Astonished!

"I can do all things through Christ, who strenghtens me". [Phil 4:13]

I was sitting in the car, thinking about all that happened earlier and one word just came into my mind:

Astonished!

So I thought of looking that word up and its defined as "amaze; affect with wonder". I love the second definition of the word! =D

Ok now back to what happened.. lol! We had this basketball tournament (yet again XP) but this time it only last two days! But what a game it was man! haha! 

The day before my match I kept thinking about the match that I'm gonna face and the opponent we're playing against.. No doubt I cannot do it without God.. I can make it through the match, but if I were to really play well in the game, I needed God! So I was up before going to bed praying and just asking that He'll be my strenght and that my attention will go to Him and not myself.. XP If I win, I'll praise Him, if I lose, I'll praise Him!

The next day I woke up and did my warm-ups and was feeling pretty nervous about the match! Haha! Head down to the school, ate some bananas for energy.. Note that I didn't even have my breakfast.. XP All I had was an orange because I can feel God just telling me "Listen, I want to show you that I will be your strenght without any of this food you're gonna take, so that you will know that it is I who will be your strenght, and not the food you're gonna take".

The first match, we were up against this team from a chinese school! We were leading but they caught up with us and outbeat us by 8 points! But that there is like a surprise to us already because the team we're up against are really good! And many other people agreed on that.. And there we are, 8 points away from them! XP

Now the second match was where the climax of it all began! We're facing another team also from the chinese school! We had a good start! Scores tied for a long time till Time Out was called.. Then it began! I was all tired and my legs were aching and I couldn't get the rebounds I'm suppose to and wasn't doing really well...

My PE teacher called me to sit next to him and he's a Christian and he was telling me how in the mist of all this things that are happening, despite being nervous, worn out and tired, that there is this God who is bigger! That at times like this when I feel nervous and tensed when shooting, all I need to do was to relax and say "Ok God, you take it from here". Things will be so much more better if I lay off relying only on my strenght and start relying on His! And he also mentioned about just thinking and knowing that there is someone on the upper floor who we can rely on..

What he said really fired me up and I'm ready to GO! A few minutes into the game I was scoring 6 points! And we're leading them by alot!! Till I fouled them too many times and I was out of the game.. XP It was tied in the end again, but an extra 2 minutes was added and we lost by 3 points because of fouls.. XD It was such a close game and boy was it a great feeling when you start realizing, not merely just realizing but REALLY knowing that God is there and He is in control!! =D

Today I marked it not as the day we lost to the tournament we paid RM10 for, but the day God showed me what He can do through me and for me! =) My God is awesome!

Kong ka long kong chang! XP

This chips taste so good! =D

Ok, chips-ness aside, on to whats more significant.. XP 

Happy Chinese New Year people! =D

Ahh at times like this it gets me thinking about and missing the family reunions we use to have back at my hometown! Oh I'm from Kuching btw! XP The food, the angpows, the good-ol' family times and my dear grandma! =') She makes like the best ever food for the reunion! Love her cooking!

Well guys! Hope you're all well back home! May our God, the king of all kings and the lord of all lords continue to lavish His love and blessings upon your life more and more each day! =D take care!

Crunch Crunch!

The last thing I want to do on a friday right after school is having to rush off to Thailand! =P But circumstances calls for it so off we go to the promised land! XP It would've been so much easier and enjoyable if there were no homeworks that are needed to be done over the weekend, and I've just realized that all the homeworks were given by the same teacher.. =.=".. 

So here we are at the border!

The pain is not really much in the place itself but the LONG Qz that bundle up over the weekend since alot of people in Laos love to cross over to get things they can't find in Laos. Like KFC and underwear sales! XP

It usually takes about an hour an a half to get there. We've reached our destination and first stop: Hotel! Dropped our things in the room and off we go for dinner! =P Which is located near the train station and the food there is fantastic! Food court equipped with tvs all over and with good food and a good football match on, nothing gets better than that! lol!

A football match was on while we were there. Thailand against Denmark! And the Thailand supporters here outbeat this single Danish supporter (below) here...

By a landslide! =P

The only one cheering out loud and standing up when Denmark scored and when Thailand missed was him.. XP Fortunately for him, there were no hardcore Thai football fans around or he would be having his last supper.. XP Had a great time! With the food.. XP

We left early the next morning and the weather is awesome! Before heading back to Laos again, we made one quick stop at...

KFC! =P

Wuttt?!

At first... I thought it was a joke.. Not until I saw the poster that confirmed it! 

Sean Kingston is coming to Laos! 

O_O"!!

Weekend buzz~~

Ahh I love the weekends! =P

Food for the day:

Your divine passion, love, joy and peace towards others exists out of your relationship with God! The more closer you draw to Him, the more your passion, love, joy and peace will grow! It begins in Him and will grow only through Him! 

P.S. Learnt that lesson today and it is so true! =D

Your Grace Is Enough!

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo...!! I think one of the worse thing that could happen is when you're happily showering under the hot soothing water and suddenly the water stops running.. Thats what happened to me, and to make things worse, the temperature in Laos has gotten to as cold as 11 degrees celsius! XP 

One time after school, was also showering but this time the water was still running, but strangely enough, the vent went off... When I opened my eyes, it was pitch black! XD The electricity went off this time.. XP And because there was no electricity, the heater didn't work... And the water slowly turned ice cold! XP

And today, as I'm typing right now, the pipe that carries and transports water across the capital is broken.. =.=".. And we're left with no water for possibly three days! O_O!

Actually by then I would've gone berserk.. LOL! Recruit a bunch of guerilla fighters and revolutionist and plan a coup plot to overthrow the government.. XP But what kept me calm and still in delight is when I thought of those who are in a much worse situation than me.. Those poor people out there in Laos who don't even have anything to wear in this cold weather and how I just want to help them.. I consider myself so blessed and how I just want to show them just how good my God is! =)

This video is what really opened up my eyes and boy I really felt guilty when I watched this because I was one of the many who complains in the little little things when others don't even have close to what I have.. It'll blow your mind! A must watch!

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And guess what? I got accepted to SEGI'S! Haha! Praise God man!! So happy when I heard the news! I'm coming home guys!! =D

Once again, I'll sing and shout out, that my God is GOOD! =) All The TIME!

[Oh my goodness! WATER! ITS BACKKKK! XP HALLELUJAH!]

First week of the New Year!

Yes! Can you believe it? The first week of the New Year has started and about to end! There goes my weekend! XP

Alot of things have been happening in just ONE WEEK here in Laos! And its just the first week! haha! The weekend is an awesome gateway to chill out and relax after one LONG tiring week at school. Hey, my school starts at 8am finishes at 4pm everyday after all.. XP But my God is greater, stronger and bigger! So if I have to go through this for the next couple of months, I say, bring it ON! XD

However, due to an appointment with the doctor today I had to sleep the friday night off to leave early today for Thailand! On a saturday! XP But going across the border is not ALL bad! For one, Thailand = Chance to eat KFC, and chance to eat KFC = Stomach happy. =P

Gahh! But stomach happy = fat.. =.=".. 

Week 2, bring it on! I can do all things through this God that lives in me! 

[Phil 4:13]

Theres gonna be an explosion!

Hello 2nd day of New Year! =D Remember the picture from the previous post about a news on the decoration for the New Year in Laos? I so happen to come across it yesterday! 

Ahh! Looks better, added lights to it at least.. XP Now I know why its blue and yellow...

Tiger Beer advertising their products.. =.="... and theres this big countdown party up ahead this road. Aiyo, Laos Laos Laos.. 

My family and I went over to Thailand today for my check-up on my numb cheeks which is driving me nuts because I can't even eat properly or rinsing after brushing my teeth and drinking without water spilling out of my mouth uncontrollably.. XP

When the results were out after I took the X-Ray and blood test (the funny thing about it was that the nurse inject the needle on my right arm and couldn't get any blood! First time ever! lol! Noooooo! I'm getting fat! XP), the doc explained a positive for Sinusitis as there was some fluid that can be seen and also Facial Nerve Palsy! When I heard that I went "WOAH!" without knowing what it is.. LOL! I have the tendency to do that when words like "Palsy" or "Sitis" comes into the description.. HAHA! XP

But I was informed that it isn't serious at all and believing that the medicines prescribed would help cure it in no time! =D God is good indeed! =)

Other than that, about my title for this post, was referring that this year is gonna be great indeed! Just can't wait to see and be a part of the awesome plan our God Almighty has laid out for this particular year! 

BOOOOOM!