Elluminate

Goodbye Blog... (Jumping Ship)

2009-12-31T14:11:00.005+08:00

After 3+ years with 620 post on it. (That's averagely 200 post per year) It's time to bid farewell.

Blogger has been an awesome platform because it is google's but as much as I like it, they functionality of the basis of blogger greatly limits designers. No, it is still possible to design over it. Just harder.

That's why I am jumping blog platform to something I've discover and love more than a year plus. Tumblr. The reason why I contemplated to jump only after so long is because it used to be slower over in tumblr.

They kept updating their system and blogging tools till now it is superb to be used, easy to design and very easy to love. =) If you're linking me you might want to change your links to http://elluminate.tumblr.com

What will become of this site? I know not, But this will be here to stay because my memories have been in here for 3 years. That's kinda a lot and I am sure google does not mind my blog being here =|

So see you guys over at the other side.

Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeamyyyyy

2009-12-30T18:44:00.001+08:00

They say internet penetration increase by 30% wor.

Stop limiting on youtube la please la streamyx

I think they not stupid. In fact they very smart. Youtube website itself is not slow and if you call them they will say. Mana ade? Youtube loading ok?

But they limit the streaming of video. Hence you'll have to wait for like an hour for a 2 minute video.

Why like this you ask? Well, it is because the dun on the pipe big big only open small small for data on youtube video to come in that's why when pipe small small the water come out little little lor. Understand?

GRRRR

Eh mana ade youtube very fast.

2009-12-29T16:21:00.001+08:00

This seriously reminds me of Jenn. Sorta HAHA :p Calvin could be me as well. Just saying

Serving

2009-12-28T18:31:00.004+08:00

My life is always repeating itself.

I serve then I crash, I serve then I crash. It's not because I don't like serving. It is because I feel stupid. Not that I think God is stupid but I feel used. I know we all should be the catalyst and move forward going the 2nd mile. But I feel used. Overused.

The curse of being able to play multiple instrument --> not helping. Good thing though I have a break in worship leading for 2 months. Coz everytime whenever I worship lead sure there's swapping and it's not 1 or 2 person. It's like the 3 or 4 swaps!

For the past 3 times my e-guitarist told me cannot serve. (no I am not angry anymore) what are the odds? Then I have piano swapping. Backup swapping. Drum swapping. Like hello? I understand if u crash a car on your way or something but this is too much isn't it?

Oh sure John is always there because he does not need to have anything to do on Sundays, no trips. no balik kampung, no anything. It's like pop out came the weasel. John will fix it. Ok maybe you don't mean it this way but I feel this way seriously. That's why I feel stupid being serving every week without ranting much but I feel I seriously am very abused. No Joe, it's not you abusing me it's the commitment of the whole team that abuses me.

Yes I know fellas, Not everything is about me. Not everything revolves around me but I find it hard to accept people easily swapped because of selfish reasons. Who am I to complain? Afterall I have a small tiny weekend break next February.

Wait! am I allowed to take that one day break in Feb?

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZIP~!

party

2009-12-28T09:52:00.002+08:00

I should be partying. instead I am working. Many people like Jenn Edmund have taken the rest of the year off to erm do nothing. I on the other hand am stuck in office.

It's the time of the year you feel depressed because it is ending. No not really. Just the holiday period is making me very reluctant to open my work. But I still have to.

This is my 3rd post of the day. Of course I felt stupid about the previous 2 post so I did not post it. I have no heart to blog now as well.

Maybe it's just me. Maybe it's Monday blues.

Well I guess to the people of Pandora, blue is nothing.

Speaking of which, It's rather alright show. I love the glowy stuff and the beautiful night life of Pandora, but watching it reminds me of.... "I Jane, you Tarzan"

I guess it sucked to be release before surrogate. Because surrogate sucked. haha.

I kinda hope this day would end earlier

Christmas is it over?

2009-12-22T09:45:00.002+08:00

Yesterday we were in Starbucks and we're like telling each other hey! Christmas isn't over yet! Well it certainly feel like it did. I guess it was no more busyness. Wait. I am still busy (As usual -.-)

So today (Tuesday) my mom will be roasting Turkey. I'll be preping for this Saturday and Friday.

Tomorrow I'll be at the airport sending Jo's dad off.

Thursday I'll be at Jo's church watching play Christmas eve play is erm awesome haha.

Friday needless to say is Christmas.

Saturday I have 2 weddings to attend. In which I hope I can go both (Fingers cross)

All these while I am still trying to prep presents -.-!

Blessed Christmas. What's one word (Beside Jesus) you'll describe Christmas?

What OLNF taught me

2009-12-21T15:12:00.002+08:00

I have more friends than I though I had.

I've found a lot of catalyst, as well as a lot of whiners. I am pretty happy with the Catalyst though.

Do not look down on promotion and marketing.

Last minute improvisation is good/bad depending on yourself

Everyone wins!

My personal objective is met.

More to come this Saturday youth. I shall go a little deeper!

Selah time

2009-12-21T09:57:00.001+08:00

Now that Christmas is over, No wait. Christmas is not over haha. I mean the busyness has pass, it's time to take a break before new year begins.

Now before we break it down, we're gonna need to Selah for a bit.

Lay your weapon down.

2009-12-14T08:39:00.002+08:00

Lay your weapon down.
There are no enemies in front of you ~ Jars of Clay.

So we are done with 3 wonderful APYAC conference and boy it took me back to HUGE camps where I was a the age of some of them. I scream as loud as I could in camps I screamed as vibrant as some of them and yet many years later, I wish to tell you that my pals are still hopefully still in love with Jesus, but I can't

I love how the speaker thought us to love and love others. Pastor Julie is a great woman of compassion. Not to boast but I do have a compassion heart most of the time but I have struggled with laziness which we should fix that.

But it breaks me whenever I see the poor, oppressed the unwanted the mentally ill wandering around. But what breaks me even more is when people jeered, sneered and tease and run away from it. Pastor Julie preached that we say we will go to the ends of the world but there are lonely people outside that we can't love. How can we say then we will go to the ends of the world?

I bring it further. There are lonely people IN our own church as well but we are not willing to help them, be a friend, be who we are called to be.

Our youths have been touched during the conference. So did I, but what matters is not how loud we scream or how high we jump or how badly we weep. If we do not love, we have rejected our core purpose as Christians...

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. - 1 Corinthians 13

Set us free Oh Lord.

2009-12-12T00:53:00.002+08:00

I've just came back from APYAC. My 1st full conference. It has been quite exuberant. Receiving lots and lots.

There's 29 countries represented and it's just crazy even just thinking about it. I was truly touch by their numbers a lot especially those from the oppressed nation like Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Japan. Their testimonies and all are just crazy to even think of it. For those who have been to the Indochina, you've probably see how oppressed it is there. Everything seems to be under the power of Darkness.

It has just been crazy. Revival will start with them in their nations I believe. And Malaysia better buck up or we'll loose out. Frankly speaking, I think at this stage in point we are too arrogant as a nation as a whole. Those testimonies that were given out truly have bless me.

Oh Lord, Set us Free!

Church Music

2009-12-07T23:44:00.003+08:00

This is seriously one arty album. It's worth to pay extra if needed. Beside D: I guess I love DC*B as well. David Crowder is a nerd + geek. Good thing though, he is also a musician.

I love listening to albums as an album. I hate it when I have to shuffle between songs because frankly I am an OCD when it comes to music. I like listening to album as it is. Arranged according to it's tracklisting as the band wants you to hear. Let's put it this way. You won't want to read a chapter of a book and jump to another book read a chapter and jump to another book right? That is how it is with me and music.

The 1st time I heard Church Music I was hooked. It was like continuous all 76minutes of it. Track to Track. The last time they did this was in A-Collision where the album tells a whole story though David compared it to illuminate which is also quite accurate and it's like relating science to God and stuff in them which was pretty crazy.

Church Music isn't just any typical Church Music. It's full of electro rock as typical as DC*B is but more than that. It just tries to redefine Church Music.

The thing I like about DC*B is that he doesn't just write music for the sake of writing. He is a true artiste. The 1st half of the song all contains the statement 'being near to God', 'draw us nearer' In fact the the album start with the song call 'Phos Hilaron [Hail Gladdening Light]' which is like the oldest hymm that was ever in record that is still being sung today in old churches in which researchers say it is probably from the 2nd century.

The whole album is like a 'journey' sort. Think of it as reading a book, you won't get the full picture until you finish the whole book. You can't jump track either or else you'll get bits and pieces but not the whole story.

I have always wondered how they write songs which has been confirmed by this statement which I was right

Before we make a record, we sit down and make all the rules about it. We build an outline of what we want it to do, and then we follow the outline,” Crowder says. “That would be one of the structures that we followed, a traditional, orthodox church setting.

He is also word geek which probably plays boggle a lot haha. All the track thus far have been really quite creative and oh and check out this explanation about the song call 'Eastern Hymm'

we have reached the Middle Ages where the Pope has banned the tri-tone, the dreaded tri-tone - augmented fourth, diminished fifth - and declared it the Devil's interval. And in the chorus, granted you'd have to know music theory to catch most of the historical content but, the chorus sits on top of a tri-tone movement in the baseline, and it functions like a movement of four to five, but it's really an inversion of the five to four. It's a tri-tone.

I mean seriously. How can you not respect someone that goes that deep... into writing songs. Simply Genius. I have never encounter anyone that treats an album like a story book. It's just so abstract. You know.

There's a full lenghty interview which could get quite deep in Jesusfreakhideout.com I just love this album and it gotten a 5/5 for me I'd rate it 10/5!

All in all there's tons to unpack and everytime I hear them I'll unpack a little and it is just so rich as an album. It's like crazy.

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In a semi-related note...

Because I listen to an album as a whole, it explains why I sometimes dislike certain artiste especially secular artiste. If I decide to follow a band, there must be a reason beyond musical taste. It has to be what they stand for... Sadly most of the artiste today stands for nothing but partying and sex.

it's not hard to find out what they stand for just listen to the entire album. you'll find out. Sometimes one song is nice doesn't mean they are nice. A classic example is Jason Mraz. I like his tune his singing and lyrics even but a listen through the album you'll find lyrics that are really 18sx max which is why I ditch his album as well.

Paranoid? yes. Reason? Standards.

And I've gotten a Fairlady Z

2009-12-04T11:09:00.002+08:00

The Fairlady Z is one of my favourite car design of all times because it is just so sweet to look at. It's very sleek yet mean at the same time. Well, today, I got it!

My colleague gave it to me as Christmas present after borrowing it to me. It's an awesome micro RC that's like slightly bigger than a Ping Pall ball. It's cute too when it moves.

I got into the mood of shooting it after playing with it and decided to shoot it with my 50mm Pentacon at f6.3 and it is kinda awesome! I think though I frankly think it's not well calibrated! Oh well.

And oh heads up to my Kevin's revived blog at http://wimi.blogspot.com which you can see many of his cute baby picutre with me in it as well.

Finally, the end is here.

2009-12-01T10:02:00.003+08:00

It is still unbelievable. The night has finally come.

It is very unreal. So unreal. It's probably more unreal than MJ has passed away.

Delirious has closed the book. They have bowed off their final show and they have certainly ran a good race. 17 years!

I've been to 3 shows in which one was held here. That was the massive of all. It's so awesome. The final leg of the tour has just ended. Delirious is one of the best, most talented Christian band out there that walks a fine line between church music and secular-ish music and they are very good in doing that. I would say it's impossible to ever replace them. Afterall it would have taken anyone a good 17 years

All these years of chasing their albums has finally end (wait. Not quite. There's still a couple more albums I have yet to get which includes their last tour which just ended).

I have fallen over and over their music. Wait! Where the heck is my NITT album!!! Sorry that has been missing in the picture. And Kim has given me the Audio Lessonover album (2nd row last album) a couple of days back and I was just enjoying the weirdness of it and now T.T

All these years I bought a lot of album in which some are special packaging which most of them has not seen a CD player(which explains why I have double of their albums) and No less thanks to Doulous that I got lots of Singles for RM2 each!!! woot!

Good music should be invested no? I love them to bits. The most I've listen through on an album is Access:D my iTunes record a whooping 100+ at a time. ;)

That said and done. Thank You Delirious for the influence in my life all these years starting with History Maker in the year 1995 and all the way till today the song is still stuck in my head and all the way to My Soul Sings. Love you guys to bits!

Anyway here's Martin's words.

I’m sitting at home, bleary eyed, slightly shell shocked, just taken the children to school. There is a strange sound of ‘quiet’ in the house. So quiet I can hear the kettle boiling. Mary our 2 year old is completely unaware of this pivotal moment in our family's history and is happy just bouncing on my un-opened suitcase.

Last night was the end of an era. The last Delirious? Show. What can I say. It was awesome, sad, happy, definitive. One can never correctly adjudicate ones emotions at times like this but I feel at peace. I feel joy. I feel like I’ve completed an assignment.

On behalf of Stu G, Tim, Jon, and Paul I’d like to say thankyou. Thankyou for 17 years. Thankyou for allowing us to be part of this great movement across the planet.

Delirious? have made some good records, played in some incredible places around the world, written some great songs but.. It was never about us, it was always about you.

Ordinary but extraordinary people who joined together across denominations, against our prejudices, our fears. People who have stood together in the face of adversity.

And WE have become a voice that speaks out for the oppressed, for those who do not have a voice. We too became a voice that sings ‘God’ songs that shake the earth. And friends, we will continue to shake the earth. Just never stop singing.

Psalm 23 has been with me this week;

The Lord is my shepherd I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for you are with me; your rod and staff they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodnes and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Fabula Est Vestri. The story is yours.

This is not the end but a fantastic beginning. A new season, a new day. Delirious? finishes here but the people movement of historymakers goes on forever.

I'm calling you to stand up, to be people of courage who will run this race till the end. To be men and women of God.

Historymakers, let's be this voice and sing a song of adoration, of victory, of praise, a song of LOVE. Love will always find a way to break through.

As Anna brings a cup of tea, we share a tear, a smile, an uncertainty over the future. We join with all of you who are going through shift, change, transition. It’s in transition that we find out who we really are and what we are living for.

Time to put the L plates back on and get back to Sunday school, another curve of learning has just begun.

See you all on the otherside.

Martin Smith

-end-

Boys sucked at getting sick.

2009-11-25T18:35:00.001+08:00

Yeah. Every male will agree. We hate being sick and we can't take care of ourselves. and when we're sick, we'll look for our mom. Although our GF could also be our mom or some sort. But yeah you got the point.

So a way to a man's heart is to attend to him when he's sick. Got that?

4 and etc etc etc

2009-11-24T00:00:00.000+08:00

Many of you did not know but this is in. Today is the date that we've been 'officially' together for 4 years now and it is just an awesome experience and one long journey full of joy, sorrow, love, pain, growth.

No relationship is easy and it always take 2 hands to clap. So thank you for going through all those hardships with me and thank you for all the care and love and everything that you've gave me done for me and so on. I hope I did my part in clapping and I know you did yours.

I love you, Jo.

Horatio Caine

2009-11-23T17:51:00.006+08:00

I love CSI tv show especially CSI:Miami because of Horatio. Now they say to be the best you learn from the best. I love Horatio simply because he is cool and more like an S type of personality which is calm and stabil.

What is NOT to like when you are cool, drives a hummer, look away when talking and putting on sun glasses and using all one-liners and walks away before others can answer?. When you watch all of the open of CSI you'll know just look at this compilation. You'll get sick

Oh look what I've found

That was totally SPOT ON! Good job Jim!

I can do this all day~

Besides that. I love Horatio because he has a combination of D and S type of personality. He always act fast and sure will get to the bottom of the case but at the same time he is calm. Awesome!

He is also super good at convincing kids. Every episode with a kid in it will definitely have him talking to the kid. They always felt calmer whenever he talked to them and sure enough corporate with him.

What makes a leader so convincing? I guess it's by the way he conduct himself at the appropriate time. Very rarely you see Horatio screamed at someone or raise his voice. It's like he always know what to do. Always.

My Birthday 2

2009-11-22T00:28:00.001+08:00

Yay for creative title.

A day before my birthday my family + Steven brought us to hailam seafood located somewhere in the creek of klang

It is located behind a school. It feels like we're in kampung. Wait we are.

I suppose this is rather famous place to eat? I didn't really know but I like secluded finds.

Jo!

Family!

OK now food.

Some lala herbal soup that is too spicy for my liking

I always dig the crabs. BBQ is awesome!

lala miihun

Can't remember what it is

Fish

This is aweseeeeeeeowm

That's it. I am too lazy to erm poke the google map for it so I'll just tell you where is it if you want to know. The following day is my birthday so I went to Jo's house because Yvonne is cooking dinner for us. Aha!

Then Jo brought the cake out. Whoala.

Nice cakes.

Since it's Jo's birthday to might as well.

Since it's Yvonne's birthday also so might as well.

Then after that Jo gave me some candles to blow. Real a lot. Haha no. She made my name with it. Cool right?

Then after that shoot lots of photo

A little strobist

This is probably lame

Yep I am officially 45 25

My Birthday 1

2009-11-20T17:19:00.002+08:00

So, too much photo that I had to split this in 2 parts or 3

This is the part of where the youths threw me a surprise at

PappaRich!

So here's some random photo at a random arrangement

Kids these days are so into

Opps that's mine haha

They asked Joleen along too. We love peace?

Random

Thank the wees for this green cake haha

Special mix by erm a lot of people. I offered 5 bux for whoever take a taste of it. HAHA guess who took it?

That makes her deadliest no?

Group picture

Group picture. I noticed a lot of waiters dun really know how to shoot photo. Dang

I know it does not show it in this pose but yeah~~~

2012

2009-11-16T18:39:00.003+08:00

Wo. Dude.

1) Haven't watched it
2) Didn't really see trailer
3) Aunties are interested in it and talked about how the world end
4) Monday night sold out (More than Micheal Jackson?)
5) What's up with that?
6) Spoiler for you guys. The world will not end by flood says God!

*** Update
Like seriously. I can't buy tix today and yesterday. Something that haven't happen before. I always able to buy tix. what the heck.

Cordination

2009-11-16T10:04:00.001+08:00

WOW

Joleen's Birthday

2009-11-12T21:06:00.003+08:00

Now, I know some of you wondered what I bought for Joleen. I bought her this

The LeSportSac Lily. Erm I don't know what series is this though. But LeSportSac is kinda like the niche market and only certain group of people knows how to really appreciate it. And I wish they'd have more of them around.

I bought this in one of 2 LeSportSac in Malaysia which is in Alamanda! =)

**Update: Oh it's a purse if you must ask...

Ok byes

Joleen's Birthday

2009-11-10T22:33:00.003+08:00

So 25th of October is actually her birthday. As a good Fiance I just bring here wherever she wanted to.

We went Pavilion 1st because she was earlier than expected

We watched the Inglorious Basterds. I absolutely love this show. I love WW2 stories. Because they are well cleverly played.

Ok Camwhore abit.

I decided to bring her to erm what's this place call. Munakata in erm some complex that looks really old. Bangunan Life Building Somewhere along Jalan Sultan Ismail

I got to know this place from some blog. After randomly searching. I love random food places. The thing was, It suppose to have Ala Carte Buffet Jap food RM54++ per person.

When we got there though, they say they don't have buffet because they ran out of stock. Wooooooot? Sulks. Anyway We ordered some Shabu Shabu Beef Buffet in the end.

While waiting. This place is not famous at all. It is quite a hidden jem I would say. Place is not decorated, Simple Renovation.

However, there were quite a few Japanese expatriate and workers who would come and have their dinner or just chill out over a cup of sake and papers. So I suppose they food is really up to Japan standard.

Finally... Beef. We ate erm 2 and a half plate of this. =)

Girl Cooks?

Must hold something. Beef works!

Their service is top notch.(Except when ordering because they kinda assume you knew there were no buffet, and you're a regular) With their Kimono on, they'd check on you most of the time and she cooked porridge for us (that's the finale of steamboat?)

Anyway, if you'd like to try. Here's the map http://bit.ly/munakata

Ok onward we go. So we hit Lookoutpoint after the dinner because she haven't been there.

Tada.

Because there's not much to do beside looking at the hazy KL, We camwhored a lot and posed a lot WHOOHOO!

Always must start with this

Gotta keep track of pose. With names of course

No idea why the name but yea

Kiddish

This has to make the cut! This is official. I know carmen don't read my blog (or is it?) So whoever that can get her to comment on my blog with your name in the comments is gonna win 1x McFlurry! Hey car!

I kinda like this shot.

If you merge Michael Jackson and Mary Poppins

This was fun

I bought her flowers

Er no actually the flowers were from the cafe. Haha she shot this BTW

Due to unavailability of GPS I relied on my Google Map and wanted to throw the phone away. It is horrible ESP with it's horrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaandous 3G

Haha

You guys are like stocking me or addicted to plurk. Replying at lightning speed is WHOA. just WHOA.

Ok That's it. I shall update to facebook soon. When I erm feel like it. So you guys got exclusive view to the photos!

Status Quo Band?

2009-11-07T11:19:00.003+08:00

I have lost my passion for worship team (sorry Joe)(and sorry to anyone whom I offend I could take this no more)

There's no unity in the band. On any given time whenever I worship lead. There's at least 3 person swapping, and most of the time, they end up can't find anyone to replace. I am sure that happen to any other worship leader. What they don't realise that the team is one man short.

For some reason, I believe that neither of everyone will grow. because we do not have the passion to make serve. We do not have the passion to make time. We do not have anything. I like to compare ourselves with big names like Hillsong. And that's the standard we should be and set. When will we reach that?

Saturday is practice, Sunday is service. How hard can that be? We will NEVER REACH that if this goes on.

I know I give to the Audience of One. But I too am human. As if it is not enough facing a less-passionate people whom we suppose to lead but facing it behind me and in front of me takes a toll.

Status Quo.

What am I suppose to do with this?

2009-11-07T01:33:00.003+08:00

I hmmm

My proposal was rejected. Kinda sad. back to the same program. Sometimes it is hard to accept what is going on. I mean writing 1 whole page of proposal just did not really do the trick.

Sometimes it is so hard to submit to authority especially given the reason that I wasn't satisfy. But in the end, I got to submit. I know. That's how the battalion is. Whatever the reason given is always 'Sir, Yes Sir!' Any arguement will be sent to detention camp.

How oh how... oh Lord.

This adversary has some positive output though, it actually makes the youth want to pray more and pray for it. Even though I told them that it is final. They said take it to the prayer. So tomorrow, we'll pray.

Good night everyone. It's been a great run today!

Meant to photo update

2009-11-04T22:19:00.002+08:00

Hi guys. Sorry, I've been trying to edit my photos but they all fail. I can't even export them. Truth is, my processor is running at very very hot speed. I'm talking about 70degrees Celsius which is erm way too high for a normal processor. I am gonna install a gigantic fan like soon so that I can edit again.

Here's a pic that I took just now. I gonna name it. Jellyfish! Thanks to Eng Hoe, I get to play with lights :D

Ok that's it for today. =) more of jellyfish to come soon!

Lacking Growth

2009-11-04T00:59:00.003+08:00

Madonna gave a speech at MTV music award. Well written, well rehearse. One thing she said stucked in my head. She said (not in exact words) whenever we grow up lacking something, we're always longing for them and chasing after them. For me it was a mother. For Micheal it was childhood. Watching This is it just reminded me how Madonna was right!

Micheal Jackson has brought joy and of course innovation and creativity to the whole world. His music is well recognized. He was alive for a brief moment. He was on screen for a brief moment, But through 'This is it' you can also see that he was a unique character. We always joke to say he is a kid stuck in an adult body. Which is true. The unusual fame hit him when he was a child and since then it rob his childhood away and till today, he is still looking for it.

When I grew up, I had a near perfect family. Lots of love and lots of freedom at the same time. I sort of didn't lack anything in my life except when we were struggling with money but still there was food on the table. The only things that I did not have are what other boys had. Electronic Gadgets. Hence it could probably explain my weird behaviour towards them. I have tons of them in my collection.

What about you? What did you lack when you grow up? Did you covert after it? Longed for it? Chasing after it?

Comment Below!

Thanks

2009-10-30T10:30:00.003+08:00

Hey guys,

Thanks for all the awesome wishes. You know who you are. Needless to say, I had a great time this year. But now I am quarter of a century as they always say. I have a lot of photos but just no time to put it up as yet because these few days is eventful.

Saturday was the 'surprise' dinner

Sunday was Joleen's birthday

Monday I went to Starbucks played minigore till my hand cramp (but its a good me time)

Tuesday I went to Hainan village somewhere in the middle of nowhere in klang with family

Wednesday I went to Joleen's house for dinner

Thursday needless to say I watch THIS IS IT - Awesome!

Friday - Prayer Meeting

Saturday - Youth and GRIMM Fairytales @ KLpac

Sunday - nada 0_0 (Maybe I'll put photos here)

Alrighty! Ciaoroz

Extensive effort is always better than none

2009-10-25T08:28:00.003+08:00

It was a night of surprise. No not really, but the effort that was put in was. No one leak info (of course Aaron wasn't in it) But the amount of effort to keep everyone from leaking is amazing...

The youths pulled a 'surprise' on me with the help of Joleen. But I told them my youth Pastor was PN and it totally fail every time because he was way too alert (except the one with the door on 5th floor and shift house and... dang we are good too).

So event leading to last night

Fel texted me asking me where to eat for farewell that's cheap and affordable for her friends, I say Pappa Rich.
Aunty Amy called me on Tuesday ask me if she can buy me dinner and discuss something, I say ok.
Someone blogged about the event causing everyone to panic, Joleen asked me for my goog reader pw to logged into the account to delete that post but found I did not have the feed.
Finished practice, asked to go PappaRich by Uncle Oliver and I knew.
Good thing I went to the toilet in church before I left
Parked my car and text Fel Wee saying I know something is up before walking to PappaRich (that's based on Twitter)
Reach there and saw long table. I knew.
They tried to put a huge plastic bag (from PappaRich) over my head but failed because I saw Fel's eyes kept looking at them
Everyone comes out from the toilet which they were in since 6 and they sort of practice where they sit haha. (extensive point)
They bring Joleen out (now that's a surprise)

The amount of background work done is not easy. Understandable. Appreciate the Effort, the night and now I am editing the pictures. (No, not really) Ok so yea Thanks again guys and girls and everyone who tried to kidnapped me.

3rd world service : Maxis

2009-10-21T23:14:00.005+08:00

Well today is just so unpleasant. I had my phone barred. Yea. How? Beats me.

So I purchase the iPhone right, I took idata 2 package which allows me to buy the phone for RM1599 which I have to pay RM50 per month for 500MB of 3G surfing. I had no choice that came with the plan.

Today my phone was barred. I login to maxis and my un-billed amount. RM273 I called them and guess what? We don't see you subscribe to any plan. WOW. like seriously how did that happen? I don't know. This is the king of line I am talking about here. I had ping pong session with them and they only can check my usage once my statement is out. yea.

They kept asking me do I want to subscribe tot eh 500mb package. I am like erm dude, I thought that was like what I subscribe to. What the heck. Ok so they say they'll get back to me which they did so that's a plus for them and so they called again and I was like Ok dude go investigate but can you un-bar my phone cause I need to use it.

Ok sir, that will be within 3 days.

What? 3 day? seriously? serious serious serious? no way to speed that up?

No way sir.

Doh die.

So in order for us to advance to 1st world we have to

Mix up our own plans. For whatever reason tie and un-tie plan and make them confuse.
Only can check usage when statement is out.
Wait 3 days if you refuse to pay your bill because it has nothing to do with you.

So yea. phoneless, not that it matters coz I hardly call etc but what if emergency? HUH? HUH? HUH?

Topical topics

2009-10-19T11:15:00.002+08:00

The last weekend, I did something different from just regular service. Instead of using bible to relate to the world, I started with the world relating it back to the bible. I also used a blessed technology - the Powerpoint I am not a powerpoint guy lol.

I talked on the issue on music. Something that is like I can totally do. I do that out of the blue because I've been hearing a lot of music on radio. While it is no surprise that those words are explicit, negative response, it is a shocker that people turn a deaf ear towards it, or simply brush it aside and say, neh~ it's just a song.

Being ignorant is not the key. So after some lookup and brushed up skill, I posted some lyrics to some of my friends to see their response. Their response is usually the same. WAH. WHAT SONG IS THAT? I tell them the song and they are like (0.O)! So I decided to do the topics based on music and culture. In fact I only cover tad much.

But all I can say and believe in at this point is to echo what Marilyn Manson says "Every culture is reflected by its artise". My encouragement to all youth leaders and parents is that hear the youths out. It's not that complicated. Listen to the radio you'll find what is lacking in their lives. Most people love songs that speaks for them. How I know? I was once in adolescences as well.

Needless to say, the culture of today is mostly pointing at sexual fulfillment, selling sex culture, selling body, making sex as just something that is fun and without commitment. Don't believe me? just turn into hitz.fm and listen to the lyrics properly.

In fact, when I show some of the lyrics up on the screen, they couldn't guess it. Much less believed what have they been listening to. We need to educate. Simply because music carries weight and not just entertaining. They do.

UMNO is not a racist.

2009-10-16T15:08:00.002+08:00

I am fine with that statement made by our country's leader. But the following sentence killed it.

"The true meaning of racism would be like apartheid as previously practice by South Africa" True meaning? yea true meaning of racism that is. It is ok if you deny you're a racist but what's the problem here? using APARTHEID as the benchmark is just over the top ain't it my dear PM.

The use of the deep words is very clever. I did not know what APARTHEID was until I dictionary it. It means to be set apart totally sideline like the blacks are not allow to sit in this bus, only can sit the other bus meant for blacks etc. Deep words = people will less likely want to know if they don't.

Of course la UMNO is not racist when you raise the bar that high. Let's say you made enemy with your enemy, turn to a fight, you got angry go to him use a knife stabs him. But, he did not die. The court judge you guilty of murder, you stand up declare

"I am not a murderer. A true murderer would be like I stab someone and they die"

Stupid isn't it? Racist is racist is racist. If you're being spit at, that's not racist because you're not being treated like apartheid. You're just being spit at. Malaysia. We are a nation moving to developed country but so far, we're moving backwards. Backwards we go!

(500) days of summer

2009-10-08T14:26:00.002+08:00

This is a B class movie means it's not a very big production, very huge hollywood flick, (Think Juno....) type. Thus it is only screened in Sunway Pyramid

Should you watch it? YES go this is a very funny flick and totally random. Zooey is kinda gonna be a favourite of mine soon. Though her style is weird. (Think Natalie Community Channel).

Anyway go catch it soon before it fades away. Joe... you should go watch it if you're reading this because this movie is like made for you. In fact when I was watching it I was like this girl should have been Joe's GF. Bet you'll like her very much.

=)

I GOT A DEGREEEEE in something you don't!

2009-10-07T10:02:00.002+08:00

As subjective as 'art' can be, I paid 60k for a degree for it and thus that made me a professional in my field (at least says the certificate)

I accept criticism with open heart if my design got rejected or maybe it is not up to standards. I accept them with open heart. But I can't accept it if the clients keep telling me to do this do that, put that colour here put that colour there, try this, try that... I know everyone wants to be a designer secretly but come on'!

Do you walk up to a dentist and say hey erm dentist, I think you should use that tool instead of the one you're holding now and oh, when you spray, maybe you can try holding that way instead of this way. Could you also flatten my teeth I think its bulging too much. Oh I think you should try pulling out my teeth maybe it'll look better.

NO! WHY? BECAUSE HE IS A PROFESSIONAL! GEDDIT?

You don't walk up to a mechanic and teach him what to do with your engine because you don't have a degree in which you can take apart the engine and put it back.

Like wise, like wise.

The worst is that when all is said and done plus 10x changes to the design, they want back the 1st ever design. It is always like this.

This is not just a culturer or erm Malaysian way this is the way people look at design. It's no right, no wrong.

Are word like this OK?

2009-10-06T15:23:00.002+08:00

Tight jeans, double d's makin' me go *Whistle*

I think I should know how to make love to something innocent without leaving my fingerprints out.

I got my gun cocked tight and I'm ready to blow, Push it baby, push it baby, Out of control.

Yes? No? You decide.

But this was played out over the last minute over the radio by a band call 3OH!3 name starstrukk. I am sure you've heard it before if you're on a radio. This is what we and our kids are hearing these days. Don't pretend it didn't happen or act innocent over it or be ignorant... Learn to help them decipher!

There's a time for everything

2009-10-06T00:05:00.002+08:00

The wise Solomon has realise that in his dying age. That is tragic. But again it help build us up.

Right now my time is probably in verse 6 - a time to search and a time to give up. From searching now I give up. I have always tried to search for a solution for an effective reaching out to teenagers. But all is at vain. Nothing deem workable. Is it me? Or is it the culture of it all? My search has come to an end. I only can do this much. Time to give up.

For once though, it is almost happy to see that they are like a tree planted by the streams of water while I am not sure with the 2nd part, Like a solid tree they are planted. Nothing you do can uproot what has been planted.

A season to give up. A season to let it all go. In all Solomon's wisdom, he still can't compare to God's foolishness. What more us who probably only 30% of Solomon's wisdom.

Creation in the language of progamming

2009-10-04T19:27:00.000+08:00

I love smart metaphor and argumentations. In this case I've just came back after visiting my boss' First born.

He is a diehard programmer. So naturally everything it is easier to link back to programming.

Looking at babies have always been a facination to me. They are so fragile when they are born. Yet they came from 2 cells that with our eyes we can't even see them. It's magic.

Our discussion on this magical thing that happen soon was interesting. It was soon linked to his favourite topic which is 'intelligent design' in short, it is a theory that oppose evolution yet does not fully acknowledge God is the 'creator'

Yet us humans are form in a serial of codes. We were programme. Design by and with intelligence. and our DNA is the code/language that wrote us.

Now I know this is going to be very confusing. Every programme in this world began with a code/language. Take for example if u open a facebook page, right click it and select 'view sourc' you will see bunch of gibberish text like 'JavaScript' etc etc that you think is nonsense. But in reality that is how website is written. With codes. It allows facebook to function like facebook.

And this are languages that are painfully coded by humans for humans. To code, we call it encode. But there must be something to decode them so that you don't see gibberish you will see a nice facebook page.

In this case the decoder is your browser 'internet explorer' or 'firefox' just like why they call the astro box a decoder. It decodes the whatever gibberish that was sent over the air. It's sort of like sender and receiver.

Now it came to the punchline. He ask if we are encoded, who or what is the decoder? Then If there is really a creator, what then is our purpose that we were coded?

Wow! Simple terms maybe not for you but for a programmer it totally makes sense. Well to put it simply the decoder has to be God! No other reason. What's the purpose we are coded? So that we will worship him!

Our DNA are coded with a single purpose and that's who we should be. In our everything. We were made. We were created to worship.

The scariness of connectivity.

2009-10-01T13:22:00.004+08:00

Yesterday there was an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 that is pretty huge considering a Major earthquake. By the time the shock reached here, it was probably down to 3.0++

I work on the 3rd floor. I was having a headache before the quake and subsequently felt my table shake. I wasn't paying much attention as I thought it was Kevin who shook his table. Until he asked if I shaked the table. Later I saw sms saying cyberjaya had the same thing. I knew it was an earthquake. But how? where? when? Is it true?

The answer is... TWITTER! correct! nothing gives you information like those little birds do. I 'trending topic' earthquake and guess what? Everywhere in indo, singapore, KL... report the quake incident.

Look at the yellow thingy there. Within seconds the number kept going up. 1000 new post 2000+ new post... Like seriously, it travel faster than any other media. Global scale. It's just like how last time people use runners and post to tell news this is like faster and wider.

And within minutes we've got the answer through geographical department in US reporting 7.9 magnitude.

So. how to survive a quake? Use twitter!

Trademarking food.

2009-09-23T09:38:00.003+08:00

If you don't already know, our wonderful tourism minister Dr. NG YEN YEN has made a move to 'trademark' some of the Malaysian food... “We cannot continue to let other countries hijack our food." says her. Alright then, is it ok for us to hijack sushi, beef patties, dim sum, fish and chips and salsa sos? Obviously this kind of statement is very kiasu and not thought off. It will start an international debate and copyrights of food all over the world and then we will have to pay premium to sell it? And we will be seen as one idiot nation just like how we prove that Teh Tarik can be drank in space. Luckily, that idea was abandon.

But now again, a stupid move. I mean hello? Don't we already know where those food came? Now Singapore is outraged that they did not have anything to trademark. LOL. Claiming the best food is theirs.

To get to where Singapore is my friend, is to 1st build the nation up to Singapore standard which is being the 1st world. How you trademark a dish? You simply can't! Unless you find the original creator and trademark each dishes. I can imagine that one day she'll announce that all original creator can apply by filling in forms LOL!
Then again, that would mean that they will have to surrender the original recipe. All in all, this is stupid!

Ok fine, I may be bias coz I am from Malaysia but let's here from the world renown food critic that appears on TV shall we and we shall put to rest all this war between Singapore and Malaysia.

Well said Kanye! Well said. I am agreeing with you the 1st time!

Time to have a change of background

2009-09-22T18:24:00.000+08:00

This time, I am going all out. WEB2 + CSS laying out!!!

Funny Kanye

2009-09-21T00:24:00.002+08:00

We all know what happen right to Taylor Swift incident at the VMA with Kanye doing stupid stuff and I've found a lot of funny poster made out from that incident LOLx

LOLX

iPhone

2009-09-17T09:35:00.000+08:00

I got the king of phones. And I've been playing with it ever since hence lack of blogging. I do hope they come out with a blogging app for blogger though.

Although I know one day I'll own it, It came faster than I thought! Ever since watching the keynote when they have launched it way back in march 2007 in San Francisco when Steve Jobs presented it. It was all WOOOOOOO and WAAAHHHH

Watch the rest of the parts yourselves.

Why do I want one? It is simply because it is the King of Phones and everyone tries to be it. Don't believe me? try google iPhone symbian theme ahah! Those with express music nokia namely 5800 all have iPhone theme installed in it.

It is truly reinventing the phone because no other company has yet to stepped up to apple's game.

I've get a lot of comments from friend who knew a friend who owns an iPhone saying the iPhone is nothing great. Nothing special, it's boring etc. Most of the time it deals with limitations of the iPhone itself.

That's all there is in the box. I would say it is very basic compared to what Nokia gets. Plus the earphone (with mic) which I gave it to Joleen along with my faithful 5th Gen iPod Not all that useful. The silver pin lets you remove your sim card.

Apple is so smart that it creates a phone for stupid people. Because they want to generate more income! For example, you can't use your 'MP3' as your ringtone, you got to use itunes to 'create them' and then purchase it for USD 99 cents. How lame!

However, to a power user, tweaking of file extention let's me create my own ringtone for free. Bwahahah!

The thing I love most is the Apps that developers create. Some of it is so innovative that it is really wow. Not to mention again, most of it is Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Who don't love free apps?

some need to pay at USD 99 cents. Way cheaper than a lot of other phone system's app and I don't need to hack it (a plus).

Ok so smule and minigore isn't exactly free I got it for 99 cents!

My current fav game is of course the leaf trombone from Smule. Which some of you already know. I totally already master the easier songs now moving to more harder songs.

Check out the leaf trombone in action (not me of course)

Most stuff found on app stores are quite erm stupid which is why it is better to do it base on review or the 'free version'

It's great that Everything is found under one roof (another plus)

Oh I checked out Run Keeper too. That's erm the last app icon up there! It's sort of like a GPS tracker and it has a free and pro version. I did a jog the other morning using that and it absolutely rocks. And its gonna be another favourite!

The best part is that it loads your data online.

Shows a map of your trail, shows the speed (bottom graph) where you ran the fastest and of course it will compare each time you run!

All these absolutely free! The pro version 9.99 adds voice over to the app like it will tell you are you better than your previous run, how many more KM to go etc etc. Kinda like the NIKE+ but cheaper.

That's it for now. Maybe I'll do an update later after I get bored of it. But maybe I will never will. I am still a kid deep down somewhere...

Next Up...

2009-09-09T00:00:00.000+08:00

He is accused so that you can be excused.

2009-09-07T09:43:00.003+08:00

Have you ever apologise on behalf of something you did not do or something you don't know what you did? I did. Most find it hard to do that because it is not only a very hard thing to do but because we are all human. And we don't make mistakes. I always tell people that they should be the bigger person and forgive and forget. But some days it is hard especially when you are constantly being make fun and taken iightly.

That reminded me of how Jesus did it all for us. He apologised for the sins he did not do. He took the punishment for us who are well, sinners.

How hard must it been for him. How great is he a man and loving is he a father. The description that he was nailed to the cross was always gruesome. We all always have this image of him hanging on a perfectly shaped cross, measured and sawed to perfection, sanded down and bought from a furniture stall. Truth is, he was put on more or less a tree bark. Full of splinters or even the surface of tree itself was rough enough to cause further wound to the already skinless back.

Most importantly, the act was not appreciated. Your apologies are not accepted and on top of that, your name has been marked as rotten, spit upon and ridicule. How great is this love that Jesus did.

He is accused so that you can be excused.

Onward we go.

2009-09-06T08:08:00.003+08:00

It has been pure joy to serve God. Onward we march from here onwards. It has been one crazy week. I have had so much thinking to do it is almost crazily tired. The future directions, Worship, plus the loads of work in office it is almost impossible to clear.

I've heard one sermon this week (from influence CD) that you got to really appreciate the position God has place you in work and you have to bloom wherever you are and most importantly realise that God will bless you wherever you work because of you! What a great word. Just like Joseph from the bible, God's blessing was AROUND Joseph not just on Joseph.

I truly believed that for some reason even before I heard that. My company's job never seems to cease. It is always projects after projects after projects after projects. In the economic downturn, it is still like that. We are hiring more and this time we're hiring Graphic Designer. Wow! The blessings of God just never ever ever stops! Although it is tiring, it is really a joy.

This week has come to an end and I am truly glad. It has been a hectic week that I rarely blog or shoot photo. Now, moving on. I need to get my photographic spirit back up. Seeya!

Tear Down The Walls

2009-09-01T13:42:00.002+08:00

Those were the brave words of our current PM on Merdeka day in conjunction of 1Malaysia. In the sub-line it says that we must rebuild the bridge between races that our forefather's have built.

But on the same weekend, the march with the cow's head was held in Shah Alam regarding the relocating the hindu temple to a neighbourhood called Section 23a

Watch the youtube

What was really really stupid was that the residence couldn't defend each other. When asked about the cow's head, one of them says it is brought by individual who is angry it is not his doing. He don't know who is that individual. And says yes relocation will bring problems like that in individual. Hello? knock knock.

But finaly questions was this. Where were the police and the FRU? There were none because we are not BN.

Truly, the wall can not be be torn down. At least not in another decade or so because clearly it is separated not only by the colour of our skins, but also who do we pray to...

Tanah tumpahnya darahku

2009-08-31T08:56:00.002+08:00

A lyrics that is that violent to think graphically. But how many of us really meant what we sing when it comes to that?

It means the land in which my blood are spilled. With people throwing their citizenships and getting PRs, I don't think we are serious about that. Someone once told me that it will take Malaysia another 30 years to really be free and move on. I believe that is true. But who's gonna do it? An Obama? Hopefully.

Happy 52nd Merdeka!

UP UP UP and away...

2009-08-24T18:27:00.001+08:00

UP is awesome.

I've been waiting for this movie for like ages because it is PIXAR and yes PIXAR always defeat other 3D animation studio when it comes to character play. They always focus on characters rather than just telling humours and making the whole thing very changgih 3D like or infact just story telling.

UP has done it again! Its a good thing too that not much promotion (I mean just look at the poster. Its just baloons and a house flying) actually was for this show because by doing so they will spoil the surprises. It is very very touching too. Seriously.

Its also sad that we got this show so late in the year because it was not transforming metal or some metal robot alien show. My friends from HK and Singapore have watched it and asked me to watch it. Which is weird they hardly ask me go watch show.

The characters are ugly though LOL like the movie poster, it didn't show much details and my comments here will not be detailed too.

I like how people over at pixar is very hospitable and to think that all americans don't care isn't true. It is because of these actions that keeps a company like to its childlike spirit and the best at what it does because they belive in dreaming! And it really burns down to their core! What am I talking about? Just read the story below.

On Dec. 23, 2005, young Colby Curtin was diagnosed with vascular cancer, after doctors found a tumor in her liver. On April 28th, 2009, at the age of ten, her parents took her to see Monsters vs Aliens (2009). She was most impressed with the preview to "Up", saying "I have to see that movie. It is so cool." Two days later, Colby's health began to worsen. On June 4th, her mother Lisa asked a hospice company to bring a wheelchair for Colby so she could visit a theater to see "Up." However, the weekend went by and the wheelchair was not delivered. Unfortunately, Colby was now too sick to leave home and her family feared she would die without seeing the film. A family friend named Terrell Orum-Moore, who desperately wanted Colby to get her last wish, began to cold-call Pixar and Disney to see if someone could help. Pixar has an automated telephone answering system, Orum-Moore said, and unless she had a name of a specific person she wanted to speak to, she could not get through. Orum-Moore guessed a name, and the computer system transferred her to someone who could help, she said. Pixar officials listened to Colby's story and agreed to send someone to Colby's house the next day with a DVD of "Up". Lisa Curtin asked her daughter, "Do you think you can hang on?". "I'm ready (to die), but I'm going to wait for the movie," the girl replied. The company flew an employee with the "Up" DVD, which was still only in theaters, to the Curtin's home on June 10 for a private viewing. He had a bag of stuffed animals of characters in the movie and a movie poster. He shared some quirky background details of the movie, and the group settled in to watch "Up". Colby couldn't see the screen because the pain kept her eyes closed, so her mother gave her a play-by-play of the film. At the end of the film, Lisa if her daughter enjoyed the movie, and Colby nodded yes. Lisa Curtin described the Pixar employee, saying "He couldn't have been nicer. His eyes were just welled up." Of the film, she remarked, "When I watched it, I had really no idea about the content of the theme of the movie. I just know that word 'Up' and all of the balloons and I swear to you, for me it meant that (Colby) was going to go up. Up to heaven." Seven hours after viewing the film, Colby passed away with her parents at her side. Pixar officials declined to comment on the story or name the employees involved.

Long time no blog

2009-08-24T12:19:00.001+08:00

Yes TBTB

On break now. Return after the youth retreat is done!

Malacca 2

2009-08-10T22:05:00.003+08:00

Alright, I'm BACK!

In continuation with the previous Malacca post, Yeah they rest of them went shopping for cheap clothing (what you expect? Girls wert) I went play disappearing game. (As usual, I love to disappear alone) And I went on a shooting spree.

Having had enough of Jonker St. I venture into one of those alley that has a name but we'll just refer them as off Jonker St.

In no particular order

Nice 'Luck' design on window

Regular old bike

Old air conditional

Blue window on faded wall

Old houses

Crawling plants

No entry sign

Random alley

No dump rubbish sign

Random old alley 2

One of the street that was walking on - Jalan Tukan Besi. It means blacksmith's road

Bike repairer

Ever wonder what happens to all those beca that breaks down? They get repaired at Raleigh's!

Before there were geared bikes

A few uncle looking to buy some erm I don't even know what

Abandoned green stall by the alley

Narnia beyond

Misfit

Old uncle woking on some pot. Yes he is situated in Lorong Tukang Besi

Sadly, my solo exploring trip was cut short. I only spent about 10 minutes wondering around. The girls have done shopping. And it was time to head to our camp. I walked so far that I almost didn't know how to go back to where they were. I love self exploration. It is packed with danger and 'you never know what you'll get' moments. Rather than boring Jonker which appears everywhere these days.

We went to camp right after that and that will be in my next post.

AHHHHH sick for one whole week

2009-08-08T21:09:00.001+08:00

Dang I was sick for so long I hadn't update so long. Sorry. This flu really gets me moodless online (which is a good thing to cure my erm onlineness) muahaha

Anyway while I get ready to come back here's something cool that I stumbled upon

Street Protest that works

2009-08-03T09:41:00.002+08:00

In recent street protest, It caught the attention of the government and please note that, Yes it does work and 2 nothing will ever change = efforts are going to waste.

Najib's view of the street protest was rather odd. Usually the silent man won't even go about talking to the media about useless things like that and pretend nothing happens unless he is talking about 1Malaysia. If you don't already know the protest was to abolish ISA, now you know. I wasn't there. I couldn't care less because I though it is just another gimmick that simply, won't work.

There's 2 things here. 1) The people got the attention of Najib by street protesting and Najib urge ppl not to take part because it will bring bad name to the tourism industry and sorts. 2) Najib couldn't care less by his comment - We will give them stadiums to hold their protest and let them shout until they are hoarse till dawn but don't take it to the streets. Notice how that response mean. They couldn't care less if people went hoarse because at the end of the day, they want the effort to goes to waste.

If the closing airport works for Thailand, why can't it work here? In fact, ours are consider mild compare to the people of Thais!

DR.M also commented that street protest is not our culture, there are other ways to resolve issue. Well, is there? Parliament Bills, Blogs, Posters, And no one from the up above gave their comments about ISA well except for Pak Lah which on 2 occasion mention that 1) he is happy that when Najib was installed as a prime minister, he release the 5 hindraf leaders and his comment was "GOOD! I hope more will be release in time to come" and on another occasion he mentioned - "I hope one day ISA will be abolished" like what? like seriously you could do that when you were in power.

Well yea, getting back no one reacted to the different situation, Parliament, Blogs Posters and interviews and just one act of street walk get all the top guns to react. Effective? Yeap!

Malacca (Again)

2009-07-28T14:11:00.003+08:00

Ok I know what happen to my determination to blog? Everyday I have excuses. AHA! check out my flickr. It is so not updated haha

A few of us went to Malacca before our church camp commence in Port Dickson. I had some fun. Mostly shooting and I wandered off myself at one point because the rest are shopping. I would post them up the next post. For now, its Part 1! OK no caption in photos because too many of em'

By the way, All these pictures were shot using my brother's 18-250mm lens which is awesome for travelling. I dialed down all saturation in all pictures to suit the rainy mood haha.

We had Nyonya food (Again)

Andrew and Cassie

Assam laksa that I did not ordered

Complete your meal with cendol is always the trick in Malacca

Saw some nyonya wedding when we left the shop

Jonker 88 is awesome cendol shop. We did not enter

Uninteresting Tiles

Old granny texting

Some ICE workers disrupting traffic

Interestingly Jonker owners are becoming anti photo shooting because everywhere you see those annoying few words.

Chopper across the street

Digi Trishaw... very smart of Digi

9 Degree's juices. I almost bought all of them because they looked pretty

Matos

Erm. Gio's feet

I love super tele lens. Dosen't this looks like it belonged to some gossip mag haha

Old Malacca buildings are gems

Dumplings

Mee Sua rider

Fish Maw seller

Trishaw rider

Whoever is lee baba.

AH love couple tee. Hmm where did I see it before. AHA! Bangkok

The gang from across the street

To sum it all for the 1st part. A guai lo wearing I love Malaysia just says it all =)

What is it that you want?

2009-07-25T08:58:00.002+08:00

Over the past few course, I have see and decided on several things. One is to get to a direction or to somewhere while looking for some new breed of leaders.

I've talked to a friend of mine and ask whether she's interested in it. I got the response, I have no passion in it. Ah-hah! That is the key element. The passion that drives people to do work to do what God has asked us to do. Well, I am sadden by that fact that it is so hard to find passion for Christ.

The servant-hood that Christ has painstakingly came to teach us is no longer an important factor in our lives. We are focused on getting church chores done we come to church to 'work' for the weekend, doing same things that drives us crazy on the inside. Part of it is the church is dry. For some reason it has withered and die. Although we are called to live on Solid Rock but for that the community is important. It is that community that drove the people of ACTS to a higher level.

I am not going to talk about this any longer but A new beginning is about to start and believe me, it will start WELL! and hopefully, end WELL!

Fun in ventilation...

2009-07-17T08:20:00.002+08:00

Alright! here is the video of me and Joleen did the Genting Skyventure. Cost us RM18 for the video and I have to edit it myself. Wat la!

Here it is =)

Skytrex preview

2009-07-14T16:47:00.002+08:00

For those who want to know what is skytrex, here is a preview before I put the pics up haha. This is Andrew and Michelle both doing the 'tarzan swing' on a practice run. The actual thing is erm 5 times bigger and higher!

FPS Disease HAHAHA

2009-07-13T10:54:00.000+08:00

Christine @ Airport

2009-07-11T17:25:00.002+08:00

Ok so, 1stly, we've finished SKYTREKKING! click the link if you want to find out more.

It was gruesome, awesome, tiring, and awesome. For those who missed it, nvm, we will go again. Someday... and No, I did not bring my camera because its too big. But I took a lot of pictures with Cassie's camera and hopefully that goes up erm somewhere end of July.

Part of the reason why I blogged so slow is because it does brings back memories when you do it slower. It's like food tasting. You don't swallow everything in this case upload all to FB at once and you appreciate food more.

Fore now, there's really not much to show except for some (actually alot of group pictures so I'll just do comment if necessary.

Was the title necessary, yes it is haha

If you ask why the heck I didn't put your picture in, Its simple, I've put it in Facebook! ahah You can go there and see by....

Tim Hughes!

2009-07-06T14:00:00.002+08:00

Ok this was dated 19 may 09.

Worship central event wasn't really like concert, it was acutally like a workshop kinda thing and they try to form some kinda community kinda thing. Tim Hughes was one of the committee in this worship central.

We went there and there wasn't a lot of people but it was kinda filled. Overall the experience was great because halfway in the middle they conducted like teaching kinda thing.

Hmm, I personally think that the worship spirit in Malaysia has died. It came when I was a youth and then it left without us knowing. The audience was really quiet and they were stuck to their feet hands to the side. There were only a handful of mosh-pit crowd. God, what's happening?

Partly also it was due to the fact that there wasn't any lighting 'ambiance' no anticipation like 'give your loudest cheer to Tim Hughes' He just walked up stage took the mic, talk a few stuff and went into worship. I suppose this is also what he wanted to do, and he is humble at that.

Ok pictures. Due to the fact there wasn't nice lighting and horrible background, I decided it look best in B+W

The one beside him is Al-Gordon. Another worship leader in his church.

Al-Gordon

Tim Hughes with guitarist. Singing his famous song - Here I am to worship.

More Tim

And more Tim

The Bassist (No idea what name hehe)

The Drummer (No name also. But I think he is Mike Pilavacci's son coz he looks like him?)

Took some random shot after that

Another random shot

I can't stand Malaysian's churches' law on photography. LoL. OK I get it there's some legal issue involve but that limits the creativity no?

Again photography is illegal and security guards are walking up and down warning people not to shoot. Their face were quite ganas. LOL. Again, I did not care ;) and I didn't get caught this time haha getting pro at this.

Rumblethoughts

2009-07-05T15:46:00.002+08:00

The sermon today was about how King Hezekiah when he ruled Judah, He was a righteous King.

We all love the stories of kings and especially those that had the tag - 'he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord' and we'll go YEEEEEEAH! that's the way to go King Hezekiah!

Looking at the twist of it, How many of us REALLY want to live in the times of Hezekiah? We could be bored out because all the little gods in our lives would be snatched away. For real. The stuff he did was sure to angered the citizens using bulldozers rambling through the temples, idols, in the whole nation.

Look at it this way, given today's time, let's say you're voted as a king or prime minister in this land given the highest power, do what king Hezekiah did? Would you kill every little small 'god' in lives of people? entertainments, media and every little things that meant a lot to people.

True, we are democratic and to do that means we need to be dictator and for that it is what the communist countries are actually doing. To get people under control and like it or not, to certain extend, that helps.

What about you? what you think?

Back from Beau Bristow

2009-07-03T00:31:00.002+08:00

I just came back from an awesome concert hosted by Inti CF. Its Beau Bristow. Who's he? I don't know but I just went anyway and I didn't regret. Thanks to Joash for the invite!

He's basically a one man band which he does it all with his paddle. Erm. Just watch this video and you'll know. Not the best quality but everything you hear is from that guitar!~

More pictures erm very much later >.<

And if you're a techie, here's his setup

Oh on a seperate note, you guys should catch ICE AGE 3. It is like ze best among all 3 episodes. Really Crazy. On a scale of 1 to 11, I choose 12. I am going back to watch again. Maybe in 3D this time. We'll see :grin:

Jenn's Birthday!

2009-06-26T08:06:00.003+08:00

Alright I know this is super late but I am really trying my best.

I try to keep one post per day active and yea so I just do it slowly? Somedays I am more thoughtful somedays I need to rant and somedays I am nonsense, but today is photo day! and I became more rajin and added caption in the photo once again. I'll see if that is to my liking? I don't know you judge!

So we were in this place called TJ haus which erm I did not take any photo of the signboard but it is rather easy to find in SS18 Subang. You can click here for the map.

Before the foodie arrives

Yeah Jenn looked sick. That's coz she is kinda. Haha

While waiting for the rest, we took a group pic ourselves 1st

Jenn's Salmon something I can't remember

Their 'chiu pai' food the Crispy Duck. I don't like duck. But this one tasted good.

This is my Mango Chicken Pasta. Verdict, DON'T ORDER. It is not great and not filling.

I malas go round take foodies so yea I just took what's in my range.

Me and Jo

Ze SU gangsters.

Issac

Aha! Speech time!

Oh yea if you expect to give surprise, don't come here I heard they spoil surprises.

And one final shot before we call it a day! =)

Down to 10

2009-06-24T23:05:00.002+08:00

SPM is down to 10 subjects. That's the maximum number of subject in which a SPM candidate can sit in. That includes 6 core subjects. While I can see many parents are beginning to get furious, PIBG making tons of noise, I, LOVE IT!

Part of the reason is, there is so much more fairness in the society now, No not just helping particular race, is helping the entire student world altogether. Come on, having taking pure science still not enough, must take accounts, econs, arts, religion, art... etc etc.

Yes I am stepping on a lot of toes especially parents. I think parents got it all wrong. Forcing kids to study hard is wrong. Yes there must be certain amount of pressure on studying. Yes everyone must excel. I love it when Pastor Peter said it the other day accept your kid for who they are. Don't compare with other children.

What parents fail to realise, is that chanelling their energy to something more beneficial like say, helping the kid to decide what path to choose in career to their own strenght and liking is very important. Not just force them into business because they make good money out of it. Or some other engineering course or doctors or anything like that because that's our dream and we didn't live it so my kid will live it for me.

Selfishness will one day put people down. Yes even your own kid.

Most of the time in class I did not pay attention. I know, I am not an excellent student. But what's more important to me is that, I chosen my career path way before I entered a stream and I worked towards that. I thanked my parents for supporting me even though my mom had asked me to go into business a couple of times.

I love art. I love creating, drawing, shooting. But many of my friends didn't end up the same. They changed college many times and when I was working, they were still in college doing some business course. In fact, in my college, I met a lot of people who are 26, 27, 28 and yet they have not stepped out to the working world yet they still trying their likings out.

So will the government succeed in pulling off this trick? 10 subjects? That's pretty hard. I took 9 subjects for my SPM... And that includes bible knowledge which I scored high. But hey, I was very lazy in school, I wasn't competitive. My dad brought me to watch movie a day before SPM started. Cool? you bet! I think I just have a very awesome family. My brother skip accounts paper in SPM to go for youth camp. He is even scarier.

So it will be interesting to see that more and more parents might just send their kids to private school from now on. Afterall it is easier because they can acustom to the USA culture beforehand.

Awesome? Awesome!

Quarantine

2009-06-24T22:34:00.002+08:00

I was suppose to blog about Jennifer's birthday. Now that got delayed! (again)

It's very interesting to note that the government has decided to quarantine people coming back from overseas. Yes particularly those coming back from the supposingly land flowing with milk and honey. Espcially America, Australia whatever else countries.

The quarantine, unlike the Hong Kong hotel 7 days lock down once H1N1 detected, Malaysia government launched a home quarantine. So you come back you stay back home and erm rot. Now how many of us here thinks we are such law abiding citizens? No? Precisely NO! We are not law abiding at all. Whatever to H1N1!

Some schools have been stopped when confirm cases arises. While school students celebrate an extra week of holiday, which isn't really holiday at all. My guess was soon they'll take up 7 whole weeks of Saturdays and began replacement classes in all schools with holiday. Yea and then our youth attendence goes low because of classes.

So in the end, I guess we have to point fingers. Yes I WANT TO POINT FINGERS today because I am utterly mad. So let's trace back the roots. The Pigs of Mexico. Yes you pigs of mexico. I know you're sad because I point fingers at you. But I got no one to point to.

All in all it was the plane that carried H1N1 to Malaysia. Globalisation does have its tolls as well. As much as we like to be connected, sometimes we wish to disconnect. We were free for a long long long time but thanks to the plane and of course summer holidays, we're now catching on. Yes don't expect a handshake from me soon. I am going to be unfriendly.

Transformers 2

2009-06-24T10:05:00.003+08:00

I watched it on 23 of June. Many asked how on earth did we watched it earlier? Well they screened it earlier so we watch it!

Micheal Bay and his awesomeness just does not stop! I think he probably loves to destroy things. Ok no spoilers allowed here. But here's a fun fact.

I thought our technology have improved over the years and so should the movie. While the movie is awesome, the total space transformers 2 took was 145 Terabytes. 1 Terabyte = 1000GB yeap so it is 145000GB worth of disk space. It can fill 35,000 piece of regular DVD. Dang!

Animations need to be rendered (it is how animation are 'saved' well sort of) check it. If a modern home PC (I mean modern as in PC made within a year ago) render the entire tf2 movie, it need to do so 16,000 YEARS ago to finish it today. Now that's mind boggling isn't it?

To me, it is. In fact, Some machines rendering the transformers in IMAX format actually exploded while rendering. Man. Animation ain't cheap dude... it ain't!

But above all, no one could have done it other than Bay. Who shot Bad Boys II, The Island, And some awesome movie. But did you know he didn't grew up with Transformers toys or cartoon and thought it was lame to do such a show in the first place? Now see what it became. Monsterous!

More news (or possibly spoilers) can be found on Michael Bay's Website at http://www.michaelbay.com

Working with CCCD

2009-06-23T00:02:00.003+08:00

Yes I know, we have been on this D.I.S.C personality thingy for like since forever, But it is easily one of my favourite things to talk about now. If you haven't do the DISC test before and want to do it, look for me.

Again, not gonna explain so much into it, you can read about it, here but to briefly understand I am gonna tell you what they stand for,

D - Dominant
I - Influential
S - Steadiness
C - Compliance

I happen to have a very high S and C but S comes first. What we must understand though is that this does not give us the power to label people and give them a chop on their forehead. This is to help us to work better as a team and know where to look for to form a team. And using everyone's strenght to achieve a common goal.

This is also not for us who know our personality type to say "I am like this, I can't change" which I have heard many many times. But coming back...

My team in Bible College is exactly doing that. They comprises of me being S and 3 C and a D. The D generally gives the idea more idea and suggestion than the rest and the C will work it out. They are super awesome in terms of detailing and things like that. They can decypher informations that are enourmously huge and come out with something presentable and me being me, I supported all the way LOL.

But honestly this team is just too capable that I who usually being there and say something in the team just kept quiet until I presented of course. =) And I think we did beawesomely well thus far in presentation. Everything was just so detailed and structured that my gosh I could have never done it. We presented Joshua leadership profile and it was just AMAZING! If I learn a great deal out of DISC, I learn a greater deal out of teamwork!

That was random but it still was beawesome!

Happy Father's Day

2009-06-21T16:30:00.002+08:00

Father's are generally misunderstood bunch. So much so that most don't even know when is father's day... With mother's day nearing, every mall is filled with their songs and pink shaped heart that reminds people that it's mother's day.

Father's don't get the same privileged. There's not much hint on father's day. In fact, many (including church friends) kept telling me that father's day was actually on the 14 of June (2nd week of the month). I told them. WRONG! its on the 3rd week. Phew it got me worried because of the dance stuff too hehe. So yes, MOTHER's day, 2nd week of may Father's day 3rd week of June. REMEMBER THAT fellas!

And I am sure the excuse for dad would be, Iyah I don't know what to buy him lah! Guys so hard to buy presents. In fact, this year's present was nail clipper. Like practicality. You can always get him PSP, iPhone, Car, House or anything!

I wish all father's (especially mine) a very great Father's day and of course many years to come. I won't know when mine will come hopefully, Not too soon XD Yes I already have many kids in church to take care off XD again.

Alright! Cya!

Google Reader

2009-06-17T09:00:00.000+08:00

Ok I am doing a free advertising here -.- But this is something that YOU shouldn't LIVE WITHOUT

GOOGLE READER!

Ok if you haven't got yourself an google account, Please jump off the bridge. Kidding. I mean how could you not have google account. It is the one account to RULE THEM ALL! Honestly, get a google...

Anyway google reader eats on RSS feeds

I am not going to tell you what is RSS feeds... you can go read about that.

Google reader is like your mailbox but instead of emails you get BLOGS post! Now, you'll never miss a post ever again!

Ever dislike your slow blogging friend that only post one article per few months? And you keep clicking on your friends link everyday to see if there is any update from your friend? Not anymore! Google reader will alert you whenever a blog is publish!

As you can see I have 1 unread from Joleen, 1 from Cassie, 1 From Joash and 3 from Kim

So that is a huge huge help that I don't have to go to every single blog everytime. More so when alot of friends update once a month.

Not only that. I also use it to follow some news blog or cartoon or everything RSSable

Like Calvin and Hobbes cartoon

Or advertising around the world

Or Daily Photo Journal

Or gadget / software news

All in which keeps me entertain when I am bored. Of course there are plenty more cool blogs but I only use it to manage those I love and not like oh heck! I haven't visited this and this website.

Subscribe to any feed is easy just click add subsription above and tada you're done. Its easy to organize too.

Best of all, you can email to friend, Add star (bookmark it) or just simply Share with your google account friend within and they can read it by clicking shared items

Neat huh? I think it is!

Oh and if you don't see your blog most likely your blog do not support RSS as some of you fancy on using crazy templates from elsewhere. Go research on how to actually insert an RSS.

Ok going to read some feeds.

The Nehemiah's love for home.

2009-06-16T14:18:00.000+08:00

We all know Nehemiah is an awesome guy so awesome that under him, he actually build the entire wall of Jerusalem in 52 days. That's erm slightly more than a month. That's like yeah awesome. If you think that the wall he build is just the wall to seperate your house from your neighbour house, then you're so wrong.

The wall is what you normally see in Chinese drama / movie where the it has a gate for people to come in and out. Or think of something like LOTR or medieval kinda stuff where they have battle and everyone needs to charge into.

Of course Nehemiah's wall have been destroyed and erm it is still being digged out. But more than that it is Nehemiah's passion for home that is truly surprising.

I am not going to go through the entire story of Nehemiah here but you can go read it on your own here

But the entire story was that Nehemiah grew up in a different country in fact, his dad and grandfather grew up in other country (As captives and slaves) and when he heard that Jerusalem has no walls, He submitted his annual leave application to the king and went to Jerusalem to build walls.

Thanks to the group presentation on Nehemiah which Jon mentioned something funny as a joke but that joke was really good. He ask how many of us would go back to China now and go rebuild the wall of China? No right?

That's a good point you see. Most of us well at least I would think me won't do it. Afterall we're all Malaysians now although our roots are in China. I am also the 3rd (or 4th) Generation of Chinese that came to this soil.

And that's what stand out in Nehemiah. He went back having a passion for the home that he did not grew up in. Such passion is much to die for.

Now here comes the catch of my point

Whenever I knew people are leaving, I have always (or not) say to them remember where your home is. Of course that being said, I knew more often than not they are gonna go there study and subsequently work there and apply for PR and eventually changing citizenship.

Afterall the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. For one, given opportunity, I don't even know I would return. Of course it is said there is no place better than home but most would just stay on. Afterall they are closer to the culture elsewhere comparing to culture back home.

And I find the below statement true...

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
- Ray Bradbury

So, for my friends who is living overseas now, always remember where home is. And there is truely no place like home.

Christine's Farewell

2009-06-14T07:59:00.004+08:00

Aha.

I am so the last minute.

This is for one of the coolest people I know.

Christine with Michelle and Yee Lyn

We went to eat at Italianiese. Chosen by, Felicia. Totally hilarious to bring kids to erm expensive place

Peter Ang with XP

The infamous no face Carmen & Kristy aka the chopsticks

I Looked so old here standing next to James dang~!

Didn't take the food coz was totally erm hungry.

Group Pic without Me

Group pic with blur Me

Erm we took turn give farewell speech. AHAH totally random.

Er the other bunch of people lol.

Later we went out take some more group pic.

And some more jump pic

And we went shopping in Pyramid but it was totally close so we take some pics and go home.

It was some awesome great time and surely those that will be missed.

I can hardly believe time flies by so fast actually awhile ago you were only form 1 then suddenly form 5. Actually it feels much longer than that LOL...

Ah there is just so much wishes to do but at the same time there's none. I guess there's just so much to tell that it is understood with a few words - I'll see you sometime soon.

Goodbye Christine and may you have fun in Coma, France. It is gonna be awesome!

Angels and Demons (possible spoilers)

2009-06-11T14:34:00.003+08:00

Alright, YES! I have watched it after so so so long.

I like the fact that it is way way way better than Da Vinci Code meaning, it is not as 'controversy' as some have enthusiastically brand Dan Brown's blasphemous writing. (Ok, too deep)

As you have already know (or not) Angels and Demons is also one of Dan Brown's carefully crafted book dealing with conspiracy or more so, I think he is in love with something we call the 'secret society' and this time it is a secret society of scientologist seeking to destroy the church or more so, the Catholic church in Vatican City which is the church of all Catholic church.

I like the fact that they combine modern tell tale on the LHC and how they linked the secret society to different churches in Rome and it is just plain awesomeness! Or frankly, I personally like all these treasure hunting movies like bang bang bang

It is rather controversial though because it is a show where the Catholics do not want to be conformed to the world of science which is why they destroyed the scientologist in the 1st place but yet their security systems is so high tech that the archive is made out of some high tech oxygen monitored room and the amount of Sony TV in their Vatican city itself is amazing.

Of course no one actually knows for sure all those stuff exist. It is purely Dan Brown's creation. Well, at lease most of it are. A quick walk though IMDB website clearly shows that it got a lot of facts wrong about Catholism in the 1st place.

This time round, I am sure glad they did not create much of controversial out of it. In Da Vinci Code, Everyone was like BOOOOOOO AHHHHHHH blablabla I personally have several DVD to counter Da Vinci Code.

To quote a friend, and I think she's right. The only one who created controversial about it are in fact Christians themselves. Actually if you watch it as a pure fiction, it is a rather enjoying movie. Of course if you want to go deep into debate on spirituallity then that's another story =)

Christine's Birthday

2009-06-09T23:34:00.002+08:00

My brother asked me why I don't want to clean up more on my pictures because they are ugly. I only have one answer. I will brighten the images but I don't fake it! Haha.

Aha I better get the Christine related pic up before she fly away and everyone points finger at me haha

We surprised Christine a day before her birthday at her house and it did work! aha

Christine.

They off the down stairs light and say there is no eletricity -_-" how lame was that. But her mom was like I need you come down help me find candles. Ok that was lamer...

I manage to take a few pictures but I lazy to put here la coz all not that nice so I just put some candid poser pictures

This was the few people who went. This is the erm stupid pose

This is erm the stupid pose again

Cassie

Joash

Uncle Joe

Debbie (actually debbie is already there cos she's her sister haha lame betul)

Some random pic at KFC before heading to Dusun Eco Resort.

Another random pic, we hit Pavilion mall after checking Dusun Eco. Aha this was nicer than the one XP STEPH FELI took. Hehe...

Ok I suppose next up is going to be Chris' farewell dinner.

Camp!

2009-06-09T11:00:00.005+08:00

Camp was awesome.

It wasn't MACRO awesome. It is just Micro awesome. Nevertheless, awesome.

It wasn't like a big burning fire, but it was a small campfire fire.

On the day of the camp itself, I got a tingling feeling that it is gonna be awesome services and all and it is! The speaker was Rev Teo Kwee Keng and really she's the bomb. She speaks like a unstoppable train at a Jet Speed like. I can't concentrate during her sermons because the constant ringing in my ears means its very drowsy. On all services, I wished she'd just jump into prayer mode right away.

But that wasn't the case. I suppose a cold engine can't be engaged immediately. It needs some warm oil and warm up time. The series of sermon is awesome it is like going from stage 1 to stage 100.

The response to the altar is slow. 1st altar call only a handful. 2nd altar call only 5 went and 3rd altar call was only 3. Dang talk about cold engine. We challenged the youth to go up to the altar. Only few dared to take the 1st step. But that was encouraging to those who took the 1st step!

Still it was good. I hope more went in the end.

We hung out a lot at night too. Of course the 1st night was like scattered. The 2nd night was good though they stomp into my room when I was asleep. Then they kept everyone awake till 1:30 in the morning. It was like what?

But it was good because we had new friends with us that does not come youth previously like EMILY! JACKY! JOLYN ok jolyn comes to youth ahaha but she stayed back despite her family returned home hehe. Good choice!

=)

Alright. I shall update the Christine related stuff like tonight and yea clearing post but too busy edit pics so yea sorry!

Family Day 2009

2009-06-05T00:37:00.003+08:00

I am such a procrasinator. Ok I shall rush my post haha.

We had family day at Bukit Jalil and this time, it was way lessor people than we had couple of months ago and it wasn't as fun because everyone's cramp up in one small hut. As usual the boys will forgo all food and play sports. The girls walks around and force me to take photos.

Felicia Christine Cassie Gio

The Macha

The Camwhorer

Awesome!

Pedaaaas!

Carmen and Yeelyn

Who shot this? Hmm

I shot some Holga but it isn't really awesome because there's plenty of light leaks (more on that later)

Awesome holga haha. Gives unexpected result as expected.

Then next I was slaved into taking pictures haha but what the heck. I didn't care la I had beawesome time shooting pics because the grass is green sky is blue and most of all the DSLR kinda performed well under such condition. Seriously, look how clear each pictures are...

Then just walk around shoot pics of models

With the Chinese New Year album pose

Jump shot!

Then later that afternoon, I decided to bring the youths go and lepak kat ONE U. We watched Wolverine which was awesome but could be beawesome Shinny metal claws haha

Christine and James Soh with their food pose?

Erm Felicia and her usual I am darlie's ambassador pose and Joe

Peter Parker with John Connor (Out of focus pulak)

Then Christine shopped and we bosan and Joe tandas.

Erm then we sneaked into photobooth machines and used my camera instead. Haha Cheapos.

And one last group photo...

Random: Runpee

2009-06-03T14:15:00.004+08:00

Great! Just what we need (Sorry ladies, this works better for men) because we can run and pee under 1 minute if we need to.

Its a website that tells you what time is it best to go pee during a movie. PERFECT! Just what I need because I have bladder problem. No actually I do not but whole cup of coke makes you crazy sometimes.

There, the timeline tells you when to go pee. It encrypts the detail below and you have to click to see what did you miss so no spoilers. Totally rad I'd say =)

Runpee.com

A Bite of Freedom

2009-06-02T00:07:00.002+08:00

“Let my people go,” said Moses to Pharoah.

“Not until I get my horse back.”

“You have a thousand horses.”

“It’s the principle: Take a horse, you take a palace.”

“I set it free in the mountains of Midian.”

“Then find it and bring it back.”

“Once free, forever free,” Moses told him. “It’s the principle.”

“Power trumps principle everytime,” Pharoah said.

“I have a higher power. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”

“Never heard of him.”

But God had heard enough.

“Give him back his horse,” He whispered to Moses,
“or I’ll have to do something I don’t want to do.”

“It’s the principle.” Moses said shaking his head.

“Sometimes I regret giving man free will,” God told Moses.
“Principles can cause a lot of suffering.”

“But what good is free will if we can’t have principles?” asked Moses.

“What good is principles without power,” God replied.

“What good is a God without principles?”

“You need both,” God said. “I’ll show you.”

He sent seven plagues down on the Egyptians:
Blood and Frogs and Gnats and Swarms of Wild Beasts, and Murrain and Boils and Hail.

Yet Pharoah hardened his heart. He would not let the Israelites go free.

“Three more plagues will do it.” God told Moses.
“The last one is a killer.”

Moses wondered why the Egyptian people should suffer for Pharoah’s principles, but he remained silent.

~Short story from by Isidore Century

To member or not to member...

2009-05-31T17:16:00.002+08:00

Membership is a very very hard topic but I guess it is still a topic that needed to be addressed. From Day-1 until today of Membership, it has brought nothing but argumentative. The fire never cease from both end.

Of course putting aside that they presented in a very bad way, I think it is worth a 2nd look. We can join membership for everything else (facebook, myspace, GSC cinema, google, flickr, plurk, twitter, friendster, msn, skype yada yada yada...) but when it comes to membership of church HOOHAA happens.

I've asked a few person why they don't want to join membership their answer is mostly, I don't see a reason why I need to become a member... What if you're required to join to become member? Would you have joined? When we join Chinese Society, Ping Pong, Leo etc, do we fill in our membership application? Yes we do. But wait a sec, I don't have to sign to show my commitment to our society. Yes we know. But we still want you to fill anyway.

Yes we can argue that the church is not a club, it belongs to God. Yes, all these are true. But there is always the legalistic side of it. If you don't already know, churches are registered as Non-government organization in Malaysia and by that we actually do need to have a legal aspect to it like constitution, rules and regulations and also members. We also need to hold an annual AGM because that is what is given by the government actually.

But that's just about it you know. We always need to look 2 side of the coins. Why can't we just worship God like in the days of old? Yes we can. Members or not we still can worship God... no? Membership makes life easier let people see that we are committed.

But I don't want la to follow the rules of men. I follow only God. Well, Jesus did tell to the Isrealites then to make thithe to God and also at the same time, pay the taxes to the romans. In a sense, can we because we are Christian ignore the government? No, we still obey their rules right? so that is why I think since it is no harm taking up membership, take it. After all, you can cancle your membership if you don't feel like it anymore.

Terminator Salvation... and Evolution

2009-05-31T00:09:00.003+08:00

'The end begins'

I absolutely lover TERMINATOR series yes we grew with TERMINATOR and really loved it when I watched The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Yes it is the TV series with much to tell deeply about the existence of robot taking over mankind and how the human fought it. The last few episode of Terminator is so captivating that it is almost impossible to come out with a better story telling and it just made Terminator Salvation an even more beawsome show! Which is a must watch!

Anyway after watching the show I also had a deep thought about the subject of evolution. You see if Terminator were real, I believe so is evolution. Something had to evolve to robots of the future with artificial intelligence right?

So here you go my version of evolution and bots.

Moral of the story is, support neither! We don't want bots to rule us!

The email scpams are back (3)

2009-05-29T00:33:00.002+08:00

Alright,

The internet isn't all heavenly goody good good stuff. While most people rely on google and wikipedia (which is also awesome) there are just bunch of rubbish out there and usually it gets sent to our inbox.

While I thought generations today are smarter but tad much, I am taken aback really on how much we trust and relied on the internet or emails that gets sent to us. For one, we need to differentiate between fact and fiction. The photos that got attached, we need to see if it is photoshopped

Just a week ago, I've heard a testimony from one of the uncle in the church and how he got mugged by Samseng Jalanan. While the entire story is not to be laugh about and this is something we should be cautious at, part of the story caught me off guard.

He was at the bank's ATM in the morning and he got mugged. He was force to take out money from his ATM. Then he recalled that he read an email stating that if you key in your ATM card backwards, the police will come. And so he waited but no police came. Then he go on and say that the his name was shown on the screen but the money did not come out.

Now, any Malaysian will tell you that IT IS NOT POSSIBLE. With the current advancement we got in our country where can ATM link to POLICE? I bet they haven't even thought of that. 1stly, it cost a lot of build a system that will recognise a 'reverse backward keyed ATM' 2nd to have the device sound an alarm to the police is very unlikely. Even if it is likely to be true, That does not mean petrolling police will receive such information. Which means, if this is possible, the Police will have to come from their HQ (wherever they are).

But what was really amusing is that a bunch of uncles then came and sit around after service and disccuss over this matter and one of them said. Maybe the police still sleeping. 0_o which makes me really amuse because, THEY ALL BELIEVED!!

Well fellas, the MPSJ summons are not even linked to JPJ road tax which means that if you don't pay your MPSJ fine you still can renew your JPJ. What makes you think then there is such high tech system now?

And to think of it, won't it be easier to just install a single (or multiple) alarm button like the fire alarm that once you press you sound the alarm? or Better still. put an option in the ATM machine saying "HELP I AM MUGGED" just right below widrawal button. Or better still just wack the fella.

My point is, Don't simply believe in the internet or the email. Examine it properly that it is logical and if pictures, no sabotage has been made.

The email scpams are back (2)

2009-05-29T00:25:00.002+08:00

Ok just over a week ago, I received the infamous 'forward this and you get this'

While the general function of this type of emails hasn't been changed, it still got people fool. Things like

'if you don't foward this hotmail will delete your account'
'you'll have 7 years of bad luck if you don't foward to 10 people'
'forward this then hit shift+c then you'll see the answer'

Well, THIS DOES NOT WORK! the internet is not so powerful yet if not we'll see terminator walking around right about 2 years time.

To make matters worst, there is no such thing as a Sony Erricson laptop. This is just merely a form of spam or rather, someone's trying to spam anna swelung. Whoever you are, I am sorry for you for receiving anonymous emails.

The email scpams are back

2009-05-21T17:47:00.006+08:00

What are email scpams? They are scams and spams of the email world. Thanks to the wonders of Gmails (if you're still on other email eg hotmail and yahoo what the heck you doing there join the gmail party) they blocked out most of the spams.

But once a while a spam got out of the filter and tada jumps right into my inbox. Like often you get some African that lives in some part of England and wish to give you millions of dollars. And once a while, I played along to see if they are human and robot.

Dear friend,

Attn: Sir/ Madam,

Greetings to you, and your family, I have interested of investing in your
country as well as seek your services in a private and confidential matter.

I am Mr Kinda Abas. The Executive manager and chief financial officer of the
Banque Internationale du Burkina,

On my routine inspection I discovered a dormant, Account with a Balance of
($26million,
dollar), usd. that belong to our late customer, And i write to seek your
full support and assistance in transferring this fund to you in your country
for the benefit of me and you.

I am proposing to make this transfer to your country for investment. At
the conclusion of this tranfer, you will be given 50% 50 of the total amount
after the success of this transfer to you in your country.

Please indicate your willingness by sending the below information for more
clarification and easy communication.

Your full name ..............................
.......
Contactaddres ....................................
Nationality .............................
Occupation ...........................
Sex ...............................
Phone number ........................
Age ............................
Marital status .................

Await your response for more details.
Trusting to hear from you immediately.

Best Regards
Mr. Kinda Abas
Ouagadougou Burkina

I Simply replies

Let me guess,

After I give you my details, you'll say I have to actually prepare some money to use a process fees because the amount you're sending over is too huge and after I pay the process fees you'll disappear.

Right?

To my surprise, he replied to that message

Dear, John Tan,

Complement of the day to you and your family and thanks for your message, I received your message and I was very happy to see the type of responsible person that I need for this proposal,

Firstly my dear brother I want to clearify some point out of your message, and I want you to kno that this transaction that am talking about is never a joke, because out of your message it like you have bad expirience before, but to start with, you must beleived that without original there is no fake,

And again in one proverb were the richest man in the world said, we are force to take a risk to achive our aims, or to get what we are proposed, even a business that you may thinking that it sure, can even disapoint you, which means every movement have advantage and disadvantage, and if you did not take the step, you may not achive your goal,

I did not force you on this transaction, but I invite you to join me for the sucees, because I can not blame you for your expirience, but to procees any real transfer did not cost any huge amount as you may think at all,

As i said that I seek your services in a private and confidential matter, And I we like to advice you to keep this transaction as a secret and confidential to avoid implication from any body if not it we difficult to achieve,

I am Mr Kinda Abas. The Executive manager and chief financial officer of the Banque Internationale du Burkina, and again I give you the confidence that with your co-operation and full support this transaction we not take more than 14 working days before this fund we be transfer to you in your country,

I we like you to call me on this my number: Tel: 00226 75..., for more confirmation,

And if you have intrest on my transaction I we be waiting for your call and for your respond over my letter.

Thanks and Almighty God we blessed you, Amen,

KINDA ABAS,

TEL: +226 750 130 10,

I then replied

Mr Kinda,

I am glad that you've replied. It wasn't me but it was someone else who had a bad experience with this and I am just making sure. But may I ask, why me and not other people?

Thanks.

Then

Dear, John Tan,

Good day to you and your family over there again and thanks for your respond to my last message as I said before I was very happy to see the type of responsible person that I need for this proposal,

Real I appriciate your kind by voice out your oppinion, And let me tell you I have been protect this fund in my department for long time, at the same time I have been pray for the right persion who we be my partner to move out this fund to his account, before God choice you for me, and i have decide to take a risk with you by puting all my hope and trust on you on this transfer, and I beleived by the God grace you we never disapoint me on this trasaction from begining to the end, I did not doubt your personality and your capable for this fund,

I my self have done all my arithmetic, and I have put all the mornderlity in place to make sure that every thing going on well to achive this transfer,

And I give you the confidience again that with your co-operation and full support this transaction we not take more than 14 working days before this fund we be transfer to you in your country,

You we see the application form which you we fill and send to the bank email adress on my second message.

Thanks and Almighty God we blessed you, Amen,

KINDA ABAS,

The bank email address that he gave was remttdepart@aim.com like what the heck? Who the heck don't know aim.com is NOT A BANK? ok maybe still a lot of people.

My final reply was

Dear Mr Kinda,

1stly, thank you for your reply

2ndly there is just too many person involve in this whole chapter starting from Dr. xxxxx whoever and it is just not giving the enough confidence.

3rdly all your emails are all personal account like aim, terra etc. instead of bib.bf like you know kindaabas@bib.bf or something then it would at least be believable.

4thly, God Almighty is surely gracious that he chose me among the 6 billion people on the earth

5thly, SHOW ME THE MONEY!

6th, I knew this was a scam from the start and am just playing with you. These days people are too smart to fall into this kinda of crap, you want make more money, you go rob BIB if not, go work

lastly thank you for playing with me. All the best in your future scams. Wait actually, no. Just quit whatever you're doing and go up to some mountain and reflect on what you are doing and hopefully God Almighty will really direct you to a right path.

Prov 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will direct your path

I did not received any email after that. I am sure I made my point... But one day after that I got another email.

Hello,

I humbly crave your indulgence in sending you this mail, if the contents do not meet with your personal and business ethics, I apologize in advance. This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly "CONFIDENTIAL". Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.

I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as I have been reliably informed of your discreteness and ability in transaction of this nature. Let me start first by introducing myself properly to you.

I am Mr.Davis Adams, of Dept of Bill and Exchange with Barclays Bank in the United Kingdom. I need your consent to handle this transaction because it entails a large amount of funds (16.5 Million GBP) deposited by a deceased customer in our bank who died long time ago but has an open beneficiary mandate on his file though, there has not been anyone from his family to make claim of this funds.

THE PROPOSITION:

I wish to know if we can work together. I would like you to stand as next of kin to my deceased client, who was among the people that lost their life in Kenya air crash in 2003, with the wife, children and entire generation.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

He made some deposits to my bank, and died without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now have an open beneficiary mandate. Click on the link and see the details because this link gives a very comprehensive picture of what I'm saying. If you are interested do let me know so that I can give you comprehensive details on what we are to do.

I urgently hope to get your response.

Best regards,
Mr.Davis Adams

I guess I am the luckiest guy in the whole 6.6 Billion people on the face of the earth.

Flickr Pro

2009-05-21T08:18:00.002+08:00

Oh yes. I am a flickr pro recently. I know, I know, why the heck I create another account to complicate my life right? I have been debating on whether to have or not to have. I finally came to a conclusion that it will be used more towards an arty collection and those photos that I did not blogged here or in my daily project.

I have organized it in some collection which you can go see by going to MY FLICKR not all photos are up as yet as I am still cleaning and sorting my PC. Can you believe that I have 23,000 worth of photos? If you're on flickr, Add me as your friend =)

I also placed an icon there on the right of my blog =)

Inactive

2009-05-20T10:02:00.001+08:00

I am an inactive blogger. I did write some articles but have no time to complete it because I felt there is much more to write. But some good stuffs are coming up just you wait.

Martyrdom

2009-05-14T00:11:00.003+08:00

You know, I love dying for Christ, but using that to describe my leadership style isn't quite as comprehensive. No, more so if you're the only one in 44 person in class who falls into that category.

On Monday we did a quiz on leadership style. You know like those annoying quizzed on what Harry Potter are you. Only this is real-er. And the questions were super tough. There are a few leadership qualities and I got Martyred as highest.

Martyr:

The leader places an extreme emphasis on the necessity of the leader's role in the organization, on task orientation, and on safeguarding the organization's structure.
The martyr attempts to maintain control by producing feelings of guilt and/or pity. The psychological forces which combine to make one a Martyr leader are:
- A strong need to control.
- A need to be revered.
- A need to overwork (thus producing guilt and pity)
- A basic concept that the group can never do the job well enough.
The Martyr does more of the work than is appropriate, thus denying the group opportunity to experience effectiveness and to develop a healthy self-image.
The message communicated by this leader's behaviour is, "You can't do anything without me, and I'm already doing it all."
The leader is often given to all exaggerated opinion of his/her own value to the organization and of the quality of his/her decisions and work. He will attempt to control all decisions. (OK THIS IS SO NOT ME)

This, in short and JTY's translation is = EMO LEADER.

However, given circumstances, This is a learned behaviour which means I can adopt/change if I needed to. But because I based my thoughts on youth leadership. Martyrdom it is.

Who is going?

2009-05-12T08:32:00.002+08:00

This is the MOST ANNOYING sms reply anyone could get.

Ok, maybe not the most annoying but annoying enough. It's like you asked a couple of people whether they want to go movie or just hanging out that's the 1st reply usually people will ask.

Like... HELLO? I asked the question that means I am going. Is that fact not enough for you? Why do you want to know WHO ELSE is going? Am I not a 'who'?

DOH!

The mom song

2009-05-12T01:02:00.000+08:00

Too good not to post!

Apollo Bak Kut Teh

2009-05-10T18:37:00.003+08:00

Alright, today, an advertorial... let me introduce to you... APOLLO BAK KUT TEH!

"Bak Kut Teh? You don't even eat pork you jewanabe"

Yes it is true, I don't eat pork but there is more than this than pork.

This is the bak kut teh

This is a very very nice Assam Fish. A must try...

So why am I introducing this? It is because this is a new stall in Klang... What is so special you asked? It is because this is open by Joleen's Dad so gotta promote a bit HAHA

Anyway you can see from the brochure here on the information and map and next time do drop by to Taman Eng An if you're there... You got to try the Assam Fish by the way...

Mom's 52nd birthday

2009-05-09T09:45:00.002+08:00

On my mom's birthday, We went to Canton-i Sunway Pyramid for dinner. Many people don't like Canton-i for some reason. But After I ate it, I love it!

My Prawn One Ton Meeeeee

Porridge

Cha xiu chee cheong fun

This is some egg custard thing. You got to try this. Inside is a land filled with flowing egg yolk and egg white.

Ahhhh their egg tart is also awesome.

This is just about the disappointing thing that I've tasted there. This is called the Seven Fairies. It looked awfully dull and tasted like water.

Instead, order yourself one of these. They looked colourful and tasted awesome!

Ok that's me dad and mom

A family picture...

Black Shirt Day

2009-05-07T10:04:00.002+08:00

It is Black Shirt Day or Black 7 or whatever you called it.

I chose to wear blue instead because I am running around today and not like I want to get clamp down while running around. But my point here is this...

I am sick of politics already. Wanna puke.

I am the most patient of my kind. Really. I am longer lasting than most. Young people these days gets distracted really fast if you don't already know. Give us something or we'll just say forget it. Right now, I say forget it.

Truth is this, it takes an entire generation to change the country. And that means old folks, we gonna do this without you. Yes, without you Najib and the BN gang. Yes even without you Anwar, Lim Kit Siang, Lim Guan Eng, karpal, Awang etc etc. Why? because you all have been up there playing your cards against each other that it is sickening. Another By-Election, Mogok at assembly meeting in hope for a fresh election. Like what the heck? All over again...

So don't think BN people are cunning, The opposition is also cunning. In the end? We lost. Opposition always claim they are fighting for the people. Truth is, they are fighting for their own name, their own seats and more so, POWER.

God did make sense after all to wait for the entire generation to die before sending Isreal to Canaan. So will promise land come to us? Yeah when the old folks have no more card to play.

A wolf that loves pork?

2009-05-04T17:55:00.002+08:00

Those who knows me would probably know I have a love for stop motion and this is precisely why I love these guys who did stop motion animation. How not to love them?

What the heck is this!!!!!!!!!!

2009-05-04T14:24:00.000+08:00

The proposal story

2009-04-28T00:24:00.003+08:00

Ok so over a month ago, I proposed to Joleen and I did it all here...

Yes there. No not in the jungle but in one of the cable car. How did I came about using that? 1 fine day as I woke up I just decided to do it. Actually that one fine day goes way beyond to last year actually. But the idea of cable car came out only slightly after Chinese New Year.

After all the romantic story of how my friend Beatrice got proposed and how my other friend Philip booked the entire cinema, I decided that I actually don't have money to do so. So I decided to stick to my usual 'weird john' style and woke up one morning and said. Cable Car!

And so, I set out to buy the ring from the place that sells the most awesome rings

Ok NO I did not buy from Ringz World. I usually research a lot about stuff before I buy but it so happen I did not have that intention so I just walked into Diamond Boutique from Poh Kong and walked out with a ring within 20 minutes.

why poh kong? I don't know the shop caught my eye. And every ah sam will walk into Poh Kong and buy jewelery.

This was way before the proposal happened. It was 9th of February.

Of course I invited her to play in Genting way way way before I bought the ring. Like in January.

Then it was the part of working out the script. Initially I planned to just use the ring and on the way down just ask her. Simple enough. Then! I saw wedding cake toppers that they sell over at ETSY. So I got a plan.

and painted myself. So this is me. I am so joyous when I finish painting me and seriously kept smirking for days. Ok Freaky.

It was not easy to do so because it is so small that I failed twice. But I finally did it and tada...

So back to the story. My initial script was suppose to take out me. And then take out her

With the ring on top her head. But I decided that this is going to be a 'do or die' so I decided to just straight give her, her.

So after we done playing in Genting, I sneaked into the toilet and use tack-it to tack the ring to the head. HAHA and then we proceed to cable car.

At 1st I got a car to myself. Then some Malay dude wanted to come in I ask can I have the car to myself? He said ok and got out. Then really sui lor the entire cable car system STOPPPPPPED for like 5 minutes (They usually stop if for old people or some maintainance thing going on) And some uncle wanted to come up.

I used the same excuse again, but this time the stupid cable car jaga ask them go in la. I tot of wanting to tip that old jaga. But figured that he don't really understand if I give him tip -.-

So bo bian. we go down still. Then I pop the question. (Ok if you're wondering if I got on my knees, NO.) Haha because It was cramp. So all I did was whisper the question and took out the doll. And she whisper back yes. And that was it I put the ring on her hand. Tada.

I don't think the uncles behind figured that out. She was stunned for very very long time after that and that's how I proposed.

We drove down to Pyramid after that to get her ring size corrected

We had Sushi Zanmai and we took sticker photo for the 1st time. RM18 for a piece gosh. I am so gonna open this business...

The photos I owed

2009-04-25T23:40:00.002+08:00

Yes I owe a lot people photos and that didn't do them justice. More subtitles less text ok?

So here it is. I will post 2 events in 1

Ok on 2nd of January I brought some of the youth leaders out because they worked hard for retreat and I had to take a day off so.

1st I brought them to my favourite chee cheong fun and yong tau foo shop. Love them as usual.

We totally went into LV shop. For the 1st time. Jakun giler. XP were like stunned for the rest of the day after he saw the RM220,000 bag. Actually we were quite stunned also la.

Ok this is a Fabel Castel changgih pen. I don't know somehow Malaysian made is just erm not that changgih to me but the price list of RM 11,800 caught my eye. Starhill was just amazing.

Anyway, we did very little picture shooting but here is what I have

We went to Pavilion because Feli & XP & Steph never did go there before I think.

Everyone sits on the Pavilion stairs for some reason. So we sat too.

Then we went to ZEN by Secret Recipe and sat down and talk about youth stuff. Haha this is me and XP lol the gay pose

Felicia giving the press release look HAHA

And from my 50mm. the BOKEHNESS is just amazing =) Love that lens!!!

Also, in the not so far distant back, some of us went to erm NEWAY Karaoke. I hate Karaokes but went anyway -.-

Christine and Joash duet.

Debbie look like some Malay artiste with that baggy shirt

This the reason why I never agree with close door Karaoke. You do nonsense. Good thing you both not in politics, guys.

I don't think they appreciate my rapping skills.

Ahhh the Backstreet Boys post. Love Joash's face HAHA

Ok done. Time to get my proposal up eh?

A year of meetups

2009-04-22T01:03:00.002+08:00

2009 has been a year of meetups and catching friends that have not seen in ages.

1st of course me and my skola mngah friends

Inspired by me, Joleen met her friends too. She studied in all girls school, hence the girls. Quite pretty haha

Then it was college sem1 friends which includes Jennifer Joleen Daniel and Bee Bee in Manhattan fish market

Then met up with the form 5 gang that was close right after form 5 but split after a while. Great to meet up in Paparich.

And of course met up with an impromtu Cat's birthday party with Catherine and Rachel the bra.

Ok I guess that's about the meetups.

P/S... I know some of you all are waiting to hear how I propose. Erm, that would be after 2 more photo post perhaps hehe =)

The humid days.

2009-04-19T00:54:00.002+08:00

It is just insane living this 2 days. The weather is humid and hot like anything. The air conds were in full blast and yet it gives no sign of functioning like an air cond.

Stepping out is just crazy. But all in all, we love to complaint about every single thing. Sunshine = too hot. Rain = moody/can't go play Both weather = The weather is crazy don't fall sick.

The earth changed its direction. The stars are kinda close these days or the sky is actually kinda clear. There were lots of stars these few days if you've notice. And it changed its position. How do I know? I looked it up everyday. And I think I've spotted the full ORION rather than just his belt.

Stars are amazing. They never seems to change its position after thousand of years it still remains the same. What's more amazing is actually the God who created it. Don't you think so?

I left my tripod thingy in office. Regretted it lots because the sky has so much to tell these few days. I hope it does not change when I get my tripod thingy back. Hope to shoot them. Totally random, I know.

The Canton-i

2009-04-17T00:03:00.003+08:00

Right before Kimberly and Ang flies back to the land with greener grass, we met up again in Canton-i Pyramid. I was late but I can't really remember why. So the rest was done with dinner and me, I didn't eat. Whip out camera and flash and pretty pictures haha.

Big group. We have Shin Yih and Yi en in which only Kim has that large database of friends.

Canton-i famous flower tea.

Ang bought a big Mashimaro for his gf...

Li Cheng looking depressed Jim as usual.

Camwhorers.

Me and my female friends which I do not need to camwhore with...

This is everyone. Erm minus Ah Fatt and Li Cheng.

Ok that's it. Me, Kim, Shin Yih and Ang went Starbucks after that because there's still much to catchup before they fly. And all of the sudden they start letting out fireworks outside of pilamid so we got some nice view over in Starbucks new wing. I am caught off guard so I did not have any nice fireworks pics.

Who has our data?

2009-04-13T14:06:00.002+08:00

Law to catch up with NS dodgers soon

That was the headline of an article found on the newspaper. In short, they are out to get those people (fine them) who had previously dodge NS.

Remind me again, how long has the NS being set up? 6 years? Yes it is. And for 6 years there is not a system that can track down missing people? Well, that's not very surprising at all.

“We have already given their names to the police and we believe these are with the Attorney-General’s chambers."

This is what that person have to say and he 'believed' that it is with so and so. Means he is not really sure of this. Now, why can't they go straight direct to whoever that's missing and give them a fine? Of course not... We have too many 'bodies' which do not linked to each other.

I was just thinking. What happens when we commited a crime? And leave behind finger prints? Do the police able to track down the prints? Do they have access to JPN or do they have to go to JPN and search manually? These, we do not really know. Of course talking about fingerprints it is easy, auto or manual it gets done. What about DNA? yea sure they can get a hairs from our body, saliva or whatever but if they have no match to their database, how are we to be caught?

Likewise, those that got summon from their local council MPSJ etc etc do not have to pay their summons because they are not linked to JPJ like seriously how can they not do that. Oh of course they don't have a single system I presumed. I presumed that their own body look for their own supplier to develop system.

One of my friend did escape NS he kept deffering because of studies for many years now and one fine day, his record just disappear from NS database. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE???????

Oh well, NS is stupid. Really. Finally, Looking at the statement below, I understand why NS existed.

“They now know that this is not military training. In fact, more countries are now looking at our programme because it not only helps enhance unity but helps to instil the spirit of patriotism,”

Any 5 year old will tell you its stupid. patriotism in what? how is NS serving the country?

Oh wait, when war comes, NS trainees are suppose to help in war just like Singapore, HongKong right? But hang on a minute, if you can't track down those escaped from NS in the 1st place, what make sure you can track down those that have been to NS? Maybe you are right, you need to bank on 'patriotism'

Port Dickson Day 2-3

2009-04-12T23:32:00.002+08:00

I didn't have a lot of mood taking pictures and besides, Shin Yuen and Jim keep taking my DSLR go play so I took very little picture the following days

We did banana boat ride which cost RM10 per person. And like that they are R140 richer for throwing you out the boat.

After the swim in the ocean we hit the pool in our apartment. It was kinda awesome. I like this shot. Almost seems like I am showing off to impress girls. -.-

I chilled and slept almost the whole day because was too tired and the Bangkok Pattaya trip had hit me and by the time I woked for lunch, it's 3... and I slept again

Woke up and went round and found this restaurant. We just sat and order food.

Me and Jo

Glad my RM60 mat is being used a lot. We were all tired after that and I slept real early because I was once again, tired.

The next day, as usual, they ate breakfast and they went swimming. I did not leave the apartment from the point I woke because I just needed to rest some more. It was a beautiful day. Although it seems that I spent my days on the bed, I do love this trip because it brought all the friends together and talking about stuff like we'd used to. It seemed like we never grown

And then right before we knew, its like lunch time and we hunt down that KFC and ate there

That's after the KFC meal

And soon after, everyone left for their own respective home. But turns out we met again at the rest stop and we did this Jump. AHA

Great times. Ok that's it. Ended

SMKSU trip

2009-04-07T00:24:00.002+08:00

I know this is very very long time ago. But thanks to my not so rajin blog, It has been delayed.

After my Thailand trip, I joined my friends (which I help part plan) in a school trip suggested by none other than Kimberly We are joined by some friends in which we got to know soon after.

We stayed in PD in one big apartment in Casa Rocado.

1st day when we got there we straight go down to Malacca to eat and play. Mana tahu because of our smartness we used the trunk roads to go Malacca and that took us super long.

We were the last batch to eat at Fatt Kee. Their Chicken rice ball is still as good.

My crazy friends.

They all wore jerseys. They are all from different team. Swt

Crazy me

We walked to Red House. The Guys

The girls

Me and my good bud Chen Fei. Since Form 1

Shin Yuen and her poses.

Kimberly emo when we decided not to go up to st.paul's ruin because it was already drizzling and a rain is coming.

After the rain ended, we walk the Jonker walk again

Laterns

Shin Yuen and her poses.

The 'bing tong wu lo' girls. HAHA

After walking around seeing every stall and shop also close liao we go find sate celop we suppose to find that whatever la find so long, got lost so long and gave up and go capitol in the end. We reached at 11 lined up for 30 minutes. Dang

Angku and Fuan Lik queuing

Crazy crowd can? So nice meh?

Kimberly and her poses.

Me and my satay. That's it. We reached back PD at 2 and I slept straight.

Got to get this installed.

2009-04-06T10:24:00.003+08:00

That would save the world. And Money.

Now we all flee? or fight...

2009-04-02T12:58:00.006+08:00

What's on 3rd of April? Apocalypse. No, actually it is Najib reigning as Prime Minister. How I wish that April's fool is on the 1st.

Quick you king, do a coup! Well, actually that's pretty hard considered that there are many sultan's here in Malaysia and to do a coup is hard.

Now 'freedom' of speech have to be watch.

Our new PM is not someone who we can play with. Ever wondered how some actors always act as villain and some always act as heroes? It is not because of their acting skill is tremendous but rather they have that 'villainy' look. And with that look on his face, you better be sure not to mess with him.

Ironically, I watched Vendetta again yesterday. I love that show. Whether his action is right or wrong, I still like that show. Not only because of his fantastic use of the letter V but also because of his philosophy of a country.

Here's an introduction he gave of who he is "The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it's my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V"

If you haven't watch that movie, go watch it. He have no fear of power and politics and he take everything in his own hands, killing politicians that simply was unjust. Not only that he also manage to demolish the entire house of parliament of London. And his most famous quote were

"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."

It is an ideology that most people only dared talked in Mamak but don't dare to uphold... Everyone of the citizen is sick and tired of all these gorilla business here. Whether BN no BN also same moneky business... Sometimes I wish we were all V. Blow the entire house of parliament down and rebuild it. No point everyone fight over something that neither side wins. Because whoever win or lose its the citizen that suffers in the end.

"Sex and Race, because they are easy, visible differences, have been the primary ways of organising human beings into superior and inferior groups and into the cheap labour on which this system still depends. We are talking about a society in which there will be no roles other than those chosen, or those earned. We are really talking about Humanism."