straight no chaser

these guys are awesome.

ok, ok, i'll blog!

the main reason i havent is because nothing much has been happening.

the only thing i would loooooooove to proudly annouce is that i got a Nikon D-40 SLR. and it's beautiful =). it was $574 and my parents are paying for half.

because i am so lazy and cannot possibly be stuffed loading pictures, please refer to my facebook album

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=74615&l=c79c3&id=752157455

YAY.
xoxo

i took elysia to see high school musical 3 last night. it was exactly what i expected! not much of a plot, and heaps of songs! this movie felt a bit more mature, i don't think m sister enjoyed it very much. i think their target audience is older now so they made it for a bit of an older audience.

apart from that - honestly - not much has happened. and thus resulting in my lack of blog posts.

i had a potato party on tuesday. that was sickening! we had hash browns, beer batter chips, mash potato and scallop potato. mmmm..

and on wednesday we were at monash clayton the whole day cos we had presentation evening at robert blackwood, so we walked around all day and found this one place where they sold bubblecup and there was a hairdresser and pharmacy and mac reseller and phone shop. it was so random, it looked like an airport.

ANYWAY, thats about it.
anybody wanna do anything sometime?

xoxo

retail.. therapy?

in reply to tim's tag. there actually is a funny story. the other night on msn, i kept calling keean a pedophile but i kept spelling it pedofile. and i actually thought it was spelt like that.. so clearly i am not one if i cant even spell the word!

ANYWAY.
i went to the city today for a myer register training so i can now use the register properly! and anyway on my breaks, i went to the basement and then to melbourne central and to t-bar (my new favourite shop), general pants co., sportsgirl, and then i went into valleygirl and thought 'finally, a shop i can afford' and the clothes were so damn ugly. oh why must my taste be so expensive these days?

i can't wait to learn how to sew and shop at markets and opp shops. clothes are so expensive these days.

anyway, thats my ramblings for today. other than that, i made a whole puppet theatre in two hours out of an old cardboard box and some acrylic paint yesterday for sunday school =)

xoxo

oh i'm in love..

isnt he cute?

he's four and a quarter indian and three quarters chinese.

his name is kieran =)

FREEDOM!

wow, don't you just love the adrenalin rush you get after walking out of your last exam?

so i celebrated by going to my piano lesson. WOOO. it was so boring! haha. then my friend amber had a farewell party cos she's moving to sydney, so that was like party party after exams! we went swimming in the rain and thunder storm and watched inspector rex and zoolander. it was fun!

so i am free. and my holidays at the moment consists of:
work at virgin music
holiday homework
learning guitar
running sunday school at church

i'll be so rich by the end of summer =)

xoxo

to relieve stress

you will all be so proud of me..
i took the train by myself yesterday =) my parents finally let me lol.
after work, i walked to ringwood station and trained to flinders street station to meet my parents who were at a baby shower at bok choy tang in fed square. unfortunately, there was a bus replacement from box hill to camberwell and it was raining and i got all wet... it was an interesting journey. i was so dead by the end of it.

after eating leftovers at bok choy tang, me and mum and elysia walked to DFO spencer street. we only had like 2 hours by the time we got there. i got a necklace & bangle (wow havent bought jewelery in a while), a $10 little black dress from GRAB denim, a $10 top from GRAB (i got lotsa party clothes now) and a $5 scarf/scarve/scarfe (crap i cant spell scarf..) from just jeans.

retail therapy does the job alright =)
we then got a green tea latte from starbucks and off we went home on the train. by the time i got home, my feet were killing me and i still had to study.

so anyway, exams are tuesday - thursday -.-"
i think i'll wing them, it's just year ten =)

and i just watched gossip girl episode eleven. every episode makes me cry now lol.

xoxo

PS. if you were interested (even remotely) at the juxtopoz magazine i mentioned last blog, my friend jarrad's dad went to the newsagent to see if they even get the magazine and they said that they get one a month that they usually send back because nobody buys it. so you CAN get it from the newsagent it's about $12-$13 i think and is cheaper if you subscribe online and get it mailed out.. although im not sure if they charge extra because it's an american magazine and they'd have to mail it overseas.

PPS. i put through a sale all by myself yesterday =) i was so proud of myself!

juxtapoz

one of our favourites.

TITLE: Ray Willows Rays (Self Portrait,) pencil on paper, 8 x 11''

ARTIST: T. S. Abe

yesterday jarrad showed me this art & culture magazine website called 'juxtapoz'. weird name i know. neither of us could say it properly to each other at school today lol. but i checked it out and found loads of awesome art. some is a bit weird - but lots of art is weird these days, some were sooo funny and some were just incredible. we were chatting about it over msn for hours - sending links back and forth going, 'look at this one!!'. i found this particular video and it was a youtube video of a guy painting a man wearing sunglases. the painter was painting on a rooftop in chicago, and his medium was spray paint. it was incredible! the video showcased his work and his progress throughout the day as he painted. it was a series of photographs with music in the background. and now i am so inspired with art again!

we had our last visual art lesson today =( but i finished my painting =) and im pretty happy with it.

so check out juxtapoz if you are interested in art.
http://www.juxtapoz.com/

a HUGE sigh of relief

methods is over.

i am so happy that i can't stop smiling. and though i probably did really bad, its over.



and now i just have to worry about my year 10 exams.. lol. they all seem so comical compared to methods.



for now, here's my number one request for christmas. it's not expensive, but the only place i can find it is online.



it's a diana camera.

basically a cheap plastic camera with a cheap plastic lens whose photos are so BAD, they're good.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Arrow-Diana-120mm-Camera-in-box-with-manual-and-strap_W0QQitemZ250324052857QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250324052857&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177

one of the very few links on ebay for this camera - this seems to be the cheapest.

http://www.unicahome.com/p37758/lomo/diana-camera-by-lomo-bonnies-pick.html

another link outside ebay to buy.

=) happy shopping!
BTW. if you would like to see how the images taken by this camera could look, view the link 'my photography teacher's site' under my links list. go into 'travel' on his page, and then click on 'diana photos'. he has some pretty awesome shots taken by this plastic camera!

maths methods

my textbook looks about ten feet high, and i just cannot seem to wrap my mind around it's contents. surely these next nine days will past so incredibly slowly. and by the time nine days are up, i will be the happiest person or the most devastated person on earth; because either it will all be over or my life will be - i refuse to re-do methods.

the simple joy

yesterday we got to go to the factory where they unpack & pack samaritan's purse christmas shoeboxes. i can't quite explain it, but the joy that came from doing this was overwhelming. it felt like you were giving hope and life to these kids.

cup weekend

eight and a half hours at new zealand natural on saturday was not the most fun. edge clothing kept playing 'sex on fire' by kings of leon and '7 things i hate about you' by miley cyrus alternating the entire day. by the end of it, i have to say i was going insane! on my lunch break, stoy was working at health express in the food court, so i went to visit him and he gave me free frozen youghurt! i had to quit my job on saturday, receive my first pay check and look after the shop by myself sometimes. my summer job is now at sanity which is more retail based and in music and movies (and theyre getting in games) which is heaps better than selling ice cream!

sunday was great, i got to catch up with an old friend and then dora's family came for dinner and since i havent talked to dora in ages, it was good to get an update on school gossip again lol.

yesterday we went to visit mum in the city and went to lucky chan for yum cha with her bosses. that was fun and fufilling. i also did 2 hours of methods in which i covered 4 topics - which i was pretty happy about! then, ed & dave & sanjeev came for curry laksa.

today i hung out with rach and grace at westfield donny. the place is fully for rich people and has THE coolest shoe shops ever! (i want all the nikes in all the shops!) we cam whored in lacoste where we pretended to try on a $250 dress, had yuck TGIF food and bought all the scarves in lolitta. i came home and did more study.

my cup weekend has been pretty good - very tiring and actually, my wrist is absolutely killing me from practicing violin!

CONGRATULATIONS TO DADDY QUENTIN AND MUMMY SONJA ON BABY ASHER!

oh i guess its back to school and studies and exams tomorrow - fun!

calender

28th october
- adrienne's birthday
- cell group

29th october
- worship practice
- methods test

31st october
- violin lesson
- string rehearsal with band
- sanity orientation at wheeler's hill library

1st november
- work at new zealand natural (and resign) from 9-5.30

2nd november
- max brenners with tim
- dinner with the tans

3rd november & 4th november
- cup day and catch up on homework & study

6th november
- performing arts evening at school

7th november
- packing samaritans purse christmas shoeboxes with my homegroup

13th november
- violin exam

18th november
- methods exams; calculator free + calculator active

24th - 27th november
- year 10 exams

28th november
- correction day.. FREEDOM!

the two collide

on the one hand, i am so full of joy and faith in God.

- after a phone call from a friend last week, i realised and learnt that God wanted me to just entrust all these things into his hands and commit it all to him. it's not my burden, it's HIS. i am just here to do his will and his work. and this morning, i simply worshipped him from the depths of my heart and i knew he listened. i have put my significance, security and worth in him - the one who will never fail me. he alone is my strength and my shield.

- before service today, i read psalm 37:

3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.

17 for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
18 The days of the blameless are known to the LORD, and their inheritance will endure forever.
19 In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

23 If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm;
24 though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

28 For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;

34 Wait for the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40 The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.

on the other hand, i am so paranoid about exams.

- my violin teacher was telling me off for not practicing my scales enough after i told her i only do 10 minutes of scale practice each day. so today, i did one hour of practice (just scales!) and i hope i'm ready for my exam on the 13th of november.

- year 11 exam (methods) in 4 weeks, year 10 exams in 5 weeks. i just want them to come and finish already so i can stop being so paranoid about it all.

and so i am so confused about what i actually feel at the moment, because i really feel a billion things at once.

yet again, a lot of thoughts have been circulating in my mind lately..

firstly, if you would actually like to know what that last blog post was about, ask me, it's just cos this is a public blog and i wouldnt wanna offend anyone. and its probably not what you think - but if you're thinking in terms of church... you're close!

secondly, i got a job at new zealand natural, but the boss is asian and so i'm a bit :S about the paying and stuff like that, so i just got a group interview with sanity on thursday night which i will probably start working for if i get the job!

today i had a good talk with a school friend of mine. i'm really beginning to see God raise up genuine christians in my school, and it's very exciting! today at chapel, rhiannon spoke about how we should not be afraid to be who we really are, and to stand up for whatever cause we believe in, not hide away - that we all have a voice, and we should use it - and i think that confirmed what God has been hinting at me for so long. me and sally are starting a lunchtime praise & worship & prayer thing soon so that should also be very exciting!

exams are getting closer and i have started revising for methods and realising with every single moment i'm revising that i am SO not ready! so i prayed and i prayed and asked God to help me, and i am studying hard already, so hopefully in the end it turns out ok :S

'anything you take with an SLR looks good.. like if you took a picture of a random flower with a digital camera it'd turn out crap but if it was with an SLR, it'd look so professional!' - claire. LOL. i was sharing with claire and EVERYBODY else at school after using uncle steven's SLR on saturday afternoon that i will be saving up for one no matter how long it takes! haha.. so we'll see how it goes.. in the mean time, here are some shots i took:


















more in facebook!

so all this week has been all about year 12's. monday was year 12's last assembly so they did this whole 'symbolic' thing of sticking their photos onto a giant book which was like leaving behind another chapter of their lives or something (which honestly was REALLY boring!) and then today was year 12's final chapel, so they ran it (which was great! sean law and rhiannon coates did awesome!) and tomorrow is year 12 last day - and its an oxley tradition which involves the likes of jumping castles and other inflatable playgrounds and a last assembly which they put on, and all day soccer, table tennis and basketball tournament which means no classes for us! but the thing i've been realising is how sad i would be if i was leaving. the people in my year level are like my second family cos i see them practically every day and it'll be so sad when we have to leave and probably not see each other as often or at all. and since our year level is really close, we all started reminiscing on our years together and getting all sentimental about when we'll be leaving. but anyway, i love my year level =)

so yeah thats about it. uhh.. im not so interesting atm. lol.
xoxo

confused/frustrated

why is it that everytime i manage to fall flat on my face again? it's like i just learn to stand and then i stumble all over again. i finally accepted the way things were - with how and where God wanted me to be or do things, and suddenly, it gets ripped out from underneath my feet and all these doubts fill my mind. so many past frustrations begin to flood back in and i'm lost within my own thoughts and fears. i actually thought i'd dealt with all this before, i thought, 'yeah i can handle this' and yet as soon as it hit me, i had no will to try, no strength to fight back. i was crushed in my own ambitions and dreams, yet God was calling on me all along. i'm fighting back and forth with myself about whether i should follow Him or not and in the end i end up so confused i can't remember what i was trying to figure out in the first place. And as the time ticks by, i hardly get a chance to sit and smell the roses, so all i end up seeing is the weeds surrounding those roses because my head is so stuck to the ground that i can't look up. then i'm pretty sure i don't pretend to be someone i'm not but it's moments like these when i'm not so sure if this is who i really am or this is who i pretend to be when i need to cover up my frustrations.

and then i just end up confused...

fruit salad

actually, this blog is not at all about fruit salad. i just called it that because it's a mix of everything.. like looking inside my head for the last few days...

while i was on the trip, i realised how much my parents left behind in malaysia just to come and fufill the call of God here in melbourne. as they met up with their old friends, i realised how hard it really is to live away from your home. i've always welcomed the idea of God calling me to the mission field or even just away from home, and yet, now that i think about it, i don't know so much if i'll ever be able to leave my family and friends and go to a country where i don't know anyone and start all over again.

this morning at church, rev. michael sim came to speak and though his message wasn't spectacular, God's presence was really there and i felt convicted to go up when my dad made an altar call. so, i went and i really felt God saying to me, "i'm what's missing in your life, stop replacing me with cheap imitations, you don't need friends or family to love you, you need me. stop looking to those and look to me. it's all about me. i'm here for you to come to anytime." i was really touched as i (for the first time ever in front of anyone!) kneeled before him in his presence. and now i'm really excited because i think God is preparing me for when he's going to call me to step out in faith for Him.

i'm still praying my youth group really opens up their hearts and lets God's fire engulf their hearts with his love, passion and zeal because until then, or youth group isn't going to grow much. i'm trying to be patient, but me being human, it's hard sometimes.

it's so refreshing to visit old friends and catch up. i am constantly amazed by how fast time blows by and before you know it, it's been years! and they're considered 'old friends'. i wish 'old friends' were ones you ALWAYS saw, but i guess time changes things and we all move our seperate ways, but with old friends, catching up is never awkward and it always feels like we've been together all along.

i gotta try try try harder in methods! ARGH my average was once A+ - A in semester one and now it's going downhill. i got 66% for my last test!!! i cannot wait to get maths over and done with next year so that i can do my arty stuff in year 12.

i'm so happy that shaun and gabriel got baptised yesterday! if i knew, i would've been there! i'm so glad that you guys have been faithful to God all these years, and it's been a pleasure seeing you guys grow and finally make a commitment like this to God and your peers.

for quite a while now, God has placed something in my heart for the kids at school. i really know that God has put me there to reach out to the people around me, but i don't know where to start, so i've been praying that God will give me opportunities where i can share him with others, and he has.

this year, i'm on a commitee at school called 'chapel champions' and basically, we plan chapels at our school. it's been great and i have really gotten excited and gotten others excited about chapels. it's cool to see the 'behind-the-scenes' of God's work in oxley.

also, last year, i was browsing through myspace profiles (back when myspace was the hip thing) and i came across a guy in my year level's. in the 'about me' section, he wrote a long-winded passage about how he doesn't believe in any God and how all religions are the same.... and basically, he's an atheist. he's not totally against the idea of God or a god, but he doesn't believe in one either. anyway, i started praying for him, and this year, he was in my photography class in semester one, my art class in semester two and my science class in semester two. so, i've been talking to him and about a month ago had a great conversation with him over msn in which i found out a lot about him and about his views on religion. i really believe he's searching and i've been praying for him ever since, hopefully as i continue to chat more with him at school, he'll open up more to God.

yeah thats it for now =)
for those from fungus / ex-fungus: really hoping i'll have the chance to catch up with you all soon cos i miss you all and i think i haven't seen any of you at least since shaun's birthday party!

xoxo

say Y-E-E

well, the dinner turned out to be great, but i have been incredibly tired the past few days - i still haven't gotten over jetlag yet. i need SLEEP!

my hair now has reddy brown highlights through it and its shorter than it was before. i hope oxley doesnt tell me off for my hair colour =S reunion was funny as always although we missed heaps of people - lem & mel & mikayla, david, elroi & anne - all weren't there. we straightened donny's hair and he looked like a girl, we joked, talked, and watched videos on youtube. we also took pictures =)

we visited canaan church sejatera - church i spent most of my childhood in, and dad preached. the band was 1/2 YEE and 3/4 somewhat related to YEE. it was good to see so many people again. i also met david's girlfriend. we went out for lunch with some of the board members.

we met aunty moon teng & uncle siong hoe and beatrice in the afternoon, then we had dinner with mum's side of the family.

i slept in this morning till 8 which was good, watched 'definitely, maybe' which was really bad and then practiced violin.

so uneventful =) i really miss melbourne though. i miss my friends =( like you guys...ALOT!

we leave for singapore tomorrow morning and then we stay in signapore for a day. we arrive back in melbourne on wednesday.

i am so FAT now =)

xoxo

snapshots

have been so lazy ...

here are the pics!

disneyland 2

http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=60573&l=b11f1&id=752157455

san francisco

http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=60576&l=3a1ce&id=752157455

hollywood & LA

http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=60577&l=0713b&id=752157455

K.L - so far

http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=60579&l=570c2&id=752157455

sweat, open drains and char kuey teow

only two days have lapsed since i last wrote, so this can be detailed =)

yesterday, i woke up and did my quiet time. i really enjoyed my quiet time, i was just sharing and talking to God in a very relaxed manner, and it felt like talking to my best friend. it was so refreshing! then, i practiced violin, and then i finished my english 'to kill a mockingbird' text response essay. i then started 'definitely, maybe' but didn't finish it cos we went for lunch with my mum's family. my grandma, and two aunties (and families) were all there. jin boy and song boy are cuter than ever, and it was very .. different to a yee reunion.

then, i got dropped at sarah's house and we called everyone, but only david yeoh could come in the end. we went to watch 'mamma mia' which me and dave loved but sarah hated. it was really a feel-good movie. then, we dropped dave home and went for a tong shui dinner with amy & melissa hew in kepong. it was really great to catch up with them again!

i went back to sarah's and we watched the amazing race and MTV movie awards on TV. then, i went to sleep cos i was SOOOO dead tired.

we went for wonton mean this morning and then i got dropped home. we went out for lunch with the yeohs and had bah kut teh. then, went back to their house for a bit.

it is absolutely pouring at the moment.. i miss the huge rainfalls that we NEVER have in melbourne.

tonight we're going for dinner with aunty karen, uncle raymond, wesley and the chuas. i'm looking forward to catching up again. tomorrow i'm going to the hairdressers...FINALLLLLLYYY!!

and then YEE reunion tomorrow night.

wooo i'm so excited.
i miss you all, and i promise uploading of photos tomorrow =) i really CBS.
xoxo

the many great exploits so far

hey all,
sorry for not blogging in ages. firstly, we didn't have free internet in L.A, then i just haven't had time (or been lazy!)

gilroy:
so we drove about an hour and a half to gilroy shopping outlets from san francisco. it was awesome! we bought so much, especially at GAP. i got jeans, tops, cardis, shoes..

san francisco --> L.A:
we drove from san francisco to LA through 'Yosemite National Park'. it was not nearly as great as we expected (mainly cos we all just wanetd to get to LA!!), but still beautiful. we finally arrived in LA at like 9.30 PM and checked in to our hotel.

konichiwa from the city of angels:
we stayed in 'kyoto grand' in little tokyo in LA. the hotel was pretty crap - fridge didn't work, no free internet, no free breakfast, small room, yucky bathroom.... so my parents complained and we got 2 days free buffet breaky - woohoo! lol. we explored LA city a bit more and went shopping at 'Citadel Outlets' near LA. i got jeans, and not much else.. we'd practically out-shopped ourselves at gilroy. we also spent a day catching public transport and visiting macy's and their shopping district (which to be honest was pretty crap, and cannot compare to bourke street mall whatsoever). and we had japanese fast food at 'yoshinoya' and it was yuck. and then we packed to go to the airport.

DELAYED FOR 18 HOURS:
we were SOOOO annoyed. cos we were all so ready to come back to malaysia.. but NO, they had to delay because of a typhoon in taipei (even though singapore airlines still flew to taipei!). they gave us a hotel room, and $7.50 worth of 'credit' for everyone for meals (which we weren't quite happy about because you can't get any food at a hotel for $7.50, so we had to pay extra). we were so hungry that we walked to burger king at midnight for food! me and elysia made full use of the hotel and went swimming!

arrived in KL:
finally, our plane took of and we made another stop over in taipei, and arrived in KL at 3.30AM on the 1/10/08. we were so tired when we got back to kuku susu's house. woke up that same morning very late, so we went for brunch with kuku susu, uncle kim ling, justine & sean. we had yong tau fu (my dad's favourite, though i'm not too keen). and then my cousin dave called and asked if i wanetd to catch a movie, so we all went to 1Utama and i met up with david, kuku ah voi & daniel. we went to watch 'eagle eye' which was pretty good except for the ending was really cliche, so it made it just good. then, i went back to dave's house and almost fell asleep. we had dinner with aunty kim moi, sarah, aunty peggy, aunty annie & jeremy. we went for crab =) and lalas and the authentic black hokkien mee (except it wasnt that good there). then, when i got home, my cousins keisha and serenity were here, so we had a girls sleepover with justine (10 years old), elysia (10), keisha (7), serenity (4).. complete with late night roti and ready anastacia in the dark. they kept me up all night and woke me up at 3AM, 5AM, 6.30 AM and finally 7 where i just gave up and woke up. they were all so cute!

today:
i'm going out for lunch with my mum's side of the family. then, getting dropped at sarah's house and meeting up with amy for dinner & a late movie or a movie and a late dinner. and then sleeping there.

so all up, i'm having a fantastic time, although i miss you all MUCHLY and i still have a dreaded english esay to do (which i think i should do now since i have nothing else to do atm anyway).

will blog and when i am not lazy anymore, i will upload pictures =) (that might take a while.)

but it's been great to reminisce on places i used to go when i was little and all that kinda stuff, as usual, i'm going to have a hard time leaving KL! family reunion on saturday night.. woohoo!

please tag tag tag tag or email email email.

love you all, miss you
xoxo

photo links & new nano

i want an orange one =)

on facebook, on public view =)

disneyland:

http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=58904&l=839fe&id=752157455

san diego seaworld:

http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=59221&l=7a49b&id=752157455

xoxo

san francisco

hey everyone =)
we've arrived in san francisco. nothing much to report - we drove ALL day yesterday from anaheim just to get here! we ate lotsa junk food in the car, stopped at a disney outlet shop on the way, i finished the LAST twilight book (breaking dawn) and we stopped at santa barbara for lunch on the way up. we stopped at 'carl's jr.' and had more fast food. america is the nation of plentiful fast food - i t's really quite sickening!

arrived here at 8PM last night, and went out for vietnamese pho last night (mmm asian food!) and now we're staying at my dad's sister-in-law's sister. so like my aunty's sister. (lemuel, elroi & ian & sarah's aunty)

we're about to go and explre san francisco city, so i'll upload pics later =)
love you all, miss you all..
xoxo

disneyland II

i really CBS telling you all about it. basically, it was rides day, rides rides rides all day long =) disneyland is magical. seriously, it's every child/person's inner child's dream come true. its amazing. 

and then we went to target. they sell mossimo here for like 1/3 of the price in mossimo shops in aus. i'm pretty sure their mossimo undies here dnt cost like $35. also, they sell coca cola, m&ms, skittles & jell-o lip smakers here.. cool huh? and i bought mascara for like $4. good stuff that usually costs like $20 in melb. 

so yeah, haha. im so dead! heroes season 3 came out today!!! DOWNLOAD as soon as i get home!

will upload pics another day. in the mean time, my facebook is still fully stocked on previous photos. 

love you all, miss you all =) 

hope you guys are having an awesome holidays without me =( - movies, sleepovers, out for coffee days, shopping....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM =) 

xoxo

btw, ipod nano gen 4, 8G is only $149 here (excluding taxes, in american dollars)

the O.C

"we've been on the run, driving in the sun, looking out for number 1, california here we come, right back where we started from" - phantom planet

so we are currently in anaheim, orange county, california. i've skipped a few days, so here's a quick update on our travels so far =)

19/9/08 - universal studios:

we went to universal studios in pasadena. it was great! we went on heaps of rides and went on the tour. we saw wisteria street, heaps of sound studios, where 'jaws' was filmed, where some of 'heroes' was filmed.. it was awesome! the whole thing was just really cool and fun. we did some shopping at universal city, i met spongebob & shrek & fiona. look at the pics when they come up!

20/9/08 - disneyland:

yesterday we went to disneyland - and i fulfilled my childhood dream of going into the big pink castle. i must admit, disneyland was the coolest place on earth. it really transported you to a completely different world. it brings out everyone's inner child and makes you believe anything can happen. disneyland brought back so many childhood memories. the rides were not that great, but we didnt go for the rides. it was amazing! i met the princesses, mary poppins, minnie mouse, mickey mouse & goofy. it was so much fun, and we're going back tomorrow! the best part was the parade and the fireworks at night. the shops were so cool and we walked until our legs didn't work anymore.

21/9/08 - seaworld in san diego:

today we drove to san diego to go to seaworld. honestly, it's not even as the same level as universal let alone disneyland. but, fun and educational nevertheless. it was filled with heaps of little aquariums. the shows were great - beats the queensland seaworld anytime. and we got home pretty earlier and ordered chinese tonight.

so we drove from pasadena to anaheim to san diego. wooo, it's been a long day.

america = the land of fast food, fast food is cheap and plentiful and delicious. we finally visited a diner called 'dennys' here. it was like $3 for a huge dinner!

tomorrow is disneyland rides and then san francisco the next day. i can't wait. i am so tired though, that's why this blog is so un-detailed =) sorry. will load up pics soon.

xoxo

miles, pounds, ounces and driving on the wrong side of the road.

the only thing that's keeping me from thinking we're in another world is that they all speak english - and mcdonalds and subway still exist.

after my last blog, a last minute 'family reunion' call was made. a few more of my cousins and their girlfriends and aunties and uncles came around. ian w/ jackie, elroi, lemuel & mel, david yeoh, daniel, kuku ah vui, kuku ah moi, poh poh, kung kung, all came over. we had hokkien noodles - malaysian style FINALLY! and watched wall.e. it was..different! i found out all my cousins are all becoming big-shot journalists and film makers, directors etc. and when i saw elroi, dave & lem play guitar, it inspired me to get back with my learning of guitar =).

the next morning, we went for breaky with unc tham song. we had roti =) and lotsa teh tarik! it was awesome. then, we went to the airport and had kfc for lunch - i swear it tastes better in malaysia. then, we boarded our flight for LA.

malaysian airlines service is not as good as singapore airlines, but the food is better =) i watched narnia and what happens in vegas. then, i read a bit ate and we arrived in Taipei airport. we walked around and boarded the plane again. i watched episodes of 'the Big Bang theory', 'Ugly betty', 'Back to You', and 'Rules of Engagement'. read some, and then arrived at LAX (Los Angeles airport). after disembarking the plane and getting our passports checked, we waited 1/2 hour just to collect our bag. it was insane! then, we caught a shuttle to 'Holiday Inn' in Pasadena which is where we are now.

we drove through downtown L.A on the wrong side of the road. we drove past the 'staples centre' - i'd always seen this place in the movies.. its HUGE!

we met the nicest people - the girl who helped us get a shuttle, our shuttle driver (who was nigerian), a couple (who were south american) and a lady (who was german). the wife in the couple reminded me of jonny's mum, maybe because she was south american lol.

anyway, after arriving here, i had a shower - stupid showerhead! - and we just had dinner. it was so yummy.. in and out burgers - only available in california. mmm.. i am so getting fat!

tomorrow we're going to universal studios and then moving to anaheim and then going to disneyland in the next few days.

=) check out pics on facebook..

http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=58255&l=d3c00&id=752157455

and please tag =) or send emails, cos i really miss you guys!

xoxo

the great american trip.

the days passed:
we had a great dinner at the arulrajah's house last night. then, we left melbourne airport at 12.05 AM on the 17/9/08. we flew via singapore airlines. seriously, i am so so grateful that jetstar didn't have specials this time cos singapore airlines is SO much better! apple juice every 5 minutes, wide screen in-flight movies, movies on demand, food whenever you want... it's awesome! anyway, as usual, sleeping on the plane never usually happens for me. so, i watched 'made of honour' which turned out to be just a classic chick-flick, which wasnt so bad that time of the night, and '21', except i only had time for half of it - it was great! i slept probably 4.5 hours all up, and so was dead tired when we got to singapore changi airport at 5.25 AM. by the time we got to the other side of the airport for our transit to KL, it was time to board our next flight. it took off at 7.06 AM and i slept the ENTIRE way. we arrived at KLIA at 8.06 AM.

we took a taxi from the airport to kuku susu's house where we are staying tonight, and i slept again. as soon as we arrived, we were starving cos our bodies were telling us, 'it's 1 o'clock, time for lunch!' but the real clock was telling us, 'it's 10 AM, make up your mind!' so, we headed out for some good old malaysian hawker food - wonton mean, pork noodles & chee cheong fan. when we got back, poh poh and kung kung and kuku ah moi (my grandma, grandpa and auntie) came to visit us. they brought with them MORE food! some deep fried asian pastrie things - yao char kuai etc. YUM =) after that, me, mum and dad went to midvalley megamall and did some quick shopping. it was mega crowded and i felt SO clastrophobic! it was so hard to even find parking! like 20 mins.. then, i slept on the way hoem YET AGAIN. when we got back - suprise! we saw unc. tham wan and auntie moon tee with my niece (their granddaughter) Mikayla Yee and my cousins; serenity and keisha playing with justine and elysia. so, took lotsa pictures and yeah.

oh so here i am now. we will be leaving for LA tomorrow at mid-day. i'm already getting fat!! haha.

hope you all have a great week, and hopefully i'll be able to upload some pics soon!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMBER!! =)

miss you all!

xoxo

breakfast at grace's.

=Gossip Girl, Weis mango sorbet, White tea, roasted potatoes & cosmopoliton magazines.

Gossip Girl season 2 is OUT!! WOOOOOOOO. it is awesome =) i love Blaire Waldorf ♥
it was great to catch up with Macie again, i didnt realise how much i missed our tres girly moments.

then there was colin's brother's wedding.

YEE family.

YEE girls

jude and indi

and the night with elysia last night. i watched camp rock with her.



and mainly i love the jonas brothers. the music is amazing, and though it's a really corny kids movie, it actually really inspired me yet again to get back on track with my music.

and then today we had chapel rehearsal for year 10 chapel tomorrow. it's going to be positively amazing =) practicing the dance was really fun, and doing commando rolls and attentions was so funny. then, the drama was great and i always enjoy jamming with the year 10 band. gosh, we really should do weekly jam sessions! i love playing music with you kids.

and basically, tomorrow i can't wait ! year 10 chapel and i leave at midnight for KL and LA the day after. how exciting!!

so basically, i am pumped =) i will blog from the US as often as i can. will miss you all xoxo.

BTW. lotsa new photos uploaded to facebook =)
tan's wedding & tassie:
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57619&l=44d6c&id=752157455

cam & wes' 16th (last saturday):
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57618&l=923c5&id=752157455

brian and julie's wedding:
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57623&l=7f766&id=752157455

in my life, be lifted high.

wow, long long time of not-blogging =)
sorry guys! busy busy stuff.

mm well the tassie trip was awesome, apart from the great time spent with old friends, this trip really put things into perspective for me. i really thought a lot about what i prize in my life, what i invest my time into, what kind of things REALLY make my 'top 10 priorities list'. and then i realised that God should be more apart of this list.

the wedding was beautiful. it was so nice to see tan finally getting married! the actual wedding was short and sweet, and then a whole lot of us proceeded to 'h&k' (a funky cafe which also sells art and awesome chai teas in launceston town) for afternoon tea. spent an awesome afternoon with the chugg kids.

apart from that, God's really been speaking to me and working in my life. lately he's been reminding me of his awesome power and strength. he's been constantly showing me examples of biblical characters trembling with fear of him. i guess i realised that sometimes when i come before God, i come so casually - like a buddy rather than an all-powerful God who can quite easily strike me dead in a split second. i mean yes, we should be able to come before God freely, and honestly, but we should also come in awe and reverence and holy fear towards him, because he is one MIGHTY God!

this morning, as i was doing my QT, i decided to spend it with God in silence. i didn't say one word (rare, i know!). i just sat and enjoyed his presence. i really heard him speak to me, showing me and telling me that he has a purpose for my life. i really believe that he's calling me into a deeper relationship with him, and he's going to use me mightyly, so i'm trying my hardest to be ready. but for once in a while, i feel like i'm living with a purpose and plenty of hope.

i decided to read a whole lot of books off my dad's shelf. lots of these are bible school books of theological stuff. the one i'm reading now is called, 'soul-winner' by C.H. Spurgeon. it's a REALLY old book with hard to understand english, but it's great. i'm really learning heaps, and it's really down to earth.

so all in all, me and God are great for the moment, which is fantastic!

year 10 chapel is next tuesday... EXCITEMENT!!!! i'm so excited! we're doing a 'God's Army' theme, with a dance, drama, short message, and finishing with 'shout unto God' by hillsong for worship. it should be amazing, and i'm really praying that God'll use us to speak to the rest of the school. year 11 chapel last tuesday was awesome. God's spirit was so evidently working within those who were willing to open their hearts to his work. God really used rach as she spoke so genuinely about giving God our ALL. i really believe God is beginning to raise up the genuine christians in our school and generation, that he will seperate those who are really after him, and those who are just playing christian. those who are willing to stand and be counted will be seperated from the mediocre christians. and i am so pumped!

my heart goes out to the families who've lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks, eight years ago now. it's really sad, and it's just another reminder of how fallen humanity is.

and. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZAC CHUGG =) big 13!

US of A in 5 sleeps. i'm so excited!

xoxo

jetset.

one more day, before i fly away.. to tasmania =) for a friend's wedding on saturday. i just gotta stay sane and hold out in double maths for one more day.. just one more day of homework, of assignments and tests and one more day of the hum drum of school.

two more weeks before i fly away.. to america & malaysia =) for a family holiday. KL > LA > Las Vegas (hopefully) > San Francisco > LA > KL. just two more weeks of trying. two more weeks of waking up at 6.55 AM. two more weeks of jumpers and scarves. two more weeks of stickin it out.

i cannot wait. oh please God, help me not lose my head, just for one more day, just for two more weeks!

reminscing.

danica, aaron, david & donny - 1998

yesterday was malaysian national day, and so i felt very patriotic (MALAYSIA BOLEH!). today is my cousin david's birthday, and so i'm currently in the mood to reminisce over my childhood days spent in malaysia, hanging out with david yeoh. some quick (and embarassing) memories:

• i wanted to marry david when i was four years old - then they told me you couldnt marry your cousin and i was shattered.


• i remember playing that spy game on the holidays at poh poh's house with david, aaron & donny.


• i remember watching the emperor's new groove with david - it was our favourite movie.


• we used to watch dragon ball z


• we used to watch power rangers and play with cars


• i remember when we all went to aaron & donny's house and their dog 'shadow' bit me.


• i remember singing backstreet boys & westlife & nsync with dave, aaron & donny


• i remember learning how to rollerblade in poh poh's apartment carpark with dave, hau yang & yu yang


• i remember when our brother/sister were first born.


• i remember sleeping over at hau yang & yu yang's house and not sleeping until 6AM and going to sunway lagoon at midday the next day.


• i remember our church camps with all the other kids when we used to play games


• i remember lantern festivals when aaron, dave & donny used to bully me by throwing those white things that used to pop on the ground at me.


• i remember going to our great aunty's house to play barbie dolls with dave when we were younger with our second cousins.


• i remember going to ah meh's house with poh poh.


• i remember watching re-runs of kuku pengpeng's wedding video at poh poh's.


• i remember canaan power kids camps - making smores and playing heartattack, and derrick siow laughed so hard that milo came out of his nose.


• i remember having to sing 'negaraku', 'the milenium song' and the school song every monday morning.


• i remember how i used to embarass dave by saying hi to him at school everyday.


• i remember canaan basketball days at BCM- youth vs. adults, and youth ALWAYS won.


• i remember always buying those fish ball things dipped in chilli sauce after school for 20c a stick.


• i remember having the best 60c nasi lemak at the sktk canteen.

and i remember always always having an awesome time w/ dave everytime i visit malaysia

• seeing him tutor standard 1 girls and keisha
• going to his house for sleepovers with hau yang & yu yang and dnming all night and going to the cinemas the next
• seeing him play drums/guitar/bass/keys at church
• telling him he sounds more and more like unc rolance everyday.
• singing high school musical w/ him, aaron & donny.
• camwhoring.
• watching football.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID YEOH!

i miss the YEE clan and malaysia =(

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on a completely different note, i had a wonderful day today =) i woke up this morning and thought, "i'm going to have a good day no matter what happens" and it turned out to be wonderful! school did drag on a bit, my piano student was restless after school, and i had a mountain of homework, but at the end of it all, it was a great day!

worked through some stuff with some friend(s). rekindled old friendships. smiled and laughed to myself =) the simple things in life, we always seem to forget them. God is so good, and just because a miracle happens often, does that mean it's not a miracle? just because the sun shines 24/7, is that no reason to thank God for his awesome creation of the sun, without which we wouldn't exist? of course not! he is so awesome.

xoxo.

all my fears have pushed you out

i'm sorry.
i'm sorry i had to think,
i'm sorry i had to hurt you.
i'm sorry i was never there,
i'm sorry i so close to replacing you.


but i felt so sure you were gone,
i thought you didn't want me any more.


i love you, i always will.

children.

i was watching four four-six year olds play basketball in their sunday school room yesterday. it was quite amusing. i am continually fascinated by the way little children communicate with each other and treat each other. their insults which no doubt cut each other deep like, "poohead" make me smile at their innocence and ignorance. ignorance is bliss. for some reason, as they grow, they grow less and less trusting and more and more cynical. i often wish we could be as carefree and simple as they are. they voice their opinions loud and clear without fear of hurting someone. they forgive each other after five minutes of hate, and play like best friends again.

i really do hope our society and the media do not corrupt or damage the kids too much. its so sad to see them grow up and lose that innocence. it's so sad when you see ten year old girls in groups of five each carrying pink supre bags and dressing like eighteen year olds.

=) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =)

apart from that.. today was good, added to my junk fest weekend with m&ms today!

hope the rally went well for you all who were involved! sorry i couldnt be there.. please dont hurt me :D my mummy truly didnt let me go!

xoxo

the junk fest

my diet today:
MACCAS BREAKIE

maccas hotcakes +

maccas hash brown +

maccas apple pie (which has gone down to $1 now!!) +

vanilla chai tea from mccafe (which is my favourite)

doritos at morning tea

and nandos for lunch =)

what a healthy day i've had. i feel like running and running to get skinny again, but i can't be bothered lol. i also finished the second book in the twilight series 'new moon' about 5 minutes ago. can't wait to start the 3rd next!

i'm also tired beyond belief, but homework awaits! will blog later.
xoxo

optimistic.

well, after an incredibly exhausting weekend, i have finally found the key to being optimistic - relying on God's strength. lots happened over the weekend, particularly on sunday night. it was crazy on msn that night! because of this, my monday was completely and utterly wrecked. i had the ultimatum of bad days. it was really bad. but, on monday night, i made adri promise me that we'd always keep each other in line and that this week, we'd learn to rely on God and him alone. not friends, or family, or each other, but only on God. after this, things started to change. i felt God's peace and yesterday was made so much more bearable, in fact, it was better than bearable, because it was a good day. despite having no bludge subjects, it was an ok day, i think the fact that we had art in last period contributed to that fact, because it was so stress-relieving.

today was a great day! it was bludge subjects all day - double art: where i started my distorted face drawing in charcoal (after nervously working in pencil for two lessons because i refused to use charcoal), double maths: where we had to get our last cancer injection which really really hurt, bible: where we did some exergesis on psalm 121 and double sport: which because most team seasons were done was bludge. but it was fun bludge. it was a free-study option too. so, me, dora, amber, jarrad and several others headed up to the art department (which is my new home in the school), and me and dora used the MACS to do some photoshopping and then i continued doing my charcoal drawing while listening to my iPod while talking to jarrad about how his dad stole raisins from safeway - lol. so my afternoon was thoroughly enjoyable and relaxing. theres nothing more relaxing than drawing and music together.

"the joy of the Lord is my strength".

i also uploaded some professional pictures of the formal up on facebook:
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=54278&id=752157455
xoxo

everything.

i currently have a LOT of thoughts floating around in my little head. so this'll be a bit random and all over the place.. i'll put sub-titles to make it easier =)

Mike Guglielmucci
by now, everyone probably knows about this. and if not.. click on this link: http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24212817-5006301,00.html

when my dad first told me, i was angry, then i was shocked, then i felt sorry for him. i really do wonder why anyone would make up cancer.. perhaps it's his hunger for fame gone a bit crazy, or maybe he was never really sane in the first place. who knows.. what i do know was that God is a God of forgiveness and second chances. i still dno what to really think of this, except to pray for him and his family. his poor wife didn't know about any of this either. but mainly, my concern goes towards the youth and people who gave their lives to christ or grew in christ through his testimony. what now do they have to be inspired by? it's really sad if people backslide because of this. i think we must really hope that people do not begin to condemn mike - we're all human and fallen.

Generation Y
Yesterday at church, Ps. Mark Sayers ran a half day seminar on Gen Y. this really was a reminder to me about the world and culture we have grown up and now live in. it really saddens me how materialistic and secular we all are. i am so sad at the lack of God in our culture. it really got me questioning how we could possibly change this or get people to consider following Jesus when there are so many other things in this world that seem so much more appealing. then, i remembered what God challenged me when Chris Hope came to speak. God challenged me that day that he was all-powerful and he can do anything, including save our generation. i guess i still doubt. it also saddens me to see how shallow many youth groups are these days. they're all so program based and the youth of our generation seem to just base their faith on hype - which will fade. i really do hope God raises up the genuine christians of our generation.

friends.
don't you hate when you lose them?
my dad preached on friendship at church this morning..

"and friends are friends forever if the Lord's the Lord of them.." - a song by Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant.

i guess i need to begin to cultivate the friendships which help me grow in God.


i also decided to paint yesterday - it was completely random.
to help you understand my mood.. i was listening to "the Last Goodbye" by James Morrison.



thats it for now =)
xoxo