I think it's really cute. I'm sure Jesus never looked this comical, though. Imagine Jesus walking (er, running?) on water like this lizard... "It is I. Do not be afraid." *runs with big leg actions towards disciples on boat* I think it would end up scaring them even more. Or make them burst out in laughter. LOL.
"I want to go gai gai [walking]!! Please please please please please please please please please..."
*looking up at owner towering over her* "Please????????"
Disclaimer: In case you don't already know, Angel is not mine - she belongs to my very good friends and sisters Sheena and Joanna. I have watched her grow up from a scruffy little thing into this 5 kg monster! Although I don't have to do the troublesome things like feeding her, washing her etc, I love her like my own and will karate chop anybody who dares suggest that she is not the cutest shihtzu on God's green earth :D
Otherwise known as, er - FISH LEONG, rofl. The Taiwanese have a weird way with naming their pop stars.
The MTV is a little bit annoying with all the dialogue etc, so here is the link to the song on its own.
I love this song now! Actually, I loved it the very first time I heard it. I sing it every time I go to the KTV! :D I just fell in love with it again after hearing it again recently.
I am gonna translate it, even if I know it's going to sound quite ridiculous xP I'm going to take a more liberal approach and translate the gist of it, because to translate it word for word is just going to make it sound like a load of rubbish! Lol!
This time, I made a decision for myself Carefully, you said to take it slowly and not to rush But if I still felt any hesitation or unease I wouldn't be so curious about your reaction
Falling leaves don't wish to fall And I don't wish to recall Who hasn't missed a falling star even after waiting for a long time? Our paths crossed on this unexpected holiday I must have seen you before, or dreamt of you once
Fly away It's all in your deep-set eyes Looking at you makes me feel safe in a crowd Fly away When I throw off all my worries and pursue I realise there was already someone waiting quietly for me
This time, even I did not hesitate Falling in love with you made me realise that I still have some courage The only thing I regret is that I was not attentive enough To understand what you really meant at times
几乎是 所有时间在想你 快乐之后是压抑 有没有过这样的呼吸
I think of you almost all the time After happiness comes unease Have I ever breathed like this?
幸福啊 只要一个眼神的交集 我们拥抱着刺激 我们渴望着相遇
All it takes for happiness is to look at you We embrace excitement And look forward to meeting
Fly away 当我不顾一切无止尽追寻 是你的人 是你的心 日日夜夜陪我在这里
Fly away When I throw off all my worries and pursue It's you, and your heart Keeping me company day and night
I'm a bit unsure about the falling leaves part. Maybe the writer really meant to say her holidays had ended with the coming of autumn, and she did not wish to leave or something like that. But whatever lah. Few song lyrics make sense completely anyway :)
And it's named Sheep, at Bizhu's suggestion. Lol. My goldfish the Sheep. Now dubbed Sheep2, since I am already Sheep. So I am Sheep1 and my goldfish is Sheep2. Like Bananas in Pajamas, B1 and B2!! Lol.
Oh, for those of you who don't know, I've had this nickname of 'Sheep/Sheepie' since my JC days, when I used to wear this fake white fleece jacket in school. It's become so that my friends from JC don't call me Qing Ying anymore!
'Nyways, I got the goldfish at the Japanese Summer Festival, where I rented a yukata and had a lot of fun. There was this Scoop-A-Fish game, where I didn't manage to scoop even one! I was initially a bit disappointed but also relieved - I wasn't sure if I was prepared for the responsibility of caring for another living creature all on my own. But then the very kind people at the fair gave everyone a goldfish just for participating, and - voila! Sheep2 became my pet. :)
And boy, am I glad. I love Sheep2!!! I used to think fishes were the least rewarding pets, since all they do is swim around. You can't cuddle them, can't talk to them, etc. But having Sheep2 has really dispelled all my previous misconceptions.
Initially, I was worried that it would die very soon. On it's first night, all it did was swim listlessly around the perimeter of its container. At one point, it kept sinking to the bottom and would stay that way for a time, then suddenly appear to struggle to swim upwards. I was so worried I kept nudging it with my finger. xP Honestly I thought it had no strength and was going to die or something. Yes I know dead fish float and fish swim with their eyes open, but Sheep2's eyes were moving around!!
On second thought, maybe Sheep2 was in REM sleep??? LOL. Do goldfish have dreams???
The next day, I bought fish food and some decorative pebbles to put in the container.
It didn't eat at first, which was worrying as well, but which I realise to be normal behaviour after scouring the Net for tips on goldfish care.
A few days later I realised I'd been feeding Sheep2 the wrong kind of food - the pellets I was giving it were too big for its little mouth! But somehow it was managing, by biting off chunks of each pellet after it had been softened by the water.
Which, of course, resulted in the water being a huge cloudy mess by the end of the day.
Now I am feeding it mini pellets, and it's amazing to see it suck 3 or 4 into its mouth at once! :D
I think Sheep2 deserves the Nobel prize for goldfish.
The other day I saw it trying to retrieve a mini pellet that had gotten stuck between some pebbles. It did it by sucking in the water above the pellet, which caused it to float up and into its waiting mouth! Oh gosh, how adorable!!!
I don't care what you say, my goldfish is not stupid!!! Haha.
Sheep2 is now my constant working/slacking companion - I have to put it beside me at all times or I have a horrible tendency to forget all about it! I find it funny how my mom and dad and Sheena actually talk to it, saying things like, "Hello, how are you goldfish? Are you hungry??? Aiyoh, so cute! So clever!!"
Lol. But then I talk to Sheep2 too, just not when they are around, hehe.
Oh and Sheep2 is now fully utilising all parts of the container. Initially, I put the pebbles all over the bottom, but my dad said maybe I should take some out. So I did, to create different depths in different parts of the container, and now it seems quite happy :)
It also, for some reason, likes to swim to one corner and shake its head in a what looks like a playful manner at me. It used to be scared of humans too, but now actually swims towards our direction when we approach! How can you not love Sheep2!! :)
Sheep2 also eats a lot and shits a lot, but well, I suppose that's what goldfish do. Apparently, they don't have stomachs so they don't know what it means to be full, and thus tend to overeat. Am trying not to do that now. A sure sign that Sheep2 is looking for food, though, is when it pecks at the pebbles, as though searching for food. Then I feed it and it gulps down many pellets at one time. :)
Aw, Sheep2 is shaking its head at me now :) :) You know, it's really nice to have something to come home to. Something to take care of. Company, even if it's mute, googly-eyed company, for those long, lonely hours when I am rushing assignments.
Unfortunately, Bizhu's fish Masaki passed away last week from some sort of infection. :(
But we have memories from the festival! :D
Waiting outside to go in, some random Japanese :)
In the queue inside the school, after I'd been bundled and squeezed into a rented yukata
Some poster in the school. The Merlion looks funny!!
Self-explanatory :)
In the queue for the game
That's the thingy you have to use to scoop the goldfish...the white stuff is actually a thin piece of paper!!
I had to wear this stupid balloon hat after losing a game of "Oh Ah Beh Ya Som" (what's the proper name???) with Bizhu and her friends! But in the end everyone wore it lah, lol.
With Lucille! :) We didn't go together though.
With Masaki, a bottle of green tea, and Sheep2
The scene from the field, where they had a stage for performances and mass dancing.
The sunflower is taller than me > . <
Sheep2 at home! This is the best picture I managed to get...and this was when the entire floor of the container was filled with pebbles.
I have to get a tank soon if Sheep2 continues eating at the same rate, lol. It already seems a lil' bigger than a week ago!
Oh yes, I bumped into Dawn Yeoh (the actress, not the blogger Dawn Yang) at the festival! She was standing right beside me at one point. I had a bit of a double take although I tried not to be too obvious about it. She caught my eye though, and it was a bit embarrassing... I wondered if it would be rude not to say hi, but then it's not like I know her or that I even like her (though I do not hate her lol). She's just this face on a TV!
So I basically ignored her although I felt like she was looking at me, lol. Maybe she thought I was a fan but too shy to ask her for a photo. After a while someone did ask her for one though. Anyways, she's taller and much prettier than she looks on TV. :)
Edit: I just took a look at Sheep2 and realised that it's a lot fatter than the goldfish in the last pic > . <
When you're got a crazy jukebox mind like mine, which insists on playing music (almost) all the time.
You may not think this jukebox has very good taste in music, but it is playing nonetheless, and I think it deserves to be heard. (Nonsensical lah lol :P)
Here is a sample of the playlist (in random order):
1. Mr Sandman by the Chordettes (this I love!!)
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream (bung, bung, bung, bung) Make him the cutest that I've ever seen (bung, bung, bung, bung) Give him two lips like roses and clover (bung, bung, bung, bung) [Frankly I would be a bit worried if my love's lips looked like roses and clover :)] Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over Sandman, I'm so alone Don't have nobody to call my own Please turn on your magic beam Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
2. Forever Love by Some Taiwanese Pop Idol (Wang Lee Hom??)
Forever love, forever love 我只要用一辈子的爱去爱你 从今以后 你会是所有 (Here the magic jukebox fails recall any of the other lyrics, and I am lazy to search online for them, hehe)
3. Crazy Life by Michael Buble
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times It's you, it's you, You make me sing. You're every line, you're every word, you're everything
4. Candy Girl by the Archies
Sugar, Oh, Honey Honey You are my candy girl, and you got me wanting you Honey, Oh, Sugar, Sugar You are my candy girl and you got me wanting you
5. Quando Quando Quando by Many Different Singers (The version playing in my head seems to be sung by Frank Sinatra, sometimes it's by Michael Buble)
Tell me when will you be mine [Aha! Broken grammar lor. Shouldn't it be 'when you will be mine'? Unless it's really 'Tell me, "When will you be mine?"' Lol...] Tell me quando quando quando We can share a love divine Please don't make me wait again
6. Jesus You are My Best Friend by Hillsong
Jesus You are my best friend You will always be Nothing will ever change that Jesus You are my best friend You will always be Nothing will ever change that
Please don't ask me why my jukebox seems to play mostly love songs of longing and yearning :D Then again aren't most love songs like this, unless they are heartbreak songs?? And I don't like heartbreak songs!!
And er, I think my jukebox has quite outdated taste, haha! Even the sole Christian song here is from at least 5 years ago, when I accepted Christ. But they are mostly classics, haha! And classics never grow old :D (So says she of the crazy jukebox mind....)
Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you." And his servant was healed that same hour.
What are you expecting God to do for you today? Do you believe that God will respond according to your expectation?
When Jairus, distraught at the sickness that was claiming his daughter’s life, fell at Jesus’ feet, he entreated Jesus to personally come to his house to lay His hands on his daughter so that she would be healed. (Mark 5:23)
But do you know that Jesus can heal at a distance? He didn’t need to go to Jairus’ house to heal his daughter. Still, Jesus went and didn’t even chide Jairus for his little faith. He met Jairus’ expectation — his little daughter was raised from the dead that day. (Mark 5:41–42)
Why do I say that Jairus had little faith? Because there was a Roman centurion who came to Jesus about his servant suffering at home. He recognised the power Jesus had and asked only that Jesus “speak a word, and my servant will be healed” (Matthew 8:8)
Jesus told him, "Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you." The centurion’s servant was healed that same hour, true to his expectation.
My friend, there is no particular level your faith must reach before God gives you what you are asking for. Your faith does not initiate God’s giving. God has already given to you things that pertain to life and godliness. (2 Peter 1:3) His blessings are pressing on you already!
And at whatever level of faith you are at, God will respond. Jairus needed Jesus to go to his house to lay His hands on his daughter, and Jesus did. The centurion just needed Jesus to speak a word for his servant to be healed, and Jesus did. He met both their expectations.
My friend, don’t fix your eyes on how much or how little faith you have. Fix your eyes on the One who loves you, who has already given you what you need. When you come to Him, simply believe that He is waiting to meet your expectation. He will say to you, "Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you."
My God, how tremendously assuring. I have had this 'problem' for a long time now. I used to condemn myself for it. "Don't you trust God? Don't you believe He loves you?" etc etc.
And now to be told, that it was never a problem in the first place, because Jesus has done it all. What a release.
The work is well and truly done. Thank You Daddy! :)
