MAD Dinner Gathering

it was the first time that was surprised
to get a phone call from Ramona on Wednesday
inviting me for a dinner at Uptown D'sara
area to discuss some dodgeball events' plans
coming up for the year 2012 in advance



i made a reservation for 6 people at the
well-known office canteen - Fatspoon Cafe
which is located at Uptown Damansara, PJ
where Lucas actually managed to find the
exact location and arrived early for the
dinner gathering for the night



waited with Lucas for about 40 minutes
to see the arrival of Ramona, WaiTat,
HuiLei and Bennedict so that we can
proceed with the food and drinks order



it was a great discussion and catch up
to update for the two coming up dodgeball
events approaching right early of the year
in January (Qatto Dodgeball Challenge) and
the biggest event in March (World Dodgeball)



it was really a fast and rapid dinner with
alongside of discussions that only took up
to start and finish within and hour where
i actually feel bad of bothering Ramona,
WaiTat, HuiLei and Bennedict to travel out
throughout the jam to Uptown Damansara
from Cheras, KL where the ratio has to be
"In the car" 2 hours vs 1 hour "dinner & discussions"



really appreciate the dinner with you guys
and the treat by Ramona, also looking forward
to cooperate and work with the members in 2012

Movie Outing

great invitation from Ricky for movie
outing, watching - Arthur Christmas
it was a heavy pour in the late evening
and i was totally worried that i will
be late for the early catch up session
with Charmaine before the movie outing



reached Tropicana City Mall at roughly
6:40pm and thank God that i made it
on time to meet up Charmaine, Crystal and
Ricky was already on the meet up venue
and having their dinner at Subway



although it was a short catch up session
with Charmaine doing art craft ornaments
shopping for Christmas and card decorations
and we managed to have a little short talk
really appreciate the time that was valuable



Arthur Christmas movie started at 8:25pm
and was the first time having Ms. Hannah
on my left and another newly known sister
from church sitting on my right in cinema
somehow i always still have the memories
of heading into a cinema theater and it
did happen again at the front part when
entering the cinema to find the seats



i saluted the director of the whole movie
as a very simple storyline of the whole
layout seemed to portrayed it successfully
with the modern technology gadgets' idea
and also the meaning of what Christmas tend
to mean for each and individual



Movie Rating : 10/10 =)

Preparation

it was a surprised to receive a phone call
almost the time that i always off from work
ended up i went back from work a little
earlier than the usual time - 6:30pm


headed back home to grab my dinner and off to
Kota Damansara's Giant for BBQ preparation
shopping with JiaHong to buy some early stuff
that we can prepare for the approaching BBQ


ended up buying a new bbq set, extra stewers,
bottles of fizzy drink, honey and brush for
the preparation of the early stage of event


it was great to have J.Co Donuts in the mall
as it has been a long time since I ate and
taste the flavour of the tasty Donuts


great day ahead, 1st stage preparation done

Christmas Party

xxx

HO... HO... HO... HO... HO... HO...!
Santa Claus is coming to townnnnnnnn~


Bible Talk group is organizing this awesome
Christmas Party to celebrate festive season


There will be awesome food and activities.
Kindly advice all attendees to bring along ONE nicely
wrapped present for the present exchange session.


Gift value: An equivalent of RM10


Price/head for food catering: RM20


For those who are interested,
please contact as soon as possible !

UKM Dodgeball Open

started the journey early in the morning
seriously it is indeed very early for me to
wake up at 6:30am as it has been long time
since i wake up at this time of the day



driving along the roads of the capital city
sounds like a trip of treasure hunt but in
the end it was just a search to the venue
for the dodgeball event - UKM Dodgeball Open



the event is held at this unique venue located
Tennis Court, Kolej Tun Syed Nasir of UKM which
is at Jalan Temerloh nearby Titiwangsa and was
participated by total of fourteen teams



the event particularly supposed to start at 9am
but due to most of the teams were hunting their
way to the correct location for the event and
it ended up starting at 10am with a beautiful
Saturday morning with bright sun shinning



it was almost lunch time when the teams of
Inti Reapers, Eagles, D.H. 'B', Rejected Army,
Piranna Hybriz, Harimau Merah (L), Devils A and
Harimau Merah (P) managed to fight into semi-finals



the quarter finals proceeded immediately after
the break for marshalls and players between
Reapers versus D.H. 'B' (3 vs 0) and
Harimau Merah (L) versus Devils A (2 vs 1)



In the end of the day about 3:30pm, Devils A
got the 4th placing, D.H. 'B' won the 3rd place
and not forgetting the first-runner up goes to
Harimau Merah (L) and Champion goes to Reapers
with the wining of 2 to 1 of the finals



Cash prize was presented by the president of
the whole UKM Open event while accompanied by
the secretary of Dodgeball Malaysia, Wai Tat

Dilemma

have been totally busy recently
with work, events and hangouts
somehow it seems life is moving
on and feels so good



at this particular day i was
totally in a dilemma of the
weekend's plan as there were
so many events going on the
10th December (Saturday)



was totally in the dilemma
to help out MAD for the
UKM Open or to attend the
HackWeekend workshop but
in the end i made my decision



it's time for a break for me
after the UKM Open's dodgeball
and have really a good rest
and refreshed myself before
a start to work again on Tuesday



long weekend ahead with the
replacement of public holiday
on Monday, 12th December

Last Mid Week

it is the final night of Mid Week
which the sermons presented by
Burt and Whye Leng came to an end
the heavy rain pour flow late evening
seemed to be God's plan that early



managed to get a lucky parking space
and attended the Mid Week service
and the usual started with the
singing of hymns and prayer



to conclude the sermons from the
past five weeks :

"Greater love has no one than this:
to lay down one's life for one's friends"
John 15:13


"Do not be yoked together with unbelievers.
For what do righteousness and wickedness
have in common? Or what fellowship can
light have with darkness?"
2 Corinthians 6:14



to conclude whenever we feel lonely
find a friend, or even make a resolution
to make at least 7 best friends that
we can go to whenever we feel lonely



Single ≠ Lonely

Kind of Joy that Money Just Can't Buy

It started with an innocent Whatsapp message saying "Someone is bearing fruit tonight". And I was like "Buah rojak ke, cempedak ke, durian ke...."


Then I realize the REAL meaning behind that. I AM bearing fruit. I'm becoming a TREE now. Whooooshhhh


I replied saying "Drinks on me tonight!!" with much "applause" from the chat room.


Fast forward to the night where we all gather at the poolside of the condo. We are all chatting away whilst waiting for the BIG moment. Then, she appeared from the lift. Let's call her "Sister" to remain anonymous.


She walked gingerly towards the pool area. I've been told she had fasted for the past 24 hours. I was like "How can one go even 4 hours without food? =p". We started off with a round of sharing from everyone. One by one they all shared a little about her. Then, it's my turn.


I gulped. I gulped again. I was actually nervous. I am rarely nervous. Just last week, I literally blew away a crowd of approximately 200+ people with my smooth emceeing skills. Or so I think. Anyway, I was really nervous for her (or myself?). I shared about how I met her while in university. I shared how I get to know her better through the years and how much she have grown to who she is today. Being a introvert person by nature but, slowly but surely coming out of her cocoon into a beautiful butterfly. Oh wait, I think I didn't say that...


Then, we took a picture together to commemorate the occasion. I held her to my side and I could feel her shaking a little. She's a nervous wreck, I thought.


The time has come. I composed myself. It started with "Sister, are you ready? I have 2 questions for you today...."


She paused for a moment and nodded her head slowly. In what seemed to be like 1 minute procedure felt like an eternity to me as I was not used to this kind of "pressure". I read the procedure prepared earlier from my iPod and managed to pull through swiftly.


Then, we proceed to the poolside where she slowly lowered herself. I was again put in the hot seat in charge of slowly "lowering" her. I duly did as told. I could not help but notice she is trembling quite a bit. Perhaps due to the coldness of the water. Perhaps due to her nervousness. Perhaps a combination of both.


Slowly, I counted to three and lowered her down but she emerged halfway. It's a failed first attempt. All of us there encouraged her again and said she can do this. I whispered something like "Sister, this is easy. Just bend your knees and count to two once you are fully submerged into the water. Relax..." Everyone can tell I was nervous for her as well.The second attempt went underway. I counted to three again. This time, it was successful. I actually counted to four before I let go of my hand just to make sure I fulfill the quota of 2 seconds. =p


It was an amazing feeling. We took a group photograph and proceeded to the mamak nearby where I insisted to pay more than the drinks much to everyone's joy and amazement. It didn't matter to me. Deep inside me, it's truly a joy to witness myself becoming a TREE that very night.


It's That Kind Of Joy Money Just Can't Buy.


-- Shared by Chin Je Mein

The Reason

I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go



That I just want you to know
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you



I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with every day
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
That's why I need you to hear



I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you



And the reason is you
And the reason is you
And the reason is you



I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know



I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you



I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you

December

time flies just as fast as a rocket
goodbye, november; hello, december
we're all now entering the last
month of the year 2011 and soon
it will be the time for Christmas



working days has been great with
all the hangouts in office where
i managed to learn quite a few
things from here and there and
the best part of the office is
where everybody is passionate
with their job so it is stress


somehow it is raining heavily outside
the wide office glass window and is
this the gift that God wanted to give
human on the first day of december
where it reminds us to prepare ourselves
no matter what we are leaping through
the next step or even in mere future



hanging out with church's brothers and
sisters has overcome lots of the
unwanted memories of the past where it
really taught me to be more strong and
never give up on whatever that im living

" Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life..... "
~ Psalm 143:8 ~