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Wednesday, January 28, 2004
hehe...yes...I read this quote from Cedric's MSN name and I couldn't stop laughing...cuz my aunt is here from Shanghai...and, to be honest, there are times when I really wish she was at home - her home. So I decided to steal the quote and use it in my blog=P hehe...at least I'm giving Cedric the credit this time=P
Anyhooey...my piano lesson was postponed from Monday to today...It actually went pretty well, but I had a headache afterwards, cuz my teacher kept pushing me to play faster and faster. But, yeah, it was a very productive lesson.
Then I had my ultrasound - don't worry, it was only the annual check-up for my surgery (for those of you who don't know about my surgery, you can ask me about the details in person, I'll be glad to share...it's just not exactly something I want posted up online, if you know what I mean=P). Anyhoo, like usual, the ultrasound was a bad experience. You have to go in with a full bladder (instructions: drink 4 cups of water one hour before your appointment), and then they make you wait...so by the time you're actually seen by a nurse, you really really need to go...yeah...I won't go into any more details...hehe...But, at least it's over and done with=)
Tomorrow's gonna be a busy day...well, not that busy, but any day compared to the last 2 I've had seems "busy". (I've been sooo bored, it's not funny! I voluntarily did laundry and shovelled just for the heck of having something to do...That's the first time that's ever happened...) Anyways, gonna be going to the dentist in the morning=( grrr....I've gotta get my first cavity filled. It's been bugging me so much (keep having to remind myself not to bite using that side of my mouth=P) Then later in the afternoon until evening will be hanging out and going to Tyndale to watch "Gospel of John"...so excited! I'm actually looking forward to watching Mel Gibson's "The Passion"...I saw a preview of it at Worship Together where Delirious' song, "Majesty", was played in the background. It was very awesome.
Anyways, this blog entry is getting very long...so I think I'll just end it here=P Man...if you've read this whole thing, you must be as bored as I am! hehe...Just kidding!
Luv ya,
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Monday, January 26, 2004
*sigh*...Spent my day shovelling the snow, watching TV, playing piano (only to find out that my lesson is postponed to Wednesday due to the weather) and doing laundry...I most likely will be stuck indoors tomorrow as well=P Meh...worse comes to worse, I'll clean up my junk like my mom suggested=S...Only I can't exactly sort out my room, cuz my aunt's staying in there...
Good luck to all of you who have a physics exam tomorrow...or whatever exams you all have...maybe it'll be a snow day?...hehe...that's probably a bad thing...better to get the exams over and done with=)
Bored out of my mind (yet again),
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Sunday, January 25, 2004
Man...so sad...I came home from church, ate lunch, read some old books and then took a 2-hour nap before my dad woke me up for dinner. I realized, while I was reading, how much of my life revolves around school and homework=S It's like: "No homework!?! What do you mean!?! What am I gonna do with all this free time!?!"...yes...it's sad, I know...
It's just that, unlike some, I can't sleep for 12 hours at a time (I get headaches), I'm not gonna spend all my time online and I'm definitely not gonna spend it watching TV! Maybe I could get someone to drop me off at a skating rink, swimming pool...or just shovel snow on the driveway and get some physical exercise=P hehe...I dunno...need to find something productive to do. Any ideas or suggestions, anybody?
Anyhoo, hope you guys have a way more interesting and fun-filled week than I will=) Catch you all later!
Bored out of my mind,
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Saturday, January 24, 2004
hehe...Went to Pacific Mall and Market Village today. Went a li'l crazy with Cecilia...and found myself singing in public yet again=S hehe...but "Unwell" by Matchbox Twenty turned out to be quite applicable to sing in public=P hehe...Had a lot of fun indeed.
I'm done exams!!! Life is good...well, at least life for the upcoming week looks good=) 4 DAYS away from the stresses of school life...but then there's Friday...which means Day 1 of Semester 2....which means Chem., Gr. 12 French, Physics, and Math=S
Well, I better go to sleep soon...really need to catch up on lost sleep!
Just a li'l unwell=P
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Thursday, January 22, 2004
"Sun leen fie lock", everybody!!! hehe...for those who can't decipher my Chinese ping-yum, it means: "Happy New Year"=) Just finished going "bye leen"...and now I'm home alone...about to study and do Chinese school homework, while my fmaily's out eating lunch=P
I'm soooo tired! My mom, once again, had the carzy spontaneous urge of watching a movie after "toon leen fahn" yesterday...so we watched the 10pm show of Cold Mountain!!! We left the theater at 12:45am and got home at 1:20am or so! My parents were the ones trying to persuade me that I could study today, rather than last nite!!! Weird, eh?
hehe...yeah...and we were supposed to wake up at 8am this morning and head out at 9am, but my mom and my aunt were busy getting ready and my sister and I ended up going out before them...grrr... a whole HOUR late!!! They headed out 15 minutes or so after=P...But I was able to practice a bit of piano before heading out, so that's okay.
Anyhoo, I found out today that the Toronto Humane Society is permanently lowering their prices. According to their site:
So, if you're looking for a four-legged companion or know someone who is, go check out the humane society first!!! I'd adopt one, but seeing that I can hardly find time to clean Poopie's cage, it ain't happening=P
Well, I better go study for my 2nd and LAST exam for the semester!!! Mwahahahahaha!!! After 2pm tomorrow, I'll be free!!!...well, not quite - there's still Chinese school on Saturday - but after that, I'll be FREE!!!
Studying - Do not disturb=P
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Tuesday, January 20, 2004
I got a lot of my assignments/tests/projects back today and yesterday. Most were pretty good, but (oh man!) my French marks were terrible!!! Seriously, not like "Chinese" standard of terrible, but really really terrible=S But, yeah, I'm trying to see the better side of it...i.e. God reminding me that even though my marks are decent, that I still have to keep trying my best (even if it's near the end of the semester...especially since it's the end of the semester=P).
I haven't been getting much sleep lately, so I'm gonna try to finish reading the last 2 chapters of "Le Petit Prince", memorize some quotes for my English exam (that's tomorrow!) and go to bed (hopefully before 12am). Hope you all get sufficient rest...for those who are sick - I hope you get well soon...and remember to study - not just hard, but efficiently!
Gotta go!
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Sunday, January 18, 2004
*sigh* Yes...I would like to be a diligent student, a patient person, an obedient daughter, but there are just things I can't seem to prioritize...i.e. I was done homework by 10pm tonite, but I wanted to study for French, practice piano and then sleep...however, my aunt was watching TV in the living room (where the piano is), I needed to check the TC site for some voluteer info, and a friend of mine needed help editing her essay...and now it's 11:46pm...ahhh!
Oh well...at least I've only got 2 exams this semester. And what's even better is that I'll be done by Friday!!! YAY! hehe...I'll try and update this during the week, but no promises=P All of you who have exams, good luck!
The lazy, procrastinating slacker=P
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Saturday, January 17, 2004
Hey everybody! How are you all doing? Busy with homework? Finishing last-minute assignments? Studying hard for exams?...hehe...or just slacking for as long as you possibly can?...hehe...
I've been out most of the day: Chinese school, lunch at home, dropped off my aunt at some class, out to IKEA to look for a bed (I had nooo idea how much brain work planning furniture layout takes!!!), picked up my aunt, went out for dinner (at 5:15pm!!!...totally threw off my internal clock...I felt sooo tired at 8pm), shovelled snow, and finally came home...*sigh*...Home sweet home=)
Anyhooey, Charlotte sent this to me a few days ago, but I haven't checked my e-mail for 3 days=P But, yeah...I like it very much and figured you guys would, too=) You've probably heard of Helen Keller before, but for those who don't know...hehe...this is all that I really know about her: She was born a perfectly healthy baby, but at the age of 19 months, she contracted an illness, which doctors in her day called "brain fever", (most modern doctors think it was scarlet fever or meningitis). Anyways, the illness left her both blind and deaf. But with the help of Anne Sullivan, she was able to learn how to "finger spell" (i.e. sign language) and "read" Braille and has even written books about her experiences...Pretty amazing person indeed!
I was talking to someone once...(well, I've pondered this before I had this conversation)...but he asked me, "If you were to lose all but one of your senses, which one would you want to have?" And...my top 2 choices were seeing and hearing, but I thought about it...and I guess I would have to say: "If I were to lose all but one of my senses, the one I would want to have is hearing."
Why?...cuz...Not that I don't appreciate the gift of sight more than the gift of hearing, but I think I'd miss the sound of genuine laughter more than the sight of fake smiles, the sound of another's crying more than their silent tears, the sound of a familiar voice more than a well-known face...and most of all, I'd miss the music...especially the singing...(well...I wouldn't be able to sing if I was mute, but just hearing people sing and praise and worship through music....I'd miss that a lot). Plus...I'd be able to listen more and talk less...(hehe...or not at all...being mute...) and I won't be able judge people by appearance (cuz, to be honest, I know that even though I consciously try not to, I subconsciously do) and I think in terms of seeing loved ones' faces, I've memorized most of them...=)
So...What would your answer be, if someone asked you this: "If you were to lose all but one of your senses, which one would you want to have?" I wish I had a blog where you guys could reply or comment...but I'm too lazy to start another site...hmm...maybe I could do a "guestbook" that is more for your comments...but, meh...exams...plus I'm lazy...so you guys can just ponder this question as personal reflection...or if you feel like sharing, feel free to tell me about it - in person, on the phone or by e-mail=)
Enjoying the tastes, textures, sights, sounds and smells of life,
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Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Wow...I can't believe it's been almost a week since I updated my blog! hehe...And that means my MSN "fast" is over=) Not that I'd go on now anyways...it being almost 1am=P But the fast did work out pretty well...today is the first day in the week that I've stayed on the computer for this long...I had to do my floor plans for construction tech on a cheesy computer program called "Home Design 3D"...AutoCAD's A LOT better=P Oh well...I'm done, well...I'll check it over tomorrow just to make sure I'm not missing anything.
Anyhooey, I've been thinking a lot about how to make the most of my upcoming summer. I've decided not to go to the music/art Chicago trip in May - a) can't afford it financially, b) can't miss another Chinese school class (3 absences MAX. and I've used 1 for Worship Together and I'm saving the other for WAY winter retreat=P) and c) seeing that I've got chem, physics, math and gr.12 French next semester, missing a potential 3 days of class doesn't seem very smart=S French bursary...I dunno...but I guess I'll get my application filled out ASAP, see if I can bail out later if I decide not to go...and chat with "my folks" before actually sending it in. Mission trip - I really want to go...somewhere - anywhere...and do something - anything, but nothing. Even if I don't manage to go away (i.e. out of the GTA viscinity), I'll probably go do some sandwich runs or help out at a homeless shelter or soup kitchen. And then there's also WAY summer camp, which I hope I'll be able to go to=)
But I'll worry about that later...Right now, from what I understand, I've got an oral English essay presentation on Thursday, a construction tech test on Friday, some Chinese stuff due Saturday, a design project due next Tuesday, a model house due next Tuesday/Wednesday, an English exam Wednesday afternoon and a French exam Friday afternoon. Not too bad...it could be worse...A LOT worse=P
Okay...I better go now, just wanted to give you guys an "update". My eyes are really hurting...I guess staring at a computer screen for 5 hours straight isn't a great idea=S hehe...later!
Seeing double,
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004
I was chatting with two classmates in French class today about potential future careers. Most of you know that my main 2 considerations have always been veterinary sciences and architecture. I'm not so sure anymore=P
To The Ends Of The Earth
And I would give the world to tell You're story
Jesus, I believe in You
We sang this for worship yesterday at Glenforest Christian Fellowship. It's been a while since I first learned this song, but I remember I really liked - committed the lyrics to memory within the first few days of hearing it. It was very refreshing to listen and sing it again...and to just concentrate on the words again.
So...yeah...I'm considering...well more of starting to think about the option of going into missions. I'll probably get really homesick...I dunno...all previous mission trips I've been on were short-term (i.e. one week). But...like it says: "Fear is lost in all You are" and "I would go to the ends of the earth".
And like Jeff would quote from Philippians 4:13: "I can do everything through Him who gives me strength."
But as for now, I still have to figure out this summer first=P hehe...and (with my sister's help) I came up with another option: learn Spanish in July, go to Mexico (or some other Spanish-speaking place) and help build houses (then I get experience doing construction and get to help people!!!) hehe...yeah...if you please keep praying about that=)
Sweet dreams,
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Tuesday, January 6, 2004
hehe...yes...I was reading "Le Petit Prince" in French class once again...although it took me quite a while to get through chapter 10, cuz I kept dozing off=P But yeah, I found another good quote...
The English translation is something like this:
We are told not to judge others. And we really shouldn't judge others. The only person we should judge are ourselves...and really that's the only constructive way to judge, cuz that way you can make sure that the person you do judge will become a better person...cuz...hehe...you are that person! And that way, no one else will even be tempted to judge you...cuz there's nothing to criticize=)
Which brings me to my next thing...I was talking to some grade 10s at school and they mentioned that they were "fasting" from MSN for a period of time. And I've been reflecting on the amount of time I've been spending online...and all the late nites (most of which were prolonged by unexpected MSN conversations). So, I've decided to fast from MSN for a week (until next Tuesday) and possibly another week after that depending on how the first week goes. So if you need to ask or tell me anything, please feel free to e-mail or call me=)
Luv you all!
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Tuesday, January 6, 2004
hehe...yes...I'm still not asleep=P I was helping someone with their French homework and remembered that I forgot to share a quote with you from "Le Petit Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry...the French version is above.
The English translation is something like this:
When I read this, it almost made me cry...It comes to show how innocent children can be...If you get the chance, you should really read the book...I'm reading it in French class right now, and it's really good. hehe...et si vous ne comprenez pas le français, I heard there's an English translation available=) I really gotta sleep now=P
Waiting for the sunset,
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Monday, January 5, 2004
*sigh* First day back in school. Not too bad. I basically did nothing but sit around=P Today, Celine gave Jen and I application forms for the French Bursary Program...If I apply for the summer program, it's basically the whole month of July. But I also want to go on a short-term mission this summer...I was thinking of going to Panama, but that's in July...or then looking for a STM organization on my own. Other possible options (if the previous do not work out): co-op program and part-time/volunteer job. Please pray for that=)
Oh! Also checked the exam schedule during the weekend and I only have TWO exams this semester!!! YAY! And they're both within the first 3 days of exams!
Anyhoo, I should go to bed soon...seeing that I went to bed at 3am last nite...hehe...Have a great week guys!
Sooooo sleepy,
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Saturday, January 3, 2004
Last nite, I was writing in my journal (hehe...yes, I have a blog and a journal that I keep...and I've been writing in both a lot during the holidays=P). Anyhoo, I was reflecting upon what I had said and heard during the WAY's Food For Thought. We talked about relationships, corporate worship vs. personal worship, and predestination...There was another topic, but we didn't have enough time for it.
Anyways, being called "Food For Thought", it was very "nourishing"=) There's been decisions I've made that I still doubted (until now) as to whether they were really good decisions, but while I was writing in the silence, I felt God reassure me that I did make, not just a good choice, but the best choice. And it was the greatest feeling when I realized this, cuz God answered my prayer - one I had written in my journal last Monday, December 22, 2003 (it seems so long ago). This was what I wrote:
And during this holiday, I have been able to "catch my breath" and sometime during last nite and this morning, God has reassured me that I am doing well...God IS good...really good=)
Listening to the silence,
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Saturday, January 3, 2004
Yes...I will sing - sing until I can sing no more...and most of you know that that would be an unlikely thing...unless I've got a really, really sore throat or unless I'm dead=P Not that I hope it happens anytime soon, but it will someday...but then again, I'll get to sing in heaven forever...so, I guess that's not too bad=)
I have been listening to Jars of Clay very often this past week. I got their "Furthermore" CD from my dad as a part of my 16th B-day gift. hehe...yes...my birthday was a while ago, but I haven't listened to it 'til recently=P Anyways, he bought it cuz it was on sale, not cuz he knew it was good...but I'm glad he did, cuz it is really, REALLY good=)
The song that I quoted (see above) is called "The Valley Song" (a.k.a. "Sing Of Your Mercy"). I hope you guys can listen to it (just click on the link...I tried to get it to play in the background...but couldn't figure it out...sowwie if it takes a long time to load=S)
Initially, I liked "Sing Of Your Mercy" better, but upon listening to the song repeatedly and reflecting upon recent events...I've concluded that I personally like "The Valley Song" more. It reminds me of what Mike Pilavachi said at the Worship Together conference: "You get a beautiful view from the mountain top, but nothing grows there. Things only grow in the valleys." And being called "The Valley Song", it is a song that one sings while in a valley. Yet, it is a victorious song, because it reminds you that God has led us from valleys of sorrow to rivers of joy before and He still will.
Oh yes! I finally finished my Shakespearian sonnet for English today...the one that I was stuck on for ages...well...I finished it! Thank God! And thank you, Huston, once again, for the photo (see below), cuz that was my inspiration=) I'm not much of a poet (it isn't the area that God gifted me in), but I wanted to share my poem with you...It's more of the meaning that I want to share. But here it is:
Roller Coaster Ride
I climbed the first peak ever so slowly,
I fell far into a deep, dark valley,
But then I reached the end of my journey,
Basically...like a roller coaster, life has its ups and downs; it's inevitable. Learn to enjoy it all...and "give it your all" (hehe...that was a line I had in my rough copy...but had to change it to fit in other requirements of the assignment...), or you'll regret not having done more with the time, the talents and the resources that you did have (no matter how much or how little), cuz God can do great things through the littlest people - I Timothy 4:12=)
Struggling Poet=P
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Thursday, January 1, 2004
hehe...I wasn't gonna write a 3rd blog for today...but couldn't not do one when I received this...hehe...Thanx Huston=)
Yes...I don't seem like the type to go on a roller coaster like Superman: Man of Steel, eh? Well...I am=P hehe...And Vicki and I (Cecilia was too scared...hehe...but we managed to drag her onto a wooden roller coaster=P) tried desperately to hold that pose throughout the ride, cuz we didn't know where the camera was=P That was August of 2002 at Kingdom Bound (such a shame we didn't go again this past year...) Delirious was there...and a bunch of other bands. Seemed like ages ago...hehe...if you guys ever get the chance, go to Kingdom Bound...and while you're at it, go on the roller coaster=)...or you'll regret it!!!
The Li'l Risk-Taker,
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Thursday, January 1, 2004
hehe...yeah, yeah...I know it's supposed to be "Quote of the Blog", but I thought these 2 go very well together. I've been reflecting on the past year (like most of you have probably done sometime within the past 24 hours). There have been so many times when people at school, at church, even in my own family, have expected me to know how to achieve certain things or know certain things that I really did not know (due to lack of interest, effort and experience).
And although, at those moments, I found myself frustrated by these people (ahem...some of which are probably reading this right now=P), I just wanted to thank you for having had such high expectations for me and for supporting me when I was struggling to reach those goals. And, when I failed to attain those goals, having refrained from pointing out my errors and flaws. Cuz we all know that we are only human afterall...and we all know our own weaknesses without having someone else point them out.
Thank you=)
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Thursday, January 1, 2004
First blog entry of year 2004!!! Man...this past year really flew by. I spent the countdown this year at church. It was A LOT of fun. We spent 8-10pm playing games and hanging out and then spent 10pm-12am worshipping, reflecting upon what God has done in the past year and praying to God corporately=) It was pretty cool, cuz it was both English and Chinese congregations praising together and sooo many "younger" people came!!!
Anyways, during that time of reflection, I realized how faithful God really has been to me, MCBC (my church), and my family - not even just this year, but...well, my whole life! The fact that I'm still alive, my family's still together, I've got food in my cupboards, money in my pocket, a new hamster for Christmas...shows that I've been blessed with sooo much! Like Philip S. Bernstein once said, “We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, ‘Why did this happen to me?’ unless we ask the same question for every joy that comes our way.”
This past year (...well...more like this past half of the year...cuz I can't remember that far back...) has been really tough for me due to school, learning to deal with relationships with those of the opposite gender, friends and family, my spiritual walk, and all the many other li'l things that a teenager has to struggle through. So many times have I wanted to give up, to let someone else bear the load and the pain, to let someone else shed tears, to lock myself in my room and just cry until I could cry no more, but God always sent someone to come and comfort me...even if it was something as simple as a stranger opening a door for me.
One of the things that really caused me to stumble this year was my relationship with my mom. In many ways (more than I can count), my mom is my hero and I look up to her...but there are also so many other things about her that I wish were different. God has taught me to be more patient and to remember that she is still human.
When I was at the Worship Together conference in October, I had just recently been told that my mom would be getting her botox injections the following month, so I was really worried about her (cuz the time right before and after the injections are usually pretty tough for her).
And during one of the sermons, I just broke down...It occurred to me that I couldn't really recall a time when my mom didn't have dystonia. I mean...I found out she had it when I was in grade 2...in other words, she was diagnosed with it even earlier only I was too young to really know. And it hurt me that she's had it for so long and that there is still no cure for it.
But it wasn't the fact that I couldn't recall her being without dystonia that made me cry...it wasn't the fact that there was no cure for her rare disease...it was because the pastor was talking about heaven and how when we die, we will be given new bodies. The lame will walk, the blind will see, the deaf will hear...and those suffering from incurable illnesses will be healed. And it was right then and there, when I was asked Him why he was so cruel as not to let me have a single memory of my mother well...God gently placed His hands on my shoulders and looked my in the eyes and told me, "You will...One day, when this world passes away, you will see your mother well again...better than well...you will see her the way she was meant to be." What better answer could I have asked for!?!
So, after another year and an hour and fifty-one minutes (yes...it's already 1:51am!) and an extremely long blog, God has proven to me that He knew what He was doing all along. It was said by Soren Kierkegaard that: “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” It's a good thing God always knows what's up ahead for each and every one of us!
Happy New Year everybody=)
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