Back from dreamland into reality. Thats how it was with all of us after coming back to church this afternoon at around 5. We had our pre-u getaway at STM, Seminary Theology Malaysia. Boy, and was it the best retreat/camp ive been to. Its even better than all of those XYZ camps i went. Well, not exactly, but both had its own pros and cons, just that the getaway was a hundred times more fun. Weeee. I am so glad i went, we all came back recharged and our minds renewed.
On the 4th of May 2007, 5 cars set out to stm at about 5 something in the afternoon. I was in Dexter's car along with Pik Tze. Eventhough we were the last to set out, surprisingly, we were the first to reach our destination. The rest actually got lost somehow, somewhere. Muahahaha.
We arrived to a seemingly deserted "resort-like" place. There were a few people playing basketball or volleyball i cant remember which one at the nearby court. This was actually my first time to STM so i cant help but noticed a lot of things. For example, the paint on the walls were almost gone, the place looked a little untidy and unkept for some time, the grass was quite long, its almost as if nobody tended to them for a while. Anyway, it didnt really bothered me after awhile because the three of us were busy cam whoring. What better than to cam whore while waiting for the others to arrive.
The rest arrived after we got the keys from the caretaker and taken a look at the hall we were going to be using. Had lunch and went to check out our rooms and the necessary.
The difference between a normal camp/retreat and our getaway was that they all have speakers or someone to preach during sessions whereas ours did not. We were just using the time to bond and get to know one another better and just sharing our experiences with the rest.
So share about ourselves we did and through that i got to know people even better. And then at night, there was no curfew for us. Hehe. And most of us stayed up to chat and "gsp" about stuff. And i think that was what i enjoyed the most. We yak yak and yak till quite late and did not sleep, which we should have because the next day everyone was sleepy and looked very crappy.
The second night was even worse, we stayed up till almost 5am. ^^ Mostly the guys came over to the girls floor ( we were all in the same dorm, the difference being guys occupied the ground floor and second floor whereas we girls occupied the first floor) to chat and hang out. The rest went up to the balcony to sit there and look at the stars and have "paktology" with each other........nola, just joking, everyone sat up there and talked. And i was hanging out with two friends of mine listening to them talk about gangsterism in their school day and how they almost got into fights la..blablablabla..haha..
It was so hot so after awhile i went back to my air conditioned room, took a bath and then went out to the little "living hall" outside my room. Gsp ed somemore..y'know how it is with girls. ^^
Around 3 to 4 in the morning, james and joshua ajak ed me to go "exploring" , which karmun and pik tze absolutely forbid me to go, knowing the reason i wanted to go..muahahaha
haha..sorry girls, y'know how is it with me
Anyway, STM can get really spooky at night. Really.
We walked the whole of STM, i think.
In the end, Pik Tze and Karmun threatened to lock me out of the room if i didnt go back in, so went back into my room i did. ^^
But that was really fun, we should do that again sometime. ^^
Besides all the mambo jumbo, we did encounter God especially during worship. Well, that was how it was with me. Certain things ive been stressing over since beginning of this year, so i think that confirms it, and i know what im supposed to do...but the question now is HOW?! Haih, telling myself that ill actually do it seems quite easy but the tough part comes when im supposed to actually put my thought into action.
God help me get through this!
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*looks down at fingers*
*mutters mutters*
uGh! My finger nail just chipped. aih, oh well.
Ah well, i really thank God for the people He puts around me, He just nevers ceases to amaze me. When im in trouble or when im looking for an answer, He'll just pop something or someone in front of me.
Thank You God, for appearing even when i think i dont need You. Im a little messed up now, help me to fix it right Lord.
Anyway,
a few pictures i took,
here goes...
Yeah, i really need a haircut,
everybody is complaining that they cant see my face..
everybody is complaining that they cant see my face..
i think they were trying to show their leg hair, which cant actually be seen from this far..
james with no neck, hah..and me with a too long neck..karmun, erm, she's alright..and josh who doesnt know how to smile..
josh: hey, im smilling la...
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josh: hey, im smilling la...
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the greens..
kenny banana!
wierdo ini ngan aku
Karmun, i dont know what id do without you. Thank You.
Consistency!
my room mates, excluding that fella la..
Yeah! Bimbos with substance!
yeah, thats about it for this round.
Most of the other pictures (especially those i want) are in kenny, pik tze and mark's cameras..
a few words to my friends:
yes, that means shu ern is going to be emo for a while..^^
Karmun: thanks for all that you've done..you give me encouragement when i need them..
lydia lyvia & kay tze: thanks for being my source of laughter
liang zhi: so glad you came, hehe..next time teach me more dances yeah..*winks*..ohya, dexter asks us to do that dance, as in the full dance during camp echo le..muahaha..
Pik tze: my dear cg leader, ure the best, u give me the best stories ..haha..and gives the best lessons during cg..muaxx
joo ern( hope i got that right, muahahaha): glad to have gotten to know you better, miss all those stuff we talked about..haha..
joshua: ure a great mortal..i loved being ur angel..continue to shine for God alright..
danielyapjh: i dont even know why ure here..haha..but all the best in ur studies..keep in touch yah..
dexter: i didnt really like you wan, cuz u always forget my name..but now u can remember dy..haha..u made getaway fun..thanks again..and dont leave pre-u so fast ar..ish..^^
kenny: remembered u when i saw that picture, erm..hope to see you around then..=p
aih, i also dunno why im writing all these..oh well ^^
Getaway Rox!
toodles
