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2 out of 3 exams
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

AIGHHTTT, I'm done with two exams, today was my exam for Reliability Engineering and boyyyy that was intense!

Definitely not gonna have 100% for that but hope I got an A. I forgot to pay my school fees and I've been lazier and lazier in studying not a good sign so I guess Imma start studying for tomorrows exam!!

3 more to go! Wish me luck   ;)


funny version of a little mermaid song
Sunday, February 23, 2014





ok i seriously gotta start studying


bwahahahahahahah!!!! dem' security cams







The nature of the scorpion


Today's homily is very....wow...so heres something about how the reflection was some what like....

There were two monks who were washing their bowls in the river. Suddenly they both noticed a scorpion that was drowning. One monk immediately scooped it up and set it upon the bank. In the process he was stung. He went back to washing his bowl and again the scorpion fell in. The monk saved the scorpion and was again stung. The other monk asked him, "Friend, why do you continue to save the scorpion when you know its nature is to sting?""Because," the monk replied, "to save it is my nature."

http://www.buddhapadipa.org/dhamma-corner/the-nature-of-things/ 

Ok so I got this from a web link the one I heard was slightly different like the homily started of with a group of men washing their sins in a river and then about describing more of the scorpion trying to untangle itself but I couldn't find the exact version...so I tried searching it but found so many version, I'm not sure what the original one was but you moral of the story....

Aight now I have to go study for tomorrow's exam.... TOOTLES


STRESS WOW
Monday, February 17, 2014







Fruitful Sunday
Sunday, February 16, 2014



First of all, HAPPY FRUITFUL SUNDAY!!!

Exams are exactly in a week from now and I'm not even halfway prepared.

Today I went to church alone because the 2 sisters I normally go with, already went yesterday. So I went to the 9.15 am mass instead of the 11.15 am mass. I had KFC porridge for breakfast, with hash brown and egg tart on the side....hehehe, satisfy my tummy!! After mass, I told myself to spend <=S$10.... at the end of the day I ACCIDENTALLY spent my money on some tank tops(3 actually) and a printed, "Lucky 8" Tee...S$30 all spent on one day-hahah how wise of me ;)

Then at around 12-1 ish!? I went to Changi Airport by bus with the sisters...well that was a new exciting experience for me, considering the fact I slept throughout most of the journey. Why did I go to the Airport?...To pick up my godmother and the one and only mother of the earlier 2 sisters. To be honest I wanted to play Charades or Taboo on the bus but it kinda looked like they were sleepy plus the bus ride was pretty bumpy so I was like, "oh well, next time" to myself.

After all that we had dinner together, chicken rice and vegetable steamed dumpling :P
Yummy again, not to forget they bought me lots-and-lots-of fruits which explains the picture above and shall now be studying to prepare for exam, kay bye. TOOTLES


What happens after my Diploma?!
Thursday, February 13, 2014

Hey readers,

Ok at this point in life, I am seriously in doubt of whats gonna happen next....well after graduated and received my Diploma that is. Today there was a talk from a person from NUS and well they have this Degree that is so related to my course and I would love to join but I do not think I have enough money to graduate. I really want a diploma so I searched for the ASEAN scholarship, however I just hope I am eligible and am able to fulfill their criterias.

 Another option is to work for 3 years so that I don't have anymore debts for the tuition grant. I thought of working then go to a different country and get the degree there, however I only worry that my diploma isn't recognized so it might be harder for me to get a job.

 Then there was a career fair at school today, was pretty interested in this one company called, "P&G". They had 3 main positions, Operations, Logistics and Quality which are soooo related to my Diploma. The men who represented the booth were very enthusiastic and all cause they didn't know that there was a broad course that exactly covered their job opportunities. They called my two friends and I, "The dream candidates" for their company.....haha.

 So I am really confused, hopefully God can answer my doubts real soon!!


Do you wanna build a snowman?
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Love the movie "Frozen" and this music video is really so cute and touching


*SATURDAY
Saturday, February 8, 2014

I GOTS A FREE FAKE FLOWER from Causeway Point for world cancer day....so world cancer day!!!!!!... if it is today...or just leftovers?!


Connect to disconnect
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

This is so worthwhile watching for







EMCEE
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

It is now Febuary 4, 2014 and I will say this 2013 went pretty fast!

Being an emcee was indeed the highlight of the year; 2013. I never thought of actually hosting an event! I was the type of girl to think a lot but I don't say the things out loud, I don't have an outgoing personality, in parties I barely talk to anyone, I am not good at conversations, I am not the sort of person that can make a good joke! I mess up a lot in front of an audience!...even when I was a kid, I took voice lessons and I sang "Tomorrow" by Annie even though the recitals consisted of what, 9-10 kids who were the only ones I had to sing to, I went low on the "...daay-aaaa-waaay...." instead of it ending at a higher pitch.

I remember I think this desire started since I was in primary school? I wanted to go on stage, our school! I don't know why but I would normally and easily criticize the people on that stage! I think there were a few times I did show and tell but I think some teachers restricted me from wearing these fancy costumes and dancing just because of my skin complications. I guess from there my self esteem started getting lower. 

When transferring to an international school, gosh! The more I wanted to go on stage, I wanted to stand out. There was this one musical which was called, "The musical school bag" and my whole class and I sang as a choir and well, to the people who stood in front of me, I am sooooo sorry if I might have damaged your ear drums. I wanted to stand out and so I sang the loudest, cause I was like, "Oh I had voice lessons, I can sing better than them" oh boy was I wrong!!! Hahaha... I sang so loud that I really went off pitch. I knew it too. However, when it came to doing solo well not really solo but a few people on stage including me like acting on stage, my heart beats so fast! I can still remember that I was 
only supposed to pose as "the pharaoh" I even wore a mask! Yet I was so nervous.

Collecting my certificate of graduation from high school also made me nervous, I think until I started becoming a lecturer at church things got easier. I learned so much more from there. Moving to Singapore made this desire to be more unaccomplishing...is that even a word?...well...its harder to accomplish... cause it's like starting a new life all over again. Well, the tables were turned and I believed in myself, I want to and I will. 

I joined this one organization at school called "International Students Club" which recently just changed to "International Club" and as a freshman and a new recruit, my seniors really appreciated my normal English way of speaking and suddenly they target me to be one of their hosts in the upcoming event, well I have seen their shows and their shows are really big; >500 audiences as in like theatre style big shows. I can't believe this but I went against them, I told them I had no experience, I'm not good at public speaking and just because I can speak well fluent in English, that doesn't make me a public speaker! 

Last year, being a year 2 student I really urged myself to try hosting the new event which was the International Student Festival. There were time where I told myself I didn't want to but I managed to fight that part of me and just told the president of the organization that I want to Emcee and that I am ready.

I was then confirmed that I will be hosting along with a partner whom I got along well with as he was a classmate in a previous semester and we started preparing.

During the period of preparation, a friend asked me to help out and host one of the events she was organizing, it was a casual event and I warned her that it would be my first time to emcee and I guess I didn't have that good connection with my partner?(it was a different partner by the way) I will say there were big mistakes like running and clashing against my partner...hahah HORRIBLE



The main event was bigger, the one I was fully prepared for but still I didn't do my best, nervousness I guess. I showed a lot of signs of nervousness definitely. 











Not only that when I came back to Brunei, for Christmas Day I was chosen to preach/sermon a letter from Pope Leo the great! How awesome was that, wish there was a video or picture but I didn't get any. However, I got great comments like loads of confidence and an owner of a nursery wanted me was looking forward in hiring me as an English teacher! Haha, who thought of that?! 

2013 is definitely one of the years I would remember.


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♕ Joyce Deang Cortez ♕
I'm the youngest girl in my family born on 1996, but not the shortest... Marcella is my confirmation name. A graduate of St. Margaret's School-batch of 2011(High School, Brunei). On the look-out for future ambition. Went beyond capabilities which brought me to study in Singapore, aiming for more to come.


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