grab some toilet paper...

What is your perception of a Messiah?

2007-12-18T21:23:00.000+08:00

1. A Messiah is welcomed and makes a grand entrance on Earth.
The conception of Jesus was a humiliation; and His birth attracted danger.

2. A Messiah stays in beautiful palaces.
A manger is where Jesus first laid His human head.

3. A Messiah reflects the splendour of a king.
Jesus spoke Aramaic, a language only lowly people would speak in those days.

4. A Messiah is respected.
Jesus was accused of blasphemy, was openly mocked and was regarded as weak.

5. A Messiah does not suffer and brings prosperity to mankind.
The cross - the worst tool for execution - was where Jesus died on.

6. A Messiah is good-looking and has perfect facial features.
Isaiah the prophet said that Jesus has no physical beauty.

7. A Messiah comes from pure royal bloodline.
Rahab the harlot was one of the names written in the book of genealogy of Jesus.

Is God's kind of Messiah your Messiah?

Hazardous!

2007-08-19T23:25:00.000+08:00

Beware, beware...

2007-08-11T03:01:00.000+08:00

CAUTION: I repeat mistakes.

Harry Potter

2007-07-23T21:35:00.000+08:00

I'm not much of a fan but I did read the books and watched the movies. If I can still remember, the Harry Potter craze began when I was about 13 or 14. Didn't bother to read at that time 'cos I didn't see the point of reading a children's book and I kept reading emails that J.K. Rowling is actually a witch...blah blah...stuff like that. Last year, I was at Hoey Theen's house and I noticed that she had a full collection in her book shelf. It was the holidays so I thought why not? Borrow those "witchcraft" books to read during my free time and see what the fuss about this wizard boy is all about. Yup, as you can see I was a laggard in the Harry Potter department. I remember stupidly asking my friends if they had read Goblet of Fire and the response I got was, "Dude, I read those stuff when I was 12". The 4th book onwards got boring in my opinion but I still continued reading the rest anyway.

When I read about all the hype surrounding the final book I didn't really take notice. Afterall, it's ONLY a book. Although I must admit that my curiosity for the ending of the series almost led me to Carrefour. Found out today that all copies were sold out at Tesco and Carrefour. "Oh well, maybe I'll get the reprint. It'll be cheaper anyway". Curiosity finally led me to texting Hoey Theen if she already has the final book. "If she has, maybe I could borrow it from her after she's done". Come to think of it, I borrowed all the Harry Potter books and DVDs from her. Haha.

Thanks sis for becoming my Harry Potter library.

Oh and by the way, she'll be passing the book to me tommorow. =p

Damn

2007-07-09T16:03:00.001+08:00

I so hate life right now.

Good Charlotte. Too good to be true.

2007-05-23T17:45:00.000+08:00

We know Good Charlotte ain't the best role models for our kids with their tattoos and eye liner but they are capable of writing some spiritually influenced songs; all thanks to their lead singer, Joel Madden being brought up in a Christian home. I really liked the song from their previous album, "We believe" which talks about a love that falls down like rain and whose forgiveness washes away our pain. The other day I was flipping through channels and MTV was showing their recent concert held in Malaysia. The lead singer siad something from the Bible which caught my attention just when I was about to change the channel again. Lets just say I'm not really into Good Charlotte. They sang "The River" after Joel's "preaching". Haha. Anyway here's the lyrics to "The River" and you can see for yourself how spiritual it is. It delights me to know that beneath the worldly music industry, God is still working down there.

As I walk through the valley
of the shadow of LA
The footsteps that were next to me
have gone their separate ways
I've seen enough now
to know that beautiful things
don't always stay that way
I've done enough now
to know this beautiful place
isn't everything they say
.
I heard that evil comes disguised
Like a city of angels
I'm walking towards the light
.
Baptized in the river
I've seen a vision of my life
And I wanna be delivered
In the city was a sinner
I've done a lot of things wrong
But I swear I'm a believer
Like the prodigal son
I was out on my own
Now I'm trying to find my way back home
Baptized in the river
I'm delivered
I'm delivered
.
[M.Shadows:]

You're from a small town
You're gonna grow up fast underneath these lights
Down in Hollywood
on the boulevard the dead come back to life
To the praying Mother
And the worried Father
Let your children go
If they come back
They'll come home stronger
And if they don't you'll know
.
They say that evil comes disguised
Like a city of angels
I'm walking towards the light
.
Baptized in the river
I've seen a vision of my life
And I wanna be delivered
In the city was a sinner
I've done a lot of things wrong
But I swear I'm a believer
Like the prodigal son
I was out on my own
Now I'm trying to find my way back home
Baptized in the river
I'm delivered
I'm delivered
.
Baptized in the river (on my own)
Baptized in the river (on my own)
I wanna be delivered(on my own, on my own)
Baptized in the river (on my own)
I wanna be delivered
Baptized in the river (on my own)
I wanna be delivered
Baptized in the river (on my own)
I wanna be delivered
I confess I'm a sinner
I've seen a vision of my life
And I wanna be delivered!

Bring it on Utah

2007-05-19T14:27:00.000+08:00

Spurs are through to the Western Conference Finals! What a game it was against the Suns in Game 6. Ginobili is the best thing to come out from Argentina since Maradona. That's a possible playoffs MVP there. Duncan was awesome, a career high 9 blocks! The Spurs may not have the athletism like Phoenix but they certainly can defend. Gotta give credit to Nash for the late comeback and Stoudamire for flying in all sort of angles though. It was a very tight and dramatic series.

Here's how I picture the Spurs at the end of the NBA season. Oh and Meng Yoe, you can eat your own socks. =p

Go Spurs Go

2007-05-16T00:23:00.000+08:00

Why didn't Robert Horry commit a flagrant-er foul on Nash? Sigh. Should have done it on Amare to shut him up too. Sorry Meng Yoe.

Spurs for the championship.

Ice cold

2007-05-14T18:39:00.000+08:00

"Okay Joel, lets do this. You can't chicken out in front of her and you certainly want to get your money's worth". So there I go stepping out on the cold. She smiled, obviously enjoying herself. I forced a smile to tell her I'm alright. It wasn't alright. I knew if I let go I'll end up sore at my rear.

I clung to the walls the whole time, slowly working out the works of it. My feet were stucked to the the ground, the boots were heavy and my ankles felt numb. Small fries were whizzing past me like penguins. Wait. Penguins don't whiz. She held my hand and gave me tips. The tips didn't worked but her hand encouraged me. She said I wasn't adventurous. Damn right. That's why I need you to make my life interesting like this.

I gave up after a few laps and let my feet dry. I watched her the whole time and looked away each time she drew near. She looked so beautiful. An overly concerned mom was nearby watching her daughter run throught her practice. Why do mothers expect so much from their daughters sometimes? She motioned for me to check if its time to go. I waved her on to continue. It was easier to just stare at her than think about homework the next day.

Do you know what petite really means?

2007-05-14T18:35:00.000+08:00

Small coupled with loads of cuteness.

Classroom on mute

2007-04-25T23:36:00.000+08:00

Today my lecturer lost his voice. You can imagine how funny it was when he tried to teach the class. We were literally learning through sign language today. He got a little better towards the end of class but was still struggling to force it out. He must have lost it the night before because I met him in the lift yesterday and he sounded fine when he said hi. Either partying hard at night or screaming his lungs out at the Man U-AC Milan game. Haha.

Today he made us go up to the board to attempt the tutorial questions. I think its cool to let the students take charge of the lessons once awhile. To approve of an answer he claps his hands. Funny. He couldn't talk so he had to draw diagrams to illustrate his point.

Class ended early. No surprise for that. I did not even print out my notes for the tutorial because I was late for class. The traffic was really bad this morning. I can only thank my luck. Haha.

Congrats Jacintha Ganit Tagal

2007-04-10T01:08:00.000+08:00

Congratulations Miss Jacintha Ganit Tagal on your entry to Harvard. Am obviously proud of you. As you can see my brainy friend has such a big head that its shadow is blocking my face. (I'm kidding. You look better than me, at least in this photo).

Anyway, it was fun acting beside you. You did great. Actually everyone says I looked like a prop beside you. You stole the limelight girl! The lipstick worked! (If only I had some too =p).

The Easter play by the 365 Student Ministry

I'm playing with fire everyday now

2007-04-09T16:16:00.000+08:00

Sometimes all you need is a little spark to keep the fire alive.

That little spark miraculously remained.

It's been growing; burning me up ever since the lions pranced in front of us.

I can't keep up with my heart beat now.

What does that song really mean?

2007-03-27T23:31:00.000+08:00

I came across this forum asking if mainstream bands like Lifehouse and Switchfoot are Christian bands. There are arguments because:

They refuse to be labeled as a Christian band.
As they enter into mainstream music, less and less Christian jargons show in their lyrics. (For e.g. less "Jesus", less "God").
Their lyrics sometimes confuse listeners of what the song is really based upon. (listen to LeAnn Rimes's "I need you" and you'll get what I mean). They tend to use "you" to represent God instead. At times it sounds like it's a song for a boyfriend.

Are these guys denying Jesus? Do they view selling albums as more important? (the mainstream scene definitely has a bigger scene than the Christian music industry alone). Have they forgotten their faith with their increasing popularity?

Sometimes we have tend to be hypocritical when things are not done the traditional Christian way. Well I had questions in my head too when I found out that P.O.D with their tattoos and what-nots were originally in the Christian music scene. My best response to this debate would be that it isn't such bad thing. In fact, it isn't a bad thing at all. It's like seeping Christian values into the worldly music industry. Nothing wrong with songs that gives us a more positive outlook on life; songs that remind us that there's some form of hope out there whenever we think all is lost.

These guys can choose to write about anything but yet they can't keep from writing a song or two about their spiritual lives. There isn't any protocols in Christian music. It's how we honour Him with it. So next time you switched on your radio, you might just hear a lil bit of Jesus in there.

He gave me change with his stumps

2007-03-24T00:29:00.000+08:00

Went to the Shell petrol station in USJ2 just now to buy batteries. As I head to the counter to pay for my item, this guy took over the cashier and you know what? He had no arms. Literally. He only had stumps for his arms. No fingers. No prosthetic arm or anything. Just two short stumps. Before I could do anything, he grabbed the pack of AA batteries from me, scanned it, muttered the amount, took my cash, gave me my change in coins, and said thank you. That, was the one of the most enlightening 30 seconds I've ever had so far. Back in the car I told Josh about it and we began talking about how admirable that guy is. Despite his handicap, he could still be independent, make a living of his own. He could just choose to give up on life. Maybe beg on the streets, get compensation from the welfare department or something. Instead, he chose not to be some charity case and make use of every little he has. Now, that is something.

Please pray

2007-03-21T16:21:00.000+08:00

My mom has been to 4 funerals this year alone already and she told God she freaking does not want to go to another one. My 19 year old neighbour and Marilyn's death tells me that life can be short; even for good people. Men like Adrian are rare. Exactly how many male Sunday School teachers do you see in church?

Please pray for Adrian. You can check his progress at http://adriancheahupdates.blogspot.com . The last I checked, there was some good news so continue praying.

I'll be shaking your hand in church soon Adrian.

Aduh!

2007-03-19T20:59:00.000+08:00

Today I woke up with a terrible pain near my right molars. "Oh great, another ulcer". Eating was torture. Each bite made me cringe in pain. Grandma's here for the week and now I can't enjoy good homecooked food. What timing.

By afternoon the pain was so immense I decided that maybe it could be a wisdom tooth problem. Going to the dentist is never fun for me. Mom made it worst by telling her experience of having her wisdom tooth extracted. She also mentioned the possiblity of surgery and all that. I decided that, "Ah...whatever. I really can't stand the pain anymore". It was already feeling like somebody just jab a knife up my gums. Hopefully it would just be an ulcer problem. I'd rather have that than bear the pain of having an entire tooth yanked out.

At the clinic, opening up my mouth for the dentist was already difficult. Dentist said I had a wisdom tooth coming out. "Oh crap". In fact she said I had all my wisdom tooth are already out - all four of them. Dentist said I'm brimming with wisdom. Anyway I was prescribed two kinds of antibiotics and painkillers. I can choose to extract the tooth later if I want to. Looks like I'll be eating baby food for these few days.

"Cos I'm a girl and I told you so"

2007-03-15T02:00:00.000+08:00

How many times do we guys get manipulated by girls to do stuff for them? Actually its easier than manipulate. It's more like it is expected from us. While I do agree that guys have the responsibility to take care of the girl, be gentlemanly, provide for her needs; however I must say that there are girls who abuse the system. They use their good looks and charm (more like seducing) to get guys to get the things they want. Yup, they're popular, image-conscious bimbos who thinks the world worships them at their feet and think that "the others" are lucky to even know them. They act all sweet in front of you so that you'll give them the due attention they can't live without. Behind your back they criticize your imperfections. They never say "thank you". They say "What will you get me next?". They don't really like you. They just enjoy the benefits. Talk about being taken for granted.

To receive, you must give as well. A relationship can't be one-sided. It can't just be all about the girl alone although I must admit that you tend to be head-over-heels for the girl when you're in love. Wouldn't it be nice if she can just call you once and ask how you are after the many calls that you made to her each week? Wouldn't it be great if she surprises you with a small gift just to say how appreciative she is. What's wrong in sharing the bill once in awhile? Afterall she earns money too. It doesn't necessary have to be a gift. Whatever happen to sincere "thank you's"? Girls aren't really like that. It just slip their mind.

I can go to the ends for a girl but it had better be worth it. And when my efforts are successful I'll be singing this song:

We should get jerseys cause we make a great team

But yours would look better than mine, cause you're outta my league

And I know that it's so cliche to tell you that everyday

I spend with you is the new best day of my life

Everyone watching us just turns away with disgust

It's Jealously, they can see that we've got it going on

And I'm racking my brain for a new improved way

To let you know you're more to me than what I know how to say

You're ok with the way this is going to be

This is going to be the best thing we've ever seen

If anyone can make me a better person you could

All I gotta say is I musta done something good

I came along one day and you rearranged my life

All I gotta say is I musta done something right

I musta done something right

Maybe I'm just lucky cause it's hard to believe

Believe that somebody like you'd end up with someone like me

And I know that it's so cliche to talk about you this way

But I'll push all my inhibitions aside

It's so very obvious to everyone watching us

That we have got something real good going on

Clara got bored so I'm blogging 'bout her.

2007-03-13T22:50:00.000+08:00

Labeled as "Miss Shrimp-ess" by Piao.

Taught me how to dance and made me a superstar.

Wanna know a secret? I used to think of her as this rude, need-for-attitude-adjustment tween.

She's super nice now. =)

Talented pianist.

Plays the guitar.

Awesome singer!

Calls me her "personal driver".

I like calling her Clara even if the others don't.

Has LIPS

Recently had a weird dream about an elephant.

No fair. Your picture is much nicer here.

All-England champions!

2007-03-13T00:28:00.000+08:00

Finally! Malaysia is winning something in badminton. I think this dudes are awesome. Most of the credit must go to their coach too I guess. They're fast, capable of lethal shots, daring and they're only so young. Up next, World Championship! Damn, I have to watch them live in Bukit Jalil then.

p.s. Paul...when are we gonna play like that?

The Wedding

2007-03-12T23:56:00.000+08:00

Troy (finally) got married last Saturday and gee...I felt happy for him. He used to be my cell leader and I remembered how committed he was towards the cell. And yeah, he was there to provide some love advice as well. Even got me started on reading Josh Harris's books. Congrats to Troy and Janice. To Troy, glad you met the love of your life.

Couple

2007-03-05T21:04:00.000+08:00

This local indie band has been getting some attention not only from our local newspapers but magazines from the US. All of that I think came from their Myspace website. Recently they've been voted "Top 25 bands in Myspace". Not bad for a band from Ipoh. They've also signed record deals with labels from Indonesia, Japan and currently US. Weird. How come they didn't get any record deals from a Malaysian label? Anyway I decided to check on this band to see whether all these newspaper reports are true about them being that good. Well, they're certainly very pop-ish, staying true to the fact that they're a power pop band. I must admit that the lyrics are pretty catchy and the tunes addictive. My 12 year old brother was overhearing one of the songs playing when he walked by and next thing I know, he was humming the tune downstairs. They're definitely not the fist-in-the-air, guitar-shredding, moshpit-breakout type of band but keep hearing their songs and you'll find yourself dancing along. Sometimes bands just try too hard. Couple gives you simple, classic, feel-good music and they have fun doing it. Check them out at www.myspace.com/couple. There are links to their interview and acoustic performance with MTV Asia which you can check out at their site too. Personally I think they suck in their PR skills. I guess they speak through their music. Malaysian bands aren't so bad afterall. =)

I'm not handsome

2007-03-05T20:47:00.000+08:00

Mom: Hey, this cookies quite nice lah. Finish it lah.
Me: Yeah, they're nice. You eat lah.
Mom: That girl from place X gave it to you right? She likes you ah?
Me: Wow...I didn't think it that way. *in mocking tone* Could it really be?
Mom: Ceh, you're not that handsome also.
Me: Hmmph! You're not that pretty either.
Mom: It's okay. I'm already old anyway.
Me: I take after your looks you know.
Mom: No lah, you look like Pa lah.
Jared: Mommy...am I more handsome than Tai Kor?
Mom: Ya.

Pork, Pork, Pork

2007-02-22T23:19:00.000+08:00

Last night, some buddies of mine decided to have a little dinner gathering at Mr Ho's Fine Foods at Mid-Valley. I think the owner of the restaurant ought to change the name to "Mr Ho's Fat Foods" because all we had was pork, pork, pork. Yup, that's what the restaurant is famous for - their pork. Damn, I've never had so much pork fat gulped down to my stomach before. I usually just scrapped it off. I was hungry though and eager to get my money's worth. We had pork meat, pork frankfurters, pork bacon, pork ribs, you name it. We had everything pork-y. The guys on my table grabbed so much pork onto their plates before I could say "Pork". Babi betul.

Before the massacre...

What a bloody mess

Best Chinese New Year ever

2007-02-20T22:05:00.000+08:00

I envy those who are close to their extended family especially their cousins. I only see my cousins once a year and on my mom's side, my cousins are just way too young. That is why I always find CNY lousy and boring. But I do look forward to some little things (aside from money) like the food (I love yee sang) and lion dances. Yes, lion dances. I remember being afraid of those 'lions' when I was a kid at first. But then one fine sunny day, Dad decided to take me around town in Penang to see those 'lions' visiting shop lots. I'm telling you, Penang is just brimming with lion dances on CNY. To see those realistic cat-like movements, blinking eyes and flapping ears, the noisy clashing cymbals and the heart-thumping drum beats just interests me.

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Okay so CNY was boring for me as usual. Heck, even the annual NBA All-Star Game that I was looking forward to, suck. Why did so many stars had to be injured at the same time? Some lame excuse to gamble in Las Vegas I think. Anyway, an eventful weekend just made my CNY the best ever. I'm on cloud nine. =)

V-Day

2007-02-13T22:38:00.000+08:00

Beware: Desperate, lonely people on the loose tomorrow.

Preventive measures:

1) Show the hand

2) Show the backside. If it's not from the heart it's from the butt.

3) Show the universal sign. Enough said.

Happy Valentine's Day

The Princess and I

2007-02-07T21:22:00.000+08:00

Last Sunday I went to the Miss Sunway Princess beauty pageant held in Sunway Pyramid. For your info, I wasn't there to check out chicks okay. I was merely there to hang out with my pet sis and also to support her colleague who is handling the event. Yup, for real man. Last week was the talent round of the competition where the contestants had to showcase their talent. I can't remember much now but I remembered that the first one did a dance with a rather suggestive top. Sis said she was the biggest among the rest and I thought she was actually pretty slim already. Second one came out looking ridiculous dressing like an old aunty. You know that screaming landlady from Kungfu Hustle? Exactly like that. Just when I was beginning to feel embarrased for her, she did a quick backstage change and came out a belly dancer. Not bad! What a way to capture the judges' attention. The rest did pretty much the same thing - dance. Chinese fan dance, ribbon dance, hindu dance, yo-yo dance; you name it. Some chose to sang. My gosh, I felt like Simon Cowell for a second. Just when I was getting bored then came this contestant. Slim, pretty; well actually all of them are slim and pretty. She, like most of the rest, was dressed in a samfu top and did a ribbon dance. "Oh bother, another Chinese dance". And then all the sudden, a guy came out and grab her and they began doing this ballroom type of dance...I don't know what it was (tango? wango?). She did flips, turns, twists...it was fantastic! Her performance definitely stood out among the rest. To no surprise, she won.

Sis asked if I wanted to take pictures with the contestants after the prize-giving and all that. I said I'll only take a shot with the winner. I don't want to look like some girl-crazy kinda dude. Besides, the winner was the one who caught my attention. When sis dragged me to the backstage/changing room (hehe), she was already standing there at the doorway. Then I let sis do all the talking because my mouth suddenly felt dry. Damn, I was so shy. I managed to pluck up some courage to shake her hand and muttered something that sounded like "congrats". She smiled back politely and then posed for the camera. I couldn't believe it but I was shaking. Yes, shaking! And I was blushing terribly too. Even my pimple was blushing! I couldn't even said goodbye or thank you properly. Beauty queens just have this 'presence' around them you know. I guess I was infatuated for a second there. Miss Sunway Princess final round? I'll be there!

I look like crap I know. Hey, I was nervous. Judging from this picture she looks like she's smiling nervously. Maybe she was shaking too =p

Mia Palencia

2007-02-06T23:44:00.000+08:00

This Sabahan jazz singer-songwriter has this deep, soothing voice that just makes me go "aaahhh...". I saw some clips of her performing with Roger Wang, one of Malaysia's best fingerstyle guitarists. My former guitar teacher, William Kok claims he can only do one percent of what Roger Wang does on the guitar. Heck, I can only do one percent of what William does. Even though I'm not really into fingerstyle guitar ('cos my fingers run all over the place) but still looks pretty cool.

Anyway, back to Mia. I find that she really has this great voice and it needs to be heard in clarity in order to really appreciate it. I've watched her in two separate acoustic sessions - one in an 8tv show and another at Campus City acoustic nite. In the 8tv show, she performed a jazz number accompanied by a bassist and a saxophonist. The outcome? Awesome. The bass was groovy and the sax did some cool fill-ins. At the Campus City acoustic nite, she performed a song she wrote about remembering where you come despite where the world leads you. That was when I sighed and went "aaahhh...". I know most Malaysians do not take much notice of local artistes. Well, I'm telling you that we have some serious talent out there. By the way, you can check her out here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka_n4m8j7zg Support local artistes! (only if they're good of course).

You belong to me

2007-02-03T00:20:00.000+08:00

Alright Malaysia! Was so proud seeing the gal team from Malaysia winning the Amazing Race finale. These girls fought a nail-bitting race right to the end. They worked so well together, had brains, gritty, tough; you name it, they had it all to win. I remembered an episode where they were lagging behind in a challenge. The challenge required you to paste cow dung onto walls. Joe Jer, the fatter girl, literally punished the walls with shit! And then there was that food challenge and again Joe Jer ate everything pretty easily from what I observed while the other bimbos were struggling like hell - vomitting, crying. Sigh, pathetic. Zabrina did her part too of course. I just can't really remember much, although she was very focused if I may say. Their who-cares-bout-makeup/ looking-good-in-front-of-the-camera certainly earned them the top prize. To be honest, I thought Joe Jer and Zabrina were one of the not-so-good-looking girls in the show unlike the hotter girls like Syeon, the Filipino and Singaporean team. I guess this just shows that bimbos are just,well...bimbos. So congrats Joe Jer and Zabrina for winning the Amazing Race Asia.

For those who watches American Idol, that old man was pretty admirable wasn't he? 64 year old Sherman auditioned for AI just because he promised his wife so. And get this - his wife passed away 2 days before the audition. A silly promise I would say but I think Sherman wanted to do something extraordinary to show his wife how much he loves her after many years of marriage and despite her illness.

He actually did pretty okay in the audition and is nevertheless better than most of the idiots who think they can sing but can bloody well not. He sang "You belong to me", an old classic. For those who don't know the song, Jason Wade of Lifehouse actually did a version of it, singing it on the soundtrack of Shrek 1. Remember the scene where Shrek and Princess Fiona were eating weed rats beside the fire with the Kingdom of Duloc showing in the background. Yep, that's the one. Such a simple and sweet song. Wished I could sing it to someone. =)

oh drools...

2007-01-26T01:22:00.000+08:00

Larrivee LV-09E

Solid Canadian Sitka Spruce top

Indian Rosewood back and sides

L.R. Baggs Onboard iMix Notch System

PRS Custom 24

PRS Singlecut Standard Satin Soapbar

Line6 PODxt Live

Donations kindly needed.

I'm in love.

2007-01-23T23:34:00.000+08:00

You know how sometimes you're online and you're just feeling so bored? You wanna strike up a conversation with one of your online buddies but you just don't know what to talk about other than start the conversation with "hi" or "how are you". I guess this happens when you're online so often. I thought to me self, "how do I get people to talk to me instead?" And then it struck me. I put up "I'm in love" as my nick. Ten messages flowed in almost at once. "Who is it??", "since when???", "dun bluff!", "congrats! ", etc. All sorts of funny messages. I didn't know so many people were interested in my love life. I'm amused.

Awesome sporting weekend

2007-01-22T22:51:00.000+08:00

As some of you may know I enjoy watching sports as much as I enjoy playing them (though I'm not very good). So okay, you'll probably already guessed why it was an enjoyable weekend for me. First up, Malaysia won the men's doubles at the recent Malaysian Open. Our, currently the hottest, pair made up of two young chaps around my age - Koo Kien Kiet and Tan Boon Heong. It was shrill excitement watching them play. Candra and Tony looked nothing less than two uncles struggling to keep up to the fast paced game. I guess Rexy (Malaysian doubles coach) definitely brought a more attack-minded play into Malaysia. Indonesia boleh! Haha.
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Arsenal once again showed why they play one of the most exciting game of football. Their penetrating passes and one-touch football definitely outplayed Manchester United. I have to admit though that Patrice Evra, Man U's French defender, was kinda impressive. Despite being a goal down, Robin van Persie proved he was to be taken seriously as a goal scorer. Thierry Henry without a doubt is a class on its own. How many times has he netted the game winner; this time in injury time too. When Arsenal is at their best, nothing can stop them. Arsenal, Arsenal, Arsenal!

p/s: Hoey Theen, you prayed right? =)

Oh and did I mention that Chelsea lost?

Here's one of them Chelsea boys biting the dust or shall I say kissing Liverpool's a**? =p

The complex infrastructure known as the female mind

2007-01-21T23:36:00.000+08:00

We all know the girls that i am talking about
Well they are time bombs and they are ticking
And the only question's when they'll blow up
And they'll blow up
We know that without a doubt
Cause they're those girls,
Yeah, you know those girls that let their emotions get the best of them
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And I've contrived some sort of a plan to help my fellow man
Let's get emotional girls to all wear mood rings
So we'll be tipped off to when they're ticked off
Cause we'll know just what they're thinking, just what they're thinking
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She's so pretty but she doesn't always act that way
Her mood's swinging on the swing set almost everyday
She said to me that she's so happy its depressing(stressed out that its soothing)
And all I said was someone get that girl a mood ring
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If its drama you want then look no further
They're like the real world meets boy meets world meets days of our lives
And it just kills me how they get away with murder
They'll anger you then batt their eyes
Those pretty eyes that watch you sympathize
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Cause when its black it means watch your back because you're probably
The last person in the world right now she wants to see
And when its blue it means that you should call her up immediately
And ask her out because she'll most likely agree
And when its green it simply means that she is really stressed
And when its clear it means shes completely emotionless(and that's alright i must confess)
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We all know the girls that I am talking about
She liked you Wednesday but now its Friday and she has to wash her hair
And it just figures that we'll never figure them out
First she's Jekyll and then she's Hyde
At least she makes a lovely pair
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Mood ring oh mood ring
Oh tell me will you bring the key
To unlock this mystery
Of girls and their emotions
Play it back in slow motion
So I may understand the complex infrastructure known as the female mind

Zits

2007-01-16T15:55:00.000+08:00

Christmas pics

2006-12-29T16:36:00.000+08:00

Okay...so Christmas is over. What a relief! (yes, what a relief indeed). My choir and dance performances went fine. Thank God I didn't fall off the stage or rip my pants or anything like that. Christmas was tiring but enjoyable nonetheless. After watching "Night at the Museum" we headed to a Pakistani restaurant. Now that's a first - eating Pakistani food on Christmas day. Hoey Theen said the restaurant had an ancient-looking toilet. It looked pretty ordinary to me. Dang, should have taken a photo and let you guys evaluate. Anyway, here are some other photos from the FGT Christmas Dinner and dinner on Christmas. =)

From left - Kim, Lian Khin, Hoey Theen, me, Jared, Josh and Melissa

Kor Kor Mike and Jie Jie Hoey Theen at the Pakistani restaurant.

Me and Kit at the FGT Christmas Dinner.

Top - Mel Mel, Mike, Lian Khin (Miss Oh-I-Love-His-Cups)
Bottom - Big Sis, Me, Daphne

Me and Big Sis. Oh and that's the tie she gave me for Christmas.

Down in Flames

2006-12-20T10:43:00.000+08:00

Christians, we're all afraid of fire. We prefer to suck on pacifiers. Baby pacifists, we're throwing fits. We don't shake hands, we shake our fists. We're cannibals. We watch our brothers fall. We eat our own the bones and all. Finally fell asleep on the plane. To wake to see we're going down in flames. We're gonna down, down, down in flames. We're gonna drown, drown, drown insane. We see the problem and the risk, but nothing's solved. We just say, "Tisk, tisk, tisk." and "Shame, shame, shame." Finally fell asleep on the plane. To wake to see we're going down in flames. Christians, we mourn, the thorn is stuck in the side of the body. Watch it self-destruct. The enemy is much ignored when we fight this Christian civil war. We're cannibals. We watch our brothers fall. We eat our own, the bones and all. Finally fell asleep on the plane. To wake to see we're going down in flames.

Let me pause to clarify ('cause I'm sure you're asking, "why?"). I stand before you, and proudly claim to belong to what this song complains. I'm part of the problem, I confess, but I got to get this off my chest. Let's extinguish the anguish for which we're to blame, and save the world from going down in flames.

I fixed my flag baby

2006-12-15T16:38:00.000+08:00

Layer One ~ On The Outside
name: Joel Yim Zheng-Yi.
birth date: 23 September 1986
current status: Single. Quite complicated too.
eye colour: Dard brown.
hair colour: Mostly black.
righty or lefty: righty.
zodiac sign: Inthe Star, I'm a Virgo. In the Strait Times, I'm a Libra. I don't really care anyway. Zodiac are for idiots.
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Layer Two ~ On The Inside
your heritage: Chinese. Ancestors probably from south China. I have people telling me I'm Chindian, Portugese, Malay, Iban, Bidayuh though.
your fears: Rodents. I would be the first to jump on a chair if I see one.
your weaknesses: Lactose. Like how Kryptonite makes Superman weak, lactose makes me weak...or purge.
your perfect pizza: How come we don't have those big, oily anchovies on our pizzas here?
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Layer Three ~ Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
your first thoughts waking up: "What day is it today?"
your bedtime: Not fixed although I try to sleep by 12 if I have classes in the morning.
your most missed memory: The one where time stopped.
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Layer Four ~ Your Pick
pepsi or coke: Coke. Prefer the taste. I've even learn to distinguish between fake and original cokes.
mcdonald's or burger king: McD's simply because they have more variety on their menu.
single or group dates: Single if I want quality time together. Group for the fun.
adidas or nike: Adidas. Nike wears out too easily on the court.
lipton or nestea: Lipton for breakfast, Nestea for a refresher.
chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate definitely.
cappuccino or coffee: Coffee. I don't take milk.
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Layer Five ~
do you smoke: No.
curse: Only when I'm provoked.
take a shower: Yeah. I take the longest showers in the family.
have a crush: For now, I don't think so.
think you've been in love: Yes. Once.
go to school: College kid. Yes.
want to get married: Yes. I don't want to spend the rest of my life alone.
believe in yourself: Depends. I can have very low self-esteem depending on the situation.
think you're a health freak: Haha...no. I'm not one of those people who gets up early to jog in hopes of slimming down to fit into that new dress you know. *winks*
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Layer Six ~ In The Past Month
drank alcohol: No. Too busy to get wasted.
been on stage: I go onstage at least twice a month to play guitar.
eaten sushi: Damn, I have not eaten sushi for so long already.
dyed your hair: No.
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Layer Seven ~ Have You Ever...?
played a stripping game: Nope.
changed who you were to fit in: I'm gonna dance and sing in a choir on Christmas. What do you think?
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Layer Eight ~
age you're hoping to get married: By 27. Hopefully my grandma will be able to witness my wedding.
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Layer Nine ~ In A Girl
best eye colour: Usual Asian colour, dark brown or black. Green and blue eyes freaks me out.
best hair colour: Anything as long as it isn't too bright. Definitely not blonde. =p
short or long hair: Doesn't really matter.
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Layer Ten ~ What Were You Doing?
1 minute ago: Picking my nose.
1 hour ago: Eat lunch.
4.5 hours ago: Sleeping
1 month ago: Finished exams. Bumming around.
1 year ago: Can't remember lah.
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Layer Eleven ~ Finish The Sentence
i love: my bolster.
i feel: like hugging my bolster and going back to sleep.
i hate: it when my mom washes my bolster and the scent just isn't there anymore until after a few weeks.
i hide: my bolster when its time to wash it.
i miss: fatty
i need: money. I'm flat broke.
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Layer Twelve ~ Tag 5 people
Anyone will do...

Chiangmai, Thailand

2006-12-01T11:38:00.000+08:00

Wanted to blog 'bout my holiday in Thailand but I've been busy lately. Here's some pics though.

Elephant Camp. That's my tour guide at the far left.

Snake whisky anyone?

Me with some hot Thai transvestities. I wanted to take a pic with the one in red initially. The one in blue couldn't resist me and came right to me. Note my foot shuffling aside for the one in blue. Also, note the fat tranvestite in the background. Thankfully, he didn't come running to me.

The Akha tribe culture is such that a man and woman cannot sleep together even after marriage except when they wanna make babies. They made this to show that they're stilll humans...something like that. I just found it funny.

With the Long Neck women in northern Thailand.

For fun...

2006-11-24T00:13:00.000+08:00

10 Firsts--
First Best Friend > Hui Kean. Met him in standard one. We still keep in touch even though he's studying in Australia at the moment.
First Screen name > Like Meng Hong, I take this as an online nickname. Think it was shootist 'cos I really liked shooting hoops then.
First Pet Name > Never really had one. I think its Jojo.
First Piercing > Never had one. Afraid of needles.
First Crush > In kindergarten. I even told my mummy about it. I can still remember her name - Michelle.
First CD - Can't remember lah. I think it was M2M 'cos I really liked the Pokemon movie soundtrack. Damn gay but I was only a kid then.
First School - Tadika Grace
First Cries - When I came into this world.
First Kiss - For me to know and for you to find out.
First Car - My Cadillac - Hotwheels edition.
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9 Lasts--
Last Time You Smoked > Never did.
Last Food You Ate > Mom's cooking.
Last Car Ride > from dance practice.
Last Movie You Watched > Accepted.
Last Phone Call > from Cae Me.
Last Bubble Bath You Took > Can't remember.
You Listened To > the MSN instant message beep.
Last Words You Said - (to Josh) "What time Amazing Race starting ah?"
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8 Have You Ever--
Dated A Best Friend > No, I have not.
Been Arrested > Nope.
Been on TV > Not yet.
Eaten Sushi - definitely. My fav.
Cheated On Your B/F or G/F > Never.
Been On A Blind Date > Nope. Would be interesting though.
Been Out Of The Country > Yup. Leaving the country next week for vacation in fact.
Been In Love > A couple of times...yeah.
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7 Things You Are Wearing--
1 > a CF rally t-shirt
2 > shorts
3 > glasses
4 > my blue undies
5 > friendship band
6 > leg hair?
7 > nothing else
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6 Things You've Done Today
1 > Finished reading "Lost World" by Michael Chrichton.
2> Practiced Christmas dance item.
3 > Downloaded some songs.
4 > Checked my email.
5 > Played Gameboy.
6 > Made everyone at dance practice laugh....again.
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5 Favorite Things (not in any order)--
1 > Acoustic guitars
2 > Seafood
3 > Baskin Robbins
4 > Board shorts
5 > My bolster

4 People You Most Trust--
1 > My brother, Josh
2 > Hoey Theen
3 > Meng Yoe (proud or not =p)
4 > Cae Me
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3 Things You Want To Do Before You Die--
1> To write songs.
2 > To make sure my loved ones know that they are loved.
3 > To at least meet the girl I was destined to marry.
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2 Choices--
Vanilla or Chocolate - Chocolate
Hugs or Kisses - hugs AND kisses.

1 Person You Want To See Right Now--
Honestly a special someone but sigh...dream on lah.
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Tag--
Anyone who wants to do it.

Stepping out of my comfort zone.

2006-11-22T17:56:00.000+08:00

As Christmas draws near I've been challenged to really do something that really does not define me. Yeah, do something like joining the Christmas choir and dance team. Many people were surprised (don't blame them really). Most laughed (don't blame them too). Heck, even my own parents laughed. So much for the support. But anyway despite regretting many, many times over my decisions, I think I'll go ahead and give it a shot. Sort of a personal challenge. Clara has been very kind and sweet to reassure me that I'll be fine and she even joined both the choir and dance because of me. By the way, I'm singing bass in the choir. Not too bad although I find it tough to project my voice. My vocal range isn't that wide either. My normal reaction will be I'll just lip synch if I can't reach/remember/keep up with the parts. But I decided I'll just put in some effort into this and then I'll really know if I'm bad or not. So far, I'm really bad. Feel intimidated by my fellow bass partner, Salmon, this African dude who has a really deep, bassy voice. I, on the other hand, sound like some chicken screeching.
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Same goes for dance. I knew I definitely cannot do this but I decided to this for a friend who's organising it and was really desperate for dancers. Choir was already beginning to feel like a big mistake and I actually let myself believe that maybe I could dance. Started first practice yesterday and it was a disaster. Now I know what kayu means. Even managed to draw laughs (the big, loud ones) every time I made a mistake. Oh well, at least I livened up the atmosphere a little bit. =)
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Oh and I had another first when I went for a haircut. Not related to Christmas but this was definitely a first for me. My usual stylist wasn't in so I was asked if another person can do the job instead. Yeah sure...no problem. Then I was asked if a student stylist can cut my hair for half the price. Even better, I'm trying to save money. Then I was asked again if I really did not mind another person cutting my hair. Hey lady, I said yes right? Only when the guy started cutting my hair did I realise why the lady reassured me. The student stylist seemed like he was cutting hair for the first time and I was the guinea pig! His supervisor a.k.a. sifu was there to guide him. Every time he took a snip of my hair his supervisor would correct him. Know how to cut hair wan or not?!? Damn supervisor didn't stay there the whole time, apparently to give the student space to breathe. My hair turned out okay in the end. Did not expect much anyway. The back was still too long but I dare not risk asking him to cut again. I got Joshua to trim it for me and you know what? I think Joshua would have done a better job. Cheers.

Black Pepper Chicken Chop

2006-11-01T18:39:00.000+08:00

Who gives a damn...really.

2006-10-30T21:36:00.000+08:00

Okay, so United Live's coming to KL next month (co-host by SIB KL). Its exciting because they are an awesome worship band and they can really rock. Planetshakers is holding a 3 day conference as usual at the Pyramid Convention Centre in December. Casting Crowns will be going to Singapore. Man, I wish I could go to that one. But anyway, what's all this crap I'm hearing about United Live being better than Planetshakers or vice-versa? Music-wise, its easy to comment. It's a wonder sometimes if Planetshakers and United Live are just out there to sell albums. Heck, Planetshakers has an album almost every year (with the same repeated songs too). Then there's that argument that United Live's musicians are just plain posers with their super low-slung guitars and star jumps onstage. The songs seemed monotonous because they sound similar at times, just different lyrics, sparking the debate that they're just trying to put new songs into each album. Young musicians no doubt, try to emulate these worship maestros. Hey, who doesn't want to feel like a rock star in a "holy and acceptable" way?

But put all these things aside and you still can't deny that these two bands have written some great songs about God. It really doesn't matter who's better. To me, its the genuinity of the band to inspire people to worship truthfully. Forget about comparing their musicianship, showmanship, styles, blah blah blah. I bet both bands are out there to rock for Jesus. United Live better than Planetshakers? Who gives a damn...really.

Taggy tag tag

2006-10-22T23:27:00.000+08:00

Got tagged by sara so here goes...

3 Hobbies:
a) playing my acoustic guitar
b) shooting hoops
c) reading a good book
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3 Things On My "To-Do" List:
a) group assignment meeting tomorrow
b) study
c) buy hoey theen's birthday present
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3 Unique Traits:
a) i know how to tie a girl's hair.
b) self-taught guitarist?
c) i listen
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3 Favourite Drinks:
a) pineapple bacardi
b) leng chee kang
c) coke
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3 Passions:
a) playing music
b) acoustic guitars
c) Christianity
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3 Awesome Movies:
a) The Patriot
b) Shrek 1
c) A Walk To Remember (pretty gay i know)
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3 Good Bands:
a) Relient K
b) Lost Prophets
c) Lifehouse
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3 Things I Am Anal About:
a) rodents
b) extremely dirty restrooms
c) being taken for granted
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3 Random Men:
a) Daniel
b) Matthew Thiessen
c) Tan Min Ser
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3 Bad Habits:
a) taking a long time in the shower
b) procrastination
c) picking nose while driving
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3 Painful Experiences:
a) getting bullied in primary school
b) breakup
c) hand getting sliced by ceiling fan
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3 Treasured Memories:
a) earning the reputation as a good shooter back in high school
b) Goldcoast, Australia, December 2000
c) my first date =p
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3 Goals Before 30:
a) to achieve purpose in life
b) to get married
c) to be successful
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3 Biggest Fears:
a) rodents. seriously.
b) needles
c) painful death
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3 Favourite Desserts:
a) chocolate ice-cream
b) that longan/lychee/nata de coco concoction
c) durian!
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3 Persons I Tag:
a) Abel
b) Ryan
c) Aunty Coco?

Some good and some bad...

2006-10-19T21:43:00.000+08:00

To start, I had a very dreaded test this morning. Couldn't really study last night so I decided to bring my lecture notes and have a quick read before the test at college. So much for studying 'cos I realised I left my lecture notes at home when I reached class. Anyway, I still had another set and my textbook. The test was...well...not very good anyway. Sigh.

Today I fell asleep while having a group discussion. My group mates didn't wake me up and I ended up missing lunch and I left my marketing group mates in the lab stressing to complete the project. Gosh, I really felt bad. Thank God Miss Alice wasn't mad at us eventhough we handed in a lil late. Later Miss Alice anounced that 5 students failed their case study because they left out their bibliography. I panicked for a moment. Did I do my bibliography. I checked my soft copy and it wasn't there. Miss Alice was kind enough to help me check my hard copy. Man I was already thinking about the consequences if had I fail my case study on the way to her room. She slowly pulled out a couple of copies, browse through and my name wasn't in the failure group. Whew! Glad my day didn't end badly. Faced enough disasters today.

Some photos from the prom at Genting

2006-10-16T20:02:00.000+08:00

Me and the "angels"

Me with Joyce

A view of the room. Not too shabby. That's Suardy watching tv.

Me with Callie

The girls taking AGES to get ready.

3 cheers for joel...

2006-10-02T22:04:00.000+08:00

Submitted final research assignment.
Drove stick.
Drove stick without crashing.

The Music Shuffle

2006-09-27T21:14:00.000+08:00

The Requirements:
Put your music player on 'shuffle'
Press forward for each question
Use the song title as the answer to the question
NO CHEATING!
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1. How am i feeling today?
- Feeling this, Blink 182
comment: yeah man, feeling college pressure. you feel me?
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2. Where will i get married?
- Anything, Third Eye Blind.
comment : anything lah dear....
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3. What is my best friend's theme song?
- Stop crying your heart out, Oasis
comment : more like stop eating your heart out man...
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4. What was high school like?
- Brain stew, Green Day.
comment : exactly. study until brain become stew.
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5. What is the best thing about me?
-These are not my pants, Five Iron Frenzy.
comment : i wear other people's pants...without realising it...
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6. How is today going to be?
- All I need is You, United Live
comment : all i need is you God. help me with my assignments!!
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7. What is in store for this weekend?
- I wish we'd all been ready, DC Talk.
comment : hopefully not. i'm supposed to hand in my assignments by the end of this week.
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8. What song describes my parents?
- Tisbury Lane, Mae.
comment : not relevant.
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9. How is my life going?
- Romeo and Juliet, Edwin McCain.
comment : do i need a juliet??
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10. What song will they play at my funeral?
- I'll be, Edwin McCain.
comment : i'll be your crying shoulder...*sobs*
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11. How does the world see me?
- Famous One, Charlie Band Hall.
comment : yeah baby, i'm famous.
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12. What do my friends really think of me?
- Gone going, Black Eye Peas featuring Jack Johnson.
comment : really? i'm always here wat...
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13. Do people secretly lust after me?
- Drive, Ziggy Marley
comment : there's one line that goes like this -"you know you can't go on...thinking...the things wrong..."
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14. How can i make myself happy?
- Breakdown (Veggie Tales), Relient K
comment : breakdown lah. where got happy? haha but the song is cute though. who doesn't love veggie tales?
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15. What should i do with my life?
- Smells like Teen Spirit (punk cover),New Found Glory
comment : yup...to those who said i'm old. i'm still a teen okay?
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16. Will i ever have children?
- We're so far away, Mae
.comment : *we're so far away honey. how to make babies?* lol...kidding. definitely don't want it to be like that.
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17. What is some good advice?
- Hey hey, The Elms.
comment : - hey hey...listen to some good advice from The Elms. This is the song in "Laguna Beach" btw.
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18. What do i think my current theme song is?
- Everyday, Hillsongs.
comment : everyday God...
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19. What does everyone else think about my life?
- O Praise Him (all this for a king), David Crowder Band.
comment : yeah. i hope i would one day reach the point where everyone will know i praise him.
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20. What type of style of women do you like?
- Different, Acceptance.
comment : yup, i like women who dare to be different sometimes.
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21. Will you get married?
- I miss you like crazy, The Moffatts.
comment: damn. i missed it?
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22. What should i do with my love life?
- White Houses, Vanessa Carlton
comment : first, me and my baby will get a white house and then...
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23. Where will you live?
- My girlfriend, Relient K.
comment : with my girlfriend? haha.
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24. What will your dying words be?
- Dandelions, Five Iron Frenzy.
comment : just bring dandelions to my funeral...whatever that is...
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25. When i'm having sex, i say...
- Save tonight, Eagle Eye Cherry.
comment : HAHA!!
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26. When i meet a guy/lady for the first time, i say...
- Word play, Jason Mraz.
comment : yeah, i'll probably just play with words.
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27. When my parents are angry, i say...
- Knocking on heaven's door, Guns and Roses.
comment : HAHA! this one made me laugh the hardest!

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Playground Bimbo 2

2006-09-18T17:52:00.000+08:00

Spotted! Another playground bimbo on my list. Hope you like this Kimmy. =)

"Wheeee....!!!"

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"Help, I'm stuck..."

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Okay I better say something nice or she'll sue me for defamation. Kimmy is a really nice girl and I'm speaking from my heart. I really really appreciate the time when she treated me to Victoria's Station and the stuff she buys for me and my brothers (especially Jared). If anyone knows a nice single man contact me! =) We love you Kimmy!

A tiring Saturday...a sleepy Sunday...

2006-09-17T22:21:00.000+08:00

Classes commence again after a week's break. I told myself I have to enjoy my weekend as much as possible. So here's how my weekend went...

Saturday. I woke up for 6 a.m. prayer meeting 'cos I had worship practice later on. Worship practice ended early so I hopped over to Aunty Tyan Min's house to help prepare for the barbeque that night. I'm proud to say that I peeled potatoes for the very first time that day. Nearly sliced my fingers 3 times but I learned fast. After peeling and mashing, Hoey Theen and Mel came over to my place to eat my grandma's lemak laksa. I love laksa so I had 2 large bowls. Regretted soon after when my stomach started to ache like crazy for eating too much.

Afternoon came and time to go to youth meeting. The topic that day was Finding the Right Spouse. BGR (Boy Girl Relationship) in other words. The crowd was big for that kind of topic as usual. I tried hard to pay attention because I only slept for 3 hours the night before. The talk was good nonetheless. Even though I've read books and listened to countless of sermons on this topic, there's always something for me to learn. Hope my next relationship would be a blessed one.

Barbeque. Met my fairy godmother's (Hoey Theen) colleagues, although I've forgotten all their names already except Phoebe because she look like my accounts tuition teacher when I was form 4. Barbeque was good even though I felt underage around a majority of working young adults. We played a couple games. Let me just say that I hate balloons...the big ones especially. We played this game where we had to blow balloons until they burst. One dude's balloon exploded just beside me, sending a spray of saliva into the air. Ewww...how he blow balloon wan. We also sang some songs along with some childish actions. Its fun seeing adults acting like kids.

Sunday. Struggled to wake up in the morning. Was supposed to wear stripes to church as according to plan. Decided to go all out but got disappointed when I saw Uncle Wai Hin and Shanker wearing stripes that had to be magnified to see. Belot man. Wore my new tie which Hoey Theen gave for my birthday. Felt funny when I saw Uncle Sai Cheok wearing the same tie. Haha. I still love the tie nevertheless.

Didn't manage to eat breakfast because I was late which made me extra sleepy onstage. Goodness, my guitar felt as heavy as my eyelids. Couldn't wait to get home and rest after church.

Went to play badminton in the evening. Lost to the kids as usual. Could have won if not for my one month lay-off. Haha, the excuses that I can come up with. Watched a really cool badminton game between Ryan and Uncle Mike. Uncle Mike won the game hands down. Found it uber cool the way he can play the shots with such precision and his stamina is just amazing. By the way, Ryan is in his 20s and Uncle Mike is in his 50s. Go Uncle Mike!

Sigh. Wished my hols could be longer. Oh well, life goes on. Life as a student starts again on Monday.

Playground Bimbo

2006-09-12T15:57:00.000+08:00

Yes people. She literally came, saw and conquered. Playground Bimbo took to the slides like a...well...bimbo. As the kids ran away frightened (actually they just thought the bimbo was weird), we managed to snap some shots. We didn't manage to capture her while she was sliding (sorry guys) but anyway here are some pics of her posing as usual.

Me teaching Hoey Theen how to iGallop.

I went home with a sore butt that day.

Waiting for a calling from the mothership.

2006-09-11T00:48:00.000+08:00

I'm so so sick of having this dry, irritating cough already. My mom doesn't allow me to eat my favourite fried bananas and prawn fritters. Even Aunty Coco didn't allow me to eat ice-cream today. Darn. I hope I recover in time for the bbq.

My exams are over and I have a week off from college. It's not really a break though. I still have assignments to complete. Sigh. Feeling so lazy at the moment. I'm waiting for a calling from the mothership. =)

Aku sepatutnya ulangkaji tetapi...

2006-09-02T00:39:00.000+08:00

Okay. My initial plan was to go to the CSM (Chairman Singers Musicians) meeting and then go home right after it ends and revise a little bit since exam's starting on Monday. Well, so much for studying. I decided to go to basketball (feeling the good old days again) and also because I haven't seen Cae Me for quite some time and needed to pass her overdue birthday present.

The basketball court looked pretty cool at night with the spotlights. I was a bit disappointed with the size of the rim and board because it wasn't regulation size and also I found it hard to shoot at such a small rim (shooting's my specialty...haha). But anyway its still a real blessing to have a basketball court. Playing with the dudes today was hilarious! I mean playing with dudes who play basketball for the first time like Emerson and Samuel was really something different. You actually see a bunch of 20-something year olds running around like kindy kids. Emerson got confused with football and buat gaya header while Samuel defended by flying around like an ayam. Real funny I tell you! Two persons impressed me with their own skills today and they are Wong Kah Mun and Kom Jia Chui. Okay so maybe its unfair of me to label cell leaders as lame people who can't play sports but those two weren't bad at all. Jia Chui can do a lay up, something most girls I know can't do, and Kah Mun scored the most points in the team. Not bad at all, not bad at all.

I'm coughing like mad now. Shouldn't have ate that chilli crab. Whatever...the chilli crab was real good! Me, Ryan and Cae Me shared 2 crabs and had sweet bread to dip in the sauce. My throat is going crazy now but it was worth it. Haha.

Leonard talked to me over supper about how he wants to start a band in church. I'm not much of an electric guitarist but it was a cool idea. However it would be difficult practicing and jamming together unless we can use the church's facilities. I'm into Christian rock music nowadays and definitely want to improve. Anyway we'll see how the band idea goes. We still need a drummer.

Gonna start studying seriously tomorrow. Wish me luck people. =)

Inspirasi dari cikgu tersayang ku, Tan Meng Yoe =p

2006-08-31T21:59:00.000+08:00

Okay lah, bukan cikgu aku tetapi 'team member' aku. Dia tu lebih macam kawan saya. Sangat terkenal dalam isu-isu percintaan. "Doktor Cinta" gelaran-nya. Ungkapan terkenal dia - "Mereka kata bila kamu menemui awek hidup kamu, masa berhenti dan itu lah benar!" (bodohnya ungkapan tu, tak beri logik pun). Okay lah, cukup cukup. Blog ini berkenaan dengan aku, bukan dia. Dia tu memberi inspirasi kepada saya untuk mem-blog dalam Bahasa Malaysia saja. Hari ini pun Hari Merdeka kan? Bagus lah, aku blog dalam Bahasa Malaysia sempena hari yang bermakna ini.

Sebenarnya, mem-blog dalam BM boleh melepaskan 'stress' untuk saya walaupun agak sukar. Lawak aje aku ketawa pada BM aku yang teruk ini. Lewat lewat ni aku 'stress' kerana ada banyak kerja untuk buat kat kolej. Ada assignment yang kena hantar minggu depan. Ada peperiksaan lagi! Baik lah, minggu ini mesti ulang kaji, rajin sikit. Harap boleh dapat HD seperti apa yang Mak Cik Coco kata. Jika saya buat dia gembira mungkin boleh dapat ais krim lagi.

Baik lah, ini saja dari aku hari ini. Mesti pergi ulang kaji. Ada kelas lagi besok, celaka.Harap cerita hari ini bukan macam tahi sangat. Eh, tunggu. Ini memang macam tahi lah. Bodoh.

Real sexy...

2006-08-30T20:50:00.000+08:00

http://christinlny.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/2006/07/great_dae_eva_2.html

Now, what does sexy mean again?

For Aunty Coco...

2006-08-29T22:00:00.000+08:00

Okay lah, maybe I should not call you "Aunty" already. Afterall you did get me ice-cream. =)
Thanks for the choco and pistachio combo! Really rocks!

I program games...

2006-08-25T21:39:00.000+08:00

Welcome to BABY AIBO soccer game! Looks simple? It still gave me and some of my friends a big headache figuring out the codes. I hate programming! Don't want to play computer games already lah!

p/s: Meng Yoe, playing this soccer simulation game is better than playing futsal. At least you have higher chances of winning!

Aduh!

2006-08-20T17:11:00.000+08:00

Aiyoh, why did I let myself believe that I can win a futsal tournament? From now on I'm really going to accept the fact that I can't play sports for nuts. Heck, my only exercise is climbing the stairs everyday. To add to the shame of losing (badly), I hurt my foot in the process. But okay okay, before Meng Yoe blasts me again for being negative, I did had a bit of fun. My team, made up of players who hardly play, still manage to joke around after we were knocked out. Hey, we tried didn't we? We laughed about how John mistaken me for an opponent and tackled me and how the referee also got confused and blew the whistle for the foul. Our goalkeeper whom I just met in the tournament was a really nice guy too. Oh and I did score a goal in the tournament! Not for my team but another team I had to play in because they didn't had enough players. Okay so it was deflected but still, it was a GOAL. See Meng Yoe, I did score like you ask me too right? =p

Cruel to be kind

2006-08-14T22:13:00.000+08:00

Was watching "10 Things I Hate About You" after dinner. There was this song at the end of the movie with a catchy chorus that went like this - "you gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure...blah blah...". Can anyone explain that line to me? Just out of curiosity. Joel very naive wan.

One of them couldn't get enough of herself so here's another one

2006-08-10T22:51:00.000+08:00

Ding Dong and Dong Dong

Sisterhood

2006-08-10T22:18:00.000+08:00

Nah, say I never appreciate. Appreciating you now. A blog entry just on you two. Haha!

My dream gear

2006-08-07T21:19:00.000+08:00

Joel's been building some interest in electric guitars. Mainly after listening to some awesome guitarists (most of them snort drugs, screw chicks and drown in booze. why lah?) like John Frusciante, Joe Satriani, Jimi Hendrix, and a couple more. Here are some of the guitars that I would like to have. Note that I'm being realistic. These guitars aren't exactly the most expensive with all those custom-made features. Anyway, here are some of them.

This is the Ibanez SZ520FM. A thick mahogany body, thru-body stringing, Gibraltar III bridge and a pair of humbuckers designed by Seymour Duncan and Ibanez. If I had this guitar, this would be my heavy-duty rocking axe (think Metallica). The inlays are really attractive, some heart-beat motive. The colour's cool, a bit gothic but cool nonetheless. Maybe I'll do some Skillet with Piao and Leonard with this thing.

This is the Paul Reed Smith Soapbar SE. This guitar has a lawsuit history behind it. Apparently Gibson took PRS to court claiming that the singlecut guitars produced resembles too much of its widely acclaimed Les Paul models. Now, PRS still manufactures the Soapbar. Only, it has a double-cutaway body now. I still prefer the single-cut. Anyway, this simple, no-frills guitar has a vintage cherry look, solid mahogany body and neck, a simple one volume, one tone controls, a stoptail bridge and my favourite - a pair of P90 pickups. Rather than the usual singlecoils and humbuckers, P90s offers an alternative in the middle. For those wondering, singlecoils are single magnetic pole pieces. They produce a brighter tone and are ideal for cutting throught he mix so you can be heard easily. However, they can be pretty noisy if attracting interference from nearby power sources.

Humbuckers in turn are two singlecoils wired with each other. They are generally more powerful, gives a fatter sound and more sustain. However, the price is less sustain and treble.

Now, what are P90s? A P90 is basically a larger singlecoil. Which means you get a more powerful singlecoil and something that's close to a humbucker. With this pickup, it'll be easier to cover the heavier stuff as well as cleaner

songs. It'll be ideal for me 'cos I play in church. Imagine going from praise

songs (King of Majesty) to worship songs (Over the mountains).

I had a hard time choosing between this and a Telecaster. I guess the humbucker equiped at the bridge attracted me. Sure you can get a humbucker custom fitted onto your Telecaster but I just happen to like this one too. This my friends is the Fender Cyclone Deluxe. It looks a lil bit like the guitar Kurt Cobain designed himself which is the Jag-Stang. Anyway this axe has an alder body, maple neck, singlecoil at the neck, humbucker at the bridge, master tone and volume controls and a vintage-style synchronised tremolo.

The best-selling Fender guitar is no doubt the Fender Stratocaster. Well, I want something out of the usual and this looks like it! A humbucker at the bridge and a singlecoil at the neck is enough for me. The yellow grafitti colour represents something very youthful. Definitely my taste!

This is the Taylor 414ce. But actually if you ask me, I would accept any Taylor offered to me because well...its a Taylor! Nothing beats a Taylor except maybe a Martin.

The model I chosen here has a grand auditorium body, Sitka Spruce top, Ovangkol back and sides and a mahogany neck. According to the website, Ovangkol has properties of the more expensive hardwood, Rosewood. This guitar is also fitted with the Taylor Expression System which is a pickup developed by Taylor themselves. From the picture, it looks really simple - one bass control, one treble control, and one volume control. However, from what I heard it sounds damn good and also has less feedback compared to active pre-amps.

I chose this model because it has a beautiful looking Ovangkol body (Kit would beg to differ). It also looks like Adrianne (a Taylor copy which I sayang very much). Also,

its body shape and choice of woods makes this ideal for the

fingerpicking and medium strummer type of guitarist. A

dreadnought would appeal more to me because I'm a more

heavy strummer. However, I dare not sacrifice too much

on the volume of individual strings being plucked. =)

Girls.

2006-07-27T21:57:00.000+08:00

5 words you'll definitely hear when chicks talk.

Oh my gawd!!
cute
*gasps* (not a word but consider the number of times its used, it'll do)
fat
like (like I can't understand why they use it? and like its so irritating? and like...oh whatever...)

5 signs showing you've been hanging out with girls pretty often.

You know who's cute and who's not on campus.
Taking a read of Cleo is normal now.
You grow a belly 'cos you always have to finish up their meals.
You know makeup at the back of your head.
You start watching sappy Korean romance dramas (you actually know the lead actor's name too but might not know the female's).

Tagged again...

2006-07-20T00:40:00.000+08:00

If you comment on this post:
1. I'll respond with something random about you.
2. I'll challenge you to try something.
3. I'll pick a colour that I associate with you
4. I'll tell you something I like about you.
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I'll ask you something I've always wanted to ask you.
8. If I do this for you, you must post this on yours.
-
What I got from Miss Callie Lee:
1. first person i know who actually loves and drinks coffee =)
2. i challenge you to eat cheese.. hehe... its still the best way to overcome the problem... lol
3. the colour PINK after today! *we'll get you a pink shirt* haha
4. A great friend overall... remember *chi muiz* =Pp
5 haha urm it'll definately be "what is WIP?" during our marketing assignemnt.. lols
6. a cat
7. urm havent thought about one yet.. i'll ask you when i get one... hehe..
-
For Callie:
1. one of those rare girls I know who loves to wear skirts to college. u look good lah...don't worry.
2. i challenge you to show me those pictures in your phone.
3. pink. (what is wrong with me?)
4. gentle and polite. can I say 30% discount on Starbucks beverages? =p
5. "World Cup is badminton. Thomas Cup is swimming". enough said.
6. this is difficult. a fish?
7. why is your name just "Callie Lee"? i find it cool. i'm just curious.

Tagged

2006-07-17T23:37:00.000+08:00

AWESOME PEOPLE I WANNA MEET:
(a) Bill Gates
(b) John Petrucci
(c) Josh Harris
(d) Henry Seeley
-
THINGS I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT:
(a) Cold hard cash
(b) My computer
(c) My bolster
(d) Bible
(e) My mobile phone
-
I WISH I COULD...
(a) be freaking rich
(b) speak Chinese more fluently
(c) play guitar like Jimi Hendrix
(d) be fatter
(e) play any one sport excellently
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I WANT...
(a) more money
(b) REAL and GENUINE friends. (you know...those kind who actually does care about you?)
(c) wisdom
(d) to be happy in whatever I do
(e) to know God more intimately
-
SONGS THAT I THINK ARE AWESOME:
(a) If we are the body - Casting Crowns
(b) So Julie - Jason Lo
(c) I will survive - Cake
(d) My girl's ex-boyfriend - Relient K
(e) Absolutely (story of a girl) - Nine Days
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HOW I SEE MYSELF IN 10 YEARS:
Still playing the guitar in church? Rich and successful? A wife? Maybe a kid? Loves God more than ever before?
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RANDOM FACTS:
(a) I miss someone very much...still.
(b) I would love to be able to sing well.
(c) I hate people who take your care and concern for granted.
(d) I hate pharisees.
(e) I prefer briefs to boxers.
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MISCONCEPTIONS:
There are some but I just don't feel like typing it out.
-
I tag:
Jaclyn
Sara
Callie
Joyce
Kheng Yee
Ryan Teoh
Kit Yi?

So long....Goodbye...Farewell...

2006-07-12T15:33:00.000+08:00

check out the one at the bottom right. we said he looked pretty.

hey, he looks pretty again. btw, the one in the middle and the

one in red were the ones leaving.

Phew

2006-07-10T14:25:00.000+08:00

Thank God I passed all my subjects for this semester. Hope I'll do better next semester which of course would be tougher.

No fair! I'm gonna find you too!

2006-07-10T00:18:00.000+08:00

Miss Cheng Soo Min, I hereby promise to find your blog (even though you hardly update) by the end of this month. If by any means should I fail, I shall buy you more scrunchies (and abstain from spaghetti).

Let the weak say I am strong

2006-07-04T16:34:00.000+08:00

This is just to embarrass Paul and Brian.

The matchup:

Paul & Brian vs Jamie & Joel (the less fancied/underdogs/whatever you want to call them)

Can't remember the score but nevertheless the less-fancied-but-more-talented pair won in rubber sets. To clear the false conceptions that people have; I don't get beaten by kids. I beat them. Correction - I beat them alongside a girl.

Suddenly I see

2006-06-28T15:20:00.000+08:00

What starts as something beautiful does not necessarily mean it'll end that way.

Mixed feelings

2006-06-27T22:30:00.000+08:00

My second brother left for UiTM today under the PSD (Public Service Department) scholarship. Mom, being the worry wart she is, made my brother prepare everything weeks beforehand. Now that he's gone, the house feels more quiet and do I dare say more space? Anyway it's great that I do not have to share the bathroom and the tv anymore. But, it sucks even more to feel lonely.

Joel is so gay

2006-06-26T14:46:00.000+08:00

It's funny when you find yourself
Looking from the outside
I'm standing here but all I want
Is to be over there
Why did I let myself believe
Miracles could happen
Cause now I have to pretend
That I don't really care
-
I thought you were my fairytale
A dream when I'm not sleeping
A wish upon a star
Thats coming true
But everybody else could tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
When there was me and you
-
I swore I knew the melody
That I heard you singing
And when you smiled
You made me feel
Like I could sing along
But then you went and changed the words
Now my heart is empty
I'm only left with used-to-be's
And once upon a song
-
Now I know you're not a fairytale
And dreams were meant for sleeping
And wishes on a star
Just don't come true
Cause now even I can tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
Because I liked the view
When there was me and you
-
I can't believe that I could be so blind
It's like you were floating
While I was falling
And I didn't mind
-
Cause I liked the view
Thought you felt it too
When there was me and you

*high school musical 2006*

More Gym Grannies

2006-06-24T21:01:00.000+08:00

Wow, I wrote about the mak cik at the gym yesterday and today, The Star featured an article on grannies going to the gym. I personally think its pretty cool for elderly people who are still active despite their age. My grandmother used to be really active in her tai chi and she could walk a great distance too almost everyday. Now that she's in dirty old Klang, I guess the busy city life caught up with her too.

To the mak cik at the Sunway Lagoon Club gym, kudos to you for really showing me that young people are not necessary fitter than the much older ones. I'll challenged you another day for sure! =)

Mak Cik oh Mak Cik

2006-06-23T16:29:00.000+08:00

Okay, so I went to the gym. Very surprising for me huh? Well yeah, I'm definitely not a fitness buff. Anyway, I have been going regularly, tagging along with the two fatties who's trying to lose weight in my house i.e. Josh and Papa (don't tell them I said that!), because I'm just so bored now that I've finished exams. I set a goal for myself which is to improve my stamina during the holidays and so I've been doing the treadmills a lot, more than weight training. The gym, mind you, is not a place for chicks and chucks anymore. Recently, if you have noticed in the suburbs, old people are getting more health-conscious and I mean more. With so many life-threatening diseases nowadays (threatening mostly to old people), I'd be afraid too.

Anyway, I went to the gym yesterday and there was this mak cik walking ferociously on the treadmill. Seriously, the correct word would be "ferocious". The whole treadmill looks like it was going to fall apart! I suddenly felt challenged so I stepped on the treadmill beside hers, peeped over the mak cik's speed level, key in the same speed level and ran. Big mistake. I forgot to warm up and soon Mr Joel Yim lost to the mak cik. I paused, stretched my legs and had a go at the mak cik again. Mak Cik finally realised something was going on with the young kid beside her. What did the mak cik do? Mak cik increase the speed level man! You have to give credit to her. It takes something to run with a backside that big. Anyway, I lost to the mak cik again but hey, I only started going to the gym this week. In true Terminator style, I'll be back!

I wonder how many of you have watched the latest Gatsby commercial on tv, promoting their new deodorant spray. The previous one featuring the kiddie song "If you're happy and you know it" was already bad enough. The one Ryan did at Youth Camp last year was worst (haha, sorry Ryan). Anyway Gatsby decided to follow the kiddie song theme again. I'm telling you, Gatsby has a knack for gay commercials man. This new one has got to be one of the worst I've seen in my life so far. I almost puked the moment I saw it. For those of you wondering, it showed a rather well-built man dressed in a very ridiculous outfit (I think its a mascot's outfit minus the top) doing a kiddie dance in rhytm with a kiddie song along with two other mascots beside him. I bet you'll be amused with a scene showing him spraying deodorant on his armpit. His expression was way hilarious and way gay. However, though it may be kiddie/gay/plain stupid, it still got my attention and as a marketing student, I'm sure Gatsby did manage to fulfill an important part of its goal - to capture the customer's attention wholely. It sure captured mine.

Joel's Language/s of Love

2006-06-19T22:27:00.000+08:00

The Five Love Languages

My primary love languages are probably
Physical Touch and Quality Time.

Complete set of results

Physical Touch:		8
Quality Time:		8
Acts of Service:		5
Words of Affirmation:		5
Receiving Gifts:		4

Information

Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. Sometimes we don't understand our partner's requirements, or even our own. We all have a "love tank" that needs to be filled in order for us to express love to others, but there are different means by which our tank can be filled, and there are different ways that we can express love to others.

Take the quiz

the pirates who don't do anything

2006-06-18T14:25:00.000+08:00

Name 20 people you can think of at the top of your head. Don't read the questions before you write, and tag 5 people to do this survey.

1. Kit Yi

2. Piao

3. Meng Yoe

4. Serene

5. Cae Me

6. Joyce

7. Callie

8. Geetha

9. Abel

10.Garrett

11. (Uncle) Wai Hin

12. Uncle Hong Seng

13. Paul

14. Amy

15. May

16. Laura

17. Leonard

18. Jaclyn

19. Sara

20. Ryan

how did you meet 14?

at my ISP class in college.

what would you do if you never met 1?

they say time stops when you meet the love of your life.

what would you do if 20 and 9 dated?

perfect match! i'll highly anticipate their wedding.

did you ever like 19?

she's a nice person...so yeah...as a friend, what's not to like?

would 6 and 17 make a good couple?

possible. no, wait...umm...no...i don't think so.

describe 3

team member. honour's student. english teacher. photographer. interesting fellow.

do you think 8 is attractive?

she's attractive in her own way but no, i'm not attracted to her, at least not in a romantic sense. just a good friend eh? =)

tell me something about 7.

my 'big sister' in college but not exactly big. starbucks girl (30% discount!). finance & marketing major. soft-spoken. hides secret photos in her phone. stays near eastin. joyce's best mate.

do you know any of 12's family?

yup. everyone in fgt should know.

what is 18's favourite?

gee...i don't know. the piano?

what would you do if 11 confesses that he/she likes you?

i think i just puked in my mouth.

who is 9 going out with?

*smiles*

how old is 16 now?

19.

when is the last time you talked to 13?

this morning at church.

who's 2 favourite band/singer?

relient k! skillet! switchfoot! veggie tales!

would you date 4?

both options "yes" and "no" don't weigh much. so i would say i don't know. possible maybe.

would you date 7?

*same as above*

is 15 single?

nope. 3 good years already. =)

what is 10's last name?

chuen. i think.

would you ever be in a serious relationship with 11?

i just puked again.

which school does 3 go to?

he went to seafield (my senior) years ago. now in monash university.

where does 6 live?

somewhere in kepong.

whats your favourite thing about 5?

down-to-earth. friendly. smiles a lot. a listener. a sister.

Good porridge does not qualify as sick food.

2006-06-01T11:16:00.000+08:00

Statement of the day - Aunty Jennifer makes damn good porridge.

Oh father of mine...

2006-05-29T21:52:00.000+08:00

It was a cold, windy and rainy Saturday evening and I was out with my parents to dinner. That night I played "only child" because Josh was at a church event and Jared attended a birthday party. We had to bring umbrellas along as it was a really wet evening. Mom had one of her own and I shared a large golf umbrella with dad. Suddenly a gush of wind blowed at our direction. My umbrella flew right up! It was embarrassing and it happened right in the middle of busy Taipan! Luckily, there weren't many people around as it was raining; though I did saw a man walking nearby, trying hard to restrain himself from bursting out in laughter. As I struggled to keep the umbrella down, mom only helped by squealling (and giggling!). The wind was getting fiercer and I yelled at dad to help me pull the already malfunctioned umbrella down. However, before I knew it, dad was already running away towards mom. Yup, my dad only wanted to get away from that embarrasing scene as fast as possible! Anyway, I managed to get the umbrella down by forcing the umbrella against the strong wind. Dad only came back to help because mom told him to. Fathers can be heros to their kids. But I sure discovered that they can be pretty chicken themselves. Happy pre-father's day. =)

Tisbury Lane...Kota Kemuning...

2006-05-26T01:06:00.000+08:00

She greets the day with her hair wet
She asks them to vacate the building
Because she's got a plan they don't know yet
And if it goes wrong, there'll be no one to see

If she could just get the word out
God knows she's trying
They're watching her with eyes closed
She's always stuck with the old route
Does anyone knock when they barge in to beat her down?
Will you come back?
It's all she wants to know
She knows she's part of the problem too
Could she let it go?
It'd take a miracle
So that's what I'm praying for

No one can know just how she feels
She won't use the phone,
she's too tired to pick it up
She's going back to the old way
She sits in the classroom to learn with the others

Please don't give up when it's easy
Don't you know that me and Jesus will cheer you on?
He's the only one that will be constantly everything you need

Will you come back?
It's all she wants to know
She knows she's part of the problem too
Could she let it go?
It'd take a miracle
So that's what I'm praying for

Yeah

Fantastic Four

2006-05-22T23:20:00.000+08:00

I just want to thank my ISP assignment group members for the efficiency and hard work that we put in together. To May, you're one of the best group leaders I've had so far (also one of the strictest!).Thanks for holding the responsibility so well. To Amy and Wan Yi, it was great working with you too! How I wish all my coming assignment groups for the rest of my semesters can be like ours. =)

Congrats Piao and Ju...Thanks Proton dude...

2006-05-21T15:19:00.000+08:00

Congratulations to Piao and Judith on their beautiful marriage yesterday. May God bless this relationship which I often envy. Other than an additional source of ang pow for me, make sure you add population too Piao.

Many thanks to the Proton mechanic who bruised Min Ser and Uncle Weng Hou's ego by showing a pitstop-level performance on the tyre. Thanks to Min Ser and Uncle Weng Hou anyway for dirtying their hands in vain. Your help was and is appreciated!

To mei mei, you rock. =)

Betapa sakit-nya hati saya

2006-05-15T17:16:00.000+08:00

I hate love songs...I love Relient K...

don't know what to name this blog entry

2006-05-14T21:26:00.000+08:00

I'm so full of crap, got so much to do in college. I hope I get through. My weekend had its ups and downs. First, my anticipated basketball game in the morning only made me look like an idiot at the end. Okay Joel, you're officially retired from the game. Man, my stamina sucks!

Next, we skipped right to my evening. Mom gave me advice that I'll remember for a long time. She surprised me by actually showing concern when I didn't expect her to. She made me realised that I have to be considerate even though it may hurt. Yup, and it does hurt. It hurts so much to the point that I wanted to just push it all away, forget the memories. Sometimes I think I deserve it because of all my shit. Anyway I chose to follow mom's word, forget about neglecting and actually had a nice time dancing (for the first time!). Okay so the dance wasn't that romantic, thanks to my oh-so-stiff partner but it ended perfectly with a warm hug. To make things better, me and Abel watched Liverpool won the FA cup in an action-packed match. Hooray for Liverpool! Nice ending to the evening. Sorry Pa for making so much noise during the match and waking u up!

I actually don't feel like blogging much today so I'll just summarize it. There are some people that I would like to appreciate this week.

People I'm grateful for:

My mom. For being concerned for both me (and fatty).
Fatty. For wonderful memories together. I miss you greatly. =)
Abel. For still being my brother even after our altercation.
Joshua. Err...for being my brother too.
Sara. For the unexpected sms and for your concern.

Lessons learned:

Joel has no stamina.
You can't neglect problems, you face it head on even when it hurts.
A hug is worth a million bucks.

My day today on friday

2006-05-05T23:31:00.000+08:00

I knew it wasn't my day or shall I say, Malaysia's day too when I woke up this morning to dress myself before going to college. Oh by the way, I love badminton! Me being a badminton fan together with my dad, was anticipating the match in the evening. Heck, I even skipped lecture to make it home in time to catch it. Anyway back to my bad karma in the morning. I broke my zipper while trying to zip up my pants. I know its pretty silly but a thought came to my mind right after it happened saying its not going to be exactly a good day. First, my group's firm in this business game didn't turn out so well. I found out that we were running out of funds. Second, I spent lousy money on lousy chicken chop for lunch. Third, I think I just screwed up my class quiz today. Fourth, my already huge workload for the weekend increased further. Time to be serious. Fifth, Malaysia lost to Denmark in the Thomas Cup semifinal.

Despite the un-perfect happenings today, there's still room for some positive thinking. So lets see, what are the positive things that happened today? First, my group isn't exactly the worst group and we're still making profit (hopefully it'll last!). Second, I calculated my individual assessment for one of my subjects and I have to say that I'm on course to passing the subject. Third, I'm happy to be working together with my marketing group members even though we aren't exactly hardworking...haha! Fourth, I had a great time watching the Thomas Cup with my dad. Screaming in excitement and criticizing each player's mistakes (like we can play so well lah) can be quite enjoying. Paul, now you know my dad acts like a kid at home right? Haha! Anyway to end this blog, kudos to the Malaysian team for trying hard despite losing and to the first doubles team, Koo Kien Keat and Chan Chong Ming; it was really exciting watching them beat the damn Danish All-England champions. Also, I say "bullshit!" to the Indian umpire who just loves the color red and yellow and has a liking of flashing them to the world whenever he gets a chance to.

Have a nice day people. =)

Passion Reignited

2006-04-30T22:33:00.000+08:00

Wow! After the Darin Browne worship workshop, I suddenly feel so gung ho on playing the guitar. However, there's still like a gazillion things I wish I could learn. Sadly, I have to teach myself stuff most of the time. Worst still, I've been really wishing for a new guitar, a much better one than I have currently. Something that is stage-compatible. A Taylor would do nicely!

Forgive me if I seem to be up in the clouds a lil too much but I do sometimes imagine myself rocking out with a super-sounding electric guitar or belting out a really cool acoustic number on stage. I think every musician would surely reach that point of fantasizing. And yes, I would really like to sing too. Maybe like the falsetto singing of Ryan Cabrera, the shouting ala singing of Henry Seeley (one of Australia's dynamic youth worship leaders), or the smooth voice of Jack Johnson. Okay, dreaming again. As some of you know, I have difficulty reaching the high notes most of the time. It takes practice; or maybe I'm just not cut out for it. Oh and I would love to write songs. So far I have only wrote a kinda playful, silly song for this girl I liked (well, it was worth seeing her laugh, insultingly or not, haha!). Writing songs to impress chicks is not as easy as it looks!

I know, I know. It looks like I'm craving more for the attention wishing for all these. Very mundane. Well to tell you the truth, I did reach the stage where I got so bored of playing music. It really, really felt more like a duty and responsibilty to create music rather than doing it for the sake of corporate worship. Everything seemed like the same thing all over again. Clearly, I wasn't creative. That is why I now desire for new skills. Its either be excited or be dead bored. As a church musician where music is really only secondary, the ultimate satisfaction comes from seeing the entire congregation crying out to Him. Nothing beats that feeling when the "Wave" just flows through the hall. May my hands play nothing but sweet music in the spirit. May annointing and fresh skills fall upon me. I wanna reignite that passion to play music again!

I'm desperate...no...not that way.

2006-04-26T20:29:00.000+08:00

Big sigh. I need to find a group for one of my subjects fast! My fault for not finding one earlier. God help me! Anyway the worst will only be me doing it alone. Yup Mr Welman, I'm a lone ranger alright. Not easy finding one when I'm not familiar with the juniors. Still my fault in the end lah.

Today at lunch, one of my classmates finished only 1/3 of her lunch and gave the rest to the us. No reason for me to be surprised considering that most girls are like that nowadays. It made me realised that girls do this to impress guys mostly. I felt guilty because I'm one of those guys who used to stereotype fat girls as ugly, especially the obese ones. Mind you, my classmate is nothing near "fat" and yet that very word is so taboo to her. Fat people do not deserve to be social outcasts! My apologies to girls I have hurt through teasing and discrimination. You deserved to be appreciated for your inner qualities rather than your outer.

To experience the bittersweet, taste defeat then brush my teeth

2006-04-26T00:25:00.000+08:00

So, how did my weekend go? Not bad except for the fact that Arsenal didn't win their recent match with Tottenham. Quite nice watching football after such a long time of not watching a live match. Had McD's with my mom and lil brother. Saw a poser-ish guitarist who played God-knows-what at Starbucks Taipan. Damn. I'm so critical. Hao Lian too.

Sunday came and I had to play guitar. Thanks to Uncle Min Choy for solving the feedback problem on the guitar. It does take some skills to do P.A. I really appreciate the P.A team for always trying to help me out when there's a problem with the sounds. After church, headed to Summit together with my brother and "sister" Cae Me for lunch. We had 1901 hotdogs and Starbucks coffee. Shucks, such a simple lunch can cost me so much. We had a great time talking 'bout deep stuff anyway. Later in the evening, I picked up Paul and Meng Yoe for our weekly badminton session. Okay so I'm not that good. Gosh, I even lose to kids nearly half my age. Nevertheless, me and Meng Yoe decided to be healthy from now on. Yeah, like exercising just once a week would make us fit. I can't wait for the basketball court to be completed at church. I still love the game even though I haven't touch a ball for a very long, long time.

Monday. I wore my new glasses to college. It didn't look very different from the 'old' one so the change wasn't noticable. I have to start taking better care of my eyesight. I'm getting blind! Had a fattening lunch with the sisters after lecture. Learnt a new Mandarin word but with much embarrassment thanks to May and Amy constantly laughing at me each time I pronounced a word. After class, watched Amy shape May's brows. Funny. I always thought girls pluck their brows. I saw a gadget used for the purpose of shaping the brows for the first time. Jakun is the right word for it.

Tuesday. I dread Tuesdays 'cos I have to wake up damn early for class. That particular class is quite boring too. Can't blame everyone for feeling drowsy in the morning. Class went fine and the time I spent staying up a lil to prepare for lessons was worth it. At least I'm not behind my lessons now. Today is just a lazy day nonetheless. I have to start studying hard tomorrow for my quiz. I read an article in the Reader's Digest about shyness. No surprise, I AM actually quite shy. Yup. I have a mild case of social anxiety. I have to thank someone who influenced me to socialise more. I still like being a quiet, simple guy though. Today I realised the sacrifice of two brave Jedi's who made a very difficult decision simply because of their determination to desire for 'better' things. I look up to both of you and pray that things that are to come will be good.

Lessons learnt during the weekend and currently:

Girls don't just pluck their brows. They shave them too.
Negative thoughts are mostly just false (and silly) perceptions in the mind.
The way to a girl's heart is at an unexpected moment and at an unexpected time.
It's good to experience the bittersweet, taste defeat then brush your teeth!

Yet another...

2006-04-21T10:12:00.000+08:00

Ahh...crap. I just need another zit to brighten up my life (or my face). Shucks, it hurts too. The damn big one on my forehead hasn't totally disappear yet. Abel! Your toothpaste idea didn't work as I expected lah. Aiyoh...suddenly breaking out. Must be the hormones. Yup, I'm pms-ing this week.

Stop being such an idiot.

2006-04-20T20:49:00.000+08:00

Sigh...I'm always the sillier and over-emotional one am I? Its time to move on Joel. Things are going to get busy this month onwards. More important things await you. Just try to discipline yourself and move on. Leave things to God. You can't control your life anyway. Man...I just hate myself for over-thinking. Okay, that's it. First step, finish up your marketing assignment tonight Joel. Stop being such an idiot you idiot.

of zits and bursting pants...

2006-04-19T20:32:00.000+08:00

Berak-nya...I have a huge zit on my forehead, lodged just between my brows, near towards my right. Mom saw it yesterday and did her usual thing - laugh, stared and tried to touch it. She's always boasting about how lucky (yes...lucky!) she would be the day she has a pimple. Yup, it is that rare for my mom to get that piece of swell oozing with pus. I guessed I should blame it on my father's genes. Before I know it, I'll gain a belly and start loosing hair too! Anyway I'm not here to blame the bad genes I've inherited. I was just wondering if there's any quick way to treat a pimple. I don't want fatty to see my huge, ugly zit this weekend! Help me if you can.

Anyway, talking about genes. I think Jared, my 11 year old brother, has that fat gene from either my dad or my mom's family bloodline. Joshua was on the heavy side too when he was Jared's age (remember people? =p). This afternoon while I was working on the computer, Jared came running to me asking for help. He was getting ready for his Red Crescent Society club meeting. Know what the hoohah was about? He couldn't buckle his pants together. I'm telling you...it was a crisis. It was like Queen Latifah trying to fit into a pair of hot pants. Ooh! this reminds me of a joke I heard once. It went something like, a fat girl in a thong would look like a sumo wrestler. Okay, okay, enough of lame jokes. So anyway, after countless atempts of getting my lil bro to breathe in (deep...real deep) while I try to buckle his pants, I finally got it to hook. Teamwork baby...his deep breathing and my strong, quick hands saved the day. Man I was so worried that his pants would just burst at the meeting. We checked his weight and he gained about 5 kilos! Oh great mom, try spoiling and feeding him some more lah. Oh well, at least its nice to hug something soft. =p

dedicated to someone special

2006-04-16T22:41:00.000+08:00

So we've already established the fact that things are gonna be different in the future baby.
And you've reiterated the fact that you don't want to get into something that's just gonna have to end later.
Now I know our lives are changing and I've seen it coming for a while too, don't get me wrong.
And we've been busy lately baby it's gonna happen more,we gotta be strong
but now
While I'm gone
Just be a fly on the wall
You know I'm thinking about you
Just wait and see
You gotta hear what I say
I'm in love with you
I'm not so far away

Someday, someday
I will be here babe
Someday, someday
I will be the one babe

I know you gotta go to university and I'm just trying to make some cash to follow my dreams.
But please don't say we're too busy to give each other the time and support we need
I know we gotta work our jobs and make some money to get by in this expensive world.
Don't let that overtake the fact that before all that, you were still my girl.
While I'm gone
Just be a fly on the wall
You knowI'm talking about you
Just wait and see
You gotta hear what I say
I'm in love with you
I'm not so far away

Someday, someday I'll know that you love me
Someday, someday I just need you here with me
Don't have to try
Love will take us there babe
Someday, someday I will be the one babe

Someday, someday
Look towards the sky babe
Someday, Someday
There's no need to cry babe
I know that you're always what I want babe
I will be the one babe
Someday, I will be the one babe
Someday, I just need you here with me

(taken from Thirsty Merc)

just what I think...what do you think?

2006-04-08T01:03:00.000+08:00

Imagine when a person you cared for very much tells you your feelings don't really matter to them all this while? It hurts. You tend to ask yourself too - is it your fault? I feel used, betrayed and my feelings played but I know somewhere deep inside that you have to be strong. I have to be mature. Things like this happen. Your loved ones are NOT perfect. Sometimes your loved ones say hurtful things and sometimes you say hurtful things to your loved ones. A selfish kind of love can never heal the pain caused by hurtful things said and done towards each other. But a real genuine concern for each other makes you want to forget about the hurtful stuff. Now that's what I call real love.

Did I worship the devil?

2006-04-05T23:45:00.000+08:00

That Sunday morning in church we sang this song during praise & worship.Part of it goes something like this...

My treasure, my priority,

Who can compare to You,

Great is the measure of your royalty,

Oh Morning Star, You truly are,

Everything.

The word "Morning Star" caught my attention. Actually it already did some time ago but Kit Yi reminded me about it again. In Isaiah 14:12, Lucifer was referred to as Morning Star (NIV) and son of the morning or day star (NKJV). I was like thinking "Woah...are we singing to the devil?" If you study the song closely, its lyrics are pretty simple. "Morning Star" was the only noun used to name God ("Lord" didn't count because it is used commonly for other things too). Well...it did confused me-lah. I actually just mumbled the words during that song. I just had to find out the real meaning to it.

I still had it in my mind the following day. So I picked up a few different bible versions and compare, including the concordance. I texted Cae Me to check with her modern bible version too. Poor Cae Me was sleeping already and I actually woke her up. But she gave me the answer to it though. "Try checking Revelations-lah", she said. In Revelations 22:16, Jesus referred to Himself as the Bright and Morning Star. Felt pretty dumb later on. Lucifer was actually just described as a fallen star. My bible knowledge really sucks.

I blogged this not to show off how 'Christian' I am. In fact it shows that I'm very un-Christian. Funny how it is...thinking that the song was dedicated to the devil but sung in a Christian church. Funny how religion creeps people out even in an indirect manner.

you've got a friend in me...

2006-04-02T22:17:00.000+08:00

I had ice-cream with my best friend today. Pretty cool telling each other stuffs...just being honest (honest = my favourite word). Something hit me today all the sudden though. I'm still figuring what happened. Sometimes I am just so impatient. I want friendships to skip to the highest level immediately. As I drove my way back home after the ice-cream session, I felt so stupid for not respecting and treating my best friend the way I should have. My gosh! No wonder people sometimes find it so hard to relate to me. Its time I acted like a real friend.To be someone that can be trusted, someone that will never judge but just accept, someone that can be accountable, someone that treats God as a best friend first. Best friend, if u're reading this, I just want to apologize for only looking at things my way and satisfying my own desires. I just hope to be a better friend to you, someone you can be with by just being yourself. Oh and by the way, I'm not emo-ing okay? =)

so much to do but still have time to think about...

2006-03-30T22:44:00.000+08:00

I have a feeling its going to end. I have a feeling that its God's punishment to me too. Hard to tell nonetheless. Maybe the current situation is for my own good. Its hard to accept changes when you prefer things being routine. Yup...I admit...I'm afraid of challenges and risks. I like to feel secure. Though now I'm starting to accept the new changes, it still hurts sometimes. Ever had the feeling of having something you treasured so very much and for very long and to only have it taken from you in such a short time? The times and memories before were sweet...it made me felt good. It was a beautiful feeling to have...a common feeling for a very, very long time and experienced by countless of people and still craved by many till now. Whatever happened to patience and faith? Now I understand why its so hard. Most want results instantly. Patience and faith on the other hand are on the long-run. I confess...I had wanted things my way many times. I shiver at the thought of pain, shame and ridicule. Regret and dejection makes my heart ache and my teeth clenched in frustration. But I guess these things build you up. These things make you a richly charactered individual. I'm still afraid but it helps to look at the brighter side of things sometimes.

Time to wake up and smell......berak?

2006-03-29T08:51:00.000+08:00

Wow...really got nothing else better to do. I actually created this blog merely out of boredom and a hint of frustration. Just wanna type my feelings out (haha...type feelings...). So what's happenning in muh life so far? Nothing much lah...just the usual college stuff...assignments, reports, exams. Work just keep piling up. I'd better start working hard.
I learned a lesson today or at least I'm starting to learn. Loneliness and the emptyness in our hearts doesn't have to be replaced by another human. Nothing wrong enjoying another person's companionship when u're lonely. Its just painful if you're overly obssesed of having the attention of other people when you're feeling lonely. There's this interesting fellow called God who is...well...jealous. And maybe he finds you interesting all the time. I'm sick of getting disappointed. We shouldn't blame our peers, friends, family (especially in this busy world) to constantly meet our needs. Pick yourself up, be strong & independent, and smell the...

grab some toilet paper...

What is your perception of a Messiah?

Hazardous!

Beware, beware...

Harry Potter

Damn

Good Charlotte. Too good to be true.

Bring it on Utah

Go Spurs Go

Ice cold

Do you know what petite really means?

Classroom on mute

Congrats Jacintha Ganit Tagal

I'm playing with fire everyday now

What does that song really mean?

He gave me change with his stumps

Please pray

Aduh!

"Cos I'm a girl and I told you so"

Clara got bored so I'm blogging 'bout her.

All-England champions!

The Wedding

Couple

I'm not handsome

Pork, Pork, Pork

Best Chinese New Year ever

V-Day

The Princess and I

Mia Palencia

You belong to me

oh drools...

I'm in love.

Awesome sporting weekend

The complex infrastructure known as the female mind

Zits

Christmas pics

Down in Flames

I fixed my flag baby

Chiangmai, Thailand

For fun...

Stepping out of my comfort zone.

Black Pepper Chicken Chop

Who gives a damn...really.

Taggy tag tag

Some good and some bad...

Some photos from the prom at Genting

3 cheers for joel...

The Music Shuffle

Playground Bimbo 2

A tiring Saturday...a sleepy Sunday...

Playground Bimbo

Waiting for a calling from the mothership.

Aku sepatutnya ulangkaji tetapi...

Inspirasi dari cikgu tersayang ku, Tan Meng Yoe =p

Real sexy...

For Aunty Coco...

I program games...

Aduh!

Cruel to be kind

One of them couldn't get enough of herself so here's another one

Sisterhood

My dream gear

Girls.

Tagged again...

Tagged

So long....Goodbye...Farewell...

*Phew*

No fair! I'm gonna find you too!

Let the weak say I am strong

Suddenly I see

Mixed feelings

Joel is so gay

More Gym Grannies

Mak Cik oh Mak Cik

Joel's Language/s of Love

The Five Love Languages

Complete set of results

Information

the pirates who don't do anything

Good porridge does not qualify as sick food.

Phew

don't know what to name this blog entry