tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59083132012-01-31T07:20:59.475+08:00esmondesmondintexasnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-37249487482469915592010-04-18T00:34:00.003+08:002010-04-18T00:40:24.740+08:00Sometime May Riley SmithSometime, when all life’s lessons have been learned,And sun and stars forevermore have set,The things which our weak judgements here have spurned,The things so’er which we grieved with lashes wet,Will flash before us out of life’s dark night,As stars shine most in deeper tints of blue;And we shall see how all God’s plans are right,And how what seemed reproof was love most esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1899030577477311452010-01-07T00:08:00.002+08:002010-01-07T00:17:22.848+08:00 My sister's snorkelling analogy that i couldn't remember: wearing goggles is like opening up our spiritual eyes to Jesusthe snorkel helps us to breathe in fresh air, the Holy Spiritflippers are a reminder that we need god's word in order not to give the devil a footholdwhen we point others to the fish and corals, we're showing others God's beauty and what he can do through us, we're inviting esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-74782915201546707652010-01-06T22:50:00.010+08:002010-01-07T00:04:08.491+08:00 My mom took at least six of the above failed jump shots. the photo on top is of when we finally got tired and let mel do it instead. dunno how to take jump shot -> evidence of generation gap :P but no, she joined us! esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-23148236217075149052010-01-06T22:17:00.004+08:002010-01-07T00:08:19.432+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-54854868784936389972010-01-05T22:19:00.010+08:002010-01-06T23:53:19.362+08:00 (click to zoom) esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-38798317335481692242010-01-05T21:42:00.006+08:002010-01-05T22:18:14.242+08:00I loved my year end holiday to Phuket because I...removed myself for six dayshaven't flown in awhilehad lovely company subject to lots of fun and a healthy dose of retardednessam tan again for the next few weeks (hopefully months)see and appreciate the majesty of creation i'm not posting in one awesome chunk because the drafts page is horrible to handle. Each post will have a relevant label but esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-37903308829126916982010-01-05T21:32:00.006+08:002010-01-05T21:41:43.424+08:00Psalm 103: 2-5 Praise the Lord, O my Soul, and forget not all his benefits - who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion who satisfieds your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's~esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-18967296342777692832009-08-10T18:30:00.001+08:002009-08-10T18:35:46.600+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-72376366505086551552009-08-10T18:27:00.004+08:002009-08-10T18:30:45.019+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-85697983085784744252009-08-10T18:17:00.003+08:002009-08-10T18:24:19.495+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-43518796058875631662009-08-10T17:54:00.003+08:002009-08-10T18:16:41.389+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-20226067273751013042009-08-10T16:57:00.003+08:002009-08-10T17:38:50.559+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-30350866345660640692009-08-10T16:44:00.001+08:002009-08-10T16:54:28.313+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-30561928580304963512009-08-08T03:15:00.005+08:002009-08-10T16:56:27.371+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-50053167516944582772009-08-08T02:39:00.009+08:002009-08-10T16:42:07.733+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-30710408283067523762008-11-21T21:45:00.003+08:002008-11-21T22:40:24.746+08:00i walked up four floors to the school library carrying a heavy bag. dropped something and as i bent down to pick it up (to my horror), my thigh muscle nearly cramped!i went swimming today though and while i was racing shengwei i cramped in 2 places :)esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-50602593833250814762008-11-17T18:12:00.003+08:002008-11-17T18:14:23.201+08:00Dear God,please give me a more memory space to so i can cram in more facts, an external hard drive would be good, although unconventional.please give me more ram so i can process things faster and answer with godspeedplease don't let me go on screen saver! afternoon naps really screw up my sleeping patternAmen.esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-57791908362905485272008-11-17T17:39:00.006+08:002008-11-17T18:11:00.123+08:00goodday to you too my friend. (if i was wearing a cowboy hat i would tip it) It is really regretful to hear the news about you and my heart is pained to hear of your sad sad life. sitting in front of a screen typing out email after email about hypothetical rich people who are dying, or have already who are trying to throw free money at everyone who has an email account. I have to give you credit esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-57187175889122548662008-11-07T17:24:00.003+08:002008-11-17T17:38:56.109+08:00SPAM- Dear beloved,Goodday to you and your family,i am sorry to disturb you but i felt deeply in my heart that you are that individual that i have been looking for and so i can contact you for a blessing that you are about to receive and also share with people that need it,my name is William Stevenson,a British merchant in Dubai.I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer, which was discovered esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-58963051254751849542008-09-20T00:46:00.003+08:002008-09-20T00:49:35.182+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-54593080769751485502008-09-20T00:33:00.001+08:002008-09-20T00:39:50.429+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-73704237270995761892008-09-19T23:16:00.010+08:002008-09-20T00:33:28.882+08:00credits: all birds spotted and pics taken by priscilla lee :)esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-57734105035149801932008-09-19T23:16:00.004+08:002008-09-20T00:18:52.120+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-39225282055045965772008-09-19T23:16:00.000+08:002008-09-19T23:17:03.629+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-66788058739571951982008-08-25T21:01:00.001+08:002008-08-25T21:04:25.479+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-45962625460118865722008-08-25T20:36:00.007+08:002008-08-25T21:09:10.062+08:00am i becoming detatched?sometimes i am in my own world of studying. think i'm getting caught in it. not caught up though, as you may suspect, because its a conscious thing i allow myself to get into. i become quite absorbed with it, ignoring people around me, dauing my phone, and generally caring about little else than what i've set out to do.i feel that its something necessary? just a bit left esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-40033621654853455952008-08-10T20:52:00.000+08:002008-08-10T20:53:01.344+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-81703917365494672472008-08-10T20:51:00.002+08:002008-08-10T20:55:44.580+08:00Editing system for changing forbidden words caused a site to blunderously put up a story about American sprinter named Tyson Homosexual. Tyson Gay, the real guy, qualified for the olympics this year :)esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-82638443977065009602008-07-26T20:15:00.009+08:002008-07-31T01:10:35.084+08:00Light Up!1st AugustFriday Evening7:00 (Doors open 6:30)Trinity Theological College - VENUE CHANGE Upper Bukit Timah RoadBuses: 67 170 171 961Organised for the Hwa Chong community of believers and students who need a break from mugging for A levels (or whatever levels you may be in :) It'll be a time of worship, testimonies, and sharing from our speaker. 1) We want to enLiGHTen and remind everyoneesmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-31910615958189009792008-07-12T10:45:00.008+08:002008-07-12T10:54:36.011+08:00This is the content of the last thursdays sharing at prayer, think its relevant Not only to those in my prayer group. Its from Malachi 3. Here Goes..Malachi 3:8-10 Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask ‘How do we rob you?’ In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse – the whole nation of you – because you are robbing me. Bring the Whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-29504692311674173762008-05-28T18:53:00.002+08:002008-05-30T17:12:38.317+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-31987514175765618782008-05-28T18:09:00.005+08:002008-05-30T17:12:20.886+08:00'Holidays' are now in progress. 'holidays', because they're going to involve the enlightenment i'll get from many many consecutive cram sessions. oh, and i think light-headedness is also a possible result of that. I got a nice headache after staring at MATH for too long. I'm taking SATs too on June 7th, and looking forward to the rooftop stayover and church camp (my first since s1 if i recall esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-81044101869557272252008-04-21T21:08:00.003+08:002008-04-27T21:40:14.348+08:00Comps are over now and I thank God for how he's brought me through :)During the last few training sessions i could feel the damage that my back ankle and calf were taking but trainings were never disrupted because of injury. Somehow i recovered/rested enough such that i was able to last the entire comp period and the crazy 7 day week training the week beforei didn't have peace about doing the esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-39754794923202902362008-04-06T16:32:00.003+08:002008-04-06T16:52:46.471+08:00The bulk of our lives (awake) will go to doing work. On the occasions that we get to take a break, we revel in that; though they are times we cherish, work is probably still on the back of our minds - what we have to do when we 'get back'. Ironically, its the distinction from work that makes play a great experience, yet damning the former to be a form of drugdery: the two are separate from each esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-52606693002822998042008-04-01T22:24:00.003+08:002008-04-01T22:27:00.668+08:00there's still ssef photos i haven't put up but i haven't got the patience to wait. AND there's a problem with the uploader so i can't put the pictures in order :) mmmm... this really isn't working issit?esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-53944975978398189082008-04-01T22:00:00.004+08:002008-04-01T22:23:50.796+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-12949809084174319802008-03-02T22:25:00.003+08:002008-03-02T22:51:34.732+08:00chem spa tmr on KINETICSI think it'll be measuring the rate of rxn through production of gas.add a solid (carbonate?) to an acid and cap the conical flask with the rubber bung attached to a tube which goes to some water body then you count the number of bubbles per minute. the set up will obviously be flawed with NO frictionless gas syringe, stuff stuck to the side of the conical flask so the esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-12535214566144448672008-02-22T21:56:00.004+08:002008-02-22T22:00:19.675+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-40266128894227742992008-02-22T21:50:00.001+08:002008-02-22T21:51:30.471+08:00there's an extension to that!this wk - wk 8wk 9 - ODwk 10 - SSEFMarch holidays - MUGTOWNt2 wk 1 - BLOCK TESTt2 wk 4 - COMPETITIONesmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-76918974477426667112008-02-19T22:14:00.003+08:002008-02-19T22:30:16.982+08:00oh no.. so many things to do so little time! done:overseas attachment prog presentation at moe edutorium (LIYSF) TODAY! stuff coming up:GP presentation on conflict and we've no idea (yet)(still) how to doFRIDAYSRP oral defenceNext WKSSEFNext Next wkrandom other things...gbv tutorial math im behind still at vectors gp AQ qn gp articles i owe ms ho photog ct photo nonsense chem hydroxy compounds esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-39383379445481780452008-02-18T00:07:00.003+08:002008-04-01T21:59:38.740+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-8738224585147659862008-01-22T20:15:00.000+08:002008-01-22T22:27:45.736+08:00I survey my battle field,books strewn,clothes like rags, paper on the floor.camera cds files guitarpost its joyometerthe cold air control.a product of the weeksMelee of tutorials,the foul report another foe,I fight for wakefulnessand finally finish.striking off all of those things:the things i've had to do.my head finds a place to lie,rest i recover and recharge,but just as all that mess esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-33827681418193911362008-01-15T20:09:00.000+08:002008-01-15T20:30:07.237+08:00photos from o/n biking chalet. pasir ris - changi - east coast - town and back.i calculated using my map which has 61 000 x magnification we went about 66+ kmthere's a formatting problem and i can't put words in between photos. (anyone know why??) but they're in this order!peG staring off Changi airport's control towera flyoversingapore flyeresplanadecity lightssunrise covered by alot of esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-24491937226639592922008-01-13T19:53:00.001+08:002008-01-13T19:54:14.609+08:00esmond is so glad that SRP is over! (almost...)esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-54158630789511368932008-01-09T21:27:00.000+08:002008-01-13T19:52:26.917+08:00Me pris and mel with US marines at Pulau Ubin. They were doing OCIP, clearing up after local tourists like us, not that we littered.esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-55462382182181435822007-12-14T21:08:00.000+08:002008-01-13T19:55:48.113+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-44703732259864720712007-12-14T20:46:00.000+08:002007-12-14T21:06:53.570+08:00chiong a bit slaack chiong a bit slaackchiong a bit slaack wed morning mug in school. hi bowei. i owe you a book. afternoon gym sl. woho! :):):) night nus dbs lab. sleepthurs morning lab lab lab lunch lab lab lab go out with edwin walk walk walk watch late night movie long bus ride stayover.fri morning wake up to a bad nose make breakfast eat sleep wake up for lunch sleep wake up to tuition esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-52924649696697324342007-12-06T21:20:00.000+08:002007-12-06T22:45:17.042+08:00i've been stuck at the lab alot these few weeks. instead of twiddling my fingers around waiting for stuff to finish running i've been doing something about the holiday homework. (though i secretly suspect they gave it out with the intention that we wont be handing it in anyway). pooh. progress is slow, every single steps got to be optimized, which pretty much means i've to repeat the same thing esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-52862131306839823592007-11-09T20:03:00.000+08:002007-11-09T21:35:44.803+08:00Dear Seniors, this still stands! Moreso for those few more papers you haveHelen's pineapple :) helps wakefulness during lectureMe and Chao Tong were fiddling with this so i could bring it to london. spiderman! in a biohazard lab in nus somemore!?fujice palacing after mock spa.esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-3333409631131500102007-10-25T21:15:00.000+08:002007-11-08T10:55:28.747+08:00Dropping off promptly, he was glad not to have overslept and missed his stop. The bus rumbled away, leaving a warm trail of air on top of the already humid afternoon, and the boy stepped gingerly off the ledge of the pavement. Like the scores of people who alighted at the stop daily, convenience was key. A move was made as he spotted a gap in traffic and very quickly, he found himself on the esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-86238300473135627022007-10-08T18:08:00.000+08:002007-10-09T18:55:04.040+08:00I learnt awhile ago that the second law of thermodynamics says that:the disorder in the Universe, must increase with time.and i know where to apply already.here are the stages that my room goes throught :P1. My room always starts CLEAN. (thats when i pack it) 2. Slowly throughout the week it gravitates towards being messy.3. Order in the mess, means i still know where my things are so can still esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-13200070446756069202007-10-01T16:40:00.001+08:002007-10-01T16:52:09.967+08:00Yay! i'm the first one to post after promos! we are finally freee.. wheee! Although it isn't exactly the end yet, this year has passed the quickest in my memory. for the 1st 3 mths we had orientation and getting used to jc life (angel mortal :)from there till till late may - training for our cca's and competitionsJune - HolsBlocks!overseas trips - Boston, Cambridge, Londoncatching upthen Promos esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-30405618268535940862007-09-30T15:46:00.000+08:002007-09-30T15:50:06.307+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-24053357280937405292007-09-26T21:49:00.000+08:002007-09-26T22:18:25.903+08:00this promos period has been wonderful. i get to come home after school early then...mug, eat, mug, sleep, mug, mug, sleep, wake up, go school. although this routine would be sianned in the LR, its kinda refreshing! rather than running around all the place doing things. i actually feel quite rested, and i'm not stressed, which is a joy.God's presence is a big help, this has probably been the esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-48280632918367033302007-09-07T17:51:00.000+08:002007-09-07T17:57:56.975+08:00Proposal for scientific studyAims:Comparing the effectiveness of traditional forms of mugging to newer methodsAre hand written notes, rather than type written ones a more effective means of studying?How do softcopy and hardcopy versions of information affect a students ability to study?Hypothesis:Given that in exam setting, students have to hand write their exam scripts, writing their notes by esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-80565859308625371492007-08-10T07:22:00.001+08:002007-08-10T07:40:07.468+08:00for more nice pics, wait till i print them out then you can see them on paper!liysf pple i'll burn a cd for when we meet again. :)esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-41939620764186327802007-08-05T03:00:00.000+08:002007-08-05T03:15:04.794+08:00i met an english man at the park today.in london you buy a ticket for park chairs and you sit there, almost however long you want. the others went shopping after lunch and i went to the park instead.he must've thought i was a student here, and he asked me if i was reading the dictionary. i promptly told him otherwise. i was keeping my bible, actually.so we started our conversation. on the weatheresmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-46872868791770359252007-08-04T21:35:00.000+08:002007-08-19T14:49:17.370+08:00me and takalan stepped into a euchrist church the other day. it was that kind of a big church built in a grand yet delicate manner and it was old. but the building is just an empty facade because the church and God aren't important to most people here. on a monday afternoon service, there were no more than ten people at the service (including us) only, and for such a big church, only a smaller esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-38340223593650401962007-08-04T06:55:00.000+08:002007-08-04T06:59:20.945+08:00whenever did we slip past week one, and now towards the ending of the forum. how?!time is relative and when you enjoy something, it passes too quickly.i'm still trying not to think of coming back so i can sleep well and not have nightmares at night about the monster that awaits me at home.WORKhaha. joking only :)someone please tell me how much am i missing...the pple who are with me at the forum esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-43261619707779374552007-08-02T14:05:00.001+08:002007-08-02T14:13:05.147+08:00its in the morning here and i need to be out the door in ten minutes. faced with this, and a lagging laptop, i think i'll just respond to tags.yes vinny! i might have gone to tussaud's if not for the fact that i've been ripped off by the big bus tour company. 20 pounds for a one day trip. i'm a bit short of cash now but i think i'm finally beginning to understand what retail therapy is. oh, and esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-57649811064499396382007-07-29T03:32:00.000+08:002007-07-29T03:47:56.034+08:00two things i realised about London on the way back yesterday. firstly that when they mean rain, its actually a very slight drizzle. the rain droplets are much finer than the drizzles we have in Singapore and they come and go quickly. if it there was a thunderstorm or heavy rain in london, it'd probably cause a flood.the second thing i relaised was that pubs are the place for hanging out. not onlyesmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-75021439060307406932007-07-28T15:36:00.000+08:002007-07-29T03:31:28.473+08:0026/7/07its the 2nd day in London alr. i didn't bother writing anything here yesterday. i promtly dropped off to sleep at 9:30pm (s'pore 3am?).the flight was quite different from normal. usually when i go somewhere, i always start by zamming the inflight entertainment. my movie marathon is usually at least 3 movies long. its only when i go back when i reflect on the trip and think back. this time esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-79815262110394893822007-07-25T00:29:00.000+08:002007-07-25T01:04:50.811+08:00me pete and yuhuiryan and meour groupgavin huiling meSash and methe guysryan me christine at dinnershao posing i'm leaving for london today so i think i'd better post all other nz pics first. cos by the time i'm back it'll be time to post about london!!!hahathis past week or so was craazy. i nearly fell sick twice (thanks for all the prayers!) and i had to settle so many thingss and i went for soesmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-14338716577988822382007-07-19T21:55:00.000+08:002007-07-19T22:04:02.047+08:00blocks blocks blocks blocks blocks blocksno A's this time round. that's all i'll sayi'm not too disappointed cos i know God always has his plans in mind. he's never failed to make things right! reminds me of the hymnIn His time, in His timeHe makes all things beautiful in His time.Lord, please show me every dayAs You're teaching me Your wayThat You do just what You sayIn Your time.I've always esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-28249251684691697472007-07-19T20:57:00.000+08:002007-07-19T22:05:24.961+08:00today i shall post about gym. i just got the photos from wei cheng and bao chen.(and there's more where that came from... anyone wants to kope just come to me :)tryout routineback drop :)we really should paint a banner for next year...???Actual Routinesit dropmy brani's quite chio actually!(esmond fell out very shortly after landing this)after tuck?Peirong staring into spaaceMe and Mei! esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-79980115957163591772007-07-15T16:03:00.000+08:002007-07-15T16:06:36.567+08:00Hi Guys!if you can't make it for all the other upcoming events, MAKE SURE you MAKE IT down for the friday FOP.we're pushing for this cos Festival of Praise is our founders (or rather founded) day. Our prayer group from the High School Section started right after we went for fop together around the same time last year. I'm glad to say that since the four of us started to meet, we haven't stopped esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-11855632662389544342007-07-09T21:53:00.000+08:002007-07-09T22:36:41.084+08:00for the next two weeks, my afternoons are yet again packed. the only day i get to go home right after lessons was today. i realised (to some horror, less than bio bt though), that i have things clashing on one day of the week for two consecutive wks.thats on wednesdays where school ends the earliest. its my nus day but i have liysf briefing this wed, and IMCB attachment next wed (stupid me for esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-11421470918883389932007-07-04T21:54:00.001+08:002007-07-04T22:23:17.443+08:00Photos from my phone :)Finally uploaded after everythingAlycia during chem lecture last term.The notes look like we were doing born habers.cca board. mushrrooommmskippy peanut buttersetup for ct photo takingtesting the adapter...singapore adapter to nz adapter back to singapore adaptorcharging batteriesThese are from the camerahmmm.. what could be on this mahjong paper ?those r my bio mindmaps esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-15242896545501060282007-07-04T21:33:00.000+08:002007-07-04T21:53:16.355+08:000650 prayer (School)0800 talk to phoebe about interesting stuff :)0845 sabbats start - digital photog1130 lunch1230 2ndpart of photog1350 move1420 prep pcr (nus)1800 run gel1940 move2100 eat... (home)2130 nowmy day todaymy 3rd pcr already.. no bands again, and this time the +ve control didn't even come out... yikes! I'm quite sure i added all the stuff, so maybe its cDNA sample? hmmmm.. going esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-47204144026241618292007-07-02T22:51:00.000+08:002007-07-02T22:56:39.491+08:00i meant to blog..but its getting too late so maybe tmr :)i drank some herbal chinese tea and fybogel. they both didn't work...sng asked me to go eat prunesguess whats wrong with me.o, n i've eaten out the past few days cos its the weekend.haha!esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-65475106150163063002007-06-23T01:01:00.001+08:002007-06-23T01:13:56.616+08:00esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-75734096304729948402007-06-22T03:07:00.000+08:002007-06-22T03:17:34.833+08:00i previously mentioned having lots of time in NZ to think. I'm going to qualify here...i realised that for alot of things/issues/questions/problems that i face in things (could be faith at times), i try to skip over/forget/avoid them. and that results in me having no personal stand on my own. when facing the same circumstance again a while later, i find that i didn't learn from my previous esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-61631918181380615552007-06-22T02:29:00.000+08:002007-06-22T03:05:17.054+08:00this week was catch up week for me. everyone was away at camp so no yf on sat and no service on sunday. we were home alone man! i know mugging for the whole day sounds wrong, and quite detrimental to health, but thats what we did. haha!the only times i went out of the housefriday - training in the morningsat - throwin out the rubbish bah?sun - breakfast at roti prata shop with mel and grandmamon esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-29883328193426430422007-06-14T10:57:00.000+08:002007-06-19T22:32:46.682+08:00i love the holidays :)flexible scheduleless stressmeet pple for dinnerwatch moviesmore time (that might be an illusion :)I haven't studied for blocks! don't have much time since im in the lab all day.As you grow older you enjoy less and less of your holidays, until the term disappears altogether when you "grow up"I watched spiderman with seth mel and gladys on tuesday night. our cousins got four esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-56945879773479392822007-06-14T10:47:00.000+08:002007-06-14T10:56:19.710+08:00I'm in the lab now. waitingwaitingwaiting.Its 10:47am,contrary to what the blue words indicate.I'm not sure how you change the time, but the timings for my posts have all been wrong. Or i'd be up at unimaginably odd hours of the day, making me almost noctournal.I haven't done much work at the lab yet. Its mostly been working on the computer, using an online database to find the zebrafish esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-48220168236567111602007-06-13T16:08:00.000+08:002007-06-13T22:14:07.889+08:00i Haven't really said a lot about the place since I came back from NZ. Most of our time there we were at an outdoor pursuit centre, its situated next to Tongariro national park, so our lodgings were surrounded by forest. From the lodge we stayed in there were super nice views of the mountains.Apparantly they're the LOTR mountains and our instructors were pointing out where this scene and that esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-74440893085662941902007-06-12T06:57:00.000+08:002007-06-13T22:09:35.769+08:00Recently, someone asked me about my faith, along with many questions about God that I couldn't answer myself.Since I have unanswered questions about God, why do I believe?shook me up a bit until a put my thoughts out clearly. Here I go...If there is a God (and I believe there is), I don't think that he'll be found just using intellect. Analogy here: Just as ants cannot comprehend us, we won't be esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-72870882440916505192007-06-08T07:14:00.000+08:002007-06-13T22:08:17.996+08:00the skin on my nose is peeling.i use the air conditioning everynight.i wake up exceptionally early.i eat more chocolates and jelly beans.the first two aren't good, cos one is carcinogenic and the other contributes to global warmingthe next two are better. nz timing is plus 4 hours to singapore. i feel tired at 9 cos its actually 1am. i wake up at 6am in singapore because its actually 10. its esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-48762903328413766182007-05-25T22:27:00.000+08:002007-06-08T07:14:41.926+08:00the cell group's going ice skating tmr and i can't go.boo hoo.esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-54255437033147912282007-05-24T20:38:00.000+08:002007-05-24T21:03:18.153+08:00i realised that i can just copy and paste my post from the class blog's 'edit post' secion and i can plonk it right here. and the pictures appear, which means i don't have to wait for them to load all over again. cool!This week has been quite a rush to complete things. I've needed to see teachers to catch up on missed lectures/tutorials cos i took 2 days mc last week, organise re-taking of ct esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-84409635864101253732007-05-24T20:32:00.000+08:002007-06-13T22:10:27.639+08:00Hi Guys,Terms ending really really soon. can't you just feel the holiday inertia building up?? We've all worked super hard this term and its time for a well deserved break! Maybe not exactly a full four weeks of break, cos there's always things like SRP 2 wk attachment, CCAs, overseas trips, and blocks somewhere at the back of our mind :) I guess all four weeks won't all be filled with work and esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-74538467511176322052007-05-23T23:33:00.000+08:002007-06-13T21:45:41.527+08:00i'm not sure how you get rid of this...esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-58416432064156534662007-05-23T23:13:00.000+08:002007-05-23T23:31:55.078+08:00again, and probably the third time. i haven't been posting in a long long time. its nearly been a year, so those who bothered to look this up must have all given up. i want to start blogging again for many reasons (among them, cos so many pple around me are blogging now :) i find that my life's been sectioned into parts, not in terms who i am, but in the things i do. so pple know me as their esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-26188339422786203042007-05-23T23:10:00.000+08:002007-06-13T22:11:21.352+08:00Hi Guys,I got these back from the photographers during the Science Research Congress. I know it was quite a while back!O no.. its tilted and i have no idea how to change it. Just bend your head a bit when you look through.More photos coming up.. those from CSM. I might consider uploading the ct photos too. but not until after you buy the hard copy from the photog soc .. muahahaEsmondesmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1147490064520142802006-05-13T11:08:00.000+08:002006-05-13T11:14:24.530+08:00test week is over. I only had 2 days of school...tuesday - holiday for polling daythurs - sports meetfri - Vesak daymath test on monday and chinese x 2 tests on wed..ahh.. it's been a great week! i went to the movies on wed, ice skating on thurs, to the beach on friday :)finally a good week...esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1146886210476157122006-05-06T11:17:00.000+08:002006-05-06T11:30:10.486+08:00duh.. havent posted in like.. how long?I went for the Workers Party rally yesterday! first time i saw the Serangoon Stadium being jam packed.. i couldnt even see platform where the candidates were speaking from because the elevated stands and the field was full of pple. I could only hear them speak.. just proves that not all Singaporeans are apathetic about politics.. or maybe most of them (like esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1144841035451175522006-04-12T19:23:00.000+08:002006-04-12T19:23:55.463+08:00Long time no post :)esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1118840305827442622005-06-15T20:51:00.000+08:002005-06-15T20:58:25.826+08:00sianzz... out of 20 dayzz of holidayzz.. only got less than a weekzzz worth of free dayzz... like first wk got SMO 1/2 day. SMP attachment 3 dayzz.. next wk 2 day continue attach then after that got video seminar.. then after that got SLC mon to thurs then after tt wk got june council training camp.. ARGH.. wat r my holidayzzz becoming??? hmpf... SMO i only knew how 2 ans a fraction of the qns...esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1116232279535419252005-05-16T16:23:00.000+08:002005-06-15T20:51:43.470+08:00hm.. since when uz my last post.. just back from OBS... cao fun.. again my blogging is not in chronological order.. first day just get used to camp then after that went kayaking... capsize drill n stuff.. then aft tt jetty jump.;.. then the day wuz up... at nite basically dam slack!!! then next day wuz skill based.. orienteering, bashar building... then do obstacle climbing.. wed wuz expedition esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1111673163258537052005-03-24T22:02:00.000+08:002005-03-24T22:06:03.260+08:00yay... got into tkkyia.. dunno wat cat but happy.. n gd thing theres prof yau to help me... thank god 4 helping me source 4 help.. pray 4 the mounting projects that they will not keep me frm having a happy moooood... n that during this long wknd will be a good time 4 me to reflect on gods gdness.... things i haf though....hm... projects day.. but must do ppt by this wknd... then mrp.. by next esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1110464696770238992005-03-10T22:21:00.000+08:002005-03-10T22:24:56.773+08:00lol... so happy... just so happy... sabbats ending tmr.... hols starting soon... although im stil gonna b busy... but yay.. its still hols anywayzzz... looking 4ward 2 iceskating... whee..... wa... the pollution studies rock man... went frm school to duchess to measure then coro to eat n measure at ntuc then take bus bkt timah and climb the hill n take pollution using 10 000 dust trak equipment esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1110116352628180422005-03-07T13:45:00.000+08:002005-03-06T21:39:12.630+08:00just testing wireless internet connection.... not very good.. naughty naughty.. causing lots of problems (mom got a notebook)esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1110097398105960612005-03-06T16:14:00.000+08:002005-03-06T16:24:33.440+08:00sabbatical week coming.. doing pollution studies through fieldwork and GIS... and and and.... went to NUS for research so nvr go church 2day... second time that went... but research not v fruitful coz all the things on pollution too pro 4 us liao... hey... we're doing a humanities paper, not a math paper ok.... hm... aha... i managed to get the wireless connection going at home on the new laptop.esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1109166545722184852005-02-23T21:33:00.000+08:002005-02-23T21:49:05.726+08:00ahahaha... mang wan liaozz... finish my tests and everything.... thank god..... haf been very busy so nvr go and blog.... got tests then got interview for tan kah kee young inventors award... then got church PPET... learned how 2 evangelise properly... n how to answer 10 FAQ... ... so happi.... that god has helped me through.... i cant believe after retest physics got A1... so chem and bio.... esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1105199214859571612005-01-08T23:34:00.000+08:002005-01-08T23:46:54.860+08:00continuing from the last post
after come back only then very very busy liao... immediately after that the next day got mediatech camp liao.... then v gd coz train me 4 lotsa things like how 2 set up in different venues n then got da portable set up (but until now still know onli in bits n pieces) then watch super alot of movies... + on the plane from aust and to aust
bourne supremecy - from esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1105198447910653992005-01-08T23:24:00.000+08:002005-01-08T23:34:07.910+08:00hihi.... finally i update my blog... after a long long long long time.... but then even while writing this is still haf other things to finish... bah.... school started liaoz... haiz... merry christmas everyone... and a happy new year... was away in nov to australia... realli fun coz we drove all around for 17 dayz... from brisbane to sydney to canberra, to melbourne... went 2 tangalooma (means esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1099445468466965722004-11-03T09:29:00.000+08:002004-11-03T09:31:08.466+08:00in e mediatech room now... come at 9 den 930 still lagging bout.... yay going off on firday... sheesh... end yr hols darn busy... like 3-4 camps n stuff...
esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1098748368041362142004-10-26T07:46:00.000+08:002004-10-26T07:52:48.040+08:00sheesh.... super busy during hols.... 4-5 camps to chose from.... I'm sry ames... I CANT GO 4 TM CAMP!!!!!! i haf like 2 camps clashing with it lor... so yup... cant go 4 church youth camp... but the two camp that clashes includes another youth camp by scripture union so ill sorta like haf my dose of 'christian camp' wadeva... the other camp that clashes is a 5 day chinese camp... although not esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1098615160407034752004-10-24T18:41:00.000+08:002004-10-24T18:52:40.406+08:00hepz... now is ppr checking, returning and EOY lor.....super slack!!! den got da macritchie (is da spelling correct?) run thing in da morning... but unfortunately i was sick so... but then later got da HAT (hwa zhong award 4 talented thing) interview so i still had to go out anywayz... it was SCARRY at first lorkx.... like they ask u your passion then u haf 2 tell them specifically... den not esmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5908313.post-1097021128374328382004-10-06T07:59:00.000+08:002004-10-06T08:05:28.373+08:00signing up 4 da hat thing.. wa liew.. deadline is fri.. so is all the year 3 option things lor... y do they haf it all b4 da exams 1... as if we realli got time to go and do it lor.... haiz.. in da lab waiting for kent cheong now.... sheeesh.... evrybody's like lagging now... RP period became nothing lor... no more newspaper means we supposed 2 study but its now become a slack period lor.... playesmondintexasnoreply@blogger.com0