Malaysia hits the big 51 this year as the clock strikes closer and closer to midnight!
Really miss it back home and everytime when it comes to Merdeka and they show those independence day commercials on the tv, it really gets to me! lol!
I truly cherish all those friends who are from different ethnic and culture but are in the same country! As you know, Malaysia consists of 3 different cultures and ethnics! Yes, there are fights and quarrels, but it really blesses me when we're united and relying on each other! =)
Heres a video I got from youtube showing the commercial for this year's Merdeka celebration!
Hey people! Another week, another lesson learnt! Next monday, back to school! =D
I gotta admit, these few days or even weeks, I've forgotten the one of the most important thing that I should keep in mind for the rest of my life. Which is simply...
That I'm a sinner.. And I'm weak, I'm powerless and I'm worthless without God being with me through it all!
But once again, God's unfailing love and mercy opened my eyes to the mistakes and flaws that I've done! =]
It happened just like that! One evening dinner with my family at a restaurant outside was all it took!
Won't be telling you on my blog, you gotta ask me for yourself! Ahaha! ;)
I gotta admit, these few days or even weeks, I've forgotten the one of the most important thing that I should keep in mind for the rest of my life. Which is simply...
That I'm a sinner.. And I'm weak, I'm powerless and I'm worthless without God being with me through it all!
But once again, God's unfailing love and mercy opened my eyes to the mistakes and flaws that I've done! =]
It happened just like that! One evening dinner with my family at a restaurant outside was all it took!
Won't be telling you on my blog, you gotta ask me for yourself! Ahaha! ;)
What an awesome day! After a very long time, finally got the chance to eat Chicken Rice again! And this one is made by Singaporeans! haha! Well good enough lar! Now at least theres a place in Laos to remind my tastebuds of home! =P
And the food is seriously good! Pretty costly but its worth a once in awhile visit! Restaurant offers a very unique/clean environment! Better than most of the shops here in Laos! =P
Well that was after going to school to get the new uniform, and boy does it look weird. My sister commented that I look like a clown. O_O"!
But it was great to get to shoot some hoops again after so long! Really enjoyed it! Interested to be involved in the next coming basketball competition!
New building, new subject, new teachers, new classmates, its gonna be pretty exciting(Which I bet will only last a few months? XP)! But oh well, final year after all.. haha!
Anyway! With that aside, on to the next topic! H-A-I-R! XP
And yes! I'm still losing hair! LOTS of them! lol!
But I'm just strenghten hearing this still soft whisper letting me know that I can be rest assured that I will be healed and He will simply take this burden and shame away from me!
Though ashamed and afraid of the worse that could happen, there is great possibility of the best that could happen as well knowing that the God I have in me is God of all possibilities! =D
And the food is seriously good! Pretty costly but its worth a once in awhile visit! Restaurant offers a very unique/clean environment! Better than most of the shops here in Laos! =P
Well that was after going to school to get the new uniform, and boy does it look weird. My sister commented that I look like a clown. O_O"!
But it was great to get to shoot some hoops again after so long! Really enjoyed it! Interested to be involved in the next coming basketball competition!
New building, new subject, new teachers, new classmates, its gonna be pretty exciting(Which I bet will only last a few months? XP)! But oh well, final year after all.. haha!
Anyway! With that aside, on to the next topic! H-A-I-R! XP
And yes! I'm still losing hair! LOTS of them! lol!
But I'm just strenghten hearing this still soft whisper letting me know that I can be rest assured that I will be healed and He will simply take this burden and shame away from me!
Though ashamed and afraid of the worse that could happen, there is great possibility of the best that could happen as well knowing that the God I have in me is God of all possibilities! =D
**Warning, Warning, the following images can be disturbing**
Look what I just got recently:
Lol! A tarantula! Freaking scary isn't it?! Was at night when I was about to turn in to sleep when I saw this huge tarantula at the side of my bed on the wall when I turned on the lights!
Oh and this was the picture taken of it dead.. XP
Was slowly making my move, deciding what to do next. Lol! Then I slowly crept towards this effective weapon:
Behold the weapon that kill the tarantula! XP The Tissue Box! Lol! And man was it scary! My legs were still shaking after the incident. LOL!
Now guess what I've decided to do next?
I decided to slip it into an envelope and stick a tape on it so it wouldn't escape by faking its death. LOL! And then airmail it to Joseph Ng in KL XP
What a night! Glad that trauma was over!
Other than that, it was raining heavily these past few days. Love the wind and the peacefulness!
But the problem about it is that theres this whole on the roof of my room and its dripping water on the floor. O_O" So used sticky tapes to seal it up! XP (not really effective)
Ok lar, for once I'm gonna show you my room.. Behold! lol! Ok now that I've done so just don't blackmail me saying I have a flower decorated blanket or something. Lol! I didn't choose it! XD
Laos Laos Laos... You need a real makeover! XP
Hey guys! I'm not sure if you've heard about Mike Guglielmucci and what happened recently. Even I was shocked when Vic first told me about it and I seriously couldn't believe it. I thought someone one was just playing a trick until I read the news in several places. Checked at MySpace and the user had already deleted the profile. I was completely shocked!
Mike Guglielmucci was the one who composed the song "Healer" which was in my playlist earlier. A true inspiration with his struggle with cancer for the more than 2 years. But just recently, he confessed it as a fraud.
How I feel for those people who have kept their hopes up and are encouraged to receive healing through this testimony that Mike has shared with the world. And I say to you people, that indeed there is hope! =)
Keep believing! Because our God can absolutely do wonders in you! Press on and believe, because you're gonna witness the true healing power of our God!
As for Mike on the other hand, people, we need to just lift him up in prayer. There is absolutely no point holding our anger or dwelling in pain and misery for the rest of our lives. Think about it, all of us have sinned and none of us is perfect and confident enough to judge others.
If we have been forgiven by this awesome grace and mercy of God, it is just simply right to do the same to others.
You're only risking and affecting your life when you hold on to your anger and bitterness. If we have been forgiven countless times, then others do too. Big sins, small sins, they're still sins. And Christ died for every single one of them.
Mike Guglielmucci was the one who composed the song "Healer" which was in my playlist earlier. A true inspiration with his struggle with cancer for the more than 2 years. But just recently, he confessed it as a fraud.
How I feel for those people who have kept their hopes up and are encouraged to receive healing through this testimony that Mike has shared with the world. And I say to you people, that indeed there is hope! =)
Keep believing! Because our God can absolutely do wonders in you! Press on and believe, because you're gonna witness the true healing power of our God!
As for Mike on the other hand, people, we need to just lift him up in prayer. There is absolutely no point holding our anger or dwelling in pain and misery for the rest of our lives. Think about it, all of us have sinned and none of us is perfect and confident enough to judge others.
If we have been forgiven by this awesome grace and mercy of God, it is just simply right to do the same to others.
You're only risking and affecting your life when you hold on to your anger and bitterness. If we have been forgiven countless times, then others do too. Big sins, small sins, they're still sins. And Christ died for every single one of them.
Yesterday, we went to the Lao market to get some fresh ingredients for dinner.. Decided to follow my mum and ended up carrying the groceries.. O_O"..
We bought some frogs andI kept one as a pet and name it Bobby and prawns and it taste so much better than buying frozen products. =P
Also bought a few movies to watch! =D Wall-E, Speed Racer & Camp Rock. Really good movies!
We bought some frogs and
Also bought a few movies to watch! =D Wall-E, Speed Racer & Camp Rock. Really good movies!
This movie is awesome! =P Really gets to you.. A must watch for disney pixar fans!
Certainly the best cartoon movie of the year! haha..
School's starting pretty soon! Really excited to do something there and see God's spirit powerfully move in the school! =D
Hey all you who simply adore me XP people! =D Got back from the hospital just now and I got the results!
It turns out I'm all cleaned! Well except for the fact that I need to cut down on consuming animal organs. Lol!
Not only that! But I don't even have symtoms of thyroid anymore! Healed! Praise God! =D
Now to just wait for tomorrow's results to check if I have any signs of parasite in my stomach or intestine. =P Which is probably to check the reason for the itchiness.
Hairloss however, the doc says its just probably normal due to the hormone changes and things like that.
Praise God! =D Thank you people for your prayers! Really appreciate them loads!
It turns out I'm all cleaned! Well except for the fact that I need to cut down on consuming animal organs. Lol!
Not only that! But I don't even have symtoms of thyroid anymore! Healed! Praise God! =D
Now to just wait for tomorrow's results to check if I have any signs of parasite in my stomach or intestine. =P Which is probably to check the reason for the itchiness.
Hairloss however, the doc says its just probably normal due to the hormone changes and things like that.
Praise God! =D Thank you people for your prayers! Really appreciate them loads!
Today was quite a funny day to start with. I woke up quite early in the day, around 6am to do devotion and get ready to go to the hospital for some blood test to see what's really happening with my body. =P
Because til now, the itching and the hairloss is still yet to be ceased. XP
[yes the itching that I mentioned quite long ago and thought it was some sort of allergy. =P]
So off we go to the hospital! Reached there and I was hoping to get the results today, but it won't be till tomorrow that the results will be out and how it'll turn out, whether good or bad, I'm going to live my life for God's glory!
I don't exactly know what has got into my mind, because I was quite excited for the blood test. LOL!
[Oh my goodness, what has happened to Ben]
But when the needle actually sink into my flesh, the pain starts to kick some sense into my mind. Haha!
School's gonna start in a few weeks! Pretty excited about it! A new year, a fresh start, watch out Laos because here HE comes!
And here's a video for you people! The drummers of PlanetShakers.
Because til now, the itching and the hairloss is still yet to be ceased. XP
[yes the itching that I mentioned quite long ago and thought it was some sort of allergy. =P]
So off we go to the hospital! Reached there and I was hoping to get the results today, but it won't be till tomorrow that the results will be out and how it'll turn out, whether good or bad, I'm going to live my life for God's glory!
I don't exactly know what has got into my mind, because I was quite excited for the blood test. LOL!
[Oh my goodness, what has happened to Ben]
But when the needle actually sink into my flesh, the pain starts to kick some sense into my mind. Haha!
School's gonna start in a few weeks! Pretty excited about it! A new year, a fresh start, watch out Laos because here HE comes!
And here's a video for you people! The drummers of PlanetShakers.
Today, I've been reminded of an awesome verse:
[Psalm 27:14]
Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.
Had an awesome time at Church today! The message really got to me as for this whole week, I was just worn out by all sort of things!
It reminds me and assures me that God is always there and as I just come before Him, He will be there, even when we don't feel that way!
And the best part is that He is always there at the end whenever I need Him.. He will provide.. All I gotta do is simply wait..
He is just the same today, yesterday and tomorrow! He never changes!
Tomorrow will be going for a blood test for check-up.. Going to find out whats wrong with this fragile body.. =P
See ya people! Missing you guys @ KL!
[Psalm 27:14]
Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.
Had an awesome time at Church today! The message really got to me as for this whole week, I was just worn out by all sort of things!
It reminds me and assures me that God is always there and as I just come before Him, He will be there, even when we don't feel that way!
And the best part is that He is always there at the end whenever I need Him.. He will provide.. All I gotta do is simply wait..
He is just the same today, yesterday and tomorrow! He never changes!
Tomorrow will be going for a blood test for check-up.. Going to find out whats wrong with this fragile body.. =P
See ya people! Missing you guys @ KL!
New day today! After I heard from my friends that theres a 2nd and 3rd batch for NS I was shocked.. =.=".. To be honest, one thing I would never want to do again is to have my hair shaved! =P
But whatever God plans to do I'm willing to go all the way and further His cause here on planet Earth! One of the reasons why I'm afraid to shave my head is because well, the last time I did that, I end up having baldspots all over my head.. =P because at the same time, like I mentioned before, I had Thyroid..
These days however, Everytime I take a shower, theres bound to be lots of hair that comes out in the process.. Whats the cause? I don't know either.. XP
I thought to myself that I would not go for a check-up but instead allow God to heal me, and I've been praying constantly, as now you can slowly start to see my scalp.. XP Well not that visible but I was afraid that it'll get even worse..
I kept telling God that I'll trust in Him and I will submit to His plans because obviously, He knows what He's doing.. No parents in the right mind will go "I want my child to lose hair each day till he grows bald" now would they? =P
I'm still not sure whats the cause of it, and my mum won't bring me to a doctor here in Laos because it might get worse.. =P But whatever it may be, I'm believing for it to be healed! It might get worse, but by all means, I will hold on.. And I really hope my hair really will stop to fall off.. XP
But whatever God plans to do I'm willing to go all the way and further His cause here on planet Earth! One of the reasons why I'm afraid to shave my head is because well, the last time I did that, I end up having baldspots all over my head.. =P because at the same time, like I mentioned before, I had Thyroid..
These days however, Everytime I take a shower, theres bound to be lots of hair that comes out in the process.. Whats the cause? I don't know either.. XP
I thought to myself that I would not go for a check-up but instead allow God to heal me, and I've been praying constantly, as now you can slowly start to see my scalp.. XP Well not that visible but I was afraid that it'll get even worse..
I kept telling God that I'll trust in Him and I will submit to His plans because obviously, He knows what He's doing.. No parents in the right mind will go "I want my child to lose hair each day till he grows bald" now would they? =P
I'm still not sure whats the cause of it, and my mum won't bring me to a doctor here in Laos because it might get worse.. =P But whatever it may be, I'm believing for it to be healed! It might get worse, but by all means, I will hold on.. And I really hope my hair really will stop to fall off.. XP
Woohoo! Malaysia's badminton players, Lee Chong Wei and the others and archer, Cheng Chu Sian is off to the nearby finals! Go Malaysia! =D
Now back to Laos, which I've not heard of any news from the Olympics! lol! Ok lar ok lar.. No more mean-ness. *ahem*
Yesterday I had a pretty awesome dinner at a French restaurant, really satisfying! I had beef steak in goat cheese and basil oil or something like that.. haha! and it really taste good! Even though the recipe could sound a lil intimidating. =P
And here are more pics!
This is probably Lao's shopping mall.. =P
See that blue and pink thing above? Thats the cinema.. lol!
This is the meal I had.. haha!
This is the restaurant, looks pretty decent and cozy I would say! =D
P.S, to you guys who got elected for NS! Don't worry! Cheer up people! You guys are called there for a reason and I believe you guys are gonna do great there! I'll be keeping you guys in my prayers! Cheer up k people?? =)
It rained ALOT today! haha! Really love the weather God has blessed me with this morning.. Cool, breezy and simply spectacular! No more hot dry mornings like the usual days before.. haha!
Its just a few more weeks now still school starts, another year, my final year, what an excitement its gonna be! [till I finish and head back to KL.. Woohoo! lol! =P]
I've been looking up the business courses in Taylor's and Segi's, I found a field which I find quite interesting. Its called human resource management, and the good thing is that, I'll be getting discount from Li-Anne's mum if I enrol at Segi! haha! Woohoo! =P
Will decide later on what I plan to take. Really excited for the upcoming year to be in Malaysia. Its just 9 months from now!
Here's a pic of the view on the balcony of my room.
Interesting enough, theres a baby dragonfly in my room and its just right there on my bed! haha!
This video is awesome! XP
Wow! The Beijing opening ceremony yesterday was awesome! So grand! I was so proud to see Malaysia there! lol! And I was laughing when I saw Laos.. XD Ok Ok, I shouldn't be THAT mean.. haha!
It was one heck of a celebration! Fireworks firing from everywhere, lights, designs, creativity, PEOPLE! Woah! They use like SOOO many people! Makes me more proud to be a chinese and carry a chinese surname.. haha! It was totally awesome!
Every tribe and tongue came from all over the place and landed in that stadium, and that stadium there is really one piece of art! Billions of dollars are used to spend on the expenses and preparations on the Olympic games.. But as I've heard from my teacher, many people died bulding that stadium.. Which is really sad..
I mean, they feel sorry for the earthquake victims, but there are like, if I'm not mistaken, hundreds or even thousands who died building the stadium! My heart goes out to those families of those victims who eventually see fireworks coming out of the stadium while still grieving over their loved ones..
And I gotta admit, they really know how to organize an event! The people all working together! The world leaders meeting together to enjoy the spectacular event! But if us, humans could do this much, just imagine how much our God is capable of doing! =D
Another day! =D *sounds of bird chirping* In Laos! =.=".. *bird dies*.
Had this durian which my parents bought! Great to taste durian again! But this one has this hard skin to it and tastes abit sour.. =.=".. Had this pepsi twist flavour to it.. lol!
Anyway, here are more pictures from the country! Will be gone for the weekend for a retreat with my family to check out the place in the south! =D
Today, I'll be showing you the house roof! XP
The view from above! Thats my house entrance!
The balcony where I would come in the morning last time to do my devotion! Its really an awesome place! But its noisy, so now I do it in my room.. XP
The neighbours roof.. XP
The view from afar..
The view..
The view below.. Alot of big trucks passes by even at night.. Mother of pearls.. =.="..
The wonderfully shaped clouds that God placed above.. =D Just had my hair cut last friday, and now it looks as geekier as ever! lol! Now instead of getting a not too short haircut that I was looking for, I got a haircut which makes me look like a rockhopper penguin!
[Note to self: Enter Lao barbershops at your own risk]
[Note to self: Enter Lao barbershops at your own risk]
And yesterday I had this tasty meal at a place called "BKK Grill". Not bad at all! Although the spices and flavouring for their spicy grilled chicken is a little wee-bit too much..
Yum yum.. haha!
The menu
Err.. The restaurant view? Ahah!
See this car? its going to be mine soon! Wahahaha! XP
Today, well being in Laos, and unable to drive around, I ended up roaming around the house with nothing to do.. XP Now I really know why I get fat easily when I'm in Laos... haha! Back in KL theres always somewhere to go, places to see, people to serve! =) My weekends are always awesome ones! =D
Holidays are one of the worst seasons if its spent in Laos and you don't go anywhere but stay at home for days.. XP
And I couldn't help but to overhear a situation that my parents are facing and just how much they need to pay off the people who are working under them and paying for this and that and the list goes on.. Its just really sad to know that they're burdened everytime when it comes to the monthly salary payout and work.. I can't do much for them, but I know I can trust in God to provide for my family! After all, since when did He never provided for me? I love you Lord!
But this evening, when I went out with my mum to exchange money and do some grocery shopping, I spent some time sitting in the car just talking to God and how I just want to do something and not waste my time each day.. XP
My mum was exchanging money at that time and I was in car alone.. Then when my mum came back and awhile later, she suddenly asked if I wanted to follow my dad to the south of Laos to do some sight see-ing! haha! Well you see, my dad recently has a contact, Uncle Richard from HSG and he's doing a project there starting a Church or farm or something like that.. XP
And right that instant, I just remembered what I prayed earlier and thank God for that! God is awesome! He is never early, never late, just on time! =)
Holidays are one of the worst seasons if its spent in Laos and you don't go anywhere but stay at home for days.. XP
And I couldn't help but to overhear a situation that my parents are facing and just how much they need to pay off the people who are working under them and paying for this and that and the list goes on.. Its just really sad to know that they're burdened everytime when it comes to the monthly salary payout and work.. I can't do much for them, but I know I can trust in God to provide for my family! After all, since when did He never provided for me? I love you Lord!
But this evening, when I went out with my mum to exchange money and do some grocery shopping, I spent some time sitting in the car just talking to God and how I just want to do something and not waste my time each day.. XP
My mum was exchanging money at that time and I was in car alone.. Then when my mum came back and awhile later, she suddenly asked if I wanted to follow my dad to the south of Laos to do some sight see-ing! haha! Well you see, my dad recently has a contact, Uncle Richard from HSG and he's doing a project there starting a Church or farm or something like that.. XP
And right that instant, I just remembered what I prayed earlier and thank God for that! God is awesome! He is never early, never late, just on time! =)
Yeap! As I've said, I would post more pics from -toot- (won't mention where because if I do, more Laotians would come here to view them.. XP) so here they are! XD
This is the road that I take to school EVERY single school day! XP
Ooo look! Theres a goat outside my house! =P
Still got that Malaysian license at the bottom left.. XP
This is what their signboards look like.. haha!
The three wheeled motor taxi.. Windy but slow.. XP
This is probably the main attraction here.. the Patuxay.. Also used as a jogging spot.. XP
This is what the town looks like..
My music school.. I would say they need to find a better looking person to advertise, don't you? XD
Wow! Just yesterday I was talking to Lai Lin about Bak Kut Teh and how I didn't get to eat it while I was in KL and today I get to savour its awesome taste again! Well, part of it actually.. haha!
My dad made it, it was not bad I guess.. could use more of the strong herb taste.. but oh well! Bak Kut Teh made by Malaysian is a Bak Kut Teh to enjoy indeed.. XP
Well that was what he had for dinner, after Church.. =P Church today however, at first, it was rather disappointing, Praise and Worship was transformed from contemporary style to the 80's/90's..
If it was done like that all the time, I would understand but, this is like every week they would have different people and different people would lead to different styles of music.. Its rather disappointing really.. but I just worship God anyway, knowing that I did not go to Church for the music but to seek God. But something really kicks in, in the inside of me, wanting to really change the way things are run here in the fellowship because it should really be much more than this!
While some of the youths and people are in the state of neutralness, the old people seem to enjoy this style of music.. XP And the preacher is UK and he preach with this strong english accent and the things they preach are more to Bible studies and its really different from HSG and Soaring Eagles.
And people just come in in the middle of the service like 15 minutes late and during the message they still talk and make noises, it really gets on my nerves..
But I told God, that I'm not leaving the house of God empty-handed! I'm not gonna go without receiving something from God.. And even in my notebook for the message, I seriously couldn't note anything much at all from what the pastor's message is about because practically theres nothing to note! =P
But at the end of the service, there was communion and that lifted my spirit up.. The preacher said one thing in the end that got me right there at the moment and the song to end it was an awesome one.. Old, but the tune and lyrics is not as bad as the songs at the start.. XP
And with that, God's still small voice just said "Because you ask and you seek, you will receive" and I just thank God and praise Him..
He has His reasons for everything, probably because it was time that the oldies experience a little taste of their past memorable worship experience.. LOL! Who knows, God does! hehe..
God is awesome! can't wait for school to reopen! time to go back to the harvest again! XP
My dad made it, it was not bad I guess.. could use more of the strong herb taste.. but oh well! Bak Kut Teh made by Malaysian is a Bak Kut Teh to enjoy indeed.. XP
Well that was what he had for dinner, after Church.. =P Church today however, at first, it was rather disappointing, Praise and Worship was transformed from contemporary style to the 80's/90's..
If it was done like that all the time, I would understand but, this is like every week they would have different people and different people would lead to different styles of music.. Its rather disappointing really.. but I just worship God anyway, knowing that I did not go to Church for the music but to seek God. But something really kicks in, in the inside of me, wanting to really change the way things are run here in the fellowship because it should really be much more than this!
While some of the youths and people are in the state of neutralness, the old people seem to enjoy this style of music.. XP And the preacher is UK and he preach with this strong english accent and the things they preach are more to Bible studies and its really different from HSG and Soaring Eagles.
And people just come in in the middle of the service like 15 minutes late and during the message they still talk and make noises, it really gets on my nerves..
But I told God, that I'm not leaving the house of God empty-handed! I'm not gonna go without receiving something from God.. And even in my notebook for the message, I seriously couldn't note anything much at all from what the pastor's message is about because practically theres nothing to note! =P
But at the end of the service, there was communion and that lifted my spirit up.. The preacher said one thing in the end that got me right there at the moment and the song to end it was an awesome one.. Old, but the tune and lyrics is not as bad as the songs at the start.. XP
And with that, God's still small voice just said "Because you ask and you seek, you will receive" and I just thank God and praise Him..
He has His reasons for everything, probably because it was time that the oldies experience a little taste of their past memorable worship experience.. LOL! Who knows, God does! hehe..
God is awesome! can't wait for school to reopen! time to go back to the harvest again! XP
Looks good eh?? Haha! Yummm... haha! My first attempt at cooking onion rings! Not bad lar I guess, could be better if my mum's ideas weren't all over the place! XP
As a result, the crust has this chewy taste because of flour overload.. =P But not bad for a first attempt! Can't wait till I get to do it all by myself with anyone jumping in.. haha!
Anyway, more photos coming soon! I actually took them already, they're all in my folder waiting to be shown.. haha! Cheerios!
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