St. Teresa

Just a quick update.

I just finished teaching in St. Theresa for 2 months. That’s primarily why I’ve not been updating my blog (also coz dun have internet access at home. T____T)

Anyhow… Just want to say, I had a really great experience in St Theresa, it was fun, and filled with a different adventure everyday. Teaching is NOT an easy profession. I have total respect for all of them who were teachers, are teachers, those who are going to be teachers, and those who are thinking of becoming one!

Ok lah.. I guess I shall stop here. :p Will update more when I have some pics to put up, and please do pray with me for a DSLR. Hehehe… Maybe I’m asking for a bit too much too quickly eh.. haha.. :P

Mission: Pay LESS for 100% Beef

Date: 25 February 2009

Mission: Obtain and secure valuable cargo currently on SALE

Location: Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching.

Time: 9:00 PM – I’m waiting for Che Chung to come pick me. The air was dense, the wait seemed long. Eventually we went and picked up 3 more agents on the way.

Time: 9:45 – We were at location, waiting in position. The place was crowded. Each one in the place had a certain look on their faces. All with different emotions, but seem to be screaming out the same thing.

“I WANT MY MC D!!!”

We did have our burgers, fries and Coke in the end….

AND, mcFlurry lah..

 

That was 2 days ago…

 

Just roughly about an hour ago… I was in Shell’s car.. and when I looked down between my legs.. I saw…

 

 

  Yup! More McD for just RM18.75! WooooOoooOOooHooo! I kinda love McD more this week lah… Been so nice to let me have super fatty burgers for LESS. Oh.. ya.. the promo ends when February ends, so if it’s still February 2009, turn off your laptop and run over to your nearest McD now! 

*Photos are taken with my cheap camera phone, forgive the poor quality. Look forward to better days tho.. Cheers~

I'm Home

I reached home yesterday...

Yep yep, atlast I'm home.

After all the drama..

I'm home

Today I felt it again, "So near yet so far"

The day was super cozy and I just love the rain here.

It sure is good to be home,

A time to recover, a time to heal.

Chrismas is coming soon.

With each passing day,

We all draw near to the closing of 2008

A time to remember the good things and blessings of 2008,

and put away the sad memories of yesterday.

Finally

I'm going home... I'm at the airport with mum.
3.25, the plane should be getting ready to leave.
Looking forward to be home.

This time, it's weird,
Having mixed feelings,
I want to be home,
Yet, something feels very different.

I pray for a good warm homecoming. =D
To all my friends in west M'sia, I'll be seeing you all very soon, so miss me and call often ya! :P

Kuching

I miss Kuching not just because of home, the food, or the weather not even the lovely atmosphere in Kuching. But it is the fellowship, the friends that I have back home.

You guys are always real, so godly, and genuine. Missing all of you already.

*wanted to put a picture, but I remembered.. I've lost ALL my pictures.. all I have are the Bako trip.. :(

Getaway

I had a chance to be away from everything for a short few days during my trip back home. 7 of us, took a weekend off at the Bako National Park, and we sure did have a blast of a time. Weird, we never took a group photo together outside the boat, but anyways, I just want to share some photos and some of the wonderful time and things I had the chance to experience during the few days there.

 

All of us, from front left, Shellyn, Emily, Amanda (still shy), Leslie, Angelia, myself and I don't know where in the world Tasha is... Tasha?? Still in da boat a not???

Ah... Itu dia.. Tasha!! ( and Amanda.. now can see face)

Us experiencing Zero G.

 

The crew has landed...

On the way to "base camp"

We were greeted first by these friendly monkeys...

Barely an hour after checking in, we hiked to another beach, 2 hours away...

2 hour hike... very far lei...

At the "peak" a viewing hut...

Oh ya.. on the way, we met a few Japanese... Turned out to be professional photographers! Can't show face la.. later I kena sue...

Now, the down part.. we're reaching soon!!!

Yep... soon.. soon.. Just a little while..

Shell: So hungry aaaa.. I eat grass first!

Amanda: ...

Yea!!! we can see the beach liao! Woohoo!! But it's like 30 meters down there!! Since the view is so great.. take pictures first...

Heading down to the beach...

AT LAST!!!

 

On the way back to the "base camp"

Later that evening... The sunset scenery was amazing!

 

All thanks to Shell for planning out the trip, getting all of us to go and making it happen! I want to say thanks to everyone else who went that made this trip as fun as it is, made it so special and something I would treasure in my heart. Thank you all! I'll be missing you guys. Till we meet again, continue to love God, serve Him, and be a humble servant wherever you are!

Trying too hard

I was driving home just now and the radio was playing the song form The Click Five. I'm not sure of the title but it goes something like "we're trying too hard, but it's empty". I just find this song so true, there are like so many couples out there trying so hard at their relationships, doing things that amount to nothing. So yea... people.. don't waste time on doing things that don't matter in relationships, but do things that matter, like relating to one another, connecting with one another...  :)

Cheers~

Travelling

I travelled much, to places anew and to places that I have known so well. The journey home was one I have been looking forward to the whole week. The very thought of just being home was more exciting than the thought of being home for CNY.

I left my university at around 10 am in a taxi. The taxi driver was a friendly old man who drove me down to the bus station and along the way he kept talking to me in Mandrin. I conversed the best I could in broken Mandrin and used Chinese dialects whenever I was lost for words. It sometimes is a little embarrassing being a Chinese and not knowing my own race's language and there are foreigners who can converse in Mandrin better than me! *sweat*

At around 11 am, I reached the Medan Gopeng Bus Station. The express bus to KLIA left the station at around 11.30 and the whole ride was uneventful. That's why I hate travelling alone. The journey is always uneventful and QUIET. Well, it was a good time for me to nap, and so anyway I got to the airport safe, sound and BLUR. I felt like a zombie carrying my bags to the check-in counter. It has been quite a long time since I took a MAS flight so when I got to the departure level, I walked straight to the first MAS check-in counter I saw and said in a confident tone - Flight MH 2534, I know my flight is many hours from now, but can I check-in now? The attendant at the counter didn't even look at me and asked "Where is your flight to again?" I was thinking like "huh? now all the same one meh?" - "Kuching" was all I said. She smiled at me the sweetest smile could smile and directed me to the domestic flight check-in counters because I was at the international flights check-on counters. *malunye*

Once I got my luggage checked-in, my next mission was getting to Klang to meet up with Sher, then get back to KLIA before 9.45 for my flight! I took the KLIA Express train that goes down to KL Sentral in 28 minutes. The thing about this train is that it is expensive but it is ON TIME and very accurate. I timed the ride down, and it was exactly 28 minutes just as they say it is, unlike the KTM trains that travel at an unbelievably slow speeds. The KTM train ride from KL Sentral to Klang took about 1 hour! *Uggh!* By the time I reached Klang it was already nearly 6 pm! I didn't want to miss my flight and I knew that the only way I can make it in time back to KLIA is if I leave Klang by 7.30! Man.. I travelled so far but I can only meet Sher for like 1 pathetic hour~! Anyways the four of us - Mun Khea, Mun Wah, Sher Ri and myself - had "dinner" at a place called "Fruity". Haha. The name of the place gave me the impression that the  place serves drinks and foods that have some funny fruit flavour in it. When we walked into the place, the smell reminded me of Starbucks. The wonderful and delicious aroma of coffee! The menu is something so different, they serve a wide range of food from pasta to chicken grills and cheese cakes! They recommended me the Grilled chicken, Traditional Tomato and cheese Spaghetti, and a very different Thai Spaghetti. I tried the spaghetti and I have to agree with them that the spaghetti is really very nice at only RM 10++

The trip back to KLIA from Klang was one where I find myself thinking so much about something that I don't pay much attention to whatever that is happening around me. I guess partly also it was because I was already really very drained physically and all I could want to do was to get home quickly. When I was about to boarding the plane, I suddenly remembered, I forgot to take a picture with Sher! Man.. travelled so far to see her then didn't even remember to take a picture. Walao eh... The flight back wasn't very pleasant at all. I couldn't sleep and there were times when I felt like I was going to throw up! I sat beside a man in his early 50's and he has to put his hands on the arm rest so much to my side that I could hardly sit comfortably! MAS flights are better??? I think sometimes only lah.. the coolest part is that you get to have unlimited flow of orange juice throughout the flight while in the Air Asia flight, you would have to pay like RM6 for a carton of juice!

I couldn't be any happier when I heard the pilot announcing that we were about to land and that we have to be buckled up in our seats. The flight felt like it was a 3 hour flight but it was actually just 1 hour 45 minutes. When I cleared from the immigration, I told myself "Yes! I'm home!!!" - So nice to be back home... Reaching home about 1 am in the morning, I showered, and went to bed. I hope the week would be spent well, and that this year's celebration will be filled with much joys!

*Cheers* - To a wonderful holiday and joyous Chinese New Year celebration!

 

GONG XI FA CHAI !

I'm coming home!

I love traveling, especially traveling home.

I just reached KLIA about 10 minutes ago. Man, this is so cool. Alas! Home. HOME! Really looking forward to my own bed, and I really hope that I can use the car when I get home lah. Hehe.

To all of you guys, Happy Chinese New year!

The Interval

If you have realized, I've just published a few posts today, well, they are actually posts written during my time at home. I was not able to post them because of the dial-up that my mum is still using.

Well, the flight to KL seemed to really suck. I just didn't want to leave home so soon. Sitting here, I look forward to my next break, on February.

The six days seem to fly by, but I must say, they are well spent. Catching up with so many people, meeting up and just connect with one another for even a moment, felt really great for me. I guess the best time was when a few of us went to have dinner at Batu Lintang.

 

Christmas service was really great too. I had the opportunity to share what I felt Christmas was too! Of course, after the service ended, it's time for photos!!

After recovering from the blinding flashes, we proceeded to Shellyn's house and ended the day at Li Ern's house. Well, naturally, visiting means FOOD, FOOD, FOOD and FUN!

Cheers to JESUS!

Yong Shen: I got sorethroat... BUT I can't help myself!!!

Chris: MMhmm (mouth too full to talk)... (mumble mumble mumble.. ) 

Beautiful sisters!

I wonder how did this start?? During Christmas visiting??

Joseph: Harder lah! No feel wan...

That's most of what I did in Kuching. Dinner, breakfast, lunch, and dinner again.. The cycle seems to never end. It certainly great to be home! Looking forward to CNY dee.. Hehe.. A good 6 days of no worries, and just great fellowship.

Want to thank my parents for buying me the tickets to go home this time. Really appreciate it!