PR

This coming Monday I'm gonna go reapply my Permanent Resident status again.

God, I do hope this will the first and the 'last' time I'm applying for this. No more 5th try or more than that...

Random

Athena says:
hahaha
kevin u have beautiful eyes
Kevin † says:
woahlao!

*SHY*

=)

You've shown Your amazing grace to me once again.. and there's nothing else that I can offer but my sincerest praises and thanks to You..

You've brought me and my people from the bottom to the top. And I really truly believe now, that You have purposely placed me in a group of 11 amazing people for a reason.

Thank You.


I Stand In Awe Of You
by Hillsong United


You are beautiful beyond description
Too marvelous for words
Too wonderful of comprehension
Like nothing ever seen or heard
Who can grasp you infinite wisdom
Who can fathom the depth of your love
You are beautiful beyond description
Majesty enthroned above


And I stand, I stand in awe of you
I stand, I stand in awe of you
Holy God to whom all praise is due
I stand in awe of you.

FGA Taiping's Youth Camp - Day 1

Had a great chat with Auntie Lai Ping (FGA Taiping's Youth Pastor's Wife) in the bus while on the way to Kampar from Taiping. Amazing how much I can draw from someone who is one of the pioneers for that church, and how I was to able hear lots and lots of life experiences, as well as insights and wisdom of how Christians, especially the youths, can do so much for God.

Asides that, I'm appointed to facilitate a group of 11 youths, all from different backgrounds , different races, different ages. We are in the team called "Grand POWER".. but I don't see the POWER yet..It's seriously a very tough group, and both me and the team leader are trying to get everyone to be bonded together at the moment. but I'm really praying hard that God will bring this group together, despite everyone's differences.

Playing in the worship team is honestly more than a privilege for me. It is a JOY itself to be playing the guitar, using the talents given to me by God for the glory of His name. Got to bang my head around (thanks to the new haircut..hehe), as well jump around with the guitar. Even the practices are fun, getting to know the band members even more, as well as joking around with them, playing funny varieties of chords and notes during our free time. We certainly have such great chemistry =)

But basically, the whole reason why I wanted to blog this post was because of what happened during the altar call. I teared on stage, looking at all the young campers, crying with all their hearts, humble and broken before the LORD. What a sight to behold indeed..about more than half of the campers raised up their hands to surrender their life to Jesus. From as young as 6 years old to 15 years old.. such a heart for God. I can't help but smile and tear at the same time, strumming chords for the song "Amazing Love".

Amazing love, how can it be
That You, my King, should die for me?

Amazing love, I know it’s true
It’s my joy to honor You
In all I do, I honor You.


God is AWESOME, this I know.

Tomorrow....

... I'll finally be meeting up with one of the most important person in my life. You will always be the gem in my heart, the love of my life. I'm praying always that you'll finally be healed from your condition, and regardless of what, I'll make sure nothing can ever steal our moment together away.

I Love You Mom =)

Rev-elevations :)

This period of time during my fast has really opened up a new dimension in my walk with God and brought a whole new level of closeness with Him as well...

At the moment, I'm jotting down lots of words and answers that God has spoken to me in my ol' faithful,private & confidential, top-secret devotional book (a bit exaggerating here...hehe). I can't deny how happy and at the same time in awe with the amount of revelations upon revelations that He has continually dropped in my mind.

I really really want 2010 to be one of the most life-changing year for me. During this period, there's a sudden surge of holy dissatisfaction of who I am, what I am, how I am and where I am at the moment, which is good, that I know I can push myself to be better, to strive to be on the top...

At the moment, Deuteronomy 28:13 has kept ringing in my mind..

"And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath...."

I then asked God, why? Why this verse? I've really tried and gave my best in all that I've done.. EMERGE was quite a major setback, as for every competition that I've joined, I've started well (being the top scorer for both Nintendo Wii Ping-Pong and Word Power), to end up losing or just being 2nd best. Just now during service was another setback, as I lost yet again for the Leader's Memory Verse, losing by a mere ONE mark.

Look, it's not that I have a 'perfectionist' attitude or anything like that, but when you know you have given your all, knowing at one point you are at the top, to suddenly go all the way to the bottom.. that's not a very nice feeling to have...To put it in other words, from being the 'head', in the end, I became the 'tail'.

God then revealed the second part of the verse to me...

"If you heed the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them."

"Heeding the commandments of the LORD?" I asked. "Oh, the 10 Commandments given by God to Moses on the stone tablets right? Of course, I do remember and carefully observe and obey all of them." But I then realize it's more than just that, which got me turning to what Jesus has said in reply to the question the Pharisees asked Him. One of them questioned Him of what is the GREATEST commandment?

Jesus answered :

"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment." - Matthew 22:37-38

This has really opened my eyes. I can't deny at times I do fall into temptations. I do struggle with faith issues. I do skip reading my Bible or even doing my devotions. I've said things, which I shouldn't have said, and I've done things which I'm not proud of, things that I shouldn't have done, things that I've certainly regretted. Most importantly, it no longer matters whether I was the head, or the tail or in the middle. What matters most now is DO I REALLY REALLY LOVE HIM?

What is the condition my HEART towards You? How is my SOUL reacting to You? Is my MIND alligned to Your thoughts? I admit as well, that I've depend on my own strength more than Your strength lately..

Oh Lord, are you calling me to LOVE You in a whole, new different level? I want a breakthrough. A breakthrough beyond breakthroughs. Next year will be different. Next year will indeed be an awesome and amazing year. Next year, a whole new season, a new journey, a new walk, a new discovery and adventure on this path called 'life'. When I'm at the top, I will remain at the top. When I'm at the bottom, I will climb myself to the top. Let me not be slack no more, neither will I be complacent in things I find 'easy' or 'non-challenging'.

Thank You for this 'wake-up call'. I'm more focused and determined now. And as I was writing this.. He gave me this sentence...

When you love Me, everything else will just fall into place.

=) Amen!

Yoooossssssssssh! 2010. Here I come!

P.U.A.S.A

Tujuh hari tanpa makanan... boleh ke aku ni? Hari ini hari kedua sudah... hmm...

Tapi semalam, aku memang tidur lena.. selepas berdoa, hati aku memang rasa sedap hati dan gembira =)

5 hari lagi!

Being a Son of 'Encouragement'...

EMERGE just ended today, which was literally a BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAST!

*I can't describe how HAPPY~~~~~ I am right now!!! arghhh!!!*

Well, the MINT Cluster won. They definitely deserve it =) Nevertheless it doesn't hide the fact that EVERY SINGLE CLUSTER did their very very best!

And I can't deny it's really an honor and a joy to go to people, regardless whether from my cluster to other clusters as well, giving encouragement to them, big or small, words and actions, time and effort.

Was I happy? Yes.
Was it worth the while? Yes.
Were they blessed? I definitely believe so.

Thus I ask..

What is RM5 to buy 2 donuts to a person who has done so much, and has gone through the whole day with so much things in the person's mind? Or blessing the hardworking POS members with light snacks (i.e biscuits) to those who has not eaten yet at all? Or offering to buy mixed rice to a person who is busy correcting memory verses in the room all alone, and has not eaten lunch yet?

What is praying a sincere and impactful prayer to the people that I know, I care and I love? To a person who is coughing badly, and has a performance of a lifetime just minutes away, or to a person who is about struggling to do a thesis that is due the next day? To a person who is on a verge of burning out, or to person who really really needs God to be there for him/her?

What is bringing extra bandages to a friend who hurt himself while practicing POS? Or frantically asking around for Panadol to a person having fever and headache?

And what is sending encouraging text messages, or dropping encouraging words at Facebook, or Email or MSN to a person who is all stressed up with his/her assignments, presentations, exams? Or to a person who is very down, burned out, dissapointed , bitter, sad and angry? Or to a person who is going through a very rough patch in life, and needed someone to be just there to support him/her? Or to a person who is about to embark and enter into a new journey in life filled with uncertainties and crossroads?

There's so much more to all this.. and yet I find joy doing so. Why?


It's all because I strive to be a Son of Encouragement =)

EMERGE

Amen.

New job... New...haircut..?

Today was my official first day working at Kinnaree... a shop managed by one of my cell member named Natalie. A bit the 'kan cheong' when I wore the uniform though, which eventually cause a bit of delay for Nat to brief us. Nevertheless, I really did learn a lot, and for today, I learned the drinks and dessert menus, and was even given some 'samples' for me to taste and savor! =D

www.thaiinspired.com

The first time I went there was to celebrate Sherene's birthday, alongside Anna and Esther. I must the food, ambiance, environment as well as the service is amazing! Credit goes to Nat for doing so much great work there, managing a great restaurant team, alongside introducing/pioneering some new menus that became topsellers in that restaurant. Definitely a good place to have dinner, for those who LOVE Thai Food.

And recently.. my hair's kinda like growing a bit long... should I cut it short.. or should I try to leave it long.....hmm hmm...

Examsssssssss.....

Managed to write down all 20 verses... Pretty much it was already expected, since it was the similar verses from the competition. =P Anyways, now the next priority for me at the moment is to have an unyielding FOCUS on my upcoming exams, which immediately starts right after EMERGE... (why did the college brought the date 1 week nearer!! It was supposed to start on the 30th!! T-T..)

At the moment, I've been 'googling' around for extra notes and ebooks on the subjects that I'm taking. Google really really ROCKS. I'm still trying to find an ebook entitled "Understanding Business"... If only I can get my hands on it... hehe.

Back to searching!

Second Chance?

Another round for a so-called mini "Word Power"...

Do you think I have what it takes for it? I'm scared I might be disappointed once again..

Strengthen and prepare me for it, Papa.

Moon Halo

Two night's ago (last Sunday), I was very honored to witness such a rare sight after coming back from 'dipper' (dinner + supper). This was something I've seen only once in my lifetime, and to be able to see it again... simply breathtaking...

Moon Halo
(Image taken from Wikipedia)

I'm still wondering why Jireh wasn't very excited about witnessing it. But I sure do know, just by looking at it, I just felt so happy and relieved. Managing the Track and Field on that day was physically and mentally exhausting enough. I was even called a 'racist' by this contestant under me. Just because I wanted to field a mixture of Asian and African members, you call me a 'racist'? Just because I said that the Africans have been dominating this event, which eventually will cause them to win EMERGE every year, that you call me a 'racist'? I'm still a bit shocked about his remark and how rude this person was. He even had the guts to tell me he purposely wanted to annoy Raymond (Cindy's BF, who was the PIC of the entire Track & Field) just because he was simply doing his job. What is this guy's problem??? At that point my blood really got boiled, yet I knew I had to control my composure. I have yet to talk to his cell leader about it though... *sighs*

Mr.H, why your member like that?

Nevertheless I did manage to grab 2nd place for the eating competition.. not bad at all, knowing that I'm still participating for the 'secret' competition..My stomach feels small.. but my appetite is still BIG. My gum's are still hurting because of it... But yeah... I guess at the end of the day, God just brings joy to a person in many ways, and I knew this one was very special indeed =)

Looking forward to witness such a rare sight in the future!

And yet again, I'm still wondering why Jireh wasn't excited at all about it!!! Was it because he was too exhausted to look up to the night sky? *clueless*

Quote

"Winning is not about everything. It's about knowing that you have done your very best at it."

-VU cluster quote

*SIGHS*

As the title itself says...

Quote

When you know you've reached your limit, strive and push yourself to go beyond that limit. As they say, "Nothing is Impossible", for it's just a matter of putting the right priorities and being disciplined in doing them.

Back to work! =)

Word Power....

I was superbly happy to know that I'm representing my cluster together with my co-intern Esther for the Word Power competition =) And the bigger achievement was that I emerged as the top scorer from the preliminary round! Esther was 2nd top scorer by the way, which would mean we (Local U) are going to be ones to beat during the Finals. Well, the finals would be on the 31st of October, and the church has just increased the prize stake from RM1000 cash to RM1500 PLUS a RM500 Culture Couture voucher!! MONEY $$$$$!! $_$

Memorizing....


Doooodlee!! XD

Hehe... (sorry, it's really a bad bad habit!)

I'm speaking for myself... =P

Anyways, wish me all the best guys! Aiming to win! YOSH!

(The victory goes to Gina Lee too.. =) Miss you lots! Hope you are enjoying yourself with Papa up there!)

Wednesday...

Help painted the church building. Was initially not included in the list, as I was only scheduled to help out this Sunday, but due to the pleas of Mr. Jireh Tay, I went. (I'm not complaining here, seriously, it was FUN!)

After that, taught Victor guitar. He seems to be picking up quite well. Very proud of him :) Later on I also had a short session with Ivone Margaretha's younger bro (didn't know she had one!), and taught him some chords and some songs as well.

Soon after that, I went and bought materials for the F & B for the wedding this coming Saturday at Carrefour. I was assigned to be in charge of it (as usual). Honestly, I haven't got the chance to enter the church hall to witness the Holy Matrimony till now ... that's EIGHT in a row ever since I first served during Su Min & Evelyn's wedding.. *sighs* ... plus, this is wedding is very special since it's my very first cell leader in church wedding..

Upon returning to church to drop off the materials at the cafeteria, I was informed that I'll be watching a movie and that they already booked the tickets. Watched "The Perfect Gateaway". An awesome movie that makes you think and guess a lot. Really! Pretty last minute since I haven't got the chance to go back and bath + change.. what made it worst was the movie was scheduled at 11.55pm and I have classes early in the morning today. HAHAHA. Oh well, at least the movie was worth the money =)

Oh, on a random note.. yesterday there were 3 representatives from the VU cluster who called me up to ask whether I was joining any competitions this coming weekend (Sheyvin, the assistant cluster leader for VU was one of them...just imagine me telling her that I'm not under her cluster..scary wei..). I was a bit shocked though, since I thought I already registered myself as a LU candidate (and I'm already one of the advisors for the cluster itself.. weird right?). But after that, everything was ok. Can't wait for the upcoming competitions taking place soon! And Word Power!!! I'm memorizing till all my brain cells are all squeezed up. Excited I am... :)

Realisation

After a good day of rest and retreat amidst the busyness of the world, just spending time alone in the room, reading, memorizing verses, playing the guitar + composing random songs (which was recorded on my digicam ^^), writing, talking and spending time with God, watching a very nice and entertaining musical anime (to those who know, it's 'K-ON'), also watched 'Bedtime Stories' (imagine, watching this movie during noontime, but of course, it was quite entertaining! How I wish by just telling stories to kids, that the things that I planned in mind can come to pass.. err.. ok, enough of daydreaming Kev!!)

I have finally come to understand and realize the mistakes I have done so far. God sure had rebuked me with it in a very hard way.


I had place certain priorities in life, especially feelings + emotions above Him.


Time to amend things back with Him!! I'm soo soo sorry Papa!!


Man.. nothing beats just having Him speaking directly over your life everytime =)

Things ahead...

Seems like I'm gonna be very very very busy for the remainder of this year...

To my bro back at the Philippines.. do know that I'm missing you a lot.. and I'm continually praying for the miracle of God to come into your life.. God bless you lots man.. I'll never forget the hug the other day at the airport... come to think of it, we never hugged before, ever since we were little kids... this one, was very memorable indeed.. :')

To those who knows me well, sorry for sounding a bit too emo at times when I talk. Just need to clear lots of things in my mind at the moment.. but I just praise and thank God for His awesomeness in my life, and also to the life of those whom I love, care and treasure the most.

Another long day tomorrow(later on basically)... classes at 9:00am-5:00pm... playing songs + preparing slides for my CF too..and after class ends, attending a birthday party invited by a friend who shares the same name and surname I have...man, today was pretty busy + hectic enough, but nevertheless filled with joy and happiness. On a random note, my business studies lecturer (her name is Mrs. Chong) told me that she's very happy to have me being one of her students :) All I did all these while was just being available to help her carry her laptop bag + projector, going to the library just to change her whiteboard marker when it runs out of/doesn't have any ink (Life College SERIOUSLY needs to improve on this! bad maintenance!), and being a polite, full of respect person to her and other lecturers, and also being a responsive and responsible student..Credits goes to my church - CHCKL - for just shaping and molding me into being such a person to her, and the rest of the people I know..I won't be the person I am today if not for them, and even at the moment, I'm still improving on things that I need to improve!!

Last but not least, taking this opportunity to thank the people who continually gave all the encouragement and support I needed, no matter how small or big it is =)

THANK YOU!!!

Sunday... what a DAY.

Last Sunday....

Sent Zoey off at KLIA in the morning. It's pretty sad to know such a great friend would be leaving but at the same time I'm very happy and excited for everything that she will experience in the UK. May God bless you abundantly there + great favor of men! Had a good time catching up with her a few moments ago through MSN. Though it's only for a short while, but nevertheless, it's always been a great joy to just talk to her =)

I had a good but emo (everyone's mood was pretty down).. breakfast with her members at the airport.. manage to crack a few jokes around to brighten everyone up.. and I was quite fond of a particular one, whose name was Jian Zhong =) A very nice humble guy... seeing a lot of potential coming from him!! =D Oh and before breakfast, we actually did some desperate and funny things, such as that we were literally finding any place/spots to catch a glimpse of Zoey after she went down the "ESCALATOR". Just shows how we all really love, care and MISS her so much! Also had a good time of knowing Kenneth and Li Hui in the car along the way to and back from the airport. Both of them were really really tired.. including myself, since we didn't had enough sleep... but it was all worth the while :)

Upon reaching Sunway.. I celebrated Victor Yu's (for those who doesn't know, he's among the few new guitar students for this year) birthday, Treated him for lunch at Sushi Zanmai =) Had a good time of catching up, as well knowing how is his progress in his walk with God, as well as his friends and family. After that, we watched 'GAMER' at the cinemas. I had a very mixed review for this movie..(guys would basically really really LOVE this movie). Personally.. I would give it 2.5/5. It would be lower if Gerard Butler wasn't the main actor...really!

Soon after that.. I had dinner with Sherene (my most awesome cell leader) at a Hakka noodle restaurant, just beside the Face to Face noodle shop at SS15. A very good and fruitful time of catching up and bonding between Cell Leader and Intern =) Manage to share the current events that has happened in my life. Always loved her awesome advices and guidelines. A person that I admire the most in my life. =D She also shared her mission trip at Medan, which I was really excited and happy to hear about =)

After resting dinner, while resting back at home, Bob called me out cause he was bored... so we decided out of randomness.... to play the "Dance Dance Revolution" machine at Sunway Pyramid. It was FUN!!! Never had any DDR dance partner before, and seems like he's the only one at the moment... hehe. After that we watched football at Station One.. the match between Chelsea and Tottenham (which Chelsea won 3-0)...while watching we actually shared our life experiences and struggles (don't ever do this while watching football guys, it's basically HARD to focus!!!! =P). Got to know him better, likewise him to me as well. Oh and I also received news that Kuan Meng (Esther, my co-intern's fiancee) is back in Malaysia from New Zealand, and he's staying for good!!! Excited to see what's in store for his life here.. and a possible wedding with Esther next year too!! (He told me I was to be his bestman....my goodness...)

Anyways gonna continue practicing songs for 2 CG's prayer meeting later on! Always find it a privilege and a joy to be invited to play the guitar for such occasions, even for choir practice or any kind of non-church performance. =) May God continually anoint the hands that I may play AWESOME music that will touch the people's heart and may I be ever so sensitive to the flow of the worship leader as well as the Holy Spirit!! (a prayer that I have always been praying for ever since I started learning the guitar.. hehe)

YOSH!

Time

Seems like everything is passing by so quickly nowadays... sometimes I'd wish time could just stop for a while, so that I may just breathe, or just have the time to reflect what had happened (which so often, could only be done while I'm in the shower) But of course, no matter how hard I wish for time to stop, that will never happen. My lovely cell leader, Sherene, is in Medan doing missions.. my brother is back here till the 16th of September.. planning to go Ipoh with him and my friends for a 'makan-trip'...someone dear to me is leaving soon.. and someone new is coming back too at the same time... Just got news from my college that I will be exempted from taking 3 subjects!!!! =D (English 1, English 2 & Business Communication) ... Less classes now, hence I'm more freed up compared to the rest... yay! Oh, and GREAT NEWs!! My Student Visa problems has been cleared!!! PTL!!!

It's been quite a long time since I last burned midnight oil to complete assignments... it's not as if I'm missing those times and that I want it to happen more frequently (God-forbid) .. keeping myself awake with Ribena.. (there's no effect drinking it, trust me! I'm just thirsty, that's all!) =) My youth members surprised me with a recording of the famous M2M song "Don't Say You Love Me". Delighted and happy to hear it over and over again, listening to both Lyndon and Keshia singing...

Anyways, CG was really really good. Everything was smooth-sailing, His presence was really strong too! To make things even better, 2 new friends came to visit the CG for the first time as well! By God's grace was I able to preach a great message for them to hear =) By far, the older members told me it's the BEST sermon I've preached to them.. (and also the lengthiest? Sherene, are you happy? hehe..)

Ok, I gotta go prepare for college now!!! Class starts at 9.00am, but I need to catch the bus by 7.45am! Scheduled to play guitar (leading praise as well) for another CG too... wishing Zoey a memorable CG today as well... everything's gonna be fine alright!

Events before I left the Philippines..

Had a burger night out with Lyndon, Keshia and Jem (Jeremiah)..

For your info, this is actually 'pork' burger! ;P

Jem forgetting something important...

Lunch with both my uncle and aunt... (Uncle Vito and Aunt Joy)

The lovebirds ;P

Interesting Tagalog words..

My meal =)

Random Ramblings..

Nearly one month has passed by ever since I returned back to Malaysia...so many things has happened, so many events had took place.. started thr college life once again.. busy busy busy... *breathes in, breathes out*

I need to go and settle my visa extension at the Immigration office tomorrow too.. please pray for a smooth extension application on my behalf!!!

Other than that.. I'm looking forward to my dinner appointment with my brother. Hope to be able to bring him for service at least, before he leaves back to the Philippines on the 16th..

Overall, I guess I could say that...

I'm happy =)


(and at the same time sad as well...*sighs*)

Tired...

So many things to do, so many things to worry, so many things to plan, so many things to put action to, so many battles fought, so many battles loss, so many people discipled, so many people backslidden, so many hearts won, so many hearts loss, so much expectation placed, so much disappointed received, so many pressure, so little encouragement, so many given away, so little received, so many words, so little heard...and this can go on and on and on..

....

Why are 'you' silent? Where are 'you' when I need 'you' the most right now? In this dry, barren desert, where do I find my oasis?

...I'm tired.

I'm going 'home', to the place where I 'belong' ..

Yesterday, something really got me thinking... and it was when me and my aunt were waiting excitedly and anxiously to see my uncle arrived at the airport... Basically my aunt wasn't able to sleep the whole night before the day he arrived (just shows how excited she is, being able to meet the man of her life after nearly 1 whole year without seeing each other, keeping in touch only through constant phone calls..), and when I saw her weeping in joy, kissing my uncle and hugging him so tightly when they finally got reunited...

-PRICELESS-

To see my uncle being so treasured and loved by that single, most important person in her life.. I told myself (and obviously to God as well), "Wow.. I want that too.." And then I asked, "Will there be anyone coming anxiously and excitedly to welcome me upon my return? Oh well.. Maybe only the person's that's fetching me. Well, the rest are busy with work and their own stuffs, oh what the heck, I'll still be seeing them for 28 months, and probably even longer than that! Stop emo-ing!" *rapidly shakes head* and continued on taking photos of the 'lovebirds'. =)

Well, this is it my 'love'... I'll be leaving 'you' again for 28 months. But surely, I've never regretted the moment I stepped foot in 'your' land.. learning to love 'your' people, culture, language and all. I'm going to the stay with the 'person' that I grew up with for 16 years.. God's plan is for me to be there at the moment... And please..don't worry too much..'She' has been taking good care of me at 'her' utmost ability (minus the National Registration Department ..GRRR..).. I'll try to my best visit to 'you' if I can :) So.. till then..

Goodbye =) Goodbye to you, the land where I was born. The land where I am proud to be a part of. The land where I've inherited the blood which is in me.

This is my toast to you, my dearest 'love', the country I proudly call -

The Philippines.

Few more days @ CACF office & Jogging session

Come this coming Friday, I will officially stop working at my church office, and also asides that, completely letting go of all the ministry that I'm involved in too. Feeling a bit emo now, but well, it's all good I could say.

Oh, some random thing to add, today while jogging, I encountered 3 cute kittens by the side of the road. I stopped and stared and 'meow-ed' at them(cause they are just super-duper adorable, and there's 3 of them! Cute x 3 = CUTEAWESOMENESS), and once I did that,all 3 of their eyes gazed intensively on me... We then just stared with each other for a couple of seconds ..(hopefully the neighbours around the area didn't start to think I'm some kind of lunatic or something..) and GOSH, the longer I stared at them, the longer their 'cuteness' began to 'fade'.. They began to look so scary to me!!! Their eyes were like conveying a message, telling me to buzz off or we'll bite you/call our mom/dad or something.. And so I continued on.. but.. *emo* .. lost a bit of mood to jog already *sobs* *my favourite kind of animal disowned me..* *sobs*..

On the bright side, while jogging on the other side of the street, I met this cute puppy, who was sitting of the grass, just outside of the gate of a house. I waved at it, and it gave quite a 'cheerful' bark (it seemed excited, and I can see it's tail is wagging rapidly) and to my surprise, he started to tag along and jog with me! Man, was I superbly encouraged :) Well, it only accompanied with me for a couple of meters (estimated about 30 meters), when it decided to go back to its 'comfort' spot and play with the grass (I didn't know puppies 'play' with grass, it's like they just chew on them or something..). Nevertheless it was all good. Had a fruitful 10 rounds before I call it a day.

Was listening to the audio book of "The Three Signs of A Miserable Job" by Patrick Leoncini just now (thanks again Zoey for introducing to me to such an amazing guy!). Stopped halfway (cause I already listened for about 2 hours + non-stop), when the 'person' in the book was about to manage a restaurant *spoilers hehe..*. Addictively good!

I seriously recommend his materials to everyone that I know, whether they are still students, and also especially to those that have some form of group/organization/ministry that you are in leading. He is REALLY REALLY GOOD! =)

Well, I guess I'll have another *emo* day at work tomorrow. Gonna treasure the time there even more right now...

the 'Flood'... List of Things to do..

The past few days have been raining heavily in the Philippines... thanks to the typhoon 'Isang'. Really made life quite HARD for a LOT of people back here... including ME! Ugh...

Anyways, this was the photo taken last Wednesday before I was heading to my church's office on the left hand corner of the photo...

Flood. Argh..

And on Thursday...

Lagi dalam...

What I heard from Pastor Noel, it's much more worse on the inside of the village..at least can reach your waist level, no joke. Traffic was pretty bad, and I couldn't even sun my clothes to dry. To make matters even worst, I've even heard of a tragic news that a baby died.

Here's the link..

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20090718/tph-typhoon-isang-leaves-three-dead-two-d6cd5cf.html

*sighs*

Ok enough of the emo part. Lemme share with you my 'To Do List' that I've started doing a few weeks ago =)

As you can see, my priority on that day itself was to talk with Maria (Pastor Rick's wife) regarding the Morning Prayer Meeting schedule for the upcoming bulletin for August. #2 and #3 was also about the bulletin. The rest was to follow up on the youth members. ;D

The non urgent stuffs...

Sorry.. basically mostly was the planning of the budgeting for my trip and stay to Malaysia...and if you look closer on the second part - it actually says 'help the office staff'. Hehe. Surprisingly I was able to settle all of it on that Thursday itself. *Proud* Oh. I apologize if you find it really messy and hard to read. Handwriting too 'buruk' already. *shrugs*

Anyways my day was pretty today as well... replaced the guitarist for the San Buena church just now... and had a great rest back at home in my room alone listening to some soothing songs..had a great catching up sessions with a few people too =) To sum it all up, last week was really an awesome week! Looking forward to more awesome weeks ahead!

Morning prayer meeting... joint birthday celebration...after P & W practice..

Had a great morning prayer meeting at church today... Dave (Pastor Rick's friend who came over last Thursday night) prophesied such a timely word for me, and even gave me godly and good advise :)

Anyways, Pastor Noel and Ate Louisa had planned this 'surprise' for me today too... here are the pics :)

Ian & Kevin :)

Fried Chicken, Ice Lemon Tea, Pork Ribs, Fried Rice....
*Faith's (Pastor Noel's baby daughter) doll is there as well ;P*

Seafood + Sausage Macaroni! With cheese toppings!

LASAGNA! *my favourite!*

Princess...

Russell...
*FYI,both are Shih Tzus*

Ate Louisa told me the reason why Russell's 'hair' needs to be cut short is because 'he' can't take care of it well, unlike Princess. She then goes on to tell me that Princess is able to take care of her 'hair' better than Russell because Princess is a 'female'. Now that got me thinking, is she trying to say that guys are not good at taking care of their hair? Maybe there is some truth there.... *laughs*

Anyways after the birthday celebration at Ate Louisa's house, we went back to the church for our Praise and Worship session :) Pastor Noel's wife was the song leader for the week..

Pastor Noel then blessed us with donuts, soft drinks and chips after our Praise & Worship practice.. thanks Pastor Noel :)

Blessed day indeed ! :D

22nd Birthday Wishlist

These are the 7 items I've asked God for to bring to pass for my 22nd birthday :)

1. Scholarship application approved (IMPORTANT*).
2. Double portion of His blessings in the area of relationship that I have with my close/loved ones (with others as well), in the area of my finances, and also in myself - wisdom, character, personality and charisma.
3. Double portion of anointing in the gifts and talents He has given me. From guitar, to my vocals, and even in the other gifts of the spirit, i.e prophesying, words of wisdom & knowledge, discerning, and so on.
4. To lead my very own group of people that will impact their family,friends,campus,community and even the nation.
5. To see the salvation of my brother come to pass. For my sister to grow closer in the Lord.
6. For my mom's condition to be healed completely. If not, better than before.
7. Physical condition to improve. Discipline to lose unnecessary fats, build stronger muscles, and maintain a proper healthy diet. To look smarter, sharper and more fashionable too.
   

Nandos...Fish & Co.. Chinese Restaurant...

After the last guitar session with Jireh and Daniel Tham, went to Nando's at Sunway Pyramid for lunch. Well before all that, we actually had Bak Kut Teh and SS15. Not bad really... but I forgot to take pics of it... oops.

Anyways, here are the pics at Nando's..

Daniel.. waiting for the food..

Jireh with his bottomless Coke...

Ahhhh, FOOD! :D

We ordered a set meal for 3-4 pax. Still wasn't enough for us actually... hehe.

The 'Extra Hot Peri-Peri' Sauce.. not very fond of it actually.. just don't like the taste of it..

The previous day, I had lunch with Sabrina (my ex-cg member). We went to Fish & Co and she treated me with this -

New York Fish & Chips. I really really love it! :D

Now this are the pics taken from my day spending time with my aunts and my sister. We went to this Chinese restaurant (I forgot the name, sorry) at Klang.

Aunt Susan. Used to be a Deacon in her church back in Ipoh. One of my spiritual mothers in life ;)

Aunt Wai Leng. The one who has been supporting me and my family financially. So blessed to have her in my life :)

The restaurant's specialty - Marmite Chicken!

=)

Malaysian Food... Nasi Lemak... Ungkie Pesto.

I remember the moment when I arrived in Malaysia, chatting with Min Huei in the car, as he came to pick me up from the airport. Along the journey back to Subang, he asked me in the car,

"So... what are the things you miss most in Malaysia, asides the people?".

I immediately told him,

"FOOOOOD!!!!", and yeah from there I continued, "NASI LEMAK man, NASI LEMAK!!!"

And so yeah.. he then booked me on a certain date, and promised me,

"I'm gonna bring you to one that I has good nasi lemaks =)".

So - Taaa Daaaa!! That day came, and he brought me to this place around Seapark, PJ.

Chinese restaurant by day...

...Indian restaurant by night.

They open as early as 6.00pm, and by the time we got there at 6.00pm sharp, there were already people eating there! Famous indeed! Truly one of the most famous and best Nasi Lemak you can get around PJ. Really!

OH! NASI LEMAK!! With 'MATA KERBAU'! *faints* (exaggeratting betul aku..)

Min Huei.. wonder who/what is he looking at..?

Later on he brought me to SS2, to enjoy the atmosphere of the Pasar Malam... :)

Sorry, only took one photo of it...

And later on he treated me with Ice Kacang too! =D

*drolls*
Anyways, asides that, these are some of the 'yours truly' Malaysian food that I ate back then -

Asam Laksa... ate this at Lai Kong. Not bad at all :)

The Infamous Char Kuey Teow..

TOM YAM!! YEAH!!

Oh, this one goes to Zoey. Ate this at Williams (exclusively available only at Willaims) ...

UNGKIE PESTO!!!
(pronounced ang-ky pes-toh...sounds that way la, not sure about the spelling..)

Mash potatoes, wrapped pandan leaf chicken, 2 large sausages with their special minced meat sauce and a few large slices of ham. Crazily filling, and it costs RM15.00. Hahaha.

Other than that, I forgot to take photos of myself eating Bak Kut Teh, Prawn Mee, Ipoh Hor Fun(the one from Old Town White coffee is quite nice), Curry Mee, Wan Tan Mee... etc etc etc...

MAN, I LOVE MALAYSIAN FOOD!

*if you're wondering why no roti canai or whatsoever roti, I've actually grown sick of eating them since I was quite an avid roti canai eater as young as I was 8 years old....nevertheless I still LOVE eating them ok? :)*