hike! hike! hike!

'Goood morning!' 'zou san!' 

those are few common words exchanged during my almost weekly hikes at Gasing.i loveee the breathe of fresh air.the greens surrounding me.

each step taken is a step of confidence.those sweat dripping down.feels great! 

hiking truly is a great way to commune with nature.:)

i remember one of my very first proper hikeeee.was when i still a pioneer girl (that'll take me about 9 years back?).together with the pioneer boys.we headed over to bukit kutu.ohemgeee.that.was.a.disastrous hike! i wasn't even fit to start with.a supposedly short 5 hours hike up.turned out to be like what.7 or 8 hours? yes.it was dreadful.very.felt like giving up every minute! our complaints were heard throughout the jungle.

bags were torn apart.shoes koyak.pants ada lubang.those were common sights.hah.bruises.leaches.were our new best friends.we reached the top.panting.this close to pengsan-ing.to a lalang-filled land greeting us.OMG.have to clear the lalang to set up our tents.we thought.'this cannot be happeningggg to us!' we tossed bags around.went down under branches.did commando crawls.whatever glam-ness we had.was running on a negative level.hah.

ps: no one looks good while hikingggg anyways! ;)

that's how i recalled bukit kutu.i've not returned to that bukit ever since.would loveee to one day.:)

many think that hiking is so suffering.tiring.gruesome.but i loveee the thrill and challenge that comes together with it! this i guess i've to credit my dad.who loves hiking too.he recently conquered Tahan yawww! *way to go la hippieee daddy* :)

sunrises.the cold fresh air.reaching the peak and witnessing amazing birds eye view.is just uncontainable.:) just sucking all the wonderful creation of God is amazing.

of course.the company.is always great too.:)

hiking trains you up physically.and mentally too! sometimes.it's all about the mind.say CAN.and you CAN! last time i always looked up those dreadful killer long stretches and wonder when would i ever reach the top.now? 

i just take one step at a time.not looking up.helps.;)

 

the coming down part.is the most unglam part.i hate coming downnnnns! the knee.poor knee.coming down from Gunung Datuk was like a never ending journey.and i started 'hallucinating'.saw green treas as cendol.rock as pondok.it was hilarious! hahaha.

but then when you're down and done.you feel soooo strong and awesome.and THIN.:)

this is just a short post dedicated to hiking.heh.Gunung Angsi.here i come tomorrow! :D

oh.pictures above were taken from Josh's iphone on our Gunung Nuang trip last month.:)

mercy.

When Jesus says blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy, he assumes that you really can't be merciful until you've received mercy in the first place. Mercy is not a deal, but an ongoing lifestyle. We receive mercy then we show mercy and as a result we receive more mercy, and as a result, we then show more mercy—and on and on.

 It's like we're rolling a snowball downhill. We start with a small one, maybe the size of a baseball. As we toss it down the hill, immediately gravity starts to pull it farther downhill. As it rolls over, of course, it collects more snow. Now it's bigger and heavier, and so gravity pulls it even harder. It rolls over even faster, and collects more snow, and gets heavier, and rolls faster. And so on. Before you know it, it's a huge ball, bounding down the hill. That's how it is with mercy: The more we receive mercy, the more we give mercy.

Because we get distracted and have long bouts with selfishness, we collect sticks and branches in our little ball, and that slows us down. Sometimes we come to a complete halt, stuck halfway down the mountain. So we find ourselves remembering that we didn't deserve to roll as far as we had in the first place, and that without God's mercy, we'll go no farther. And that's when God comes along, trims off the branches sticking out from us, and gives us that little push to start us rolling downhill again, so that we can practice and enjoy mercy upon mercy upon mercy upon mercy.

 

the Beatitudes (Mathew 5:1-10)

still breathing.

:)

28th June.cepat cepat datang puhleaseeeeee!

sembilan belas tahun.

Praise the Lord! :)

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! His faithful love endures forever.

Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord?

Who can ever praise Him half enough?

Happy are those who deal justly with others and always do what is right.

(Psalms 106: 1-3)

the clock showed 11.30pm.the date on my phone flashed 13th May.in half an hour's time, it will be 14th May.the day i look forward to every year. i open up my journal.started to dribble down my thoughts.i reflected on my life.the 19 years that i have lived.tears started rolling down my cheeks.

Did i live a fulfilling and purpose-filled life?

Am I who I was created to be?

the rush of emotions.was overwhelming.

God has been blessing me with so much. I don't know where to start. and I don't see an ending to it neither. He is that good.:)

19 years.19 years.some friendship hit the decade stage.some new and wonderful bonds were formed.the story of my life is filled with soooo many more interesting and awesome stories that i would love to share with every living soul on this planet earth.everything hits a new high level.

I don't see myself as a perfect girl.

I don't see myself as a perfect christian.

neither do i see myself as a perfect daughter, sister, or a friend.

but i do know one thing for sure.my creator.the king above all kings.is moulding me.to be who He wants me to be.:)

i had a wonderful celebration this year.the lovely wishes i had.the surprises.zankkk kiuuuu all.:)

looking through those happy pictures.makes me want to cry..

i just want every singleeee one in my life to know that i really love all of you.whatever unhappy things.let us put them all behind us, shall we? :D 

 for "Tomorrow is a mystery. Yesterday is a history. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present."

*HUGS*

Enjoy the journey as much as the destination.

segala puji syukur...hanya bagi Mu Tuhan!

'...Don't be selfish; don't live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself. Don't think only about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, and what they are doing.

...fix your thoughts on what is true and right and honorable. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.'

the sis is back.:)

mama s day!

(May 9th)

of salad, black pepper loin, bratwurst and hungarian sausages.:)

missing the sister!

M is for the many things she gave me,

O means only that she's growing old,

T is for the tears she shed to raise me,

H is for her heart of purest gold,

E is for her eyes with lovee light shining,

R means right and right she'll always be!

put it all together they spell MOTHER!

a word that means the world to me.:)

i loveee you mummy dearest!

projek happy flower.

(3rd May)

the surprise team for GIANT.:)

Blessed birthdayyyyy!

(9th May)

:)

the one and only GIANT and ROTTEN.=D

it was a goodieeee good good day!