The Beauty of Life

Youth Homes 2

2010-10-07T21:28:00.002+08:00

Okay so today we had 6 kids turn up from the ages of 8-12 with one girl. First off we did search and rescue which had relatively minor incidents although it didn't last very long as these kids had ridiculous attention spans.

After that it was back to the program shed to fit snorkeling gear on the kids. They were told to form a line and come in one by one. So of course there were dramas. Poor little Patrick was in the line and Greg came up and pushed him out of it. Then when Patrick tried to get back into spot Greg kept saying he was pushing in and went to punch him.

Anyway, finally made it down to the beach which was a success in itself. With a bit of struggle we managed to convince a bunch of kids to come into the freezing cold water. I stuck with Greg who was screaming his head off trying to convince me that he was allergic to water when in actual fact he was just terrified of it. He didn't really know how to swim at all so I had to just about hold his hand but after a few forced short swims on his own he got a little more courage. Not long later he was off snorkeling on his own more than happy in the water.

Rhoda, the only girl pretty much just sat on the beach. She obviously felt really out of place and didn't really want to participate in anything. In the end she just insisted on going home early. Was a bit of a failure for us there but we tried the best we could.

The kids all got real into finding nice sea shells along the sand and in the water. So of course more dramas. Brody had a shell that looked like half of all the other million shells but when Pier saw it he wanted it. They ended up just about having a full on fist fight, rolling around in the sand on top of each other. Me and Alex, one of their carers, had to split them up.

Had lunch on the beach but Greg was straight back into the water not long after. He refused to do anything but snorkel, he was having the time of his life out there. We played a couple of other beach games and found a whole lot more shells.

Then the other group finished with their raft building program and left everything behind on the beach so we decided to make use of the equipment and build a raft with the kids. Pier was really starting to lose all attention and got quite frustrated having to listen to instructions.

Long story short he wound up to the point of losing it and stormed off up the beach. About 20m away from the other kids he started picking up large sized rocks and ditching them at us. One rock just skimmed past Jordan's ear which absolutely terrified him almost to the point of tears. Jordan just cowarded behind me whimpering as more and more large rocks were thrown. We tried our best to quickly move all the kids a little further along the beach and bring the raft with us to take their mind off it. So we quickly hopped in the water and I went on the raft to help them. As quickly as the incident started it disappeared in their minds.

They had a great time on the raft in the end although it was a little shaky at first. Jordan was incredibly scared and kept asking to get off so we'd turn the raft around, head back to shore and just as we were reaching it he'd say he wasn't scared anymore and would stay on. This happened about 5 times.

During the time on the raft Pier was taken home unnoticed. Greg and Patrick had to go shortly after as something popped up and we played ball games and archery with the other two. Jordan managed to convince Disco to give him a ride on the mule (cross between a golf buggy and very small ute) which turned into another huge incident. Disco hopped out for a second for some reason and Jordan tried to drive it. Almost drove it straight into the wall and got in real trouble after.

But overall the day wasn't so bad. Was rather event full and I was absolutely exhausted after the 10.5 hour day but I still loved it and would do it again any day.

Youth Homes 1

2010-10-06T08:06:00.005+08:00

Yesterday a whole bunch of kids from different DCP (Department of Child Protection) homes were supposed to come down to Woody Point for a day of fun with their carers.

I was real pumped for it too, had received a lot of pre-warning about their behaviours and was interested to see how the day would turn out.

In the end only two kids from the one home came which was a real disappointment. Seriously destroyed our whole days plans as you can't really run a program with two kids.

Anyway, first thing these 13 year olds did when they arrived was have a ciggy.

I repeat, thirteen year olds having a smoke.

Right from the word go I was caught off guard. They were swearing and talking rudely, not really wanting to do anything but go home.

In the end we chucked them in the cube for a little bit and set up some rock climbing walls for them but they still didn't really want to participate. After Darren climbed once they just wanted to go outside for another smoke.

Darren then got into an argument with his carer about the smokes because apparently he didn't ask nicely. In the end he ran off and we spent about half an hour trying to find him while a bunch of us took Aaron for lunch.

Had another smoke after lunch and then decided they'd like to do archery so we set up two archery boards for them. That turned out to be a real success, they really enjoyed it and were happy to keep going for a while. Unfortunately their carer got a bit sick of it and insisted on them going home.

Really I believe it was the carer that ruined the day for them. He refused to participate and kept butting heads with Darren. Then insisting they go home just when they were finally enjoying themselves was a bit of a downer.

However the day was still a success believe it or not. The boys were a lot better than some and the days events could have gone a lot worse than they did.

I personally really loved working with these kids. Unlike most other people there I actually understand the major events that can change a kid and make them who they are. I actually understand that it isn't their fault and know how to handle their mood swings.

Having said that, it still sickens me to know that their parents continue to supply them with smokes, alcohol and illicit drugs even after they've had their children taken away from them.

Act Seven

2010-09-25T10:47:00.004+08:00

Act Seven

Scene One

Just come home from the fish shop having taken all our old (yet still actually new) fish back to get two predators. Josh, his parents and myself are sitting around our tank.

Josh: So basically we have one fish that's incredibly poisonous and the other grabs smaller fish by it's head and smashes it against the rock til it dies.
April: Oh! That's horrible! Why would you get them?
Liz: Coz they're awesome.
April: They're so ugly! The other ones were much better.
Liz: Good thing it's not your tank then.
[Liz looks to Rick who has just sat there quietly]
Liz: You think it's pretty don't you Rick?
[Rick subtly nods so April doesn't see]
April: I'm upset now, the other fish were so pretty. I miss them.
Liz: We've still got our old tank out the back. You can have it for $500 and stick it in your room.
[Rick laughing.]
[Josh walks up and sticks his hand in the tank]
Josh: He's pretty angry at the moment having just being moved, he should charge at my hand with his poisonous spikes soon.
Liz: GET YOUR HAND OUT OF THERE YOU FUCKING IDIOT! Or I'll bite it for you!
[Josh takes his salty hand out and shoves it infront of Liz's face]
Josh: Go on, bite it then, go on.
Liz: Piss off.

Scene Two

Josh: Oh shit.
Liz: What is it?
[Josh points to the back corner of the tank at the little Pyjarma Cardinal hiding under the filter]
[Liz screams her head of for a couple of minutes]
Liz: OH MY GOD!! DO SOMETHING!!
Josh: Well I'm not sticking my hand in there to get him.
Liz: JARRMIIEEESSSSSS!! My poor little Jarmies! I'll save you!!!
[Liz quickly gets the net and tries to catch him but fails. Jarmies hides in the rocks.]
Josh: Oh well.
Liz: WHAT DO YOU MEAN OH WELL!?!?
Josh: I mean oh well.
Liz: HE'S GOING TO GET EATEN!!
Josh: Oh well.
Liz: [Half crying] Poor Jarmieesss. Hopefully he'll just hide from them and be alright.
Josh: Your fault for forgetting him.
[Rick in the background laughing his head off.]

Week One

2010-09-25T10:45:00.003+08:00

Day 1:

Sat around not doing much in the office.

Day 2:

Archery all day.

Day 3:

Sat around not doing much in the office + 2 hour lunch break with the frisbee.

Day 4:

Chased kids around the national park scaring the hell out of them all day.

Day 5:

Played footy and got drunk.

=

I love my job.

Game of Eternity

2010-09-18T08:26:00.003+08:00

Just a thought, just a thought.

There's a monster at my door and it's knocking. I shouldn't let it in for I know that it will consume me, try to take hold of my heart but I am intrigued. I wonder what it will look like, feel like. I wonder what it thinks.

Just a peak, just a peak.

Just enough for it's fingernail to slip through the door. Then all of a sudden it grabs hold and tears the door down. I should run, I know that I should for I might still be able to get away. But this monster is so intriguing and I want to see into his eyes.

Just a look, just a look.

His eyes hold a swinging pendulum waiting to get a hold of me. I only need to turn my head, just a little to left. But this monster I have never seen before, it's just so intriguing. I wonder what it's skin will feel like. I wonder how it would react.

Just a touch, just a touch.

Then it latches on to me, consuming me bit by bit. I watch as it searches for my heart, longing to gain control. All I need to do is fight, just a little bit. But this monster is so intriguing, I wonder what it thinks. Has it got a name?

Just a friend, just a friend.

Gameover.

Darren Hanlon - All These Things

2010-09-17T20:29:00.003+08:00

Love love love

2010-09-16T09:31:00.004+08:00

I LOVE my new job.

Love love love LOVE love.

Had my induction day yesterday. Got taken on a tour of the whole place, it's pretty darn big. Has a lot of history too, it's a heritage site now. Used to be some quarantine area and some of the buildings are still untouched including the crematorium. You can still see parts of the tram line running through our shed and the big sealed door that still moves and is now left open as a passageway. Apparently there are quite a few ghost stories going around too.

Oh and before being used as a quarantine facility it was a reserve for explosives and something to do with horse racing.

They've got archery and kayaking and bushwalking and snorkeling oh and did I mention the PRIVATE BEACH?!? I can even do rock climbing and abseiling on NATURAL surfaces there.

The cube is the main activity building and is fairly new. On the outside there's rock climbing, abseiling and a flying fox and on the inside lots of high ropes courses, low ropes and climbing walls.

Yesterday they had a special group of disabled people over instead of the kids. It was so amazing what they do with them. They can't climb the ladder up to the flying fox because they're all in wheelchairs so they've created this pulley system to lift them to the top. The amount of extra effort they go through for them is so amazing though and they're so grateful for it.

But better than all that would be the staff. Oh and the fact that I have my OWN office space and computer and everything. Everyone's really friendly though. The first conversation I had with them goes a bit like this:

Matthew "Do you play football?"
Me "Oh God I hope you don't mean soccer"
Matthew "Hell no! Aussie rules!"
Me "Well then of course I play"
Matt (Manager) "Awesome. You'll be getting paid to play footy then"
Matthew "Oh and frisbee! Do you play frisbee?"
Me "I suppose I could try"
Matthew "You gotta play frisbee"

Oh and Matt (Manager) is even organising a BBQ for ME on either Monday or Thursday.

I LOVE my new job.

Sweet Lips

2010-09-13T17:52:00.003+08:00

Just came back from Rocky Reef Marine in Rockingham with 5 new fish!

Copperband named Sweet Lips

Bannerfish

2 x Yellow Tailed Chromis

Cleaner Wrasse (cleans the parasites off the other fish)

Additions

2010-09-13T13:07:00.003+08:00

Some new additions to our marine tank:

Coral Beauty named Belle from Beauty and the Beast

4 Clown fish

Respect

2010-09-10T14:17:00.005+08:00

Got a phone call at 10am today from my fiancee at work.

He wanted me to go onto the internet for him to get some password so he could view dirty photos on his phone. Afterall, I obviously love it when he drools over other girls' naked bodies.

"Shouldn't you be working?"

"Yea but I've been working hard so I thought I'd take a break til lunch"

Lost so much respect for him today.

To Die For

2010-09-09T16:54:00.004+08:00

Obviously I really need to start my new job already. Have been posting far too often the last few days and spent way too much time surfing the net.

Anyway, here are a few items I've found and wish I could die for.

First Additions

2010-09-09T13:54:00.007+08:00

Went with April (Josh's mum) to buy the first additions to our new marine tank today.

Pyjama Cardinal - named Jarmies, my absolute favourite

3 x Green Chromis (schooling fish) but their colours didn't turn out very well in the photo.

Colours look more like these.

Should be getting more over the next couple of days.

Leonid Afremov

2010-09-09T07:51:00.012+08:00

I have stumbled upon something too beautiful for words. Mere inspiration for my soul.

Leonid Afremov.

“I tried different techniques during my career, but I especially fell in love with painting with oil and pallette-knife. Every artwork is the result of long painting process; every canvas is born during the creative search; every painting is full of my inner world. Each of my paintings brings different mood, colors and emotions. I love to express the beauty, harmony and spirit of this world in my paintings. My heart is completely open to art. Thus, I enjoy creating inspired and beautiful paintings from the bottom of my soul. Each of my artworks reflects my feelings, sensitivity, passion, and the music from my soul. True art is alive and inspired by humanity. I believe that art helps us to be free from aggression and depression.”

Just a few of my favourites.

To view more of his amazing work visit: http://www.afremov.com/index.php

Proposals

2010-09-09T06:46:00.009+08:00

So I just read how Jun Song proposed to Erin Blackley, it really was beautiful. Made me think a little about ours ... maybe we should have waited for a better time?

After speaking about it the night before and buying the ring together the next day I was way to excited to wait so he proposed on the kitchen room floor.

None of that cheesy yet romantic padlock stuff, throwing the keys into the ocean. No cake with I love you, hearts and chocolate all over it. No aisle of candles.

But I suppose at least there was still the love? There was still the big lion grins after, still the gigantic bear hug and still a room filled entirely of love.

Even if that room be a kitchen.

Inspiration

2010-09-08T12:31:00.007+08:00

Was inspired to learn painting whilest in England. We stayed in the countryside where it was incredibly boring and there was not much else to do. Just so happened that paints there were real cheap as well.

All these next paintings where painted in England in the order of when I painted them. I would like to remind you that it is the very first time I have ever painted so don't judge my skills. (There are also a couple of sketches)

This painting was half completed in England and finished in dribs and drabs back home. My favourite painting so far :)

I did this one last night having just completed the ship above.

Revamp

2010-09-08T12:18:00.009+08:00

Was thinking of creating a whole brand new blog when I stumbled across this old one. Thought that maybe I might just revamp this one instead :)

Parts of my life that this blog has missed:

My "healthy garden" no longer exists
I have recently taught myself to paint and have found a new passion for all things art related.
I currently own a marine tank although have previously owned a cichlid tank.
Been to England and back
Moved out of mummies home
Got engaged to the man I love

Let's try and keep it alive this time?

Mango Smoothie

2009-01-31T11:02:00.003+09:00

Ingredients
1/4 Mango
2 Cubes of Ice
2 Spoons of Icecream
Milk

Serves 1.

Method
1. Whiz the mango, ice and icecream until blended.
2. Add a dash of milk and whiz a little more. Add more milk if necessary to make it thinner.

Enjoy.

Healthy Seedlings

2009-01-27T16:45:00.004+09:00

My plants are doing so well and I'm just so proud of them.

My three tomato plants.

5 lettuce plants.

There were 8 to begin with but my brother killed 3 :( So sad.

I was so happy when my seedlings popped out of the ground though. Gardening is such an amazing thing :)

I'm so amazed at how well my Vinca plant is doing considering how shrivelled up and brown it had gotten. It's been flowering quite a lot too!

Of Rooftops, Sleepovers & Chocolate Mousse

2009-01-27T15:46:00.008+09:00

Went over to Kassie's house the other day and we decided to die our hair purple.

Didn't quite work in my hair though. You can kind of see it in the sun though.

Superman!

(take note of how long my hair is okay)

I don't quite remember how exactly we ended up on the roof ... but we did.

We had to try and hide from their evil neighbour in case he "dobbed" haha. Was so funny trying to get onto the roof without being seen.

We called her brother and asked him to come to the side of the house so he could take a picture for us and when he came around he couldn't see us so we called out to him. He was so shocked haha "Woah! Why the hell are you on the roof!?!?"

. . . He wasn't supposed to take a picture of me trying to get down. I look like some wombat or something lol. Oh no no, I look like that guy from terminator at the very beginning when he lands. Except without the lightning.

Kassie slept over and then followed me to church the next day :) Then Kassie watched as my mum cut my hair. You have no idea how nervous I was. My precious, precious hair. All gone. It's quite short now. I like it though :)

We were going to go swimming after that but I decided to make chocolate mousse instead because Jewel and Aunty Took Ree were coming over for dinner. How exciting.

Jewel helped me cut the strawberries and put them on the chocolate mousse. Looks cool huh?

My mum's been sucking up to me heaps lately after the fight we had the other night. I think she realises that she said some things that she probably shouldn't have said so she's trying to be real nice. She even hugged me the other night. Was so shocked.

<33

Jewel, Aunty Took Ree and my mum decided to visit Aunty Angie for a short while before they went home. I wanted to come but my mum said she wanted to stay there for a while to talk to Aunty Angie so we ended up deciding that I could come and sleepover with Jewel.

Heh, much fun in two days.

And we had waffles for breakfast!!! :D

Then we went back to Aunty Angie's place for a Chinese New Year lunch - steamboat.

Sigh had to come home and clean after that. Fun time is over haha.

Had quite the full on weekend though.

There Are Some Things I'll Never Forget

2009-01-23T20:19:00.002+09:00

Lately I've been forgetting things. I'll start a sentence and forget what I was saying half way. And I mean completely forget. I just become absolutely unable to complete my sentence and have no idea what I was talking about. I'll forget what I had for breakfast that very day, or if I even had breakfast. I'll forget why I just walked all the way to my room and then forget what I was doing before I walked to my room.

But amongst all this forgetting, I've been remembering a lot.

I've been remembering you really.

I've been remembering the times I'd poke my tongue out at you and you'd chase me all over the house trying to pull my tongue out. I remember the times I'd tease you and you'd tackle me to the ground. I remember the times we fought and I'd find a new book on my computer table. I remember the times I'd get in trouble for not doing my homework because I'd spent all yesterday talking to you. I remember the times I was sick and I'd wake up to find a new teddy beside me. I remember the times I was sad and I'd find myself safe in your comforting arms.

I do miss you.

I really do.

And I'm so sorry for what I now have to do.

Just know it's killing me too.

Love You Beautiful

2009-01-20T10:07:00.001+09:00

Jewel.

You're here, you're actually here :)

We'll be great friends, we will.

Love you beautiful.

Happy Families

2009-01-16T20:56:00.002+09:00

So tonight I find myself eating Hungry Jacks for dinner.

Surprised?

Me too.

The sad part was sitting there eating dinner all alone seeing all the happy families and friends around me.

Blueberry & Apple Muffins with Lemon Glaze

2009-01-14T20:24:00.004+09:00

These muffins made my day. Just absolutely, totally made my day.

Ingredients
2 Punnets of Fresh Blueberries
1 Apple
Lemon Juice
270g Plain Flour
20g Baking Powder
55g Butter (at room temperature)
300g Castor Sugar
2 Eggs
1tbs vanilla extract
235ml Milk

Makes 18

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180˚C and line muffin tins with paper liners.
2. Peel the apple, chop into small pieces and squeeze a little lemon juice.
3. In a small bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder. In a large bowl, cream the butter for 1-2 minutes. Add the Castor sugar a third at a time, beating for 2 minutes after each addition. After the last addition, beat until the mixture is light and fluffy and the sugar has almost dissolved.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating for 1 minute after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined. Add half of the flour to the mixture and beat on low speed until combined. Add the milk and beat until combined. Add the remaining flour and beat until thoroughly combined.
5. Fold in the blueberries and apples and spoon the mixture into cupcake papers, filling each about 3/4 full. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden.
6. Drizzle the lemon icing glaze on muffins while hot.

Lemon Icing Glaze
Mix a tablespoon of lemon juice and enough icing sugar to make a watery icing for glazing. Add more lemon juice/icing sugar as necessary.
About one teaspoon of glaze for each muffin.

Enjoy.

Worth It

2009-01-14T20:17:00.003+09:00

Preparing lasagna - two hours.

Preparing salad - five minutes.

Eating lasagna and salad - fifteen minutes.

Watching my brother enjoy his favourite meal - timeless.

Some things make it all just ... worth it.

Learning Chinese

2009-01-14T15:24:00.002+09:00

Been thinking, I'm half English and half Chinese, so why is that I can speak English but not Chinese?!

I really would like to learn Chinese, although I do know a few phrases that people have been trying to teach me, just don't concentrate on my accent hahaha and please don't laugh :(

So could anyone help me as to how I might go about learning Chinese? I refuse to go to Chinese school by the way haha but recommended books/dvds/tapes would be good :) Just leave us a comment or email.

Thanks!

We Will Survive

2009-01-11T17:46:00.006+09:00

I know I haven't updated all of you in my gardening in a while huh?

Haha it's actually because I gave up on my poor plants. Went to Singapore and my brother didn't water them so they pretty much died. Was so sad.

So I gave up on them.

Then my mum exclaims, "Liz, your plants are dying!"

"I know, went to Singapore and they didn't get watered :("

"So help them! They still have a chance!"

Wow that gave me and my plants so much hope. So I quickly got a large pot of sand and fixed up the soil. Removed the top layer of sand and mixed in fertiliser. Add another layer of a fertiliser/mulch mix and then mixed that in. Got special food pellets and sprinkled them on top. Poured some liquid food into the watering can and drenched the soil. My pots were ready.

So I dug my plants up my plants VERY carefully, making sure not to break any of the roots, and replanted them into the pots. Lightly watered them again and put them in the shade.

Two hours later I came back to check on my plants and with a great big smile, this is what I found.

We will survive :)

So now, I water them three to five times a day depending on the heat and they are doing absolutely brilliant.

Pleased with myself and my gardening, I planted tomato and lettuce seeds.

Cannot wait for my little seedlings to pop out of the ground :)

Blueberry Pancakes

2009-01-10T10:16:00.006+09:00

Wow, these are absolutely heavenly, the egg whites make them so fluffy. And my mum loved them :)

Ingredients
1 Cup Plain Flour
1/2 Tablespoon Baking Powder
2 Egg Yolks
3/4 Cups Milk (more or less)
4 Tablespoons Butter (melted)
2 Egg Whites
1 Tablespoon Sugar
Punnet of Fresh Blueberries

Makes 8

Method
1. Sift the dry ingredients together.
2. In another bowl, mix the yolks, most of the milk and the melted butter together until smooth.
3. Beat the egg whites until light and fluffy and soft peaks appear. Add the sugar toward the end of the beating.
4. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and add the mixed wet ingredients, stir until just combined (don't over-mixing will make a tough pancake).
5. Fold in the egg whites gently with a spatula, adding the blueberries half way. Add milk as necessary to get the right consistency.
6. Cook as you would other pancakes.

For serving suggestions, drizzle a little maple syrup over the top with vanilla ice cream on the side.

Enjoy.

Vanilla Cupcakes (Improved)

2009-01-09T16:12:00.009+09:00

Ingredients

2 3/4 Cups Plain Flour

2 Teaspoons Baking Powder

200g Softened Butter

1 3/4 Cups Castor Sugar

4 Eggs

1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract

1 Cup Milk

Makes 24

Method

1. Preheat oven to 170˚ and line four 6-hole muffin trays with cupcake papers.

2. Sift together the flour and baking powder. In a separate bowl, cream the butter for 1-2 minutes. Add the Castor sugar a third at a time, beating for 2 minutes after each addition. After the last addition, beat until the mixture is light and fluffy and the sugar has almost dissolved.

3. Add eggs one at a time, beating for 1 minute after each addition or until mixture is light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined.

4. Add a third of the flour to the creamed mixture and beat on low speed until combined. Add half of the milk and beat until combined. Repeat this process. Add the remaining third of the flour and beat until thoroughly combined; do not over beat as this will toughen the mixture.

5. Spoon mixture into cupcake papers, filling each about three-quarters full. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a fine skewer inserted comes out clean. Remove cupcakes from the trays immediately and cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before frosting.

Enjoy.

Something To Look Forward To

2009-01-09T15:23:00.002+09:00

So my dad asked my brother if he'd like to go to England next year to spend time with our relatives from my dad's side there.

My brother also mentioned that he might ask me to go when I'm 18 ...

For some reason I highly doubt it because my dad's always loved my brother more than me.

But it is something to look forward to no?

Wow, how it would lift my heart for my dad to even say hello to me let alone take me on a holiday to England.

I also have some awesome cousins from my mum's side in England ... this one guy, Jamie, would take me to France and to all these amazing restaurants (his mum owns a restaurant). How exciting :)

I've always wanted to see the world.

I'm Sorry

2009-01-08T19:15:00.001+09:00

Sigh it never ends does it?

Just hang in there okay?

Please?

I'm sorry there's nothing more I can do :(

Oh how I wish there was.

But I'm always here kay?

Always.

For I Am Persuaded

2009-01-08T14:38:00.004+09:00

So say you had an ant farm ... just imagine this with me okay?

Would you love those ants with all your heart just because you raised them?

If you get a puppy, do you still love the ant or does the puppy take its place and the ant forgotten.

If you take out your most loved ant to play with it and it bites you so hard until you bleed then runs away, would you still love that ant?

And then say later you find your beloved ant on the floor ... squished with it guts oozing out ... do you still love that ant? Will you still love it tomorrow, next week, next month, ten years later, forever?

Or will it be forgotten within a matter of minutes?

"For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Amazing ...

I'm carried in everlasting arms, You'll never let me go through it all.
Your love is all I need Jesus, You're all I need

Maybe Next Time

2009-01-07T17:45:00.000+09:00

p.s

She didn't like the cake :(

To A Very Beautiful Friend,

2009-01-07T14:47:00.002+09:00

I open up my eyes and see you standing there
And straight away I notice a friend that is so rare
It's not everyday that I find a friend like you
A friend that everyday, makes my gray skies blue

On this road we're travelling on
We know we're far from home
We know there's a long way ahead
There's danger on every inch we tread

But we look up beyond the towering trees
We see the sun shining down on us, the birds and the bees
All of God's creation and we know through the good and the bad
There will never be a reason to be sad

Because He has given us all we'll ever need
He's given us each other, give you to me
Now all I want is to give back something worthy
And I find nothing to give unfortunately

But I offer up this pact, I offer up my hand to you
Promise to be watching out in case I fall too?
And I promise I'll be here to catch you when you fall
Just wait and see, together one day we will soar

Stomach Somersaults

2009-01-06T19:53:00.003+09:00

So today I cooked chicken rice and when my mum came home she was in a rush and said she could only stay for max 15 minutes.

I quickly served her dinner and she shoved a spoonful into her mouth, then stopped for a second.

O.O

"Wow ... this is good enough to sell!!"

My stomach did a somersault inside of me.

Woohooooo go Liz! We did it!!

For a moment perhaps she was proud of me.

Dearest Mother

2009-01-06T17:53:00.003+09:00

I know sometimes we quarrel. I know sometimes we just can't understand each other. I know 08 was a hard year for the both of us.

I remember when we were younger, when we'd go shopping together, cook dinner together, bake together.

Now I buy the groceries alone, I cook dinner for you each night and I no longer need help to bake.

I know sometimes although you may love me as your child, you really don't quite like me do you? I know sometimes, although I really am telling the truth, you don't quite believe me do you?

I remember when we were younger, you'd hug me every day without fail. I remember when you were sad in the middle of the night and you'd come into my room and no matter what the time, I'd comfort you. I remember when I'd lie to you and you'd believe me anyway because I was your beautiful daughter.

Now it's hard for you to even look at me, let alone say you love me, let alone hug me. Now you don't even want my comfort, after all I was supposedly the one to cause your pain wasn't I? Now, even when I'm telling the utmost truth, you don't believe me do you?

I know you believe I've failed you in many ways. I know you have other things on your mind.

I remember when you'd be proud of me in everything I do, no matter what and how poorly I did it. I remember when I was first in your mind, first in your heart. When you loved me above all else.

Now, no matter how hard I try, it never seems to be enough for you. Now, someone else occupies your heart and I have been swept away like dirt on the floor.

But mother, no matter what happens. No matter what comes our way, I'll always love you, I'll always be here to comfort you in your need, always be trying to please you.

I baked you a cake today.

May it be good enough to show you that I do care. Even if your talents far exceed mine.

Because Of You I'm Free

2009-01-06T12:29:00.005+09:00

Was reading Psalm 5 this morning and I feel so happy :)

It really comforts me knowing that God hates and destroys the wicked.

But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy ... let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; let those also who love Your name be joyful in you. For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; with favour You will surround him as with a shield.

Thank you for protecting me against the evil Lord. I know now that it was when I saw only one set of footprints in the sand, it was then You carried me.

"You are the everlasting God, the everlasting God.
You do not faint, You won't grow weary.
You're the defender of the weak, You comfort those in need.
You lift us up on wings like eagles."

Because of You I'm free.

"Forever God is faithful, forever God is strong, forever God is with us, forever. His love endures forever."

Apricot Chicken

2009-01-05T20:16:00.004+09:00

Ingredients
Chicken (4 pieces)
Salt
Flour
Handful of Apricots
Oil
405ml Can Apricot Nectar
French Onion Soup (Powder Form)

Serves 4

Method
1. Lightly coat the chicken pieces in salt and flour and quarter the apricots.
2. Sear both sides of the chicken on high heat for a minute or two each side with a little oil.
3. Pour in the apricot nectar and add the apricots. Sprinkle about three tablespoons of french onion soup and mix.
4. Keep pot covered and simmer for about 20 minutes on medium-low heat, stirring once in a while and adding water if necessary to thin.
5. Taste and add extra french onion soup if necessary.

Serve with rice, boiled carrots (with honey) and broccoli.

Enjoy.

Sufficient For The Day

2009-01-04T22:46:00.003+09:00

P.S

Today, I baked a peach and cream cake for my mum and then baked a little too many cupcakes haha (18 large and then ran out of cupcake trays so I baked another cake sized cupcake. Largest cupcake I have ever seen!). But they are yum.

By the time I finished baking it was 9:00pm and I hadn't even thought of what I was going to eat for dinner yet. There didn't seem to be anything in the fridge, freezer or pantry ... But I kept searching and I found leftover potatoes, a few slices of cheese and a can of tuna. So I baked the potatoes with the tuna on top and the cheese on top of that. Then I made MY OWN salad dressing (cool huh) and made a salad. Was quite the brilliant dinner :) It was yummy and filling. I was quite proud of my last minute put-together.

Also, today my mum bought fruits! Hurrah! So I made this gourmet fruit salad consisting of nectarine, strawberries and canned peach with drizzled mango syrup and a spoonful of ice cream. Wow it was nice. And I am truly quite satisfied :)

I told you guys there was no need to worry.

And what about tomorrow??

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." Matthew 6:34

Do Not Worry

2009-01-04T15:48:00.002+09:00

"Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?" Matthew 6:25-26

For all those that keep pestering me, worrying over me. I know you only mean well, as my friends and I thank you for that :) But honestly, there is no need to worry. He has provided me with food to eat thus far and I know He will continue to provide.

If He will look after the sparrows, I know He will look after me.

"Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows." Luke 12:6-7

We Are One

2009-01-02T20:46:00.003+09:00

It's so beautiful, the relationship between Father and child. Don't you think?

Wow I love the words to this song :)

Pay attention.

Just A Little Strange

2009-01-02T18:05:00.001+09:00

I do not understand how it can be 9:00pm and the sun is only just setting.

Black Pepper Chicken

2009-01-02T10:08:00.005+09:00

Ingredients
3 Chicken Breast or Thigh fillets
Salt
Black Pepper
2 Cloves of Garlic
Olive Oil
Dark Soya Sauce
White Vinegar
Sugar

Serves 3

Method
1. Cut the chicken into small strips and sprinkle salt and a generous amount of pepper.
2. Dice the garlic into small pieces and fry slightly in a drizzle of oil. Add the chicken and fry until cooked.
3. Pour in about three long splashes of dark soya sauce, two splashes of vinegar and a teaspoon of sugar. Taste and add more sauce/vinegar/sugar/pepper accordingly.

Serve with rice and stir fry.

Enjoy.

I Could Sleep In The Clouds

2009-01-01T18:27:00.002+09:00

A beautiful poem I wrote when I was 7.

I would like to be able to fly high in the sky
I could sleep in the clouds
Run on the sky
See Jesus and God
Slide down the rainbows.

If only I was still so talented.

We Are More Than Conquerors

2009-01-01T16:13:00.003+09:00

So 2009 has finally arrived.

I actually made it past 08. And you know, I couldn't be happier.

It's time for new beginnings. New goals. New ways of thinking.

"Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead" Philippians 3:13

There is so much to look forward to this year, to be excited about.

Sure there will always be the things we fear but why focus on that?

Hopefully I'll be getting baptised this year! Which means I'll be able to serve more :)

"Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:37-39

Hopefully this time next year, I won't be writing a blog entry being thankful for actually making it through the year but being thankful for the GREAT year I will have. Even though I know I will have to face many struggles, I know I will more than conquer this year. Why?

Because this year I believe :)

Believe with me kay?

Chicken Schnitzel

2008-12-31T11:12:00.005+09:00

Ingredients
Chicken Breast (Around 1 per person)
Salt
Flour
1 Egg
Breadcrumbs (A few handfuls, about 1 handful for each chicken breast but just add more as you go if you need more)

Method
1. Thin the chicken breasts by slicing them in half.
2. Sprinkle some salt on the chicken before coating them in a thin layer of flour. (Put flour on a plate and then pat the chicken over)
3. Beat the egg lightly on a plate then coat the chicken in the egg and finally coat with the breadcrumbs.
4. Fry the chicken with a small amount of oil (a few mm thick) for approximately 5 minutes each side.

For serving suggestions, slice a lemon on the side and drizzle some ketchup. Eat with boiled potatoes and coleslaw.

What Do You Do

2008-12-31T10:49:00.004+09:00

What do you do when you're expected to answer

But there is a cork stuck in your throat?

What do you do when you're expected to look at her

But don't want her to see the tears welling up in your eyes?

What do you do when you know what needs to be done

But you're told of the misery it's causing?

Please help me

I don't know what to do.

Whatever He Did, The Lord Made It Prosper

2008-12-30T09:20:00.004+09:00

This morning, I reached the end of Genesis!!

There was one main new thought that I found re-reading this book, God never failed to provide and continue watching over.

He didn't just create the world, think of how great He is and then move on to a new, bigger project letting us live on our own. No, He continues even now to watch over us, protect, comfort and love us.

This was shown particularly in Joseph's story. God didn't just protect him when his brother's wanted to kill him, He didn't just see him through prison, He saw him through right until the very end and blessed him in everything he did.

"20 Then Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined. And he was there in the prison. 21 But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison; whatever they did there, it was his doing. 23 The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under Joseph’s authority, because the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made it prosper." Genesis 39:20-23

Joseph was put in prison due to a false accusation made against him. He remained faithful and yet God allowed suffering to fall upon him. However, it was through his suffering that the Lord made him great.

"20 But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive." Genesis 50:20

"9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." 2 Corinthians 12:9

And I am greatly encouraged :)

Flattering Moments

2008-12-28T17:02:00.002+09:00

You know, even though at the time it is just creepy and awkward

It can be quite flattering when an absolute stranger sits next to you in Northbridge

Then asks for your name and number and if you'd like to catch up on the weekend.

God's Amazing Love

2008-12-27T11:19:00.002+09:00

How do I show you something
You could never see or feel
How do I describe something
That words could never tell
How do I speak of something
I myself could never fully comprehend

It reaches as far as the horizon
That continues for all eternity
Outnumbers the sand on the shore
Goes beyond the deepest ocean

It's stronger than a storm
Mightier than the crashing waves
It reaches out further
Than the ends of the earth

Just to touch the hearts
Of you and me

Now how do I tell you something
That's too great to understand
Where do I begin to describe something
That has no beginning or end

How do I know it's there

I feel it in my fingertips
I know that I'm alive
I feel it in my mind
I know He strengthens me

I feel it in my heart
I know He's always there
I feel it in my salvation
I know what He sacrificed

So how do I tell you something
You can only really experience yourself
I can't.

But it's the end of the year
And we're all still sitting here
He's watched over us the last 365 days
And he'll watch over us the next

God's love is there
Whether you believe it or not.

Christmas Reflections

2008-12-26T15:01:00.004+09:00

Christmas.

What a great day :) I haven't been so happy in a long time.

I just want to specially thank all that made my day so special. You know who you are :)

It reminds me of a verse I was forced to remember as a kid in junior worship.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16

However as a kid, it's just words and nothing more. Overuse of the verse through childhood years took away the real meaning behind it but you know, that verse really does say it all. Why I'm here, what I'm doing here, where I'm going; because I know now He really does love me and all I want to do is give something worthy back to him.

And right now, I couldn't be happier :) I have a long way to go and a lot of improvements to make, but one day I'll get there.

P.S (to a special someone)
Thank you for having faith in me and showing me who I am, who I could be.

Rainbows

2008-12-20T18:12:00.002+09:00

Rainbows.

We see them each time it rains. But have we ever really thought about the colours in our lives?

For all of us, there are of course bright happy days, but there will also be those blue days.

However, have you ever noticed that

1. There is only one blue stripe with many other colours.
2. The blue is towards the bottom of the rainbow.
3. The blue is a smaller curve than the reds, oranges, yellows.

So when you hit a blue day, and they will come.

Don't worry, the red will be coming soon :)

You Know Who You Are

2008-12-20T02:03:00.001+09:00

Thank you.

For loving.

For caring.

That's all I ever really needed.

Lazy

2008-12-18T11:51:00.000+09:00

Lazy.

I am getting lazy.

:(

Broken Strings

2008-12-15T19:27:00.002+09:00

Let me hold you
For the last time
It's the last chance to feel again
But you broke me
Now I can't feel anything

When I love you,
It's so untrue
I can't even convince myself
When I'm speaking,
It's the voice of someone else

Oh it tears me up I try to hold on,
but it hurts too much I try to forgive,
but it's not enough to make it all okay

You can't play on broken strings
You can't feel anything that your heart don't want to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real

Oh the truth hurts
And lies worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before

Oh what are we doing
We are turning into dust
Playing house in the ruins of us

Running back through the fire
When there's nothing left to save
It's like chasing the very last train when it's too late

Oh it tears me up I try to hold on,
but it hurts too much I try to forgive,
but it's not enough to make it all okay

You can't play on broken strings
You can't feel anything that your heart don't want to feel
I can't tell something that ain't real

Well the truth hurts,
And lies worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before

But we're running through the fire
When there's nothing left to save
It's like chasing the very last train
When we both know it's too late (too late)

You can't play on broken strings
You can't feel anything that your heart don't want to feel
I cant tell you something that ain't real

Well truth hurts,
And lies worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before

Let me hold you for the last time
It's the last chance to feel again

Please Don't Stop The Rain

2008-12-15T19:20:00.001+09:00

If it's gonna be a rainy day
There's nothing we can do to make it change
We can pray for sunny weather
But that won't stop the rain

Testimony

2008-12-15T17:45:00.003+09:00

Some of you may know, some of you may not. After all, some of you are my good friends from Perth or Singapore whereas others are from random places such as Norway and Egypt, who on earth might you be ... but for those of you that don't know, this year has been a very challenging year for me at home and at school. The many struggles I faced at home affected my ability to study and in turn, my grades dropped. My friends turned away from me due to rumours around the school and I began to lose hope and trust in God.

I knew I couldn't cope on my own but neither could I find someone to turn to. It was during youth camp in Perth this year that I finally gained the courage to talk to Pastor Chris. He helped me and showed me the love and support that I didn't get from my family or friends.

During youth conference, Pastor Charlie taught us from 2 Corinthians 12:9.

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness."

Previously, I would lose hope and trust in God because I felt like He wasn't answering my prayers. Just like Paul, I asked God for help time and time again but what I didn't realise was that He had already answered.

God showed His grace by giving me people such as Pastor Chris, Delorin (you'll always be in my heart <33)>

Previously, I would lose hope in all my weaknesses but now, I am filled with the comfort and joy knowing that is in our weaknesses that God can perfect His strength in us.

I no longer need to be afraid of what lies ahead. I no longer need to be pulled down by my past for I have a great life ahead of me with the Lord's strength carrying me on to ever greater heights so that one day I might be able to serve Him and be a blessing to others.

"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."
1 Corinthians 15:10

God has shown me amazing grace this year and I won't allow myself to let it be in vain. I won't allow myself to forget, or take for granted everything that has happened this year and the provisions I have received to get me through it all. I will continue in the things I have learned and work hard to be someone useful for Him for it is the least I can do in return.

For you. <3>

Back To Reality

2008-12-14T19:03:00.003+09:00

Well I'm back from Youth Conference :)

Wow was it good.

I miss you all already :(

So much.

2 Corinthians 12:9
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness."

What a great camp.

Now it's back to reality.

Sickness

2008-12-01T20:18:00.002+09:00

I am sick :(

So deadly sick.

And it's completely, absolutely, ultimately horrible.

Horrible horrible horrible.

I better get well before Singapore this Wednesday.

I think I might just die.

School Holidays

2008-11-24T10:37:00.002+09:00

It's school holidays!!

Two and a half months of it too.

I was so excited at first, but now?

I miss school. I miss studying. I miss having something to do with myself.

I'm so bored!!

Oh well, things should get better. At least this week is jam packed with plans to go out with friends.

And next week?

SINGAPORE!!

Home Alone

2008-11-22T20:07:00.003+09:00

I'm usually home alone. On weekdays I am ALWAYS home alone. Sometimes my mum is home on the weekends though.

And usually, I hate it.

It's boring, lonely, creepy and quiet.

However, it's these times when I'm NOT home alone, that I honestly miss being home alone.

In other words,

Shutup :)

Apple & Berry Pies

2008-11-22T16:59:00.005+09:00

Ahhhh pies!! Apple and berry pies!! They're sooo scrumptious! I'm in love with my new pie maker!!

I know the ones at the back are a little under filled but just wait and see, I'll be pro one day :)

Ingredients
4 peeled and diced apples
Lemon
1/4 cup Castor Sugar
Handful of Frozen Mixed Berries
Shortcrust Pastry

Pie Maker

Method
1. Place the apples in a pot and squeeze a little lemon juice. Add a tiny bit of water (about 1-2 tablespoons) just to prevent the apples from burning.
2. Add the sugar and boil the apples until soft, mixing occasionally.
3. Turn off flame and add berries. Mix slightly and allow to cool.
4. Cut the pastry and line the bottom of the pie maker with the larger pastry circle. Place the filling inside and cover with the smaller pastry circle.
5. Close the pie maker lid and cook for 6-8 minutes.

Enjoy.

I certainly did :)

Fitness

2008-11-22T10:37:00.003+09:00

Oh my, I haven't been jogging in a long time now.

And I've been eating a lot too. A lot of junk.

My fitness is getting so bad. I wonder if I can even run around the block anymore without getting tired.

Probably not.

How disgusting. I'm so glad it's holidays again, I really need to get back into my jogging habit.

Also, now that I have guinea-pigs I'll be walking them to the park often. That should help.

I'm going to try and cook healthier things too. For lunch today, I shall make a vegie pizza :)

Smokey Barbeque Chicken Wings

2008-11-22T10:17:00.005+09:00

I've never made something so simple yet so delicious. You can even marinate extra and freeze to make an even easier dinner on a busy day.

Ingredients

Chicken wings

Smokey Barbeque Marinade

Barbeque sauce

Method

1. In a bowl, glug a generous amount of marinade onto the chicken and mix. Leave in fridge overnight.

2. Take out the chicken to warm a little before cooking. Place under the grill (or in a pan) and cook.

3. Half way through cooking, add a generous amount of barbeque sauce. Continue cooking until well done and covered in a sticky glaze.

Eat with boiled potatoes and vegetables or salad.

NB: I can't tell you exactly how much marinade or sauce to use as I don't measure it. Just glug on however much you feel you need. Should be well coated but not overly saucy.

Enjoy.

Things To Do

2008-11-21T13:40:00.012+09:00

Things to do today:

~~1. Clean the bathroom~~
~~2. Water plants~~
~~3. Clean my room~~
~~4. Tidy the computer area~~
~~5. Clean kitchen~~
~~6. Wash dishes~~
~~7. Clean toilet~~
~~8. Tidy lounge~~
~~9. Tidy dining room~~
10. Dust house
11. Vacuum carpets
12. Sweep and mop floors
~~13. Prepare guest room for the two girls coming to stay~~
14. Practice viola
15. Bake chocolate chip cookies for brother
16. Make pies (cherry/berry/apple)
~~17. Watch a movie :)~~
~~18. Cook Dinner~~

Wow that's a long list.

Better get started.

Will cross them off as I go.

---

I'm afraid I didn't quite complete the whole list, but I am very proud of what I achieved! I didn't expect to complete as much as I did. Will finish the rest off tomorrow.

I'm extra proud of cleaning my disgusting room :) I want everyone to come over now haha. While the cleanliness lasts, perhaps a day or two haha. It even smells good because I sprayed this sweet stuff.

Oh, and dinner was YUM! Beef stroganoff with rice, carrots and broccoli.

I shall now watch another movie to reward myself.

Guinea-Pigs

2008-11-21T09:48:00.008+09:00

Guess what?!?

Okay nevermind, you'll never guess.

I HAVE GUINEA-PIGS!!

And they are so adorable. They're like my little babies.

Last Saturday, Kassie was over at mine and we just sort of had the random impulse to go and buy guinea-pigs. So we searched the online newspaper and at the very top was someone selling guinea-pigs right near my house!

That's Destiny (my guinea-pig)

And that's Jack (Kassie's guinea-pig)

We went and bought harnesses and leads for them and took them for a walk!

They were so adorable. Everyone was staring at us though, it was a little annoying. This one lady even took pictures. Stupid tourists.

True love <3

Finished

2008-11-19T21:31:00.003+09:00

FINISHED!!

I'm finished! It's all over.

No more exams.

No more year 11.

No more CHEMISTRY!!

Thank goodness my mood isn't all terribly bad. This at least can cheer me up.

Confusion

2008-11-13T16:25:00.002+09:00

I'm so confused right now.

What happens next?

Do I or don't I?

---

Will you or won't you?

My Gorgeous Plants

2008-11-11T18:43:00.004+09:00

I know it's only been a day since my last update but I really couldn't help myself.

Today after my accounting exam I went to Bunnings and spent an hour looking at the plants and talking to one of the workers.

It turns out that the poppies I bought will die by the end of the month and won't grow back again :( I'm so sad.

However, after a long conversation about the different types of plants and which ones die and which ones drop seeds that will grow back I chose these beautiful Vinca's and bought eight of them.

(Due to my sucky photography, only 7 of them are in the photo :( )

They'll flower for a whole 7-8 months!! The others' only flower for a season, so around 3-4 months.

What's even better is that these ones will drop seeds into the soil and will grow back the next spring. How exciting.

They have these gorgeous pink flowers :)

I'll Follow

2008-11-10T23:11:00.001+09:00

I traveled on a lonely road and no one seemed to care.
The burden on my weary back had bowed me to despair;
I oft complained to Jesus how folks were treating me,
And then I heard Him say so tenderly,

"My feet were also weary, upon the Calvary road;
The cross became so heavy, I fell beneath the load,
Be faithful weary pilgrim the morning I can see,
Just lift your cross and follow close to me."

"I work so hard for Jesus" I often boast and say
"I've sacrificed a lot of things to walk the narrow way,
I gave up fame and fortune, I'm worth a lot to Thee"
And then I hear Him gently say to me,

"I left the throne of glory and counted it but loss,
My hands were nailed in anger upon a cruel cross,
But now we'll make the journey with your hand safe in mine,
So lift your cross and follow close to me.

Oh Jesus if I die upon a foreign field someday,
'Twould be no more than love demands, no less could I repay,
"No greater love hath mortal man than for a friend to die"
These are the words He gently spoke to me,

"If just a cup of water I place within your hand
Then just a cup of water is all that I demand.
But if by death to living they can Thy glory see,
I'll take my cross and follow close to Thee.

Chocolate, Walnut & Berry Muffins

2008-11-10T22:54:00.005+09:00

So I find myself in the midst of exams and what do I do?

Study?

Don't be silly. I bake. I bake a lot.

After baking two batches of gingerbread men I decided that I felt like being a little more creative. I always bake gingerbread men, chocolate chip cookies or vanilla cupcakes. And I do mean always.

So instead I make these.

And my oh my were they heavenly.

Ingredients

2 cups self-raising flour

1/3 cup Castor sugar

1/3 cup cocoa powder

1/3 cup of chopped walnuts

1/2 cup of frozen mixed berries

60g melted butter

1 egg beaten

1 cup of milk

Makes about 12 muffins.

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C and grease muffin pans.

2. Sift flour and cocoa into a large bowl. Add sugar and stir.

3. Mix in butter, egg, milk and walnuts. Stir as little as possible until half the flour has been mixed in. Add berries and stir until flour is mixed in but no more.

4. Spoon mixture into muffin pans and bake for 20 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

Eat them hot with fresh strawberries and cream.

P.S.

I accidentally forgot the eggs until the muffins were already in the oven. I am so ashamed of myself. And I call myself a baker.

Surprisingly, they actually turned out okay though.

Garden Project Week 1

2008-11-10T21:23:00.006+09:00

So, it's been one week since I began my project to fix up the garden.

I'm proud to say that what once looked like this

Now looks like this

In that one week, I've managed to remove all the weeds and pull out two large unwanted bushes. There is still that unwanted bush on the far right that will hopefully be gone within a few weeks. I've also raked in blood and bone into all the soil and watered it.

I managed to plant one, beautiful plant yesterday. My first plant :) How exciting.

Last week:

Now:

Are you as proud of me as I am?

Let's see what I can do this week.

Wish Me Luck

2008-11-10T11:27:00.002+09:00

Introductory Calculus exam in an hour.

Wish me luck.

The One I Feed

2008-11-07T14:00:00.000+09:00

A native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said,

"I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One wolf is the vengeful, angry, violent one. The other wolf is the loving, compassionate one."

The grandson asked him, "which wolf will win the fight in your heart?" The grandfather answered:

"The one I feed."

So Pissed Off

2008-11-05T18:52:00.005+09:00

I'm so pissed off.

Don't give me all this shit about me not being allowed to garden for 15 minutes a day because I should be studying when you force me to cook dinner, wash the dishes, vacuum the house, wash my clothes, wash your clothes, hang out clothes, clean the bathroom, clean my room and dust the house.

Don't give me all this shit about not wanting my grades to fall because you know I'm capable.

You don't know shit.

It is NOT my fault the man you loved, and still do, sexually abused me.

It is NOT my fault he no longer lives with us.

It is NOT my fault the police believe it's the right thing for him to be charged.

It is NOT my fault if the judge decides he should go to jail.

So stop blaming it all on me.

It isn't fair for you to hate me just because of what he did.

By the way, I've had enough of YOUR conversation.

You've only had enough of mine because you know you're wrong.

Invites Only

2008-11-05T17:20:00.002+09:00

Far out, I'm so frustrated!

MY PARTY IS NOT OPEN HOUSE!

Invites only pplleeeasssseee.

Or at least ask me if you can come!

I need a bouncer ayy. Should ask my brother.

Termite Infestation

2008-11-04T21:54:00.005+09:00

Today my mum saw my incredible progress in the garden and then says "Oh no."

She didn't think I'd actually take it seriously and do work on the garden.

Now she tells me it's infested with termites.

There are literally MILLIONS of termites underground that live off these logs at the very back by the fence.

Now she tells me that I'm not allowed to do much more to the garden in case I disrupt them and they move to the house.

Now she tells me that my work should not have been done at all because I might have disrupted them.

But now I tell you. Screw the termites. This is my garden we're talking about.

Now I tell you. My mum will live, and so shall I.

The Backyard

2008-11-03T18:13:00.005+09:00

Project #1 - To invent and cook 30 of my own chicken recipes.

Project #2 - To transform the backyard.

So the other day, I discovered a hidden beauty behind the junkyard of my backyard. Well a corner of it anyway. It would be the perfect spot for me. A place I could relax, read, study, have parties. It was absolutely perfect, I could picture it in my mind.

Later that night I asked my mum if I could have that corner.

She said I could have the whole garden and laughed.

That just shows the absolutely terrible state of our garden and how long it's been since she gave up on it.

So it's mine, not the whole garden because I'm not yet ready to accept that challenge, but that corner of the garden is mine.

Every day from here onwards, I promise to spend at least 15 minutes on my corner of the garden (except of course when I'm not in Perth). I also promise not to allow a gardener, parent, sibling, friend or neighbour to touch that corner to help in any way. I will transform that corner, all on my own.

(This photo was taken after an hour of work on it. The brown strip of sand you can see in front (except for the few scattered rocks and the bush in the middle that was too strong for me to pull out) was absolutely covered in weeds before.)

Every weed will be pulled out with my own hands. Every grain of fertiliser will be put on with my own hands. Every plant will be planted with my own hands. Every sweat drop my own. Every cent spent on that corner my own money. Everything will be my own effort.

So at the end I can say, that corner there is mine. I created, built that garden.

It shall be my garden.

And I shall call it the Garden of Memories.

Act Six

2008-11-02T22:20:00.002+09:00

Act Six

Scene One

Liz is in the kitchen eating breakfast when her mother walks in and looks in the cupboard.

[Mum stares in confusion at the 3/4 empty packet of biscuits]
Mum: Where on earth have all the biscuits gone?
Liz: [Shifty eyes] *absolute silence*
[Mum walks away]

Scene Two

Mum, Liz and John are in the car on the way to church.

Mum: John, have you been eating the cookies?
John: No, I've only had two of them.
Liz: [Shifty eyes]

My Answer

2008-11-02T22:10:00.002+09:00

No.

No no no no no no NO.

Far out, the answer is no.

But I can't say that can I?

Exam Timetable

2008-11-02T09:15:00.003+09:00

Wednesday, 5 November - BEWA Accounting Year 11 Competition, 2 hours
Friday, 7 November - English Unit 2B, 3 hours
Monday, 10 November - Introductory Calculus, 2.5 hours
Tuesday, 11 November - Accounting, 2.5 hours
Monday, 17 November - Chemistry, 3 hours
Wednesday, 19 November - Geometry and Trigonometry, 2.5 hours

Monday, 24 November - PARTY AT MINE, 24 hours

Sight

2008-11-01T23:16:00.002+09:00

Thankyou.

You finally see me.

Of Saturday

2008-11-01T23:11:00.001+09:00

When we finally woke up, we had fatty bacon and hash browns then decided to go shopping.

We went to Target and Kassie bought new bathers! They're so pretty. I shan't mention how she sneakily bought a $43 pair of bathers for $21.50 though haha. We also bought face masks and came home and put them on (it was sooo yogurt on our faces in those other photos in the previous post though ...). Then we decided, now that Kassie had bathers, to go to the beach in Secret Harbour.

It was the first time I'd been to Secret Harbour and it was sooo beautiful. At first, we were complaining about all the little children and families that were there but then hellooooo two hot guys sit down a few meters away from us. So we get up and go for a walk then swim a little. Somehow, the two pairs of us (Kassie & I and the two hot guys) end up drifting towards each other. Amazing.

We swam for quite a while and then we realised that it was daylight savings so we decided to go back to our stuff and check the time. And oddly, the guys followed us out.

Well we were extremely late, Kassie HAD to be home by 6pm, it was already 5:15pm and it would take 1.5 hours to get back to my house. In the end, we got a ride from those two hot guys in their rreealllyyy nice red car. Wow.

However, Kassie was still about an hour late and I am terribly sorry for that Kassie, and Kassie's mum :S

Had an absolutely great time walking down South Street with no pants on though hehe.

Of Friday Night

2008-11-01T22:52:00.002+09:00

On Friday, Kassie rode to my house at 8:15am before school to drop off a bag of clothes and things. We then rode to school, me on her bike seat and her cycling standing. We're about 2 minutes away from school when her gears started to screw up and we went a little wobbly. I got my foot caught in the spokes and we came to a crash.

Ouch?

My foot is still really swollen from being crushed in between the spokes. Both of us have grazes all over our legs and she has a graze on her hand as well. Thanks for breaking my fall a little though Kassie :) Sorry about the bruise on your leg where I fell on you haha.

Well because of that fall we didn't go surfing later that day. Instead, we left school at 1pm to go back to mine, pick up some stuff and go to the city. However, we get to mine and realise I left my keys in my other school bag.

We were locked out!!

We dragged the ladder over, climbed onto the roof and tried to go down the manhole but it appeared to have been bolted down. So we came down and tried to break a few windows. All to no avail.

After all that, we called my mum to find that there's actually a spare key in a hidden location (which no, I shall not tell you).

Oh well, we got inside in the end. That's what counts.

At the city, we both bought a pair of $60 flats! And oh my are they nice.

After a few hours at the city we went back to mine, got all dressed and pretty with makeup and left to Mitch Smith's party. Met up with a few people at the station who were also going there so we went with them.

It was a little boring at Mitch's at first because there were hardly any people! It was so strange. But then I was given drinks (cheers Blacky and Emily :) ) and a group of about 15 of us went egging!

Woohooooo what fun.

By the time we left, it was almost 11pm and we were scared the buses had ended but we decided to wait there anyway. Someone from a car ditched an egg at us and hit Kassie's leg that started bleeding and it was really quite terrible. Well after a while of waiting, we decided to try hitch hiking and stuck our hand out with our thumb up hoping to get a ride. To our great luck, our hitch hiker turned out to be a bus.

We were completely exhausted by the time we got to the station though so hitch hiked from South Street to my front door. That really was a nice man that sent us home.

My mum wasn't too happy though, us coming home past midnight when she didn't even know we were going anywhere. But my mum doesn't really know how to be angry at these things. So we pigged out until there was nothing left in the kitchen then crashed on the couch.

Of Sun Protection & Yogurt

2008-11-01T22:30:00.004+09:00

Sunblock lotion?

Oily, shiny face?

No deal.

Introducing the new Strawberry & Cream Yogurt sun protection by Lazza.

Our new product not only protects your skin from the sun, but also moisturises and invigorates the skin. You'll find your skin softer, smoother and healthier than ever before.

An extra bonus is that you don't see it on your skin.

Invisible to the naked eye.

See your local supermarket to purchase a tub of Strawberry & Cream Yogurt.

And don't forget to do the Brody.

Chicken & Bacon Carbonara

2008-11-01T22:14:00.009+09:00

Ingredients
Your Choice of Pasta
3 Sliced Chicken Breasts
1/4 Chopped Onion
4 Pieces of Sliced Bacon
200ml Cream
Milk (optional)
1 Egg
Oregano
Salt
Pepper

Serves 3

Method
1. Boil the pasta with a teaspoon of salt, stirring once in a while. (A dash of oil will help prevent the pasta from sticking together).
2. Fry the sliced chicken breasts until just cooked then add onion and bacon. Continue to fry until the bacon is cooked.
3. Combine the pasta and chicken, bacon and onion. Add the cream and milk according to how thick you prefer your sauce.
4. Finally, crack the egg in and mix well making sure not to overcook the egg.
5. Season with oregano, salt and pepper.

For serving suggestions, eat with a side of boiled carrots and broccoli.

Enjoy.

Of Halloween & Personalities

2008-10-30T19:19:00.003+09:00

Halloween tomorrow!

How silly, no one really celebrates it, it's just an excuse to party. It should be called "Party Day".

However, Kassie is sleeping over!! And I think we might be going out somewhere too. How exciting!!

P.S

I know Yvonne is not that bad. She just acts herself. And I give her kudos for that.

It's just that not all personalities mix very well.

And mine and hers clash.

Of You

2008-10-28T22:50:00.000+09:00

Why am I always seeing you

When you never seem to see me?

Of Tomorrow

2008-10-27T18:55:00.003+09:00

So today wasn't the best of days.

Grumpy mood.

Lunch time detention.

Arguing/yelling with/at annoying shit Yvonne for half an hour during Introductory Calculus about whether it's right or wrong to judge people.

As if you can change my perspective on that topic anyway.

But tomorrow is a new day.

No matter what happens, there is always tomorrow.

And there is always hope.

So I look forward to seeing you soon, tomorrow.

Of Downfalls

2008-10-26T22:22:00.001+09:00

My ability to love has definitely always been my downfall.

Of Abilities

2008-10-26T22:15:00.001+09:00

But maybe my ability to love has always been my downfall.

Of Fathers and Love

2008-10-26T22:03:00.003+09:00

Ames parentem, si aequus est; si aliter, feras.

Latin for - Love your father, if he is just; if he is otherwise, bear with him.

I would scratch those words out with the blood from my heart if it wasn't so bloody inaccessible.

There are so many things I disagree with that statement. So many that I don't know I could fit them all in a single blog post. But I shall try.

1. What is even considered a "just" father? Show me someone perfect and then I might reconsider.
2. Who gets to determine who's perfect, who's just? The child? Doesn't every child despise their father every now and then? Why? Because no one is perfect.
3. Don't you have to be perfect yourself to love your father wholly, completely, just because he is so called "just"?
4. Just because he is "otherwise", why should that be an excuse not to love him? He is after all your father. Just because someone is not perfect, doesn't mean they don't deserve the love from their child.
5. You try being a "just" father.

Of Mistakes and Emptiness

2008-10-26T19:18:00.004+09:00

Why does it have to be like this?

How did we even let it get so far.

"Mistakes we knew we were makin"

How did it get from smiling, laughing, having fun together every hour of every day, to this.

Sitting here alone, in a bad mood, bored, about to cry.

How did it get from those little daily decisions that affected the turnout of my day to these life changing decisions that change not only mine, but your life too.

Why do I even care about your life anymore?

But how could I not care?

So do I follow you, or do I follow you?

Do I take your advice, or do I takes yours?

How am I even supposed to know?

Why should I even have to struggle with these thoughts?

And the thing is that everything is NOT better, everything is NOT right. Everything does NOT come together like this stupid song says.

I hate this bloody song.

Oh this bits more like it.

"The emptiness I've found."

Of My Helper

2008-10-26T18:36:00.002+09:00

“If it had not been for the LORD who was on our side,
Let Israel now say,

If it has not been for the LORD who was on our side,
When men rose up against us.
Then they would have swallowed us alive.
When their wrath was kindled against us.

Then the waters would have overwhelmed us
The stream would have gone over our soul;
Then the swollen waters would have gone over our soul”
Psalm 124:1-5

Of Surprises, Drugs and Undies

2008-10-26T08:49:00.010+09:00

It was Kassie's birthday on Tuesday so last night I planned a surprise birthday party for her.

She had no idea where she was going let alone that other people will be there. On the bus, I made her put my sunglasses on which had pieces of black paper stuck on the inside so she couldn't see before leading her to Sizzlers. I so did not cause her to trip when walking off the bus haha.

We pushed through the 30 minute line at Sizzlers thanks to the brilliance of the group paying for us when they got there 30 minutes earlier. Then I led Kassie to our table and she took of the sunnies. I told the group to be absolutely silent and not make any noise but the lady working there kept trying to ask them a question. They're all like "Shhhhh!!" with their finger over their mouth trying to get her to be quiet. I bet Kassie actually did hear it just tried to be nice.

So she takes her glasses off and "SURPRISE!!!". The lady working there goes "Oh". Hehe.

Then we all pigged into the food I guess haha. First pumpkin soup and cheese bread; then spaghetti and salad; then mashed potato balls, potato scallops and more salad.

We were so full we had to sit there talking for a while without eating.

It was finally time for Kassie to open her presents.

I wonder what it is?

A ring from Prouds Jewellers, tattoos, unicorn stickers (personal joke) and teddy bear (signed by all of us) from me; money from Chuch; random lollies and a yum cake from Emily and Mali.

We light the candles and all sing happy birthday really loud. Everyone else goes quiet and stares at Natasha. No one else, just Natasha haha.

First bight of the cake :) Yummo.

Then we pigged out more on cake and ice cream.

Haha the next bit is funny but I have no idea how to say it. So I'm afraid you'll have to be left in suspense guys. Use your imagination?

I should have probably left it out all together but it was so good that there has to be at least a little tribute. So anyway, carrying on.

In one of the bottles of Kassie's lollies, there were these white ones that looked like pills. Someone (wouldn't be me, no, of course not) had the brilliant idea of crushing the pills and putting them in lines to make it look like drugs.

And we definitely didn't try to sniff it up or anything. Course not.

When we finally decided it was time to leave, we called my mum to pick us up and began walking Emily home. On the way to Emily's house however, we had just a little fun?

You have no idea how long it took for us to get this picture right.

What took even longer though, was trying to take a photo of us all jumping. We must have taken at least 10 photos and not a single one was right. Oh well.

We also tried to take a picture of us making Kassie's name with our shadows. However that also failed.

But we don't fail at everything!

However, you can see me and Emily's undies haha.

Happy Birthday Kassie.

Surprise??

I love you. :)

Of Boring Entries and Random Photos

2008-10-26T08:36:00.004+09:00

After uploading my pictures onto the computer this morning, I realised I had some great photos of camp that I had to post on my blog. I really should have put them with the camp post but too late now. So instead, you get to read a massive boring entry and then see random photos.

Nice work Liz.

The Monitor Lizard!!

Hello Kassie, you little dot up there.

Brody - the only one that managed to reach the top of the overhang climb. With great difficulty I should add.

Brody had my camera and later that night in their tent they took mass photos on my camera -_-

Haha I laugh at them :)

What a great camp.

Of Camps, Caves and Karaoke

2008-10-24T18:25:00.003+08:00

Wow, there's so much to say. I suppose I should talk about camp? But how?

From the beginning I suppose.

Actually, I'll start with the end.

It was the best time of my life. Entire life. It was brilliant. Bloody brilliant.

Day 1 - Hiking, not too exciting. Although the bonfire at night was pretty good and I've always loved it when we walk in the dark in the bush. It was even better this time because not only were we walking in the dark in the bush, we also went over bridges that didn't have handrails and fell way down into the waterfall. Was pretty scary.

Day 2 - A little more hiking. We were all so happy once we reached the bus though. The walking is soo tiring. However later that day the excitement began. High ropes course! Although it wasn't THAT great (at least not as great as what's to come), it was definitely fun. I loved the section where you walk across a log 5m above the ground with NOTHING to hold on to. Later that night we went into this huge cave and in the middle we turned off all the torches and lay on the ground. There was absolutely no light and no sound, it was so incredible. We sat there for like 5 minutes without light or sound.

Day 3 - The best way I've ever began my day - a trip down to the beach. Right on the coastline there were lots of rocks and rock faces where we did rock climbing and abseiling. We even saw a few whales in the ocean! Rock climbing was so good! I made three climbs, and really surprised myself making it to the top of the final climb. It was so hard and I really struggled. I asked to come down half way and was about to give up so making it to the top made me so happy. I'm not really sure how high those rocks were but I'm guessing 20-30m. Next we did the little 12m abseil. And then we moved onto the huge 38m abseil! It was amazing, you're looking over at the coast listening to the waves crashing on the rocks with huge rocks all around you and you're just hanging onto the rope falling down, kicking off the wall every now and then. I was pretty slow the first time but the second time I zoomed right down and it was so fun. And then I ran back up (almost died in the process) and burned Kassie with my hot figure 8 from the friction of the rope. Hehe. Later that night was the best part. We went to a different cave but this time, we abseiled into it. It was a 30m abseil and the first few metres, we go down a really tight hole into the cave. It's pitch dark with no light and we have to squeeze through the hole getting smashed against the rocks. Ahh? But then, you come into the actual cave, there is NO light or sound and you just freefall all the way to the bottom. It was the most amazing experience I'd ever had. You're coming down and have no idea when you're going to hit the bottom. I swear I felt like I should have reached the bottom about 10 times on the way down.

Day 4 - My favourite day. Sure, we didn't do anything exciting like on the other days, but the bus ride was so much fun all the same. We cranked the music right up, set up the karaoke, and for the very first time ever, EVERYONE sang their lungs out! Mr Desmond was so surprised because it's never happened before, usually the microphone will sit there and everyone will refuse to use it but not a single person DIDN'T sing this time! All nine of us were sitting around the front two seats singing our hearts out and dancing every now and then.

When we sadly reached school, I couldn't help wondering if it would be like the movie The Breakfast Club where after forming really strong friendships, they go back to school and return to their old friends and ignore each other once more. I really did think it would be like that, and I suppose in a way it was. We still stick to our old friends (some of us anyway) but at least we're still really close because of camp. We say hi and smile at each other when we see each other and every now and then we'll stop to chat.

And it's really quite nice.

What a lovely camp.

Of Adjusted Test Scores and Changing Moods

2008-10-17T20:41:00.004+08:00

OUTDOOR ED CAMP TOMORROW!!

I am so unbelievably excited.

So excited that I think I shall sleep soon, although it's not even 9pm. I think I'll sleep as soon as I've finished packing. I do have to wake up at 6.30am to leave by 7.20am.

Haha, who needs G&T anyway right? Although Mr Birrel did tell me today that, being the head of department and all, could adjust my test marks because I would be tired from camp, unable to study and miss 3 periods of G&T. Hurrah! I LOVE Mr Birrel!!

I am also currently not only full, but very satisfied. For dinner I ate: 3 chicken wings stuffed with prawn and 2 plain chicken drumsticks, rice and a bowl of soup. For dessert straight after I had two bowls of yogurt with a punnet of strawberries and two extra bowls of Connoisseur Chocolate Brownie Ice-cream. Yum.

It's amazing how quickly a mood can change.

Of Fantastic Nights & Good Fortune

2008-10-16T22:51:00.003+08:00

I am angry, fed up, upset, in pain, annoyed, pissed off, regretful, exhausted and hungry.

I've had nothing to eat all day except for a few chocolate bars during school and two pieces of cake for dinner.

Even though I have so much G&T work to do before the big test that I'm almost drowning in it, I still had to go to school tonight to play the viola with Chamber Strings for the stupid Year 12 Recital.

I did NOT want to go to that stupid, boring, time wasting thing.

After wasting two hours in the school Performing Arts Centre, I have to find a way home. It didn't appear like anyone wanted to take me home, neither does my mum ever take me or pick me up from anywhere, so I guess my only options are walking and train.

I walked across the oval to the bus stop on the other side to see when the next bus came.

To my good fortune, whilst walking beneath the trees in the dark, I trip over a thorny stick and just about slice my toe open.

Okay, not that bad, but there was still blood everywhere and it still hurt like a bee-otch.

So in the end, I make it to the bus stop in great amounts of pain to find that the bus times have been conveniently ripped off.

So I wonder, will I have to wait two minutes, ten minutes, an hour or perhaps the whole entire night for the next bus to come?

Not risking it. So I walked back to the PAC to find most people gone and headed off walking to the Bullcreek train station (in my head hoping, begging, pleading for someone to take pity on me walking home and offer me a ride).

It took me almost half an hour to get there in my stupid heels and cut toe. By the time I reached the station, there was not only blood all over my foot, but all over my heel as well. Not. Happy. Jan.

Also to my good fortune, upon arriving at the train station, I'm told that I missed the train by three minutes and have to wait twenty-seven minutes to the next train. Yay!

By the time I reach home, it's almost 11:00pm. It's taken me a surprising two hours to get home and I have done a mere two and a half questions out of the forty-three that needed to be done for G&T. I'm too exhausted to even fill my grumbling tummy let alone do more G&T.

Not too exhausted to complain on my blog though.

Chicken Supreme

2008-10-15T20:22:00.005+08:00

Really, you can put anything you like on pizzas. This is just a combination of ingredients that I liked the best.

Ingredients
2 Chicken Breasts
Eggplant
Sun-dried Tomatoes
Green Capsicum
Sliced Olives
BBQ Sauce
Mozzarella Cheese
Oregano

Method
1. Either make your own base, or buy a base.
2. Cut the chicken breasts into small pieces and fry them.
3. Slice the eggplant and fry lightly.
4. Cut the sun-dried tomatoes and green capsicum into small pieces.
5. Spread BBQ sauce evenly on the base.
6. Sprinkle a generous amount of Mozzarella Cheese on top of the sauce as well as a little oregano.
7. Add the toppings evenly and bake for 10-40 minutes depending on your method of baking and your base. (Can be cooked on a stove or in the oven).

Enjoy.

Act Five

2008-10-15T20:16:00.002+08:00

Act Five

Scene One

Liz, Arielle and Kassie are sitting on the lawn at lunch. Liz is eating a sandwich.

Arielle: What kind of sandwich is that?
Liz: It's an egg sandwich but there's tonnes of other stuff in it too.
Arielle: It looks like a party in there.
[Liz takes a bite of her sandwich]
Liz: Yea, it tastes like a party too.