I have written a post for my mum for Mother's day, so i think it would be fair if i write one for my dad as well, or else he will get jealous.
My dad is a strict but caring father. Since young, my brother and I have experienced the "Rotan" in numerous occasions. Regardless of how naughty we were, when our dad appears with the rotan in his hand, we would just stay quiet and be still. I guess that was probably the best way to train our discipline, since my brother and I were always creating havoc at every opportunity available. However, we all knew that dad still loves us very much despite being so harsh with his rotan. He will pat our heads and say "well done" whenever we do something right, he never forgets our birthdays and anniversary with my mum, he prays for us every night before he goes to bed, he teaches us how to be a God-loving person with his actions and thoughts, etc.
Being a father is tough, but being a good father is even tougher. My dad taught us that we should not smoke, and he led by example. He taught us not to be lazy, and he led by example by correcting students' homework till late night. He taught us to be good christians, and he led by example by reading the bible everyday, praying for people in need.
Some people might say he is old-fashioned. Well, maybe, but he is a big fan of korean dramas too. He has tonnes of korean drama DVDs at home and enjoys watching them over and over again.
I guess i better stop sharing his secrets here, otherwise i might get to eat the rotan again. So, happy father's day and stay healthy always to my beloved dad!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Another random post
Sitting on my desk, staring out of my window: everything is still, no wind, no cars passing by, sun setting down... what a pleasant scene to behold after coming back from lectures and work...
One thought strikes me again: I think i would enjoy Germany more if im a tourist here and not a student. Within a flash, the horrible thought of handing up my project next week, the piled up notes that needs going through, the exercises that needs to be done, the past year papers that needs to be finished...
My heart sank. The beautiful scenery outside don't look that pleasant anymore. This Thurs is a day off in the state Baden-Wurttemberg. Sadly, a public holiday only means no lecture but more time to study and finish my irritating project. Exam is near, and everyone is nervous about it. My fren used his free time to finish studying the syllabus of a particular subject of the whole semester and is currently doing ALL the exercises available. When I look at myself, a deep sense of disappointment engulfed me. Im just the sort of person that one would not associate with a JPA scholar. Im not hardworking, dilligent or effective. From the quote " success is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration", i think it is safe to say that my success so far has been due to the 1% inspiration. I really thank God for my brain. W/out its quick-thinking ability and good memory storage, Im sure I wont be in Germany today.
Im not the type who can seat on my desk spending hours on studying, unlike many of my frens. During SPM, I was satisfied to be able to finish the syllabus just once or twice whereas super rajin ppl like Soon Lee and Khan Ruey have already went thru their Sejarah books at least 10 times. During A-Levels, I was satisfied to be able to finish all the past year chemistry papers once or twice and went to play football the night b4 exam, whereas super rajin ppl like Xiang Yu and Pau can study the same papers over and over again.
If results are based only on the time and effort spent, I will be one of the last. But somehow, I'm not.
I dunno how long can this go on. I really wished that I could be as hardworking as the people mentioned above. Shoo laziness shoo!
One thought strikes me again: I think i would enjoy Germany more if im a tourist here and not a student. Within a flash, the horrible thought of handing up my project next week, the piled up notes that needs going through, the exercises that needs to be done, the past year papers that needs to be finished...
My heart sank. The beautiful scenery outside don't look that pleasant anymore. This Thurs is a day off in the state Baden-Wurttemberg. Sadly, a public holiday only means no lecture but more time to study and finish my irritating project. Exam is near, and everyone is nervous about it. My fren used his free time to finish studying the syllabus of a particular subject of the whole semester and is currently doing ALL the exercises available. When I look at myself, a deep sense of disappointment engulfed me. Im just the sort of person that one would not associate with a JPA scholar. Im not hardworking, dilligent or effective. From the quote " success is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration", i think it is safe to say that my success so far has been due to the 1% inspiration. I really thank God for my brain. W/out its quick-thinking ability and good memory storage, Im sure I wont be in Germany today.
Im not the type who can seat on my desk spending hours on studying, unlike many of my frens. During SPM, I was satisfied to be able to finish the syllabus just once or twice whereas super rajin ppl like Soon Lee and Khan Ruey have already went thru their Sejarah books at least 10 times. During A-Levels, I was satisfied to be able to finish all the past year chemistry papers once or twice and went to play football the night b4 exam, whereas super rajin ppl like Xiang Yu and Pau can study the same papers over and over again.
If results are based only on the time and effort spent, I will be one of the last. But somehow, I'm not.
I dunno how long can this go on. I really wished that I could be as hardworking as the people mentioned above. Shoo laziness shoo!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Festival 2009 (Hope Church Camp 2009)
We had our annual church camp last week. Members from all of Hope churches in Germany gathered together in Stuttgart for this annual event. As host this year, our team in Stuttgart has been pretty busy over the past few weeks. Flyers distribution, rental of hall, planning of accomodation, food and transport etc. It was rily a hectic few weeks for us, but thank God, the event has been a successful one!
There were around 300 participants this year, a 100 more than last year's! so we had to rent a concert hall to accomodate so many ppl. We got the chance to listen to sermons by different ppl and also had lotsa amazing n wonderful praise n worship sessions. Those technical stuff behind the stage is totally mind-blowing!
Football is the national sport in Germany. So a church camp sports afternoon's activity has to be football as well. We malaysians wanted to test our skills against the mighty germans. Sadly, we lost 1-0 3 times. Thanks to me who failed to convert many clear cut chances. T.T
The annual church camp is also a time when ppl get baptised.
Cute german kids waiting beside the pool wondering when can they take a dip inside it.
Stage performance by the young ones!
Despite the busy schedule, we malaysians still manage to find time to do something like this!
And something like this too! This is what i call a picture of contrasts. One tall one short, one white one black. =) (Steph, u r seriously vertically challenged!)
There were around 300 participants this year, a 100 more than last year's! so we had to rent a concert hall to accomodate so many ppl. We got the chance to listen to sermons by different ppl and also had lotsa amazing n wonderful praise n worship sessions. Those technical stuff behind the stage is totally mind-blowing!
Football is the national sport in Germany. So a church camp sports afternoon's activity has to be football as well. We malaysians wanted to test our skills against the mighty germans. Sadly, we lost 1-0 3 times. Thanks to me who failed to convert many clear cut chances. T.T
The annual church camp is also a time when ppl get baptised.
Cute german kids waiting beside the pool wondering when can they take a dip inside it.
Stage performance by the young ones!
Despite the busy schedule, we malaysians still manage to find time to do something like this!
And something like this too! This is what i call a picture of contrasts. One tall one short, one white one black. =) (Steph, u r seriously vertically challenged!)
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