Life's Good

When you think that all is good, all is fine, I'm living in reality ...
But honestly, did you ever think that your life is ALL good?

Some things are not meant to be owned. Some are not suppose to be yours. Some are to be waited. Some are prohibited. And most things are to remind you that life is good.

Though it may not seemed like it. Life is still good. Despite all that has been done, the best is yet to come.

Depression.
Huh? Who? Me? What? Angel? How? Nooo! Can't be. Oh yess.. who said I can't? I'm still a human being. I have senses and emotions too, ya know.
Over what?

...and God reminded me to be patient. "But seek the Kingdom of God and ALL these things shall be added to you."
Prioritizing God as number one is important. Not your studies, although exam's in two days time; not your hangouts; not your boyfriend, though you feel that he loves you very much ... But is your life all about that? These things shall perish one day. But what will survive?

Legacies and the promises of God.
I want my generation to be God-fearing people. Reverent and righteous. But it all starts from me. The decisions I make now will determine whether it's blessings or consequences.

Depression?
Not anymore. I have overcame by the power of His name. I always believe ... that the best is yet to come. AND ... it ain't over. it AIN'T over..
Breakthrough is on its way. Knocked twice and nothing happened? Keep on doing it. Who knows that it'll crack open on the third knock.

Be blessed. Go. And conquer!


*sorry that this is such a vague post*

defending joel osteen.

I received an email update from Joel Osteen Ministry and they've informed me that both husband and wife will be interviewed live by Larry King on Oct. 16, 2007! An hour full!
I'm excited for them. =D.
I also received an email that says Osteen was interviewed by CBS News about criticisms. How he handled criticisms. So, out of curiosity, I googled his name to find what criticisms did he receive. Then I found this page: http://www.apprising.org/archives/2005/10/joel_osteen_smi.html

I really snorted! After reading excerpts of this article, I KNEW it must be from a religious preacher who ALWAYS think that those who did NOT quote or PREACH about the Bible is ... a FALSE PROPHET!
The man who wrote this is still in a boxed mindset, that's how I viewed it.
So, if his man ever gets to read my blog, here's what I have defend on Joel Osteen's messages and ministry:

Firstly, we're living in the 21st century. If you keep on preaching about the Scripture in some traditional methods, do you think people of this era will accept it so easily? Think! This era is really different. As compared to five-ten years ago, today is the time when ALL of us are taught to think and reason. Ever wondered why people become free-thinkers? Because they think that religion is NOT for them. Too many rules. Too many things to commit. Eeeew, hello .... life now is about how you present yourself -- study, get an A+ and your honors, get a good job, get married, and voila ... retire before you die. I trust in myself. I know that I can do it. I don't need anyone else. <<< THAT! is the mindset of most people who's living in this century.
So, if the Gospel's carried out in traditional methods with traditional terms, who the heck would listen??? Even old people won't bother, at least that's what I know, coming from experience (ahem! my grandpa)

Joel Osteen's approach is very practical, I must say. I heard so many testimonies about how his sermons touched even the non-believers. One of my Mom's friends, who's a non-B, told my mom that he knew Joel Osteen. He listened to his sermons before he flew off the plane (he's an SIA pilot! ;p). He liked it very much and he can relate to it better. I mean, with testimonies like this, Joel Osteen is doing a very good job in transforming people's mindset in their views of God.

Christianity is NOT a religion. It's a relationship with our God. Take Jesus' life for example. Has He ever indoctrinate the people SO MUCH like the Pharisees? Has He ever say, "PEOPLE! I FREAKIN' FORCE YOU TO BELIEVE IN GOD!"? Don't you think if He says that, people will get turn off because people don't even know if He's the real Messiah or not UNTIL He acts like one! Yes or no? He showed people that He is the ONE because of His life! The way He lives really showed that He is in Earth not to have fun and because His Father commanded Him so...He offered Himself to save ya'll and me. He came as a human being just like you and me. He knew the Word and that's why He chose to share the Truth with the world, IN PRACTICAL MANNER!

Imagine if Jesus has no relationship with His Father God in Heaven, do you think that He can bear the cross? He's doing it because He knows that this'll help EVERYONE in the earth, who has sin against God receives freedom and access to eternal life. He knows who He is in God's eyes. He knows that in the end, it's not only Him who gets the reward, but everyone who believes in Christ Jesus.

Basically, my main point is ... live righteously! Take the Word, apply it in your life, and voila ... you're all set for the day! =)
Don't be SO OOOOOOO religious and spiritual, like every sentences has "Hallelujah" at its tail ... OMG. Even I ... will be so turned off by that.

Anyway! Joel Osteen! He's da bomb! ;)

Visit his site and try hearing his sermons:
http://joelosteen.lakewood.cc/site/PageServer?pagename=JOM_homepage

are you happy now?

"Life's unfair."

Many times we hear this quote. How true is it in our lives? I'm sure we've all been through ups and downs. But when your downs have stronger gravitational force on you, you'll cry out, "LIFE'S UNFAIR!" It will always be. No matter how old or young you are, life is sometimes unfair.

I just read an email from my Mom. She replied me late because she told me that she's been very busy lately. And today, she said she went to one of the MSA students' funeral. A 3rd grader just passed away 2 days ago. She had only came to school for 2 days last week, and on the weekend, she was operated for a brain tumor. However, it did not turn up well. How is life fair?

I didn't even know the girl but when I read that email, I was silent. I was devastated. And I broke down. It's probably because as an individual, I am very sensitive. But this ...

God! This is a 3rd grader! It's a baby girl who has not even turned a decade! If I were her mother, I'll also be devastated. Here you are, telling your child that she's going to be a great woman, making lots of money, marrying a wise husband in the future. But seconds later, coz time flies very fast, she's gone sooner than you think. I simply couldn't understand. Chih. No wonder I'm not God.

Losing someone is horrible. I think it's so much better to breakup with a bf/gf rather than having someone died. Well at least after the breakup you still can have a life! Although it's up to you whether you want to HAVE it or drown yourself in misery and pity-party. Chih. And then you tell yourself that you wanna DIE because he/she broke you up. Then go and DIE la! People want to live and avoid dying but you're so "desperate" to go to the other side. Stupidity.

... I'm sorry. I'm being so emo today, although I've told myself that today is a wonderful day. I've tried... it just seems contradictory. I've been angry with people. And now I've learnt a lesson...be with them, spend time with them, just be thankful that they're still present ... God's time for them hasn't come yet, so make the best out of it. Appreciate them like never before. They're your loved ones. They are unique people that you'll spend the rest of your life with. There's not gonna be another them in the future nor in the past. They're them. Your loves. My loved ones.

To all my friends and family who's reading this. I thank you so much that I have you in my life. You may not be perfect to be my friend, coz I am not too. But I'm glad that the times we've shared are all quality time! You've marked your name in my heart, my soul, and my mind. No matter what, I will never forget you! I may not remember your name in the future but ... I know, the angels will whisper me your name so the memories we've had will be revived.
Love ya'll! =)

interesting eh.

Ah!
Today I went off to fix my dearest lappie at Funan.
What happened you say??

Well, first my Z key was off bcoz I pressed it too much (or maybe I'm just being tough on it) =P~
Then my dad's camera's memory stick was stuck inside my card reader. It wasn't the right size, but I forced it anyway ... so that's what happened if you don't follow ... ahem ... instructions.

So now it's fixed. I can happily enjoy my lappie again. DUR!
Anyhooooo...
Here's something cool that I found out from Melvine's friend in friendster. Hehe.
Enjoy!



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the tagline.

"If you're brave enough to kill, why aren't you brave enough to change?"

It's one of those powerful lines taken from a Hong Kong movie Invisible Target.
Although at first I did not plan to watch it but since my sister, my brother, my uncle, and I had nothing to do in Vivocity, we decided to kill time by watching this Chinese movie. It turns out to be an amazing masterpiece! Not only was the storyline catchy, the effects and stunts were also incredible. The actors include Shawn Yue and Nicholas Tse -- oh yeah, they're sizzlin' HOT -- and one more guy (whom I shall call Mr.X, for now, coz I don't know the name!) who looked like Jacie Chan (Jackie Chan's son) ... except that this guy has a better nose than Mr.Chan. Ahem..

That tagline was actually addressed to one of the gangsters that these policemen tried to arrest. (Take note that the actors that I've mentioned were the "good guys"). It was Mr.X's line when he questioned the villain (I shall call him Mr.O, for blogging purpose). Mr.X asked that question because he knew that there was still some good and working conscience in Mr.O.
On the other hand, Mr.O replied him coldly, "I was born to be bad." and so on and so forth ... and in the end, Mr.O died. How? WATCH IT YOURSELF, you spoiler-reader! I spend SEVEN bucks just to watch the movie and you wanna know the whole story for free? ISH! So inhumane ar!


The powerful message about the tagline is this ...
Change that "kill" into something we are sinful most. It may be watching TV, or smoking, or indulging massive chocolates. If we can do that, why can't we change? And of course, this "change" is to a better cause.
As I ponder on this question, I came into a conclusion, which may not be applicable to ALL, but it is universal (especially to me).

"Phenomenal miracles happen because of desperate people asking for it."

I derived this quote from a sermon by Ps.Franco G. when he came to ENCS on July 15, 2007.

In other words, things do happen according to what we are desperate for. If I take a look at my life, for instance, I would see that 95% of my desperateness leads to success. But of course, the 5% is either I wasn't allowed or not yet. An example would be my wanting to get the glasses that I wanted. If you all know the blue specs that I wore for the last two years, that's the product of Angelene being desperate! My grandma told me that it wasn't suitable for me. My mom told me that it looked horendous. Nevertheless, I kept on persisting. I ensure them that it's something out of the ordinary and it'll survive with me for a couple of years (uhm..it's coz I always change specs when I'm given the chance to shop for one =P). And true enough, they're probably "annoyed" by my determination to own the blue plastic spectacles. The end of the story ... they bought my desperateness.

See what I mean?

Hope ya'll catch the movie as soon as possible. And do LEARN from media. It sure feeds you with lotsa moral principles and values.

Young and MacMac

We bid farewells to two of our dearest friends in a month? That's too much already.

First we had Young. She left Korea already. 'Twas a great joy to have her around. We met earlier this year, the start of the new semester. She came as an exchange student in NUS. We met in ENCS Lifegroup and we became close after being acquainted for a month or two.

I remember the time during our exam period, we went for dinner in Food Republic, Vivocity, after Lifegroup. She was suppose to go home to study but then I pursuaded her to go Max Brenner and eat chocolates with me. I was quite a devil. Ahem. But ... she refused to go with me. So I gave up. But minutes later, just before we left the table, she came up to me and decided to study the next day rather than that night. I was so excited! So in the end, we went to Max Brenner and enjoyed our evening 'til midnight ** Hendry brought me home, we shared a cabbie. DUR!!

called Hendry up to Max Brenner. Those who were present: Ash, Young, me, Hendry, and Wayne on the cam.

Special moments with Young also includes the pre-Saturday Night Fever day. She and I finished our exams a day or two before the event. A day before the party, both of us went shopping for her costume. She was completely blank about what to wear for the party. I helped her picked out several items from the shops in Far East Plaza. We had such a great night shopping, trying out dresses, and chatting together. The great thing was that she bought everything below her budget. It was surprising, indeed. =) I also suggested her to use contact lenses for the party. It's to blend and match the colors of her outfit, since her glasses was red.

At the party itself, Young won the best outfit! I added my blue necklace so the top won't look too plain. This was how she looked like:

Party Queen!

Then there was the Bali trip. She came to Jakarta and Bali to spend time with us. She even watched the West-Side Story by Morning Star Academy's Performing Arts. At first, I was supposedly accompany her for the whole show. But then I became one of the supporting players for the show, to replace a student. In the end, I asked my aunt and her friends to accompany Young as she sat for the the night show. She had a great time too and of course, a great evening wouldn't be as great if there aren't pictures.

Part of the Tjoandi siblings as WSS casts with Young and Mrs. Tjoandi (my mommah!)

Bali with my Korean babe

We're locked outside our hotel room and we're posin'

Aromatherapy for 2 hours for only Rp.125thou (SGD$20)? What more can you ask!

Second we have Michael Ostique, affectionately known as MacMac. He left for the States today.

Although it was only a month since the first time I met him, but the moments of hangouts were unforgettable. He is such a blessing in my life personally. He's always cheerful and very lovable. The first time we took a picture together, no other words can describe him except ... Mr.Bean. The fact that he looks like one, when he did his "MacMac smile". Proof?

The "MacMac smile" -- I wasn't ready yar!

We always spend hours during hangouts. UNO is our favorite game. So far, our favorite place to sit and play UNO is Far East Plaza. It varies though, depending on our mood. MacMac was known for being our "Shuffleur" (or in English term: one who shuffles). But! I mildly disliked his shuffling because of the constant persistent colors that I've collected when I took the cards from the deck. Grrr...

Nevertheless, UNO without MacMac will never be the same again.

UNO in Burger King @ Orchard

UNO on the floor @ Vivo City

UNO in Burger King @ Far East Plaza -- goin' head to head with MacMac .... and I lost .. .. .. cut hair cut hair!! =/

A-60 Thank Yous

If you want to feel good, thank your Creator for such wonderful things He had and even has not done to you. There are many things that you always complain about in life. It's true. Life is unfair. But ... maybe it's time for you to reverse your "problems" into blessings. Being grateful is one of the steps to see breakthroughs and miracles in life... which is why, I propose this "60 thank-yous". Let this be your prayer too ... to your Heavenly Father.



1. I thank You for life

2. I thank You for love

3. I thank You for joy that helps me go through my days enthusiastically

4. I thank You for the air that I breathe in

5. I thank You for my dad -- my hero, my provider, my greatest

6. I thank You for my mom who has always been a loving parent, a teacher, and a counsellor

7. I thank You for my sister whom I always share my pain and joy with

8. I thank You for my two brothers for always imparting and influencing me in all sorts of manner

9. I thank You for my 6 maids (3 in SG and 3 in Indo)

10. I thank You for my driver

11. I thank You for my houses

12. I thank You for electricity

13. I thank You for water

14. I thank You for internet

15. I thank You for cables

16. I thank You for wires

17. I thank You for satellites

18. I thank You for mobile phones

19. I thank You for my grandparents -- I love them so!

20. I thank You for my aunts

21. I thank You for my uncles

22. I thank You for Stesha -- she has been my joy as a cousin.

23. I thank You for my friends

24. I thank You for my love

25. I thank You for my future

26. I thank You for the great destiny You have in store for me

27. I thank You for perfect health now and my years ahead

28. I thank You for your everlasting protection, both physically and spiritually

29. I thank You for angels

30. I thank You for washing away all my sins and shame

31. I thank You for Jesus

32. I thank You for my identity in Christ

33. I thank You for breakthroughs

34. I thank You for miracles

35. I thank You for entrusting me with abundant skills and talents

36. I thank You for blessed days

37. I thank You for keeping me beautiful, inside and outside

38. I thank You for internal working normal organs

39. I thank You for my nose

40. I thank You for my eyes, that I still can see clearly, that I'm not blind

41. I thank You for my mouth, that I still can utter words

42. I thank You for my tongue

43. I thank You for my eyebrows

44. I thank You for my hair

45. I thank You for my cheeks

46. I thank You for my ears -- I am not deaf

47. I thank You for my vocal chords

48. I thank You for my pretty voice

49. I thank You for my good-lookin' shape body

50. I thank You for money

51. I thank You for my riches

52. I thank You for my studies

53. I thank You for my lecturers

54. I thank You for my school

55. I thank You for my principals

56. I thank You for my Fujitsu laptop

57. I thank You for my Logitech webcam

58. I thank You for Abang Sher who gave that webcam to me for my 20th birthday

59. I thank You for sk8erboi

60. I thank You for everything that I can't mention one by one!

OH!
You know what! I actually typed 100 of them before this...and I accidentally did something that undo-ne it. URGH!
ANYWAY! I hope 60 is alright.. .. you get what I mean eh! AAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

070707

Great DATE!
And of course, it's EARTH DAY!
As what Dick Su said, "May we recycle every memories we've had."
Haha.
But of course, I don't expect the same events to happen again. Each day is always a new day. Yes? =)
Starting from the minute the clock striked 12 last night, I'm a "Jasmine"! Ahh..But I still want to be Miss Sparrow. Hehehe. Coz I'm dating Travian.com. ^^
Dunno what I'm talking about? Check it out. http://www.travian.com/
;)

i took this shot infront of Cineleisure! perfect thang!! =D

Snow Patrol - "Signal Fire"

This song really stirs my heart! The melody and Gary Lightbody's voice is EXCELLENT! I've been a fan of Snow Patrol since "Eyes Open" was released. Ya. I know that's like ... last year. =P~
I wish I can compose songs that can stir hearts like Snow Patrol's songs. And then becomes OSTs for movies. Hehe.
Spiderman 3 OST presents Snow Patrol's "Signal Fire", everyone ...

settling for less?

I went thru deep thoughts these days.

People here in Indo really got me into thinking about my future. It's not just one time, but it hit me several times. It's more than just my dreams for the future. It's more about the "now". It's like whispers that tell me that my future is in my hands now. I can change it. I'm the one directing it. That's why I should live my life according to how I want my future to be like.

It's a really risky journey. But I know that there's always a price to pay to receive the best.

This is actually the main principle of what I've thought over about love.



When I saw celebrities in that E!Channel, (hehe! yes! i watch that!) it motivates me to think that most of their "partners" were all famous and rich too. Like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Madonna and Guy Ritchie, etc. etc. etc. The question now is... Celebrities knew that they don't want to settle for less, what about us?

How do we know whether or not we are settling for less or not?



1. Check your values and dream-girl/guy characteristic list. -- If what you got is not in your list, don't blame situation. Don't even blame FATE! Remember! We're all human beings! We get to choose what we want. Distractions may appear but it's the way you handle it, that's when you achieve success in life. Here's an easy example. Everyone wants to have a partner that they could be proud of. Yes? Although some may not admit it, but deep down, they feel proud (if not, how can you go about "liking" someone if it doesn't start with "admiration". hur hur hur?!) This pride that u have is actually your "standard" of your crush. People might say it's chemistry, but it's more than that. See it in other people's perspective, especially your family's. Use the values that your family has implanted in you and use it to find the "right" one for you. We want our darlings to be welcomed by our family and friends, don't we? We don't want them to talk behind our backs about how "ugly" your partner looks like. I mean, if they're UGLY, you can't prevent people from commenting on how ugly your partner looks like, yes? <<>



2. Check where your partner usually hang out and the people he hangs out with! -- it's very crucial for us people who are good girls and good boys. HAHA! Anyway, I'm saying that all of us are good! Just that, how do you define "good"? (= Well, in the end, we all will become parents. So if you got a girlfriend/boyfriend that loves to smoke and get drunk and flirtatious (again..example), that's the kind of past that you'll drag along to your future. Then what are you gonna tell your kids? Lie to them about your past? What are you gonna teach them? Good values? Or just don't know, don't care?



The point is.. you're living for your future. Just like how we earn money. We work, we get money, we SPEND! And how does that spending feel if it's for shopping and luxurious treats? Definitely AWESOME! That's life, people. Live it the way you want your end to be. Die with legacies. And become a history-maker. You're an ordinary person bound to do extraordinary things. Who says Wentworth Miller (Prison Break) was a handsome young lad? Or was he a quarterback whom the babes lined up for? Guess again, querida. He's one heck of a nerd with thick-framed glasses. Ordinary? Of course. Even worse. But look at him now. He worked his way up. He's a star. (ooo..how I pray to the Almighty God in Heaven that I will get that kind of hot ang-moh-ish husband) =DD~ Okay! I'm done! And my wish shall come true! Hehe.

ANYWAY. I hope my insights help you all to consider whatever hell you're going through right now. There's always HOPE. I do not condemn anyone. But if it convicted you, hey .. maybe it's time to listen to your conscience and start living a life full of purpose. It's great. And welcome aboard!

Tim's Birthday

... continuation

JUNE 5

ah..so.. the rest of June before the 9th had been hectic. In between the rehearsals, there's Tim's 19th birthday. He celebrated it in err.. I forgot the name! Uh-OH! But it's an Indian cuisine, and it's buffet-like. I personally like the Naan and the .. OMG! I forgot the name again. It's those curry-puffs, with potatoes inside. It sounds like "samosa"! And the mutton curry is also GOOD.



So here's the juicy part. Tim = hyperactive n a real bully. Haha. In return, on his birthday, I gave him something he'll never forget. My evil plan actually WORKED!


I wrapped his Linkin' Park CD (I borrowed it from him, but I haven't returned it yet, so I figured out that I might as well return it "this way".) So then, when I came, I gave him the present and he was questioning and I KNOW he KNOWS that it's a CD. He didn't wait! He opened it right away. When he saw it, he was just "WHAT THE". But then I told him, "Thanks for the CD, man!" K'Fini was laughing and hi5-ing me for doing that. Tim was upset. I waited and waited. And then he saw the envelope, when he opened, he can't find the card (it was also intentional, but the card isn't because of pranks, it's coz JB hasn't written yet!). Should see Tim's face. It's really funny. Seeing him like that, I took out the "real" gift and gave it to him. He was like: "HA! THANK YOU!"


It's a real joke! (+0

Linkin' Park ain't makin' your day eh?! I bet the Converse bag did! (=

The super joker cake. LOOK! It has his face on it! And his face is going to be cut into pieces! =

Lastly, the Timmy face

...to be continued

may 12, 14, and the rest of may

wow!

i haven't been writing for ages!

not even my birthday bash! haha.

hehe. pardon me, mr.creature! i think he's the only one who LOVES to kei-poh around ppl's lives. are you working for E entertainment channel, clarence? =P~

Haha. anyways.

MAY 12

Birthday! Yay! I turned 20! Ahem. quite disturbing actually. the fact that I'm ... ... ... 20! =

But... getting closer to something "interesting" hehehehehehe.

Sooo! This May 12. It fell on a Saturday. and not just an ordinary Saturday. but a Saturday when Hillsong college came to minister, along with Rebirth as the opening, of course. We did 3 songs. I was a ... soprano. =

While we're backstage, one of the Hillsong members spoiled to everyone that that day was my birthday. So they sang "Happy Birthday" song to me.. I can feel my face burning RED at that time. It was really embarassing! Singing a birthday song just for me! Hehe. But it's quite an experience.

MAY 14

Birthday party with the PKs in Tony Roma's. I had a joint birthday party with Fina and her birthday was actually on the day itself. I can't have mine on the 12 coz u know, I have loads of stuff to be responsible of. It's the first time I played "Articulate". During the party, we were playing that! We were so noisy until the waiter shushed us. OOPS! Tim broke a glass. Hanging out with them is so much fun! The jokes, the teasings, the conversations were all meaningful.

A slice of chocolatey frosty cake with funny-looking candles that my sister bought in Ace Hardware that afternoon.

Birthday girls. I saluted Tony Roma's for giving us the chance to celebrate our 20th and 22nd birthdays in a place like that; despite the broken glass and un-demure-ish acts.

The big 2-0 with my sister's manual "O".

The boys get drunk and ... no! They didn't get laid. NOTE: They are under-age.

Oriental Shiva / Vishnu. Who else if it isn't my brother and his faithful Indian fellow buddy!

THE REST OF MAY



The rest of May was another fun part. My stay in Indo actually turned out to be an essential period, especially for the Performing Arts. My previous school was rehearsing for their performance "West-side Story", a musical drama. Usually, after I graduated from there, I helped out in the backstage and also training the students. But this time, it just happened that two of the students were out of the play. It was then my sister and I were asked to substitute their roles as "Jet girls". Not only did we act, we also sing and dance. And the time to rehearse all those was only 1 month! It was really amazing how I can cope up with the dance moves. Omigosh! That's all I can say. I was suppose to dance Mambo, Ballroom dancing...with heels! Dang! Those shoes were loose and steep and BLUE! But I must say, those practices paid off. The play was AWESOME!

to be continued ...

the good ol' days

I'm back!
It's been two days in Jakarta and I really feel like I'm here for good! Woot! Yet, I still have 3 more years to go. In an island. . ... near Sentosa. Haiz...
So what have I been doing but to teach and meet people. First day, I taught Grade 4 Reading.

Then, today I played the keys for devotion and administered Humanities exam for the 12th graders. It's nice to be home.

I met my lil tykes, Janice and Arlene S. They're really adorable. I can see Janice's eyes sparkled when she saw me on stage today. She smiled widely too. Everytime I caught her in the eyes, she would smile and wave at me. Isn't that adorable?

There's also Tante Titia. Still as petite as always and of course, cartoony-type of voice. She's also one heck of a cutie. I feel like pinching and hugging and keeping them all!! They're the ones who can make me smile and destress myself from school work. Grr..

Overall, my days here are supercalifragilistically FANTASTIC! It'll be even better in the days ahead. Rebirth will be singing with Hillsong this Saturday in our church building. That ... we expected a LOT of people to come. Might be full-packed. (2000++ ??) Yep.
Anyways. Enjoy the pictures that I took with my tykes. (=

Arlene and Janice

a revolution with a solution.

The world's changing.
Women tend to be iconoclastic towards men. See those Asian male singers? Or even Western boybands? The image of a macho man is fading away. Here comes the lengthy-haired, cute-faced, and "omigosh-look-at-me-i'm-an-idol" chaps and that's right..they're invading pure maidens' dreams and visions.

"There's no need to be macho to get girls."
Rigghtt.. To a certain extent this builds more charisma in guys, and no offense, it should! Then again, it's quite confusing when they become similar to celebrity images that I've pointed out earlier on. With much respect, guys don't need pretty faces to become charming. I bet if we trace back twenty years from now the meaning of charming is not being pretty-lanky at all.

Girls must be blown away by the gorgeous smile of Jay Chou. Or even, the sweet "hey" from Nick Carter. Must it be them? Just because they combed their extremely silky hair, is there going to be a revolution of women's dream of a Mr.Right?

Take George Clooney, for example. He's the MAN! Too masculine, you say? Well, at least he's not a "go-with-the-crowd" type of being.

So what's this about "charming"? It's not about the looks, boyfriend! It's about being a gentleman.

All these while I've been blabbering and insulting on "feminity". I'll just stay neutral. So to neutralize it ... Even if a macho man has no sense of gentlemanism, oh puhleeze, we girls rather stick with ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... books!

So, to top it all off, this world need no boys nor men. We need gentlemen!

youtuber

Thank God it's Friday!
And we just got WACKIER!

presenting ...
Angel and KP on youtube.

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p.s. do comment or rate k! Thanks! (;

destressing period?

"Life's good! I'm feeling You!" (Branch, 2005)


Yep. One paper down and one more to go. And I have to wait 10 days before my next paper. Haiz.. But nvm! I have time to slack and enjoy my aftermath of Singapore history. HAHA!

After the paper, 3.30pm, Tera, Kain, Jeanette, and I went back together. In Boon Lay station, I met up with Wulan. We already planned that day that we're going to watch a movie after my paper. We went to Orchard. Lido, specifically. We bought the tickets for The Last Mimzy. It's her birthday treat from me! (=

Our movie was supposedly at 7.20PM, but we came very early. So after we bought the tickets we went to eat in Sakae Sushi, Wheelock Place. First time I ordered ramen. Ahem. Yes, usually I ordered Udon. Difference? Of course! One's smaller, one's bigger. I think the ramen tasted like yu mian. Err.. yes. Obviously, I ate too many yu mian, especially in Amara Hotel. My all-time favorite: Sliced Fish Yu Mian, Aunty! d;

After dinner, we walked back to Lido and we were the first people to enter the studio. It's Studio 5. It's really really ugly! And very very old! The ceilings were peeling. And there were water-marks. Eeeew! Anyway, the fun part was we got the chance to take pictures first. SO we did. Not only on our seats, but we also went infront, under the screen. There were 2 "No Smoking" signs on both wings. We went to the right sign and we took pictures there. It's really funny coz we didn't realize that there was actually someone up at the projector room. I don't think he bother anyway.

A few minutes after that, people started to come in. Which was quite GOOD! Coz you don't wanna watch it alone in a big spacy, old, rectanglish room. Eeek! Freaky!
The movie itself was not as "good" as what I've expected. Although it has a bit of thriller, and quite freaky coz it's like Mimzy, the rabbit, can communicate with Emma, the lil girl. It's just ALRIGHT.

That's how I spent my de-stressing period yesterday. I'm still not in the mood to study. I guess I'd better start tomorrow. Or else... [choke]

life and love and why?

"Appreciate what you have now. You'll never know what happen tomorrow."


That was the line that my friend told me a few days ago. I was feeling really down these past few days. I missed home, I was stressed out because of exams, I was lonely, I was broken until I lost my self-image. The depressing thoughts always attacked me until I cannot take it anymore that I even thought of ending my life. Stupid isn't it?

Just yesterday I talked to my friend online and he knew I wasn't okay. But he just said, "Appreciate now!" At first, I told him I can't! How am I suppose to appreciate life when it's all depressing?! He then told me what happened to him. I was shocked. I thought he was okay. But upon hearing the news that he was diagnosed with some type of disorder made me think deeply. He encouraged me in someway. When I asked him if he's alright, he told me that he's fine. I told him to get a treatment or just do a check-up or something. He said he will but he exclaimed that he will be enjoying every single day without thinking there's something wrong with him. I was touched.

I reflected on his words. He has faith. He was struck by a disease and yet he rejoiced; but I, on the other hand, only encountered stress and I thought that's the end of the world already. Depressed people didn't think ahead. They only think of themselves. They thought that problems only struck them and because it's painful for them, they thought that it's better to end it. But what about others? They didn't think that it'll affect people around them, such as family members, loved ones, and friends. They didn't believe that God created them to bless others. Here I am, talking like a "holy" person, and yet I can't believe that I had thoughts of ending my life. But hey..don't worry..I realized that I still have a purposeful life to live. God reminded me of so many things before I make that "foolish" decision.


He said:

1. Remember you wanna spoil your kids?

2. Remember you're going to write books?

3. Remember you're going to speak to millionares and billionares?

4. Remember you're going to be a model?

5. Remember you're going to be a motivator?

6. Remember you're going to take over the school and make legacies?

etc etc etc..

I was dumbfounded. I nodded and told God, "Hey, God! You're right. It's not the time yet to die." I had so many things that I haven't accomplished yet and the prophecies have not been fulfilled yet. The thought of it strengthened me. It actually cleared my mind of dying early.
Sometimes, I would also think that I'll die early, like in a car-crash, or plane-crash, or something. But, with this as a "pegangan hidup", I am so sure that God still wants me to live. He has a great destiny for me, and I don't have to worry a single thing.

Wow. It actually applies to my second exam paper. Why do people have religions? That question kept on bothering me for the whole month. I don't have a perfect answer and I really want to hear your answer. And what is religion to you? If you say that it's a belief, then what's it meant by free-thinker? Don't you know that free-thinkers also have a belief?

Hope this post blesses ya'll and motivate ya'll to live a purposeful life. We're not called to just populate the Earth. We have a purpose.
Be blessed.
______and happy studying! d;

He knows my name.

I'm a proud daughter of my Creator. I inherit a big bigg bigggg kingdom.

discussions.

Sunday afternoon. Suppose to be studying but you know me ... after ALS...WHOOOOSH!!! no more man! ='D siannnnn....

Oh well, I promise to study tomorrow. Actually, I've been studying since 3 days ago. My studying would mean, talking to people and asking them about Singapore history (haha! cheating right? =P)

I got a question for you all who read this post. If you guys can provide me a good answer for my argument (this is also helping me in my exam), it'll be SOOOOOO great! And I must say I can't thank you enough for helping me out. Coz you see, I never took Singapore history before. So believe it or not, I had a Singapore history module this semester. Better yet, it's a tertiary level module! Aaaaaaaaaaa..... I'm bombarded by this Raffles and Goh Keng Swee. Wooooooo!!
But it's quite an experience to learn other people's culture. And hey! Singapore history did not go as far as Indonesian history, so it's not as difficult as other country's history. =)

So here are my questions:

1. What is a global-city?
2. Can Singapore become a global-city before the 1980s?
3. How do you separate facts from myth for Singapore's pre-1819 history?
4. What is the role of Goh Keng Swee? What is so important about him? Does he play a major role in the making of a global-city?

Do post your answers on the tagboard. If it's not enough ... chat with me or post it on friendster. Cheers and muchos gracias! =D

saturday night.

Haiz...





This is like quite sucky. I had to study on weekends. I've been chionging my AAH 104 essay about Indian cultural influence in South-East Asia. Seriously, it's not much to talk about. I thought we're supposed to argue on essays (like what our ALS module taught us) but it doesn't apply in my history course! Especially with Dr.Fernando! He wants archaeological evidences. AAaaaaaarghh!! And you know what ... okay! He's an Indian. He expects all of us to pronounce his Indian words correctly with the exact pronunciation as he does it. EH! Helloo!! I'm very oriental and most of us are! Only Kahbini is the only Indian in our history class. Chih! I hope I don't get deducted on those minor things. ... ... ...





But interesting facts are:


1. Garuda is a mythical bird! -- Phoaaa! When I first read this in one of D.G.E Hall's chapter, I was quite shocked. Indonesian national icon was based on a mythical bird. It was influenced by Hinduism coz that bird was supposedly a warrior bird, ridden by a Hindu god called Vishnu.





2. Sanskrit language was originated from India. -- This, I think most of us know that. But must take note that in Indonesia, Sanskrit wasn't really adopted fully. They did mixed some Sanskrit into Javanese. Examples: "Mandala", "Chandi", "Dharma".





3. Srivijaya kingdom existed in Sumatra. -- The major city that played a major role in commerce was what we call now, Palembang.








So many things to talk about, yet so lazy...coz I've been doing this since last week. Chionging and chionging... ><" ...Haha! Anyway! That's all for today. It's already 11.26 PM. *waiting*. IC if you're reading this, you know what I'll say right? Hehe.. Yep! Tqm. Nite people! =) p.s. This was what I did during lunchtime...Got nothing better to do...

thought, organized, and decorated by angelene tjoandi.

item used: raw beehoon that angel took from the plastic bag beside her that was supposedly to be cooked for lunch. [itchy hands]

this is it. this is a forgiving letter.

KACHOWWW!!

Last week of lectures people! Actually, I'm already on my long weekend now. Hehe.. Today's Thursday and I'll be having it til Sunday. Then guess what's coming next ... *drumrolls and Beethoven's Symphony* ... ALS REFLECTION on MONDAY!!! Seriously, I have no idea why they make us do reflections. It's like...as if there's right or wrong in our opinions! No right? =(

Anyway.. I've forgiven the witch and let her live for good. I'm a very compassionate person, okay! That's why Tenku Bernard made an alliance with my country. He even asked for merger, but I told him that it can't be done due to a logical reason -- geographical location! Unless, Singapore, PM Terence, donate us some $ to build an underground city connecting Malaysia and Indonesia. Oh well, PM is probably busy building his casino. Haiz..

Anyway.. Back to my point. The witch. Mr.Faaez informed me that the witch mentioned something about me. Whoaaaa!!! Vain Vain Vain!!! No laa! Listen first! ... So in Faeez's class, which was on Friday (btw, mine's on Mondays) ...

Witch: bla bla bla bla bla bla [some text missing] bla bla bla bla bla bla [more text missing]. There's someone in the other class who's doing on foreign students. It was quite a surprise for all of us on how the foreign students viewed plagiarism.

Okay.. and so forth! For once, she mentioned something pleasant about a freshie. Okay, then I'm quite happy. And Faeez was like, you're like one happy person! Of course! Everyone loves to be complimented. So actually, that's the aftermath of the presentation. Wanna hear the presentation day? It was actually on Monday, March 25, 2007, which was a week ago. Here goes...

Back to the past

Monday, March 25, 2007

I dreaded ALS class that Monday. I came early to school because I had an 8.30 AM class. After that class, I don't know why but I felt butterflies in my stomach. It just won't stop. Today was the 8-minute-presentation in ALS class. 8 minutes was like hell in that class, especially when you had firey glares from that creature. We were supposed to present our findings. Other classes had to submit their first draft, I heard.

The moment I stepped into the classroom, she was not there yet. I unpacked my belongings and took out my thumbdrive, a precious asset for that day. Five minutes later she came in with her backpack (I have no idea where in the world do witches use backpacks to carry their sorcery). My heart beat really fast. "This is it. This is the final one." I thought. Without haste, she called on us one by one to present. I was supposed to come second, however, it was GREAT that I wasn't because she changed her mind. She said, "Let's do it topic by topic." To my great relief, my topic was on international students. Therefore, I got to see my fellow classmates, who were doing plagiarism, to present first. After the third person presented, it was MY turn. She called my name: Ehn-jhe-lin. I was sweating menacely, ironically, it was a transparent one, so nobody actually saw it. HA!

When I was in front of the class, opening the file, something struck me: "BE A CLOWN!". Okay, imagine yourself being in front of auspicious looking creatures and this brilliant revelation just came and commanded you to be what it wants. What would you feel? Ah yes! I was saying, "Walaauw" to myself. But I obeyed it anyway. So there I was, presenting, clicking, pointing, and clowning. There was laughter in the jungle. And it lasted for about 10 minutes. "It was good." I said to myself.

Let's get serious...

Before this class, I was talking to my mother the other night. I told her how much I hated my tutor. She told me that there is no use in keeping hatred. She doesn't know and why are you making such a big fuss out of it. There's nothing else you can do except to pray and believe that you'll obtain favor from her. My mom's right. She's always right, I must say. Sometimes, we people see things so closely til it blocks our eyesight, and everything seems so blur. Drag the hand abit further, you can focus and see it clearly. You don't know how much I've prayed the other night and during the class (while the 3 others were presenting). I really confessed that I can make a good impression on her despite my complaints. And like what Faeez said, she actually mentioned my findings in the other class, in which you can conclude that I've actually had scarred her from my presentation. The best thing was this ... I took a step of faith after that class. I actually said Thank you to her. She did replied, "Oh! No problem!". But imagine me being a Dr.Tan-hater the other night and the next day became what I'm supposed to become ... an angel. Seriously, it's not my might. It's so not me. I must say it's by the grace of God. And it's really up to me to forgive or not to forgive. But I'm glad that I chose to obey Him. I feel happy and I know I'll be an impact to her somehow. =D

Hairsalonfinder

Wednesday, March 28, 2007 =)

I travelled all the way from boon lay to find a good hair salon. hahaha! Yes.. First I went to Jurong Point. They had 2 salons.. Reds by Monsoon and Jean Yip. I checked the package in Reds, and they're actually not bad. $190 something for perming, cut, and treatment. But I figured that I should check other places first. Besides, the place was quite crowded at that time.

I went down to Jean Yip and my eyes widened as I gasped for air. $220 for digital perming (given the fact that my hair was considered long), and that does not include cutting nor washing! Siao! So I stormed off with a sulky face. I messaged a few friends, asking for suggestions, but they replied me pretty late, so I ended up in the purple line when their suggestions were to the red and green line. Haha. In the purple line, I zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZzzzzZZzzzzzz... until ...

*ding dong* ... Kovan station!

I don't know why I woke up and got out of the train. So blur already! =P I walked over to Heartland Mall, in search for hair salons. I took the elevator up and turned left where all the teen stuff were sold. I was about to give up when I saw ... in the corner ... with bright blue lights inside ... I saw .... .... .... ...... ........ a hair steamer! OMG! I found the treasure!

I quickly rushed in and to my surprise ... they were having a promotion on digital perming and straightening. It was only $170 without GST. I was Soooo happy! So I asked whether I have to pay extra for the cutting and shampooing. They said NOPE! It's all included! I felt like I'm the happiest person alive! =D

Amazingly, the woman who did my hair was the owner's wife! She's an EXPERT! Sooo cooolll!

In the end, I found myself a friend, whose name is Joyce. She's working there as well. She's very friendly and she's my age. It's really memorable! =D

After my 3 hours of hair-do, I went down to Hong Kong Cafe to discuss on my research paper with Leovine KorKor (eeeeewww!!). I was only there for 15 minutes when I realized that I left something in the salon. I digged my bag for my file, the file that contains ALL of my AAH 104 - Dawn of Asian Civilization lecture notes, handouts, and outlines.. and I couldn't find it. I rushed back to the salon and I must say that this salon (NX) deserves a salutation! Joyce bagged it for me. Isn't she nice!? =)

Overall, my day was great! This is how it turned out, please don't snicker! =P

BLOODY IRRITATING! **WARNING!**it may raise sensitive feelings!**don't read if you're not MATURE!**

"We have found a witch, may we burn her?"

A line from Monty Python's The Quest for the Holy Grail that served as a ridiculous comment from the villagers. It happen to be ME who's now saying that to my ALS tutor. Yeaah! It's the first time I hate a teacher. And call yourself in NIE and this is what you get.. a very bad role model.

WHY do I hate her badly?
Few reasons. Don't think just because my friends hate her, I also hate her, NO WAY.. I'm not the "up-to-the-trend" kinda person eh.
1. First lesson is alright. You gotta know her more and see her style. "Oh, okay! She's a sporty cool type of tutor" I thought. She's single and wore Adidas brand most of the time.
2. Second and third lesson, I felt sorry for my friends who were scolded "indirectly" by her because they didn't do their work. I mean, HELLO! who on earth check individual readings in university level?!? She checked and commented, "Hey! How come there's no highlights here." or "Why don't you criticize this?" or "Why aren't there any comments next to the paragraphs?" SLAP HER ON THE FACE
3. She gets really irritating before the recess week. She told us that there was a make up class on Saturday, coz on Monday, she had to go for conference, etc. So here I was, in NIE (Boon Lay) early in the morning, travelled all the way from Hougang, 9AM, nobody's there. 9.02AM, Elizabeth came. 9.05AM, Yee Yan came. Waited.. Waited.. Waited.. 9.15AM, I was jokingly commenting to those two, "Don't tell me she cancelled the class." We were laughing, while Elizabeth was getting ready for her presentation (she uploaded it to her email, so she checked her mail). 9.20AM, it's only the three of us still, when the class supposed to start at 9AM. Yee Yan suggested that we should probably call the others and ask. However, nobody had the others' contact numbers. I told them that I had the tutor's. I smsed her and guess what ... she called. Yes! The witch called. (so much for the medieval times!)

W: Hello, Angelene?

Me: Ya, hi! What time does it actually start, witch*?

W: Ohmy! I didn't have your contact number so you didn't get my message?

Me: Err.. no..

W: I told the others that today's class is cancelled coz I have an urgent ... [some text missing]

Me: Err.. okay..

W: Who's there with you?

Me: Yee Yan and Elizabeth

W: Oh! I also didnt have their contacts. Can you please tell them ... [some text missing]

* name changed to de-popularize

And that was it! We're all quite pissed by her. In the end, we had to take breakfast at Canteen A. The bright side of it ... I got to know Yee Yan and Elizabeth better, they're DARLINGS! =)

4. To gain favor from someone after you've just lost your integrity, what would you do? Continue to piss them? EXACTLY! That's what the witch did. Cornered us like there's no tomorrow. During the short presentation, I was the 2nd one to present. I did not do it in Powerpoint, I did it on Microsoft Word. At the end of my presentation, guess what she said.."Angelene, like what my other students always said, we don't want to offend you, we love you, BUT ... [more text missing]" Hey! C'mon! It's a tutor-peer feedback kinda stuff laa.. we know that it won't be offending if your purpose is to help that person. But the way she said it makes it sound ... INSULTING and OFFENDING lor! And she never agreed to my points. Just because I did not write any bibliographies down for the presentation, or the questionnares (who would want to complete their questionnares on Week 8 when the actual sumbission date is on Week 13 laaa! Sheesh!). And again.. Throughout that lesson, I was always the target of her lecture. She had this indirect sarcasms but when you're the target, you'll know that it's YOU! SLAP HER ON THE FACE

5. My impatient self arose when I got back my Reader Response. Like what Charmain said, who on earth would want to mark your thoughts and reflections! As in giving grades on it. wadda hellll!! You actually got grades for your own opinions, and they tell you which one is wrong and which one is right (for her case, everything seems so wrong except for those done by the crossovers and returning teachers). Yea yea.. if they're the "holy ones", why not make a class of her own with "their" species. It's not that we hate the crossovers. They're nice people. But sometimes, it's just hard to like them when you're always being compared in class. They're the "ALMIGHTY" and us the "PEASANTS". I feel like cursing lor but .. hey.. patience patience.. grrrrrrrrr..... So anyway, I didn't like my results for my Reader Response. And what makes it even worse are the comments. Who on earth would comment such things like, "Which question is this?" or "How many words?". And that's IT!!!! I guess the witch had no time marking the freshmen's assignments coz she's working so hard to make and mix her LOVE-potion for her to get married FAST. Ha!

Tis quite bad right. I don't blame her for my grades. Maybe I did something wrong or I didn't write what she'd expected (yeah! her expectancy level is SOOOO high, that only "holy people" can reach her standard. SLAP HER ON THE FACE!) But if I'm wrong, I need correction! But she didn't give ANY comments at all on my paper regarding the academic writing. YA! Talk about "academic discourse skills". Pfffftttt... Puhleeeezeee..

Conclusion:

2 more times to meet her then it's OVER. She can burn all she wants, we don't mind. So if you're a teacher and you're reading this.. this is how it'll sound if you irritate your students and show biasness. Pledge yourself to always be kind to every students that you teach. It'll benefit you LOVE even more. Don't suffer and side-track yourself to becoming a witch that'll burn in stakes. You are a teacher, you change lives; not making lives miserable. That's why I can't consider my ALS tutor a teacher, she's a witch. Therefore, what shall we do with her? (refer to Monty Python's The Quest for the Holy Grail)

A Beautiful Dream

Eighteenth of March - Early morning at 9 AM - Place? My room, sitting on a wooden chair typing this entry.

Beautiful day isn't it?

I feel like writing after I had this beautiful dream. Wanna guess what's it about?
WRONG!
Hunks don't cross my mind, neither will they! Any other guess?
WRONG!
Exams are coming up, so I know I won't be going back til' May 6th. Another try?
Err.. WRONG!
I just ate McDonald's yesterday! Soo, I haven't craved for it yet.
I think your psychic skills are quite pathetic. You should go home and practice more before you enter this blog site. =)

So here's the right answer. And I shall elaborate.

Beautiful it is. We're having a party in a nice 2nd floor room. I remembered there are my siblings, the Wowors, and Matthew L. (he's my fan back when I was teaching him. how did he get here into my dream? =P) The night was really amazing. We chatted and laughed until ... I saw a blinking star outside the window. --Btw, the setting of this room is special. There are big windows on one side of the room.-- So I went to tell everyone to come and watch that blinking star. Amazingly, this star can be seen on an eye-level sight. It is not something that everyone had to turn their heads up to see. Right where you're standing, straightly, you can see the star. We were all amazed by that star. You know, when people get excited, they tend to chatter here and there, giggle, gasp, and TAKE PICTURES! =) And so we did! But by the 2nd round of the picture taking, Matthew noticed something. He cried, "Look! It's a moon!". We all turned and our eyes widened. Sure enough! It's that moon we always see every month, but this time ... it's on the eye-level! It's really close that when you see it, it's so impossible that it can land on Earth! Another effect that made it look beautiful was the sea in front of our room. GOSH! It's really indescribable. I think I should draw you so you can have a clearer vision on what my beautiful dream is.

There was another dream last night, but that one, was not as nice as this moon experience thing. =)

Gosh.. sometimes I feel like going somewhere where I can enjoy the universe! These things made me wonder, how on earth can God make all these. He is sooooo creative! (no wonder I inherit some of His genes! =D) Imagine, the universe is so vast. Planets, stars, comets, meteors ... aaaaaaaargh! I just wish to explore the universe! I wanna see those wonders that my Creator had done! If that's the case, I shall put this as my dream. TO go explore the universe someday. It's gonna be beautiful. I think I would cry once I pop out of the Earth. I'll be having goosebumps by the time I reach the stratosphere. I'll be muttering OMG to myself when I see the black vast area. AAAArgh! it's sooo cooooollll!! Okay. I shall pray hard to be filthy rich so I can afford the rocket and my astronauts. =D

If you wanna tag along. Tell me yeah? So we can go together! Hehe..
Let's all see the wonders that our Creator made. He's sooooo cool! ^^

hypocritical studies and stuff.

Selamat pagi, dunia!

I've been up for almost 15 hours now. It was a hectic day today, although my class started at 2.30 PM. I went early to school coz SJ decided to give me a cheese brownie, and she said it's better to eat that brownie right after it was cooled in the fridge. But hellooo! She came out of the house early in the morning and in the end, it's still soggy. ><" Yet, it's deliciously indescribable! Thanks beib!

What else.
After class, I went to Vivo for Life Group. Today's sharing was great. Tony talked about "integrity". He touched on how our lives shouldn't be hypocritical. And what you viewed yourself may not be the same like what others viewed you. It was quite interesting coz we did some activities like naming 3 things that describe yourself. I said I'm "blur, smiley, friendly", then the person to the right will have to describe me in 3 words also. It was Wayne Dell! He described me as "domineering, sweet, ..." and I forgot one more! haha! Domineering?? Dick described it as "bossy". WOW! I never knew I was bossy. It's just some things that I can't see it but others do. Which concludes that when friends see something's not right in me, or they critique on my behavior, I would check again coz again ... it's not about how I feel, it's about how others feel when I behave that way.

Same thing like make-ups. I'm not saying that ALL girls use make-ups to cover up their ugliness. Heck no! But for me, make-ups represent "neatness", especially if we meet a lot of people. Imagine talking to someone but that person can't help staring at your almost-bursting-red pimple. Eeww! Experienced that before? Or, that person has a really puffy dark circles below their eyes. Hey c'mon! You don't wanna be seen like that right, girls? And guess what, those things become a distraction to people whom you're talking with. I can go on and on about beauty make-overs, but one thing for sure ... our security is not dependent upon make-ups. Someday Body Shop will close down. Sometime later, your skin can't handle make-ups anymore. If our identity is upon make-ups, we're slaves to make-ups! It's as if make-ups SAVE the day and nothing else can replace make-ups in our lives. DUH! Get a life. You're placing your identity in an object, girlfriend! Can make-ups solve your problems? Ask yourself where are you placing your identity now. What is the thing that you prioritize more. Things that you prioritize first becomes your identity. You'll do things based on what you prioritize.

I thank God that He has called me to do great things. I know that my identity in Him will always be secure coz He's the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. Fashion changes. Techonology changes. Boyfriends may break our hearts. Husbands may be unfaithful. There's no WAY this corrupted world offer true love and identity. Let's just be realistic. Just look around you and what do you find but divorces, anger, rebellion, lusts, etc. For me, I don't believe the world anymore. What good are they offering? Even if I have a higher degree or high pay or high job position, I won't survive coz I'd probably have no LIFE! But by the grace of God ... He who gives me peace, love, and joy so that I can live my days grateful and enjoying every moments of it. And I'm glad that I don't have to please all my friends coz I'm secure in who I am in Christ. He accepts me whenever, however, and whatever I am, even since the day I was born. It's so good to be loved, especially when you're loved before you're even born. (Jer. 29:11)

Religious? =) Haha.. if it doesn't make sense, then it is religious. But I hope ya'll can relate to your current situation as I've related mine. This thing that I believe is a lifestyle that I follow, not some freakin' "another Christianity" type of thing. Haha! Seriously, I'm also sick of those on-the-air Christian teachings ya coz it just don't make SENSE! It's so unrealistic. Although we need to know those spiritual things also, but what's more important is the values and principles that the Bible wants us to learn. Then why do you think Jesus came to this Earth? Why do you think He is called the second Adam? And why was He always opposed by the Pharisees? Because He changed those traditional teachings into actions! What did the Pharisees do? They taught godly and spiritual stuff, but did they do anything about it? Nope. Did they do what they preach? Nope. Again ... hypocritical.

I really ponder a lot on these things. It's quite amazing. Btw, without Jesus coming to Earth, there wouldn't be any timeline. That's why they named it B.C. (Before Christ). Interesting eh? Hehe.. It's my Father's name! Soo proud of Him! =D
Anyways.. It's quite late already. I'm feeling the fatigue. I love you peoples who read this. Hope it blesses you all, coz that's what I'm living for. To serve and to influence people for GREATNESS.

events!

GOSH! I HAVEN'T BEEN WRITING FOR SO LONG!

You ask where was I? I was definitely busy and lazy to write blogs. Haha! Sorry.

January 8: The start of 2nd semester

January 9-24: Routines! That I forgot what's going on. Haha! I think I met new people..like Sher, Nadiah, and Eric from TTC. Ah! And during this period, I made a decision to be rooted in EN. =)

January 25: Became one of the models for NTU openhouse posters or something. Anyway, it was a photoshoot in Block 7 "Classroom of the Future". I think that's what it's called. Haha. Not really expecting it to come out soon though. Pai seh! =P~ ... What else? The night before, I had a big fight with my sister about some "stuff". We didn't talk at all the next day. Went to talk with Danny about these things for almost two hours. From NIE to Vivocity. In Vivo, we passed by Candy Empire, so I decided to buy some chocolates for my sister (to tell her that I still love her and I don't hate her!). I bought a box of Belgian sea-shelled chocolates. It's not because of the bargain okay! Hehe.. It's like $10.80 for 2. Buy one get one free. Haha.. But then, the chocolates were FANTASTIC!!! =D

January 26-February 3: Routines again! Just that, every single day is always a brand new day. I was blessed!

February 4: Dad's birthday! Mom and Dad came to Singapore after their trip to China. For Dad's birthday, we all went to Jumbo seafood restaurant in East Coast with Grandpa, Grandma, Gong-gong, Suk Siung, and Alan. The food were against my DIET! Aaa! But I can bear with it. It's once in a while mar? =P

February 5: The start of E-Learning. And all those people who rejoice say ..... yaay... swt.

February 6: It's a Tuesday. Second day of E-Learning. But guess what, I was quite slack! Haha! In the morning I went to NIE for CS briefing for an hour (10.30 - 11.30 PM). I'll be taking lower primary because I LOVEEE kids! As in, smaller kids! Coz if not .. I'll get bullied. *sniffets*. The compulsory subjects for me are English and Math. For the third one, it's either Music, Arts, or Social Studies. I am quite confused in what I'm gonna take for the third one. It's either Music or Arts though. Can you give me suggestion before I turn in my paper this Monday, Feb. 12? After CS briefing, I went to Vivo to eat with Danny. We ate at Food Republic. Shared grilled fish, charkwe, and mushroom soup. While we're eating, my sister called asking us to watch a movie with her. It was funny. We were debating on what movie to watch on the phone. Imagine! The first option was "Happy Birthday" !!! A Chinese movie! Louis Koo! I was laughing so hard. In the end, we gotta picked The Last King of Scotland. Hey! Not bad! The ticket was only $5.80 coz Wayne got a discount from OCBC. After we window-shopped in Vivo, we went all the way down to Cineleisure, in Orchard. The movie was at 4.10 PM. What's great was ... my sister got us all couple seats! SHEEEEESH!! But nvm, it was a joke for her. Haha! The movie was ... alright, I guess. Gory and MATURE. I had to close my eyes most of the time when it happened. The movie ended around 6 PM. Danny wanted to separate from my sis, to give her some "quality time". Doesn't make sense coz they ended up at home half an hour later. As for us, we sat for an hour + on the stairs, in front of Ngee Ann City. From dusk til dark. We chatted about a whole bunch of things until I realized that I got a butt-cramp. Imagine sitting on a hard stuff for more than an hour. Ouch. I looked at my watch and found out that it was already 7.30 pm. Initially, the plan was after the movie, we all go for dinner, but then ... it didn't turn out that way. So that 7.30 growled me badly. I called my sister and found out that she was at home already. Jah! We were quite confused on what to eat, since there were so many stuff in Orchard. Danny called his friend, but no answer. Soooo.. we decided on Billy Bombers in HeRen. (is that how u spell it? swt.) Got a spaghetti bolognoise. Chatted and took a picture of our new doorstoppers! Then we're off from Dhoby Ghaut around 10 PM. Awesomeness.

February 7: Mr.Thomashto's birthday bash by US! His birthday was actually on the 6th, but he had a romantic dinner with his gf and some of his friends. Err.. You don't call it a romantic dinner in the end. =P. Anyway, SJ and him came to my house to do our presentation slides. We spent half a day doing our AAH 104 - Dawn of Asian Civilization. In between, we disturbed Danny online, played pranks on Thomas while he's taking his nap, and I cornered SJ's boyfriend online. =P. It was funny! An hour after Thomas's nap, his gf called and he complained to his gf that we were so bad. His gf laughed. SJ and I were making funny faces like .. "Oh, I love you!" and stuff while Thomas was talking to his gf in his kissy-kissy mode. Eeeew!!! ><" Around 6 PM, we went down to Kovan to grab Punggol Nasi Lemak, along with Amanda and Danny. It was the first time for most of them, it's my second. Btw, Danny paid for my meal. Then, we got off to Heartland Mall to buy Thomas an ice cream in replacement for his cake, or should I say...cupcakes! Too busy to buy laa! =P~ Another awesomeness.

THE END! Enjoy the picture! =D

These are the doorstoppers we bought. Cute eh?

Song Playing is ...

<<... Jingle Bells (v.Point of Grace) - sung in 3rd service at Morning Star Indonesia on December 24, 2006>>

Sung by:
1. Sopranos - Adelene and Maya
2. Altos - Angel and Hara
3. Tenor + Bass - Fina and Leah

christmas eve & christmas day

Our Christmas tree with 96 presents under them (that's what stesha counted ^^)
Christmas Eve dinner. I just woke up from my nap.
Steam stuff, that's what we ate.
My dessert. JCo donuts!
Christmas morning. I woke up and checked out downstairs. Nobody's there. So I went to my parents' room, there they were, watching a movie from Star Movies. I thought we're suppose to make breakfast?!?!?

We were supposed to, but after the movie, which was this late!
Dad cooked most of the meals, sausages, hams, and omelettes. I did the hashbrowns! They all look crispy and dark! =P
We cooked with Bing Cosby's Christmas CD on.

At this time, we're all four hungry pigs. We're STARVING!

This is JB, reading the manual on how to use the mixer.
Around this time, Justin is the hungriest among all. He feels uncomfortable of everything. He sits, he stands, he walks, he plays the piano ("soooaring, flyiiiiiing"), he just can't stay still. He's devastated. So much for helping. ><"
Coming right up. Just one more meal to go, the omelettes. As for both of us, we waited patiently while lighting the candle in the middle. Until ...
A fly came in! Grrr.. Mom took 2 slappers from above the fridge and gave them to both of us. See that? Justin made a Beyonce dance while slapping the cunning fly. Btw, Mom is sticking her tongue out coz no more butter laaa!

It's 10++ already, and we're all starving!

Again, Justin couldn't resist his starvation so he left his job as a fly slapper and went to sit to get ready for his meal.

Finally! It is the omelette, baby! At first, it looks like crumbs from the wowors' cookies. It's actually a shiitake omelette. It's quite good too.

This is the table setting for each family member.

After eating and reflecting, we're full! And it's time to open the presents. The long-awaited moment.

Open! Open! Open!

Grandparents came over with his bodyguard and PRC chauffeur while we're in the middle of opening the presents.

My gifts! Bodyshop's Cranberry lipgloss and handwash with a snowman holding them from Om Ayang and Tante Murni; Art Fashion purple necklace from the Ganis; Icy earings from the Ongkos; DKNY Red Delicious eau de parfum from JB; Aigner Too Feminine eau de parfum from Mom; Tommy Hilfiger True Star Gold Beyonce eau de toilette from JB; Mark and Spencer hand and nail lotion from the Simanjuntaks; Forever 21 gold bandana from Adelene; Dior make-up kit from Tante Lola; GUESS black vintage wallet from Dad; T-Shirt Factory brown tank from the Wowors; Little handmade tile magnet with "-angel- Merry x'mas" writing from Rosenna; Kipling vintage big bag from Dad and Justin.

This is Justin and his present from ME! Wanna know how he got that dinosaur bubble? Ask me! =D

Merry Christmas everyone!


Another year of Christmas, another year of celebration, another year of joy.