Lang Tengah Day 2

So this is the second day of our Lang Tengah trip.

We woke up and went for jungle trekking. The receptionist said that her mum (or aunt I am not sure) can go up and down using slippers. I believed her and wore slippers. Dang smart.. it's not a good idea. Kena tipu already.

So up we went and these were some of the pictures which we took along the way.

This was supposed to be the peak

The other side of the island

The strong man who 'lifted' both of us

How dare you did that to us. Revenge! Shou-ru-ken

After that, we went back to our lodging place and had lunch and then we went for snorkeling. This time, we almost missed the boat and we had an amazing race part 2 to chase after the boat before it departs. What an exciting trip we had. Chase after plane and now boat. XD

We came back from snorkeling and did some other things. Of course. We will always walk the beach because it's so lovely.

We even went star gazing at night. The stars shone so brightly and it can be seen so clearly. Very nice experience :D

God Bless~

Lang Tengah Day 1 Part 2

SO here is part 2 of day 1

After our lunch we went for snorkeling and once we came back, we had tea. Tea was ok and we Sly with each other in the room until about 5 something where we went out to play volleyball. The girls walked along the beach while the guys played.

After that, we went walking also, and took pictures. Below are the pictures to feast your eyes with.

Can you see the fishes?

Sunset

Nice clear water

God Bless~

Lang Tengah Day 1 Part 1

21st August 2011

On 5th of August, my friends and I went to Lang Tengah for a vacation. Where is Lang Tengah you ask? It's an island off the coast of Terengganu and can only be reached by a boat. I have been waiting eagerly for this vacation to come ever since I started working as I have been very busy and would like to unwind and relax.

On the morning of the 5th, woke up early at 4.30 a.m and reached Shawn's house at 5. His dad fetched us to KL Central so that we can take a bus to KLIA. We got on the bus and I slept on the way and we reached KLIA. It's the first time I have been there and boy IT'S DANG HUGE!! It's so huge that it's a little crazy. And it's very beautiful too.

Checked ourselves in and went to eat breakfast at McD before boarding. We almost missed the flight as we didn't expect our counter to be the last. It's so far that it took us about 4 - 5 minutes RUNNING. Announcement was made to Mr. Yoong Mun Kiat to come quickly to the counter and go into the plane. That's us. XD Nice start to an amazing trip eh?

First time taking MAS, and the service was good. There's peanuts and drinks on board. Unlike AirAsia where I had to spend RM 3 for a 300ml bottled water. After reaching the Terengganu airport, we exited at once as the van driver has been waiting for us. The van took us to the jetty and off we went on a boat.

Me sitting with an uncle who's from Subang

Very soon, the water turned blue

After about 1 hour of boat ride, we finally reached our destination. The first thing which captivated us was how clear the water is. We were like 'ooooo' AWESOME!

The clear water ^^

This is our hotel room

How it looks like inside

This is how it looks like outside

It's a simple place but it's nice and I like the feeling. Close to nature and so un-city-like.

We checked into our rooms, had lunch and quickly changed our attire for our first snorkeling trip. I don't have photos of them, but the experience was really wonderful, especially at our second snorkeling place where there's so many fishes.

Water is so clear and the fishes seemed to be dancing around us. Simply lovely. Next post about what we did in the evening, coming up soon

God Bless~

Life is like driving

Life is like driving

Go too fast and you might overshoot

Go too slow and you might never reach the destination on time

Go too fast and you might get into an accident

Go too slow and people behind will start pushing you to move faster

Move at a nice speed so that you can enjoy the scenery on your journey

At times, the journey will be dangerous

Due to rain and bumpy roads

But most of the time, it would be sunny and smooth

There will be people to act as signboards, telling you where to go

Believe in all of them, and you might get lost

Use your experience and discerning mind to navigate your way

Along the way, there will be people who will irritate you

Be sensible and do not be irritated by them

Work too hard, and the car might break down

It's important to find the time to rest and rejuvenate, just as how you would service your car

The most important thing to know is where to go

For knowing not where to head is equivalent to wasting of time and energy.

God Bless~

Weed and the Wheat

4th August 2011

A few weeks ago, I heard the sermon about the weed and the wheat and wanted to share about it, but was held back due to my busy-ness. It was a parable in the Bible and it goes something like this.

An owner of a farm planted good wheat in his farm. At night, his enemy came and planted weeds and left. The following morning, a few servants came and said to the owner "Sir, weren't the seeds that you planted good seeds? Why are there weeds among the wheat? Should I go and pull it out?"

The owner replied "No. If you pull out the weeds, the good wheat might be uprooted together with the weeds. Let them grow side by side until the time comes when I will gather the wheat into my barn and burn the weeds"

So what is the moral of this parable? Why wouldn't the owner pull out the weeds? Wouldn't it be easier if the weeds were all uprooted and only the wheat were allowed to grow?

It seems that wheat and weeds look alike when they are young. One could easily be mistaken a weed for a wheat and vice versa. If let's say the owner would want to pull out the weeds, he could be pulling out the wheat by accident.

Moral 1: Whether or not a person is a weed or a wheat can only be determined at the end of his/her life. It is only then that we can clearly see the fruit of their labour.

Now let's talk about the servant who suggested to pull out the weed. Is this servant doing the right thing? On the surface, the servant might be concerned, but he could also want to make himself 'smart' by suggesting the weeding out of weeds.

Moral 2: We should not be the one to judge whether a person is a wheat or a weed. Let us not be like the servant who would want to act all righteous and weed out the weeds. Only God should judge, and what's more, whether a person is a weed or a wheat will only be ascertained when his/her time has come.

If we were quick to judge whether a person is a weed or a wheat, the church would be lacking of so many saints.

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Short update on my life.

1) I am going Lang Tengah tomorrow. Naice :D

2) My love the kids at my centre. Although they do drive me crazy sometimes, but I love them. Some of them are 'OMG' so cute.

3) Awaiting anxiously for Fulbright shortlisting.

God Bless~