just received an email from my lecturer. he says that the shanghai trip date has changed. cos we are not able to get a return ticket on 20th, so we moved the trip forward by 1day. which means.. instead of 16th to 20th june, the trip will be from 15th to 19th june!! and that means.. i won't get to see my family from 5th june alllllll the way till 20th june [we're taking 19th june midnight flight back]!! so long!!!

my family will be coming back from japan on the 15th.. but they will only reach spore in the late afternoon.. while i will be departing from spore on the 15th, 10am in the morning..

owell...

life is somewhat like an elevator ride.
there are times when you go up, and there are times when you go down. and then, sometimes, after going up and down too much, the elevator breaks down and get stuck. but fret not, there's the "emergency bell". it has always been there. just press it and wait for help.

what a week! in fact, the past few weeks i shld say... school has been crazily busy, it always feels like we're on a race against time. marathon srsly...

can't wait to go to shanghai for ... well you can say school trip. it is some sort like that. but it is also somewhat a short breather before we continue the 'marathon' the moment we come back. for now, time to prepare for mrsh common test and finish mcom project. thankfully, all e-learning assignments are over.

somehow it feels like things are changing..

there are times, when i just want to crawl into my bed and hide under my blanket. or go to my toilet and stay inside there.

it's just so heartbreaking to see/hear news reports on the sze chuan earthquake and its tremors. seeing the casualties, the vulnerability of the people.. how they live in uncertainty, fear and helplessness.. my tears can't help but fall...

there may not be much that we can do, but the very least that we can do is to pray for them.

now.. i can finally take a breather.. the past 2 weeks have been crazily busy. everyday, my class and i stay in school for projects till 7+.. 8pm.. everyday, we sleep at 1am or later.. almost everyday, we have submissions and presentations.. indeed, all of us are exhausted. i guess that's the life of a year 3 student..

finally, i have submitted my mrsh proposal, dpm report, presented 2 mcom presentations.. and tdy, completed my ibs data gathering call.. was quite scared and nervous abt the call.. cldnt slp well for the past few days.. haha. but well, now it's over. have to prepare for the next call, solution selling call.. hopefully everything will go well!

Global Prayer Day on last sunday was awesome. it felt rather different as compared to last year's GDOP (global day of prayer). a group of us volunteered to help out as ushers. had a short briefing and then some of us went in to fold the pamphlets, some went to tie the different countries' flags etc.. soon lots of pple started streaming in and GDOP started

me and liyi went over to the west side of the stadium to give our church pple the mini flags..haha. along the way .. we got "mobbed"! lots of pple flocked to us to get their flags. haha! so we learnt our lesson... :P for both sessions the east side (the side that me, liyi, sylvia, derong, xinyi, yongjie, aunty miaozhu, uncle he-xing etc.. are in charge of) was not occupied, so in a way, our jobs are relatively easier as we need not collect the offerings..

it was really awesome..seeing so many pple come together to pray as one, just praising the Lord. had a fun time too.. snapping photos.. walking round the theater, seeing all the ushers work tgther, serving the Lord (: wouldn't mind being an usher again for next year's global prayer day.

well, there's church family dinner tonight at meritus mandarin. finally,i can sit back and take a breather for awhile... before i continue with projects again tmr.. haa :/

helping out as ushers at Global Prayer Day was a great experience. tiring it may be.. but definitely worth the while (:

will blog more when i have the time. for now, it's way too busy with school.

it's been a busyyyy week. lots of late nights and project meet-ups. but well, i still managed to pass this week. next week will be a busy one too, filled with project meetings, project submission and assignment presentation... not forgetting my IBS data-gathering call on friday.

just in case you are wondering what's the call abt.. it's a meeting that i have with my "client" to sell my product to her. so im supposed to say how good and reliable my company and its products are.. find out abt my "client's" needs and requirements .. and so on la.. yeahh...

the call is making me so nervous! :/ just thinking about it gives me butterflies in the stomach. it sounds relatively easy.. but then, there are steps to follow and there is an unknown factor of what your "client" is going to say.

andd! ms vanda knows a bit about my product! :S if she doesn't know.. then she won't be able to ask me difficult qns. now that she knows a bit, i hope that she will be reallllly nice and go easy on me. haha. it's kinda nerve-wrecking to persuade and convince your "client" under such a stressful environment, whereby you know you have to convince your customer your pdt is good, AND, you are also being graded...

i've exactly 1 week to rehearse my data-gathering call, print my namecard and assemble my "power" suit (corporate wear). nervous nervous! :S .. but then again, i know that He will help me through.. so im entrusting everything into God's hands (:

on another note, i hope i can go to shanghai! it's a educational trip.. some sort la. it's for my marketing specialization course. the trip is to replace a integrated project of 2 modules (it's different frm my integrated FYP) it's like.. get to go for this trip..visit companies and all, and when we come back, we've to do journal reports and presentation within 2 wks from the return date. or.. do the 2 modules integrated project lor.. like how other projects are .. reports and research and all that jazz la...

srsly, i think going for the trip is better.. though there is a presentation to be done and journal reports too, but there is exposure mah. and it's at a cheaper rate la cos sch is subsidising abt half the expenses... i pray that me and my friends get to go for this trip cos there are limited spaces.. oh ya. the trip is in june, from 16th to 20th. fits just nice into my schedule. rly hope to go!

for now, time to continue with mkt research proposal.. proj mtg tmr again!

school has been very taxing...
1 mth seems like 1 week, yet it feels like 1 year at the same time.

im back to the life of "no day, no night"
sometimes, it feels like i'm on a race against time..

im sure everyone has something that is a favourite to them.. like favourite watch, ring, book, pouch etc.. and if you lose it.. you'll be wishing that you can find it back...

well, as always, when i reach home, i will place my earrings back into my earring box. so that was what i did when i reached home just now.. and then, i saw one of my favourite earrings inside.. but the thing is.. i only have one side of it left. dnoe where did the other half of it disappear to. it's been missing for quite some time alr.. think since the beginning of the year ): everytime i see my remaining earring, i'll always wonder when will the missing half of my earring appear again... haa

where 'o where are you my dear earring? :/

practice my data-gathering call for my IBS (interactive business skills) module tdy.. a lil nerve-wrecking. but i guess in reality it is somewhat like that. haha. need to practice more before the actual call test in 2 wks time! have to complete my sales scenario case before wednesday too. this module, IBS, can be fun yet difficult and nerve wrecking at times.. but the things that are taught, are so closely applicable in the working world... and my tutor, ms vanda, can really think fast. she can practically come up with ideas for any product/service. even the strangest like transporting animals. haha! no wonder she's teaching us for this module...

there's MRSH (mktg research) lecture tmr, the last saturday that i need to go back to sch for lectures (i hope!) somehow, i foresee that things are just going to get busier.. yet at the same time, fun and interesting. i think, i like my marketing integrated project. haha! reason being, we're doing the project as a whole class, which is a smthg different from other marketing classes (think for most of the classes, it has to be done in groups instead..) and my classmates are rather fun to work with, enthusiastic too. kind of different frm my previous classes. and it reminds me a little of my year 1 class...

did i mention that i like my class for this sem? haha.

Introverted iNtuiting Feeling Judging
by Marina Margaret Heiss

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INFJs are deeply concerned about their relations with individuals as well as the state of humanity at large. They are, in fact, sometimes mistaken for extroverts because they appear so outgoing and are so genuinely interested in people -- a product of the Feeling function they most readily show to the world. On the contrary, INFJs are true introverts, who can only be emotionally intimate and fulfilled with a chosen few from among their long-term friends, family, or obvious "soul mates."

While instinctively courting the personal and organizational demands continually made upon them by others, at intervals INFJs will suddenly withdraw into themselves, sometimes shutting out even their intimates. This apparent paradox is a necessary escape valve for them, providing both time to rebuild their depleted resources and a filter to prevent the emotional overload to which they are so susceptible as inherent "givers." As a pattern of behavior, it is perhaps the most confusing aspect of the enigmatic INFJ character to outsiders, and hence the most often misunderstood -- particularly by those who have little experience with this rare type.

..... The most important contributing factor to this uncanny gift, however, are the empathic abilities often found in Fs, which seem to be especially heightened in the INFJ type (possibly by the dominance of the introverted N function). This empathy can serve as a classic example of the two-edged nature of certain INFJ talents, as it can be strong enough to cause discomfort or pain in negative or stressful situations.

More explicit inner conflicts are also not uncommon in INFJs; it is possible to speculate that the causes for some of these may lie in the specific combinations of preferences which define this complex type. For instance, there can sometimes be a "tug-of-war" between NF vision and idealism and the J practicality that urges compromise for the sake of achieving the highest priority goals. And the I and J combination, while perhaps enhancing self-awareness, may make it difficult for INFJs to articulate their deepest and most convoluted feelings.

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click here for the rest of the INFJ profile

was blog-hopping.. decided to try out this personality test. haha. the analysis is not bad.. there are some parts that i can see eye-to-eye with... haa.