this blog is dead. =)

bye people. =D

update: i got into TP's Business course. =)

dear readers

i'm gonna be taking a short break from blogging.. =)
need some time to get my directions right..
but in the meantime, keep tagging yeah..

-carista.

tralalas

JAE is over!
God, help me get into the course You want me to get into! =)

Enjoyed myself tremendously at prayer and praise tonight! ahhh! it felt so great! xDD
Had people laying hands on me and praying for me. heh. so cool right! =x

I love all of you people! heh heh heh.
had a few revelations from God tonight.. woot! i just love the feeling of receiving a fresh word from God.. xD

daily, i will walk close to you my God. =)
don't understand how i can cause people to feel stressed. haha. and i wonder.
well, i have really become more smiley after not being a cell leader. =]
God, won't you lead me in your ways? mould me and make me yours.

I can't wait for the day I go back to serve at Kids Club! =))))

Aunty Lai Yien said I am a source of inspiration to the kids leaders today. hahaha. praise you Lord for being with me every step of the way. all i have is yours! =D

Hope Xue Er can meet me this week! miss you so much babes! *grins*

shan't ramble too much. shall post more coherently next time. ;)

The Valentine's Day - Did you know?

Valentine's tribute xDD


- 192 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged annually, making Valentine’s Day the second-most popular greeting-card-giving occasion. (This total excludes packaged kids valentines for classroom exchanges.) (Source: Hallmark research)

- Nearly 60 percent of all Valentine’s Day cards are purchased in the six days prior to the observance, making Valentine’s Day a procrastinator’s delight. (Source: Hallmark research)


- 2.2 million marriages take place in the United States annually. That breaks down to more than 6,000 a day.

- 145,800 marriages are performed in Nevada during 2004. So many couples “tie the knot” in the Silver State that it ranked fourth nationally in marriages, even though its total population that year among states was 35th.

- The estimated U.S. median ages at first marriage for women and men are 25.8 and 27.4 respectively, in 2004. The age for women rose 4.7 years in the last three decades. The age for men at first marriage is up 4.3 years.

- Men and women in northeastern states generally have a higher median age at first marriage than the national average. In Massachusetts, for example, women were a median of 27.4 years old and men 29.1 years of age at first marriage. States where people typically marry young include Utah, where women were a median of 21.9 years and men, 23.9 years.

- 4.7 milllion opposite-sex cohabitating couples maintained households in 2004. These couples comprised 4.2 percent of all households.

- 1,271 locations produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2003. These establishments employed 43,379 people. California led the nation in the number of such establishments (with 146) followed by Pennsylvania (with 120).

- 519 locations produced nonchocolate confectionary products in 2003. These establishments employed 23,343 people.

- The total value of shipments in 2003 for firms producing chocolate and cocoa products was $13.5 billion. Nonchocolate confectionery product manufacturing, meanwhile, was a $5.5 billion industry.

- 3,523 Number of confectionery and nut stores in the United States in 2003. Often referred to as candy stores, they are among the best sources of sweets for Valentine’s Day.

- The per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2004 was 4.7 pounds. Candy consumption has actually declined over the last few years; in 1997, each American gobbled or savored more than 27 pounds of candy a year.

- The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut flowers in 2004 for all flower-producing businesses in 36 states with $100,000 or more in sales was $422 million was. Among states, California was the leading producer, alone accounting for nearly three-quarters of this amount ($304 million).

- The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut roses in 2004 for all businesses in 36 states with $100,000 or more in sales was $43 million. Among all types of cut flowers, roses were second in receipts to lilies ($78 million).

- There were 22,022 florists nationwide in 2003. These businesses employed 113,270 people.

- There were 28,527 jewelry stores in the United States in 2003. Jewelry stores offer engagement, wedding and other rings to lovers of all ages. In February 2005, these stores sold $2.4 billion worth of merchandise. (This figure has not been adjusted for seasonal variation, holiday or trading day differences or price changes.) .The merchandise at these locations could well have been produced at one of the nation’s 1,892 jewelry manufacturing establishments. The manufacture of jewelry was an $8.6 billion industry in 2003. - O.D.

Data courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau

Thank You Lord! :)

ahhh! i passed my o levels! woot! initially was panicking cuz i dropped d & t already and my a maths, e maths and science grades were consistent f9s. =x left with 6 subjects and i chose to ignore one more (a maths), so that left me with 5 which i had to score in.

but really gotta thank God for bringing me through! =)
God, I love you so much! xDD
I know that this time the reason I got through is because You brought me through it, oh Lord. I've experienced your saving grace once again. =D

I got an A1 for English and an A1 for Chinese!like woah! me? an a1 in Chinese? unbelievable! =s 'potatoes' can make it too! woot!

had two C5s which made my L1R4 go up. =x but hey i got a B3 in science lah! like even my mother couldn't believe it. heh. she thought i would fail o levels. i also thought so too. but i thank God for answering my prayers! yeah! xD

gotta go for Bible study. be back later! ;)

i'm getting clumsier and clumsier these days. and more blur too. Jasmine can testify to that because of the leaders' meeting. haha. =p

I actually lost my sense of direction and got lost on the way to Tecman. -_-
urgh. and yesterday, i wanted to walk around and shop on my own and i kept tripping and nearly falling down in front of everyone for about 3 to 4 times. argh. but that's what endears me to other people. =p wahahaha.

hmmmm. it's raining once again. somehow, as i looked at the rain just now, i couldn't help but think of snow and yanting since she's overseas. really wonder how she's doing.. sigh. =/

Xue Er and I have gotten closer, i guess. she kept smsing me yesterday night. lol. we got talking about Star Idol and all. Lincoln got out. dunno leh. i'm not really a fanatic but i think Lincoln's ok lah. Like his eyes. haha. I still support Alicia and Chengxi. heh. but Chengxi reminds me a tad too much of Sly though. hmmm.

feeling really troubled about everything that's going on in my life now.. kept snapping and saying things i shouldn't have and berating myself afterwards. argh. i've got to control my tongue! and my emotions of course.

been thinking these days about my problems and all.. finally came to a conclusion that sometimes, God brings us through deep valleys to prepare us to climb high peaks. been worrying about my results. i know i may not have given my best cuz last year during o olevels, i was a very distracted person. stretching myself because of cg, questioning God's existence, keeping up a facade, putting up with my parents' quarrels and all. but i trust God. been so worried these few days that i've not been sleeping and eating well. good friend T told me the reason i've been so "out of it" these few days could be because i've worried too much.

ah God. wherever you may lead, i'll follow.

save me from myself, somebody.
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