2014 Updates

Now back due to popular demand and high viewerships,

Just found out my last post was 2 years ago,
I wish our die-hard fans a Happy New Year,
Bcoz it's the first post in 2014 although it's already the 3rd month,
Promise not to order wedges with cheese or else it gets cheezy,
Now updates from all the babis,
Bu Yeow has been working for a year now (FINALLY),
Working life less freedom and Study life more flexible,
But at least working life keeps him active from rotting to death,

Nothing beats the fact that Yue Chuen is back in Malaysia,
Unemployed CEO but getting ready for second interview (Congratulation),
ZhengYang and ChokDong still studying,
A must to mention ZhengYang's 2014 resolution,
ZhengYang will be able to play guitar like a pro by end of this year,
This will motivate and push him further by mentioning here,
ChokDong got 'mao dun' n indulging in friend zone with another USM girl,

ChokDong loves the way she SM him, Opps I mean SMS,
The first outing was a yumcha session in NKS,

Exchanged some facebook-ly unposted life updates,
Even more livelier approach to our life,

Inhaled too much secondary smoke,

Hopefully the smokers die before us,

I'm such a sadist,
Fern joined the awkwardness of the chat later on, LOL jkjk

Then the second outing was Kien Seng's open house cum house-warming,

Almost got lost in his mansion n the pond with pirahnna,
Washed my legs and let the fish bite off the dead skin before going in,

After buffet, we watched ppl getting victimized by Kien Seng, the boss

The feng shui was too good for the banker and he won too much,

Master So cannot tahan and made some feng shui adjustments,

This helped Tan, Jeremy and Kevin to soothe their thinning wallet,

Then last but not least, KARAOKE,

We were WOWED by Zheng Yang's duet with a random and sesat aunty,

Amazed by their unparallel beautiful 和音 and aunty's 转音,
An angpao gave the house-warming a sweet ending, AHAHAHA

Lastly, it was Bu Yeow's birthday celebration although it was long due,

We went Karaoke in Loud Speaker,

Got too high until my sore throat got worse,
Saying 'ILAGAN' contributed to my sore throat as well,
Rhymes with 'elegent' but I say it too harsh,

Sang too many songs I can't remember,
Always this high when Karaoke,
Like going to the gym, Should be more reserve next time,

Went SnowFlakes and this scammer from IQ70 came for donation,

Our ears were soft and obliged by donating,

Hope the IQ70 promoter ,'不要生气' when she sees this,

Bu Yeow was again pointed out his Kepong origin,

Bu Yeow's face is too generic in Kepong,

Maybe she could tell he's from Kepong Gangster Triad,
Our conversation is always a mix of trash and serious issues,
But it is our Geng Geng Geng talking style,

 

To sum up,

Yue Chuen's present has cheered up the hang out atmosphere,

More babis to trash talk to n do all the sampat moves,

But still Chokdong in Penang,
He always prefers Charlie over us, 

Today one person in and the next day one person out,

Sounds so wrong AHAHAHA,

Missing all the fun we had last time,

Now uploading self-cam singing is getting popular,

The battle between YueChuen and ChokCong has denied ZhengYang and BuYeow's presence,

Ahahaha...let the battle subsides before we uploud our parts,

Sorry for not spending too much time with my beloved babis due to my absence,

All the babis will stampede me after seeing this,xD
I prefer being stampeded than human centipede-d
Sadly no photos to justify our fun momentSss, S=alot of moment

Hope the next outing would be even more fruitful,

Thank you for wasting ur time here,

Adieu XOXO

God's love

      Recently I wrote a song based on the Bible verse Isaiah 41:10. I wrote the song based on some of the emotions I was going through during my last semester as I was really stressed out because of classes and the uncertainties that lied ahead. Today, a friend of mine wrote to me thanking me for sharing the song. I was very encouraged by it as I had no intentions of the song touching anyone's life.

 

       This brings me to realization of how often we underestimate how powerful God is. We often undermine His ability to use us to reach out to people. Sometimes we are fearful of taking the leap of faith even when felt led to do or share something. We often forget how we are all called to be disciples of God. I believe that everyone is equally capable of being disciples of God. Secondly, I would like to talk about how often we fail to encourage the people around us and thus failing to empower others. I am truly thankful that Denise Ngu shared how the song had impacted her! Had she not, I would not have realized all of these! It is really important to thank the people around if they've helped you in anyway.

If you've not heard the song, it can be found in the previous post ("Music is Life"). The song is titled "Fear Not". 

What makes you drool? (Part 1)

      Being far from home, other than missing friends and family, I find myself often times thinking of food back home. Today, I thought it would be nice to share with you guys some of the food I've been craving for! 

1). Breakfast

     Sometimes I like to start my day of simple. A piece of roti canai to go with my favorite mutton curry! ummm.. Just the thought of it makes my mouth waters. But wait.. lets not stop there.. there is no drink that goes better with my roti canai than a cup of teh ice. I may not know a lot about love.. but I have to say.. this combination is like a match made in heaven! The slightly salted roti canai goes so well with the tasty mutton curry! And if you are not a fan of mutton.. you can also try it with chicken or fish curry! the dal curry is also to die for! I know what you are thinking.. I like to eat sweet stuff in the morning.. well believe or not.. ask for a plate of sugar.. BAM! magic happens.. Roti Canai practically goes well with everything and anything. Ask them to put bananas in it or cheese or egg or sardine or onions.. it all taste amazing!    

Teh Ais

    

Roti Canai

 

  

        Another good way of starting my morning would be none other than the popular Nasi Lemak. I can almost smell the coconut milk from here. What I like most about Nasi Lemak is how the flavors go so well with one another. The peanuts and ikan bilis (anchovies) bring an extra crunch to the already flavorful rice. I am quite picky when it comes to the sambal. I like my sambal thick and not dilute. I like it to taste salty-sweet and spicy. The rice is so filled with flavor, I could eat it on its own. I would save most of the sambal to eat with the egg.. I LOVE EGGS. If you are thinking this is too much; too much flavor, too much taste.. well, not to worry! because the cucumbers are there for you! and if it is not enough for you, you can have my portion of cucumbers too! I still struggle eating my vegetables. When it comes to Nasi Lemak, I think my favorite drink to go with it is Teh-O-Ais-Limau (Sweet Tea with Lime).

Nasi Lemak

Teh-O-Ais-Limau

  

Music is Life

        Music has always been a big part of my life. My parents sent me for keyboard lessons when I was about 10years old. They even bought me a keyboard so that I could practice at home. Sadly, I only survived the keyboard lessons for about 4months before I decided that I wanted to quit.It was not until several years later when I was in high school (15years old), when a couple of my friends got together and decided that it would be a good idea to start a band together. Being a 15year old, desperate for attention paired with a huge surge of hormonal changes.. I was so excited when I heard about the initial idea and immediately agreed to be a part of it and pick up guitar lessons so that I could be the guitarist for the band. Initially, my parents were reluctant to send me for lessons and buy me an electric guitar due to horrible past experience with the keyboard still at the back of the storage room collecting dust. However, after a little persuasion, my parents agreed and they bought me my first Ibanez guitar along with a Roland microcube amp. IT WAS THE BOMB. Although my guitar lessons only lasted for a year as I injured my finger while playing basketball and I never got back to taking lessons after, I have to say that my passion for music started then.

        These days during my free time, I enjoy making song covers. I love entertaining others and I also have a lot of fun making videos. I've long been inspired by many big youtube stars like Nigahiga, Kevjumba, Chestersee and Wongfu productions. Although I'm nothing compared to them, making videos have become one of my hobbies.


Thinking of You Cover

Gangnam Style Cover

Canon ukulele cover

Tears in Heaven cover

Who is (cover)

"Fear Not" an original

Two is better than one

Mexico Outreach

First off, on behalf of my team, I would like to thank all of you who have given so generously to our team and constantly remembering us in your prayers! We are all very excited as we get our hearts prepared to serve in Mexico. I will be doing my best to give you guys the latest updates of our journey through this blog!

Let me start off with some updates! 

-We've successfully recruited 14 members including the 2 leaders (Gina and myself)! We had 2 extra applicants for the team which we reluctantly turned away. 

Leader and Co-leader: Travis and Gina

Drivers and backup drivers: James, Ryan, Jonathan, Yasha

Translator: Hector

-Last Tuesday (23October) was our first team meeting where we got together to introduce ourselves as well as start planning for some of the things we will be doing in the weeks ahead! We bought each member a small notebook for them to be able to write down their prayer requests, what they are thankful for and how God has been working in their lives. This will help us not only get to know one another better as we share our lives with one another but also to really just take time to reflect on how God has been present in our lives. 

-Yesterday (1, November), we were invited to serve at a friend's church for a Halloween event. It was a great opportunity for us to start serving together as a team. The members of the church are predominantly Mexicans which also gives some of our members a feel of what it will be like when we are down in Mexico. We were really blessed by such opportunity. 

Top Row from left: Ryan, Sam, Vivian, Lisa

Bottom Row from left: Jonathan, Travis, Gina

These were the lovely people from the team whom I got the chance to serve with! I look forward to telling you guys more about each member on the team! I will be working on hopefully providing a brief introduction of each member on the team! I will also be working on getting more pictures :)!

Once again, we are very excited to be able to share our journey with all of you! Please continue to pray for us!

For those who are still interested to give, you can do so at http://mexicooutreach.com/give and give to team Emmanuel! the deadline to do so is 9th of November!

Sincerely,
Team Emmanuel

Reminisce

Hacking into Travis's blog for another post,

Love blogging these days,

Wanna express feelings through words,

Flowing out like a volcano eruption,

Reading back the "ancient" posts in this blog,

Adrenaline rush and a couple of goose-bumps,

OMG What have I written?

It's so cheesy like cheezy wedges,

But thanks to all those words,

Memory didn't fade as time goes,

So I'm writing this posts to recap

What we Geng Geng Geng had done

For the past few months

When all the Aces still here,

1st: 

A Geng Geng Geng trip to Morib,

Wasn't a trip but a treasure hunting competition,

Driving to every single corner of Klang Valley,

Travis, CD and Amy did the brain thinking,

While By and Zy did the driving and navigation,

Paid through the nose for the competition,

But it's worth the bonding session =D,

Slapped yc twice once on his face and once on his lap,

There were mosquitoes,LOL

The food and accommodation were good,

Comfy and spacious perfect for relaxation,

Fusion of Oriental and Western food for dinner,

We won 14th (not quite sure,forgotten dy),

A radio for 5 of us, yes, "A" stands for ONE,

A bowl of Jojo PanMee sums up the whole trip,

YC's michief

BY and I...LOL?!

Morib

The rest of the Group

2nd:

Introducing Travis to Ditoso and Monopoly Deal,

Our yumcha sessions weren't just food but games,

Went stalking zy for the whole day,

When he was working in Paradigm Mall, 

Then went dimsum at night for the first time was so crazy,

Later dessert at UFO a substitute for Snowflakes,

Kids nowadays play these games?

YC in Yumcha session

Dimsum at night?!

Kinda little for the time we had,

I'm sorry for the compact schedules I had,

Hope we get another blast next time,

Looking forwards and God Bless!
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Updates =P

Felt like blogging, hence the post 

The post written by the unofficial subowner of the blog 

Managed to hack into the blog after few trials 

Have been a long drag since the last post 

Recently 'graduated', 

Wanna thank my family and friends who attended that special night, 

Hope it isn't too cheesy,

God just put a full-stop in my life after a rollercoaster ride,

But it's a good way to end it, 

All my hardships and endurance for these 3 months paid off,

After a steep downfall and stop out of the blue isn't a good thing,

Feeling so lonely, bored and clueless,

It's a holiday though I've class once a week,

Finally realized being in denial, a defense mechanism against the reality,

In 2013, I will be in the real life Hunger Game,

It's the survival of the fittest,

It's either being a prey or a predator,

Everyone kinda parted from each other,

Perhaps everyone is feeling the same,

Weak and lonely,

Fear will be our downfall,

Courage and faith be our strength,

Stay true to ourselves,

Believe and being passionate of what we do,

Will propel us to the peak of life...