Let's look to the sky.

Apprenhensive me took a leap of faith and participated in this
NUS Appreciating Lives, Initiating Volunteering, Everyday! 10km Run
despite not jogging for like 2-3 years?!! Oh my goodness, what a blonde right?


But here I'm proud to say that, I did it.
Without strolling or stopping at all.
It's really a personal achievement for me!
Whenever there were thoughts of fatigue or negativity like:

"Ohmy still got 5km leh!"
"Wah I feel so tired."
"My legs are giving way!"



I'll immediately eliminate those thoughts and replaced them with positive ones like:
"Oh I'll just get to the tree in front of me!"
"I'll just run to the next shelter!"
"The finishing line is just ahead of me!"


These thoughts, worked wonders for me! Thank god.
Seems like I'm fuelled by short term goals eh?
Ah, I understand myself a little better.


Now it's crystal clear to me that it's not distance that matters, it's my willpower.


Would like to translate this willpower into my life, into the things I do.
Instead of lamenting over the undesired environment or conditions I may encounter,
I hope to overcome it with my willpower, just like how i did it in this marathon,
just like what i see in Max. I take my hat off you man :)


Comrades,
WE ARE GREAT!



p.s.
Just hoping that more Ohanies will join us in all the sun and fun la :)
Thinking of a silly club name called OMEGA -
(Ohana Must Exercise a Great deal Ah!)
Any better ideas on the name dears? =p

♥ 我只要你天天开心

以下是我亲爱的奶奶所许下的79岁生日愿望：

♥ 我希望可以健健康康，还可以中马票！

♥ 我希望裕慈裕能可以年年考第一。

♥ 我希望裕慈裕能改次可以找个好老公嫁出去。

三个愿望当中，就有两个是为我们而许的。

你说她伟大吗？听听那不言而喻的爱。

奶~生日快乐！谢谢你我爱你。

拥抱大自然

Sorry sorry my dear Angie and Zhiwei.
I overlooked the fact that I'll be SCHOOL mates with the 2 of you!! =D
NIE's news has gotten me over the moon that I forgot all about NTU..
So good, next time i can study·stalk·gorge with yall le ;) Muahahhaha.



Last Friday, went to Cityhall with Fel & YY to get Tsuhui's present and for YY's 廖老师!
Wheee. Went to Loving Hut for dinner and we bumped into 宝华姐姐~
Friendly lady isn't she? :D Tom's Palette for some extraordinary ice cream.
The ice cream that goes *pop pop* Hehe.. Leme Leme at MRT!!



Last Saturday, was Tsuhui's 21st birthday celebration :)
Feels great to get together once in a while ah.
And i finally saw Jacob and Jayden in real life! So cute so cute so cute ahgugu.
It was extremely thoughtful of Tsuhui and her family to prepare vegetarian food just for me.
Really appreciated that man :') Thankyou thankyou thankyou.
Also thanks thanks Esther Ng for sending me home! Pure kindness.



Last Sunday, we conquered Bukit Timah Hill ;D Cheerios comrades~
Hope more will get under the sun with us! It's healthy and fun to me la.
Mother Nature, she's beautiful. Feels really relaxed in the Her embrace :)
The thought of getting up early to accomplish something,
and left with abundant time to savour the rest of the day bit by bit somehow heartens me.
Wouldn't want to wake up just to realise half of the day is already gone..
What a waste don't you think?



希望你我的周末都能过得很充实！=)



p.s. Guolian take care over there! We'll miss you too.

♥ Like a perfect plan

Happy 21st birthday Maxie :)
Again i have to say that,
i really admire your honesty in love.
& thanks thanks for your generosity (always!)
No matter what, we love you to the max.


Like a dream come true.
My delayed admission was all worthwhile,
because i get to be classmates with you ;D
Indefinable joy that words can't tell.
Magically I was at the right place at the right time hehe..
Just went up and down, up and down!! Haha.
Hope you feel it too :) NIE, here we come!



p.s. 受宠若惊？

Back or forth.

It was Zhuang Wei's simple and sweet 21st birthday celebration at Swensens the other day :)


Heh heh, hope he likes the mango ice-cream cake and bag from us ah! Wahaha.


Then we had Maxie's magnificent 21st birthday celebration.


Before that, had a ktv practice session with Wenhui, YY and Zhen Xiang~


Nice nice nice. Splendid time spent together :)



Thanks thanks Maxie and family for their great hospitality man.


Familiar songs, fantastic food and fun simply filled the ballroom la! Hahahha.


Sang songs 珊瑚海，傻瓜，带我走，柠檬草的味道，一眼瞬间，非卖品 ，安静了


with Maggie, Rachel, Samuel and Yuyuan for our first time in front of an audience!!


(Wish I can sing with Ohana one day too..)


Dare to shine darlings!


Then it was PLAY for our post-party activity, I'd say it was an eye-opener for me.



I can, but somehow i'd like to have a strong foothold I guess? Hahha.


Then in the morning, it was brunch at Happy Realm with



Sing Chun, Yuyuan, Zhiwei and Zhuang Wei!!



Yummy yum yum~ Followed by a short meet-up at City Hall with Jing Yi :)



Oh, what a wacky weekend full of love.






p.s. We're sorry snail.. :( Hope you won't become a snail the next time..

I believe.

♥ Love rewind. Too much to to thank for.

Last Friday:
The Ohana surprise was really extremely successful ah.
Hahahhahhahahahha! Just the thought of it will send me into giggles.
I seriously think this joke will be passed down in the future Ohana generations la ;D
But more importantly, think I've learnt much from Guolian, Zhiwei and Zirui
through the chat we've never had before. Thanks man :) It was nice!

Last Saturday:
Firstly, I'd really like to thank Jingyi for accompanying me
to bring some students for a composition writing competition!!
You've really done me a great big favour bud.
Then we went to Tampines for a rewarding meal~ Heheh.
Thanks for the OiO ah!! :D Then we went jogging at with her family @ Labrador Park!
Indeed exercising makes people happy.

Last Sunday:
Then it was my first time going to the study room after like 3 years? Ohmy.
To my surprise, I saw Zhuang Wei and Jia Hui over there too! lol~
Just fyi, I've started studying the materials for my course
to better prepare for the learning journey ahead.
And all credit goes to my helpful colleague Wenhui,
for searching high and low for her notes and books to help me.
Goodness gracious me, isn't she kind?
THANK YOU THANK YOU :)

Yesterday:
It was Freshness Factor before going to the Mind Cafe with Maggie, Rachel and co.
It was Ladies' Night so it was free for us! Woohoo :D

Maybe next time Ohana can go together~
Thanks thanks for the goodie bag & the handmade invitation Maggie!!
Thought it was really sincere of you la :)

Today:

I received the official letter of admission into NIE, 25 July 2011.
For a moment like this~~ I'm thankful for the fact that I didn't have to wait for a lifetime.

During Contact Time just now, the principal actually announced to everyone

that I'll be leaving for NIE. I was rather taken aback at the unexpected congratulation!

Subsequently many colleagues congratulated me ah. Felt so honoured :)

Looking forward to my new phase of life this 2011.

Hoping that we'll be classmates! How great will that be?

其实师姐也不错啦 :P

Starting to embark on the ascend step by step.

Gracias for sharing my joy sweet tarts!

I thank you very much ♥

p.s. I hope that Felicia & Guolian will perform well in the upcoming exams,

Maxie to enjoy his schooling life with his new found confidence,

and Yuyuan to have a successful lesson delivery tomorrow!

The Gift.

♥ ♥

10 May 2011,

The day finally arrived.

TYVM :)

Holding on to..

♥

Believe was born yesterday,

now she's sitting on my bed.

Silently and supportive,

To spur me towards my dream.

My gratitude goes out to Angie.

:)

Maybe because of an unfulfilled childhood dream,

I have always admired people who can play the piano beautifully.

Mesmerising isn't it?

Wonderfully meaningful.

How was your weekend? Hope you're happy amidst. Here's a slice of mine :)

Friday.

Met up with my primary school friends- Seow Ting and Elainey~ Despite not meeting up often, our conversations seem to run deep.. I've learnt much from their words and experiences really. Honestly, i'm amazed by this decade long friendship :) Jiayou Elaine! Jiayou Seow Ting! Jiayou YC!

* * *

Saturday.

Brought students to Mr Tian's school, AIPS aka Love Primary School for a competition! (Nice name isn't it?) Then we went to MOE Excel Fest @ Suntec City. To think we bumped into Jingyi & her Dudu (姑姑) They were actually at Loving Hut before us. Later that night, Jingyi smsed me saying "YY YC look so cute together!" Oh really? I think she's referring to ME ahahhahha just joking la =p I suspect we look like brother and sister..

Lucky has finally found his/her rightful owner le

:)

* * *

Afterwards was Joycelyn's 21st birthday party! Woohoo~ I love attending birthday parties. To me, these are precious moments that'll probably come once in a lifetime.

The most powerful pinata ever!

Joycelyn had to 'cut' it with a SKEWER and KNIFE lol!

Happy family.

Wow. We've grown so much.

* * *

Sunday.

In the morning, we visited 爷爷 but lovingly known as 公公 by us. As usual we'll talk to him about what's happening in our lives to keep him updated. Granny said, 你看她们都要读大学了。。可是公公你没有福气看。 When i heard this sentence, heart sank a little. 我们真的长大了。 I don't know if this is purely concidence or something else.. But for 3 consecutive occasions on our way back from visiting grandpa, i always hear this song 爷爷 :).. Is it you? I would like to make them proud. NIE, my dream. Be with me.

An eulogy.

Daddy & Mummy had high hopes and dreams.

But all they're left with is an empty nursery..

That day, I remember how happy he was when he told us,

'I'm a father now!' Eyes gleaming.

2 months later, all i saw was a white little coffin, eyes tearing.

7 January 2011 - 21 March 2011. In loving memory, Von Teo Wen Yin.

(Please read on, only if you've the time)

She was a baby born with 2 teeth.

The incidence has been reported to be approximately 1:3000 births.

And born with a blood clot in her brain. Signs of epilepsy.

Not long after, the clot dissolved. Then another problem arose.

Doctor found many cis in her kidneys and it functioned at only 20%..

She would probably go for a kidney transplant or undergo daily dialysis for the rest of her life.

Transplant or dialysis for a baby? Can't imagine.

In and out the High Dependency Unit and Intensive Care Unit she went,

life hanging on a thread.

Even in isolation room, she caught a flu which further aggravated her situation.

Her immunity system has disintegrated.

Her small arms were punctured with holes with the tubes to keep her alive.

So many holes to the extent that the doctors had no space such that

they had to jab the needles near to her armpits.

The medication had to be directly injected to her bone marrow.

The pain she had to endure is beyond our imagination for a newborn like her.

As an adult, how would you feel if bundles of tubes were being jabbed into your body now and then?

Much less a baby that's barely 2 months old.

Babies cannot express themselves except for crying.

She was in great pain and yet she couldn't cry because of the breathing tube in her lungs.

Once, she cried and cried until she was voiceless. Can you imagine that?

After fighting bravely for 2 months and 2 weeks, she succumbed.

It was apparent that her little heart couldn't take it and she probably died within seconds.

She was called home by God on 21 March 2011.

Heaven has one more little angel up there, because of her.

How much are we fighting for our dreams? What's yours?

* * *

Goodbye Von, you've been a strong little girl who taught me one of the greatest life lessons.

Whenever her parents come near her, she'll stop crying.

Whenever her parents talk to her, she'll quietly listen.

The day before she passed away, Daddy told her:

“Von von, 你要快点好起来。医药费很贵。”

And the next day.. She was gone. Because she didn't want to burden her parents?

Some people believe that this was her filial piety towards them. It's up to you to believe :)

I'm thankful for the fact that I did not have to undergo such physical suffering as a baby.

I'm thankful for the fact that I was born a fat and healthy baby, with a head so big.

(And now I'm still healthy, alive and kicking.)

I'm thankful for the fact that my mother underwent all agony and gave birth to me.

What's your FIRST thought in the morning everyday?

Previously, I would always wake up with thoughts of detest, why do i have to wake up so early?!

Now i'll wake up thinking, i'm really lucky to be able to wake up.

Just a switch in my thought and i'm ready to start a new day with at least a little zest and not detest.

Despite all the fatigue and what may seem like a drudgery i may face at the end of the day,

A thought sounds, "At least I'm still alive."

Then I'm back on track again, because between positive and negative thoughts,

I chose the former and I feel so much better. Do we have a choice over our thoughts?

I guess we do afterall. But the process of change can be painful. It's simply defies the usual you.

And I want to be consistent. It's time for me to reflect again and it's time for me to treasure

even the day-to-day things I take for granted.

你让我确定能活着是幸福的。

We love you and we thank you even if you're up above, Baby Von Teo Wen Yin.

Especially your Daddy & Mummy.

This is the song Von's daddy and mummy sang to her on their way to the cremation. Do listen.