CAMP ROCK

This is the CAMP POST.

Event: Sarah's way of celebrating her 21st.
Location: Sg. Chamang, Pahang

Campers: Sarah Lim, Petrina, Joni, Shaun X., Sam Oh
Number of Noobs: One (Clue: Ultimate Rockstar)

Number of other campers around: None.
Number of security guards/policemen: None.

Ok so this is Shaun upon being caught mouthing a Backstreet Boys song - AFTER SHAKING HIS HEAD AT THE REST OF US for singing along.

And this is Shaun "not knowing what's in the sandwich" in order to "stick to his meat fast".

Two hours of driving and here we are!


Point 1. Pick your campers wisely to ensure happy times.

1.1. Make sure there's at least one Noob for extra laughs.

2. Agree to race the tent-setup with the noob.

2.1. Watch as he wonders what each piece is for.

2.2. Try to explain it to him.

2.3. Help the poor guy lah

3. Make sure you have Shelter. It comes in handy in rainy weather.

...and gives a nice sense of "home"..

4. Play water

4.1. Make sure you have life-saving rope. You never know .

4.2. Know how to tie a french bowline with your rope.

It's useful in strong currents.

5. Allow more than 5 secs on your camera timer for yourself because you need time to jump back in the water, pause as you wince in pain about your foot landing on rocks, wade back to the group and smile.
and 5 secs is not enough.

6. Make do when the public toilets are locked.

7. As you start marinating your dinner at about 5pm....,

7.1....appoint another camper to start the fire.

7.2. Preferably the camper who was National Best Ranger of Malaysia once.

7.3. Get the noob to try to build another fire.

Blow that babehh!

Intermission: Admire your campsite.=)

8. Cook your dinner.
Honey chicken is the bomb.
But make sure you wait til it's just hot coals without flames to avoid your poor chicken catching fire.

8.1. Cook rice.

8.2. Make the noob jaga the rice.

9. EAT!!!!Intermission: Yes, dinner was freaking yummy!!!!

9. Get your fire to burnnnn, baby, burnnn! Coz you'll be making smores soon after.

Smores: Melted marshmallows on melting chocolate on crackers= 3rd heaven.

10. Let the games' coordinator take over after dinner.

Intermission: First aid kit is a MUST MUST, because unknown injuries DO occur.

Back to games.

*censored*
remainder of night-time events has been omitted as
a. the photographer got lazy
b. it began to rain
c. there was a rush into the noob tent to shelter from the heavy rain.
(yes, the tent leaked because setup wasn't properly monitored, and we all got wet)
(yes the girls' tent was found to be dry)

11. The next morning, after washing everything up, load your van up again.

12. Visit your fellow camper's parents' comfy resorty home nearby.

haha. failed post lah. i too lazy.

Summary: it was an awesome holiday, despite my awful cold. I really enjoyed the time off,
im grateful that we had such a sporting bunch, everybody pitched in to help, no one complained (minus wet tent), and i only feel bad that i couldn't help sarah wash up everything in the van upon arriving back in PJ coz I had to go straight to work.
But it was fun.
=)

and Sam, you the man!!

Coming Soon - How to REALLY camp.=)

Gramps turns 89, EIGHTY-NINE! (updated)

This is my gramps. He turned 89 this Sept 10th!

I love him because:

a. he's so up-to-date
b. he makes hilarious jokes
c. he IS the newspaper (he gives us a rundown on what's happening on earth as we arrive at his doorstep!)
d. he proved that you CAN quit smoking just-like-that even after decades and decades in the habit.
e. he has been with my granma for nearly 60 years.(next year is the 60th, i think!!!)He's been getting weaker this past year, and we've watched him lose so much weight and shrink down from what he used to be - my tall strong Ceylonese-Dutch granpa.
He has survived war, (arranged) marriage, six kids, heart attack and 11 grandkids!
I pray that he'll have God's peace everyday for the rest of his life.

as we slowly but surely unite.

For this Moment I Feel Faint

I didn't plan this and if I did,
I wouldn't be having this conversation now
'cause I can't take it. No i can't take it but I'll be fair
and I won't fake this. I can't unbreak something that's broken now.
This is over for me.

This is just the way it has to be.
I'm so sorry, please believe me it's not what I wanted.
But it's just the way, this has to be.
Please forgive me when I tell you it's not what I wanted.
Hey you, keep breathing. Just keep breathing.
Hey you, if it's meant to be, it will come back to you.

So now here we are in this place where both of us should never have to be.
we put out everything, it didn't mean we wouldn't bleed.
maybe it wasn't supposed to last forever, but maybe's not what I need.
this is something that I chose, so why does it always have to kill me?

This is just the way it has to be.
I'm so sorry, please believe me it's not what I wanted.
But it's just the way, this has to be.
Please forgive me when I tell you it's not what I wanted.
Hey you, keep breathing. Just keep breathing.
Hey you, if it's meant to be, it will come back to you.
-Kenotia-

Am I at the point of no improvement?
What of the death I still dwell in?
I try to excel, but I feel no movement.
Can I be free of this unreleasable sin?

Never underestimate my Jesus.
You're telling me that there's no hope.
I'm telling you you're wrong.
Never underestimate my Jesus
When the world around you crumbles
He will be strong, He will be strong

I throw up my hands
"Oh, the impossibilities"
Frustrated and tired
Where do I go from here?
Now I'm searching for the confidence I've lost so willingly
Overcoming these obstacles is overcoming my fear

I think I can't, I think I can't
But I think you can, I think you can
I think I can't, I think I can't
But I think you can, I think you can
Gather my insufficiencies and
place them in your hands, place them in your hands, place them in your hands
-Relient K-

UnderHeadlights in UFO this evening,7th Sept

UFO - Acts Church Campus Movement

Minggu Ini

Today I will be collecting firewood.



no, really.

Then I got band practice tonight where we will be performing miracles: just ONE practice, two hours to prepare for this Sunday's gig. New song.

Then I'll be going to Sarah's for the night becauseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


TOMORROW, we are going outstation for 24hours.


It involves the firewood. haha.

I'll be back on Saturday afternoon, go teach my 5pm class in PJ, then

Dance Meeting #2.

Then next day prepare for the 5pm gig in The Acts, Summit, USJ.

5pm; UnderHeadlights in The Acts.

Band Practice at 8pm.

Monday: work 10am-9:15pm.

and did i mention my nose is stuffed up and throat is sore?

*BITE*

how hard can one bite one's tongue, swallow the words on one's lips, lock up thoughts that so desperately want to make themselves known?

it's for the better.
it's for the better.
it's for the better.
it's for the better.

"My tongue dances behind my lips for you"

Sometimes old songs get to me when they suddenly appear on my playlist and I'm not doing much thinking. Quite a few of those moments this week.

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"Four weeks've felt like years
Since your full attention was all mine
The night was young and so were we
Talked about life, God, death, and your family
Didn't want any promises,
Just my undivided honesty, and you said

Oh oh, things are gonna change now for the better
Oh oh, things are gonna change, oh, they're gonna change"
-Anberlin-

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"Infected with where I live
Let me live without this
Empty bliss,
Selfishness
I'm so sick"
-Flyleaf-

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"Hey you, keep breathing. Just keep breathing."
-Kenotia-