Essays

Hee...Just want to post 2 Essays that I have done. With Kat's help the essays are definetly much better. I still got a lot of reading to improve man...

A moment

Behind the Smile


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Too many times a day

I don't like the sound of sirens. I realise it just send an uneasy feeling to me whenever i hears it. In Savannah, I can hear like at least 3 times a day. Not sure if is an ambulance, police or fire engines. All of them just ain't a good sign. At night when i sleep, i can hear sirens running pass my place. Often in English class, I will hear it too. My professor will get so pissed when the sound of siren run pass our buildings. Especially if it goes on for around 5 mins and then came round again. Got once she even says, "Maybe someone got an heart attack..." Thoughts will always run through my mind...Did someone really got an heart attack? Someone got shot again? Some fire is been set off...

Most probably is because here is a place of high crime rate.. I think it was just yesterday. 2 SCAD students got kipnapped at gun point and was force to go to an ATM to draw out $. 1 of them got set free, but the girlfriend still been held hostage. Thank God within hours the police found the suspect and rescue the girl. Dear Lord, what is the world coming to....Is so true we are living in the end times, people are getting desperate and losing their mind. If they know Jesus will all things change? Will they not kill, rob or harm people? I got headaches when i think of such big issues. Many times i am blinded by how big a problem is, and forgot our heavenly father is in control. Lord, open my eyes.... o_O

If my heart has grown cold,

There Your love will unfold;

As You open my eyes to the work of Your hand.

When I’m blind to my way,

There Your Spirit will pray;

As You open my eyes to the work of Your hand.

Oceans will part; nations come

At the whisper of Your call.

Hope will rise; glory shown.

In my life, Your will be done.

The world is so big and I am so small...but a prayer will move God's hand.

Missing

Dwayne just show me the blog for this year Calvary christmas production. http://www.thegreatchristmasescapade.blogspot.com/

It makes me misses everyone and the times back in church so much. Especially the time of rehearsals, practising your own parts and then towards the end seeing all being piece together. The late nights and makan time. The laughters and frustrations... The smiles on everyone faces. The people in orchard...the feeling on the stage.

It then leads me to missing others... Angela told me how much she miss me last night. I definelty misses her company too..I misses Fab 4. I wonder that Trixy been doing...We always misses each other in MSN. Syndy is busy with her training with all other babes(so she called them). I wonder how's divinia and audrey mugging. O's is starting 2nd Nov. Not sure about A's but think should be around same time. HOw's nelson wedding? Stella still eating and eating? I misses alison and her stylo dressing, never failed to stun me. FAith and mark...and the little one coming out soon. Lester, jonathon and kiat...dono y i link them together..ahah..but they just came out as a group in my mind. The 3 musketeers? ahaha...Kaiping and the rest of the trekking gang...must be still conquering mountains after mountains. I miss trekking. My badminton kakis..all busy with work. My family...I saw my brother's wedidng photo. Makes me tear...I think is happiness, There were tough times between us, 3 yrs of hating him, but Christ set free. I am happy for him.

I realise I don't misses singapore the country, but the people living in there... Misses all of you...

Brrr...

Yesterday and today is the coldest days i had while in Savannah. I believe it should be around 15degree. The wind is so cold! When I cycle my legs are numb from the piercing wind. Brrr...Don't really like it man. I hope tomorrow morning wont be that cold. The night before i was rushing my work till i didnt catch a wink. Last night i crept under the new comfortor i bought at walmart on sunday. On Sale! $30 USD for the full set. I was just trying if it was really comfy and warm.... I remembered it was around 9.30pm....i lay down my head on my pillow....n i ....zzzzzzzzzzz till this morning 9am. I am so tired! haha...n is proven the comforter damn shiok ar!!

K..here are some scary picture of me...BOO!










PS: updated some picture.... http://joyzhang.multiply.com/photos/album/9

Nightmare

I woke up startled at 5+am. I had a nightmare, quite a scary one. I hates it when is about spirites, viampires and demons.I forgot what is it about actually, I only remember we were taking photos where there is a mirror behind us. Then when we look at the photo, there is 2 children standing at the mirror...YEEEK!!! 0K, That's when i woke up. Brrr...I wonder if I had too much last night. I only ate the Seafood Tom yam glass noodle i cooked. Yummy~~

Today i went to Gym after my 10.30am class. Ate the ham sandwich i prepared for lunch as i walk back to the library from gym. End up, I went to eat ice cream opposite the library because i am still hungry. Went to Kroger after class in library. Ahhh... $3.50 for 16 pieces of fried chicken. Such a good deal! I bought them, bring over to Kat & Don and gave them some. Hahaha...ends up i still got 11 pieces. -_-" Just now I ate 2 with salad. I think it can last me for a week.

Oh Oh...I got back my 1st english essay...Fwah..got a B+! Praise God lar...Not bad man...hee...I prayed for a B, Got gave me a B+. Next round i gona pray A...so I can get A+...hur hur... ^o^

Not a Good Start...but it will be better....

I....

...was worrying about not finishing my storyboard panels the whole weekend I stayed up till 1am working on it and waking at 7am to go for class. In end up we just need to show thumbnail today. At least I am ahead and I can work on other stuffs.

...am bleeding..my poor suffering nose is so dry that it bleeds for the whole day today. Whenever i blow my nose there is fresh red blood or blood clots. Yucks...I am sorry if i spoil your appetite.

....Thought i am suppose to hand up my 1st draft of an essay this coming wednesday, but is today! Good thing i am not the only one. Teacher is pissed and she scream" What the hell~!" :(

...nearly hit a vehicle on my way home. I was riding on the right side of the road and she want to turn right at a non-traffic junction. She comes to a stop but was so darn near me that I not sure if she see me. I got to do a E-brake. Well, if i really knock into her car, is better than she knock into me i guess.

...want to cook my tofu this afternoon but it is frozen. The fridge is going crazy again...I hope my tofu is still edible. I bought them specially from chinatown shop! *sob*
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Is suppose to be HW day

Savannah is turning cold. Finally! Now is around 18 degree in the morning and then in the noon is really nice with the sun baking ya and the cool wind against your skin.

This morning is extremely cold! My fingers are numb from coldness when i am cycling to the library to meet my korean friend(JS) to go to the gym. Yes! The gym...I realise i am snacking way too much lately, i need to do something about it. The guilt is overcoming me. Hahah... I jog and i do some weights and abs exercise and then i cycle. Yeah...a break of sweat that i haven't feel for a long time. Can you imagine back in singapore I used to try to jog 4km 3 times a week? Now is been like 2 mths that i have a work out again.

JS and I were walking back to the library to get our bicycles to go back home...On the way, I start talking about japanese food and . Hahaha...End up we went to a resturant called Saigon that serve thai and vietnam food. We ordered Green Curry and a dish with beef, mushroom, green beans, stir fried in curry paste. Rice, I had rice with curry.. A cold cold day with curry to warm our body. Is D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S!!!!! I spend $8. Pretty good deal to eat in a resturant.That place is on my list when i want to pamper myself. Heeezz...

After lunch JS came back with me to my house and Kat's place to see the rooms. He is wanting to move out of Sch Dom next term as is too costly. We had a good time laughing and chatting. Haha.. Well, then Heather and Will(Church friends) is coming down to Forsyth park with their dog, Maggie to have some fun. So we end up goign there and sit awhile on the grass under the sun. Maggie is beautiful, a golden retriver. Her fur shines like the sand on the beach under the sun when she ran and jump to catch the frisbe. :)

Now is almost 7pm and i have not done much school work. In fact, None...Darn, tonight i am so gona drink coffee and stay up to do work. Oh God Help me! Right, I need to go over Kat's place for dinner, they bought the grilled chicken frm KRoger. Yummy...

Wait...Again, What's my purpose to go gym? Agrh...

All about nuts

Our English teacher is just simply the best. Today she let us off 40mins earlier. Well, actually we were complaining we are really tired and the weather is making us real sleepy! She let us off on a condition that we are to go observe something and write about it in out journal for next class. I cycle off to one of the square(is a small square park, we called it square) near School library. I wanted to observe and write about the statue in the middle of the square...but then i got brain dead, so i went to CVS to buy some bite...hee....well, end up i buying hair dye and a packet of honey nuts. I figure it will be nice to sit in the park and eat some nuts enjoy the cool weather!

I went back to the park and sit down eating my nuts and thinking what i should write. I then realise 1 squirrel was looking at me, and coming near me...but it is still like 1-2meters away. This one is really unique because you can see more brown on him then grey when you compare it to others. I cheekily, without thinking just throw him one nut. It dash towards it and run off to a distance and start munching on the nut. Adorable!!He finish it really fast and run towards me again...Stood there and stare at me..Occasionally will stand on his 2 feet and wiggle his nose. I threw him another nut. I did it a couple a time, till there are almost 5 of them around me that is eyeing my packet of nuts!!! Is kinda of scary because i heard squirrels have rabies?? Not sure how true is that. Anyway, I just throw the nut to tat particular squirrel. When others try to get near me, he was like pouncing on to them scaring them off! Man...is like watching kung-fu show. The way they reflex is so fast! The situation kind of getting abit out of control as they are jumping onto my bench. I stood up and they got scared and pounce off up the trees, into bushes...wherever they can take shelter.
I walk to the other side of the park and sat down. You know what, that brown fella followed me! He came up to me and stand on his 2 feet with his 2 tiny arms up like begging for food.. Oh, how can i resist! I start placing nuts by my side, like 30cm away. He kind of get comfortable with me and the nearest he comes to me is about 20cm away, my sudden movement also don't scare him much. Haha...and he is making funny soft noises like " gggrrrrrooooo... ggggrrrooo...." Is funny and yet scary, because he can just easy jump on to me and give me a bite of rabies and diseases! Soon, my packet of nuts run out....I play with him using the empty packet. Of course he thinks there is food.. Is such a funny sight when he is trying his very best to stay its distance n stretch out his head and body to bite and pull the packet. He stopped and start making the strange noise "grrrrrooooo....grrrrooo...". I thought he is pissed off, and i definitely don't want to agitate him! I stopped and threw the packet away. ..It was enough fun to write my journal. :)

Same old me...

I fell off my bicycle today. It was a funny sight, it really is...ahaha...I can't believe I am so clumsy! My left side of the jeans got hook on to the water bottle rack. Normally, is the right side that got hook, that's why i always fold up the right side of my jeans. I was cycling after i stop at the traffic light, then my jeans got stuck so i stop, a distance away from the traffic light. I was sitting on my bicycle still and lift up my left leg to try to get my jeans off the hook. Hahah... I lost balance and fell sideways with my jeans still stuck to the rack. Is so embrassing, because there are so many cars stopped at the traffic light! Can you imagine seeing someone stop with her bicycle and then suddenly just fall sideways?! Muhahaha...sigh...i am still the same old clumsy and blur mushroom...But, hey...I am more caution and careful now...well, ever since my injuries...I do still have phobia, who wouldn't. ;)

Harold and Maude (1971)

Harold and Maude (1971) - A movie i watch during English Composition class. Purpose for watching the movie is to observe and analyse the movie. I never really go analyse a movie before, to a extend of wondering why the person say that sentance, or what do that object represent? What's the purpose of a person's death? Will it make a difference if that person don't die? Breaking down parts by parts and piece them together again. You will realise how brillant a movie can be.

A 20 yr old boy(Harold) falling in love with a 79 yr old lady. He commited so many fake sucide to get his mother attention. Attending furneral is his favourtie pass time... there he met Maude , a 79 yr old lady..One full of life and love life. So carefree and the things she says is so meaningful. So many things to learn about life through this movie.

My favourtite part:
He gives her the little piece of metal.
MAUDE Oh, a gift.
She reads it. MAUDE (continuing) "Harold loves Maude."
She looks up. Harold is blushing.
MAUDE (softly) And Maude loves Harold.
They both smile at each other.
MAUDE Ohhhhh! This is the nicest present I've received in years.
She kisses it and tosses it happily into the ocean. She turns back to Harold.
His face is one of disbelief.
He looks out to the ocean and then back to Maude. He begins to form the word "Why?"
MAUDE So I'll always know where it is.

Just 10 random things

1) Looking up into sky while cycling to see planes flying up leaving white trails
2) Going to Kroger or Walmart and end up buying stuffs that I have no intention to buy at all!
3) Bookstore have DJs spinning music while we Q to pay for our stuffs.
4) Savannah's Firemen are so good loooking
5) Practise cycling with one hand on handle
6) I am not the only one who forgot to fold down the right side of the jeans/pants
7) So many adorable dogs, cats and squirrels. (I think I gona keep a gecko or fish)
8) Enjoying reading letters and cards from friends again and again.
9) Looking forward to eat Krispy Kream doughnut @ church on Sunday.
10) The cool weather is finally kicking in

Take time to observe and enjoy your environment and yourself. Don't waste your life.

Sketcher-to-be

Spend my Friday and Saturday doing sketches and gesture drawings. 2 days well spend and also make me realise i need to sketch a whole lot more dude. I have also went to the library to borrow some books on sketches and drawing. One skill I really want to drill till I am good at it. That's what i am here for. Heezz... Well, I also borrowed some DVDs. Who can resist "Starsky & Hutch"!? Owen wilson is such a cutie and Ben Stiller is just so darn funny. The "Do it Do it..." scene still rings in my head, I just want to watch it again and have a good laugh. :P

I have uploaded my drawings here - http://joyzhang.multiply.com/photos

Fri was a really great day. The weather was wonderful! The air was cool and the sun was shinning. I went river street and walk around taking pictures and settle down to do some sketches. I sat under the porch opposite a resturant so I can draw the people in there. Then came an african american gospel singer who sat there too. He start singing really loud. His voice is strong and powerful. Awesome...I enjoyed the 1 hr sitting there listening to him while I sketch. Amazing grace nearly moved me to tears. He then sang this song:

J is for Jesus,

O is for Over,

Y is for You,

Jesus is over you...

I was simling to myself while i continue my sketching. :) When is about time for me to go off for gesture drawings, I went over and gave him a dollar. We start chatting abit, asking the usual what is your name, where you are from, what you doing and which church you are from... He sang that jesus is over you to me again when he knows i am called Joy. Hahaa.. Oh yeah, Jesus is over me~