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Name: ying
Interests: i love running in areas that i think i know...exploring with a friend who doesnt mind stopping to look and take pics of silly things like peahens and at the same time, talk to them. haha. i play touch rugby, soccer, ultimate frisbee, hoopla, cranium, taboo. My new love is kickboxing (thanks Rob!) and i've found a love in camping in the outdoors in Australia...minus the cold please. ehe. i hate card games like bridge or taiti....however you spell it. i love singing in choir in GOd's house. but i hate it when i lose a note. i love jazz music, flipping through magazines, admiring dresses i'll never get my hands on, i love the beach and the sound of the waves crashing. i love full arched rainbows in the middle of a bad day...though i detest bad days. then again, it's subjective. i love sunsets, sunrises, daffodils and crowded champagne rose bushes. talking to friends at a cafe with coffee in the front and a great view...i'm thinking olio dome at wheelock and coffee club at taka, max brenne
Expertise: sleeping, eating slowly, empathising, stoning, pillow fluffing, talking crap, burping voluntarily
Occupation: Student
Industry: Education/Research
Message: message me
MSN: poit_81@hotmail.com
Yahoo:  greatgums8@yahoo.com
Member Since:
7/2/2004
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| so this 20 year old guy comes up to me and asks for my number. out of good will, since he is a fencer at the YMCA Fencing Cup i was helping to run, i did. i mean, i gave out my number for much less thought in melbourne. so what do i say. i'm 26. i'm wayyy too old for you. i dont date. i dont date younger guys. i dont want to be more than friends. and then he asks me out for lunch across the road from YMCA. is this guy clueless, bold, or loving the challenge, i cant tell. Ammie...you may attract weirdos, but i definitely have a knack for attracting the young ones. this is number 3. | | |
| i dont know how you keep managing to break my heart. these 6 months have already passed since i folded those clothes, stuffed that box with my memories held in creases of paper. since i drank that lovely coffee with Cheryl at Queen Vic Market beside the coffee bean roaster...since i weaved through the crowds at the Rose St market that saturday afternoon with my red and white striped shoes...since i sat at Fed Square watching you walk by, taking in the conversations buzzing by, soft scarves wrapped around chilled necks...breathing in the air that has melbourne written on it.
and those breezes that remind me of where i was, the clear blue skies that lure me to dive into them, twirling like a ballerina, arms open wide, eyes closed and images racing through my library of moments. they are many. and Yiteng brought me back with his blog entry on coffee from Market lane in Prahran. i tapped my fingertips on that glass of wine, leant back, blinked once, twice...and am found wrapped in quiet desperation.
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| oh yes. and prayers for Focus Mission just before they head over to Canberra for NTE. ;) i hear there's gonna be food as usual and a lotta fellowship. May you head out there boldly to harvest the field awaiting you! May the Holy Spirit break down barriers and soften hearts hardened against Him. :) He will work mightily...are you ready for life transformations? | | |
| it was YMCA's dinner and dance tonight. Theme was Olympic Games. i went in my touch rugby gear. not everyone recognized Canterbury and thought i was going as a soccer player, thanks to high knee socks and soccer boots. a dream dinner and dance i'd say cos i didnt have to wear some dress and sit all lady-like through out games and listening to speeches. the best part i'd say, were the games. telematches, shouting and making up cheers like "Chendol Chendol go go go, Ice Kachang Ice Kachang no no no..." while i could explain it, i wouldnt be able to justify how it fits so never you mind. ;)
i didnt bring my camera with me. in some ways, i'd rather have someone else document the event. please refer to facebook for pictorials.
i'm about a week from my half marathon. my legs are flabby. i'm feeling sick thinking about the race.
i was supposed to head to Mt Ophir but it was cancelled due to horrid wet weather and deemed unsafe for upping the mountain. a sigh of relief considering i'm perhaps not physically prepared for it and the race is about 3 days after i return from the trek.
it's Hari Raya Haji which means it's a public holiday! woot! plus, it's my primary school friend's wedding in the afternoon. here's a toast to the newly engaged Huixia and TC! *wooohoooo!!* didnt think it was gonna happen that quickly after Han Yen's wedding joy but it's definitely great news. they're both such a cute and frank couple, independently together if you catch my drift. :)
i'm thinking of all of you in victoria facing the heat of summer once again. shall keep you in prayer and trust that God will protect you from any flames that may lick the rural areas. always in my heart, i send my love and well wishes. hugs.
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| I dont know what it is with Twilight that caught me. ok fine, it's that super pale skin, out of bed tussled hair and chiseled jaw that can cut my baguette anytime that has really messed with my mind. how superficial can i get! come Friday, i will have attended two weddings in two weeks, of which the second is my primary school mate. While it's awesome to be the swinging single, there are times you just want someone around to take your nonsense aka love you exclusively.
Korean variety shows have monopolized our time here at my residence. there is Ring Ding Dong by Shinee that even after hearing explanations from sisters why the chosen title, it's .... quite disturbing that pretty guys capture prime time in minds and suck resources. There is some kind of resemblance between vampires and these pale skinned boys on these shows i'd say. *cough* cant get one, analyze the phenomenon and use it as an excuse. ha.
will be sent on to Mt Ophir to be trained in leading school groups up there. and guess what. i left all my camping gear in australia.
was just telling Nicole that just before i left australia, i was terrified to tears i'd never return to live. sometimes God does that to get you to let go of what doesnt matter. the place you least want to be in at a particular time will be the place that He might just place you in.
IMPACT Conference 26 to 29 Jan happens in Singapore to prepare locals who are heading for Australia. organised by AFES, the conference (stay over at NSRCC) will prep christians for life away from home and connect them with FOCUS (fellowship of overseas christian union students) at their university. Xinyi will probably go for it.
yes. i have finally purchased my 2nd Moleskine. a red one with a page each day for more writing to be done.
here're some photos from Han Yen and Hui Jun's wedding
 The happily married, Han Yen and Hui Jun. :) They met in NTU, Singapore and i got to know him in Australia, Monash FOCUS.  He invited the three of us Huixia (in blue) and Nicole (in black). Weddings are such great occasions for friends to meet up again.  Sam flew down from NZ! His flight details are horrific. He took Royal Brunei airways which made day stops there from NZ before landing in Singapore. That means 2 of his days of leave were spent traveling and stopping over. I'm sure that Sheraton arrangement made things worth it! ;) We had a nine course meal which started with servers marching in line to Nobody. Sat next to Shirely who was tutored by Han Yen. Apparently, Han Yen is a persistent sales person too. He has pushed sales of slimming pills, aloe vera products, and now, squash balls and raquets.  needless to say, even though we were stuffed, i just had to take them to Canele for snacks as part of dinner.  We had a 'canele salad' which just meant crab meet, boiled slices of egg, an assortment of greens, and balsamic based dressing. we got our coffee and picked the Le Royale. Absolute yum.
popped over to Takashimaya so Huixia could grab an organiser for the new year. something cuter she said. ;) i so wanted to crash myself head first into this tree made of bears.
christmas carols are playing at work. it's almost here. what's there to take account of the year past?
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