*** 21st aCtUaL dAy ***

“today is Teacher Yanni’s birthday!” “today is Teacher Yanni’s birthday!” was often heard among children’s conversation that day in school. =p One of my colleague during the morning assembly, got the whole session’s children to sing me birthday song. Wow wow wow … 80 plus children singing birthday song to me! *face red* =p
Had lunch in school with colleagues, food ordered by principal. Just when I was enjoying my curry fish head … a cake was smashed onto my face and even before I can clean away the first mess, the second chocolate cake was SMASHED onto my face immediately! Aiyoyo … and can you imagine who the mastermind is?! She is non other than the person who runs the entire centre … my school’s PRINCIPAL. =p

Back home … smelly something “fishy” when I saw extra stools in my living room and even more “fishy” when I saw table lay out and food prepared in the kitchen. And the next thing I knew … Rick, Jane, Guodong and Karen were right in front of my eye! *shocked*
-- The Brilliant Plan –- my mother ‘combined power’ with my friends, she didn’t tell me that my friends are planning a dinner at my place. She even helped to hide my friends and their shoes! Aiyoyoyo … that’s why I said, on that day I can’t find myself trusting anyone except God. Heehee =p

Errmm … the moment where Rick (the main mastermind) nearly flipped and rolled on the floor is before every surprise can come to past, Yanni already got insider-infos liao.
*Muahahahahahahahahaha*
1st secret revealed – Mr. XXX msged me, “you going Yanni’s place tonight right?” =p
*oops! oops!*
2nd secret revealed – Ms. YYY called and said “meet 4.30pm at Serangoon interchange right?” …. Errmmmm I thought Rick told me 8pm at ToaPayoh?! =pPpPpPpPpP
*OOPS! OOPS! OOPS!*

You see … when you have friends who are “super” creative, you can’t just expect a simple and PEACEFUL birthday dinner … but a dinner WITH saboSSSSS. [God love you and I love you to ya. =pppppppppppppp]

1st Stage- penalty include hot hot powder and medical oil (the one I hated the most! my mummy betrayed me! =p)
2^nd Stage- eating disgusting food, combination of sweet, sour, bitter and hot (mixed together … eeeeeeeeee!)
3^rd Stage- the only stage that Yanni will rejoice! My friends sang song for me … “That’s what friends are for!” *super kandong super kandong* =)
Errmmm … think after that song, whatever they DONE to me previously must throw behind my mind and ‘forgive’ them. HAHAHAHAHA. =p

All in all … the dinner is one filled with lotsa of love and lotsa of friendship!
Thanks Guys! Really appreciate every single one of YOU …

RiCk … Mr. Mastermind, “THANKS” for everything! =p
Nahz … just kidding, really thanks for everything! You really show me what is glory to glory and to even more glory! Heehee. =)
Once again ... you will truly reap what you sowed, more than 100-fold! =pPpPpPpP

JiNzHi … thanks for the effort put in wrapping my present! Errmm you really got me silence when you took out your 3 mini sabo – hot, sour, bitter – want me to eat everytime I opened a box. Aiyoyoyo … BROTHER! =p

JaNe … thanks for being the second Miss. Mastermind too! Though you may be found ‘guilty’ to the two secrets revealed to me, God still love you ya!
=p Just kidding lahz … thanks for making my birthday a memorable one!

HuImIn & JiNgJiNg … thanks for the special skirt! =) You girls must have spent a lot of time making it right because is soooo NICE and creative! Seriously, I really loved it … thank girls!! I will make sure I hanged somewhere in my room that I can see it everyday and praying the day will come where all of you will see Teacher Yanni in skirt/dress. =p

WiNnIe … thanks for playing a part in my memorable birthday celebration! Treasure your friendship greatly! =) Thanks for the great blessing too!

KaReN & GuOdOnG … hey hey hey hey hey hey hey! The presence of you two are simply great and awesome! =) Thanks for everything … Thanks for the blessing!

AlViNa … hey girl, thanks for coming all the way! =) Your presence really made a difference! =)

ps: showing you what it meant by glory to glory to even more glory ... by increasing the length of my blog message! =p

*** birthday EVE ***

Birthday eve … spent it with my CHEC friends – Audrey, Shirley, Jingyi, Aaron, Tricia and Vickie. We went to Café Cartel to makan makan … a complete meal with starter of breadsSs, main course, desert (ice-cream! + brownie) and fruit cake (healthy!)

Though is only a short and simple dinner together … but really appreciate each individual of them. Is like despite of their busy schedule, they will take time off to come and meet up to celebrate Aaron’s and my birthday. =) Thanks Guys!

Really missed those times in private school - how we will meet at City Hall mrt station and rushed to Suntec Tower 3 for lesson when we ate late … or those ya-ya-papaya moments when we are already late for Bro Kenny’s lesson but still can go BreakTalk to queue for discounted bread. =p Or what about finishing the cans of biscuits in the office? And every Wednesday night after Bro Edwin’s Chemistry lesson, our own PE lesson at the Roof-Garden of playing catching and blind mice at playground. Haha!

To YOU … the 1st batch of students in CHEC ... lets stayed in contact k. Never regret knowing you guys! =)

*** Meeting?! Collect stuff?! ***

Urgent meeting with Sis Lily?! Collect important document from church staff?!
Errrm … in the end, is actually a surprise birthday dinner for Melvin and me from Jm1 and Jm2. =)

Seriously is super unexpected … only towards the back, find it fishy when I am asked to go to a restaurant to collect the ‘important document’ from the staff. As I went in, instead of one church staff, I saw many JAMs workers … my cell group members! *shocked*

Wow wow … the ‘sweetest’ moment comes when suddenly the background music in the restaurant was changed to ‘birthday song’ and the next thing we know, a cake was placed infront of Melvin and I. *kandong*

Really appreciate them ... though I may have only joined their cell group for a couple of months but am already feeling very loved and blessed. =)

May I propose a toast to all my Jm1 and Jm2 members! Thanks for everything!

*** POWDERful suprises ***

A POWDERful birthday celebration from my JAMs “gang”. It all began when I was at my last drop-off point, after busing … to my shock, I turned and saw Rick and Huimin who I actually expect them to be at West Mall waiting. At there, I had my Stage 1 … to do “Yanni’s Crossword Puzzle” with penalty like sour sweets and cakes. Next destination - "our secret place”, I am being blindfolded! And that’s really scary! Because you really don’t know where they will bring you to … and the scariest part is when the person who led you kept saying “trust me! trust me!” and times again, you found yourself either nearly tripped or hit the wall. Ouch! (to the person who leads me, God still love you and I love you too! Amen! =p)

After all the POWDER’s ATTACK and the frights from being blindfolded … I had my 1^st birthday cake – green tea flavor. At a moment … it got me silent for a few seconds - the moment when I saw two big and one small candle on my cake!!!! It used to be only one small candle! =p

After an interesting style of having dinner – without table and chairs … it was the most touching moment - my friends ‘performing’ for me! I sat there and enjoyed as they sang my favourite song to me. My first reaction when I heard = fall off from where I am sitting and next all I did was LAUGH and LAUGH and LAUGH and LAUGH. They went to change the lyrics of the song, “One” and substitute words in that got to do with me. =)

May I propose a toast to Rick, Jane, Yiwei, Huimin, Jinzhi, Winnie, Guodong and Karen! Thanks guys for all the effort put in … to make my 21^st celebration a POWDERful and memorable one! =)

Special toast to …

* Bro Rick * … thanks for all the effort, the surprises and the time spent to prepare for this celebration! Truly you will reap what you have sowed … you sow SURPRISES, you should reap SURPRISES! =p

* Awesome BH Jane & BH Yiwei * … thanks for the effort in gathering all the fingerprints of w5 people and put in a box of love for me! Thanks for the mini celebration on bus too.
To Jane … thank you soooooooooooo much for your delicious brownie cake! A cake from princess, it tasted extra delicious! =)
(ps: can I have one more?!)

* Jinzhi, Winnie, Huimin, Guodong and Karen * … thanks guys for making all this happened. Without you guys, guess the “plan” of Rick’s won’t succeed either. =p Last but not least … Thanks for singing that song, making it even more meaningful and unique for me! And true enough … I want to go to the place where the Spirit of God is, and allow the Holy Ghost to empower me and together with the help of Jesus, I will bring REVIVAL to W5. AMEN!

- Yanni's 21st -

I am FREE !!!!!!!! Finally I hold the key to my house … oops! … I mean finally I hold the key to freedom! =p

It has been an awesome and memorable 21^st birthday … like what my friends said, it seem that my birthday celebration lasted for one week.=)

Going to share with you guys all my birthday surprisesSsSs … the kanchiong moments, the sweetest moments, the touching moments so sit back and ENJOY ... laugh and cry with me k. =p

is coming! is coming! is coming!

1 2 3 more days! In just 3 more days time, I will hold the key to FREEDOM! =p

Errrmmm … so how am I feeling now? What am I feeling now?
Nervous? Excited? Feeling-less?
Actually I also don’t know … is a bit of feeling-less mixed with nervous! Hahaha~

Yup … one of my friends told me that when you reach 21 and above, you will start to think a lot of stuffs that you don’t find yourself thinking when you are 10+ of age. So pretty nervous about it … what will I think about as I begin to enter into the new phrase of my life.

Feeling-less?! Perhaps it will be just another birthday for me … when I was 10+ of age, really can’t wait to be 21 and will want to make my 21^st celebration a real grand and big one but is like when you finally reach the age, you will want to keep it low profile … just simple meal with close friends and that’s awesome already.

ps: Ladies and Gentlemen! As you read this blog entry, please RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW, go and mark down your calendar!
MAY 19TH !!!!!

!? hows MY week ?!

**last MoNdAy**
First cell group outing with JM1 … went Sentosa! The most challenging – to wake up early on a public holiday. Hahaha =p.
Been a while since I went Sentosa or a chance to get to the beach … wow WOW wow WOW, I love the beaches, I love the views on Palawan Beach and Siloso Beach (though it may not be the best). Beside the beaches, we also did go elsewhere … we walked and we walked and we walked and we walked. *tired*
But it had been a great outing, really enjoyed the company of my new cell group members!

**last WeDnEsDaY**
SIS IRIS’ BIRTHDAY! =)
Together with some S02/E322 members, we went to surprise Sis Iris at her workplace.
Sis Iris has always been a great leader and friend to us … so she deserve all our love, all our time and all our effort.
SIS IRIS … WE LOVE YOU!

**last ThUrSdAy**
Went weekly visitation with my awesome BH, JANE LOW. =p
(BC counting down)

Ya … first time visit to Kenneth’s house. Kenneth is quite a new student who have been in JAMs for around 12 times but never really get a chance to go visit him until the week. He has autism, there is no speech from him. The most touching and encouraging part is when Kenneth came out of his room and saw us, he did nothing but just SMILE. Though there may not be any words from him but that SMILE means a lot a lot a lot to me. =)

*special salute to his mum* … Knowing that Kenneth may not be used to the new environment and also may not adapt fast to it, the mum never fail to company him to church every single weeks. My heart really go out for her whenever I see Kenneth trying to grab or pull his mum’s hairs, pulled her shirt or even want to beat her. Keeping Kenneth in prayer, really pray that God will do a work in his life … want to ‘released’ the mum from companying Kenneth to JAMs, that must be when she see Kenneth is okay on his own and we the teachers can ‘handle’ him.

Before we left the house, took the step of faith to pray for Kenneth and for his mum. The mum listened more to Chinese but somehow I can’t pray well in Chinese so throughout my English version, just added the word “li liang” - strength - as I prayed for the mum. I prayed for joy in Kenneth’s life and not forgetting to tell Kenneth that “Jesus loves Kenneth!” Amen and Amen!

**last SaTuRdAy**
Sato’s week … to JAMs! Happy for him but “stress” for us?! Hahaha =p
Guess he is in terrible and horrible mood that day … the following is his “accomplishment” on that one single day:

1. he broke his cd cover with his BARE hands

2. he banged his head against the partition

3. he used his cd to attack a teacher and cause a bad cut near the teacher’s eye

4. he tried real hard to want to HIT the teacher who he just injured

5. he laid full flat on the floor and refused to get up

6. he soaked his two feet in baptism pool

7. he used his hands to make his face VIGOROUSLY (sign of frustration)

**sPeCiAlLy FoR s02 & e322**

Hey hey hey S02 & E322 !!! It had been awesome and great being in the same cell group with you guys for all this while. Truly is not easy to make up my mind to cross over to JAMs cell group, especially when I have you guys over here but really want to take the step of faith to take up this challenge and serve God with greater capacity.

This entry is specially dedicated to my brothers & sisters … *drum rolls*

sIs IrIs
Thank you for being an awesome leader to me, one who is understanding and forgiving towards me! Though many things may have happened between the both us but you never fail to shower me with your love, care and concern. =)
Thank you for seeing me through during the crucial moment of deciding whether to cross over.
Thank you for all the encouragement and all the supports.
I love you! *muacks*

cUiQi
Cell groups after cell groups ... guess you are the one who have see me grow [hopefully not horizontally]
Hey! More than just a member … Thank you for being my great friend! =)
Thank you for always being there whenever I need a listening ear and guidance.
Thank you for your constant Jiayou and your words of encouragement and support.
Appreciate your friendship greatly! =)
ps: will still come to you when I encounter problem … so don't escape ar. =p

yAjInG, tRiCiA & yUnYuN
Thank you all for being my great sisters! Love you all great great greatly! *muacks*
Will surely miss you girls when I’m over at JAMs cell group but don’t worry … Yanni will never stop pestering you girls. Muahahaha
ps: so when the next Seoul Garden meal?!

sHiHuI
Hey my queuing-partner! You are my pal! =)
Thank you for being such a great member, a great friend, a great sister to me!
I will miss your super-lame jokes … hahahaheeheehohoho =p

cHrIs
Thank you for being an awesome member! You are a great friend to have too! =)
Appreciate all your help during my stay in S02.

lIhOnG
You are a great member! You are an awesome friend! =)
Thank you for everything!

kArEn & kUiYeE
Hey! Though I may not know you two well enough … but really appreciate the friendship! =)
Keep loving Jesus! Keep shining for Him!

jInZhI
Hey brother! More than being in the same ministry with you, is even great to be in the same cell group with you [used to =p].
Thank you for being an awesome brother!

rOnO
Hey brother! It has been great being in the same cell groups with you for so many years, ever since Sis Tovia lehz! Thank you for being an awesome brother to me! Really appreciate you! =)

gLeNn
Hey brother! It had been great being in the same cell group with you all this while.
Thank you for being a great brother! =)

zHeNhOnG & yIwEi
Brothers! Thank you all for being my best brothers! =)
Appreciate you all greatly!

*aLl oF yOu At s02 & e322 ... yOu GuYs HaD lEfT fOoTpRiNtS iN mY lIfE!*
Thanks Guys! =)

ps: yes yes! must remember to count me in whenever you guys go for Bedok 85 k! =pPpPpPpPp