Facts bout MUA

Tagged by : Mr Ben aka Iguana AND Miss Catherine aka meow

Directions : Once you've been tagged, you have to write a post with sixteen random things, habits or goals about you. At the end, choose ten people to be tagged, listing their names and why you chose them. Don't forget to leave a comment (''You're tagged!'') and to read your blog, you can't tag the person who tagged you.

1. I love Celine Dion and Lee Ryan
2. I'm afraid of exams (Literally, boot-shaking, knees knocking scared. It's my phobia)
3. I don't really have a lot of confidence in myself (But it has improved with the help of certain good friends of mine [you know who you are])
4. My ambition is to become a singer/performer
5. As to 4, I play the piano and I finished practical and currently doing Grade 8 theory and sitting for exams in August (YIKES!)
6. I don't really fancy shopping for clothes. (It was an improvement from last time)
7. I absolutely love the arcade! Playing games (esp. Percussion Master, Daytona and Tekken) with the loud music (though a bit of a headache) and with friends. That is the best.
8. When I was six, I loved the colour pink (as in Barbie Pink)
9. I used to play with Barbie Dolls
10. I've known at least 3 people from kindergarten that I can proudly say I still keep in contact with (Ken, Charisma and Christine)
11. And one of them is my best friend
12. I am part Portuguese and part Chinese
13. I still play Neopets when I'm bored
14. Loves writting stories based on real life experiences
15. Would ask for opinions about myself to my friends and wouldn't want to believe when they compliment as (refer to no. 3)
16. Treat my parents as my best friends and they know nearly everything about me.

I tag

Patrice - cause I am interested in getting some facts out of her

David - Cause he nevers replies tags

Zi Xin - cause she blogs a lot

Tiffany - It would be funny to see what secrets she hides

Sharon - same reason like David

Daniel - cause everyone else keeps tagging him

Geraldine - no particular reason

Ian - cause I'm curious about his replies

Andre - cause I'm running out of people to tag

Kenny's Surprise Party

Well, firstly, we had to pull it off without him knowing. That was pretty hard as babe kept dropping hints e.g.

Babe : Eh, check her phone messages la.
Ken : Why leh? (Looks at me with raised eyebrows)

Babe : Cause got secret messages from her new boyfriend.

Me : Wei, don't ah. (Looks warningly at Babe)
Ken : No la, I won't read. Later get scolding

And it went on. Well, I was worried as the first five messages on my phone was about his party. And babe knew. Teruk! Haha, anyways, we (Babe - driving, Greg, Jack and me) arrived at RED-BOX at about 7.00 p.m. There, the rest of them nicely resting in the room and complaining that they were hungry. So, Adeline, David, Helena, Mark, Benny, Greg, Jack, Babe, me. Andre was already at Gurney, keeping the birthday boy busy (fish spa, movie and all).

Yeah, I also made a card for Ken from all of us. It was the first time i did art since ... TWO YEARS AGO. lol. It was a bit hard to find supplies and all, but alas, pulled it off.





Yeah, so, when he came in, at around 7.45, he was so surprised. Haha, we all wished him and it was MAKAN TIME! It was a buffet and everyone took as much as they could carry and the songs started playing. And, we started singing. It was really fun. At first, before Ken arrived, David was singing most of the time as none of us wanted. But slowly, I took the mike and started singing. It was fun. Yeah, pretty much sing sing sing all the way. In the end, Babe was singing most of the songs (old or new). It was cool as originally, he didn't want to. Anyways, i had a couple of duets. One was with David singing 'Beauty and the Beast'. Ken was laughing at the reference Beast and Helena said that the song refered to him. And he said that he was Beauty and I'm the beast. Very funny. Anyways, after more songs which Andre introduced to us (Malaysian artist) and the songs were really nice. Then came the wonderful birthday cake.

Yeah, there was a speech by Ken (just thanks and sorry)...
After that, he had a whole slice of cake for himself.

Goal : Eat the whole slice without the help of his hands and he had to kneel. It was funny as the guys (Babe and Mark) kept forcing his head into the cake and you could hear his muffled complaints. Then it was photo session with the birthday boy with his mouth covered in cream!

Well, after that, we all made personal toast to him. Yes, every single one of us. The topics about Portuguese dance in church, a triangular smile, school, kindy and Violin exam's came up. So, after that, in order to thank us, he had a bit to say about every single one of us. It was sweet as I always get 'kutuking' from him. After that, it was nearly a wrap up. We sang a couple more songs and it was goodbye!

I've Been TAGGED! *ish

Tagged by : Miss Catherine Tan *geramnya

1. Does it matter to you if your boyfriend or girlfriend smokes?
Well D-U-H. Smoking kills. Especially me (Stupid asthma)

2. How about drinking?
Eh, I drink. So I probably shouldn't mind my other half to drink, unless he knows his limit

3. Do you like someone you can't have?
Oh, (pardon my language) HELL YEA! Oh my, I never once gotten a guy that I had a crush on. Sobs. Hopefully, someday soon, I can get you. Ehhe.

4. If someone liked you right now, would you want them to tell you?
Yeah, maybe, cause I might like him back *winks. I mean, you wouldn't know your verdict till you try right. So come on, lay it on me! Lol.

5. What's your favourite sport?
Badminton, Swimming, Tennis and eh, fighting with my sis. Is gaming a sport?

6. Its Saturday night, and you're home alone... what do you do?
First and foremost, I'll call the rest of the gang to gate-crash their plans. Secondly, I'll make sure that I can talk to at least one person. If worse comes to worse, I'll read a book/watch tv/play PSP/talk to my dogs/clean my room/etc. I'm pretty much covered.

7. Do you like roller coasters?
Oh MY GOODNESS! You don't know the half of it. I could stay on it all night long if I could.

8. When's the perfect time to have a bf/gf?
When you know that that is the person you love. That he is the one that you are willing to spend your time and care with. And that you know that he is worth the risk. =)

9. If you could date any celebrity, who would it be??
The one and only... LEE RYAN! He is LOVELY! Like that is ever possible. I'll stick to reality and hope that the guy I like asks me out.

10. What are you doing this weekend?
Eh, probably hang out with the church gang. Wait a moment, it's CNY! I'll be talking to relatives and baby-sitting the munchkins (I mean kids)

11. What is your favourite restaurant?
My fave...? Honestly, anything that serves good food that satisfies the tummy is good enough for me!

12. Have you ever hugged someone?
Ehm, where do I start? Family (check), Friends (check), Dogs (check), Ex (check), Crush (Double Check =P)

13. Ever kissed someone you weren't attracted to?
Nope, and never will. Wouldn't want to lead him on.

14. Do you like anyone right now?
Yes, of course. Everyone in my life!

15. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
His smile. If you have a great smile (alongside the sparkling eyes) and a great sense of humour, you will always be welcome to meet me. Great personality does wonders too!

16. Which do you prefer, Beach or Mountains?
Yeah, even though my friends hear me say that i hate the beach, I find it pretty romantic. A stroll down the beach where the tides washes your bare feet. Walking hand in hand with your loved one. Having a personal conversation with him and there is nothing to disturb you. (Hey, this makes a good story!)

17. What kind of phone do you have?
I have a ... (Drumroll please) iPhone! Yeah yeah. I love it. Absolutely LOVE IT! Its camera is so sharp and the images are picture perfect!

18. Computer or Laptop?
Let's see, something bulky and heavy and immoveable compared to the ever convinient light and moveable laptop. do the math

19. Jeans or Sweats?
Jeans. Definately!

20. Which year(s) has/have been the best so far?
So far, this year seems to be looking up. As apposed to last few years with school and horrible classmates. Now I finally have a place where I belong and where ppl can accept me... CHURCH!

21. How old are you gonna be on your next birthday?
I will be 18. At the end of the year. GOSH! I just turned 17. *sighs

22. What should you be doing right now?
I should be sleeping. Cause I have to wake up early for piano class tomorrow. Ah, the wonders of theory. *rolls eyes

23. What is your favourite TV show?
Heroes! And comedies like My Wife and Kids, 8 Simple rules and others. I love reality series like American Idol, America's next top model and Moment of Truth.

24. What's been your last purchase?
A RM64.90 Three set book from Cecilia Ahern! Gosh, I Love HER!

25. Are you attracted to girls/boys that smoke?
Sorry dude, not in this lifetime

26. Have you ever fallen on your butt in front of a crowd of people?
Fallen? I can't remember... Maybe, like when I was younger and *ahem more clumsy. I did fall off my motorbike in front of a few ppl before. Does that count? I didn't land on my butt though, i landed on my side. Knee bleeding and all. Cool!

27. What do you do when you're at home?
Go online, update Facebook, watch tv, hang out on the bed, play with my dogs, teach my sister, play piano...

28. What is your favourite subject?
Eh, english, art, music, maths, science

29. What's the best thing that's ever happened to you?
Honestly, everything in my life is great. The best is meeting my church friends the way I did. Now i have tonnes of friends and it feels great!

30. Tag 10 people:

• Rachel Ooi
• Tiffany Teh
• David Chan
• Daniel Chin
• Ian Ling
• Patrice
• Geraldine
• Sharon
• Ben
• Aaron

Events, events, EVENTS!

True enough. It's hard to start blogging after the will dies. And it has only been like two weeks (maybe less). Anyways, this is what happened throughout my disappearance.

• 9th Jan 09 (Fri) - Babe's Birthday!!
• 10th Jan 09 (Sat) - Babe's Birthday Dinner
• 11th Jan 09 (Sun) - normal mass. bball after that
• 14th Jan 09 (Wed) - Meeting in office for OMPH follow up
• 15th Jan 09 (Thurs) - Ken's surprised birthday in RED-BOX
• 17th-18th Jan 09 (Weekend) - In Ipoh for OMPH follow up
• 18th Jan 09 (Sun Night) - Ken's 'official' birthday dinner
• 19th Jan 09 (Mon) - Ken's Birthday!!
• 21th Jan 09 (Wed) - 2ee and family came down from KL!
• 22th Jan 09 (Thurs) - Went to gurney with Steph from my old music class

Well, maybe after Chinese New Year I'll update slowly one by one. What a gruelling process. But... I guess it's worth the time (When I have time *sigh)

A day out visiting children's homes (7 Jan 09)

It started with us (Andre, Kenneth, Wil Sern, Jacky and me) having to meet in church to sort out the presents for the children. The girls' pile (sorted by WS and me) had 189 presents! Amazing, right? The boys' pile (sorted by K and J) had 178! Apparently, K was having a competition on who had the most presents. (Ahem, we know who wins...) Anyways, then we had to sort out to which home we should send it to. Like Shan's, Shammah and H.O.G (House of Grace, what are you thinking?). So we hauled big plastic bags into A's booth and off we were to drop them off. Firstly, we dropped the Shan's presents. Inside, there was only one kid because the rest were in school. We found out that the kids had to eat on floors as there weren't enough space for all to sit on proper tables and chairs. It was pretty sad really. The kids even had a board where they earned stars (if they're good) and dots (when they're naughty). We didn't stay long.

After that, we had lunch and went on to the next house... Shammah! There, we saw more children as they already returned from school. This couple (Steven and Wife) took it to their responsibility to take care of these children. Imagine, they dropped everything of comfort to help others. People, this is trully God's work in disguise. The kids over there were playing a simple game using the alphabet song. They passed round a sweet and the person to have it when the song end has to do a forfeit. We teens decided to join them in. All of us got a forfeit except J. The kids were sad to see us leaving and maybe in the future we plan to visit them again to spend time with them seeing that we have LOTS of free time.

Anyways, that was pretty much it. We had tea (cendol, passembur and ice kacang!) at New World Park and went back home. Today, I learnt that we should all be thankful of what we have and never complain as there are so many less fortunate out there. Next time, you want to complain about your parents, think of those that would do anything to get a parents' love. Or the next time you want to complain that the computer games are not intersting or you are bored, think about those who do not have anything to play with. We should stop wasting money on materialistic stuff. Look at those kids, they were happy with their lives without it. That day, I learnt so many life lessons and it was so worth it being there to share the joy with kids.

Life's message

Have you ever wondered which hurts the most? Saying something and wishing you hadn't?, or Saying nothing and wishing you had? I guess the most important things are the hardest things to say. Don't be afraid to tell someone you love them.

If you do, they might break your heart...if you don't, you might break theirs.Have u ever decided not 2 become a couple because you were so afraid of losing what you already had with that person? Your heart decides whom it likes and whom it doesn't.You can't tell your heart what to do. It does it on its own........when you least suspect it, or even when you don't want it to. Have you ever wanted to love someone with everything you had, but that other person was too afraid to let you? Too many of us stay walled up because we are too afraid to care too much...for fear that the other person does not care as much, or even at all. Have you ever denied your feelings for someone because your fear of rejection was too hard to handle? We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what wedon't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us.

But every time we tell a lie, the thing we fear grows stronger. Life is all about risks and it requires you to jump.Don't be a person who has to look back and wonder what they would have done, or could have had.

* What would you do if every time you fell in love you had to say good-bye?
*What would you do if every time you wanted someone they would never be there?
*What would you do if your best friend died tomorrow and you never got to tell them how you felt? (even if it is that you don't care anymore)
*What would you do if you loved someone more than ever and you couldn't have them?
*What would you do if you never got the chance to say I am friends with all of my family and they know I love them?
*People live, but people die. I want to tell you that you are a friend.

If you died tomorrow (God Forbid)
you would be in my heart.Would I be in yours?

A Perfect Night

The night was late and all her friends were asleep soundly in their warm comfortable beds. All except one. She was out on the balcony, reminiscing her past, being depressed and disappointed with how her life was turning out to be. But she wasn’t alone. As tears fell from her eyes, she heard her name being called softly from the other room. There he was. Her best friend was standing in the opposite balcony probably preoccupied with his own life and all the stress that has been going on. Hastily, she wiped her tears and smiled at him. A sad smile. Immediately, he sense that something was wrong and beckoned her into his room.

“What’s on your mind?” he muttered silently, staring deeply into her eyes, trying to figure out her dilemma. “Nothing much, really. Just thinking about the past again.” As she said that, she wanted to hit herself. She was on a holiday with her closest friends and there she was, feeling sorry for herself again. She was starting to wonder when she would ever return to normal. The both of them just stared quietly at the glimmering stars and appreciate the sounds of nature. Finally, he said, “You know, there’s more to life than him. He was only a chapter in your life. It is time you started writing new beginnings. It always gets better.”

She sighed and pondered his advice. He was right, but somehow, she couldn’t let go. Her friends, as a joke, rubbed it in her face and the sting from the wound he caused was still there. She had a feeling that it would be there for a long time. Her heart, given to that guy and he broke into two. The wind brushed against her, causing her to shiver from the cold. He reached out to hold her, to give her warmth, to protect her. He knew how she felt and wanted to help her. To heal her. Once again, silence struck them. It was not often where the both of them are equally lost for words. The only other time that happened was when she was sad.

“What happens if I get hurt again?” she whispered. He continued the silence for a while. “Well, you just have to pick yourself up again. This is life. Bad things happen to the best of us.” As he said that, tears cascaded down her cheeks as she silently wept. Panic was aroused as he gave her a bear hug. She continued weeping into him as he stroked her hair, calming her down.

“I promise never to hurt you...”

That comment caught her off guard. She looked up to him and he gently wiped her tears away. He was shocked that those words came out of his mouth. He had vowed to keep quiet about his liking toward her. He didn’t want to complicate her life anymore than it already was. It would make things difficult for him too. There would be questions from their circle of friends, maybe even disgust. But he couldn’t help it. He took her cold hands and brought her closer to him. Her eyes widened and before she could speak up, he gave her a kiss. It was merely a kiss on the cheek but the feeling was strong. All the emotions he was feeling toward her came out with that kiss.

“I can’t do this. I don’t want to lose you as a friend. What if this doesn’t work out?” Her eyes widened with fright and she shook her head. But in her mind, she had always wanted this to happen. But she never realised that it would come true. She always dreamt about it, praying to God. Now, it’s here. What did she have to lose? If it doesn’t work out, their friendship would be scarred. Was she willing to take that chance?

“Now that this is out in the open, I really need to tell you. I never thought of you as a failure nor a disappointment. On the contrary, I think that you are an amazing girl filled with talent and have a heart of gold. Don’t ever think of yourself that way again. I’ve always liked you and I think you are a joy to be with.” He took a deep breath and looked away. All she could do was reply him with a long hug. She was willing to take a chance. She knows that her friendship is strong enough to take a risk. They smiled truly out of happiness as they embraced in the moonlight. This was a start to a new beginning and she loved every minute of it. May trouble come; they would face it head on and think things through rationally. Yes, there will be fights. Yes, there will be tension. But they’re doing it for love. That night started with two lonely people from different balconies, thinking about how miserable they are. But it ended with them finally realising the meaning of their friendship. The meaning of love.

Love does not come immediately. It comes over time. Knowing through personality and characteristics and not judging them by their appearance. Love is indeed blind, but it is not deaf nor dumb.

New Year Eve's Mass (31 Dec 08)

After nearly one month of practices, we finally had to play for mass. We include, Felicia on keyboard...

Mark on drums...

Adrian Oyog on electric guitar...

Katrina on acoustic guitar.

Singers include Rachel Ng, Aundrey, Winnie Wong and John Stanley.

Well, It started with Mary's Boy Child. We had a super cool island version for this song. And after that are normal mass rights. RESPONSIRIAL PSALM WAS DONE BY ME! Wow, it was my first time and i did it! As Hiro Nakamura would say... YA-TA! I received compliments from a few people. Honestly, it felt GREAT! For the collection hymn we played Go Tell It On The Mountain. We played a country version thanks to Mr. Andre's input. Right after that we went straight into Christmas isn't Christmas. It was awesome. More mass rights and into The First Noel for communion. We Are The Reason was thanksgiving hymn and final we had Ave Maria. Did you know that the chorus of the song is part of the Hail Mary. yeah, we play some other Mother Mary song and Angels We Have Heard On High. Lastly, my favourite... JOY TO THE WORLD! The version we played is really cool. It had piano slides and everything. It started with an orcestra version followed by the modern verion. That throughtout the whole mass, minus the resp. psalm was my pride and joy. We ended it with a countdown which was ONE MINUTE LATE. Parish people were tapping their watches at us to tell us that we were late. So we started the one minute countdown which was filled with photos of events throughout the whole year. We ended it with Auld Lang Syne. After that, a few of the gang crashed in the Oyog's house to celebrate where we played mahjong, uno and poker. We also played PS2 and talked a lot. we eft at about 5. That's how we spent welcoming the new year. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!