Pasar Ramadhan

It's been a long while since I attend Sunday service in Cheras Baptist Church, I guess it's more than 2 months. I arrived at Robert's place late on Friday night to spend the weekend with the youths. Saturday afternoon after worship practice, we went to Pasar Ramadhan at Bandar Tun Razak to collect dinner. There're just too many hungry ghosts searching for food all over.

Look at the people and cars:

I've never been to any Pasar Ramadhan before, all the while during Puasa month when all the Muslims fast I'll just stay in college and eat in canteen. Eventhough they can only start eating at 7.30 p.m, the place is already crowded with people buying for food at 5 p.m. Compare to a normal weekly Pasar Malam, this is more to malay foods, and we couldn't eat on the spot coz it means that we show no respect to the Muslims while they're fasting =.=.

Some stalls in Pasar Ramadhan:




This is how we park our car/ It's gonna be a big dinner!

After 1 hour of hunting, we brought back everything to the church. Either it's too early for dinner or they are really too much, we're all so STUFFED with the foods.

Wooo hooo~ we're so full, but there're still some work for us to do. Adrienne and Ivy need to do the youth activities calender for September, and I am asked to repair the laminating machine. So we had our night chit chat while working in the office.

The next day after church, Robert brought me for a KL tour. Don't misunderstand why he just brought me, he's always nice to everyone (XD). We been to a lot of places by STAR and PUTRA. I can't even remember all of them, it's something like Time Square, Low Yat, Sungai Wang, KLCC. It's a day that I used my Touch&Go the most. Anyway, it's really fun and eye-opening, thanks a lot Robert.

Time Square's roller coaster/ the building where Robert works:


"Tea" time in KLCC:


"Temptation to do wrong is inevitable, but how terrible it will be for the person who does the tempting."
-Matthew 18:7-

Praise the LORD for blessing this wonderful time of fellowship again. LORD, I pray that You would guide me and show me the path that I should take, in serving and also fulfilling the reason I live. Pray that the anniversary dinner that CBC is organizing soon will be a success. In Jesus I pray, Amen.

Adore Youth Concert 09

The youth of Kuala Lumpur Baptist Church (KLBC) organized a worship concert last Saturday, Sarah and Hannah from our ConneXion Semenyih are part of it too. Since I'm having worship practice in Nilai, I thought I'm not gonna make it. Thanks for the effort that the worship team made by practicing it in the afternoon, I made it to the concert together with Charles.

After walking through some streets from Pavilion, we finally reached KLBC. We met Kai Seng, Robert and Rachel there. Well, it's not really early when we reached, but somehow the concert didn't start on time :P.

Still playing around before the door opens:


Rachel & KS and Robert & Rachel:

Finally the door opened, not too late, just around 15 minutes waiting. I suggested we sit at the right corner since it's nearer to the grand piano but who knows they are not using it that night... Haiz.

It's quite dark inside, having hard time taking pictures:

The programs include some games (lame) by the MCs, followed by the worship session. Sarah was the acoustic guitarist and Hannah was one of the 4 lead singers. Overall, it was quite good aside of the PA system, the main vocalist and the keyboardist who still have a lot of space to improve. After that, they presented a "hip hop" dance with Amazing Grace (rap version), sounds cool. Then, a drama on how people accept Christ and change.

Worship concert:


Dance performance and drama:

Me and Charles didn't make it until the concert finish. We need to leave early because we're in the worship team tomorrow morning and Uncle Chan also don't want to be in KL til too late. Anyway, it's sort of a new thing to me.

Night view outside KLBC:


"The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast used used by a woman making bread. Even though she used a large amount of flour, the yeast permeated every part of the dough."
-Matthew 13:33-

As I travel and visit more churches, I am again being reminded that God's presence is everywhere. He's grace reaches the furthest end, great to know that great things are being done in other places too. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

Broga Hill

Yesterday morning, I did something kinda crazy. Just because Sen Loong was here to stay with us in Semenyih for a few days and we have nothing better to do... Isaac suggested that we climb Broga hill in the morning. So woke up at 6 a.m (it's killing me softly to wake up so early) just for hill climbing.

It's not sunrise yet, this is the jungle that enters Broga hill:

First, we have to pass through this oil palm forest, and the destination will be the 5th peak. It's still kinda dizzy during the slow walk and a little climbing. It was sunrise until we reached the first peak when the scene became clearer and we were kinda heat up.

This is really nice as a wallpaper:

So, after a short break at the first peak. Here we are charged and energetic to conquer the rest of the peaks. There's a lot of walking and climbing, especially when you're near to a peak, the rocks are really steep.

We're coming!


Can you see me in the left picture?

With my distorted right shoulder (ya... I twisted it again in my previous badminton session), it's pretty hard at certain parts. Anyway, since the pace is on, we're quite fast for the rest of the peaks. We have some fun though.

Check this out, we can see Nottingham Uni and Broga town:


We spent a lot of time chilling at the highest peak:

Finally, enough of fooling around. We turned back and it's all the way down T_T. Well, it's not that hard going down but rather a bit more dangerous, most of the path is sliding or dashing down XD. The whole "trip" take us almost 2 and a half hours, most of the time are used for photo shooting, going down is really quick.

Group photo, me, Eugene, Isaac and Sen Loong:

We noticed there're other cars when we came back, means other visitors are here, never thought this hill is so famous =.=. On the way back we encountered a group of students (probably) doing some simple filming and interview, a middle-age man who alone and even a family climbing the hill. Besides the Of course, we're kinda hungry after that, so we had our second round of breakfast at Broga.

Some other cars at the "parking space":


干捞面 at Broga:


"He stood up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly all was calm."
-Matthew 8:26-

Thank you LORD for blessing us along the trip, thanks for this good time of fellowship. Once again, You showed me Your greatness through nature. It's big and beautiful, but You're even more than that, how great Thou art. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Reuben's Wedding (Dinner)

After the service in the afternoon, me, Cheryl and Charles are joining the wedding dinner at Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort. It is written 6.30 p.m in the invitation but we arrived at 7.30 p.m, finding the way to the resort is tough (although that's not the main reason we're late). Thanks God we just made it on time.

As the first dish arrived after the appetizer, parents of both sides giving speeches. Well, a Christian wedding is kinda different from typical chinese wedding, especially when both Reuben's parents are also preachers. Anyway, family of both sides seemed to be very happy with each other.

Left: Reuben's parents, right: Joanne's parents:

I'm lucky enough as one of Cheryl's friend is the wedding planner, so our table has quite a nice view of the stage. Honestly, attending people's wedding make me think about my own wedding too... although I don't even have a date yet. I would say the wedding is quite good, a lot of programmes included.

Magic show & close friends' speech:


Some questions for the crowd to vote:


Matthew and his partner presenting a love song:

Wow~ here comes the "romantic" part. Reuben is going to sing a song while playing on the guitar for Joanne. He said his favourite song is 对面的女孩看过来 by 阿牛, what a cheeky song. However, he's not going to the original version as Joanne is going to slap him if he does. So, he changed the lyrics to a love song version. Haha, more entertaining than romantic.

Reuben singing for Joanne followed by wine pouring ceremony:

I have some good time at my table too. Almost all of them are seniors from Nilai UC, I wonder why I never seen any of them before. They asked me when did I graduated, and when they found out, they says no wonder I never see them before (means they are SUPER seniors =.="). Well, besides eating and chit chatting about the pass, we enjoyed ourselves a lot too.

Ladies of our table:

Finally, the blessed night for the new couple ended. I would say I see a lot of new stuffs attending his wedding, and think a lot more about my future. Another thing was... I didn't made it to my own Diploma graduation =.=" Funny enough, I arrived Sunday Service in Nilai UC early (as always) to setup. I noticed the door to President Hall is opened, I went in, and found a lot of graduation booklets, Yipeeee!

"Do not put the Lord your God to the test."
-Matthew 4:7-

Pray for Reuben and Joanne's future will be fruitful in Your kindness. Also pray that You will lead us to the right person for us and be with us as we join heart for Your glory. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.