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To Photoblog Or Not To Photoblog?

2011-10-25T17:37:00.004+08:00

Thinking of adding a little segment in this blog to showcase my photographs.

Who knows? One day I might just strike gold.

Deuteronomy 31:6

2011-10-24T08:06:00.020+08:00

Okay, so everyone is like talking about graduation and how they're gonna miss everyone and it just didn't seem fit if I didn't do the same and express my gratitude towards the people in school who have made me who I am today. (Sounds so cheesy but it's true. Cheesy things are ALWAYS true, mind you.)

Anyway, I'm gonna chronicle my journey from the day I stepped into Peng Hwa to graduation.

The first day of school also marked my first time ever stepping into a school bus which my mom dubbed the old jalopy after she saw a battered up bus pulling up the driveway of my house. After holding back my vomit for more than an hour, we finally arrived at PCGHS with less than 10 minutes to spare. I hurried into the foyer, ignoring the enormous building that was going to be my second home for the next five years, and forcing my way through crowds of people who one day were destined to cross paths with me. My first impression of Peng Hwa didn't come until I saw our Assistant Head Prefect that year, Ms. Jocinda Wong. I must say, she scared the crap out of me after she shouted at all the new students to get in line to view our class placements.

Being introduced to the rules of Peng Hwa made me think twice about my decision to pick Peng Hwa. At first I didn't really complain because I was just too much of a goody-two-shoes to do anything 'unholy'.

People formed cliques in our class faster than you could say supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and I was left out - no surprise there. I was pretty much oblivious to the fact that I wasn't very liked - it took me around 4 years to find out. I'm a sucker for these things and I sure do hope that I've changed enough for me to gain favour and friends, not acquaintances. You can say that I was in my own world and all that crap because it was pretty true.

Form 1 wasn't exactly the year to remember because not many memories were made. There was much sorrow but little joy for me. So, I pretty much exiled myself from the entire class, thinking that my purpose of going to school was to study, get good grades, leave school. The thought of making friends was not on the list after being thrown down a cliff. No, I will not elaborate on that and yes, I'm an introvert and I'm not proud of it, though I have to admit that us introverts do have some plus points.

Form 1 taught me that friendships don't necessarily last and true friends stick by you forever.

Form 2 was just as bad. Being disliked by more people and (still) not realising it, I quickly hardened my shell and excluded myself from everything. I was pretty much a subject of gossip for my peers that year because of the things I have done, the things I should have done but didn't do and the things I shouldn't have done. Just as I thought that I was a walking, breathing time bomb waiting to explode, the Rebels for Christ concert came along. That concert made me realise that there were still people who cared for you and liked you for who you were and not what you had. It gave me hope that I could still be able to open up and allow people to come into my heart. FireBRANDS found its way into my heart and it has stayed there ever since. Rebels for Christ - my biggest turning point of my teen hood, brought me closer to God and led me to sign up for CF the following year.

Form 3 was one of the best years of my high school life. Everything was changing so fast. My friends (whatever few I had) were changing, classes were changing, my timetable was changing, I was changing. It was the first time I actually felt accepted in class - Mind you, I'm not sure how many people actually disliked me but at least there were more who accepted me for me. Form 3 was fun for me because we barely studied and still managed to scrape through PMR with flying colours. LOL. I can't say I was more involved in class that year because I was so into church stuff that year that I just let my Ranger activities go down the drain. I never really liked it anyway.

That year was also the year that Recess Revolution was founded. I was uncertain about introducing it to CF and I don't know why, but I did it anyway. God's hand was definitely with us. Reviving morning prayer in school and making it an everyday practice instead of a weekly one made all of us more passionate for God and our school. It also led to our first RR project which Yi Cheer codenamed 'Project SEKAPUC'. It was amazing how we actually raised more money than we actually needed. I'm sure we blessed the teachers that day because one of them still talked about it the following year.

I was going uphill in Form 3 and nothing was stopping me. I had good grades, I made friends, I felt accepted, I fell in love. I had it in it for me, or so I thought.

When I got my PMR results, I wasn't 'shattered' because I saw it coming anyway. What shattered me was the fact that I was completely separated from my friends, my security again.

Being pushed all the way to the 4th class forced me to make new friends for the sake of it (only in the beginning) and break my shell even more. I hated being in my position because it distanced me from my form 3 friends who made me feel accepted. I was in unknown territory and people from my class knew each other. I didn't. That's the price you pay for changing classes every single year.

I wanted out. I bawled my eyes out for weeks, begging my parents to transfer me out but they refused. Cold, I know but I'm glad they didn't do it. I told God that if it was His plan for me to be in Peng Hwa, so be it, but we made a promise that I would not fail my Chinese paper, ever. And guess what? I have never failed it. The thought of it surprises me too.

It took me eight, yes, 8 long months before I actually made friends. Real friends, not just acquaintances. It took them 8 months to understand me and embrace me for me. It took them 8 months to get over the fact that they hated me. (Yes, they confessed they hated me at first but stopped hating me after not being able to find any excuses to hate me.) Honestly, I wanted to distance myself from them as far as possible during those 8 months as well, so we're even. I am glad that we eventually became friends, although it was a little late in the year.

They stuck by me through thick and thin for the remaining parts of the year and really made me feel loved when I needed it the most. That was pretty much my highlight of my form 4 year. It actually made everything worth while.

Form 4 was the craziest roller coaster ride ever, ranging from stepping into the world of love, to dying in it, to stepping out of it. From experiencing the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. In form 4, my heart was ripped open, but healing was given. There was restoration after a fall.

Form 4 made me realise that people still cared.

Form 4 humbled me. I knew it was the year God chose to humble me. In the end, it all fitted in perfectly. God was teaching me something important and I wasn't ready to lose hold of it.

I cruised through the holiday, quickly filling it up with activities to distract myself from the hurt that still lurked in the deepest darkest valleys of my heart. I guess I didn't do a good job in burying my hurt because it resurfaced anyway. Thankfully, this time I was healed, completely. Okay, I'm digressing a little but yeah, Form 4 was pretty much full of sorrow and laughter, of pain and healing.

Yeah, losing someone I held so dear to in my heart was tough on me, but gaining a lot more was the best thing that ever happened that year.

Ah, finally Form 5. I'm sure you're bored by now but bear with me. I'm almost done. I entered S5A, battling my nerves, and trying to hide my shaking knees. I have entered stranger's territory once again. It was the worst 5 minutes of my life as I threw my backpack on a seat and rushed out the door. I couldn't stand those shocked faces staring at me. The shocked looks in some of my new classmate's eyes scared the crap out of me. Of course it was shocking to see me. After all, I did come from the fourth class.

I was so afraid in letting people into my shell that year that I closed up really quickly, only allowing the people sitting around me into it. Yes, big mistake. What can I say? I was afraid. I wasn't in my 'safe zone' anymore. I was surrounded by 39 geniuses and I wasn't one of them. I can't say it was a mistake to be in S5A because I knew that no matter what happened, it was God's plan. I only had to trust in God's plan and believe that He didn't place me into the wrong class.

I hardly talked to my classmates because I was dead scared to talk to people. (This little feature I have is found in most introverts, if not all and I hope it didn't come across as me being a complete snob.) I'm just scared of talking to new people because I get like a brain freeze and I can't think and I'll look stupid or something. Heck! It took Facebook to help me get acquainted with Amanda, Jia Ying and Jia Ming. I suck at talking to people face to face. :/

Okay back to the point. I'm thankful I was streamed into S5A because I didn't really need subtitles this year. Wait, I did, but not that much. I quickly became a prime target (I can't find a better or less harsh word to replace this) of Pn. Seow because apparently I had the exact same given name as the first girl in 2010 and I just HAD to suck in the language that girl was excellent at. Ah just my stinkin' luck.

So just as my Chinese continued to suffer in her class, my friendships didn't. This time, the rock hard shell covering me wasn't broken (or shattered) but slowly peeled off layer by layer, allowing me to make friends without being completely awkward again. Slowly, I began to make new friends and talk more in class, though I was still so quiet, so I've heard.

After cruising through a whole year not texting/skyping/talking to anyone until the wee hours of the morning, I finally arrived at our destination - graduation. We camwhored the whole morning away, snapping shots of teachers who have changed our lives and touched our hearts. I felt so happy when Ms. Lili Lim was so happy that her form 1 students still remembered her. Yes, I'll always remember her. The whole graduation ceremony thing was boring. I slept through the speeches and only woke up during the orchestra and band performances.

Then, the night came along. This was it - Graduation Night. Everything that the OCs, emcees, students have worked hard for was going to fall into place and complete our high school puzzle.

It was the first time I had ever tried my hands on making up someone else. I'm pretty sure I put Yi Xing through 10 minutes of hell that evening. I think she freaked out every time I said shit lol. It didn't turn out as horrible as we both thought it would be but it sure did shock a lot of people. LOL. The night turned out great. Everything was perfect - the food (except the untouchable fish), the performances, the company.

Then the graduation song came on and we all sang it with all our hearts. I tried but nothing really came out. Ah, screw the cough for overstaying its welcome. I could barely talk the entire night and I had to speak in an insanely low voice. Anything above my normal range couldn't exit my voice box. I'm not exaggerating. Ah well, we all cried in front of awesome people, hugged and laughed. It was a bittersweet affair. A part of me was sad because we were gonna leave each other a little too soon, another was happy because I was given the privilege to get to know so many awesome people, especially the class of S5A 2011. That being said, I guess I will miss Peng Hwa and S5A after all. Maybe Peng Hwa wasn't as bad as I thought it would've been. I do regret not talking to most of the S5A people earlier and only getting to talk to them over supper after graduation night. I'm pretty sure I missed out on a lot.

Okay so now I will try to address the people who have touched my life. I can't make a long list because I just took another dose of my cough mixture and it's kicking in soon so I'll have to make everything short and sweet. Don't feel left out if I didn't address you. Each and every one of you have made an impact in my life and have a special place in my heart.

I'll TRY to go in alphabetical order.

AMANDA,

Ah miss Amanda. I thought you had a strange accent at the beginning of the year and it took awhile to get used to. I could've sworn I had to make you repeat what you were saying a few more times before actually catching what you were saying. I blame my poor hearing. Now it sounds totally normal and not strange anymore. We clicked almost instantly on Facebook but it took ages for us to actually talk to each other face to face. I guess it was us being introverted again. It's funny how long we could talk on Facebook but couldn't even make it though a five-minute conversation in real life. Glad that wall is broken down, because you are one of the most amazing friends I've ever had. I know we hardly ever talked about anything constructive but it was really fun talking to you. We should totally sleepover again and I'll drink coffee the next time so I won't fall asleep or something. LOL. I haven't slept so late in a year so yeah, forgive me. :D Okay, I'm digressing, anyway, you're one cool person to talk to and I wouldn't trade our friendship for the world.

AUDREY,

Hiya neighbour, You're probably one of the most annoying yet fun neighbours to have. We have had our disagreements and good times. You're a fun person to talk to and it's always a joy to talk to you about food. Thank you for influencing my vocabulary because now I can't stop saying "我很饿！！！！”， “我急尿”， “随你”，and doing that good sign you do all the time when you applaud me but have nothing better to say. It was a joy sitting next to you even though sometimes I wished I could strangle you (though I gotta admit, you're too nice to strangle anyway).

CHIA WEI,

Hey ex-neighbour. I remember the first time we met when Xin Wei thought I was a complete idiot for wanting to sit next to you and the look on her face totally scared me. LOL. You're so nice to talk to and I feel bad for being imposing on you and making you agree with everything I say. It was super fun talking to you every single day. Oh and you have super small handwriting. I wanna hit you for giving me such a big piece of paper to write even though your own handwriting is freakishly small. I loved all the times I taught you stuff you didn't know and I loved how you went like "Ohhhhhh" when you finally figured it out. LOL. I also loved it when you taught me stuff because we got bored of listening and you would just teach me straight out of your tuition class. :D

CHIN YEE,

Hi rumah partner. Rumah was so fun with you even though we were in different classes. LOL. It was so nice eating lunch every Monday with you. Fried maggi with egg and 打蛋! Mmmmmmm. :D I love you to bits and I still can't recall how we actually became friends. I know we were in the same tuitions and you always copy my answers, knowing that they were wrong anyway.

JIA MING,

Hi! Haha. I still remember how I found out that you were taking your driving exam the same day I was and how I kept freaking out and how we failed together and passed together. LOL. So our license expires on the same day! How cool is that? Screw the bukits and 3-point-turns! LOLLL We'll conquer the world with our driving.

MICHELLE,

Hi Ms. Optimistic. We're in the same class! It's kinda funny how my mom knows so much about your family. Matang is just too small. (; You're so so happy all the time and it's so refreshing to see a happy face smiling at you early in the morning. You're like a super cool person. I've never seen a person string up the vertebrae of a cat, catch grasshoppers, take photos of insects etc in my life!

SIMMY,

We started our friendship through Facebook as well. We loved talking and that was that. I love how you have such an in-depth knowledge in Physics and I love how you love French. If only I could learn French as well. Even though those free French lessons on Facebook confused me, they were really fun and we should do it more often as long as you translate every single sentence for me. LOL. I know that I don't know a lot about politics but it's just so fun listening to you rant about it. Hahah. It makes me feel smart when you finally say something that I know about. LOL. Yes, I'm that lousy.

SU JIE,

NILEY! BAHAHAHAHA. nil-ey. I had a hard time pronouncing that name. Hi lousy girl, I will stop laughing at your name naoooo. I know you know that I love you and I wanna hug you everyday coz you're like my giant teddy bear. :D I'll miss you if you go to US and abandon me in Brisbane. I'll totally kill you first so I can squeeze your body into my suitcase and mummify your body so that you'll be with me forever. *evil laughs You're one awesome person and I wished we had more time together so that we could talk forever! And my name is wei1 ling2, NOT wei1 lin3 for goodness sake! Yi Wen and Leh Yoong totally polluted its pronunciation. Anyway, I'm so gonna kill you for deleting your Facebook account. You made me waste like 10 minutes trying to find you okay! I thought you changed your name or something NILEY. D;

QIU YUAN,

Okay I added this in later on because it didn't feel right coz I did have memories with you, whether you realised it or not. Actually only one memory and that's it. I remember talking all day with you during our 槟城一日游 and it was really fun. Our paths crossed this year again but we barely talked :( Oh oh! I remember wanting to strangle the fishball teacher who disturbed all your neighbours during our midterms. >;(

WAN FEN,

Hey Chem lab neighbour! I'll miss you, though I gotta admit that I found your always standard answer for my questions were a bit annoying - Saying "I don't know" doesn't help. I won't kill you for teaching me the wrong thing! LOL. Anyway, you're really nice to talk to when your answer isn't "I don't know". Sitting next to you in Chemistry class taught me so much more about you. I don't regret ppk-ing you and sitting next to Audrey because we were still so near and also because if I hadn't ppk-ed you, you and Cassandra wouldn't be talking so loudly everyday next to me and fill the corner of my ears with your laughters. It wasn't as bad as it seemed coz there was some noise for me to listen to if things got a little too quiet.

XIN WEI,

Hiya personwhohatedmeforsolong! I totally love you and I'll miss you to pieces. Haha. I'm so happy we became friends in the end, though I still feel you talk a lot and Pn. Toh Annie was right about that. Lee Chia Ling also said you talk too much. “BONG XIN WEI! 来回答这个问题!” LOL. You talk non-stop one lah, which is why we clicked! Hahahaha. We share one thing in common - our love for talking. :D I'll always remember you. I still remember the time you stayed up until 6am just to make your Facebook status hit like 15000 comments or smth like that. That was pretty darn stupid but funny.

YI CHEER,

HAI. I was so surprised to find out that your dad was THE DR. HENG. The guy who cut open my gums and stuck a gold chain onto my canine just to drag it to the right place. Thank goodness for that. Because of him, I have nice teeth again! (; There's no way that I can deny that it was God's plan for our paths to cross. It was fun doing RR with you. And no, you're not 冲动, you're just passionate. I have to say, it was hard for me to get your 'first class' jokes because I barely knew you and I took everything too seriously. Thank God we were in the same class this year. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get around your 'language' and lame jokes. I salute your passion in doing His work mannnn. Hats off to you. (; Hopefully the next time I see you at some revo event, you're not an usher anymore and you can like go for the altar calls. :DD

ZI THUNG,

Hey front neighbour! You're super cute and I just wanna pinch your cheeks. Haha Thanks for the MCD to celebrate my passing AND failing. :D My mom and I totally salute your driving. It was fun talking to you through the year. Oh and I totally remember how you and Audrey made me drink 600ml of water for the stupid urine thing. You all crazy, wanna drown me is it? LOL. It's okay, deep down, I know you care for me even though you all had to trick me into it.

Okay I'm done. I'm still pushing through my cough mixture to do this but I'm glad I did. Hopefully my blog doesn't die again.

So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.

bye blogger.

2010-07-07T14:23:00.002+08:00

I'm gonna move my life to twitter now. Adieu blogger. I'll update here once in awhile. I'm too lazy to turn on my laptop to update. I'd rather do it from my phone. So Long people in the blogging world.

2010-07-04T22:30:00.001+08:00

hitting the books once again.
electrochemistry sounds fun.

2010-06-14T19:38:00.002+08:00

hear us from heaven.

a tribute.

2010-06-05T11:47:00.003+08:00

Tribute to all teachers.

When I first stepped into school, two things frightened me instantly - the taunting eyes of my fellow classmates and the teachers towering over me. That was when I was in standard one. I was scared to death by my first form teacher because of the way she spoke to us. The lack of tenderness in her speech made me begin to dislike her. Slowly I grew more and more afraid of
her and she became more and more annoyed of me. Don't ask me how I knew she was annoyed, I just did.

Thankfully I only had to put up with her for a year and my daily encounters with her was history. Second year of entering primary school. I was still extremely timid and I would always have that need to be cared for, to attract the attention of others. All I had to do was cry, in order to get my way.

Years went by, and I still never thought of teaching as a very noble job. I always thought that teachers wanted to teach because they weren't capable of doing anything else. Shallow, I know. Until this year,
when I went into the administrative office the other day, I saw the admins of my school joking around. They weren't monsters like what most of us would think. They were human, looking for company and laughter like all of us. They just act like teachers in the classrooms and when they're outside and inside the office, they get to be themselves - normal human beings - secretly, of course.

This year I realized two things so far. Our pride as teenagers have led most of us to think that teachers are lousy and useless. I also realized that are the most important people in the world, besides parents. Think about it, where do doctors, lawyers, engineers etc come from? Teachers, of course!

Open your eyes to see the teachers around us and start appreciating them.

And with this I say, HAPPY BELATED TEACHERS DAY.

2010-05-25T09:49:00.001+08:00

beyond what we can comprehend.

2010-05-17T10:47:00.002+08:00

iPhone cameras and Photoshop mobile get along so well.
(:

7 more days of exams to go.
Looking forward to GDOP.

my favourite nilai in moral.

Kebebasan beragama.
KEBEBASAN setiap individu untuk MENGANUTI dan MENGAMALKAN agamanya seperti yang diperuntukkan dalam PERLEMBAGAAN MALAYSIA.

Know your moral values, they can help you a lot.

QoTD #5

2010-04-13T09:21:00.000+08:00

The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: "If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?" But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: "If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?"

Martin Luther King Jr.

Back to the books. :)

on top of the world

2010-04-09T21:03:00.003+08:00

AND that's why PENANG HILL & POLARIZE rocks.

Wave Challenge is tomorrow and I'll probably update about it.
I'm currently in love with PHYSICS coz physics rules.

2010-03-26T21:18:00.002+08:00

Nope, no update here.
I'll update when I see the need.
Yes, my life is THAT boring,
at least for the past week lah, exam ma.

2010-03-20T12:47:00.000+08:00

I don't know why I'm so addicted to this shot.
It's special.

Exam's on monday, Ballet exam on Saturday.
What a week I'll have.

I'll blog about anything I have in mind once I'm relieved from my burdens.

NEVER WILL.

2010-03-19T18:38:00.003+08:00

GO DIXON.

Birthed in Worship Team Retreat 2010, may I present to you Never Will.
Can't believed he LITERALLY recorded it, coz when he said he recorded it I thought he meant with his phone.

You guys should seriously listen to it.

=DDDDD

2010-03-17T23:09:00.000+08:00

God created this.

2010-03-14T22:20:00.002+08:00

I'm going back to that place again,
it's gonna be amazing.

12 days to exam and I'm still stuck studying history.

I'm not gonna be updating for awhile, well at least not until after my exams for obvious reasons.

2010-03-08T10:31:00.002+08:00

tell me whether you think this pic is edited or not.

I don't wanna countdown to exams, it's just too near.
13 days.

but I did it anyway.

2010-02-28T16:14:00.001+08:00

2010-02-27T01:08:00.001+08:00

I love red. don't you?
tell me you love elmo or I'll makeyouwatchamillionhoursofyoutubeandfrEdenoughforyoutodieoflamness.
coz that's what I would NEVER do.

2010-02-15T01:20:00.004+08:00

Ever seen pole dancing?
Ever felt like seeing pole dancing?
Let me present to you the SKINNIEST pole dancer in the WORLD.
yes, I made this fancy smanschy to hype it up.
trust me, It's VERY potong stim if you're into pole dancing, which I highly doubt.

potong stim kan? blame justin.

2010-02-08T10:23:00.002+08:00

i spy a ladybug.

One week to Chinese New Year. Can't wait.
I can finally sleeeeeeep.

2010-01-31T16:04:00.005+08:00

On your right, there is a lamp post and on your left there is a power post.
Do not get mixed up by a power post and a lampost.
You can romantic under a lamp post, but you cannot romantic under a power post.

- says Tania & Eulene in a CHINESE TOUR GUIDE accent.

Apparently, I'm the tourist yang sesat because of them.

brought to you by The Lost And Somehow Will Be Found Tour Company.
somehow I was dumb enough to find them.

we are the reason.

2010-01-30T22:17:00.002+08:00

We Are The Reason - Avalon, in Korean.
It's the dance STORM used for wildfire last year, in case you guys felt it was familliar.

all around me.

2010-01-24T22:35:00.002+08:00

Currently addicted to All Around Me - Flyleaf.
It's a Christian song, and it's awesome. You may probably hate in the beginning, but this song is the kind of song that really grows on people.
The official video gave me goosebumps.

Sorry for the lack of updates.

Condolences

2010-01-19T10:06:00.001+08:00

My deepest condolences to the people affected by Sunday's dragon boating tragedy.

2010-01-03T11:04:00.003+08:00

a few days ago, I had to say, "2010 is around the corner".
Well people, the year we all dread is finally here.
At least, I dread it, because it marked the end of the best school holidays ever.
sigh.

>BACK TO SCHOOL. BACK TO SCHOOL. BACK TO SCHOOL PEOPLE.
>OH SHUT UP, ex-fifth formers. GO HAVE FUN ENJOYING. pfffttt. ISH YOU PEOPLE.
>HELLO SPM tania, julia, le anne etc.
>HELLO BK AND FORM 4 indy, zeph, ben, ruth, ME.
>HELLO RECESS REVO wooots.
>HELLO PMR eulene! *coughs* DSLR *coughs*

yeah, new batches of people doing new things. ESSSSPEEEEAMMMMM, PEEEEAMMMMMARRRRRR. have fun guys.

Form 4 is gonna be a blast. I know it will.
I definitely don't want this year to end, seriously.
If it ends, I'm DOOMED. hello ESSSPEEEAMMMM.
Now, we don't want that to happen do we?
But i want 2011 to end faster. The faster it ends the better.
Wow, I'm a typical high school student. swt.
Anyway, I PREDICT that school WILL be awesome. Church would be EVEN better than before.
GOD will, well always be the AWESOME GOD He is.

Wow, this is such a high-y-fying post.
I'm high about school I guess.

For some reason my eyes are always closed when i smile.

2010 resolutions.

2009-12-30T16:31:00.005+08:00

boxing day party. HAHAH

okay so i kinda blew most of my resolutions for this year except

not being band obsessed anymore
enjoying life
not treating youth/church/cell as a routine.

GO WEI-LYNN. swt
I didn't even make my first resolution - get straight As.
sigh.

Anyway, I have a new new list for next year.

go back to the top of the bunch in school. (assuming I drop to the fourth class =/)
lead cf into something awesome.
focus more on reaching out in school with cf and recess revo.
make recess revo a success next year.
manage time.
destress.

hahaha. yeah.

oh yeah, and happy new year guys.

2009 rambles.

2009-12-27T22:58:00.002+08:00

Okay, I guess this would be a final rambling post for 2009.
This year, has been the best year ever.
Perfect friends, schoolmates, friends, church, ballet, school. everything.

Everything was perfect this year. God has really blessed me abundantly this year.
And the cream? Getting straight As, with a B.
And yes, I am happy that I got 7As, don't get me wrong, I did expect to get straight,
but I am happy because I didn't even deserve to get a B for chinese. Should've gotten a C or a D.
So come to think of it, getting a B for chinese isn't that bad after all. It would've been great to celebrate getting straight As, instead of celebrating it with an extra B. But who cares right? I did my best, and all glory goes back to God. I'm surprised that I got 7As anyway. So yeah, THANK YOU GOD.

Okay, enough about my results, I know you guys aren't that interested anyway.
SCHOOL has been awesome. For ONCE, I actually felt sad leaving school every day. Isn't God great?
He made life awesome IN school. AMEN. Although I can barely speak in chinese, lame I know, but we really did gel as one in class. There weren't any cliques, only super close friends.

Being in Christian Fellowship was also awesome. Had so much fun with these bunch of christian friends.
We may come from different churches or congregations but we sure are one. United.
I have no idea how I ended up being the vp for next year. God please help me.

This year marked the end of me joining rangers, obviously. hahaha
Not gonna get into the details but yeah, you get me.

Church was awesome this year, it always has been.
fireBRANDS got closer.
There's really nothing much to elaborate about fireBRANDS because I can't seem to put my experience so far with them into words.

FRIENDS, the most important things besides God and my parents.
I made some and lost some, basically. In with the new and out with the old right?
Uhh, not too sure about that. Anyway, my friends this year really stuck to me.
And i thank God for every single one of them. Really met some great friends this year.

Yeah, AYC was the best so far.

See what I mean? 2009 is the greatest year ever.
I love this year, and one day, I'm gonna look back and remember this year and smile at it.

december 23 2009.

2009-12-25T21:15:00.001+08:00

sorry for the bad edit, i'm too lazy to do a nice one. I simply pressed buttons this time.

2009-12-21T13:26:00.000+08:00

i have no idea why i like this picture so much.

finally.

2009-12-21T12:38:00.007+08:00

HELLO people of penang. I'm back, after a REALLY long hiatus.
sorry guys, I was just being the lazy girl I am. Don't hate me.

Anyway, I've been up to a lot lately, so I can't really say that I'm lazy. I was BUSY.
Burdened Under Satan's Yoke. swt. hahah
ANYWAY, went to Penang Hill on december 9th for FAST AND PRAYER.
yeah, 23 hours of fasting. Actually most of us fasted longer, I bet hardly any of us ate until 11.59.

Pictures at bethel.

Marilyn wasn't posing, seriously.

close-up shots.

my genius co-leader at work. hahah
Dan oh Dan.
too pro already.

Gary & Indy

The Sunrise

I think this was before Sunrise.

Pastor carrying Andrew

I have no idea what this is, taken on my phone.

dance for creative workshop

RAFTERS.

the works of sharon and beverly during worship practice.

ANDREW and ELMO.

Ahhhh.

Okay, now to give you guys a write-up on YOUTH CAMP.
Sorry it's so retardedly late.

Day ONE,
Got on to the bus, bla blah.
Did an opening dance for the camp, and my was it tiring. 4 mins non-stop. hahaha
Okay, maybe i stopped for one or two eights.
But still.

After the dance, we got to meet our members. GO RAFTERS.
The first day was kinda boring for me and a bit sien because I had headache. We ended up 6th on the last day.
I have no idea what the team-building was for. Hahahah.
Ironic. I know.

Worship on the first night was awesome, as always.
The food improved like a million times, GO HARVARD CHEFS.

Day TWO,
woke up at 5.30. Don't blame me, blame the dots on my alarm clock. I suck at reading analog alarms.
I walked around in the hallway for about 2 hours. I was COLD, and sleepy.
Thank God for Yen Yee and Julia for temaning me. Hhahah.
Had fun playing the field game on the second day, because there was no sense of competition.
Peng Peng was funny, his gelagat was stupid.

I realised, after so long of hiatus, i lost my blogging mojo, so I'm not gonna elaborate anymore.
I'll just do it on the firebrands blog, if tania lets me invade it again. HAHAH.

I'm gonna skip to day FIVE.
because i felt like.
TOO BAD for you ever eager readers. =D
youth camp was fun lar, too fun. Too much to write. hahaha
I loved ayc 09, it beat ayc 08 like a lot. ahahaha the facilities.
everything was awesome.

now to my pendapat.
I kinda felt like ayc on the first few days weren't enough. The message wasn't strong enough, in my perspective. Sorry pastor mark. UNTIL, the last night. WOAH, it was literally like WOAHHH! AWESOME. you could just feel God's presence rain down. I guess God wanted us to hunger Him more, so He saved the best for last.

anyway im getting lazy. bye now.
crap, I just said bye on a blog.
BYE people of Blogger land.

2009-11-30T20:37:00.002+08:00

i realised that iPhoto can't do as great a job as Photoshop can.

2009-11-30T09:51:00.004+08:00

Isn't he just the most adorable boy you've ever seen?

updates to come whenever.

change your world.

2009-11-23T20:13:00.003+08:00

Hey guys. I'm back.
This is gonna be a short post, because I've spent about 3 hours updating the firebrands blog already.

So if you want a full update, go there.
And the post there is SUPER long, so yeah, more things to read there.
5 pictures are all I'm gonna give you guys because I'm to lazy to update the 40 plus photos I uploaded there.

gaah, I'm too lazy to blog, bye.

2009-11-19T22:56:00.001+08:00

so long k3b of 09.

24 days to ayc.

I'm probably gonna lay off the blogosphere from now on.
Having one of those "I hate the internet" moments.

2009-11-12T14:55:00.003+08:00

being free is not nice.
i seriously need a good blog layout.
this layout hardly even spells ME, let alone scream it.
but the font issues are killing me.
c'mon firefox, fix it already.

gah forget it, im changing back.
since it can be seen properly on safari, why not.
and yes, i found my codes. thankkyoouu blogger.

2009-11-11T17:01:00.003+08:00

THIS was created by the graduates of THE ONE ACADEMY.

http://www.toa.edu.my/
They came to our school to give us a talk on their academy.
So yeah, attention to all the spm-ers who are interested in taking arts/graphic design etc,
after graduating, here's a thought.
they're giving a 15% scholarship to whoever enrolls. cool right?

new layout

2009-11-11T15:22:00.003+08:00

hello world!

I'm high today, excuse the highness.
anyway, I've changed my layout as you can clearly see.
I know, I know, it's not like me to not edit anything but I just hate css.
something went wrong with my old layout and I'm too lazy to make a new one.

******EDIT ******

okay, I couldn't resist myself.
sooooo, I edited the fonts because I just can't stand staring at Trebuchet MS all the time.

32 days to youth camp

2009-11-09T16:03:00.002+08:00

4 days to freedom.
wow sad, I was supposed to have freedom ages ago.
I blame exams.

anyway, here's the countdown on ayc.

21+13 = 34.

oh yes, 34 days to youth camp.

here's what I did in school today.
take exam > sleep > see people's preparations for art > take exam > sleep.

i officially have no life.

happy birthday nov babies.

2009-11-05T15:35:00.006+08:00

nov 6 - joyce, may may.
nov 8 - benjamin lim
nov 15 - zephaniah, fly fm. HAHA.
nov 18 - cheryl

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOVEMBER BABIES.

Apparently I don't have many november born friends.
so anyway, here goes nothin' again.

happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to november babies,
happy birthday to you you you.

and yes, I typed that, I didn't just copy and paste.

so this is goodbye

2009-11-04T18:04:00.018+08:00

customised youtube colours.
if you haven't noticed already, that isn't a present colour.
nothing special, just thought I'd point it out for you.

Hush - Automatic Loveletter.
Lead singer is Juliet Simms, explains the familiar voice eh?

She sang in Remembering Sunday with All Time Low.

here's a picture of her for those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about.

oh and look at the 2nd shirt, PLAY RADIO PLAY! hahah.

awesome one man band.

Though I still can't get my hands on his songs.

Sorry people, I know I promised an update on theme night, but I'm just too lazy.

SOOOO, I'm gonna give you a dose of my rambles in return.
Not a very nice compensation though. too bad.

I feel like skipping school and using the 3 remaining letters I have left.
However, my schedule is so packed in school that i can't even pick the perfect days.
On the days I don't wanna come, it's either I have to stay back or I have something to do.
I'll probably have to stay back for another 3 more days or so before the hols end.

Finals are next week, I don't even feel like studying because jentera pentadbiran negara in civics just doesn't makes sense.
seriously, it's like a full chapter of nonsense.
I thought civic lessons were supposed to train us to be model citizens. Since when did we have to memorize the jobs and functions of the government.
Then again, civics is the best time to sleep in class, as long as you don't get caught.

If you thought taking civics was bad enough, imagine taking PHYSICAL EDUCATION as a written paper. HELLO! pjk!
There's like 200 pages to study and guess what are the total marks.
52. FIFTY-TWO.

Gonna return my text books on Wednesday, finally!

definitely looking forward to next Tuesday for obvious reasons.

12 more days and bye bye school.
Adieu, until next year you overlypackedwithschoolrules school,

Adieu, k3b, my favourite class since standard one.

wow, for once I'm sad.
I may not talk about korean superstars,
they may not love american or any alternative bands that sing in english,
but we sure do click well enough to be united.

Though, we're still not as united as K3A, but cut us some slack,
some of us are first timers in the second class. *points to myself.
yeah, the best class of friends I've had since form 1, and best class I've been in since standard one.

Indeed a very enjoyable year in school.
yes I know I'm weird, but let's face it, cliques are unheard of in my class this year.
which is awesome.
There's no one to play meangirls or nerds, coz we're equal.

Gosh, seriously. Can't believe I'm actually sad to end the school year.
wow, wei-lynn, wow.

I think from now on, words not bolded and are italic are my inner thoughts if they're entered in a new row or if they're coloured blue? Now i gotta remind myself about that.

Can't believe it's actually a post already. hahah, all my rambles.
please dont hate me for this. I know I'm weird and I know I'm always bored, so this is where I get to memanfaatkan masa lapang saya. And I'm bored not because I'm not studying for the finals, I'm just bored because I get bored easily.

Hopefully this won't be the last post until after my piano exam.
I'll try to ramble more or update lah, IF there's something to update and I have photos.
the joys of not having facebook.
And no, it's not because I'm a caveman. (cavewoman)
I just don't wanna have it.
Not now, maybe in nevergonnahappenagainuntilihaveavalidreason months, i'll consider reviving my facebook.
I'm too lazy to maintain my facebook anyway.
My myspace is already rotting, and i dont even care about it anymore.

OH OH, before i forget.
38 days to ayc.

sorry, i just HAD to post it.
I needed something to update on.

BANNED Glee Preview! featuring Shane Dawson. - Take 180º
www.take180.com
HOT CROSS BUNS. hahahaha. watch the video to find out.

2009-11-01T20:30:00.003+08:00

42 days to ayc.
gaah the bokeh effect looked SO MUCH better in photoshop than it is now.
looked more scattered and less cluttered.
SIGH.

yes i know i'm crazy for counting down to ayc at this point in time.

countdown

2009-10-31T10:10:00.007+08:00

43 days to youth camp.
aren't you just as excited as i am?
i bet you are! i bet you are.

gosh, i deleted the ayc 07 AND 08 file.
so i have no pictures whatsoever of the previous camps.
they're all in the disc i'm too lazy to rip from again.

sorry guys, for another boring pictureless post.

oh oh and if you guys are looking for new music, try listening to this song.

Take These Words - Tomas & Loes.

a song written by two 17 year olds.

Lyrics:

Please hold my hand, Ive got a problem i cant solve
Im searching for something, but I cant find
And this track Im on, is making me doubt this, its making unsure

And all I ever cared for, was to hold you high
And all I ever wanted, was to make it right

Take these words away there is nothing left to say
Take these words away there is nothing left to fake

Dont try to bend me, dont try to change this
Im trying so hard, please understand
And I know you want to fake it, I know you wanna fake it
But please understand me

And all I ever wanted, was to hold you high
And all I ever cared for, was to make it right

Take these words away there is nothing left to say
Take these words away there is nothing left to fake

Take my, take my words away
(Take my, take my, take my)
Take my words away
(Take my, take my, take my)
Take my..

i know, amazing song.

2009-10-29T20:59:00.004+08:00

some photos.
i got bored.
i'm bored of studying sivik.

random update; 46 days to ayc.

2009-10-28T17:23:00.008+08:00

blah. gonna update about theme night this sat.
prepare to be blinded by bright colours.
sorry i'm just really bored, i think i'm gonna start studying tomorrow.

school is pretty much boring right now.
i sleep, i wake up, i sleep, i get woken up, i sleep again, i wake up, i go home, i come online, i sleep, i wake up and i repeat the routine.
gonna add studying to it tomorrow.

gosh i cant wait until 11/11.
that's when i'm officially free for the year.

there's seriously like nothing to do in school.
we're stuck on the program selepas pmr which isn't very fun.
sign language competition, bm singing competiton. yeah. boring stuff.

what else should i ramble about?
NOTHING.

oh btw, youth camp is in 46 days.

recess revo is revolutionary.

2009-10-28T15:06:00.001+08:00

today we carried out project sekacpuc.
teachers were happy, we didn't get caught.
i hope we didn't touch any 'isu sensitif'

so called sekacpuc

2009-10-26T21:48:00.002+08:00

the cards for our recess revo thing.
a.k.a yi cheer's so called project sekacpuc.
her 'secret' codeword.

tomorrow is baking day. hahah.

change your world.

2009-10-25T13:32:00.013+08:00

fun fact: did you know that first guy featured in the video, Bob Geldof was the guy
who organized Live 8. I didn't know that until just now.

CHANGE YOUR WORLD.
NOVEMBER 22, 2009. 6-10pm, Dewan Sri Pinang.

www.changeyourworld.com.my

one concert not to be missed.

looking forward to 22nd nov.
yeah.
this event just kicked off yesterday.

gonna make some cupcakes for the teachers.

RR + CFpcghs = change.
a not-so logo done by yours truly.
usual drills if you want to for this, rate/comment.

yeah, looking forward to seeing change take place in our school.
we'll see how it goes.

2009-10-22T18:08:00.001+08:00

I got bored?
it's actually 2 pictures in one.

watch out world, cupcakes are coming.

tft in mainstream now?

2009-10-21T19:17:00.012+08:00

2009 mtvU Woodie Awards

so yeah, the one on top is for the GOOD WOODIE, please vote Jamie Tworkowski.
Because I told you so and because he's from To Write Love On Her Arms.
And we all know that TWLOHA is just awesome right?
HAHA, I love their shirt designs and their cause.

The one on top is for the Breaking Woodie Award, I'm voting for Never Shout Never and La Roux.
I'm not a huge fan of La Roux but I think she's very special.
okay that was a stupid excuse but her songs and looks are so unique.

This year, There For Tomorrow is gonna present the Breaking Woodie Award because they won it last year.
So far, all my favourite bands have won the Breaking Woodie Award,
so hopefully the people I've voted for will win.

Even though I'm into new bands and new shows now, I still miss the good old ones.

S Club 7.

I miss S Club 7, thanks to Tina, they broke up.

Lindsay Lohan.

yeah, I was a fan of this amazing actress, until she started going drunk, taking drugs, being gay etc.
Her life is a total wreck but I think she's making her way back up.
She was an awesome role model, was.
She managed to influence younger sister, Ali to have a shot in the entertainment industry.
bad influence.
Ali now looks 40, she's only 16.

Ali Lohan.

As Told By Ginger.

hahaa quote choo ning,

As told by ginger is very insightful.

enough said.

Lizzie McGuire.

I think everyone has watched this before, not gonna elaborate.

so yeah, basically all these shows actually thought us values, and about not having boyfriends/girlfriends.
what do shows like Hannah Montana and Wizards of Waverly Place do to us?
they tell us that we should break up as many times as possible and get the cutest guys.

For example,
In lizzie mcguire, Lizzie only had crushes and no real boyfriends and dates.
In the other shows of today, they have boyfriends and they party.
no wonder our world is so messed up today.

hahah, I miss the good old shows and music.
However, I still love my current favs.

oh oh, I still miss watching ALL THAT and KENAN AND KEL!
Nickelodeon is still going strong but disney seriously has to rethink their taste in shows.

sorry for the rambling. lol

go away youtube beta.

2009-10-20T15:31:00.002+08:00

YES, youtubers, viewers and account holders of today, yesterday and tomorrow
all hate youtube beta.

Don't know what youtube beta is?
Don't bother changing to it, I'll just show you a screen shot.

sorry you can't click to enlarge.

Youtube Beta sucks big time, when you want to view all the videos, you don't get redirected to a new page anymore.
Instead, they'll just leave you in the user profile page and let you scroll through hundreds of videos yourself, no more search function.

so yeah, it kinda sucks big time.
I want the old youtube back.

QoTD#4.

2009-10-19T21:43:00.004+08:00

wow I look weird in that picture. hahah
so not a fan of makeup.

hols aren't even here yet and I'm already looking forward to AYC.

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.

H.L Mencken

"not" balloon boy.

2009-10-19T13:17:00.004+08:00

people can do crazy things just to get attention huh?
he cannot be called balloon boy, he should be called 'NOT balloon boy'.

"not balloon boy" here spilled the beans on LKL (Larry King Live), when Larry King asked the boy why did he hide in the attic.
The boy simply said, "it was for the show!"

ahhahahahaha.

the looks on his dad's face were priceless.

stupid publicity stunt.

hope you're happy now, mr. NOT balloon boy's dad.
you got the publicity AND charges filed against you, smooth move.

leave. another awesome cover by p4w.

2009-10-18T21:25:00.006+08:00

just figured you guys deserved an update.
yes, I love paper4wings a lot.
here's his youtube channel.

2009-10-18T15:42:00.002+08:00

i've been listening to the same song for at least 10 times today and yesterday respectively.
haha, updates soon.
don't know when, hopefully soon. maybe after nov 12.
okay, YES i'm exaggerating.
so yeah, i think i'll try to update when i make the model house tomorrow.

fireBRANDS blog

2009-10-17T11:53:00.004+08:00

click the picture to go to the blog.
yeah, i've hyperlinked it.

i started working on this blog the day after pmr ended, but the real thing really took 3 days.
Considering that i wasted the tuesday looking for inspiration, then i was reminded that i could work on html rather than css.

So i took about erm, 21 hours or so to make this layout.
the codes are based on my current blog, i tried to add some nice features to it but the codes overridded each other.
too bad. hahah.
i wanted to add a controllable marquee of pictures and a menu for people to click certain links for details.

so ANYWAY, i think i'll take a break and then work on my own blog.
i know i'm not supposed to come online today because yeah, my back hurt from all the non-stop editing.
but i needed to turn on my itunes, for useful purposes.
:P

2009-10-15T20:07:00.002+08:00

A Million Little Pieces
James Frey
is the best book ever, besides the vulgarity.

before

after.

so yeah, i'm halfway through the book.
Imagine that I was so engrossed in that book that i literally ignored calls for my name.
ahahhaha.

yeah. awesome book.
hope i can finish it soon.
gonna continue that book tomorrow.

okay on other notes,
i peeled my fingernail off. hahaa, the tip of it.
and now it hurts. silly me. lol.

happy birthday oct babies.

2009-10-14T16:45:00.004+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OCTOBER BABIES.
so yeah, here's the list of people who celebrate their birthdays this month.

OCTOBER.
5th - MING YEN.
14th - BENJAMIN, KHAI HERN.
24th - MARILYN.
25th - YI WEN.
26th - BEVERLY.

okay so TODAY is khai hern and ben's birthday.
happy birthday.

here goes nothin'.

happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to october babies,
happy birthday to you.

pmr is over.

2009-10-13T16:13:00.002+08:00

PMR.
is over.

but my brain can't receive the signal that pmr is over yet.
so it's not high-y-fying. (so not a word.)
hahha, updates soon, when there's something to update on.

tomorrow shall be the last.

2009-10-12T17:38:00.002+08:00

answers are pouring in for the exam papers.
i got a peek at some of them, and frankly i think that some of them have mistakes.
waiting for nehemiah to give me his answers. lol.
if i mark my papers against the given answers, i have about 15-17 mistakes, a far cry from what i got when i marked it myself. (5 or 6 is far.)
and some answers weren't even logical.
so i'm kept hanging.

tomorrow tomorrow.
chinese.

expect something soon.

2009-10-11T11:42:00.005+08:00

i love firebrands.

badly edited photo, edited it last year.

yeah i got kinda bored.
currently cramming in for chinese. it's sort of working i guess.
can't wait for ayc.
will post a birthday shoutout on the 14th, day after pmr.
and i'll shoutout to khai hern and ben in particular i guess,
since it's on the day of their birthday.
and i'll do my usual drills.

i show no favouritism.
it's pure coincidence.

2009-10-09T11:56:00.004+08:00

before animation.

after animation.

sorry for the weird spaces, i was too lazy to resize my picture.
the butterflies are randomly scattered, they aren't flying.
don't come telling me that my butterflies are injured or don't have a sense of direction.
they're dead, so yeah.
hahah.
you know the drills.

comment/rate.

pmr is half over, i got 4 more subjects to go.
geography was easy as pie. i love pie.
wish me luck for chinese, sej, kh and math.
back to the books.

2009-10-08T18:19:00.003+08:00

i'm praying i get straight As.
not gonna let the 3inarowcleansweep-hardexampapers get to my faith and me.
hardest papers i've ever done, but i'm still go strong.
gonna move forward and believe i can do it.

wow, i admire my own optimism.
haha, but it's all in good faith.

sacrifice.

2009-10-06T21:23:00.006+08:00

Sacrifice.

Who's the one that makes you happy
Who's the one that always makes you laugh
Who's the reason you're smiling
And dragged you through these times, so rough

I was the one that made happy
I was the one that eased the pain
But I'm the reason that you're crying now
My own tears scattered by the rain

You can sacrifice me
You can sacrifice me
You can set me free
You can be who you wanna be

Deeper than deep you took me on a trip baby
You shared your wildest dreams and more
You dare me to express my feelings to you
I never felt that need before

But suddenly you needed freedom
You felt the need to break free
You started drowing in your sorrow
You didn't wanna know I had the key

You can sacrifice me
You can sacrifice me
You can set me free
You can be who you wanna to be

You can sacrifice me, sacrifice me
You can be who you wanna
You can be who you wanna be

here are the lyrics for the song i posted in the previous post, sacrifice.
covered by tomas and loes. original song by anouk.

okay, so i know i'm not supposed to be blogging now but
i'm just bored and tired of studying.
so give me a break.
gonna fall asleep soon, tomorrow, tomorrow.
probably that word would keep me awake for the rest of the week.

hello pmr, please leave after the 13th of 2009 and don't come back to haunt me.
just let me give it my best shot and let's call it truce. shall we?

gosh, im talking to an exam.

2009-10-05T22:00:00.001+08:00

1 day.
wow, i seriously gotta stop blogging.

2 days to d-day.

2009-10-04T20:20:00.005+08:00

i love pop art effects.

well, i'm not exactly going for battle because it's just pmr and not a war.
so yeah, i'm gonna ramble a bit here because it's my blog and i'm kind of bored.

okay, so pmr. 2 days.
am i the only person who's excited about this?
i mean, come on people, 2 days to exam, 9 days to freedom for 3 months.
wow, i'm so excited, i'm getting typos every second. haha.
i guess i want to type everything out but my fingers are slower than my brain.

currently doing komsas now.
actually, i'm already done, but i just wanna be sure of what i'm reading.
just because it's pmr.

Sacrifice - Tomas & Loes

it's worth the wait.

this song is nice, it's unique.

okay, back to rambling. had to sidetrack awhile because i was boring myself.
hahah.

i'm so excited, i love the exam atmosphere, the silence, the peace.
it's just sad that 8 subjects are split into a 4:4 ratio.
i wished it was a 6:2 ratio.
that would be fun.

I'm currently addicted to Black Lines To Battlefields.
the song is quite old, but not ancient.
i'm trying to find it but i can't.

gosh, i'm not a good rambler.
explains why my essay can't even hit 3 pages.
always gets stuck at 2 and a half.

since i'm a bad rambler,
i'll stop now before you people start to fall asleep.

cheesy header/good one on its way.

2009-10-01T16:59:00.004+08:00

okay so i know this header is cheesy.
sorry.
i just wanted to test it out.
gonna leave it like that for you people to comments.
so yeah, you know the drill, comment/rate.

gonna make a real good one after pmr.

this is just warming up,
sorry the colour schemes don't match well.

5 days

snow leopard/apple/safari4 woes.

2009-10-01T14:55:00.003+08:00

is it me or is it apple/steve jobs?
maybe it's apple because i'm not the only one who thinks that safari 4 ran better on leopard and that shut down on leopard was faster and that everything on leopard didn't lag as much as it does now on snow leopard.
what's up apple?

snow leopard, nuff said.
it's slow! seriously, i don't know why.
it's supposed to be faster, apparently snow leopards are slower than leopards.

safari 4.
big fat fail.
it ran so much better on leopard, seriously.
i'm back on firefox now because safari won't even open web pages without "www" in it.
and i don't type my urls with wwws.

so much for being finely tuned.

after one month on snow leopard, i can't say that i'm pleased it.
yeah, the exposé is neater, the finder is nicer, the quick look is better,
but itunes is still running on 32 bit, which is kinda weird.

gosh apple, update! give us a software update, unretard (no such word but hey) yourselves and your snow leopard. make snow leopard live up to it's name.

2009-09-30T14:21:00.003+08:00

@youtube wth man, wth.
hey boys and girls, look at what youtube recommended for me!
a girl who cant sing/dance/act/be human.

lol.

it's as if i like kanye/miley/serena. gosh.
at least they got the others right.
i've never even watched a miley video on youtube
(unless you consider shane dawson's dog, which is WAYY better than miley)

anyway, just wanted to update.
gotta go study again.

hello bm!
6 days to pmr.

2009-09-27T12:06:00.005+08:00

lol.

I got kinda bored so i randomly chose this photo i took back in March.
it's the boat thingy/tower thingy/thigmabob i took in Fort Cornwallis.
I'm too lazy to search for the name and definition of this thigmabob, so i'm just gonna leave it like that.

pmr is in 9 days, can't wait.
from today onwards, i'm just gonna study on subject per day and read them through.
wonder how it's gonna turn out.

since i've promised you people an update, and since i'm a woman (girl/lady/FEMALE) of my word, i'll give you a short one.
No pictures, no frills.

Went to queens with tania, eulene, le anne and elaine (le anne's cousin) on wednesday.
yeah, finally got a chance to go out.

watched g-force.
in my opinion, this is JUST my opinion,
disney is getting lamer and lamer by the second.
rating: 7.3/10
slightly higher than UP just because i thought UP made less sense than this.
maybe because this didn't involve any grumpy cartoon characters or annoying ones.
so yeah, this movie didn't really get positive reviews, but oh well.
i preferred it more than up.
had dinner and went home after that.

on friday, wen't to louis' dad's wake service.
our deepest condolences, hope you feel better.
(okay i know this is sort of late, but i was too lazy to blog about it)
after the wake we went for supper.
I'm beginning to think that i'm the only one in firebrands who doesn't like eating late at night.
so i'm pointing out the obvious.
i didn't eat, i just drank a bit etc.

after that, nothing much happened already.
had youth bla bla, and now i'm sitting here blogging or rather, rambling.

btw, comment/rate/whatever on my edited picture on top.
it was done purely out of boredom mind you, so it's not fancy shmancy.

QoTD#3

2009-09-23T12:09:00.003+08:00

"Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?" Steve Jobs

updates coming soon, by after pmr, i promise.

HAHA, KIDDING.
i'll get it up soon.

30h!3 parody. Obviously parodies we meant to be like that.
surprising how i found a parody that was actually better than the actual song.
*points to Everything's gonna be okay

the used.

2009-09-22T09:41:00.005+08:00

the used's album is growing on me.
love love love it.
i love music that grows on people.

I feel like giving you people an update, but i just don't know what to update on,
considering that my life is well, let's just say it's filled with books.

I'm dying to get my hands on some novels to kill time after pmr,
both time consuming AND useful, so i won't waste my life.
Suggestions?
don't give me novels about vampires or warlocks or witches or idiots.
give me something i can really chew on, maybe some controversy would be nice.
please please? haha. i want a really thick and good book,
and don't make me read the original of the prisoner of zenda or crap like that.
just give me your suggestions, something nice, like the kite runner.

something for you guys to laugh at,

haha, if you still can't see, then click to enlarge.

2009-09-20T11:23:00.007+08:00

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

haha, i'm obviously not from canada but i have some pictures from canada thanks to my dad.
here are some pictures.

University of Ottawa

it's just the beginning of fall.

okay, don't stare at the guy for a minute and look at the painting.
my dad drew that.
nice right?

haha, anyway, really lazy to upload any more photos.
So yeah, gonna go now.

pmr.

2009-09-18T15:33:00.002+08:00

pmr 2009 in 2 weeks.
brace.
18 days.

2009-09-16T15:03:00.003+08:00

Things God has done for me during my exams which I'm SUPER thankful for.

somehow got me an A for geography, yes i'm very shocked.
made me circle the correct answer when i had the wrong answer in my brain.
somehow made my hand circle correct answers for the questions i tembak-ed. (not that i wanted to tembak, i had no choice, blame the time limit)
made the invigilators turn off the air-cond aiming directly at me on the day i had a cold.
the day before my science exam, somehow i decided to do SCIENCE, duh. Guess what? the exact same questions came out during the exam. If not for me practising the day before, i wouldn't have known how to answer the questions.

oh oh and He also sort of healed my friend. haha.
apparently the day before she thought she was gonna die
and now she has been discharged. ahah

yeah, amazing right?

THANK YOU GOD!

QoTD #2.

"But better die than live mechanically a life that is a repetition of repetitions."
-D. H. Lawrence

2009-09-15T16:32:00.002+08:00

exams are over.
for now..
pmr 20days.

ohoh and i just realised that i'm wearing the same shirt now.

HAHAHA.

random.

was doing sejarah project, because i definitely won't be found in Fort Cornwallis for no reason.
btw, notice that i've spelled REALISED correctly, apparently i've been spelling everything that has 2 spellings wrongly.
i.e colour (american: color), realise (american: realize), favourite (american: favorite) etc.

God heals.

2009-09-15T14:31:00.000+08:00

Thank God for healing Yu Ling.

=)

healer.

2009-09-14T20:10:00.003+08:00

He's the healer, and that's what's important right now.

You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
And heal all my disease

I trust in You
I trust in You

I believe You're my Healer
I believe You are all I need
I believe You're my Portion
I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need

Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible for You
You hold my world in Your hands

God, i pray for yuling, I pray that you will be with her through this and she and her family will have that sense of calmness in them and their faith will not be shaken by this. God, I pray that you'll heal her completely, and that she'll be able to go back to school and what she'll have is just a faint memory of what had happened. God, I pray that you won't let her suffer, and that you'll bring her through this struggle peacefully. In Jesus' name i pray, Amen.

Okay, So if you're wondering why this post is mainly about God's healing powers/love or why i wrote a prayer here,
we'll it's because YU LING, has brain infection.
yes brain infection, do keep her in your prayers kay?

God'll heal you, in time.

QoTD#1.

2009-09-14T14:42:00.003+08:00

Quote Of The Day.
will be doing a weekly/monthly segment on quote of the days, maybe it should be quote of the WEEK/MONTH, but whatever, i like it this way.

anyways.

Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. - Michael Landon

yep, that's a random QoTD right there.

here's my own quote just for fun.

Maths is as hard as its gonna get, jpn better not lose my pmr paper.

happy birthday sept babies.

2009-09-11T14:39:00.006+08:00

who's this?
.
.
.
.
.

the one, the only...

EULENE OOI TSU PHIN.
happy 14th.
=)

so yeah happy birthday girl,
really lazy to make a long mushy poem and stuff like that,
so i'll cut to the chase.
you've been really awesome and i thank God for placing you in my life.
=)

happy birthday in advance to you too chen shiau xian!
*hugs.

sept 6 - jeremy kuan
sept 11 - eulene ooi
sept 15 - shiau xian
sept 16 - eunice lee
sept 25 - tricia yeoh
sept 26 - louis teoh, ee lyn.

yeah, september babies. sorry if i missed anyone out.
anyway, happy birthday (in advance/belated/on the day)

so yeah, to fulfill the www.lynnblurbs/lynn-lurrveees/wei-lynnhearts.blogspot.com tradition,
here goes nothin!

happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to september babies,
happy birthday to you.

the brightest green.

2009-09-09T20:59:00.003+08:00

the brightest green ain't bad at all.
anarbor ain't bad at all.
they're all good. hahah.
=)
have a listen, take a peek.
featured in hopelessly devoted to you vol. 7.

2009-09-09T14:51:00.000+08:00

26days.
i know, bad edit.
was super blur, sorry.

hello chinese and math.

2009-09-08T16:38:00.004+08:00

someone is peeling my name off.

2009-09-07T14:24:00.002+08:00

official logo? hahah. maybe.
might use this for my credits.

had some spare time.

photoshop, you've done it again.

2009-09-06T13:25:00.008+08:00

okay, so i know i'm not supposed to be online now/ blogging or even photshop-ing for that matter.

but hey, i'm almost done studying, so why not let loose for a few minutes.

here's what i made while relaxing, yes this is very relaxing.

oh and i also made this post to show that i love photoshop more than pixelmator.

hahahah. jeng jeng jeng?

LOL, i know, wrong usage of "andrew's phrases"

the bokeh effect.

2009-09-04T16:20:00.003+08:00

a new background created.

thank you abduzeedo.com
trying to get new fonts but am stuck when it comes to unzipping,
something's wrong with my utilities.

2009-09-03T22:21:00.004+08:00

ah i miss that day.

I want,
the kite runner by Khaled Hosseini.
the storyline is just amazing.
here's the synopsis.

The Kite Runner tells the story of Amir a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, who betrayed his best friend Hassan (by allowing him to be raped), the son of his father's Hazara servant, and lives in regret. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of the monarchy in Afghanistan through the Soviet invasion, the mass exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States and the rise of the Taliban regime.

deleted my second half of the post, since it's not encouraging readers to read it anyway,
how dumb of me. LOL

it's in the way again.

2009-09-02T21:19:00.002+08:00

trials in 6 days.
pmr in 34 days.

runningonsnowleopardisthebestthingever.

you have a heart of gold.

2009-08-31T17:00:00.003+08:00

Everything's Gonna Be Okay
(credits below in previous post)

I watched my dad walk out the door,
Shattering my world behind,
I knew Id never see him again,
And it hurt so much inside,
Yelled at the sky,
Why is it this way?
look at myself I just cant get straight,
My life is so hazy,
I even lost my baby,
My soul is yearning and I just need to change,
Too many chances and I blew it,
So hungry and I have no one,
And I just keep hanging on,
And I just keep hanging on,
And I just keep hanging on,

CHORUS:
Never gonna give up,
I live my life,
Feel better each and every day,
Im not gonna quit so there
Sick of this Shhht so there
Never gonna give up,
I live my life,
Feel better each and every day,
yea,
Everythings gonna be okay,
yea,
Everythings gonna be okay

In my tub I just want to end,
All I really feel is pain,
My life is crap I got nothing to lose,
And everything to gain,
So alone no one even sees me,
No job to free the debts I achieved,
Just feel like Im losing,
My heart just keeps on bruising,
My futures blurring and I gotta think quickly,
Why now he doesnt deserve this,
I am gonna go crazy soon,
And I just keep hanging on,
Please keep hanging on,
Please keep hanging on,

CHORUS:
Never gonna give up,
I live my life,
Feel better each and every day,
Im not gonna quit so there
Sick of this Shhht so there
Never gonna give up,
I live my life,
Feel better each and every day,
yea,
Everythings gonna be okay,
yea,
Everythings gonna be okay

Even if u wanna cry,
Gonna be better just take the ride,
Something tells me youll be fine,
The strength inside you is gonna shine!

CHORUS:
Never gonna give up,
I live my life,
Feel better each and every day,
Im not gonna quit so there
Sick of this Shhht so there
Never gonna give up,
I live my life,
Feel better each and every day,
yea,
Everythings gonna be okay,
yea,
Everythings gonna be okay
Never gonna give up,
I live my life,
Feel better each and every day,
Im not gonna quit so there
Sick of this Shhht so there
Never gonna give up,
I live my life,
Feel better each and every day,
yea,
Everythings gonna be okay,
yea,
Everythings gonna be okay.

yes my title makes sense, i'm referring to brittani louise taylor

anyway, i love the song she spoofed, first meaningful spoofed song i've heard.

go listen to it! scroll down to get that video or click the link above and just look out for the song which has MILEY CYRUS PARTY IN THE USA.
OR. just click here.

yes boys and girls, a totally unmeaningful song turned meaningful.
love it.

nerds don't party.

2009-08-30T11:39:00.005+08:00

"nerds" alike.

Pastor Victor (Best Dressed Male) & Aunty Rama

Sarah & Le Roy

Sarah & Sharon

Best Dressed Female.

Being A Nerd 101.

ransack your own bag before the bullies get to it.
tuck in properly to avoid wedgies.
part hair to the left or right or center, do not fluff it.
press it down neatly for better performance in school.
(So I've heard)
Smile at yourself in the mirror and you're ready to go.

okay so this might not be how nerds dress because i really don't know how they do.

Just gonna do a brief synopsis about the whole thing. (sounds like a story)
We were split into 4 groups.

Short Girls, Tall Girls, Short Guys and Tall Guys.
and in the end, here are the placings, see for yourself.

Short Guys
Tall Guys
Tall Girls
Short Girls.

yeah. i'm really too lazy to blog about it.
keep checking in on www.firebrands-irri.blogspot.com for updates, i'm not sure when are they gonna do it, but i hope soon.

Now moving on to my holiday updates.
Basically, it sucked.
seriously. it just did.
80% of the time i was studying, and the rest i was either hoping to relax or i really did.
I had more hopes than experiences. LOL.
PMR please come faster and leave my life.
I need to get rid of the thought of Menglembu, Pahang and the food making industry.

everything is gonna be okay

2009-08-29T11:11:00.009+08:00

baking & cell.

credits as follows:
STARRING/DIRECTED/EDITED/LYRICS/ETC by

Brittani Taylor
TWITTER
http://www.twitter.com/brittanitaylor
BLOGTV
http://www.blogtv.com/brittanilouiset...

FILMED BY
Joe Nation
http://www.youtube.com/joenationtv
http://www.joenation.tv

VOCALS and ALSO STARRING
Taylor Beckett
http://www.youtube.com/taylorbeckett101
http://www.twitter.com/taylorbeckett

REST of my amazing CAST! :)

Shane Dawson
http://www.youtube.com/shanedawsontv
http://www.youtube.com/shanedawsontv2

Ashley Hawkins
http://www.youtube.com/user/ashgirl1222

Judy Echavez
http://www.judyechavez.com

Daniel Messier

Dianna Catterton

Chris Thompson
http://www.youtube.com/supricky06

MUSIC COMPOSED BY
Chris Thompson and Joe Penna
http://www.youtube.com/supricky06
http://www.youtube.com/mysteryguitarman

SPECIAL THANKS TO
Atomic Records
http://www.atomicrecordsla.com

okay i know i hate miley cyrus a lot, but this song is amazing.
It's not her song, but it's the spoof version which is 1 bajillion times better than her own version.
seriously.

it's very intense i guess, first time seeing comedians being serious and spoof videos being serious.
so basically this is a spoof of Party In The USA, i hate that song a lot, just because it proves once again that miley sucks and she doesn't appreciate life and what it has to offer, besides partying.

anyway, wen't to watch up yesterday, photos coming soon.

just giving you a short review.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
why? completely illogical. in my opinion, this is JUST my opinion.
i thought it was kind of boring lah, with some weak humour here and there.
oh well.

went to tania's place to bake before heading to queens.

ingredients.

timeless.

eulene.

lol we got bored

team eulene and wei-lynn doing some really guey
but nice chocolate in a microwave oven.

team tania did chocolate dip on a stove.
only had pictures of team e & wl.
that's tania with a butcher's knife btw.

the end product.

the "creative bakers".

2009-08-27T12:38:00.003+08:00

another awesome background by pixelmator.

it did all the work, i was just clicking.

a good laugh for mozilla users.

2009-08-27T10:08:00.002+08:00

never expected to see this.

LOL

unfortunately, all my browsers weren't able to download adobe photoshop cs4.
which is sad. I'm stuck with pixelmator for the rest of my life!
shit.
i know i've been hyping pixelmator in my previous post, but i still love photoshop and i thought pixelmator would be a temporary thing.
Pixelmator better upgrade their standards and start allowing animations to happen,
i REALLY miss animating backgrounds and stuff.
sigh.

oh and one adobe photoshop file is equavalent to about 200+ songs, 1gb.
sigh.

pixelmator, oh how awesome are thee.

2009-08-26T14:42:00.004+08:00

before.

after.

pixelmator.
the best thing I've gotten ever since i started using apple.
seriously.
i'm in LOVE.
it's so worth it, and it's like PHOTOSHOP, that's the best part.

created with pixelmator.
not so pro but still something i havent done in a while.

snow leopard/mac os x

2009-08-25T20:33:00.003+08:00

Mac OS X
Snow Leopard
Available August 28th.

YES! the time has come,
for snow leopards to come out.
yay.

go get that os.
i already pre-ordered my copy.

**********

p.s, since i this is like a promo post, i'll promote something else.
THIS.
www.fmylife.com
don't click if you're not ready for weird things people write, and also if you're super pure, i don't want this web to pollute you, ANND also if you have weak pendirians. HAH.

p.p.s, i know this was random and i updated a lot today, but it's my blog, so i can do whatever i want.

Too Much

2009-08-25T09:38:00.010+08:00

currently on repeat in my itunes.

too much - all time low

awesome song.
I've got to admit that i'm not a big fan of all time low, but this new album takes the cake.
Maybe it's because this isn't their sophomore album and they didn't fall into sophomore blues like how boys like girls did.

Honestly, boys like girls' second album sucks, real bad.
Love Drunk was fine, besides the fact that Martin's voice changed completely.
Their video sucked, blue contacts aren't for Martin.
Why over-market your new album when it sucks so bad?
Maybe it's just me, or maybe they really have fallen into sophomore blues.

Anyway, I wont let them steal the limelight for this post because this post is dedicated to All Time Low's song(s).

So where was I?

Oh yeah, love drunk sucked but all time low's new album was amazing.
p.s, i almost said *EPIC*, gosh i hate that word. overrated, cliche and all that.

Here are the lyrics for Too Much, a softer song to their album, considering the fact that most of their songs are very upbeat. This brings everything down, sort of keeps them balanced.

I admit, I miss seeing your face, babe
(Seeing your face, babe)
Being alone is starting to take its toll
I'm cold and it's getting old
(Getting old)

I admit
(I admit)
I should've made some changes
(Changes)
We were so smothered in love
We didn't have a chance to come up for air
(For air)

What a waste
Where did the time go?
Where did our minds go?
I don't know
What's this place?
Where did our home go?
We won't know
I don't know

Too much of anything
Is too much
Too much of love
Can be too much
We had too much time
Too much us
So we fought like tomorrow was promised
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, much
Much too much

I admit, I'm still watching the days go by
(Watching the days go by)
Sleeping alone is starting to break me down
It's cold, but I should've known
(Should have known)

I admit
(I admit)
I made a few mistakes, babe
(Mistakes, babe)
We were so caught up in love
We didn't have a chance to come up for air

What a waste
Where does the time go?
Where did our minds go?
I don't know
What's this place?
Where did my heart go?
We'll never know
I'll never know

Too much of anything
Is too much
Too much of love
Can be too much
We had too much time
Too much us
So we fought like tomorrow was promised
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Much too much

I need to find a reason to feel
Like everything was meant to be let go
Take it slow
'Cause I can't be on my own

Too much of anything
Is too much
(It's just too much)
Too much of love
Can be too much
(It's just too)
We had too much time
Too much us
So we fought like tomorrow was promised
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, too much
Too much, too much, too much, much

Much too much

Oh and if you're wondering why am I promoting All Time Low all of a sudden, it's because..
i syok ma. hahah.
no. It's because I like that song.
And don't get me wrong, There For Tomorrow is still the BEST, take that indy!
HAHAH. Now He's saying TFT is getting better. Gosh i'm such an irresistible influence. HAHA
okay that was LAME.

P.P.S, If you're wondering what boys like girls song i like, It's thunder.
i still love the original thunder, as in the unrecorded version, the original version, the version that got them where they are today, the unpolished version with bad audio and not so good amps, heck, i'm not even sure whether they used amplifiers or mics for the original version.

in a nutshell.

2009-08-25T09:33:00.002+08:00

so basically, i'm gonna summarize what happened yesterday and move on with another post with MORE rambling.

went to g hotel to sit for my mgs placement test for some scholarship.
3 subs, general ability, math and english.
results? no one got selected.

that's it, don't really wanna talk about that because i can't ramble much on this one.
if you're wondering how i feel.
well, i feel dandy, thankyouverymuch and i'm kinda neutral.
i was like yeah sure. ahha. cincai. hahaha. =DDD
anyways. new post coming up in less than 30 mins.

2009-08-23T21:43:00.002+08:00

The only time you had to think of all the things involved
Came when you were least expecting
And now it's up to us to replace it
To tell us when ages have made a difference
Cause changes tell just who we are

- maika maile, there for tomorrow.

currently addicted to lover be strong, gavin degraw and here comes goodbye by rascall flatts.
i know, not the normal genre i'd listen to but hey,
they're awesome song and you should listen to them too. hahah.

2009-08-21T15:38:00.009+08:00

if this doesn't get me excited for the holidays,
i don't know what would.

definitely not homework.

i'm counting down the days until i step into the exam hall,
wish me luck guys.
hint: 2 more days.
aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

i wonder how does add maths feel like.

quote of the day:
I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this.
- Emo Phillips

2009-08-20T21:11:00.003+08:00

which way to turn?

lol, nah, i'm just kidding.
i'm not lost, neither have i lost my sense of direction.
Mind you, i still need that for pmr.

anyways, hols are coming. so to all the people who don't have to suffer this year,
(yes world, i'm talking to you!) enjoy your hols.

and as for those who are suffering like me,
TOO BAD, we all have to suffer some day.
hahaha.
sorry that was pure crap. bye.

SPAM alert!

2009-08-18T16:56:00.004+08:00

yi wen
united. hahah..

to avoid spam: kindly follow the green words.

anyways, exams are around the corner.
i'm kinda scared? i guess.
i feel like making a vlog for the fun of it, but i'm just too lazy.

Anyways i have 10 mins on this laptop so i might as well ramble and give you guys a post.
will update once i have something to update about.

*thinks for a while. nope. nothing in my mind to talk about..
honestly after studying for such a long time, i've come to a conclusion that studying is fun.
i've regained my interest in studying 24/7 again.
it's like reading a story book, especially history.
i don't want history to end, but i just finished it. =(

see, told you it was rambling.

anyways, i'm up for changing my blog layout any time now.
no nice layouts, too lazy to code.
i think i'm gonna empty a day for photography and edit it the whole day.
after pmr of course, then i'm gonna make a cool blog layout.
how about that?

maybe, maybe.
this hols is gonna be the busiest one yet,
exam exam exam, interview? hopefully. , study study study, dance dance dance, study study study, practise practise practise, ramble ramble ramble...

okay lets skip the spam and move on to more important stuff..

i guess my point of this post is to tell you guys that..

THIS IS A SPAM.

hahahah suckaaa....

crap, i got martinjohnson syndrome. lmao.
don't get me? go to www.martinsays.com

anyways, got to go, 10 minutes is up.

love you guys. and dont go away because of this major spam. its not a picture spam, just a SPAM. hahaa
good ol' SPAMS.

here's a picture to satisfy you people.
teddy bear.