December.

Alright, i don't know where and how to begin. Anyway, this is going to be a long post. So just read till wherever you can read, then come back and continue the last part you have read. Hahahaha.

WARNING: Words Overload! Words Overload! Words Overload!

I've celebrated Christmas in SAGC (my current church) for 4 years. Things over in SAGC is way different how i celebrated Christmas in my old church. During every year's carolling, at the end of the carolling (which means last house), people will give present. I felt it was strange for the first few years. So i made myself a promise, this year i had to give. But i don't know where and how to start. Few weeks before Christmas, i asked my CG assistant, Elaine if the CG is doing anything for Christmas. She said "no, but we could try ask aroundlah". Then i emailed my CG members, because since i don't know where to start, i think roughly my CG members would be able to help out. Then i got a message from Elena. She said she's willing to put in some money for the "project". Then later, Yvonne online. I asked if she's willing to join in. She suggested to me, to buy key chains, which costs RM1.50. So i thought, it would be a problem then. The next day, i got a suggestion from Mei Yoon. She suggested to use RM1 note and make heart shape with it. For me, i think it was something different to give, and i emailed it to the rest of the group. Few replied back, and we went on with the "project".

24th of December!

My brother and i went to church early, to do up the "project" with Ivan. With God's help, Aunty Saw Chan (Uncle Dexter's wife) and Sam (their son), were there to help out. We manage to finish before time. After putting in the notes into a small plastic bag, sponsored by Ivan (Thank You!), and stapplering the note onto the plastic. I manage to do in time, and i went to pick up Aaron and Nicholas from their home. I came back to church, took bath, and got ready for Carolling. We had practises, and then we headed to the first home, James' and David Lim's home. Food there was delicious. So delicious, i think terus kosong already the dishes. The next home is my pastor's home, Uncle Voon Siong. Hahaha, this time it's kinda funny, because of rush of time, we sang, we ate, and we ran (Jason Mraz album). I still remember, Shane took this plastic bowl, and wanted to eat Ice Kacang. But since we had to go, he only brought the bowl, with shaved ice only, nothing else. Hahahaha. Next house is Uncle William's house. It was greatlah, because the amount of family/relatives/friends/neighbours were more than last hear, just hoped that the able to get the message of Christmas. The next house is Aunty Josephine's house, it was far away, first time i went to USJ 1. From their house, we went to the last house, Teoh and Elaine's house. I guess we had lots of fun. But i think the amount of people over the years are reducing. I still remember those days, when there were bout 6, 8 plus cars on the road. Sadly many people didn't attend this year's carolling, hope that they could join in next year. Quite happy that this year, the Carolling ended at Putra Heights, which is so near to my home. So i able to get good sleep in time. Thank you to the hosts for providing the dinners and tolerating with us, hahaha. Thank God too for safety of the drivers and passengers.

25th of December!

It's Christmas!!! Anyway, i woke up and got ready went to bus stop to pick Darren up, went to church early for final preparation for the Christmas Drama (will blog bout it in a while). So went there, do the warm up, got ready, changed my clothes and waited. Then the moment arrived, we went to back stage and before you know it, the drama started. In my mind, i thought "This is my last performance, and i have to do my best". So i went out and did my best. I don't know what do people think, or if they can hear me, but i really hope the get the message. After that was message by Uncle Dexter. No matter how many times i have heard his message, i still always have something new to learn about. It was a good message. Then lunch time, my church has the best cooks in Malaysialah, superb turkey man! I ate 4 black pepper turkey (when i say turkey, i meant slices, not the whole). After that, went to cybercafe and played CS. Both Chander and me, nicely "belasah", Aaron and Satishlah. You guys should look at how tension Aaron was, hahahaha. Went back home, and slept. Woke up at night, and was watching tv. How sad is my Christmas nightlah? It was that horrible, that i was watching RTM2, since all other channel show lousy show on Christmas night. Ate food from Kampungku and slept.

26th of December!

The day was great, as we ( the drama team went out for lunch at Sunway Pyramid). We were deciding where to eat, then someone suggested Teh Manhattan Fish Market. It was my first time there, because i don't go to restaurants like this, hahaha. I did passed by the restaurant many times before this, but didn't went inside, It was one of those high class restaurant, where you need to bring at least RM1k to enjoy the foods there. I have to say, that we actually waited quite long for our food to reach. They should have served ice-cream or something like that, while we waited. Drinks over there also expensive, RM5.90 for canned drinks, their "special" mineral water, Fish Market Mineral Water is RM2.90. Sadly, it was the last time, we saw the cast from Bandar Sunway, but hopefully the friendship between Bandar Sunway, and Shah Alam Gospel Centre will be strengthen. Oh! the bill came total about RM316. Discount 10%, so came to RM280 something. The 9 of us paid RM10, and Teoh paid the rest. Thank You Teoh! 26th of December also meant something to me, it was my parent's anniversary, so it' was suppose to be their 23th anniversary. . .

The Drama Team!

It all begin early October, when i got an sms from Teoh, if i wanted to participate in the church drama. I got real excited bout it. Then came the news, we'll be joining with Bandar Sunway. During the few weeks of the drama, things weren't going well. But over the time, things changed. Our first performance was in Bandar Sunway, Elena said we did a good job there. Next was in SAGC. Anyway, i want to take this time to thank Elena for considering me in the drama, despite my little experience in drama and also my attitude of always playing the fool, nevertheless she still took me to act in this drama, without looking at my experience or other reasons. Also there were times, i did upset her, by not being serious or doing my best. So thank you Elena for the chance you gave me, and sorry if i had ever hurt you during the whole production of the drama. Also i want to thank Teoh, for giving me the opportunity as well to serve in this drama. Thanks for becoming the lighting man, despite you had to play drum for both days. Thank you too Gary, for his willingness to serve in the drama team, despite he didn't manage to do so. Lastly, thank you to the fellow actors, James (Artaban), Kevin (Seigfrid), Kok Seng (Soldier), Man Ling (Mother), Darren (Husband), Mei Yoon ( Wife), Brandon (Man), and err. . . to the voice too (cant recall his name), thanks for serving the Lord with all your hearts, and strength, and please forgive me, if i had say the wrong things or do anything wrong throughout the whole drama time. Aahh. . . feels so chasm (as how Darren would put it), after the whole 3 months of practise is over, it's indeed a good thing.

Anyway, the drama is about this guy Artaban, assumed to be the 4th wise man. He was late to meet up with his friends, so he had to go on with his journey to find Baby Jesus, with his loyal servant, Seigfrid. They saw many people in trouble, like the mother who was running away from a soldier, who tried to kill her baby, a beggar who lost his arm, his home and his youngest child, and now he had to find food for his 3 children and a couple who's baby is sick, and they tried to find ways to go to Egytp to see a specialist, but they had no money to do so. Artaban was keeping a diamond, a ruby and a sapphire to give to Baby Jesus to serve him, but he had to give them all away to this poor people, because he felt it would be able to help them. Disappointed, after 33 years of searching Jesus, he met a man, while he was travelling, and the man said that the Jesus he's searching for, had been crucified on the cross. In the end, the Lord spoke to him, that he indeed served Him by helping those in need, referring to the people above. Supposing Artaban died, because of sickness at the end of the drama, but i don't know if James "died-ed" or notlah. This beautiful script was written by, Curt M. Joseph. For me, it did showed me, that all of us Christians have the gift to help out others, and there were ways of which we could help people out, also there are times as well God gives tests us to help people out.

" Artaban:Yes . . . yes. But I still have the diamond. Besides, by now so many people have recognized the Messiah that he has more gifts, more riches than you or I could imagine. To a man of that kind of wealth, what is one ruby more or less? By now the Messiah will have so many people in his service, that (He indicates Seigfried and himself.) one or two more will be of little consequence. One more old man won't mean a thing to him."

"Artaban: No, I'm too old for that now. I would have given ten-- twenty-- no, thirty years off my life just to have been able to serve him. But it's too late now. Why couldn't I have found him sooner? If I had found him even ten years ago, I would have been able to serve him."

Me-lvin