How does LUST kill?

I heard this from a great person I respect on how lust will kill us in the midst of our own enjoyment without us realizing it. This topic will be uncomfortable for some of us, but we need to set our heart on right things to enjoy the fullest of life.

My friend related lust to how the Eskimos killed wolves in the cold regions. Firstly, the hunters would dip a hunting knife into a pail of blood. They would then let the blood freeze on the knife and later deep the knife back into the blood to create another layer of blood on the knife. They would repeat the process until the layer of blood covers the dangerous looking knife makingthe hunting knife into an attractive smelling blood ice-cream.

Then, the hunters would poke the blood ice-cream into the snow leaving the attractive red part sticking out and contrasting with the white snow while the hunters themselves would find a place to hide. Moments later, the wolf would be attracted to the smell of the blood and would go over to the blood ice-cream. The wolf would have a first lick on the ice-cream and would obviously want more with such high 'marginal utility' for more blood ( I got to thank Miss Jesrina for teaching me that term). Hence, the wolf would continue to lick the blood until the layer of blood gradually gets thinner and closer to the blade of the knife.

After the wolf has finished licking off the blood on the knife, the wolf would continue to lick the knife to enjoy more blood without realizing that the wolf is drinking it's own blood by cutting it's own tongue by the blades of the hunting knife. As time passes, the wolf would feel weak as the wolf has lost a great deal of blood and would finally drop to the snow. The hunter would then come out from his hiding place and with one stab on the wolf with a spear, the wolf would die.

That is how lust would kill us, it kills us in our own enticement and enjoyment and our nature of wanting more. Please beware of the dangers of lust as it will kill us without us realizing.

Exploring the Orchard (Dusun) of Experiences

Ah, its been a very long time since I last blogged. Nicky arr...why are you so lazy? You should be preparing for your economics test instead of blogging! Nevertheless, I shall blog about my experience of the Summer Camp recently in the buds of May!

Some things just surprised me in the summer camp. Firstly, this is the first summer camp where I managed to shower at least 3 times a day! And the water was....REFRESHING and as what Sarah mentioned, it's COLD!!! Luckily I did not find a black squirmy thing on my body. Cheers!!! Besides, I somehow felt that the water from our water taps were from the streams we crossed during the jungle trekking that were contaminated by our MUDDY SHOES!!! EWWW!(Not Eu).

Another thing that caught my attention were hidden ardour and eagerness by our friends. During the Explorace on the last day of Summer camp, many of us were running up and down the hill to complete the tasks. I bet many of us wished to flatten that exasperating hill. But what caught my attention were my friends like Poh Hui and Ainin who were still running up and everywhere during the game, showing passion and excitement eventhough they were exhausted! Even Woei Song can testify he was surprised that Miss Poh Hui was so cooperative and full of energy during the Explorace!

The one thing I treasured most during this camp was FRIENDSHIPS!!! I got to know loads of new friends from the other classed like Rahimi, Aya, Fadli, Afif, and many more. It's not an everyday thing where friends can get together to play cards, chat, laugh until the wee hours in the morning and to play pranks on others. It is also in camps where people show their reactions and emotions in times of stress like in the hanging bridge and jungle trekking. Otherwise, friends like Gary showed a great deal of kindness and helpfulness in the camp. Keep it up Gary!

I also enjoyed the togetherness and cooperation by the camp committees in the camp and also the lecturers. Miss Effa is super duper fun to 'kacau'! I also want to thank the committees and the lecturers for thier efforts and willingness to keep the camp running smoothly despite being pushed to the limits of not having enough sleep or being greatly irritated by insects. Not to forget, a great round of applause of thanks to Mr Al!

Lastly, I really enjoyed the mornings where I was able to spend time with God in nature. Somehow, God's presence is real in nature, probably because there are less distractions. I enjoyed the times of prayers and praises I had with God! It was AMAZING!

To wrap things up, this Summer Camp was exhuasting but enjoyable. I truly want to thank everyone for being such a sport and a blessing in this Summer Camp. Keep the summer in our lives going on as studies suck out our joy in life, worst than leeches. Hehe. God Bless!!

More Than Just Friendship?

I was having a chat with our dear friend Chan Ji Hong and I asked him a question..

"What is your opinion when one person is beginning to dislike his or her friend because one knows too much about the friend and is very close to the friend?

To me, Chan gave a very wise answer. He said that is the testing point of the friendship that one has developed. It is whether both of them will continue to be friends despite each others short-comings and differences. That point of friendship will also determine if both of them are really just good friends or a friendship that has developed into brotherhood and sisterhood where both of them will still encourage each other in times of difficulties and misunderstandings.

For me, I place great importance on friendship as it is a very special gift in our lives that one cannot take for granted. Personally, I will treasure friendships throughout my life. Cheers!

A rainy day

As the tears of Heaven fills the earth, puddles of water depict the presence of a rainy day. Frightening flashes of lightning accompanied by the sounds of a rolling thunder fills the sky causing the branches of trees to sway fearfully yet forcefully directed by the power of nature. Only innocent little creatures hidden in the depths of the drain croak with glee.

But, in the heart of B606,lies a pair of pure Reebok shoes, anxiously worrying about its cleanliness of abstaining itself from the dirt of the earth, having to bravely go through unhygenic puddles of water to protect sensitive and dainty Sarawakian feet. But, the Reebok shoes knows very well that the master will wipe off every stain that brings a sore to the eyes of the master, unlike some souls who do not know how to treasure precious white Nike shoes.... :)

A Shoulder to Cry On

Another day has gone,
and you're still all alone.
Deep in your mind,
How could this be?
That no one's here with me.

When you're feeling sad, your heart gets colder.

Your hero never comes to you, when the days are getting hard for you.
You need someone when you're feeling low,
You call your friends, but nobody's home.

Nobody wants to be the last one there,
Cos everyone wants to be like someone cares.
There got to be somebody for me like that!
Everyone wants to know they're not alone.

Your can run away,
But you can't hide through a storm and a lonely night,

Brothers and Sisters,
You know what,
The best things in life,
THEY ARE FREE.
There is someone that says
"If you want to cry, cry on my shoulder"
He can show you what real love can do,
saying,

"I promise you, I will never hide,
I will always stay here by your side"

Investment

When I say investment, what is the first thing that comes into your mind? Do you think of investment in economic terms? Well, there are many things in our lives that we can invest in. However, the investment that I would like to stress on today is investment in people’s lives.


I decided to blog about this since my pastor was preaching about living 2009 with no regrets. One of his points was to actually invest your life in others to see them come to know Christ of grow in Christ. In other words, take a step of faith to share the love of God with my friends. It really captured my attention since I find joy by putting joy into others.


My church leaders from ECFD really portray themselves as good Christian leaders. I am truly touched by their commitment to fetch my friends and I to church every week, to check how things are, pray for us when we are having exams, bring us out for meals and many other blessings. They really need a humble heart for God to just spend time with my KBU friends despite their busy schedule and the petrol cost to drive us around.


Overall, I plan to be like them, to actually reach out to people around us that seems alright on the outside but may be hurt on the inside. I want to share the great love that I experienced from above to all my friends around me because I feel that is one of God’s calling for me in KBU. BUT…the biggest obstacle that I must conquer is my LAZINESS! Haha. God Bless and have a great week ahead!

Chinese New Year Eve

Mr D, our beloved English lecturer told my class that a post in our weekly post has to be at least 5 paragraphs of words. Therefore, for this post, I will post mainly pictures and not words as ' a picture speaks a thousand words'. As I post more than 5 pictures, I will surely surpass the word limit for my post!Yipee!

I will be describing the pictures of Chinese New Year Eve that I have posted...



Ladies and gentlemen..this is a picture of Nicholas Eu cleaning his house fan so that visitors will not get choked of dust during their visit to his home.



Nicholas was one of the main chef's of CNY eve's dinner. In this picture, he is adding liquid flour into beef to make the gravy thick and starchy.


TADA!! Nicholas's whole family is enjoying the annual CNY dinner! Please note that although Nicholas cooked most of the pictues, nobody suffered from diarrhoea..


Up next, I would like to show you a spetacular display of fireworks in the land of the Cats




Deep inside the heart of Nicholas, lies a passion to light up some fireworks, and by God's grace, it came true.



The fireworks shooting up!!ZOOP ZOOOP ZOOP!!!


As the saying goes, all good things come to an end. All the fireworks were blown up and Little Nicky was left dissatisfied and disappointed on a Kaboom-ing Chinese New Year.

Well, that's all for now. KBU AUSMAT life, here I come after a great CNY!I hope I can survive for the rest of the year!!!