Another Mountain Challenge in 16 days

The heart is pounding quickier as D-day draws near. On 27th April, I will be with 8 others starting our journey to the foot of mount Kinabalu. Exciting as ever, I really need to prepare well for this second time ascend. This time, I will be staying overnight at the foot of the mountain preparing my thought well before early morning rise up to the mountain @ 6.30am. I have aimed to reach there by 1.30pm latest, which 2.5 hours quickier than last year (smile on my face).

I will have nice resting time till the next morning where we will start from Laban Rata at 2a.m. The trail to summit, I do not know how long I will take as the last round, I stop few tens meter after the first rope climbing when the rains starts pouring down. I guess, I will take 5 hours to reach the summit.

One of the important factors is not to have rain ! Please....tiredness and suffering, I will strive to endure not matter what...but facing the nature's waters, it is just too much for me to take with strong wind blowing and the wet dangerous path to climb through...

Well, I will leave this to the Almighty whilst I care for my mental and physical.

See me at the TOP ! ok!

You Are My Best Friend

You Are My Best Friend© Francia Diego

You are my best friend through thick and thin. When You reach for my hand you touch my heart. You are The bestest friend that I can have.

You are there for me when I need you the most. You Cheer me up when I am down. If I am about to cry u Make me smile. You are my best friend and I can Not lie.

You listen to me and give me advice, advice that comes Straight from the bottom of your precious heart. You are My best friend in the whole wide world and I couldn't ask God for a little bit more.

We are going to grow older, and things will change but our Friendship will forever still remain. I'll make new friends but That won't change because you will always be my best friend.
I'd like to mean as much to you as you mean to me. I'd like to Be some help to you as you have been to me. I'd like to know That as we grow old our lives will change but that our
Friendship will still remain.

Me and you will never be apart maybe in distance but never in Heart for our friendship is way to strong to let it go off just like That.

All I can say is that you are my best friend and I swear to God That I don't want it to change. I may move to a different state but That doesn't mean that our friendship will end, because you will Always be my best friend. No matter what life has destined for us I know that our friendship will never die.

Another 629 days to go...

I have set this target two years back and time really does not care about whether you are doing it, focus or just do not care about it, it continues to tickle away...

So what is the status of my progress ? To say there is no progress is bluffing but to affirm that I am on the right phase is also not convincing. Whatever it is, by penning this into my blog today suffices to remind myself of the commitment that I have made 2 years back.

I will review my strategies and my focus point to ensure I will have the right momentum and progress that I aim when the days is down to zero !

A lot of patience is needed, a lot of sacrifices is needed and a lot of initiatives must be provided...not a lot, it is crazy lot...

I must cast out temptations, I must rub off distractions either things or even people or negative friends....but most of my other self...

The greatest challenger to my success is "myself". Therefore, I need to sacrifice myself to achieve my self victory. One for sure, I must keep peace with my soul, live the life of prayer as without the blessing of the Lord, what I attain is of devil's influence.

Just DO IT

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The past one week has been very tiring for me emotionally coupled with the passing my only "ah chek". Today is his 7th day (according to Chinese custom) although English calculation is on tomorrow. Life is beautiful and God has given us everyday 24 hours the same to everyone, not a second more or less...it is how we are going to spend this 24 hours. My uncle has spent his life meaningful, humble and always helpful to one who is in need. He is not rich of property but he is rich in spirit. A teacher by profession and also a basketball coach.

Every year, I would be able to share my new year joy with him ("poon ni" in Hokkien) but now no longer...I remember his wide smile, the happiness in him when I delivered my goodies and he will immediately return in exchange. Although some may say it is waste of time as "sang lai sang ghima si siang" (giving to each other, the net effect of item is the same), but the real meaning of giving is not in the item itself, it is in the spirit of togetherness, the love and kindred relatipnship that we shared and valued.

Appreciate what we have...we will never know when it will last...

Eternal rest grant upon my uncle Andrew, O Lord. May Perpetual Light shines upon him. May he rest in peace...

88-90 SHS Class Reunion 2010

When is it ? I have no clue....traditionally...it is on the 2nd day of Chinese New Year which will be 15th Feb 2010 (Monday).

But I have received a call from a friend...just checking whether someone could contact the organising chairman "Wong Kieng Thai" to do it?

However, I am not going back this CNY as my parents will be celebrating in Kuching but I told him, I will try to contact him (feeling funny).

There a few going back...Anthony, Mr. Tee, Thadeus, Stephen Chung...I guess if concerted effort is put in, there will still be a roaring reunion although it is quite a late move...

I will check with the OC soon to check it out...

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010

"May all the visitors of my blog who read this message received triple blessings for this new year. Always appreciate what you have now and you have indeed able to read the message on this page, you are truly blessed. Many others do not have such opportunities.

May your days always be blessed with the joy of life and colours of rainbow.

And may you always stay in healthy and blessed living ways sharing the love of Our Creator with the less fortunate or needy beside our Loved Ones"

Merry Christmas 2009 !

Jingling Is In The Air...

Time & Tide waits for no One...it was again mentioned to me when I was observing the beach line at Damai Puri the night before....It was cooling with wind blowing and the waves was pounding stronger at this time of the season. It is just another 6 days to Christmas (the final Sunday before Christmas), wow...as soon as the last Christmas was still very fresh in my mind...when I had the Christmas gathering with my school mates at Kenny Rogers, at The sPring, Kuching.

Time really flown away real fast...and in another 11 days, we will counting down to branf new year, 2010...and then many of my childhood friends will be having big "40" !... (mine still have a year to go..yay yay!) Well, that is not important of course. The most important is that we must appreciate every 24 hours that God has blessed us when our eyes first open after the long night sleep.

How to appreciate ? We must spend and utilise the every moment good intention in favour of Him. Not any moment is spent on useless thoughts, things or anything that displeases our Creator. For non believer, just keep it simple by spending your time righteously in favour of goodness.

It has been a busy month on my job not counting on my family events. Instead of jingling...I have been doing my best to juggle both my official and personal events. It has not impressive enough as I missed out few important events not due to official requirement but the after effect as I felt tired, so I chose "destressing acts". The devil of this could be due to my own inactive exercise and overload body (people called it...FAT). So, I must cast this execerise discipline in stone in order to cast this devil out of my life ! Yes, I will !

.....need to stop now as another personal event is requiring of me now...CHAO !