Saturday, February 28, 2009










Happy Birthday Tabitha Anna Tan Shang Jie.
I tried to call you several times to no avail. I'm sorry I couldn't get through.
I think the billion miles between us had a fault in that.
With all my heart, I thank God for you. Not only for your undisputed attitude, but your kindness and thoughtfulness. I can always know you'll be my dear cuzzie that I can always be comfortable with and love despite the test of time.
I thank God for giving me an amazing cousin like you.
Blood is thicker than water (:
Love you.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Finally got my timetable figured out.
It's been a frustrating last two days.
FloNG and I have been walking all around Uni looking for a dozen offices or hand in a dozen different forms. Very very tiring. I almost forgot what it was like walking for a extended period of time. Seriously.. even soccer for 3 hours is not as tiring as walking around for a whole hour.



All the people in the street

That I'll never get to meet
If these tracks don't bend somehow
And I got no time
That I got to get to
Where I don't need to be
So I..



I need this
Old train to breakdown
Oh please just
Let me please breakdown



-Breakdown, Jack Johnson



Wednesday, February 25, 2009

2) I tend to find some very serious hymns funny. Like.. I literally laugh to myself when I sing them.

Have you ever really wanted to know someone,
but felt like time and circumstances were standing in between?
I kind of feel that way right now.

These days I've been feeling a sense of urgency that I can't really explain or control. I feel as if I'm running out of time, hence I should make the most of everything around me. For example, if I see potential in a friendship, I really want to give as much as I can to see it grow. Especially if it's a godly one.

I sometimes wonder who I am in the eyes of others.
People often put character to name... and I wonder what "Jerusha" connotes.

For example.. a few words that come to mind with a few names:
(seems quite dangerous.. note that my interpretation of the name may have only had a tiny influence from you, if your name pops up. It's my first impression of that name or my impression gathered from several sources.)

Adrienne: Smart, haphazard, kind, stylish

Asher: Stronger, resilient, godly, tanned, humble

Audrey: Passionate, dramatic, writer, friend

Andrea: Fun, God-fearing, loving, enthusiastic, listener

Ben: Smarty-pants, immature, sociable, amiable, physics

Darren: Fun-loving, people-orientated, questions & more questions

Francesca: Awesomeness (: Teachable, real, honest, godly

Heather: Gentle and kind-hearted

Isaac: Wise, laughter, joy, pure, sporty

Isobel: Soft-spoken, gentle, feminine, patient, compassionate

Jasmine: Motherly, sweet, caring, sensitive, friendly, tea(?)

Jessica: Tough yet sweet, non-judging

Jake: God-loving, strong, great jaw bone structure

Kayleigh: Approachable

Kimberley: Neat, girly, wise, knowledgable

Lydia: Romantic, eager to serve

Noel: Soft, pale, sensitive, handsome

Sarah: Loving, strong, pure

Tim: Neat, funny, amiable, talented

Valerie: Snob

Venetia: Snob

... yea.. the list is very very long and I can go on forever.
But I have to sleep now in order to have a fresh mind for my Hazard Perception Test as well as Orientation at La Trobe tomorrow.

For myself, I reckon that as long as the words "loves others" is in the description somewhere, I think I'm contented. Even if there's "blur" and "lazy" somewhere along that list (:

Saturday, February 21, 2009

FLONG IS BACK!!!
And seriously, it's about TIME (:


Looking through the photo album of our
memories of the last 2 years (:

with a small cup of Gloria Jeans Irish Nut Creme.



Our regular visit to WING LOONG.
I can't believe MK and Sheryl didn't even know what Unagi was!
SHOCKING. Deprived children.


Messing around at MC.











WOO HOO!!!

Soccer practice for Crossway starts tomorrow! YAY (:
Can't wait...

The beautiful game of basketball with Franny and Sala too.

Went down to Anglesea today with Gabby and Jon to visit the Student Life camp. It was pretty good. I learnt quite a bit about evangelism and had some good sharing with the campers there. At this present moment, I believe that Isaac, Tim T, Ven, Audrey and Alvin are all battling the mozzies and the snoring in their cabins. LOL.

We were suppose to go to the beach today, however due to some people getting hopelessly lost while trying to get to the beach, we didn't have time to go. It was quite a disappointment. BUT, I finally got to have a good jamming session with Ouser Kong. It was really fun (:

I really thank God for giving me a friend whom I can so openly share my songs with and vice versa. I personally love hearing Alvin's songs and the inspiration behind each one. It's been an absolutely blessing having him as a friend. Even though we haven't been in the same youth group and stuff for so long, we can still feel so comfortable with each other and joke around. I guess his fun-loving, crazy and passionate self really makes it easy to keep this awesome, one-of-a-kind friendship going strong!

So even though I didn't get to go to the beach, it's cool.

I got to meet some campers from La Trobe as well.
One doing Speech Pathology,
one doing Occupational Therapy
and one doing Physio.

I see my career choices passing before me.. 0.0
I've decided to get involved in the "25 random things about me" commotion.
I shall spread it over 25 posts. LOL. Maybe I'll decide to lump everything together one day.

Anyways..

1) I love it when the autumn sunlight falls on leaves and filters through tree branches to produce a beautiful glimmer.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Valentine's Day (:
To the couples who didn't get to spend V. Day together, please don't despair. I reckon V. Day should be everyday. Showing your love for someone shouldn't be confined to one day. It's just too much love for one day to handle.

My V. Day was well spent with the GRANNIES!
Haha.. although, I have to say, Changeling was a weird movie to watch on V. Day. I came out of the movie with a really heavy heart. Throughout the movie, I kept placing my hand on my mouth in absolute shock and failure to comprehend the extent of that true story. I would recommend people to watch it, it's definitely worthy of the cinematic experience.





the kissing pose we took a thousand shots to achieve



CHAI TEA ROCKS.


Tuesday was spent with a whole bunch of people from school I haven't seen in quite some time. Wanted to watch Slumdog Millionaire at the Moonlight Cinema in the Botanic Gardens.. but it was SOLD OUT. So we settled for our intended picnic dinner on the nice green grass while the sun set (:








Us, after being brutally ambushed by the sprinklers.

Us at the Shrine of Rememberance

(where Tab stole the bouquet of flowers placed on the lawn in respect of the dead soldiers)



Craziness got the better of us (:






I love TENTH AVENUE NORTH.. the lyrics and tune of their music is simply sensational. I have to say, right now, they're my favourite Christian band. Second on my list would be LIFEHOUSE (:

This song is written from Jesus' perspective. And it hasn't failed to speak to me each time I hear it. Many of us turn away from God's love, we push away the One that loves us more than anyone else. If that's not the greatest act of foolishness, I don't know what is.

Why are you striving these days?
Why are you trying to earn grace?
Why are you crying, let me lift up your face.
Just don't turn away.

Why are you looking for love?
Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough?

Cause I'll be by your side, wherever you fall
In dead of night, whenever you call
Please don't fight the hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

- By Your Side, Tenth Avenue North

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Come to the water, you who thirst
And you'll thirst no more

Come to the Father, you who work
And you'll work no more

And all you who labour in vain,
and to the broken and shamed





Love is here.
Love is now.

Love is pouring from His hands, from his brow.
Love is near, it satisfies

Streams of mercy flowing from His side.



Thursday, February 12, 2009

After getting a text from Audrey about the moon tonight, Isaac and I proceeded outside to take a look. The moon was so beautiful, hanging low in the night sky amidst the stars.. it was a picture of serenity. Isaac then said to me that He wished Jesus was coming now.. this very moment.. and I was like "what?"


Later I found out that the moment of randomness had a reason behind it. It was actually far from random.

He started sharing with me some of the things he has been learning from the book of Revelations, with the help of Jon Courson's bible teaching podcasts on the internet.

This following verse is found in Revelations.. it's a revelation of Jesus Christ written through John the apostle to the church of Laodicea. It is said to be prophetic words for our generation.. and I find it hard to disagree after reading it myself.

It sure instilled within me a desire for more passion in Jesus Christ and to carry out His will in my life.

"I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other!

But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!

You say, 'I am rich. I have everything I want. I don't need a thing!' And you don't realise that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.

So I advise you to buy gold from me- gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see."

(Revelation 3:15-18)

The church of Laodicea was the 7th church, the last church that John wrote to. We, this generation of christians, are so muddled up with vanity, with our strife, with nonsense that we fill our lives constantly with. How are we to be pure and righteous if we keep feeding ourselves with worldly values and things that take our focus away from the Cross? Some of us are SO caught up with the world that we don't even realise how far we are from God. We start depending on ourselves instead of on His providence.

Many of us have lost a passion for His Name, we've settled for lukewarm. And God would rather spit us out than have us be lukewarm christians. He wants us to be passionate.. or if we're cold, He wants to convict our hearts. Being lukewarm dims the light in our hearts. We should live with passion and with purpose. Knowing that Jesus Christ is coming back anytime now. It could even be tomorrow.. or this very second.

Isaac also reminded me that we as Christians should be prepared for the second coming of Christ. We should be living everyday as if it were the day that Christ is coming, then we would not be so concerned with the mindless "wants" of life. We would realise that loving is always better than judging, forgiving is always better than holding a grudge, encouraging is always better than gossiping, reading the Word of God is always better than wasting our time staring into space.

I just want to encourage whoever reads this to be PASSIONATE!
Be courageous and bold to do things that will test your faith.
Stretch the boundaries and see the work of God in your life.
If you're bored with life,
maybe it's time you hear what God might be challenging you to do.

I'm personally determined to give it all I've got to live as a servant of God. To love with all my heart and to be sincere in all I do. I know by my own strength, it is impossible, but by the grace of God, anything and everything is possible.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

You scream and shout,
you search for words to fill your rants,
veins excruciatingly etch in your forehead,
a thousand words leave your mouth,
a few leave me cut and bruised.

You want clarity?

Just take a step out of your body,
look from the side, maybe even from above,
maybe you'll find it.

Let the silence to penetrate your heart,
it'll be clear to you.

We make too many mistakes,
we waste time we don't have,
we live for the lies,
we speak too much.

While you're at it,
remember to take a breath.
It'll help you live the way you should.

Monday, February 09, 2009

VIVE camp was a blast (: I really don't regret going one bit.
I was hoping I would come back home wishing the camp wasn't over.
God knew exactly what I needed, and provided, yet again.



the night spent under the stars (:


Even though we were attacked by many ants and mozzies,
we had each other to complain to. We were also distracted with all the fun (:

Andrea drank some coffee and felt really energetic. She wanted to run in circles.. but I suggested her rolling down the little slope we were lying on. She ended up on the concrete. So I joined her. We ended up racing each other down and up the hill wrapped in our sleeping bags. LOL.


Andrea in her PINK sleeping bag.

One of the major focuses on camp was being still amidst the hustle and bustle in order to hear from God. So throughout the camp, we had random moments of silence. It's amazing when all the noise just dies down in a split second and all 86 campers stop what they're doing and give God their attention.


during one of our silent moments, I sneaked a photo



Andrea looking like a lostie.




Everyone doing the Macarena.


everyone going wild with the dancing..
there's a time for dancing with joy (:




I have to just say, I'm not an arse perve!
This picture is totally approved by Andrea and Ven.
They even posed -.-"





Us sitting on the deck infested with ants.


I've to say, I loved the time we spent talking about random stuff. Isaac, Venetia, Andrea and I spent 2 hours on the deck talking after the dance party. It was a great way to cool down and to admire the night sky (:

After that we played some soccer and guitar. I felt like it was a very intimate moment when we starting playing with guitar.. I think cause it was really quiet.. just the sound of the guitar and our voices. It was as if the rest of the camp was sound asleep except for us four.

BUT. Some other camper dudes came into the hall, so we ended up playing indoor soccer, old school (: It was so darn tiring, yet fun as can be. We played for about an hour and a half till most of us were dripping with sweat. Ven and Andrea were actually pretty good at soccer. Sometimes they even owned the guys.

After soccer, we ended up in the kitchen eating toasted 'tofu bread' (gluten-free bread).. and drinking chocolate milk. It was 3am and I was starving. We chatted till about 5am.. then we headed to bed.

We actually managed to wake up at 8.45 am -.-"



Venetia's and my version of 'ET GO HOME'
Seriously, it's not actually meant to be rude.


Andrea's injuries from the treacherous beach bombarded with undercurrents, massive waves and sharp rocks on the sandy bottom.


Both Ven and Andrea received bruises on the same spots on their right knees. I think it's from being slammed into the rocks.




I ACTUALLY MISS CAMP.
I'm really glad I went, cause I got to know a whole bunch of new people... and I got to know Andrea better too (:

I'm really excited about these new friendships I've made during the camp. People like Erika, Grace and Hannah.. they seem so genuine and real. I think that's what attracts me the most in any friendship. Not just selflessness, but also sincerity and love.

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Now this next half of my post is dedicated to LYDIA LIAO.

SORRY FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO WISH YOU HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY ON THE 6th OF FEBRUARY 2009. I DESERVE TO BE SMACKED IN THE ARSE.

Please know that I love you very very much. Sorry for disappointing you, cause I know I did, even if you only felt it for a few seconds. Happy 18th Birthday, my dearest friend (: