Rock Architecture

Just simply amazing! How many houses have a big granite boulder decorating their hall? My dad’s old TARC friends’ house in TTDI has one. Breathtaking and wonderfully creative and artistic!

BEWARE of Monkeys!!!

My last Sunday in Kuantan is just totally awesome and really meaningful. For the first time I stood up during worship to give a song and it was the opening one. I was like trembling but the Spirit's conviction was strong. All eyes jumped out when they heard a loud voice from a TALL guy who never stood us before. However, it's one of the most meaningful worship sessions I have ever have. The theme led by the Spirit was about God's holiness, God's grace and love and our call to holiness as Christians. Indeed it speaks a lot to me. Being holy is not being pious and put that holier-than-thou face with some hypocritical attitudes. It's following God's way to live our lives. With this I'm ready to face the battlefield in college life...

Then there was the Bible Class (Youth Fellowship)'s farewell gathering for Ben and me. It was a day of real fun, excitement and learning. Everyone was anticipating for that wonderful gathering. And Auntie Ming Choo opened up her apartment in Tembeling Resort for that special event. That place is just totally awesome. Picturesque seaview and friendly environment... It was God's blessing on this sunny Sunday.

We sang some really interesting songs, WE SANG SUNDAY SCHOOL SONGS with action. 17 going 18, I still really enjoy the songs of Sunday School. We sang If I Were A Butterfly, which was the only song so far I can strum without much problem, simple chords A, D and G. Then My God Is So Big, This Is The Day. Too bad we did not sing Little by Little, my favourite action song. Today I think I have achieved a little child-like faith in worshipping Him.

Then it was GAMES!

Seriously it is not an easy game, many of us really fail Pendidikan Seni. How do you draw WIFE ar?

or ME?

Jesslyn can pass lar drawing, but let you determine what is she drawing and whether she pass.

Sometimes you may find kids drawings all totally incomprehensible, for example: OVEN, draw a television like box with a CAT on the screen... something like this

However, strange enough it was the younger ones who guessed with most correct answers. Perhaps we older ones too mature and too paise to simply guess. Sometimes we just have to be child like in being honest and not afraid of trying.

Don't be a tortoise always stucking its head in its little protective shell. Don't be sok tow oogway!

After almost an hour of excitement and shouting guesses of pictures, it was time for FOOD! And really good food! All the January to June birthday babies celebrated their birthdays with a huge cake.

However, they all agreed to ask a representative to blow the candle. It's rare to get unity among the two fighting sexes lead by Jesslyn and Caleb.

Too bad I'm an August boy.

*Hinting of what I want for the big day*

And as usual, you can always catch me eating and never grow sideways...

And now to introduce another monkey... BEWARE OF HER! 

ARAHAN JABATAN BOMBA.

Sorry wrong picture. The below is the monkey.

Delicious ler the fried rice, Alice?

Next game was even more exciting!

But then, I did not join in. This 13 A1 SPM student just couldn't understand how the game plays... So, confirmed not PhD! However, I'm found some cards really interesting.

The Renegade

Outlaws and Bandits

Wished I have that... (not affliated to Osama or any terrorism activity, unlike my bro who is a direct descendant of Osama, Caleb bin Osama binti Laden)

This one is the most pow(d)erful gun!

Target: Son Of Osama... PIANG!!!

But then we get a little boring and started camwhoring like the infamous camwhorers of RBS... Indeed Ben and I are camwhorers graduated from RBS!!!

Miss Yakity Yak Yak talk alot and very crazy with Calvin the Retard

Camwhore with a mirror. Alice sure has long and BIG hands!

Then photography turned creative

Later, tortoises became the obsession of Alice...

Taddaaa... the great painter!

Then boring... Just want to give you a hint of my distance from the head chopping fan

Then tried to shoot some action movie of AXN on an air conditioner...

Finally getting bored, the monkeys went out to the balcony. There is a sign prohibiting this, anyway who cares? We believe we are not from monkeys, only of monkeys.

Harry Potter riding off in a broken broomstick Nimbus 2000.

Hermione? What on earth are you doing? Since when you became Quasimodo the Hunchback?

Down the streets where Hermione was looking, it was really dirty

So Harry Potter decides to remove such an unsightly sore of the eye and becomes a sweeper with the graduation cap of the University of Dustpen.

Don't believe I am a certified sweeper?

See got graduation ceremony from the University of Dustpen and the accreditation of the house owner to sweep her house.

Graduation means I have to leave the University of Dustpen.

Gonna miss Bible Class loads!

Thank you Uncle Jee Heng for dedicating Psalm 20 to me. Thank you Uncle William and Aunty Betty for the Evangel Gift Voucher. That's whole lot of books I can buy! Thank you Aunty Ming Choo for opening your warm and welcoming home and Aunty Carmen for organising this. To all of my dearest friends and brother in Bible Class, keep up the good work and I REALLY MISS YOU A LOT!

And finally thank You God for providing such a warm family of brothers and sisters in Christ.

Dedicate to you all again the song I shared as the ending: Voice of Truth from Casting Crowns. You may be small in the eyes of the world, but with a big GOD, you can beat down any giants just like David fighting Goliath. 

But the stone was just the right size
To put the giant on the ground
And the waves they don't seem so high
From on top of them looking down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
When I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
Singing over me

But the Voice of Truth tells me a different story
The Voice of Truth says “DO NOT BE AFRAID!”
And the Voice of Truth says “THIS IS FOR MY GLORY.”
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe
I will choose to listen and believe the Voice of Truth

BE COURAGEOUS and have faith to walk over the stormy waves, He is there to hold you!

But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage. I am here!”

[Matthew 14:27 NLT]

That Unfateful Day

Nightmare, that is what happened to me on a fine and sunny Saturday morning. A visit to the dentist has always been most dreadful. Yeah, when I was small I do eat a lot of sweet stuff, but I still managed to have white teeth. However, the dentist often overlook the beauty of my beloved teeth and without hesitation or remorse, stuff that BIG BIG tranquiliser needle into my small, cuddly gums. And it's not once but many times.

Of course very smart Calvin starts to brush his teeth better following all the nurse's advice and brush longer so that I can impress my friends. Still, the dentists are still bearing grudges against me. Every year, do I need to mention again EVERY YEAR from Standard One in primary school until Form Four of secondary school. My teeth cleanliness is still labelled as B or C. Once only it was A, and that was Form Five. And why must they perform the dental checking after I went for recess?!!! Of course all the food stucked there! So every year, they do drilling process of scaling. It was sheer enjoyment for them to torture my teeth.

Today it happened again. I have tortured enough so it was just a normal day of nightmare again. But 70 bucks just got out of the pocket in the 15 minutes of hell. Bloodsucker, indeed my mouth was full of blood bleeding from gum. Now, it's really sad, pokai already can't go with friends to have the last meal at Bayleaf before leaving. Back at home have to suffer the endless litanies of advice from the Nagger.

Talking about teeth and what Jethro says as "that unfateful day",

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

JOANNE JUN LEE SUN SUN

moon moon star star... aka ex-Kakak Gigi Besi!!!

Don't eat so much ice cream! Later dental carries baru tau...haha, just kidding.

Ok lar, I repent from not caring for my teeth. The problem is I don't know why after so much brushing of teeth, I never failed to meet the dentist. My teeth are just perfectly nice and now those plaques and tartars gone, it feels like holes in my teeth...

And yeah, talking of birthdays, there is another birthday girl:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

MAGGIE!

mee...

Two birthday girls in one picture

[from left to right]

James, Joanne, Mabel and Maggie

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN!!! AND GOD BLESS!!!

Strumming Into My Life

POOF! All my Yayasan Pahang money gone into this... some dunno-what-funny-named-brand-from-China called Pao Chia took away 400++bucks in Kuantan Music Centre. All thanks to Yamaha who sells only two acoustic guitars in that whole shop. Guitar addiction can make you desperate. Desperate for a bag to hold the guitar, desperate for a tuner because Calvin is tone deaf, desperate for a pick which costed three bucks!

But I guess it's still worth it because I made a really nice friend out this guitar desperation, Sin Young (yeah his English name sounds very sinful...haha). 

It's going to be a hard journey of strumming this guitar. That guitar as said in the books need 6 MONTHS to wake up! Now its tone sounded like when I wake up at noon that kind of coarse voice. Nevertheless, fingering my long fingers on the fretboard is rather convenient.

And then there was this fun ENO product to play with. I really do not know about ENO product except the stomach easing one.

It's really fun to play with this cool gadget eventhough it started its existence in China. 

And this gadget helped me tune my violin too. Finally it's not going to be rusted!

Guitar journey is still super long way. Those barre chords, arrgh super painful and the sound still buzz!

SOMEONE SAVE ME!!!

Action Packed Calvin Holmes

That's action packed Calvin Holmes!

Haha, no-lah... but quite similar. It's has been a week of doing funny things, saying lame comments and ROFLMAO-ing.

For example, Operation Oats...

And becoming promoters at the Drive-Thru...

At least better than some way Jason suggested...

Drive through the drive-thru in reverse and let your passenger order...

Pay for a large order in pennies and nickels...

When asked if they can take your order, tell them you are just window-shopping and drive on...

When asked if they can take your order say, "Why, can I take yours?"...

Ask the cashier how they fit into that little box....

Pretend your car has broken down. Ask for assistance moving it. When they come out, drive away...

When they hand you your food, hand them a bag with all the trash from your car in it ...

Becoming emo with a camera...

And try to get smart by scaring JyoLyn that this flower is a hibiscus and hibiscus actually produces your favourite lady fingers. Later only to find some scientists in Wikipedia says it's not a hibiscus...

GET SMARTER, Calvin!

Detection: a French fries dracula terrorizing atMcD

Counter attack: Lure the dracula with strawberry sundae and Oreo McFlurry. No garlics needed.

Counter counter-attack: Pull the victim's ears and force him to eat apple pie.

[Food for thought: Why Calvin always caught in eating and never grow plumper? T.T]

Snap a photo with someone who can really smile widely...XD

And finally getting emo with chilli sauce at KFC...

You guys really made my weekend! Thank you so much!!!

All the best in your studies and work!

Off Calvin Holmes goes Saving The World... and Loving It. [Imitating Christ]