...countdown...

28th March ... 29th March ... 30th March ... 31st March

three more days to 1st April !!
April 2005 ... I will be official transfer to JAMs cell group!

Ermmm... happy? sad? excited? no feeling?
I also dont know actually ... hahahahahahahahaha. Just know that April is drawing nearer and nearer and nearer. And once April comes, I will be official in JM1.

Seriously this few days/week have been "avoiding" it and keep telling my S02 members, "I am still yours until April." =p
When Santhi called me during church's easter service, asking me whether I have seat etc a not, I felt like laughing when I told her, "I have to wait for my member's friends" ... cause I was like oh no, I am whose member now ar?! Like telling my future member that I am waiting for my current member's friends. *confused* Heehee.

Even after the debrief by Sis Iris after the church's easter service, she gave out flyers to invite the new friends back for a bbq cum combined cell meeting ... I was eager to know when and where so to see whether can I make it a not. OH NO ... I FORGET ! I'm not S02 anymore! I felt myself hitting against the wall. BANG! =( I wont and cant join them because I need to attend my own JM1 cell meeting and afterall I am really not S02 member anymore. sobsob.

Yanni ... wake up! wake up! You need to accept the reality! Arghhhhh ..... =p

iNcReDiBle EaStEr ...

25 March - Easter Day ... Jesus was on the cross, He had all the power to come down from the cross but why didn’t He? He chose to stay on the cross just for YOU and ME! Thank you Jesus, I love you! =)

JAMs’ Incredible Easter Party - Praise God Praise God! My bus, W5's attendance ... *drum rolls* 28 students & 19 decisions! For past few weeks’ attendance is between 16-21, and indeed is a breakthrough to hit 28. Of course more than having just a one-time hit of 28, really pray for good retention and the new friends/backslider will keep coming and coming and coming!

This Easter, I did segments for games (2nd time for big day) and announcement, both with Santhi. Privileged of course but super "stress" because partner is Santhi. =p Heehee. After all she is someone of “experience and excellence” so felt really pressured about it. At the end of the day, I felt that I didn’t do a good job in presenting the games well because many times left Santhi talking/explaining alone, I just don’t know when and what and how to say (same for announcement too). sobsob... I still got a lot to learn and improve on.

As I need to stay in church to prepare for games, I can’t do fetching trip busing so therefore sent out my two great helpers, Jane and Yiwei (with supervision of Jingjing). They did a great job! Heard from Jingjing that she didn’t help much with the route but just with the newcomers, she just let Jane be fully in-charge. Calls and calls were received from Jane at the beginning when students failed to come down etc … and she really sound panic and kanchiong. Hahaz. Must admit was “affected” by her at first but told myself and her that everything going to be alright and true enough everything is alright! PTL!

To BH Jane and BH Yiwei …
Thank you so much for rising up to the occasion! Having not do fetching often, you all still willing to take up the "challenge" and complete the entire fetching smoothly, transporting all W5 students to church for a great Incredible Easter! So proud of you guys! Though minor problem may have occurred during the trip but you two still remain calm (oops … issit Jane? heehee)
ps: think next time BC can take leave more often already … since I got two great and faithful helpers! Muahaha

To Jingjing …
Thank you so much for lending a hand to W5 fetching! More than being there as “supervisor” … guess without you around, Teacher Jane may have panic until …….. shhhhhh. Hahahaha

26 March - morning went JAMs’ Easter makeup service ... Mr Sato was there. He was at the sound system throughout, maybe he was bored I guess ... he decided to break his new tape with his bare hands and then run to lie totally flat on the floor. Wah Wah! Can you imagine the impact! Hahaz.
After that went to church’s Easter service at SIS. Started queuing with Shihui, her interesting cousin and Guiyi from 4pm! Wow! We are the second batch in the row. Haha … a bit kanchiong and kiasu I guess but I think is the “fear” left from Pst Benny Hinn’s crusade that if don’t queue early, we will be the thousand that will be rejected. Once bitten twice scared? Hahaz.

27 March - three days after Jesus crucified on the cross – no no no no no no no no! God not dead, He alive! God not dead, He alive! God not dead, He alive! I feel Him all over me. I feel Him on my head. I feel Him on my feet. I feel Him in the air. I feel Him everywhere! JESUS IS ALIVE! Hallelujah!

zzzZZZZZzzzzzZZZZZ … spent the morning sleeping away, getting back all my sleep that I have ‘lost’ for the past few days. =p And spending the night reading Daily Devotion too.

JAMs’ Easter Party 2005- the first big day that I ever felt soooooooo tired physically, super not enough sleep (my eyes was more than “panda eyes” … it was slightly swollen. Shocked to see it myself when I took photos with members. oops!). Not forgetting the super cramped legs after dance practices. Haha … maybe it show one thing … I old already and need to exercise more! Haha!

More than all this tiredness ... it had been a awesome Easter! Is always great to be a part of the team to make the big day a success! All this late night is worth it when I see the students enjoying themselves and able to experience Jesus' love in their own special way. Jesus is for EVERYONE and ANYONE! =)

ps: very longggg hor my blog msg? hahaha ... maybe too long never write, so once write cannot stop. hahaha ... thanks for reading guys!

the JOY of my LORD is my STRENGTH

Wow wow wow wow wow wow … it had been a longgg week, seem never-ending to me. =p

It all started last Saturday where after the supper-celebration for Tricia’s 21st birthday which many came, filling up not one, not two but three big tables. Wow! Tricia's face very big ar. Heehee. And then after that I went down to Lifeworks to join Huimin and Jingjing for props-making for Easter Party's drama. We did throughout the night, paint here cut there stick here glue there and to keep our brain working and going, we are accompany by popiah, bread (for jingjing) and potato chips. =p

The next morning only managed to sleep for less than 2hours as need to prepare self for games at JAMs and then left for church. Back serving in JAMs, thought will be sleepy and tired since not enough sleep but surprisely, I was in full-charged. Not even once, even during busing did I felt sleepy. Then Monday night, I went down to Lifeworks again … helped Joli with the drama’s props before doing the games’ props as this JAMs' Easter, I am leading games with Santhi. Wah! When it come to art, Yanni must really raise both hands and surrender ar. I was like cracking my head, stoning here and there … just to design the Easter Egg. After finishing the 8 eggs with Santhi, Joli and Lisha and clearing up the place, left the place about 3am plus. Tuesday did visitation with Jane … visited mainly those backsliders, invited them to come our JAMs’ Incredible Easter Party! Previous night didn’t sleep enough again and then some more throughout the visitation felt slight pain at my back, but still thank God that I managed to finish the entire visitation with energy and joy.

The Joy of my Lord is my strength!

Then Wednesday night went down to Lifeworks again, for dance practice. The dance steps was choreographed by Weiyan and Santhi who are really super in dancing. And on Thursday, school was only half day as the K2s kids are going Night Safari and thank God that I am granted off for that, if not I cant go for the full-dress rehearsal. Then in the afternoon me went around “travelling” with Joli and Terence on his van … very happening to me!

Hahaz … first we drove to Lifeworks to get all the props up on van (to bring to church) and then all the way, we went to Grace Orchard School in the west to collect consent forms (as the principal actually helped us to give out our Easter’s flyers to their Chinese and Tamil students!). After that, we went to Jurong Point to collect the watches brought for all the students who attending our Easter Party. And finally after all, we went to church to unload our stuffs … the most “challenging” part come when Terence got to leave immediately as he got next appointment and so it left only Joli and me with soooooo many boxes of stuffs and we are supposed to bring it down to B2. “Time changed … it used to be brothers doing P.A but now is sisters” – said Joli. But thank God last minute we managed to get help from Andre. PTL! =p

That night itself is our rehearsal where we stayed until 11pm plus. First try on stage with Santhi for games, I was super unprepared so didn’t know what to say, super blur there but next few times was slightly better. We also had several dance practices at B2 … super hot super tiring, legs super cramp but still we all gave in our best to show to Sis Lily. Back home, didn’t get to sleep until 3am plus because got to prepare fetching trips stuffs.

For many days this week, I have not really been sleeping well then the next day still got to wake up early to go school teach, but indeed never feel weak or super-duper tired until cannot tahan. Indeed the JOY OF MY LORD IS MY STRENGTH. This verse kept coming so clear to me this few days. Thank you Jesus!

*tHe PrEsEnCe Of GoD*

Last weekend’s Healing Crusades with Rev. Benny Hinn was awesome! Though out of the three sessions, I only managed to go one but I felt so greatly blessed. Saturday morning … together with Jinzhi, Chris and Shihui, went to queue up at indoor stadium at about 7am! Really cannot imagine went there so early … but of course never regret about it, is all worth waiting! Wow wow wow … during the ministering, could really feel the strong presence of God. As Rev. Benny Hinn went to the sides to pray for the people, could felt myself “swinging” already and felt “electricity” kind of feeling in my palm (never had this feeling before). At first thought was like numb or something but later heard from Tricia that Pastor actually shared that, that is the presence of God and I was like WOW WOW WOW WOW! How I wish can continue to stay and mingle in His Presence longer but … but time is running out as outside the stadium, there is 6000 more people waiting to come in. During this entire Healing Crusades, miraculous healing took place … managed to witness some and the rest was shared by member who went as I didn't for two nights.

-that's my nose!-

Last JAMs … Mr Sato didn’t come, supposed to as is his week but then told the mum to let him “rest” at home instead, don’t feel good about it. Just when I think I dont have to fight any "battle" and kept all my "weapons" =p ... my "twin sister" Miss Wennie decided to declare war! Hahaz.

Before the service start, she just refuse to go in hall no matter what we said and just when a sweet is being ofter to her, telling her she will only have it if she go in and IMMEDIATELY she stood and walked in. Argghhhh ... we are not worth a sweet! Hahahaz. Back in the hall ... she sneeze and she sneeze and she sneeze and she sneeze and she sneeze and she sneeze and she SNEEZE! (sneeze - sudden audible involuntary explusion of air through the nose). Not because she is cold or something but she did it purposely, to attract attention (confirmation by the mum). As she was sneezing and sneezing, this teacher went to ask her to stop and she immediately replied, "That's my nose!" ... ermm what a good reply!

Not only that, she even want to use her "dirty hand" to attack another student sitting infront of her. Wah .. just before the "volcanos" (teachers) around her started erupting, she managed to tone down a bit with a LOLLIPOP. Argghhhh ... sweet again! But that's not the end, she again decided to start her "routine" again - nose-sneezing, beating of friend etc and just when boxes of presents was show to her ... she toned down, and especially when we opened one and is BISCUITS. Hahahaz

To handle Mr Sato ... you need strategy, faith and PATIENT!
To handle Mis Wennie ... you need "acting skills" and lots of sweet! =p

-Week 10-

Yipee! Yipee! Week 10 already!
Week 10 = last week of Term 1 and is holiday after that! Though is only one-week holiday but very good already ... a break from waking up early every mornings, a break from school and most importantly a BIG break from the little "devils" of my school ... a peace to my ear and a rest to my throat. Hahahahaz.

"Super Girls! Super Girls! Super Super Super Girls!
Super Girls! Super Girls! Super Super Super Girls!
1 2 3 .... Super Girls!"

JAMs on the 6th Mar ...
Busing for both fetching/returning was PEACEFUL ... thats of course without the presence of Mr Sato. =p You can really feel the BIG difference when he is around and when he is not around. Beside Mr Sato, I still got another challenging student on bus, my "twin sister" ... Miss Wennie, she was pretty okay on the bus but not really during the service. Like what Teacher May describled ... she is like "manifested" and that to take care of her again in the future, we really need to pray and fast for 3days and 3nights. Haha! She is like testing our patience and our long-suffering spirit! =pppppp

Special thanks to Teacher May - the teacher who is more than a teacher to Miss Wennie. Thank you soooo much for helping me with wennie when I am doing the service's segment. Felt really bad about it but of course, you will REAP what you sow! Heehee...

*tHaNk YoU, JeSuS*

*lyn feeling kind of free now ... so decided to blog down the testimonies of my Certificate in Preschool Teaching (CPT) course*

*GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME ... ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD*

February 2004 ...
Teacher Yanni started her Certificate in Preschool Teaching (CPT) course, a certificate that every teacher in preschool must have ... did it in RTRC (Regional Training Resources Centre). Every two days of a week, I got to rush to course lesson straight after school, from 6pm-10pm and of course it super tiring ... interesting is that the class strength is not very big so must always tell ownself to keep awake at all times, if not lecturer surely can see. Hahaz. Is super not easy and super tiring to study and work at the same time ... agree with me Miss Lau?! =p

1st Testimony - thank God for His grace and strength

* Like what I said earlier, is not easy to study and work at the same time ... beside there other commitment I have in church and in JAMs so really without His strength and grace, I won't make it so smoothly. Really thank God that He bring me through this entire one whole year of study!

wtih man is impossible ... but with God, ALL things are possible!

2nd Testimony - thank God for creativity and good result

* After every module that I take, there will surely be assignment ... group or individual. Individual work not so bad cause basically the effort I put in will only affect my own marks BUT when it come to group work, I will always sweat! Some more the group members of mine are ALL very creativity and so when it come to assignment like Arts and Crafts, Big Book making, Learning Corners etc ... they will always have a lot of great and creativity ideas and when the task is being assigned to me ...... ARGGHHHHH! Cause basically my arts is "first", counting from behind so thats why when it come to creavtivity, think I will faint first. =p But really (x10) thank God that when a task or assignment is being given to me, I'm able to come out with it ... on time and "presentable". Wah ... God's grace, God's grace! =p

* Favor of man (lecturers) =p ... the assignment that I've done so far, all got a passed and for me, a "passed" to me I am very happy already! The very first exam which consist of 2 modules, I took it during the period of time when it met with church's anniversary and so was rather busy with the rehearsals as I joined JAMs for the Parade of Ministry (POM) so didnt really study much. And even for the actual paper itself, a 3hrs paper, I took 1.5hrs to finish then rushed down to church for s1. But God is good, when I got back my result ...... *drum roll* ..... I got an A!!! Not forgeting my two practicum (lecturer came to my school to see me conduct lesson) ... though was trembelling and super nervous but really really really thank God that I passed!

with man is impossible ... but with God, ALL things are possible!

3rd Testimony - thank God for the friends He have given me during this course

* A ... maybe when I said the following, some of you will laugh until fall off the chair ar, so please hold tight! Hahaz ... during this entire course, I am actually very ....................... QUIET! =pppp Think can hear me laugh already miracle liao, not say want hear my voice ar! Hahaz. But really thank God that during the last few months of the course, got along quite well with few people and they are actually my group members for couple of assignment. They are really those that will kept approaching me to talk to me, no matter how quiet I can be.

To my "WonderGirls", "Breadthots" members ... Love you girls greatly. And really miss you all verrrry much! Let's continue to stay in touch k. =)

Special thanks to Miss Lau... for your help when it come to my assignment. "Quick! Go do!" is what you will said when I met you in msn and you know that I am doing my assignment. =) Thanks for enlighten me that lesson plan are for teacher to see and not for children. Muahaha.

Special thanks to my ZS, Miss Joli ... for your constant "Jiayou" and encouragement during this entire course. Thanks for your care and concern! You are the first few person that I will share my results with immediately when I got it.

*JM1*

Friday 4th March ... Yanni's verrrry first visit to JAMs Cell Group Meeting!

So paiseh that I was not really on time for the cell meeting, alighted from bus halfway to take cab because heart was jumping real fast when each minute passed, bringing the time for the meeting nearer and nearer. Instead of driving me to "Edgefield" the driver drove me round and round "Edgedale" ... think at that moment my heart had stop jumping. =p Hahahaz

Started with prayer meeting, though was only a few of us (less than 10) but it was powerful. Sis Santhi prepared us for worship ... just when I was telling God that it was so amazing to see myself sitting inside JAMs cell group as I couldnt really believe it, I felt God telling me "I have brought you to this far" and tears just flow down and I couldnt stop thanking Jesus. Wah wah ... as I began to worship, felt God began to tell me "I have brought you to this far and there nothing that I cant overcome it with you".

*God is good all the time ... All the time God is good*

The 1st cell meeting with JM1, I must say that it has been great ... really. The members there, I could really feel that each and everyone of them, they are "comfortable" with each other's presence. That kind of strong bonding and that kind of loving and secure atmosphere that even if you were to do something wrong/funny ... you wont feel "paiseh" or feel like digging a hole and hide

Guess is only my FIRST time, I think I will still need some more time to be able to be fully adapt to everything! Is a kind of feeling like last time, from N47 to E95 ... from E95 to S02, where I got to readapt to the new environment, opening up to my new members etc.

To my members in S02 and E322, I miss and love you guys greatly. *muacks*

ps: I am still in S02 ... not yet official to JM1 yet. April April .... so I am still yours! =pppp

F.A.I.T.H

FAITH is a heartfelt attitude that persists in trusting and praying no matter how tough a situation may be

Rom 8:28
ALL things work out good to those who love God.

bLeSsEd Me =)

Last Sunday ... after JAMs busing, actually went down to my BH's (Jane Low) house with Huimin, Alvina, Rick and Jinzhi (my usual dinner kaki every week). Is amazing to see how ON we can be that despite the late hour after busing and how far some of us stayed (special saluate to Rick, Huimin and Alvina), we still make it a point to rush down ... after all is a SPECIAL invitation by Jane Low. =p

It was so nice of her parents ... her dad brought us pizza and her mum prepared home-cooked noodles for us. It was like a time of 'feasting' for us ... pizza, noodles, satay, hot hot satay sauce, hot hot pepsi and not forgetting the garlic bread with special aroma. =ppppp It had been a great time of fellowshipping with them ... getting to know each and everyone better, especially after seeing Jane Low's family photo. shhhhhhhhh

Yesterday ... the start of Week 9 in school. Yipee! Yipee! Holiday coming! Night time, spent hours on computer, doing up this blogsite of me. Like what my title said ... "Blessed Me" with special thanks to Miss Jadyn Lau and Miss Seraph Chan, if not for their help and patience, I will have fainted halfway through figuring the very very very super duper chim html and just stick to the fact that Yanni can only have a simple and ordinary blogsite. Muahahaha.

-pErSoNaLiTy TeSt-

You're an ISFJ

ISFJ

Ok. You are sympathetic, loyal, considerate, and conscientious. You will go to any amount of trouble, when it makes sense to you, to help those in need. You are responsible and enjoy being needed. You are down-to-earth and realistic and like others who are quiet and unassuming. You absorb and enjoy using a large number of facts.

You like situations where the rules are well defined and where traditions are to be upheld. You focus on providing practical help and services for others and for the organizations you serve. You have a strong work ethic.

You can be painstakingly accurate and systematic in handling tasks...you're conservative with traditional values...quiet and modest...tactful and supportive of friends and family...

You are often self-effacing in getting the job done, and are willing to make necessary sacrifices, especially for your family. You are at your best quietly providing assistance and making sure things are in order.

You have a few close friends, don't like disharmony, and try to keep cooperation at all costs...you'll stay close friends with that tight circle for a LONG time...worry a lot...

You need to have things organized in a way you think works.. you cannot work when things are out of order...when things are in disarray, you have to reorganize 'em immediately....you get involved with leisure ONLY after all the work is done...

You have a tendency to put off relaxing because there's too much work to be done...you enjoy time with your family...you fall in love hard when you fall. You place a high value on marriage and family...you seek out a partner and feel unfulfilled without one. you most likely are a good student because you diligently follow through in your work to please your teachers.....you learn best by DOING...

You tend not to be the center of attention...often appear serious...others like trying to get a laugh or a smile out of you...you get angry or bitter when scorned...but you keep it inside...

Possible blindspots: because you are SOOOO in the present, you have a hard time seeing possibilities or consequences of your actions...can become mired in the daily grind...don't forget to express your bottled-up feelings...you can be taken advantage of....could be pessimistic about the future because it's unknown and you rely on past experiences.....you want to plan too much.

ISFJ: "I Serve Family Joyfully"

*my personality test result ... check out yours at http://www.haleonline.com/psychtest/

LOVE what is DIFFERENT...

A "longg" day in JAMs yesterday ... especially after a "mental/emotion battle" with Sato. All started during fetching trip, the moment he boarded the bus could sense something not right and true enough he stood up to change seats when the bus is MOVING and OH NO I was so worried for the students around him cause after all, he not that small size. =p Then he decided to use his favourite tape to hit hardly against the window many times and OH NO the driver was so worried. You think thats the end?! NO ... just when he found the floor more comfortable and sat on it, right infront of the bus steps and OH NO he is blocking the entrance totally! He is really so powerful that along the crowded way to church, he actually walked so stylo-milo-ly that he "gently knocked" and this brother (2nd person away from him) fall.

Everything seem so peaceful during service ... UNTIL when is dismissal time! Mr Sato Seiichiro was acting as the sound crew! "dont want" was his replyssss when I asked him to leave for bus. 1st try ... 3rd try ... 5th try ... GIVE UP! I just felt so helpless =(. Starting when he is finally on the bus, he was pretty okay, quite sweet at certain moment ... offered to help me open the biscuits box, asked me so many "why" question etc. (makes my heart "melt" for him again .... argghhh).
Towards the end, he decided to stand up AGAIN to reach out for driver's cd ... the moment that break my heart is when one of the male student was stopping him and he was giving me this "help me" look, I just looked at him with this "I'm sorry, I dont know how to already" look.

*LOVE WHAT IS DIFFERENT*

Though at the end of the day ... I felt so "drained" by sato, totally felt helpess when dealing with him. "SURRENDER" was on my forehead. Really feel like giving up on him but this thought of "isnt this what JAMs is all about" kept coming to me so the only thing I can do now is to keep him and I in prayer. =)

*God can change EVERYONE and ANYONE!*