Stephen-Revitalize

ANNA CHUAH - Buno Mars - Stephen Lambert - Angeline Gaga - 陈疑奇

2011-04-11T20:49:00.009+08:00

April 9th, 2011, will be a day that will live in excitement.

Reason solely because this will be the day/night that we'll be celebrating our beloved E5 Anna Chuah's b'day.

No, no, no, before you start getting boring b'day celebration thoughts in your mind.

Do continue reading... =P

The preparation for the surprise party had actually gone for almost a week, but it was on Friday when the 6 of us, Kevin Khoo, Ignatius, Hunter, Jane, Cayman and I crashed at Cayman's place.

**The actual things we discuss can actually be better to be shared in fellowship.

So moving on to the day itself:

Timeline (Based on 24hours)

16:12

Met Up with Cayman to buy food and cake

16:50

Met up with Kevin Khoo to fetch us both to Shirley's House

15:55

Crashin into Shirley's house (This place looks more like a show house, its wickedly classy)

16:10 .... 19:30

Lost track of time because well, we were involved with so many things, make-up, rehearsal, rearranging, setting up of the sound-system, Cooking.

Kevin Khoo's Mixer

No, i'm not gay k? =)

Iggy - Me - Angeline - The 3( Sharon, Alexis, Jack)

19:45 Shirley brought our YB into the house. Anna sat, got blindfolded and...

**que, intro!

Kevin Khoo aka "Buno Mars" Stuns our YB!

Angeline Gaga! woohoooo!

Me (lupa lyrics cause anna's new hairstyle shocked me back) xD

.......

...

Iggy's one is too exclusive and thus will be reserved for the people who attended. =)

Our Beloved b'day cg leader! YB Tan Sri Dato Doc Anna Chuah!

... - 23:30 Talent showcase and fellowship

Time, spent with awesome company, is an awesome investment.

Lets choose Love and BE the Generation of Love!

Happy Birthday Anna! Keep Loving!

Picture credits to "Chard- Richard" & Kevin!

Idea - Kevin Khoo

The one pulling all the strings - Cayman Yong!

And a Huge thank you to David and Shirley for opening your house for us.

17th floor?

2011-01-10T23:46:00.003+08:00

I have Officially crashed into KL for 1 week!

Yuppers, time seem to pass so fast and yet so slow at the same time here..
College life is kinda exciting so far.
Vision College, as if God is reminding me to have a clear vision.
I Especially love to use the electronic tag they give us to open the doors, the sound is just so freaking awesome. **dit dit.
Orientation was well, orientation, nothing fancy, although what really shocked me was the amount of students, There's like 55 students enrolling in Vision College.. But almost 30 of which are Nursing, 18 of which are DMI(digital imaging) and well.. that leaves us FIS students a miserable few.. (i'll let you do the math yourself)

The Five of us, Wade, Delayne, Lewis, Nishanth and Me myself,
The Five Morons (Team name in English class) haha, and our teacher loved it.
The Famous Five
The Lima Sekawan.
and..and..and..ermm... what else is five...
The 5 GREATEST WARRIORS! @Matt Reilly's latest novel

HAHAHA..

I gotta admit though, i'm not entirely immune to home-sickness
Do feel that tinge of being lost,
I'm seperated from my usual friends and family,

Atleast for the first few days,
And Then, I realise, my network is not as small as i thought it was.
At Thursdsay's E22 CG, i met so many familiar faces, Shirley, Sharon, Hunter, Anthony, Richard, etc etc etc.
And on Sunday i finally caught up with all my cousins and uncles and aunts.

The best thing of coming here though, is while i left with Ipoh with Countless sweet memories with my loved ones,
(whether its Teik Wei chasing on a bike after me to pass me food before i leave for fear of me being hungry in KL, or the farewell by IPK1 at Wong Kok, or rather the final moments i spent at my favourite place at Ipoh Harvest Church. )
I left Ipoh with Many First Times.
and i believe that those Firsts will not be my last.

This year, i'm dreaming not just Big, not just for myself, not just for my pocket,
But i'm GOING to dream a God's Dream!
=D

Asia Conference - The Prequel

2010-06-04T01:33:00.004+08:00

This time around, the hypes and excitement of Asia Conference 2010 is starting to calm down..
my biological clock and crave for coffee is starting to reallign the way it should be again..

but deep inside, my faith, my fire is still alight, blazing though it is as the night Pastor Bonnke dunked us into the river of fire..

For me personally, even being Able to attend this conference was a miracle and the 4th dimension at work..

Since, it is not hard to figure that the time from mid-May to the week before the June holidays will be exams week..

After all, it fits the slot perfectly to give us a workout before we enjoyed our holidays..

and being in form 5 this year, exams will definitely not be over in a mere week..

but when the call went out for AC2010 registration, i knew this is a chance that i Can't and Will Not give up..

It was a real risk for me, for if i skipped my school examination, it will ruin a lot of things

but if i skipped this chance, i knew the possibility of me being able to go for AC2012 is even slimmer..

so, filled with faith, I logged onto the Asia Conference website and signed myself up as a delegate..

At first, i didn't see any outcomes.. i was starting to be unsure if the registration is as far as i'll go and i struggled to believe..

Afterall, we only did reservation for the conference,

not in any other matters like transport or even where to sleep!
And then, almost exactly 2months after my registration.. the doors started opening
KL City Harvest agreed to enlarge their umbrella and are willing to take our IHC delegates under their wing..

In one fell swoop, our transport, accomodation, registration, fees and even communications were taken care of!!

Wow! Just as i was marvelling from what it meant, the moment of truth for me dawned..

The school exam timetable was announced, and guess what?

The exams starts from the 12th of May till the 2nd of June.. [btw, Asia Conference is from May 26th - 30th]

Asia Conference is smacked right in the middle of my exams..

I bit my nails nervously [old habit] as the paper was passed around

and when it reached my place, i jumped up in pure excitement and all glory to our Lord!

My exams breaks on the 25th of May and only resumes on the 31st of May!

Allowing 5 days for me to get myself to Singapore EXPO!

WOW!!

Needless to say, time flew.. and before i knew it, its now the morning of the 25th of May..

The bus that we'll hitch down to Singapore leaves KL at 4pm..

And just before i leave, one final problem and miracle..

My Tuesday paper of Biology and Chemistry..

I can't skip it and it should end at 1:00, making the trip to KL impossible
Since last year, the rule on resitting or taking a paper outside the set time has been tightened and unless we represent the school for competitions, we can never take the paper..

But by God's grace, i found myself in the staff room, taking the test earlier than my friends,

completing it by 10:45 and finding myself getting into the car at 11:00, reaching home at 11:15, and finally.

Leaving for KL at 12:23pm

In 3 complete different occasions, i found the way ready for me..

In 3 separate occasions, i experienced miracles of love, faith and grace

In 3 impossible situation, I found out "Nothing Is Impossible" through him who gives me strength.

and even if City Harvest Singapore is facing a time of trial now,

i believe that nothing is impossible and they Will pull through,

for we have already envisioned it in our 4th dimension!

hmmm.. suddenly the song "Hear Our Cry" just sounds in my mind.. How true ...

ASIA CONFERENCE - The Prequel to the Epic 5-days saga

2010-05-23T17:05:00.003+08:00

Oh man.. i'm getting the same feeling again..
the longing.. the anticipation.. the suspense for ASIA CONFERENCE!!
woooohhoooooo!!

After 2 years, [well.. actually 1and a half] i'm gonna finally fulfill my promise to myself that AYAM KAMBING BAG!
but the best thing is knowing i can go without having to worry about missing any of my exams,
since well, all the days i'll be in singapore, we have no tests in school..
haha..

Can't wait to go back to the expo hall, where i learnt so much last time.. and experienced being lifted by external force into the air for a couple seconds.. O.o
nah, not meditating power, just the crowd gasak-ing to get in the hall, and me being the short fella last time, well, needless to say, i went with the flow..
But to say that i can't wait to relive the memory is kinda false.. lol
i believe this time will be even better! ^^

Although i must say, i might not get the chance to sleep stand on the MRT again.. lol
ASIA CONFERENCE 2010 & CHURCH GROWTH INTERNATIONAL! Engaging the World!

Breakin the ice to go through the fire..

2009-12-31T00:10:00.002+08:00

Breaking the ice..
a really really old proverb thats been around, since.. erm.. i dunno, the 15th century?
thus the expression that a certain situation is icy..
or awkward in other means...

Friends or Best Friends Forever or Even boy-girl relationships
all share a common starting point..
no.. not a crush..
The initial awkward feeling that somehow befalls people when they meet the first time..
the awkward handshake, the err.. err.. introductions, the uncomfortable body language..
even for a second, we are all bound to get that kind of feeling..
its like a law of nature..
Thus comes the need to "break the ice"
the effort to make each other more relax around us
like a clunky machine slowly moving back and gaining momentum..
a forced smile, turns into a subconscious smile..
our personal bubble no longer feel like its been invaded..
the barrier of awkwardness gone..

Although I do admit,
some people are more suave, and they get over this feeling faster than others..
making friends a breeze for them
and then there are the social "shy-ies" the ones who can't seem to ever get along
who swallow their words everytime..
But, that, i guess means that there's diversity even among our own people

However, many do realise that making friends is much easier and less of a commitment as staying friends..
After all, most of us only need a moment before we can virtually chat non-stop
Especially now, with the advent of the net
(excluding the ones who are always suspicious)

Staying as friends..
now that is a challenge all on its own..
and a mighty tough nut to crack..
A fact in relationships : Everything WILL break down..
Its not a matter of will it happen, but when
There will always be a hiccup in all relationships
a time where our patience and trust are pushed to the edge,
and actually pushed off the cliff..
a time when the barrier between people are suddenly reformed
and it just seems like, it is all crumbling..
when we find it Impossible to rely on them at all
well.. thats life

There's no such things as a perfect relationship, cause then, it will be a fake one..
Cause a relationship not put through a trial will never stand for long
a friendship not put over the fire, will not show its pure side
Every single relationship, every single commitment must be grilled, steamed and baked
Crushed, disintegrated, broken
before the true ties will reveal itself..

But all too soon do we actually give up..
we give in to the situation,
and we let the circumstances make our choices
and usually, that also means the end to a friendship..
and thus, the scars, the pain, the rejection..
will actually stay with us for life.. no matter how much we might get over it
it will always be there

The barrier that has now reappear might be even harder to breakthrough than the one before
a barrier fortified by doubts, contempt, anger, and even disappointment
as well as in some case sadness.. or hatred
Our heart's emergency plan to prevent being hurt again..
But sometimes, the barrier is excessive, like a patient in coma even after he/she is fully healed
But does it mean that because the barrier is up, that we just pack our feelings,
stuff it in a dark drawer somewhere and leave it?

Of course, some wounds will need time to heal,
but thus "breaking the ice" comes into play
we'll have to try to get pass that barrier and be friends again,
not like last time, but a friendship that's stronger and forged..
but like any barrier in both the real world and even the square box we all have on the shelf
it will take time, effort and Most importantly.. Commitment..
Will you be willing to breakthrough that wall again..
to shed more tears, more sweat, more faith in achieving?
or will you just tap it a few times, deem it impossible, and sulk all the way back

Thus said, a untested friendship is not an official friendship
but a friendship tested and tested again and again, is a friendship forged over fire
But will it means it won't break down?
No, it will, but if they get through that..
now thats a true friendship that will endure time..

Noodle Bending!

2009-12-17T14:06:00.002+08:00

a lone kid,
stuck in (Of all things) an iceberg..
stuck in suspended animation..
forever young eventhough he is 114 years old..
.. well, if your a fan like me, you'll already guessed it..
its AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

and this time, it ain't cartoon..
=P
HAH! no more laughing people!
its a real show.. not some sketching

well.. when i heard they were making avatar last october , i was thrilled..
but it was kinda of a false hope for me..
cause it turned out, it was a different avatar.. (one with blue skin instead of a blue tatoo)
yeah.. the alien one
but as it turns out.. THERE IS another avatar movie in the making,
and guess what, it is Aang..
although the trailer was pretty short.. atleast it seemed like he finally got his air-bending right..
with dozens of steel ships shooting flaming stink bombs at him..

seems to promise action.. hope it won't dissapoint
Although.. i admit, i doubt there will be much romance..
it IS afterall based on a cartoon on nickelodean.. for kids
so dun compare it with korean dramas k? xD

When i rediscovered..

2009-12-13T00:16:00.002+08:00

Tiba-tiba je hari ni rasa nak cakap bm..
tah kenapa.. tapi, ape nak buat kan..
tapi cakap pulak pasal ni, teringnat pula lah saya tentang masa silam..
Alamak! masa silam.. macamlah saya ni orang tua..
ahaha..

tapi kerana keangkuhan saya dalam berbahasa bahasa inilah saya pernah terjerumus ke lembah kesilapan.. ataupun kesalahah.. alah.. same je..
tapi itu masa silam, saya tahu yang tuhan ade pelan yang lebih besar untuk saya pada masa depan!
kan?!

tapi hari ni agak seronok jugak..
dapat makan ice-cream kat panggung wayang dengan kawan,
Beli ayam, tapi takde selera makan pulak.. KKK
ahaha.. melihat filem 2012, yang walaupun ku rasa terlebih dramatik dengan kesan khas nya.. tapi boleh tahan jugak lah
yang paling "cool" ialah kereta-api yang tiba-tiba je meluru keluar...
lagi kereta.. tak ingat name.. tapi kereta tu, yang ade pengecaman suara itu..

kesimpulannya, hari ni, mengingatkan semula saya tentang banyak memori..
tapi jugak memperkenalkan banyak memori manis yang baru jugak..
jadi, saya sekarang macam ni >> =D

PA -- not worth 3k?

2009-11-27T14:01:00.002+08:00

you know..
things don't come cheap nowadays..
and so is my course..
my PA course... or so i had convinvced my other 2 companions with..

turns out right, my 3k can really be washed down the drain,
cause guess what?
we learnt nothing about PA
and i mean nothing!
omg!

but guess what, i'm not bummed,
cause we that wasn't the most important thing that we should be learning..
what are PFL, AFL, EQ, Db, PEQ, DEQ, crossover, Hz, freq, SPL, shelving, sens..
Now, those are things that i had always misjudged and never considered their importance..
those are really important
and their actual meaning should be understood

i realised so many things i ahd to unlearn
so many "knowledge" i had to dump
but now i know the knowledge i am adding in are the right ones

so, yes, i really don't encourage spending 3k on PA lessons
but i wholly, AND FULLY, believe that 3k is WORTH it for Sound Reinforcement
which is actually what i'm learning now xD

haha

One People, One Generation, On fire for the only geng who's boss died for us

2009-09-16T23:23:00.008+08:00

Genesis 11:6:
And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.

Being in Malaysia, we are fortunate to mix with people of many races,
we mix around on a daily basis,
but there is one situation where we often neglect,
We are one voice, but what was the purpose of our voice?
To rejoice and praise our Lord God..

Recently, i have been fortunate to be able to meet some really great people from City Harvest Singapore as well as KL..
Talented in their own ways,
Besides the initial awkwardness, i might say, we got in sync pretty fast
And the reason?
We had only one purpose and one vision..
To spread the word
well.. Except kenny and i having another motive of spice-tacular proportion
haha..

Anyway, There were about 11 of them that came, and although i don't know all of them specifically, and their stay was short,
i dare to say they made a solid impact.. not just here in ipoh, but in Kampar and Taiping as well
.. especially Taiping
The Saturday combined youth service was phenomenal,
and we all just flowed by the spirit,
everything just slotted right into place,
either pre-planned or last minute performances went without a hitch
From preperation, to last minute stage-ing, to worship, to performance, to the sermon, to the last song, and even the DVD songs played after were perfect
All the factors just combined to one of the best service we have had at Ipoh Harvest so far,
with 194 people, mostly youths
we broke our record of 154 set before

Starting out with prayer and a strong praise,
the atmosphere instantly peaked (allowing for all lights dimmed)
With everyone's heart open and mind ready, we were led into the inner sanctuary
everyone just indulging in the moment
and to wrap it up, a special performance by

HUNTER!

well, his performance was a last minute suprise for us all, even for the stage crews..
But as it went, everything worked out well,
Call it luck or fate, but i believe neither but the holy spirit working that night,
i hit the wrong button for the lighting console and right at the same time, hunter beat-boxed..
so the lights were flashing and the youths went wild..
Neither Hunter or me knew what each other's plan was
not even what the other was doing xD
and it all worked out!
Hallelujah!

Eugene shared his testimony and shared a duet with steph later on about the song
singing the song "prayer" and his life changing testimony,
it was no suprise that we were touched..

After that, we had a really.. Different preaching for the night,
Since the sermon was in English! O_o
haha, of course, CC sister translated, but it was the first time in youth service history we had an english speaker! woooot! Engagin the world!

Even at the end, the youths were reluctant to leave and with a final praise song,
we wrapped the nights service..
and onto another kind of celebration..
details of which will be posted later

Summary?
well, their trip here was definitely an eye-opener..
sure, the name City Harvest is practically synonymous to excellence
and most of us know that,
but seeing it with our own eyes, the impact that only 11 of them brought to us in one night,
now that trully is phenomenal..

To Jimmy, Edwin, Eugene, Abraham, Gabriel, Steff, Alison, Jielin, Joyce, Asta, Lily, Our doors are always open for you guys, and remember keep the fire going, whether in your heart, soul, or your.. .. .. mouth/throat

Son sees father getting married.. daughter sees mother renewing vow.. OHEMGEE?

2009-08-06T23:11:00.005+08:00

OhEmGee!!
haha, last sunday was the best day i had all month..
ok.. so sunday was the second day of the month, but still..
it rawked! haha..
wanna know what happened?

well, 21 couples walked down the isle and renewed their vows.. haha, but not, this ain't a group marriage,
since they had gotten married outside church, so they just wanted to repeat their marriage vows before the Lord
Eventhough on paper, it should have only involved the 42 of them + our pastor, but as things turned out, it mobilized more people than actually first thought..
kinda reminds me of the 30th of March just only a slightly less grander scale..
but no less exciting!

Our worship team had been singing to the moon
our tea ministry scowered all over Ipoh for the yummy-iest and economical food
our ushers raced to get the seatings and arrangements ready
our decor team got the hall a brand new makeover
our lighting crew imploded their brains for new ideas
our LCD thunk up romantical backgrounds for the slide
and last but not least, our 21 couples, doing all the stuff they did when they got married..

The preperations started 2 weeks before but on the focal point,
on the very sunday, things could not have been more hectic,
it was so tiring yet no less exciting..
I had to last minute some arrangements but when it turned out well, i had almost 30miuntes to kill lol,
so i just went and watch our worship team get ready..
they were doing their hair and stuff lol, with Nelson helping..
seemed like they were the one getting married lol!
a little twirl here, a little swirl there and with their hair just modified,
they got down in the nick of time for the service,
The crowds were already building up and our usher team sprung to action bringing the spare chairs out.. lol..

With all the baloon arches and our reddish lighting, the feel couldn't have been more romantic..
... .. Okay, so the lights were a little bright, but they got dim after :P

see: balloon arches, doesn't it look like the top of a heart?

Worship couldn't have turned up any better
the song lead was great,
the atmosphere was powerful
and the crowds were stirred up
+ i didn't screw up lighting today! haha!

Nywayz, pastor shared the 4th and last part of his serries of marriage sermon
and the crowd seemed lively,

When it was time for the 21 couples to walk,
lets just say, the anticipation went to an all out high..
With the lights flashing and love songs playing, our couples strode down the length of the hall
all with their very own short clips and cheers..
Tears even made its way to some of the people's eyes..
indeed, it was a very heart warming moment..
to see all of them dressing to their morning best,taking the confident walk..

Irony though, that their own kids actually watched them repeat their marriage vows..
usually, if that happens, it ain't good..
but today, smiles were carved onto their face as their own lineage woot-ed and gave them support..
2 by 2, the couples exchanged their marriage vows and rings before they all took the walk out,
as couples, united not by law, but by the glory of the Lord..

wow..
Lol..

**Eventhough some of us did sustain injuries from today, a bruised knee cap here and a sprained ankle there, it was needless to day, we all agreed, it was a sacrifice well placed =D

..shades of grey colours the sky..

2009-07-30T23:14:00.003+08:00

Simply put,
life just isn't black and white..
the shades of grey in between can really blur things up a lot
the slightly off colour which stands on both ends of the light spectrum
the midpoint of a straight line strething from two totally opposite poles..

Like the spindle fibres, they connect both ends together
but while it provides a pathway for us to go from one side to another,
it also causes possible instability..
causing stable situations into a spiral of uncontrollable events..
Like a void filled with combustible, waiting for a possible spark
for all the effort to go up in smokes..
or worst, in a ball of fire..
Anger and rage, disappointment and frustration, tears and blood,

Like the greyish middle sections, whatever happen in life
will always drag both ends into it,
An incident will always bring both sides to a concluding end..
It will either be a happy or a heart-shattering ending to a chapter,
for it never leaves one side triumphant and the other crushed..
the triumph will come at a price and the loss will come with a blessing..
Like the intertwined vines in the forest, one does not get burn without the others being set ablaze as well..

I have witnessed sincerity, love, preparation, sweat, money..
all go up in steam..
For i was in the middle of it,
with a simple gesture of blowing up,
i have undone what have taken moons to foster..
i have crushed the other's will and confidence..
i have made them feel guilty..
But deep inside, i am hurt deeply, my heart shattered,
for eventhough i might have rebounded back,
when i look back and see my companions still feeling hurt from my actions,
my shoulders sag..

Like the greys of the line,
we do not live as an individual white or black,
we live as grey, our lives sewed into the very fabric of the lives of others.
we cannot advance alone..

But shall we overcome and advance,
our hearts, our mind, our soul would be revitalized,
to walk the road that we pave for each other,
for our future is on the shoulders of our companions as well..
And like the grey that connect the black and the white,
our friendship is what that connects us to each other,
a circle of friendship that strengthens with time

..A Future forged together

Ready but not quite prepared.. =P

2009-07-25T23:54:00.002+08:00

weeeeeeeee....
i just turned 16 24 hours ago
and even though technically speaking, if you are really counting, my actual birthday, on a 365 1/4 days per year calculation..
woulda been earlier..
today was unforgettable
special, some might say
others might say AMZG!

Call it a coincidental timing, but today, the 25th of July.. seems to be bustling with activities..
AMC having Canteen Day
Anderson having Hari Anugerah
(can't remember) having IU Day
APMB having Musical Variety Show 8
and a few others..
Been cracking my mind on what to go lol...
invites poured in like a river during a downpour..

Either way,this year, i decided to spend my time in church,
since for the last few years, i been going out and parties (rare)
so this time, i decide to finish my responsibilities first before playing..
haha, no sense getting all high, and then having to do my work later

Morning was quite eventless,
AMC's canteen day was a little too crowded so i didn't really explored..
went back and finish my report before attending CG
I could tell that they were planning something...
haha, suet leng refusing to go up, the few of them eyeing me when i went downstairs.
It was kinda obvious they were waiting for me to go to continue their previous chatter..
haha, guys, do a better acting job next time..
My hypothesis was further strengthen when the word "dan gao " was mentioned during cell group..
haha, major giveaway guys,

I knew something was up when Kenny ushered me... hmmm
wait, make that gently shoving me out of the church and into the streets,
was rounding the side when a blur of white flashes by..
Dang! i let my guard down and Ann ambushed me with a cake to my face..
Tried to evade, but i guess that made it worst cause the cream hit the side of my face and my hair..
Laughing at myself, i was about to throw the cake back at them but i realised it was cream..
Seriously cream, those that only come off with detergent..
detergent for plates...
withheld my toss and kinda storm into the toilet to wash up..
I was expecting it to be mousse or something.. something i could wash easily..
but the fun was kinda ruined by the fact that they used the wrong cream.. the 36% fat type..
Spent almost an hour just cleaning it up and even then, when i walked i could smell cream..
OMG!

They had another cake kept though, haha, the cake they smacked at me was just a cheaper cake.. haha, to feed the floor
it was a chocolate cake, pictures of which i will upload later,
looks nice but only got as far as cutting it before i went back home to clean up first haha..
bet the left part of my head was shinning under the light..
haha..

Lol, guys, i appreciate you guys celebrating for me :D and i really do remember this day, it will be a fun tale to tell about.. Thanks for the sms and wishes too guys!
Thank you for making my 16th birthday special-er! Haha..

speechless..

2009-07-17T12:56:00.003+08:00

doubt..
i'm pretty sure we have all been through this road
whether it was to or from..
..
a single moment of doubt can unravel billions of intricate knots of trust..
in a fraction of a second, in the words of a sentence, in an act of body language..
trust can crumble away faster than the 911 incident..

well, today, i experienced one incident that actually made me tear up..
tear up... (requires emphasis) (**echo: ooooo)
as most of us know, this week was the last week we can claim our koko marks so i went to the teachers office and wanted to get the marks for one of my category when the teacher..
lets give her the title of A for this blog..
Teacher A was giving me marks on my attendance and pencapaian when she saw the marks in my previous club.. ELSA..
The marks were given on a previous day, but Teacher A spotted that my pencapaian was - but i got 6 marks..
So, even before she asked me (i was standing beside) she asked aloud to one of the teachers behind if we have no pencapaian can we get marks
the teacher said, no, i dun think so..
so Teacher A jumped to the conclusion that i changed my marks myself...
The fact that my marks at that part actually did seemed like it was altered made it worst..
so, she scolded me in front of the teachers.. saying..
For 6 marks, you are willing to stoop so low, haih.. bla.. bla.. bla..
didn't help that my subject teachers were there as well,

Having actually just got back my book today, i didn't even realise the marks were that.. so i denied.. but you all know how it goes, when theres doubt, no explanation will be suffice
so i was there saying, no teacher.. i didn't forge me marks...
but she was already on a role.. so i left the staff room with deducted marks and my mind clouded..

Thats when the what ifs came in..
What if someone is trying ot frame me..
What if teacher made a mistake..
What if my reputation will be ruined just because of this once..
What if i am branded as a cheater for life..
..

I felt like the teachers trust in me were blasted into pieces..
Even teachers who taught and Are teaching me.. who should know me better..
did not only not stood up for me.. but actually added oil to the fire..
sigh.. the feel of being pinned..
reminds me of what happened to jennifer..
deemed guilty for a wrong we never commit..

I didn't mind if my marks were super low..
if others could beat me by a long shot..
but my reputation.. the teachers trust in me.. now that was something i felt slipping away..
My eyes just watered up not because i was touched but because i was crushed..
the teachers who should know me better.. who taught me for so long actually deemed me as guilty even before things were clarrified..
i can never forget the way they looked at me..
sideways glances..

Eventhough in the end, it was straightened out that the teacher of the ELSA club did gave us extra marks..
and she told my teacher, it didn't help me feel better at all
Like grass swaying in the wind.. the teachers who actually kept accusing me now just turn and walk away..
i felt like i was stabbed.. by teachers whom i thought trusted me..

I have forgiven them, for it was a simple misunderstanding..
but my trust in them has evaporated away with my tears..
for they would not even listen to my side of the story but deem me guilty immediately
Now that, i cannot accept..

rev out...

OHEMGEE

2009-06-30T15:31:00.002+08:00

OHEMGEE!!
i can't believe it!!
wahaha, this is oughta be the best week ever
first, both of my most anticipated novels this year is out
Rogue Forces by Dale Brown and
The Five Greatest Warriors by Matthew Reilly
holy mackerel... both of the books that i couldn't wait for since December last year
Finally out!
YEEEeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaah!

well... matthew Reilly's one is not exactly out in malaysia yet
but i am getting my uncle in Australia to get the book for me
can't wait to read what happened to Jack and Horus
seriously guys
if you love thrillers and want to learn history at the same time
grab The Seven Ancient Wonders and The Six Sacred Stones
recommended best buys
haha

yea yea, i know
its seldom that i blog about anything other than what i think
but i am getting too hyped up
haha...

could 生命翻转特营 really turn lives?

2009-06-14T20:23:00.002+08:00

YES..
that is definite,
but it takes more than a great spiritual atmosphere for us to feel the power of the Holy Spirit
to indulge in his embrace..
to feel his comfort

I know many people who go for such camps for the sake of the camp
or for the sake of accompanying someone else to the camp
or they just want the activities.. you know, the cool games and events
but searching for the presence of the Lord is never a top priority
its more of a.. "Okay..i didn't feel it today, oh well, dun care, atleast the camp was fun"
we treat it as a bonus..

**I know, 'cause i used to be just like that
i go for the sake of the great worship, i go for the games/competitions, i go to observe their cool stage performance..
but searching for the presence of the Lord is an Bonus Objective
the bonus you gain from completing a level excellently
or should it be?

my heart is always stirred after such camps,
but perhaps like Suet Ling said, the distance from our mind to our hand is great,
and i was stirred so many times that my heart harden..
i gradually stopped hearing the Lord's voice, i feel my everyday burden intensifying
i couldn't even feel His presence..
i felt like the Lord has taken his presence from me..

生命翻转'09 might seem like a bore since there was not a single activity like last year
but this time, i didn't go for the activities, i wanted to experience the Lord's hand in my life again
And guess what, one of the first scriptures i was told in camp was Psalms 24
and then, i came to the realisation..
Had i really been putting my priorities right?

So, when i returned to my hotel room,
i quieted myself, and just knelt silently on the floor..
As i was recalling my day's experience, i heard a familiar sound,
a sound that also stirred me to pray in tongues,
i prayed for almost an hour that day, just asking for what i read from the psalms..
[the sound was actually other youths also praying in another room, and it was the 3rd day of the camp]

Last day of the camp,
i told myself and to God that i will not leave the hall until i am spirit-filled..
i will not leave until i can hear his voice again..
i will not be like my past-self, just attending another camp

and it is when i opened my heart that i felt the presence of the Holy Spirit like never before..
i started weeping below stage before being called onto the stage and lay there for almost 2 hours after Suet Ling传道 prayed for me..
and in 2 hours, i found assurance in the Lord,
i was given a prophecy,
and i feel myself filled..

So,
Yes, camps can change our lives,
but we must first open our hearts and be ready for it
not treat it like a bonus..
and we must be ready to walk with the spirit

what were you saying? I'm fat?!

2009-06-05T00:44:00.002+08:00

words and conversation
the natural life process that takes place among ourselves everyday as we wake from our slumber..
we, are afterall, interactive beings
yet we are not fully aware of the power these daily "rituals" can unleash onto us..
it can be life changing, or it could desolate and alienate one for his entire life..
..
in a way its like a high-octane speedster,
it can propel you into an eternal life of fame and glory and into the history books
or it could blow up in your face.. [death says it all]

sure, a mere exchange of words or gossip might seem harmless,
but the human brain has this tendency to..
replace words from a previous conversation..
since its not 100% hardwired into our memmory, whenever we call upon this info,
its degraded, and so, to make it actually sound like a sentence, we patch it up with our own words
something as harmless as , "I think A likes B"
might end up as "I think A is stalking B" at the end of the chain

For me, i have experienced and am experiencing it
from a simple, and i mean simple joke,
that did not evolve, it was a revolution,
it did not change slowly, it just went ..BOOM!
and heres how it started :
A tells to girl:
-haha, we know you want to sit beside stephen
-more laughing ensue, a few blushes
-**topic change**
-we all go back..
..
+next day, [as cassie says,] Boom! Boom! Pow!
+ the story goes that i have a crush on her and that i am "eyeing" her
+ the story been going for erm.. half a year now..
and it continues to change,
.. and this is not a change for the better,
people just love to add "juicy" stuff into the spinning wheel

Words are exceptionally Important and if not necessary in getting our mind across
but what we say or even what we do,
can be a weapon used against us or even to discriminate our own credibility

Misintepration is another thing, whether accidental or on purpose, they taint this otherwise perfect way of socialising
..
Tell me one person who has never misunderstood a statement before,
I have misunderstood people many.. many times,
some of which led to fights and some i wish to never repeat
heck, i even argue on a daily basis, ask my friends
like cassie, we are always at each other's faces
or even Ann, lol, we never have a convo where it ends peacefully
or even my sister, we still can't go a week without arguing..
truth is, words might be a good way to tell people what we think
but anything, even a statement like "I Believe in Myself" can be misinteprated
..
especially by people seeking to misinteprate it,
which by my opinion is the worst kind..
their sole mission is to twist Everything you can say against you

and some of you might go ahead and smile or grin when you read my example,
I know most of you know who i am refering to

words might be wonderful and all
but like anything in the world, it is a double-edged sword,
good, bad, its in the same package
Yet we cannot just press the mute button, life goes on for many of us
but if one day, something like this happens to you,
remember..

You read it here FIRST!

The author of this blog states strongly that it is a one-sided opinion only and hence does not bear responsibility to any misunderstanding to this blog.. thank you for reading...

Lol!

mutation? 恐怖的蛋糕

2009-05-21T01:10:00.002+08:00

As promised, here are some of the pics from hui ru's birthday last saturday

a supposebly delicious cake, fruit cake with peach! (my 3rd favourite fruit)
observe how we transform that into a freak show

what they are holding?
I'll tell ya, a double cake portion with some perculiar toppings... chilli, tomato, french fries, pepper, salt and who knows what else they added without telling me...

And i actually ate the cake
freaky, i know..
note that extra saucer of chilli sauce being added by welson..
geeez...as if it wasn't bad enough

Being a "China-man" as my friends coin me, i cannot let such things be wasted

so i finished it all, except the strawberry...

cause something mushy was that last thing i needed

Lol

还好圣灵感动我没买burger或者肯能早就吐了呀！！

哈哈。。。

祝福一下De Wei　也可能是个好事呀！

Hui ru's uber celebration at McD

2009-05-19T17:00:00.004+08:00

Okai..
exams had succesfully leech my time away from bloggin for 2 weeks
but Not Anymore!
well, still have some subjects but i need my T hand signs too..

Well, if my msn buddies might realise, i wasn't online for the whole of saturday
OMG! and this is from the guy who's msn continues to run even if he is halfway in his dreamland
well, saturday was rather busy if not excitting and yet dangerously fun
but since i just realised how long my blogs are, i am gonna split it into half..
the dangerous fun and the 1000watt lightbulbs will debut some other time...

Last saturday was one of our youth's birthday
Hui Ru's 18th year on this world
Uncle Kok kuan actually pre-planned before everyone to book McD for the birthday party..
i just thought we were going to "粘桌" outside.. (which was packed with people.. saturday.. night)
thank goodness we had almost the whole of second floor upstairs to ourselves, except a few other guest
cause then we started something of a miniature food fight..

We did all the "normal" stuff, eating the burgers/fries, then singing happy birthday and watching her cut the cake etc
then... Suet Leng came up with a bright idea!
Why not add chilli.. yeah, CHILLI sos to the cake and dare Kenny to eat it..
so the dare spreaded and i found myself eating a chilli cake myself...
weird.. i know, but delicious? i couldn't tell, my tastebuds were on vacation to the sink
Of course, after eating i dare other people to eat as well and Ann + Hui Ru came up with this .."thing"
Basicly the last cut of teh cake, which was huge, covered fully in chilli sos, pepper, salt, french fries and who knows how many saliva from the people huddling around it...
Final dare, Stephen!
Like a idiot who have lost his senses, i ate it, partly just for fun and partly cause i didn't want to waste the cake.. Lol!
I have eaten weirder stuff though...
this however gave me flash-backs to my culinary expeditions in the past
lie the most abundant source of protein in the living world... (i'll let your mind roam on this one)
...
..
. and Ann actually hid her portion of her cake in the McFlurry cup...
Sheesh.. lol

Of course, we also starting smearing icing on Hui Ru's face...
which actually started with ice cream before it transformed into icing, then water..
our hands and face were like super pink or white with the stuff on it and we couldn't even wash them off to not smell it..
not that having your hand smell like icing is bad...

ooooo.. oh yea,
one last thing that happened today
somebody 表白！！to Suet Leng!
我第一次来就看中你了。。
OMG!
after so long,
too bad he finished off his sentence with..
唱“我的主”
-_-'
sigh, another chance suet leng?

I still can't believe i ate the whole cake when nobody else did!!!
so unfair!
atleast De Wet ate teh Quarter Pounder burger though
haha

>_O difficulty in choosing the....

2009-05-03T23:13:00.006+08:00

... the dillema whenever we face the difficulties of buying stuff for others
whether its just a gift for their birthday's, anniversaries, etc..
its never easy isn't it?

The clash of 2 conflicting sides within us,
the one that says," Oooo! now that is just simply gorgeous!"
the other ,"Too expensive, move along, nothing to see here.."
the debate between out 2 brains
the creative and the logical side...
or atleast thats how i classify them : p
**cheers!

Whether its something practical or a trinket
gifts carry significant sentimental value to both the giver and the receiver
something of a bridge or a trade of good wishes to each other, congratulating them on yet another once in a lifetime achievement..
whether its growing older or maturing yet another age
gifts cary much sentimental value especially to people who can appreciate it

For me, i was never much of a giver in the past for i always struggle through what to get people
Yet, now i still struggle in getting what i think will be a perfect gift that will be both
useful and meaningfule to them
but i eventually realised that there is no such thing as a perfect gift
nothing we can give is totally flawless
eventhough it is the world's most expensive diamond or the small little keychain you saw dangling on a store's counter
nothing is flawless or perfect to us
for beauty is in the eyes of the beholder

Of course the sincerity in the gifts are very,very important as well
for it is the sincerity of the giver that far outweighs everything else
its the reason for the gift
the core of everything
the undeniable love for someone we care about

And so, here i am, still pondering on what gift i should get while my brains are duking each other out..
but atleast i got some advice from my friends!
lol!

Never give a girl, any girl which

you are not in a relationship

with a gift more than 15bucks,

most important gift rule..

(but best friends allows for more : p)

-Cassie

The best is to get something practical

like a purse or wallet, or some hair

products, they are bound to use it

one day..

- Anil SK

Give only people who will appreciate

whatever is inside the box with the

weird wrapping, for they

are the only ones who deserve it

-Alike

Give anything. since the use and

appreciation for the item will eventually

be discovered when they open the box

to see what treasure is in it

-Pegno

The only one you should give is ME!!

since i am cooler than you : p

-Amedeus

"Why are you trying to sabotage things?!?!" says star-star-star

2009-04-21T22:15:00.003+08:00

Like a requirement in the "battleship" battleplan, a military planner has to seize the moment..
to strike or hold back their forces..
each with its own likely and dreadful concequences..
and each decision being possibly regarded as foolish by future generations..

Ever had that moment when you had to make a real difficult choice?
when choosing one means sacrifising another that is equally important?
sure, we are all taught that we should weigh our choices and choose whichever is more important..
but this advice is obsolete when it comes to special cases..
Like a common question that is always thrown around, "who will you save if both your mother and wife are trapped in a flaming house"
Save one and the other dies, save the one who had moulded you or one who might mould future generations
both irreplaceable, each occupying a mansion in your heart..
tough choices..
with equally heavy burden and critism by other parties

Such decisions are difficult to make in a lifetime, whatmore in seconds..
a decision that might make or break your reputation or career..
a decision that might bolster someone's confidence and self-appreciation or a decision that might tear their hearts to indistingushable bits of red on a shame soaked land..
or even a decision that might change your life forever..

Or worse, a decision that will keep cherished flame of souls alight
or a gust of death that will put out those tiny speckles of light..
(thankfully, i haven't had to make such a decision *consciously* yet)

But i had to make many difficult decisions in my life,
and a recent choice i made had branded me as a saboteur
a choice that i knew had far reaching concequences on one's desire to change for the better
a gamble i took on my own reputation, a chance i hope will pay off
It was a classic situation which involved me preventing someone from overriding the supposed chain of command.. and which resulted in...**how do you say this..**..
some concequences..

Sigh.. but as suet ling 传道 said, we must face our problems and make decisions instead of running away from it
for no matter how far we run or how long we hide, the Lord God will eventually arrange that we face it again,
for with every fall,
with every failure or rejection,
we gain a new prospect that changes our life..

title-less

2009-04-14T15:08:00.000+08:00

Those who don't know pain can never know true peace."- Pain.

"If you don't share someone's pain, you can never understand them."- Pain.

"Every action has an equal and opposite reaction."- Newton's Third Law.

"The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain."- Anonymous.

"To be happy is to be free, not from pain or fear, but from care or anxiety."- Wystan Hugh Auden.

"We painted a picture, now we're drowning in the paint."- Incubus (Redefine).

IT'S FUNNY -- how hello is always accompanied with goodbye.
IT'S FUNNY -- how good memories can start to make you cry.
IT'S FUNNY -- how forever never seems to really last.
IT'S FUNNY -- how much you'd lose if you forgot about your past.
IT'S FUNNY -- how friends can just leave you when you`re down.
IT'S FUNNY -- how when you need someone, they're never around.
IT'S FUNNY -- how people change and think they're so much better.
IT'S FUNNY -- how many lies can be packed in one "love letter".
IT'S FUNNY -- how people can forgive even though they can't forget.
IT'S FUNNY -- how one night can contain so much regret.
IT'S FUNNY -- how ironic life turns out to be.but the funniest part of all..none of that seems funny to me. - Anonymous

just some quotes is tumbled on cassie's page

And i thought they were great...

2009-04-08T14:33:00.003+08:00

With a heavy bag and a pair of shoes soaked like a sponge in the sea, i winced everytime i hear the swishing sound of water from my shoes..
with hurried steps, i tried to get to the dataran Kejat as fast as i could, but fast was too slow this time..

well, my day went downhill after the car was caught in a traffic jam just opposite my school,
the cars were like frozen in place,
so finally had to get down and crossed the road which was congested with cars when i discovered teh reason for the hold up
a river of water from cator avenue primary was practically flooding the entire left hand side of the road, effectively sealing off students from getting into the front gate of teh school..
With a moat atleast 2 meters wide and atleast 6 inches deep, there was no way for us( the students) to get into the school without getting our shoes and pants wet..
so we had to skirt the "river", walking around the edge of it in hope of finding a place shallower to cross..

and by now, bet you are asking "what about the drains?"
well, for one, water was flowing OUT of the drain openings beside the road..
and with the water engulfing about 2 road lanes at some points, we had to share the same road with the cars
before we finally got onto the sidewalk and had to resort to climbing into school
well, first time climbing over the school gate for me,
but atleast its to get into school ^^

sure, having wet shoes and being late for "perhimpunan" might be bad
but it didn't really annoy me.. much.. anyway
what this made me realise and felt furious about is why didn't the teachers seem to care about this..
Even as we skirted the "river" to get into the school, the teachers just drove by
they didn't even bother to slow down or to drive us across the moat..
instead, a sideway glance is all they offered as they sped through the 6inch deep water and into the school
and some even splashed some water onto us and they didn't even slowed down..

well, perhaps they were just in a hurry, (it was slightly late then)
perhaps their car was full of stuff.. (books, etc)
perhaps they didn't want their car to smell of drain water.. (the water were from the drain)
perhaps they didn't want us to mess up their car (yep, we are popular for vandalisme)
perhaps they didn't see us.. (highly unlikely...)
perhaps they didn't trust us.. (nope, there were 3 teachers who taught me through form1,2,3 that drove by without giving a damn)
perhaps they didn't recognise us.. (with anderson tie and badge?)

Given all the possibilities above, it might explain why not one of the teachers bother to help..
but even with their quick glance at us before they turned in,
i am betting my wallet they knew and recognise who we were..
and yet! when we were held up at the perhimpunan for being late, they didn't bother to even explain to the discipline teacher what happened
Eventhough they knew who we were..
they just shaked their heads like we were bad students and walked by..
they didn't even try to defend us as teh discipline teacher scolded us and punished us..

well, as the day goes by, and the "river" slowly dissapeared..
so too has my faith and respect for those teachers..
swept away by the swift currents..

and the only things reminding me of this pitiful truth are my pair of moist shoes and socks..

Flash-back

2009-04-05T00:45:00.003+08:00

My oh my, bet some of you are having a feel-good barf moment after that blog about armadeus below..

XD so anyways, here is something to help you wash down or just to bleach that memory from your brain

haha..

So as i promised, here are some pictures on what we did after the dedication service on monday lol..

After a mouth-drenching meal, we were so "high", we went around taking pictures with practically everyone..

From the youngest cutest baby to our most senior members, 'you name it, we got it'

the whole area was practically a camera-flash danger zone for 15minutes until we either had no more camera space or we had to go home XD

The first picture i took for the day, Just came down from keeping some stuff upstairs in pastor office and leapt onto the stage and in like 1/2 a second, posed with Eunice (she helped with our worship today) and ..uhh..can't remember his name ** LOL!

There were like 2 - 3 cameras so i didn't know where to look, didn't help that the others kept making jokes..

hahaha

With all the camera flashes draining valuable H2O from my body, i tried to sneak out to get some "Michael Jackson- before he was popular" but dang! they caught me and in a desperate attempt to escape, i threatened to pour it into mee yin's cup..

not like it worked.. i was actually slightly dazed when Nelson used his big camera flash on me..

#_# uhhh....

After posing for so many photos, some of them tried to rest but by now, the food i just took had already been digested and i was just starting! lol!

Attacked Mee yin with my shoe before having to stop cause of 抽筋... LOL!

gettin old ady...sigh..sigh...

Didn't realise this when i took the photo but note the person looking through the door behind...

Holy Mackerel! its our pastor... XD busted lol

haha

One of the last few photos to be taken that day, since the rest had to go back to Taiping, etc etc..

From left: Mee Chee, Ka Wan, Ka Yan, Mee Yin, Pastor, ME!, Jing Jing, .. .. .."uhh... whats his name again?"

Note that suddenly, we are all so.."guai" lol..

no posing, no weird actions, just a perfect group shot

lol

And no... i am not the only one with specs in this pic, just that the other's are not so clear :P

Cookie!

2009-04-03T16:57:00.004+08:00

Malaysia! I am proud to introduce you to the one and only...

COOKIE DUMLAO!

oh wait.. its
Amadeus Isaac Soriano Dumlao?

Anyway, i call him Cassie most of the time though
he is currently having a weird craving for cookies though, dunno why

chocolate chip, peanut butter, he wants them all

weird gago... WAHAHAHA

yeah, i know, he looks revengeful in the picture, well, perhaps he is, xD he kinda

forced me to post this blog.. in trade with some other stuff

Nywayz, i knew him when we were both on a ship once and since then we been buds

he solve my problems, i make his worse, etc etc

oh and the river of sarcasm... never ending...

its like the spring of everlasting mockery

haha

He still owes me a bow(real-life bow for archery) and a cutter and atleast 600k of gold for his sword in TOP

haha

We waited in anticipation, and we left with nothing but satisfaction :)

2009-03-31T15:05:00.003+08:00

30th of march..
it has finally came, after all these preparations, all these training, all these efforts..
the moment we have all been waiting for
the officiating of Ipoh Harvest/Taiping/Kampar/Subang
this night will be unforgetable..

started work at 9:30 to get the bulletin ready before going to church at 11 to double check everything and to fix the plasma tv in place..
it was a sleek tv, dang, wish i coulda taken it back home! XD
it be so cool, xD
helped the technician and Uncle Steven fix it in place before greeted the rest of the team from skudai
they went on stage to practise so i asked ju ling to help me with wo to program the chase for the par-cans
practically leaped with joy when ju ling helped me figure out how to operate it.
after trying to figure it out for weeks, it just took him 10 minutes to figure out whats wrong
spent the rest of the afternoon and most of the early evening programming some new scenes and chase

Wei wen also gave me and Uncle Au some briefing nad some info on hwo to do PA better,
he made things seem so easy lol,
he did a sound check when the singers arrived and they sang a short song while he tune their voices and added the appropriate effects, and classifying them into groups
i just stood there and watched with awe..
Eunice and Li Qian were the worship leaders and they gave our own singers some quick tips and pointers
and watching them with such serious yet such joyful faces made me smile..
We are all learning from people who are really experienced and knew what they were doing
rehearsals started at 4 something and ended by 6 so everyone could grab a quick bite and rest before the big night looming up ahead

Stayed back and took a shower in church before going back down and getting everything back ready,
was i in awe when i noticed that they had helped us fix 1 more hazer for tonight
this one is definitely a hard-hitter, with just a push on a remote control. (yeah, remote controlled, no wires and its as small as a car-remote) a huge cloud of white smoke engulfs the entire stage
its produces so much mroe smoke compared to our present model lol
however, it does have a downside, it produces a loud ppsssshhhh... sound which is audible even right at the back
still, it suits its role for praise song perfectly

People started arriving even at 6:30 and our ushers were busy greeting them and ushering them to their seats
everyone were dressed with their monday's best for the night
kinda seemed like a fashion show from my position at the back lol
It did n't take long for the whole hall to be full and when i mean full
i mean packed with only barely enough space to walk in..

Service started at 7:20 with a brief announcement by CC姐 and a short time after to allow them to settle down
before at exactly 7:30, the fluorascent lights dimmed and the worship began..
It didn't take long for the ice to be broken and before long, everyone were relaxed and it seemed like a consert
a seriously packed concert..
With par-cans on auto, it spares me a lot of attention on my moving-heads instead, and the moving heads never stopped...well...moving xD
The transition from praise to worship was also quite smooth with only some people feeling a little warm, so all of our 6 air-conds were turned on full blast and dang! it was so cooling

Pastor George later prayed for our pastor, and then for all the cell and district leaders from Ipoh and the other 3 out-reaches
The spiritual atmosphere was electrifying and i could barely contain myself
Had to stand on a chair when they were praying cause i couldn't see the stage clearly to make sure it was bright enough..
too many people between me and the stage... *_* lol
Pastor George shared a message with us after that and it gave us a while to rest

but meanwhile, in teh kitchen, everyone is hustling to get the meals ready for the dinner later and my, pots and pots of curry, lamb stew, rice practically fill the entire kitchen and the smell is simply.. tempting..
With more than 400+ to prepare a meal for, the ammount of preparation that goes into the food is simply mind-warping..
drinks alone required 6 huge drums which are like super-heavy each that you need 3 people to lift each one
and the ammount of cutleries, lol, its like kilograms of it, just forks and spoons
just forks and spoons...

After the service, it was congrats all around and gotta hand it to our singers, they really our-performed themselves this time..
Had quite a great meal even though i as having my braces on and the youth were like in a picture-taking frenzy after and well, i couldn't help but join in
lol... went around snapping pictures with everyone
from eunice to pastor george to pastor tai and in the end with our very own pastor
haha..
ironic thing is, we all posed like whackos on all the pictures but on the last one, we all seem to sprout angellic wings and a bright ring of light appears above us
LOL!

Yeah, to those who came, i know this seems like not even a quater of what happened but there is just too much to write about
Best day of the year! even beats CNY, lol
Will post some of the photos later and maybe some more behind-the-scenes stories later
haha

Holidays? What holidays?! I didn't know!!!

2009-03-22T22:42:00.003+08:00

'bout to wrap up my holidays spirit in a package and mail it till the distant future now..
7 days just went by and at times it didn't felt long enough, and at times i couldn't wait to go back to school
guess we humans just can't live without anything to do for prolonged period of time
this holiday was quite eventful on certain days, packed with its own drama..
haha..

Stayed practically at home from tuesday to wednesday surfin the net, reading, watching tv and sleeping
dun ya just loveeeeeeeeeeee the last one.. Even with the sun right above me, i could sleep soundly until my alarm rang for tuition..
Tuition! Dun ya just love this Malaysian exclusive past-time for students?
Some of my tuitions were having offs so i had a break although i would have wish that it had went on..
my brain throbs when i hear it going to be postponed, especially to Fridays Saturdays and Sundays...
Most of the tuitions were quite relax though, and the students attending were scarce compared to usual..
More vital O2 for my brain! yaya!

Had 2 more teeth yanked out on Friday, haha.. extracted i mean
Couldn't really eat anything with my only options being juice and milk
+ the wound tasted accidic, which makes my tongue squirm everytime it comes in contact with it
thankfully i could sleep and atleast skip the pain till later..
Couldn't say the same bout the bleeding though, was bleeding like..hmm..
Imagine Hoover dam rupturing,
hahaha

Finally received some "comments" about the lighting now
immunity has just worn off..
Sigh.. when its bright, people complain, when its dark, people complain
and some tells us what to do, telling us to move the moving head in constant 360 rotation...
not knowing that the moving head has its own limitation
oh well, guess like a katana, the sword in molding has to be broken in half over and over again to obtain perfection..

Had my braces fitted today,
I admit that it made my heart beat faster when i sat on the chair and look up into that bright yellow holagen light..
after all, who wouldn't feel a bit nervous when in that position
Practically froze there throughout the session and to calm down, had to keep my mind occupied with more subtle scenarios of life
haha, eventhough it does feel like theres something stuck to my teeth, i actually like the result
just the string feels like guitar string.. lol
Thank You doc!

Although i couldn't eat during the wedding dinner in kampar tonight..
bummer lol.. couldn't even chew but i guess like my sis always term it
"suck-suck-swallow"
hopes the pain will go away soon and i can eat as usual
haha

**Ann wanted me to write this..
Oh! and i now know that Ann's real name is well..
Ann! and not Joan xD

..Psstt.. happy now?

sexual equalities

2009-03-20T08:54:00.002+08:00

Lets face it guys, without our female counter-parts, we won't even be here
so why the practising of sexual discrimination
In this supposebly democratic world, where every human is equal to everyone
where everyone of us are one and the same,
it sure sounds great on the outside..
but why do we all just keep quiet eventhough we know that sexual discrimination is practised practically all around us?
From our relatives who couldn't get a job eventhough she was more than qualified for, to a case we read on the newspaper..
Its obvious, and we know it, but why the silence?

Are we trying to wait out and hope it will just go away one day?
Are we just trying to be "patient"?
*Patience is definitely not a virtue in this case
Are we just trying to keep out of other people's business
Are we just trying to ignore it?
Or are we just thinking its no big deal? It won't disrupt our life anyway..

From less pay to no job at all, it certainly affects not just out female counterparts but families as well
If a family is having a single income, and the mum is the sole provider for a few kids..
Dun you think that an equal pay would atleast help them and fill the financial void?
For a girl with a dream, wouldn't this affect them when their dreams are crushed?

Sexual discrimination is almost like racism
Although most wouldn't admit about it...
After all, we can always make an excuse that it is our tradition that women are second-grade
Tradition? Our way of life?
Even Chairman Mao once fought for sexual equalities..
For a country where women were always considered unworthy, and when parents cry whenever they get a daughter, Chairman Mao is an example to us that if they can change their way of thinking there, so can we

All it takes is one step, Acceptance
and we pass on the seeds of sexual equalities to out future generations..
Shun it away and our future generations will follow in our footsteps

One little step people!

Jokes, landmines of friendship?

2009-03-19T00:06:00.004+08:00

An awkard silence drops over us like the mist of a crashing wave..
we just ran out of things to say,
that moment of laughter, that moment of our trueself, that moment we were about to let our inner self free..
all fades back to the realm that has consumed it for as long as i remember..
The personal bubble was back and that sense of closeness is now gone..

One joke, 5 sentences, practically just alienanted a friend of mine from me
when we could atleast chat before this,
now we cannot even talk without spoon-feeding gossip to people around
It was a harmless joke then, a joke that was suppose to mean nothing
but it had more of an impact on her than it had on me
when i catagorised her as a close friend before
now, i cannot even get a reply on msn..

A joke, capable of destroying people's relationship, self-esteem and even future
Joking is a dangerous gamble, a leap of chance in an effort to ease the tension
Like ancient treasure protected by a series of booby-traps, every word is like leaping onto another step,
a step which holds every single possibility of being crushed or wounded
and a wounded is almost worthless in a room full of traps
one wound will lead to another as you try again and again
Trying to mend for the tension that had just built up from a joke backfiring

If only the wound could be healed,
If only the scar could be mend,
If only...
if.. only......

( The above situation may or may not be true depending on who is reading it atm )

More than meets the eye

2009-03-15T21:12:00.003+08:00

The transition between praise to worship..
the part which is the most difficult for our worship leaders
from the most hyped up and exciting + thrilling state, they have to lead people to calm down and to enter the realm of the holy spirit
Yet, many minute changes are being carried out in the back
a flurry of movements, a blurred move as the crew scrambled to provide the perfect atmosphere
From our ushers to the lighting to the PA,
there is no break..

Signals being given out and the corresponding lights on or off
while the signaller keep a watchful eye for the worship leader's hand signal,
trying to avoid being one step behind..
At the crucial stage when one is at his most tired state, only the joy of serving and the power of the holy spirit keeps him standing and alert

While just beside him, another personel is hard at work,
with stereo-headphones over both ear, he listens for any sort of stray sound that emits from the speakers
while at the same time, tune the singers voice to achieve that soothing resonance,
With more than 40 cables branching out from the mixer and even more cables from the power-amps,
every feedback has to be checked,
with no margins of error

Meanwhile, a few pairs of eyes watch the two individuals hard at work
vigilant and alert, the ushers have to be ready to collect tithes, usher late comers to empty seats, and keep a lookout for people who are shivering
Even when tired, it isn't hard to see a smile on their friendly faces
as they go about their jobs, it is just such a joy to watch them

Okay, it may sound easy to turn off a few lights, to listen attentively or to keep a smile on their faces
but lets get down to how succesful they are
first up, the entire auditorium is pitch black, with only the stage being iluminated,
the lighting crew have to get use to the dark quick and be watchful for signals,
the PA crew have to tune with a dimly lit console
and our ushers have to usher people to their seats while avoiding banging into things as well as helping to guide them if they are not use to the darkness yet

yea yea, i know what your thinking right now, "then why bother having the lights off?"
Its easier to relax in a dim enviroment compared to having the lights turned on
+ it allows the spotlights to have full effect
+ allow for more movement behind without attracting too much attention

One thing is for sure, the lighting, PA and ushers have earned my respect
and i admire them...

A trip to the dentist

2009-03-09T08:25:00.002+08:00

Too bad this wasn't a field trip to see how a dentist work...
Pulled two of my teeth today, both from the right side so i could atleast chew on the left and not starve,
I know, it wouldn't be long for the pain to wear off, but hey, not eating means missing out on a few days of adventure that will be irreplaceable.

Woke up at 7:30, before having a quick bath and rushing to the dentist clinic that is on the way to my school
Thank goodness mum had set up an appoinment for me, so i didn't had to wait for long..
fuhh... less time to think, thinking and imagination are bad for this kind of sitch
haha..
Sat on the all too dreaded leather chair as the doc asked me, "whats the verdict?"
And he was replied by 'pull all four'
What? huh? Who was that? i didn't say that, not my conscious mind anyway, ahh...
i Had to say 4...

The long needles of ages past now rise from their cabinets, with a deadly concoction swirling inside the tubes...
Like a GBU-28 armed with a thermium-nitrate warhead, the four missiles took out my nervous system surrounding my calcium mound, burrowing deep to release their payload..
exposing my calcium reserves to the oncoming raid..
Of course, like any battleplans, my reactions were carefully monitored and after deciding that my nervous system around the target area has been thoroughly neutralised, the main point of the attack started
Resembling an osprey in mid-flight, the "thing" employed a pincer move which attacked with ruthless efficiency,
Local forces scramble to secure and lock their prized reserve down, but with the concoction at work, it was too slow and too weak
With the nervous system down, there wasn't anything to do but to watch the raiders carry the calcium reserves away..
A few calls for help were sent out, but with the infomation relay network down, reinforcements were slow to respond..
Before long, two had been extracted and another package filled with another serum was dropped in its places, designed to keep the local network system down for a longer period of time...

Truthfully, i didn't feel a thing, except (how do you describe this...) a slight prick when the needles were injected into my gum.. Oh yea, i felt the anaesthetic seeping in but not for long.
Not thinking about it helped i think, and obviously, modern anaesthetic help, A lot..
lol, still makes my gum feel unplesent, kinda make me feel and Look like Two-face from Batman,
My smile is a one sided grin and the other side is monotonous... expressionless, cold...
The feeling of numbness is wearing off by the second and the pain is slowly seeping back in...

oppps.... guess its time for my pain-killers, wow (pain-killers <- now thats a murder we all appreciate)

There is more than adipose and muscle tissues enveloping us...

2009-03-03T19:49:00.005+08:00

ye know, people always say i am a guy who's sentences are always dripping with sarcasm....
Yet, only a few really knows when i am sacarstic about 1 thing and when i'm serious,
Adults assume that i'm an immature disrespecting little brat...
Yet it takes my best friends know who i am down under
People think i'm a gay...
Yet only 5 people know that i'm not, (include parents and sisters here)
People think i'm too long-winded and too harsh...
Yet, my juniors know that if i am not, they dun learn anything from me

People, People, People, People...
Why must we take what people say and replace who we really are..
pretending, sucking up to others point of view, while narrowing our own..
Acting all angelic while the inner demon dumps another pile of firewood into our fire of rage..
A smile, barely holding the truth inside, the truth that only you and God knows,
a truth that will ruin your "cool" reputation..
a truth that will ruin you future
a truth that will ruin your relationships
a truth that will win you nothing
a truth that if you had revealed before, could mean a life changing experience..

Yet people still act this way,
its like donating 10bucks to a blind man in front of your girlfriend while your heart tears itself apart for the lost of that RM10
Yet, many people confuse this line of reality, between doing something in respect or somthing to garner favour
To me, its like seeing this innocent boy watching his father treating a group of friends to dinner and then swearing for hours about it
The joy of giving, consumed by the greed for people's favour...

Or when people act all cool and suave in front of the one they have an eye for
while the inner-self is just a guy who barely has any confidence of himself
The joy of experiencing love, consumed by the knowing that the other doesn't love you for who you really are, but the reputation that you made of yourself to run from the truth, the true you, the one underneath all those layers of lies, deception and cover-ups

As of now, there are people out there who will start making comments that who am i as a mere teen to express my thoughts on this matter..
Yet, they eventually off their computer, ask for money from their parents and go out to meet up with their friends and treating them to lunch, all the while, acting like a rich generous person..
This is a seed, a seed of deception that will bear rotten fruits that is not only sour, but one that poisons the land and the trees(people) around

当天地一片黑暗。。你话语照亮全世界。。

2009-02-23T22:30:00.005+08:00

Wow,
seems like a long time has went by my life without anything much of an excitement except a couple incidents

However, thats is to change, for weekends atleast

With the new lighting suite up, it more than thrills me to handle it week by week

With the lights ever glaring so brightly, the rythym at my fingertips and the freezing wind at my head, it sure combines to a great hour of worship for me

The Left side of the lighting array on stage

yep, i know, its pinkAnd of course, the ones that outshines the rest, the 4 revolving-spotlights

Its been so long since i had felt such joy and excitement, it reminds me of the first time i watched a live fireworks show, the stimulation that the flashes of lights makes my heart beat faster and at times, totally make me forget on everything but the flashes of light

sounds like the effect of alcohol but without the side-effects, sounds like a plus-plus for me ^_^

Of course, the lights are not just the few that are controlled from the DMX-controller at the back, it also controls the Fog-machine which spews out its cloudy white gases that diffuses to every corner on the stage, totally engulfing the singers in a misty cloud of.. gas that smells suprising like concentrated Vanilla..

weird, i know but thats how it is, haha

An aurora of faith...

2009-02-12T22:34:00.002+08:00

From within the mist, our warrior of faith steps out into the shower of bright halogen light, his face illuminated with a bath of light so bright it is like a miniature sun... and with a mike in his hand, he says," testing, 1, 2.. "
Standing behind with a excited grin, i gaze upon the glaring lights of the new par-cans that we had just fixed in the last two days, all the sweat and grind was worth its weight a hundred times..

In the length of less than 36hours, we had fixed in place 24 par-cans, 4 moving-heads, 4 speakers, 4 monitor speakers, 2 subwoofer and atleast 500m of power and microphone cables..
+ power cables, 4A's Mixer + P. Amp, etc

The installation started on tuesday afternoon with the most obvious of steps, planning.
The Skudai team had a electrical technician among their midst so his expertise was very appreciated and valued because our sound and lighting equipments required a lot of power on its own..
We consulted with pstr on the final plan before we started unpacking the equipments, from the 20kg+ speakers to the less than 1kg par-cans..

Things as always, started out on a quiet note with me the only one having experience of working together with them before.. but eventually, the wall of silence was tore down and we had a great time fixing up those stuff..
With the occasional trades of jokes, we managed to get everything done within record time i might say,
since we had to drill through walls and re-route a couple cables that were like 2 meters high.. as well as soldering our own cables and passing them through holes in the walls that stretched about 40meters..
For me, its my first time fixing anything on this scale, the most that i have rerouted or fixed in the past were only the male cannon jacks that connects to the mixer...
sure is an eye-opener to see just how much we can really do and learn just from 1 single ministry..
its like i just plugged my brain's USB input into an intelligence threshold, and all the data are transfered at a 2k gig-byte rate...

As amazing and exciting as fixing those things up, finally seeing the fruits of our labour is of course the best of all,
with 24par-cans each with different colour filters, the 4 moving-heads with its 12 functions and of couse, the thing that amplfies the lights, the hazer..
With the hazer churning out mist at only 50% of its output rate and without our spotlights even being at full power, but only at 60-70%, the stage and almost half the hall is illuminated with lights, from shocking pink to the 201s, the lights really fill up the space on the stage, and to think that less than half a year ago, i was still playing with a first generation lighting system while the rest of the world moved on to the 5th +++

With the sudden increase of so much heat generating devices on stage, i wonder if the worship team will complain that the air-cond is still too cold
haha...
hope they be able to cope with the fog machine
but i think the fog is okay, since it smells suprisingly like vanilla, XD
but even without the hazer, the hall was a little foggy from the lights burning..?!?!?!
its outer rubber covering which happens to every new bulb...
fuhh...
the smell of something burnt gave me a scare before i was reassured that it was perfectly normal

With everything in place and set, i can't wait to calibrate the instruments and set the lighting system for the services, this weeks is a start of something new,
and the road down for the lighting crew will no longer be as easy as it use to be, just hope we can overcome the challenges since there will surely be a lot of people that will comment on the way we utilize the lights..
But atleast now, the church "有声有色"
haha...

Wolf game

2009-02-01T00:16:00.003+08:00

In a land gripped by the wrath of Amun-ra, the locals toil the land and beg the land to yield something to feed their starving families... Cries of starvation could be heard from the town, echoing through the land.. With nothing but dried roots and barely yielding crops, the locals grow weaker and weaker by the day...
Unknown to them however, a brand new danger is watching the town from the mountains.. howling in delight at the locals suffering, drooling at the brand new meat mine they just discovered..
Werewolves!
In a stone basement, a seer conjures upon the power of space time to peer into the future, discovering the werewolves's wicked plot to kill and devour one of the townsman. Hurriedly, the seer warns the people and sent a hunter in search of the werewolves..
The townsmen tried to stay awake to stand guard against the expected attack but soon, fatigue and hunger causes all of the men to sleep where they stood...
Silently, the werewolves sneak into the town and zeroed in on a rugged looking townsman, slashing his throat, ending his life with a single strike.. As they were about to devour on their prize, the witch awakes and makes a difficult decision to save the townsman, to kill the werewolves or lie still for a better chance...

As the sun rises, the townfolks awake to a gruelsome sight, the skeletal remains of one of the townsman with barely any flesh on it, lying on the blood stained ground..
Desperate to stop the onslaught before it worsen, the townsman held a meeting to make a decision..
a decision that will decide their own fate and safety for 1 more night...

and hopefully, break the curse on the land...

The game is called Wolf, or something like that
XD
i played it last thursday with my sis and the Agape members,
My sister's present zone leader was also present to brief us(me and the Agape members) on the gameplay
my oh my, was it complicated at first, i confused the ability of the seer with the witch
The game was rather addictive and seriously, i'm addicted to it, but **sweat** the wolf cards followed sophia back to KL....

This is a interactive game that involves more than 8 players with the basic deck, werewolf, little girl, townsman, witch. In a way, this is an upgraded version of mafia with a underworld 3 feel to it, if there are more people playing the game, then more characters can be added into mix and the cards are distributed to everyone
One will have to act out the role of the character that they get..to win is to either kill 70% of townsman (werewolves) or kill 70% of werewolves(humans!) or be the last two alive(lovers)

in a quick summary:
townsmen: grow wheat and vote on whoever is suspected to be a wolf
werewolves : kill others
little girl: spy on wolf while they are choosing a victim
seer : peek at one player's card
witch : heal or kill once
hunter: takes down a target when killed
cupid: makes two characters into lovers
lover: must defend each other or both will suffer the fate of the pair
Master werewolf : turn people into werewolves
sheriff: **no idea**

Gawd.. it was after the first time i played that i understood why my sis says no emo people can play this game
its just so overwhelming lol, it makes you just wanna bang the wall when you die..
haha...
the game is all about protecting your kind and take out the opposition
or like my sis, take out your own kind if it is required to win the game for your own kind!
one needs a super good "poker face" for this game
and i mean super good
XD

one thing i learnt from this game is sometimes, to achieve victory, we sometimes have to sacrifice ourselves to allow our team mates to accomplish the mission

SACRIFICE!

eeekkkk?

2009-01-20T21:36:00.003+08:00

ahhh...
3more days till i go down to Batu Pahat!
3 more days till i can see my cousins and sit on that oh-too-familiar chair as i slump my shoulders across the monitor and play away...
the memories...Joan Of Arc...Heroes United...C&C3...Star Wars... just to name a few of my batu pahat past times when i do drop by for a visit...
oh!! the anticipation! i'm drooling just thinkin about it, that and of course Ang-paus!
who will give up a chance to exchange a wish + 2 oranged for money XD
money that will be well spent, a first for my 15years of taking ang-pau,
sadly, no clothes or other stuff for me, more for stereophones etc this time

Even with the festivities coming so near, it doesn't even feel like Chinese New Year.... -_-'
its like super boring this year, other than a few decorations here a few red round lanterns there, the streets of ipoh is practically excietement-less...
The excitement is even more lost in the school, its like all that happens is 100thyears celeb + fights + gossip + fag-in in the toilet...
Sigh... gonna have to march in a club for the celebrations, and i am still clueless on what club to join...
3weeks away and we're still fumbling around with the schedule...lol
haha

Well, i will have to put that behind my mind for this year's CNY,
9days holidays, gonna travel round the peninsular this weekend, from Ipoh-KL-BP-KL-everywhere!
9days, 216 hours, 12960minutes, 777600seconds of enjoyment,
hmm...777600secs sounds little...
oh well, can't ask for more can't we, atleast its much better compared to last year,
can't wait to go back,
and the first thing on my agenda?
Get a new pair of specs!
haha, a must every new year for me since i started growing another pair of eyes...
aiming for something white or grey this year...

32channels mixer...

2009-01-12T17:11:00.004+08:00

it was last friday after i got back from my tuition that i got news about 2people coming up from skudai to help with the installment of the new 32channels mixer and the other equipment..
A member of the sound crew, i jumped on my mum's idea to go to church then to see how they are doing and help out if neded...my heart was beating so hard in anticipation that it felt like it will shatter my rib cage at any second..my fingers were tapping on the door handle for almost the whole trip as i imagine the new systems...the 4th dimension, hmm...

Thank goodness, it wasn't that long before we arrived and my shoes immediately sprout wings and I flew out of the car in a swift motion heading to the hall...
Bet i broke the sound barrier at one point there
haha..
Oh! it was Li Yang and Ju ling, both the sound man in Skudai Harvest, and i let out a sigh of relief, since they are only a couple years older than me, i should be able to mix and ask them questions easier..
By the time i got there however, they were done tweaking the drums and were just sitting around,
I managed to ask a few question before my dad decided to take them for a tea break and then go straight down to Kampar,

Unfortunately, the roads were congested with so much (i couldn't count XD ) cars that my dad cancelled that thought and after asking our guest, took a left turn into the highway and set the black Naza on its way to the city of...err...uhmm...what is kampar famous for?
Oh well...
Anyway, we got to kampar 2 hours earlier and set up the 18channels mixer that brother Ling had kindly lent us to use till the systems arrive, as well as tuning the drum,
tuning the drum took a little while and people were already coming before we were done,
While they were tuning the last piece, the floor tom, i made a quick mental checklist, drums..check, sound..check, LCD..check, laptop for LCD... ... ... uhhh....OMG! no laptop! I quickly ran to the restaurant next door where my dad and the rest of them were eating, i quickly told them that we had no laptop..
Thank goodness, Jing jing brought her laptop along with her, so i quickly rushed the computer and while unpacking, i noticed something missing...
the laptop charger...
uhhh...
lols, oh well, guess we will have to go to power saver mode for now...

When they were done tuning the drum, the three of us went and have our dinner and we ate.. claypot chicken rice, vege, and chicken...
We finished by 8:15 and i went in to see Ah Xin fanctically pressing the input button on the projector to get the powerpoint to work, sadly, it didn't...
As usual, my dad looked at me and point at the projector, a not so secret "help them" sign
so i got there, sat down, and smacked my head..
powerpoint..2007 version...
i was like ahhh... just great, the very one that i was unfamiliar with..
and then i noticed the comp was neither dell or any types that i was familiar with..
uhh..
took me about 15minutes of double-clicking here and there before i figured out how to tie the projector into the laptop's software...
turns out i only took 4 double clicks ..
...
..
.

The next day, i was awaken by 2 calls early in the morning (10am), the first one asking where my mum was and the second was my dad asking me if i wanted to join li Yang and Ju Ling for breakfast...
still sleepy, i just answered hah? oh..ummm... and i went back to the bed before i realised what i said...and i had to have a super quick shower and got ready just in time when my father called to say they are waiting outside..
We had fried kueytiow and some "sao rou" before we headed back to their hotel to let them have a quick shower and check out of their rooms, while walking through the lobby, i stopped and turned to ask my dad something and just as i turn back and walked 1 step forward, a pair of scissors slashes the air just a few steps in front of me!!! i was like..Yikes! turned out the worker working on the chandelier above dropped the scissors and if i had not ask my dad and continued walking, i might have something more to worry than my hair...

After checking out, we went back to church so they can teach me more on the new mixer, and while we were doing that, a very wonderful suprise walks in the door, my sifu! Ah ou who was admitted into the hospital just three days earlier from dengue, thankfully, he has recovered fully
a shortwhile later, he went back home to rest..
Kenny then took us to Ipoh Parade to show them around and treat them to dinner
i gladly tagged along XD
At about 4:55pm, we got back and i joined my cell group and we had a brief but funny meeting,
after that, we started getting ready for the night's service,
With sound and light taken care of, i took a few minutes to take in what had happened today before i was called to help with the LCD

The service went on without a glitch and at about 9:45, i bidded farewell to my two skudai mentors as they had to go to the bus station for the ride home..

back to school...

2009-01-06T23:05:00.003+08:00

well,
to sum it up, school's been a real bore for this first 2 days
and i mean..
a real bore....
i was bored out of my wits..and that seldom happens...anywhere..

well, school started on monday with a dark blanket of clouds above our heads..
me, attending early (as in late...not really late) join with my group near the school clock tower as we waited for assembly to start, as well as occasionally looking up towards the clouds and hope for a sign that the heavens will open and rains shall pour down in the gallons,
sadly, that wish that could have comfort the joints in our legs never came and we had to stand for an hour listening to long, and repetitive advices...
most of the talk was about the 100 years celebration and the schools hopes that we (the students) will not vandalise the school's properties by leaving shoe marks on the newly-painted walls, destroying....and i mean destroying chairs and tables, etc

After the assembly, all the form-4 students were told to go into the hall for an "orientasi" so we will have a much deeper understanding on what subjects there are and what the impacts of each choices could do on our future
from either choosing the right one or a fatal mistake that can ruin our score..
However, before we could even move, my koperasi teacher fished arif, syakir and me to help out in the ko'op since there were many parents that were coming in that day to buy the books and knick-knacs required for their form-1 to be kids...

It took me a while to refresh the tiny part of my brain which stored info on this haven...
yeah, i call it a haven, for i can escape the mid-day sun in here after school and find a quiet(sometimes) place when we have free period or just to fill my spare time..
anyway, i spent most of the morning till after recess there while i cherish the off-time i get from having to hear boring lectures..

However, i eventually have to return to the magician's cove, where sleeping potions are concucted on a minute basis as people all around me fall into a slumber from the boring introductions by the teacher...
Even trained from young not to fall asleep in this kind of situation,
i couldn't resist and stiffled a few yawns but thankfully, through both days, i had avoided the temptation..
and i still have 3 more days, ori hope 2 more days before entering our class on friday
yaya!
no more boring intros...

more difficult and head-aching subjects!
yay!
.heyyy.....wait a minute....

wow...

2009-01-01T17:15:00.002+08:00

haha...haven't been blogging for a while cause there wasn't anything interesting to blog about
haha...
oh well, i finally have something to blog, the 31st night service + makan + overnight prayer meeting!
now thats 3 in 1 lol

so 31st started a little earlier for me since i woke up at 10am, i know, thats late , but its early to a night cat like me...haha...
i woke up that early cause 梁恩赐 was coming to our house and i haven't pack my room, yet XD
i was a little relieved when i received news that he will come only at 2 - 3 + and so buying me more time to make my room more...erm....presentable...
Anyway, after i finished packing and was about to fish some Zzzzs from the dream pool, suet ling called and asked if she could come and get me to help with some of the tags for our fellow ushers + security personels..
so much for a quick rest before the overnight prayer...
she came at about...err...can't remember, but we had to make a total of 40tags >_< not that its easy....
i will never complain if i get a ugly tag again since making one is a real pain in the...erm...booty
haha
spent like 2-3 hours just to cut, insert and make it look profesional... XD
by the time we were done, it was already like...4:45 and we had to rush to Ipoh Harvest...
Kenny came to fetch me while suet ling went back to change..

got most of the stuff ready and prepped my lighting crew on the new setting of light that they will have to use until their shiny 24par-cans and 4revolving lights arrive...
confused them even... XD
helped out with the LCD team too who had a little problems with the projecting..
but we got things straightened out in time and i was all set for a sound check at 6:25pm..
...
...
..
..
only, it never happened till like 6:40....
and we had to open the doors at 7....
..
why? you may wonder... well, lets just say that make-up is a very complicated thing
haha
took them a while but atleast they look more pro than usual
haha

the rest of the service was fairly routine, with me strutting up and down the hall almost throughout the worship time...
until, 梁恩赐's mike had some problem, some speaker feedback so i had to run forward and change his mike for him...
its a little scary though, since he is like so..tall....
i have to like lift my head practically 90degrees upwards to get a glimpse of him when i was that close XD
haha

i got approximately 45minutes break after the service to eat, and omg, we had lamb chop!
now thats a menu you do not get everyday...
whatmore free...
haha..
but right after that it was back to business and i had to keep watch on the system to make sure no kids come and play with the wiring..
or it woulda been a major nightmare on new year's eve
lol

The prayer meeting started at 12am with a brief 10seconds countdown and a scripture right after
Pastor Lian started the first session, followed by our other leaders all the way till 6am in ther morning,
i had to keep awake through the entire time and make sure that nothing interferes with the atmosphere, especially not a feedback...
the youths were quite energetic during the first few hours but towards the end, they all fell asleep at the back..
with their pillows and blankets, sleeping snuggly in the slow music...
ahhhh...
so much temptation!!!
i had to use all of my energy just to stay awake for the entire 6hours session without even having a single 钓鱼。
haha
it was tough, but i managed...barely...it was funny though

at about 3am, we had a 15minutes break and i had my first breakfast of 2009,
leftovers from the makan before
2 sausages, 1 lambchop, 3 small pieces of curry chicken and a cup of milo,
considering the food was already served for 1 year, from 2008 to 2009, it was pretty good,
just a little cold
haha...

We eventually finished with the final session in which we prayed for all the youths
and we wrapped up at exactly 6am,
ngam..ngam..
hahaha....

i got home and i immediately sleep as soon as my head touch the pillow...
shortly after anyway...

BBQ through the night....

2008-12-24T01:49:00.002+08:00

Well, i was actually drafted to join this BBQ without even me realising it till like last saturday,
turns out, kenny already helped me sign up...
by then, it was already too late but since most of my church friends are going,...erm...ok, so not most, some of them were going, i just gave in and came

Depending on how you see it, my trip down can be considered something positive or entirely negative..
A quick summary...

There were about 27 of us there, including 5 commitee members which college club hosted this BBQ
what club it was...i honestly don't have a single clue...
hahaha... my mission was just to eat, and get fat XD
hopefully not much of the latter....
Turns out however, i joined a marathon *_*

Weeeeeeeeeeeel, before i started running like there was no tommorow, i/we were treated to a feast of...!!!!
chicken wings, meat balls, noodles, pineapples? , watermelon.., fish balls, burger meat, cucumber, lettuce leaves...etc ..etc
I obviously went for the meat balls first because the chicken wings were not ready yet XD
It was laughable that they planned to start at 8pm and people only started turning up at 9pm
obviously, the term "the early bird gets teh worm" cannot be applied to our chinese culture
haha
we must be late to be Early...
Anyway, i expected there to be games so i ate light, just enough to keep my hunger needle from hitting the E sign in my Food-in-Tummy sign

We were then split into groups of 11 people each and was with Albert in the double's team while kenny, Ah hock and Suet Ling were in the single digit group...
The game started with us remember what the 5 commitee members were saying..
truthfully, what i head was...i am bezzzzbebbbzbbzbbz.... and this year ....bbzbzbzeeebbzbzbzzzz...
so my head was blank of information XD
then the real race began, both teams were given a list of each commitee's characteristics and must find them and either get their signature or their bracelet or their picture and even a pair of slippers...
slippers.....
Whats with that? lol
I ran almost non-stop for about 30minutes while my team and i peer into every single spot that seems big enough to hide a college teenager...

We first got the bracelet... funny yet embrassing...
We had to sing 2 songs, one christmas and one new year
unfortunately, the commitee member was not satisfied and wanted 2people to dance
haha..dance...
Romantic dance somemore *_*
what happens next is classified and only accesible through the 12 people present + the security guard present at that time

Next, we got the signature....and then the picture and the last thing... A pair of slippers....
ahhh...
this is the hardest
and the most tiring....as well as the most brutal one of all
XD
we had to look for jing jing and the problem was
it was SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUIPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER hard to make her admit that she was the one who had to give us her slippers
lol,
she made a fool of us a couple time, including calling both teams (which came at the same time) to line up and see which line is the straightest while she makes a dash for it to run from us
haih...
more running.... thank goodness i ate light,

In then end, my team lost...
haih....
oh well, we had our fun,
ironicly, the winning team only got a few packets of junkfood
haha,

In a way, i wasted a lot of time and energy to join this
In another point of view, i just lost 60% of my energy and only ate a handful of food...
so will i be fat?
XD
haha
who knows, i might even be skinnier
haha
not that i mind, but i saw, Kenny RUN...
RUN!!! now that is a first

guess it was a good trip after all
just not worth RM10
:P

KL TRIP!

2008-12-18T23:39:00.005+08:00

Ahh...my trip down to KL during the weekends..

lol, to be truthful with ya
this trip was totally unplanned
totally.. i did wanted to go to KL though, but never really planned what to do when i get there

Day 1-2
So anyway, it was Sunday morning, and i went to service as usual
Then, i realised i had to go to KL to help our woship leader, Suet Ling sell some of the clothes for SOM...
So i had to take a ride down to KL, since Kenny and the rest were going down with my dad's car, i decided to hop along...
here is the headache part
**smack head repeatedly**
about 5minutes before departing from Ipoh, Kenny told me that if i am going, i will have to stay in KL...because my sister and both my cousin were also hitching a ride back from KL to Ipoh...
and the car will have one extra butt to accomodate if i came along, which was 1 too many
i was like.. what in blazes!!! -_-'
So i had to do a split decision before dashing into the house, grabbing a luggage back, stuff clothes for 4 days and get back on the car

Then, as if things weren't headache-ing enough,
the heavens open and rain poured down, effectively chopping the car's cruising speed of 130-140km/h to 45km per hour
The cars on the highway were all inching forward bit by bit though the impending curtain of rain

It wasn't that long, but we got to Subang in time to unlock and open the church grills and door
The service was well, like usual, with the exception of a new song
that for some of our singers, is their first time seeing the lyrics XD
haha
so, our secretary/Worship leader now has to coach them on how to sing the song
it was funny, especially when they were doing the pitching
haha

Then we drop me off at my grandma's palce in seputeh and i got off...
obviously things were a little more dramatic,
haha
okay, so i got off the Naza to see 2 of my cousins (not the ones going to Ipoh) that were like 6years younger and..
well, i was amazed, 1 grew so tall and the other...well..erm..grew sideways and frontwards...
hehe, the younger one, Kar shen changed the most... *_* in 1year, i he got fatter and obviously heavier XD
i thought i woulda get hernia if i carried him for another minute longer
everyone were happy to see me, i can still hear the slightly muffled sound of my granpa laughing amongst the chatter...it was very heart warming since my granpa seldom laughs...
it had been a year since he last saw me, so the usual,"Woah! you are taller" etc etc chatter were brought up
XD

Day 3
My sis took me to Mid'Valley to go 2008 shopping for clothes
haha, i know, i only buy clothes for the year at the end of the year XD
i never bothered to go out to buy clothes last time..
guess i've change eh?
anyway, we went to Metro and a couple clothing outlets...
a couple = less than 10... there were like 30+ clothes shop there
i was obviously attracted to the digits...40%, 50%, 60%, 70% 80%
hehe
who wasn't anyway, the queue to pay was super-super long
lol, i used like 4hours to buy clothes!
a personel record, considering my last one was like...erm...1hour XD
haha
i bought about 4 tees, 3shirts, surfer pants and striped XD
RM375.48
rounded off to RM375.50
O_o

When we did get back to the house, i got a scolding from my 2nd sis
caue i did not tidy the room before leaving
oppss...
i even tested my heartbeat with the blood pressure tester that my uncle had and my heart was pumping at 104 compared to 84 before
guess scoldings does make our heart go pop
XD
haha

I spent most of the evenings and night watching tv with my grandparents and talking with them,
the rest of the time, i spend playing TOP
although, i did take a few toilet breaks
hahahaha

Day 4
well, i used up pretty much of my budget the day before, so i actually planned to just stay in the house and play TOP
but my sister wanted to get me a pair of jeans cause i couldn't find any cheap ones the day before
haha
well, we went with the intention of getting jeans alright, but by the time i got back
i had in my hands a pair of white sneakers... in a box of course
Guess i wasn't focus eh?
xd

Day 5
Time to go home!
had a headache deciding how to take all my stuff back with as little bags as possible
i finally decided to leave some of my clothes in KL and take just 1luggage bag and the laptop back to Ipoh
The rest..errr...i think i will pick them up on sunday when i come again...
i guess
lols

By 2:15, my uncle dropped me and my sis off at the Puduraya bus station before finding a place to stop for a while by the roads...
Immediately, the wonderfully awful smell of vehicle exhaust made my nose itch and i broke off into a sneezing frenzy....
sadly, the bus wasn't here so i had to wait for it upstairs in the 2nd floor
and to make things worst, the person beside me decide's to pull a cigarette and went huffing and puffing with me suffering in agony, trying to hold my breath and avoid sneezing at the same time
Eventually, the bus came and i quickly scurried onto the door to a smokeless enviroment..
I sat beside the window as i like to see the milestone signs by the road to see how near we are from Ipoh XD
its a habit i guess
Anyway, the person beside me was a girl who i think is 19+ because i noticed some college forms and papers in her folder
Thank goodness no one smoked in the bus and i soon fell asleep on the rumbling bus as it made its way down the black line to a dot on the map named IPOH...

When i got to Ipoh, i quickly got off the bus and hold my breath and ran all the way to the taxi stand
my faces was red and i was out of breath by the time i finished the 20meters sprint...
So there i was, waiting till my dad came and typing this blog on the wireless with his laptop

And that was the end of my KL trip,
Till next time,
REv out!

SOM humour

2008-12-12T15:21:00.003+08:00

Ahh, i finally set foot on the very place i stood just barely 6 months ago,
6 months ago when my life got turn 180 degrees...
The land in which SOM was born in the mind of our beloved SOM leaders...
Skudai, and the most famous mall here among everyone attending...
Skudai Parade!
psst... for those who don't, Skudai Harvest is in the mall..

Anyway, my dad's black Naza rumbled into the quiet city... Memories reappeared in our mind as we past the very same buildings as months ago
ahh... the good memories i had..
Then..i saw the hotel, Goodhope Hotel and the roadside restaurant next to it and instantly my face flush red...
Ahh, my most embarassing memory flashes back in my mind like it just happened yesterday...
room 520/620....
**too bad, i ain't gonna tell you what happened : P**
We were early that day, so my dad, my sis and i checked into our rooms but we only had about an hour to refresh ourselves and get on our merry way to the church
We got into the church in the nick of time along with the other members as the chairperson was just announcing the name of the churches
My face beamed with pride as he announced," Welcome, Ipoh Harvest Church"
Ok, Ok, he didn't say it in english but still...
Then he said something else, "哦，还没有来"
-_-' well, we were just entering when he said it so we didn't have time to response XD

Ain't gonna elaborate too much on the sermons, you can see it in my sis's blog,
atleast i assume she is gonna post it
i am too lazy XD
suhye.multiply.com
go check it if you want

Anyway, i spent most of my free time during breaks with Zi yang, and on occasions, Seong Kai walking around the mall
My 3rd mission of coming to Skudai was also to actually to check the price of the bows for archery
so i strode to the top floor with anticipation to grip the holder of the bow and when i went upstairs...
my face fell.. my muscles lost its connection with my brain..
The store was UPROOTED!!! NOOoooOOoooooOOOooo
The store was gone, pwoof, vanished, bankrupt, gulung tikar
Ahhhh!!
when i was so close...
it is so far...

anyway, after the sermon on monday night, i went back to the hotel and me and the rest of us, went to the mamak stall opposite the street to grab some supper...
So, Kenny, Yvatte's mum, Ah Hock, Suet Ling, Daniel, Ka Yan, me, Kah Wan made our way there and ordered the only thing that seemed edible that time,
maggi goreng
The skill of the "chef" was something you cna only see from a classic, Classic Kung-Fu movie..
It even came with its own sound effects, ching chiung...
and in..I wish i could say no time, but he took forever to cook 5 plates of it...
Funny thing was, us who ordered "tak pedas" got the spicy one and Kenny and Ka Yan who ordered "pedas" got the non-spicy one... *_*
Even the RM3 curry-friedchicken, which smelled pleasant, tasted just like...well, fried chicken, without the red paste XD

Usually, as the past few trips i made to Skudai have shown, my hands can never take the constant 24hours exposure to the dry air-conditioned air.. and most of the times, my hand will crack and spout blood..
Scary, i know, but its true
amazingly this year, my hands remained moist and it didn't even crack a bit...
Call it a miracle or it might just be because the air-cond wasn't that cold this trip XD
haha
either way, it saved me a lot of discomfort

Oh yea, if you want to bowl in Skudai Parade, i strongly discourage that..
"Why?" you way ask
well, first of all, they charge SUPER-CHEAP, so cheap its expensive
RM4 a game (normal) + RM2 for shoes (not normal) + RM3.** for maintenance (VERY not normal)
So, all in all, a game for 3 of us(Zi Yang, Daniel and me) costed RM21++
Considering it cost only RM12 here
Secondly, their balls (bowling balls) are super heavy.... even their 6 felt like 8
Third, the bar that goes down to clear the track, comes down about 0.1 second after your bowling ball goes past the sensor, so you must use a lot of energy to make your bowling ball move fast before the thing comes down
lol
Expensive game, and neither of us got to 80 what more 100points XD
rofl

For the other 2 nights, we had supper at Mcdonalds

which is a good stone throw away from the hotel,

We, (Kenny, Ah Hock, Suet Ling, Daniel, Ka Yan, Ka Wan and me) had a great time there
Many great and 'interesting' topics sprung up when we were talking there
Thanks to Hock ^^ hahaha
We even had a cat, two actually that helped..erm...to freak Suet ling and Ka Wan,
haha, we laughed till like 2am for both nights before we decided to go back to the hotel
a record for me

For the last night there, we had a 爱心宴会
but before that, we took 400 人 photo outside the mall nearby
While we were waiting for Pastor kong to join in for the picture, we all sang a few songs
christmas carol, 快乐人， and a few others
As we sang, people took pictures and recorded out singing (you know, what people will do when they see a bunch of people in a tight space singing)
The best humour though came when our loudspeaker(a very big sized brother) almost fell into the fish tank behind,
The fish tank was about 1floor below us and that brother had to stand on the ledge so he can shout for the people at the back to hear
So, after our second song, he got up on the 1foot high ledge and cuz there was no handle to hold on, he almost fell backwords into the tank with more than 4 Arowana, (fishes that are about 1.5meters+ long)
We all gave a yelp...
Thank goodness, Pastor George Ong and the few church brothers managed to pull him back before he fell,
haha, it was a major relief to all of us, and a good story to joke about in the dinner table later on
hehe, the food was very good as well

Now, i can't wait to see how much different out new church will look like after a week away
^^

Project..project..projects!!

2008-12-04T22:25:00.007+08:00

Well, i woke up late today,

as usual

hehe... was up late last night playing with clay to make my model F-22

Basicly, i just took some red crafting clay and i started shaping it with my hand, and lookign at the monitor for reference and it took me about...

hmm, kinda think about it, i ain't sure, but it took me almost right till dawn

either way, my plan backfired....

i actually wanted to mould and then bake it to make it hard, but all things went downhill from there

So, i put my half finish plane middle section into the convection oven to dry it up and make it hard

i turn the knob on the top and pressed the lever down, ironicly, it look like those they use on airplanes

so the familiar whirling sound of the engines reaches my ears as the heat in the over slowly rises

while waiting, i accidently dozed off (was about 5:30am) for about 1 minute,

just enough time for my head to droop down and fish some fishes up

when i did woke up, the timer had just gone off, so i looked though the glass at my little red project...

only to see it a random red gloop on the metal plate

it was like What in Blazes?!?!?! the middle section which took me almost 6 hours to craft and to insert the delicate carvings...all but a gloop left

It was then only it came to me!

Darn! this is modelling clay, not crafting clay...

even heating it with a hair-dryer makes this gloopy stuff melt into more gloop

*_* i was bummed....real bummed

So, i tried again
This time, i planned to go with the Art Attack way, the cardboard, glue, water and toilet roll!

(more affectionately called the tissue)

So i cut a few pieces of carboard in the shape of the body of the F-22 Raptor

and my finger in the middle of it

Well, that was a couple hours ago, after my not so complicated project (cutting cardboard)

i followed my mum to a more complicated project

The renovation of the future Ipoh Harvest..

One thing for sure, from this new building, there will not longer be anything like

..lighting-guy..sound-guy..projector guy/girl (usually girl for LCD)

There will be some difficulties along the way

but from the midst, a true bond will come

the bond of co-operation

the respective departments now have to rely on team-work if they are to pull off the perfect worship

Lighting, sound and LCD will not longer be a solo act

it will be, honestly, a team effort

a crew effort

With that aside, anyone want to help me with sound?

i need someone to take my place in case i am ever unavailable XD

Important work information

(Being part of a sound crew means you will seldom if never get any praises from anyone)

(most of the time, your efforst will be met by critism, no matter how well you think you did)

(& you can never be satisfied yourself with your work, for there will always be one key off tune )

(or a singer getting tired and needing a voice boost)

with that, anyone still interested is free to contact me!! ^_^

I will appreciate it

honestly, i will

BTW, what do you think about this for the carpet?

Jinxed Rev

2008-12-01T18:09:00.003+08:00

I floated among an oddly pink coloured aurora as my eyes wandered...
Oh, the beauty of the universe, the ends lit of a sparkly glow.. and at the end of it all, stood one that i was searching for...
my one true..

STEPHEN! OFF THE COMP!...
came the voice of my dad, urging me to wake up to turn off the computer in which i had left running the whole night when fatigue overwhelmed me last night...
I gave out a soft groan before i snuck back to my dreamland beneath my soft cotton blanket...the shine from the open window barely penetrating my blanket...My eyes drooping to a shut...

Suddenly, i woke up with a start, my head drenched with sweat and my palms clammy...Oh no! the computer!! its been on for atleast 56 hours!!
I hurriedly touch the cpu with my hand to check its temperature
My palms, still a little sweaty from being under the blanket, was almost instantaneously jolted by a stray electrical discharge, as if the computer was punishing me..
The cpu was hot and the monitor screen was like on fire... Part of the monitor screen have even blacked out, with several lighter and darker patches all over the edge of it
OMG, what have i done!

..as if the day haven't been bad enough, when i was removing the cam from the charger, my feet stepped on one of the USB connector which was plug into my CPU, and another electrical jolt made me jump, and with my arms flailing, hitting the cam on the computer table...
ARGH, whats wrong with me today...
Nothing seemed to be going right...
I even spilled my cup of water over one of my novels... Guess its bye-bye RM40+
some..most of the words on about 30+ pages were faded and unreadable.. and the rest of the book was all lumpy and wet..
sigh...
what a day... A nice dream that ended in a horrible reality..
call it ironic or whatever vocabulary that might pop up in that complex little brain of yours.. but i assume this is just one of those days, where everything goes....wrong

Thank goodness though, this was confined to the four walls of my room, who knows what kind of embarassment i would have suffered,,,fuhh...
guess its a slow day,
oh well..

Rev-ved out

2008-11-30T22:06:00.003+08:00

well, the last few days have been quite a bore..
not much happening besides the usual

-Class Reunion on 25th, Tuesday
well, i thought it would be great, or at the very least fun.. turned out it was neither
there was a little bit, Little bit of fun but the lack of attendance cancelled that out...
most of the boys came but only a few...ok, 2 girls came, reason? Because we did not invite our standard 6 teacher..
haih...imagine... a bunch of 15 year olds walking around in Jusco, checking out the latest of tech-gear or even fashion...with a Teacher...
A party will work, but hanging out in Jusco...sigh... LOGIC! people, LOGIC!
well, that was teh bummer part, but atleast i had a little fun, seeing most of my old friends that i haven't seen or heard from for like 2 to 3 years, and my oh my, I thought i grew, turned out, i am still teh shortest among them..How can this be?!?!?! waaaa....
With only 14+ guys and with the girls leaving, we still had like a couple hours before our parents come and for us to call it off, the only thing we could do now, was not even to makan...or even watch movie, due to popular vote, we went to the CC at the top floor of Jusco...
oooo, and here is the funny part, we went there, i sat in one of the seats and right there on the desktop were these 6 words:
Welcome to Imax. No Sex Navigation...
XD rofl...
so we played Counter Strike, i made some impressive kills XD which is about 50+ kills in the whole time we were there, we made lots of noise though, thank goodness there were only a handful of people there...

-26th, 27th, 28th
During this time, i did nothing much really,
Read all three of the new novels i just bought from Singapore, watched TV, main friendster/facebook/msn
and of course, day dreaming...
I was pretty bummed though, cause i actually planned to level up my character during this time, unfortunately, the computer was...erm...not here XD
dropped by for a visit at PP, passed on my familiar to my friends there and asked them to look after it while i go dormant for most of the month/year
Updated my songs, downloaded new songs
and now only i realised that Rainie Yang is actually 杨丞琳 ... Lols
i never knew, just thought the face looked familiar
haha

29th, Saturday
Well, i woke up just fine, was wondering if there was cell group today
and as if someone read my thought, my ex-apprentice messaged me and informed me that there was no CG today
so instead of having 5hours to waste, i know have 8...so as usual i use most of the time playing....
TOP! got my character to Crusader class today, so i was pretty happy
lols
besides that, i went for the saturday youth service, the atmosphere was good,
just that i wasn't feeling good about sound that day though, it just didn't sound right, no matter how many times i went and tune it... it just wasn't... right
Even my beat was irregular yesterday... couldn't even catch the rythm even when i was right in front..
Either it was cause i am getting rusty from the lack of exercise or i just can't get satisfied with sound that is 1 step lower than what i am used to ...
Either way, things will change for the better, as they say, bitter first, sweet later
i would really wanna savour the sweetness of the new PA system we will get
Even threw a stage layout proposal to my dad so that the stage will look more tidy and not so bulky...
haha

30th, Sunday, Present day
I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today,
was really tired and my whole body ached + i had sore throat and a slight fever...
i couldn't even get up till like 11,
even then i was exhausted and the only thing that made me get up was kenny calling my name from outside the gate
I feel much better now but i am gonna need those precious bed time now

goodnight y'all
catch ya in the day

Asian Conference Trip

2008-11-24T23:26:00.005+08:00

Rofl, this is gonna be long... i went for Asian Conference during the week so i was unable to log on daily for any of the days to update the blog so i will sum it all up.
It was GREAT!!! fun yet tiring, physically, i am beat...
I left with 200 singaporean dollars and came back with nothing...nothing much atleast XD food in singapore costs a lot...especially if you change it back to Ringgit... zzz
-bought 3 novels, pretty thick, but then again, the fonts were quite big in their own right xD
-bought a book(But God) for Daniel, a song CD(Light Of the City) for Suet Ling, A couple key chains and a few notepads + sermon CD (note that every gift i bought were hand-picked for them..lols)
-bought two Phil Pringle Design Studio bandanas, pretty cool but gonna frame both up and hang at Ipoh Harvest's Reception hall ^^
-bought 1 Light of the City for myself.
And that was basicly my spending during the entire week excluding tithes XD
Lunch and Dinner were provided during the conference so it was good ^.^

Getting into the Conference hall was an altogether new challenge for an Ipoh-Kid where stories of 20,000+ people getting into a hall is almost unheared of... Well, this time, i wasa among 25,000 International Delegates in the wave to get into the hall, Hall 8 which was teh main hall.. Those that didn't make it had to make their way to the overflow rooms which had a few LCD screens on. I made it into Hall 8 for most of the Conference except the night when Rev. Benny Hinn was here.
Getting into the MRT to go back to the house were staying in at night was an equally funny experience, every train coach has a maximum ammount limit of about 100 people, that night, i am sure that we crammed atleast 200+ people into that one train coach, this is not bumper to bumber, its practically face smashed to face XD lol

That was just a fraction of the new exposure i was well.. exposed to.. I actually slept on the MRT after one of the conference that ended late...(you might be thinking sleeping in an MRT is normal) but have you tried sleeping while STANDING in a MRT train before? haha
i still ponder on how on earth i could do that
XD its just amazing no?
haha
*Btw, Singapore Expo Hall is BIG, my legs ached throughout the day as i walked from one hall to another foyer just to get to my elective classes XD but it was worth it
- Sound & Media Ministry: OMG. it was so true, we seldom get high praises in this field, just critisicm, i was a little dissapointed that we were only learning the practical and not the technical part of it but it was still pretty good, just lacked time
- Building a Healthy Self-Image: Okay, this is to all of my Cell-group members! Have faith in yourself and dun bow to the critisicm of others, acknowledge it as a comment and not let it totally affect your thinking. Be bold in showing who you are instead of shrivelling to a corner because you failed to live up to people's expectations. Chances are, they themselves can't live up to others expectations as well.
- Social Etiquette & Personal Grooming: Rofl, its was a funny session, real funny, i agree with what she said though, take life slower, attend to you looks a little and not be to hurried to earn more money. Earn so much then have to give to charity... XD
- Organizational Leadership: If it haven't been evident, most of the talk have been fun and this is no exception, When a company is just starting to grow, we have to give our business card to people where it goes unnoticed most of the time, but when our company or organization reaches its prime, people ASKS for our business card, And in our prime, the business card is like a credit card to them, like gold..
- IT system/Management System: If i have ever thought that City Harvest Singapore grew only because of its leadership and vision, i am so, so so so so wrong. Detail is also another factor, from my point of view. They have every and i mean Every member's information in their central database and any sort of information can be pulled out by the CG leaders...from birthdates all the way to their results in school (for students) Everybody is even issued a card that keep tracks of where they move about in Jurong building. This way, they make sure that every member grows and not backslide so easily

Lols, my eating habit was even made fun of xD cause i ate
Chicken Lor-mee on day 1,
pork Lor-mee on day 2,
Fish Lor-mee on day 3
___took 4th day off,
chicken Lor-mee on the 5th and
ate Pork noodles for supper on the 6th day
... so it was basicly Chicken - Pork - Fish -Chicken - Pork - fish etc XD
zzz... haha

Oh yea! i almost forgot, Special Performances... XD
well, we had a some well-known song leaders and team that came this week. Among there were...
Don Moen!
C3 Band!
Carola Haggkvist!
True Worshippers!
CHC Band!
and as an added bonus at the finale, Liu Geng Hong + his friends and Lin Jun Jie who performed 2 songs, 1 was from his new album.
People screamed like crazy lol, and i mean SCREAM! Jay Chou couldn't make it at the last minute so there was a slight let down but nonetheless it was great.

yawn...

2008-11-16T01:32:00.002+08:00

Well, nothing much happened in the last two days so i am going to summarise all the 2 days activities in one....haha not getting lazy, just too tired and not much to write about..yet

Anyway, i spent most of yesterday on the road, with sun on my back and the winds on my face, the tar road blazing hot beneath my feat as sweat trickles down my face before evaporating back into the air in an instant...
..
..
..What?
Okay, Okay, i lied xD I was in my dad's car on teh way to Taiping and then Penang to fetch Uncle Albert.. The air-cond was too cold and it was raining when we were at Taiping and the only road i walked on were tiles and pavement xD

In the morning, i followed my dad to the site to oversee the renovation process and watch the future Ipoh Harvest, slowly built and casted brick by brick, and the mortar drying beneath the warm morning rays... LOL, nah, they were having breakfast break when we came but still...
I went back home and withdraw some much needed Sleep from my bad before following him down...urm..up to Taiping for a brief meeting.. Ate my mum's spaghetti in the car on the way there so i did not eat much..just some..SOME of the food catered at the chinese-style restaurant...
I amazingly, SLEPT on the way to Penang, ok.. maybe not so, but i was tired so i caught a few ZZZs while on the way there.. Woke up when we arrived at the Penang International Airport, and my oh my, did it looked! just the same as last time.... So i waited for the green words beside the flight from Singapore to turn from teh green - Confirmed to the yellow Landed... or was it the atherway round? hmm, bloggers that go to the airports frequently, correct me if i am wrong.
So, Uncle Albert came out, cheerful as usual as we helped him pull, yeah, pull his luggage bag to the car before headng off to eat at a nearby downsized restaurant...well
i meant downsize because... HAVE you even ATE a plate of honey-chicken that has only have 7...yeah, you heard/read it right SEVEN pieces of small pieces of chicken...Lols, the meal was okay, just wished the same could be the same could be said about the toilet... In a way, the tree at the back looked more tempting than the sight of the toilet xD
We droped Uncle Albert at the hotel and i was sleeping as soon as my head hit the pillow at home...
..??
Fine! so i rolled a few times and...urm...does dreaming at night when awake qualify as day-dreaming? before sleeping xD

See, Boring!

Today was much much much different, woke up, played TOP and leveled up a bit before i got ready for the trip, yeah, the trip back to Taiping for the youth service. So well, Kenny, 3 others and me were in my mum's Proton and we drove beneath the dark stormy skies (this time, its true) and were held up at the start of the trip because a trailer broke down, but the rest of the trip was filled with laughter, some unknown songs from the radio, for a brief instant a snore from the back and well, the sound of the tyres flattening their face on the road ^^
We got to Taiping Harvest with Minutes to spare (another fact) and i only had like urm.,.. 5 minutes to prepare before i was pitched back into the task of PA(psst..that means for sound not Personal Assistant) The serivice was pretty good and i ate some ...aaaaaa.....how do call this thing....vegetable head cake? xD it was prtty thick but quite nice, not too soft, but a little hard...
Send the two sisters back home and before long, My predictions Came true! Kenny DID take us to Mc'd xD haha he is so predictable, so i had mineral water...yeah, mineral water and Kenny Suet Ling and me chatted about the latest information, and some old ones...was really funny lol... Came back at about 1:00am ++ and about to sleep as soon as this blog gets posted..

Night y'all!

BUG-EYED Rev

2008-11-12T21:05:00.003+08:00

Slept late last night from playing TOP, so woke up pretty late today... woke up and continue reading the novel i was reding before playing last night...Hammerhead. Its written by Dale Brown, one of my current fav fiction writers.. I admire Sandra Geffar, the gun-slinger/FBI duo-ing with Harcastle XD its so funny when they fight, two different departments, fighting a losing war against drugs and ultimately triump before losing to negative publisity..

Watched Quantum Of Solace today, reminds me of Casino Royale, too much actions...TOO MUCH...and the current James Bond is so different, he is no longer the suave, cool gentleman agent, he is like a man pitted into a brawl with a couple randoms... hero or villain, its hard to figure out in his tangled personality... From a car-chase to a boat-chase to an aerial dogfight... Its always the same thing, Fight-Fight-Fight... Bond seems to be losing and in the end the villain meets his demise...And yet, there is nothing much to rejoice about that... Its like..Villain's car crashes.. instead of feeling a rush of comfort now that the hero is safe, its like OMG! I want the old 007 back!

Back home, and typing this blog, i am seriously bored out...lols again....1 MORE week to endure ^_^

boringgggg

2008-11-11T23:08:00.003+08:00

nothing much happened today... so was fairly boring...lol..
just tried out Tales Of Pirate with cassie and nick, nice game, just that it crashes my computer too ofter...sigh...
guess i need a new computer soon...real soon

Also helped my dad moved the last of his boxes from his office, who knew books could be so heavy... i was beat by the time i came back, sweating like every sweat pore in my skin had open the floodgates... rofl.. guess it ain't that much of an easy work to move from 1 place to another...

OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG!

2008-11-10T21:44:00.002+08:00

I was waiting all weekend for this day when the skudai crew come up to ipoh, anxious to find out about the future of sound and lighting awaiting me in the new building, and although it meant that it was 4 hours less sleep and 9 hours more road-travel, it was wooooooorth it! Seriously, i didn't in my crazy mind even anticipated this!

We went to the new building in Bercham first to oversee the renovation as well as looking at the floor plan to decide on where to put what... At first, I wasn't sure what they were saying but i did pick it up later in the convo XD haha... Routing electricity for a building sure take a lot and i mean A LOT of calculation, skill and brain-power... It was sweet though, that now we have double routing which means even if the air-conds trip the power supply, our lighting and PA will not be affected at all ^_^ just that it be a little warmer. haha

After that we went to Taiping to show the property there to them and see what they can advice us on how to modify the place. The place was pretty decent and it was the first one that i visited when i came on saturday. We decided to go with basic systems for Taiping as there was already a few basic instruments there already. What a nice transformation, from a Kiss-Me Cafe to Taiping Harvest Church! haha

We came back to Ipoh for some coffee before heading down to Kampar to look at the building there, my first time seeing it. A double storey area, not bad by my opinion and it be equipped with the basic gear and system like Taiping but some upgrades may come with Phase 2. For now, we will have to focus on the Ipoh one first as it is the main one.

End of the day, I was pretty "high" because we will be getting not 2 not 8 not 12 but 24 spotlights! 24!!! Thats not it, add on 4 Moving-head spotlight, 2 smoke machines, 1 video transition, a brand-new PA system, 4 LCD projectors, 3 Plasma televisions, Brand-new musical instruments and........ This was a bonus in a way of how the day went, a bonus not just for me but for most us serving, from worship crew to sound crew to LCD crew to lighting crew, a few of us will go down to Skudai 1 week before SOM to train and help out!
Anyone who have been there will know what i meant by train, and its been something most of us has longed for, since...urm....long ago XD

Psst... Anyone interested to join the brand new crew about to be set up? Video-CREW! we are now no longer going to use just dull background pictures as the background for the slides, we will have a live video feed into the slides! haha

Hoooooooooooorayyyyyyyyyyyyy

^_^

2008-11-09T23:11:00.002+08:00

woke up early today for our first service in the new building, there wasn't any electric supply yet or any other sound or lighting crew's luxury system's yet, so it was an open building service with a Mipro! XD
The taiping team brought some musical intruments, keyboard, bass guitar, a few mini-amps and a couple mikes. We placed plastic chairs and sound wasn't what i would have called excellent, but it did the job for now till we get our new systems ^_^ This is really a leap of faith on our part

After service, went for makan at the nearby food centre, made a fool out of myself and my other friends...hahaha...Ever tasted ham that have dropped into a glass of sugar-cane water before? XD

Scolded the two brats in my house later that day because they were making too much noise before i continue my research and slept for a while..and later got pist off with a friendster comment so i am still blowing the top now

Thanks to some jerk
Oh, and cassie, it wasn't you although a SMS or a call woulda been better than making me play AQwolds by myself till 4 again >_<

woeh!!!

2008-11-09T00:18:00.002+08:00

Holidays is finally HERE!
...well, almost anywayz, but the rest of the school days will be off! hooray! dun have to waste my time anymore, since we dun study now xd... And since its the holidays, its time for me to turn into the crazIER self again...haha... A whole new frontier =P

Went to my sis's friend's mum to highlight my hair today, a slight reddish maroon and a couple stripes ought to do for this short 2 months. ^_^ only RM15, so very cheap... haha, a rather good deal if you ask me..

Almost straight after that, a few cell group members and i followed my dad down to Taiping for the Youth Service, but since we were there early, we looked at the few properties for rent for the new Taiping Harvest, we went to 3 , but i liked the 2nd, but maybe cause it looked more clean and proper xD
Service ended well and as usual, my timing caused me to miss the after service snack >.< and i starved from Taiping back to Ipoh XD
okay... so i didn't die, but still...
i am too weak i have to sleep now xD haha, night me bloggers

yawn..

2008-11-07T23:03:00.000+08:00

yawn... real tired today, prob cause i haven't sleep much yet, woke up and had some dim-sum before stammering back to the bed for a nice but short sleep before waking up to continue my research on the thermodynamics of nuclear breeding(not a joke)
... and also playing AQworlds....
spend a couple hours before my sisters came back with a DOZEN Big Apple Donuts!!! O.o a dozen! woeh... ate a few and then continued playing before i look through the Imago Dei shirts my sis brought back... nice designs, nice price also, haha

Owh, and today is supposed to be Kenny Chee's Birthday so just gonna say this, Happy Birthday Sifu! 祝你长命百岁 XD and i wonder have you even open my book i gave you to read :P haha

my bud also had a little relationship prob, so i used all my socialising wisdom to try to make things better, but as most of you know, i have little of >_< soz!!

Another day...

2008-11-06T19:40:00.000+08:00

sigh... so lazy to go school lah now!!! school is so boring now that the teachers are "preoccupied" by other things... want to let us watch movie also go and pick a lousy asian movie >_<
ended up in the end in the class dealing cards xD and playing mafia... Adrian's game
haha, summary, wasted 6 hours in school,

+ came back, no water!!! then no electricity -_-' went out to a couple places to lepak and 7+1, people in kopitiam all talk about obama obama obama only, no new story there XD

oh and btw, AQWorlds RAWK!!! for now ^_^

OMG

2008-11-06T03:14:00.000+08:00

lols
oh my gawd, i am actually creating a blog in the middle of the night...all thanks to cassie...
geez..THANK YOU ZAQ! I AM SO GONNA HATE YOU FOR ALL MY LOST BEAUTY SLEEP
3:15am and i am blogging...sigh.. i am hopeless
haha...

oh. and i have to post this or izaq is gonna nuke me, i so hate joo zaq XD, first you made me redo friendster and now you force me to deal with blogging....owh and good luck with you season 3/4/5/6?? XD stick to one season lol, avoid winter or summer, it might be too much for you
haha