Archive for June, 2008

Changes vs routine

I am a person who likes routine….I guess its part of my characteristics, but I really like routine. So much so that when I draw up a timetable for myself at home( which i normally do to space out time for studying , play, TV and church) I stick to it quite precisely. Not exactly, but almost there. Anyway I decided to blog on this, as I know there may be others out there too that may be like me, enjoying too much of comfort zones and just going through life as it goes by daily. Often times forgetting that there may never be a tomorrow, and most of the time get bored with routine unconsciously. Today’s message in church, which was preached by our dear Pastor, also spoke to me , as he said that we will never know when Jesus will be coming back and we live in “too” much comfort and forget our ” purpose” in a way or another. Those were not his exact words, but i interpreted it as that.

So if changes vs routine, I think in certain ways its good to have a routine, but its very important to have changes in our DAILY lives. For example, time set aside to study should be a routine activity, and devotion should be a daily activity. However, for changes, it would be nice to have a change daily right ?? ( A friend spoke to me on this and asked me what I’ve done within this week that has changed from my routine ) And I said, ” nothing “. So partly I wrote this as a challenge to those who need it, and a challenge to myself. Because if I don’t do this, its pretty hard for me to actually carry out what I say. So pls readers that know me, check in to see if I’m doing what I promised. So I’m going to give you what I basically do everyday, and then I’ll add on a list of things to do this week which is different.

I basically,

wake up-bathe- go to school – come home from school – do homework-do housework-bathe-eat dinner-study-go online-read book/bible-sleep.

This week I plan to add something new everyday. Just one new thing to my routine and see how things turn out !!

Monday ( tmrw )- do devotion/ go exercise ( running )

Tuesday – do devotion/read book

Wednesday – do devotion/ blog about something that I’ve been thinking about for quite sometime/ try to use wireless internet ( not mine but can be detected )

Thursday- Do devotion / exercise / clean my room

Friday – do devotion/ complete my project

Saturday- do devotion/ go practice driving

SUnday- do devotion/ attend undang-undang class

So my dear readers, as you all can see, its all simple stuff that i’ve added to my daily routine, and i think it will make a difference. and as you noticed, i put do devotion everyday, as i’ve not been disciplined enough to do it everyday, but i’m going to make it a point to do it this week and weeks to come. Hope you all are inspired and if not also, at least just to know what I’m up to.

Assignments !! Arrgghh !

As you can see by my topic, I’m facing stress already…hahihz…..anyway…I really really dislike it when things are done last minute or work is given to me last minute, though I don’t like it but I’ll still do it. Well as my readers have known me a while don’t know whether you guys noticed that I’m quite an organized person. I like things done a certain way and I plan things quite far ahead…Erm like if I’m going for a camp I’ll pack my bags 3 days before the camp, and asssignments like projects or folio’s are often completed two weeks ahead of deadline. The worst will also be a week ahead of the deadline….So thats how I am…I like my things planned out and done to almost perfection. I can’t stand the sight of ugly projects with my name on it being passed up….hahaha…Hmm wonder when I started being so particular….But then again there’s a down side to this kinda attitude…..

Well the downside is I can’t adapt quickly to situations and I also will get very stressed up if I’m being pressured to pass up an assignment that the deadline is so close. And I’ll start to panick and get all moody and ” untouchable ” (hahaha) what a way to describe myself. Anyway thats bad as I’ll be in very bad moods….So readers I’m posting this post to remind myself about the good and badside to my behaviour and attitude. And if I do forget and behave this way…DOn’t be shy to stop me :-)

Hmm and back to my assignment its due in less than twenty days, and I’ve to come up with a scrapbook, artblock size, of 30 pages of the government sistems practiced…Like the monarchy, democracy, and so forth….Haihz. So I’ll be off doing research now…Hmm maybe I can be a politician….Hahaha I have to read politics so much this days and hardly have  a clue about them….Anyone can assist me ??

Solution to uncomfortable sch assemblies ….

This post is for my dear friends who are still in school …..

Well….as most of you know, every Monday or for my former school SMKBK ( everyday ) we have to sit in line at the ” tapak perhimpunan” which is and will always be one of my most hated tasks in school. Well its not that I don’t like to sit in line, but its because the condition we sit in is ridiculous. Like in my former school, the ” tapak perhimpunan ” was not like the tar road outside, but it was like those nice bricks that are arranged on side walks. The thing about this ” new ” version of assembly floors, is that the space between the bricks are quite wide and therefor dirt collects in it….And so morning dew and rain water collects in it. And moreover when we sit, our buttocks will press out the water and dirt. This results in students pants and skirts being covered with water and sometimes black residue….It is super disgusting to me as this is where bacteria spreads. Furthermore, when students go into class straight after assembly, we have to sit down immediately to begin lessons….This makes things even worst as buttocks are not dried and imagine having to sit on wet bums !! Thats the worst thing that I’ve ever been through….But as for the past two years…I resorted to sitting right at the back of the line so that I got to sit on the cement floor which doesn’t collect water.

I wrote this post is erm a kind of shout out to my friends now….I have found a perfect solution….and that is if you don’t mind carrying a carton box with you to school. Well don’t worry you don’t have to carry a huge carton box, but just one piece, a size slightly bigger than an A4 paper, and you can sit on it. My new classmate gave my the idea…what a smart girl…haha because, if you bring a plastic bag, it’ll be all yet and EEky, and if you put paper, it’ll get all soaked and stick to the floor, which is a mess to clean. If you sit on yr school boooks ( which I see some ppl do ) I think it’ll just dirty yr books… as for me I like books too much to do that, and Form 6 books are way to costly to do that…. And so the one piece of carton box would do the trick.Light and easy to carry….It’s durable…If it gets wet, just let it dry and it can be reused again…And If it gets old, send it for recycling and find a new one ….Hehehe hope this helps you all my friends :-)

* I’m trying out the new carton box seat this coming Monday…haha who knows maybe it’ll become a trend :-) Hmm and did I mention, if yr standing and its hot, you can use the carton box as a fan….. :-)

Embarassing ?? Angry ? Funny ? ( you decide )

This is what happened today…Well this happened during recess at about 10.45 am as I was heading out from the washroom….( well this school girls washroom is quite clean much better than any I’ve been to…..So here’s what happen….

I finish indulging in food ( hahaha ) in my classroom …erm…I don’t like crowded canteens…So I asked my friend sitting beside me to accompany me to the bathroom….And so we both made our way to the girls washroom on the ground floor…at the lower sec block….So after finishing with business in the washroom, and I had just retied my hair, so as not to llok like a mad girl with messy hair, we both headed out of the washroom….As we headed down the corridor, a big group of girls came towards us in a hurry, and in order to give my friend space to walk, I stepped out from the corridor, so I was in the open space of the ” tapak perhimpunan ” when suddenly….. … continue reading this entry.

IS It a must to make decisions ??

As you can see the title of my post saya what I feel….Decisions, choices, and lots more that we as homosapiens have to face everyday. I’m in the midst of having a brain shut down…..there’s so much happening and still going to happen . So many things are happening in this past week and I feel like my whole world is spinning round and round beyond my control. Moreover I’m so exhausted physically, and in some ways mentally. Back to my topic about decisions…I need to hear some feedback from you guys and gals as I need to decide on something that has been a dream to me all these years but yesterday it came to ” life”.

Well as everyone knows, the petrol prices in our country has increased and my bro was just counting money for petrol and he was like, ” Whoa ! This is going to make us all broke !! ” Then he and my dad went on to discussing about changing my bro’s car to NGV. ( My dad is already using NGV and it helps save a lot. ) So then after they discussed, I said , ” How about the langley that I’m going to drive ?? ” I told them they will have to support my petrol expenses when I drive to school in future, and going to and fro everyday is not going to be cheap. Then my dad came up with a “brainy” idea, saying I should cycle to school ! And I couldn’t believe my ears! I was like what ?? All the way to klang at 6 something in the morning? Then i came up with a brainier idea….hehe i said well since I have not taken my driver’s licence , then I should take a motorist licence…So that I can ride a bike, coz then the petrol consumption would be less.

And to my suprise, my dad said , ok ! …I was so happy….but now the thing is, I’m not sure which vehicle should I take ??  If I take a motorist licence,  my dad will have to but a motorbike for me( I’ll settle for a simple one first..then save money for a cool one:-)  )  Then  if I take a driving licence, the petrol bill is going to burn holes in all our pockets, and I think the Langley can’t take the weight of the NGV tank…..So I would like to hear some input from you all…Pls give your opinions ya….Though I’m really into riding a bike , I want to think  through everything first. … continue reading this entry.

Goodbye’s aren’t easy….

I was just reading mr walltalker’s post and it brought me to tears….he wrote about our dear friend that will be leaving soon and sooner than we all expected. I think I have to say that I’m guilty of always taking people for granted and just regretting a lot for not doing or saying things to people , until one is gone or is going. But this post is just to say how much this friend has meant to me and still will be…As mr walltalker said he has in many ways tried and gotten to know and care for him , I would say he has done so for many of us that know him, including me. I really thank God as knowing him has changed the way I look at things and the way I decide things. Although I still do have many many weaknesses to work on but I think my dear friend has taught me a whole lot. And I’ll take this time as he goes off to work and bless others, to hopefully grow into someone better and more mature, and put to use all I’ve learnt.

I always find separation very very hard to cope with. And pray the best for you my friend when yr miles away…like mr walltalker said..Its really hard to put to words what I feel, but I know I’ll miss you and pls do remember God….and all of us that you leave behind. I know its hard to leave and its hard for us to let go too….but my blessings go with you. And may you achieve what you want there. God bless and take care my friend !!

BROGA CAMP !!

At first I thought I’d blog about the whole four days experience in four different posts…Then after much thought and some personal reasons I decided just to write one post on it. Well we arrived at Broga at about 12 noon on Thursday and we settled down…Though there were some problems with the electricity but God sent the rain , and most of the youths were playing in the rain…i thought the rain was refreshing as the air cleared up.

But what I really want to post about is that God’s presence was with us throughout the whole time we were there. And I would say there was so much distractions that I was suprised that I could concentrate. I usually can hardly concentrate if there is noise or movements during worship or sermons. But praise God I could and I didn’t miss out on His word. Thank God for every single person at the camp..and thank God for being with us.

p/s: Maybe I’ll post more later on…I’m still kinda busy and have other important things to solve first. Sorry readers …..