Let's Start From the Beginning...

Let's start from the beginning... After SPM ended, I knew I did not get National Service for first batch, and I had the choice to go for Jeremiah School or SUSOM! I had to think and pray long and hard which was the better choice for me... In the end, I decided to take the road less taken by, and I am very happy with the choice I made 2 months ago!

My trip to SUSOM all began on the 9th... I took a flight in the morning at 8:35 a.m. from Alor Setar to LCCT, KL. And guess who I met on the plane...! 4 members from my church! And it so happened that they sat right beside me on the plane! Before that flight, I was a little worried about flying alone to LCCT, but God answers prayers in special ways. =)

The AirAsia airplane...

My uncle picked me up from the airport. I watched Avatar 3D that day, and the following day, I attended Sunday worship service in DUMC. And I must say, DUMC is a humongous church! I think a rough estimate of those who attended that day's Sunday Service would be around 500 - 600 people!

SUSOM unofficially started at 6 at the SU Office. All of the SUSOM students were already there when I arrived, except Deborah Yong; she was to come the next day when SUSOM was supposed to officially begin. I was a little nervous meeting new people, because I'm an introvert by nature.

(I can't remember this part =P, but this what I wrote down in my journal. This shows how much a person can forget when he doesn't write things down.) Runa briefed us a little on SUSOM. (I can't remember a single thing about this! Jing! Ying! Teng! Tong! What did she brief us on?) After that briefing, we headed for dinner down the road of SU Staffhouse.

I will always remember this sentence said by Daniel Koo: "Tonight's dinner is probably going to be the best dinner throughout SUSOM, because after this, you all are going to cook your own dinners!", which I think wasn't true... =P We had better dinners than that dinner, right SUSOMites? =D

The SU Staffhouse was still undergoing renovation and the floor was super dusty! We had a short briefing by Daniel Koo and Jason, before settling down for the day.

The first official group photo... =)

SUSOM has ended! =(

SUSOM has officially ended yesterday! It's very sad that all of us have to part our different ways. =(

After 34 days of being together as a family, it was really tough for me to part with all the other SUSOMites and SU staff. Why do good times always have to roll so fast? I wish just for one more day, oh just one more day in SUSOM! But when one wishes for one more day, he will wish for another day when the day ends. Life just has to go on whether you like it or not, one of the sickening fact of life that is VERY hard to accept.

It just seemed like yesterday all the 6 of us were stepping into SU Office, getting ready for our first briefing. Prefect strangers, knowing almost next to nothing about the other 5 SUSOMites. But thus, yesterday was the official closing of SUSOM. All of us gave a sad goodbye to SUSOM, departing home to our respective hometowns. We came as strangers, but we're going back as great friends and closer to God! And that's what matters most. =)

I'll be blogging about my experiece, memories and what I've learnt in SUSOM for the next few days and maybe weeks. And SUSOMites, please comment on what you think! =P There are just too MANY of them to blog in one post! =D

Prefect strangers we came,
Great friends we left,
Goodbye my friends,
I say with a sigh,
Till we meet again,
One day, somewhere, somehow.
God Bless you Guys! =)

Currently A-W-A-Y...

My blog shall not be updated until after Chinese New Year.

Currently in SUSOM. =D

Book Review: Ex-Girlfriends United by Matt Dunn... =)

It's a long time since I read finish a book, partly because of SPM and other stuffs. I bought this book cheap, as it was from a second-hand bookstore in Penang.

This book is about Dan Davis, a womanizer; Ed and Sam. Dan Davis despite his newly found fame on ITV 5's latest soap, he fails to hook up with the girls, and he could not understand it.

All is revealed when Dan Davis finds out about this website called "slateyourdate.com", where women rate their experiences with their ex-boyfriends, and among them, Dan Davis is placed at ranking number one at the site, because he had the most girlfriends. He tries to register and find out for himself, and cracks the code to register because it was a strictly women site only. He succeeds and tackles each of his ex-girlfriends to get them to remove their bad reviews on him so that he can hook up with girls again.

Along the way, Dan learns about himself, especially when he meets up with Polly, the only girl he truly loved. Meanwhile, Ed has his own problems with his ex-girlfriend, Jane and his current girlfriend Sam.

I think this book is more suitable for girls to read. And by the way, the site, "slateyourdate.com" is real! Go check it out. Haha.... But I think the site is dead.

My Rating for this Book: 8/10

CANTON-i... Truly Hong Kong....

I went to Penang with my family last Saturday to buy some stuff I needed for SUSOM. When we were at QueensBay, my parents decided to try something new for brunch, because we had not eaten breakfast yet.

CANTON-i Truly Hong Kong menu...

The food here is quite okay larh, nothing here is out of the ordinary, or special. But the ambiance of the restaurant is nice. I had prawn dumplings and dough fritters, and a little pinching from my parents and sister's food. =)

Prawn dumplings...

I think the dumplings I had in Singapore a few years ago was much MUCH nicer... And guess what the dough fritters are....

Dough fritters.

Eu Cha Kueh!!! We had to pay a bomb just to eat Eu Cha Kueh wrapped in dough??? But, it was quite nice also dipping in that unique sauce. =)

Congee...

This was my mother's congee (porridge). It was okay larh (I'm not a big fan of congee), but I think the one in Sungai Petani was nicer than this.

Beef noodles...

My sister's beef noodles... The beef in her noodles was very soft and tender, like the ones Aunt Chua makes. =)

And for DESSERT!

Mango + Pamaloo Smoothie.

This dessert has a unique taste. It's their signature dessert dish! I think this is because the pamaloo has a unique taste makes the dessert yummy! =)

My Rating for this Restaurant: 7.5/10

Hannah Montana the Movie... =)

Another movie by Walt-Disney Pictures. I don't know why, but I found this movie boring at parts. I think this movie is more suited to the younger teens. I think I have out-grown most of Walt-Disney Pictures, except for HSM and a few others.

I was surprised to see some other famous singers other than Miley Cyrus herself, like Taylor Swift! I like her songs, but I didn't quite fancy the song she sang in this movie.

But I like this song in this movie, it's so catchy!



My Rating for this Movie: 6/10.

Supermarkets Like Giving Free Stuff, Huh?

I was at Penang yesterday with my family, shopping for stuffs I needed for SUSOM, and also some groceries my parents needed. I happened to notice than these expensive cookies were priced at RM .00.

Why are supermarkets nowadays so careless? Do you know that when customers don't know the price of the cookies, they will not buy them? Why... the cookies might cost RM 100 for all you know (sounds a little unbelivable though =P). I'm going to submit this picture to The Star and hope to win RM 50 for a funny picture... =)

Career Test Center...

I was searching for career possibilities when I stumbled upon this website, called Career Test Center. After doing their test, I just realized that it was another personailty test. And, having done a personailty test two years ago at NSCFL, and twice at home online, I'm still an INTJ.
So, it still goes back to square one, what career should I study??? Any suggestions?