s u r a b a y a !

Day 1:

Pauline's room..
Damn unfair right!

Living room and that's where i did my SAT!

Still the living room,
which we didn't spend much time in..

kitchenette!

dis is jere and my room!
now you know why is it unfair?
we paid the same rates!

Narrow-gate fellowship!
this is in one of the rooms of a restaurant.

one of the rare harmonious sightings.
hahahha!

dis is where we had ice cream after the fellowship.
our Narrow-gate (NG) friends brought us there!

Day 2:

the much anticipated spa!
don't bother looking for pauline,
she zoomed off for her treatment first!

why so long ar?!

finally,
our "dark-room" for spa.
damn cosy and sleepy!

tai-tai was done first and had her hair washed first.
but finished the last!
coz her hair damn hard to dry.
that's the girl who massaged me..

dinner after spa!
this shopping centre is a hybrid of
Marina square and IMM?

and here comes the torture!
SUPPER!!
(the surabayoan way)
teochew muey at 9pm..
we had dinner at the mall above at 7pm!
and here at 9, we're eating AGAIN.

and that's the culprit for ordering so much, yenny.
one of the NG members..
wah, my hair.
tskk, cannot la..

and that's the happening group of NG.
from left: larry, morgen, jacky.
jacky's damn funny.. seriously!
when i say the fella's funny,
he's REALLY funny!

and right and right!
after the teochew muey supper,
dis is round 3!
on the same night!
we had murtabak!!
our stomachs almost burst, literally..

Day 3:

we went for "Milk Ministry"
and i didn't bring my phone,
that's why no pics..
jere brought his,
maybe he'll show you if you're interested.

what we did was basically to distribute milk to a village.
or rather, a slum..
i thought i only see these sights on National Geographic.
nvr did i dream, that i'll be in one LIVE!

after the Milk Ministry,
we went back to bathe and change out.
the NG pple called pastor inban again!
and asked of we had any plans,
coz they wanna invite us to a friend's birthday dinner!
you see, eat again..

from left: natasha, melany
it was melany's 36th birthday!

the NG crew.
from pauline, clockwise:
pauline, rudy, inban, natasha, melany, jacky, budy and ??

Day 4:

we went to one of the NG member's church.
he's pastoring that church!
he's andeos.
and that's one of the church member, troy.
he's interceding..

jere sharing testimony!
and that's andeos in yellow..

pauline sharing testimony.

and that was the speaker for that sunday.
he's.. err..
forgot lah!
he speaks hokkien very weirdly. hahaha!

the durians are DAMN BIG!

after service,
we went for lunch and went 'home' for accounts!
we settled our bills and collated whatever necessaries.
see jere frowning?
HAHHAHA!

actually she quite pretty ar?
when she don't look at the cam.
she tried to pose for this shot lah!
but being her good friend,
i told her she looks better looking down.
HAHAHHAHA!

and den the NG crew called inban,
and jio us out for dinner again!
and the excuse dis time was that
melany wants to give us a treat for her birthday!

and jacky was the first there!
him talking to pauline..

they haf a habit of ordering over the phone.
so when we get there and seated,
they'll serve the food IMMEDIATELY..

and dis is their 'the cathay house'
but the exterior resembles 'Chinasquare'
we watched a 9.40pm show after the dinner!
had a super dramatic car ride in morgen's.
and incredibly, we reached the theatre at 9.38pm!
oh, we watched 'body of lies'
damn violent and gruesome!
btw, movies in surabaya are PUNCTUAL.
they start the show at 9.40 sharp!

and that was the last night we hung out.
next morning which is today,
we had to wake up by 6.30am
and reach the airport by 9.30am..

hahhaa, but i only woke up at 7!
oops.
but we reached the airport an hour early..
sian, could've slept more lah!

afterall, it was an amazing trip!
none of the dinners and movie were planned for.
we did what we wanted basically..
the fellowship, spa and church.

but the dinners, movies,
and late night ice creams.
were ALL unexpected!
the NG crew was really really hospitable man!

if you ask me if i've rested enough,
i'd say no.
coz we really sleep late wake up early.
but..

i was refreshed spiritually,
and i'm really blessed to be a singaporean.
i'm saying dis wif ALL MY HEART!
the friends i haf here, the ammenities we haf here..

Lord, i thank You!
for my friends, my family and singapore.
and a job to keep me afloat financially!
thank You, Father!

sian, tmr work work..
back to reality.
like jere would put it,
"brother, must EMBRACE the reality."