i’m a little annoyed when salesmen are dishonest with me. like when i purchased the ipod nano from the recently held comex.

when they refer ‘original’ products as those sold in mac stores and not those with an apple logo;

when a 2 year warranty turned out to be only 1;

when i’m suppose to get my extended warranty within 2 weeks of purchase, instead of… … well, it’s still somewhere out there.

and guess what a FM transmitter is. i never knew such a gadget existed.

should’ve been more cautious, and less a sucker for freebies.

always go back to the original apple store, even during fairs like this. you’ll definitely get less quantity, but more quality!

but i strongly believe that i’ll get my warranty in the end. heh. (maybe with the help of boss!) just gotta pray that the process of which will be a pleasant one.

p/s. i’m extremely satisfied with the ipod cover the raggers got for me!

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have changed the header pic for my blog, as it never fails to bring peace to me. the little kitty sleeping soundly within the shaded area always reminds me of us children hiding under His mighty wings.

ohhh, so blessed. =)

the verse from a song which i particularly love:

Spirit now living, and dwelling within me
Keep my eyes fixed ever on Jesus’ face
Let not the things of this world ever sway me
I’ll run ’til I finish the race

- Lord of Lords, Hillsong Australia

to not live according to the worldly standards, to have my eyes fixed to the cross.

the feeling’s really horrible, when you fall into a trap of self judgement and feel your self worth lessen.

and then there’s a realisation that it’s really all by Him and His Works, not by me or my efforts.

i realised that only then can i have a peace of mind. =)

weekends are always great.

it’s always comforting to know that no matter how bad it can get along the week, and that faith might dwindle along the way, it’ll always end well with a weekly visit to the house of God. and boy, praise the Lord for that. and i just can’t get enough of knowing more and more about Him, as pastor reveals more and more about the truth.

i have met people who do not agree with the church’s teachings and the pastors’ preachings in our church. however, i did not know disagreeing could escalate to disliking pastor as a person himself until today.

“oh sorry, but i don’t like your pastor. haha.”

perhaps the ‘haha’ of hers led me to return a smile. and as i was thinking what to say next, that particular sister in Christ walked away.

i guess the only after effect of this incident is that my respect for pastor has multiplied.

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pedal ubin came so timely, just as i was seriously getting annoyed with the city life rat race blues thrown to me. a trip to the once frequented island definitely canceled one of the things on my ‘must-do-before-i-leave’ list. was a tad disappointed by the many changes that has been made to the island — routes blocked off, fences popping up everywhere, increased prices, greenery altered. the thing is, i think my disappointment really set in when i did not manange to catch any old ladies/uncles who once have their coconut stalls set up along cycling trails and pavements, even the less traveled ones. but what’s an ubin trip without coconut drinks!? so i gulped down 2 coconuts of juices at the end of my trip. :p pictures laters.

all in all in all in alllllllllllllll, the weekend has definitely been great. don’t you think so?

a little.

a little regret.

a little anger.

a little disappointment.

a little hiccup.

every other little thing.

add them up.

we choose to call it PMS to move on.

Wall.E

I can’t stop thinking through the plot in Wall.E, especially when work has at times sapped me of my energy and motivation to look forward.

Many pixar films have always held a mirror up at Man’s selfish instincts, and this time in Wall.E, we have smacked our ass hard with pollution. The beginning kinda reminds me of that in Will Smith’s I Am Legend, a warning that we human race is pushing ourselves to extinction. And because the whole movie mostly went about in near silence, it allows the audience to pay much attention to intelligent details parts of the movie rendered.

I liked the minimalism portrayed by wall e’s character, who by right, shouldn’t be cute and lovable with his rusted, battered body and computerized erm, moans. And when Eve, the egg-shaped ipod came, I was hoping so much for wall e’s love to be reciprocated. And when one witnesses how Eve an emotionless, directions-obeying robot transformed into one with feelings and righteousness, it was truly heartwarming. I guess wall e is what the human race should have been if we hadn’t been too caught up with the rat race (in destroying the planet).

In my opinion, Pixar has done it again.  :)