{a little about me} -hannah au \ (•◡•) /

hello freunde! ich bin hannah und hier sind etwas Fakten uber mich. 

1. I speak German, in case you couldn't tell what on earth I was speaking above. It sounds pretty funny to other people I've heard but I suck at Chinese, a looot (ask anyone who's heard me try to speak it) and Spanish didn't match with my schedule freshmen year, so yeah taking German! 

2. TCHS GO RAMS!!  I'm super into school spirit and dressing up for spirit week, like spirit week is the only week I bother to actually get up and decide what to wear to school (kudos to the people who wake up early and choose their outfits and look bomb.com)

3.  love, love, love sleep. although I've barely been getting like five hours each day this week :(( more specifically I love and am super transfixed by dreams. I love it when I remember my dreams the next morning, it just makes my day. Idk if other people have these kinds of dreams too, but often times my dreams are like an adventure that continue in sequels throughout like a certain time span. who even knows. 

 4. at school, I'm in Red Cross (co-president) and Interact (activities director) working with both clubs is super fun and y'all should join the ones at ur school!!! (btw if ur friends with me, so sorry for all the spam about aids walk lol) 

5.  I've been baptized for almost a year now. Right when I was about to go into the water and was just standing there in my white robe was probably the most joyous moment in my life. I couldn't stop smiling and probably looked pretty stupid, but its ok. 

6.  I believe I'm the youngest person in my grade. My bday's December 28, 1999 and technically I'm supposed to be a sophomore rn. Actually, I think there's a number of sophomores that are older than me #awk. so pretty much I celebrate my birthday @ wire every year. (psst go to wire) 

7. I'm in the SOAP team, which stands for Salvation of All People. Going on missions trips throughout the past summers have been some of the greatest experiences in my 15 years of life. We've been blessed to be able to go to Hong Kong, China, Macau, Canada, and Korea to share Jesus with others.

8. I love adventure and traveling. I like rock climbing, high ropes/obstacle courses, kayaking, paddleboarding, skiing, parasailing, etc. I love going on vacations and have been in 4/7 continents. 

   

here's some pics bc why not 

                                                                      

       

 wearing mismatched hair ties and rockin it

soap 2014 @ canada church

family @ cancun

juniors <3
(lmao when you still haven't posted camp pics oops) 

after i made it to the top!

yooo :) HELLO FRIEND if you missed this week of hikoi or you thought it was so great that you need to relive it, here's the general rundown of the night.

As always, the night started off with prayer. We prayed for Dan as a body to ask God to bless him in his daily life, growing family, and ministry at our church. Nathan guided everyone in the first devotions of the year by emphasizing the power of the gospel and the amazingness known as God. After, we played a series of mini games involving balloons led by Gloria and her pairing, Charmaine. Small groups worked together to complete the goals. HiKoi ended with a time of bonding and fellowship in our small groups. Check out last week's recap to find out your small group leader and friendsies!

kinda chey ;)

hiii i'm cheyenne :) hope the week went well for you!

DO YOU WANNA KNOW ABOUT ME? here are some facts :) (because i'm such a trendsetter wow)

• i don't like capital letters if all the letters aren't capitals (like above)
• i'm reaaaally clumsy. like one time, i thought i was gonna trip on something so i tried to catch myself and ended up falling and hitting the thing i was gonna hold on to...
• i get scared really easily. over a year ago during like spring break or something, i watched a chick flick with my sister (it totally shouldn't count as one because it was terrifying) and i'm still not over it now
• my texts with my sister basically consist of me sending her pictures of cute baby animals
• a few people have brought up how i'm not shy (like chey-enne) but i'm actually kinda shy around some people
• one time i wrote an entire report on a movie without ever watching it. i still got a good grade! :)
• i like strawberry cake if it's made from cake mix
• when i go out to eat and i get a soft drink, i usually fill a little over half my cup with raspberry iced tea, a little bit of sprite, and the rest is lemonade.
• one time, i found a song that i was super obsessed with so i listened to only that song for two hours straight.
• i was gonna stop two facts before this but i don’t like the number eight so i had to do two more :/

anywayyy this past may, i went to an event hosted by people our age from schools around the sgv called hearts as one conference. that night's worship was by far the most passionate worship i had ever experienced. it was really a blessing to see people our age so unashamed and ready to worship our God. one of the most apparent ways of showing your passion and faith is through worship, and i find it absolutely amazing when you’re so impassioned and completely immersed in offering a song or prayer up to God. everything that took place that night from fellowshipping to worship to praying for others showed how on fire so many people were for God, and it was absolutely amazing to be able to see people so readily live out their faith.

Fun(g) Riddles and Pun's Puns ON FIRE

Hi guys! This blog is brought to you by Ethan Fung and Nathan Pun. We thought it would be best to just list out a whole bunch of fun(g) riddles and puns to try to brighten up your day a little (hopefully), but these will probably just get you mad at us and have you facepalming the entire time or questioning why you choose to continue reading. If you want an explanation, feel free to come up to us and ask us. Or if you just got so upset that you want to yell at us, do that too. So sit back, relax and enjoy.

Ethan Spits FIREEEEEE!

1) I am wise, and for wisdom I am known.
Yet one proceeds me in wisdom. He is a king.
Thus, my song for centuries, sung
"I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations."
I am...

2) With no voice I speak to you.
My leaves hang, but from not a tree
My spine is stiff and my hinges creek,
Yet I am not man or door.
I've told you all, no more can I tell.
I am...

3) No life have I to live or die.
I have no legs, but I dance.
I have no lungs, but I breathe.
If I eat, I will grow.
If I drink, I will die.
I am...

Puzzled? If not, this one, if truly thought about and meditated on will flip your mind inside out:

Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
What are the spiritual blessings you ask? The answer to this puzzle is found in verses 4-14... it's craaaazy!!

Pun's Puns
I went to buy some camouflage pants the other day, but I couldn't find any.
The doctor told me I had type A blood, but I think it was a Type-O.
Did you hear about the guy that was hit in the head with a can of soda? He's lucky that it was a soft                 drink.
My grade in marine biology is below C-level.
The witch book was useless because she didn't want to use spell check.
Velcro is such a rip off.
When you dream in color, it is a pigment of your imagination.
I use to be a banker, but I lost interest.
I think the laziest mountain is Mount Ever-rest.
You don't know what the apocalypse means!? Don't worry it's not the end of the world.
Claustrophobic people always like to think outside the box.
I'm glad that I learned sign language. It's so handy.
Why does Peter Pan never wins a fight? Because his punches Neverland.
Have you heard of the new broom? It's sweeping the nation.
People who do acupuncture can never be trusted because they are back stabbers.
I was going to look for my watch, but I could never find the time to.
Sleeping comes so natural to me, I can do it with my eyes closed.
I met this girl with a taser. She was stunning.
I'm giving away my dead batteries free of charge.
The magician got so mad that he pulled his hare out.




I can't believe you actually read all of that. I know what you're thinking, "These puns are so bad, you got to be kitten me!"

First Night of Small Groups!

Friday night we started off with a talk from Charmaine about the gospel and how she has applied it in her life. (The beginning of Philippians 1 is definitely rich with this!) We then had community time where everyone was given an animal and had to make animal noises to find whoever else was in their group. Cheyenne then celebrated September birthdays where the people born in September serenaded a person of their choice. Small groups were then revealed and SG leaders played Jeopardy! to determine the rooms with categories such as "FCBC history" and "Hi-Koi Sponsor".

In case you weren't here, here's the list of SG leaders and the small groups!

Bryan G:
Naomi L.
Jacob W.
Wesley M.
Stepfan N.
Josh N.
Clarissa C.
Arturo G.
Sarah C.
Briana L.
Hannah W.
Caleb H.
Caleb
Brenton L.

Gloria K:
Charmaine Y.
Sheeny N.
Summer
Jenna
Betty L.
Joann G.
Charlotte K.
Jared L.
Ben L.
Jonathan Z.
Matthew N.
Evan C.
Matt W.
Emmanuel C.
David S.

Bradley W:
Hannah A.
Kristen W.
Jessica C.
Esther Q.
Christina L.
Melody K.
Brandon Z.
Josh L.
Charles V.
Eric C.
Henry H.
Michael C.
Eugene L.
Trenton G.

Kristy W:
Nathan P.
Joseph K.
Kayley K.
Courtney Q.
Casey W.
Austin C.
Curtis L.
Joon C.
Spencer M.
Ben Y.
Chelsia W.
Josh C.
Zhi Jian

Samantha L:
Cheyenne L.
Jocelyn G.
Megan T.
Courtney W.
Rachel L.
Kristin Y.
Jenny Z.
Patrick C.
Peter C.
Justin Q.
Ryan Y.
Christian F.
Calvin H.
Abel K.
Dylan C.

Nikki L:
Maxton L.
Kylie Y.
Chelsea F.
Kristen T.
Danielle G.
Tiffany L.
Jung Y.
Anthony V.
Nathan S.
Mikael
Simeon L.
Austin W.
Ivan L.

Do tell us if you aren't in a small group yet :)!

Le'Anna misunderstands the point of a blog post

In keeping with the theme, here are a few things I've set on fire over the years -

Marshmallows, my hair (just to see if it would smell), my name in flammable gel, black widows, ants, the toilet in the boys bathroom at San Gabriel Christian School in 3rd grade*.

When I think of being literally on fire, I think "wow, how uncomfortable". When I think of being figuratively on fire, I think "wow, how uncomfortable". I LOVE being comfortable. A few examples would be that I have not worn jeans in 4 years (too constricting, I don't care if it's an American Classic!) and all my pants are elastic waisted. My favorite pair of pjs have no elasticity in the waistband because they're so old and shapeless. I also hate praying and speaking in between songs when I'm leading worship because I'm terrified of speaking in front of people. Yet I know that if I'm going to be passionate about God, if I'm going to live like I love Him, I'm going to be uncomfortable and that's ok! Because my old self is dying. Because He empowers me (us) with the Holy Spirit and I (we) live under His grace. 

*the fire in the boys bathroom at SGCS was not caused by me.   If I were a great detective like Nancy Drew or Cam Jansen or Encyclopedia Brown, I would guess Eugene Lew did it. 

never forget...what happened at hikoi

Hi everyone! If you were on the same boat as me (not at HiKoi :/ last night), here’s a recap of the night to catch you up!

Like last week, the night started at 7:00 with prayer led by Maxton. He reminded us that all the concerns and problems that we face have nothing on God because His power is made perfect in our weaknesses (2 Corinthians 12:9).

When HiKoi officially started at 7:30, Hannah led an introductory game called Noah's Ark in which people got into groups based on her directions. After a time of getting to know each other, this year's counselors introduced themselves through a crazy game of chubby bunny, but with sandwiches instead of the classic marshmallows. Following that, Nathan had everyone categorize themselves into groups and answer random questions.

Everyone split into pseudo groups for the rest of the night. Nikki and her group played apples to apples, where a judge picked the best card that fit a given category. Bradley played ballislife, in which people sat in a square and tried to score goals for their team while a goalie rolled around to defend the team. Those in Gloria's group competed in intense games of relay dictionary while Kristy and her group played balloon stomp. Sam led a game of Never Have I Ever combined with Fruitbowl. Bryan discovered the talent of the people in his group through a game of Secret Dancer, where one person leads everyone else in dance sequences and one person guesses the leader of the dance.

We hope to see you next week!

Cheyenne