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His door for us

So I'm back, from my little getaway. 

Where to?

Bukit Tinggi.

Well not exactly Bukit Tinggi but Selesa Resort, a little before Bukit Tinggi.

Serene fetched me at 1 plus on Friday afternoon and then we went over to Fan's office to pick her up. Then began our journey to Selesa Resort! We talked about stuff and I even proposed of going to the zoo one day. Yes, I just like going to the zoo. :D

We reached there about 2.30pm if I wasn't mistaken. So obedient we were for waiting at the reception for everyone else to arrive. And we thought we were the earliest to arrive and started wondering how come nobody has reached yet when later on only did we realize there were others that have already arrived much earlier and have been into each one's unit before we did. Oh well, the result of being obedient. Not a bad thing though. :)

We shared the same unit with Pastor and his family. Oh, the pressure. No really, sometimes we may feel such way you see. Being in the presence of someone more respected, you ought to behave in a way that is the total opposite of how you would behave when in your own home. No? :)

But we lived through it still. Thank God! :)

Until dinner time, we were still free. No programmes in between, and everyone was free to do their own things. Before me and Fan took a short nap, we helped out Serene with her children's stuff, moved the bed from the other room into our room, because there were only two single beds in each room and because we wanted the three of us to sleep together, so we manoeuvred the bed and brought it to our room. *yay!* You know, girl's thing. :)

After dinner, we had our first session with Pastor Brian and Pastor Margaret. For that night, Pastor Brian was the speaker. When you come to talks like these, you really have to have an open mind and not to criticize or compare in a negative way how the messages they share differ from what you've been holding on to all this while. But I guess we all had that in us and received the messages God's servant shared with us throughout the past three days.

To be frank, I guess me and Fan didn't expect that we would be jotting down so much notes from each talk. But we did, thank God. :)

Yes, I'll share them all one day.

I'm proud to say I've received and learned a lot from Pastor Brian and Pastor Margaret. They shared with us all about Transformation Churches and that transformation has to begin with ourselves before we can bring Transformation to our Church and to bring God's Kingdom into the world. They both have really amazing testimonies to tell and been witnesses to many miracles in all places they have gone to. Pastor Brian was pretty humorous as well. Some of those that he said,

"If you are standing next to a Miss Thailand or Miss Malaysia, make sure you have a Miss World with you." - that Miss World he said was directed to his wife, Pastor Margaret, referring to a picture he took with Miss Thailand and his wife. How lovely! :)

"The doctor told me, 'You're gonna die,' I told him, 'No, I won't,' he said, 'Yes you will,' I said, 'No I won't.'" - Pastor Brian actually had a two-week ordeal where he was physically unable to the extent that Pastor Margaret had to care for his every need. Praise the Lord! He is fit as Hulk! :)

"I asked God, 'Why me? Why not someone else?' And I told Him, 'But...', 'But...', 'But...', 'But...', 'But...'. The He said, 'Are you finished?' I said, 'Yes.' 'Now go and build the school.'" - He went to a village which was destructed by a tsunami and the school at the beach was completely destroyed. So God told him to build the church, even he only had 43 church members and no money.

"So if you're dying, don't come find me, cause whenever a person is raised from the dead, I am always away." (the meaning was something like that) - He was saying how when members of his church raised people from the dead, he was always not where they are or away from the church for the time being.

He had much more funnier moments that will be too much for me to tell it here. My, he even acted out his words with all the animal sounds that he made and also Pastor David's uneasiness of imitating them. HAHAHA

But still, they both were really good for the last three days.

Pastor Margaret was the softer kind. She spoke so gracefully and softly, just the opposite of Pastor Brian. But it was a very peaceful and pleasant feeling just by listening to her voice. That could be quite impactful too if you pay close attention to what she was saying.

It was my first time going on a trip with Fan and Serene and sharing the same bedroom with them too. No, we didn't have any girl's night with pillow fights or staying up late for girls talk and all that. Well, that could be because everyone was too tired by night already. On the first night, me and Serene waited for Fan to come back from her talk with Rachel (a member from PJ church who was very funny as well) to brew us some hot chocolate, which she promised. But we both waited till we fell asleep, and me with a hungry stomach. :P

On the second night, we slept late as well because Pastor Phoebe had us talking and sharing. Well, actually she was the one who talked and shared most about how their PJ church was doing the DBS and stuff like that while I was most obviously the one trying to keep my eyes wide awake. Oh my, I just confessed. Ooooppss :P

Left the place after lunch on Sunday and as always on the final day of every single trip, the reluctance to leave started dwelling in me. Hmm, it's not everyday that we get to have a getaway like that and having fun and receiving God's words. But the time must come and we have to come back to reality again. But hey, fret not! I've really learned a lot from thee three days and I am so thankful to God that I have made the decision to come and that Serene had promised to help with the children ministry, or else we wouldn't have the chance to come and experience the speakers' words ourselves. I will, by God's grace, try my best to live out what I have learned. :)

If you're wondering about something that seems to be missing from this post and still not knowing what it is, I'll tell you. 

It's clearly some pictures.

Oh well, each of us brought our own camera but none of us took any pictures. HAHAHA

Firstly, we mostly stayed in the resort and apart from the village we went to, there were no other places that grant us some really beautiful views for photographs. But well, that shouldn't be an excuse though. :P

Secondly, either we were too tired or barely enough time to go wild snapping pictures like how any other enthusiast would. Yes, if we were not eating, we were resting, and if we were not resting, then we would be in the hall listening to the talk. And if we weren't doing all those at all, well, we would be bathing, and lazying in Rachel's unit and having our own fellowship. :)

But I've got some pictures from other people. Mind you, I've been tagged. Not stealing, just loaning from these kind-hearted souls. :)

(from left) Serene, Fan, (sorry I forgot her name! It's Jeffrey's wife, I know. And that would be Pastor Chee Keong's wife's sister-in-law. Hehhhh), me, Rachel and Pastor Phoebe.

And our group picture! After adjusting so long and my face muscles could have gone numb with the held-still smile. :D

Pastor Brian and Pastor Margaret were the ones, both in black, standing at the last row just at the bottom left of the 'WELCOME' sign. SPOT ME! :D

It was a tremendously wonderful experience. Though I've yet to come to know most of them, but I really enjoyed myself with the company I had and the messages God's servant had for us.

Thank you Pastor Brian and Pastor Margaret for everything you shared with us.

Thank you Serene and Fan for the joy we had.

Thank you Lord for bringing me here to receive your words and bless me with heavenly wisdom.

Praise the Lord! :)

the little footsteps behind

Hey peeps! Will be MIA until this Sunday.

This brief breakaway from studies is gonna end soon. In fact, it feels so much sooner than I think it's supposed to be. Oh well, perhaps I was too indulged in my little own world that I forgotten how quickly time passes by. But yes, it does and it already has.

Well, hopefully the remaining semester will be better and I had better find my way around and not get lost so much anymore. Not literally lost though. :)

Thrilled and excited much about this camp!

Till then, happy holidays people! (even if it's only three days left) :D

the final chip

Helloooooo!

It's what we've all been eagerly waiting for and now, it has come. Yes, it's the holidayssss!

You may say, "It's only one week!"

I say, "It's better than none!"

Yes, and I really do mean it. Of course, it may do me better if another week is spared for us but still, after all the strenuous hours and walking-zombie-day-in-day-out even since this semester begun, I want nothing more than a break. Even if it's only a week, which makes up 7 days. Well, 7 always sounds better and so much MORE than 1. So yeah, think of it as a 7-day break. :)

It's only the second day of my break and I'm already waking up later and later than my usual time. Gosh, I woke up at 10am this morning! Oh well, my mind could be sunbathing in its imaginary Hawaiian coast, sipping ice-cold mocktails and admiring the beauty of flapping waves. Yes, I guess it might just be doing that.

And people, IT'S JUNE ALREADYYY!

I'm like, dude, how many wings does time has? It could just be having a race with the speed of light. I do apologise for my lameness  humour, but really, stop whatever you're doing (no, not unless you're reading this), take 10 seconds to slow down and ponder upon this: Half a year has just gone by.

How quickly it is! It's cliche, really. Everyone goes about saying how quickly time passes by and it's now the middle of the year already. You see, we all say that even when it makes no complete sense to us or even when we do not even try to make meaning out of it. What have you been doing for the past 5 months? Another 7 months and it's the end of the year. (not world, for I do not know too)

Anyway, it's something to be ponder about. 

So for the past week, subject registration for our third semester was opened. The time has come that we were to select our minor and also electives. And, it's also going to be the time when this insane bunch of us will start to really go our own ways. But no worries for that, we'll still be in the same campus anyway. Just like us and our Foundation buddies. We still meet up with each other once in a while, didn't we? :)

We'll make it through together, okay? 

I've had mixed feelings deciding on my minor to be honest. When I first enrolled in this course, I was so darn sure which minor I was going to take. Later on, I thought about it and then this interest took another turn. And now, I do not know which minor I want to take. Yes, the one that I want, not the one that I should or have to.

Right.

So here's the deal: I consulted my mum about it, both the elective and minor. I was pretty sure which elective I really wanted to take, but not the minor. She told me to take Chinese, as it was one of the three languages offered. Then for minor, she wanted me to take PR, but PR was never my thing. At least I feel and am convinced that it is not what I want to venture into. So it's either Journalism or Broadcasting. Yes, these two freaking headache ones. You see, the reason them being such a difficult choice to make is because I have interest in both of them. Crap, do I sound that greedy? 

Journalism was what prompted me into this course. Then film studies got to me along the line as well, to the extent that I even gave thoughts to further my studies in film studies. Minoring in journalism means I get to do creative writing, which you can say has been my passion and the drive towards communication studies. Film studies, if I minor in broadcasting, will be the greatest alternative that I could ever get. (for now)

Finding Nemo! This scene will never cease to be so damn adorable! :D

Yes, now what?

Here's the thing: I'm taking up Spanish and will minor in Broadcasting. :) 

I know, I know. You see, there are many such circumstances in life. You just can't have it all you know. *Glee's You Can't Always Get What You Want playing in my head*

That's what life is. And that's how it will be. You choose and you decide, and from this decision you have made, you have to forego the other one. But that doesn't stop you from pursuing it in the future. So yes, I'm taking Spanish and Broadcasting. Before I even decided on Broadcasting, I had doubts. But mum told me to take Broadcasting. I prayed about it and after that, I felt that I should listen to what my mum told me. For all this time, I've always done things my own way. I chose this course, I insisted on it and refused to take in anymore advices that contradict my personal choice. Well, look where it has gotten me.

No, I wouldn't say that I regret. But maybe, it sounds better to say, I've learnt from it.

So yes, Broadcasting. But for elective, sorry mum, I would really like to take up Spanish. Besides, I've asked about the Chinese that they will be offering and it seems that what they offer will be the basics. No more qualms about either of it now. It's decided. 

Spanish and Broadcasting. :)

God is good. He knows me and if this is His will for me, then let it be. Lead me and I'll do it. :)

I'm into this kinda shirt lately. Loose and soft and silky and thin. I've yet to get myself one though. Really, if anybody wants to buy me any gifts for any occasions to come, you've now got a clue what to get for me. Hehhhh :P

This, or a scarf. I have a soft spot for scarves as well. 

There, now you know. :)

what left to be feared

People, I'm still 19. Really. :)

Had the bunch of insanely lovely and adorable friends throw a "surprise" birthday celebration for me last Monday. 

Surprise? Um, perhaps on the cake itself. That is one thing I was truly caught off guard for. Our lovely Ser Yee "Mei Yee" bought Malacca's signature mille crepe and brought it back all the way to KL. I never believed it at first, but I had to. Cause I tasted my first bite on this fame desert and I, I think I need to go back to Malacce for more servings! :D

Someone asked, why didn't I cry?

It's best if you don't ask, but since you did, then I'll just have to be honest. 

I ALREADY KNEW YOUR SECRET PLAN. :P

But I'm all thankful, really. It's a really nice feeling to see the whole lot of you seated at the loosely combined table, and for the same purpose of celebrating my birthday. It may not be something major or something grand, but that would be enough from me. Knowing I have a bunch of people who care to make this celebration go smoothly is truly a blessing from God. :)

I used to wish, yes, I actually did hope that maybe I could forget my own birthday, forget the existence of this date, just to experience how it would feel like to forget my own birthday. Then perhaps there will be others who will throw a surprise party for me and I'll be caught off guard and experience that kinda feeling. :)

It's not a bad thing, isn't it?

Well, I could guess what they were up to, but, to turn it down means to turn down God's blessing. And how can we turn our backs from God's love for us? :)

I know it's a blessing from the Lord, and I am just as glad to receive with an earnest heart. :)

Yes, the truth is that I've turned 20 already. Perhaps the reason why am I so defiant about admitting it is that turning 20 actually sounds like a pretty scary thing to me. In my mind, there is this impression that once I have reached 20, the years ahead will pass by extremely quicker than how they used to pass before this. Before I even realize it, I might be making wishes and having my first bite on my 21st birthday cake. Goshhhhh, isn't this scary!

No, with God, there should be nothing to be fearful about. :)

I made three wishes. The first was, I wish to get myself a stable part time job that I would love doing so that I can start earning my very own side income, and thus getting that very thing that I'm working hard for now. :)

Secondly, I wished that I would become a qualified guitarist. Then maybe someday, I would buy my own guitar and serve God. 

Third, my utmost wish of all. I made this same wish again with the cake momma bought me. I wish, I would be able to study zoology/herpetology someday in the future. 

These wishes, let them be like colourful balloons, filled by hope and carried upwards with faith to heaven above. Let's have faith and they will come true at the most unexpected times. I know it will. :)

Momma's Tiramissu Mousse Cake. 

Presents for my 20th birthday. I never expected at an age like this, people do still receive presents. HAHAHA I'm so blessed!

Not to forget Fan, Jia En, Wei Foong and Serene's advanced wishes and gifts as well.

Thank you people! I'm so loved and blessed. :)

a day like this

Couple of weeks back, me and Fan went to help out at Serene's kindergarten's Parents Day, or Open Day, some other name. *oops*

Anyway, what we basically did were, bringing out tables and benches, trying to squeeze all the bulky stuff into the car, twisting and turning them, unloading, and most of all, carrying them from one spot to another. And before the event even began, I already had sweat pouring down my back under the burning sun.

Our jobs? Photographers. :D

Yes, the sound of being one actually amuses me.

What's more, I even got to be in the shoes of a seemingly professional photographer when a parent lent us her DSLR and by taking turns between me and Fan, I was snapping away like nobody's business. Oh well, the fun of it. You just can't ignore this fact. :)

We wrapped it up about noon time. Went over to Kuchai Lama for lunch instead, just because none of us really knew what to eat at SS15 and the undeniable truth that spotting for a parking would be a tedious and endless thing to do, especially after such an energy-draining morning. 

I spent the entire afternoon crashing at Fan's crib. Her room, to be more specific. :D You know I have to admit that I indeed need more of such crashing-ins to spice up my life. We watched Alvin and the Chipmunks 3! I've always been a fan of Alvin anyway. The chipmunks, I mean. :)

The heart-to-heart chat followed up next, all because we didn't think there would be enough time to finish watching another movie. No, yes, I was the one who thought so. And no, I don't particularly like having to stop a movie halfway and resuming it another time. 

The day did not just end like that, I assure you. Jia En came to fetch us and then we were off for steamboat. Serene was supposed to join us but it was just too unfortunate that something urgent suddenly popped up and we foursome were on our own then. 

Seriously, why do people always go for steamboat?? :P

A day like this, I definitely need more of it. :)