He is the reason for all seasons

Getting back into the swing of work is no easy task after a couple of days of pure lazing around.
And as I surf around the net, reading other people's blog about Christmas, backdating a Christmas post...
It strikes me,

He isn't just the reason for the season.
He should be the reason for all seasons.

I think Ps. Sam mentioned a line with that kind of twist last Sunday service.
I can't remember exactly what was preach.
But this morning, it just speaks to me.
We have so many seasons in our lives, seasons of emptiness where we usually feel lost, distracted and just far away from Him, seasons of joy where everything is working in our favor, and seasons of complacency where it's just OK......

Ecclesiastes 3:1

There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:

And the seasons just come and go throughout our lives.
But the thing is,
He is there in every season of our lives.
Whether when we are in doubt and feeling far away,
Or just going through OK-ness,
He's there watching over us get through that particular hurdle in life.
He's the reason we live through every seasons of our lives.

Not just this season when long holidays relaxes us
And we get to meet up with old friends, or get presents
Which pretty much makes us glow in a warmth feeling of love.
As much as we adore Him a little more this season, in all seasons we look to Him.
And love what He means to us.

He is the reason for all seasons

Blissful long weekend consist of

Late nights
Yummy food
Good old library.
ChristWas Love
Silly squabbles
Car face off
Chocolate cake.
August Rush.
O night divine!
God's greatest gift was born
Adoration to the highest One.
Beautiful performance.
Gleeful mischief.
Truce.
Darling girls.
Blind car shifting
6am randomness.
Heart warming wishes.
Outrageous laughter.

Although,
Absurd tremor disrupt bliss
Draining.
No baby visit.
Functioning on low fuel.

Love can't get any better than this. Hehe.

This Christmas

~He's the reason for this season~

Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Let us remember why we celebrate Christmas each year.
Not for the presents,
The lovely holidays,
Nor for the fellowship this season brings.
But for without Him we are nothing.

As Christmas draw nearer....

Thought of the day

It's hard to shine beside another brighter star


But you're a flower, not a star....
Swaying with the breeze
Fleeting like a dandelion
Shrinking like a Touch-me-not

The elites were playing last night.


Grow at your own pace, child....
Rain or shine, seeds flies.

Not every instance of criticism is pejorative.

The battle between good and evil is doomed!!!!
Whahahahahahahaha!!!!!


My delight is
in a child, growing up so fast.
Laughing along to Mr. Bean's antics.
Wanting my company.
I adore her even more now for finally leaving the phase of hating me.
Haha!!

My delight is
in a room, all to myself.
in the bed I sleep in.
it's home to me.
I wonder how I will get used to a room a third it's size now.
Haha!!


Blessed Christmas to all!!!

Thought of the day

~~~~It's total bliss to fall asleep at night after a late night out with good friends where laughter rings out boisterously, with the knowledge that the blessings in your life are very much alive and back.....and a pleasant surprise waiting for you in the morning.~~~~

I can't believe this week leading up to Christmas is as good as ever!!

I can't wait for those coming back to Penang on Christmas Eve!!!! 5 more days to go!!!!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh................!!!!

Blessed Christmas, everyone!!!

Beautiful weekend ending on a rainy note

My weekends keep getting better and better this Christmas season!

Spent Saturday morning painting 'One Way' signboards for the KCP.
I think this year's KCP is so much better, with lesson sessions with the kids.
The youth of GROW really made a great job entertaining them with the games and the mime show.....
Haha!
I missed lunch and there was so many nuggets left over that I gobbled some up.
Right after that....
Went to A. Amelia's house for their Christmas party cum Celebration of Hope project.
It was sooooooooooo good to see Yi Ling there.
And Mel and Legs came back from KL just that afternoon itself!
It sure was fun whacking Kong Kong's head after such a long time!
Hahahahaha!!!
Too bad Mi had to go back to Singapore so early and we just missed her by a few days!!! :(
And Chor Kong's MIA in UK....
Else ar.....
I really hope one day all of us will be able to gather for a 'family' photo. But so far the max we have gathered is 4 people each time. Always got people MIA.
*sigh*

BUT......
I now have a very good reason to go down KL again middle next year!!!
Mel and Legs getting married! Congratulations, Ama!! Kong Kong!!
(*okay enough...i'm suppose to keep that news low-profile)

Yippee for my trip!!! Hahahaha, sounds so selfish! But really....it's such good timing.
This year was February and July..., May would make it 9 months in between...good good timing to get another bag!!!
And I managed to secure a place to crash in KL for the next couple of years...... *wicked grin*
Hahahahahahaha!!!!

I love the warm fuzzy feeling I get when I meet up with old friends. Especially those that has been really a blessing to me. And at A. Amelia's.....it's just
*bliss*
Yeah, too bad I lose my appetite. I'm not sure it's from the happiness or the unnecessary worry of what happened this year will happen again flashed into my mind the moment the wedding date was announced....
I think I've made a promise that I might regret..... The problem is I can't remember the exact words I said when the promise was demanded of me. *sigh*
A lot of things can happen in the next 5 months however.....and besides I have alternative options this time around. So, someone please slap me out of my worry filled imaginative mind on what's going to happen and leave it to God!!! Pray pray....

Sunday morning, A. Joanna showed us her trip to Israel. It was really amazing that she had the opportunity to go to Israel. After all, in Malaysian passport it is written except Israel. And they built churches wherever events happened. Many of them had mosaic paintings on their walls, symbolizing the miracles or event that happened there. After service I grabbed her little kid and swing her round and round and round.
Hahahahaha!!!
I thank God she didn't cry and wanna find daddy! Instead she retaliate abit and wanna hit me back. Haha! Last time, squeezing her cute cheeks abit would have brought on an outburst, which scares the wits out of me! As if I tormented her!

Last night, was at Fort Cornwallis, catching the Celebration of Joy. It was interesting to watch the crows there gliding each time before they land because it was so close to the seaside the wind helped in their aerodynamics. Too bad it rained so heavy before I get to watch Antenna dance!!!! There was a good song where they integrated 'Joy to the World' with 'Joy! To the world', I thought that was really really cool.
Getting wet was nice in small quantities, but having my shoes flooded up and leaving black ink all over my feet is a no-no!! I especially hate it when people walking past me really near splash all that mud water INTO my shoes. That's the yuckiest!!! What more I had to wear sandals to the office this morning!

All the ink marks showing.
I am plagued by back ache this morning. Standing and sitting straight for long hours can do a lot of harm, to someone not used to it.
I'm in pain yet grinning.
Hahahahahaha! I'm obviously in so much pain delirious laughter occurs!

KCP Rehearsal

Heheheheheheeeeee!

I had a miracle night. No long lecture on 'driving back all the way to BM just for church...etc etc'

Heheheheheheeeeee!

I guess it's true, when you choose to honor God, honor your parents.....things can turn out smoothly. I keep telling people I was going to sneak into BM and sneak back out without my dad's knowledge, but the more I thought about it.... the more guilty I felt. It's not lying, but omission of the truth.....is a scandal of it's own. I figure this long lecture about church....won't be as bad as IF anything were to happen to me driving across the bridge so late at night coming back to Penang and being exposed at that point.

I thank God he was getting ready for work when I called to say I'm coming back. Haha, he didn't have time to say much and I just crushingly reminded him not to lock the door when he gets back after work. I thank God his car didn't see my car driving back. Haha, that has happened a few times and provoke a few unnecessary comments. I really really really thank God that he was all quiet when I got back at 11pm. Because by the time 10pm came in church, and we were still having rehearsal and gift packing my heart was growing colder and colder......in anticipation of the dreaded long lecture. The power of prayer can do wonders.

And I did laughed. Whole heartedly, belly out laughs.
We have the craziest kid's praise song to play!!! And I'm making alien spaceship sounds from the keyboard!!! It's a kid's party, so we CAN go crazy!!! I tell you some true colors are only seen this month of the year! Heheheheheheeeeee!
And thank God I didn't bite on my teeth. You know sometimes when you laugh too hard, you might accidentally close your mouth shut just a little too hard when trying to control your laughter.......

Waking up at 6am this morning, despite having bloodshot eyes right now, it was worth it for the night I had. The fellowship in preparation for Christmas.....Hahaha! Besides, I manage to go to my favorite breakfast van this morning, and they just on the lights at the same moment i stop my car in front of them. Ting! Like a fairy wand work!

Heheheheheheeeeee!

When pain can't help but be there.....

We eat!!!
Yea.....today my teeth starts to specifically hurt. Each of them caught up in the tightened wires.

So I went out for lunch. And drag some people with me. Minutes before lunch time I received an email saying how nice this 'Macedoin Dining' place is in Queensbay. So I just on-the-spur check it out. The name rhymes with 'Whack A Doink'. Which is just so attractive, rite. Haha! The set lunches are only at RM10.80, with main dishes like these;

Grilled Chicken with Potato Wedges and Coleslaw
This was mine. I cut it up like feeding a baby and fed the baby! The goal is to get the food into the mouth without touching any front teeth. Teehehe!

Fish and Chips with Potato Wedges and Coleslaw
Notice there's no extra chips though!

Grilled Fish with Saute Potato
Sauteed? I think the e needs a line above it. The orangee liquid taste a little orangey.

Chicken Chop with Potato Wedges and Coleslaw
Haha! This was the largest that came to our table and my colleague who ordered it is a small eater! So half the veggies and wedges was wasted.

Dental works are really....'No pain no gain' as much as I hate to use common phrases like that, I can't think of any to describe this now moment. It will go away....(*fingers crossed* please Lord don't let me laugh like nuts tonight!!! It will be such a torture on my teeth, Lord. Lovely Lord won't let me be tortured. Amen! :P)

All I can think of right now is......

I've finally got my full set of brackets put in today!

I had enough self control this morning to not drive into McD's drive-thru for a vanilla ice-cream. Or get my favorite 'jagung pau'.

My jaws are giving me head-throbbing pain. Panadol's not working. I wish I can separate out my whole mouth, jaw and all for just the next few working hours. Somebody give me a jab or something! Icky, icky pain!!! :(

I can't wait for KCP rehearsal tomorrow! If only I can be a hundred percent sure, I won't be this grumpy by then. (Dear Lord, please intervene by then!)

I've changed my blog colors again. Haha!

The end of Nodame Cantabile

I had such a nice weekend.

Finally finished Nodame Cantabile on Saturday and can get over my obsessions with their classical pieces and how well the characters play them.
Although I'm a tad dissappointed la....the 'on/off' romance of the main characters in the show kinda sealed at the end only by a HUG and alot of words BUT not 'love declaration's from the guy. Ish. Summore dare to deny in front of her parents!!! (Oops, sorry if I spoiled the show for ya, Lyin! You'll still help me find the music scores,rite?)
But that's how Japanese dramas are. They are not obvious, exaggerated love stories, just bittersweet, no yucky yucky (thank God!), warm scenes.
I've discovered that Beethoven Symphony No. 7 Piano version is way fantastic.
Play it slow and it sounds so sad, so pathetic....but speed it way up.........it becomes such an amazing, beautifully energetic piece. Now I want this music score also!!!!!!! It's so difficult to just play by ear because this piece was made for an orchestra so when its converted to piano there's alot of places where many fingers involved in a single shot.

*/edit at 1.03pm I found the music score!! Weeee!!!!!!!! Liszt converted some of Beethoven's symphonies into piano pieces. It's beautifully insane!!! Now to simplify it to 6 fingers version.... Haha!/*

On Sunday morning, we have the honor of having the Heartbeat Band from FGA KL and Ps. Cameron Bennett from YouthAlive as our guest speaker. Looking at the team from KL, makes me miss KL a teeny bit. Donuts *sigh*. And seeing a Roland keyboard wrapped and packed up into a hard casing much like lead guitars is way...........*sigh*. It was a good refreshing service though. God cleared a few things in my heart. It was also the last service for a family gonna move down to KL. I'm going to miss them. Their sense of humor can brighten up the gloomiest person, and more importantly they made me at ease. There are jokes that take a while to understand, but their's bring out belly-laughters on the spot.

I picked up lunch on my way back here. Thank God I did, because the bridge was all bottlenecked up at 2pm!!! So early for a jam to start!
There's just such pleasure biting into a piece of hot Cheezy Wedges held in one hand while driving with the other hand. And licking the cheesy sauce off my finger tips.......*bliss* I won't describe about starting a burger at the first traffic light, and continue biting while driving because all the other traffic lights are green after that! Some other time. Haha!
I believe that once you have mastered the art of eating a sundae ice-cream while driving, you can eat almost any other fast food in the car. Hehehehehe!!!

good music+altar call+food+sleep=NICE!!!!

Fun Facts 2

Teehehe! Another set of fun facts!

See... my blog colours have correct purposes. Hahaha!

You Are Emerald Green

Deep and mysterious, it often seems like no one truly gets you. Inside, you are very emotional and moody - though you don't let it show. People usually have a strong reaction to you... profound love or deep hate. But you can even get those who hate you to come around. There's something naturally harmonious about you.

What Color Green Are You?

Your Blog Should Be Purple

You're an expressive, offbeat blogger who tends to write about anything and everything. You tend to set blogging trends, and you're the most likely to write your own meme or survey. You are a bit distant though. Your blog is all about you - not what anyone else has to say.

What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?

You Need Some Green in Your Life

Green will make you feel alive, renewed, and balanced. And with a little green, you will project an aura of peacefulness and harmony. If you want stability, you've got to get a little green in your life! For extra punch: Combine green with blue or purple The downside of green: It can promote jealousy in yourself or others The consequences of more green in your life: You will be drawn to a new life path You will feel free to pursue new ideas and interests, no matter how strange You will be released from the demands and concerns of others

What Color Do You Need?

And this one here.....guitars are cool. I just have short fingers.
There was once we were playing a game where we line people up by how long their thumbs are, mine was shorter than a Standard Six boy!!!

You Should Play the Guitar

You're very independent - both in spirit and in the way you learn. You can teach yourself almost anything, even if it makes your fingers bleed. You're not really the type to sit patiently through a music lesson - or do things by the book. It's more your style to master the fundamentals and see where they take you. Highly creative and a bit eclectic, you need a wide range of music to play. You could emerge as a sensitive songwriter... or a manic rock star. Your dominant personality characteristic: being rebellious Your secondary personality characteristic: tenacity

What Musical Instrument Should You Play?

No mention of IT here though.

Your Scholastic Strength Is Deep Thinking

You aren't afraid to delve head first into a difficult subject, with mastery as your goal. You are talented at adapting, motivating others, managing resources, and analyzing risk. You should major in: Philosophy Music Theology Art History Foreign language

What Should You Major In?

Your Heart Is Purple

For you, love is about establishing and developing a deep connection. If it's true love, it brings you more wisdom and inner strength. Your flirting style: Sincere *Yuck* Your lucky first date: An afternoon at a tea house *Yuck* Your dream lover: Is both thoughtful and expressive *Yuck* What you bring to relationships: Understanding *Yuck*

What Color Heart Do You Have?

Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck!!!! I don't know why I even bother to do this one. Haha!

You Will Be a Modern Bride!

While you aren't ready to throw away all wedding traditions, you want a wedding with a twist You're more inspired by celebrity weddings on E! than from bridal magazines Whether this means getting married on the beach barefoot or a mariachi band for the reception... Your wedding will be a blend of old and new - white dress cocktail, personalized vows, whatever suites you!!!

What Kind of Bride Will You Be?

And the ultimate ones.

Your Driving Is is: 51% Male, 49% Female

According to studies, you drive both like a guy and a girl. This means you're a pretty average driver, with typical quirks. Occasionally you're frustrated and or a little reckless, but that's the exception - not the norm.

Do You Drive Like a Guy or a Girl?

Your Inner Muse is Melpomene

You are most like this muse of tragedy. While you aren't depressed, you don't shy away from sadness. Although you do tend to be gloomy, you have a sensitive side. And this sensitive side helps inspire and help others.

What Muse Are You?

There's a 12% Chance You've Been Abducted By Aliens

There's virtually no chance you've been abducted by aliens. But there's always hope for the future!

What Are the Chances that You've Been Abducted by Aliens?

Your Mood is a 1

You can't imagine really feeling worse than you do right now. You're definitely going through a rough time.

How Does Your Mood Rate?

Nodame Cantabile

I'm in love with:

Mozart - Piano Sonata in D major for Two K.448 - 1st Movement (Chiaki and Nodame Version) by Nodame Cantabile

I want the music score!!!!!! Ahhh!!!!

Over the weekend I got caught up watching Nodame Cantabile. It's so easy to swoon over the main characters because of all the familiar classical pieces that are played and involved in the background music as well.
Nodame is the leading lady's name and Cantabile simply means 'playing in a leisure or simply manner'.....somebody correct me if I'm wrong. Haha!
This show is seriously cheesy, if it wasn't for all the pieces in it. It is however, based on a comic/manga and has anime version as well. Now if only I can find all the OST.....

This is my name

These has my name on it, teehehe.

That's a mandarin orange. It's know as 'kam keat' in Hokkien. A colleague of mine gave me two. (Thank you, princess Lily!)

And that's a Golden Arches Beanie Bear!

Aeroplane

It is a bliss and awe
To see and hear such a big creature
Rising up into the clouds
Tons of metal defying gravity
Across our heads everyday.

House Train Me

The evenings of this past weekend has been spent visiting the new house.
Yeah, finally an 'own home'.
I'm so excited about it. No more town pot holes!! Did you know that from the Jln. Sungai Rambai traffic light until the railway gate to town there's 7 or 8 pothole areas? Each area has 2 square metal pothole covers. So you have to bounce 4 times *bump bump bump bump* because of front and back wheels. I personally play 'avoid the metal bump bumps' while I drive, and once in a while I get a straight strike of smooth drive. Bingo!

The bad news is: I'm going to have a room half the size of what I sleep in now!

Ahhh.....!!! Eek.......!!!!!

And because of that, the only thing I can bring from my room now to the new house is my bed, my Billy shelf, and a small table cupboard. The one comforting thought to compensate that is that I'll be getting some new built-in furnitures. Haha!
I'm sad yet excited. To leave behind these furnitures that has come all the way back from KL with me, and what more some are built by my dad with his own two hands.
Don't have emotional attachment to things, he said.
But I remember way a lot more of the past with these furnitures here with me!!, I believe. And considering how young I was when we moved here, I don't have that much memories to recall. The more reason to cling to these physical objects.

Anyway these are some views from my window. The sound of people talking in their back rooms or kitchen or bathroom can travel loud and clear thru the back alley. I used to spend some time in my brother's room just to spy on or hear what's going on in the houses behind ours. There was a house that had an alarm clock that rang loud and long for full minutes. Either there wasn't anyone around to shut the alarm clock off or the person's a really deep sleeper! And back in my college days, there was a kid in the house behind who practice his/her violin only about once or twice a week. So terrible. Hahaha!

From the back alley, a curvy perspective.
The house is painted in warm red and cream colors. Even the rooms are a little off white, which I'm glad of else it would have been so boring.

Overheard in New York

That Skirt Really Brings Out Your Eyes

Girl: Excuse me! Do you have a girlfriend?
Guy passerby: Yes [keeps walking].
Girl: But does she appreciate you? You're beautiful!

--Broadway, near City Hall Park

Overheard by: just walkin

via Overheard in New York, Nov 22, 2007

Ahhh.......beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. But I seriously love how gutsy that girl must have been to be able to say that to a perfect stranger.
I don't want to think she was drunk, on drugs or something. That would have been sad, so sad. An awesome dare, if anything else.

What's going on?

Quote of the day:

'I am too blessed to be stressed'

I just realized in these past few days that I've worked for a year.

ONE YEAR!!!!!

I love my job. Most of the time.
Where else no need punch in time card?
Where else can you sleep during lunch time?
Where else you can go to work late if you happen to have errands to run (or in my case have a hard time waking up!)?
Where else can you swirl your chair round and round while brain-storming?
Or dangle your legs all over the place?
Haha!
I've had of course my share of disagreement with colleagues.
And justifying my every hour to a certain person can be tiring.
Maintaining and developing 3 different projects at one time is tiring.

But deep down, I still love it here because God gave me this.

What has changed with me? A lot.
I know now that God can build new relationships to ease the hurt of old ones.
I know now that some friends are timeless.
I know now that God loves me, therefore I shall love myself more.
I know now that words can't hurt you, unless you allow it to.
I know now that although surrendering is hard, it's easier than carrying that burden.
I know now that certain things doesn't have to matter, as long as you matter the right things.
I know now that unrestrained laughter isn't a curse.
I know now that the more I work with logic, the more the illogical amazes me.
I know now that time management is important.
And I know now, that we always have a choice.

However, knowing and doing is two completely different thing.

Cheers to another year of work!

Fun Facts

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Revelation

It goes like this the fourth the fifth
The minor fall the major lift

-Lincoln Brewster "Another Hallelujah"

I just love it when I understand music!

Quote of the day:

"Our expectations of other believers will always disappoint us unless we base our confidence on the Lord's work in them"

Amen!!

Laughter

Yeah, I think I just produced enough laughter in this last weekend to last me enough 'best medicine' for sometime.
What have I been up to?

Attended San's dance jam on Friday night.
I went with Jen. It was great watching people dance. But as the night went on, I got more and more anxious about the next day. How the dance workshop was going to work out for me. Worry worry worry......one comfort I found was in what Jen said, 'You just dance la'. Like it was nothing. And there's a truth to that. There's no need for deep thinking in everything. So then...

Attended dance workshop in GROW on Saturday.
This is where all the laughing started......hahahahahaha...........can you imagine ME dancing? The problem was I couldn't. And I laughed and laughed because it was just madness to be there, to be doing the movements that was taught there. And I felt a tiny bit guilty for laughing so much, because what must the instructors be thinking? At one point the main instructor broke out laughing too.....but just once in all the many many times I broke out laughing.
It was cool though. At the beginning, the pastor reminded us that if we forget everything else there's only one thing we need to remember about that day. How we danced that day, won't matter as much as who we are in Christ, something like that. And he's right. I went there to learn what's it's all about..... to be undignified.
There wasn't enough tamborines, so half of us were using plates as pretend tambourines (hahahahahaha, I swear some moves is applicable in washing plates in the kitchen!!!). And we were pretty much rushed through 8 or 9 different patterns. (Full Gospel, Acts, Gladness, Rejoice, Miriam, Full Rejoice, Ruler, I think I miss out one more). I was deliriously happy the first time we were ending a song because THE END IS NEAR. Hahahahahahahahaha!!!

The lesson that I learnt is:
It's a choice of letting yourself go. And maybe I didn't find it in the movements, but I think laughing did a big help of unleashing myself. And laughing is contagious. I think I have made people laugh more often at me for laughing then for whatever it was I am laughing about.

2 Samuel 6:22 And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight.

Worship CG and practice on Saturday night
This is where I was hysterically laughing at everything I myself said because I was so tired after a full day of dance and then it's just full blown madness to continue on with practice for the next day because my focus was blurry, I swear the strength I have that night can only truly have come from God. I was aching all over, even my arms were so heavy to just keep practicing. And it ended later than usual.

Sunday service.
It's amazing what a good night rest can do for ya. God's outpouring can never be described in enough words. Ta da!!!!!


I just realized at the end of writing all that down,
'Laughing Lohera' rhymes a little.
*laugh out loud*

Botanical Garden and Mengkuang Dam

It's funny how I find myself waking up early to go to these places but waking up late to work (almost) everyday. Botanical Garden on Thursday and Mengkuang Dam on Saturday morning.

Here are some of my favourite shots.

There's a monitor lizard sun bathing on the tree.
It's amazing how it blend in so well to the tree trunk that I even thought at first that my eyes were seeing things because it was really way up high.
It looked like it was part of the tree!
Here's a close up. (Thanks, Bee for letting me steal these, my hp cam couldn't possibly capture these clearness)

The rest of these shots are mine.

I was afraid of the monkeys in Botanical Garden for once. So, no pictures of them. I don't know why I was afraid. There was this tribe of monkeys (including a mother with her baby) coming down from some trees and I pretty much rushed Bee who was calmly taking pictures of the monkeys to get up on the main paths. All I could think of was the speed they could advanced onto us and how they can strategically surround us and.......ATTACK!!! Do monkeys know attack strategies? Why can't these monkeys just be cute and cuddly or something?

Next, Mengkuang Dam.
There was a few photographers with tripod (and 3 of them came in an MPV loaded with sport bikes....which makes me wonder what sort of photographers are they) taking shots there.
Which I couldn't stand! And more or less motivated me to go back to the car and get out my hp.

I'm not sure why all my shots with the sun in it turns out all dark and gloomy.
But I just love the reflection I manage to capture of even the clouds with this shot.
Shooting tips, anyone?

The major spread of stones more or less surrounding the dam.
I took a couple of shots of different stone colors I saw and the different textures too.
How are rocks made, I wonder?

My focus for this shot was how magnificent the branches rise up.
Sometimes I think I must be mad, seeing the beauty in my surroundings.
Even plain perspectives like below excites me.

Yay, there goes my first scenery post!

On a Sunday morning

In one accord, in unison.
The harmony, the blend.
Taking turns, taking lead.
The range, the chords.
Becoming alive.
The vocals, the sounds.
Spiraling into worship.
I don't ever want to leave that.
How could you?
Frustrated tears.
Screw ups.
Condemnation.
Cockroaches.
It takes patience.
It takes sacrifice.
It takes time to forgive oneself.
Most of all, it takes love.

Driving from BM.....

takes about 43 minutes to get to my workplace. I started out at 7.25am and reached the car park at 8.08am. The good news is I get to park quite close to the entrance, being this early and also because yesterday was Deepavali, so a lot of people take leave today in order to have a long weekend. Coming over the Penang Bridge there was a lot of cars and a little bottleneck right after the toll. Traffic was pretty slow moving on the bridge, but once I got into Bayan Lepas coastal road there was a big difference in the number of cars on the road.

I thought today was pretty fun although I had to wake up nearly 45 minutes earlier than I usually do if I was at my grandma's. The estimation of time, deciding what roads to take from my home, driving over the bridge in the morning, it was all a good experience in case there comes a time when I need to do that everyday. You never know. Even though the traffic is much much less than what a normal day will look like, at least now I have a picture of what it's like.

It's such a quiet day at work today.

Yesterday morning, I went to Botanical Gardens with my cousin. The pictures of that will be up soon (once she transfer/publish the pics so that I can steal some!). My hp cam is good on far shots but is pretty blur for close ups. And this below is food again. Not all went into my stomach, I swear!! Haha! I had to touch up a couple of them because of the low lighting at where I went for dinner. Actually, I brought my bro's camera there, but because there of the low lights, it auto flashes on my subjects, and well....basically I wasn't used to using the camera, so I went back to my hp cam instead.

food food food food......

I could have had another scoop of green tea ice cream actually...... =P

Yay, I did it!

Haha, I finally have the guts to change the background color of this template, and it works!!!

Do you know how hard is it to call yourself a 'programmer' yet be totally terrified to alter codes?
Reading is fine. I can explain or randomly guess what some codes are doing. It's the alteration to fit to your own needs that's a problem. And sometimes, doom can come with just forgetting a single ; !!

For example here, they have a template for you to compose. But there's no underline, no background color to highlight the text and the text size and font is limited. Once u start changing sizes or colors or fonts, (without having written everything already) strange things happen. And it's sometimes difficult to undo/alter without editing the HTML. I tried not to do any edit, but by the time I got to my 4th post where I copy pasted from my imeem account, I couldn't help myself. Because it wasn't appearing like it did in imeem!

And I thought blogging would be easy. Instead it is a sort of (forced) avenue for me to brush up on my HTML and CSS. This is suppose to be for pleasure after all, not to learn up codes that I might later on need to...... use in work. *sigh*

I got cake!

Yes, literally. But what I also meant is that it is not often that you get proof of being,

Greatly blessed, Highly favored, Deeply loved.

Like I do this last week or so.

I got a card all the way from Singapore. Though late, it arrived in time for my dad to bring over from BM on his weekly visit over here instead of waiting until I get back to BM itself. I am again surprised, because Vi had already wished me earlier on. Thanks, Vi!!

Later on, my cousin got me 2 pieces of cake!!

Thanks, Bee!! Haha, that totals the number of cake I've taken in the last one week at 6!!! Yeah, Ko will be proud. I've eaten enough cake for both of us!!!! Did you guys know, cheese cake can stick to the spoon so well even while you're driving and holding the spoon in one hand?

Anyway, the card and the cake made me reflect back on the 14 years in BM.
I still remember;

the first girl my standard I was introduced to/saw close up and more or less gave me the shock of my life because I thought all the girls in the school was going to be like that. Haha!

the ruler activated radio.
the first birthday party.
the ballet lesson.
the libraries.
the suppers.
the school cats.
the 'chikadees' Ah Kong always have.
the firecrackers.
the tong sampah that brought alot of laughter.
prayer meetings.
the make ups after years of drifting apart.
the forgiveness.
the beach.
CF camps.
Christmas celebrations.
a lot more that I can't list down here because some are way too embarassing and others makes me laugh non-stop and other more reasons.

Most of all, I remember all of you who have grown with me!

So how can I not am greatly blessed,highly favored and,deeply loved just reflecting on my past, the people and how much I've grown especially after Christ has set me free. I am saying what I think I'm saying. And it's a joy to say it. Haha!

A flashback

"I keep promises that are bound to bring me heartaches"

I have a whole bunch of quotes at my imeem account I'd put up earlier on while considering of having a blog. Here are most of them.


A Passing Quote
Posted in Normal Entry on Sep 25, 2007 at 1:42 PM
Current mood: fuzzy

I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't,
Than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is.

-Anon

In One Accord
Posted in Normal Entry on Sep 24, 2007 at 8:58 AM
Current mood: thankful

Play with me.


-said the slave driver

And that marks another beautiful day.....

Beautiful day
Posted in Normal Entry on Sep 02, 2007 at 6:01 PM
Current mood: thankful

Mark the beautiful days,
forget the bad days.

If only everyday was as good as today....

Special Grace
Posted in Normal Entry on Jul 30, 2007 at 3:09 PM
Current mood: fabulous

There’s a miracle of friendship that
dwells within the heart
And you don’t know how it happens
or where it gets its start
But the happiness it brings you
always gives a special lift
When you realize that friendship
Is God’s most perfect gift.

-Anon

All I have is that special lift that I call grace.

It's a joy that imprints itself in my heart.

Thank You for having us all together.

No sacrifice, no victory
Posted in Normal Entry on Jul 17, 2007 at 11:50 AM
Current mood: tired

Jazz: You want a piece of me, Megatron?
Megatron: No, I want two!

And Jazz was ripped apart, just like that.....

That was so cool!
Posted in Normal Entry on May 29, 2007 at 12:54 PM
Current mood: productive

And then he licked his brains...

Happy Thought
Posted in Normal Entry on May 22, 2007 at 9:37 AM
Current mood: happy

I don't know what I did to deserve it......but God, I love you!

Eating spree Part 2

30 minutes dim sum.

Haha! We were so terrible. It was all my fault though. Supposed to meet Jen at 9am at the dim sum shop but I only manage to leave penang at 9am. And I had worship practice at 10am. So you can imagine how rushed. And Jen was so *sigh*
We only took 4 types of dim sum and a lo mai kai, since there was just 2 of us. And fooling around with Picasa allows me to collage up the photos. I'm still learning all these photo stuff.

Jen got me a piece of cake! That was a real 1st pleasant surprise. She's such a darling sometimes.
I didn't manage to take a photo of the cake Jen bought me because the box was too small and the cake had to be faced sideways down. Thank God it wasn't cheese cake, because I don't think I would have been able to have that and dim sum at the same time. And not go to the loo after that! Hehehe! Fluffy light cake can go with dim sum. Although it was so rushed, I had a great time just catching up with this old friend. Haha!

In the afternoon, Ai Lyn, Nesa, Hooi San and I went to Sunway Carnival Mall. We split into pairs and went for separate movies. GSC was giving out free candy floss with every 2 tickets purchased on that day! Hehe! We then went down to a place called Kopitiam Junction.
I should have seen it coming, I tell you. I don't know how I can be so clueless when Hooi San just got out of her seat and said going to buy something while the rest of us were still deciding what to order, and I thought she was heading to Giant for some supplies! Instead, she came back with these!

more cake for me!!! Haha!

Thank you, people!

And we ordered these. That chocolate drink is mine! Yeah, candy floss + chocolate drink + cakes are a real sugar-high deal.
from top going counter clockwise: omega egg+toast,
lime cucumber drink (Ai Lyn's) + chocolate drink (mine!),
luncheon meat sandwiches, sausages+toast+salad set,
tea (Hooi San's) + white coffee (Nesa's)

The food was just so-so. I won't go into a long detail because I'm tired at the moment. =P
All that goes in, must be worked out. Haha! Go figure.
That's the end of my eating spree!

Eating spree Part 1

Everyone loves food. One way or another. It's undeniable. For me, just that there's a lot of restraint that goes with eating, or shall I say consequences (calories added on, unburned up,etc etc). But anyhow, this eating spree wasn't pre planned. It just happens to be that on 24th Oct I had dinner with my cousin at Japin Restaurant in Queensbay Mall.

This was what I had.

Basically what I ate was beef cooked with onions with a side of mash potatoes and salad. It comes in a set with white rice, miso soup, dessert (tong sui) and a drink of your choice. Don't worry (Ko, in case you ever read this), I couldn't finish all of it. I more or less made my cousin eat up the miso soup and dessert. But I just love the beef, even though every single piece had some fat or muscles that tend to stick to the brackets in my mouth, the onions was enough to overwhelm the smell of beef but not too much (Too much to me is when you start burping or farting okayyy).

I persuaded my cousin to not order a set because I already ordered one, so instead she ate this and just ordered an extra drink. Chicken fried in pieces in uh... flour coating like fritters or fillet. With egg beneath the rice in the bowl. The black garnishing on top are seaweed. This dish is given a choice of ala carte or with set (an additional RM3.50 or RM3.80, I can't remember) , while mine wasn't. It's known as katsudon, I've seen a couple of japanese restaurants having it.

And then on Thursday 25th, happens to be I went out during lunch time with Elle. Haha, that's always a doomed because somehow every meal with her, the first thing we'd think of is Pizza Hut. And that's where we really ended up. They just recently added on cabonarra spaghetti to their personal set meals so that's what I ordered. I know.... it's weird to go to a pizza place and not have pizza, I've come to realize that I haven't bitten into any pizza ever since I got my braces on. It's been pasta. And always cheesy pasta. I took pics but it's Pizza Hut, which I believe everyone knows how their pizza and pasta looks like, so I won't post them up here (I'm still not sure if there's a limit to how many pictures you can put up in a post and stuff like that). Haha!

And then came 26th Oct, my 23rd Bday!
A big THANK YOU to all the darlings out there that wished me, and for those who didn't, it doesn't matter. No biggie!

My dear brother took me to Chili's, the one and only branch currently in Penang. Now this was the only pre planned meal. I really wanted to go to Chili's. Really really, ever since I missed out on opportunities to Chili's while I was in KL and Midvalley was just 25min away and I can go on and on about the good reviews of friends and cousin about it.
I took leave. I was even prepared to go by myself alone if he or his gf wasn't gonna go with me. Talk about semangat. Haha!

Turns out.....the food was great but the service was *sigh*
Maybe I had too high expectation. Haha!

We ordered Lamb Shank as one of our main dish. The meat was tender, and so was the brocolli much to mine surprise. But it came first!!! Before our starter. To be nice we can say they mix up the order of the orders. But personally I think that shows a lack of attention from the waiter. Starter, main, then only dessert ma....
And summore it was obvious we 3 people were sharing our courses, he should have brought us smaller plates (which did came when another waiter brought us our 2nd main that was ordered much much later, since we were afraid we couldn't finish). One erk after another.

This was our starter. Triple Play (I hope I get the name right), because it's a combo of 3 different starters in one plate.

When we started finishing this and the Lamb Shank only, we ordered our next main dish. Right after we ordered the 2nd main dish, the waiter asked if we wanted our dessert. Just ordered, maybe not even started being cooked in the kitchen, and we are suppose to have our dessert? This really bug me at the time, but come to think of it, it's our own fault for not choosing a 2nd main when the initial order was taken. Then there wouldn't have been this kind of mix up. And also later on, while waiting for the dessert, I realized the reason why he kept asking (again, when we were having our 2nd main) was because it took some time for the dessert to come out from the kitchen. A lesson learned there.

The famous Oldtimer with cheese.They even provide a knife for you to cut up the burger to share. So nice. See.. so anxious to dig in, had to take picture with the knife in it. And such big fries on the side. Haha.
Too bad about the same waiter again, another erk. He was anxious to clear up all the plates before getting our dessert out, he didn't notice that my brother haven't finish his share of the burger....and my brother had to speak out. It was pretty obvious not finished eating, after all the smaller plates was only given when the 2nd main dish came, one semi quarter of a 200gm burger on my brother's plate leh...... Come to think of it, do people eat their burgers halfway and just...leave them? Chinese culture as I know it here a real no, finish everything, don't waste food. Haha!

Then the Molten Chocolate Cake came....
Now this was just.......amazing. The top part where the ice cream is, is coated with hardened chocolate. Like McD's ChocoTop. There was like little rivers oozing out from under the chocolate while I took the picture. So you knock out the chocolate coating, to get to the vanilla ice cream. And then digging into the middle of the cake,right under the vanilla scoop, thick warm chocolate sauce ooze out. It was soooo good!!! And the hyper that comes with chocolate, haha! Even though I was already full from all the other dishes, I somehow found place in my stomach to chiam most of this. Heck, I won't have mind eating another of that!!!

My eating spree continues tomorrow, dim sum with Chen Tsi. This one was also a last minute plan on Wednesday. So much fine food in 4 days in a row. Haha. Will blog on that soon.