if i have a car..

i will not park it beside a similar one..

geisha philosophy

the movie was better than i had expected.. it was quite beautiful visually, with wonderful shots of stunning scenery and the zen-like japanese architecture, not to forget the stunning kinomos (which i feel seems to reflect the moods of the wearer).

the chinese actresses were really good, despite having their lines in english. michelle yeoh made her character strong and resolute, zhang ziyi was trying hard to be pretty and was slightly convincing as the lead actress, but i think the best was gong li.. could almost see the daggers shooting out from her eyes! and her clothes are the nicest..

as Hatsumomo (gong li) flees the scene of the burning okiwa, chiyo had the proper sense to see that she could very well be just like her in the future. they had so much in common, they both had their hearts set on someone, and they both had strong desire to be the best geisha (in order to get what they want), and both had strong pride, though chiyo had to swallow it at the beginning when she was just a slavegirl.. but she had the insight to see the danger of being too obsessed and egocentric.. i think that's really cool, one of the key scenes of the movie for me..

some nice quotes:
sayuri: "a geisha can never ask for more.." (i love this the most!! short and simple, yet encapsulates exactly how she felt then..)

"she paints her face to hide her face. her eyes are deep water. it is not for geisha to want. it is not for geisha to feel. geisha is an artist of the floating world. she dances, she sings. she entertains you, whatever you want. the rest is shadows, the rest is secret."

pumpkin: "a long time ago, you took something away from me, the only thing i ever truly wanted. well, now u know how it feels." (oh!! the dagger is so deeply stabbed in the back..)

chairman: "kindness we receive in our lives are never enough."

next movie to watch: Munich, by steven spielberg.

Psalm 139:9-10

"If i rise on the wings of the dawn,
if i settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast."

at brewerkz

had a sumptuous dinner with jason and cheryl, at brewerkz..

the food was wonderful, not to forget the beer. we had indian pale ale. was smooth and strong.. ooh..

and i'm so glad he likes the present i gave him.. hee, now we have matching wallets!! haha..

Happy Birthday Jason!

For the wonderful times we had.. thru thick and thin, we were always there for each other. =)
onwards and upwards!!

Dr Randal Pinkett

People, check this out.. Dr Randal Pinkett. i apologise for the spoiler.. hee.. anyway this guy is the winner of the apprentice. if i'm not wrong, it's the current season now showing on channel 5. look at the awards he has won.. also look at the faith he has placed on God, and his outreach to pple. quite inspiring, isn't it?

"to whom much is given, much is expected" (Luke 12:48)

beware!

Saw this on a sunday morning, while rushing to PE. this is the bridge over AYE from nus. the traffic police is so hardworking.. somemore employ "stealth" technique, partially hiding among the bushes.. haha..

call me deeper into Your grace

feel so tired after YA today, not exactly sure why. perhaps playing with kids can be quite physical at times, or maybe it's all the "jumping" after YA.. i didn't know i could jump that high, haha.. but there's nothing more refreshing than knowing i can rest in the comfort of the presence of Lord! feel so reinvirgorated during worship.. had cell group in the evening, and i prayed for the lord to replenish the fire in my soul, and to prepare me for next week. i think i got more than that. =)

i actually planned to not go for YA and cell today, wanted to do my write-up for mon's presentation. (and i still haven't started on it yet!) was undecided up till this morning.. then vivien sms me, saying she's in sch. so we went together lor.. glad i made the proper decision. priorities!! but i'm thankful that i experienced hesitance and diffidence.. made me realise how imperfect and unworthy i am, and that there's so much more work for me to do in my spiritual life. perhaps it's wonderful timing that we went thru our goals 2006 today. (world cup? no..) made me focus on the tasks i promised to fulfill. looking forward to drawing near to You. =)

i'm also thankful for the cds pam burnt for me! esp the "united live: look to you".. it's making me so excited abt tmr! hee..

come on, come on, let's tell the world abt you!! http://youthnetonline.blogspot.com/

chinese new yr is coming!!

went to chinatown today!! but i only bought one box of peanut cake.. should have bought lots more of CNY goodies.. hee.. went with pam and her cousin gracia (or graysh).. didn't take any pictures though, totally forgot abt it.. haha.. was less crowded than i expected though, maybe cos it's still a few weeks to CNY proper. but then again, it's probably the first time in days that it wasn't raining. glad we chose to go today. =)

woke up at 9:30, first time in weeks i woke up b4 noon.. but it was worth it! went to bbdc with jason, enrolled for the driving sch programme while he went for his lessons. though everything is much more expensive, (and we are made to go thru theory lessons though we passed our basic theory already) i'm sure that we get what we pay for. even from reading the supplementary book, i'm quite convinced that we will go thru a structured learning experience.. haha.. (i'm not doing advertisment for BBDC!)

Oh no! check out how messy my room has become.. haiz.. shall do spring cleaning when i have the time..

finally, my first lecture..

had my first lecture of this sem. final sem liao, feels a bit weird, haha.. was ME3251, materials for engineers. can't say i'm looking forward to what this modules hold (neither can i say so for the rest of my modules), but at least the lecturer is not as boring as expected.. plus materials modules are slightly easier to digest than other mods.. so whatever goes for this sem then, i guess..

somehow my laundry basket is missing! was washing my bedsheet and pillow cases, so i left it beside the washing machine.. but when i went up to put my stuff inside the drying machine after my lecture, the basket is missing.. i wonder where is it now.. hmm.. i dun want to buy a new one, esp when i only have a sem left.. haiz..

oh i decided to give up on my private driving instructor and enrol in BBDC instead. shall do so tmr. for those who are thinking of learning driving, pls go to the schools. don't go for private instructors!! it will be much faster to get ur license thru the sch, cos priority is given to sch students for the test dates.. so go for the schools!

went crystal jade for dinner with jason and cheryl. and then for supper, i cooked for orange and my brother. wanted to go running, but i couldn't resist my own cooking.. haha, who can?

See? cute right? haha.. though it was only omelette and sausages.. =)
P.S The Lord is my shepherd, i shall not be in want.

first day of sch (for me!)

I'm so touched!! jason took some forms for me from BBDC, to book for advance theory.. so sweet of him!! hee.. love it when pple do these little things for me, even though they dun mean much to them.. esp the pple i care abt.. =)

anyway i did very little things today. woke up in time for lecture, and dragged myself there even though half of me wanted to sleep in.. sensed something was amiss when there were so few pple inside.. then the lecturer didn't turn up even after 15 mins.. saw phee there, and he decided to leave lor, and i did the same. so sickening.. no announcement whatsoever in ivle or email.. what the heck..

oh i finally bought my fish, plus food, net, air pump, etc.. set it up in the evening inside the lab. but i still dunno how to go about doing my FYP.. scary, cos it's more than halfway thru, and i think some of the mech engin pple must have completed their experiments and started on their report.. haiz..

here's my little aquarium! nice and simple.. with 6 African fish inside.














Qn of the day: will u spend more than a hundred bucks on an umbrella? comments pls

child-like faith!

i'm so blessed with such frens.. i thank God for putting me in this church, in this network. and esp for putting me in the camp comm, giving me that chance to know so many wonderful pple. i love you all! muacks! =)

and i love it when they share their past experiences and stories with me. be it good or bad. i just feel that even though i wasn't there at that time, there's a "link" btwn us now bcos of this sharing.. it is so refreshing! it sounds weird to say such a thing, esp when most things that pple share are that of hurt and pain.. (and sometimes quite scary) but i love it! in a way, it makes me feel so alive, so aware of my surroundings. my body is suddenly more aware of my mind (i dunno if u get what i mean).. my senses gets heightened cos my inner feelings got awakened.. that sort of feeling.. but more importantly, i think it's that level of trust that must be present to share stories, that delights me.. hmm..

had cell today, after young arrows. hmm wierd to have boys clamouring after me.. haha.. but it's only little kids playing games and singing songs together.. dun get the wrong idea!! anyway, cell was good. (the next one will be better, sharing goals of the yr) played games with biling's cell members (more games! tiring..) kena forfeit.. haha so unlucky.. had a bit of worship, then talked a bit abt drawing near, and taking the first step. shall share more next time. gotta wake up early tmr to go for post encounter. =)

guess who i saw while shopping today!!

my 7th lesson

what a terrible day to learn driving.. it rained so heavily!! i've never driven a car under such circumstances (not surprising, considering this is only my 7th lesson..). so it's understandable to make a few mistakes here and there.. but it was really freaking scary!! i could barely see the cars in front of me..pitter patter pitter patter.. my instructor told me to focus on the white lines.. thankfully i didn't knock down anyone today. oh, i wonder how's the small boy now.. hmm i hope he can go to sch now. i feel so bad running him over during my first lesson.. anyway, i hope i dun have to drive in such inclement weather ever again! it's kinda fun when i'm a little kid, snuggled comfortably inside the car while dad is driving, but it's a whole lot of a difference now! haha..

but i like driving.. even though i can't make it as "smooth" as my instructor wants. still having trouble controlling the clutch. it's one thing to be wonderful with daytona or "need for speed 2:underground" (i love that game!), but an entirely different thing when sitting in the driver's seat.. have to control 4 limbs rather independently, quite a challenge. but i really love driving.. can't wait for my licence.. and then my skyline.. hee..

hmm gonna meet dr lua tmr.. i hope he'll be around, and that we can settle things tmr. i shall not drag my FYP any further, otherwise i may just fail it.. haiz.. then i'm gonna swim. been a long time since i exercised, i think since the big run. yup.. then i need to do my bidding, last module of my entire uni life!! haha.. then hopefully i will go home. oh, need to find out how to go to mountbatten cc from punggol.. hmm..

anyway, in case u were wondering, i was just joking abt the small boy.. i jammed my brakes in time.. haha...

the best intel network in the world.. really

this is truly amazing.. how information gets passed around among the girls in our network. The CIA can really learn a lot from these pple..

it was just this afternoon that i went suntec to look at the braun buffel wallets.. and half an hour ago, vivien asked me if i'm getting a new wallet.. diaoz.. then jenny asked me to tell her what we did at sentosa. i only started with a few sentences, then she carried on the story for me.. even the ice-cream treat.. she already knew what happened, even though she wasn't there. and it was only two days ago!! hmm..

plus the time when everyone knew i was planning to go to town to buy the angel-mortal gift.. shocking, i tell u.. plus some other examples.. haha... (such as a certain vomit incident..)

hmm.. been so long since i've blogged.. so much has happened since. and it's proving to be too difficult to blog with the msn on at the same time.. shall blog more tmr or something. =)