My Top 10 Fav Songs- September 2009

My Song List this month has a lot of new faces. I think that it’s because of Elevate. I think that this is it:

1. Ayeisha Woods- Love Like This
I have just discovered Ms. Woods and I absolutely love her! Her R&B sounds and amazing lyrics have put her on my new favs list!

2. Britt Nicole- Set the World On Fire
The song talks about asking the Lord to use her to make such a difference in the world that they world gets set on fire! How awesome is that? To be used by God in such a mighty and awesome why. If God uses me to set one person on fire, I am grateful and truly humble because He saw it fit to use me; but the world? Wow. That is an amazing request.


3. Barlow Girl- I Need You to Love Me
This is an oldie but goodie. I love the honest expression of the song. It makes me think.

4. Israel & New Breed- To Worship You I Live (Away)
An amazing worsip song! I want to praise dance to this asap! It is so beautiful and so true. We were created to seek that closer relationship with God and to worship Him in spirit and in truth.

5. Hillsong United- Lead Me to the Cross
OMGosh! I love this song! We sang it at Elevate and it was such an amazing experience. I really love the chorus: "Lead me to the cross, where Your love poured out. Bring me to my knees, Lord I lay me down. Rid me of myself, I belong to You. So lead me, lead me to the cross." Absolutely amazing!

6. JoAnn Rosario- When I Enter Your Rest
I first heard this song at a concert in the acoustic, bilingual version. It was lovely. So after tracking down the song and playing it until I learned every word. It reminds me of a psalm. When we enter His rest; every hurt, pain, sadness disappears. We become strong because we are suroounded by Him.

7. Michael W. Smith- All In The Serve
This song is so old! Lol. It's from a movie that came out awhile ago called "Second Chance". I was so happy when I found this song. It's catchy, uplifting and still speaks to the Lord. Its about having the Lord work on us and in us until what we do is for Him and its only about serving.

8. The Letter Black- Hanging On By A Thread
NEW BAND ALERT! This band is fronted by a lady (love it!), and they are on my "Going to hear more from" list. The band is straight rock, which I happen to love and the led vocals make it even better. The song talks about needing to be saved because they're hanging by a thread. I know I have been there and I definitely can relate.

9. Toby Mac- I’m For You
I love Toby Mac. It's not because he's 1/3 of my favorite band EVER (DC Talk) but because he offers the music that makes your feel good and still uplifts Christ. His music isn't compromised but still gets the message across. This song is tying as my favorite Toby Mac song (Made to Love is my all-time fav); the lyrics, music, etc. is awesome.

10. David Crowder Band- How He Loves
This song is off of the bands new album "Church Music". The song makes me think back to the old worship experience that used to be brought on by the hymns. That music can make me feel like I'm talking straigh from my heart. This song reminds us of how God loves us and How awesome and strong His love is for us.


I hope you guys like my selection. Be blessed.

Throwing Me For A Loop

I don’t know anymore. I get content with one thing and next thing you know; it changes. I really think God has a really weird sense of humor sometimes. I think He just looks down and entertains Himself with us sometimes. Seriously, I don’t think that but it feels like it occasionally. I am going Wednesday to check out Brasserie 44, View in Times Square Marriot Marquise, JoJo, and Montenapo. I am so excited. I am going to be 25! I am so blessed! God is so good and I feel like I am constantly saying that but it’s true.

Stalker

i've go obsessed stalkers! OMG?!

haha jokes! it's this website i discovered called

effmypic.com

and it has all these cool effect on it to add to your picture! :P
and here's a picture that combined the effects of effmypic and magmypic!

Are You Ready To Serve?

Today I stayed home for morning service because my cousin stayed home with my aunt as well. I was talking to one of my younger brothers in Christ on Facebook because he mentioned in his status that he was lonely. I told him if you really look at it your not. Of course he didn’t agree to I shared with him what the Lord revealed to me: relationships, friendship & marriage are all ministries. You serve and are served; if you feel you are ready to be in a relationship or get married ask yourself if you are ready to minister everyday while you’re with them. When he looked at it like that he said he wasn’t ready so I told him to ask God to show you where you lack. I realize that everyone wants to be in a relationship so that they have someone.

I Can Rest Easy

So Berlinda didn’t tell me anything horrible like fire & brimstone will fall on me or anything like that, lol. She just told me that God has so much planned for me and that I will know what its like to commune with Him! I will not lie; I am actually anxious and excited. I had to miss out on intercessory prayer because my aunt’s arthritis was acting up really bad and my cousin needed help with her. Keep her in prayer; I believe God is going to heal her. Any who; I ended up frying up some steaks with her and talking to her to keep her mind off of the pain. I feel that the only way you can help someone is to serve them. To assist them in the time of need; when they need an extra hand. Don’t you agree? Yesterday we went to the Christian Church of Jamaica (a Spanish speaking church) for their English service during their Youth Campaign. It was a blessing! Lately a lot of churches have been talking to their Youths about turning on their lights. It’s time for us to burn bright and burn unashamed.

So Nervous!

I told you earlier that the Lord gave a word to a friend of mine and she will tell me tonight. I am the type of person that goes through everything with a fine tooth comb to figure out if I am missing something that He is trying to tell me. Is He going to tell me to focus just on Him and seek Him more? Stop being distracted? Desire only Him? Stop entertaining things and thoughts that aren’t in His will for me? I could literally post a blog with a list of things I think He would tell me. The question remains: was He trying to talk to me and I wasn’t looking? Was He trying to show me something that I wasn’t seeing? Let us ask ourselves that question today and see what God reveals the question to be. Be blessed.

Oh Boy......

I was talking to my cousins today during our usual 12:00 noon conference call and I found out that the Lord gave Berlinda a word for me. Can you say extremely nervous! I know the first reaction should be a good one but I am not the type of person that wants God to talk to me (whether it’s good or bad) in front of people. We will see.

Trying Not to Harden My Heart

I believe that we have to keep ourselves and our hearts until God gives us the blessing to open up to the person that He has for us. The hardest thing I’m facing now is trying not to push people so far away or keep them at arms length. I don’t know. It’s definitely a test of having faith and exercising faith during this season of waiting. But the keeping oneself will so be worth it later down the line. To be able to look at the one that God intends for you and say I waited while I was worked on for you; will be awesome.

Breaking Free

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”- 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)

It’s time to break free and rejoice in the freedom that only comes from Jesus. We need to embrace the fresh start we have and allow God to use us for His glory. A new chance and a do-over have been given to us. Its time now to live as God will have us, no the way we want to anymore. Aren’t you excited? It’s a chance to do it right, we have a manual to help us at that, lol. The Bible stands for Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (by the way, that reminds me of my favorite Burlap to Cashmere song “Basic Instructions”). I feel like I’m rambling, lol. But seriously, it’s a whole lot easier when you have a manual for life; think about it.

Awe-Struck

Only God can never let you down. Only He can be all you need and so much more. Only God can be everything you dreamed Him to be and never have you wanting more. I say this because I realize that we paint this picture of people in our mind and when they mess up (because we’re human and we do mess up) we’re disappointed. I realized I have been doing this for a while. Even in the midst of the mess I wanted to see them as a hero and a victim when that wasn’t really the case. But in the midst of it all, I learned about the incredible power of prayer. I ask God to show me what He wants me to pray for but I never would actually pay attention to the answer until now. He has been showing me all along in every conversation, situation, etc what to pray for and now I see; now I’m listening.

It’s A Party!

Today the Youth of Mt. Olive is going to show some love to the Youth at Shepherd’s House (why am I not surprised, lol). They are having a block party and we are going to go show some love and support. I love the fact that young people can come together and have a great time for the Lord. I just got back from the salon and I finally got my beautician to dye my hair black. I have been bickering with her forever about this topic; she wants to streak it and I’m like “NO WAY!” I won! Well, this time I did. I am so looking forward to later. I’ll keep you posted.

Coors Light Boat Cruise

A friend of mine is a rep for Coors Light, so recently a huge group of us all went on a Coors Light Booze Cruise around Vancouver Harbour.

We met up at a friend's place and then took the Coors Light bus downtown. It wasn't quite as rowdy as usual considering it was like 12 in the morning. The big news was that the Port Mann was super backed up, and one of the boys took a big poop in the little bathroom and used all the toilet paper. Great.

We got to the water and boarded the boat. Hmmm. Not quite what I was expecting for $40 a pop, not including alcohol. It was a little ghetto. I kept expecting Gilligan and the Skipper to pop out. The stairway down to the bathrooms was crazy steep and smelled, and the toilets kept getting backed up. (Well, a lot of the people on the boat were just too stupid to try holding the handle down for like 3 seconds to wait for a flush. Common sense, people!)

The booze was flowing, but the food was a little stalled. Finally when it came out it was hotdogs. Period. No salad, no potato salad, no pasta salad, no chips, no nothing on the side. Just steamed hot dogs. Oh well, I had 2.

The day was ok. It's always nice to see friends, but I just wasn't that into getting loaded so the day kinda dragged.

The highlight was actually when we were headed back and a super drunk guy jumped off the ship and swam to shore, then sprinted alongside the boat until the coast guard got him. Pretty much everyone on the whole ship was leaning over the side and cheering him on. Go buddy!

We got back and headed back onto the Coors Light bus and this was where the party really got fun. Who would have thought that the bus ride would win over a big boat, but it was crazy fun. Everyone was drunk at this point so we were all dancing. It was kinda like a mosh pit because every time we hit a bump you'd go flying into the other people. One of my friends was ripping up the leis we were wearing so there were fake flowers flying everywhere. (Ooh alliteration.)

We got back and headed to Sammy J's for some food. I proceeded to orded something with a rediculous amount of modifiers. When I tell the waitress she's gonna need to write it down I mean it! Then it was time to crash.

A few days later looking at the pictures the whole day looked super fun. One of my friends commented to me that the pictures make it look better than it really was and I was like "Weird, I was thinking the exact same thing!"

I'm East Indian Barbie!

I recently attended my first East Indian wedding. Well, first as a guest. I've been slaving my ass off bartending at them for over a year now, and let me tell ya, it's a lot nicer being on the other side of the bar.

We started the morning off with some McBreakfast. Mmmm. Bad idea though. No, not because of the impending diarrhea... because we found out that you eat at the temple before the ceremony... AND after the ceremony.

I wore a "white person" outfit to the ceremony at the temple, but brought my mom's shawl to cover my head. Good thing too, because if I hadn't I would have to wear this napkin thing and look like a pirate. Arrr.

Needless to say I didn't understand a word of the ceremony... really need to work on my Punjabi. All I can say is "hello," "water," and "go fuck your sister." The priest guy kept waving this thing that looked like a big feather duster and the couple got a lot of money.

After the ceremony (and eating again) we headed back to my friend's house to relax before the reception. They fell asleep immediately and I was awake so went on the computer for a bit and then into her roommates room to sleep. When I finally started to doze of they came in and wanted to talk. When I need to sleep I need to sleep... so they went to Cactus Club and I went to lalaland.

Some other friends came over to tie my sari and get my ready for the ceremony. I had borrowed a light pink sari from a girl my mom used to work for. Then I did pink makeup and a pink dot thingy (word?) on my forehead. I'm not afraid to say it... I looked DAMN GOOD.

The wedding was a lot of fun too. Pretty much it was a lot of eating and drinking (open bar... what what!) until the couple showed up at like 10:30. Then we ate the actual dinner and danced. I got into a dance-off with this middle aged Indian lady which was crazy fun.

The bride's 19-year-old cousin was hitting on me. Very cute... but 19. And brown. Not my thing! Not a racist... but I've been there before and it doesn't work. Only white boys for me!

Some guys wanted me to come out downtown with them. I was like "Ummm do you see what I'm wearing?" and they were like "So?" Yeah... not gonna wear a sari to Republic. We went home and crashed.

Rock the Bells

I like music. I like sunshine. I like beer. Therefore I attended Rock the Bells 2009 at Deer Lake Park.

The morning started out a little rough because of the piece of shit Easypark machine I had to use. What was supposed to be $15 for 24hr parking turned out to be $24. We tried all different possibilites of button pushing, as well as calling the helpline and then using the pay-by-phone feature. Nothing worked to make it equal $15. (When I called them later for my refund the lady blamed me for not being patient enough with the machine... dumbass... I'm from the technology age, I can use a parking machine! But I got my $9 refund, thank you very much!)

After that debaucle my friend and I started the day off right with the most amazing brunch I've ever had on her friend's rooftop patio in Kits. I'm talking bacon, scrambled eggs with pesto, toast, champagne with strawberries, fruit salad, hasbrowns... and feta cheese, homemade guacamole and chipotle sauce to pull it all together. Mmmm yeah.

We then hopped into a cab with a dumbass cabbie who can't find the venue (even after the dispatcher, our group, and multiple friends on his phone told him) and won't crack a window or put on the AC. No tip for you, asshole!

We got to the concert, waited in line, waited in line again, waited in line again and then finally got some beer. They also had this cider which wasn't bad, kinda like Strongbow. That's what I don't like about these events though... having two drinks to choose from. I like my hard alcohol!

The concert wasn't bad. Common, Damien Marley, Nas and RZA all performed. There were a few bands that were supposed to be there and then dropped out at the last minute... so who filled in? That's right... Cypress Hill. Never in my life did I expect to be rocking out to "Insane in the Membrane" live... but it was great.

After a day of drinking in the heat we actually left during the main show. It had just been a really long day.

My friend and I headed back to her place to relax with a cold shower. Then we went to 7-11 because I had a craving for their nachos. (Squeeze cheese AND squeeze chili? Can't beat it!) When we got to the store they were actually out of the chips so we took home the condiments in coffee cups and used the Tostitos she had at home. Hey, the sign says they're FREE! Then we watched a movie (Bride Wars - Don't bother!) and went to bed. All in all a satisfying day.

Switch it Up!

Fall is right around the corner so that means its time to make some changes to the hairstyle and the wardrobe. I am so looking forward to the tartans, glamour, rock that fall is letting me chose from. So I am going to do a rocker prep look or a bohemian prep look. I am so excited! I have to get my jacket, flat boots, heel boots, heels, pants, tops, skirts, etc. The list just goes on and on! So many shops, so little time! I have my fav stores like Zara and J.Crew, my cute stores to get bits and pieces like Urban Outfitters, Forever 21 and H&M, and new stores that I will be hiting up like White House, Black Market, Free People and Anthropologie. I love shopping!

boys over flowers?

ok so the korean version of Boys Over FLowers was a big hit all across Asia. But how will the mainland Chinese Version, Lets Go Watch Meteor Shower / 一起来看流星雨, compare?

I personally haven't seen the Korean version but i just finished the Chinese one, and i have to say: it's wonderful!
Here's a link for you to watch all the episodes with English subtitles :)
If that doesn't work out, here's a youtube channel for it.
first ep, prt1.


The four boys are just as hot. I didn't think any of them was that special until i finished the drama.

From a first glance, the nice one out of the H4 (F4) looked really hot!

But then after the drama i think he's pretty cute... he's got those cute buck teeth that makes him look like a chubby bunny when he smiles! soooo adorable!

I didn't think the leader was all the good looking, but after the drama it seems he had grown on me. When ever he smiles it's like heaven is lighting up! and it's not the drama or anything, but his smile is just so warm and friendly!
Here's him smiling at the lead actress's birthday party:

All the guys are now very attractive to me :) and the lead actress is very pretty, and lucky too! hanging with the H4 and have Top Combine celebrate her birthday with her! lucky lucky lucky~!

of course all good dramas have to have good style, and Meters/bonwe happens to be a huge sponsor of the drama. when i went back to China i bought most of my clothing there. They had a special section where they had clothing that has the same style as the actors' outfits! I was going nuts over them! :P

And also, good dramas comes with music. and i love this one from Lets Go Watch Meteor Shower / 一起来看流星雨 OST

LYRICS
When I see you feeling dejected for someone,
kan ni you xie ku men
看你为谁苦闷

I will concentrate my energy
wo jiu ji zhong jing shen
我就集中精神

To clear the dirt that lowers your mood
qing li xin qing hui chen
清理心情灰尘

And chase away the sad atmosphere
gan zou bei shang qi fen
赶走悲伤气氛

The sound of your cheerful laughter lives in my soul
ting ni kai lang xiao sheng, wen zhu wo de ling hun
听你开朗笑声, 吻住我的灵魂

As if my soul was with you in your joy and sharing your lows
hao xiag pei ni kuang xi, fen dan ni de men
好想陪你狂喜, 分担你的闷

I don't have extraordinary abilities
mei you te yi gong neng
没有特异功能

It's you who energizes me and makes me feel replenished
shi ni ji fa qian neng, cai neng wu shi bu ke
是你激发潜能, 才能无时不刻

to want to feel your heartaches
gan jue ni de xin teng
感觉你的心疼

Don't laugh at my foolishness
bu yao xiao wo de ben
不要笑我的笨

My ideas are already simple enough
xiang fa dou hen dan chun
想法都很单纯

I'm no superman but for you, I want to become fearless
bu shi chao ren que xiang wei ni bian cheng wan neng
不是超人却想为你变成万能

I want to be your spare time lover who guards your every process
xiang zuo ni de fen sheng qing ren, shou zai mei ge jing cai guo cheng
想做你的分身情人, 守在每个精彩过程

Until the day you'll grieve for my heartache,
zhi dao you tian ni hui xin tong wo de xin teng
直到有天你会心痛我的心疼

treat me as your spare time lover
ba wo dang zuo fen sheng qing ren
把我当作分身情人

to extend the feelings of your joys and sorrows
fan bei gan shou ni de ku lei
翻倍感受你的苦乐

Happiness will, in another time, remember us
xing fu zai bu tong chang jing ji lu zhe wo men
幸福在不同场景记录着我们

And only us
zhi neng you wo men
只能有我们

When I see you dejected for someone, I will concentrate my energy
看你为谁苦闷, 我就集中精神

To clear the dirt that spoils your mood
qing li xin qing hui chen
清理心情灰尘

and chase away the sad atmosphere
gan zou bei shang qi fen
赶走悲伤气氛

The sound of your cheerful laughter lives in my soul
ting ni kai lang xiao sheng, wen zhu wo de ling hun
听你开朗笑声, 吻住我的灵魂

so you can share your lows.
gei ni fen dan men
给你分担闷

I don't have extraordinary abilities
mei you te yi gong neng
没有特异功能

It's you who energizes me and makes me feel replenished
shi ni ji fa qian neng, cai neng wu shi bu ke
是你激发潜能, 才能无时不刻

to want to feel your heartaches
gan jue ni de xin teng
感觉你的心疼

You might laugh at how foolish I am
xiao wo duo ben
笑我多笨

My ideas are simple enough
xiang fa dou hen dan chun
想法都很单纯

I'm no superman but for you, I want to become fearless
bu shi chao ren que xiang wei ni bian cheng wan neng
不是超人却想为你变成万能

I want to be your spare time lover
xiang zuo ni de fen sheng qing ren
想做你的分身情人

guarding your every wonderful process
shou zai mei ge jing cai guo cheng
守在每个精彩过程

Until the day you'll grieve for my heartache,
zhi dao you tian ni hui xin tong wo de xin teng
直到有天你会心痛我的心疼

treat me as your spare time lover
ba wo dang zuo fen sheng qing ren
把我当作分身情人

to extend the feelings of your joys and sorrows
fan bei gan shou ni de ku lei
翻倍感受你的苦乐

Happiness will, in another time, remember us
xing fu zai bu tong chang jing ji lu zhe wo men
幸福在不同场景记录着我们

and only us. Oh~
jiu zhi you wo men
就只有我们

Don't laugh at how foolish I am
bu yao xiao wo tai yu ben
不要笑我太愚笨

or how simple my ideas are
xiang fa dou na me dan chun
想法都那么单纯

or how I want to be your spare time lover
xiang zuo ni de fen sheng qing ren
想做你的分身情人

to guard your every wonderful process. Oh~
shou zai mei ge jing cai guo cheng
守在每个精彩过程

Who wouldn't wait for you?
shei you bu he qi dai ni ne
谁又不何期待你呢

Or refuse every wonderful process?
que zai mei ge jing cai guo cheng
却在每个精彩过程

Until one day you can grieve for my heartache,
zhi dao you tian ni hui xin tong wo de xin teng
直到有天你会心痛我的心疼

treat me as your spare time lover
ba wo dang zuo fen sheng qing ren
把我当作分身情人

to extend the feelings of your joys and sorrows
fan bei gan shou ni de ku lei
翻倍感受你的苦乐

Happiness will, in another time, remember us
xing fu zai bu tong chang jing ji lu zhe wo men
幸福在不同场景记录着我们

and only us
zhi neng you wo men
只能有我们

I Found Them!

After centuries of looking and waiting………..lol, not really but it feels like it. I found my birthday shoes! They are the coolest, most awesomest (not a word, I know), sexiest shoes I’ve seen in a long time; and they called out to me! I was googling shoes with studs on them because I’m going for a rocker meets couture look (I’m designing my own dress); I saw the shoes and the rest is history…….They’re black leather studded round toe pumps by Dolce Vita. They’re only $225 so my mother won’t complain she’s getting faint when I mention the price. Fashionable and affordable; what more could a girl want?

So Much Work, So Little Time.....

So……I’m designing my dress for my birthday! Very, very excited about that! And the color scheme is Black & Silver. Originally I wanted Navy and Green because I love peacock feathers but my Youth Vice President pointed out that Silver represents 25 years (normally in anniversaries) so I changed the colors. I am checking out Brasserie 44 in Midtown as the spot to have the dinner. It is so awesome there! My main problem now is to create a guest list and figure out how to make sure I can get a place that’s not too pricey. Pray that I’m successful.

Pouting!

I’m back at work and so extremely tired. I don’t know why I didn’t take this day off as well. No point crying over spilt milk anyway. I still have a buzz from Elevate; I love it. I won’t compromise it for anything. My ex called me last night and pretty much talked about nothing at all (why am I not surprised). I feel the release, I don’t care for him like I used to; I hope he receives Christ though. Sigh…….Talk to you later; I have to plan my 25th Birthday Celebration! I’m sooooo excited!

Don't Speak!

When my friend Nick and his girlfriend broke up it came in handy for me. So I could do it with Nick? Oh no! So I could score some free No Doubt tickets? Yes, yes sir!

Ok, well actually the tickets we were supposed to get for free accidently got given away to the wrong person so we paid for tickets but it was fun all the same.

He picked me up and we grabbed some Greek food on the way and had a good chat. I was telling him about how I didn't play sports because I had bad hand-eye coordination. He spurts out "Hey! You cleaned my teeth last week!" Oh yeah, that. I swear it's different!

We had purposely tried to be late for the concert because the opening band was Paramore... but there was an opening opening band so we had to suffer through it anyways.

The good part was that for some strange reason they were doing construction in our section so they put us 5 sections closer to the stage which was much appreciated.

Finally the curtain opened and Gwen and the boys emerged. I thought Nick would have a heart attack. He was acting more like a school girl than the actual school girls beside us. I told him to hit on them but we decided that if you have braces you're too young. Plus they were probably wondering who all those guys were on stage and where the Harajuku girls were.

The concert was GREAT. Lots of fun, high evergy. And that girl has ABS! They played all the hits and all the old stuff from their Tragic Kingdom days. I thought I knew them well but Nick knew the words to every single song, even the obsecure ones.

After that we drove around for a bit and decided to go to White Rock for martinis and crab legs but the place was long-closed. In fact everything was closed. It was White Rock (senior city) and it was like 2 in the morning. I don't know what we were thinking.

Sailing, Sailing in the Ocean Blue (Brownish-Blue, it is Vancouver)

A few weeks ago I had left a hoodie at a friend's house so I texted him a few days later on a Sunday morning to see if I could come over to pick it up. The reply I got was "If you can be ready in 20 mins you can come out sailboating today."

I was ready in 20 minutes.

They picked me up, we headed downtown to the waterfront and boarded a 50-foot sailboat. It was WAY huger than I'd expected. It even had 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

We started off with an amazing feast. Well it was like cheese and crackers and dip but mmm mm good. Ok well actually we started with a few drinks but that should go without saying.

We drove around Stanley Park and under the Lions's Gate Bridge and all around Vancouver before we put the actual sails up. If anyone's never sailed before, as I hadn't, it's kinda scary. Fun scary, but still scary. The boat is tipped over at like probably a 35 degree angle. Stuff was falling off the shelves in the galley. (Don't worry, the alcohol was safe!) We would go to the opposite side which was up in the air just to balance it out a little.

When the wind died down a bit in the afternoon we moored and went to get some more food. At the dock we were at we were just lying around and tanning when a local celebrity walked by... Pamela Martin, of CTV news fame. We all kinda looked at each other like "Isn't that the news lady?" and then one of my friends chased her down for a picture. You could tell she liked the attention. It's not every day 50-something ladies have 20-something men hooting at them.

After a dinner of roasted chicken, salad and insanely expensive water (we convinced ourselves that the VOSS just tasted better) we headed back to town.

That was definitely better than the lazy Sunday I'd had planned. Thanks Christophe!

PS. I just added this last pic for some man-candy. You're welcome!

The Murphy Wedding

My friend Jen got married on July 4th this year. It was great for her, but for me it was one of those events where everything goes WRONG!

I had invited my friend WEEKS before and kept reminding her to make sure she got the time off. She promised me she was good to go until 2 days before when I asked her what time she was coming over and I got an "Oh... about that..." She bailed. HARD. And I was MAD.

After multiple calls and texts one of my girlfriends from high school agreed to be my lady-date. I was stoked because I hadn't seen her in a while and knew we would have fun tearing up the dance floor and man-hunting at the reception.

We talked the night before about what we were going to wear and what time she was meeting me and I thought we were good to go... until the morning of, that is.

I couldn't get a hold of her and was starting to get a little nervous. It got to the point that I needed to leave if I didn't want to be late and I still hadn't heard from her. I finally sent a text that was like "If you aren't coming just tell me, I need to leave" and nothing.

So.... off to Aldergrove to attend the wedding ALONE. Yep, I pulled some major loner action.

After the wedding and before the reception I was on a major find-a-date mission. Luckily my awesome friend Brad pulled through.

In the in-between time before the reception the friend who had ditched me texted me saying that she had fallen asleep and just woken up and was sorry. I just went solo to a wedding ceremony... sorry doesn't cut it. Especially an I'm sorry TEXT. Pick up the damn phone and call me.

Brad picked me up (late because he'd forgotten his wallet at home and had to turn around on the freeway) and we pulled into the golf course parking lot at the same time as the wedding party's limo.

We ran inside as fast as we could only to discover that it was a seat yourself wedding. No table arrangements at all. So we looked around like "old people? No thanks. Babies? Nada... Ok this table looks ok." and sat down.

Well, we made the correct choice because our table was AWESOME. I also discovered it was open bar and my night started to look even better. We just had to much fun talking and joking around and dancing all night... swapping dates and taking pics. (We gave the dates back after that... it wasn't THAT kind of wedding.)

I was also drunk texting a few guys that night which was pretty fun... OK it was two not a few but still... pimpin'!!

We drunkenly headed home around 1 where I immediately fell asleep. Was I ever glad the night turned out better than the morning!

Cancer Fundraiser 2009

This is both something I had a tonne of fun at, but also am proud of.

I not only attended but was a part in (albeit a small part... I sold tickets, made signs, put up tents and picked up garbage) a wonderful cancer fundraiser this May.

Two of my friends lost their mother to cancer while they were young and for a few years now have been doing a fundraiser for their birthday and donating every cent to the Canadian Cancer Society. The last two years they've really stepped up, selling raffle tickets and doing a big concert in their dad's backyard.

I'm happy to say that this year we raised over $38,500. That's a LOT of money!

Not to mention it was a crazy, drunken party. We started in the afternoon with beers and a BBQ, which turned into a concert featuring Mass Undergoe and Daniel Wesley (although I spend Daniel Wesley upstairs in the bathroom blow drying the phone I'd managed to drop in the toilet.)

After that we hopped in the Coors Light bus (ok well I took a cab 'cause I missed the bus) and headed to the club. Oh yeah, it was Vanilla Room. Forgot for a minute there.

Everyone left me at the club to go their various ways: Boston Pizza, hang out with a black dude named Jarome, get arrested... those kind of things.

I ended the night at Denny's laughing until I cried about stupid things because I was so tired. What a good day. Sigh.

Britney Bitch

I know this was sooo long ago (like April long)... but I don't just want to skip ahead and leave things out.

Everyone knows I love Britney. I've loved her since she first came out. Then she went crazy. I still loved her. I knew she would come back.

When she announced a concert in Vancouver I was there. At least, unlike in Grade 10, I wasn't wearing fake leather pants and a white wifebeater.

I pre-drank and had cucumber sandwiches (mmm) at my girlfriend Elise's downtown then headed to GM Place. (I had to meet my girlfriend Cerina there because she worked late.) We got there a bit late (hey, I was druuunk) and I headed upstairs to our seats to catch a bit of the Pussycat Dolls before Cerina arrived. I danced up a storm to Jai Ho before I went down to meet her.

This is where we lucked out. Someone (who I majorly owe and won't be named) managed to get us down onto the floor for the Britney section of the concert.

The concert was good... I mean nothing compares to Brit Brit circa 2002 or so, but she held her own...

Until her diva move that is. She had gone offstage for a costume change and didn't come back... for a half hour. Then a voice came up on the loudspeaker telling us that it was too smoky and a hazard to the dancers. Too smoky? Well first off have you seen the amount of shit coming out of your smoke machines? And secondly you're in VANCOUVER! These things are just a given! The first major concert I ever attended was Our Lady Peace in grade 8 and it was much, much worse.

Finally she came back on and half-assed the rest of the concert.

As she ran off the stage at the end she yelled: “Thanks Vancouver. You were wonderful. Drive safe. Don’t smoke weed! Rock out with your cocks out! Peace out motherfuckers!" At least she's good for a laugh.

The thing is though... I'm like a mama with her child. I can be mad at Britney, I can say that I don't like her very much right now, but I'll always love that little biotch.

All This & Heaven Too!

Elevate was an absolutely amazing experience! I feel amazing! It’s not the amazing high that will wear off but the feeling that my life will never and can never be the same. I know that some things and situations will not change overnight but I do know it takes time and it’s a process. I can tell you this: the process has already begun!

It's Your Life!

We went into fasting and prayer from 6:00 until 12:00 noon. It was a wonderful experience. I feel like I’ve been in the kitchen all day, lol. We cooked for Pastor Kyle and most of the people on the floor; I feel like a mother already. Lol. I’ve taken a nap and went bowling with one of the youth I’m watching Christina and ended up bumping into “Richard and Maddy”. Pastor Kyle touched on the subject of being in a relationship with someone who you know isn’t who God had intended for you but you don’t feel like waiting anymore…..HELLO! How many times is God going to speak to him before he catches the vision? Any who, the evening service was absolutely wonderful! I danced until I couldn’t dance any longer, then I cooked some more. LOL.

o Kristen Stewart o The Runaways

in The Runaways (post-production) as Joan Jett (Lead role).

While filming The Runaways movie, Kristen Stewart cut her trademark long, full hair into an uneven 'mullet' hairstyle. Photos of the hairstyle were released on June 11, 2009, garnering a great deal of media attention.

The Runaways is a 2010 biopic of 1970s all-girl rock band of the same name. The Runaways was written and directed by Floria Sigismondi, and stars Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett, Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie, Stella Maeve as Sandy West, Scout Taylor-Compton as Lita Ford, and Michael Shannon as Kim Fowley. Alia Shawkat plays the band's bassist, a fictional character named Robin. None of The Runaways former bassists are portrayed in the film.

The Runaways is loosely based on lead-singer Cherie Currie's 1989 autobiography Neon Angel: The Cherie Currie Story which details her fractured childhood, the group's meteoric rise to fame, and her subsequent battle and recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The Runaways covers the formation of the band through to Cherie's departure at the peak of their success. Jett has stated that "The Runaways" is "absolutely not a biopic. It's not fact-for-fact. What they did was basically take elements from the Runaways story and created a parallel narrative."

wait and see...
source: wikipedia

Kristen Stewart DVDs

Is He Not Strong Enough?

I never want to be in a position where I doubt my God and want He can do. I know God is a God who can do ANYTHING! There is no limit to what, when and how He can do it. I’m a little tired, I got in at 2:30 am and then went to sleep only to get up at 8:00 and get ready for Elevate today. We got off to a bumpy start; My Youth President Duanne was mad at the boys (Danny, Yardley and Craig) for taking their time and making us later (later being that Duanne made us late to begin with, lol) than we already were. I have bags of clothes for a 3 day retreat! It’s so bad, I feel like such a chick! Any who; the pastor that is speaking is named Kyle Rodgers. He’s an on fire, anointed man of God. Did I mention that he’s 25? Lol. It makes it even better because he’s ministering about what he’s dealing with now. He touched on the topic of being in a relationship even if you know that’s not who God has for you…..no comment. I’m believing God for an awesome move and change on behalf of the Youth.

Happy Birthday Mommy!

Today is my mom’s 49th Birthday! She’s getting old, lol. I thank God for my mother. She worked hard so that her children wants and needs would be met. I love her. My mother is the easiest person to shop for. She like classics, cheesy old movies (with killer ants, spiders, etc), and flowers. I have to waitress a party tonight and God knows what time I will be home. I am ready to stop waitressing all together; it’s not where I need to be.

Back To Work!

Back to work! I’m so tired. It’s New York Fashion Week in a couple of days, and I have planned out my itinerary for the first Fashion Night Out! I am soooooo excited! There will be events all around NY. I plan to hit up midtown and move uptown. SO EXCITED! Did I say that already? LOL. YSL will be releasing their Manifesto with Tote Bags and I hope they don’t do it while I’m at Elevate. Speaking of Elevate. We are leaving this Friday and I can say I won’t come back the same way I left. I am so excited and anxious to hear what God will say to the Youth this year. I pray I get enough sleep the day before so I will be up just in case anyone wants to pull pranks this year…..long story, lol. Be blessed.

What God Has Brought Together......

Today was Jovian & Berlinda’s wedding from Shepherd’s House. It was at this beautiful country club in New Rochelle. I had so much fun. “Richard & Maddy” didn’t get there until the reception and guess what?: she wore a white dress to the wedding! Smh. Doesn’t anyone know wedding etiquette these days? Any who, David (an Evangelist at Shepherd’s House who keeps calling me Rihanna) told me that I will receive a radical last name change. My cousin was so excited and I was sooo embarrassed! Other than that, the wedding was so beautiful. It makes waiting so worth while, to be able to walk down the aisle and into the arms of the person God has for me: priceless. Back to work tomorrow. Everyone loved my Royal Blue Club Monaco dress; I knew they would. Sigh; day in the life of a fashionista.

When God Writes Your Love Story

Tomorrow is Jovian and Berlinda’s wedding. I am so happy for them. I can’t stop smiling for them. I thank God that we are becoming that generation that are seeking God in all aspects of our lives. I remember when I read “When God Writes Your Love Story”, by Eric & Leslie Ludy; that they were discussing give God that aspect of your life. He is an amazing author. He spoke things into existence, blessed nations, parted seas, does things that always blows our minds; this is a walk in the park for us. In Jeremiah 1:5a (NIV) “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart…” He is telling us He already has everything planned, sorted, done. This brings me back to one of my favorite Bible verses: Jeremiah 29:11. He said that He knows the plans He has for us; and these plans are plans to give us hope, a future, and to prosper us. Now, that doesn’t sound bad to me. God isn’t going to force us to give Him the pen; we have to hand it over freely. How many of us are tired of heartbreak, pain, and hurting? That wouldn’t have happened if we let Him write our story. So give Him the pen today.

Oh Boy!

I am in the process of making sure I have everything ready for Monday. I am so happy and excited for them. I really need a nap. If I could get some time to sleep and stay in bed all day it would be gift that only God can give me. Keep me in prayer.

Prepping.

My cousins and I are going over the last minute things we need to do and get before the wedding on Monday which happens to be Labor Day and my day off. This means that I will be exhausted come Tuesday because I plan to have a wonderful time on that day. There are little things I am preparing myself for: worst-case senarios, best-case senarios, but I am putting it out of sight and out of mind.

Poemski

If the fish swam out of the ocean
and grew legs and they started walking
and the apes climbed down from the trees
and grew tall and they started talking
and the stars fell out of the sky
and my tears rolled into the ocean
now I'm looking for a reason why
you even set my world into motion...

Stumbling, On These Shadowfeet

It gets harder; especially when you decide to stand for Christ. When you decide to say that you won’t do things like the world but you will be set apart. Everything is a fight; everyday. Who do we make it? We have to remember who we serve, who is walking along side us. Who is this person: his name is Jesus. I am the first to say that the moment I open my eyes the battle begins; to have to die to things, desires, habits that I used to do; that the world encourages is the hardest thing. So when I am stumbling, I go to Jesus. He’s the rock, He keeps me standing; He holds my hand. I hope someone is blessed by this.

It's Time to Start Anew

My ex had his baby yesterday and I realized that it’s time to start over. Everyone is moving forward but I feel like I’m moving backwards. I know you have been there before; you feel like everyone is getting what they want besides you. I know that everyone has their own season and own time. So Lord please keep me until it’s mine.

Favor

“But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.”- Genesis 39:21 NKJV

I thank God for favor. I was reading my Joyce Meyer Daily Devotional (a new fav) and I was amazed at the way she broke it down. She said favor was something that is available to all but not everyone has enough faith to access it. And there lies the problem: not enough faith. Sometimes I wonder how we as Christians get by when we don’t believe that Good can deliver us out of the littlest situations. I remember when I was praying on Saturday at the concert; God told me that he made this world just by saying it. My situation was nothing for Him. And that’s what we need to remind ourselves, this situation is easy for God; we have to believe that He can do it and ask Him to bestow His favor on us in the midst. Be blessed.