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Yup. Most unpleasantly so.

Here I was. After a full day of not getting any sleep (in-flight entertainment you see). Innocent. Pure. WHEN I GOT THE SHOCK OF MY LIFE! ALIENSSS!! ALIENSSS!

Actually it was just a bunch of ground staff at the Changi International Airport that caused my distress. They were speaking Singlish. Never in my entire life have I considered Singlish a bad thing, but you know what. Singlish sounds disgusting. I avoided listening to anybody all the way home.

But after 2 full days of recovery I think I'm getting back into the swing of things again.

It's just that...Jetlag's been getting the better of me.

Sat night: Slept at 10 pm (plus and minus)

Sun: Woke up at 3 pm

Mon: After struggling the whole night I finally fell asleep after watching the movie Be Cool (More on that later. GREATLY depressing though) at 10 am. Thus missing softball.

Woke up at around 2 plus. Couldn't eat bring myself to eat anything. Skipped breakfast, skipped lunch. Skipped everything that freaking mattered that's what. But it was partially the computer's fault for LURING me in.

I'm still sleep deprived.

And who am I KIDDING?! I really don't like reading other people's blogs.

Boring.

Me me me me me me me me me me me. That's all that matters.

Sorry I'm just sleep deprived and I have stupid Chilli Palmer (not the cool Chilli Palmer in the book, but the useless one in the movie) in my head.

"What makes you think she's gonna make it?"

"She's got me."

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Twinnie owes me a strawberry sundae topped with peanut butter m&ms. YEAH!

Hahaha! I'll never forget now!

Poor twinnie. After the 17th of December. Muahhahaaha. You die!

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It's weird. How I'm not that happy about leaving. Maybe the reality of how great this holiday could be hasn't hit me yet.

I suppose I do need a holiday.

Think things through. Maybe when I come back. I'll start being smarter.

But if you're afraid of looking stupid, afraid to take risks, how can you learn?

I've been frightened all my life. And for as long as I had been scared I'd been looking for something or someone who could release me from such burdens.

But I realised. There is no one except God. You can search and search till you turn mad, till you rage, till you faint of exhaustion. There is no one except God.

I'd been so naive for so long, thinking there was another way around this. No one can give me the comfort and sense of belonging that God can. No one except God can take my self critical ways away.

Of all the stupid things that I've done with my life. Rejecting God must have been the dumbest.

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I survived teaching the P6ers about spiritual gifts. Of all things. But it was quite fun finding out what MY spiritual gifts were. Mercy and pastoring. All very people oriented. But apparently I should watch out for my mood swings and pride. So true. ;_;

I realised that if I continue blogging Kun Jie would never get to read what I wrote for him. Must tell his sis to tell him soon.

I just realised how big a fan of sony I am. How very big a fan. It's ridiculous. Today I was at IMM and the moment I saw the Sony Gallery my heart suddenly leapt. It was as if I saw some hot guy or something. LOL!

The gadgets in Sony can beat any JJ guy hands down. Wait. Lemme think. ALMOST all JJ guys. Hohoho. But I mean come on, none off them are as shiiiiny as the Sony products (and by that I don't include hair gel). And as sleek. And as yummy. As charming.

Looking at gadgets is probably one of the most effective ways my dad and I can bond. It's where I garner the best life lessons. LOL! Other than that he has to look for my youngest sister. It's funny, having a girl who likes gadgets so much. But I must admit that I'm a gadget brand whore (why else would I love Sony so much) and the appearance of gadgets do matter a lot to me. DID ANYONE SEE THAT PINK CD WALKMAN?!! It had rad rad rad written all over it. But unfortunately I already have a cd player and it'll be stupid to buy one with all the mp3 players coming out.

So that's what I did. Turn my attention to the mp3 WALKmans. Mwehhehee. Ok, I do have to admit I have looked at them before online while browsing through a list of the best mp3 players around. iPod was top and the Sony Network Walkman NW-HD5 was number 2. NUMBER TWO. Oh muaahhahaa. Creative's whatever dingy player was someone around number 4 or 5. Like I care. My dad and I think Creative's players are totally OPIANG (sp?). The colours are disgusting. Even the pink doesn't look like pink. Like some ah lian colour.

As my dad starts to seriously consider mp3 players I must start exploring my options as well. While I do agree that the Apple iPod is the best player on earth, I musn't forget my loyalties towards Sony. I ADORE Sony. But it's just that...they don't have a PINK/PURPLE Network Walkman. It's so disappointing. It's kinda like the feeling I get when I look at Sony Ericsson products. But the more I stared at them the more I liked them. The black one is unfortunately too boyish for me, but the white and maroon ones weren't that bad.

Aiya. Who cares. Just staring at their carriers left me in awe. Do you know they don't use plastic bags? The company is so loaded with money they use these...like, really decent bags. So beautifully sick.

SONY STYLE!

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Woke up on the wrong side of bed today I think. Nah, just woke up HOURS earlier than I usually do cos my stomach hurt. It wasn't cramps though. There's a difference you know. If you don't you can come ask me. It's very difficult to explain it like this.

Dooms Day today. Have to teach the P6 kids in the evening and I have NO IDEA what I got myself into. It's like, I'm supposed to teach from these verses? But I don't even KNOW what they are talking about. So scary I swear. I hope I don't hyperventilate and totally lose it halfway through.

And I'm such a horrible Christian to begin with. What right do I have to teach others? But I believe that I was not given this task for nothing. Dear Lord. Please help me. I know I'm shitty and all but please help me.

Well the real point of this entry was to jot down some stuff I learnt during skiing lessons since yesterday was the last one before I go to Europe. ;_; NICK! You're an awesome instructor! I wish my softball coach was as nice, patient, encouraging and as GENTLEMANLY as you (he's great but he's so...rough. Not like you ;_. I really learnt a lot. You're cool. Hope to see you again when I come back.

Anyways, I figured that if I forget what I'd learnt before I get to Chamonix, then I could just go to one of those dingy internet cafe places to refresh my rusty memory.

1. To put on your skis, start by hitting the bottom of your shoe on the bump on the ski to clean the snow off. Then place the toe first before the heel.

2. Warm the skis by sliding them back and forth.

3. The position you should ALWAYS keep no matter whether you are skiing downwards or side stepping, is to bend your knees against your shoe. Do it as if you are going into a kneeling position. In other words, if a person were to attempt to slide a finger in the front of your shoe, they won't be able to.

4. To climb up the slope, use the edge of your skis. One outside edge, one inside edge, depending on which direction you're facing. Always remember, perpendicular and parallel. Skis parallel to each other, but perpendicular to the slope, though you can point the skis slightly upward if needed.

5. To side step downwards, edge your skis again. One out, one in. The edges should be pointing down the slope this time, whereas they were pointing upwards before. Keep the two skis close. Slide one ski down, make sure you are firm, then slide the other ski down so that they meet each other again.

6. To slide down make an 'A' shape with your skis, making sure that both your skis are edging inwards. To go slower, make the 'A' shape (or plough) bigger. Make sure you are leaning forward so that your nose is over the front of your skis, and remember to bend your knees.

7. To go left or right while skiing down, do not lose your 'A' shape. What you need edge your ski more. If you want to slide to the right, edge your left ski more by putting more of your weight on the left ski. To slide to the left, have more edging for your right ski, by shifting your weight to the right. Make sure you shoulder is not hunched but rather straight then tilt (I can't really explain this). But no matter what, make sure you keep the bended position or your posture will be totally out and it's bye bye you.

8. Just in case you feel like you're falling, crouch as much as you can before falling SIDEWAYS.

Okie. That's it I guess. XD I love skiing.