happy twenty something

This one's for a dear friend. In many ways i want to say thank you for living your life to the full, thank you for being a non-conformist, thank you for being a friend. Thank you for your generousity and how you can go the extra mile even though you don't have to.

I'll certainly miss you when you're gone but wish you the best in whatever you do. Take care my friend and happy birthday.

Was thinking of a picture to post and these two came to mind straight away :p

-ONWARD

24

Plus one today and i dont feel anything. No excitement, not sure if i can celebrate it or not all thats in my head is planning for the vcf committee retreat camp, make sure everything goes well, remind people, remember not to forget anything.

Good thing my presentation is done, atleast there's one less thing to worry about. But next week i have to complete all my daa (design and analysis of algorithms) tutorials, prepare for two tests and complete my part of the group project. 

Tomorrow i'll be attending a meeting with the student council, well there goes my saturday. 

If this is any indication of things to come i better start getting used to it.

~shalom~

new birthday present

ok here i go again. After much frustration with my current camera, i want something better. I've used canon before and loved it. My first camera was a canon powershot A75. Was expensive at the time but now have been discontinued. Sadly that camera suffered from many users and died. I miss it. Well thats why i like canon.

And i remember i wanted a psp for my birthday but i think why play games when you can have real fun outdoors with this baby so this, or something better will be my delayed birthday present to me. haha.

~shalom~

XXIII

Thank you everyone for all the messages, yan hui, su ee, cheryl, joshua, kimberly, benji, candace, chang... thanks for the presents joshua, amy, kenin, reuben, cheryl, alan...Thanks for dinner dom, samson, edward, gordon+melissa, joyce, cpr. Thanks for the call mummy, tochi, obi. And thank You God for another year and for every moment you give me. I really appreciate it.

I was asked what i want for this year, and i said i want to be a better person, to improve in the areas in which i am weak and to learn from my mistakes so i don't repeat them.

I'm tempted to look at the past and wonder how this day could have been but i'm going to resist that temptation and look to the now and to the future.

Thank you God for wonderful friends and for the newness of life and for every new day that you give us, its a blessing Lord and we want to appreciate it and live it to the fullest. I thank You that You have brought me thus far and for everything in my future. I know i worry a lot and you're probably sick of me telling you the same things but i trust you with my future. Help me in the times when i'm not so convinced. Arigato o-tou san.

~shalom~

èr shí sān

Wow thats a cross. Yeah i'm 23 today and i know i'm old, don't rub it in. So much have changed in one year but in all, in everything i just want to thank God for his faithfulness, and his love. I know i certainly don't deserve anything good from You but You give it to me anyway. I still don't understand.

I remember birthdays celebrated at pizzahut, a surprise birthday organised by my friends back in kuching and a few i birthdays i totally didn't remember. For me its not a big deal if i don't celebrate, i'd rather be somewhere quiet and reflect on things.

Since i'm writing this on the 17th, i guess i can predict a few things, like my mom calling and wishing me a happy birthday, a few messages on friendster and facebook or even on this blog. Maybe some text messages and i'm not sure what koala bear and his accomplice are planning but they better not do anything.

A lot have happened, things i wish didnt happen but i'm glad they happened because through them i learn, i grew, i changed. I don't wish i can undo anything, i think things happen for a reason and we should learn to appreciate the bigger picture.

More responsibilities, places i've never been before, expectations and more pressure, but Lord help me not to run away and hide but to stand+fight, help me to be brave, and to rely on You in all things.

As for the future, i can only look to the past and see how God has come through for me, that gives me hope for the future to know that He has my best interest at heart. I don't know what to expect but i know its good.

Wishes?
Nothing grand, just that I want good grades. I want to do well in my studies. I want to be happy. I want to continue to follow Him.

Be careful for nothing but in everything through prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, present your requests to God and the peace of God that transcends all understanding with guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

~shalom~

another birthday

Yes there was another birthday this time it Candace's birthday. So we celebrated for her too. She was very happy even though we didn't manage to make it a surprise party but she was happy lo.

I find it interesting how human relationships and connections occur. I got to know them {Candace and her gang} through Dominic, we usually take the shuttle bus at the same time on Tuesdays and have breakfast first. Well he has breakfast, i don't usually take my breakfast so i order a drink or something. And almost every Tuesday we'll meet up in the same table with these girls and just eat and chit chat until i have to go for my lab.

A few more pictures of the big day.


Snoopy


I like this shot


All gone


So many gifts

Now I know you must be thinking, how come we have so many parties ah? I also don't know but we do get to study too.


The pencil case is mine


I like this shot too.

Take care everyone.

~shalom~

steam boat and birthdays

Ah another update. I'm starting to enjoy posting here more often. So what will it be today? Well i'm quite sad to announce that sin ying is leaving miri. She got her transfer back to KL where she loves to be. Afterall they say home is where the heart is.

She has been helping out in the music ministry at Calvary Charismatic Church, the church i attend and she's also in my lifegroup so it will not be the same with her gone.

Usually things like this calls for some kind of fellowship, food fellowship that is. And thats exactly what we did last Sunday, yeah last Sunday. It took almost a whole week for me to post it because the internet is crappy so uploading the pictures to flickr wasn't possible. Thats what you get for using free internet. But they're here now and we went for steamboat, yes the eat all you want, cook it yourself chinese tradition i have come to love, even though it is "vewy expenses". Oh well I don't know anyone who is leaving anytime soon so its ok laaaaaaaaaa.

We also took the opportunity to celebrate Samson jo... ah i forgot her name, was the first time i met her so yeah. Well we celebrated their birthdays la as a lifegroup.


So we went to Michael's. Sounds familiar.


Anyone remember the Sarawak Tribune? they were just next door


Ah the wonderful equipment that makes it happen


Where is everyone?


I see food but who's eating it.


Ah there they are.


I ate mostly meat, had a sore throat the next day but thank God it wasn't serious.


There's sin ying in the middle


It took ages before we got to this point. Everyone just kept eating


Wash it all down with a nice glass of tiger beer.


And soon this was all that was left


After all that food we settled down to good ol laughters


But sadly all good things must come to an end. We were the last to leave btw.

You know, i have the funniest parents. I got a call at 6 this morning and my dad was speaking and he said with a kind of weird surprised tone, are you still sleeping. I was kind of scared, didn't want to give him the impression that i sleep all day but come one la it 6 in the morning on a saturday. So i answered, no just woke up. The line wasn't too good so i didnt hear anything he said after that. Guess where i'm going to be once the library opens.

~shalom~

plus one

First it was dominic, now Samson, next will be Candace by the end of the month. Birthdays are great, we're reminded that we're old. For Sam it was his transition from been a teenager to an adult eventhough he acts quite mature for his age and people like me? Well lets not go into that shall we.

Its nice to have friends close to you on this special day, especially when they go out of their way to surprise you and make you do silly things. Some people have a strange way of showing love, i mean whats with the bucket of water? I'm sure he appreciated it la. I'm too lazy+tired to post pictures. Not sure if i should. I think i can work something out hehe.

Come to think of it, i don't remember what happened when i turned 20. Oh wait i do, ah i had a surprise party too. :sigh: how times change.

Moving on.... Whats the thing you look back and wished you did while you were in secondary school, i mean you will only get to really enjoy it then after that its history. I'm thinking of going to the prom but not sure if i want to or not. Tables are not cheap and even though people like to brush it aside and so no la, hen gui. I know alot of people are going. So now i'm faced with this interesting position; to lah or not to lah, sorry. To go or not to go. Hmm.

~shalom~

happy birthday.

I turned 22 last tuesday, i'm sorry for not informing everyone, i was really hoping no one will find out but it was too late.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes, i appreciate them all and by God's grace, next year will be different. Maybe we can go pizzahut and have a good time :)

Remain blessed, Jesus loves you vewy much.

~shalom~