A Christmas Party

Once upon a time, Snow White gathered all the seven dwarfs and her Prince Charming (this was after the tale concerning the wicked witch) to her golden palace in Fairytaleland.

There she threw an extravagant party with one of the greatest feasts the fairies of old had ever seen, and the golden ballroom was adorned with the silkiest ribbons ever and in the middle of it was the piece de resistance: an amazing Christmas tree with the shiniest ornaments sparkling like nobody's business, showing off hues of red, gold, silver, blue, green and violet.

And Snow White and Prince Charming danced together to the awe of many, and the happy couple found themselves standing under red and green mistletoe, and they placed their hands together, closed their eyes and slowly-

Personally I really don't think they lived happily ever after after that, because after that a magnificent scarlet dragon came storming in and killed everybody.

Tragic.

But, fortunately, that isn't the point of this post.


Report by: TAN WEI-LYNN
Photography: same person. LOL

where do i start?
erm... DEBORAH thong had a christmas party and invited everyone there. =)
so AS USUAL, most people were LATE.
surprisingly, most of the fireBRANDS turned up.
100 people? perhaps.
everyone brought food.. honestly, i have no idea what people brought.
but the table was quite full...
all i saw was pizza, cakes, sandwiches, nuggets, sausages, chicken wings, fishballs?, bbq stuff, Jin Ji's RICE, bi hun, satay..etc..etc...

after eating, we played this really really REALLY lame (YET INTERSTING) game..
the STRING GAME.. =.=
basically, people who knew how to play asked us whether a string was connected between item A and item B. SUCH A SIMPLE GAME, yet got everyone thinking.

moving on...
CAROLING.
4 people in red, 2 played ukeleles(they were either REALLY tiny guitars or ukeleles)
and all of them sang along lah..
i forgot what songs they sang, though i ONLY remembered silent night & merry christmas.


PHOTO SESSION! yay.(not exactly a session but yeah..everyone started vaining)
-here are where the pictures start to flow.. [don't complain if you see too many of my pictures, they're from MY camera.]

most girls of fireBRANDS

everyone wants to be with indy!

there is a story to that shirt.. LOL. it took nehemiah about 10 minutes to open it. see that box there? apparently SOMEONE wrapped that shirt in LAYERS and LAYERS and LAYERS and LAYERS of newspaper. which made nehemiah go crazy, and everybody was laughing.

honestly, i have nothing to comment about these photos..

and in the midst of all those laughing and photo taking, people were being really awesome Santa Clauses. giving out presents and stuff...

ANYWAY, things were quite unorganised... presents were stolen/lost, hidden away in a locked room. etc..

in all, people who missed it. MISSED BIG TIME!
so yeah, it was fun.
hopefully everyone was happy.

fireBRAND of the Fortnight 003

Yes, I know I missed a fortnight.

Nevermind...

Blame it on Youth Camp.

No, you don't get a bonus to make up for the missed fortnight.

Anyways.


Disclaimer: The fireBRAND of the Fortnight, and every fireBRAND of the fortnight hereafter, is chosen randomly by www.firebrands-irri.blogspot.com. Any loss of life, injury, damage, or any form of loss incurred is at the risk of the readers and the fireBRAND of the Fortnight. www.firebrands-irri.blogspot.com hereby declares that it is not responsible for any and for all of the casualties above. The contents of every fireBRAND of the fortnight post, hereinafter referred to as fBotF, are deemed true and accurate at the time of posting. Any false information found to be in fBotF will be dealt with appropriately.

This fortnight's fBotF is the most annoying yet adorable and very, very short...

...Nicole Tan Gek-Len!
Yes, the photo's off her own blog, and she wouldn't mind anyways.

And for this fortnight we have:

Ode To Nicole

Nicole, Nicole, she's simply stunted,
can't grow an inch, can't grow a bit.
Joy to Jack that his beanstalk wasn't
as short as this little twit.

Do don shades whilst looking at her
for her smile simply blinds.
Nicole is just one of those
blur, dumb, dopey minds.

Nicole, oh Nicole,
she's getting old
and'll soon turn into mold.

Her adorable, short, stumpy self
belies her big, big heart (and mouth).
If you ever wanna reach a shelf,
never ask her for help (she'd just be uncouth).

Talkative, cheery, blur and friendly,
Nicole'd befriend a duck happily.

If she were a bird, she'd chirp all day
and annoy every sleepy soul her way.

But not long off from now, this miss
'll be whisked away to a faraway land
where she claims to have no hope of bliss
amid hundreds of other (taller) trainees.
And surely we'll miss this adorable twit
who surely can't, can't grow a bit.

She's so darn awesome!

All Good Things Must Come To An End

Theologically incorrect, nonetheless it's true in this case.

AYC '08 has just ended, leaving everyone yearning for AYC '09.

"Let's have youth camp next week. I don't mind playing the same games and going through the same stuff again."

- Chen Shiau Xian

As Julian Loh managed to squeeze out of a few people, AYC '08 was good, very good, awesome, etc. Best summary he ever got was,"It was horrible."

Is it just me or was it the fastest youth camp ever?

And all you Wesleys, Spurgeons, Careys, Livingstones and Crosbys can now go on to being awesome fireBRANDS.

Nevertheless do keep in mind that the going will get tough after AYC '08 as spiritual warfare rages on, so be vigilant, keep close to God and never, ever give up.

Anyways.

Keep visiting for more awesome posts!

Every Sen Counts.

Because those sens you spend on two sticks of cold, salty nuggets and sausages might just end up taking us all to Hosba Valley (by bus).

Fundraising at North.

[Photos unavailable]

The blog looked dead, so why not liven it up a bit?

I'm currently trying to remind myself to get that video (of Leroy and Daniel Teoh singing 'Desert Song') to post on the blog.

Anyhow.

What we had:

1. Herbal eggs

[photo of 50 eggs in black herbal soup in a pot goes here]

2. Nuggets and sausages

[someone MUST have taken a photo of the nuggets and sausages on satay sticks in plastic bags in baskets, so please send it to firebrands.irri@gmail.com]

3. Spaghetti

[insert photo of spaghetti with chickeny, tomatoey sauce in polystyrene packs]

4. Chicken curry

[it was in plastic tupperwares, as this photo would've been able to show you, if only it was here]

5. Cheese tarts

[unfortunately the photo someone took could not be retrieved as that person's camera was burnt in a fire. kidding.]

6. Chocolate muffins

[available with/without choc mint sauce inside - I would've taken a photo of them if not for the fact that I did not have a camera and they were snapped up too quickly]

So, with the food above all put nicely on long tables, the fireBRANDS started acting like pseudo-salepeople and sold and sold and sold and sold.

"Herbal EGGS! Helps improve your complexion!"

"Eat the nuggets and you will live longer!"

"Spaghetti! Very nice!"

"Sorry uncle we've got no change..." [hoping that he'll say: keep the change]

[Darn this write-up is starting to sound so.. normal. Boringly normal. Ugh.]

Less people meant less money garnered in total, but after loads of cajoling, promoting and talking, the fireBRANDS ended up with six-hundred-and-thirty-something ringgit and a basket of nuggets and sausages, which was later given to a smiley bunch of Philippinos, basket included.

Sorry, owner of basket. Hopefully you'll get it back, somehow.

Every Sen Counts.

In this world of lost souls, perpetual poverty and rampaging diseases, every sen counts.
So, do donate to World Vision! (:
And no, that isn't the point of this post, although it is a good point to be noted.

Now then, to the real point.

Every prayer from a truthful heart really, really counts for this year's Annual Youth Camp '08.
You've seen people donate over RM 1.5K to make this year's youth camp a success (by the way, there's another fundraising at North Zone on the 7th of December, 2008), but what good is the cash if its cause isn't fulfilled?

So.

(I don't want to sound like a wretched beggar, so must think first before writing..)

YOU (whoever you are, fireBRAND or not, young or old) are highly encouraged to take a few minutes to pray for this year's Annual Youth Camp. It doesn't have to be a 10-minute prayer, but what matters is that you mean what you pray.

Some points (besides the usual stuff like health, food, Jabatan Kesihatan* people):
1. God will cleanse us.
2. God will bring into being things that were not.
3. God will restore and strengthen us.
4. [something about a motor.. long story and the facts are kinda blurry so i'll edit this later, when the picture becomes clearer, if it ever does]
5. Pray for the seniors (who still have impurities) and the juniors (who aren't responding when given the oppurtunity) in fireBRANDS.
6. That the fireBRANDS will recognise God's lordship in their lives.
7. That the fireBRANDS will be bold enough to step out of the darkness (sin).
8. God will show us the work of His hands (Jesus dying on the Cross) because the fireBRANDS need to realise what He's done for them.

The points may seem odd to you. Explanation? They were compiled after the participants of the recent AYC '08 Fast and Prayer spent almost an hour listening to God.

Back to the point.

If you can fast a meal for one day or something along that line, then you're more than welcome to. If you can fast in other ways (abstain from watching television and stuff like that), then yeah, why not?
But do remember that fasting does come with praying.
Without praying, it'd be more like... starving yourself.

So, do say a prayer, because every prayer counts.

Thanks (:

* Some Jabatan Kesihatan people will be staying in Hosba Valley (now Seri Kedah Gardenia) at the same time we're staying there. Apparently they've been giving the resort some problems, as well as being rude to them.

Oh, and remember World Vision too...

just as promised :)

Report by: Eulene Ooi
Photography: Sarah Khoo and Nehemiah Jebaraj

HELLO TO FIREBRANDS/DAVID SANTOS WHO CALLS US MALASIANS.


first of all,
this report is brought to you by SOMEONE VERY HARDWORKING, STAYING UP ALL NIGHT LONG JUST WAITING FOR THE PICTURES TO UPLOAD, AWESOME...
you should already know who it is,anyways :)
NOW,
theme night was definitely awesome and a BIG BOO-HOO for those who didn't make it,
seriously,
you missed all the fun,
SO HERE ARE THE PICTURES THAT TOOK ME SO LONG WAITING JUST FOR YOU TO ENJOY :)


oh wait!
i forgot,
there are 5 different stations in this games,
yeah,
you'll see them soon anyways,
tee hee

i'm telling you ruth doesn't smile like that all the time!

joyce wanted to be in EVERY picture.

mission: find the clothes according to the paper given and wear them

IT WAS HORRIBLE I TELL YOU!

i don't think it was a problem for him XP

HAHA,look at the girl behind wei-lynn!

like father like son :)

NAWHH..

face-painting

???????
call me observant,

but JUST LOOK at how kutu smiles in EVERY PICTURE!

RIGHT RIGHT?

well.

that's basically the end of this never-ending post,

THE WINNER: Le Roy's group. hip hip hooray..

MY JOB IS DONE HERE!

P.S//IF YOU"RE READING THIS,I EXPECT TO SEE YOU AT THE ANNUAL YOUTH CAMP THIS YEAR! seriously!

theme night

this report is...

COMING SOON

tee hee