My trust is in Your name...

Listening to: One Thing - Planetshakers

Gonna try and squeeze in 3 days worth of post. Its not that many. Okay, maybe its quite a bit but I've blogged longer posts before. So this should not be a problem. Lets get started...

Friday, 29th August 2008

Was in the new church almost the whole day, helping out with the sound system, as well as carrying loads of boxes and cables throughout the whole day. Came back with aching muscles, I can tell you that.


Little Christina. Cute much, no? = )

Saturday, 30th August 2008

Woke up early despite sleeping late the previous night to attend Vineyard's Family Day. Reached there promptly at around 9-ish and spent about half an hour there buying breakfast and lunch. Talked to Lerry for a while, but could not talk much due to the fact she was busy.


Vineyard Church Family Day.


Already bustling with activity at 9am.


Lerry and Andy. Came mostly because of her. Haha. xD


Matt and Carmen @ church. No idea what the tongue was for...


Barney being gay. Haha, classic! BUT, he's straight. Just to clarify things here.

Finished pretty late, and reached back at 7pm-ish. I was dead tired I could tell you that. Celebrated Merdeka on my bed, trying to doze off to sleep with the insanely loud fireworks going on behind my house.

Sunday, 31st August 2008

MERDEKA! For some reason, this year's merdeka celebrations were a lil toned down and to be honest, I did not feel any hype whatsoever. Today however was a really good start to my hope of a fresh start. Too much drama happening all around me sometimes. xD

Today was the day where HCC moved to its new premises and had our first service. It was exciting to say the least.


Half filled.


Dad opening the service.


Worship team for today, or part of it.


Pastor Ronnie Chin was today's speaker.

Had lunch nearby with the youth where they had really really value for money set meals.


Butter rice + blackpepper chicken + chicken soup + ice lemon tea.


Most of the youth during lunch. = )


After lunch, we adjourned for our very first Youth Fellowship (YF) under new leadership at new premises.


Our speaker, Uncle Michael.


Ending YF with games.

Had a short practice for next week's worship and then headed home about 5pm. Alright, I'm done. Off to finish the rest of my assignment. Have a good week.

Signing off,
Matt

You were never made for my future...

Listening to: We wish you a Merry Christmas - Relient K

Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly.

Go ahead, try it. It'll make the world a better place.

The weekends are approaching again. This week will prove to be one extremely hectic week. The church is finally relocating, and the excitement is building up as we approach a fresh start. A new beginning, again. = )

2 days ago, a few of us met up for dinner before checking out the progress of the new church and consequently moving back to the old place to continue to dismantle the wires and cables. Since we were hanging around the new place with literally nothing to do, we went camwhoring and started snapping pictures like there was no tomorrow. So, here they are. Random camwhoring and photography in the eyes of amateurs. xD


A glimpse of what is to come.


Discussions, more discussions, and even more discussions...


Whoosh...


Bustling with activity.


Me trying to snap the logo.


Ah, here it is. The famous franchise, Old Town White Coffee.


Boredom strikes.


Barney joined in the camwhoring session.


Eu Jin. Wonder if this was candid...


This was candid.


Dad caught candidly. xD


Jump shot!


Poyo mood. xD


Barney's silhouette. Credits to Barney. Yeah, I know. Snapped himself. >.<"
Windows...


Nyeh....


Equipment!


Random...


Trying to capture a shot.


And playing with the angles...


All just to catch a proper picture of this ring.


Boom...


Barney's signature trademark.


Classic. = )

Yeah, thats about it. Most of the picture credits go to Barney. He was fiddling with my phone since his phone's battery was close to dead. So yeah...

Weekends!

Signing off,
Matt

In your face...

Long rant ahead. You have been warned!

Dear *fill in the blanks*,

I know how you are going through an inferior complex dilemma, but I strongly advise that you curb your mouth from speaking too quick before your brain processes the right words. I admit that I have a problem with my patience and my imploding anger, which is already on the verge of exploding, but I am trying to be very patient.

One would wonder if you were trying to use your age as a manipulative factor to patronize those younger than you, but one can only make assumptions or guess. Please, for your sake stop being sarcastic cause the jokes you make aren't funny nor worth laughing at. I'm glad I can rant right here on the blog, but you aren't worth the time.

Let me put my point real bluntly so that your undeveloped and uncivilized mind can comprehend...

Your "jokes" are not funny. In fact, they're offensive. I really suggest you think more before you speak or else you'll land yourself in bigger holes that you might never survive. You certainly are on the borderline of creating havoc just because you do not understand the thin line between a joke and an insult.

I assure you, if you continue to react and speak in such a manner to me ever again, you lying face down flat on the pavement will be the least of your worries. Fortunately for you, God is trying to teach me a lesson in patience and pointing out my weaknesses. How many times have I just stood my ground silently, letting you shoot your pointless bullets at me. As the saying goes, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me."

I say forget that saying. Words can either make or break someone, build or hurt someone. The power of life and death lies in the tongue, and you of all people should know it. If you don't, let me give you a hint. Go read the Bible!

Anyway, I'm thankful that He has caused me to see through you. How the mighty have fallen. You are definitely one of the apparent best friends who have fallen out of favour and indeed become one I could do without. This will be your last warning, for real!

I choose to ignore you and avert lashing out at you with total anger and no control. However, if this persists on, I assure you this will be the last thing you'll read. God help you then. For now, I hope He continues to help me and change me for the better. Its happening, every single day...

-end-

Alright, the end of my rant. Another post coming up later, with pictures this time. Stay tuned! xD

Matt

PS: For those of you who visit my blog without leaving me any line, shame on you! =X

There's none like You...

God is certainly awesome. = )

He spoke to me yesterday through devotion when the scripture passage was a section on Philippians 4.

Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, rejoice!

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

He certainly knows when to give that word of encouragement. Soon right after, He further spoke through the sermon about being contented, and to learn to put my trust in Him, knowing that wherever I am placed now, whatever circumstances I am in and whatever status I currently hold is the best He has placed me in unless He says otherwise.

Felt like a whole burden was lifted off my shoulders. Thank You Lord! You're just so awesome! I feel so loved. xD

Signing off,
Matt

For what its worth, lets leave it as that...

Fridays are normally routinely mundane. I have the whole day to myself with nothing to do but fret over my unfinished assignments and exams. However, today I went to take a short break (though I haven't really done much) and met up with Karmen and her friends. Went to Bukit Jalil to pick her up, then we headed off to Midvalley to have our sushi lunch and window shop.


Lunch menu @ Sushi Zen, Gardens.


Sauces and what nots.


Chefs at work.


Appetizers. Salmon and crab meat.


My half-bitten soft shell crab. Yumz...Karmen stole the rest of it. xD


The main course; unagi rice, or whatever you call it. Roasted eel with rice.


Karmen's Niku Beef. The soup really makes up for it.


Green tea ice-cream @ Baskin Robbins. Nawh, thats wasabi for ya.


Matt and Karmen.


Sink @ Gardens' toilet. Almost accidently pee-d in here. =X

Left MV around 5pm and drove back in heavy torrents that poured down. It was raining cats and dogs and needless to say, traffic was slow moving.

I learned a few lessons today while I was out.

1. A day out in the mall opens your eyes to the different types of people.
This was evident as I had a lot of alone time to myself while the girls were window shopping and camwhoring in the dressing rooms. I watched so many different people pass by and realize the diversity among us humans. I have to admit, I stood at places reminiscing as I saw people passing by, it just brought back a lot of memories. = )

2. Sales is influence over a person to spend.
This refers more to girls (no offence) and their hobby of shopping. Sales can drive someone to spend money and then presents itself a little regret right after the money has been cashed out, and paid to the cashier. Oh, it leads to occasional violence and the need for a guy to stop the girl from spending overexcessively. I've experienced the full effect of shopping with girls (especially a girl who loves dresses, tops, and anything to do with clothes) and it drained a lot of energy and helped build patience. xD


See what I mean? Those are Karmen's fingers by the way, not mine.


Boredom certainly leads to camwhoring. I had to entertain myself.

3. Appearance isn't everything.
My car may not be new, nor possess the looks of a sports car of any sort, but I absolutely cherish it. Petrol consumption is incredible. It was a little bit more than half this morning. I went to Bukit Jalil, then to Midvalley before heading back. Now, its drop to only half. You gotta love the petrol consumption. Its either really fuel effective or the petrol meter is a bit off. = )

4. I am back to square one all over again. = )
Today was certainly a way of getting back to reality. Lets just say I had reality knock some sense into the stubborn little me and facts that slapped me right in the face. The intention to see where I really stood opened my eyes and I'm back to where I started. I can finally look to the future. In a way, today proved so many things I could only second guess and assume. Ah, a fresh start all over again.

5. Last but not least, hugs can do wonders.
I almost forgot what it means to be hugged by someone other than your parents and your immediate family. I needed that. Thank you.

Signing off,
Matt

PS: I'm facing a dilemma. To cut my hair, or not to cut? Its either back to short, or a new style that requires a long fringe. I need opinions. = )