~ PLANS FOR SEMESTER BREAK!!!

Finally exams are over, and the next I find myself thinking of is what to do for the next 1week break. Not that it's a lot of time, but there seems to be many things I want to do within limited time. Well, I've already planned an outing with two of my very close friends. It's been a long time we spent time alone with each other, and we seem to be getting more distant away from each other as the days go by. I'm thinking it's going to be some fun time for us, since we'll be having lunch and dinner outside, and we'll be going to the fun park...Well, let's see how it goes. The main idea is for us to have fun while hanging out, and to be able to reminiscence of the good old times. I'm really looking forward to it, and I know that it's going to turn out fine.

The rest of the break will be spent in a camp, and in other places I haven't yet figured out. Can't wait to have fun!!!

~ WHY DO GUYS TEND TO BE SO POSSESSIVE?!?!?!

I've been pondering on this question, but it seems to be rhetorical to me...Haven't been able to figure out an answer for it...Why do most guys tend to be possessive....Now, don't get me wrong, but I think this is the opinion or will I say conclusion I have reached after several experiences with some close friends who are guys...

I've got a lot of male friends...not because I'm so interested in guys, but because I find myself being more comfortable hanging out with guys...I kinda shy away from hanging out with girls coz of some "girly stuffs" that I can put-up with. Don't mis-interprete what I'm trying to say, I'm in no way a T-Boy...I'm just free-minded around guys, and that's all about it....


Now to what makes me see guys as possessive, I realize that a high percentage of my male friends act jealously when they see me with some other guy (even if the guy is no stranger to them). Funny thing is, I keep wondering, why is it so?? I'm in no way in a serious relationship with any of them, and I don't intend to be coz i'm not looking out for one....I try to interprete their gestures in the mildest way that I can, but I find it difficult to. Sometime ago, I had no choice, but to take out time to ask some of them personally, and to my utter surprise, they all had the same thing to say about it. Here's the conclusion "If a guy loves a girl, He'll not be happy if he sees that she seems to be very comfortable with another guy". Now the "being comfortable" has nothing to do with being in a serious or even flirty relationship with the guy in question.

Now to the other side of it, most of these guys actaully want to mix-up with all the other girls, but do not want the girl they hold dear to their heart to mix-up with other guys. They want to know the girl's every move, but do not care to tell her where they go all the time (sometimes they do, at other times they don't).... To me, this is pretty "Ironical", and difficult for me to put up with. Do guys really think "it's a man's world"? Shouldn't ladies have a say sometimes?? I'm not so much of a Jealous lover (at least I know). I believe in allowing my man do whatever he feels is best for him, as long as it's not "illegal"...I mean in my own terms. So why on earth would a guy not want to see a girl he loves happy? Why would he always feel that there is something wrong with her hanging out with other guys??? I really get freaked out, coz I'm still trying to get a concrete answer to it!!!

So the question remains..... "WHY DO GUYS TEND TO BE POSSESSIVE???"

~ AUCTIONING VIRGINITY ONLINE???

It's really very disappointing to see what this world is turning into...Just recently, I read this post on Fox News that talks about a 22-year-old girl who is auctioning her virginity for $3.7million...Now datz really hilarious you might say, but I think there is more to it.

Now, come to think of it, I really wonder what on earth would make her do that...I mean, if she has manged to stay that way to this extent/age (after all so many people get to lose their virginity at an age earlier than that), then why can't she remain that way until she meets Mr. Right?

Well...well, different people have their own opinion about issues of virginity...but for me, I find this really humiliating. No matter how desperate one may be for money, or whatever reason it is, I don't think auctioning one's virginity online should be an option...Now that's my opinion okay??

I believe there a lot of people, especially girls out there who wish they hadn't lost their virginity...especially when they think of the person to whom they gave it out....talk more of if it has to be a stranger....I mean someone who gets the information online and bids for it...Well, like I said, this is still my opinion...I believe everyone is entitled to their opinion...But, I'll love to ask this question to you who is reading this blog entry....What do you think about this? What'z your opinion about this auctioning of virginity online???

P.S: To see original story, click here http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480037,00.html

~ 1ST DAY OF EXAM!!!

Exams have finally started....Had my first paper today! How was it??? Well, it was supposed to be very good, except that there were a lot of mistakes in the typing or will I say the setting of the questions. Can't really tell who made the mistake (whether lecturer or typist).... Lecturer didn't come to make the necessary corrections on the questions until over an hour into the exam...probably that was when he was called by the invigilator...can't really tell....

Almost everyone was freaked out coz lecturer's presence didn't make any much difference. It only made Us get angrier at the end of the day. After the exam, there was a suggestion that everyone in class should write to the Dean of Faculty, reporting the case of the exam papers to him. So many reasons why it was right to do so:

1. The questions didn't seem like they were proof-read before they were printed.

2. When he was called to come and make corrections on the questions, he did it specifically for those who called him to their side, rather than for the whole class to hear. With this, those who didn't get the opportunity to call him to their side ended up answering the questions using the values(supposedly wrong) they saw on the paper....

3. The mistakes in the questions reminded us of how disorganized this lecturer had been throughout the semester...never giving us lecture notes that were well-structured, Coursework had a lot of formatting errors, and he even had to modify one of them, and extend deadline coz of modification.

4. We were not given the opportunity to evaluate lecturers at the end of the semester....rather we were asked to evaluate the module...Was this what we needed to do??....NO! Not at all...I mean who gives a damn about the module....It's the lecturer that makes the module what it is for the students...the impression comes from the efficiency or will I say competency of the lecturer.

Well, what did I do about it? I felt it would be better I send a mail to the lecturer instead, and CC Dean of Faculty. Better that way, so it doesn't feel like we are blackmailing him, and also, so that the Dean will be aware of the situation at hand....

Hmmm....I'm waiting for a response from him..Hopefully he'll put the mistakes made in the questions into consideration when marking the scripts, else we stand chances of losing a lot of marks.... Well..., the rest is in God's hands!!!

It is well!!!

~ GEARING UP!!!

Yeah! It's Saturday again...And what did I do today...emmm....let's see...I did practically nothing for self. Had to go to Church earlier than usual for camp planning committee meeting, and then for Worship team Practice. It was really a hectic one for me, especially because I went to bed pretty late last night...or will I say at the dawn of this morning, and had to be up before 11am, and prepare to set out for church at 12:30pm. Well, what do I say...It's God's work, and that's why I cannot just hold back from doing what pleases Him besides, I'll be excused of duties in worship team until after my exams. Not that I'm so looking forward to it, but I think it's a wise thing to do, so that I can prepare adequately.

Yay! I'm counting down to the start of my 1st semester's exam. How do I feel??? Emmm....I really can't tell... Got some mixed feelings especially because I'll be sitting for 5 modules, and I really haven't done much in terms of preparations. I'm trusting God for the best anywayz, I know He'll make all things work according to His plans...

I'll be doing a lot of studying for the next 3weeks. Can't wait to be done with the exams. Well, I'll just gear up, keep my fingers crossed, do all I need to do, and trust God for the rest....

~ HAPI NU YR!!!

Yeah! It's a new year. So grateful to God for making it possible. I'm glad to see this year 2009.

Today was really a wonderful one for me. Spent time out with friends. We went to KLCC Twin Towers for New Year's lunch...lol.... Yeah, we had to take a train all the way down, and the journey seemed longer than usual...Or maybe it was just me being a little bit impatient for it.

When we got there and my friends were debating about where to have lunch, I quickly suggested my favorite NANDOS. Three of them hadn't tried NANDOS before, so I chided in the opportunity to help them make their orders.....ha ha!! The food was very nice (as usual), and we had some real nice time together. The pictures are yet to be given to me. I'll have to add them to my album when they get to me.

From KLCC, we went to Mid Valley Mega Mall. We had some more fun, and I returned to school at about 12midnight, feeling very exhausted, but pleased with how I spent my day.....Yeah! I needed to have fun, coz I'll be sitting my ass down to study for the next 3weeks for my exams this Semester...

Ok..got to go now...Feeling very sleepy already, and it's midnight here...

~ LAST DAY OF 2008!!!

Yay! Finally it's here....Finally this year has come to an end. Can't really tell how I feel. Happy or Sad?? Well..., mixed feelings....Happy about things I achieved, Sad about things I couldn't achieve, and wrong decisions I made. Well, I guess it's time to right the wrongs...I'll have to make serious amends to whatever needs to be amended.

I'll be in Church tonight for Countdown. Looking forward to it. I know it's gonna be great...Wonderful service..Singing praises to God in different languages (Bahasa Melayu, Tamil, Mandarin and English)....Wow! what a multi-cultural body....Yeah! That's what the body of Christ...We still are one body in Christ...

As for my resolutions for the New Year...Yeah! I'm done with it, but I've decided to keep it as my little secret...I mean, there's no need making it public...But if need be, I'll tell whoever I feel needs to know about it.

Got to go now, just trying to update, since I'm not sure to be here later tonight. Will be in Church all night.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

~ REFLECTIONS...

As the year 2008 comes to an end, I see the need to reflect as always.... I've decided to take time to Fast & Pray throughout the last 3days of this year. Purpose - To seek God's face, ask for His forgiveness in areas I have erred in the year 2008, find out what He has to say about 2009.

Well..., so far, I must say it has really been profitable. I feel closer to God each day. First I realized how unfit I was to stand before God, coz of the wrong things I have done this year, and the times I have neglected God's path. But then, He reminds me that He is a God that forgives, and all that He requires of me is that I take a 180 degree turn and return to my place in Him, in His Presence.

I'm still waiting to see what the last day of this year will be for me. Seeking to hear more, more of God's voice. More of His intentions towards me, and His plans for my life in the year 2009, and also for the Church (All Christians are in this category).

I've got to update. I'll put up what I think is needed to be seen by all as soon as I can. God has a lot to reveal to His Church. I believe it's going to be Glorious.

Cheers!!!

~ CHRISTMAS DAY!!!

Finally, it's Christmas day! Today was a very wonderful one for me. Went to bed at about 3am, and had to get up at 7am to prepare for Christmas service at 9am. Had to leave school at 8am, and that's my reason for waking up at 7am...lol...

Service was wonderful. Singing Carols, worshiping God for His wonderful gift to the world (JESUS CHRIST) and also listening to a very challenging sermon from our Beloved Pastor - Rev. Chan Nam Chen. I got to learn a lot from the message, and although he didn't give it a particular topic, I think I am free to tag it as "Life's Uncertainties and God's Certainty". He talked about how Uncertain life is....how we can be so unsure of what our tomorrow may be....People live today, yet tomorrow we see them no more...Finances are good today, yet tomorrow you hear of world financial crisis...You have happiness this moment, the next you encounter something that makes you so sad.

Something he said struck my heart, and caused me to ponder. Although we live in a world of uncertainties, Our God is a God of certainties. He took a very good example, pointing us to the birth of Christ which we are now celebrating. He talked about how the birth of Christ was prophesied about 160times in the old testament times of the Bible. How Esias (Isaiah) the prophet talked about the birth of Jesus, and what the birth of Jesus would mean to the situation of Israel at that time. "Christmas is not an uncertainty" said Rev. Chan. God was certain that someone had to be sent to redeem the world. and so He saw the need to send His Son Jesus Christ. When God looks at us, He does not judge by our appearance. We might be living a life of uncertainty, but all we need to do is accept God's gift to us, and make our life insured in Him by drawing close to Him. Then we can be assured about things in our lives that seem uncertain.

Some things about God's certainties:
- They can be confirmed through the Bible. Constant study of the Bible makes you certain of what God has done, cannot do, and what He still can do.

- It has the power to transform us if we allow it to rule our life. Very clearly, this means when you believe in what God can do, and you trust in His word, you will be transformed by the power of His word.

Certain facts:
- We need a Saviour. Datz why God sent His Son right???
- We need God with us. His Son is called "Immanuel" meaning "God with Us"

God's precious gift to Us should be accepted with thanksgiving. That's why as Christians, we celebrate Christmas differently.

Powerful message right? Yeah it was! Though it was a short message, we made a lot of references to books of the Bible especially the book of Isaiah. The message ended with a call for all those who felt uncertain about some things in their lives to step out in Faith and be prayed for. After the message, we had 2 more songs sang, as everyone went about to wish those in Church a Blessed Christmas.

I had some photo sessions with my friends and that was it for the morning. What was next? Go home, take a rest, study a little for upcoming exams, then prepare for outing with friends at 6pm. Yeah! That was what I did. Many people had studying out of their plans for the day...I pride in myself for being so studious...lol...

The outing was a wonderful one. We all went out to a renowned shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur (Mid Valley Mega Mall). The trip down there wasn't so cosy, since we had to go by Train. Five of Us had to catch the 6pm school bus down to the train station, while the other 2 had to come later on cause they were in a meeting and couldn't meet up the school bus. When we got to the station, the train passed by while we were still trying to get our tickets. We therefore would have to wait for another 15mins....Yay! I hated doing this, standing for 15mins coz there were a lot of people there also, and there were no empty seats. Then I prayed so well that I wouldn't have to stand all the way in the train since this has been the trend most times I've used the trains here in Malaysia. There seems to be a lot of people who prefer to travel by train...Luckily, I didn't have to....Thank God!!!

The train arrived and I quickly dashed for a seat. I was pretty lucky!!! It seemed like a long journey from Kajang to Mid Valley, unlike the 30mins it usually takes... or was it just me being too impatient to get there and have fun??? ha ha!!!

Well, finally we got there, and while we had to wait for the other 2 to meet up with us, we spent time taking photos, window-shopping and watching a very funny dance that was going on there in the Center Court of Mid Valley Mega Mall. Very funny one it was!!! The other two finally came, and down we went to NANDOS...Now Nandos is my favorite, and you can imagine how I felt when we got there and realized that there were so many people and we had to be on a queue before we could get in. Well, luckily it wasn't for long, as they found a comfortable position for 7 of us within 10mins. We made our order (I didn't need to look at the menu cos I already knew what I wanted..... ha ha ha!!! ) and then we spent the time waiting and chatting about a lot of things. Food finally came, we took some more photos, and all went into the munching session...Nice meal it was!!!

We finally got set to leave at about 10pm, coz we needed to catch the train, and the 11:30pm bus back to school. On getting to the train station, we realized that the counter had closed, and there were several long queues of people waiting to get their tickets from the ticket vending machines. We decided to queue at different points while the first person to get to the front of any of the machines where we were queued up would have to buy for all of us. That really was a good idea since we were all together.After getting the tickets, it was time to wait for the train. We waited for about 15mins for the train to arrive, and luckily it wasn't so full this time, though I didn't get a seat. The journey back wasn't so bad, and we were grateful to God that we met the school bus.

Everyone of us was excited about the outing, and we hope to have another one for New Year's day. I'm going to bed now. No need to study again since I'm very tired. I'll add the photos to my album as soon as I get them.

BLESSED CHRISTMAS!!!

~ CHRISTMAS EVE!!!

Yeah!!! Christmas is here again... And with the hustling and bustling of the year so far, the achievements and the losses... the good times and the not so good times...everyone is preparing for one of the greatest times in human history....THE CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST!!!

Although Christmas is a time when almost everyone in the world celebrates and takes time to have fun with friends and family, it's kinda embarrassing to realize that a lot of people still do not know the significance of Christmas. Some think Christmas is about giving gifts, some think it is about getting together with friends and family to have fun and a kinda family reunion, some think it is about singing Christmas songs/Carols, and the rest think it is about a guy in a fable...the guy they call "SANTA CLAUS"....It's really saddening to hear a lot of people give such opinions about Christmas. Well, they don't know, and we really must let them know ~~ CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT JESUS CHRIST!!!

As I think about the real significance of Christmas, I'm amazed at how God chose to come in flesh just for the sake of a "bunch of sinners"....I'm amazed at how he chose to die for me, for you, for us all...He sent His Son...His only begotten Son (John 3:16)...who would ever do that??? (Yay! Not me!!!). But He did, and I'm must grateful to Him. Cool isn't it???

Now to what today was like for me...It's 24th Dec, 2008....Christmas Eve. Malaysia is not as bubbling as it would be in Nigeria, the UK or even the US....Why??? Well..., I leave that to you to figure out....Maybe it's becoz it's known to be an Islamic nation....Well, just maybe...However, today wasn't so bad for me. Although I cannot be home to celebrate Christmas with my family and friends, I still had Fun!!! My Family here (African Students Fellowship) which consitsts of mostly Africans had a get together organinzed for us all. It was tagged "LOVE FEAST!!!", and we were to celebrate God's love for us by singing carols, exchanging gifts and we had a lot of food to eat. It really was fun!!!

Although I miss being with my family in times like this, I still thank God that I'm not left alone here in Malaysia....It would have been a terrible one if I was. I'm looking forward to what tomorrow (Christmas day) is gonna be like. My friends and I have made some plans to have dinner out in one of the renowned malls in Kuala Lumpur (Mid- Valley Mega Mall). It sure will be fun...I can't wait!!!

Ok! Got to go to bed now...Will update y'all on the rest of the Christmas experience tomorrow. But permit me to leave you with one message: CHRIST is the reason for Christmas, and we ought to realize that fact and draw closer to Him in love. He is deeply in love with Us, and He wants us to fall in love with him too!!!

Luv ya!!!