Sunday, August 27, 2006
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A quick update on wad has happened over the past 2 weeks (besides the EKKA).
EPISODE 1:
Last thursday (or was it last last thursday?) was Sam's mom's (aka: my landlady) birthday. Wad do rich people do during their birthdays? Haha, u have 1 guess....Tat's right! CELEBRATE!! BRING OUT THE GUESTS!! BRING OUT THE CHAMPAGNE!!
wHEW...it was too much for me to take...firstly, becoz of her, i've agonised over wad to do about it. I mean, hey, its only right that i give her a prezzie -- but once again im not her close buddy-buddy, so i've no idea wad to do. And this woman is clad from head-to-toe in designer stuff, like she'll fancy anything that we commoners can get her. So
Plan A: Get a present
Plan Dismissed. I've got to come up wif something better.
Derek. My Trump Card. MUAHAHAHA.....
"Hey derek, do you know ur mom's birthday is coming soon?"
"Yah, mama's birthday."
"We're going to make her a card, you know? We use this paper, u colour like this, and u can use my special silver pen!"
"Can I draw a pokemon instead? I can draw a 'chariosaut' (wadever it is) really well!"
"Hmm, okie, u can use this paper....(Im really not so thrilled about leaving the drawing to him), and wad do you want to write to mama?"
"I don't know. You write for me..."
"Sigh...okie.... (This is tough)."
So I got derek, her precious, most loved son to make her a card! Muahahaha! It was a simple thing, just his cartoon and my handwriting at the back (the nephew had to point out that it was my handwriting IN FRONT OF HER, he just had to do it -- can't he see that im trying to fake it like derek's? Grrr.....) Anyway, she was really surprised, so the 'surprise effect' that I had hoped for wasn't half as bad.
Next, they cut cake, eat and drink, blah blah....I didn't stick around for long, just disappeared into my room after the cake. Im really not good at such adult mingling functions (plus i dunwan any guests to think im the maid). So yea...thank God the traumatising nite was finally over...
EPISODE 2:
Okie, those of you who have a landlady, listen up. Wad would you do if you found out that you have not one but TWO landladies? If you see not just one but TWO exact replicas telling you wad to do?
Freak out? Yea, I did just that. My landlady's twin sister just arrived.
Hmm...okie, guess I must do them some justice (There's no way for me to escape if im being sued for defamation). They are nice people, but well, i still sorta feel abit funny sometimes around her. But anyway, her sis is quite okie, just that she had a daughter same age/younger than derek, and she's sorta "interested" in Derek's work.
"Oh, so he learns the piano and abacus! My girl knows too! Go girl, go play on the piano..."
It's okie. Im confident derek will not fare too badly on the piano under my tutelage.
EPISODE 3:
Went to cell group two days ago. The discussion topic was on bitterness and forgiveness. So, it was God telling me to love depite it all. Yes, I choose to forgive, to learn to love (even though its so tough... even though there is fear and a little mistrust), and to place my hope in Him. The above entries may seem funny. But when you're in the midst of experiencing it, it's not. Sigh...
SY said that its actually God molding me to be more like Him through this process. Yea God, I'll trust you den...
=)
7:58 AM;
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
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Ginger and I says "hi"...
A bucket of cotton candy -- all mine!
I got a gingerbread man here!
Aren't they adorable? I wanna be a cowgirl now and work in a farm....
Help! Im stuck in a sea of Ekka aussies!
10:45 PM;
{It feels great to be a kid again!}
The aussies really have some cool carnivals!
Went to the Ekka last week. Its a traditional carnival thingy, with lotsa lotsa food, lotsa bright, cute games stall, farm animals (they were absolutely adorable!) and rides. Went there with eepei and her housemates....just too bad xuan did not get to go, as she had a terrible stomach flu. I "buy stuff eat stuff, buy stuff eat stuff", it was so fun I couldnt get enuff of it! I went on the chair lift (view from the top was gorgeous), fed animals, tried my luck at a games stall (and won!) and overstuffed myself with cotton candy!! Heehee, it feels great to be a kid again...
They had some cute show bags too...those goodie bags wif an assortment of stuff.. One had a furry pink hat that was so comical I couldn't resist. Heheheh, now I look like willy wonka. Oh, and the fireworks too! Its just beautiful -- now I wun think i missed out too much on NDP's fireworks...
10:20 PM;
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
{Concert on the South bank}
Went out wif Veon for a chinese talent singing competition. Well, didn't technically go out with her, her tix was for someone else, but since the person can't make it, someone has to do the deed right?? Hee....
Anw, it was a so-so concert, very much akin to the Channel U "Superstar" singing competition. It was worse in fact, the emcees were boring, there were alot of leng3 chang3, and I was trying my best not to nod off... After watching dem, I had a "karaoke attack" and could not stop singing kbox songs. And becoz, of this, i missed the last bus back home. I felt quite bad though, had to ask valene (the eldest daughter in the family im stayin wif) to pick me up from the concert venue...
Hmm, wad can I say? There are many nice ppl around here, im aware of it, but I still feel that I can only trust each of them to a certain extent. I mean, people will be nice to you, say they are willing to help u etc. etc. but Im just not too sure how much of it is true. Helping me becoz they genuinely want to do so? Or just helping me out of obligation?
I appreciate it all. But I wish I could see the real them behind all these too.
1:55 AM;
Saturday, August 12, 2006
{Matthew 6:25-34}
Wild flowers taken when I was on my way out in the morning.
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look to the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying,"What shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?" or "What shall we wear?" For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do no worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:25-34
7:17 PM;
Thursday, August 10, 2006
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Thanx simz, for doing up my blog. Im beginning to like it better and better now =)
Am blogging right now from school after a week's hiatus. Wad have I been doin this week? Let's see... Study, homework, research etc. Pretty sian stuff eh? Strangely, as I was doing all my homework, I suddenly realised that my diploma was only "half earned", as in I dun think in the first place with my kinda effort i could have graduated so easily. From wad I remember, I have somehow always copied a fren's experiment report, or plagarised essays from the net or others have always helped me with most part of my work....oops, confession time. Now, Im feeling more like a full time student, doing things the correct, "righteous" way. Finally, I've got a chance to right all the wrongs in the past.
Speaking of which, I think dis is one of the major benefits of coming here. You get to study. If I'd stayed at home to do my studies, I think most of the time I'll be doing anything but studying. Over here, I dun have that much frens (and that close frens) to hang out with, so I'll be mostly hanging out with books. And knowing the fact that you gave up so much to study will make u value the study opportunity even more.
Received mama's parcel and gorilla's letter yest. Read it over and over again while eating dinner. And the cold dinner did seem nicer (and warmer) after that.
Yes guys, I think we have all grown up in our ways. Though sometimes I really wish humans dun hafta grow up...but dis is life bah, i guess... Still, we have had great times together. We could at least look back with a smile...
Frens and folks at home, u guys take care too!!
3:05 PM;
Sunday, August 06, 2006
{1st Month Anniversary}
One month. 31 Days. 744 hours. That's how long I've been here.
Yea folks, thanks for all your support and prayers. It's been a whirl of a ride, and its just the beginning. Im looking forward to more. And to the people who has been with me for the past month, (YH, Yvonne and pai) you guys must have been the angels which others back home prayed for-- thanks, you made my month!!
Celebrated this one month anniversary at hawken. Wanted to relish the fish & chips initially, bt was suggested to try out the chicken wing rice. You know, those stuff which we eat back home, the golden brown crispy wings and white rice with a bit of sweet and sour sauce....rings a bell eh?? That was the thought that popped into my mind when I sampled it. I seemed to have tasted it sometime like a month ago....
Anyway, I think I've somehow grown up over the month too... Not exactly some matured, steady old pok, but I'm more independent now (Cooking and laundry), more street-wise (mess around in the city everyday) and more responsible? (Derek-- he's like my kid bro).... And I realised that well, growing up actually means u are able to take care of urself and others too. Hmm.. I've never been a superstar in the caring department, but guess I can start picking up form where I left off now =)
Yup, and most importantly, I just wanto thank Him for all He has done, past present future. He made my month!! =)
12:00 AM;
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
{Life's a box of chocolates}
Just read choczfrens blog. Realised I missed the dinners and yakking very much.
Just escaped from a domestic dispute. Realised that I missed the quarrels between Dad and nin, nin and me, mom and dad.
Loneliness. Its a funny thing. It only creeps up stealthily at nite, when all is dark and quiet, and when the only human voice comes from the cd player. Just when u thought u have finally found some stuff to occupy ur brain with, den "Wham!" it goes and ur thoughts are trained back to home. And I was still supposed to be busy with assignments, poster presentations etc.
Nevermind. I've lost any concentration to work now. Shall just read some tabloid magazine and check out the latest winter fashion (not that i can afford any though). Am thinking abt a certain chozfren's blog post. I have thought of the same qn before: Do I know how to love a person? If I can’t do so, izzit becoz I love myself too much??
I dun think so leh…I’m not self obsessed.
I’ve not dated. But I’ve had crushes and really liked a person before. I really liked him…. And I left it at that. I did nuthin to express what I felt.
Well, perhaps im not just that kinda person to express intense feelings to others. You guys may think that im expressive or “action-packed”, but the real intense ones are the ones that only I know exist. Things like love, and sometimes I just dunnoe how to bring it across. The more I love the more Im cool and “bo chap” towards him. It’s a terrible thing—my actions just seem to go against my wishes…
To this certain fren’s post, well, dun think so much bah…. I still believe in缘份. Perhaps some things in life are like a winding road, we can’t see anything in the distance, but when u make a turn, and hey, its there!! It’s been dere all along, just that we haven seen it!
“Life’s like a box of chocholates. You never know what you’re gotta get.”
9:53 PM;