Im bored..and no one wants to talk to me on msn..*sobs...haha..

hmm...what's been on my mind?

1) we're gonna turn time forward at midnight! Arggh!! Im gonna lose an hour of Zzzzz, dahlah tak cukup tidur. Cis bedebah.

2) Week has been great! I finally watched Charlie and Choc Factory! ANd I also managed to watch Wallace & Gromit last week! Have ben so behind in movies. And I jsut realised somethign! You know how in Msian cinemas, you enter from on door, and u exit through another door, and it leads u right out of the cinema area. Here, in Readings Cinema, you exit through the same area, and well, you can jolly well go into another cinema for another movie, without anyone knowing. Oh well, but ppl are honest here. But yeah, it just struck me how different 2 societies can be.

3) feeling a lil guilty for cutting up and embryo last tuesday. We had an Embryology lab. And so, we broke an egg that was already fertilised, and we even saw the embryo;s heart pumping k! But apparently the embryo doesnt develope its nervous system till Day12, and the embryo was only fertilised 72 hours ago..so yeah..quite cool actually. But after examining the embryo under microscopes and stuff, we washed up, and washed them down the sink. So sad...

4) having a huge lab test coming up next week..and im only half way thru!!

5) Hell's pizza is so yumm!!! Way better than domino's man! I went for VUWSA's (student association) AGM last week, representing ICF, and we were served free wine and pizza! Mental note: next time, go for more of this sort of meetings.

6) woohoo!! it's the last week of Uni!!! and i'll be done. Erm, actually not quite, but i just choose to ignore the study break, and the 2 weeks of exams. Imagine! I've been here for a whole year!! Well, 10 months actually, but still! Time does fly indeed, if u look at the bigger picture. But when i look forward to my family, dan, and friends, and FOOD, it seems ages before i can actually have glorious msian food trickle down my throat!

everyone seems to be having their tests and exams now! All the best you folks!

Just a bunch of TEENS
Our LIVES dedicated to JESUS
Trying to MAKE a DIFFERENCE in the world we live in,
We're SERIOUSLY FUN
Quietly BOISTEROUS!
RANDOMLY organized
Abundantly blessed! We're unique. And yet... the same.
We learn things about OURSELVES
about our FRIENDS,
about GOD and how to handle LIFE
Together we ENCOURAGE each another, LEARN from one another, and form
bonds of friendship to last for eternity in our common bond- C H R I S T .
We are a FAMILY

vibrant . passionate . contagious .

I so understand Jen. Aihz.

And so I studied till past 1am, and then decided to give myself a rest because I've learnt most of the stuff I needed to know. The day has been long, and as far as I could remember, I have been going on like this forever. One thing after another, one deadline/test after another.

And so, I got all ready for bed, and hid under my comfy duvet, in the quiet and still night. This was not very common as the wind normally blows so crazily, and sometimes, i even felt as if it was gonna blog my window's or roof away! And so, yes, i lie in my bed, trying to shutdown and get a good night's rest.

But alas, the more I try, the harder it became. And I stared at my ceiling, thinking, that the only time that I had for myself yesterday, was when I couldnt fall asleep. Nevermind, I told myself, I shall talk to the shepherd then. So I began counting my blessings instead of sheeps. I went down the list, and thanked God for everything, my family, where I am now, the opportunities I have here in NZ, Dan, my grandparents, His hand that has been always with me...ANd then, my mind went of to other stuff, and then, thankfully, after what seemed like ages, I fell asleep.

But it was not deep peaceful sleep. Now I realise how Insomnia can kill. As Dan mentioned, I prob sleep on Screensaver mode most of the time, rather than Shut Down mode.

I need to shut down.

Currently feeling: worn out

Got up this morning to the beautiful sunshine in my room, which is a very rare occasion. I was supposed to meet this gal whom i was going to tutor Stats for, but she cancelled it, so i slept in a bit, and then decided to go to town for a walk with my close friends frm Weir. We actually wanted to get some brunch from weir first, but we kinda missed it. So we went to town for Gelatos, but as usual, taht stupid fella doesnt know how to make business; the shop was closed. So, for the sake of ice cream, we walked all the way to Oriental Bay, where we get white sand, which was taken from Nelson bay, in the south island, welly is sad eh? Yeah, we found this place with Italian Gelatos, so i got Rum & Raisin! Yumm! Satisfied. ANd then, came back for the BBQ at Weir. Which was more of a drinking thing more than anything else. It's quite sad to see how those ppl can get drunk under broad daylight. Nonetheless, the inflated boxing ring and the foam blower was quite cool! Michael, who was covered in foam, chased us all over, gave a huge hug, and yeah..so i was kinda soaped as well..

So babi, they make us eat our dinner, which was lamb steak, and chicken wings with plastic forks and knife! Gosh, I pratically could jsut close my eyes, and saw that piece of steak for 20 times before i could get it into bite-size! Talk about toiling for food! The steak was actually good this time (they normally overcook em). Apparently, they didint want to give us proper plates, forks and knife, cos ppl are still drunk, and they might break them...haha...

ok..gotta rush for friends 18th bday at a Korean Karaoke place..Ciao

The pirates Dinner organised by AB House

C R A P ....I TYPED A WHOLE ENTRY, AND IT WAS GONE, COS I PRESSED THE WRONG KEY! DARN! FORGET IT..I'VE GOTTEN RID OF WHAT I'VE GOTTA SAY, AND IT'S OUT OF THE SYSTEM...ARRGGHH...

ANd so the studying goes on.

Gosh, im slaving for education.

Ok, that's exaggeration. (oh, it rhymes! )

Hmm...have been stressing out for my exams next week! I have 3 papers next week k! Cant imagine how i survived SPM years, when we had 3 exams in a day! Oh mannn....I cant wait for 2 weeks from now! When everything's over, and Im done with first year of Uni. I guess uni is not that bad, but still, i hate it how exams make you so stressed out. Oh well, I mean, I should thank God that Im here in NZ, and that He gave me a wonderful opportunity. Yes, I've gotta learn to praise Him in all situations.

Managed to study the WHOLE day yest! Was at Tania's room the whole day, and didnt get back to my room till past 1am. Well, we did stop for meals, and oh yess, Hell's pizzan for supper! It's the best pizza i've had man. THey even call their pizza by names of sins eg. gluttony, lust, etc...Dont really like the way how they do it, but it's obvious how stuff like that attracts ppl. But, it's just pizza, so..yeah..

I have this crazy Disease paper this friday, and Im barely halfway thru! How?! Plus, I have Chem this Tues, and Stats on Thurs! Where am i gonna find the time to study?! Arrggghhh....Study study study....

And yayz for bunking at Leesha's place when Weir house kicks us out! Would be real cool hanging out with her, and Im looking forward to Student Leadership Conf. WEll, Im not sure where im geting the money to pay for the fees yet, but Im trusting God to give me suitable one-off jobs. Oh yess, I forgot to mention that I managed to get myself a one-off job last friday, I helpes SJS fold cardboard files, and insert business cards, and flyers into them. Worked for 3 hours, so, I should get about $30! Not bad aye...if only i earn in NZD and spend in Ringgit! That would have been close to a 100 bucks in 3 hours! Oh well.

And so, my pic came out in the papers. Luckily Shen wei picked a nice pic, cos it was soo windy and gosh..my hair was everywhere! Okok, enough of vanity.

Hmm..the funny thing was that Shen wei told us that it will be coming out in New Straits Times. So i told my mum, and she apparently has been faithfully buying the papers. Well, our names were mnetioned in a very small article in NST, but that was about it. And we thought there was going to be more coming out. And so, my family bought NST instead of the Star. And my dear sis kept texting me, telling me that it's not in the Times for 2 days. Until later on, it was her friend who told her that my pic was in the Star! Hmm..My sis and I must look really similar, till her friends could recognise that Im her sis! haha! 

I couldnt help but think about last year when i saw quite a similar article, but with Esther (she got the same schship, a year before me) in it. i remembered that last year was a stressful year for me, cos of the uncertainties of future, and all that sort of stuff. And while applying for this scholarship, never did I think that I would stand a chance, because I'v been turned down by all the other scholarships that I applied for. Never did I once think that I would be in the papers for this, despite the many times my mum points out pictures of girls in the newspapers (adverts for Uni/college) and tell me how much they look like me. And so, never once did I think that I was going to be blessed in such a tremendous way by God. Even as I saw the article that mei scanned/took a picture of, I couldnt help but thank my Father with my whole being, because he has done so many miracles, that i alone could not do. I mean, towards the end of last year, I was pretty discouraged and there doesnt seem to be a glimmer of hope for me to go overseas, and yet again, my God is awesome! And now, in a blink of an eye, I've been here for almost 10 months! I kept reminding myself to reflect all glory to God when I found out that an article with our pics wil be in the papers. I am a reflection of God's grace and love, and I feel so encouraged to by the knowledge tath God has been with me all these while, and He always will be.

Many times I stray away, or I distant myself from God, or activities clutter my life, but never once was God away from me. Many times, during struggles, I remember snapping back, and reflecting on God's grace over my whole life. And in doing that, I am constantly reminded about His greatness, and at the thought of it, I just want to praise Him with all my life! Lord, thank you for all the great things that you have done in my life, the awesome ppl who has been a blessing to me, esp my mum, and also dan. Lord, help me to be a channel of blessing to those around me.

Ok,. I just finished my chem exam. It didnt go that well, cos i spent too much time on one section. Also from the scare, when one of the invigilators (they employ almost-senior-citizens to do this) told us that we have another 15 mins left and that we cant leave the hall, when in actual fact, we stil had 1 hour 15 mins more!! Gave us all a scare, plus i was barely 2/3 thru the paper. Ok, better catch some sleep and then revise for stats and Disease! 3 more papers to go! Woohoo!!

Guess what?! I had a sneak preview of home yesterday!! Felicity was so nice to invite a few of us over to her place in Newlands, for Steamboat!!! We even had tomyam soup after taht! Goshh...that was heaven man! And we even had a 3-course dessert; Apple crumble, Ambrosia, and Sago pudding! Ahhhhhh.... we were all so satisfied! It was so sweet of Feli to cook for us.

And then, when I'm bored, and my mind shifts, this is what I do:

And then, sometimes:

I'm going,

Going,

Gone...

Ok, that's not exactly what I normally do. I was bored, so i decided to take pics..haha..ok..back to the books! One more paper, and I'M DONE FOR THE YEAR!!! No more studying for me for 3-4 months!! woohoo!!

So justice is driven back,

And righteousness stands at a distance,

truth has stumbled in the streets

honesty cannot enter,

Truth is nowhere to be found

and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.

-Isaiah 59:14-15-

Isnt that so true in this world now?

If i had wings I would fly,

You're all that I need, You are, (*edited for Jud: All that I need, You are )

If the world caved in around me,

To you I'l still hold on

You're the one that I believe

You're the one that created me,

Jesus, because of you

I'M FREE!!

It's so great! hahaha...the freedom from studies is slowly sinking in! haha. Went with Jas after my exams to pay off our bonds for the flat next year, and also had a look at the flat, from outside. Goshhh!! It's soooooo far away! And I have to sky a long steep slope and go past a few flights of steps before I actually can get to uni. Imagine, what if i get up late! Note to self: must arrange so that classes start later And then, we had a good lunch in town with my ohter Weir house friends. Went to Food On Willis, this food arcade. I havent seen a place with so many ppl in it at one time in a long time! Haha..trust me, in NZ, crowdedness is rare. WEll, esp since we dont have many food courts, and of course there's no typical KoPitiam.  had a good stroll in town, along Lambton Quay, and guess what? they jsut opened a Gloria jeans here, but not that great lah. i miss Coffee Bean..Though I dont go that often, even back home.

Had lousy food at Weir for dinner though. AIhz..2 nights in a row, we had horrible food. Boiled pork last night, and boiled beef for tonight, with cold gravy. Looks like it's noodles for me again tonight!

Anhyways...eh, you guys, erm, namely jo, and if sharon reads this, wana go for the Alumni Dinner for HSC thing?? Did u read about them from the Intistudentsrock yahoo group? The theme's Masquerade!! We are supposed to mask ourselves, since most of the ppl are coming back frm overseas, and also we havnt seen each oth in a while, And then, reveal at a certain time. lawak. But it's quite expensive though, RM60, for some course dinner at Evergreen. Dunnolah..tell me k, if u all going.

ok..gonna savour my freedom. It's just sinking in.

sqrewloose

Im a happy girl! Because I just grabbed two super thick Marie Claires from Ushma. Ngyeh ngyeh. Miss flipping through mags.

Ohya, you ppl should watch "Luther"!! Martin Luther I mean. After our Chinese dinner with the committee and the helpers yesterday, we decided to rent Luther and watch it at Kia Mia. After the hassle of getting Passion of The Christ screened, I doubt Luther will be screened in Msia. Tambah lagi, it's about ppl revoking and stuff. I especially loved Prince Frederick, he was sooo hillarious and cute! It's good to learn the details about how the Protestants came about from the Catholics.

Ahhhh..I look forward to these 2 weeks of nothingness. So far, I've managed to catch up on some movies, like Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events! Gotta watch Million Dollar Baby!

It's like two porcupines adjusting to each other, so that they can be comfortable hugging each other. But then, in the process of change, we might prick and hurt each other.

sqrewloose

OK..I'm bored. Not really actually, but, I jsut so happen to keep checking my blog at least twice a day, and then, I am so faithfully blogging.

Anyways, had a superb day lazing around today! And gosh, the sun was out!!! It was warm the entire day!! Yippees!! Managed to have a meating with Evan for the 2nd Hand Bookstall committee and our budget were kinda set. Went to town to get some stuff for home, and the day was just perfect for a walk to town, though, i still dont appreciate those 145 steps I have to climb to get back up to Kelburn. Ish! And ohya, Charlotte, Michael, Jas and I also played frisbee in the park for a while! It was just pure fun basking under the sun. And I think it was 19C, and even with that, I'm at the verge of complaining that it's warm. Oh, sweet Malaysia, how I would sweat when I'm in thee! (ok, sorry, that sounded a bit dodgy) )

And the biggest news for the day..........I finally managed to finish Sudoku!!! Moderate some more k!! woohoo!! Sorrie lah, I think my IQ is a lil low,  cos I've been trying almost 4 Sudokus, and I alwyas got stuck and gave up. And so today, armed with a pen and the news ppr cutting, and strong determination in my heart, I set out for battle with numbers! And I prevailed! Muahahaha! I shall share my victory.....

Currently feeling: lazy