Step Back And Cherish The People Around You... :)

Ah Mine is Back!!!! and Yi Man too!!!! and Shih Ying too!!!!

Today, I went to William's with Su-Min and Poh Yen for dinner. OMG!!! Min paksa me to makan indomie tambah telur mata kerbau, roti scramble (got pineapple and sausages inside wan...haha) and garlic cheese naan...omg...oh yeah, not to mention her driving...omg...was screamiiiiiiiing all the way till we got to Williams..haha...

After that, she made me tapau hotdog from a ramli burger stall in DJ and then milicks (milo plus horlicks) from another mamak in DJ...then we went over to her place to watch enchanted...haha..predictable-fantasy-live happily ever after movie but funny...and enjoying...(the subtitles are so horrible!!!) but nevertheless it's kinda fun to watch if u have company...

SO FUN!!! Stayed till bout 12.30am at her place..and then her mom had to fetch me back..so paiseh..haha...so long never hang out together like this already...miss her so much!!! it's only with her i do this sorta crazy stuff...

was reminiscing the times we used to go mamak hopping (hop from one mamak to another), mall hopping (hop from one shopping mall to another)...all the silly things we used to do together..n then those times when i spend the whole day at her place, she used to make ice blended chocolate+milo for me (my favourite drink!!!!) and then made fried drummets for me...so yummy...sigh...miss those days so much...too bad she has to go back soon...and then i can't spend much time with her some more coz i have rotations!!!! wat the crap???

I feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends especially min..we knew each other since standard 1 and had been doing crazy, silly stuff together eversince..haha..feeding ladybugs, ants, picnic in the middle of the school during somebody's bday, having group study, worked together in JUSCO, join choir together, have the same shirts, shopping together for hours and hours, go violin class together (although it's only for a month), me playing with ben and she playing with angel...etc etc...almost 11 years of solid friendship...Where to findlah?? Hahaha...so lucky to find such a wonderful confidant, companion and true friend that you know will always be there for you, no matter what happens.. :)

Btw, I asked her to read my blog..and I thought she was always too busy to read my blog...

But to my surprise, when I went to her house today she said she had something for me...she handed me a small paper bag....I was wondering what was inside...since she already gave me my birthday present few days ago, I didn't expect her to give me another gift...

So I was very curious, unwrapping the paperbag with one hand while holding my milicks with the other hand...and I saw...wah... a lovely necklace.....a cross, studded with shimmering stones...it looked so simple yet beautiful to my eyes...

She did read my blog after all...haha...so happy...not because of the necklace...but the gesture of her giving the cross to me..haha... i feel so touched at that moment, it meant a lot to me...haha..dunno why also...I think I'm being too emo these days...haha...

Suddenly, reality just hit me and I felt that it is important to step back and take a bigger view of my life and start to appreciate those who are around me.

There are a lot of things I took for granted in life...My friends, my family...

When uni starts, all I care about is just study and study...I never really did care to just send an email to my close friends or help around with my family in house..I guess I have been blinded by my studies...All I wanted to do was to move forward and excel in my studies...

Now, I think that sometimes I should hit the brakes for a moment, take in and appreciate the people around me...my family (esp my mom) and my friends...After all, these are the people who will stick to me through thick and thin, not my studies...

I want my love for other people to grow, not just remain stagnant to my studies...

I hope it's not too late now...to slow down a little and just open my eyes to those around me...However, Sem 5 eos will be in May/June...dunno whether I will be too indulged into my studies as soon as Sem 5 starts...sigh...

Anywayz, thanx Min for always being there for me...and I want to thank my mom too...I have been taking her for granted all these years...suddenly she looked so old and fragile to me... She is not too well now but I hope God will look after her, see through all her difficulties and bless her with good health. The least I could do for her is to pray... and keep an eye on her health.. :)

Min and me - best friends forever!!!

Why I look so big next to her??? Must diet d...haha... :)

Leong's 22nd Birthday!!!

After so many wordy posts about myself, I shall now wirte a post filled with photos!!!!

We had a pleasand dinner at Bora Asmara, Kg. Sungai Penchala. Driving there was a rather arduous task. We left at 5.40pm but we reached there at 7.30 pm!!! OMG!!!

Anywayz, the atmosphere there was superb...very romantic...suitable for lovey dovey couples...hehehe...though the food there was rather heavily priced (the food tasted ok oklah)...the band was breathtaking. They played a chinese rendition of the moon represents my heart followed by a birthday song for leong!!! They also played Kenny G's song (Me likey!!!)The members of the band entertained us by dancing as well!!! hahaha...so fun!!!

The place there was filled with cats (hope Zher Lin and Li Shan is reading this)..so cute and adorable!!!!

Anywayz, we had a great time there!!! Happy 22nd Birthday Leong!!!

Diana & Leong.....

Leong with his birthday cake!!

The band...

My chicken chop...

Kee's fish and chips...

Victor, Beh, Yau and Sree (from left)

Noris berposing...

Lieo Juin berposing...

From left : Naomi, Han Ying, Victor and Yau

Group pic...

From left : Cheng LIng, Victor, Keat Seong and Wen Leong...

MIKE, bunga pun nak makan???

Mike berposing before makaning the flower as seen above...

From left : Zi Yun, me, Diana, Xiao Fen, Cheng Ling;Yau and Jc standing

Kee and Zi Yun..

Omg, so gay!!! Kee, wat u doing to mike???

Zi Yun and I...

From left : Kee Ping, Beh and Mike...

From left : Xiao Fen, Cheng Ling, Jc and Wen Leong

Group Photo...

Okie dokie, time to go...GP posting tmr...still have no idea wat to do during GP posting..Odios!!!

Literature - Making Medicine Humane

Wow...last week has been a tough, hectic and a testing week....tested my patience, tested my will and most importantly, tested my faith.

Working on a video for literature presentation is certainly a hell lot of a task. Consindering I have nought knowledge about making videos using windows movie maker, I am surprised I can actually come up with these videos (with the help of Thazin and Adilin and the other actors were Xian Yang and Kelvin) :

This is a video about outcasts of the society - ex-convicts and AIDS patients and how people around the world reached out for them.

This is a video with me, Adilin, Kelvin and Xian Yang in it. Xian Yang is the main character. Kelvin and Adilin are the abusive uncle and aunty. This music video is about an outcast (Xian Yang) whom is mute. He is feels that he is always alone in his own world. The bubble around his head signifies that nobody has ever reached out for him and understands his feelings. He removes the bubble when he plays the piano because he believes that he can only express himself through music. The flashback part his about how his uncle and aunty abuses him. There is a few fast forwarded scenes which represents that nobody around him pays attention to what he does and is oblivious to him. After that, there is a scene where he meets someone who is similar to him, acted by me, in the park. The bubble around my head signifies the similarity. However, he broke up with her because he was still haunted by his past. The musical box signifies something illusive, something u can see but not touch. Just like the girl, it was something you can have but not own fully.

The video could've been much better if we had the time to film more stuff....but nevermind, this is the best that we can do.

Behind the scenes - HAHA...damn funny wan....but it's so freaking embarassing to film in the park at 5pm where everyone is looking at you..wearing that bubble some more..haha...and then the fast forward scene...have to stand in the park for 2 minutes while so many people are walking past...thinking back...it's so hilarious!!!

There is 3 other person I owe lots of gratitude to : Pui Fun, Li Shan and Andrew Tan (aka Pui Fun's sifu)

Thank you Li Shan for driving me to Andrew's place to edit the audio clip. Thank you Pui Fun for leading the way and accompanying me. Last but not least, I have to say many thanks to Andrew who did the whole editing of the audio clip for me. It meants a lot to me, seriously. Appreciate your help a lot :)

I did say that this literature presentation tested my faith, didn't I?

I was so stressed up with this video for the past week. Our group didn't have the experties that the other groups have. I for sure haven't made a video before in my entire life. We were at a loss for new ideas, one of my group members was down with food poisoning and we were tested with a thousand and one challenges, omg, there is only so much I can stand. I feel like I was almost falling apart. There were times I felt like crying - worrying whether we could finish our group's presentation, worrying whether what we did was good enough...worries and more worries. Sometimes I ask myself, why am I so stressed up? This is just a freaking literature presentation!!! (Btw, it constitutes 40% of my assessment) But this is who I am. I want to deliver my very best, no matter under what circumstances and how hard it takes.

At that moment, I know that it is not enough only for me to believe in myself. I have to believe in God. I told myself, no matter how hard the road is, I just have to persevere, put in the best I had and lastly leave the rest to God. One important lesson I learnt through this experience is to believe in Him - my Saviour, my God, my Father.

Yesterday was a turmoil for me. After watching the other groups' presentation on the first day of presentation, I felt as if I was shredded into pieces. Our video is due the next day and is only 6 minutes and we haven't even finish editing it. I was drained of ideas and of energy. When the editing was finally finished, the WMM just freaking can't convert it into movie clip. I almost gave up hope. And that freaking audio clip was "tersekat-sekat" halfway. Yesterday in my sleep, I swore that if my video turned out to be fine for the literature presentation, it could only be God's work, his divine intervention.

And guess what? Our video turned out rather nicely, thanks to Adilin who slept at 8am, trying to convert the video parts by parts into movie clips and then combining all the movie clips. Thanks to Andrew who helped me edit the audio clip. Who would think that he would suddenly came to go mamak with Pui Fun and coincidentally went to Adilin's place together with Pui Fun to give me my handphone and then saw that I was struggling to finish editing my video. Thanks to Li Shan who offered to drive me to Andrew's place the next morning to do the audio editing, otherwise I would not have any transport to go there. And thanks to Pui Fun for accompanying me to Andrew's place.

Here are some photos we took during selectives (literature):

My group members, from left : Adilin, Kelvin, Thazin and me standing up

Me brest friends in IMU, from left: Zi Yun, Pui fun, Li Yann, me, and Valene (in green)

Selective : Literature - Making Medicine Humane Batch M1/06

Our celebration in Secret Recipe, Sri Petaling

I testify that this is indeed God's work. I am amazed at how he has helped me in so many ways. He has heard my prayers and definitely answered it. I am so glad that I had made the choice of believing in Him (Refer to my 1st post - I believe) as my saviour and my Lord. I am glad that he reached out for me from the darkness and illuminate my life significantly ever since. I know I can always depend on him in times of tribulation. Pastor Daniel once said that it is through tribulations that faith can stretch and grow. It wasn' significant to me then. Now, it did ring a bell.

And now my heart is crying. Not out of depression or devastation. But out of gratitude. He touched me. I felt it.

Thank you for giving me guidance. Thank you for giving me purpose.Thank you for opening my heart.