delayed camp post mortem

Must blog before 2009 ends!

Am back in PJ, but couldn’t help missing home at times.. Only Jong and me in the hse.. so u can imagine how quiet the hse was besides occasional creaking sounds of the old house + our shrieks on meeting old friends Cockroachy and Lizardy..

Oh yea I mentioned Joshua Youth Encounter Camp, so gotta post some pictures here! It was 3 days and 2 nights.. and we slept in church! Quite a new experience haha cuz you know like your hse is just a few kms away and yet you cant go home! Initially we planned it in Permai Beach Camp and finally had to change the venue due to tight budget.. but never did we realise that it was God’s plans from the beginning because our speaker, Rev Ho, had had a vision or revelation from God calling him to preach in Kuching even before we planned the camp and said it would be in the church! How great is our God who knows all things!!

And when we knew we’re on the right track, we worked hard and full speed for it in 2 weeks to get things ready! The deco of the church, to make up to the change of venue hahah.. Thanks to Samuel and gang, the stage was sort of transformed~~ I should have a before and after pic here.. Our theme was more on praying for the city and nations, so Sammy got Joshua and Paul and Federick and gang to set up a City of God in the middle of stage.

And when they turned on the lights.. wheeee~ it was just bee-yoo-ti-full! 

Morning devotion.. very enlightening!

Indoor team building on the first day… Forming the longest line with whatever you have on you! And the next day we had a Treasure Hunt + Amazing Race thingy… Ooh and I love the last station! Are you patient or not?

This is really testing your patience! It’s not easy okay…

If you’re not patient then you’d better be brave.. blow and burst balloons! I couldn’t help laughing coz Henry kept covering his ears and Sammy was like trying hard to stick their bottoms together.. You can hear the balloon screaming ‘No! No!’ on the verge of bursting..

And a surprise birthday for Amanda.. Happy 13th bday girl!! So the young!!! My 13th bday is like.. 9.. almost 10 years ago.. >.<

And.. that’s all! Haha.. really didnt get to take many photos.. have to wait for Samuel’s masterpiece.. Anyway.. it was truly an awesome encounter with God.. what I thought to be trivial or unnecessary in life.. God shows how important it is to deal with them.. and when He comes, you just can’t run, because our God is a chasing God! Sounds scary? Yet I’m thankful for it.. because I dont want to be lost and end up in the boiling sulfur pool..!!

Joshua Youth’s very first Encounter Camp.. though not everything go as we had planned.. the theme and topics for sermons.. but God knew what’s best for us, and He knew better to cleanse us before we go on the long way for Him.. and I witnessed a dramatic change in us on that Saturday during Youth Worship Service! Truly no one could change and renew us completely except for Him!

So keep up the fire and passion Joshua Youth! See you next February! ^^

food again.. and some updates

Posting some more yummilicious pictures and hoping that they can be posted up later..

I found another not-bad place for Sarawak laksa.. guess I should start a laksa blog and rate them! It's called 六福 at Jalan Song.. The place where I got a taste of smelly kueh-chap.. Hahah.. It's like the usual coffee shop with many stalls.. but the environment is definitely better than ordinary shops.. Maybe it's because the place is new and clean.. and it's painted a dark brown colour with dark square tables which reminds me of OldTown (ooh, by the way, I heard we have the very first OldTown in kuching at the airport ^^).. Anyway.. cut the crap and here's the laksa.

..4 bucks..

And up next is the ever famous Teh C Special.. the best ones tasted so far is at the BDC and Jalan Song Expert hawker centers..

4 layers..! Stir well before sipping!

And some self-attempts..

Baked a chocolate cake for my daddy's bday... His first birthday as a grandpa.. Haha.. It's great when it's still warm.. But I must admit that I did a bit of cheating.. Coz I bought those instant cake mix to ensure success.. Hahaha.. So if you think you can't bake, this is the solution!

Long time didn't take pictures with Daddy dy...

And of course Niny can't be missed out in photo shooting! You know the way my dad carries his granddaughter is exactly like how he carried my twin sisters last time! We had a family photo when I was 5, when my sisters were just born.. and the difference of that pic and this is that my mom had another baby in her arms.. Haha.. and of course, they lookED younger!

More shots of Niny.. a bit blurry because she moves a lot! She seems to be able to recognise the camera and she doesn't like the metal box in front of her..

I guess my sister hugged her too fiercely.. Haha

And now a bit of updates.. Am helping in the preparation of the Youth Encounter Camp.. I'm sure God's gonna do GREAT and BIG things among the Kuching 611 Youth! Oh yeah, recently am starting to drive.. and attempted driving alone in both manual and auto cars, thanks to my mom and sist and Jong (she's a real good instructor)!! Hope I get the chance to get behind the wheel a few more times before going back..

Lots of things happened lately.. Looking forward to go back to PJ sometimes.. Hmm, well, only 10 more days to go!

the yummy post

It's always when I've got a bunch of photos that I'll be reminded of blogging... haha.. and now my photos are like so mixed-up that I dont know which is when.. sigh.. guess I'll just post pictures of food.. though I've not got many here..

To begin with, this is the beef noodles (from the hawker stall near my house) I mentioned that day.. Went with Jong that day.. I've been convincing her how good it was.. Turned out.. Not bad.. but I can't help feeling it has downgraded a lil'.. so I have to agree that up till now, nothing beats her Taiwanese beef noodles.. hahaha

Sarawak laksa~! Though they differ from place to place, but I guess they'll never miss out the very ori, genuine Sarawak taste.

This is from Sing Garden (really, really near my hse).. RM4.. not really worth it I feel.. coz it's quite small and there's nothing special.. :P

Another one from 3rd mile.. nice..! RM3.50 only..

Ooo.. and I found a not-bad tom yam at Jalan Keretapi.. near BookCastle the second hand bookshop where I had swept clean all Mary Higgins Clark's novels (really, there is not any to be found!)... The place is called Tea and Cheese.. I thought initially that it's a place only for snacks and tidbits.. but they sell 'real food' too.. haha.. This seafood tomyam soup is just soup without rice or noodles.. but it's quite worth it for RM4.50 or RM5 or RM6 I can't remember.. tastes a bit like ladna..

Next up is the kueh chap (consisting of pig's internal organs) which existence I have forgotten! I ordered that day because my friends did, and I was like, "Oh yeah, I haven't tried since I came back here!" But bad, bad choice of the day because I don't think they cleaned the intestines properly that day.. or is it that particular stall.. ugh.. really tasted like poo in the mouth and I don't think I'll eat that anymore for quite a while..

The next yummy thing is Niny the ginseng fruit.. hahaa... She's really growing bigger! Most people say she looks big for a 2-month baby.. Now her eyes could focus more and she could look at us in the eyes! And she coos and gurgles more often and louder now.. as if she's responding to us!!

Really feels like biting her sometimes.. Hahaha

Sigh.. how can you resist such cuteness?!