Merry Christmas!..... but happy new year? Hmm...

Wishing all my readers a blessed and happy Christmas!!! But I'm not too sure about a happy new year though.

Really, is every year happy? Disasters happens, politicians disappoints, economic gets worse, new disease evolves... happy?

Couples break up, marriages divorced, people getting raped and killed, wars break out, unborn babies left for dead, poverty spreading... happy?

Death toll rises, accident rates increases, law breakers growing bolder.... happy?

You may ask, "Why so serious son? Why look at the down side of life? Let's look at the other side of it. Let's put a smile on that face."

Looking back at every beginning of a new year, everyone habours their own hopes and dreams of what they want to achieve and accomplish in this coming year. Everyone wants to start the year great, and end the year great too. However, sometimes, things may not go according to plan. I'm sure this is a commonly known factor. Then again, although it may not happen according to plan, some other events takes place, that MAKES IT BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL PLAN.

And now, looking back at 2009, although it may not have been a happy year, but still, it's a year of learning, experiencing and enjoying everything God has layout-ed for us.

Hence, I shall change this term. No longer shall I say, "Happy New Year", but I shall say.....

BLESSED NEW YEAR

~eNd~

T-Shirt =)

Got this class t-shirt from goodness know who, but what was written on the t-shirt was AWESOME! (Now it's my turn to get addicted to that word) Heh. Check this out.

I had a great life
I made great friends
Studied in a great school
Went through lots of s**t,
Drill, detentions, falling in love,
Smoke, songkla, girlfriends,
Boyfriends, komunis, rebels,
Senior masters, troubles,
Been there, done that,
Went through hard times 'n good times in
School
And finally, I graduated....
AND ALL I GOT
WAS THIS
LOUSY T-SHIRT.

The Day After Tomorrow vs 2012

vs

Two of these great movies, made by Roland Emmerich, all about what will happen in the future. Big hits, graphics beyond words, and destructive power of mother nature. Here's my own compare-contrast of these two movies:

A - Plot
Similarities: Both these stories talks about what will happen in the future, and Roland gave us a glance, or plotted a scenario, of perhaps what may happen or how it can actually happen. Both stories also shown that warnings were already given earlier. However, it's due to human selfishness that they choose not to take action immediately, thinking that everything is going to be alright, until it ACTUALLY happens.

Speaking of selfishness, there are also characters in the story whom were selfish. In "The Day After Tomorrow", the Vice President of the United States chose not to listen to Professor Jack Hall about the warnings that Jack wanted to give to the VP. It was not until super bad weather came to America did that make him a believer.

Same goes for 2012, although slightly different. Mr. Anheuser, the President's Chief of Staff, knew what was going on, knew the dangers, but decided to go with protocols, which was only to escort important people only. It was not until the persuasion of Professor Adrian Helmsley to the leaders of other countries did he reluctantly let the people on board the "Ark", which he initially didn't.

One last point, and it's kind of typical: From what I've noticed so far, there will bound to be people who survive these catastrophic events. It's just how they survived it. And mind you, some of the things in the movies ONLY.HAPPENS.THERE.

Differences: The contrast here, is due to the title itself, though it just dawned upon my that maybe Roland Emmerich likes the number three. In "The Day After Tomorrow", everything happens in 3 days. Today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, hence the title. Makes sense. Likewise for 2012. The development of the story in the movie took 3 years, before everything happened in 2012, which also, hence the title. Contrast is, one happens in days, the other in years. Hmm....

B - Characters
Similarities: In both these movies, the main characters, which are Dennis Quaid and John Cusack respectively, had their family to take care of. Both these characters had to go to the extreme to make sure of their family's safety.

Differences: Simple. One had to go all the way from South to North to get his son, while the other had to keep his son and daughter out of trouble. Meh.

C - Death of American Presidents
Similarities: In both these movies, both American Presidents died. Unlike Independence Day, where the President was one of the heroes to stay alive, both President Blake (The Day After Tomorrow), and President Wilson (2012) did not make out of the disasters alive. From what I can see, Roland does respect the President a lot, and even though they died, they did not died in vain.

In "The Day After Tomorrow", President Blake made sure that everyone had the opportunity to take shelter in Mexico, as the storm was hitting Washington hard. Upon knowing that there was still a last escort vehicle, he finally decided to escape, but couldn't make it as the storm overwhelmed the vehicle.

In 2012, President Wilson decided to stay behind to let the people know about what is actually going on. He also felt guilty for not having informed them earlier, and decided to stay to be with his fellow Americans, as he was quoted in the movie saying, "I'll be the last President of this country (America)

Differences: How they died. Naturally, both were killed by mother nature. It's just that President Wilson died a more pitiful death. President Blake's death was not shown, although it was made known that the vehicle he was travelling in did not make it to Mexico.

After President Wilson's decision to stay, he allowed people to come into the White House to take shelter. He stumbled along this kid who could not find her father. Deciding to help, he went out to seek for it, coming across a rescuer who was apparently busy with his own stuff, until he realised that it was the President addressing him. However, before Wilson could even ask for the favour, a massive earthquake hit Washington, and the Washington monument fell. Viewers would have thought he died there, but not apparently so. His death was only "completed" when a megatusnami brought along a USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier, and crushed the White House, along with everybody there. I thought he might still live, till I saw that. Blek.

D - Disasters and graphics
Similarities: If there's one thing I like about Americans, it's how they are capable of making such movies. To actually think of how to world gets frozen up or destroyed is not easy. Not only that, the organization of ideas about how a certain event follow after another, and how to make it look real, and bottom line, how to put everything into place.... Man, you've just got to give it to them.

Although all facts in the movie may not be true, screw it. I mean, I don't pay to watch a movie where I'd want to argue about whether whatever is happening in the movie is all true or real. I just want to watch it. ^^v

In both these movies, graphics are more or less the same, though it's more dramatic in 2012. Both these movies showed the destructive power of mother nature, and some of the things that happened really amazes me, things that I never thought of that is. Like, how the temperature can drop so much till it forms an eye that looks like a massive hurricance-like superstorm (The Day After Tomorrow), or how lands can actually go up, and sink like Titanic (2012). The best part was, in the former movie, how everything can instantly freeze up, while in the latter, how Hawaii can..... Errupt. ^^v

Differences: How mother nature striked. In "The Day After Tomorrow", mother nature striked in terms of how global warming normally would. Multiple hurricances at once, and ohh, hurricances forming to make a bigger one! Fancy that. Lots of rain and snow. All due to the selfishness of men of not taking care of the enviroment. All of it coming from above, even the falling of... Ice. =p

In 2012, everything comes from below. As the core of the earth heated up super fast, it dries up everything, which also causes land to crack, waters to boil, and places and volcanoes to errupt.

E - Love Triangle? Hmm...
Similarities: In both these movies, there's a love triangle. Sam and J.D gunning for Laura Chapman (The Day After Tomorrow), and Jackson Curtis having to struggle seeing his ex-wife Kate being with plastic surgeon Gordon (2012). It's from here, that we go to the differences.

Differences: Of course, the main difference is, one love triangle is between youths, and the other among adults. Also, in "The Day After Tomorrow", J.D indirectly "admitted" defeat, and admits himself that Laura likes Sam. J.D, who was initially Sam's rival, became good friends with Sam in the end. However, in 2012, Gordon didn't want to give up on Kate, although he was able to see that Kate still loves Jackson.

Ohh yeah, J.D survived, and Gordon died.

"Haha, ha, haha, hahaha, ha, ah ho heh heh, ahha, ah ho hee ha, haha. And I thought MY jokes were bad."

~eNd~

Really, is it necessary?

Liverpool fell to a 2-0 defeat to bottom club Porstmouth last Saturday (18th December). Although there's always a saying of not to underestimate your opponents, surely Liverpool should be a ble to beat them. But they fell.

Nothing seems to have gone right for them this season. Injuries to key players early on, a couple of red cards, out of the Campions League, 8th in the table, and the departure of one of their key player, Xabi Alonso. Pretty much sums up where they are now till date.

Criticisms has come in heavy, lots of fans, inevitably hurt, as they're paying money to watch Liverpool. All these are understandable.

But really, I wished all of you just SHUT UP.

Yeah, maybe something's happening inside Liverpool, maybe there's a crisis going on within, but whatever is it, one should just let Liverpool handle it on their own. I mean, what's the point of telling what Rafael Benitez should do with his team? What's the point of telling who should start, and who should be on the bench?

You know, it's like being hypocrites: when Liverpool wins, all of you say, "Yay!!". When Liverpool loses, you say, "Boo". To those who says Lucas and Dirk Kuyt should sit on the bench, tell me, would you say the same damn thing if Liverpool were winning and they didn't perform? If you say yes, you're just a liar.

You think Rafa is going to take all of your advices, and ACTUALLY go according to your wish? You might as well be the manager then. Or so the saying goes, "Easier said than done."

My goodness, the comments I see everywhere, it hurts. I may not know how it actually feels, but put yourself in the managers shoe, and see what these comments will do to you. If all of your criticisms actually had a role in Liverpool's poor form, I'm not surprised.

For me, I rather not say anything. It's not going to change anything either. Change can only happen within, and it's up to Liverpool Football Club to decide what they want to do. All we can hope for is that they will be wise in their decision making. Otherwise, we might as well change the entire board all together.

Liverpool fans always say, "YNWA, or You Never Walk Alone." Are you fans really living up to this theme? Yes I know, fans can have a say, but at least watch your words. Otherwise, you ARE leaving Rafael Benitez alone.

Or some may say, "It's YOU whose leaving Benitez alone, not voicing out anything." Well, sometimes, it's just best to SHUT THE HELL UP, and let things be handled the hard way.

All the best, Rafael Benitez. If you go, I wouldn't be surprised. However, if you stay, I wouldn't be surprised either.

Look at Mark Hughes.

~eNd~

Of Christmas presentations and Youth Camp 2009...

Man, for that weekend, I loved the word "proximity", where everything is close to me. In terms of distance that is.

When I first heard that our Youth Camp was to be held in Grand Kampar Hotel, I was like, "Wao." Then I thought, "Hey, maybe it ain't going to be so bad after all." So yeah, I waited for Youth Camp day to come.

While waiting, I was also busy with something else: CGBC Campus Connect's Christmas play. It was a short one, but nevertheless meaningful. The planning process wasn't easy, and adding the fact that we had to practise during examination period makes it all the more difficult, though I praise God most of us had only two or three subjects, as it was a short semester.

Then something struck me. Both these events above clashed on the same day: December 17th. Dilemma. Knowing camp rules, one is to attend all sessions, yet being committed to this Christmas event requires me to skip the 1st session. Boo. I wanted to say no to Youth Camp, but I was requested to lead worship on the last day of the camp. In the end, I signed up for it anyway. Blek=p

Anyways, the day came where everything was to start. Having requested permission to miss the 1st session, I went to church to be with my cast. I was the narrator by the way. ^^v

The story was simple, and it's entitled: The Greatest Gift. It talks about a ToyMaker, who had this Toyland which opens every December. Children came to receive free gifts. However, the ToyMaker wanted and heir to his Toyland. He then decided to place a special inheritance note in his favourite doll, which was special to him during his childhood days, as it brought joy to him, and was also his source of inspiration.

Four children came into the Toyland, and each of them found their respective toys, toys that either suits their status or beauty only. They however, despised this girl who picked up and ugly doll. This doll however, was THE favourite doll of the ToyMaker, and to cut the story short, she inherited the Toyland.

It's a metaphor to the story of how God sent His only Son to Earth. Many people would choose the things of this world, but not Him. Get the idea? Heh.

It turned out successful after all. Praise God to all the cast, and those who has been working hard behind the sence.

Camp! Finally. I went to the hotel close to midnight. By that time, the 1st session has already ended, but to me, the camp was just about to begin.

It's very rare to have a youth camp in a hotel. With hotel however, it means beautiful bedrooms, washrooms, and views. Grand Kampar Hotel was no different, but only in terms of the first two. As for the last one, I've been seeing it for the past two and a half years. That's the only drawback.

Heck, I enjoyed the camp. The speaker spoke about an extreme makeover, as it was this year's camp theme. Not only that, there was once again, a high praise to enjoy. What was different this time is, there was a talent time, and also, an extreme makeover competition.

In this extreme makeover competition, each group is to send a representative to have them makeover-ed. Each representative is also interviewed before the competition that night. I was bombed with the duty of an interviewer on that morning. Heck, I did it anyway, and I enjoyed it too^^v

2nd night was really entertaining. There were performances, group dancing, and singing too. The performances that caught my eye was Ming Sheng's group, Edwin's solo dance, and the Lopez brothers' singing. However, MY pick for the night was the special guest performance, a dance by Edwin, Vincent, Joel, and Sunny.

Joel is so natural. Joel is a born dancer. I love you Joel!!!!!! (and everybody goes - sweat =.=''')

Anyways, before the whole thing started, A. Mariane asked us to sing Christmas carolls as the contestants and judges ready themselves. Man, I enjoyed it too, 'cause we managed to create our own "Angels we have heard on high" version!!! Not much difference though, but still, it's different. BLEK =p

Next morning a.k.a last day of the camp came, and lots of people, as expected were either getting sick, or sick already. I was one of them, almost having a sore throat, and wondering how was I going to lead that morning. Praise God though, for He took away the soreness, and yeah, I managed to lead after all. Glory to Him!!

Packing up time, and everyone had their last meal in the hotel. The food in the hotel wasn't all that bad, though I still kind of prefer to eat out. Heh. Perhaps too used to the food outside. Anyways, I had to leave early, 'cause I had to bring my motorbike back, and the weather wasn't too convincing at that time. However, it ended up not raining after all. Boo.

Reached home safely, but only managed a 45 minutes nap. Went to church for practise for next morning's service, then off to another musical play. ;)

This time it was FGA's Christmas Musical in Elim Gospel Hall, and damn, was it not worth it.

THE MUSIC WAS AWESOME! In case you didn't know, all the music they played that night was of their own! They created their own music! Fancy that. It may be simple and all, but try asking me to do it, and I'll fail. ^^v

yOu did well. Proud^^

Ps: Photos will come soon I hope. If there's one thing I hate, it's not having my own damn camera. Meh.

~eNd~

Came to my Rescue - Hillsong United

Falling on my knees in worship
Giving all I am to seek your face
Lord all I am is yours

My whole life
I place in your hands
God of Mercy
Humbled I bow down
In your presence at your throne

I called you answered
And you came to my rescue and I
I wanna be where you are

In my life be lifted high
In our world be lifted high
In our love be lifted high

Sing (Your Love) - Hillsong United

Verse 1:
It used to be darkness
Without you I
I lived my life in blindness
But now I am found

Chorus"
And I'll sing, sing I love You so
And I'll sing
Because the world can't take away
Your love

Verse 2:
Found me in weakness
Broken
You came to me in kindness
And now I live

Bridge:
I'll give my life for you Lord
For all you've done

AWESOME!!!!!

Just came back from camp and FGA's Christmas musical play, and both were awesome! Will update in due time.

I missed going online. Blek XD

~eNd~

He's in control....

Many times we forget that God's in control. We let circumstances take control of our emotions, and decision makings, while forgetting about the One whose letting all these happen.

There is no denying the fact that it's all naturally human; one would rarely think of God will things happen. Sometimes it's all too quick; everything just happens in a flash. However, even then, we must always come back to God, and to know that He is letting everything happen for a purpose.

Purpose? What sort of purpose?

Most of the time (or at least as far as I know), it's for character molding. Imagine a life without problems. Everything is happy, care-free, easy. Everyone is happy with each other, no hatred or love lost, no prejudices, no anger. Might as well make it Cybertron (but heck, even the Transformers got feelings. Blek =p)

Point is, all that is mentioned above WILL.NEVER.HAPPEN. Please. It's kind of evident everywhere. Almost. War-torn countries, politicians going against each other, broken families, unlasting relationships. You name it, this world has it.

Perhaps the scoop above is too big for some. Let's minimize it. Problems with work and studies. Ahh.... That's better. Lots happens everyday, definitely. There's rarely a day we can escape without problems, and I think everyone knows this by now. However, once again, we have a God to look to for help, to help us not only in overcoming the problem, but also seeing us through.

So let us be reminded everyday that God's in control. Nothing happens without His permission. Whichever road you choose, or decision you make, God's in control.

I guess it's all about trusting^^v

~eNd~

Cute Blog

Man, YOU'VE JUST GOTTA SEE THIS!!!!!



http://mymilktoof.blogspot.com

This close to death...

It was pouring quite bad. He was walking, fully suited: jacket on the inside, raincoat on the outside. Helmet on his head, green file on his right-hand, and his brown metal-like bottle on his left. He was suppose to fetch his coursemate home, but someone else offered her a better alternative back.

And it's a good thing she didn't follow him.

Rain was pelting against the 20 year old English major, but that was the least of his concern. He was used to it, as weather in Kampar has recently not been that well, so it's not his first time. However, THIS was his first time.

Riding at about 70km/h, his motorbike suddenly began to slow down. He said to himself, "Great. Of all times." With rain seeming to get a little heavier, he desperately tried to restart his motor, but it just wouldn't start. Cars wizzed by him at quite a speed, but he didn't think that a car would come straight at him.

Suddenly, something made him look at his review mirror. A car was coming behind him at about 60-70km/h, and it's coming up fast. He thought, "Surely the driver would avoid me." However, at the same time, he also thought, "What if the driver does not know that I'm stationary?"

Stunned, he was waiting for it to happened.

It didn't. The driver managed to notice in time, stepped on his break at full force, and somehow managed to avoid crashing into him. He thought to himself, "That was a close call." The driver, with his friend meanwhile, were at the car, breathing sighs of relief, the driver in particular. Gesturing to to the driver, he signal that everything's ok, and also sorry. The driver didn't know what to say, but gestured back as well, and drove off.

He then decided to push the motor to the closest workshop, but only for the shop owner to tell him that the problem was so minute. Thinking to himself, "What the heck...", he slowly turned his motor back on the road.

The coursemate that offered his friend the alternative to go back home happened to drop by, and ask for his condition. Giving a thumb up, he said, "I'm cool."

He then continued his ride home.

Blue is the Colour

The sky is not as clear
As it was previously
Thin layer of clouds
Covers the blue ray of the universe

I've seen
Clear blue skies before
With clouds forming a circle
Indirect
Like a storm cloud
Forming around
To freeze everything instantly
It was beautiful

Then I begin to wonder
Why is the sky blue
Then I also started to wonder
Why is everything in its respective colour
But I was focusing more on the sky

Then I remembered a song
My dad was singing
"Painter of the Sky"
Then I realise
There's no need to think
Of why the sky is blue
It's because
It's the colour
God has chosen

~eNd~

You wonder why...

You wonder why
You were born this way
You wonder why
You were shaped that way
You wonder why
You have a life like this
You wonder why
You have friends like that

You wonder why
When you feel happy
The world is for you
When you are sad
The world is against you
You wonder why
When the sun shines
People complain
When it rains
People complain too

You wonder why
Your government is like this
You wonder why
The global weather is like that

You wonder why
People just die all around us
Some are killed bu guns
Weapons maybe
Others might be killed by sickness
Natural disasters
You name it

You wonder why
Some people are too rich for their own good
You wonder why
Some people are victims of the people above
You wonder why
Some people are blessed
You wonder why
Some people are left starving

You wonder why
Some people's life is so good
You wonder why
Some people's life is so tough

And in the end
When the world comes to an end
When Judgement Day arrives
You wonder why
________________

You wonder why
I left the last sentence there blank
It's so that you can fill up
Whatever answer that seems appropriate to you

~eNd~

HAHAHAHA.... I "PAS"...

Really I do... I pass. For the past week also, The Opposition was all over the news, which has something to do with a leader being kicked out, another leader being pointed a finger at by a certain someone who wished to lead The Government, and had an attempt failed on September 16. The one party in particular I will talk about today is "PAS".

Man, I don't even know what it stands for, and not that I care or bother to find out anyway. All I know is, it is a party who is still having the vision to turn Malaysia into an Islamic country. They also say that any leader in that party who does not share the same interest does not need to be there. Well....

OHH COME ON! GET REAL!

You really think it's going to happen? You really think that you even stand a chance to win the election, let alone turn Malaysia into an Islamic country?

"Ah, haha, hahaha, haha, ha, ah ho, heh heh ahha, ah ho hii ha, haha. And I thought MY jokes were bad."

Sorry dudes, but as far as I'm concern, you're wasting your time. You can share your GREAT 2 cents to the entire nation about how being an Islamic country can be beneficial, or how great an Islamic country you dudes can lead. But one thing you should NEVER, EVER forget: THIS IS A MULTI-RACIAL COUNTRY.... Well, what am I saying? I'm sure you don't need me to tell you or to REMIND you people THAT. If you want to convert everyone to Islam, try me.

To me, you're just a party providing entertainment and giving us something to shoot you about. And if I may, and WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, stop trying to make Malaysia an Islamic country. Man I tell you, you'll lose HALF THE CITIZENS.

Well, not that you care, right?

~eNd~

Psalms 91

1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust."
3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with His feathers.
And under His wunds you shall take refuge
His trust shall be your shield and buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night
Nor of the arrow that flies by day
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness
Nor the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side
And ten thousands at your right hand
But it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes shall you look
And see the reward of the wicked
9 Because you have made the Lord who is my refuge
Even the Most High, your habitation.
10 No evil shall befall you
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways
12 They shall bear you up in their hands
Least you dash your foot against a stone
13 You shall tread upon the liion and a cobra
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot
14 Because he has set his love upon me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known my name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honour him.
16 With ling life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.

Thank you Lord - Don Moen

I come before you today
And there's just one thing that I want to say
Thank you Lord
Thank you Lord
For all you've given to me
For all the blessings that I cannot see
Thank you Lord
Thank you Lord

**With a grateful heart
With a song of praise
With an outstretch arm
I will bless your name
Thank you Lord
I just wanna thank you Lord
Thank you Lord
I just wanna thank you Lord
Thank you Lord

For all you've done in my life
You took my darkness and gave me your light
Thank you Lord
Thank you Lord
You took my sin and my shame
You took my sickness and healed all my pain
Thank you Lord
Thank you Lord

Nice quote, yet so true ;)

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.
– Oscar Wilde

~eNd~

So it has come to this.....

Well, there goes my teen age. I'm 20 now. Happy? Hehe.

By the way, got some sad news that 2 UTAR students were drowned, and one was missing. How sad right? Do hope that last student was safe. As for the one that survived, hope he overcomes the trauma too.

My birthday wish is that everyone take care of themselves, and becareful wherever they go. May God be with all of you.

Liverpool for the title!!! YNWA. Hee^^

~eNd~

Bye bye 19, hello 20

By 12a.m tomorrow, I'd lose my teen age. How sad, for the first figure of my age to change its number. Nevertheless, life goes on, and we must move on too.

I must say, that as I reflect on my teenage years, I have learned a lot, gain quite a lot of experience in certain things, and wishing that I have learned certain things, which I will not disclose in detail now.

However, as I move on into this "third stage" of life, there's a lot more to learn, a lot more challenges to face, a lot more things to come, and a lot more to experience.

One of the things I do pray, is that whatever the experience that I've gain during my teenage years, especially my LATE teengae years, will help me in my young adult years to come. My past mistakes or achievements, can help me to become a better person. I do wish to graduate on a high too. Hee^^

Most importantly thought, I pray that God's will continues to be done in my life. I must say and admit, that He has been VERY GOOD to me thus far, but I've failed to appreciate it. So I just want to THANK YOU LORD, for all You have done in my life. Really.

Also, entering this stage of life means I have more important and critical decisions to make. Phew. Well, no one said life was easy. However, we can look towards it, knowing that God is with us. Amen!!!

Well, here's to someone who happens to share the same birthday as me, Edward, and also to all who are November 2nd-ers,

~HaPpy Birthday!!!!~

~eNd~

Bible Verse

Luke 9:23
"Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me."

New King James Version

Ps: Are we up to it? Answer that yourselves.

~eNd~

Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
Humpty Dumpty, an egg apparently, chose to sit on the wall, for goodness know what apparent reason. Little did he know that due to his oval shape size, there's NO WAY at all he could sit on the wall, especially when his ass was a little sharper than usual, which leads to....

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
Well, what do you expect? You can't expect something oval shape to take balance on a wall. It's bound to fall. Try balancing a real egg on a wall somewhere, and see what happenes. So yeah. Down went Humpty, and *plet*, head-shot!! Though really, you wonder if he had any body at all. Meh.

Well, nothing red came out from his body, but instead, yellow and white :-$

All the kings horses, and all the king's men
Well, seems that the king was greatly concern about this fallen egg, and he sent his men to see what they could do about it, but they...

Couldn't put Humpty together again
Poor Humpty. If I'm not mistaken, the wall he sat on wasn't that high. If a normal human falls from it, there might still be a chance. However, Humpty was just too...... vulnerable.

Well, they couldn't save him of course. All they could do is clean the mess, and "sweep the area CLEAN".

Perhaps they should ask The Fray to sing them this song - Had I know, how to save a life.

Nice nursery ryhme though. =)

~eNd~

Quote

By far the best proof is experience. – Francis Bacon

Lay It Down Slow - Spiritualised - Prison Break Finale Song

If you've got dreams in your heart
why don't you share them with me?
and if dreams don't come true
I'll make sure that
you're nightmares
are through

If you've got pain in your heart
why don't you share it with me?
and we'll just wait and see
if it's half of what it used to be

And lay it down slow
lay it down free
lay it down easy
but lay it on me

If you've got love in your heart
why don't you keep it with mine?
I can't promise a miracle
but I'll always be trying

And lay it down slow
lay it down free
lay it down easy
but lay it on me

"Be the change you want to see in the world."

~eNd~

New Semester begins...

So it has finally started: The new semester. Am taking two subjects this time, as it's only a short semester: Malaysian Literature in English and Japanese Language. The latter is a bit more interesting than the former, but anyways, it's when my classes are that is the problem.

I have whole of Tuesday on Literature (man, what a drag) 8a.m to 6.30p.m!!! GG!!! What could be more boring than this?

Then I have a whole of Saturday having lecturer for Japanese too. Maybe that ain't so bad, but that means I can't go back at all this semester. Meh.

Anyways, praise God for my improved results for last semester's final, so yeah, will be looking to get better this time around.

Nothing is as it seems.

~eNd~

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It's just like
Rain falling down
On the flower during the dark clouds
But once it moves away
Everything will shine out the clearer
And everything will be fine again
And the flower
Shines ever more beautiful

~eNd~

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A smile that means a lot
A smile that cheer someone up
A smile that makes someone's day
A smile that lifts up the mood around one
A smile
That basically says everything

~eNd=)~

Campus Connect's "The Amazing Race" Camp 2009

Really, the word to describe this camp is already in the title itself. AMAZING.

This year's Campus Connect(CC) camp was in one of the National Service (NS) training ground, called Kem Sentosa, Cenderiang. It's very rare to have a camp in this kind of places: one would usually expect a better place like a resort or maybe even a hotel. No.

Day 1 - Wednesday, September 30th

A group of us started Day 1 with breakfast at ABC. After that, we were to meet in CC for briefing. Note that Day 1 was September 30th, and it was my brother's birthday. So, I went with PeiLee to get a cake so that all of us could celebrate it later. Towards the end of the briefing, Daniel announced that he forgot to bring his pickup for his guitar, as he did not realise that we will be bringing amplifiers to the camp. In the end, I had to fetch him to get his pickup.

It was drizzling.

Went up the bus. There were a total of 32 of us. I then tried to "dress up" my guitar. a.k.a putting new strings on it. Turned out to be a bad idea. Not only was the bus shaky, and the roads winding, I also put it's "dress" in the wrong place. Blek. Before I knew it, we reached the camp site.

It was still drizzling.

Took us about 45 minutes to an hour to reach. When I came down from the bus, I saw the dewan makan, and it reminded me of school. It was a big cafeteria, and there was a stage too. On it's right, was an assembly court.

The drizzle stopped.

We were then given another briefing by the person in charge of the camp site (which I forgotten his name), and then PC gave us a few more instructions for the camp. After that, we had our lunch, and....

Celebration time!!!

My brother got the surprise of his life (I think). While he was in the washroom, we quickly went and took out the cake from the car, and lite it up. When he came out, we sang the birthday song to him, and blessed him with a Word of Prayer. It was blueberry cake. After that, some of us had to go and collect the bedsheets for everyone, and that's where we moved on to explore our dormitories.

The ants then came and consumed the remaining cake....

When we checked out our dorms, there were a few impressions given: military hospital, dressing room, Russian military room, and hospital. Really, the way they decorated and arranged the place makes it looks like those words we used to describe it. Will explain why later.

We were to regroup at about 2pm at the dewan makan again, and the race began. It was quite fun, although a couple of us got injured, myself included, AND the worst being John. It was quite an experience, and in the end, everyone was super tired. We went back to our dorms to wash and clean up.

Dinner time.

Our 1st session of the camp came, and the speaker for this camp was the same as the last camp that I went to: Joseph Raj. It was a good session, where he spoke about Faith. PeiLee was the worship leader for that night.

I then decided to run through Jessie's song for her session, not knowing that her session was suppose to be at night, meaning Daniel is the one leading in the morning. Anyways, had a good time jamming with Daniel.

After we went back, the boys' dorm really looked like a hospital. With me and John groaning about our injuries, we found it hard to sleep. Not only that, there were campers who went jungle tracking, and most of them came back with leeches on their feet, both Jack and Richard having at least 6 of it on their feet. I knocked out quite easily.

Day 2 - Thursday, October 1st

Woke up at 7a.m. Found it hard to get out of bed, due to my super aching body (man, I'm old. Blek). Manage to get out somehow.

Devotion time.

That morning's devotion was talking about "The Great Race" in life, and in 1st Corinthians 9:24 it says, "Run in such a way as to get the prize". We also discussed about what is " the crown that will last forever", and learned that it is important indeed to get this "crown", because the "crown" we will get on Earth will not last, but the "crown" we get in Heaven will.

Breakfast came, and after that, session II. Daniel was the worship leader this time, and he changed two songs at the last minute. It turned out well -praise God- and session two was good too. Session two was about conviction, that we must have conviction that Christ is the one for us in our race of life. There was a time of ministering too, in which many were ministered too, and one of them, accepting Christ already. Amen!!

Lunch-y!!!^^

Before lunch, PC decided to cancel most of the activities planned for us so that we could have extra rest, seeing that some of them did not rest well after coming back from the jungle tracking, and some where still injured. However, she let us enjoyed and experienced what I think was the best part of the camp - kayak-ing.

Kayak-ing is something like rowing a boat, except this boat is -sorta- designed to race. All of us met at a specific place, and were given life jackets. After a short briefing about how we are to use the life jacket, and how we were use the pedal, it was time to race.

It was a competition between the four groups, and my group lost the 1st round. However, I found it interesting, and wished to go for another. My wish was granted when a winning group had only 6 people due to unforseen circumstances. I was then "imported" to that group along with Richard. Weee!!!

The final started.....

The group that I was imported to started off well, but somewhere in the middle we got stuck. Came the final boat, and I was paired up with John. The opposition's final boat was quite a distance away, so we had a lot of catching up to do. However, they "lagged" halfway, and we cuaght up. Upon having to make a U-turn, we got stuck, and they went ahead again, but we put all our energy and strength to catch up. Again, they "lagged" again, giving us an opportunity to catch up again. It was a tense moment, but in the end we won. Most important thing is, I enjoyed the experience. =P

We also had water-baptism after the kayak-ing. Three girls were baptised: Irena Chua, Chong Jia Ling and Chramaine Lok. Congrats to them, and welcome to the Family of God!!

We had fun at the water fall too, where the baptism took place. A few of us, especially those injured, initially didn't want to go into the water, but ended up getting wet. I myself went in fully, and although it did hurt a little bit, but the fun of being in the water overcame the pain. Blek.

By the time we got back it was 6 plus, and the boys were greeted by the news that there's no water in the boy's washroom. In the end, we had to use another block's boy's washroom to bathe.

Meh.

Dinner time came, and Jessie was up next for worship leading. Joseph shared session III about having pit stops in life, that we can't be running the race consistently if we don't rest. Also, he said that in those times of resting, is where we can focus on hearing from God, to know where God wants to lead us. Also, like this morning, there was a time for ministering too, and there prayers said for both PC and KL. What blessed "mothers" we have....

Night falls upon the campers, though there were those who slept at 5a.m

Day 3 - Friday, October 2nd

The final day of this camp came. This time though, I woke up a little easier, and got ready quite early. The campers dragged their feet to the meeting place for our devotion, in which this time, it's about staying in the race. 2nd Timothy 4:7 says, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."

The final session came too, and it was my turn to lead. Did quite ok I guess, and Joseph's final message was about finishing te race well. There was a time of prayer again, and this time he prayed for all of us, and we also prayed for him. All ends well.

Packing up!!!

Met again at the dewan makan to wait for the bus. Had a good chat with Joseph, whom I'm going to miss. He has been a great speaker for this camp, and a great blessing to many of us too. The bus contributed to the chance to talk to him, 'cause it came super late. By that time, most of us were hungry, but our patience paid off, as the bus finally came. We were going home.

Goodbye Kem Sentosa. I'm leaving this place with good memories, and welcome back Kampar and Ipoh!!! (and other places for other people =P)

On the bus, we had a couple of rounds of Big 2.5. After that we stopped, 'cause most of us were dizzy. Rested a bit, and again,before we knew it, just like the journey to Kem Sentosa, we were back. 3 days just disappeared like that, but it was good. God saw us through the entire camp indeed, and we were blessed.

Lunch at 2p.m

Just in case you didn't know, for a place where it has so many activities, they only served us with hot water, Chinese tea, and also teh tarik. Inevitably, quite a number of us orderd 100plus, and man, IT.FELT.GOOD. It's like as if we were out of the jungle after tracking for a few days without water. At the same time, all of us ate hungrily too. ^^

Well, guess that's the end of this of this amazing camp, with all of us departing to our respective places. It was really good, and like John said, "It's the best camp." Well John, expect greater camps in years to come, 'cause believe me when I say: "You have no idea what God has installed for us." ;)

Over and out

Editor's note: This blog will be updated with pictures. Soon. ^^

Everything - Tim Hughes

Verse 1:
God in my living, There in my breathing,
God in my waking, God in my sleeping
God in my resting, There in my working.
God in my thinking, God in my speaking.

Chorus:
Be my everything
Be my everything
Be my everything
Be my everything

Verse 2:
God in my hoping, There in my dreaming.
God in my watching, God in my waiting.
God in my laughing, There in my weeping.
God in my hurting, God in my healing.

Bridge:
Christ in me
Christ in me
Christ in me
The hope of glory
You are everything

You are everything
You are everything
You are everything
You are everything

Jesus everything
Jesus everything
Jesus everything
Jesus everything

Fernando Torres celebrating his hattrick against Hull City...

Man, there's just no one better than him when it comes to scoring goals, is there? Fantastic hattrick, and it's his fourth hattrick for Liverpool.

Hail Torres? Hmm...

~eNd~

Dying...

When I was a kid
I was dying to so to high school
When I was in high school
I was dying to go to college
When I was in college
I was dying to work
When I was working
I was dying to get married
When I was married
I was dying to have kids
When I had kids
I was dying for them to grow up
so that I can work again
But when I worked again
I was dying to retire
And before I knew it
I was dying

It has ended and a new beginning

The finals has ended!!! Semester break is here!!! Weeee!!! Well, so much for a semester break, we (EL cmajors) have to read three books: a play, a novel, and short stories and poem. It's preparation for the next semester. Boo. How fast, and how soon!!! We only just started the break, and we already have to think of next semester. Give us a break.

Anyways, I'm preparing for camp now. Was put in charge of the camp booklet, but so far no progress. Blek. I don't really know where to start. Rest assured, it will be ready by Tuesday. It has to be. Heh. Can't wait for the camp too. ;)

Had a long day today: 12pm-2pm practise for 3rd service; 2.30-4 had a little worship workshop with the worship team from FGA KL. Man, they were cool, but most of all, you can see how Spirit-filled they were, and it also showed in their worship too, which made them even more COOL! Music was also fantastic. Then finally, 6.30 to 8pm practise for 1st and 2nd service. Was dead tired by the time I came back. Phew...

Well, sorry for the late update (don't know who complaining ho? "Partner"? kekeke...) Will be kept busy with the camp booklet til Tuesday. Rest assured: "I'll be back".

Final score: LIVERPOOL 6 HULL CITY 1

Torres x3 Geovanni

Babel x2
Gerrard

~eNd~

Bleh........

Finals finals finals.... Papers Papers Papers.... The Chronicles of UTAR's Final Examination has just seen two papers gone by: Pendidikan Moral and Academic Writing. Three left to go: English Morphology and Syntax, Psycholinguistics and Journalism II. However, even before everything started, everyone wish it ended already.

But of course. Most people don't like sitting for exams. Who likes to bear with this period of time, having to study, while wishing that they can go home? Some even went home during Study Week to study. Amazing.

My fellow coursemates are going nuts already; I myself am starting to get numb towards finals. Meh. Best part is, my courses' exam is within a one-week period; the rest are all spread out at least till the end of the month. Most would, of course, prefer to have it end quickly, yet at the same time, they would like more time to study as well.

By the way, the newly constructed area of UTAR is MAGNIFICENT.


Compared to the first few blocks that was build before this, those blocks were of nothing compared to this. What you're looking at, yes my fellow readers, is the new library of UTAR (1st picture), and this place is also going to be used as my next exam hall for English Morphology and Syntax. 2nd picture is the new block for lecturers (I assume. Blek). Looks like some asylum for insane people. Hee. Prison Break anyone?

Enough babbling already. I'll be rushing back to Ipoh this Saturday after my last paper, Journalism II, for practise. Phewxx... Semester break after that! Weeee! And camp too!!

Birthday shoutouts too, to all September babies: Ee Chiet, Pei-Qin, Jian Ai, Ying Yin, Adrian Lai, Joel Lim, Pei Ching, Joey Low and last but not least, my beloved BROTHER!!!

Ps: Ever seen any downloads going as slow as 0.4KB/sec? So sick...

Quote

You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.
– Gilbert Chesterton

So true^.^

England 5 Croatia 1

England crushed Croatia 5-1 on Wednesday to book their place in South Africa next year. A double each by Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, followed by a late Wayne Rooney strike sealed victory for the Three Lions, and also revenge for the defeat last year which saw England miss the EURO 2008.

All eyes on the ball...

~eNd~

Year 2 Semester 1

Year 2 Semester 1 came to an end. Many things happened, and there were much more work this time around, but overall, and again, in the end, all is well. Pictures of this semester. Enjoy^^

This is EL when they are bored:

(eidtor's note: Waiting for people to arrive for an event)

Editor's note: The three sitting at the bottom are our juniors, one of them an ex-coursemate.

EL with Mr. Renu

EL 2's breakie...

This is after our Psycholinguistics Presentation...


This was during the English Awareness Week...

"Big Boss" asking for orders of drinks....
....and ta da!!! Mango juices... Well, all except the one in the middle
Happy faces (clockwise): Helena, Pui Chee, Yee Wei, Jia Ling and ME

EL with Mr. Muthu after Moral Presentation...

Kinda obvious which is mine... ^^

EL 2 with Ms Tan, Journalism II lecturer...

Big Family: EL with Academic Writing lecturer Mr. Paul...Candid shot...Downside up...
Fingers of vainess... Specs for sale...

-moRe to come...^^-

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It's simple. When you've done something bad, you have two options: either you realise that it's bad and tell yourself that you shouldn't continue doing it, or you keep doing the bad thing till you regret it and tell yourself that you shouldn't continue doing it.

"You choose."
-The Joker, Batman, The Dark Knight

Quote from Rick Warren

Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one.

- Rick Warren, Purpose Driven Life.

Quote.

A friend is a gift you give yourself.
– Robert Louis Stevenson

So true. =)

-eNd-

Weekend Story

Back for a longer weekend this time, 'cause our national day is on Monday. Kind of weird of me not going back to Kampar right now, but then again, going back tomorrow(Monday). So yeah...

Have been improving health wise. Liver enzyme dropped to almost half of the initial count. Doctor says follow up is not required, though I think I'll go for another blood test.

Semester's coming to an end so fast. It's already week 14, and before you know it, it's study week, then it's the finals. Then camp!!!^^ Then next semester. Heh

Well, having a longer weekend is also good. We can get the break we need. Thanks to Merdeka.

Happy National Day? Hmm... ;)

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The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases
His Mercies never come to an end
They are new every morning
New every morning
Great is Thy Faithfulness Oh Lord
Great is Thy Faithfulness

-eNd-

Dumbass...

I was reading this article comcerning "dodgy degrees", and really wondered, "How low can they go?"

I mean, these people are SOMEHOW getting degrees and Masters without having to study anything, and the main purpose is just to get a title.

"Ah hahaha ha haha haha ha, ah ho heh heh ahha, ah ho hii ha, haha. And I thought MY jokes were bad." (I always like to use this phrase. Blek)

Heh. This people will become laughing stocks, 'cause they had to get their degree and Masters otherwise. I mean, you've GOT.TO.BE.KIDDING.ME. Are you THAT desperate? Hmm...

Anyways, it seems that the respective governments of respective countries (it's not only happening in Malaysia) cannot do anything at the moment for some apparent reason. Well, I do hope they can do something one day, 'cause let me tell you, degrees and Masters CANNOT.BE.BOUGHT or owned otherwise. It is earned, dumbass.

"Awww. Get a life. Uhhuhuhuhu." - Walter

-eNd-

Update

Update of this stupid "viral infection" that I'm having.

Tough week it was, but I managed to get my second blood test done. The result was even worse than the previous; my white-blood-cells (WBC) blood count rose higher, meaning to say that it's producing more WBCs to fight. I mean, what is going on in my body? Sometimes I would really like to know. Curiosity kills the cat? Hmm...

Man, what kind of virus would require such high amount of WBC to fight? I'm not even suspected of H1N1 (touchwood), not dengue (touchwood no.2), and not any other kind of virus of any significance. Yet, I'm a host to a so-called WWII.

Metaphorically speaking, it's like a country bombing another country, and what you see on my body is the aftermath of the bombing, a.k.a the "dots" all over my body.

Plus, my lips are now cracking as well, so I do not know what's becoming of my body already. God, I uphold this body into your hands. I don't know what to expect anymore.

Anyways, a great thank you for all those who have shown their concern, especially those who have taken care of me. You know who you are ;)

Especially yOu^.^

-eNd-

Horrible week... Already...

It's only Tuesday, and it's a horrible week already. What's with many missing items, including a pendrive which I found, and now THIS.

I don't know what do you call it; it's like measles, yet it doesn't itch. My friend, who is a doctor, said it was virual infection. Apa hell? He also said that my blood count for white blood cell is very high, which is dangerous.

Gracious me, did I push my body this far, till it can get this kind of crap? Or is it because I did not take care of myself well? Perhaps it's a bit of both, but anyways, if it gets worse, I'll be admitted to a hospital in Ipoh, and there goes my semester.

*God, I don't know what You're trying to do right now, but I pray that whatever this crap is, that You will take it away, so that I may continue this sem, because I.DON'T.WANT.TO.DEFFER. Ultimately, may Your Will be Done. Amen*

Finger's cross people.

-eNd-

Weather Randomness

Guess the weather knows the meaning of randomness too. One moment it can be as hot as hell - and I mean, literally hell - then the NEXT moment it decides to rain.

Seriously. I felt it myself while I was walking back from class to where my motorbike was parked. On the way, I felt the scorching sun burning my leg. AND THIS AIN'T NO JOKE. I felt as if the next moment I would literally see fire on my legs. I appreciated EVERY SHADE that came along my way. And of course in this kind of situation, you wouldn't bet on it to rain. I reached home, and took a nap.

Lo and behold!, when I woke up, everything was dark. It was as if night was about to arrive, when it was only close to 5p.m. And of course, it was raining. However, I was like, "What?" and "No way." I wanted to go out and pack dinner already, and it decided to rain during that time. But like I said earlier: You wouldn't bet on it to rain. It did.

My friend said this: "Even the weather PMSes"

Lolx

24 - Switchfoot

Twenty four oceans
Twenty four skies
Twenty four failures
Twenty four tries
Twenty four finds me
In twenty-fourth place
Twenty four drop outs
At the end of the day
Life is not what I thought it was
Twenty four hours ago

Still I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
And I'm not who I thought I was twenty four hours ago
Still I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You

Twenty four reasons to admit that I'm wrong
With all my excuses still twenty four strong

See I'm not copping out not copping out not copping out
When You're raising the dead in me
Oh, oh I am the second man
Oh, oh I am the second man now
Oh, oh I am the second man now

And You're raising these twenty four voices
With twenty four hearts
With all of my symphonies
In twenty four parts
But I want to be one today
Centered and true

I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
You're raising the dead in me
Oh, oh I am the second man
Oh, oh I am the second man now
Oh, oh I am the second man now
And You're raising the dead in me

I want to see miracles, see the world change
Wrestled the angel, for more than a name
For more than a feeling
For more than a cause
I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
And You're raising the dead in me
Twenty four voices
With twenty four hearts
With all of my symphonies
In twenty four parts.
I'm not copping out. Not copping out. Not copping out.

My Record

I don't care what you say, about whether you had longer hours than this, but this is MY record. 16 hours away from home. Went to class at 8a.m, came back at 12.30a.m. Details shall not be disclosed.

Who sustained me? You better believe it. It's Him ;)

Storytime! =)

Once a upon a time in Egypt, there lived a Pharaoh and his beautiful palace. The city was joyful, everyone was happy la la la la la. Now there was a famine, and this has caused lack of food all over the country. Luckily for Pharaoh and his people, they were well stocked in, and perhaps in anticipation of this famine, the Pharaoh has already summoned his people to gather as much as they can, so that they can not only use it for surviving, they can help other people as well.

One day, his fellow men came to him with a report, saying, "We have found out that there has been someone stealing food. We can't go on feeding the people if this keeps happening."

The Pharaoh said: "How dare the thief!!! Hence I lay this law: that whoever is caught stealing food shall be whipped, PUBLICLY." So the rule was set throughout the whole city, and everyone was afraid. Not the thief though.

Of course, one cannot get away from stealing forever, and even though such things as CSI, NCIS, Criminal Minds, or even FBI for that matter, did not exsist during that time, the thief was eventually caught.

His fellow men came back to him once again. One of them said: "Your Highness, we have some good news and some bad news. The good news is we caught the thief. The bad news is: The thief is YOUR MOTHER."

Stunned and taken aback, the Pharaoh didn't know what to think. He's in a dilemma: He has set the rule, and if he does not follow it, the villages will not trust him. On the other hand, he loved his mother, and he certainly cannot think of an 80 year-old being with like that. "She'll die," he said to himself.

The day of the whipping came, and his mother was all set to be whipped. Executers on the ready, whips chosen, and it was about to begin. The Pharaoh sat on his seat motionless, when suddenly he sprang unto his feet, ran to his mother like a possesed man, and said, "Stop!!! Stop all this!!!" And to the huge surprise of everyone, including his fellow men, he took off his clothes, and said: "WHIP ME INSTEAD."

This is exactly what Jesus has done for US on the Cross. God was in Pharaoh's shoe: He was a fair and just God, and He punishes the wicked. Yet at the same time, He loves us so much, because HE IS LOVE. So He sent His Son Jesus to take our place instead, and to die for US worthless sinners, so that we, like the Pharaoh's mother, can be saved.

Romans 3:23 - For all have sinned, and FALLEN SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD.

Extended Version

"There's always two sides to a coin. The only problem is sometimes, both sides are the same."

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The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today.
– Harriet Beecher Stowe

I almost lost it...

Yeah, you wouldn't believe it. I almost lost it. Lost my cool that is. Couldn't help it. Praise God I didn't say anything, otherwise it would be ugly.

All I did was make a simple announcement concerning an ELS exhibition, and HE had to say something. I somehow knew it, and was prepared for it, until what HE said pissed me off.

It felt like the last time; the last time when he was being sacarstic about a certain issue, and there was this bang in my heart. I was all out to rebuke him, but God stopped me. Man, THAT'S how powerful God is, Amen?

This time though, it didn't really happen. Anything and everything that had to do with curses and four-letter-words was ready in my mouth, aimed and ready to be fired like an XM312, .50 cal machine gun. However, those words couldn't come out of my mouth. It was like, I was suffering "tip-of-the-toungue". Anyways, I couldn't bring myself to blurt it out. Praise God for His wonderful works.

Better pray for better days ahead, 'cause it's going to be a hell of a remainding 5 weeks. What's with assignments and exhibitions to prepare, there's just no getting away from it is there?

-eNd-

A new thought...

I just thought of this during my Journalism II class later yesterday (Friday) evening. Our lecturer was talking about PPSMI, which is Science and Mathematics in English, and the fact that the rule was to be implemented in 2012, that everything will be reverted back to the format it once was, which is: teaching Science and Maths in own mother-tongue during primary, and teaching it in BM in secondary.

So, the question that came to my mind: WHY 2012???

Just so you know, that is ALSO the year for the next general election. Coincidence? I beg to differ.

So much for the lame excuse of needing time to revert it back to BM, I have a hunch that there's another reason behind it, and this is a word I'm bored of using (blek): POLITICS. There can be no other reason besides this. My hunch is they CHOOSE to implement this rule THEN so that they can gain back the votes of the people.

Well, using THIS for political reasons? Wao, that's a big risk to take. You're spoiling the future of Malaysia for your own egoistic purpose, just so you know. But heck, it's NOT.LIKE.YOU.CARE.

~Do you care about the future of Malaysia? NO.
~Do you care about the fact that Malaysians are not learning English well? NO.
~Do you care about the fact also, that students will be EVENTUALLY learning things in English when they go to universities or colleges a.k.a struggling to learn? NO
~Do you care to accept that BM is NOT an INTERNATIONALLY USED language? NO

All you think of is getting your votes back, or at least, the confidence of the rakyat in you. Is that what Malaysia really want?

And guess what's the best part?

Both parties are in support of the SAME.DAMN.THING. Anwar(Opposition) supports it, and the government(Barisan Nasional) OBVIOUSLY supports it, otherwise they wouldn't implement the rule.

Mind you, I'm eligible to vote by then, and if this is the real cause, man... I don't know who to vote for. Can't I not vote? No I can't. But who to vote?

Ahh crap, this is a question that only needs to be answered 3 years later. For the moment, let's enjoy the show, and see what happens within the next 3 years.

With that, I rest my case.

-eNd-

Tagged by Kay Lynn

40 Things About Yourself. Be honest no matter what.
If I tag you, you have to do one! Tag back the friend who tagged you so he/she can read what you have written!

1. Have you ever been asked out?
Yeah.

2. Where was your default picture taken?
Default picture? Which one?

3. What's your middle name?
Erm.. It comes in four, so there's no middle. Blek

4. Your current relationship status?
Single

5. Does your crush like you back?
Hmm.. Not sure

6. What is your current mood?
Moodless

7. What color of underwear are you wearing?
n/a

8. What color shirt are you wearing?
Plain White Ts... Lolx

9. Missing something?
Time

10. If you could go back in time and change something, what would you do?
Hmm... Guess what's past is past. No point regretting.

11. If you must be an animal for one day, what?
Wao.. Erm.. Eagle?

12. Ever had a near death experience?
Ohh YES...

13. Something you do a lot...
GG all the time!!! Muahahaha

14. The song stuck in your head....
More Than Anything - Hillsong United

15. Who did you copy and paste this from?
Kay Lynn's blog

16. Name someone with the same birthday as you.
EDWARD!!! ^.^

17. When was the last time you cried?
Last week.

18. Have you ever sung in front of a large audience?
When worship leading yeah...

19. If you could have one super power what would it be?
Talk sense into people, 'cause this world needs it.

20. What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Face

21. What do you usually order from Starbucks?
Menu please...

22. What's your biggest secret?
Ever heard of the word "classified"?

23. Favorite color?
RED!!!

24. Do you still watch kiddie movies?
Kiddie movies... No

25. What's on your walls?
Blank

26. What are you?
??

27. Do you speak any other languages?
Malay, Canthonise, Mandarin, bit of Tamil, and a bit of Hokkien

28. What's your favorite smell?
what else... DURIAN!!!

29. Describe your life in one word.
Hmm... Blessed

30. Have you ever kissed in the rain?
Why would I do that?

31. What are you thinking about right now?
Academic Writing Assignment

33. What should you be doing?
Academic Writing Assignment

34. Who was the last person that made you upset/angry?
Not that I remember or care...

35. How often do u talk to God?
Everyday.

36. Do you like working in the yard?
You've got a lot of issues, don't you?

37. If you could have any last name in the world, what would you want?
Hmm.. Don't want any...

38. Do you act differently around the person you like?
Haha.. Think everyone does.. Isn't this personal?

39. What is your natural hair color?
Black.

40. Who was the last person to make you cry?
Not person.. Something supernatural.. My dream. Don't ask.

And now I tag:
Everyone in my "Fellow Bloggers list", 'cause I'm kinda lazy to choose people. Blek

-eNd-

Funny randomness

My cell members created this while on the way back from an outing. Passing by the Jusco area, we saw a lot of cars going in and out, and came up, with THIS:

It's a fiesco
That there are so many cars
Going into Jusco
And coming
Out of Tesco

How random ^.^

-eNd-

Arms Open Wide - Hillsong United

Take my life I lay it down
At the cross where I am found
All I have I give to You oh God

Take my hands and make them clean
Keep my heart in purity
That I may walk in all You have for me

Oh here I stand
Arms open wide
Oh I am Yours
And You are mine

Take my moments and my days
Let each breath that I take
Be ever only for You oh God

My whole life is Yours
I give it all
Surrendered to Your Name
And forever I will pray
Have Your way
Have Your way

Make sense...

You've got to read this. 'so true. If it's you, too bad. Blek =p

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
– Plato

-eNd-

GG Twister.. =p

I know that
You know that
He knows that
She knows that
We know that
They know that
It knows that
God knows.

-eNd-

Quit whinning already...

Yeah, believe it or not, I have TWO midterms tomorrow. Not forgetting that I have ANOTHER one on Saturday, and loads of assignments to be handed up within the next few weeks, starting with Academic Writing.

The damn problem is, I'M.NOT.A.BIT.WORRIED!!! Why? I mean, I do think about it, but I'm not worried! Crap.

I'm worried that I'm not worried.

John 14:27 "Peace I give to you, My peace I leave with you; Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

-eNd-

She's gone...

There seems to be a lot of high profile deaths for the past few weeks. First Michael Jackson, now Yasmin Ahmad.

She may not be as famous as MJ, but she sure has earned a recognition among many Malaysians.

Including me.

Never have I seen, a Malaysian film director so talented before. I remember watching one of her movies, Sepet, and the follow up, Gubra, during my Foundation year in 2007, and I had to say, it was good. Not only that, the many advertisements she created during the festive season, it was quite touching as well.

Well, now she's gone. And I wonder who (at the moment) can replace her.

R.I.P Yasmin Ahmad

We Malaysians will always remember you.

-eNd-

Till I See You - Hillsong United

The greatest love that anyone could ever know
That overcame the cross and grave to find my soul
And 'til I see You face to face and grace amazing takes me home
I'll trust in You

With all I am I'll live to see Your kingdom come
And in my heart I pray You'd let Your will be done
And 'til I see You face to face and grace amazing takes me home
I'll trust in You

I will live to love You
I will live to bring You praise
I will live a child in awe of You

You are the voice that calls the universe to be
You are the whisper in my heart that speaks to me
And 'til I see You face to face and grace amazing takes me home
I'll trust in you

You alone are God of all
You alone are worthy Lord
And with all I am my soul will bless Your name

Listening

Recently, I came up with a simple theory about people and the world of listening. Mind you I'm not an expert. This is just my opinion. Here goes.

In this world, there are two types of listeners: Genuine and non-genuine. Genuine listeners are those who can listen to ANYONE, whereas non-genuine listeners only choose people to listen to, and they don't listen to the rest. So how do we identify whose genuine and whose not? Simple.

1. Non-genuine listeners, as mentioned earlier, will only choose people to listen to. This means that to others, they will not give their full attention. They will tend to look away, let themselves be distracted to other things, and so on.

2. Another type of non-genuine listeners will tend to bring the focus to THEMSELVES. For example, if A is sharing with X, and X suddenly shares about an experience that X experienced before, but the "spotlight" SHIFTS to X, it ends up X doing the talking when A is having a problem. Genuine listeners are different. They may share as well, but they will lead it back to the speaker's problem.

3. The next type of non-genuine listeners will try to solve the speaker's problem quickly. Example, A is sharing with X, but X thinks X knows what to do with the problem, and tries to help A out, by telling A what A should do.

4. The last type of non-genuine listeners will try to shut the speaker out quickly. It's somehow related to number 3, though a bit different. Instead of trying to solve the problem, they will say, "Ahh, it's ok. Just don't bother about the situaion. Why think so much?" etc.

Genuine listeners however, are none of the above, WITH the exception of number 1. They will give their best attention, make sure that the speaker is being listened to, affirm the speaker, asks questions to make the speaker share more, and not saying ANYTHING. In the end, if it's required, try to give some advice and be encouraging. It's not just in sharing-problem-conversations; ANY kind of conversation at all for that matter.

Common sense? Ya.

If you readers think you fall under any of the four types, you know what to do, 'cause you either change or be changed. If you think you're genuine, then good for you. Prove it.

You'll never know if anyone needs a listening ear...

-eNd-

Home Language

This is something random that I made up myself. Kinda nice. Hee

When you are home
Your mom will always ask you to:
Do this
Buy that
Pluck those
Wash everything
And one rule
They always make
When nobody's at home
Always lock the gate

-eNd-

You Alone Are God - Hillsong

I confess my hope
In the light of Your salvation
Where I lose myself
I will find You're all I need

Sing my soul
Of the Saviour's love
Sing my soul
Unto God alone

I will meet You here
In the life we call surrender
Let the world I know
Be the glory of Your grace

You alone are God
You alone are God
We declare the glory of Your name

Reign in all the earth
Reign in all the earth Jesus

Gracious me, it's his turn now...

"We would like to think we could offer him a different challenge," said Hughes.

"From my own experience, when you have been with a club a long time, you maybe get to a point when you need a new challenge, when you think a change of scenery would just re-ignite certain things within you.

"It is not a question of money. It's about a different challenge, a different stage in his life and career, and maybe that's why there hasn't been a response because John is seriously thinking in those terms."

Mark Hughes, manager of Manchester City

Retrieved from www.msnsports.skysport.com

Man, this is what money can do to you...

Manchester City, now one of the most richest clubs in the world, are trying their best to be a La Real Madrid, or a La Chelski perhaps: spending their way to success. They did suck at it at first, making a 145 million pound bid for AC Milan playmaker Kaka, who in the end went for Madrid for less than half THAT amount (blek), but now, they ain't doing back. They managed to sign Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn, attract Gareth Barry from Aston Villa, and man are they EVER improving, stealing Carlos Tevez from (guess where), their neighbours and Premier League champions Manchester United! I was kind of impressed, but up till the quote above popped out, then I stopped.

Come on man, anyone can read between the lines. New challenge? Man, John Terry hasn't even won the Champions League with Chelsea yet! That's the only missing medal in his CV at the moment, and that will be what he wants to win with Chelsea. Why would he want to start from scratch again, and try to win everything again? He's too old for that.

Anyways, he's too good for you. He'd probably play for half a season, and decide to go back to Chelsea. And it's not about the money? Or are you trying to say, "in other words, IT'S about the money"? 'Cause as far as I'm concern, he is very well paid at Stamford Bridge, and how much more can you offer him? Man, this is what I call "Twisting and Turning" a story.

Well, if he does sign for City, I'd be VERY. And I mean, VERY, suprised. Whose to know though. This is football. Anything can happen in football.

Just like how Beckham signed for LA Galaxy.

-eNd-

Deleted Scene

To all my readers: The previous post (If you know which one it is) was deleted as I have decided not to simply pass judgement before knowing the whole story. Just so you people know, it's messier than I previously first thought or heard. And I found out today that "he" added another piece of dirt into the picture. Damn it.

Man, God bless this batch of EL students, 'cause there seems to be NO END to all this trouble-making stories and "politics". Well, perhaps that's life.

I need a break. Can I quit?

-eNd-