Monday, October 29, 2007


for those whom feel the world standing in the way of their dreams

nobody ever had a dream around here
well, i don't even mind that it's starting to get to me

nobody ever pulled the seams around here
well i don't even mind that it's starting to get to me

i've got this energy beneath my feet
like something from the ground's
gonna come up and carry me

i've got this sentimental heart that beats
but i don't even mind that it's starting to get to me now..

"why do you waste my time?"
is the answer
to the question on your mind

and i'm sick of all my judges
so scared of letting me shine
cos i know that i can make it
if only someone takes me home
every now and then...

"why do you waste my time?"
is the answer
to the question on your mind

and i'm sick of all my judges
so scared of lwhat they might find
cos i know that i can make it
if only someone takes me home
every now and then...

have you ever seen the lights?

Thursday, October 18, 2007


recent days

yeah i know i've fallen behind in blogging lately but there's just so much things to be done in the recent days so i have channelled my time and energy into them and held back from blogging for a while.

my daily routine goes something like this.

morning -- school

afternoon -- roadshow (for only this week)

night -- pack up and meet jo for chat/supper/walk in the park

midnight -- reach home, check facebook, gather points to buy our my gem on "human pets"

her price has inflated to an insanely amount of 12297 points and i'm thus left to scramble to gather points in the fastest way possible.

hence i did a little bit of investment myself.

i bought the popular people and used them as bait to tempt other people to buy them out from me, thus earning myself a profit of 100 points in the process.

so far the regular targets have been xingdi (kevin buys her) and eugene (some girl called celine buys him. the scandal alarm rings!!) and yeah. but i'm still short of a few thousands. eugene's particularly fun to buy cos it somehow bothers the hell out of him that i own him. so i shall continue.

so other than that, blogging has been neglected but i'll post up on terzetto's hotel stay in soon.

i and jo are going for an ubin trip tomorrow. my first visit there. hope for good weather cos i know we're gonna have fun. pray all the mosquitoes there suddenly die overnight as well.

shall blog about it soon too!!

Saturday, October 13, 2007


finally, it's official!

today was a big day for us.

i went to jo's church for the first time today to meet her mentor gabriel and receive his blessings for our relationship. it was, i think, quite nervous for jo cos she's never done anything like that before and there was a certain degree of uncertainty as to what he will ask and such. and coming from two very distinct church background (traditional baptist and charismatic) doesn't help either but i believe God brought us both for a reason and that He will bridge the gap.

it feels so wonderful to have God leading us both. I never really experienced that in my previous relationships and for this one, i've been praying that God will lead me to the girl He has chosen for me sooner rather than later. Jo was the one He has chosen. and to be honest, we never really spoke a lot in the half a year we have known each other. we finally went out more often one-on-one about 3 weeks ago, things happen and the chemistry set in. unknown to me, Jo has been praying for this to materalise as well and when she did give me the chance to go out with her more often, it was really a surprise to me as i never thought she would take a fancy to me.

but like i said, God is really blessing us and we can really feel it. we have just been out of relationships in the last year and have been praying for the right one to come along and when it happened, nothing went to the plans that i or her have made. instead, we got attached much earlier than any of us anticipated, and it even caught me by surprise. i had initially wanted to ask her in a creative way to be my girl but God didn't give me the chance. He gave me something better instead -- a favourable ending with jo.

and for that, i am eternally grateful to God for this wonderful gift that He has given me. everyday i give thanks for jo, something i have never done in my previous relationships.

looking forward to sunny days ahead with jo and we will try our best to walk in His light to be the model Christian couple that He wants us to be.

to my lady, thank you for giving me the chance to fall in love with you, to pamper you daily and to please you endlessly.

To God Be The Glory!!!

Wednesday, October 10, 2007


sentosa revisited

it's been a while since i set foot in sentosa to enjoy the island and it's what-i-used-to-recall-was-crappy attractions (anyone remembered asian village?).

until tuesday that is, where i spent nearly the whole day with jo enjoying the great weather and beaches of this island.



but it was an odd trip though. the first half of the day was spent in Orchard (yeah i know, it's no where near sentosa), searching for our swimwear and beach stuff for the trip. we only left Orchard at about 2 for the island for suntanning. and what a load of fun it was.



i was impressed with the new changes that the Sentosa management has brought in. a new monorail, beach trams, buses. things seems much livelier now. beach pubs, beach volleyballs, and beautiful landscaping. things have really changed a lot. the only thing that didn't was the expensiveness about that place.

Gone is the old acronym of
So
Expensive,
Nothing
TO
See
Actually

now it's just So Expensive.

anyway we headed to our beach. one of the quietest beach in sentosa. there's like practically nothing there except sand and beach chairs. beautiful place with pathetic toilet facilities but we still managed to have fun. jo got into her first bikini, and i my trunks for the first time in 3 years.






and we just sun tanned the afternoon away, taking short dips into the water when it got too hot.

and when evening came, we had dinner at cafe del mar where the ambience was fantastic. food was ok too though in small portions and high costs. guess ambience has a price that comes along.




after which was a slow walk on the beach where we scared some people off (private joke), followed by the songs of the seas display which was quite nice with all the hi-tech pyrotechnics, water jets that shot 30m into the air, laser display, wonderful background props and lame acting.

sun tanning at tanjung beach, songs of the sea. we didn't do much, cos we didn't have a lot of money, and very little things were free on the island but we had great fun still in each other's company. the start of a something beautiful.

Monday, October 08, 2007


Our Song

We were strangers starting out on our journey
Never dreaming what we'd have to go through
Now here we are and I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you

No one told me I was going to find you
Unexpected what you did to my heart
When I lost hope you were there to remind me
This is the start...

We were strangers on a crazy adventure
Never dreaming how our dreams would come true
Now here we stand unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you

Cos life is a road and I want to keep going
Love is a river I want to keep flowing
Life is a road now and forever
A wonderful journey

I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

I knew there was somebody somewhere
Like me alone in the dark
I know that my dream will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothing's gonna tear us apart

In the end I wanna be standing at the beginning with you

Saturday, October 06, 2007


quick update on joreen (oct 5th)

joreen has just underwent an operation today and her condition is stable.

she's currently in the high dependency ward under observation but is expected to recover soon.

thanks to all who have kept her in your prayers.

will update if there's more details.

Friday, October 05, 2007


fifth october, thanks to God

Thanks to God
for the doors He's shut
with no intentions
of me to enter

Thanks to God
for the ones He's opened
they brought me joy
in great abundance

Thanks to God
for fifth october
for soothing sea breeze
and cloudy sunrise

For countless starshines
sprinkled in night sky
for the warmth and love
of Your creation

Thanks to God
for His directions
no compass made
can ever guide

Thanks to God
for His affection
to love a heart
that was once abandoned

Thanks to God
for his forgiveness
to love a sinner
such as I

Thanks to God
for His acceptance
of a simple love
such as mine

Thanks to God
for wondrous blessings
to bring us both
in time as one

Thanks to God
for wonderful parents
who have groomed us both
as shining lights

Thanks to God
for fifth october
a beautiful day
He has provided

words by: derrick poh
so happy to love, yet so far to go. You lead me on to where i've never been before

Wednesday, October 03, 2007


love is the thing this time, i'm sure

i know, i know.

you guys are probably going "oh boy, here we go again. yet another girl in his heart."

yeah and i know it's my fault that most people make my heart out to be a drifter, never clinging on truly to anyone for long.

one week is this girl, the next, some waitress. heck i even make some of them up from the back of my head.

but i can tell you one thing.

love is the thing this time.

i'm sure.

even though i've known her since april but we started out slowly as friends. sometimes i'm uncertain what to say to her cos there was a period of time i felt a little within myself, not willing to break out of my shell to meet new people.

but then after that things changed. i met another girl who tingled my heart a little but we had nothing more than casual dating, which stopped after realising maybe the girl wasn't the one.

and yet through it all, she was one of those people that i never thought it was possible with her partially because we were becoming like really good friends, and also because she was gushing about some other guy that she looked up to and was interested in.

but things started to get better gearing up for her birthday celebrations. i helped her committee out a little, played a cameo role in fetching her from orchard to her grand entrance at the tropica where her birthday was held. i helped her at lana's confession. deco the stuff, even waiting what felt like an eternity for her at the same spot while holding the anger in. i dunno what made me invest my time into it.

it just felt right. but let it be known, i had no ulterior motive other than to help her then. but now thinking back, it was fun. i did enjoy myself with her then.

and in the recent weeks we started to go out more. one on one. and we enjoyed ourselves. late night coffee at various places, east coast, hong kong cafe, st james, movies (practically every summer release). we had a really fun time together and sometimes i wish it never ends. and before you know it, those thumpa-thumpa feelings in the heart start to come back again.

the best part of it all, it felt different.

i never really had a deeply rooted christian as a girlfriend before. and with God as the head, this feeling so far, has been amazing.

usually i'd be like tensed and worried that i will lose this girl to another guy or get jealous with who she's going out with or where she is, or who she's talking to, or worse, whether she likes me or not.

but it feels so different this time. like i can truly put my trust in God and He tells me that "yes, this is the girl i have chose for you, derrick."

Philippians 4:6 says
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."

and that's what I did. i prayed fervently, sometimes more than hourly that she'd be the girl that God has chosen for me.

i never felt worried. i never felt anxious. i never felt jealous. i never felt like i couldn't trust her. instead i felt relaxed, at ease, with that silent confidence that God will bring us together and let me win her heart over.

don't get me wrong no, it's not pride or arrogance. it's purely faith in God and confidence in myself. and i trust fully in Him, leaving my doubts for Him to discard.

love is the thing this time, i'm sure.

it's a promise i'd keep.

time will never matter.

Monday, October 01, 2007


Quick Update on Joreen's Love Offering

Hi to all who donated,



Here is a quick update for those who contributed to Joreen's Love Offering.



The current tally stands at $1,060 with more funds still expected to come in. For those who wish to make a difference in her life, you can still contribute to the fund. The dateline for it is set at 31 Oct 2007.


To know more about her condition, click here.
To find out more on how you can help, please contact me at 8163 3663.



Thanks for your help.



in His love,

Derrick