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