(&we're back to our normal lives)

still not entirely used to e fact that can now wake up whatever time i want, instead of e orderliness and having to conform to an itinerary. seems pretty fun to have to live structurally, at least you know what to anticipate, that there's smth you can look forward to, rather than anticipate, and then. nothing. ((: & yes, e feeling of having your entire wardrobe for that week or so juz lying in one bag, one suitcase. and even better this time, knowing youre confined to within a cruise ship (for most of e 7 days) but also understanding youre still free, free to roam and do whatever you want. (except swim) i mean hey, we flew a kite! =D beat that.

kind of miss e cold temperatures too, except it made some skin scale and peel off. which is quite grosse, but its not permanent. e diff between china& nz was that, nz has significantly nicer scenery (compare sheepsheep&moresheep grazing in nice grassy meadows against loads of tall buildings, hooting cabs& omg e smog) & AIR (said smog in chinaland) strange that e same thing didn happen to mae skin after nz, considering it was much colder (it dipped under zero!) there. and dryer (it didn really rain, except on overnight day)

:)) 9 more days to go. hahaha even got e letter saying can register for ic e moment 19 dec hits us. fantabulous fifteen hoho. feels strange to be fifteen in sec four. eighteen in university. hahaha ohyes i guess nus would be a viable option, not too keen on going overseas. for certain reasons :D i wonder if mom still wants to send me to some english school like cambridge? (how to get in in first place!) sidenote - i rmbr those people who had biometric passports when we were coming back from nz haha kool =)

flags of our fathers - directed by clint eastwood. as i said, gory images - one part where this guy, probably some 19 year old new army recruit, stepped right into e path of one of those IED bombs, and got his head blown clean off his neck =X but aside from that. yeah e movie sends out a pretty clean message - war&greed vs love&humility. like how war&desire to conquer does naught but remove people's lives, people's sons, husbands, brothers, cousins. and whatever's gained at e end still cant replace all those lives that were so unnecessarily lost. and when people label you as hero, you dont feel like one, youve survived and you think "why me &not e others?" and those are e heroes in your eyes. pretty much alot of passion in e show, character stuff. oh& ryan philippe. must watch! :)

(yes its nc16. and yes, e counter person believed my mom when she sang "oh her? she's 16!" HAHAHA yay i look 16! now can go rent nc16 dvds from serene centre)

happy birthday jiawei - from e whole ldp group! now dont fret, people will always remember. hahaha wish i knew about taiwan cancellation earlier, then perhaps could have gone to church camp w alena. that would have been fun. enriching. ohwells i guess there's always a next time?

ahhh this december is especially busy busy! :) its good that way, youve got stuff to do so you wont be bored. except yeah. homework thats pleasantly sitting on a stool waiting -
1. langarts sia
2. commonwealth essay (zilch intention)
3. ih sia preliminary research&lit reviews + prepping of survey =S EEKS.
4. do like 12 binomial theorem modules
4a. & associated worksheets on evIl
5. matrices worksheet also on evIl (i'd rather watch e matrix)
6. biology tys questions (have no idea abt ochee's questions)

but also, e stuff to look forward to! & which make e day.
11 dec - dentist. lunch w chinaland people! then tuition )): (darn. so wanna watch deck e halls D:)
12 dec - buying bible & devotionals (aha coercion in honor of mcdonald delivery boy) & xmas presents! & uncle is buying me guitar FINALLY! :))
13 dec - get tiffany's lost contact lens replaced (it dropped in e sink lol) going shopping for bday present w tiff, watching hitler w mom, tiff&ryan nyeh. :D
14 dec - LDP PARTEH! hahaha in honor of jiawei&someone.
16&17 dec - baby its parteh time.
18 dec - family dinners!
19 dec - more dinner! HAHAHA MY LOVELY DAY.
24 dec - xmas service w tiff!
25 dec - the birth of christ! happy xmas!

(did i mention i left my bible on e ship in china? ><) yep & e next big thing, christmas! birth of christ! hahaha there're so many kool xmas movies to watch, dunno really where to start. yes, reallyreally wanna watch deck e halls! :D and nativity story (which is supposed to be like UBER good keisha castle hughes ala paikea! of whale rider fame xD) & not forgetting eragon, charlotte's web, snow cake, death note 2! & hahahaha :D the holiday! (cameron diaz, kate winslet, jack black & jude law)

& its true, xmas is like e best hol ever. giving vs receiving, seeing all e happy people, lights&mistletoe, family dinners & togetherness, yes forgetting all e bad and knowing all e good deep down inside&outside, SMILING =) celebrating Christ! yes, would be really nice to go to some winter country like e way ______ said, ice skating on a real pond, on real ice. listening to jolly ol' xmas music, while having that lovely floating sensation. smelling fresh pine scents, knowing that there's christmas pie coming. pudding. etc. ((: ahhh. & for those truly living in london paris or alaska, watching snow swirls, pressing your nose against cold glass (nyeh) even building mr snowman (or in our case for nz, snow horse) :D snowball fights! ploughing thru thigh high snow! snow is e thing we all miss. so much.

wouldn it be nice to have a real xmas tree in e house? shall poke mom to get one for next year. meanwhiles w e recyclable PLASTIC xmas tree, tiff&i shall have to snow spray it before e 16th. ((: hahaha ohyes yesterday was crazy - played basketball @ tiff's place w her newly bought real size hoop& spaulding ball! (grr) hahaha was really fun though, played defense, normal bball & points! (apparently you shoot hoops from distances measured by e garage tiles, and e further you shoot (&score) e more points you get, first to hit 10 or was it 15 wins all) :D hahaha missed playing bball in school. teh eldest (ryan) won. hahaha oops& i nearly missed hitting aunty meggie in e head w e ball. cant dribble properly for nuts either (esp when you have someone about your size dancing around blocking like a rock wall :D) ah& tiffany took a really undignified photo of us fighting for e ball w our lives. no intention to delete it though. yet.