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You never fail to surprise me every day

Little obstacles pop up along the way
I worry, complain, and sigh
Yet You assure me never to fear
For what would worry add to problems?

I'm beginning to have more faith now
Leaning on Your Word, I do
Reminding me of Your never-failing promises
You show me that with faith comes hope

Joy.
Just knowing that I'll never walk alone
My future, my aspirations, they're all in Your hands

Gratitude.
I'm forever changed by Your blessings
So I'll put a smile on my face
To remind others that You place the stars in the skies
And it's You who give the sun its rays

For You I'll live
Always.

Missing you guys

All results are out (unofficially) now, I can't say I'm happy with them. Could've done better.

11 days to go before I head back to Kuching. Everyone's asking if I'm excited or not. Normally I would just say yes (followed by a silent "duh"). I haven't seen my parents, friends from back home, or ate Msian food for 11 months now, so yes I'm anticipating it, but far from excited. I know the things to expect when I get back- routine gatherings, yeap-I-expected-that questions from aunties, other questions I hate can't be bothered answering (see below), and also entertaining people who love to show-off.

You would want to think twice before asking me:

Q: "So where will you work after graduating?"
A: "I wish I had the answer. -__- It depends on what company's offering me, whether or not I'll continue on with postgraduate studies bla bla. Ask me in 2 years' time again, I might have the answer then."
Q: "Why are you going back so early? Don't want to celebrate CNY here issit?"
A: "That's because I can. Staying in Kch for too long translates to boredom. My parents would be spending CNY time with me anyways, and I'm not big on traditions."
Q: "Any angmoh bf yet?"
A: "NO, and I'm not planning on getting one".
Q: "Wa, why are you still so dark?"
A: "For your information, the sun can also be found here".

Speaking of those who like showing-off, I try my best to ignore them. These kind of people adds spice to their life by exaggerating theirs and making others seem puny. Which is a complete waste of time if you ask me. Oh by the way, knowing ministers or important people doesn't make me go "WAHHHHH, really? So jealous of you lah". You're most likely to get a "Oh. ok." or just a big fat pause (and an irritated look) from me.

Thankfully there aren't any show-offs I can find here, but there are heaps back home in Msia. That's why thinking of going back gives me the headache: the thought of talking to/entertaining them. Bleh.

I miss you flat 4 people! =(

Summer's here

Warning: Post may cause some to salivate.


The weather is so pretty today, it doesn't even feel like Dunedin. haha! Summery days like today don't come very often, 10 days the most if we're lucky. So I did the unthinkable (well, 5 years ago it would be)- I wore my shortest skirt out. ;P

Yan signed the lease today, 1 less burden for us! Mick Walsh (the agent for Edinburgh Realty) was probably quite shocked as we demanded requested for many changes; namely a range hood, new carpets and curtains. haha!

Then we went shopping for a while to kill time before meeting up with Ms Dying Fishy aka Chyi Mei for dinner & dessert at LoneStar restaurant. My 1st time dining there, and the food was every bit good as people has said it would be.

It was a relaxing chit chat time for us, 3 girls chatting away, making quite a lot of noise I'm sure we bugged a few couples paktoh-ing next to us. haha! With all these good food, it's hard not to get fat!

Ms. Dark & Ms. Fairlady. I'm jealous of your fair-ness!

Greedy eyes.

Group pic! We all look so happy here teehee

What I ordered: yummilicious lamb shanks

What Chyi ordered: lamb

Dessert! Chocolate fudge with ice-cream & cream. *slurp*

Cheesecake w/ strawberry & chocolate sauce. Desserts served there are so RICHHHH!
No wonder a dessert plate costs $10.

LoneStar.

Not sure why I took a picture of the receipt. Could be the colourful jellybeans

We took pictures with a penguin statue on the way home along Princess St. I never noticed it there before, no idea when it got there. haha! Pics can be found at CMei's blog. Ah, the life of pigs: we talk, we sleep, we eat, we shop!

12 more days to Kuching! Packing status: 10%.

The search is over

Good news!!!

We finally found the last lucky flatmate for 2008!!!

*huge sigh of relief*

*A big applause to Yan for making the right choice* hahaha!

It truly is God that's making this possible. After weeks looking for a suitable flatmate, including posting up flyers up last week around uni, we thought we might have to pay for 1 month's rent (or more) as people are going back home and it's a fat chance we'd find somebody in time.

Then, out of the blue, 2 days ago, Kitty asked for my email address, saying Yan wanted to ask me something. At first, she asked me about staying at the new flat for a few weeks before term starts as she's staying too far away (Pine Hill) and needs to get to work. Then somewhere along the conversation, she mentioned that she hasn't signed the lease yet and would LOVE to have a look at the flat.

So we went to the flat yesterday (tenant wasn't in) and today, thank goodness there was somebody at home. Yan immediately agreed to stay with us for next year! =D

It's so ironic: now that we've found a flatmate, I've received 2 texts about people wanting to flat with us. I've taken the listing off TradeMe. =)

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Food, oh glorious food!

South African food courtesy of Rachel =)
It's called vetkoek (literally translated means "fat cakes") haha!

Ramon's speciality: seafood laksa

Yum. Very yum on cold (summer) days

We eat a LOT. Steamboat dinner, few months ago.

Chap Goh Meh 2008 dinner =) It was gooooooooood.

So many pictures that I'd love to post up, but would take ages to upload. I might put more on facebook soon. :P

You're 19, Ron!

I've been playing about 10 hours worth of Halo 3 in these 2 days.

I didn't expect it to be that cute: little cute aliens jumping around, shouting "traitor, traitor!!!"

Hehehehe.

I even dreamt that I was the alien traitor guy (the arbiter), which I played the role of during the missions game.

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Anyway, the results for 1 paper (genetics) came out a few days ago. To be honest, I expected better results, considering quite a few past year questions came out and I thought I did quite well for it. Oh well. Maybe God's telling me NOT to concentrate on genetics if I do the last research paper thingy.

At least Halo is taking my mind off the ugly result. U-G-L-Y, you ain't got no alibi! (Studholme chant)

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Last but not least, happy 19th birthday to my dear friend RON!!!



I'm proud to say that you're my first Filipino friend, very glad to have met you outside the MANV101 lecture. Thinking back, it REALLY was random, sitting outside the St David lecture theatre chatting away.

Thanks for being my lab partner for biochem (to help me out when I'm completely blur on what to do next), thanks for introducing me to so many cool Korean dramas/movies, really appreciate your friendship and kindness! Honestly, you're one of the nicest people I've ever met, and also the luckiest! hehe.

You sooooo deserve the trip to the States, Taiwan, and Singapore. Have lots of fun, shop a lot (I know you will ;P ), take care, and God bless you til we meet again Feb next year for another year of Biotech and Manv lectures. =P