Sunday, October 29, 2006
Sunday! Good day!
Hellos!
Haha! Today shall be my last entry for the next 2 weeks. At least, that is my intention la. I want to study intensively for my exams. So scary... like, every alternate day lor. *shudders* Some more one of it is like, I haven't study finish the course itself one lor. Die... =( I'm also gonna ban myself from MSN the next 2 weeks... so Una, if you miss me, u have to call me. Or u could drive by & visit me! Haha! Kidding la... U study too!
Hmm... The next couple of weeks will be mundane. I suppose the only times I'll be out is for groceries... I still need to eat, don't I? Oh, and Wednesday got SWOTVAC (is that how u spell it?) Visitation. It's when the committee (or anyone else who's interested I think) of OCF goes around to ppl's house to pray for them... their exams, time management and stuff... I'm going! Actually yesterday when I said ok, I was really ok. But today, I was in abit of a dilemma whether to go anot, since I need to study. But when ST called me, I decided that no time is too busy for GOD's work. And if I take time out to pray and I don't do well, well, that's that. I have only myself to blame. I'm sure praying wouldn't deteriorate my grades. =)
Anyways, here're some photos from yesterday's retreat...
This is the view of where we gathered:
This is the view of the rest of the park from where we gathered:
And this was done when we were sharing our thoughts about being included in the new comm... =) Hey, it's better than Melisa playing with a jumping worm ok! Hahaha!
And this one's for Eunice... She (you) actually kept it! Or intended to keep it! But it broke... throw it away la... =)
And this was for Jasmine. She also kept it can! Haha! I just make for fun only lor. =D
Nice place right? And well, it was a fun time... =)
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Today I overslept... hai. So idiot lor. I did wake up on time lor... but lazy, then lie down again... When I next woke up, it was already 7:36am... no time to wash up & change & get to the train station to catch the train lor. Idiot... I SMS Audrey & she laughed at me! Hahaha! But anyways, I went to Barry's church again, and Graham was so happy to see me. Haha! He's always happy to see me! In fact, he's always happy! He's why people want to go to church you know? Yeah...
Anyhoo, after church, met Melisa for lunch. She ate Hanaichi, I ate Oporto Bondi Burger... yum! Haha! Wanted to catch the bus to Eunice's place but we missed 2 buses in a row... So, fed up, we walked over to South Bank Markets to get myself this cool bandana thingy... Yay! Rainbow one! Hahaha!
Caught the 3:40pm CityCat to Guyatt Park. At first I wanted to go Eunice's place to sleep one lor. But she was watching the Gospel of John (was it?) then it looked interesting. The Jesus was so... hmm... I dunno. His eyes were not gentle... but Eunice thinks they are. *shrugs* Anyways, I ended up not sleeping lor. Then I had to go coz I was catching the CityCat back to Barry's church for this thing called Living Room. Sue's late! *pffft* Why u late again? Hmm? *folds arms*
Aiyah, nvm la. Don't do it again. Living Room was interesting... haha! The church stage was set up into a living room, literally. Then Ian would invite special guests every month & they'd sit comfortably in the "living room" and chat, kinda like a TV show. Haha! Cool!
Ok ok... it's getting late. *yawns* G'night peeps!
PS: BingBing, u can still email me ok? Or ICQ. Haha! The benefits of backtracked technology... *grin*
Don't worry... I'll still call u everyday darling... =) Please get well soon soon soon... 我愛妳。
Love me
if you
dare...
21:14
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Saturday, October 28, 2006
Weekend!!!
TGIF!!!
Nope, it doesn't stand for "Thank GOD it's Friday", and neither does it mean "Today GOD Is First" Judy... To me on Friday, 27th October 2006, it meant "Thank GOD I Finished!" My assignments, that is.
But here's something really really stupid. Both my assignments were due at 4pm. I finished at 2pm or so, and was so happy and hungry that I SMS Melisa to meet me at Toowong, then got Barry to go have lunch with me too! Haha! Then as we were eating Mac's $5 Feed halfway, I suddenly realised that even though I finished my assignments, I have yet to submit them! And they're in my bag then! And it's already 3:45pm! So wah lau lor! Haiyoh... where got people so idiot one u tell me? Haha!
Anyways, I ended up submitting both assignments before 5. I hope I don't get penalized for that.
OCF was good. It was the last OCF meeting this year. Last official one la... We all had abit of reflection, and an appreciation session for everyone in OCF... haha! It was nice. Daniel said I'm forever smiling! Hahaha! So funny la! Well, I do try to be happy, and I guess for most times, I truly am a happy person. But I'm not eccentric (as Judy once said). I get depressed at times too. Especially when I miss people I'm close to... people I love. And well, when I don't get my assignments done on time. And when something that I think ought to be done as perfect as possible is done half-heartedly or hecked... things for GOD, for example. I get angry if someone is 隨便 about GOD's work. Aiyah, there're alot of things I get angry about la, so as long as those things don't happen, I'm happy for most times. =) I was told that it's quite contagious... or maybe that's just my laughter. Haha! *bleah*
Today had a retreat at Sherwood Forest Park with the com & the exco of OCFUQ 2007. Haha! Tiffany said I'm always optimistic & happy, so she wants me to help her in her role as the "PR" *does the inverted comma sign with fingers* person in OCF. I'm cool with that. =) Yep! Yep yep... I'm optimistic. I try to be as much as I can. Anyways, there's no point in being pessimistic right? Right... don't argue with me. So yes, optimism. It sheds light to the cynical society we live in. But sad to say, I sometimes find myself being drawn to the cynical side of things when I cannot reason with myself why someone would do something bad when I don't usually think that person is bad. Know what I mean? No? K, like if someone is usually nice & all, and he/she suddenly steals money, I will defend him/her by saying maybe the family is in dire need of cash immediately & he/she has no means to raise it within such a short time & stuff... ya. But if I know that person does not face any reasonable difficulty to sort of "validate" the action, then my cynicism kicks in. Sorry la-a-a!!! I ran out of excuses for him/her mah! Wah lau... *pouts*
Pushing on, borrowed DL's PS2 & Eye Toy & went to Eunice's place to play! Hahaha! So fun! Too bad now is exam time... hai. Otherwise can play again! Yay! Then we cooked dinner... ABC Soup modified, kailan & mushrooms, grilled fish, and honeyed pumpkin! That was delicious Eunice... =) So sweet! Yum yum! Haha!
And now we're all so tired & stuff... I'm gonna sleep. It's been a tiring 2 days. =) Thanks Eunice, Judy & Melisa, for the day's company & games & dinner...
G'night!!!
*yawn*
PS: Judy, and probably Eunice too, my reading area really too small meh? Haha! I need inspiration for a new blogskin leh... Wait, I got it! Ok ok... hahaha! Yay! You'll see...
Must take care of yourself ok? Drink more water & eat if you can. I only wish I could be the one taking care of you sweetheart.
Love me
if you
dare...
20:10
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Thursday, October 26, 2006
Insect Dissection
Hello boys & girls!
Today is a tiring day. Last night I went to Sue's place to accompany her. She broke up with Jared & didn't wanna be alone... 胡思亂想 lor... y'know? Yes, you know. Anyways, I slept in her room but at the foot of her bed, on her nice carpeted floor. Haha! U don't expect me to sleep in bed with her right! So yes, the floor was just fine, no worries. =) Anyways, we slept at about 12:30am, which is quite early for me. *nods* I got up at 2:50am because my stupid head had no support & the floor was abit too hard even though it was carpetted. So I lay there thinking what I should do. And I got up & unplugged my charger silently, then crept outside to the living room. Stepped out on the balcony to look at the stars, and I remembered about 3 days ago was the peak of the Orionid meteor showers. U could see moderately bright meteors at very dark places. So I was hoping to catch 1 or 2 meteors but unfortunately, couldn't. Stupid BP across the road was like daylight can... *bleah* Anyways, got back in & laid on the sofa & fell asleep till 4am when my alarm rang. The sky wasn't bright enough yet, so I went back to sleep. 5am, Sue SMS me and I got up. Talked a few sentences with her, then I went off le. Cycled home to get my butterfly net, then off I go, catch insects! Yay!
Got to UQ Lake, looked around for dragonflies, cannot even see 1 lor. There were plenty of damselflies though, and being from the same family (Odonata), the damselflies had a similar preying method and would probably be alright for dissection as a predator. Stayed at the lake for a short short while, then went to the Botany Garden at the soccer field there, caught some harlequins and tree-hoppers (both are from Hemiptera). Wah, super duper hungry lor. SMSed Eunice to see if she might be on her way to sch so I can hv breakfast with her, but apparently not. Oh wells... Pancakes! 2 for $1.90 @ Physio!
After a sugray breakfast, I pedalled on to Banksia Park. Didn't see much there also... *sigh* So disappointing. Just a butterfly. *bleah* Anyhoo, came home & bathed & stuff, then Sue came over & I started to pin my insects. Pinning isn't part of my assignment, mind you. It's just for fun. Haha! After lunch, I snoozed abit then started dissecting my 3 insects. 4, actually... had a last minute decision to drown the caterpillar in EtOH... *evil grin*
This here is the Harlequin, after dissection. Look at the oesophagus stretched taut between the head & thorax! And if you'd look at where the abdomen was, you'll see all the intestines & what not... Yep! Insects have guts too!
Dissected cricket... can't see much, except maybe the gonads, which are the 4 pale pale yellow balls on the walls of the abdomen.
Stupid damselfly... so skinny, cannot see anything at all lor, inside the abdomen. But I just did it to show I did do some work.
The last-minute decision! Haha! 4 things to observe here:
1. That main bulk of dark green stuff, that's the gut I think. All the chewed up cellulose.
2. The pale yellowish whitish coils just below the gut. I don't really know what those might be... possibly the... umm... hmm... the-e-e... I dunno. Haha!
3. The bright green line across the body. I also dunno what.
4. The darker yellowish blob near the pin. Maybe that's like the bile duct or the gall bladder or something. I seriously dunno man.
See? I dunno so much things. That's why I need to research tonight. This assignment is due tmr lor. *sigh* Tonight must install the color ink. Idiotic. Why must printing color in sch be so expensive? Huh? $1/pc... out to chop carrots. Well, I'm not a carrot! I'm a brinjal (coz it's purple! *giggles*) so u can't chop me...
Wah, so sleepy can.
Actually I was doing my malaria assignment. Was going through all the windows on the taskbar when I got to this one. Haha! And so I blogged.
And now I feel sleepy. Maybe I should take a short PowerNap? *ponders* It's so tempting. I think I should. Haha!
OH YA! Tmr morning 11am got revision prac. Shit. I think I should go. Maybe Tom Cribb would give us some tips...
Ok ok... PowerNap.
ZzzZZ...
When he was looking up at the stars, she was in much agony. How he wished he could travel on a meteor to her side, and comfort her like the precious one she is.
Love me
if you
dare...
15:58
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Monday, October 23, 2006
Jogging!!!
Haha! Hello everybody!
Today, I had 2 assignments due. I completed neither. But Mary was SO NICE!!! She looked through one in the afternoon and told me I could hand in tmr instead, and the other one, well, I confused the date with Friday so I haven't even started on it. So she said I can just hand in on Friday lor. Haha! Yay!!! I really thank GOD for a tutor like her.
So tonight, I have to complete the one she vetted today le, so can hand in tmr. *nods*
Just now went for a jog with Judy, Calvin, and Calvin's housemates, David & Mark. I suppose I could call myself a moderate runner? K, I'm not boasting or anything ok... I just... it's just me la. I find the jog from Guyatt Park to King's College, along John Oxley Walk (which is by the river), moderate at most. But Calvin, Mark & David didn't make it all the way... probably coz they haven't been running or working out for so-o-o-o long? Yep... Mark said he haven't run in 2 years... since getting outta army. Haha! And David's Malaysian so he wouldn't have gone through running much. But Judy's cool! Hahaha! I guess this is where u see the difference between a regular gym-goer and the average individual. Her pace was good... I like. Haha! But then she don't like to talk while jogging... and me, being a chatterbox, had to entertain myself by looking at lories (plural for lory... it's a bird, not the vehicle. I can spell ok!) and the cemetery across the river at West End, and other stuff like Jacarandas... haha! Well, Judy & I jogged all the way to King's College & waited awhile for Calvin & Mark to reach... but I saw them turn back when they were nearing us, so Judy & I started trotting back to the start point... =) It's nice weather. I think we should do this again sometime soon... Good run mates! Yay!
Oh ya, before the run, I went Toowong with Judy for her groceries... Ended up buying quite abit of stuff for myself also lor. Haha! I intially only wanted to get rice & nail polish remover... Haha! Hai... Oh ya! I still owe Judy $20!!! Keep forgetting to pay her! I'm such a goldfish... *shakes head*
Oooo... Eunice made pea soup! Haha! It was nice! Ok, it's (I found out later) actually Pea, Potato & Apple soup. Yep! Nice nice! Make it your signature dish! Haha! I'll look for parsley soup & chilli soup recipes... or just come up with one myself. Haha! Then I'll bring some over for u, ok ok? Ok... haha!
I need to go out in the field again. Catch insects! Anyone wants to go with me? Haha! I need to catch 3 kinds of insects:
1) a herbivore
2) a predator and
3) a sap-sucker.
I'm thinking maybe, grasshopper for herbivore? Hopefully I can get a big fat one... easy to cut open. Then a predator could be a fat mantis, if I can find. Otherwise, some beetle? I dunno. Or a dragonfly! Yes yes... dragonfly should do fine. And a sap-sucker... I wonder if butterflies qualify. Otherwise, it'd have to be... one from the true bugs... a hemiptera. *shrugs* I think I might go on Tuesday or Wednesday. Wanna come wanna come? *pokes Eunice* Haha! Nah, you've gotta do your own assignments also. It's ok. The entomological world is a lonely place... *crickets chirrup* *beams* Crickets! Haha!
What did I do? What did u do? Please tell me dear... please tell me... =(
Love me
if you
dare...
19:49
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Sunday, October 22, 2006
That's When I Love You
Ever had the feeling GOD is trying to tell u something?
The past few days had some little incidents here & there that somehow, constantly reminded me of HIS presence. For example, on Friday, after class, I just stayed back in school to do my work all the way until OCF... Being the stingy person that I am, I'd rather not have lunch & dinner than spend money to eat in school. Maybe I'll go home after OCF & cook 2 packets of instant noodles or something, was what I thought. When I came early to OCF, Eunice & Daniel packed a burger from Lisa's BBQ for ST. But ST had his dinner just before I arrived!
So Daniel was like, “你吃了嗎？”
And I was, “還沒有。”
Then he say “這樣你吃咯！”
Haha! So cool right? Ok, it felt cool to me. And what's even cooler: abit later on, halfway through my burger, Louis came with 3 or 4 packs of rice & some vege & chinken wings made by Leah! They were for anyone who haven't had dinner la... but it's as though GOD is saying, "hey, if the burger ain't enough, there's still rice, Kane. Don't starve yourself, stupid boy."
Today also... as I was on the way to Fruitgrove MRT (Haha! Stupid, but I shall leave the mistake as that.) this song kept playing in my head:
"In Christ alone, my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
Here in the love of Christ I stand.
In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones he came to save.
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied -
For every sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.
There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain:
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave he rose again!
And as He stands in victory,
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His and He is mine -
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.
No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath.
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand."
-Stuart Townend & Keith Getty: In Christ Alone
Yup, and while waiting for Audrey to pick me up, I was just humming it happily. Guess what? Her car was playing "In Christ Alone"! It was getting kinda creepy man...
Another thing is a combi of Friday & today... On Friday, OCF had the last of its relationship series: Courtship. Nelson & Amy from New Hope Brisbane came to talk to us about it. It was good... It was straightforward... nothing was held back. I really enjoyed the truthfulness. But that's not it. During the talk, Nelson mentioned how the Jewish people had their marriage carried out. The bride would be dressed & prepared constantly, and waited (impatiently or otherwise) for the groom to come. Nobody knew when he was coming and so, everyone had to be on their toes. Today, Rev Tan's sermon was about the 2nd coming of Christ: How prepared we were. And that parable came up again, about the groom arriving in the middle of the night & the bridesmaids who were unprepared ended up getting locked outside, not being able to celebrate the wedding.
So tell me, is GOD saying something to me? Coz I don't really see the connection in all these 3. Of course, me being lame & all, I could come up with something easily, but GOD's not lame. He makes the lame walk & dance! (See what I mean?) So what's HE telling me?
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These few weeks have drawn me closer to Judy, Melisa, Jasmine, Calvin & Eunice, or at least, that's what I feel la. And it was fun! And it's reminescent of my friends back in PL... I really really miss them. It's not that I don't enjoy the company & friendship here, I do, I really do. But things are just different. I yearn to go back home & be amongst them again... =(
Anyways, this is so funny. I don't know if I should even mention it here... so I shan't mention names. Someone thinks that there's something going on between me & someone else. I asked why, and the reply was coz I showed supposedly extra "concern & protection" to that someone else. Haha! Can't you be concerned about a friend? So silly... =D
"... To hear you stumble when you speak,
Or see you walk with two left feet,
Thats when I love you,
I love you, endlessly...
... And when you can't quite match your clothes,
Or when you laugh at your own jokes,
Thats when I love you,
I love you, more than you'll know.
And when you forget that we had a date,
Or that look that you get when you show up late,
Baby I love you, I love you anyway!"
-Aslyn: That's When I Love You
That's when I loved you... head over heels, mud in face, flaying arms and all... I love you.
Love me
if you
dare...
16:32
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Strongest Sense is Style!!! Woohoo!!
"Kane, your strongest sense is Style
Flair, panache, or simply good taste. Whatever you call it, you possess an eye for detail and a knack for making it all come together flawlessly. Whether it's knowing what side dish to pair with grilled salmon or which shoes go best with your favorite little black dress, your sixth sense is one of pure style.
Somehow you manage to balance classic elegance with the current trends and do it with ease. When it comes to making decisions, your instincts will guide you in a direction that's sure to look good and make a great impression. Keep it up!"
How cool is that? Haha! Brought to me by Tickle's newsletter, the What's Your Strongest Sense test... *grin*
I especially like this: "...a knack for making it all come together flawlessly." Haha! *makes tweeze sign*
Update on my assignment progress... poor.
I can't identify the insect & the plant that's in my backyard!!! Like that how to sample? Well, sampling can be done la... but without the identity of the critter & the flora, there's not significance in my work. *bleahs* Anyways, I've emailed Mary for help... haha! It's kinda late though... but she's a nice tutor.
So, since I can't go on with my sampling assignment, I'm gonna be doing my Parasitology assignment... Malaria. Haha! That one's easy peasy... really. Confirm tonight can finish. Yay!
I think I'm gonna catch a mantis... in fact, I believe it's the same one I played with yesterday... and keep it in a container & feed it everyday with those unidentifiable flies thingy... Yay! Haha! Now that container is beside me. Washed (well, rinsed) and drying. Heh heh heh... *rubs hands together in anticipation*
Isn't demanding to meet up anytime you want a little crazy? It's not called prioritizing man... it's called lording can. Look who's the selfish one... *tsk tsk* I really cannot understand you... Why're u so self-righteous? Very 偉大 meh? What exactly is it you want? What is it that can be done? Hmm? Tell me, so that I may know what I've been overlooking... so that I may know I've been biased.
And don't lose yourself over a guy who apparently doesn't seem to care about you at all. Wah lau... Worth it meh? Leave him la... Going literally crazy over a guy is quite... umm... crazy... to say the least. C'mon... Pull up your socks, put on your shoes, run away... or rather, run off to another guy... or to yourself. U don't need a man. Not right now anyways. Self-torture & self-mutilation? Please... don't hurt yourself intentionally. As to why, because... hmm... I don't know really. Wallowing in self-pity is quite fun every once in a while?
"Love me or leave me,
Make your choice but believe me,
I love you,
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do.
I can't conceal it,
Don't you see? Can't you feel it?
Don't you too?
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do.
Oh, I've been dreaming through my lonely past
Now I just made it, I found you at last
So come on, now let's try it,
I love you, can't deny it.
'Cos it's true,
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do.
Oh, no hard feelings between you and me
If we can't make it, but just wait and see!
So come on, now let's try it,
I love you, can't deny it.
'Cos it's true,
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do.
So love me or leave me,
Make your choice but believe me,
I love you,
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do.
I can't conceal it,
Don't you see? Can't you feel it?
Don't you too?
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do."
-ABBA: I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do
Hey hey, look look! Haha!
"Kane, your party style is to Host
Every successful party's got a smooth operator behind the scenes, and you certainly know how to put on a good show. You're a natural born leader - and you like to be in charge.
You probably often find your friends turning to you to get the goods on the night's plans, whether that means you're having everybody over to your pad for game night, or heading out to paint the town red. From keeping glasses filled to keeping the conversation rolling, you certainly know how to get a party started - and keep it going strong. And you make it all look so easy."
Yeah right... as if.
I love you, I do I do I do I do... Will u say I do someday too? *giggles* Kekeke!
Love me
if you
dare...
13:19
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Kite boy...
Hmm... did some research on insect-plant interaction today. I'm supposed to come up with a sampling system. Checked up on this Lantana camara plant that's supposedly causing alot of problems... When I saw the picture, I realised it was that pretty nice flowers that Vivian took when we first moved into Sandford St home! Who would've thought such a pretty thing to be a weed? Which brings to mind the quote, "Never judge a book by its cover." Well, I didn't really know where got quite alot of L. camara bushes around my place, so I was thinking maybe I don't sample that. My backyard has these plants that I dunno the name of, that has these galls or blisters caused by dunno what. But I suspect it's this puny fly...
You can see another 2 of them in the nearer foreground, extremely out of focus because of the extremely shallow depth of field at such high magnifications. Oh, each fly is only about 1 - 1.5mm.
Here's another shot of a loner fly... See one of the galls they cause at the top left? In fact, this one's on one of the bumps right now...
It was really windy & the leaves kept shaking all over the place. So it was pretty soon that I got distracted & spotted these 2 making out... Haha! Each of them was about 5 or 6mm? Yeah... pretty small dudes. And look at how full of sperm the male is, and how full of eggs the female is! Their abdomen is SO bloated can. Haha! Oh, in case u don't know, the male is the one with the grey abdomen... or on top of the female.
Then the winds blew again & I got distracted... and spotted this tiny mantis holding one of those gall-causing flies in its claws! Haha! Went to disturb it & played with it awhile, and it dropped its prey. Cool little dude... less than 2cm long? Must've been a baby. See, the wings aren't even developed yet. =)
Yep! U guessed it... the winds came... and this time, with a feathery shower too! I wasn't really bothered by the rain coz I was looking at how the insects hid from the rain. The mantis crawled onto the underside of a leaf! So cool! But on another plant, this ladybird stuck it out! It just stayed there, exposed to the rain. Oh, on the left side u can see another of that gall-fly thingy at the apex of the leaflet! Wheee! Haha!
Yep! That's my afternoon... *sigh*
Had seaweed soup from last night for dinner. Today supposed to have double episodes of Simpsons & Futurama... but because of stupid Australian Idol Unplugged, they cancelled the extra episodes!!! ARGH!!! *waves fist* Oh wells... what can one do to poor Mike TV (I named our TV Mike, after Roald Dahl's character in Charlie & The Chocolate Factory) when he's only responsible for receiving signal & projecting them?
Vivian told me an ultra-super-lame story:
Vivian :: I want Boost Juice's All Berry Bang..!! says:
got 1 boy.. his classmates say he look like a kite.. so he very sad.. he went home ask his mother.. do i really look like a kite.. his mother say.. ah boy u really look like a kite.. then he very sad.. he cried and ran out of the house.. as he was running.. he flew up..
Haha! Cool eh? Hahahaha! He flew up... Sheesh Vivian... haha!
Oh wells... Guess I better get back to reading... Somehow I feel that I haven't been too productive today...
I may regret, but everyone has regrets. Right now, I can only try my best to love you. You're not 甚麽都不是 ok? Insecurities will be secured, if only you'd tell me what's wrong darling...
Love me
if you
dare...
18:08
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Monday, October 16, 2006
50% Mooncakes!!!
I VERY ANGRY yesterday!!! *hmph*
But I was also very happy yesterday! Hahaha!
K... Angry because after church, Audrey sent me to Market Square, where I looked for Judy's wolfberries... bought myself a packet also... from Yuen's. Then u know what? I saw the mooncakes I bought last week for $24 after 20% discount going for a "Buy 1 Get 1 Free!" deal la! Wah lau!!! I wanted to pull down the whole shelf can... but then, I was rational enough to just blame my impatience. Haha! But I didn't buy another box coz the one I bought last week still have. But I told myself if next Sunday still going for 50% discount, I'm gonna buy. But inside me, I'm hoping really hard they'd drop even further. Haha! Like 75% or something? SInce nobody eat already... mooncake festival over and all... Yay yay yay! Haha!
Ok, as to why I'm happy, I went SHOPPING!!! Hahaha! Spent $189.20 at Highway 7, and D (her name's Deanne or something... dunno how to spell) & Kelvin (they were the staff) gave me a 20% discount! Hahaha! Umm... $189.20 is after discount le. *grin* And what did I spend them on? 1 t-shirt, 2 belt buckles and a pair of slippers. The slippers are just so that I get 20% instead of 15% discount. Haha! So the main items are these:
Jasmine's belt buckle...
My belt buckle...
And I can't find the t-shirt design on the online catalogue. But it's a Tokidoki girl & a couple of Tokidoki goldfish... VERY CUTE LOR!!! Haha! But anyways, for my huge amount of purchase, D gave me a pair of hairclips that usually only come with a girl's t-shirt! Yay!!!
See!
Anyways, I liked this t-shirt design but it was sold out already... =(
But then the girl's design got new ones!!! D showed it to me yesterday. Haha! She was like, "did you see all of the designs already?"
And I was like, "yeah, I think so."
"The grey ones too?"
"*gasp* There are grey ones?!"
"Ha! Thought so... *grin*"
And I saw this design that I REALLY LOVE!!! See see see!!!
Cool right? It's called the Hula-hoop girl. There's another one I saw in the catalogue but wasn't in the shop called Cheerleader... That one's nice too! And yeah, I can't find it on the online catalogue either. I'm so in love with these girls... Well, not the girls themselves but the art la... the colors & the drawings... *sigh*
Anyways, yeah. Now Jasmine has a Tokidoki watch, a Tokidoki buckle & a Tokidoki top... and Tokidoki hairclips given with the top too... Haha! She's such a happy girl.
Oh wells... that's that. Today went to city again, with Melisa... Wah, she crazy one lor... She wanted to buy stuff to put at Eunice's place... coz she's always hanging out there... haha! So I thought, ya, good idea. Cannot live off Eunice & Judy all the time mah. Wah, she see this then take, see that then buy lor. Hahaha! So funny! The basket I was holding was SO-O-O heavy... But then she bought some stuff for herself also la... All in all, we spent about $57+? Our backpacks were so heavy they reminded me of field packs from my army days... which, of course, were heavier la.
Anyways, got to Eunice's place, checked their garage, awww... Eunice not home to get the shock of her life... but nvm, at least Judy's home. No need to camp outside their door. Haha! But we knock knock knock, nobody came leh. I said maybe they 2 went out together in Eunice's car? Or maybe Judy sleeping leh? Haha! She called Judy... who was sleeping in her room... who then came & open the door. Haha! Wah, after unpacking, my bag was as light as empty la! Hahaha! Then not enough leh... Melisa ask Judy want to go Toowong to buy fruits & vegetables anot. Wah piang eh! Hahaha! Madness can... but we went anyways. Haha! Sent Mel home, then I went up to Judy's place to help her keep all the veg whilst she rushes off to gym an Ind'roo... and just then, Eunice came home!!!
"Hello! What're you doing here?"
"Hello! Oh, helping Judy to pack her stuff into the fridge..."
"Where's Judy then?"
"She's going to gym..."
(actually, I can't remember exactly how it went but it was something like that... wasn't it, Eunice?)
Anyways, Judy left & Eunice went to park her car. When she came up, I showed her all the stuff the Melisa bought. Hahaha! So funny la! She was like, "wah, must ask her to control her money!" Haha! Yep! I agree too!
So anyhoo, I left her alone and cycled home le. Let her rest. And tonight, I'm gonna cook seaweed soup and some vege with mushrooms. Hee hee! I love mushrooms!
And after dinner, I'd have to read up on pest-plant interactions le... die die die... Assignments due soon!
Yay! Let me treat you 2 to Compass Rose ok? *hugs*
爲何掉眼淚？爲何好累？可以告訴我嗎？
Love me
if you
dare...
15:35
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Saturday, October 14, 2006
Iron Chef was fun!!!
'Ello 'ello!
Haha! Today's Iron Chef was fun!!! Fun fun fun! But I gotta admit I expected more people la... Only 7 people participated in the cook-off... But still, it was a great session of fellowship for everyone! *grin*
The secret ingredients were oranges & lemons & strawberries. Haha! 10 navel oranges, 4 lemons & a punnet of strawberries for each group... Oh ya, there were only 2 groups. Yep yep! We gathered at the Great Court & had a short briefing, and the groups set off at 1:30pm. Jasmine & I did the runners-up's prizes & the souveniors for the judges at the main refec there. Haha! So funny can! We were like drawing & writing & gluing, then before we know it, it was half an hour to judgment time! Hahaha! And we haven't finished the prizes also! Hahaha!
Today, I memorized 1 verse:
"Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of GOD."
-NIV Matthew 4:4
Haha! Coz I wrote that verse hmm... *counts* 12 times on all the prizes & souveniors! Yep! 1st 2 or 3 times I still had to refer, after that, it was all from memory already. Haha!
K, see see! Champions had red plates...
Runner-ups had blue...
And the judges had green cutlery! Nice hor nice hor? Haha!
And here's all of 'em together! So pretty!
K, we waited for them for some time. Both groups were late, but Louis' group came first, so they arranged & stuff... and all of us took lotsa photos! Haha! Look look!
Their opening dish: Salad! (No, I'm not gonna mention their scientific names... yes, they have scientific names... given by ST. Haha!)
Orange & lemon slices wrapped in chicken fillet!
Curry rice with a hint of orange, with strawberries for deco purposes only!
And their dessert! Oranges inside, honey & melted chocolate outside! Mmm... yum!
And their table of food! Yeah! Nice!
This would be them all. Haha! Bright & cheery chefs! From left to right: Dave, ST, Eileen & Louis!
After say 15min after the first group arrived? Yeah... after 15min or so, Eunice's group came! Yay! And they started to busily set the table... Their style was different from Louis' group. To me, the first group was more like a buffet style serving... (I like buffets... kekeke!) But the second group decided on a more (in my opinion) personal approach... A La Carte! Look look!
The drink, orange & lemon juice with soda water! Hey, nice ok!
Their salad! Mixed Fruit & Walnuts with Mayonnaise in an Orange Shell! Not bad at all! Colorful! They said they made this with me in mind... Awww... haha!
Their main course, Orange & Honey Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes with Rosemary and Cheese, and Asparagus, Orange & Cream Cheese Wrapped in Salami! Cool right? Haha!
There, the displayed set table. Actually they have an ice-cream dish also... but it was in the fridge of Segafreddo's when I took this picture.
Proud chefs with the personal touch! From left to right: Calvin, Eunice and Daniel!
And thus, the judging commences... Wah, so serious one lor. Haha! Got commentary on how the dish is made, what other ingredients were thrown in, what it's supposed to taste like, the meaning and the names... wah... haha! It was good fun! We had a taste of every dish, like share share amongst the judges la, so there'll be enough for the chefs themselves to eat.
The 4 judges (I don't have the photos yet but they are Jasmine, Melisa, Chung & myself) then went aside to discuss their ratings & stuff for the 2 teams while the rest dug in! Wooo! And after some really strict considerations and heated discussions and debates, the winner was decided. It was a really close shave man... really close shave.
The runner-ups! Eunice's group!!! Blue!!! Wheee~! Proud of their achievements!!! Good on ya, Eunity... haha!
And the CHAMPIONS!!! Mighty cooking strength! Hahaha!
Yep! And that concludes our OCF UQ 2006 Iron Chef Competition! And lucky Dave... He's from OCF GU (which means Griffith Uni) and incidentally, they're having Iron Chef today too! So lucky Dave gets to go back to them & judge their food with the title of Champion! Hahaha! So cool! Jasmine & I were saying too bad we knew too late, otherwise we can have a cook-off between GU & UQ... Haha! Yep! That'd be interesting... =)
Hey Una, I teach u how to take a break from people. U need to be selfish abit... think of ur own sanity, or the breakdown of it. It's preservation. Like I said, I know you're a people person... U agree to meet almost anyone whenever you're free, or have no urgent assignments to complete. Now u find that u need some time alone, find some time alone lor. Push off some lunches, some dinners maybe? I'm sure your friends would understand if u tell them. The truth is powerful... And well, consider my offer ya? If u wanna go Glasshouse Mountains with me, you'd be pretty much left alone if u like. I'll become invisible. *grin* I'm good at becoming invisible y'know? Haha! Then again, I have to see how my assignments go. I'll let u know again ok? Adi cannot be so unsettled one. Need to rule your country one leh! Hahaha! Silly girl... =)
Ok, I think I'm gonna sleep already. So weird. Never do much also feel sleepy... *yawns*
Oh ya, dinner was pizza! Yay!
How was the airport? Makes u miss me eh? *hugs* I miss u too silly horse...
Love me
if you
dare...
19:41
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
Leave Right Now...
*sigh*
Why can't I study in the day? I'm just so distracted!!! Argh!!! *bleah* Stupid boy...
I think I'm gonna get my Tokidoki belt buckle tomorrow... haha! It's too cool to ignore... haha! Highway 7, here I come!!! Oh, and Mr Toys World also! Haha! Tomorrow the toy clearance starting! Wheee!!! I SO wanna get Venom if he's on sale... and the Bionicles too... if they're on sale... *crosses fingers*
Today is the last day for Iron Chef registration... How come nobody tell me they wanna join one? =( Hopefully Jasmine gets more names... and if she doesn't, I hope we can convince people to join tmr... our last resort. Haha! Hai... GOD, pull them to us!!! *grin*
Hmm... I very nearly wanted to say what the prizes were... but someone has my blog. Haha! So, no. I shall only say what we did after the Iron Chef event... =)
Oh ya, wanted to blog about my nightmares last night... Wah, what the hell... I haven't had dreams in such a long time can... then come & give me a nightmare... K, it goes like this:
I dreamt that I was gonna fly back to Singapore the next day... with Jared. So he as usual, went dunno who's house to stay la. Me? I slept in the living room so I can wake up easier. It's gonna be a very early morning flight... like I think have to wake up 4am ah? Then he kept saying, "make sure u can wake up know!" Then I was like, "ya la ya la... U also la!" So morning came & all, and we were at the airport going to check-in already. Then I don't remember packing in all the clothes that I want to bring back. Then dunno why the flight was delayed until very late. Haha! So I was like, call Max call Max, stuff all the clothes I describe to him into another bag. But because it was so early in the morning, I call & call & call he nv pick up the phone. Then I also nv buy all the stuff I promised ppl to bring back... I was like, so shit la! Like, wah lau!!! WAH LAU!!! Then suddenly airport got a Coles that opens at 7am. And it was 6.59am. Haha! But the Coles was not opened yet... then I was so kanjiong lor... like very very nervous & all... hai... My heart was beating so fast that my eyes opened & I jumped up at 6+am... haha! Hai... And after that I tried going back to sleep, I kept waking up again & again... coz every short sleep I had, I was back at the scene... hai... In the end, I managed to sleep properly for an hour plus... from 9 something till 11. Hai... And to think I slept at 4am... *bleah*
See Eunice? I could've given u morning call anyways... =) Hope u went for ur lecture...
Ok ok, I shall try to study... Everytime blogging takes up so much time... *sigh* I'm such an auntie... so lor soh... See? Even ending my entry also must type so much things... *bleah*
"... I think I'd better leave right now
Before I fall any deeper.
I think I'd better leave right now,
Feeling weaker and weaker.
Somebody better show me how,
Before I fall any deeper.
I think I'd better leave right now..."
-Will Young: Leave Right Now
What will I regret? Tell me! Tell me!
Love me
if you
dare...
10:50
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
愛的就是妳
嗨！今天我就用華語輸入！哈哈！
昨晚我們去素伶的家吃晚餐和看戯！哈哈！看 Pulp Fiction，沒頭沒尾的。啊呀，無聊啦。
猜我們晚餐吃什麽？紐約 Pizza! 哈哈！哇，跟你講，超級大可以嗎！通常一片 Domino's Pizza 可以放兩三片在一個槃上，可是這個紐約 Pizza, 一片都放不下！哈哈！可能等一下我吃午餐時我先拍一張照，然後以後我們再吃 Domino's 時，我再拍一張來相比。肯定很好笑的咯…
噢，昨天下午約了 Amy 吃午飯。我們去 Hawken 的一閒泰囯餐館。哇，那邊的食物還蠻不錯的。可以再去吃。
飯後我踏轎車去 Ind'roo 幫 Damien 看有沒有賣一種水化的粉筆。他的 project 很需要，可是他常去的那閒店賣完了。哈哈！真可憐…他塦天爲了 project 煩惱。
好啦好啦，不要再寫了。哇，用華語寫日記真的很辛苦喔。哈哈！可是有些人看不懂！蠻好玩的！哈哈哈哈！
"在爱的幸福国度，
妳就是我唯一；
我唯一爱的就是妳。
我真的爱的就是妳。
失去才会懂得珍惜，
但我珍惜妳。
伤愈痛就是爱愈深，
我不相信。
妳和我同时停止呼吸，
每一次我们靠近。
妳让我忘了困惑，
忘了所有烦心。
我把妳紧紧拥在怀里，
捧妳在我手心，
谁教我真的爱的就是妳？
在爱的纯净世界，
妳就是我唯一，
永远永远不要怀疑。
我把妳当作我的空气 如此形影不离，
我大声说我爱的就是妳。
在爱的幸福国度 妳就是我唯一，
我唯一爱的就是妳，
我真的爱的就妳。
爱的就是妳。"
-王力宏∶愛的就是妳
我真的愛的就是妳。音樂考試如何呢？我相信妳可以的。*抱抱*
Love me
if you
dare...
08:57
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Monday, October 09, 2006
No distance left to run...
"It's over...
You don't need to tell me.
I hope you're with someone who makes you
feel safe in your sleeping tonight.
I won't kill myself, trying to stay in your life.
I got no distance left to run.
When you see me,
Please turn your back and walk away.
I don't want to see you
Cos I know the dreams that you keep is wearing me.
When you're coming down, think of me here;
I got no distance left to run.
It's over...
I knew it would end this way.
I hope you're with someone who makes you feel
That this life is the night;
And it settles down, stays around,
Spends more time with you.
I got no distance left to run."
-Blur: No Distance Left To Run
"... This is a low,
But it won't hurt you.
When you're alone,
It will be there with you,
Finding ways to stay solo..."
-Blur: This Is A Low
Low in money, low in grades, low on credits... *pffft* Sorry dear... low on my mood too...
Love me
if you
dare...
20:10
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When Will I See You Again?
Whoa! I haven't blogged for like, a week can! Haha!
Anyways, nothing much happened also... The most significant thing is Barry's birthday last Tuesday... haha! We bought this Spawn toy for Barry coz he liked it so much! Haha! It's called Spawn 9. Hey, don't ask me why 9 ok... It's just on the cover man... sheesh. Haha! Anyways, we had dinner at Hanichi, the expensive on upstairs where he had sea urchin roe before... haha! And that's the main reason why I wanted to go there as well... but then that day 偏偏沒有!!! Hai... Oh wells... I shall not go into the details as usual and bore everyone to death. In short, here're the photos...
From left to right: DC, Kelvin (Gab's friend), DG, DL, Barry!, Sue, Jared, me (behind), Max, Damien, Gabriel!
There's the birthday cake!
And here's the slice Hanaichi's staff cut for us! Cool! They even gave us free mint leaves!
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Oh, Thursday night after I collected bread with Judy, I came home & cooked dinner, then went out with them again for desserts! Haha! At Freestyle! But then it's not the Rosalie one. We went to the one in the Valley.
This one's of my dessert: Bitter Chocolate Tart with Sze Chuan Peppers and Raspberry Sorbet!
A close-up view... heh heh heh...
This was Joanna's ermm... Coffee Pot, I think.
Steamed Lime Rice Pudding or something like that la... haha! Jodie, my Bright & Cheery Queen, ordered this! =)
There's me pouring cream over my tart, and Jodie waving a fork behind! Hahaha!
And the group! From left to right: Louis, me (behind again), Melisa (it's not a typo. Her name only got 1 "s"), Judy, Jodie & Joanna!
It was a fun evening. Haha! We had a great time together... =) Yep yep! COol... Should do that again sometime. =D
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Oh, I just love spring in Brisbane. Haha! Hey, mind u, it's not the weather ok. Granted, it's cooler than Singapore... but it's still hot can. Especially when u have to cycle to school and back lor... will sweat one hor. But anyways, I love spring coz everywhere's PURPLE!!! Hahaha! Look!!!
These are jacarandas... I think that's how u spell it la. Anyways, the above photos were from Munro St, Amy's house outside. Haha! The soccer field there. Shuxian told me last time that it's really pretty in spring... and y'know what? It is!!! A whole row of purple trees... haha! My color... *swoons*
Ah wells, that's the past week I got there.
Oh, and I played basketball on Saturday with the usual gang, then after that met Judy & Jasmine & Melisa & Calvin & Debbie at UQ Sports for squash! Haha! I don't even know how to play squash la... but Jasmine taught me. Haha! It's quite fun, except I wasn't in really good shape to play that day. My left big toenail was too long. Haha! End up, my toe became bruised, like Shuxian's one last time she played basketball & someone stepped on her. Haha! K, not THAT bruised, but it hurts when I push against the front of my shoe.
Then today while waiting for Sue to finish her meeting, I pedalled my bike to where we'd leave the library, then on a downslope where there's a U-turn, I dunno what I was thinking but I didn't brake until the last minute... and I turned. And being the idiot that I am, I tried to make it so that my foot needn't touch the ground, and in so doing, ensured an extra-sharp turn which caused the bike to move backwards sharply. Aiyah, I dunno the dynamics of it la but essentially, the diagonal of the bike body hit my shin while my foot was going down, and now there's a few tiny cuts & a big swell. Haha! It's actually quite nice to feel a bump where it was flat. Something new. Haha!
OH YA!!! There's this lady who published a book on cancer. Haha! And AIDS too, apparently. She claims that cancer & AIDS is caused by this parasitic worm and that if u get rid of the worm, u cure urself of cancer and AIDS... haha! What the hell... She's totally crap man! And apparently she made a big fortune out of it! Hahaha! The stupid people who bought her books... sheesh...
Anyways, k, this has been a really long entry hasn't it? Haha! I should end here now. I'm gonna have dinner and then study. I need to study man. By the way, it's 8pm already. The time u see that I posted was the time I started typing. Haha! See how much time I waste everytime I blog? Heh...
"When will I see you again?
When will we share precious moments?
Will I have to wait forever
Or will I have to suffer and cry the whole night through?
When will I see you again?
When will our hearts beat together?
Are we in love or just friends?
Is this my beginning or is this the end?
When will I see you again?"
-Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again
When will I see you again? The same side of the moon isn't enough...
Love me
if you
dare...
15:21
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Communication is KEY!!!
COMMUNICATION IS KEY!!!
In every relationship, communication is key to the survival, maintenance and sanity of the parties involved.
The example here: BGR.
See, when there's no communication, how does one know what his/her significant other is thinking? How does one let the other know of things that makes him/her dissatisfied? How to let the other know what is being done wrongly or unneccessarily?
On a happier note, how does one let the other know that something's been done right? Something pleases, something brings happiness?
What about requests and actions and performance? Praises and rebukes? All the chatter about a-day-in-the-life-of... It lets u know how your partner's day has been, and lets u in on the moods & the feelings & whatnot.
See how important communication is?
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人比人，氣死人!
I think relationships cannot be compared. To what? To another relationship u see across the road or something la. Haiyoh.
Firstly, your partner is different. Your partner is unique in every way, and that's probably why you're attracted to him/her. If he/she is the same as everybody else, why did u choose him/her? Why not someone else?
"How come other people's girlfriend blah blah blah blah..."
Well, go ask "other people's girlfriend" to be your girlfriend lor.
"Why is it that my friend's boyfriend can be so blah blah blah blah..."
Same thing!
Secondly, if from the above examples, u envy someone else's partner, did u take a look at the other partner first? What difference(s) is there between u & him/her? Is he/she more demure or gentlemanly, more softspoken or gentle, sweeter, more submissive, more well-dressed and so on and so forth. Are u treating your partner the way your envy is treating his/hers? "One good turn deserves another" kinda applies here. If u treat ur partner well, he/she will treat you well too. Look at yourself first before looking at your partner.
Thirdly, yes, look at your partner. Are there things that he/she is doing that displeases you? Something that u can't bear, something that irks you, maddens you, frustrates you? Can't bear to say it coz it'll hurt? Well, say it anyways... If there is understanding, hurt wouldn't be much, and wouldn't last long either. If there is love, change is on the way.
U get the gist? Yeah, you do. Good. That's what I mean by cannot be compared.
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Ya mah, if u love someone, ok, if I love someone, I'm willing to sacrifice certain self-comforts, compromise to a reasonable extent, go the extra mile and stuff, just to make her happy. Of course, reasonable extent is debatable. Extra mile is controversial. Therefore I cannot define an exact line to which we should adhere to, because everyone defines their own extent.
I guess to some, a little waver off their normal lives would be unstabilizingly shocking to their routine already, leaving them exposed & insecure. Hence, such people are only ever willing to budge a teeny weeny bit. There are others who are confident of life and can go completely off-character and life would just be another day for them. These people go to great lengths to satisfy or please their partners. Which one are u?
If u ask me, I suppose I would fall into the latter category. I've been there, only to realise it's quite impractical. So maybe I've stepped abit closer to the former category, but I'm still quite bendy. =)
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K, haha! It's 4am and I'm typing about such stuff. Whats the matter with me these past few days man? *sigh*
If you can understand this, it's meant for you:
"I don't understand at all. Stubbornness doesn't show love. Love take a bold step out onto the uncertain. Love keeps both of you there for each other. Love compromises! Man! I know I wouldn't let such a treasure outta my sight, needless to say, my grasp. I really really don't understand. Probably I'm biased la, huh." *sigh*
"... Just take a look in my eyes,
You'll see a love that's blind.
Just take a hold of my hand,
I'll take you to paradise
Ain't a star that's too far.
Your every wish will be a wish
That I will make come true.
And if you want the moon,
I swear I'll bring it down for you.
Let me into your heart...
... I'd walk across the wild for you,
Move mountains if you want me to.
I'd walk across the fire for you,
Do anything you asked me to!
I'd lie for you and that's the truth!
Do anything you asked me to!
I'd even sell my soul for you,
I'd do it all for you,
If you'd just believe in me.
I'd lie for you and that's the truth!
Move mountains if you want me to!
I'd walk across the fire for you,
I'd walk on the wild for you,
If you'd just believe in me...
I'd lie for you and thats the truth."
-Meatloaf: I'd Lie For You (And That's the Truth)
Y'see darling, how important it is to communicate? Yes? Yes. So don't hide anything from me; I am here.
Love me
if you
dare...
01:13
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Monday, October 02, 2006
Individuality?
in‧di‧vid‧u‧al [in-duh-vij-oo-uhl]
–noun
1. a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
2. a person: a strange individual.
3. a distinct, indivisible entity; a single thing, being, instance, or item.
It's so hard to be an individual, isn't it? To be distinguished, to be a single entity. Distinct.
Well, it IS easy enough if u didn't have so many opinions flying about.
When u run into a problem, u usually have no idea what to do in the beginning. But then, soon enough, u get a rough idea what to do - sometimes u don't wanna, sometimes u have no choice, but u have a rough idea nonetheless. And then u go & tell some caring friends your problem(s) and they all (or each) come up with some weirdo ideas about what they think happened or what u should do, and it mucks up your thoughts so much u don't know what u ought to do anymore. Maybe you need some time alone, think things through. Get the original idea u got in the first place & see if that's do-able. The pros & cons and all... y'know? Yeah. View the others' opinions critically... then filter out the ideas with more cons, and u get a better solution each time. And when u finally get a final solution, for your own sake, stick to it. Be committed, be determined, even though it hurts, unless it causes problems beyond your comprehension & ur ability to cope. Well, no matter what u do, the immediate effect is hurt or oppression right? Right. The difference is if the hurt comes from the same source again. Sometimes when people don't believe in you, the more important thing is that you believe in yourself.
What am I talking about man...
Why is it that I don't see love amongst Christians stronger than love amongst non-Christians? Aren't Christians supposed to have more love for people, love for GOD, love for the things that surround them because the Almighty LORD GOD created everything we experience? Then why is it that when I see a non-Christian couple quarrel, someone becomes utterly utterly devastated! Well, maybe I haven't really seen a Christian couple quarrel to that extent. Haha! But well, it just brings to my mind the question of love. Is that love we see that devastates when it's been taken away or trampled upon & taken for granted? Or is it just disappointment & anguish at having put in much effort only to see it all go to waste? Is it over-possession? So to where does love put up its boundaries?
"4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails..."
-1 Corinthians 13:4-8
How often are we patient in love? How often are we kind? How often do we not envy, not boast, not proud, not rude, not selfish, not angry? How often do we bury the hatchet, be truthful, protect, trust, hope and persevere?
Phrase it this way:
How often are we lovingly patient?
How often are we lovingly kind?
How often are we lovingly truthful?
How often do we lovingly curb our anger?
How often do we lovingly sacrifice?
How often do we lovingly bury the hatchet?
How often do we lovingly protect?
How often do we lovingly trust & hope?
How often do we lovingly persevere?
There's a difference you know? U can be kind but if it's just for show, there's no love. U can curb ur anger but if it's to save some face, there's no love. U can sacrifice but if u expect return, there's no love. U can bury the hatchet but if you're gonna dig it up again, that's not love. U can persevere but if u don't encourage at the same time, it's not love.
U get the gist... If u don't, then u can forget about reading my blog again. Haha! Just kidding. But I'm sure u get the gist. *winks*
Y'know, love never fails. If u think love fails, look through this checklist. You've failed love. Love hasn't failed you.
When a guy tells 2 girls he loves them, that guy is a jerk. When 2 girls love a jerk, I don't understand why. When I don't understand why, I become judgemental & cynical (just like this rotten world has taught me. Good job eh, world? *pffft*) and I near-condemn the guy.
阿巴父上帝，求赦免我的罪。我已判斷了我的弟兄，並且覺得是對的。父神啊，幫助我看到這同樣的審判將淋到我身上。主，求饒恕我的罪。幫助我常常學習耶穌的榜樣；幫助我不要效法這個世界；幫助我學習如何愛我的鄰舍；幫助我學習愛我的敵人。
But can't a guy love 2 girls? Nope. Then what is that? *shrugs* I dunno man...
What IS love, anyways?
What am I talking about man... seriously! *throws hands up in the air*
"Love was when GOD became a Man,
Locked in time and space, without rank or place;
Love was GOD born of Jewish kin;
Just a carpenter with some fishermen.
Love was when Jesus walked in history,
Lovingly HE brought a new life that's free,
Love was GOD nailed to bleed and die
To reach and love one such as I.
Love was when GOD became a Man,
Down where I could see Love that reached to me;
Love was GOD dying for my sin
And so trapped was I my whole world caved in.
Love was when Jesus met me, now it's real;
Lovingly HE came, I can feel He's real!
Love was GOD, only HE would try
To reach and love one such as I."
-Love Was When
How's your chem? Hope all went well for ya! KOH = Potassium hydroxide, not me. *grin*
Love is also you. And yes, you're a little kid! Hahas! Silly. =) I love you.
Love me
if you
dare...
16:55
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Sunday, October 01, 2006
Super elaborate plan... haha!
I'm the kind of person who likes to come up with ridiculously elaborate plans just to make something not extremely special work out. And for that, I'd have to find out subtly what each participant's (willing or unwilling) timetable is... as well as their route of advancement. And sometimes, the number of unwitting participants become scarily large. Haha! That's where trouble comes.
But I still do things like that because the immense sense of achievement at having coordinated all the tangled lives is so worth it. Call me boh liao (which I know many already do) or anything u want... that's me. Haha! It's also similar to that mission thing for Vivian couple of weeks back. Haha! And how David guessed it was me straight away was, apparently, no big issue.
But sometimes all the coordination doesn't work out. And then that immense sense of achievement eludes you... and then it's just so sad... =(
Like today. Haha! A certain someone (*wags finger*) didn't go according to "plan" and went for lunch with mum & dad instead. So poor LC had to wait for my call & go down to Hougang Mall to meet my victim instead of Shawn's place there the hawker. Haha! So sorry about all the running around and miscoordination and stuff dear... But it was important to me. It's my fault that my victim was a constant wanderer... haha! (*runs away*) And I couldn't keep her in place long enough till u arrived. Hence, that Jap meal will be on me ok? And all your transport too... I'm serious... just tell me the cost when I'm back... or tell me when u see me online also can. Oh? Didn't eat at Wakaru? Nvm, whatever it is, it's on me k? Thanks man!
And thanks to Jo too, even though in the end it didn't involve u. Thanks for ur availability & willingness to participate everytime. And thanks to Andrew too, for not knowing what I was trying to do but revealing valuable information to me all the same. Haha! And last but not least, thanks to this special someone (I shall not reveal who), my behind the scenes middle-person, overseas coordinator, financial advisor and participant as well. You know who u are sweetie. Haha! Thank you all!!! *hugs everyone*
Ok, I need to get back to reading. I've moved my laptop & M&M's and chair & book out to the balcony so I get fresh air & a nice view when I study. Haha! But it's late now... and getting cold... but I'm still gonna stay out here... =) It's a hassle to bring everything in...
And last of all, thanks to my special victim. Haha! Thanks for wandering around aimlessly (well, not totally. At least u get to know a flexible keyboard exists) until LC found u. Sorry for raising up ur hopes... *bao bao* Hope u like the "surprise"... =)
Love me
if you
dare...
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Nothing to post...
Eunice & Dave made mee siam! Haha! So cool! It was delish! Thanks for dinner guys (well, girl & guy)! Haha! Yes Eunice, it really was good... but I still don't recall mee siam having prawns. Haha! Oh-h-h yes... the prawns were huge! And plentiful too! Yum!
Oh ya... Eunice? Ur camera problem ya, it suddenly dawned on me (although this enlightenment won't do any good to getting ur camera right again) that it's not the lens. Coz when I looked at the lens last night and twisted it in & out, it was perfectly aligned! That's why I was pretty puzzled. Luckily u didn't question me further last night. Hahaha! Ya, well, if it's not the lens, then what? It's the image stabiliser. Because the camera sensor is mounted on the image stabiliser, which is mobile, that's why it can compensate for handshake. Aiyah, I dunno all the technicalities la... but if u want to know, I can find out for u... or u can try finding out yourself too. Anyways, yeah, I reckon it's the image stabiliser that's gone wonky, that's why u see that circle thingy as well (it's actually called vignetting) coz the sensor is not centered to the lens. Can u picture it? Haha! I can draw a schematic diagram for u next time... *grin*
Anyways, time to study again le... *sigh* Nothing to blog about.
Oh ya! Check this out!
Haha! Yeah, Jared got back from Sydney with 10 boxes of Krispy Kreme! What the hell... haha! I bet the shopkeeper was thoroughly shocked can... Imagine Someone comes along and quite literally clears all the donuts u have in ur store! And imagine the guy queueing behind him! Hahaha! No, in fact, imagine the whole queue behind him! Hahaha! They must be fuming! Wow-wee... *shakes head in disbelief*
我真的愛妳! 我真的在忘記她…真的。=(
Love me
if you
dare...
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There's the birthday cake!
And here's the slice Hanaichi's staff cut for us! Cool! They even gave us free mint leaves!
