Sunday, July 23, 2006

melbourne through my eyes

I was just watching a program on t.v about the war between Lebanon and Israel. Looking at the vivid reality of the war made my heart ache. Talk about a reality check.. Is my life really that bad?! Surely not... All my problems don't seem important now.

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So I'm back and all refreshed to start a whole new semester! This trip to Melbourne was unusually fulfilling. I got to discover this city which was completely new to me but at the same time soo familiar. It is such a beautiful city and people are so much more friendli-er than in Sydney..it almost made me a bit uncomfortable at first. Anyways, in those 5 days, the highlights worth reflecting back on aren't the shopping nor the coffee sipping (I've had enough dose of caffeine for the year) but meeting up with the "long lost friends" - people who used to babysit me and those "big-sisters" I once looked up to as a girl. I hadn't seen most of them for more than 8 years and most had gotten hitched and are mothers now! Such a fun trip...it was all about celebrating old friendships and spending time with people who used to play important roles in my life and bringing them closer to heart once again.

yarra river in the arvo

along the river at night

Gloria's son Caleb...such a cutie pie

Afternoon tea @ Hotel Windsor.

Arghh...I miss Melbourne already. I am tired of living in Sydney. Grrr..

Sunday, July 16, 2006


her violin is the 1734 Guarnerius del Ges� "ex-Huberman"!

It good to finally see Midori live on stage!

Concert Hall @ Opera House

Friday, July 14, 2006

time after time

my grades came out this morning. i wasn't terribly disappointed but they were below my expectations. i thought last semester i would be able to do really well as my workloads were pretty light. and now i wish i could re-live that semester and start over. actually i want a refund. like when you buy a top from a shop, and if you don't wear it you can always get a refund right?! i felt like i didn't 'wear' last semester. they are practically new?!

hmm regrets. that itchy patch in the corner of my heart.

far too often, i let unimportant things invade my mind....eat me alive
far too often, i realize the unkind things i'd done can never be undone
far too often, i notice the things i desire are meaningless...absolutely meaningless
far too often, i allow words to leave my lips without contemplating the consequences
far too often, i judge people without looking at the depths of my own shallow heart
far too often, i tell God that i do not need a Shephard to guide me..that i have my own way
far too often, i fall victim to a terrible word called 'favouritism'
far too often, i sing songs not from my heart but from other peoples'
far too often, i seek others' approval and acceptance and not His
far too often, i think back on my silliness and feel my heart drop - free-falling style
far too often, i spin at the speed of sound when i forget to turn the sound off
far too often, i dive head first into the pond of 'temporary joy', not real JOY.
far too often, i let satan take over my life and laugh at me
far too often, i 'eat' more than i can handle...
far too often, i ponder 'who am i' when i should start with 'who i am not'
far too often, i am lured into joining the masquerade of the plastic people
far too often, i worry about things i cannot change and are beyond my control
far too often, i become bitter when people rub me the wrong way
far too often, i give people the wrong impression and then drown in the sea of misunderstanding
far too often, i fear that people will discover, that i am not all that i am
far too often, i expect to receive when i really should be giving..i fail to see how undeserving i am
far too often, i ask Him to live his life around mine and not mine around His
far too often, i fail to fight my easily discouraged heart
far too often, i choose to keep the lessons unlearned - i'd fall and forget to pick myself up again
far too often, i get down on my knees before the Love that changes me, and ask for forgiveness

ooook my head is a huge mess at the moment. my thoughts are jumping around everywhere. i am going to turn my mind off for a while and fill it with music!

ohh..tomorrow i'll be going to Midori's concernt at the opera house :) i am looking forward to that...

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Meet Otto


Flossing is never the same again.

Thursday, July 06, 2006


the 2 happy couples

how blessed am i, to wake up on a sunny winter morning and greeted by my friend

merci pour les gateaux :)

stained glass masquerade

i always follow my random music cravings during exam times and recently i came accross some really nice songs. one of them is 'i am nothing' by ginny owens. i love the lyrics. if i do not love, i am nothing.

I could travel over oceans, cross the deserts, climb the mountains
Just to share Your story, bring You glory, and win souls for You.
AND I could sing like an angel, songs so humble and so thankful
Full of drama and emotion, so the world would know Your truth.
I could give away my money and my clothes and my food
To restore those people who are poor, AND lost, and down-and-out.
Oh, I could succeed at all these things,
Find favor with peasants and kings,
But if I do not love, I am nothing.

I could live a flawless life,
Never cheat or steal or lie,
And always speak so kindly, smile SO warmly, and go about doing good.
I could dedicate myself to do what everyone else wants me to-
Listen to them, compliment them, say the things I should.
I could show up every Sunday, lead the Choir and Bible Study
And they all might come to know me as a leader and a friend.
Oh, I could achieve success on Earth, but success cannot define my worth
And all these actions, all these words, THEY will not matter in the end-

Chorus:
CAUSE Songs will fade to silence,
Stories, they will cease.
The dust will settle, covering all my selfless deeds.
So as I strive to serve You,
Won't You make it clear to me,
THAT If I do not love, I am nothing.

Bridge:
AND If I cannot live my life loving my brother,
Then how can I love the One who lived His life for me?

OH, Sent to Earth from Heaven,
Humble Servant, Holy King,
Come to share a story, get no glory, and save my searching soul,
You knew that I'd deny You, crucify You, but nothing could stop You from
living for me, dying for me, so that I would know-

Chorus:
THAT Songs will fade to silence,
Stories they will cease,
The dust will settle covering ALL MY selfless deeds.
But Your life here has made it clear enough