I found her !

Life works in strange and mysterious ways.. For a while now I am mentoring a few girls in school and some of them have taken to calling me their 'big sister'. Its really sweet and I think perhaps its an IJ thing. I don't know.

Over the last few years, I have been looking for this one particular girl, my big sister. She was the girl that 'took care' of me when I first entered Grade 1, she was in Grade 3. My school has a system set up where the older girls would take care of a younger girl for the first 2 weeks of school, during recess time especially. They will teach us to find our way in the canteen ( school cafeteria ). Being alone with hardly any friends and aimlessly wondering around with 319 other lost first graders. I was particularly grateful to my 'big sister' for showing me around school, telling me stories, where should I sit, when to stand in line for prayers and keeping me company for 2 weeks.

I remember always looking out for her to say a simple 'Hello' when I know the older girls were passing by our classroom. I remember going up to her and ask her what her plans were after Secondary School. Back then, we didnt have email addresses or cell phones. So we lost touch.

I found her today on Facebook and Friendster. Never occurred to me to search the school year book for her middle name. 10 years after I graduated from IJ ( 12 years for her ). I found her, found out that she is married. Congrats !

Kudos to you Serene, if not for you, I might not have loved my school as much as I do now. So its one less thing to do for the year 2008. I messaged you on Facebook. Hopefully she gets back to me.

I am happier now...

For a few weeks, I was really tired and unhappy. There are lots to do at work, school and projects on hand with AIESEC and IJ. But I am happier now..

Music Therapy is good for the Celine Soul and it is cheaper than Retail Therapy. Maybe its because of the increased oxygen flow into the lungs that took away the laziness. Maybe its because of the concentration one put into singing right and right posture that takes your mind off other things. Maybe its the people that you meet in the choir that makes you happy and smiley alllllllll day !!!

Here's a few of us, Choir peeps...
No points in guessing who our conductor is,
And we will be singing very soon again.

Today

This is me today, I know its prob. not a good idea to have this feeling barely 4 days into the new year but this is me.. Today..

Happy New Year !

Happy 2008!

As I end off with my last blog entry for the year, here's a little recap of the major events in 2007.

Hong Kong Trip

Room Makeover

AIESEC Singapore's Prep Seminar

CHIJ Alumni

AIESEC Mentorship PRogram

Stephen's Visit

Craig's Visit

Sai's Visit

Jenny's Visit

Korean Classes

Going back to School

My very first DSLR !

Too many hours of Grey's Anatomy

A new Palm

CHIJ Mentoring Program

Going back to singing

A new Macbook

iPod Touch !

2007 was a very busy year and I think 2008 will be the same too.
I had many many visitors and thank you guys for coming around, loved the company.
Too many new gadgets ! I am too happy for words.
Going back to school to continue studying was a wonderful feeling
Mentoring girls from AIESEC and CHIJ kept me sane.

No new goals and new years resolution came to mind for 2008 so.. I am going back to my 'roots' to guide me for 2008. Since I am a graduate of UVic and CHIJ, I am using my schools' motto to guide me for 2008.

UVic Multitudo Sapientium Sanitas Orbis
IJ Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

Sounds good ?
Wishing everyone a good 2008 and may 2008 be better than 2007 !

Disturbing !

As I sat down thinking about my long term goals, this was what the fortune cookie ( from facebook ) reads !
Damm it, how did facebook get so addictive, smart and scary ?

A Procrastinating Friday...

What Kind of Guy Will You Fall For?
	You would fall for the geek. If you're looking for love, consider spending a little more time studying up in the library. To you, there's nothing more attractive than intelligence, shyness, and kindness; your future love may have four eyes and zero social skills, but he'll make up for it in brains and heart.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

What City Should You Live In?
	You should live in Rome. You avoid conflict and take life a little slower than most. Rome's sun, culture, food, and siestas are a perfect match for your easy-going attitude.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

Which College Major Should You Be?
	Your major should be Computer Science. You like nothing more than spending long nights with friends in the computer lab... which is a good thing since that's exactly how you'll spend the next couple years.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

Busy

Define Busy for me...

Busy is

when I have to constantly do two things at the same time, e.g. coaching someone through the phone while you are on the busy train station.

when I have to think about tomorrows schedule when you are shampooing your hair

when you have two groups of volunteering to do and two courses to attend weekly

when you have to make two of your friends meet together for dinner because you dont have time to have dinner with them individually

when you carry your textbook with you to work, to school and to bed !

when you sent a card to Canada, and when the person sends a message saying thank you, you forgot you even sent the card !

when you talk in your sleep and dream about work, and wake up feelin even more tired !

when you are COMPLETELY lost without your schedule

when your boss tells you that she noticed that you have been really busy but she is happy that I am still on top of my things.

when you have no time to go shopping !!!!! ARRRRRGH !!


And Happiness is when you are busy doing all of the above yet you are not complaining

Its Saturday !

And I am off to my weekly 6 hours of happiness ! ( read previous post ! )

I love my school..

Simple in Virtue
Steadfast in Duty

I watched a short documentary on Channel 8 last night. It covered IJ's history, the story of Father Barre, the french sisters and even the Alumni.. How I miss IJ. After watching the documentary I have a renew sense of zest and more determined to finish the 1 million things I have on hand.

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Had dinner and LAN games with the boys last weekend. It was good to catch up with the original gang, where they talk boys style, mentioned school days and history. That night, the atmosphere was different. I guess maybe because all of us are working now ( with the exception of Julian )

Mouse brought up a good question : What do working adults do ? Which lead me to think about what I do after work ? Honestly.. even with the increase in disposable income I tend to stay home more. To catch up on SLEEP, to surf the net.
I work in the day and attend school at night... so... with whatever little extra time i have left.. I tend to spend it in my room.

So...what should I be going and where should i be going ?

Best Friend is coming to Singapore !

Teaching and attending classes is all I have been doing the last couple of weeks. And I am so tired ! the only piece of good news is MY BEST FRIEND IS COMING TO VISIT ME! I have not sen her in 2 years ! I am DYING to see her again ! August 10th.

I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED !

Other thoughts,

I lost my cellphone about 2 weeks ago and i lost ALL my contacts ! Poor me !
Lil' Sister is officially a graduate today ! I am very very proud of her. She made it through 4 years of engineering school and she is graduating today ! How wonderful.
Although she has a ticket to her convocation ceremony. I am not attending becuase I am stuck at work !

I think convocation is long and boring. BUT I also think its a 'rite of passage'. Mummy and Daddy will be there with her ! She will be ok !

A Nikkon D40X and my room !

Finally I have my very own DSLR !
Geeky technical specs can be found on the Nikon page. Look for D40X !



After two years of moving back home from Canada, I have a brand new room ! New furniture, new coat of paint, bought 3 new bookshelves, a new BIG table ( how wonderful ), a 1.5m long wardrobe, a new 37'' LCD TV and a truly classic poster of Charles Ray to hang on my wall.



I have not hung it on the wall because I need all my friends from around the the world to send me a picture of their favourite place in the world. It can be a lighthouse, an old irish pub, a boat from Salt Spring Island, a tree, anything bright and colourful . Send them to me !! I will be printing all the pictures at the end of June !

To take a look on the pictures that I will be using thus far... go to

Celine's Flickr Sets , look under Wall Pictures !

Acapella

There are a few things that I will always enjoy, singing and ACAPELLA is one of them. I have never heard anyone sing in my family but music is such a big part of me its hard to let go....

A few acapella clips for my readers this morning...



I LOVE this one ! Totally my era of NINTENDO GAMES !






I am always impressed with guys that can sing acapella..... ah... now you know my soft spot..

B I T C H theory

Found this in my inbox. Made my morning after a bad breakfast. ( Thanks Rene )

When I stand up for myself and my beliefs, they call me a bitch.
When I stand up for those I love, they call me a bitch.

When I speak my mind, think my own thoughts or do things my own way, they
call me a bitch.

Being a bitch means I won't compromise what's in my heart. It means I live my life MY way. It means I won't allow anyone to step on me.

When I refuse to tolerate injustice and speak against it, I am defined as a
bitch.

The same thing happens when I take time for myself instead of being
everyone's maid, or when I act a little selfish.

It means I have the courage and strength to allow myself to be who I truly
am and won't become anyone else's idea of what they think I "should" be.

I am outspoken, pinionated and determined. I want what I want and there is
nothing wrong with that!

So try to stomp on me, try to douse my inner flame, try to squash every
ounce of beauty I hold within me. You won't succeed.

And if that makes me a bitch , so be it. I embrace the title and am proud to

bear it.

B - Babe
I - In
T - Total
C - Control of
H - Herself

B = Beautiful
I = Intelligent
T = Talented
C = Charming
H = Hell of a Woman

B = Beautiful
I = Individual
T = That
C = Can
H = Handle anything

Smart Women

Got these from two emails from a friend in Austria... I think they are excellent ! ha ha ha ha ha. I think this came timely for my birthday eh? ?

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One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, and reads her book.

Along comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says, "Good morning, Ma'am. What are you doing?"
"Reading a book," she replies, (thinking, Isn't that obvious?")

"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her.
"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing, I'm reading."
"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could
start at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up."

"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault,"
says the woman.
"But I haven't even touched you, " says the game warden.
"That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment."
"Have a nice day ma'am," and he left.

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WIFE VS. HUSBAND

A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word.
An earlier discussion had led to an argument and
neither of them wanted to concede their position.
As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs,
the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?"
"Yep," the wife replied , "in-laws


WOMEN' S REVENGE
"Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase.
As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse.
"So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked.
"No," she replied, " but my husband refused to come shopping with me,
and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally."

UNDERSTANDING WOMEN
(A MAN ' S PERSPECTIVE)
I know I ' m not going to understand women.
I ' ll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax,
pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root,
and still be afraid of a spider.

W O R D S
A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day...
30,000 to a man ' s 15,000.
The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men...
The husband then turned to his wife and asked, "What?"

CREATION
A man said t o his wife one day, "I don ' t know how you can be
so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time.
" The wife responded, "Allow me to explain.
God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me;
God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you!

WHO DOES WHAT
A man and his wife were having an argument about who
should brew the coffee each morning.
The wife said, "You should do it, because you get up first,
and then we don ' t have to wait as long to get our coffee."

The husband said, " You are in charge of cooking around here and
you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee."
Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible
that the man should do the coffee."

Husband replies, "I can ' t believe that, show me."
So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament
and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says........ .."HEBREWS"

God may have created man before woman,
but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece.


And yes.. i am proud to be a smart non-girly girl !

Thank You

To all that has celebrated ( or still celebrating )my birthday with me with a good singing session, plenty of cakes, dinners, presents, a really really pretty dress, flowers, cards, extremely touching emails from Canada,Hong Kong, Poland, Australia, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore and those who left me comments after finding out they missed my birthday.

THANK YOU !

Unfortunately, I have not had the time to thank you personally. I have been extremely caught up with work (and life).

A quick update,

Celine is taking Korean Classes in May
Celine is actively volunteering at her old school.
Celine is given new responsibilies at work.
Celine is working her ass off !
Celine is waiting for May to roll by so she can chill a little
Celine is missing her friends in Singapore (guys ! what have you been up to ? )
Celine is praying very hard to go back to Canada to visit AIESEC Victoria and Justin.
Celine is extremely happy to know that Jenny is coming to visit

and Celine is HAPPILY BUSY !

A whole bunch of tests on a crazy sunday

A friend sent me the test and made absolutely sure that I did these test ! Here are the results !

You are 70% Canuck!

Now that's what I'm talking about! You did good, you really, really did. I can call you my friend and not have to feel ashamed, and I thank you for that, really I do. Thank you, that is just really great!

How Canadian Are You?
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Do Guys Think You're Difficult to Date Your Result: Sexy Challenge   You know the moves that make men crazy for you. First, you get the give-and-take relationships need, and your kind to guys without being a wallflower. Plus, you pick your battles. Life's too short to sweat the small stuff.
Total Pushover
Dating Dictator
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What type of person do you attract? Your Result: You attract Yuppies! You attract the very well-dressed, job oriented type of people. They usually have their finances together, are 'middle of the road' on most topics, generally happy with the 'main-stream' of things. If it is stability you are after, these are good people to attract, if you seek adventure, it may be time for an overhaul.
You attract geeks!
You attract artsy people!
You attract models!
You attract unstable people!
You attract rednecks!
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What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Science/Math Nerd   (Absolute Insane Laughter as you pour toxic chemicals into a foaming tub of death!) Well, maybe you aren't this extreme, but you're in league with the crazy scientists/mathmeticians of today. Very few people have the talent of math and science is something takes a lot of brains as well. Thank whosever God you worship, or don't worship, so thank no deity whatsoever in your case, for you people! Most of us would have died off without your help.
Literature Nerd
Social Nerd
Drama Nerd
Gamer/Computer Nerd
Artistic Nerd
Musician
Anime Nerd
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You are 81% perfect as a girlfriend!

 

Good job, you're above average. Many guys would be lucky to have you as their girlfriend. Try talking to him in person, and don't let your love for him take control.

Are you the perfect girlfriend?
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You are 51% Bittch!

Wow! You really are becoming a real Bittch! Has anyone ever told you that? I think you need to calm it down! Before you can't turn back from being a big Bittch! Being Cruel isn't that fun!

How much of a B*tch Are you?
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My Visual DNA

According to sources out there ( I am not sure where ). This is my visual DNA.
Cool Link from my sista !

What's yours ?

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