its beautiful place...but not for work! Experienced the kindness of strangers from the natives...its..amazing...
cramps again...but its so much longer than normal..=/
so glad its over...din't have good feeling about this trip...but amidst it all...God answered my prayers and i'm finally home sweet home..never missed home this much...-_-
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Yesteryears...
it seemed so long ago...but it was only 3 months ago...that i revisited my campus in Adelaide.
As i walked the path from my old house (where my housemate still stays in after 5 long years i left), i could hear the silence...i see houses but there were no sign of human until i reached the main road where there were people eating and walking and cars passing by but i felt so alone.
Thank God i have a friend walking with me...
Then we reached our university and newly graduated graduates were around taking photos with their family members and friends near the river, on the foot bridge and near the lawn inside the campus...we walked past the library and i remember going there to study during my study week and i would be there from morning 9-10am till night at 8pm. After the library closed, i will walk to the student support services to take the bus home and i remember it will always be dark and cold when i sit in the bus ( but its actually a van that can seat 12-15 ppl) and sometimes wait for a long time just to reach home cos these buses send you straight to your doorstep. There was no warmth being in the library or in the bus. Maybe that's why i don't really like it when i walked past that place again...
I thought i would be so happy to see my university again and just walking past them i would be filled with happy memories but i didn't really remember the joy and as i looked back now, i wondered how did i survive those years...
One thing i clearly remember was the fellowship and gathering that i had with my friends in Adelaide. We would go to each other's house and cook up something delicious like carbonara (by Kris Ho), bak kut teh(by Bernard and John), curry chicken(Elaine), Red Rock deli(by Yenni-well she didn't cook it but she does cook something which i don't remember now.hahaha), Chinese food ( by Lok Ing and ChuChu and Wilson) and i think i contributed in making 'tong 'sui'. oh!and crabs too!(by Samuel).
Our favorite foods were the Vietnamese food on Addison Road, bubble tea in Central Market, chocolate croissant in Baker's Delight, sweet green grapes, cherries and persimmon in the Central Market, Kabana( a type of sausage) in Central Market, cheddar cheese, milk, juice, Boost juice(overrated but nice drink), chips! and chocolate and pies, chicken schnitzel in Paradise Cafe, choclate or coffee drink from the cafes, gelati from Cibo, dim sum from Dong something place...I think that's all i can remember for now.
Maybe that's why i put on weight!but then again, its cold over there so need the extra fats ^_^
ok...back to the point, friends make my stay in Adelaide wonderful. and we still keep in touch till now...having a good church helps as well...and overall, it was a good experience lar...
road trips and beaches are beautiful there...erm...my thoughts are not flowing anymore...its time to sleep...nite nite!
As i walked the path from my old house (where my housemate still stays in after 5 long years i left), i could hear the silence...i see houses but there were no sign of human until i reached the main road where there were people eating and walking and cars passing by but i felt so alone.
Thank God i have a friend walking with me...
Then we reached our university and newly graduated graduates were around taking photos with their family members and friends near the river, on the foot bridge and near the lawn inside the campus...we walked past the library and i remember going there to study during my study week and i would be there from morning 9-10am till night at 8pm. After the library closed, i will walk to the student support services to take the bus home and i remember it will always be dark and cold when i sit in the bus ( but its actually a van that can seat 12-15 ppl) and sometimes wait for a long time just to reach home cos these buses send you straight to your doorstep. There was no warmth being in the library or in the bus. Maybe that's why i don't really like it when i walked past that place again...
I thought i would be so happy to see my university again and just walking past them i would be filled with happy memories but i didn't really remember the joy and as i looked back now, i wondered how did i survive those years...
One thing i clearly remember was the fellowship and gathering that i had with my friends in Adelaide. We would go to each other's house and cook up something delicious like carbonara (by Kris Ho), bak kut teh(by Bernard and John), curry chicken(Elaine), Red Rock deli(by Yenni-well she didn't cook it but she does cook something which i don't remember now.hahaha), Chinese food ( by Lok Ing and ChuChu and Wilson) and i think i contributed in making 'tong 'sui'. oh!and crabs too!(by Samuel).
Our favorite foods were the Vietnamese food on Addison Road, bubble tea in Central Market, chocolate croissant in Baker's Delight, sweet green grapes, cherries and persimmon in the Central Market, Kabana( a type of sausage) in Central Market, cheddar cheese, milk, juice, Boost juice(overrated but nice drink), chips! and chocolate and pies, chicken schnitzel in Paradise Cafe, choclate or coffee drink from the cafes, gelati from Cibo, dim sum from Dong something place...I think that's all i can remember for now.
Maybe that's why i put on weight!but then again, its cold over there so need the extra fats ^_^
ok...back to the point, friends make my stay in Adelaide wonderful. and we still keep in touch till now...having a good church helps as well...and overall, it was a good experience lar...
road trips and beaches are beautiful there...erm...my thoughts are not flowing anymore...its time to sleep...nite nite!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Truly Malaysian...
I thought i had seen all there are to see in Malaysia...types of people who are called Malaysian...
today i saw a glimpse of what most Malaysians would do...travel by airplane for a business trip.
I went to Kuantan by air today...it was a fast ride...and scariest by far...not sure if its because the pilot's name is Morgan...it could be Indian...or it could be...something else..
anyways...we went thru a turbulence..at first i was ok...bcos its normal to experience a bit of turbulence...but this was different....i could feel my heart drop twice...its like sitting in a roller coaster...you can feel it when the roller coaster suddenly drops down the track.That's how it felt like...and for once...i was asking myself if i was ready to be with the Lord !_!
My answer.........no!not yet!I haven't told my parents that i really care for them>_<
and then it dawned on me that dying REALLY does put life into perspective...
4 years ago...i was in kuantan for a 'sabbatical'..haha...yeah...funny that i'm using that word.and today...it felt like another 'sabbatical' that was unplanned..again after the storm. i saw the sunrise the other time..and today i saw sunset...i think...its time for a new beginning...well..i really hope so..cos i don't like running in circles...so ber-parable ar my post today...
seeeeeee..how truly malaysian i have become and experienced...
today i saw a glimpse of what most Malaysians would do...travel by airplane for a business trip.
I went to Kuantan by air today...it was a fast ride...and scariest by far...not sure if its because the pilot's name is Morgan...it could be Indian...or it could be...something else..
anyways...we went thru a turbulence..at first i was ok...bcos its normal to experience a bit of turbulence...but this was different....i could feel my heart drop twice...its like sitting in a roller coaster...you can feel it when the roller coaster suddenly drops down the track.That's how it felt like...and for once...i was asking myself if i was ready to be with the Lord !_!
My answer.........no!not yet!I haven't told my parents that i really care for them>_<
and then it dawned on me that dying REALLY does put life into perspective...
4 years ago...i was in kuantan for a 'sabbatical'..haha...yeah...funny that i'm using that word.and today...it felt like another 'sabbatical' that was unplanned..again after the storm. i saw the sunrise the other time..and today i saw sunset...i think...its time for a new beginning...well..i really hope so..cos i don't like running in circles...so ber-parable ar my post today...
seeeeeee..how truly malaysian i have become and experienced...
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Little Miss Wise 3...
I feel like blogging but i don't know what to talk about...its raining outside now and its cooling...
My new place is almost done up and i can't wait to move in there...its got a fresh coat of paint and new automated door. No more getting down from the car to open the door...i love it...
i found out yesterday that the color of my room(the feature wall) is the same as the toilet walls.
-__- oh well...i din't want to put another coat of paint but today my dad told me that we can still paint a new color free of charge...i just need to pay for the paint not the labor...so niweis...i din't really bother about it and my mom decided to decide for me and chose something pink.>_<>
This coming week is gonna pretty busy for me but though i know its gonna be busy, God will somehow make it bearable for me...cos i experienced His...goodness towards me last Thurs. I was expecting a hectic day on Thurs and i was pretty distracted during vocal lesson on Wed nite as i wanted to go home quickly to read up on my project as the training is on Thurs early morning. But as i reached work early on Thurs, i found out that my training has been postponed to Friday...which gives me more time to read and breathe...wow...its amazing...and then the no. of doctors that i'm supposed to find has been reduced from 8 to 6. which is even better cos i only have 5 and i'm hoping for 3 more doctors. Its not easy...because of the timeline and the fact that this will be my 1st project and i have absolutely no experience in it.
To make matters worse, i started to fall sick and not only that...i have other problems to handle..if i call that a problem ie matters of the mind...sigh...
Though i want to excel in my career/work...ministry and church will always be 1st in my heart...i cannot bear the thought of doing all the work of the world and not of God as i believe God's work is everlasting...and brings more fulfilment. But that doesn't mean i want to do badly at work...i choose to do well at work to demonstrate that God is with me at work and when you have God, you are always at the winning side...hahaha...He will always work things out for me...just like last Thursday's...yes...i do encounter hard times but i choose to press on...sometimes i ask..why is it so hard?why can't You just make this all disappear? i know You can...but sometimes He doesn't...but i still press on...asking for strength and help...because to have Him is better than not having Him...
hmm...perhaps now i should also ask for blessing and 'mountains' to be removed...
tomorrow...expecting the busyness and yet at the same time for His grace and mercy...
His mercies are new every morning...
i'm thankful to be called His Child...
ps. check out Planetshakers-I Just Want You...i think can d/load kua...not sure...
http://www.rhapsody.com/planetshakers
My new place is almost done up and i can't wait to move in there...its got a fresh coat of paint and new automated door. No more getting down from the car to open the door...i love it...
i found out yesterday that the color of my room(the feature wall) is the same as the toilet walls.
-__- oh well...i din't want to put another coat of paint but today my dad told me that we can still paint a new color free of charge...i just need to pay for the paint not the labor...so niweis...i din't really bother about it and my mom decided to decide for me and chose something pink.>_<>
This coming week is gonna pretty busy for me but though i know its gonna be busy, God will somehow make it bearable for me...cos i experienced His...goodness towards me last Thurs. I was expecting a hectic day on Thurs and i was pretty distracted during vocal lesson on Wed nite as i wanted to go home quickly to read up on my project as the training is on Thurs early morning. But as i reached work early on Thurs, i found out that my training has been postponed to Friday...which gives me more time to read and breathe...wow...its amazing...and then the no. of doctors that i'm supposed to find has been reduced from 8 to 6. which is even better cos i only have 5 and i'm hoping for 3 more doctors. Its not easy...because of the timeline and the fact that this will be my 1st project and i have absolutely no experience in it.
To make matters worse, i started to fall sick and not only that...i have other problems to handle..if i call that a problem ie matters of the mind...sigh...
Though i want to excel in my career/work...ministry and church will always be 1st in my heart...i cannot bear the thought of doing all the work of the world and not of God as i believe God's work is everlasting...and brings more fulfilment. But that doesn't mean i want to do badly at work...i choose to do well at work to demonstrate that God is with me at work and when you have God, you are always at the winning side...hahaha...He will always work things out for me...just like last Thursday's...yes...i do encounter hard times but i choose to press on...sometimes i ask..why is it so hard?why can't You just make this all disappear? i know You can...but sometimes He doesn't...but i still press on...asking for strength and help...because to have Him is better than not having Him...
hmm...perhaps now i should also ask for blessing and 'mountains' to be removed...
tomorrow...expecting the busyness and yet at the same time for His grace and mercy...
His mercies are new every morning...
i'm thankful to be called His Child...
ps. check out Planetshakers-I Just Want You...i think can d/load kua...not sure...
http://www.rhapsody.com/planetshakers
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