Ang Pau aka Little Red Packets.

Well, this year there seemed to be an increase in red packets thanks to the house visiting which I have never done before in my whole 20 years. Usually we celebrate CNY with a gathering of relatives and receive ang paus from aunts and uncles. This year, I had celebrated it with a little extra oomph by going to friends houses and receiving extra ang paus.

As usual, there definitely will be an increase in weight as well (not including Chrissie), from all the eating and drinking.

Watched The Green Hornet the other day with the KL Cell people. Company was good, movie sucked. The entire movie was so predictable until the last bit. Not really hillarious as I would've expected but I have to say there is an improvement in Jay Chou's acting chops. Unlike his other movies with his sullen demeanor and stone face, this time it looked like he put in some effort to move that thick face of his. (No offence to Jay's fans).

Watched the Social Network and I have to give it two thumbs up. Brilliantly excecuted and stunning performance by Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield. These two, well Andrew played his character with emotion a plenty while Jesse was perfect as the role of Mark Zuck-a-something aka founder of The Facebook or now known as Facebook. I really salute the producers and script writer as to how they managed to turn something as a law suit and the story of a computer geek into such an anticipating and thrilling movie is enough to blow my mind.

I need to change. My lifestyle. Gah.

Tis the festive season to grow, in size.

Well, the time has come to let loose the belts and start gorging on food and those little red packets that bring much joy to those who receive them.(feel kinda sorry for those who are married,only during this festive season).

So far, I have been quite diligent and discipline in trying to not gorge myself silly.

Ahh, I remember the days when I was much younger and I didn't care much about weight and size and looks.I have to say this has changed. I now have to watch what I eat much to my fear of having a big belly like Santa Clause. Mr.Owen is right beside me peering into this laptop as my fingers run thorugh the keys. He is laughing for no apparent reason. He seems to find it amusing that his name is on this laptop screen. Mr.Owen is 8 years old and wear specs, with much gusto and strength in his arms. =) (Mr.Owen does not want to be called Mr.Owen, he says he just wants to be known as Owen only!)

That's all. I seem to be writing nonsense for the moment. Will soon update more. Hopefully.

The Big Bang Theory.

Thanks to this hilarious series, I have to say, I have learned many new words. My favorite character would be Sheldon Cooper.

The actor Jim Parsons portrays his character flawlessly.

Am beginning to think that nerds and geeks are the in-thing now.

That's all. Just some random post to wait for my nails to dry. =p

Peace out yo!

Of roundness and thrones...

ROUND CAKE FINALLY~

Baked a round cake finally. For the first time in my life! The edges look a little distorted because I used baking paper and did not really bother to fit it snugly into the tin. But overall, it was one of my proudest moments. Hahaha. I finally made a round cake! Same butter cake recipe but I tweaked the icing and added a little spunk into it. I used the juice of a very old and wrinkled lemon, a packet of leftover icing sugar and butter. Just dolloped some butter into it. No measurements, nothing. Tasted good though. =) Ahh, the goodness of improvising.



The two pictures above is a little joke I made during lunch in Pyramid in T-Bowl. Chris ordered lamb something something. As the waiter served it, I casually just said, "Hey, the lamb seated on the throne.'' Get it? The lamb was served in a toilet bowl and well... No offence to christians. Ok, never mind. =) I found it funny though. I have been roaming around Pyramid quite a lot as I have been assigned the duty as a driver for my sister. A chauffeur.

And yes, Chris has finally started college. Actually she started for quite some time and is already on her CNY break. =D


Brought her to Woo Ga Chon,a little restaurant near Mentari Court. Food is fantastic while the price is quite reasonable. I mean, for that kind of service,quality of food and not to mention the free refills of the side dishes, it's worth the money!

Talking about quality of food and service, the other day. my sister and I went to a restaurant in Pyramid(I am refraining myself from mentioning the shop as I've just read in the newspaper that a restaurant owner is sueing this blogger for defamatory reasons against his restaurant.This blogger mentioned something about "staying away from it like a bad case of herpes" or something like that.) Well, all I can say is, for a big outlet with many branches, the service was terrible, quality of food even worse and the staff's faces were so long, they were literally sweeping the floor.I needed to raise my hand for more than a minute to get my drink refilled? I would understand completely if they were busy but the shop had only 4 customers at that time and most of the staff were loitering around looking a lot like dead zombies.

I swore to myself I would never go into that shop again! Grrr. Imagine, I even had to wait to pay the bill. My sister and I were standing at the counter for so long, and I was so close to walking out without paying had not my principles stopped my. Someone told me that peole with principles will not get rich. He meant that as a joke but I do find it true in some way.

I am back home! Fluffy so cute! SO CUTE!

That's all for now. I feel like I'm missing something but I can't seem to put my finger on it.

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Surf the mind...

Sorry for the lack of pictures. Have not been a very journalistic mood. Operation to lose some weight is stranded. Partly because I have not weighed myself for some time and partly because of the lack of exercise staying here in PJ. I now know how hard my mother has to work to look after her four kids. Trust me looking after my sister can sometimes make me pull my own hair but when she's fine, the smile makes it worth while. You can now call me my sister's keeper.

Back to some fun stuff. My sister and I are having a game of stalking. Beside our apartment is this guy which we did not get the chance to take a good look at but from a far he looked kinda cool,macho, cute... So we decided to make him a target and we started stalking him. Every time we hear the jinggling of keys we would run to the window to peek at him. Before we started this game, we bumped into him so many times, in which he held the elevator door for us twice, bumped into the car park. But after one incident where my sister and I were fooling around, laughing and acting crazy, we bumped into him and he got a shocked as my sister and I were making funny faces and were catwalking while trying not to bend our knees and hips. Imagine the sight we were in and how surprised he was. He must be scared by this two delusional and hyperactive kids staying next to him.

We even peeped to look at his badge in his car. He's from IACT. That's how crazy we are! =) But don't worry, it's all for fun. But since that incident, we have not bumped into him once. Hmmm, kinda made us think that he is avoiding us. =D He isn't right? We're not that scary are we?

Living alone and living with another person is different especially when that person needs looking after. Well, am glad to say, we both influence each other in quite a good way. I influence her to to to... ok, well, she influenced me to be more thrifty. Problem is, her thriftiness can go overboard sometime, I mean come on, you cannot compare the price of food in KL with Seremban. I had to smile when she was jotting down the expenses we use and the total makes her gasp in shock. Then she would insist on eating somewhere cheap like hawker stalls even though I want to bring her to tour around my college and have dinner there. She can be exasperating sometimes. But all in all, I love her. =)

Swam for 20 mins this morning.Alone. Sister was suppose to follow but the lazy bum refused to budge from her bed.

Ok, running out of things to write.

By the way, keep in mind, God is watching! =p

Time Flies.

Before I start off, this year is passing by really fast. I am in a state of denial, I'm finding it hard to believe that it is already the 24 of January and Chinese New Year is just around the corner. What's next? Christmas?

I am having difficulties in pouring out my feelings right now, so this post will be short and kinda empty.

THE END

Unchanging Love.

I've been holding back for so long and finally being able to let go has really lifted my spirits. I've been in bondage longer than I realized. For so long I have been afraid of taking the first step, and yet He was there all the time,waiting patiently for me to go back to Him.

To be honest, going for camp was a hasty decision which I was neither happy nor sad, excited nor gloomy. When Pastor Chris called for an alter call, I was hesitant and unsure whether God would speak to me again after all those times I have ignored His calling and shunned His love. Afraid and uncertain as I was, I took a tiny step forward,and suddenly it hit me. How great and unchanging God's love has for me. In my heart I instantly saw that all my sins have been forgiven, all I had to do was to take the first step and I was redeemed. I was saved. At that moment, the strong love and message that I felt brought tears to my eyes, I finally could cry and pour out my heart to God.

All the pain and suffering that I felt was because of my own doing, my own disobedience. I chose to carry my own pain and burden when God was there waiting with open arms to carry them for me. He went through so much pain and suffering so that we do not have to go through it ourselves but as usual, being humans, we thought we can do it all by our own strength.

For almost more than a year, I've let my heart turned so stone cold that I felt nothing. I was numbed towards any feeling and spiritually, this has been the lowest point of my life. Don't get me wrong, I still believed that God exist but I had locked Him up and tucked Him behind, way behind, like an unwanted object that was only hindering my way. I chose to find my own satisfaction, my own happiness and joy but during the alter call, I found out that joy and happiness can only be found at God's feet. All the time, I was searching for something that was already right in front of me, just waiting for me to receive it and yet time and time again, I've turned my eye from it and chose to go my own way.

Most of the time, we take God for granted. I started to take God for granted, yes, He is there for me, yada yada yada, sermons went in one ear and out the other. Praying became a chore, reading the Bible was as scarce as finding water on a desert. Slowly but surely, I was turning my back against God. Inside of me I knew I had to change but I was stubborn and therefore, I turned my back and walked out the door.

After walking out the door, I felt that praying was useless, and so I stopped praying. I felt that sermons were boring. Worship a drag. I have become what we call a Sunday christian. Not only that, being in this state I've dragged people down with me as well.It is so much easier to drag down a person than to lift a person up. Looking back now, I feel so foolish.

In that ignorant state I was, I searched for entertainment and satisfaction from the world. What I felt was just temporary, I was always left wanting more. Nothing seemed to be able to satisfy me. Guess where I found my satisfaction and peace? By just taking one, ONE small step towards God. Just by saying I'm sorry, God had wiped my slate clean, He has carried me again, lifted me again.

This is my personal experience not some cock and bull story. Many times, I do not understand His ways but if we are able to understand everything, than what's the use of having God around to depend on?We may want to depend on our own strength and sometimes we may succeed but there will be a time when we need someone to lean on, to depend on, that is what God is for. Sooner or later we need to stop and rest. There is no such thing as a lone ranger. No one can survive being alone.

This is my testimony. My story, my life. My God has helped me in everything, He has protected me.Loved me. Every day that I am alive is proof that God exists and is everywhere, taking care of our needs, wiping away my tears, carrying me when I am weary, healing my heart.

His love for me is unchanging, faithful and is forever.