Home is Sweet~~!!

Well ladies and gentleman, this is me again, Victor da Victorian... haha.. well, it's been a while since you last heard from me. So what's up, you might be wondering.

I went to a DEYC, yup, Diocesan English Youth Camp, in Sandakan, and i left a few days earlier to provide some help to my mother church (was baptized and confirmed there). Thank God Josiah and Timothy Lim sent me to airport, then i got journey mercies from the Lord, arrived safely in Sandakan, had great hospitality from one of my best friends, and work started the moment i touched down. Went straight to church to start moving tables, and setting up the hall. Then went to crocodile farm with some "friends", and enjoyed the precious moments i have there.

Camp started, it was tiring, but ok. God allowed me to be in a great leader's group, Mark Matthew George. His character is just like mine, thus i felt great in that group. Had to slaughter a live chicken, and clean a fish, all on our own. I help the first, and did the latter. It was a great experience, and if i were to detail it, i don't think this blog'll fit. haha.

Came back, and I found more blessings. My house is just majestic, after it was renovated. Dad got a job in Melaka for a year. Oh ya, am on the verge to remove my single status away. hehe. Do pray for me as this won't be easy. What bout the girls?

Grateful & glad

I have to apologize for haven't replying the cell leader. I suppose nothing beats by putting forth an action. I am thankful to the lord for my family is certainly growing in christ. I pray that it continue.

Even though I didn't do well in one of my subject I still give thanks & praise to the Lord. Let His will be done I submit. Let alone that probably my best is not good Enough.

Anyways, that has come to a pass. I have to admit it that thru this failure it keeps my humility low, not over boasting and i'm not that good yet afterall. I need higher & greater commitment! I am shameful for I have put a shame to christ and i 've given a bad testimony for my Lord.

During the duration after the results were released I was very down. But the Lord is Good. I know He's there all the time. This is temporary. I'll b back.

Life was filled laughther & sorrow. Good times with family, friends . At times, pain, poor moody days, where it seemed everyone surrounding me are my enemies. That's how life is isn't it? (example of good times can be found at http://garrylin.blogspot.com)

Pretty much that's how about my week passed. Looking forward, my trip to Japan. I am still pretty worried about my japanese. Still striving hard. Hopefully my proficiency is enough to communicate with my host.

That's pretty much all about it. That's all for my part. What about yours?!

Times

The UK trip's been alright. In France now.. land of cigarettes, wine, cheese and brothels, yes, there are brothels EVERYWHERE, like three or more just down my road. Haha.

However, physically I ain't doing well, something you all should learn;

When I'm stressed, or when I miss someone, it manifests itself physically usually in the form of stomach aches, insomnia and sickness (cough, flu and/or sore-throat) and currently I'm suffering the latter two. Sigh. Pray for me please, a lot in this area.

Besides that, it's all alright :)

And by now you should understand that the previous sentence is said in the context that you understand that my mental is in partial completion of both sexes and deviates substantially but in a very safe context (now broken) with a few conditions precedent and any other previous contemplations or any future insights or any solution to probable problems thus you should get my drift if you understand (which is quite highly unlikely). Haha.

Sigh. Honestly speaking, I just wanna go home...

Long Holiday~~

Well, guess what?? I've got the first post for December 2007~!! Haha...
Anyway, the past week has been a busy one for me, though I'm supposed to be in a long holiday, it past very fast. I mean, it didn't even feel long. 1 month passed just like that, and now I'm preparing to go for the camp and also back to my hometown. I suddenly feel weird and nervous, out of nowhere, and I even got lost during packing. Didn't know what to bring, and what not to bring.

Back to da point, I've done lots last week, including meals with Lydia on monday at Williams, wednesday noon at murni's with Paul and Sharon, and I sent Paul to airport on Friday. It just passed by so quickly, and this week, I've started to miss the current church. haha.. since when i'm back, I shall be worshiping in the new church.. dang.

nevertheless, was in church helping for a while.. haha.. not a while, whole afternoon.. today..

oh ya, i also was the security at 2 different weddings, apart from Des' , and it was fun.. and tiring.
anyway, time to sleep
nite~!

hope ta hear from ya~!

Sibu trip

It’s about time that we share our week… I guess not everyone in the Faith Station like to type… But I continue to urge one another to share little or so.. As I refresh back - My detox week.

My detox sorta ended when my trip to Sibu started. It was on Tuesday. My family and I except my brother went back Sibu last Tuesday to attend my cousin’s wedding. We departed from Miri at around 10:30 arriving Sibu City at around 4Pm…

It’s been almost 2 years when I last visit Sibu City… It’s still the same.. very much all the olden structures… all the old buildings… Life’s a little boring there… But very much intimate for me.. with all the foochows around.. hahaha…

After checking in hotel, we went hunting for some local foods.. hahaha.. tried some rojaks.. and some local made dumplings (Chang).. Well, the rojaks there’s a bit different from the common.. Normally Rojak’s mixed with the sauce before served.. but in Sibu, the sauce is served in small bowls, where everyone have their own portion. Then, there’s this sotong, and all kinds of taufu, kuehs placed on a plate and everyone can poke their food and dip into their sauce before eating it..

Then, come dinner… went to restaurant called ‘chuan yang’ it has a beautiful location. Located under the Lanang Bridge. Near the Rajang River. Beautiful…. The bridge is really beautiful… with it’s engineering structure. Before the food, let me do some intro about Sibu. Sibu’s built upon the Rejang/ Rajang delta grounds. Every piece of land in SIbu is swamp area. Therefore, all the structure of the house is built with pilling. Without pilling… most probably the structure may sink like titanic. With land reclaiming technology, amazingly, any reclaim done, the soils just disappears overnight…

Sibu is the only place where even roads also need pilling.. hahaha… Plus, they were the first people to use kayu bakau as pillion. Before cement were created la.. The Lanang Bridge was completed early this year. Before this… Sibu depends heavily on Ferries to ferry the cars and passenger across the Rejang River. Therefore, many travelers have to stop by SIbu overnight or so to cross the river. Trust me, before the completion of the bridge, life’s bad for people like me who wants to go to Kuching from Miri… We have to queue. The jam can sometimes last 4 hours!

The queue is something as long as the whole stretch of Federal highway! And to make it worse… you have to wait for the ferry to cross, the traffic is almost 0% Goodness.. those were the days… The project took almost 5 years to complete… there were sayings that the developers wanted to delay the project so that SIbu would continue to be a stop over for an extra few more years.

Well, for now, Sibu’s still ok.. still the same.. economy is still the same.. I even took the opportunity to visit the River front. Used to be the busiest place in sibu. Where the express boat are the only means of transport to visit remote villages up the stream… There are still a lot of express boats.. but not so busy compared to years before. Do you know that the Rejang River is Malaysia’s longest river? And it measures up to 770 KM.

OF course eating has been my diversity. Hahaha.. Went for all the Foochow food in Sibu… the famous Foochow Buns… Kong Pia… went to the shop I always go.. The baker started the shop back in 1963. The time Malaysia was formed. The shop is really old and ancient… But the bun’s pretty much the same…

Life in Sibu is pretty much boring.. but mind you.. if you ever go to Sibu… Be ware! There are plenty of gangsters… I think majority of the populations are gangsters… Don’t ask me why.. But contrary… Sibu has the most churches in the whole of Malaysia I think… It’s like every 5 steps you walk, there’s a church… everywhere is church!!!!!!!! Majority Methodist. Hehehe.. that’s why.. usually if you wanna look for a Foochow.. you go to a Methodist church…

Well, the banquet style in SIbu is quite different from the banquet I usually attend… different as in the way the banquet is run. The way they honor their guest and the way drinks are served.. the dishes are also a little bit weird.. I can elaborate that if you want..

Then, back in miri.. Detox begins again.. hahaha… Btw, we just had our World Foochow Rally on Saturday and last night… I didn’t attend it though.. My family didn’t continue the membership after my grandpa passed away.. Anyways… I was amazed with the Foochow Heritage centre they recently built. I wanted to visit it but we didn’t have enough time… so, came back Miri without visiting it.. will visit it on my next trip…

Well, Life in Miri is okay… Haven gone anywhere interesting.. Haven done anything very exciting.. Except visit to Sibu… My life dreads as 29 approaches… I hope I can pass at least for all my units… help me pray about it… That’s pretty much about my week… How about you?

Detox~

Hey there everyone…

I hope everything goes well with everyone… How have things been since I last left? For me… Home’s good… except some things happened…

First… During the week, dad’s car got stolen… Geez.. Horrible… lost a Hilux Toyota… supposedly next week, my family is going to use that car to go back to Sibu for my cousin’s wedding.. but now.. seems like we’ll have to use my another Isuzu D-max… And I am now grounded… Since not enough cars at home.. I’ll have to stay home…

Usually, I drive the Volvo around… Since my dad and mum uses the Hilux, while my bro drives the D-max to work… and I uses the Volvo to go around… BUT now… Dad’ll use D-max while, Bro’s using the Volvo and all that’s left with me is my Dog.. hahaha…

Anyways, bad week for me dad… the worst part here is that the car is a COMPANY car… the employer’s now in Japan havin holidays… I wonder what happens when she’s back… O.O

As of myself… I’m now on ‘detoxification’ project… Yeap.. You read it right… DETOX… Havin my allergy, I consulted another skin specialist. He said he can’t determine whats the allergen that triggered my hormone… All he can say is, my condition could be due to my body toxic that has accumulated over the years and released at once… to think of it… Our body collects toxic?! Ooooo.. lucky for me… my mum’s in this Forever Living company.. A health company…

Got some of the products and try them… Been on the program for 3 days now.. lost 5 KGs… I’m shocked myself too… have o deal with lots of temptation… coz, it’s all about fasting and replacing nutrients… While doing that, I’m also on Japanese Course… learning Japanese at home… Later in the noon, my sister’ll be back from her boarding school… Then , I’ll be able to consult her on some of the Japanese I don’t understand… It’s easy.. yet need lots of practice… Hopefully, I can master it before going Japan… Or else… O.O

Well, nothing much now… Just awaiting next week for my SIBU trip.. gonna get some Foochow Food… Yay~ Foochow Rawks~ hahhahaa… Spiritually, I am trying to cope actually… Hopefully I don’t Derail… I’m even havin a hard time coping with my devotion… Oh… Bad bad….. So, do keep me in prayer… Hopefully I don’t fall out of place la… At least my body’s beginning to fall in place now.. hahaha… Till then… Tata…

Happy Holidays~~!!

Well, it is only right for me to wish everyone happy holidays (besides Sharon.. hehe) as I wrote this during the holidays. Well, first post, and I have no idea what to write about. So, I'll tell a little bit of what happened for me during these few days (yeah, around 12th of November... )..

First, I got sick. Yeah Babe, after maintaining 1 whole semester without getting physically sick, i finally got flu.. and i do hate it much.. not because of the blocked nose, but I extremely hate sore throats.. Reason? Simple, no pizzas... sad.. But I got myself a fair treat of sushi's on Sunday night.. haha.. and yeah, thank God i got sick after the exams, if not.. (this part I'll leave it to your imagination).. Am recovering quickly now, and sleeping like a pig at home.. enjoying the comfort i get from both the bed and sofa..

Second, my parents invested in a house in Cheras, and we went there to clear up the unwanted weeds (crawlers). To our amazement, the house got broken into, and since it's an empty house, they stole the sinks and the bathroom metal items (such as the water tap.. can you believe it??)
well, I was kinda curious, why the green big dustbin we left in the store room was placed nicely in the front porch. Then, I went to walk around (yeah, i was lazy.. didn't want to weed.. haha), thus i walked to the neighbours (who haven't move in yet), and there, i saw the front door being broken into the same way, with the green dustbin in the front porch as well. Being super bored, I tried playing detective, and came to a conclusion, the fella left the dustbin to be used as a clear indication. This really amazes me on how clever the thiefs are. I wonder, if they are given the chance to work as police, I think they'll be detectives in no time.. haha

Third, I am dead bored at home, as my ps2 is not functioning properly. Also, an influx of love songs (downloaded by David), has made me feel lovey dovey (Is this how it's spelt?).. Makes me think about a girl, whom I very wish, can be together with. I'll not expose her name here, as this is a blog, where people reads. I'll tell in share if you're interested.

Well, that's all for now. haha, remember to do bible study ya. haha. ciaoz - victor the victorian.

Called to Faithfulness

11th & 12 August 2007
2 Timothy 1:3-14

3 I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. 4 Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. 5 I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.


8 So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God, 9 who has saved us and called us to a holy life-- not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, 10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. 11 And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher. 12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day. 13 What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. 14 Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you-- guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.

1. Passing on your Christian Faith

2 Timothy 1:5
I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.

2 Timothy 2:2
And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.



2. Not ashamed of your Christian Faith

2 Timothy 1:8
So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner...

2 Timothy 1:12
That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.



3. Guarding your Christian Faith

2 Timothy 1:13
What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 1:14
Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you-- guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.



Questions

1. In the rise of religious tensions along with violence and terrorism, in what way do they affect our faith?

2. What are some of the ways we can be a witness of Christ and not be ashamed of our faith - in workplace, neighborhood and church?

3. The Christian Faith and its value will continually be challenged and undermined by the media and entertainment industries (e.g. MTV, Movies). How can we educate our family and cell group to be faithful and not be deceived by them?
What positive ways can we bring up our family and children in the way of the Lord without compromise?