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april tan
Melbourne uni, architecture 4th year
orange_milkshake@hotmail.com
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♥ boards
♥ pandora
♥ treadless
♥ architecture australia
♥ tan-tsakonas
♥ nookart
♥ prickie
♥ marimekko
♥ movietrailers
♥ bless
♥ hel-looks
♥ strangeco
♥ blue letter bible
♥ planetuni
♥ planetshakers
♥ new creation


: : friends : :

♥ adrian
♥ ant
♥ brodie
♥ carmen
♥ christine
♥ daniel
♥ darren
♥ eelin
♥ fongmei
♥ gavin
♥ Ginno
♥ grace
♥ iris
♥ joanne
♥ joanna
♥ jolin
♥ jono ong
♥ Juni
♥ pjet
♥ silas
♥ tricia
♥ Vincent
♥ wayne
♥ yinqi
♥ yan
♥ zhengping


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Friday, September 29, 2006

LOooook at what zhengping bought me? I was so surprise when I got it in my mail today. Thanks for blessing me with the music cd and cd and that really cute card.


Awesome . . so awesome. . . I love it. I love surprises. Hehe.. I love giving them and receiving them. Haha . .. for me, giving is always better than receiving. Big or small . .. yah.. it’s the smile that it brings with it.

Spoke to jono ong on the phone for quite a while tonight. I m so so happy and excited for him, God has shown him so many amazing things. I really hope that things work out for him. It’s crazy how things work out. .. how they work out when we trust in the Lord and that He will provide for us.



Wednesday, September 27, 2006

::kermit's night out::

Kermit takes the tram...

kermit getting to know everyone... he fits in really well..

kermit on it's way to mc donalds to get ice-cream

kermits decides that steph was more delicious...

to make kermit stop eating people, the boys made bbq chicken wings and daniel cooked fried rice for him...

kermit is eating his delicious fried rice...

kermit is acting strange...


silas, steve and kermit watching tv at brods


daniel finally told me that were some weed in the fried rice ... kremit starts chewing on steve


kermt is told to go home coz of his bad conduct...



Tuesday, September 26, 2006

:: Royal melbourne show::

yah.. .we had too much fairy floss... sugar high... check out lily's hair extensions... everyone.. check it out... haha...

Chris won me a big kermit and lily a big patrick.. lily and i erm... yah.. we won him a tiny nemo.. coz the game guy cheated us, our feelings, our big nemo and our money...

Fav. picture...

these muffins are huge... twice as big as the normal ones... patrick probably had too much...


hehe... chris looks like one of them...


Saturday, September 23, 2006

Planet worship was just incredible... seriously... Glen Berteau is a very powerful speaker...

People that walk through the valley of Dream
1. They possessed a dream.
2. Their dream was shattered
3. They dreamed again
4. They saw their dream fulfilled

He talked about a lot of stuff that I could relate to in my life... God has pull dreams and desire in my heart, in all of our hearts. We have to trust him, surrender and allow God to lead, to live in his word. We cant do it with our own strength. If we start working in the natural, u are opening ourself up for the enemy to define our limitation. However, with the anointing of God, we can do all things through Christ who strengthen us.

There is just so much more... so much more to say...

"Pray"

I know that you think you can't pray after that mistake
but I know it's the only way you can make it better
And I know situations get too much for you to take
and you feel like you're gone break and it makes you say

[Chorus]
I can't take it
When will things get better?
I'm so frustrated, but it's gonna be okay cause
you've got someone in your corner
Who's gonna be there for ya
Just fall on your knees, say a prayer and receive

When the world feels like it's on your shoulders (I pray, you pray, we pray)
When your life seems like its upside down (I pray, you pray, we pray)
When your lonely nights are getting colder (I pray, you pray, we pray)
I pray, you pray no matter how dark the day

I know you think you've gone too far and you waited too late
But I know that He loves you and there's no love greater so
And I know that it's hurting and you want your pain to end
And you feel like you can't win and it makes you say

Our Father which art in heaven
Hallowed be Thy name
All you gotta do is say



Friday, September 22, 2006


Went walking around in the city alone during planet worship break today. LOOK AT WHAT I BOUGHT!! I think it is beautiful. Been looking around for this kinda Perspex jewellery for a while from a couple of places. I m glad I waited.. .. trying out a couple of new things.. yah.. it’s going to take time.. but I really really want them to work out eventually.. . .



Monday, September 18, 2006

:: my water Baptism :: 17September ::


IT's just.. .. wow.... wow... i can't explain it...





Saturday, September 16, 2006

Woop woop woop... I saw so many random people when I was out today before I met Eelin an when I was with her. Haha... awesome!

(1)
Zahra
(2)
Wayne and Scott
(3)
Denis and Suelynn
(4)
Iris and Brodie
(5)
Benjy and Yiann
(6)
Edwin and friends

No one is ever by themselves. Mostly in pairs. Had dinner at Chilli Padi with Eelin, in our section, all girls in pair... having dinner... kinda interesting... woop woop woop...

Did I mention that I went to Hillsong United last night at CityLife Church? Yah.. I did... oo oo oo ...

So excited abt tomorrow… THIS IS GOING TO BE IT MAN!!! Bring it on.



Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Image for today…


OK SILAS ... I m updating my blog. Are u happy now? Haha... Silas is working at the lolly shop in uni … I didn’t even know it existed. I bought green tea ice-cream today .. it’s pretty good ice-cream... I shall try another flavour another time ...

My voice is still not back ... ...

Weekends been Good... Eelin made really mean chicken rice. YUM YUM ! Haha... Double Service was awesome. Sunday, cheapest dinner ever... $5 – pizza at bimbos and dessert at that $5 cake shop in Brunswick... so so nice .. and CHEAP ...

Didnt sleep at all Sunday night, rushing to finish assignments for Monday which I did finish because I had HIM who strengthens me ... seriously, I wasn’t even tired at all on Monday until at night. Haha... presentation went really well too. Louis and Zigg made a LAKSA for dinner... Seriously . It was one of the best home cooked laksa that I’ve tasted. Seriously... Seriously .. it was awesome.


Been looking at some websites...
http://www.fleecircus.com/
http://www.lostisfound.net/ - super nice photos in there… pretty interesting…
http://www.peachblack.tv/web/
http://www.platform.org.au/
http://theasylum.com.sg/ - didnt know that this shop exist in
Singapore.. really really cool website. I think u will like it.
http://www.no-one.co.uk/ - beautiful clothes that I probably can’t afford
http://www.beyondthevalley.com – really cool shop. Wish they had one in
Melbourne. I think it would be an awesome shop.
http://addicteed.wordpress.com/ - yahoo .. another online t-shirt kinda shop.
http://www.oddica.com/ - t-shirt shop



finally got my oddica shirt today.. so exciting.. I really really like it. It s by gary Gao (http://www.karmasoup.org/)check out his website. he has stuff on treadless as well...


watched a movie called “about love” (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456821/) by movie-eye entertainment (http://www.movie-eye.com/). It’s really good... Although, the subtitles didn’t really work coz apparently it is not WORKING AGAIN! U know who, u have to come fix it up...

Been thinking about design, architecture, business... ... hmm... ... hmm ...




Friday, September 08, 2006

How have I been? I’ve been sick. Yes… S.I.C.K… and I have no voice now. I can’t talk… and all of u know that I love talking. i can’t react to people’s comments in funny voices… so so annoying.. what do u sound like. . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Gary – april, u sound like a horse and u are going through a sex change,
Anfeny- april, u sound like a pig, cow and ____ (something else I can’t remember) Ohyeah.. a frog

Spent Tuesday in bed.. that’s all I can remember.

Spent Wednesday in the architecture library looking through a thesis, coz u can’t borrow it out of the library. Took me forever, but got some pretty good references for my essay. And did ES… took forever too… but it is getting there, still not done yet… Oh yeah.. I met up with Christine and caught up with her for a bit… it was good to see her…

Spent Thursday, had combine studio with Steve’s tute. Pretty interesting to see tutors having a go at each other… seriously… they disagree on so many things… but it was good to see what other people have to say abt our project. Then met up with Silas and we went to look at a few cool boutique along finders lane. SO many freaky nice clothes, jewellery, bags and really really nice perfumes. And a furniture shop.. awesome stuff… I saw this book at sticky, http://www.whitedogbobby.com/ I want that book, anyone wants to buy it for me? I will make u chocolate ice cream cake! ! ! had dinner with silas, ant and iris. Haha… steak, chips and eggs probably wasn’t the best choice but yah… it was only $10, can’t complain. Silas and iris hang out at my place for quite a while.. coz of the rain, they couldn’t go home. We had fun chatting about pretty random stuff… oh yeah.. this website.. http://wip.warnerbros.com/scienceofsleep/site.html it took us forever to download the trailer.. but iris, it was worth it man.. and I laughed at silas coz he lost his voice that night…

FRIDAY… I woke up at 7.30am with no voice.. yes.. coz I laughed at silas.. but yeah.. no voice. Finish uni work up and went for tute. It was alright, and environmental systems essay was so so so so freaking boring.. seriously.. so many people left the lecture, about 30 out of a class of 90? Went to see iris coz I wanted to get the helium balloon video but someone was using e computer where the file was saved in. bought SUBWay.. coz I can’t be stuffed cooking… watched pirates, now I can watch the Korean movies coz Ant fixed it. Thanks. Then.. surprise surprise, phebe and scott came to visit. Scott is sick as well… Phebe… oo oo oo … u are so funny, she is so scared that she’ll catch our bug too. Haha… phebe made this drink, honey, lemon, ginger and garlic. Oo oo oo, it has this weird tangy after taste. I can still taste it in my mouth now. BUT PHEBE IS SO CUTE… thanks for making me the drink, although it tasted really bad, I know it’s ‘suppose to be good’ for me and ‘should’ make me feel better. I love u…

According to Ant, I m suppose to,

  1. sleep now
  2. go to a farm to get lemon tomorrow
  3. come home
  4. make lemon and honey drink
  5. go to bed
  6. sleep for forever until like when the cow comes home tomorrow
  7. can’t remember
  8. go to bed again?

I can’t remember anymore. .my brain is all smushed up now.

GOODNIGHT~



Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Awesome website that I found in Frankie… http://www.danimdesigns.com/index.html

i love loVE LOVE the brooches, silver chain and 'more Tea' neckpiece... however, the silver chains are priced at $132. so freaking expensive, but then again, they are sterling silver and so wonderfully made. Apparently, they are available at the new Melbourne OBUS store (http://www.obus.com.au/) in gertrude street. If u do decide to check it out, remember to ask me along.


www.anotherbloodtwater.com.au – everyone wants that bottle now…

http://www.edandbek.com/ - IRIS, this website kinda reminded me of the children’s book u are making… but it probably isn’t really what u are looking at doing…



Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Jesus Lover Of My Soul Lyrics

Jesus, lover of my soul
Jesus, I will never let You go
You've taken me from the miry clay
You've set my feet upon the rock
And now i know

I love you, I need you
Though my world may fall
I'll never let You go
My Savior, my closest Friend
I will worship you until the very end

_____________________________________________________________



Mee Pok Man was seriously weird. Filmed in 1995, by Eric Khoo. It’s about a lonely mee pok seller who falls in love with a prostitute and contains themes of necrophilia. no wonder it was banned in Singapore before. But now it’s rated M18. Part of this film is also based on a story in the Singapore Ghost Stories series – which is kinda scary coz I hate scary anything/everything. I think that Joe Ng did a great job, he played the character of mee pok man really well. Won’t recommend this movie to everyone. It’s quite heavy hearted and seriously weird.

SYNOPSIS : Director Edward Khoo presents this bleakly comic, disturbing, and often touching account of one man's absurd romance. Lonely and ridiculed by even his regular customers, the Mee Pok Man, the proprietor of an all night noodle stand in a seedy section of Singapore, is something of an idiot savant, a mostly innocent man who doesn't fully understand the world around him. He is in love with one of his regular customers, Bunny, a beautiful prostitute who dreams of escaping her cruel pimp and, one night, he decides to follow her home. Unfortunately, he must witness a horrible hit and run accident that leaves Bunny dead. Intent on rescuing his true love, he brings her corpse back to his apartment and carries on as if Bunny were still alive.

Taken from: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mee_pok_man/about.php



Monday, September 04, 2006

Steve Irwin killed in freak accident , http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=127456 ooo ooo ooo anyone? He died. Hm…

Watched ‘Hiroshima mon amour’ during class today, it’s made in 1956 by Alain Resnais, Hiroshima was a really interesting movie, it got a tad too dragy towards to end. But it was a pretty awesome

Hiroshima mon amour also deals with contrasts and opposites such as love and death, war and peace, living and remembering, as well as dealing with two people from different parts of the world: one from France and one from Japan (both of whom in a post-WWII world would have been viewed differently than today). The title too ‘Hiroshima mon amour’ is an oxymoron. It refers both to the most atrocious bombing of the 20th century and to that of the nature of personal love.”

Just finish watching “12 Storey” oowww… what should I say. By Eric Khoo… I enjoyed it, great acting. Plots about HDB life in Singapore. What happens behind close doors and things aren’t as simple as they seems. Each of these characters have a complex life and have their own stories. Low Budget but great quality art film, done in 15 days! Can’t wait to watch mee pok man.

Going to watch that later tonight. Mee Pok Man... it was acutally banned in Singapore.

the point of watching all these Films, for my essay...

Last week’s been pretty awesome. First of all, the weather was great. Cool and sunny. Caught up with a couple of people. Helium Balloons… oooo ooo ooo … that was fun. Will put some photos up laters. Hang out with Phebe and Jono, which was really great. Went to Brunswick street for Cake and shopping with chris. Bought Jessie her birthday present, going to add some stuff to it before sending it to her. It was Dad’s birthday on Saturday, Father’s day on Sunday. Church was superb, two services. They were both awesome. So many people got saved. I m so happy. God has got so many plans for Shakers.



Tuesday, August 29, 2006






Camp was awesome so awesome. God, u spoke to me about so many things. U told me why u brought me to Melbourne, why I m in Planetshakers. What is to happened. So many great things. Man … I was just blown away in tears ... I went to camp expecting things to change, some things to happened, prayed that God will do something amazing, show me something and a couple of people that I kept in my prayers consistently. Phebe, Beatrice and Ant … … God just overflows, overflows my cup …

Every thing was just so wonderful in camp. All the stage props … they look amazing … everyone looked amazing. Chris, Silas, Beatrice, Phebe, Iris, Jono, Eelin, Sharene, Brodie, Ant, Louis, Jolin, Christine, Wanting, Derek, Shayne, Rachael, Wayne, Seemay … … so many.

Saturday night, Second night of praise and worship and the word of God was just so powerful. I was just jumping off the roof. I wanted to praise God, to worship Him … my cuffs were tired, my hands were aching … but I couldn’t stop. God took the tiredness away as I continued to praise and worship him. I let myself lose and was exalting His presence. Just so fully into it. I let Him take over, for him to show me, to mould me, to make me. The presences of the Holy Spirit was so strong. Holy Spirit to moved and removed all the barriers, hindrances and problems in our lives. Then for the first time, I just started speaking out in tongues. Phebe and Eelin prayed for me. I love you guys so much. U guys are so awesome. Then I just couldn't stop speaking in tongues over the life of Beatrice and Ant, I m so happy for u guys. To see the break though that the both of u had. I have grown so much since I came to planetshakers since I came to Melbourne. I m consistently in hunger for his words, for what he has planned for me.

I didn’t want camp to end. I didn’t want to come home. On Sunday night, service was just amazing. Got home and got into bed and man …. Oh …. God didn’t stop. He didn’t stop. He continued.. even when I woke up on Monday morning. He was still talking to me. I couldn’t stop weepin g…

Highlights in camp:
* one of the buses broke down on their way for camp.
* spending time with Beatrice
* getting to know new people and getting to know friends so much better
* Bonding
* I went on the giant swing. And all of u out there knows that I hate roller coaster rides. But it was so amazing.
* Saturday night session (amazing so beautiful)
* the decision for Christ made
* Presence of the Holy Spirit

jolin, sharene, april and christine

christine, april, billy and victor

louis and april (new creation go-er too... )

photos taken with silas must be silly.. coz silas is such a cool, weird, interesting, beyond ur imagination kinda person

christine.. . u are so cute

Beautiful woman of God, eelin

shayne and april

april and iris (a bit blurry.. )

shauna, wanting and myself

before i got onto the giant swing

adeline, april, gavin

eelin's tuesday urban life group ... (with victor.. extra la)


viola, april, ant, wanting, rachel, seemay, phebobo


phebe, beatrice, ant

Great camp. Awesome camp. Life changing camp.

Back to uni. Have so much work to do, it is just unbelievable.

Things I m excited abt:
* getting water baptism on 17 September
* little brother is coming down to visit from the 20 to 30 September
* planet worship from the 21 to 23 September
* Planetshakers Conference 2007
* urban life
* DNA encounter weekend
* staying in
Melbourne for the Summer
* Archi Job that I got only becayse of God’s love and favour for me. I know that I m GBHFDL by the big guy.
* To know God better, and seeing what he is doing for me. What he has planned for me.



Thursday, August 24, 2006

Day out with silas and stefanie(stef)...

Freckles started to appear on my face. No matter how much water I drank they would not go away. The freckles were so heavy that neck and back started to ache, the strain of holding my head up was too much. Eventually I fell to the ground and died.

Taken from plastic knife #1, mag that silas bought while we were making badges… there are so many more funny abstract in there…

Finally… found out where to get marimekko products. From armadale. There’s a store that stock her stuff there. Nice lady in Genki (http://www.genki.com.au/i/frontopeningpage.html) loves her stuff too and we chatted abt it for a bit.. I m glad. Marimekko have some really really good fabric. Check it out… http://www.marimekko.fi/eng

Saw a really nice leather bag at Alice Euphemia. Sadly it cost $715. haha.. where m I going to get that money just to buy a bag.. probably only in the next 5 years.. no not now… http://www.aliceeuphemia.com/main.htm



Wednesday, August 23, 2006

my new blog skin, still need to work on it.... however, i m still searching for one.. this is just a temp one coz the other one was really really bad.


Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Haven’t been blogging much. Last week’s been crazy. And this week would probably be worst.

Last week was probably my most enjoyable week since I got back to Melbourne. Got to catch up with jono on the phone. Glad to know that he’s got a new job, a better paying one and probably one that would suit him more. Plus, he is working in a really nice building as well.. haha… Went to church office to call up people for Camp. Didn’t get any sales but I m glad that I tried. DNA on Tuesday. Made a penguino movie with ant. Helped out in planetuni booth on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Made the planetuni banner with silas, and it is looking pretty awesome now. Will attach photos of it after camp. Got to spent some time with Linzi over dinner at Spiga on Friday which was really good. Saturday morning spent at uni doing group work although I think we hadn’t did anything. Ikea with eelin and spent the rest of the day with her discussing abt life and what we are doing for UL (urban life) tonight. Saturday night, Sunday morning… Sunday afternoon, new people’s meeting and church service. Got to know a few new people. It is awesome what God has done in Planetshakers. They are growing so fast…. Had dinner with the girls after… it was nice…

Checked out a new shop with silas on Monday arvo. Monk House Design, on little latrobe street, few doors away from Melbourne artist supply. They have some pretty cool stuff there. I saw this graphic book that I like. Nicely wrapped up and all… had some poems, graphic images and photos in them. i love poems, use to write a lot of them but yeah.... Time is always an issue.



How do one get out of a maze? Sometimes we rush into things too quickly and we make a wrong turn. There’s not turning back! Or can we (what are the rules)? What happens? Is there a second way out of this maze or will we just hit a dead end? I suppose for now, walk slowly and only time can tell.

My little brother is coming over to Melbourne at the end of next month. I m really excited at that. I miss my family. They are the best and so awesome. He has grown so much in the past two years…

Grace and Carmen got back their Chinese O’ level results earlier this month. Haha.. it is funny. C5 (55-60%)and C6 (50-55%). I scored a C6, my brother failed and xiang kor kor scored A1 (75% and above). Vincent is exempted from taking Chinese or is he taking Chinese syllabus B? my family is so funny la. To image that our parents were from Chinese school, Carmen’s mom use to take higher Chinese. What is happening to our generation?

Talked to mom for a bit last night. Highlight was that, she said that she would loan me money if I wanted to travel to Europe for a month, but I would have to pay her back when I start working which is totally fair. My mom is awesome. Anyone? Anyone interested to go travelling?

Looking at a couple of different design website introduced by Viola, ant and silas. They are so awesome, interesting and some really crappy design. I wish I had the talent to do some of those stuff… I realised how different architecture is from design. I still have lots to learn in that expect.

Camp is this weekend. Praying abt it, praying for a break through… we had abt 50 people sign up on Sunday which was really awesome. Hope that the numbers are still raising so that we had hit the 250 bench mark. But for u are my God, I know u will make our cups overflow. I trust in you.

I have made the discission to stay in Melbourne for summer and work. Go back home in feb to see mom and dad and come back in time for uni. Grace is coming over next year, Carmen is still thinking abt it. I m really excited for them. Thinking heaps about what I will do for the past 5 years. There’s so many things I want to do. Some I have the ability to, and some I don’t but would be able to with help. For my plans, I will just leave it here and leave it for another day to talk abt it. I m excited and scared of what is to happened. There is so much, so much that could/can happened. But I trust in the Lord, he will hold my hand, walk and carry me through what he has planned for me.

Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.



Sunday, August 13, 2006

Last night was awesome. Eelin organized a slumber party at wanting house. Muahaha… It was so much fun. We got to hang out, chat heaps and watch “10 things I hate abt u” and “maid in manhattan”. How funny is 10 things I hate abt u. it is such a classic chick flick. I love heath ledger. He is so charming. Especially when he has that smile and when he sang can’t take my eyes off you. “ You're just too good to be true. Can't take my eyes off you. You'd be like Heaven to touch. I wanna hold you so much. At long last love has arrived And I thank God I'm alive. You're just too good to be true. Can't take my eyes off you.” Where is my heath ledger? Joseph Gordon Levitt (Cameron) is really cute too in that really silly and dumb looking way. Hahha.. . all of the songs in 10 things I hate abt u are really well thought of. I love the sound track, so many cool songs in there. Anyways, I was sick so I kinda went to bed early coz the medicine made me really drowsy.

Oh yeah, did I mention that wanting has a crazy cat, marie. It is really cute however, too active for a cat. she jumps and runs around the house the whole time. I suppose she was just happy to see so many people around the house. Marie fell in love with eelin’s DVD box and was making out with it the whole time we were there.

Woke up in the morning and went to st kilda to have breakfast at crazy Joes. Maple syrup and big breakfast. We all shared. It was a lot of food. I forgot to bring my camera, no photos. Sorry. It was a bit disappointing coz phebe couldn’t be there coz she had to go back to college for lunch duty.I hope she didn’t spread any of her germs will making those sandwiches.

Today is such a nice day to just hang out in a café and chill.. the weather is great. I wish it would have lasted longer. Then I could have taken moo moo out for a walk in the park. In celebration of it becoming warmer, I wore my little pink dress that I bought for myself as a birthday present which I have only wore out once. Haha.. planning to go shopping with eelin and wanting next Saturday to look for a nice summer dress. I m so excited. Summer is coming... I miss the sun.

Got home, took a shower, did some readings and went to church. Service was awesome. Went to chomp chomp for dinner again, which I didn’t mind. The prawn noodle was alright. Now I m home, going to relax for another half hour and have to start on uni work again.

Anyways, here a song to end off.

Can't take my eyes off you.
You'd be like Heaven to touch.
I wanna hold you so much.
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.

Pardon the way that I stare.
There's nothing else to compare.
The sight of you leaves me weak.
There are no words left to speak,
But if you feel like I feel,
Please let me know that it's real.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.

I love you, baby,
And if it's quite alright,
I need you, baby,
To warm a lonely night.
I love you, baby.
Trust in me when I say:
Oh, pretty baby,
Don't bring me down, I pray.
Oh, pretty baby, now that I found you, stay
And let me love you, baby.
Let me love you.

You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.
You'd be like Heaven to touch.
I wanna hold you so much.
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.

I love you, baby,
And if it's quite alright,
I need you, baby,
To warm a lonely night.
I love you, baby.
Trust in me when I say:
Oh, pretty baby,
Don't bring me down, I pray.
Oh, pretty baby, now that I found you, stay..

p.s: the coughing still hasn't stop... ...



Saturday, August 12, 2006

My heart has blocked u out

Just pass me by

Don’t turn around and say hello



Friday, August 11, 2006

Been sick for about a week. Finally decided it is about time I go to the doctor’s.

Let’s back track a bit. Linzi stayed over at my place on Thursday night, she got locked out of her room coz she forgot to bring her keys out. Haha… it’s her third time. She is so cute. She was really upset with herself. I was glad she was here, coz I wasn’t have a fantastic night myself. Had an argument with a particular person over something that was pretty bleh. I wasn’t in the wrong. Mom called as well, which was good. Anyway, we had fun. we chatted and talk about stuff before we went to bed, kinda like one of those sleep overs u did when u were 8. I had morning tutorials on Friday, we woke up and left. She was really sweet, she called up the clinic to book an appointment for me. SO sweet right. Man, I really thank God for giving me such awesome friends. Who needs a boyfriend?

Tutorial went really well… Richard made some changes to the project which made it a lot easier. i do still need to do heaps of work this weekend. But all should be fine, coz I know what I have to do. This project is getting more and more interesting. It is a challenging one, which is good.

Went for with Linzi after tutorials for awhile to get some stuff, went back to uni for another really really dry and boring lecture about aircon systems… bleh… talked to a couple of people. Meet up with Christine at 4.30pm. caught up with her a bit and she went to the doctors with me. Later, she came over to my place and we hang out for a bit longer.

I m really excited about the slumber party tomorrow night at wantings house in st kildas. It is going to be heaps of fun. Lots of food, chocolate(see I need to get well to eat chocolate), chick flicks and laughter. Haha… I will remember to take lots of photos and blog about it later…

Now, I m just waiting for Linzi so we can go out for dinner together. And I need to get more medicine. I REALLY REALLY WANT to get WELL… I HATE being SICK. It is bloody annoying. Everyone is sick in uni. During lecture, when someone cough, another one will starts and it’s like a chain reaction. It’s pretty hilarious actually. Haha…



Thursday, August 10, 2006

Still in the recovery. It’s a good thing I have two days off uni. Awesome! However, I do still have heaps of work to do. I m not going to stress coz that never do me any good.

There’s a couple of things that I m really excited about this semester:

  1. planetuni camp
  2. planetworship
  3. archi job that I got only because of God’s love and favour for me. I know I’m GBHFDL by that big guy up there.
  4. getting to know God so much better and see what he is doing for me.
  5. getting to know my friends better/new friendships… (All of u out there, u know who u are. It’s been great. And I love u all heaps.)

for now, I need to learn how to management my time better. I want to be able to do really well in uni and still spent heaps of time with my friends, plus I work two days a week now. I realize that I did really well in Newcastle because I had so much free time and therefore, I had heaps of time to do my work and no where to go... Mom, u always say that Melbourne was a distraction and Newcastle was a much better place for study. I realized that I m glad to be here. Not only because there’s more shopping or more fun here, but Melbourne is different, it is a challenge to be in this awesome place. I’ve grown so much over one semester so many areas... I know I’m here for a reason and I can’t do it without you and I know that u’ll be there. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” amen.

good things are happening and i am really excited abt it.

p.s: i think i m going to get that penguin at Aero. it's really cute and I WANT IT... haha...



Wednesday, August 09, 2006

I m sick… flu, cough, fever. U name it. Yes.. why am I still blogging. Coz I want to. anyways, uni was pretty good today. Met up for group work in the morning and went for lecture. During tute in the afternoon, Richard told me to go home. He doesn’t want to catch my bug. To all design 4b people, I m sorry I kept coughing during lecture. I can’t help it.

Mommy, where are u? Come over here and take care of me. ;_( I’m sick. Come over…. Just kidding. My brother is sick as well… thanks for calling me.

Jessie called me while I was having dinner. Hadn’t talked to wess in ages. I miss you heaps. I m glad that u are having lots of experience at work and really really glad to hear that u might be moving down to Melbourne with Andrew and chris to attend uni at RMIT. I miss those time we hang out together heaps in my room, had dinner, pancakes in the middle of the night and shopping trips. Life in Newcastle would be so different without you. You’ve been an awesome friend. I miss going to uni with nicky, kath and ashy too… nicky is not here anymore to make fun of me, I’ve got no one to play with anymore. Kath is always the boss during team work and ashy is just so cute. Yes, Justin, who’s a tad annoying and always make fun of my english. Whatever Justin. oh yeah. Justin made me cry at uni once... coz he said something really mean to me. i was hurt but i just cried so that u'll feel bad.


Dauntan+ frecini, can we really make it work? Just the four of us? I hope so…

Anyway, I realized that I have heaps of work to do and I m really far behind in design. This semester is going to be so crazy. It’s not going to be easy coz it’s group work as well… I don’t mind it… but sometimes it’s hard having so 3 strong headed people in a group of 4. I hope it all works out. Have to rest and get better and do lots of work before design tutes on Friday.

On another note, my blog is really ugly. I want to get a new blog skin. Will do that when I get the time too.

That’s all for now.



Monday, August 07, 2006




magie is really cute...






new song....
Martin Sexton - love keep us together


Hold me tight don't say goodnight
And I'll let you know that I care
Wait a little longer don't let me be
And I'll comfort you from the storm
It's been a long night tomorrow's another day
Call me when you find out the answer
And I'll hope and I'll pray
To a power that will keep me from goin' insane in the meantime

Teenage lovers caught up in this dance
Pain's the price of this young romance
How was I such a young fool to know
Lord knows I got no direction from home
So I say this prayer

Take hold of me blessed powers that be
Love keep us together

Down with the rain came the news
That our wild ways gonna bring us a baby boy
Wash away all those innocent dreams
Now my whole world is turned upside-down on me
And here I pray
To some power they say's gonna keep me from goin' insane

I can't be strong unless I'm by your side
My weakness tells me to run for the hills
Responsibility beckons me
To think I dreamed your kiss would set me free
Well I've never been so wrong

Chorus

There cries a child so deep in the night
He needs a father somebody to set things right
I am the one to love to hold him tight
To discount by love a serious oversight
Higher power has brought us together I know
She will keep us together wherever we go
Even if I live a thousand miles away
My love is pure and strong and here to stay




got up at seven to do some readings for class. Lecture and tute was pretty boring… could see everyone kinda nodding. Haha.. anyway, met up with ant for lunch and we walked around for ages.. it was heaps of fun. SILAS… I found that jewellery place by accident. Was looking around for this chocolate shop (chocolate fire was it? Can’t remember the name) in little Collins street. Anywhoo… the chocolate wasn’t that great… Christine it is all ur fault, I want a lomo camera as well.. check out: http://www.lomography.com/homesDeLuxe/ so many cool stuff there. Christine has the SuperSampler, Ant is now bidding on the Lomo LC-A. he blames it on me… but it’s not my fault… aggrr…. I want either the Colorsplash camera, action sampler or pop 9. We saw some disposable ones at FAT today.. the coloursplash ones are $20 each for each colour... maybe I should get one to try it out.. see how I go.

Went to some magazine place on Elizabeth street, looked through some design magazine and I found the magazine that I’ve been looking for. FRANKIE… they have some pretty good stuff in there… will post up some more stuff later…



Sunday, August 06, 2006

Saturday was an incredible day. Went to fed sq for filming coz sharene needed some background people. It was pretty fun la. We just sat down, talked and laughed at stupid things… shauna and I were terrified of the fat birds around fed sq. bad experience with birds… :S the shot didn’t take long. went to degrave st to have brunch with Christine, eelin, Joshua, shauna, suelynn. Had bacon and eggs with mushroom. It was so YUM! Later, we went shopping at bridge road. Haha… YES. Shopping! The tram was pretty packed man, like seriously shoulders to shoulders. I don’t like it. Got back to the city early. Suppose to meet Anthony, Derek and co. at 4.40pm for “The inconvenient truth”. I was about half and hour early, walked around little Collins to look for that “love” shop. Silas told me it was in little Collins but wasn’t sure which part of Collins. It’s about 3km long. Can’t find it. Anthony was early too, which was really good. EVERYONE ELSE, LATE! Ant showed me a picture of his dog, magie. Isn’t she cute? I think magie and moo-ey will become good friends when they meet. They are both white, adorable and super cute. Don’t u think? I really liked photo so I took it from ant. It is mine now. Haha…

Anyway, The documentary was really good but I felt asleep about 20 minutes into the clip coz I was really really tired… Anthony said that he’s not taking me to any shows anymore coz I always fall asleep. MEH… that’s just me, I fall asleep everywhere. in lectures, in talks, sometimes movies and Instantly on cars because I get car sick. it’s just me.. But u know… I M STILL TRYING. Meet up with silas and chris for dinner. We were so silly la, walked from regent to Melbourne central, then back to little Collins to eat. in the end, we ended up at some Japanese restaurant. MY FOOD tasted really bad. To make up for that, we went to groove train for dessert. Apple crumple and chocolate ice-cream. Yum yum yum… came home and went straight to bed, my eye couldn’t keep themselves open even though I wanted them too. A couple of people called while I was asleep. Haha… mom and ant. I m not pissed off that they called. I was glad. I chatted to mom for a bit, although I can’t really remember what we talked abt. Sorry mom… watched love actually for a bit. Chatted for a while then went to bed.



Saturday, August 05, 2006

I m sorry I haven’t updated my blog recently. It’s just been pretty crazy since I got back to Melbourne.

So many things have been happening, some good some bad.

Anyways…. I would like to say a big thank you to my family for giving me such a gorgeous send off to the airport. So many people came even though they were really busy and my cousins had school the next day. We had dinner together and dessert at swansons. I miss you guys heaps… GRACE AND CARMEN, u guys better come over to Melbourne next year so we can keep each other company and do crazy stuff together.

First week back to Melbourne:

The weekend was pretty good. Caught up with at couple of people for lunch and dinner. On Saturday night, had dinner with iris, sharene, chris, Anthony and silas. After, Silas and Chris came over to my place to print out met cards that we spent the whole afternoon designing in sharene’s place. it turn out beautifully. Silas is really weird, he can do some weird thing with the gym ball… chris and I tired it, but we couln’t do it… Haha… Church was really good. I got to catch up with many people.

Uni started on Monday. It was alright. Nothing much happens on the first week of uni. Just went for random lectures to decide on my elective, in the end, I stayed at the one I had originally. Really happy with my timetable this semester, I get two days off (wednesday and thursday). On Friday, went to brod’s place for his housewarming party (new housemate - Sonny). Probably just another excuse to have a party. It’s good though. u should have those house party more often brodie. They are good fun. Played murder (winking) game and some sausages/grandma’s undies game. It ended at about 11.45pm and we missed the last tram. So Derek and I walked q-pei and Beatrice home. Boy, it was a 45 minutes walk from Flemington road to city gate. It got too late and I was really tired so I just stayed at Q’s place for the night. Good chance to get to know Q-pei and Beatrice a little better. Updates on church, finally remembered to sign up for planet worship (21 – 23 September) and planetuni camp (25-27 August). Great things are happening in church and I m really glad to be part of this church. ;)

Second week back:

Uni as usually. Nothing much happening. Went to my first DNA on Tuesday. I was so so tired. i slept at 3am on Tuesday morning coz I was doing work, woke up at 7.30am in the morning. Went to my site took photos, came home and did some more work, then went to uni for lecture and tutorial. Went home to put down some stuff, meet ant at RMIT to book tickets for a documentary (an inconvenient truth) that we’re watching this Saturday with other people, then a really quick dinner at nandos with q-pei, Derek and Beatrice. Off the DNA at Melbourne high. I was so so tired. But DNA was awesome. Got home, did more work and chatted a bit on msn and went to bed. I spent Wednesday not doing much. Thursday, I tried to do some work. And got some work done. Haha.. later, went to Droog talk with Ant and Derek in fed sq. Antcommanded that I looked bored. Haha…. I am not la, I was just pretty tired and really hungry. We had fat chips at timeout after, they tasted really yum. Got home about 10.30pm, took a quick shower and went straight to bed.

I m really glad that it’s Friday. But Friday’s a full day in uni for me. FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS. I never had a full day of classes on Friday in uni before. It feel like crap. 9am to 4.15pm. anyway I met up with Atha (an architect that I work with when I was in Singapore, Tan and Tsakanas) for coffee during my break. He’s got some work for me to do. Before the semester started, I thought about some stuff that I should achieve before next year. i was talking to mom about staying for the summer (2006/2007) to get some work experience in Melbourne so it might be easier for me to get PR when I finish with my studies end of 2007. I only prayed about it once. GOD is AWESOME I TELL U... It’s almost like, he’s already planned it for me. Atha SMS me on the 17 july, and I only got back to Melbourne on the 21 July. I call him on 24 july (Monday) and he told me that he’s got some work that he would like me to help him with. So yes. I have a job now. I can work from home too. He’s going back to Singapore tonight and will talk to Michael about my pay and the work that I will helping him with. Isn’t it Cool??? Hello? Anyone? I didn’t even have to apply for a job. I am so so blessed and counting it everyday. He’s coming back on the 18 August so we’ll have chat then and I can start work. YEAH!!! I m really glad. I m so so blessed and my cup is overflowing… OVERFLOWING…



Tuesday, July 18, 2006

today's been a great day. i went to the office in the morning to clear up some stuff. then had lunch with dad... we went to bras basah to look at books later. i forgot for much fun it was just to be out with dad alone. dad use to buy a pack of chocolate after he pumps his car and will share it between the both of us. haha.... later went jogging together! i feel healthier now. haha.... i didn't walk, i jogged the whole way... for about 15 minutes. i suppose that was good. i love you dad...


Sunday, July 16, 2006

Yes…My 21st birthday encore with my family… because I didn’t get to celebrate it with my family, I celebrated my 21st birthday again! Haha… it was fun la… my bro did a photo slides for me…

*here are some of the photos*

21 yrs ago....

my first bithday...


i miss u auntie juliet... perth...

haha... jingling, u are in that photo.
i've known u for 18 yrs...

my bro is so so so so cute...

haha... damn vein...

my bro and i...

one of my fav. photo

one of my birthday parties

think this was taken on the last day of sch....

janice, tanya and me...

graduation

my poser photo that phebo cannot stand

newcaslte singaporeans in tasmania... man we had fun...


our yearly big family holiday....





my newcastle homies.. i miss u guys heaps


new friends in melbourne


my awesome family...



Wednesday, July 12, 2006

11 july
so happy to meet up with my primary school homi
es. We had dinner at dintaifong followed up by chocolate fondue at cineleisure. Those girls are becoming more and more beautiful. we took some neoprints, so nostalgia. Remember those first generation neoprint machines, whereby there was only one image on the whole printout. they have came a long long way. They are so much better now. Joanna, Clarabelle, Fongmei and Jingling, the four of u are the best. I love u guys heaps. It’s good to see that all of you are doing well and all in university and growing prettier.




Saturday, July 08, 2006

These beautiful people are my cousins. They are the people that keep the family crazy and loud. Yes… we are very loud when we get together. Most of all we have heaps of fun

- going for a movie together on a weekend

- taking silly neo prints at the machines

- screaming at each other

- talking about the most random stuff and secrets… shhh! i wont tell if u dont~

What would I do without them? I love you all, I miss u when I go back to Melbourne.



Wednesday, July 05, 2006

yes, i am really really bored. that's why i am doing this.....

7 things that scare me:
1) the dark!!! yes, I have to sleep with a night light when I m alone.
2) BIRDS…. YES, here are some of my encounters with them. i)when I was a kid, I was walking under a tree and I was sticking my finger out, I tot, maybe a bird poop might just land on my finger and it did. That was the only wish that came true. ii) in sec 3, I was walking towards the hall, an ugly crow flow pass and pop on my UNIFORM. iii) a bird flow into my forehead while I was walking to class in newcastle. iv) cindy and I were chased by a magpie. v) Seagulls attack my scallops and salmon when I was having lunch at Sydney’s fish market with deb and ken. vi) during a field trip in Newcastle museum, I was sitting under a tree, yes, I was the only one. Justin had a good laugh though.
3) Erm… that my mom, dad and my family will all die leaving me alone in this world.
4) Horror movies, I was so scared, I cried when I watch THE SIGNS, I wanted to leave the cinema but my friends wont let me.
5) My computer crashing when I m doing a major project. It has never happen before. But never say never. My mouse died on me twice this semester. And my scanner broke.
6) not being able to be ME.
7) driving at night and during peak hour.

7 random facts about me:
1) I was obsess with the colour orange. All of u from STC, u knew. My bag was bright orange, my pencil case was orange, all the pens in it was orange (even blue and black ink ones), my ruler was orange, so was my I still have it, I CAN SHOW U), myßeasers, my staple was orange ( towel was orange, my hair bands were orange (I never got caught in school). No orange clothes though. The colour doesn’t look good on me. IßOh yeah, girl guides farewell, I got orange presents. Orange mug ( have been using it until my mom broke it recently), erm… my card was orange. And huimin gave me oranges coz they were orange. Haha… that was damn funny. I still love the colour orange but it is not so obvious now.
2) i have a bunny rabbit that I hug to sleep every night. I bring her along with me to all my trips and holidays. My uncle gave me it to me on my first birthday. She’s from Australia.
3) i slept in my parents’ room for two weeks after watching ‘the ring’ coz there was a TV in my room.
4) I pee in the bushes before. During the road trip in Perth, it was cold and raining. And we were lost, I had to go really urgently and we were lost in some nature park trail so I ran behind the bushes and did it. Everyone had a good laugh, so I suppose it wasnt that embarrassing.
5) I use plastic gloves when I eat durian coz I don’t like the smell that stays in my hand. It takes forever to fade off…

6) I sleep whenever I am on a car. Eugene can testify to that. I sleep instantly when I get on. I suppose it’s because I get car sick.
7) I m a sucker for emo movies/songs/story. And I cry.


7 things i can do:

1) I can cook and bake.
2) I can make far too much noise and be really silly (all my cousins can testify to that. Apparently I m the craziest, loudest and most kuku woman in the family, I suppose I got that from aunty Juliet)
3) Sleep like a log. I m a really deep sleeper. I m usually late for class because I sleep though my alarm. I have three alarm clocks. I m really trying. dad got me this really really loud one, hopefully I m more punctual this semester. Sorry to my poor neighbour. I hope u cant hear it coz the sound insulation in the building is quite bad. When I was staying with daria, she can cook while I m sleeping and I won’t even know.
4) Spend the whole day watching tv, sitting on my arse and not doing anything. It is really bad.
5) Shopping. Haha….
6) Stay up for a really long time. Record was 56 hours. It was crazy la. I felt so dizzy half way through but got over it after awhile.
7) laugh and cry all at the same time.




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Romantic - You know exactly how to melt your date's heart. Romance comes naturally to you and is an important component of any relationship you have.
Religious - Faith matters to you. It is the foundation that you build your life upon. You trust that God has a plan for you.
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2. Romantic
3. Religious
4. Funny
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6. Outgoing
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9. Adventurous
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3. Romantic
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8. Adventurous
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