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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday Musings
So apparently my goals for the year did not include blogging more.
A few random things:
* I am obsessed with MI-5. I’ve been watching episodes on Netflix. Right now I’m on Season 4, episode 6, 7, uh 8. I find it intriguing and infuriating that they seem to kill off main characters with a regard seldom seen on television. It makes for great, if suspenseful, knitting tv.
* Due in part to the above, I am now halfway through the Lace Ribbon Scarf. If I wasn’t knitting it as a sample for Liz at Femme Fatale Fibers, I’m pretty sure I would have given up a while ago. As it is now, I’ve got the pattern memorized and the yarn is delightful, so it is working out well. I like that I have a specific goal for this project. Until it is finished this scarf is my main weekday knitting.
* I’m also most of the way through a new pair of longies for H. I’m using some Yarn Pirate aran weight BFL I got for Christmas from my brother and sister in law. They are turning out great, and they seem to be flying off the needles after the last pair. I would love to resolve to knit all future longies out of aran weight, but there are too many cute worsted weight yarns.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Batman Oyunları
Robin
2 kez oynandi
Batman Buz Devri
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Batman Kara Şövalye
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Tırman Batman
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Batmanin köpeği
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Waking Up (In every sense of the word)
Waking up the morning after a good cry and revalation in the arms of a (we may talk about that later) I felt refreshed, releaved almost knowing that I Had everything at my fingertips except (we may talk about that later) I couldn’t have him any more… There was a time and maybe there wil be again but not now, and even though I had (that word no one likes to say) (we may talk about that later) I knew it was going to be ok, my heart had made it out alive and a little better off (at least for now) Adventure, as it always does, awaited! I am off! I would say wish me luck, but (with no offense to you) I don’t feel like I need it (maybe just a reserve supply for when times get rough)
Thursday, December 31, 2009
For the record.
22 December 2009. That was the day I stopped using The Times as my primary newspaper1.
You might think it’s the proposed plan to charge for access to the online version of the paper. Perhaps it’s the infuriating way that the RSS feeds force you to go through an ad page to go to the full article from the excerpt. Or the way the RSS feeds when read on a Crackberry send you through to the home page of the mobile site, instead of the actual article you requested, which is now nowhere to be found amongst the 9 articles they make available through the mobile site.
Actually, it was this headline.
“Passengers’ fury at airports as snow steals Christmas”
Really. Really? Snow ’stole’ Christmas? Snow came down from the sky, slapped a small child around the face and ran away with all the presents?
OH NO WAIT. Did it in fact come floating down from the sky in the manner of any other precipitation, and combine with the freezing temperatures and increased traffic to cause hazardous conditions for flying and driving? Y’know, like normally happens in winter?
“Chaos on the roads” is fine. “Many passengers… were inconsolable at being stranded at Christmas” is also fine, if a little emotive for my stony-hearted tastes. Both are, at least, statements of fact. But “snow steals Christmas”? What’s next? ‘Furious passengers take snow hostage and refuse to let it go until it gives back Christmas’? ‘Passengers go on vigilante raid against vicious snowy attacker by amassing huge pile of burning tyres and petrol attempting to hasten rate of global warming’? ‘Callous snow evades capture by melting with the assistance of co-conspirator Unseasonably Warm Few Days Around Christmas?’
Seriously, dudes. WTF. What am I supposed to read now? I can’t read the Telegraph (not posh enough2), I can’t read the Guardian (not an English teacher, can spell), I don’t really like the Independent online site. What’s left?
1 Yes, I know, Murdoch should be enough of a reason. I read it because I (normally) like the writing style. If you comment to tell me that Murdoch should be enough of a reason to stop reading The Times, I will know that you didn’t read this footnote, and will be entitled to tell you that you are wrong. On the internet.
2 I only say this because I was looking at a recipe from the Telegraph and noticed that it had separate instructions for cooking it in an Aga.
un-FORGET-able 2009!
Hello Last Day of 2009!
This year has been not a very exciting or fun year for me. I felt more of negatives than positives.
I recall how I welcomed 2009. Well, I was in my hostel in Noida and I called up mum and while talking to her I was sobbing and sobbing like a little kid who lost her lollipop. (sad case!) This was because my friends all left and also it was the end of my stay in India and I really miss them a lot till today.
Taking the case above, maybe how you welcome the new year has an effect on the entire year!. This is mainly just a thought of mine okay! So anyway, from the beginning of the year till the end, I have been hearing or rather showered with death news. If anyone would ask me to recall 2009, I would recall the deaths I have heard and some misfortune that happened to my loved ones. Whenever I hear those news and that too when death became like an everyday affair around me, I had this inner thing that 2009 is an unlucky year, hence I wished it ended very fast.
And today comes the last and final day of 2009. In a way I am happy that it is coming to an end but also a little sad that … oh oh…we are all a year older! Hahhaha!
As Mahatma Gandhi said:
“Each night when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.”
To those who wake up and are reborn tomorrow, I wish you a very Happy New Year. And for those who didn’t make it to 2010, I wish you a very Happy New Year too!
Special wishes to my dear….
LXES – Craig, Nora, Akmar, Sharmi, Syaz, Sue, Puts, Suffian, Andrew, Sangee.
my3ladies – Bea, Ris and HL.
Jon and Suresh.
Tus always loves you all and also not forgetting my lovely family. Thank you lord for keeping us together.
On a special note, today is my brothers birthday so I wish him a very Happy 26th Bday bro!
2009 in Review
Things that happened this year…lessons learned, etc. etc. In no particular order and probably a bit vague (excuse me, but I may have been drinking red wine recently…). And some of these are apparently lessons I keep getting taught and have yet to learn because they could appear on my list every year.
- Finished three semesters of graduate school (in hindsight, summer school was a GREAT idea).
- Complete one internship/roughly half the internship hours required.
- Volunteered at Pitchfork Music Festival and saw some great bands perform.
- Attended (and survived) all three days of Lollapalooza.
- Friends exited my life.
- Made new friends. (life’s handy that way, eh?)
- Wanted things I didn’t get and got things I didn’t know I wanted/needed.
- Worked two jobs for a bit.
- Traveled to Texas twice.
- Cried more than most people would believe.
- Laughed at least as much as anyone deserves.
- Tried some new recipes and made up ones of my own.
- Was brave on more than one occasion.
- Tried and failed.
- Let myself be vulnerable more than I like.
- Wished I had not done some things I did (or at least I’d seriously alter things if given the opportunity).
- Attended my fair share of live performances, but not nearly as many as I aspire to attend…
- Got two new tattoos.
- Moved to a new apartment with two new roommates (one is a cat).
- Finally got to play my Wii Fit.
- Started seeing a counselor–this girl can’t get through her issues alone and her friends need to not hold the burden of the drama.
- Had my closet rod break–is someone trying to tell me something?!
- Got a new niece…the super cute baby Lylah.
- Survived another Tankedgiving and this time I wasn’t the hot mess!
- Had people come visit me in Chicago from far away.
- Had a pretty good birthday considering I had just moved here the August prior to the January (found out my friends are REALLY good at karaoke!)
- Met a lot of new people, including my #1 crush, Patrick Stump. Talk about hot mess. This girl was speechless or at least extremely awkward. Shameful.
- Watched the movie Wolverine with Hugh Jackman (and friends) and later that week saw us all on Oprah.
- Found out I was pretty good at fund-raising and event planning.
- Had fun surprising family and friends at Christmas.
- Loved nachos more than I should.
- Upped my coffee drinking…not a good thing.
Really, so much seems to have happened this year (definitely more than this list includes) that I can hardly believe it’s over; that the decade is (almost) over. I’m looking forward to 2010. As trite as it sounds, I hope that it will be a year of new beginnings in every aspect of my life–that’s the optimist in me, forever hopeful. Here’s wishing you a happy new year!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
The pain of buying something simple
I spent a grand total of 3 hours across 2 shopping malls to buy 2 $99 mobile phones. I can’t even manage to type it down, such is the pain at recalling that nightmarish adventure.
//here endeth the semi-jesting
I am a male. Hence, it’s naturally difficult for me, and such poor folks like me (i.e. of the same gender), to engage in that fearsome activity known as “shopping”. I think it is fair to say that we are not designed to spend hours upon hours roaming frustratedly through malls, doing said “shopping”. I usually leave that to the female members of my household. However, when the need arises, I myself embark on this epic journey.
But I still. don’t. like. it.
An Automotive Christmas
(My First Christmas Tree in my New Home)
The Christmas season is a time for good cheer, however, in my family it means it’s a time for everything to go wrong. Ever since my family and I have moved to Utah we have made it a point to return to our roots during the Christmas Season. Due to work schedules, the family went down at two separate times. Those in the first wave made it all the way to Holden, Utah before breaking down. After being towed back up to where they started, they were able to switch cars and make the arduous journey down to Vegas. Those on the second wave made it all the way to Mona, Utah before breaking down. Did I mention that when the car broke down my dad was on the phone with AAA renewing his membership? That’s right. We literally broke down while we were on the phone with AAA. I’m still waiting to exchange some words with Mr. Irony.
(One of our Mechanics trying to Diagnose the Problem)
After being towed 50 miles to the mechanics those of us in the second wave were able to head down to Vegas only 6 hours behind schedule. The second wave soon realized that the heater in the alternative car being driven down did not work. With the air outside being at a -3° you can imagine the discomfort. Finally when we got to Scipio, Utah I was able to “fix” the heater by purchasing three hot chocolates, three beanies, and one blanket. The car trouble continued throughout the trip with a flat tire (that could only be fixed with purchasing a new tire) and a rock chipping the windshield. Those of us in wave two found the whole situation rather hysterical. It all proved one point—my family is cursed when it comes to automobiles.
(Trying not to get Hypothermia)
I hope you all were able to enjoy this holiday season even if things did not go according to plan.
Memorable Quotes from the Holidays
“Nothing fazes me anymore.” Brooklyn (After breaking down in Mona, Utah)
“Wait I know you…. I’ve towed you before.” Tow Truck Man
“You can tell mom I fixed the heater.” Brooklyn (3 hot chocolates, 3 beanies, and 1 blanket later)
Faith (Age 8): Mom are you mad right now?
Deanne: No…
Faith: Ok, I bent my glasses.
“The box says it was made in China. Lets call them to see how it works.” Grandpa Chappell (opening Christmas presents)
“Why did I have to get stuck with Mom?” Elese (playing Cranium)
Celeste: To win this Spellbound, choose a teammate who can correctly spell the word below on the first try without writing it down. I’ll read the word to the speller and then start the timer The word is…….
Brooklyn: Celeste doesn’t even know how to say it.
(Word: Gamut)
“Too bad it wasn’t Marilyn Monroe.” Amber (After Brooklyn not being able to guess Clint Eastwood on a Cranium card)
“That’s what you’re scared of? Little kids with lice?” Cody (directed towards Celeste who said she could never be a school teacher)
“I’m not very good at Rock-Paper-Scissors. That is how I got a kid in my class I didn’t want.” Deanne (Kindergarten school teacher)
(Mother-daughter Arm Wrestle)
(Only in Vegas do they have to put Security Sensors on Gum)
Sunday, December 27, 2009
day 7: One week in and still moving
Today’s been pretty hectic. We had to pick up pumpkin A from grandma’s, then we went grocery shopping. I found some cute scrapbooks at the dollar store so I bought one. I need to start Emmalee’s Year Three book. I printed out all those pictures then I made a horrid mistake of spilling wine on them. It was a hilarious chain of events. Unfortunate, but hilarious. So i laid out all the pictures that I have to get in to their books on the dinner table so they don’t stick to eachother. Which brings me to today’s photograph.
It was a nice segway.
There are about another 6 pictures that I had to lay on a different table for lack of space. I have a lot of work ahead of me today with these. Off to work I go, wish me luck!
Out with the old and in with the...old?
Well with all the Christmas proceedings over, the world returns to normality. Slowly the decorations will be removed, good programming will return to our televisions and here in the UK, we’ll all be bombarded with celebrity fitness videos and adverts for 2010 Christmas Hamper packs (Who even does those?). The festive spirit will be laid to rest for another year. But with that said, how was YOUR Christmas? Was that Panasonic Lumix G1 Camera cosily gift-wrapped under the tree waiting for you to shred the packaging? Was the turkey NOT the best example of some of the driest poultry you’ve ever eaten?
Christmas is usually a pretty “meh” affair around my parts. It’s been that way since I turned 13. Funnily enough despite knowing this from the start, time after time I set myself up for disappointment. Shame on me for forgetting that Christmas sucks as you get older. This Christmas did keep the tradition, however wasn’t so bad because I got:
Chuffed!
A pair of mitts, a hat, and 2 pairs of trainers. Nice.
Edit: Imagine a pair of socks somewhere in that image…I literally just got them as I was typing this! I guess no Christmas is complete without SOCKS!
But moving away from Christmas as it is now OVER, we obviously look towards the new year. This is usually another time of year I hate as it breeds procrastination:
Yes... I searched among my own Facebook Friends for that JUST to prove my point!
You only have to be on the homepage of any social networking site before you’re flooded with these… I mean look at the date on the example above. Talk about “the early bird catches the worm”… yeesh!
Another pet peeve of mine, of which we are all pretty much culprits, is that we get so besotted with the year ahead (whether we say it out aloud like Mr Fail in the above example or simply keep it to ourselves), that we forget the year that we are currently in. “Hindsight is always 20/20″ (Megadeth, 1993). Looking back never does anyone harm, does it? (DOES IT!?) Well I indeed looked back and discovered my year was a’ight:
- I made it through to the second year of university without so much as a hiccup
- I had the longest summer holiday known to man
- I had an epiphany in that being unemployed on the longest summer holiday known to man gets boring…. FAST
- I passed my driving test after 3 attempts!
- I went through 2 tires, lost 1 wing mirror, got 3 tickets, paid 1 clamp release fee and have nearly lost my “No Claims bonus” 5 times
- I cut off all of my hair (“a number one please…keep the sideburns”)
- I got the chance to eat Thai, Lebanese, Tex-Mex, Indian, American, Italian, Japanese and Chinese food (A career as a food critique maybe?)
- I bought lots of shoes/sneakers/trainers and in doing so I accidentally stumbled on what I’d like to do in the future (entrepreneurs FTW)
- Saving the best till last in all its glory of corny-ness and shameless promotion, I made a good homeskillet along the way (read her blog yo!)
Like I said, my year was a’ight… But ask yourself… How was yours?
P.S. I sure did sound like a shrink in those last sentences just there didn’t I?
Magnets
Not sure why this was under the tree for us but we sure did find entertainment from them! Thank you Grandpa for the Magnets!
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Roll and Tumbl?
so i’m really thinking about joining tumblr..
i wouldn’t blog like the way i do here. i’d probably just post random things.
but i think about joining it because a lot of my family is on there.
i feel like when i go off to school i’m so distant from the rest of my family, like i never see them.
i never know what’s up with them and i’m always the last to know.
something about me has really changed and that’s how i keep to myself a lot.
i don’t talk to anyone in my family about what’s up with me, and i guess that’s what keeps me out of the loop,
`cause i don’t really stay connected with them.
i loved christmas this year because it was almost as if time went backwards and i was back to where i was before boyfriends.
we got crazy and ridiculous and gossiped with each other about what’s going on with each of us, getting advice from our parents.
or maybe it’s always been this way and i just haven’t been around to see it `cause i’m always so caught up with my “boyfriend” whoever he is at the time. ugh i hate that about myself.
i love my family
Blessed Christmas.....
Christmas has just passed but I am still in the Christmas mood. I was on leave since Wednesday where I went with Wai Yue to Ampang. It was a very humbling experience and I was really encouraged by the teachers. Despite their living conditions, there are still faithfully serving the Lord. I am also encouraged by Wai Yue for her work among these people. On Thursday, I went shopping with Sharon and we managed to catch the movie, ‘Avatar’. Surprisingly, I enjoyed the movie. It was also a good time to fellowship with Sharon. It has been a while since we both went out together. Since Eda has to work, she was unable to join us.
Yesterday, there was a morning service at SSGC where the youth performed a musical play then followed by lunch. I really enjoyed the performances and I am really proud of the youth. They did a wonderful and amazing job. I managed to catch up with a few of my friends before I went off for lunch with Wai Yue and Guat Lin. It was a wonderful time to spend Christmas with some great company. We chatted and catch up during lunch and had a great time together. Once I reached home, I continued my mood for Christmas by watching Christmas movie on Hallmark channel on Astro until today.
Though Christmas has passed but I was once again reminded of our wonderful and amazing Savior on this special day. Nothing could compare His sacrifices for us. Let us continue to worship HIM and be reminded of HIS greatness and faithfulness.
This trip
You know, I think it’s odd, that I haven’t prayed as much this whole year as I have just in these couple of weeks I’ve been in Korea.
I prayed that Albertina and I wouldn’t have any disagreements,
I prayed for the alleviation of transportation blues,
I prayed that we would be able to meet up with my friend in Busan,
I prayed for something special to happen,
I prayed for snow on Christmas.
Every single time, God has answered my prayers. Almost immediately.
And I think that’s really amazing.
I have done nothing at all, to deserve any of this, so I am more the more grateful for all these blessings.
I don’t ask for much, just that God continues to answer my prayers for the duration of this trip.
Amen =)
Thursday, December 24, 2009
When Love Bites
Which leads me to the focus of this post which is, believe it or not: can you be friends with an ex? I was talking with my mother one day and for some reason she mentioned that once a dog attacks a human, they have to be put to sleep because once they taste human blood, they will always have an appetite and propensity to do it again. I was shocked to have heard that because it’s something I was never aware of previously. But it made a great deal of sense and it made me think of when “love bites” in the sense that once you’ve experienced being in a relationship with a person, is it possible to just be friends? Or will your heart always yearn to experience the feelings that so dear to you? And in those instances is it best to just put the entire relationship to sleep? Or is one capable of having a platonic friendship with someone you previously called boo? When love bites, do you go on as if it never did?
Christmastime Is Here Again
Every year I think I truly learn more and more about WHY and WHO we are celebrating at Christmas. It has nothing to do with the gifts (although I enjoy giving them) and the parties (although they are fun) but it is about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ over 2000 years ago. Its about remembering the day that He came from His heavenly home to dwell among men for 33 years.
This year, I think I intended to not let the hustle and bustle of what the world has made Christmas out to be, get to me but, instead, it did. I got so concerned with what to buy for family members that I almost forgot about why this is usually my favorite time of year.
I could go without receiving gifts. It’s not necessary for me to receive. However, I’m not sure I could go without giving gifts. I just think that I will need to start thinking of other things I could do for gifts…
I’ve been sort of emotional these last few weeks, too. I feel like I am going to cry at the drop of a hat if I hear a happy or sad story. I think I will need to stop watching Find My Family just for that reason alone. I have some theories as to why I am feeling this way but I think I’ll leave that between God and me.
Well, it’s off to bed for me. I have to be up early so I can go into my office early to finish up preparing documents for an appointment first thing this morning. Oh the life for a paralegal. One thing I can say about my job – it is rarely boring.
Good night all and Merry Christmas! May God Bless You!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
ramble number three.
Outside it is snowing, thick like powder sugar. By the time I leave work I will have to dust my car. The drive home will be wet and slippery, and my hands will white-knuckle the steering wheel.
J’s dog is in the office. His name is Bogart, as in Humphrey Bogart. We call him Bogs. He sniffs about, but mostly sits at my feet, near the heater. J has been working all morning on cleaning a serger, which he bought for his wife. Apparently she is quite the sewer. I can quilt, but lack the patience to make it any sort of hobby.
Tiffa and I made cookies last night, which involved Dove chocolate, more chocolate, cashews, and plenty of sugar. By Christmas day I am going to be sweetened out completely.
I haven’t written much of anything lately. What I write is dull and trivial and uninteresting, so I push it aside. I keep hoping I will jump out of this bout of hate-my-prose, because it has been weeks. Characters are flat, dialogue is boring, and plots wearisome. I know I simply need to write, push through the barricade and not care one way or the other.
I Did It
I think we just tied our record for most days without contact at eight days. But this time it was not me that broke it. He sent me a text chat yesterday.
I had just happened to switch myself to “visible” because I thought I wouldn’t see him online, as I hadn’t since his last e-mail. But lo and behold, less than five minutes later I heard the famous *ding* and saw it was him talking to me. Imagine my surprise.
Anyway, all he was saying was sorry that he hadn’t gotten around to researching the laptop for me. Which was fine, as I’d already went ahead and asked someone else about it.
There were a few lines of chat, then he left saying “back with ya later.” But being that I’m a stronger woman now, I didn’t wait around for him. I finished doing my dishes and then he wasn’t back online, so I went to bed.
Had an e-mail from him this morning.
Divinity
Tonight I took my baking to a new level. Usually a new level would be like going from opening a box of Little Debbie Ho Ho’s to making microwavable brownies (kidding. I’ve never made brownies in a microwave before. There’s something not quite right about making them that way.)
But tonight for the first time, I made divinity. Personally I think the stuff is disgusting but I have to say I was pretty proud of myself. I’m sure there’s more baking to come but so far this week I’ve made over 200 Christmas sugar cookies, a couple batches of fudge, and divinity. Talk about a lot of sugar!
*I did take a picture of the end result but have been trying for a few hours to get it to load onto wordpress. (shakes fist)