Wednesday, 5 November 2014

Excited already?

Hi all! I'm finally back! After months of not posting, it feels really nice to be sitting on my bed and wrapping myself with the coziest comforter ever. Anyhoo (I feel like I say that a lot), SPM has already started! ..... and I honestly can't wait for it to end because I've planned so many activities to be done with my friends!

Things on my list as of now :
1) Char+Trace's MISSION which includes coconut ice cream, roti canai (if we're that ambitious), Pesto, more smoothies, a no-sleep sleepover, continuing our not finished movie and many more! (FYI, if you have no idea who's this friend of mine named Tracey, let's just say that she's one of the most genuine soul I have ever known in my life! Long story short, I met Trace in camp and we've been great friends then! :)) We've be planning this mission for the longest time now so I'm pretty eggcited for it to happen!

2) PROM PREPPING WITH MA GURLFRENSSSS. From doing each other's make up to curling each other's hair.. Boy, am I excited already!

3) Jumpstreet with the gang!

4) Hi-Tea with Al and Grace! No one can ever go wrong with tea and scones, trust me.

5) Catching up with my primary best friends - Lucy and Sammi, because we're a trio and nothing can ever separate us.

6) Foodie trip with Wan Qing and her bf!

7) Start attending frisbee training regularly! I love playing sports but the last time I played netball was during post-exams last year? Oh my.. Time has passed too fast!

These are a couple of things I HAVE to do after SPM. As for now, I shall take a good thirty minute nap and study the dreaded History later.

Cheers!

Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Why don't I say the four letter word?

Hello, all! Second post this week so I think it is safe to say that my holiday has been pretty unproductive.. I've done nothing much besides lazing on my bed, waking up early to prepare a hearty breakfast for myself and catching up on my book. Oh, just to add something, I took a nap for 4 hours yesterday and I have never felt more guilty of that than anything else. Well, you can't possibly blame me fairly because my sleeping schedule was literally upside down on normal school days. I only went to bed at 1 in the morning, sometimes even 2, on a daily basis. So, I guess I'm allowed to take long naps to catch up on my sleep!

Well, I am a bit reluctant to express these thoughts that have been on my mind lately. Simply because I am certain that I would be judged, disliked, or even disagreed with. However, after days of processing these thoughts, I personally think I shouldn't be afraid of letting out my thoughts on this blog of mine because I opened this blog for one sole reason, and that is to express whatever that is running through my mind, be it good or bad thoughts.

Have you ever come across someone around you who is constantly using foul language? I am positive that you and I have a handful of friends who tend to have one foul word in their sentences. Honestly? I have a thing against people with foul mouths ever since the age of 12, after getting baptised. I used to be a person who had foul words ranging from Chinese to English. Well, who is there to blame? I definitely blame myself entirely. Growing up in a school environment which had multiple kids using foul language definitely brought me to follow their so called "cool" footsteps. I was influenced by every single one of them who swore because I thought that if I followed the norm, I would be considered "one of them", you get me? I remembered there was one day when my maid woke me up to get ready for school (this is when I was in primary school), and guess what was my response to her? Being the grouchy and grumpy me, a person who disliked mornings in the past, I pointed my middle finger to her. Yes, yes, you might be thinking that I was such a rebellious child back then.. You can judge all you want but I have repented and asked forgiveness from my almighty God who is ever so willing to forgive my sins. I really did regret my actions and I promised to never repeat that filthy act ever again. And I dare say that since then, I have never once pointed my middle finger, swore or cursed at anyone in my life. Praise the Lord! Note that me not using the four letter word and whatnot is only by God's grace. If you think I'm making any of these up, I'm really not so please do trust me!

So, that's partially my reason for not being a sweary (oh my is that even a word haha) person at all. I have been named by one of my friends as a person who does not swear at all, along with my good friends, Joshua and Joanna. Am I bragging about this? No, certainly not. Am I proud of this? YES, I DEFINITELY AM! You would be wondering why wouldn't I mind being the odd one out along with these two good friends of mine. Simply because we are God fearing people who are under the body of Christ. We share the common belief and have a strong faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Also, we honour all the Ten Commandments in the Bible, one of it being "You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses name." Yes, even "Oh my God, Oh my Gosh, Oh my Goodness" are counted as using His name in vain. I read an interesting article on Christians Cursing and I think you should take a look at it too! It'll definitely bring you to a different perspective on cursing/swearing. http://www.biblebelievers.com/jmelton/ChristianCursing.html
The Bible also clearly states that "Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be." James 3:10 So, I'm pretty sure that answers people's questions on why don't I swear, or even all the Christians for that matter.

Mind me, I am not saying that I am a perfect Christian who doesn't use these phrases. We all do make mistakes and we need to learn & grow from them. I actually do say these phrases (only Oh my Gosh, Oh my Goodness or even damn, sometimes) whenever I speak without thinking. I blame myself for it. But I am still learning from my mistakes and I trust that God will definitely help me in this situation, only if I am genuinely willing to change . Whenever I accidentally blab out these kind of words, I immediately ask God for His forgiveness.

These are thoughts of mine and I am glad that I have shared them with all of you. Cheers!


Saturday, 13 September 2014

Farewell, Interact

Interact - International Action

I clearly remember the time when we were just junior Interactors having our very first meeting two years back. It was indeed terrifying with all the serious faces that were potrayed by our seniors.. Just last year we were having the farewell for our seniors at Jogoya, and to think that we just had our own farewell yesterday??!! That's pretty unbelievable! Time passes wayyyyyyy too faaaaaast! You need to slow down a lil' time, I can't possibly catch up with these short legs of mine! *pants*

Anyhoo, just to let you readers know, our cute juniors organised the farewell at Mosaic, Mandarin Oriental! I know, I know, you're probably thinking that it's a pretty high class place and all.. Well yes, you're right!! It's a 5 star hotel and we were indeed thankful for having our farewell there. I mean, who wouldn't go all crazy and estatic when we had the chance of having a buffet at such a hotel????!! The plus point was that farewell was after our last paper, which was the horrible Add Maths so YAY to that! Definitely couldn't focus on the paper because half of us were probably drooling over the images of the wide spread of buffet!

One word to describe the buffet there? SCRUMPTIOUS SCRUMPTIOUS SCRUMPTIOUS!

We were seriously like jakuns when we arrived. Jumping here and there, holding and squeezing one another's hands, squealing like baby squirrels while walking into the restaurant! You could actually say that we didn't act like seventeen year olds yesterday just by judging our immature actions, just saying...... Our tummies were filled with pasta, lamb, steak, sashimi, sushi, oysters, scallops, chocolate fondue and more chocolate fondue, ice-cream, creme bulee, gummy bears (YES THEY HAVE GUMMY BEARS, I REPEAT GUMMY BEARS!!), coffee and more. I didn't manage to snap  pictures of all of my food because I was too lazy so please do forgive me!

All in all, the farewell was indeed a successful one. Not because of the fancy schmancy venue that served good food, but it was because of the GREAT COMPANY (both the juniors and seniors). I had one of the best times of my life laughing my tummy off. I can't go a day without laughter so I guess you can say that they play a pretty big part in my life? :)

So, here am I thanking all of you thoughtful juniors for putting in so much effort in planning this amazing and memorable farewell! Kudos to all you juniors! If you were to ask me in the next ten years what would I think about the Interact Club? I would say that I did not regret a single bit in joining Interact. The friendships that I have made and built were priceless. The conversations that I have had with all of the Interactors will be treasured forever and ever. It was indeed a privilege to have served this club with all my heart, genuinely. I will and always love being an Interactor, board or no board, I would have equally given my all. Viva La Interact. Cheers!

Signing off,
Community Service Director of Interact Club of WMSKL 2014








Friday, 15 August 2014

Thank You

As I am typing in this entry, I am currently on my bed, still in my uniform, sticky and smelly, and typing out all of the thoughts I had gathered today. 

So, I did some reflection when I was stuck in the jam for 1 whole hour. I mean, what more can you do in the car right? Besides, my phone died so I guess it was a pretty boring ride home.. Anyways, I thought through many things that happened today and I dare say that I am eternally grateful and blessed by the people around me. Okay, maybe saying that I am grateful and blessed is an understatement.. Anyhoo, let me tell you why!

The junior prefects organised the Prefects' Farewell for all the Form 3 and 5 prefects to appreciate all the seniors' hard work throughout these two years. It was held at Sunway Putra Hotel, just 2 stations away from our school. As we journeyed to the place, I was just thinking how time actually passed by so quickly. Just three years ago, I was a junior prefect and here I am, on my way to my very own last Prefects' Farewell! Where did all those three years go?! It was just as if it was yesterday I got elected as a prefect. Long story short, the farewell was great and it was indeed a memorable one. 

On the way home, I was in the car opening up the presents I got from my little juniors and at that instant, I felt really touched by the effort they had put in into these small yet thoughtful gifts. Reading their notes just made me feel like I have achieved my goal in my whole prefect journey, and that was to inspire and motivate them. I'm a really bubbly person (not bragging or anything (:), so I guess brightening up their days during duties was already satisfying enough. I wouldn't say that I was the best prefect (because obviously the rest out there were A plus), but I can say that I did my very best. I also felt a little guilty for not putting in a little effort into the gifts and notes because I was too caught up with the heavy workload, but I'll definitely make it up to them. I was thinking of bringing them out for lunch after SPM, whaddya think girls? (:

Next thing that touched my heart deeply! My vice captain bought me a farewell gift. I did not expect it at all because normally during our farewells, we exchange gifts between the seniors and juniors. Buying gifts for your "co-workers" were not so "normal" in our farewells. She attached the gift with a really sweet note and I was so happy by just reading the first sentence, "Thank you for being my friend in prefects." That led me to always keep in mind that we should all be friendly to everyone around us, regardless of their age, gender, personalities etc.

Last thing I felt really grateful for. I was craving for these raisin biscuits I used to indulge in when I was little and I told this person about it. She straight away told me that she would buy them and bring it to school the next day. True enough, she kept to her word and bought the biscuits! To top that off, she bought an extra box of different biscuits. Okay, you might be thinking right now, "What?! They're just biscuits..", but it's actually these little things that I'm truly thankful for. 

All these people that are placed in my life are truly God's blessings. I'm so thankful for the Lord for putting them into my life, making me realise that I should always be humble and look out for the people around me. Showing them the love that they should deserve, and also to care for them at all times. 

I hope you enjoyed this post and got something out of it! Cheers!

Tuesday, 3 June 2014

Just a thought

I'm here to talk about relationships.

Firstly, all I have to say is that I'm not against it at all. I find relationships so beautiful.. The special bond between two beings is just indescribable. The affection towards each other is definitely perfect. What more can I say? Love is created by our God Almighty. We can only love because He first loved us. As it is stated in the book of 1 John 4:19 "We love because He first loved". I would usually have this happy feeling in me whenever I see a couple smiling, laughing, tickling, hugging, or even making fun of each other with the most ridiculous comments. This is something trivial yet so beautiful about a relationship.

However, there is this tiny little thing that gets to me sometimes. I tend to come across girls or even guys posting pictures of the messages sent to one another on social media. I mean, if that particular message was spread all over the Internet, doesn't that mean one's relationship is not so private after all? Yes, I agree, a relationship is supposed to be public and all. What I don't understand at all is actually just why would someone want to show the whole world the sweet/cheesy/personal message that was actually meant for that only one person to see. I just don't get it.

Please bear this in mind, I am not against any of these. Perhaps I find it a little annoying, because I personally feel that these kind of things should not be shared to anyone else especially on the internet because who knows? Something might happen.. Bad or good? I have no idea too.


See you around! :)

Sunday, 25 May 2014

My weekend

This weekend was actually one of the most unforgettable weekend I have ever had. Our last paper ended on Thursday and the following day was Prefects' Camp! Frankly speaking, I was legit not excited for camp at all. Why? Well, basically this year was a tad bit different. The prefectorial board decided to make a few changes, and that was to cancel the normal tradition of prefects' camp. The prefects usually went for jungle trekking, hiking, or even caving during every single camp for many years. However, the whole system changed and they invited guest speakers to conduct the entire camp. I was definitely annoyed when I heard about the change.. I mean, who wouldn't like going all scaredy-cat during jungle trekking at night, or even catching the beautiful and magnificent sunset during our hike?

However,  I must say, throughout this whole camp, I was absolutely wrong. I actually learnt something! The speakers were terrific and they emphasised on leadership A LOT. Something that all the prefects desperately needed. I wouldn't go on explaining what did I learn but let me just say this, all the prefects got the passion lit up once again :) I also throughly enjoyed the bond the seniors had with one another. These are the people I hang out with during break and lunch every single day. I'm not saying all of them are like my super close friends, but they're just really fun people to be around with and that's all that matters, right? :)

 My very crazy roommates that I surprisingly enjoy going all retarded with??!!


Although this camp was a whole lot different compared to the previous camps I have attended, I definitely enjoyed this camp as well! My final camp ended on a good note :)

Came back after 3 days to my home sweet home. I was so happy to see my fam bam! Being separated from them felt like forever!! I decided to relax for awhile and start on my best friend's birthday card! His birthday is on Tuesday and I had to do it today in order to give it to him tmr since our holidays are starting on Tuesday. So here's the card I made! This is actually my very first time doing all these kind of artsy stuffs. I mean, I normally make cards and all for my friends but this is actually the first time I'm doing a doodle! 


See you around! :)

Thursday, 22 May 2014

The First!

Mid terms are officially over. However, I can't say that my studying routine would end now too.. SPM is just around the corner and I'm freaking out!! :( Don't even mention about SPM, our trials are basically in less than 4 months! That means we only have 3 months of mastering our form 4 and form 5 work. That is one heck of a heavy workload?! Pull yourself together, Char. You can do this!

My goal for the upcoming trials is getting straight A+! Why so? Well, basically my grandma promised to take me along with her on a London and Paris trip!! You should have seen my reaction when she told me that... First of all, I am eternally grateful (even though I have not even achieved my goal hehe) that I am being given this AMAZING opportunity. My parents have always been telling me that if I would want to travel around the world, I have to work my butt off in the future in order to pay for my own trips and all.. So basically this was like a big surprise considering the fact that I've never travelled to these kind of places.. The only countries I've been to are Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong. Mind me, I'm not saying that I'm not grateful for visiting these countries. All I'm trying to say is that when I visited those places, I was really really young and I could not remember a single thing I did there (well except for Ocean Park in HK)! So to me, if I was given the chance to travel around London and Paris which is actually my dream ever since I was a young girl, you have no idea how much I would treasure this trip!!

All I can say now is that I should start working my butt off for trials! Time shall not be wasted :)


So beautiful.

Anywayssss, last weekend, I was given an amazing opportunity to catch the special screening of The Fault In Our Stars, or in short, #FIOS. Hahaha. I have been a fan of this book ever since last year? I can't really remember. Anyhoo, I won the contest hosted by Churp Churp through Jane Chuck! Basically, she posted a short video of Ed Sheeran's music video on Instagram and we were asked to comment what was our most favourite romantic quote/scenes/places. I was like, "MAN I NEED TO WIN THIS SPECIAL SCREENING I CAN'T POSSIBLY WAIT FOR THE SCREENING IN SEPTEMBER I HAVE TRIALS AND MY PARENTS WOUD OBVIOUSLY NOT LET ME STEP OUT OF THE HOUSE TO WATCH A MOVIE GAHHHH". So, I decided to give it a try and commented my favourite place and quote! We were told to leave our email in the comments as well so it would be easier for her to contact those who she has picked!!

And guess what?! I GOT AN EMAIL FROM JANE CHUCK! The possibilities of me winning the contest was so low but I was indeed estatic to have received that email from her!!!! I was screaming so loud and decided to call my best friends.... Sadly, none of them picked up :/ I had no idea who to bring for the screening since it was a pair thing.. I knew one of my CG mates, Caitlyn was a big fan of FIOS so I decided to bring her along!!

The movie was soooo beautiful. All I can say is that Shailene and Ansel's relationship was an A plus. The bond they had together was so real and different compared to all the other movies. Caitlyn and I were crying so much! Yes, we are very emotional people :3

I really wouldn't mind watching FIOS for another 2321939598 times because it was like the best movie I have ever watched, hands down.


See you around! :)