It's my birthday! Woo!

So today marks my 23rd birthday! And there is a lot to be happy about! :) boo got me a blender, and clothes :) she made her house look like the master plan (pictures on Facebook). Here is one though :)

And I got cake last night, and a card that was awesome and the Facebook statuses are coming in as well. 

I got to leave work early yesterday and got to Boo's house and the celebration started from there! We even made a fortress as well! :) 

This morning, we woke up late and had a brunch that was amazing :) 

Mammoth even for me sorta. Still took it down ;) 

For those who may be wondering why I clever wring my birthday from last night, it's because in the Bible, a evening an morning counted as a day :) Genesis 1. 

So I'm happy. Happy that God have me another yea and that I have people who care about my birthday :) 

Today, we are going to continue the day with our people close to us. Can't wait :) plus, it's my first Christmas outside my family!! :) 

Happy birthday to me :) thank you God for another one :)

Also as per usual, did my birthday dance :) haha.  

OFF 2 America tomorrow evening :)

So tomorrow evening, around this time, i will be getting ready to fly off to America for 6 days! I can't wait! It is sort of surreal to know that I am going there. But hey, its real!

Woo :)

Talk about a short entry. I had my haircut and i am pretty much packed to go as well. So all in all, its looking good. Just need to check in soon... Waiting for that one.

I will blog properly (when i get my thoughts together) when i am over there :)

Lots of things to talk about!

I usually say i have a lot to say when i don't write for a while: on this occasion, thats true.

so lets get into it:

• I had a good day today: work was good and the workflow was ok to handle: I did normal work as well as mobile optimization training on the side, as i was waiting for work. (also a bit of me time aka pool and prayer) as well. 
• The last couple of weeks at work were really up and down for me; i had 2 incidents at work, which are bad things that happened and they had an impact on me; however, after speaking with my boss and Boo about it (reflecting and also seeing how i can avoid it again), now i am much better about it all.
• Last night, for our devotional, we learned about doing 2 things well and not trying to do 8 things at a mediocre level; now i confess that i am the latter than former; but i read that God wants us to be learning something new everyday and also asking for help and judgment daily. So i will take God up on that! Because i dont always reason things from cause to effect. 
• So.. tonight; i had to rush home as Boo was waiting for me; why? Because we just started our first (out of maybe 10/15 sessions) of premarital counselling! And believe me, i was looking forward to it and also what will happen. It means i miss the Japanese society for a while, but thats ok; this is more important. 
• For the assignment today, we have to write a eulogy of us and each other; as a couple, we have to read Proverbs 31 and go into it. as well as do a family tree search individually. Its a lot to do before next Tuesday; but it can and will be done! 

You know, i am looking forward to this; it cements a lot of things for me, one of them being i am getting married and i am like "wow, this will be eye-opening". It will show me what I am like and what Boo is like, and there will be a host of things to discuss (from money to sex and everything else!) 

So I cannot wait :)

But first, my assignments :) and some washing up and FIFA.. before devotion to sleep :D 

On the train home

It has been a long day. Work was more than long and there were times I didn't want to do anything but hug boo. And not do work. But it had to be done. I had to stay late and now I'm on the train to stevenage with my moms bike; she'll carry it from there. 

But the point of writing this was that I was reading  old blog posts and I saw ken on masturbation. And I realized the power I had then  and I'm slowly but surely getting that power back with the help of God. There was one night I really wanted to do it and I had to pray on my bed that I didn't and I didn't! I have fallen since I wrote that post over a year ago. And I regret it. 

But God is an amazing God; He won't leave me alone. And that's good cos I'm needy for Him like that. I'm also so happy that boo is here for me too. It's been 5 days and counting and this time, I will by the grace and power of God, never walk that ground again. 

I'm being open and honest; whether people will judge that, for them business. But also another note: I love boo. I made a poem in Japanese for her. And I loved it. :) 

It's been over 21 months now. I remember the times when I begged and wished with my whole heart for a woman like her: now God saw it fit for us to he together and for this long! I sometimes forget this is my longest relationship ever( it's been that long you see!) 

I don't regret a day with her, good or bad; I rather be with her and let god lead than on my own, craving porn as stuff to full the void. One day, I'll have a wife to go home to and I won't be on my own anymore. 

And since this is my own journal to me, I'm being real. I can't wait to make love to boo. Not just for the physical she is drop dead gorgeous, but as a thanks for all she has done for me and I can't even begin to say thanks. Also it's a thanks to God for giving me someone who loves me for me 100% everyday. She doesn't have to, but she does. :) I'm more than happy; she shares in my joys when she doesn't even enjoy it lol. And because she is selfless like that, I've learned to be so as well, even with my money! (And that's a big one for me!) 

So yea, I'm happy; happy as Larry, whoever he is :) it's sabbath and she isn't with me, but that's  ok because she knows I love her and miss her :) and I know she feels the same :) 

It's good being so confident about someone. I never  thought I could be and I am, so God: a public declaration of thanks to You :) love you so much Lord for giving me the 2nd greatest gift to me, after Jesus, being my Booboo :) 

The start of a Mountain climb... and the summit is nowhere in sight... yet

Yesterday there was a meeting to discuss the amount of work that the team has to do for a client, as there is more than enough for everyone. (In fact, you may say, more than needed lol).

So the meeting spoke of who was doing what and how things were going; it is going to be like this for 3 weeks; heavy going, late nights nearly and lots of effort. It is what is expected. 

Now for me, i like to go home at the time i need to; but Boo let me know, it will make a better impression that I stick it for the team, and if it is inconvenient for me, that is ok. I see what she means, as this will look great on a CV, and also interviews in future; so i need to make a note of the situation and how it was processed by me to maximize this for future jobs. 

So yesterday also was partly full of stress, as i had no idea for a while what to do with the work i was given; headaches raged; tempers within flared; and a lot of praying was done. I also went to the gym, and now i'm sore, so i am happy about that. 

Legs today, so i am looking to that with happiness. 

As for today, I picked up where i left off; but this time, it was different. I had music, which was EPIC. 

And when i say epic, i mean EPIC; think of movie trailers and orchaestras and it comes close to that! Imagine that being in your ears for a good 4 horus, and you see what i mean; i was doing work, and it felt like I was in a movie doing it all! Lol; was quite fun. :) Update: it still is. 

I am learning a lot by being it the deep end like this; but the best time to grow is under all this pressure. Also remembering my principle of accepting not expecting helps. 

So while we are 4 people down at the moment, the CS team is coping and I am making sure i am doing my part to make sure we smash this out of the park and be the best we can be!

A sort of pride to make a good impression on the team and my manager makes me want to do my utmost! or 一生懸命！（isshoukenmei)

It is amazing how music can change the atmosphere just like that! Very marvelous thing, music is! 

So while i have some time, I have been able to write this blog.. I am happy with what i've achieved so far.. 

Still a Long way to go; still a mountain to climb; but God is helping me every step of the way.. So i can feel like this:

While being in front of what seems like this:

Such a busy day today!

Man today was busy!

First of all, I had a meeting that dealt with some client that needed work handed out; I got 2 things, but man when i started one, which was supposed to be straightforward, there was some things that wasnt ready and it was crazy!

I felt like this:

Eventually it calmed down somewhat.. I think.. Lol. 

It took such a while to do that I didnt get to eat til late; and i was hungry by that time, but still making sure nothing spoiled my mood!  (I think i won on that front!)

After that, I had a training session on Mobile Optimization; now here is the cool part; it was around a lot of coding, and the purpose was to turn stuff from just a desktop experience to one on the mobile device. 

For the sake of me not remembering it all right now, the picture explains it:

I basically learned how to do the left as opposed to the right happening within email. 

And there are even much more stuff that can be done which i wanted to talk about; but at the moment, i can't remember it. All in all, a busy day, and i am happy i'm home.

Definitely tired and definitely want my Boo :)

Ah, marriage needs to hurry up; thats for sure :)

End of the week!

And it has been a good week :)

From launching my first 2 campaigns, to hitting my targets so far in this placement; God has been amazing to little ol me (I know, I'm actually not that old ;) )

Either way, its the weekend now, and I am hungry and I got a fiancee at my house waiting for me :)

Good stuff all round; and atm, I am just monitoring some stuff as well. I feel like one of those security guards watching the cameras for any activity: kinda like this:

Just not that many monitors though...

I also found out that after booking my annual leave for next month (i had to flip a coin to decide whether Monday or Friday, I am THAT indecisive; came up for Friday), that I have another day off due to the CEO giving the whole company one  :) 

So thanks Dan!

Launched my 2nd campaign!

The big deal of today is that I launched my 2nd Campaign, this time from Hibu, formerly known as Yell!

It was back and forth and all sorts; but it was so much fun, and i enjoyed the intricate little details I had to do; speaking with the clients, and all sorts!

Maybe not as intricate as this, but it looks nice!

And now, I am getting more used to see how the Campaign Services Process works! 

So yes! Success!!

Like this in my mind :)

On another note, Boo is now an official Uni girl once again ;) (kinda hot you know in some way)

More wedding planning is being done, and I am feeling sore from the gym, so things are going well :) 

So yahoo to it all; thank You God :)

Over and Out :)

:) A very good weekend indeed

So this is the first blog I've posted from work!
A summary of my weekend!
Once again, I was in Slough, hanging with the Boo and on Sabbath evening, there was a get together at the Allen's house in Bracknell; as we were there from 3, it was a long night!

I also got to use my Japanese! While in the beginning it was a bit scary, after a while, it started flooding into my mind all the things that were being said! It was such a nice experience for me! Also the food, as always was good :)

On the Sunday now is when the big stuff was hitting! Boo's dad organized a family get together; and i met her entire family on her dad's side; it was at times nerve wracking, and also exhilirating! I got lots of "welcome to the family" and i felt very accepted :)

Coming into work today was a mission, as there was so much traffic! This morning felt like this:

Eish. It took forever!

In the end, I got to work, and Vagelis (my team leader- aka my boss) sent out a email congratulating me and another colleague for sending off our first live campaign :)

I, for one, am happy :) And working here is going well so far :)
Also, I will also try to blog more about what i do at work, summary wise that is :)

So much to tell.. where to start?!

Right, so its been awhile since i posted.. i miss it.
First things first!
I am getting married next June! :D After all the praying and counselling, i have decided to do it! So that is awesome and planning is quite something you know!

Also, work is good as well; new people joining and me getting work done is a nice feeling. Today, i'm just taking things as they come and sorta sticking to a plan i have somewhat loosely.

Gym stuff is going well, so gonna keep on that :)

Because there is so much to say, i dont know how to say it really; its like 3 guys trying to get out of 1 door at the same time in my head (>.<)

All in all, God is more than amazing, and everyday is a new adventure, and its fun. Music day in Slough was good; i played the best i could and everyday i seek to know how i can do something new for God, big or small you know?

I am loving life and because God is at the center, its all good in the hood!

Its also cold as well; summer has truly left! Oh well, bring on my birthday! I am off to America a week before it, since i couldnt get that week off, but i can't wait nonetheless!

I am also using as much japanese as possible everyday on Skype :) So it is so much fun to do this :)

^^

Loving it :)

Updates

I need to write more often.. lol.

But yea update time :)

I am now engaged :) (and yet i dont feel anything atm.. prob hasnt sunk in that much yet..)

Also work is good; ups and downs but God is holding my hand thru it all :)

And also being consistent with the gym; its starting to get there :)

Woo ^^

THE RESULTS ARE IN!!!

I PASSED MY 2ND YEAR!
I GOT A HIGH 2:1 66.5%
AFTER ALL THE WORK I PUT INTO THIS YEAR, I AM HAPPY!
GOD GETS ALL THE PRAISE FOR THIS :D
Now i can go to my placement very happy :D
And when i get back, I will get a 1st! that is my aim! :D

I am a very happy bunny :D

Been such a long time... again!

I gotta be more consistent with my blog writing... (small rant to me..)
But yea, things have been good so far!
I have been exercising consistently (and getting better); better eating, and water intake too!
Exams have been good to me so far (bar 1) and now i get to choose stuff for my final year project! It is exciting but a bit like wow :O

Also, I am starting my placement in July! Woi! A lot is happening :)
I got a reception to go to on Sunday with Boo, so i get to look sharp and fine ;)
And my spiritual life is progressing :) so i have to say thanks to God for that :)

Learning a lot more about myself and what changes i need to make...all good stuff :)

Thats kinda it for now :)


Ooh, i forgot! I now am switched to Iphone (who would have thought?!)

Its been such a long time!

Since I last posted!
However lots has happened!
I finally went to PFC (prayer and Faith conference) and it was amazing!!
I never had such an experience like that before!
I met lots of new people and caught up with some old friends :)

I also made a revision timetable as well; since i was there, i only did a little of Laplace, so now im back, I can get into the swing of things again.

Also I want to try out raw foods for 2 weeks; however, I will only do it for breakfast to see how it goes :)

PFC was mad! Staying up late with deep talks, up early for 6:30 exercises, and activities all the time!
 I would defo go again :)
I have a lot to share and a lot to learn :)

I also have a lot to reform as well; Now that i have learned new things, i want to put them into action :)

For now, making a new timetable and then off to sleep i think :)

Updates that happened since the last post

Hey Everyone :)

Lots has happened since the past blog post and here is what has happened: (in no order)

1. Accreditation meeting for the SSE- that happened yesterday and it was really cool as all of the lecturers that I spoke to was suited up and the BCS (the guys who accredit the course that I do) were really nice to talk :) 
2. Open days- I've done 2 open days, and I realized that I like representing the University to future applicants. 
3. Receiving a new baby- this part was bittersweet; i lost my iTouch, and Boo in an act of love and sacrifice, gave me her old iPhone (reward at marriage x)). This time, i made sure that i set up security on it, as well as customizing and adding new apps. 
4. the Cybernetic Challenge- it has been going good :) We had challenges, but overall it is going well. :) Photos coming soon :) Our video presentation last week was very well and we got 80% overall, so I am happy :)
5. Exam timetable- Now that i found out what that is, i can plan the revision period accordingly. :) I cant wait for Easter break. Time to recharge! :) 
6. Japanese Society Committee- has now been selected for next year! Although for me it has been good, I want a break from all of this :) Been doing stuff like this for a while now :) 
7. C# Speech Recognition- Thanks to AJ ( an awesome PHD student) I want to start learning speech recognition. This may not be for my final year project, but it will good for me to do for learning C#! (Posts on that is suspended atm, since it is basic stuff at the moment) 

And that is all for now I think :) Just enjoying University :) 

New Language being learned :D

Programming that is :)
I am now learning C#, and i thought it would be good as i would like to use it to make games in future, as well as to keep my programming skills up to date :)

I am looking forward to this, and I'll post what i have been getting up to when I do it :)

Lesson 1 is like all Programming Languages: Hello World :P
Rather than skip, I will go through the basics; its always good to go through them ey? :)

This one is about...

Motivation.

After going to the gym, I realized that I am going and I don't have a 100% clue as to what my goals are, because I didn't put them down on paper. I also realize that when things start to frustrate me, I have a tendency to give up.

I won't make any qualms about it; I didn't finish the exercise that I was supposed to do today. And I felt like the biggest wuss at the moment in time.

Fortunately, I spoke to Boo, and she gave me some good encouragement. As always she is my strength when I need it. NB: By that term, I don't want people to think I mean she is above God; but i mean that God uses her to strengthen me. But she is simply amazing :) and she has no idea what she means to me :) But she will find out when we are married ;) Hehehe.. (ahem, moving on though..)

Enter Sigh of Adoration... Sigggghhhhh :')

So, now I am at uni still, and going to go home soon. But first, I wanted to cement something in my mind that which is that I need to set down what goals I want to achieve for my body for this year, because saying I want a stronger, bigger body is about as vague as it gets. I Need more to motivate myself, and more to keep me going. Because as i have seen, my motivation is what sucks hard, like a goose egg.

So my goals to myself for my body this year, and which I have to dedicate to God personally are, and by His power, to keep on it are as follows: (These are realistic at the moment in writing)

1. To accomplish 30 minutes of cardio everyday, through one means or another. 
2. To achieve 17" arms ( I don't know why, but 17 is the number that first came into my head)
3. To achieve that 6 pack status before my 23rd birthday and keep it there. 
4. To be able to do 20 pullups consecutively and 20 pushups as well.  
5. To have nutrition that backs up the goals set above aka a strict healthier diet, which means allegiance to health principles (no eating in between meals, balanced meals, and not to eat any later than 9 pm)
6. To be able to motivate at least 1 person to start building their body.

And that is it. I will put pictures of how things are progressing, but because I know Boo reads this as well, somehow I will have to get around that (as she is the one who when married gets to see all of i intend to do, so i can't show her early ;) )

But the key point of this was that I needed to see my goals in front of me, and chose a workout that works for ME. And stick to it. Shoot, if I have to, I will get a picture of a bodybuilder to remember that if they can do it, I CAN TOO.

So many things to write about!

Ok, this one is going to be a long post (or sort of a long post).

I thought about doing this earlier today, and I am glad that I am doing it now!
First things first! I got a placement now for next year! After all the praying and trusting and believing that God would open the door that I needed to go through, I have it! And all I can say is thank you Jesus! :D

Also, it has been very exciting for me, as two of my good friends have gotten engaged! :) People are also asking me when is my wedding, and that makes smile, as people want me to be happy and i know that i need to take the steps that are needed to make sure that I do my best! And this placement is one step in that direction.

I am just so glad because things are starting to come into place, and i can only say thanks to God for this, because i just can!

Working out is also going well! After working out with Boo on Sunday, i have been more encouraged and more motivated (for reasons that i can explain but one of them have to do with the privileges of what married people do ;)) I am looking forward to doing my best and achieving the best i can before i get married! Its a journey and an adventure!

I am also looking for people to live in this house as well with me and Zaid; it is hard going, but God will provide a way for sure.

In other news, I am currently teaming up with a friend of mine named Ollie, in a series of labs that we have to  perform, in learning, controlling, and programming a MicroController for one of our modules. What is a MicroController you say?

It is basically this:

A MicroController is a embedded system-

small single‐chip computer that contains everything (processor, memory, communications,

etc)

And it comes in Red (very nice to the eye). What is also included are LED( Light emitting Diodes) as well as a LCD(im sure you know what that stands for).

We program the MC through a device called a I2C (supposed to be squared but oh well), and the display is below:

It has its own IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) to modify and control the stuff on the board.

And after some programming, we got our names to display (was pretty cool!)

And before this, last Thursday the Japanese Society had a treasure hunt night as well as book exchange. Not many people turned up, but that was ok, as the hunt was fun and we had fun! We also had exotic foods from Japan brought by a Native Japanese person! Here are the pictures below (sorry no pictures of the food itself though :( )

And also today as i was looking for a lecturer, i saw this and had to take a picture of it: Warning it is MATH-RELATED, for you Arithmophobics (yes that word is real, and it means fear of math :p ) NB: not trying to be offensive in anyway. :) 

Heheh. :)

So yea, it has been pretty good! I have missed some things out, but thats ok. I can recap those another time (if i remember that is). 

:)

Its been a while since I last wrote :)

So here is what happened to me over the course of that time:
I went and celebrated my 1 year anniversary (belated) with the Beloved Boo at Thai 9; pictures can be found here(https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4834466456049.2194208.1128324809&type=1)
:)

it was amazing! :D

also been doing work as well moved in our new church! it has 3 floors and is massive :D Good times ahead for it :D

and as for me, played guitar for church for the first time in ages; and i loved it :) so back on that again, and also going to collab with Boo as well =]

As for the working out, its going good :)


Now back to work for me :]

Ahh before I forget, I am also striving (and i mean striving) to go to sleep early. Only God can help me do this for sure!

:) Prayers always welcome :)

New year; and New insights

So at the moment, I am just sitting down, reading about what the Bible says about wine. Just started reading it, and even though i am a  Prohibitionist(that is that alcoholic beverages are prohibited in Scripture as unfit for human consumption), i want to know the final bottom line on what the Bible says about this. I believe any topic can be studied in the Bible if you sincerely seek truth and want to know what God says, if you believe Him at all to begin with.

This new year has gone off to a good start; I am now a year and 2 days with Boo, and when i get back to Reading, i will plan what we can do to celebrate this event. I am also glad that I have a laptop; its very convenient and good when i want to note down ideas and such.This year, I will post more on technology than i did last year, and on advancements that are being made in the world.

This year, in a sense, i won't set goals but I will. What i mean by that is, i will do something different; i will pray about the goals i set and ask God to help me to stick to them, as well as getting people to make me accountable to these goals. So i need to update my list on the Blog post.

Also I want to say thank you to everyone who reads these, and gets an insight into my life. May I only do what I can so if you don't know who Jesus is, somehow through this, you will come to and perhaps give over yourself to Him. He is nothing but lovely :)


So back to reading for me. :D