s t a r m | s t December 31st, 2003
A fresh beginning
Of joyous moments
A new journey
Towards destination dreamt
A delightful moment
With shades of happiness and joy
A good fortune to shine
Now, today and forever
Hope you’ll discover all these
And more, this new year
Wishing all of you a joyous New Year of peace and goodwill!
s t a r m | s t December 23rd, 2003
Starbucks-Sadeaf caroling ended with a grand finale at Raffles City, conducted by my very stressed and nervous other half.. By 825pm, some 60 carollers have rushed down from different starbucks locations and were all set to show the world (oh well, the central part of Singapore at least) Christmas magic, the Sadeaf way. Supporters also turned up in full force, what with Rui-mei, Cokie, Le Petit Prince (surprise, surprise), my family, atomic stars people like Sanderson; the sadeaf staff members, namely GL, Dom, CL and family and even the lady boss, JH herself, showing up. Impressive indeed. Things were off to a pretty formal start but everyone started to loosen up during ‘Rudolph’. By the time it came to ‘Let It Snow’, all of us were simply laughing among ourselves, and performing more for ourselves than for the audience. It was great..and seeing all the happy faces around me made me feel that all the hard work we’ve gone through the past 3 months was worth every single bit.
Great job, everyone..esp the other half, sis, the conductors and those on the committee… Take a bow =)
The uni Christmas party on the very same night had the other half and I rushing home to change and down to Bakzamgai’s place slightly after midnight.. It was surprisingly quiet and unlike previous rowdy celebrations that the people have held before. And sadly, the other half was not treated to the sight of Gene doing his usual Merlion act. There were the moments though; when Meimei’s other half and my other half realised that not only do they have the same name, they also share the same surname and live in the same area (talk about freakiness). And the gift exchange part was hilarious.. All thanks to my class prankster, the other half received something which I shall decline to publish in my blog. Ahem. Pleading to extreme tiredness and a bout of flu, we left early and headed home for a well-deserved rest.
s t a r m | s t December 19th, 2003
s t a r m | s t December 14th, 2003
Ms Ho and her other half went down to watch the caroling earlier this night, along with her best girlfriend.. Close to collapsing from exhausion, this simple and sincere show of support gave me the extra surge of energy I needed to go through the entire performance at Raffles City. I was, still am, very touched. Honestly.
And earlier in the day, my mum went all the way to Plaza Sing to watch and video-tape both sis and I, which was a really sweet thing to do since she wasn’t feeling all that well..=)
Being ever sensitive to my feelings, the other half secretly placed a Hallmark card at PS while receeing (is there such a word?) the different outlets on Thursday so that his encouraging words can bring me away from my disillusionment (and nervousness) about this entire caroling project.
What can I say? Thank you everyone, thank you thank you. You guys really made my day..
s t a r m | s t December 11th, 2003
Taken from a certain Mango’s bulletin post from Friendster..
Too stressed and tired to write a proper entry.. Oops..
Once again, the Christmas season is upon us! As with the past 2 years, the Singapore Association for the Deaf is collaborating with Starbucks to perform 8 Christmas carols in sign language.
Look out for Sadeaf volunteers at these Starbucks outlets on these 8 dates:
Dates: 12th, 13th, 14th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd Dec
Time: 8 - 9 pm
Venues: Raffles City, Liat Towers, Paragon, Bugis Junction, Millenia Walk and Plaza Singapura
Catch us if you can! 
s t a r m | s t December 8th, 2003
Tell me money doesn’t maketh a man
Tell me looks are not that important
Tell me I am not measured merely by results, grades and exams
Tell me it takes more than this to determine my worth as a person
Tell me people are not so superficial
Tell me not to feel so blue
Tell me I am not a failure
Tell me I can see things through
Tell me the things I’ve sacrificed are not in vain
Tell me someone out there appreciates the things I’ve done
Tell me I’ve given much more than what I could normally give
Tell me I have not gone back to square one
Tell me I have taught as much as I have learnt
Tell me I am not transparent
Tell me I’ve made a difference to people’s lives
Tell me I’m not here for no reason
Tell me hope is still around
For I’m not sure about all these now.
s t a r m | s t December 6th, 2003
Last week, someone dished out a compliment which, unexpectedly, meant quite a lot to me. Not sure if she was simply being nice or that she meant it sincerely, but it did have some effect on me and spurred me to improve myself even though I know fully well that things will never be that way.
“You have the potential to be a terp (sign language interpreter).”
=) Thanks, gal.
Having spent several nights at the association, it’s beginning to feel like a second home. It’s great, in a way, for I love the people there and I love what we are all doing.. but frayed nerves, including mine, are showing and people are cracking under pressure and stress… Relax people, things will get better after this mad weekend.. Take one thing at a time..
A cute moment:
Nearing the association, the other half suddenly slowed his pace, dragged his feet and sulked petulantly like a li’l boy being deprived of his favourite toy car, “I’m beginning to hate this place.”
In other news, there will a Children’s Charities Association Christmas Fair at Civic Plaza this Sunday. If you are free, do drop by to watch song-signing performances, one at 1130am and the other at 4pm, or take a look around the stalls that the different associations will put up. =)
s t a r m | s t December 4th, 2003
I wish there’s something I can do
to lighten off your load
I wish there’s something I can say
to make you feel better
I wish I can help you
escape all these madness
But I’m feeling quite helpless
Truth be told
And I’m not good with words
I’d rather keep things simple
All I want you to know
Is that I am here if you need me…
s t a r m | s t December 2nd, 2003
There are so many things that are happening in my life, so many thoughts in my mind which I wish to record down but I find it extremely hard to write them in this blog.
Knowing that Miss PPET and the other half read this blog makes me very very conscious of my english language.
Knowing that his friends read it puts a lot of pressure on me.
Knowing that different groups of friends read it restricts what I want to say.
Knowing that people read my blog makes me feel transparent. Vulnerable.
And feeling all these prevents me from expressing myself properly. How can I get past this? It defeats the purpose of having a blog isn’t it?
Guarded.
Withdrawal.
