:)

Tortoises, Rabbits and Pandas

2010-06-15T01:16:00.001+08:00

My genius friend told me to do this. So I am doing this.

HELLO WORLD!

MY BLOG IS COVERED WITH FUNGUS AS YOU CAN SEE!

SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, IT WILL CONTINUE BEING COVERED WITH FUNGUS!!

Bye!!

Thankful for... #3

2010-02-27T21:12:00.002+08:00

Today, I am really really thankful for beautiful unique adventurous simple delightful short holidays that I get to go for with my family.

Thankful for... #2

2010-02-21T22:23:00.002+08:00

Today, I am thankful for por por who is a great cook! Her food unites our family.

Thankful for... #1

2010-02-17T14:50:00.003+08:00

Today, I am thankful for time to spend with my family.

Inspired by Kristy Tan.

I, Jasmine Wuan

2010-02-13T21:58:00.002+08:00

I, Jasmine Wuan, has officially, really and definitely decided that I, Jasmine Wuan, like to capture capture-able moments with the camera of my sister. I, Jasmine Wuan, especially like capturing candid moments - when people are laughing with their mouth open too wide, that sudden frown, the quirky eyebrows, the random and outstanding accessory on the hand, the moment of vainly staring into the mirror, and (of course!) the moment of almost drooling while sleeping. :) But do not fear... potential victims, for I, Jasmine Wuan, take these pictures not to make fun of you or blackmail you (although I, Jasmine Wuan, might if you are not nice enough to me). I, Jasmine Wuan take these pictures with a teachable spirit wanting to learn how to take better ones!

So, *click*. Got you!! :)

Opposite of Right hand

2010-02-10T18:41:00.002+08:00

I have been trying to write with my left hand occasionally. And boy was it painful. It was uncomfortable and painful and it left a nagging pain in the joints of my left hand. Not as bad a arthritis, a little worse than rheumatism and similar to a tooth ache not in my mouth.

I wanted to use this as an illustration. But I decided that I will not make up stories and crap nonsense.

This is my first post of TWO ZERO ONE ZERO.

Oh bother me!

2009-12-03T23:28:00.002+08:00

I am utterly in holiday mood.

I seriously thought that after I came back from the trip I would be all refreshed and enthusiastic about studying and doing homework. But nope, reality sets in and I realise that I'm in the mood to do ANYTHING but study and homework. Who was I kidding?!

I want a REAL holiday. One where I can just do as I please and sleep as long as I want and eat as many times a day as I can. But I think the need to study will test my discipline and perseverance AND SELF CONTROL.

God, I need help! Studying is so not my thing and it's the last thing I want to do now. But with You, I can do anything! Thanks. *grin*

A REVOLUTION

2009-11-30T00:11:00.001+08:00

"He saved us in order that He might begin to transform His world into the kind of world that He willed for it to be when He created it. … When Jesus saved us, He saved us to be agents of a great revolution, the end of which will come when the kingdoms of this world will become the Kingdom of our God”

"I think that Christianity has two emphases. One is a social emphasis to impart the values of the kingdom of God in society - to relieve the sufferings of the poor, to stand up for the oppressed, to be a voice for those who have no voice. The other emphasis is to bring people into a personal, transforming relationship with Christ, where they feel the joy and the love of God in their lives."

- Tony Campolo

LOOK AT ME!!!!

2009-11-16T18:19:00.003+08:00

CHECK THIS OUT!!

http://revolution.my/

Shapes

2009-11-06T17:48:00.006+08:00

I suppose I don't exactly have any particular purpose for this post. But I just felt like updating. I wonder what my happiness is based on? What makes me happy?

My family? My friends? Myself? God?

I don't know. I think that ALL play a significant role in my life. But what makes me really happy? I don't think that laughing a lot defines happiness. I believe someone could be genuinely happy without laughing a lot.

A genuinely happy person should be able to pass on and around cheer and happiness without having to crack a joke or do something funny. Of course, jokes and funny actions are always welcomed. But I don't think they define happiness.

Hmmm... I believe that I would be able to find what truly makes me happy when..... I have nothing but still feel like I have everything.

(That is a freaky thought. Way freaky.)

LIVE.REVOLUTION .....

2009-10-30T21:51:00.006+08:00

Just had to!

2009-10-17T01:22:00.001+08:00

I'm so full of myself can be interpreted literally! How cool.....

Of Economics and other less interesting things

2009-10-17T00:55:00.002+08:00

The phrase "Count your blessings" will never, ever, ever be found in an Economics textbook. If it were ever found in an Econs book, the trees will sing rock songs. (Which will be very cool!) Anyway, the characters found in my Econs book are greedy and selfish. All they ever think of is how scarce and limited resources are and how they will never be able to fulfill the desires of their heart. I name the main character Jeannie. Notice I said "name" and not "named"? Well, that's because I just named her.

Going on, I realise that there is actually enough resources to be divided equally among everyone in this world. But somehow, Jeannie thinks otherwise. She thinks that only people who earns enough income and people who can afford goods should deserve to get them. While the poor can just keep on being poor. That level of greed and selfishness can explode a few air craft carriers! Seriously! What is wrong with Jeannie?!?!

I think that because she has always had a stable and regular income and she was always comfortable, she can afford to think this way. Her mindset is basically "What do i not have? What else do i want?" Her selfishness has expanded so much that her mind cannot think of the blessings that she's had or the good things she owns. All it will think of is the potential blessings out there that she must get a hold of. But even after she has gotten them, she doesn't enjoy her blessings. Instead, she just preys for the next blessing with the aim of not letting anyone else get them.

Based on my own naive and oblivious observation, Jeannie needs to go for Live.Revolution - Amplified Conference. And based on this observation, I come to a conclusion that Jasmine needs to go to be...........

Thank you

2009-09-27T21:01:00.001+08:00

Dear God,

Help me to love going to college, being in college and studying in college. Thank you. :)

Quote for the day :

2009-09-27T20:59:00.001+08:00

"Auto cars rock because can hold hands."

~bernard ong

Crossing the road

2009-09-24T16:30:00.002+08:00

On Sunday, something really funny happened. Maybe it wasn't so much of funny. Maybe it was more of amusing. Dad, Mum and I were to have dinner with Porpor, Kung Kung, Kah Mou, Mei Li and Mei Jin. So we parked the car opposite the PKKI house and walked over to the Bak Kut Teh stall under the big oak-looking tree. And on the way to the stall, we had to cross a main road which was pretty busy with cars moving back and forth. Not too many cars, but enough to cause concern for my parents. We approached the road. Dad, me and Mum – in that order. I took a step and was about to cross the road. And suddenly two hands shot in front of me inviting me to put my hands into them. I looked up and I laughed. Both Daddy and Mummy had put out the right hand and left hand respectively wanting to make sure I crossed the road safely. Amused and feeling loved, I slipped both my hands into their welcoming touch and we crossed the almost empty road together. The same thing happened when we were going back across to get back to our car.

Mummy said, “It's an automatic action.” Daddy nodded. We got into the car, buckled up and went home.

not so sweet #1

2009-08-01T00:41:00.001+08:00

I've decided to fast ----> sweet drinks.

*gasp* *stare*

Stop that already!! It's hard for me okay.

I don't dance....

2009-08-01T00:15:00.004+08:00

I've been in college for one month now. And I don't dance.

I'm happier going to college now. Life each day gets less awkward, less new, by the second. The more seconds that pass, the happier I am! Or should be. You do the math. But it still hasn't reached the point where "I'd rather be here than anywhere else in the world!" Honestly, I'd rather not. I admit, I have many more friends, I've found buddies and I make new friends everyday. But, something is just not right.

I wonder if there is such a phrase as "I'm not suited for college". I now the problem. I think I do! I'm too worried about how other people see me. I'm too conscious. Which is lousy. I thought I got over that problem. Apparently not. Like Pastor Dorai said, God brings you back to your failures so that you can overcome them completely. This is indeed a major area of failure for me. And I hate getting dragged back to it. I don't hate God. Definitely not! I love God. I need him so much more now. I want him in my life! So badly! And the best part is: I know that he's there! In fact, he's here.

Optimism you say? I wonder where that went? I don't dance, what can I do? I want to be myself. By I'm limited. I feel limited. By my braces. I can't speak, smile and eat to my satisfaction. By myself. I'm ever so conscious of what other people think! My confidence fled when my braces arrived. That's the truth. The honest truth. I wish it'll come back.

I don't hate my braces. I don't hate college. I'm probably just not used to it. There's a bag of gold at the end of the rainbow. But if the journey to the bag of gold is tough and makes me feel stressed, should I continue? Why can't the journey on the rainbow be shorter? Why does it take 2 years? Aren't rainbows joy bringers and happiness givers? This one seems to be robbing my joy.

But at least the rainbow is colourful! At least God is there. from the first day of college, I got kicked back to God by God. It was awesome. My intentions are still immature and need loads of polishing. But I can rest assured that God wouldn't surprise me and cause me to have a heart attack. He takes me on a horse ride. It starts slow and then gallops. But I am ready for the gallop. I half can't wait. Half feel like crawling into a hole.

I miss my sleep! And yet, i still don't dance.

Dancing Daisies

2009-04-29T20:19:00.003+08:00

AT LEAST,

THE WORLD DOESN'T REVOLVE AROUND ME.

*phew*

The Colour Blue

2009-04-28T23:21:00.006+08:00

I am Blue.

Seriously, I am one out of the hundred and fifty people who are Blue.

I'm gonna miss the colours of Gold, Black, Grey, Red, White and Green.

Thee are the very colours that coloured my life for this whole year.

I have an emotional attachment to these colours and it will take awhile to continue life without them.

I had the funnest time making the Gold costumes. Looking at my sister and Sarah discuss costumes, the Golden soldiers were so heroic! And then trying on half jackets and half capes. I tried to be a super hero of my own. Later Rachel and my sister felt that these costumes need embellishments. So off we went to find, match and scout. We ended up grabbing all we could and leaving the shop quite empty of nice embellishments. And then the Fairy Godmothers spent two whole sleepless nights to make the Golden soldiers even more heroic!!

The Black dancers! To love them or to hate them? ;) I remember all the times I got hit, pulled, pushed, whack, smacked, dragged, thrown and attacked. Oh, the bitterness!! But the irony of it all, the Black dancers were the happiest, jolliest, cheeriest and noisiest group among all the rest.
At least they got to show that during their Jesters dance. Ooo, my funnest memories. The TUTUs!!

The Grey doldrums. Oh to watch them twitch and shiver, jerk and throw themselves. I was, is, am, will be amazed. So will you! Their costumes and make up were the simplest and most comfortable I should think. And their dance the most interesting, eye catching and breathtaking!! Rose and my sister made the costumes.

The Red army! My mum loved their dance the most. and she called them the Ninja Turtles! I liked their dance too. Even though it was short, it never failed to make me feel excited and ready for battle!! My fondest memories, Tim Koh and his extremely low V-neck t-shirt. And doing puffs for the girl dancers. The ones with bangs were definitely the toughest!!

White and Green. Till today, I never understood how in the world I ended up in this group. I couldn't do a pirouette for nuts! I still can't really do it properly now. I always forget to spot and point my toes. But I balance better now. It was really challenging for. especially when all the other dancers had ballet experience or were much more graceful. I learned availability for this experience though.

Citizens!! How could I forget? No matter what people comment, I truly like the citizens dance and all the people I got to dance with. I must admit that I didn't like to carry the basket of fruits and was always trying to give it someone. But I think everyone did well, even though we could have done better. I suppose citizens dance was not the priority for most of us. But, I love the colours and the choreography. Oh, the mango fell during the 5th show!! :)

Thank you God for Paroimia.

Dear Jesus,

2009-04-25T00:45:00.002+08:00

Dear Jesus,

I have many questions for you.

When you walked this earth, were you ever insecure? I learned that you were both fully man and fully God when you lived on earth. So even though your divine side was secure in God, your human side could have been insecure, right?

Insecure about fitting in, looks, the opposite sex?

Have you ever had a crush? I mean humanly, it would be normal right? But divinely, it's kinda weird having a crush on someone you created. You'll probably know a lot about that person.

But God, it's so confusing for me. How can you fully be two beings (don't know the correct word) at once? It confuses me.

Sometimes, I think that I will never be mature. I always feel that a lot of people younger than me are way more matured than I am. I guess I don't really mind it so much? But it gets to me sometimes. The fact that I am still so immature. I feel like a little kid stuck in an eighteen year old's body.

God, I want to be mature!!! I want to grow up too!!! Sigh.

Anyway, thanks for making availability come true. If you used talent and not availability, I would have vanished long ago.

Good night!!

P A R O I M I A

2009-03-29T19:17:00.008+08:00

Once upon a time, a prince was born in the Golden City.
His name was Prince Elyon. That same day, the commander of the Golden Army, Kieron, led a rebellion against the King and stole away the citizens.

It had been long foretold that a day like that would come, when a savior would be needed. He would have to die in exchange for the citizens' freedom. His blood for theirs.

Prince Elyon was to be that savior.

Will he be able to wipe the darkness of Kieron out? Will the people ever be free from the clutches of Kieron?

Come and watch Paroimia.
Let the colors whisk you away to the land where the Golden Command upholds justice...
the Dark Legion threatens peace & harmony.
Is there hope for the imprisoned Grey Doldrums?
Can the courageous Blood Army bring restoration?

17th April (Friday)
18th April (Saturday)
24th April (Friday)
25th April (Saturday)

The story will unfold from 8pm to 10pm at the Main Sanctuary of FGA KL.

*Dinner and pre-booked seating can be arranged for you and your non-Christian guests. Please call 03-79814755 during office hours or email paroimia2009@gmail.com

** 'Paroimia' is a Christian production.

*** This event is FOC.

R-a-b-a-k-a-s-h

2009-03-13T00:02:00.002+08:00

I see a flash of bright light in the sky! My younger sister screams. She races for the sofa, jumps head first into the pillows and buries her face there. The thunder crashes loudly. As if someone threw a grand piano from the heavens.

Ooops!! I look around, embarrassed at what had happened. I rub my tummy. I realise that I am really, really, really hungry.

Pirouettes, I can conquer you!

2009-03-12T23:50:00.002+08:00

My commitment to Paroimia will not waver just because I feel like I'm not good enough. Jie Jie says that when you don't feel like doing it anymore, but you still push yourself to do your best anyway is when true commitment is shown.

And so the thing is, yes, I am not good at dance. And yes, I don't have much self confidence and I don't think I'm any good at it. But God said he would use my availability even though I have not much talent.

So God, here I am. I will not give up. Neither will I run away. Because I did not just make my commitment to the production or to my leaders. I made this commitment to you. We will conquer those pirouettes together, God and I.

Second time!!

2009-03-11T13:23:00.004+08:00

On Monday, which is yesterday of yesterday, we had our second class reunion for the year. I'm really glad that everyone makes the effort to come. And every time, there are more and more people. We all have the same reason - we miss each other.

So, at 12 noon, we went to Endah Parade and walked in circles waiting for people to come, deciding where to eat AND catch up with each other! It was funny. As we walked, the group started to grow bigger and bigger. Not that we were doubling up or anything. Everyone just popped out from different corners and started joining us. Like a magnet attracting needles!

Then we decided that Pizza Hut would be a good place to eat. So we walked all the way to Pizza Hut next to Hotel Sri Petaling and had lunch. It seemed that everyone had so much to say until no one bothered to order anything. So the best host in the world, Pong ordered.

Then after lunch, about 6 of them left while the rest of us trooped to Pong's house. We played Bluff, Empire and Finish The Fruits Game. Bluff as Esther said is a a bad game in itself. But she played it anyway. I suppose she had the right to say that because all her attempts to 'Bluff' failed. Empire was fun! And finishing the fruits was a forced game to make everyone... finish the fruits!

Later, stuffed with fruits, we walked to a basketball court opposite Endah Parade and played for an hour plus. It was mostly the guys playing and the girls pretending to play and making fluke shots. Oh and of course the sympathy passes from the boys so that the girls don't feel left out. But don't underestimate us! When we're into the game, I'm sure we can actually put up a fight. (I wish!)

Oh! Oh! We went toilet at Endah Parade and all the girls came out faster than the boys. You wanna know why? Because the boys had to arrange their hair strand by strand back into the correct angle and position. Ahhh, my absolutely VAIN friends. I mean, GUY friends. :)

So where do we go next?

Calvin and Hobbes

2009-02-27T16:54:00.004+08:00

Out of my mind?

2009-02-26T21:37:00.004+08:00

Hear ye! Hear ye!

I have a suggestion to make.

People,

WE HAVE TO PRAY FOR THE POLITICIANS AND RULERS OF MALAYSIA.

No, no. I am not crazy. I am perfectly sane.

Well, I know everyone is pessimistic about the political situation in Malaysia.
And we complain about this and complain about that.
We think we know so much. I do that all the time.
I scold the newspapers as I read them or even the television
when I watch news.
To be perfectly blunt,

IF YOU'RE SICK OF IT, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Riots and demonstrations are definitely out of the topic.
We need to pray.

PRAYER CHANGES THINGS.

It's the least we can do for our country.
God put us in Malaysia for a reason.
If he hasn't called you overseas to serve him, means you are meant to be in Malaysia.
And while you remain in Malaysia, be a Malaysian and
do something beneficial for Malaysia.
We waste our lives when we are complacent, ignorant and oblivious.
And that's what I am and that's what most of us are.

SO PEOPLE, PRAY FOR MALAYSIA.

I hear and listen

2009-02-19T12:38:00.004+08:00

I love listening to people talk.

I love listening to my parents share about their life experiences. Their life hasn't always been fun and happy. The struggles, stress and problems that they go through sometimes scare me and make me afraid to grow up. But I really look up to them for how honest they are in sharing about the times they failed and the mistakes they made. It must be so hard for them to share things of that sort because they risk being looked down upon by me. But their honesty always reaches deep into my heart and brings out a positive reaction. Listening to them share always makes me grow up a few years for a while. It's probably a way of bringing out mature side of me to think and sometimes even to encourage them.

I love listening to my sister talk. I know that when we talk, I can always look forward to being challenged to be better in the things I do. Four years has made us different in many ways on our outlook of things. I'm more positive as I still seem to be living in a world of oblivion. She's been exposed to reality and therefore, her thoughts are more practical. But nevertheless, she never looks down on me in any situation. She always has something encouraging to say that will lift my spirit.

I love listening to my friends speak. Sometimes, I do get intimidated by their maturity and their confidence. But it's always nice to know that someone has 'been through that and I'm not the only one'. I like knowing that I have outspoken friends who will tell me things 'in my face' when I need them. I like knowing that I have people who are open and are not ashamed of their past, who are willing to share those experiences with me. I like knowing that I have friends who will tell me the things I need to know when I'm in oblivion. I like knowing that I have friends whom we can just sit and say nothing but know that we've spent quality time together.

I love listening to my Cg members speak. It's always an honour to know that they came up to me to ask for advice or to share their struggles with. It's a real sense of achievement to know that there are less awkward moments when we talk because they are comfortable around me and I am comfortable around them. I like it when they share their thoughts and I find that they're maturity level is growing.

I like using my ears to take it words, sentences and phrases.

Joe and Lil Li's Wedding

2009-02-19T11:44:00.006+08:00

Pretty, pretty maids in a row. I was really trying to focus on the first flower but somehow ended up focusing on the third flower. I really like the colours in this picture.

My job for the day - usher. It was quite fun because the group of gorgeous girls I was working with were really enthusiastic about their job.

This was the deco on the aisle that the bride and groom made their entrance from. A random shot.

The lovely aisle. I wanted to crop off the part where there was no lights on the floor. But it made the picture look too short.

Josh looking good. (In a suit that he made from some really cool tailor!!)

My sister and Lil Li. This was probably Lil Li's two hundredth picture.

I really, really like this picture. Lil Li, Kathryn, Denise and the flowers look really good.

Can you spot Jeshu?? I can!!

The colour for this turned out a bit dull. But I really like the top part of the picture. God has given us an awesome church building.

And who could this be? A girl in a flowery dress holding flowers. She really likes flowers. Especially jasmine flowers. ;)

Jie jie looks really nice and happy. I honestly never knew how small my eyes were. I am truly Chinese!!

Another picture that I really like. They really love each other. Can't you tell?

It was raining and we were waiting. Oh and taking pictures! My sister, Sin Ying and Lee Cheng.

Lee Cheng and I. I love you LeeCh!

r * * * * *s

2009-02-12T12:03:00.004+08:00

NO! I would not even put a picture of it on my blog. EEWW.

So why do i dislike it?

It's because it's dried and mushy and sweet.
Seriously, what could be worse?

We'll start with mushy. I really don't like mushy stuff.
Like rum and raisins ice cream. I like the rummy taste of the ice cream.
I really like it. It makes my taste buds happy.
But the thought of having my spoon possibly coming in contact witha mushy, wet raisin is yucky.
And eating ice cream in small scoops spoils the whole eating ice cream atmosphere.
Ice cream is meant to be eaten is huge scoops so that your whole mouth is filled with it.
But because I have to avoid certain mushy things in the rum ice cream, I would have to eat the ice cream in small spoonfuls.

Dried things look so dead.
I don't like... or maybe I don't dare to eat them.
I won't touch dried nutmeg, dried sour plum, dried ginger, dried orange skin.
And raisins fit into that category.
Don't they?
They are disfigured, out of shape, waterless and brown in colour.
It's just a jasmine thing.
What my eyes don't like, my tongue seems to agree with it.

Salt rocks. I don't know which is more of a health hazard. Salt or sugar?
Salt can cause you dehydration, high blood pressure, osteoporosis and gastric ulcers.
Sugar causes diabetes, obesity and gout.
Oh great, so over all the consumption of salt seems worse.
But I really like salty things.
After eating something too sweet, I have to eat something salty
so that my tongue would be at peace.

I think the reason i don't like them is psychological or maybe it's just
because my sister pelts raisins at me at home.

God, I know. But....

2009-02-12T11:57:00.002+08:00

You know, so why "but.."?

I have decided

2009-02-10T15:48:00.006+08:00

This Chinese New Year, I had secretly resolved to spend time with my family. Not just my three favourite people in the world. But to specially and effortful-ly spend time with my extended family.

All these years, I had known my relatives. But they were only my dad and mum's siblings or people we had to have reunion dinners with during most Chinese festivals. There has never been any special bond or relationship with them. We were just ... related and that was all.

I suppose I could blame our busy-ness and different interests and different generations. Or maybe none of us made any effort at all. I would go to reunion dinners and realise that I have nothing to say to my cousins. That I find it awkward to try and start a conversation with my aunties and uncles. Or even worse, I would just sit by my grandparents and neither of us has anything to talk about.

So this year, I particularly made sure that I didn't make any plans to go out with my friends during the first three days of Chinese New Year. I made sure that I talked to as many of my aunties, uncles, cousins and spent time with grandparents, nephews and nieces. I must admit that I didn't manage to start a conversation with everyone. But nevertheless, I feel proud to say that I have built a relationship with my some of my relatives. And now the challenge is to keep that relationship going.

"It's funny how we have so much to say to our friends, but when it comes to our family, we have nothing to say." - The Coolest Sister in the World.

Contradictory Post

2009-02-03T13:46:00.002+08:00

I was so wrong. You CAN write pictures.

Choices :)

2009-02-01T23:33:00.002+08:00

Writing or Drawing?

Drawing. Because I can draw words but I can't write pictures.

Talking or Walking?

Walking. Because I can still go places and converse through writing.

Eating or Sleeping? (shallow, but an awfully tough choice)

I don't want to choose. I will regret if I do.

Buggles BOO!!

2009-01-17T21:27:00.002+08:00

Once, there was a pig.

And the pig was hungry.

The pig eyed the food.

The pig ate the food.

The pig was happy.

The pig smiled.

:)

C-A-C-T-O

2009-01-15T22:13:00.003+08:00

This is my pet.....er, plant, er, pet, er, plant, er..........?

pet...wait, plant, no, it's my pet.... that looks like a plant?

but it's a plant, i treat it like a pet though..... so it's a pet?

No I-D-E-A. :)

God the Creator

2009-01-15T22:10:00.005+08:00

WOOPEEDOOO!!!

2009-01-09T12:23:00.006+08:00

I HAVE THE BEST FAMILY IN THE WORLD!!

A hardworking and loving dad. He is not afraid to admit his mistakes and even speaks of his weaknesses so that we won't dwell in those same weaknesses. He is willing to ask for prayer from us. He is not ashamed in asking his daughters to pray for him. He supports mummy's decisions and encourages her all the time. Even though he is tired, he makes the effort to watch TV dramas with us and laughs along to our silly jokes. He does his very best to provide for the family. He sacrifices his wants and sometimes needs to fulfill our wants and our needs. He is loyal to mummy and he loves her. He is outspoken toward his daughters. He never complains about the hardships of his work routine. He trusts God with everything that he has and doesn't have. He doubts God once in a while and that makes him more of a human to me. He sacrifices some time of his sleep to talk to his daughters. He is knowledgeable, not all knowing but willing to learn more. He is always proud of our achievements. He's always willing to offer a crying shoulder and a listening ear. He is mostly quiet in his ways and has the handsomest smile.

A supportive and understanding mum. She allows us to be independent so that we will learn to be responsible for our own actions. She is real super hero. She can work for 16 to 17 hours a day non-stop. She is willing to put aside chores and schoolwork just to listen to us pour out our hearts and to comfort us when we cry. Her magic words are, "Don't cry, mummy can help you." I know it works on me all the time. She helps as much as she can. She gives this old uncle who collects things to recycle money every time she sees him on the streets. She is really generous. Only sometimes, she puts her family first. That's why she can't give all the time. She often tries to crack jokes and when we don't find it funny, she laughs at them by herself. Sometimes, she is like a young person, running around and being so amused by everything we say and do. Other times, she is the uber matured woman, so knowing and so godly. She's really cool. She tries her best to pray for me and tuck me to sleep every night. She never hides the problems that she is going through. She shares them with us and we try and solve them together.

A heroic sister who listens. I have always looked up to her and have always been proud of her. She is really talented in everything that she does. She doesn't believe it. But I do. She put 300% in the things that she wants to accomplish. Trust me, it's 300%. The cool thing about her is that she admits how human she is. She tells me of how money minded she actually is. And she admits that she likes being praised. I find that so refreshing. I can tell that she feels bad about trying to go for her dreams and seeming so selfish. But I also know that she is sick of being tied down. She is ready to explode and just fly off to wherever. And I am happy for her. Really really happy. Our closeness started when I told her my secret. Now, we talk and share secrets every single night. She looks out for me all the time and always offers to pay for my food and certain expenses. She often encourages me and reminds me of the stuff I am good at. She protects me when I am being bullied and lets me sit on her lap. She lets me pretend to be heroic and protect her from her bulliers. Whether or not we share the same views of things, we appreciate each other's opinions. It gives us more to talk about. She's gonna be successful in God's eyes.

Dear God, thank you for putting me to be Dad and Mum's daughter and Jie Jie's sister. <3

Fear

2009-01-05T20:32:00.004+08:00

I believe that God allowed fear to exist so that we would trust in Him and not be too confident of our own abilities.
But do you think God would purposely put fear in us?

Striving toward a greater ambition

2009-01-05T16:30:00.004+08:00

I aspire to do so much. Most of which I am now incapable of doing. Not because I am insecure. More of because I am untalented in these areas. But I do not believe that I am unable to learn the skills in these areas.

Dance. I am really fortunate to have an avenue such a JC Works where I can learn about dance for free. No matter how insecure I feel when I see all other JC workers who are stronger and more flexible and who execute the dance routines better than I do, I constantly remind myself how lucky I am to be able to have a chance to be among such talents and to actually learn these routines with them and from them. This feeling always makes me more determined. If they take 5 days to perfect their steps while I need 20 days. Then I shall take those 20 days, sacrificing what is needed, in order to perfect my steps. I aspire to be able to dance for God. And God deserves more than my best.

Art. "It runs in my family but it seems to have missed me." I know I seem to say that with a don't care attitude and with somewhat pride. But deep down inside, I long to be able to draw and design. I've tried really hard to imitate the finished products that I see. But it is always to no success. The thing is, I can imagine things really well. When people speak and tell stories, I can see pictures in my head as I imagine what they say. But when I try and put those images onto paper, I just can't. The pictures turn out very ugly and I decide to give up in drawing. But I am thankful to be able to be apart of an artsy family which also gives me loads of chances to try and be artsy too! My suit-sy dad, art-teacher mum and uber-artsified sis.

Piano. "But almost every girl plays the piano......" Yeah, rub it in. Thanks. Only recently, has the urge to be able to play the piano started surfacing. I don't know why. Peer pressure? Deprivation of skills? But I have always admired pianists. I always thought that they were lucky that their parents forced them to play the piano as kids. I wish my parents did the same of me. But it's not their fault. Piano lessons and the piano itself cost a bomb. And everyday necessities were definitely more important than me knowing how to play the piano. I guess the closest I am to having any sort of skill in music would be doing sound. So why am I trying to run away from it? Beats me...

For my information, I plan to learn ballet, piano and drawing ONE DAY. When I have the money. (YOU don't need to know this)

Aiyai!!

2008-12-28T13:42:00.002+08:00

I decided that i don't feel like blogging anymore.
I may start when I have something useful to blog about.
So there!
Aahh.. I sound like such a whiny eleven year old.
Oh well.
SO THERE.

Greater than ordinary heights

2008-12-26T13:07:00.007+08:00

Sunday(14th of Dec) (Hong Kong) :

Uncle Mark took us to Tai Mo Shan.
Tai Mo Shan literally means 'Big Hat Mountain'.
It is the highest peak in Hong Kong with the height of 957 meters.
That was the first time I experienced the dizzy car ride
that made me dislike car rides in Hong Kong.
But the mountain itself was refreshing.
The breeze was extremely cold with our hands and food
freezing almost immediately.
The hot sun rays were defeated totally by the cold wind.
And for once I wasn't happy about that.
(I genius-ly forgot my jacket)
But the sun still looked amazing and looked like it was
reaching out to touch us.
We played hide and seek, ate good food and climbed uneven rocks.
And then we just sat on the highest rock and
allowed ourselves to be blown by the wind.

The Van Cott family

2008-12-22T19:59:00.005+08:00

This is Lynette's auntie's family.
Nette and I stayed with them during our trip to Hong Kong.

Uncle Mark

Auntie Janet

Cate

Christian

Brendan

Michael

Porpor

(Almost) all Hong Kong men live in suits

2008-12-22T17:31:00.004+08:00

I was staying at my friend's auntie's apartment in Hong Kong Central.
I think they call it "Sheung Wan".
The people there walk at least two and a half times faster than people in Malaysia.
They are surprisingly and amazingly brisk.
Trying to catch up with them only left me with aching legs the next day.
But after 10 days there, I am proud to say that I am finally BRISK.
So, during our brisk and fast paced strolls in the streets of Hong Kong Central, I noticed that all men were clothed in one particular kind of attire.
SUITS.

Clothes smelly clothes

2008-12-20T23:36:00.001+08:00

Oh boy, I don't know what part to start blogging about!

Cousin's Wedding

2008-12-08T20:31:00.004+08:00

Jacklyn and Jed (cousin)

Ye Pak and Ye Pak Leong

Mum and Dad

7 suk and 7 sam

Fong Yee Jie Jie and Jie Jie

Emma and Mimi Jie Jie

Maya

Mum, 7 sam and Ku Jie

Grandma and Jie Jie

Grandma and I

How now?

2008-12-08T19:47:00.004+08:00

Okay, so I'm out of high school.
What do i do?
Hmmm...

I actually shouldn't be so muddled up.
For one, I have already shortlisted my career choices when I chose to take Arts Stream.

That means, no Science careers.

That's probably the one small thing that I regret.

Being an engineer or a pharmacist would have been really interesting.

And then, I have decided, no Business for me.
I am one of the least business minded person in the world.
I have no interest at all.
Yes, I must say that I really like money.
But I strategies and yearly plans and doing business without corruption is really hard.

Next, no Art.
I'm serious.
I don't hate it.
But I just don't have the passion for it.
If you give me a pencil and a piece of paper, I'll make an airplane with a horn.
Or maybe put those stuff in the recycle bin.
It's just not in me to naturally design or do art.

Yes, exactly, I can read your mind.
So what does that leave me?

Accountancy
Hospitality and tourism
Law
Education
And more.....

And the worst part is.
I don't know what I'm interested in.
I don't know what my passion is.
I don't know what my talent is.
Can you believe it?
I can't.

All I can say is that:
I know God didn't forget me when He was distributing talents.
And He won't ever.
I just need prayer, faith and exposure.

It's white....WOW

2008-12-08T19:36:00.003+08:00

Yeah, I changed my blog's layout.
I thought the other one was starting to get a little bit boring.
But little did I realise that I lost my chatbox.
And when I tried to get a new one, there was some sort of error.
And I tried again and again and again and again.
But it still didn't work.
I didn't give up.
I'm just going to try again soon.

Just some random post. =)

I thought i should.

2008-12-05T15:58:00.005+08:00

I'll introduce everyone in the picture:

Daniel, Bryan, Ken Li, Pong, Matthew, Vincent, Yit Han, Wayne
Esther, Lynette, Jane, Josephine, Pei Chern, Jennifer
Nicole, Amanda, me, Shok Chen, Cherie, Ira, Pinn Xhean

Dearest

2008-12-05T15:53:00.002+08:00

Oh, right.

Hi David!! I'm back!

I missed you so much. I know you missed me too.

Anyways, I'm back for good. =)

Love, jasmine.

Five. 5. Five.

2008-12-05T15:24:00.005+08:00

Some pictures to remember my very last year in school.
The pictures were taken when we were all half way stressing through
our preparations for our exams.
Taking pictures was like stress relief for us.
Everyone brought their cameras and started clicking away.
All the teachers didn't even say anything.
They even asked to take pictures with us in the middle of lessons!!
I will miss EVERYONE and EVERYTHING.

The girls. (Ken Li and Pong are girls la)

Everyone!! =)

Our beloved stairs (that we race up all the time).

Me and Toon.

I must find more pictures!!
Ahhh, I will definitely miss school to the MAX.
I love my school.

Good bye world...

2008-11-03T10:54:00.001+08:00

This blog will be in a state of abandonment until I finish my exams.

Poor thing.

I will miss you, david.

So long.

Tallie ><

2008-10-31T22:19:00.002+08:00

My sister is taller than me.

I wonder why?

I eat more than her each meal.

Maybe I should just go and sleep.

People who sleep a lot grow taller.

Ohmygoodness!!

2008-10-31T10:53:00.001+08:00

SPM is in 11 days!!

SPMers, FREAK OUT!!

Kelefeh?

2008-10-28T01:00:00.004+08:00

Ever felt like you are a minor character in your life?
Ever felt like if you weren't there it probably wouldn't make any difference to anyone?

Well, don't fret!
Because MINOR CHARACTERS play an unquestionably important role to the main character.

Like our little friends : The seven dwarfs

If you thought that Sleepy wasn't important, or maybe Happy wasn't needed because neither of them seemed to play a very outstanding role, YOU ARE VERY WRONG. If there was less one dwarf, there will be no Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at all.

Next, my favourite : Cinderelly's best friends, the Mice

Jaq and Gus rock! Cinderella would never have had her happy ending without her mice friends. As SMALL, inferior and insignificant as they seem (and are), they made a big difference in Cinderella's life - making her first dress, freeing her from being locked by the stepmother and most important of all , DEFEATING LUCIFER THE CAT.

Next, we have : THE MAGIC CARPET

Magic carpet doesn't even have a name! But it has saved Aladdin loads of times.

So, i hope you don't feel so kelefeh anymore.

Good Night!

S. P. M.

2008-10-27T15:44:00.001+08:00

Exams make me sleepy.

No wait, STUDYING for exams make me sleepy.

High School Musical Three

2008-10-24T12:48:00.003+08:00

Yes, I really really want to watch it!

You can laugh. But I still want to watch it. So there.

Whoa...

2008-10-19T16:12:00.004+08:00

I learned something about me.

I'm a thoroughly fickle minded person.

A mixture of too many things

2008-10-17T19:18:00.004+08:00

I remember in the beginning of the year, when school started on January the third, I vowed to make this year the best year of my life. Whether it was church or studies or friendships or family. I was so, so, so, so hopeful. You know that hopeful feeling that makes you feel all fuzzy and energised to face the world. That hope that nothing could stop you. The hope that makes you feel like a bulldozer that will overcome any problem!

Well, it lasted a little while. It came when things were going well and abandoned me things were hard. It's such a shallow feeling. Maybe it's because I placed that hope in the wrong things. I believe I placed my hope in my studies and what i could do for my friends. I made a lot of mistakes by placing that hope in everything but God.

It feels like the worst thing for me this year was my relationship in God. So many times, I just forgot about God totally. Sure, God was always needed during exams, when I lost something, when I thought God was unfair. It felt good to have someone to blame when things went wrong. It still does. And then when I was lazy, when other things seemed more fun to do, I just forgot about God. Totally. There were days, weeks that I forgot about God. I'm such a loser.

And then on Saturday night, the guilt sinks in. And i hurriedly do my devotions and ask for forgiveness. I've done this countless times. And I'm really sorry. But one thing that I knew was that God was and is still there and he hasn't forsaken me. The guilty feeling that I felt and feel is him reminding me. Not that he's purposely making me feel guilty. But he's gently reminding me. And it's so gentle that only I know it. And no one else. Thank you so much Holy Spirit.

Did you know that friends can make you feel very guilty too?

For me, many people and some of my friends think that I'm this super-confident-always-happy-full-of-life-and-ideas-never-faces-any-problems-person. Maybe I appear to be. But it's sometimes only. AND sadly, the worst part is, when they find out that I am actually insecure and not THAT confident of myself, they confront me and it feels like they are blaming me for not being who they thought I was. It's not their fault I guess. At least they were honest.

I must say that I always thought maturity was one of the coolest thing in the world that a lady can have. I mean I still do. But it's not something that you can learn out of a book or by watching a tutorial or by dressing maturely. It doesn't come with age for everyone either. I think it comes with experience and exposure. It comes with making mistakes and learning from those mistakes. No wonder daddy always wants to ship me off somewhere and let me survive on my own. :)

But my daddy is really cool. He's really down-to-earth and he's willing to admit if he doesn't know how to do something. That's what I love about my daddy. My daddy so big, so strong and so mighty! But because he's human, there's still things that he cannot do. But to me, daddy is the most handsome man on the face of this earth. I really hope that he can fulfill his dreams in the future. Go appa!

Uh duh!!

2008-10-10T20:10:00.003+08:00

LIFE IS NOT A KOREAN DRAMA.

Sometimes I wish it were
Besides all the leukemia and cancer
The hero always appearing
The heroine always looking amazing

But that will only be a fantasy
A little something that is silly
Because it is just in drama world
Never meant to be in reality

It's just a reminder
It may seem silly, redundant
BUT it's true
Life is not a Korean Drama

:(

2008-10-07T18:13:00.003+08:00

I dislike being sick.

I dislike medicine.

I dislike feeling nauseous.

Ooops!!

2008-10-02T18:06:00.007+08:00

The previous post was done by my sister. Really. Really.

My teacher was telling us her experience on marriage. So she was saying how she told God what kind of man she wanted - plays the guitar, loves God with all his heart, serves God in church, blah, blah, blah, blah. And when she got married, she realised that she forgot to mention one thing - skin colour. (She's a Chinese and she married and Indian) NO OFFENSE TO ANYONE.

So all you people praying and thinking of your future life partner, BE SPECIFIC. God will really answer you exactly as you asked for.

:) :)

The cake

The garden

The flowers

The Mr & Mrs

My Name Is Jasmine and I Want To Be Your Friend

2008-09-28T15:38:00.002+08:00

I love my sister

2008-09-26T15:54:00.003+08:00

Ever wondered why the pictures taken look so good?

Yes? No?

Well, sadly and surely, the truth always hurts.

MY SISTER SAID THAT THE PICTURES LOOK GOOD BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE MY FACE IN IT.

Sigh. Sigh. Sigh. I love my sister. I love my sister. I love my sister. I love my sister.

Hahaha. I'm sure she didn't mean it in a mean way.

I love my sister!

Kinda stressed?

2008-09-24T20:32:00.003+08:00

I find that a lot of inspiration and random thoughts come to me during exams. Especially objective papers, when there is quite a bit of time to daydream.

I was doing some paper and then I remembered Miriam! HAHA. I remembered her doing the random-est things in class and purposely getting on teacher's nerves. She was really one of a kind. I really miss her.

And today during our revision time, I was supposed to be studying Perdagangan. But I kinda went high. I was telling my friends how I actually wanted to burn all my form four and form five books after SPM. But somebody asked to "inherit" my books. So they're safe now! I really wanted to start a bon fire in front of my condo and just burn everyhting to satisfaction, ok!! A source of stress relief. :)

I have one more day and one more day of trials. Add Math tomorrow and Literature on Friday and it's done!! I seriously can't wait. I'm so, so, sick of studying already and SPM is not even over yet!

But just to end that God has been really good. He's really helped me. Sometimes I believe he's even "shown" me what to study.

So long world of people, I'm off to the world of BOOKS.

The Russian Doll

2008-09-19T20:00:00.003+08:00

Next to me sits this beautiful Russian Doll.

Inside her, there is another Russian Doll.

Inside her, there is another Russian Doll.

Inside her, there is another Russian Doll.

Inside her, there is another Russian Doll.

So actually, there is not A Russian Doll.

There are FIVE Russian Dolls.

They all look the same though.

So, now there are five Russian Dolls that look the same.

So, do you know what a Russian Doll is?

Pretty Russian Dolls

Cute Russian Dolls

AND..........

*DRUM ROLL*

.......

............

......

..........

...........

......

.........

*CYMBALS CLASH*

The Beatles.
No offense, but it's quite ugly!!

New Stuff!

2008-09-13T16:59:00.005+08:00

Jasmine just wants to tell you that this is not really her, its her invisible glamourous twin sister.

To view more of Glam Jas-Twin in action, CLICK!

Funny

2008-08-27T20:29:00.002+08:00

My friend told me a joke today

V: Malaysia is full of signs and wonders

Me: Why?

V: Because when you drive around, you look at a sign and wonder.

It's funnily true. :)

What is a sonnet?

2008-08-26T18:23:00.005+08:00

I was supposed to write a sonnet for my English assignment

WHAT IS A SONNET?

A poem with exactly 14 lines

Exactly 10 syllables in each line

The back syllables actually do rhyme

And the whole poem has to make good sense

It's found in the form five literature book

It is the very first poem in there

Titled Sonnet 18, it speaks of love

Of how the poet loved his beloved

Teacher said the beloved was a man

But don't worry 'cause Shakespeare wasn't gay

In those times, friends had such love among them

Sonnet writers are really talented

Because they can come up with such great works

That's why I think Shakespeare is really cool

Okay, so the last syllabus of the poem doesn't rhyme. It's really hard to write a sonnet okay! Maybe I should pass this up for my assignment!! :):)

It must be love...

2008-08-22T17:00:00.002+08:00

I love you

You love me

We are happy family

With a great big hug

And a kiss from me to you

Won't you say you love me too

~in which jasmine lies about exams~

Oh bother

2008-08-21T18:25:00.004+08:00

25 days to TRIALS.

And I had the whole week to study!
But NO..... everything caught my attention except my books. Sigh.

1. The SEWING MACHINE. It belonged to my sister's friend and she passed it on to us. Right after my mum got it repaired, we been came aspiring dressmakers! Every night is sewing class for me and my sister!

2. The MICRO OVEN. My mum got into a baking frenzy and her 'semangat-ness' affected us and all three of us got into a baking craze.

3. The CHEESE TARTS. One of the things we baked. There were many many more of them. This is what's left after two days.

4. The MINI DRESS. This is Jasmine's first creation with the sewing machine. It's really small, only about the size of my palm. When i finished it, I proudly told my mum, " Mummy! I made you a dress!!"

5. The JIGSAW PUZZLE. My sister and I just did this just now. We took exactly 30 minutes to finish this. I can't remember how many pieces this puzzle is, but i think this is the first time we've done this puzzle in at least three to four years!

Yup, this sums up PART of my holidays. Now, i have to be good and study.

I WANT MORE HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Still a Chong Wei fan!

2008-08-18T20:34:00.003+08:00

It would definitely have been awesome to see the picture of Chong Wei with the gold medal around his neck on the front page today's newspaper.

But a silver medal is fine as well! I am very proud that he made it so far in the Olympics this round! I believe everyone is! :)

CHONG WEI JIA YOU!!

The Daniel Fast

2008-08-17T14:42:00.003+08:00

You know you're doing the Daniel Fast correctly when you start daydreaming and dreaming about KFC.

Go Chong Wei!!

2008-08-17T14:26:00.005+08:00

It was 6.30 pm. And i thought ," Yes! The time has come!" I took the remote control and pressed the number 1. The screen turned black for a while and then the scene of a yellow shirt badminton player playing against a blue shirt badminton player appeared on the screen. The score showed 6-4. "Yes!! Malaysia is leading!" I shouted.

It was the first semifinals game between Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei and South Korea's Lee Hyun Il. (They have the same ancestors!!) I seriously have never shouted and screamed and cheered so hard and loud before in my whole entire life. The second game was the most exasperating. I late found out that Chong Wei had purposely lost that game to save strength. He should have told me so I wouldn't have to shout so much and feel so stressed. :):)

And then the third game, the deciding game and the game of VICTORY for Malaysia. It's not that I don't like Hyun Il. It's just that the Malaysian blood in me made me support the Malaysian player!

When Chong Wei won the game. My house was filled with screaming. Literally screaming for at least 3 minutes non-stop. Yes, as you can guess, the screaming came from my sister and my sister alone (with a little help from me).

He's gonna play his final match against Lin Dan tonight. I really hope he can win! Voice box, BE READY!

Chong Wei

Hyun Il

My VERY HARDWORKING holiday schedule

2008-08-14T20:37:00.004+08:00

10 am - Wake up

11 am eat breakfast

12 pm eat lunch

1 pm do homework?

2 pm study

3 pm eat second lunch

4 pm teatime!

5 pm sleep

6 pm watch tv

7 pm dinner

8 pm study

9 pm still study?

10 pm watch tv

11 pm supper

12 am watch Olympic highlights!

It's such an example to live by!! :):):)

Children??

2008-08-14T20:24:00.003+08:00

Since i got the scholarship, i decided to check out the courses that MCKL offers. Its not a lot but enough. So i checked out A Levels and AUSMAT. When I saw the words ' psychology' and 'law', I was like, " WHOA! SO COOL!" I can imagine all the A Levels students going, "No........" But those two subjects caught my attention.

Then I checked out the courses and there was Early Childhood Education. It seemed like a pretty good course. I think i would enjoy working with children. I haven't really had that much experience but i really want to try! One of the subjects it 'Teaching Mathematics to young children'. I never thought there was a special way to teach kids math! If so, my kindergarten teachers never did it. I just remember using my fingers and maybe toes when the numbers got too big. But they must have done a pretty good job, because i love math now. :)

There's many other interesting stuff like, Creative Expressions through Music & Movement, Children with Special Needs and Child’s Health Safety and Nutrition.

So, maybe you will see Teacher Jasmine next time! :):) MAYBE.

Jasmine returns

2008-08-09T21:17:00.002+08:00

Wow, it has been a really long time since I've posted anything! I've been busy. And lazy. And didn't seem to have anything to post.

Well, the latest news. Manda and I won the BK quiz! While Victor and Daniel Chen got second. It's like so freaking cool! And Manda and I got a full scholarship to do A Levels in MCKL. To me, it's a really good deal. It'll save my dad and mum a few thousand bucks and a few more years of worrying to put through the first part of college. But I guess I'm kinda waiting for God's direction. Maybe He has other plans for me.

And so, I read Cedric's blog about the top ten things people post on their blogs. And I thought if everyone were to abide by his rules and not do all those stuff, there would be almost no more blogs in the world! So I decided that I don't care what he thinks, I'm just gonna blog as i wish!

Aiya, I wanted to PURPOSELY do all the 10 things just to irritate him. But it'll take some time. I guess I won't do it this time la.

Till then!

Whoa....

2008-07-17T20:45:00.004+08:00

I AM MAKING MYSELF A LIVING SACRIFICE.

I NO LONGER DO THINGS FOR ME.

I DO THEM FOR THE SERVICE FOR MY GOD.

Taken from the daily bread ~~~

Spiritually Gifted

2008-07-17T20:38:00.003+08:00

If God has given you the ability to prophecy , speak out when you have faith that God is speaking through you.

If your gift is that of serving others, serve them well.

If you are a teacher, do a good job at teaching.

If your gift is to encourage others, do it!

If you have money, share it generously. (as well as all your other resources i.e. time, skills)

If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously.

If you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.

Romans 12: 6 -8

This was a real reminder to me. I came across it one day while doing my devotion. I hope it will serve as a reminder to you too! =)

Sigh...

2008-07-03T20:51:00.001+08:00

How does a policeman befriend a criminal?

I have a good friend! :)

2008-06-28T20:51:00.003+08:00

He's form four
He's in my school
He's a pedophile
He knows every primary school kid's name
He is always positive
He's annoying
He's very encouraging
He's always out to help others
He's always complaining
He talks to anyone and everyone
He supports Spain
He talks to much
He even talks and laugh with people he doesn't like
He is not afraid to admit his mistakes
He's very open
He smiles and laughs a lot
He's a bit perverted :P
He updates me on football info

We always kutuk each other
We ask each other for advice
We fight verbally in nice nice words
We support Spain!
We love little kids
We annoy each other
We don't always have the same ideas
We have the weirdest nicknames for each other
We both think each other are mean :)
We always have something to say to each other

He's been a great help in my life this year! Thanks man!

Entrepreneur's Day....

2008-06-28T20:23:00.002+08:00

and report card day!

Entrepreneur's Day : The day where the beloved tutors of the school hope to instill the business spirit inside each and every one of their students. And as usual, this only works for at least half the school. So, the students plan and plan and plan. And the teachers worry and worry and worry. And the committee stress and stress and stress. But the best part about this is that everyone still tries to pull off a pretty smile on their face and pretend everything is alright. Yes, it was PRETEND. But it all usually comes to a happy ending when the treasurer and her money lives happily ever after. Th treasurer had a long and happy sleep while her money snuggled together in the corner of the school's safe. The end.

Report card day : The day yr parents find out half the bad stuff that you do in class. The day yr parents tell ALL the bad things about you when you are not there. The day the teacher and parents keep quiet the moment you sit in with them to meet the teacher and get your report card. The day teachers suffer of cold and hunger and at the same time try to put on a smile and try to understand the parents. So far for me, my mum is pleased with my results. She said i did much better than last year. I'm quite happy too. And i really thank God for helping me to pull through. The papers that hardly studied for and did so well is definitely not a fluke and i believe that with all my heart!

anyway, GO SPAIN!!

Happy People Jump!

2008-06-14T16:10:00.006+08:00

and look a bit weird!! :)

Okay, very very weird

I was helping my sister to model some clothes and we decided to have some fun! I'm doing this in a dress, by the way, and orange stockings.

Here it goes!!

Attempt number one

Attempt number 2

Attempt number three

Hahhahaa! It's not in the correct order. But it sure brightened my Saturday morning!

Warning: You should try this at home :)

Cough cough cough (literally)

2008-06-12T21:50:00.004+08:00

TIREDNESS IS TAKING CONTROL OF ME!!!

IT'S SO ANNOYING!!!

Anyway, I really want to thank my mum for taking care of me when I was sick. Seriously. It must have been a very tough job to have a fussy patient like me. But you were an excellent nurse and an even more excellent mum! Thanks for staying up all night to sponge my forehead and to wake up at odd hours to give me my medicine. YOU ROCK! I LOVE YOU TO BITS MUMMY!!

Leadership camp 2008!!

2008-06-09T12:44:00.008+08:00

It was an AMAZING EXPERIENCE!! I'm positive everyone learned and brought something back with them. Whether it be overcoming fears like leeches, the dark and insects or life's simple lessons through the games, sessions, activities and even the free time spent together.

I'm really proud of everyone who went to camp. Everyone showed GREAT GREAT sportsmanship and tried their best. Nobody gave up. Yes, there were tears and shouting. But i believe all of that have brought us even closer together.

In the sessions, we touched on boldness and being initiative. Mr Nigel did an excellent job in being camp speaker. And i believe through being camp speaker, a lot of us have changed our views of him. (It's a student thing)

The workshops were also very good. Those selected for the 'interrogation' session learned who they really are. I was one of them. It was hard and painful to have to shout out answers like 'I'm not good enough', 'I'm not strong enough', 'I don't believe in myself as much as others believe in me'. Most of us were close to tears. Yes, even the guys. I was crying. But not many people knew. (Thank God!) But it was good.

And throughout this whole camp, we bonded like never before. It will probably all be lost by now. But the memories of the bonding sessions that we had were amazing. You really feel so so so so so close to everyone. And camp felt like home! Sigh.

But like any other camp, everything has to come to an end. And it did. But it was a wholesome camp and as Mr Tan wanted, a memorable one indeed. I cant wait to look at all the other pictures of camp!

Mr Chan

Daniel and Wayne

Jia Sheng, Mr Daniel and William

Mr Daniel and me

Ken Lin and Jane

Camp Commandant gone crazy....
Manda =p

Rachel and Aaron

I can't believe that's my teacher... ;)
Nicole, Shok Chen, Ms Siow and Nette

Emily and Celine

The two beauties of the last night :
Tribal Woman and Pocahontas

Nicole and Ms Siow

VERY guilty gamblers
Shok Chen and Chew Fifi

Deborah and Joanna

Nicole, Celine, Joanna and Deborah

Mr Siaw, Mr Tan and me

Mr Nigel doing his 'I AM DA BOSS' pose

Yit Han
aka Han Jie

Ming Yao
I'm sure he enjoyed camp!

Chyi Ern
This guy, walked passed me in the dark one night and said, ' GHOST!!'

Wei Chien, Aaron, Daniel Wong, Chee Chung, Keith and Wai Sern

Victor Goh
He won't let me take a picture of him...

Me and Roy
I'm still very sure I wore orange before he did!

Chew, William and Victor Thong

Justin

Rachel, Joe Yee, Kimberly

The Toilets

But.....

2008-06-09T12:37:00.002+08:00

Just now before my dad went to work, i could sense a bit of reluctance. It's as if he was sick of work. He was really fired up to work at the beginning of the year. He was even enjoying it thoroughly! But now it seems that he is getting rather tired and weary. And he goes to work because he has no choice. Poor daddy.

Dear God,
I pray for daddy. I pray that you will keep him strong and that you will help him to enjoy going to work again. Help him to find a passion in his work so that he wouldn't have to drag himself to work everyday. Please help him to know that you are always there for him and that you will show him the way. Please lift him out of this dry period. I pray that daddy will have a good time at work today. Thank you God. In Jesus' name Amen.

the 9th of June 2008

2008-06-09T12:13:00.008+08:00

Today is a school day and now is 12:14 pm and why am i not at school??? *wonders*

Hahaha, I'm on MC. No no, I did not become an MC. I am ON MC because I'm sick. I had a whopping five days of fever and I tell you I never ever want to have fever ever again!! When you have a fever,

1. you can't sleep2. you can't eat
3. you can't bathe (chris will die!)

4. you can't go out

And the worst part is that you have to

Eat medicine

and FEEL DIZZY!!

So listen to your mummy and you won't get sick! (My mummy forced me to write this!) >.<

Amazing adrenaline rush

2008-05-14T19:32:00.002+08:00

It is this very excited-nervous-makes-you-wanna-do-everything-very-fast-scared feeling that runs through your lungs and chest.

It causes difficulty in breathing. All the time.

It makes you choke on your own saliva. Sometimes.

It makes you move around and up and down in your chair. All the time.

It makes your hand shiver and can't write straight. Most of the time.

It makes your brain and body work faster than you can. ALL THE TIME.

I get it when i'm going for a netball competition.

I get it when i'm going to run for sports day.

I get it when i'm going for a debate.

I get it when i'm waiting backstage during a jc works perfomance.

I get it when i'm going to do cg teaching.

I get it when i'm about to do my Accounts Paper 2.
Boy did i get it alright!

ADRENALINE!!!!! *POW!* (explosion) :)

My Neurones Are Full Of Such As These

2008-05-07T19:45:00.002+08:00

Camp is coming
Prefect camp is coming
I just finished the first day of exams today
BM paper was okay
I crapped quite a bit
I want to watch a movie
I want to go out
Weekends are crucial for studying
There's two more weeks of exams
I cant believe it's so long!
But exams are quite spread out this time
BK and E-Lit are not together
I hope i can have a cg outing soon
I wanna go play paintball!
I wanna watch prince caspian
I want to go shopping
I want to get all A's for my exams
I like ice cream
I like cold things
My ulcers hurt
I have two on my tongue
I am not strict enough
I need to learn to scold people
And not feel bad
I want to drive!
but i can only learn next year
I can't wait for this year to be over
But I'm gonna miss school
I'm not such a nice person
I always get irritated
I should go bathe and study
BYE!

GAH!!!

2008-05-03T16:56:00.002+08:00

Honestly, I have absolutely NO right to be tired and weary. But i AM tired and weary and worried and unsure. Most of it is self made.

It was Lynn's birthday yesterday and I had to go for it. Not only because she will kill me if i didn't but because she is one of my best friends and so it is an obligation for me to go.

Tonight, I'm going for Priscilla's farewell sleepover at Nise's house. How can I not go? That woman is my first Cg leader and I love her to bits. And even though she is not going off until the end of the month, this is the only time she can spare. How can I not go? Another obligation.

Exams are in THREE days! O-MY-GOSH!!!!!!!!! And nope, I absolutely haven't finished studying or even started some of my studies yet. And my exams lasts until the 21st of May! It takes up the whole month! Three weeks of pure torture. I have a bad feeling about exams.

I'm totally missing out on my Cg member's lives. I have absolutely NO IDEA what is going on in their lives. The must have even forgotten that I was their Cg leader. And this is NOT supposed to be happening. I'm supposed to be praying for them fervently and consistently that their revolution will start before they go to camp.

And that's the LAST problem. My own revolution hasn't even started yet. Sure, I boarded the ship and but all I know how to do is work work work work and WORK SOME MORE! I don't know how to look after people's lives. I don't know how to counsel people or give them ANY sort of Christianly advice. My own spiritual life is a BIG BIG MESS! My walk with God seems to be road blocked and I can't or am too lazy to go anywhere. How can I expect my members to be passionate and all fired up for God when I myself am such a big loser? I can't. I really really need to buck up my Christian life.

And also, I'm also expected to say that exams are a breeze. I can do anything. I will always do well in my exams whether I study or not. I am super woman. I can join ten clubs and societies and not feel stressed. I never get tired. My work will always be copi-able. Everyone always wants to copy my work. I'm expected to understand every single thing teacher teaches and explain it to my friends. I'm expected to always be a happy and talkative person in church, if you're not that, there's something terribly wrong with you! You are a leader, your spiritual life with God is perfect! You can pray all the mega prayers. You always have to be open and know the right things to say!

But I can't be or do any of those without you God. Please help me. Thank you.

Dear God,

2008-04-28T19:53:00.000+08:00

Actually, on Sunday, during leaders service, when Rose talked about the four types of people, I could actually identify with the first group of people - the ones who felt unskilled, untalented, that every time they were given a job, they felt that they couldn't do it well. Okay, the truth is, I don't feel unskilled and untalented, I AM unskilled and untalented. I used to blame my parents because they didn't send me to any ballet class or force me to take up piano classes. But now, I know that they couldn't afford to and I don't blame them for it anymore.

Honestly, I am usually able to get a job done pretty well - school work, tuition work, projects, sports stuff, events, helping in the house, fixing stuff, helping people do things. But when it comes to SPIRITUAL stuff, I usually do badly and sometimes fail or purposely run away from that job. I suppose it's because I don't have enough experience and knowledge about God's Word. That's another thing I'm very surprised that my parents don't push me to do. I hear from my friends how they always do family devotions with their family and how they are forced to read the Bible. And then I think, I would love to do family devotions together with my family. I would love to be forced to read my Bible. But somehow, they never do it. I wonder why. I'm not blaming them, just wondering.

So three things that i can do are :
1. Pray
2. Study God's Word
3. Prioritize my time

March took so long to past. April flew by. May will be an extremely busy month. But I actually like being busy. It's such and exciting process to be always on my feet! But I must always make time for God not because I have to, but because I want to. Please help me dear God. Thanks! :)

a u d i t i o n s

2008-04-27T18:57:00.000+08:00

So auditions were yesterday. Honestly, I as quite proud of myself because i managed to remember all the steps in such a short time! :) I think it was overall a pretty good experience. I haven't danced in ages and the auditions got all my kinda stiff and old bones working again! I actually enjoyed it thoroughly! Even the real audition part when i forgot most of my steps. The not so cool part is that, I'm aching all over now. My butt hurts and my back hurts and my side hurts. It'll be a terror to walk up the stairs in school tmr.

Mighty Pretty

2008-04-25T21:24:00.000+08:00

This pair of heels are soooooooooooooooooooo nice. I would do anything to get them ! would pay RM200 to get them. I would break into the musuem to get them. I would offer myself to put into a cage of hungry tigers to get them. I would dance like a crazy person on national, wait, INTERNATIONAL TV to get them. I would give up my beautiful green pillow to get them. I would eat tomato ketchup to get them. I would eat RAISINS to get them (yuck!). I would shave bald to get them. Yes, i would do many many many things JUST to get them.

But the problem is, I don't wear heels. So, i don't have to get them.

The boy i called David

2008-04-25T21:21:00.000+08:00

Well, i found out that his name was Shaun/Shawn/Sean Khor.

I feel like a stalker now. I even know his surname.

The POWER of....

2008-04-24T16:46:00.000+08:00

LIVITA!! It's definitely a very small bottle of livita in this picture. But i thought the advertisement was quite cute. So, how did livita actually help me? Well, it helped me when i ran my 400 meter , 4 x 200 meter and 4 x 100 meter races! Actually, i doubt i felt any more energized after drinking it. It was probably just the psychology of it telling me how good it would make me or how i should make it look good. I guess it was mostly my fault because i didn't drink it at the correct times. The first time, i drank it too late. I was running up after the march past and then i heard them announcing, " 400 meter participants, please come down now for your race." Omigosh! Omigosh! So i grabbed the can, gulped it down so fast i could hardly taste it. And then, i went to run my race. I can safely say that it didn't work BECAUSE i wasn't even in the top five. Sheesh. The second time, i drank it too early. My friend who was running the same relay as me drank it. So i smartly followed her lead, forgetting that she had other races to run before our relay. So it didn't work as well. Sigh.

The lesson is : DRINK LIVITA HALF AN HOUR BEFORE YOUR RACE. IT WORKS BEST THEN. DON"T BE LIKE JASMINE. :)

Sports day!

2008-04-22T19:03:00.000+08:00

Well, as you can see, blue house won. And NO i am not very happy because I'm NOT in blue house. I'm in yellow. At least we got second!! I'm really proud of everyone in yellow house! And that's where i met the boy i called David. He's so cute! If i was still twelve I would have fallen head over heels for him. Yes, he is ONLY twelve years old. Sigh. It seems I am into younger guys nowadays. HAHAHA.