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OooOoo... Christmas came early... my mummy bought me a watch on Tuesday!

There was this uber cool Christmas sale @ City Chain. For those who want to get a watch or are intending to get one for a friend, do visit City Chain with discounts up to erhmz... I'm not sure how many %... I think the highest I saw was 50%.

There are also selected watches which are sold for more than 50% discount, and unlike sales where selected items are limited, there is actually a wide variety of watches to choose from this category. Like my watch from Solvil et Titus for S$129...


Yupz... I patronized the CityChain branch located @ the new extension of Northpoint in Yishun.

Other branches:
http://www.citychain.com.sg/sl_sing.aspx

A note of advice... apparently... different citychain stores seem to release different models of watches... differentiation to prevent store cannibalism arh? Business students...? Econs peeps?

Yesterday, I wanted to put in a new battery for a watch which was given to my dad by my uncle. So my mum and I decided to go to the CityChain store @ Compasspoint in Sengkang. The sale has drawn large crowds to the store and I had to go over to Vincent Watches to change the battery instead.

Anyways... when I was pressing my nose against the glass windows showcasing the watches @ CityChain, I realised some of the models present in the Sengkang branch were not present in the Yishun branch.

I saw a few other watches which were really nice and resonably priced, but considering the fact that my watch was a gift from my mun, nothing comes close to beats it even if it's from Tissot or Tag Heuer... MUAHAUHA.

After which, my mum and I went to have lunch @ Curry-San. It is a japanese fast food chain or sorts and I have been thinking of trying out the dishes there, especially my favourite Katsu Curry Chicken!! My mum had teriyaki chicken don... and our review of the chain...

1/2 stars out for 5 stars

Haha, the half star was given because their service quality was really good. This old lady dropped one of our potato wedges and returned with 2 pieces in return. The cashier also did a good job in recommending certain dishes to us and offering us options which were more value-for-$$.

The Katsu curry was really terrible, the sauce... ultra saltish with a slight tinge of spicy-ness. The rice was hard to chew and the potato wedges we ordered were placed in a weird and small cupcake holder and were over-spilling.

My mum's teriyaki chicken mini don was served in a bowl but they did not offer chopsticks. My mum had to use a pair of spoon and fork to navigate through the small bowl.

To be fair, I think it's because my mum ordered a mini don, that's why her meal came in a small bowl. Also, I didn't exactly approach the staff for a pair of chopsticks, they might have had a pair of chopsticks somewhere for my mum but we were simply too lazy to request for a pair.

Ok, enough ranting... Will blog again another day... Haha...

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Ok... it's time to recount an old joke...

One evening, my best friends (Zhi Jian and Vincent) and I went for supper. We had a craving for carrot cake but were contemplating on whether to get the white... or the black carrot cake...

So, Zhi Jian the genius suggested... "Let's get half black half white since we can't decide..."

And I believed... walked up to the store... "Uncle, ban hei ban bai (half black half white)..."

He gave me the... hello boy... I'm running a business... don't try to be funny look... and told me... they don't sell that!

Uber embarassing....

But today... i shall have the last laugh... my sister found a post on a webbie... which has confirmed... the existence of this yin-yang dish... and i proudly present to you all...

For more information, visit...

http://thebakerwhocooks.blogspot.com/

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I made a reconnection with my past yesterday evening, grabbed my water bag and went for a run from Punggol to Khatib!

It has been a long while since I've ran, and I'm glad I went for one yesterday.

More than merely calories were burnt away, various thoughts which were burdens to my heart and mind passed on as well.

Nothing beats having a refreshed mind and a still heart to face the challenges of life!

More importantly, it is time to dig into God's word and live a life in accordance to His will and befitting of a Christian believer.



It is a great time for us to contemplate and share the true meaning of Christmas as it draws near.

The birth of a Saviour and King who changed the course of man.

His death on the cross has forged a bridge to eternal life, and subsequently, as He rose from the dead, He became the cornerstone for the reconciliation of man with God .

A relationship with Christ endures the test of time and a relationship with Him, whose promises have been faithfully fulfilled one after another, is indeed worth holding on to and trusting in times of trials and tribulations.

As we sing carols and bask in the atmosphere of the Christmas festival, I urge everyone to contemplate on the true meaning of Christmas and realize the importance of the day which our Saviour was born!

God bless! =)

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A song that was played on my sister's wedding... great cover!

Song Title: I Will be Here
Original: Steven Curtis Chapman
Cover: Passion

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Adam didn't "find" Eve...

God did!

...and brought her to him!

Genesis 2: 22

"...which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man"

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Oh, for those who are interested in Children + Photography....

Here's a weblink which I was introduced to when I was watching a Photoshop podcast I've downloaded...

I'm sure the pictures will brighten up your day! Enjoy!! =)

http://alwphotography.com/#

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Turning

Tell me you love me, tell me that you're mine again.
Tell me you won't turn away.
Turn like the season, turn back to me once again,
circling all the way.

Once you were my blue eyed prince,
waking love from an endless sleep.
You made all of my wishes come true,
turning all of my dreams into you.

Turning and swirling and whirling 'round' you again,
twirling and curling 'round' you.
Turning and burning and yearning for you again,
All my life with you.

It's a chance, a romance, it's a dance we do.
Turning in circles we go.
Turn like the season, turn back to me once again.
Never let me go.

But lately i'm losing sleep,
someone else is in your eyes.
Won't you turn back to me, my love?
Won't you stop telling me lies?

Turning and swirling and whirling 'round' me again,
Twirling and curling 'round' me.
Turning and burning and yearning for me again.
All your life with me.

Tell me you love me, tell me that you're mine again.
Tell me you won't turn away.
Turn like the season, turn back to me once again,
circling all the way.

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Hello peeps!

I thought it might be interesting to share 1-2 spiritual lessons I've experienced (Praise the Lord!) amidst this highly stressful period of time in school.

I am beginning to enjoy these little but thought provoking encounters and I pray that I'll continue to be extra sensitive to God's prompting amidst trials! =P

Thought of the day - Part 1

Remember the times when we enjoy doing a particular thing (no matter how small it might be) which reminds us of someone we love?

A chinese proverb/ 成语 which closely parallels this concept would be...

爱屋及乌 - "比喻爱一个人而连带关心到跟他有关系的人或物".

However, unlike the Chinese proverb which seem to have a negative connotation attached to it, there are more to just simply following blindly and mirroring what that person likes to do. Although there are times when it seems like we are simply creating imaginary-thought bubbles, which makes us feel a little more attached to the person just because we are doing a common activity, I personally feel that this is more of a conscious choice made to remember/ experience/ care about the people I adore and it reminds me of the people I hold dearly to.

Food for thought:
Then, I began thinking about my love for Christ Jesus. Does my adoration and love for the God naturally surface as I go about my daily routine? Does my actions reflect Christ-likeness? Do I do things just simply because I love Him and want to be more like Him? Do I make a conscious effort to experience Him even in the little tasks I have on hand?

Ok... it's late... I'll post Thought of the day - Part 2 soon!

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With or Without You - U2

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Testing... 1... 2... 3...

This is interesting... I am currently at the top of my double-decker bed... blogging using my iPod touch!

Way cool yea? Which effectively means that I can blog ok the move, at least @ locations where there are wireless hotspots. To think that I actually wanted to sell away my iPod touch because I had no use for it. It is actually a pretty neat and convenient device to have and own. I've downloaded podcasts from RBC, photoshop tutorials from iTunes etc. On top of having these "perks" as I'm on the move, I can conveniently access the online news at home without having to go through the hassle of switching on the desktop or laptop. Thank God for allowing me to owe this device at a discounted price.

Since I'm on the subject of price, thought I'll briefly touch on a hefty cost I've incurred lately. It has been a pretty horrible week despite it being my mid-semester break. I thought I'd be able to catch up on my school work and on top of that, catch up on some rest. To my disappointment, I suffered from a really terrible toothache which in turn brought about a throbbing headache. I suffered 3 sleepless nights and in addition, I could neither concentrate on doing my projects and assignments nor study for my upcoming mid-term test.

However, God works in interesting ways! It wasn't just a "fruitless" week. When I suffered from headache, I actually slept earlier the night before and woke up early the next day. As I shared earlier, I had 3 listless nights and couldn't get proper physical rest. On the other hand, I did have a good time of spiritual rest as I started my day doing quiet time in the early morning and looking to the Lord in prayer.
Also, when I tried studying and really couldn't concentrate further, I decided to work on creating a note for the children's day service on Sunday. Despite the headache, I was filled joy as God gave me an opportunity to use some of the skills which I've picked up in school this semester and use it for His glory. Although it looks quite unpolished, I am overjoyed with thus opportunity given to me!

Ok... It's getting increasingly hard to type on my iPod touch... My arms are pretty tired... I think I'll continue with this post another time!

Oooo, meeting my best friend later this morning before going to church! Glad he's joining us for service. Hopefully he will join us for
many more services to come!

K... Nights to all... Do pardon me if there are many typo errors... I'm too lazy to scroll up and check through...

Blessed Sunday to all!

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Colbie Caillat - Realize

V1: Take time to realize,
That your warmth is
Crashing down on in.
Take time to realize,
That I am on your side
Didn't I, Didn't I tell you.

But I can't spell it out for you,
No it's never gonna be that simple
No I cant spell it out for you

C: If you just realize what I just realized,
Then we'd be perfect for each other
and will never find another
Just realized what I just realized
we'd never have to wonder if
we missed out on each other now.

V2: Take time to realize
Oh-oh I'm on your side
didn't I, didn't I tell you.
Take time to realize
This all can pass you by
Didn't I tell you

But I can't spell it out for you,
no it's never gonna be that simple
no I can't spell it out for you.

C: If you just realized what I just realized
then we'd be perfect for each other
then we'd never find another
Just realized what I just realized
we'd never have to wonder if
we missed out on each other now.

V3: It's not always the same
no it's never the same
if you don't feel it too.
If you meet me half way
If you would meet me half way.
It could be the same for you.

C: If you just realize what I just realized
then we'd be perfect for each other
then we'd never find another
Just realize what I just realized
we'd never have to wonder
Just realize what I just realized

If you just realize what I just realized

OoOoOOo

missed out on each other now
missed out on each other now

Realize, realize
realize, realize

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U2 - With Or Without You

See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you

Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait without you

With or without you
With or without you

Through the storm we reach the shore
You give it all but I want more
And Im waiting for you

With or without you
With or without you
I cant live
With or without you

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away

My hands are tied
My body bruised, shes got me with
Nothing to win and
Nothing left to lose

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away

With or without you
With or without you
I cant live
With or without you

With or without you
With or without you
I cant live
With or without you
With or without you

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It's the time of the week for showcase some of the "art pieces" I've produced.

I have been attending Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator workshops lately, kudos to my faculty for arranging such useful sessions for the students. In the past, the students had to suffer and pick up these hard skills on their own.

Feedback from students of previous semesters have finally realised into concrete actions, benefiting the students today and generations of students to come! So, I would like to offer my appreciation to them...

Thank you CNM Pioneers aka The Old Folks.... Haha!

Patterns (which looks like red & blue roses to me)...

RED Rose

BLUE rose (or is it cyan?)

God's Creation - Earth
(Ops, I think I accidentally squashed her... it looks out of proportion... x_X)

Ok... this is the product of a beautiful disaster...
I made some mistakes... deleted the Earth and ended up with this picture...
I call it...

"HEROES"

After adding the Heroes logo...

Some resemblance? Haha...

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I love hunting for acoustic covers or good renditions of songs in Youtube... So thought I'd share if I chance upon any interesting or good covers!

Here are 2 covers by Airto... Enjoy!

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Hi...


These are 2 of the products from my horrible attempts at Illustrator on Monday evening...

*boooOhoOooHOooo*
\(>_<")/

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Hung out with Spencer and Glen after church last Sunday... and..

*poof*

...Jason Mraz's name popped up in our conversation!

They started talking about a song which I haven't exactly heard of...

It was a duet by Jason Mraz (of course) & Colbie Caillet titled...

"Lucky"
(which I would have pretty much preferred it to be renamed as "Blessed" instead because i don't exactly believe in the idea of Luck...)

Here it is... a pretty well done video for this song...

(*Note: I especially love the part where Jason Mraz sang.. "I'll put put a flo---wer... in your hair..." and then Colbie Caillet pops up with a pretty flower placed on her hair...)

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~|x:: ->! WOoO-SaAaaA !<- ::x|~

First day of school!

First lesson of the new semester..... a preparatory class for a module....

First attempt @ CS3 Illustrator!

"Road Trip"

Hmz... I've been picking up some new skills lately!

Filming...

Photoshopping...

I am merely scratching the tip of the iceberg but am really enjoying myself!!! =)

I pray that God will continue...


to bless me with new opportunities to brush up on these skills...

to remind me to be a good steward and make good use of these newly acquired knowledge...

to better serve Him... to the best of my abilities!

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On Tuesday, I was accompanying my mum to Takashimaya to redeem some FANCL product for my sister before meeting up with my dad to watch "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor". ErhM, not much comments for the show... it was just... like that lor... the company matters more! Haha, I enjoy watching movies with my dad (although he always chooses movies which i don't exactly like to watch, i.e. AVP), well... cause I get to talk and chit chat with him!

Anyways... as my mum and I were leaving Takashimaya, I chanced upon this pair of shoes from "Cotton On" which really looks interesting and nice! It was a white-based pair of shoe with checked blue lines (Refer to diagram below). They came in 3 sizes, Small, Medium & Large. This is the first time I've ever seen shoes being assorted according to S, M & L. So yes, I bought it @ $24.90 (if I haven't remembered wrongly) and acquired a new pair of shoes for the new semester.

Shoes from "Cotton On"
(Medium size)

2 months back, my friends and I were talking about this short film competition called Reel Revolution 2008 and eventually signed up for it as participants. For the past few weeks, we have been busy with the coming up of our scripts, going for talks, meeting our film mentor etc. i must admit I've learnt a GREAT deal about filming from my friends and benefited much from the whole process! Not only was I able to learn about filming on a theoritical basis, I get to be somewhat a film director... Haha....

Today is the actual shooting of our film, with our child actor arriving later in the afternoon. This morning, I headed down to school with loads of props for the filming... backpack... office/laptop bag...

I suffered from what many may call the "wardrobe malfunction", well deserved to be arrested by the fashion police if there were such enforcers in the first place. In fact, I realized there were a number of people peering down at my new pair of bright white checked shoes (from Cotton On). I took many "second-looks" at myself and realized I was in a pretty bad shape/ weird combination... whatever....

I was wearing a grey and black polo tee with a brown oversized 3/4s berms. My dark coloured and polo tee with STRIPES was a total mismatch from the pair of bright white CHECKED pair of shoes I was wearing. But it's ok, I survived the trip to Habourfront unscathed.. just pierced by the eyes of some onlookers.

When I arrived at Habourfront, I decided to drop by Cheers to check out if a prop (bubble blowing toy) we might use later in the day was on the shelves. To my dismay, there wasn't... but as I was leaving the shop, I saw a row of slippers. The cheapest was $3.00... then I looked down at my white checked shoes... it looked back... excuses to buy the slippers flew across my head...

"You're going to go bare footed during the film shoot anyway.... slippers would be wayyy more convenient... etc. etc."

So... I decided to buy it... (Refer to diagram below)

Flip-flops from Cheers @ Habourfront MRT station

When I queued to pay for the pair of flip-flops, I realized I left my wallet in my back pack and so I had to put down all my "barang barang"... big bags... small bags to retreive my wallet before paying for the item. After which, I headed off... and as I was on the escalator... I searched my berms for my EZ-link card to facilitate the boarding of bus later. This was the 2nd mishap following the wardrobe malfunction...

(>_<)"

To my horror, my EZ-link grew legs and ran away... I just couldn't find it!! Upon reaching the next floor and getting off the escalator... I had to put down all my stuff to search my bags over and over again but to no avail. I turned back.. went down the escalator and headed for Cheers again, hoping I might have left it on the counter. When I returned at Cheers, the personnel tending the cashier was busy with a long queue so I took a few quick glances around the area and nope... no signs of that rebel EZ-link which had ran away from me.

I stood outside Cheers... beaten and battered by the fact that I've lost my EZ-link. I squatted outside Cheers and decided to do one last search on all the bags I had with me... no... couldn't find it. By this time, the queue in Cheers has cleared... I decided to pop the most important question of my life to the cashier... "Will you marry...." ok... wrong channel... "Have you seen an EZ-link card lying around?"...

She replied no... stepped out the counter and attempted to search the area. Just as she stepped out of the counter and peered to the floor... there it was... my EZ-link card pretending it had lost its legs... lying on the floor... feigning death as if it wasn't its fault.

Haha, ok crappie... previously I mentioned was searching for my wallet to make payment for my floppies and I think I actually left the EZ-link card on the floor... my bad... or izzit a welcome gesture from my flip-flops.. making me look like a flop... not even able take care of an EZ-link card... =(

I was so relieved and the first thing I did was take out my handphone... excited to share this blessing with someone, but i realised... who can I message?

Then I started thinking... is it too mundane an issue to share with someone?

So I perished the thought and dropped my handphone back into my pocket. But nonetheless, I thanked God for this little blessing which brightened up my day! =)

Then I started thinking... *random*

My future life partner has got to be someone who will enjoy sharing the simplest blessings God has given us... someone who is willing to count life's smallest blessings and name them 1 by 1... or 10 by 10... or 100s by 100s with me.....

*Builds castles in the air...*

Ok... Ignore me...

Or maybe..... the next time I have a blessing, I'll just take out my handphone and randomly send a message to rub off the blessings and pass it on to someone else... HAHA..

Ok.. I'm officially tired... nights.........................

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YESH! I finally got some headway in fulfilling the......


Not only will we be able to enjoy jamming, we get to RECORD the MESS we make during the jamming session!

For those interested to join me, check out the following website!!!

http://www.beatmerchantstudio.com/

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OH MAN, after watching this video... I so very wanna organize a jamming session!!!!!!

SPENCER! WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A JAM PLAN...

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My examinations ended on the 21/06/08 (Saturday).

Super intensive... *Zip-zap-whoosh-whish*...

... flew by before I knew it! For the group project, met with interesting group mates with the most interesting group dynamics, thank God we managed to pull through without much complications! I had a great deal of fun "fiddling" with our powerpoint slides as well as the scripting for the presentation. This eventually led me to a situation where my final examinations was left neglected!

Silly me, bad sense of priority once again...

'\[x_@]/' (shrugs)

Nonetheless, I'm just glad that the presentation went quite alright... besides the fact that I messed up my cue cards halfway through the presentation and turned all jittery and panicky! Long way to go before mastering the art of being a good presenter... gotta find a "shifu" and audition for the sequel which follows Kungfu Panda... *Hiii-YaAhH*

The Kungfu Presenter!

(punches fists with presenter/ pointer in mid-air, somersaults & shoots cue cards all around the room)

Snaps back to reality... ok... what now... on to events which follows after my examinations...

de "Ire.volution"
(yes... that's right... de Irving revolution... Ire = intense anger, wrath... and erhm.. the "anyhow" use of "de")

First up, de "Room" Ire.volution
Update: Swapped room with my sister... it's... erHmz... PINK now!

Other than the room colour... a few other changes...

1. The height of the hanger positioned behind the door... has drastically dropped... much to the contrary of rising temperatures brought about by climate change (*Alert: GREEN message)

2. Two layers of curtains... one with purple flowers... the other with a kinda lacey translucent white feel...

... amongst many others... but all in all...

I'm just glad she is happy with the arrangement! =P

So nothing to ire about actually... just wanted de Ire.volution to look cool! HAHAHA!

(Picture taken at night using camera phone)

Oh yes, next up... we've got de "Cupboard" Ire.volution....

It's time to go shop for new clothes and revamp my cupboard! But one step at a time... shall see what I need most and slowly phase out v1.0 of my clothes... before progressing and upgrading to v2.0. This in turn leads me to talk about the super-uber-duper-califragilisticexpialidocious fun-filled and fruitful Wednesday I had.

de "Super-uber-duper-califragilisticexpialidocious lifestyle" Ire.volution

Upon the completion of planning for an insurmountable task, I went to bed early on Tuesday night, at around 10.30am and woke up at 8.00am hoping to rise up to the challenge!

I... am the Dragon Warrior...

Ok.. enough of that Kung Fu Panda nonsense. The fact is, I haven't been exercising for donkey years, and I actually wanted to run 10km from Punggol to Serangoon Swimming Complex, swim 10 laps and thereafter run the return route of 10km back home. I was all excited and packed a waterbag with my swimming trunks, keys, Ez-link card etc. After starting out for about 2km, I was already feeling the strain... peered down my foot and could see the ants mocking at me before running off faster than I could catch up with them! (Exaggeration) But no... I didn't give up! *sweeps hair to the back of my head... and completed the 1st 10km run and subsequently the 10 laps in the pool. I must say the cooling swim after the run was therapeutic! After which, I couldn't run home.. decided to take the bus instead! x_X

"Sings/ Shrieks: ...I tried so hard.. and got so far... in the end... it doesn't really matter... "

Dragging my feet along, I bought lunch for my mummy and myself before heading home. Then I saw this really touching Korean documentary on Channel i-can't-remember-what-channel, but it was a Korean channel on cable if I'm not wrong.

The documentary talks about a family with 3 children in total. The eldest son (Boy A) was born with normal eyesight but his 2 younger brothers (Middle child - Boy B & youngest child - Boy C) were born blind. I started watching the program at the part where these 2 young blind boys went grocery shopping for their mother by themselves. Boy B was very timid when he was younger but he was slowly opening up to the world and was even brave enough on this account to bring his younger brother around to purchase some groceries. They struggled a little bit but they pulled through back home unscathed. What really impressed me was not only the determination of the children living with courage without their sight... without complaints... but the determination of their mother who stuck by them and believed they could live a normal life.

When Boy B was born, the grandmother mentioned that the father was so upset he kept shining his torch into his eyes and was hoping for him to see. Words from people stung the heart of their grandmother as well... as strangers who saw the kids thought they were asleep and they were actually blind.

Now comes this part or rather this statement their mother shared which knocked some serious sense into me, making me realize that in trials and tribulations, I should trusting in the Lord and keeping my faith and eyes set upon Him. Instead of giving thanks for blessings given by the Lord, many times I have been focusing and worrying about the stumbling blocks which litters my Christian pathway.

When Boy C was born, instead of lamenting on the fact that life's unfair, their mother was happy and thankful for the birth of the youngest son. She mentioned that because of his birth, now both the brothers had someone to relate to (one another), and more importantly, Boy C had an older brother to really look up to!

One could never be blinder than to not see the living works of our Lord Jesus the Christ!

Ok.. back to the events on Wednesday...

I took a short nap before heading out of my home to collect my DRIVING LICENSE @ Sengkang Post Office. I was supposed to be delivered to my home but when the postman came, my mum was taking a shower and the postman just left a note and informed be to collect personally from the post office instead. It's well worth the trip as I see the picture of myself in the license smiling back at... me? Haha, think I looked quite silly smiling all the way to the train station.

I went on to meet my junior college classmate @ City Hall before walking over to visit The Arts Museum!

Hoping to have been dabbed by the artistic nimbus of the museum, I tried to take a picture to unleash my artistic talent...

(Credits to Zesin for lending me play with his DSLR)

and failed...

but well... as the it states on the sticker (pass to enter the museum)

Art - No Experience is Necessary

Ok... I'm getting lazy... last stop of the day! After having dinner @ Sushi Tei, we went bowling @ Marina!

*awesome*

Been wanting to bowl and credits again to Zesin for being willing to bowl with me, I highly doubt any of my other JC friends would be willing to bowl with me... well... I guess or they are just plain scared to face the King of Pins.... (intentionally eggs JC friends on for a bowling showdown)

as stated in the slogan for my Facebook picture...

"You've seen Remy Ong... it's time for the 后浪 to 推 de 前浪... we give you our best, give it up for Irving the Bowel (power) Bowler!"

That's all for now... *yawns and stretches....*

I've got a conference (Ad:Tech 2008) from 8.30am to 4pm in the afternoon... Got to hit the mattress and bask in the pinkness of my room soon!

Before that, leaving you guys with some updates on the....

Upcoming eXhilara-tivities... (definitely not for the faint-hearted)

*MIGHTY ROARS*

1. Young Adults' outing to a-capella performance on 28th June '08 @ NUS UCC
2. FIBC post Youth Day celebration on the 5th of July '08 @ Paya Lebar
3. AJC Class outing @ Costa Sands (Pasir Ris) on 10th July '08

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WooOOoOOo... *Inspired by Judith's neat file with piano scores*

I am SO compiling a file with guitar chords and lyrics of songs I've picked up in the past few years.

I will be heading out to town to meet 2 of my JC classmates and I am going to forage for a nice file to house all my guitar chords and tabs.

*Looks at "sheet" (music) stuck up on the ceiling.. There you are...!*

GrrRR, left my guitar in church but... I am so going to learn this song as soon as I get my wife to come back to me.

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Midnight Hour - Running Away.

Running Away by
Midnight Hour

Don't lie and say that it's OK.
It's alright if there's nothing more to say.
So I'm running away.
I'm leaving this place.
Yeah, I'm running away.
I'm running away.

Don't tell me I'm the one to blame.
It's too late for you to make me stay.
No, I won't stay.
So I'm running away.
I'm leaving this place.
Yeah, I'm running away.
I'm running away.

And faster than you can follow me from this lonely place.
And farther than you can find me, I'm leaving
Yeah I'm leaving today.
And I, I'll never let you find me.
I'm leaving you behind with the past
No, I won't look back.
And I don't want to hear your reasons.
Don't want to hear you tell me why I should stay.

And try, and try to understand me
And try to understand what I say when I say I can't stay
I, I'm moving on from this place
I'm leaving and I won't quit running away.

I'm running away.
I'm leaving this place.
Yeah, I'm running away.
I'm running away.

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I am so not focused on my readings! There are just far too many words...

I've only got 2 eyes larh, how to finish reading...?

Ok... looks like I missing the main point, not prioritizing well!

Here's a pretty old Chinese song worth indulging in (reminiscence)...

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Oh dear... I hope I haven't gotten it all wrong...
... all these while...
... and realizing only at the end of everything...

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Psalms 42:1 (NIV)

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.

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:: Eat Your Heart(s) Out ::
11/05/08

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I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me

I hear your taking the town again
Having a good time
With all your good time friends
I don't think that you think of me
Your on your own now
And I'm alone and free

I know that i should get on with my life
But a life live without you could never be right

As long as the star shine down from the heaven
As long as the river run to the sea
I'll never get over you getting over me

I tried to smile so the hurt won't show
Tell everybody i was glad to see you go
But the tears just won't go away
Loneliness found me looks like its here to stay

I know that i ought to find someone new
But all i found is my self always thinking of you

As long as the star shine down from the heaven
As long as the river run to the sea
I'll never get over you getting over me

Oh no matter what i do
Each nights a life time to live through
I can't go on like this
I need your touch
Your the only one i ever loved

And as long as the star shine down from the heaven
As long as the river run to the sea
I'll never get over you,getting over,
I'll never get over you,
I'll never get over you getting over me...

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The time has come to hit the books and embrace the semester with open arms!

Since the completion of my examinations last Thursday, 08/05/08, I haven't exactly taken a good physical rest up until Sunday night. However,

Every day was spellbound with activities...

...with each activity being sealed with great companionships.

After my last paper on Thursday came liberation, 'chains came loose' but my headache still kept me on a lock-down. My head was in such a whirl, I thought I might have seen the universe, stars and planets, pass me by before my weary eyes. So I danced and pranced along with the stars, hoping it might help cushion the wreck in my head and hopefully meet my best friend at Woodlands... in one piece... which I did.

Seriously, I think I'm over exaggerating, but in short -- the headache almost killed me. Ahh, and as usual, the typical human response to such a situation was to seek worldly reliefs. Got my best friend to get me a facial wash to freshen up and thereafter head for a cup of coffee. Well, I'm not dismissing the contribution of these worldly reliefs... facial washes and a dose of caffeine... but the presence of a good friend must've been sent by God to lift the 'brick' from my head. After recovering slightly from the headache, we went to catch Ironman! Totally awesome, it's my wallpaper now... and to top it off... I have an emoticon on MSN.

Ok... on second thoughts, this might not be something to be proud of... but this movie definitely relieved my dream of being a superhero. Robo-Irving in the making dudes... so just hang on and fasten your seat belts.

On Monday and Tuesday, I also had a GREAT outing with my junior college friends. We explored areas which we've never been to... An Xiang Hill... China Square.. Far East Square... The Singapore Flyer. The areas we traversed for our urban escape span and cover Marina, Chinatown, Tanjong Pajar, City Hall, Raffles City and beyond (inside joke). We walked from place to place, which for one saves us the transport costs, and on another account, we actually benefited from the sights of obscure places and caught "never-seen-before footages" on cameras... not to mention obscene and not too glamorous pictures taken by my dear friends.

Come to think about it, I wonder if I've been occupying myself with far too many activities... all these "escapes" to keep me from letting my mind run wild. In fact, I went for a run today... and to the same effect, I let my legs do the running on behalf of my mind. I thank God for His word, which has truly been the guiding light... a lamp to my feet... and a light to my path!

Blessed week ahead to all! =)

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Ice-Popsicles Molds

...Proudly brought to you by Ribena!

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I got it!

Be it in the marketing stage... or in the product development stage...

A user-centric, customer-centered approach is pivotal and almost indispensable...

However, on a broader perspective... in life...

:: God-centeredness ::

would be a primary cause for concern... period.

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Ok.

Quite a great start to the week, but there is still a long stretch of treacherous gravel path to trod on! Continue to pray for me as I "muggie-mug-mug" for my final examinations. Unfortunately, since I did not do so well for my mid-term examinations, I have gotta work extra hard... go the extra mile and play the catch-up game!

*sings the Ketchup (catch-up) song*

"serejé, ja de je de jebe tu de jebere sebiunouva
majavi an a bugui an a buididipí (x3)"

-Refrain from Ketchup song-
(more like I should refrain from singing... Haha...)

Nonetheless, thank God for bringing me through the whole semester. By God's grace, I will reciprocate and remain faithful to Him during this period of time... as He has been to me all these time...! =P

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One of my fellow sister-in-Christ spoke about how faithfully the men in the armed forces are counting down to their days in service. As Christians, we ought to do just the same, to be good stewards of our time and resources. I just thought it was a good reminder for us to consider every step of our Christian walk as blessings of God's providence.

When left to ourselves, we are susceptible and easily ensnared by temptations. Whenever we take God out of the equation of living our everyday lives, sin sets it. Due to our sinful nature, there is a need for us to constantly be reminded of our inadequacies in dealing with sin.

Although I am no longer in (national) service, there is a need to be reminded of being in service for the church ministry and to act as we are commanded to fulfill the great commission. Another aspect to look into is ensuring that our spiritual lives are undergoing through servicing through the guidance of God's word.

As the examinations draw near, the counting down of my days to the end of this semester begins. Do pray for me to be able to work heartily for His namesake and take care the process and leave the final product in His hands.

:: It is a constant challenge to work towards living our lives as Christ did ::

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Lyrics to "Life is Wonderful" by Jason Mraz

It takes a crane to build a crane
It takes two floors to make a story
It takes an egg to make a hen
It takes a hen to make an egg
There is no end to what I'm saying

It takes a thought to make a word
And it takes some words to make an action
And it takes some work to make it work
It takes some good to make it hurt
It takes some bad for satisfaction

Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la

It takes a night to make it dawn
And it takes a day to make you yawn brother
And it takes some old to make you young
It takes some cold to know the sun
It takes the one to have the other

And it takes no time to fall in love
But it takes you years to know what love is
And it takes some fears to make you trust
It takes some tears to make it rust
It takes the dust to HAVE it polished

Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la

It takes some silence to make sound
And it takes a loss before you found it
And it takes a road to go nowhere
It takes a toll to make you care
It takes a hole to MAKE a mountain

Ah la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la life is meaningful
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la life is meaningful
Ah la la la la la la life is full of
Ah la la la la la life is so full of love
Ah la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life is meaningful
Ah la la la la la life is full of
Ah la la la la la life is so full of love

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Chilly weather... but definitely not a time to "chill" and relax!


The whole melodrama

...of trudging along with "Frenzy Flu" and "Sore Loser Sore throat",

...coupled with the looming pressures of meeting project deadlines,

...accompanied by the ominous clouds hanging above in the downcast skies...

is nothing less than a likely concoction for a crestfallen spirit!

My ailing physical body is an alarm signal... an uprising rebellion staged against my very own actions of not setting aside sufficient rest. Looking beyond just allocating ample rest for my physical body... is the searching and seeking of Christ as the true comforter to my weary soul that I truly hope to draw strength from... to get through day by day...

Coming up and looking forward to:

= Youth Fellowship on 150308, 4.30pm @ Hotel Miramar =

= Good Friday service on 210308, 10am @ Hotel Miramar =

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It's a great thing to serve the Lord (x3)
Waiting in the light of God
Wait, wait, wait, wait in the light (x3)
Waiting in the light of God

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Just completed a test from 1000hrs - 1100hrs... botched it!

Just can't stop wondering why... I was so ill-prepared for it!

Just reflected on how I've spent my time... for the past few weeks...

Just-ifiable...?

...it's just a test... get over it!

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Due to time constraint... I'm...

*K.I.S.S*
(Keeping It Short and Simple)

Thank God for Lord's Supper, a timely remember to

+ Look back at His sacrifice on the calvary cross
+ Search my heart and ask for forgiveness to be reconciled with Him
+ Press on towards the goal of learning to be more like Christ

I would like to extend special thanks to Spencer for rendering timely assistance to the completion of my project work! Blessed to have you as a brother in Christ!

(*Goes to corner of room and writes off the debt of having to treat you to a meal*)
Haha, kidding! Owe you one man...

I also experienced the immense grace from God as I managed to submit my Powerpoint slides to my teaching assistant seconds away from the deadline.

A gentle reminder to all, a quick prayer to the Lord and support from fellow brothers and sisters in Christ certainly calms nerves in times of perils!

::Food for Thought::
*Munch-munch-munch goes the Cookie Monster*

Let GOD be the one who sets the DIRECTION to our every ACTIONS

May God help us!

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]- LISTEN -[

[Clock] TICK.TICK.TICK.
+seconds passes+

[Table-lamp] CLICK.CLICK.CLICK.
+switches on/off+

::waits.waited.wasted::

[Heart] THUMP.THUMP.THUMP.

.
..
...

+shatters+

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LEARNING TO PLACE :

GOD'S INTERESTS ABOVE ALL

BEST INTERESTS OF LOVED ONES BEFORE SELF

Philippians 2: 1-4
Imitating Christ's Humility

1If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,

2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.

3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.

4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

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~Well rested! Physically and spiritually...~

Actually, I think I was burnt out on Thursday night! I was tasked to complete some research for my project in preparation for a project group meeting the following day which was a Friday. However, I went for Varsity Christian Fellowship and made a "touch-down" at my doorstep at approximately 11pm. Torn between getting straight on with my research or taking a short nap, I eventually fell prey to the latter...

x_X

*Alarm rings once*

I "snooze-d" it... Rings again... snooze... *again again - says Teletubbies*... snooze snooze... I've had IT!

Goes straight for the Off button - Ok... Not exactly straight considering I was in some sorta slumber!

That was it... I ended up having only 1 short hour to do my research before I had to leave "Ulu Punggol" and head for school. I really have to thank God excellent group members who prepared well enough thus leading to a fruitful arranged consultation session with our teaching assistant.

After my lecture, I met up with Cynthia and we went to the career fair. I felt out of place, and probably ought to feel out of place! I was only a year 1 student and most students who went to the fair were graduating students. However, I managed to get an overview of the current job market and was assured that what I'm studying does open job opportunities - at least for now.

This week's the E-learning week for the Communications and New Media department so all the lectures were webcasted and some tutorials were actually conducted via a online forum. On Friday, I had to post at least 1 comment on the forum by 2359 to somewhat prove my "attendance". After dinner, I was struggling to think of what to post and before I knew it... it was time to go to Carmen's house for home fellowship. I had around 5 more hours before the online forum closes! I worked on the comment using Cynthia's laptop during the journey to Carmen's house. Pastor and Auntie Jane came to pick us up from NUS! Had a great time of fellowship learning from Deacon Choon Yee about experiencing joy in our lives during home fellowship.

Happiness - Arises from circumstances... often temporal

Joy - Source drawn from God... should be rooted permanently in a Christian's life... transcends beyond trials and tribulations...

I finally managed to post my comment after home fellowship! *Hurray*

*Full zonk-out* after I've reached home! Had a long snugly sleep....

~~ Memories continues Saturday morning @ 10am. Location: Sofa bed...

After a good night's rest, time for a good morning's work out! I went for an 1/2 hr run around the estate and wanted to PLAY BASKETBALL but... I was too lazy. =X How on earth can I grow taller like that? Someone please provide me with a feasible and short solution to my "short" problem.

*picks up phone to call Yao Ming* "Hello, I demand you lend me some height...."

Beep.
Beep..
Beep...

Line goes dead...

ANYWAYS... after the run, I then went on to burn a dvd for a certain someone. So upset it didn't work on the actual CD!! *RARRRRHHH* But it's ok... hopefully it works fine this time round!

Then came Youth Fellowship! I had a great time learning a little something new about my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. I certainly hope we'll get to know one another better and become better accountability partners to each other! =)

We also learnt about dealing with spiritual boredom during Youth Fellowship.

Main causes:
1) Over indulgance
2) Under-exertion/ Under-commitment

Possible solutions
1) Contentment
2) Diligence
3) Growth
4) Be somebody new
5) Build relationships

Just a brief sum up!

Went for dinner and after dinner, had a GREAT time of fellowship with brother Ian! We went to Kinokuniya and I bought a 3-book bundle. Came across this author when I was in Popular bookshop with my JC classmate.... *drum rolls*... Mr Malaysia aka Zesin. The author is Jodi Picoult and this is a picture of the bundle I purchased.


YUPS. Updates end here! I'm certainly looking forward to meeting a new friend (Carmen's friend) by the name of Nigel tomorrow morning. Hope we'll have a blessed time together learning from God's word and of course worshiping Him in spirit and in truth!

Till next the next post.... Bye for now~

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:::: Is life about taking a few hard knocks from itself ::::

::: Falling and stumbling before :::

:: Realizing its time to ::

: Snap out of the daze :

: Or to be :

: Inoculated by :

:: His Word ::

::: through prayer and supplication.. :::

:::: To truly and fully experience His grace and mercy ::::

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1 Corinthians 3:16-17 (New International Version)

“¹⁶Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? ¹⁷If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple.”

It’s high time to get into SHAPE!

Physically. Mentally. Spiritually.

Getting into shape is no simple task, having to take into consideration factors such as the motivation behind it or even the whole process of going through. Of course, after withstanding all the beatings and batting in achieving these tasks, ultimately… it also boils down to getting into the RIGHT shape. One could argue, “Round’s a shape!” But it’s the last shape I would want to achieve physically, or remain in for that matter, albeit it’s a shape.

The importance of gleaning knowledge from His word everyday is indispensable to every Christian life. But when it gets down to real work, we are really all works in progress, far cry from being complete. However, there’s only one motivation to work towards despite our incapability. The assurance and fact that that the only way to be complete is through Him.

John 14:6 (New International Version)

“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

It’s high time.

We don’t exactly have much time.

There is an urgent need to get into shape amidst of all other things. I can feel the tensions of the everyday life, but am I just chasing the wind, being tossed by the seas of life like a child? The tensions can be felt, but this is likened to the wind, we can feel it… but ultimately it’s intangible and temporal!

We have to remind ourselves that what we really need is to press on solely towards the real goal of leading a transformed Christian life -- a need to not only just glean knowledge from the Word of God, but going beyond from being just listeners to being a doers of His word.

Let’s look upon the Lord Jesus Christ to be the “shape” we want to mould ourselves into.

Amen!

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Wish I could play and sing like them!

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@_@

x_X

-_-

Pretty much sums up my facial expressions lately!

This semester has been and will continue to be a mad rush.

The whole of January was peppered with driving lessons in preparation for my driving test which... *ahemz* i failed... it's ok... *cries* thank God for safer roads! =P

The Chinese New Year season was gr8... thank God for the wonderful weather He has blessed us with. Truly treasured the time spent with relatives and loved ones!

I'll just highlight a few places I went for visitation

- My to-be brother-in-law's home @ Bukit Panjang
- My cousin's BEAUTIFUL new home (Situated 1 road away from his old home)
- Pastor's home

Sighs, though I thoroughly enjoyed the long weekend... I have to admit there are some drawbacks! My schoolwork has accumulated around the height of Bukit Timah Hill... it'll reach the height of Mount Everest if I don't do something real soon... Or am I making a mountain out of a molehill? Haha, no joke! Extremely busy week for me!

But it's a good reminder to rejoice in the Lord always! =)

Will take this time to get to know the Lord better and also prepare for worship leading this coming Sunday. Alright... gotta go off... do my readings... and prepare for my tutorial which happens to be in around 8 hrs time... x_X Pray for me...

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Yay-Ness! I had a great time of fellowship with Zj after class ended at 4pm yesterday. While waiting for him to finish up with his track training, I did my readings @ Business faculty until around 6pm before I made my way to the Sports Recreation Centre to look for him. I haven't been running round a track for donkey years and it did bring back some memories when I lingered around and waited for him at the spectator's stand.

After which, we traveled to Clementi with the intention of getting our textbooks for the new semester. Lo and behold, the bookstore was closed for business at 7.00pm and we were half an hour late. Even though this is the 2nd week of the new semester, given the immense amount to be read dedicated by our lecturers, not getting my text signifies that I am seriously behind in my readings.

We left for Pastor's house for dinner before heading back home. Pastor shared the gospel with Zj after dinner while I played tug-of-war with Jayjay. I was seriously "owned" and ended being scratched by it. So if anyone sees me on the street with those scratch marks, no... I am not involved in any quarrels with any girls.

Anyway, this has been a great week so far! I hope that I'll be able to catch up with my readings, not only for my academic school work but more importantly the reading of His Word... that I might grow spiritually and stand strong in the face of trials and temptations.

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This is like one of the most ideal day this year... so far! Woke up, went for a run, spoke to a certain someone (undisclosed) online, read the bible, had an afternoon nap, woke up, had dinner, watch chinese drama show with my mum and dad, played the guitar... and doing my readings now! To round it all up nicely, I should really rest and sleep early!

Amidst all this peace, I was reminded that in times like this, we should really dig into GOD's word and be rooted in His word. This is

to PREPARE ourselves in what lies ahead, be it for the testings from GOD or times when satan attempts to ensnare us...

to STRENGTHEN us in faith and so that we'd not sway from left to right as we are treading the paths of our Christian walk with GOD ...

to GRANT us with the peace of GOD and refrain us from being tossed around and about by the waves of life

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G00D MoRNinG to aLL! *bows*

It's the 1st day of school and I believe it's a gRRrrRrEaT day to serve the Lord too! I will treat every school day as serving the Lord our living saviour and do my best for His namesake! =P

AMEN to that?!

AMEN!

I woke up this early on a Saturday 2 weeks ago to meet up friend for a Macritche run. This time around, I had to wake up to do some readings before heading off for school! Checked the school's website for a map and got my bearings right. This means I won't be bumping off like a dazed-0-sheep when I am in school later.

New Words deposited in IPWR
"Irving's pathetic Word Repository"

1. Derision: an object of ridicule

2. Derby (Thought it was only a football club *lols*): (lowercase) any endeavor or venture regarded as a competition

3. Nuance: a slight difference in meaning or expression

4. Gauche: socially awkward

5. Riposte: a quick reply

6. Dead on arrival (DOA): frequently used as slang to indicate that a new item was received broken, or that an idea or concept has no chance.

7. Pernicious: Harmful

Disclaimer:
Failed to include many other words which I do not understand because there are just far too many of them!

Progress for Reading through the Bible in a year!

Psalms 11-22
Matthew 11-12