What Were My Holidays Like?

Okay…. This is how the holiday started..

The first week went by like this:~

DAY 1&2

UPHILL… Naik Bukit Genting With BCM Gals just for one night…. we ate, played, prayed, ate more, watch wayang, bump each other, and **cuddle** in one room.

 

DAY 3

Leon came back from Spore by plane..after Lionel fetch him and his female fren, Ai Min from air port, they came to my house to pick me up for a whole day of outing…. PHEW!! actually it was an outing to satisfy Leon and his singaporian friend’s food craving. Thank God I live in Msia… Yumm Yumm!

So first stop was Dim Sum.. Leon Paid.. whoo-hoo… Second was KFC @ Curve, then back to Kota Kemuning for homecook dinner… supper was with BCM fellas, Danny, Victor Lee and Girlfren, Jon Koo, Lionel, Me, Leon and Ai Min.

Day 4

Mid val with Ps. Ooi Lin’s family til lunch den headed to Leon’s dentist for his surgery, but good for him, the surgery was not done and it was postponed again. So headed off to Tesco for shopping with the whole family…. shop till you drop…..good thing none off us drop..LOL…

well.. oh ya.. that night we had a show “run fat boy run”… Aft that lionel, leon and ai min slept over at my house so that the next day we did not have to wake up so early to visit Miracle (Leon’s Kai Lui) at Sg. Long.

Day 5

Miracle House… see miracle… den Went to Klang to pick stuffs up …….

Dinner was great!!!! we went for Korean Barbeque with Painted Picture Band and then went over to one of the band member’s house to play Nintendo V.. wakakkakakaka cool… we played boxing, golf and tennis.. it was fun to see the silly expressions of everyone.

 tap-tap-tap with Leon’s IPhone

 Korean Barbecue~Look at the Meat… YUM YUM

 Virtual Boxing with Lionel on Nintendo

Then came the weekend back to church and work……

SUNDAY.. ARGHHH WOKE UP WITH A RED EYE on the right eye… sighs down with sore eye……

Week two was stressful yet the happenings in the week did bring some relief :~

Monday I tried to get enough rest for the family dinner in the evening but eyes did not really cooperate much.. it watered and watered….

Wednesday was the day we went to Cyberview Lodge to check out the place….YEAH!! finally prayer answered. He provided us an award winning garden… Truly he gives and takes away all for a better plan!! 

Thursday, shopping for dresses with the Kay Renn, Yuli, Wai Chi, and Eang Bee…..YEAH YEAH!! Double blessing cos’ now I don’t have to worry about their dresses! Another Big Relief

ooooh but Friday came and eyes hurt even more. Went to doc again for a change of medication cos’ the first medication did not seem to work very well.. sighs..

Saturday, woke up.. *gasp*GOSH. BOTH EYES were red.. the virus must have spread in the night to the left eye.

And Sunday came, swollen, extremely painful and teary. My already small eyes looked even smaller now. NO!!! Then after the service, one of my member who also had sore eyes said he dripped the eye drop every hour and it helped his eyes clear faster. So I decided to be my own doc and started dripping the drops every hour …… GUESS WHAT!!!???

I could sit up the whole afternoon and finisg my assignment without the slightest pain or teary eyes. And best of all the swelling went down, pain got tremendously lesser, and my eyes came back to its normal size..

 

How would I evaluate the holidays????!!????!!

 It was everything but DULL

Yup Thats Bout It!!

Mr. Prez’s Daughters Wedding

The reason i’m posting bout Ps. Kok Kee’s Daughter’s wedding is because the venue captivated me…

The wedding dinner was at the Bankers Club located on the 22nd floor of Amoda building, right opposite Times Square.

Here are the photos:-

This is the cocktail section which is the main hall where the cake cutting and toast will be held. As you will see in the photos, this area has a large sitting area with couches and also in the middle of the hall there is a grand stairway leading to the second leval. Hight ceilings and high big windows made the room such a grandeur! There is a baby grand piano at one end of this section and also another louge room linking this hall. The wood furnishing is awesome. So like some 18th century Britist Aristocrat social gathering venue.

 

Snapshots from the large windows:~

 

Hall Ambience at 7.30 pm:~

The Dining Hall is another section of the venue. Its a two leval section. The upper section has grand balconies over looking the lower section.

Funtime @ FullHouse

How bout dining at a food and lifestyle cafe. Girls you gotta check it out. Dine yet at the same time you could shop for clothes and lifestyle stuff.. and the ambience of the cafe is so cozy and english.

 

Check this out!!!

 

Well Guys can also camwhore ….

Looks like the Guys first photo taking session wasnt so good…

 

But…..later on they were getting the hang of it

 

Now they not only got the hang of it.. THEY BECAME PROs!!!!

LOOK this is an excellent shot… The GUYS posed WELL and they were the photographers of this splendid reflection shot

 

 

ALL AT FULLHOUSE!!!!

Have You Ever Felt …..

Frustrated

 

 

 Tear drops as you tried to swallow back the lump in your throat

 

 Rejected no matter how much you tried to prove something about yourself

 

Forced to shut up. Your voice is not wanted

Lost and Lonely in a crowd

 

These are real feelings HUMANs have… what will you do when you go through these feelings? Or what will you do if someone else is going through this?

 

High Touch

This is my third annual camp ever since I set foot at the Bible College of Malaysia. And the second time being part of the camp committee. The camp committee basically plans everything from the lodgings to the preparation to the gifts and etc etc etc. Throughout the 2 months of planning and preparation there were alot of things learnt from each other as committee members. We made mistakes, we slacked in certain of the jobs assigned, there were miscommunications, and headache moments when making arrangements for the roomings. Well, but after its all over, I would say we did made quite a team. Maybe not exactly being able to fulfill each of our roles perfectly as assigned but rather helping anc making it up for each other and in the end the camp turn out to be a rather successful one.

I believe that the camp speaker, Ps. Julie Khoo has in many ways impacted and touch our lives and refresh many hearts all through that 3 days at Elsanctuary, Melaka. Her message were not stereotyped camp sermons but rather she really had in mind the Bible College students, staffs and faculty and preached on subjects that convicted us, and also encourages us to continue serving God faithfully. I personally was very touch and encouraged. The week and even months before this camp there has been so much going with assignments and other church work, for me and many others, hence this camp was really really refreshing like water being poured on parched land.

The venue that we choose this year was one close to mother nature, where chalets will built on slopes amongst the rubber trees and greenery. Away from the city traffic and brick walls, the atmosphere there was green, fresh, natural, and serene. Run by a family, this retreat campsite was built with much effort and I would give credits for the way it is well maintained. Oh not forgetting the food there-its just mouth watering, and you will surely look forward to the next meal. The meals are fusion of local, chinese and western. Part of the family that does the cooking were formally chefs at the J.W Marriot Hotel and also cooks in their very own restaurant chains. So thats why sure YUMMY YUMMY lah.

On the second night of the camp, a group of 13 students decided to do a night jungle trek. After much persuading between the camp advisor, Ps. Florence, we were reluctantly ‘blessed’ to proceed with our mini adventure. WIth much prayers by our dear Ps. Florence  the 13 of us managed to finish the trail, crossed one muddy river and a mud pool full of leaches, unharmed. hee heee….

For more, click BCM Camp 2008 Photos

It has been such an experience for us as camp commitees, that we took the that as a chance to pamper ourselves to a mini delicious celebration at T.G.I Fridays!!!!!!

For more, click T.G.I. Fridays Lunch Photos

Great!!!

BCM camp is finally over!!!!

A GREAT CAMP

WITH GREAT COMMITEES TO WORK WITH

AND DEFINATELY AN AWESOME “HIGH TOUGH” FROM GOD!!!!

with my bunch of crazy pals, there was lots and lots of

eating

fun

shoulder rubbing

chat n chat n chat and keep chattin

craziness and dumbness

etc. etc.

ALRIGHT camp is well OVER!!!

is back to BCM, “the place that I love”

Another trimester to “enjoy”

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and now is BACK TO BCM……

oh well 2 weeks has just a passed since classes began………

so much for now…. will keep u updated!!!

 

These Voices Needs to Be Heard

With all due respects, I am posting this post not to condemn or put down anyone or showing any disrespect or dishonors to anyone. Here’s my sincere voice which may speak out for some too……which i think people needs to somehow hear about it in one way or another.

Take a look at the newspaper this morning. Another news not new to us in anyway. Every year we read and hear of these news.

“Runaways… blaming parents for their actions… claiming the hard life outside is more bearable than the comfortable life at home……..”

Parents reads this news… turn to their rebellious kids and will most likely say, “Look teens are foolish, home so good but cannot appreciate…” [ dear parents, quit making parallels or comparing these case with your teens- IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IN MAKING SUCH STATEMENTS UPON READING SUCH NEWS! ]

In my opinion.. yes their action of running away is definitely wrong in a sense but i think that their actions could also be signals or messages they are trying to convey to their parents. Something they are going through that maybe, their parents have not yet come to know or understand or maybe the situation of the family has not allow these teens to share what is going on in their minds and feelings. Though they may not be all right in their feelings and thinking, but I strongly believe whether they are right or not, they definitely need space and some security in the family to express it out with sometimes a little bit of support, understanding, acceptance and even respect from their parents.

They are teens going through a transition from childhood to adulthood. They deserve some respect with some of their opinions and decision. Parents do not have to agree to them but do show them respect in the way you respond back and the way you would listen to their feelings. Most asian cultured parents would impose their positions and demand respect and from their teens. Which means, “you do what i tell you and no more further talk” and it will be accompanied by, “we are older than you we know life better so you got to listen or else ……..” That kind of statements usually leaves the teenager, frustrated and they bottle up what they are going through. They were not even given a second to express anything. But instead, demanded to give respect and obedience to their parents at all cause.

Yes dear parents i understand your concern for these kids. You definately have decades of experience. I’m not undermining them. But I’m saying look at it this way… Your kids look to you as their main supporter. These 5 girls we read in the news have their parents as their main supporter in life. If only their parents could see that their kids actually placed them in such an honorable position in their lives, and begin to get to know the growing stages in their daughters. Begin to start giving space to their opinions and thoughts, have two way discusssion not instructions. If parents keep hindering such coversations, teens will eventually let it out through their actions. Their actions tells that they do looked to their parents for support but it was never recognized. Maybe all along that need was never recognized and only their failures were magnified. Most runaways in actual fact do not always run because they hate their parents. They runaway mainly because of anger and frustration and dissapointment too when the ones they thought they could look to brush them off.

To parents: I know you are not perfect [so are your children], but these news should awake us to see that your kids do look to you as mentors in their life. You cannot fail them. You have to be there for them in their failure, in their success. Each child is different in nature which makes them so unique. Try making new discoveries about your teen and enjoy taking up each challenge of being a real MOM and DAD to your teens. It wont be easy, but you have the honor of being that hero in their lives.

To teens: Growing up is tough! You may not understand why. You could feel more restrained than ever at this point in time. Know this is a sign you are going to be a man or a woman. And in this transition period, you have to also give room to your parents as in , they may not always realize they should be there for you. But keep hanging in there..Dont let difficulties deny you of your dreams. Hang on to your dreams not by pushing through doors that are shut but by slowing working through them step by step. A little by little, you’ll reach there one day.