Bethel Family Church Camp 2009

I just came back from a 4 day 3 night church camp at Malacca. I'm tired!

A lot went through my mind in this camp. As always, I thought about my relationship with God and people, and realise there are so many areas I have to improve in. The year is coming to a close. I've made some big decisions in the very recent months, and I'm still not very confident of them.

I also read finished Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, recommended by Julia a long time ago. A very interesting book written by a brilliant journalist.

Ok, Just So prac early tmr. I'm so on.

The Hols are here!!!

Hey! Wow, it's been a long time since I blogged. Janice was right when she said in her blog, you blog more when you're busy with school work.

Firstly, let me announce that this post is the first I'm typing on my very new Mac Air!!! Yeps, I got it as a Christmas present from my dear old Daddy. What can I say? I am a very charming daughter. But of course, I still feel pretty guilty cos it's extremely expensive and many people (especially the boys!) feel that the Macbook Pro is more worth it. Well, my Fujitsu is a really good notebook except that it is really heavy and after a year and a half, I cannot take that dead weight anymore! I did consider those mini notebooks, but aiyah, they not chio la.

That's when I considered the MacAir. I've always been really apprehensive towards Mac, they look so high and mighty, it scares me. But thank God, Josh is a very competent Mac user and has helped me put in some cool stuff. He gave me this crash course on how to use the Mac efficiently... Well, it all kinda just flew over my head. So, I'm still gonna take some time getting used to it. And did I say it's really light???? :D:D:D

Enough said about my new toy. Since last Friday, I've been having musical rehearsals non-stop. Mind you, rehearsals are Mon to Sat, 10-6pm. Yesterday's practice was til 8.30 ok!! Having been stiff for ages, I have to do dancing again now. Reminds me of the days in Cedar where my muscles were always very sore. Sit and walk also pain! Our choreographer, Fil, is fantastic but really strict. He expects nothing but your ALL.

I have a production number duet with Serene, who is by the way a really pretty lady and awesome dancer and singer. It's really cool working with her. The next time I log in, I hope i can share some videos and photos. Remember, tickets are now selling at $18. Very soon they're gonna be $25. Quick, email me at annadreams89@yahoo.com.sg or @gmail.com if you want tickets. 22nd and 23 January 2009. Don't miss it!

Me as Zebra

Yeap, I'm playing as the zebra in Just So musical. You can check out it out at http://stilesanddrewe.com/

We did a photoshoot this afternoon at our school's very own photo studio, called DryCab, run by the cca group SMUSAIC. Anyway, doing my hair was a nightmare. It was so painful and a lot of hairspray was used on me. I can't believe I'll have to do something like that again on the real days.

Remember, tickets are at $20, 22/23 January 2010. Come support me! You'll love the musical. :) Tickets sold at SMU. Contact me if you need tickets.

Fantastic Mr Fox

Who loves Roald Dahl, please raise your hands? (Mine goes up!)

Fantastic Mr. Fox is a stop-motion animation, very unlike the Pixar animation that produces seamless animation. Yes, Mr Fox was produced by piecing frame by frame. In my opinion, this filmography is a fresh take from what I'm used to.

I never read Fantastic Mr. Fox, so whatever I watched in the movie was new to me. It's about Mr. Fox who derives some sick satisfaction from thievery, his excuse being that he's a wild animal and not one to be tamed. He and his family and other animals get chased underground by 3 farmers as a result.

I love the show. I REALLY REALLY DO. Far from what many people have said, it's not a children's movie. OK, maybe it is. But the exultation of thievery and wit here makes it a very adult one. There were several scenes when the director just over exaggerates. E.g. the incredible athletism by Kristofferson (i love the name) contrasted with his loser cousin. The script is really good. I dunno, you really have to just watch this for yourself.

Ok, one more exam tomorrow. Finance 101. At this point, I'm just so unmotivated to go on. :(

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All that's left is a December photo. Blogger is destroying the resolution of my photos! Oh well.

How much do you know about capitalism?

Corp Reporting exam was so difficult. It's so unfair. :(

I totally forgot to blog about Capitalism: A Love Story!! I watched it with Josh a week ago. Well, another fabulous documentary by Michael Moore. The movie is deliciously biased against capitalism. I think it had to be, given that the upside of capitalism has been preached to us for years. You'll be sad because a lot of people's lives were badly affected by the financial crises. You'll laugh because some parts are funny, in a dark humour kinda way.

BUT... I don't think the show is still in the theatre. Really should have asked you guys to watch it earlier! (well, we all know we don't have to go to the cinema to watch movies..)

OK, back to studying!

Comfort Zone

Yes I drew that :)

It's not meant to be a scary message. I was just looking at my life and realised that 'darn, I wanna do something.' I'm definitely grateful for being in a loving family, the youngest and only daughter of 3, I'm pampered and well-fed. SMU's a good school, I love my CCA, I love singing and I don't suck at it. When it comes to academics, since PSLE, I pretty much have it smooth-sailing. But the absence of hard knocks in my life has taught me little.

I still complain a lot about everything. I feel for everything but do nothing. (I feel for the unfortunate, for the environment, for God's kingdom and more) My cell group needs leaders and yet I like to think my superficial contributions are enough. I can sing, I can make people laugh, I can speak and there's a dozen more 'I cans'. But along the way, I keep forgetting who gave me my I-cans.

And right now, you're probably like me. Just because you can hide behind a myriad of activities (in and out of church) doesn't mean God can't see you.

So what's next? That's simple. Repent.

To end off, read the poem, "The Tandem Bike" in Joshua's blog.