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I totally get what Kelvin said about not wanting to shop in SG again. For some reason, stuff's always cheaper outside Singapore, be it US or Batam!

Still, going to 2 neighbouring countries within this short week (on church assignments for both) made me stop and think about how much I've taken the clean and orderly streets of Singapore (and the traffic lights!!) for granted. National Education can't do shit, seriously, while an overseas trip or two was all it took to make me treasure my home country and the level of creature comfort and religious freedom that we enjoy. Now I can finally truly say, there's no place I'd rather be.

Still, it's good training for next summer, when I'll be out teaching music to kids in the plains of Mongolia, if Steph & gang's plans come to fruition.

Since I last blogged

I've

• Taken my exams. Urgh.
• Braved JLPT2 after mugging for 2 days.
• Participated in church camp and now feel more spiritually revitalised than ever (and finally grew tired of prawns)
• Gone for my first short mission trip with my church to Batam and having my life changed by a S$5 polo tee.
• Gotten sore fingers from playing Bass.

... and I'll be

• Doing posters for Campus Fellowship activities the next semester
• Carolling and spreading the Good News at Dhoby Ghaut on, of all days, Dec 22
• (while trying to keep the BAD news out of my mind)
• Spending the most unromantic New Year's eve ever. With my BAND!

The next level for our band is so near yet so far, especially in times like this when the Ben & Jerry's Open Mic programme is being suspended and suddenly we realised that for now, we've lost our source of regular gigs. We've just gotta keep at doing what we love, and take active steps to improve. For me, "Improvement" in a very real sense might only be possible after Emerge, when I'll contemplate leaving VOICES.

GG

The good kind of GG.

Giving it a pass though, it's not gonna be that affordable and I've already got a white/gold watch, but still!

5

2 things I will start doing. No, 3 things on my to-do list, now that I got my 5-string bass.

• Perfect my muting techniques which are, sad to say, pretty immature as of now.
• Practice playing with a pick.
• Continue on my quest for Muse's HYSTERIA!

One night in YIH

2 cans of Red Bull, one pack of sweets.

Motivation: deadline.

Incentive: ???

Toy Soldiers

I find myself in an institution which does not reward proper sleeping habits.