Boring Sunday

Had a really boring sunday today.. jus stayed in room n study or sleep. Sigh. Miss my family n friends n my dear. Last nite the symphony under the stars event was wonderful. The fireworks were so beautiful! Like ndp! Ha. It was such a lovely experience i can't wait till next year to see it again! It was a bit cold though but the atmosphere was amazing. Esp good when surrounded with friends and food. Haha. Oh well, the fun is over n sch is starting tmrw. A fresh new start to a new academic year. Can feel the stress ald. Haha. Hope everyone in s'pore is doing well, happy n healthy. Going to sleep soon.. watching tv. Hee. Nite everyone! From Adelaide. :-)

Verse of the day

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish – Isaiah 41:10

Ocf bbq n symphony night

Had a gd time at the ocf bbq held at a park, organised by AACC, austral asian christian church. The aunties and uncles were all v nice n they prepared so much food for us! N it was all free. Really appreciate the efforts! Played some games and had fun knowing more ppl, meeting new friends and jus catching up with old buddies. Really njoyed the time of fellowship with the ocfers as well as meeting new ppl. The response this yr was better, but our aim is still the same no matter what the number of new comers there are. To reach out, build up and send back. - Matt 28:18-20. Going for symphony night later.. not sure what is that. It's like a open air concert event held once a yr or smthing, n i heard it is v popular with the ppl of adelaide. There might even b fireworks! Cool. Haha. But still wished my darling, my family n friends from sing can join me.. Missing everyone back home. Esp my dear dear. Hee. Well, sch is starting on mon, so gotta get prepared! Time to give it all i've got! Haha. It is gonna b tough, but i belive it is not impossible to accomplish. :-)

Sch starting soon.. Having O week now

Well, back in adelaide for almost a week ald.. college still sux, n so does my timetable, but i guess i dun have a choice. Haha. Given a choice i would have wanted to stay on in S'pore.. But i guess this is God's will for me. Perhaps to be active in ocf and other activities which will help me become a better person. To be a member of Christ that will reach out, build up and send back. Also to be more active in meetings and stuff. Cos i read this verse which really struck me.. i haven't been active in anything b4 i met ocf.

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching. - Hebrews 10:24,25.

Well, O week this week n full of stuff n fun and preliminary lectures.. boring. Haha. Will have to work v hard this yr.. I guess everyone else is doing the same too. Wishing all my frens n especially my darling all the best for their sch term. Alfie signing off.. :-)

Back In Adelaide.. Study time!

Finally back in Adelaide after a long flight yest.. The food on board was gd, but had little sleep bcos of a stupid baby girl sitting in front of me who keeps climbing over her seat to peek at me and deops her things on me! What kind of mum lets her child do that? Sigh. Btw it's an anf moh. Haha. But i must say the baby is quite cute la. Reached college, unpacked a while and Had to rush to do my enrolment.. but stupid uni goving me probs with it. Sigh. Going to try again today.. I really still don like college but no choice.. jus gotta bear with it. I'm v glad and thankful for the help the OCF ppl rendered to me though. They r really nice. Going for breakfast ald.. sianz.. gonna see more ang mohs.. haha. Miss my home, family, friends and my darling so so much..

Gong Xi Fa Cai... Hong Bao Na Lai.. haha

Happy Chinese New Year to one and all in advance! As i'll be going to KL to spend my CNY.. This CNY will be special indeed.. missing one person.. but will still be having reunion dinner in s'pore b4 i go.. my sis coming back on fri! yay! finally have someone to talk to in the house.. ahhaa.. then after i come back from holis i'll be leaving for adelaide soon.. so fast, 16th feb.. The month of Jan has come to an end so so quickly.. it's amazing how time files.. seems to fly faster every year! that's gd though, hope this yr files by too! i wanna complete my studies asap! who wouldn't? haha.. Going to surely miss s'pore and home, family and friends.. sigh.. but no choice.. :-)

It's almost time to return to studies...

Time sure files.. half a month just gone like that, n v. soon it's gonna be the month of Feb.. Cny coming, but not really looking forward to it.. it's gonna be usually boring.. sigh.. gotta spend my last few weeks here wisely and prepare myself for a new start to a new term at uni! Stress! ahah.. but it's bound to be tough.. jus gotta rough it out and hopefully do well.. It's amazing how much aid has come to help the tsunami victims.. the world is actually good in nature, but somehow sin and evil has to come to ruin it.. oh well, life's on earth like that.. it's just a temporary home for us christians, and we are here to better ourselves so that the work in us may be completed and we may once again, be perfect in an eternal home we are called to live in.. Life is so extremely short compared to eternity.. i can't imagine how it'll be like to just be 'human' without any purposes and a wonderful future to look forward to.. I'm glad and thankful to be a christian and so is my dear.. we shall grow stronger and closer while we are apart, contrary to what people think and feel.. but that's the way God works.. in mysterious ways and opposite of how the world thinks and does things.. He is always good.. He is amazing.. :-)

MeRrY ChRiStMaS!!!

Wow.. it's dec ald.. time sure files like light! Christmas is coming! But let us realise the true essence of Christmas is Christ.. Not santa, gifts, food.. etc.. the concept of christmas has been largely diluted to some insignificant worldy desires. and ppl are not realising how christmas came abt. without Jesus, there IS NO christmas.. Also, it's coming to the end of the year, let us reflect on what's our purpose in life, and what we have done throughout the year, a time also to make resolutions and try to keep them.. I suggest anyone who wants to know and realise their full potential and purpose in life to try getting the book, the purpose driven life. You can't miss it, at bookstores.. especially christian ones. It dosen't matter whether or not you are a christain, the book is really meant for YOU.. You won't regret getting it.. neither did i... N let's make the year 2005 an even better and blesssed one! :-) Take care everyone and i'll see ya all next year! Cheers!

It's Gonna Be Dec Soon!

Finally decided to put a title bar.. ahah. I wonder how everyone is... i'm still having my programming lessons nw.. i think i becoming a human computer! ahaha.. in a bad way la.. Can't wait to meet up with old classmates and new friends as well! Wishing every1 a vert merry x'mas in advance!!!... jus in case i don blog here... ahaha.. Cheers! :-)

Wow.. it's been almost 2 mths since i've blogged.. sigh. Have been catching up with my programming stuff lately.. and helping mum and around at home. Everyone's, well, not everyone is having exams now.. n i feel kinda left out.. not that i WANT exams, and even though i know i still have 4 freaking years to study, meaning i have to enter the stupid exam hall 8 times!!! Want to go back to studies asap, but at the same time i kinda can't bear to leave home again.. The reason i stayed behind was to accompany my mum.. she's still feeling the after effects to the loss of my dad.. and i can understand what she's going thru.. Just gotta study real hard when i reutrn to Aust next year to continue my studies.. and hope my sis can grad soon so she can come back Singpore and find a gd job.. Miss all of my friends, both the ones in Singapore and in Aust.. will prob catch up with everyone during the holidays.. which is coming! Though it's not the end of the year yet, the new year is approaching fast.. and as i reflect back, This year is really a life turning and unexpected one.. so many things happened.. I just hope i will do well now, and grad quickly.. Don't really feel like going back to aust to study sometimes, but no choice.. Being the man of the house now, i gotta be strong and take care of my family.. Well, gtg now.. jus informing those who have been reading my blog, sorry for not updating it regularly.. i shall continue doing it when i have more net access.. N i will be returing back to Adelaide next year, 16th feb.. so will wanna catch up with every1 this year, as next yr, it'll b a fresh new start for me... :-)

Who is this?? hee.. 

Finally back in Aust after going home to S'pore for nearly a week.. for anyone still wondering why i suddenly flew back and disupted my studies till next semester, pls go to yan's blog to see y.. sadness n grief had come upon me and there r times where i just can't control my emotions. I was at a loss, not knowing what to do, where to go next, how my life would change. but my mom is a very strong person, n thu all odds, she managed to settle every issue one by one, determined to give me n my sis a normal n gd life..

i would jus like to say that my dad is a wonderful man. I use the word IS bcos i don believe he is gone. As christians, we believe that in fact he is much happier nw, in a place where there is no pain, suffering n a place where he can enjoy eternal life. We have eternal life too, if we have jesus in our hearts.. there is no trouble to big God cannot solve it, there is no mountain(obstacles) too big he cannot move it. I will forever hold 19/08/2004 as a v special day where my dad went home to be with the Lord.. n i will always remember this verses:

"I am the resurrrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies, amd whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11: 25-26

"Surely the goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and i will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23: 6

Such a nice evening.. spent this evening at a church celebrating christmas early!! ahah.. christmas in july.. well, it IS 1st of August.. but cos it is v cold n it is winter here nw in aust, so ppl tend to celebrate x'mas during these middle mths.. so wonderful to meet so many asians particularly cos my college has a v small asian population..  it was nice to see santa in july! ahahah he gave us sweets  and we sang carols..  ate gd food, chatted with fellow s'poreans n students alike.. a v warm n comfortable environment that's all i can say. i'm so happy i joined this Overseas Christian Fellowship.. it def has been God's blessing n will that he bought me here n allowed me to join this wonderful n friendly community of international students. anyway.. tmrw have lessons @ 9am.. gotta sleep soon! signing off...

oh gosh, my 1st day in sch n 1st night out in the pubs... stupid college had a pub night tonight, so was kinda dragged along.. lucky my neighbour walked back with me, if not i am so lost.. every1 drank so much.. but i must say the gathering was huge n a rather social event, jus getting to knw more ppl, n relax. i got to knw a few more 'ang mohs' too.. haha. used to think most of them were not friendly but i guess onli a few aren't.. the rest r great n they r jus basically v friendly ppl. though that dosen mean they R or wanna b yr fren ahaahah.. so tired.. didn't knw what the lecturer was talking abt.. he went so fast.. gosh.. but i must try to catch up or i'm screwed.. missing my dear v much, n family n frens back home too.. but gonna b really bz this sem, so prob won have much time to miss ahahah.. anyway, late ald, going zzz... still have lect tmrw morn...

Wow.. Had a really gd time tonight.. went to Adelaide hills for a bonfire organised by Overseas christian fellowship.. my uni christian organisation.. hee. Went to a couple's house up in the hills.. had bbq.. well, not quite cos it was raining, but the house was v unique n nicely decorated.. such nice ppl, opening their home to over 40 ppl.. and their food was excellent. Sitting ard the bonfire on a cold n rainy night with so many new frens really makes a person feel warm inside... but i still do miss my dear n family n frens back home v much.. Hope i can experience more of these outings! hee.. really thank God for providing me this opportunity to get involved in such a fellowship and getting to knw more frens here in Adelaide.. didn't expect to meet so many malaysians n singaporeans here! was quite shocked, some already completing their studies, some coming for exchange, others like me, starting frm scratch.. well, sch starts on mon, so i must njoy my weekend nw! ahhaha.. actually the 2nd weekend i spent here.. last week was miserable, nothing to do n was almost all alone.. sigh.. well, gotta work v hard soon! All the v best to every1 back home too! Those starting their uni studies for the 1st yr.. work hard n work smart!! :-)

well.. almost a week in adelaide b myslelf.. n missing my dear, frens n family a lot.. v cold here but the environment is nice n quiet. well, smtimes TOO quiet.. hah.. hope every1 is fine back home.. Gets really dark here even at 5pm! haha.. but finding it a bit hard to find frens. cos most og them staying in the college are ang mos.. sigh.. but there r a few exceptions.. hee. i'll jus try to b more friendly n talk more i guess.. gotta adjust a lot to the new college n uni life i guess..

wow.. time sure flies like the wind.. i'm ald leaving for aust tonight.. so sad to leave but also quite excited abt the new adventures n environment there. of cos my dear yan will b quite upset n i'm sure to miss her dearly.. but like i told her upteen times it's all for the best and i will return for her.. i will still b coming back to s'pore anyway.. this dec.. can't wait. hope i can grow closer to God there.. n it's kinda of a coincidence that Adelaide is also knwn as the 'city of chuches' in aust.. so looks like there's no escaping God.. haha.. to all my fens, thank u for being there 4 me n keeping in touch with me, i will need all the company n support when i'm over in aust.. i will b studying v hard, or at least try to.. haha.. n i hope my dear will do the same n succeed together.. hee. to my frens, all the best again for yr journey in life, n to my dearest, i love you so much.. i will b thinking of u constantly but let's focus on our goals n work had for our future success! Muacks!

ORD oh! wow.. really. so fast.. 2.5 yrs jus whizzed past like this. hope my uni life will be jus as if not faster. ahha.. reply came, as xpected, cannot get into NTU again, sigh. gd n bad news.. this means i will really b leaving for aust on 2nd july. yes u heard rite folks, those who knw me n happen to chance on this blog. n i will return in dec. really gonna miss home, family, my frens n most imptly, my dear. but it's for the best i suppose. I'll just have to trust God for what he has planned 4 me. i believe his ways r always the best for me, n things r not always as they seem. bad times will come, but they will pass, n the gd times will always arrive. it's how we look at life. i have begun to accept failures time n time again in my life.. but it dosen mean i'm a failure, cos i Keep Going. i urge all my frens to do the same. i knw sm of my frens n even my own family, sis, n my dear r facing lots of pressure n difficulties in their lives, well, life ain't easy. jus gotta move on n pray for the best. y do i always write so much stuff? hha.. prob coz i'm bored..

wahahaahh!!! ORD loh! i can't believe it! onli 5 days left of my stupid NS life! it's all finally gonna b over!! but come to think of it, it was a pretty enriching experience.. tough yes, but it really instills discipline n responsibility among guys.. but i sure wouldn't want to go thru it again if i was given a chance to! haha..hee..

in camp nw.. bored, stupid unit eating up my leave.. nvm. Sigh, less than a month left b4 i fly off to aust.. gonna miss my dear so much.. stupid ntu still haven given me any reply yet! in a dilemma.. i die either ways, go aust, i not happy, waste $, miss homw, family, my dear.. stay in s'pore, parents will kill me.. cos i DID NOT TELL THEM!!! die.. shi3 lu4 yi1 tiao2.. haha. anyway have been spending time with my dear, but not as much as i expected... cos of her 'family'.. i understand that she needs to spend time with her family n other frens too.. She has been spending lots of time with family, but not with her frens though.. hmm..

well, signing of nw. tried.. gotta wake early.. God bless everyone i knw.. n good luck to all my frens who r ald in uni, going to uni or embarking on a new phase of their lives.. :-)

wow.. nearly a month since i blogged here! ahha.. have been q bz lately too.. can't wait till end of nxt week, clearing leave.. N june is coming!!! ORD loh! haha... have been waiting 4 this day for ages.. really blessed to be posted to my current unit too.. compared to others, i find myself v lucky ald.. can stay out.. gd working environment.. FREE internet.. haha.. my dar having her exams nw.. realli hope she does well. realli miss her. then after next week, can njoy n spend quality time with her ald..

Still waiting 4 letter frm ntu, to see if have been accepted, but i'm losing hope n my dar has informed me that ppl who do not recieve their acceptance letters by this week most likey gone case.. i agree. i don expect myself to enter too, but i was jus hoping n trying. N seeing many of my frens, my dar's bro, my camp mate, all getting their place in local uni really upsets me smtimes, i feel 'different'. not capable n smart enough 4 s'pore standards. But i have since looked on the brighter side of things, n realised that life IS unfair, n that i must still continue to trust in God n his plan for me. I may not be smart, but at least i tell myself that i have the determination n perseverence to carry on n learn frm my mistakes. failure is not the end. It is nvr fatal, n success is nvr final. LIFE IS A JOURNEY> STAY DRIVEN. this is my mssg to every1. nvr give up hope n just give yr best in everything that u do. eventually u CAN n WILL make it.