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for the next one year.. [part 3]

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on April 18, 2005
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Ah, I guess there is a third installment! This is gonna be about where I will be after I graduate. Well, unless something else crops up, I guess the two options are either Penang or here in KL/Selangor.

Couple of considerations of which I, in my own human understanding and will, feel of importance are as follows.

Family - My brother’s permanently in China. My mom’s impermanently permanent there too. My dad’s the only one left in Penang. While I would wanna be back in Penang to be with him, there the .. second point that I am torn between.

Friends - I’ve been moving all my life, and I’m just really sick and tired of having to change my circle of friends again. I’ve grown to love some of the people here, and it’s something that I have never been able to enjoy as a child due to the circumstances that I have been in. It’s really frustrating too, having to build relationships with people again, starting from zero again. I mean, I’m comparing the situation between Penang and KL/Selangor now. Frankly, I do not have a group of friends in Penang to return to in the sense of support, true fellowship and also relationship. I doubt that there are people who look forward to my return simply because of my fellowship. I can sense that the people in Wesley Methodist Church Penang do look forward to my return, but I really wonder what they’re expecting of me. Couple of people whom I still hold fast and keep up with are people like Andrea, and another girl called MeiAi who were part of my batch last time. MeiAi’s always been in Penang, Andrea’s returning soon.

Food - Since we’re on the streak of F’s, let’s have the FOOD! I’m suffering in KL. Oh Lord, how long must I wait before I can find someone to bring me around KL/Selangor to find good food? Sigh.

Accommodation - While this isn’t such a big issue, it still is a consideration on my parent’s part. My dad still has that house in SS12, Subang Jaya that is going to be … empty as Elisa’s moving out end of this month. It’s at a good location, albeit the horrendous traffic situation there. Nonetheless, it’s landed property and my brother and I have sentimental values for it. I think I was “made” there. Wonder if my brother was too, causing that sentiment to be in place. Hehe. It’ll be good if I were to stay back and upkeep the house too. Penang isn’t a bad place to stay at all too!

Work - Penang has really good prospects for engineers. I don’t know about the situation in KL/Selangor. Still finding it out.

Aiyah, a lot of considerations. I know that I am supposed to be surrendering my plans and my future to God though He already has it in the palm of His hands, though I can’t help but to .. wanna find out. And yeah. Also put in a few requests. Hehe. I don’t know. I guess, when the time comes, it comes. Jsut have to be prepared for it!

I guess that’s all for .. my tri-part “next one year” blog entry.

David[woohoo!]

for the next one year.. [part 2]

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on April 17, 2005
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Ah, never thought that there’d be so much to write about the next one year, but I guess good things come in 3’s. Hehe. Don’t know if there’s gonna be a third installment, but here’s the second one.

Late last year, I spoke to James Looi, one of the people that I am accountable to whenever I go back to Penang. He’s been like the “church father” to me, while I was in Penang. Why father? Well, he knows my dad cause they work in the same bank. My dad always complains to him whenever I start doing badly in my exams and yeah, he’ll be the one who’ll come and talk to me. Funny, aye? Well, that’s my dad for ya. Anyhow, back to the story…

He told me that I should be taking this last one year in Uni to find out career paths, preparing for the working world and also praying for a direction to take, after I graduate. For now, I am still about 3 semesters from graduating [ excluding the one that I am currently in, which is ending in a couple of days time ].. and I’ve been thinking about plans after graduation, and yeah.. basically things that has been mentioned to me by James. Well, I have thoughts about a backpacking holiday too, but that’s kinda irrelevant here. Haha.

I’ve got 1 subject next semester, which leaves me with ample free time and energy. I actually asked one of my church members about his company, whether they are hiring interns or not.. but well, it hasn’t come through. I’m sure this is good news to a certain person, but I ain’t gonna sit on my butt and live like how I lived this semester [ almost the same situation, but with 1 project ]. So, gonna enquire other companies about their internship programs.. but yeah, with my situation.. needing to be released to go for classes 2-3 times per week in the midst of internship isn’t really appealing. Sigh. Apart from going through an internship program, I don’t really know how to find out about the working world, in an engineering sense. I guess I am really naive in the world. So much for a 22 year old, aye?

Apart from the working world, there’s also the ministry aspect of life after education. Today, not knowing that Ps. Julie was gonna speak about the calling of full time ministry.. I was caught unaware, and unprepared for the message! Well, this isn’t the first time she has changed her message on Sunday.. so I guess it’s no surprise. I guess it’s kinda good that you’re unprepared for … the message, in a way. Then there wouldn’t be any preconceived perceptions or thoughts before hearing from the Spirit. Hehe. Human mind has been complicated by many things. Must return to simple faith. Like a child.

She got the full time ministers of GTPJ [ those involved in the Youth Ministry ] to share about how they were called and how they responded to that call. Yeah, it’s awesome how God called people of different backgrounds, and how He has brought them through the difficult times [ some of them are still in those times ]… and bring them in the ministry. Hearing them share touched my heart, and seeing the testimonies of their lives spoke to me about full time ministry.

I was part of the worship team today as a vocalist, and normally, when it’s altar call time, most of the musicians and vocalists would be up there… but I decided to sit back in my chair and pay full attention to the Spirit. Then, Ps. Julie gave the call for people who have a full time calling in their lives. At first, I was hesitant. I mean, who ISN’T? Gosh. Ahaha. Well, as I began to even concentrate on the Spirit, I started tearing and .. soon after, she opened the call for those who is sure and also unsure if they have a full time calling. I mean, I’m kinda unsure, so I went up to receive. By this time, I was semi-weeping.

Prayed over, got the support of my cell members.. and well, I’m left with questions of whether this is a path that I will take, after I graduate. AlexChan shared with me, and yeah, thanks for that. Don’t know if it’ll be anything, but will wait upon the Lord. Speaking about the questions that I was left with.. it’s not a bad thing? In due time, questions like these will be answered by God and in that I place my confidence.

So, yeah. This coming one year will be a time of … finding my direction, career wise. I wouldn’t have much time to be tinkering around thoughts of which field to be going into after graduation during my last 2 semesters, as I would need to concentrate on my final year. That’s why I am starting early. Haven’t been known to be an early adopter, but maybe things are changing. HEhe.

That’s all for this issue of “for the next year”. Till.. the next year?

David[woohoo!]

en tau ba…

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on April 17, 2005
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These 3 syllables worthy of a post on my blog! For those who don’t understand hokkien, please read on!

I picked up the phone and searched for Andrea’s number to be dialled. After scrolling, I finally arrived at the entry that read : Andrea Liew. Pressed the call button and the ringing tone was audible through my Jabra® FS528 Bluetooth® headset. The call connected and …

Andrea : *picks up the call. Hello, en tau ba!
David : *shocked at first! Oh, that sounded so good! You just made my day! I wanna hear you say it again! I’ll call you back! *hangs up and redials the number.
Andrea : *picks up the call. YOU WISH!
David : Awww… come on. Say it again!
Andrea : Okay okay, en tau ba!

Hehe.

David[woohoo!]

en tau ba - handsome guy, direct translation from Hokkien to English

easter break..

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on March 29, 2005
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While people in other parts of the world have their Easter break, I took off for my own break too. Recovered over the weekend through a mamak session, church and also being with my relatives at my aunt’s place in Klang.

Friday

Came home with lunch at 4:30pm, ate and spent some time cleaning up the mess in my room from the project work. Slept from 5:45pm till about 6:30pm, when VictorNg interrupted my sleep. Didn’t really rest well, but took a shower which really freshened me up. Drizzled outside too. Felt comfy and cosy in my room. Was in church for Good Friday service, and came back to Cheras at about 11:30pm. Called PeterMoo and Christine for yumcha. Had a good time, with KinYan and JongChern at the mamaks called NZ all the way in WangsaMaju. Came home late and slept.

Saturday

Waited for my mentee’s call to have bible study with him, but he didn’t get up. Went to church for worship practice after lunch with my housemates. Practiced in Maranatha Hall, as the Healing Service was gonna be there. Had a good time playing. Had to dress formal again, and the vest that I bought a couple of years ago still came in handy. Went back to Cheras, tapau-ed food and spent the night in my room.

Sunday

Got up, packed for one night in Klang and arrived in church late for service. Missed the Easter presentation. Had lunch with AlexChan and VictorNg. Left for Klang after that. Spent the better part of the day watching TV. Man, I miss being brainless in front of the black magic box. Planned to wash my car, but it rained. Had a good dinner, rice and sea cucumber stewed with pork and oor tau eeu. OH YEAH. Slept late after succumbing to the black magic box again. Adding the dish module [ Astro ] does increase it’s power. Mmm…

Monday

Woke up at about 10:30am, had breakfast and washed my car. Cleaned it inside out, and by the time I was done, it was 1:30pm. Had noodles for lunch and left for PJ to get a haircut. It rained, but it’s alright. At least I know that I have washed the car! :) Was back in Cheras at about 4pm, when I took a shower and went for class. Went to Midvalley Megamall with my housemates for the movie “Robots.” Enjoyed the movie and the company. Met an ex-INTI Nilai CFer, who recognized me.. but I couldn’t remember him. He did look familliar though. Met a Kimberly, who’s staying in Singapore now. Had fun entertaining the whole bunch with my zaniness.

Overall, it was a good weekend. Love being able to do the things that I like to do for myself. Of course, kudos to those who were involved in it.

Till the next blog entry,

Davidoff.

reminiscing old times..

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on March 19, 2005
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Man, I was just looking at chewkinyan’s online photo album.. and I stumbled upon this picture that he took, while the gang came up to Penang. Lotsa memories then. Surprised at how young I look in the picture. Hmm.. maybe I should cut my hair soon.

David[woohoo!]

PS: Oh, and bless you, KinYan for taking so many great photos. Wished you were in all of them. Really. :)

tears to my eyes…

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on February 26, 2005
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Some of the things that were written to me, brought tears to my eyes… and gladness to my heart.

Dave, gonna miss you man! Gonna miss you. Really blessed to see how God change you over the years. You have been a true blessing for me, especially last year. Giving your all to help and support me. There’s so much to say, bro. Gonna cut it here :(. Thank you for all your sacrifices! Truly priceless for me! - Victor

Dear Dave,
When times are bad, you’ve always try to be there for me as a bro. I take it as a blessing and God’s plan that He put you in my life. You have grown a lot as I’ve known in the Lord. May you grow in the Lord even more as God has abundance for you. - Adrian

David,
So holy, ha ha. Thanks for ur encouragement. Thanks for ur ‘exciting’ sms. It’s very happy to receive ur sms. You’re always happy and so so excited. Hope everything go well with u. Ur blog not bad. Press on! Ha ha! - Lee Chia

Thanx for teach me about Christianity ya! And thanx for teach me how to worship lead! Thanx for everything! - Emilia

David, thanks for being encouraging me. Honestly, you have been a good leader in our cell. Sorry if I have ever disappointed you. Thanks also for your patience leading our cell. =) - Anita

Thanks for ur sharing and transparency with us. Hope u soon going to have a great cell in Sedaya. God bless. - TinTin

And a number more. It was Victor’s last time with us, in the cell. He’s moving on to Alvina’s cell [ Alvina, we're sending him to you! ].

I couldn’t hold my tears, as I looked back at what we both went through the past year. Braving jams, feeling hopeless together, spending time together during makans, jokes, debates, scoldings for each other, and more. It’s going through the hard times together that brought such intimacy between him and me.

It’s gonna be different, braving jams on Fridays from now on.

David[*melancholic]

smses…

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Dun think so much. Go sleep,since U r tired. I noe how u feel, Trust me-&i blif i’m a more softer person than U, in tht area. Nvm,look ahead

If you need 2go for a roller coaster ride,let me know.Will go with you. As for now,stay Focus for worship prac and for sunday. Nites

When I saw the second SMS, I broke out in laughter. But I thank God for friends who will affirm who you are in moments when you just don’t feel like yourself, moments where you forsake yourself, but they hold on to what you’ve let go of, and moments where everything around you appears to be crumbling, but they’re gluing the pieces back together for you. Oh, and I thank God for friends who are willing to go on roller coaster rides with me. Don’t know where that came from, but I’m glad for it, anyhow.

David[woohoo!]

where do you place your faith?

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on February 16, 2005
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Last Sunday, I went up to Genting with Christine and AndrewAu. The night turned to worry, when we were coming down. I was applying brakes too hard, till at one moment, it became hard to slow down. Pulled over to the emergency lane to check things out, and drove cautiously after that. It really got me thinking.. My brakes/car has never let me down before and neither have my driving skills. These are the things that I place my faith in, when I drive. But little did I know that my brakes would fail me at such a time.

Question is, where do you place your faith?

David[hmm...]

the weekend…

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on January 31, 2005
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I will NEVER ever use IE [ stupid browser ] to write a blog entry EVER!

I lost like, prolly 200 words. Now I don’t feel like recalling every detail that I put on that entry. Stupid Microsoft. GRRR!

Just highlights:
1. Friday was madly hectic! When I finished class at 12, decided to book a room for the next day’s Worship Workshop. Met up with Andrew, and went about with the booking. I have to admit, I almost lost my cool when I was asked to go through absolutely absurd procedures. AndrewAu was there to see it! Ehahaha. Midway during CF, I had to run off, due to an emergency. Had to resubmit my group’s project report because it fell short of the requirement. When I got back, CF was over. Proceeded to fill my since-1000am-hungry stomach.

Went back to catch a 45 minute nap before coming online again. Christine called, saying that EeLing wanted to have dinner.. so I gladly obliged. Was feeling on top of the world because I just caught a nap and felt great about having dinner at New Paris [ Section19, PJ ]. Excited about Cell later that night too. Dinner was very nice. Food was great, the company was good, and the price was right! Left early to make my way to Victor’s place and head down to SS19 for Cell.

Cell was… small. But it was great being able to see TinTin, Adrian, Raymond, and others back in the same place. Sharing was edifying, as we spoke about the year of 2004, and what’s ahead of us.. in 2005. Mamak-ed later that night, got home at 0030 hours. Stayed up till 3 to prepare for the Worship Workshop at 1000 in the morning.

2. Worship workshop went well. Super short, but praise God that I managed to squeeze out what was essential. Had a practical session, where I formed teams to lead a song with musicians and all. Everyone was involved in their own teams, and had a time of evaluation after every session. Really too bad we didn’t have time to go through more about worship and worship leading. Sigh. But anyhow, it was a good time! Had good feedbacks, in which are deeply appreciated.

3. Sunday was a long day. I slept only in the early morning on Sunday, and got up at 8. Was at church all the way till 1630 hours, after Church Review. It’s always good to know how the church is growing. Ehehe. Went home, caught some anime but was dozing off. Decided to stay awake and not sleep during the evening, so that my night sleep wouldn’t be disturbed. Cooked myself some chicken soup with toast, cleaned the house [ which involves sweeping and mopping only ], and hung out till late at night.

David[woohoo!]

sg. congkak CF outing…

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on January 22, 2005
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Had a good time with uni mates today at the Hutan Lipur Sg. Congkak outing that the CF planned. Got up at 0650. By 0720, I was at the uni waiting for people to arrive. Haven’t had such an early start since… I can’t remember.

We played some games on the field, ate and dipped in the cool stream water.

Pictures!

Almost everyone was wet. Good time.
Treading through the jungle… barefooted. Hmm… not very wise.
Hanging by the bridge…
The heat really got to me though. When I got back, I had a headache.. in which I shook off by taking a shower, and sleeping for about 2 hours. I’m wondering what’s happening to the ozone layer above us. The last thing that we need in Malaysia is an ozone hole right above our heads, like the one Australia has. The skies have been unusually clear.. which enables the sun’s rays shine through directly. *burnedDavid[woohoo!]