Ok thought I'd pop in for a post because God deserves all the glory for saving my butt this week :D Thank you God!

Alright my cutesy little bum has been saved 3 times this week but I'll just put down the two coolest little ones down coz I need to catch some shuteye soon.

Alright scenario 1 (and it did really happen) me and my mate Daniel were coming home one morning after having a guys night out with the boys and so he was crashing at my place as per usual after such occasions. And on such occasions he would normally park in the visitors carpark right beside my apartment, but tonight he asked "Charlie (yeah he calls me that, definately not a term of endearment i can tell u that *takes some anti-homosexual mouthspray*) should I park in front of your garage? Ok normally my car would be in that spot because the Jagster would be in the garage and my car would be outside of the garage, but it was away at the mechanics for repairs (I didn't crash it, just routine repairs so take that smirk off ur face :P)! And so i agreed, but the next morning when I woke up, I found out that all the cars at the visitor carpark were broken into and had stuff stolen, and Dan's car which is only 5 meters away from there hadn't been broken into. Thank You God, You're awesome moment #1!

Thank You God, You're awesome moment #2 happened today. I lost my wallet, but managed to find it for lunch time at the place i sat in class, weird I thought, this kinda stuff doesn't normally happen to me. Turns out that there is a hole in my pocket the size of Denmark (well.. ok my pants aren't THAT big). So I lost it again, which really sucked because here i was living alone, and losing my wallet would mean I would've had to start searching telephone booths for coins for dinner :P But actually thank God just yesterday I had just gone shopping and bought enough groceries to last the next ice age, but still i was a little angry/sad/worried/sick/tired (woah that's a lotta emotions) but I remembered really quick that God had brought me through such things before. And so I prayed to God "You've done awesomer things in my life before, I'm trusting You" and went on with my day. Small miracle number 2, i usually keep my bus card in my wallet straight after i get on the bus to go to uni, but today i was feeling lazy (mayb coz i was sick) and my bus card was in my other pocket (with no hole thankfully!) and it had one last bus ride on it, so I could get home! Ok, so I reach home after university, and then I'm going to call James my friend for some money while I'm wallet-less, and lo and behold, there is a voicemail on my cell phone from James saying that my auntie has my wallet! LOL. Well my wallet has my drivers license in it which has my old address (i shld really tell them that I moved) which is 29A Winstone Road, and it turns out that my auntie through some circumstances moved to 29 Winstone Road (the house in front). So.. it turns out he was walking around 29A, and she asked him what he was doing, and he showed her my wallet!! Haha and so I went to pick it up and it's sitting here right in front of my monitor now. My trust in pockets has been severely misplaced. Pockets are overrated (especially Hole-y pockets, haha bad joke I know).

So yeah.. if that made sense, congratulations you should be a lawyer. But really really Thank You God, You're awesome! :) I know my faith in You is not misplaced and I stepped out in faith and trust You and You came through for me! Thank You for your 101 miracles and giving me my wallet back. You really do work in strange and mysterious ways! :)

Hm....... What should I blog today?? Well, sent the car in for repairs, which are costing me (my dad actually :P) 380 NZD!! Won't be getting it back till Friday I think so now I actually have to walk places, ugh!

Looked in the mirror today and have noticed I'm losing my tummy (in a good way, not to flesh eating bacteria)! All that exercise is slowly paying off! Yay! Although I'll dread heading back to Malaysia and ruining all that work and becoming fat again! :( But I'm not too fussed about what I look like, and the Malaysian food (Char Kueh Teaw, Satay and etc etc) is SOOO WORTH IT! :)

Ok... time for EMBARASSING AUSTRALIAN MOMENT story time :) Ooh boy I'm gonna regret typing this down I'll tell you that. Well one of the nights Hang Yuan and Co took me to this Indian place called Bizmi which does Roti Canai and stuff, and wow I pigged out sooooo badly on all the curries and biryani rices and etc (can't get good stuff like that in NZ) and.... the next day I had diarhoea! and i mean BAD diarhoea, wouldn't have been too bad if we had stayed at home, but that was the last day I was in Australia and so we decided to visit the Great Ocean Road and see the 12 apostles (only 8 left i heard! they were still twelve when i visited). And it was a longgggg (and I mean longgggg) drive. I had to make numerous pitstops, and once we were in the middle of nowhere and driving, and I had an attack.. And let's just say I gave back to the Outback for taking me in (make sense?)! Which is why I say I left a part of me in Australia (no more 'leaving pregnant girls in Oz' rumours ok??). Lol there I said it, gonna go and hide myself in shame now. Anyways, plenty more stories coming up in future updates.

Blog ya later
Tip: Do not eat massive amounts of curry the day before a big trip!

Just going through some old poetry I wrote a long time ago, you can find them on www.poetry.com if you search for Charles Ling :) The first one I wrote was about the experiences of a new father arriving at the hospital after his son was born, and the other I just imagined a mum reading a bedtime poem (that's what it's called) to her child just before she sleeps. Enjoy! :) I don't know why I wrote these since I have't gone through these particular experiences, but I guess I put myself in those positions as I wrote those poems.

A Joyful Moment

I walk into this building of death;
Of gloom, sadness and hopelessness;
With leaden feet and a beating heart;
I quickly brace myself for my part.

I feel a lump in my chest;
No feeling can deny,
A joyousness no words could express;
I hear a gentle cry.

My eyes I keep tightly shut,
If not they'd flood Noah's Ark,
A baby boy lies in her hands,
I can't believe God's plans.

That God would bless such a soul;
A wretched creature, I confess;
I hear a faint gentle whisper;
Of bliss and joy and happiness.

I hold him with my hardened hands,
He's small and tiny like a toy,
He's what I feel the world needs,
To bring forth new hope, love and joy.

Charles Jun Ling

A Bedtime Poem

Tonight whilst you sleep in bed,
I'll send angels to watch over your head,
As shooting stars slowly pass you by,
I hope that in your dreams you'll fly,
To happy places, and happy times,
Meeting familiar faces of many kinds,
Of cheery hello's and great goodbyes,

I hope you'll dream of happy thoughts,
Of English fleets and Spanish ports,
And while you rest your head in bed,
Dream of St Nicholas in his sled,

Don't worry how to make the world right,
But think of happy times,
And then the world will seem bright,
As you go to bed,
Good night, sleep tight,
Tonight.

Charles Ling

Hm.... after being called the worst blogger in the world (self admitted too!) I decided to take up the challenge of being the 2nd worst blogger in the world (by posting at least one entry) so I can dominate over someone else.

What did I do today? Woke up late for dance practice, I subconsciously (well, half-consciously) set the alarm one hour later in my drowsy state and went back to peaceful bliss. It was part honest mistake, part lazy-bum-nitis (may or may not exist), because I thought I had set the alarm one hour too early (well it felt like it was one hour too early at least!). So then I made a mad dash to Uni is an astounding 30 minutes (Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's a sweaty frantic [can't forget to mention late] asian!). We did some more work with the breakdance moves, but aren't close to being presentable yet.

Last night we had dinner at a place called Los Incas in Devonport, which is across the bay from Auckland. Since we weren't in the mood for a mid winter swim in Auckland harbour we drove the car over the Harbour bridge (like sane people do!). But you can also get to Devonport by ferry from Auckland for a dirty cheap $9! The food there was really good, I ordered "The Hand of God" (hm.... God for dinner) which was steak argentinian style which was totally awesome. William had the seafood stew which turned out to be awesome (I totally regreted ordering God for dinner). Oh well, you win this time Will! We went to celebrate Yen's birthday and I got him a book he wanted called Digital Fortress by Dan Brown (which I'm borrowing after his done, already reserved it! :P expect a review in 2 years time when I finish reading it).

Also went shopping for Lily's birthday today, grrr too many 21sts make my bank account cry!! Oh well, me and Angie roamed the ghetto that is Auckland (it's not really a ghetto, just sounds cool) in search of the perfect gift. We eventually got her a makeup container, and a siberian husky (toy! before you guys expect me to buy you 1000dollar dogs for your 21sts too) inside it! Awww so cute... Kawai deshou! ^_^

Anyways, it's gonna be another mad dash before uni starts, I've got a few parties to go to not to mention more dance practices (oh my aching body) plus the habit of sleeping at 4am which won't be good when uni starts. Ooooh boy I haven't studied for Law at all, and i've had six weeks to start, I'll start tomorrow... (Yeah right!)

That's it for now, blog ya later! :)

It's been awhile since I last blogged anything remotely connected to my life but expect a big update soon! :) I'm still in Melbourne, and the week has passed by, not too quickly, but has left me with many new friends, strengthened existing ones, and most of all given me many great memories :) And I guess that's what a large part of life is about, creating great memories, and Melbourne is a great place (not as great as Auckland tho :P) and IMacs (what I'm using now) aren't as great as PC's :P

It hasn't been all about me taking from Australia, I left a little bit of myself there too (Hang Yuan and Juni know this :P) I might tell everyone else later, but I might not, we'll see how things go! But Hang Yuan and Juni, thanks for opening up your houses to me during this week, I'm blessed to have great friends like you and am happy to have shared this week with you guys, I'm just waiting for you guys to come to Auckland so I can repay the favour :)

Well, it's 1AM now and my flight is at 8.15am, so.... Farewell Melbourne, thank you for the memories, great to have met so many new people, and I guess I might see you again someday :) Peace out from down under (which is actually above NZ, but watever)

Another pic of the lake, I hope you enjoy these because I really find they have a calming effect on me. NZ is so beautiful :) I pity all my friends that do not want to come and visit me :P 

Took this in a park reserve, the water was so calm and peaceful 

Took this on the way up Mt Ruapehu, I love snow~~ 

Your element is Light: Innocent, beautiful, kind-
hearted and pure. You are so sweet your almost
angelic, you find joy in others happiness and
cannot stand to see anyone in pain. You want to
make everyone around you feel good about
themselves and if someone is upset you can tend
to become rather upset as well which means you
are sympathetic and raise others above
yourself. Being as kind and good-natured as you
are people have most likely hurt you in the
past but you pick yourself up every time. You
may look fragile but you are stronger than most
tend to see. Life is beautiful no matter how
you look at it and you understand that people
make mistakes, not everyone is perfect. You try
to see the good in the bad which is a talent
few posses, dont ever let anyone change you.
You truly have a beautiful soul inside and a
heart of gold.


.:-|What is your true element?|-:. -With Anime Pictures and detailed answers-
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Part Romantic Kisser

For you, kissing is all about feeling the romance You love to kiss under the stars or by the sea The perfect kiss involves the perfect mood It's pretty common for kisses to sweep you off your feet

Part Expert Kisser

You're a kissing pro, but it's all about quality and not quantity You've perfected your kissing technique and can knock anyone's socks off And you're adaptable, giving each partner what they crave When it comes down to it, your kisses are truly unforgettable

What Kind of Kisser Are You?

You Are Not Scary

Everyone loves you. Isn't that sweet?

How scary are you?

You Are a Prophet Soul

You are a gentle soul, with good intentions toward everyone. Selfless and kind, you have great faith in people. Sometimes this faith can lead to disappoinment in the long run. No matter what, you deal with everything in a calm and balanced way. You are a good interpreter, very sensitive, intuitive, caring, and gentle. Concerned about the world, you are good at predicting people's feelings. A seeker of wisdom, you are a life long learner looking for purpose and meaning. You are a great thinker and communicator, but not necessarily a doer. Souls you are most compatible with: Bright Star Soul and Dreaming Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

YES!!! Woohoo this made my day (so far my day has consisted of reading a big red book that is labelled "Tort") and I swear I got this on my first attempt! So if I sound like the guy for you just email me babe!! ;)

Your Seduction Style: Ideal Lover

You seduce people by tapping into their dreams and desires. And because of this sensitivity, you can be the ideal lover for anyone you seek. You are a shapeshifter - bringing romance, adventure, spirituality to relationships. It all depends on who your with, and what their vision of a perfect relationship is.

What Is Your Seduction Style?

Wonder why musicians always commit suicide? It's because you write and compose best when you're depressed! I'm no where near committing suicide tho, it's just an observation that I write a lot of music when I'm down, right now the guitar and me are inseparable! :D Thanks to Cameron for talking to me tons man, you really helped a brother out.

Learnt Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight," it's a lovely song, so touching, and what I hope to tell my significant other every day for the rest of her life when we finally meet.

Dang, I'm weird! Only 30% normal, not that I didn't know that already :)
And the marriage thing... wow, true is all I can say :)
Now if I can get married to someone equally weird (highly unlikely) things would be sweet!
Feeling much better today, had a huge cry out to God for about 1.5 hours but felt way better and got good sleep. Parents flew back to Malaysia today, hmm.. it's a good and bad thing, I can finally go out past 10 o'clock now (slight exaggeration) but I'm not gonna be able to eat as much (well, I'll lose some weight so that may be great too!).
Still worried about the tests this week but I don't seem to be acting like it.
Oh well, life can be segmented sometimes, many different areas changing at all times. Unfortunately life waits for no man/woman/ and isn't likely to slow down. Enjoy the tests! :)

You Are 30% Normal (Occasionally Normal)

You sure do march to your own beat... But you're so weird, people wonder if it's a beat at all You think on a totally different wavelength And it's often a chore to get people to understand you

How Normal Are You?

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.

In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved.

You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.

Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with.

Your risk of cheating is low. Even if you're tempted, you'd try hard not to do it.

You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.

In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

Went to Abby's 21st Birthday party last night! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABBY if you ever read this...
Went back, and well.. felt lonely, been melancholic all day.. Having some past issues resurface, burdens that I thought I had worked through but it seems I'm back at square one.
The hurt has all come back to me.. I'm hoping it's temporary and will go away..
The hurt of losing your biggest joy in life.
The hurt of hurting the person you love because you did your best to love them but it had the exact opposite effect.
The hurt of destroying years of hardwork in a couple of seconds.
Yea, it's a black day, followed with black weather, but God is the strength of my heart, and He is the strength in all my weakness. I can only thank Him because He cares for me as an individual.
Meanwhile I've got 2 tests this week, a bit clueless on what to do for them actually but let's hope i pull out a fluke like usual :)

"Can you tell me how a perfect love goes wrong...."

On Bended Knee, by Boyz to Men.

Darlin' I, I can't explain
Where did we lose our way
Girl it's drivin' me insane
And I know I just need one more chance
To prove my love to you
If you come back to me
I'll guarantee
That I'll never let you go

Can we go back to the days our love was strong
Can you tell me how a perfect love goes wrong
Can somebody tell me how to get things back
The way they used to be
Oh God give me the reason
I'm down on bended knee
I'll never walk again, until you come back to me
I'm down on bended knee

So many nights I dream of you
Holding my pillow tight
I know that I don't need to be alone
When I open up my eyes
To face reality
Every moment without you
It seems like eternity
I'm begging you, begging you come back to me

(Baby, Im sorry. Please forgive me for all the wrong I've done.
Please come back home girl. I know you put all your trust
in me, I'm sorry I let you down. Please forgive me girl.)

I'm gonna swallow my pride
Say I'm sorry
Stop pointing fingers, the blame is on me
I want a new life
And I want it with you
If you feel the same
Don't ever let it go
You gotta believe, in the spirit of love
it can heal all things
We won't hurt any more
No I don't believe our love's terminal
I'm down on my knees, begging you please
Come home

You never know what life is going to throw your way, just hope that you're up to the task and catch what's going your way without fumbling.

Yea, complexities of life are bittersweet, without them our lives would be so much smoother but without them our lives would be boring. You also cannot fully experience the sweet without tasting the most bitter.

Both my parents are recovering and out of the hospital, thank God! It's been testing, having to juggle that, my studies (four major assessments in a month), and my sister's two kids running around in our small little apartment (7 people in 3 bedrooms! plus i was kicked out of my room! >_<).

I really wanna prove to myself that I can do well in Law, I don't know what standard I've set for myself but I do know I wanna do the best I can. However there are certain justifiable limits to effort of course, but I know I can probably do better.
Law is a challenge, trying to comprehend the full area of Law and handling pages and pages of reading, I'm certainly enjoying it, but at the same time as a result of lack of self-will I'm falling behind. I know I've had some troubles, but for me, that shouldn't stop me from aiming, striving and achieving.

I've been asking myself a question of whether it's worth it to strive as hard as I have been? Will working this hard make my life easier for the rest of my life (as people say it will) or will it just train me to work hard as a dog for the rest of my life? I certainly don't wanna be one of those yuppies trapped in their race to 'keep up with the Jones'' but yet there are demands for financial stability and comfort in the future. I guess this is all part of life, and to have faith in God. It becomes a much harder and bigger lesson to learn when you're entering adulthood, when the only one responsible for keeping you fed is yourself. Please God teach me to trust in your provision for tomorrow will worry about itself.

Yesterday is past, tomorrow has not yet come, today is when you must ACT!

Wow, seems ages since I last updated my blog and this will be a short one!

Let's see... what's new with the new year? Lots of things really, got into my desired course at uni (Law & Commerce conjoint), buying a new house, meeting new people, lotsa things.

And yet there are lots of things that are still the same, I'm still addicted to the computer, I still am late for most of my classes, and I'm still single! Hm... good to know that some things never change.

Anyways, my mum is undergoing a checkup at this very moment, and probably has to go for open heart surgery tomorrow. Although the doctor has said that it's relatively safe, how safe is relatively safe? There is a small chance that she could not make it, so all your prayers and best wishes would be greatly appreciated for her in this tough time. Her pacemaker leads (connected to her heart) have become bacterially infected and since they have been in there for 20 years or so, the doctors need to perform surgery and make sure they come off, after which she will need to be IV'd to strong antibiotics for about 4 weeks, before they reinsert another pacemaker into her. Please pray for her as she goes through all these trials.

People mask themselves in many ways, some use anger, others humor to cloak their real emotions... and maybe that's why i can remain smiling and laughing so as not to let others worry about me. I don't require your sympathies, but my mum requires your prayers, thanks! :)

This shot is from a game I've been playing called Guild Wars. In it you can explore a truly large world that could take days if not weeks to explore, here's a shot of a spectacular ice cave. Isn't this beautiful?? Sigh.... I want to go skiing :) 

Exams are here!!! Starting on thursday and they go till 13th November.. Pressure's on and I need to get some study done! I need to maintain a GPA of B+ at least but I plan to have at least an A- average so I'll be assured a spot in Law next year! I won't let another year pass me by(eyes shining with resolve)!!! Ganbatte kudasai~

Anyways, all your prayers and encouragement would be muchly appreciated!!
domo arigatou!!

Love, kinda weird when u think about it... and its interesting that so many people believe in it when they won't believe other things that seem less impossible. What is love? For me, i think it's the concept where there are two people out there in the whole wide world that are just meant to be, kinda preposterous isnt it? Out of how many billion people in the world, that there's someone just for me. Navigating through life, hardships and all, in hopes of finding that someone..

Maybe that's exactly why 2/3rds of marriages end up in divorce these days, maybe that's why it's so common to have a different girlfriend every week. Maybe.. just maybe... people choose not to believe in love anymore. How can you be sure he/she's the one?? Others just can't wait... Maybe to some, it doesn't exist.. That is why they go out and marry, and hey if it doesn't work out, there's plenty of other fish in the sea right?

Isn't that what media tells us? Love and sex is everywhere around us, so easy to get hold off, the more you have the better you'll feel! WRONG! What you think is love many times turns out to be lust, or infatuation. TRUE LOVE WILL FULLY FULFIL YOU. And you'll know when you meet that one special person in the WHOLE world.
That is what I choose to believe, and that why is I choose to wait....
Because I know you'll come, I know you'll be here one day. God lead you to my life when I'm ready because I don't want to blow it and lose you forever.....
No matter how lonely i get, no matter how discouraged i feel, I will always have hope in you.....
I promise I'll wait no matter how long it takes....



taken from chobits, good watch i recommend it, but don't start during exams like me~~