Great Ocean Road

Going to the Great Ocean Road tomorrow!!!!!!!!!! First sight-seeing day...!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've forgotten what exactly are we going to do, but quite a few things tomorrow. We're going to stay overnight at some villa...=)

Leaving the house at 6 tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAA it's too early!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have to sleep now
Charissa

Eastland, and Sofia's!

Went to Eastland yesterday!!!!!!!! A big shopping mall place!!!!!!!!!! Bought a couple of stuff at Smiggle's...they sell stationary, and really cool stationary!!!!!!!!! They have one place all yellow stuff, another all purple, then green, then blue, pink, black, etc...=D And they have unique stuff in there...=D

Later we went to Sofia's for dinner. Another all you can eat pizza and pasta family restaurant. Only thing is, they will serve you instead of you helping yourself...=)

It was a long journey to Eastland and back...=)

Charissa

L's, MidValley, Spotlight, Don Louise

This blog post is for two days ago, which was Monday. =)

Roshy went to go for her L's Test, while the rest of us went to MidValley, a shopping mall place...=D

I bought a ball of yarn at Big W's...=D

And guess what, ROSHY GOT HER L'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a driving test thingy, over here. And she can take it when she's 16!!!!!!

Anyway, after that, we went to SPOTLIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a craft shop, and it's an AWESOME PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were having a sale, and the yarns were SUPER SUPER CHEAP!!!!!!!

They were all 50% off!!!!!!!!!!! The cotton yarns are soooooooooo cheap!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Like 1/3 of the price in Malaysia and there are many more cool colors...=)

The cloths there are pretty but quite expensive still. =( I bought some though...=)

I spent two hours in that shop, and the rest were all getting bored...hahahaaa...I could stay in there for ages!!!!!!!!!! I didn't even see everything I wanted to see... =( There wasn't any time...=(((
Anyway, we went to Don Louise for dinner. It's an all you can eat pasta and pizza restaurant!!!! The food there is YUMMYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Charissa

Cold, Shaking Experience

On Sunday evening, at church, I had a terrible experience.

I was feeling SUPER SUPER SUPER COLDDDDDDDDD. And I had this nauseous feeling. I decided to go to the bathroom. Came out later, chilled even more because the bathroom was freezingly cold. =)

My legs started shaking, I couldn't walk properly. Suddenly I felt like I couldn't feel my legs. My whole body was shaking, all the way home.

I was too cold. That was the reason why I felt like puking. Mummy said that my stomach was too cold. =( Anyway she said it was also my fault that I didn't take care of my body... =D

Anyway I'm ok already. Thank you God for healing me and for teaching me a lesson!!!!!!!

Charissa

CIty Life Church, Cuckoo's~~

Went to City Life Church, the Loh's old church that they used to go to, but it's 2 hours from where they are staying, and it's super far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol...

After that we headed to Cuckoo's a buffet place, a place on a mountain and it's super cold up there!!!!!!!! =D The food was great!!!!!!! Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures, hahaha...forgot all about taking any. =D The desserts were AWESOMEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had 2 mousses, few slices of cakes, plenty of strawberries, and so on...

They had a show thingy later, and it was so funny!!!!!!!!!! Especially when Uncle Jeff got chosen again!!!!!!! Roshy says that everytime he goes there he will always be picked to yoddle!!!!!!!!!!! =D It's so funny...he's getting really tired with it...he tried to hide but to no avail..=D

Anyway, it was a fun experience, but coming back to a SUPER COLD HOUSE wasn't nice at all because they didn't switch on the heater...=D

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Charissa

48-year-old DADDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy 48th Birthday DADDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May God continue to bless you and be with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love you,
Charissa

16-year-old ROSHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday ROSHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're 16!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I can't believe that you can drive soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D

I love you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3<3<3<3

Thanks for all your funny things, cuddles, hugs, love, etc...

May God  continue to bless you and be with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you like your presents!!!!

Your "8-year-old cousin,"
Charissa

AUSTRALIA~~Freezing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Plane ride was TERRIBLE...at first when it was going up in the air, there was a bit of pressure in my ears but it wasn't that bad...=)

Anyway, after like 1 hour on the plane, we decided to buy the e-players...we got one each, but it wasn't that nice because it was a bit boring...it didn't have much on it...=) I got bored with the movies because it was boring and it wasn't nice at all...so I ended up listening to songs instead...=) For so many hours!!!! hahaha...

OH and the toilets on the plane are sooooooooooooo cool!!!!!!!!!! But it's pretty narrow...hahaha...everything is so compact and cute..=)

Plane arrived on time, 9:30 pm Malaysian time, but 11:30pm Australian time. So it was actually very late for my cousins and Uncle especially because my Uncle had to teach the next day...=)

Thank God we didn't have any problems with the Customs and our booking and stuff like that. =)

When we landed, it was announced on the plane that the temperature outside was 7 degrees celsius! Later on the way to my cousins'place, (it's two hours from the airport) the temperature went down all the way to 2 DEGREES CELSIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was freezing!!!!!!!!! I managed to take a nap in the car but it was quite a long journey..

By the time we went to sleep was like maybe 4:30 or 5 am in Australian time???? Because we had a bit to eat first...it was funny..=)

Woke up at 7 something in the morning in Malaysian time which was 9 something in the morning in Australian time...and my cousin told me it was too early...and that I was a crazy kid...=D But I couldn't help it! I wasn't sleepy anymore, and the funny thing is I'm usually the one who CAN'T GET UP...=D That's really funny...

But I didn't wanna go out just in case Mary the dog came in to the room, so I was stuck in Roshy's room looking for something to do. I wanted my BIBLE but I thought it was in the other bag outside. So I decided to read a book. LEFT BEHIND KIDS SERIES!!!!!!!! But I got so confused as to where each book stops in that one big book so I put it down and later I decided to check the bag pack in our room and I actually found my BIBLE!!!!! So I did devotion and after that both Roshy and Jie were awake but they still wanted to sleep. Then Roshy got a phone call and that was the end of her sleep...=D

Anyway later I got really cold so I snuggled back into bed but we didn't sleep...by the time we really GOT OUT OF BED it was already 12 something in Australian time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D

Btw, it was so cold that I slept with a long-sleeved top, a jacket with a hood, thick pants, socks, and gloves...and Roshy was like giving us a look that said, "YOU'RE CRAZY!!!!!!!!" =D

Anyway I'm right now sitting on the couch next to Roshy, using the internet, and full from a very good dinner that had Roshy's mash potatoes and Raph's sausages!!!!!!!!!!! It was yummy!!!!!! =D

zzzzzzz
Charissa

p.s. We walked to Roshy's school today...=D It was cool!!!!

AUSTRALIA here I come!!!!!!!!!!!

Leaving for AUSSIE TOMORROW!!!!!!!!! Sooooooooooo fast!!!!!!!!! When we booked our tickets last year, it seemed forever...and it's just tomorrow...just imagine that...TOMORROW!!!!! And I'll be flying out of Malaysia for my very first time!!!!!!!!!!! =D hahahaa...

Been finishing up on my packing just now...except for those that can only be packed tomorrow...=)

It's kinda of scary. I've been worrying on too many things actually. Like, will I feel sick on the plane, will my ears hurt, will this get confiscated at the customs, will I feel too cold, will I get hives, will I get this and that... lol...I can't help it...my mind just doesn't want to stop worrying..

Oh and mummy too...she's been SUPER STRESSED lately...and she's sick too...I'm still sick too unfortunately...sigh...

Anyway, pray that we will have a safe journey to and fro, and that we won't have any trouble at the airport and customs, and that our bodies will be able to adjust to all the different changes quickly without any problems...

Most of all, ENJOY!!!!!!!!

Charissa

Last Cello Lesson before the 3 weeks break!

Teacher gave me LOTS to do!!!!!!!!!! =) hahahaa...quite a bit to work on, a new piece too, and LOTS OF THEORY which I hate the most!!!!! =) hahahaha...
Anyway, lesson was pretty good today...=) Tried Salut D' Amour and it was quite hard at certain parts...but ah well...practice practice practice and it'll be okie...=)

Farewell Gathering...

Went to Ps. Kay Hoe's place today for a farewell gathering for the American friends...=((((( Not all of them were there though...=) Some are only coming back from Bangladesh tomorrow!!!!!! =((((((

Anyway, when we arrived, the whole gang were practically in the pool...except for RACHEL!!!! So we got to talk to her...and yeah...=) Later we played SIGNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The way the know how to play it is so different from what we were taught in youth meeting...=) It was kinda of chaotic, because we taught them our way...but it was too confusing for them so Adam ended up teaching it HIS WAY...=D That was hilarious because his voice is soooooo loud, it overpowers all of ours!!! =)

It took some time getting everybody settled, because it was like everybody talking at the same time!!!!!! It was so hard to hear each other!!!!! lol...

Anyway we finally got to playing the game and it was pretty fun...except I was still blur so it wasn't that nice for me...=) But anyway, you have to be SUPER ALERT...=D

Saying Goodbye to all of them was hard....=( I'm going to miss them!!!!!!!!! =(((((( Hopefully they can come back next year!!!!!!!!!!

Okie I'm tired already, will try and upload more pics of VBS tomrrow...=)

Charissa

Sunday!!!!!!!!

So fast it's already Sunday tomorrow!!!! =) Still having a sore throat...sigh...

Will upload more pictures of VBS soon...=)

Charissa

Never ending sore throats...

OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sick again!!!!!! Sick the 3rd time in the past two months!!!!! This isn't good!!!!!!! The Aussie trip is just NEXT WEEK...Arrrghhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope my body will be strong enough...=(

Charissa

2nd and Last Day of VBS!!!!!!!!!!!

VBS ended today!!!!!!!!!!! So fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm already missing it...=) lol...it's really fun this year...AWESOME FUN!!!!!!!!!! =)

Did puppets today, hopefully it was okay...=D I couldn't see myself though...=) So I don't know if I was okay or not... But anyway, this morning I asked Levi for the script! XD...So I definitely did better than in Sunday's rehersal...=) Because at least I know the script roughly...only thing was, it wasn't stated very clear on the script when I'm supposed to exit...=) hahaha...anyway, Jadon had to tell me...=)

Memory Verse station was CRAZEEEEEEEEEE today!!!!!!!!!!!! It was sooooooo hard to handle the two younger groups!!!!!!

Duku Langsat: 5-6 year olds
Cilli Padi: 7-9 year olds
Buah Mangis: 10-12 year olds

So Buah Mangis, they know how to keep quiet because they are so old already, and besides, they know that they can gain more points if they keep quiet...so they're too smart that's why they always know how to keep quiet, all because of the points.

In that sense, I pity the younger ones. They're too small to know all these things, and besides, you don't expect all of them to sit down quietly do you? That's ridiculous...=)

Anyway, the Duku Langsats were all roudy. Also because today, before they came to our station, they had games first. So they were all in a "wild" mood...=) That made it even worse...had a hard time getting them to settle down..and in fact, I think they didn't even settle down!

To make it worse, some green curtains were hung up on a metal string thingy on the wall. And it suddenly DROPPED DOWN on Caleb and a small boy!!!!!! hahahahaa...that was HILARIOUS...but I expected it any time...the kids always pull it, play with it, hide behind it...how not to drop down? =)

After that, the kids rushed to it, and started playing with it and we had to keep them away from it while it was fixed up again! THAT WAS HARD. hahahaha...it was kinda of like of no use, and I was kinda of tired with all the noise in that small room, I decided to just sit down and let them go crazy!

Rachel came and plopped herself on my lap...and we entertained each other along with Annie...=)

Phew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So today, we didn't even bother to teach the Duku Langsats the memory verses...because it will be of no use. So the second time for today, when they came into our station, it was like PLAYLAND for them. Or rather, CRAZY NOISY LAND!!!!!!!!!! =)

We tried playing Simon Says with them but it lasted for only awhile, after that, somebody had this really BRILLIANT idea of getting one of the puppets and entertaining them. Oh, it did work!!!!!!!! =) That was a relief!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okie, I've been talking about the Duku Langsats too much...=)

Anyway, today I had fun, also sleepy at times, but, well...I really had a good time!

Took some pictures...

Annie, Rachel, and Me!

Annie and Me!!!! <3

Me and Christina!!!!!!! <3

Annie and Louisa!!!!!

The two sisters...=)

A boy who always go to me,  Me, and Louisa!

Me and Louisa!!! <3

Camille and Me!!!!!! <3

Me and Rachel!!!! <3

Me and MICHI!!!!! <3<3

Sue Anne and Me!!!!!! <3<3

Okie that's all for now I think...

Charissa

VBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I woke up this morning, I couldn't believe that it was really VBS DAY!!!!!!!!! It seemed so far away and suddenly it was today!!!!!!!! Goodness!!!!!!!!!!

Had fun today, real fun...except that I'm really POOPED now...=(

I was involved in the singing time, memory verse, and tomorrow I'm helping with the puppets...I really hope I won't make a disaster out of it...=) I don't know the script that well...=( Have to get Levi to show them to me tomorrow...sigh...

Memory Verse Station is pretty hard as the kids aren't really that enthusiastic about it....=( It's quite hard to get them to be more 'gala' and to enjoy it more...=) Not to mention, we have to come out with some entertainment to while away the extra time we have... we always finish our memory verses so quickly! hehe..

SAW MICHI, SUE ANNE, AND RACHEL TODAY!!!!!!!!!!! WEEEEEE!!!!!!! It's been a long time since I last saw them!!!!!!!! =)

Rachel, Raewyn, and Lee Rui were all crawling over me, sitting on me, and etc...hehe...all fighting to sit on my lap...lol....=)

And there's another boy who also will join them, I know I've seen him before, maybe he came for last year's VBS...yea...come to think about it, I think he was the one who also came to me last year and started playing with me...=)

OH I JUST LOVE KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hehe...

Oh and we did the 5-A Rap today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was fun...Uncle Ian put on some rap-ish rythm music...=)

This is how it goes:

Admit, I'm it. Broke the bond that's tightly fit. Apologize, tell no lies. I hurt you, I recognize. Accept, gladly kept. A consequence I won't forget. Ask you, fore we're through--Forgiveness..what I need from you. Alter now, this is how...God change my heart please do it now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope I got it correct though...=) hehe...there are some 'dance moves' to it...=)

Anyway, last day of VBS tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope it'll be fun...but it's kinda of sad because tomorrow is already the last day...=(

I have to remember to take pictures tomrrow...=)

zzzzzzzz
Charissa

Training? No, Rehersal...

Instead of a training today, it was actually a rehersal for the main part of the VBS. The puppets and skits...=)

Levi asked me if I wanted to do puppets, so I said okie I guess...hahaaa...but it was a DISASTER...=) Because I also didn't know the scripts well, and yea...=)

I really need to look at them tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!! Luckily I'm only doing for Tuesday...=)

Anyway, it's going to be two long tiring days I guess...

Though I can't wait too, because SUE ANNE, MICHI AND RACHEL ARE ALL COMING!!!!!! WEEEEEEEE haaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!! lol...except lil is missing...=((((

zzzzzzzzzz

Charissa

AWESOME-LY

TRANING WAS AWEEEEEEESOOOOOMEEEEEEEEEEE today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was sooooooo fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tried Puppetry today...it looks easy but it's actually very tough...=D You have to concentrate on so many things at the same time...

The script, (and we weren't familar with it) how you move the mouth, how high you put your puppet, what type of emotions and movements, and so many other things!!!!!!!!! It was really crazy!!!! hahahaha....

We learned how to enter and exit properly, and how to move the mouths and stuff like that... It was really fun!!!!! But my hand inside the puppet was soooooooooooooooooo SWEATY because it's so tight and hot inside!!!!!!!!!!! =(

The funniest thing happened...

My sis tried out for puppetry...and it was totally HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!

What happened was this:

My sis, at first played 3 different puppet parts with her one puppet...because she wasn't used to it I guess, so she thought that she has to move her mouth like everytime...sometimes the brain works funny...=) But after awhile she didn't do that anymore...=D

Next, after she finished "talking" her puppet's mouth will be kept OPEN!!!!!!!! That was the main thing that made us laugh, and she didn't realize it...=D

Louisa, Annie, and I were the main ones laughing, along with some of the others, but Louisa and I definitely had a laughing fit!!!!!!!!!!! =D

I tried out a puppet, but I made a whole disaster out of the first solo part I had to do...the thing was, my paper script dropped down, and by the time it was put up again, I lost track of where it stopped, and yea...so that was a disaster...

But according to my Sis and Sarah, they said the next one was so nice...=D lol, I'm not being perasan, I'm just saying what they said...=D Or rather they said it was COOL....=D

Anyway, another training after church tomorrow!!!!!!! Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!! =)

Will be one of those up there doing actions tomorrow for church... =)

Zzzzzz

Charissa

p.s. I'll try and see if I have the time to take pictures and stuff...but it's kinda of inconvenient...=)

TRANING!!!!!!!!!!!!

Training starts TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! Can't wait!!!!!!!! hahahaa...=D

It's going to be a whole day thing though.... =(

Charissa

How Time Flies...

TIME REALLY DOES FLY REAL FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's crazy, it feels like as though Sunday was just yesterday and today's already Thursday going on to Sunday soon....Goodness...it's too fast... I don't like it....=(

In two days time VBS TRAINING starts, and in four days time, VBS STARTS....

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's tooooooooooooooo fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's like so scary....=D

I can't wait for Training though...hope the time won't be wasted...=) It's a full day thing...inculding Sunday too...=)

Charissa

p.s. Stil sick...=((((((((((((((((((

Mini America!~

Church was like a MINI AMERICA today!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahahaha...


The Americans from Montana and Rocky Mountain Church have all arrived at church!!!!!!! lol.... So many of them....=)


Anyway, had a practice today, we taught them all the 10 songs...and they showed us a Slippery Slope Puppet thingy....=) It was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! So funny...I only like one puppet...it's a green furry creature that has a guitar too!!!!!! =) So cool!!!!!!!!!


Anyway today was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!


Charissa

NOT SICK AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not sick again????????!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sigh....

ALL THE BEST SIS!

Sis having major piano exam tomorrow...

ALL THE BEST AND DON'T FREAK OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!! heheheheheehehehee...May God be with you throughout the whole exam!!!!!!!!!!

Charissa

Not going~Church Camp

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! First time I'm not going for Church Camp!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =(((((((( I've attended the past 3 Church Camps, and last year's Family Day...

Sigh, I wish I can go though....=)

Charissa

A Chilly Practice...

Had another VBS Practice today...

So happened, we were late due to some reasons...and there was a bad JAM due to the HEAVY STORM...and to add to all of it, when we arrived infront of the building,

THE UMBRELLA CHOSE THAT MOMENT TO TURN TER-BALIK... It was TERRIBLY AWFUL!!!!!!!! I got soaking wet, the car too...=)

And not to mention, by the time we reached the church, I was feeling a bit chilly...now I only hope that I won't fall sick again...=((((((((((

Why oh why did that silly umbrella had to go the other way up!!!!!!!?????????? How annoying!!!!!!!!

Charissa