2012 Towards The End......2013, It's A Whole New Chapter!

Monday the thirty first, I see you! And this mark an end towards the year of 2012. Regret? No. It's been an eventful one!

God has planned a lot of things for me in this special year. Officially, I'm an adult this year, 21st birthday, duh. How do I long to be a teenager, full with energy, and all the time and friends to be with. But God knows my heart. I can't, well it's impossible anyway to go back in time, He placed me among these teenagers or youths. There, I rejoice, and I see the young me in them. I know the direction I am going to head to.

Studies, it should have been my priority, but instead, I choose to live. Well my results? Okay lar. Not so bad, with a supplementary to sit during Chinese New Year! It seems that I might have messed up, but no, it's life that I gained, and God has led me all the way until here, surely He has His own perfect plans for me. Everything will be fine, although sometimes I will think how can I overcome, but no, leave everything to Him, He brought you in, He will bring you through. No worries, walk with faith!

It's this year I came to this reality. Not cruel, not sad, nor happy, but relief. It's this moment I put down everything and start a whole new view. Thanks to this special friend of mine!

Well I realized that I have not finish this post and it was save as a draft, so I will continue with 2013! Right now, it's February the fourth, and we are looking at Chinese New Year again! January 2013 had been a very contented month for me, for I've embarked on my first bagpacking trip, well sort of, at least with a bagpack when I went around? Taiwan has always been in my list of place to travel, and that's my first step towards traveling around the world! I'm in love with the culture, and the lifestyle, and the most important, their enthusiasm. No much words for it, in the next post perhaps!

John Curtin Weekend 2012 - Rumah Linggi

Another year has passed, and this was the third time I followed John Curtin Weekend. Seriously, this is the best experience I had, and it was awesome! This longhouse, Rumah Linggi is quite far from town, around one hour of bus trip, and it's located around Bekenu area. Stunning landscape, I would say, with all the greens surround the longhouse, I am in heaven!

The moment we arrived, well of course, it was all the awkward moments. But eventually, the momentum went on. We were greeted with warm welcome from the residents, and they overflowed us with drinks and refreshments. They made sure that our cups were full always! After the session, the head of the trip, Jonathan, well Jonathan Guan, we have three Jonathans with us for the trip! He divided us to respective foster homes, and we lived in these homes for the rest of the trip. Me and Martin were divided into home number 38, and our foster parents are sweet and nice! After we settled down for a while, we were served with dinner. I have to admit, the dinner wasn't from the best cook, nor from the best materials, but certainly, it was packed with the warmth of the family, and the taste was so natural! But I didn't eat that much for the first meal.

After dinner, we gathered round at the verandah, and we introduced ourselves. Then, the real event started. It all began with the traditional dance, and everyone was given a chance to try. Well, they kept stuffing us with their homemade liquor, namely tuak, and langkau, which would send you dozing off. Even the heavy drinkers had problems dealing with these unknown-alcohol-level liquor, left alone those amateurs! Of course, I was one of them, I didn't get drunk, I was still with my sense, just that my head felt like cracking into half. Few of us were overwhelmed by the alcohol, vomited, and dropped on the floor. Chill guys, these are familiar scenes for JCW! For sure, it was a good night sleep!

The second day wasn't a packed day as well. We went around the village and cleared up trashes. There were educational modules for the children, but we weren't involved, at least physically. We did help out a bit. Then the morning was gone. In the afternoon, we were brought to their garden. It wasn't that big, but they planted peppers! Evening was awesome as well! Our foster brother brought us to the river to bathe! It's a fairly deep river, and certainly it was refreshing! Night time was another letting all out night! Peeps were drinking, and dancing the whole night. Everyone had gone crazy! Well, some of us were smart enough to avoid themselves to be pulled into the cyclone, and we gathered at one house, having a nice chat with the foster parents. We shared our experiences, chatted on random topics, and it was a long nice chat!

It was the last day, and everyone woke up late. Around 1 in the afternoon, we were brought to their palm oil farm, which was located quite a distance from their homes. We rode behind the pick ups, and it was fun! 

Finally, it was time for home. Our foster parents gave Martin and me a hand woven straw mat each! It was touching, for the straw mat needs time to produce! I will certainly miss them, and I would certainly join Johm Curtin Weekend again!

I'm here! xD


They played leg fight!


Cute Bulan!










Gambling!


Cute kids!




Their school!


Our foster parents!


Full of expressions!



On the way to the farm!


Last photo with our foster family =(



Group photo! Goodbye! =)

叹。伤感

镜子中的我，
我不认识了，
怎么了？

跌倒，爬起；
又跌倒，又爬起；
再跌倒，再爬起。

再跌，就要死了。

都冲着我来，
可以的，
我忍受得了，
很常告诉别人，
我是嘉扬哦，
啊不然叻？
什么东西来的嘛？

硬撑罢了，再撑，就会跨了。

你每天都笑耶，
看到你就想笑！
我是嘉扬了！
阳光男孩哦！

阳光男孩？皮肤黑罢了。

酱有自信啊？
几烈一下的咯！
当然啦！
我是嘉扬叻！

自信？什么来的？哦，拿来遮我丑陋的一面的那个哈？

我是嘉扬，毕竟还能用多久？

做人不难，本来就是人；难的是，怎样才能做得像个人。
我，像个人吗？

KaBoom!

It's just boom! And here comes September, well to be precise, 1/3 of it has gone! Time really do flies huh, or blink, sounds rather appropriate. August, nothing much going on, bland and boring. I should probably find something meaningful and exciting to hold on, inactivity certainly doesn't suit me. Well, I'm kinda lazy to update, just wanna keep you guys updated, hence this post. Post you guys an eye candy, or mouth candy for it suits both. Stay tuned!

It's August!

August just arrived in the calendar, and people are posting statuses, hoping that August treats them better, well at least better than July, I think? Well don't worry peeps, it's gonna be a rocking month, at least it went off pretty smooth for me!

Yesterday, we had this movie night at MGC Senadin youth fellowship, and it's definitely a memorable one for us! That night, the electric flow was problematic, and it kept tripping. Halfway of praise and worship, it tripped again, but the amazing thing is, we went on singing and worshipping, and the experience was awesome! Praising and worshipping our beloved God does not depend on the environment itself, but it's the heart that counts! So remember, how bad the situation we are in, we don't stop praising and worshipping Him, for whatever hardships we are dipped in, it's always a plan from Him, and his abundance grace will help us to grow stronger and tougher. And just now, I came across this shirt of a friend with a quote, "Tough Ain't Enough", it sounds kinda cool though! 

Just moments ago, I noticed the moon today is awesome! Not the biggest, nor the brightest moon I have seen, but it is definitely one of the most beautiful ones!

Clean up should be done! It's been long since I last updated my blog, gotta keep all of you updated. Well, a new semester just started, and I promised myself, not to repeat my mistake! Last semester was a mess, with marginally passed for most subjects. That is not promising, and certainly isn't up to my standards. If it was the old me, well not to say freak out, but I will be deeply depressed. It's amazing, how time changes a person. Now, I tend to be happy-go-lucky, not a bad thing either, but certainly not very good as well! I should have kept the balance.

Life's good, and God's grace is certainly overflowed! Throughout the semester break, I had been working part time, well not to mention what did I do for my part time, but it was a tiring one! Not bad, I had been healthy for the holiday, slept and woke up early, until the semester commenced. Now I realised, how much those working men and women missed their campus life, mentioning that, it's good that you are studying, appreciate that moment as you will so much miss it. Then, I understand how that feels. Monotone and repetitive routine certainly isn't much of my cup of tea. Randomness spelt my name hahahhaha!! How glad was I when I stepped on the campus ground!

Well, I managed to grab a shot, which I think look serene enough to depict the environment in Curtin. Not bad for a university to have such view! Life's go on, and stay tune for more updates from me!

I See What You Did There!

Stress level = infinite

Faith level = God!

In God, infinite stress is just nothing! Keep me in prayers, I will go through these last few crucial days! =)