Yesterday, as i was reading the papers, I came across with a news clipping which sort of got me feeling dissapointed and angry. The news clipping, "Boy locked in car for two hours"(The Borneo Post (27 Oct) tells of how a 50 year old man left a 4 year old boy locked in his car.

The car was found parked at the Esso station near Karamunsing under the hot, hot, hot sun! The man only left one of the windows open, about 2 inches only!! There was a picture of a boy, sweating terribly and looked as if he was about to pass out. Workers from the petrol station noticed the boy in the car and tried in vain to get him out but failed. So, they called the police. Before the police could arrive, the 50 year old man returned to his car. The workers advised the man to never leave the child in the car again, and he replied saying that he was only going off for a while. 2 hours is considered "a while"?? Even if you are going off to do something for a minute, you shouldn't leave your child in the car unattended. Many of us would think that leaving your child in your car for a couple of minutes would be okay, and that nothing would happen to them. Sometimes I see mothers leaving their child in the car, crying. I just don't understand why some parents would leave their child in the car. What if they suffocate, or a thief were to pass by that day and decided to steal your car?

Kids are curious and may not know the dangers associated with a vehicle. Switches and buttons may look fun to them. Did you know that the playing with the cigarette lighter can set the car on fire? What if they decide to pull the handbrake?

The Government should make it a violation to leave a child below 10 (or any relevent age) in a car unattended. There must be some truth involving disaster of leaving children below 10 in the house/car. It is time that we enforce this type of law in our country. Not to wait untill something happens. Yes, I agree it is sometimes too much of a hassle to a carry toddler or children around. I know this because my younger brother is not the most quiet one. He runs around and talking as if he is the only one in the building. But kids are like that! It's in their nature. No matter how naughty he is, my parents would NEVER leave him in the car alone. There had been incidence of children suffocated or dehydrated due to being left in the car for too long.

Try locking yourself in the car for 10 minutes in the hot sun and you will appreciate how it feels.

**Joanna**

Love the people who treat you right (or not), and realize that no matter what happens, they'll always love you. You can't change the past, so look forward to the future. Live every day to the fullest, and have no regrets. Know that everything has its purpose, and that everything happens for a reason. God has everything planned for us. Our mistakes, sins and all of life’s problems were planned for us. God wants us to learn from our mistakes and “grow up”.
In life we do lots of things. Some we wish we had never done. Some we wish we could replay a bajillion times in our heads. But they all make us who we are, and in the end they shape every detail about us. So just live, make mistakes, have wonderful memories, but never ever second guess who you are, where you have been, and most importantly where it is you're going.
However, some people mistake “Live life to the fullest” or “Live life like there is no tomorrow” and rationalize it a little to literal or extreme. What I mean is that, when someone say “Live your life like there’s no tomorrow”, you don’t go around doing stuff that doesn’t make sense. For example, swiping your credit card till it explodes or buying stuff that you don’t need. Or even banging someone and wake up the next day with herpes. Reason? You might say “Hey, I’m living life to the fullest, why not bang all the girls and buy all the things I want? I might be dead tomorrow”. You get my point. Living life to the fullest basically means that you should be happy and appreciate what you were blessed by the Lord. Appreciate your flaws and such. Those flaws are what makes you different from other people. God specially ‘crafted’ you into special beings with special and distinct abilities and skills.

Don’t hold grudges. Grudges and negative, immature behaviors will only destroy a person. Life is too short to be anything less than happy. So love like you can't get hurt. Smile like it’s gonna be okay and have no fears. Appreciate the little things in life. ♥

**Joanna**

Last night was great grandma's birthday celebration. I'm not sure how old she is now. If i'm not mistaken, 95. Alot of relatives came over. Hehe. And alot of screaming kids running around. Lawl.

Aunt Agnes went back to HongKong today. Guess what. She gave my sister a Sony Digital Camera =O. She bought it from HongKong, and gave it to my sis. It's like an early birthday present. I got a new Nokia hp and new Baby Phat sunnies :D Wee~~ Next target, Nikon DSLR camera!! >:)

After lunch with Mum and Sis at City Mall, I went out with cousin Alison and Renee. We went to Shangri-La Beach Hotel to shoot some photos. I ♥ Alison's Nikon camera! It cost rm3k++ T.T. After that, we went to BB Cafe at Tanjung Aru. The three of us drank coconut. It's been a while since my last coconut drink.

Had a fun day, BUT, i still have assignments that were left untouched! Haha. Gaahh, been procrastinating on that for a long time! I must get that done before class starts.

**Joanna**

Sis and aunt Agnes are back~ Hehe. Aunt Agnes got me 3 handbags, facials masks and products from her company, and 1 Abercombie & Fitch Tshirt. She bought me a pants but it's too big.

Jessica just arrived today. She was at the airport since 6.15am! O.O Her flight was scheduled at 10.20am. Lol~ The taxi driver went to her house a little too early to fetch her =.= He was afraid that he couldn't find her house. Well, it's better to be early than late. So, to kill some time, she randomly talked to this random guy next to her. His name is Neil. AND, he was at the airport since last night, 10pm. So, ya, my sister wasn't the earliest. Haha. He owns a pet shop in KL. Fun, aye? Randomly talking to people just to kill time. Hahaha~

I ate alot today. Had dimsums for breakfast at Royal China, Djunction. Fetched sis from airport and head to Umai, Djunction(again) for lunch. Then for dinner, at The Hut. Weee~ I'm a happy and fully stuffed little girl. Haha.

My sister seems to be having fun in KL. She's enjoying herself, minus the assignments. Met alot of new friends from college and church cell group. From what she told us, they're all nice people. Good for her.

**Joanna**

Yeap! It's the holiday season again! Haha. Selamat Hari Raya to all the muslims who will be celebrating this festive season. =D

Updates. Lets see.

My aunt, Aunt Agnes, from Hongkong is coming back to KK tomorrow(18th Sept 2009). Grandma was excited to see her daughter. Haha. I hope she comes back with souvenirs. Haha. Tidak tau malu! XD Well, she offered to get my sister an Iphone but my sister rejected. Aunt Agnes is only coming back for 4 days. She was planning to come back to KK in December, along with Hilary, her daughter. But, Hilary wanted to go skiing. So, aunt Agnes is bringing her to Korea this December! =O I wish she would bring me along. They go to Korea or Japan or any snowy places every year just to go skiing.

My sister is also coming back to KK this Saturday(19th Sept 2009). Aunt Agnes was excited to hear about that. Initially, mum didn't want Jessica to come back but since all her house mates are going back to their hometown, mum decided to let her come back. Family reunion! And just in time for great-grandma's birthday this Sunday. I don't really know her exact age now, but i'm pretty sure its 90+. Hehe. She's very healthy but is a lil' senile. God bless her~

14th October 2009 marks my 2 year anniversary with Jack! ♥♥♥♥ Weee~~ And on 17th October, UNITAR's annual dinner at Pan Pacific Sutera. The theme is Hollywood red carpet. Gonna be interesting. I'm bringing Jack along, too! He wanted to go, so i got him a ticket. Tee hee~

I have started reading this book called "The Purpose Driven Life", written by Rick Warren. It's a book, which guides you through a personal 40-day spiritual journey that will transform life's most important question: What on earth am I here for?. It's basically about knowing the purpose of life that God has given. You read 1, and only 1 chapter a day. This helps you to reflect and think about the implications for your life. Today is my 2nd day. Can't wait to read the 3rd chapter.

Hmm, anything else? Besides bingeing on a tube of Pringles, i guess that's it. Haha. Will be back to update next time.

**Joanna**

Outside every house, there is a big, green rubbish bin, right? Ever seen one being suicidal? I have. LOL~

So here's what happened. On the way home(Jack drove me home), we saw the lid of one of the rubbish bin popped open, and sort-of 'jumped' into the drain. Head first. LOL. We were like, 'What the fuck?'. There was no wind, no cats around the rubbish bin or whatsoever. That green bin just jumped into the drain. It was straight up weird. Mayb the bin got tired of being 'trashed', so it decided to end it's life? What the heck. Lol.

We tried to figure out what caused that bin to fall/jump/toppled into the drain.

• No wind
• No cats/dogs/rats etc
• No humans around
• Maybe an animal was inside, and it tried to get out from the bin and ended up being tossed into the drain? (Possible)
• Haunted? Lol
• The bin was an alien in disguise. Lol!

Haha. What puzzled me was why did the rubbish bin 'jumped'? Lol. I guess we were just seeing things. I'm delusional =D

**Joanna**