Made it

Hey everyone. I was just browsing through some of my friends' blog and it really caught my eye that not many people blog anymore. It's sad. I maen I don't blog much now too. Been occupied and also I got twitter so very lazy to sit down and type but here I am

Anyways a lot has happened in the past few months. Most notably is my exam.My first Profesional Exam to be exact. My In course assesment wasn't that good. Need to improve on my accuracy of reading. Can't believe EOS was like 3 weeks ago an we were so tressed out then. It was the toughest paper I took so far but I thank God for his grace and mercy that He has shown me through this exam. Studied so much for this exam . Everynight will skype with Banguly to keep me awake.. This sounds gay I know but oh well... but the questions that came out were out of this world man. No matter how much we read nothing could prepare us for those type of questions

Well at least through this experience I got to be closer to God. Sometimes in your christian walk when your at such a level of faith you tend to think everything is going to work out well and you sort of 'slack off' and I think that's what I've been through this whole year. It's like I trust God will provide so I need not ask. Well thankfully He has remained so faithful and loyal to me. Prayed a lot the whole week while waiting for results and thankfully I PASSED! Was really looking to other courses around. that was how bad it was..

That's right people.I finished first year of medical school

Medical school for me is really a tough course.Now I know why a lot of people drop out , commit suicide and all that. The presure and work load is amazing. There's just no way to remember everything in this head of mine. Yet again I thank God for pulling me through this. Biology aand me ain't the closest of friends but we got along well so far.... Another 4 more years to go -_-

So I'm in to the holidays now. haven't been going out as I would like to but it's good to just chil at home. Had VBS the whole of last week. It was an amazing time spending with the kids from 4-12 yo... They are just so cute and adorable.

I was in charge of the PA..Meaning sound and LCD.. Good thing I managed to have Xuan Yun, Melvin and Ryan to help me out in this. It was good learning how to operate the sound system. Might want to serve in that on sundays too..

So thats all from me for now. Follow me on twitter. Its at the side --->

When you're down

From a worsip team member:

Many of us go through ups and downs in our lives. As emotional beings, how would we react when faced with difficult situations/circumstances? Would we sulk and be bitter about things/people? Or do we choose to rejoice, knowing that He has control over all things? Here is a good question we can all ask ourselves.

I read the book 'Lies Women Believe and The Truth That Sets Them Free' written by Nancy Leigh DeMoss quite some time ago, but i remember copying down some important parts, including these below:-

The Scripture is filled with divine promises and commands that provide the means by which our emotions may be steadied in the midst of any storm:-


God's Word promises, "I am with you always" (Matthew 28:20). Therefore, we don't have to be overcome by loneliness.
God's Word promises, "My God will meet all your needs" (Philippians 4:19). Therefore, we don't have to stay awake at night worrying about how the mortgage will get paid.
God's Word promises, "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken" (Isaiah 54:10). Therefore, we don't have to dread of an uncertain future.
God's Word says, "Do not be afraid" (John 14:27). That means we don't have to give in to fear, regardless of our circumstances.
God's Word says, "Don't worry about anything" (Philippians 4:6, NLT). That means that even in the midst of stressful circumstances, we don't have to be anxious.
God's Word says, "Give thanks in all circumstances" (1 Thessalonians 5:18). That means we can choose to be thankful, even when everything around us seems to be falling apart.
God's Word says, "Love your enemies" (Matthew 5:44). That means, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we can choose to love anyone - no matter how greatly they have wronged us.
God's Word says, "If you hold anything against anyone, forgive him" (Mark 11:25). That means there is no one we cannot choose to forgive, no matter how deeply they may have hurt us or sinned against us.
Hope this blesses you.

what happened in 9/11

9/11 True Story.
A man from Norfolk , VA called a local radio station to share this on Sept 11th, 2003, TWO YEARS AFTER THE TRAGEDIES OF 9/11/2001.

His name was Robert Matthews. These are his words:

A few weeks before Sept. 11th, my wife and I found out we were going to have our first child. She planned a trip out to California to visit her sister. On our way to the airport, we prayed that God would grant my wife a safe trip and be with her. Shortly after I said 'amen,' we both
heard a loud pop and the car shook violently.. We had blown out a tire. I replaced the tire as quickly as I could, but we still missed her flight. Both very upset we drove home.

I received a call from my father who was retired NYFD. He asked what my wife's flight number was, but I explained that we missed the flight.

My father informed me that her flight was the one that crashed into the southern tower. I was too shocked to speak. My father also had more news for me; he was going to help. 'This is not something I can't just sit by for; I have to do something.'

I was concerned for his safety, of course, but more because he had never given his life to Christ. After a brief debate, I knew his mind was made up. Before he got off of the phone, he said, 'take good care of my grandchild. Those were the last words I ever heard my father say; he died while helping in the rescue effort.

My joy that my prayer of safety for my wife had been answered quickly became anger. I was angry at God, at my father, and at myself. I had gone for nearly two years blaming God for taking my father away. My s on would never know his grandfather, my father had never accepted Christ, and I never got to say good-bye.

Then something happened. About two months ago, I was sitting at home with my wife and my son, when there was a knock on the door. I looked at my wife, but I could tell she wasn't expecting anyone. I opened the door to a couple with a small child.

The man looked at me and asked if my father's name was Jake Matthews. I told him it was. He quickly grabbed my hand and said, 'I never got the chance to meet your father, but it is an honor to meet his son.'

He expl ained to me that his wife had worked in the World Trade Center and had been caught inside after the attack. She was pregnant and had been caught under debris. He then explained that my father had been the one to find his wife and free her. My eyes welled up with tears as I thought of my father giving his life for people like this. He then said, 'there is something else you need to know.'

His wife then told me that as my father worked to free her, she talked to him and led him to Christ. I began sobbing at the news.

Now I know that when I get to Heaven, my father will be s tanding beside Jesus to welcome me, and that this family would be able to thank him themselves .

When their baby boy was born, they named him Jacob Matthew, in honor of the man who gave his life so that a mother and baby could live.

This story should help us to realize this: God is always in control.

We may not see the reason behind things, and we may never know this side of heaven, but God is ALWAYS in control.

Please take time to share this amazing story. You may never know the impact it may have on someone. God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures Forever. Psalm 136:

May God bless you, and your family,

Fusion Talk

Sometimes it’s hard to tell if Malaysians are speaking English.

DIE lah! Mati loh!” a boy was crying out loudly. “I am in hot soup ... in trouble ... my school book is in the swimming pool!”

He had been running around in the Penang Sports Club with his homework and his book dropped into the pool.

“Die lah? Why is there a lah added after the word ‘die’?” enquired my British friend who is amazed with our unique fusion Malaysian English.





“Well, the Malays here use lah a lot in their expression and thus we, Malaysians add Malay or even Chinese or Indian expressions in our English,” I explained.

“Do you want to makan karipap or yam char? asked someone near us.

“Is he speaking English?” asked my British friend again.

I informed him that Manglish is basically English with a unique fusion of words from Malay, Chinese and Indian languages. It shares substantial linguistic similarities with Singaporean English (Singlish). Speakers of Manglish tend to intersperse varying amounts of expressions and interjections from their mother tongue, which in some cases qualify as a form of code-switching. Sentences may be constructed using English words in the syntax of another language.

For instance, my student said, “I cannot twenty five you,” to his friend.

I told him that he is translating a phrase directly from his first language (Hokkien dialect) into English. “Twenty five you” in Hokkien means “to suspect or accuse you of something”.

One small Chinese boy called a turkey a “fire chicken”. In his Hokkien dialect, a turkey is called hoey kei. He has translated directly from Chinese to English, and literal translation can be thoroughly inaccurate.

Many British or other foreigners are intrigued by the Malaysian lingo.

“Eh! Towkay! Towkay! You want to buy this watch ... very special price lah and cheap loh,” said a salesman along Penang road.

“See ... it is fascinating, your Malaysian lingo ... towkay and kopitiam (coffee shop) are unique words and I like char koay teow, too,” Jim chuckled.

Jim is from Darwin, Australia. He has been in Penang for many years and is always tickled when we say, “Alamak! Why so raining wet today; cannot play tennis one.”

Thus the Malaysian lingo may be captivating to foreigners.

Another aspect of language, such as alliteration also can amuse people.

“She sells sea shells by the sea shore”, “Five funny fat Frenchmen flew to France” or “The sixth Sheik’s sheep is silly sick”, or “Rulers row really in rivers”. These are all boring compared to the Thai twister, Khrai khai khai kai or “Who sells chicken eggs?”

Homonyns can be mind-boggling, too. “Give me the hare!” cried someone but he was given some “hair” instead. Both hare and hair do sound the same and are known as homonyms. Thus sounds of words may cause misunderstanding and the sound of this Chinese tongue twister is unbeatable. Si-shi-si zhi shi-zi shu you si-shi-si shi-zi actually means “Forty-four persimmons on 44 persimmon trees”. Well in English, “s” in the word “sit” is pronounced differently from the “s” in the word “sugar”.

Nevertheless some “anguished English language expressions” can be heard or seen. These notices were pasted on walls of buildings:

Laundry in Poland: Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a great time inside or outside.

Tailor shop: Order your summer suits due to big rush. We will execute customers in strict rotation.

University: Room for rent – we do not take self-cooking students. (Students are not allowed to cook in the room).

Anyway, who dares say that our English is weird? Just see below – Malaysian English can sometimes be simple, short, precise and effective. British English can be compared to our English in a few ways:

Asking someone to make way
Britons: Excuse me, I’d like to get by. Would you please make way for me?
Malaysians: S-kews / squeeze me, please.

Asking someone to find out what had happened
Britons: Will someone please tell me what has just happened?
Malaysians: What happenleh? Why like that one?

When asking for permission
Britons: Excuse me, but do you think it would be possible for me to enter through this door?
Malaysians: (pointing at the door) Can enter ah?

When assessing a difficult situation
Britons: Hmmm. We appear to be in a bit of a predicament at the moment.
Malaysians: Ayoh! Die-lah! Mati loh?

When declining an offer
Britons: If you don’t mind, I’d prefer not to do that.
Malaysians: I don’t want lah.

In disagreeing on a topic of discussion
Britons: If you don’t mind, Timothy, I do have to interrupt, and I must say I have to disagree with you about this issue.
Malaysians: What stupid idea! You mad and crazy ah?

When asking somebody if he/she knows you
Britons: Excuse me, but you seem to be staring at me. Have we met before?
Malaysians: Why you look at me like that? See what?

When someone is angry
Britons: Would you mind not shouting at me?
Malaysians: Cilakak! You no manners or what man

Mcdonalds

Breakfast at McDonald's



This is a good story and is true, please read it all the way through until the end! (After the Story, there are some very interesting facts!):







I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree.



The last class I had to take was Sociology.



The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with..




Her last project of the term was called, 'Smile.'



The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.

I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake,

Literally.


Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning.


It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.


We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then
Even my husband did..

I did not move an inch... An overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved.


As I turned around I smelled a horrible 'dirty body' smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men.

As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was 'smiling'


His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance....


He said, 'Good day' as he counted the few coins he had been clutching..


The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation.


I held my tears as I stood
there with them.


The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted.


He said, 'Coffee is all Miss' because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm).


Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes..


That is when I noticed all eyes in the Restaurant were set on me, judging



My every action.


I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray.


I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand.



He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, 'Thank you.'


I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, 'I did not do this for you.. God is here working through me to give you hope.'


I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son.... When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, 'That is why God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope..'


We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give.


We are not church goers, but we are believers.


That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love.

I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand.

I turned in 'my project' and the instructor read it.

Then she looked up at me and said, 'Can I share this?'

I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class.

She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part of God share this need to heal people and to be healed.


In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my son, the instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.


I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn:


UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.

Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to


LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS -



NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.







There is an Angel sent to watch over you.


An Angel wrote:



Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart


To handle yourself, use your head..


To handle others, use your heart.


God Gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

Four Things

Practically Very Useful:
FOUR THINGS YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW YOUR MOBILE PHONE COULD DO !!!



There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually
be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

FIRST
Emergency
The Emergency Number worldwide for all Mobile Phones is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your
mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and your mobile will search any existing network in your area to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialled even if the keypad is locked. This works on all phones worldwide and is free. It is the equivalent of 999.

SECOND
Have you locked your keys in the car? Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone:
If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their mobile phone from your cell phone.

Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be thousands of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).
Editor's Note: I didn’t believe this when I heard about it! I rang my daughter in Sydney from Perth when we went on holiday. She had the spare car key. We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a mobile phone!'

THIRD
Hidden Battery Power
To activate, press the keys *3370# (remember the asterisk). Do this when the phone is almost dead. Your mobile will restart in a special way with this new reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery life. This reserve will get re charged when you charge your mobile next time. This secret is in the fine print in most phone manuals. Most people however skip this information without realising.


FOURTH
How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 #
Ensure you put an asterisk BEFORE the #06# sequence.

A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. If your phone ever get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless.. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody done this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones. This secret is also in the fine print of most mobile phone manuals. It was created for the very purpose of trying to prevent phones from being stolen.


Also -ATM PIN Number Reversal - Good to Know !!

If you should ever be forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM machine, you can notify the police by entering your PIN # in reverse. For example, if your pin number is 1234, then you would put in 4321. The ATM system recognizes that your PIN number is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the machine. The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown to the robber, the police will be immediately dispatched to the location. All ATM’s carry this emergency sequencer by law.

This information was recently broadcast on by Crime Stoppers however it is seldom used because people just don't know about it.

Who is Ambiga Sreenevasan‏

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and first lady Michelle Obama's presence when giving away Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage to Malaysia's Ambiga Sreenevasan (Malaysian Bar Council) at the State Department in Washington , DC (AFP)

The shame of it all that we should be so proud (and are) of our own Malaysian receiving an international award like this, but the Malaysian government and press don't see it as important enough to publish it in our local dailies! It was only published by THE SUN but rather small and hidden in the inner pages. WHY???!!!!...

Never mind if they don't publish in the papers......lets circulate ........
This Picture Made It To the Pages of India Times but not in our own papers!

What is LOVE?

Can you say "I love you" any better? Or....what do you mean when you say "I Love You?" What Love means to a 4-8 year old . . is pretty interesting!
Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is soworth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes.

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?' The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:





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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'

Terri - age 4


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'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'

Danny - age 7


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'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'

Emily - age 8


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'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'

Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)


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'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'

Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)


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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'

Noelle - age 7


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'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'

Tommy - age 6


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'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.

He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'

Cindy - age 8


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'My mommy loves me more than anybody
You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'

Clare - age 6


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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'

Elaine-age 5


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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'

Chris - age 7


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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.'

Mary Ann - age 4


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'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'

Lauren - age 4


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'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)

Karen - age 7


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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'

Mark - age 6


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'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'

Lauren - age 8


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And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,

'Nothing, I just helped him cry'

I believe

I believe today will be a good day because God made it.
{Psalm 118:24}
I believe I have all I need to accomplish His purpose in my life.
{2 Peter 1:3}
I believe nothing is too difficult for me because nothing is impossible for the God who lives in me.
{Philippians 4:13}
I believe even the biggest challenges in my life can be redeemed for my good and His glory.
{Romans 8:28}
I believe I am loved just as I am and called to become even more like Jesus every day.
{Hebrews 10:14}
I believe that He isn't finished with me yet and is able to complete the good work begun in me.
{Philippians 1:6}
I believe I am an overcomer, more than a conqueror, and nothing will keep God from carrying out His plans!
{Romans 8:32-39}

AMEN

Let God

Let God choose for you, it will be the right decision.
Let God guide you, it will be the right direction.
Let God plan for you, it will be in the right timing.
Let God measure for you, it will be the right portion.
Let God help you, it will be the right care.
Let God instruct you, it will be the right teaching.
Let God prepare you, it will be the right training.
Let God counsel you, it will be the right perspective.
Let God fight for you, it will be the right outcome.
Let God work in you, it will be the right result

General Knowledge

1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.

2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?

3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

5. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?

6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters ' dw' and they are all common words. Name two of them..

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar.
Can you name at least half of them?

8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter 'S.'






Answers To Quiz:

1. The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends: Boxing.

2. North American landmark constantly moving backward: Niagara Falls .
(The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.)

3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons: Asparagus and rhubarb.

4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside: Strawberry.

5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? It grew inside the bottle.
The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.

6. Three English words beginning with dw: Dwarf, dwell and dwindle...

7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar: Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation mark, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.

8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh: Lettuce.

9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S': Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.

Malaysia As We Know It

This is What A Malaysian Should Know

NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR HAIR LOSS:
Ajinomoto

NATIONAL INSTANT FOOD :
Maggi Mee

NATIONAL BREAKFAST :
Nasi Lemak

NATIONAL LUNCH :
Nasi Ayam

NATIONAL SUPPER :
Roti Canai & Teh Tarik

NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR BEING LATE:
Traffic Jam

NATIONAL FRUIT FOR INDUCING MENSTRUATION :
Pineapple

NATIONAL APHRODISIAC DRINK:
Stout. Many Malaysian men swear by it. But then after a few pints they start swearing at everything.. .

NATIONAL FAKE ILLNESS FOR GETTING MC (MEN):
Food Poisoning

NATIONAL FAKE ILLNESS FOR GETTING MC (WOMEN):
Menstrual Pain

NATIONAL CURE FOR DIARRHOEA :
Cap Kaki Tiga.

NATIONAL CURE FOR HEADACHES:
Panadol.

NATIONAL CURE FOR DIZZINESS:
Minyak Angin Cap Kapak.

NATIONAL CAUSE OF DIZZINESS (FOR YUPPIES):
Happy Hours.

NATIONAL INSTANT CURE FOR DIZZINESS (FOR YUPPIES):
The sight of a police road block.

NATIONAL RICE COOKER :
NATIONAL Rice Cooker

NATIONAL RUBBISH DUMP:
Anywhere, as long as it is not your house.

NATIONAL MOST MIS-PRONOUNCED NAME:
Carrefour.

NATIONAL ANSWER FOR 'WHERE ARE YOU?'
on the way.

NATIONAL OFFICIAL TIME FOR BEING LATE
-10 minutes

NATIONAL REASON FOR PRICE INCREASE
Petrol naik

NATIONAL REASON FOR PETROL INCREASE
Still cheaper than other country
NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR CAUSING TRAFFIC JAM:
There was accident on the other side of the road

NATIONAL REASON WHEN REJECTING INVITATION :
'I got some work to do..u all go first'

NATIONAL REASON FOR COLLAPSED BUILDINGS & LEAKY PARLIAMENT ROOFS:
An act of God.

NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR IRRESPONSIBLE POLITICAL STATEMENTS:
None. We were misquoted.

NATIONAL MINISTERIAL REASON FOR INCREASING TOLL RATES:
Lu ingat ini jalan saya punya bapak punya kah?

NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR JUMPING QUEUE:
everybody jumping what!

NATIONAL EXCUSE NOT PAYING SAMAN ACCORDING TO DUE DATE:
government will give discount one of these days

NATIONAL EXCUSE TO BRIBE:
minum kopi


NATIONAl GOD
Allah only for Muslims

Culture Shock

Hey all whoimnotsurestillfollowme,

So what has been happening with me for the past few weeks? quite a lot of small things happened actually . Oral Health Week

So me,Jason,Emily,Jackson and Shih Yu were the juniors in the Oral Disease booth with Melanie,Pei Shian, Jonathan,Serene and Michelle. We had to prepare a couple of games for the booth so we made our own wheel of fortune and the pasting game. Not forgetting we had to prepare some bookmarks for the prizes. It was a fun time working with my batchmates for the games. Oral Health Week was from 20th-21st of April. It was a tiring but fun 2 days. We were given a crash course for the booth so that when the senior leaves us for classes we would be able to carry on . Initially it was quite difficult to explain to the participants but after a while I got the hang of it. Only on the 2nd day towards the end I got more relaxed because less people came. Overall it was a fun event.

Last week , we had our first presentation to do. Me and Shuxuan presented Cerebrovascular accident or in English terms means STROKE. I honestly don't think we did that well but did enough I hope for enough marks. Moving on .....

Next was Intevarsity games. It was hosted by AIMST university in Sg Petani, Kedah. Penang Dental College was the other uni invited. I participated in badminton, pingpong, 4x200m(no joke) and tug-of-war. The bus ride there took us like 7 hours man.We arrived in aimst at 12+am.... Finally got to know Mac Cool at night at the cafe. haha. We had a tour around the campus on the next morning. I think it was some kind of plan to make us all tired before our game. I'mjustsaying. Anwyays badminton was in the afternoon. Played against AIMST first. Was in singles and lost -_- was freaking nervous AGAIN la.miss dunno how many shots. Our team lost the tie 1-4. Next was against PIDC. Was in singles again. When I played I was a bit nervous and just mentally drained but told myself I'm playing for my team,IMU. My opponent could hit every shuttle back so I had to play difficult shots to beat him. This was the match I really put my experience into. Had to know how and which to get my points . In the 3rd and 2nd set I maintained until about 15-15, then I up my tempo for the last few points. It was a real turning point for me.Had to build my confidence slowly through matches like these.. Overally i'm pretty satisfied with my performances. Bus ride home was 10 hours long -_-

Pingpong was a joke. Like literally. I played doubles with Xian Long until the referrees and match officials laugh at us. We played our best but didn't put too much pressure cos quite frankly we weren't under any. Lol. We just had fun. After that went on to see our basketball team win both matches in men's . I was literally the water boy man.

Sam Ye Han asked me to take part in the 4x200m at night since every other player either gone case or taking part in other event. HowcouldIsayno. So yeah. I ran..nuffsaid..we didn't get last =P

So despite all the curry meals, long walking distance to the sports complex, long early tour arnd the campus, highest room in the apartment...it was a good event. Will come back next year.

Eh but serious lo.. every camp I go to my room is always the furthest wan lo. Have to walk so much.kthxbai

The Napkin

Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?

This is one I can honestly say I have never seen circulating in the e-mails so; I'll start it.. If it touches you ,



Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection? I never noticed this......

The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like the grave clothes.

The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded, and was placed at the head of that stony coffin.

Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.

She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, 'They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and I don't know where they have put him!'

Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple out ran Peter and got there first. He stopped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in.

Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying to the side.

Was that important? Absolutely!
Is it really significant? Yes!

In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to understand a little bit about Hebrew tradition of that day.

The folded napkin had to do with the Master and Servant, and every

Jewish boy knew this tradition.

When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it was exactly the way the master wanted it.

The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of sight, until the master had finished eating, and the servant would not dare touch that table, until the master was finished..

Now if the master were finished eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, his mouth, and clean his beard, and would wad up that napkin and toss it onto the table.

The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the wadded napkin meant, "I'm finished.."

But if the master got up from the table, and folded his napkin, and laid it beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table, because..........
The folded napkin meant,

"I'm coming back!"

The Measure

Let God Be The Measure Let the grace of the Lord be the measure of your sufficiency; Let the peace of the Lord be the measure of your quietness; Let the power of the Lord be the measure of your strength; Let the goodness of the Lord be the measure of your contentment; Let the love of the Lord be the measure of your service; Let the faithfulness of the Lord be the measure of your trust; Let the beauty of the Lord be the measure of your worship; Let the fullness of the Lord be the measure of your joy; Let the sovereignty of the Lord be the measure of your confidence; Let the promises of the Lord be the measure of your expectations; Let the coming of the Lord be the measure of hope. Amen!

Heart Attack!

A man suffered a serious heart attack and had open-heart bypass surgery. He awakened from the surgery to find himself in the care of nuns at a Catholic Hospital. As he was recovering, a nun asked him how he was going to pay for his treatment. She asked, 'Do you have health insurance?' He replied in a raspy voice, 'No health insurance.' The nun asked, 'Do you have money in the bank?' He replied, 'No money in the bank.' The nun asked, 'Do you have a relative who could help you?' He said, 'I only have a spinster sister, who is a nun.' The nun became agitated and announced loudly, 'Nuns are not spinsters! Nuns are married to God.' The patient replied, 'Perfect. Send the bill to my brother-in-law.' GIVE US A SENSE OF HUMOR, LORD, GIVE US THE GRACE TO SEE A JOKE, TO GET SOME HUMOR OUT OF LIFE, AND PASS IT ON TO OTHER FOLK 'Every Day Above Ground ...... Is A Good Day' Hope this made you smile i am stiil guttin myself

Who Is God?

IN CHEMISTRY, HE TURNED WATER TO WINE IN BIOLOGY, HE WAS BORN WITHOUT THE NORMAL CONCEPTION; IN PHYSICS, HE DISPROVED THE LAW OF GRAVITY WHEN HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN IN ECONOMICS, HE DISPROVED THE LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURN BY FEEDING 5000 MEN WITH TWO FISHES & 5 LOAVES OF BREAD IN MEDICINE, HE CURED THE SICK AND THE BLIND WITHOUT ADMINISTERING A SINGLE DOSE OF DRUGS IN HISTORY, HE IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END IN GOVERNMENT, HE SAID THAT HE SHALL BE CALLED WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, PRINCE OF PEACE IN RELIGION, HE SAID NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH HIM HIS NAME IS JESUS

We We We so excited

Hey everyonel. I know I havent been posting up for some time . Have been really caught up with uni. My blog I think is going to die soon...

Well since orientation things are not too bad. Still have a lot of activities every week since. Had like Dental Cup and Charity Home Visit . Well for Dental Cup I participated in ping pong due to few reasons. Badminton had too many ppl and I didn't want to try out and also....oh wait thats the only reason. Well I played in doubles with David Gu. Made it to the Finals and won't say further..haha

Charity Home Visit was just last week. Had a fund raiser last MOnday and Tuesday for it. Sold food and drinks. We joined with Group 3 for this. It was a great time knowing everyone from other groups while preparing. Stayed back at Shaheen's place on Friday to prepare the drinks and food for the visit. It was a crazy and awesome night. After a full time of STUDIES we went to IKANO (with Sze ling, Man Yang,Daniel,Shaheen,Darren) to get for Shaheen his table lamp and then we went back to IMU cos Daniel had to go home...After that we went to buy the drinks and headed to Mid V to catch a movie. It was already like 1am at that time. Went to watch BATTLE LOS ANGELAS. Good movie... was a real good time with all of them..

The next day we died, we were so exhausted but managed to go through the whole thing without getting sick. We went to RACTAR. Its in USJ 1, Subang. Really fin to play with the kids there This week's classes were killers man. So much for us Dental Students and they said Sem 1 is easiest.DIE!!! by God's grace I will survive!

Anyways had a clinical session today. Had to paint faces to track down the veins,arteries and nerves. It was such a good time till I fell asleep while being painted. Next thing I knew Prof Khoo was in front of me wishing me Good morning -_-...stun... Thats it from me I guess..

Group 4!!

Shaheen,Man Yang,me,Sl,Teck,Audrey,Jessica

A Tale of 2 Seas

A tale of Two Seas



Worth reading!

A tale of Two Seas


Sitting in the Geography class in school, I remember how fascinated I was when we were being taught all about the Dead Sea. As you probably recall, the Dead Sea is really a Lake, not a sea (and as my Geography teacher pointed out, if you understood that, it would guarantee 4 marks in the term paper!)
Its so high in salt content that the human body can float easily. You can almost lie down and read a book! The salt in the Dead Sea is as high as 35% - almost 10 times the normal ocean water. And all that saltiness has meant that there is no life at all in the Dead Sea. No fish. No vegetation. No sea animals. Nothing lives in the Dead sea.


And hence the name: Dead Sea.


While the Dead Sea has remained etched in my memory, I don't seem to recall learning about the Sea of Galilee in my school Geography lesson. So when I heard about the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea and the tale of the two seas - I was intrigued. Turns out that the Sea of Galilee is just north of the Dead Sea. Both the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea receive their water from river Jordan. And yet, they are very, very different.


Unlike the Dead Sea, the Sea of Galilee is pretty, resplendent with rich, colorful marine life. There are lots of plants. And lots of fish too. In fact, the sea of Galilee is home to over twenty different types of fishes.


Same region, same source of water, and yet while one sea is full of life, the other is dead. How come?


Here apparently is why. The River Jordan flows into the Sea of Galilee and then flows out. The water simply passes through the Sea of Galilee in and then out - and that keeps the Sea healthy and vibrant, teeming with marine life.


But the Dead Sea is so far below the mean sea level, that it has no outlet. The water flows in from the river Jordan, but does not flow out. There are no outlet streams. It is estimated that over a million tons of water evaporate from the Dead Sea every day. Leaving it salty. Too full of minerals. And unfit for any marine life.


The Dead Sea takes water from the River Jordan, and holds it. It does not give. Result? No life at all.

Think about it.

Life is not just about getting. Its about giving. We all need to be a bit like the Sea of Galilee.

We are fortunate to get wealth, knowledge, love and respect. But if we don't learn to give, we could all end up like the Dead Sea. The love and the respect, the wealth and the knowledge could all evaporate. Like the water in the Dead Sea.


If we get the Dead Sea mentality of merely taking in more water, more money, more everything the results can be disastrous. Good idea to make sure that in the sea of your own life, you have outlets. Many outlets. For love and wealth - and everything else that you get in your life. Make sure you don't just get, you give too. Open the taps. And you'll open the floodgates to happiness.


Make that a habit. To share. To give.

And experience life. Experience the magic

Lets Break The Ice

Hey all



So if some of you don't know yet, I have started my journey as a uni student . I am doing dentistry in IMU. I started my course on Monday. This whole week has been very tiring and fun



I have never woke up at 6.45 for a very long time. I think during college also I wake up at 7+am.. Well it has been a struggle this whole week. Have been sleeping through the PPDs from monday to friday. I am going to have 2 weeks of orientation. So there is only one more week left.



It has been quite an experience. It was like when I first entered college when almost everything was new. SO its all over again. So met a number of friends this week. Zhuo Wei ,Ouleep are the ones I remember other than my amazing GROUP 4!



So we're called FOURgasmic FOURgy. If you don't unerstand its ok. So we had Sheng as our fearless leader. Shaheen as our IMCC ( scapegoat)



Our Orientation officers are Razlan, Harris, Joanne and few more I forgot..deng... anyways. Had ICE BREAKERS on Tuesday. It was real fun. Went to the car park for the station games. Our group was not too bad after all. Did quite well..



Next on Thursday was DRESS CODE .So we had a movie name and a song we had to associate with. So we got X-men and Its my life by Bon Jovi. I was Wolverine so yes I was the main guy on stage for my group. In the end. Our group did really well.. Other groups put too much effort in their costumes and dance till they didn manage to act out well. So there were a lot of stone moments..



Had indoor and outdoor treasure hunt yesterday and today. It was really tiring but got to see many more of the seniors..



Overall. Thank you God for bringing me through this whole week. Being in a new plae is quite tough since you're practically starting from scratch and have to make new friends but God is good in providing nice and friendly people and also for keeping me safe this whole week.



Till den. Ill be very occupied. Hopefully can still blog much after this.. See you

Gotta read this

Florida Court Sets Atheist Holy Day!
Gotta love this Judge!
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FLORIDA COURT SETS ATHEIST HOLY DAY
In Florida, an atheist created a case against the upcoming Easter and Passover Holy days.

He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians and Jews and observances of their holy days.

The argument was that it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized days.


The case was brought before a judge. After listening to the passionate presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel declaring,"Case dismissed!"

The lawyer immediately stood objecting to the ruling saying, "Your honor, How can you possibly dismiss this case? The Christians have Christmas, Easter and others. The Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah, yet my client and all other atheists have no such holidays.."

The judge leaned forward in his chair saying, "But you do. Your client, counsel, is woefully ignorant."

The lawyer said, "Your Honor, we are unaware of any special observance or holiday for atheists..."

The judge said, "The calendar says April 1 is April Fool's Day. Psalm 14:1 states, 'The fool says in his heart, there is no God.' Thus, it is the opinion of this court, that, if your client says there is no God, then he is a fool. Therefore, April 1 is his day. Court is adjourned."

You gotta love a Judge that knows his scripture!

Jeng Jeng

This is freaky! Oh, the magic of numbers!!!
This year we will experience 4 unusual dates:
1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11



NOW go figure this out....
Take the last 2 digits of the year you were born, plus the age you will be this year (only applies to pre-2000 though)

and it will be equal to 111


..... go ahead...do the math !

Mission 2011 has begun

It has been great for the first 3 weeks of the year for me. E Von have now left the building in church..haha. She has gone to college now thats why. Its been great having her and the boys around. Now the Volunteer office is so neat =)

So lets start with the first week. It has been really exciting. We had a week our annual combined meeting of Dawn Prayer.Forgot to mention the youth had a barbeque party on Friday night and some of us stayed over till the next day. The party was fun. The food was good except many of us fell sick and had sore throat after that including me. A lot of people came for it. We had our New Life Got Talent on that same night too. So all of us went downstairs to join them. Some performances were good.... Plated the drums for worship that night. Last minute call..but its good..simple songs

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Anyways combined meeting was ok. Like I said I was sick the day before . Like totally Konk out. So the next day I was so tired and blur. People said HI to me but couldn't talk with them much. Sorry Guys! I had to dance after that too. My legs were so weak man. I really wanted to fall. Thank God I didn't and thankfully He gave me all the strength I needed to stay alive up there. Went on to sell the camp shirts after that. Youth camp and Children Camp.

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Next up is DAWN PRAYER. I'm finding it very difficult to wake up at 5am for it and for the first day I was really speaking in tongues. Even when it was praying I was speaking in tongues because I could barely understand what I was saying myself but it got better after that but really I know God is going to do BIG BIG things this coming year for our church,our youth and our kids. That week working has been really tiring man. You can see it down there..

Youth Group Meeting has been really good too. We have an average of about 40 people coming in. Its not just that. We are really having a fun time and having God's presence in the worship. Hock shared on the first week to launch us into the new year. Mark Butler - a prophet- came on the following week to prophecy on some of us and to pray for us and last week we did Titus 1. There are loads coming up in the next 2 months. Like Captain Ball, Worship Party in Cheras, CNY visitation. So for those out there. do join us. If you need details please check out

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Went out with Hock,Jinny, Ben and XY to Curve for CNY shopping .Spent about RM100 on 2 shirts and 1 tshirt. It was ok. Wasn't in the mood of buying anyways. Went to cut hair too. Judy-my usual hair cutter-came today but was too busy attending to other people so I went for the shopping first . When I came back she wasn't ther so since my hair was really thick and long I had to cut so I went to another shop and this lady cut..took her sometime though.Oh well. Went for Popeyes after that without xy =(

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Have been going to the NS camp in Banting. Jugra Camp is its name. This is my first time going for the first batch. Its been a long journey. but worth well. So what we do is practically is this course with them called Youth Alpha which is about 10 weeks long. We have a lot of Orang Asli in this camp so have to talk more Malay. Last week was really good. A lot of open sharing from all of them, and also praying for them. I can't attend this week =( Will really miss it. Next week is CNY some more.Oh well. God will still be there.

Thats been it for my first 3 weeks. More to come!

Dawn Prayer

talent time-Krystal
BBQ

Yea fell asleep after work

Bday party for Lenny Chu

Bhangra Dance