Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Full Name: Mark Tan Wen Min
Age: 18
Gender: Male
DOB: 27 March 1992
Faith: Baptist(Christianity)
Church: Faith Community Baptist Church
Graduated from: St Andrew's Jr Sch, Jurongville Sec Sch
School: Nanyang Polytechnic, School of Chemical and Life Science
Course: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Class: PS1003
Hi all. It's been a long, long, long, long time since I've last updated. Under huge pressure of many of my friends and juniors, I've decided to finally update my blog. It's not that I do not want to update my blog; it's just that the things that I will to update might be quite trivial, so there's nothing to update about each time.
Sunday was Promotion Ceremony on Bukit Timah Hill. After climbing down the hill, we went to Bukit Timah Food and Drinks Centre to have breakfast. After which me and Soon Lee went home together on 52 from a bus stop opposite NP. Then went to chinese service with my family. Then went home and stay home for the whole day.
Monday was spent whole day at home. Went to SATA medical clinic at Jurong East on Tuesday afternoon. Got a series of check-ups from urine's dipstick test to blood pressure test. Was so shocked when I saw my urine of froth sticking to the cup surface. Lucky the report put negative for glucose, blood, and albumin, then I heaved a great sigh of relief.
Overslept for afternoon nap on Wednesday, so didn't manage to make it for AQ training. Thursday is today. Went polyclinic to visit the doctor. So that's all folks. More details, please log on to www.facebook.com to see my profile. Thank you and hope to post again.
Mark Tan at 9:55 PM
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Happy Velentine's Day!!!
My Valentine's Day is so bland. Went to parade this morning. Chin Boon passed me his lecture notes:) He say will pass me the remaining ones next week:) At least can help me kill some free time at home.
Then went home and rest till about 4pm and went out with parents to Vienna buffet at United Square. The food there is super scrumptous & sumptous(opps... primary school food desciption). You should go try it 'cos you will dream of going back many more times (opps... I just aided some marketing for Vienna =X). It would be good to call 100 and ask for Vienna's number and then call Vienna restaurant to reserve seats for you... 'cos the probability for an empty air-conditioned seat unreserved is close to a zero-percent. Anyway I felt like a gooseberry(my mum and dad needed some time of romantic ambience in the restaurant),so two's a company, three's a crowd =X
So that's it for Valentine's Day. God is my Valentine :))
Mark Tan at 12:06 AM
Friday, February 13, 2009
Hi to everyone who sees this post!!! I've not been updating my posts regularly nowadays; 'cos I am busy with facebook! Anyway, I really found back a lot of my Primary School classmates and friends through the facebook. Was so afraid I will completely lose contact with all of them. I had never expected of finding them back, but somehow I did =)
I wonder what would be this season of my life going to be, but it seems somewhat significant to me, yet in very subtle ways. I am shifted to a new place, new environment with new friends(perhaps with a few older ones),and I begin to feel quite wavered and insecure. But I will trust in Him that there is a special reason why I am placed in this school, this course, this time. Still anticipating for my purpose and future.
When I went back to school two days ago to take my award and to join in AQ training, I saw a lot of my 4A'08 classmates return. Lots of them are wearing the JJC PE shirt and Skirt/pants. I have to accept the fact that I'll no longer be wearing uniform ever again(except NS). I will miss them lots =( and I will miss some of the teachers(though not all).
So as you can see there is really a major transition in my life. I unexpectantly found back my Primary School friends, see all my secondary school friends getting posted to different schools, and see myself going into quite an unexpected course. Can you imagine what are my emotions? They are jumbled, with ingredients of elation, excitement, surprise, nervousness, bitter-sweetness, melancholy, disappointment and fear. All in one go. My emotion meter has really in one way or another lost sensitivity.
Mark Tan at 12:23 PM
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Wow! It has been a long day outside.
Went to Morning service, then attended 4W held by Ps William. Learnt quite a lot of things. For example, some skills you might apply to make the cell more effective, but the main emphasis was not the strategies. For the cell to stand, only the love of God can sustain its foundation.
So I went out with my sister to Takashimaya Shopping Centre. We shopped, ate, bought, and I found her buying lots of things, whereas I bought nothing at all :(
Actually we went up to Kinokuniya book store. Had the initial intention of purchasing some books for occupying my time for the next 2months of staring out of the window. But I changed my mind again. I'll be visiting the library again right? Why not borrow the book than buy the book? So to save some cash, I decided to cool down my impulse by having more self-control.
My sister couldn't resist the temptation of facial-art materials everytime she looks at it. Is she addicted to make-up? O.o I was really surprised by what facial-art provide its artist with. I went in SaSa with my sis, and discovered a sharperner!!!! And the paintbrushes!!!! And the colour pencils(Mascara)!!! And the Thiner(nail-polish remover-.-")!!! So you can see the variety of 'art supplies' you can get in a cosmetic shop. The sharperner was super expensive, tree dollars plus, and I'll never buy it because to sharpen a colour pencil, I can just buy those cheap ones at my school bookshop at one dollar!
Here's my sis very own vid!!
Anyway, thank you Wenliang for borrowing me your sem 1 notes. Will be going through it ASAP so that Rebecca can receive it fast and then return you fast also.
Mark Tan at 10:16 PM
Friday, February 6, 2009
Hi all again! I've not been consistently updating my blog as I'm recently rather busy visiting the library. Have not visited the library for ages already, so I really do miss the smell of books.
Actually, I have accepted the fact of fate that I'll be taking this course, although I did not intend to pick up this course initially. However, it is already a fact, and so there's no point regretting on things that cannot be undone, or things that I was not able to accomplish. I believe my thinking and my heart is gradually changing; changing to accept reality, to become more adaptable to things outside my comfort zone.
However, I was greatly distressed by the news that the statistics for University Admission rate for NP and SP is higher. This means that I'll have to study arduously hard. People from better Secondary Schools like CHIJ, that don't take the 'Thru-Train route' will be brought into the scene and the competition will be great. So a neighbourhood student like me; I have to use true self-discipline to study harder. I don't believe I cannot enter a local university. I shall prove to you. You know who I'm referring to :)
I'm not saying you are trying to pour wet blanket on me; It's just that I don't want to let my parents pay too much for my education. You shouldn't encourage me to ask my parents to send me to go abroad for University. I want to use true capabiliities and compete to the best! I don't want to keep using my parent's money, 'cos I feel guilty to keep doing so. So I would like to challenge you for local-U; Are you game?
Mark Tan at 10:57 PM
Monday, February 2, 2009
Hi all! Let me describe to you the events that happened in the period that I was away.
Let's start from Sunday. Went for Chinese service at TCT at around 11.30am. After church, had a bit of lunch and headed straight to my relative's house. Have yet to introduce to you my cousin who is about 1+ old, and her name is called Luvyna. We don't call her that though, as 'le xuan' sounds better. Here is a video on her:
Isn't she cute?
So that was for Sunday. Went to help my mum's florist again on Monday. Then the rest of the day was stoning at home serving facebook and games.
Tuesday was day out with Ernest and Benjamin Lam. Have not met Benjamin since sec1 and Ernest since sec2. So we met at Bishan Junction8 and shopped from afternoon 3pm to evening 9pm. No wonder my leg was dull numb when I took off my shoes. Shopping at Bishan and seeing two of my primary school friends helped me to reminisce a lot about my childhood. Perhaps I used to linger around the city area in my childhood days, but I got back the feelings of my past, the feelings that I lost for the past 4years studying and living all in Jurong. No wonder I felt so queasy when I visited NYP, a familiar yet undescribable feeling.
Talking about today: I went out with Rebecca and Pebbles to Jurong East Library, to research on our course modules. Instead, we went to eat lunch at IMM from 2~4pm! So we wasted quite a lot of time. Rebecca felt tired and eventually left early, so me and Pebbles made our way to JE regional library by bus 11 and eventually reached destination. Pebbles is a novel-freak. She borrows 4books at one go and will finish all of them by date due. I will never be able to do so man! That's why throughout the years I have outstanding fine payments that caused a hole in me and my parents' pockets. So she went to the novel section and me to the reference section. Eventually she messaged me that she'll be going home. In other words, it would have been the same to come to the library alone!