the move and the journey

man how long has this place been deserted..i know i’m a little slow in doing anything to this blog..but anyway.you’ll fare better if u follow me in twitter.its alvindanlbb…lbb is an abbreviation for little bass boy.nick given courtesy of yvvone mapphy..

so a little small update on what i’m doing and where i am.now i’m in kl.more specifically sentul timur staying with my bestie or so to say my best-man when i get married..to me it’s cuz he knows too much about me to be sitting down there talking about it.haha..well..that and really he’s just someone that is special to me la.apparently we have the same humour sense, which sharon commented on.but oh well..he is a friend that can never ever be found elsewhere la.

ok back to the story.im doing my internship in kl right now.in a place called Fleishman-Hillard, a  international PR firm dealing more on communications stuff..work has been pretty good..i have one and a half months left in the firm before the internship is done.i got a pretty great bunch of ppl in the firm and also i got a good supervisor also.he’s the co-director for footstool and if you don’t know that plz check it out..they’re a stage play stuff..christian actors.doing things in the name of art for God.

in kl..where else could i attend but acts church.this particular church has really put sth in my heart and i just find myself going back there every week and the worship, word and also the fellowship has been so superbly awesome..really sth that needs to be experienced by oneself.i knew that church was where i needed to be when i went there for Revo conference.i just got very blessed in the spirit and i just felt such a connection in the church.very much felt like epcc.

3 months is soon gonna end.seemed pretty fast too.God is still revealing more things to me in this city.and i know more is to come.God is not done yet.

just a short thing of what i’ve learned in the few services that i went to this weekend.i went to 5 altogether so i’ll just put the conclusion in eh..talking about the whole 5 services would be crazy though i can tell u it was phenomenal seeing ppl getting healed just like that.anyway.what i learned was there are many times we always want God to do things for us.we tend to follow the world when we look upon the blessings that can be given.and don’t get me wrong cuz God can really do so.but if nothing comes.even for our whole life.God doesn’t show the miracle.do we still pursue him.do we still chase and hold on to him. i just love the story of the women who was completely bent over and couldn’t raise herself.God touched her at the end becuz its not becuz she really needed that touch so that she can be healed.by just one word of God she already can be.but becuz she kept goin back to the synagogue.becuz she kept holding on to the saviour.kept holding on to who God was and not what God can do.she deserved that touch from God.

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hi..

wow..its been so long..i was beginning to wonder who’s blog this one belongs too..and also because of that i had to crack my brain juices for the username but i got it in like 10 guesses..

anyway..im doing pretty great..i’ve been hanging a pretty much lot with pastor b and the family..and a lot of chinese tea drinking and of course with that comes a  similar reaction..a lot of toilet visitation to flush out all the chinese tea..

anyway of course that’s besides the point..er..well..there’s the new hiking thing every mon and wed..its the only exercise im doing amidst all this crazy schedule..

hold that thought i’ll be back with more posts…internet’s being taken away from me..its not mine anyway..ar .ar..

i shall search no more..

where art thou oh father..what am i in your eyes oh lord..

why have you sacrificed thy son..in order to save me..

why does love hold me so close though my life clings on to other things at times..

why is strength provided when i’m weak..why is wisdom given when i can’t think..why is grace given when i fail

have i pursued u enough oh lord..for lord i need u now..

the strength i have is insufficient for the pressure of the world is great

the wisdom i have is not enough to decipher what the world is really telling me..

the love i have is not enough to be given..

god i need you right now..your peace..among all else..your love..

cast thou shadows upon me..let your hands cover me..and take away all my cares and worries just as you promised..be my saving grace in this world..

the world has failed me oh lord..only you stand still..

where art thou oh lord..my saviour..my lord..my all..

just another phase

hey guys..and girls sorry it’s been pretty long..like the title says..its just another phase im going through once again.. more teachings from the Lord, more falling down and being lifted up by Him..more revelations..more truths..more love..more tears..

penang has been pretty good..still the same good food..still the same good weather..though i have no rain jacket, God makes sure whenever i leave there will be no rain..ain’t He just great..

anyway..another semester is gone..finals would be next week tuesday and thursday..i’ll be settling in on my notes in a while..but this semester’s pretty normal i guess..not much of flaws according to my point of view..though there were some pretty weird things which i still don’t understand..chances are won’t understand..humans are weird sometimes..

the media planning presentation wasn’t much of a bad thing i guess..sure we’ve missed a bit of this and a bit of that..but we walked out of that lecture theater alive at least..im still not very sure about how many marks i’d be getting but let all glory be unto God..in His hands..all i am able to do is do my best..with the strength and the wisdom only He can give..

i stumbled back on the more than life album from hillsong united in youtube..even though the new ones are really good..i love the old songs a lot..the ones not many ppl sing in church and all that..even after so many years..the song really pierces through the heart..so real..so strong..more so on hillsong united since their mostly youth.. we’ve been given great talent it seems..

oh yea and if u’re wondering why i don’t have the songs in my laptop..well i actually don’t have it..but anyway my laptop fried..the windows got corrupted all..will get it fixed soon as possible..i miss that compaq..but if i’m going to perth i probably would get a new one..or a desktop there..who knows..perth is a year away..well..actually if im going on January it means..10 months..that’s kinda quick too..im kinda excited to go to perth..i believe God’s gonna do sth there..to me..yay for another life changing experience and also for perth..i’ve always wondered how it would be like in those parts..

the recent esplanade gig was pretty nice..the new srx 505 is also really good..really love the sound it can produce..all i need now is to buy an amplifier..which won’t be really soon la i believe..used up quite a lot buying the bass itself already..

hmm..i don’t really have much to say right now..well there is the recent thing about julian dan and the genting trip but well..since the pictures are all in facebook..that should be enuff to tell a full story la..but suffice to say i was glad i went down there to meet with julian,mic,sharon and jon..

i’ll be back when im back la..i should study but im pretty sleepy..but then again..im gonna have to leave at 6.30 anyway..dinner at sungai dua..then church practice..then another practice..

mom..dad..adrian and ashley’s gonna come down this friday too..well..for all’s worth i pray i’m able to get them to church..God will make a way i believe..no matter how hard it would be.. i’ve also been asked to learn salsa with mom..of all things..dancing..something i’m not really good at..but i don’t have a choice la..wat’s a son to do but to submit and listen..it’s for her dancing lesson stuff anyway.. i pray i have a good quality time with them while they’re here..i’ve changed so much because God lead me so geatly..it’s time i use that change to influence them..to change their lives for the better..to make them see truth.. no matter how long it takes..one day it’ll happen when they’ll walk up that altar and receive the holy spirit..and proclaim God as their father..

that’s all..

“go therefore, to all nations and make disciples”

after that long

yes lar yes la i know very long d..

i’ve been..bz..or so to interpret lazy lar a bit..there’s a lot to write about..but in the same time its not easy to put everything that has happened for since so long in one post..so i try my best lar

basically i think i left out on you guys on kb..so i’ll continue the story from there..kb was a fun and nice holiday..got to hang out with buddies..friends..cousins..so anyway..yea christmas is basically just christmas lar..drum banging..song singing..guitar playing..food eating..game playing..night outing..yumcha-ing..photo shooting..school returning..

i think tarak d lar..and if u wan pictures..go la facebook see..i lazy post here..(proves i’m superbly lazy)..but oh well..that’s who i am..musician’s are lazy..probably runs in the genes..(yay musicians)

wat else..hmm..oh yea..i never really got to talk to mom and dad though i did promise them after the christmas event i would be free..didn’t seem so la..though..even if i’m with them its not like i know wat to say..its weird everytime even though its just me and dad..we could never talk..he’d never ask questions..

then whenever i’m out and all he says i’ll never talk to anyone in the family never spend time with them..im still trying my best to talk to them..its not easy la..especially to dad..mom well she’s ok..i still haven’t told dad bout baptism..and that’s an even harder thing to bring up cuz..i dunno wat he exactly thinks of christianity..or more importantly me as a person.. but apart from that..i realized how great the love of a mother actually would be..

i was in the car going to my grandparents place..and as usual i was just noticing things outside and inside..then i saw mom holding my younger brother’s hand really tightly..much like she would hold mine whenever i stand beside her in malls and all that..then when we were eating..my grandma did something similar..while we were all eating..i was again noticing stuff (that’s what mass comm-ers do i think..or just me)..anyway..she was not really eating..but she was passing the food around..and just looking blankly at everyone..to me it was like telling me she just wants the family together and to be with her..and that she is already satsified with life..somewhat like she’s ready to die at anytime.. then i just teared..i was holiding back pretty hard..no one noticed..since there was this spicy stuff to act as the origin of my tears..mothers are just great aren’t they..

anyway..after that i’m back in penang again for my second last semester..time passes so fast..i’ll be done soon..who knows what else is there outside..perth perth..only God knows what’s in store there..i just pray that murdoch would be a good choice for me..apa apa pun God shall lead the way pah..public relations should be fun..i believe my future has something to do with music though.

oh yea..now lets skip one week and go to our most recent melacca trip..i just got back this 5 am from melacca..yea i figured i would get here at six..who knew it was so fast..wasted 30 ringgit to the taxi..oh well..God’s my provider..i shall worry not..

anyway melacca trip..i got there by myself..sadly..i was hoping i could hop in the car but if i masuk then it’s 7 ppl in a crv..one we’d get a summon..two..ppl are gonna kill me cuz its nic would be drivin and i would be the one riding shotgun..yay for being bigger size than the ppl in the car..and well melacca is food time lor..chicken rice balls..nice cendol..ice kacang..the pan mee yee khun brought me to..amigo’s really nice too..and the gu bak mee siang siang brought me to..superbly nice..i would say although they’re so far off to the north..the taste still satisfies me.. conclusion..can’t wait for the next melacca trip..kaka..

ok lar more explanation on melacca trip la..well..i got there around 7 am..gotta thank my cousin (well technically the mom’s my cousin..and he’s kinda my nephew..but to save the explanation of telling everyone that..lets just call him my cousin) his name is yee khun …anyway he picked me up..got to his place..slept..he has this really nice hammock outside his house..and melacca is always windy so its really nice to sleep in..

then those guys..well ok lar i admit i kinda thought u guys were serious..cuz i sms-ed one of the guys who were driving from kelantan..and that was at 7 am..and they said they just woke up..didn’t suspect much yet at the time..and then amzingly when i called the others..there was no extra sound..no car sound..so i actually did think they were in their hostels..

oh well..at least they got there..i had to wait for them for 10 hours..but its ok..i had fun sleeping while they were driving..got to hotel mahkota when they arrived..<side note> we should really find another place to stay next time..i found one..melaka raya..right in front of the hotel we stayed in..same style of rooms..cheaper..has a pool..and is actually nearer to dataran then the hotel..this side note is for reference if we’re going again..<side note habis>..back to trip..i went in the room..guitar a while..lepak a while..then chao to jonker walk..first spot we hit was..a famosa..took pictures here and there..then the red church…then makan time was at 88..superb chendol and ice kacang..then it was night so jonker walk became active..so we walked a bit…ate some sushi..kok siang had penang asam laksa which he thought was not spicy..but in the end..gave him a bad stomach ache and a slight fever..

window shop..the usual clothes..i bought hats for myself and sharon..never bought any presents for her..so wat the heck eh..since aku sayang her so much oso..wanted to buy for mich ong oso but she dun wan..too bad la..or she’s just a genius in asking for a better present..we’ll see pah..<side note 2>im keeping money to buy u guys actualy christmas presents lar this time..i can’t satisfy all of u..unfortunately..but i’ll try my best<side note 2 end><side note 3>this feels so much like html codes..nightmare..i’m blessed i passed that subject<side note 3 end>

went back to the hotel..should be about 1 am..me nic and jon decided to check out THE JETTY..which was right beside the hotel..the place is quite nice..especially the end..but with only 3 ppl..no fun la drink there..so we walked back..and the girls had the hunger..where else do we go..can’t find any nice places..so we went for MCD”s lar..trusted and efficient..the french fries a bit pelik though..soggy ones..then its back home and time to hit the beds..

all of us woke up at nearly 12 the next morning..which caused a lot of commotion cuz the checkout time is 12.00..so we rushed like crazy..and its still ok la..we went out around 12.30 and got our deposit still..we’re students mar..college students..late is just us..we left for our beloved chicken rice balls..chung wah sth sth..its right opposite red church..just after the bridge..packed with ppl..we got in after i guess 5 minutes..had a blast lar with the food there..among all 7..only 2 ppl appreciated chicken skin..me and mich chu..the rest are just lame..chicken skin banyak nice la..the rest well..window shopping for a while..oh yea we found this place which serves coffee from all the 13 states..in malaysia..the shop looks pretty nice(facebook for pictures)the coffee well..depends on ur liking..among all that we ordered..i think everyone liked mich chu’s punya cuz her’s not so pahit..u guys should really try hot drinks sometime..it tastes better..and is better for health..

after that we went back to dataran pahlawan..a bit of shopping..then our motion photoshoot..we jumped like..like..jumping jacks?i have no continuation for jump wei..anyone think of anything plz comment..anyway we took  lar..around..40 over pictures of us in the air..then we went hunting for our dinner..sate celup..we found this place called wan li siang<side note 4>i got to know a cheaper place lar..we should go there next time<side note end>then they fetched me back to my cousin’s place..and they were off to kl..

my eye swelled a little bit that day..so i did nothing much..got my bathe..brushed and slept..the next day i went out with siang siang around 1..went..makan..movie..ip man is one heck of a good movie..the kid’s funny too.. after movie makan at amigo’s..took a bit of photo here and there and she dropped me off at the jetty..after a few games of pool..my cousin sent to the bus station..i had a 10.00 bus and i was at the jetty at 9.45..which was pretty far la..by the time i got there..put down my bags and sat on the chair the bus was already movin..God’s divine planning..

then i got back here at 5..

the end..

kb

finally im back home in kb..always feels better here..not to say i get to online 24-7 again..

but i believe my goal this time to get back is to tell mom and dad about me actually going for baptism…i’ve held it for so long already..i believe its time i actually do something about it..

other than that..its the church christmas event..yea i know can’t get back to epcc to join the christmas celebration there..SO MUCH GOOD FOOD..SO MUCH GOOD FRENS..AND FOOD..AND MUSIC..AND DID I MENTION FOOD..yea i’m gonna have to miss all that but oh well..there’s things to do here..lives to change..ppl to save..and families to talk to..

yea i got to kb’s airport around 12.25..like 20 minutes earlier than it was supposed to be..don’t ask me how and why..but it just is..then teck and jian decided to give a “surprise”..so me being early kinda hampered their efforts lar..since i didn’t know jian was back..he decided to keep it from me..and yea with his..silent talks..isn’t easy to dig out info from..belinda never mentioned..thus i believed he wasn’t there..but yea..it was not much of a surprise.. suffice to say i’m just a man who can’t be moved..in some cases lar..i still have other feelings..

other goals i need to settle is the keropok lekor for cass’s mom..and her..and also jolene..don’t know who else would want it though but yea i’ll try to get as much as possible back there..

message for jian: u bring the ppl to the “reunion” or sth..then i’ll do it..make sure its after 20th..and make sure at least 10 ppl..same place..mine..bbq..steamboat..and probably pasta..but well..finance is a bit of a problem…do we get ppl to pay.?or do we dig our pockets deep..mind u i don’t have any deep pockets left..for now..

we’ll see how it goes..

anyhow know i’ve gotta focus more on the church event on 20th..there’s so much things to discuss about but not much time..i pray for God to pull us through..lives to be saved..people who will rededicate their lives..and mindset’s to be changed to be a kingdom mindset..that they’ll see the error of their ways and repent from being who they were..big things are happening big things..pray ppl pray..

i’ll talk more..im kinda sleepy now..bad sleep last nite..almost missed the plan..thankfully ivan was the one who came to fetch me..if i was supposed to go there myself..i’d be stuck in penang already…blessed blessed…anyway..until next time…

i’ll be back with great stories..yes ppl its gonna be pretty awe..wait for it..

wait for it..

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i could never fathom why Lord caused lives to be taken away sometimes..odessa..china..

we all prayed..and asked the Lord to stop the oppression..or stop the disaster causing lives to be lost..

yet now angeline’s gone..i find it hard to accept that fact..becuz i wanted her to live..since i even asked her out for yumcha sessions when i got back..since i haven’t even started helping her getting to know truth..to get to know the Lord..whom loves her..

my heart and my soul wept..for her soul i have not accounted for..and now that she’s gone..i can’t be sure where her soul wanders..and i fear..

Deu 32:39 : ‘See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

sorry i couldn’t get back there..now i felt as if i should have left everything behind and did..

photos for my final

here are the edited photos for my final photo project..first i wanna thank the models which i did not tell them i took their pictures until i actually got the perfect one..sorry guys..and thx..

 

finally finish all the projects..now i have law and the flash assignment left..and i got one more week to settle with it..

anyway..i woke ruey-yi up today..i bet she’s gonna be pissed when she’s really awake..haha..i just had to wake u up for fun..u started it..

littlebassboy has done it again..haha..

ok ruey-yi..im really really really sorry..i didn’t know u were sick with sore throat..so..i really really didn’t know and yea..it was supposed to be sth..dumb..

sorry u couldn’t sleep again..not going to do it next time..

penang bridge maraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttthhhhhhonnnn

25 km may seem like a small number but..heck it ain’t..i’m not really into talking details cuz it may bore some ppl..but if u insist tuh..write lar at comment..then i write another post..but besides that, today i did achieve 2 goals..1st thing is i actually got the finisher’s medal..sorry lar lazy take photo of it..maybe later lar..probably put it in my photo project but i can’t do it today..my leg says no..anyway..i took a few other pictures which i will put at the end of this post but anyway yea..er..ok that was one goal accomplished..i started the run at 4.30..and ended around 8.15 which was like 15 minutes over the intended time for me to get a finisher’s medal..but i guess..there were more than enuff so i got one too..of course that and a cert lar..

the second thing is…i know what it feels like to be on the moon d..i mean..in a few days..for my current situation, i don’t feel a thing in my leg..it’s either pain or sore..which would well..be like times infinity after i sleep and probably be numb..thus..artificial moon..but well..thankfully..i have allen and willie to share this “pain” with me..oh yea allen kinda sprained his leg..and willie..chafed..aku ada juga lar..but at oni one part..but anyway..not important..yea so..the second goal is lame but..well it’s gonna be that way for a while anyway..

i saw a few ppl running the race..thankfully yvonne like me also got her medal..but she’s not gonna go again..which i totally go against thus next year she has no choice..kena pergi..she can run the fun run..10km oni mar u sure boleh 1 lar..

oh yea..i went to youthwave yesterday..the session was good..joseph was song leading..a lot of room for improvement but yea..it was still cool..the pastor is good too..but the best thing was still..lovelikerockets boleh unite after months..i was kinda..a bit too excited to see us together again but..hey its not wrong wat..happy to have at least a few christian friends whom know exactly why I love God..and the degree of it..hehe..makan session was a bit too short though..daniel had to send oliver back to his place..cuz oliver’s mom was going to be there already so..yea..still a lot of conversation was done..im glad cuilin’s eye sudah ok..though (if she reads this–>don’t wear contacts for a prolonged time lar…natural colour oso nice d..should buy u a pirate eyepatch lar..)

lovelikerockets practice starts wednesday..finally..after the longed aggravating wait..they wanna replace me with hannah tan which is impossible..cuz i’m so much better..so wat she’s a girl..tak important..she’s still not hot..i don’t know why u guys think she is..distorted lar u all..

anyway if u didn’t know plz come for the charity concert..i’ll be playing in two bands..lovelikerockets..and a jazz band..so..yea..rm15 oni cheapest ticket..plz come plz support..juwita suwito is singing too..(i want autograph..and i oso secretly wan her to recommend us to good ppl if we ever write gospel songs..which i really hope we could..) but well..let it be God’s will and not mine lar..we may have plans..but God will direct our ways..

aku sudah habis cerita lar..tonite going g spot summore..someone may need to carry me up if things get worse..well..time for my projects…

yalar pictures lar nah..

 

actually since the connection is the maxis modem thing which is kinda slow..i’ll add it in later pah..i tried lar..it is slow..so bo pian right..

until next time..

he forgot my balls

ok anyway..why he forgot my balls..it’s just a simple story lar..nothing super interesting but then..yea..just wanna write since he forgot my balls..and i thought it was funny..no its nothing dirty so its ok to be written here..

so i was going to lunch alone again..(rambling part)yea i know alone lunch..sounds dumb..why eat alone when u go to college..well people are bz..people have other ppl to be with..they have gf or bf..they have well..things to do..plus when u have a bike only..u aren’t really the person to hang out with..so yea it’s a gift and a curse lar really..my nature tells me being alone is the best cuz u have that time u got..peace..and tranquility..plus since the Holy spirit is with me everytime i’m not technically alone..but yea..u can’t go talking to the holy spirit out loud in lunch places..but yea i went alone again(habis rambling)

anyway..i was hungry and i wanted to try out new places..so i went to like..this place near my house..there’s this beef ball koey teow soup which i really liked to eat..so i went to try whether it’s nice or not..and thankfully it is..even better than the one in kb..yea it has like a lot of meats..different kinds of meats..oh yea and why he forgot my balls..anyway..while i was happilly eating with the nice chili sauce and with the meat..the guy came by and dropped two balls into my bowl..so i like..eh y suddenly got two stuff masuk..normal ppl would be like..”oih siao ah..hiat bak uan ane kuan bo ka wang kong excuse me” but for weird me..i’m like” wao..special betul..nice nice..thankyou thankyou”

so yea the balls were nice..the place is nice..it’s called 2828 restaurant and if anyone wants to go i’ll bring lar..no i din take photo of it lar..but here are a few other kinds of photo lar that are a bit random..