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I don't know if I'm allowed to blog about work while on work, so here's a picture of something we here see everyday:




pic off www.monsooncup.com.my

Team Cedric!

So Habib got free tickets to watch New Moon in Sunway. Which we all went to watch. And everybody loathed it.

First of all, the plot. What plot? The storyline is so repetitive: topless werewolves, emo-ing Bella, vampire, lather-rinse-repeat.

Then the fact that Bella is 18. Goodness. Why is she acting like that? Is it because Twilight is fictional? Never get yourself involved in a relationship when you're not mature enough girl!

Action scenes were scarce and few in between. Dakota Fanning was underused.

And why are the werewolves always topless?!

Oh. Kristen Stewart shares the same birthday as me!


Anyway, the movie is palatable only if you're a fan of the Twilight series.

hardcore clubber!

Indeed.

There is a space in everybody's lives. We choose to fill it with things, according to our free will. People who are old, mature and responsible choose to make a family, thus occupying most of their lives and time. Likewise, babies who have yet to master any skill fill up their time with sleeping or being cute (which is effortless if you ask me. Look at lalas).



But young people like you and I, ah, we are entirely different. We do not conform to what is expected of us, because everybody's conforming. The things we can do to fill up our lives are not limited by money or energy, simply because we are passionate in what we love and have boundless energy.


This is both good and bad.



We never want to see that there are people who think that what we do is bad, because "everybody's different". But really, how different are we? All we have to do is open our minds to the various perceptions that people have on one topic, and you'll see that our morality unites us.

Pastor H said "You youths are so filled with energy, you can do much more than we adults could do at our age...you can write, play instruments, sing, draw, design, photography, dance, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING IF YOU POUR YOUR HEART AND SOUL INTO IT."

As I look into the lives of friends and mere aquaintances through blogs and social networking sites, I do see their passion in the things that they set out to do.

But Pastor H continues: "Do not waste what you have to show off to the world but use it to show people how great your God is."


It is a tough decision to make. The decision itself is reversible: you can change your mind anytime. You can choose to be devoted to one thing today and another tomorrow.

However, the effects of making those decisions are not reversible. You will be living with them for a long time.



What Zlwin said to the youths that day is true, and rings clear-stepping out into the world, you have to do it with God. Because the world is dangerous, and it will tempt you into its ways if you're not careful. So go with God. More so if you already know Him.

books.

Sometimes I forget what books to look for during booksales. So this is a personal reminder of sorts.

Back in Form 2, Jamie used to have these two Sarah Dessen books joined together back to back which she bought for a bargain in Penang.

Someone Like You



and
Keeping the Moon




This book, Edward Tulane, is about a china (ang poh leh-breakable) rabbit which I read about in last Sunday's paper.



And The Velveteen Rabbit, which Chandler bought for Joey's bookworm girlfriend which sounds like an interesting read.

red eye

Hello there! Blogger is currently suffering from an eye ailment more commonly known as conjunctivitis, or an eye infection.

Her eye is swollen, feels like a black eye, is always crying for no reason and is a passionate shade of scarlet. Woohoo. She has taken advantage of this horrible sight to read the Witch of Portobello.

On another note, I also learnt how to make crepes from this blog . Possibly my second most favorite blog to read.

I want more of God's presence! Everyday! Not just in events, but everyday!



x
teddy bear and marshmallows.

big bad book sale 2009

Could this be a normal warehouse clearance sale, or is this the HQ of the bookstore in Amcorp Mall that sells brand new books at dirt cheap prices?

Khadi told us about how every book was insanely cheap there. Now everytime I go to MPH I feel cheated.

el-elyon

Last Saturday, I was at the prayer meeting when halfway through, the deafening sounds of an electric guitar seeped through the walls/ceiling of the room we were in.

Whoever it was who was playing, it was some serious goreng-ing skills. They were practicing for the Freedom Rally. Since I'm blogging bout this, might as well blog about that xD

El-Elyon/Freedom
Dewan Grace, Chi Liung
1.30pm
28 November 2009, Saturday

Regretfully I won't be there...which is sad, because this is like an ultra musical extravaganza thing for youths. Oh wells! I strongly encourage attendance to this once in a lifetime event :D

i have wings, and not from red bull

it's been a while since i've pondered on deep stuff. of all the stuff i ponder about, i never bother with reality. because what is reality to me is not reality to you, and sometimes some people's perception of reality is so GAH it's pointless for me to look at two sides of it, because i always feel like i've found the absolute.

And because it's pointless, well, what's the point, really?


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"the church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints"


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i have been blog stalking a girl who used to be my close friend in kindergarden. to be honest, i have no idea if she IS the girl from my kindy, but according to my parents who also know her parents, she was. if it's true, then her little sister shares the same habit as my little sister - they both used to cry after their afternoon naps for no apparent reason.

she is currently pursuing something i should have been pursuing, if i had taken the time to ponder on my choices post SPM and listened to the heart, and what it wants. but then again, so many people are pursuing what i want to be pursuing.

sometimes i do feel a pang of guilt for doing what i am doing now, simply because it is something that i NEED, and that it was within reach. i could do better. but i have faith that everything will be alright in the end. jeremiah 29:11. this scholar will keep scholaring.


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does anybody have a portable CD player i can borrow?

thought four

mum

Because of her bugging, we learnt how to fully utilise the scanner/printer/fax thing that has been lying around. Haha. Old pictures, class picutures are slowly making their way to Facebook as we speak.

My parents have a modest collection of photo albums. In them are photographs of them, at events and with people. It was just like us now, except most of what we do is virtual. And film rolls are harder to obtain and more expensive nowadays.

the time traveler's wife

There is still hope for models who are not size zeroes! Victoria's Secret annual fashion show!



The ad popped up from Yahoo.com, and I just realised that while the fashion industry is falling over itself for wire hanger thin models ala Kate Moss and Agyness Deyn, there will always be an opening for full figured models in certain niches.

(To be honest, I am very bored, to the point of being sick, of looking at stick thin models who look like they're fasting for various socio-political movements. Fasting for world peace now, are we?)

Besides that, VS' annual fashion show is always an extravaganza to look forward to. The elaborate costumes, the glitter of the runway, and of course, the musical performances tailored to suit the show.

hehehe

I'm currently reading The Time Traveler's Wife, courtesy of one of Bawanie's friend who loaned it to her. Normally I would avoid that book wherever I see it in bookstores, but I am curious to read it after watching the movie.

It is one of the more memorable chick fluff books I have read in a while. (It seems as if the books that I borrow tend to be more likeable than the books that I buy. Could it be the mutual feeling of reading the same book which has already been read by someone else? Maybe.) It's pretty easy to read so I think I'll be done with it tonight.

The book is quite nice to read, with a lovely setting and suitable pace. It's not as complicated as the movie.



I've seen the movie with my cell mates last Friday night, against the advice of the movie critic who said that the movie is crap.





It wasn't that bad. The novel itself is considerably long, and the movie does as much justice as it possibly could to the book. And it is definately more entertaining than the horribly mediocre chick flicks with predictable plots I've seen over the year. *coughtheproposalcough*

Eric Bana looks like Gerard Butler. The author's first choice to play Henry was Adrien Brody. And Spielberg was supposed to direct this movie! Oh what a movie that would have been.

thought three

"Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one"


My dad's work place was ambushed by half a dozen parang wielding robbers today. There were about 9 people working with him at that time. It was 1pm, and something was up when the 4WD drove into the compound and braked like a drifter (you know, driving too fast and braking too fast).

Laptops, handphones, necklaces were taken. Praise be to God for His protection over my dad, because he managed to escape before the robbers set foot to the place and call the police.

I've been praying a lot for my parents this week, and now i know why.
Truly, there is power in the blood of Jesus.

The robbers escaped, but no one was kidnapped or seriously injured.




"The Lord is faithful,
and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one."
2 Thesselonians 3:3

"i'm so glad you have a one track mind like me"

Today's soundtrack is Hey, Soul Sister by Train.





After aligning the blog posts to Facebook notes, I feel like there's nothing much to post :/


I never liked covering up my opinions. There are so many cafes catered to lala muis and lala chais (lala girls and lala guys) popping up in the Klang. These are very easy to recognise with their lacklustre and sometimes tasteless food, mediocre service (and 10% svc charge), budget decor and expensive prices for the food, which make no sense. The other day I went to an F cafe, and wow, it really deserves and F grade for the food. Give me a mamak anytime over the cafes, please.


Sunday night, went up to Genting. Monday, public transport nightmare. Tuesday, This Is It with the whole family :D super rare, because my father doesn't like watching movies. But MJ, different matter lah. Wednesday, stuck at home. Thursday, stuck at home with a sore throat.


And here is a shout out to Vanessa whom I've never met even though she lives in Klang who just celebrated her birthday on the 24th of October. A thousand apologies for not wishing you, because I realised your email address is vague and I don't have you on Facebook. Happy belated birthday!


Brother Philip visited the cell last month and prayed for everyone of us present that day. As he prayed for me, he said he could see visions of ships and docks and said that I would be going places for God :D fuyoh! Excited!
A few weeks after that I got an SMS confirming a job on the East Coast that has to do with ships and docks! Woohoo! PTL.


I've been doing some reading over the holidays. Must nourish the brain mah, or else get big headaches. (That's true. If I spend the whole day in front of the PC and not do anything else I will get a huuuge headache!) Bought Veronika Decides to Die, which costs RM 34.90. That's like, a huge chunk of my allowance :/ no matter, this holidays must venture to the "shop that sells new books at dirt cheap price in Amcorp Mall".


post title: hey soul sister, train

trick or treat

Iona's extravagantly cougar chocolate chip leopard eye make up which I helped with!



People with shifty eyes. Must be their halloween get-up.


More pictures of the event here