Level 8

Hi,

Sunday was quite a day. First, i couldn't go to church because the place i'm staying is just filled with snow. So a brunch of us thought of an idea. Decided we did church together here at the dorm.

Our service was like a youth service. Simple and filled with worship. Word was given by my RA. Simple message about change.

Later, i did my online church with IHOP. It was good.

Then i went with my friend to Best Buy. Just to hang out with them.

After shopping, i went to another dorm to visit my friend.

I came back to the dorm later in the day. Some of my friends that i live together in the dorm is having a party for a friend birthday today. So we did a surprise party for him. It turn out a bit not of a surprise but had fun.

Anyway, that is my highlight of the day. Going to bed early because school tomorrow is long. So till then nighty night.

8,

How Many More Much?

Hi,

Saturday. It was a cool cold day. There was a total snow storm. People all over campus are just stuck in their rooms. The snow was like 1 feet high.

Everyone was just playing with the snow and doing thing with the snow. Fun

That is what i did mostly throughout the day.

Anyway, i want to do some studying before i go to bed. so till then nighty night.

Amount,

Blinded by Snow Dinosaurs.

Hey,

Friday. It was quite a good day. Things just turn out quite well. I went to audition. I sign up for the sound or PA. I hope i get the spot however there is like only 5 people that sign up for sound. And i think most likely they pick all five of us.

God will do something about it.

Anyway, classes were pretty alright. The thing i hate the most is sleeping in class. I always do my best to pay attention in class. Yet, there are those days where you just can't fight the sleeping power.

Once classes are done, went to eat dinner then rush to the gym (not right away though). The gym today was pack with people. I guess the people want workout before the snow storm hit the school. There was suppose to be a snow storm at 6pm. But it didn't turn out.

Back to gym part. Well i didn't workout but i played some basketball. My body didn't fell like doing some weight lifting. It wanted to play some basketball.

Come back home. Shower. Rest. And then it started to snow. The snow tonight was quite light; however, tomorrow the snow storm will beginning.

I'm excited about this snow storm. The school might be close for a day on Monday.

Alright i want to get some snooze time. Catch me on my next post. Till then nighty night.

Godzilla,

Settle Back the Unwanted Calamitous

Hey,

Thursday. It was quite a eventful day. Music class is pretty alright. Going to have a quiz soon on that class which is on Tuesday.

After class, i went with my friend to a place to sign up for an audition doing sound. I'm glad to learn some few trades in doing sound. I believe God has His hand on this and wanted me to learn this unusual skill. Anyway, it turn out the sign up is tomorrow, Friday.

In that miss timing for the sign up, i head back home. I had lunch and went back to my dorm to have a quick nap.

My nap was quickly interrupted by phone call from my another friend asking me to go workout now. Rush to change and get the fastest bus to the gym.

My workout seems to get always harder and harder. I like it. I spent there about 2 1/2 hours. Totally worth it.

I came back home. Have a hot shower. Take another nap. Then it was off to church. Yea, every beginning of the school semester, the school has an event called Spiritual Emphasis Week. It is to get all students, everybody, to be in tune with God. In each day, the preach covers important topics like relationship, faithful, and other hard core deep down heart punching topics. Today, the preach is going to cover on relationship.

It was quite interesting how the preach took his message from Ruth 2 to 4.

The preach cover a large area of issues under relationship. So his message was quite long.

The message was quite uniquely placed that is hard for me to explain it here.

Alright, after the event. Me and my roommate watch a movie together. The movie was like Juno. The movie is called "According to Greta". The show is quite obvious and plot is a bit shallow. There is nothing to shout about this movie. This movie deserve a one time see basics. So i give it a 6 out of 10. I would given a 5 out of 10 but the movie has Hilary Duff.

Okay i got to sleep now. Tomorrow will be long. And the day after tomorrow will have snow. So see my next post. Nighty night.

Holy,

Modern Times to Measure

Hi,

Wednesday was quite a hectic day. I had to wake up early to go an appointment with my adviser to discuss some school stuff. Then later i had to go to another meeting which was for prayer leaders meeting.

Classes have been alright. Just a lot of reading. Every day i have to at least read one chapter from 5 books. But nothing not manageable.

This semester i feel that i'm more involve with school related things. And i think there will bigger things to come for me.

Over here, i have become a prayer leader which is basically a life group leader. And God has really open doors for me. I might get a chance to work with the worship ministry team with their sound system. If i get the job, i would have full scholarship from the school. It will be worth having the extra scholarships. So pray for me. That i would get a spot.

Another good thing about working with the worship ministry is that i would go on road trips. Travelling around with the worship team to do concerts. Awesome right.

Anyway, i have to really sleep now. Because tomorrow is quite a long day for me. Till then nighty night.

Inches,

Cup in the Fill.

Hey,

Tuesday. I like today. Easy day. I have only one class. And the best thing about this class is music appreciation class. All i do in class is to know what instruments is in a song, how the sound it goes and best thing is singing to music. Range of music is from techno to classical and other music.

After school, i went back to my dorm for lunch. I meet up with my RA to talk about me becoming a prayer leader. I decided to impact people spiritual lives here. My RA and SLD is were happy about it (they have been praying for me to become a prayer leader) and well they got their prayers answered.

Once lunch over, i went to the gym. I just did a light workout.

I came back. rest. And prepared myself for prayer group. Well i didn't prepare any Word because this is my first prayer group, so i just gave my members a introduction of me.

It went well. Not many in the group. Just about 4 people. Easy to communicate and more bonding time. haha. Great bunch of people. I'm looking forward to leading them.

Anyway, i got to go to bed now. Big school day tomorrow. Till then nighty night.

Fulfilled,

Being UnComfortable is Comfortable

Hey,

Monday. Tough day. I just realize that all my classes this year is filled with reading. Each day i have to read several books. Like 4-6 books. Man, each day at least 2-3 chapters.

Reading all day is just good stress. I thank God, He granted me the ability to jungle the between books and class. I hope that i'll be on top of things.

Later in the day i went to gym. Gym is great. One thing is bad though which is the amount of people. But i was able to get my workout done. Worth the workout.

i return to the dorm. Shower. Did a little of studying. After that, i went to leaders meeting or hall leaders meeting. I'm attended it because my RA and SLD wanted me to attend this meeting. They feel that i can be a prayer leader. Like a cell group leader.

Well i have been praying over this. If i do this. I'm doing this in my own time. I don't get any scholarships from the school. But if i do this for a long time, i might reach a stage of RA or SLD. And reaching this stage i would get scholarship.

But i thought to myself deeper. Should i really do this. Am i the person to do this. It's like pressure all over again to me.

Do pray for me on this. It's tough for me. Because it's like another call from the previous post about me having what second degree should i get.

Anyway, i got to go now. Sleepy sleep. So nighty night.

Pace,

Crunches Feeling the Burn

Yo,

Sunday. Today i didn't go to church but i went to a online church. It's a first time for me attending at online church. This online church called IHOP. They do have a regular service and online service. Both are the same. It is live streaming. So i worship and listen to the Word online.

It's quite interesting. It's sure an experiences.

You can check out their prayer room. It's 24/7. Click here to enter their prayer room. You can just enter and just pray. You don't need to follow what they are praying. Just pray whatever you want. I encourage you go there at least once to have experiences.

I do this prayer room thing together with my devotion and daily prayer. I dare say that I just feel refresh and empowered every time. Always feels good to pray.

i just hope that the connection back in Malaysia is better now.

Later i went to my friend's place to do my laundry and just to hang out with him. My Malaysian friend went back to home during Christmas. And he brought back some maggi mee goreng. OH YEA!!!!. But maggi mee goreng is the instance noodles type. Not how the ss15 or ss14 Indian shop people make. (i forgot the name of the shop, OMG)

Came back home from all the fun to do some studying. This semester weather is worse. The chances of it snowing is greater. Might see some snow doing February or late January.

Alright, i better get some sleep. Because tomorrow is Monday and it's long. So till then nighty night.

100,

Ideas From the Inside-Out

Hi,

My weekend was good. I didn't have much homework. Yet, i got a lot of reading to do. Reading has become such a big thing to me now. I just feel that God is preparing me for something bigger for me. I can sense the fire in my bones.

I know this education that i'm studying is from God. But deep down again. A stronger call is upon me. It's like God is raising the bar for me.

It's like Peter in the Bible. He was a normal-everyday-fisher-man to the most powerful apostle that preach of Jesus Christ boldly.

I can just feel it tickling inside of me. Afraid. Curious. Purpose. Faith. Obedience. So many emotions running in my veins. That is happen with me now. Do pray for me. I like assurances with God that this path He is leading me be something He really wants me in. And not some pressure people are pushing me into.

A side from that. Today my hall went down to gym to shoot some hoops. It was fun and great time of workout. It was worth going out and hanging out with the hall. A total new experience with me. I just want to build new friendship with people here. I really want to be close friend with Americans. It's just so hard to be one.

Sometimes i just feel that i lost all connection to this world. And gain loneliness. But i got one love that i know will never fade away. Which the love-relationship with Jesus Christ.

You know reading the gospel all over again for me. Just brings inner peace and tears of love. The truth and wonderful things that Jesus Christ fulfilled for me and you. Is simply mind blowing. There is so much light and salt in His Word.

Okay. i think i posted enough for today. Catch me on the next post. Till then nighty night.

Hope,

Call Upon...

Hello,

Friday is always the best weekday of all time. I attending cell group. I wonder how things are going with the youth. I always think to myself whether my walk with God have impacted lives back home. I hope they don't follow my work but see the love of Jesus Christ graping my heart and my work is for the love-relationship i have with Jesus Christ.

I wonder what i have done in Subang. Would they follow. Would they follow to do the small things. Would they have the love-relationship with the Lord, i want to see in them.

It's a burden in my heart. I want the youth to be empowered. Take ownership with their life and don't be bob down with life. Yes, life can be tough. It's meant to be tough. There is no easy way to go through life. God already has place his hand out stretch. Tears in His eyes, every time you walk away for His love. God does want to help you with my walk through life. Face fear. Face life. Face the danger. Face the mountain. Shake your fist at it. Tell it that Jesus Christ is in control of your life. Trust, Love, Faith, Obey. Devote your heart to God. Surrender yourself to Him. Give Him every inch of yourself.

What troubles you? Tell me. Tell the leaders. I'm an email away. shoot me one. Or call a leader. Just ask the questions, you want answer. If we (leaders) can't give you the answers. Don't look down on us because many of us (leaders) are too searching for answers. If we found them, we will for sure tell you. Pray about the question you are seeking answers. You might find it in the Bible. Don't give up on God. The answers at times are hard. Just build your trust and faith. The answers will come.

Just wanted to let you guys and gals of Community Baptist Church Subang/Sunway that i do pray for each one of you by name. I take time to pray for you. I have so much hope and love that you grow with Jesus Christ in love with Him. Having this beautiful love-relationship with Him.

Alright, i have share this from my heart. Now is to share about my day. Friday was good. Classes so far is good. Work load is slowly growing but manageable.

I went to the gym and spent there like 4-5 hours. I workout then played basketball. Oh it was intense. I'm so workout. I love this type of tiredness. it just tells me that i done the day good.

Okay, i really got to sleep. Do share your issues alright. Let's go through life helping each other and growing in a love-relationship with Jesus Christ. So nighty night.

=)

Hanging By the Moment...

Hey,

It was a pleasant Thursday. Only having one class on Tuesday and Thursday is worth it all. I'll be going to add another class which is an online class. Hope that class would be fun.

Today the class i have is music appreciation. Well many of you know that i kinda like deep version of techno which is psytrance. But i have an extreme side also. I like classical, a little of jazz and other forms of music.

Well i like today class. The teacher isn't those types that just like normal classical and play classical only. The teacher introduce so many different type of music. I'm just beginning to like the teacher.

After class, i went around to many offices. Just to pop by to say hello to some professor. Many of them were glad to see me. I spent some time with them.

Later in the day, i went to the gym in the afternoon. It was worth going during that time. Less people. I had a good workout. I came back to the dorm. Shower. Rest. Study. Then some fun time.

I'm all so worn out. And it is a good type of worn out. I know my sleep is going to be good. So till then nighty night.

Waiting,

SlingShot to Love...

Hi,

Wednesday. Classes today are being to teach. Well it's so far going well. Hopefully i'll be on top on things.

I kinda like my English class this semester. The class is more into literature. Yet, there are a lot of reading of short stories and have a review on them.

I couldn't go to the gym today. The school on every Wednesday has a church service. So everything is closed for church.

Well, just gives me more time to study then. =)

Do continue to pray for me. As i also keep many of you guys in prayer. Let's us all pray for nations.

Alright i have to study a little bit more before i go to bed. So till then nighty night.

Care,

Holy As It Goes...

Hey,

Tuesday. It has been great. I enjoy my today. Only having one class today is totally worth it. But i'll be going to add another class; however, this class is online. I want to try out an online class. If it goes well then i might do one or two more. So i can finish my course faster and i can add my second major too.

Typing about my second major, i'm still in the mist of indecisiveness. But i'm seeing some consultation and some professors and of course the God to see whether the major would be good. Do continue to pray for me on this. I'm already taking some bible courses as my minor but once i sense that God is giving me the green light then i would apply it as my second major.

I have nothing much to do today. So i went to workout earlier in the day. It was worth it.

Anyway, i got something to do tomorrow. Busy day. Have to pick my books and run to classes. And have to study for English. So catch me on the next post till then nighty night.

Human,

The Tormented Wanted Loved

Hey,

Monday. I like my Monday Wednesday and Friday. As those days, my day starts at 9 am and ends at 5 pm. Not bad huh? My class schedule this semester seems pretty nicely timed and spare out. So i would have enough time to study in-between and rest a little (if needed). Hopefully i would have more free time this semester to be more physically fit and time to myself.

Today started well. The classes were all just introductions. I'll be doing my best to ace them.

Nothing really big happen besides the classes. Well i started my workout routine again. And i'm really praying and hoping by summer or later than i would be able to dunk. I know i have been saying it for years but in those times there were set backs like i got sick, injure, and busy schedule. Hope i have enough time to push myself to able to dunk this time.

My main mission all this while has always been able to dunk. I really want too. God please let me be able.

I got a workout plan. All plan out this whole semester to make me able to dunk yet i think it might take me longer a bit like maybe into my summer too. So from Jan to June i guess.

Alright, i better be sleeping soon. Tomorrow i got two classes. hehe. So nighty night.

Hurt,

Everyday Sunday

Hey,

Sunday was quite good. Went to earlier service than my usual time. I went to the morning service. There is so many people. And it is pack. I'm really not going to early service next time.

Later i went to cut my hair. This time they got it right. I showed them a picture of me with short hair. I think i kinda like it. haha.

After all that, i head back to the school. I went there to print out my class times and check what books to get for classes.

I'm ready for school. Hope this semester would be good and great. Alright is late. I want to be up full of energy and strength. So till then nighty night.

Pray,

Stomachache in the Head

Hi,

Saturday. It was quite good.

Got up early

Went to play basketball with my hall-mates

Lunch with my friends.

My roommate arrive back to school

Dinner with my roommate.

We went shopping for awhile to help me get some stuff

Watch some movies and shows.

Snoozing off for tomorrow church.

Nighty night.

headache,

Waves of Emotion Interact...

Hi,

My Friday has been good. I went back to the dorm. Did some unpacking of cloths and stuff. I didn't know i got so much junk.

Anyway, i went out with my RA and SLD. (RA is Resident Assistant and SLD is Spiritual Leader). They are cool people. We went out to have dinner. Did some talking together and just to get to know them better.

After dinner, we went to place to find a couch for their room. They are redecorating their room and getting a couch to give a more cozy look to their room. We went to all the cheap places to get stuff. Like a second shops. We stop at one place. The store is called Goodwill. People just basically give away stuff here from anything to everything.

The Lord was good to them. We went to that store and they found a couch that they like. The best part was the couch only cost 50 dollars. The couch was well maintain even though there was few scratches. But it was a good deal. They brought it. Now they are just waiting to be delivered.

Another good part to this story was that the couch was just delivered to the store like few hours ago. It showed God's blessing. wow, right?

We came back. I went to my room to continue cleaning. I'm kinda still doing it. So i'm going to take my leave now to continue unpacking. Nighty night.

SS,

Ticking Clock of the Day

Hi,

Thursday. I spent doing pretty much in bed. Snooze my day off. Well i actually did a little bit of stuff. Reading and watching shows.

But other than that is quite much nothing.

Anyway, i'm going to watch a show together with my friends. Catch me another time. nighty night.

Time,

Hologram of the Heart

Hi,

My day was quite spent reading a book. I have been doing a intensive and deep Bible study on the book of Revelation. I'm not searching for when the Lord is coming back. Nor am i looking for the coming of the antichrist.

We shouldn't look for those signs as it can hurt your Christian journey. I look at this signs as a way to have a period of time spent in sin. If you set a date to the Lord's coming and the date is a long time from now. Then you might spent doing other things than growing your relationship with Jesus Christ. To walk in righteousness. So we shouldn't cook up dates but let us be on our toes of faith. Keep on growing in the love of Jesus Christ. And pray for revival throughout nations.

Anyway, my study is tough and long. I'm not going to post my Bible study on my devotion blog. But if you want than i think i can do a Bible study when i get back to Malaysia. Just let me know on email or comment.

Other the time studying, i have been also having fun. I'm watch a TV series on youtube. Old series. The X-men evolution. It's quite interesting because they took a different plot line from the original. I got a lot to catch up.

I also finally get to watch the Michael Jackson - This Is It. It's quite a good show. He is such a good worker behind the scenes. The way he knows his songs and the things he wants in the concert is just simply amazing. He really done a lot to change music and dance from the oldies.

The only concern i have for him which is his faith. I hope he stayed strong with Christianity.

Alright. I want to get some snooze time. Nighty night.

Beats,

In Sadness, There Shall be Turning Point

Hi,

Tuesday. Each day goes by thinking of home. The many people i dearly miss. How much long shall i bear this pain. My mind set in the people i love. Many i wish to see again. My heart aches in every second the day goes by. Emo many people will say. But i'm not sad at all. Just in love sick. I care for the people i know. I pray in every hour with tears on my face.

I cannot bear this wait already. It's been months and more months to come. I can only click next on each photo to see the faces that i dearly miss. Many have grown. Mature. Wisdom. Love.

Every hour i tell myself that i will stay strong. In time i shall see the faces. The smiles. The joy. The sadness. The emotions. The unity.

How i want to answer their questions. How i want to show the love God has with me. How i want to impart God's truth in their heart. This fiery passion of love for Jesus Christ boils in my blood. My heart beat with compassion for others. I'm weak and broken. God has made me strong and rich with His love.

Glory and praise to Him. Lord Jesus Christ you are my everything. My close friend. My lover. My hero. My master. My father.

I cannot wait no more. No more. No more i say again. The faces back home i mourn for them. Heal them. Hold them. My tears cry out for them. God i pray let your Holy Spirit burn in them. I want to see deep passion. I want my church to be filled with prayers and worship unto you. My Lord Jesus Christ. You are my everything, My Lord Jesus Christ.

Build me a strong man. I want to build your temple. I want the people to know who is the real God. The real God that created the heavens and earth with words. The real God that made Man and Woman in Your own image. The real God that help His people in dieing need of you. Restore this nation and the nations of the earth. Like in Amos 9:11

¹¹ "In that day I will restore
David's fallen tent.
I will repair its broken places,
restore its ruins,

and build it as it used to be,

It hurts. It hurts. It hurts to see my people lost. Lost because they don't seek for you. Their seek to filled themselves with works. I pray that they won't be like the pharisees. Heartless. I pray again the heart of religious. Give them a heart of love. The love in a relationship. Relationship that love bond two lovers together.

There is a thousands word i can say. Yet i want to pray that they will come back to your first commandment. The greatest and most important above all commandment.

In Matthew 22:37-40

³⁷Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. ³⁸This is the first and greatest commandment. ³⁹And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself. ⁴⁰All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two

Please i pray that the people will come back to this. My prayers go out to them. My prayers cry out.

My joy shall return to me as the people rejoice in your temple. People shouting praises to Your name. Worship and prayer in the center of Your temple. Glory Glory Glory be unto You. Lord Jesus Christ. Let there be tears of joy. Let there be power among Your people. Let there be revival in this land. Let there be like Psalm 100 be in the nations of the earth.

¹ Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

² Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.

³ Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

⁴ Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.

⁵ For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;

his faithfulness continues through all generations.

My love goes out to my family, friends and people. Take care now. The Lord Jesus Christ is nearer than you know. His in you all. Let Him grow in you. Let Him carry your burden. Let Him be your path to righteousness. The reason Him wants to be intimately with you because He loves you. His death and resurrection has a purpose. To reunite with us. His love has payed the price. The price that sin has cause to us. death. The love that enable us to connect back with God. To return us in the love-relationship that He so dearly wants with us.

Are you willing to open your heart to this relationship. No more tears. No more fear. No more worries.

Love,

UnHand Me...

Hey,

Today was my last day in Kansas City. Is not fun touching snow with your bear hands. It burns. A step closer to frost-bite.

Anyway, that picture was taken before today. There was a snow storm but i couldn't take picture because the pictures turn out unable to show the snow.

Back today as my last day here in Kansas City. It's been a good stay here, i enjoy staying with family friends and i hope that i would be able to stay with them next time.

My friend drop me at the airport after a long drive getting there. We kinda took a different route and find ourselves lost. But American roads are quite easy. Just need to find the right number and it will lead you to where you need to go.

i forgot to take some pictures of the airport. The airport here in Kansas City is skinny. Unlike Malaysian airport. This airport is thin that the parking lot is near by the airplanes and near by to the terminals. It takes like 5 minutes to get to the terminal from the parking lot by walking.

In the end, my flight was smooth. Arrive back here with ease. Waited for my friend for 45 minutes to pick me. He just finish work.

Now back at the dorms. Preparing myself for school. Have to get books soon. Hope things will be good.

i have to sleep. i have been up since 6am. So catch me on the next post. Nighty night.

Fingers,

UnMade Nature...

Hi,

Sunday. It was good. This church that i'm attending is just very filled with Holy Spirit. Coming to church, entering the church, sitting down, worshiping, announcements, and word was just very Spirited filled.

I church are just into God and each member that my friend introduce are all well known in the word. And are speaking life. That is what i like to see in church. People just all striving to have a better relationship with God. And it does end at in the church. It's 24/7

Coming back home. My friend ordered KFC. This is the first time that i ate KFC overseas. The chicken here is really really different. From the size to taste. The chicken that we ordered are like 3 size of Malaysian KFC breast meat to one American KFC.

Oh it was good.

The rest of the day, i just mostly took nap and did some reading. And just packing to fly tomorrow.

I believe that God is doing something very great and powerful this coming days. Not in my life only but to the whole Christian world. This big thing is Revival. New leaders and people are going to rise up and are going to be bold for Jesus.

Christianity in the world is in a decreasing. Yes you may see people coming to church but all over the world is decreasing. in America alone there is about 4-6% that are truly Jesus believer. It's a shocking number and a dangerous one.

People is time to rise up in boldness and in love. Let's show that this God relationship we have as Christians is very real and meaningful and is worth loving a this God, Jesus Christ.

I hope i have impacted your heart on this issue that we, Christians, need to take action and less on-us-focus. Now is late. Flight in the early hours of the morning. So nighty night.

Pray,

InHuman Mind Bend

Hi,

Saturday was full of work. Well my friend's house is not complete fix-up. So there were painters and repairers and other people helping out in the house.

I help out with some fixing and shifting of things.

The whole day was just helping out other people. It's amazing how American people work. There were like 6 people, 2 per room, painting and all done in like 4-5 hours.

Long day for me till then nighty night.

Works,

Cosmic Above is Thundering Love

Hi,

Friday. It was a shocker for me. i woke up to the sound alarm of my phone ringing away. i know i didn't put an alarm on because i told myself that i was going to sleep in. The phone ringing. Peeping at my phone. It was a phone call from my friend that i was staying with.

Early in the morning, he told me that he was going out with me still three-quarter sleep. About 1 hour later the call i receive on my phone. It was my friend. He was stuck in the snow just outside the house. He call me to help him out with snow. Shover snow.

The scenario is that he was going to drop of his son to school. The drive away down to the main street was cover with snow and the snow cover the path down. He drove down and got stuck in a big layer of snow. Tried to dig him out of it but is hard. It's just not easy working or clearing snow in cold weather.

He called reenforcement to clear the snow and another person to drop his school to school.

We manage to get the car free. Clear a good path from the garage to the main street.

My day was just feeling a little sleepy. I mostly sleep again. Today was exceptionally cold. People and reporters say that this winter season is the worse. It was suppose to get worse during February which i guess it's going to be even worse at that month.

Anyway, pray for the weather to subside. So i can fly back to Lynchburg with no delay. Hopefully school would be open for me to buy books and get ready for school.

More personal level:

I'm doing fine except for the cold weather. I enjoy this snow Christmas. I experience the American Christmas with an American family. It was worth seeing the traditions and culture here. Well Christmas here is totally different in Malaysia.

Besides that, i guess i'm doing fine. I just cannot wait to go home to Malaysia. On my mind now is just to finish this semester studies strong, reach my fitness level, and have greater relationship with God. Do continue to pray for me.

Pray,

1. Pray for me to continue to have good health

2. Pray that i will stay focus on my studies

3. Pray that my relationship with Jesus is intense. More love

4. Pray for me to get more scholarships. It is truly very hard for internationals.

5. Pray for God to guide me in what second-degree He wants me to have. Struggling whether i should do youth ministry or ministry or Bible history or

I guess i cover the most important things to pray for me.

Other things...

I heard about the Church burning thing back home in Malaysia. I find it not shocking at all. Why is it so important to use "Allah" in the Bible or other usage. This matter is so small. It shouldn't trouble us, Christian. The most important issue that should bother us, Christians, is in how to tell them the truth. They are lost in their religion. We, Christians, should be the one to guide people to know the love-relationship with Jesus Christ. We, Christians, are the ones that suppose to disciple people the truth. People don't understand that Christianity is not a religion but is a love-relationship with Jesus-Christ.

So Christians don't make it any bigger of a issue of this. We should be praying for them and loving them. The first commandment that Jesus Christ gave us should be so dear to our heart and should be apply to all people. Matthew 22:36-40.

i hope i'm straight to my point. This problem is the like the saying the Bible "reap what you sow" Galatians 6:7-9. From this there will be more problems.

i'm not tell you this to push you off but to tell you the truth.

Okay, i guess if you have any questions. Please be good questions and worth while arguing. Anyway, off to bed for me. Nighty night.

Lighting,

Form A Loop

Hey,

Thursday was just uneventful. Didn't do much. I mostly been reading. I'm beginning to appreciate reading books besides from studying. But i still prefer instant stuff. Like just tell me this equal this and i would be fine with the answer.

That's why went i read the Bible i always tell myself to find solutions to this and that. Well i guess is my OCD-ness yet i like doing it.

I receive a call later in the day to help out clear snow on the drive way. Clearing snow is easy but getting rid of the ice is not easy. Snow is just very soft and ice is melted snow and it refreeze to become ice.

It's not fun clearing snow and ice. It really hurts. I think been doing this past few days have given me a backache. I so want a back-rub from good soft tender hands massage.

i have been thinking. Actually not many people have given me massage yet i give many people massage. I want a massage.

Anyway, i'm really tired from clearing the snow. Doing it the whole day. And the forecast say that the snow weather will get worse. It means more clearing to do. Pray for my back and the weather to go bad. Pray for sun to come and melt away the snow.

Alright, nighty night.

Hula,

In the Mist of Calmness

Hello,

School is going to start soon. 18 January. I feel ready for school. I hope my classes that i'm going to take this semester would be good and easy and fun.

Today i stayed at home at my friend's place. Made lunch and dinner by myself. Read some books that i brought in the onething conference. Is just the beginning but will let you know if the book is good.

Okay. i think i want to read some more before i go to bed. So till then nighty night.

Peace,

Seven Hundred Seventy Seven

Hi Ho World,

Tuesday. It was uneventful day for me. I mostly stay at home while my friend goes to work. I was left alone in the house. I could follow him to work and stay in the prayer room. But i wanted time by myself to think and plan and discover more of me and God.

I wake up late. No one was home. I had to cook something to eat. Well just cook instant noodles that's what i did.

This is my 777 post for this blog. I'm well please that i have been faithful to this blog. I think this blog has change over the past years as it become more of a daily post about my day.

Looking back at my older post. i cried. i laughed. i raged. to the things i wrote about events i went through. i guess i have grown more mature in myself. But i feel i'm not strong in my spiritual yet.

Anyway, thank you people for reading my blog or following this blog. I'll try to continue to write till i pass away. If is possible i want to continue writing went i'm in heaven too. =) Alright i better get some rest. Nighty night.

Next,

Monday Morning Rain is Falling...

Hey,

First Monday of the year. I'm just filling in awe. Things are going well. School is going to start next next week. This semester i'm planing to have fun. Workout more and try my best to make friends with the Americans. Tough people to make friends with...

Anyway, i took some pictures of my friend's place. i took downstairs only. He didn't want me to take pictures of all over the house as it might a track bad company.

I mostly took pictures of the kitchen...

This is the kitchen. Quite big.

next to the kitchen is the dining room.

Study room

basement. To be secure when there is a tornado coming.

the whole i was out with my friend. I went out with him to church to hear him preach. There was a leaders summit in their church. I wanted to hear him speak. He speak on the time that Christians are slowly disappearing because new culture and new believes. It was quite a profound message. Powerful one that hit the hearts of the leaders in the meeting. It was shocking.

After the meeting. I went to eat McDonalds by myself. My friend was fasting. The McDonalds here is totally different. Is cheap. And fast. And taste different.

I order a double cheese and McChicken for 6 dollars. Which i guess is about 20 RM by now. That's expensive. Well double cheese was 1 dollar and McChicken meal was 4 with tax is about 75 cents. So it comes down to 6 dollars. Well if i'm a American it would be cheap. But a foreigner is expensive.

I have been praying very hard that the exchange rate would drop more. Evil prayer.

Later, i went with my friend for a hospital visit. The hospitals here is so strict. Before you can visit a patient you have to check-in with security. You have to bring an ID and so on. Why they do this here? Because of divorce. Parents that are divorce and have kids will have custody over who get the kids. So if they don't have security checks, the parent with no custody over the kid might one to kidnap. Of course there is other issues too for the security but the divorce is mostly the main reason.

America is one complicated country, with complicated systems, yet they are the most influence nation to the world.

After the visit, we went shopping for food to buy back to cook. We went to a korean store. In the store i found milo. OMG. It was worth buying it. It was quite expensive. For one tin of 500 grams is 5 dollars. And 1.5 kg is 14.99. And we found a 24 packet milo for 20 dollars. It expensive but he wanted to spent on me. So he got me one tin and the packet of milo. Oh is worth drinking it again. The taste was just right.

Here is a picture for prove...

It cost total for 24 tins is 20 dollars

close up

Vitamin B.

i'm really tired and just workout by today. Winter can really take a toll on your body. Making you feel tired and eat a lot. Anyway, i want to sleep now till then nighty night.

Snow,

Misty From Pokemon...

Hi hello,

First Sunday of 2010. It is great. The service was really filled with energy of the Holy Spirit. This church, IHOP (visit ihop.org), is very unique to me. The way they runs the church is different and some similarities from how CBC runs. Most of the leaders here are missionaries/pastors/intercessor-prayers.

Not going into detail about how they run church.

Anyway i took some pictures of their service...

Sorry many of the pictures are blurry. i'm not really a good photographer. >.<

Any regular church service. People walking here and there. Finding sits. Late comers.

They have quite a small stage but a big auditorium. Their band always have at least 3 guitarist and one bass. Two keyboard but one play piano. Usual 4 back-up and drums.

The worship leader is the guitarist.

Closer look at the electric guitarist and back-ups.

Closer look at the keyboardist and basses and i think another electric guitarist. I like the keyboardist using a macbook for programing other sounds and mixing into the keyboard to give effect.

The drummer is the most coolest. They close the drums up with screens in front and the rest around the drums is wood. There is a door on the right to get in. And set up two mics inside and also set up another mini-PA system for the drummer for the person to set his/her settings.

Worship.

Young and Old worshiping.

Around the whole auditorium is filled with this panels to bounce or absorb sound to give good quality sound.

Media crew filming to stream it live on the internet and on tv.

During worship time. The ushers bring out the holy communion. And the people do their own time doing holy communion. There was no pastor going up to the stage and tellings the elements and what's. Just do it at your own time with God.

I like how they serve the holy communion to people. They deliver it in buckets. Inside the buckets are packets. Inside the packets are the bread and wine(ribena). Look...

The top sip is where they put the bread/biscuit.

the second sip is the wine(ribena). cool right?

The top of the packet says "this is my body which is broken for you. Take eat do this in remembrance of me"

Closer look.

Below the words is where the bread/biscuit is.

below the bread/biscuit is the wine (ribena)

The whole packet is seal up, so you have to open it up yourself.

After that, they did they announcement then a solo from one they worship team then Word.

The speaker today was a women speaker.

hardly see any women speaker on the pulpit

She was preaching about fasting. Is worth listening to it.

Actually women speakers preach more personal than men. Men tend to preach more boldly and passionately.

She looks pretty but she is married.

Anyway, before coming to church, there was a snow storm. My friend told me that this never really happen often to Kansas city. And this is one of the worse snow storms compare to other years. Before we could go to church. We had to dig a path for the car to come out of the garage to the main street. Snow is easy to shove but is the ice underneath that is a problem. The ice is hard and thick. The thickness of the ice is about 3-5 cm.

So me and my friend had to shove and pour ice melt(salt) to make a path. Hard work. Took us about 30 minutes.

Here are some pictures of of how bad it is...well i didn't take the picture of the path because my camera batteries die out.

His drive way on the right side where you cannot see a path.

The main street isn't bad compare to the drive way.

can you spot the yellow fire hydrant?

That is totally sunk it into the snow. There snow was below knee level.

That is all i did on Sunday. I came back and just took a nice hot drink and when to bed. The first Monday is tomorrow. I think i'm sleeping in. Till then nighty night.

Ash,

Sleeper Paradise.

Hello Hello,

I totally didn't do anything today as i was mostly spent in bed sleeping. I slept till like 4pm. I was exhausted from the conference. I still remember what the speakers thought me and i'm going to keep it close to my heart.

Many stuff that the conference taught me. Things that i might use. I wrote it down in my personal book. Book of ideas.

The things that i did today was just checking my school schedule, some assignments, and results. Well my results were good this year as i did amazing. I got a 3.4GPA. Great. Love. Hope to repeat it with this other class next semester.

There is one thing in my mind now which is HOME. I have been away for 4 months. By the time i get back would be 9 months. Is like giving birth.

i for sure miss home. i pretty much guess that by the time i get back people have change a lot. I think i won't be able to be related to anyone. As i have change and friends change and people change. Hope it would be easy getting to know people again. Hope people are more deeper in love with Jesus.

i just hope for good news when i get back.

Next semester for me in school would be slightly tougher as i have to do something new into my schooling schedule. It is Christian Service. Christians Service is basically the person just helping out another ministry in whatever way. Which i would turn-in a report with a supervisor recommendations. I thank God that it does affect my school results by i can't graduate without doing 20 hours of Christian Service for 4 semesters.

I thank God again because i ask the head people of Christian service in whether i can do this when i get back to Malaysia and do many hours of Christian service. They say yes. So i'll be speeding up this Christian service and hopefully do enough to finish it in 2 semesters.

I really don't mind doing this Christian service but i'm worried that i focus more time on it then on my studies. That is my only fear.

I'll leave this unto God's hands to guide and schedule my life. As i just want to fall in love with God. I miss Him. I want to see His face. I want to meet Him. I want more of Him.

Alright, i'm just sleepy today. Winter weather is dangerous enemy to your stomach. It causes people to eat more and make people sleep more. In a result, making people fatter faster. But for me, i think i need the pounds. So i can look a little more stronger, faster, better. Okay i shall sleep now till then nighty night.

Tu Du Lu,

Ho Ho Ho Happy New Year..2010

Hey Hello Hi world,

New Year. 2010. 1/1/01.

My New Year started out waking up late. I was helping out with the conference people pack up the place. I wanted to help because i want to see how they bring down and take down things a part and do it so organize. The PA system and the lights. It was not easy. There was flopping many cables running here and there. But the helping out was worth it. Get to meet new people and just make friends to PA relationship. I might be able to get some special offer on some PA equipment.

Anyway, i came back to the hotel around 3am. And it was not a sight to look at. There was drunk people here and there. There were girls and guys trying to hook up (naughty). And there were just crazy people doing stupid things.

It's a new year. I couldn't sleep not because of the conference but the next door neighbor was a quite noisy. Really noisy, if you know what i mean. Anyway, cover my head with a pillow and cry to Jesus for peace and take me away to His place of peace. And telling myself Psalm 23.

Later in the day. As in the late morning. i wake up, get ready, come back to my friend's place, then sleep some more. i couldn't sleep because i have thought to myself that i have forgotten something. Like i left something in the room. I check all my stuff. I found out that i really forgotten something. It was my phone charger. I really hate forgetting things. Just hate it. I solely believe is the work of the evil to make people forget stuff.

I call the hotel about it. They say that they will handle it and would bring it to the front desk ready for me to take it when i come.

I told my friend and he agree to take me down but i got to be fast because he had a meeting later the day.

We drove down. And behold, they didn't do what i wanted they to do. This really get into my veins. This make me think whether Americans are better than Malaysians or worse or just equally same. Man. I hate when people promise you something and they don't do it. Just grr...

Anyway, i just forget about it. I told the hotel off that it is not the way to operate. I had to follow my friend to his meeting. He left me in the prayer room and he went to his meeting.

The church here has a 24/7 prayer session. Each prayer session is 3 hours. They have a full worship band playing for each session. But there is no list of stuff to pray. Is just you and God. But they is a mic in front and whoever felt lead by the Holy Spirit to lead the crowd into praying for something.

In that time, i thought to myself. I just abuse myself in how forgetful i was and make sure that i remember stuff again. The worship band sang some song that they written by themselves that spoke to me. Not to sure with the words. But it just made me just pray for forgiveness and to refocus myself.

i felt physical burnout because i was really tired. And i mean it, tired.

After the meeting, my friend took me to store to find a generic charger for my phone. I couldn't find one, so i just brought a new phone. It was about 14 dollars which i think should be about 50 RM.

I came back. Shower. And now going to sleep. So New year is a bit in a rough start but i know things will get better. I know want to be stronger, better, faster, smarter. And in tune with God. Till then nighty night. I will try to restart up my devotion blog again (been a bad boy and didn't post up devotion notes up).

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