Amanda · Lim

"God designed you with talents, gifts, and interests that He wants used for His glory. You are custom-made. There's nobody like you in the whole world. And the gifts, the abilities, the talents, even the interests you have, they were genetically encoded into you by God. You didn't have a say in what you were going to be interested in, what you are naturally good at. God made you with a specific mission in mind and He wants you to use the gifts He's given you in your work."

I've been struggling a lot with the decision of how much to be involved in SMU stuff once school reopens. I mean, after going for SMUx camp and all, I feel like I really wanna enjoy my time in SMU with the million and one stuff they have lined up for the students. But there's still church, tutoring, and the massive amount of school work which will charge towards me soon. Most importantly, it's church. After the three weeks of no church, I'm feeling more attached to the church than ever and I really want to devote quality time interacting with the Riverlife community and get to know more people and impact more lives. So I was thinking okay maybe cut back on CCA or don't join a CCA at all! But I feel so sad because what's Amanda Lim without a CCA!!! But when I read this above paragraph, I felt superbly comforted! I finally understood that I can join all the activities I want as long as I keep my eyes focused on God and never forget my ultimate mission on earth. Okay, obviously I'm not gonna join everything that comes my way but let's just say I join one CCA, I meet a bunch of people, and it's one more bunch to impact! And it's comforting to know that God gave me interests for me to further His glory. I always feel like doing sports in place of other stuff is a super guilty thing to do cos it's for my own fun, joy and laughter but NO!!! I feel like slapping myself right now cos that's such childish thinking. Thank God for this revelation. It was really timely and helpful (:

Just came back from SMUx camp which was awesome to the maximum!!!! In fact, the word awesome is not even good enough to describe my entire experience during the last 3D2N!!! The best was my group which we called X-Men. (HAHAHA, HOW LAME AND CHILDISH.) Ohmygosh you don't know how much my group rocks please!!! Especially after the second night of HTHT-ing, everyone suddenly seemed so bonded which made day three the most awesome day ever! I'm loving SMU!!!

Today might just be one of the best days of my life.
TK Surge got 1st runner-up for today's beach netball carnival. AWESOME STUFF!!!
We each won a Samsung DVD player. HOW AWESOME'S THAT YOOO!!!
And guess what! I won a samsung touch screen phone in a luck draw too!!!

This is how the lucky draw went:
I wanted so badly to win a prize from the lucky draw, not cos I fancy having that samsung phone, but I just wanted to feel lucky (:
Out of hundreds of papers inside, only three will be chosen to win the phone.
The second slip of paper the emcee took before he read it out, I kept repeating "Amanda Lim. Amanda Lim." like ten million times hoping to hear my name. Just as I repeated it for like what seemed the tenth million time, the emcee read "Amanda Lim", and my jaw dropped. I WAS STUNNED, AND SO WERE MY OTHER TEAMMATES WHO WERE HEARING ME CHANT MY NAME.
I was so happy and almost did a backward flip or something. Seriously, it was as if my chanting worked!
I went up to collect the phone, smiling like a big fat fool (:
Then there was still the last prize to be won. Nah told me to chant her name since I had some sort of magical powers. Haha.
The emcee wanted to heighten the atmosphere and kept saying "Who wants to win? Shout your name!", and I immediately turned to Nah and told her to do so cos it worked for me!!! HAHAHA.
Am I lucky or what? THANK YOU GOD!!!
Anyhow, I'm sooooooo tired from today's competition.
My face is tomato red now.
I think I ran and sprinted for my life today.

Anyhow, playing on sand really rocks to the core!!! Every time I catch the ball, I just feel like falling down into the nice soft sand. I had my embarrassing moments on court of course (like falling 90 degrees on my butt, sending Joce, Jan & SHAN laughing their asses off), but much of it was fun, fun, and more fun!

OMG THE FRAY HAS THEIR VERSION OF HEARTLESS TOO! SOMETHING LIKE KRIS' BUT KRIS IS STILL NICER. ANYHOW, I LOOOOVE THE FRAYYYY!!!

I'm at episode 8 3/7 of boys over flowers now.
I still think my taiwan version's better, maybe because I'm not watching it with an open mind and am full of biasness within.
I can't believe my cell members like Ji Hoo. Like WHAT!!!

Oh and yesterday me and my mum tidied up my room and it's superbly neat now that I can't actually believe it's even happening. Okay fine, it was obviously more of my mum doing stuff because I was so sian to tidy up everything. I actually can do work on my table now, and put my mac on the table now, because there's nothing on my table anymore! YAY! However, my ultimate dream's still a walk-in wardrobe. Someone give me one!!! But first, I'll start with my own shoe cabinet first (:

I have reached a decision.

Adam & Kris into the finale! it's a pity that Danny has to go because I still love his voice soooooo much! And his rendition of You Are So Beautiful almost made me cry. Sweet guy Danny. We'll miss you! I'll still be listening to your songs on my iPod cos they're absolutely fantastic!

Had fun chilling with Non, Steph & Joce this afternoon. We went to Vivo's White Dog Cafe to eat and the food was actually not too bad! So wanted to go to Carnivore to pig out but Non was so against it. Anyhow, if anyone wants to go to Carnivore, go on weekday during lunch time cos it's more worth it. Haha. It was an analysis given by Non so must believe! And we wanted to watch a movie but we didn't in the end cos too crowded, lazy to queue, lazy to watch...basically just lazy. And there weren't movies for us to watch cos STEPH & NON WATCHED EVERYTHING ALREADY! Only the noob me hasn't watched X-Men & 17 Again. Haha! But glad we didn't watch cos if not we'll have caught Angels & Demons and I ain't that crazy over that show yo. In the end we landed up at Starbucks (the ulu one which wasn't that ulu after all) and chilled all the way! That choice was way better man. Can hear interesting stories somemore (TEEHEE).

Took my strength test today and I've 83% of my full strength already hooray! Go knee go! Badminton again tomorrow morning yay!!! Dumb blue black's still there though but I'm so changing rackets cos I need to play with a grip. Haha! Anyhow, Non says I've to do a beep test to strengthen my knee (LIKE HUH?) and I must also run more (YAY.) and do more weights (EWW!!!). So yeah, going for the 100% baby!

Watching RJ vs. AC tomorrow!!! It's so gonna be the match of the year AGAIN. Must make sure that my heart is functioning well tomorrow cos it'll surely be a super exciting and close match. AHHH!!!

Oh oh me, Cheang, Cheryl Tan & Pau are going to HK soon!!! To shop of course ahh!!! Anybody else wanna come? I think we need guys too so we can feel protected. Hahaha! Bay & Sabah did such an awesome job protecting me chou chow joce at KL!

I finally received NUS FASS's letter of acceptance. The package was so thick please. Haha. But not bad cos all the info was there. And their orientation camp will be at Aloha Loyang!!! How near yo. Shall consider crashing. Haha!

CAN I HAVE ALL THREE IN THE FINALE? PLEASE!!!! After watching today's top three show, I'm really torn between the three of them. Who should be in the finale! I really don't know. All I know is that if Adam isn't in the finale, I'll.......DIE.

While watching Idol just now, I realized that I got a big fat bruise on my wrist because of badminton this morning! I happily played with a racket without grip and each time I hit, the racket would slip down and sort of bang my wrist which is why I totally earned myself this lovely bruise. Speaking of bruises, I remember the time in primary school when I had this huge bruise on my right arm because of volleyball, it practically filled half my arm. I'M TOTALLY NOT KIDDING. All who saw it asked if I was child abused. HAHAHA. I live in a nice and happy family yo. Oh gosh I miss volleyball so much. The duck walks around the hall for God knows how many times. The two cans of 100+ each player will buy before training to fill our bottles. How we got CHAMPION FOR EAST ZONES!!! Eh wait, or did we get second? Argh can't remember. How Gerl's long hair whacked the net and then after arose a dispute so huge and political I almost died. And how we made a total embarrassment of the Mt. Elizabeth something school's coach when he said "Zhe jian xue xiao bu hui da qiu de." If I remember correctly, we thrashed his school or something. HAHA. EPPS volleyballers aren't to be trifled with old man!

Okay I've decided to go for the HSS party if I find someone to go with me. So here begins the hunt. I've already engaged help from my dear spies Steph & Jan. And I've broadcast it on my MSN nick. PEOPLE COME TO ME! And Bren told me today that Su got into SMU biz I was totally jumping for joy!!! Finally someone I know got in with me then I won't be a loner! But she's still torn between that and NUS FASS so I must so get her out of Bren's clutches (cos she wants her to go to NUS FASS) and get her over to SMU biz!

Mr IC boy..... (:

I spent my $100 FOX voucher on two awesome tops. How awesome was it? Let me tell you, i bought two of the same tops but of different colors white and black. THAT'S HOW MUCH I LOVED THE TOP. HAHA.

I'm beginning to think that I'm a person who works best under pressure. Seriously, when I'm given a lot of time to complete a task, I'll surely procrastinate till the last minute. I'm trying not to, trying very hard!

I've been superbly inspired and convicted about the fact that your environment and surroundings affect the way you think and work which is why I've been super anxious to do something about my superbly messy room. All who've been to my room would testify about its messiness. I seriously have too many things piled up in a tiny place man. I still want my walk-in wardrobe! Anyone can do it for me????!!! Yeah right fat hope. So I've decided to clear things up slow but steadily. I just need the cooperation of my dear family members living in the same home as me.

I've been really excited about going into SMU business ever since I got the acceptance letter. The only problem now's that I don't know anyone going in at all! Which is bad cos I so don't wanna be a loner. And how come there's no tea party? Even NTU psych invited me for their tea party already! But obviously I'm not going but that's not the point. So anyone reading this, please keep a lookout for people who got into SMU business. It'll be even better if I know that person (:

I'm super excited for the Ultimate Frisbee competition me and some friends signed up for. We'll probably get thrashed or something but I don't care cos I just love playing frisbee! Especially since it's playing with my awesome friends!

Life has been pretty boring actually. Since it's the exam period, no coaching at all this few weeks and it's been boringgggggg. The worst thing's that I'm not earning! Which is why I've been staying at home so I won't spent so account balance is still neutral. But i miss going out! When i went to FOX that day, I missed shopping soooo much! And I realized I haven't really gone out to chill for a very long time and I miss hanging out with all my pals! So friends please date me! I'm bored. I wanna shop. I wanna eat good food. I wanna go have some awesome fun!

God has been so faithful to me.

Today, I received three letters.
1) Acceptance to SMU business.
2) Acceptance to NTU psychology.
3) I won a $100 FOX voucher from CLEO!

How great can this day get you tell me.

Anyhow, I'm so choosing SMU business of course.
Pertaining to NTU psychology, it was like my fourth choice can! Means I was bypassed for business, mass comm and sports science. The last I understand but the first two! Omg. Tells me how competitive these courses are man, my grades totally not good enough. Haha.
But anyway I'm happy enough. And I can't wait to 9get my voucher though I ain't a fan of FOX at all but I'm still gonna shop like mad there! Awesome!

And today I learnt vertical parking and it was actually easy! I had bad thoughts of knocking the pole down till it breaks or something but I didn't even touch the pole one bit! Haha awesome! I'll be learning parallel parking tmr but it should be a breeze since I made friends with the poles already (:

Just got off the phone with Amiru and you don't know how much we were screaming about the fact that both of us would be in SMU man! Especially since our schools would be side by side so it's so easy to chill. We can go to school together taking train or 518 then we can buy food and grab a drink at Suntec starbucks and gym at true fitness! OMG FUN STUFF TO THE MAXIMUM! The next four year's of my life's so gonna rock! But seriously, SMU fees are super high. I shall consider working man.

I'm so excited that Amiru and possibly, Steph's gonna be in SMU law so we can all hang out. But anyone going SMU business? I wanna be friends with you! Haha.

I wish I were a primary school kid again.
Little responsibilities, more fun.
Not that I don't like responsibilities, but it's just nice to be all childish and innocent again.
Like how the kids this afternoon enjoyed freeze and melt so much.
To me, it's a brainless and stupid game, but to them, it means all the fun in the world.
How nice if I could think like that.
The saying's true, when you're young, you wanna grow old quickly, when you're old, you wanna go back to the times when you were young. Sigh.

I miss driving.
How I wish I could have my license right now!
Omg, I'm in such a wishing mood today.

I am actually like super free now that my uni applications are all done thank God!
Now's just the painful part of waiting.
I kinda regret sending in my applications so late because everyone else had acceptance letters, calls, or interviews already. And my application's probably still on its way or something.
I told my mum this and she almost slapped me. Haha.
To her, I can never be free until I've done up my room. Groans!!!

Two lessons I learnt this week:
1) Eat less
2) Spend less
I think the two kinda links.

Thank God Nah asked me to go back to TJ yesterday for training cos IT WAS THE BOMB!
I played WA because I think that was the only one I could possibly handle.
Wanted to play centre (as usual) but figured it would be too tough for my knee.
I MISS COMPETITIVE NETBALL!
Miss all the killer trainings and pain I give to my feeble limbs. Haha. I sound like a sadist.
Gonna work hard to strengthen my knee so I can go back to play.
In the mean time, I shall try to be regular for TJ trainings and hopefully train alongside them (:

My passion for prayer's coming back! It's about time man.

I think it's a very amanda thing to say yes to everything.
Firstly, I like to be kept busy.
Secondly, I like to help.
Maybe I am a workaholic after all.

OMG RESULTS ARE COMING OUT IN LIKE WHAT, ONE WEEK'S TIME?
I can sense the anxiety from EVERY A level student of 07/08 batch in my interactions with them these past two weeks.
Seriously, everyone's really freaking out, and I am too!
Sigh sigh sigh. God I pray for a miracle. A HUGE one. A BIG one. Please!!!

Maybe taking up coaching was not a bad thing after all, coaching primary school kids that is.
Before I started coaching, I HATED anyone younger than 13 years old, especially the noisy, bratty, irritating ones.
I would need super a lot of patience and love to actually tolerate their childish ways.
But after coaching, I won't say I love them from the bottom of my heart, but I'm learning to accept them, WHICH IS GOOD.
Love to watch little kids especially, their innocence, sometimes it just makes me laugh, sometimes it just makes me roll my eyes, but still, they're being themselves.
God's teaching me a lot through coaching, BUT I STILL KNOW IT'S NOT WHAT HE WANTS ME TO GO INTO IN FUTURE. Phew!

Oh awesome bestest news of the week: My brother went to church last sunday. YAYYYYY!!
He's really coming back to God. I'm very proud of him. And pleased that God has not forgotten him (:

I'm joining Surf 'n' Sweat captain's ball!!! I'm totally so excited for it man. Just hope I don't get injured. Haha.
We're even going to have training sessions! Err, no larh, just sessions to play and bond everyone. Haha.

Speaking of injury, my mum just enlightened me that it has been close to one year since I injured my knee.
Like how fast time flies you tell me!
I seriously feel like it just happened yesterday, haha.
And I'm seeing my doctor about my knee tmr. Hope he brings good news (:

It's really easy to get disappointed with friends, especially when they change so much across time :(

I'm suuuuper irritated with Hotmail because I've so many important emails but I can't open them for some reason.
I've finally decided to change to Gmail and I realised that it's a really good emailing service!
So, please send all future emails to amandalimshihui@gmail.com.
I can't believe such a simple username was actually not taken, WHICH IS GOOD. Haha.
Heck if it's boring, I'm desperate.

Oh anyway, about my Skype plea in the previous post, if you guys do join Skype, add me! My username's igavenothing. Hahaha.

I am talking to Bay on Skype now!
I think it's totally cool, and best of all, it's free baby!
Here's the website: http://www.skype.com/intl/en/welcomeback/
Quick everyone go download so we can chat online with webcam and all yo! Yay.

My mum just went for her Lasik operation yesterday.
It went totally awesome! Thank God for that.
And she's making me totally jealous now cos she doesn't have to clean her contacts every night and wear specs anymore!
I wanna go for Lasik too yo! I want perfect vision too yo!

Living For Your Glory by Tim Hughes


I hate leading a purposeless lifestyle.

Tomorrow's gonna be a good day-Service in the morning then chilling with Neritta the humpty dumpty princess the rest of the day (:

My room seriously needs to be packed.
Amanda needs to wake up from her lazy habits!

I'm tired, goodnight.

Amanda, whatever happened to "Lord I trust in You"?

The only reason why I'm blogging now is because I'm bored.
There's nothing to do on facebook.
I just painted my nails purple (with the S$1 nail polish Chou bought for me from Korea) and I'm waiting for it to dry so I can sleep. But half of me is dreading its becoming dry cos I don't wanna sleep. I wanna stay awake, for some reason.

I enjoy taking long bus rides, cos I can chill and listen to songs on my iPod all day.
But recently, long bus rides ain't a good thing for me at all.
When you've nothing better to do, your mind starts wondering, sweet stuff, scary stuff, and it's the scary stuff that freaks me out, that tells me not to think anymore cos I ain't gonna benefit from it at all.
Lord, break the strongholds in my life. I want to lead a life of freedom, and not one full of bondage.

Things to do: PLAN FOR CELL!!!

Just to inform everyone who still reads this page (I know it's just a puny few of you but at least there's some audience), I'm gonna be setting up a blog shop with Joce, Amelia and Andrea so PLEASE SUPPORT US! Find your style with us man (:

And I need to sell all my old stuff away so I can buy more new stuff! Anybody knows how I can set up a stall at a flea market or something? I know nuts about all this stuff.

Yay I'm looking forward to later. Because Saturday means church and church means God! And I've Uni and TK cell too, double yay!

I need a new camera! My present camera sucks like mad seriously, the quality, the flash, just horrendous.

Well, I generally like reading people's blogs.
It allows me to enter into THEIR world, THEIR thoughts, THEIR feelings.
But it really sucks when you find out that someone's outward actions do not actually correspond with their own inner thoughts (which are often or not reflected in their blogs).
The word "hypocrite" comes into mind.
No, it ain't that severe. The person just needs maturity.

I've said before that I like challenges in life because they force me to go down on my knees before God.
And I'm going to say it here again right now.
I LIKE CHALLENGES IN LIFE BECAUSE THEY FORCE ME TO GO DOWN ON MY KNEES BEFORE GOD!!!
Okay I'm dead, God has heard me. Haha.

I seem to be pretty prone to falling these days.
Walking out from Ney's house this afternoon, I fell in the weirdest way ever: slow motion-ly.
My first thought in my mind was, "AHH! MY KNEE!"
Of course, I was referring to my injured knee.
But guess what, I heard my non-injured knee instead.
OUCHHH!!!!!
Squatting's really tough right now because the muscles around my right knee are hurting in the weirdest way.

Anyhow, good news to all who cares: I've been given the green light by my physio to start running and jumping. YAY.
I've been working out on the treadmill these few days.
Initially, it took me around ten minutes to lift my legs up and start jogging, because I was too scared.
And, I kinda forgot how to jog. Haha.
But it has been good so far, I've to really concentrate while I'm jogging though, to make sure my weight doesn't shift to much to my injured knee. Maybe like every five minutes there will be pain? But still it's doing good (:
Though I'm limping like an injured donkey, I'm still cool with it. Haha.

After prom, I'm going to cut my hair drastically short.
Not like bung short of course.
I just called it drastic because it's very short relative to my hair now. Haha.
I'm sick of being girly girl with my long hair.
And my hair's getting so super thick that it's getting irritating and hot! Argh.
So, I need to get a real nice short haircut. Yay!
I always think girls with short hair have character. Haha.

Me: Eh, did you tell your dad that I'm going to your house later?
Tian: Don't worry, I'll just tell later. My dad likes people to come over to our house. He's a good host.
Me: Really? Okay then.
Tian: But anyway, he might not even appear (a pail).
-Amanda slaps Tian hard in the arm-
Tian: OUCH! -in an ahlian way- WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
Me: YOU ARE SO LAME! Just because you say host (hose), must you say pail?
Tian: WHAT!!! I NEVER SAY PAIL! I SAY APPEAR!!!
Me: Oh. HAHAHA!

You can't blame me for the above. Tian was being SUPER LAME the entire day. She deserved that big slap on her arm. Haha.

I'm too lazy to blog more though I have loads to blog about. Sigh I'm just too tired.
I'm beginning to regret packing the whole of my December like crazy.
I'm feeling so tired that I really need to chill, proper.
I need more time to breathee!!
GOODNIGHT WORLD.

I have so much to blog about now.
Let's start of with some hysterical quotes from "According To Jim":

Wife: I just went to the doctor today. I have twins.
Husband: Twins? How could it be? We only had sex once!

Guy #1: How do you know if you have a concussion?
Guy #2: -holds three fingers up- How many fingers are up?
Guy #1: Thursday.

Wife: I've got a surprise for you!
Husband: Ooo, is it as good as the one you gave me in the airplane bathroom?
Wife: Erm, it's kinda related.
Husband: Ooo...
Wife: I'm pregnant.
Husband: With a baby?

It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.
(I'm still thinking if this line is true, haha.)

Gyming and swimming with Budi tomorrow yay!
Anyway, we concluded that gyming shoes sound like Jimmy Choos. HAHAHA. Try it! Say it!


Look at the difference please! Haha.

Had an awesome photoshoot and stayover with my darling four friends from G.A.Y.

Quote of the day was from dear Chou: "THE FIVE JOKES HERE!"
Which means she calls herself a joke too. Gosh.
Remind me of the time she said: Two amandas make one amelia.
Err yes girl, like so true! Haha.

Oh, and Chou made such a big joke out of my hair.
And I did a totally awesome job in waving Chee and Chow's hair, WITHOUT BURNING MY FINGERS AT ALL!
Who's the pro now huh (:

Anyhow, my mum called the town council today to send some people over to clear some of our bulky appliances (Yes, we're spring cleaning.)
And then this indian guy and a guy from china turns up.
The indian guy couldn't even understand my mum when she spoke to him in english.
And the china guy's accent was so super strong.
So in my mind, I immediately thought: How in the world does this guy from China communicate with this guy from India?
Seriously, haha.

Another random thought.
A few nights ago while I was lying on my bed on the way to sleep, this thought suddenly sprang into my mind:
You know how people always think those awards like Most Courteous student blah blah is like damn goody and all.
But when a super cool and popular person wins it, everyone claps and cheers as if she won the oscar or something.
But when some nerdy person steps up the stage to receive the same kind of prize, everyone rolls their eyes and blah blah.
Which is why hierarchy sucks. That's my concluding point.
I think a person, whether popular or not, should be treated equally.
So being courteous is nerdy, and vulgar is cool? SO NOT! people out there.

Watched my mama prepare dinner today. It was all in her hope of making me like and be able to cook.
I actually learnt a lot of little stuff from the entire preparation process.
Like how when soaking vegetables, we should put a little salt into the water to force all the worms and whatever crap out. HOW COOL'S THAT YO!
But I still think cooking's not my thing.

And I went to gym with my mama today too! Bonded with her through keeping fit. Haha.

Ice skating with gayers tomorrow.
If my knee was perfect, I'll be damn excited for it. But...yeah.
And I hope I've time to go for my second attempt at prom shopping. NO TIME NO TIME!!!

And I failed my strength test like for what, the third of fourth time?
My knee just ain't getting better man. Sigh.