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Snoopz Secret Santa

6:31 PM

Had a really special Christmas (or Boxing Day) with the Snoopz!

So what happened was we discussed about playing Secret Santa a few months ago but we never really got down to confirming it due to our conflicting schedules. Surprisingly, all of us were free on the 26th to head out together! So since we didn't prepare any gifts beforehand, we decided to just execute Secret Santa in our own way.

How it went was that we decided to allocate 1 hour for each of us to shop at the malls of our own choice around Orchard with the budget set at $15 to $20! We drew the names over lunch at Mak's noodles and started shopping right after lunch!

When I saw the name of my Santee, I really had no idea what to get her although it's probably the easiest out of all. Just roamed around a few malls aimlessly and decided to prepare a package filled with different gifts for her instead. So what I got for her were some of her favourite snacks/candies, lipbalm and earrings! Oh and my Santee was Clarissa hahahaha.

And my Santa was her too! Really super coincidental! She got me a Moleskine planner! Thankfully I haven't gotten a 2016 planner if not I'd have two lol. Thanks so much Secret Santa heheh~ ♥

Just wandered around the streets of Orchard together after and took many photos! It's been quite awhile since we hung out together for so long?! Usually it's just short lunches/dinners so I'm really thankful for that time together. :-)

To more Christmas-es together! ♥♥♥

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Christmas!!!!! ♥

4:59 PM

First, throwback to some events that I missed out previously opps.

Hillsong concert with the CF buddies. A really unique experience to experience Christ in such a big setting. I've been to similar events like the Festival of Praise/services of megachurches but this was quite different from those experiences! It's like people from different denominations, different churches, different backgrounds unified by the gifted people of God, singing our hearts out to the One and Only!

Beautiful night~ Thank God for this!!!!!! ♥

At Jeric's 21st with the CF buddies! A really special party as well because majority of his guests were Christians and it was so heartwarming to see how they prayed and wished for nothing but the best for him! Sorry that I was so terribly late lol but I hope you had a fulfilling night with God's presence in your heart! :-) Thanks for the invitation!

With dearest Marissa for an impromptu lunch! Tried this special HK egglet dessert and it was so awesome~ Totally burnt a hole in my pocket that day! But it was such an awesome time hanging out with her like the good o' days! ♥

With Clarissa and Marissa for a feast! Thanks for being the constants in my life since 2013! (*inserts heart)

And yay, to the very first Christmas Party of the year - '1+1=♥'! We had to invite our friends over (explains the +1) thus the name of the party!

The Feast!

+ Log cake yay!

With perfect company! ♥ Really super thankful that Yuting and Michelle were so willing to come although it could have been so awkward! Thanks for stepping out of your comfort zones for me! I hope y'two had fun like I did. I really enjoyed myself that night despite the hectic day rushing from church to home to prepare for the party! But thank God that everything went well. Really loved the short but sweet message that Meng Hui shared that night! Other than all the fun and food, I want to pray that the message went far to the hearts of the guests who came! :-)

And out with Michelle the following day! We wanted to head to USS together but I had last minute plans at night so we decided to forgo that plan. Despite that, we had such an awesome time together at Keppel Bay. Tried to take many photographs but we couldn't get a proper shot due to the wind hahaha. So many BTS pictures that will be so worth looking back in the future! Anyway, really thanks for that day! Was feeling quite stressed out from the past few days but that afternoon with you made me forget of the stress temporarily. :') Thanks for being a constant in my life too! 7 years and many more ahead! ♥♥♥

Went for a rehearsal for the performance on Dazzling Christmas! Was really being a burden for 99% of the time though sobz but all of them were so patient with me T_T Went to Rocher Beancurd stall after our rehearsal. Not a fan of beancurd so I just had an eggtart hahaha. Thank God for you all. :') It was a short but awesome time with y'all!

Finally the day of Dazzling Christmas! The many days and nights of preparation came into fruition. Although not everything went well/up to expectations, I'm deeply thankful to the Lord, for blessing me with so many wonderful people of His to go through this valuable experience.

For the first time, I stepped out of my comfort zone to do something that I never thought I'd do. Feeling inferior and lousy about myself for countless times before the event, wanting to give up along the way. But it's through this experience that I really saw how inadequate I am as a person, how much I need(ed) God in my life. Through the bouts of worry and anxiety, He was there at every step of the way, giving me the strength and the peace in my heart.

I learnt how I'm so blessed with the people in my life, by the daily encouragements they gave me, the messages, the hugs and simply their presence there. Also, I learnt how the end result is not what matters. It's about the process, how it's an opportunity to bond and build relationships with the people of God, & later using this bond to share the message and spread the Love of God to the others together. Lastly, I saw the magnitude of God's hand in my life. It may be just a one-time event, but He still took notice of an undeserving soul like me and walked with me through that short journey. Thank You Lord for everything, the people, the experience and the lessons that I learnt! ♥

I really learnt so much more than I could ever imagine in that week. ♥

Oh and really infinite thanks to Clarissa and Lester for coming down specially for me! Hope y'two had an amazing time! (esp Lester *coughs tr...io..... HAHAHA)

Not exactly a Christmas celebration but met with the Snoopz to catch Mockingjay and celebrate the scholar's birthday! Finally concluded the whole series of The Hunger Games and it feels so surreal?! We caught the first part of Mockingjay together last year too after our last paper of As hahaha. How time flies!!

& to the final Christmas event of the year with Phileo! Had a morning Christmas service at church and rushed off for other errands before returning for the Phileo Christmas party at night! It was a really amazing night with my family in Christ! Had so much food and games together heheheh. We really go super crazy whenever we're playing those board games. I love it how we can just have so much fun over the simplest things! A very memorable night and wonderful way to end the church Christmas celebrations! Thank God for this family and I pray that we'll grow even closer than before to glorify Him and His works in all ways! ♥

Had a meet up with the JC buddies too! It's been so long since our last (with full attendance). Benny's slimmed down even more from his POP but his character is still exactly the same hahaha.

Went for bingsu once again with the two and thanks to Marissa for the treat! It's probably the last time we'll be seeing you before you fly back again sobz. No idea when the next meet up will be but take care in Melbourne and we'll see you soon!!! ♥

Next Christmas party was with CF! (I don't have any group photos as of now T_T) Honestly I was very afraid of the awkwardness since it's not just Together Thursday but the whole CF but it turned out to be an amazing night! Thank God for the awesome night with them and thanks to our SGL who all of us home although it was so inconvenient! :-)

Last but not least, Christmas party with my family!!! ♥ It's become a yearly gathering since we were young and I always look forward to it!!

Not full attendance but sufficient to make me laugh till I was speechless. Had so much food till we were exploding and played Charades which was sooooooooo hilarious. Couldn't even guess the word properly cause we were laughing so hard hahahaha. Looking forward to our next gathering already!!! ♥♥♥

And with this, my favourite time of the year comes to an end!

I really had an amazing Christmas week learning about the true meaning of Christmas and experiencing the Christmas spirit. And yes, it's to celebrate the birth of Christ and to spread the Love and Joy that He gave us! ♥

I really just want to thank God for gifting His one and only Son to us on this very special day many years ago, who later went on to die for our sins. We're really so undeserving of His Grace but yet His Love covers it all. I hope and wish that I'll learn how to walk closer with God in all aspects of my life and continue to place Him in the center of my life!

"For God so loved the world that he gave his One and Only Son, that whoever who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."

- John 3:16

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11:02 PM

Continuing from the previous post!

One of the themed days with the Historians! Very obviously the theme was the HSS Shirt LOL.

Our excursion to Fort Canning Park! Was really hot that day but the company made everything so much bearable. :-)

Ice-skating with Together Thursday! My second attempt at it and I still can't skate. Never going to do it again hahahaha.

My very first HHN with them! Can't remember much from it tbh except the fact that the queues were just so horrendously long lol. But still an awesome time together. :-)

And our last BS for the sem!

Last day of sem 1 with out very adorable writing professor! She's a really nice prof and I hope for more profs like her sobz. T_T

The Korean suddenly announced that he was coming back so we had to meet! Wanted to bowl but ended up just pigging out together.

Sending Jin off for the nth time. Can't even remember how many times we did so already but this time it seems like it'll be quite long before we'll see each other again?! Last year when he left we still knew that we'll meet in Hong Kong.. but this time.. sobz.

Celebratory meal with them after our History mod!

Met TSML for a short lunch!

With Vanessa for an impromptu dinner and to shop from Jeric's present!

The pre-Christmas celebration at HOF! We had to do a Christmas tree in 15 minutes lol and yep that's our very unique looking tree that got the 1st prize!

Family gathering for grandma's birthday! :-)

& yay Marissa is back again! But she's going to fly back again very soon sobz.

And that's it for this post! (I know zero effort was put in lol)

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