Hi there, I'm Ho Mun Yee @ Melissa Ho. I live on a sunny island called Singapore, which experiences an eternal summer except for the occasional monsoon rains. My birthday's on 7 February. I love my God and my family above all else and especially like flowers :)









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Thursday, December 24, 2009 @ 1:58 PM
♥ Happy Christmas!


Christmas is not a very nice season for Mama. Her brother died on Christmas Eve last year, and in 2004, on Boxing Day, the very day of that terrible tsunami, her husband passed away. But yet Mama makes her heart happy for Christmas. It is Christmas Eve today and Mama has prepared a very yummy lunch! As I was reading the newspapers after breakfast, I caught a great whiff of the aroma coming from the kitchen and knew straightaway that Mama was cooking something delicious! Today, with our usual rice, there are potato wedges, prawns, some veggie, and a very yummy kind of fish! Mama also made her own sauce with mayonnaise that complements the fish perfectly! I took a risk and ate a prawn. And I love the fish! But there aren't much, so I had to control myself and not wallop the entire the plate.

Just now, I caught Mama looking at her brother's picture in the orbituary in the newspaper. I hope she isn't sad. She never was close to him but I know she loves him. Christmas is a happy day so I must make Mama happy!






Monday, December 14, 2009 @ 10:22 PM
♥ Granted.


People, do not give up on your dreams. Because God will make a way, if it is His will.

On the 8th of December, Mummy received an unexpected call. She came out of her room, still on the phone. Sis, Mama and I all eavesdropped on her conversation. I was certain that it was the tour agent; maybe our holiday wasn't going to be cancelled after all! But Mama was convinced that it was bigger news ... Then Mummy ended her call with a "Thank you Ann." Ann! Once she'd hung up, she looked at the 3 of us and announced : "We got it!" We were all so happy. My sis and I screamed, then I hugged her, and once I did I wanted to cry. Tears of joy! Mummy called Papa and broke the news to him, then he made arrangements for our first landing to Perth. We're leaving on January 6! And I'll miss the first day of school.

On the 10th of December, our visas were granted. Oh my, I am so happy!!! Next year is going to be a hectic year. I'll be gearing up for my A Levels, and Mummy and Papa will have to settle so many things and will have to make many trips to and fro. An entirely new beginning of life!

We must really thank our agent Ann. I think she appealed to the immigration officer on our behalf. Mummy asked, but she would neither confirm nor deny it. She's so nice and helpful! Thank you Ann! And thank you God!






Monday, December 07, 2009 @ 11:09 PM
♥ helping hands


The past week has been meaningful. I helped out at Mendaki and did 4 shifts of Metro SIF. It was nice working with my classmates at Paragon and with new friends at Causeway Point. Asking for donations from passers-by allowed me to really get to know Singaporeans better! Something embarrassing happened last Wednesday when I did duty with 3 other boys. We were all joking and laughing and ... I almost entered the male's toilet with them! That's what happens when you're the only girl around. The best day when we reaped most donations was on Saturday because there was balloon sculpting! This weekend is going to be even more meaningful as I'm helping out at the Annual Camp for the Intellectually Disabled (ACID). I hope I'll bring smiles to their faces.
xxx

Anyway, my holiday trip has been cancelled because our tour group is too small. It's ironic how we get rejected by the Australian authorities regarding our application for citizenship, and now, we are denied to even go holidaying there. It's as if everything's all planned, all connected somehow. I thought over it and realised that maybe I'm just meant to stay here longer. I get the feeling that someday, I'll be able to live there somehow, but just not yet. I look back over the years and realised how blessed I've been so far. In fact, if I were to die now, I'd say my life was great. I got everything I could ever wish for: A great family, friends that I've made, my 2nd choice for secondary school and my 1st choice for JC. And I found Jesus. Or He found me.

Yet, it's only human nature to dream for better things even though our lives are already good. I dream of having better quality of life instead of simply enjoying a high standard of living (ok, I'm sounding like a Geography student), doing a university course that I'm interested in which I can't do in my home country, end up doing a job I actually would enjoy, and dreaming of getting married to my very first boyfriend whom I haven't even met yet. This is all very unrealistic. Even if we were granted citizenship, no one said the grass would be greener there. I may not even be able to enter university, my parents may end up jobless and there's a very high probability that my future first boyfriend will not end up being my husband.

But who knows unless you take risks?






Sunday, November 29, 2009 @ 8:52 PM
♥ a week to remember


I have decided to leave everything in God's hands.

Potluck Picnic @ HortPark - 24.11.09

Thank you Wai Han for the pictures, and everyone for the food and laughter! Hope you liked my (purchased) apple pie :)






examine before eating










the eco house!




welcome to my living room :)







Mun Yee // Miao Ling




pretty bed!




my favourite thing in the house <3



Bestie & Me :)




playing games







our favourite spot







love the trees behind







jump!










we love climbing







Mun Yee // So Jung




homeward bound




I look lonely ...




... but I'm not :)










Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 11:15 PM
♥ silent screams


The thing about waiting in expectation is that, eventually, when you finally get that answer, and it is something you didn't expect, your heart gets broken. It happened today. It came through an email, not a call.

Why? Why why why? We really really wanted it, we went through so much, we spent so much money, so many procedures, I even had a change of heart and now they tell us we're put on hold till the end of 2012. Or is it a polite rejection? A total no-no? We've been waiting for 2 years! What about my dream? Am I to give it up? Archaeology. New life. Doubled school fees now that we're rejected. Will that stop me? Will that stop us? What now?

Oh God, why?






Friday, November 13, 2009 @ 11:39 PM
♥ 09A01


09A01,

I just want you girls and guys to know that I'm thankful for each one of you! This is probably the last class I'll ever belong to, and the last time we all get to don a uniform to school. It took a while for me to adjust to being in an almost all-girls class; this is my very first time. I thought school life would be boring because, even though we all are comfortable, I thought there'd be no one to perk the class up, no one to act funny and cheer us up. I was wrong!


I know you won't be able to see these words. I haven't told anyone of my blog but I just want to save this entry so I can always re-read it and reminisce our good memories. There's still next year though :) I like how we'd always be in the front row of everything where we can spot morning assembly's announcers' hands tremble. We get scrutinised by them too. I like how we tried our best to make the 2 boys in our class comfortable. And I'm sure they've grown to become like us by now, haha! I love how we'd have hair-tying sessions! My hair's been tampered with by at least 4 of you girls. French braids, high ponytails, everything. We'd ask each other where to buy pretty accessories and the whole class would end up with similar hair-ties. I appreciate how we always try to sit together during recess instead of disappearing to find our secondary school friends. I like how we play jokes with our tutors and lecturers. How we organised a farewell to our dear seniors Miss Felicia and Miss Jasmine. Geography lessons will never be the same since they left for university. I think it's funny how even though we don't have fixed places, we'd always sit at the same rows in class. Kind of clique-y but it's ok. Oh yeah, and how we're always late for Math lectures and tutorials, especially after Economics lessons! And the practice sessions for Inter-House Games, where I couldn't do team skipping and all of you cheered me on with a chorus of what sounded like "Crayon!" at each jump because you didn't know how to pronounce his name properly. I improved, eventually. Somehow!



hair tying



a heart to represent us



farewell to F & J



Racial Harmony Day w/o ethnic costumes

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f283/S9204407F/TeachersDay091.jpg

always at the front

But here's a section where I'd like to thank 4 very special classmates of mine. Everything's gonna be all right in the end for you. I know it. Life's unfair. That's something I realised this year. I even experienced it. Just remember, we're all in this together so you'll never be alone! You still have each other, you'll make new friends and you still have us!

Jasmine: Jas, you're a wonderful class manager. All the reminders, relay SMS-es you sent, everything. When I voted for you that day, I knew straightaway I'd made the correct decision and so did everyone else! And I think you're really good at drawing Japanese anime. I'll look forward to seeing your debut manga one day. Do have more confidence in yourself! It's not easy being the only kid. You've got lotsa commitments and a mother who expects a lot out of you, but I know you'll manage. And continue mimicking my voice, I don't mind. :)

Wai Han: Fish! Hey, we're terrible at Math but that's ok. Just don't give up! I remember trying to teach you Mathematical Induction the other day before exams but I really wasn't sure of it myself. You were the one who wanted me to tie a high ponytail to school so I changed my hairstyle just for you! I think you're really sweet and friendly. We're fellow non-Facebookers but let's still keep in contact! Love love!

Yu Han: My fellow Chemistry sufferer! And the joker of the class! You really brighten us up. Your 'ah lian' outlook does suit you but you're not exactly one. I enjoyed the garage sale you invited me to set up stall at. I earned quite enough to last a week. I was really broke then and it was a new and fun experience for me! Just hang in there k? We can beat Chem together!!! It's funny how you'd make fun of me and Crayon. Just don't say he's ugly. And don't give Hong Kai the cold shoulder! I saw how he'd looked at you while you were playing badminton so he really likes you, no kidding! Sleepover at your house soon!

Irene: Hey, it was nice having you in my PW group. Not a commanding group leader at all. You're being too nice! Thanks for telling me where to shop and find good bargains at Bugis. We suffered in Chemistry together too! I remember how all 6 of us were the only ones who had to stay back in school after the Physical Geography promo paper, and how we chionged like crazy for Chem! Thanks for coming to sit with me and talk to me whenever you see me alone on Fridays. And I really like to hear your laughter and see your face turn red! All the best!

Let's have a great year in 2010. It's gonna be crraaazzyyy I know!






Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 9:24 PM
♥ a collective sigh



Two A Level subjects down this week! (And five more to go next year ...!)

After 11 years of struggling with Chinese and 8 months of crazy Project Work, I think I really deserve to let them all go. Because even if I get 'Ungraded' for Chinese again, I'm not dropping to Chinese B next year, even if they force me to. This really is my final Chinese exam and I'm so happy it's over!

No call yet and I'm still waiting. Waiting.






Saturday, October 17, 2009 @ 10:53 PM
♥ wait upon a Friday



I am moulting :( Yep, got a pretty bad sunburn after last week's cycling. It's been awhile since I last cycled, and it was so nice sinking my feet in the sand again and feeling the sea waves crash against me. For the past week, I've been straining some muscles! Suffered from severe muscle ache for quite a long while but I've recovered.

Yesterday, I borrowed another book: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson. It's been so long since I last read a book that moved me. Please read this book if you have the time. It's a beautiful love story. I was lucky to chance upon it in the school library. At first, I was looking for Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper. But it was borrowed by someone else and as I read through her other books' synopses, none captured me - they just weren't my style. So I happened to look at the shelf above her books, and then I saw Patterson's. It was right there waiting for me and the first to capture my eye. I didn't find a synopsis, but borrowed it anyway. It turned out to be good. If there had been a synopsis, the story'd have been given away completely.

Didn't receive any call yesterday. I'd been waiting for about a month. My heart beats real fast whenever the phone rings on a Friday. It will come soon; maybe next week. If not, then next, or the one after that. Oh God, why do they have to keep us in suspense? But that's the fun of it.






Thursday, October 08, 2009 @ 9:41 PM
♥ Liberation Day


It's over~

The past weeks flew by surprisingly fast but quite calmly. The constant encouragement from my peers and siblings kept me going! I love my brother very much. Be it my whining, complaining, talking, he's always there to listen and cheer me up, and also tell me many interesting things. But I don't like how he doesn't wake me up when I fall asleep unwillingly on Mama's bed while studying. This exam, I resorted to something dangerous which paid off for some papers, but of course, not for all. I promise I will never do it again. I'll be more hardworking next time!

It's not nice being the minority in school. Because of my uncommon subject combination, the exam timetable was not planned in my favour. I had Physical Geography and Chemistry on the same day! It's not fair, most of the science students get a nicely spread out timetable, unlike us! And this will be the same for all of next year's tests...

After every 'Liberation Day', I find myself at a loss of what to do. But it's always the same thing - watch online movies and head down to the library and borrow a good book to read! I'm finally reading a book I've wanted to read for months. It was recommended by my GP tutor: Paul Coelho's The Alchemist. He told us it was inspirational so I made it a point to read it after my exams. And now it's finally over. Tomorrow, I'm going cycling with my class and one day, Mandy, Miaoling, Sin Yee and I are going to make sushi! I missed it the other time!

I still have more than a month to the holidays, but at least they're something to look forward to. And even though I'll be involved in many community projects, I know I'll enjoy them. I hope.






Wednesday, September 16, 2009 @ 4:41 PM
♥ extreme measures


We can do this. We'll go through this together. See you 8th October.