Of Deadlines, Commitments and Mobility.

Baggy eyes and poor presentation were the things of yesterday.

I really wish they were when i was at the CC two nights ago, sending my group's Comm Theories assignment to Eu Wah for printing. Well, at least i got to sleep before 1 that night. But then again, it's only ONE assignment. And there are four more to go, and most of them are not discussed with the group members yet!

I know some people work at best moments before the deadline, excelling under pressure (person in reference: yours truly). But is it possible to get things done a few days before deadline? Or can i trick myself, saying that the deadline is a week earlier. I guess i could try?

But then again, it's better to get things done early, for we do not know what the future lies for us, eh?

And i'm officially an Assistant Homegroup Leader. Both Rowen and i are the assistants to Iggy, our boss. Not that i'm all power-hungry-and-dominating kind of person, but i believe if you're entrusted with a responsiblity of any size, you should do it at your best.

Last Sunday, there was a youth leaders meeting in church, led by Pastor Lisa. It was great to arrive there early with Justin, Daniel Sim and Rowen. After all, as leaders, we should be a good example to others. And there, we not only discussed about youth relevant, but we had laughs together with Sis Yoon Foen, Beatrice, Daniel Loo and Edwin. It was ok lah, till someone from some gym called me up.

We talked over the phone, and this guy kept telling me about how good the gym is with the many fancy equipment and numorous classes. But you know what the best part is? It's in BANDAR ONE UTAMA!

"Oh, you stay in Sri Petaling? Can consider quite near lah!" He said.

Near? My foot lah!

I think i'll have to decline the meeting with this chap later today, cause not only is it too far away from me, but the fact is that i have little time for myself. And if i did have time to travel all the way from my house to that gym, it should be used for a better purpose. I wonder which clown gave him my number without my consent?

But on the bright note, i've changed my handphone. You've read about how much i love Zeal-ni, my old handphone. Now, since my dad's friend got a new handphone, she gave it to me.





It's a Sony Ericsson K500i. Now, this baby has a camera, color screen, poly-phonic ringtone, speakers, infrared port and even a composer. It takes awhile to get used to the menu system and text messaging after being adamant to Nokia's user-friendly menu. But i'm not selling off Zeal-ni. She's a birthday gift from my Dad. So, it'll still be somewhere in my closet lah.

But Zeal-ni Dos, (my new handphone lah!) can keep me awake all night with its pretty colors and lights! My eyes can't shun away from it!





Love & Peace!~


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It's out; My Ego.

IF you are still studying in a local university/college campus, you might be in one of those fortunate ones to receive it. Nope, not a scholarship, loans or abundent parking spaces. I'm talking about free newspapers.

Yes, THE STAR has THE R.Age programme, where free newspapers is being distributed to universities and colleges around Klang Valley and KL. UTAR is being one of them, though i think it only apply to the PD Block. And yesterday's edition was special: it had a UTAR/TARC collaboration in it!

The team were given topics of various events relevant to UTAR/TARC. After choosing the topics and handing them in moments before dateline, our articles which covered 5 pages of THE R.Age was distributed to undergraduates all around. And of all the interesting articles being written, one had pictures of me splattered all over. It was my article of me, about a day in my live in UTAR.

Not only was the task challeging, but it got me up till the wee hours of the day, moments before deadline. Was it worth it? It was an experience, as if i was really working for the newspaper company; the real deal.

However, after reading the editted-from-1000-plus-words-to-500-words article, i realised i was being too egoistic. I wondered if i was writing for the challenge or the glamour and publicity i might get? As i'm thinking about it, i think i lean towards being proud and prideful. Perhaps it would be better if the subject was another person? Perhaps the piece would be better if i had a co-writer with me.

But it's already out. I can't stop the press, or tell everyone to stop reading it. It's like plucking feathers, scattering it all over the road and trying to pick them up one by one. It's hopeless. It's useless. If i wanted fame and recognition, i'd get a better chance by jumping of the UTAR Campus, or holding the lecturers and students hostage! HAHAHA!~

I pray in the future that i might not be too prideful in whatever i do. In whatever gifts and talents i have, i pray that i'll use them wisely and not for my self-seeking glory. For all glory goes to God and God alone. I need to be humble in whatever i do, for has God can give abundant gifts and talents, He can easily take them back as well.

I shouldn't be proud about it. But that doesn't mean i shouldn't be happy about it. From now on, i want to see how far i can go. How good am i, without boasting about it. People should see me for my actions, and not my self-praise and ego.


Love & Peace!~


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I'm... YOUR FATHER!

A couple of nights back, i asked Justin out for a drink after prayer meeting. Fatiguely, he declined, saying that he wants to have a talk to his father regarding some issue.

As he drove back home and me having my tosai with fried chicken and teh ais, i started to wonder; when was the last time i talked to my father? In the matter of fact, i've not seen him for almost a week now.

I bet when i mentioned about a talk with my father, you readers would think it starts something like this,

"Dy, it's already Sunday. And i need my weekly allowance... NOW!"




"I am... YOUR FATHER!"

The infamous catch-phrase that Darth Vader said that gave Luke Skywalker a near heart attack!












No no no... it's not that kind of talk. I more of like,

"Dy, how are you? And how's the car..."
We need to get the computers fixed, though i've set it up in the room. But i'm still Internet-less... and when can the Internet cable be installed? Ernest said that you would buy the wireless connection device. Are you buying it?"
"Oh, this are the passport photos i took last Sunday, and it costed RM 15, in which i used my whatever's left of my Ang Pow money."

But my dad's busy. Busy as in he has appointments and meetings to attend. I went over to my father's for dinner, only to discover that he had a meeting that night. *sigh*

I don't know about you, but talking to your father (mother, parents) is important. Not only is the relationship building important, but by knowing one another, you love each other more and more. And that's how an ideal family should be.



Fathers may have dark agendas, like Gendo Ikari from NEON GENESIS EVANGELION. Not only did he leave his son, Shinji, for his work and commitment, but he has a darker agenda for him. Their relationship is awkward and estangled, making Shinji very uncomfortable around Gendo, though he would want to make an impression for Gendo.





And not a lot of communication have i done with my Father in Heaven. These few days have been tough on me. Assignments, responsiblities, classes. All these things have been stressing me out. I guess i need to talk to Him, seeking forgiveness and a peace of mind.

I guess i need to talk with my father(s). For he is... my DAD!




Love & Peace!~


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Bad Day? No really...

IF you've read the past entry, you would have guessed that i slept quite early two nights ago.

Apparently, i had a ripple effect on my day! Waking up late caused Joanne to be transport-less to campus, my brother not waking me up for lunch, and the lecture going on without me. Oh, speaking of which, the faculty dean took over and taught the lecture group Comm Research Method, as my classmates told me. And she knows who i am!

Boy, i hope she didn't ask the lecture group,

"Eh, where's that dude with long hair, ah? I thought he belonged to this class what?!"

Or something along those lines lah.

And after coming to campus in the afternoon, i manage to discuss with my group member regarding our Comm Theories assignment (which ended in disaster as today, everyone expect me didn't look for any info yet!).

What was more disasterable was the fact my water bottle is now missing. Perhaps i left it on my car roof and drove off. *sigh*

Today, it's sunny, and it seems like a good day today. And i'm going for lunch now, waiting for the next lecture class at 5.


Love & Peace!~


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Yawn

After sending The R.Age article to the editor, i'm currently in a daze; blurry. Not only is the time but the booming noise from CS dudes in this Cyber Cafe is affecting my alertness. I really want to sleep.

Oh, finally, i've got a computer at home! But i'm still disconnected from the Internet. I'm still pending. I'm too sleepy to be awake.

ubaouvcboabvbouvbqaoeofvanbvoibviouabsvuio... i'm gibbrishing rubbish. RUBBISH!

I wanna sleep.


Love & Peace!~


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Updates.

As i'm typing this entry in, Joanne is taking a picture of me.
And now she's doing it again.

No, she's not stalking me, but she's taking it on bahalf for me. It's part of my the task given to me to write an article for The R.Age. And i'm suppose to be as enthusistic... i tried my best while feeling fatigue from yesterday's Talent Nite event, which happened to be okay lah.

Back to The R.Age topic; i'm currently writing an article for that section. What is it about? I guess we'll have to wait and see, since i myself have no idea whether it would be accepted or not, what more published!

*argh* My back hurts.


Love & Peace!~


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Hectic Running and Oranges.

There are too many things to keep up with, that i sometime pass through some task without getting them done. I keep forgetting to post this.

It's regarding the CF meeting we had last week, 8th February, Ang Pau Hunt (I'd say Pow, not Pau... but since it's in the poster, i can't do much but to abide with it.) Anyway, i was put in-charge of it.

On the weekend before the event, i contacted other CF members to help me get things done. Called Simon to get the posters designed, Joshua Wong to help worship lead and be one of the game station masters, and Phebe for guidience and advice.

Apparently, everything almost went well, till it came to the proposal to the Department of Student Affair. To the dreadful story short, we manage to keep the meeting going, without the budget. That's where i sacrificed a little for the prizes and props. But hey, small stuff!

Anyway, on that day itself, by God's grace, things went as His plan, although there were bumps here and there. The four teams were suppose to go around the campus to find the mobile game stations and play the games. One thing i can say was IT WAS FUN SEEING THEM RUNNING AROUND AIMLESSLY! And seeing the teams doing all the instructions written on the paper said was plain hilarious! In another game, they frantically had to find items, like GREEN SOCKS and PINK TISSUE PAPER. Tough, but they managed to follow through.

At the end, they created families out of oranges. One of the funnies statements was made by Edmund. When the other CF members saw juice coming one from one of the oranges, he said, "Period."

*Ouch*

IN the end, Group 1 won the overall event, and i must say, this is the first time i enjoyed organising something without actually playing the games!

I feel thristy and i need to rush for the tonight's Talent Night. Wish i could go for the Valentine's Day event held by Sg Long CF. Hmm... perhaps a glass of orange juice to quench my thrist.




Love & Peace!~


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The day that was Yesterday.

If i had Internet at home, it would be "The day it was today." But then again, you're not here to hear me brag about it, so let's just get on with the entry.












As most of you know, yesterday was Chap Goh Mei. It's the day celebrated to mark the Lunar New Year which is celebrated for the span of 15 days. Basically, it's the last day to go visit your friends and relatives and get Ang Pows, or you'll have to wait for another 360 miserable days or so to get the next one.

In addition to that, people will throw oranges into rivers or ponds, in hopes that they'll get a girlfriend/boyfriend in the new year. The way i see it, i think that's just orange-fy the whole river, providing the fishes an drinking alternative besides the crumpy, plain muddy water. I find throwing oranges into the river/lake a superstition. Probably here's the real reason of this ritual:

"Poor beggars have nothing to eat. Rich people receive to many oranges during Chinese New Year, despite giving them off as gifts to family and friends. Girls throw oranges into sea, beggars collect them and have a jolly good time."

A tangy ending. For more info about it, click HERE.

But that wasn't the highlight of yesterday. For us Revivalites of Revival Centre, KL, it saddens us that Pastor Daniel left us. Nope, he didn't kick the bucket yet. After serving here as the Music Director and Associate Pastor, Pastor Daniel Loh will be leading Canaan Church in Sri Hartamas. He has left Revival Centre with his wife, Sis Karen, and yesterday, he preached his last sermon in church. Boy, will the church music team really miss him.



Pastor Daniel (left) and his wife, Sis Karen. Photo taken from Yee Huey's blog.











We'll miss his jokes and laughter among the youths and other church members.
We'll miss his enthusiasm and positive attitude in the minitries and task he does.
We'll miss his leadership and friendliness towards us.

The whole church is missing him already. But i guess we'll have to let him go. But if he does need a bassist, i'll be there in an instant!

FAREWELL, PASTOR DANIEL & SIS KAREN!


Oh, and i was the top scorer in the Defence of the Ancient (DotA) game with the church youths yesterday! Little did i know till yesterday that Kardel Sharpeye, the Dwarven Sniper is THAT good! Justin, Kevan and Alvin, eat your hearts out!

I'm no NOOB!


I feel like eating Mandarin oranges.




Love & Peace!~


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Don't you get it?

Imagine yourself in this situation. You're walking in mall with your friends, after lunch. While talking and joking as you window shop, suddenly, this gut just comes up in front of you with a big smile. His hands are lifted to your face, and his holding a few sheets of papers and a pen. He would want you to fill in a survey. Whether it's for the improvement of the company or a college assignment, a survey doesn't differ from another. It still contains a series of question to fulfill the objective(s) of the researcher.

While filling in a survey might be a tedious job, getting volunteers to fill it in is tough. Constructing a survey is way more crummier and frustrating compare to the other two tasks. Learnt it through the hard way in while doing my English class assignment last semester.

Not to long ago, my friend gave me this badly created survey that his friend made for me to fill. When i looked at it, i felt reluctant to fill it in. But since it was sort of urgent, i filled it in. I tried to be as frank as possible, and not be sarcastic. At least i tried.

This is part of the survey. The answers in pink are the ones editted, while the ones in green are the answers i penned down. Alex, laugh your heart out:

1. Do you carry condoms?
no

2. Do you carry it at all times?
which part of "NO" do you not understand?!

3. Do your parents know about it and do you think that it's accepted?
I don't carry one, so i wouldn't know. But my parents might accept it if i do. Maybe lah

4. Why do you carry condoms?
Again... did you read the answers i gave above?! I don't. But if i do, it'll be as a spare water bottle. Do you know that a single condom can store up to 2 litres of water?


Probably the fellow who created this survey isn't from UTAR, or haven't been to Ms Joanna's class.




Love & Peace!~


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Horrible!

That's weird.

Have ever had this feeling. A feeling a the spur of the moment. You feel like going online because you have 23 different reasons to do so. You become desperate, and in need for a computer. You wished you HAD INTERNET ACCESS AT HOME.

Then, finally, when you're in front of the computer, you just go blank. After almost two hours, you found yourself doing nothing but staring at the monitor, and the monitor's looking back at you.

*DANG!*

Writer's block. I guess that's what i'm experiencing now. And that makes me wonder. IF writers get that once too often, do people who don't write get them? Can normal people write better than writers/journalist/authors? I wonder. I fear.



Love & Peace!~


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CF meetings on the 25th of Jan.

Tomorrow, the CF here in PJ Campus will be having our Ang Pau Hunt. The proposal was messy and last minute, but we manage to get it through. All i need to do now is to make sure the games are prepared, people are informed, prizes bought and everything else be prayed for.


Anyway, i was supposed to post in this blog of mine the entry regarding the CF meeting two weeks ago. And me penning this down now means i had little time to go online, had too much time out with people through the first week of Chinese New Year. I don't need to tell you this, but i will; having no Internet access at home sucks!

Anyway, 25th of Jan was sort of special, since not only did had a normal CF meeting in PJ, but there was an Inter-faculty meeting in Sg Long as well. The interesting part about Sg Long is not that they have this meeting from 8 pm to 10 pm, but the fact that students there still attend classes up to that time, up to 9 pm even! Good grief! And i thought my time table was awkward.

Anyway, we PJ Campus CF had Bible Study. It was great to see almost 30 members turning up for this event. Led by Roxanne, the Bible Study touched about why is it so important to be rooted in The Word. She also shared about the significant of the Bible to us, and the power it holds. Interesting what that big book of truth has for us. All you just have to do is flip the pages, read, and be blessed! (I wish i could write more, but i left my notes at home. *sigh*)

In the evening, we headed down to Sg Long. With the added traffic in PJ and the rain along the highway to Sg Long, we got there by 6. And in the midst of the rain is when i realised the front tyre of the car is really wore off and should be replaced ASAP. Thank goodness the car only jiggled a little, as i carried in my hand the lives of Daniel Sim, Amelia and Amy through the storm.

And now about the Interfaculty meeting: upon safely arriving Sg Long earlier that expected, we spent time miggling among one another and chatting. We joked, played like little kids and i got myself tired out before the event official started.

The event schedule was like the other Interfaculty event; ice-breaker, praise and worship session and team building activity. But this time, there was a twist. Before the team building activity began, Angel shared about unity and trust among CF members. She shared, saying that we do not live alone, but together as a body of Christ. And unity is important because sharing is caring for one another. Besides, everyone is important, for we can't function properly when another's down, right?

The reason why she shared was because she felt that Interfaculty meeting should not only be about fun and fellowship, but sharing the Word and testifying about God's greatness as well. Now, that's what i call substance!

And the team-building activity was great. Divided into four groups, each group was suppose to present an ad for the item the group leaders picked. I got a mug, and was thinking i had one of the worst products to advertise, till i heard the other three groups got toilet paper, toilet bowl and "Poh Chai Lin" pills as their product.

Each group performed spectacularly and i really laughed till my sides hurt. But in the end, our group won by majority vote count! YEAH!~ We promoted the mug to others, telling them that there's living water in it and it shall not run dry. Plus, it's free, as salvation and the Love of Christ is! Bad for business revenue, but good for the soul.

Thinking of how the meeting was now, i'm smiling. The next time the PJ Campus host the Interfaculty meeting, we should make it meaningful by adding substance into it. I'll try my best for that. I'll try my best for tomorrow's gathering.



Love & Peace!~


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The Rojak Series #10

After almost a week of holiday, makan and ang pow collecting, i'm now here in my campus internet lab, surfing the net. Man, have i not gone online for awhile! Anyway, here's a TRS:


1. Gong Xi Fa Cai

Yes, here comes the year of the Dog! And do go around visiting friends, eat, be merry and collect ang pows (or if you are married, give them out) with a smile! But the most important thing about the Lunar New Year is your relationship with your family and friends.

But then again, remember those ang pows wherever you go, ok?!





Stitch, from Lilo & Stitch. And to celebrate the Year of The Dog, i think he makes the best mascot. After all, he IS a dog, right?


















2. Stolen.

That's what happened to both Oliver's and Rowen's shoes. No one would have expected that while we were at Sui Li's place, enjoying lunch and having a few laughs. Plus, the doors are open. We believe it was an inside job, since the thief was daring enough to get the shoes while the house door was open. And the irony of the situation was the security in the apartment was increased recently with the installment of the gate.



My shoes weren't stolen because mine were torn and really old. Do keep them, they keep memories. And they don't easily get stolen!



I pity Rowen for his good pair of sneakers. I pity Oliver even more since it's his second one stolen. Get the black one, Oliver!






3. Bleach rocks!

ON Wednesday, Justin watched 24 Season 1, while i was watching BLEACH on his laptop at my house. Earlier that day, we had lunch with Kevan and Sher-Mayne, and later stopped at Sher's house to play with Summer. No ang pows this time since her parents weren't around, ha ha.







Anyway, BLEACH is indeed a good manga, but it's a better anime lah. That i have to admit. Now, i wanna watch more of it! I'm an otaku, and i'm now hooked to BLEACH!


And must get COWBOY BEBOP and SAMURAI 7.





4. Work and more work.

Initially, we're suppose to be back for classes yesterday. However, my classmates managed to pull it off by pushing all the classes aside, thus we only need to be back on next Monday. But once we get back from this holiday, there's no more lingering around. I have to shift to higher gear in my studies and assignments.

Goodbye slackiness, hello hardwork!



Love & Peace!~


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