JoN & HisDayz =P

Was at a retreat last 2 weekends. Guess where i went?

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Ring any bells?

Well…it’s Melacca man…
I’ve been there like for the 3rd time now and it’s not the most wonderful place on earth to be.

Why you ask? well…it’s coz my previous visits there have been bad experiences due to events that happen when i was there. Hence, the title of this post.

But this time was diffrent. Not only did i not go with anyone ‘interesting’, i didnt really expect anything from this trip since it was a planning retreat. The best part bout this trip was the fact that it is a planning retreat and i was only there to coordinate the dates with other youth organizations on behalf of BB. So, there’s nothing much to plan!

What did i do then? haha…join in the activities and have fun!
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Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce…Melaka Water City. It’s literally a floating resort on a man-made mini lake.

And this is my favourite spot in the whole place. The suspension bridge. =)

Why? Coz i get to jump or walk with heavy steps on it so that it wibble and wobble to see this…

Muahahaha…Susan shaking in the middle of the bridge. kakaka…

not to forget, the nice-looking-but-not-so-nice-swimming pool..

Another  thing i like bout this place is coz their logo is also an Anchor!

But ofcourse, the night view is also quite nice..

and this is wher i stayed… =P

Finally, after breaking camp we had a good taste of satay BaBi & Cendol! Wooho! (cant really say i’ve been 2 Melacca without doing that right?)

and i tell u…it was the best of all meals i had there (the resort food sux!)

hehe…i wallap-ed 31 sticks in 1 go…kaka

Oh…on one of the nights, we went 4 a mamak near by called D’Nangka (coz it’s got real nangka trees with huge fruits everywhere..even on the floor.) and i ate this…Nasi Lemak USA

Tho it looked nothing like US but it tasted quite good…(who cares what’s it called la…haha)

So, what was it that chaned my life on this trip?

Well, it’s not so much bout what i enjoyed there but more for the fact that i found out how ppl view me and their opinions of what kind of person i am, how i limit myself in certain ways and what they expect from me..ofcourse, i also gt to talk bout stuff thats been bothering me 4 ages…(it was a release in a way) and that part changed the way i do things, how i look at them and how i will react in the future =)

p.s. ay, ‘auntie’, u should hav called me earlier 4 da chicken rice ball la…not after i left and on the way back 2 kl…=P

if u wan nex time i make rice balls 4 u wit my bare hands after i come out frm da toilet k? =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

StudyDeferalProneAtosis. Pronounced as Study-Deferal-Prone-A-to-sis.

It’s sometimes so odd that when we intend to study, there are bound to have things that distract them, thus avoiding studying at a specified time. it can be anything. the common ones are computer (theres nothing to do ther but you just sit infront of it and start doing something), bed (it seems to be able to call you towards it and say, "Come…rest. Come…rest"), TV (even hindi movies or news seem more interesting than usual) and tonnes of others.

Those are symptoms of StudyDeferalProneAtosis. It’s an illness that only show it’s effects when exams are approaching and you know that you need to study. Just when you think that going away from these things will help, other things will happen. Imagine this. Now that you are in your uni/library/wherever and way from your distractions, you sit down infront of your notes/books, den suddenly…your stomuch growls…hungry la…go eat…come back, your phone calls to you and says, "ay, sms somebody la..". Being a good owner of the phone, you do it. Then you bet back to studying, your friend replies your sms saying "Don kacau me la…i studying la..ding dong! go die!"

By the time you got fed up and decides to study, you look at the clock/watch and find that study time is over. Now you have to do something else more important. Making sure that your metaboism slows down, ur digestive system have a chance to digest food in your stomuch, your eyes recuperate from the strain of the day…a.k.a. sleep.

Waking up from slumber, you look at the clock and says "wah! jia lak liao! 10pm ady..!". So you decide to ask your friend or email your lecturer to speed up learning. ‘Message Sent’.  Then, the person replies…the answers seem like it’s a language from outerspace. You just dont get it and went… hah?

So, what can we do to prevent or even cure the disese? Hire a Baby Sitter, a Sou tei Ah Sam (janitor) or Lai Ma (er…duno how 2 translate ..Milk Mother?) to jaga you while you study la…

p.s. I’m not a StudyDeferalProneAtosis patient

Position: Baby Sitter.

Job Description: Monitor and makes sure JoN does nothing but study for a specified period of time.

Immidiate employment.

Cute, petitie and good looking female candidates prefered (you read my taste. U know who u r).

Candidates will have to go through an interview and a probation period of 1 day.

For more info pls contact: JoN @ 017-306 6668

and state: Full Name, age, course of study, institution of study, hometown, house address, term address, email (hotmail prefered), phone number, single or attached.

Disclaimer: Candidates who over qualify will be sacked immediately. And re-hired as life-time Chief Executive of JoN’z personal emotional, physical, psycological welfare Officer (a.k.a gf). Future prospects of promotion (to wife) is great.

p.s. Just nothing to do, gettin’ bored to death. Everything above is nothing but crap that comes out of one’s mind when there’s so much to study, yet so little time to prepare. Agony of having exams.

Hey! wuzzup yall…

Well, for the sake of those of my buddies abroad (you know who you are) and those whom i haven’t been in touch with for awhile, these are the latest updates bout me and what has been happening…well, due to the fact that my current schedule is kinda tight (well, i think this is something all uni/college ppl r facing) so, i havent been blogging or reading blogs to keep in touch.

Like the old me, i’m still busy (as usual)…how come?

Some of you may regard it as "sendiri angkat mali" or "lolly jeans" (lo lei jin - cantonese) or "sendiri cari pasal"…whatever u may call it lah…But! it’s for my ownself development la…to enchance my skills and so forth.

I’ve been involved with various uni events…the most recent passed by was the uni annual ball named UTAR Ball.   Now I’m the secretary for the student council (we call it Student Representative Committee - SRC), involved with the computer society, and also a Microsoft Student Ambassador and part-time designer for BBM.

All that is on top of all the current undertakings like 1st KL BB Brass Band   (i’ve been instructing if you didnt know) and Music Ministry Team (MMT) in church…Talkin bout being busy…haha

Yah, i know…been so bz that i’ve neglected my friends rite? So sorry guys…so, to make it up, i’ll do my best to update you guys here and whenever possible, will call you guys for a drink or 2 k?

You guys take care and keep in touch yah..!

JoN!, signing off… =p

I was studying for one of my mid-terms the day after, when suddenly i heard my dog <might’s pic> barking hysterically and "klank klank klunk klunk". Feeling disturbed, i stepped out from my room to the living room to find out whats goin on. The next thing i knew, i saw a huge… SNAKE!!!

My dog was barking at it while my dad was trying to get rid of it using whatever long stick he can grab. It was hissing all over the the living room floor as my dad tried to hit it’s head. Looking at the size of it, i had 2 admit that i was stoned for a few seconds but after i snapped out of it, i quickly got my dog in my parents room and asked my mom who was in the room, not to come out and headed to the kitchen to get some sulphur to trap the snake at one corner and kill it if possible.

By the time i got the sulphur, my dad has already managed to force the snake to a corner of the living room and i layed the sulphur to avoid it from going to the other areas of the house.

Though the snake was cornered, there were large objects around for it to hide and thus, making it difficult for the stick (actually, i was a golf club) to reach. So, we used boiled water instead (no choice la…not like i wanna eat it 4 supper or what). But the boiled water wasnt enough but i forced the snake to come out head 1st and ….BANG! My dad cought it with his golf club on the head. It was bleeding   and wasn’t moving anymore…It took us bout 20 - 30 mins to kill it and the cleaning up took another 30 mins (coz of all the sulphur, water and blood all over the living room). It was like a battle field and yes, it’s scary…coz after 20 years staying in this house, after all the previous snake encounters (including a face-to-face encounter with a cobra when i was younger), this is the biggest snake that ever got in…the toughest too! It was a phyton and this species, though not poisonous, is known chasing after a rat for supper…eww…

I got 2 work late 2day..and was feeling kinda tired, sleepy and moody. Didn’t really feel like doing sales. But a short visit from someone whom i know cares for me, changed everything. No longer tired, no longer sleepy, no longer moody. At first, i thought being tired, sleepy n moody was something that came coz i rushed 2 work but later i realized that, that’s not the reason (and i thought i know myself…). All i needed was just attention from someone whom i cared for. And all those feelings were just a something stimulated by the mind as a result of desiring attention. All this tells me two things: 1) The brain/mind is a very powerful part of us given by God which can simulate all kinds of feelings and even make things happen. 2) God is Great! He knows our needs and provides them.

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Hi there! It’s been bout 2weeks since i last updated my blog. Dats coz i’ve been very busy. I attended a training

course (Officers’ Traaining Course) last 2 weeks and have learnt a lot on being an officer in the BB. Besides that,

i’ve also been working (well, actually still working) while on a 3months holiday for a pc notebook outlet in mid valley. It’s quite a good

experience learning how to persuade ppl into buying expensive stuff such as a mobile computer. Especally da more

expensve models that cost 60000 over bucks. It’s a good experience, i’ve meet a variety of people who come in all

sorts of shapes, sizes n colours. Round, square, triangle, big, small, tall, short, black, white, yellow, brown, u

name it. haha…I’ve also seen very diffrent and unique personalities as the skin colour and age change.

However, the holiday job has been restricting me from having me a healthy spiritual life coz i’m not able to attend Small group on tuesday nights when i’m working. Not only that, i cant even practice on drums on sundays coz i’m working on sundays too! It’s also affecting my social life as i’m now not able to go out with my friends at all! All coz i work frm 1pm to 10pm everyday except saturdays. On sunday, I start at 2pm after church.
This is not very healty coz there is no time 4 me 2 go out and take a break with them. It’s like work work and work…

I’ve decided to stay withthe job till end of this month then i’ll leave and help out in BBM HQ with the MyBBKul website and also to do some designing for the BB Shop. hehe…sound fun but i dunno yet la…

So, that s all bout me for now..i’l tell u guys when something interesing pops up  =P

This is the song that helped me understand what worship really is (it was kinda like a slap in the face that woke me up frm slumber).

There is a story behind that resulted the song to be written:

When Matt Redman (the song writer) was the Music Pastor of his church, the church was having really great worship services. All the songs that they sing was just ‘cunted’. But later the pastors of the church found that there was no worship beyond the songs. The church was like a fake plant, rooted on cement, absorbing nothing (if you understand what i mean). So they fired Matt Redman and decided that there will be no music for a period of time…this is when he wrote the song ‘The Heart of Worship’

When the music fades
And all is stripped away
And I simply come
Longing just to bring
Something that's of worth
That will bless your heart

I'll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the ways things appear
You're looking into my heart

I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about You
All about You, Jesus
I'm sorry Lord for the thing I've made it
When it's all about You
It's all about You Jesus

King of endless worth
No one could express
How much You deserve
Though I'm weak and poor
All I have is Yours
Every single breath

I'll bring You more than just a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You're looking into my heart

I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about You
All about You, Jesus
I'm sorry Lord for the thing I've made it
When it's all about You
It's all about You Jesus

Its all about you
Jesus