haha but we managed to meet and thats quite a feat.
Last day of the year.
A advance happy new year to all then ! :)

I encourage you guys to attend this conference and bring your friends along too, especially new believers (: spread the word around about this!
Well, I understand what this mysterious person is talking about, haha. So I have started an online christian journal! Uh. I don't think I'll be divulging the address just yet, I'm not sure if it is going to be personal or not, haha.
Oh I just realised that I am blogging more these days but I guess it's only because I face the computer for five days a week. I'm just thinking that I might not be able to blog as frequently as I want to when school starts. that would be such a waste because i think this blog is great for us to connect and be accountable to each other when it comes to our Christian lives.
Talking about school, I didn't get into NTU mass com, as I had hoped to. They gave me sociology instead. I will try for an appeal on 16th may though, the date when they start taking in appeals. If i still don't make the cut, i guess i will have to accept that it is God's plan for me to be at NUS fass. I am a bit reluctant about going to NUS fass because I wouldnt know what to major in while I am there and I don't like the fact that I'll have to compete with thousands of people for the popular courses. i most certainly don't want to end up doing chinese studies (that happened to my sister). its incredibly hard. haha.
i don't feel like going back to school. i thought i was done with exams!! :( :(
-JOLENE.
"The Habitudes Experience - The art ofself-leadership"
A seminar by Dr. Tim Elmore to nuture young servant-leaders
Date: 2 June 2007
Time: 9.30-4.30pm (Sign-in at 9am)
Venue: Bethesda Cathedral (30 Chai Chee StreetS468979)\
Cost: $15 (includes GST. Lunch on your own)
$10 (Early bird registration received by 11 May)
Seats on a first come first serve basis.
What is leadership?
Plainly and simply put, leadership is influence - itis not a title; it is not a position.
When you havepeople around you whom you can really influence,
you have an opportunity to exercise leadership.
The leadership journey really begins with self-leadership.
Only when we can lead ourselves capably, should we
then prepare for others to follow us.
The Habitudes Experience challenges young people to
grow in character and influence, creating a movementthat multiplies leaders.
Who should attend?
We believe that every young person is called to lead -first to lead ourselves, and then to influence thosewhom God places around us.
If you desire to grow as aleader, or to discover how God can use you more
effectively, then this seminar is for you!
If you work with young people and have a passion to
raise emerging leaders for Jesus Christ, do challengeyour emerging leaders to attend this seminar with you.You will gain valuable momentum for developing a
leadership culture within your ministry.
Remember this? anybody going?
You know, i never really managed to grasp the full meaning of rachel's 'bubble world', probably because i was too distracted with events of my own world to take the time to reflect back on the big difference between the tungling months and the present ones. It was only until the reunion at Aunty Judy's did i finally realise what rachel had meant.
It was such a lovely time being kept away in a quaint little corner in the East, just spending time with the Lord and other Godly brothers and sisters. It was where I could find space and time to be myself, not having to be anxious about what was the next step to take because I knew that I was in God's place and He was there to guide me. Besides, there wasn't much to worry about the next step yet because I knew that God had placed me in Tung Ling to find out the next step so I felt that I would definitely get the direction for the next step while I was in Tung Ling.
But now that I am no longer in Tung Ling, and my life is once again filled with bustling activities, it is difficult to always feel God by your side. It's even harder to set aside time for Him. You just feel tired all the time and that is just horribly lazy of me. So I thought I'd be honest with everyone and hope that talking about this struggle I'm facing would motivate me to get back on track. Let's keep each other going (:
Remember I mentioned that this week would be my last week with this job? Apparently not, anymore. My dad wants me to work one more week, or at least until the day before I leave for my UK trip. So I have to take another 2 weeks of crazy ringing :( I hope God will give me the strength to carry on! (:
Let's all have a get-together soon all right? with some Eastside Muffs! <3 haha. Take care!
thanks lynette for the jokes, they really cracked me up hahaa!
oh i hope to see all of you at the gathering tmrw! we could even take a bus down to katong after the gathering to have some MUFFINS. hahaha. if time, or our stomachs, permit. haha. i miss those muffs.
okay. ive got to get back to work now. see you all tmrw! (:
-jolene
im at work now and i need to let all the hot steam out, im feeling super grumpy, annoyed and low because two of my more responsible and conscientious colleagues are not in today and the phone calls are coming in like mad and the rest are either busy with things or just acting oblivious to the incessant beeping of phone calls and one of them is so ultra grumpy and high-strung and kan cheong that he just made me even more irritated. and best of all is my boss isnt here so i guess theyre taking a little more liberty with the way they work. if they can't take the calls why cant they be more responsive and turn around and tell me so, instead of staring at the comp. GRR. i just want to go home now. thank goodness i only have 2 weeks left and soon it will be byebye gross-corporate-desk-job-with-sedentary-lifestyle-that-will-make-you-fatter-and-make-you-die-from-high-cholesterol-level-and-blood-pressure-and-heart-attack.
i dont like stocks and shares and i dont like non-responsive colleagues and i dont like the bitchy dog-eat-dog hypocritical backstabbing ways of this stupid low-down corporate world. so what if the corporate world is where you can make more money. itll make you evil, just like how its making me feel evil now. it is so completely God-less here that you would find it impossible to find any sense of joy peace or contentment if you do not have God in you.
i hate ringing phones.
-jolene
sorry for the late entry, ive been meaning to add an entry but i keep forgetting the password. okay maybe some of you are wondering what i have been up to recently. im currently working for the online trading department of lim and tan securities and ive been there for a week so far. i have to admit that i was rather flustered on the first few days because i had no idea what stocks and shares are all about but its not so bad now! im learning along the way and getting the hang of the job. im beginning to enjoy my job more too, its exciting every day (for me, haha). my boss and colleagues are fine people too so hurrah for me haha.
well ill be working there for about a month. its at ocean building next to raffles place so if anyone wants to date me out for lunch, im free from 1230-2! (: haha.
oh right, happy birthday to you rachel!
weiye: hello!
okay that is all i have to say for now. hope to see any one of you around then! (: toodles!
p.s. lynn and i want to watch 200 pound beauty, who wants to join us? but itll have to be a weekday evening after this week. just drop a tag or sms!
lots of love,
jolene
Girls Aloud during discussion times! (Hardworking ok!! :P)
Fun Night! Table 2! :)
First outing with the macho men! Haha...we watched blood diamond at cathay!Sign off: Joanne ^-^