I Am Back =)

I am back from Phuket! =)

Landed in Malaysia on Thursday evening bringing back with me lots and lots of experience, wonders, questions, excitement, stories and PICTURES =)

Being the typical Zlwin Chew, I have lots and lots to share with you guys. From the dive to the puking marathon to the hot European girls in the beach and to the wonderful chat I had with a hottie Norwegian hunk. I have lots of things to flood my blog but I will do it slowly.

While I run through my 2000 pictures take at Phuket and slowly type my post at home I want to show you guys a little teaser pictures of what you will be getting in a few days time. If you are really interested in admiring pictures then you should really hook on to this site for the next few weeks =D

Also watch out for my usual devotion-like posts.

PS. Had my Driving Practical test yesterday and I failed the road test. Terrible blow. Sigh. Oh well we win some we lose some huh? =)

Here’s a GLIMPSE of the many pictures I took while in Phuket. Only 20 pictures here. Keep watching, there’s more to come.

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The picture at the top of this post was taken by me. I saw a couple taking pictures and I asked politely would they like me to take pictures for them with their camera and then with mine and they agreed. I then cheekily suggested that they do this pose. So I explained to them how I would want it and like professional models they posed for me! =D woo hoo!!! I was so glad! And I could tell by their faces that they were so happy they met me and got this shot in their camera. We then exchanged email addresses so that I could email them the pictures I took of them with my camera. I forgot their name sigh. (Hey, if you are reading this can you quickly shoot me an email at zlwin.jesusfreak@gmail.com thanks!)


Set my camera mode to Vivid Blue and got the really nice sky in the background. I love this shot.

While on our boat-ride to our dive place I caught this picture of the chalet built on the hill.

Typical coconut tree.

Coca-cola advertisement haha. This was Sean’s idea at first. Cool!

Empty seats do not mean an empty beach. It was just the beginning of a long sunny day.

I saw this little girl playing on the beach and I quickly snap a few shots of her. I thought this picture is very nice because I caught a couple walking in the background.

Me, Pastor John and Norwegian hottie Dive instructor Carl. – Picture taken by Justin.

Crap! It’s a one-handed-crab!!!

This is how the poor earn an honest living. They get up really early in the morning to the beach when the tide is low. Then they look for oysters on the rocks. Hard work but honest work.

This is the guesthouse we stayed in. On the left is Wen Shoo and on the right is Shannon (not Keng)

Beds on the beach... Hmm... I wonder why... =)

Ahh... Perfecto...

A stroll back home.

Fun under the sunset.

This picture is for you ladies out there =D

This one for the men.

This for the couples.

This for the females again. His name is Nicholas. I will tell you more about him later. I had a chat with him and sat down under the HOT SUN for like 30 minutes chatting with him. It was good though.


She must be a model =)

That’s all for today haha. Come again to my blog tomorrow or the day after. Tata =D

All pictures in this post are copyrighted. Please do not copy it without permission from the photographer. But if you want, send credits to www.zlwinchew.blogspot.com and help me in my little business hehe.

I'm Going Diving!!!

I am going DIVING!!!

Tomorrow I will be flying off to Phuket with my dad, Pastor John, Jeffrey, Justin, Sean, Sidney and Justin’s parents. Pastor John opened an invitation for anyone who wants to join him go diving. So I decided to join, asked my dad and he agreed without hesitation and he is willing to tag along as well! Praise the Lord!

So I will be away from the 24th to the 28th. And on the 29th I will be having my DRIVING test, not diving. Good news is I will be coming back to Malaysia a certified Open Water Diver!!! I will be taking my Open Diver Exam in Phuket together with Justin and if we pass we will come back smiling holding our certificates, if not then I guess I will stay back and enjoy the beach mourning.

Honestly, my main aim to go to Phuket is to take photographs on the beach =) even before deciding to join Pastor John I have already told my dad to bring me to Phuket one day because I want to take pictures haha.

On Tuesday me, Justin, Sean, Jeffrey and Pastor John went to the Selangor Polo Country Club to have our dive lessons. Only I and Justin were the beginners. Both Jeffrey and Sean are already certified Open Water Diver and are now pursuing their Advanced Diver certification. The following pictures were taken on Tuesday when we were at the Polo Club. Man, Justin’s arm was cili padi red at the end of the day! Thank God I had a full suit haha.

So guys, tata for now and I will be blogging when I come back. Maybe you will hear from me on the 2nd of March or something. I need to get my rest after I get back and need time to process the THOUSANDS of pictures that I will be taking in Phuket =D

God bless and take care my friends!

I zoomed in to take this shot of the leaves against the background of the water. Nice? =)





Some greeneries…

I think it is rather creative of me to find this angle and shot =) Not praising myself la but just evaluating my progress in getting better in photography. Hehe.



Sean in the background.






Oops! *.*”

Look at my beautiful attractive PINK FLIPPERS!!! I’ve got HAPPY FEET =)




Pastor John briefing us. Man he looked really strict in this picture.

Gearing up.

This is a sign divers use to mean “OK”.





Our Lunch… So little =(

Man, look at his body! Hot!

This is the total opposite of Pastor John’s body haha!


NAKED!!! Haha! Nola, were actually only in our swimming trunks. Justin and I were taking our paper test.

An architectural shot.

Bus Company Live

Bus Company Live event this coming Saturday.
The band has an interesting line up for us this weekend. They will be performing some songs and also some gags =) Do come and join us for this event.

1.30pm. Grace Klang Second Hall. Free.Be there!

Organized by GYLO (Grace Youth Leaders Outreach)

Why should I become a Christian when the Worst Hypocrites are in the Church?

One major excuse people often give to refuse embracing Christianity concerns the hypocrites found in the church, both past and present. They always point to the past misdeeds done in the name of Christ. Some people tend to do things saying that “Jesus Christ told me to.” But in fact it is the total opposite.

It cannot be denied that there are hypocrites in church. In fact if you open your eyes wide enough and not just look at the church you will be able to see hypocrisy everywhere – even in the government! There is hypocrisy in the church, in the school, in the family, in the government, everywhere.
Hypocrites are basically a person who say something but does the other. They live in inconsistency of their words and claims. Read the daily newspaper and you may just come across news of church pastors, deacons, and ministers caught and charged with adultery, fraud, evil schemes and alcoholism and anything which is the total opposite of what they preach or believe in.

However although the church contains hypocrites it does not mean that all Christians are hypocrites. With every example of hypocrisy being pointed to in the church, a counter example can be pointed out showing many Christians living consistently with the Bible and God’s teachings.

It is important we do not confuse hypocrisy with sin. All Christians are sinners but not all Christians are hypocrites. There is a huge misconception that when someone claims to be a Christian, then he does not sin. This is not true because the truth is when one calls himself a Christian; he is admitting that he is a sinner.

All human beings including those of pastoral positions in the church are prone to the sin because of the state of the world we live in today which so contrasts with the Bible’s teachings. We must not assume that just because Christian sins therefore Christianity is not true. The rise and fall of Christianity lies on the person of Jesus, if Jesus was a hypocrite then by all means, call Christianity a terrible flaw in history. But the truth is Jesus was not a sinner nor was he a hypocrite. In all four Gospels of the Bible there was no account of Him ever sinning. This is because Jesus lived in full consistency with his teachings from the beginning to the end of his ministry on earth.

Let’s look at one illustration for this post. A manufacturer of a car company just came up with this new model he has just created. And he advertises it saying this is the “Best Model Ever Created in History!” which boasts of all the latest equipments in the car and all going for a cheap price. And then we see him driving a car manufactured by his rival company! A total contrast of what he is selling! How can a person say that his car is the best yet he does not even drive one?! But this does not deny the fact that maybe his car is still the best, just that most probably he liked the other model better because of its color.

The same is true with Christianity. People may claim that it is true but yet lead lives inconsistent with the claims but this does not and will not invalidate the truth that Christianity is true.