My birthday in 2007...

jap restaurant..
ahhh....for the 2nd time in my life, i kena sabo...yes...it was fun...flour and egg...we played some games at the ss17 basketball court...they tricked me into playing a blindfolding game...after i kena sabo, i chased after those ppl that did this to me!!and dumped flour on them...well i tried to...after i had my 'revenge', we played with tanglung...ah...brings back my childhood memories...i love to play with tanglung...i love the glow from the candles and tanglungs..

b4 i kena sabo, i had dinner with a bunch of good friends(also the same ppl that sabo me) in Puchong...then b4 that for lunch i had Japanese food at Rakuzen!yummy!i've been working near Rakuzen for almost 3 years and stayed in Subang for 26 years and i never once step into Rakuzen...so for a moment, history was made..haha..some funny thing happened, when we were infront of the restaurant, the door slide open and i was the last to enter...so i tot i had to close the door and tried to pull the door shut(as i've seen many times b4 whenever i passed by the restaurant) but it wouldn't budge!i pulled so hard i was quite breathless, then i tot i should just leave it..after i let go, the door closed by its on.only then i realized it was an automatic sliding door...and i found out they recently change the door to automatic -_- good thing the place was quite dark cos my face went really hot...we had our own room!just nice for 8 fellas...and we laughed so loud and do stupid things..=D

look at Janet eat!and me posing...

Imagine me dance by Lightbulb..

ok...finally, after months of practice, we finally staged the dance...won't be posting it here..cos haven't upload the video..and dunno how to use Youtube...=D

to us Lightbulbers, it wasn't just a dance.it was meant to be a form of ministry as well.we were praying and hoping the ppl watching would somehow be ministered...breakthroughs, healing, set free....yeah...
we got lots of good feedback like good dancing, you did well...din't know u could dance(uhuh...-_-) so its all good...but if any of you felt ministered to, do let me know...

i was talking to a girl and she told that the dance were good and i looked happy...and even on choir i looked happy...so i guess that's great!haha...i was so paiseh...i'm like...yeah...happy so show happy lor..-_- knock my head if i ever say things like that to u...
i think she was ministered lar...hahaha...awesome..

i know it doesn't just stop at the dance...our lives reflect God as well...so though now we're off stage, i'm reminded to still live my life pleasing to God and i can still pray for others and minister to others though not on stage...yeah...so..may the dance be like a stepping stone to greater things or a platform for greater miracles to come!
wah...i sound like preaching huh...
anyway,the dancers were praying and twice we prayed(from diff ppl who din't know so it must be from God!) using Isaiah 61

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because the Lord has anointed Me
to preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
(v3d)The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness."

amen...live your life not just as a survivor but more than a conquerer cos that's wat God says we are..

Intermission...

let's write something less stressful besides updates of the trip..got this photo edited..not by me..i can't do this for nuts...for those who r into this kinda thing, pls admire the work done to make the person look beautiful in the pic...haha..and to make the whole pic beautiful...

Padas River-KK trip 07(Part 2)

yeap...after getting down from the mountain (which by the way was more taxing on our legs than hiking up'-_-), we were given a taste of Sabah's durian and buah Talap.Talap looks and tastes a bit like small nangka..on the way to KK town, most of us were tired to our bones and some of us in the van had motion sickness but only 1 other person felt like vomiting. i was very proud that i deposited my vomit at 3000m above sea level and not at the foot of the mountain =D

checked into Radius Hotel, Waterfront..it's a new hotel with only 1 floor and its above a shopping complex. So its pretty convenient to go shopping and Filipino market is just opposite the hotel...about 5 mins walk.The rooms were clean and new. I guess its comfortable cos i'm a pretty fussy person so i have to feel comfortable and like the room.susah wan to go stay in any hotel..haha..had a quick shower and went for dinner at LuYang Restaurant.got seafood and fried pork intestines.it wasn't that great a dinner and got food leftovers....then we went back to our hotel area and had really yummy yogurt icecreams with fruit toppings called YogurBerry*(which will be opened in Pyramid).

The next morning, a bus took us to Beaufort town..journey was 1.5 hours. then from there, we took a really old train with no aircon to the white water rafting spot.The journey itself was wonderful cos the train was travelling along the bank of Padas river most of the time and there were lots of trees and hills and u can see and know for sure we're in the valley...to me,its beautiful...i love natural sceneries.We got off at 1 point to put away our bags and continued a little further up the river to the rafting spot. while waiting for the captains and rowers to be ready, we got to taste langsat freshly plucked from the tree...it was sweet and juicy. After briefing us, i got into the boat with the 'extreme' ppl...ppl that wanted extreme stuff...i'm like...oh no...i dun think i can take it...but i'll just follow...
man...that was the best decision ever!our raft was the most happening...we get pushed of the boat intentionally or unintentionally and almost every fell into the river except for me and alex...me cos i'm such a coward...everytime it looks scary, i just sit inside the boat...haha and held onto the rope...and Alex, i guess his centre of gravity is low which makes him quite stable...hahaha...
me 3rd from the front on the left side.sitting in the boat.blue helmet.

our raft captain was crazy(in a fun way)...he kept jumping off the raft into the river, swim to the other side and tried to pull us down from behind or catch us off guard.then he would climb back into the raft again and before long, he'll jump off again...so hyper...its not easy to get back onto the raft without help and he always climb back up on his own...strong man... there was 1 time they told us to go into the water and i was thinking how to get into the water...so i stood up and i was still thinking when someone just pushed me off the raft...wah....caught off guard but it was fun...the current wasn't strong so it was kinda safe to play in the water...and we all had life jackets.
awesome time....we passed thru 6 rapids and 1 of it, 1 girl Adel fell overboard but was still holding to the rope at the side of the boat, the crazy captain immediately jumped into the river to safe her...wah...no time to think..then another rapid, Lucas fell overboard and the captain stood up to look and say...its ok...that guy can...he is strong....wat contrast...haha...but Lucas was good...he got into body raft position and we tried to throw the rope at him and chase after him on the raft but he was somehow faster than us.After we pulled him up, he said he enjoyed it.hehe..
Then we had lunch amidst the beautiful surroundings on a rumah papan with elevated floor..soon it was time to go home..and we boarded the old choo-choo train and this time, i sat at the entrance(where the door cannot be closed...sorta reminds me of school bus where got conductor stand at the door entrance)so...sat there and enjoyed the view and air...i also went to the back of the train to look at the tracks...it was a beautiful sight....its like...man...so unreal...u never get this kinda stuff back home....i dunno how to express it but i know, it was beautiful to me...
in the old train with villagers from along the railway tracks
so we got back to the hotel and had free and easy nite...had double scoop gelato for the price of 1!!!wahhhh....i took rum and raisin...then just chill out...zzzzzz.....

ps. Thank God for His protection over all 16 of us cos though most fell overboard, none was seriously hurt. when we reached Beaufort station, we saw 2 fellas that got hurt from the rafting. one had a big cut on this calf and another with swollen knee...both needed help walking.

Funny story....=)

just wan to share something funny when i was in KK...
Nathan's bro was given the name Enoch by Alex cos he doesn't have a christian name...so...i was a little unhappy that he simply gave a name to ppl....so i asked Alex,'Why u name him Enoch?' then he said, 'oh...he looks like an Enoch. The name suits him!' and laughed...ok...come to think of it, the name DOES suit him...so i asked Alex to think of a suitable christian name for me...
so, as we were coming down from the mount K, Alex told me he got a name for me.so, i was excited and asked wat the name was. To my dismay, he said Jane. I'm like....wat???Jane??!!i was thinking of plain Jane...so now u think i look like a plain Jane lar!!!...or Jane Doe where nobody knows who that body belongs to...-_- he said...nono...imagine Jane Chee...sounds good ar...and suits you....
noooooo........i said. then lo and behold, the extremely quiet Daryl spoke, 'No, she's a kim.'
We were like..wat?(scratching our head). 'She's a kim', Daryl repeated. 'Kim Chee', he added.
and.....everyone laughed and agreed that was the name for me.
thank you for reading...hahaha...

Kota Kinabalu trip-Mount Kinabalu(Part 1)

after breakfast, posing with our tags.
yep....there's a few part...so i had a great time in KK..on the 1st nite we arrived, we reached Kinabalu Park at 3am!!its about 2 hours drive from airport and it was foggy as we go higher up the mountain..only had maybe 2-3 hours of sleep...actually can't even sleep well cos it was cold...really cold...and the water in the toilet was freezing cold...but we still need to brush our teeth and wash our face....
at 8am, we're all pumped up and ready to conquer the mountain! we started our journey from Timpohon gate at 10.15am and only reached Laban Rata at 3.15pm...supposed to take 4 hours only but i guess with 16 ppl and mostly physically unfit ppl...tend to take longer lar...

for me personally, the physical challenge wasn't the greatest challenge...it was the mental challenge...during the whole time,was just slowly dragging myself up the path...my mind went into all sorts of thinking...negative and positive....and when i started thinking negatively, i felt drained....like there was no strength left in me but when i began to ask God for help(countless times) and tell myself i can do it....it can be done...if God is for us, who can be against us....and all those things lar....i felt lighter and i felt yes...i can do it...
one thing i learnt was..though the task ahead may seem impossible or difficult or big and fear just gripped your heart when u lift up your head to see wat's in front of u...fear can be overcomed by loloknig in front of you and taking a step forward and and forward and forward and towards the finishing line.
it doesn't matter how long it takes as long as u get there....and i do get fearful bcos i dunno if i will die up there by getting hypothermia(extreme cold condition) or my legs just wont' move cos its cold and bcos the weather was so bad, i worry that i'm not properly dressed for the cold and climb.....and i panicked..
at night at Laban Rata, i couldn't sleep much the night cos of the cold and thoughts that i may not make it.eventually, it was almost 2am and had to wake up and dressed up and go for breakfast b4 we start our climb...
bcos i was having anxiety attacks, and maybe cos of altitude sickness, i started to feel nausea and vomited a few times.....the final time i vomit, i vomited everything left in my stomach and almost immediately i felt much better...though weak, i was determined to get to the peak as long as the weather permits...
and so i climbed the steps using all 4 limbs(usually at this stage, can still hike up with both legs and hands are for stabilising only).
then.......some of the guides were doubtful as to whether i can continue on and told them not to force me to go up but i wouldn't give up or chickened out at that point!then, there was this guide( i dunno his name) came to me and told them, i will walk with her. so he held my hand(was wearing gloves cos its cold) and led me up the mountain...wah...i tell you...syok man....tho he was holding my hand, he wasn't dragging me...i still had to use my own strength to walk up the steps but i felt more secure and stable with him holding my hand....sometimes, i find myself starting to think nonsense and i'll start to breathe fast and my heart will pump fast and i felt a little nauseous...but bcos the hand held me firmly...i reminded myself that i'm in safe hands....so the anxiety left and i continued climbing the mountain....
i would say i had it easy cos while everyone was on all fours to climb and to hold the rope, i was just holding his hands and we bypassed everyone....we were so fast that suddenly, i was in front of the group...
during this time, i was reminded of how...yes...i have to climb this mountain...and its not easy...and other ppl also wan to climb this mountain....and its scary too cos its wet...and its only stones and rocks from Laban Rata to the peak...but with God by my side as depicted by this guide...i felt safe and secure and this person isin't like carrying me...i still have to walk thru this journey on my own....and it really comforts me to know that God is like that and He's with me even during the difficult time and even more so He is holding my hand and walking with me thru this journey...reassuring me....making me feel safe...wow.....it just blew me away....knwoing that we may all walk thru the same road....and storms...with God, its so much easier to go thru it....i felt so loved and privileged...hehe
at Laban Rata, behind is the journey to the peak.
so we din't managed to reach the peak due to bad weather...it started to rain when we reached Sayat-sayat....but we still got our cert...3668m. that's the highest we went...
i'm going to try it again next time.....yes!
btw, coming down was more torturous than going up...nevertheless, it was heaps fun...and it took 4 hours only...yeah..by the way,some family...all girls(mother, cousins,aunts?)made it to the peak cos they waited for the rain to stop and when we were leaving Laban Rat, they just got back from the peak...the 4 hours later...i saw 2 of the girls ran down the mountain..and almost caught up with us(the last batch of our 16 ppl coming down from mountain)...i couldn't let that happen!!so i walked faster...haha...they r from overseas..respect the older ladies with them...phew..

Random updates....wow...

yeah...its supposed to be random...anyways...bout my job interview...seems like i din't get it cos my friend that works there told me she saw a new person came in....so i didn't get it...well i din't feel like it was wat i wanted anyway. so now have to wait again and see what comes my way..yeah..felt a little sad but i guess it was expected cos if they were to call me to offer the job, i really dunno wat answer i would give,...then i blame myself for asking for a ridiculously high pay for such a simple job...haha...but tonight after prayer service, one fella gave a testimony of how God answered his prayer for a job by asking for a ridiculously high salary....so i guess i have to wait for my turn...it will come!amen!

then i had my wisdom tooth extracted this morning...i actually felt bad for taking an MC...cos i felt like i was fit to go to work...just not talk much lor...so the whole day till 4pm i was like agonizing over the thought that i should have taken half day mc so afternoon can go to work...or i should have put the appointment at 3pm so that i can work in the morning..then go see dentist..so that my boss won't think i'm doing this cos i wan to resign dy...aaah....i'm trying not to give them idea that i 'm resigning soon....sighh...the more i try to hide, the more obvious it seems eh...actually i ahd a great time today...besides the guilty feelings, i enjoyed being busy in the morning,being productive and all...then in the afternoon just feel like lazing...i wish i can have half day job!

sleepy now...the day is over...now a new day starts...how am i gonna survive it??hmmm be an overcomer....now thinking wat job i want to go into after this...