Sunday Story

post #285


Woke up at around 9 AM on Sunday, quickly took a bath, ate instant breakfast then went to St. James church. The traffic was quite congested near it and when I got there, I remembered that it was St. James parish birthday. The parking lot was cleared; there was bazaar and performance stage. This had been announced the week before, but I forgot. Luckily I brought Elisha instead of Karen. Parked Elisha at the west entrance then went inside to attend morning mass. The mass took longer than it usually did. It was more festive and the choir was merrier. The parish was 22 years old. Wow…I had never thought that it’s that old. I thought it was still a teenager

After the mass, went to Happy Puppy. David n Agus were already there. Unfortunately Bowo couldn’t make it since he had to work (on Sunday??? Yeahh…that’s how miserable we were…lolzzz). So there were only the three of us. We sang for three hours, most of the songs were sad love songs or broken hearted song. And we sang quite good I think, managed to score 90s on the scoreboard. After that we parted ways. David had to go home early, so did Agus. So I went to Gading to buy some stuffs my mom asked me to. Met Mansiong for a while there, she had an exhibition there. She introduced me to a girl, quite cute...;p. Too bad her home was quite farShe planned to be matchmaker, introducing her to David. But she also said that if I was interested, I could make a move....lolzzz.

Went home and hibernated till evening. Wanted to write but didn't really have the mood to do so..;p Finally got the chance to write now. A bit tired since I had to play futsal again today. I thought the schedule was tomorrow, so I didn't prepare myself at all. I had to borrow the uniform and shoes. Not to mention my still injured left brain knee. We were defeated (again). The only consolation (for me at least) probably that we I managed to score a goal, quite beautifully. Too bad it didn't help to win the match. To add my misery, my right thigh was injured and the wound on my left knee was opened again. Darn.....but at least I scored a goal. A target that I almost let go, never thought I could achieve on our last match, with injured knee. I was like...wow....I made it.

Well...it's time to rest now. My body's tired enough...well..darn tired to be precise...plus my left knee's throbbing again....

Good Evening, World!

post #284

*My head was a bit spinning around at the moment. It was fine back at Dufan....ermm...delayed effect?

First of all....WHOAAAAA!!!!!! Good Evening, World!!!

Well....after few years, I stepped my feet again at Dufan. The ticket box had changed, there were new rides. This time, I went with some friends from a forum. We rendezvoused at 10 AM. There were some that had to cancel since they had other plans, or things they couldn't left behind, so there were 'only' 12 of us. The 12th person came a little bit late.

This time we were well prepared. I put some sunblock first, then we went to Esia counter to get 30% off tickets...yummy....then we went to buy the entrance ticket at around 10.30 AM. A friend brought digicam and handycam, so we shot couple of videos there. Then we went in, took some pictures with the clowns before our full day adventure there.

The first ride we went was Power Surge....Ermm...didn't quite sure whether I was becoming numb, or braver...but it didn't bring a rush that I remembered I had the last time I went there. Probably it's also because the ride was too fast, hadn't really got the feel yet. The second was Tornado, the new ride. It's quite similar with Power Surge. Again, I didn't quite feel that tingling sensation....Oh boy....I was numb...wasn't I? I only worried when we're hanging upside down at about 10 meters above the ground, the safety lock would come off, since it's not tight enough...Well..after two opening acts, we decided to take a little break. The girls were trying Bogel (Bola Gel / Gel Ball)...It's funny to see them tried to balance themselves and walked in a transparent ball on water surface. Then we went to Mirror Maze....nothing special in it. The fourth ride we went was Niagara...We managed to get ourselves quite wet here. Then we went around and took Kora-Kora as the fifth ride. We sat at the end of the ship. Probably I was just getting used to the sensation since I didn't quite feel the excitement of Kora-Kora. It still gave the sensation, but not wowww....After that we took Bump Bump Car....then we went for lunch break. We planned to eat at McD, but the queue was so long, we ended up eating at some Bento restaurant near Bump Bump Car.

After lunch, we needed to keep the food go safely to stomach (and digested), so we went to Dolls Castle. After that, we went to Pontang-Pontang, one of my favorite ride. It felt good to ride it again. Then some of us went to Ombang-Ombang, while the rest was taking a break. We rode Halilintar as our 10th ride. This time I got the seat that was located at the far back... ermmmm :| Never tried it before. Well, again....I only felt the sensation on the first slide, after that....so so....Then we went to Arung Jeram...I managed to get my shirt and pants wet, so I changed my clothes. Our 12th ride was Ontang-Anting....reminded me of a shampoo commercial few years back. Then we took a little break again. Some ate Pop Mie, two of us went home since they're picked up already. Then we went to Bianglala, the lights had been turned on. It's the longest Bianglala session I'd ever had. I even got a quick sleep while we were up there.

Then we went to Carousel. Before we rode it, there was break dance performance. The dancers were good. We watched them for a while, then there was carnival cars shown in front of Lounge Club. We watched them then the three of us went to ride Carousel. To wrap up the longest time I'd ever spent at Dufan...there was a fireworks show. It's soooooo beautiful. We all watched in awe (I think). Red, Bright Yellow, Green...the fireworks colored the sky. *No wonder the lights was turned off...I thought the electricity was dead... I was just standing there, staring at clear night sky, painted by the fireworks. Some reminded me of stars show at planetarium...There were different type of fireworks...All of them were beautiful....really lighted up the sky....The fireworks show lasted for about 5-10 minutes...Wished had someone to share the view...not just the view...but also to share every tomorrow...like this F4 lyric... I just realized how beautiful the lyric was.


F4 - Season of Fireworks

Ken:
Your eyes smile
I can see many sunny days
The day I kissed your cheeks
I had the whole world

Vanness:
Our future is like a circle
The ring on our fingers
Reminds of us our vow
To make things perfect in the end

Jerry:
I want to pull you close to me
To block the wind, the snow

Vic:
Lean on my shoulder
Share with me every tomorrow

F4:
Feeling the hold of your hand
The firework's most glorious season
The moment that lights up our happiness
So we can see farther away
Feeling the hold of your hand
The firework's most glorious season
Everything in life lights up
Our joy erupts
Everyday I'm loving you

Jerry:
The image's treasure
It's your beauty

Jerry + Ken:
The longing stays on your face
Familiarity won't disappear

Vic:
Our future is like a circle
The ring on our fingers
Reminds us of our vow
To make things perfect in the end

Jerry:
I want to hold you close

Jerry + Ken:
To block the wind, the snow

Ken + Vanness:
Lean on my shoulder
Share with me every tomorrow

F4:
Feeling the hold of your hand
The firework's most glorious season
The moment lights up our happiness
So we can see farther away
Feeling the hold of your hand
The firework's most glorious season
Everything in life lights up
Our joy erupts
Everyday I'm loving you

Ken:
Time doesn't mater
I'll always desire your love

Vanness:
That won't ever change
My love's constant

F4:
Feeling the hold of your hand
The firework's most glorious season
The moment lights up our happiness




Then we sat down for briefly, while a band was performing Jikustik's song, Selamat Malam Dunia....It fitted, since it's Saturday nite. Unfortunately, there's no one to spend the nite together, just the two of us. After the song, we went home. Took some pictures before we waved good bye. I drove two pretty girls. We stopped by to eat seafood at Saung Greenvil. It's delicious and I was so full...Then we went to the first girl home. She had a golden retriever. It's soooooo cute... and big...wowwwwww.... I was always a dog lover. It's soooooo adorable......darn, made me wanna have one...lolzzz...At least I took some picture with it. Well....after at first I wasn't too excited...I could enjoy today....even I could ignore the throbbing on my left knee. The fireworks show brought up many mixed up feelings...the beauty, the memory....but it's sure a lovely show.

Good Night, World!!! I'm off to bed...


Jikustik - Selamat Malam Dunia

Jantung ku berdetak cepat,
inilah waktu yang tepat,
segera aku bersiap,
jangan sampai ku terlambat.

[Pre Chorus:]
Malam ini malam minggu,
kau menunggu dirumah mu.

[Chorus:]
Selamat malam dunia,
kau siap ‘tuk berpesta,
tunggu aku disana,
bertemu oh baby.
Selamat malam dunia,
gairah ku berpesta,
kita lewati malam,
berdua oh baby.

Gaya mu sungguh maksimal,
tak seperti yang ku kenal,
malam ini malam cerah,
makin larut makin indah.

Life Is A Rollercoaster

post #283

Life....it never failed to surprise me. Last week...I was so excited for Saturday, after having the futsal training session and great time eating dinner together...But today....just plain...Well...not exactly plain...my left brain knee was throbbing like crazy. Thanks to the concrete. I thought it'd be better today, but I was wrong....so wrong....

Couldn't say that I didn't expect weekend, I always did. Though tomorrow I already had plans, but still....not that excited. A little bit above plain I guess. Life...just like a roller coaster. One time you're up, the other you're down. One time you're spinning around, the other you're sliding smoothly.....I almost had to cancel tomorrow's plan, since the project would Go Live on Monday, thus I'd probably (99%) stay at the client's site from Friday - Saturday morning around 4 AM.....But then after a meeting on Wednesday afternoon, the Go Live had to be postponed due to some things that need to be confirmed. What a turn on the (life) roller coaster track.

*With knee still throbbing...now it went up to my thigh...darnnn... what a sweet pain... just what I needed to keep my mind occupied, beside work.
Drinking coffee with minimum sugar...just to taste that bitterness....
Drowning myself with work, with other physical activities...just enough to keep my mind and body constantly tired....
Riding Elisha as fast as possible every chance I got...just to hear the wind screaming in my ears, just to feel that adrenaline rush, just to feel that my heart was beating faster...that I was still alive, not just functioning...but alive....

Trying to just go with the flow, with the roller coaster track. Yesterday I tried a new karaoke place at Pacific Place. The six of us, me and my colleagues went there and we I sang like crazy for two hours. Singing...had always been one of the best medicine for me. Just singing my heart out loud, screaming, yelling....it could relieve the stresses....The place was nice, a new user interface, using a remote control instead of PC (like nowadays trend). The TV was about 50" flat LCD....wowwww...nice one. Too bad the song collection was not too complete.

*throbbing got better now....

Another turn that this (life) roller coaster gave me was today. Like last week, I talked to that cute girl coz I wanted to send her an email. When she told me her full name, I was a bit intrigued since her last name was the same with a forum member that I knew. I asked her and it turned out that she was the cousin of that forum member. WTH!!!! What a small small world. To add my surprise, she also went to the same university I had gone. WTH!!!! Life....really full of surprises...either bad or good. Well....bad or good also determined by how we perceive them, right? There's always a blessing in disguise...everything happens for a reason...

Ermm...if life was like a roller coaster with a defined track for each of us, where our tracks might cross, or inline....a defined track that we couldn't change no matter how hard we try....that we could only go along with it.....then what about the final destination? What about my final destination? Where would this (life) roller coaster take me? Could I bring someone along with me? *sigh...hopefully it took me to the place I'd been dreaming of...with that someone...

Well...I should get some sleep now...tomorrow I'm gonna ride a roller coaster, real one, not a metaphor. Hopefully this throbbing would subside in the morning...

*little update...a friend just gave a very good comment...yeahhh this (life) roller coaster would go back to the starting point, thus create a circle....of life...ermm...but where did I start?? And who's the roller coaster controller? Hmmmmm.....

Ronan Keating - Life Is A Rollercoaster

Na Na Na Na Na
Hey baby
You really got my tail in a spin
Hey baby
I don't even know where to begin
But baby I got one thing I want you to know
Wherever you go tell me cause I'm gonna go

We found love, so don't fight it
Life is a rollercoaster just gotta ride it
I need you, so stop hiding
Our love is a mystery girl lets get inside it

Hey baby
You've really got me flying tonight
Hey sugar
You almost got us punched in a fight
But baby you know the one thing I gotta know
Wherever you go tell me cause I'm gonna show

We found love, so don't fight it
Life is a rollercoaster just gotta ride it
I need you, so stop hiding
Our love is a mystery girl lets get inside it

Listen
Can't you feel my heart?
Can't you feel my heart?
Can't you take my heart?

We found love, so don't fight it
Life is a rollercoaster just gotta ride it
I need you, so stop hiding
Our love is a mystery boy lets get inside it

Don't fight it, fight it, fight it
Na Na Na Na Na
Don't fight it, fight it, fight it
Na Na Na Na Na
Don't fight it, fight it, fight it
Na Na Na Na Na
Don't fight it, fight it, fight it
Na Na Na Na Na
Don't fight it, fight it, fight it
Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na
Our love is a mystery girl lets get inside it

Silent Sigh

post #282

Not sure I understand
This role I've been given
I sit and talk to God
And He just laughs at my plans...

I just didn't quite really understand...God, please give me the wisdom, the serenity...
Why? *sigh But I couldn't be angry with You, I'm sure..there's something more to it....
What's Your plan? *sigh... I'd understand in time I guess...Your time...

Am I all alone in the universe, there's no love on these streets...
And I had given mine away to a world, that didn't want it anyway....
So this is my new freedom
It's funny, but I don't remember being chained

*sigh

My friend kept telling my that probably I'd been too picky, that I should lower my standard if I ever want to have someone. Problem was, I always refused....because I had a dream, simple dream...which could be very beautiful with that someone....Another friend told me today, I'd been a best man, I'd be an MC for my friend's wedding on August...When would I be the groom? I just chuckled and said...I couldn't really see anything at the moment, probably never....my eyes were blurred...couldn't see clearly...Well, who could see clearly into the future anyway? Maybe that's the thing with Aquarians. It's said that they're untouchables, the ones you cannot touch. Were they just had bad luck when it came to romance and love? Were they meant to be alone? Poor them if it's true....But again...never really trust this kind of thing...*except for the good ones...;p

Like a ship, sailing on open sea, searching for that final harbor which it can rest my anchor forever. After four years of sailing on this ocean of life, it found a harbor but it turned out that it couldn't put its anchor, not yet....or maybe not ever. And it had to sail away again...probably it'd sail the rest of its life span, searching for that harbor it never found.

And just when my mind was reminiscing, I heard a familiar song I hadn't heard in quite some time. What a coincidence....(God, was it You trying to tell me something?)

There can be miracles, when you believe
Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles you can achieve
When you believe, somehow you will
You will when you believe

I listened and enjoyed it. I was being reminded again. I realized, how easy it seemed to give other words of advice, I sometimes forgot to keep them in mind for myself. No matter how big or rough the things you're experiencing....you just gotta believe....never give up hope.

This song made me smile and managed to kept my mind occupied for a while.

I'd be lost in space without you
And I'll never lose my faith in you
How will I ever get to heaven, if I do

I'd never lose my faith in You....I believe, I believe, I believe in You....You will make everything appropriate to its time....I just need to do my best, and let You take care of the rest.

A Little Late Nite Laugh

post #281

Been trying to keep my mind occupied and accidentally found this video while browsing youtube. It's a nice one...I thought I could consider my self as die hard Menghapus Jejakmu fan, but this guy n girl (along with the rest of the crew) had proven me wrong. They imitated Peterpan's original music video. It took quite an effort to mimicked the music video. Bravo, ricary04! Your video made me laugh a little this nite....it's entertaining...nice one!

Let me share the laugh...here's the video


Here's the original music video

Futsal Week

post #280

This week had been truly a futsal week. After a match on Wednesday (which our division lost), I played futsal again on Friday, as part of training session. Couldn't remember how many goals I scored, but the feeling was great, just like I wrote in my previous entry. One thing I remembered though, I scored a goal while Peterpan's Menghapus Jejakmu was being played. When I heard that song was played....I targeted to score a goal while it's being played. It meant I only had about three minutes to achieve it. It took two minutes something to do it. *Phewwww....

To wrap things up, yesterday I played futsal again. To my surprise, there were only twelve of us who came, so we had to play full for two hours. We only took a short break for about five minutes to drink. It's sooooooooo exhausting (not to mention I just played futsal on Friday). Though it's tiresome, it felt very good. I ignored the weariness I felt especially on my thighs, I just kept on running...running...and scoring goals (managed to score eleven goals and four assists). I found futsal (or sport in general) as a great way to channel all the negative emotions that might been bothering. Just like singing, it helped to keep my mind away from all of those emotions, better, it transformed them into this energy that kept me going on and on and on and on. *I'd been trying to get this song, heard it many times when I was playing futsal, but never knew the singer nor the title. Just like Kenny G's song that I had heard earlier in the morning.....That soothing song while watching the starts.

We had so much laugh yesterday (just like we always did). The girls were coming also and they were busy talking and doing some stuff with the laptop the brought. I looked at them a bit wistfully. *sigh... it'd be nice to have someone to spend some time like that, just to know that she's there....But I couldn't always get what I what. I had to adjust. My mind wandered a bit, leapt into the future and imagined the girls becoming my friend's wives and probably children would also come into the picture. That'd be nice. Life didn't have to be rich in financial terms. Simple life, rich of love, of happiness (yes of course we still need money to be happy)......that would be just perfect....

After that we went to get some late dinner. Then we went back home....That wrapped a week full of futsal. I was reminded of a SMS my friend had sent few days earlier. It said something like this:
"..Sometimes God only let us see the desert, but actually there's a river prepared for us (I think it implied that the river was behind the desert)...So keep trust HIM...Good Night...JC Luv U..."

I was quite surprised to read it. Never received such sms, esp from that person. Coincidence? Ermm....dunno. But probably that's how God worked. Through series of chain reactions we might never understand or see the connection. He said that the reason he had sent the SMS was he got it from a friend and wanted to spread/share the blessing, give some moral support for those in need. Yeah, someone might need some words of support like those and when these words came to their cellphones from other people, they might be strengthen a bit.

Again talking about timing....It's funny and quite surprising how things could change, turn upside down in a matter of weeks, days, or even hours. These transitions were such in quick pace sometimes they left me out of breath trying to adjust, to digest what'd been happening. I sure could use some wisdom to cope with them all.
Like The Moffatt's song...

Isn't funny how times seem to slip away so fast
One minute you're happy, the other you're sad....

Speaking of The Moffatts, where were they now? They're quite popular here back then. Then I lost news bout them. Last time I heard was that one of the triplets came out from the closet and admitted that he was a gay. That what made The Moffatts disbanded.

Well...nevermind about The Moffatts....life is short enough, better live it, cherish it every passing second the best I can....


The Moffatts - If Life Is So Short

Isn't it funny
How times seems to slip away
So fast
One minute you're happy
The other you're sad
But if you give me one more chance
To show my love for you is true
I'll stand by your side
Your whole life trough

chorus:
If life is short
Why won't you let me love you
Before we run out of time
If love is so strong
Why won't you take the chance
Before our time has come
If life is so short
If life is so short

Love is a word that explains
How I feel for you
And when you're in my arms
All my dreams come true
And when you're not around
You can't hardly see
These tears that I'm crying
Now are for you to be with me

chorus

Times Of Our Lives

post # 279

WHOOAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Right now, I am exhausted, yet excited at the same time.

Just got back from futsal training session with IT Comm division. It was great. Maybe it was what I lacked of....physical activity. It felt so good. Probably that's why Geri Halliwell once said that sports was better than sex...lolzzz.

We decided to do some training after we lost our opening game in Futsal competition to celebrate Independence Day. The place was Bro Futsal, near Pasaraya Grande. We got field #3B. There were almost 20 persons who attended the training, include three girls. One of them was quite cute. I sometimes saw her when I was getting some water. Later out I found out that her name was Pingkan, and guess what....she lived near me. Her home was less than four kilometers away from mine. What a coincidence....

After that tiring training session, we went to get some dinner. At first we were planning to get some food at Mahakam, then we changed it to Bakmi GM near Melawai. The we went there. It was like a convoy, most of us went by motorcycle. But when we were about to arrive at GM, we were told that the rendezvous point was at Roti Bakar Eddy. We had splitted up earlier with the car, hence the miscommunication. We arrived there. I ordered fried noddles, padang satay, and two glasses of iced orange. It was fun. *sigh....life'd been good

These weeks, these months, this project, had been wonderful. I could go home not too late at night. The stress was less than my previous projects. I had good WLB. I had enough time to do other things, to socialize. Reminded me of Ecclesiastes 3.

Ecclesiastes 3:1
There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens.

Yeah, I had some rough times and endured lots of stress. But after that, there were good things waiting to be enjoyed, to be experienced. Sometimes when we're in a rough path, we often thought, how long I had to bear this, how much longer till I could be finally happy, when could I experienced good things in my life? This kind of thinking usually made us even more weary. Happiness could be find anywhere, at places we had never thought before. This thinking could make us grudging too much and in the end, made the burden we bear seem (a lot) heavier. It's not easy to do this, to try to change the paradigm we had...

Well....I guess these were the times I had to enjoy other things beside work. To spend more times with my friends and loved ones. To go out, find a girl...settle down and if you want you can marry... *Cat Steven's song...lolzz....It's such a coincidence(?) as well...these few months, I had enough time to spend with someone. Something I'd probably never had the chance to do during my previous projects. Were these parts of something bigger? A masterpiece of my life? Puzzle pieces that would create a beautiful painting about my life? Or was it just a little cool breeze, before the hot wind, life tornado came and turn my life upside down? If it just a cool breeze, at least it'd help me a bit (I thought) to revitalize before I had to face that tornado.

I didn't want to give too much thought about it. Didn't know if my next projects, six months from now I'd be able to experience the things I had now....But these were the times I had. I'd surely live my life to the fullest. One thing I knew and believed for sure...everything happened for a reason...I'd cherish all of these moments I had....If it had to be over...I'd smile because it happened

There's a saying.... coincidence is God's way of being anonymous.

Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything appropriate to its time, and has put the timeless into their hearts, without men's ever discovering, from beginning to end, the work which God has done


Il Divo (with Toni Braxton) - Times of Our Lives

There was a dream
Long time ago
There was a dream
Destined to grow

Hacerse pasion
Con fuego abrazar
El deseo de dar sin fin
El deseo de ganar

For a lifetime
Of heartbreaks
That brought us here today
We will go all the way

And, it feels like we're having
The time of our lives
Let's light the fire, find the flame
Let's come together as one in the same
'Cause it feels like we're having
The time of our lives
We'll find the glory in the game
All that we are, for all that we are
For the time of our lives

Hoy es el dia
Es la pasion de triunfar
Para hacer realidad el destino
que soñabamos conseguir
Una vida de lucha nos trajo hasta aqui
Y llegare hasta el final (Heaven knows...)

'Cause it feels like we're
having the time of our lives
Juntos, unidos, triunfara nuestro
deseo de ser el major
'Cause it feels like we're
having the time of our lives
Hasta la gloria, junto a ti,
Llego el momento de la verdad
El momento llego

Y ya nunca jamas lo podre olvidar...

'Cause it feels like we're
having ('cause it feels...like
we're having...)
The time of our lives
Juntos, unidos, triunfara
(juntos, unidos, triunfara...)
Nuestro deseo de ser el mejor
'Cause it feels like we're
having ('cause it feels...like
we're having...)
The time of our lives
Hasta la gloria, junto a ti,
El momento llego
El momento llego (Oh!...)

We'll find the glory (Find the glory...)
In the end (In the end...)
For all that we are
For everything that we wanna
be and all that we are
For the time of our lives
For the time of our lives...
Oh...