Just watched 

 

The author, Nicholas Sparks, is one hell of an author. Not only does the story focus on the relationship between Lennon (Shane West) and Jaime (Mandy Moore) but it also touches on the other relationships he shares with his dad, mum, friends and Jaime's father. Beautifully written and beautifully laid out on-screen.

Makes me want to believe in happy ending fairy tales again but I guess I have got 'ugly truth' drilled into me to remind me about reality. Still it was a beautiful movie (yeah I know I keep using the word 'beautiful' but really there is no other way to describe it). 

Lesson learned: Get a bucket list and share it with the boyfriend, see whether he can make it come true. I want a telescope that can see the Giza plateau! 

Quotes from the movie:

Jamie: You know what I figured out today?
Landon: What?
Jamie: Maybe God has a bigger plan for me than I had for myself. Like this journey never ends. Like you were sent to me because I'm sick. To help me through all this. You're my angel.  

Jamie: You have to promise you won't fall in love with me.
Landon: That's not a problem. 

Landon: Jamie has faith in me. She makes me want to be different, better.
  

Landon: Our love is like the wind... I can’t see it, but I sure can feel it.

Landon: I'm sorry she never got her miracle.
Reverend Sullivan: She did. It was you. 

*melts*

-chelle- 

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First of all, Cerlyn I had a fun time accidentally bumping into you at Parade and then lunch at Nando's. Love you girl! *hugs*

Now...

I have been busy with my mid-term essay (for Man U) and it is hard. It is difficult to gather all the information, to dissect them into different compartments and then to write it. It is extra hard because this means SO MUCH to me; it needs to be perfect but then again nothing is perfect. Despite the difficulty and at times confusion, E is someone I love and desire to accomplish, owing to that, I will do anything I can to 'perfect' my essay.

Classes and assignments are slowly catching up with me already and then there's Mon U- what can I say about this one? Not going to be easy because ideally I should be packing my luggages now with my babies inside one luggage for them and saying goodbye to everyone, but realistically, I am still here...nowhere closer to the dream yet somewhat closer to it, thanks to Man U.

Will I like Mon U- I don't know but I have got to try.

Lastly, Barbara you are such a dear sweetheart! I loved our crazy chatting experience via the whiteboard the other night.

the whiteboard by Wimba Pronto.

outfit for the day.

-chelle-

I'm starting to run out of ideas to write for the blog...again.

Watched Glee for the first time, on Wednesday, the show taught me one thing (which though I know already, it still feels good to hear it from another 'person'): "if you have the heart for something, go all out for it and don't let anyone or anything get in the way of it."

Oh yeah, I opened up to them though I think I do regret a little for doing so, then again it does feel good to let them know that I am not just doing so just because I was asked to but because I have the heart for it for them and more importantly because I love Him.

A little visible prayer:

"Father, I ask that You bring great comfort, strength and aid to the nation of Haiti for they are truly in need of someone more powerful than Barack Obama to show them that no matter what, there is someone, You, who's going to make it ok for them."

-chelle-

It is difficult especially in finding all sorts of resources online and not having and proper books to refer to besides the virtual ones- rather "headach-ing" but I'm learning more as I dig more and more.

To complain about its difficulty and all is injustice as this subject offers more joy and excitement rather than confusion.

It truly is a great joy to be able to study E!

Me in my new leggings. Hehe.

-chelle-

Give us the strength to make it through
Help us find love, cause love is overdue
And it seems like so much is going wrong
On this road we're on.

Give us the strength to make it through
Help us find love, cause love is overdue
And it looks like we haven't got a clue
Need some help from You.

My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to Haiti.

-chelle-

Re-writing Nefertiti and Forensic Aspect of Ancient Egypt lectures by Joyce Tyldesley at Manchester University and UCL.

These are two of the MANY reasons WHY I NEED to be in UK instead of here. I am thankful for God's blessing me with the chance to just study with Manchester Uni...but...at times (most of the time) it hurts not being able to be over there to witness it all real life and...so much more......


When you desire something so much, they say "dream big"!

-chelle-

To say that the year started out on a great note for me and my group of friends is well, of course, untrue. We experienced first-hand the passing of a dearly beloved brother whom many of us grew up with, formed a great bond with and were impacted by the way he lived his life especially over the past two and a half years or so.

"A champion. A warrior. He truly was."

With so many wet eyes over the course of the funeral services, I wished I could have shed even a single tear but...

I know that he is in a paradise like no other and with someone who loves him more than all of us put together.

On a lighter note: I have been up to nothing...BORING!!! I seriously cannot wait for 15th January! My (virtual) friends I have missed you like crazy and 1st February, please come much slower- essay haven't even figured out! Damn!! But....ah I LOVE EGYPTOLOGY!!!

my morning and night view for ...sadly... just one night. =(

-chelle-

A little sad note.

It's empty...it's blank...it's silent.


Do you believe in "absence makes the heart grow fonder"? (hope I wrote the phrase correctly) I can't say that I have really ever believed in the statement till lately. One month away from what seems to drive me daily is pretty depressing. There are other things to do related to it but to be able to interact and have great conversation with people who truly understand your passion is fantastic. I am so blessed that He has given me this opportunity to enhance and develop my skills in something I really believe in. 

Speaking up today in class was,well, awkward but that is how I am in the virtual world. Small errors becomes a confusion for me and I love it so much when I can ask someone about it and then tons of replies, is what I receive. 

It is so hard to express how much I 'j'adore' this group of people who are thousands of miles away from me yet they seem to hold a special place in my heart and my life. To me, it is like they are a group of friends (irregardless of the big age difference) that I have never had and am just so truly blessed that He has brought this big group of people into my life, though it seems to remain virtually.

It aches at times reading about their adventure to E but whoa, I love them for it because I know they truly appreciate all that AE has to offer. 

E (speaking in context where it has been fully established that God is number one) is really one 'person' that seems to drive me daily. It gives me some crazy strength and something to look forward to every single day. I may not have been doing my work much lately but it remains in my mind and heart every single moment. I want to be able to go there- it is one mountain I know I must climb over.

If I feel so much for E, what more I should feel and sacrifice for the One who brought E to life.  

-chelle-

Suddenly the past dawned upon me (as if that doesn't happen often enough) when they were talking about going back to school. I remember those days waking up at the wee hours of dawn, tossing around the bed, turning the radio to mixfm morning crew- Serena C and Pietro. All those somewhat nostalgic memories that can no longer be repeated, or can it? Tomorrow morning I'll try to do so at 6-7 to listen to their new morning crew- Rudy, Jay and Farhad.

I have no idea why I'm even writing this but oh well! :)

eesh...why can't my bluetooth function!!!

-chelle-