† Province of ProVince †

God's Chisel

2009-06-23T00:53:00.000+08:00

Unproportioned Ulcus

2009-04-25T01:11:00.003+08:00

I just had to post this. hilarious yet...hmm..painful.

Day 4 with planet ulcer.

Application of salt.
results: EPIC FAIL

Application of soy sauce.
results: EPIC FAIL

Application of mouthwash.
results: EPIC FAIL

Application of ginseng, lo han ko, watermelon.
results: EPIC FAIL

Application of Bonjela.
results: UNKNOWN

looks at clock; 1.16am
sees bottles full of water.

nah.

Would You Save A Terrorist?

2009-04-24T09:29:00.001+08:00

TGIF!

2009-04-10T13:57:00.004+08:00

no no not the restaurant, but Thank God It's Friday!

Good Friday is the Friday within Holy Week, and is traditionally a time of fasting and penance, commemorating the anniversary of Christ's crucifixion and death. For Christians, Good Friday commemorates not just a historical event, but the sacrificial death of Christ, which with the resurrection, comprises the heart of the Christian faith.
-http://www.churchyear.net/goodfriday.html-

It didn't just stop there or else it'll be called Bad Friday, Jesus died, hoo-rah, good preaching, let's all go home and continue with life; NOT. 3 days later, he rose again from the dead, encouraged and empowered more lives, gave the apostles a vision to fulfill before ascending into heaven. Again it reminds me the cause I'm living for, the reason I am alive, the reason i breathe, the reason i do things. In this season of thanksgiving and remembrance, is also a season of harvest so let's do our best!

Thank you God for your loving grace and for all that you've done.

"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13

When I survey the Wondrous Cross

2009-03-27T10:40:00.003+08:00

beautiful song

Hospitality Part 2

2009-03-20T15:53:00.009+08:00

Tiara Beach Resort

After the KL visits, we headed to Port Dickson to visit some resorts and hotels. We first visited Tiara Beach Resort. Regular family resort, nothing unusual. It has a apartment type of accommodation with two huge swimming pools resembling sunway lagoon's pools. Picture shows the pool as backdrop.

Palm Spring Beach Resort

Next visit we went to Palm Beach Springs Resort. Hard to identify what architectural type they had..there were a variety of 'shalets' but being the Malaysian we are, they were all poorly maintained and they had a very nice 'river' running through the middle of the resort but they built a artifical retaining wall and it spoilt the ambience of the space. If they had instead made a soft slope towards the river bank it would've been nice, you'll get a sort of 'Canadian river' feel. In the picture you can see the shalets in the background.

Ancasa Apartment Hotel

Next stop we went to Ancasa. It's a hotel apartment facing the sea and so, there was a strong updraft that consistenly blew at us...nice...haha... The landscape was replicated to follow Bali style with ijok lanterns i think and having small wakafs for massages and relaxation. The landscape was quite big and was well maintained. Keeping it in order definitely made it look nice.

Corus Hotel

After that we went to Corus Hotel. GUESS WHO I SAW!!! Read on...XD At Corus Hotel we have to enter going downwards into this huge volume of space that has water elements all over. Very nice. It directs you to a sea view as well as the swimming pool. So we were walking around then i noticed that there were a lot of people wearing the same coloured shirts. Then i noticed some of them wore Revolution shirts. Then i saw some wearing Acts Church shirts. THEN GUESS WHO I SAW!! haha...none other than Ps. Kenneth Chin himself. Seemed that the young adults of his church were having a camp there. Saw Revo videos on youtube. Can feel the excitement though i'm here in KL..waahahahah...Great job pastor, keep it up~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6vx2n6u5sY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIQphSkk2G8

Our final visit was at Aviallon Resort. Very shangri-la-ish. Usage of timber made it seem to fit in our local context. Very upclass so we couldnt take photos XP ...haha...the place resembles tanjung aru shangri-la resort, has the whole shalet thing, nice lobby with changing levels at the end to direct guests to rooms or restaurant (i presume).

coming up

Part 3: Pearl Island

The road not taken

2009-03-17T13:52:00.005+08:00

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

and sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveller, long I stood

and looked down one as far as I could

to where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

and having perhaps the better claim

because it was grassy and wanted wear;

though as for that, the passing there

had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

in leaves no feet had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I --

I took the one less travelled by,

and that has made all the difference.

-Robert Frost-

Sometimes in life you have to make tough decisions that could change your life forever, i made a choice that was tough.

Hospitality Part 1

2009-03-08T12:21:00.025+08:00

Hospitality refers to the relationship process between a guest and a host, and it also refers to the act or practice of being hospitable, that is, the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers, with liberality and goodwill.

more info; wikipedia

Its my final semester and we're currently on our last project designing a 4-6 storey urban hotel/resort. Went on a few visits around KL, would be going to PD and penang for more soon, bit lazy to post pictures here, if you're interested you can find them online or scout around facebook.

Anyway gonna feature one hotel here, its known as hotel maya located along jalan ampang i think, very near KLCC.

Outside it's nothing to shout about but inside the interior is designed and thought of well. It has a simple layout but the space inside creates a unique character for the building. I'm not sure whether these photos can be put up because my visiting group weren't allowed to take photos.

This is the lobby area. As you enter you come into a triple volume space that has a spiral staircase made out of wood and the lobby has water features all around. Smooth waterfalls over weaved patterns of stone cladding create a soft tone as a background sound. Located nearby are the receptionist counter, cafe and bar and access to floors above. The entrance is a glass facade with panels orientated perpendicular to it to give it a vertical louvered effect. I think they changed the layout a bit because in this photo the entrance went through a bamboo box but now it just goes through a sliding glass door (very nice whooshy thing-a-ma-jigg) and you'll walk across a water body on a dynamically orientated wooden platform.

This is the seating area for the cafe. Besides the conventional seating on the ground level, they have an additional platform that rises slightly above the ground with its edges cantilevered slightly, giving it a 'floating' effect. Behind is the waterfall on stone that has water engineered to fall at a certain rate to give it a cool effect. Stagnant water surrounding the area gives the area a cool calm sense of place.

As you go up the spiral staircase, you'll come to a foyer that has lounges by the sides and if you were to walk ahead on you'll enter a open air atrium that goes all the way up. Don't have photo XD. It has parking for vehicles and the area acts as a sort of parking/garden/open-air/lepak place area. From there you can access rooms and offices which are equally nice but no photos though.

This is one of the lounges. One of the lounges has this nice 'wooden' table which is actually wood. A tree trunk that has been divided into four quarters. No picture. =( From the picture you can see a huge column that branches out to support the floors above. Throughout the hotel there are several of these as well that add up to the character of the building.

All in all the use of these simple structures, elements, volumes have added up to the manifestation and comprehensiveness of this not-too-shabby building enabling to win a PAM Award back in 2006. So visit it (or stay there) if you want to, its worth the time and money. Facilities I'm not sure what they provide so you'll have to check yourself.

This was taken outside on a fire escape staircase of hotel maya (wasn't suppose to be there haha)

p/s: in KL didn't manage to visit Hilton and others...heard it was nice XP

Renewed

2009-02-24T08:08:00.004+08:00

WAkakakaKAkakaakA...new layout;

i had a whole day to relax and update stuff (just submitted a project part 1=free time)

the layout's called renewed which speaks in many ways for me this year. so it seemed interesting. um yeah.

will update soon, gotta continue working on project part 2.

Here We Go Again~

2009-01-02T23:18:00.003+08:00

Another whole semester lies ahead and this year there's gonna be a lot of change. Anyhow it just occured to me that I never post a thing about architecture or review buildings and landscapes.

So...

This year I'm gonna try and post mainly about architecture, if time allows that is. Hopefully it can be beneficial and give me a proper reason to blog besides randomly ranting.

Coming soon to a blogosphere near you =)

Pause:Rewind

2008-12-29T00:22:00.020+08:00

Gee that was fast. 2oo8 whizzed by. Did you see it?

As I reflect back on this year, God has been good. It always seems that He is good, and it is a true fact! He is good. Despite the trials, the problems, the worries, the calamities, the uphill challenges and daunting tasks, God reigns above them all and I can see that He is still good.

So here's a lineup of events that I can dig up and recall

hmm...not chronogically arranged though

*rewinds to January 2oo8*

hmmm...I seemed to have forgotten entirely what happenned early this year

let's see..

2nd year (4th sem) same ol same ol - think, conceptualize, research, present, crit, draw, flair

CNY - food, food, food, money, food, food, food, family, food, food, food+ dinners, dinners, dinners, dinners, relatives from afar...

farewell: xiao qing left for ONE Academy

went to penang for architectural camp and

won competition

intro camp for juniors

visited TPM and Lim Kok Wing

Passion Conference

Visited grandma place in No.9 Land

went with lecturers to Kuantan resort (yea that's him KOed)

eating Pearly's cooking (thank God i'm still alive)

Asia Conference

birthdays, birthdays, birthdays, my birthday, birthdays, birthdays (can't find pictures)

hari raya (cant find 2oo8 pics only 2oo7)

seeing old friends from eons ago (Jia Qi, Rehn, Derrick, Eric, etc)

Architectural trip to Singapore

scratches, dents, marks, bumps, dents again (lost count)
(not my fault...only 3 of them are)

did measured drawings (was troublesome)

move to new studio

watch badminton LIVE

amazing Christmas season (photos can't obtain yet)

worked in a firm (got my very first pay! woohoo!)

I can hardly remember all the things I've been through throughout the year, only by looking back at photos then i recall them and it was nice to remember them back. Seems like it was soo long ago..despite the changes and hard times this year especially in the area of education, God has been gracious to help me pull through and I'm thankful for that...another highlight of this year was that i turned 20...two decades old...a hallmark in my life; I recalled last time when I turned a decade old (10 yrs) I proudly told my family I was the same age as Nobita in Doraemon (swt..yeah i know..swt) For what reason I have no idea, but now turning 20 seems to be a milestone that has marked a lot of exciting events in my life over this two decades and there's so much more ahead. I look forward with anticipation to what 2oo9 has in store and what God's gonna do this year around. Surely His everlasting goodness will prevail.

"Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins.

If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out

and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour

new wine into new wineskins,

and both are preserved."

Matthew 9:17

May we continue to let God's spirit 'pour' fresh anew into our lives and may we be renewed daily to contain it.

~Happy New Year 2oo9~

Oil that keeps you going

2008-11-29T01:07:00.006+08:00

*laughs* literally

God speaks to you sometimes in funny-till-u-wanna hit-your-own-head ways.

here's the story...

several weeks ago, my car would do sudden small jerks, especially going uphill..i thought it was nothing major because i assumed it was my clutch-accelerator-balancing-technique that wasn't good so such incidents were put aside. A week ago was gearing up for Asia Conference so a friend brought me to church for bus departure. My friend in turn took the car and brought it back to my apartment where the car engine suddenly died. Soon, i came back from Singapore and drove car back. I noticed that the car engine light was blinking but ignored it, thinking it was nothing important (warning: never ignore blinking red lights) A couple of days later, my friend and I were bored so randomly we decided to travel around KL and get lost (petrol 1.90 ^^).

Drove around KL went to National Museum (interesting). Went to Mahathir's ex-house, used his toilets. Yeah, we were that random.

Got lost. Kinda.

4-5 days with the light blinking and car jerking now and then; by now surely a sane person would think something's wrong with the car, but no not Vincent Lai...until tonight, this night that i am blogging, i had the 'instinct' to notify dad and ask whether it's

important (duh) and sure enough i found out that engine oil IS important. (sweat...literally)

I checked the engine oil to see its level...It was COMPLETELY DRY. (Those of you like me who had a revelation in cars tonight, FYI, engine oil helps to keep the engine cool and make it run smoothly) Without it, the pistons and works of the engine would get rusty, dirty and

spoilt. Repairs gonna be costly. I had extra engine oil in boot so added it in with cell leader's help. Hopefully tomorrow when i'm gonna check the car engine nothing's wrong. Might have a leak somewhere, oil filter, gasket. i am the clueless.

But lo behold, God speaks.

Was driving home after prayer meeting with cell group; i realised our own spiritual lives can be like that, God flickers warnings when we're 'absent' with of his 'oil'. When you run dry spiritually, and temptation sets in, God knocks and shouts "hey, be firm and stand strong" but like many of us we tend to 'ignore' it. So running dry and empty for a while would result with rustiness, dirtyness and being spoilt; likewise in the natural so is the spiritual.

This served as a good reminder and am so THANKFUL nothing's wrong so far with the car and i manage to drive safely these few weeks...

*phew*

Touching Asia, Transforming the World

2008-11-26T19:16:00.004+08:00

*sweeps dust from blog*

Been eons since i last blogged..assignments can be grueling...shrugs
What's been happening? Past week went to Singapore for 6 days attending Asia Conference if some of you knew. Definitely without doubt it was gonna be good, and with that much expectation it indeed was. One of the highlights for me however was the call of engaging into the world today. Overall the theme of what was shared and imparted was the call to be relevant in today's society. The marketplace, the various cultures all over Asia, media, in education, the government, and much more. Being the salt and light of the world (Mat 5:13) ain't easy at times but penetrating into the world (kosmos-social order) requires a lot of faith to sustain oneself in such environments. Recently I've been bombarded with a lot...A LOT of cultural shocks being in KL over the couple of years. Sometimes a change in mindset, a total shift in your paradigm of thinking is needed and I'm still struggling to change that perspective but slowly..slowly. Always bear in mind, the method may change but the message remains the same. God surely has a lot in store for Asia in the coming years.

Another highlight was being imparted with keys to effective evangelism. It struck me to think again, to just sit and seriously think; I'm 20 years old, what have I been doing with my life, what about my friends who do not have Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour, and after that there's much more to work on their salvation and faith. Day in and day out, how much time left?
Phew, seems to be an grim task but yet people of faith make it easy~ and it sure is. There were many practical ways to effectively reach out but one interesting one that Ps. Tan Seow How (Heart of God Church, SG) shared was about praying. He shared about how his church grew exceedingly fast over the years was because of the fact they fervently prayed. He shared about how creation and recreation was parallel to redemption and salvation of man.
Gen 1:1-3 talks about:

Creation,
then earth without form and void in darkness,
then God's Spirit hovers over the water,
Word of God is spoken,
the earth is recreated.

Likewise, we are born,
we were in sin-without spiritual form, living in Christless void in our hearts, walking in darkness, God's Spirit began hovering over our lives and doing work in our hearts,
Word of God is spoken into our heart and spirit,
we are saved and reborn in the Spirit.

God's Spirit hovers over our lives when we pray. So likewise, Ps. Seow How shared that his church their cell groups of high school students prayed daily for one or two friends for about 30 seconds tops. All of them. God's Spirit 'hovers' over their spirit and through fervent prayer, when they come to church and hear the Word of God spoken into their lives, God's hand moves because His Spirit rests above them, by His grace they're open and receptive to what God speaks to them, and receive their eternal destiny in Christ Jesus. The call for souls is huge. The numbers are staggering, the harvest is plentiful, we've all heard that before. Yet as to where God has placed, our destiny in Christ, we play the role of Christ there.

All talk and no action produces nothing. So I gotta do much more than what I'm doing now. Phew...dainting task, by faith, by faith.

Truly another milestone in my life was going for this conference, my eyes have been opened up to much more, especially the political, economical situation of the current world. Very interesting.

Other than all that...food ranks 100 over 10. Ps. Kong Hee went all out. Singapore wonderful place...lots of interestinng architecture...transportation uber-cool...but arghh...didn't get to meet Samuel, Elden or Tim...Justin another fella....sigh...

That's all lah i guess for now...besides having dreams and visions for what God has in store in the next few years...I've got visions of me in my bed at KK in 5 days time...muahahahahah....

Touch Asia, Transform the World.

It is FINISHED...well sort of...

2008-09-09T08:18:00.002+08:00

7 Major assignments and projects...

1. Studio Design
2. Measured Drawing - done..almost
3. Catalogue
4. Institute Islam Report - done!!
5. Kiosk construction
6. Building Services Report
7. Amalan Binaan Case Study

ONE DOWN!! ONE MORE ALMOST DOWN!!! relief!!!!!!!!!

Hungry anyone?

2008-08-19T01:32:00.012+08:00

Being so caught up with daily routines one can always miss out what's important, skipping breakfast is NOT good, so is skipping 'breakfast' with God. I was sitting on bed about to spend time with God then my tummy rumbled (reminded me of what someone said, the natural reflects the supernatural) and I realised I was spiritually hungry as well. Here's what nourished my deep hunger after going through a 'famine'

Ephesians 4:17-32

17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. 18They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. 19 Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more.

20 You, however, did not come to know Christ that way. 21 Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

25Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 26"In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27and do not give the devil a foothold. 28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
29Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Beban melampaui batas

2008-08-14T01:31:00.004+08:00

"An architect is the drawer of dreams."
Grace McGarvie

o_O

7 major projects and assignments are now overlapping one another

oh God, help me...

Passion World Tour

2008-08-05T08:33:00.004+08:00

WOW...seriously...WOW....that Sunday I almost did not want to go due to a very VERY important presentation due tomorrow that I had hardly started on....BUT i went...and it was worth it...

Close to 4000 young people from all over Malaysia coming together to just celebrate His goodness and proclaim His greatness..AWESOME!! The experience itself can't be comprehended, mind boggling...you'll have to experience it the next time around..you could try reading Aaron's blog, Wini's blog and others for stories on God's amazing grace in people's lives. Ashley's story was a story I'm praying will happen for my friends in due season.. (excluding dying part of course...salvation part la...)

Simply put, God is stirring up people in these last days and its becoming exciting!!! The mere thought of seeing every nation, every tongue, every tribe, every people from all land gathering to bring glory to Christ....WOW...

Put together into one, many experiences and reminders, one that had me thinking was when Ps. Louie Giglio mentioned about making your life matter. At present I have always wanted to do something big, making a difference, seeing others achieve great things and wanting to do it to but his words reminded me that those are good but there's something else too, something that will last for eternity. The salvation of my friends' souls. Something like that, you bringing them to know the true King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Saviour who created the whole universe, to let them know He loves them. Always it will slip my mind off what God has called us to do, but setting daily affairs aside and just being reminded of it again revives the spirit, refreshes. I definitely want to see them in eternity with Christ, I want to be part of their journey working on their salvation. 'God of this city' made my cry out for Christ's ownership over their lives. All of my friends who don't know you, i pray that You'll save them too.

Greater things are yet to come and yet to be done.

I want to make my life matter for others, for Jesus.

Kecil-kecil cili padi

2008-07-18T00:21:00.003+08:00

source: wikipedia: 'which refers to something small in size or stature that contains something unexpected for its size.'

Many times i've heard that despite feeling small or incapable of doing big things, we have the potential to do GREAT things in life; our dreams and visions are seeds that can bring a difference, all just waiting to be 'bercambah'.

God somehow or rather picks people who think they were insignificant and as recorded, we know that those 'small' people took the decision to obey God when He called them to stand up for their faith, to leave their homes and belongings and they went all out with faith, commitment and desire to see what God had in store for them.

All of them who submitted to God, did GREAT things beyond their own capacity for God. David who beat Goliath and delivered Israel, Gideon who led 300 men to victory, Moses who brought an entire nation out of Egypt, Abraham who became our the father of nations, on and on.

Our spirit may feel small but with God's Spirit, oh yea~ we can make a difference unexpectedly BIG or small for the matter...but the point is we clearly can bring about change when we decide to, little by little as we learn bits and pieces in life it's all put together to form the puzzle of our destiny in Christ.

Mine's beginning to take shape, but that's another story.

How amazing it can be for a small creature to impact something a thousand times its scale.

it was a tiny caterpillar, only 2cm but it left its mark, BIG time.

*itchy*

edit:- haha...before and after~ like promoting products...

Pearl Island

2008-06-18T19:29:00.011+08:00

finally got photos from my classmate, so let the pictures tell the story..

Day 1
Arriving USM, Penang

Preparing for exhibition

Arranging models for show

After finishing arranging stuff for exhibition

Night time, orientation and icebreaking among delegates

Architectural delegates from various institutes all over Malaysia

Our head delegate lighting our torch

Lining up to say our cheer

Day 2 & 3

The main hall

Ar. Jimmy Lim - prestigious architect giving talk

Makan!!

Wooo...look at that balloon fly~

Hmmm..where's that balloon?

Yeah got one!

Night time fashion show...can't show our uni representative..she'll kill me...

Waiting for performances to finish..

Day 4

Visiting a beach near Batu FerringhiPreparing to test raft in the oceanAll lining up to go~Excuse me, one hot sizzling Lim Kok Wing please~Taylor's soaring highWoah..what hit me?

Lecturer jumping in for fun~

Trying to do a 'wave' with a wave

Having fun in salty water

Strong waves punching us back and forth

Again, trying to fight the waves~

Burying our junior..

Day 5

Delegates getting ready for heritage trail

Heritagey building

Hold the fort! (background is Fort Cornwalls)

Won 1st place for design competition!! Along with multimedia 1st place!!!

At closing ceremony dinner

The hwa-rens

Day 6

Last visit to White Horse tiling factory before heading home

Penang HERE I COME!!!

2008-06-03T13:47:00.003+08:00

finally after traveling around Malaysia, only ONE state has eluded me so far and that is PENANG!!!
updates after the trip because uber super BUSY with preparation...penang~ wakakakakahahaa..

edit:- if any of you are EVEN interested...here's the link and lil' info on what's happening for me around the week to come: http://z9.invisionfree.com/TranXXit_08

Tooth Fairy

2008-05-23T17:25:00.002+08:00

aka the DENTIST and this 'fairy' doesn't give you money for your teeth but you gotta pay for it...dental appointment at 10am tomorrow......

Some tortures are physical

And some are mental,

But the one that is both
Is dental.

~Ogden Nash

Dentist: a prestidigitator who, putting metal into your mouth, pulls coin out of your pocket. ~Ambrose Bierce

Movie-Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

2008-05-22T00:22:00.003+08:00

'Everything you know is about to change forever.'

Just finished watching the movie with my family and I have to say that this is a really good movie that follows the tracks of the first installment. I love the fact that Aslan always says something profound and displays that messianic figure. The movie again proves to show that good triumphs over evil in the battle for mans' heart. It was really heart-warming to watch the movie as it reminds me so much of what God has done, and will do. As the tagline says, what we know can make a difference in both our own and other lives. Is it put to good use? Sometimes i ask myself what the future holds and i can't answer for it.

In a scene Aslan said,"You'll never know what's going to happen next, but you'll know what will eventually happen." (something like that i think)

Rather, it's like there's no need to worry about the future, we know where this whole life is leading to eventually but what matters are the NOW moments. The movie shows a lot about faith too. Doubt in God, trust in men and likewise.

Lucy tells Aslan,"Everyone didn't believe in you." Aslan replied,"So what's stopping you from believing in me?"

God erases our doubt and fear when we look to Him. Many things of the world and even people, distract, discourage and tempt us out of that confidence we can have in Him. In the movie the older siblings, over time, had begun to lose faith in Aslan and even to the extent of losing hope and doubting his existence. The younger ones (resembling childlike faith) stand firm on their belief in Aslan and that gave them hope and eventually victory.

I think C.S.Lewis is an awesome writer though I haven't read his books but from testimonies I'm sure he is gifted and talented to write such great life-aspiring stories that has the truth instilled into it. Overall I believe this movie, if interpreted, can make a difference.

Good detailing, good plot, good humour, music could've done better, good story.

The epic battle for our hearts goes on.

Movie rating: 8/10

Malaysia Boleh??

2008-05-16T21:48:00.004+08:00

sigh..once again the Great Wall of China fell on Malaysia..but despite the losing it was well fought...I salute Lee Chong Wei for his top-form performance and managing to give the team an upperhand but the following doubles by the Koo-Tan team and Wong's play, set Malaysian audiences hanging by their seats...Underdogs Zakhri n Fairuz gave M'sia a silver lining but alas Hafiz failed to deliver the finishing blow...well that's all for the mens...womens had better buck up too..can't depend on Wong Mew Choo alone..sigh.was hoping to see them all lift the long evaded Thomas Cup...but anyhow good effort and great performance! Hope they all do even better for Olympics!

p/s bleh...why of all times...why must it RAIN ON and OFF when one wants to WATCH BADMINTON...why...astro u gotta improve your satellite reception...make it weather-resistance...nasib you pandai..letak reruns..

Movie-The Air I Breathe

2008-05-13T23:41:00.003+08:00

Semester break is on!! In come all the supposed-to-have-watched-but-couldn't-because-no-time movies!!! Recently have been watching a lot of movies...a lot...within a span of 3 days, i've watched the entire matrix trilogy, terminator trilogy, hot fuzz, run fatboy run, the bank job, alvin and the chipmunks, lord of war, over her dead body, iron man, speed racer and lastly; The Air I Breathe.

This movie is kinda interesting as it portrays an ancient Chinese proverb of life consisting of 4 emotions happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. Personally, i think there's more to life than just that...blame old chinese philosophers in ancient China...but anyway the movie in particular linked 4 people with the concept in mind and brought the movie into a nicely done plot, but what really showed through the movie, i think, was how fragile life can be without PURPOSE or HOPE.

All the characters lead their lives within the illusion of those 'emotions' due to their unforgettable past or events that they couldn't let go or the mindset that they refused to renew. However it turned out 'happiness' and 'pleasure' didn't get them far instead 'sorrow' and 'love' faired out well at the end. These are actually spoilers if you haven't seen this movie =_=''

It's an interesting movie anyhow, i give it a 7/10

Of Laundry and Assignments

2008-05-06T12:58:00.010+08:00

My semester ended so been cleaning up the house...being so busy with assignments and all i seriously had no time to stop for laundry eventhough i had a washing machine...anyhow....

it somehow or rather slipped my mind that i actually DID laundry but one of my housemates took it out after washing (wasn't spun dry yet) and left it in my laundry basket whilst STILL WET...so time flies...about a month plus to be exact...seriously a month plus...i'm an architect student we wear the same clothes over, well the zealous types...anyhow...so a month later what do i find? hmmm...??

MAGGOTS AND FUNGUS AND DUST...

due to overgruesomeness i won't show pictures of them...anyhow...i've gathered them, disposed the un-savables, put the remainder in a bucket, drenched them with 3 types of dettol lotions, 2 types of anti-bacterial soap, deteregent, and lastly hot water. Left over a day, i am now in the process of restoring them minus the smell...so...thank God for washing machine and hopefully i'll pull through the trauma...

now i gotta wash my hands..they smell...weird....

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edit: half an hour later i found a survivor...3 to be exact but this one died posing for the camera the other two were shy...

Taggidity Tagged Tag

2008-05-06T01:31:00.005+08:00

A combination tag from Wilkins and Calvin

[Wilkins]

Your 5 impressions on him
-Middle kingdom expands fast though experiencing famine recently
-Friendly and brotherly
-Generous
-Dr.Lim
-Glow-in-the-dark

Most memorable things he/she has give/done to you :
- A lot man...erm like he said, quality time at a quality place.

If he/she becomes your enemy, the reason is because :

- he turned over to the dark side *with darth vader voice* XD

5 things found in my bag (when i actually bring it out)
- Pencils
- Paper
- Tissue
- Notebook
- Money

5 things found in my wallet
- Money
- MyKad
- Cards of all types..mostly architect contacts...hehe...
- Mini photos of past memories
- Receipts of all sorts
*funny same like wilkins also*

5 favourite things in my room
- My laptop
- My handphone
- My notebook
- My comic books
- My drawing stuff accumulated over two years...

5 things I always wanted to do
- GET FAT
- Have a girlfriend =)
- Drive around KL without getting lost
- SEE ARCHITECTURE AROUND THE WORLD!!
- Relax (ranges from sleeping enough to spending quality time with long lost friends and people who i want too)

5 things I am currently into
- Anime - Bleach, Naruto Shippuden
- Blogging
- Downloading music and movies to the masses..
- Learning to mold a prayerful lifestyle - reading too~
- What the future beholds ('read singularity is near' in wikipedia, watch terminator n matrix)

List out the top 5 you would wish for
- Living out the destiny i can have in Christ
- Knowing the people i know who've yet to receive Christ, believing and accepting Him
- Being the top or up to par in my career
- Being capable of making wise, direct and strict decisions

- A girlfriend? or even better, a suitable life partner... =)

[You]
First Name – Vincent
Nickname – Vince, Veet chai (named bcoz of hairy legs), Jun-Jun, Vincenzo
Name you wish you had – Vincent's the best name i could ever have...fits nicely with "Lai"
What do people normally mistake your name as – Winson? Winston?
Birthday – twenty-first day of the eleventh month of the year nineteen eighty eight
Birthplace – United Kingdom
Time of Birth – i think it was roughly between 12.00pm and 12.01pm
Single or taken – I'm single but whole in Christ!! wahahaha...but yea im single...
Zodiac sign – to this very day i still can't understand why millions of people can expect that their daily happenings are the same because of similar birthdays...go study maths and statistics...

[Your Appearence]
How tall are you – 6' 11" wahahahaha...
Wish you were taller – ummm...no...
Eye color – Brown...black?....i think dark brown
Eye color you want - ummm...dark brown?
Natural Hair color – Black
Current Hair color – Black
Short or long hair – Short
Ever dye your hair a bizarre color – Nope...but it has some shades of white now and then...
Last time you did something dramatic with your hair – Christmas....experimentation...XD
Glasses or contacts – LASER!!! but for now...spectacles
Do you wear make-up – i am a 100% guy...not 99%...100%
Ever had hair extensions – does my hair grow count?
Paint your nails – Fui yin bullied me...

[This or that]
Flowers or Chocolates – Chocolates...white chocolates... =)
Pepsi or Coke – WATER!
Rap or Rock – Rock
Relationship or One night stand – One n-i-i-r-r-e..Relationship
School or Work – School was nice but looking forward to work
Love or Money – Love
Movies or Music – Movies that has nice music in it
Sunny or Rainy days – All days are good but clear cloudy days are bestest...
Friends or Family – Family and friends

[Have you ever]
Lied – Yes...duh
Stole something – Yes..duh again...
Hurt someone close to you – Don't think so...
Broke someone's heart – Not sure, might have..
Had your heart broken – Not really
Wondered what was wrong with you – There is?
Wish you were a prince/princess – haha joel said knight...i'll go with KING!!
Liked someone who was taken – Always happens...
Shaved your head – Betrayed friend who was supposed to shave together...
Been in love – Definitely
Used chopsticks – I'm chinese...wadaya think...
Sang in the mirror to yourself – Sang, shaved, brushed, talked, laughed, stared...name it...

[Favorites]
Flower – Morning glory
Candy – Skittles!!
Song – Too many...
Color – White-Black-Blue/Black-Green-Brown/White-Grey-Blue
Movie – W-a-a-a-y too many....
Singer – JoJo's nice...
Word – Trust
Junk food – MCDONALDS!
Website – wikipedia...thank God for wikipedia...
Location – New Zealand...beautiful place...
Animal – Cute cuddly baby animals...
Ever cried over someone – think so...
Is there anything you wish you could change about yourself – always room for that..
Do you think you're attractive – the thought flactuates...
If you had to choose a fairytale as your life what would you choose – Shrek...haha, combination of all together~~
Sports – Badminton!!

I tag: if you're up to it after reading this, i tag YOU! =)

Prayer

2008-05-04T08:06:00.003+08:00

I've been through a dry season for awhile but recently over this weekend, God couldn't have had a better timing to direct Ps. Kong Hee to come to CHC for weekend services. What he preached really struck my heart. They were simple back to basics foundational Christian teachings that helped me realise and knocked me back to focusing on the author and finisher of my faith, Jesus Christ.

The same power and annointing i felt from Ps Jaeson Ma was the same here. One vital thing i'm so glad i'm getting back on is that prayerful lifestyle. Not the 'makan' say grace type or 'something's wrong' kena pray type, but powerful, daily, meditating, encountering, spirit-filled prayer.

To add to the joy i heard wonderful news from Alvin about Ps. Jaeson's blog. That very night i had a dream. Couldn't remember vividly about it but i could remember that it was that celebrity i was talking about him to friends and they were shocked, a friend rebuked me then i couldn't remember what i said but i walked away leaving them in shock after saying something.

Ps Kong Hee talked about revival happening when u connect with the spirit and consistenly fervently constantly PRAY. Ps Jaeson says the same thing with the prayerhouse 24-7. Revival's near but we cant just sit down. Don't have revival? Create one.

Prayer is the vital breath of the Christian; not the thing that makes him alive, but the evidence that he is alive.
-Oswald Chambers-

final paper in 6 hours from now...study study study

2008-05-01T23:26:00.004+08:00

life has been tough...i know many people out there may have had it tougher than me but currently there seems to be a lot running through my head...

Lord, i'm honestly very tired, really tired of going on with my own strength for so long, i'm learning to lean on You but many times i forget to do so despite the difficulties i go through. Help me Lord to look to you whenever wherever. Help me to make the right decisions, they maybe wrong but help me pull through Lord. i can't go on by myself Lord...help me through the seasons...in Your name i pray, Amen.

Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:4-6

Do everything without complaining,

Do everything without arguing,

So that you may become,

Blameless and pure,

Children of God.

an old children's verse song. i love donuts.

Thank you Jesus.

Exam Exam Exam

2008-04-23T10:53:00.002+08:00

EXAM period now....finally it's almost over...

Problem solving is the highest level of creativity

2008-04-15T19:10:00.005+08:00

the movie has nothing to do with the title...haha...its just a movie which my senior did for a architect dinner bash...JOEL CHECK IT OUT! THIS WAS THE VIDEO I I TOLD U ABOUT!!

anyway...the title is the exact words my lecturer told me during a crit session for our works...architecture is about that in general...problem solving. At the end of the day its not about us designing some weird cool design of a building, but instead we design to fix the problem ranging from the culture of the place, the felling of the space, the construction, technicality, social, economical, political, environmental, function....so much more to think about (getting grey hair bcoz of this...sigh)

but like my lecturer said its not how creative we design, its how creative we are in solving the given problem....God is the most creative being we can ever know, he solved the greatest problem we created =)

Purpose Driven Life

2008-04-06T15:09:00.008+08:00

image is copyright of Bill Watterson

Many may wonder why we're here. Of what significance are we, overcoming an almost infinite probability to appear somewhere in the universe, breathing life as humans, roaming this round blue ball of mass...in short, what's our purpose in life?

I've come across people when challenged with this question they refuse to think about it because they fear the outcome. But considering the staggering scientific facts of "us" being here on earth, it doesn't surprise me scientists and philosophers who spend their lifetime finding an answer to life, suggest a superior being or intelligent being that created us. (google some facts on how amazingly accurate and precise everything in the world seems to go clock-work)

What's our purpose in life? Be BORN....GROW up....STUDY in school....go to WORK....get MARRIED....have a FAMILY.....ENJOY life....do GOOD things....RETIRE.........die.....?

Typical circle of life. But there's so much more to life than just this. We were created for a PURPOSE. We are LIVING for a PURPOSE.

Can you imagine, time non-existing, everything that is, is just is, no beginning, it just was there, not even grammar has a proper word for it (maybe got la but i dunno)...and God was there, existing as He was. He desired for relationship, knowing what the future beholds when He decided to create us. Out of love, He gave His son's life for OURS. What we're living for today is nothing more but for Him alone. We live to exist because of God and His eternal plan He has for us. I can't remember key points from Ps. Rick Warren's book but i quote from his book; with emphasis;

pg.17:

For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible..everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him.
Colossians 1:16 (Msg)

Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless.
-Bertrand Russell, atheist

"It's not about you. The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It's far greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams and ambitions. If you want to know why you were placed in this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose."

Understanding your purpose in life will enable you to understand better the big picture and handle life better. Despite the concrete truth being presented right in front of people, many refuse to accept God's amazing love and plan He has for them. Even so, some like me who already know this, fear of not being able to live out that dream or destiny that God has for us. So it's my prayer that i'll indeed live my life purposefully as David Chio mentioned,

"When you drive, you have a planned destination, a direction, a purpose."

Make the right decision today.

My car

2008-03-25T08:06:00.003+08:00

This is just a random post since i woke up early to do some assignment and was feeling kinda free...the picture is not my car but same type...a 6-year old maroon proton wira 1.5 with sports rims and skirting and all....but the reason i post this is because.....

I'VE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR!!!!!

one fine day... (in chronological order)
1. aircon rosak
2. indoor light rosak
3. scratch front left bumper against parking corner
4. front right tire pancit
5. kena accident, front right indicator and light rosak with scratch and dent by the front right side
6. left back tire pancit
7. rear view mirror broke
8. left back tire pancit again
9. scratch back right door badly against another parking corner

sigh....anyhow they've all been fixed except no.9 as it was quite recent...

Despite all this trouble, many of my friends were helpful to lend a hand in dealing with all this car trouble and i'm thankful even though had to rebuke some who were saying have to 'mandi bunga' to get rid of bad luck. I thank God i've been kept safe as i know truly that driving in KL is no easy matter~

"Keep me safe O God, for in you I take refuge" Psalms 16:1

Drive safely, think of your loved ones (government should pay me for helping to promote)

hmm...just realised...good time to do devotion..*whispers* roommates all still sleeping =)

2008-03-19T23:48:00.003+08:00

"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."
John 15:13

This week has been hectic with tonnes of assignments suddenly piled up (last minute work; never...never do last minute work) but yet just realized that it's Good Friday this weekend. How wonderful and great it is to feel for what God has done for humanity. His brilliant plan that He thought of when he began creation. Unfortunately many fail to realize this and look to the 'world' for their spiritual hunger rather than looking to God. NOW is the time. No other time like this can be so perfect to share what Christ has done. It definitely is difficult BUT all things are possible through Christ who strengthens us. It's His desire to see people come to Him, to want that relationship with Him. I've come across people who actually know how great and loving God is but yet refuse Him and the eternal gift He has given. Fast and pray. God is moving and I definitely wanna be part of what He plans to do for Malaysia. Gotta gear up!! The life that Jesus offers, through his sacrificial act and resurrection, we are saved and made new again to live an abundant amazing life with Him. Don't miss it out. He LOVES YOU!

finally found this video, this is the love story of Christ for you and me.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KfHMCtY8FKo&

Passion †

2008-03-14T23:31:00.010+08:00

random photo of string from pan mien ta pau plastic, it was shaped like a heart by itself. cool coinceidence? not.

It has been an exciting week, Ps Pat Mesiti was around to speak in CHC for a 4 day conference, starting off he talked about PASSION. As he talked on about being passionate, ranging from businessmen whom intensely seek knowledge about their field to workers on the street sweeping with all their might, Ps Pat words definitely comes from God. Over the course of the month, people around me and my lecturers resonate what Ps. Pat were saying. Mentors and role models of my life have reminded me about having that first love, having that pure intense passion for God. My lecturer's have been talking about being passionate in what we do, loving it, and going all out. Ps. Pat words sums it all up, being passionate for Christ together in what we do; having the same PASSION like Christ had.

Taking a step back, I do think about the future, doing architecture, sigh. Is that what i'm really gonna do? 30-40 yrs down the road, drawing, drawing, thinking, thinking, discussing, getting white hair, lots of white hair, till no more hair? No doubt it's gonna be tough, but when you're passionate, that changes, YOU'LL LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO YOUR FULLEST CAPACITY AND YOU WILL DO IT TO YOUR FULL POTENTIAL. problem is, I'm not so passionate with what i currently do, but i trust God with the plans i have with Him.

This song came into mind as i was writing: Till I see You, Hillsong

The greatest love that anyone could ever know
That overcame the cross and grave to find my soul
And 'til I see You face to face and grace amazing takes me home
I'll trust in You

With all I am I'll live to see Your kingdom come
And in my heart I pray You'd let Your will be done
And 'til I see You face to face and grace amazing takes me home
I'll trust in You

I will live to love You
I will live to bring You praise
I will live a child in awe of You

You are the voice that calls the universe to be
You are the whisper in my heart that speaks to me
And 'til I see You face to face and grace amazing takes me home
I'll trust in you

You alone are God of all
You alone are worthy Lord
And with all I am my soul will bless Your name

Spiritually am i PASSIONATE? weird la asking myself, but honestly it's currently no, i seem to be 'lukewarm' rather than 'hot'. Apparently, God will 'spit' me out if I don't heat up. I recalled back in 2003 when my life was so saturated with love for God, I actually shared with a taxi driver and encouraged him to go to church, just like that, a random taxi driver (although it must have been God divinely intervening to give the uncle a chance to hear the gospel). But still, that was PASSION. Nowadays, i find it quite difficult to even mention Jesus name amongst my friends but occasionally I get pumped up and share openly but to a limit only. Simply put, my passion for Christ isn't as large as it used to be, and that as I am pretty aware of needs building up indefinitely. So do remember me if u do pray. I really need to spark up my spiritual life.

When i was searching for some word of encouragement from the Bible about passion, i realise that i could only find mostly compassion, the Bible says a lot about God having compassion for people, CHC mission statement is:

"Loving God with Passion, Loving people with Compassion"

Being passionate for God, still you have to have compassion for people around, and above it all, love. (1 Corinthians 13:13) When you wanna be passionate for Christ, show it out of love for God by loving people. =) sometimes loving ain't easy but we were created in God's image, so love we can and shall.

Show me how to live

Teach me how to pray

Let all I think and say please You Lord

Show me how to live

Teach me in Your ways

So I can walk with You all my days

Weekend~~~

2008-03-08T00:23:00.009+08:00

NICE MOVIE...i'll give a rating of 8/10...would've been 7 had it not taken details on pyramid...hehe^^ (pyramids originally are glistening not the old worn down that u see in egypt today)

overall i think it's an interesting movie and really enjoyable, glues your eyes to the screen...no spoilers here for ppl wanting to watch it...but in a way it reminded me the story of Christ, being chosen, ordinary but became extraordinary, like the Father, redeeming His people, all nations, fulfilling the prophecy...all good..good movie..watch it...

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Elections!!!

was never bothered with politics till met Emmanuel (gonna be a datuk one day..must vote him if he runs!) his interest in politics sparked mine too although i cant always keep updated on it i do occasionally see wat's happening...

another fella, Calvin oso stirred my thoughts on our current goverment and the issues involved, can't write much about this, nanti kena 'saman' then gotta go court so yea...those of u talking bout politics oso be very careful on wat u write...

like America, could be time for change like we see Barrack Obama vs Hillary Clinton, Huckabee vs McCain...new candidates in aspects of race, gender, age, regardless they offer CHANGE. like our nation, sometimes people vote without proper thinking or fore-knowledge or who they're voting for...important to know from wat i heard form Calvin, also, it seems like it's about time M'sia saw something different for the country, some changes perhaps...i dunno, M'sia seems discreet on politics...corruption also loams at large despite crackdowns...would be nice to see things being run differently...maybe

who knows wat the future holds...as a Christian, me and many others too i guess would be praying for the nation as we undergo a political war...pray n fast...our nation will be shaken!

p.s: in conjunction with elections...took this from cyrus's blog...

http://www.comedycourt.com.my/latesthits_04.html

hilarious..

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Ps. Pat Mesiti's back! this man of God is a really powerful preacher who can really speak sharp into your soul and change your heart. Those of u in KL come come! Besides being short and funny, his words are strong and bold. Your life would never be the same~

Reminders

2008-03-01T21:09:00.015+08:00

This post is mainly about in these recent weeks, how God has reminded me about plentiful of stuff...

wahahaha...FINALLY!! i hav ONE DAY OFF!!! AFTER TWO MONTHS...ONE DAY IS FREE!!! NO NEED TO THINK OF ASSIGNMENTS...FOR ONE DAY...only....*sniff* its so beautiful...

cut-intro, ok..exagerate but still...ok..updates, last last week went to taiping,perak for class trip for our latest project, designing a community centre..

In between the shophouse and cafe where the trees are..that's the site...indeed as the name suggests the place is peaceful...with every muscle, living tissue and nerves that God above gave me, i made effort to wake up at 7am (west msia 7am still dark..not like kk..) to look around the town....waking up dat early when the atmosphere is still cool was really a great experience, can understand why Jesus woke up early to pray...before leaving the hotel where we stayed, i hanged around outside the hotel entrance and just spent some time in prayer and it was so refreshing to just soak in God's presence...somewhere within walking distance is a chinese methodist church ( 4got to take picture)...however walking further towards bukit larut there's a reli reli RELI old anglican church (pic below) which still holds worship celebrations 2 this day. if im not mistaken it was built in 1881 or 1891..

early in the morning saw an old man buying groceries who went and buy a bouquet of flowers, in my mind had a picture of him going home and giving it to his wife or daughter, reminded me of God's amazing love =) His neverending love-despite our weakness, He chose to love us unconditionally, that's how great our God is...

erm..wat else...char keu tiau there was nice...so was McD...ohya..CENDOL a must to eat there...below is a hokkien chinese shophouse, here the resident, an aunty used to work in sabah wif her husband...

Heritage...God Himself passed on His heritage to His people (John 1:12), struck me to think am i a living heritage of Christ? not easy but i try to live my life being good always but it goes further than that, to live a Christ-filled life, that's tough and takes time and im working on it...

This was the cafe at the site, ate with the gang, upclose here is penang fish head curry laksa!! yummy it was...note:carlsberg was crispy (dun worry was neither drunk physically or drunk in the Spirit at that moment) but spending time wif these frens, Sireesak, Cheng Chee, Shen, Pearly, Amanda, God always speaks to my heart to reach out to them, various times i've tried to invite them to church but again, God reminded me, we are the church. Show them wat it means to be a disciple of Christ, i love these people wif all my heart and my heartcry is that they'll be secured of their salvation (1 n half year 2 go..pls pray alongside wif me)

spent 3 days in taiping and then we left for cameron highlands (strawberries! yeah!...haha kim ku dun fret) we went there for recreational purposes only...cause my batch was the only batch that hadnt visited it yet...journey reminded me of kundasang...mountains and cool air...haha...ohya 4got to mention throughout the journey in taping to cameron and back to KL was reading Jaeson Ma's Blueprint and finished it...will come back to that later...anyway, throughout the journey to cameron seeing the mountains n all, flashbacks of memorable times in kundasang came in and it was reli nice to look back in the old times but i know that that has passed and i had to strive to push on n work on my spiritual ground much more to achieve wat i hav in mind..(will come to this later too)

This is strawberry honey roti canai...delicious!!! >=)

Below is the Boh Tea Gallery, really nice architecture so decided to put it in. Part of our visitation to cameron

we stayed in an catholic hostel and it was interesting to see my Malay frens respond to pictures of Jesus, verses from the Bible...wat was more interesting when it was night (there was a nice night sky of stars but i no SLR...so no nice picture) at night in the guys dorm, the usual, they chatted about ghosts and supernatural stuff, many of them were terrifying and a lot of my frens couldn't sleep and insisted on leaving the lights on, but i remembered that God has given us a helper non other than the Holy Spirit, greater is He in us than the one in the world (1 John 4:4) also we don't need to be afraid of these things but claim authority in Christ (2 Tim 1:7) which im still learning how to do, considering the fact that there are so many supernatural "incidents" on campus...

playing around with warm air coming out of mouth, equipped with an SLR, fren couldnt capture itthe hostel...^^

whenever you go to the mountains, U MUST EAT GOOD HOT FOOD! steamboat at 3000 plus metres above sea level...yummy! spent most of the time eating n fellowhipping with gang (guys only) being able to share more, we made a pact to invite one another if we get married, promised ourselves too to come back here one day to recall the 'old days' once again, God reminds me im in my current uni for a purpose for a reason and im clear of the reason, jus still struggling to step out the comfort zone and live by faith to trust God that when i do so, He'll show me how He can use me...sigh...pray pray pray...

up in the mountains is always a good place to pray, woke up early but couldnt go out coz doors were still locked but i did manage 2 enjoy early morning walks around there.

journey ended with sour faces knowing we're going back uni, 2 reality, 2 assignments....sigh...but it was really a good refreshing experience compared to my previous class trips...spiritually this trip i've been blessed, reading Blueprint God strengthen the desire in my heart to do something on campus, to be someone on campus, i believe it can happen BUT it takes planning and im preparing myself for so...God has marvelous plans for us, it all comes down to our choice. i've decided but i still struggle to gain what was lost, the first love i had for Christ, that ultimate passion that would push YOU to go beyond your expectations, beyond your capabilities, beyond what you can imagine yourself to do, actions and thoughts that only God alone could be working through you..this year's WORD that God gave me at the beginning of the year was: WISDOM (Pro 24:13-14) and im praying that that would be what i can achieve, to be spiritually more mature(wise) and for that i have to be spiritually rooted strongly in Christ, not just rooted but STRONGER.

Many REMINDERS God has given, it's time to RESPOND.

Revival, Reformation, Revolution.

Are you ready?

Minute of Silence

2008-02-18T01:18:00.002+08:00

i declare a day of mourning...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7224064.stm

-smells air- ah...a new year:2008

2008-01-01T22:37:00.000+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR! hmmm ushering in the new year this year was kinda different, spent time alone at home, well was with one fren but decided to not go out but juz spend some time alone reflecting the year, as every1 else does..haha...

some ppl hav mentioned in their blogs, appreciation towards some of the people who hav impacted their lives in many ways and i would like to do that too! haha...

Janice Chin, as many ppl hav mentioned also, is this wonder woman of Christ who has challenged and influenced many young people with her own passion for God and His ministry. She's a mother to all...XD

Derrick Teo, for being a true friend throughout the decades...well, years la..not that old yet...and sharing his deep insight and encouraging always..

Calvin Lee, for being such a great brother in Christ and learning and teaching together in the army of Christ has been and will always be a privilege..

Wilkins Lim, for being that brother that cares and encourages as a true blood brother will and for always being there to share my life thru the ups and downs

these are among the many others who have impacted, influenced and shaped me to who i am today...no words can express how thankful i am of the experiences we all share...

many of the people who are younger (edit:haha and older) than me hav also challenged me to be a better me..haha...

Oscar Chew, Emmanuel Lo, Joel Tan, Samuel Yapp, Eric Chong, Kelvin Tan, Cyrus Siew, Pan brothers, Teo brothers, Rachel Chin, Carrie Chin, Clara Ling, Jonathan Fung...many more la..sori if i left out u, u're always precious in my heart and someway or another you've impacted me...there's just too many of you guys (and gals) that i appreciate and wanna thank God for..this year is gonna be another exciting year and im looking forward to ride the boat with Christ all the way~

God has put so many great people in my life and each one of them has a great destiny in Christ as so i am as well...hmmm grammar macam ganjil...but ya...i thank God so much for the path that He has so graciously bestowed upon...wahahaha...cool grammar...but seriously i thank God for every moment remembered with these awesome ppl and im so so so glad that we're under the wings of Christ so we are of same spirit..

ok for the "new" things of the "new" year...

wakakakka....I GOT A CAR!!! not rent...not borrowed...IT'S ALL MINE!!! WAKAKAKKAKAKAK...
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(car pic)

havent taken pic yet...its a red sporty wira >=)

class begun yesterday 31st...last year...dec...sigh...that's umm...new....yeah....new.....

will be back in CNY so yea looking forward for that

resolutions hav been done but yet to be in black n white so gotta do that

truly it's gonna be an awesome 2008 and i wish all a blessed year that we'll all cherish it at the end of the year again... =)

edit: ok~ the car thingy didnt turn out the way i want it to be despite trying over n over..

Belated Merry Christmas?

2007-12-26T00:24:00.000+08:00

*snaps finger* aiyak...just missed midnight..not Christmas liau..anyhow~

Christmas can be everyday one way or another~ It's all about Jesus, hope we have in Him, all for what He has done, so CELEBRATE His greatness everyday n be THANKFUL!! so its tis' the season to be jolly every season~~ wakakakak...presents, iz nice... (compliments of http://icanhascheezburger.com)

been a while since i updated...few days after coming back KK, posting...few days before leaving to KL, posting..hah..funny...

a LOT has been happening during the weeks that i've been here, it has been somewhat LIFE CHANGING..day by day especially for the past two weeks have been MIND BLOWING...to describe it here, it would not be easy, can't find right words, but i would have to talk with you face- to-face, and...you'll have to allocate a pre-e-e-ty long amount of time to listen...so yeah..but it has been an interesting end of the year, and Christmas, as it has always n will always be a season of thanksgiving, love, hope and giving, was an AWESOME time. I've learnt a lot this year, and truly i look forward to 2008 with great expectations and new inspirations.

Coming back to KK around this time of the year has always been exciting but this year around, God has blessed me so abundantly, and I don't mean physically (although He could work on adding some kilos on me...jk God, i know i gotta eat more) or materialistacally (is there such word??) but He has blessed me emotionally and spiritually...this time around i'm so amazed at how the younger generation doing their part for God's kingdom and looking at how much God has done in the lives of the young people, seeing everyone on Christmas Eve celebration, worshipping together, fellowshipping, hanging out with one another, spending time with one another, "breaking bread" at 88..haha, encouraging and discipling one another, learning and obeying together, praying together..reminds me of Acts 2:42-47. It's a great feeling to be in His presence with His people.

hmmm..Yvonne Yapp juz messaged..Happy Boxing Day and realised ohyaoh...not belated Christmas but its actually Boxing day...when i was young i always thought that boxing day was a day where we get to see boxing competitions happening globally....i know...dot dot dot...but anyway..

The celebration is traditional, dating back to the middle ages, and consisted of the practice of giving of gifts to employees, the poor, or to people in a lower social class. The name has numerous folk etymologies^[3]; the Oxford English Dictionary attributes it to the Christmas box; the verb box meaning: "To give a Christmas-box (colloq.); whence boxing-day." -wiki-

..hmmm random post addition..doesn't seem to connect...haha..

so..reverse side-tracking..it was reli a blessing to be back in KK, it was like a retreat for me and refreshing, renewing, revitalising, and so much more r-words, and i've receive an impartation from God via His faithful servants and i'm excited to see what's in store for next year even though architecture thingys..yeah..hmm..haha..God is good, all the time...all the time , God is good..

sigh, KL here i come, as usual im gonna miss KK but i definitely am going to look forward and strive to be the very best of who i am for God and live the destiny He has for me.

SUMMARY: a lot has happenned in Dec 2007, God is good, I love Him, He loves you, watcha gonna do about your own life?

p.s. i've got plentiful pictures of events that happenned so that's gonna wait..its in various cameras so yeah...wait...

Merry Christmas!

Jesus is Our Hope!

Happy Boxing Day! XD

Vincent is currently:

Listening: Worship You for Real - Jaeson Ma & Mike Whang

Reading: Blueprint - Jaeson Ma

Feeling: Tired

copyright of Kelvin Vitus Tan XD

Asia for Jesus

2007-11-30T01:11:00.000+08:00

phew this week has been AWESOME! i was attending a conference "Asia for Jesus" and it has been LIFE CHANGING. Ps Jaeson Ma and Ps Philip Mantofa, annointed servants of God came with passion for our nation and gave many relevant keys that point out towards bringing across the Gospel to the lost. I've never been so inspired by a man of God to go all out besides Jesus Himself but these two men of God have a spiritual connection with Christ Jesus so close, they show Christlikeness in their faith, attitude, speech, conduct and knowledge. I've learnt so much i dunno what to write...XD... but mainly the thing that strikes me most..that God has placed so dear in my heart is about REACHING OUT. evangelising. we did pratice rounds by just going out into the city to evangelise...and....its NOT EASY. they (ps jaeson n philip) make it seem easy though...

God has placed a conviction in my heart, for my friends who are yet to be saved...always i've wondered how to properly bring across the Gospel and effectively keep new believers on track with Christ...Matt 28:18-20 summarizes

1. GO
2. MAKE DISCIPLES
3. BAPTIZE
4. TEACH THEM TO OBEY

Ps. Jaeson taught us practical ways to achieve this and to get the discipleship...REAL discipleship cycle going on...2 Tim 2:2 mentions about 4 generations of discipleship...from Paul...to Timothy...to faithful men....and unto others....it goes on and on growing and growing and it multiplies. However i was reminded that one has to be prayerful and faithful.

A prayerful life leads to a life of great faith.
Faith without action is dead.
Revival. Reformation. Revolution.
Revival is God's Arrival.

This conference has been really life changing and has brought challenges to me in my walk with Christ. the Great Commission that God has COMMANDED us to fulfill. Winning souls for Christ. Being a radical Christian. Living a prayerful, righteous and faithful life. Literally getting on your knees and praying fervently. Crying out for the salvation of our nation Malaysia. the salvation of my friends and relatives. Loving people. Not converting. Loving. Effectively bringing the Gospel across society. Making disciples of NATIONS.

it makes you wonder....are you a believer? or a disciple of Christ?

i choose to be a disciple...you?

18 Then Jesus came to them and said," All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always to the very end of the age."
Matthew 28:18-20

Happy Birthday

2007-11-21T00:09:00.000+08:00

Vweee~~ im 2 more years away from voting

haha...today was kinda eventful...finished off last exam paper (20th) was feeling kinda sad knowing the fact that every1's going back home and im gonna b left alone for the week...however, our lecturer planned a class trip to UiTM (Universiti Teknologi MARA) for their portfolio exhibition so it filled up my afternoon....at night we went to 1 Utama for dinner then pre-arranged to watch a 7.45pm movie when the current time was 7.30pm...weee~ there goes all our lessons for time management..hahah...watched Beowulf...good movie...lots of "graphics" anyhow feel thankful and happy that despite my frens natural character that they would go home right after projects or exams, they all stayed back n spent time wif me knowing it was my birthday tmr (21st at time of posting) so yeah...reli appreciated it, thanks also to those who remembered and messaged me 2~~ for those of u who DIDN'T....BEWARE!!! haha...u owe me dinner... >=)

exactly at 12am (21st nov) - was cleaning house with housemates....
1.24am (21st nov) - aik? im 19...

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hmmm its morning (10am) *yawn* hmmm its my birthday...what should i do?

actually all i had in mind was juz to spend the whole DAY watching some movies from my ext hard disk or play games since most of every1 had left for their hometown...or so i assumed...

at 3pm a fren rang me up n invited me to go watch "Stardust"!! finally got to watch it...was good movie but that's another post...so yea, hung out with frens n had dinner n they bought a CAKE! hehe...although it had a moldy strawberry...a cake is still a cake...thought that counts..yea..the thought...haha...

so yeah felt very appreciated and im reli glad that God has blessed me wif so many great frens and this birthday,2007 i'll always rmber n cherish...

fellowship is important n crucial regardless whether its in a spiritual aspect or physical, scientists (heard somewhere) did research on babies who didnt hav the luxury of communication (ppl feed them but no talking..no interaction) eventually they all died...

so yea, spending time wif frens these last few days b4 going back kk has been great eventhough it was only for a short while but it was stil worthwhile... i love my friends =)...all of them kk kl whrever...forever

p.s. my birthday wish (altho not customary to tell) was that my friends WOULD come to know, accept and receive Christ as the living God and Saviour of their lives...hmm more like prayer then wish...haha

the "love" mentioned here is in the context of agape love...no getting wrong ideas... >=)

ArcHiTOrTurE....

2007-11-11T19:31:00.000+08:00

fuh...been so so busy haven had time to update...don't even know whr to start..haha
the very recent thing was wilkins dropping by KL and it was truly encouraging to hav him around, lots of other stuff been happening but juz gonna point out that besides being super busy...till NOW!!! submission OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wahahahhahahahaha

anyway 2 things:
1. Homerun is a GOOD movie
2. an email that truly speaks to me and other "architorture" students...XD (only architecture students might understand some phrases)

Homerun is a reli good movie (got it from wilkins...haha) it tells of a story about a young boy and his sister who share a pair of shoes andthe difficulties along with it...by Jack Neo so if u got the chance do watch it! its NICE!!

The following applies (in general) to all architecture students:

You know you're an architecture student when...

...you know the janitors by name.
...your roommates say "good morning," and you reply "good night."
...you carry a toothbrush in your backpack.
...you total up 3 meals of the day to your breakfast.
...'Red Bull' is you favorite drink.
...all of the Christmas gifts you give are wrapped in tracing paper.
...you ask Santa Clause for architecture supplies.
...you ask Santa Clause for a sleeping bag.
...you have 3 or more cups of double shot coffee espressos in one night
...you hear the same song on the radio 3 or more times in one night.
...you know the different taste between UHU and Pritt glue
...you can stay alive without sunlight, communicate with people nor having foods but you would commit suicide if the plotter doesn't plot your work out
...you've lost your house key and u realized a week later
...you sleep more than 16 hrs at weekends
...you dance madly at 3 am though u aren't drunk
...you note smt with yr drafting pen
...you are an expert and Photoshop, illustrator and auto cad but u don't know how to use MS excel
...you spend more time in studio than in your own bed.
...your parents are complaining that you're not having enough fun.
...you only leave studio to buy supplies.
...you haven't taken a shower in a week.
...you see showering as a waste of time.
...you've ever dreamt about your models.
...upon hearing 'supermodel', you think of a nicely crafted-foam core model. (
...your parents have more of a social life than you.
...your 14-year-old brother has more of a social life than you.
...you consider using broccoli for your models.
...you know all the 24-hour food places in the area.
...your friends get more sleep in one night than you do in one week.
...the streetlights turn off.
...you consider 3AM an early night.
...you say "It's only midnight- I have plenty of time to finish."
...you confuse sunrise with sunset.
...you ask what time it is, then ask "AM or PM?"
...you strangle your roommate because she said she stayed up late studying.
...you know how much a cubic foot of concrete weighs (150lbs).
...you slice your finger, and the first thing you think of is if you'll be able to finish your model.
...you understand why architects have glasses and white hair.
...you call some great architects as if they are you friends.
...you can listen to all your CD's in one night.
...you can conceptually compose the food on your plate.
...upon hearing 'Weekends' you think of sleep.
...the 'Shop Cafe' closes when you arrive, and reopens before you leave studio.
...you have to wait for breakfast shops to open. (
...you go to the food shop, and order the "usual", and they understand.
...you use architecture tools to eat.
...you refer to outside studio as the "Real World."
...you confuse today and tomorrow.
...you tell time by when other people leave studio.
...you hear "Didn't you wear that yesterday?' followed by "and the day before that?"
...you count the number of days (not hours) you've been awake.
...you think days are 48 hours long.
...you start using words your instructor uses.
...your bed has collected a layer of dust on it.
...concept of time is not forward, but a countdown from the time a project is due
...you have a tent pitched in studio, but still don't go to sleep.
...you know the people in the studio better then your roommates
...you use your T-square or straight edge as a baseball bat.
....the day has 2 sunrises.
...when you tell people you major in "architorture"
...when someone says "icon" and you think of Frank Lloyd Wright.
...when someone says "eye candy" and you think of gratuitous details on a building.
...when you're not sure what day of the week it is
...when you have slept straight through a day and into the next day after a final review
...when any flat surface is seen as a place to take a nap (underneath the tables in the computer room
...when the books that you read consist primarily of photographs and not so much of words
...when you have three or more alarm clocks in your room.
...when cutting yourself with an x-acto seems like a good idea because it will give you an excuse for not having finished your work
...when professors for courses outside of the architecture school are lenient once they are aware you are an architecture student.
...you have given a final presentation with your fly open
...when you skip classes because you have too much work to do
...when you have an inexplicable mark running off your page because you fell asleep while drafting
...when you start measuring all time segments in terms of "projects"
...when you have nicknames for all your tools
...when you talk to all your tools like they're "real people" and use their nicknames
...when a triple shot espresso just doesn't have enough "kick"
...when you try to talk to another person and realize that you've invented your own language and nobody else understands you
...when a 102 degree fever or strep throat is to you no excuse to miss a crit.

well not all of it but MOST of it happens to me and my "colleagues" (haha sounds professional) but yeah~ God has given me the strength to overcome it all (Phil 4:13) and He has always, i repeat ALWAYS helped me thru when i need Him most..so architecture students! don't give up! Seek God! or if you don't know Him, ask ME! i'll intro Him with you...hehe

p.s. ARRIVAL TO KK: 13 more days (wakakakaka)

Being a SOMEBODY

2007-10-12T01:49:00.000+08:00

A good reminder of God's Love. Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at the church, the Pastor and his eleven year old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel Tracts. This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for the Pastor and his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was very cold outside, aswell as pouring down rain.

The boy bundled up in his warmest and driest clothes and said, "OK, dad, I'm ready."His Pastor dad asked, "Ready for what?""Dad, it's time we gather our tracts together and go out." Dad responds,"Son, it's very cold outside and it's pouring down rain." The boy gives his dad a surprised look, asking, "But Dad, aren't people still going to Hell, even though it's raining?"Dad answers, "Son, I am not going out in this weather."

Despondently, the boy asks, "Dad, can I go? Please?"His father hesitated for a moment then said, "Son, you can go. Here are the tracts, be careful son." "Thanks Dad!"And with that, he was off and out into the rain. His eleven year old boy walked the streets of the town going door to door and handing everybody he met in the street a Gospel Tract.

After two hours of walking in the rain, he was soaking, bone-chilled wetand down to his VERY LAST TRACT. He stopped on a corner and looked for someone to hand a tract to, but the streets were totally deserted. Then he turned toward the first home he saw and started up the sidewalk to the front door and rang the door bell. He rang the bell, but nobody answered. He rang it again and again, but still no one answered.

He waited but still no answer. Finally, this eleven year old trooper turned to leave, but somethingstopped him. Again, he turned to the door and rang the bell and knocked loudly on the door with his fist. He waited, something holding him thereon the front porch! He rang again and this time the door slowly opened. Standing in the doorway was a very sad-looking elderly lady.

She softly asked, "What can I do for you, son?" With radiant eyes and a smile thatlit up her world, this little boy said, "Ma'am, I'm sorry if I disturbedyou, but I just want to tell you that *JESUS REALLY DOES LOVE YOU* and I came to give you my very last Gospel Tract which will tell you all about JESUS and His great LOVE.

"With that, he handed her his last tract and turned to leave. She called to him as he departed. "Thank you, son! And God Bless You!" Well, the following Sunday morning in church Pastor Dad was in the pulpit. As the service began, he asked, "Does anybody have any testimonyor want to say anything?"

Slowly, in the back row of the church, an elderly lady stood to her feet. As she began to speak, a look of glorious radiance came from herface, "No one in this church knows me. I've never been here before. You see, before last Sunday I was not a Christian. My husband passed on some time ago, leaving me totally alone in this world. Last Sunday, being a particularly cold and rainy day, it was even more so in my heart that Icame to the end of the line where I no longer had any hope or will to live.

So I took a rope and a chair and ascended the stairway into the attic of my home. I fastened the rope securely to a rafter in the roof, thenstood on the chair and fastened the other end of the rope around my neck. Standing on that chair, so lonely and brokenhearted I was about toleap off, when suddenly the loud ringing of my doorbell downstairsstartled me. I thought, "I'll wait a minute, and whoever it is will go away." I waited and waited, but the ringing doorbell seemed to get louder and more insistent, and then the person ringing also started knocking loudly.

I thought to myself again, "Who on earth could this be? Nobody ever rings my bell or comes to see me." I loosened the rope frommy neck and started for the front door, all the while the bell rang louder and louder.When I opened the door and looked I could hardly believe my eyes, for there on my front porch was the most radiant and angelic little boy I had ever seen in my life.

His SMILE, oh, I could never describe it to you! The words that came from his mouth caused my heart that had longbeen dead, TO LEAP TO LIFE as he exclaimed with a cherub-like voice,"Ma'am, I just came to tell you that JESUS REALLY DOES LOVE YOU."

Then he gave me this Gospel Tract that I now hold in my hand.As the little angel disappeared back out into the cold and rain, I closed my door and read slowly every word of this Gospel Tract. Then I went up to my attic to get my rope and chair. I wouldn't be needing them any more. You see---I am now a Happy Child of the KING.

Since the address of your church was on the back of this Gospel Tract, I have come here topersonally say THANK YOU to God's little angel who came just in the nick of time and by so doing, spared my soul from an eternity in hell."There was not a dry eye in the church. And as shouts of praise and honorto THE KING resounded off the very rafters of the building, Pastor Dad descended from the pulpit to the front pew where the little angel was seated.

He took his son in his arms and sobbed uncontrollably. Probably no church has had a more glorious moment, and probably this universe has never seen a Papa that was more filled with love & honor for his son...Except for One.

Our Father also allowed His Son to go out into a cold and dark world. He received His Son back with joy unspeakable, and as all of heaven shouted praises and honor to The King, the Father sat His beloved Son on a throne far above all principality and power and every name that is named. Blessed are your eyes for reading this message.

Remember, God's message CAN make the difference in the life of someone close to you.

"Faith is the affirmation and the act that bids eternal truth be present fact."

Just 3 Words
Three things in life that, once gone, never come back -

1. Time

2. Words

3. Opportunity

Three things in life that can destroy a person -

1. Anger

2. Pride

3. Unforgiveness

Three things in life that you should never lose-

1. Hope

2. Peace

3. Honesty

Three things in life that are most valuable -

1. Love

2. Family & Friends

3. Kindness

Three things in life that are never certain -

1. Fortune

2. Success

3. Dreams

Three things that make a person -

1. Commitment

2. Sincerity

3. Hard work

Three things that are truly constant -

Father

Son

Holy Spirit

In conjunction with that, two weeks ago we had Ps. Joakim from Sweden to come over to city harvest and he talked a lot about how we being young as we are, can MAKE a difference in our schools , colleges, unis, or workplace. He gave many testimonies of young people changing other people's lives by just being living examples of Christ.

3 Basic Things i learnt were:

we as the temple of God:

1. The temple of God is visible

2. The temple of God is holy

3. The temple of God is prayerful

God has called us to be the salt and light of the world and YEAH that's what we should be, bringing flavour into people's lives that has the sweetness of God.

Be a visible Christian, be bold in proclaiming your faith!

Be holy for God is holy!

Be prayerful for God hear's the prayers of a righteous person!

To sum it up here's one testimony that touched my heart when Ps. Joakim shared with us.

New Generation Youth has established lots of their members in CFs around Swedish schools. One of them (4got which one) had a fairly small group of young people from NGY who were on fire for God and were prayerful. Valentine's Day was coming up so they decided to do something that could be meaningful to all the students in their school

So, they came up with this idea that they would personally cut out heart shaped cards and write a personal message to over a 1500 students (i think not so sure exact figure, roughly there). So they began their daunting task with faith and courage. And so they completed it just in time for 14th Feb.

On that day, they stuck all the hearts on every locker in the school. Each one was different though a few were similiar examples like,"Have a nice day!", "Smile!" and all those positive greetings.

Then there was this girl that only after two weeks that this project was done, she emailed the director of the NGY group and wanted to express her thanks to them. (This sharing soon became the testimony).

Apparently on that day, 14th Feb, she wanted to commit suicide. For months she had prepared to take her own life by overdose and that particular day she intended to go to school for one very last time and look around one last time. As she was walking to school, not a prayer, she however uttered to herself that if somehow by any chance that she was to be given a sign that her life had significance, she would spare her life, according to Ps.Joakim.

So, as she walked to school, she went to her locker to clear her stuff, she noticed that every locker had these heart shaped thingys with, "Good morning!", "Smile" and all that. Wondering what were they about, she turned to her locker to discover that she had one too and when she saw what was written she was astonished. It wrote,

"Your LIFE has a meaning"

She paused for a moment and kept on staring at the heart cutout card, she went back home and threw away all the stuff she intended to use to kill herself with. After informing the director of NGY group, weeks later she gave her life to Jesus Christ! Amen! Ps.Joakim was informed of the testimony and when he asked the director about the project, the director said that:

out of 1500+ cards we wrote personally, ONLY ONE had "your life has a meaning" and it ended on that girl's locker.

the odds of that happening...only God could be at work. Hallelujah!

So, every1 of us is capable of doing something great for God, we just gotta have faith and obey Him totally. No matter how insignificant you think you are, God has BIGGER plans for YOU.

"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future"

Galadriel, LOTR

=_=''

2007-09-27T17:06:00.000+08:00

Fuh...finally updated....been pretty busy with assignments so havent had time to update..then when wanna update internet down... T.T this is wat i ate for dinner! haha

emmm yummy~here's some of us sleeping whilst waiting for turns for our assignment criticism

archiTECTURE = archiTORTURE

haha but still its worth it...despite it being time consuming, sacrificial, stressful, painstakingly sleep snatching and so much more..

recently wats been happening? well CHC's own production of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL! SJC Rocks was reli good done by entirely by young people and it was reli a good drama. LOTS of people were saved..even an elderly granny who was there! God works in wonderful ways!

ALTERED FREQUENCY!! coming soon!!

check out www.chc.org.my for more info!

other than that...raya holidays coming up.. NOT going back... o.O work work work and

MORE WORK

had fun for the past few days, juz spending time with frens doing crazy stuff, juz having fun during work...making wat we do n learn enjoyable and the experience cant be explained in words....life is great despite its downfalls and we should enjoy it to the full

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;

I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

John 10:10

God is a God of abundance and He wants us to live life to the FULL! the MAX! the very BEST! but we still gotta abide by His Word! so....go all out for GOD!!!

one thing that i've learnt is that we gotta give abundantly (2 Corinthians 9) God has floodgates in heaven juz waiting to be opened...the offering you give taps on heavens windows but when u give it a good ol' knock...it breaks open and blessings fall but it is out of the blessings that we get,

we use to GLORIFY GOD...

to REACH OUT and SERVE more effectively..

to be a BLESSING to others...

and to all the much more GIVING it back to GOD!

God is great and great is Him to be praised!

sniff,cough,*sigh

2007-09-01T20:53:00.000+08:00

sniff, cough, sigh...just got back from Kelantan and Terengganu...walked around the towns under blistering heat...poof! got sick..wee~~

anyways it was a good trip despite falling sick...went to see lots of traditional architecture which has become our nation's heritage...too lazy to put photos....have atleast 500+ all taken with a 810i...mauhahahaha...cough

missing home though...over the couple of weeks have been dreaming of home...my bed...n people back in kk...sigh...

*friend comes into room..."aiyo...let's go eat la...jom la vincent...eat la EAT!"

p.s. juz got back from trip last meal 1300 hrs...

2007-08-27T18:11:00.000+08:00

haha...finally my house got internet but gotta get router so that every1 has equal share...work has been tiring, havent gotten much sleep yet its almost finishing!! muahahaha...EMERGE is coming soon! if wanna know more go to http://www.chc.org.my/emerge.my/index.html or log on to http://www.chc.org.my God somehow or rather enabled me and a fellow friend to attend the youth conference despite it clashing with a course visit to UTM Skudai, Johor! haha..God is great! anyway fiddling with internet and my fren showed me this video on youtube, very creative... =)

>.<

2007-08-14T01:07:00.000+08:00

tired tired tired...been awhile since i managed to get online...recently finished 1st project...finally two weeks of only sleeping 2-3 hrs is over...or isit?

>.<

new project: timber working details.

joining it in this marathon of assignments is...

in 1st position timber working
currently running 2nd, autocad design and exercise
closing on from behind in 3rd place is timber construction report
catching up quickly in 4th place is english questionnaire presentation
almost overtaking in 5th place is modern history presentation
last but not least in 6th place is a model box
tagging along far behind are others such as church activities, sleep, eating, drinking, meetings with mother nature and so forth.
all running this race which lasts only till the end of this week..so will they finish the race?

sigh

Updates

2007-07-27T12:15:00.000+08:00

Phew..finally managed to get connection...every friday i'll be having cell group at jason tham's hse so got INTERNET!!! wahahahahha....*cough* anyway now juz gonna put in updates that aren't so updated...kinda dragged it on till now..

long time ago, when i still had connection in kk, mentioned about wat was in store for this month so here's wat happenned...

chronologically arranged...

Right after holiday, managed to spend some very good quality time with Wilkins, stayed with him at petaling street and went around doing stuff, watched movies, ate around, lots of other fun stuff la...hehe...

The following Sunday had a really blessed time fellowshipping with some of my close friends at nando's in money river. It was really encouraging to hear from all of them especially Wini n Tim! Should do annually la...hehe...

aaron,calvin,wilkins,derrick,eric,tim,me,david,wini,jocelyn

Next i think was when i went back to uni had to go for intro camp for juniors..so off we went~
we went to camp rubetia, some river in KL with jungle all around...i hav some pics that later i'll add in coz i 4got to bring ext hard disk...XD...i hav two photos though...

"in the jungle...the mighty jungle~"

at night having session

-pics to be added-

Then it was back to uni and SIX SPACE SET! i'm pretty sure you won't know wat this is but juz pretend you know. It's basically an assignment where we gotta design 6 different designs of a lodging house based on these basic 6 concepts in architecture. hmmm again i'll add pics later coz haha...4got ext HD

-pics to be added-

In the midst of this had other assignments for classes, one of them was computer class! played around with macromedia flash till wee hours of morning...adrenaline rush...

we oso did a powerpoint to do a biodata of ourselves...doing so had to look thru some old pics and found some nice photos of youth when they were young...Paul Lee, Tim Teo, Peter Quak, Douglas Lo, Rachel Chin, Cynthia Wong (s), Derrick Teo, Nathaneal Yong, Spencer Wong, a lot others..even Uncle Fung Yin Khun, Ms Sim, Ps Jessisca...a lot la...if u dunno who juz pretend you know...haha oso found baby pics too..here's one of them...kawaii!!

Yours truly

Also had a architecture expo at 1 utama so headed off with friends there..here r some pics..hehe used hp to take pic...bluetoothed in...ahh...technology..

arch exposix space setsix space set againsome uni's expo hub

intro speech by PAM president..i think...

some other uni's expo hub

another uni's expo hub

yet another...

model of a building of some uni..

lim kok wing's expo hub

taylor's college expo hub

my UNI!!!

UCSI expo hub

posters

was enriching experience hearing profound speeches and seeing student's works who were like me progressing in a direction that we believe will help to make the world a better living environment...=)

assignments pouring in so gotta manage time well...sigh...

learnt a lot for this month in my course...

i learnt that as architects we don't juz come up with drawings of buildings and symbolically say its for something but we as architects are to become chief builders, problem solvers, decision makers, organized, articulate, and much more that i've discovered...learning architecture is truly a great experience and im glad i chose this path, for those wanting or are interested in enrolling for this course, i gladly encourage u to go for it! though it may be tough and stressful, u'll b busy n hav countless sleepless nights, its WORTH it.

Like i said long b4 in a previous post, God is the greatest architect and im glad im a part of a designing creating building thingy juz like Him! =)

for time being that's all la..tired...

au revoir KK...

2007-07-04T00:57:00.000+08:00

exactly 11 hours from now will be flying back KL, funny that i'm actually excited and looking forward to returning to KL, quite the opposite of what i've been feeling on returning in my previous trips...this holiday has been reli refreshing and good, seriously good. May was uneventful but day by day as my holiday passed every brand new day was cramped with stuff to do and eventually my final weeks in KK were packed with so much activites that began to regret not getting some things done during first part of holiday...sigh...oh well, Air Asia, weeee~

what i did this holiday(rather colourful holiday):

sleep
hot bath
drive!
eat pork!
badminton
helped out at church slightly
went to lok yuk CF
badminton
miss Sim farewell
futsal
floorball
badminton
cyber-gaming with good friend
basketball at midnite with a bunch of half-naked guys..XD
badminton
worked out (two days only)
went to gym (one day only)
movie watching
series watching
badminton
morning prayers
fellowship with great brothers and sisters
awesome sessions with God
badminton
SOLD OUT!
IU day
tinkered with autoCAD
yamchas'
shopping with mum
badminton
good lunch with church staff + "donkey"
good reunion with old friend from england
good reunion with ex-classmates

that's as much as i can remember...can't recall other stuff...

-edit-
what's in store for July in KL:

six space set T.T
apartment dealings
city harvest here i come!
a car maybe!!??
quality time with wilkins
quality time with some friends
good ol' movies
my pencil, paper and i
woooo~ autoCAD

so far that's what i think will be happening...

Breaking out of prison can be addictive.

2007-06-27T23:24:00.000+08:00

Recently been watching a lot of movies during my remaining week in kk...amongst the horden of films, one has been quite entertaining so far...i had just finished watching the entire season of HEROES and had nothing to watch, a friend suggested prison break, told me it was nice, so after much procrastination and delay, i finally got my hands on a full 1st season n a half 2nd season of PRISON BREAK so i watched it, AND ITS SO ADDICTIVE!!!

Despite it having bullets whizzing thru, always missing the starring but sometimes hitting a limb or two for drama, blood spilt in almost every episode, abusive language, and good ol' punching and kicking, it makes you wonder, how far are you willing to go for a loved one?

It has a strong sense of family, well some in a pretty weird way...

the starring wants to save his brother,
the starring's brother wants to save his son,
the starring's dad wants to fix his family,
the "president" is "protecting" her brother,
the infirmary doctor wants to be close with her father,
an ex-US soldier wants to be back with his family,
a Mexican wants to start a family,
a mafia boss wants to start a new beginning with his family,
a secret service agent sacrifices himself for family,
a FBI agent wants to keep his family safe with his secrets,
it goes on and on and on...

Its really a good series which i find enjoyable...the plot derives of a conspiracy of the government and corruption of its community that takes away the freedom and lives of innocent individuals but also shows the indigenuity of a brilliant man together with some comrades who try to make things right so that they can get their lives back.

I give this series a 8 out of 10. Can't wait for season 3!!! WAhaAHahhAHahHa!!! *cough*

This series is totally fictional and has nothing to do with the present governments mentioned.

Blabber Blebber Blibber Blobber Blubber

2007-06-26T00:03:00.000+08:00

sigh, tired..May has been uneventful during hols but June has been packed with tonnes of stuff to do, even down to the very last week of my holidays in kk..looking back i feel like a lot of time has been wasted yet a lot of time has been put to good use, i've had a really, REALLY good time so far and kinda sad that i gotta get back to KL, but also glad that im going..looking forward to new batch of JUNIORS!! ahhh yes freshmen...haha...excited to be senior yet anxious as a lot of new stuff will be taught this sem...sigh

*groan* i think i gotta sleep...its raining now outside and this sort of weather must be put to good use....been sleeping very "early" recently...watching prison break too much...(breaking out of prison has never been so addictive) haha...cough has been destroyed but now got stomach ailments...recently been getting gastric pain at the bottom of esophagus...think b'coz been sleeping late then get hungry...sigh...*rain pours* *yawn* *looks at bed* hmmm....*clicks publish post* *looks at blog* *alt+f4*

God is the Greatest Architect.

2007-06-19T14:18:00.000+08:00

Genesis 1:1

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."

Day 1: Light created, night and day divided

Day 2: Heaven created dividing waters above and below

Day 3: Earth and plants are created

Day 4: Lights created to mark seasons and stars too

Day 5: Birds and sea creatures are created

Day 6: Wild beasts, livestock and reptiles are created, Man and Woman are then created.

Day 7: God finishes and rests, blessing and sanctifying the 7th day

Genesis 1:31

"God saw all that he had made, and it was very good..."

Creation. How our universe and world came to be just by the utterance of God's voice. It's amazing when u think about it, the world continues to seek a Unified Theory that unites all theories and explains the very meaning why we exist yet we Christians have the answer right here, in the Word of God.

Psalms 139:13-14 mentions how we were created in such an amazing way! Imagine God thought of you before Day 1! He planned so far ahead of time to match the suitable parents with the genetics, character, background etc that will make you who YOU are! By His grace He guided you in life to mould you who you are today!

The amazing thing is how God is such a GREAT designer! Even from a human's perspective us humans can be really complex. Leonardo da Vinci drew hundreds of sketches of the human anatomy that he *bleh* dissected and showed that the human anatomy is a miracle considering how it functions and sustains life. That is only physical. Human emotions can be as equally complex and hard to understand. But the most eluded by mankind is spiritually. Scientists struggle to explain the unexplained and come up with various theories but man still searches for spiritual satisfaction because God created us to have a relationship with Him.

Right now, at this moment as I'm writing this, I'm reminded of God's grace for us. His love is so wonderful and He created us, to love us and to be loved back. God is just so great! No words can describe how supercalifragilisticexpialidocious good He is!

Well, God remains as the ultimate architect that no other man can compete, come on, he created a universe by just saying it, I don't think any Frank-Llyod Wright can do that, ever. He designed us in such a remarkable way that it shows God is real and He is in control! Look up at human anatomy facts and you'll be surprised by your own body. =)

"God doesn't play dice."

-Albert Einstein-

Sudirman Cup

2007-06-17T21:34:00.000+08:00

Before Sudirman Cup: Malaysia Boleh!!!
During Sudirman Cup: Malaysia Boleh!

After Sudirman Cup: Malaysia Boleh?

Just when i thought Malaysia was gonna pull through, they failed to so again, losing to Denmark 2-3 then settling for 6th place. Lee Chong Wei however put up a brilliant fight against China's world no.1 Lin Dan breaking China's run of not losing a single point in the Sudirman Cup.

Hooray! He deserves a clap! *A clap *

Malaysia's form is rather disappointing, although I might not be in the position to say so but our nation has high expectations for them. I mean, look around Malaysia, almost every where you can find people old and young playing badminton, and I'm pretty sure if ESPN is showing badminton on astro, pre-e-etty much everybody will be watching.

Losing a game is NOT a big deal but its how u play the game. Sportmanship counts a lot and its hard to find in players nowadays with publicity and royalty that comes with the very fact of just winning. I was really impressed with the Indonesian players (yeah Christian badminton players! woohoo!) who despite losing and seemed to be the underdogs in viewer's eyes, would fight to the finish, and ACTUALLY win, making miraculous comebacks for people to remember.

Recently been playing badminton a LOT...i mean a LOT. Almost everyday particularly this week. Tired but happy. (I missed playing badminton for 4 months+ since moving to uni). Today played badminton with the same ol' gang from youth.

Oscar=Ouch.

yeah, ouch. Whilst talking to david, i "kissed" a badminton racquet.

haha. don't worry oscar, no hard feelings.

tired. China winning Sudirman Cup now against Indo, i guess they're gonna win....again...

well, Malaysia...hmm...Boleh la.

Numero Uno

2007-06-16T22:54:00.000+08:00

Another beginning of the long-run-never-ending-trying-all-the-time-but-to-no-avail-blogging-business. This is my last attempt at blogging after trying countless times...sigh... :S

honjunz.blogspot.com

honjun02.blogspot.com

xanga.com/honjun02

let's make this one work. ;)