Filed under: Excitement, Pictures, Shoutouts | Tags: christmas, dumb moments, events, God stuff, imu life, presents, sugar
NB: Long post, so it’s been truncated into a “click me to read more” format. :)
So! These two days have been nonstop days of sugar and fun. :)) MERRY CHRISTMAS! For this year’s Christmas celebration by IMU’s CF+CSS (Christian Fellowship + Catholic Students’ Society), I didn’t sing/perform, but instead, I helped plan the doorgifts. I love making pretty things (and no, Ben, not babies).
Yesterday, the CF peoples helped make the doorgifts, which were customized bookmarks + shiny plastic star accessory + swirly lollipop + pretty ribbon! I’d pre-bought everything on Monday & Tuesday, so it was just an assembly line last night as we bertungkus-lumus-ed to finish making all 450 of the gifts… phew!
A separate bunch of 24 were also made for lecturers/staff, which were decorated tealight candles + glass tealight holders wrapped up in fancy tissue wrap. The extras ended up being given out as trivia prizes. Many thanks to everyone who helped to make the doorgifts: those who sketched stars, cut the stars, punched holes in the bookmarks & stars, glued the bookmarks, cut the ribbons, tied the ribbons… et cetera. :) Many hands really made the work more enjoyable & faster!
Back to today!
Hopelessly fell in love with his deep, manly voice: those lips emit a killer flow. Trapped even more by his roguish good looks: chameleon-esque in the sense that he can be sophisticated or urban (or bishounen) in the blink of an eye. Arghh! Men in suits make me weak at the knees. (keyword: men)
You can examine me any day, oppa.
He even likes cute useless things! Like me! Le sighh.
Once upon a time, I didn’t like BIGBANG because I found their music arrangements disjointed, and G-Dragon’s whiny voice (and odd hair) annoyed me. After the release of GD’s solo effort, “Heartbreaker” (the song that got me was “Butterfly”, coupled with that absolutely captivating PV), and the advent of BIGBANG’s “Koe wo kikasete”…
I think I’ve changed my mind. <33333
Filed under: Pictures, Shoutouts | Tags: exams, family, imu life, presents
Today was a day of many good things. :) (The fact that my exam is tomorrow is not one of them.)
Good Thing #1: The Coffee Bean has officially stolen my heart, with the help of their Dark Chocolate Peppermint Latte. Just a few days ago, I ranted to Rae about how Starbucks has sucky Christmas drinks… because I don’t like toffee and I don’t like nuts. Little did I know, that my dream Christmas drink of minty dark chocolate + coffee was to come true the moment I stepped into a TCB outlet. :))) It has a rich, dark chocolatey taste, with a minty-fresh aftertaste. Good studying fuel!
Good Thing #2: Zhiven came back from the UK, and brought me a mini Paddington Bear!! THANK YOU UNCLE. :p Jo has its twin. I originally thought he wasn’t gonna, because he tweeted about how expensive they were, lol. It was a really nice, unexpected surprise. Paddy made me happy. :) Along with Iris, a little bear I’d been bringing.
Good Thing #3: M207’s convo mag came out, and it was thoroughly entertaining reading Pam’s copy. Made me feel nostalgic because a lot of my senior-friends are leaving… T__T It’s just not gonna be the same! Besides that, I got a few ideas for our mag layout & design… really excited to pitch them to the committee.
Good Thing #4: Mummy bought me suuuuushi for dinner. :))))) All-week craving finally satisfied!
Good Thing #5: Studying Revising was good today. :) Everything still feels like water running out of my head, but the idea of pouring more in is so that whatever remains is proportionally more than what would have remained had I not topped up… SOUNDS OPTIMISTIC EH.
It’s been really hard to trust God this time around, mostly because of personal problems, and a certain situation with a group of persons we shall deem “Q“. Q have created an aversion in me towards certain activities that I previously enjoyed. It’s been really dry, lonely, and difficult to get through this round of studies… And I can’t help but feel that it’s for a particular reason that will remain unsaid (but I know). =/ Things always happen for a reason. I’m so behind in my Bible-readings. It’s shameful lar…
Feels like it’s a one-way conversation, but at this point, all I can do is surrender it all and just trust.
Thanks go especially to: my mommy, who painstakingly boiled soup + cooked + made me food + snacks whenever and wherever I demanded AND cleared out the study so I could use it AND listened to my daily rants and frustrations about my studies and people :p ; my daddy, who endured my barrage of questions about the female reproductive tract + funded my study snacks + quizzed me; twink, who sent me to uni the one day and provided me temp relief from the boredom of studying; didi, who teman-ed me on skype when I was bored and unable to study alone at home; imu friends and batchmates, for the random snippets of information, laughs, and quizzes; finally, GOD, who blessed me with all these wonderful, wonderful people in my life. :)))
LET’S KILL THE SUMMATIVE 4 TOMORROW!
MEDT BANG BANG BANGGG!!!!!
Things have really changed this year. Was just looking through my photo collection of the year and noticing how certain things have become so different.
For one, I miss this:
And this doesn’t happen anymore:
Haven’t seen this in a while, either:
The clock keeps ticking, and with every sweep of the hour, the old falls away like dust. Semester four is almost over. What, you mean we’ll be the oldest medical batch in IMU BJ soon!?
Feels like a Peter Pan complex–not wanting to grow up.
But herein lies the problem: what’s my never-never-land?
Sobriety shouldn’t come at such an hour.
Line comes from one of my all-time favourite songs, Let Go by m-flo loves yoshika, recently redone by another male Japanese artist in an m-flo TRIBUTE album.
What happens when pride gets in the way of love?
Ruined relationships.
:) hah.
So. Been studying recently (almost done with repro!! YES.), and procuring more music to fuel my studying concentration. Found myself listening to songs from the 90’s again. I want to go for karaoke… Or perform. Sing. Something like that. Singing in the musical is different–it’s repetitive and not something I completely enjoy. Vocals have decreased from lack of practice. :( And this chronic sore throat thing; I don’t like it.
I miss doing a LOT of things. :((((
Jippie emailed to ask when I’m free! :) He might be coming to visit, YAY! I hope he does come. Can’t wait to see him again and show him around this little tropical peninsula. GREAT EXCUSE FOR HOLIDAYS (especially beach ones), HEH HEH HEH. Maybe he’ll bring Snowie. :))) Snowieeee!
SORRY. I know I’m ranting. I’ve had a long day of nothing but penises and vaginas and discharges and infections… Something’s gotta give.
If I could play RO, I would, instead of ranting. Unfortunately, my RO’s still down with the “rebirthro.bin” error. :( Tried everything on the forums to save it, but nothing worked. I guess a full reinstall is in order. Woei Jin! Where’s the installer? >_>
And I banned myself from facebook. So the only places I can let go are twitter and here.
I’m such a lazy pig. I know I’m not meant to do performing arts as a career. But I like bling photography / vids of myself… Is that considered narcissism?
…why are Korean boyband members so perfect? :/ And local boys so…
/cough.
I reallyreallyreally like “manly” men, i.e. those with broad shoulders, tall, a deep voice, square chin +/- chin dimple (BEN BARNES DROOL DROOL DROOL), nice build, immaculate dressing sense, with a masculine scent, strong arms… And the list goes on. Semi-longish hair is nice too. :) It bugs me when guys don’t smell like guys… or if they smell like girls. Don’t ask me why! One of the first things I notice are peoples’ scents. If you don’t smell nice, male or female, I probably wouldn’t be hanging out with you, shallow as that might sound…
…
I think I need to shut up now. GOOD NIGHT WORLD.
Dearest Alice & Chee Wee,
You are both an amazing couple, and I wish you nothing but the utmost joy and blessing in your new life together! I’m so glad you guys invited and included me into your celebration. Don’t think I would have ever seen the sides of you that were revealed in various events leading up to and even in the wedding. :)))
Don’t forget Ps. Chandran’s advice, hahaha!
<3 May your new life become even more beautiful with time, as you grow together in the Lord.
I HATE BEING SICK!
But anyway, crazy week is over… and all that’s left now is a friend’s wedding before there’s absolutely nothing to do and I will become library furniture for a good 3 weeks. Hello November! :))) you mean Christmas is coming soon! I LOVE CHRISTMAS.
Here are the things I did last week:
The crowd at acoustic night. :) Thanks, guys!
Tuesday: Acoustic night @ the dance room, IMU. Turnout was awesome–about 50 or 60 peeps showed up to support, play, or watch. Of course, the food was a success. Thank you so much, Faye-sama, MY-sama, and Su Ann for the cooking and chopping!! And definitely, thank you to the photographers, Tay & Esther. :))
The group song at the closing, Here in My Home.
Thursday: Flavors of Malaysia @ Atrium, IMU. I wore a kebaya-cheongsam, borrowed from Farah. Got a lot of compliments! Turnout was, again, more than we expected, but due to not-so-great planning and a lot of underexpectations, we ran out of food and encountered a few problems. Apologies to those who bought coupons but didn’t get to use them all… T_T; Thank you for your support, though! Nevertheless, we had fun!
The spooky/kinky group amongst the graves...
Friday: Hallowe’en night @ Chancellor hall, IMU. I went as a Japanese schoolgirl, with a rotan. So did Esther, but without the spanky item. Deco was awesome, food was okay (I didn’t like the spicyness because I had a sore throat, but whatever), and costumes were really spectacular! :) People really dressed up! The last time I saw that was about 2 years ago at Kings’ halloween dance. The dancefloor didn’t quite work out because of the lecture hall sound system, but the BAKING WAS AWESOME. <3 I luff Faye-sama’s pumpkin cake & pumpkin tarts.
Me & Alice, the fantastic bride-to-be!
Saturday: Alice’s Hen Night @ Souled Out, Hartamas. Dresscode for the ladies was a white top with jeans, and the bride can wear whatever she wants. No naughty pix disclosed publicly, just one of me and the bride. ;) It was, indeed, a fun night out for the bride, complete with some cute guys, albeit a bit older. I’ll be ji mui and singing at her wedding this coming Saturday! :)))
Off to IMU now. :) I’ve got to prepare for CSU. Bye, loves, and happy November!!
Sometimes, I feel like I’m in events management as opposed to studying medicine. Oh well. Here’s what I’ve been up to for the past few weeks instead of studying. (30 DAYS TO EXAM OMIGAWDDDDD SOMEONE HELP ME)
Presenting…
ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT on the 27th of October, Tuesday, 7-11pm @ the Dance Studio, IMU BJ campus.
Acoustic Night is an open mic event organized by the Music & Performance club of the International Medical University, Bukit Jalil campus. :) No entrance fee, no hidden charges. Expect a casual, light-hearted, chillout evening full of unique acoustic performers, each carrying their own styles and emotive rhythms. Soulful songs, converted R’n'B tracks, locally-penned anthems, self-written ditties and cheeky love songs are the order of the night. This is the 2nd time the acoustic night is being held, in lieu of the successful 1st night in August. Oh, and don’t forget the awesome company, FREE food, and random moments of laughter and fun. We might even have professors performing. SEE YOU THERE!
aaaaand
FLAVORS OF MALAYSIA, the ME1/08 Malaysian studies final project, on the 29th of October, Thursday, 11am-3pm @ the Atrium, IMU BJ campus.
Flavors of Malaysia, so named for being a festival to celebrate the rich culinary culture and tradition of Malaysia, is ME1/08’s Malaysian Studies final project. What to expect? A multitude of palate-teasing dishes from major ethnic cooking methods will be on sale in a food fair, as well as the chance to win exciting prizes (HINT HINT: MOVIE TICKETS) in a few tricky, skill-requiring games booths. To entertain you while you dine in a unique restaurant-style setting, there will be fantastic performances from the major ethnic groups of Malaysia, by IMU local talents. ;) Expect lots of shimmying, but we’re not saying who! And last but not least, should you be the type that likes to read and learn, take a leisurely stroll around the atrium to experience our exhibition displays about the culinary culture of Malaysia! Come join our celebration of Malaysia’s plurality by donning your ever-so-brightly-colored national costume, and tucking in to the vast array of grub awaiting your gustatory senses! (this project is also in support of the MEDT1/08 convocation magazine fund)
That’s it for now. ;) Of course, there’s a Hallowe’en Night that IMU’s organizing on the night of the 30th, but all I’m doing there is emceeing (thankfully) with Korwoi. If you’re interested in attending, give me a buzz and I’ll pick a ticket up for you. RM12 each, and proceeds go to charity (to fund a kampung angkat orang asli’s water supply project).
Filed under: Excitement, Pictures | Tags: church, events, God stuff, music
My church’s worship album DVD Live Recording. It was on the 19th & 20th of September, this past weekend.
It was amazing, mindblowing, and utterly displaying God’s splendor & glory.
It’s been such a blessing & honor to be a part of this fantastic weekend; words cannot describe how much went into it, and how much God’s hand worked through it, aaaand how many lives were touched. The songs are still running through my head.
TASK = CASK indeed! (Character, Attitude, Skill & Knowledge)
Album release on 24th October 2009–stay tuned! :) There are some truly beautiful songs on this album, and I can’t wait for it to come out. All but two of them are originals–and even the “covers” have original parts penned & inserted into them. DON’T FORGET TO GET A COPY!!!
Hi all.
Smack me, I’ve been a lazy blogger.
We-ell, a LOT of things have happened, and I can’t help but feel that I’m moving into a different phase of my life now. This semester feels really different from past semesters in the sense that it’s not as busy as previous ones academically, but more taxing on the extra-curricular side.
This is an uber-long catchup post, so click if you wanna read more about what I’ve been doing in the weeks that I’ve been missing.
HOMAHGAWWWWDDD.
ROOSTER.
RACCOON.
GET ME ONE. PLZ.
BIRTHDAY COMING! HINT, HINT, HINT!!!
These things make me weak at the knees.
Michael, you suck, big time.
WARNING! V.L.P (Very Long Post)!!! — the first of many catchup posts.
Remember the last time I wrote about a mobile clinic day-trip to an orang asli village? Well, I went on another of these trips with my cell group, Jars of Clay. These trips are part of an introduction to missions project (GO 101) in my church, SIBKL.
JOC: Dinner at the end of the missions day-trip.
However, the fact that it was two days after my EOS (end-of-semester finals) prevented my involvement in prior planning and briefings; this resulted in a certain university student waking up at 6 a.m. on the 4th of July, a Saturday morning, drenched in exam fatigue, not knowing what exactly she was headed into.
It has been exactly two weeks since I went on this missions day-trip to the orang asli village, Kampung Chinggong (sp?), at Tanjung Malim. It was very different from the mobile clinic trip that I went on before, in the sense that there was no medical aspect, and we were just going to socialize, network, befriend… whatever you want to call it. Timeframe was 6 a.m. until 6 p.m.
I felt a little very lost and hesitant.
Rest in peace, dear Bear-bear.
You are very much loved and missed by all of us. :(
Thank you for being a fantastic guard dog. Thank you for looking after us. Thank you for always pooping in the same place. Thank you for being a comfort to my daddy.
We’ll have to get used to not seeing you waiting by the dog-gate, greeting us with your quiet, still, watchful eyes when we come home, not hearing your fierce bark at intruders, and not being able to comfort you when it’s raining and thundering outside.
We’ll see you in heaven, for Ecclesiastes 3:19-20 says, “After all, the same fate awaits human beings and animals alike. One dies just like the other. They are the same kind of creature. A human being is no better off than an animal, because life has no meaning for either. They are both going to the same place—the dust. They both came from it; they will both go back to it.”
Lengthy & reflective. READ ON.
For those who don’t know, I committed to read the Bible in a year, and started on the 14th of February, 2009 (yeees, Valentine’s day!). I should be done next Valentine’s. My mum bought me The One Year Bible – NLT, by Tyndale publishers and I’ve been using it ever since. It divides the daily readings as such: a section from the Old Testament, one from the New Testament, a Psalm, and a few Proverbs. :) Adds a little variety so one doesn’t ingest more than one fly whilst reading the copious lists of temple inventory/genealogy in the OT.
I rarely do this whole new album launch news thing–so you understand HOW HYPED I AM! :DDD zOMG MUTEMATH!! NEW ALBUM! YESSSSSSSSSSsssssssss
Pity it’s after my birthday, though. Right… Still!
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MUTEMATH PREPARE TO LAUNCH “ARMISTICE” ON AUGUST 18, 2009
Burbank, CA-
June 8, 2009 – (Burbank CA) – New Orleans-based eclectic/innovative rock quartet MUTEMATH has just completed their second full-length album for Teleprompt/Warner Bros. Records entitled “ARMISTICE.” Recorded in New Orleans and Oxford, MS and produced by Dennis Herring (Elvis Costello, Modest Mouse, The Hives), the record is scheduled for release on Aug 18th.
Song titles are as follows:
1. The Nerve
2. Backfire
3. Clipping
4. Spotlight
5. No Response
6. Pins and Needles
7. Goodbye
8. Odds
9. Electrify
10. Armistice
11. The Lost Year
12. Burden
Nearly 50 minutes in total, MUTEMATH does not play it safe on their sophomore effort. With a stunning range of dynamics, “ARMISTICE” boasts the kind of masterful production and songwriting that ensure it to be one of the year’s standout albums.
Expect to hear this album very soon. More details to be revealed shortly. Keep en eye on: www.mutemath.com for future announcements, tour dates, merch, special offers and much more.
Taken from their Facebook page.
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To understand my love for the band, check out this video–one of their latest. I love their music. Love their videos. Love them live. They have this passionate desperation, screaming to be heard, pulsating with life and eccentricity, not caring who hears them and who sees them–they play their music as it is. Mutemath. <3
And yes, I’ve met them before. :D When they came down for the YouthQuake concert in Feb ‘06, way back in Briercrest/Caronport. They weren’t the headliners but I enjoyed them WAY MORE than the headliners. AND I HAVE A SIGNED ALBUM SQUEEE.
Me & 75% of the boys from MUTEMATH! One of them was signing albums. Or in the men's. I dunno.
MUTEMATH FTW!! I CAN’T WAIT FOR THEIR NEW ALBUM!!!
