Come. For. BigGER. Camp.

This ad for my Church's Youth Camp Transformation 2008 was done by the amazingly talented Yvonne Yong:



That's right, this is an advertisement! We're having a splendid Youth Camp where we will be doing all sorts of fun youth things and acitivities that really challenge and build character. Must not forget, there will be liberal teaching from the Bible.

The details:

Date: 30 May - 3 June
Venue: Eagle Ranch Resort, Port Dickson
Cost: Just RM 120!!! (For Students) If you're working, add RM 15.

That's right! Only RM 120 for 5 days and 4 nights at a Resort! Facilities include paintball, horseback riding, archery, jungle trekking, a football field, swimming pool, basketball court, beach volleyball and more!

Wanna come? Ask me. :)

davidlian visits: Lookout Point - feat. Group Samuel

Two weeks ago, our church youth group (SAMUEL! Yeah!) went for an outing at this place called Lookout point. Snuggled somewhere off the road between Ulu Langat and Ampang, Lookout Point boasts an eco-resort, a couple of restaurants of varying quality, and a fantastic view of the city.

Just thought I'd share a couple of pics from our visit and point out yet another great "secret place" in Malaysia that many people still don't know about. Wondering if tourists are brought here on their buses?


As you can see, we were somewhere between the outskirts of Ampang and the road to Ulu Langat.


Ignore my poser friend, check out the view of the city. :)


The view at night is breathtaking. Really good.


My youth group - Samuel. Striking a pose.


We settled down to have some food at the cheapest joint there. I ordered Kam Heong fried rice.


Which I promptly regretted when I saw Yee Ling's Portuguese rice. More meat!


Of course, no one could beat Jonathan's Western Cuisine.


The nice, resortie-ish food complex. Got many restaurants to try.


The guys fooling around. Check out the boy-band album cover expressions.


Not to be out-done, the girls demanded a picture too.


And we all went home with some very full stomachs. Don't start the rumour, this isn't my stomach.

If you're looking for a place to go for a nice visit our outing, check out Lookout Point. Seriously. We went there for the first time and surprised ourselves with how much fun we had. Of course, you could join us anytime we have an outing or event again - we have these sort of things every Saturday (that's why I'm always busy every weekend, guys). Just drop me a line if you want to come along.

PS. If you're thinking of going to Lookout Point, I'd warn you to beware of the jam that starts at 8:30 p.m. or so when many, many couples come up to have a romantic dinner and view of the city. As the access road is single laned, you'll have hard time going down. But don't let that deter you anyway.

There be Giants (Milk Teas) / Ernie & Yvonne's Birthday Sneaky Tricks

I don't know if the other pseudo Hong-Kong food places already do this but you know, you can get a free Giant Milk Tea @ Wong Kok in Leisure Mall, Cheras. It's really big, like this:


Look at the SIZE of that thing!

All you have to do to get that Giant Milk Tea is get your buddies to spend RM 30.00 minimum on food and drinks then show those kind people working at Wong Kok your IC and that your birthday is actually on that day and they'll cart it out for you.

So anyway, Ernie's birthday is on the 7th of Jan and Yvonne's birthday was on the 8th of Jan. Someone (suspect it's Ernest himself) came up with the sneaky plan to get TWO Giant Milk Teas by doing this:

We went to Wong Kok at 11 pm to celebrate Ernest and Yvonne's birthday. Waitress served us. We budgeted carefully and spend just enough to get that one Giant Milk Tea and then requested for cups for everyone else - so free drinks for most people.

Then, the punchline: at the stroke of 12 midnight, we buzzed the waiter again and ordered some more food - this time, more than RM 30 again. And, we proudly presented Yvonne's IC so that
we could get a SECOND Giant Milk Tea. The waiter stared incredulously at the card for a couple of minutes before Ernest had to quip in - "it's real."

To Wong Kok's merit, they delivered the SECOND Giant Milk Tea without too much fuss after Yvonne signed the book confirming she's actually having her birthday on that day. Though, I'd pay to know what they were saying inside the kitchen... :)


Giant Milk Tea makes for great drinking games too!

Back from the Forest Reserve

So I found out that calling it the "jungle" might be a bit of an overstatement. Someone actually pointed out to me that Chongkak was actually more of a nature park or forest reserve. Not so wild and you're not likely to get eaten by wild animals.

But we encountered wild boar hoof prints I tell you! And a live snake! And some civet cat tracks. So, it was fairly dangerous lar...

Okay, that's besides the point. Actually we wanted to just go to a quiet nature like place, eat some carbon infested food and come back with our members learning a thing or two about maturity. Also, we learned how to control our bowels real well. I'll post up some pictures and a bit of commentary in a bit once I get some spare time, so watch this post.

Men's ego sells tickets

Ernest Wee explains to us why his Macho Macho Man game will attract lots of people in the upcoming PYP Carnival:

The truth behind Song Festival

Tomorrow (actually later today), four groups from my church will compete against one another in a battle of song and music.

But only to those who know little better.

You see, the truth is, though all four groups may seem to sing to win or to outdo one another, we're really all singing for one purpose - that those who hear may come to know Christ and his saving grace.

Tomorrow (actually later today), from mine own mouth will come the words "No condemnation..." and it's not the tune that makes it beautiful. It's the profound understanding that though we once stood condemned because of our sin, we are now condemned no more because of Christ's blood.

If there is one truth, it is the surety that you will die. And die because of the surety that you have committed sin - whether lies, or theft, or lust, or laziness, or gluttony, or anger or jealousy. But in this one truth is also the truth that Jesus Christ lives, and he lives so you too can live.

It's quite funny how the free gifts are the gifts that we value the least. Yes, it's free for us, but God paid ever so dearly. So this is why we sing, because together, we describe the love God has had for us, and challenge our own reply.

"What shall be your answer?"

Song Fest 5 Ad No. 2

Here it is people, second ad. Shot on Wednesday after our regular meeting with the Brothers, shot using the Nokia N95 I had on hand, and edited by myself (still quite bad at this).

In case you didn't know, Song Fest 5 is our annual song competition at Petra Gospel Centre. We have four groups competing, and for the second time in five Song Fests, I am singing! Yay! So, please do come if you can, it's on Saturday, 25 August 2007 at 3 p.m. in my church. Ask me how to get there

And here's the ad:



Let me know what you think!

SF5 Here now!

Song Festival is just around the corner.

For those who aren't clued in, this is the single biggest happening must-go-to event of the year! If you love music, you should already know about this. If you haven't, shame on you.

Okay, I'm exaggerating. Song Fest 5 is the fifth iteration of our annual singing competition at Petra Youth Productions, to be held this 25th August 2007. If you're free on that day (in the afternoon) do come along.

Here's the first ad:

Well Done, Carribbean Roast

Hey Group James members,

Thank you and well done for Petra Can Wok. We certainly showed that we've all got an alternative career running a Carribbean themed restaurant / cafe should any of us be out of a job. Most importantly, the teamwork and effort was fantastic.

From the surfboard menu, to the perfectly-halved Avocado, to the Pina Colada, shaken, not stirred.

As you could imagine, I was running around like a half-crazy rooster trying to get pictures and videos. Click on to http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidlian for some photos of the day. I'll update this post with videos once I get the chance.

Congrats all!