Fruit Basket Quotes

Lately, I’m leaning across watching anime rather than cartoons when I’m in my feel-like-watching-animation phase. Maybe it’s my disillusionment with Hollywood in general or maybe it’s my inner Asian geek reasserting itself, but I’ve been watching more anime in the last month than I had in the past seven years. The fact that it’s come [...]

Ever thought…

What if the songs described what was ACTUALLY happening in the video clip. Well, your musings have been answered:

I’ve heard the original version and this parody is pitch perfect which is creepy.

Moments that make you….

…wish you were in an manga or anime.
Background: Referring to my hairdresser who cut my hair
Mum: I like the way she cut your hair this time. In the past, when your hair grew out, it looked like a flower in bloom…
As they do in Japanese animation:

Ah mums and the things they say…

Nerdy law student time

Most of the time with law, it’s unbelievable dry, mundane and plain dull and sometimes, all of the three. It’s hard to muster up genuine enthusiasm about the exceptions to indefeasibility.
However, there are some cases which strike a chord with me. One of them is Liversidge v Anderson
Background: In WWII,Regulation 18B of the Defence (General) [...]

Eyes on the Future

Exodus 6:1-9
When the LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country." God also said to Moses, "I am the LORD.  I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac [...]

Acknowledgement

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings
Hosea 6:6
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When it comes to ministry and leadership and all that is in between, it’s not about what you do but who you’re doing it for.

Success Redefined

One of my favourite bands is Sanctus Real. I bought their song “Closer” three days ago and it is already on my Top 25 Most Played List on Itunes.
I read an interview with the band and this quote from the Matt Hammitt (the lead vocals) really got me:
“When Sanctus Real is over, I will only [...]

Soaking it in

I had life group with PHUQ2 for the first time in AGES. There was a kaleidoscope of various shades of yellow (thanks Fung) that lit up the place. We celebrated Fung and Winnie’s birthdays, played a cool game which involved a lot of balloons and squatting, discussed about culture in life group and taking ownership, [...]

To the high schoolers

I was digging through my old blog posts in high school (can’t believe it was three years ago) and discovered this MSN conversation I had at the height of the whole “I-hate-school-so-much-that-I’d-pay-someone-to-set-it-on-fire” phase in Year 12.
- || aииiε-maи || 999 bobby pins girl
so if i see you with no hair at the end of term [...]

The generation that needs to be heard…

I read a Time Magazine Article about the upcoming Afghanistan elections. Relevant stats for this country is that it’s a fractured country, occupied by troops in the War against Terror and is the fourth poorest country in the world.

While most students their age are working and/or going to uni or complaining about working [...]