**
Cheeky Chan says:

wah this afternoon when i slept..
Cheeky Chan says:
i dreamt that i was going out w naomi watts
Cheeky Chan says:
super shoik la...then i wokeup halfway coz had to study...but forced myself to go back and slp again

steffi says:
ahhahahaa..
steffi says: ok.. keep dreaming cheeks

Cheeky Chan says:
wah super sad leh..
Cheeky Chan says:
she was crying..
Cheeky Chan says:
maybe i look like king kong to her...

steffi says:
hahhaahahahahha

**

well.
i will look like godzilla next to brad pitt.

Currently Listening
Always on your side
by Sheryl Crow

a Psychedelic Retro-spective.

i just got back from 13.30's Retro Night held at church. for those who don't know, 13 30 is a ministry consisting of the youths as well as campus zones in my church, FCC. basically, every month we have a huge gathering, each with a different theme, where everyone just gets together in Praise & Worship, and of course in fellowship with one another. to be honest, i have never looked forward to such events ever since i got back this year. reason being, me feeling rather displaced ever since. maybe its just me feeling all 'attitude problem-ish' and hence, i am just never in the mood for socialising at such huge events. And so, the past few meetings, i've always been dragged to go, and each time i come back feeling more disappointed with myself for harbouring such negative feelings constantly. well, the thing was, i actually didn't plan to go for retro night, one reason was because i had tonnes of work to do, and the other.. yup you got it, because i just didnt feel lk it at all!! i just wanted to stay behind while everyone was out at church having fun, and eat my packet of instant mee for dinner. i just wanted to be left alone and feel sorry for myself. okay, but God didn't allow that to happen. after all the irritating yet loving nudgings from steph,cherie,mitch&cheeks, i reluctantly got dressed into whatever i could find was 'retro' enough. the ironic thing was, i was made to usher. To usher in people with a smile so they could feel welcomed and blessed just by coming to this event. inside, i didn't feel that way. but somehow, i managed to pull it off. how hard can it be right to smile? well.. for those who know me well enough, u would know its pretty easy for me. well, during worship, i told God to remove all the negative feelings i have been harbouring for so long so that i could just lift Him up in whatever that I do. so i could put a smile on my face and reflect His love and bountiful blessings at the same time. to praise Him in my worship, to lift Him up in every aspect of my life, with every being in me.

Everlasting
Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending
Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart
Is to bring You praise
From the inside out
Lord my soul cries out

- Hillsongs United

Boon & Carmen's Wedding

above: the garden wedding ceremony.

above: next up.. the wedding dinner.

It was really nice to see everyone all dressed up in smart suits and pretty evening dresses. it was such a change from the usual sloppy tshirt, jeans, berms routine.

sigh.

weddings
and the type of effect they leave on a girl.

the one week school break passed by at a blink of an eye. school has started once again, the work load will be intensifying very soon, assignments due along the way, many project group meetings, blah blah blah. i didn't get much work done as i actually planned to. i'm pretty disappointed with myself, however, i really honestly did enjoy every bit of my holiday.. so that is of some consolation. anyhows, here are some photos for a glimpse at what i did on just one friday. just because i decided to bring my big bulky fugly camera out. haha.

The Fremantle Markets.

yang, steph & myself headed down to the vibrant fremantle markets after our adventurous attempt in buying a 20year old fridge. (we've been living with a spoilt one for the past month) i do hope our next fridge doesn't break down on us.

Lunch with SuAnn.

met Su for lunch at Subi, where we ended taking random spastic photos while waiting for the food. we were starving and needed to entertain ourselves during that excruciating period of time, as we looked at the other tables being served before us.

Dinner at Matsuri.

what more need i say? but a big thumbs up to the great food and great company!

Currently listening
Ali's Waltz
by Beth Orton

Its Over!

finally... deep sighs. i have just been through the most horrible mid semester exam experience any university student could ever go through. (well i would at least like to believe so) I had 4 mid semester papers back to back! it was absolutely autrocious. the amount of studying that needed to be done in such a short time. the worse thing was that i didn't even have any time to breathe in between each paper. i swear it came to a point where i became so desperate i was just memorising everything. Gosh! i have never felt so bad ever. and each time i sat for a paper, i would come home feeling crappier & crappier because of how horribly i performed and also because (i too would lk to believe) they were terribly difficult. right now, i don't know whether or not to be relieved that its all over or to just be plain worrying about my results. this is a wake up call. its time to get serious with work. I need to buck up. I need to start preparing for my finals ( and mean it).

Currently Listening
Put your arms around me
by Texas

God is dealing with me right now.

I just know it.

Sometimes i just wished that God is in a hurry, so He can quickly point out what needs to be done in my life and i can get to it fast! i feel as though i'm in a subway queue.. desperately hungry and waiting impatiently to get a bite into a delicious hot-from-the oven chicken terriyaki sandwich. the only thing is, the guy who is preparing that sandwich is taking his own sweet time!! along the way, he keeps asking me so many questions, 'onions or olives?' ' tomatoes & pickles?' .. 'now what dressing would you like?' i get more confused each time he asks me a different question. so i exclaim anything... anything! just make the sandwich already!

Just make the sandwich already!!

... but our God is never in a hurry now is He?

Saturday

saturdays are declared grocery shopping days by my household. however, since the catastrophic refrigerator break down, we are limited by the number of perishable food items we can buy. its such a chore to have to keep buying groceries on the day you r going to cook n consume it. so very the ma fan! anyhoos, we went all the way down to northbridge to get lk 2 pieces of chicken (pathetic) and a small packet of fishballs because i was cooking more macaroni chicken soup for dinner that night. and so, whilst at the oriental shop guess what i stumbled upon? haha this amazing familiar looking curry puff making tool.

the only reason why its so familiarly funny is because you have to read about the story named 'old women and her dentures' which is based on how the curry puff was invented. go read it on Gillian's blog. its hilariously disguisting. you'll know what was the driving inspiration behind this thingamagig's design.

Sunday

2 April 20o6. Gillian's 22nd Birthday. Happy Birthday my dear dear friend. The girls and i were invited for dinner at Liz's. We had fried bread skin with chilli tuna (which looked lk tau kwa) as an entrée, beef kway teow soup and yummy mango pudding and truffles for dessert. Meals are always wonderful especially when Lizzy cooks it. haha. I couldn't take photos of the appetizer & main course coz it was all quickly gobbled up even before i could lay my hands on my camera. we were just a bunch of hungry girls, stuffed with chocolate truffles, coupled with a heart of openness which led to sharing of deep insights and revelations from God. i had such a wonderful time i tell you. i certainly look forward to more girlie sessions!... fondue is next. one reason why we can never have man around at such dinners is because they would never understand how we women feel or function.. and also because they are probably the root of all the problems in the first place.