Slept badly last night but today was good! :D Had my first proper drum lesson. The guy's reeeeeeally quite smth on the set. I think when school re-opens dad plans to let me take a full course with him, 12 lessons. Ooyeaaaa.... ^^
Came home, practiced the drum patterns I'd learned, then went to take a nap. I have long suspected that naps can help to "solidify", in your brain, any information that you recently learned. Like, it gives your mind time to process the stuff and commit it to more secure memory space. The other day I read an article in the newspapers that confirmed this. So yes! I now have, not an excuse, but rather a REASON to nap. =D It's like painting. Give one layer (one set of info) to dry and become permanent before you add on more. Good studying technique, too: REIVISE! Nap. WAKE UP AND REVISE AGAIN! Sleep for the night. NEXT DAY GO TO SCHOOL! Come home and nap. Yes, I think I like this napping business. =3
Nap was interesting too. Shan't say, but Rachel and Sarah will know what I dreamt about even without me telling them. ;) Don'tcha! ^^ Hahahah. Dear friends, you two.
Then went to the Harkins' house. Played a fun game there... will show you guys in Sg the next time I visit. Had a lot of laughs. Then we had worship and sharing time, which was very pleasant. As it always is over there. =) We got to talking about next year's drama production (since Mr Philip is the drama teacher and I'm in drama class nx yr), and now I'm all hyped up about it. We're gonna do Little Women. Hopefully I'll get to be Jo. That would be a lotta lotta work, but would also be an unimaginably fun character to play. Woot~ Now I'm sorta looking forward to school starting again.
RACHEL, COME IN MID NOVEMBER AND WATCH THE PLAY! :D
Ok, luv ya'll, goodnight! ^^
EDIT: Forgot to mention. Today when we were down at the mall after the drum lessons, mom tried to get me to buy new shoes. Wah seh. I thought last time shoe shopping was tough just cuz I was so close-minded. This time I open mind, STILL cannot find anything to my precise liking.
Going for more of the Converse-ish look now. Yet another influence brought back from my Sg trip! XD Hahahhaha. Like Jason, Jeremy... all wearing those canvas type shoes. Now I also wan. Yes, I realize I'm being "affected by surrounding influences". But I think it's good tt now I'm more adventurous, so, yep. (But still cannot find anything to buy! Sia.)
Debunk the old legend that Ariel is very good at saving money. The truth of it is: Ariel only doesn't buy stuff cuz she's way too picky when it comes to shopping. RIGHT, Rach, Sarah? XD No la no la... I can consciously save money la. But the pickyness does help. ;)
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Had an afternoon nap today. Weird dream! =] But fun. Dreamt I was back in All Saints for regular church... goodness, I'm still thinking of you all! Hahahha. I usually don't think of Sg this long after I've left. Anyway, in my dream, Rachel lead another dance thing, looked good looked good... Sarah had a Miss Swan haircut that I was laughing like mad over... everyone who was supposed to be there was there, as far as I can remember... (even Joei and Joanne... dunno what you guys were even doing in Singapore XD)... there was also the usual teasing abt... that, yeah. And then some other stuff I dun wanna say here, hahah. Oh, then we somehow all ended up at the beach together. Super pretty place... couldn't have been a Singapore beach, I guess. Hehe. No way are Sg seas that blue. But then I was abt to go in the water then I woke up.
Cooked dinner! Our maid has gone again. Some family stuff she has to tend to, up country. We made burgers. Turned out very well! :D We didn't have minced meat so we had to manually mince 3 big slabs of meat. The knives weren't very sharp so we called dad over from where he was happily sitting and enjoying his sound system, to sharpen for us.
And then he came over right away! He walked over with a = = face while mom and I stood there and giggled. Funny how the food thing works on guys. XD
And then a bit later when he'd returned to his music and mom and I had moved on to chopping other stuff, he suddenly goes "Hey, if you two are gonna make so much noise with the chopping, at least chop in rhythm la." (With the music.) So we did! For awhile. Tiring to keep a steady 4/4 beat with a chopper. We did some other rhythms but then got more concerned abt accidentally cutting ourselves so we stopped.
At dinner Jana mixed lime juice with 7Up or Sprite. Oh boy... reminded me of you, Sarah!! Wahhhh.. Heh. Next time I go back we gonna cook, girl. =}
Eh, I've been trying to get my hair to part from the side (cuz not good to keep one parting too long). Have kept it side-parted for abt 4 weeks now... thought tt's long enough to overcome my natural center parting. Been purposely clipping it to the side and all. And then! = = Ytd I just tossed my hair back ONCE, and whoomp. It goes back to an almost perfectly straight line down the middle. Aiyar.
Ok, not much else. Mb later dad might decide to have a family jam. =)
Cooked dinner! Our maid has gone again. Some family stuff she has to tend to, up country. We made burgers. Turned out very well! :D We didn't have minced meat so we had to manually mince 3 big slabs of meat. The knives weren't very sharp so we called dad over from where he was happily sitting and enjoying his sound system, to sharpen for us.
"Huh? Now??" He didn't wanna get up.
"Yes, now." (Mom)
"..."
"... If the knives aren't sharp it's gonna take twice as long to cut the meat and you're not gonna get your dinner until late."
"Yes, now." (Mom)
"..."
"... If the knives aren't sharp it's gonna take twice as long to cut the meat and you're not gonna get your dinner until late."
And then he came over right away! He walked over with a = = face while mom and I stood there and giggled. Funny how the food thing works on guys. XD
And then a bit later when he'd returned to his music and mom and I had moved on to chopping other stuff, he suddenly goes "Hey, if you two are gonna make so much noise with the chopping, at least chop in rhythm la." (With the music.) So we did! For awhile. Tiring to keep a steady 4/4 beat with a chopper. We did some other rhythms but then got more concerned abt accidentally cutting ourselves so we stopped.
At dinner Jana mixed lime juice with 7Up or Sprite. Oh boy... reminded me of you, Sarah!! Wahhhh.. Heh. Next time I go back we gonna cook, girl. =}
Eh, I've been trying to get my hair to part from the side (cuz not good to keep one parting too long). Have kept it side-parted for abt 4 weeks now... thought tt's long enough to overcome my natural center parting. Been purposely clipping it to the side and all. And then! = = Ytd I just tossed my hair back ONCE, and whoomp. It goes back to an almost perfectly straight line down the middle. Aiyar.
Ok, not much else. Mb later dad might decide to have a family jam. =)
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Alright, I'm like, SUPER sleepy so this's gonna be a 2 min post.
Drums! I'm loving it, oh yeaah. :D Can just sit there for 2 hours and whack away at the set. Hehe.
I think our maid has to go away again. Hopefully tt means I get to cook. But mom and dad are more thinking of going to the beach for a few days, in which case, oh well.
Bought some comics, in Thai as usual and I cnt read them, but it's Batman. Hahah. The drawings are good, quite close to the original Marvel style but at the same time slightly different so it's interesting. =) Now I shld just learn to read Thai so I can read all these comics I have....
Well hey. Hello! They're back, the feelings. Hahahha. Dunno why. ATM I'm not too enthusiastic, but tt's just cuz I'm abt to fall aslp at the comp. But yea! Just wish he'd TALK a bit more tho... X)
Ok, gonna sleep! First time in quite awhile tt I'll be sleeping before midnight. Been averaging arnd 1.30am the past few weeks (even in Sg when I was interning and had church and stuff, hehe). Nite!
Drums! I'm loving it, oh yeaah. :D Can just sit there for 2 hours and whack away at the set. Hehe.
I think our maid has to go away again. Hopefully tt means I get to cook. But mom and dad are more thinking of going to the beach for a few days, in which case, oh well.
Bought some comics, in Thai as usual and I cnt read them, but it's Batman. Hahah. The drawings are good, quite close to the original Marvel style but at the same time slightly different so it's interesting. =) Now I shld just learn to read Thai so I can read all these comics I have....
Well hey. Hello! They're back, the feelings. Hahahha. Dunno why. ATM I'm not too enthusiastic, but tt's just cuz I'm abt to fall aslp at the comp. But yea! Just wish he'd TALK a bit more tho... X)
Ok, gonna sleep! First time in quite awhile tt I'll be sleeping before midnight. Been averaging arnd 1.30am the past few weeks (even in Sg when I was interning and had church and stuff, hehe). Nite!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Alriiiiight~ 1.33 am by my clock (wtv the blog time says). =) Love being up late, blogging abt the yesterday... hehe.
Progress with cooking and drumming again today. Hahah. Made a simple but pretty successful lunch, by my records. Prac-ed a lot on the drums, and after dinner we had a family jam session. First time I've played drums with other ppl arnd playing proper songs (as opposed to just practicing on my own). Feels real nice now that I've gotten to a stage where I'm quite confident and "free" on the set! I mean, yep, I'm still in the early stages and I'm in no way assuming to be some pro drummer, but at least I'm well beyond that awkward beginner's phase where you're concentrating on every single stroke you make. I just gotta make sure that I keep progressing tho, and not get too content too fast.
Um um... what else..? Not much else, really. O yah.. now our maid's back from a few day trip she took to go see her family. Guess that means no more cooking for awhile? Maybe I'll still try stuff. The kitchen has been becoming increasingly interesting for me lately. Weirdly enough, even the things like cleaning up n washing the dishes can be enjoyable. To a certain extent. I think it's cuz today I had full charge of the whole kitchen. The washing up wasn't smth that mom had to tell me to do. The kitchen had become my own little world of responsibility, and that's why it was fun to take care of it. My conjecture. =]
I've been thinking about it (like I always do, heh, and again I see that it's really nothing serious. It'll become neither a wonderful adventure, nor a terrible heartache. For that I can be grateful. It's just something to make life interesting, someone for me to muse about. And yet... "I don't know how I feel...
tomorrow, tomorrow is a different day...."
This line from an Avril Lavigne song comes to mind. Whoop. Yes, life is fun. :) Always smth new tmr.
Progress with cooking and drumming again today. Hahah. Made a simple but pretty successful lunch, by my records. Prac-ed a lot on the drums, and after dinner we had a family jam session. First time I've played drums with other ppl arnd playing proper songs (as opposed to just practicing on my own). Feels real nice now that I've gotten to a stage where I'm quite confident and "free" on the set! I mean, yep, I'm still in the early stages and I'm in no way assuming to be some pro drummer, but at least I'm well beyond that awkward beginner's phase where you're concentrating on every single stroke you make. I just gotta make sure that I keep progressing tho, and not get too content too fast.
Um um... what else..? Not much else, really. O yah.. now our maid's back from a few day trip she took to go see her family. Guess that means no more cooking for awhile? Maybe I'll still try stuff. The kitchen has been becoming increasingly interesting for me lately. Weirdly enough, even the things like cleaning up n washing the dishes can be enjoyable. To a certain extent. I think it's cuz today I had full charge of the whole kitchen. The washing up wasn't smth that mom had to tell me to do. The kitchen had become my own little world of responsibility, and that's why it was fun to take care of it. My conjecture. =]
I've been thinking about it (like I always do, heh, and again I see that it's really nothing serious. It'll become neither a wonderful adventure, nor a terrible heartache. For that I can be grateful. It's just something to make life interesting, someone for me to muse about. And yet... "I don't know how I feel...
tomorrow, tomorrow is a different day...."
This line from an Avril Lavigne song comes to mind. Whoop. Yes, life is fun. :) Always smth new tmr.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
It's raining. Man, I love this weather.
Good progress with drumming today. =) Feeling more free with the both the main beats and the fillers. Woop~ ^^ And I know it's because I prayed before I started... "God, You've given me a love for rhythm, and now this desire to develop it into something more useful. Help me learn smth new today, and let me be able to play the rhythms I imagine..." etc. And wow, He honored that. Soooooo fun man!
In the late afternoon our family went to have a look at a house for rent. DUDE, it is painted a BRIGHT STRONG PINK. Really, what a color. I guess if you're living in it then the outside doesn't matter much... but I think if I had to come back to a house like that everyday after school... yeah. It just can't be psychologically healthy. No no. Lol.
Oh, there's smth I forgot to mention a few days ago when it happened, so I'll say it here. There was one night when I was having trouble getting to sleep cuz I had a lotta stuff on my mind... kinda troubled, ya know. And I was trying to pray myself to sleep... and all of a sudden I had this sensation that God was sitting right next to me and patting me on the head. The peace and security I felt was quite amazing even though I was, by then, partially asleep. It was only for a few moments, then I remember mouthing a few more words before I slipped off. =) So nice. God really is like a very loving parent.
I dunno where my feelings are going! Haha. I guess it was nth serious in the first place, so no worries, but still. If anything, I would miss it just because... it's fun to have someone preoccupy your thoughts. Oh well. We seem to be becoming better friends, but that could go 2 ways... one is that we end up exactly that: friends. The other is that we're getting closer "like that"... but that'd lead nowhere in the near future anyway. Ah, he's a nice guy at any rate. =)
Good progress with drumming today. =) Feeling more free with the both the main beats and the fillers. Woop~ ^^ And I know it's because I prayed before I started... "God, You've given me a love for rhythm, and now this desire to develop it into something more useful. Help me learn smth new today, and let me be able to play the rhythms I imagine..." etc. And wow, He honored that. Soooooo fun man!
In the late afternoon our family went to have a look at a house for rent. DUDE, it is painted a BRIGHT STRONG PINK. Really, what a color. I guess if you're living in it then the outside doesn't matter much... but I think if I had to come back to a house like that everyday after school... yeah. It just can't be psychologically healthy. No no. Lol.
Oh, there's smth I forgot to mention a few days ago when it happened, so I'll say it here. There was one night when I was having trouble getting to sleep cuz I had a lotta stuff on my mind... kinda troubled, ya know. And I was trying to pray myself to sleep... and all of a sudden I had this sensation that God was sitting right next to me and patting me on the head. The peace and security I felt was quite amazing even though I was, by then, partially asleep. It was only for a few moments, then I remember mouthing a few more words before I slipped off. =) So nice. God really is like a very loving parent.
I dunno where my feelings are going! Haha. I guess it was nth serious in the first place, so no worries, but still. If anything, I would miss it just because... it's fun to have someone preoccupy your thoughts. Oh well. We seem to be becoming better friends, but that could go 2 ways... one is that we end up exactly that: friends. The other is that we're getting closer "like that"... but that'd lead nowhere in the near future anyway. Ah, he's a nice guy at any rate. =)
Monday, July 7, 2008
Yay I've got music up on this bloggie now. ^^ More than one song, so feel free to go browse.
And that list on the sidebar, of links to some fun, interesting reads... they're good time-passers if you have nothing else to do. And grab some helpful knowledge on the way. I'll add more whenver I come across good stuff. Of course, don't read without deciding for yourself what things in there are true or not. But read!! I liked them. And check out other articles linked from those pages. =}
Today didn't do much... some art stuff... I still haven't quite gotten the hang of doing art digitally. Really need to get that figured out. Should take lessons or smth. It's frustating cuz I know I can do good work, but the digital medium and I don't exactly sync so what I picture, I can't produce on the screen. But I'll get it! Someday. Hehehe.
I cooked dinner. Bwahah. Was originally supposed to just help mom season the chicken wings, but when she went out halfway to pick Jana up from tuition, I ended up doing everything. And I had fun with it! Still not gourmet level, but getting better. Hahahah. Glad to find that my sense of intuition is pretty sharp around the kitchen. =)
I had to do it as restitution for the lemon cake that Sarah and I tried to make. Which turned out nice, I guess, but really sweet. XD Oh boy, Sarah. Good memories. Hahahah. Guess I'm better with the chopping and the frying than the baking, as of right now. (Today's dinner vs the cake) I'm finding cooking more and more fun. And quite rewarding when you do smth well. ^^
Not much else to say... oh. I've been dlding/ripping new songs into the comp... some of them are getting stuck in my head. Like "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal, for one of the Batman movies. Hence "Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey... The more I get of you, stranger it feels, yeah" as my msn name. In case you were wondering, heheh. But also some other songs like "Testify to Love" (Avalon) and "From the Inside Out" (Hillsongs). They're all there in the imeem thing for you to heeearrrr!! ^^
Oh here's a thought on infatuation (from another online article) that I've found to be very true:
...
Like I've been doing! Hahahahaha. X) Ah, I should stop, I should.
And that list on the sidebar, of links to some fun, interesting reads... they're good time-passers if you have nothing else to do. And grab some helpful knowledge on the way. I'll add more whenver I come across good stuff. Of course, don't read without deciding for yourself what things in there are true or not. But read!! I liked them. And check out other articles linked from those pages. =}
Today didn't do much... some art stuff... I still haven't quite gotten the hang of doing art digitally. Really need to get that figured out. Should take lessons or smth. It's frustating cuz I know I can do good work, but the digital medium and I don't exactly sync so what I picture, I can't produce on the screen. But I'll get it! Someday. Hehehe.
I cooked dinner. Bwahah. Was originally supposed to just help mom season the chicken wings, but when she went out halfway to pick Jana up from tuition, I ended up doing everything. And I had fun with it! Still not gourmet level, but getting better. Hahahah. Glad to find that my sense of intuition is pretty sharp around the kitchen. =)
I had to do it as restitution for the lemon cake that Sarah and I tried to make. Which turned out nice, I guess, but really sweet. XD Oh boy, Sarah. Good memories. Hahahah. Guess I'm better with the chopping and the frying than the baking, as of right now. (Today's dinner vs the cake) I'm finding cooking more and more fun. And quite rewarding when you do smth well. ^^
Not much else to say... oh. I've been dlding/ripping new songs into the comp... some of them are getting stuck in my head. Like "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal, for one of the Batman movies. Hence "Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey... The more I get of you, stranger it feels, yeah" as my msn name. In case you were wondering, heheh. But also some other songs like "Testify to Love" (Avalon) and "From the Inside Out" (Hillsongs). They're all there in the imeem thing for you to heeearrrr!! ^^
Oh here's a thought on infatuation (from another online article) that I've found to be very true:
- Nothing is more powerfully convincing/seductive than a person’s own imagination.
...
Like I've been doing! Hahahahaha. X) Ah, I should stop, I should.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Forgiveness
Had church today! And gosh, the whole time I was looking at my watch, mentally converting to Sg time, and imagining what my buddies there must be doing. =) Have to say tho, it's not unpleasant to come back. What with all the big, hearty greetings and welcome-backs from the americans, all their huge hugs and stuff... hahaha. Today was kinda empty cuz a lot of people are away on summer vacation, but goodness! There are so many kiddies now! :D So funny, they all are. And there's this 3 month old little guy who has the most wide-eyed, inquisitive expression, and with that very cute "V" upper lip that most babies have... and a moehawk. What a 'do for a kid. It's cute and funny like wad sia! XD
We had holy communion today, and dad (leading the communion) gave us smth interesting to think abt. He said that the Last Supper took place before what would be the:
And yeah, I have a couple of friends who are in a spat right now. I'm not sure exactly what's going on, but I think forgiveness always has a place.
You guys, you might be seriously pissed at each other, but please, stop. It's hurting me to see you like that. Trust me, I'm no stranger to these kinds of things. But that just all the more means that I really want you to stop cuz I know how bad it can get. Anger outpoured hurts the other person. But the resentment eats at you inside. Friendships are damaged- and I believe that out of all things.. good, strong friendships are one of the top things that God wants us to have. Especially with our fellow believers. Love your neighbor as yourself. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another (John 13:35). And so on.
Certainly, someone may be to blame for the start of all this. But whether you were wronged or in the wrong, well... let it go. If you're at fault, be honest with yourself and accept it, and make up for it. Humble yourself. If you were on the receiving end of the wrong... you're probably hurting yourself more by holding on to the resentment. It's subtle. And the anger blinds you to it. But that's what the devil wants: for us to be broken up because we can't forgive and help each other back up. Please, buddies, I wouldn't go through the trouble of writing all this if I didn't really care for you, and your friendship with each other.
If starting on forgiveness feels too hard, then just try this prayer: "God help me forgive." It might be really hard to say cuz you don't wanna let go of the hurt. Just rush the words out if you have to. But hey, good relationships are what God wants for all of us, so if you can even take that first step, He'll surely honor you. Let Him heal. He's good at that, you know.
Love you guys a ton.
We had holy communion today, and dad (leading the communion) gave us smth interesting to think abt. He said that the Last Supper took place before what would be the:
- Greatest injustice
- Greatest torture
- Greatest insult
- and Greatest betrayal
And yeah, I have a couple of friends who are in a spat right now. I'm not sure exactly what's going on, but I think forgiveness always has a place.
You guys, you might be seriously pissed at each other, but please, stop. It's hurting me to see you like that. Trust me, I'm no stranger to these kinds of things. But that just all the more means that I really want you to stop cuz I know how bad it can get. Anger outpoured hurts the other person. But the resentment eats at you inside. Friendships are damaged- and I believe that out of all things.. good, strong friendships are one of the top things that God wants us to have. Especially with our fellow believers. Love your neighbor as yourself. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another (John 13:35). And so on.
Certainly, someone may be to blame for the start of all this. But whether you were wronged or in the wrong, well... let it go. If you're at fault, be honest with yourself and accept it, and make up for it. Humble yourself. If you were on the receiving end of the wrong... you're probably hurting yourself more by holding on to the resentment. It's subtle. And the anger blinds you to it. But that's what the devil wants: for us to be broken up because we can't forgive and help each other back up. Please, buddies, I wouldn't go through the trouble of writing all this if I didn't really care for you, and your friendship with each other.
If starting on forgiveness feels too hard, then just try this prayer: "God help me forgive." It might be really hard to say cuz you don't wanna let go of the hurt. Just rush the words out if you have to. But hey, good relationships are what God wants for all of us, so if you can even take that first step, He'll surely honor you. Let Him heal. He's good at that, you know.
Love you guys a ton.
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