Welcome to my semi-charmed life...

Guys, I havn't been doing too well, Please pray for me.

~peggy

posted by pegz @ 6:37 PM 0 comments

I came across this poem today, it was from a friend of mine.....

~Broken Dreams~
As children bring their broken toys with tears
for us to mend,
I brought my broken dreams to God because
He was my friend.
But then instead of leaving Him in peace
to work alone,
I hung around and tried to help with ways that
were my own.
At last I snatched them back and cried -
"How can you be so slow?"
"My child," He said,
"What could I do?
You never did let go."

I think this poem depicts what I've been going through with God, we can say how much we depend on him but we're so quick into taking the driver seat again. Lord, I pray that you would grant me the patience and the faith to leave it all to you.

posted by pegz @ 7:59 AM 0 comments

Grace and I headed down to visit Jon and G today at their workplace. I don't think I would've found the place by myself, every room all looked the same there. J took us around the area to check out the uniques stores and restaurants. He took us to a store called "Red Pegasus", it was an interesting store, it had everything from jewellery, cards, journals, stuff animals, stationary to "How to survive" guides. But I really liked the store because of its name (heheh). We ended up having lunch at that Sushi place they were ranting and raving about. Yet today, they weren't so enthusiastic about going because their favourite chef isn't working there anymore. They actually havn't gone in a month. Regardless, the food was still pretty good and most importantly we finally had time to "catchup" with what was happening with our lives. Well, it turned out to be more of an interrogation then a conversation! hahah! So many questions and so little answers >=) It was fun chilling with you guys! =)


If you ask me, this pic is priceless

After lunch, Grace and I headed down to the DX to checkout that new ReDesign Exhibition. The concept of this exhibition was to take common everyday objects and redesigning them in form and functionality. I thought the most unique one was probably the toilet paper one. Instead of using the usual circular cardboard tubes, the designer uses a square tubes thus creating square paper rolls. As a result, it can help reduce waste and because of its shape, the holder will create a resistance that prevents the pull of too much paper. It can even cut costs of packaging too because the edges will allow more packing space. What a simple yet brilliant idea! After the DX, we went window shopping at the underground mall and headed back up to Eaton Centre.

<==Me @ the DX
<==Masahiko Sato, a Japanese designer from the exhibition, didn't want to show his face......hahah! =)



Here's another interesting one, a cigarette package that come with a pocket to carry the ashes.....

Can you guess what these are?
I have more pictures of the exhibition, just ask me!!

Thankyou Lord for blessing me with another great day. God bless =)

Oh yeah, ONE MORE THING. Holly is my Number #1 Guest at my house. My room=her room, My kitchen = her food heaven...HAHAHAH =) Sign my Guestbook, you'll know why =) heheheh! =)

posted by pegz @ 8:58 PM 0 comments

So I met up with Karen today, she's a really good friend of mine from highschool. We headed down to Market for lunch @ French Cuisine. She finally showed me some of the pics she took during her trip to Japan and Hong Kong this Christmas. Soooo lucky!!! The pics she took at Tokyo and that spa place was really nice. She also visited the temple places where people write those letters as goodluck charms and hung them to the wall or something like that. Its just like the ones I saw in Japanese Dramas and animes. I remember seeing a picture that reminded me of a scene from Miyazaki's "Spirited Away". One day....one day I'll get the chance to visit Japan!! =) I've only been at the airport to switch planes. =P In the middle of our conversation, my friend pulled out something from her bag and it turned out to be a Piglet picture holder clip she got for me from HK! hhehehe!!! I was overjoyed! anything with Piglet makes me happy! =) After lunch, we bummed around P-mall and checked out.......VCDs and CDs (what were you thinking?)hahah.

I came back home in the mid-afternoon for the purpose of doing some hmwk. Instead, I decided to watch this chinese movie that I borrowed from a friend last week since I finally had time to watch it. Besides, after visiting P-mall, I feel like watching a chinese movie for some reason...hahha. Mark calls me a few minutes later, turns out he came back early after his exam. So we ended up watching the movie together, of course, the sub-titles clued him in! =) (On a side note, Does anyone have "My Sassy Girl" or "Meteor Garden I with F4" ???? I want to borrow it!!!!!!!) After the movie, Mark and I decided to start studying, finally! He was studying for his mid-term tomorrow and I was doing some homework for school. I felt very productive working with him, somehow he keeps me motivated =) He also stayed for dinner and somehow dinner is always better when a guest is around. hahah =) Don't y'all agree?

I'm getting tired, got a long day ahead of me tomorrow =) God bless.

posted by pegz @ 9:44 PM 0 comments

Time sure flies by fast, its already the end of the Valentine's Weekend. Sometimes when you want a moment to stay, it goes by even more quickly....I wonder why. Reading Week started for me after school Friday and I guess I was still a bit burnt out even though it was time to really celebrate. On Valentine's Day, Mark and I headed down to a restaurant called "Spezzo" for dinner. Since both of us were extremely busy, we figured that we would find a place to eat no problem! But boy, were we wrong! Every food place we went to were packed with people but we weren't the only ones looking, everyone was pretty much trying to stop by some place for dinner. Accidently, we ended up at Spezzo which was a really nice and classy restaurant but ultra expensive! That's it, next year we're eating at home! After dinner, we rented a movie, "Kate and Leopold", the movie was pretty good, a light romantic comedy (Meg Ryan is getting old...)

Saturday: It was a wonderful saturday morning, the sun was shining bright and I went by the window to feel its warmth. I realized that I don't get up late anymore, not even on Saturdays. I pretty much automatically wake up around 9 a.m. *sigh* all those sleepless nights and mornings doing work. =( The truth was, worries with school was still getting to me. I just couldn't shake it off and it was totally making me unhappy and restless. Even during last night's dinner....*sigh* Since it was still early, I decided to do some devotions. I remember earlier in the week, my mom and I did a prayer together and at the end of it she all of a sudden told me to read Psalm 23. "The Lord is my Shepard, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down on green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul. He guides me on paths of righteousness, for His Name's Sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will not fear. For You are with me. Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies, you anoint my head with oil. My cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." My mom told me that by reading this short chapter, it will bring you peace and rest, knowing that Christ will take care of me like sheep to a shepard. And you know what, it did. It was this very verse that really kept me going through that rough week I just had. Almost everyday, it was been part of my devotions and prayer. CONT'D on Sunday..........

~My family and I headed for lunch at this place called "Uncle Joe's" on Mainstreet Markham and boy, was it good!!! They serve everything there but mostly french and italian, they also have the famous all day breakfast. Mmmm....MMmmm good! (campbell's heheh). After lunch, we headed down to Yorkdale mall and boy, did I miss going to a mall of any sort! =) My parents made me drive because I needed more experience driving highway. I don't think its that bad but I do find a need to fully map out where I'm going before driving highways because those exits are an easy miss! After a few hours, I actually ended up getting something I"ve been looking for, for almost more than a year...heheh want to know? ask me. =) I"m so sure lots of girls been through the same thing (don't think anything bad now! hahah). So I drove the highway home again, I didn't have much planned that night. All I wanted to do was to relax and actually watch some T.V from a very long time =) hahah. Once a got home, I got a call from Mark and he told me to go with him somewhere....but he wouldn't say.....I guess I was a little suspicious...hahah. As it turns out, he got me a personalized ice-cream cake! We both ended up finishing it too! It turns out he wanted to make up for the "unorganized" plans we had for last night =) Fine...I admit I was a bit upset but I'm totally cool with it. The ice-cream really made it better though! =P

Sunday: Its like what I do every Sunday, try to take over the world!! hahah =) So it was Church time as usual, got up in the morning and headed down. I whispered a little prayer to God, that He would speak to me in that day's message. I came in during a worship time, seeing a pairing brothers and sisters at both ends leading singspiration was rather nice =). Jon gets up and reads today's scripture and it was........Psalms 23. I looked up at the powerpoint and I was just...speechless. As Pastor Kenneth Fu got up, he informed us that today's sermon will be based on this short yet well-known chapter of Psalms, Psalms 23. A Psalm that comforts those who are sick, in their deathbeds, those who are restless and can find no peace. The Psalm that I kept close to my heart this entire week, the one that kept me going, the one that I knew so well this week that I already have it memorized. We stood up, Raised our arms and recited this verse as a congregation. The sermon itself was a breakdown and analysis of the chapter, sentence by sentence. I just couldn't speak a word.....I'm not sure how I really felt. All I know was that 1.) God answered my prayer this morning, 2.) An assurance that God is with me 3.) God prepares me 4.) Somehow, I'm on the right track. Yes, I am a sheep but with Christ as my Shepard, I will never be in want. He leads, He guides, He's already ahead of me. I stumble and I can't get up, I need my Shepard to get me back up on my feet. His rod will protect me, his staff will guide me. He cares for me and pays special attention to me. He loves me. The King and Creator of the Universe stooped down for me, He lowered himself for me. Thankyou Lord =*)

posted by pegz @ 8:36 AM 0 comments

OH mY GOODNESS!!!!! I actually made it through the week!!! this CRAZY CRAZY week! I had a test on Monday, 2 major projects due and another mid-term this friday. As hard as it is to believe, I actually made it through. First of all, I just want to thank GOD!, the friends and family that were there to support me through all this....its totally appreciated! All that blood, sweat and tears....oh man....Here's a break down on what's been happening:

Design life...............
As most of you know, I major in Graphic Design but what most of you don't know is how challenging it really is. This field is bombarded with critical judgements of your work (no guarantees!), the need for perfection, a constant burst of creativity, and projects all happening at the same time. But what gets to me the most is that you can put so much effort, time and commitment towards something and have it rejected in a matter of seconds. And you know, I realize that I"m only human, I"m not a machine, there are times when I feel like I just can't live up to it all. Don't get me wrong, I love graphic design, its the path that I was lucky enough to choose for myself and I also feel that God led me towards this direction for a reason but He never said it wasn't going to be tough.

Learning to cope........
I guess its been really overwhelming for me recently, especially this past week. I remember sitting down and just bursting into tears thinking that I just couldn't get it all done. There was no way, I told myself. I gave my friend Viv a call, (she's also in my program) and we had a really good conversation. She told me that she sometimes felt the same way but realized that it'll be all worth it one day and that we all go through the same "craziness". She knew exactly what I was going through and that really helped me put things back into perspective.

relying on Him.......
I think being in this position had really helped me learn how to depend on God. Sometimes we think we can handle it all but when the time comes, things are always beyond our control and bigger from what we can handle on our own. "but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint". Isaiah 40:31. This verse that I shared a couple of days ago is very very true, despite my stress, God still gave me the strength to do what I had to do. I was tired and weary but He kept rooting for me and giving me support to do what I can.

The result?
My projects are finished for the time being, my exam went quite well and I have peace and comfort in my heart knowing that He's there. I also learned that no matter what I have to face tomorrow and no matter how crazy things get, He's always there to carry me through. Thank you Lord.

BTW, HAPPY V-DAY!~~ I'll blog about that next time =)

posted by pegz @ 12:33 PM 0 comments

I think I had a very interesting weekend, I felt like I came to an epiphany towards a lot of things.~
1.) I realized that its the little things that people do for me that really makes me happy. Like when Maria bought me a bottle of Japanese marble soda that I talked about like a week ago, she also got me a bunch of chinese VCDs to watch! It was totally unexpected! Then on Saturday when I was doing some dreadful work, Helen messages me out of no where to ask me if I wanted to see a picture, it turns out to be a picture that we took when we were like 17! We took the picture with a bunch of stuffed animals at P-mall. hehe That really made me smile. =) Tammy also messaged me to see how I was doing, I haven't talked to her in ages! As it turns out, we're both stressed. Yet we came to a conclusion that we're just going to do what we can and let God do the rest. "No coincidences!" Nat also gave me a call on Sat night, since she's back for co-op we get a chance to talk lots. It was great hearing from her. Last but not least, I got to visit Elkan, a family friend of mine from back in the day. Time flies by really fast because he just graduated last year from WLU. We got a chance to catch up with our lives and I also got to meet a few of his buddies from church. They were quite a fun bunch =) So next time if you see me, make sure to say hi! it will definitely make me smile! =)

2.) God answers prayers.
I remember the stress that I had on Friday, knowing that I had a test Monday (which I didn't have a chance to look at),two projects due next week and a Friday mid-term. My mind was a blank and I was really stuck coming up with ideas for a project of mine. Through Him, I was able to take it one step at a time, I just finished the test today which wasn't too bad and I also got to finish most of the project that I was stuck with. Never would I have imagined I would be able to do all that! and still be sane! argh!! "I can do everything through Him who gives me Strength" -Phillipians 4:13

3.)Looking through new perspectives.
Right now, I"m learning how to put myself in other people's shoes. A lot of times, I get so caught up with my own life that I don't take the time out to understand and get to know other people better. I think its both beneficial for myself and also with the relationships that I have with others. It abolishes a lot of misunderstandings and misconceptions that gets in the way of a friendship as well. Its true what they say, "the truth can set you free".

Right now, I still have a full week ahead of me. With Projects to finish and a mid-term this Friday plus a million things that I didn't mention here. All I know is that God will guide me through this week, no matter how crazy it seems. "but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint". Isaiah 40:31.

posted by pegz @ 4:07 PM 0 comments

~Another day has passed, I'm actually glad the week is soon coming to an end....I'm absolutely exhausted! Last night's prayer meeting was really encouraging, it gave me a chance to get a glimpse of other people's walk with God. What I found truly amazing was the fact that some people were going through the same situation as I am but in a real different context. I guess I've been going though a "trial" or in other words, "a time of affliction". The challenge is to still have that joy and hope in God even when things isn't looking great. I remember reading James 1:2-4, it says, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." This passage both inspired and encouraged me, knowing that God is in control and is using both pain and pleasure to develope within me character traits of endurance and patience.

~Today's conference with the teacher actually went quite well and I'm really thankful for that. This project is literally driving me nuts but from what I'd heard from other people, at least my teacher does somewhat help us understand it a bit better than anyone else. Phew!!

~I went with my Mom to do some grocery shopping after school today and as usual, I ended up checking out the stores outside. There were so many teeny boppers hanging out there, I mean, its a week night! As I headed back to the grocery store to find my mom, someone tapped me on the shoulder and I heard a guy's voice saying, "Don't I know you from somewhere?" Thinking it was some stupid 15 year old teeny bopper making a pass at me, I quickly turned around and boy was I in for a surprise. That face did look familiar to me but it didn't take long before I realized it was Freddy from my old YG Malachi days. He changed A LOT, if I hadn't taken a better look at him I wouldn't of recognized him at all. We just caught up a bit with our lives, turns out he's also caught in the middle of the double co-hort. I asked him if he was ever going to come back to church and he told me he was interested to join the softball team. Wow, I never would have thought I would bump into Freddy on a Thursday night.....Life sure is full of surprises =)

posted by pegz @ 4:34 PM 0 comments

Class sure went by quickly, I had a pretty relaxing class today. We used plasticine to re-create the human brain....quite interesting I must say. I havn't touched that stuff in years......Aside from that, I've been really stressed out with school lately, I have one test and a mid-term next week plus two projects due. I'm so worried! Not only that, I heard about the next project coming up and its worth like 50% of our mark! I wasn't too happy after hearing about that...*sigh* not looking forward to that after the break. I also heard that we have to get into groups for that 50% project, its going to be really hard.....I don't know. =( On a brighter note, its a very sunny day today, it always cheers me up even when things are gloomy. I also had a chance to spread the Word today, I"m going to continue to pray for that friend of mine. I'm going to prayer meeting tonight, I usually go every other week. Its a really busy time right now, but I still want to make time for God and be in prayer for Strength to go through the rest of this tough semester! I'm so tired.....I"m gonna take a break and get my mind off of things right now......Oh yeah one more thing, does anyone know how to add a comment section? I"m new at this >=)

posted by pegz @ 12:08 PM 0 comments

Wow, my first official blogspot. I've been thinking about having one for a while. Just to have a place to write down my thoughts as I go about life. So here I am on a Tuesday evening...not wanting to do work...gotta wake up at 6 a.m tomorrow to catch my bus to school. What a bummer. *sigh* I'm just so thankful that even though school has been so stressful for me these past couple of weeks, God still kept me going.... =) On a more interesting note, I'll talk about my Chinese New Year weekend. Friday- my family and I met up with Maria's family for dinner......out of all places, we ended up eating at a Japanese restaurant...for Chinese New Year! We had a really good time, those cooking tables are always fun. But what really entertained us was that adorable little girl sitting at the table next to us, she was like 2 years old or something. She stood up on her chair and started singing all these children's songs. It didn't take long until nearly the whole restaurant was singing and clapping to her tune, how cute! After a stressful school day on Friday, it was that little girl and the sushi that really changed things around =). Saturday- My bf and I headed down to CNE for that Chinese New Year celebration...man, it was so expensive, 9 bucks? Fine. I'm cheap ok? =) There was just a lot of food and stuff on sale. Mark got me 2 piglets to add to my collection, hahah! I actually bumped into a few friends from church and and an old highschool friend. Actually, I always see them when I go downtown, like last time at the Jacky Cheung concert, small world! As for dinner, we had a big family and friends dinner, the food was pretty good....and I actually watched a chinese movie too.....I'm not really into HK films you see......it all revolves around the same subject everytime. Surprisely though, I really enjoyed this one. I think its called "too close" or something....something about these female hackers/assasins...fine, it is a common subject but trust me, it was actually kinda cool! Sunday- Just spent time at Church (God's house) =) then Homework in the evening....*sigh* Anyway, I better sign off, still got a few things to do before I go to bed. God bless!

posted by pegz @ 8:08 PM 0 comments