Family Camp Promo Video

I had create this promo video for my church family camp, held at Kudat Marina Resort. 

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2009 eh..... Let's look back

My amazing friend Sabrina

Let's have Nose wrestling!!

My good brother Motoo

With Poring kids

Show off my body

Sailing to Manukan Island

My best friend Jewel

Eat you live!!

My dear friend "Durian"ah ministry with the Hospital children

Kansai Bible Institute mission trip to Sabah

Arata san and me

Taking photo for Wedding (Studio shots)

Teaching Sunday School at Brunei

Perform mime at Papar

Korean friends visitation to Ranau

Attend a kid's party at Beaufort

Visiting tree house

Too tired..... 

Trying out Roti Tissue with Japanese Kichigai (crazy)

Painting Old folks home

Teaching Puppet making workshop

My hippie Christmas Decoration

I believe picture paints a thousand words, I have a great year. A lot of good times, bad times, time to share with newly met friends, but seem like have known each other for years. I love you guys, you make my 2008 wonderful!!  

Mime talk....

My recent performance at Brunei

Take a shot before going on stage

Smile-lah

Looking tired after performing three mime in a row

My recent trip to Brunei was pretty tiring. My boss drove for 8 hours from Kota Kinabalu, bypass 8 different immigration, sarawak and brunei border, two ferries rides......! (Huh....) And we didn't make it on time for the Youth meeting, so we just did a short talk for 15 minute with a video being shown.
On Sunday, my boss was invited to speak in three different congregation within two place Seria and Bandar, two hours in distance. So in the morning english and chinese service I did two mimes, then we drove for two hours to catch the three o'clock service, arrive just right before the service start. (Goodness me!!) I quickly arrange the setup and went to the WC for make-up, it was really a record breaking.
By the time we finish, it was about 5pm, my face was feeling crack and looks really horrible. We drove back to my boss's friend house and I went straight to bed, can't take another mime anymore. (Huh......)

My Hong Kong Visitor - Michael Leung

His full name is Michael Leung Chin Ho

Having local dishes at a restaurant

Visiting Muzium Sabah

Taking a shot in front of a giant basket

On April 5th, I picked up my old friend from HK at the KKIA (Kota Kinabalu International Airport), I was a bit late due to a party at a friend's house, and I was the game master of the boys party. I arrive there catching up with my breaths, notice that there was a handicapped shorty sitting in the waiting chair wondering, then he turned and saw me, he immediately throw his arms around me and give me a hugs and crying. (OK! I haven't seen him for like 7 years ago!!)

He stay with me for about two weeks, wherever I'll go he would follow. So I arrange a few places to visit, we go up to Mount Kinabalu foot hill, soaking in Poring Hot Spring located near Ranau. We also visited Muzium Sabah for Borneo history and background of our rich inheritance. Then I took him for some local food tasting, shopping for souvenirs, KK city sight seeing, not much to do really with his handicapped, and I don't own a car. (Travel by bus or by foot!)

For the whole two weeks he always talking about the MV Doulos ship, about the people he met on board and their stories. To be honest I'm not really into talking about the ship, it's always the "good old time" speech that makes me feeling annoy. (Stop talking about the ship already!!) Those who in touch with the ship, they always talk about the crews and their latest update, and I don't really care about that. (Plus I have no idea who are they in his story!)

Anyway, the last few days I was getting a bit antsy and tired of having company all the time wherever I'll go. (It's like a shadow following you 24/7!!) I shouldn't have said this, but that really what I felt and it drives me crazy!! Well, he's gone now and I glad to have the space again for myself!! Oh wow!......

Cheezy New Year......

Yeah...I don't quite like my Chinese New Year celebration. (Same every year!) I rushed back to my hometown an early morning at 9am (6th Feb 08), along with my elder brother in a coach, the ride should take about seven to eight hours. (Gosh....)
We were suppose to rush back for the re-union dinner in our grandma's house, but guess what!? We weren't invited at all this year!! (Funny huh....) So, instead we go shopping in the night, getting all sort of junk food for Chinese New Year sake.

My dad actually bought a new nikon digital camera, and he is quite a "show-off", snapping here and there. (I would do the same if I get one too!) Now he could get back on his old job again as free lance photographer for newspaper and stuff, he really miss that ever since his old camera wasn't up to date. (Now everywhere is "digital, digital, digital", what a load of craps! What happen to the good old photo quality, now is purely mass-produce stuff, nothing is authentic!!)

In this trip, I noticed my young brother was a bit out of ordinary, he was talking to himself, laughing to himself, giving me those funny eyes contact... (Oh no! Not again!) Of course as accurate as I guess, he finally cracked up on the third day of CNY. He gave me a few slap on my face and broke my bloody nose, what a great way to release his strength on me!! (He's gone mad!!) So I need to get some kleenex to sucked up the flowing blood from my bloody nose, what a crazy day. My gone mad brother didn't just take it on me, he use a chair to BANG on our computer, broke a mouse and almost crash the monitor, what a maniac!! Then I suggest we drive him down the hospital and receive some treatment, this cannot go on. My dad drove him to the hospital with me and my sister coming along to keep guard of him, he was admit to emergency ward. The male nurse asked to him lie down on a bed, he pull out an injection and insert it in my brother's hand. I saw my brother was shaking a little bit but slowly retreat to calmness. (Wow!!) After that, he was quite alright, as if nothing has happen before.

So there goes my CNY, not quite what I enjoy but really expected it to happen anyway!! And I call that LIFE!!

Peep through my "Porthole"

My Cabin 227's porthole

Wow... it was like seven years ago since I departed from MV Doulos. One of my favorite spot on the ship, it's peep through my porthole from my cabin. (The photo was taken while the ship in Philippines, Subic bay port. ) If I am so rich that I could build my own house, I would request to install porthole-like windows, have the sun shine through every morning. Ohhh la la......

A Massage Therapist cum Pastor...

Acupuncture Needles

Cupping Treatment

"Tuina" (push and take) Massage

Some of you might know that I have long history of back ache since I was young (well, i'm still young now!) , I thought I should go for a treatment, a real chinese massage. So near by my house at Subang Jaya USJ8, I saw a small shop with lots of feet hanging on the front door, so I press the bell, "Ding Dong!". Then I saw a 40 years old looking man approaching the door to welcomed me, he was quite nice I thought. I entered the shop, there was a tea corner, lots of massage chair for foot massage, a karaoke TV and a nice looking chinese musical instrument Gu Zheng. He sat me down, shown me a catalog of available treatment for my sore back, there was no one in the shop at all. So I browse through the catalog, and he suggested a package including acupuncture, some back sucking tools treatment and a real chinese massage, and it's only cost RM90. So, I agreed.
First he asked me to wash my stinky feet, and he require me to stripped and lay down on the massage bed. (I forgot to put on my underwear today, I never put it on when I'm wearing jeans. ) So, instead he borrowed a pair of underwear for me and it's fit well. (ha ha....) He start the treatment by inject tiny acupuncture pins in my body, it was about 14 pins in total, felt like ants bite really. He said it's for regenerate my body energy, sort of like a recharge batteries as he put it. After a while lying there naked with pins all over my body, suddenly a flow of electrical flown through my body, and it's funny feeling.
After about 15 mins or so, he pulled out all the pins and rubs some kind of oils on my back, then he plugged the tiny sucker on my back, to sucked my meat in the tube and leave it there. (It was OUCH!!!) I think he plugged in about 15 to 20 suckers, it was real pain but it feels good once the pain subside.
So that was another 15 mins again, then he unplugged all the sucker things from my back and begins the massage process. He rubs his hands with some oils and start with my shoulders, he run his fingers through my muscle and bones, the force were so strong that I was aching with agony. (Ouch...aiyo....ouch ouch) He works through my whole body from head to toes, every inch of massages. After the whole process, my body felt a bit overworked and light weight, sort of like I could fly up with wings attached. (It's true!)
He sat me down again and asked me to fill in a forms with my personal details, then he asked where do I work. (Huh...how do you tell people that you are working in a Christian Organization??) So I was thinking of a better answer and said I was working in OM whom famous for her ships MV Doulos, then he stares at me with delight. (I was like ???) Then he gave me his name card with "Rev" as his position. (What!?) I was so surprised to know about his identity and a pastor running a massage center, that was odd I thought. (That's interesting!) Then we have chit chat about why I'm here and we talk much about singing and music, and he invited me to attend his church for Sunday service. That was his ministry to reach out to the community as he put it, I thought that was really cool, and I love the ideas with karaoke and tea corner to mingle with peoples. (No wonder his shop have such setup!) I will visit him again for another treatment after ten days......

My Big Fat "Chinese" Life......

Manus Island, Papua New Guinea

My korean friend

Old buddy on Doulos

Nagoya, Japan (Painting the church)

Celebrating Christmas on Doulos

Life takes a spin once in a while! Sometime I felt like a contestant on the "wheel of fortune", you win some, you lose some in life. But what surprise you that, you actually make it to the final round. And there you are thinking of a smart answer to the blank, and clock keeps on ticking..... (ummmmmm.....) it is that feeling again, am I giving the right clues? Am I able to answer it? Will people boo me if I lose? Am I making a fool of myself thinking I can do this? Am I? Am I? I bet we will never know the outcome till the clock ring!!!

This last week in church office, I was packing my mess, thinking about my last three years working in this place. Sad, happy, angry, sorrow, joyful..... emotional feeling strikes me up and making me depressed. I will be moving out, working in another office, step up to something I once like, involve myself to mission works. I can't believe working in church actually limits my service to the community, the church put boundaries upon my ministry. That's why I need to move out, I need to breathe, I need more freedom in serving.

Thanks God for the opening, He enables me to return to OM (Operation Mobilisation, famous for her MV DOULOS and MV LOGOS ship), I can serve inter church and reach out to many more in the community.

I know I win if the Lord is on my side, He have all the answer for me.

My Camping at Ostrich Village Lodge.......

Such relaxation.....

Yay! Finally someone got the photo develop! Few weeks ago, I went to Borneo Golf Resort for a time of relaxation with my sunday school teachers. Each of the teacher was allow to bring along their family for the retreat, since I'm the barchelor, so they arrange a boy to stay with me. My room was simply beautiful, such luxury with all the stuff I need for a cool holiday.
Well, it was a two day one night trip, mostly we were just swimming in the swimming pool, having bonquet, walk around the beach, unwind our stress in the world......

Mark of faithfulness

Psalm 103:17-18 The love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear Him. His salvation extends to the children's children of those who are faithful to His covenant, of those who obey His commandment.
Revelation 2:10 Remain faithful even when facing death, and I will give you the crown of life.
I never notice that the keychain I bought from the MV Doulos was hanging on my bag! Although I have left the ship like 5 years ago, but my heart pretty much still sailing with the old lady wherever she will be......(The photo below are taken while I was serving on board the ship, grabs from Wendy Phung's blog.) Huh....I should really get a good digital camera!

A beautiful get away......

Last week, it was Harvest Festival holiday for the indigenous in Sabah. This celebration is about worshipping the god whom enable the harvest to be prosperous and abundant, of course they usually end up drinking "Tapai" (Rice wine) and getting drunk.
Well, for the rest of us who is not indigenous, we usually take these few days off to have church camp, vacation, a lot of activities were being organized in this season. (Work work work!) So for this year, my church have decided to have a church camp at this beautiful resort named Kinabalu Pine Resort, it was located near the foot hill of Mount Kinabalu. Check out the photo, isn't it beautiful!? (I stolen the photo from internet, forgot to bring along my camera to shoots some scenery!) Well, it was raining all the time and getting a bit chilly and cold, of course wet!
(But that didn't damper my excitement for the trip.) We have some bible talks about breakthrough, visited a cow farm where we witness a cow being dragged away for SLAUGHTER! (Horror! I can't take beef & milk for few days!) And the MOO were imported from Australia & New Zealand. And the rest of the time, I just reading a book called "Broken Windows, broken lives" by Adrian Plass, and dream away.......