Scaled Bukit Tabur.
April 28th, 2009
SAFETY AT BUKIT TABUR
All of us should be aware of the danger we might face when we climb Bukit Tabur. This is especially vital if you take the harder route. I am not very well versed with the hill but I myself have scaled it and it really did scare me out totally when we took the harder route. Let me warn any of you who wants to climb, please make sure that you are prepared for it and never ever take things for granted, like seriously. All I can say is at the ropes section, you’re seriously putting your life at stake if you don’t take extra precaution.
Take note of the height from the rope to the bottom of the hill. You surely don’t want to fall from there all the way down. There are already a numerous accidents happening there and the most recent one involves two doctors dying although it is not confirmed whether they fell from there or somewhere else. So remember, please take extra precaution and be really careful when you are up this hill. Also, for those who are believers, do pray before climbing. If you need more information about this safety thingy, you can visit the team who is all gung-ho about it at http://bukittabur.blogspot.com.
Scaling Bukit Tabur
It was indeed a very awesome yet scary experience trying to hike up that hill. No the rock climbing wasn’t really that challenging it was the rope swinging part that freaks me totally out. Like seriously. When we arrive at the first rope location and looking down, I freaked out immediately.
From the cliff, it is straight down the hill and falling from there if you’re lucky then you will survive otherwise you will be going home to the Lord. I thank God because I think while holding the rope, I was really scared that I kind of got stuck at there not knowing how to go down and really thank God my friends helped me through it. The Second rope was better though it was scary too.
This hiking trip wasn’t just about straining my physical muscles but it was very spiritual too. I learned quite a lot from it, spiritually. I can say probably this hike was by the will of God. It was pretty dark when we arrived at the foot of the hill, as though it was going to rain.
We prayed and also morning I prayed too. The rain didn’t come and thanks be to God, because when we’re walking through shady areas, the sun shone and while we were walking through bare lands, the dark clouds actually covered the sun. It is quite significant for this hike because it seems that there’s a Message from God behind it. I felt God speaking to me through this hike.
I must really thank God for His Protection and Covering over me, really thank God for it. Hallelujah! Thank You Father God! Thank You Jesus Christ! Thank You Holy Spirit! Praise You Almighty God! Thank You God…
I am still thinking whether should I hike Broga Hills this coming Friday since physically I am totally worn out. Thank God for everything.
Deleted.
April 23rd, 2009
Yeah, I am deleting Rise of Nation for good this time. I’m turning my back against this game and I’ll not play it anymore. I am serious. But probably I’ll still play it once in a while because I still haven’t beat Danny. Until I beat him, I’ll not be satisfied. Yeah I am quite a sore loser. I can’t lose gracefully.
This game has been quite tearing my life apart, most importantly, everyday I waste a lot of time playing this game and wasting my semester break away which I vowed not to waste this time round. The last semester break was really a waste. I wasted 5 weeks by doing nothing meaningful than just watching TV dramas over and over again.
This time round I am really determined to make good use of my semester break. There are plenty of things I wanted to do but didn’t have the time and this is the best time for me to them such as visiting my grandma, catching up my sleep, visiting Seafield CF, completing FFIX, studying Calculus and Programming etc.
So many things to do in list and I am not sure whether I can accomplish every single task listed on my list.. I am not a robot nor a bionic man. But my priority is to further improve myself in my studies. I don’t want to stay complacent. Most people say that I am good but when I really ask myself, I don’t think I am anywhere near good. I am still very far behind. I seriously want to be the best and also to produce the best results.
The thing about studying is not about just garnering good grades. I want to go further than that. The greatest satisfaction and accomplishment come when I master the subject I am studying. I fully understand it and the theory/concept behind it becomes part of me and I can freely apply it to solve a problem or produce/create something new. That is the truth about studying. The main purpose of studying. The final product is to create, to produce and to improve.
A pet shop.
April 16th, 2009
I am so tired. I did not have any proper sleep since like three days ago and I really hate last minute work. First of all it was my bad for procrastinating and being too confident that I can finish it up all within a day. I underestimated the assignment completely. It wasn’t hard compared to programming but it was a lot more hectic than programming. You don’t need to crack your brain for the logic but you need to strain your fingers and eyes to type out every single page of your site!
That is crazy enough and I thank God that my site didn’t have many pages, unlike one of my coursemate who had 103 pages all together. I wanted to implement numerous of advance functions but than due to my procrastination and underestimation of the HTML work involved, I failed to do so. It was such a waste. Although the design is quite good yet it lacked substance and thank God my lecturer didn’t notice my loopholes.. Heh.
I must really say it was a great endeavor in completing my this assignment.. But I must say God’s Grace is amazing because I know HIS Hands are upon me and my assignment this time. It was really an experience. I never had my assignment not completed a day before deadline. This time round I went beyond a day. Deadline was at 2pm and at 2.06pm I was still trying to embed the flash controls into my site. Although I didn’t like really get very high marks, I must thank God that at least I still scored an A for it.
But I hate the way they evaluated my work. First of all, as the name of the subject implies, AACS1194 Web Page Design, I truly believe that the evaluation should be done from a design perspective and not technicality. The part that comprise the highest marks is the functionality section which ironically to me is not functionality at all but rather, it is the elements used. My mark was severely deducted because I didn’t include any video, sound, frameset, and list elements in my assignment. This is ridiculous, okay I admit that having videos is quite relevant but, my priority is to make the website more user-friendly and less eye sore, not a HTML rojak. So I don’t really agree with how they gave the marks.
Next Monday I would be having my statistics paper and I am still quite unsure with combination and permutation. I wish to do well this time and as I have learned over and over again from my mistake of taking things lightly and procrastinating, this time I am not going to waste time but this few days I will put my best effort in studying this subject. At least a 4.0 for this semester is a must.