9pm

First of all.
Thank God.
May all glory be to the Lord.

thank my dad, my mom, for being so.
thank caiyong and zhiwen for accompanying me, helping me, guiding me.
thank dashu and xiaoshu and their family for accomodation.
thank sean, caiyi, xiaoyi, yanfen for coming over to my house. really.
thank chunwei for his concern.
thank everyone who called to ask.
thank everyone who prayed for me.
thank all those who helped me one way or another.
If i failed to list ur name here. sorry. but thank you.

I could never have done anything without God beside me.
There is nothing more I need to say. This thing happened and it was wonderful.

If I could turn back time to get my stuff back, I wouldnt.
Because there are so many things I got to know and so many experiences and lessons He taught me. Never will I stray from Him. I'd known people that will go the extra 10000 miles for me and those that will pull me back 10000. It's this kinda situations where u know who ur real friends are. Who you can TRUST.

Thank God.

This will be testimonial for you, for All. for I have witnessed God's graciousness and Guidance throughout the entire thing. You may not know what Im feeling or what I have gone through but read it or not. I hope u receive something too.

FOR THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED. AS REAL AS IT GETS.

2pm saturday. 17 june.
waiting for the bus to arrive.
I left my passport there at the table tennis area. wm and leonard were playing if i wasnt wrong. I left it there cos I thought they would look after it. How wrong was I.

3pm saturday. 17 june.
I went up lobby, forgetting my bag. It contained my passport, wallet, with IC and EZLINK, mp3, earphone, handphone, a book, and some cards. when I realized that i left it there, I rushed back. to find that it was gone.

there. panic.
I prayed so so so so hard in the lift that it was there. but it wasnt. I went back up. searched the bus, searched the whole 5 star hotel, called the manager, people came out to help. searching the bags + buses. chaos. I was so afraid. Alone. 16. passport and ALL identification LOST. no money. nothing.
I was told to get on the bus back because I was delaying everyone's time. then I'd knew I was gone. the hotel was 300km away from the customs. 6 hour trip. who would help?
Someone came and talked to me. she told me she wouldnt blame the fault on me then. She also told me to leave it and go. I was pulling everyone back. I knew what she meant. sorry.

4pm. saturday 17 june.
The bus trip back to johor. The one I'd never ever ever forget. It was when God touched me. It was when one single verse from the bible made tears flow. and I knew hundreds of thousands of angels are called for one single tear His children bears. for that, I think He called out millions.

Melancholy. Helplessness. Fear. Panic. Hopelessness. Loneliness. Despair.
All gripped me. I have to thank Zhiwen and Caiyong so so so so so much. without them I shouldnt be where I am now. On the bus they comforted me. so did weiming. so did a few others. but nothing did so better than this verses I accidentally came upon.

Those in Psalms.

Psalms 91:2
I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust."
When I stumbled upon this verse. I realized the power of God's word. It made tears swell. I never could imagine how one verse could be of so much comfort and help
91:4 He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
Truly. I read on.
91:5-6 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
Then I had nothing. but the bible. weiming's. I was in deep deep deep trouble. but I thought what else matters when I had the bible with me? everything seemed so clear. praise the Lord.
I read on.
91:11-12 For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
How true it is indeed. I kept praying.
91:16 With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.
As of now I am showing him. through this testimonial I hope I strengthened not only my faith, but others as well.

There's another one I flipped upon and It gave me such strength I cried in tears not of grief though it may seem so, I cried in joy, comfort and relief, that God will be there. no matter whatever I do whereever I am.
Psalms 94:19 In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.
Delighted? more than that. I was weeping.
thank sean for the phone.
caiyi too. without his I would've been lost.


9pm. Saturday. 17 june.
The very very kind tourist pleaded to the customs to try to get me across. Didnt work. she didnt know I was PR. now the trouble comes. She so kindly fetched us back to johor with caiyong and zhiwen willingly followed me and helped me along the way. took 2 hours. went to the police station for report. Waited and prayed there. Settled and came up with a report. Caiyong and Zhiwen so willingly followed me around. got help from their relatives and made the effort to do everything for me. so did the tourist. she gave me tips and stuff. helped me translate, when we tried to give her money she refused. only with a smile saying she wanted to know the results.. we had to go KL. again. all the way 6 hours.

My parents panicked of course. 16 yr old alone in another country.who wouldnt? my dad was worried sick. kept calling around. then zhiwen and caiyong wanted to stay with me at some hotel. caiyong called his relatives. xiao shu and his da shu to let me stay at their house for the night and the nights thereafter.

10pm.Saturday 17 june.
My dad pleaded, rather begged for people to get to fetch the documents so I can be back asap. then someone called to say that zhiwen and caiyong shouldnt go with me. they should go back. they had their things to do. stopped them from following me. I know what was happening. everyone was trying to help. but there are some who dont want to, refused and wanted to let my dad wait for a visa that's THUSDAY before he could come and settle everything earliest by sunday. monday's school.
As I said before. this kind of things shows the true person in people. It tells you how they really react and if they are trustworthy. I gained so many lessons.

How the hell are my parents supposed to sleep in peace with me alone there in an unknown country with less than 100 ringgit?

caiyong and zhiwen left. I thank them from the bottom of my heart.

I got back in xiaoshu's car with dashu and went to his house. slept there. i was brimmed with fatigue. 18 june.

I woke up at 8 plus. dashu brought me to eat. he's so kind. his family too. I felt I had to repay them. did a bit of housework.. If it werent for them, I would have to stay alone in a hotel. with 60+ ringgit with me I didnt know what to do. 4pm. I'd always went to church. I couldnt go this time. I felt weird. as if I had to go. I prayed.

18june. 6pm.
My father got across the customs. amazingly. his colleagues' help. instead of thursday it came on sunday itself. got the news at 6pm plus. the uncles fetched me there. then found that we were too early. then went back to fetch my luggage and went to larkin again. they missed their family dinner. It was father's day. 7pm. reunion with dad. coincidence? thanked repeatedly those who helped fetch me here and there. thank God. everything was so successful.

12am.
took bus to KL. reached there. got a hotel to stay. 2 person. didnt look safe. but I prayed. spent the night there.

19th june. Monday.
I was sick. cough. a bit of fever. went to China embassy. the people there are kind enough to give me tips. got the one-time passport made. 260 dollars. lucky my dad had extra. tonnes. rushed back and forth and got the temporary one at 4.30pm.

went back hotel to rest. God's hands in this all the while. My mom cried so many times. Im even wondering why am I typing all this down. never mind. You'd probably stopped reading long ago.

20th June. Tuesday.
woke up really early to rush to the malaysian immigration. the taxi fee was 100 bucks.
I hate to say it but the people there had really poor attitude. being such a huge building and the top top topmost center in whole malaysia, compared to singapore the people and services there really sucked. they mock us. they purposely delayed the thing. they took our case as a TEACHING lesson for the trainees there and laughed at us. If it were not racism, be it religious or race, I didnt know what it was. how can they do that? in singapore, they would've been sacked nong nong ago. they demanded 100 ringgit for the piece of paper to certify and delayed for 2 hours where it wouldve been done in 5 minutes.
The singapore embassy closes at 11 45. we were done there at 10:50. it took 1 hour to rush back. we had no time.
but thank thank thank thank God. the singaporeans there are hardworking and kind. they didnt close and let us do our stuff even though it was 12 30 plus. we were so relived. those few minutes meant 2 more days of stay here for me and my dad.
when we were done, we rushed back to the hotel, got our luggage and got on a bus back to sg.
my father through the whole thing was so panicky and worried that he was shaking all the while. begging the customs to let me get through.


If it were not for my TWO fathers, I wouldnt know were I'd end up.

I calculated. kinda. everything because of the lost pouch costed me 4000 ringgit + one week of time. or more. there's still a lot to do. redo IC, ezlink, 2 passports, certs and settle the phone.
but I trust God will help.

I arrived in sg. relived at last. called those who helped. and here I am writing this. 11pm. tuesday. thank God. the experience.

I learnt many things. the hard way.

1) never never to leave ur important belongings other than on you.
2)The importance of a social circle. If I hadnt known all my church friends. I'd probably die.
3)Distinguish true friends. and treasure them. They show up when u are in trouble. they will be there. many closer ones may seem to be true friends everyday, but they shun u when u are in deep sht.


I hope u learn from what I'd learnt.

this is my testimonial.
finally

thank God.