Jul
02

Worry weighs a person down;

an encouraging word cheers

a person up” (Proverbs 12:25)

Remember, with your words, you carry life-giving water. You carry hope, healing, encouragement and new beginnings, and you can pour it out everywhere you go. Instead of telling people what they’re doing wrong, instead of pointing out all their faults, find what they are doing right. Focus on the good. There are already enough critical, judgmental people in the world. Let’s be people who lift up others and restore them. Choose to speak encouragement.

Jun
20

Dad cooked seafood for dinner just now and it was really delicious. He did not see any recipe books and surprisingly, it still tasted this good. Had a great and enjoyable dinner. :)

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Jun
05

We did not book any hotel for the 5th night. Also, on the 5th day, we went to Berastagi.

This is what we had for breakfast — Pancakes with Cheese.

Took a picture with the owner before we left.

We took the boat across. When we reached there, our driver (we hired a driver to fetch us there) took us to a few places along the way.

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Jun
04

On the 3rd day, we checked out from Bagus Bay hotel and switched to Thyesza Inn. We stayed there for 2 nights. Dad wanted to make this trip interesting, so we switched to different hotels. And in this trip, we stayed in 3 different hotels!!

Our Room more…

Jun
04

Went to Lake Toba for vacation on 27th May 2011 to 1st June 2011 with family and dad’s friend, Uncle Yao, together with his family. It was really relaxing and I had an enjoyable time there. We did a lot of activities there like cycling around Tuk-tuk town, plucked corn, horse riding, horse carriage riding, played pool, etc… The people there were very friendly and it’s nice staying among them. The place was cooling, not to mention the water was freezing when we bathe. The food were delicious as well. Although the food in some of the restaurants were very salty, but overall, it taste good!!

I took a lot of pictures of the trip, as usual… But this time there’s an additional thing for you enjoy. Guess what?? There’s a video too!! So, you can enjoy seeing the pictures and also enjoy watching the video! This is my 1st time filming and my 1st time editing video, making it into a movie (slideshow). Will post the video below. Don’t forget to leave your comment.

Trip to Lake Toba, Indonesia from Amanda Cheong on Vimeo.

 

My brother, Amos & me

Leaving Penang. The view was very nice!!

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May
26

Many of my friends are currently in a relationship. Well, I’m in a relationship too, and his name is Jesus. And I’m here to share with you about Him. He’s my best friend, my comfort, my provider, my savior, and etc. He’s everything everyone would want, if they know about Him. He never condemn, reject, betray, or even hurt us. You don’t even have to worry about Him cheating on you!! (LOL) And the greatest thing of all is that He’ll show you great miracles, which I don’t think anyone on earth can do that. All we gotta do is accept Him & invite Him into our heart. more…

Mar
12

First of all, I know the last post I wrote in my blog was around a month ago. Sorry that I haven’t been blogging recently and some of you have been urging me to update my blog. Well, finally I’ve found the mood to do it (hehe…). I guess you all know from the title above, that I’m gonna write about my 19th birthday in this post!! (^.^) I had an awesome birthday and I’ve been enjoying myself for the entire day!! Well, there were surprises here and there, good and not-so-good (I wouldn’t say bad cuz it was not that bad), but overall, it was still AWESOME!! So here’s what happened on the 10th of March 2011….

A few minutes before the clock strike 12, the electricity went off!! Surprised from TNB!! *LOL* more…

Feb
15

There is a song called “Enchanted” by Taylor Swift and it seems that she wrote it for Adam Young (from Owl City).  Then, a few days ago (if I’m not mistaken), there was another version of “Enchanted” sung by Adam Young and it was a respond to Taylor’s Enchanted. It’s almost the same but some of the words in the lyrics were edited and he posted it in http://owlcitymusic.com/vday/ . I find that really sweet. So, for those who haven’t seen the video or listen to the song yet, here it is!

This is Taylor’s version

And this is by Adam Young. =)

[I know the message on the video is hard to read. So, go to the website I mention above to read it. (^.^)]

I hope you enjoy both of the songs. They are simply AMAZING!! I love the last part of Adam’s version. :-)

Dec
31

Year 2010 is now come to its end. I just gotta say that 2010 is an awesome year for me. I’ve learnt and experience a lot of new things this year. There were definitely a lot of “1st time”s in this year.

1) It’s my 1st year in college and it has been awesome. There are 2 semesters this year and I enjoyed both of the semesters. I get to learn new things and make new friends.

2) If you read my blog often, you’ll know that I don’t really like arts when I was young as I’m not good at it. I’m more towards Science. So, this is my 1st time I actually studied arts throughout the year. Surprisingly, I really enjoy it. Although, I’m not good at it in Semester 1, but I can see improvements in this semester and my results have improved too. I really thank God for His guidance everyday and in every class. I couldn’t have done it without Him. I don’t have any C’s in my results this semester. Praise God for that! more…

Dec
25

It’s Christmas day and it’s also my brother (Amos) ‘s 16th birthday. Went church for Christmas service this morning. After that, my dad took us to Evergreen Laurel Hotel for buffet and also to celebrate Amos’ birthday. The food there was not bad, or maybe it was because I was hungry that time. Anyway, it’s the 1st time Amos had buffet in the hotel and he was excited even the day before we went. Here are some pictures taken using iPhone 3Gs.

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