Saturday, December 19, 2009

mystery solved

dettol mystery is solved.
XD
you lose, zm, loser! :p

Sunday, November 15, 2009

some things just dont change.
mixed jigelyly feelings about evvvverrrythingggg!
some things would never change.
toodles.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

lesson 101: pronouncing "Z"

i've never laughed so much while driving. it was crazieeee.
i almost shed a tear of joy and happiness. it was like succeeding in teaching a dumb kid how to read, spell and count. hahaha!
i taught miss o how to pronounce zebra, zoo, zip, etc. and i succeeded after much patience! XD
she's doing pretty well now, or so i hope.
secret technique: say zzzzzzzzzz-ebra, zzzzzzzz-ip, zzzzzzz-oo

she's pretty ambitious i'd say, quite proud to have such an ambitious student. but slightly worried. she cant pronounce zoo ten out of ten times correctly yet, and she's moving on to singing "let's go to the zzzzz-ooo." haha. :s

and we did unique new york, sally sells seashells by the seashore.

*fingers crossed* i hope tomorrow would be a better day. :)

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

a jebra tale

licia: say 'zebra'
miss o: jebra
licia: keep saying zebra
miss o: jebra, jebra, jebra, jebra, ZEBRA
licia: *nods* you got it!
miss o: zebra????
licia: yes!
miss o: nooooo! it doesnt sound right.

*crowd breaks out in laughter*

-the end-

EDIT:

~licia~ tulip-sy. says:
check this out:
http://liciashtan.blogspot.com/2009/11/jebra-tale.html

leafy says:
@.@
ZEbra
hahaha
so meaning the last time i said tat doesn't sound right was right

~licia~ tulip-sy. says:
no
it was correct
hahahaha
i'm gonna blog this up too
hahahahaha

another excerpt:

and seriously.. i tot lic was lying to me when she says i pronounce it correctly..
till now... only i noe, it is the right way to pronounce..
but it sounded more like jibra to me den wat i said.
omg.. maybe i have some deficiency in pronouncing the word z... lol...

miss o cant tell whether it's zebra or jebra. she thought i was lying to her when i said she was right. hahahahaha! pure bimboness wei.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

what's love?

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.





to me, that's love.

when you've been married for some decades, yet fall in love with each other everyday. no, wait, i dislike using the phrase "fall in love". why cant it be to triumph in love?

yeah, but to me, love is, to look beyond the outward appearance but into the heart. to accept each other as who they are and not who you want them to become. to take all shortcomings in stride. despite knowing that challenges and difficulties may befall you in the coming days, you still choose to take that road with him/her, because living apart from each other would make life meaningless. love is when the other person has grown old, saggy, wrinkled, senile, yet you still love him/her as much or perhaps, more than you did the first time you met. that's love.

1 corinthians has the perfect description of love.
love is not self-seeking.
if love means having to let go, then let go.
love is patient.
if love means having to wait for a span of time, then wait.
love keeps no record of wrongs.
if love means having to forgive, forgive, and forget all their misdoings.
it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
above all, love never fails.

God's love for mankind is the perfect example of love. humble, true, sacrificial, unconditional and knows no limits.

LOVE!

p/s: i miss my maternal grandparents dearly. no words can describe how overwhelmed i'm feeling tonight. it's been years. but somethings dont change. always cherished, always loved.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

latest update

my BIGGEST latest crush is emo goat!!!!
MEHHHHHHH!!!!!

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

the proposal made me cry.
it's unusual because i dont cry while watching movies anymore.
so this is peculiar.
and the storyline's darn predictable and it's ur typical chick flick with romance and comedy.
so why did i cry? rawr!

Friday, October 2, 2009

people who make my heart melt <3

joke of the day

licia: mie, why does this fruit cake have a banana taste? *while chomping on one* (yeah i chomp on food, not chew. haha)

mie: cos it's banana cake?

licia: but i thought it was fruit cake

mie: no this one is banana

licia: than the one before was fruit cake?

mie: yeah, there are two different cakes

licia: oh, no wonder.

bro who was listening all the while: smacks forehead. che, you're dumb

mie: how can you not be able to tell a fruitcake from a banana cake?

bro: cos she's lacking memory space eversince she started medschool. so she has to delete prev memory files to make way for new info. and that's why she's dumber eversince she started uni

licia: *blushes* i could tell the difference wert. i said it has banana smell. haha.

licia: nah, i dont want it anymore, it isnt fruitcake.

LMAO! now can i tell chicken from fish? i wonder....

birthday wish in advance

my birthday's still a looooong way to go *hinthint*
but i've one birthday wish this year. and only one/two can fulfill it.
i want to unveil the mystery of the dettol bottle, urine sample collector and bandage tape. lzm, you're the one! c'mon.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

licia dreads mock osce.
the kiasu-ism to match to leezhaoming's standard hasnt gotten to me yet.
another round of open-more-doors game.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

things that matter most.

i need to sit down and document my thoughts now. i'm afraid if i go to bed now (which i really really feel like doing at this moment - the hot weather has drained all the energy that's left inside of me), i wont be able to recapture the thoughts that have been provoking me of late.

the journey to church this evening was a difficult one. i felt very hesitant, heavy-hearted, and was very tempted to just skip this month's prayer meeting. but i'm glad i went because it's such a refreshing experience. although physically and mentally drained for the day, it's empowerment from within. God spoke to me tonight, and tonight my heart was softened and i heard His still small voice. praise the Lord!

--

looking back, the past few months have been such a ride. i've never cried so much in my entire life. it was one thing after another, it was as if i was being attacked from all different corners and angles and from various aspects. i was so weak, yet i kept trying to do things my way. i cried till eyebags have become a permanent fixture in licia, i cried till the tears rolling down my cheeks burnt my face, on numerous occasions.

i feel so ashame of myself and of how i run back to God everytime i'm sad and troubled. but when things get slightly better, i start going my own way again, telling Him that i can handle it on my own.

despite keeping my quiet time with Him, deep inside me, i knew i was fading away. i grew distant from God and although i prayed everyday for His will to be done, i was like Jonah trying to run away from God, i simply didnt allow God to be part of my life. quiet time was just any other routine. i must say, that there were certain days which were "good days" and i'd cry out to God and tell Him i need Him and apart from Him, i'm nothing. but fast forward to a few days, you see me back to square one. and the cycle repeats itself again and again.

i really really really hope this wouldnt just be another cycle. i think i've had more than enough, and really, apart from God, i'm nothing. life would just be so meaningless without His presence.

but even if i were to forsake Him once again, God is always faithful and He has promised never to leave me nor forsake me. He'd always welcome me with His warm embrace and take me into His presence once again, forgiving me of my past faults and failures, because God's love for me is unconditional and everlasting.

there were many times i chose to do things my own way despite knowing that it wasnt according to God's will. i grew so cold and distant, i was so tempted to leave His presence (knowing that God will always forgive me at the end of the day). yet God is faithful and gracious and ever-so-merciful. i was never allowed to be tempted to more than i could bear. and i couldnt possibly be more thankful for how things have turned out now. hallelujah!

--

what was so refreshing tonight that gave me a new insight to things, you may ask. it was just like any other prayer meetings but a couple of sharings from missionaries serving abroad. these wonderful people live their lives for God's purpose and glory. it's amazing at how much they've sacrificed for the Lord. yet, i, living in my own comfort zone, refuse to live my life for Him. i'm ashamed.

Matthew 6:33 says "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you".

--

my thoughts are really jumbled up and there's no order of any sort. haha.
i started by saying thoughts that have been provoking me of late. yeah, despite drawing away from Him, God never gave up on me. He continued to speak to me, through people and through circumstances, through songs and His Word, but my heart was hardened.

i was looking through my older blog posts a couple of days ago, and it hit me and made me realised of how seldom i talked about God these days. it's always about me, never about Him. and it shook me pretty hard (but at that time, not hard enough to wake me up). i used to blog so much about my encounters and experiences with God and of the many miracles i've witnessed in my life, of how i totally depended on Him, trusting in Him in each step of the way, despite the uncertain circumstances and situations i was in.

i've run dry. very very dry. and i need to be filled again, O Lord. i need You. i really need You.

"I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about you
All about you Jesus.
I'm sorry Lord for the thing I've made it
When it's all about you,
All about you Jesus."

it's about time the prodigal daughter returned to her Father. <3

--

on a similiar note, i'm going to take some time off facebook (as i've come to realised i've spent an exorbitant amount of time on it) to sit down and ponder on more important things, and to set my priorities right.

i am aware, that this is only the beginning, and i may fall back once again. but by God's grace, i will be able to make it through.

there's so much more that matters in life. i've been so obsessed with my own self, and always trying very hard to satisfy my own selfish desires and cravings, it was as if the world revolves around me alone.

i'm letting go this time, letting go of anything that has been having a tight grip of me and preventing me to live a life that would reflect upon God's glory.

and maybe my dear friends (leaf and prece), maybe this would also mean less nonsensical and pointless talk or gossip. haha! and leaf, perhaps less stalking too. lol. there may be slight changes, but i sure hope it's for the better. be with me in this.

God bless and take care. xoxo.
licia's lonely days are just about to begin...
very soon i'd be found driving to uni alone,
walking on the streets alone,
evading the guards alone,
studying alone in a lil corner in the library,
eating lunches alone,
going to pee alone (haha!)
doing everything you used to do with me, but now alone.
cos you're on your way to being un-single whereas i'm still as single as ever :(

sings, "all by myself, dont wanna be, all by myself, anymore"....

i remembered having the exact feeling 7 months ago, and it sucks, it sucks big time i tell you. so what? it has happened once, so i should be stronger this time round right? nowhere near! it reminds me of my lonely past.

and now i feel like crying. :'(

anyone interested in looking for a library partner pls write to oliveathome@hotmail.com.
haha!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

operation 83721

to resuscitate or not?
:s