Christmasssyyyy & escapades

christmassssyyyyyyy.........

my Christmas feels more like valentines!
it started with a box of Belgium chocs

then a treat frm San Fransisco's Coffee,
followed by
nice Sa Shi Mi, sushi ..yummy! and then he surprised me with my fav ~ daisy!

(thanks sweetie~ lov ya so so much!you really make my day!)

we had so much fun laughin at some combo jap names with chinese surnames.
thinking about it makes me laugh :P

DECEMBER....definitely a season of lurve!
Compared to the past, I don't feel pressured this year.

Weeks before Christmas sweetie & me attended Choo's wedding.

Congrats again Choo!

Lurve is definitely in the air of DECEMBER ...Haha
oh yafor some of you who dont know this .. this cny falls on valentines day, FEB14...hehe season of lurve again!

FACEBOOK:

Oh my .... Im checking out some strange fb messages, bombarding on how righteous they 'should' be (christmas is not about this, or that is about the hungry, homeless, etc.I think these people have missed out BIG picture-- reality.

Aren't you tired of their whinning? Cos I am.
Attempts to be 'different' by rephrasing the 'What Would Jesus Do' when they aren't Christ. pfmmphh! DuH!!!*faints*

If they think non believers are moved by our compassion for the poor, they are so wrong. Sometimes I think these people are saying out of their guilt because they cannot give consistently on regular days except for these seasons; Christmas, Hari Raya, Chinese New Year or even Deepavali. Maybe they should consider Halloween since they fitted well for that season.

BACK TO CHRISTMASSSSYYYY :)
Weirdos a side,
I had a great Christmas with sweetie and ...fresh faces from the 'hood! :)) BBQ lamb, sausages, wings, pasta, etc..... seafood , salad was awesome!
The party lasted till around 3am..we were so exhausted.

More to FUN escapades, we got free passes to watch the Sherlock Holmes , premier screening.
Weeks before that free 3D screening to , 'A Christmas Carol' -- also a premier screening.
Woohoo!
Talk about blessing huh?

I thought Twilight was ok but my bf didnt enjoyed it :(
Thank gawd we agreed on Avatar , we gave it : 10/10 !!!'cos it was so entertaining.
The effects and set was beyond superb.
Just google up on them you will know why.

glimpse of our escapades :

"helicopter?"



fishing village

SO yea.. cHRistmas this year feels like valentines to me .
I had an awesome time with those near and far heheh , met new friends, reconect with childhood friends, discovering new places, food and people,
..but most of all I enjoyed my time with my soul mate and his never-ending surprises.
Im tellin you - - he is really.. really, really, good at it.

Thanks for everything, sweetie! Muack!

Love ya :)

and wishing you readers a great 2010

pics

pics pics pics.. they paint a better story than words you think?
well..thought of uploading sum food pics of " first attempts"... :)
its fun ! the company - - is better.

here's for those who wana attempt to do the "chinese red eggs". remember to google up. it is not as ez as painting it red :P

oh yea.. this is for those who aren't chinese:
the red eggs is like a customary thing that the chinese people do on birthdays.

significance wise, im not too sure but i think its sumptin to do with prosperity?
but i did it for fun:P plus you can tell the next pic getting all creative and stuff. :P

dad's fav ("lam mee") birthday noodles was the other attempt.

red eggs, crab meat, spring onions, prawns, shredded chicken...YUMmY!
recipe? google!

Red eggs, birthday mee... it was a whole lot fun messin up the kitchen.

oh yea. I remembered talking about the pics i never got to load up. here is the place i stayed when i was in Tampa Bay, Florida. I miss coco(cat), buddy(dog) and the people there.




The lower basement (down the ground ?its really cool)is where I slept and the attic ..was the office I worked in.When I arrived at the States, it was pitch dark and seems to me like Sungai Petani ahahhaha (its like the countryside in Malaysia) so yea...

It was summer when I was there .. thank gawd the house had air-condition and so ... i wasnt complainin' but then again, Malaysia is summer all year long! lol ! so what is there 2 complain about? oh yea this reminds me bout this lady, she was like ,"man!this plaz is gettin' my body burned up,I cant think straight anymore. Its drivin' me crazzzee!". that was life in Tampa Bay , Florida.
slooowww AND eaaaasaayyyyyy.

tried to blend in with the pace but like I said in my earlier post... preeety hard.
i guess its the Malaysian city culture I was in...you know ..everyone is always in a hurry... they don't always entertain strangers and most of the time ...minding their own business.

whereas in Tampa Bay, things r a lil' slower and people are friendlier?
I learn a lot in the states. taking it ezaaayyyyy.

Guess it is never too late to put them to practice what I learnt.

recently the Sanborns were in town.yerps they were in Malaysia



Left to right: david, emm, art,
me, & ellen


they did judah ben hur in sib kl and pjefc - - it was amazing! at the end of the play there was a minute standing ovation!there was this lady infront of us wiping off her tears :) it was definately a blast! and for those who missed it? they really missed it :P too bad..ouch!

aight..gona stop here cos the loading for the next pics is just toooooooooo slow

reunion

the Sanborns...
brings me back to the times in Florida when I was forced to stop working, to start breathing and recuperate from my work in Malaysia.

ellen constantly remind me to pace down my work cos there seem to be no end for me. and she was right.
it is like ...right after devo, it would be work , work , work. so much so I pretty much forgotten that I was in the States! I can still remember this one time when i worked late in the 'office' which was at the attic (its really cool - will upload the pic when im at my comp...) Art would say, "Jessica. Please go to bed. Its late." and I would say 'ok' but when i took my lappy to my room , I worked through the hours to get my assignments and work done right.

much have I learnt in the states, but have yet put into practice:
to pace myself and enjoy "time" with the people I love.

Art is definite a great role model for many. He wrote many great journeys he and his family had during his call to missions and his miraculous testimony of healing. It is called , "A Walking Miracle", which can be purchased in bookstores ie Canaanland...etc.
I really admire that man. He walks 10km a day and he never fails!
I have not heard any grumblings from that man when I worked with him...David mentioned that Art would thanked God in whatever situation he is and it reminded me how Job faithfully served God in his situation.

Sometimes the routines in life shapes us in a fainted way and so we have to dig deep in to discover their meanings. I guess not many think likewise especially people who whines at the smallest spots which was intended to complete a picture for them.
I am trying my best not to complain about my routines nowadays...and the reunion provided me a great jump to my next 'adventure'

= what a great - -family, reunion for me :)

hanging on a string

what can be more happening than puppetry?
their life is hung on a string steered by the puppeteer but more so is the script writer.
we see many imitations of productions which fails to execute what which was intended.
can a life be animated into emotions?
perhaps it may differ in the nature of the purpose of bringing out a message but not so in evangelism.

are we entertainers or living testimonies of Christ?
are we teaching more people to clown around in winning people for Christ than to disciple them in growing in Him? no matter how creative we get, the bottom line in carrying out His message cannot be meddled with thick make ups and fake testimonies through the puppets.
if extremists can say there are no "Christ" mentioned in a song why so should the puppets and clowns testify about Him where they have no life to begin with.

at the end of it, the script writers are the ones who hang their job on the line.
Who is writing your story?
a leader , creator or yourself?

...still clowning and hanging on a string?
when would believers live out boldly as His witnesses?
which would be the ultimate choice?

what is history

my fren asked me does not history shapes your future?
remember the same old cliche ,"if the devil reminds you of your past, remind him of his future."
no doubt he knows what is ahead of him but what is still ahead of you is his concern.
sometimes we are so engross in superstition that we cant be real anymore.
everything seems to be in a labeled box ,"spiritual attack", "betrayal" and "etc."
getting down to the bottomline,

our past can shape our future but it does not mean we stay blabbering about our past.
we cant say that we can do something about our future ignoring what shapes us now by our past.
balancing our thoughts and using it to the fullest would mean, not ignoring the changes, twitches, pains and reality of our situation. if we keep staying on the edge of grey, it brings us only self deceit and living each moment with a purpose seem aimless.

history: happy . flirty. sweet. betray. unforgettable . priceless.
what is history?
will bygones be bygones?
i dont think so.

i love my life!

I LOVE my life!

So tired after a nice diner with my sweetie ,
ahhh still full , the nice juicy grilled chicken coated with cheeze,bacon & chopped tomatoes, yum yum and the 'mount of whipped potato' surrounded by veggiess!!! my fav!
Thank you for the nice diner. ...
& the blue berry cheeze cake hehe

B4 i sleep, just wana say,

I LOVE my life!!!
I really really really enjoyed tonite. Thanks again sweetie for everything.
Love ya :D You never fail to surprise me

acts

cant wait till this exam is done.
a strange , ill feeling crept up when i read on baptism...

i remembered this person who spend most of the time plotting in a whole lot of mind game.
there was no doubt that deception was the game.
reverting truth into ugly schemes,
it makes me think why on earth is this life spared?
i remember whining to him about lives of the innocent ones, the new Christians and their future ...could it be that the cause for these plots, plans and schemes are caused by jealousy?

can a person continues in, deliberate or intentional sins and still escape from pardon?

then it dawn on me in Acts 2, matt 21:14,mark11:15-19,john 2:13-16....
all the prominent events to happen in those hinge moments. was necessary to orchestrate a bigger picture which would probably never be seen or heard of by myself or the ministry.

for that reason I finally come to terms that a new adventure awaits for those who earnestly seek Him.

ACTS....

A revealed purpose and definitely NOT for these schemers who are nevertheless the
faint heart ed...

pain is good?

hats up 2dis lady in my class 4sharing a good devo.

compassion.

in a nutshell, she shares that it involves pain , risk & investment which results in healing for the sick, healing of the heart and whatever you name it, there it is.

but the most I gain from yesterday's class was not the devo.. but our lecturer's view on the topic:disappointment. how one's actions affects the "faith" of another.
we are all casualities of it.

often said, it is easier to judge and giving advices... plunging in risks, pain and a great investment which would transform lives yadada... to add on?
.. the psycho talks by extremist ... believe me, its very annoying to meet them.
and they somehow do not excite me. :)

if pain is all good, why the healing?
if pain results in successful outcomes, why are we learning steps to avoid mistakes?
if pain is an investment, why the little returns on appreciation? (false humility eh?)

it was a very long time ago when I shared with people (whom I thought at that time, was worth investing) that disappointments takes a very heavy toll on our spiritual walk.

Much as we say: to place it on 'God's altar'(it means to leave your burdens at an unseen place of sacrifice, or a creative imagination of a place to dump your feelings), have a priority list (chart in placing God first, etc) and living uprightly,

all in all it...

somehow mirror, wicked conditions of the human heart.
No matter how genuine we can be,
I believe the percentage of a pessimist view would have greater influence than an optimist view. period.
it's even more devastating if ego steps in..

but I'm glad one special person made a difference in my life.....
he broke the norm of disappointments, he helped me recognize that we have a responsibility in handling our pains.
I love him loadsss.
erm...nope I'm not talking about Jesus (can't stand this guy who posts up about his "friend" and trying to preach from the blog than acting real to his own peers, man its already so sad that he doesnt have 'friends' , let alone preaching about Him ?

We know Christ' works and word are irrevokeable , infallible and awesome but let's get real I'm talking about a person.

well it is no surprise that person is my sweetie. :)

how true that the people closest to us have a greater impact on us and no matter how religious , pious or devoted a person can be, we cannot avoid the pain of dispointments.
thank gawd, no matter what we do, we just got to own up & take responsibility in helping others out of the ditch of disappointments. He helped me :) thanks sweetie

i don't think pain is good but I do think it scars us to avoid making mistakes & it is not pschoing your pain into a so called good use (the maybes as some would say,that will help them in future yadada...)

recognize that the pain effects are bad.

bad bad bad

.. and we face disappointments every time.

though we cannot avoid certain pains like (this illustration is for mothers)child labour, or surgery/infection etc, there's got to be a wake up call for believers (Christians) to GET REAL.
recognise that we cannot avoid pain and it is not good at all on us what more the effects on others.

pain is soooo not good.. not good at all.

..looks like we have a heavy responsibility on our preaching...
disappointments are unavoidable however we can change the outcome

what should it be

what is it like to venture into a new society,
where no one knows who you are,
what you do,
where you went....
how long would you think it takes, for an identity to be fully erased for an exchange of a new identity?

this were the questions raised in 'mom at 16'.
a show which call for a way notto cheat truth and be responsible. some opt to indulge themselves in religious activities, surround themselves with friends and family hoping they could cheat their way through carnal passions and desires.
can we really cheat our passions and desires?
what sin can we hide, God is unable to see and yet a new chapter we hope to find may not be what it should be.

toilet groupie shots

we were on the topic about your convos being pasted in blogs...
was browsing through pics which was highlighted in the facebook and its funny to see these loosers posing infront of the mirror taking pics of themselves IN THE 1 UTAMA TOILET hahahahhahaha here's the side view of them

it got me thinking ...what on earth is going on in their head ? or that is if they have one)

takin'so many quirky pics

don't be a victim of "toilet- groupie- shots" cos it stinks :D
they do get really stupid each time they explore on various 'poses'
here is what you can do.
the next time they approach you, just tell them that you have better taste than degrading yourself by taking pics in the 1 UTAMA TOILET :D

datelines

gosh
ive been juicing out ideas for my paper and man, its tough.. but not as tough as the other assignment. i guess when we like sumptin' we would go all out to get it done than lazin' around infront of the tv. caffein isnt strong enough and its gona be 1am soon , still no inspiration to complete my assignment which is due in few hours time....

sigh.. X men is coming :D yeah!
watched the MallCop movie and its a predictable ending .. more like to release off pressure from studying..it was ok. the company was better! :D

aight its gona be very lateeeee for me if i dont force myself to complete the assignment..
ugh datelines!

sticky bills

this morning i saw many bills and posters, on abandoned buildings, trees, traffic lights and even street signs and im wondering where are the 'officers in charge' ?
do they really look out for the community?
cos we are talking about loans, adverts with handphone numbers, services and other details.
it leaves me to think that probably in every bill, posters and authorities were looped 'in the same organization'.

there was a film i watched called the 'american gangster'.
it based on a true story in America back in the 1970s.
A detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.the scenes to eradicate corrupt officers involved in the circle of events was my favorite. man, how often do we see heroes like them, with such patience, wit, foresight and charisma in the stand for justice?

there were local heroes i admired - - -their eloquence, wisdom and leadership skills.
sadly for some , when they reach the crucial peak of a radical change, these leaders somehow resigned their post or are threatened in a game of plots.

some article annouces that they they were framed while others commented that it was pure blunder.im not sure how true were the reports but i guess as long as you are holding positions in between aces and kings, you can be sure to ace your way up for the empire unlike the joker's demented or inane remarks on the colors of the skies?

anyways, there will be many desperate 'gamblers' in the pursuit for temporal happiness.

sticky bills.

where in it lies not just 'service' numbers but the count of many innocent lives being victimized.

chats exposed

..came across blogs with pasted convos. my goodness.. they are so lame!
first, they try to be sarcastic (which they aren't) then they rush to mention venues and lastly, hiding behind the shell of the famous quote:"sista-brother" bond in friendship but in actual fact, their hormones are raging in their carnal mind.

' what - a - loser'. stop being a chicken in a rider's suit, cos your feathers are showin' timberlake! ;D

haha

anyways ramblings here to show that, there is no authencity about the blogger and im sure, many irratated readers would gladly post up comments on the display pic,
"oh..please loose the tight pants , skinnies aint your thing and the other is - - your flabs are showin!!". ;P

unlike my fav blogger, he stirs up the curiousity, twisted, or unpredictable views of his readers and though there are 2sides of a coin where we know , some hate his sharp remarks , im sure the majority admires his eloquence.

so there you have it...
chats exposed. ;)

congrats :)

hey choo

congrats 2 ya & adrian.
wishin ya a great and exciting chapter 2gether.

woohoo!

xoxo
jess & emm

series

this month is - awesome.
series of events just.. floodin' the calendar...
next goal of mine besides spicin' life ;P would b emmmmm definitely- cookin'.
lurve the satisfied look when they consume my yummy-li-cious food.
b4i start on weird series, lets have sum happy series goin 1st.

chettinaad was the best diner eva! (i think in a few days some1 would make this their hype of 'events'.haha ) anyways, thanks to my sweetiee mom's birthday dinner was a success!
lurve ya!

will post up the pic when i hav the time.. but lately its just bz bz bz.
so yea.. next series? saaaaddd series...hmmph its sad to hear relentless rambles by various individuals how 'some' domineering people can be .
Not only are they over-doing themselves but they can create invinsible audience or seemingly fans for themselves ..wow :/ i wonder how psycho can the get? real pity weii, cos can you imagine the humilitation? i feel for them.. haizz

its like sum reality show?
for some: its very entertaining.
for me ? they publicly display...i would say horrendous performance in their blogs and facebook!
i wouldnt even dare to term it as talent.
...i wonder how many viewers are laughin' their heads off watchin' them.
man it was horrible!
wert were they thinkin?like i said earlier, they need a new cover.

positive thought: if william hung made it, we are definitely sure they too can make it ;P
' keep those chin up!hungs' :D

so there you go 'series'.
of course there are other series not written here ;)
some things you would prefer them reserved . dont we all have those?

;)

rumors! hehe

LATEST topic:

..rumors :)

what ???
erm its ....
-a very interesting agent for fame.
-news we never know of or don't really want to know but they r things you wanna confirm about
-juicy gossips
-looks innocent in the beginning of convo
- "did you know", "have you heard", or "have you seen"...
-a great form of escapism
-creates attention, diverts attention to another person other than self
-hub for chatters

have 'rumor' reached you lately about someone else? or may be it was about you?

key lessons to think about:
what goes around, comes around.

next ....
LATEST series?

careless?

its back to bloggin!

was in and out in some weird cases. nevertheless it was freaky....umm anyways. life =
free will and choice is sumptin we hafta make everyday,

have you ever been in a situation where everythin' around you seem like a concluded puzzle?
or still making up with the bits and pieces?

some believe in coincidence.
flashes of words i can think of: " fate" ,"accidental" and pious ones.. "His will".
can be very irritable especially when one quotes: "everything has its reasons"

so , what seem to be the answer for these puzzles?

weeks before she flew over, there were complications in her ticket...yet she insists on coming to Malaysia.

days before , all seems well. met new friends, exchanging life experiences with another,jotting new entries to her journals.
minutes before, she was talking with a friend who wanted her to speed up time and move faster on the road
seconds later, she got hit by a car.

so issit:
- the few months before that could change the outcome?
-the few days to add in more plans to her journals in delaying the event?
or adding a few more minutes in her walking ?

life is easier defined when accidents , death and uninviting events aren't at our doorstep.
heres the thing.
what if its just man/people/events are cases of carelessness?

not being careful in diets
not being careful in working lifestyle
not being careful in talking
not being careful in the companions we are with
not being careful with words
not being careful on the road
not being careful with time given

etc

...."be careful" , the next time assumption creeps in
cos it may just be a careless word, thought and comment.
the life puzzle above?
i think its just pure carelessness.
no need to be all deep, emo and sophisticated.
just be careful the next time you cross the road or whatever it is.

;)