Wednesday, February 25, 2009
something i picked up from a book...
~ for the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato, because he is at home with me and not out at the bars drinking or playing poker with his cronies
~ for the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes because it means that she is at home, not on the streets.
~ for the taxes I pay, because it means I am employed.
~ for the mess to clean up after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends.
~ for the clothing that fit a little too snugly because it means I have enough to eat.(AGREED!)
~ for my shadow that watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine.
~ for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing because
it means I have a home.
~ for all the complaining about the government because it means we have freedom of speech.
~ for the parking spot I find at the end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking and have been blessed with transportation.
~ for my huge electric bill because it means I am comfortable and happy.
~ for the lady behind me in church who sings off-key because it means I can hear.
~ for the pile pf laundry and ironing because it means I have clothing to wear.
~ for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I am capable of working hard.
~ for the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours beacuse it means I am still ALIVE.
so, even the most annoying thing that we have to do, or anything unpleasant that happened to us, there is still something to be grateful of...
Be Thankful!
Friday, February 20, 2009
okay, saw something really interesting today..XD
after school and band practice...all of us were waiting for parents to pick us up..then...
we saw...hmmm.....
a white car trying to enter a lane without turning on the signal...
and...
a speeding black wira knocked into the white car...
wow...first time in my life i get to witness an accident...
luckily no one was hurt...but the wira owner came out of his car and started scolding(i think) the person driving the white car...
i mean, what is wrong with him? ya the other guys didn't turn on the signal...but he was speeding too...i thought we're not allowed to speed near the school...scared of hitting a dog, a cat or a kid...
if he's wrong also why scold the other guy like he owes him a thousand bucks??lolz...btw...there was also a CH kid in the car. i think i know him...hmmm....after that...the road started to get crowded with busybody drivers who just HAD TO stop or slow down to see....yeeessshh...
anyways...okay, why am i ranting about this?maybe just cause i have nothing to do?XD
- God, please give me courage to face up to challenges, so losing my confidence and HEALTH...zzz-
Thursday, February 19, 2009
didn't go to school today...got sick...
nothing to do...except studying and online (minus the studying part)
bored...bored...hate it...:(
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btw, got some messages from classmates in the old-fashioned way,in note form^^
- the koala who swallowed a football(private joke) misses you. Seriously. - Aisha
- I miss you because my blazer photo was ugly (lolz). That didn't mean anything, but why don't we GET DRUNK AND EAT WAFFLES? =) Missed you. Seriously. - Melanie
- rikaaa~get well soon!! everyone missed you!!(i think...) =) - Bianca
-My little big partner..you left me!!!Hugs...(in black and white) - Ian Gan
-Get well soon! Don't DUMP me T.T - Sonia ( Win 87)
- 加油， 送你一个 *heart sign* ，让你心情及身体赶快好起来！- SuLing
thanks, guys...suprised when i got got this...along with a LONG LIST OF HOMEWORK...zzz
felt so touched..XD
Monday, February 16, 2009
nothing really interesting happened today...
except that my chinese teacher went BALLISTIC today...
can't blame her though, 15 people went out of the class to go to the loo and she wasn't very happy about it.
whoa...hearing her shout (lesson of the day: never judge a person by his/her height..XD)
then she changed our seats...i went from the last row in the corner to the second row in the front. At least i can listen to teacher clearly but no more doing other stuff in class...*sobs*...too noticeable...oh ya, i ended up sitting next to ben. not bad, hmm....
then had band practice in the afternoon. Formation for some performance on who knows when...lolz..
received a belated valentine's day gift today...it was so sweet...thanks to you-know-who...^^
Friday, February 13, 2009
Nothing to do...so went looking for history of Valentine's day...here's one of them:
February 14 is Valentine's Day. Although it is celebrated as a lovers' holiday today, with the giving of candy, Valentine flowers, or other gifts between couples in love, it originated in 5th Century Rome as a tribute to St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop.
For eight hundred years prior to the establishment of Valentine's Day, the Romans had practiced a pagan celebration in mid-February commemorating young men's rite of passage to the god Lupercus. The celebration featured a lottery in which young men would draw the names of teenage girls from a box. The girl assigned to each young man in that manner would be his sexual companion during the remaining year.
In an effort to do away with the pagan festival, Pope Gelasius ordered a slight change in the lottery. Instead of the names of young women, the box would contain the names of saints. Both men and women were allowed to draw from the box, and the game was to emulate the ways of the saint they drew during the rest of the year. Needless to say, many of the young Roman men were not too pleased with the rule changes.
Instead of the pagan god Lupercus, the Church looked for a suitable patron saint of love to take his place. They found an appropriate choice in Valentine, who, in AD 270 had been beheaded by Emperor Claudius.
Claudius had determined that married men made poor soldiers. So he banned marriage from his empire. But Valentine would secretly marry young men that came to him. When Claudius found out about Valentine, he first tried to convert him to paganism. But Valentine reversed the strategy, trying instead to convert Claudius. When he failed, he was stoned and beheaded.
During the days that Valentine was imprisoned, he fell in love with the blind daughter of his jailer. His love for her, and his great faith, managed to miraculously heal her from her blindness before his death. Before he was taken to his death, he signed a farewell message to her, "From your Valentine." The phrase has been used on his day ever since.
Although the lottery for women had been banned by the church, the mid-February holiday in commemoration of St. Valentine was still used by Roman men to seek the affection of women. It became a tradition for the men to give the ones they admired handwritten messages of affection, containing Valentine's name.
The first Valentine card grew out of this practice. The first true Valentine card was sent in 1415 by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London at the time.
Happy Valentine's day everyone!!XD
Thursday, February 12, 2009
i hate exams....
especially government ones...
pointless things....all they do is waste your precious time....
tomorrow last day...don't feel like studying at all..zzz...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
feeling stressed...
so much to do...
not sure if it's not enough time or i'm just confuzzled...
confuzzled = confused + puzzled
XD
homework,
band,
homework,
piano,
homework,
PMR,
HOMEWORK!!!!
walau...the homework nowadays...like what...
since orientation...haven't finished my homework until now, and it's getting more and more...
got to stop going online and start hitting the books...
test tomorrow...dunno what crap test we are having...
english tommorrow...waddever...easy as pie...LOLZZ!!!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Okay...i am starting a blog AGAIN.
the main reason is:
I m forced by a certain someone by the name of TIE CHING MEI(ring a bell??)
thx a lot...zzz
so guys, don't expect me to update my blog all the time. I'm so not gonna do it all the time...not a very hardworking person...esp on writing stuff...
anyways..ching mei, the post you wanted me to do..soon...not now...LAZY....wakakaka...