It's about two and a half weeks before my departure. Thank God I still have friends to be around me. If not, aih..Time's gonna pass so slowly.. Guess this is the same feeling everyone has when their on holiday for too long..hehe..
So, basically i've been around.. Went out with my bro, his fiancee, fiancee's mum and the maid of honor to KL on monday..It wasn't planned, but you know..pretty much nothing is nowadays..haha.. Well, we were scouting for nice bridesmaid gowns..that was either white or gold, might i add..Apparently, the WHOLE of Sungei Wang and Lot 10 didn't have one, cos we got N-O-T-H-I-N-G!! Actually, i think there were nice ones, but they were either too expensive or without size..So, we came back..more like jammed back (ahhh..M'sia..) by round 7:30pm..wit nothing.. i repeat..NOTHING..haha..got good exercise walking around though..
And on tuesday..wow..tuesday..Woke up early, and i mean early..at 7:00am..WAIT!.. dont worry, there was a reason..hehe..Went jogging with aaron, bri, eden, and drew at the T.T.D.I park..It was a good workout..Altho it was more like a stroll in the park for the girls..And ltr in the afternoon, met the same ppl at 1u for lunch and watched Blood Diamond..which is mighty good movie by the way..Poh Kong..we're out to get you!!haha..watch it and u'll know wat i mean..After that, had a nice dinner at D'sara Palace with my family and my bro's fiancee's family..
To Do List:
1. Get a labtop
2. Get a webcam
3. Get winter clothing
4. Get toiletries
5. Get visa
6. Get plane ticket
7. Visit grandparents
8. Meet up with friends
9. Get excited
10. Get pumped up
11. Get READY!!!
I so wanna get ready for australia..It's what God has in store for me, and i want to be thankful for everything He's done to get me dere..My parents, studies, friends, brothers...so so much more..Well, i'm looking forward to a very different year..mm..God definitely has plans to prosper us, not to harm us..Wherever we may be..His grace, love, strength is sufficient for us..
God of all creation, I love you!
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Rainy Days
Hey all..we've been caught in the midst of a rainy season for some time now..we've been reading and hearing of floods..the splattering of raindrops on our windows have become second nature to us..well, i'm mighty sure that most of us have experienced these"teardrops" wetting our faces..giving us natural moisture.
Well, seeing what's happening in the natural, it makes me wonder whether its affecting us in the emotions.haha.. Don't know whether it's just me, but things have been really wierd lately. For me, leaving for australia is a big big change. Lots of challenges, which in turn creates lots of room to grow (have to be positive!). Hmm..Reading some of our blogs, somethings definitely topsy turvy..Andrew's all mixed up like a blender..Mel's as mushy as an over-ripe tomato..Bri's head is churning like a merry-go-round(though she's still as pink as ever)..Ange sounds the most sane, but her blog still leaks out the aroma of an emotion packed girl..For me, haha..everything bout M'sia seems so wonderful..Seriously, I was in SS2 the other day, and tell u what, i've never appreciated SS2 that much before..Nowadays, almost everything that I see is accompanied with a "sigh".."sigh"s filled with gratitude and happiness, yet containing feelings of reluctance..HEY!.. i know i said i wouldn't be emotional..hah..but guess the rainy season got a hold of me..haha.
Anyway, I'm still in a season of preparation. Pretty much bumming around nowadays. Thank God my brother is back..At least there's some good company around in the house, plus its nice getting to know my future sister-in-law better. Been going for X-rays and checkups to get my visa done. So, what's left before the dreaded departure(just trying to be dramatic again), is shopping, meetings with friends and family, loads of packing, collecting my IC, dental check-up and prob some other check-ups..hehe..Yeap yeap. Its exciting days ahead, and now seriously, I'm looking to God for His goodness and faithfulness in all things.. Truth be told, life aint very interesting right now.. hehe.. Hope this post entertained you to some extent.. be blessed!
James.
Well, seeing what's happening in the natural, it makes me wonder whether its affecting us in the emotions.haha.. Don't know whether it's just me, but things have been really wierd lately. For me, leaving for australia is a big big change. Lots of challenges, which in turn creates lots of room to grow (have to be positive!). Hmm..Reading some of our blogs, somethings definitely topsy turvy..Andrew's all mixed up like a blender..Mel's as mushy as an over-ripe tomato..Bri's head is churning like a merry-go-round(though she's still as pink as ever)..Ange sounds the most sane, but her blog still leaks out the aroma of an emotion packed girl..For me, haha..everything bout M'sia seems so wonderful..Seriously, I was in SS2 the other day, and tell u what, i've never appreciated SS2 that much before..Nowadays, almost everything that I see is accompanied with a "sigh".."sigh"s filled with gratitude and happiness, yet containing feelings of reluctance..HEY!.. i know i said i wouldn't be emotional..hah..but guess the rainy season got a hold of me..haha.
Anyway, I'm still in a season of preparation. Pretty much bumming around nowadays. Thank God my brother is back..At least there's some good company around in the house, plus its nice getting to know my future sister-in-law better. Been going for X-rays and checkups to get my visa done. So, what's left before the dreaded departure(just trying to be dramatic again), is shopping, meetings with friends and family, loads of packing, collecting my IC, dental check-up and prob some other check-ups..hehe..Yeap yeap. Its exciting days ahead, and now seriously, I'm looking to God for His goodness and faithfulness in all things.. Truth be told, life aint very interesting right now.. hehe.. Hope this post entertained you to some extent.. be blessed!
James.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Friends Tribute.
Friends..Ahh..That's definitely something good that starts with a "F"..besides food, fans, fish, filipines(haha)..anyway, I'm just so thankful to God for my friends..friends..=)
God's brought all types of ppl into my life during these 18 yrs..some have been forgotten(sorry guys!), some have come and go, but some have left footprints so deep it's easier to sing Negaraku backwards than to forget them..Sooo.. i thought i'd pay a tribute to the ppl i know..thanks for helping to make my life wat it is..i am thankful for everyone of u..close ppl u know who you r..
GRC guys and girls..U guys have probably influnced me the most in many ways.. they years we spent growing and playing together are unforgettable..although many things we did WERE stupid and mindless, i think they'll kinda be stuck in my head for a while yet..I thank and praise God for all He's done among us..i've learnt many things from you all..to sum it up, i'd say God put us together for a reason and i'm sure you all know that..altho things are diffrent now, i pray that we'll run after that purpose God has for our lives..never give up or lose sight..u guys have been brothers and sisters...thanks so so much for everything..
God's brought all types of ppl into my life during these 18 yrs..some have been forgotten(sorry guys!), some have come and go, but some have left footprints so deep it's easier to sing Negaraku backwards than to forget them..Sooo.. i thought i'd pay a tribute to the ppl i know..thanks for helping to make my life wat it is..i am thankful for everyone of u..close ppl u know who you r..
GRC guys and girls..U guys have probably influnced me the most in many ways.. they years we spent growing and playing together are unforgettable..although many things we did WERE stupid and mindless, i think they'll kinda be stuck in my head for a while yet..I thank and praise God for all He's done among us..i've learnt many things from you all..to sum it up, i'd say God put us together for a reason and i'm sure you all know that..altho things are diffrent now, i pray that we'll run after that purpose God has for our lives..never give up or lose sight..u guys have been brothers and sisters...thanks so so much for everything..
Next up are the peeps from G14..i thank God for this year..again learning so much with you all and from you all..to see how some of u handle ureselves tho ure far from home is amazing for me...respect respect..thanks for the times we laughed and studied together..also for the times we've shared our stress together..whether u know it or not, u've made my transition from homeschool to college a smooth one..I thank God for knowing you all..keep it touch!
Last up! Church friends..College cell!..Seriously, i have no words to express what a joy its been to know you all...some i've known all my life..others i've not.. but both are equally impacting..God's brought us together by His grace and love..hanging and serving with u guys, i've learnt to love, forgive, understand, care and live out for God.. we've been through so much in youth group, camps and cell...of all my friends, u are the ones that are hardest to leave behind..u've touched my life in so many ways..seeing how some of u live ure lives truly challenges me to be a better person for God..I pray from the deepest parts of my heart out of gratitude and thankfulness that we'll keep running after Him in all things..rmbr wat eden's mom said?..well, if that's what God has planned for us, i pray no one.. no one will be left out..u ppl have been a blessing in so so so many ways i really really dont know where to start..know the term "words cannot express?"..yeap. Its truly awesome how God has guided us these few years..from strength to strength, from glory to glory..i just wanna say that you guys are amazing, amazing ppl..there's Jesus inside of you and its just so different..i look back on the years we've spent trying to do and be our best in MJYF and am truly blown away as to how God has ended our chapter there all together..will love and rmbr you all a-l-w-a-y-s. 
Monday, January 8, 2007
So sick yet so well! (2)
Today's Monday. Or Mournday for most ppl.. A day after I was healed of F&D..=) guess God had other plans.. but I thank Him so much! Story starts..as usual, dragged myself out of bed at 8am to go out for breakfast with my parents. Had Kampar Fishball Noodles.. haha.. So, did the same old same old.. and we all came back from brekkie..
But SUDDENLY!.. haha trying to be dramatic, bear with me.. I started feeling nauseous. That means you actually feel like vomiting..NOOO.. i have plans for the day, I'm supposed to cut my hair, test my eyes etc etc... I can't be having this...sheesh..plus! its so hard to read the Bible and pray with this feeling.. so how? so how?
Soo.. I did try reading the Bible, as I knew i would prob be running around the whole day...It did go away a bit, but i thought taking a nap would REALLY make it go away..if u know wat i mean.. but, nah.. that doesn't work.. so i ended getting up and going to the toilet..by this time, i could feel the vomit coming up my throat..Kinda like drinking slurpee the opposite way..But i didn't want to, hate the feeling of vomiting..I took a deep breath..stepped out of the toilet and just sat on my rolling chair..Then i decided to start praying.. If God healed my two days before of F&D, He'd heal me again..It was difficult, hard to concentrate..But as I began to pray with more and more belief.. that feeling didn't seem to bother me anymore..I mean, it's God who heals!..That was like two hours before i was writing this..
Personally, I'm glad all this happened. Shows me God's reality, greatness, love and power.. Shows that what we need is faith in Him.. not ourselves..so, once again, I give Him all the glory. Know what to do the next time ure sick?..
p.s. i'm not saying that you shouldn't go to a doctor, they're dere for a reason too u know!
But SUDDENLY!.. haha trying to be dramatic, bear with me.. I started feeling nauseous. That means you actually feel like vomiting..NOOO.. i have plans for the day, I'm supposed to cut my hair, test my eyes etc etc... I can't be having this...sheesh..plus! its so hard to read the Bible and pray with this feeling.. so how? so how?
Soo.. I did try reading the Bible, as I knew i would prob be running around the whole day...It did go away a bit, but i thought taking a nap would REALLY make it go away..if u know wat i mean.. but, nah.. that doesn't work.. so i ended getting up and going to the toilet..by this time, i could feel the vomit coming up my throat..Kinda like drinking slurpee the opposite way..But i didn't want to, hate the feeling of vomiting..I took a deep breath..stepped out of the toilet and just sat on my rolling chair..Then i decided to start praying.. If God healed my two days before of F&D, He'd heal me again..It was difficult, hard to concentrate..But as I began to pray with more and more belief.. that feeling didn't seem to bother me anymore..I mean, it's God who heals!..That was like two hours before i was writing this..
Personally, I'm glad all this happened. Shows me God's reality, greatness, love and power.. Shows that what we need is faith in Him.. not ourselves..so, once again, I give Him all the glory. Know what to do the next time ure sick?..
p.s. i'm not saying that you shouldn't go to a doctor, they're dere for a reason too u know!
So sick yet so well!
Hey all..Rite, one thing bout me and my blog, I have to lay this down clearly. I'm not going to write my "feelings" or pour out my "emotions" here..haha..So, just to say that if anyone is for "emo" stuff, this is kinda like how a desert is for a fish. yea. dry. hehe.. My week's been good. Basically, I've been running all over the place getting stuff done. Spent a total of 6 hours at the immigration this week, so I got my passport renewed. Hm.. settled my applications for uni and accomodation next year over in Melb. Went to the doctor. Had a 38.2 degree fever+diarrhea btw. Sickening.. became best friends wit toilet bowls dat day..
BUT!.. God is good. You see, I fell sick on a saturday.. And on sunday, I had to be the host for an orientation we were having at church for the newly promoted Form 1's. Back to saturday, i was soooooo down, i basically took my medication and went to bed at 7pm! yea, i know. 7 pm.. food still digesting for most ppl eh? well, I WAS SICK. haha.. becos of that, i woke up at 4am the next morning.. couldn't sleep no more..
Sooo, decided to spend some time with God that EARLY morning. As I was praying, I just began to ask for God's healing. I mean, i had to believe.. He's the God that heals us! And true enough, He took my fever and diarrhea away just like that! I had only taken medication one time the nite before so this was definitely God. So, no reoccurence of the F&D (fever + diarrhea) since then, glory to God!
BUT!.. God is good. You see, I fell sick on a saturday.. And on sunday, I had to be the host for an orientation we were having at church for the newly promoted Form 1's. Back to saturday, i was soooooo down, i basically took my medication and went to bed at 7pm! yea, i know. 7 pm.. food still digesting for most ppl eh? well, I WAS SICK. haha.. becos of that, i woke up at 4am the next morning.. couldn't sleep no more..
Sooo, decided to spend some time with God that EARLY morning. As I was praying, I just began to ask for God's healing. I mean, i had to believe.. He's the God that heals us! And true enough, He took my fever and diarrhea away just like that! I had only taken medication one time the nite before so this was definitely God. So, no reoccurence of the F&D (fever + diarrhea) since then, glory to God!
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