Chapter 5 (Part 2): The Courier

[United Parcel Service]

It's also CONFIRMED! :) now, lets start business!
ps. the logo looks like a badge i awarded myself with

Chapter 5 (Part 1): The Updates

ah, it has been awhile since the last update. been very busy as usual with loads of stuff i.e. business plans, proposals. etc etc. first and foremost, remember the Seagate Recovery partnership i told you all about? yea, it is now CONFIRMED! :) praise God for that! its quite a miracle, actually. so now i'm just waiting for UPS (yes, the courier company) to contact me so we can make free postage to US everytime we need to send/receive stuff from the Seagate Recovery Lab.

my next plans? to make this data recovery business BIG, apart from what Genesis IT Solutions & Services is already doing. if this goes on well, i can move on and look for other opportunities. :)

some of you might be wondering about the progress of the Shirts 4 Real (http://www.shirts4real.com/) website. well, lets just say i started all over again because i found a new concept that i think it'll work better than before. a more extensive site, but serves a greater purpose. :) anyhow, we're planning to launch our first range of designs before Christmas! so yea, keep your pockets ready! ;p

hmm.. lets take a look at the things i've to do by early November: PED assignment, Shirts 4 Real website, plans for Calvary Youth, Video Online Malaysia website, plans for Genesis IT Solutions & Services, and still counting.

so much at hand that requires tons of thinking. i really need a team of people for this. people that are willing to spend as much time, effort and commitment just like i do. speaking of Calvary Youth, we're going to have a Christmas Celebration on the 15th of December 2007. plans are still in the midst of drafting but there'll definitely be a celebration. just thought i would let you all know so you would keep your dates free and prepare for this event. prepare, because this is an evangelistic celebration. :) we want to involve everyone in one way or another to impact the lives of others especially this Christmas season. :)

Chapter 4: The Happen-ings

hello all! yes, yes, i know i haven't been updating. this week was somewhat packed with lots of stuff. oh, you say its a raya week and all? nah, continue hearing me out first. lets start with sunday, last sunday..

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sunday

i came home from church after playing for both services and slept. i woke up around 6pm and guess what? i fell sick. i was down with fever. (there goes my raya holidays)

monday

can't do anything much since i was sick. stayed at home and stoned the day away.

tuesday (a meeting-ful day)

felt slightly better, so i decided to go for the CCSM meeting with benjamin and tabitha ong (i just like doing that :P) in ss2 at 10am. it ended at about 1pm then tab and i went to DP for another meeting with adrian lee. and this lasted till...5pm? yeah.

wednesday

class officially starts again but my lecturer took a day off because she is still in her kampung so i've an additional holiday. so, being myself, i started my work again since i've not been working for the past 2 days. called up suppliers, met up suppliers, getting orders from clients, etc.

thursday

back to class! visted the bank for awhile too to collect my first ever cheque book! behold the cheque book:

look! it says: Genesis IT Solutions & Services at the bottom!

friday (meetings again)
went to ss2 to meet up with tabitha and benjamin ong with benjamin toh. alot of running arounds were done this day.

saturday (today!)
i need to meet a client soon at 10.30am, meet my supplier at 11.00am, then go help out in an e-commerce class after that, then go for youth. see, yet another packed day.

oh btw, i've been working quite alot on http://www.videoonline.com.my/ recently. it is basically a video uploading website, very much like the famous YouTube, but it is only targetted to business owners to post their business videos so that they can embed them into their existing websites and all. the advantage? no annoying YouTube logo at the bottom blocking up the videos, and no related links thingy popping up after the video ends (this also means no competitors for their business will be shown after the video).

its coming along quite well as i've received lots of enquiries and interested ones but its not fully launched yet. so i can say that this project is quite a success :) i'm planning to do it big as well. hopefully it'll hit the papers soon ;)

and oh, another thing, just to let you all know, my hard disk crashed the other day and i lost nothing BUT MY YOUTH FOLDER!!! MY CALVARY YOUTH FOLDER!! ALL MY DATA AND RECORDS I'VE COMPILED FOR SO LONG ARE GONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! thank God i managed to recover just a quarter of it though. but still!

ps. through all the youth meetings i've been to this week, i can't help but feel that something great is gonna happen in Calvary Youth but it will only happen if all of us are able to see it coming. all of us have to share the same vision for CY and for the church, hence the credo is formed for us to see and make things happen.

come on Calvary Youth, lets impact this generation! it is the dawn of a new generation! :)

dont let the spark go away like that. we're geared (ignited), now lets do the work together!

" this is the generation we see: prayerful, passionate, worship, committed, advancing, building, undivided!" -calvary youth

Chapter 3 (Part 2): The Internet Slangs

i've finally decided to come out with a short guide on internet slags/terms or rather, the well known -- Gaming Terms. (due to the highly increasing usage in our surroundings)

what are internet slangs/terms/gaming terms?these slangs/terms are creatively crafted by INTERNET users at first, and NOT GAMERS. (thought i would stress on that first, heh :P) they are very commonly used in internet messaging. maybe not so much over here in Malaysia, but overseas, yes. they're definitely shorthands and often appear in lower case because UPPER CASE IS RESERVERD FOR EMPHASIS AKA SHOUTING/LOUD. LOL! (you get what i mean)

so, lets start of with something easier/familiar first. *ahem*

1) (the infamous)gg : good game or also used as game gone (commonly used after a game)

2) pwned : owned. also means, destroyed with the quickness and ease with which one would destroy a new player (commonly used in every game. started from Counter Strike)

3) n00b : (typed with two zeros 00 and not OO) refers to newbies in a im-so-great-youre-lousy tone.

4) 1337 : (one-three-three-seven) also means leet. i would say is almost like a language/style itself! where "i" is replaced with 1 or and "N" can be written as "\" and so on. the word 1337 by itself is also used to refer one as "great" or "geng" (lol) too.

5) YOYO : you're on your own. well, it explains itself.

6) WYSIWYG : what you see is what you get

and of course, the commonly used ones that people may not realise they're all a part of this internet slang family:

1) lol : laugh out loud

2) ttyl : talk to you later

3) omg : oh my goodness

4) w8 : wait

5) lmao : laugh 'something' out

6) myob : mind your own business

7) fyi : for your information

8) btw : by the way

9) wtv : whatever

10) bb : bye bye

11) xoxo : [hugs and] kisses (since you all insist) and in any case, it ALSO means Extensible Open Xhtml Outlines.

12) brb : be right back

13) afk : away from keyboard

14) zzzzz : an expression used to show no interest, no comments or just sien

for an example, a conversation between A and B:

A: "abcdefg"

B: "what did you say!? zzzzz"

that concludes today's lesson. if you ever need a dictionary, click here! lol!

Chapter 3 (Part 1): The Ground

it has been awhile (or it feels like it) since i last blogged. been pretty busy these couple of days with uni stuff, banking necessities, work and more work. uni have been quite funny actually, and i don't understand why i'm taking this subject. its called:

PROFESSIONAL & ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT

LOL!

and what do i learn in that module? stuff like how do you write a CV, resume, how to create ads for recruitment, how to introduce yourself, etc etc etc.

b-o-r-i-n-g

but i still find the class rather amusing. this is actually a good sign though, this means i'll have a rather relaxing semester this time round. this ALSO means that i've got more time to do my work. heh ;) for those of you that don't know, i'm only taking ONE subject this semester because i've got exemption for all the other subjects. :)

oh, the Seagate partnership thingy is still looking up for now! if nothing goes wrong and if God wills, we can get this partnership sealed! this is a very very very good opportunity for Genesis IT Solutions & Services to hit it big in the market for data recovery services.

on the other hand, Shirts 4 Real is picking up steadily as well! we're currently running on a project for a very big corporate company. our faithful creative director will be busy coming out with designs soon so that i can come out with a presentation for the shirts. hopefully we'll get the deal sealed too! (website still isn't up yet. i'm too particular of the layout. lol)

its the weekend already. this week went by incredibly fast! i just can't help but to be reminded that our God is a good God. no matter what happens, good or bad, things happen for our own good. we fight, struggle and we always do, wanting what we think is best for us. we always forget that NOONE can plan our lives as well as God does. He knows what is best for us, therefore we should just let Him take control of everything.

surrendering isn't easy. but think of it this way:

surrender = let go, therefore you'll have a lighter life to live. let Him take control today! :)

..and, here's a random pic for today!

the smiling dim sum sauce!

Chapter 2: The Author

well well, with a blink of an eye, my 1 week of semester break is up. yes, ONE week of SEMESTER break. how cool is that? after suffering for 14weeks and now, another 14weeks to come. lol.

let us go through what i've been doing throughout my ONE week of hols:

day1: work

day2: work

day3: work

day4: finally some time off to the movies

day5: work

day6: work + youth aim07 reunion dinner (porridge steamboat)

day7: work

wow, what a holiday! anyhow, some updates for www.shirts4real.com! i've completed some flash elements that are to be included in the website, but i'll have to show it to Brian, our creative director first before making my next move. :)

amidst my busy days, i've also been thinking alot. stuff like.. how am i actually doing now? am i really how i am now? am i what i want to be? hmm.. still no answer to those questions yet for now.

oh yea, one more thing, i want to thank God for opening a business opportunity to me through www.genesis-solutions.org. those of you that knows Seagate (yes, the HDD manufacturer that just bought over Maxtor), one of the departments -- Seagate Recovery Services is looking to have Genesis IT Solutions & Services as a partner here in Malaysia. so far, the other service centre is only in Singapore. though much has to be done to secure this partnership, i still want to thank God for this opportunity. His hand has to be on this else it wouldn't work out at all.

alright alright, on a lighter note, here is something i would like to share with all of you. (do this when you have the time. and don't worry, it wont harm your PC whatsoever)

Click "START"
Now click "RUN"
Type : telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

enjoy! :) (this is one of the many well known "easter eggs" by Microsoft and i've got no idea why is it called an "easter egg", btw)

ps. this is a pic i thought you all should take a look!

(this is what happen when you buy LOTS and LOTS of pens for a youth conference)

..and yes, there were also LOTS and LOTS of people looking at me too!

Chapter 1: The Busy-ness

this is my third post already and i'm still struggling to find the words to blog. i fail to understand how you people can type so much and yet not make it sound boring, lol.

spent my entire day thinking and waiting for inspiration to come to design the layout for www.shirts4real.com. so far its quite good! thank God for inspiration.

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off topic: shirts4real is another company of mine that does, well, tshirts! ;)

visit the website at http://www.shirts4real.com/
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to think of it, i still need to design my dad's company's website. been neglecting it for almost a year. guess i should start working on it soon. ahhh, the amount of work waiting for me. (mind you, this isn't ALL my work but just a PART of my work, heh) but then again, this is my life -- a busy one..

..and i'm doing it for the glory of God. :)

putting God first in our everyday lives does make a difference in everything that we do. at least for me, it gives me a purpose to do things properly because our God is a God of excellence. afterall, this indeed is a talent that God gave me along with the vision: to impact the cyberspace for God.

by the way, the website isn't up yet. will keep you all posted! ;)

Prelude: The Light

(the light amidst darkness)

Calvary Youth (CA + CCSM) gathered yesterday at Ben Ong's palace to celebrate lantern festival. it was quite cool actually, to have a gathering to get everyone mixing around, fellowshipping with each other. it has been quite awhile since we did something like that together as a youth group.

the celebration started with Darren Yong worship leading, followed by a hilarious skit (story of chang-er and all) in conjunction with lantern (or mooncake) festival. i’ve got a copy of the skit but uploading it now is somewhat troublesome so i’ll skip it for now.

oh btw, the food was very good! i can’t remember all the dishes now but it was good and that’s all it matters. :P there were tons of mooncakes on the table and being janwong, i finished 2 of them myself. i like mooncakes, but it just doesn’t go with coke or even ribena. the Chinese tea (English, actually. lol) came out a little too late.

(treasures in the dark!)

and of course, it was time for games after food. we made our way to the playground opposite Ben’s house, each with lanterns lit. it was quite a sight actually, to see so many lanterns lit up in a really dark playground. guess what? they’re supposed to do treasure hunting in the dark. lol. some of them managed to locate the treasures (4 cans of coke – scattered) very quickly though.

the next game got everyone busy. they were split into teams and were supposed to burn a wet string into half with just 1 candle, with the remaining members trying to ‘defend’ the fire from being blown away by ‘attackers’ (members from other teams). it was quite chaotic i would say, but it was fun. :)

(another pic from the games)

ps.i know the quality isn't good, taken from my phone, bear with it.

as i ponder upon this event, i realised that we all have lanterns and we're supposed to shine, and bring The Light to the darkness, not just gather around each other because there isn't much of a point for it to be bright just at one spot. lights should be all over the place! it is our calling afterall, to be the light of the world...

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