Ahh. 2008 is coming to an end. Well every year this time i will just sit down and reflect back everything about this year. The ups and the downs, yet this year has been an extraordinary year for me. This year is a very blessed year for me. God has been so faithful throughout the year. Really, sometimes i feel i don't deserve all this but my God is a merciful God and He loves me so so much! Things that i wish for all these years came through in just one year. Got a new laptop, a new dslr camera, a trip to China and a lifetime opportunity to study in UK! well not to forget a scholarship! Its just so wonderful that words just couldn't express how grateful i am. Although i didn't thought that it would be so well at the start of the year but God just show me how wonderful he was in providing all my needs! Don't forget he can do the same for you too! Ah, what a wonderful year.
Well i will be leaving in less than a week time, this Saturday to be exact. If you guys want to send me off at the airport, you could just leave me a message. Ahh i really miss everything here. All the friends that i've got to know throughout all these years. You guys are just so great and i really want to thank you all for being part of my journey here in Penang. Without you all, my journey wouldn't be so interesting and joyful. You guys never fail to cheer me up when i'm down. I really really appreciate every single moment with you guys. Though some of you might be just a tiny little character in my life story but you guys have made my story more complete and interesting. If i have ever mistreated any of you guys out there, i would like to take this opportunity to apologise and say sorry for it. Hope that you will forgive me. To those that have always been there for me, i really wanna say a Big thank you to all of you. All the wonderful moments will always be remembered deep in my heart. Well there's nothing much i can do to repay you all, just a little prayer to bless all of you.
" Dear Lord, thank you for blessing me with so many great friends all these years. I pray that you will bless each and everyone of them in a special way. I pray that they will experience your greatest love and blessing in their life the whole of 2009 and also the years to come. For those who are still studying, Lord i pray that you will bless them in their studies. Give them wisdom to excel in their studies. To those who are working, Lord i pray that they will prosper in whatever they do. Give them strength in their everyday life to cope with the stress they faced. O Lord i pray for each and every of my friends, close friends, best friends or even just friends, i pray that you will give them good health and protect them wherever they go. Guide them and provide for their needs. In Jesus name i ask and i pray, Amen. "
Christmas is just over. An update about the week. This year's Christmas eve was unlike previous years. Well i thought that i've gotten sick of Gurney and all the noises and parties. So this year i spend my eve with siu keung and Moy boy. Our initial plan was to hang out at Starbucks and just relax. Well ended up in the car going round Penang island. Haha Anyway it's still better than getting wild in Gurney. I thought it was pretty fun. Then came home and sat into Praggy's new wife! His new Nissan Sentra! Ask him about it and he will tell you how much God has blessed him.Wonderful testimony. However i still kinda miss those previous Christmas eve. :)
So it was Christmas day! Went church in the morning. Had gift exchange after service. Thanks people for all the wonderful gifts! Then went gurney for lunch at Breeks after service with Termin, Niwen, Samuel Ong, Kelvin, Wihandro and his friend. Walk around and went home. It was a peaceful Christmas. Just relax and do nothing. Haha
Went movie in the afternoon with Jonathan, Chun Yang, Ben Joon and some other people. Watched Bedtime Story. It was a nice movie seriously! I didn't expect it would turn out that nice.You guys really have to watch it. As usual a movie from Adam Sandler is of course hilarious.Haha. Had BBQ at my house at night. It was a appreciation dinner for the leaders. Had a great time. And they throw a farewell for me. Haha. They dress me up like an old lady and make up for me. It was totally embarrassing. Nonetheless it was a great party. Some of my relatives came too. Took a family photo. It was altogether a great week.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Wishing all my fellow readers a Joyous Christmas and a Blessed new year ahead! May all your dreams come true! Ahh. Isn't it great whenever it's Christmas? Just feel so happy and relaxing. Well hope you guys have a great day today alright? God Bless!
I'm back blogging again! It's been a long time since my last post. I promised that i would update real soon and here's the update! This post is about my church, EPCC christmas celebration at Vistana Hotel today. Was excited to take some shots at this event. Went breakfast with Termin at Kayu before the service. The service started with a dance performance by the youths. It was pretty nice. Ps Bernard with the band led the congregation of about say 700 into praise and worship. The performance by the CATs(creative art troopers) amazed everyone. It was totally mind-blowing! one of the most creative performance i've seen i would say. Words just couldn't describe how fantastic their performance is. The so called "three wise men", Ps Bernard, Terry and Roland performed a song. Ps Sam preached. 2 soul was save if not mistaken. Totally awesome service. Looking forward to CHRISTMAS!!! WOoohooo! Arent you guys excited!? Here's some photos of the day, I realise the photos i take per event is getting lesser. Argh!
This video is totally awesome. Guess what! Your favourite coffee is going RED too! Oh ya! sorry for not blogging lately, was out of idea what to write!. Heh! Anyway will update real soon k. Promise :D
Met up with KaySen, Jonathan and Chun Yang yesterday night at Queensbay and went mcdonald for dinner. Well everyone look quite the same after not seeing each other for so long. Talk talk and talk about almost everything. It was fun catching up with each other.
Went to the cinema today with Jonathan and his friend and watched Transporter 3. Since i enjoyed the previous transporter movie, i totally enjoyed the whole show. The whole show mainly is about some guy kidnapped the Ukraine government official's daughter, Valentina and Frank Martin( Jason Statham) was pressured to deliver her from Marseilles through Stuttgart and Budapest until he ends up in Odessa on the Black Sea. At the end Frank falls for Valentina. Just a brief info about the movie, go watch it yourself. I really enjoy the action and everything. I give Transporter 3 a 7 out of 10 rating.
Had a privilege to take some shots for William Moy (Moy Wei Sern's bro) and Sharon Khoo's wedding. It's my first ever wedding shoot. It's really an honor to shoot this couple's big event. The day went well, had some difficulties here and there mainly because the ballroom was really dark. Had to boost my camera iso up to 1600. Here are some photos of the day, enjoy.
How powerful is our words? Does what we speak changes life? changes situation? Does our words make thing better or worst? Our does it just words that mean nothing? Had a privilege to listen to Pr Paul Ang speak last Saturday and he speaks about words. In the bible it says that life and death lies in the tongue. This means what you speak can bring life or can even bring death. In college, i had a lecturer that always tell us that what we speak is powerful. He gave us an example if you have two apple, you speak good things to one of the apple everyday while the other you condemn it. He says the apple which you condemn will rot faster. How true is it i do not know but according to the bible it reaffirms what my lecturer says. If you speak goodness into your future, then for sure you will reap a harvest of goodness in your future. I had so many experience when i claim something over and over again it actually happens. For example, i always want to experience life and study overseas, well that came to past, i'm leaving for UK next month! Haha. Whoever claims something and do not have doubt in it will truly have what he wishes for. Parents should be aware what they say to the kids because what they say can actually affect what the children turns out to be. Whatever you say could make a situation better or make a situation worst. Many events we can see where just because of one word a person said actually get the whole nation raging. Whatever you say will really affect someone, so becareful what you says. Be wise in choosing your words!
As you can see, I've finally done editing my blog's new template! Hope you will like it and visit my blog more often! :D That's it for now, will update my post soon! Feel free to leave a comment, appreciate it.
Time passes so fast, in one month time my journey in Malaysia is coming to an end. I will be leaving to the UK to further my studies this January. A whole new journey in a foreign land. I'm feeling excited yet sad because I've to leave all my beloved friends. Well this whole long journey in Malaysia had been a great and blessed one. Really thanking God everyday for all the blessings he has poured in my life and all the great friends i've get to know through this journey. It is my honor getting to all of you, my friends! All the joy and laughter we spend will always be remembered deep in my heart. School years are the best years in my life, so to all students out there please cherish every moment in school. Well i will be studying in University of Exeter starting January 5th. Well most of you never heard of this university before, thus i would like to give a brief introduction.
University of Exeter is located south-west of UK. The university is ranked the top 15 university in the uk. Ranked 13 in the uk according to the Times league table. It was the 2007/08 TimesHigher Education University of the Year. University of Exeter has been shortlisted for the SundayTimes University of the Year Award more times than any other university and has won three Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for its research. It is ranked fourth in the UK for student satisfaction in the latest National Student Survey amongst full service universities.
Ten Good reasons to choose Exeter
Consistently in the Top 20 in all major UK league tables. Ranked 13th out of 113 UK Universities in the Times Good University Guide 2009 (*published June 2008) and named University of the Year 07-08 (Times Higher Education Supplement).
In the top 10 for student satisfaction for the last four years. Nineteen of our subjects are in the top 10 nationally with Management, Finance, Accounting, Drama, Human Geography and Sports Science rated no. 1 in the UK and English, Economics, Business, Archaeology, Geology, Classics, Theology, Physics and Medical Technology in the top 5.* ( *National Student Survey 2008, based on the average of positive responses across all survey categories for full service universities (i.e. excluding specialist colleges).
Nineteen subjects rated internationally recognised for research (2001 Research Assessment Exercise).
An on-campus part time employment service "The Works" gives information on term time work, skills and training opportunities provided by the Careers and Employment Service.
Guaranteed accommodation for unaccompanied international students for at least the first year of their studies (providing they apply by the deadline).
A survey in Spring 2006 of over 18,400 international students at 27 UK universities rated Exeter the ‘best place to be’. The city of Exeter which is located 2.5 hours from London offers the best of both worlds: an economically prosperous regional capital with good transport links and the quality of life one would expect of an historic cathedral city.
With just over 14,000 students including 3,500 postgraduates the University is large enough to offer all the facilities one would expect but small enough to retain a personal and friendly atmosphere. There are more than 100 societies, a student-run newspaper, tv and radio station and 50 sports clubs (hyperlink to: http://www.guild.exeter.ac.uk/ ) ensuring you will always have something to do.
The University is ranked in the top 10 nationally for learning resources. Academic facilities include libraries, 24-hour access computer rooms and free IT and study support services. In-sessional English Language tuition is available free of charge to all international students.
"Exeter is very easy to fall in love with. It has one of the most beautiful campuses in the country, in one of the most beautiful counties in Britain." Virgin Alternative Guide to British Universities, 2008
Had a great day two days in a row. Well a brief update about yesterday. Went gym at gurney in the afternoon. After gym was walking around looking for food then bum into Tania and Lee Yip. It's been like so long since the last time i met them and seems like forever since the last time we actually hang out. So we went dinner at Nandos. Thigh and Thai sounds very much alike k Tania! Damn stupid. Hahaha Walked around gurney, chill at Starbucks and that's about the whole day.
Today was a great day too because it's photoshoot day. Haha. Went to Kee Sitt house at 4pm, he was not at home. Waited for him to come back. Went into his house and look through some magazine. We couldn't decide what to shoot today! So we sat there and think. After almost half an hour we decide to shoot somewhere near by. Actually the main reason that we couldn't decide where to shoot is because we don't have a subject to shoot. Haha. So we went somewhere behind his house. Kee Sitt thought us to use a flash! It was my first time shooting with a flash. Very interesting and fun though it's kinda confusing to get the right settings to get a great result. Well since there's nobody else to shoot, Siu Keung is the last resort. Hahah Took a lot of shots, well most didn't turn up really well cause of the settings. It was altogether a great day. Anyway here is some of the shots for today. Enjoy! Big thanks to Kee Sitt from Wedding Story for joining us once again!
Joel Khaw 许传平 Born on 16 April 1990. I thrive on simplicity. Grew up with many dreams though many are yet to be fulfilled . Loves photography, graphic designing and anything to do with it. Sharing every moment with you as i walk through the journey of life.
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