first quarter of the year flying by in rocket speed!

oh no, where have my time gone? and here i am blogging while i still have a proposal to finish. -.-

Singapore trip was good but it was laced with sadness and farewell. it was a very sudden decision but one that had to be made. i'm sorry. ):

 school's going to be busy and my weekends are packed till the next month. this is good news of course. keeping busy means keeping focused and not dwell on unnecessary and energy-draining nonsense.

prayer meeting on Tuesday was real good. the ALM band was amazing and for the first time in a long time, praise and worship was like the good old times during camp which i've missed so much. (:

in conclusion, for now, my attention and focus will be on my studies and God. no distractions, no side tracks.

with this, i bid goodnight and God bless!

this simple happiness.

 the first thing would be to take a trip to Genting Highland with my classmates! we'll be going right after our exam tomorrow. :D please pray for journey mercy and good weather!

going gaga over Lee Hom doesn't mean i'll abandon my Kpop, especially when Big Bang is making a comeback this weekend! their new album is quite epic, love the new sound but somehow, to me, this still doesn't surpass the awesomeness that is their second full-length album, Remember. this album has its own unique sound but i feel that this album is much more geared towards an international audience which is their goal, so goal achieved! still, this album represents Big Bang and that is one thing they've never strayed from. promotions are gonna be craaaaazy. i'm just glad they're back. <3

i've blabbed a lot, haven't i? keke. i'll go back to studying then. 

see you after the trip!

God bless!

 i take my words back. you are sorta kinda romantic. hehe.

you are about 12 days late from Valentines's but hey, who's counting? :D

well, there's isn't much details. i thought the tumblr was my only Valentine's gift which was pretty awesome by itself. 

then, i reached KL and Siew Min handed me a bag of stuff and said its from my boyfriend. i thought i heard wrongly. keke. and in that bag of stuff were this few plastic bags with notes on them. apparently, i was supposed to read them chronologically. i thought the notes were the cutest. ^^

i was really surprised; speechless even. i'm terrible at expressing myself. so, i want to let you know that i love you; 정말 많이 사랑 해요.

its the sweetest thing; what you did for me, so fairy tale-like. thanks, bie. ♥

just being random. hehe. 

Lychee flavored Pocky! 

in Ipoh and meeting up with Jeet-Jeet. gonna be seeing the Boyf abit later today. ^^

a short weekend getaway before exam stress kicks in.

take care, everyone. weather's been going crazy.

the list of my worries have been shortened. (:

#grateful

and this is a bit late but happy belated valentine's, bie. 

it was quite saddening that we couldn't spend it together but ilu anyway.

"i could hold you for a million years to make you feel my love."

final two assignments due soon. gonna be busy, especially with the moving and SS4 next weekend. short sem's about to end. time has passed too efficiently by. glad most days are spent meaningfully.

this is it for now. goodbye and God bless! (:

p.s. Happy 24th Birthday, bie! ♥

영원히 내 곁에, 이젠 말할게, 넌 마지막.

continuing from where i left off last post, here are the other things that happened during CNY. we visited relatives on the morning of the first day. it was quite a hurried visit because we had to head to Ipoh by lunch time.

once I reached Ipoh, we headed to visit my maternal side of the family. not much pictures as most of the time were spent eating. its just different when we eat at home. somehow everything tastes better. :D

rushed back to KL in the third day itself as i had class that very afternoon. my darling boyfriend came down to Kl on Friday. ^^

we had a short trip to Genting Highlands. 

went to town to get stuff for the camera and walked around.

even bumped into a group of world-touring bears. :D

yup, that should be all about CNY this year. other than that, the days have been passing by smoothly albeit lots of stress about finding my SS4 tickets and looking for new place to move in. Thank God both issues are solved but this does not mean the end. oh well, a busy life is a healthy one.

will be going back to Ipoh this weekend since its the long weekend. gonna see my bf again! heeeh.

its a rare treat, okay!

goodnight, everyone. take care!

my holidays have ended. it is now in fact the second day into my new semester and things have been going well, i guess. this being my second year means adapting back to 3 hours of lecture, doing literature review and having lunch at the two same places every day should be no biggie. :D

but before my holidays ended, i was in Ipoh for a bit, then Penang for a while, then back to Ipoh for a day before coming back here to busy little Subang Jaya. while i was at Penang, nothing much happened. just stayed at home and went online and go on rides on boyfriend's bike. ^^

 during that one day in Ipoh, i got to meet up with Michi, Ju Dee and Rachel. real glad to be able to see Michi before she leaves because that was the only time i could see her. the usual happens whenever we see each other, lots of talking, lots of laughing and lots of reminiscing.

guess this is it for now. other than studies, i've got other things to be stressed about namely Super Show 4 tickets, Lee Hom's concert tickets and finding a new place to move into. RAWR!

God bless and drink lots of water! (:

An ocean without you will live just as tears.

yes, this is the end-of-the-year post for 2011. :D which is way overdue. :/

amazingly, lots happened last year. to make this an easier read and an easier way for me to remember, i shall use categories! :D

 

and i will start of with my uni life. heeeh. 

UNIVERSITY

like any schooling life, mine was pretty much the same. lectures, assignments, datelines, workshops, presentations and exams.



there were times when it was tough and nerve wrecking. its good that i'm getting used to speaking in front of people but it still doesn't come easy. one thing i should really acquire a habit of though is to finish my assignments ahead of time. i guess this could be one of my new year resolution.

when i look back, its so surprising to know i've done so much, spoke so much, wrote so much, that i've had the strength to go through all these and still be alive and sane-ish. well, this is a good indicator that i may actually come out alive at the end of this year too (can't guarantee the sanity though).

above all, i really thank God for my amazing classmates especially Andrea, Chareessa and Alice (so glad Mei Kei's back) because they are the ones that have kept me grounded and not lost. ^^

FAMILY

not much changes have happened. i am grateful that everyone's health remained well, noone was particularly in bad health although there were some scares with my grandma and grandpa.




my eldest sister got engaged! and there's a new baby on my mum's side of the family but i've yet to meet him unfortunately. if i'm not mistaken, there should be another one on the way! ^^

praying nothing unpleasant happens this year, only happy memories, kay!

BOYFRIEND ♥

 i will not deny that it is superbly difficult and i will wish more than anything that we are not doing this long distance but this was the card dealt to us. gotta suck it up and live with every precious moment that i can get with him. over the past year, we have most probably seen each other about 15 times, each time ranging from a weekend to about a week.

we have had our arguments, we have had our tears but we also have had our laughters and mushy moments you ppl don't need to hear about. keke.

i'm not giving up on us
even if the skies get rough

KPOP

2011 was very good, Kpop wise. went for two Super Show 3 concerts, seeing GD&Top and Seungri and SJM, seeing Super Junior again recently. i mean, it was GOOOD! also, being able to see other Kpop acts which came along was plus plus. but 2012 is greater, i can feel it except i don't have the money for it. sigh. currently, i'm looking forward to Super Show 4 in Spore and Lee Hom's concert in March. really praying i can make it for both.

for all my fan accounts and kpop related stuff, go here. (:

ME


one very positive thing that happened during 2011 is losing weight. :D hopefully, 2012 see myself maintaining this figure. i don't want to lose any more weight really and not to mention, i did not even lose those weight intentionally. 

lets see, what has changed? i have started serving in church, in the nursery ministry. it has been exhausting but so rewarding to be able to look after the babies and they're just soo adorable, you know!

other than that, i really don't know what to say. personally, i feel that i have such a long way more to go, in terms of spirituality and maturity. 2011 has actually brought to surface new problems or should i say old problems that i have buried and now have to face or i'll forever be stuck in the mud of discontent. grrr.

mm, to end this post, i'll go with the ever cliched new year resolutions. pretty simple ones: do well in studies, do well everywhere else. or in the words of a psychology student, to shorten the gap behind my actual self and ideal self. (:

right after I drop my assignment into the drop box, my brain flops over and dies.

my eyes are now heavy as lead.

i'd really just like to hop into bed, cuddle with my blanket and drift off to dreamland.

oh, but tomorrow is another day, a day filled with many many things to do and complete. rawr! so reluctant to face tomorrow.

nooo! *sings I will surviveeeeee~* oh yea.

you know what they say. 

but i think i'll just head for bed.

goodnight!

♥

Joan is a happily blessed girl, not because of this purse particularly but because she has the sweetest bestest boyfriend ever. ^^

hearts.

 another year has gone, another year to go. i think the older i get, the better and more wonderful my birthday celebrations are becoming. tis' an amazing feeling and something i'm really grateful for. as mentioned in previous post, i went up to Penang to spend the weekend with the Boyfriend. (:

had a semi-surprise birthday celebration with him and his cell group on Saturday night after service. headed over to Starbucks after dinner where they celebrated my birthday.

 thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has made my birthday special, who wished me and prayed for me, who just exists in my life and make it a happier place. 감사합니다!

니가 너무 고맙잖아 .

take care, everyone. the haze has been quite bad lately! God bless!

난 그녀의 곁에 핀 해바라기.

not letting go. (: