N e w Y e a r . . . g r e a t p a s t y e a r

Hello Hello!



I'm so sorry that I've abandoned my poor blog...again! I've been too busy in the past month of freedom...so yeah...that would explain the lackness in blogging.



Ok, so a quick update:
In the past month, I've...(in no particular order)

-watched all 20 episodes of Sweet Spy and cried my eyes out

-watched all 20 episodes of Love Contract

-watched Hoodwinked

-watched License to Wed and laughed my guts out

-watched all 39 episodes of Corner with Love and cried uncontrollably. =)

-watched Hairspray for the second time

-started off with The Negotiator and am enjoying every bit of the book! Thanks Gab!

-gone for my first French Manicure and pedicure session with Mummy, Sonja, Nicole, Vernis, Janice and Grace

-attended my first Hen's party celebration

-walked down the aisle for the first time as bridesmaid to my sister, Sonja

-written an article for this year's Year 12 class' Yearbook

-written a song with Jerusha and sang it with Vernis at Sonja and Quentin's Wedding Ceremony in front of about 400-500 people

-gone from addicted-to-Facebook to no-time-for-Facebook!! =) =D

-played tetris and scored a very high score....until everyone else came along and started beating my score...=.=

-gotten a new Darling...Franny Teh! This one I'll keep...she's not as *ahemi'mwiththebandahem* like Adrienne Kher... ;) just kidding...But I'm definitely keeping Franny...'cause Nick's a clown too...hehe..

-went to my first bar...

-my first bar is at the top of a hotel..overlooking the whole KL City....

-went to my second bar...

-lol....yeah umm...spent LOADS on shopping in KL....

-bought a pair of CONVERSE CHUCKS!!! They're cool....and I'm soooo in love with them...never wanna take them off... =) =)


ok ok...you know what? stuff the updates...I was gonna give you guys a big list....but I don't really have time for that... LoL...

Christmas is already over and New Year's coming....scary how time flies by so fast huh?

Well, I thought you guys might like to know....that I had an awesome year....an awesome awesome year!!! Thanks to everyone who has played a part in some way or other in making my year so awesome.. =P ...Thanks especially to God...You have always been so faithful to me...it's so hard for me to even express my gratitude with words...

Ok, maybe I didn't fulfill everything on my New Year's resolution list this year....but I know I've achieved a whole lot more than just things on my resolution list...so I'm happy...


Anyway...just imagine now that we all have glasses in our hands.... and here's my toast to a great new year ahead for everyone who matters to me and to everyone who comes across this post of mine...!!!


Gotta run........love ya! Take care and God bless!!!

BLESSED NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

Love,
Audrey.

g r a d u a t i o n s

I want the love that sweetly bears
Whate'er my Father's hand may choose to send;
I want the love that patiently endures
The wrongs that come from enemy or friend. -Anon.

Ok..ok...so I AM OFFICIALLY FINISHED! As in...I AM OFFICIALLY FREE...hehe...

First and foremost, Blessed Birthday to my ever growing old Sister, Vernis, for yesterday.

Then, last night (22nd Nov) Box Hill High School also had our Class of '07 Valedictory dinner...not bad..I had fun!

It was quite a crazy and definitely interesting night!! Firstly, after I finished my last VCE exam paper, Chinese, I went over to Lina's house to get dressed for the night...

Hence began my job as Make-up artist AND Hair-dresser for the night...lol

NOTE: I have never put on make-up on myself...EVER...BEFORE...NEVER...EVER...TRIED....

So here I go, helping Roswinder, Yen Nie and Lina to put on some make-up...From what little I learned while getting dressed for my formal this year, I know that you're supposed to apply some moisturizer before you put on some powder...Ok, not too bad.

Then Roswinder needed me to put on eyeliner for her.

NOTE: I've never put on eyeliner for myself either!!...EVER...EVER...

So here we go...then I didn't go too far because I was worried I'll ruin her face! LoL...so she ended up putting them on herself, with Lina's mum's guidance.

NOTE: It's guidance, not help...lol!!! Lina's mum said she could only put make-up on herself, so she was standing around us, giving us a bit of tips here and there...which helped...alot.

Anyway, after Ros put on eyeliner, I helped her with her mascara, which was easy since Ros already has naturally long eyelashes...

After Ros, I did Yen Nie's mascara and eye shadow...but only after Lina took over the eyeliner bit...lol..

Later, I helped Lina do her mascara too after she did her own eyeliner (knowing, she's a pro by now)...

Finally, Lina helped me with my eyeliner, then we both stuffed up my mascara...lol!! But anyway...we all looked good in the end...

Well, in between all of that, I did Ros' hair up, and pulled a bit of Yen Nie's hair back...and finally did my own hair within a 2-minute span! Wow....righto...what an achievement eh? ;)

Right, well...the whole night was very eventful, with everyone receiving their certificates for specific subjects and taking more and more photos, and also laughing and chatting up our last night together...*sob sob sentimentally

Well, if you wanted to know, I received Academic Achievements for ESL and Further Mathematics(yay me!) and Genuine Effort for Chemistry...hehhe..none for Methods...because that subject just sucks...>.<...

Ok well....if you've got Facebook..lol...photos are already uploaded on my profile....

Anyway, after the dinner, Nicole came to pick Yen Nie, Roswinder, Chris, Tim, Alvin and me up from Manningham Hotel. Yes, I had a sleepover at my house!

It was much much fun...a bit too much noise I admit, but it's really kinda hard to keep the volume low when you have Alvin, Tim AND Roswinder all in the same room! LoL...it was fun...thanks for coming over guys!

Roswinder slept for more or less 4 hours in total, Yen Nie and I slept for about 2 hours, and the guys didn't bother going to sleep at all...nonetheless...we're all stoned...

We basically stayed up watching 50 First dates, then I did a brain teaser with them...and we played some mind games...then decided to watch another romantic comedy-Raising Helen. Sometime during the movie, us girls fell asleep...then Tim and Alvin went out for a walk...and after that Chris joined them with a game of Big2...pretty crazy I must say..

Well, INITIALLY....I was planning to catch up on some sleep this afternoon, BUT! Because of my dear...very....very...'PRECIOUS' friend...Nick Teh....I was sucked into slavery...and had the so-called half an hour POWER NAP...whee...and 0% of gratefulness...=.=...ish ish....anyways...all's forgiven la...noob.....>.<..

Tonight, as well as leaving school, I'm leaving Fungus...and tonight was our Fungus' break-up party...it was sweet of Quentin to organize a small graduation ceremony for us too...thanks much!

Oh well, people come, people go...chapters open, books close...I'm not disappearing into thin air just yet.. *sob sob...lol...I'll be around... =)

So, that's it I guess for today...take care and God bless, I love you!


Love,
Audrey.

P/S: Ok ok...for those of you with no Facebook, I'll upload a few pictures sometime this weekend or next week of the Valedictory dinner if I have time. Otherwise, sorry!

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I highly doubt I'll ever get over my crush for him.... *sigh*.....

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Why must you be so hot...it is so unfair....lol

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I AM F.R.E.E. !!! hehehe...well...almost...but I am F.R.E.E.!!!



Ok ok...time to blog!!! My poor blog!! So sorry I abandoned you for so long!!! LoLs...






Well, now that I can do almost anything I want....I don't exactly know where to start....lol...I've got movies to watch, games to play, places to go, gifts to buy....currently...SUPER addicted to facebook!!! HeHe....it's so fun...I recommened everyone to get it... heee...especially Tee Tze Mien and Cherly Gan!!! Oei..after exams...I want to share some stuff with ya! So please do sign up with facebook k??


Movies/Tv shows to watch(in no particular order):
-The OC? >haven't watched a single episode...should I bother?
-One Tree Hill
-Heroes!!!
-Ugly Betty
-Grey's Anatomy!!!!
-Brothers&Sisters >gotta finish the season...>.<... -Stairway to heaven -My girl -One litre of tears? -(dunno what's the name) Jerusha's brithday series -Love contract -Sweet Spy >just for the hot guy =)
-Transformers
-Ratatouille
-Becoming Jane
-Fantastic Four 2 >cos I really liked the first one
-Shrek the Third?
-License to Wed
-Stardust
-The Namesake
-High School Musical 2 >since I just recently watched HSM1 lol
-Hairspray >AGAIN! 'Cause I love it!
-Amazing Grace >AGAIN! 'Cause I love it too...lol
-too many...can't even remember! >.<....


Books to read:
-The namesake >should really get around to reading it before I actually watch the movie
-A walk to remember >loved the movie, should read book!
-Remember me >been sitting on my shelf for two years now...
-A perfect life >more or less two years without touching it too...


Ok, so that's basically it I think...lol...it's a good time...this is a great time...plus, almost everywhere is having sales now...so...time to go shopping!! Christmas is coming!!!

Exams on the other hand....well, generally I reckon it all went pretty good...excet for my two worst papers for my worst Subject, Math Methods paper 1 and 2. But if everyone else felt the same way too, I guess it shouldn't be too bad maybe? Mmm...anyway, we'll see.

I just wanna take a little bit of time now to say thank you once again, to all those people who have prayed for me, encouraged me and supported me all this while. From way before I had my exams, until the time leading up to my exams, during my exams and even now, after my exams. Thank you guys so much to care enough to pray for me!! I know it helps a big bunch, and I can't imagine how I would be able to handle the stress if it weren't for you guys praying for me.

A big thank you to my dear Lord Jesus! Thank you for constantly showing me Your love, grace, power and wisdom. Without You in my life, I would be nothing. Thank you for always giving me strength and guding me through even the tiniest things. Holy Spirit, thank You for always letting me know that You are near. Thank You for letting me feel Your presence and comforting me when I get a panic attack during my exams. Thank You for helping me calm down and gaining back my memory when I suddenly get stuck on any questions in my exams. ;) I'm doing this for You, Lord...so may all glory be Yours!

Since I ALMOST officially finished my exams yesterday, Yen Nie came over to get her once-a-year-haircut with her very personal and exclusively free(and trustworthy ;p ) hairdresser -- ME! hehehe....my hair cutting skills have improved!! Compared with the first time I cut her hair last year? This year's definitely better. =)


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We came to a mutual agreement that she'll start with a longer-than-shoulder-length hair so that a year later when I give her another hair cut, it wouldn't be too long then. =)

























Her hair here looks uneven....but it's just 'cause we took a quick photo and I casually brushed her hair with my fingers..lol...if i combed it straight...it would be symmetrical...trust me.. =D lol...




That's it for now...hehhe...for the weekend, God bless and take care! I love you.


Love,
Audrey.

c o n t r o v e r s y ?

Quick updates:
1) Audrey Tan finished her Chinese Oral exam and is leaving it all in God's hands.
2) We moved house! Currently located at 'shhS' (it is not advisory to disclose through the net..lol)..and finally after 2 weeks, we've got internet!
3) Audrey Tan has officially finished High School as of last Friday...
4) Audrey Tan has a job with Harris Scarfe at Whitehorse Centro and gets paid $11+ an hour, including training.
5) Audrey Tan is about 11 days away from her first, written, VCE exam paper.
6) Audrey Tan is exactly 30 days away from her seventh and last written exam paper...
7) Audrey Tan has seen the first signs of her last and fourth wisdom tooth popping out from her gum. Time to see the dentist!

Here's a little bit for entertainment now....I advise that you only read the following article if you actually have time for it. =) Enjoy!


Statement of Intention: this is a persuasive essay to convince people that women are the stronger sex. The purpose of this essay is to clear the on-going controversial argument about whether men or women are stronger. The audience is mainly for men, and for women’s entertainment.

For centuries, we’ve had men rule over armies, countries and continents. For centuries, people only took orders from men, and women were only expected to entertain men and be supportive towards their husbands whenever needed. However, there is no denying that in this twenty-first century, women are indeed the stronger sex. Women are the stronger sex because they have brains that were designed to help them multitask easily. Women can withstand pain emotionally, mentally and physically better than men can. They can go through stress, humiliation, rejection, disappointment and pressure but they would not give in or give up. Yet, best of all, women are strong enough to cry and to express their feelings without being worried about hurting their ego.

Women are the stronger sex because they can multitask. Brain specialists have proven this with their study of the human brain. Between every human being’s left and right brain, also known as the IPL, there is a ‘bridge’ that helps connect the activities between the two IPLs. Medical images show that women have a wider ‘bridge’, which helps them multitask easily. Some may argue that large companies have CEOs and Executive Directors who are men, and being in a large company, these men will have to juggle between tasks and meetings, and one should consider it multitasking. However, they fail to think that as CEOs, they have set times for appointments, and if he wanted to have a break, he would have a break. That is not really multitasking. Imagine this, a young teenage girl could talk on the phone, paint her toenails and read a magazine all at the same time. Likewise, a young mother could feed her three-year-old son, wash the dishes, bake some muffins and make plans for an outing with her girlfriends the next day. Being able to multitask naturally helps a woman save a lot of time throughout the day, but even so, a woman is known to have the ability to take care of herself when sick and work 18 hours a day. There is no argument about it; women are the stronger sex.

Besides that, women are the stronger sex because they can withstand emotional, mental and physical pain better than men can. Studies have again proven that women are generally more tolerant of pain and this explains why women have to go through childbirth instead of men. No one could ever imagine any man going through childbirth. As women, we know that bearing a child will be tough, but we also know we’ll be able to persevere through and come out of the whole experience, alive. Moreover, women have to go through emotional, physical and mental pains on a monthly basis. If any man were to experience period pains the same way women have to, that man would probably go berserk. Going through stomach cramps and uncontrollable mood swings on a monthly basis is what women are made of. Yet, those pains are said to be incomparable with the pain a woman will have to go through during her pregnancy. Some religious men would argue that men are stronger simply because God had taken a bone from man’s ribs to make woman. However, it has been recorded in the Bible that God had to put man into a deep sleep before making the woman. ‘Deep sleep’ would probably be equivalent to a full dose of anaesthetic; really, how strong can a man be? Therefore, women are proven the stronger sex simply because they can withstand emotional, mental and physical pains much better than men can.

In addition to that, one of the joys of being a woman is knowing that you can experience a truckload of disappointments, rejections, pressures and humiliations but still rise above them. The reason being that men have mountain-high egos built in them, that they tend to take rejections, humiliations and disappointments much harder than women do. Studies have shown that because men keep their emotions buried in them, men are more prone to heart attacks because they find it hard to express themselves. An advantage to women who are able to rise above emotional hurts is the role of a mother. Often, children and husbands hurt their mothers and wives intentionally, or unintentionally. However, being the stronger sex, women are always able to put the past behind them and continue to love unconditionally, no matter how many times they’ve been hurt. Fact of the matter is that it is never easy to be a mother, from the time a child is conceived until the time her child gets married. Despite all the hurts, women are known to be strong enough to be able to hold on and take in whatever life throws at them. There is no question about it; women are the stronger sex.

Lastly, women are the stronger sex because they know how to cry and they’re not afraid to cry either. Crying always helps a woman feel better, despite whatever situation she may be going through. Crying, to a woman is like an antibiotic for a cold; she will feel better as time passes, but she cannot feel better until she cries. It has been known for centuries, that tears are a woman’s way of expressing her fears, her joys, her loneliness, her disappointments, her anger and her pride. It is not as if men cannot cry, but that they generally will not cry. Studies show that women have longer lives compared to men and some scientists believe that because women cry a lot, as a way of expressing their feelings, they have longer lives. This study relates back to the study that shows men are more prone to heart attacks because they always keeping their feelings buried in them. In short, women are the stronger sex.

Of course, men also have their strengths. Brain studies have shown that in men, their left IPL are larger than women’s are. This explains why most mathematicians and physicists are men, because the left IPL involves speed, calculations and sciences. Women, on the other hand, have larger right IPLs compared to men’s and explains why women are better at language and human relations. In addition, men are stronger physically, that is why women rely on men to carry heavy loads and do construction works. However, being strong physically cannot compare with how women are stronger emotionally and mentally. Therefore, women are the stronger sex. Although men are more intelligent with mathematics and sciences, studies show that women’s memory for emotional things are more keenly when compared to men’s. In addition, an earlier study supports that women generally have good autobiographical memory for anything, not just for emotional events. In the year 2006, a study carried out in New York showed that men’s brains are larger, but as they age, they also shrink faster than women’s brains. Another study in San Francisco proved that men thought about sex as often as once every minute while women thought about sex as often as once in one or two days. This justifies that saying that men only always think about sex, and somehow proves women are the stronger sex.

When Bill Clinton and his wife Hilary bumped into one of the boys Hilary used to date back in high school, who was working in a petrol station, Bill Clinton candidly remarked that Hilary was lucky to marry him because he was the president. However, Hilary immediately replied saying, “No, you are lucky. Because if I married that man, he would be president.” This is just one small scenario of what important roles women have in this twenty-first century. Women are special because they have an international day and a national day. They are special because the wife of a country’s president is called the First Lady, but what if the woman was president, what would her husband be? Clearly, women are the stronger sex, simply because they are who they are. Lastly, there is another saying that goes like this: behind every great man, is a woman. Women are indeed, the stronger sex.


Ehehe...that was my last, and proudest ESL SAC of my whole life...hoped you liked it. If you read the whole thing, you would've read a total of about 1390 words. Also, I believe I would've sparked some tremendous interests or rebutts somewhere in the crowd of readers...but anyhow, leave your comments if you like...or if you think you can beat my feminist arguments.. ;)


God bless and take care. I love you.


Love,
Audrey.

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I can't believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

heehhehehhehehehhe.....thank you for what?? Well, for the clueless......lol...hehhee....this is what I'm thanking people for.....

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My birthday card/burnt paper(lol)...my birthday bottle that has "Happy Birthday" drawn on it...THANKS MEANIE! And my birthday ipod, wrapped nicely in a shipment box covered with maroon/red tissue paper! Awesome or what!!!

My present...from my fellow Fungus peeps, including my two cell group leaders....is the NEW 8GB Ipod Nano with video features!!! LoL!!! Awesome right? Apparently, it's late because it ARRIVED late! LoL...gave Meanie a heart attack too!! But it doesn't matter~!!

But wait...........there's more to it....the best part about my new ipod...is that it has my name on it!!!

I can't take a picture of it =( ......because then it reflects and becomes too blur....but on the back of my ipod...above the eaten apple logo, is

audrey tan
an echo of God's love

so this means my ipod is EXTRAORDINARILY personalized!!!

....and my ipod is in the maroon/red colour as like in the picture above!!! AWESOME or what!!!!! HEhehe....yes, Meanie....so un-suss about what is my favourite colour. I really have no favourtie colour...I would've loved it just as much if it were in blue, green, silver or black! Only because you guys gave it to me and there was the engravings of my name at the back of it too!!



WAAAAAAaa......yes yes, I feel very very very very very loved now...hahha I mean, it's not that I never knew I was loved...but yes....ANYWAY!!! Thank you again to everyone who chipped in for this(too many to name!! >.< ) You guys really really didn't have to...but thank you so much!!!

And thank you once again...to everyone and everyone...young and OLDER than me...near or far...in some way or another...helped make this birthday so memorable....and so wonderful that I feel as if I'm STILL celebrating my birthday.... >.< >


Thanks to all of you who wished me 'happy birthday' even though you guys are all the way in Malaysia and haven't forgotten me...I haven't forgotten you too lah.... =D

Thanks to all of you who even remembered!! Even if it was late...but you remembered!!!

Thank you la....you know yeahhh...THANK YOU!!!!





Love....very very very much....not just because of this and you know it..


Audrey!

w h e e e e

ahhaahahhahahhaha....hello hello people!!!

heehee....yeah...you gotta watch out...because officially, since Monday, Audrey Tan can drive!!! I mean, well, I got my L's. LoL!!! I know I know...I'm a whole year late...but whatever...I've got too many people to drive me around, I really don't see why I need to rush to learn to drive...LoL...

Anyhow, I don't think I'll be THAT BAD a driver... =) I mean, I only got one question wrong in my L's permit test...that should mean I'm good right?? ;) ;)

Yah Yah....to all you peeps in FGA USJ, Malaysia....who will read this...lol THANK YOU GUYS SO SO SO MUCH!!!!!!! Thanks especially to Miss Tee Tze Mien! Hehe...so sweet of all of you, I got a total of 94 birthday written messages...and it was cool! Hehe...nice surprise.. =) =)
Yah....please help me pass the message can? To everyone who wrote me a message....heee...that I can't contact...over blogs or email....yeaa...thank you again guys!!!! <3 <3


So, God bless and take care!!!


Love,
Audrey.

s w e e t 1 7 t h

ahhhha.......HOLIDAYS! suck. I actually really wish time will slow down for the next month or so...just so I can study more ...lol...to add to my 'holiday' joy and my birthday/growing old joy...I'm sick! Again! For the third time in 4 weeks....=.= gay as.

Anyway, I just wanna say a big big, humonguously huge, ginormous, gigantic, enormous, large, extreme THANK YOU!


To everyone....hehehhe....you guys made my day great!!! Thanks for all the presents...and cards...and wishes...and cake...lol...by the end of the day...I was quite sick of the two words "thank you"...cos I said it so many times!! But....Thank You again!!!! Love love love love you guys for making my day such a memorable one!!!

LoL...of course, I must also thank all the people who deliberately reminded me how OLD I am...so yeah....thanks anyway!! LoL...

Special thanks to the four awesome-est people who was willing to spend the day with me....hehhe...Sarah, for willingly wagging with me and coming with me to get my haircut; Adrienne, for...lol..waiting for us, late ladies; Jerusha, for so desperately trying to keep a surprise for me...lol...ahhah sorry la...I can't help but always burst your bubble....maybe you should figure out by now that surprises don't really work on me? LOL... you guys were great...hehehe..thank you! Just for being...YOU!

Also, thank you to my family…hehhehe…for everything…thank you to Nicole…for making me my ‘birthday cake’ in the form of cup cakes…about 3 in the morning was it? AHahHa….it was delicious!!! So…thank you!!!

Of course, thank you to my friends at Box Hill High School...lol..especially Alvin and Tim, thanks for going through all that trouble to get me and Tara a birthday cake!!! =)

Well, I got 2 DVDs, a key chain, a necklace, chocolates, chocolates, a soft toy dog, a mini bolster, a stress spring thing, a lamp, a blouse...so far...lol....BUT! JERUSHA DIDN'T GIVE ME MY PRESENT!!!! I'M SO SAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meanie, just so you know...I cried myself to sleep last night... T.T.....yeah...I'm so upset...how could you!!!!! I mean ok...good that you spent the day with me...but what about present!!! I want presents!!!!!!!!!
*lol...inside joke... ^.^...right, Meanie? **sobz

Hahahha....ok...ok...on a more serious note...photos!!! We took a whole lot of photos throughout the day...especially in the city...and I FINALLY took sticker photos!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA....I did...I finally did...after missing it about a million times in the past year and 9 months! AHHAHa...I took sticker photos, with the most delicious set of salami, peanut and jelly...!!! hehehhe....thanks guys!!! I really liked it...ok ok...so we were all quite unco...but give us credit for spontaneity! LoL...it was sure fun!!! We so needa take one pose for the Grannies Club!!!

Afterwards, we went to watch Hairspray…If you liked Grease, you’ll like Hairspray…I loved Grease, so I thoroughly enjoyed Hairspray…they’ve got SUPERBLY corny jokes…but very funny and clever quotes!! HAhaha…quite random at some points, but oh-so-fun! Ehhehe…I recommend it…only if you like Grease tho…

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Crazy photo: Preview. LoL....no comment

Crazy photo: Take 1. Sarah was seriously...very very hungry....(I think)....lol
Crazy photo: Take 2. We were suppsoed to look dead here...lol..but Meanie really looks like some mean character in some Chinese Opera Act...LOL!!!

Crazy photo: Take 3. Ooookkk....how did we end up with both Sarah and Adrienne with pursed lips and me and Jerusha with opened mouth???

T.B.!!!!!!!!!!!! WHeeeeeeeee......

We're actually supposed to look crossed here, hence, the crossed arms...but don't really know what Sarah's doing...lol!!

Eheh...I know...I know...I'm totally cheating on my boyfriend (Franny's room wall) with this random..dirty-looking wall in front of state library....oh well...it's my day..can la right? lol

Asians with mobile phones!!! HAHA...

Finally!!! A decent picture!!!! LoL.

Birthday cupcake!!!!...

Thanks again...for everything guys....

one more thing:

this is my current favourite favourite song..and this is why I love Light FM. They introduce so many awesome songs to me!! wahahhaha...enjoy!!

Call on Jesus – Nicole C. Mullen
Verse 1:
I'm so very ordinary, nothing special on my own.
Oh, I have never walked on water,
And I have never calmed a storm.
Sometimes I'm hiding away from the madness around me
Like a child who's afraid of the dark

Chorus:
But when I call on Jesus,
All things are possible
I can mount on wings like eagles' and soar
When I call on Jesus,
Mountains are gonna fall
'Cause He'll move heaven and earth to come rescue me when I call

La la la la la, la la la la la

Verse 2:
Weary brother, broken daughter,
Little widow mother, you're not alone
If you're tired and scared of the madness around you
If you can't find the strength to carry on

Chorus:

When you call on Jesus

all things are possible,

you can mount on wings likes eagles and soar

When you call on Jesus

Mountains are gonna fall

Cos He'll move heaven and earth to come rescue you when you call

Bridge:
Call Him in the mornin', in the afternoon time
Late in the evenin' He'll be there
When your heart is broken,
And you feel discouraged,
You can just remember that He said
He'll be there

For the coming week...God bless and take care! I love you.

Love,
Audrey.

r a l l y

Ahhh.....the countdown is here...

Only 2 days away....is what we've all been waiting for....

HEROES CHARITY NIGHT!

It's a free event, but our sponsors are giving $1 to charity for every person who attends this rally. So, come and make a difference...if you've got nothing planned for this Saturday night, don't hesitate to bring some friends along to our one and only, biggest ever rally for the year 2007!!

7PM @ Box Hill Town Hall
15th September

*refreshments provided at the end
*free ipod nano giveaway
*dance performance by BeatBouncrs
*comedy sketches
*R&B guest artists
*Scott Hawkins -inspirational youth speaker

Come, you'll be someone's hero.

See ya there!!

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I had a sudden revelation.

It was so shocking it almost knocked my toe socks off... ;)

My revelation:
I'm not good at anything. Literally.

On my own strength, I really don't believe I'm good at anything.




But then of course, with God, anything is possible...and through Him, I CAN do anything. I can even do extremely well in anything...but only through Him. =D



How comforting!!!!



Haaa....now I know where I want to go in life. I want to go where God can use me to do anything. I want to go where I'm not good at anything, but with God on my side, I'm excellent at anything....I know where I want to go now. It is where God wants me to be...at the right place, at the right time.


It's not about what I want anymore, it's about what He wants for me. That's all that matters. It doesn't matter if I'm not good at anything now, but at the right place and at the right time...I will be excellent at anything. =) =) =) And it definitely won't go by the term: 'coincidence'.


Knowing I have God on my side, I'm sleeping well tonight.


With all the love and care I can possibly have,
Audrey!


P/S: I REALLY love Fungus meetings on Fridays...it is relaxing, and always has special ways at inspiring me...and like tonight, give me new revelations... I'm ecstatic(delirious, euphoric, in seventh heaven)! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !



My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. -2 Corinthians 12:9


I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. -Phillipians 4:13

l o v e

For your enjoyment, have fun viewing our dance!!

AHha...cool right?? ;)

Anyways, I just want to mention about how happy I am that my Writer's Block is gone gone gone far far far away....!!!! =) =) =) =)


Besides that, LOVE IS IN THE AIR. Officially. Like, really. Bleh...quite sweet, quite romantic, quite cute, quite annoying....

It's really good that people are starting to show more affection for one another nowadays...like, everywhere I look...people are showing affection to one another(in particular pairs of opposite genders)...It's fun...like watching a movie.


But pause right there. It's only fun until you start losing your friends. Yup, you got that right. So all you couples out there...listen carefully about how pathetic life can be.. *sob... People tend to spend more time with their 'One', and show more affection to their 'One'...ok, fine, forgivable...But when people start leaving their friends for their 'One', and spending way more time with their 'One' than with their friends....bleh...unforgivable...I mean, seriously...it's not like you guys are going to be saying your vows yet, so quite obviously...you guys will eventually break up...eventually. If you don't...I'm inviting myself to your wedding whether you like it or not...but anyhow...if you're not saying your vows yet, and don't plan to either...please spend some more time with the people who will REALLY stick around...sheeshhh.....and don't reject them...!! ;)


On the bright side....(hehhe...) I MAY be looking forward to getting not one, not two...Maybe even THREE future(not so far in the future though) brothers-in-law....hehehhehehe... ;) ;) ;)....maybe-lah...well, I definitely will be, some time in the future...but since love is in the air y'know...that is actually, quite exciting...way more favourable than my own friends hooking up with their boyfriends/girlfriends...then abandoning me while I enjoy my single life...=.=...lol, this one has 'benefits'!! ;) ;) ;) Just joking...no, really...I was joking...(most of this paragraph was me being cheeky, and exaggerating.. btw)


Ok ok...well...down to more serious stuff, thought I should share this with you guys:


She
Listening to music on her Mp3,
I wonder what she’s listening to.
Can she hear Jesus?
He’s waiting for her, He wants to speak.

On a fast moving train,
Where’s she heading to?
Will she find Jesus?
He’s waiting for her, He wants to hold her.

The sun sets, another day is gone;
Did she hear Jesus? Did she know?
Maybe I should talk to her,
Maybe I could save her.

She would go on, she would live;
But what if tomorrow never came?
Will she ever hear Jesus?
Will she ever know His name?

So why do I sit here?
Sit here and look at her.
It’s time to move, time to speak.
How long will I hold my tongue?

I look out the window once more,
The fading greens remind me of time.
I wait a little longer, hoping time will slow.
Count to ten and then again.

Here came the next stop,
I took my eyes off the trees and turned.
But she was gone, fast as a lightning.
And she never heard Jesus,
She never knew His name. -Audrey Tan.


I don't know about you, but this poem actually speaks most for myself...grasping the moment, taking a risk and never giving up hope...especially not for those who haven't heard Jesus.

It's like "Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you can't get back."...about the same idea, but in different context. Every 60 seconds I spend stalling is a minute of opportunity I'll never get back.


For all those of you who haven't heard...go to our next and biggest rally website!!! Click here.


Love,
Audrey.

h y p e e r r r . . . .

Christ has no hands but our hands to do His work today;
He has no feet but our feet to lead men His way;
He has no tongue but our tongue to tell men how He died;
He has no help but our help to bring them to His side. -Flint

Are you feeling bored?

Want to get hyped about something or at least....ANYTHING?

Try checking this out. Everyone...is invited.

It's the absolute coolest thing ever....and it's only less than a month away...

I'm so hyped....except...the nearer that comes, the nearer my final year exams come...the nearer my final year exams come...the nearer I am to graduating from high school...the nearer I am to graduating from high school...the nearer I am to have to be the Ms. Independent I'm supposed to be...or at least...the 'adult' I'm becoming...which leads to the nearer I am in going into University, doing what God has called me to do....anticipating whatever else He has ahead for me. Scary.

*sigh....that's utterly depressing.

>>Hope you had fun looking at this.


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updates:

Youth Alive was absolutely awesome (the ride there, and back...and throughout) Preston's message was awesome, mainly about something that's been in my heart for some time now...I really felt that God was speaking to me. I would've had a lot more fun I guess...except, I was totally drained...the most I've ever danced in my life...was compressed into two weekends... bleh...now my whole body is aching...Anyhow, I reckon Beatbouncrs did an awesome jooobbb...!!!! Well done guys...even though we didn't win, we know we'll always be winners.. ;) It was such an amazing experience, dancing...then making a fool out of myself at the end...lol...only because we had to practise until 1+ in the morning!! But it was fun...thanks Serene, for the great leadership and the great choreography! You've done well!!

Melbourne Uni Open day today was fun....a nice, new experience for me...in the section of Arts.It was cool...but I'm still leaving my future in God's hands...I promised Him my life, I'm not going to snatch it out of His hands now...He'll just do whatever He wants/ needs to do...and time will come for me. So thank you God, for caring for me.



Love,
Audrey.


P/S: Thank God my writer's block went away in time for me to finish my ESL SAC in my own satisfactory level...and I managed to hand it in on time - in a happy mood because I know I just wrote a good essay. =)

P/P/S: I almost did. But I didn't. I know I can't. Not for you. So I didn't.

w r i t e r ' s b l o c k

She doesn't believe me.

Gahhh...how can she not believe me? I really AM having a very serious case of Writer's Block.

No, it's not a case...it's a diagnosis of a serious form of Writer's Block where no one in history has quite found the right sort of treatment for these kinds of syndromes. It Is Serious Stuff. I don't need a qualified doctor to tell me that, I know the diagnosis for my symptoms(ie: unable to write a satisfactory piece of essay).

How can she not believe me?

I'm not usually cheeky around teachers, neither do I lie (fine, seldom...lol), and I obviously do hand in homework on time..I'm just having a really serious CONDITION of Writer's Block.

I'm having such a huge Writer's Block, that I don't even know what I should write about. I'm serious.

I really really hate it when I'm having this serious case of Writer's Block. I especially despise it when people don't take me seriously about the time when I tell them I'm REALLY having a Writer's Block.

I hate it even more when I need to write good essays in due time. Then when I do finish off a crappy piece of essay, I hate it too much and would be too embarrassed to let anyone read it, and therefore I really can't hand in my essay.

I'm REALLY having a bad case of Writer's Block.



Forgive me for ranting,
Audrey.


P/S: I got a B+ for Chemistry mid-year...which is a miracle by itself. =D Thank You, my dear God, for the millionth time, because I know I could never have done it on my own.

Ok, so a B+ is not like, top of the scoreboard kind of mark, but it's really good for me, considering that this is Chemistry. I slave away and still don't expect so much, and Chris Tan would know...he helps me out in Chemistry...lol. Thanks again, Chris!

c a m p p h o t o s

OK...as promised....photos from camp!!!!! You can click to enlarge the photos if you want!!! Have fun....


AVALANCHE!!!!!!!! I'm not big...but I AM starting out small.... =)

Day 2, after my first duty as wake-up caller...lol in small writings at the side of my name is my edit:
I can't wait to go to heaven and meet God =D

Pastor Scott Hawkins!!!

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Our ever faithful fireplace...hehehe, I hung out there a bit with my pyro friend, Paul Wong..but no pyro pictures this year la...lol..
Like the scoreboard that Yvette so ingeniously came up with? Cool huh....

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This is just after second day of games...and in the end, Nordica came in first...so yeah... the orange flags mark the scores...
This year's letter box for the Angel-Mortal game...cool huh?

As you can see...the Angel-Mortal business gets quite crazy...

Adrienne, talking to the wall.

Me...going crazy trying to listen to the wall for a response...

In our dorm...everyone getting cosy, moving our mattresses around to sleep next to each other...

To raise funds for our next and biggest rally....Quentin and William represented Fungus while Thean and John represented 101 and they put their hairs on the line to raise the funds needed. We raised a good $8000 over!! And John and Thean won with an extra $4000!!Hehe...see what happens...

Have one last touch of your pretty hair....lol

It works this way: The team with the most money in their buckets win, and won't need to shave...so....

Winners smiling...

Losers crying...

Looking good!! (I want William's picture! I don't think anyone got one though..)

Because we raised more than $5000, Bryan promised to put his leg up for waxing.... so...His hairy leg....lol

His anticipation...

His hairs....

His painful cry....poor guy!!

It's ok...he only got waxed on one leg..with 3 strips...so it wasn't too excruciating.. =)

Last day of camp: when everyone hasn't had enough sleep, and we've grown much closer over the last 4 days...

Uncle French(wannabe)...lol
Franny and her spongebob...lol

Me, and my self-claimed younger brother(he wishes)...lol
Okla ...okla...take nice nice wanla..
He brings out the pure Malaysian in me...
Gabriel shooting Shaun, Shaun eating Gabriel's gun?
Chara barbequeing her marshmellow at the fire place...

Chris Wang's foot...lol

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And yet, another year of mini group photo...haih...good enough I guess..lol..

Themed dinner: Christmas in July


You'll be sure you're deemed 'Crazy' when you admit you look like one...lol
So, you reckon I got her 'look'? LoL...besides the curling in bit at the top...too much trouble... =)

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'Tis the season to be jolly....'
Jasmine and Angela...so CUTE!!! Dressed up as Christmas presents...=) =)
LoL!!! Adrienne...seriously, you remind me of a prisoner hoping for Christmas...REALLY lol...jkjk..
Bryan's penguin beak falling off. LoL, his penguin suit is in courtesy of Sonja's crazy idea that penguins tie in with the theme 'Christmas'...so she made the suit for him, knowing no one else would wear it..

Bryan's penguin tummy(his pillow) falling off just before he received his best dressed award.


Of course!! You'll need a snow man when you have a penguin!!! ;)

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Meanie, Aline and Isaac.

Meanie, Rutie and me.

Weird...I thought we looked a lot like each other here...somehow...lol...

Wheee....
Totally emo...except for Aline...lol
Crazy bunch it is...

My ultimate favourite. <3

I think we really do bring out the worst(or the best?) in each other. =)

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Ok, well...hope you liked them all.... =)

Pictures....are in courtesy of Meanie...thank you so much for sharing!!!!! And some are from Sonja's camera...so yeahh...

For the coming week, take care and God bless ok?? Loving you guys, always.

Love,
Audrey.

P/S: Sorry guys if the pictures load extremely slowly on your computer...lol, because it doesn't take any time at all to load on mine.. =D