Just finished watching the movie:

To be continued...

Had a pretty bad experience last night as can be seen from my Facebook status:

Taking OUR IDEA and saying it's YRS is so TOTALLY UNCOOL & UNGENTLEMAN & YOU PISSED ME OFF! JUz Because u're think we're simple & nice and U can step Over US!

I got to clarify that it really takes a bad experience for me to be this Angry..

The guy in question is one of my committee member in Sadeaf group.. he being the intial President before the re-voting,  and me being the Vice-president,had work closely with him for the very first event, discussing over the preparation works to be done up, the proposal for the event to turn out well.

This dude probably be one of my volunteering khaki if not for this incident turn-out.. 

After the vote was made, due to the fact that the President preferably be a deaf, his position changed to Vice-president and thus there's two person sitting in that post, he and me.

Since it's been a long while since the last event till now, thus we decide to have a meeting to uphold another event real soon.. and to make the story short..

 The President and me had came up with an event  for the upcoming June holidays for the HI... so when i saw him on sat to volunteer for another charity organisation, shared with him on our idea and proposed to work together with the charity organisation. 

Before leaving, i had told him to send us (meaning the President & me) his ideas on this event, since he was unable to join us for our upcoming meeting.

The instruction was clear and simple.. send us your ideas of the event..

and guess what?! Imagine my horror when i checked my mail and saw what he wrote:

" i am proposing and coming up with a draft of a much anticipated event;(event's title) .

This is just a draft based on my own ideas to help the S & L team get started..."

Any normal human being reaction on this sentence would probably be " Draft based on your own Idea?!"

And mind you, he actually interpret "send us" into sending it to other committee members and even  cc the Chairman for this plan!

I was flabbergasted! So what does he wants?! Any idiot would probably understand my instructions loud and clear!

With all Sanity intact, i re-read his e-mail once again (that is after making tt phone call which makes me furious to the core, he probably never hear this tone of mine before and rarely does any of my frens does)..

Unless he had applied Da Vinci Code to his e-mail, there's no implications that he's trying to say that he's adding his own plans to our  original idea..(that's his own explanation).. any reader probably would think the event is his own idea!

Mind you, it wasn't the fact that we're mad about he taking credits for this Event idea.. but simply, why the POLICTICS GAME!

I hate that to the Core! there is enough of it out there in the working society where people are vying each other ultimately so as to earn much more $$ by working less..

But in this committee, there's only one Core Reason why we're together in this group: To Befriend and create Healthy Positive Events for the Youth Deaf.

That's the main objective in my mind.. i did not asked nor beg to be in this Vice President Position.. it was voted and i got chosen, it's that simple.

If not for this incident, i probably won't be blogging about what i do in this committee..

and neither did i  blog to put this guy's reputation for my own sweet revenge (and we Christians don't believe in revenge either)..

if i wanted to, his name probably in CAPSLOCK  and i probably had wrote in his Facebook Wall page...

But nah, what's the point, forgive & forget i will... but the answer, it's obvious.. Trust in working together will no longer exists.. neither does friendship..

Here are my afterthoughts of this whole Incident:

Does Position and Recognition matters that much?!

I got so upset after this incident that i really wants to pull out of this committee cause i never will put myself in a position of position vying.

As mentioned: the Objective is clear... we just want to make a Difference to the Hearing Impaired Youth in S'pore..

This title given means time is set apart to contribute to the Planning..

If one can't get these two above factors at work, attainment of it is to seek to obtain it elsewhere??

To a certain aspect, Humans are emotional be it male or Female, we do want to have our Love tank filled.. truth be told, a pat on the back, a compliment boost up Man's ego and pours affection to a lady.

However should it be done then on the expense of others?

Just like the word, Networking can really be absued if it's applied the wrong way...

We network so our individual expertise can serve another, there's no one superhuman that knows it all or can do it all.. so we need our friends/colleagues/acquaintances to help us along the way.. to give us advice..

Some put it blandly, you're a good networker if u've talents/knowledge others can make use of..& u likewise ensures it's not a one sided affair..

and not simply take take and Take and Ta-Dah disappear into thin air when the other party seeks your help..

If you got what it takes, one can always ultimately get the position you deserved to have..

If you're secured in where your talents lies.. people ain't dumb, they knows it and for all u know, u simply inspired them to do better.

Time maybe the  ultimate challenge but it's the factor that keeps u secure & happy that you got what u worked hard for and it's not at the expense of others.

It's update time againz..

Been attending a cg lead by Bernard for the past 2 weeks.. He's probably a familiar name to many, u seen him in Easter drama, acting as Andrew.

In real life, he's no less dramatic..

The members though i had yet to interact much, i'm thankful that the feeling i got is real-ness.. there's no pretentious.. coz the thing i can't stand most is the act of Friendliness.

I do hope to know them better as i attend cg regularly... been a long while since i had the feeling of going to a person's house, sitting on the floor and listening to the sermon.. as i sat there this evening, i thought to myself.. i love this feeling, praising & worshipping God, listening to a great word that stirs up your faith and being around Happy People!

Love this extract that i obtain from Nanz Inc:

Venezuelan Margareth Henriquez was appointed the first female CEO of renowned French champagne brand, the House of Krug in 2009. 

What advice would you give to women who are eager to succeed in the corporate world?

Fight with intelligence and do not be defensive or portray yourself as a victim. Instead, trust yourself, believe in your dreams and be determined to work very hard. Every achievement is always the result of persistence, passion, commitment, the willingness to be different and the desire to be among the best.

也许在 workplace 见多了& 跟你们 hang out 一起多了，我既然发现我对你产生了好感。

我在感情方面还是那么的SILLY。。重是喜欢的人对我没感觉。。对我有好感的人，我却对没他有FEEL。

Logically, it seems ridiculous to actually admire someone who is younger & from another country! Close frens probably would walk up to me and slap me to wake up to my senses to prevent me from getting hurt all over once again.

As mentioned above, this scene probably won't occur.. heart sank heavy as his facebook status changed...

what draws me? Guys that are often of a fun nature, humourous, high EQ & smart not only in terms of work not to mention kind and  a gentleman.

So oh well.. no matter how numbers can add up, i'm still this bashful lady who always believe in taking the left path & not going thru e norm as what it terms as following the crowd..

若得特地寻找爱情那我宁可把时间放在volunteering.. 也许成熟了或也许经历多了，在也不把爱情这字放在第一位...

Just received the letter i been awaiting for from World Vision Singapore, had participated in the Sponsor a Child program and received the details of this child from Zambia.. gonna start writing my first letter and eagerly await the first letter from the child.

Funds from the sponsorship will be pooled together with the rest and World Vision Singapore will then use it to help out the community in the particular area of their healthcare, water facilities and studies.

Have done up various check on this Organisation before deciding on it:

http://www.worldvision.org.sg/

Ever since i  started serving in Talking Hands Ministry, Volunteering took up a whole new level.. when i started my first volunteering in the Christmas Event.. though it was a simple performance, chatting with the Hearing Impaired and serving up the food, the feeling at the end of the event was simply joyous, happier than when i got my first job, my first love and even obtaining my exams results.. more often than not, the former only gives me temporary happiness that after which any recollection of it bring no emotion with it.. whereas in the latter, the tingling joy of bringing a smile to others is simply indescribable.

It's about making that Difference..

My next goal : Volunteering Overseas... http://www.globalvolunteernetwork.org