5 minutes of My Life

Since it has recently been rainy and hot outside, the mushroom decided to start its new life in my backyard. The top picture is from two days ago and the bottom one is from today.

Here is a random portrait of me

and my dad eating soup.

Today I got to photograph a real life airplane while it was in the sky. How lucky am I??

My selfie with zits and chapped lips

Chubster putting in a new lightbulb in the living room

Guess what's for dinner tonight? (hint: RIBSSS!!!)

"In Your Arms" Cover

Guess why this video looks so different? This is the very first video made with my new camera and so far, it looks pretty promising. My lens is really close up; it even makes me uncomfortable, but its actually supposed to be the way our eyes see a certain areas. And the ending too... This video was my 3rd try and I was so close in making it one of the best out of the three, until Chubs came in.

"Ten Thousand Reasons"

Hey there! It's been a while (as usual), but I finally got time to make another cover. This song is called "Ten Thousand Reasons" by Matt Redman and is a praise song to God. The chorus sings "sing like never before, oh, my soul," which reminds us that we shouldn't hold anything back when we are praising our king. I hope you guys enjoy this cover and I shall see you soon!

"Oceans"

I used a special new sound equipment thing to test it out. Any difference other than my lip sinking? 

It looks pretty convincing wouldn't you say?

 I'm only kidding. I don't know why the sound and video don't match up. I hope you all like it!

Well anyways, let me know what you think about this video and leave a comment for suggestions on what you would like to see more on this blog. 

Running with the Pa

I got the guy in the bike and I didn't even know it. P.s he didn't run with us

It's been such a long time since I wrote a post, but here is one now :)

Around the beginning of March, I joined track at my school again. I tend to be so on and off about this track business, but I think this streak will last until outdoor season ends. Anyways, this was the first time I ran with my dad after I made this streak of going to practice every week and he sort of 'challenged' me to this run on Cross Island. We ran around 3.2 miles. This time around, the run was easier than before, so that was good.  We're both competitive individuals except he's almost 30 years older than me, which makes him a bully, BUT never mind :)

Whenever my dad and I run together, my dad ends up running ahead of me. And whenever this happens, I feel like this >:(. Naturally, if anyone passes me while I'm running, it makes me feel angry and more tired at the same time. But this was my dad who was passing me here!! Agh! I just can't take it sometimes! Especially, when he slows done or even stops on purpose, so I can catch up. The feeling is indescribable. Sometimes I just want to use those mushrooms from super mario to make me 10 times faster, but we all know thats not reality (sadly). However, there is always this one thing that comes up in my mind that makes all the anger go away.

Did you ever experience a brief depression about your future life? "Depression" is a strong word to use, so let's say "doleful moment" instead. It usually happens when you're trying to go to sleep or when you're by yourself. This thing that comes up in my head gets me every time. The realization that one day, I will be faster than my dad, and I will pass him and say "muhaha look who's in the front now!" Intuitively, I would feel a slight excitement about this. But then I realize my dad is just going to get older and one day, he won't be there running in place waiting for me to catch up. One day, I would wish that he was a half mile in front of me going strong. This always makes me return to the fact that my dad is always there for me and each time we run together, we have a great time.

On a second note:
Dad, if you're reading this, just know that you're winning the race now, but time is not on your side. You can say that a 5k is for the 12 year old kids and sprint the last mile, but just know how the future will be and also know that I allow you to get your satisfaction now :)

None But Jesus

For those of you who don't frequently go on my blog, you're really missing out because of this exciting post. I don't think anyone has ever heard me sing besides my family and the people who catch me singing to myself (it happens). I wanted to make a video of this song because the lyrics really spoke to me. I find songs that have something to do with giving up my life and letting God do his thing important to me. Excuse some guitar errors, out of tune areas, and the complete wrong tune to the song because I only heard it a few times. Oh! And the strange ending. Let me know what you guys think :))

p.s when I make pauses, I'm scrolling the chord page. Just to make those awkward silences clear

~peep Austin Mahone poster that is so not mine

Nightly Routine Video

Just for Jaime: "My Morning Routine"

Hey yall. FIRST POST OF 2014!!

I super promise that this isn't a repost. I mean, it is, but I didn't want to leave my 'audience' for too long (a month or so.) Anyways, I'm coming up with a night routine video tag tomorrow (if not, definitely by Wednesday!! I'm going to try so hard to make it and get it up by tomorrow, and that include sleeping after 7:00pm for it :D

I just wanted you all to know that life has been surrounding school these days and time is of the essence (not really,) but you get the point. Since 2nd term just started and the work load is on cruise mode (as of now) I have a little spare time to use and it will go towards my blog! I'm actually going to D.C next week and I promise to supply a "My Week in Photos" so I don't leave you guys behind!

Forever Crazy Rabbit: temporarily unused, but is officially back!! (temporarily maybe) I never forgot this awesome blog and I'm sorry for leaving it in the dust for a while. See you very soon!

"Sweater Weather" Music Video

READ THIS BEFORE YOU WATCH: 

This, my friends, is THE best music video ever created by me and my two besties. I really hope you guys love this as much as we do. We improved on music video skills over the years and came out with this in less than two hours. Tell me what you think about it!!

love ya~

crazy rabbit

Christmas Past

P.s I don't know these people

         Just to make this clear, I wrote this post last year and never got to put it up. Enjoy!:


                 Many years after years I've noticed that Christmas has been getting less and less exciting. This my friends was one of the saddest things we just have to face. Do you know what I'm saying? For example, the smell of oak trees, the flurries of snow, and the pretty lights outside would just switch your mood into something cheerful. Almost as if Christmas was a fantasy. When you get my age you come to a realization that ... that... dare I say it it's NOT. On Dec. 31, 2012 we had some kids over as a little casual get together to eat japanese sushi (yum!). On Dec. 31 2005 we had some kids over waiting anxiously for 12:00am. struggling to keep our eyes open. See the difference? Casual versus fun, exciting, and history making! When someone (akhem) told me that presents get worse and worse every year my heart snapped like a ginger bread cookie. But face it, we all know it is true.
                  What if there was a purpose for this! As you get older Christmas gets duller because... we must know that true meaning of Christmas! Trust me we all heard of it before so I am not repeating it again. One thing I learned was the birth of Jesus was selfless in every way. Why should a king begin a life born in a stable with animals? My thoughts are as tangled as chlorine on thin long hair. Why am I using so many simile's?

Well, thats my Christmas story around a year ago. I had a pretty simple brain back then, which was probably a good thing, but eh, its too late :) MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE :*

Back to School Lookbook

             Two videos in one week? How does she do it?! Answer: I'm the awesomest (and maybe only) blogger you know.  In case many of you don't know, a lookbook is basically a video displaying different styles and outfits for a certain event. Most lookbooks display fashion depending on the season or a special occasion. They are basically showing you a selection of inspiring outfits that you might want to wear a piece of. You are about to watch my first ever... EVER lookbook and I hope you love it. If you really hate it or really love it...

leave a comment below to tell me 

1. What you liked about the video?

2. What you would've wanted more of in the video?

3. Would you want to see a lookbook again?

Back to School Essential Video

           
              I was actually working on another video, but whipped this one out faster. Sorry for using the word "amazing" so often. I was pretty tired and couldn't think of the words "practical" or "versatile". Aghhh! I hope you guys enjoyed this video and I super duper hope it was helpful as well :D

Jesus Knew

           Recently, Chubs and I have been getting into so many fights. On average, we'll get into 3-4 a week. Sigh... It would always frustrate me when Chubs and I get over a fight and becomes friends again. The only reason for this would be because once I've forgive her, my thinking is that she would try not to do whatever she did again. But of course, she does that certain thing again and that gets me angry. By the way, I'm not trying to bash her on my blog. I learned something very important at the end. I've done some pretty mean stuff to her too. Anyways, each argument we have takes a toll on my mind emotionally. I get sick of the cycle of feeling hurt, forgiving, and feeling crushed when it happens again. It drives me insane!!
          One day Chubs and I got into a fight about something I can't even remember today. After that, it was time to take a shower. As I was showering in anger, I kept asking myself "why should I forgive her, if I know she is going to do it all over again." Like I said before, the cycle is exhausting. I kept thinking and thinking of a reason why I should forgive her. Have you ever gotten the feeling of when you learn something in school, church, or from your friend that just sticks to you? It might be a saying someone said, a theme, or a statement that you chose not to forget. For me, my "theme" was to be like Jesus. Jesus was human just like us. Our everyday temptations that we just can't seem to say no to, Jesus did. In my mind, the idea of being like Jesus would always be in my head. So I asked myself a typical question. What would Jesus do?
          I tried thinking of a time that Jesus forgave. That was easy. When Jesus died on the cross, he took the death for our sins. He knew that we were sinners and he forgave us. I kept thinking about what was going on in Jesus' mind and then it hit me. As Jesus was dying on the cross, He didn't think 'everyone that just sinned, you are forgiven.' He thought 'everyone that has sinned, will sin, and is sinning is forgiven.' Basically, Jesus forgave us while having known that we were only going to sin again. In order to become more like Jesus, I had to forgive Chubs even though I knew she was going to do the same hurtful thing again. Having someone betray you, slander you, or hurt you over and over again is a painful thing. All this was on Jesus' shoulders the night he was crucified. Forgiveness isn't easy. If it was, any one can die on a cross.
 

Harvey Cedars

             Harvey Cedars is a retreat site that has a family week during the summer every year. My family and I have been going there for at least eight years! Every year, we got to meet new friends from different places. God has blessed my family each year by having us go on this retreat to reconcile ourselves with Him :)

              Around five years ago, Chubs and I met this little spunky blonde girl for the very first time. She was never afraid to do anything and was always filled with energy each day. The last time we saw her was two years ago but our week was cut short due to a storm. The year after that, my family went to Asia. AND a year after that, we reunited with the most outgoing and fun person ever! Haha look at Chubs floating in the background.

              Ant introduced us to this restaurant on the island. The place was a bit over rated and the wings were huge!! (mostly breading). Besides that, the food was delish! We had a great meal with some friends from church.

              A lot of people were flying kites which made Chubs have the sudden urge to fly one too. Of course, she chose a ducky kite (a.k.a Ducky.) We flew Ducky on the beach and he soared... for 15 minutes. Then, Ducky took a nose dive and did not cooperate ever since then. Note Ducky's fancy tail!

             

             Here we are all set up and ready to go kayaking in the bay. Mom and Chubs shared a kayak while Dad and I got our own! The experience was fun until Chubs got cranky :-/ 

                The best part of our retreat was seeing Ant!! I saw him in action monitoring the salad and making sure everyone was satisfied. After the lunch, we had to leave Ant. We'll be picking him up next week to keep him home forever!!! (or until summer comes again.) Do NOT note my meaty arms. It must be the camera angle. Heehee

                 This was the last night with our Harvey Cedar friends :( Who new the game of mafia would bring us all together? I hope I get to see all of them next summer :)

Summer Please Don't End

              Nothing in life lasts forever (not counting eternal life with God.) It seems like just yesterday I was stocked about the end of school. I guess it's time to head back to the books :( Here's what happened during my summer.

June: School just ended and it was time to relax. I honestly don't remember too much of June because I did nothing!! Actually I do remember. It was time to put myself to work so I volunteered at a daycare. That was one thing. Another thing would be instead of going to normal church, my family and I visited other churches. It was a new experience to see how other churches worship God. We got to see how other churches function.
July: Sadly, I had to end the daycare volunteering because Dad, Chubs, Mom and I were going on a cruise... to Canada! That was an interesting experience. After that trip, we went straight to Ocean City, NJ. I hate how my dad lined up all of our vacations one day after another. It felt really action packed, but exhausting at the same time. After all that, we got a week to rest up!
August: Right now, I'm in Long Beach Island (again) at a bible conference retreat thing. This is the time I finally get to write something on my blog! The weather has been gorgeous here so we decided to go to the beach! Chubs and I also got to reunite with a close friend from around four years ago.

On a porch

Praying rabbit ^

            The summer is pretty much gone :( I wouldn't change it one bit though! I learned so much about different places, other churches and most importantly God. I learned that God has everything under control and I can't ask him for something that won't be good for me. Well, I could but, it doesn't mean he will give that thing to me. He loves me and He knows what is right for me :)