there's this story about a girl who was on the verge of death, or rather she felt like she was. everyone around her was insensitive to her needs. the voices she heard were just people making strange noises. she was out of breath. after climbing a few more stairs, her knees felt weak, her body stumbled. She wanted to stay alive, she tried to take deep breaths but she couldn't. the weather was too cold. the air was too dry. her lips needed water. her throat was a desert. her jaws start to hurt. she couldn't understand everything that was happening. her closest, spoke words of encouragement to keep on going, "don't die on me." it kept her awake, but her immobility was weighing her down. she tried a difference stance to keep her breathing, to stop from puking, to make her visions clear, to stop her head from spinning. But with every step she took, the closer it is, the harder to breathe, her visions blurry, her body is weak. it's time for her to rest....

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elaine baked me these cookies which i couldnt bring it over cuz it has eggggs. rawr!

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try guessing which drink is mine..

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bush dance.. i ate kangaroo and croc meat.. aaaahhh. why does the croc meat look like chicken wing and the kangaroo meat look like beef?

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funny isn't it.. this picture was taken only like 10 days ago at taka but it seems like a long timeee..

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retrooo-ed.

that's the theme for friday night life. dressed in psychedelics with afros hairstyles with many many antiques lying around to bring to day the 60s and 70s. the hippies, the elvis presley, the beetles.. and the band played God of wonders and many others. The pastor started his sermon with the song ' yesterday', his kind of rendition. haha. it's pretty interesting how he made the link of the theme to the passage. imagine in daniel's time, the daniel in the lion's den.. listening to '... the lion sleeps tonight' and other people like david and goliah probably heard some band as famous as the beatles. i won't be surprised.

of cuz i wore my polka dotted retroo-ed top.




today's bush dance party at cats.
you see, every other day, i have to think of what to wear in order to just have dinner. it's gonna be crocodile meat and kangaroooo meat. ouch. i'm not a meatetarian for today, even since i came to perth, it's so easy being a vegetarian.. the pork smells like really piggy, the lamb smells too, they hardly serve chicken, fish uhuh. fish drink their own pee. so i'm left with beef and having beef everyday? i'll soon look like one. so vegetarian is soooooo brocoli! haha.

alrighty, next post will be filled with bush dance photos and retro night!

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3 lies and 2 truths..


i used to work with him, Mr Jimmy T.


my paul smith specs.


i'm the previous owner of this BMW z4.


i miss eating this pan of fish & co's seafood platter.


the wallpaper on my ipod.

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shucks man!

i should have studied harder.

the most effort put into asia in the world economy received the least marks.

while the one which i had the lowest confidence in, the erm.. i forgot the name.. ahh, network mgt, shockingly, i did fairly well, argh. i shud have just studied abit harder for this and i would have gotten the HD. rawrs.

as for my market research report. hahaha. i'm over the moon. but darn la, i lost 4 marks cause i didn't have a coverpage for my questionnaire. super lame.

anyway, i'm going to concas tonight to celebrate my victory of getting past the mid-sems and reports and assignments and presentations. *pat back*

Praise God. i feel so blessed, and this is how it warmths my heart today.

i baked a cake for jerline.



..
cheryl, lydia and i made sweet potato soup. yummy yum! today's eunice's and jerline's birthday. Each were given a special bready gift from yours truly. heex!

any toast for you?


more toasts?

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i typed smelly fart and out came this...

What is a fart and why does it smell?

Ever pull someone's finger and hear a weird noise come out of his or her butt?

Ever sit in a tub of water and see bubbles come out of your hiney?

This strange noise and vibrating sensation that came from your butt is most likely caused by a fart.
A fart is a combination of gases (nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide) that travels from a person's stomach to their anus. When a person swallows too much air or eats foods that the human digestive system cannot digest easily gas becomes trapped in his/her stomach. The only way for this excess gas to exit the body is through the anus.

The gas that makes your farts stink is the hydrogen sulfide gas. This gas contains sulfur which causes farts to have a smelly odor. The more sulfur rich your diet, the more your farts will stink. Some foods that cause really smelly farts include: beans, cabbage, cheese, soda, and eggs.

A scientific name for a fart is flatus or flatulence.

The word fart is just one of many different terms used to describe the release of gasses from the human body. Other popular names for farts or farting include: gassers, stinkers, air biscuits, bombers, barking spiders, rotten eggs, and wet ones. You can pass gas, break wind, blast, beef, poof, rip one, let one fly, step on a duck, and cut the cheese.

Farts can be stinky, wet, loud, or silent but deadly.

Pee-eeew!!!Did you know?
On the average, a healthy person farts 16 times a day.

Many animals fart too. Cats, dogs, and cows. Elephants fart the most.

People fart the most in their sleep.

Farts that contain a large amount of methane & hydrogen can be flammable.

hahahaha. the funniest. i never knew, well, i learn something new everyday!

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it's anzac day. the parade was at 630am which obviously i was still in lalaland. it's been raining for the past few days, getting colder and sometimes warmer and then colder again. haha. so glad it's a public holiday and that it is also a uni holiday and that there is no class and that i dun have to do any make-up lessons for it. oh yesss! it's time to start catching up on my studies, ya i should! i had 'gao lak' and nestle cereals with milo, super OBS-like for breakfast.

it's raining, it's pouring. naninanibooboo. the shops are soo not opening today, so it's kinda sad if i were to go out, so i have decided to.. oh, i havent decided on anything. erm.. maybe have lunch in 3 mins, make a birthday card or maybe 2, do tutorials and QT. oh yess. haha. so what is my focus today? erm.. i have no idea.

i'm seriously suffering from sporadic thoughts. lol. oh yah, i wanna work in a vineyard in summer, anyone wanna join me or anyone has contacts for vineyard ay?

alrighty, 3 mins is up. time for lunch!

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lol. these are some words which i never intended to hear during a presentation.


*bullshitty company
*ahh.. i forgot
*oh nevermind

you wouldn't have thought anyone would have said it but i heard it when this guy said it. The lecturer just laugh and no comments were given about that. how different the culture is. so slack. my first ever aussie presentation, and it's finally over. phew! it went great. praise God.

The world is beautiful because God made it. Just because God made it, the world is sooo beautiful.

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you wont believe it.

nichiyoobi ni san shigutsu

translates to: sunday, 23 april.

power right? haha. i studied the japanese language for an hour on the plane. I've learn the numbers from 1-1000, the days of the week, the months of the year and simples phrases like 'can i have ice cream please?', 'it's current 5 o'clock' and etc. the next trip back, i will learn french. whaha.

studying abroad, not only do you have to face the feeling of leaving everyone behind, even at perth, people graduate and leave. heart ache. i guess being an overcomer brings me to a new level. at least i know i'm growing. haha. today's josh's last day at perth, had lunch with him at lido with the rest. i mean it's like there's not many people i know in perth, so the people i know are really important like stef, steffy, andrew, ernest, cherie, josh, amelea, audrey, joette, candy, justin.. it's just a weird feeling that i guess, i just have to get used to it. people come and people go, so cherish the moments. =)



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yay. finally this blogger photo upload thingy is working. just as i was starting to miss my photoshop and hello software. selsel did this, tho the photos are not exactly a whole but well, it speaks fun. haha.

it's friday already. i woke up at 620am, thinking i could surprise my mum with breakfast. but she woke up earlier than me la. =( why never me a chance to practice my new idea called 'the gold in the hole.' maybe i'll try waking up earlier tmr and cook a storm before i leave for the airport.

this trip back made me realize new answers to pleasant surprises. it makes it clearer that there is a season for everything and that the end is nearing. however, i'm pretty disturbed by how someone close is still the same without ever growing or changing to becoming a better person. after watching 70 episodes of 'da chang jing' i guess, it's time to find the cure for all the so called "slackers of life". there is definately some hope.

on another note, i finished my asian bus report. yay. and i'm currently baking a pound cake. =) i hope it turns out edible, which will be, i'm sure.

and supper with shalom and cows and eunice really made me heart feel lighter and i'm really happy to just chill out with you guys with all ur complains about stuff. so funny.

right now, i'm not looking forward to going back. not prepared for the asian bus presentation on mon, not even praying for a flight back, not the belly dancing, not nando's, the only thing that draws me forward to is sunday service at faith. funny isn't it.

oh anyway, happy note, i think someone planned a surprise for me ay? some friend of mine is coming to my place for dinner, i heard, but no one wanna tell me who's coming. oh wells.. haha.

alrighty, i'm gonna make some stufff.

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it's funny how i spent my time, that i wished i could turn it back for even more.

Thursday
went shopping with sis
dinner with family
buy groceries
met kuan for ermm.. potatos and black pepper chicken

Friday
good friday service
lunch with unleaven bread
grocery shopping with family
swimming
bbq with shalom and unleaven bread

Saturday
went town with kuan

Sunday
easter service =)
met Unleaven breaddd for chai chee pork porridge
visit popo with perthy mangoes.
had yummy dinner with granny. prawns! prawns! prawns!
watch da chang jing DVD. lol

monday
went for a spa at slimming santuary
ate choc eclair at bread papa's =)
met selsel to do manicure and pedicure
dinner with mum
met kuan at geylang for doujiangyoutiao! rocks!

Tuesday
went for facial
bought a N6280
ate Mac's seaweed fries
met my sis to play troll
dinner with fam
met kuan for kaya toast

Wednesday
met darren for dim sum
watch da chang jing DVD
met popo for yummy kong ba bao at geylang
met miraa, sel and cass for prata and milo dinosaur
met cows and eunice at hongkong cafe

Thursday
supposed to meet na* and go lecturer visiting in the morning.
meeting paps & brudder for kushinbo
meeting cia for speedy catchup
collect bluetooth and buy martha steawrt's mag =)
dinner with uncle and aunty monica
met shalom for supper at 85 market.


To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: A time to weep, a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to dance. Ecclesiastes 3:1,4.


This is my moment to dance with a joyful faith.

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Did you know that you could check up your passport details right here?

http://www.scrolllock.nl/passport/

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it's Gooooood Friday!

thank you for the cross,
the mighty cross,
that God himself would die for such as us.

God is just so amazing, each time i'm in His world,
it's a new experience full of pleasant surprises.
how i long to be deeper in love. =)

it's funny how easy it is to count your blessings over there
while it's kinda difficult to do so back here.

it's funny how easy it is to stay away from all worldly affairs
just listening to good old planetshakers, hillsongs..etc
no tv, no movies, no clubs, no pubs.
while it is kinda tough to do back here, when all else is just so familiar.

it's funny how i miss home when i'm over there
but yet when i'm home, i miss perth and the people there.
it's then when i understand that it draws onto you, perth is a nice place after all.

The easter party last night was uber fun, had finally my share of tiger prawns, the normal bbq ingredients which was like NICE! i havent had it for so longgg. in perth, there's only bbq-ed red sausages. i played bang! but it isn't the same as but it used to be, i guess it was the consequence that i had to accept for being so far away but i wished i had just more time to catch up with each of your lives. It was really nice to see each one of you, your smiles brighten up my day, and how helpful you were to clearing up and just being there to enjoy urself. i really miss the moments we shared, but time is just the way it is. it passes by unknowingly when we're having fun!

The happiest people don't have everything in life, they just make the most of everything. how true isn't it. i'm contented.

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. -John Burroughs

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totally awesome. it's just so good to be home. all seems familiar but looks different. Now exactly how i remembered it to be, but i'm still happy to be home. i couldn't help smiling on bord the plane. After what seem like a long time, 2 months has passed.

In perth, the weather keeps getting colder and colder, making the days a little shorter each time. In singapore, it keeps raining heavily for a while, and then it's bright and shiny. How wonderful it is to just lie on my comforty bed. =)

I had corica for breakfast. heh. Andrew and Josh were very nice to drive me to the airport and accompany me while waiting for the flight, even tho they were really tired from disturbed sleep, dued assignment, and hungry bellies. Thank you sooo much! I really appreciate you. =)

i realize that andrew has rather big feet like mr. mac, and Josh smiles when he sleeps. haha.

God has been really good to me, that it's just to amazing, so indescribable, and soooo awesome, indeed. lemme tell you a story. Yst, i couldn't sleep so i woke up at 630am, and couldn't go back to sleep. Maybe because I was feeling too cold or maybe I was excited. I'm not sure. The night before before I slept, I asked God to tell me if I should just check-in my luggage or use the handcarry which was already packed and ready to go. It was then, at 6ish, I woke up and started packing my luggage. heh. It was also then, i know i'm going home, even tho the flight is full, and many are on the waiting list including me.

but still, it's a matter of faith and believing that all things are possible for him who believes, Jesus said. At the airport at 2ish, with aunty ivy and uncle paul lined up behind me. =) tried to check in, but couldn't, had to wait till 3.15pm when the check-in closes for that flight. Then, at 3pm, my mum checked the load and it was -11. which is like really bad. but I made it, i made it home.

the thing is that if I can't get on this flight, i won't be back till winter.
but i'm safety back, with my luggage intact. Everything is good as it gets, or even better, if I may say.

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yay! exams are over!

yay! i'm going home!

yay!

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I am the world's happiest girl!

i'm overjoyed.

what i learn today is to have joyful faith.

heh. but i'm really happy.

i cant describe the joy i feel deep within, if only you can see the wide grin on my face now. =)

i had my share of prawns!!
in the authentic mee siam.
credits to aunty christina.

i had the most yummilicious pepper crab!!
even better than long beach.
credits to uncle philip.

uncle philip and aunty christina are the most hospitable people la.
i must learn from them. =)

and the best company ever.. aunty ivy, uncle paul, aunty wendy and friend.
they are super young at heart, something new i learn today about them.
i'm just so comfortable with them. and i really miss mr tan dengzhi!!!
I'm just so glad to meet them today. They really made my day! =)

i cant find a picture to express my happiness. like seriously, God has many pleasant suprises in store, which i will unwrap one by one at the right time. Only at the right time, the surprises will be soooo awesome!

and to end it all,
i ate the most delicious mango!
it's sooo good!
it's like so juicy and yum yum!

to describe my day in a word: tiGgerific!!! =)

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Come to think of it.

I think it's really a big deal!
and i couldn't have done it by myself.
God is sooo nice to me and He seen me thru everything.

I came without any friends
alone & afraid of this dark old hospital bed room.

being away from family isn't a first,
but being away from family and friends is.

Now that I have come this far..
in fact i'm quite happy with myself!

i'm starting to get used to the surroundings
but when i get home, i'm defintely gonna get my nightlight.

i somehow still miss alecia, zhi, hohon and yk.
i defintely miss daddy, mummy, darius, dorcas and lil leslie.
i miss my lime green room.
i miss my pooh bear.
i miss my bed.
i miss just dancing in my room.
i miss playing bang! with unleaven bread cell.
i miss eating prawns!!!!
so many things i miss..

over here, the noise travels, even when i talk to myself to memorise the notes i have prepared, people can hear la. so malu!

it's funny how it melts my heart to just hear you say how much you miss me,
it's funny how it touches my heart just to hear any of your voices over the phone,
it's funny how happy i am to receive your not 1 but many smses today! =)

it's so different.

today was the last lesson of belly dancing. heh. i can belly dance officially! =)
aunty wendy has arrived today! =) God is good. =) i manage to finish studying for the monday paper! woohoo! =)

i really mis eating prawns. they are my favourite! crayfish pasta would be second in line. heh.

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i think i'm growing.
i think i know where i'm going.
i think i know why i'm here today.

i know that i'm Yours.
and that i will follow You.

my exams are coming..
i havent finished studying.
i wanna do well.
when i am weak, i know He is strong.

the load is -5.
i wanna get on the jet.
i wanna go home,
yet i wanna be where He is.
when it is impossible, i know it is possible with Him.

i guess only then in His presence, He will tell me.
that i have delighted in Him, and He will grant me the desires of my heart.
to or not to be where my heart is.

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i wanna be here every morning!

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The scenery at swan river was awesome.
I went past it in the morning.
And again in the afternoon.
And again in the evening.

I can't get enough of it.
The beauty of it all.
The cirrus formation of clouds.
The sea breeze.
The bright cheerful sun.
The colour of the sky as it starts to fade till the sun sets.

Beauty.
indescrible beauty.
how awesome is the creator then.

check this out....


isn't this just so pretty? i think i have good photography skills! whaha. time:6.10pm


the purple shades.. time check: 6.20pm


swan river.. not sea. yet. time check:6.30pm


it's getting dark.. the sky's getting abit gloomy on the left side.. but on the other side, it's bright. funny isn't it. but look on the bright side, for there is still light to guide you, a much easier path to follow. how true isn't it.


the sky's the limit. the wonders so majestic. it always amazes me.


the skillful photographer @werk.


the white plants looks like winter is nearing. but then again, the plant is always there even in summer. haha.


the manificent shore line.. let the picture say its thousand words.


the sun is setting already....catch that last glimpse.

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Happy April Fools'!

haha. this time my mum's lucky that i cant put salt into her coffee.
today's sarah's birthday, so lydia.cheryl.jerline.eunice and i bought a bouquet of sunflowers. heh. in singapore one sunflower is like S$5, here the bouquet is somewhat about the same price. haha. and the flowers are so bright and big and colourful! =)

I went for belly dancing in the evening and came back with extreme stomach muscles cram la. like worse than gastric, i was so hungry after belly dancing lessons but i couldn't eat, laugh or grin or stand up straight or lie down.. so i resorted to taking pain killers. Then, i managed to walk to the computer room to photocopy the reserved books that i borrowed. good grief.

i think i wanna learn kickboxing and sailing. If i really did sailing, it would be like WOW! you know i always had a phobia of the sea. you will never see me in the sea unless i'm so sure that i wont capsize or i know that hohon, zhi or yk is there to save me. So i'm defintely not learning wakeboarding or kite surfing or peddling. heh. so guys, have fun capsizing, i'll see you back at the shore.

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