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Vote for Our Band Name
We're finally getting a name for the band. But we need your help to decide which one. We've narrowed down to 2 names and here's your chance to be a part of the selection. Get to the vote site and make your selection. We're very excited to see the outcome.
Vote now - http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/453610
God bless!
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Chinese and Beef
The cow is very much in the news these days. Here's a post not related to what we're reading in the media. Purely coincidental.
I've been asking myself whether it's true that the general Chinese people in Malaysia don't like beef. Where is this coming from? Well... on so many occasions when I go and pack that delicious oily and chilly-sauced-soaked burger daging from the regular pasar malam, I've been asked too often whether I take 'daging' or not. "Daging" means beef in the general Bahasa Melayu. Altho' it actually means "meat" translated directly but it has been used to commonly describe beef. So its like... "daging boleh?" or "makan daging ya?" or "...daging?? betul??"... and when I say "ya, daging"... the burger seller will look shock. They go like... "ohh.. biasanya orang Cina tak makan daging. Uncle tau makan daging ya..." So I'm wondering... really?? Chinese people don't eat beef?? You realize by now that the sellers or hawkers I'm referring to are Malays. Ok... you're thinkin about that "uncle" thing... drop it. It has also happened at Malay coffee shops... when I order the regular mee goreng or kuey teow, I'm asked whether beef can or not. Or if they don't have any other meat (in this case chicken) other than beef... the dish comes without meat. Vegetarian mee goreng?? apa lah...
Take a look... McDonald's have been around way long. Waaaay long before Malay youths liked the joint. When I was much younger... I noticed that the majority of the customers were Chinese youngsters and families of other races. At that time, also more higher income families. Now everybody seems higher income lah eventho' the prices of the burgers are skyrocketing... So... its like... ehh beef has been around for a long time lah and Chinese people alike have been whacking it! The other day I was in burger king. I ordered a Whopper Junior. I was asked... "daging boleh ya?"... For a moment I was stunned... ehh.. Burger King laa... of course la beef. The best beef burger in the world la....
This is not a racist post by the way. Its just an observation I did and based on first hand experiences. Next. What about that famous Beef Noodles? Chinese makes them lah. Taiwan Beef Noodles. Well... from Taiwan lah. Chinese again! Check out some pics I found online. All beef dishes that are whacked by Chinese. Some even travel countries and states just to whack them.
The much talked about Tangkak Beef Noodles. Haven't tried them yet... soon.
The also much talked about Taiwan Beef Noodles. ooo... It actually looks gross but I'm game to try. Soon...
Murtabak daging!! Phuuuhh! During puasa month... everywhere can find. BUT strangely... the stall in my taman only sells Murtabak ayam... like.... why lahh????
Beef Ball soup. oooo... nice! This is the Vietnamese version. I've tasted them as well as the Chinese version. Very nice.
The regular pasar malam Ramly Burger Daging Special. Sloppy but niiiice! hmm.... today got pasar malam....
Satay Daging! yayyyy....
Ahhh... the all familiar beef steak with black pepper sauce. This was common with Western Food outlets... non-halal ones for that matter (during my younger days). Now, these outlets are halal certified. See... Chinese were eating them looonng time aredi... Beef. Beef Steak. Some even eat them rare. ugghhh...
And the last of all... the best juicy beef meal of all. My all time favourite (sadly we eat this like a couple times a year only... note: for higher income families nowadays!)....
presenting you...
BURGER KING'S WHOPPER!!!!! FUUUYYOOOOOOO!!!!!
Nice tag line up there. Whopper is STRONGER!
I like beef! I like BEEEF! Yeah!!!! I EAT Beeeeef!!!! woohooo! and I'm Chinese.
Note: Sorry... no disrespect to any Hindu readers. This post is really for non-Hindu's only.
Cheers.
Now I want to eat beef... uhhh...
I've been asking myself whether it's true that the general Chinese people in Malaysia don't like beef. Where is this coming from? Well... on so many occasions when I go and pack that delicious oily and chilly-sauced-soaked burger daging from the regular pasar malam, I've been asked too often whether I take 'daging' or not. "Daging" means beef in the general Bahasa Melayu. Altho' it actually means "meat" translated directly but it has been used to commonly describe beef. So its like... "daging boleh?" or "makan daging ya?" or "...daging?? betul??"... and when I say "ya, daging"... the burger seller will look shock. They go like... "ohh.. biasanya orang Cina tak makan daging. Uncle tau makan daging ya..." So I'm wondering... really?? Chinese people don't eat beef?? You realize by now that the sellers or hawkers I'm referring to are Malays. Ok... you're thinkin about that "uncle" thing... drop it. It has also happened at Malay coffee shops... when I order the regular mee goreng or kuey teow, I'm asked whether beef can or not. Or if they don't have any other meat (in this case chicken) other than beef... the dish comes without meat. Vegetarian mee goreng?? apa lah...
Take a look... McDonald's have been around way long. Waaaay long before Malay youths liked the joint. When I was much younger... I noticed that the majority of the customers were Chinese youngsters and families of other races. At that time, also more higher income families. Now everybody seems higher income lah eventho' the prices of the burgers are skyrocketing... So... its like... ehh beef has been around for a long time lah and Chinese people alike have been whacking it! The other day I was in burger king. I ordered a Whopper Junior. I was asked... "daging boleh ya?"... For a moment I was stunned... ehh.. Burger King laa... of course la beef. The best beef burger in the world la....
This is not a racist post by the way. Its just an observation I did and based on first hand experiences. Next. What about that famous Beef Noodles? Chinese makes them lah. Taiwan Beef Noodles. Well... from Taiwan lah. Chinese again! Check out some pics I found online. All beef dishes that are whacked by Chinese. Some even travel countries and states just to whack them.
The much talked about Tangkak Beef Noodles. Haven't tried them yet... soon.
The also much talked about Taiwan Beef Noodles. ooo... It actually looks gross but I'm game to try. Soon...
Murtabak daging!! Phuuuhh! During puasa month... everywhere can find. BUT strangely... the stall in my taman only sells Murtabak ayam... like.... why lahh????
Beef Ball soup. oooo... nice! This is the Vietnamese version. I've tasted them as well as the Chinese version. Very nice.
The regular pasar malam Ramly Burger Daging Special. Sloppy but niiiice! hmm.... today got pasar malam....
Satay Daging! yayyyy....
Ahhh... the all familiar beef steak with black pepper sauce. This was common with Western Food outlets... non-halal ones for that matter (during my younger days). Now, these outlets are halal certified. See... Chinese were eating them looonng time aredi... Beef. Beef Steak. Some even eat them rare. ugghhh...
And the last of all... the best juicy beef meal of all. My all time favourite (sadly we eat this like a couple times a year only... note: for higher income families nowadays!)....
presenting you...
BURGER KING'S WHOPPER!!!!! FUUUYYOOOOOOO!!!!!
Nice tag line up there. Whopper is STRONGER!
I like beef! I like BEEEF! Yeah!!!! I EAT Beeeeef!!!! woohooo! and I'm Chinese.
Note: Sorry... no disrespect to any Hindu readers. This post is really for non-Hindu's only.
Cheers.
Now I want to eat beef... uhhh...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Shopping Center Randomness
Saw some interesting game stuff for kids.. and for adults too? hahaaa...
This is cool. You build the toy.. then paint it.
This is like UNO. Except they give you this hammer with a sucker. You whack the cards you suppose to UNO and it sticks to the hammer. Cool rite?
These are like science projects... you build 'robots'.. oooo... see the price? uhhh.. what a rip off... maybe china can come up with some knock-offs.... hmm.....
BINGO! for kids! yayyyy... altho' i can't remember how to play bingo....
something for the girls... make your own handbag, purse or something... don't you think the packaging looks like some underwear of pad thingy? uhh....
This is a really nice jacket. It's from my favourite brand and it was on 50% off. So it's about RM25 after discount. Wanted to buy it for Sean but I think that he thinks it wasn't stylo enough. The boy is goin thru the whole gaya and not gaya phase. He thinks that people laugh at him if he wears something out of the ordinary, like a jacket... well... anyways... it's in Jusco. Sale till 31st August.
BOB THE BUILDER!! YAYYYYY... this wasn't on sale. hahaa... the kids love this.
Saw this one in Giant. Transformers underwear for kids. What a rip off... expensive just because of the logo...
They also have Transformers pyjamas... another rip off. But they are really NICE! That's size 10... not RM10. I think it's about RM29+ for a set (top and bottom). All these in Giant.
O'timus "Plime". hahaaa Nice!
OK... shopping center randomness stops here. Stay tuned for more.
Greetings! I'm bumble bee. No, I'm bumble bee... No, I'm bumble bee... you shuddup!!
...
peace.
This is cool. You build the toy.. then paint it.
This is like UNO. Except they give you this hammer with a sucker. You whack the cards you suppose to UNO and it sticks to the hammer. Cool rite?
These are like science projects... you build 'robots'.. oooo... see the price? uhhh.. what a rip off... maybe china can come up with some knock-offs.... hmm.....
BINGO! for kids! yayyyy... altho' i can't remember how to play bingo....
something for the girls... make your own handbag, purse or something... don't you think the packaging looks like some underwear of pad thingy? uhh....
This is a really nice jacket. It's from my favourite brand and it was on 50% off. So it's about RM25 after discount. Wanted to buy it for Sean but I think that he thinks it wasn't stylo enough. The boy is goin thru the whole gaya and not gaya phase. He thinks that people laugh at him if he wears something out of the ordinary, like a jacket... well... anyways... it's in Jusco. Sale till 31st August.
BOB THE BUILDER!! YAYYYYY... this wasn't on sale. hahaa... the kids love this.
Saw this one in Giant. Transformers underwear for kids. What a rip off... expensive just because of the logo...
They also have Transformers pyjamas... another rip off. But they are really NICE! That's size 10... not RM10. I think it's about RM29+ for a set (top and bottom). All these in Giant.
O'timus "Plime". hahaaa Nice!
OK... shopping center randomness stops here. Stay tuned for more.
Greetings! I'm bumble bee. No, I'm bumble bee... No, I'm bumble bee... you shuddup!!
...
peace.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Of Fridays and The Weekend...
at JJ Melaka... ooo... Transformers... uhh... keychains?? what?
Had a short gig in KL.. then we headed for some refreshments... mmm....
SWEDISH MEATBALLSS!!! OOH LA LA!
mmm.... gotta have them meatballs... muahahahaaa
...err what is he eating? obviously i have a crappy camera...
MEATBALLSSS!!!!
more photos soon on KL....and the band! i hope....
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El Sanctuary
I know of a place. It's real nice and quiet. Real calm. A good place to relax. A good place to have fun too. A good place for reflection. Lots of oxygen. Lots of trees. Nice hosts. A real sanctuary. To find out more about El Sanctuary, check out their site here. This place is really nice if you love nature. A good camp site for church retreats or training. Also a good place for corporate team building sessions or motivational camps. The site is excellent for groups. I have the opportunity to know the folks there personally. They're really nice people. Very hospitable and they are dear friends.
Chalets and Dormitories available
Fine dining
So call them now for bookings/reservations. Again... here's the website.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
The Itinerant Christian
Lately, or well years actually, I have been thinking of something... interesting. This I think will challenge us from today, what we actually think of ourselves when we say we are ministers of the gospel, or what we've been taught to think. Is there such a place in the church circle... here in Malaysia or anywhere for that matter... that we as Christians can function in FULL capacity of our calling, gifting and talent, serving God with all conviction and anointing, but in doing all that, not be confined to ONE church or congregation or group. What??? This has a lot to do with "a church without walls". Heard of that one?
Yeah, we do go to A church; we give our tithes, offerings, we serve, BUT... we should also be able to offer our ministry elsewhere too, believing that what God has given us is for everyone, everywhere and anytime. Not just ONE church or group. A little stretched, but picture this. We all know the familiar term Itinerant Minister/Pastor. We know that whenever there are camps, seminars, conventions, or even Sunday services, we have guest speakers... not only locals but as well as internationals. More often than not, these speakers say they have an itinerant ministry. They do belong to some church somewhere, but when called, they will be there to minister elsewhere. And this is part of the life calling apart from being a church pastor, etc. Apparently, this is ok for them and many regard very highly of these speakers as they minister with the full anointing of God.
So... question is, can this also happen for the 'common' Christian? So I'm seeing it here and there. But people don't generally acknowledge it as it is - itinerant in nature. Maybe they see the word 'itinerant' as more global... or more acceptable for pastors or those who are considered 'ministers'. I see members who are actively involved in NGOs or charitable organizations where they serve the people in areas of charity, the disabled, soup kitchens, etc. That's being a minister. I see people attending church events lending a hand at bazaars, food fair, donation drives, etc. I see musicians being rallied from various congregations to worship and minister. But most of the times, this also can only be seen in "JOINT-CHURCH" events which happens at the most twice a year. Twice a year?? Other than that, we are all busy serving the programs, visions, missions and directives of our own church. We have this meeting, that meeting, this and that training, bible studies, prayer meetings, healing meetings, camps, conventions, seminars.... all for the benefit (like 80% of the time) of our own congregation. It's happening. It's been happening. It'll probably continue to happen. I'm not even talking about the congregation I worship with. I'm talking about ALL congregations. ALL.
Check this out. How many churches are there in Malaysia? Think hard... Answer is--- ONE. It's the church of Jesus Christ. The church that Christ Himself started and commissioned. WE ARE THAT CHURCH. Note: I said WE. Not that building, or this denomination or that. We forget that. The buildings we worship in are really called 'congregations'. So, there is ONE church of Jesus Christ and there are many congregations. The reason we go to congregations is primarily for fellowship (exhorting one another, building each other up) and learning of the Word among other things. Check out the book of Acts which showed how the early Christians did this. Other than that, we should be out on the field doing God's work. Agreed? SO.... back to topic. Itinerant - ARE we supposed to be itinerant in the nature of our faith? Are we all suppose to be itinerant ministers taking the gospel to everywhere? Are we suppose to use whatever gift and talent and utilize our calling for all congregations with the hope that it benefits not ONE congregation but the entire church of Jesus Christ, since there is only ONE church? Or are we to be exclusive? What then? I'm a church musician. I have friends who are also church musicians. I often wondered that since it was really God's idea that the whole worship thing came about... how come we spend a lot of our time worshiping with only one congregation? How is it that since we are the church of Jesus Christ, and that there is only one, yet every week we spend time worshiping in a building with the same people. Years even. Ever wondered what our other brothers and sisters in Christ are doing? How do they worship God at their respective congregations? Or...ok more like... "man, I wish I can just go and check out the other congregations and worship together with them"... ahh... dangerous grounds here.... sensitive.... We say this a lot - the last combined church event we had was awesome! The atmosphere and the worship was like wow! God's presence was really felt. Do you realize why? duhh.... of course... its because God's people are united in worship and praise together! Simple. There is power in unity. A lot of things happen when God's people come together. And most often, when they DO come together, these are people from different congregations. It brings about a natural form of encouragement and nudge - hey we're all here together to worship the same God that we love and serve. It's an awesome sense of excitement! So back to the musician's thingy. So being church musicians also... we wonder what it would be like ministering alongside church musicians from other congregations. I have had many privileges of doing that. But we don't do it often enough. The beauty of doing so is this. There is so much diversity in worship and making music. Most of the times we learn more by playing and learning with others. It opens our eyes and understanding on how God works with different individuals and groups... and congregation in worship. We are exposed to different levels of worship. We see different things happen. We learn new skills and abilities when these things happen. We learn new expressions of worship that the Bible itself speaks of that we didn't know existed.
So... the itinerant Christian. Minister. Musician. Pastor. You put the name there. Is it for real? Can our calling, gift, ability, be available for all? Can it be available at just a phone call? Can it be available without it being a threat to our existing congregation? Sheep stealing? Come one... Can it be available just for any congregation? Here are some examples of what I mean:
- I have a regular congregation that I worship in. I give my tithes and offerings there. I serve in some ministries. This remains.
- Once in a while I visit other congregations and take part in some of their activities to maintain some form of good brotherly/sisterly fellowship and to make use of what God has imparted in me. This can be in stuff like, lending a helping hand in events, ministering in prayer, ministering music. This is not just one congregation but many and not confined to states.
- Once in a while I visit other congregations just because I want to. Makes life more interesting and unpredictable. This is sometimes strange 'cos when you walk into the congregation, the pastor looks more worried to see than excited cos... they somewhat worry that you're going to 'jump ship'.... uhh man... or some of them get really excited about it as well.. haahh...
- I start a separate ministry that I share with friends of other congregations with the same vision. We minister in worship. We avail ourselves to any congregation that we can be a blessing to. We start goin places.... mmm.. sounds awesome.
- I join mission trips of other congregations.
These are just some. Hope you get where I'm going.
Here's the thing. I spoke of this to a dear friend and also with my wife. They somewhat think I'm dreaming or trying to rally a cause for nothing. Or I'm just trying to make excuses to support this crazy idea I have. The irony is, my friend is already doing it and he doesn't seem to see it... yet. Haha.. well... you tell me. If there's even anyone reading my blog (I wonder all the time)... post in your thoughts on this. What do you think? Should we be itinerant in nature? Does it make sense? Do I make sense?
Tell me please...
Cheers.
EDITED:
Would just like to clarify on my wife's true thoughts on this issue. I have very poor memory nowadays and after much discussion and a little reflection, there needs to be proper statements made. :)
This whole idea has become what we, my wife and I, really think is ideal and to be true for today's church. No longer can there be churches (or congregations) with walls. It is no longer one congregation that can bring about change in our community. It is the entire Body of Christ (THE Church) that will make impact. We believe this in its entirety. I made an error in saying that she thought I was rallying a cause for nothing. That is inaccurate. What was meant is that we thinks... that rallying the cause would not receive any positive response from the pastors, which in turn, become futile. Why I say pastors? Because in the current times here, they are the ones who need to see this happening First, so that the congregation sees it just as well. Correct me if I'm wrong here. So, there it is. We both see and desire the same thing here. Can it happen? We don't know. But we will endure to pursue this somehow. May our children too learn to see how big the kingdom of Heaven (here on earth) is. And His kingdom is for all.
Well, enough said for now. Back to the readers.
Yeah, we do go to A church; we give our tithes, offerings, we serve, BUT... we should also be able to offer our ministry elsewhere too, believing that what God has given us is for everyone, everywhere and anytime. Not just ONE church or group. A little stretched, but picture this. We all know the familiar term Itinerant Minister/Pastor. We know that whenever there are camps, seminars, conventions, or even Sunday services, we have guest speakers... not only locals but as well as internationals. More often than not, these speakers say they have an itinerant ministry. They do belong to some church somewhere, but when called, they will be there to minister elsewhere. And this is part of the life calling apart from being a church pastor, etc. Apparently, this is ok for them and many regard very highly of these speakers as they minister with the full anointing of God.
So... question is, can this also happen for the 'common' Christian? So I'm seeing it here and there. But people don't generally acknowledge it as it is - itinerant in nature. Maybe they see the word 'itinerant' as more global... or more acceptable for pastors or those who are considered 'ministers'. I see members who are actively involved in NGOs or charitable organizations where they serve the people in areas of charity, the disabled, soup kitchens, etc. That's being a minister. I see people attending church events lending a hand at bazaars, food fair, donation drives, etc. I see musicians being rallied from various congregations to worship and minister. But most of the times, this also can only be seen in "JOINT-CHURCH" events which happens at the most twice a year. Twice a year?? Other than that, we are all busy serving the programs, visions, missions and directives of our own church. We have this meeting, that meeting, this and that training, bible studies, prayer meetings, healing meetings, camps, conventions, seminars.... all for the benefit (like 80% of the time) of our own congregation. It's happening. It's been happening. It'll probably continue to happen. I'm not even talking about the congregation I worship with. I'm talking about ALL congregations. ALL.
Check this out. How many churches are there in Malaysia? Think hard... Answer is--- ONE. It's the church of Jesus Christ. The church that Christ Himself started and commissioned. WE ARE THAT CHURCH. Note: I said WE. Not that building, or this denomination or that. We forget that. The buildings we worship in are really called 'congregations'. So, there is ONE church of Jesus Christ and there are many congregations. The reason we go to congregations is primarily for fellowship (exhorting one another, building each other up) and learning of the Word among other things. Check out the book of Acts which showed how the early Christians did this. Other than that, we should be out on the field doing God's work. Agreed? SO.... back to topic. Itinerant - ARE we supposed to be itinerant in the nature of our faith? Are we all suppose to be itinerant ministers taking the gospel to everywhere? Are we suppose to use whatever gift and talent and utilize our calling for all congregations with the hope that it benefits not ONE congregation but the entire church of Jesus Christ, since there is only ONE church? Or are we to be exclusive? What then? I'm a church musician. I have friends who are also church musicians. I often wondered that since it was really God's idea that the whole worship thing came about... how come we spend a lot of our time worshiping with only one congregation? How is it that since we are the church of Jesus Christ, and that there is only one, yet every week we spend time worshiping in a building with the same people. Years even. Ever wondered what our other brothers and sisters in Christ are doing? How do they worship God at their respective congregations? Or...ok more like... "man, I wish I can just go and check out the other congregations and worship together with them"... ahh... dangerous grounds here.... sensitive.... We say this a lot - the last combined church event we had was awesome! The atmosphere and the worship was like wow! God's presence was really felt. Do you realize why? duhh.... of course... its because God's people are united in worship and praise together! Simple. There is power in unity. A lot of things happen when God's people come together. And most often, when they DO come together, these are people from different congregations. It brings about a natural form of encouragement and nudge - hey we're all here together to worship the same God that we love and serve. It's an awesome sense of excitement! So back to the musician's thingy. So being church musicians also... we wonder what it would be like ministering alongside church musicians from other congregations. I have had many privileges of doing that. But we don't do it often enough. The beauty of doing so is this. There is so much diversity in worship and making music. Most of the times we learn more by playing and learning with others. It opens our eyes and understanding on how God works with different individuals and groups... and congregation in worship. We are exposed to different levels of worship. We see different things happen. We learn new skills and abilities when these things happen. We learn new expressions of worship that the Bible itself speaks of that we didn't know existed.
So... the itinerant Christian. Minister. Musician. Pastor. You put the name there. Is it for real? Can our calling, gift, ability, be available for all? Can it be available at just a phone call? Can it be available without it being a threat to our existing congregation? Sheep stealing? Come one... Can it be available just for any congregation? Here are some examples of what I mean:
- I have a regular congregation that I worship in. I give my tithes and offerings there. I serve in some ministries. This remains.
- Once in a while I visit other congregations and take part in some of their activities to maintain some form of good brotherly/sisterly fellowship and to make use of what God has imparted in me. This can be in stuff like, lending a helping hand in events, ministering in prayer, ministering music. This is not just one congregation but many and not confined to states.
- Once in a while I visit other congregations just because I want to. Makes life more interesting and unpredictable. This is sometimes strange 'cos when you walk into the congregation, the pastor looks more worried to see than excited cos... they somewhat worry that you're going to 'jump ship'.... uhh man... or some of them get really excited about it as well.. haahh...
- I start a separate ministry that I share with friends of other congregations with the same vision. We minister in worship. We avail ourselves to any congregation that we can be a blessing to. We start goin places.... mmm.. sounds awesome.
- I join mission trips of other congregations.
These are just some. Hope you get where I'm going.
Here's the thing. I spoke of this to a dear friend and also with my wife. They somewhat think I'm dreaming or trying to rally a cause for nothing. Or I'm just trying to make excuses to support this crazy idea I have. The irony is, my friend is already doing it and he doesn't seem to see it... yet. Haha.. well... you tell me. If there's even anyone reading my blog (I wonder all the time)... post in your thoughts on this. What do you think? Should we be itinerant in nature? Does it make sense? Do I make sense?
Tell me please...
Cheers.
EDITED:
Would just like to clarify on my wife's true thoughts on this issue. I have very poor memory nowadays and after much discussion and a little reflection, there needs to be proper statements made. :)
This whole idea has become what we, my wife and I, really think is ideal and to be true for today's church. No longer can there be churches (or congregations) with walls. It is no longer one congregation that can bring about change in our community. It is the entire Body of Christ (THE Church) that will make impact. We believe this in its entirety. I made an error in saying that she thought I was rallying a cause for nothing. That is inaccurate. What was meant is that we thinks... that rallying the cause would not receive any positive response from the pastors, which in turn, become futile. Why I say pastors? Because in the current times here, they are the ones who need to see this happening First, so that the congregation sees it just as well. Correct me if I'm wrong here. So, there it is. We both see and desire the same thing here. Can it happen? We don't know. But we will endure to pursue this somehow. May our children too learn to see how big the kingdom of Heaven (here on earth) is. And His kingdom is for all.
Well, enough said for now. Back to the readers.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
One of those days...
I parked my car in some taman behind the shoplots... free parking la. Walked towards the shoplots... walked up the steps and got into the bank. Took a number. Waited for about a minute. Ahh... my turn.
Me: Hi. I want to cancel my credit card.. can I do it here?
Counter Lady: No... you have to go to the Customer Service Counter...
Me: Oh... ok... do I have to take a number for that?
Counter Lady: Yes. Press button C.
Uhh.... duhh... ok ... so I went to take another number. Waited just for a few seconds and yeah... my turn.
Customer Service: Good morning...
Me: Hi good morning. I would like to cancel my credit cards... (taking out my cards)
Customer Service: Sorry sir... I can't cancel your cards... this is Ambank... we cannot cancel Public Bank Cards.
Me: ??????? (takes a look at my cards and realize what a dumb ass I was) Oh man... I'm sorry (smiling cutely)... right... Public Bank is just next door... Sorry sorry...
Walks out the door.... and like.... WHAT THE HECK LAHHHH!!!!!!
Me: Hi. I want to cancel my credit card.. can I do it here?
Counter Lady: No... you have to go to the Customer Service Counter...
Me: Oh... ok... do I have to take a number for that?
Counter Lady: Yes. Press button C.
Uhh.... duhh... ok ... so I went to take another number. Waited just for a few seconds and yeah... my turn.
Customer Service: Good morning...
Me: Hi good morning. I would like to cancel my credit cards... (taking out my cards)
Customer Service: Sorry sir... I can't cancel your cards... this is Ambank... we cannot cancel Public Bank Cards.
Me: ??????? (takes a look at my cards and realize what a dumb ass I was) Oh man... I'm sorry (smiling cutely)... right... Public Bank is just next door... Sorry sorry...
Walks out the door.... and like.... WHAT THE HECK LAHHHH!!!!!!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
The Dream...
A Sonor Force 3007 13" x 7" Special Edition Maple Snare. Sweet. Lord let this happen....
Monday, March 23, 2009
Teardrops on My Guitar...
The Yamaha APX-6 with retro controls.
Meet my guitar. My gorgeous guitar. It's a Yamaha APX-6. To me this is one fine guitar. It has survived some rigorous playing and the body shows. Paint and lacquer is really chipping off. I really like its tone and I've managed to tweak the action to my liking. Really fits my fingers well and has good playability. I will not trade this guitar for any. This guitar was a gift from my dad. Now if only I can remember which birthday it was - still during my teenage years. It was a real surprise. He just started off his own car repair business again (after many years) and was really doing well. Bless the Lord for that. So one day he asked, "Jason do you want a guitar?"... well something like that. And he already spoke to my older bro Jim who was at that time in KL and made arrangements. I was already playing guitar in my church and youth group at that time. So the guitar was purchased and I did not know what to expect. When my bro came back with the guitar on my birthday, I was like whoooaaaa! so cun la the guitar!!! I am so grateful to my dad. It was an awesome gift.
Today the guitar still sounds sweet. But as with all things, nothing lasts forever. The electronics have since failed. Started less than 2 years ago (check my archives on a Mission Trip I took part in). It was repaired months ago (a blessing by a dear brother from church)... BUT... died again last week. Ughh... man the disappointment. But God is good. The guitar has played and will still play songs of gratitude and love to my Savior.
I use a gauge 11 set on my guitar. I especially like D'Addario's Phosphor Bronze Custom Light. They are excellent! If you cant afford those Elixir and whatever that'll cost you your underwear... then these babies will do! They will not fail you. After playing acoustic guitar for quite a while... I realized this.... NEVER use gauge 10s for acoutic guitars! They just suck and don't bring out the warmth of the acoustic body. I mean like... no guitar effect can save this. Check them out here.
This is an awesome guitar! I've tried other models... APX4, 5, 7... mine's still cooler and awesomer. YEah!!!!
Well... at least until I recently played a Larrivee.... ohhhh man!!!!!! Good bye Taylor and Yamaha!
Here's to my sweet guitar. No teardrops please. It'll rot the wood.
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Hair...
There's just something about long hair... it gives you a sense of coolness although it's not 'cooling' at all. Nope, not at all what with the crazy weather nowadays. I used to have long hair.. well not until like that. But long. One day I'll post those glorious days... hahaa.. I tell you maintaining good looking long hair is not as easy as it seems. Some people just let it grow and that's it. No grooming. You need to look good with it. Those days we talk about stuff like 'minyak bon'. It helps make your hair grow faster but it stinks. I've never tried it cos my hair kind of grew fast. But with age... hmm.... I wonder where it all went...
Anyway.... here's a tip. I saw this at a hair saloon when we got the kids hair cut.
Godlike Hair Color Lotion. Hahahaaaa... man this can be interesting.
Give it a shot for those looking for that ... err... look.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Random... err.... thoughts?
This is McDonald's Sausage McMuffin... in my opinion... whoever invented this is A GENIUS!!!!
What can you do with a Sausage McMuffin?
Eat it of course! Arrhmmmm......
or you can pose with it.....
or you can let it pose for you.... eaten half way... oooo...
and then... eat this... oh yeah...
GENIUS!!!!!
Meanwhile.... my brain's still being random....
the world's best torch light... wahh...1 kilometer!!!!
GENIUS!!!! put a rubber band (or a few) around it... and bam! bam! GENIUS!!
Aidan drawing a truck. Notice the "little" tyres? I don't know why they are so little. Interestingly, he taught himself how to draw by watching Sean. Wife and I were really impressed at his progress. It took a long while for Sean to actually start drawing himself... oh but now he can't stop tho'.
before the truck above came into being... his drawings were like this... I can't remember his explanations but they were actually a bunch of different trucks... and probably a train somewhere there also.
Highly recommended! another work of genius.
oh yeah... asam pedas pari.... mmmm... damn soar throat.
ok... randomness has dried up. Stay tuned.
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