So much of the world is broken, i want to be part of it's healing

Funny how people can change so quickly in 2 months...

Anyway, this year hasn't been that great, i'm drained, very tired.... and very stresesd out by school and stuff... But well I hope everything will be better. It will, it must.

Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011!

Happy New Year's Eve! :) Really glad that I went through this year, and now in a blink of an eye it's already ending. Honestly i don't really want 2010 to end... yet, but yeah still it has to end! Let me end it happily and pray that my 2011 would be great as well :)

Just wanna say a big thank you to everyone that's in my life for the past 365 days! Really really enjoyed every single moment of it. Eventhough there were anger, anguish, pek-chek-ness but honestly from the bottom of my heart i really felt that it's an experience for me to grow, and become a better person. Sometimes i really wished i was a better person.... Anyway yeah I also wanna thank God for everything, for my awesome family, friends, ex-lifegroup, lifegroup, school friends, church friends and all my other friends.

Let me do a quick recap about 2010!

My 201o!

January
Got my O level results, it was kinda mixed feelings cause i didn't expect myself to do well, but was quite dissappointed as well cause i didn't do THAT well..... But well it was great because i'm TOTALLY enjoying my course now! :)

Celebrated Josephine and Kenneth's 21st birthday! Didn't sleep properly because Joanna luwei and I were rushing out the birthday video! You can view it at facebook :)

February
Went to KOREF (Malaysia) And did my first camp ever! Facilitating camp actually... It was a really great experience because it's the first time i'm the one telling people what to do in camps :P

Had awesome Chinese New Year celebration and yeah gained a few pounds......

March
Was pretty slack cause i couldn't find a job... and i know i got into Nursing LOL

April
School officially started and i am a freshman (LOL) met awesome people and did my first..... presentation?

May
Had my first NSL practical test... I was pretty scared, took my first Hep B jab LOL

June
Celebrated my 17th Birthday with schoolmates @ vivo, luminest @ bugis steamboat!

Had my first common test in Poly!

Went to renewal camp in Malaysia, it was great! :)

Did my first HS Encounter and.... yeah in the OT!

Attachment officially started! At Renci, HPB, Yishun Eldercare and Hougang Polyclinic. Went to see sunset with Zenna in Sengkang and explored punggol beach heh :)

July
Caught an awesome movie called INCEPTION, Went to Singapore Garden Festival

Stayed over at Marina Bay Sands and experienced the awesome Infinity Pool with luminest and mickon and ooothheerrssss!

Went Festival of Praise with my lifegroup!

August
Had my prac tests in school celebrated NDP LOL

Went for frisbee (LOL)

September
Had my first official Semestral exam and yeah i got a GPA of 3.6! Thank God man, totally unexpected ;)

Went for my first Hospital clinical attachment in SGH! Really great cause i experienced an LO...... and yeah

October
Went for YEP in Cambodia! Met awesome people, helped out with English, painted school, paved well, built houses!

November
Went Timbre and met some cute guy (HAHAHAHAA)

Conquered my most draining week.... Zoo then 3 days of Red camp, (missed lessons like crazy), NSL prac test, cmbio quiz, NR class test, NR lit review, Sawi Presentation, and.... then COMMON TEST the next week!

December
Finished my 2nd hospital attachment at Ward 73! Met a very cute doctor (LOL -_-) and there was once with 4 LOs in the ..... ward

Went for YI CAMP - This Is It! Really awesome, great, had a breakthrough, experienced God :)
And we had the... first Swimming pool carnival!

Was a part of TOYMAKER - Christmas Bash!

And just stayed over at Studio M with alyssa alaine and shawn! (SUPER FUN)




Yeah... so there goes my 2010! Going over to Mickon's house for countdown later!

Appreciations!

Now... i just wanna appreciate people whom I'm really really closed to, just wanna thank God for them being a part of my life, without you i won't be the Esther Cheong Ni You.

Thank God firstly, guiding me with every step i take in 2010, being there for me eventhough i've failed you sooo many times, but You were still there for me.

My family for being there always, my mum for always tolerating my nonsence, procrastinating, my bro for always understanding me, forgiving me for spoiling his stuff (REALLY LOL) Yah i doubt they'll be reading this but yeah!

Luwei for being there ALWAYS, whenever i needed help, whenever i was feeling down, and yeah always helping me pay my stuff and now i'm in a big debt (LOL I WILL PAY U SOON K) Yeah and always always being so thoughtful for birthdays, always buying random stuff for me! (the notebook,book band, and the orange wallet) LOL

Mindy kon for being such a great bestie! Hahaha eventhough this year we went different school, different environment, didn't really get to spend so much time with you as before, but yeah still thanks for hearing me rant about cute guys always, being there for me!

Kellin Kng for being there for me! Going to find me when i'm outside alone, when i'm eating alone LOL or just.. whenever i'm feeling down yeah thanks for just being so thoughtful and caring and always always so great ;)

Kenneth Zhang for being such such such an awesome lifegroup leader! Though our cellgroup no longer exist, yeah you still cared for me and stuff! Can really see you putting your effort in taking care of the cellgroup, trying your BEST and putting in your effort in almost EVERYTHING you do!

Joanna Choo for always lending me whatever i need, doesn't mind coming over my house to pass me things, i pray that you'll have a stronger relationship with God! And yes i really really hope to see you soon!!!

Evangeline for being so annoying ALWAYS, no lah but just being very nice very caring very initiative during cellgroup and always being there to annoy people, care for people :)

Joshua, Zixin, Xun Xiang, Daniel, Anson, Sam, Mark, Joel for being such WONDERFUL cellgroup mates! Really really really glad that i've met you guys and yeah you guys light up my life, brought joy to me without FAIL every saturday! And yes also bringing me closer to God ;)

MicKon for being such a great lifegroup leader now, lol always tolerating my late replies, my last minute decision, and also sharing meeting us for lifegroups discipleship eventhough you have exam on the next day! Can see your effort to see the lifegroup grow, and bringing each and every single one of us closer to God AND THANKS FOR A LG LEADER THAT DRIVES

Ruth, corrinne, liyuan, tiffany, serene, inging, jiayi for being such a great lifegroup member :) bringing me smiles everytime i come to lifegroup, accepting me eventhough i just joined! And yeah the honest sharings that will bring us closer and closer and closer and closer to God!

Alyssa Ng for being such a BEST FRIEND!!! Really wanna thank you for everything you've done for me, like teaching me pharm and everything, being such a great leader during presentations, group projects -_- dragging me on eventhough i'm super duper tired.... and yeah always being there for me when i need a listening ear! Really appreciate you eventhough we are 4 years difference in age. HAHAHA ai ni!!!!!

Alaine Teu for you know just being such a great friend, webcam partner, always teaching me last minute when i needed help during common test, exams ON MSN HAHAHA. and yes thanks for always annoying me during webcams with ur ducky quacky beary LOL just kidding!!

Thia, glenda, cho, jialin for being such awesome classmates! When i just came into poly i didn't know anything.. but thanks for guiding me along, being such a great friend, always helping me out, not austracizing me HAHAHAHAHA



Hmmm yeah i guess that's it! I pray that 2011, will just be EXTRAORDINARY. I'm sure it will be with God! I wanna take each and every step with You :)

And i have no resolutions because every year i make some resolutions i'll never achieve it.....
Just, be happy, confident, comfortable, be myself :)



I choose to appreciate, to be thankful for what I've been given, and not to take my life for granted.
I choose to help, be there for anyone who needs me, and to lend that extra hand.
I choose to live, to make the most out of my life, and to enjoy every second I can.
I choose to be happy, to see the good side in everything, to wake up with a smile instead of a frown.

October

Hello! I just realized that I have neglected my blog for the past few months... Been really busy this year. Just came back from Cambodia and I must say that it's really a great experience to be there....

Anyway today's 31st October... And tomorrow will be November. Looking back... I started out my diploma this year, met a new bunch of awesome friends, been hanging around alot in Singapore (Marina Bay Sands, Sentosa, Universal Studios!), Bid farewell to my most awesome asst. cellgroup leader (will never have a chance to go shooting with her anytime soon), went on 2 clinical attachments already! Went through lifegroup multiplication and finally went on to Mickon's lifegroup, Got an iPhone (LOL), Caught up with alot of people and really realized the true meaning of "Life" in Cambodia. Ate steamboats like frequently, Had a chance to be part of HS Encounter (did OT and Delivery station) And most importantly I survived one semester of Poly!

It's been really great and I don't know what else to say... Just that God's been good and I hope my November and December will be well-lived (LOL)

Quite, lazy to upload pictures. Go check out my facebook!

Hmmmmmm busy month for me for this aug / sept / oct

Practical assesments, Frisbee training, PAS Remedials, AAP FON and PASexamination revision for august, Final exam, Malaysia with classmates and CA for sept and lastly YEP for october!

And then 2nd sem starts. Lol busy busy busy

This week I had a presenation and it was great. Friday night I went to fullerton that area to slack with kon and lu. Saturday i learnt ukelele and it was a great achievement LOL. I went marina bay sands to stay over with awesome bunch of people. Today i just finished lifegroup. Tomorrow is a monday. This week is gonna be a blast.... with 2 presentations, SGH interview and finally the long awaited FOP! Woohoo

Attachment!

Today's attachment was great!

Went to Renci for attachment and was posted to the elderly ward. It was cool, got the chance to do a lot of new things that NSL 1.1 covered.

But overall it was fun, and the uncle and aunties there are really really friendly, so are the nurses there :) Looking forward tomorrow! :)

Ahhhh

It's 5.21! I think i only slept for an hour and now i'm awake. Anyway attachment starts today and for today i'm attached to Renci Community Hospital. Hopefully it's going to be fruitful and i hope i learn something new! :)

Anyway i had a great holiday, thanks to everyone who made it possible and fun. I went Malaysia with my family, ate don pie with mindy and luwei, went swimming with kellin kng, had HS encounter with my buddies and tons of window shopping after that. Went bugis with kellin joanna and jordan, shooting with daniel kwon, chin huat with mindy and luwei and finally met up with chiewmin and xiulong yesterday.




Hahahhaha okay bye everyone, running late for my.. attachment?!

OT

Today i went to school for HS encounter! It was great cause i get to work in the Operating Theatre.

First up my senior came with my scrub gown and a drink! It was cool having to put on such gowns LOL. Yeah then i had to put on masks and something like shower cap thing as well to prevent contamination LOL. Oh yeah and an ugly pair of shoesssss.

Thennnnn students came over and visit and they watched a video about appendectomy. Learnt alot from my senior, it was great and fun :)

And then it's over. 2 more days to go! And school starts again ahhh sian.

Random

Gotta change my perspectives, my priorities now.

Thank God for today's sermon! :)

Anyway lifegroup gave me a kinda belated present! But i really really appreciate it :) It's the first card i received this year! Anyway I still have one more week of holiday left.... And i'm gonna spend the morning of half of the holiday helping out in school.. for CCA points LOL.

Okay i don't know what to blog anyway. Lifegroup seems so wrong without kenneth. But i guess today's was okay! At least we covered pretty much of what we were supposed to.

I GOT MY ORANGE IPHONE COVER I AM ELATED

P.S I have twitter (cnyest) and formspring (estherrrrrrrr)! :D

Renewal Camp

Hmmmmm i just got back from Malaysia :) I must say it was a great trip for me, and also to spend more time with my family :)

Anyway for the past 4days I ....

1) Ate over a thousand honey stars! (2 bowls a day!!!!)
2) Obviously grew fatter........ (with the eat-all-you-can-buffet) lol GG
3) Discovered awesome view from my 10 storeys apartment!
4) Praise and worship and everything in Chinese.................. (LOL)
5) Went for shopping for.... 2hours only :( But at least i bought a cardigan!
6) Went around disturbing babies (again!)
7) Wanted to swim but i can't!! The pool looks awesome :(
8) Went to play tennis for the first time in my life!
9) Witnessed awesome badminton game
10) Realized that bowling is cheaper there LOL
11) Walked around KL (less than 10 mins) with my mum and an aunty and then back to the hotel and we did NOTHING
12) Slept in a very nice hotel room!!!
13) BATHED IN BATHTUB
14) Ate mutton curry
15) Was off facebook and msn (civilisation LOL KIDDING) for 4 days except rare connections in the lobby!
16) Ate you tiao and soyabean with my mum
17) Saw an inline ice skating court omgggg (sunway pyramid was awesome!!)
18) Missed sunway lagoon...................... (it was near our hotelllllll)
19) Hoped that we had a car
20) Wanted to urine soooooooo badly during the coach back to Spore (TWICE ITS LIKE I PEE-D EVERY HOUR)
21) Spent quality time with my family!!!!
22) Had great sermons :)

Wo de gege mama he wo!