Winter storage

Something my family invested in frm the MPH Warehouse Sales yst:

the Tower of Books

Food for thought: If d incident at the Tower of Babel didn't happen, there won't be any tower of books..right? =P

I am "twenteen" (Ad 2008)

Age has caught up faster than I've imagined... as of today, I can finally say that I'm a young ladyy.. =P

The celebrations began a day earlier on Sat with Mia Famiglia! =) where we went to the our fav fav place..Chillis'!

self-explanatory

Mum and us =)

Dad and Wy-Pun!

and some super sweet new dessert which we regretted ordering

(Molten Choc Cake is still d best!)

Then the supposedly joyous celebration turned painful when our dear friends overturned traditition by showering us with...TORTURE.

1) Torture #1 - Sat Night

Wei-Li and I were ajaked for a dinner celebration with the old school gang. Since we were all so old for sabos adi, I assumed that it was just gonna be a peaceful happy lil dinner. So once in the car, me and Wei-Li were caught offguard as Beatrice and Jasmin (smiling evilly) suddenly dangled cloths in front of us and blindfolded us =/

With only our noses and ears as sensors left, we couldn't make out where we were heading. All we could hear were the evil laughter and whispers of our captors, scheming and planning. And bearing our screaming, shouting and struggling, (thank God it was night time) the car finally came to a stop..

tissues were stuffed to make us more blind -_-'

and we were made to hike this zillion flight of steps, blindly!!

(I walked so slowly during some flat ground, till Elwin had to drag me! scared d life out of me!!)

"over looking" the whole of KL

After leaving us to enjoy the wind and cricket sounds, they finally opened our blindfolds, and tadaa~! we were at Lookout Point!! =D

Then a cake appeared out of nowhere, and they started singing the bday song =) So touchingg... and Beat was asking where were the tears..haha.. Honestly, we were still too traumatized by the whole "blind hike" ordeal to even cry =P

us with a cake that says "To the Nastiest Twins", so lovely of u all... xP

The captors/buddies- Tommy, Jasmin, Beatrice and Elwin.

Though u guys "tortured" us, I'm really thankful for everything that was planned (and not planned), and for u guys being a blessing to us for these many many years. And though one day when the com kaputs, and d vids and pics of this day is gone... the toasts/long speeches of this day will be recorded in my memory forever.. Loveee ya all so much!! =)

However, it doesn't end here..

2) Torture #2 !!

Upon reaching home, we noticed a car waiting quietly outside our house. Slowly as the car plate and familiar faces registered into my mind, I was terrified!! Not wanting to be sabo-ed again, i quickly ran inside and locked the gate. But sadly, it was raining....so had to let them in lo.. thus began Torture #2..

(pics courtesy of Beatrice, who was enjoying every moment, along with the other 3! so much for the friendship forever toast =/)

Victim #1 - Wei-Li

Victim #2 - Wei-I

I protected my guitar case more than my own flesh =P

hence the colourful dropss of pain! Wax hurts ok!!!

but still had to smile la.. cuz got cake ma =P (Note Alvin's evil face! *shivers in horror*)

Which reminds me that his day of aging is approaching very soon...maybe it's time for some retailiation *muahaHAHaha*!!

3) Bday "Surprise" #3

Now this surprise was not really a surprise, cause we had to know bout it so we cud go for it.. Same situation as last year =P

Anyway, it was still pretty much a surprise as we didn't exactly know where we were going, and what we're going to do there.. just knew it was surprise for Timmy and us. And there we go again, being blindfolded, this time in Jenn Ming's car with Eunice and Gideon as the accomplices. Funny thing was, when we had to order while being blindfolded, Eunice had to read through the entire list of food in the menu along with their prices! For example: Asian food, Chow Kuey Teow Rm8.80, Fried Rice Rm8.80.............Western food, Cordon Bleu Rm13.50 etc etc.. (Thx for d effort! =P) After she said everything, I was still at lost at what was offered...so i decided to take a peek at the menu....heheheh...

After being finally given sight, the "party began"..and only then all of us knew that it was a celebration for Oct babies! So it was not only 3 bdays but 8!! (including Justin who was absent) =)

And the theme to the party was ... Twins Night!!! =D

Eunice, I and Li decided to come as boy triplets with Lester's clothes! xP

The cowboys and the sweet ladies =)

While some came together being yellow, some were rock gothic chicks!

okayyy...they really do look scary here lol!

And along the party, there were awards given to the bday babies..for competitions we did not particpate in. Gideon won Most Teeth, Joel won No Ears, Wei-Li No Neck and others I can't remember.. this was my award plague..

as the person with the Longest Eyebrow who apparently giggles alot lol.

The Oct babies!!

(Joel, Joanna, Jun Hao, I, Timmy, Li, Gideon)

Along with the "awards", there was a song presentation by Jenn Ming, toasts and speeches, and message filled scrolls for the bday babies! and as u cud see in d above pic, crowns and tiaras too! Thanks to Jamie for taking time to organize this wonderful wonderful event, and thanks to all who came! You guys are a blessing!! =))

4) Last last celebration - today

Went for lunch with the B-Commers! And after a long long time spent mauling over the directional map, we decided on Just Thai for lunch!

our bday mango-sticky-rice! (who says there must be cakes? =P)

Christine, Wei-Li, Ai Ling, Susan and a pineapple

Susan, Lesley, Christine, Elaine, I, Can Can

and a grp pic with Naim inside! =)

Thanks for d lunch and company guyss!!

Finally wanna shoutout a big THANK YOU!!! to everyone who've made this birthday a memorable one. Thanks for all the wishes, long distant phone calls & messages, gifts, blog dedications, plannings, sabos (yes, even that!), and most of all, for being part of this 20-year-old life! Life wud never be interesting without you all..Love ya'll so soooo much!!! =))

Till then...toodles!!

(Guess which is me =P)

CEIFA's visit (edited with vids)

The CEIFA Brazilian team came over to our church for a dance/drama workshop yesterday. The husband and wife team of Luciana and Alex taught hiphop..but me, being not much of a dancer, couldn't exactly get the steps right.. but had alot of fun =D

As for drama, another couple Ana and Lukas/Lucas? facilitated, with Lukas being the translator. Ana would tell us various scenarios, and we wud have act them out. Be it being an angry, sad or happyy situation.. we wud still be laughing. Guess we Malaysians are not so good in "emoting" or expressing ourselves? hhaha.

After that, she taught us a mime which was simple yet creative. Hopefully we can do that for future performances =)

Today, the entire Braziliam CEIFA team came for Sunday Service! They performed a few dances and a mime.. which were really reallyy goood! =) Will post up those vids later..as it doesn't seem to load in my com =P

Carla introducing the hiphop performance. She has a real strong singing voice, proven when she led worship in CF on Fri =)

Marlo sharing his testimony with Poni translating.

Nikolas (nt sure bout d spelling) and Asaf! playing with their bubuna (car in Portugese)

Cute Asaf playing with drum sticks.

Thiago shared on healing and restoration with Lukas translating.

His own testimony was how God healed him of his 20 over year stutter, was really amazing. Wanting to be a preacher when he was younger, he would buy vcd sermons and study them..he was so enthusiastic bout it that he practiced at home in front of the mirror. One day while in YWAM Brazil, one of d staff came to him and told him that she knows bout his stuttering prob, and how he aspires to be a preacher. Given the task of preaching that day, she told him not to be afraid, and go for it..as God has told her that He will heal him of his stutter.

And true enough, as he went to the pulpit to preach, he was there talking so smoothly that it shocked himself and ppl around him! Imagine a 20 over year stutter disappearing just like dat! Funny thing was, after he came down frm preaching, he was sttutering again.. However, whenever he preaches, he would just stop stuttering! he even joked about how he wished to carry the pulpit wherever he goes, so that he'll speak fluently =P Nevertheless, he was completely healed of the stutter after bout 2 years. This was proved when he spoke so energetically and fluent to us today =)

Wei-Li, me and the cute family! =)

Eunice and half of the team.. most of the team consist of married couples..how sweet!! =)

(closeup) Thiago, Luciana & Alex, Lukas & Ana (Adam Sandler & Scarlet Johansson lookalikes!)

Asaf the son, Poni the mum and Thiago the dad.. Happy lil family =)

These bunch of ppl really love to laugh and joke! I was surprised how lame they were! For instance, Thiago was claiming how well he could speak Chinese.. curious,we asked him to show us..

With our eyes and ears intently focused on him.. he cooly replied with 2 words :

"Chi-Neeeseeeee......."

and his countrymates burst into laughter.. -_-'

Thiago doing his eye-lid fluttering stunt

Before that, he was pretending to record us with a batteryless camcorder. Hence, the part where he said he'll record our "images" in his mind, and remember the exact time,second and date, lol! Joker betul xD

D Brazilians at lunch ~ lovely ppl they are =)

Though I've only seen this team for 3 days, I'm already missing their infectious joy!

It really encourages me how this bunch of ppl go around the world use their talents for the Lord. With every country they go to, they depend solely on God to provide for all their needs...be it lodging, food and even programmes. Language though a barrier for some of them, appears as no barrier after all, as their love and heart speak louder than any word put together. Their love for God and for people expressed through arts, really motivates me to be good in my music! I guess it's time to restart guitar lessons again! =P

Mamma Mia!

Went to Mid Valley with Wei-Li to get the tix for Mamma Mia the musical..

So to Rock Corner we went.. and myy...were we surprised to see a quite a line before us!

After 15 mins.. there was still no progress in the queue.. Apparently many dates were completely sold out and tickets were running out fast! Along with that, every customer seemed to have a zillion questions to ask.

With the credit card swiper out of service, the ppl had to write down their card numbers and come back another day to collect their tickets. One lady however, when politely asked if she has cash to pay instead of credit, was making a fuss by saying that she obviously does not have RM1000++ in cash, and that they better give her solutions before she make a scene! 0.0 Yea..she actually said that. lol.

After a long long time listening to ppl calling their frens, and rechecking the seats.. we finally got our turn! (Hooray!!!) We asked for our 1st choice... 24th Dec --- Sold out!, then we tried 29th and 30th, also sold out!! Gosh...0.0

Not knowing what to do..and with a line forming behind us.. we got away from the queue before calling our parents to get more alternatives. Finally we got the green light for any dates except for 26th- HF and 31st - Thanksgiving..phewww... So there we go lining up again...... and managed to get tickets for the 27th this time! =DD Thank God for a lil bit more of patience...haahah..

After that..seeing that we have some free time to spare.. Wei-Li and I did something for the first time...watching a movie together!! (yea first time =P) And guess what show did we watch?? None other than Mamma Mia!! xD

Amanda Seyfried... I could only think of her as the dumb blonde in Mean Girls!! Really pulled it off here! Just in case u can't remember....

She was the keh-lei-fare of all keh-lei-fares, being one of the sidekicks of Rachel McAdams in the show =P

The show was okiee..story line was not that fantastic, but definitely a must-see for Abba lovers! I learned that Ms Seyfried could sing really really well! She has this kind of pure angelic voice...real nice when she sang the beginning and ending song.. ANd Pierce Brosnan....... my.... I think he should stick to voice conversations in the future.. =P

Overall, a not bad show.... but I'm definitely looking forward to the musical!! =)

Before I sign off... here's a bday shoutout to Timothy Wong Yoong Jin!!

*Happy Birthday didi!! You're like a brother I never had. Thanks for being such a blessing! Have a great 19th =)) <33>

i m tired.

Just got home from the stay at Beat's house not too long ago. Not too long after, my Swedish cousin and Uncle dropped by for a visit. Was nice meeting them. Slumber party was fun too..Shall update more tmr..am super tired now @_@

At the mean time.. here's a vid to get ur eyes and ears occupied =)

David Choi's take on anti-smoking..veli funny but so true..

Say "Tak Nak!!" =)