PLKN! T.T

I've gotten National Service Batch 2!!!

I'm posted to KEM DUSUN RESORT, KUALA NERANG, KEDAH! And I'm supposed to report on the 29th of March. It's about an hour from Alor Setar, which gives me a little comfort because my friends will be able to visit me! =) And, I have a friend who will be attending the same campsite as me! My classmate! He'll be able to wake me up!

I actually have not much grudges going for PLKN, looking forward for it a little actually. The only few things that I think would be a problem are, I need to wake up early everyday at 6:30 in the morning (even the birds are not up yet!)!!!... and bathe in the open showers (who invented that? People need their privacy you know...). Cutting my hair wouldn't be much of an issue, I think.... after all, I've been having my hair that short for the past 5 years, another month wouldn't hurt right? =)

I've tried to get more info for my campsite, but somehow, the Internet seems to be devoid of the info I want. PLKNers don't blog about NS much I think, and it's very hard to get any more info from the Internet except for wikipedia, which only gives the location of the campsites and the activities they do in NS briefly... Oh well...

Dusun Resort...Open shower... T.T

Supplements & Vitamins?

The SUSOMites had an outing at Berjaya Times Square after the church deputations in KL. Deborah pointed this out to me...Vitamins & Supplements are "Chips more, Koko Jelly, Cookies etc.."???

According to the Cambridge dictionary, vitamin is defined as "any group of natural substances which are necessary in small amounts for growth and good health of the body", and supplements is defined as "something which is added to something else in order to improve it or complete it".

So, by eating these stuffs on display will make me healthy? I think I would not mind... =P

My New Gadget... Seagate 500GB!

My latest gadget! Seagate 500GB!

My old 80GB external hard disk was running out of space due to the SUSOM pics & videos. =D We took more than 20GB worth of it! There were over 1000 photos in my camera alone (because Jing so enthusiastic to be taken by the camera! =P), and haven't plus the SU Staff camera and Deborah's yet. O.O And that is like more than 1/4 of my 80 GB external hard disk.
Look how cool it looks! =D

Age of Speed 2 Game Review...

Another game review! =) This time it's Miniclip's "Age of Speed 2"!
I've got a lot of time to kill lately, although I have loads of activities going on... But it's good sometimes to sit down and relax, and do something you like once in awhile.

Back to the game! When I first played this game, I thought it was just 4 races in Saturn (the race was held in Saturn in the game). I got 1st for 3/4 races, and a second, bringing my score to 38/40, and I thought that was the end. Little did I know, when I pressed next, there were 3 other planets (Mercury, Mars & Uranus) to race, each consisting of 4 races. Oh well, let's RACE!

The 4th race in Saturn (this is the race I got second)...

The race in Mercury...

The race in Mars... with shield power up on.

The race in Uranus (me taking a jump!)

My overall score...

In this game, there are 3 different power ups, the shield, a missile, and thunderbolt. The shield basically protects you from the missile and thunderbolt. The missile is a single shot at your opponent's car, and this will slow him down for awhile. The thunderbolt basically absorbs your opponents speed and thus, slowing him down.

After the first planet (Saturn), there were no more railings at the side to prevent your car from falling. It took me a little while to get used to it, that's why my score dropped in the 2nd and 3rd planet. =( But oh well, I still got first overall. This game is a nice game to play if you have loads of time to kill. But it gets boring after you play the 3rd planet, because it's basically just the same thing...

Name: Age of Speed 2.
Link: http://www.miniclip.com/games/age-of-speed-2/en/
Races: 16.
Type: Racing, Sports.
Difficulty: Medium.
My Score: 140/160.
Rating: 6/10.

Foul Medammas & Kacang Parang!!

I was at one of the mini supermarkets at PJ last week, and as I went across the canned food area, I could not help but notice these two cans...

Kacang Parang!

If you translate it directly from Malay to English, you'll get "Sword Bean"! So, when you eat it, be careful! Later the beans take their swords can poke you! =D

Another can was...

Foul Medammas!

Foul Medammas! Foul Medan Mamas! Foul Medan Mamaks! What a way to name it! I did some research on it, foul medammas are originated from west or central Asia. And these beans are eaten for breakfast! This beans used to be the staple diet of the peasants. It is also known as being "like a stone in the stomach". Sounds interesting right? I think I would not mind trying them! =) After all, nothing can be worse than a cricket right? =D

If any of you have tried before, tell me how it tastes like! =)

SUSOM Captain Ball Outing With the Ampang Youth....

SUSOM is not just all about missions, we have sports too! The Ampang Youth invited us to join their youth service and also join in their game of Captain Ball! =)

Saturday 16.01.2010
After lunch, we headed off to Ampang Gospel Center to attend the youth service. But before that, the lights starting blinking in the office! And the whole office started to blink, like a horror movie! =D Anyway, we could smell smoke from where we were. We rushed out, and we saw this....
The pole was on fire! There were sparks off and on, but it soon died down.

Back to Ampang Gospel Centre Youth Service! =D Their youth service is about the size of my youth service, but a little smaller (I think). After worship and ice-breakers, we headed off to the field.

The 6 SUSOMites posing...

Oh well, captain ball was not a new game to me, it was to the twins though (since they never attended any SU camps before =P). All of us were split into 4 teams. I was in the same group with Jing, while Ying was with Tong, and Teng with Yong.

I must say each game was rather short. Usually, we would play for about 10 to 30 minutes per game? They only played about 5 minutes? Not even enough time to warm up. Ah Tong's group won, followed by mine. Haha... They had more man-power (which was a little unfair =P)! Anyway, after captain ball, Uncle Alan belanjaed us makan malam at a steak house called "Fiske Sate Ria". We only had to pay for our drinks! =)
We had some free time after dinner, so, we played TABOO! Haha...

Thus, ends our first day of the weekend.

ET Foods Station @ Taman Golf...

Ever since I left for SUSOM, two new restaurants have sprung up in the taman I live. Just imagine, in only just ONE MONTH! Not one, but TWO!! Oh well, I've tried them both already. =)

ET Foods Station is the name of the new restaurant in Tmn Golf! The place looks a unwelcoming though, there is no sign board, nor any indication that it is a makan stall except for the pictures on the windows...

The front door...

The ambiance is... how would I put it? Simple? And a little bare?

The ambiance...

The food choices.... Well, I think they serve a variety? Thai food, Chinese food and Western food... Not bad eh?

Menu (front side)...

Menu (back side)

The fruit juice is RM 2.50 each, reasonable? I think so. Well my mother decided to try the "Ying Yong". She order two of those because my sister also wanted to eat that. I decided to try the "Rib Eye Steak Frozen with Black Pepper Sauce".

"Ying Yong"

Rib Eye Steak Frozen with Black Pepper Sauce...

The food was quite good for a small restaurant like this, and I must say, the steak is much nicer than the ones served in other places, and I think it was value for money. You should try it! =)

Name: ET Foods Station.
Place: Row of shop lots, beside the football field and playground in Taman Golf.
Type of Food: Thai, Western, Chinese.
Food Presentation: 6/10.
Food Rating: 8/10.
Ambiance Rating: 3/10.
Service: 9/10.

SUSOM... Continuation...

The continuation of... SUSOM! =D

Friday 15.01.2010
Ah... Today is going to be a rather relaxing day for us... After the past few days of HEAVY sessions, it's time for preparations for church deputations. We were taught how to unpack books and pack books to be sold in church. You know each time SU goes to your church, they will set up a book table to sell SU books and cute stuffs? That's what we were packing for... and also at the same time, we had a one-to-one session with Runa.

A time of sorting and packing books...

Lunch was at Seng Kee (just beside SUFES Book Store). Guess what we did on the way back to SU Office!

Look at the SUSOMites posing... (And I'm not in there T.T, because I'm their photographer...)

Group photo on the see-saw!
Another group photo! =D

After our "photo shoot" session, we prepared for the church deputations for Sunday! Nothing much happened today, except Tong and Teng couldn't sleep well, because of the twins! =P