Amazing development of my future house

There you have it people. Das ist unser neues Haus. This is going to be my new house in Australia. It's not perfect yet, but it'll be soon :) Work started around late sept or early oct this year. Ich finde das Haus sehr toll! I find the house amazing. I remmeber six months ago, papa and I took a trip down to our house agent's office in perth to select the tiles, the colours, the everything. And now, I can actually see all the selections that were made falling into place. Thanks to email, we can get frequent updates and photos of our upcoming home. haha perhaps I should explain to you abit about the house. The first picture is the side view of the house. The transparent sliding door that you can see is going to be our laundary place. The washing machine and clothes rags are going to be there. Yup. I believe the windows belong to the kitchen. The bottom picture is the front view of the house. Can you see the front door? The huge hole on the left is our garage. Vater will zwei Auto haben. My father wish to have 2 cars. The huge windows on the right belongs to the master bedroom. Ya that's about it.

I can't wait to see the end product. So far it looks good. Thanks to Don Russell, everything's going according to plan. Thanks alot guys. Viel viel dank! It wouldn't be possible without you guys.

Inspiration

I've heard somewhere that where your heart is, there you'll be. You can be physically here, but if your heart is not here, then I believe that it is as though you are not here at all. Cos your heart is not here, it belongs or longs for somewhere else. When people meet, they share and bonds are created, that's where hearts born and bond. Yes, I believed that our hearts are connected to many people, your family, your friends, people who are close to you. When a person leaves, his heart gets entrusted to his friends, family...and they will carry his heart for him, as an encouragement, as an inspiration, as a remembrance. Our hearts are not exactly in our bodies, it's connected to so many other people. Guess that's what keeps people connected even when they are gone...or distance away. The sad thing is that this world is not perfect, sometimes this connection is just one sided...

People fight and protect the things that are dear to them...I believe that people do fight to protect their hearts and all the connections it has. Amazing ya? I mean have you ever thought about it...like when a friend is in need, you'll want to help him or her. Even if it is just a simple prayer for that person, you'll tend to want to do it...because your heart is connected to her's. When your grandmother needs something and you're already so tired, you'll still get up to help her.....because your heart is connected to her's. And yes, there's something else that I believe in as well...if you want to do something or if you agreed to get something done, then do it to the best of your ability, wholeheartedly. Be it in helping a friend, in your studies, in organising a party, in writing an essay, finishing a tutorial....do everything with no regrets. If someone does things halfheartedly, it'll not benefit both herself and the other party.

I heard somewhere too that people fight for 2 things...one is to protect their pride, the other is to survive in the world...but ya, it kind of boils down to 1 thing, people fight to protect their hearts. But I also believe that there are people who fight to protect what they believe in. See, it is not our background or up bringing that matters, but it's our choices that makes us who we really are.

I got alot of inspiration from anime stories, they are really not all about fighting and exaggerated effects, but their stories do have meanings and learning points. Perhaps that's what I like about them. Perhaps that's why it is part of my dream to see movies with beautiful meanings being made and share to the world...

okay, it's getting late...I'll stop here.

Gute nacht.

Another day to thank God

Thank you once again. Yes I know that you've seen me through every sem without fail, and you always suprise me time and time again (Guess that's what make my life interesting). I wouldn't ask for more, this is enough. Was talking to some of my friends, yes I believed that they'll give thanks to you too. I know that you're seeing them through their every sem all this while.

I really can never thank you enough :)

Retreat was a real treat!

Date: 9-11th Dec
Location: Jo's house at woodlands
Theme: Hobbies

Day 1 (9th dec evening) : Went to jo's house with the rest of the babes in the evening. Arrived around 8plus. haha. The house was a peaceful, simple and the best part is that you can see the sea! You can see Johor, the causeway. We did a house dedication, watched step up 2, naruto and 3 idiots. My hobby was up first, and yes i think some of you can guess, it is watching anime that's why we watched naruto together. Just a short comedy clip, about 20mins. So much laughter, joy and fun till 4am.

Day 2 (10th dec full day): Woke up around 8plus...QT....grace's came. It was monkey's hobby next. Walking! So we all went down to woodlands waterfront and walk along the sea...or isit causeway? went to a jetty, alot of people were fishing (the water's quite dirty tho). Then...played at a so-called multi-generation playground. Felt like a kid, remember the times when I played with the kids in lakeside family daycare, always so much energy. I loved the swing! It makes os feel so free. Everytime you put in effort and strength, you go higher! Like the wind is pushing you...

act lunch at the nearby hawker centre...went grocery shopping....bought a lot of ingredients for phyliicia's cooking hobby :) went back, and it was grace's hobby. Watching movie time! Inviticus...(if I'm not wrong). Great show about Nelson Mandela, South Africa and rugby. Then, around 4pm, it's phylli's cooking hobby. We all got together to help cook a meal, which will be our dinner for the day. I really loved it. Think that's my favourite hobby. I like it how everybody helped one another, be it cutting mushrooms, washing the pots, pealing the onions, garlic, or even just taking photos of us...it was all amazing. Grace decided to use the extra minced meat to make meatballs! Yummy! Yeah, I helped her fry them.

Went to TC for campus rev, came back around 11pm...bath...and time for Vic's awesome card making lesson! Yup that's one of her hobbies. It looks complicated, but if you pay attention and try, it is not that bad at all :) Jo showd us some wedding videos and went to sleep around 2am plus...I LOVE PHYLLI's BEDTIME STORY. haha

11th dec (to me it's whole day): woke up at 7plus...left the house with all our bags at around 815am....set off for Punggol Marina Country Club. Had stomachache along the way and had to drop at buangkok to go toilet. aiyo...missed the shuttle bus so we all took taxi to the club (that was quite hard...). Finally did wakeboarding. Yeah, that's jo's hobby. You can go facebook to see some of my photos. Everyone got a shot at it and I must say that we all really did enjoy ourselves. I managed to stang halfway, but ya, still not quite there yet. FUN! Chiong to bath, and took the shuttle bus to compass point. Ate lunch and rush down to tct for teensxcite and ushering. Went for adult service and finally reached back home around 10pm plus...

So tired that i slept on the floor. haha Gor did talk to me abit, but I think I only answered him abit. Pa and monkey had to drag me to bathe...finally went to bed slightlyover midnight..

I loved every moment of the retreat. Though it was tiring, but this experience really got me to bond closer with the darlings in cell. It helped me to understand them better, what they enjoy doing, what they like, how they feel, each other's strengths and weaknesses...was debating between going for this retreat of helping out as a guide in teensidol camp. I'm glad I've chosen the former. I've always tell myself that i need to spend time with my own cell and not always with the girls...it's really a balance of the two...and of course, I need to spend time with my family now...next week papa took leave, so ya. Can spend more time with them all. Ever since after exams, it has been going out with friends...

Thanks JO and LOUIS for hosting us. Your home is beautiful. It was really awesome to have a retreat there, the both of you have been a blessing to us all :)

Das ist alles leute. Viel viel dank.   

Post exams update...after a nong nong time...

Gute Abend Leute: Good evening people :) haha it has been a while since I've last posted something. Well school was crazily busy, so yeah, didn't have time to just stop and think, and write something. Though I must say that I do think a lot in my free time. Ya Ich denke sehr viel, aber ich finde es ist nicht so gut (I'm not too sure if the sentence structure is correct). Trying so hard not to loose my german, especially if I cannot take german 3 next sem. Sigh, I do think a lot but I don't think it is a good thing. I mean, sometimes, the more I think about it, the more upset I become...why make life so difficult? Just trust God and move on. Think that is a much better plan.

I was just looking at the modules that I'm considering to take next semester. Schade!! So viele 'modules' kann ich nicht nehmen. So many modules that I can't take as the timing clashes...it's sad because this is my last sem to take...okay guess I just have to make do with whatever I can now. Too bad jiayee.

Ever since the exams ended, I've been having a great time, a great time hanging out with all my friends. Es ist wirklich sehr toll :) Went out on monday with the house excos, played at mines cafe for like 5 solid hours:) tue was a date with my 3 ladies, watched 500 days of summer at joy's house, played monopoly deal and ya went to drink tea at TWG:) I've fallen in love with tea again, thanks to the 3 ladies :) Wed was my movie day. HARRY POTTER is the name of the movie. haha accompanied monkey to cut hair at 10 plus, ate lunch and went to cine to meet my lovely 2 ladies. watched harry potter, waited forthr 3rd lady to come and went off to meet jo to get amanda's living life book for her mum. Today, went to meet rachel in the morning, met amanda's mummy during lunch time, went driving and yup now at home. Tmr, going shopping mit meine oma :) with my grandmama. haha. then drving again and meeting ivana for her farewell party. She's going back croatia.

Sigh, I miss my friends and it's great that i can have time to spend with them. But sometimes I wonder if I should spend more time with myself. To just pause in the midst of everything and come to terms with just me..I'm not emo, haha don't get me wrong, it's just that...I don't how to say. Naja, das ist okay. Ich glaube, manchmal ich will allein.

Anyways, it's been an awesome week! Eine tolle Woche!! Thank you everybody for making this week so fun. I love you all.

PS: counting down the days to christmas, then after that, counting down to 2011...the year where everything I ever knew is going to change...

Das ist alles für heute. Auf Wiedersehen!