Oh Pickles!

my current...

2009-06-18T11:09:00.000-07:00

favourite 3 dimensional shape is a sphere, because that's the shape of the ball i would curl up to in a fetal position and weep.

back to studying

bodycount for the overhaul

2009-06-18T08:47:00.001-07:00

2 cups of tea
2 bottles of lemon lime bitters
2 ham and cheese buns

music: fanfarlo

the count will rise(:

pushpushpush

Hear!

2009-06-17T14:44:00.000-07:00

i'm really liking charissa's concept of putting up favourited artistes' myspace pages. thus, i think i'll do the same(:. imitation is the best form of flattery!

Ólafur Arnalds - 'Found Songs' (Erased Tapes)

2009-06-12T01:33:00.000-07:00

Ólafur Arnalds - 'Found Songs' (Erased Tapes)

for those quiet moments

2009-06-11T04:45:00.000-07:00

remember the broken hearted

university hat!

2009-03-21T05:12:00.000-07:00

had frisbee today, team Baguette (ie. team 5) this is the though process of our team name:

baguette-->roll-->rock 'n' roll-->rock=stone-->getting stoned=high--> hi-5! = team 5(:

such a silly team. all circle of love speeches were made in a french accent(:

it was a reallyreally fun experience despite being tackled once and having scratches on my my postero-lateral forearm and antero-lateral part distal to my knee.(:

2 days you. come online soon. imu.

it's just..

2009-03-10T20:13:00.000-07:00

13 days to go. and honestly? i can't wait. we're halfway there.

quickpost quickpost

2009-03-07T02:00:00.000-08:00

i have to post this because of the sheer awesomeness

Kate Walsh is SO AWESOME. i love her voice, i love the guitar, i love the songwriting. AMAZING.

i was totally not coerced to writing this.

2009-02-10T07:59:00.000-08:00

watched a pretty good local movie on teevee today. "Sweet Tapioca Porridge", although not exactly the most unique storyline, has at LEAST a solid base and..well. quite heartwarming lor. i give it the highest honour any local movie has received from me: *drumroll* THE MILDLY IMPRESSED AWARD. also known as the MIA. i think it's atleast...theatre worthy la. can pass.

today's song of the day belongs to:
Jonjon - Bart Davenport (not related to the tennis player..i think.)

today, i'm in my happy place(:

YFC worship leading was good, WL said that it was much better than last week (ok la. it's not that hard to do better than last week). she gave me a gold star (on msn)! Dinner was good. My first nasi lemak in awhile. i asked for "DUO LA" (extra chilli. hee)

note: thankyou person for making myday. aha. (:

oh. AND JASON MRAZ IS COMING TO SYDNEY! iwants.

i'm blogging i'm blogging!

2009-01-25T05:16:00.000-08:00

i'm glad to be back in singapore(: i'm glad to be around friends, i'm glad to be busy, and i'm glad that..aiya i'm just quite glad.

today's service was very fulfilling, i'm glad to be able to serve in the worship team again! and i found (although i missed part of it) the SS class to be very enriching too. what else. ohman, i've lost all sense of blogtalk. it's like. i'm just mumbling my day. ahhhhh.

ohoh, pet peeve: you know the feeling you get when you've got something stuck between your molars, but you can't get it out? aRGHGHHHH. okay.

okay, pictures of my last run in Upland:

like parachutes and air balloons

2008-12-31T20:06:00.000-08:00

4 more hours till the new year smacks me on the side of my head and leaves me unconcious or dead.

this vacation so far has been wonderful, spending time with family and friends, shopping, exercising, playing Rock Band 2 and Top Spin (woohoo) and just messing around with the guitar. thoroughly enjoyable and hecka tiring.

new year's eve has been most eventful. well, not really, but eventful nonetheless. my bros and i had an evening cycle which took us 1.5 hours. as much as it killed me (my legs, lungs, heart and ability to stand), i wouldn't have had it any other way(:. coasting past miles and miles, the wind in my hair, the screeching of noisy brakes, the sheer beauty of looking at Upland from above. spectacular. breathtaking (both figuratively and literally).

as for reflections, i better get to it before someone starts nagging at me again. nagger.

this year has been a year of...events. it's been a year that God has shown himself as the listening ear, and the speaking mouth, the provider and comforter, the heart of passion and the teacher.
He's been my greatest joy and stuggle. To love Him wholeheartedly and to be able to give up my life, has been and still is so very difficult, but to experience the freedom of being....well, free of the fight of a losing battle, because earthly life was never meant to be perfect. the feeling is...amazing.

i'm thankful to God for experieces, be it good or bad. the discussion of...whether there are memories we'd rather forget, or whether they're all memorable was brought up by a friend. and much thought, i guess, every memory shapes us to who we are today, without it, there would be learning experiences where we've chosen not to accept. hm. i'm rambling

i'm thankful for being able to study another year overseas, despite the ever depessing global economic prospect. i'm grateful for being able to enjoy Australia's rich music scene, which is by far exponentially better than Singapore's. i'm grateful for friends who came to visit me, to spend time with me, chilling, singing, laughing, sleeping. i'm grateful for friends who've supported me from Singapore. i'm grateful for laughs, cheer and happiness which brought me through hard times. i'm grateful for tears, sadness and moments of sheer heartache, to remind me that we're all just human.

i'm thankful for the opportunity that God has given me to serve fellow brothers and sisters as a bible study leader in uni. the opportunity to serve it the worship team in church. i'm grateful for His Word, which continues to fuel me in love and in awe. i'm so very thankful for MYC, which once again has taught me that..well, i pretty much know nothing about this God who loves me. i'm grateful for being able to serve in VBS, which has definitely been a big highlight for me.

things i've learnt:
i've learnt patience. waiting is such a pain. but, sometimes, things are worth waiting for(:
i've learnt how essential God's Word is to live a life that's pleasing to God, and how crucial it is to maintaining a relationship with Him
i've learnt the importance of reliance on God, because when we struggle against life ourselves, we'll most undoubtably fail.
etcetc. i can't think of anything now.

Happy New Year(:. i'll have to think of resolutions.

btw. during the evening ride, which started becoming pitch black whilst we cycled past looming hills, i was afraid of getting mauled by coyotes. .-.

break free of our limbs, perhaps we'll touch the earth with our words

2008-12-24T14:20:00.000-08:00

not exactly sure what this post will be about. i'm currently sitting in my eldest bro's quite posh house. the previous owner's done so much to it before they sold it off. like, top of the line stove, refridgerator, dishwasher, wine cooler in the kitchen, top of the line bbq pit in the backyard, sound systems all over (this is my favourite part.). it's amazing how big the house is!!! i love it(:. seeing my niece for the first time last week, and she's so precious. what else. oh, my nephew, is the handsomest little boy in our family. looks more korean than chinese actually, and he's able to charm himself out of any trouble. sheesh. troublemaker. pictures will be posted soon.

oh btw, all this has been written on my new Macbook!(: i would've gotten a tablet..but...Windows Vista belongs in a septic tank. ahh. such a pretty lappy. don't know what i should name her yet.

i've been suffering from jetlag ever since getting here. sleeping at 9pm and waking up at 4am. i'm just not motivated to get over the jetlag? and maybe 'cause that's the only time i can spend online to talk to people without getting nagged by my parents(:. sigh.

christmas is tomorrow, but i've already gotten a semi-christmas present. i don't know what to make of it yet, but it'll definitely take more thinking and talking [edit:AND PRAYING]..to see where it goes.

current project: i'm helping to illustrate pictures for my brother's book. i'm going to get acknowledgement(:. okay. i better get back to my slave labor.

merry christmas world.

today i learnt patience

2008-12-13T07:09:00.000-08:00

because somethings are probably worth waiting for(:.

waitwaitwait.

randomness due to pre exam stress

2008-11-15T16:57:00.000-08:00

behind your eyes laid a secret i could not keep
a story i could not tell
and a mystery i could not unravel

i shall retire back to my books now.
agja;gajgk;sgsa;jhajfg;lk

i am not a john mayer druggie k

2008-11-13T07:27:00.001-08:00

ok maybe i am. maybe. just realised that the song "Covered in Rain" releases a serious kick of endorphins in my heaaad. [switches it off] i can quit this addiction!

top ten songs to listen to on a rainy day to emo/cuddle to.

2008-11-13T06:24:00.000-08:00

COMING IN AT NUMBER ONE
1. John Mayer - Covered in Rain
2. New Frontiers - Car Doors and Stolen Keys
3. Damien Rice - Delicate
4. Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping
5. Feist - How My Heart Behaves
6. Horse Feathers - Father
7. Jason Mraz - A Beautiful Mess
8. Maccabees - Toothpaste Kisses (Acoustic Version [very important! they're actually a punk rock band!!])
9. Michael Buble - Kissing a Fool
10. Norah Jones - Don't Know Why

and..ARGHHH. i'm out of space. ):

squiggle

2008-11-09T14:40:00.000-08:00

....and sometimes we feign ignorance altogether.

top ten albums of 2008

2008-11-03T01:45:00.000-08:00

10. The Whitlams and the Symphony Orchestra - The Whitlams and the Symphony Orchestra (not findable in stores :P)
9. Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
8. Shearwater - Rooks
7. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
6. Renny Field - Renny Field Live
5. Josh Pyke - Feeding the Wolves
4. Basia Bulat - Oh, My Darling
3. Jason Mraz - We Laugh, We Dance, We Steal Things
2. Dave Matthews Band - Stand Up
1. John Mayer - Heavier Things

this doesn't go by any ranking because...well, they're all so nifty. but yes. best albums of the year! (well. some of them are old albums. but they still pwn)

SO HOT

2008-10-30T22:43:00.000-07:00

it's so amazingly hot here, i think my pants have melted to the seat, at 37 degrees celcius (that's right, it's 6 degrees hotter than singapore), my brain is officially friend. that, and i'm too cheapskate to turn on aircon. gyah.

anyway. some updates. two new darlings have entered into the Jason Wong household:

New cammy! all the more to take pictures with(: annd...

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NEW JERSEY
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ahhhh. so lovely(: anyway. back to the sweltering heat..

ok emo over

2008-10-20T06:20:00.000-07:00

ok after that bout of emoness,i'm back. BACK. reallyreally. back. just want to thank God for His providing, and for His sovereignty.(:

i'm backbackback.

thought.

2008-10-18T06:03:00.000-07:00

do we delve into darkened waters in hopes of saving one who has fallen and hasn't realised it? at the risk of our own livelihood and at the expense of our morals and self respect, do we jump into the fray to save one. do we? and where do we stop, before we drown ourselves?

on the road to recovery

2008-10-16T07:29:00.000-07:00

emo detoxification began this arvo. i should be my happy self by saturday. tomorrow spells doom for my brain tho. studystudy.

sometimes

2008-10-14T19:48:00.001-07:00

i wonder why God's plans can bite so far, sting so bad and cut so deep.

emoemoemo.

ajflkjajnhg;fslnhga;l

2008-10-13T02:51:00.000-07:00

i seem to be making a multitude of bad decisions as of late. ineedabreathoffreshair.now.

God's sovereignty

2008-10-08T20:45:00.000-07:00

Today i was attacked with the "jeeblies" (shaky hands and clamminess) and a great sense of...insecurity. The feeling of "life is out of my hands" and "plans gone...not quite the way i planned" were also playing on my mind, making me feel..rubbish. (also caused me a tummyache).

Questioning my sensitivity to certain issues whilst trying to warm up (how in the world am i cold on such a warm day?!), i began to pray, and also remembering that God has sovereignty over every aspect of my life. So what to do? i guess to trust and obey, and to remember that, true, things are not in my control, but they're in control of someone much more sensible than me, and that everything will happen, will happen, and that's all i can ask for.

Semi-thought of the day: to love someone, is to help/let them grow and be as God desires them to be. hm.