Sunday, January 30, 2005

yay! gave my blog a revamp! artwork of Yuna done by Tina Shawal.. amazing woman.. you should see her other FF fanarts. just run a "Tina Shawal" search on google images.

been revamping my blog often lately.. i have 3 main reasons:

too much time
fickle-minded
trying to pull myself out of the blogskins.com vortex that most people are sucked into

feel like blogging on a certain topic.. but may offend some people.. (no it's not about religion. that one i will just heck care and type. that's another story altogether.)

lemme think about it lah. ( '-') *ponders*

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3:38 PM

:: I love Will & Grace.. ::

i shall quote!! but bg information first. leo, grace's husband, returned from cambodia after cheating on her. they're at a restaurant with the w&g gang and grace prepares to forgive him.

leo: it know it's awkward for the obvious reasons, i don't intend on paying tonight. (laughs alone)

jack: oh.. i thought that the obvious reason was because you cheated on grace.. (chuckles nervously)

grace: er.. guys..

leo: no it's ok. i can take it.. i'm an adult.

karen: -erer (laughs)

jack: (chuckling) that one was smart cause you made a funny noise like a bear.

6:36 AM

Saturday, January 29, 2005

:: The Pad Saga Continues... ::

my mum told me to write a note saying "Is it you? is it you?", zap it, and put it in every mailbox of my block.

can you imagine if it rains.. and all the.. blood..... infiltrates into the grass...... >.<~ *hangs head over toilet bowl and barfs*

i'm still trying to make sense out of this disgusting turn of events that has occurred. was it someone who wanted to bluff her family that she was pregnant? (to get into the good shoes of the in-laws, just like it is in the movies) so when her period comes, she doesn't want her family to find out?

was it just some stupid maid from the rural villages who didn't know how to properly dispose of a used pad?

was it a menopausal woman with irregular, almost finished periods who flung them out of sheer anger?

was it u?

-_- *haiz*

wo yao ban jia!!!!!

1:21 AM

Friday, January 28, 2005

OH.

MY.

GOODNESS.

2 more pads??? one on top of the other.. (un)fresh, new, USED, red, bloody...

KOTEX.

who's been flinging used pads out the window? that's killer litter!

i wonder what's worse: kena-ing a potted plant and dying, or kena-ing a used pad on the head and having to live with the lifelong, indelible trauma.

my aloe vera yogurt expires tmr. to eat or not to eat?

2:30 PM

i have disgusting neighbours living in my block.

there's a used sanitary pad, ironically no longer sanitary, lying downstairs in the void deck.

shall i take a photo of it?

or shall i leave it to your imagination?

hmm. latter.

3:40 AM

Monday, January 24, 2005

:: I was just thinking..... ::

you know those relatively newer flats like those in seng kang and punngol.. their store rooms are all bomb shelters aren't they? what exactly does bomb shelter mean? that the place will still remain intact after a nuclear holocaust?

if all the store rooms are bomb shelters, and if someone decides to bomb the seng kang estates, will we have towering pillars of store rooms remaining in the skyline? how will the people get out????? they'll be stuck in the store rooms and die there either of suffocation, hunger or termite infestations.

if the walls of the store rooms are made of special bomb-proof materials, why don't they make the whole damn block out of that material??

haiyoh..... nonsense leh.......

ohoh by the way.....

CUTE HOR?????? the guinea pig i took care of for 2 weeks.. my cousin's.. irresistable..

2:54 PM

Friday, January 21, 2005

suntec is filled with queer sights indeed..

awhile ago, when shaun and leslie and i went there, we saw this woman taking photo next to the photo of a car. and next to her, there was a REAL car. and the photo was very ugly!

yesterday, auntie daniel and i went suntec, and saw a bunch of monks and nuns eating ice cream at gelare! i tot they weren't supposed to indulge? one monk was eating in slow motion with his mouth gaping, and i was wondering why he was acting so strangely, only to realise that a nun was taking a photo of him with an expensive-looking digi cam and he was actually posing..

weird leh!

OHOH! i bot mulan 2!!!!!!!! $11.90 only!!!! hahahahahahha so happy..... i've dreamt of a mulan sequel since forever.. it's quite funny you know.. hahaha.

2:43 AM

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

:: A Tour of my Room ::

i have picture-posting fever right now, so i thought that i'd just give you a glimpse of my humble abode.

- the view outside. -

when i say i live next to the stadium, i meant NEXT to the stadium. ironically, i am flabby all over.

- an overview. -

Jean Teo Bedroom Furnishings Pte. Ltd. Overflowing with soft toys since 1994.

- my wall. -

one of my walls is in dark purple. my precious FF8 poster hangs in contempt. there are two mattresses, (with dorys all over, of course.) which implies i sleep on the floor. why don't i sleep on the bed, you ask? because my bed looks like..

- THIS. -

several bags, dirty laundry, spiritual food, fantasia cd and any other barang barang you can think of. where got space to sleep?

- my desk. -

now you know why i had to go to irene's/subway everyday to mug. there just isn't any space for me. gifts from friends, watches, hp, obsolete creative speakers, nail varnishes and remover, contact lenses and solutions, and..... any other barang barang you can think of.

- UNDER my desk. - (tsukue no shita ni...)

YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE. two years of JC notes. (excluding geog, mind you.) the green and red files at the summit are sticker albums my bro and i had since young. a few days ago we took them out for nostalgia session and it's been there since.

- my sleeping mates. -

ok here is jean's embarrassing secret: she has hugged that colourful dragon (center) since she was 9, and is still hugging it now. it's called "dragoon" and she loves him dearly. the pikachu and the keroppi (with ripped nose) belongs to her brother. bubbles, bear, tutter, and the precious moments hippo belong to jean. she bot bubbles, bear and tutter from perth. sorry, the PPG plushies here have flat heads.. btw, bubbles can balance upside down and cannot do so right-side-up! can you imagine how heavy her head is??

that's all. bye. get out! shoo!!!

9:02 AM

Saturday, January 15, 2005

All i want for my birthday is.....

THIS.

I present you, the Hermes Birkin bag. The most coveted handbag in the universe!!

but it's $1000+ and maybe even more.

somebody go korea and help me buy imitation...... =(

3:42 AM

Friday, January 14, 2005

To someone out there.. (no, don't read this blog one.)

You may wake up one morning with this taped to your chest.

And oh, happy birthday to me. don't worry, i had a great tahm! more recaps tmr.

3:25 PM

Monday, January 10, 2005

today keep crying..

watch tsunami memorial..

CRY.

watch Ren Ci Charity show..

CRY.

tmr need to go back TP help with compulsory auditions..

CRY.

WAKE UP AT 7 AM!!

CRYYYYY.

nvm.. tmr going out with qin and mei celebrate qin's birthday.. something to look forward to!

4:15 PM

Sunday, January 09, 2005

beware!!

edna's watching you. *does "Meet the Fockers" sign* (put index and middle fingers under eyes on "watching" and point with index finger on "you")

4:36 PM

Saturday, January 08, 2005

i've been shopping lately.

and it feels DAMN good.

two days ago, shaun, leslie and i went to ymca mac to visit irene. however, she was nowhere to be found.. shaun asked the staff there and they said that irene went overseas but hasn't returned! they were expecting her return but.. but...

oh i know the T-word comes to mind doesn't it? I REALLY HOPE SHE'S OK!!! pray for her guys.. irene rocks our world..

after that we wandered around and shaun kept telling us to Net's It whenever we see something we like.. (copyright: sara) haha so funny.. and despite having bot many things that day, we all seem to feel extra happy after coming out of Muji. that place is just magical i think.. it's like HappyLand. all leslie bot was a plastic bottle for his shampoo. i bot a pencil case and a pencil. but we were most delighted and satisfied with our muji purchases.

yesterday i went far east with sara, and we bot alot alot of things! sara spent like 200+ bucks cos she just got her pay.. i recommended her to this shop joanna and i went that day when i bot a denim skirt. we were really delighted to find really good bargains cos the auntie's jeans ranged from $28 - $35!! i had wanted to save up for a pair of Levi's but when i saw how cheap and nice the jeans were, plus sara's psychoing, i decided to buy a pair there instead. i think that the 80 or so bucks that i have saved can buy me lots more things, and also be donated to the tsunami victims. that would be alot more worthwhile..

i'll just buy Levi's when i get my pay if i still want to. they're ubiquitous anyway. i dare you to name me 5 major malls in singapore that does not contain a Levi's store. looking back at how i was so obsessed with getting one, i really think i was kinda silly back then.. i guess mindsets and priorities change when the people around you are suffering from the tragedy. there's so much more to life than just Levi's. there's also giving money to those who need it more than a billion-dollar-profit denim manufacturer.

oh back to the point.

so yes.. on our way to far east, while we were so happily chatting, someone from afar started waving at us. he held a YELLOWED news article in one hand, and wore a grey sleeveless hooded top. his face held the most spastic grin in the world and he started approaching us!!

remember the guy who strips whenever he's on tv?

STEVEN LIM!!!

asked us to support him by letting him pluck our brows. he told us we had cute faces but we looked very messy. damn him. i pluck my brows regularly. after much begging on his part, and our difficulty to suppress a snigger, he gave up on us and went on to victimise other people. don't even think about laying your hands on my brows you twerp!

sara and i went on our way, very traumatised and insulted, and entered Level One. i munched on a hot and fresh Old Chang Kee curry puff (i'm beginning to drool at the recollection) and any thoughts of steven lim were temporarily wiped off our brains. ladies, if you happen to pass by a shop at Level One with colourful striped walls and an auntie with long, blonde hair to her ass, please DO NOT ENTER. she's old and wrinkled but refuses to come to terms with it, and she will stuff clothes into your fitting room while you are changing!! sara and i didn't even look the least bit interested but yet she stuff her with 4 denim skirts while she was changing.. they weren't even nice. sara ended up buying the same denim skirt as i did from that nice auntie's shop. i must most certainly go again! it's #04-129. and remember, DON'T enter that shop at Level One. don't even so much as look in for more than 5 seconds.

7:16 AM

Thursday, January 06, 2005

:: The Great Debate - Part 1 ::

haiyah i wonder if anyone will see this.. firstly cos i've been inactive for so long, and secondly because most of my guy friends are marching on an island called Tekong, bald, tanned, full of complaints, and devoid of any access to this site.

whatever it is, i am going to blog anyway, because i just felt like it.

actually, i was reading xiaxue's site just a moment ago. she brought up the issue of being an atheist and not believing in the existence of God that invited hundreds of comments. well.. you all know that i am a Christian, and i certainly have some rebuttals for her entry.. i just wanna put a... >>

DISCLAIMER: if you all are not interested in the contents below, God help you la. because this is my blog, i'll type it down anyway because i don't feel like penting up these tots when i can try to share what i know and hopefully make a difference. i am at the same time reinforcing my religion, so in a way, i'm talking to myself too. i will attempt to address some controversial issues and even doubts that i used to have. by learning more on these facts and clearing my doubts, i am increasingly convinced that my faith is real and undisputable. lastly, BEWARE, jean is about to turn very serious.

actually, i am quite saddened everytime someone rebukes my faith lah. i mean, who wouldn't right? i would want to stand up for my God and what i believe in. xiaxue is a very smart girl, but not all smart people are wise. there is a difference.

first of all hor, lemme just settle this score about aggressive christians once and for all ok. though they have good intentions, they are not preaching with tact. i am delighted to know that they are fervently serving God and very courageous in sharing the Gospel so enthusiastically and thick-skinnedly, but, to quote shaun's pet phrase, "it's very wrong de lor". humans have brains, we cannot just throw something so overwhelming on them like that. they will naturally rebel against it because it goes against all that they have lived for. it's like you cannot just pluck a baby off her mother's breast while it is happily sucking milk, the baby will cry!! like all other information, you have to ease it in and let it sink in mah. and ultimately, the person on the receiving end of the Gospel must decide for him or herself. so, next time if anyone unreasonably tries to shove the Gospel down your throat, politely refuse and try not to be bitter. after all, tui yi bu hai kuo tian kong.

secondly, i just wanted to lay down some of the limited facts that i know of. i am, after all, also in the process of learning more about my faith, but i want to clarify that all that i am about to type are not xian-ed by me. i refer to readings that i have come across, or quote from the bible itself.

Q: Does God exist?

A: Yes. God is omniprescent. you think the mountains of the world germinated from a rock? the truth is, God clearly demonstrates His prescence through the things He has created. i.e. all the spectacular natural scenery that you and i get to view when we are overseas, or at least, in sungei buloh. all the complexities and food chains of the natural ecology did not happen by chance, but in fact was all well-mapped out by the Creator. if the ecology of nature was left unspoiled by man's actions, it would have been in perfect equilibrium. a term i would like to call Plagioclimax. muahahaha.

Furthermore, the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ is enough proof of His existence. Jesus Christ is God incarnate. God in the flesh. God who came down to earth to live among sinners. Such a man as Jesus really existed in the records of history, as you and i do, after we pass on from this world. If He existed, then consequently what He did ought to be true because.. well.. He WAS there.

Q: Why do Christians preach and preach and preach and preach and preach???

A: First of all, the main reason is because God told us to do so lah. Christians preach out of love for their fellow man on earth, because salvation is a free gift for everyone here. when Christians receive this gift of eternal life, we ought to feel compelled to share it with others. personally, i would just like to share it, and leave it for the person to take it from there on their own. as long as i do not feel any regret that i have not tried hard enough, that person has every right to rebuke my claim. after all, everyone is entitled to their own decisions. but they will have to face the consequences too, naturally. christian's cannot change the nonbeliever's heart attitude toward God, nor can we be omni-potent. these we leave in God's hands. but for as long as we are alive, we are to be messengers of Christ, responsible for spreading the Gospel, just like the postman is responsible that your snail mail reaches its destination. whether the receiver wants to open it, it's totally their business.

Q: Do nonelievers really all go to Hell?

A: The answer is both yes and no. as far as i understand, it's the nonbelievers who have heard the Gospel but rejected it who enter Hell. for the innocent-minded in the outskirts of Somalia, Ethiopia and whatnot, the Lord does not hold any unknowing man accountable for not converting. God can only judge you based on what you know, not on what you do not know.

Q: If God loves everyone, why can't He convert everyone? How can He condemn anyone to hell? Why doens't He just shout the truth to every corner of the earth?

A: we have to keep in mind that God cannot contradict His character. we cannot deny that evil and rebellion against His word exists in this world. if God converts everyone, He is in fact letting wrongdoers go unpunished. the bible tells us that God is perfectly just, and He cannot be ignored or insulted without responding in judgement upon that sin. it's like letting a criminal go scot-free. that wouldn't seem right. as mentioned, God can never be self-contradictory. His love must be just and his justice must be loving. it is not loving to allow murderers to run loose on the streets, nor is it just to arrest an innocent person. but it is both loving and just to protect the innocent and punish the guilty. we should expect to see both characteristics in how He treats us. if we do something wrong, it is our fault because God granted us sovereignty to make our own choices. likewise, whether we want to depend on Him is also up to our own descretion. if God is to make that life-altering decision for you, would it not be insulting your intelligence and undermining your freedom?

consequently, after you have decided to LET God be in control and submit yourself to Him, can you probably experience the demonstrations of His character. Give God a chance, He may be more real than you think, and better than you imagine Him to be. for all i know, He sure wants to enter your life. what have you got to lose anyway? not a limb, not money, not love. haha.

Q: If you all Christians claim that only your God is almighty and true, aren't you bigots? Why can't all the other religions be as true as yours? Why only Christians can go to heaven? huh? HuH? HUH???

A: the issue is not a matter of bigotry or prejudice, but that of truth. would you call a nutritionist narrow-minded if he said that a human can't survive very long without food or water? is an aerospace engineer pigheaded to propose that the only way to fly to the moon is by spacecraft, not by hang glider? is it mathematical prejudice to claim that two plus two equals four, not three, five, or twenty-two?

the christian faith is based on facts that do not contradict with science or past events that the bible itself has prophecised. no other religion has facts as solid as what is stated in the bible, presumably because they were not spoken unto the believers directly by a God. for more solid information concerning the truths of the bible, pls click on my "answers" link in the right module. an enlightening read indeed.

that's all for now, cos i feel that the entry is getting too long. i'll continue with part two soon, but it won't be in qn - ans format. i have much more to address. for those who fell asleep in front of the monitor, WAKE UP. wan le... (for now.)

4:30 PM