Saturday, July 26, 2008

First week

First week of the semester, it was fine i think. haha, had a lot of fellowships, got to know a lot of juniors and really had a great time chatting with them.

but then, yea, new semester already, a lot of plans, a lot of things to be done. plus, end of this sem i am going for internship, so now in the process of applying for companies, pray that will be able to get a good one ler...if can go overseas better of course.hehe...

yea, first week passed ad. was a long week, and also feel bad cause din get to catch up with all the seniors...haha, this week must spend time with them ad...and for myself also...haha...lol

Monday, July 21, 2008

Random post

let go, why not. complacency kills.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Durians

it's weird though, it's durian season in west malaysia but not in east malaysia. but then, it doesn't matter right? i get to eat durian anyway.haha....

thanks to Mr O for bringing us durians from sitiawan. last night we had a great time trying to finish the durians.the durians were superb and i can hardly find any seeds...there were some mangosteen as well. hehe...it was nice and throughout we were busy taking pictures too. :)


firstly, the durian and the mangosteen, the main characters of the night.


then the four humans who going to "consume" the 'main characters". one of them was eating already while the picture was taken.

we are in uni, so dun have the parang or any big knife. this is me, trying to "slaugther" the durians slowly with the small knife. it was fun, very fun indeed.hehe...

not so bad, managed to open up the durians...look at the victorius smile...lol

then we started eating.

we are very good students and role models, so after that we cleaned up the place. :)

we even packed the rubbish nicely and threw into the dustbin.

see, so neat and clean. do we deserve any praises from the adults?hehe...

we are also very obedient, we listen to parents whereby after eating durians must drink a lot of water. :) here we are, on of us trying to finish the whole 1500ml bottle of water.

and me too!

hehe, thank God for durians and mangosteens. thank God for friends as well that bring us so much joy and laughters. :)

Thursday, July 17, 2008

friends

haha, today a lot of friends coming back. so happy to see them again. today indeed a great fellowship with a lot of people.haha...thank God for friends.

it was great to catch up with them, listen to their stories, share the worries, share the joy, share the jokes, share the experiences. thank God for the different friends that i have, really excited to
meet up with them, do some talking.haha...enjoyed it.

hmm...looking forward to seeing them again later, then catch up with them more.haha...

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Leaving home soon...and some reflections on last semester

10 more hours, then i'm leaving miri already. now packing at home, also settling some undone stuff for home. have been walking around the house, checking anything left behind that i forgot to bring along.

sigh, gonna leave home ad, then going back UTP, starting another semester. this time around, i might not be able to come back for one year and a half, or even more due to coming 8 months internship. this time is the longest holiday i have at home in three years, now that i'm leaving, a lot feelings come by.



gonna miss home badly, although during the holidays like nothing to do, when leaving that time still not willing to leave. somemore this time gonna leave for such a long time.haha...well, i guess that's part of the growing process.

one semester has passed, result also announced. thank God i did quite fine, in fact surprisingly well, for last semester, really praise God for all His blessings. considering the little and last minute effort i put in for my studies, i thank God for the result. His faithfulness lasts for generations.

last semester i was involved in plenty of extra co-cu stuffs, the clubs, the events and also the church serving. it was hectic and there's once that i felt so dried up that i wanted to give up. But God brought me through and i really thank God for His refuge and strength that i was able to make it through. i guess the greatest lesson i learnt through last semester was to rely on God completely. with Him, there's nothing impossible.

i remember i prayed for the SPE conference, and God answered our prayers. the conference received enormous response. then i prayed for my studies, He answered as well that i was able to cope last-minutely(hehe...)and also at the same time was able to help others in some of the subjects. really thank God for His guidance and wisdom.

a lot of things happened last semester, bad things, good things, and i thank God for them all. i learned a lot, frankly speaking. i really learned. i saw how childish i was, how ignorant, how irrational and how judgmental i can be, how rush i can be and also how many mistakes i can commit without realizing it. it's frustrating of course to see how "flawful" we are, but i always encourage myself, "the more mistakes you find in yourself, the more you have grown up. and most of all, God is always there to watch you" . it works, maybe sometimes not instantly, but in the end i was able to stand up again after falling down. of course, i'm trying to improve as well...by God's grace, i can be a better man. :P

thank God for friends also. they encourage me a lot. without them, my life can be super dull. of course i do have quarrels and misunderstandings with them, but through all these our friendships grow(i hope...hehe). yea, i guess there are still plenty for me to learn in socializing, especially in defining clear boundaries or expectations with friends, the close ones per say. no one is perfect i have to say, as long as we are willing to learn, i guess it's not that bad after all.

alright, i think i talked too much. gonna leave ad! man...dun think can sleep tonight. sigh. gonna miss this place badly.

*pardon me for the poor english grammar and sentences structure, wrote this in a rush,hehe...*

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Comments

one of my close friends once commented that sometimes i take people's comments too seriously. indeed i agree with that. haha

if the comment is constructive, of course i will benefit from it, but if the comment is destructive, it might cause a damage in my life. today a friend commented about my leadership, not so encouraging but for me, it indicates room for improvements.

well, thank God for the friend's frankness, really appreciate it when person is willing to take the initiative to approach me and tell me the truth. I believe that's wat a mutual and true friend should do.

Pray that God will give me the wisdom to take every comment positively and constructively, and also discipline and determination to change and improve. Amen. :)

Gua Niah

yay, another day trip.hehe...three times during the holiday, quite fun. this time around, i went Gua Niah with my UTP friends. haha...paiseh to say, it was my first time there, although i stay in miri for dunno how long.haha. but then, it was a great experience. thank God for His wonderful creation. awesome.

me at the national park

my friends and i...

everyone so happy on the boat...lol, crossing the river. no crocodiles i think...

in the cave, view from between the rocks

in the third cave, that's my fren there posing

the great cave if not mistaken, took while coming out.

the light beam in the cave, the scenery is so breathtaking.

finally towards the light...

this is awesome. if u were there u will feel the greatness.hehe...

such a wonderful scene in the cave

another wonderful one

whee, the cave entrance

the graveyard... -.-"

the mountains...outside the caves

me posing, the scene behind can always be seen in the history textbook geh...

another majestic scene in the cave

yay yay, we are going in...


the pathway, gave a lonely feeling when without people walking on it...haha..

for me, the scenery inside the cave is the best. God is really powerful. thank God for the majestic creation.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Back

yo! din know got so many people reading my blog. everyone misses me so much? *actually only got around 3 people asking only, perasan.*

thank God for friends that came Miri to visit me these few days. first time for me to be the host, and first time also to receive friends staying in my house. haha, new experience and thank God it was great. had a great and fun time with them. now that they have gone back respective homes, really miss them. haha...

here are some pictures, will blog about them soon in the future. :)

hehe, first day dinner at my house.hope they all are well fed. haha...thank God for mom also that prepared the wonderful meal. hehe...

the church friends that came and visited, some from bintulu some from west malaysia. pic taken at the Miri Marina Bay there...

then some of us went to have some wild lives as dinner (not sure is the right term for that, we ate food like bear meat, bat meat, snake, lamb, and etc...)

really thank God for the group of friends, had a great time with them.thanks for visiting and if can, do come again. haha, i will try to be a better tour guide and host next time.hehe...