soaking in atmosphere~

in my room with rose scented candle lit and onli my bedside lamp on.. with my fairy lights and the rain pattering outside my windows... i like watching the flame dance around and the shadows on the wall.. how the little flame illiminates so mildly and subtly but ever so gently and with such caring warmth, the things around it...



things in my room tt sooth me and comfort me..















can i be like that little candle, like that warm little light~?

run along huron river~

just came back from a "run" along the river..
but wells.. those knowing me will noe it wasn't exactly a run... prob couldn't really be classified as a jog either~ *Sheepish*

but wells.. it was pretty and the weather was nice.. anyways to be lenient on myself, i haven't in literally AGES~ so wells. =P

feel worn out and slightly satisfied.. came back to a long email from baorong~ hey girl~! hope ur holding out fine.. and thanx for that email~! miss catching up with u...

and of course hearing from hwying was nice =) hang in there too dearie.. luv ya loads~!

*ponders*
dunno wat dinner will be.. microwave stuff or take out? *thinks* we've run out of bread onions and veggies...
i'm hungry. *tummy growls*

sunny sunday~

went to kerrytown for lunch today after church to meet some ppl that jem met over facebook.. apparently a mistaken fren =P
jap lunch was really expensive but i guess its pretty good food..

we took half an hour to walk all e way to church today and wound up 15 min late~!! *bleah*

oh after lunch chris val and i went to china merch and krogers to get some stuff.. i din noe china merch was so near and so big too~!! =)but i still am a huaxing fan.. i think huaxing is bigger and cheaper =P heh.

cooked sweet ns our chicken today from mommie's recipe~!!! chicken was nice.. but i think e sauce was a bit too ketchupy.. maybe din add enough sugar or din cook long enough or something.. but oh wells.. at least its a taste of home... *satisfied*

val jer and jem are playing counter strike now.. smth i dun think i'll ever do.. =P haha.. fun to watch from e outside i guess but makes me giddy if i watch too much.. haha

oh wells.. see val's blog for photos of today at kerrytown and more photos of her room and parts of our aprtment~! *grins*

called al and guess wat? br so happened to be having breakfast with her so i got to talk to her too~!!! ugh.. miss my dearest girlfrens at home.. can't wait to get home and hang out with everyone~! *longing look*

yay tmr's a monday w no school=) i luv long weekends.. =P

long due photos~

its a laze-around-saturday~! =)

some long due photos:


me and val in her car pretty long time ago~ =P


took scenic drive to huron river... realli nice quiet (maybe romantic even? ) place =P

was supposed to have girls picnic there but it started raining so we went to denny's instead.. =P


val and me in front of a pretty blooming tree outside our dorm room =P


daddie and me at the hotel room in hampton inn~ =)


cute tiny little newborn frocks~!!! so tempting but 16 US dollars tt prob can only be used for a week or two?? *ponders*


look at our loot from babys r' us~! =) so adorable~!!! *aw*


us at seoul garden korean food~!! *yum yums satisfyingly*


daddie and me after dinner =)


went to cold stones to get nice nice ice cream~!!!


crammed in the car eating our ice cream~ =) daddie says: no wonder you all get fat here.. *sheepish* tt's true.. i really am beginning to look like a pig.. haha
me eats and slps..


daddie and me in the car.. nice pic of daddie~!!! he looks happy~! *beams*


moving day~!! haha tt was our 16' truck.. did u noe u can drive a truck here with ur normal licence?? =P -- things u'll nv be able to do at home.. but i din try tho.. =P should haf.. *shrugs*


jem the truck driver~!! and his passenger =P


we both wore matching baits shirts.. haha how ironic.. first time is wear it is when i'm moving out.. =P


jer and me at the back of a pretty filled truck.. pretty exhausted by this time~


roomies in our emptied room *sentimental*


look at the pretty trees outside our apartments! =)


my empty room with just the bed frame and the chair~ dun i look frazzled and tired alreadi.. haha


its all done up now~!! thanx for the card and tt lovely heart cushion mommie and daddie~!! my early bday gifts =)
i couldnt resist buying tt lampshade with pretty pink flowers on it from target when it was on sale.. tho i din haf a lampstand.. but now i do and it looks prefect~! =) *beams*


where i will study.. or at least attempt to.. =P


nice dresser?? haf too many clothes tt y i need tt.. haha..
look at the ballerina poster on top~! and the my first ann arbor dried flowers.. got it from SSA on sea cult nite.. =P doesnt tt little corner look like a ballerina's dressing room?? =)

and after those thingeysmy room is still quite spacious~!!! amazing.. given my bed is full-size.. its nice to roll around in.. tho i get a little lost in it sometimes... haf to reach real far to get to my alarm clock and phone.. =P



one of our first home cooked meals.. haha simple fried rice=)


our living room in its first configuration.. just reconfigured it this morning and vacuumed the floor~~! shall try to remember to take photos of our reconfigured comfy living room and our cosy little kitchen~!!!=)

tt shd be it for now.. spent maybe two hours trying to upload these photos~!

gonna cook chicken rice again tonite~! huisin is coming to visit and haf dinner~! =)

internet's finally up~!!

*beams*

e internet is up and our home now has cable too~!
*happy*

oh and i changed the template of my blog (obviously)..

shall put up th epictures i owe soon..

meanwhile, we're going out for dinner to celebrate junhui's new car~ =P

internet withdrawal~

hihi everyone~
sorrie for not updating for pretty long.. was a pretty mad rush after the exams to pack up the crazy loads of things i own..
*shakes head*
i came with two suitcase and now i haf more than 10 boxes of stuff.. *sheepish*
val's and my boxes filled up kinda 3/4 of the 16 ft long truck we rented to move~!!

anyways, we're all moved in and comfortably settled in now.. =) its so nice to just laze around at home and slp and eat and cook and watch dvds.. =P it really is so comfy and cosy.. =P anyone who wants to come visit is warmly welcomed~! *beams*

really happy with my room.. its really comfy and soothing and i'd like to say its v me.. =P i think mommie will like it too =) scented with lavander and laced with pink and ballerina stuff and things tt make me smile =) *happy*

but wells.. the greatest thing lacking at home is internet connection~! which is relali sucky cos i can't check emails and i can't do much without internet.. it isn't coming till friday so oh wells.. at least u'll noe why i seemed to haf disappeared from the face of this earth for a little while..

grades wise.. this term has been mostly blessed greatly =) did pretty well for most of my subjects, maybe even better than i expected.. although i'm just realli discouraged and demioralised by ME 250.. spent a whole lot lot lot of time on that one and the project and everything.. but din do too well =( *haiz* i guess i just haf to tell myself i did my best.. and for this kinda project stuff its relali hard to secure a good grade??? *ponders sadly* or maybe i'm not ME material.. *bites lip* =( *shrugs* oh wells. everything's in God's hands.. i just haf to do my best i guess..

miss dearest hwying alot... and really pray she's ok.. fractured her back while rock climbing =( *scrunch face*
realli touched by how strong she is in such circumstances.. i noe it must be hard dear, but ur gonna get thru it.. and so many ppl out here luv u and care for u~! *hugs* by e time i get back i'll make sure we'll go out together and haf fun and catch up and do all the things we like to do together =) so for now just rest well and recover well =) u'll be ok~!

quotes from our best fren book from long ago tt hwying put on our new best fren blog =)
inspirational and lovely as always:


"its funny how we set qualifications for the right person to love when we know that, at the back of our minds, the one we love will always be an exception."

"i choose to love you in silence
because onli in silence can there be no rejection
i choose to love you in loneliness
because onli in loneliness can no one else own you"


till the next time i get to use internet again..
take care and god bless~! =)

weekend w daddie~

this weekend was a nice one spent w daddie~
=)

just a little update~
three out of four papers are down! =) one more left..

just came back from helping js move his boxes to mojo.. and to think he is a guy with v little stuff and yet he has 5 boxes of stuff.. i'm starting to really worrie how much stuff i have~!!!

*bites lip*

anyways.. happy 20th bday zh~!

shall update with more photos later~ =P
sorrie.. in e midst of a mess now~ thinking how to clear it up..
i haf a crazy huge load of stuff~!
uhoh.

oh yes yes~!
*jump jump*
went to craft store today thanx to dear val =)
bought alot of stuff, equivalent to prob half of my collection back home~ but am really excited to start making things =) *beams*

neckache~

am suffering from an intense neck ache after two papers today~ ppl here tend to like to hold exams in horrible lecture rooms will terrible tiny and low tables~!!!!

crouched over a tiny table drainig brain juices and straining my neck muscles = NO FUN =(

well now i can finally relax for a teey bit.. we're gg out for dinner soon and then after i haf to go back to e dude for my me 250 meeting.. report due tmr =(

can't wait for sat morning... i counted.. i get about 14 hours w daddie..
he'll be here ard 10 in e morning.. then he'll haf to leave ard 2 smth~

i need a neck massage~!

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thankful for getting thru e week =)
almost...

focus~

just got back from me 250 meeting for our report due on friday~ meeting ended at like 2.30 am.. e insanity of college mugging~ *scrunch face* actualli i dun even feel like i'm mugging sufficiently hard yet.. dun feel prepares enough..

just got out grades for our prototype and presentation too.. 89 and 88.. not great but not bad, i guess we're above average at least~ *shrugs* trying my best to tackle the report now~
pretty frustrating that while i've been trying to get sections 3.1 thru 4.2.smth done, the whole time e rest of them came up w barely e foreward and e summary.. *bites lip*

nvm... at least they were there and they tried.. just have to make it thru this week~ and this weekend will be a treat for me~
daddie's in e US alreadi~ got a call from him just now in e middle of meeting~ *smiles* looking forward to seeing him and going baby shopping with him =)

for now i'm trying to focus and keep my mind off all other craziness that bubbles thru my head now~
(haf no idea how bubbles came into my head but oh wells. =P)

focus~! only a little over a week left..

Happy easter~!

ok technically according to the date and time it isn't easter anymore~

but happy easter~! =)
may everyone be blessed in the sweetest ways possible~

the weekend's been happy in some ways and not in others..
but let's just focus on e happy things for now~

Congrats chris~! ~! ~! =)
so so so so so happy for u *jump jump*

and happy val got her car~! =)

so both of them haf found the love of their lives~
=P

seeing them happy makes me happy too~

jia you for finals everyone~

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Grant me love and strength for this coming week and peace that transcends all understanding~

"if the world i noe was over, i'd still have life in the price u paid.."

last stretch of the term~

the two presentations are over~
*thankful*

a little but more to go and then spring will be here~ =)

and another thing to be thankful for.. i got overrides for some of my classes~!
so next term i'm taking 3 300-level courses and 1 400- level ME course...
me 320, 382, 350 and me 458...
me 458 is automotive engineering~!!! =)

now i just haf me 211 homework and my eng 100 and me 250 reports...
then i can fang xin study for my finals~

daddy's coming in a week~! and bringing my gummies and slippers =) *excited*

oh and val's getting her car tmr~ her dream mazda...

okies and these are the owed photos..


gena and me in mwf~


junwan came over e earliest~! *beams* was nice seeing her after so long


girls in the bathroom rushing ourselves up before e v impromptu dance~


yunlei came over too~ =)


we all went to buffalo wings after to sit and chill =P


ex so1B classmates~! tracy and me~


blu hair wilson and his fren joshua from uiuc stuffing himself with buffalo wings~


girl pic~ sunny's my 412 classmate and chris's so3F(?) classmate~ =)


took michigan bus to watch detroit pistons early next morning~!ate panda on the bus~


i was there~! doesnt it look like a picture from the tv screen~? =P


serene took this pic~


so i took one mor with her =P


us on the courts gg to shoot hoops~ mine din get in (expected).. but it touched the hoop at least~! =) *jump jumps*


oh yes wat do u think of that~? our mouse when its open..


our mouse when its closed~! isn't it neat~? =P


girls and senior's day in trotter house~


three-batch girl photo~ with qiong and meng joo~


rooftop thingey at maynard house after senior's day~ =P
i like rooftops and balconies, especially with the night skies and pretty views~ =)


rayn and esther and me with lights in the back~


view from roof top~


chunyang and serene~ =) cy is a super zai me senior who has only gotten two A's in his entire uni life.. the rest were A+.. *gasps*

uh oh~

all e ME classes i need to take in fall are all closed alreadi.
i'm so dead.

they;re all 300 level classes so all e seniors and juniors get to register first.. now all e sections are closed and i still only get to register tmr cos i'm still sophomore standing~!

*worried*

*sighs* how unfair

sunny day~

its a sunny day and v nice weather now~ =)

am wondering how i'm gonna survive these two weeks with the multitude of things i need to do.. =l

math quiz tmr, eng 100 presentation rehearsal tmr and presentation on thursday, me 250 presentation on wed, trying to do the presentation slides now, dance paper due i think on wednesday.. (i better write than straight after this *ponders*)

me 250 hw! me 211 hw! math 215 web!

me 250 report! eng 100 report! individual report!

FINALS~!!!! oh gosh they're starting next week.. and i can't afford to start studying till all this is done. *breathes*

haiz..
oh wells... still.. i amazingly still feel considerably peaceful despite the stress that's showing itself in breakouts on my face and me bloating myself up with junk food =S heh.

thankful tt i'm still going~ and still hoping and having faith tt this is all gonna be over soon, and spring will come when we can all relax~!

jia you everyone~! and congrats to all in med school at home who finished exams last week =P

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"And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us."

--Romans 5:5

rest for the weary~

"COme to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

Matthew 11:28-30

refreshing inspiration~

after dealing with the harshness of the world i've been getting realli down and losing hope, losing myself to a certain extent..

managed to catch hwying online and i'm so thankful i did..

she gave me this~
" in this world there may be many ppl who try to hurt you.. but there are also many ppl who get hurt because you are hurting "

i feel so comforted and inspired once again by knowing someone out there shares the same views as i do, and i feel strong enough once again to hold onto my beliefs.. i -will- believe that the little things i believe in and do will make a difference~

thanks my bestest fren, ur always the one to hold me up when i'm down.. to kee[ me strong when i get weaker, to be my precious blessing..the one i know i can always connect with no matter how far apart we are...=)

oh yes, jie's having a baby girl~!!!! *squeals*
woke up to happy news in the morning when jie called *beams*.. was so nice to hear from her =)
pink baby stuff galore, here i come~! =)

still breathing~

haven't updated much e past week cos it has been crazy hectic, and the weeks to come promise to be even more crazy hectic..

just to let ppl at home noe tt i'm still alive and update them..lotsa things happened last weekend.. junwan tracy and fiona came to stay in our room.. sunny visited too.. so did lindy heng, and yunlei.. junwan stayed three nites~! and promised to come back to visit again.. *beams*

went to watch the NBA match-- detroit pistons vs pheonix suns too.. my first NBA match =P think daddie would haf liked it.. pistons won~! =) and we got to shoot hoops on the real NBA court =P

promise to put up pictures real soon =)

for now its back to work =S

help~! too many reports and presentations and homework due..
mouse prototype due next monday~!! all we haf left is to paint the thing nicely =)
and two presentations next week.. -and- a dance paper..
-and- tons of other things..
i think i'm gonna die.
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"In your unfailing love you will lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your strength you will guide them
to your holy dwelling."
--Exodus 15:13

Give me love and strength for this trying time~

mwf weekend is here~!

its friday before mwf~

on wednesday wanyu and serene goh came over to visit umich~! *beams*
was nice cos we got to go sadako for dinner... and they came to visit our room and hang out.. (much more pleasant than e guys room =P) haha we're not e only ones who've noticed some kind of distinct (not so nice) scent in their room =P
haha not tt they can help it since they're guys rite..
(uh oh i feel like i said smth mean)

on thursday we had dance prac~ for mwf..
haha it was e slackest and shortest dance prac we ever had~
was fun anyways.. tho i could hear bones cracking away after mere 5 days of no practice~
oh wells~ its just gonna be a fun thingey this time~ for us to realli go all out and enjoy... when is tt dancer outing gonna be again~?? to hang out relax and thank everyone for hard work and a good job done~ =P

ooh after tt we went to "b-dubs" short for buffalo wings... (yeah i din noe how it was linked at first either) supposed to be short for B.W. *amused*)
50 boneless chickens thursdays~~!
photos all with val and jer~
so either go val's blog or wait for them to send it to me. =P

just finished webwork.. finally.. and going for me 211 class soon =P
feeling a little motivated today.. shall attempt me 211 homework due next wed~

i have typed out a list of all e homework i have to do for e rest of the term...
*self motivation*
e dancing has done me good~ it has refreshed me to make me gear up my engine for e rest of e term~!

*yay* junwan coming tonite~!!!! staying for three nites~!!!
so excited~!!! *jump jump* sunny and tracy's coming tooo~!!!!
and detroit this sunday for piston games... wat a weekend ahead =P
one of the times i realise i'm lucky to be here...