Monday, June 29, 2009
first of all,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENUFF! (:
you're getting all the attention everywhere now. cuz it's your special day. a day that only comes once a yearrrrr. and the day that you officially enter the big 2 zone :p i wont be joining you soon. THANK GOD. haha x) enjoy your dayyyyyyyyyyyyy! i'm sure it wont be as bad as you tink it would be. but please remember to have a birthday cake and make your birthday wish before the day ends! (:
okok.
time for Wicked quotes! (:
den again, i only remember 2 of them. bleh!
ohoh, i juz learnt how to use the quote thingy cuz dt 'taught' me how. and yaaaa! for the first time!!! :D
the truth iz not fact or reason. the truth iz what people agree with.i guess this iz why sometimes false truths are still truths too. it's kinda true that the truth sometimes isnt actually what's right. which makes sense when they say the truth hurts. and in that, we're actually talking about the absolute and real truth.
dun wish, dun start.really true? i have been thinking for quite some time already. and though sometimes it feels as though we could take things from where we left off. i still cant get over the fact that i did that previously. i wished i could turn back the clock to right the wrongs i've done. but i guess i shouldnt wish, i shouldnt start at all. because i know i've missed your turning point in life, and you missed mine. we're both totally changed individuals, whose paths still cross but never would it head the same direction again.
wishing only wounds the heart.
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i guess for now, i'm still enjoying my holidays (:
didnt go the road trip doreen, jisun and friend planned for. feels kinda relieved that i'm not going as well? instead, i'm rotting at home.
few things i need to do
- change my flight ticket
- see a dentist
- call helena and rick
- buy a printer
- tuesday night transformers movie! (:
- thursday filming with my lecturer (:
- saturday meet raello and jun
shall hope Keith will be able to plan for me to head over to his place to help him clean up his place or smth! sounds like smth fun i could do with my time (:
Labels: quotes :D
*throbs @08:41
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Friday, June 26, 2009
after a longlonglonglong week.
i am officially sick of Melbourne :D
and i'm very sure my sister iz too :p
20june event came and went by in a whizzzzzzzz.
i guess to the extend that we're both sick of Melbourne, i still kinda wish she was here longer. emofied when she left ): i went on a shopping spree after seeing her through the gates ):
so what did we do here in Melbourne (:
Day1: sleep + SPA at my old house + subway cookie break fast! :D
which reminds me, i didnt mention that i've shifted already! my new place iz really nice except that the kitchen iz forever dirty no matter how many times we soap clean it. my housemates apparently use alot of oil in their cooking :DDay2: church + city tour? + massive dinner-cum-supper-cum-postsupper-cum-desserts? :D
a very gloomy day and it RAINED. crabsticks. we randomly took the free tourist shuttle and almost got lost :D terrible. first and last time on that tourist shuttle! after that Keith was nice to meet us for dinner (: and singgih tagged along. it was a massive night of eating :D
dinner: prata with curry, roti john, nasi rendeng thingy
supper: San Churros Cafe. hot chocolate with a blob of ice cream *YUM, and spanish dough pieces with chocolate fondue. *YUMYUM
post-supper: Freddos gelato icecream :D they have a roche flavour..
postpost-dessert: Kripsy Kreme! :D we bought 12dozen donuts at the factory outlet. and sampled a FRESHLY baked donut. saw the wall glaze and how the donut was made. (:
sometimes i wonder how come my tummy never seems to be full. delicious (:Day3: Shrine of Remembrance + St. Kilda's + Docklands
sun was out! (: we decided to take the recommended walk around the secret gardens in Melbourne city. YA RIGHT. we walked only 8 out of the 24stops. haha okay, the walks were boring and tiring :p
so we decided to skip everything else and took the tram down to the beach! (: stopping over for ColdRock ice cream first :p
we actually wanted to head over to the tallest residential building in the city to watch sunset, but we hung around too long at the beach (: but it was still perfect. sunset along the beach (: walking without shoes, feeling the lovely sand between your toes, admiring the sun as it sets beyond the horizon (:
met john at docklands for dinner at hot chocolate and fish'n'chippery! (: big piece of fish for $8.50 iz really worth it (: considering fish isnt very cheap here (: was a really nice time catching up with an old friend and neighbour (: which naturally my sister and john has alot in common because they're both medical students. and i would juz listen cuz i dun understand anything :p which made me realize that i really need to brush up on my intellectual knowledge of things..
Day4: Fitzroy Garden + St. Patrick's Cathedral + Parliament + Crown
another nice sunny day (: got our tickets to the musical!!! :D stopped over at treasury gardens, walked through without seeing anything. Fiztroy garden, walked around the paths. lotsa trees and there was a model tudor village! those small dwarf houses were soooo cute! but it wasnt open for public access ): headed in the general direction of the city and landed at St. Patrick's Cathedral. nice photo place. walked further general direction and got back to the city. more photos of the parliament building and its steps. and den it decided to rain. NOT FUN. walked in the rain for like 987654321mins to find the restaurant Keith recommended for good tangy chicken pizza!
dinner: Mark's place. wedges. tangy chicken pizza, seafood fetuccine.
dessert: subway cookies!
post-dessert: Max Brenner's. my sister had a white chocolate, and an american marshmallow chocolate for me. and we shared a chocnutbrowniewithicecream. yummmm
this was the day we were STUFFED. literally :pkeith came down and brought us to see the fire show display at Crown Casino :p but because we were too early, they decided to go into the Casino. *&^%$#@! haha, and they didnt get checked for their ID. but i didnt manage to pass through unchecked! ROAR! deliberately they walked past different entry points to see if the security would still check my ID. BUT! i was smart :p i didnt smile while walking past :p soooo, i only got checked once! woots! :D
Day5: SHOPPING + WICKED! (:
the best day in the week? :D SHOPPING! (: keith recommended the nike factory outlet along smith street. upon arrival, we realised that it isnt juz nike there. there's adidas, new balance, brooks, converse, ripcurl, sadie, timberland, kathmandu, champion and lotsssss more. in the 5shops we walked into, we bought at least one item from each :p but of cuz we're talking about $20-$40 per shop :p headed for pancakes at pancake parlour! den to the direct factory outlet mall and shopped half of it before keith picked us up for dinner at nasi lemak house!
dinner: Nasi Lemak House. 5different dishes shared among 5 people. curry, fried mee, nasi lemak x2, kwayteow (:
rushed to Regent to catch our musical! (: it was WICKED. seriously wickedly good (: i'm starting to tink i might get addicted to watching musicals (: and i learnt that in the Wizard of Oz show, the wicked witch of the west was a good person pushed and forced to take that route. and she did not die. wow. but watching it blew my mind away (: i'll share a few quotes in my next post i guess (: hopefully i rem them (:
after dinner, we went for LATE NIGHT supper (:supper: cookies and cream CHEESECAKE (: yummmm. i love my cheesecakes (: at any time of the day (:
Day6: Mt.Dandenong + Doncaster + Lifegroup
John was nice to join us for a day. he drove us up to Mt.Dandenong to see trees. LOL. nah, he asked around and brought us to this place with like deliciously sumptuous pies :p but cuz we went there too early, the soup wasnt ready yet O.o we got directed to a scenic lookout (not the one we were looking for - but we didnt know) so we walked down into the forest trying to find what we're looking for. we ended up walking for 1hour in a circle in improper trekking attires! AH! but it was a good walk, worked up our appetites (:
lunch: pie in the sky(sky pie:p). pie floaters + chicken korma pie + ice choc + bowl of chips!after lunch, we got directions to the right scenic lookout point: SkyHiGH. overlooked the city of Melbourne (: more photos.
left, headed for Doncaster shopping centre to be there only to be awed by the enormousity of the place. came back for lifegroup.
after lifegroup, we went for naddie's last supper :psupper: 6dishes shared among 7people. 2bowls of congee, horfun(not soggy:p), youtiao, 1whole roasted duck and roasted pork with rice.
Day7: naddie left ):
John was nice to push back his appointment to send naddie to the airport. so after walking around the very boring airport. naddie went in and i felt emo so i bought jellybeans. skybused myself back to city after naddie left. shopped at DFO and got myself an $8.80 bag. good deal. love it. trained back to BoxHill and bought my mirror, clothes rack and grocery shopped a little.end of day.
haven calculated our total spenditure for these past 6days. but i definitely know for sure that more than 50% of the cost will be on food. haha x)
i miss naddie now.
and i'm nuturing a serious sleep debt now. reaching home at midnight on the average for the past 6days. waking up at 730am to cook/wash/etc. i need to sleep.
and i hate the internet today.
everything iz lagging and not working juz when i desperately needed it ):
good night world.
Labels: pics x)
*throbs @21:04
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
OMGOMG!!
I SO HAVE TO BLOG THIS! :D
Why is 6 afraid of 7?!
Because 7 8 9 (seven ate nine)!! :D
zomg, hilarious! :D
thanks kenuff :p for unintentionally brightening up my day after a *&^%$#@!~-ing paper. as jud would say, it's dtmopt? HUH! actually like dt, i have no idea what that means too. hmmm. enlightenment jud? x)
oh ya, if you're erm, still dun get it.. highlight the space under the question to get the answer (:
wheee!
75% done with exams and counting down to 20 june! 1more paper, 3more days to "naddie meets baddie" day. x) haha, i'm getting addicted, seriously addicted.
*throbs @13:55
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
ROAR!
i got my full name on FB! (:
anyway,
studying today gave me new insights to why people say you'll gain weight when you go the colder countries :p
weight distribution affects thermoregulation :p
in other word, individuals with more subcutaneous fats lose heat at a slower rate. so that's why they say fats keep you warm.. hmmm
den again,
as a thermoreceptor's purpose iz to regulate body temperature..
when it gets cold, the heat-gain mechanism iz turned on! and that includes shivering (which iz due to an increase in muscle tone), and non-shivering mechanisms to vasoconstrict the blood vessels to conserve energy! and non-shivering mechanisms include the release of hormones to increase metabolism(in the liver and muscles). which breaks down body stores of glycogen which means losing weight!
woots! i'm so going to immune myself to cold and not turn the heater on! i can lose weight by feeling cold.
WOW.
but first,
i need to stop eating.
stop putting back all that used up glycogen..
i'm so using my blog as a studying tool 8)
*throbs @13:54
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Friday, June 12, 2009
woots (:
i juz got home from my psych paper this morning!
i wouldnt say it's easy cuz i know there's this concept that says if you tink it's easy you're kinda screwed :p
but anyway, despite having exams the morning after, i decided to make it a point to go for cell group here (: and i'm actually happy i did. and i have to thank God for that! the previous few days were realy unfruitful studying. but i asked for help to make my day fruitful, and He really did! so that i can make it for CG (:
in the world we're always told not enough time, you'll never be able to do it. taking that few hours off to attend CG iz going to compromise your performance in your exams and assignments. but actually, it's always opposite in the Kingdom of God. but most of the time, it's always hard to get this simple truth and fact into ourselves. it's like knowing that Christ iz in us, and yet we still cannot accept and believe it. we humans are all funny creatures :p
but anyway, it chanced upon me that going for CG isnt going for CG. well that might not make sense at all logically. but matter of fact, i'm there not because it's yet another CG. i'm there because it's yet another meeting with Him. even though sometimes we dun feel like Him and i'm not that attached to the CG here. but it's still the same. i'm there because it's like a date with Him (: you wouldnt miss a special date because of tests and homework would you? He's the lover of my soul and i need to view Him likewise as a lover. sounds mushy but still fact.
last but not least,
Keith cooked really YUMMY nasi lemak rice!
everytime i taste nice good singapore food, it makes me miss home that wee bit more than i already am.
misses! (:
*throbs @09:15
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
WOOTS! (:
truckload of thanks to DT!! (:
he's the official technical helpline of mine. and a very good one too!
so yupp,
you can now begin to comment on my blog!
if anyone even wants to comment..
click on the heart after i sign off! (:
uh-huh!
but due to unforseen circumstance, my blog iz now better viewed using mozilla firefox. i stil dun get it why there's that gap between my date and (new!)title, and the line. and i cannot make it disappear on IE! bleh. i will have to make do with that.
OKOK POLL.
should i leave the title as this?
OR.. (click the title) that.?
but yupp, satay beehoon for dt! :D
*throbs @11:56
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Monday, June 08, 2009
concentrate on studying nat.
concentrate.
but i cant.
things are happening and i cant do anything about it.
it reminds me of the movie click. i wont be able to go back to that point in time because i simply arent there. depressing, disappointing. it's a vicious cycle that follows one after another. how can i break it when i'm not even there!! frustrating, infuriating. i cant make a difference. it's useless for me to break down. there's noone that's going to comfort me, and it's not going to help but make it worse with a headache.
pick yourself up nat.
there is no dead-end with God.
there must be a solution somehow or another.
but God, remember. but God.
*throbs @13:25
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zomg!
i juz saw the new moon trailer!
i so wanna watch it (:
last night naddie was telling me she might not be able to come over after exams cuz of the pig flu ): i'm praying hard the situation will get better in the next 2weeks! i didnt know swine flu became such a serious thing in Melbourne. i thought it was juz rapidly rising numbers but apparently we're classified an affected area already! and the last i heard was that we changed from contained to sustained on saturday. lol.
pray hard alright?
i'll be devastated if she cant make it.
but den again, i guess i've still got my last book breaking dawn to tide me over 3weeks of boredom.
so looking forwards to the end of exams (:
*throbs @10:49
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Sunday, June 07, 2009
HAHA
i juz chanced upon this on FB.
love this once i saw it.
If you love her, peel the 2 prawns for her. If she loves you, she will give one of the peeled prawn to you. - Zhenxian's status
some people juz have really interesting stuff on their FB status and walls. it's really interesting to actually read them at times. and you'll never know perhaps they could actually kick some sense into you.
amanda faith being herself has really good ones as well too (:
most of the time it's really profound that half the time i cant grapse the underlying meaning.. but here's some (:
* sometimes the smartest things, are the most simple
[proven with the following]
* either live the life you love, or love the life you live. period.
[no other way to make the most outta life! (:]
* so many people have a heart for God, but they miss the heart of God. [revelation. now you know your focus]
* time to abstain from food and drink that's bad for the voice.. after i'm done with this chocolate bar :p [resist chocolate? NEVER (:]
* God doesnt have a sadistic interest in proving us wrong: His interest lies in showing us the real truths, and making us right with Him [that's smth to ponder on]
* many are called, few are chosen, and even fewer are found faithful. And there is no greater honor than being called 'faithful'
[well done my good and faithful servant, natalia? (:]
* the Bible is your mirror, the Holy Spirit your conscience, Jesus your ideal. and God your sovereign judge. not other people
[there ken! conscience! (:]
* suffering is not a random hit from a sniper's rifle [HAHA:D]
* things dun always go according to plan, but sometimes the unprecedented is juz better, cuz while we may lose control, He never does [yupp, it's fun-er that way]
* we always learn more when we are teaching and imparting than when we're listening to someone else speak [teach and learn!]
* of cuz people go mad trying to prove/disprove God's existence! one juz cannot comprehend an infinite being with a finite mind.
* the size of one's church/CG doesnt matter, if the size of the people's faith, God-dependence, and hearts dun increase [totally]
* sometimes the things we frantically search for, are really just right under our noses (: [stop searching and start EMBRACE-ing!!!!]
so yeah,
juz some of those that catches me (:
Labels: quotes :D
*throbs @20:01
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all thanks to Kenneth Lui :D i went to check out this guy's songs. which i would say it's interesting (: and nice too! so yeah, i'm still not a huge fan of his. but den again, since when was i even a huge fan of any artiste?
You Can
by David Archuleta
Take me where i've never been
Help me on my feet again
Show me that good things come to those who wait
Tell me i'm not on my own
Tell me i won't be alone
Tell me what i'm feeling isn't some mistake
'cause if anyone can make me fall in love, you can
Save me from myself, you can
And it's you and no one else
If i could wish upon tomorrow tonight would never end
If you asked me i would follow
But for now i'll just pretend
'cause if anyone can make me fall in love, you can
Baby, when you look at me
Tell me what do you see
Are these the eyes of someone you could love?
'cause everything that brought me here
Well, not it all seems so clear
Baby, you're the one that i've been dreaming of
If anyone can make me fall in love, you can
Save me from myself, you can
And it's you and no one else
If i could wish upon tomorrow tonight would never end
If you asked me i would follow
But for now i'll just pretend
'cause if anyone can make me fall in love
Only you can take me sailing in your deepest eyes
Bring me to my knees and make me cry
And no one's ever done this
Everything was just a lie and i know, yes, i know
This is where it all begins
So tell me it will never end
I can't fool myself, it's you and no one else
If i could wish upon tomorrow tonight would never end
If you asked me i would follow
But for now i'll just pretend
'cause if anyone can make me fall in love, you can
Show me that good things come to those who wait
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today in church we sang this song:
You are why i love,
You are why i live,
Everything of me belongs to You.
never heard it before, but there's always a first time to everything. but it got me thinking. I love because God first loved me, i can love because of God. and if anyone was to ever make people love again, only He can. i guess noone else but He can actually tell me i'm not alone and on my own, only He can give me the assurance i sought after.
i wanted to blog about smth else but oh well (:
Labels: lyrics
*throbs @12:22
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009
while studying for health,
which is completing in 3 more lectures content time.
natalia came across this thought..
is it illegal to take drugs?
i mean the term illicit drugs says it's obviously illegal.
but if it was illegal, why does it teach me that there are some locations in Australia and across the globe that has this safe-injecting rooms? safe-injecting means you can inject drugs safely in these rooms. i understand that this is a harm minimising approach taken. but if drugs were illegal, den wont police camps outside such place and catch whoever who uses the rooms? what if on the streets, someone was seen using drugs but is not harming anyone. should a police still catch the person even though he's in the working class and admitted that he's used drugs? what if they were trying to kick the habit but it's still gotta go slow to cut down? but on their progress, they get nabbed. is it still their fault.
who's stand will you take?
who then has the right to make the decision?
*throbs @19:55
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009
oh no.
this iz really bad.
really really really really really bad.
argh.
i juz ate almost half the jar of nutella straight from it's bottle.
and now i feel sick. sick in the gut. eew ):
i'm sooooo not eating dinner. i've had my dinner in the form of chocolate spread.
maybe i'll stay away from nutella for a while. a long while.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!
i doubt he'll even read this. but ohwell. haha he said his birthday present was a parking fine today. haha that's a really interesting present.. x) well i wish he would stop mucking around in hospital even on his birthday! though i know he likes the hospital.. seems like he's turning into a serious workaholic (: well, happy birthday dude! (: wish i did smth more than sending a text! x)
ohoh, natalia's(my friend, not me) birthday was on sunday too!
linda and i got her a birthday muffin on monday (:
ta-da.the dodgy muffin looks bigger than our heads.. x)
oh and check out the candles! they smile at you!! 8) linda got them off the shelf. and she said she had a terrible time deciding which candle to buy! spoilt for choice (:
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*throbs @15:55
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