Life's Ups and Downs

moving...

2010-09-29T17:12:00.000+08:00

yeah, people...

I'M MOVING!

flying off to UK this friday... holiday? no! to study... >.<
and also moving blog... =)
my new blog site to follow is
http://sarah-vsl.blogspot.com/
so i won't be blogging here anymore.

moving on to a whole new chapter of my life!
extremely excited!! heeeee.. XD

goodbye...

love y'all.... and thanks for following my blog so far.

Sarah VSL
xoxo

there shall be no tears this friday!

2010-09-22T17:59:00.000+08:00

=)

well..... i was supposed to fly away this Friday.
but things change.... =X
will only fly off on the 3rd of October. >.<

not sure to be happy or sad.
i have already packed all my clothes. =.=
now my flight is postponed.......i gotta take them out again! gahhh.. ma fan oh!
plus, everyone will be asking why am i still here. that's the most annoying part. gotta answer the same question a hundred times....................... zzzzzzz....

anyway, at least i have more time here. my tears can be pushed back 11 days. haha..

don't know why this is happening....but will just accept it and just go later lor. i'm sure there is a reason for everything.

packing.....

2010-09-20T00:08:00.000+08:00

leaving in 5 days.....!!!

starting to pack my stuff slowly everyday.

ahhh...all the essentials.

including...MILO! hehehehee...

yes, i know UK is not a kampung kinda place...i'm sure you can buy Milo there..

but.......some stuff just taste better being "Made in Malaysia". XD

packing packing packing....

stuffed full of clothes.. =S

my luggage is already overweight....

still have to pack shoes....!!

DYAC 2010....

2010-09-18T15:21:00.000+08:00

attended the Diocesan Young Adult Camp!

at Kokol Prayer Summit.

this is the view we wake up to every morning...

so beautiful!

sorry didn't take many pictures.... >.<

the sessions were good.

and the games crazy!

played dodgeball and tele-match during the two days.

managed to get closer to our team during those times.

the food at DYAC was so yummy too.. hehe. best camp food so far. XP

other than that, spent free time playing and spending time with friends.

huge rhino-beetle we found..

on the last night, we had Happy Hour.

everyone dressed up in formal dinner wear.

danced and played some games..

waltz.... =)

group dance...

sunrise.... 18th Sept.

finally back home.

enjoyed the camp so much.....

KLCC...and food food food!

2010-09-09T21:18:00.000+08:00

well well well...

another day out in the city of KL today.

met up with Sam at KLCC.

did not buy anything...except for make up and books. >.<

what a strange girl i am..

went for lunch at the food court.

Chicken Teppanyaki.. which was recommended by Rai Rai.

very tasty oh...and healthy too cuz got alot of vege. XD

then we walked around KLCC.... to Kinokuniya.

such a huge bookstore. so many novels to choose from!

heeee... so many books by my fav authors::

Sophia K., Marian K., Rachel G., Nicholas S., etc....

walked some more around KLCC.

then we decided it was time for dessert.

ice cream... enjoyed to the max!

tired.

so we went home early.. at about 3.45pm....went to the LRT station.

train was SO full but we managed to squeezed into the train.

ei????....

why not moving ah?

.......

wait......

..........

15 minutes later.

the train is still not moving.

=.=

everyone in the train was hot and fidgety.

FINALLY....it starts to move.

but stops at the next station for about 10 minutes again!!

=.= wth.

then ah.....i was supposed to get off at Masjid Jamek to change train mah.

mana tahu!!!!! they decided to skip my station n not stop at it.

GAH!!!

so i had to get off at the next stop, and wait for the train to go back to MJ.

grrrrrrrr.... waited for 20 minutes then only the train came.

sigh. headache.

finally sampai MJ station...then took another train back to PWTC.

finally reached home after 1 and 1/2 hour of traveling.

normally the journey would only take about half an hour eh!

me.dont.likey.big.city.life.

at night, aunty n uncle brought me out to eat bak kut teh.

mmm..nice. =D

i am so ready to go home!!!

i wana go home.

home.

HOME!!!!!

cant wait for this weekend.. heee. XD

so much KL, so little time..

2010-09-09T01:48:00.000+08:00

today, went out with Tim, Victor and Darren.

they brought me to Sungei Wang, Lot10 and Berjaya Times Square!

well well..first stop was to eat la of course!

for the first time,...i ate a pork burger.

oh goodness it was awesome!!

MUST MUST try....

i basically just tagged along with them.

today, the GUYS did the shopping not me.

i did not have anything to buy...so followed them.

we went to many many TOY shops. hehe...

they bought...alot of toys.

let's just say the amount they bought, can buy...hmmm....3 or 4 pairs of shoes.

other than buying toys and eating.. what else did we do?

watch those crazy people riding the indoor roller coaster la of course.

quite scary just standing underneath and watching the roller coaster zoom past over my head. =S

it was raining very hard in KL by 3pm....

decided to go back to Lot10 to makan cendol. yumm yummm....

then back to Tim and Darren's house.

we all took short nap. haha... hunting for toys is no easy task ok.

we were all knocked out.

Sam arrived and we went out to a pasar Ramadan to buy FOOD.

yes, it was time to eat...again!!! XD

brought the food back home.

what a feast hor!

we had, chicken n beef satay, legor, lemang, martabak, chicken, and the dessert was a kuih-something...(forgot the name dy. =X)

haha...we managed to sapu almost everything laa..

we were all so FULL!

after dinner....Julian joined us. and picked up Grace.

went to the Curve to watch movie.

now, back home....

time for bed!!

phew....... i have had a taste of KL all right. =D

and it tastes delicious.. hahahaha.

had tons of fun today. lots of laughs and of course, great food.

thanks for bringing me out, guys..

xoxo

s.l.o.w.

2010-09-07T16:20:00.000+08:00

view from aunty's apartment.

today seems like the slowest day ever!

finally got my CAS number. so i went to do my visa today...

oh goodness...i got there...there were so many people!

waited for 4 hours...and it still wasn't my turn!! =.=

finally, my number was called.

jumped up... but then they just quickly check my documents then sent me up to another floor..

great...got another number. waited again. about 2 hours.... zzzzzzz.

finally handed up the forms and documents, then waited a while to do biometrics.

finally could go home.

what a long day. sat for 6 hours.... >.<

got out from the building, went to buy McD cuz i was starving...

glad to be back at aunty n uncle's house.

resting now...

tomorrow going out!

yay.....

Kuala Lumpur....

2010-09-06T13:26:00.000+08:00

well, i am at KL now.
will be stuck here for the whole week trying to get my visa done. >.<

what do i do here? alone......hmmm. maybe some solo shopping trips would be fun? it's mega sales right now! it's in my Malaysian blood to take every advantage of SALES. haha...

gotta find my way around this city though.... not familiar with KL at all and haven't been here in 6 years. dont know where to go.
but it's pretty exciting......staying a few days here by myself.
hoping to meet up with Ju, and bro when they are free too.

will update y'all soon! =D

miss you very much, CZH!
and rach...and nat...and elaine....and cynthia and dave and winston.....and the rest of you cellies! XD

cant wait to go back home. looking forward to DYAC! where will meet Rai Rai again... weee.

snapshots. updates.

2010-09-03T21:34:00.000+08:00

and today was the last day of Term 3 in ASAA!

will miss working in ASAA so so much.. >.<

took pics with my bao bei, Kelvin.

almost two years working in ASAA...he's still my precious one.

calls me his "first mommy" wah. =.=

and i asked him what about his real mom?!??!

he said "oh..that is my 'zero' mommy."

cool. lol.

hope he will grow up to be a good, handsome, and successful boy.

even though he most probably wont remember me! =(

i will miss him ohhhh...

well.....

preparations being made to go.

but some complications came up today. ARGHHH!!

hope it all goes through...

>.<

started to pack dy. heeee.. excited.

rach is back in KK! awesome.... cant wait to spend time with her for the last time before i go...

and a shoutout to Kuan who is gonna be celebrating his birthday in China tomorrow! haha...

Happy Birthday, Kuan! XP

7 more days....till i see you again!...muktuk.

dinner at Nagisa.

2010-08-31T20:46:00.000+08:00

last night, ASAA staff had a farwell/welcome dinner. =)

farewell for Mdm Salinah and I...and welcoming all the new staff.

we went to Nagisa, Hyatt Hotel.

the food was nice!

we had a very good time....full of laughter as usual.

also had speech time. haha...

will miss the staff team so much when I go.

ASAA Staff.....

VLC supervisors... enjoyed working with them so much.

with mom... =)

and finally, my teachers.....and now collegues. =D

Cikgu Donald - BM, Seajarah, Moral teacher.

Mdm Lily- supervisor while i was in DLC.

Mdm Soo - Supervisor... funny n outgoing teacher!

Cikgu Ivy - Form5 BM teacher... she rocks!

MERC field trip..

2010-08-29T07:30:00.002+08:00

Yesterday, we brought the kids on a field trip.

we went to the Marine Ecology Research Center on Gayana island.

it was a really fun experience.

learnt about the corals, and giant clams that the research center is breeding

and putting back into the ocean.

they showed us their display room with different fish,

eels, corals, clams,...

then we even got to play with starfish and sea cucumbers!

haha.... fun hor. =P

this...is a BIG seacucumber!

the kids even got the chance to plant corals....

after that, had a light snack then they brought us to the other side of the island

to see the huge groupers...super big fish!

then back to Jesselton point....and back home!

Andrew turns 16...

2010-08-19T00:09:00.002+08:00

today is Andrew's birthday!!.....

he's 16 this year. 0.o

big boy lorrr.. hehee....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!

will definitely miss you very much... =)
just realized no one is gonna annoy me.....
or sing random songs to me....
=D
awwwww......and i know you'll miss me. no one to send you to tuition. XP
teeheee...
love ya tons, little brother.
xoxo

good morning!

2010-08-18T06:55:00.000+08:00

ahh....... Good Morning, people! =)
slept so well last night. feel so awake now.

today, lots of people are having exams....
ASAA is having their BM exam..
and Muk Tuk is having his finals..

will be praying for you guys to do well!

well, i'm off to work now. hehe..

p.s. RACH......i miss you. lol. will reply your mail later when i get home.

16 days..

2010-08-18T06:46:00.000+08:00

She's coming back in 16 days......!!!
XD

i miss her so so much...

cant wait to hang out, shop, sleepover, EAT, talk, LAUGH..........

<3

of pizza and polaroids..

2010-07-31T13:00:00.004+08:00

ECA with the kids last week..

baking pizza bread. =)

Roy came back to KK for a few days...

went out to yam cha..

heee... XD

polaroids.

Elysia & me...

that's all folks... =D

will update again soon la.

YOUTH LIVE CONCERT..

tonight... 7.30pm

HOSANNA HALL, All Saint' Cathedral!

be there...... !!

xoxo

random updates...

2010-07-18T21:22:00.003+08:00

this post will be really random.

don't really know what to write... but since tonight i am quite free tonight... so here goes.

well,... almost everyday i hear this question.

"So....when are you going to study?"

=.= gahhh.... i hear it everyday....sometimes from the same people. and i give the same answer. don't know how many hundreds of times already. =X

well...i honestly don't know when i am going off to study.

i feel so so...OLD. haha... 19 already and not even started my university life!

well since i couldnt get into SG...i'm trying to apply to Australia...hoping England too. not sure where i will end up going to study or when i will be going. =S might be this year..might be next year. it's all so unplanned and uncertain. sigh.... i hate that. i don't like being unsure and i hate it when things are last minute and unplanned!

i'm really looking forward to going to study, actually. =D i would definitely prefer England. i like the lifestyle there and the people so much. Europe and England are my favorite parts of the world. would so much rather go there to study than any western countries in the Southern Hemisphere.

well....trying and praying and waiting!

hmmm.... life goes on slowly and quietly and CALMLY without my dear Rachael Mia. i miss her very very terribly much!!!! =( sometimes i still tear up when i think of her...

but we email each other and skype and text. so it's ok la. at least she's still within MALAYSIA. =) she's settling in really well there.. HEH. =D happy for her......

well, Sam's back! hehe.... the house is so much noisier with the two boys reunited. lol.

whole family is back in the house once again! what a rare thing... but then....i still get left home alone sometimes! gahh.... like last night.......brothers out to youth...parents out to confirmation. me....alone.at.home. =S i admit...i was kinda scared. heh..... cuz the house is so big.....and sometimes i hear sounds. lol.. i know im just scaring myself though. normally just distract myself by watching tv and eat eat eat EATING. =D

telling myself gotta get used to it if not next time how to live alone in college or after college when i'm outside working?? =S grow up, sarah!

been working in ASAA for about..... one year and 7 months. been enjoying it very much! growing closer to my students everyday. i realized that they actually DO pay attention when i talk. lol.... sometimes the imitate the way i talk....or act. haha..it's kinda cute. will definitely miss them dearly when i go off to study......

la la la...

watched quite a few movies recently. Eclipse and Inception.

well...Eclipse was....hahaa........i'm sad to admit it...but it was kinda disappointing! =( Twilight was SO much better. waiting for the next two movies!

Inception. haha..another surprise. i thought it was a typical "guy" action movie. i thought "oh no...it's gonna be SO boring for me laaaa.."

but actually...i really enjoyed watching it. very interesting.

my normally movie choice is comedy/romance.. =D typical girl hor. but this time......surprised myself and really liked this thriller/sci-fi/action movie.

August is coming soon! heh..... quite a few birthdays in August. =)

not sure what to buy or what to do for those certain people. =.=

little brother has requested so many things for his birthday.......party with his fav food...chocolate cake made by me. =.= and of course he wants this and that for pressie.

he'll be 16 this year lo!! wahh...big boy liao actually. yet we still see him as a baby. sometimes i still think he is 12 or something. hehee....

and another special someone is turning 18 in August. hmmmmmmmm..... what to do what to do? >.<

oh well.....i'm quite hungry. have been craving cendol and coconut pudding for a few days already. hehe..... really gotta have it soon!!

that's all for tonight, guys. =)

will update again soon if there is anything to update about. =.=

xoxo

anyone need a pensue??

2010-07-11T07:15:00.003+08:00

well before i get to the pensue part.......

yesterday, went with a bunch of students to Taylor College's Learning Circle talk...

hmmm...it's like introducing the college and there were some workshops for us to join.

there were three workshops.

Engineering, Business, & Design.

they diveded us into groups....

then the first workshop i went to was Design.

hmmm...it was ok la. the guy talked a little about design

then he gave us a project.

he played different kinds of music and asked us to draw.....anything. =.=

well.....after that, we moved on to the Business workshop.

ahh...this one i enjoyed super much!

each group was asked to design and sell a pencil.

each group was given 6 pencils, some paper and glue....

and you had to make something...anything...out of it.

and present the product to everyone.

my group........ we created a PENSUE.

(pensue = pencil + tissue)

and we won the challenge... lol.

it's really practical actually..... heh...

if you are writing a love letter to your bf/gf and you start to cry...?

heheheeeee....can terus pull out the tissue from your pencil. =.=

well......had quite a good time with the students.

i seldom take care of the older ones.... we were a bit crazy but it was fun.

up to Heaven....

2010-07-09T16:14:00.006+08:00

today......it was probably the happiest day in my teaching experience yet.

I had just read a story to my students in class.. and i asked them to color a picture.

so as they were coloring... suddenly Chen-Chen asked me quietly,

"Teacher.....i want to up with God."

i was like... "WHAT??"

ya, i know his grammar is pretty bad.....but his English improves day by day. =)

then he seemed very shy and i didnt know why. then he said again "how to be up with God?"

i was still quite blur.... that's the result if you dont eat your breakfast! brain cant function properly.so eat breakfast! lol...

then i asked him what he meant...n he asked my how to be with God "up there" after he dies.

wah liao.......so young and think about after die where he wana go.

so i was very happy to explain to him about Heaven and how to go "up there"...

and he prayed and asked Jesus into his heart.

i was so happy...while praying i started to tear up and almost cried.

and after that, little Mel who was also listening to our talk also said she wants to go to Heaven too. so prayed with her also.

i was really overjoyed. could not stop smiling after that.

children may be young and you think they don't know much. but one thing i learnt is that they watch you very carefully and they DO know and absorb alot of information and they understand more than we think they do.

i used to be very doubtful when a little kid makes a decision to accept Jesus. i would think to myself "does he really know what is going on? or is he just doing it to follow his friends......?"

but after teaching my kids... and after hearing their questions about God... and after seeing their faces.. i think that sometimes children are even more sincere and sure in their decisions than adults.

so i hope when they grow up, they will remember this and ask Jesus into their hearts again.

ahhh...... i feel so happy. =D

they can read. (i teach them phonics)

they have Jesus.

my job as a teacher is done. LOL

a final goodbye....

2010-07-07T23:50:00.004+08:00

my dearest darling/best friend/shoulder to cry on/chocolate supplier,

Rachael Mia.

she moved to Kuching today... going off for further studies.

well......she came to school for a final hug and goodbye.

it was pretty sad and tearful. =S

but we sent her off as happily as we could.

last Friday, we had a farewell dinner for her.

we went to Upperstar then to Room25 for further yamcha...

i gave her a collage... =D

made it with the help of my assistant. heh....

i love you, rach!!! <3

you mean so much to me.....

laughter... always present!!

i will miss laughing like crazy with you, rach.. >.<

natalie....

with BETTY....

group photo.......

i miss you so much, Rachael!!!!!!!!

come back soon....please?

xoxo

heavy-hearted.

2010-06-27T14:48:00.004+08:00

hmmmmmmm....

it's raining.

when it rains.....it's good for two things.

#1. SLEEP

#2. emo-ness... haha.

well....i'm sad. my best friend and ever present shoulder to cry on is moving away!

sigh.... i dont know how i can survive without her by my side.

who will i go all hyper and crazy with?

who is gonna laugh with me for no particular reason other than......just....to laugh. =.= yes, we LOVE laughing for nothing.

who will i call when i want to scream?

who will give me chocolates and hugs on sunday to cheer me up?

who is gonna be on my side and listen to all my complaints and problems.....??

i need her. i dont want her to leave....

but everyone has to move on. sooner. or later. =(

she's leaving in..... 11 days.

11 days!!!!!!

gahhhh................what am i gonna do without you oh, RACH!! >.<

you are always there for me. always make me laugh even when the whole world seems to be crumbling in front of me. and always advising me and scolding me when i need to be scolded. XD

i will miss you so so so SO very much....

oh.....now about my own future.

well...got rejected by SG. hmm... was very disappointed when i found out the news.

so i have been looking at other options.

have applied to another university...in Australia. if i do get in...i might leave in July already!

but i dont know if i am ready for it......

July....??!?!?!?

after being rejected from SG, my heart was all set to stay in KK till next year. at least celebrate my birthday, and Christmas one last time in KK.

but now......change of plans again. and i might have to leave in July. so not emotionally prepared for that.

i dont know how i can go through it....but i know somehow i must. sooner. or later. >.<

i dont even know if i want it to happen..........if it does, great. i can finally go off to uni! i have been waiting so long to start university life!

but if it doesnt...............i'll be quite happy too because it means i have more time here in KK and more time to prepare myself. hmmmm....

i can only wait n see what happens.

praying hard.

oh little town of Tawau... =D

2010-06-25T20:07:00.004+08:00

well, let me tell you about my trip to my sweet little hometown, TAWAU!

19th June::

arrived in Tawau. and as usual...the first stop is....Uncle Tan's Karmel coffee shop (kopi tiam).

at night, there was a concert by some HK artists in church. so i went to it... very enjoyable.

met up with many friends and familiar faces. felt wonderful to be back again.

went out to yam cha after the concert...

20th June::

SUNDAY! wow.........went to the English service at SPC. enjoyed it so so much..... met even more familiar faces and friends. after church, went out with Kirk, Aaron, Pers & Pam. hahaa...part of our old cell group. =D

we went to Perdana to eat dim sum. mmm...it was so yummy. had fun reminiscing with them about our past memories.

after lunch, went back to church.... then decided to go for a drive around Tawau. so Kirk drove me around the whole of Tawau. Tawau is quite a small town so that was an easy task. hahaa... we drove all the way from the old airport that area....to Marco Polo....past the cinema...to "town".....then all the way to Kubota.....

we drove two rounds around Tawau! (see,...told you it was small) because we were quite bored anyway. heh... =D

in the car....talked about. from school...to relationships....to all the scandals that were going on in the little town.

after our second drive round..we stopped at Kubota Square to yam cha.

talked and laughed some more.. got to know each other even better than before. =)

finally went home. then went out again to visit my old tuition buddy, Benn! great to see him once again........

21st-25th June... Student Convention!

well.....we were very busy during convention! all the competitions going on.

and taking care of the kids. @.@

i was sleeping in the room with the youngest girls.. 9-11 year olds. the youngest....yet everynight our room was the latest to turn off the lights and sleep. =X

it was really not easy taking care of them. putting them to sleep......i mean "bed"! >.<>

and waking them up in the morning.

phew.

well.....now i'm just glad to be home!!!

back to my comfy bed.

my own CLEAN bathroom.

my laptop! heh... XD

my car.

here are some pictures. =) enjoy.

Kirk!! hadn't seen him in ages... =D

he's still so....TALL!

my driver. =P drove me round the whole of Tawau..

thanks!

Pam.Pers.

Paddle Pop...

bought it for old times sake.

used to eat this ice cream all the time when i was small. =)

convention.. didnt take many pictures because i was so busy.

but here are just a few la.

my room with the girls. =)

lol.

ASAA's one act play team.

guitar ensemble. they won first place!!!

GO ASAA!!

spelling competition...

field trip to Cocoa Village. (24th June)

we ate the cocoa beans! so sweet..

last night in convention.

me and some of the girls in my room. =)

on the last night...they stayed up till....i don't know what time! the girls went crazy and hyper.

pillow fights. talking. playing.

at about 2am....i just fell asleep. could not stay awake any longer to take care of them.

irresponsible? NO LA. just plain worn out!

@.@

there is NO place like home... =)

xoxo

Bali Trip 2010

2010-06-14T10:49:00.011+08:00

we went to Bali...

actually went there for a wedding.

and 'sun bian' take a family vacation.

well, we stayed at the Conrad Hotel.

really nice hotel!! oooooo.......i want to go back there!

here are some pics of the hotel...

from our room, you can just walk right off your veranda and into the pool!

in Bali..you will see these EVERYWHERE.

they are offerings to the "spirits".

well let me just briefly write about our trip.

arrived late evening on wednesday. so didnt do much. just ate dinner and settled into our hotel

on the first day (Thursday), we went on a tour around Bali.

went to see places where they made batik, wood carvings, paintings, etc.

and also the volcano. =)

second day, we went for surfing lessons!!

at PRO SURF school.

had so much fun.

third day, the wedding!

fourth day, heading back HOME!!...

here are some pics....

painters...

Gunung Batur,.. the only active volcano in Bali.

last erupted in 1963.

rice terrace.

SURFING!! most enjoyable.... XD

and of course....

the wedding. =)

Gavin & Gaby. <3

beautiful chapel....

yeap...

that's about it.

sorry didnt upload many pictures here.

well well well...

2010-06-07T17:11:00.005+08:00

hmmm...

the past few posts have been mostly pictures.

because, well....i was just too lazy to type much. a picture says a thousand words, right? =D

anyway, thought i might just update with a post FULL of words. although i know most people wont read it. because......i dont normally read people's blog posts that have only...W-O-R-D-S. >.<

anyway, here i go.

i had a really enjoyable weekend.

on saturday, went to GCC's dedication of the new building. loved their performances.

sunday. sunday was a long day.

after church, went to Man Tai for lunch. saw Elysia and her family there. o.0 and saw Ah Jo...he drove by twice just to say hi. hahaa...

in the afternoon..just spent time with Muk Tuk. watching tv is our usual routine. then, went to 1B to help Jack Wong film an advertisement. first time doing such a thing. we kept laughing but it was really fun. after that he belanja us yam cha!! =D cant wait to see the end result.

got home.... rested a while then went to dinner at Funky Town with my little brother, the Cheows, Elysia, Jeffrey, Raymond, Louis, n Felicia. hmm... a really fun night. full of laughs. and the food was really nice... cool. now i know another place to go makan.

after dinner, we bought ice cream and went home to eat ice cream while watching CSI! =D

TODAY!

woke up.....went to school to meet up with some girls for practice.

then got home, ate lunch. and took a really LONG nap. >.<>

and it's raining now. love the rain... but dreading to drive through it later when i gotta go to ballet. ughh...

anyway, i packed for my Bali trip! excited!! i love Bali...... love love love.

looking forward to it. surfing. food. shopping.

that's about it, people.

oh ya...... i emailed them. and,....my future will be known by the end of this week!!! >.< heart beating.......nervous. anticipating the results. gahhhhh....

oh well,.... that's the end of my wordy post.

the next post will be about my trip to Bali.

xoxo

catching up with the ol' gang..

2010-06-05T00:13:00.003+08:00

ahh..what a hectic week.

>.<

but...tonight, went out to yam cha with the ol' SPM group. hahaaa..

we took SPM together in 2008. =)

finally we got the whole group back together again.

the only person missing was Jack! he's in SG..

hehe. so fun to catch up with them

we clicked back just like last time.

talking all sorts of rubbish..

playing around..

and just being crazy n letting loose. =)

eventhough we seldom meet up like this,...

the bond is still there. haha...

we always talk and laugh about the naughty naughty things we during our student days. =P

really miss them alot!!! >.<

ah JO!!! heheee..

he organized everything. thanks, JOJO! yam cha again soon, ya. =D

hahahhaaaaaa.. and the embarrassing IC photos came out. >.<

gahh.. we all complained about how UGLY we looked. hahaha.

we all gotta go and change our pics.

the gang...plus our teacher, Cikgu Ivy!

hehee... she taught us BM for SPM! =)

had so much fun.

was able to release tension n forget all the other things that was happening in and around me for a few hours.

love y'all!!!

good night.

xoxo

and the sun came out...

2010-05-29T20:54:00.004+08:00

she is leaving soon...

going off to study! =(

i will miss her so so much....

Rachael. <3

you've been there for me in happy times..

sad times...

all the time! haha...

love ya so so much!

thanks Sophia for taking the pictures... =D

play date...

2010-05-22T11:57:00.002+08:00

the other day... little Mel suddenly asked if i could go to her house to "play"
oh....i was very taken aback. hmmm......me..so old. =X go to her house to play with her. lol

so instead i said she could come to my house..and maybe i will teach her how to bake cookies.

so...today Mel and Ming came to my house.
we baked cookies....

had quite a fun time with them although it was pretty tiring.
they were so talkative as usual just like in school... =.=

will definitely miss all my students when i go off to study.
>.<

SHREK.....3D XD

2010-05-21T23:51:00.003+08:00

just got home.
we went to watch SHREK in 3D...

weee....so happy that GSC Suria Sabah is finally open.
there is no need to drive all the way to 1B just to watch movies liao... =D

enjoyed so much. =)

good night, people.

=)

xoxo

field trip... =)

2010-05-18T20:30:00.005+08:00

today, brought the students out for a field trip.
where did we go...?

read then you will find out. lol....

left school at about 8.30am.

this is my bunch that i took in the van.
such a noisy group. =X

the greatest thing about bringing little ones on any trip or outing,
is that they get so excited...over the smallest things.
they were really cute.....all excited about our field trip.
with their little caps and sling bags and packed lunches.

well, it was about half an hour's drive....
to.......... UMS!
yes, we brought them to the 'Universiti Malaya Sabah'.

first, we toured the university museum and the gallery.
quite interesting....
then we had a short break to eat.

one of my student's mom gave me a packed lunch.
wow.....i was so touched.
she is korean...so...yeah. she made kimbab for me!! wooo...NICE.
and also oranges nicely sliced and two packs of juice.
really enjoyed it.

after our short break...
we went to walk around the university's big library....

the uni has a kid's library too. they had fun there...

after the library... piled back into the vans and buses...
and went to the university's marine center.
the best part of the trip. =)
the kids enjoyed looking at the fish.. sharks....
turtle..... yes, only one turtle. lol
.....etc.

started going back to school at about 11.45...
reached church at 12.30pm.

was SO TIRED OUT!
bringing kids for an outing is not an easy task.
keeping track of them.. constantly having to count heads to make sure we hadn't lost anyone..
shouting..... holding their hands..
carrying their stuff....
being pulled around when they want to how you something amazing that they saw.

but it was really fun. had a good time with them.....
as i said...it's nice to go with the little ones.
because they get all excited over the smallest things.
like a starfish....or even the books in the kid's library....
and it makes me feel happy and excited with them too. =)

they will shout and pull you to see something that they think is really cool....
like a "Nemo" fish. and eventhough it isn't really that amazing to you, the look on their cute faces
will make you excited and make that little thing seem amazing as if you were seeing it for the first time too.

so yeah.....quite a successful field trip.

=)

xoxo

exam is finally over!!!!

2010-05-18T20:03:00.003+08:00

ok... sorry that this post is a little late.

hmmm... got back from Singapore on Sunday. =)

how was the exam? hmmmm....

well...on Saturday, got to the exam hall at NTU. woahhhh.... more than 100 people atking the test. i looked around nervously. hmm....so many people from different countries. Vietnam, Korea, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, etc... and some of them...looked REALLY smart. lol.

the first paper was MATH. >.< well......i couldnt really do it. the girl next to me.....she was writing endless pages of formula and working. and she was even eating a chocolate bar and drinking coke during the exam! but my exam answer sheet was........almost empty. =X felt quite down during the math exam....almsot burst into tears when after two hours, my answer booklet was still....clean and empty.

after that...lunch break then was the English paper. AHHH!! felt more confident. hahaaa... my answer booklet was totally full. =)

well, it's all in God's hands now. =X and the people marking the exam la. hahaaa...

hoping for the best. =D

oh meee oh myyyy...

2010-05-11T22:18:00.004+08:00

well..just got home from math tuition. hmmm....
what can i say? where do i start...?

@.@

last night, went to tuition too. well, the teacher said that this paper that i am going to sit for is REALLY HARD. well, i know that already laa. =.= and he said i need MINIMUM three months to cover Trigonometry if i am smart. =X aiks...i only have a few days neh!! and......i don't know if i am smart or not tiam. faints.
well he said just hope that the questions that come out are more on probability, statistics and quadratic equations. goodness, i am praying hard!!! >.<
because this sample paper that i downloaded from the university site......16 out of the 20 questions are trigonometry/add math questions. GAH GAHHHH....
and my math standard is only SPM and SAT lorr..

in the past three weeks, i have covered 12 out of the 21 themes/topics.
only 12, you might ask? well, for me it is quite alot laa.. =X
Indices.
Surds.
Graphs and coordinate geometry.
Simultaneous equations.
Polynomials.
Quadratic functions.
Sequences and series.
Binomial expansions.
Matrices.
Probability.
Measures of central tendency and dispersion.
Discrete random variables.

PHEW. alot right? well...NO. because i have not covered trigonometry.... and as i said, more than half the paper is about TRIGONOMETRY!! oh me oh my. WHY WHY WHY???

tonight...went to tuition again. at a different teacher. lol.
and she said that the math questions are for people who want to be engineers or something. what are they in my entrance exam for the Bachelor of Education course?? I HAVE NO IDEA! plus,'i'm majoring in English.. not math. GAHHHHHHHH... sure i expect to do basic math in university..but not add math and trig. @.@

showed her my textbook.... she looked at it. and from the expression on her face....i wanted to faint. =X she said it would take her two years... TWO YEARS to teach the things from that book. and i had like what...three weeks?? OH MY.

stuff i have not gone through?
-trig functions.
-exponential/logarithmic functions.
-functions. *scratching head--why so many functions ah????
-inequalities.
-differentiation.
-integration.
-permutations and combinations.
-normal distributions. *normal distributions?? so is there a math topic called "abnormal distributions?? lol.
-sampling.

@.@ how ler?

well,tonight teacher went through the questions in the sample exam paper...
goodness...as she explained..i listened as hard as i could and tried to cram all that info into my tiny little brain.
but after a while....i could feel my head spinning.. my eyes getting blur...
one questions asked to "Convert the parametric equations x= sec t and y= tan t into a Cartesian equation." what does it mean? i have no idea....lol
well........i saw the word "paramedic" instead of "parametric". and i almost asked her why a paramedic was involved in the question...luckily i kept quiet la. >.<

finally got home...after about two hours of math math math and non stop math....
i walked straight to the fridge and got out chocolate and milk.
terus felt so CALM!! lol......
seriously stress. yet feel so at peace. the amazing thing about chocolate. =D

all i know is i've studied as much as i possibly can. =X
all i can do is try lorr.. sigh.

"Hope for the best... Prepare for the worst."
i am so hoping that i can at least pass this entrance exam and get into the university.
preparing my heart just in case i dont get in... where do i go then? still thinking... because i ont really wana go oversees! >.<
oh well....God help me.

good night.

xoxo

what an eventful day..

2010-05-10T14:08:00.005+08:00

as you all know.....yesterday was Mother's Day. =)

after church, Andrew, Kuan, Hao and I brought Mom out for lunch. We went to Hana @ City Mall... then after our yummy lunch we went to Popular to buy some books.
went home just to rest and hang out. Kuan went off to work.... it was raining really heavily. perfect weather for an afternoon nap. right?
but aiyo!! the storm was really bad....lots of thunder and lightning flashing non stop. then, suddenly, our house had NO CURRENT! argghhh...
so we waited... and waited........ from about 4 till 6pm.. still no current. =X
almost went crazy.... so hot...and getting dark....no tv to watch and cant go online.
finally we drove down to SEB to complain and they said they will check our problem "later".
so since there was no power at home, Mom brought the 4 of us out to dinner. Went to eat crab!! yummssss... =D
after dinner....got home. and we were so bored. so ate ice cream... talked...
and played music (violin, piano, guitar, saxaphone). it was kinda cool being in the house....pitch dark with a few candles lit and nice music being played by handsome guys. =P hahahaaa.. kuan, don't fly la please.
well well well.....FINALLY at about 10.30pm...some electricians came to fix our problem! thank goodness..... and power was finally restored to our house! yay...

it felt like such a LONG day. because of the power cut i guess.. but i was so tired. showered and went straight to bed.

i'm continuing to study my math for my exam this saturday!!! >.<
laptop broke down yesterday... couldn't turn it on! gahhhh..... @.@ oh no oh no...no fb until it gets fixed?!?!?!?!?!??? =S

anyway, will update when i get my lappie back again.... hopefully that's soon la.

xoxo

heebie-jeebies.. =X

2010-05-06T22:31:00.003+08:00

@.@
exam is in 9 days!

English for me is fine. however....math........is not my strong point at all. =X
why does this entrance exam have MATH?!??!?!?!?!??!?! gahhhhhh.....
and it is A O level math... like ten times harder than the SATs. like seriously.
=(

gone into a mode of hysteria and panic.
everything that i read is totally not making sense to me!
the words seem all blurry... =S
that day i read the piece of paper... it said MATH EMATICS. and i had to take a moment to think..."what is that?" a few seconds later, i realized...that it said....mathematics. =.= not my fault. the paper had a typing mistake and separated the word with a SPACE! >.<
omg.

actually....alot of the concepts i know. i think. =X but what i know is very basic... the things asked for in the exam are WAY harder and higher level than what i have learned so far. and in the exam paper, they ask the questions is a very different way than i am used to!
i learned using American curriculum and this AO level math paper is British! so different!! gahhhhh....

faints**

Oh, God help me!!
going into full-time study mode tomorrow!!!!!
no going out.. except for Saturday night with the gang. =D cuz we already planned it for ages.
no facebook.... ok wait.....facebook for 10 minutes a day max for now la. >.<
no tv. no problem for me.... hehee...
sleep early. as usual.
pray more..... need it!!
eat.....more?? hahaa.. especially brain food like CHOCOLATE!!! =P rach, feed me feed me.

good night, people.
tomorrow is a long day.
GAHHH!!! @.@

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....

birthdays..

2010-04-30T17:49:00.002+08:00

today, we celebrated Xuan's and Ming's birthdays at school.
that's one of the perks being a teacher for the younger class. hahaa..always having birthday parties. =P

well, i made two cards for the girls.....

then this morning,... we had the party at the cafeteria.
alot of food as usual...

the girls were very happy. =)
the whole class had fun.... then went back to the LC to open presents...

Ming's mom went to print the photos from the party immediately and gave me some...
lol.

had fun today with them.
glad they enjoyed themselves.....

tonight, LAST session of our Alpha....
=)
planning my weekend.........

xoxo

exam is over!!

2010-04-24T20:10:00.004+08:00

today, i woke up at 6.45am!

got dressed and did my hair....and drove to my ballet school.
yes,.......EXAM was finally here. =X

felt so so nervous on the way to school.
arrived at 7.30am... went up and started to go through the exercises.
teacher helped us to do our hair nicely, and kept reminding us about our dances.

9.15am..... the bell rang.
means that it was our turn to go into the exam room! gahhhhhh....i was so nervous!
got in.... danced the barre. my legs and hands were trembling as i danced.
i hope the examiner didn't notice. =S
only made one mistake at the barre.. phew.
then on to centre.. then free movement... then character.
made a few mistakes here and there...but overall i think i did good.
=)

exam ended... was so relieved!! i could breathe again! hi hu hi hu.....

went for lunch with family at Little Man Tai.
then went to look at a house at....somewhere. forgot the name.

after that, mom and i went to cut our hair. =)

that's all for today.
so tired......... one week break from ballet!! yay....

xoxo

"thou shalt not steal..."

2010-04-22T22:25:00.007+08:00

today it was the first time I felt so absolutely disappointed and saddened by my students.... or more like...student.

well.....here's the story.

today, during class, Lenny** tried to steal Kenny's ** Ben10 eraser. =.= why would you want to steal an eraser???!?!?! kids are so.....bizarre.
i say tried...because he got caught. another teacher saw him sneakily take the eraser from the table and put it into his pocket and then into his pencil box.
when she questioned him about the whereabouts of this oh so coveted eraser...he said he didnt know where it was.
and she opened his pencil box.....and THERE IT WAS. sigh.

so she reported it to me and i had to talk to him about it.
Lenny is in my mentoring group (in school, we do morning devotions before starting work), and i had just taught them the 10 Commandments last Tuesday!!
and as you all know...the 8th commandment is "You shall not steal."
so even though he was not directly disobeying ME...i felt sad that what i said hadn't even gone in one ear and out the other....it hadn't gone in his ears AT ALL!!! *faints*

when i asked him about why he did it. he just kept scratching his head and saying "i don't think i took it.... maybe it was me??"
UGHHH!!! the evidence was already in my hands and he still tried to deny it to me. goodness. how stupid do these kids think their teachers are????!!!?

well....i had a long talk with him. and i kept emphasizing how wrong it was to take something that did NOT belong to you. to steal. i know it's not a big deal. just an eraser. but we dont want him to cultivate this habit of taking people's things because it will not be good for him in the future if he continues doing this.
i decided not to discipline him this time but gave him a strong warning that if he repeated this serious offense........i would not be so merciful. lol.
and i told him that tomorrow he must apologize to Kenny and return the Ben10 eraser.

normally when students do something wrong, i get mad. but this time....i was not angry at all. yea, i know. weird isn't it? sarah not getting mad. ooooo....
i just felt utterly disappointed. with him. and a little with myself.
are my teaching skills not good or what?????? or do his ears just automatically close when i am talking?

i dont understand how when i teach the kids something...and ask if they understand what i have just said. they say yes..and they can even repeat what i said. and yet the next second they will do the exact opposite of what i told them to do!! gahhhhhhhhhh.... this teaching thing ain't as easy as i thought it would be. =.=

sigh.
God help me. lol...... i do not want high blood pressure and white hair so fast!!! >.<

this incident kinda spoiled my mood for the rest of the day.
but i released tension when i practiced my ballet! =)

going to sleep. i need sleep!!
been dreaming about ballet and my ballet exam for the past few nights. cant wait till it's over!

**names have been changed.

last chance for redemption... ?

2010-04-19T20:50:00.004+08:00

ok.. let me update a little bit first...
today, it's Elaine's birthday!!! hehee... we celebrated her birthday on Saturday.
went to her house for a party. ate lots of chicken wings!! XD

on sunday, went for lunch with Roy, the Cheows and Dave to Upperstar.
two times in a row we've been there... went there last Sunday too.
then i had extra ballet class at 5.30pm.. then out for dinner with the Cheow and Lo brothers again.

today.... OUR LAST class...
OH GOODNESS.
ballet exam is this coming Saturday!! =X

we were dancing like mad and teacher was shouting and really stressed.
sighh... we asked all the questions tat we needed to and went through every single dance step..
it was our last chance to get it right before the exam!

stayed back till late to practice more....
feeling really nervous right now.
worried about the exam... gahhh!!
MUST practice tomorrow and everyday!

going to sleep early......

xoxo

Alpha Weekend... =D

2010-04-10T23:25:00.007+08:00

well.... yesterday, a group of us went to Kundasang for Alpha Holy Spirit Weekend!
about 20++ people.

we left church at about 3pm on Friday, April 9th..
drove up and up....
stopped at a place.....but the toilet had no door..so we couldn't use it. =X
but we did find the cheapest car wash ever la. hehe...

taking pics at the first rest stop. NICE VIEW!

then we drove a little bit higher up the mountain... stopped at this restaurant and had toilet break and taking pics of Mount. Kinabalu again.

reached our destination at about.... 5++ pm.
walked around the compound....
loved the place that we stayed! worth it.. hehe.

after resting for a while..... we walked out to dinner.
it was very dark and we walked by the road side... hmmm. freezing cold too. =X
but i liked it cuz we could see all the stars clearly! =)

dinner at...... aiks, i forgot the name. but it's directly opposite National Park la.
yummy food!

we got back to our place..... and rested...
our room.....the toilet has NO door. so,....we made do la. =)

session started at 9.45pm that night.
till about 10.30pm.. then we watched movies and talked... and finally slept.

Saturday.
woke up for breakfast at 8am... had 4 sessions. with 15 min breaks in between.
during those breaks, we went around taking pictures and also sleeping. hehee..
the sessions were held in the living room. so it was a very warm and intimate atmosphere. =D

the last session.. there was something like ministry time.
then finally... about about 1pm... we started our BBQ!!!

the menu was simple and delicious!!
chicken wings.. HOT DOGS.... satay.. bread... marshmallows.
=D

our lovely mess. hehee...

we were very ahead of schedule.
finished eating and packed up by 3pm...
and it was time to go home!!! >.<

this was where we stayed!!! loved it.... want to go back again.

started driving down the mountain at 3pm.. reached church at 4.40pm. fast leh. hehee..
we were only supposed to start driving down the mountain at 4.30 and reach at 6.30pm...
oh well... the earlier the better..then we went home to rest!!!

i enjoyed our weekend away so much!
time of fellowship and bonding with our cell group was great =)

when is out next outting???? >.<

super tired now.

xoxo

Forever....

2010-04-06T20:26:00.007+08:00

i was going through some "old" stuff yesterday... well, not that old la. but...yea. old.

and i found this song.
i wrote it with a bunch of friends from Australia when i went there for student exchange (2007). we were in the Music class....and we wrote and composed this song...and we recorded it on a cd too. hmm..i got to find that cd!!
=) hehe....anyway, it was a fun experience.

here it is::
it has 3 verses and 1 chorus.

FOREVER.

Looking for You
Looking for Your face
Looking for Your words
And looking for Your grace.
Looking through a looking glass
Seeing blurry reflections
Looking through the eyes of a mask
To hide my imperfections

Finding Your comfort
That wipes my tears away
Finding Your shelter
That keeps the storms away
Finding Your peace
Which keeps the trouble at bay
Finding Your love
Freely given to me

Forever Your love carries on in me
Forever Your music makes me sing
Forever Your Word takes my breath away
Forever I will worship You.

Staying in Your presence
Worshiping with You
Staying in your arms
Never to let You go
Staying in your safety
You'll catch me when i fall
Staying to Your words
To be more like You each day

*lyrics by Libby, Jess, Sarah, Hobby, etc. whoops...forgot who else liao. aiks. =X
music by me. =)

thinking of editing it. maybe when i have time laaa.. hmmm. cuz i know some of the words kinda stereotyped.

all in a day's work...

2010-04-05T17:26:00.003+08:00

being a teacher is not as simple as just going to class...
telling the students to open their books...
and teaching them how to do their work.

well,....at least not for me. heh....

teachers....
especially for Kindergarten level...
the job requirements will be something like this::

1. Teach. well, of course.... =.=

2. Babysit.
wait and take care of them when their parents are late...
feed them....
entertain them..
read stories to them..
help them open their bottles, packets of crisps...etc.

3. Be a part time maid.
clean up after them when they vomit, spill water, food, etc.
help them change, tie shoe laces, put on belt..
carry their bottles... pick up their jackets from the floor...

4. First Aid.
help them to bandage their cuts...
rub oil on their tummy when they have tummy ache.
etc.

5. Ability to do some basic art and craft.
painting
drawing
folding paper
etc.

so today, i made some samples for this week's ECA.

animal jars.... hehee.. =)
elephant and doggie.

tired out.
had ballet as usual..extra long class today because it's TWO WEEKS till exam..
gahhhhhh!!!!....

good night.

xoxo

under the sea......

2010-04-02T09:42:00.002+08:00

yesterday, i gave my class a project again.
=)

drew these fish.....photocopied 10 copies. yes, i have 10 students.
and asked them to color..
then cut them out and stick them onto a piece of paper.
to make their own little "ocean".

gave each of them a set of fish, rocks, bubbles, and seaweed to color.
but what i forgot was...they don't know how to cut things out.
ohhhh goodness.
so i was cutting out lots and LOTS of fish yesterday. =X
10 kids' worth of fishies and rocks and BUBBLES!!!! gaaahhhhh.
hand was numb after that.

after finally cutting out everything.. gave them each a piece of paper and glue...
they decorated and created their own "ocean"... some of them were really nice.
hehee.. they proudly brought their 'oceans' home to show their parents.

this was my "ocean". =)
i did it the day before as a sample to show them.

resting in LC during lunch break..
my sweetheart accompanied me. =)
i was snoozing while he was......i don't know what he was doing.
walking around and talking to himself. lol.
love him lots.

today is Good Friday!!
holiday....woohooo. =D
told the kids about Jesus' crucifixion yesterday during mentoring...
at least they understood that Jesus died for all their "bad things they have done" (they didn't know what was 'sins'. lol)
and He didn't stay dead...but He 'became alive' again on Easter Sunday.
anyway, going to church later for Good Friday devotions.
thank you, Jesus...
<3

xoxo

ECA...Easter Eggs.

2010-03-27T21:55:00.002+08:00

ECA today.....
this term, the youngest group is doing Art&Craft. (6-9 year olds).
since next week we won't have ECA, so we decided to do an Easter project this week.
making Giant Easter Eggs with the kids...
using paper....glitter...sequins..and color pencils.
some of them are really creative....

through out all the chaos and mess....i managed to make an egg of my own. =D

cleanin up was a real workout though.
we had to vacuum the floor because alot of them spilled all the glitter on the floor..
and had to pick up all the little scraps of paper..
and wipe off the glue from the tables.

phew. was sweating by the time we cleaned up the classooms.

had fun time with them doing crafts.... they seem to really enjoy it. =)

that's all for today

xoxo

of burnt forests and sunsets...

2010-03-24T22:50:00.003+08:00

got the photos from Soph today. =)

we went to take photos last week...
we had a theme. supposed to be "Save the World"
but since i kept laughing and couldn't get the correct facial expressions.....we weren't very satisfied with the outcome.
maybe i am an overly happy person...? hmmmm...

well, here are some of my favorites. =)
more at my facebook.

Mom's birthday...

2010-03-22T22:38:00.003+08:00

today is Mom's birthday...
last night, we went to Hyatt's Japanese restaurant with her cell group to celebrate.

the food was really nice! appetizer was salmon sashimi...
and then each person got a plate of tempura prawns n vege.

the main course was beef...and also fish. yummy!!
then there was green tea ice cream for dessert and also cheese cake.

today.....we went to Firefly for dinner to celebrate Mom's birthday..
just the family. =) missing Sam though cuz he just went back to KL.
the food was quite good too.....

xoxo

Photoshop class...

2010-03-19T15:40:00.001+08:00

today, there was a class on how to use Adobe Photoshop...
taught by the ever patient Edwin.

since i am so "un-technological"..and really poor in stuff to do with computer programs.....
i decided to go and learn something new.

because many of us were very slow........ =S
we didn't go through much. went through how to use 4 tools only!! =.=
the MOVE button... the Rectangular Marquee.. the Lasso and the Magic Wand.
lol. yeah....yeah......some of you are thinking CHEH! but for people like me.... =D it was exciting learning to use those 4 simple tools. hehe...

but, i learnt alot...and it was really fun. hehe....

so i practiced...and here is the result.
kinda satisfied with myself. heheee....... =P
sorry bah......first time doing such editing like this....so i'm quite thrilled that i was able to do this by myself. =D

xoxo

preview....

2010-03-17T22:11:00.003+08:00

yesterday, went out to take photos...

Sophia had a 'project'.....the theme was supposed to be
"Save the World".
haha....but we kinda failed because i kept laughing... and couldn't get into the mood. =.=

felt a little weird at first taking photos by myself. like don't know what to do like that... feel more comfortable when i'm with the darlings. cuz we can go crazy! =P

Sophia brought her friend, Jeremiah, along.
hmmmm,seldom meet new people...haha. glad i was able to make a new friend.
he takes really nice photos too.
will upload more when i get the pics. =)

this pic is Jeremiah's.

location is a secret. =P it's really nice because it's all burnt.
but the ashes made our feet really really DIRTY. =X

that's all for now.

xoxo

"mask-ing".....

2010-03-15T21:37:00.002+08:00

this week is school holiday!

today, i practiced my ballet in the morning..... so rajin hor? =P and i also exercised...did sit ups and also jump rope to keep up my stamina.

then ate lunch and in the afternoon, i relaxed and slept.

went to ballet as usual in the evening. it was a very good class! teacher said that i have improved alot... hehe... my practice in the morning paid off!! i was in such a good mood after class......gonna continue practicing everyday this week! exam is in 5 weeks....

after ballet...went for a late dinner with family to Little Italy..

now i'm at home.....relaxing from my tiring day.
doing mask now. gotta look good for tomorrow. HEHE.. thanks for the mask, MukTuk... =P

xoxo

kids will do anything for candy!

2010-03-11T22:29:00.002+08:00

today was the last day of school...

no PACE work for them. they were so happy. let them play games.... then let them watch movies the whole time. haha.... first was Tom & Jerry....they loved it.
then went for break....and brought them to the Resource Center to buy stuff...then let them watch Ice Age 2.

luckily the kids were so occupied today. cuz i didnt feel so well....and while they were watching Ice Age, i had a headache and felt very SLEEPY! lol...
and Aleksis kept pestering me for candy candy candy. =.= but i kept ignoring him because i had already given him some.
and he said "i'll do ANYTHING for a candy, teacher..please?"
then i said "no."
then he said "please..."
then i said "no.."
lol.
and in the end i just ignored him. head was hurting so bad. and he kept giving me these offers....like "i'll clean this class for candy.... i'll wash the toilets... i'll buy you something.... etc."

then he suddenly said something that made me respond. lol.
"teacher....i'll buy you a ring!! just give me candy!"
i immediately looked at him.....and laughed. i realized what kids would do just for one little sweet. so funny and kinda cute.

well, after class.......bought mcD for my dinner.. =D
and i had a nap before going to ballet.
ballet was GOOD this week. teacher was very happy with us. she said we danced very GOOD! cuz we made very few mistakes just now.
heheee.... so we were all in a good mood la. =)
oh....and she told us our exam date. =X yaiks.....still got about one month to go!!

ballet......

2010-03-08T23:03:00.003+08:00

had ballet as usual just now.

exam is like in a few weeks!! i can feel the pressure....and teacher is super stress because we still kinda suck. =X dont want to disappoint her...or myself.

well.....as for the barre part, i'm good. can remember every exercise that i've learnt.
but as for the Centre......my pirouettes and allegro work really need practice. i cant seem to jump very high. heheeee...too heavy. =X

the free movement section....i dont even want to talk about. teacher hasn't gone through it with us in like MONTHS....so obviously we have forgotten everything.oh goshh...

and the character part.......yaiks.
did the polonaise today. my partner and i improved alot..but still not able to get high marks i think. teacher was yelling her head off at the others.....lucky i didn't hear her shout my name. if not ahh..stress terus!

stayed back today to show teacher my solo dance part of the exam... i chose the Character dance:Polish Mazurka.
did kinda ok ok i guess. at least she wasn't screaming... hehe.

i hope i dance better on Thursday's class.

holidays next week. i HAVE to practice.. sigh.

super tired.

good night.
xoxo

Surprise for Dave... =)

2010-03-05T23:23:00.002+08:00

Today was a great day compared to yesterday. =)

kids were so ting-hua today. hehee... mainly because i place a big tupperware of candy and also a tin of M&Ms in front of me while i asked them to do their Math. =P

night...had Alpha. hmm..not as many people as last week though. but we enjoyed it. especially the cleaning up part.
our whole cell group plus Jenny n Mich n also Ibu E. helped to wash the dishes and clean the tables. kept laughing and playing around. cleaning up is so fun when you do it with friends.

after Alpha.... we gave Dave a surprise because it is his birthday today.
we all pretended we were going home....and went to his house to get the cake.
then when he got home...he went upstairs..... (we were hiding in the kitchen)...
when he came down, all the lights were off and we suddenly came out with the cake.
he was totally surprised. phew.... we thought he had suspected but he said he didnt suspect anything. =P

anyway, best day of the week!! always have a great time when i meet with my cell group. =)

that's all for tonight.

sleep tight.
xoxo

distressed.

2010-03-04T17:42:00.002+08:00

sighhhh.....

terrible day.
first.....ulcers around in my mouth are making me suffer. even talking is so xin ku...ughh.

second....first thing in the bright morning. do i get a "good morning" greeting from students? NO.
instead....a scolding from one of the parents.
her daughter got a demerit from another teacher....for forgetting to bring home her PE clothes yesterday. and the girl was crying as if her cat died or something. dramaqueen.
so the mom came n scold and accuse US, the teachers, why do we want to punish her "poor little daughter"!!!
i explained to her that we remind all our students everyday to bring home their bottles, lunchboxes, etc. and we have told them since the school started (which was three months ago) that they will get a demerit if they forgot. so it's not that we simply punished her daighter!
and i told her this will help them be more responsible.

but what did the mom say? "dont punish my daughter. if she does wrong, dont give her demerits. because it will make her not want to go to school."

goodness!!! i was speechless. i was thinking in my mind that there is NO such school that doesnt punish students ok! or is there?

so i told the mom is not a serious thing. we didnt even scold the girl ahhhh....why is she crying? we just asked her to stick it on her office n told her to remember to bring her stuff home next time MAH!
GOSH LAAAAAAAAAAAA. faint.

but the mom insisted that we should not give punishments to little kids because they are young n just need to relax and have fun! =.=
sighh....if you want your children to have fun, keep them at home. yes,school is fun...but it is also a serious learning place. isnt it???? and this small thing will just teach them to be responsible next time and to NOT forget things mah. AH-DUH-HAI!!!!!!!

SIGHH.

felt so hurt after the mom left. ONE tear... yes, only one. =D (rach..dont call me cry baby ok!) rolled down my eyes. and i wiped it away before the kids could see it.

my fellow teacher told me dont worry or be so stressed about it. because we are doing the right thing to teach the kids responsibility. felt a little better...but still sad.

as if the day couldn't get any worse....
went to dentist!!! arrghh..lucky he didnt do much. just check and done. phew.

but after that...paid parking ticket.
and when i came home, found out the guy wrote the wrong car plate number!!
ARRGGGHHH. tambah stress la!
sigh. oh well, dad'll be back tonight. will ask him what to do la. =X

oh goodness. what a day.

worst day i have had in the whole year. =X and the year is just gtting started.

ballet later too... =X

thank goodness for my "laughing-medicine"..... rach... =) hehe..

up the mountain we went.. sort of.

2010-02-27T21:03:00.003+08:00

yesterday was a public holiday.
so we went up to the National Park to have a walk and lunch.

it took about one and a half hours to drive up there.
we stopped to take pictures by the road..... it was a nice clear day.
yes, that's the top of Mt. Kinabalu!

got to the National Park..
alot has changed since the last time i went there... which was about 8 years ago! with Roy and family. haha...
well, we had lunch at the restaurant. very nicely done up now. because Sutera privatized the National Park. so looks more "hotel-ish"...
after lunch.... we went to look at the small exhibition.
there were pictures of the park.... stuffed animals (like in the museums)...
insects.... etc.
and i saw.....A TIME CAPSULE!! lol. like in the movie Knowing (Nicolas Cage).
i didn't know Malaysia had one. hahahahaaaa.
one is to be opened in 2020..the other in 2050!

walked around the park a bit.....
didn't see much..or take much pictures.

then we drove to Kundasang....to the long stretch where they sell alot of vege and fruit that place.

had fun. =)

night....first dinner for Alpha. the food was yummy... the teaching was funny too.
and the yam cha was delicious!! heheee.
Kuan n Hao slept over at our house.

and today......after work, went to dentist with the Cheow brothers.
=X pain once again. sigh.......

well, that's all.
good night.
xoxo

power cut...and tid-bits.

2010-02-23T22:13:00.005+08:00

tuesday night....
there was a power cut!!!
arrgghhhhhhh......................

i was supposed to watch 90210 at 8pm...but no power. grrrrr..
God, is this a way of telling me i should have gone to prayer meeting? no laa..cant be.. or could it? =X

hmm... well, andrew and i went out to buy FOOD. =D
and also Yoyo. hehee.. thank goodness for Yoyo's fast service. was in and out of damai within three minutes!
then came home, and sat in the dark living room, drinking my Yoyo.

and after that.....we decided to go sit on our porch...watching the fire that was burning on the lawn.
finally at 9pm...the power came back!!

watched Ugly Betty while eating my sotong.

anyway, it's time to go to sleep......
PE with the kids tomorrow. =)
good night.

xoxo

sleepover.. PSP!

2010-02-19T11:14:00.007+08:00

PSP...

stands for what?
Pam, Sarah, Persis.
haha...

well, this year, Pam and Persis came to KK for CNY!
happy.... so we went out and also had a sleepover.

on tuesday, Pam and i went out... we went to Warisan to shop.
we were supposed to go watch a movie but the plan didnt go thru.
after shopping.....relaxed at Starbucks for an hour or so.
just talking and laughing as usual.

got home...
then Pam came with me and family to go get our new dog..
then Persis arrived at my house...and we went out again to bai nian.

had dinner at home...and watched tv.
got ready for bed....and talked and updated each other with all the recent happenings.
and of course......took pictures!! =P

we were also reminiscing about our birthday parties, playschool graduation, sleepovers, fights...etc.
and laughing at our kiddish look back then when we were..."young".

we slept very early! at 12....we were so tired, we turned off the lights and went to sleep.

the next day (wednesday, 17/2/2010)..
we woke up at 9.... had breakfast, then we went out to go hang gai again.

came home for lunch...
played Wii all afternoon!!

till 5.30pm.... then Ben came to fetch Pam and Persis to go home...

had SO much fun with them.
=D

xoxo

CNY 2010...

2010-02-19T11:07:00.003+08:00

haven't been able to online for the past few days!
anyway, this year, Chinese New Year was awesome!

on the first day, went to church, then went out to bai nian.
and in the afternoon many people came to our house.
we were so busy getting drinks and cooking nian gao for the guest.
more than 50 people came..... nice to see our living room full once in a while. hehe.

one the second and third and so forth of CNY.....
went to visit friends... went out shopping...
and collected lots of ang pao. =)

the best CNY so far.

tiger woohoo!...

2010-02-12T22:18:00.004+08:00

on Wednesday, our cell group went for an outting.
to watch a movie.. TIGER WOO HOO!
hehee..such a nice movie. very funny and also touching.
the best Malaysian made movie ever. seriously.
after the movie, we all went to Old Town for supper. great time laughing with them.

anyway,
today was the last day of school before our one week break for CNY.
the first thing i got was this card from Noah. sweet.

then during mentoring group time, i brought my group down to have a junk food picnik.
=X pringles, cheezos, twisties, popcorn, double decker, marshmallows, cupcakes...and jus tea.

after eating our "breakfast"....i played some games with them.
then it was back to class.
we made Valentine's Day cards today...

the rest of the day was as usual...
staff meeting.
got a soft toy from my "angel"... =D

hmmm......watched Psych and Monk at night.

tired out!
going to sleep now.

cant wait for next week!
sleepover... CNY.... ang paos... nian gao!!!

xoxo

shopping day with jon n Rai..

2010-01-31T21:27:00.004+08:00

it's Sunday once again!
hehe.... just cut my hair yesterday. so today i curled it... a diff look than normal.

after church, rach, nat and i went out with Jon n Rai...
there was a traffic jam.....so we talked and laughed and SS-ed in the car. so fun.

went to Suria for lunch.
the food wasn't that great as they said it would be.
oh well......

after eating....we went to walk around suria.
went to Levi's and Times book store.

after Suria... we walked to Wisma Merdeka.
saw something so hilarious on our way out of Suria.. heeee. =D
i was the one laughing the most.

walked around the WHOLE of WM, but we couldn't find any clothes or shoes that we really liked.
so we just bought belts and phone accessories.

jon sent us home at about 4pm.

=)
had a great day.
full of laughs and craziness...

xoxo

......why?

2010-01-29T22:49:00.003+08:00

today one of my students asked me a question.

they were coloring their pictures...and i was sitting there waiting for them to finish.

the class was totally silent...
suddenly Aleksis asked me, "Teacher,....why did you want to become a teacher?"
i was surprised by it..... but it made me think...and at that moment, i didn't really know how to answer him.

and all the others were waiting for me to answer too....

and he continued... "....why didn't you become a business woman or....a coach or swimming teacher or something??"

=.= *speechless....*

so i just told him "because i like to teach kids like you..."

then they all started talking at once...... =X so i couldn't really hear what they were saying.

but Ming-Ming said to me "teacher, i wish you were a nurse...then you can help people everyday."

i was like.... HUH?????? so random la man.

anyway.......after their discussion about what they thought i should have chosen as my career (yes, these kids have alot of opinions), i was dumbfounded. but it made ME think again.....
WHY did i want to become a teacher???????
all the headaches...and all the naughty students....and the shouting...
but then.......i love it. i feel so happy to see them everyday. i feel glad to see them get 100% on their tests.. and i love it when their faces light up when they did something for the first time.....or saw something for the first time.

=)

still praying to get accepted into the university!! God please open the door.

project day - leaves and trees.

2010-01-29T22:39:00.005+08:00

today, it was project day again...

so i brought the kids outdoors!
wow....they were VERY excited because they seldom go outdoors.
kids now a days! always indoors...playing computer instead of climbing trees & flying kites.

anyway, i brought them around the compound..
and we went looking for leaves.
they had so much fun....running and collecting leaves and flowers.

after we collected a whole bag full of leaves,
we went back to class...and continued with our project!

it was just a simple project.
we used the leaves that we had collected, and stuck them on paper...to make a "tree"..

i am glad that they had fun again... =)
planning our next project for next week....

Tooth Fairy...the movie.

2010-01-24T21:35:00.004+08:00

went to watch a movie just now.
mom and I brought 6 kids to watch it...
faith, becca, daniel, deb, ivan, eunice.
had alot of fun with them.

it was a funny movie.....
there are still quite a few movies i haven't watched yet!
and some of them are not showing already. guess i have to dl them....or ask kuan help me dl.
=D heee.
Princess and the Frog.
Avatar.
Spy Next Door.

going to sleep early.
tired.

school tomorrow!
cant wait to see them...

xoxo

"oil fried ghost"

2010-01-23T16:34:00.003+08:00

yes, this post is about FOOD!

Mom went to Tawau..and she just came back.
i was actually sleeping when she got home, but i heard them calling
"you zha gui!!"

and of course......i jumped out of bed (literally)...
ran downstairs...and into the kitchen.
=D

it was my favorite! Uncle Tan's you zha gui with kaya and butter...
mmmm... still so yummy eventhough it was already cold.
that's a sign if your food is really good or not--if it still taste yummy when it's cold.

till now, i have not found any you zha gui with kaya in KK.
and may of my KK friends have not even tasted it before.
they don't know what they're missing! =P

i'm feeling so satisfied now.
=)

Uncle Tan's shop is one of the places you must go to if you visit Tawau.

project day... duckies!

2010-01-22T17:21:00.004+08:00

today my students finished their work early.
so i gave them a project.

they LOVE coloring.... everyday they will ask me for something to color...or coloring competitions.

so today i asked them to color and cut out ducks... and write their family's name.
to make a family of ducks.

they enjoyed it alot.
more than i expected actually!

well, glad they enjoyed it. =)

but since they all are still young....they didn't know how to cut paper!!
oh gosh...
so i had to cut out about 30 ducks!!! =X
cuz some of them have big families....

then after cutting the ducks out...i helped them stick them onto paper.
then, pinned it up to the board.....so they could bring their parents to see their lovely work.

hehe.... this is my "Family of Ducks".
=)

i had fun doing this little project with them too..
cuz i could learn a bit more about their family.. how many brothers and sisters they have..

came home at about 3.30pm..
practiced my ballet... and jogged a while.

now it's time to relax!! a free weekend. =D

xoxo

PE and chocolate class..

2010-01-20T19:19:00.005+08:00

our class had PE today.
very fun. we played chase and also football.
enjoyed the football..... the girls were not very good at it, but they had us, teachers, on their team.
so of course...the girls won! =P

they were tired out from the sports...
so we all rested for about 15 minutes before going to change.

class went on as usual...
Aleksis gave me a bar of Cadbury chocolate on Monday..
and Mel gave me a bar of Kit Kat today....
so i shared the chocs with my class.
one bar of Cadbury choc can last 3 days...shared between 8 kids. =D
it's amazing how quiet the class can be when they are munching on chocolate.
heheee. my secret weapon for peace and quiet!

doodled while waiting to go home....

cell group later tonight!!

xoxo

his tears,rage...and sugar covered face.

2010-01-14T21:35:00.004+08:00

i consider today a good day for me.
why? because i didn't shout at the students... that is really an achievement for me. =D

hmm. the most interesting part of the day was when Jon-Jon got a detention. he's a new student.
first, he started crying when he saw all his friends going out to play and eat. he also started to scream so loud! and he started hitting the chair and bitting his shirt. he looked pretty violent. side effects from watching too much Naruto? haha.
he bit his button till it broke in half!! aiks. =X

he was so mad. he kept shouting and screaming for a loooong time. when i say scream i mean really scream ok. it was so loud. people from outside kept looking in because they heard him...they were probably wondering why he was so hysterical.
Mdm N. and I just sat there doing our work while he let out his anger.
then finally he crawled under the table... =.= and cried and shouted under there.
and he kept shouting "people hungry also dont let them go eat!!!!"
it was kinda funny.... =P

after 15 minutes,.... i went to talk to him. i wasnt the one who gave him the detention so i think he listened to me la.
and i brought the poor boy down to eat a donut. i didnt want him to starve ok! lol.

i 'pei' him while he ate his donut.... it was cute because his face was all wet with tears and mucus. =X so all the sugar from the donut stuck to his face. hehe.... yuckky and cute at the same time.
my theory is after scolding or punishing them, must sayang the kids back. so i 'manja' him a bit lor....help him wipe his tears, wipe the sugar from his face, ask him if he wanted water, and hold his hand while we went back up to our class. lol.

in the afternoon....worked at PLC. got a drawing and a bag of candy from some of the students.
that was my day at school. =)

after school...i went to the dentist with Kuan.
yaiks.... he drilled our teeth. =X

had ballet at night.
it was a good class... teacher said we have improved alot. =D yay...

good night!!

xoxo

to Tawau and back.. =D

2010-01-11T17:41:00.008+08:00

9th January..
we flew to Tawau..

when we reached, we went to see the school.

that was the reason for our trip.
to come for the dedication of this school.

we were very hungry because we hadnt eaten our lunch.
so we went to eat at Uncle Tan's shop.
the 'you zha gui' is the best!!! really...the best in the world.
i could eat there everyday. that's how good it is.
and also the soto daging.
yummm..... if you go to Tawau, you MUST eat at this shop.

then, after putting our stuff at the flat, we went to Aunty Annie's house to hang out.
and also to ride the quad bike. =D

had dinner at Aunty Annie's house too...
she 'da pao-ed' satay, wo tie, noodles, bubur, chicken wings, etc.

10th January.
went to the English service.

and after service, i went to lunch with Pam, P'sis, Chris, Thomas and Rachel.
they brought me to eat dim sum and also to drink milky tea!! hehe....
still cant beat Yoyo though...but it was still nice. =P

the dedication of our Vision School was at 5pm.
the service was quite short...
after the dedication, went for dinner with Hao & Kuan.
went to Olive to eat. the food is nice there.

as usual....we went to yam cha after eating dinner.
hahaa.... =D it's a wonder how we stay so fit.

went to Vedablu.
mark, the Lo's and aaron joined us there.

there were 4 Macs at our table.
so everyone was entertained.

the boys were having fun....but i didnt feel well.
=S
but the guys took care of me la.. hehe. and even bought panadol for me...

11th January.
last day in Tawau!
hmmmm....

our flight was at 1.35pm.
same flight as the Cheows.

arrived at KK at 2.58pm!!
wahhh... only about a half hour flight! so fast.

glad to be home.
=)

xoxo

cell group farewell.. =(

2010-01-11T17:36:00.002+08:00

this post is almost one week late.

well, last Wednesday, 6th January..
our cell group had a farewell dinner for the Gintings.
they will be moving away! =(

we went to a restaurant at Kolombong.
super nice food and good price too.
then after dinner, we came back to have a short cell meeting.
cell group is always full of fun and laughter for us.
but it was a sad night because Josh and Deb will be going away.

after cell group...we all went out to yam cha. =D

Becca, Josh, & Deb....you guys have been great friends!
always making us all laugh.
will miss you terribly.

xoxo

thank goodness for the helpful gas station worker.

2010-01-07T22:22:00.003+08:00

i was on my way to ballet...
and the car engine was getting too hot.
no more water in the tank.

so i stopped at the first petrol station i saw.. ESSO!

and i got out of the car..... and went to ask for help.
you see, i dont know where is the water container. so i cant add water myself. =X
"boleh tolong saya kah? enjin terlalu panas...dan...erm...saya tidak tahu di mana mahu isi air."
=X
i bet half of you reading this dont even know where the water container is. lol.
yes rach...especially you. =P
but i didnt feel embarrased tho...cuz i'm a girl. i know they will just think
"girl mah...sure dont know anything about cars."
ha.ha.ha.

the first guy i asked, was as useless as me. *faint!*
he totally didnt know a thing at all either. well, i felt a little better since HE didnt know anything--he's a guy AND a worker at the petrol station. gosh lar.
so i asked another worker and he helped me add water.. (now i know where the water container is!!)
and he also helped me to check my oil.
phew!

i spent about half an hour there....so, yeah, i was late for ballet.

after he was done, i thanked him!
truly appreciated his help.
i cant imagine what i would have done if i got stuck by the roadside.
maybe cry and some people would pity me and stop to help?
hehe. no la...
just call someone to come save me la! modern tech ok--HANDPHONE.
handphones are so useful aren't they.

ballet was enjoyable as always.
although one girl hurt her knee when she landed a big jump.
and then we had to carry her down to her car. =X
ballet exams coming soon. practice practice practice.

goodnight.
it'll be a long day at work tomorrow. =)

xoxo

Sarah's Resolution for 2010.

2010-01-01T16:30:00.004+08:00

weeheee..

it's a new year already.

i am looking forward to this year so much.

why?

because of.... 10.10.10! haha.

and also university.. =D

ok ok..

so i will get on with my New Year's Resolution.

why do people do this every year? a lot of times i have written a new year resolution and ended up i only managed to accomplish half of them. =X

anyway, let's start...

To read my Bible everyday, eventhough it may just be 1 verse. in 2009, sometimes i only touch my Bible twice a week. and some weeks, i never touched my Bible. =X shameful.
Exercise three times a week. i was very consistent with exercise before June..but after my Europe trip..i have exercised almost never. aiks.
Go off to university. heeeee...so excited about this.
Try to act more maturely (ladylike/斯文).....most of the time. =P this year i will be 19 lo! must be more poised. aiseh. cannot simply jump about....or scream at lizards(no matter how terrified i am of them!). sometimes i think it's ok to let loose though. like when i'm playing with my little students, or being crazy with the Darlings. =D life is about having fun babeh!! there's time to be serious and time to go crazy.
Control myself and talk/laugh softer. haha....rach always complains that i laugh too loud, especially in public. sorry bahh...i just get a little too excited. =D
Save money!! .....or should i put shop less? hmmm. i just need to control my spending...save up for studies, sarah!
To stop gossiping about people who are not worth my time. i dont want to make them famous. this was decided by me and rach the other day. XP
To laugh it off when people talk bad about me.. it makes me feel like a movie star when people who dont know me are talking about my life. haha.
Be a neater person. i consider myself quite neat....but sometimes my room becomes such a pigsty. =X i think i should schedule 'spring cleaning' for my room every month.
Treasure my family and friends... and make even more friends. =)

yeap.

that is my New Year's Resolution.

i hope to accomplish all of them this time.

it's mostly personal things...things that i need to change.

apart from that....i am so happy with my life. God has blessed me so much.

cant wait for the year to unfold....and see what He has planned for me.

xoxo

last sunrise of 2009.

2009-12-31T11:41:00.002+08:00

i watched the last sunrise of 2009.

very few of us actually bother to watch the sunrise..

"the sun rises everyday... what's so special about it?"

or we are just too busy to watch it..

and most of us prefer sunsets.

anyway, i watched the sun rise from my room.

it's easy for me.. i can just sit in bed and watch it.

=D comfy.

and there it is...

the last sunrise of 2009!!

after watching the sun rise..

i went back to sleep.

Zzzz............

a new year is coming......

On the 6th day of Christmas.. =D

2009-12-30T17:41:00.002+08:00

i am still receiving Christmas presents.

=D i love presents.

charm necklace from Kristen.

thanks, girl. like it alot.

and....a special delivery from England.

o.O

didn't expect it...but appreciate and love it so much.

perfume:: 'Just Pink'..

and a little pillow.

love it!!

i will love practically anything that is pink! haha..

thanks so much!!

really like the presents. =)

xoxo

Movie Night:: Sherlock Holmes

2009-12-30T01:08:00.003+08:00

went to watch a late movie tonight with family + Sam and Dave.

met so many people we know at 1 Borneo!

first...saw Sophia and her bro. they were watching movie with their friends.

then, saw EnEn, MeiMei and Ken... also watching movie.

and also saw nelson lee, Kenny, Yvonne, and LD.

haha...

the movie was nice.

i really enjoyed it.

very interesting....

Sherlock Holmes is so smart. haha.

woahh... it's late.

got to go sleep. =)

for once...Kuan is asleep before me! pig pig pig.

i know because i just chat with Hao.

HAHA!!! =P

good night.

xoxo

Staff Dinner @ Hyatt.

2009-12-28T12:13:00.003+08:00

last night we had a dinner at Hyatt for all the ASC staff.

it was a buffet.... so..........we ate so much!!

this was Dave's FIRST round. =X

i ate alot.

i went for like 5 rounds... excluding dessert.

but small plates la memang. =.=

not like dave. haha...

my favorites were the cheese nan...

and the DIY ice kacang.

had two bowls of that!

after eating...we chat for a while.

and took some photos.

Rai Rai was helping us take photo... and becca snapped it too.

before going home, took one last breadstick. hehe..

enjoyable dinner.

xoxo

Eloise's Birthday.. (26 Dec)

2009-12-28T12:04:00.004+08:00

Eloise turned 16 the day after Christmas.

we went to her house for her party.

so much food!

pizza, KFC,.... goodness.

i was so full.

about 25 people there.

what did we do?

jamming...... she has guitars and a drum set.

and for those who cant play the guitar or drums??

there's always Guitar Hero, Rock Band and American Idol!! =P

very fun playing American Idol with them. haha...

the birthday girl... =)

It's Christmas Day..!

2009-12-25T14:01:00.005+08:00

woke up early this morning.

no....not to peak at the presents under the tree..

..but to go to church! =)

i was quite tired because of last night's late service..

but our Christmas Service was good.

i liked the dance that the lil kids did.

after service, we all came home

and as usual.......

we all opened presents together, and took family photos.

our family tradition since.....like, forever.

Pap's present from the three of us.

haha..... he chose it himself.

Pap's pressie for Sam.

ori MU shirt.

all my pressies from my family.

=D happy happy.

Andrew got this shirt from me...

and a tie from Mom.

and weights from Pap..

after all our presents were opened..

Andrew and I went to fetch Uncle George and Aunty Mimi from the airport.

came home, and ate our Christmas lunch.

Roast ham, baked potatoes, eggs, bread, and cheese vegetables.

it was a great Christmas.

hope the rest of you had as good a day as me.

xoxo

Sarah's Christmas Eve, 2009.

2009-12-25T00:33:00.005+08:00

i made cookies this morning.

and i iced them and packed them. ready to give out at service tonight.

Jia Ling is back in town!

she came for Christmas Eve lunch today... =D

we had turkey again... thanks, HSBC!

then after lunch, Jia Ling, my brothers and I went shopping.

i bought a dress....and nail polish...

then i came home and painted my nails. =D

pink undercoat..with blue and silver sparkles on top! yay...i love sparkles.

Christmas Eve service at ASCath!

i went early to help the kids in the drama with their make up.

these sheep are adorable.

playing nintendo DS! haha..

the service was so enjoyable.

i really enjoyed the Nativity Play.

and enjoyed chatting with friends after service too...

it's past 12, so....

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

xoxo

Cell Group Party..

2009-12-23T22:08:00.002+08:00

tonight, Mom's cell group had a Christmas Party.

about 50++ people came to our house.

there was SO MUCH food.

but i only ate mom's spaghetti, and the lamb and the baked potatoes.

the roast lamb was super delicious!

from The Hut.

and i loved the chocolate cake!

mmmmmmm.....yummy!

dont need to worry about all the calories during this season. =P

we also sang Christmas carols..

and played some games.

tired oh!

this morning went to school to work...

and went shopping in the afternoon.

going to sleep now.

Christmas is in two days! =D

xoxo

Turkey!.. Christmas Blessing.

2009-12-21T21:06:00.004+08:00

Christmas is in 4 days!

already got gifts from friends. =D

and the pile of presents under the tree is growing.

and today, we got a special delivery!

Log Cake..

..and TURKEY!..with roast potatoes and brussel sprouts.

yumm...... we enjoyed it for dinner.

Thank God for so many blessings...

xoxo

"My Story #4 @ City Mall"

2009-12-20T23:14:00.004+08:00

random pic in chruch.

anyways....to the main story.

we went to City Mall tonight...to watch Jon's

"My Story #4."

i had great fun with the girls.

Ricardo....

love 'em.

always feel happy when im with them.

hehe...

JT. =)

the cute lil kid..

he kept coming to sit next to rach.

SO CUTE.

i'll call him "Kyle"..since i dont know his real name. haha

cute right?

he was cheering for the heavy metal band.

and he kept running around and he fell down!!

poor "Kyle".

4AG... part of the band.

went to Vedablu after My Story.

chatting to rach now.

going to sleep lor.

tomorrow is a working day.

yay...i miss work so much!!

xoxo

Youth Christmas Celebration..

2009-12-19T23:25:00.002+08:00

i haven't been to the youth for more than one year.

but i did go two weeks ago to listen to Tim Lim sing.

and i went again tonight.....to see my bro do his drama.

so the night started out with games.

Pass the Parcel..

then P&W..

then it was drama time.

haha.

"couple #1".... andrew and sammy..spent x-mas at home

"couple #2... codi and elaine.

codi proposed to her on x-mas"

didnt catch the rest of the drama on camera. lol.

then after a short word time...

we had gift exchange.

i got a cool notebook as my gift. =)

then there were refreshments at the front porch.

that's about it folks.

xoxo