John Mayer & Elmo

I screamed when I saw this on Abi's blog! (yes, I'm a major groupie) Watch this and see if it doesn't make you smile. Hehe!

Random Asides:
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1) It's 3 more weeks before we breathe the same air as Jason Mraz! Woohoo! [He who is missing the concert has to watch the dvd.]

2) I found out that the table-tennis table in RiverLife was autographed by Coldplay! I'm serious! (what a funny piece of trivia rite?)

3) I'm currently accepting contributions for my "Viva La Vida Fund: Send Mich to the Coldplay Concert." Any amount that God impresses upon your heart would be greatly appreciated.

4) I have no time or energy to blog at length, so make do with these bite-size posts ok?

Write Love On Her Arms

I love my fwens....I really do.
Thanks for letting me bare my heart to you,
Thanks for standing by me and praying for me...
I know you are because there's a supernatural amount of peace
that's guarding my heart and mind.

God seems to be showing how much He cares through you,
and even through people I don't know so well.
I was stunned when I received a surprise blessing from someone I just met today.
I can't believe she believes in me after just one meeting.
What a precious God moment that was.

"God made my life complete
when I placed all the pieces before him." Psalm 18:20 (The Message)

Fly Kite @ Seng Kang

I was walking out of the Seng Kang Swimming Complex when I spotted a magical scene in the heartlands- a colourful party of kites fluttering gaily in the sky. Apparently, Seng Kang-ers LOVE to fly their kites....after all, we have lots of wide open spaces. haha! Pity about the cloudy sky...couldn't really capture the kites properly.

Little Steps

What a beautiful moment captured on photo! Photo credit by D'art Photographie, a website I check out frequently along with Daley Hake's.

How

"First felt the undertow a few days ago
Like a rug pulled out from under me
How do you lock eyes with someone who is invisible?
The only thing I know for sure is this peace..."
- 'Top of the World' by Bethany Dillon

Where's Fluffy??

For those of you who've watched "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist." :) Dawnie & I are looking for Fluffy!

"My Love Goes Free"

Take this next post with a huge dollop of humour k? I know this may sound morbid...but if I die suddenly, I want YOU, my dear fwens to know that I would like you to have the following items.
Show my mum this blog post if she decides to hold her own garang guni sale.

And so I bequeath unto thee....

1) Abigail- all my scarves, vests/waistcoats, shades, my dvd collection (movies + box sets), my Chris Botti live dvds, any threadless t-shirts she wants (cos we wear the same size), my dvd player + TV (if she wants it), any other books on my bookshelves that have not been bequeathed away.

2) Muffin- my Macbook (poor boy is trying so hard to disguise his PC as a Mac with all the chiong Mac applications/widgets.), my I Heart Revolution poster, my autographed Corrinne May cds + Kavin Hoo cd.

3) Glenn- my entire music collection on the iPod, external hdd, and cds (unless otherwise stated), my Christian Literature collection, my Hillsong dvds, August Rush, Glen Hansard + Marketa Irglova Live in concert dvd (er, which he actually bought for me), my keyboard (so that he can finally learn to play it), and sponsorship of my Compassion kid from Philippines, Dharine. haha! (it's a blessing to give eh?)

- is also to hand over the poem that I write for Joel. haha!

4) Berno- all my bibles and my soft toys (including Mumble and Mr Potato Head), my The Little Mermaid dvd (which triggered my interest in singing as a child), my Crumpler laptop bag, and my diamond cross pendant.

5) Andie- My Jane Austen box set, and prized John Donne poetry anthology, "Poems of love" (my most beautiful hardcover book yet, with exquisite silver etching. Acquired from my fav bookshop in Oxford St, Sydney.)

6) Dawnie- my black acoustic guitar, Lex (in remembrance of our bond through acousticky music), my music stand, my female folk singer music dvds (e.g Sarah McLachlan, Lilith Fair, Jonatha Brooke , Sheryl Crow etc), my Sarah McLachlan score book, my Italian cross pendant with grey pearls and inscription, "Ubi Amor Ibi Fides" ("where there is love, there is faith"), and matching grey pearl earrings. Also my diamond solitaire ring + Sony Ericsson 8mp camera phone (for the trigger happy one).

7) Nigel Old Soul- my condenser mike (in remembrance of all the recordings he has done/we are about to do together)

8) Shirley- my white pearl earrings, and whatever Benefit cosmetics she wants (e.g. Benetint)

9) Cheryl- my Take That cds, my Westone single driver in-ears (just change the foam), my preppy laptop bag, my entire file of music scores (with written harmonies), and all my resources on vocal techniques (books/cds etc.)

10) Jason- Poof the dragon (so she still has the company of Jiggy, her bigger brother, who is in Jason's care), my acid jazz/funk cds (e.g Incognito, Tower of Power, Lee Ritenour) and my John Mayer + Dave Matthews band + Sting music dvds.

11) Steph- my LOTR box set (novels), and the browsing copy with written notes, and my Honours thesis

12) Sam Yuan- my Lea Salonga and musical theatre cds (e.g Les Miserable, Miss Saigon etc).

13) Erica- all my long skirts and earrings

14) Danny- my LOTR dvd box sets

Meetingitis

Its been meetingitis this whole week with meetings packed back to back from 9am-5pm each day.
I think we've only been getting work done when we're at home in the evenings. The meetings have been fruitful and its been really good getting to know different staff members better. But my brains are fried and I'm only mid-way through the week. ha!

I realize that when I'm super tired, listening to easy-listening, feel-good pop music from the 90s like Take That and The Corrs, eases my mind. haha! I have half a mind to dig out my old Boyzone and PJ & Duncan cds. haha! (don't you dare mock me!)

Yeah..so as the talented Gary Barlow once said...."All I do each night is prayyyyy, hoping that I'll be a part of you again someday!!!"

Blah Out Loud

I went to the Serangoon Swimming Complex today and it got increasingly crowded as I did my laps. Must be the post-CNY-i-overstuffed-on-bak kwa-and-pineapple tarts crowd. Mich does not like having to "plan" her route and execute tricky manoeuvres in the pool. You know...in order to "siam" people?

What made it worse were the jokers who insisted on doing backstroke in the MIDDLE of the pool, where the serious swimmers are doing their laps. Some more, cannot swim straight lor! (imagine random flailing arms) *slaps forehead*

Hilarious Fwens Make My Day

Over msn:
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Guitar Ben: Hey hey!
Mich: Hey u! I heard about your upcoming slot on "Live and loaded" (Channel 5 tv show which showcases local bands)
Guitar Ben: Yeah man....I'm so nervous about it!
Mich: Why leh? Not your first gig what
Guitar Ben: Afraid of 1) Screwing up. 2) Looking fat on tv
Mich: HAHAHA! Which one you more afraid of?
Guitar Ben: 2)
Mich: I KNEW IT!! You damn girl lah! You have ONE WEEK to lose weight.
Guitar Ben: Yah, I'm going to eat nothing and run 10km everyday.

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Sometimes my dear fwens are so beyond random, that even I (the ultra random one) get taken aback.

Over sms:
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Mich: *sings Dawn's song lyrics to Dawn* "I had to throw my faith in something, I could not see (echo: i could not see-eeee)"
Dawnie: Eeeeee Haaaa!!!
Mich: HUH? Why got karate chop one? haha!
Dawnie: It was meant to be random...Cowboy's whoop of joy!

Muffin: *out of the blue* My new media lecturer just said he has problems breathing...so scary lah!
Mich: *confused...thinks Muffin meant to msg his NUS fren* HUH??
Muffin: Yeah, my new media lecturer said he can't breathe properly and feels like fainting. And that he probabaly ate too much bak kwa!
Mich: This is beyond random!