Monday, January 31, 2005
Life will work for me when I realize
trouble comes to pass, not to stay.
Somehow, in the midst of what seems to be the worst possible thing that could happen,
you must find the strength that you need to persevere.
You must develop the courage that will be required to take the next step.
You must face the challenge eyeball-to-eyeball in order to realize that challenge comes to make you, not break you.
Remember that you do have the strength.
Remember that you can trust life to give you the courage that is required to do anything or face anything.
Giving up is not an option!
This is going to make me stronger, This is going to make me wiser!
Trust yourself, Trust life, you will make it through this!
Until today, you may have been feeling as if you wer about to break down.
Just for today, call forth the strength, courage, wisdom, insight, power and love of the spirit of life.
Ask that you be guided through the next minute, hour or day to a place of peace.
-Iyanla Vanzant
Last day of January! meaning, only 4 months left of class!!! AHH! time is passing by sooo fast! Philo exam part 1 today... oi.. not very fun.. very long and herm.. im pretty sure I screwed up somewhere. oh well! can't do anything about it now. Herm... nothing much today.. ribbon campaign day 1!!! i was soo pumped up.. i really hope that we get a lot of donations because I really want to help out in the tsunami and I feel that this is my way of contributing to it. Im happy this project got pushed through! anyways... got our english exam back today.. not bad.. not half bad as what i expected considering what the class average was.. oh boy! lol... still thinking about whether i wanna do that soliloquy thing which i may end up doing... anyways...
yearbook was interesting... teal or green.. i like teal... getting the pizza with Christian in the car was quite interesting... that guy is hilarious! lol.. never getting into a car with him again! anyways...
what to do what to do..shall i do this or shall i do that? shall i part my hair or eat a peach.. okay.. that last part had nothing to do with it.. anyways!
lol... I'm excited for valentines coz i got these nemo valentines that I can't wait to give out!!! lol....
song I'm obsessing over right now is Because you LIve! lol... anyways... that's it for now.. very blah.. no point to this.. lol...
8:20 PM
Saturday, January 29, 2005
Life will work for me when I realize
I have a Father who has always loved and will always love me!
Somehow we have confused the seed from which we were conceived
with the source from which we come.
We have a divine Father whose life gives us life.
your Fathere has never mistreated you, abandoned you,
harmed you or denied you.
He knows exactly what you need and he provides it the only way he can, in love
He has always been there, guiding you, protecting you, providing for you
Today, be devoted to knowing who your real Father is.
-Iyanla Vanzant
interesting day i had today.... i sense many story telling times so whoever reads this, be prepared for these stories to be told over and over again... my annoying voice will reign supreme! lol well. this morning, i woke up early and drove to my tutor's place.. we spent a good 10 minutes just trying to figure out whether he should tutor me in calc or data... decided on data since its the one i ended up most confused with. Also, this morning, i left all the ribbons on the counter so that i could continue making some ribbons. I leave my tutor's place and my mom calls asking if she can take some ribbons to sell in the office for 25c. im like.. uhh.. no? anyways... went to the club and got my favorite breakfast, french toast and sausage... yummm! havn't had that since last year! lol anyways... did homework and chatted with di for a good three hours since i had to wait for three hours till my session. anyways...
i had a really good session! i was pumped up, motivated and fearless! lol.. landing d. axels like that! lol anyways.. akong comes and starts working on my solo and it was very interesting.. For the past 4 years, i have grown to be comfortable with Mrs. Burka's one hour choreography so to spend a good half an hour on the first 10 seconds was driving me insane! but... patty says its good.. so i trust his instincts... it was funny.. today, all three asians wore the same shirt! me, patty and renee! lol.. quite funny.. anyways...
went home and picked up my mom.. and went to yorkdale! nothing special there.. i thought i saw the dress iw anted for banquet but my mom wouldn't let me get it since it was white! but i loved it.. grrr.. wish i got it.. anyways.. got a club mon coat instead..
anyways.. here's where the stories start..
after yorkdale, i had to drive my mom to the office and pick up my aunt so i took the local roads down.. and i got soo frustrated because all these people kept on driving in between lines, changing lanes and stuff.. grrr.. i got soo mad... so i finally convinced my mom to let me drive on the dvp on the way home! lol.. YAY! she started going on about how I know how to drive on freeways and she doesn't and she was quite impressed! lol.. soo.. that's the first time i drove on the freeway without any supervision from my dad.. very proud of myself..
well, exiting the freeway, i exited on bayview..I had to turn left on bayview so i stopped at the lights. then this red car pulled up with 3 white guys beside me! the guy sitting at the back looks at me and then talks to the guy in front (im seeing this through periferal vision).. the light turns green and i turn... im driving past the school now when this car zooms up beside me and all three guys hold up the westside sign and starts honking and yelling at me! i was soo freaked!!! then they zoomed past.. then the light at willowdale was red so they stopped and sadly, i had to go there too.. so i decided to turn at willowdale so they can't zoom past me again.. so as i approach, two of the guys stick out their heads, hold up the westside sign again and start honking at me again! i was soo freaked that i just turned w/o stopping at the light!! SCARY!!!!
anyways.. that's my story... other than that.. nothing out of the ordinary...
9:57 PM
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Waiting on the Lord is good thing.
But we must also know how to wait
Waiting is the realization that God knows what God has done, will do and can do.
While waiting, your job is to put your faith in that realization.
Waiting requires joy accompanied by the belief that what you need or request will be provided by God.
Wiating is having enthusiasm and excitement about where you are and what you have right now.
If you cannot wait peacefully, faithfully, confidently, joyfully, gratefully, and lovingly, then you are waiting in vain!
Until Today, you may have believed that just waiting to be blessed or inspired was all that you had to do.
Just for today, be devoted to examining how you are waiting.
- Iyanla Vanzant
American Idol's on. There was that incomprehensible dude was HILARIOUS! and man.. watching paula and simon bicker at each other was priceless. But the most touching moment was when one of the better singers was at the church and he was pretty much celebrating with his church. That was inspiring and the other guy who was praying beforehand was awesome too. I'm happy they both made it in because they were good.
What has happened to my friends? We used to be so happy together! we used to do things together all the time! back couple years ago we used to be inseperable! We would do stuff all the time like go to wonderland, movies, etc. But now, we're all split up! I hate these groups, I hate how we have paired up and split up. Plus, i feel so left out coz Im not present all the time anymore. What happened to the days where we would all get so excited to see each other and be so excited to just hang out! We used to be so excited to plan our weekends and just, iano, we were so happy with each other. I just wish that we would all get along now, just be one giant happy family again...I miss you guys and I love you guys so much. Don't drift apart.
well, interesting time skating today.. lolz.. patty telling me his story and me telling him my story.. quite interesting..couldn't really skate after coz i was dying of laughter. Lately, I've been feeling good. I hope this feeling doesn't go away. I've been happy, I've been satisfied and I've been relaxed. It's unusual! I feel my old self gaining control of me again. I'm starting to regain my old appetite back which is a BIG issue. I'm not procrastinating as much and I just overall feel good. I guess my tough times was just an obstable that God placed in my life and the funny thing is, the week that I started to get my life back on track with God was the week that God allowed me to feel happier. God is amazing and nothing can compare to the grace of God.
78 days left of school, quite bittersweet to know! its scary and I'm petrified although at the same time its exciting especially since I know i won't be a hobo when I grow up! lolz...
well, that's my rant for the day... lol.. awwwh.. the patty celebrations have died down.. lolz.. oh well, if he wins world, OH MY! lolz
8:42 PM
Saturday, January 22, 2005
5:43 PM
wow... recap!
english exam: EXHAUSTING! REALLY REALLY LONG! but not too hard... overall.. not too shabby.. i think my essay is crap though.. way way way too rushed!
The weekend was insane studying for calculus!
Calculus exam: I thought it was okay.. not bad... hope i get the mark i want... i guess studying really does pay off...
Economics exam: what a joke.. way too easy.. hahaha! jk.. i think i screwed up on something though
Data exam: herm.. no comment.. it was hard in an easy way.. let's leave it at that..
anyways.. my past days have been spent STUDYING! cept... wed, i went to TRL with ryan for some law notes.. then straight for yorkville shopping! hahaha.. saw cheeky bottom there and I got a somewhat makeover at benefit.. that was quite gross coz i left looking like i had an extremely greasy face! ewww!
Thursday, i woke up early to go to FIORIO! awesome salon! my new fave salon.. i thought it would be intimidating to go to such a big salon but it wasn't.. everyone was SUPER friendly and really good! hehehe.. i love the highlights in my hair and my cut.. and its a cut that I can actually duplicate! hehehe... the people wore all white! and they kept offering me drinks.. it was awesome! i loved it i loved it!
met up for lunch at bayview and straight for grad photos... and needless to say, i was quite disappointed.. i looked like CRAP! omg.. why am I not photogenic? grrr grrr grr...
anyways.. after photos... i went home to change and met up with some people for an early dinner... they came over then to watch the OC! awesome... but... the highlight of my week has got to be today!!!
TODAY --> PATTY WON! MY PATTY IS JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPION!!!
click on the picture
well, woke up early today to go to the granite for the bus.. we all piled into the most comfortable coach bus ever! since the bus could seat 55 people and there were about 22 of us.. we were each able to get a seat with soo many extras... watched reruns of friends and sat comfortably while occasionally going to the washroom to check out my hair! hehehehe.. anyways.. that was a fun ride...
got to the rink in LONDON and sat down... started to watch Junior MEN! ahhh! when patty went on.. we were all downstairs.. man.. me and brit were shaking our butts off! we were soo nervous!!! couldn't sit still.. i couldn't watch... it was too nerve wrecking.. anyways.. patty didn't skate his best so i was soo scared for the results.. when it came that he was first, i burst into tears!!! man.. i really underestimate that kid.. i love him soo much! we all do!!!
went for dinner after.. but not after wiating for patty to come out, which he didnt
we sat down for dinner and guess who strolls right in. PATTY! hahaha. he jogged from the rink to the restaurant to meet us without even seeing his parents.. awwh.. what a sweetie! hahahaha..omg.. he won he won he won he won he won!!!! JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMP!
ahaha.. anyways.. after dinner, we watched senior men and women.. senior men was alright.. man.. for women.. joannie was on fire!! hahaha.. she skated soo perfectly she would've given michelle kwan a run for gold...it was awesome! hahaha... after that.. me and patty walked around for a bit and just talked.. wow.. i love that kid more than ever! AHH! HE WON HE WON HE WON!!! yeah.. as you can tell, im quite hyper... and ecstatic! anyways..
to conclude my day, i would have to add on to how wonderful this day is.. and conclude by saying.. I HAVE A FUTURE!!!
ta ta
1:00 AM
Friday, January 14, 2005
IPOD SHUFFLE!I WANT I WANT I WANT! hehehehe... gotta sell ipod first though.. herm..
my mind is bombarded with english right now but if you were to ask me to list them all out.. i wouldn't know anything.. the only thing i have in my head is how graphic and depressing Robert Browning's monologues are.. its quite horrifying.. hehehehe.. anyways...
ARE WE READY??? YES WE ARE!! WE, the gr. 12's , ARE GOING TO ACE TOMORROW"S EXAM!!!
GOOD LUCK and GOD SPEED!
1:25 AM
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
wow.. there were so many meaningful gestures done for me today even though they may seem insignificant. Helen! You're the Greatest! I love ya!!! it was so surprising and so unexpected. You're amazing.. I LOVE YOU! thanks for making my day.. hehehe.. all of you, helen, dani, heidi, brii.. love you guys soo much! heehee..
hehe... Mr. vermont's concern was a real eye opener as well. I really need to focus on calculus..not slack off like i do in the rest of my courses... i shouldn't slack off PERIOD! but... im grateful with what i have because I know i sincerely deserve it. I need to do better.. anyone reading this, please slap me back into shape.
Data test was alright... didn't fail so that's a start. Need to pull it up even more though.
Anyways, spare was fun! hahaha.. Mcdonalds for breakfast! WHOHOO! no more fast food for me. Then second spare at 168. OIi, never was really a fan of bubble tea unless its milk green tea. But I was soo fulll so i didn't get anything. My butt got whooped in big two. hahaha...
anyways... nothing special, just lotsa love for all of you guys.. everyone.. i love all my friends soo much! its really getting to me that I may lose touch with them this time next year. God will keep us together!! :)
ta ta for now
4:00 PM
Aivory Ann Gaw, Your ideal job is a President.
HAHAHAHA! mine tops all of yours!!!!
1:15 AM
Monday, January 10, 2005
HILLSONG IS STAYING AT EVE'S HOUSE!!! and THEY"RE IN THE PHILIPPINES! AT GCF!!!!!!!!!!!!! my home church!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANNA BE THERE! soo jealous.. hehehehe.. love ya eve!
1:13 AM
Sunday, January 09, 2005
Last year, at this time, we were on the plane... watching the movie of johnny cash or something? i was looking at prom pictures with pauline on the plane while showing the ones we liked to mr. Philip who sat behind us. The both of us would constantly stand and talk to i think rob and mr. philip and we proably bothered everyone. This very same day last year, we were in buffalo, then detroit where Mrs. Mycroft bought us all breakfast at Mcdonalds, then on the plane to tokyo where we were late so we had to run for our plane to beijing. Ahh, the memories.. I miss it soo much... it seriously was the best time of my life. Nothing went wrong, we all enjoyed and it was the most life changing event that ever took place in my life... Oh how i miss it!!! one year goes by sooo fast...
To SEAT: If God has its plan for us, we should all go back again!
anyways... what a
bittersweet week, soo much work to do yet i procrastinated soo much!!! ugh...
oh... and most importantly.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANI!! MY FLIP SISTER! I LOVE YA!
3:25 PM
Thursday, January 06, 2005
Are you having a hard time getting through life or facing a challenging situation?
Consider these words: "Your external world is an accurate reflection of your internal state of being"
your inner life is the cuase and the source of everything that manifests around you.
It is your responsibility to take the necessary steps to ensure that what is going on inside of you is in perfect harmony, because everything you desire will happen through you, not to you!
Begin within and allow all the things you kow how to be blossom into the truth of who you are.
Be devoted to being all the things you say you want.
Today, I am devoted to being what I am, which is all I want to be!
- Iyanla Vanzant
Have I changed? Do I portray a different outlook now? What has become of me? Am I being all that I am, keeping all my core values, and believing that I can be who I want to be? Its funny how devotionals always seem to hit you with the right message right when you need it. In a way, my life hasn't changed. I am still me, procrastinating like crazy, enjoying a laugh here and there, eating and living. But I also feel that me, as a person has changed dramatically as well. I don't get hyper as much anymore, I don't love life as much as I used to, I don't eat as much, and I seem to have more and more problems to deal with. Iano... maybe God's just testing me but it feels like my life is falling apart even though it really isn't.
But through this, I realized how many people actually care for me, who support me no matter what. You guys know who you are, and everytime you guys said, "Ill support you no matter what", or "Im always here", or even just an act of concern.. it truly brightens up my day and makes me feel loved. It is through you guys that I see God's love for me. Its funny because these usually come from those I least expect it. Its great to see certain people in the halls because even though they may not know what I'm going through, they always seem to say the right words.
Iano, maybe its just a phase that everyone goes through where they're struggling with something they don't really know. Just a hurdle to get over. I guess I just have to reset all my values and beliefs and really trust God to pull me through this.
I don't know what's going on in my head either but I know that eventually, I have to make a decision. Probably one of the toughest I'll ever have to make. It goes back to my values, am I willing to risk it all? I need to refocus my heart to see what it tells me to do, or more importantly, what God wants me to do. At this point, that's all I can do, rely on God. ugh... what to do what to do. One moment, I have everything clear, then next I don't. Im clear, then I doubt. Is it really supposed to be this hard? Its funny coz the more I push, the more I desire more. oiii....
anyways, school has started once again. It truly feels like we never left. Eng hamlet stuff, Eng ISP to do, Calc tests, Law ISP, Eco ISP, Data tests plus the ultimate dread, Exams! Can we make it? YES WE CAN!! if anyone sees me procrastinating, please yell at me. unless I'm blogging.. :D At least uni applications are over, now I can concentrate on supplements and scholarships. oiii.. even more work to do.
Lord, there's so many lifes that are devastate by the disastrous tsunami. Only you know why it occurred but please, show your face to those who really need you now. Let your Face shine in the light of destruction and let them know that you are there. Let the whole world know that You will stand victorious and that You have not neglected those who need you. Amen..
please pray for those in the tsunami crisis :
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on a lighter note: here's an OC spoiler to those who read this within the hour.
Marissa lets loose on her folks after learning of their affair---and how Jimmy plans to end it; Caleb wins back his freedom in court, but remains a loser in Kirsten's eyes; Ryan and Lindsey try to figure out if the Cohen family ties apply to them; and Seth's "bad boy" phase nearly sinks Summer and Zach's romance.
As one family strengthens, another will be changed forever. The Cohens, after Caleb's revelation, decide to try to accept Lindsay as a member of the family, while another family is heartbroken over the news that one of them is leaving Newport Beach. Meanwhile, Seth tries to be a "bad boy" like Ryan to improve his relationship with Alex.
Jimmy, played by Tate Donovan, leaves on the Jan. 6 episode.
Seth is with a girl named Alex and he asks her if she needs anything, maybe a sandwich? Some punk guys and a hot punk girl come in saying they needs smokes and beers. Seth says he has questions for her and she says she'll answer tonight at the Modest Mouse concert. She uses a lot the word "nice" when talking to Seth, which has him talk about this with Sandy and Ryan because he thinks it means he has no edge, no danger. Expect him to be searching for his "edge" in this episode. An event seems to be happening at the Cohens' because they have a valet parking cars and Julie tells Caleb that she can't wait to get out of there. Caleb's car is stolen. Kirsten, Summer, and Zach also appear.
wow.. and I have written an essay.
6:21 PM
Sunday, January 02, 2005
the highest form of service you can offer to yourself and God is to spend time each day in silence.
the highest form of love you can offer to yourself, to God and to those you love is to spend time each day calling on the presence of God, the name of God and the light of God.
the highest form of praise you can offer to yourself, to God and to the world is to spend time each day expressing gratitude.
Until today, you may have been trying to squeeze God into the rest of your daily activities.
Today I am devoted to spending quality time with God.
-Iyanla Vanzant
Second day of my daily devotionals with Iyanla Vanzant. She is truly inspiring. I guess today has been well when I really tried to put God first. I prayed before I drove, I acknowledged the fact that He is first, but I still have to work on putting Him first in everything. Tomorrow, I will try to put Him first and trust Him a little more as well as trying to spend even more time with God than usual because it is through Him that I will be strengthened.
alright.. today, i went to a fukien church, first time in ages. It was really weird because apparently i grew up in that church so everyone knew my mom and dad and my parents were saying hi to everyone and I stood there listening to the same thing over and over again:
"She grew soo much", "That's not her, I remember a little girl", "I remember you when you were this small", " how old are you now?", "she's so tall", "don't you remember me?"
yep and sadly, i couldn't remember any so all i could do was say, umm.. not really... anyways.. it was quite okay to see fukienese people again.. didn't know there were so many. Went to bayview for lunch and I got a new skirt from mendocino, one of those giant spanish type skirts. I love it! hehehe... went home for a mr. bean marathon until 5:00 when i got ready for dinner at the granite again. That was interesting and it didn't go as bad as i thought it would. Went pretty well actually. and now I am very very full. 10 hours left till school.. OH BOY!!!
10:18 PM
Saturday, January 01, 2005
if there is a day you have eaten until you were full;
if there is a time of joy you can recall;
if you have escaped even once the clutches of death;
if you can remember one or all of the above,
then you have something to be grateful for.
-Iyanla Vanzant
Im starting a new devos book for 2005 called Until Today! by Iyanla Vanzant. Its actually pretty good although I am on my first day. One thing that stuck out for me is this:
When you breathe, that's God.
When you move, that's God.
When you think about where you need to be and what you need to do, that's God give you the power to take the thought and translate into action.
When you speak, that's God.
When you eat, it's God.
For without God's love, God's mercy and grace, nothing you consider important would be possible.
God is First.
this is what she calls the Law of First things which acknowledges that we must always put God first. Its so true yet its something we all forget to do all the time. We always want ourselves to be first, but really, everything is made because of God and He should always be first. Im gonna try to follow the mandate at the bottom for at least the next week: Today I am devoted to putting God first in all things!
well, today, I woke up late for once! it was an errand-free day which is probably why I enjoyed it. We went to fetch Kay Sin at noon and went for lunch at swiss chalet. Yummy! hehe.. went home and I watched Mulan II twice in a row. Then i fell asleep until 5:00. I woke up and got dressed for my first dinner at the Granite as an official member. Got dressed in my suit so that was lotsa fun. The food wasn't half bad. I was actually expecting a lot worse considering my last experience with fine dining at the granite banquet. hehe.. having another dinner there tomorrow. Soon, im gonna be addicted to fine dining at the Granite just because I am able to eat there now. hehe.. well, ate with Brock, Praising, Willing, Lemuel, Quinn and my parents so the company was fun as well. Nothing very exciting. hehehehe..
had to rethink a lot of things, don't know if my decision is for the best. All I can do is pray...
11:19 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! what a great ending and a great start... i vow not to be sad, upset, or have any grudges this year! i know it's hard but im really gonna try to be positive this whole year!!! hahahaha... I LOVE YOU ALL !!! REMEMBER THAT!!! Let's try to have rekindle the flame for God this year!!!
12:39 AM