Worst Wedding Dinner Ever

Last night I was stuck for bout 3 hours at my cousin's wedding dinner, somewhere in Klang.
It was horrible. As soon as we walked into the restaurant I sensed an impending doom.
There were boys walking around selling keropok, and another dude selling lottery tickets. Goodness me...
And we couldn't even hear ourselves think. About 50-ish tables, in a small place, there was NO room to walk at all.
Everyone talking at the top of their lungs. I found it rude, even when the bride n groom came in they didn't stop. But then something even worse happened.

They opened the floor for karaoke.
And this place had speakers all over, turned up to a level beyond Macaulay Culkin's in Black or White. Oh My Goodness.
Lets just say Simon Cowell would have a great time had he been present. It wasn't just that everyone was really bad, it was cause they were shouting into the mikes, and so it was just horrible noise.
Ish. Enough, the memory alone is making me cringe.

In the morning, yes we three were called up on stage. SO memalukan...
The elders started off by calling us the Three Musketeers that are going off to USM.
That's ok, bearable.
Then the elder didn't know who Li Yee was, and made a very wrong comment.
And lastly, for some bizarre reason, he said something like - lucky they're not going to Singapore, or else they'd marry Singaporeans and never come back...
I mean, where did THAT come from?!?! To make matters just a little bit worse, this Sunday, of ALL Sundays, we had 4 visitors that came up from Singapore... So I bet now they're gonna go back, thinking M'sians always kutuk and make jokes outta S'pore.

Urgh, and yes, I saw Mun Onn, Shaun, the whole back row near the PA, laughing their heads off... Ish! Just u wait la, one day you all will get it too. Even you Obi-Mun, I think I'd be willing to come down from Penang JUST to see you squirm. In your gray shirt.

After the service whole bunch of well-wishers came over, saying goodbye-congrats-good luck...etc. I was touched.
People I didn't think knew me, or that have never spoken to me before, came over with kind words.
Gahhhh! I'm gonna miss Life Chapel like crazy.

USM, Here comes Shelby!

The results are in.
I'm going to University Sains Malaysia, Penang.

When i looked it up, i was so scared.
Earlier i asked my brother to be with me, but the site wasnt up yet.
So i was alone.
Chris was on msn with me, pestering me to go check, go check.
So i typed in my IC Number, and closed my eyes.
The page loaded, and i literally peeped out at the screen, 4 lines held my future :

NOKP:851124146278
NAMA:SHELBY AILEEN NG
PROGRAM:SB00 - SASTERA (B. INGGERIS DAN KESUSASTERAAN)
IPTA:UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA

And i was stunned. I sorta had prepared myself to not expect anything, but still i was unprepared..
As soon as i saw it was USM, i msged Chris and was like "OH MY GOODNESS!!! I GOT USM LIKE YOU!" He then did the same back, and i couldnt tahan not having anyone to talk with so i called him up and screamed over the phone with him...
Then re-checked and confirmed we got the same course as well...Goodness, what are the chances of that.
And later on i checked and Li Yee's also going to USM!!! My yee-lai!

Amazing, about a week ago, i was saying how for sure all 4 of us will be split up, and now 3 of us are together, with Samuel going to UM.
It kinda sucks, cause it would've been great if he was with us...I know i'm gonna really miss the arguing, scolding, talking...BUT there's always msn, right Sam?

And i found out today that my registration day is on the 2nd, thats a week away.
Sucks.
I've got 1 week to decide what to bring, buy whole load of new stuff, meet up with friends...
Bah.
But i'm also excited with the new chapter i'm begining...

There's only one sadness that makes me wanna stay, but i think i'll be able to work it out.
Optimism... =)

Well, any words of wisdom...?
Dont worry, i promise to behave myself...

Oooh! uncle Kok Joo just called...He says they're gonna be calling the 3 of us up on stage tmr to be prayed for...SO SHY! I rmb what happened to Kevin n KFC, the handsome young men...Kekeke...
But aww man, tmr's my last Sunday at Life Chapel. . .
Gotta make sure i say bye to everyone.
*sob*

CORNY?

I realize lately i've become quite corny.
i think maybe i've been hanging out with corny people?
(No Mun Onn, i wont mention your name...Nor you Chris...Nor you Stoop....)
But unlike some, it does not come natural to me, thus my corniness is sometimes not so corny corn...

And speaking of that, guess what i had for dinner tonight...
Yup, CORN!!!



No, i'm not mad, nor do i have an eating disorder.
Its just that i came home and there's no one around... And like old mother Hubbard, i went to the cupboard and saw that the cupboard was bare...Even the fridge didnt have anything attractive, except 2 carrots, but....neh!
Also, we're out of cup noodles.
Lazy to make anything. Lazy to go out. Lazy to call mum to bring home something.
I do another round of searching, and saw a tin of corn.
So i thought, what the heck - grabbed it and mixed it up with butter and ate it.
Yum.
I was so amused by it, that i took pictures, like someone i know takes pictures of oranges...

But today for the FIRST time ever, i went to Red Box.
Its pretty cool la, though when they first told us Room 11, it looked to me more like a door to a small broom closet or something. But it was pretty cosy and spent a fun 3+ hours there.
The food wasnt that great though...My mee mamak had a really weird taste. And my friend ordered a combo platter thing, which was pathetic looking...
BUT besides that, good time had by all.
And karaoke is so tiring... =)
I think its the combination of singing + screaming + laughing that makes it so tiring....
SO now, i'm gonna try and go to sleep...Only had 4hours sleep last night (really worth it tho), and i'm probably gonna be up early tmr.

Stupid bloody Uni results still arent out.
Was a false alarm.
Which was good, i had 2extra days to enjoy and be carefree with friends without thoughts of leaving cropping up.
But supposed to be out 24th, tomorrow. Well, this time i'm NOT gonna be sitting clicking on front of my com screen at midnight, not gonna get conned again.
And i feel so frustrated regarding another issue, how it will be affected by my Uni placing...
Its been on my mind and, bah, try as i might i cant just drop it and hope for the best.
We shall see
But that's a story for another day.

For now, i'm just enjoying my indigestible dinner...

Mmmmmm........

2 hours to go...

Its less than 2hours till midnight.
I just watched two feel good movie's back to back...
Orange County and Secondhand Lion.
Crap.

The first one was about a guy that has been waiting his whole high school life to get away from his small little town, his mundane life and to go off to college further away, to live his life...But when the time comes, he realizes that he doesnt want to leave after all, and his life was what if was because of the people around him.
Bleh, doesnt that sound just like part of me...?

The second movie was about the lives of two men, that went off into the world, not turning back and no regret. "They lived...They REALLY lived..." Did exactly what they wanted to do...
Also exactly like part of me, wanting to just go off far far....

Earlier today, was talking to Samuel bout the coming uni results...
I was trying to explain to him how difficult it was to pray for something, and yet say, yes it is His will, but at the same time hoping that He will give me what i want... Sam said that i had better get it sorted out and settled with Him before i get the results , and yeah, i'm working on it...

The funny thing is, i was telling Sam how i was trying hard not to hope for something too much, cause for some bizzare reason, i think the more you want something, the less chances you are of getting it...? So by trying to not want so much, the higher the chances of getting...
I dunno how to explain but yeah, thats how i feel.
Sam laughed and said "What, you're trying to trick God isit ??? You think you can fool him?"
Me : Err.....Yeah...?

Well, it'll all be known soon enough.

1 hour 38mins to go...

Countdown.....

Awww mannnnnnnn....

Today i realized another reason for not wanting to go off to uni.
Mindless chilling out with pals...
Bah, was a fantastic non-planned thing, just bunch of us girls bumming in someone's house.
And because i woke up early to go make new IC, and the others make passport, we were such lazy bums, lying on the floor, sofa,pillows strewn about...All sleepy-eyed talking and laughing, bout all sorts of nonsense under the sun.

And not only today, all the other times:
Staying out at a mamak until sunrise and you hear the birds chirping...
When crazy people call you out for dim sum at 5am...
Unexpectedly appearing at ppl's house and messing up their car...
Playing a game of RISK for 4hours plus...
Driving to Klang for bah kut teh...
Taking dog for a walks in the evening...
Long chats in the car...
Sleepovers...

The list goes on and on ler.

On the 22nd of June, the local uni results will be out.
I'm so super dreading it.
Its weird, cause a month or so ago, i couldnt wait to go, get started, new chapter in life etc...
But now, i'm so afraid i'll get a place far off , and i'll be away from the ones that i want to be near to...

Sucks....
Part of me wants to go off, start life afresh in where no one knows me, and i can be who i wanna be do what i wanna do....that part will be happy if i got USM.

But the other part just wants to stay put, and not have anything change... that part longs for UM.

Friends. Family. People. Unexplored possibilities. Way of life.
Ish.

Less than 48hours to go....

On a seperate, happier issue, i managed to get my hands on something i've been eyeing the past 3months... (no, not u Stoop...) and what a happy surprise i got when it was actually even cheaper than the discounted price written there...
Joy!
And i wanted to buy another one, of a different colour, but i at first told myself no...then my friend said no, and literally had to pull me out of the shop...Sigh.
Its a case of need vs want.
I KNOW i dont need it...but oh, how i want it....
Am now regretting not getting it, and after discussing with other friends, have decided to go back and get it tmr.

Honesty

Honesty.
Can we say it goes hand in hand with vulnerability?
"The condition of being laid open to something undesirable or injurious"

The other day i was being honest with my friend... Its quite difficult.
Being honest with a friend. And knowing how much i DISLIKE confontation....

First comes the whole, would rather dodge the issue than face it.
Did that, check.

Then a direct question comes... Hmm, think of ways to dodge, evade, not answer. Can sorta, so tell half truth, not full truth.
Did that, check.

Another question posed, eeks! Man, this guy is good, cannot dodge, cannot evade, cannot not answer... Shucks, now stuck, to just throw caution to the wind and speak, or remain tightly closed as a rose bud in the night...? Bah, say only la, whats the worst that can happen, right...? (like, alot....)
Did that, check.

But know what? In the end, it all worked out fine...Better than fine? I guess on my part i was afraid of my own ego getting pricked and i'll be left licking my wounds. I dont like to be the one that says something, and then i cant go back , ya know? Whats said has been said and nothing can be done.

Well, i guess thats just the way i am. I can play with words, hold them back and just dodge wherever possible.
Am learning not to be so cautious...Sorry ya people, but it is a flaw of mine.
And its according to mood and topic, where at times i can be really passionate bout it and go all out, and other times i'm in a shell (is that why i'm shell-bee? lame joke just for u KFC KFC)

So, yeah, honesty...best policy?
We shall see...

Sepang Spontaneous Seaside Sleepover...

Weee! Such fun...Imagine my surprise when on Sunday night, Samuel asks me, are you up for spontaneous trips ? Turns out he was asking if i was interested to go to Sepang, just for a night, the same place we went before for a YF trip in 2002...

Those keen and that went were, me, him, Chris, Li Yee and Jee Lee.
Well, Sam said he'd pick me up at 9am. By 9.15 Jee Lee had called me, picked me up and gone back to Sam's house and still not a peep from him. Since the grandma sorta knows me, she let us in and lo and behold, there was the piece of squat (a direct phrase used by the man himself) fast asleep in bed. By the time he got up, and packed...etc etc, we left about 10.15-10.25am. But was okay, its leisure trip after all. Picked Li Yee up and we were on our way.

Not much happened cept Christopher had fantacies of some woman called Wendy, and then at 11+ stopped halfway at a mamak for brunch, that Sam said would also be lunch, so ate more. We made SO MUCH of noise, with all the laughing and joking and talking. Thankfully there were no other patrons, or else we'd probably have scared them off...

So off we went to the place. Got there 1/2 hour or so later, went to the first "resort" we saw, which was the original place we went to before back in YF, and the place was STILL as horrible as it was then...and just as tiny, really small room and pathetic attached toilet. Decided to drive on further abit, and see what was ahead, came to another more decent looking "resort" that was bigger cause it had a lil living room, bedroom and toilet, and it was only for 10bucks more. So we got a room (at the time there we were the only guests there) and chucked our stuff in. Because it was bout noon, it was getting really hot, so we just chilled in the un-chilly room, chit chatting, till CHRIS lazy bum bum went to sleep...When he woke up he was as blonde as before sleep singing *On a Monday- i am crazy , On a Tuesday- i am lazy, On a Wednesday- i'm crazier than Monday...* That started singing session of oldies and 90's music, very VERY off key...

Then bout 5+ when it was cooler, went walking on the beach.
There were tiny reddish crabs EVERYWHERE!!! Was amazing, like a mini Christmas Island, as Sam said... It really looked as if the ground was moving as the multitude of crabs walked their way up the beach. I tried to catch one just for fun, and the stupid thing pinched me lil pinky finger and it bled a little. Stupid crab....

We waded out till the water reached nearly to our waists.. Splashed about abit, threw a ball around....earlier Chris had insisted on changing into a pretty short pair of shorts, that were WHITE!!! In order to show of his "sexy legs". So halfway in the water, he suddenly exclaimed aloud "Oh man, i'm so exposed...!" And we all groaned....He was SO silly, cause non of us even noticed, until HE mentioned it, silly squat...

Then we stood watching the sunset. Although the water there is REALLY nothing to boast about, when the sun is setting, everything can look great in the pinky-orangy-purple light..
We split up then- Li ,Chris and Sam taking pictures, Jee Lee running off kicking the ball and me slowly wading in the water, just thinking quiet thoughts, singing to myself and enjoying the moment...

Once we got back to where we left our slippers, KP, who was supposed to join us, still had not arrived so the unlikely search party of Chris and Sam set out to find KP, as he had missed a turning somewhere. While waiting for their return, we gals had a heart to heart talk bout,guess what? GUYS! And while doing so, i made a sand sculptur of a mermaid...It was pretty good if i may say so myself... =)

When the guys came back, we were so hungry & walked straight for dinner, got bitten alive by mosquitoes and planned to later make a small campfire, in the spirit of things...After dinner, collected and took whatever dry branches and twigs from the area around...We literally broke the dead branches off some trees, cause we had SO LITTLE firewood. Thank goodness KP the ex-scout was with us, and got the fire started, with us helping do what we could. I discovered that i'm really talented in blowing...I was the most skilled of the lot, blowing at the wood so it could catch fire,and would'nt die out. Lasted an hour, pretty long considering our small stack of wood. After that, headed back in for 'chor tai tee' while we took turns to shower.So super sandy.
The water ran out when Sam was showering, so he had to wait in there till the water pump got turned back on, poor thing.

Once all clean, we playes Malaysian Monopoly... It was HILARIOUS... Chris, after many round had only 2 pieces of property, that fetched him RM6 and RM4 each...BUT he kept landing on spots where he had to pay others 4-5times the ammount...So kesian. Really REALLY pitiful... Jee Lee and KP were really naughty, kept ending up in jail- more than 3times each, and Samuel managed to buy most of the stuff. BUT we were only gonna start our negotiating once the LAST street was sold, Jalan Riong. After SO many rounds it STILL remaind unsold. Madness okay, everyone was eyeing it.. And thus, we change it to whoever manages to buy it, was the Winner of the game. So imagine our surprise, after so much bad luck, Chris's car landed on it.. Even he didnt believe, said counted wrong...Did a recount and it WAS...We BURST into laughter and screams then okay...Pity whoever that was nearby cause no way was it peacefull.

Game ended with us hyper, so we decided to go walk on the beach. As we neared the shore, in the distance was a storm, and the lightning was amazing... There were flashes here, there and everywhere, and i was just standing in awe at the beauty of it all...You could see the bolt of lightning come from the cloud above, and shoot straight down into the sea...It was like a line of fire...Everyone tried to take a picture, but it was pointless. I'd love to describe more, but i really cant...You just gotta be there...

Balik to the room at bout 4+ and went to sleep...We 3monkeys shared the double bed, with our legs dangling out...Samuel squirmed about in his sleeping bag, and Chris n KP on matresses in the living room...

KP (real hero) woke up and left by 7am, cause he had work to go to...Amazing la he...
And we pigs, slept on, next thing i know, Jee Lee is waking me from my nice dream telling me its 12.30pm.....Argh, what a total waste of morning...
Since it was too late for kayaking, we lazed about somemore, then checked out at bout 2pm, and went to have bah-kut-teh in Klang. Got there, stomaches growling like mad and feasted on the food put before us...

Finally, we left to go home, all went back to Sam's house where we looked at the pictures, and played tai ti again. ...According to Chris, its not the cards, its the person....yeah right!?!
I got home bout 7.50pm, and just vegged in front of the tv, half asleep...

So am i up for spontaneous trips. . . ?
Oh yeahhhh.........

My Kitty Cat

Me and my Kitty Cat

Yay, got to hang out with Kitty Cat today...
FINALLY we went to Fitness First together. There's been at least 4 failed attempts, reason being we always plan to go early morning, and end up canceling last minute... Today,it happened again actually, BUT we rescheduled for evening instead, a more practical time for the both of us.

After meeting in the changing room, and getting ready, we went for the RPM class, where, unluckily my brother was conducting... So of course i dowanna lose face in front of him, thus i pedalled faster... Good actually, worked out more. Cat, being her first time in the class, kept to her own pace, and didnt overdo it. After the grueling 45mins, spent some time on the other machines, talking all the while. You see, since form 6 ended , we dont have much time to catch up with each other,but everytime we do, its still just as great. After everything, went for dinner and talked some more...BUT....

......we didnt know that our talking would lead to a surprise later on. Cat parked at the Uptown parking, and so around 10.15pm we walked to the car, to find that the gate was locked and a sign saying CLOSED AT 10PM Arghhh!!! We were stunned for a while, thinking oh no, cant get the car...But thankfully there was a number there to call, and within 7minutes of explaining the situation, a guard came to open the gate, half laughing at us and telling us where to park next time. Her car was the only car left there, and looked so sad all alone in the big empty carpark.

Oh yeah, in the morning went to watch Mr. & Mrs. Smith...My goodness, i've watched more movies in the past 3months, than i have the whole of last 2years... Went in thinking the show would be lousy-ish - just an opportunity for the guys to drool at Angelina, storyline takng a backseat to her other more visible...attributes... Kekeke, and yes, there was a scene where i'm sure most guys jaws dropped and some saliva trickled out, but....

...ANYWAY, turns out the movie wasnt too bad... I was quite enjoying the back and forth, love hate relationship thingy going on...The witty remarks and comments were good..Sadly, as all movie's must have, there were several corny lines that really mem*bleh*kan the scenes...too mushy...Standard i know, but me, li and jee burst out laughing during them, bad thing i know, but what to do...Cannot tahan the corn factor!!! Had to rush home for gym, so left ASAP after movie. Still was fun tho. Oh...I just remembered something super embarrassing that i did while going to the cinema...


Jon and friend before lunch...

...So we were all going up the escalator, but i lagged behind abit cause i was checking out a bag on display, but when i did step on, i assumed the person in front of me was Jee Lee. As i was going up, i looked down and saw a massage place and a woman getting the treatment, so i reached out and started tapping Jee Lee's arm, telling her to look at the massage, and that we shoul go one day...blah, blah, and the whole time i was tapping and tugging her arm..When i got no responce, i then tugged abit at her shirt and was calling "Jee Lee, Jee Lee look...look la..." over and over.

So after STILL no responce i look up and see some unkown lady, big startled eyes, staring at me as if i were mad...I was just about to blurt "You're not Jee Lee!" when i realized the others were bout 5steps ahead of me... Oh the HUMILIATION!!! I quickly mumbles my sorry,sorry-thought you were my friend and raced up to them, and burst into silent laughter...I couldnt speak for a good minute or so, the extent of my embarrassment. Luckily i looked back and took a peep and the lady was also amused and laughing, so it was all alright, she was a good sport about it.

So warning to all,
the next time you go tugging and pulling at someone's arm, double check the arm belongs to the right person...

A missed funeral, a work out session and an almost surprise...

Morning, woke up , supposed to go for a funeral, a distant relative's one.
Mom screaming at us to get ready, the convoy leaving at 10am, we get there at about 9.50 and the convoy already LEFT!!!
Ish, i was irritated. So the 4 of us ended up having breakfast at the corner coffee shop next to Glad Tidings. Was nice actually, as we rarely eat together as a family.

I went to the gym today.... Goodness,i havent been in AGES!!!
So unfit now, its a disgrace...
But i lugged myself there anyhow.
For those that've been, do you ever get the insecure feeling that ppl are watching you... Comparing... Or even worse, a FEW people doing the above and whispering to each other...
Ish, thats the feeling i get at the gym. Which is horrible now that i'm so unfit.
ANyways, did 30mins on the treadmill, and another 20 on the bike. Was feeling pooped and was deciding to stop or rest a while then continue, when noticed that the RPM class was about to start in 5mins... SO i thought, what the heck la, go for it only.
The next 45minutes was near torture...It didnt help that i had a cramp in my left calf halfway through, and me, idiot that i am, cycled through the pain.

Sweat buckets and came out totally exhausted, but oh so totally satisfied and pleased with self. I guess i still have some oomph in me.

Had a healthy dinner of popiah. (obviously not gonna waste work out on fatty foods)
And later at 11+ went to meet up with Daniel and Jon for a Williams session, but this nite was different cause *ahem* its DANIEL'S BIRTHDAY!!!!

So called 'plan' was hilarious..
Li Yee couldn't make it, so she called at 12 to "distract" Dan, while i snuck off to the car to get the cake n candles, BUT she called slightly early, so by the time i did go, she was trying to re-call him , and Jon was on his hp calling her and i was in my car sticking the candles in the cake.
Bah! When i walked back over, lo and behold there was Jon on the hp, with Dan walking behind towards my direction. Surprise foiled,BUT we had a real GOOD laugh about it
Even the table's around us were laughing... But it was a merry moment, and i doubt i'll be forgetting it anytime soon...
Thats TWO bday surprise attempts that sorta failed...
Maybe its just not meant to be. Anyways...

HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY DANIEL!!!
(old edi, in 2 years gonna be a "man"...kekeke)

T.L.C RETREAT 2005

I'm baaack.......
There's always that great feeling when coming back from camps...the ride home just seems to take forever.

Church Retreat 2005 was pretty good. Went to Trolak, unknown lil place in Perak.
Well, we young single girls got one bunglo to ourselves, and the first night there was pretty freaky. Me, Weng Yan, Jee Lee and Li Yee shared a room. The bunglo's are abit run down, which was ok by me, BUT there were COCKROACHES!!!!
Imagine this, i went into the toilet to change into my p.j's when one of the girls noticed a roach on the toilet door, i literally leaped out of the toilet and jumped onto the room bed..Then we saw another one on the door. ARGh!!!! By then all of us were screaming,well except for Jee Lee cause she's not afraid of them. Yin Ngai came from the other room and the two of them did a "search and distroy". One of the darn roaches hid itself somewhere so it took about 1/2 hour before the whole thing was over. With plenty screaming in the background of course. Oh, i forgot to mention, the WORST part is it was FLYING roaches... *shiver* Total killed that nite = 4roaches

When it was all over, we pushed our beds together n all slept together, safety in numbers..but of course that meant us not sleeping till quite late, cause as soon as we settled down, one will start talking again and it just goes on and on...

Should people, when sleeping in a group, announce if they're gonna fart? Hmmm...

The sessions were really good. Andrew Cowell is an amazing speaker. He's really dynamic and makes eye contact with everyone when he's speaking. Sadly, my own fault, i was really sleepy at a few of his sessions, so didnt get as much as i could've from him...But he did a very good job, and i think he's one of the best camp speakers to date.

Went for a workshop entitled "From adolescence to adulthood". Was worried at first that it'd be another boring talk, telling me things i already knew, but i was way wrong. Instead, Hoong Cheong split us into 4groups , and gave us each a real life scenario and we were supposed to discuss and comment on it.

Funnily enuff, my group got the BGR topic. The gist of it being Nicola,christian, 26yrs, finished studies, working edi, but put off relationships while studying, but was now ready and looking. A really interesting, fun,adventurous, sweet..etc BUT non-Christian guy is interested in her, and her other option is a boring Christian dude that only askes her to church events and once for chicken rice.So what would we as her friend tell her...?
For some reason my group members didnt think that my suggestions of telling her "to prepare for the worst...spinsterhood" was a good idea.Some of the guys said "She's 26 years old!" i'm assuming they mean she's OLD already...Bleh! But H.Cheong did pose a question,that i thought was so interesting, were Christian guys boring...square...unexciting? Only doing churchy stuff...Hmm, there is some element of truth in that..

Well, Friday night we went to the HOT SPRINGS!!! woo hoo! the whole time before that we were all speculating what on earth it would be like...And laughing bout how it would cause certain things to "mengembang" and "mengecut" hahaha, after a ten minute drive through a pitch black small road surrounded by forest, we arrived there all pumped up. Made noisy grand entrance, *move it, move it!* and when got there tossed slippers off and waded in. It was really nice.. Everyone had a good time, young and old, and it was nice to see the uncle/aunties that were usually prim n proper splashing about...Joshua's t-shirt kept clinging, really clinging to his body everytime he stood up, and the only reason i noticed this is cause he kept LOUDLY declaring it...hahaha... For some reason i got a headache,(according to Samuel,had to do with heart beating faster...?) so didnt follow the others to the hotter dipping pools, just stayed by myself in the main pool.
Though alone, not too bad, bumped into Weng Soon who was doing something interesting with his specs n the water, pretty cool actually, but the most amazing part was he spoke to me! Kekeke, he who never says a full sentence to me actually conversed with me as if i were a normal human being. Then we went to check out the other dipping pools together. Overall, the hot springs is a nice lil place to go, and for RM5 it was worth it lor...its a good place to stop if ever on a road trip.. Only thing is forgot to boil eggs in the water..

Saturday afternoon was Funday, organized by me, Li , Sam n Chris. Till an hour before the thing we still had not finished with all the planning/stuff... That Stress + lack of sleep = headache again..such Joy! Funday was supposed to be at 4pm, but at 3.15 or so, it started drizzling, and by 3.45 it had turned into a full blown storm... Initially, i thought we'd have a problem with too many ppl, but now we faced the problem of no one coming, cause the rooms/bunglo's were scattered all around the resort. But TLC members arent easily put off by abit of rain, and i was delighted to see the first people,a bunch of aunties, come in the hall.. Slowly and steadily the rest trickled in until we had a decent sized group. Actually, it was just nice, not to big nor too small. When the last clap for the last game ended, and ppl started walking out, the four of us just plonked ourselves down, and let out a huge sigh of relief. I personally think everyone had fun, and i think the games we came up with allowed everyone from 5yrs-50yrs to play, so i'm happy with it.

Got back to bunglo after last group discussion pretty tired, and as next day had morning worship, we decided to go to sleep earlier, BUT when Yueen San walked into the room, she saw something moving ON THE PILLOWS , switched on the light and it was ANOTHER BLOODY COCKROACH!!! By that time, we were shrieking again cause it was running about all over our beds and blankets and stuff. Horrible! Ran to nearby bunglo, borrowed bug spray and again Jee Lee and Yin Ngai hunted it down. Sprayed it out from under the bed and splatted it with a slipper. I have NO complaints of the choice of place EXCEPT the roaches... I mean, so many must mean that the place is pretty dirty...eeks!

Today's breaking of Bread service was really good. I enjoyed it because people who usually dont stand up to share, did. Its been quite routine with the same bunch of ppl always getting up to talk. So it was good that others did. Maybe not so scary cause no need to use mike. I dunno. But the last group discussion, about how our worship was, reminded me of how there's SO much room for improvement. Hopefully feedback of discussions will help the leaders in some way.

After a brilliant sum-up and challenge by Andrew, was the evaluation and closing. Even closing was so funny cause an elder unintentionally made a joke about himself , and everyone laughed so much, then turned the joke onto someone else and more laughter followed. Thankfully he stopped before it became too "cruel" a joke, but i really hope the person involved isnt hurt or insulted.

After a rushed pack up, quick dorm photo (well, not so quick actually) left Trolak. Drive home pretty uneventful except for KP accidentally veering off his side of the road and into ours as we were overtaking...Its was like "whats he doing...does he know he's coming very close...ARGH!!!" Then we all laugh laugh laugh. We're a mad bunch. Stopped at Sungai Buluh Bridge for B.King and then continued on home. Thanks again ya, Su, for being our great driver.

Now i'm home. No one's in. Have to write report of Session 4 - the Worldward Priority of the Christain Life is to Evangelise non-Christians. Thank goodness Edwin didnt give a deadline. Only sad thing is mom was using the digicam,so i couldn't take any pictures. Now have to wait for the others to upload and send me theirs.

PS : Adrene and Mun Onn, you guys did great job on the camp theme song...!