Holidays!...so far.

Holidays! Who wouldn't love holidays? I do love holidays, especially holidays that come right after the hectic and packed lecture days. That will be the perfect break I need to chill, enjoy, relax and to recharge. I planned for a very adventurous holiday, with lots of challenging outdoor activities, meet ups and sports. However, my first two weeks of holidays were quite the opposite of what I have planned. I didn't have much of adventures (well, except for riding on a big bike!). 

First week, I was the workaholic who worked day and night! I gave tuition every morning and sometimes in the afternoon or at night. I was like the most hardworking (or the craziest) teacher who works during holidays just to make more money. So, my first week was all about working!

Second week, I was off from working as the little girl went to Singapore for family vacation. Yay, I got to rest, at least. However, it was really boring as I had nothing very fun to do, no one to go out with. It's really sad when you were free and everyone else was busy or not available. So, to kill the boredom, I spent most of my time reading during the day and I went for tennis trainings in the evenings. I thought second week was quite okay as it's well balanced with the sport I love. Reading kept me occupied during the day. I have read two novels so far in these two weeks! I really enjoyed the stories. Well, undeniably, reading is therapeutic, and is extremely good for the mind and soul!

Some books are simply magical.

Thankfully, there were also a few events happened in these two weeks which perked up my holidays - at least, it's not that boring! First, I finally gave bowling a try! However, I broke my thumb nail!! Ouch! Still, I managed to get the second highest score (not because of beginner's luck)! Bowling was actually fun. Second, hang outs! It was good to finally hang out with close friends. Third, I met a new friend and we hung out a few times, and he's a very interesting person. My first impression of him: he has a very professional demeanour, he is a very knowledgeable, charismatic and successful man with a well established career. I met him during the ELT Conference in May. At first, I was really tensed when meeting him. After going out with him for a few times, I find him a very warm and fun person to hang out with. He took me on his big bike when we went out. It was my first time on a big bike! COOL! It was rather scary at first but I found it really cool and I enjoyed the attention from other road users when we were vrooming on the road. We went for "The Nyonya" play, breakfast, reading at Bing!, and jogging. Yeah, thanks for saving me from boredom! :)

These few days, I have been indulging in good foods with my close friends as they are back and free to hang out. Good foods and friendship are certainly a perfect combination! It feels really good to finally have some quality time spent together with friends, and catching up on each other's life. 

Chilling at Bing!

I had a great time at Bing! tonight with Ruby. We talked about all the wonderful, fun and crazy things we did while we were in secondary school. Those were the best time in life. Aaaah, reminiscing the good old times! I had forgotten I actually wrote the lyrics of a song for her to compose until she reminded me of that. We should really do more next time. Well, when the muse strikes me, i would definitely write something. Then we also talked about relationships, future career, dreams, faith... I really enjoy hang outs, I see it as a kind of reflection of life and it helps me to pause and look back at how far i have come, and what it is that i want to achieve in the present and future. It gives me a clearer picture of what I already have in my life, and what i want in my life. :)

My Holiday Plans

Yes! The long-waited holidays are finally here. It's just a one week holiday, but i'm grateful for it. At least i have a break to rest, tidy up some mess, get ready and go on again. :) I love holidays - i get to recharge myself physically, emotionally and spiritually. 

Lundu Retreat with Coursemates

So far my holiday has been fantastic! I spent a quality time at Lundu Retreat with my coursemates. Getting to know each other in a much deeper level, sharing and caring have indeed made our bonds stronger! I feel closer to them. This really feels like a little family and i will definitely miss them when we are all apart. The thought of the one month practicum has already saddened us cuz we might not be able to meet each other everyday. 

I really love spending time with people i treasure. I love interaction. I love to find out more about the other person and i love being an angel to others by supporting them and encouraging them. I love sharing thoughts, things that inspire me, i would want them to inspire others too. I love being surrounded by friends. 

This was also the first time Uncle Pajero went so far! Not bad for an uncle! The whole Lundu Trip was filled with funny and sweet memories. However...those mean sandflies were just so jealous that we were having heaps of fun and no one would care and remember them. Thanks for the souvenirs. I will definitely remember you all. Gosh, the bites are all swollen now and they are painful, irritating and itchy! Help! 

I know my skin is hyper sensitive to insect bites, so i avoided going to the beach, i just stayed at the house and went for swimming. But still the insects found their ways to bite me. Sigh. I wonder how long it will take to recover. They are just so ugly!

Miley's Birthday Celebration at Alfresco.

It's our dear Miley's birthday! Initially, the plan was to celebrate it today, which is the actual day. However, her dad bought her a ticket as a birthday gift to celebrate back at home so we celebrated it last night, right after the Lundu trip. Some snapshots of the night. :)

Miley was so touched when Mas read our birthday wish in Tamil.

Joy, joy, joy! I love making people really touched and happy! :)

Things i wanna do in this one week break:

1. Read at least a book (i miss reading, i was so occupied with loads of assignments before this and i hope now i have time to enjoy reading.)

2. Watch some movies (it's been too long!)

3. Complete my assignments

4. Prepare for my first practicum

5. Reconnect, reconnect, reconnect!

That's all for the update! 

Please keep me in prayers for healing of my sandflies bites. I really cannot stand the itch. :(

Holiday #2

It's just the second day of holiday and i'm already soo drained out! I didn't do much today but yes, i AM exhausted. 

Today we had a final gathering for this semester before everyone went back home. It was good to be in the chapel again. :) It's was even re-assuring to hear sharing from brothers and sisters in Christ. Two of my seniors did extremely well in exam. One thing which struck me after the sharing: "If you honour God, God will honour you". It's very true - - God sees our heart! I wish i could be like them too. But i feel like these few semesters, as the lecture method changed, i feel like i've become lazier. :( I gotta work harder next sem!

The whole afternoon was spent with Miley. We had some quality chatting time, and did a lil shopping. Before sending Miley to her uncle's house, i brought her to grotto to pray. It is the place i love so much cuz i always feel peaceful there. That was also a place where many fervent prayers were lifted up. Come to think of it, i haven't visited that place for quite some time too. After praying, Miley said it was really good, she felt so peaceful, so joyful. WOW! Praise the Lord! :)

Tonight, I actually wanted to sleep early today but i received a call and a friend of mine asked me to go out of the house. I saw him waiting at the gate with presents. After receiving the presents, i felt, and feel terribly bad. I really don't want him to do so much. :( He even handmade something...it's like...i really can't take those, and i don't want to. But i guess as i've already grown older in age, and i begin to feel reluctant to reject people straight away as i understand how hurt it will. On the other hand, to just ignore it will hurt him equally bad too as he won't know my clear signal. I just need the courage to break his heart, i guess. :/

That's all for today.

Seriously need to recharge.

Holidays, welcome in!

It's FINALLY holiday! I've been waiting for this moment for so long! And it's finally here! I already have a long long list of what to do in this holiday, but i think mostly will be working, giving tuition classes, attending music classes, meeting up with friends, sports, reading novels, watching movies, sleeping, and travelling!

The exam was pretty difficult. =/ But anyway, it's over now, so bye and throw it off my head. It's time to relax. I deserve it! Two months holidays! :) Thank God for it!!! :)

Holiday - Day 1

Hello Holiday!

I went out to hunt for lovely presents after meeting with Mdm Angie and the cast and committee members for the upcoming drama next semester. I was supposed to go to this Tribal Scoops (which i've googled and the food just looked heavenly tempting!) this afternoon with sis Grace. However, it's been put off to next week which is a better idea as it won't be rush! So, i had more time to hunt for my presents for a dinner sometime soon! 

Preparing presents is such a wonderful feeling!

At night, went out for an impromptu dinner at Sharing Planet. The food was as usual, awesome and large portion. We really ate till our heart's content! Thank You for the food, Lord! Everyone praised that my dress looked pretty. :D And i proudly told everyone it was given by my cousin, and it was like, for more than 10 years dy! I just added the belt and i guess belt made wonders? :P 

A great start for a holiday!

CNY

Aaah. Sad sad sad. I thought it would be a wonderful new year, with everyone gathers together. Guess things have changed a lot ey. It's unlike before. Starting from the 3rd day of CNY, i didn't even step out of the house. So, you can imagine my CNY. =.=

A CNY with less visiting. A CNY with assignments. T.T FIVE assignments, one banner. That banner, sigh! dunno killed how many of my brain cells. And today, sigh. Body pains, bones ache, diarrhoea from morning. nausea. Headache. and was developing a fever, luckily it has subsided now.

Photos from visiting.

at my place

ah yiing's place

meet my new friend!

I dunno what happened, but this girl grew taller! (or did i experience a decline in growth?) and she's so fair! (Oh i used to be fair, but dated too many outdoor activities. =.= now i have the sporty skin tone.)

Geral (photographer) in action!

I took this i took this! nice leh. Actually got a video clip on this special firework display. Why special? 'Cuz it has heart shapes!!! Really! ♥
and see how GIGANTIC it was?

The guys. The fireworks looked like...

Starwars lightsabers!

This reminded me of how much i want this!!! A pair of lightsaber chopsticks!
(To add in to my collection.)

at Evan's place

The effect is not really good. =/

Visiting mom's colleague, Ms Hazel's mansion!
(I called it glass house.)

I've taken a lot of photos of the interior design actually.
This is one of them.
Swimming pool!!! I want to have a house like hers!
I'm collecting inspiration for my future house. :p

awesome!

Pssst! I want a DSLR!

new banner. It's actually quite similar to the first one which i have done right. =.= But then the measurement changed, so have to redo everything. Gahh! But frankly speaking, it is not as nice as the first one. And just look at it, the space is uneven. There's a space just beside the tent while the 'series series' thingy had to squeeze near compass. Oh well. I DON'T CARE. So glad that it's finally done now. GOODBYE, SO LONG, my nightmare! I shall never, ever, EVER touch any banner design for school! It gave me so much stress. Uh...

19th FEBRUARY 2010
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TIT!!! :)

CNY eve

I'm so full~ :) Had a hearty reunion dinner at my place. It's so good to have everyone gather together again. This year i am going to treat this new year special! Just now, i took note of the whole reunion dinner. You know, the greatest thing about reunion dinner is REUNION, of course! haha! Everyone sat down together and ate. Talked, laughed... Just now the TV was on, we were all eating, some sitting on sofa, some eating in the dining room. We talked so loudly to fight the TV. It's cute and funny. If we wanted to talk, why didn't we turn off the TV? haha. Funny. Then unk was playing with his Canon dslr. *envy!* After getting bored with it, he took out his LUMIX wide screen camera, placed it in a corner of the house, recorded us! Candid shots! x) Okay, it's already very noisy now, i wonder how would i survive later. sigh. I want peace!

Was helping mom in the kitchen and doing some final cleaning. Mom was cooking while i was wiping the washed dishes. I told mom, "I feel like one of the worker at the kopitiam, sitting on the floor, with a big pail of wet plates." Mom joked, "Oh i don't think you would be working there. I believe they won't want such a slow worker like you. Hurry up and dry the plates." ...speechless...

Reunion dinner. 13 main dishes altogether.

The week before CNY, was really really. BAD. lived like a bee! :(

buzz! I really hate how busyness took over my life. :( Busy with school stuff. Gah. FIVE assignments due after CNY, ES full paper test again right after CNY, banner due...SOON. (actually is today but i think i can't finish it.) So sickening! The banner that i did, i have to REDO! And do you know how much time it took me to come out with that banner? How could they... sobs. It's not easy to do the banner! And so now, frankly speaking, I HATE DOING THE DESIGN OVER AGAIN! (Which is actually the major reason why i keep procrastinating - i just can't bring myself to do it!) Why can't they just hire someone professional to do it? What's the problem with the measurement? They didn't tell me it was not appropriate when we handed in our proposal. Sheesh! Yes, i study there. But it doesn't mean i have given my soul, my time, my energy and everything to it ok? sigh! My CNY, so-called one week holiday.

Shopping.

Gracie and i [tHe Spring, Kuching. 12/02/2010]

Preparation for CNY

Look! I removed my piano cover. :) Replaced it with a simple pink cover, and i placed the flower on top of it. Looks very neat huh. :)

Gracie, playing piano.

14th February 2010

CHINESE NEW YEAR! Happy ROAR year!

ROAR!

and of course... VALENTINE'S DAY!

LOVE.

And as we all know. Tomorrow is not only Chinese New Year, but it's also Valentine's Day. I wonder... Hmm. (Allow me to be emo for a while. Actually, not being emo la, just telling something what i've seen and felt.)

Few nights ago, i was on the phone with a friend. We talked about this topic. Heh. Just suddenly felt like typing it out here. (erm, maybe not much of an intense feeling. I wrote something on this every valentine's day.) Alright. I don't know if this is stupid or not, but personally, i strongly feel that it's stupid. How do you know if it's worth it? A sign! Yeah, a sign. But sometimes, people are just too afraid to step forward; too reluctant to show their feelings from obscurity. Or. People are just not confident enough to make the move?

Perhaps.

So all you do is keep waiting by the phone, hoping each time the phone beeps, it's the text message from that someone; hoping each time the phone rings, it's the call from that someone. You know, sometimes, a little lie is needed to prevent ourselves from getting hurt. Maybe that's why, that person is telling you the lie. He/she doesn't want to get hurt. Hurt from? You. You just gotta feel it with your heart to find the truth behind the lies. Not all lies are meant intentionally. Sometimes, it's said just to shield ourselves.

我一直都在这里。
虽然你从不知道，但我不会走远。
只要你仔细倾听，我在为你弹琴；
只要你抬起头来，你就会看到我。

Wuiseh! I think i should change my profession to a writer, poet or something la. xD haha. Actually heard something which sounds like that recently. Can't remember everything, so i just typed out whatever i think it's about, and added in mine. Who knows i can write songs too one day? (actually i have written, a few.)

My collections.

I love this! I love the angle of this pic. :)

Thinking of love~

The purple candle is really lovely, isn't it? :)

Alright. The fireworks and the firecrackers are making loud sounds now. Gotta iron clothes then sleep. I'm tired. tired tired tired. Banner still hasn't started. sigh. I'll be tomorrow Sunday church service pianist. Actually was so busy with stuff, really a lot to do. Sigh. Next time, i will learn to say 'no' though i really have the heart to help. I really can't manage la. Rushing here and there. Running out of time. :( I . . . need a break.

Happy Chinese New Year to you all!

This year i won't be sending CNY text messages, so i'm wishing you here. Have a prosperous tiger year. May God bless you all. Live the spirit of a tiger! ROAR!

Plucking daisy's petals.