"Time flies," two familiar words in my teenage life right now.

2 months now since I re-entered here to blog something about my life.

It took me some time just to write those two sentence above, for I know, the Lord has been truly awesome in my life.

"trying to cherish every moment I have," after realizing the beauty the Lord has place all around me, from things we taken for granted, to things that are new to us. Take time to just stop, observe and see what we have missed all the while.

"my God is Mighty To Save," the song that I once lead was more than what it meant, for I almost lost a friend that was dear to me. God is awesome!

"through His strength I am renewed and refreshed," taking each step at the time, facing tomorrow and getting the most out of it.

Few of things that I have learnt throughout my "16 going on 17 years of age" life. With day to day challenges, it is interesting, it is a lesson, a lesson that doesn't happen in a class room but in the environment we live in. Learn from your mistake and make the right choices in the future.

"My drowning experience" I have shared this in school but I'll shall be more detailed.

It was an incident that I could always remember.

When I was 7 or 8, together as a family we made our annual trip to somewhere other than home. This time it was a road trip to the East, Kuantan.

(I'll just go to the incident now)

So yea, I was entertaining my sister at the babies pool, well, that pool was fun and harmless, no matter how hard you try, you can't get drown cause it is only 3 feet deep?

So then, the "always wanting to see what my dad does" boy, me, went over to the adults pool to take a look.

Wow, to me it was beautiful, long and wide, not forgetting, there was a pool side bar. So my dad, saw me and swam to me. He told me to never cross the white line and I'm allowed to play at the pool side bar.

(It was fun then, pretending to order stuff even though the bar wasn't in operation)

Then I got bored, something prompted me, "Cross the line, nothing would happen, common you little scary cat, nothing would happen, there is so many people around you."

*I pondered*

I took the step across the line. *blooop!* it was an 8 feet pool!

Then, my life flash by within seconds, after five times I grasp for air and seeing the "big eyes and jaw dropping" face my mom has I really thought I was a gonner. I didn't have space for the next gasp for air for my lungs was filled with air that I had to release.

but then, two boys came to my rescue, to local boys as I can say.

For this incident that happened to me about 10 years ago, I learn that you have to always be discipline (never cross that white line). I learn that no matter if there are people around you, don't do bad stuff and expect them to save you and to entrust everything into the Lords hands.

God bless. will blog more.

-with love-

Big Lakes

"Looking out my window, I see the trees blowing the breeze;
Looking out my window, I see the birds flying in the sky"
Familiar song? Indeed.
Reminds me always about the "little" beauties of the Earth that we don't need to go for to experience is just on the other side of a transparent material made of Earth's own sand,
the window.
Go Green; is the it now, everyone is worrying about it so that we could prolong a place for our future generation. Well, I think it isn't only about our future, but our responsibility as humans to preserve and not "thrash" the place we love most, Earth.

*Authentic Asia advertisement plays on Discovery*
"I never saw it that way, awesome," I said to myself.
Diversity and greatness are in the land we are occupying. During dinner last night, my dad talked about a place just a little bit down south from us, with a nice country side.
I then thought, "Is there such thing still?"
Well there is! Urbanization has took its toll on our civilization, in truth we can't live without urbanization, depression and unemployment if urbanization stand still, we'll never know what turn out next.

Its about a month now and I thought of starting this new post with something associating with "Water", I guess there is something with man and H2O.

Time flies, river flows and dams are build?
Dew are left in the morning, rain falls in the afternoon and midst moves in at night.
Sun rises from the East and a whole new day starts over;
A new day comes with new hope, do cherish every moment and make the right decision.
While I was reading a poem name, "The Ephemera", it really meant a-lot.
It talks about the short life span of a unique fly, which doesn't live to more than a day. but they are always trying its best to preserve it's future generation. awesome stuff.

What is interesting?
1. Life's decisions.
2. People who cries that Adam Lambert didn't win American Idol. I think he has a very good vocal range and America did not make a mistake.
3. Seeing a frisbee flying across to your friend. Yes, Frisbee in fun.
4. Camporama build-up

Till the next time, cheers; rock the world you are in.
God bless.

Back.

Let me tell you a story that I pictured in my head –-

A boy, thirteen was his age. He didn't grow up with privileges most of us had. His family had him and two younger siblings, with nothing more than just an unheated little apartment in suburban Eastern Europe just enough for them all. His parents had just enough to send him to school.

Worries were no stranger to him, as he faces harsh winters and limited food. Often he would just spend playing with his leather ball, that he gotten from his 5th Birthday, just not to worry about it. Walking past toyshops, he often craves for toys he couldn't afford. Down the road, famous bakery stall, made him hungry, as food was fresh hot from oven with aroma that made his stomach growl. "What is life? Why am I living this way? Do I have a purpose? What more can I live for?” as he said to himself.

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One day, as he was just thwacking the ball against the wall, getting rid of worries he often thinks of, something unusual happened.

He was distracted and not concentrating, he left the ball rolling down the street and ending up in an abandon old house's garden. From afar it seems like a garden, however, it wasn't much a garden, just over grown grass. Despite the stories heard, he opened up the low metal gate.

As the gate squeaks open, he hope that no one will see him entering. "Get the ball, out I go", that's all he said to himself. As he made his way through the grass in searching of the ball, something attracted him in the house through the window, a white envelope, unopened, left sitting on a cozy unlighted fire place.

(Told you something unusual happened)

"Maybe I'll just take a peep inside and would be out in a jiffy", he said to himself yet again.

He enters through the broken window, he was afraid of what could be "in stored" for him in the house. He took little steps but eyed the white envelope. As he walks through the hall, dust was plentiful, even walking across the hall way left his shoe prints. He saw chandelier, scenery pictures hanging, couches that are cozy enough for him to sleep on, and the wall nicely painted.

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He reach out and opened the envelope, curiously, he pulls out the sheet of paper inside. With a quick glance through the first line, the words "Use the matchbox next to the fireplace to make yourself feel at home". He did what it said and read on.

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He reads on finds that it was a love letter written by a man after the name Clark, who was the owner of the house, and it was left for his love, Elizabeth, that he adores so much. However, time was up for Clark and he couldn't get to meet her. It was a letter that made this thirteen-year-old boy read on and felt touched.

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As he reads, the words brought him through memory lane with Clark and Elizabeth, time before this area he stayed in became a front line of war and as Clark was conscripted into service for his country.  However, Clark continued to talk about his life in army, promotion to be a general in one of his squads. The unfortunate happened, he took a bullet for his country. The only thing he could do was lie in wait for his love, Elizabeth to arrive, but she didn’t. As time passes, he thought of how his love sparked for her, how it could just consume the paper he was writing on like a fire. Even though he of his handicap he would run to her.

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It was unusual to see this thirteen-old-boy has his face smudged in sadness. The last line hold great wisdom saying, “Cherish every moment, don’t live in despair, there is so much more hope in stored for you!” As though it was written to him, he cherished these words greatly. 

Released. Rose. Refreshed.

60 Earth Hour? You must be asking. However, you may have seen this on advertisement and even on Facebook. Let me brief you on this event. On the 28th of March, 830pm - 930pm, we would be needed to switch off our light. OH NO! Internet? Wait, Chill, it is for a greater cause. I think that the people that came up with this is so awesome!
You are not alone!
With 35 countries around the world participating as official flagship cities and over 400 cities also supporting, Earth Hour 2008 was a major success, celebrated on all seven continents. Iconic landmarks all around the world turned off their non-essential lighting for Earth Hour which included the Empire State Building (New York City), Sears Tower (Chicago), Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco), Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta), Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia), Wat Arun Buddhist Temple (Bangkok, Thailand), the Colosseum (Rome, Italy), Royal Castle (Stockholm, Sweden), London's City Hall (England), Space Needle (Seattle), the CN Tower (Toronto, Canada) and SM Mall of Asia & The Giant Globe (Manila, Philippines). Why not YOU?

Okay. There was my global environment awareness tickering. haha. Anyways, I just got back from Singapore. Clean roads, clean building, organized construction and most of all GREEN everywhere. Well, 7 of us went down to First World City, Singapore. Well, at first we expected it to be relax and it being more fun, but God bring surprises, it was exhausting, tiring I could say. With all this tiredness, hyperness and looneyness seems to sip through and somehow we realize we are doing something "abnormal" and it was fun! never forgot a single bit. Life is awesome. One awesome story or illustration I would want to share with you guys that I heard and have been painted on my memories permanently.
He talked about worship to Our Lord. He pictured the Lord with a long purple robe, like a bribe with the back of the dress extending and our hearts as the door to the church. When we worship Him, we have to open the door to Him, allowing Him to enter (thats what we all do) but we somehow shut the door before the whole entire robe could enter the hall and it was caught. So yea, when the next time we are worship Him, do it all the way, don't let Him get "caught". haha.

He found himself able to hear from a high being. Amazed and trilled, he shared his thought. He said, "It's not what we are, but who we are." He illustrated the day as a tiring Monday, getting up early, moody, tired and most of all back to school. In school, lights shine brightly, eyes grow heavier, some how his foot step across the hall seems to slack more and more. However, he manage to get to his seat and not fall half way. Through out his work, he tried to keep awake, and not say I'm tired. He kept saying, "Darn, I'm tired, should have not come to school." Suddenly, a voice told him, wasn't a big shout out or a big advertisement board flashed in front of him, but a voice, saying, "This is a day the Lord has made, cherish it, for you not know tmrw may come. If you tell yourself to be happy and hyped up for school, you'll be all what you say." He gazed around, looking for the source of the voice, in a split second, guilt rush through his conscience and well, no point crying over spilled milk.

Cherish Your Day, One Life.

God bless. Greater things ahead.

Refreshed. Washed Away.

Thunder crack, eagerly watching as the last few moments of the ticker-ing clock passes to sound the end of a busy school day, getting home before the rain comes is top priority! Rung, school, once was busy and noisy, was emptied. Cycling home, detouring was sometimes made, but not this time. A straight line is the shortest distance between point A and B, Yes, I used it. Now, I realized how subtle all this important little details have became. How awesomely the Lord has created each one of us to map and decide on everything in an instance for time is essences. "Wow!"

Rain droplets, unselfishly poured down. Tempted to just run in the rain and let yourself be soaking wet and not go to school the following day due to a flu? Such a perfect equation. but nah, sleeping during a heavy rain is the best, environmental air-con. Awaking to the refreshed air, with plants' thirst quench, everything just seem cooling and not as hot as the day was. Ahhh...
Well, if you look at life this way, it is just awesome, challenges, joy, sadness, jealousy, peace, all the emotion the Lord allow us to experience, wonderful! God the author to your life, would never allow it to crash, there is always hope, second chance, most of all forgiveness and love. Honoring is the less with could show what the Lord has done in our life. No one is dull and boring. haha. Have a fun-filled week ahead. God bless.

Hmm

Friday the 13th past; Valentines Day today.
Looking back at my previous post seems likes yesterday.

What happened recently?
-Familiar face on the clock, 2am, woke up and made a call. Pretty meaningful, never done something like that before, fell right back to bed soon after.
-Tears rolls down his cheek, with words spoken as though it was his final breath. Stick by his said, just acknowledging and promising him I will take responsibility, nothing better could be said. However, he is still around. Thank God. Smiles.
- An hour trip, in a van that just like any other, speeding down the road to a place where nature just loves you. Yes! Outpost Camp 09. Where, Laughter, Relaxation, Competition, Joy and Reunion of the Lord comes in a package.

Sand seeping through your toes with the breeze gently blowing across your face, where the sun is at a position that makes it looks best. I love nature. Don't you?

Life. Tough times do come, but yet happy yuppie moments are there too. Well, we all can just have one and when both are met, it is what makes you awesome! it is what makes you who you are. Don't complain, don't emo. things in life happens for a reason! smiles widely.

"When God take you in to something, He will take you through it!"

Take care. God bless!

Happy CNY!

If you ask me, "How was your Chinese New Year?", I can tell you it was awesomely different! Tradition that was already a thousand years old or more, still is in practice today in our time.

This occasion is much different from other occasions because it last about 2 weeks.
Where is the "punch" when it last for 2 weeks? The angpaos gives the "punch", haha, just joking.
Well, for me it is the visiting of other relatives/friends, entering their beautiful homes and feel the warmth of friendly conversations. In the midst of all my uncles and aunties, makes me feel old not because they are old (they are not old) , because they are hilarious! They are so joyous! It really gives me the "push" to live life to the fullest! So much to live then what I actually see. they advice me not to learn motorcycle too, with so much incident to advice me not to.
Let us not forget about food, home-cooked by my aunty, something that you can never get any restaurant, not just only 2 rounds but I can keep going.
Thank God for the huge and blessed family I got.
What you mean huge? 50 pax (and still growing) for a high-tea, without everyone present. that big. shocked me too.


My Uncle's Darling, in Chinese New Year spirit.
Grandma.
Grandma is Wow-ed by modern technology.
Grandpa and Grandma

My Singaporean Look-a-like?

Okay, I don't know, you be the judge.


Popping and Cracking at night!

My Niece, Ruth.

Training Starting Soon. I'll continue later.
Smiles. God Bless. Greater Things Ahead.