boom baby, the lokas are back ;)

There goes my Deepavali holiday . . .

noooooo!

but then again,

A holiday is never a 'holiday' for Vickie,

without being overly exhausted,

without having surprises,

without doing crazy things,

without freaking out due to stress,

without having the most awesome time,

without thanking God for all He has done :)

There is really never a dull time when the Lokas are reunited. What a great surprise i got this holiday when i went to KL Central to supposedly pick up my "uncle" and ended up fetching 2 crazy girls back home instead. Thanks for the surprise, Jan-ice and Jessie! :) It has been an out-of-this-world week for me, with 6 days of family reunions, karaoke, pictionary, dancing, video-making, and oh the FOOD. Too much, i tell you, way too much. but what a time we had! i am so exhausted yet i wouldn't trade our time together for anything else. gosh, i miss you girls already lar.

Here are a few of the more sane pictures we took :

McTiny and Mcmac

Titha's girl & McCartney

the Lokas with the bride and groom :)

Grandpa and his granddaughters 

ush* show your muscle!

Pictionary time!

ho po dish : lui cha

veggie, veggie and more VEGGIE

stoning on the 5th day of family reunion

Pictionary time again!

5 girls vs 5 guys

the girls won, of course ;)

Jade Palace - where we ate too much.

Karaoke session with the lokas is never normal, ask the others :P

i am so glad that we could meet again this year 'cause August is way too far away!

Thank you so much for being such a joy in my life! :)

His mercies are new every morning;

What a roller coaster ride it has been.

So much has been happening in such a short time and i have to admit that it hasn't been easy for me to take in everything. There is just so many things piling up and the expectations all around has really taken it's toll on me. A lot of good things has been happening but of course new problems keep arising and datelines are looming closer all at the same time. Tell me, is it possible to be so happy and bothered at the same time? Because that is exactly what i have been facing, it feels like I am sitting on one of those thrill rides. You feel so excited, yet so worried, nervous and scared at the same time and at times like these i do feel like giving up, to throw my hands in the air and say i don't want to have anything to do with it anymore.

Yet at this time of trial and testing, He has been teaching me, leading me, guiding me, and loving me every moment of the day. He has taught me the meaning of being patient and to rejoice in Him despite of the things that was happening or how i felt. O God, I stand in awe of You. For all that You've done, doing and are going to do! :)

Everything may not be how I want it to be for now.

but all I know is that,

when I fall, He will pick me up

when I'm down, He will lift me up

when I'm insufficient,

He is more than sufficient for me.

and that is all i can hold on to . . .

Interested ?

Come, come, come!

Please let me know if you are interested :)

sitting waiting wishing

Proverbs 16 : 9

A man's mind plans his way,

but the Lord directs his steps 

and makes them sure 

I will wait upon you, Lord.

My soul waits and in Your word

I put my hope.

I call on you for you will answer me.

Show me your ways;

Lead me in the straight path,

for you are God my Saviour.

i am a busy bee. buzz*

The last whole week

screams 

 " busy, busy, BUSY! "

Seriously, i have never celebrated so many (6 to be exact) birthdays in 7 days! I know, thats called crazy. :P I am totally wiped-out-tired but it is all worth it. For what could be better than spending time with people whom you love on their special day? :) There is too much too tell, really. To cut it short, this week was filled with gooood food, singing, screaming, hugs, tears, presents, more hugs, plenty of bonding time, smiles and laughter! :)

Thursday : Happy Birthday, Pamela (ahem) Radcliffe!

The only girl i know so crazy over jackets and daniel radcliffe,

but i still love you all the same!

I hope all things good will come your way, 'grandpa'.

You have always taken care of me like a mother (even though we are the same age) and i really appreciate it. :)

Saturday : Huay Ann's Birthday!

Even though we couldn't really celebrate your birthday, 

I'm glad we met up even for a little while.

I pray that God will continue to guide you and lead you 

as you pursue your goals & dreams.

I will definitely never forget all the times we had, kindergarden mate! :)

Happy 19th Birthday!

when we were young and crazy. (we still are actually)

Sunday : Liza Uma's Birthday!

Although we have already surprised her on monday, me and david still wanted to celebrate with Liza again on the actual day. So we went to Jarrods & Rawlins for dinner and the food was goooood ('so sedap wei') as i couldn't stop eating :P. It was a really nice dinner and i'm glad i had it with two people whom i really love.

A sister, a role-model, an inspiration and a friend. ILY, liza! :D

goood foood!

Monday : Jason Gee's Birthday!

It was my first time going karaoke with my friends at Red Box Plus at Pavillion 

and boy, did we have fun! 

We were singing (more like screaming at times) and dancing to crazy songs from westlife, ABBA, beegees, spice girls, savage garden, bon jovi and so much more. i never would have thought i would find people as crazy as me. heh.

 

i am glad to have found a friend in you, Jason :)

 I am looking forward to more of skype, singing, yum cha, and even studying with you! 

you really surprise me in many ways :) happy birthday, partner!

when we still not so 'high' :P probably singing some crazy song like 'wannabe'. Sorry, i had to steal your pictures, Sarah!

the 'model' with his boxers. haha.

what a way to start a new month!

but i'm loving every moment of it

S-S-SURPRISE !

i just want to wish a . . 

Blessed Birthday

to three great role models in my life

ERIC, MELVIN & LIZA !!

hmm, what can i say?

it was amazing! that's what i can tell you :P

i am so thrilled that the surprise party worked out so well :D although we did have a few hiccups, like liza coming early suddenly! gosh, that really gave maddie, dave and I, a shock of our lives. Fortunately, we could save it as she was so blurr as usual (hehe) and thought the party wasn't for her. Another hiccup was that melvin arrived at 9pm, so everybody was stuck outside church (except me and maddie, who was rotting) for some time. BUT everything went so well as the three of them was genuinely surprised and didn't suspect nor expect anything! *cheers*

preparation time :

david was doing the 'thinking', philip was cutting circles and vk was freaking out :P

SURPRISE ! :D

the youth band.

 the awesome people whom i meet every monday.

b'day boy 1 : Eric Yoong, our 'chong hei' leader

b'day boy 2 : Melvin Lee, the not-so-shy boy

the b'day girl : Liza Uma, the rockstar wannabe!

the three of you have been such an inspiration to me :)

Eric and his lovely wife, Lye San

 naomi & irene, the song writer & banner creator!

david playing the strumming that Melvin taught him

This celebration wasn't like any other as we were not celebrating one special person's birthday but THREE great leaders whom i really respect and who has truly helped shape the person I am today. They have been such and encouragement and inspiration to me in so many ways and i could never thank them enough for all that they have taught and done. Our practice for the night was canceled so that we could spend time with each other and we ended up having an appreciation session with emo speeches and sweet messages. :) Each and every one left church that night with another lovely memory filled with tears, laughter and joy, seeing the fruits which we now reap after all the hardwork and commitment put into every Monday for 6 amazing years. All glory be to our God for all He has done! 

Numbers 6 : 24 - 26 

God bless you and keep you ;

God smile on you and Gift you.

God look you full in the face and

Give you peace and grant you favour

and cause you to prosper !

that is my wish for you :)

The Weekly Weather Report

The Raya Holidays is coming to and end already and as usual i went MIA (Missing In Action) during my free days. So, where was I exactly ?

Tuesday : Home, of course!

Ning ning and Yuen Chee came to visit! :D

I was the baby sitter for the day since vien was busy with her friends. People who know me well would be aware of my 'love' for kids. I don't hate them, i really don't but i ain't those girls who go gaga for kids. However when it comes to the 2 of them, i totally become all mum-sy because they are so adorable. They really make me laugh and even when they torture me by fighting every 15 minutes or force me to play toys with them or even turn all the knobs of my guitar,

i still love them to bits!

Moment of the Day : Ning asks philip, 'what is 2 plus 1?',

phil replies 'you tell me the answer' and she answers ..

" TWO lah "

Ning singing 'thank you for the music' with her sister.

She's such a love. :)

Wednesday : Bentong Waterfall

Wondering why I am wearing the seat belt when I'm sitting in the back seat?

Because Liza is Driving!! :P

We got lost but it was not her fault. really.

Ta Daa! :)

when i went back for the second slice it was all goneee :(

the camera woman never gets wet :D

Aunt Mary and Magdalene washing their hair. lol.

david giving us a lecture while torturing us

It was such a nice trip! It was relaxing and oh my, all the good food thanks to the aunties :D I am really glad i went even though it was such a last minute thing. My mum called me on my handphone at 5am in the morning telling me that our original plans got canceled and me and my sis can finally go for the trip. We obviously wasn't thinking straight at such an hour as we spontaneously agreed to go. I am so glad we made that decision and i'm looking forward to our next trip there! :)

To all Xabi fans out there, here are some new pictures. Enjoy!

Xabi playing ball :)

tsk tsk, the manja boy

Sleeping with his best friend, Mr drumstick.

The rest of my holiday was spent in Genting with my family and some relatives. No, I wasn't having a blast riding all those kiddy rides instead we just stayed in the apartment most of the time, where all we did was eat alot (or atleast I couldn't stop eating) played games (now i realise bomberman can be good entertainment), and sleeeep :) So, i do not have any photos of me doing such boring things.

I love love love the holidays because it gives me some time to be away from everything just for a little while. It's good for the soul and i know i need it. But hey, now I'm back! ;)