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Thursday, November 24, 2005
~ 12:08 PM ~
Photo of my friends and I after a 2 hour game of badminton on Saturday,13th Nov. Looking at this photo, I feel really blessed to have known them. All of them have made my stay in Australia so far a very meaningful one.



Acknowledgements:
Photo taken by Antonius (http://www.pbase.com/astha2)
Photo obtained from Ron Ong's gallery (http://www.pbase.com/ronong)

Friday, November 18, 2005
~ 2:03 PM ~
Been quite a while since i blogged..a few days? haha!
anywayz, i had a blast of a time for these 2 days! Ian came over to my place yesterday for some talk and laughter..haha! credits to Jacinta by making Ian and I laugh via MSN. It's tickling to know that Jacinta calls Ian gu-kong and Ian calls Jacinta Jlove (NB: cinta = love)...hehez!

Ivy came about 40 mins later to pick ian and i up to Glen Waverley where she had dinner with some frens while Ian brought me to his place to prepare for swimming. Antonius, Ian, Ron, Jonathan and I walked to an aquatic centre nearby for swimming. Veng met us there (he drove there....^_^). However, only anto, ian, ron and i swam. We spent quite a good time together swimming, moving from a pool that generated huge artificial waves to the outdoor 50m pool to the indoor 25m pool.

It's been really a long time since I swam and I felt really rusty. Had a little difficulty with my freestyle strokes...mainly in the shoulder areas and stamina was a huge problem! haha! felt tired after a few laps. but other than that, i think all of us had a good swim! was really fun! must go again!haha!

After swimming, we proceeded to Glen for makan. Forgot the name of the place (as usual...). Ordered a plate of Sze Chuan chicken rice, was not too bad. at least something diff frm wat i have been eating.haha! dinner time was also a time when anto and ian told us quite a no. of corny jokes. For example, what shampoo does God use? Ans: Follow me. (-_-)

We followed up makan with a movie marathon at Ian's place (which oso is anto's place..they are housemates..). Appetizer was a Final Fantasy movie which i must say was entertaining. We then moved on to a more serious movie "Passion of the Christ". The movie depicted the last 12 hours of Jesus' life. It showed how Jesus was betrayed by Judas and how Jesus was condemned and convicted. The climax of the movie was when Jesus was brutally wipped, punched, kicked, spat at and finally crucified. Some of the scenes were really graphic. Big thanks to Jeff for explaining some parts of the movie as Anto and Ian knocked out halfway (they fell asleep..lolx!)

As i watched the movie, i now have a better understanding of what it means by Jesus dying for our sins. This is all i shall say but the inner lessons i have learnt and kept it in my heart.

By the time we went to bed, it was ard 2:45am....slept on a mattress on the floor in jeff and ian's room. and the funny part b4 i slept: jeff passed me one of ian's blanket...which only managed to cover 3/4 of my body? (Note: Ian is a small framed person...but he has a big heart lar..kekez)haha! but yea, better than nothing! thanks jeff!

B4 signing off, i wanna thank everyone who has been supporting me and talking to me after reading my previous post. I am not as lost as before now. Thanks to all!

Sunday, November 13, 2005
~ 12:54 PM ~
Today was a very special day for Rachel, Ron and Mei. It was a day when the 3 of them were baptized. Baptism is a sign of acceptance of Christ and obedience to God (hope this is a satisfactory definition..).

We went to the beach to conduct and witness this special occasion. One by one, each of the 3 walked into the sea where Ruth and Keith performed some prayers and immersed each of them completely into the water. It was a simple yet life defining ceremony.

Whilst I congratulate Rachel Ron and Mei, i must say tt i am especially happy for Rachel. I really believe that coming to Australia has been a turning point in her life. Compared to the Rachel that i knew last yr, the Rachel that stands in front of me has seemed to blossom. In my opinion, Rachel has grown to be more independent, taking more control of her life. She has learned to open up and is more radiant now. Basically, i think that she is happier now than before. There are even times now when I feel that Rachel is better than me in handling certain things. Shall not mention them but I know for sure, Rachel is beginning to see more direction in her life. m really happy for u rach..

Was talking to Rach over MSN just now and I asked her, "What does it mean by accepting Christ?"

This question aroused simply because everyone has been saying it but no one has been saying HOW to do it...i have always thought that believing in the existence of Christ means accepting Christ. Wrong, i was.

Accepting Christ means believing that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. It comes from the heart and you believe that you will enjoy eternal life with Jesus. You believe that Jesus died so that the world may be saved.

Abstract isnt it? When Rachel told me all these, i began to ask myself, how am i gonna do this? How am i going to sincerely believe all these? All these sentences are facts that I can choose to simply believe in, but is it that simple? I dont think so... I dun even know how to go about starting to believe it. I cannot imagine the circumstance in which i can believe all these. Do i try reasoning it rationally and logically? or do i try believing it emotionally? brain over heart or heart over brain or both? i do not know...

It's simple for me to say "Yes i believe that Jesus died for our sins", but i somehow do not feel anything...i do not feel any sort of emotions or impact as i see this sentence and go thru it my heart umpteen times. Perhaps this is the stumbling block where i cant seem to go on.

Frens have been praying and hoping that i will accept Christ one day..but till i know more about Christ and experience the kind of impact that convinces me to believe..it's quite hard for me to do so. coz i hope that the day i accept christ, it is because i truly believe and not because everyone hopes me to do so...

After writing all these, i now wonder...have i started it all wrong in the 1st place?

Thursday, November 10, 2005
~ 4:22 PM ~
An American, a French and a Chinese were walking in a desert and were dehydrated. They came across a bottle and before they knew it, a genie appeared in front of them.

"Thank you for releasing me, I shall grant each of u 3 wishes!" The genie said.

American: I want a million bucks! (And he got it)
I want another million bucks (And he got it)
I want to get back to America (And he went back to American with his money)

French: I want a beautiful lady (And he got one)
I want another beautiful lady (And he got one)
I want to go back to France (And he went back to France with his ladies)

Chinese: I want a bottle of beer (And he got it)
I want another bottle of beer (And he got it)

The chinese now had 2 bottles of beer. However, he could not finish it by himself. Therefore he made his last wish:

"Bring back the American and French...."


PART II
The 3 now continued walking in the desert feeling thirsty. The American and French cursed and scolded the chinese along the way. They came across another bottle and before they knew it, another genie appeared in front of them...

"Thank you for releasing me! I am the sister of the genie u released earlier, so my powers are limited. I can only grant each of u 2 wishes each" The genie said.

The American and French refused to be the 1st persons to make their wishes this time and let the Chinese make his wishes 1st.

Chinese: I want a bottle of beer (And he got it)

The Chinese thought hard for his second wish and after some time of deliberation, he said to the genie:
"Ok, nothing. U may go back to ur bottle now.."

END

Tuesday, November 08, 2005
~ 1:21 PM ~
It's been a long time since i blogged..mainly coz i was busy wif exam prep (and still m) and coz i had nothing to write. I mean, exam prep is all the usual stuff, u lock urself up in the room, hit the books real hard and do past yr papers. life everyday is this routine. Perhaps go to the lib once in a while when the heat in my room becomes unbearable (temps averaged ard 30 degrees last week..enuff to fry my brain in my hot and stuffy room)

Words cant describe the kind of exhaustion i m experiencing now. Somehow i just feel so tired and fatigue to do anything. Had a paper this morning which was quite all right (except for the last qn which no one seemed to be able to solve).Went to the lib to study for my paper this thurs. In the midst of studying, i suddenly fell asleep! yes, the impossible has happened...i actually slept in the lib...for 30 mins! to think tt i always say tt i can never fall asleep in the lib...but yea, was quite recharged after the sleep, could study better then.

But now, my eye lids are feeling heavy and can close anytime soon. must tahan! having a steamboat dinner wif housemates and other frens later...sort of a farewell dinner for one of my housemates who will be moving out tml and flying back to Hongkong for her hols. thank goodness my housemates do not need my help in the food prep..haha! (or maybe they dont want me to help lest i get in their way! haha!) no larz..they want me to study hard..haha! they so thoughtful ehz? well, considering tt all of them have finished their exams and they are having a steamboat on a day when i have not finished my exams, u can tell...muahahahahz! no larz, they are nice ppl!

This exam period is way too long for me...the last time i ever had such a long exam period was during my A levels. ever since then, my exams would end in a matter of 2 weeks. for this sem, my exam timetable stretches for over 3 weeks and really, maintaining the momentum is tough..i m reaching my limit and may have to go beyond my limit to ensure tt everything falls in place. not putting pressure on myself, but this is my principle, to do my very best and be accountable to myself. No worries ppl, I m still healthy and happy! just doing my normal lamenting..haha!

kz, i m gonna be very vain here...haha! Antonius took quite a nice photo of me and i sort of liked it. Hope my big big big smile in the photo can brighten up ur spirits! haha! how vain can i get? well, not too vain anywayz...

SMILE ppl..

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