FOR: QINYIIIIIIITHE GREAT and MIGHTY

NOSEPICKING BUDDY

anywhere..
anything..
anytime..

my dearest 14 years friend....

HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY!!!!

its amazing how time flies...

it seems not too long ago when we were 4 or 5, you and me wading in the baby pool..

that was sort of how we became friends, but wait, there's still primary school!

a simple wave, a hi, a bye whenever we met each other around

but soon we held 'important meetings' to plan our matching Sunday outfits..

from Minnie Mouse Tees to Cool Blue Overalls, to colour codes that i cannot count.

Primary 5 and 6 came and guess what? we were classmates!

That must have been one of the most exciting things that happened then..

we had long chitchats on the phone,

we went to thailand for a short term mission trip,

we quarreled over something, we were fine again..

i went out without my parents for the first time with an excuse to get a mother's day gift,

we made popcorn at your house,

i had shingles, you made a get well soon card and got our classmates to sign it, it was so touching i almost cried

it poured cats and dogs when i went to buy my books for pri6 and u generously came to my rescue when u could stay home to watch ur favourite show =D

secondary school came and we went our different ways, i moved house, but you still came to my house on saturdays anyway....... to practise guitar (uhuh....) and study (riiigghhht.) and play a little teeny weeny bit.(yeahhh)

we did 3rd lang in the same class.. for just a short while.. we did learn some malay.. but the most amazing thing we learnt, was that kakak is spelt the same way forwards and backwards (WOW!!! OMG!! AMAZING!!!)

and yes after that i studied in perth, u worked in bakkwa shop and gave me baconbakkwa when i left. (yumyum)

I just wanna say, thanks for being such a thoughtful and generous friend, giving in to me (other than the times u complained about my snoring HAHA), being encouraging and making time for me when i have holidays. NOW YOU ARE 18! omg! NO WAY! and yes.. talented, artyfarty, funny and donutty... i wish you love joy and peace on this special day! jiayou with ur last block and take good care! have yourself a sweet memorable 18th birthday dearest qinyi!

the butterfly and the flower. many years friends forever and ever!

this video never fails to make me laugh... all the silly stuff we do when we're bored..

I MISS SEC SCHOOL!!

i dont understand human bio... =S

cytosol?cytoplasm?mitochondria?nucleolus?ribosomes?endoplasmic reticulum?

hurhurhurhurhurhur

oh my i was watching gong zhu xiao mei just now and xiaomai's parents are so like me! ahhaha they like to ask "where is the toilet?" in different languages too! so funny hahaha.

HI JODIE LOI! I MISS YOU! <3

its been a few days and im more or less settled at home, with the place looking less like a dump (hiphiphurray!) got my books, got most of the paperwork done, got my working space, got my transport routes right, got food... NOW BRING IT ON!
...=/ actually i was fine with this whole going to uni thing until orientation came.. it kinda made me more stressed!? but thank God for helpful people who help stop me from hyperventilating..

church today reminded me again of allowing God to take control of my life, to stop building my confidence in things that i can see and touch but to look further than that. to stop thinking about myslef, my problems, mymymyMYMY, stop putting myself as the priority and start loving others, start loving God... so... i hope i can be more disciplined and manage my time better, be less of a bum, start to put others before self.... hopefully.. hehe

thank you to gerri my cousin, well its either because im genuinely busy or just plain lazy, you've been cooking many of our meals and religiously doing the laundry and cleaning and what nots... i always feel bad but maybe im just being too much of a slacker to do anything about it, so i hope u can be a bum too so i wont feel that bad? hahahah and stop insisting on paying for groceries its annoying! im still in need of cash now u c la chicken nugget aiyeer..

zz gtg SCHOOL BEGINS TOMORROW!

my first day of proper orientation at curtin actually went quite well today =D despite the fact that i was looking for a bus which didnt exist anymore, and that the orientation dragged a bit too long that i felt so drained, i still quite enjoyed it=D
thank God for bec! if not i would have been so lonely and shy and everything.. saw a few familiar faces on campus.. the campus. my gosh its so big i dont know my way around! anyway, we met nice mentors and nice teachers who kept reinstating the fact that we are bright ppl cuz we chose an awesome course (muahaha).. so uni doesnt seem that horrible anymore.. =D
but of course there's still the horrible parts like signing this n that, filling this in, buying that, paying for those blablabla. n it does seem a bit daunting that now we're on our own.. (this is where i scream and faint) but....
WITH CHRIST IN THE VESSEL I CAN SMILE AT THE STORM AS WE GO SAILING HOME!

ltr on at night we went to see glenna after her grad ceremony. woohoo! that's what i'll be in four years, saw some ocf ppl... i guess im ready for uni! bring it on!

thank God for old friends, new friends, not old not new friends, nice teachers, keeping me safe on my trips to and from school =D

so.. im back in perth and the house is overloaded with stuff.. its in a total mess but i cant do much about it because i need to get a shelf to put my things in. there's a million gazillion things to settle.......

but i have a lot to give thanks for! =D

firstly, i thank God for family and friends=) for the support, love, care, concern, encouragements, fun, joy, laughter, help and etc. for the ppl who made life great in singapore, for the ppl who make life great in perth, for the ppl who sent me off, for the phone calls and messages.. they reminded me that im not alone and if i ever need help, i have ppl to count on. i feel so blessed to have such nice people in my life! so this year i wanna make the extra effort to keep in touch with the ppl! =D

next, i thank God for nice weather/scenery in perth =D when times get tough, somehow the pretty flowers, the vast skies that change from gold and blue to orange and purple, the clouds that add the finishing touches, the stars that twinkle in the night sky, the breeze, the warm and comforting sun lets me know that God's the overall in charge and there's no point worrying or stressing over these trivial matters.. i need to ..(quote qinyi) "LET GO, LET GOD!"

and then there's the miscellaneous stuff like things settled, friendly helpful admin ppl, more things settled, some things settled halfway, meals, shelter, clothes, opportunity to go to uni etc.. the stuff that i easily take for granted, the more i need to remember to give thanks for. xD

and so, yes my few days have been rather hectic with paperwork housework(i have to admit i didnt do much...hehe).. and ohoh! i realised i have another friend in my course! yay yay yay! so now there's bek n courtney oohlala i've got ppl to talk to hehehe ok school doesn seem so bad now heehee. got my enrolment, registered for classes, got my timetable.. YAY! thank GOD THANK GOD!

YAY GOODNIGHT!

oh ya, special thanks to mummy, jodie, the 1724 n sf ppl who got up early to send me off at the airport! i really feel quite bad cuz i've been in n out a million times but u guys r still willing to come see me off.. next time i'll try to get a flight which is of reasonable timing then u guys can sleep more la k hahaha but really.. im v gan dong wan fen for all of you! looking forward to jul =D

I'm forgiven because You were forsaken

I'm accepted, You were condemned

I'm alive and well, Youre spirit lives within me

Because You died and rose again

Amazing Love, how can it be?

That You, my King, would die for me

Amazing Love, I know it's true

And it's my joy to honor You

In all I do, I honor You

happy valentines' everyone! <3<3<3

in case there are paedophiles reading my blog, i decided the faces of my dear students should not be fully exposed...hahahah

cover with bag!
cover with door!
cover with hand!

my last day at work today..

it wasn't particularly sad.. just cant bear to leave those cute faces.

HAI! on the other hand, i'm so relieved i dont have to stress over THEIR spelling, THEIR homework, THEIR safety (they love to wave their scissors around, fight.. especially beating other ppl's backside)

its only been a short one month but nevertheless memorable.

bohgei pronunciations

idioms with a fresh twist (nan2 zi3 han4 bu2 pa4 da4 zhang4 fu1)
complaints ("teacher! he go and beat my backside!")
"teacher got sweet?"
the quiet game
hugs
innocence
life seems so simple for small little kids..
I HOPE I REMEMBER THEM AND VICE VERSA!
uncle tham kindly bought a cake n we had a mini farewell party where i actually made a wish, blew a candle and cut a cake. hahha. and the kids are such greedy monsters seriously. keep asking for more drinks when the cup is still half full..

later in the evening i met up with minhui n qinyi at ps n had meeswa dinner before heading to cathay where jianwen was waiting, collected our free movie tix and went in to watch the preview of JUMPER! it looked so high class with ushers bringing u to ur seats, the cool red curtains, the ceiling, the music, free popcorn, drink, poster and notebook awaiting on our seats. it made the movie more enjoyable to a certain extent but the movie itself was goodgoodgood =D its so exciting. the movie's about a teleporting man aka a jumper. it would be so awesome to have a jumper boyfriend. u can have dinner in paris, massage in thailand, supper in hongkong, neoprint in japan, breakfast in france... how cool is that! hahaha.
ohohoh and i went modelling today..photoshoots... HAHAHA just kidding la. qinyi has this project so she was holding her school's pro-looking nikon and snapping away at us BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK NATURAL SO CANNOT PURPOSELY SMILE AT THE CAMERA. i didnt know it was that difficult. hahha. but we felt like celebrities man.. walk walk then the camera snap snap. ahah one man paparazzi.
HAIIII i dowan school to start so soon!!!!! i think its partly cus i havent enrolled n i'll be likely to get a crap timetable for the sem since its already so late, all the forms to fill in and miscellaneous stuff to settle, figuring out the transport, making new friends, leaving singapore blablabla.
oh and packing the luggage. and tidying up the house in perth. zzzzzzzzzz.
but i guess it's about time i left.. time to get the rusty brain going, the big butt moving. a new year a new beginning. i hope to be closer to God and to keep my eyes open for the blessings He has showered me with. it is a privilege to go back and i should be thankful. BE THANKFUL BE THANKFUL BE THANKFUL! =))"one buddy meal!"
JUMPERS!

dear jodie,

you are so funny sometimes... like how you made a 'holy bible bookmark' and actually wrote the exact words on the bookmark itself to use in the bible.. not smiling properly at the camera (well most of the time u were grumpy but anyways hahah). the way u copied that fedex ad and jumped up n down on the spot like u needed to pee real badly...

how everytime i turn around to see ur face like this...
and this...
n how u keep trying to trick me into believing that u've returned that $5 that u still owe me...

...I'M STILL WAITING OK!!! =)

i cant believe time passed so quickly...

in less than a week i'll be off to perth and a couple of days ltr, school starts..

zzzz

im dreading it,frankly..

i hate new environments. feeling new n lost n helpless n lonely n scared n blur n i duno wad..

making new friends.. maybe im just becoming a big fat lazy bum n cant be bothered with doing these things all over again...

thinking about all these makes me want to sleep. so that i dont have to bother about it..

here i am, feeling so sorry for myself for having to leave my loved ones to go to school, which is actually a privilege that i took for granted.. i just realised that my dad has actually been flying back n forth to attend to the smashed car, my school enrolments and making sure that im alright in perth and everything.. but when has he ever complained or whined or felt sorry for himself? i am so selfish its so disgusting. this time im still the only one complaining..or is it a guy n girl thing? grr. stupid complain queen..............

on a happier note, GONG XI FA CAI everyone!

my first cny after 2 long years! woohoo! its so interesting to go bai nian.

1. it amazes me how long it takes for me to remember who is/how to address this n that person

2. its so cool to realise.. oh i have a cool superduper hospitable n sociable cousin! or.. wow suddenly everyone's big already! n ooh my grandma's sister was so havoc when she was young! n that i am somewhat related to indonesian/peranakan stuff... (cus ppl think im indo.. they say i look indo they say i sound indo.. well it probably came from there.. i should change my name to suriwati hahaha) they cook nice peranakan food, bake nice kueh lapis n cookies n fruitcakes n many more. KULAT! oh my. those are yummy mushrooms. i love mushrooms....

3. ang pao lo! new clothes lo! hahahaa

work tmr. =( its my second last day =( =(

look at me! upset because i have work, upset because i'll be finishing work. jeannieloi u irritating! stop being so irritating!

oh n anth thing! must watch cj7 and ah long! they're so funny!!! esp mark lee being guniang... it makes me cry man

yawnsss nighty nighty!

lots of interesting things i can talk about..
for example, starting from a few weeks back, jiahui's bday dinner, conz n qinyi's sec2 girls bs outing, the ballet gathering, my visit to the facial, my visits to the gym, my work and some annoying but cute kids, chinese new year coming, 1724's steamboat reunion lunch, visiting the 'heart of God' church with my sister...
but i havent found back the mood to blog about these daily happenings..
=( has it got smth to do with maturity? that i should start posting meaningful stuff that might benefit ppl who chance upon or purposely visit this blog? meh..

i've been struggling lately.. maybe it has been quite a while but i kept giving myself excuses.. it seems so hard these days to be constantly reminded of my identity as a Christian. It seems so hard to find the discipline to do regular quiet times. It seems so hard to remain patient with people that get on my nerves. My life feels so monotonous sometimes.. this working and going to the gym life is so unsociable.. sometimes i feel so lonely buying lunches which i can walk and eat at the same time.. i have always been afraid of having meals myself. those in which u sit alone at the table and eat a sit down meal. i guess im too dependent.. bleah. oh wells. thats y its always good to have reunions! =D my ballet girls outing tonight was coolio potato! altho im feeling a little guilty... a bit of an eat-too-much syndrome i suppose. esp the unneccessary quartertub icecream each at the end of the day. I HAVE SINNED! oh wells.. hopefully every bit of it turns into da bian and then make more space for new year goodies hehe. like wth.. im already eating like its new yr! all the gym frenzy for nothing! anth dinner tmr... hehe. i might consider swallowing a balloon...



AIYAH GOODNIGHT

I HAVE BEEN A BUSY GIRL LATELY!

i been out in the gym just working on my fitness, i blow kisses (woooweee!) blablabla..

like suddenly i see myself in toa payoh and novena area everyday..

zzzzz when im at the childcare, i just cant wait for 6 to come..

sometimes i hate teaching there no matter how cute the kids are..

i dont wanna teach them i wanna play with them! and they have no mood to study which makes everything worse. hahaha but then if u tell them 'lets play a spelling GAME! or the QUIET GAME!" ah.. then they start to listen. haha how gullible.

so yes. one minute im so free and rotting at home and the next im struggling to find time to sleep.

blabla i dont feel like blogging actually goodbye