The Art

Closing Blog...

2005-03-23T14:23:00.000-08:00

Hmmm... *clears throat* I'm gonna have to say this... that I'm closing this blog, but I'll be opening another one... I'll be using blogdrive for my next blog because it seems that it has more functions and facilities... so yeah... my address would be http://rubberhouse.blogdrive.com ... so I'll be posting over there from now onwards... ok thanks a lot everyone for everything... BYE!

Back to school!!!

2005-03-20T00:29:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow we're all starting school... time to pack our bags again... everything is a mess right now... my table is like a pig sty, it looks like one(hopefully doesn't smell like one)... I've done most of the homework I need to do... but stilll their some left... and the one I'm now thinking is about that physics project... I can't think of anything to build... the only think I can see myself doing is the dropping of that apple thing that Isaac Newton discovered... that's all... what to do? Any ideas people??? Then exam is coming in about 2-3 weeks time... haven't really hit the books yet... I hope I hit them well and hope for the best... anyway, it's been quite sometime since we've been taking exams... let's see... October of last year(PMR) till now...WoW.... about 5 or 6 months... haih... here we go again... all the best for the exam! Make sure you study hard and make your daddy proud... okayy... that's all for now... Bye!!!!!!

Bye people!

2005-03-18T23:43:00.000-08:00

I'm posting this for those who are leaving for asrama after this holiday..... I wanna wish you guys... Farah, Aimi, Shahriah, Asilah, 'Izzan and many many more... hope that you all have a fun time there... get to know more people... and remember those who are still here... don't forget to call us when you all have the time... I know the food stinks a little... the people hurts a bit more... the teacher may be better than us... But hold on tight... you're just gonna have to wait for another 20 or more months to graduate from there and then you'll return to see us again...(be postive) I hope you all succeed in all your different ways and in whatever you do... make sure you give your best... Lastly... brace yourselves for whatever that's ahead and have a good life...!!!

Different Personalities

2005-03-18T04:49:00.000-08:00

OOOooohhhh.....I'm in the mood of another one more post... anyway in the camp, there's this thing about personality... although I've done it before... but it was only there when I actually start practising it... anyway it's like there's 4 diffrent personality types...

1) Sanguine
2) Choleric
3) Melancholic
4) Phlegmatic

And all these personalities have diffrent characteristics... Sanguines are people who rush into things without thinking much... their very hyper and happy all the time! Cholerics are those very smart people(with high IQ) and these group of people does their work and gets their job done without caring for others that may be effected... Melancholics are perfectionists... they strive for perfection and are very serious at work... Phlegmatics are more laid back and outgoing... their usually lazy but gets the work done... and they tend to be more negative... I'm a Phlegmatic, Grace I think you could be a Sanguine, Melanie....hmmm.... this one is hard.... I don't know... but you are not entirely owning one character... maybe you are a strong Phlegmatic and a weaker Melancholic(as in your score comes in Phlegmatic as first, then Melancholic)... so yeah that's it... oklah... tired of typing.... BYeeeeeee....

Arrrggghhhhh..... I've got one nerve left and you're getting on it

2005-03-18T04:19:00.000-08:00

Well, let's just say I have a friend, X... and X keeps causing tonnes of problems... Eh wait... I have another friend, Y... who also cause tonnes of problem... but thank God I don't have to cope with X every single day... it's just that I have Y to cope with every single day... which adds on to a lot of other problemsssss... so anyway.... X & Y are actually quite alike in some ways... maybe they should meet one day and get married to bear fruits... then they'll live happily ever after in the suburbs... contemplating life, breathing some fresh air, away from civilisation... and I'll have peace... finally, PEACE... and till that day comes... I'll have to just look at the bright side of life... Enough about X&Y... let's talk about Z... Z, Z... I don't know what to say about Z... it's not that Z is annoying or irritating or anything... in fact Z is quite nice... it's just that Z gets on me when Z wants to tell something but will never tell it in the end... so I don't know...oklah...I'll go now... and if you can't think of who X, Y, Z is, it's probably you... nolah... just kidding.... oklah.... Good Night.

I'm backkkk !!!!!

2005-03-15T23:41:00.000-08:00

Hellloooooooo..... Finally, I'm back... how's everyone while I was away???... anyway... the camp was quite okay.... not too bad... reallllyy cold up there.... which is really good... considering it's so hot down here in K.L..... Quite fun... I'm a bit sick now... my lips turned really red... started to bloat since yesterday... probably because I didn't drink enough water, thus causing heatiness... Who would have known if you don't get enough water your lips would bloat... so anyway... There were sessions over sessions... but the last day we went to the theme park... Rode a lot of rides(6) and there were tonnes of people... we waited for almost an hour just to sit on the corkscrew... then we sat on the space shot...which I did it twice... then the flying coaster which we needed to pay another extra RM 10... which was reaaallllyyyyy realllllyyyyyy gooooodddddd..... it's like in a roller coaster but in a flying position... so I 'flew'.... then went on the spinner(twice)... yeah... so that's all from me... and how about you all, Will I Am & Grace??? Tell me when you guys reach the peak... okay that's all for now.... Byeeee!

Happy Holidays!

2005-03-11T18:22:00.000-08:00

A few days left till the leadership camp thing... wait a minute... the leadership camp is tomorrow! Grrreeaatttttt... And now not only do I have to worship lead, I have to lead a devotion! Ohhh goodness... anyway, Farah I heard you're back! For holidays... thinking of coming back to our wonderful school? Tell all of us about your experince and your encounters... and did you remember to bring back some souvenier for all of us????? Make sure you don't forget us over here... and we all want to wish you a very very very happy schooling at Malacca... so make sure you study hard and not let us down... ok? And as for Will & Grace... wish both of you a happy trip to Mount Kinabalu... as I have said a million times... remember to get a picture of yourself there... If not some people may not believe... hmmmppphhh..... oklah so everyone... take care...wherever you are going...oklah.... happy holidays...!!! Bye everyone

Great...just great

2005-03-05T01:47:00.000-08:00

Leadership camp... next week... and it's compulsary... I don't feel like going but I need to... Everyone who's chosen will have to choose two songs to worship lead... How can I do that??? First of all, I can't sing... Secondly, I've never worship led before and thirdly I don't think I can do it... hmmm... It's in Peace Haven, Genting... for about three days... really scaryy coz I don't know anyone there... coz I don't talk to them ... they have like topics to teach us how to lead a small group, worship lead, plan an event... etc...... haihh... Just when I thought I could have a care-free holiday... look what happen... so anyway... sorry Grace if I have hurt your feelings the other day coz it was initially my fault... oh well, that's it for today... i guess...Byeee...

The Tragedy of the Falling Pants

2005-03-02T01:46:00.000-08:00

I don't know why God loves to play tricks with me... but I know He sure does... for some reason... bad things seem to happen to my pants... and when that's not enough... people who seem to always witness these incidents seems to be Grace! And when she does, she just can't keep it to herself... She'll tell Surekha and then Ili... and whoever else that she wants to tell... I'll tell the politically correct side of the story... my pants... at first was torn(don't even think of guessing which part it is)...then a few days later the hook went off and I couldn't hook my pants... which is VERY DANGEROUS... if you know what I mean... and because of that I have been doing some sewing of the pants... attempting to secure it... hoping that these things won't happen again....and if it does... hopefully Grace would not be the one witnessing it... and Grace... yes I am offended!!! I t is really helpful of you to share the gospel of my pants... I really appreciate it... and I hope you enjoy!

Haiihhhh

2005-03-02T01:28:00.000-08:00

Haaaiiihhhh..... today was quite bad... I had to do 2 pembentangan and both of the presentation was really really really bad... the first one was the B.M. Plot thing... I didn't really know what I was 'bentanging'... considering I've only read a few pages of that novel(I must say it's a VERY VERY GOOD BOOK, ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING BOOK!!!...I wish) and I was told that I have to present it on the day itself... no time for preparation...so I ended up just reading it... hmmmm... the second one was the Sejarah one about Tamadun India... again not good....I was just reading it straight from the text book... which I'm sure no one listened... Conclusion... it was bad... Just when I thought things couldn't get worse, Grace stuck that ice-cream stick in my bottle(causing me to thirst in the hot summer day) just because I stuck it into her hair... well it is my fault... but she could have just stuck it back into my hair... anyway... I can't believe I missed a tiny part of American Idol today!!!(which never happens) I fell asleep... I was really tired at that time... when I slept it was some advertistment... when I woke up... Carrie Underwood was singing...I missed thre people!!!Nadia Turner... Amanda Avila... Janay Christine(something like that)....okayy... I better stoppp mumbling... anyway... yeah there it is! and ohh... Happy Birthday Ili!!! OOOoooohhh one more last thing... Su-re-kha Su-re-kha... Super-duper yummy(sung in the tune of paddle pop)... I just needed to do that... hope you guys have a great week... okay? Take care... and Grace I do visit your blog!... (now I'm starting to think you don't visit mine!) Oklah... I must not say anything anymore... ok bye bye...

Kennethhhhhhhh Chaw-chaw-chaw-chaw-chaw

2005-02-23T03:20:00.000-08:00

Haiihhhh....let's see..... today was kinda fun... me, Grace and Surekha were sitting together... singing! Let's just put it this way... at the time the class were kinda lifeless...nabila sleeping...joanna busily at work...chloe feeling a little sick...and right at that moment me and Grace had quite a lot of energy to burn...we were getting a little hyperactive(mostly caused by the sugar coated cornflakes grace bought...) so then we started singing....singing about everyone's name... like Stan-leyyyyy Oh-oh-oh-oh... Edwinnnnnn Kan-kan-kan-kan... Chloeeeee Loke-loke-loke-loke... Jamieeeeee Chong-chong-chong-chong... Siao Han Tan-tan-tan-tan... and a whole bunch of others... so then a loud thundering voice came and called upon us...'Siapa yang nyanyi tu-ar?' says Pn. Chew... then everyone started pointing fingers... at us and of course the lead singer, me! But it was really fun... bringing life in the classroom... then we all talk about a lot of things... such as the front row, back row thing...(this part only me, su and grace will understand)...but it was kinda meannnn... quite obvious also...You all-ar....tsk-tsk-tsk(the pointing of the fingers)so baaadddd..... but yeah.... today was not bad... hmmm.... ooo DHANUSHA SEONI! tell me what is NIKUNJ! You say you have problems with NIKUNJ... how am I gonna help you if I don't know who is NIKUNJ??? Anyway... talking about Dhanusha just reminds me of cookies and bear... so sweet... the pounding of the heart... the locking contact of the eye... the smiling of the mouth... the blushing of the cheeks... the sudden change of tone... haiihhh...reallyy sweet... once in a while we really need these love stories happening in our circle of friends to warm our hearts... Very warm indeed...oklah...that's all....have a good time...BYE!

When I Fall

2005-02-18T03:05:00.000-08:00

by Natalie Hemby/Daniel Tashien/Ty Smith/Rachael Lampa

How can I find you?- Are you hiding or am I?
Should I go or should I wait- for a sign?
Following your voice- Walking through a desert night
And I see a silent storm in the sky
And I stand in my emotion and I let it be my own
I know I'm not forsaken
And I'll never be alone

When I fall - when I fall
I know where I'll be landing
When I fall - when I fall
You will still be standing

Somewhere in the silence I can hear your broken voice
Like a radio station fading out of range
Somewhere in the crowd from the corner of my eye
I thought that I could feel you - walking by
And when I get this feeling like I'm not so strong
I still can feel you with me
Yeah, you've been there all along

Somewhere I'm alone - Won't you take my empty hands
And feel them with your love
Won't you take me as I am

SYNOPSIS(by Rachael)
This song represents one of the biggest lessons I have learned in the last year. I feel it is a pivotal point on the record both in the message and the music. What is really important about this song is its honesty and vulnerability. There is no reality in the belief that Christians don’t make mistakes. Too often I feel like we are afraid to open up about our mistakes and struggles and we decide to shut down and keep to ourselves when we are faced with them. What we often forget though, is that we have a choice. We can decide to let the bad times take us down and keep us there or we can decide to let God break our fall and even make something of our pain. This song is about the better option.

Presenting ...'When I Fall'

2005-02-18T02:26:00.000-08:00

Hello... Well, I know everyone must have gotten bored with The Art so now I'm gonna change my blog's song to another song... taken from the same album as The Art... it's called When I Fall... obviously by Rachael Lampa. This song is more upbeat but is still on the topic of going through the hard times and the pain involved in it... OK.... Enjoy!!! Keep your speakers on...

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

2005-02-03T19:19:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!!! Long time no post... I'm doing it before I balik kampung... so anyway, Stan's birthday just past, Yuvha's one is coming up next then Melanau's one... i'm not that sure of what to give... Skipped school today... because today is the Larian Fourian thing... a lot of homework coming up....add maths!!!!!!!! Haihhh..... a lot of things to be done.... I haven't even bought my new year clothes...and it's just days away.... Isn't that just great??? Oooo.... Happy very very very belated birthday to Rachael Lampa...2o this year on January 8th, who just turned into a woman... Oklah... SO EVERYONE HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEARING... don't forget to save some angpau's for me....BYE!!!

Hmmm...Knowing God will never waste the pain...

2005-01-22T03:37:00.000-08:00

I have got nothing much to say, to do(except for add maths), to eat(except for the untouchable CNY things...because it's not CNY yet), to drink(except for water), to read(nah, I do have something to read), to..... Everything has not been good in life(nothing will ever be good in life as long as I'm still on earth)...I've been really really busy with homework, tuition, co-curiccular activities...add maths...etc.(as many of us are)! As a result I think I've lost part of my joy.....(Grace would testify about that)... yeah, everything seems so depressing, everywhere I turn, everyone looks so serious in class... squeezing everything or anything left in their brains... I'll get a bit drained-out and depressed seeing the way my other friends study... Anyway, it's a good thing January and February has a lot of holidays! I love these months... so now I'm just blogging while I still can! And as I'm typing all this things, I don't know what's gonna happen in the days to come, things are gonna get worse...maybe... changes will occur...definitely...yes I know that God has a purpose for all these things...knowing God will never was the pain...Well, God you better be right! I'm just holding on, barely surviving... Pimples are hovering all over my face... not in very good condition as of last time! So, in conclusion, LIFE IS JUST THE ART OF LIVING ON, WHEN LIFE IS IN SLOW MOTION, AND WHEN THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING, HOLD ON TIGHT, YOU'RE GONNA CRY, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A REASON WHY... by Rachael Lampa...See you all soon at school... Bye!

Add Maths and Physics - My new found love!

2005-01-14T20:37:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone... I know I have not been updating my blog since Christmas... been really busy with school, homework...etc. You all know what I mean...add maths, physics... very very lovely subjects...they're SO EASY to understand(i wish)... yeah... and oh!very thankful for the PMR results... and everything else... such as our very lovable add maths and physics... Anyway, life has been very very busy... stressful!!! I'm just surviving and holding on to what I know... so everyone enjoy add maths and physics as much as you can coz as I say they are such lovable subjects and you all have to get to know them...so ok...that's all for now...I don't know when will be the next time I'll post... maybe in 3 days time, 3 weeks time, 3 months time... who knows?

Ho Ho Ho!!!

2004-12-25T02:14:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone! It's been quite long since I've been blogging... and school is gonna start soon... results are coming in just a few days time... and TODAY IS CHRISTMAS!!! There's nothing much that our family does on Christmas, except that we go to church and maybe have dinner. PMR results! COMING VERY SOON!!! Well, I don't know if I should be excited or not... and I don't know how to react to my results if it's not too good... I guess time will tell... So, I'll just have to wait and hold on tight!

Youth Breakaway Camp 2004

2004-12-12T03:23:00.000-08:00

The first day of the camp was quite boring...not much activities... But the second day was the most tiring and the most exciting activities... High Ropes, Flying Fox, Obstacles Course... which is the hardest one compared to the other two, Campfire...all in one day...then we have to practice our performance for the next day... Which brings me to the third day... hmmm... the day with the performance... so there it is! Okay! So how did you guys do when I was away?

Christmas at the Park(C@P)

2004-12-06T02:48:00.000-08:00

Christmas at the Park was really quite fun...(except the 1-2km of walking on the Elephant Walk), the performance was quite good, although there were some technical difficulty, but it was not bad... a little rain here and there... so it wasn't that hot this year... First, there was the choir... then later on PS. Malcolm performed... Altered Frequency came with their ever so loud music... sang their version of Joy to the World and other songs... Then, Joanne Yeo... local violinist came and played... then it started to become boring when another performer came... It was quite long and boring so we all just left... Yeah...so there it is...and Happy Belated Birthday Surekha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Just Realized How To Spell B-O-R-I-N-G!!!

2004-11-29T07:00:00.000-08:00

Wow, it's already the end of another boring month and just a few weeks before school starts again. (I don't even know whether to be happy or not)...Let's see, hmm... let's see again... there's nothing to see! Nothing to do!(except looking after those plants) Nothing to get excited about!(not even PMR)... Hmmm... Okay, I'll try to dig up some stories... so I went to my sister's office the other day to accompany her because it was on a Sunday night where no one would be there... which is not very safe for a young woman like her to be in the office alone... so I accompanied her...It was a big place...but as predicted no one was really there... so she headed to work while I headed to explore this unknown territory... little did I know that deep inside that massive office laid another human being(wearing blue)... yeah... looks like he's not the only one working hard! Then I read some book(Digital Fortress)...and then walked around... and then Wooow! It was time to go back! That only happened about 3-4 hours later... and then I went back home to sleep... In conclusion, I went to work that day!(of course I wasn't the one doing the work, but I was definetely the one making the process of doing the office work somehow easier...well, of course... it's my presence that brought life to the office...that shed light to the dark... that brought joy to the weary...that spread hope to the hopeless... that taught love to those who don't... that brought those who are lost back to the right path...and so it goes on and on and on...what am I? Somekind of God? Yeah...I wish...)

The Art

2004-11-23T17:08:00.000-08:00

This is all so beautiful
But how much of this will really be
Enough to keep me on my feet
This is how it feels when it's all for real
But how much can be invisible
Enough for me to just believe
And I'm chasing the wind
And ending up right where I began

Chorus:
I know that there's an art to starting over again
And I know that God will never waste the pain
You can only try so hard to right a wrong
This song will only last so long
Life takes time so let it live along

I may never know why I should just let go
But do I really want a God that I can understand
Still I close my eyes try to reason why
But since when does my desires dominate the plan?
And I'm chasing the wind
Ending up right where I began

Bridge:
Life is just the art of living on
When life is in slow motion
And when the silence is deafening
Hold on tight you're gonna cry
But there's always a reason why

Life is just the art of living on...
It comes down to the art of living on...

by Rachael Lampa

The Tragedy Of The Falling Lizard

2004-11-16T18:55:00.000-08:00

Mom isn't back here until the end of this week...So, I'm supposed to cook dinner in this whole week for all four of us... It was not bad at all... In fact, I think I've found my passion in cooking... As for the plants, one of them look like it's dying... what am I supposed to do? Anyway, I was talking to Melanie yesterday while playing with the folded rattan mat... happily swinging it here and there... and then... Suddenly, a lizard fell on thy feet... causing thy feet to swing and swing and swing to swing of the lizard... also involved is thy hands... causing it to throw the phone at hand into the air... not forgetting is thy voice which shouted with a loud thundering squel... Finally, the lizard was thrown away and landed right onto the ground. Filled with terror, it crawled under the sofa to find safety. Moments later, my brother arrived and only then I remembered that Melanie was still on the phone... so I reached for the phone and picked it up...and thank God she's still there...

Busy With Nothing

2004-11-13T06:54:00.000-08:00

I finally got it!My blog has got music! All thanks to our dear friend, Farah. I've been trying to get it since the day I got my blog(I guess so)...Anyway, today was okay...mom is going to Hong Kong for vacation...bro is having exam...sis is in Singapore, working...the other sis just came back from Singapore yesterday and headed to P.D. for church camp...dad is busy with work with some printing stuff...and I'm busy with nothing!How fun!Busy with nothing...hmm...well, mom had a great idea and decided to fill up my life with plants...yes, plants! Mom just bought a couple of plants to add life in my life...Okay, I'll have to water them and show them love!Soon.....the plants will yell "Look what love has done to me!"...And that's it for today!

Oprah!!! Life Swapping Show!!!

2004-11-10T04:25:00.000-08:00

It's gonna rain soon!!!!!!! Why???? Anyway, on today's Oprah, they were talking about people swapping personalities and different lifestyles and there was a reality tv show about it called 'He's A Lady' when guys get dressed and live as women for three weeks and the winner, who wins a quater of a million will be judged by who is considered the most 'believeble babe'. And then, there's a black guy who changed and became a white guy to get the 'feel of it' for a while. So that's it on Oprah!!!(and someother things too!!)

Ok! You Can Stop Raining Now!

2004-11-08T17:15:00.001-08:00

Arghhh!!!Why does my only 'window' to the outside world keeps shutting down on and off???Just when I thought we need to get the Streamyx guy in, the Streamyx works...and it can't stop disconnecting and connecting and disconnecting and connecting over and over again!And, it still haven't stop raining! And every time it rains I need to shut down the computer, afraid that Mr. Lightning will strike down his 'love' to the computer.....Is this angin 'Sumatera/Skual'?

A Little Christian Joke

2004-11-04T23:06:00.000-08:00

God is Everywhere

A little boy was afraid of the dark. One night his mother told him to go out to the back porch and bring her the broom.

The little boy turned to his mother and said, "Mama, I don't want to go out there. It's dark."

The mother smiled reassuringly at her son."You don't have to be afraid of the dark,"she explained."Jesus is out there. He'll look after you and protect you."

The little boy looked at his mother real hard and asked, "Are you sure he's out there?"

"Yes I'm sure. He is everywhere, and he is always ready to help you when you need him," she said.

The little boy thought about that for a minute and then went back to the door and cracked it a little. Peering out in the darkness, he called, Jesus? If you're out there, would you please hand me the broom?"

Let it rain!

2004-11-04T01:27:00.000-08:00

Today, I'm going internet crazy and it started yesterday and hasn't stopped since then. I've been chatting with loads of people, checking everything that I need to, setting up the blog and etc. It has been raining everyday and I can't go anywhere for the time being.(After having the 1st window to the outside world opened, the 2nd one closed, just great!)Yeah, so I'm just gonna read, sleep, eat, drink, go online and chat!How interesting!

3rd Nov, My 15th Birthday

2004-11-03T01:28:00.000-08:00

Let's see...today was fun!The surprises from the very hard to untie present(which was actually a potato by Grace)to the very embarassing birthday song sung in the hall in the midst of hundreds of people was something that NEVER happened in my entire life before!Never thought that any of this could happen!Then, after the long hours in school, I came back and finally my internet was repaired after it was strucked by lightning! After a week or so without internet...life is sooooo boring.(As Grace have said it well, 'without internet, it just shuts down your only window to the outside world by just a simple strike by my very dear friend, lightning) School is going to be over in a week's time!Not really anticipating it as much as I was last year...since all of us are already in a holiday mood and SPM is starting!All the best to them!