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Thursday, November 20, 2008

happy birthday! :) @ 11:36

AND..
let's all lift up prayers and well-wishes for all our CSS pple who are having their birthdays during this period.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEL, BRIDGET AND AMANDA LEONG! :)

Thank God for the blessing that you are, you've each made a difference in our community! :) May God bless you on your special day and throughout the year and continue to guide you on the path ahead! :D

love,
-cher

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exams! :s @ 11:20

ooh.. the exams are coming upon us.
it's that really dreadful time of year.

and while i noe im definitely not looking forward to the exams.
i noe to.. that after the exams, there will be many many happy CSS activities to get involved in. and well, of course, CHRISTMAS itself! :) that wonderful season of chocolats, christmas trees, christmas turkey and family gatherings. lol

so whether you're studying at home, in the library, at Risen Christ, at a library/coffeebean/starbucks near you..
know that you're not alone kkaes. :)

here's a little something to help keep you going through the day.
it was written by the ever-inspiring redemptorist, Simon Pereira from Novena Church. :)

all the best everybody! :)

GOD BLESS!

P.S.: i should be in the lib most of the days (excl sundays).. until my exams end (2nd).
and if i dont have melvin, i'll at least have a small multiplug with me. :)

love,
-cher

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Sunday, November 16, 2008

@ 17:27

Hey everyone!

in keeping with the mugging atmosphere thats around us, heres a reminder to do your ONLINE STUDENT FEEDBACK EXERCISE because you will get One Hundred Bonus CORS Bid Points.

heres the link http://www.nus.edu.sg/students/feedback/index.html

The Online Student Feedback System will be opened from 08:00 on 10 Nov 2008 to 23:59 on 21 Nov 2008

free points, why not.

cheers,

Damien

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Thursday, November 13, 2008

have fun studying! :) @ 13:57

The library becomes a weird and interesting place as exams draw closer.
suddenly, the library is fuller than ever before. with people of all sorts.

but who says studying can't be fun?!
it's most fun seeing what pple do when under stress.. and at the very least, you know that there's company in your madness. :)

just thought i'd share some of the funny behaviours and observations that i noticed in the library yesterday, to brighten your day and let you know that you're not the only one going bonkers now that exams are coming upon us.

what do pple do to relieve stress in the library?
-i was watching russell peters on youtube (hah!) and checking out online shopping lj sites.
-leonard (aka grumpy) was watching ice-skating on youtube
-justin lee was writing CHINESE poems about the exams (HAHA)

lol. see. you're not the only one doing stupid things just because it's exam period. :)
i kid you not. just continue to read and enjoy the photos. hah! :)

the ahchek in leonard (aka grumpy)

and our DEAR DEAR PAM.. brought us chocolates.
shimon went CRAZY-HAPPY. lols and then turned into Santa Claus, giving out some of the sweets and chocolates to all our beloved css pple who were studying in the library.

the stock!

shimon went crazy

majella and her sweets!

and when it came to 5.40pm.. a whole bunch of us went for mass at Holy Cross together. :) there's nothing like going to mass together with a bunch of catholic friends.. the sense of community and togetherness amongst all of us was something that i really felt strongly. :D

and when we reached Holy Cross, it was so amazing to see.. that there were LOTS of CSS pple from other faculties as well. business, engin, science and arts.. were all quite well represented! :) and it was so amazing to come together with everyone for mass, knowing that we're all praying for the same thing, that we're all in this together. After mass, we all congregated at the entrance, talking with one another and just catching up. all, so happy to see each other, and just glad for each other. :)

so, dear friends.. who says studying can't be fun? :) lol
there's no more cgs, and there'll be no more morning/evening prayer next week. BUT.. there will still be pple studying in school. i'll definitely be in the lib. with melvin. haha. so, feel free to join us k. :)

love,
-cher

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

on the 12 days of Christmas, CSS gave to me.. @ 17:04

Hello one and all!

Just a heads up but there are a few things happening in the month of our Savouir's birth you would like to lookout for!

MM : Carollings!
If you would like to join in the fun and spirit of Christmas through bringing cheer and songs to people's houses and hospitals, do get involved in Carolling! :) it's being handled by our CSS Music Ministry. no prior experience needed, just come for the practices! venues and dates
TBA.
* Jessica and Yvonne

6th: Lourdes Experience Event
A healing rally happening at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on the 6th, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the apparition of the virgin Mary in Lourdes, France. Some of you have already signed up as volunteers, pls remember to mark the date down in your diaries.
Cherylyn will be letting you all know more about the details soon. :)
*Cherylyn

14th: Christmas comm fundarising carwash
Come and help the Christmas Comm raise funds for their project to reach out to the children at Sunbeam Place. They have planned an interesting day of activities and need some help to defray the costs of the event.
St. Joseph's Church (Bukit Timah)
*Majella Loh

16-18th: CSS Retreat
It's time to come together as a community to take some time out to reflect on the sem past and all the blessings we received, and also to recharge for the sem ahead, and all the challenges that we may face. Come for our annual CSS Retreat and let God into your life again. :)
St. Theresa's Church
* Shimon and Cheryl

22nd: Christmas Comm Event
Here is our chance to give a little back to the greater community - come and spend a day with the children of Sunbeam Place! :) The Christmas Comm has planned exciting activities, a play and plenty of interaction time with these children.. come and brighten their Christmas! :)
Sunbeam Place
* Ivan and Denise

Arts Comm: Arts year end gathering!
Artsies, we shall gather together as a community in thanksgiving for the sem that has passed, and to celebrate the festivities of christmas and new year together! :) The Arts Comm is still planning, we will let you all know more after the exams have ended.
TBA.
* Eugene

Yours truly,
Arts Comm 08/09

*PS: I have removed the hp no.s of the contact pple.. just to be safe. you can find this in your emails. so check back there for the info kkaes. :)

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exam mass! :) @ 16:28

And even though we may not be meeting up as a CG these last two weeks leading up to exams, the fellowship does not have to come to an end. Let us continue to pray for each other and support each other through these stressful times. Meet up for lunch, or study together with your CG mates if you can, or even go for daily masses together. :)

if all else fails, and its difficult to get through the remaining hurdles ahead.. pray. or ask friends to pray for you too. or find any of us to complain to. chances are, you won't be the only one facing the i-n-e-r-t-i-a and distress. we're all in it together.. and it's alright.. there's light at the end of the tunnel :)

here's a little exam prayer i have to share with you:

THE PRAYER OF A STUDENT

Holy Spirit, be behind me to support me,

in front of my to guide me,

above me to grant me wisdom,

beside me to hold my hand and walk with me,

within me to help me live life abundantly,

and give me all the graces that i need

to live and move and breathe the life of Jesus in me,

so that my foundation would be built

on the power of the Word of God

flowing from the Scriptures.

Dear Blessed Mother, help me to say

"Yes" to God so that i would, like you,

Magnify the Lord and problaim,

"The Almighty has done great things for me,

Holy is his Name."

S. Pereira CSsR
Redemptorist Seminary

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EXAM MASS! :D
exciting exciting stuff! :)

There's going to be an exam mass this friday. It's a special to close off the sem.
Mass will be at LT17.. and we've a few exciting features this time.

There will be some PRAISE AND WORSHIP before the mass, at 6.10pm. :)
come early and join in if you can.
let's give thanks to God for bringing us through the past sem.. all the ups and all of the downs.

Also, there will be FREE DINNER provided after the mass. :) no need to worry about how much time it will take to travel to holland village, or clementi or vivo. dinner arrangements have already been made. :D all you have to do is come and enjoy.

so.. this friday.. as exams draw closer, let us take some time out to thank Him, and also to gain encouragement and strength from experiencing Him through the mass. :) feel free to bring a friend along as well.

god bless all! :)

love,
-cher

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Sunday, November 9, 2008

@ 01:05

on friday, sometime past 1pm, a group of css people were talking about some lines from one of Blake's poems, at our arts corner in the canteen. this reminded me of a reflection i had some time back.

the lines they were talking about were these:

To see a world in a grain of sand
And Heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.

it appears to me that i can read into these verses a description of what happens at Mass.

To see the world in a grain of sand --> to be able to see the Host containing something (someone) much larger than it actually is

And Heaven in a wild flower --> to see the Divine in the products of earth (Bread and Wine)

Hold infinity in the palm of your hand --> thats what happens when the Host is put onto your hand

And eternity in an hour --> Mass is about an hour long, and it is a re-presentation of the Sacrifice at Calvary. in that one hour (approximately) we are immersed in something that transcends the chronological confines of time.

of course, this is just my reading into it, and i am in no way asserting that Blake had these thoughts and intentions when he composed his poem.

Auguries of innocence is a rather long poem, though most people are only familiar with these first four verses. here is a link to the full poem by Blake: http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/368.html

cheers,

Damien

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Saturday, November 8, 2008

@ 16:55

HELLO ARTS PEOPLE

i hope you are all doing well with revisions and final deadlines.

i'm about to write my film essay. actually i'm about to decide on which film to write on before deciding what to write about that film. to be more precise, i first have to re-initiate myself into the world of film analysis and pick up its reins of knowledge and soak myself in its ways, before i can see with the sight of a film student to choose which film to write on, then to decide what to write about it.

as you can see, i'm working at the last minute again. the deadline is monday.

i just thought of this short clip that we were shown in film art months ago that i thought was intriguing, sad, funny, nostalgic, and captivating all at the same time. and it has a great tune playing in the background from midway in the clip.

its from the opening scenes of a hungarian film by Bela Tarr, called Werckmeister Harmonies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFmu7BYbthY

enjoy (:

damien

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Thursday, November 6, 2008

niño de milagro @ 00:10

Hello everybody! What are you doing during December?
I hope you're going for Retreat!

To quote Gabriel Fu: going for mass is taking a big breath to survive the next six days of the week.
So, going for Retreat would be taking that big breath.

Going for niño de milagro would be expelling that breath in a beautiful way.

(Credits to the awesome Mark)

On 22nd December, CSS will be going to Sunbeam Place for a day of fun activities with the adorable kids there! The age of the kids are around primary school level.

We still need child buddies and cast members!
Child buddies are there to befriend the kids. A child buddy will be attached to every child and he/she will be accompanying the child for the whole day.
We need a Mary, Joseph, 2 shephards, 3 wisemen, Angel Gabriel etc. [there's always room for discussion! ;)]

Please email me at indigoslash (at) gmail (dot) com if there are any questions, or if you want to SIGN UP. I reply to emails within 24 hours because I'm such an email addict. (Email = FREE SMS!!)

Also look out for our Facebook event page! You can also sign up via there!

If you want to contribute more to this year's Christmas, pleae join us for our fundraising car wash at St Joseph's. It's going to be on 14 December, just right before Retreat! For more details or to SIGN UP, please contact Majella Loh at majella_Lcy (at) hotmail (dot) com.

<3 Therese

Labels: Christmas

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Sunday, November 2, 2008

thank you everybody! :) @ 21:45

firstly.. we have to thank a very special person for the new layout which is so lovely.

we've made a few changes, added a few features, removed a few features.
if you have any feedback, dont hesitate to share it kkaes. :)

and next, i'd just like to thank EVERY SINGLE PERSON who turned up for our "night under the stars" on friday night after All Saint's Mass. YOU ALL made it a very special and enjoyable night. im glad that so many pple managed to come and join in the laughter, merry-making and revelry of the night. it was truly a blessed experience and i could feel the warmth and love all around us. :]

*special mention to Mag who skipped forensic to come! :) HAHA great choice mag!
and for Albert.. who thankfully enough happened to bring his camera for his project that day. LUCKY US! :):)
and for ALL the drivers who made our travelling time SO much shorter and who brought us all safely and comfortably to Vivo! :D

i hope that the event was a special one to you too. albert and i have both uploaded our pics of the event.. so go take a look kkaes. and comment too! :) i'll be putting together a collage of it soon. tmr hopefully.. once im free from the dreaded essays. :sand we've put up the big group picture that we took that night at vivo on the template! :)

if you have any feedback at all, do leave a comment in the entries, or tag our board on the left hand sidebar! :) we'd SO love to hear from you.

and thank you therese for contributing the interesting entry! :)
*rmbr to leave your name if you're contributing an entry kkaes. :]

guys.. just a reminder, this week will be the last round of CGs for the sem.. so do try and make it for your respective CGs if you can kkaes. :)

love,
-cher

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new layout is finally up @ 18:53

yippee!!
if there is anything you want to see here
(or something you don't), say it.
it's your space after all!

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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Chaplet of Divine Mercy @ 15:51

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