Tinted Glass Window: June 2008

My Favourite Person

Posted by gwen Wednesday, June 25, 2008 comments (5)

It was on this day, 9 years ago that you decided to 'pop' out of mum's tummy

I still remember dad picking me up from school early to go to the hospital

I was so excited! Couldn't imagine myself having a younger bro

Hmm..13 years is indeed a big gap=)

At times you can be so cheeky...making us laugh with your silly antics

Or you can be so sweet that you make our hearts melt and love you even more

(and forgive you for all the nonsense that you did)

A real poser for the camera...

And such a monkey when you're all hyper and high on sugar

Whatever it is, you're still my most favourite person on this earth
I do regret not being there during your growing up years
Not spending enough time and taking the effort to be there for you
The countless times that I've pushed you away and find you annoying

But I can promise you that I'll make it up to you soon...and hopefully it won't be too late
Coz you'll be a teenager in a few years time and get into the whole emotional identity search phase of 'This-is-my-life-and-I'm-too-cool-to-be-with-my-family'

It's my wish for you to grow up to be someone who will be a good role model for the younger ones
Someone who appreciates life, love & respect the people around, makes a difference in wherever that you're placed at and most importantly, be focused & know the direction of your life

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAVIN!

Your sis sayang you very much~

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Living it

Posted by gwen Sunday, June 22, 2008 comments (0)

This week has been a learning experience as a number of personal decisions or rather goals have been made
In a way, it feels like a fresh beginning with a new direction…OooO so exciting!=D

Just one of them was on the issue of LIFE itself
During the leader's meeting that we had, something which Ps Lindy shared really struck me

She was telling us that as she reflected on her life up till where she is today, she is more determined to live the years to come even better than how it was before
It’s not that she has not been living her life fully before, in fact, she has lived it to the ultimate fullest…the best that you can ever imagine

For every phase of her life she was just THERE, she did everything that you could possibly imagine a person to be doing at that age and she just enjoyed herself to the max (i'm not exaggerating, if you know her you'll know that it's true!)

And now, for her coming years, it's gonna be much more exciting and fulfilling than before

Now that's what I would call a person who truly appreciates life

Someone who seeks to get every experience possible out of each moment in life

Well, it does make me think about my own life and honestly, it's quite depressing..haha

Not to say that I have not enjoyed my life so far, I really do and there are plenty of fun and crazy memories and experiences

But I'm a person who is very conscious of what others would think and this has made me very guarded and cautious of my every action and word

This is something which I'm well aware of and the constant struggle from within has always been there

Because of this, it feels as though there were so many things that I could have done, said or achieved but I did not manage to do them

I've lived 22 years of my life that way but for the coming years, I'm determined not to

No way am I gonna be a grumpy, discontented 60 year old lady who regrets the life that she had put to waste

So for now, it's a whole new perspective to life and what it has to offer

Cherishing the opportunities, taking on challenges, pushing the limits and having the time of my life

And for all this that I do, it is to thank Him for this gift of life

Giving back to what was rightfully not even mine

~Living life to the fullest~
No longer a cliche:)

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Happy father's day!

Posted by gwen Monday, June 16, 2008 comments (0)

Is it just me or is it a fact that Father's Day is not celebrated as much as Mother's Day?

So does this mean that mothers play a bigger role in most of our lives?

Hm...

Well, all I did was to send a lousy sms wishing 'Happy father's day!'

I wonder if he's disappointed...or maybe he's happy that I took the initiative to even do that

Oh well...at least I tried

One step at a time:)

Happy Father's Day!

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Topsy Turvy

Posted by gwen Saturday, June 14, 2008 comments (2)

Falling down is not a big deal

Nothing embarrassing as it's normal for that to happen

All you need to do is just to pick yourself up again and move on

People around will also help you and even throw in a few sympathetic comments

But all that is only if you're still a KID

When you're 22 (like me), falling down is extremely humiliating

Especially if it's in public places...with strangers around

They will probably look at you, feel sorry for you that you've embarrassed yourself and have a good laugh AT you

But even if there were no one around, you'll still feel embarrassed for being such a klutz

I don't know what's wrong with me these days

I've been falling down pretty often...and there were lotsa times when I nearly fell too

The last time I fell TWICE in the same day

And just today, I fell again in the toilet

I think I've been infected by Jo Lin's falling down disease=p

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Be Psyched

Posted by gwen Wednesday, June 11, 2008 comments (0)

The last 2 days we had our 'Be Psyched Mini Fiesta' in uni

It's a fundraising event that we had for the camp that we'll be organizing at the end of the semester

We had bake sale, choc fondue, bubble tea, games, human auction, personality test etc

The organizers...awesome bunch of people!

Cookie girls

Human auction...something which UCSI has never had before

What this is about is that we got a group of wacky (and kind-hearted) volunteers who are willing to go on stage and do crazy stunts

Then, we auction them out and as people bid and it reaches a certain amount of money, the person being auctioned would have to carry out those stunts

It was crazy I tell you...the crowd was going wild and people were happily forking out money just to see those stunts

Well, that made us very happy as well of course (money, money, comeeee)

Here are some of those who were auctioned...

Prakash who had to go half naked and do a belly dance

These guys had to walk out all the way to the outside shops looking like THAT

Terry had to drink some awful blended stuff

Our MC who somehow got auctioned at the end...well, it's all in the name of fundraising=)

Okay, for the next two I just have to show you the video to see it for yourself

Words just won't be good enough...

This is Jason...and yes, that's a freaking FROG

One of our lecturer...take a wild guess on what he's drinking

Just look at the reaction of those people around haha

It's urine by the way (I know you're going ewwwww right now)

Well, according to him urine is good for your health in many ways

I believe the event was a success although we did not reach the targeted amount as we managed to create quite an impression in uni for the past 2 days and that itself is a great accomplishment

Lots of sweat, lack of sleep and hard work was put into this but despite it all, I'm sure everyone had great fun!

Also, not forgetting many of the people who had helped us out one way or another

Those who participated by visiting our stalls, helped us carry things around, took care of our stalls and most importantly, the people whom so bravely put their reputation on the line and volunteered to be auctioned

The Professional Development class would want to THANK YOU all so much!

I'm just touched by how supportive and helpful people can be

Some may be close friends but many are just acquaintances or even strangers
I guess there are still many good and kind-hearted people out there

The world is not as harsh as how many seem to view it these days

And this experience has proven that it's not a naive thinking to want to see the good in every person

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