Monday, March 30, 2009

"A woman is not born a woman. Nor does she become one when she marries a man, bears a child and does their dirty linen, not even when she joins a women's liberation movement. A woman becomes a woman when she becomes what God wants her to be" - Quoted from the book "Learning to be a Woman"

"This priceless truth can help keep your perspective clear in relation to true fulfillment in life. Too many Christian women think that the inner longings of their heart relate only to love, marriage, and motherhood. Look a little closer and see if that longing isn't untimately for Jesus."

"Gary Chapman once remarked , "I feel very strongly that marriage is not a higher calling than the single state. Happy indeed are those people, married or single, who have discovered that happiness is not found in marriage but in a right relationship with God." Fulfillment for a Christian woman begins with the Lordship of Christ in every area of her life."

"A college professor (wife, mother of seven children, singer, and author) told a group of young women that when she was eight years old, her mother told her a secret that has guided her perspective on life. The most important thing her mother would ever tell her was, ' No one, not even the man you will marry one day, can make you happy - only Jesus can. ' What a profound statement for such a little girl. This secret allowed her to grow up following Jesus with reckless abandonment"

"When a single woman enters a career or even marriage without understanding that she is complete in Christ, she will be disillusioned and dissatisfied. Incompleteness is not the result of being single, but of not being full of Jesus. Only the process of reckless abandonment to Jesus does any woman ever finally understands that, in Him, she is complete."

"When two "incomplete" singles get married, their union will not make them complete. Their marriage will be simply two "incomplete" people trying to find completeness in one another. Only when they understand that their fullness is found in a relationship with Jesus will they ever begin to complement one another.They can never complete one another. You were not created to complete another but to complement. Completion is Jesus' responsibility and complementing is a woman's (hee, and for the guys: or a man's) priveledge." wow. i've never seen in this way. i thought i was made to complete someone, but then this truth seems to jump out at me. Everytime i read this line again, my heart seems to skip a beat. We can never be able to complete someone. because only Jesus can. Only He can fill that hole in the hearts of people, men and women alike. And even if we try hard enough to "complete" someone, maybe a friend, we will never be able to satisfy, the way Jesus does.

"A woman not complete in Jesus will be a drain on her husband. Such a woman will expect her husband to fill the gap that only Jesus can fill. Only the single woman who understands this means of being complete in Jesus is mature enough to be a helpmeet (complement)"


The above excerpts taken, here and there, from the current book i'm reading, "Lady in Waiting" by Jackie Kendall & Debby Jones


I want to fall madly and deeply in love with Jesus, before i do a man.

I want to use my single days completely sold out to Him, because a single man/woman has got something valuable, that married men and women may not be able to spare, and it's time.

Jesus, it's Your presence that I long for, Your face that I seek and Your Name that I love

Thursday, March 26, 2009

HAHA. Brave me decided to chat with GARFIELD BUCKLEY OF NATURALLY 7 on fb.
oh gosh. They really are so nice! He could choose not to reply me, but he still did. It is hard to have fame and yet still be so humble and it's heartwarming when we see stars having that quality.

I'm so exicited. I'm gonna rave about it NOW! :D and show off.
I'm sorry.. when it comes to this I can't keep quiet.
Haha. I have been joking and telling all those friends I have been raving about, that they are my victims. Really. There was Debs, Morven, Shahul, Lilian, Estella, Jaya, Mariam, Haresh and Kevin. To all of them i have raved about and swooned over Nat 7!

11:03am Sheela Grace
Hello hello Garfield! Its been 4 days and my friends and i are still pretty much hyped out about your performance in Spore. (:
God bless you guys. Its great when we listen carefully and hear that most of your songs are directed to God. Your group's such a blessing and for that, May God continue to bless and enrich you guys more.


11:23am Garfield
awww thank you sooo much Sheela...it was a pleasure singing in Spore we had a great time there thanks a lot

11:24am Sheela Grace
HAHA. well im sure we hope we made an impression just like you did all of us! (:

11:24am Garfield
well yes you did
remember this is our second time coming there


11:25am Sheela Grace
Yeaaa! And when will be the next? we're eagerly awaiting plus we have been raving about N7 to all the friends who did not come. :D

11:25am Garfield
but you meet different people each time too
so hopefully the next time we come back there i'll see you :-)


11:26am Sheela Grace
sure you will! We'll make sure we'll come again and get the front row seats. it was a treat (:

11:27am Garfield
awww well im glad you enjoyed yourself

11:29am Sheela Grace
hee. yeap. i did. So, take care! And enjoy all the other gigs and get more cds out in Spore toooooo. Haha. okay, ill not take much of your time. It has been a couple of days/week of gigs non-stop right? God bless you again and send my regards to the rest too. (:

11:42am Garfield
will do all the best


oh my goodness.
You don't wanna know what state I am in right now!

(: (: (: (: (:

Like Nana, no amount of smiles can tell you how happy/excited I am.

Hee, and I'm excited and yet nervous about tomorrow. Going there having no idea what I will be doing and what it is for. Need to start practising my smiles. All i know I gotta go back to work today tho' it's my day off and collect the KK Hospital jacket my ward sister, Sister K borrowed for me.

I'll write again soon what Sister K told me over the phone last night! Hahaha. She cracks me up all the time, and I like her as a person. She's probably the funniest and most DOWN-TO-EARTH, most personal Ward Sister I have.


To the parents of my dear Bed 9,
I'm sorry it happened. I can only imagine the pain You both are going tru'.
When i recalled how the two of you said "thank you" to us when leaving our ward for the ICU, the more hurt I am. And to think that You were one of the nicest parents we had.
My heart stopped for a moment when I heard the news and I teared on my way home. If only we could turn back time. At 13 years, it's far too early.
I can and will pray that God will give you strength to tide over this.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

BACK FROM NATURALLY 7'S CONCERT AT ESPLANADE!


AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! (: (: (:

FRONT ROW SEATS! *THANKS ALVIN!!!!!!!!!!!*

THEY REMEMBERED US!!!
during the autograph session, Dwight and Garfield asked/confirmed with me and Nana if we were the ones seating at the first row! :D :D :D :D and we were one of the last few to have our CDs signed, so it's amazing plus touching that they remembered us.

HOP'S (the bass) VOICE SWOONED ME OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Manda, Dot!!! I agree that basses are HOT ;p hehehe.
(:

We waited to take a picture with them, but the people working at Esplanade were pushing them to leave and we missed them by a few seconds :( BUT HOP REMEMBERED THAT WE WANTED TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH THEM and HE TURNED BACK AND MOTIONED FOR A PHOTO, but the guy was ushering him away!!!!!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. *MELTING*

At least we managed to take a photo with Roger!

OH NO! I SOUND LIKE A CHILD!!!!

BUT I REALLY DID ENJOYED EVERY BIT OF THE PERFORMANCE!!!!
They have got such great, beautiful voices, are such REAL TALENT and knowing that they are Christians and using their voices to give glory to God, really is an inspiration! Most of their songs are about/to God! The performance was splendid, and i loved how they added humour to it, and how they always end with a "God bless"

They were worth watching, their music is worth listening to, and the next time they come to Singapore, I'll be sure to catch their show again (:

NOTE: The band doesn't use ANY INSTRUMENTS none at all.
All the music/instruments, and i mean COMPLETE with drums, electric guitar, violin, bass, , flute, dj tables etc come from their VOICES, and their voices alone!!!!and hearing them LIVE was FANTASTIC! there were hair raising moments, heart thumping moments and i couldn't help smiling! THEY WERE FABULOUS!
And to give you a little nugget showing how much the four of us enjoyed them, after we've parted to go on our own ways back home, we did some mass-smsing among us:


Alvin: "Absolutely sub-zero tempertaure cool la! i believe tt most of their songs are abt God :) N in one of their songs they were actually reminding people 2 think abt e lyrics n not just dance! How cool is that! :) Dis is e best musical performance i've had e priveledge of attending! Tnx 4 intro-ing :D"

Me: "My best ever too! Really thank God for this group they are an inspiration!"

Dot: "Was reading their testimonies in e cd cover n ALL of them were thanking God "When e singers are gifted, God is uplifted" Im so happy i had u guys 4 company"

Nana: "Gosh. I can still hear their voice ringing in my ears! *heart melts* they're so good. And its really cool that they glorify God with their songs (:"

I love their voice control. AWESOME.
And here's a picture with 1/7 of them, Roger (:
and another of us and their poster!!! hahaha, 'cos we missed them by a few seconds, don't make me think of that more, i'd get sad again :(
The new face you see there is Dot's ex-student, who's actually both mine and Nana's junior! :D We made a new friend.


Sunday, March 15, 2009




Glorify Your Name

Your presence Your Glory
You're welcome here
All honor, dominion
Lord please come near
We want you
We need You
We live to glorify Your Name

Glorify Your Name
Glorify Your Name
Glorify Your Name above all names

Yes Lord, I want you. I need you. I live to glorify Your Name

Friday, March 13, 2009

My parents and Janan went off to Maesot, Thailand today and they'd be there for a short trip until wednesday. I worked the p.m. shift today thus I could not see my parents before they left home for the airport, so they sent me smses before they left.

We all know that a mother's love for her children are shown tru' words. Quite literally. (:
Here's a snippet:

4.43pm, MOM : Grl, dr r laundries u ned 2 hang 4me 2more outside wen its not rainin. Just bring d pail outside n hang dm. D towels, pls hang each on d hanger. Got hangers on d windows.

4.44pm, MOM: the exact same message as above

4.46pm, MOM : Make sure dy don't touch d floor. Just use pails. U take care, we'l call u fr maesot. Make sure u take yur key fr dor. Lock gate, lock dor n put stopper on d dor. Sat, u can cok rice and heat up beef 4lunch.

5.05pm, DAD : Sweetheart, u take cre ha. Love u. We wil col u frm bangkok 2nite

5.45pm, MOM : Grl, pls put the curry in the fridge. Also, there are chiko fruit in the fridge, pls eat. Ask your bro to eat too, it is very good. Take care, pls put your ph on alarm in the morning. See you both on wed. Love you.

:D There! I kept smiling after reading all five smses and showed them to Lilian and Jessette at work, and they were laughing as they read them all, with Jessette saying, "it's like that. Mom's are like that". Hee, She's a young mom too (:

And sidetracking: MY MOM'S SHORT FORMS IN HER SMSES ARE SIMPLY HORRID RIGHT?! There really were times when i read her smses and had to take a long time to discern what she was trying to tell me. Hahaha. My mom's so cute la. :D

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Manda did this quiz and Dot asked me to do it too, so here are my results and like Manda, I find the answers quite accurate (:

Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward.
You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.
(: though this doesnt say much about the type of boyfriend i'm looking for isnt it?

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
(so, to the darling people who have been asking me when am i gonna get a boyfriend, this pretty much sums up my answer ;D
I have got no rush. I've got to enjoy singlehood as much as i can right now, agree? Because the moment i'm in a committed relationship, i'm in it for life! (: I'm also a fervent advocator of THE LIST. Unless he matches all the criterias in it, i will not settle.
Another good point you should take is that to make sure that the criterias/characteristics/attitudes you want in a boyfriend/husband is realistic; share and show that list to friends you trust and be accountable to them. They'd be able to point out too, if you are dreaming way too much or setting unrealistic standards. I've shown my list to Manda, Dot, Nana and Alvin. Another pointer to help when you're writing your list too, is to think if YOU too, can fulfill and have the attitudes/characteristics you want in him/her. It'd be quite unfair if you expect him/her for example, to look past your little faults/quirks if you don't want to do the same for him/her!
And while I'm waiting for the "right"/best person, I need to prepare myself to be the "right" /best one for him too, and that is what I advice you to do too. Marriage is a union of two souls. It's not so much just to fill the human void in you, because in us, we all have that want, the desire or should i say a need. That need to love and to be loved. But both should be able to complement each other, to complete each other, both should want to bless each other. It's not so much of "what my boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife must have to complete me". The attitude should be "how can i complete my boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife". How can i be his/her oasis.
So make that list and pray about/upon it. Pray that likewise, the same way you want him/her to match it, you gotta match it too ;p)

The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.
(hee. They have got the "aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like" part right on the dot!)

Your views on education:
Education is less important than the real world out there, away from the classroom. Deep inside you want to start working, earning money and living on your own.

The right job for you:
You have many goals and want to achieve as much as you can. The jobs you enjoy are those that let you burn off your considerable excess energy.
(Being a staff nurse allows me to burn off my considerable excess energy, sometimes way too much! I am one who can't hold down a desk-job too, i need, really really need to move around and talk)

How do you view success:
You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.
(I'm more confident and probably confident only of success because I know I have got God by my side, and because I know I am in the place where He wants me to be in right now. When you obey God and serve/do what He wants you to do, you will find that blessings is sure to follow you, it may be in promotions, money or even intangible blessings like having that joy in your heart, a smile in your face and such great peace that absolutely NOTHING can ever take away)

What are you most afraid of:
You are afraid of having no one to rely on in times of trouble. You don't ever want to be unable to take care of yourself. Independence is important to you.
(I'm a people person, and when it comes to problems, i always need someone to hear me out, going tru them with people i trust, and yet at the same time, i don't want to be dependant on them. I always see strength as being able to climb back on your own feet eventually and moving on with life. And i for one, am no damsel-in-distress too (: I appreciate all the help but i don't like to be seen and viewed as a delicate flower ALL of the time)

Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.
(I get bogged down and bothered by people-issues, their troubles somehow becomes mine, and i end up worrying, getting bothered or being angry by an issue on behalf of them, even if they don't feel that way!)

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Just ended my round of night shifts, i'm really thankful that in KKH we only do two nights per round. The first night was bad. Terribly, horribly busy. We would only have 4 staffs scheduled on night shifts. And we had 8 admissions that very night. One every hour until 5am.. And three of my patients needed IV plug, blood cultures and one needed to do lumbar puncture. Goodness. All three in a row. Never had i assisted in three blood cultures straight one after the other. A record for me 'cos even on morning/afternoon shifts, we don't normally assist in three at one go!

And on a side note, people who work in hospitals can be quite supersticious. As the House Officer was struggling to do clerking for all the new admissions (it just kept piling up for him! He'd start on one and another new patient will come in - we had alot of new casefiles sitting on top the other, on the table!), the Medical Officer came to help and she needed to review the new patients anyway. It was already at around 4a.m., and seeing that the H.O. has yet to bathe and change into his scrubs, she went "YOU DIDN'T BATHE?! IT'S YOU!!!! (pointing at him) 8 ADMISSIONS IS CRAZY! YOU STOP YOUR WORK AND GO BATHE! (motioning for him to go out of the ward) QUICK GO BATHE, AT LEAST SHOWER, PLEASE!"

Hahaha. He had quite a sheepish expression after the M.O. admonished him for not taking a shower! And heard from my colleague, he said "I better go and bathe before all of you start scolding me", he did hear both Seow Chee and I complaining that the night is crazily busy. At one part, (after his shower, haha, we were still complaining la), he looked at us and smiled embarrassly. Indeed the busiest i've ever had before, usually i'd be able to sit down by 1130pm and buy snacks from downstairs and eat, but we didn't couldn't sit down most of the shift. Only swallowed a sushi Seow Chee gave/shared with each us, gulp down a little of milk tea i bought earlier before continuing with work.

I did grab whatever chances i could to sit, when writing out reports/labelling specimen forms. But i was up at my feet most of the whole night.

When we came back for our 2nd night, Seow Chee, Kartina and I had the same expression, haha, we did not even want to walk into the ward. But thank God 2nd night was so much better.

However my body is aching from neck down now, even at my ankles!