stop!!

STOP those PDA's in front of me !!! grrr !!! you don't know i will get lemon-ed.

哪吒

one of my best childhood memories, watched it countless times, you know when tapes are still being run and fast forward and reverse were an frequent options in the remote control.

Love this cartoon so much, remember watching it when i was 4 or 5 i guess, cant really recall. I knew i cant really understand the chinese spoken in the cartoon during that time (c'mon, i was only 5...). Though I've just discovered in youtube and found out that it was produced in 1979, the music arrangement and the animation (for that era) were really outstanding and amazing !!! Guess that was partly a reason why i like heavy oriental stuff. Feel it now, grateful to my parents. They did not actually directly putting this on me, it's like an influence, positive one i can say. I love cultural things.

Like this cartoon, though i'm young, i remember i've cried watching it, forgot which part was the sad part, then this cartoon made me got a lot of imagination like playing with the towels imagine it got some super power like what i saw in the cartoon, flinging it like i will be like ne zha~

hmm....realised that i've been very retro these days, keep looking for the things and movies and songs i've heard or seen during my good-old days, maybe it's part of the ageing process, getting retro. ha!!

to me, there were too many things we've tried to improvise and forgot that sometimes keeping the old is good.

UP

....an extraordinary plot

An animation about a senior citizen floating on his house with a kid, named Russell to an island called paradise fall, a simple yet touching story about their adventure. Just finished watching it my family 5 mintues ago.

I always being easily attracted by stories that depicts human relationship beyond lovers or friends. The connections between Carl (the old man), Russell (the kid) and Dug the talking dog, it's so heart-warming. The plot just gave me that kinda velvety feeling...

Please watch "UP" if you get the chance to, try to experience the heart-warming and a rush of sweetness that you've long forgotten. We tend to forget the feelings and when we realise that there's so much we've missed with our buddies and families, it just gave you that thought, "how i long to have a cup of hot coffee with you now and chat throughout the day..."

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It's time to say.......i love 2009


2009, didn't start off well. Why i think so, cause at that moment, i felt lost, i don't know why and what the heck i am doing, think it's an usual occurrence to people like me, clueless... And perhaps i missed so many great times with my fellow kampung mates, felt even worse. Then it's chinese new year !! Pretty excited, as always, love doing decoration with family and hang out with them, feasting and occasional nagging from leelee when she thought i didn't help out well. And then, yea, my class, not good, skipped classes and realized that it was not good, didn't really pay attention in class. Chaos, first quarter of 2009.

Then, signed up for expedition in second quarter. That was when i was forced to manage my time properly. Before really focusing in fundraising, i had to pass my exam before i could embark on one. So fortunately it went well and completed my fundraising within in a month. Thank you to my beloved family, esp mommy and my dear dear lovely mates, cant live without you guys.

Climax of the year, expi, dude! The experience of a lifetime. Met people. learnt new skills, passionate about what am i doing now and cherishing the life i am having now, all were inspired from 09E. It happened, so fast, counldn't really grasp every moment of it. Still misses every single thing of 09E untill now, guess anyone will too if they've been there before. So hard to explain with words, but yet the feeling so strong within me.

Back from expi, continue for my 4th challenge, contribute back home. Yea, so i've chosen to be active in Raleigh KL and continue to inspire more young people here to go expedition. Felt my life being strongly toxicated with Raleigh. Cant really spend a day without an element of Raleigh in it.

But happy times, of course bad times, came, hit me so badly i couldn't breathe properly for few seconds. Two of my besties' father passed away. There's this one moment i hate myself that i did not know how to comfort them and was not by their side. I think i was not such a friend at all...but now am glad to hear from them and they are just doing fine and carried on well.

More people i've met this year, more conversations i've had. 2009, it's not that bad.....All the things happened in 2009, gave me a feeling that, "we have hope, people, have faith". Say, like copenhagen climate change conference, natural disaster aroud the world but you could see people around the worlds too helping out each other. Now i realise i am those kind of "second chance people". I am somehow turned into a person who don't give 100% certainty, but will forever leave some space for possibilities. Guess i got this from adam smith ???

Love the feeling having people around me, love nice chats, enjoy milo+a stash of cinnamon, life...oh life..oh life....du du du du du.

>>>>Drake says:...

her name is Koong Hui Yein, as i was told, she just got back from Raleigh Borneo Summer Expedition 09E. She said, she spent an absolutely awesome 10weeks at Borneo.

Before joining Raleigh, Yein felt constantly trapped in her current life, she keep asking herself, " now, beside studying, what else i could do? ". With this question in mind, she started to seek her own adventure. By chance, her cousin sister, who too joined the 10 weeks Borneo Expedition on 2006 told her about it. Since then, she's determined to join Expedition when there is chance. In fact, she's bit scare of what would expedition be, she's always doubt that whether she can face the challenges ahead, expedition taught her that with determination and effort, yes it's possible to achieve what she desire. It was the type of confidence expedition had taught her to possess. She's more calm and steady when dealing with stuff now. Now, she learn to live and laugh everyday~ she learned that there is always something around the corner, just waiting for her to explore. Expedition triggered her curiosity.

So, i met Yein at Kota Kinabalu on 8th of September, i joined her to visit Kampung Pinapak, a small little village in the district of Pitas, Sabah. It was located somewhere up North of Sabah. I was told that it was one of the poorest region in Sabah. Yein was at Kampung Pinapak for her community phase. Her project was aimed to build a water gravity feed system for the village. I was so excited when she told me about the project, so i decided to tag along the group consist of 4 girls ( Yein, Su Lan, Shu Woan & Kar Lye) for their post-expedition trip to Kampung Pinapak.

On 09/09/09, we departed from Kota Marudu to Kampung Pinapak in the afternoon. We traveled there on a four-by-four. After a 2 hour bum-bumped road, we reached the beautiful Pinapak.
According to Yein, we were going to overnight at Mr. Jeffrin's house, a very generous uncle who gave us such a warm welcome and made me felt i am not a stranger at all. So, after we stopped by Mr.Jeffrin's house half an hour, Yein was anxious to see how was the outcome of her hardwork and sweat for the past 3weeks, and decided to go and see the dam she and her team built. Together, we walked up 2 big and 3 small steep hills before we reached the entrance of trail. That trail, which was 300 meters, lead us to the water source for gravity feed system and was where the dam built. It was quite well hidden among the trees. The water was so clean and clear, compare to the river.

Said Yein, before the gravity water feed was built, villagers rely on river and rain water for water. The river was claimed to be polluted, so there's no promise to the villagers that they are having clan and safe drinking water. After seeing the dam, we went to the hall where the tap is located. The girls turned on the tap and saw water flowing out! Yein felt really happy to be part of this project because she felt she had made a difference.

So, after the visit, the girls went to cross the newly built suspension bridge which its existence will overtake the present low-level crossing at the river. Hmm..i realised that Kar Lye was extremely afraid of heights. Though I am small, it was significant that i was much more braver than her as I could cross the bridge without hanging on the handler, but she kept both of her hands tight on the handler and yelling and can't stand still to her feet.

After some pictures taken, the girls decided to go to swim in the river. I couldn't join because i saw a tag on my ass saying that " Dry Clean Only". Oh well, i could just sit there and enjoy the marvelous view of the river and the river bank.

At night, us and Mrs Jeffrin and her daughter went to the river bank and had a mini bond fire. We had corns which were bought from Kota Marudu to roast with. Then, by chance, Mrs.Jeffrin spotted shrimps in the river. They could be easily spotted because the river water was clear on that day. So, holding Yein's parang made in Long Pasia, she bang the shrimps with it. So, all the girls were excited by the catching of the shrimps and started the shrimps hunt. Other than shrimps, they spotted small fish too !! They ended up having corns, shrimps and fish for barbeque, all the fresh food with the natural freshness. I couldn't eat as, you know... Beside the fire, i too enjoyed gazing the stars. Then when it was near 11pm, suddenly, the little girl, Jeffrin's daughter spotted a black figure not far from us. We were scared, especially when that figure became closer and closer. That's when we started to pack our sruff and get ready to leave. So, when it get so close, we all walked quickly to leave that spot, but strangely while we stareted to walked, that figure ran away, so quick we can't really see what or who was it! weird.... We really really had a wonderful night. What a day for a night, and what a night for a day~

With strong reluctance to leave in our heart, we departed from Kampung Pinapak to Kota Marudu in the morning. I could say for now, how awesome it was to be part of Raleigh International because it could take you to places where humanity and warmth can be discovered.


my name is Drake, the bear.

kermit

kermit will be expeditioning with me

it......happened

http://simoyoungyoung.blogspot.com/2009/01/michael-you-should-go-let-curtains-fall.html

i wrote this "feeling" on 9 January 2009.
he left on 25 June 2009,but his legend remains forever.