JoN & HisDayz =P

<br><br>Are you the type of person who dosen’t like to have
meals alone (regardless of breakfast, lunch or dinner)? Are you the kind who are constantly surrounded by people, friends, family? Do you have the radio, tv, mp3 player, pc speakers, hifi, on most of the time? How long was the longest time u ever spent alone silent?

My answers to all those questions, were all ‘yes’ and ‘15mins’ for the last question. Nowadays, were surrounded with all sorts of noise around us that’s not necessary. Statistics tell us, 183 million people are regularly exposed to noise levels labeled as excessive by the Environment Protection Agency. And that includes you and me. "In order to get 1 hr worth of natural sound in recording, takes 2000 hours of recording time…", Rob  Bell.
So, it’s just so difficult to have silence.

<br><br>What IS natural sound or silence then? No airplanes, no cars, nothing man-made. To me, that is silence. By now, those of you who know me enough, may be scratching your heads and think "now why would anyone like JoN talk bout silence? He can’t even keep his mouth shut for 1 minute!"

It’s just something that came to my mind just now during small group. Since holidays started, i’ve been making use of every second to plan things to fill my schedule to the brim so that i’ll be enjoying my hols and not get bored going through it. But ofcourse, no matter how i planned, it didnt happen. Some time or other i was bored and alone (since most of my friends are away). I came to an extend that i even prayed that God will get friends around me so that i have company.

But then again, have i left out my one and only Best Friend? Did i hear Him talking to me? Or were the things around me too loud that i cant hear my Friend? I notice my own life was not like last time. Something was missing. I neglected the most important Friend i ever had. The One who was there whether i knew it or not. The One who shared my tears and joy. One who knew my feelings at any given time. One who knows me better than myself.

<br><br>I notice i’ve been talking too much. Crap most of the time. Complains. Unnecessary comments. Unnesessary opinions. Tonnes of others. Maybe it’s time for me to keep quiet instead, and start listening. Those of you who have similar experiences, try this.

I wrote this blog with my pc speakers turned off. There is nothing else i can hear, except the noise of the fan in the room, the typing on my keyboard, and the subtle humming of my pc. It’s time to start listening.

I’m sure some of you may have heard of such a term. Quiet place. For most, it’s literally a quiet place where he/she can relax and have a break from the buzz of work and headaches of studies (not to mention exams).

But as for me, it’s just simply a place where i can breakaway from what ever that i’m doing (studies, family matters, committments, etc etc)  and relax, enjoy the scenery, have a break and really enjoy myself. Basically, it’s my hideout la… It’s a place where i can be with my best buddy or alone. Now that’s the best part! I normally would want to have company where ever i am doin what ever it is but being in that place, i can be all alone and i won’t even feel weird or lonesome.

Now coming back to the place, i found it when i was driving and thinking where to head after a drink with my elder sis in old klang road, then it occoured to me to go towards damansara (*hint *hint). Don’t ask me why, it just pop-ed out of my head. So i went there, and i found it! The combination of my favourite interest and scenery plus superb atmosphere. Imagine a place with hi-tech modern shaped buildings,

music,

food, tonnes of people bout my age, combined with scenery

…wah! I almost mistaken it for heaven man…

Where is this place? Sorry la…can’t tell, otherwise, it won’t be my "quiet place" anymore. =P