Outreach @ CapeTown

not somewhere that people normally go to for an outreach, but still. its awesome. anyway, all the pics cant be edited on this computer (its my hosts' one) so forgive the small (and some big) imperfections, i'll get them done asap after the outreach! ENJOY!

ok, so xin changed my template and i have NO IDEA HOW TO CHANGE THE LAYOUT OF THE PICS. (big hint there, friend!. haha.)

first pic and third pic at Garangkuwa (phelghm-ar-ang-ku-wa) with the kids, i reallyyy love these 2 pics. altho not my fav kids..
the 2nd pic is a pic of our standing tent which we used for outreach at KwamHlanga (pronounced: k-waam-sh-lang-a) and my feet (just to show that i was there and they were sticking out of the van's window anyway). and the last pic is all that remained of our tent when the wind blew down our flimsy piece of canvas shelter. TWICE.  enjoy the pics! (: im loathe to put up any more because I CANNOT EDIT THEMMMM. this is torture)

fantastic end to my week in SA.

this was literally in mary-lou's backyard. awesome stuff eh. (: huge hill with the whole view of krugersdorp and beyondddd. cool stuff. placed the camera on a rock and ran over some miscellaneous bush remnants to get into the picture. 10seconds was barely enough.

but it was an awesome day. and i seriously cant believe i'm doing all these things like walking down streets with an awesome sunset in the background. it makes me feel alive. haha. 

but honestly, i love the blue skies here and everything. the crisp air, the people, the sunsets. its an awesome God we serve.  speaking of which. my outreach starts on monday. for the next 5 weeks i'll be out on a team with about 10 other people in the townships of pretoria (basically like, low-income settlements) working on sharing little sparks of God's love with people who need it a whole lot. (: so pray for me!

and i will be back after the 12july with awesome(hopefully) photos and tell of the great things God has done around, through and with me. cant wait seriously. 

this is southafrica and its an amazing place. 

quite cool how far God has brought me! 

Baby steps in SA

a tiny preview of beautiful africa with huge flowers and blue skies. God is amazing, ja?
so thats me in front of the union building (where the president stays). the buildings in the background make up about 1/4 of the city and its an amazing place!

this was breakfast. consisted of bread, chips, polony (which is some sort of very pink ham), cheese and egg. and there was a choice of "russian". i have yet to try it and we were joking that it comes with a real russian in your food. this whole thing is called s-something i cant remember exactly what. but i'll update once i do. but it was nice and i was actually supposed to bite into it like a burger.

and that was my friend's food. some sort of beans mash (name of which i cannot remember either!) and chicken stew. it tasted good though! hee.

the experience was interesting too. saw 2 white girls who were obviously on drugs w needlemarks on their arms. and because we were chatting w the owner and because i stick out like a sore thumb (being chinese), one of the girls sitting behind started chatting to me. and she shook my hand, asked where i was from and introduced herself as british. thing is, she spoke afrikaans and totally had no brit accent, and her hand was really sweaty (which eduardo said was another sign that she was on drugs). so although the 2 of us didnt feel threatened whatsoever, our normal conversation kinda stopped and we got out of there pretty quick. he calls it the "edge". the walk to union square after that was uneventful but seriously, pretoria is a beautiful place. everyone who reads too much crap off the internet should take it w a pinch of salt. yes, crime happens and there are unsafe people around, but pretoria is amazing and mostly, i've felt very safe. (:

we couldnt go into the union building without a SA identity card, passport and a letter, so just had to settle for a picture reflection of the main entrance.

africa is awesome. this might be discounted as the "high" i'm getting from the start of my trip, but i love this place.

baking!

baking. butter. brownies. and badpeople. (ok poor attempt at alliteration)

anyway, first pics in a long time. quality stuff will come later. HOPEFULLY.

the ultimate baking essentials.

butter, eggs, vanilla essence, lemons, measuring cups and a small dose of pouting.

(model in the picture can be included for a very small price)

its the jc championship finals season. and i think sports photography still beats food photography hands down. or maybe, its just cuz i get better photos out of sports. which basically means, lousy food photos. OHWELL, they tasted heavenly so who cares.

Walk With Me.

Walk With Me., originally uploaded by hueythatsme.

china may just be happening! (:

and i'll walk on through the wet slippery roads in the gloomy rain, until the day i am set free from this exam-misery.

not the best picture. but it'll have to do until i get the time to shoot again by next tuesday.

my film camera is down. ): i dont know whats wrong with it. it keeps giving me blank rolls even though the film advances just fine and the shutter count moves like it should!

the lack of photos is partly because ive been waiting for my 2 rolls of film to be developed but they came out blankkk, and partly because school is eating me up.i just have NO MOOD TO SHOOT. maybe i should just bring my D70 out more.

but i hope this blog will be more alive this coming june. south africa awaits. (: i just need to survive these 12 more days. and then another 9. and then another 25 (veryveryfast,busy&exciting) days.

its nice having my camera right next to me while mugging. thing is, its too huge to carry around with my laptop and various textbooks. so these few days, its been a blessing to have the car with me so i'm not limited in the amount of things i can bring. (:

someone commented that the car is like my locker, with heels, sports shoe, bathing stuff, camera, notes and a whole lot of other rubbish. hahah. and my passport even. because i had to buy my ticket and didnt know my passport number by heart. some nicer products from my beloved D70. (:

not the most awesome photo ever, but patience, i need time to get back the feel of my camera.

and another, the sky was just too nice to resist.

so thats all for today.

essay, here i come, again. ):

pee

a photo taken whilst studying late at night in school last sem. today is reminiscent of those long nights, except tonight i'm at the airport with a lot more lonely souls for company. not the best photo but.. i like the lockers and the light. if i were really serious about this photo, i think i would have shifted those benches out of the way.. thank goodness i kept my sanity then. (and too bad i dont have my camera now, i would make a fool of myself at the airport)

some form of entertainment while writing what my ass says: (if you actually read this, you ARE bored)

xin'en says:

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huey the blob - says:

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huey the blob - says:

i pee a lot of times alr.

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xin'en says:

i miss english tea

huey the blob - says:

i know what u're up to

xin'en says:

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huey the blob - says:

MMMM

xin'en says:

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huey the blob - says:

i want PE

u are obsessed anw.

xin'en says:

PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

incentives.

I NEED AN INCENTIVE. something exciting in the next week, or nextnext week, or anytime.

like, maybe getting my black&white roll of film developed, or a nice dinner to chill out (all kevin's fault, pangseh-ing today).

grrrmph. migration is getting the better of me.