Arm Swag!

I'm always happiest when I go to campus dressed up nicely. Like today. I'm very happy with what I've put on. It's like a sense of achievement because most of the time, I really don't feel like dressing up. So I have to ignore whatever I'm feeling and make the effort to dress up. It really does have a psychological effect! Cos I feel a lot happier. It's depressing enough not having much of a life cos I'm constantly trying my best to get my work done, get good grades and play Diablo go out once in a while. I even said no to many entertainments because I knew I had something that needs to be done. I used to just go out and worry about work later. But this is a new me. A more disciplined me. It paid off though. Getting work done on time is actually less stressful than getting work done at the last minute! Plus, my grades are fantastic right now. Better than it's ever been. Anyway, don't wana bore you with work-talk. Here is today's outfit!!

What I'm wearing....

Button-up blouse - MNG

Racer back dress - Forever 21

Necklace 

Bracelets - Left&Right, Colourful one was bought from another friend here.

And my shoes is my trusty Vans sneakers. Goes so well with everything! I don't regret spending almost RM200 on it. I must find another pair of sneakers! I love my arm swag! I just love stacking up all my bracelets on one hand. It's the trend now anyway. Glad I've collected quite a few to get this look. It's better when you have different textures and colours on one hand. Makes the whole look more interesting rather than just getting one of the same type. Lately I've been sporting the side-swept hair. I was so bored with my hair cos I practically do nothing with it (other than colour it) but now, I just pin my hair on one side and sweep it to the other side. So as of now, this is my signature do. It's gona stay I believe. You just gotta have a signature look that just reflects you.

All that talk on Brands Outlet really makes me wana shop there! I was walking around in Boulevard the other day and saw many cheap stuff, including a new shop called POP 21 which I believe is kind of a cheaper version of Forever 21. But...I must resist. A day will come when I can shop in peace!

Last Day of Semester 1

What a nice day today is. LOL. Hmmm.....sad cos it's the last day of of my first semester. I've made many good friends in this 3 months. Sighs. Wish it was longer. So today, we took pictures as it is our last day of having classes and for memories for us to keep. I'll let the pictures talk. By the way, some were taken at the very top Swinburne's multi storey carpark and some at Swinburne's lobby.

*laughs*

Today's just plain hilarious. So I have to blog bout this even though I said I'll be MIA. Earlier part of the day was not really fun. I had to endure hours of waiting. I was in the last session so I've no choice but to wait. And I tell you, I was nervous man!! So nervous that it made me hungry. Haha. Eh, nervousness takes up energy you know! Anyway, waited till I was tired and not nervous anymore. Too tired to be nervous.


I met my school mate, junior, Stansfield Chua Hua Min. (haruskah I engkah full name? xD) And met another guy called Jonas Gumis randomly, who unfortunately failed his parking. Kesian I see him. (Serve you right for laughing at that Indian lady who failed before you!) Stansfield commented when I did my bukit.."Confident juak na kau tok! Kau sik nervous ka?" Well, don't be fooled by the face. I'm actually nervous tahap dewa but I just know how to control it. Biasala. Performer bah.


So bla, bla, bla....I passed. =) I wanted to get Arvin's Yayasan Sarawak application form so that I can help him send to Hasil for stamping. So I decided that since I can drive, why don't I drive? So drive I did to Swinburne. I know, I know....illegal. Who cares. My passenger is my sister. LOL. Actually, supervisor lah. She's been a good girl. She didn't panic at all.


At Swinburne, I called Arvin only to find that he's at Da Light Food Court. Kinda paniced cos I'm driving. LOL. At Da Light, cun2 Arvin and Melissa finished their meal so I offered to send them home. So send them home lo.... Those two were my unexpected and unfortunate passengers. (Oh Lord!) I told them to pray hard while I'm driving. xD Fuh! Pressure you know! Cos those two can drive. 3 pros watching the noob. Scarrryyyy.... It's worse than the test I tell you. Overall okay lah (I think only lah) just that......AHAHAHA.......I ALMOST KNOCKED THE SWINBURNE GUARD. Arvin was like,"OMG!! You almost knocked the guard!!" We all laughed. Then at Chillipeppers, my enjin mati. Laughed even more. Alamak. Malu eh! I was doing fine and after almost knocking the guard, I became kinteo. Ehehehe.... Hilarious and crazy.


Ok. Ya jak. Babai.

My Name Is Chris

I don't feel like doing anything tonight. I'm just tired. (LOL. Serve myself right for going out till late!) Ah well. It was a good movie. Anyways, I forgot what I wanted to say. Hahaha.......


Come one, think! Kinda suk bout something but I better not 'dwell' in those thoughts. Ah! I suddenly remembered what I wanted to say! ehehehe.....


I've got a new nickname! Well, not so new but I've not heard people calling me that in a Loooonnnggggg time. They call me Chris. =) I actually LOVE that nickname. I just don't know why people don't call me that back in high school. They like to trouble themselves by calling my full name. Christine. Hello? That's TWO syllables! And the people who calls me Chris are guys. First, it was Malcom of course then it was Mac. And that Azmi....laughing at the nickname Mac gave me. Apelah awak nih? Tak penah dengar ke? Yerdeh....speaking lepeh inda...Kuakuakua!!


That phrase "They call me Chris" reminds me of a song by The Ting Tings. Hahahaha..
"They call me her. They call me Stacey. They call me Jane. That's not my name. That's not my name...." A really stupid song. MAybe I should remake it to my own version.

"They call me her. They call me Christine. They call me Chris. That is my name. That is my name...."


I un-proudly present you...... THE TING TINGS!!!! (HAHAHHAHAHAHA......weird name..)





Sighs. My style is like....really down in the dumps. I just don't know what to wear anymore. I just simply grab something out of the closet. That's not so good. Ah well, I'll get past this someday. Someday. Hopefully soon. And I really need to get well from my flu. And cough. Grr....

Life.

I couldn't manage to blog any time soon. Still not done with EM. My class kena bomb by Miss Phang just now. Not big bomb lah.....small one but still can feel the blast. Quiz this Saturday. Die.


Anyways, just the day after I complained that I hardly have friends, I got friends. I tried to get to know my guy class mates better. I candidly invited Jap Siang to go to Spring with Liani and I. And he gladly drove us there instead of walking. =) Too bad Azmi wasn't there. If he was there, I'd invite him as well. Boo hoo! Who ask you skip class! But he came for English class. I said 'bye' to him and he sorta like offered to send me home. Cos he saw me waiting and asked me if someone's picking me up. Such gentlemen these boys are. =) So girls, they're up for grabs! Lol...I don't even know whether they're single or not. Skati jak I promote.


And I'm hanging out with Gina's gang as well. And not to forget my good friend, Liani, who would gladly let me tumpang in her hostel. =) And there's also Crystal, Jilly and the other two whom I don't know their names. (sorry! >.<") Mel, Joyce and Colin, you're all awesome too! Such awesome friends I have in campus! I thank God for giving me these friends. Now I'm not so lonely anymore lah. Hee...


Sighs.....tomorrow is the most heaviest day of the week. 12 hours in campus. Whoo!

Only One

Being in the Engineering course, I'm one of the minority girls in class. Yup. One of the MINORITY. Especially in Physics class. There's 4-5 girls and the rest are guys. It's really difficult for me to have friends (girls) who are in the same course as I am. My friend Liani is taking Engineering but our time table are totally different! Only Engineering Maths jak sama. My other girl friends are either in IT or Business. Darn. And I only know two people who have EXACTLY the same time table as I do. Azme and Jap Siang. Yup, both are guys. I do think that I can 'click' with the guys better than the girls. *cos the girls do look nerdy* So looks like I have to force myself to talk to those two. I do talk to them lah....but they're so shy! I always have to look for opportunities and think of something to talk with them. I personally think guys should make the first move but I always HAVE to make the first moves. =.=" Call yourselves guys! Hmph!


So yeah, that's my short rambling of the day.


ooo.....it's my 100th post!

Continuation of Utter College Sakainess.

Okay, Allistair told me that I might be spending a lot of money cos Swinburne peeps really dress up fashionably and has the ability to influence you to spend on clothes. My opinion, they're not fashionable. They're just overdressed. xD *i hear the world laughing and an "Oh......no wonnddeeerrrrr* My equation of overdressed people. Overdressed=They're just too damn rich and can buy all the damned clothes they want. Honestly speaking, I'm more fashionable than they are. xD Sounds perasan but I do have a great fashion sense alright. I may look simple at times but simplicity is good. As Coco Chanel says,"Take of the last item you put on." Chanel was definitely trying to imply that we shouldn't put on too many things. =) *can you feel the sarcasm?*


SMK Green Road's Malam Kebudayaan's coming up and I heard the highlight of it all is the band. And heard that they played and performed very well. Good for you all. Sure makes me wana be in band again. But I've had my fill.


Sometimes I hear seniors or those my age complain to me, "Why our band like suddenly so wild?" *actually it was no discipline but I don't like to hear that so I changed it. =P* I just tell them,"It's good what." Why did I say good? Well, it just shows that they know when to play, have fun and when to be serious. I tell you, when you ask them to work, they work and give you EXCELLENT results. When they play, they're just like monkeys. I mean, you can't be serious all the time right? Loosen up lah!


I must say that I love the band now, more than I did the band of the past. The band of the past was albeit boring and mundane but I can't say that I didn't learn anything either cos that will be a lie. The band last time was just too serious in everything, even if we're not "at work". I feel so confined. I feel like I'm pretending to be someone who I'm not. I'm talkative and I like to play. I don't like being serious when I don't think that I need to. Especially for public performances, we're always reminded to 'behave'. We can't even misbehave a bit. I feel as though we're just putting on a mask for the public to see and make them think we're good. So, if ever more seniors come complain to me, I'll say,"Well, at least the band knows when to distinguish work and play." With that sarcastic smile of mine.


I really must thank Kester to make my band the way they are now. During my time in the band, I've always dreamed of being like SJS Band. Cos I knew how they were like. How they are serious when it comes to work and are like monkeys when it comes to play. It was just so fun compared to my then boring band! At times I do feel so lazy and burdened to go for band cos it was boring. And I get scolded even though I make jokes a bit and play a bit during music practice. Sometimes I feel like telling them,"Lighten up a bit lah..." Being in the committee, I thought that maybe I could share what I envisioned my band to be. However and as usual, I wasn't heard. They thought that,"Nah, GR is GR, SJS is SJS." But I'm like (in my brain lah),"HAve you any idea that we are LOST and CLUELESS?? We need help!!!!" I've always felt that we were too proud to ask for help from St. Joseph, we think that we have everything put together when we actually don't. We need a guideline on how a band SHOULD be. And how to make it interesting and instead of begging for people to join, people come join us. And to know how to make a good band, what better way than to ask the veterans themselves-St. Joseph.


I've always dreamed of the day when some SJS people will come to help GRSB. And the day has come. And I am happy that I had the opportunity to be under Kester for awhile. And I tell you, I enjoyed it MORE than my past years in band. And since then, I'm forever loyal to my band and totally hyped up everytime I hear "band". Most of the old seniors didn't really come back but most of us who were under Kester, really enjoyed ourselves and never looked back. Because there was nothing better to look back to.

The First

First day of college and I'm already having eyes on someone! Haha! (Actually...to be honest, since Orientation. =P) Well, he's the ONLY good-looking guy that's having the same class as me. Can't blame me for that. Except for General Maths though. How I wish we were in the same class for that..... But I have a great view of him in Engineering Maths. It's not a good thing cos it's just so distracting! How I wish he sit behind me kah.... And I think he's the ONLY good-looking guy in Swinburne. Why do I always end up in schools that are deprived of handsome guys?? Oh well, I suppose God's trying to keep my mind focused on the right thing. =P Hope we're in the same Physics class! (argh! Stop wishing for distractions!!) Then again, the seniors haven't started their class.


I don't like my time-table that's given lah....... My senior told me that it's normal for it to be that way. But I don't like it. It's like, morning got then got long break before the next class, which is at 12.30pm! Such an odd time! And afternoon long break again then at 4.30pm got IT class. Yet another odd time. I went back to college for awhile just to attend that rather insignificant subject. Well, at least tomorrow I've only got one subject. Physics. But again, the time!! 11.30am!! And I just stay there for only one hour! Thankfully my sister can pick me up after work. I don't drive to college ya know.... Even if I had license, I won't be driving to college either. Sucks right? Due to the other cars being un-economical in terms of fuel.


MY Student ID pic so ugly! Blueks!


And I'll be celebrating my birthday with a whole day in class. Hooray...... *with a bored tone* 8.30am to 8pm you know! Don't play-play!

Who Needs a Title?

I've not been updating much. My apologies. I don't know why am I apologizing. I doubt it if I have that many readers anyway. But for those who have been faithfully reading my blog, I thank you very much. My recent commenter just makes me feel as though my thoughts are being heard. Thank you haiziyu. =) Whoever you are.....


My not updating has nothing to do with the dress that I said I'd be working on as mentioned in my previous post. For I've not even started sewing. Still trying to figure out how to make it. That's why. But the real reason has to be that I'm just too plain lazy to get to the PC. I've got bored of it already. And kinda sick of being on the PC for long hours once I start. I'm gonna start Uni soon so I'd better kick off that addiction.


Last night, some car passed by my house. Not just any car but a car that pasang loud music. No, it's not the sickening ah beng techno song but it's an old song. I wasn't irritated but I am in awe of the person. I usually get irritated and usually curse the car that plays those ah beng techno songs that sounds more like rubbish to me. And I don't think it's cool. But this car...... I salute him!! I find it cool somehow. It's cool cos it's out of the norm.


And yesterday, I am proud to announce that my mom bought me a copy of Joshua Harris' I Kissed Dating Goodbye. I've been wanting to get the book for years! Since I was like....Form 2! Cos I was so in need to know the principles in a relationship.




Okay, the title is not really what it's all about. It's not to discourage dating. The author called it that cos he took a break from dating to find out what God has to say about relationships. And, he stressed many times in his book that the joy of intimacy is the reward for commitment. This book was an answer to all my questions all these while! It really addresses the issues in dating. In our culture today, people often have a relationship based on physical attraction and romantic feelings without commitment. When referring to physical attraction, we don't just mean sex, we do mean appearance as well. Commitment should be the goal in a relationship. And commitment must come first then the romance. Really interesting facts eh?


I've seen my friends who are in relationships over and over again. And I often ask myself, what's the point of the relationship when you keep ending up hurt and disappointed? If it's such a burden to you, why do you even have one? Some even spend so much time with their boyfriends that I get neglected and I just don't want to hang out with them cos they're not who we knew anymore. And when they broke off, they come to realize that they've got no friends. They didn't maintain the friendships around them. Most of all, I can honestly tell you that my friends who have boyfriends, don't have a chance to know themselves. They don't know what they're capable of, what they like and all sorts of things about themselves. They missed out on that. They really did.


Singleness is a gift from God. And there's a time to be single and a time to be in a relationship and a time to get married. The time to be single is God's gift for us to help us know ourselves and what we're capable of. And most teenagers don't know that. Well, not that I knew this before but one of the reasons for me to be single is that I have so many questions that needs answers and I'm constantly looking, constantly trying to find answers. And what I got was I got to know myself and did things that I never thought that I would do.


This book really helped me to understand what God has to say about relationships. And it really changes my perspective of it. It makes me wana make my relationship very pure. Because pureness is a good thing. Something that not many people can attain. It's really a paradigm shift. I've made my decision to put dating on hold for now because there are some thoughts about relationships that I need to change. I cannot rely on romantic feelings and such for if I do, the relationship will only last as long as the feelings do. I need to know how to make commitments first before the romance. And I tell you, that's hard! Cos the world's telling you a different thing. And friends would encourage otherwise.


And I got Hillsongs Kids! Haha!! But not bad you know... It's for Aunty Adeline's son.

Entering The College Realm

Yes, next week I'll be going to Swinburne for registration and orientation. I wonder how orientation'll be like. And to think I'll be missing GB this week and next week(if I do go for orientation on Saturday). Apalah officer tok....mala jak sik datang! Wahaha!! And the week after next week, I''m officially in college! Woohoo!


I am excited to go to college. Really am. New challenges to face, new place to study and new faces. But I will face bad things too. Like peer pressure and all. I just hope I won't fall into temptations. The good thing is I'm here, close to my family, close to the church I grew up in. That is also an issue. Studying here in Kuching, I lose the opportunity to be independent. I wish I would be going somewhere and to feel how it's like to miss home, to not eat when there's not enough money, to do my own cooking everyday, to go fly on an airplane alone and all that. I miss out on all that! And to study out of Kuching, I can run away from certain things that I face here. Not that I can't be independent or anything...I know how to. Just that I'm never in a situation where I'll be 100% independent. Get what I mean?


To be honest, I don't really wish to take Engineering in Swinburne. I wish I was taking Fashion Design in Lim Kok Wing or Raffles' Design Institute. Oh well, beggars can't be choosers. Anyway, Engineering will give me a better career than Fashion Designing. I have to be practical and think of my future. At least there's a subject called "Product Design" in Mechanical Engineering. At least there's something to do with art in it.


Well, I'm off for now. Gotta get ready cos I'll be out..