What a miracle!

Last Sunday a pastor by the name of Jude Fouquier visited my church sharing a gospel about having a prayer of Faith in God. He went on telling of the experiences and miracles he had especially after he prayed to God every time a problem arose. My ears and my heart really began to open up absorbing what he said. In James 5:13-20, we can derive from the passage that the prayer of Faith is God's language. It's getting us into God's mind. God will listen to us when we pray. He is willing to answer our prayers. In Mark 1:40-41, it is known that prayers work! There is a power in prayers that will open the minds of people. We should not doubt when praying and instead know that everything is possible for him who believes as it is said in Mark 9:21-23. Lastly, in Mark 11:22-24, Jesus said that we must have Faith in God! Whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.Whatever that is in our way will go away as God delivers us out of the devil. Remember that's the reason why we pray! Believe in God! I wanted to share this online as I fell sick on Monday, the next day that pastor preached. Well I have a weakness for Oyster omelette... Juicy oysters which are about to burst with the starchy egg omelette together with this really special and good chili sauce...and I ate it on that very Sunday. On Monday, I had a sudden feeling I was going to have some kind of stomach flu or food poisoning so I quickly visited the doctor. I was the last patient, thank God the doctor was still in, they were about to close. Got an injection too. And so I got food poisoning, the oysters were the culprit, guess they were not fresh. My dad ate them too but his response was later; last night he had a really bad stomachache. I vomited a number of times, even vomiting out the bitter medicine...and had diarrhoea in the middle of the night over so many times. I could even hear the grumble in my stomach. I prayed, thanking God that it was n't worse than I expected, I got food poisonings and stomach flu the last few years and they were worse off. I thought of the preach and went to believe that God will heal me by the next day. I gradually felt much better, and in all the years, I never got so much better so fast! And so now I'm healed! Praise the Lord! Right! And now I'm pretty busy with some things that I promised some of my friends to do for them and I mustn't go back on my word. Bon voyage to some of my friends who are going on a trip and have already gone for their trips! Do be careful and have a Blessed Christmas! Guess I will only be going to Geneva next year!

The Life of Pi

Right now I'm reading The Life of Pi. What if all the religions on Earth are actually loving the same God? Some religions think that there are many Gods, just like God of rain, God of the crops and some religions just love God in a different way. So are we actually loving the same God but in different ways and that some could have gotten the wrong ideas way back then? It's just like there is a Mother who died giving birth to triplets. The triplets grow up and no one tells them what happened to their Mother and what type of person she is. So it's up to them to decide what happened to their Mother. They do know that they have a Mother and they have proof as of what type of person she is but then it's still up to them to believe what's right. So again, the world has only one God as I clearly don't believe in many Gods. If there's a God, he should be able to do every single thing, he is the God of everything. In some religions, there are many Gods that can only do some things, have one or two powers and all that. But being a God, he should be able to do everything, not just a God of rain or whatever only. He is the God of rain, crops, and so on. Only one religion is correct though.

Grounded but always free

Somehow when I was grounded last Thursday till today, being refrained from the Internet, I wasn't that frustrated at all. With my mom's help, I finished all my school homework and learnt some precious lessons: To plan and think ahead of your future. Expect the unexpected. Other than doing work, I watched 3 different Japanese animae on DVD and other stuff, Korean drama too...you got it. I got so much into completing my work yesterday till I didn't know I missed the last episode of a Korean drama. Anyway, a few days back I wore my choir silver shoes and went out with my dad to Holland village, seriously knew I was going to get blisters but I wanted to suffer a bit. Bought some really good beads from there. On Monday, my parents, brother and myself went to the Cathay. Whoa, I nearly regretted eating at Billy Bomers as I gained 2 kg. Next, we watched Enchanted, kind of silly my parents said. They were unsure of the beginning at first. Yesterday, I went out with my mom and my brother to shop at the Wheelock Place. Borders, Mark and Spencer's, Art Friend and this Japanese Bookshop(too lazy to write the proper name). There were some buskers along the MRT station and my brother gave $10. To tell you the truth, no matter how cold my brother is to me, I know and always expected him to be unexpected to my mom. Bought some Christmas letter writing stuff. Friends will know in time to come. Got to know 2 other Korean flicks! Come to think of it, the best looking Asians will be Koreans then. Lovely days ahead of me! Thank GOD for all he has done!

Good Quotes to keep you waken and inspired

Are you feeling stressed, down or simply lousy and not believing in yourself? Loosen up!

Here are some quotes that you may want to take note and remember.

"You have to believe in yourself when no one else does. That's what makes you a winner."
- Venus Williams

"What we think or what we know or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do."
- John Ruskin

"It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
- J. K. Rowling

"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow."
- Ronald E. Osborn

"Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or to lose."
- Lyndon B. Johnson

"Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit."
- Conrad Hilton

"Victory belongs to the most persevering."
- Napoleon

"Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you."
- Arnold Palmer

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
- Robert F. Kennedy

And that's about it! There's plenty more of course...God Bless!

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner is a good book and I just want to put this review here for those who want to read the book but do not have enough time to read and most probably lost interest in it.You can search Wikipedia of course but this is different. For those who are reading the book and not wanting to have their imagination spoiled by me, then back off although it doesn't really tell much anyway.

The Kite Runner

Amir, an Afghan boy has a life full of heart wrenching yet beautiful moments in his life. In this novel, he yearns to have the everlasting love of Baba, his father. He does try to please his father and to make his father proud of him. However, Amir does not have a heart of courage and defending himself, thus always letting his father down into thinking that he will hardly make it to be a real man in his life. Amir loves to read and compose stories but is not sporty like his father who happens not to like books. Rahim Khan, a friend of Baba, understands Amir’s plight and problems. He thus encourages Amir to follow his way and dreams.

Hassan, Amir’s servant, is a Hazara, a race discriminated by other races in Afghanistan. Most Hazaras are servants and slaves badly treated by their masters. Hassan is somewhat the opposite of Amir, always standing up for himself and Amir, also having a thick skin when people make fun of him. There are times when Amir gets jealous as Baba seems to treat Hassan like his son when he’s only a servant. Complications arise after Amir witnessed Hassan being cruelly raped by Assef, a strong supporter of Hitler when Hassan was fetching Amir’s kite after the latter won the kite competition. After the kite competition, Baba readily accepts Amir as his good son which is what Amir wanted always. Deep in Amir’s heart, there lives guilt about the incident he had. He knew he was foolish, selfish and lacked courage into helping Hassan. Amir began plotting to get away from Hassan, knowing that he was guilty. He finally manages to get rid of Hassan although he regretted later on.

War comes; Amir and his father escape to America. Adapting to America was tough to them; they were n’t living with comfort and had to start from scratch to feed themselves. Days passed by and Amir graduated, got a job and a wife and Baba died peacefully along the way. Many years later, he had a call from a dying Rahim Khan and went back to Afghanistan to his hometown, Kabul to visit him to catch up with the times. But he never knew a great secret would be unraveled to him…

Amir has to find Hassan’s son, Sohrab, to give him a good life; away from the terror and miseries under the new government, the Taliban. With determination and perseverance in himself, Amir seeks help along the way and touches many people’s hearts, finding Sorab in Assef’s hands. He fights with Assef and saves Sohrab from slavery and cruelty into freedom. There were hardships and misunderstandings to getting Sohrab to be accepted into America. They finally settled down as one big family. Amir has finally become a true man able to redeem himself of the mistakes he had commited.

The Kite Runner is about love between the relationship of a father and son, trust and betrayal in a friendship, the means of being loyal to each other and determination to redeem of one’s soul when in the wrong.

What am I thinking about?

There are times when I feel insecure or pressured or in other words, upset by something. I wouldn't be the one who's angry most of the times but sad and worried even though sometimes people don't see it. Then I'll say something that seems like I'm going to meet a dead end and most probably regret saying so. I remember the times when I did those actions I imagine the worst of the situation. Like when I argue with my brother, I thought that if something were to happen to him and if I don't say sorry or say that I still love him, I may be the one suffering in the end. I end up crying of all the thoughts I had even though my brother was the victim. I dislike to think too wildly. I just don't know what will happen before I make things right. And again, the other party has to make things right too. Things can happen, anything is possible. The thing is, I just need to watch my actions and everything will be right, and even so, I need to care about others. Who knows, one party gets angry over something small or something that doesn't involve me and I ask how he/she's doing and he/she flares up and I think I've wronged that person and I try to make it up to the person and the person gets irritated because I'm probably getting in his/her way. People, if you are like that angry party, you are making things worse for you and others around you. We don't need to be angry or cold over something like the other party hogged the computer for too long. Just throw in a joke(a little sarcastic) and gently tell that person to move it. And even if you don't know how to joke or can't control yourself, you just got to learn. If the other party spilled something on you, just think if it were to be you. Yeah! And help the other party clean up the mess too. Even if someone killed my loved one, I should not be angry and want the murderer to be hanged, I rather he lived even if it's life imprisonment. Change that person, ask him what's he thinking about, why did he do that, he's got a reason, be it a bad or a good one. Make him/her right before he/she dies(or hanged). People will always be softened somehow and change for the better. Being angry is tiring, you don't want to be hurt for long. No matter how complicated things may be, people can always work it out right if they have the faith and understanding in GOD to do so.

Just trying to translate what my friend is talking about in French...

She posted on her Blog, saying:

Les rêves des amoureux sont comme le bon vin
Ils donnent de la joie ou bien du chagrin
Affaibli par la faim je suis malheureux
Volant en chemin tout ce que je peux
Car rien n'est gratuit dans la vie.
Éspoire est un plât bien trop vite consommé
À sauter les repas je suis habitué
Un voleur, solitaire, est triste à nourrir
À nous, je suis amer, je veux réussir
Car rien n'est gratuit dans la vie.
Jamais on ne redira que la course aux étoiles, ça n'est pas pour moi
Laisser moi vous émerveillez, prendre mon envol
Nous allons en fin nous régaler
Et sortez les bouteilles, finis les ennuis
Je dresse la table, demain nouvelle vie
Je suis heureux a l'idée de ce nouveau destin
Une vie à me cacher, et puis libre enfin
Le festin est sur mon chemin
Une vie à me cacher et puis libre enfin
Le festin est sur mon chemin

And I created another Blog and added the translator and this was it:

The dreams of love are like good wine (Ils donnent de la joie ou bien du chagrin)
They give of joy or grief (Affaibli par la faim je suis malheureux)
Weakened by hunger I am unhappy (Volant en chemin tout ce que je peux)
Flying in any way that I can. (Car rien n'est gratuit dans la vie)
Because nothing is free in life. (Éspoire est un plât bien trop vite consommé)
Éspoire is a plât far too quickly consumed (À sauter les repas je suis habitué)
At skip meals I am familiar (Un voleur, solitaire, est triste à nourrir)
A thief, lonely, sad to feed (À nous, je suis amer, je veux réussir)
To us, I am bitter, I want to succeed. (Car rien n'est gratuit dans la vie)
Because nothing is free in life. (Jamais on ne redira que la course aux étoiles, ça n'est pas pour moi)
Never no redira that for the Stars, it is not for me (Laisser moi vous émerveillez, prendre mon envol)
Let me tell you émerveillez take off my (Nous allons en fin nous régaler)
We will in the end we enjoy (Et sortez les bouteilles, finis les ennuis)
And exit bottles, finished trouble (Je dresse la table, demain nouvelle vie)
I shall prepare the table tomorrow new life (Je suis heureux a l'idée de ce nouveau destin)
I am happy at the thought of this new destiny (Une vie à me cacher, et puis libre enfin)
A life to hide myself, and then finally free (Le festin est sur mon chemin)
The feast was on my way (Une vie à me cacher et puis libre enfin)
A life to hide me and then finally free (Le festin est sur mon chemin)

Yep! And that's how it sounds like...

The Secret

Oh...right after my net group lesson(youth church lesson in a group), we saw a movie, The Secret. The movie's directed by Jay Chou. My first impression was that the movie was just some couple dating each other and then the girl has a terminal disease that she will most probably die in the arms of Jay Chou(he's the lead actor too). But never did I ever know a Chinese movie so good! I was literally crying, I couldn't express myself at all, I didn't know if I should be happy or sad in the end. The movie was open ended. The plot was so different from what I expected, it was so surprising, like you can say that the lead actress was a ghost but then again, she's not. Everything's just so mysterious but towards the end, everything starts to clear up. I got goose bumps and heartaches too when I found out out the truth. Throughout the movie, many(or some)piano pieces are played and they may seem boring to some but it doesn't matter as the story goes on well. I suppose that if Europeans are forced to see The Secret, I bet they will love it in no time(well of course with English subtitles)! Then there's the famous song written and sung by Jay Chou, Bu Neng Shuo De Mi Mi, which was played at the end of the movie. Many people do play the song all over and over again. I embed it in the Blog and I hope people won't be irritated by it. I must certainly buy the DVD! You can choose to watch the movie if you like, besides, two thumbs up and two big toes up for the movie created by an amazing director, Jay Chou! The movie's beautiful, simply a masterpiece...By the way, I'm certainly not a fan of Jay Chou, though I almost became one after hearing his song and watching his movie. I think he's a Christian...

Somewhere round the corners of the World

Looking at amazing pictures all over the world really makes me wonder how they ever exist in a world which has lots of pollutants; air pollution, land pollution, water pollution and even noise pollution. Just somewhere on Earth, you know there's so many factories and heavy industries going on but round the corner, there are amazing features, living and non-living, which make people awed and speechless.

Circular Star Trails

Aurorae Patterns

The 12 Apostles

I should think there are only about 7 of them left due to erosion, great to have a bird's eye view of them when you take a ride in a helicopter. My heart was pumping really hard that time(you know how choppers swerve and all that such that you could almost fall out).

The London Bridge

Well of course this is in Australia. When the bridge began to fall, there happened to be two unfortunate tourists who were on it and were eventually picked up by a helicopter. I wonder if they are still living...

Other than the sky and the rocks, there's more to come! So wait up!

Hannah Montana- 1

Oooo...I'm addicted to Hannah Montana!Here's a few episodes...

It's a Mannequin's World(1/3)


It's a Mannequin's World(2/3)


It's A Mannequin's World (3/3)


It's My Party And I'll Lie If I Want To(1/3)


It's My Party, And I'll Lie If I Want To (2/3)


It's My Party, And I'll Lie If I Want To (3/3)


Schooly Bully(1/3)


Schooly Bully(2/3)


Schooly Bully(3/3)


Me and Rico Down by the School Yard(1/3)


Me & Rico Down By The School Yard(2/3)


Me and Rico Down by the School Yard(3/3)


Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas(1/3)


Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas(2/3)


Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas(3/3)


I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak(1/3)


I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak(2/3)


I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak(3/3)


Well, that's all for now! Enjoy!

Right...

So nowadays there are many hackers, spammers and all those crooks in the Internet. You just can't stop them. Well preaching to that person who just irritated you on your Blog may not work always... Anyway, I happen to make friends with a spammer though I'm not too sure if it can last as he's gone. He spammed in one of my friend's Blog. Wastin' time I say, he must have been quite free as to copy and paste nonsense in the CBox. Yeah, why do people spam? Well I don't mind really as it doesn't affect me or my entire Blog. Hackers are way different and more dangerous...I have no idea how they break in, other than guessing of course. Weird? Then there's crooks who want personal and obscene stuff from foolish people around the world. We just need to stay safe, get what I mean? Yeah, bet ya do.

Little Britain 3

Not many people cross-dress nowadays.

Emily and Florence


An afternoon tea


Emily Howard in the Pub

Little Britain 2

So yeah...These videos are about Vicky Pollard and her motor mouth acts.

Vicky Pollard In Court


Vicky Pollard in swimming pool


Vicky Pollard babysitting


Vicky Pollard in school

Vicky Pollard in the supermarket

Little Britain!

Man! I was watching Little Britain on Youtube. They were short but great in a way. Not many people in Singapore were able to appreciate them as the series were aired last year and late in the night. Now there's a book about the series. Here's some of Lou and Andy. Lou sits on the wheelchair by the way. There are other stories in the series too. Enjoy.

Andy & Lou -- New Wheelchair


Lou & Andy at the Swimming Pool


Andy & Lou -- Feeding the Ducks


Lou and Andy at Church.


Andy & Lou -- Blind Date


Andy Missed Lou


Lou and Andy at Karate class.


Lou takes Andy to the museum.

Yipee!

Woah! Exams are way over...but not the results though. I'm so glad that GOD has stuck with me, carrying all my burdens! Even though I failed my Grade 4 piano practical exam, I'm glad that I no longer need to feel any weight, now that it's over and that I would not need to retake it. I really don't want to have anything got to do with piano practical exams. It's tough and stressful. I reckon that people don't need grades to show that they can play. All these certs. are just to show how fast and how good you are in your piano. However, people change, they may forget all about piano and so on. It's only a piece of paper, if you want to show how good you are( especially in a job interview concerning playing the piano) then you just play right in front of their eyes! Well, that's if you want a career that has something got to do with music. And of course you got to play well and know many piano pieces, meaning that you should be well-versed in playing the piano. Things are better now that I realised after a long time that I could just play freely! For leisure! For whatever pieces that I'm interested in! It's just pure stupidity that I didn't think of that. Well, I'm quite lazy and I dislike practising for piano practical exams. Practising and playing are way two different things. Get it? Besides that, I also had my end of year exams. They are not too bad and I won't really go much into that as it's too long and nobody wants to fall asleep on the computer right? So anyway, the exams were pretty much quite easy( now that they are over, I consider them quite easy). I went to my good friend's house(it's rare that my dad would agree and it was my first time going to my friend's house for fun) with Cesk and we were haing fun and laughter all the way(I was the only one who kept losing the games). It was totally great! I never expected anything extraordinary to happen. After the last paper, we were eating out, watching a DVD, playing games, going on the internet, snacking and chatting!

Just a thought...

Hey, I am getting older and more serious now, I should think I will need to change my profile sooner or later. I just can't stand it whenever I read it. It's just too coarse, too crude. I have changed a great deal, especially my soul. Em, I am not exaggerating. I just feel that of just writing 'backstabbers' is just not good at all, compared to writing it last time. We all got to think of all kinds of people, whatever they do, be it right or wrong, they still have a reason for what they did. Just as of a single mother dumping or selling away her child. She had a good reason. She probably didn't want to burden the child, she didn't want the child to suffer. Yet, when most of these people find out that they were abandoned or sold, they just blame rashly towards them. Hatred just grow in their hearts, they don't put themselves in the opponents' shoes and they just can't see how the other person feels. This applies to everyone, to those who have hatred towards another party. No matter how cruel, how bad, how different they are from you, they are still of GOD's creation and we should love them just as GOD loves us. We ourselves are sinners, are unclean in GOD's eyes, yet he still loves us very much. We are the brides of Christ and even in times of darkness and sins, we are never forsaken by GOD. GOD BLESS ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ACCEPT AND LOVE THEIR ENEMIES, and yet, GOD BLESS THOSE EVEN MORE WHO ARE NOT THERE YET TO UNDERSTANDING THIS.

Be Natural!

Seriously,have you seen how some Chinese, especially some Singaporeans try to speak like Americans just to impress their foreign peers? They act as if their English have always been so good! They just really get so influenced by how Europeans speak. Indeed! Some, I must say, do look down on their own races. Well, of course there's no problem of preferring to talk in English, but what isn't natural is that when they talk so unnaturally as though they never speak their mother tongue language. So, speak like what you normally do with your Chinese friends even if you have a little bit of Singlish. Somehow, some Singaporeans love to show what they 've got, like how well they speak, and treat foreigners better than their fellow countrymen. That's most probably unchangeable and you know why.

Imagine this...

You are a person who's friends stopped talking to you as you have done something wrong though in fact it's a misunderstanding. One day, you were chasing after your friends while they were crossing the road and the traffic light just turned red. You were so desperate to tell them that you still cherish them and want to apologise. However, you did not watch out for vehicles and dashed across the road. You got hit by a car, all the vehicles stop, there's a traffic jam, your friends turn around. You lay on the ground, knowing that you are going to die in a moment. Your friends rush up and kneel at your body. You tell them all that you intended to tell. Your eyes closed for the last time, not knowing how they will react.

How do you think they will feel?

Everything's Crazy Out There!

Argh! There's so many things comin' up, tests, projects and celebrations. I do prefer the last part, however to celebrate while you need to study is really out of the question for me. Anyway, with just 67 more school days, I should think I can manage! I hope that I won't be in the same class as _ _ m _ _ _ _ (someone that K.S knows) and I will have to study real hard to avoid her! A new lease beginning! Autumn is here I guess, I do feel like that every time when it comes to the end of the school year. Hopefully, I do wish that everyone of us will be more mature and forgive more often next year. Seriously. Maybe we should put ourselves into the shoes of the opponent. As I start a new year, I must make sure that I choose the right people and not to get so sticky later as I got with _ _ m _ _ _ _ . Plus, I hate myself when I gossip just as girls do. I'm a girl, aren't I? That's quite natural as some say, but we can avoid it. There! I wrote something and please do forgive me for not posting much. GOD BLESS!

Hillsong- Mighty to Save

Well everyone needs compassion,
A love that's never failing.
Let mercy fall on me,
Well everyone needs forgiveness.
Kindness of a saviour,
The hope of nations.

You say, Saviour! He can move the mountains,
My GOD is mighty to save,
He is mighty to save.
Forever, altar of salvation,
He rose and conquered the grave,
Jesus conquered the grave.

So take me as you find me,
all my feels and failures.
Fill my life again,
I give my life to follow.
Everything that I believe in,
Now I surrender.

Saviour! He can move the mountains,
My GOD is mighty to save,
He is mighty to save.
Forever, altar of salvation,
He rose and conquered the grave,
Jesus conquered the grave. x2

Shout it loud there,
Let the whole world see.
Sing it for the glory of the risen King.
Jesus! Shout it loud there,
Let the whole world see.
Sing it for the glory of the risen King.

Saviour! He can move the mountains,
My GOD is mighty to save,
He is mighty to save.
Forever, altar of salvation,
He rose and conquered the grave,
Jesus conquered the grave. x2

Shout it loud there,
Let the whole world see.
Sing it for the glory of the risen King.

Jesus! Shout it loud there,
Let the whole world see.
Sing it for the glory of the risen King. x5

Love the song!

The Forgiving Spirit

There will always be a problem in our families, friendships, school, personal life with GOD, etc. Well it's part and parcel of life (I should think) and as pastors usually say the there are many obstacles on the road of life. I guess when I'm old (that's if I ever live up to a ripe old age) I hope to be so much wiser, understanding the word of GOD and applying them in our lives. By then, we will bear no grudges to one another, fitting ourselves into other people's shoes, thinking of the good that the so called bad person has done and lastly, but not the least, forgiving and forgetting the bad and loving them as GOD has always done that to us. Maybe it's hard for some of us (yeah, it's true) but one day, we can all bury the hatchets we had and have a lighter heart and mind. Let go and be free! GOD guide us all, Amen.

Fantasy and dreams aroused in my sleep...

*Sigh* (this is a long and good sigh). Every night I yearn to dream about something queer and unique, and they always turn out so fascinating, besides, I never much have any nightmares in every 5 years. The dreams are much deeper and make as if Alice in Wonderland's dream seem like real life. They are so hard to draw out, even as to talk of them in detail. It's strange though, most people do not remember their dreams easily, and to remember them, they will most probably have to jot them down immediately after they wake up. I, however, don't need to do that. Anyway if you are asking why I bother remembering my dreams, it's because I can use them as plots for fantasy writing (if I ever am going to be a writer or a playwriter). Some dreams may not fit into the fantasy world but they are just amazingly beautiful to keep in the memory. Some dreams make me seem nonchalant and wander about in the wood seeming as if like an empty spirit. Others make me feel like a orphan, moving in and out of every one's ways and that no one cares for me. Somehow, few dreams have made me like an important or a useful person. There are a few types of dreamlands I encounter with every night.

• The sacred place where I nearly always find myself alone within a vast land, full of nature.
• The place where everything and everywhere merge into one bizarre world and I always find myself in confusion and fear of what may happen.
• An ancient world that has full of beauty and wonder, yet every soul cared only for itself as though their compassion for others were in a deep slumber. There were Greece, Mayan , Romanian times and places that were combined.

When all these are formed together into my dreams, I find myself flitting in and out of each setting. Weird, isn't it?

The Teenage Rebellious Stage

Alright, so I know how bad I am, why it seemed so easy to say I would never rebel against whosoever whom I respect when I was younger. I never saw it coming, the teenage rebellious stage, I never dreamt that I would admit it. It really is just so scary how stupid and rebellious my attitude was when I talked back to my parents and my siblings. It's cruel when it seemed that everyone despised me for being childish. If you love, honour and respect your loved ones, you wouldn't even refuse to say that you are wrong (even if you are correct) when they scold you for whatever you've done. That's being mature. Be mindful when you have started talking back at your parents. That's how it started for me. Nowadays I cry alone about how 'spiky' and rebellious I became to my family. I felt really bad and I pray that I'll change for the better and be less rebellious.

Sibs

Siblings, oh siblings, I love my siblings, they are better and more special than friends. But how and why is it that I always seem so unkind, inconsiderate, spiteful and etc. though I claim to love them as siblings? After quarrels, I always cry in my heart and ask why I had to blabber out words that would tear the bonds of my siblings and I. Sometimes I wished that I would never talk anymore. As I grow up, I notice that my siblings really care about me, they may be harsh with me but it's called "hard love". It also turns out that I am quite bad (you know about not respecting them and all that) to them. I suppose I also did a number of bad things to them when I was younger (tearing, colouring and taking their stuff without permission). I could've been better and closer to them. I recently start to realise (about 2 years ago) that they were humorous, gracious and so cool (the REAL cool, not physically), etc. They are just so GREAT! I thank GOD for being born into this family. GOD BLESS!

Coel

Some of you may know my name as you read through my entire Blog. That name is official in the world, however I do not use it here anymore. Thus using the name "Coel". It just came to mind when I wanted to change my identity as not to worry my Mom. I guessed it could help in some ways, you know and all that. But then again, it seems quite too late, I won't tell you why, smart ones know it all. As for "Coel", I don't know how I got it in my mind, but what really matters to me is knowing if it is a unisex name. It's a bit like "Joel" and "Cole" (King Cole). When I researched for "Coel", there wasn't anything about it, instead the referred it to King Cole, a legendary King. Anyway, the name's unique and just perfect to me. GOD BLESS!

Here's one for you.

One of Jon Tickle's common qoutes is"Here's one for you..." and then he rattles off some questions that we most probably didn't think of. There was once he said, "Here's one for you, were aeroplanes created before paper aeroplanes or vice versa?" One of this days I simply must research for the answer, or if anyone knows, please do tell me.

Battle of the sexes-1

If men think that women are weaker than them physically, women also have their own strength too. They can remember more things than guys do. In the experiment, the man was assumed to remember things like screwdrivers and helmets and the woman was assumed to remember things like a teddy bear and a cloth. Surprisingly, this was not the case, the woman even remembered somethings like a bottle of chemical and the screwdriver. For the guy, he certainly didn't remember cuddly things and even things like the chemical bottle. Strange huh?

Fishy isn't it?

Exams are coming nearer and you want to get smarter, what can you do? Start eating fish! From fish fingers to smoked salmon to fish roe and many more varieties, your IQ will be higher.

Hey stubby!

Out of cream shaver and you are irritated by stubble on your face in the morning? What's the best D.I.Y. cream shaver if you have no time to get a new one then? Should it be the:

1. Tomato ketchup------- Totally bloody looking, you don't want to scare your housemates do you?
2. Whip cream------- Sweet, but does it help much?
3. Peanut Butter------- Sticky and troublesome with the peanut bits.

Although you may get a few cuts, the peanut butter works best.

Who's better, left-handlers or right-handlers?

The majority of us, right-handlers, would think that the right hand is definately the winner. However in the long run, the left hand is better. Brainiac scientists have done an experiment, getting 2 people to use opposite hands to race each other by crossing obstacles involving the use of their hands. I don't know why but that's the way it is.

What's Britain's most squirty food/sauce?

My, I'm not too sure if there's such a word called squirty. By the way, I don't know what the most squirty food/sauce in the world is, only in Britain. I got the fact from "Brainiac: Science Abuse" which originates from Britain.

Take your guess:

1. 1 packet of tomato sauce
2. 1 carton of orange juice
3. 1 small milk package
4. Yogurt/custard
5. 1 bottle of chocolate milkshake

If you picked no.1, you are wrong, the most squirty food/sauce in Britain is no.4! Quite true though I thought it was no.1.

What happens when you put a handphone in a microwave?

Well most of us should know the results....
The whole microwave explodes along with the handphone! Needless to say.

Hmmm... what's the best word to say when taking a photo?

Any idea what it is? Well, you can say "cheese", "karma" or "cheers" if that's the way with you.
But what comes of you when you say:
Cheese------- Gives you the best smile you can ever have!
Karma------- Weird smile... looks like a lunatic, seriously.
Cheers------- Murderous smile, had better not look too suspicious.

The largest type of trees on Earth

The largest type of trees on Earth is the Giant Sequoia Redwood tree ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ). Another name the tree has been referred to is the 'Stafford Giant.' The oldest of this type of tree found is around 5000 years old. This massive evergreen tree is as heavy as 10 whales. Pardon me if I'm wrong, but this was what I heard on the documentary, Planet Earth. They grow to an average height of 50-85 m (150-280 ft) and 5-7 m (16-23 ft) in diameter. Record trees have been reported to be 93.6 m (307 ft) in height and 8.85 m (29 ft) in diameter. Sequoia bark is fibrous, furrowed, and may be 60 cm (2 ft) thick at the base of the columnar trunk. It provides significant fire protection for the trees. The leaves are evergreen, awl-shaped, 3-6 mm long, and arranged spirally on the shoots. The seed cones are 4-7 cm long and mature in 18-20 months, though they typically remain green and closed for up to 20 years; each cone has 30-50 spirally arranged scales, with several seeds on each scale giving an average of 230 seeds per cone. The seed is dark brown, 4-5 mm long and 1 mm broad, with a 1 mm wide yellow-brown wing along each side. Some seeds are shed when the cone scales shrink during hot weather in late summer, but most seeds are liberated when the cone dries out from fire heat and/or insect damage. Wood from mature Giant Sequoias is highly resistant to decay, but is fibrous and brittle, making it generally unsuitable for construction. From the 1880s through the 1920s logging took place in many groves in spite of marginal commercial returns. Due to their weight and brittleness trees would often shatter when they hit the ground, wasting much of the wood. Loggers attempted to cushion the impact by digging trenches and filling them with branches. Still, it is estimated that as little as 50 percent of the timber made it from groves to the mill. The wood was used mainly for shingles and fence posts, or even for matchsticks. But nowadays, the main uses are tourism and horticulture.

Fun Fact 1 from Brainiac

Hey, what's the next best thing to do when you (a male) finished your perfume spray and you are going for a date?
It's pee! Just rub a bit of your pee on yourself and you're off for your date! Don't be surprised, it's scientifically proven. If you doubt so, then the next best thing is your perspiration. This has something got to do with hormones...I should think...if not, then don't think of experimenting. That's all, GOD BLESS!

Sick...

On Friday night, I vomited a number of times and had diarrhoea constantly in the middle of the night. Before that, I went to see a doctor, I could guess what he was going to say. Stomach flu was the cause of it. At the end of it, he charged my Dad $38 only. On a late Friday night, with a jab, consultation and some medicine? My Mom had the impression that the doctor thought that we were poor. The reason why? My Dad simply wore an old T-shirt and a pair of trousers without combing much of his hair. I also happen to tell the doctor that I've been eating Korean instant noodles for lunch for 3 days when he suspected that I've got food poisoning. Today, I'm a lot better, thanks to my dear parents who were like servants to me. I really felt sorry and helpless when I see them rushing over me, trying to make me feel better. There was once when my Dad had to clean up the vomit that I threw up in their bedroom. I really had no appetite and whenever I saw my siblings eating something so good (eg. Junk food) I moaned. The doctor specified that I shouldn't take dairy products and fried food. As to replace all the salt that I've lost through perspiration, I had to take H20, the soft drink. I thought he meant other things. My Dad also bought a drink with orange flavour similar to this and it was salty, sweet and bitter at the same time. Simply horrible, it tasted like cod liver oil with orange flavour. But I couldn't even finish my homework and discuss work with my dear friends. By the way, after vomiting and having diarrhoea plenty of times, and losing my appetite, I lost 3kg. Now, whenever I think of the Korean noodles, I feel like vomiting. I just pray that my Mom will recover speedily and everything will be better from now onwards. One last thing, PRAISE THE LORD for my recovery from stomach flu!

Coming up...

I will be posting "Brainiac" and ''Planet Earth'' posts but not now as I'm simply too busy. See ya all later!

It's turning around...

Unbelievable I say! I changed my password, my Blog's title and my web address and the bad commenter couldn't find me again! Besides, more people have seen my blog! When I called the suspect(She was the one whom I talked of in the ''Free" post) and she declared that she wasn't the one! I finally knew who it was and realised that there was a misunderstanding! My, my, I wasn't talking about her and she just ranted off like that. Now the question is, how on earth did she find out my Blog? I wished I could clear up the mess and forget all the hurt she slashed at me. But now, I just can't help praising the LORD and being so tickled by the misunderstanding. I was worried that my Blog's reputation will turn bad. I am so thankful, life really is full of ups and downs but the last one will always be up! So there and God Bless!

Still,Life goes on...

Alas, a classmate of mine came over to my Blog and commented really badly. Say, my sister did warn me to delete the 'Immature' and 'Free' posts on Sunday. I, on the other hand, did not. This is partly an experiment of how fast my the other classmate told my Blog's address. Hmmm...3 days. As I've said, on the average, some people do use 'colourful' words to rebuke back the opponent without thinking thrice at least. Refer to the 'Be like Ugly Betty' post(that's if you need anger management).
To my classmate,
I do not want to be involved in any of these. I am not angry, just a bit amused. Everyone needs forgiveness and I think that you should patch up with her if not, ignore her but do not rebuke or whatever.
Think positive my friends!

Free

These days I've been having a few friendship problems. There was confusion and misunderstandings, perhaps even jealousy. But of course, they have been solved, they are forgiven and forgotten(hopefully this is so). Now, I've been hearing gossips among the girls about a classmate of mine. This time, I make sure that I am not involved in any of these 'cold shoulders' or anything else like siding. But I will definitely be just. Sometimes I just think that a woman's heart is the most evil and cruel when she's not in a good mood. I don't know if they(the girls) ever thought of being in that classmate's shoes. Why?! Don't they ever concentrate on their studies. Even worse, if they are Christians, why not forgive and forget? Hey, to those out there reading this, don't mind me much as I'm ranting. So as I end off, I really wish that they will change their minds of perspectives and think CAREFULLY. I hope to be free from all these and think of my future instead. Be positive! GOD BLESS!

Immature

A few days ago, I wanted to join the youth net group(which was in my home and my sister was hosting the group) for church. My sister was reluctant to let me in as she thought I was going to be silly or slip some inappropriate words with them. My natural reaction was just this:Oh, it's okay, I don't feel like I want to go today. But what went through my mind when I was left alone, was this:She thinks that I'm immature! Was she thinking that I would talk non-stop and gabble out unnecessary and do something stupid?
Goodness, I certainly do not know what she was really thinking and perhaps I shouldn't assume anything for fear she would blame me or what. However, a few days ago, my mom scolded for trying to lending my friend a poncho. She didn't want my friends to depend too much on me. I disagreed though, if they need it and I 've got extra, why can't I help? Some things happened along the way but I shall stop here. I believe my mom was trying to be more smart and she definitely loves me. She wants me to be wiser I should think In any case, I 've patched up with them. As for now, I long to be the real me who uses common sense, be serious and wise, etc. I do not want to let anyone think that I cannot be mature enough. So there and GOD BLESS!

'MSN' at 4 pm!

Welcome to my Blog! Thanks for coming and remembering this, KS and C. If you are early,feel free to tour round in my Blog! Comment in here. Oh yes! If you don't see any comments from anybody other than yourself, then you must refresh the page by clicking the Refresh button. I bet lots of people tried this, yet this is my first time doing this 'experiment'. Hope you enjoy reading my Blog though some of the posts may not make sense to you!

God Of Love aka God Of Wrath

As I was passing other blogs, I saw one of a blog's post's sentence at the corner of my eye that stood out. It said,"People always know that God is a God of love but they refuse to remember that God is a God of wrath.". It's true for some of us. However, I think that God is MORE of a God of love than a God of wrath. He's slow to anger and forgives and forget, that's if we ask for forgiveness. At any rate, it's still best to keep GOD smiling and proud of us.

Passed. Thankful. Strife to do better.

I am so thankful that I passed every subject! Praise the LORD! I 've got B3 for English, A2 for Math, B4 for Geography, A1 for Home Econs, A1 for Science, B4 for Chinese and A2 for Art. I know that my marks aren't that great but I did my best. During the holidays, I 'll make sure that I will pull up my socks real high! This is to honour my parents and for GOD. Right now I am studying really hard especially for my Chinese and Geography.

Weird feeling...

I simply feel...
unorganised.
sad. there's a hole in my heart.
tired out. empty.
unsteady.
left out. anxious.
confused. distraught. perturbed. fretful.
lonely. overwrought.
uncertain of the future.

as I'm going back to school to receive and check my papers. I also do not know what to bring as there shouldn't be any lessons. I am lost, BUT I will not lose my FAITH in Jesus that I am going to be among the top in the whole level. By the way, I always have these kind of feelings on the last day of the breaks before school.

Be like Ugly Betty!

Seeing Ugly Betty on the screen really just makes me feel so relaxed and yet excited at the same time. It's rare to watch the show as it's at 10p.m. on Sunday in Singapore and you know what parents say.When I was watching the show, a sudden thought came to my mind. Despite being humiliated and looked down upon, Betty didn't mind a lot(though I say a few times). Now in the real life of ours, how many people will just ignore and smile and consider upon that hit? Some will BUT not all. I dare say sometimes we do fight or talk back as we cannot accept the remark. So I urge everyone to think deeply before reacting so quickly. These few tips will help:

• Why did she/he do that to me?
• What made her/him think like that?
• How can I improve and how can I make up with her/him?
• What should I do?
• Be quick to listen and slow to anger(Christians should know this).

So think positively throughout our lives!

How to tell someone likes you

Hey, do you feel that someone likes you? Are you positively sure or it is your imagination? Do you he/she just treat you like a sister/brother or just testing your feelings towards him/her?

If he/she...

• seems to be wherever you are or at least near you.
• tease you sometimes and definitely more than other girls/boys.
• talk excitedly to you first in the morning.
• asks weird questions(especially common sense questions)that he/she should know so as to spark a conversation with you.
• looks/stares at you sometimes.
• comment on you every day to your good friends.
• does ALL of the above.

then he/she likes you! However, if you are very sensitive with people around you, it could just be your imagination. And this piece of information could also tell you if you think you like someone.

Warning: This only applies to students not adults, only teenagers do such inmature puppy love(I should think).

EXAM IS SO OVER!!!

I was so happy when Home Economics was over that I smiled to myself. The Home economics test was absolutely easy on the go. Unbelievable I say! Now that the holidays are coming I certainly feel so relaxed. There are so many things I want to do...I don't know how to start...I want to...

• buy lots of assorted and exotic beads(I am an avid collector of beads)and make them into fashion accessories.
• make paper beads, they are absolutely exquisite and they are not flimsy at all.
• do homework and revision for all my subjects(it's a must).
• go on a shopping spree on things like stickers, fancy papers, beads, shiny pens and markers, Hillsong CDs and many more.
• go to Sentosa(I heard that it changed a lot),Botanic Gardens, Zoo and Science Centre(especially the souvenir shop).
• buy all my good friends' birthday presents.
• Exercise a lot and really slim down instead of eating.
• Enjoy myself!

Even though I will enjoy myself, I will make sure I do everything right and read GOD's word every day.

Feeling bored...are you?

Anyone who passes by, I do hope that you can comment. This can be like online pen pals, kind of nice, huh? Well that's if you are bored and you have lots of freedom.

I 've got a 'clean' blog

I realised that whenever I visit other blogs by clicking the 'next blog' out of curiosity, I'd see a lot of diferent things. Some of them contain happiness and happenings of their daily lives(yeah yeah and so on)which is really great though one of them moans about her boyfriend (and I cheered her up even though she does n't know me at all). However, I was totally disgusted by a few blogs that I felt like flaging them. Some of them showed nude pictures of themselves and some wrote plenty of 'colourful' words. I mean, don't they have any modesty or consciences? What's up with them? It's so darn stupid.Well of course it's so common for these sort of things to happen, I can't stop them. I thank GOD that I am not that crazy as to post something obscene or whatsoever. My blog's totally clean!

Feeling Inspired...

Have you felt inspired by someone or something? Do you feel as if you need to change some of your habits and start anew so that people around you will see that you are so different and unique? I feel that sometimes but then again, feeling lazy, I would give up and I would carry on with my life. Do you know that if you listen to music that you like, read or hear a touching story or watch an inspirational movie, you will tend to reflect back on your life more. Ideas will spring out of your head and you will feel determined. So, if you want to stick to whatever idea you have, make sure that idea of yours is a practical one before you give up on that.

Life's just so beautiful...

I just am so thankful to GOD that I got good grades for all my subjects overall. Sometimes I really felt like giving up and just get tuition for my Chinese and Geography. However, I had FAITH in GOD that revising on my own was good enough. I can't stand tuition unless I really need it. My grades were low mostly because I didn't know how to apply my knowledge and I was especially careless. My geography teacher, a middle-age man, was extremely stingy with the marks. Well, the world can't help it, anyway I did my best for everything. For my mid-year exam, I was glad that the English paper was quite easy on the whole. The Geography paper was a bit tough but I pulled through. The Chinese paper was relatively easy for the first part which was writing 2 compositions but the worse of all, I did not really complete the second part which was the comprehension. I expected the comprehension to be easier...oh well. The Math paper was extremely easy and smooth sailing except for a hitch or two. The Science paper was like 'ok ok you know except that 2-3 marks are gone'. Now I just hope that I will get all A1s and that my Home Economics paper is super easy. Life's so good no matter what happens.Praise the LORD man!!!

MP3 player

I give up! I am so not going to get an MP3 player(i river rox!) as a birthday present, I'd get it next time when the technology improves much better and I'm sticking to CD player for now. I actually long for a telescope but it's too expensive, I can buy a few MP3 players with that money. After all, I need to concentrate on my studies though some times I say I need music to study. My parents said it was best to get it later when technology improves. By then, I think there will be something better than MP3 players and MP3 players will just be as bulky as CD players.

Weird dream...

Last night I had this dream that went like this:
I transformed into an old British lady and went up a bus. Next to me sat a Japanese guy who was in his late teens. He held a pair of shoes that were made of chocolate. He left them behind and went off. Things were so vague that I just chased after him...I went on another bus that waited for me. Without any address, I went into a chocolate shop. Before that, I saw a bunch of primary students carrying white chocolate mushrooms standing at the doorway of the shop. In the shop which had Christmas decorations I found my husband(also very old and British looking)there. I saw the Japanese guy and passed him the pair of shoes. With one last bit, my so called husband became marble, either that or white chocolate and I guess I 've eaten him or left him there.

MY BIRTHDAY!

Yipee!!!!!!! I am 13 years old now! I've got many presents! My LIFE rocks MAN! Tell you all more about it next time... ... I've got exam round the corner. By the way, I am top in Science CA2. Life's hard sometimes but THINK POSITIVE ALL THE WAY EVERYBODY!!!!!!!GOD BLESS!!!

I flunked at my Science and Chinese Tests

What a pity I've got borderline passes on my tests. I was so careless and silly...well I must pull up my grades for my SA1 tests.GOD BLESS!

No time for Blogging...

Phew,I can't tell you how many tests I've got. They are just really class tests and I've still got the actual ones to come. So I am studying real hard to get all A1s as to get an MP3 player to store all my songs that I really love. Man, I just knew that I've got to be so busy. See ya soon everyone and GOD BLESS!

Names

Some names are just so beautiful in the sense that they:

• Have a very nice sound when saying or hearing it.
• Have a deep meaning of what it's about.
• They stand for something auspicious.
• They come from the Bible.

and so on...

However, the name 'Janice' is not anything like the above I should think, instead, it is another word for 'Jane'. In any case, I am indeed very thankful that I have a name and that people around me don't really make fun of it although a handful of my friends call me 'Ja nice'. It certainly is wonderful to have a name at any cost.

My Brother's Back!

Dear people,
What a huge surprise I've got when I came home.I finally managed to see my brother! He just came back from his NS(national service) after 2 weeks. And to tell you, it was weird to look at my brother's hair, it was downright short. In any case, all of us missed him. A pity he's going back soon...
God bless!

Hi everyone!

Welcome to my new blog, my name's Janice(obviously).I am a teen living in Singapore(I'm Chinese).I started a blog as I could:

• Express my feelings out and clear.
• Keep in touch with my friends.
• Comment in my brother's blog as he only allows bloggers to comment(what a cheek he has!).
• Have more friends.
• Have this blog as an online journal(if my words don't make sense to you sometimes,then ignore them).
• And etc...whatever.

Well, that's just my 1st posting. Still learning how to blog... That's all, goodbye and God Bless!