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Looking back at the year this probably has felt like the longest year ever. So many things happened this year. A first of many things and the end for a few others. Every year when it comes to the end of the year my first expression will be "What? Already year end? Time flies!" This year however I was like the year still hasn't ended? Still 2010? Thats probably because so many events took place that it really felt so long.

MAJOR MILESTONES

January
Final Exams in TARC. Graduated from Advanced Diploma. Farewell to both TARC Classmates and friends. Full time college days are over. (Farewells by both Pre-U's and CF)

February
The transition between studies and working life. Conquered Gunung Ledang! (What a feat!) Started my internship in HSBC. Attended E3 and F3 revision classes during weekends. Traveled from college and sometimes home to work. Still manage to be in touch with college and CF.

March
Found El-Shaddai Fellowship in Masjid Jamek (HSBC CF) and also the Full Gospel Business Man Fellowship.

April
First ever steamboat outing with friends through out my time in TARC. Settled air-tickets. Said goodbye to HSBC.

May
Sat in sis Masters class. Saw my little brother age batch coming into college. Sayonara to my days in Hostel. Second Steamboat outing. Signed up as a voter. CIMA exams.

June
Seremban dinner with Alvin and Arnan. (Fish treat by Arnan) Last few days with family before flying off. Ate the famous Serdang All you can eat BBQ Steamboat for the first time. First time flying off on my own. Called Sheffield my home. Attended an African church. Settled down in Sheffield Chinese Church (my new found family here in UK). Met Mr.Andrew the Student International Officer turned friend. Visited Cambridge (WOW!) Signed up and join Hallam Sport Gym.

July
Trip to the Whitby (A small fishing town). Joined the Tuesday Morning walks in the Sheffield Reserved Forest. Met Gary after a very long time. Joined group exercise classes (one of my best experience). Watch English Theater. (AWESOME!) Got involved in the Sunday School. Stayed in Liverpool for the weekend. CIMA Results. Home church is now ICC and no more FSCC.

August
Scotland Road Trip (Unthinkable! Amazing!) [See Scottish Flavour] - Thanks to Jon. Farewell party in Sheffield Chinese Church

September
Final Exams. First time ever being late for an exam (All thanks to SHU Management). End of my studies in Sheffield. The start of my Europe Backpacking Journey. (A never thought of adventure) London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague.

October
Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Interlaken, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, London. Saw the changing of guards. Visited Holy Trinity Brompton.(Heard so much about it) A first of many adventures. First time seeing snow. In a land of alien language. Is back to Dubai again and Home Sweet Home. Never knew the feeling of is so good to be home till now. Got a job offer. Met up with TARC friends.

November
Holidays in Penang. TARC Convocation. TARC AGM. (This time I am not a student). Hike Bukit Gasing. Met up with High School Friends. Trip up to Taiping. Start of National Conference FES - Risk It U-Turn.

December
Watch Christmas muscial. Start work. Ling Yin and Daniel's Wedding. Down to Singapore. Relative's Wedding. UNITEN Christmas Night. Christmas Celebration.

and its new year's eve once again. Glad for the unexpected Public Holiday surprised. Will upload pictures of the entire year to tell a story.

This year has certainly been a year of mixed emotions. Lots of goodbye and hellos. Met loads of great friends. Will probably take too long to even mention those I have met along the way. It has been a year that I will look back and treasure. A year that probably will leave a huge mark. Started the year with farewells and hellos at the year end.

Still so much to take in. So much to learn but this year I can say that it has been an eventful year.

Its only through this time that you really learn and know what matters most. What counts and who counts. Who cares. A year of tasting, experiencing and exploring.

A year that I can say with much assurance and confidence. Jehovah Jireh - The Lord my provider. His blessings, His hands at work in my life can not be hidden. Its evident that He was and still is at work in my life. Every little thing placed for a reason. There were a lot of never knew I could be here moments but He has made it happened. Ups and downs are a sure thing but knowing that He provides just at the right time (or in His timing) is a certainty.

Year 2010 will be one I will look back on but 2011 is one I am glad is here. May 2011 be God's evident grace. :)

Happy New Year!
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We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.

Something I read in Aaron Boyd + Craig Borlase book which I felt like sharing.

"In life, we are often impatient. We spend so much of our time wanting to be able to see the full picture, to find reason or logic behind life's challenges and hardships, to understand the answer to our deepest questions. We want answers to the eternal questions of why. Why me? Why this? Why now?

Perhaps in the rush to get past the struggles, pain and suffering, we miss out on what is to be gained from being in the middle of it.

Perhaps by glossing over the weakness, the sadness and the brokenness, we miss out on the strength, the love, the joy.

Perhaps in our desire to have life mapped out, we end up getting ourselves horribly lost.

Perhaps in our climb to figure out the formula for life, we realize there is none.
Perhaps it would be better if we just allowed ourselves to be with God and trust Him in the middle of the darkest times.

- Its a lie if things look okay on the outside, they look the same within. They missed the mark that spirituality is about the pursuit of God; it is a personal affair, not a corporate exercise in impressing others or getting as much out for yourself as is possible. - "
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Risk It! U-Turn. What a title to give to a national conference!

The time at the conference will be one that I treasure. Its quite a weird experience for me because I have been for church camps, CF camps and other conferences. Just when you think God will act in the same way, He does not. No, this was not a conference with huge bangs or drastic display of God's hand but one where God comes in the stillness of it all. This was a conference where I learned to be still and know that He is God. I really appreciated the SIP (Selah in progress, quiet time, worship) moments in the conference. It gave me ample of reflecting and re-thinking moments.

I kept a whole load of things and thought that perhaps the conference will give me answers to the questions and decision I have to make. However, the answer didn't come the way I expect it to be. Through the quiet moments is where the little gems were found. I had to make decisions even before the conference started but HE confirmed it.

Apart from that, the good points were the people. Met so many that I can't even remember most of their names. Met up with old friends from previous FES meetings and church friends too. Camps are usually the places where I usually lose weight but this is one place where we had buffet everyday and it was good. (Guess I need not explain further)

Anyway, the conference has been a good way of ending my life as a student and moving on to the marketplace. With just one day of rest in between. Tomorrow starts a new beginning and what better way to close one chapter and move on to another by not only with the people of God but also with the Lord Himself.

Indeed, I have much to thank Him for over the last few weeks. It has been an uncertain adventure but one thing is certain is not about me its about God. For me the words which hit hard to the core is WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Really sometimes I tend to boss God around.

I am an idealist and I do hope that at the end after many years I will be able to be like Annette and say that I am still an idealist because He is a God of Hope.

The race does not stop here. The learning does not end. A bumpy journey is guaranteed. Its just the tip of the ice berg I know but I have an Awesome God!
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Went down to Taiping over the weekend and on the way back we visited Gua Tempurung. Strangely living in Malaysia and passing the Gua Tempurung for at least 3 times a year I haven't visited it till now. Of course the rest of my family members have.

Well, today starts the beginning of a week's long conference in Port Dickson. This will be my last camp or entertainment so to say before I start work. Seriously, I am going to make the most of it. Its not like I can turn back time and enjoy College life again. It will be a good time out and a great time to meet fellow friends and best part is I have my sis coming along. Off to PD for the week...... =)




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Time seems to be moving so fast I can't put a full stop on it. Its been a month full of activities attended 3 interviews in this short span of time. Really thank God for the opportunity as I did not even put in my resume for any of these interviews but was headhunted. Finally, the decision is made shall not contemplate any further, going for interviews and just looking for jobs (even though not putting in applications just browsing) takes a toll out of me. More mental strength than anything.

The job I accepted well its really an opportunity given. The week itself that I reached back to Malaysia, I got a call offering me the job. Last Monday, went for the interview and today I went for the medical check up and starting work in December. How things move so quickly that I haven't even accomplished all that I want this holidays. (I was really hoping to start work in Jan instead)

It feels really horrible not being able to sweat it all out. Use to have the gym and just working out makes me feel much better but didn't go back to my normal routine because I wanted more time to do the other stuff.

Well I will be going for NC (FES National Conference) next week. It will be a week long conference. Something I have been looking forward since a long long time ago and finally the opportunity has come :) It will be my final getaway before signing my life over to the working world. (Already been pre-warned about long working hours) :(

I guess, I just got to learn to be flexible. Masjid Jamek I meet u again. (Peeps feel free to drop by and visit :P) Not going to think about work till it comes. Not sure what to look forward 2. I do know when the time comes everything will fall into place or so I think it will.

Just updates.......
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It has been a period of settling back into Malaysia. Before I start in to a whole new journey in my life, I'm taking the next few weeks to just reflect and take in everything that has happened in my life for the past 22 years. I guess time just flies and I hardly ever had a pause at all in this long video recording. It would be a time of redirecting, rethinking, and definitely a new beginning to come.

Will be attending a one week long conference from the 29th of November to the 4th of December and it will of of to Singapore in about two weeks after that.

Really glad that my stuff from UK has arrived though. Miss my sport shoes :) Now time to put them into full use after 2 months of completely no jogging, running or for that matter much walking!

Bukit Gasing Hike (17th November)
glad that we have such great people in church!


Lunch in KLCC cum Farewell

TARC Convocation

My time in TARC has officially come to an end. Its been a good 4 years plus in TARC. Going to miss all my buddies, the campus environment, the pressure from studies, the lecturers, my college life and especially the TARC CF where I have grown, learned much and found floorball!

I am really proud of what CF is today. I am glad that it has come out stronger, glad that they are going to have exciting times and that they are going to have a whole new adventure with their new CF advisor Mr.Andrew Tan. Indeed seeing them grow in the Lord is priceless!
Kudos to the outgoing committees and All the best to the new committees.
May the Lord's favour be upon you all.

I am glad and thankful for the pioneers that started out the TARC CF without them CF will never have been around. Thankful that these bunch of people have listen to His calling and today I can say that this one ministry has touched many lives and to some a life changing one =)
To the unsung heroes, God bless!
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Well these are the events and occasions that not only coloured the past few weeks that I am back in Malaysia but also give me a good excuse to indulge in the Malaysian cuisine. Too busy eating forgot to take memories of the food in Taiping :) But I guess seeing all the food below a glimpse of what Malaysia has to offer is pretty clear :P Starting with the food from Penang all the way to the first weekend back in Malaysia :)





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