Sunday: read + relax ♥

Acceptance

2012-01-30T10:00:00.000+08:00

It's a Monday, but I initially wanted to blog this yesterday, really.

Acceptance is one of the hardest things I have to deal with for the past few months in my life.

Accepting the past may seem easy, but there's more to just attempting to forget, and attempting to not care to start with.

How is it possible that one says that the past is not important? And that we should always look forward? Because the truth is that every tomorrow becomes a yesterday eventually?

Definitely, we should never dwell in the past. This I have learnt, and this I am trying to embrace.

Because we need to let go of the past in order to be able to live, and to welcome the future.

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There are days that I am hyper.
And there are days that I am dwelling in thoughts, feeling mellow, just like today.

Accepting things that I never imagined I have to deal with, and to accept the people around me just the way they are.

People change. And I think that's the hardest part about people that we have to accept.
Whether as a kid, a friend, a parent: We will need to accept the way our love ones will evolve.

But if only, people will not change due to selfish reasons. But also to remember the way they used to be. The way they used to care. And the way they used to act, which was once true to themselves.

At least that's what I can see through my eyes.

x

Project 366

2012-01-04T17:24:00.000+08:00

http://clamaty2012.blogspot.com !
Yes, I've created a new blog.
Yes, I'm keeping 2 blogs at a time this year.
Yes, I will still blog here with posts full of pictures or words!

This is my main blog, where I will blog whenever I can.

That blog is my collection of Project 366, where I think there is an increasing number of people participating in this project online, by committing to take a picture daily(or for me 2 pictures when I can't resist, and merge them into one, heh)..... and blogging about that picture or just about that day itself.

I am so happy that so far(ironically, only 3 days..), I am in this commitment and have not missed out 1 day! Nor do I find it a burden, instead I find it a complete joy.

Excited to share it daily on Facebook with my friends, to put a smile on their face! It is definitely a memory-worthy keepsake for me and for my friends who are interested! In fact, I was inspired by a acquaintance(or merely stranger), and I in turn manage to inspire a few friends to start a blog/similar project !

So, do support ;D

p/s: Nuffnang, DiGi: have you sent emails to the winners regarding the iPhone winners yet??? i'm sooooo hopeful yet hopeless at the same time *sad face*.............

DiGi iPhone 4SURE I DO 1ST

2011-12-26T16:35:00.001+08:00

Although this blog post is short, but it's really the FIRST thing I would do once I receive an Iphone 4S!
I hope this is creative enough to win me one! ;D
Weeeeee.

Credits:
1. Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Trial Version
2. iPHONE 4S Template
3. Original Siri Picture

DiGi iPhone 4SURE 4 ME

2011-12-26T16:34:00.001+08:00

This is my entry for the contest !
I posted the above on the official contest information page, but had no reply. Therefore I went on with my video anyways!
Hope this will win me the iPhone 4S that I've been waiting, dreaming, hoping, longing for !!!!!!! :')

I apologize for the bleh singing and even off tune moment !

Didn't have enough time to retake!!!

But I did my BEST in the time i could, and I really hope DiGi iPhone 4S is 4SURE 4 ME ! :D

Lyrics
Last October when we first met
I watched your Youtube promo on the net
Never knew that love on first sight could be true

I need to get rid of my dinosaur phone
It's colorless, pictureless, and Siriless
Unlike Iphone 4S that could brighten up my life

* From this contest
Iphone 4S be mine
Siri as my PA (personal assistant)
Be us against the world

With this current song
I'm singing my heart out
So I don't have to say
Iphone 4S has got away
No it never got away *

All the things I could do with this awesome phone
I'm dying to Whatsapp or Line all my friends
Revive my dead Twitter and be Twitter princess

SS all day, 8MP camera
Bond all night, amazing Siri
To be amazed by the wonders of IOS 5

*

All this singing could win me an Iphone 4S
Digi, Nuffnang, please make my year ~
Now I'm telling what this means to me
So I don't have to pay the price (literally)

I need an Iphone 4S
To brighten up my life
Don't worry I'll let my family play
Even my jelly (jealous) friends

In this current life
Please oh please be mine
So I don't have to say you were the one that got away
Thanks to Digi and Nuffnang

Credits:
1. Background music - Katy Perry "The One That Got Away" Instrumental
2. Microsoft Windows Live Movie Maker
3. Canon EOS 500D
4. Siri Picture: http://justkhai.com/blog/iphone4s/
5. Respective websites etc. Nuffnang, Apple, Twitter, Whastsapp, Line...

In Awe

2011-12-22T02:52:00.000+08:00

I'm shocked.
I remembered promising a birthday update, yet time has past so fast and I did not even realize it.
So much has happened in this amount of time.

Outings, gatherings, chores, television.

Those were the main fraction of my time taken.

There's only 10 more days left in 2011. What else to do?

Is it that important to read my birthday post, or is it more important for you to be grateful over this whole year, and to set new resolutions for next year?

The latter definitely. Come, off we go! In search of who we are. In reach of who we are destined to be.

13.12.11

2011-12-14T01:41:00.000+08:00

I had a very, very blessed birthday which is just the whole day till 1 and a half hour ago :')

Just a few warm friends and my lovely family, to remind me how blessed I really am by God, and how beautiful these people are in my life!

Everything was amazing: Food. Pictures. Laughter. Gifts. Randomness.

A birthday post coming up soon!

I am now 18.

Apologies

2011-11-21T21:46:00.001+08:00

I apologize for not updating for 2 consecutive Sundays.

Totally burning now, and my blood's boiling.

Till I find my way back home.

-

2011-11-13T23:14:00.001+08:00

sick and mellow i am,
tomorrow happy i will be.

wait for me post ! :3

ciaozzz.

My SAM (SACE) Final Exams Update

2011-11-09T18:19:00.000+08:00

01.11.2011 - English as Second Language Studies: Good.
03.11.2011 - Legal Studies: Survived.
(honestly they changed the whole syllabus of the exam!!!!!!!!!)
04.11.2011 - Mathematical Studies: T_________________ T
09.11.2011 - Psychology: Satisfying.
(besides a super careless mistake made.. thanks Psych, for being my favorite subject! :D)
10.11.2011 - Economics: Survived.
(honestly what I studied this morning came out, and thank God so much for that!!)

10.11.11
Everything's over. Now I have surrendered everything unto God's hands. Believing. Anticipating. Praying for the final results which will be released around the week before Christmas! How interesting ay?

02.11.11
Gotta love my Legal studies teacher as she does not mind students consulting her the day before the final paper! The way she sprinkles her wisdom and knowledge upon students... is so enlightening.

One of my best teacher ever. Love you, ms Wendy.

Kari Jobe

2011-11-06T00:09:00.000+08:00

We gotta, let the light shine ~ ~ ~

Music

2011-11-06T00:07:00.000+08:00

i spent so much of my years soaking my ears into music almost everyday.
i can't imagine how my life would be like without music. thank God for music, seriously.
honestly i also know the limit, how it affects and i learned that i can't keep indulging into emotional songs when i'm uptight plus when there's a need to study. it just won't work that way.

i remember how every single guy i ever liked/loved have at least one song that would remind me of them... i bet all of you do to right? and as i grew older each guy (not like there was a lot, just a handful) was attached with an increasing strings of songs. and sometimes when i accidentally bump into those songs, it hurts cause honestly don't you miss them just once in a while when those lyrics and melody shoot flashbacks right through your eyes? definitely most of the time i would just smile because i try to remind myself it was a happy memory. and it should stay that way. and of course, now i have only one, special box filled with funny, adorable, touching songs that i would treasure till whenever :)

on the other hand, i should have work hard. i should have spent more time practicing my piano and violin. i should have invested more in what i love. which is music. but i wouldn't change a thing since it's the past. the contemplations on whether to take up music as my main passion for occupation.. really hurts. yet i foresee so many doors opening. where? how? what? why? let's just wait.

listening to: the one that got away, katy perry. [can't wait for the official video release on 11.11.11]

"The past is like a handful of dust, it filters through your fingers.
Disappearing, little by little.....
I wish, for one day, I could go back.
In another life.................. I would do things differently."

4 Things That Seem So Tough

2011-10-30T14:40:00.001+08:00

I went to HIS church today to listen to a pretty prominent guest speaker: Dr Robb Thompson.
The following are the excerpts of what he preached. Simple truths. A friend of mine wanted to know about the sermon, so I thought I might as well post it here, where if any of you are interested, you can read it too :)

I'm not being pushy or anything, just sharing; where if you feel uncomfortable, I sincerely apologize with all my heart. You can go read another update I did in the 12AM which is below this blog post ya :D

4 Things That Seem So Tough

by Dr. Robb Thompson

1) To Love The Ones That Didn't Love Me

Ephesians 1:6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
Romans 12:9-10
⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. ¹⁰ Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;
"God has accepted me (a powerful truth), therefore I can love the people that hate me because God gave me the love to love them with."

2) To Speak Up for the ones that Speak Down about me

Matthew 5:44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
Romans 12:17-21
¹⁷ Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.
¹⁸ If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.
¹⁹ Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is   Mine, I will repay,”says the Lord.
²⁰ Therefore
    “ If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
      If he is thirsty, give him a drink;
      For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.”
²¹ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
"People always say that Christians are hypocrites in general, but the truth is everyone is a hypocrite. It's just a matter of what they are hypocritical about."

3) To Release the ones that placed me in Chains

Ephesians 4:31-32
³¹ Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. ³² And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Mark 11: 25 And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.
"How can you not forgive someone when God has forgiven you so much?"
"You make the pleasant people of today pay the price of the horrible people of yesterday" (which is not good).

4) To Bring the Tithe when I needed God to bring me more than 10%

Proverbs 3: 5-6, 9-10; Genesis 2:15-17, Genesis 3:6, Malachi 3:8-10
- check them out yourselves! :P
"God gave you everything you have, why is it so hard to give him something?"
"Tithe is what you give that does not belong to you. Offering is what you give of what belongs to you."

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All bible verses were shared in his powerpoint slides, and I copied the verses online from http://biblegateway.com (NKJV version).

He mentioned that these 4 things are really tough to actually do, but these cold hard things which are relevant, has really blessed everyone in the congregation I bet. If you do not understand anything, feel free to ask me. Have a blessed week ahead everyone :) :)

Most Productive Saturday of 2011

2011-10-30T00:42:00.000+08:00

Another week has passed, so fast ay my lovely blog readers?

This is the first time I'm blogging so early on a Sunday morning: it's currently 12:23 AM now. Yes, I will head to sleep right after this!

Just wanna say I had the most productive Saturday this year. I've always knew I would be happy if I did spent all my Saturdays like these but procrastination, outings, and tiredness usually failed me. However, yesterday (which is super recent) was great.

I woke up at a fine time, had great sleep, washed some clothes, read my bible, prayed, did Math, and basically enjoyed the Saturday with music, and laughters with family. A few short slots of television watching.. Swept and mopped my floor, bathed my dog (finally), took my dog for a walk, cleaned 2 fans which has not been clean for months..... ! Read some Legal too. Had a nap in the afternoon.. Replied smses (of which I normally forgot)... etc. So sorry to bore you guys with what I did on an ordinary Saturday, but I felt really happy to be able to be productive on a day that normally, sadly screams 'slack'.

I've found an amazing new song today, so touching, watch if you like :') And following it will be some songs that I don't mind replaying for a thousand years too.

(official lyric video)

A Thousand Years

by Christina Perri

(official music video)

"Darling don't be afraid I have loved you for a thousand years, I'll love you for a thousand more."

This song makes me so happy! :D I would sway in this song and fall asleep. I would dance and dance. I would make art whole day. And maybe I'll even play this in my wedding in the future? Hahahahaha because its such a sweet song.

The Way You Say Goodbye

by Kate Mcgill
(one of my favorite Youtube singers)

"And how can so much change in a short amount of time, help me understand the way you say goodbye."

I think in life, most people could relate to this song in a way. Just heard this song half an hour ago, and it moved me as it made me reminisce of my past. This is why I love Kate, because her originals are so real, and her lyrics are very sweet, as in the way her lyrics are wrote makes me adore them. The usage of English is very fine. She inspires me to write music again (if you read my old blog, remember where I shared some few original lyrics too?) Wee. If you like this song, check out Melancholy Melody by her too!

Apologies

by Christie Dupree

"And it's a sad sad story, that you know that you should be sorry, but it doesn't change that fact, that your heart is cold in you."

If you know the band Eisley, she's the youngest sister( if I'm not mistaken) of the Dupree family. She's pursuing her own solo music path, and this original is simply what I find worth to replay countless times. Just simple and acoustic-ishly sweet too.

I so apologize that these three songs are sang by females. Hahahaha. I definitely know some great songs that are sang by males too okay!!!! Will share perhaps next time. Or next year :P

Ciaoz everyone! My SAM finals are approaching this Tuesday itself! All the best to whosoever taking it, and every other who's taking their A-levels AS paper, SPM, school/uni final exams.... etc. God bless and much, much love <3

Jayesslee @ City Harvest Malaysia 2011

2011-10-23T17:58:00.001+08:00

I had an amazing time today, attending church service with my mum, Alicia and Shermaine at City Harvest Church. Basically, the main attraction was Jayesslee who was featured in the church!

Janice and Sonia!!!!!
:D

The ever wonderful and gorgeous youtube sensation Janice and Sonia shared their beautiful testimony, sang breathtaking covers of Rocketeer by Far East Movement, Dare You To Move by Switchfoot, and a Korean song.

Here are the two songs (excluding Rocketeer) uploaded by Shermaine :)

Dare You to Move (Jayesslee)

Lord, I am Here (Jayesslee)

Was really touched by the message of H.O.P.E. too by Mr David Oh.

Alright. I'll let the pictures do the talking! ;D
Was really happy to meet old friends like David, Nick, Shauna, Amanda, Charissa, Pamela, Marcus pee!! and more... weeeeeeeeee. Btw, Felicia Low, i miss you! :P

So beautiful !

Adorable :')


Miss Chu Wei Jean. We go wayyyyy back!

If you're reading this, I miss you so much! ;3


Awesome girlfriends!

I actually recorded the 2 songs plus their amazing testimony, but due to the file being too big as I captured it with my baby Canon eos500d, it was taking me soooooooooooooooooooo long to even reach 10% of the updating process! D: Hence, I stopped uploading.

Plus, I didn't want to infringe any copyright issue as I am aware of it because I read the terms of policy of uploading Youtube videos hehehe. I am a Legal student now! I need to abide by the law XD

Hahahaha so funny la. Anyways, let us all just wait for the best quality that would be uploaded by City Harvest KL :D :D

God is AMAZING. Feels super blessed today. We queued up for more than 45 minutes just to take a picture with Janice and Sonia!!!!!! They are just so gorgeous in real life. I really hope they enjoyed their time in Malaysia and would come back annually. I feel happy. And motivated, inspired. Take care you peeps. Sorry for the overflowing emoticons in this post, just feel soooo happy today ! Gonna go give my best for my preparation of SAM finals :D

Love, Clamaty!!!!!!!

I Can't Remember

2011-10-18T17:56:00.000+08:00

There are so many things that I wish I could remember, but I just can't.

It's not because I chose to forget, I'm crying and begging to remember but I can't.

I'll be digging my memories like nobody's business, but all there's left is just the leftovers of the last. And it's so ouch like that. What happen to the in betweens?
People remember the first time they meet. The last when they part. The funniest, sickest moments. The most painful, heart tearing moments spent together.

But what about the in betweens? At least for me, it's where all the laughter lies. Where all the promises flow on. The replays of a thousand songs shared together.

One of the most shocking line that I've heard from a very close friend of me just blew me away: "I don't believe in promises." And the reason why? Because people keep breaking them. I am caught red-handed. But if I could really choose, I would have never broke my promise to you.

I wished that memory consolidation could worked better during sleeps. If people could constantly remember how much they cared, and why they cared for who they always care; people would stop breaking up. No more third parties.

Life just don't work like that.

University Applications

2011-10-10T21:30:00.001+08:00

Ahoy! Sincere apologies as yesterday I really forgot that I were to update. Boohoo me yeah?
Anyways, today I shall talk about university applications and preparations. I tell you, it's seriously such a not fun thing to do. Who has all the time to research on scholarships and benefits that you can get? Or seriously, just to understand the courses offer in each university is already time-consuming and scary. Scary that the barriers to the entry-level is so high.

But I know nothing is impossible, especially with Christ! :D
What I have done is I have thrown in a bucket load of options. And await whatever comes back, then only decide. Of course, there are still a few universities that I have not done any research yet. Just pray for me ay as I only have 21 days to my final exams and my heart's pumping every second with hopes to do well yet I still battle procrastination towards studying!

Back to my applications. Seriously what I applied, all have certain degrees of passion and love to me. I applied for law, psychology, music, photography, arts, fine arts and commerce. And of which music and photography I really don't have the time to submit the required documents like original photograph work prints and music recordings... Hmmmmms. But what really puts my heart out there, beyond the need to study in Uni, is to be a photographer. And there's just much joy when I am able to capture beautiful pictures that put smiles into my face and the people around me!

So... if I were a photographer... A freelance, in particular... and perhaps a designer.. an entrepreneur.. an artist... would you support me? :) :) :)

Please click "Like" if you would. I realize that I have quite some readers but you all just don't respond :( Pleaseeeeeeeeee. And takes care. Much sunshine to you! :D

Change

2011-10-02T16:52:00.002+08:00

In this whole year I've been immensely blessed by the opportunities to meet amazing people from work, youth, and college. Different lifestyles and personalities made me humbled that I am able to connect with these people. Consequently, I have been able to perceive people and the way people do things in a different away. The chance for me to redeem myself in my studies too have been overwhelming for me. There is only 29 days left till my finals and I really, really need to get my engine started. Submitting my university application few days ago made my head twisted a little... I don't quite feel I am any bit ready for it yet.

2011 is flying so quickly, I bet everyone feels the same way too. It seems that when you get older, time flies quicker. "Owe no one anything except love", please carry that everywhere you go :) Lots of love. And colors to you. Ciao!

Amazing Peeps

2011-09-25T17:30:00.004+08:00

I can has the coolest fringe on earth.
It blows to the right and stays!
Meow.

And then it can look fine again.
*smiles*

Simple update. I found some pictures and I would love to show you the people I really treasure this year! :D And most of them of which I don't see often (sad face):

Plus of course! There are people like Xiyuin and Amanda and others whom I don't have a picture to display at the moment. But you all know my heart, hehehe. Meow!

"A few real friends, a family that would do anything for me, music, being in love, getting to see the world... i could never take any of it for granted cause i don't deserve to have it so easy."
Hayley Williams

"Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
1 Corinthians 13:7

"Well, I've been afraid of changing 'cause I built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
I'm getting older, too
Well I'm getting older too"
Landslide, Dixie Chicks

Much inspirations i have,

2011-09-21T22:14:00.000+08:00

so i shall write now.

When I look around, I become constantly humbled by those very beings around me. People like security guards (tons around my neighborhood), food delivery man, construction workers... etc. They all really really inspire me. A smile lightens up my face every time I pass by them. I think it's such a beautiful occupation, to serve the way they do. I find it so humbling and I start to think of their family who would be just grateful with every thing they have.

Sometimes we want too much. Should we be blamed? Who to be blamed? Nobody I guess. More commonly, I see people who attempt to grow up so fast nowadays, and in contrast there are others who preach about slowing down in life. Don't rush, they say. Carpe diem. But some would like to speed life through. They wanna grow up, wanna work wanna earn big bucks. The massive contrast between everything really amazes me. Really puts me to thoughts. The world with no difference would be boring, but the world with such difference is dangerous.

So many secrets. So many sadness I see behind each face. Two-faces all around. Truth is harsh, yet the truth is reality. It's saddening when people are hurt. People hurt people. People hurt more people. Why so hurtful? Why so selfish? Why so confused? Hmm... Broken friendships. Broken family. Broken relationships. Healed. Broken. Restoration. Phases = Life. Life = Indescribable.

One thing I have learn out of everything: Just live.

"You gotta leave the past behind so that you can move on."
"Just move your butt on."
Stop dreaming about the future, stop crying about the past, JUST LIVE ;) I believe that when you choose to Live without worrying of the future and moaning about the past, you become more productive than anything. And we should seize every single moment we have. Because time is all we have and we have time.

Rojak #1

2011-09-18T15:12:00.002+08:00

I've been attempting to feed my brains with tons of Legal knowledge for my trial exam tomorrow... but I'm more successful in making my brain like the picture above....

Blur!

..... but still beautiful. Hehs.

I promise a picture-filled update next Sunday?

The most scary part about my exam tomorrow is that it starts at 7.00 am. It ends at 10.10 am. And we gotta be there at 6.30 am. How exciting is that?!!!

Gotta say I've been sooooo inspired by this blog http://colormekatie.blogspot.com and the lovely, awesome girl behind this! GO BE INSPIRED !

Makes me just wanna drop everything and pursue my photography, art, and music dream.

Or.......... do I take Law???????!!!

Meowwwwwwwwwwws. *crawls back to the study table*

thought-provoking

2011-09-11T17:41:00.001+08:00

These whole week have been exhausting but I am happy that I'm getting sufficient rest.
The 3 assessments on the same day tomorrow, however would be another challenge.

A challenge that I will so accept and climb!

How can I not be reminded that my parents are paying RM20,000 + for my current education which is only a period of 8 months + ? I so dislike this amount of fee. So gotta work hard. The constant battle from limiting myself from television, twitter. Thank God I am able to handle life without Facebook. Plus for some of you who know, a few weeks without phone I endured!

On the other hand, I have been having some thought-provoking times. Wondering about things that I'm finding out, realising and learning. Found one of the most beautiful girl this week, name Sherri Dupree from the band Eisley. She's so inspiring.

Today is 9/11. Reading the newspaper makes me cry. My heart goes to those who lost someone then. Thank you for your strong heart since. So much respect for you all, really :')
Appreciate life and everything!
God's grace is sufficient for us, every day of our lives.

Brand New Blog

2011-09-04T22:16:00.003+08:00


A smile to thank you for sparing time to drop by.

Recently I've deactivated my Facebook account, and now I'm back to rekindle my blog. I miss blogging a whole lot. For some of my dear distant friends, this might be the only place where you will see pieces of me. Only on Sunday I will blog, and on Sundays you shall relax and come read/enjoy the pictures. Comments are closed for the moment.

: )


I really took so many photos of these two flowers till I managed this satisfying shot!

This year is really different for me.
I don't even know where to start, or what to mention first. What I know is I am constantly grateful for the people I am blessed to meet, and all that life has to offer. College is a brand new scope, things are different people are different. I can't deny that up until now I am still trying my best to balance everything out, and at the same time not lose myself in this bittersweet journey.

Honestly I am speechless unto what to blog currently. Plus my lil' brother is waiting to use the computer! And classes start again tomorrow. But I'll improve my blog. Will search for inspirations and unleash it! Inspirations are everywhere: God, family, friends, places, new people, dreams, hopes............... go dig them all ! Weee.

Lots of love.
Claire.

p/s: I have tried a new cleansing face method. FOR REAL ! And apparently it works. Bubzbeauty is awesome!! Love the scent of it. If you do try, make sure its soft and subtle in your palm before you apply on your face. *winks!