A Series of Funny Events

Ahh.. what a day today. I was on my way to school today when I bumped into a long-lost Tanglinian classmate. His name is Keith Toh. It felt a little awkward talking to him, partially because I haven't really met up with any of my classmates in a long while, but it was good to see a familiar face again.

After the long lecture and tutorial, LY and I had Korean food at Hall 13 when we bumped into one of our ADM schoolmates, so we had lunch together... and I SPOTTED THIS ANG MOH GUY SITTING NEAR US... *drools* over my Bibimbap.. I've been craving for hi.. IT!!! All because of yesterday's long stressful day of slogging over KC's work, only to receive brutalizing comments by him over the e-mail.. I think I must have flipped out last night because I just couldn't stop feeling overwhelmed and depressed with the week I'm having, and not just that, but over the life I've been leading as I start to question myself, my motives in life, my friends, family... And I suppose it happens to every other person as it did to me -- tears just flowed from my eyes and I just felt rather useless and hopeless last night. But the only person I could turn to last night was God. I felt hopeful in telling Him all my burdens, and so I prayed for the week to get better, and for my life to get back in track. You know, last night was just a minor set-back.

Lo and Behold...Today turned out to be a better day. Anyway, after we had lunch, LY and I headed towards school (had to go to the bus-stop outside there anyway) when 2 Chinese students asked us to do a survey, and this happened beneath the sheltered pathway. So as we were being quizzed, I looked out and saw this dishy looking foreign student walking towards us *really have to stop my eyes from wandering*, and when he walked past us, I unknowingly smiled like an idiot and stared at him as he walked by, ONLY TO SEE HIM SMILE BACK AT ME!!! *butterflies in the stomach* No Singaporean boy would do that gentlemanly thing of smiling back at you... they'll probably sneer back with disgust at my face.

Okay... I know that part above is irrelevant about how God made my day better today, but I just wanted to let everybody know that God hears all prayers and works through people to make you smile too. It wasn't just that incident, but talking over lunch with my buddies sorted out my vileness towards my lecturer because he is who he is, and I was reassured by them that life goes on, and food becomes part of the healing process as we talk about what we'd really love to try.

I headed back home after that, and when I got of the train at Sembawang, I bumped into another old Tanglin face, and this time he was Stanley Lee!! So we chatted for a while, got his MSN *really should start keeping in contact with the rest of the 4B people* and I headed towards the descending escalator. I remembered that I had to get my school's EZ-link card sorted out because I had a -$7.43 in my account *crazy right???* I queued up, told the lady behind the glass plane about the negative dollars, and she said that she'll have to keep my card to check for its errors, but in the meanwhile, she'll make me a new EZ-link card.

But just to let you know, the photo taken on the earlier card was pretty crappy. And Lo and Behold!! I happened to have my recently self-taken, self-edited and self-printed passport photo with me (had to give one to Speedwing for the Work Travel prog), and I ended up with a nicer picture on a new card this time (the old card was dented in half).

God really works in mysterious ways I must say, but I'm very thankful for today's series of events. It really pays to pray in faith, to the one and only almighty God who constantly looks over our shoulders. Making you glad when you need to be, and giving you the necessary things when you need it.