need a name

i finally got my netbook!

well at the time of writing, i've been using it for 9 days now.

i'm very happy with it. 

it's small and light and cute!

i haven't found a suitable name of this new baby. any thoughts?

blink

the den here is pretty dark.

i know some of you have been anticipating when will i start to blog again.

honestly, i can't be bothered to do it. perhaps i need a constant reminder from people, telling me "hey kakibulu, what happen to your blog ah? so silence wan..."

only i will start the engine to write.

there was a rusty sound, you know...

my fingers just wouldn't budge to type - except for work related things.

Hmm.. what should i write here?

I think i need to comment that my Internet speed here is pretty slow.

It became slow since last week because our household Internet usage have violated the broadband's Fair Usage Policy. however, the speed will catch up and go back to the normal speed starting 1st April. well, let's hope the broadband service will not play a trick on that day.

April is coming soon.

too many things to do and to accomplish.

first, this month is the Bibletalk month where we want to take the chance to invite friends to join us and to know God. 

next, the upcoming SEA Conference in Singapore in the 2nd week. everybody can't seems to wait for it. some opted to go there by planes, cars, buses and trains. i wonder if there anyone going there by boats?

April also will be the month to set up more Bible studies. i have to really move myself and my group to focus in making God knowns to others. i don't want another fruitless results. i really hope to see fruitful ones. 

ah... also i have been eyeing on a particular netbook - the MSI Wind. can't wait to get it soon :)

I have planned to get a new one though as my current laptop of 5 years kept giving me trouble. i know it's going to die anytime.

28

happy birthday to me

happy birthday to me

happy birthday to myself

happy birthday to me

anyone want to sing along with me?

What a CNY~

25/01

:430am

Start the early morning journey back to Taiping.

Turn on some CNY music on the way back.

Trying to keep my eyes open wide while traveling. Basically just to help my cousin to stay alert as she drove.

:630am

I saw the sign board - Bidor.

Guess what? Nice "wu kok" is over there.

So we all decided to pull over there to have our yummy breakfast!

But alas, we got lost along the way and couldn't find the restaurant. It was still pretty dark and I hardly can spot the buildings along the way. Luckily we made a U-turn and found back the restaurant.

Man... we were all tired and hungry.

Aiks... mana tau the "wu kok" is only ready after 7am? Sigh... so wait lah and order something else.

:730am

Continue our trip back to Taiping again. We reached in an hour time.

:840am

Crash landing into my grandma's room. I realised that she'd installed an aircon in her old wooden house. So tired and sleepy and couldn't be care less... I slept through till 11 something.

:11+am

Grandma prepared noodle for me, despite my declination. The noodle tasted abit weird, but I finished it anyways.

:1pm

finally it's time to savor my grandpa's infamous "Kou Youk"!

Ooh... it tasted soooooooo goooooooood!!!!!!!!

The flavor is soooooooo goooooooood!!!!!!!!!

He make about 30 bowls of it, which the 10 he sold to others while he kept 20 to serve the remaining guests who would come to our house for lunch.

Next day, my aunts and I learned how to cook the "Kou Youk" under the supervision of my grandpa. Quite a task to prepare this meal but it's worth the work! However i accidentally cut 2 of my fingers... gosh... quite deep and bled alot.

Aunts kept complaining that my grandpa loves to sharpen all the knife. Yeap! It's really sharp that I can easily cut the tough meat with much ease :)

Thank God that my fingers still intact >< hehe~

Grandpa was so quick to tend to my injuries. He quickly applied lotion and bandage to my wound. Very grateful to him :)

The next day, I found myself not really having much of an appetite to eat coz i felt my tummy really bloated. I wonder why... which I later found out that I kena food poisoning... so i really had to go to the toilet more than 8 times.

Argh... there goes all my yummy foods!!!

Finally come back to KL. see doctor. pujuk the doctor to give me a medical leave. paid for the ubat. went back home to rest. ate instant noodle from the cup. went online to check mails and catch up buddies online. take ubat and rehydrate my body. in the middle of the night, I had to attend to my bigger nature call 2 times... sigh.......

Now... out of boredom... i type tihs post. Dunno what else want to do, besides waiting for my food to come home. I called Mike to help me to buy some bread and Milo packetes coz I have been famishing today...

Meanwhile, as for you readers, do eat properly so that you can enjoy more foods. don't end up like me ya.

Take care :)

Please wait

In case you are looking for something

Or expecting something,

Please wait.

Wait patiently.

Sooner I will post up something which is outdated.

The outdated post will be entitled, "8".

This post is harder to put up 

Coz alot of thinking are required

And alot of words have to be carefully selected.

Sigh.. I'm so perfectionist.

Forgive me...

Sorry...

Stuck!

Apparently... I'm stuck with words.

Actually I'm stuck in blogging. 

Sometimes I don't know what sort of words to express out.

Maybe I should draw instead.

But not now...

Or maybe I should type it like a poem instead also.

But not now either...

See?

I'm stuck.

Called me indecisive, if you wish.

But I'm stuck.

Because I seek perfection.

That is one true weakness about me.

However, I must grow to learn to accept failures and imperfection.

After all, I am not perfect either.

I must have been hard on many people all these while.

With this in mind, I seek for your forgiveness from you all if I had acted such manner to you.

Sorry.

Sorry.

So next year, I shall be better in accepting weaknesses.

It will be one of my new year resolution.

:)

How To Raise A Friend Up?

It takes patience in everything for something good to happen. It is not easy at all when obstacles seems so hard to cross over. Like any soldier who underwent heavy trainings, they have to pull their whole limbs with sheer willpower and determination to make it through... and raising a friend who is down is also no easy task.

When I was still a boy, I hated Maths so much. Hated to point that I dared to fail it, and of course a long cane is awaiting there for me. Ouch! Those pains were so painful but still bearable because of my stubborness. Both of my parents used to quiz me about Maths and if I can't able to answer it correctly, their nerves sure get fire. It's just ME - I can't seems to comprehend those equations, even a simple fraction! So Maths is my biggest obstacle during my early schooling days. 

On that year in 1996, it was the year that everyone have to sit for a national exam. And I remember I kept telling myself so negatively that I am not going to make it. Maths is so so hard. My brain just can't proccess it. Numbers. Crunching numbers really scared me off. Multiplication. Division. Algebra. All of these, my mind just can't hold it. Because of my weakness in this subject, my parents spent alot of their hard earn money on tuitions. Still, it doesn't help at all. And in the end, I got more scolding from my teacher. Sigh... I became very discouraged and such an embarassement to others and to myself.

One day as the months approaching to the end of the year, my good old friend who was much a senior offered a free tuition to me. In return, he will get to come to my house and of course, get a nice dinner from my mom's cooking. I remembered those days we prayed to God first before the beginning of each lesson. He kept thanking God at the end of every lesson that after teaching me. Never once he scolded me. Never once he sneered at me. Never once his face showed frustration. Never once he gritted his teeth. Never once. All he gave me is his patience, his encouragement and his love. My confidence grew from there. He showed me how to do real Maths. He gave me tips on how to read the questions properly and to answer it smartly. In the end, he ignites my mind. A small little spark started from there and my mind went wild like a big fire. Do you know how difficult it is to start a fire with a small spark? I tell you, it takes sheer patience and determination. Finally, I scored a high distinction in my Maths for the first time in my entire life! My score was exceptional - 98% (hey, I'm not boasting, ok?)

So how did I overcome it? No... it's not me, actually. It was my dear old good friend. He is my buddy. He was the one who believe in me that I can do it. He was the one who put faith in me that I can cross over this obstacle. He was the one who gave me strength. He was the one who gather other people around me and gave me further supports. And he was the one who kept praying and thanking to God to help me to make it through. God has intended for him to be in my life. God is the mastermind of everything for you and I, your life and my life, everything under the sun.

So... how to raise a friend up? You will need another friend. Friend who offered his/her heart and a listening ear. Friend who offered his/her prayers and keep thanking God that the fallen one will rise up again. Friend who will love despite the odds. And ultimately, a friend who believes and be there for you in whatever circumstances, even have to be persistent!

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!” Ecclesiastes 4:8-10