M is for Monica. i'm a full time commerce student @ UWA. i turn one year older on the 14th Oct. i ♥ Jesus and not afraid to tell the world. i want to do YWAM and missions in the future. i love heights - planes, skyscrapers, mountains, cliffs, you name it. One day i hope to go bungee jumping and sky diving. i was born in China but have lived in Australia most of my life. Having said that, i'm still quite chinese lol. i like pink things, ribbons, bows, hearts, hello kitty, ruffles, lace, florals. i have a shoe fetish. i wouldn't call myself a shopaholic, although most of my friends would say otherwise. People often see me as strong, independent, ambitious. i thank God for the past 21 years that i've been alive. He has been ever faithful, gracious and loving.



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>Your grace has found me just as i am, empty handed but alive in Your hands
>i called, You answered, i wanna be where You are
>i am a flower quickly fading, here today and gone tomorrow, a wave tossed in the ocean, vapour in the wind. still You hear me when i call out, Lord you catch me when i'm falling and you tell me who i am, i am Yours
>Broken hearts become brand new, that's what faith can do
>A thousand times i've failed, still Your mercy remains. And should i stumble again, still i'm caught in Your grace.
>My heart will sing, no other name, Jesus.
>If i had wings i would fly, coz all that i am, You are. If the world caved in around me, to You i'd still hold on.
>Your light will shine when all else fades
>i'm running to Your arms, i'm running to Your arms. The riches of Your love will always be enough.
>我们不是你和我
>活在第一次的见面里
>只要你一个眼神肯定，我的爱就有意义
>爱转角遇见了谁，是否有爱情的美。爱转角以后的街，能不能有我来陪。
>自由再被绑架之前，我决定过瘾的享受孤单。
>笑着面对每个阻碍，不轻易说离开
>我还记得你笑的像孩子一样
>离开我，你会不会好一点?
>幸福的开始就是放手去爱
>心碎了一地，捡不回从前的心跳
>我会学着放弃你，是因为我太爱你
>you're the only one whose got enough of me to break my heart
>you're the only one i've loved enough to not forget
>Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars? i could really use a wish right now
>you're the best thing that's ever been mine
>In a storm, in my best dress, fearless.
>If you're my dream please come true

i cant be bothered putting any photos up here. all of them are on fb already. right now, i am quite sore from all the walking done at royal show. the fireworks at the show were the best i've seen in a long time. got a hellokitty and madison showbag. played some games but didnt win anything big. went on the 45m drop O: and the python rollercoaster. that 45m drop is THE scariest ride i have been on thus far. actually, i generally stay clear of scary rides. damn peer pressure ._.

mum was just telling me how she hasnt seen much of me this weekend lol. didnt get ANY uni work done on the weekend. however i did manage to get my part of the accounting assignment started&finished today (: now, back to my usual routine.



this looks to be the best summer yet
lots and lots of things planned...
hopefully i can get the job
lunches
dinners
brekkies
coffees
catchups
movie nights
picnics
trips down south/up north
aerobics classes O:
shoppinggg
will get my Ps soon too! (:

its been a long time since i've looked forward to summer. or maybe its just the holidays (;



last night i was reading the book Captivating - Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul by John and Stasi Eldredge. this book was a pressie from cel (: the chapter i was up to is called Beauty to Unveil.

this part of the chapter really spoke to me:




starting from this week onwards life is gonna get quite busy. a few birthday parties in the coming weeks; 3 more major assignments - finance, accounting & chinese debate S: ; youth programs - Adam's Night & Operation Christmas Child (both organised by me); then exams - i start on the 3rd and end on 11th nov. CANNOT wait till hols! i know, i've been saying that since the beginning of semester XD

and yes, i did absolutely NOTHING related with uni this weekend! bummer.

有开始就有结束。有相逢就有离别。这是成长过程中不可避免的一部份。也许这是我唯一能找到想要时间过得慢一点的理由。 When there is a start, there is an end. When there is a hello, there is a goodbye. This is an unavoidable part of life. Maybe this is the only reason i can find when i would prefer time to go by slower.



渐渐的我们在长大。也许我们长的比别人家的小鸟要慢一些，可是小鸟终究要离开鸟妈妈的翅膀，自己独自飞翔。



Would you believe me if I said
That we are the ones who can make the change
In the world today
Would you believe me if I said
That all of your dreams in your heart
Can come true today
Would you believe me if I said
That life could be all that you want it to be today

And if I had wings I would fly
'Cause all that I need, You are
And if the world caved in around me
To You I'd still hold on
Cause You're all that I believe
And the one that created me
Jesus because of You I'm free

Would you believe me if I said
That God can make miracles happen today
Would you believe me if I said
That you don't need to wait for the answers before
You step out in faith
Would you believe me if I said
That nothing is ever impossible for God

And if I had wings I would fly
'Cause all that I need, You are
And if the world caved in around me
To You I'd still hold on
Cause You're all that I believe
And the one that created me
Jesus because of You I'm free

Just live your life with God inside
You wont regret one moment of it
And give all that you can for God, for God

this song has been stuck in my head for the whole day. the bolded lyrics are the ones i've been singing in my head again and again and again. indeed, if the world caved in around me, i'd still hold onto Jesus. no matter how bad the situation is, i believe Jesus can and will make it better again. all you have to do is trust, and believe.



往前走下去，一直走，一直走。
跌倒了就要马上爬起来，继续走。
无论遇到什么挫折，只要有你，我都可以克服。
和你一起走下去。





this is one of my favourite Bible verses. whenever i'm in trouble, all i have to do is recite this verse and i will feel reassurance. i believe my God will never leave me nor forsake me. no matter what happens, whether during the good times or the bad, He is always with me.



a very special date
congratulations (again) Ellainne Grace Cheng for turning 19years old!
ellainne and jz had a combined birthday dinner at Noel Cafe on 090909
the dinner party was called A Suite Partaye
theme was red&black&white


awesome placecards (: every person had a specially assigned and personalized card number. i'm the Queen woooo (:


group photo


birthday girl


the other birthday girl. jz tooking very feminine ;P


slimming mirror!!!


the girls


me&cel

more pics can be found on fb (;



it's been quite a busy weekend.

Friday
Ate bibimbap for lunch at Poppo (with cel). forgot to take a photo ): the bibimbap was REALLY good. i really liked the sauce. it was spicy but also a little sweet. the portion was huge. cel didnt even finish hers.

Went to Forrestchase to watch the fashion parades. we watched the Forrestchase and Plaza Arcade ones. they just showcase clothes and accessories from the shops in those locations. it was my first time watching a fashion parade so it was quite exciting. we also got to sit in the front row coz there werent many people there that day.





us camwhoring while waiting in line to go into the big tent

some of the better pics i managed to take:





















we went to harbour town afterwards. i bought a $1 belt from Dotti!! also bought a pair of jeans from awol - they were perfect length! i dont usually buy jeans here coz they are usually way too long S: also bought 2xscarf+1xtights for $10 from jeanswest C: quite happy with my purchases.

Saturday - chinese field trip
refer to previous post

Sunday
left home at 8:30am for church. after church went straight to city with Joan. Joan got her Ps!!! so she drove us to bullcreek station and we took the train to city. on the train:


we got to city 1:30pm ish. we decided to visit the new 3 storey shopping mall before lunch. there's a food court on the top floor of the mall. me and joan ate sumosalad for lunch. it was really good!


after lunch we went looking for dessert (: we ate lemon cheesecake and queen silvia at miss mauds C: it was SO yummy. look at joan's excited face haha


after feeling all full and satisfied, we went looking for presents. we met cel and ivy at 3pm to watch the Myer Basement fashion parade at forrestchase. camwhoring while waiting in line. there were SO many ppl!




this dude from 93.7 was the MC. and Cassie was the guest singer.



didnt take many pics during this parade coz didnt have a good view of the stage.

at 4:30pm me and ivy walked to northbridge Cinema Paradiso to watch the original jap version (with english subs ofcourse) of Ponyo!! we were meeting james benjamin and carrie and her friends for the movie. ticket was $11 for students. had high expectations for this movie, however it didnt turn out to be as good as the previous Studio Ghibli movies.

after the movie james, ivy and i left for dinner at Fast Eddy's Carousel. met with Jon, Sharon, Andre, Frame and Sheng there. Yi came 45mins late (as expected) with Ken. it was a really good time of catch up and fellowship. i ordered teriyaki chicken and lemonlime&bitter. the chicken was SO salty. quite disappointing. never having that again. forgot to take pictures! we talked about alot of stuff. i learnt many many new things, about horror movies and ninjas XD the highlight of the night was definitely Frame's 'ghost' story. it was a true story of his friend. the build up to the climax was SO scary and then ROFL !! the ending was just unexpected. i was laughing SO hard. hahahaha. we stayed at Fast Eddy's until 11:30pm. wow what a day. was so tired.

Monday
had my Myer group interview at 9:15am. mum was pissed at me for coming home so late the previous day. she ignored me the whole morning before i left house.

the interview went better than i expected! Thank God. i was quite relieved. hopefully i'll be able to get in (:

the interview ended at 10:20am ish. met lanie for lunch at 11am. we went to a nice korean restaurant that i dont know the name of ><" however i reckon the bibimbap at poppo is nicer XD



after lunch shopped around until 1:30pm. met angus and weion for pool. yi came 2x45mins late (i.e 1.5hrs) after pool we went to try out the new bbt place which used to be Utopia (downstairs). turned out it wasnt as good as utopia (way too sweet). then we went home.

what a weekend XD

and that, is THE longest blog post i've ever written XD




chinese interview = mega super uber total FAIL
urgh
1) the teacher came half an hour late
2) it looked more like a matchmaking session with the interviewee fobs sitting on one side of the circle and fobs in our class sitting on the other side
3) it ended up being 4 guys to 2 ppl in my class (all the interviewees were guys coz it was a chinese pilot college or something)
4) when we sat down i attempted to introduce myself and shake their hands. so i stuck out my hand but they didnt shake it!!! it was MEGA awkward.
5) turned out none of the 4 knew anything about SunZi's art of war -_- so we decided to talk about other 'stuff'
6) it was the MOST awkward conversation i've ever had in my whole entire life
7) i regret not taking the opportunity to evangelize to them - only realised i shouldve after we ended the interviews

urgh



why does everything have to be so complicated? why cant you just be friendly to a guy without them making assumptions? cant someone be genuinely friendly? why do people always have to make something out of nothing? why cant we just be simple people?

my answer? we were not made to be simple. we were made in God's image. we were made for relationships.

but stillll. gah. thats where all the problems come from. people. wouldnt it be so much easier if i had a bf - then every guy i'm v.friendly to wouldnt think i'm hitting on them.

just a thought.

kinda dreading the coming day (as in, in 14hours). have to go interview ppl S: really dunno what to expect. oh well, hope there are hot guys HAHA thats motivation LOL (which is also one of the many good things about being single - you can drool over hot guys without your bf getting jealous mwhaha)



me and Cel are on the same team for chinese debate S:
we are gonna get fully owned
we laugh at our misfortune
now i have 3 things due in my birthday week ):
but thats ok, i believe we can get through all of this, with God's help (: for He is my strength and power!



i have the funniest convos with Cel ROFLMAO

(F)//Mº {i am Yours} says:
hmmm i dunno where for lunch hey
(F)//Mº {i am Yours} says:
korean!
(F)//Mº {i am Yours} says:
poppo?
(F)//Mº {i am Yours} says:
kimbambi?
(F)//Mº {i am Yours} says:
is that how you say it
T to the EE to the PEE says:
is poppo the one opp. taka?
(F)//Mº {i am Yours} says:
ya
T to the EE to the PEE says:
whats kimbambi!!!!!????
(F)//Mº {i am Yours} says:
-_-
T to the EE to the PEE says:
i don't mind poppo
(F)//Mº {i am Yours} says:
isnt that the rice with lots of stuff mixed tog
(F)//Mº {i am Yours} says:
>_>
T to the EE to the PEE says:
dude!!!! thats bibimbap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
T to the EE to the PEE says:
MEGA LOL
(F)//Mº {i am Yours} says:
ROFLLLLLL!!!!!
(F)//Mº {i am Yours} says:
HAHAHAHAH
T to the EE to the PEE says:
its nothing similar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(F)//Mº {i am Yours} says:
all korean sounds the same to me
(F)//Mº {i am Yours} says:
ROFLLL
T to the EE to the PEE says:
i somehow had a feeling thats what u were talking about though
T to the EE to the PEE says:
yehhh i looove bibimbap

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anyway update on my life. i'm only going to uni 2 days this week O:
coz some lectures and classes are cancelled! YAY thats the life (: and looking forward to this weekend: Perth Fashion Festival! will be in city friday and sunday (: and then, its STUDY BREAK. but unfortunately have to study lol...oh gosh and also, this sat i have a chinese field trip S: we have to go somewhere and interview ppl about SunZi's art of war (孙子兵法)...yea hope it isnt mega fail ><"