A year ago, just before i left for ktn, i gave a small, childish, self-made bookmark to a few frens of mine in KL - coz i didn't know whether i'll be staying long in ktn.. or will i ever meet them again. .. etc..
so the bookmark was like a little memory i leave behind for them to behold. It was a very simple, barely 3x6cm bookmark, decorated with a little gold dust, cartoons i drew n short messages from my heart.
Recently i bumped into one of these frens.. had a short chat with him, and to my surprise, he told me, "I'm still keeping the bookmark you gave last year."
I smiled, "It was a cheap, simple bookmark... I didn't expect u to keep it for so long..."
Then came the next beautiful surprise. He took out his wallet, and out of it he took a small piece of paper, "It has always been with me, all the time."
"Woooowww!!!" I squealed & jumped up excitedly. I grabbed the paper from his hand. It was exactly the same bookmark i made for him. I was elated! First, I've never thought that he will keep the bookmark. Secondly, he kept it in his wallet!!! All the time! I had almost wanted to hug him, but being a "serious" person, I told myself, "Self-control.. self-control..."
Wow!! Tat night I couldn't sleep. smiled... all night long.. =)
The thing here isn't about a "he" or a "she", but rather the "act". Someone who appreciated & treasured a little simple gift from me, tat he/she kept it by his/her side all the time, in his very own personal space - WALLET!
I couldn't be more touched. :')
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Thursday, December 27, 2007
An Act of Love
*quoted from: http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/12/27/worldupdates/2007-12-26T180712Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-311221-1&sec=Worldupdates
"We should always note that this is a distinctive characteristic of the Christian martyr -- it is exclusively an act of love, towards God and towards men, including the persecutors," he told crowds in a rainy St. Peter's Square.
"Christian martyrdom reminds us of the victory of love over hatred and death," he said.
St. Stephen was stoned to death by a mob in Jerusalem at a time when Christianity was first starting to spread. The Pope said such martyrdoms continued to this day.
"It is not rare even today that we receive news from various parts of the world of missionaries, priests, bishops, monks, nuns and lay people persecuted, imprisoned, tortured, deprived of their liberty or prevented from exercising it because they are disciples of Christ and apostles of the Gospel," he said.
The Pope did not give any examples, but it is less than two weeks since an Italian Catholic priest was stabbed in his church in Turkey, the latest in a spate of attacks on Christians in the predominantly Muslim country.
Another Italian priest in Turkey was shot dead in his church by a teenager in February, and in April three Christians had their throats cut at a Bible publishing house there.
On Wednesday, Hindu hardliners in India burned and damaged 12 churches, killing at least one person, in an outbreak of violence sparked by the reported injuring of a local Hindu leader by a Christian group.
"We should always note that this is a distinctive characteristic of the Christian martyr -- it is exclusively an act of love, towards God and towards men, including the persecutors," he told crowds in a rainy St. Peter's Square.
"Christian martyrdom reminds us of the victory of love over hatred and death," he said.
St. Stephen was stoned to death by a mob in Jerusalem at a time when Christianity was first starting to spread. The Pope said such martyrdoms continued to this day.
"It is not rare even today that we receive news from various parts of the world of missionaries, priests, bishops, monks, nuns and lay people persecuted, imprisoned, tortured, deprived of their liberty or prevented from exercising it because they are disciples of Christ and apostles of the Gospel," he said.
The Pope did not give any examples, but it is less than two weeks since an Italian Catholic priest was stabbed in his church in Turkey, the latest in a spate of attacks on Christians in the predominantly Muslim country.
Another Italian priest in Turkey was shot dead in his church by a teenager in February, and in April three Christians had their throats cut at a Bible publishing house there.
On Wednesday, Hindu hardliners in India burned and damaged 12 churches, killing at least one person, in an outbreak of violence sparked by the reported injuring of a local Hindu leader by a Christian group.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Is Jesus coming to your house?
Once upon a time, according to an old story, several kinds of animals were living together in a stable. There were mice and sheep, a horse, a donkey, some cows, chickens, and even a rat. They considered themselves a family, and the stable was their home. Then one day a little mouse heard a rumour. He heard that someone was comint to their house. He was so excited that he jumped on top of the house and shouted, "Someone is coming to our house!" Everybody started asking, "Who is coming to our house?" The little mouse whispered, "Joseph and Mary are coming to our house, and Mary's going to have a baby."
This little story reminds us of one of life'ts most important questions. "Is Jesus coming to your hosue?" As you celebrate with Christmas festivities today, be sure to ask, "Is Jesus coming to our house?"
That's what Christmas is all about - the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. John says, "The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us." A popular paraphrase, The Message, says it like this: "The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighbourhood." That's Christmas in a nutshell: Jesus is coming into our world, our neighbourhood, our home.
Let's make sure Jesus is coming to our house. It's the only way to really celebrate Christmas!
prayer: Lord Jesus, please come to our homes and into our hearts so that we can truly celebrate your coming. Help us also share with others the good news of your coming. In your precious name we pray, Amen.
This little story reminds us of one of life'ts most important questions. "Is Jesus coming to your hosue?" As you celebrate with Christmas festivities today, be sure to ask, "Is Jesus coming to our house?"
That's what Christmas is all about - the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. John says, "The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us." A popular paraphrase, The Message, says it like this: "The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighbourhood." That's Christmas in a nutshell: Jesus is coming into our world, our neighbourhood, our home.
Let's make sure Jesus is coming to our house. It's the only way to really celebrate Christmas!
prayer: Lord Jesus, please come to our homes and into our hearts so that we can truly celebrate your coming. Help us also share with others the good news of your coming. In your precious name we pray, Amen.
Friday, December 21, 2007
How God showed his love
It happened in a Japanese concentration camp during World War II. A group of prisoners had come back from a work detail at the end of the day. Before they were allowed to go to their barracks, there was a head count, and a count of the shovels they had used. One shovel was missing. The guard in charge shouted that the person responsible had better step forward, or everyone would die. When no one moved, the guards raised their loaded rifles, ready to shoot.
Just then one of the prisoners stepped forward and said, "I took it." The moment he said it, the guards began to beat him until he was dead. After the prisoner had died, the shovels were counted again. No shovel was missing! A fellow prisoner who told this story said he cried at the sight of such love.
But as powerful as that display of love is, it's just a dim reflection of God's love for us. It's merely an illustration of what John talks about when he says, "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.. God... loved us so much he sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."
That's Christmas: God showing his love by sending his Son into a cold, cruel world to die for us. It's God shouting for all to hear,
"I LOVE YOU UNCONDITIONALLY!"
prayer: Father in heaven, thank you for your great love for us. Give us the grace to accept your love by believing in our Saviour. In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.
*adopted from Today.
Just then one of the prisoners stepped forward and said, "I took it." The moment he said it, the guards began to beat him until he was dead. After the prisoner had died, the shovels were counted again. No shovel was missing! A fellow prisoner who told this story said he cried at the sight of such love.
But as powerful as that display of love is, it's just a dim reflection of God's love for us. It's merely an illustration of what John talks about when he says, "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.. God... loved us so much he sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."
That's Christmas: God showing his love by sending his Son into a cold, cruel world to die for us. It's God shouting for all to hear,
"I LOVE YOU UNCONDITIONALLY!"
prayer: Father in heaven, thank you for your great love for us. Give us the grace to accept your love by believing in our Saviour. In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.
*adopted from Today.
Monday, December 17, 2007
it's christmas!
oh great! christmas is just around the corner! it's fun fun fun...
say.. wat comes first into your mind whenever the word "christmas" pop up into your mind? santa claus? reindeer? pine tree? gift exchange?
if it is so, then you ought to reshuffle your thinking about christmas. Christmas Day is actually a day which we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. I repeat, Jesus' birth. there is nothing to do with santa claus or reindeer or pine tree.. etc... these are just icons commercialized by the business-minded people..
Tho' we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on this day (25 Dec), but his real birth date is unknown. So it's just a day for the world to come together in thanks giving, for God so loved us, he sent his only Son, Jesus to earth.. to appear in human form.. that whoever believes in him, shall have eternal life and not perish.
On this christmas, let's look up to heaven, close your eyes.. and smile.. and just be thankful.. =)
say.. wat comes first into your mind whenever the word "christmas" pop up into your mind? santa claus? reindeer? pine tree? gift exchange?
if it is so, then you ought to reshuffle your thinking about christmas. Christmas Day is actually a day which we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. I repeat, Jesus' birth. there is nothing to do with santa claus or reindeer or pine tree.. etc... these are just icons commercialized by the business-minded people..
Tho' we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on this day (25 Dec), but his real birth date is unknown. So it's just a day for the world to come together in thanks giving, for God so loved us, he sent his only Son, Jesus to earth.. to appear in human form.. that whoever believes in him, shall have eternal life and not perish.
On this christmas, let's look up to heaven, close your eyes.. and smile.. and just be thankful.. =)
Sunday, December 09, 2007
who hit my kancil!
hmmm... sob* sob* :'(
sumone hit my kancil's nose today! it was my fault tho', for parking at an illegal slot/corner, as i've went around the jusco parking areas so many times for almost half an hour, and the temptation to squeeze into the illegal slot was so strong. you know.. kancil.. the "squeeze-in" queen..
besides, i have always been doing this - illegal parking at shopping malls - one-u, jusco..
after my lunch at jusco tis afternoon, i was horrified to find my car plate broken into two! and there were 2 lil dents on my kancil's nose.. oiyo.. so saddening! n frustrating... which clumsy-hit-and-run-away did tis?!
anyway, i learned my lesson well. First, I aint driving to any shopping complex anymore (except for carrefour & tesco, haven't ban them yet).
Secondly, no more illegal parking. Even if i have to walk a half hour distancE!
Thirdly, take my dad's advice seriously.
HAIAYAAAAAAAA!!!! sob* sob*
sumone hit my kancil's nose today! it was my fault tho', for parking at an illegal slot/corner, as i've went around the jusco parking areas so many times for almost half an hour, and the temptation to squeeze into the illegal slot was so strong. you know.. kancil.. the "squeeze-in" queen..
besides, i have always been doing this - illegal parking at shopping malls - one-u, jusco..
after my lunch at jusco tis afternoon, i was horrified to find my car plate broken into two! and there were 2 lil dents on my kancil's nose.. oiyo.. so saddening! n frustrating... which clumsy-hit-and-run-away did tis?!
anyway, i learned my lesson well. First, I aint driving to any shopping complex anymore (except for carrefour & tesco, haven't ban them yet).
Secondly, no more illegal parking. Even if i have to walk a half hour distancE!
Thirdly, take my dad's advice seriously.
HAIAYAAAAAAAA!!!! sob* sob*
Friday, November 30, 2007
peace.. serenity...
sori for my long silence. i had wanted to post sth once in a while, but each time blogger created problems.. like jamming my pc.. refusing me from loggin in.. n etc.. finally.. today... my chance is here..
I was walking toffee on the field late this evening, around 9pm. the nite was beautiful, as i closed my eyes i could feel the gentle breeze caressing my cheeks n hair.. oh wow.. then i took toffee to the nearby playground and lied on the slides, eyes gazing at the clear sky. Oh wow!
It was a quiet, peaceful nite... watching the white cottony clouds decorating the dark sky.. i can't help from smiling alone - admiring God's wonderful creation. =) & my thoughts went back to kuantan..
where TC was my favourite spot.. where few of my brothers n sis in christ would gather once in a while n watch the moon... have dinner n supper together.. enjoying the sea breeze.. Christine, Gary, Moses, Alex, Peter.. together they stamped a very beautiful print in my heart..
I still miss & love kuantan... ;)
I was walking toffee on the field late this evening, around 9pm. the nite was beautiful, as i closed my eyes i could feel the gentle breeze caressing my cheeks n hair.. oh wow.. then i took toffee to the nearby playground and lied on the slides, eyes gazing at the clear sky. Oh wow!
It was a quiet, peaceful nite... watching the white cottony clouds decorating the dark sky.. i can't help from smiling alone - admiring God's wonderful creation. =) & my thoughts went back to kuantan..
where TC was my favourite spot.. where few of my brothers n sis in christ would gather once in a while n watch the moon... have dinner n supper together.. enjoying the sea breeze.. Christine, Gary, Moses, Alex, Peter.. together they stamped a very beautiful print in my heart..
I still miss & love kuantan... ;)
Sunday, November 18, 2007
(a joke2share)
An old preacher was about to die soon. So he sent a message asking both his banker & lawyer, both church members, to visit him at his home.
When the banker & lawyer entered the dying preacher's bedroom, the preacher held out his hand & motioned them to sit on each side of his bed. Then the preacher grasped their hands, sighed & smiled contentedly. No one said anything.
Both the lawyer & banker were touched & flattered tat the preacher requested for them to be with him during his final moments. but they were also confused coz the preacher had always been criticising them about their greed & despiseful behaviour. The preacher never particularly liked them.
Finally, the lawyer asked, "Preacher, why did you ask us to come?"
The preacher gathered his strength & smiled with his eyes closed, "Jesus died between two thieves, and that's how I want to go."
When the banker & lawyer entered the dying preacher's bedroom, the preacher held out his hand & motioned them to sit on each side of his bed. Then the preacher grasped their hands, sighed & smiled contentedly. No one said anything.
Both the lawyer & banker were touched & flattered tat the preacher requested for them to be with him during his final moments. but they were also confused coz the preacher had always been criticising them about their greed & despiseful behaviour. The preacher never particularly liked them.
Finally, the lawyer asked, "Preacher, why did you ask us to come?"
The preacher gathered his strength & smiled with his eyes closed, "Jesus died between two thieves, and that's how I want to go."
Saturday, November 17, 2007
how to treat a fierce dog?
one of the things which i fear most in my practise: treating fierce dogs. To make things worse, they're so deadly sick, but still wants to bite your neck off, growling each time you walk near..
how to treat them?!
it's just so frustrating. first, to set up the iv (intravenous) line would take us (personnels) alot of risks of being bitten, then everything have to be done extra slowly, just in case.. who knows..
n all the injections... each injection will require a few personnels...
to make things worse, after all the hardwork of setting up the drip, when you place the dog back in the cage...
HAVOC!!
he started barking, jumping, screaming, trembling & shaking the entire cage until his drip came off. (-_-')
and we have to redo everything from the start. It's just so difficult. why can't they understand? How to get well if they dun allow ppl to treat them? (.....)
how to treat them?!
it's just so frustrating. first, to set up the iv (intravenous) line would take us (personnels) alot of risks of being bitten, then everything have to be done extra slowly, just in case.. who knows..
n all the injections... each injection will require a few personnels...
to make things worse, after all the hardwork of setting up the drip, when you place the dog back in the cage...
HAVOC!!
he started barking, jumping, screaming, trembling & shaking the entire cage until his drip came off. (-_-')
and we have to redo everything from the start. It's just so difficult. why can't they understand? How to get well if they dun allow ppl to treat them? (.....)
Friday, November 09, 2007
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
wil pets cause allergic to ur kids?
Many parents-to-be believe in the old idea that having pets in the home will cause their children to develop allergies. Tat's an OLD idea folks! =)
Studies prove that the opposite is actually true. Pets can significantly decrease your child's allergy risk! Multiple studies performed by researchers and doctors, including allergists and pediatricians, have proven that having two or more dogs and/or cats during early childhood reduces the risk of allergies by up to 77%!
A study at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta allergy tested 474 six year-old children in Detroit. About 33% of children who were not exposed to pets as infants or had only one pet tested positive for allergies. Those who lived with more than one pet as babies had at least half the chance of developing allergies.
Pets do not only decrease the odds of developing animal-related allergies, they also decrease the risk of other allergies, such as grass, dust mites, and ragweed. Because children with allergies are more likely to develop asthma, pets may also lower the odds of having this dangerous respiratory disease.
It is believed that dogs and cats reduce the risk of allergies because of the bacteria carried in their mouths. Exposure to this bacteria causes a child's immune system to develop a response system that makes allergies much less likely. Protecting children from these exposures and living a very clean life may take away the opportunity for a child to develop these defenses.
If you are worried about the effects your pet will have on your children, consider this article, and talk to your doctor. Keep in mind that your pet is also part of the family, and he has a lot to offer your children.
Your pet will help keep your child active, teach responsibility, provide love and friendship, teach respect of animals, and even improve physical health!
(adapted from http://www.petplace.com/cats/kids-and-allergies-can-pets-help-the-problem/page1.aspx?utm_source=dogcrazynews002a&utm_medium=email&utm_content=petplace_article&utm_campaign=petplace)
Studies prove that the opposite is actually true. Pets can significantly decrease your child's allergy risk! Multiple studies performed by researchers and doctors, including allergists and pediatricians, have proven that having two or more dogs and/or cats during early childhood reduces the risk of allergies by up to 77%!
A study at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta allergy tested 474 six year-old children in Detroit. About 33% of children who were not exposed to pets as infants or had only one pet tested positive for allergies. Those who lived with more than one pet as babies had at least half the chance of developing allergies.
Pets do not only decrease the odds of developing animal-related allergies, they also decrease the risk of other allergies, such as grass, dust mites, and ragweed. Because children with allergies are more likely to develop asthma, pets may also lower the odds of having this dangerous respiratory disease.
It is believed that dogs and cats reduce the risk of allergies because of the bacteria carried in their mouths. Exposure to this bacteria causes a child's immune system to develop a response system that makes allergies much less likely. Protecting children from these exposures and living a very clean life may take away the opportunity for a child to develop these defenses.
If you are worried about the effects your pet will have on your children, consider this article, and talk to your doctor. Keep in mind that your pet is also part of the family, and he has a lot to offer your children.
Your pet will help keep your child active, teach responsibility, provide love and friendship, teach respect of animals, and even improve physical health!
(adapted from http://www.petplace.com/cats/kids-and-allergies-can-pets-help-the-problem/page1.aspx?utm_source=dogcrazynews002a&utm_medium=email&utm_content=petplace_article&utm_campaign=petplace)
Sunday, November 04, 2007
God will make a way...
I do not how it happened.. but God made a way for Koko to come back to my side!!!! Praise God!!!
Tat day when Koko left, I told the Lord tat I'd really want Koko back... & i do not know how it could be possible, but I really wanted Koko back very much..
How impossible it had seemed to me at first.. and though very much elated, I still couldn't believe tat Koko is finally back to my clinic!!
uc? God always make a way for his children, no matter how impossible it seems, amen! =D
I'm going to give Koko my tightest hug ever tomoro!! Praise God!!!!! =D
i missed her so-0-O-o-o-O-o-the-very-mucheeeeeeee!
Tat day when Koko left, I told the Lord tat I'd really want Koko back... & i do not know how it could be possible, but I really wanted Koko back very much..
How impossible it had seemed to me at first.. and though very much elated, I still couldn't believe tat Koko is finally back to my clinic!!
uc? God always make a way for his children, no matter how impossible it seems, amen! =D
I'm going to give Koko my tightest hug ever tomoro!! Praise God!!!!! =D
i missed her so-0-O-o-o-O-o-the-very-mucheeeeeeee!
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Koko's left... :'(
4weeks ago a lady caught 3 stray puppies from a temple to my clinic, to "park" the puppies here while waiting for the animal sanctuary's consent. I was shocked at receiving the puppies - all of them were so frightened they were salivating nonstop, vomited & passed motion in the one small cage.
I brought them in & named them Kaka, Kiki & Koko. All 3 were scared all the time, & very defensive. Everytime I neared them, they would squeeze into the corners of the cage, growling. When I tried touching them, they would snap. Defensive. Few days later, Kaka & Kiki were sent to the sanctuary, Koko was having diarrhoea, thus was retained here.
While Koko was here, I trained her to be a friendly puppy, & she eventually placed her trust in me. Everymorning I would walk to the kennel & called, "Koko!" she would quickly wag her tail like crazy, and danced & jumped about like the "lion-dance" dancers. So very cute! Each time I opened her cage, she would run, skip & lope happily into the office. Everytime I hold some food in my hand, she'd sit & wait quietly by my side politely, trusting tat the food would be hers eventually. I bathed her, hugged her.. it was fun, just adoring her.
Today I let her play about in the office as usual, and suddenly the sanctuary owner, Ms Cici walked in. I was shocked. Though she was supposed to take Koko more than a week ago, I had not expected her to come today. "I'm here to take Koko," she said. My heart cried a big NO but my mind told me tat Koko doesn't belong here. Koko was already hiding underneath the table & boxes, for Ms Cici was a stranger to Koko.
"Koko..." I called gently. She walked out to me, eyes scared. "You're going home now..." I hugged her. "Be a good girl & do take care..." My mind started wondering wildly, "How does the sanctuary look like? How will Koko survive there? She'd be terrified!"
"One of the 2 puppies died," Ms Cici said. I was horrified, & I'm sending Koko there! What will happen to Koko? I couldn't think. Against my will, I carried Koko into the car, hugged her tight for the last time & gently placed her amidst all the things packing up the passenger seats at the back.
Koko was shivering, she looked at me. She had trusted me. & I had betrayed her trust. But there's nothing I could do, but to pray...
"Dear heavenly Father, I trust Koko in your hand today & please, please take care of her... keep her safe in your arms..."
Will I ever see her again?
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
wat a joy...
to be home.. (besides being near to my loved ones)
after work... dinner is always prepared..
hot water bath is prepared..
internet (broadband) 24/7...
own study table...
a "trained" dog to play with...
astro every nite...
washing machine..
great iron...
good quality bed & comfy blanket...
there's someone to wake me up if my alarm clock fails to do so...
nites are always cool..
it's my home.. ;)
after work... dinner is always prepared..
hot water bath is prepared..
internet (broadband) 24/7...
own study table...
a "trained" dog to play with...
astro every nite...
washing machine..
great iron...
good quality bed & comfy blanket...
there's someone to wake me up if my alarm clock fails to do so...
nites are always cool..
it's my home.. ;)
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
handphone with a bible installed
yep, tats wat im looking for.. bz surveying now for the most suitable one.. but i think i'll get nokia.. not sure which model yet... and not sure which bible software to install..
anyone got any idea? if possible free installation one la.. free online update la.. i'm eyes are stuck on olive tree now..
any suggestion? can email or sms me.. :)
anyone got any idea? if possible free installation one la.. free online update la.. i'm eyes are stuck on olive tree now..
any suggestion? can email or sms me.. :)
Monday, October 29, 2007
fatigue!
saturday nite we had an emergency c-sect case - stayed back till 9.45pm i guess.. and whew! were not we tired!
the next day was just as tiring.. i didn't know why.. it was my rest day, but i couldn't stop yawning and my eyelids were terribly heavy.. didn't have enuf sleep? so i got into bed before 12am.. sleep 8 hours, sure enuf?
but tis morning i woke up with the same yawning & heavy eyelid problem..
wow... if only i can get another 1 week holiday.. spend it in a beautiful, pollution-free place...
admiring & inhaling the beautiful mother nature...
if i were still a student, all i need to do is to ponteng... and study at home at my own free time..
wat a difference - a student, and an employee.
the next day was just as tiring.. i didn't know why.. it was my rest day, but i couldn't stop yawning and my eyelids were terribly heavy.. didn't have enuf sleep? so i got into bed before 12am.. sleep 8 hours, sure enuf?
but tis morning i woke up with the same yawning & heavy eyelid problem..
wow... if only i can get another 1 week holiday.. spend it in a beautiful, pollution-free place...
admiring & inhaling the beautiful mother nature...
if i were still a student, all i need to do is to ponteng... and study at home at my own free time..
wat a difference - a student, and an employee.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
direction-blind
Being direction-blind has always been me, n i took it for granted all these while, until now. I've been in KL all my life, and honestly, i can agak-agak tell you the location of certain places, but i can never direct you how to get there.
Even if i've been to tat place more than 20x, i still dun remember. Places like bangsar, sunway, subang, pj, sk.. even menjalara, maluri, segambut, sri sinar! It's so unbelievable. But this lameness didn't really bother me until now.
I was driving my sis n bro home from bangsar just now, as usual, i didn't know the way, and my brother directed me the whole way until a part ( i think jalan duta roundabout) he told me i was supposed to turn left. I heard him, but it never occurred to me that i'm already at a roundabout! I was in the centre lane..
So i was still driving at 60kmph n didn't even slow down on reaching the roundabout. Suddenly my sis yelled from the back, "sis, the lorry!" I pulled the emergency brake and to my horror, a huge lorry just sped past my right in the roundabout. It was just a split second.
Had my sister not yelled in time..
had my brake been a second slower..
had my driving speed been faster..
I thank God for his divine protection..
Even if i've been to tat place more than 20x, i still dun remember. Places like bangsar, sunway, subang, pj, sk.. even menjalara, maluri, segambut, sri sinar! It's so unbelievable. But this lameness didn't really bother me until now.
I was driving my sis n bro home from bangsar just now, as usual, i didn't know the way, and my brother directed me the whole way until a part ( i think jalan duta roundabout) he told me i was supposed to turn left. I heard him, but it never occurred to me that i'm already at a roundabout! I was in the centre lane..
So i was still driving at 60kmph n didn't even slow down on reaching the roundabout. Suddenly my sis yelled from the back, "sis, the lorry!" I pulled the emergency brake and to my horror, a huge lorry just sped past my right in the roundabout. It was just a split second.
Had my sister not yelled in time..
had my brake been a second slower..
had my driving speed been faster..
I thank God for his divine protection..
Monday, October 22, 2007
coach carter
lately i watched a very terrific & uplifting movie: Coach Carter, starring Samuel Jackson as Coach Ken Carter, who oversees the direction of Richmond High School's basketball program in Calfornia.
In 1999, Carter found himself in the center of controversy when he locked out his entire Varsity basketball team in order to motivate and push them to improve their academic grades. You see, in the rough, urban California setting of Richmond High, only 50 percent of all students graduate. A measly 6 percent go on to attend college. Six out of 10 male students end up jobless, while a whopping 80 percent wind up in jail.
Not only did the coach close the gym, but he also banned any and all basketball-related activities. He was even prepared to cancel his entire season after 15 of his 45 players failed to live up to the classroom standards (to score at least 2.3) they agreed to in a contract they had signed earlier in the semester.
This drastic action aroused rebellion in many of his players, especially Cruz, who was also involved in drug trafficking. Cruz rebuked Carter's action, quit the basketball team and continued drug trafficking. Few days later a fren of Cruz was killed after some dispute with some gangster (probably due to drugs also). Watching his friend dying right in front of him shocked Cruz to the core.
That same nite, Cruz went knocking on Carter's door, asking Carter to accept him back into the basketball team. I had thought that Carter would say some harsh word, or reminded Cruz of his rebellion the day he quit the team, but Carter did none of tat. Instead, Carter hugged & comforted the shocky+teary Cruz.
Watching this i felt my heart shrank & tears started pooling in my eyes. I was like, "Wow! This man has the heart of Jesus! He truly knows how to love!" Immediately his action reminded me of the prodigal son & how God had forgiven our sins while we were still rebellious sinners on earth!
oh wow.. i wonder when will i ever know how to love like Jesus does?
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
i like this, got it fr the net
Lessons in life - logic
If your father is a poor man, it is your fate but,
if your father-in-law is a poor man, it's your stupidity.
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I was born intelligent - education ruined me.
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Practice makes perfect.....
But nobody's perfect......
so why practice?
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If it's true that we are here to help others,
then what exactly are the others here for?
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Since light travels faster than sound,
people appear bright until you hear them speak
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How come 'abbreviated' is such a long word?
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Money is not everything.
There's Mastercard & Visa.
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One should love animals.
They are so tasty.
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Behind every successful man, there is a woman.
And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.
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Every man should marry.
After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.
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The wise never marry.
and when they marry they become otherwise.
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Success is a relative term.
It brings so many relatives.
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Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today. ........................................................................
'Your future depends on your dreams.
So go to sleep
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There should be a better way to start a day.
Than waking up every morning
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'Hard work never killed anybody.
But why take the risk
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'Work fascinates me'.
I can look at it for hours
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God made relatives;
Thank God we can choose our friends.
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The more you learn, the more you know.
The more you know, the more you forget.
The more you forget, the less you know.
So.. why learn.
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A bus station is where a bus stops.
A train station is where a train stops.
On my desk, I have a work station....
what more can I say........
If your father is a poor man, it is your fate but,
if your father-in-law is a poor man, it's your stupidity.
........................................................................
I was born intelligent - education ruined me.
........................................................................
Practice makes perfect.....
But nobody's perfect......
so why practice?
........................................................................
If it's true that we are here to help others,
then what exactly are the others here for?
........................................................................
Since light travels faster than sound,
people appear bright until you hear them speak
.........................................................................
How come 'abbreviated' is such a long word?
........................................................................
Money is not everything.
There's Mastercard & Visa.
........................................................................
One should love animals.
They are so tasty.
........................................................................
Behind every successful man, there is a woman.
And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.
........................................................................
Every man should marry.
After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.
........................................................................
The wise never marry.
and when they marry they become otherwise.
........................................................................
Success is a relative term.
It brings so many relatives.
........................................................................
Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today. ........................................................................
'Your future depends on your dreams.
So go to sleep
........................................................................
There should be a better way to start a day.
Than waking up every morning
........................................................................
'Hard work never killed anybody.
But why take the risk
........................................................................
'Work fascinates me'.
I can look at it for hours
........................................................................
God made relatives;
Thank God we can choose our friends.
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The more you learn, the more you know.
The more you know, the more you forget.
The more you forget, the less you know.
So.. why learn.
........................................................................
A bus station is where a bus stops.
A train station is where a train stops.
On my desk, I have a work station....
what more can I say........
Monday, October 15, 2007
She'd left
it was a solemn day. I had hoped for so many days that Feeb would survive the canine parvo virus ordeal, but as i stepped into the clinic that morning, Feeb was motionless. Dead. Immediately i felt a pang in my heart, what i had feared most for the past few days has come. Tears started rolling uncontrollably down my cheeks.
I hurried to do other stuff in the clinic to divert my focus, but then i remembered then i had to inform the owners. The owners who had come faithfully to our clinic every day and nite, to encourage Feeb. I remembered clearly how Feeb would stand and wagged her tail enthusiastically each time... but each day she got weaker as she started to lose the battle...
"Hello Ms Ern... I've got bad news..." I called the owner.
"What bad news?"
"Mm...erggh... Feeb..." my throat clogged up as i started crying uncontrollably. I was wondering, shouldn't i be the one tougher here?!
"I'm on my way, to the clinic." And the line was dead.
I stood hidden behind the walls, unwilling to believe that this was happening. How could Feeb had lost the battle? Few minutes later, all 5 owners of Feeb reached the clinic. I couldn't look at them in the eye. My eyes were badly swollen. And I knew for sure that if i ever glanced at their sad faces, I would cry and make the entire scenario even worse.
Then the dad came to me. "Can't do much, huh? You tried your best... I guess this is it..." I just nodded. I couldn't speak. He seemed tougher than me. He continued, "Feeb was a very smart dog, each of us loved her so much.. each morning she'd run into our rooms, wake us up... and if we do not wake up, she'd run into another room...never soil the house.. she's such a darling to us.." and he broke down. Everyone of us broke down that morning.
A beautiful dog had just left the ugly world.
I hurried to do other stuff in the clinic to divert my focus, but then i remembered then i had to inform the owners. The owners who had come faithfully to our clinic every day and nite, to encourage Feeb. I remembered clearly how Feeb would stand and wagged her tail enthusiastically each time... but each day she got weaker as she started to lose the battle...
"Hello Ms Ern... I've got bad news..." I called the owner.
"What bad news?"
"Mm...erggh... Feeb..." my throat clogged up as i started crying uncontrollably. I was wondering, shouldn't i be the one tougher here?!
"I'm on my way, to the clinic." And the line was dead.
I stood hidden behind the walls, unwilling to believe that this was happening. How could Feeb had lost the battle? Few minutes later, all 5 owners of Feeb reached the clinic. I couldn't look at them in the eye. My eyes were badly swollen. And I knew for sure that if i ever glanced at their sad faces, I would cry and make the entire scenario even worse.
Then the dad came to me. "Can't do much, huh? You tried your best... I guess this is it..." I just nodded. I couldn't speak. He seemed tougher than me. He continued, "Feeb was a very smart dog, each of us loved her so much.. each morning she'd run into our rooms, wake us up... and if we do not wake up, she'd run into another room...never soil the house.. she's such a darling to us.." and he broke down. Everyone of us broke down that morning.
A beautiful dog had just left the ugly world.
Friday, October 12, 2007
halo at kk!
this is a halo in malaysia! i can't believe it! it's in kk.. today (or yesterday 11am)... so far away from where i am now... i wished i was there to witness this beautiful phenomenon.. wow.. if only i was there gazing at the sky, n saw this halo... i guess i would fall back flat and smiled in awe...wat's a halo? i'm lazy to explain.. cz i dun understand it myself, hehe.. sorry.. for more info pls refer to http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/10/12/nation/19148844&sec=nation. got the pic n story for you to better understand..
btw.. is the light in the centre the sun? does anyone know?
Thursday, October 11, 2007
very courteous
When you heard of canine parvo virus, you can well visualize the splashes of bloody stools sprawled all over your clinic floor, together with the never-ending vomiting episodes. Canine parvo virus is a very deadly viral disease which usually affects unvaccinated puppies.
We had a dog B, recently hospitalized, and she was unfortunately down with canine parvo virus. Today, when the owners came to visit her, the bloody stools splashed out from her anus, all over the floor and parts of the wall of my clinic. Immediately, as usual, i'll clean & disinfect the place. The normal scene was, i'll rush to the stools, while the owners, holding the dog, will step back and allow me more space to do my cleaning job alone.
Surprisingly today, the owner was exceptionally courteous. When he saw me cleaning up, he immediately rushed to help me clean. I was like, "huh?" At first i told him to step back, easier for me to do my job. But he kept coming back with the paper towels, "I'm so sorry for the mess... let me do the job.. " & no matter how i politely told him to step back, he insisted on coming back to help clean n disinfect. This "very-courteous" attitude broke my face into a smile, and i almost laughed, had i not seen the many wasted paper towels.. haiyo.. i sighed quietly, "why waste arr? need money to buy err.." but all the same smiling.
after that he offered something that really took me by a big surprise - he offered to wash & disinfect the dirty/contaminated towel which we used for his dog! oh my my.. i've washed towels for clients before, but never before had a client offered to wash our towels! he's just so nice!! but not wanting to abuse his courtesy, i explained to him that it's our job to clean the dog.. keep the clinic clean.. wash towels.. bla bla bla..
Later the day, I reflected back, hey.. for a year plus i've been practising - he's the first client that has offered to help so much in cleaning his dog's mess. really a nice person. =)
if only all clients are this nice.. we won't need washing machine in our clinic anymore. hahaha.. an abusive thought. reject reject it!
We had a dog B, recently hospitalized, and she was unfortunately down with canine parvo virus. Today, when the owners came to visit her, the bloody stools splashed out from her anus, all over the floor and parts of the wall of my clinic. Immediately, as usual, i'll clean & disinfect the place. The normal scene was, i'll rush to the stools, while the owners, holding the dog, will step back and allow me more space to do my cleaning job alone.
Surprisingly today, the owner was exceptionally courteous. When he saw me cleaning up, he immediately rushed to help me clean. I was like, "huh?" At first i told him to step back, easier for me to do my job. But he kept coming back with the paper towels, "I'm so sorry for the mess... let me do the job.. " & no matter how i politely told him to step back, he insisted on coming back to help clean n disinfect. This "very-courteous" attitude broke my face into a smile, and i almost laughed, had i not seen the many wasted paper towels.. haiyo.. i sighed quietly, "why waste arr? need money to buy err.." but all the same smiling.
after that he offered something that really took me by a big surprise - he offered to wash & disinfect the dirty/contaminated towel which we used for his dog! oh my my.. i've washed towels for clients before, but never before had a client offered to wash our towels! he's just so nice!! but not wanting to abuse his courtesy, i explained to him that it's our job to clean the dog.. keep the clinic clean.. wash towels.. bla bla bla..
Later the day, I reflected back, hey.. for a year plus i've been practising - he's the first client that has offered to help so much in cleaning his dog's mess. really a nice person. =)
if only all clients are this nice.. we won't need washing machine in our clinic anymore. hahaha.. an abusive thought. reject reject it!
Thursday, October 04, 2007
a trip to sarawak - summary
it's been a week since i last updated my blog, so sori for the MIA, hehe.. been.. up to somthing.
nevertheless, i'd like to end my "trip to sarwak" posts here. All in all, I'm very grateful tat God was there with us through out the trip. He answered our prayers. or at least, my prayers. =)
here are some of the answered prayers..
1. Flights: We had good weather during our flights. Even our flight from miri-kuching, it started raining when we starte descending. =)
2. Flights: Many people complained of airasia doesn't follow schedule. Late, delays, cancelled flights. We had 2 consecutive flights - airasia at 7.25-9.45am, then FAX at 11.30am. if airasia is delayed, even for an hour, we would not have made our FAX flight. all 5 flights we took were perfectly on time.
2. Garden of Eden: Tho' KY wanted to give up exploring the caves, she continued on.
3. Garden of Eden: When we went to garden of eden, unexpectantly we had 5 GUIDES (normally just 2)! & we needed them, coz ky & jo had some difficulties in the caves. Praise God he knew our needs before hand, and prepared the extra 3 guides for us. =)
4. camp 5: my fren told me tat on the way trekking to camp 5 at mulu national park, we're bound to get lotsa leeches. I didn't get any leech bite during the treks.
5. camp 5: i saw 2 hornbills!!
5. pinnacle climb: Our guide told us the day before the climb, tat if it rained at nite/morning, the climb is automatically cancelled. It rained heavily the nite before the climb. But early next morning, the weather was beautiful, & the supposedly-cancelled climb got the green light from the authority! a miracle. best of all, though it rained heavily/thunderstorm almost everyday at mulu, during our climb, there was no heavy rain at all - just drizzling & mist. The weather was wonderful!
6. climb pinnacles : Though climb was very very dangerous, all 6 of us participants reached the pinnacle & down the mountain, unhurt. How can it be possible? I thank God for his protection. =)
7. pinnacle climb: jun got exhausted even before we reached half the climb, and she became very pale & i worried. The guide asked her a few times, "Are you sure you want to continue this climb?" & guess what? she continued the climb, & Praise God, she finished the climb, all satisfied!
I knew tat all these were God's strength & grace...
9. Best of all, a big prayer of mine was answered in sarawak! this one i can't share with you. It's p&c. all in all, i truly loved this trip to mulu, more than any of my other trips - simply bcoz God was so real to us. amen. =)
nevertheless, i'd like to end my "trip to sarwak" posts here. All in all, I'm very grateful tat God was there with us through out the trip. He answered our prayers. or at least, my prayers. =)
here are some of the answered prayers..
1. Flights: We had good weather during our flights. Even our flight from miri-kuching, it started raining when we starte descending. =)
2. Flights: Many people complained of airasia doesn't follow schedule. Late, delays, cancelled flights. We had 2 consecutive flights - airasia at 7.25-9.45am, then FAX at 11.30am. if airasia is delayed, even for an hour, we would not have made our FAX flight. all 5 flights we took were perfectly on time.
2. Garden of Eden: Tho' KY wanted to give up exploring the caves, she continued on.
3. Garden of Eden: When we went to garden of eden, unexpectantly we had 5 GUIDES (normally just 2)! & we needed them, coz ky & jo had some difficulties in the caves. Praise God he knew our needs before hand, and prepared the extra 3 guides for us. =)
4. camp 5: my fren told me tat on the way trekking to camp 5 at mulu national park, we're bound to get lotsa leeches. I didn't get any leech bite during the treks.
5. camp 5: i saw 2 hornbills!!
5. pinnacle climb: Our guide told us the day before the climb, tat if it rained at nite/morning, the climb is automatically cancelled. It rained heavily the nite before the climb. But early next morning, the weather was beautiful, & the supposedly-cancelled climb got the green light from the authority! a miracle. best of all, though it rained heavily/thunderstorm almost everyday at mulu, during our climb, there was no heavy rain at all - just drizzling & mist. The weather was wonderful!
6. climb pinnacles : Though climb was very very dangerous, all 6 of us participants reached the pinnacle & down the mountain, unhurt. How can it be possible? I thank God for his protection. =)
7. pinnacle climb: jun got exhausted even before we reached half the climb, and she became very pale & i worried. The guide asked her a few times, "Are you sure you want to continue this climb?" & guess what? she continued the climb, & Praise God, she finished the climb, all satisfied!
I knew tat all these were God's strength & grace...
9. Best of all, a big prayer of mine was answered in sarawak! this one i can't share with you. It's p&c. all in all, i truly loved this trip to mulu, more than any of my other trips - simply bcoz God was so real to us. amen. =)
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
a trip to sarawak - part 10
The climb was not easy - partly due to the wet and slippery condition, but the main factor was because the climb was almost vertical most of the time. We actually needed to climb using four limbs - upper strength was very important. It was a very tiring climb, some parts we had ropes to aid the vertical climb, others we had to depend on the strength of our arms and the "bounciness" of our feet. You see, when your legs are "bouncy", they tend to spring you up the next level of rocks often. ;) Watch the video for complete updates. ;)
God bless..
God bless..
Sunday, September 23, 2007
a trip to sarawak - part 9
We slept peacefully around 10.30pm. In the midst of my sleep, I could hear rolling thunders and strong powerful wind slashing the leaves and branches. Eyes still closed, I realized it was raining very heavily. But there was no fear in me. No doubt. Just peace.
In my sleep, I prayed, "Oh God, let the time now still nite, not morning yet.. so tat by 6am tomorrow the rain would have stopped.. give us a good weather to climb the Pinnacles tomorrow... God, please do not let the climb be cancelled tomorrow.. i don want to cancel my dear climb... in Jesus' name I pray, amen..." Then I doze off peacefully.
Early next morning I woke up around 6.15am. The first thing that came into my mind was, "how is the weather? Was the rain last nite real?" I rushed outside the hostel. To my relief, the sun is beaming from behind the mountains, sky was very clear, except for wet forest floor. Yes, the rain was real. But it had stopped some time ago.
Jun and I took light breakfast and hurried to get ready for the climb. We had planned to start the climb at 7am. However at 7.15, some of us were still packing and doing last minute stuff.. Henry urged us few times, "We are 20min late... bla bla bla..." So we started walking into the forest. 6 of us (me, jun, in, bor, mun, rina), 1 guide.
Then we reached a place where we started to see huge rocks and a sign b
oard stating, "The Pinnacles" (or something like that, i can't remember tat well ok).. "1.4km height... 8 hours climb.. 3L water..." Henry, whom had been walking ahead of all of us turned around. Looked at us grimly.
"You know it rained heavily yesterday? The climb is supposed to be cancelled. Coz our rule is, if it rained the night before the climb, the climb must be cancelled, becoz the rocks will be too slippery and wet - very dangerous. But i know that all of you came this far just to climb the Pinnacles. So I talked them out to proceed with this climb. So you must all be very very careful during the climb. The rocks are very slippery. If any of you get hurt, i'll be in deep trouble."
We nodded. Thank God the climb was on. God, keep all of us safe, please...
In my sleep, I prayed, "Oh God, let the time now still nite, not morning yet.. so tat by 6am tomorrow the rain would have stopped.. give us a good weather to climb the Pinnacles tomorrow... God, please do not let the climb be cancelled tomorrow.. i don want to cancel my dear climb... in Jesus' name I pray, amen..." Then I doze off peacefully.
Early next morning I woke up around 6.15am. The first thing that came into my mind was, "how is the weather? Was the rain last nite real?" I rushed outside the hostel. To my relief, the sun is beaming from behind the mountains, sky was very clear, except for wet forest floor. Yes, the rain was real. But it had stopped some time ago.
Jun and I took light breakfast and hurried to get ready for the climb. We had planned to start the climb at 7am. However at 7.15, some of us were still packing and doing last minute stuff.. Henry urged us few times, "We are 20min late... bla bla bla..." So we started walking into the forest. 6 of us (me, jun, in, bor, mun, rina), 1 guide.Then we reached a place where we started to see huge rocks and a sign b
oard stating, "The Pinnacles" (or something like that, i can't remember tat well ok).. "1.4km height... 8 hours climb.. 3L water..." Henry, whom had been walking ahead of all of us turned around. Looked at us grimly."You know it rained heavily yesterday? The climb is supposed to be cancelled. Coz our rule is, if it rained the night before the climb, the climb must be cancelled, becoz the rocks will be too slippery and wet - very dangerous. But i know that all of you came this far just to climb the Pinnacles. So I talked them out to proceed with this climb. So you must all be very very careful during the climb. The rocks are very slippery. If any of you get hurt, i'll be in deep trouble."
We nodded. Thank God the climb was on. God, keep all of us safe, please...
Thursday, September 20, 2007
a trip to sarawak - part 8
we started our journey with sandwiches for lunch in a pondok. Our guide Henry gave us some instructions for the 8km walk as he had to wait for other tourists at the pondok, "you'll pass by bridge.. small.. big.. one by one.. bridge..walk..." i wasn't sure of what he was talking abt, so i just listened. The walk was a very simple one - except for the fear of leeches and mud and the burden of the luggage on your back.. it was a very easy one. So we walked.. (real slow.. as though shopping in 1-u..). every once in a while i'll lift up my pants to look for any cunning leech tat's hungry for my blood.. I kept praying in my heart, "Jesus.. i don't want any leech.. tell them to flee from me..." And God is good, no leech hooked on me! But KY, Jo n jun got a few leeches though...
The walk took us 4-5 hours.. by the time we reached camp 5 it was already 5pm and the sun was beginning to sleep.. and we learned that In and Bor who started the journey together with us finished the walk in just 3 hours! oh oh... no comment.. :PCamp 5 holds some of the best sceneries on Earth! constantly i was reminded of how wonderful is God's creation.. his love..peace.. and i marvelled at the thought of Him. :) and to think of the wreckages human brought unto Earth (deforesting, war, etc)...
tat nite we cooked rice and used some of our canned food for dinner, then Henry gave us briefing for the pinnacle climb the next day, "If it rains, the climb will be cancelled... too dangerous... don't wear baggy pants.. wear tights... no raincoat, but jacket if it rains.. torchlight in case we get back at night.. there was once a group so slow tat they returned at 3am the next morning... water at least 2litres!"
I was screaming in my heart! 2 litres! u know how heavy is tat?! i thought of my 8km walk carrying the 5kg backpack and 4kg hand luggage... if not for God's strength, i would have fainted at 5km! how i dreaded the thought! carrying 2 litres to climb 1.4km mountain.. i'd swoon... So i discussed with jun n jo wat we gona bring up the mountain the next morn.. discounted this and that item to reduce our bag's weight.. so in the end i decided not to bring torchlight ( i'll try my best not to climb slow), bring 1.5l water, a little salt, ORS, sugar and tat's it. Not too heavy... yet.Tat nite jun, jo and i prayed together, "Dear heavenly Father, give us good weather for the climb tomorrow.. keep us safe... give us strength and courage... in Jesus' name we pray Amen."
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
a trip to sarawak - part 7
early next morning we woke up early, each with a 3-5kg back-pack plus 2-5kg hand luggage. With this, we were ready to jungle trek the 8km forest trail. (-_-')
We went to the jetty, hop onto a longboat, together with 2 new frens, In and Bor, we headed towards Clear water Cave and Wind cave. These 2 caves contain an adventurous part within, which could be quite dangerous and only experienced cave explorers are allowed in. The world widest cave chamber, Sarawak Chamber is located within the Clear Water Cave. Getting into these 2 caves require some amount of stamina - i didn't count the number of staircase, but it's good enuf to get you panting. hehe..
we also visited Penan village, where the aborigines sell the native/handcrafts..
then we continued a 30min boat ride.. it was a relaxing, beautiful one.. and how i loOoOoOoved the rainforest breeze... (closing eyes, smiling widely). There were some parts of the river where it was too shallow for the boat to pass, and our guide n boat captain had to jump into the river and push the boat. HAha... thank God, the passengers don't have to do so. We've heard before if the water level is real low, all passengers have to get down and push the boat.. hehe..
Our boat landed in a small sandy area called Kuala Litut, and we waded in the stream for abt 2 min... and we're at the very beginning of our 8km walk!
We went to the jetty, hop onto a longboat, together with 2 new frens, In and Bor, we headed towards Clear water Cave and Wind cave. These 2 caves contain an adventurous part within, which could be quite dangerous and only experienced cave explorers are allowed in. The world widest cave chamber, Sarawak Chamber is located within the Clear Water Cave. Getting into these 2 caves require some amount of stamina - i didn't count the number of staircase, but it's good enuf to get you panting. hehe..
we also visited Penan village, where the aborigines sell the native/handcrafts..
then we continued a 30min boat ride.. it was a relaxing, beautiful one.. and how i loOoOoOoved the rainforest breeze... (closing eyes, smiling widely). There were some parts of the river where it was too shallow for the boat to pass, and our guide n boat captain had to jump into the river and push the boat. HAha... thank God, the passengers don't have to do so. We've heard before if the water level is real low, all passengers have to get down and push the boat.. hehe..
Our boat landed in a small sandy area called Kuala Litut, and we waded in the stream for abt 2 min... and we're at the very beginning of our 8km walk!
Saturday, September 15, 2007
a trip to sarawak - part 6
We reached the little cafe near Deer Cave around 4.30pm, and waited until 6pm before we heard people screaming excitingly in all kinds of languages. We stormed out of the cafe.. and wow.. above our heads were thousands and millions of bats flying out into the open sky from behind the mountains in a group! We waited a little longer.. and more bats flew out in curvy wavy lines... beautiful! ;)
soon it began to rain and all of us headed home under the protection of the raincoats. The walk seemed endless, as the sky darkened and the sounds of the jungle got louder.. we increased our speed, and it took us an hour plus before reaching our dear dear hotel - Rainforest Hotel. We took turns to wash clothes, eat instant noodle, cereals, sandwiches and hot water bath! yep!
We then packed our bags for our next journey - jungle trek to camp 5 tomorrow. It would be an 8km walk, and we need to carry our breakfast, lunch and dinner at camp 5 for 3 days 2 nights. Imagine the weight of a 2kg rice, sardine, meat cans, bread, water, etc.. all packed in our backpacks. 8KM!!! we need to outdo ourselves tomorrow. The trekking would not be easy.
We prayed together that night, asking for God's grace and protection and strength. =)
soon it began to rain and all of us headed home under the protection of the raincoats. The walk seemed endless, as the sky darkened and the sounds of the jungle got louder.. we increased our speed, and it took us an hour plus before reaching our dear dear hotel - Rainforest Hotel. We took turns to wash clothes, eat instant noodle, cereals, sandwiches and hot water bath! yep!
We then packed our bags for our next journey - jungle trek to camp 5 tomorrow. It would be an 8km walk, and we need to carry our breakfast, lunch and dinner at camp 5 for 3 days 2 nights. Imagine the weight of a 2kg rice, sardine, meat cans, bread, water, etc.. all packed in our backpacks. 8KM!!! we need to outdo ourselves tomorrow. The trekking would not be easy.
We prayed together that night, asking for God's grace and protection and strength. =)
Thursday, September 13, 2007
a trip to sarawak - part 5
So we left Garden of Eden and started heading back to Deer Cave, which was the starting point of our adventure. From Deer Cave, 4 of us proceeded to Lang Cave, enjoyed the Bat Exodus, while the guides brought Ash and Sara back to Mulu HQ.
On the way back to HQ (according to the guides), Sara told them 20minutes before falling she saw a vision - she saw herself falling and knocking into something. But she didn't know what it meant, until the vision was realized. She added, "Perhaps i fell because I didn't believe in God." Well, at least she knows the consequences of not believing in God. So why didn't she want to believe in God when she knows that HE EXISTS? Why do people not want to believe in Jesus when they know tat he's the Son of God, and He died for our sins so that we can go to the Father through him?
She alone has the answers. People who don't believe have the answers.
One night while explaining the book REVELATION to Jun, I showed her many examples where the prophecies in the bible had come true, and what is to come. Jun was very intrigued and asked me an innocent question, "You all know that this is going to happen. Why didn't you all tell those in authority so that we can all prevent this?"
I thought for a while, and answered her, "2000 years ago, Jesus descended from heaven and became man. He performed so many miracles, all his words was & came true, and he even predicted that he'll die and rise again in 3 days, and indeed, He rose again and was taken up to heaven. But do people believe that Jesus is Son of God, as Jesus had claimed? Some did, but the rest? People don't even believe in the words of the Son of God. So who are we, mere human to ask them to believe us?"
What was prophecied in the bible will take place, sooner or later.
"This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed." ~ John 3:19-20
On the way back to HQ (according to the guides), Sara told them 20minutes before falling she saw a vision - she saw herself falling and knocking into something. But she didn't know what it meant, until the vision was realized. She added, "Perhaps i fell because I didn't believe in God." Well, at least she knows the consequences of not believing in God. So why didn't she want to believe in God when she knows that HE EXISTS? Why do people not want to believe in Jesus when they know tat he's the Son of God, and He died for our sins so that we can go to the Father through him?She alone has the answers. People who don't believe have the answers.
One night while explaining the book REVELATION to Jun, I showed her many examples where the prophecies in the bible had come true, and what is to come. Jun was very intrigued and asked me an innocent question, "You all know that this is going to happen. Why didn't you all tell those in authority so that we can all prevent this?"
I thought for a while, and answered her, "2000 years ago, Jesus descended from heaven and became man. He performed so many miracles, all his words was & came true, and he even predicted that he'll die and rise again in 3 days, and indeed, He rose again and was taken up to heaven. But do people believe that Jesus is Son of God, as Jesus had claimed? Some did, but the rest? People don't even believe in the words of the Son of God. So who are we, mere human to ask them to believe us?"
What was prophecied in the bible will take place, sooner or later.
"This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed." ~ John 3:19-20
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
a trip to sarawak - part 4
Once we stepped into the forest floor, it was jungle-trekking time. The weather was nice - sun not hot, clouds hovering us. The forest floor was wet and slippery, though coz it was rainy season. It rained almost everyday. Unpredictable Mulu rain - it comes, and goes.. and it comes again.. and goes again.. and... u know..
So we trekked for about 45 minutes, donated blood to the leeches.. and finally, we reached our destination - The beautiful Garden of Eden! There were a few waterfalls there, all sweetly falling from the same source. The highest waterfall was about 30ft high, and it crashes into a deep pool, i think at least 16ft deep. On reaching Garden of Eden, one after another, the guides removed their shirts, climbed up a "diving spot" which is abt 20ft above the pool level, and started jumping/diving into the pool from there, performing all kinds of stances.
The water was crystal clear and cool and clean, i assume tasty too.. and i wanted so much to swim in the pool as well. Sadly, as there was no place to change clothes there, and I didn't want to wet myself, I didn't get to swim... hmmm... Then i noticed Baqly didn't join the others swimming! haa... he can't swim? impossible. I think he's shy... hehehe...
While enjoying our lunch and snapping pictures there, suddenly I heard KY screaming my name. I turned around, and saw many guides gathering around Sara, a foreigner. Rocks there were super-slippery, and Sara, unfortunately fell down, broke her front tooth and cut her lower lip! ouch! After that we quickly packed our stuffs, and started our journey home - using the same path. Sara was rushed to Miri hospital.Saturday, September 08, 2007
a trip to sarawak - part 3
As we stepped out of the cave, wow, how i marveled at the sunshine! There was light! Finally! I remembered a verse in the bible, "The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?" Praise God... I'm no longer in the darkness. To Jesus alone shall i cling on to. I recalled a week ago KK asked me in an sms - "now is bulan hantu...can't go out at nite.. you went pasar malam tat day, did you see anything extraordinary?"
My reply to him was simple, "I've got Jesus in me, whom shall I fear?"
(ps. these are not the exact words coz i cant remember liao, weeks ago wei.. how to remember, but as long as i remember the content fine liao la..:p )
Anyway, back to Mulu.. out the cave, into the streams we went, with our shoes on. Sometimes the water level reached as high as my knee, but I was ok, coz the guides forewarned us the day before. But the rocks were so slippery, and sometimes i could feel the water current so strong i almost lose balance!
We were taking a real long time walking n balancing on those rocks, but the guides seemed to be easily hopping from one rock to another. Slippery rocks? I dun think the word "slippery" ever crossed their minds. Baqly was rather uptight with us, coz we're behind time. Every now and then I could here him urging us.. faster.. dun 
take picture.. rain later.. must reach Garden of Eden before tis and tat time..
To boil his frustration, our fren Ash had removed both his shoes and holding them with his hands, fearing to wet his precious shoes! I could see Baqly frowning.. nagging him.. he was behind me and KY u see.. and as I stepped out of
the stream towards the forest floor, I heard a loud splash and immediately I knew someone fell. It was a heavy fall.
I turned around. It was Ash. Baqly was just staring. Silence. No more nagging. I dun have to mention this of course - both his shoes were wet, finally. This pic above - from the left was me, Jo, Baqly, KY, Ash. Can you imagine the frown on Baqly's face? oh ya, try to imagine how KY was feeling also. :P
My reply to him was simple, "I've got Jesus in me, whom shall I fear?"
(ps. these are not the exact words coz i cant remember liao, weeks ago wei.. how to remember, but as long as i remember the content fine liao la..:p )
Anyway, back to Mulu.. out the cave, into the streams we went, with our shoes on. Sometimes the water level reached as high as my knee, but I was ok, coz the guides forewarned us the day before. But the rocks were so slippery, and sometimes i could feel the water current so strong i almost lose balance!
We were taking a real long time walking n balancing on those rocks, but the guides seemed to be easily hopping from one rock to another. Slippery rocks? I dun think the word "slippery" ever crossed their minds. Baqly was rather uptight with us, coz we're behind time. Every now and then I could here him urging us.. faster.. dun 
take picture.. rain later.. must reach Garden of Eden before tis and tat time..To boil his frustration, our fren Ash had removed both his shoes and holding them with his hands, fearing to wet his precious shoes! I could see Baqly frowning.. nagging him.. he was behind me and KY u see.. and as I stepped out of
the stream towards the forest floor, I heard a loud splash and immediately I knew someone fell. It was a heavy fall.I turned around. It was Ash. Baqly was just staring. Silence. No more nagging. I dun have to mention this of course - both his shoes were wet, finally. This pic above - from the left was me, Jo, Baqly, KY, Ash. Can you imagine the frown on Baqly's face? oh ya, try to imagine how KY was feeling also. :P
Thursday, September 06, 2007
a trip to sarawak - part 2
The rocks flooring deer cave were big, wet, slippery and dangerous. To make things worse, it was pitch dark inside the cave and the rocks were covered with guanos (bats' droppings)! yaiks! And to make things worse for myself, my torch light ain't got battery. In fact, i was "gently" reprimanded by two guides at different times - Baqly & Johnny."Mana torch light?"
"Dalam beg."
"Apasal simpan dalam beg?"
"Takde batteri." Good for you, he thought. Baqly's a nice guide, coz instead of punishing me for not bringing a torch, he lit up my paths with his own torch. Praise God. =) Johnny was not that nice, instead of helping me out, he laughed and even mimicked my goose-steppings, "Macam orang buta jalan, hi hi hi.." And he walked past me laughing by himself while exaggeratively goose-stepping. Good for you, i thought.
I had wanted so much to take pictures inside the cave, but it was too dark - the photos would turn out ugly. Besides, as I climbed the rocks with both hands and legs, I've got a little guanos stuck onto my finger tips. How to take picture, especially when the camera is a borrowed one?
The rock-crawling-climbing experience in deer cave was rather easy for both me n jun, coz we don't have to use much upper strength, instead our feet just tap tap tap and we're up on the next rocks. Even so, I kept asking Jesus to watch after me and catch me if i fall. I don't want any injury you see, coz this is only the beginning of our 8-day trip in sarawak. However, it was tough for both KY and Jo that they had to literally sink their hands and bodies into the thick layer of guanos in order crawl/climb the rocks. Few times they slipped and fell and injured here n there...
I thank God for He strenghtened their hearts to continue the adventure despite the hurts and wounds.
After the rocks, we had to wade across the streams in the cave, it was basically stepping unto wet, slippery, acupuncture pebbles.
And the following journey was the river/streams...
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
a trip to sarawak - part 1
In spite of my fear of flying (airplane), I have always enjoyed the air-travelling. I never failed to be filled with awe - everytime i looked out the windows i saw beautiful trees, mountains, green plains, rivers, the ocean.. and the most beautiful of all are the cottony-clouds. Gazing at such natural beauty I couldn't help but to wonder how awesome is our God.. and how much more marvelous is the Kingdom of God?
I went to Sarawak with KY, Jo, and Jun last week. It was an 8-day trip, but we spent 6 days in Mulu alone.. and honestly, 6 days are just NOT enough. We flew from KL-Miri, and in an hour's time on reaching Miri, we were already on FAX - on our way to Mulu. The first day was a free-and-easy one. Coz most of us were very tired (lack of sleep maybe), after checking-in our hotel at Mulu HQ and confirming our itineries, all of us went to slumber...
Early next morning, we gathered at HQ coz we're gonna explore caves tat day! So we walked on boardwalks for an hour plus and soon we're heading towards the 
entrance of deer cave. This is a very enchanting cave. The entrance was huge. You can see the silhouette of Abraham Lincoln from inside the cave, as shown in this 
pic taken by Jun. Initially we walked on boardwalks, all limbs relaxed as though we were shopping in a cave. Then we stepped down some staircases and very soon, our journey was totally laiden with slippery rocks.
entrance of deer cave. This is a very enchanting cave. The entrance was huge. You can see the silhouette of Abraham Lincoln from inside the cave, as shown in this 
pic taken by Jun. Initially we walked on boardwalks, all limbs relaxed as though we were shopping in a cave. Then we stepped down some staircases and very soon, our journey was totally laiden with slippery rocks.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
change your mindset...
since i started work, i've heard many comments abt me - the top on the list remains the same, whether in ktn o kl. "You're the vet? So young?!" or "Waa, so young can be a vet one a?" or "How old are you aa?"
my usual response was, "Haha.. you got cheated by my hair/look/face/shirt/watever..." While I enjoy ppl addressing me as "young" but i don't enjoy the doubt tat automatically instills into their minds.
Recently an aunty who blahs real lot came, and I treated, and few weeks later she called up my boss complainig, "tat day i brought my dog there, and 2 very young ladies treated my dog. so young can be doctor mea?now my dog got worse liao aa.."
great. so she came (again). At seeing me, immediately she (being a loud mouth) claimed, "It is you lah! it is you cause my dog like this!" God, give me patience. "Bring your dog to my boss," I replied calmly.
The history was like this, the dog has had corneal ulcer for almost 1 month, went untreated. When presented to me 3 weeks ago, it was bad (superficial still), but still able to treat conservatively. I gave antibiotics and eyedrops, and told her to get an e-collar to prevent the dog from scratching the eye. She didn't buy the e-collar - it was expensive she says. And gues what? She gave the antibiotics for 1 day and stopped thereafter. Excuse? "Oh, you gave the duno-wat-tablet made my dog suffer so much, she hated it! i dun wan her to suffer..." And the eyedrops? "Oh, when i free i drop la.. i dun always free.."
Great. And now she's pointing finger at me?
Anyway, my boss took a look and told her that the ulcer is healing (she should thank God for this) and she must continue the medication. She had better do.
my usual response was, "Haha.. you got cheated by my hair/look/face/shirt/watever..." While I enjoy ppl addressing me as "young" but i don't enjoy the doubt tat automatically instills into their minds.
Recently an aunty who blahs real lot came, and I treated, and few weeks later she called up my boss complainig, "tat day i brought my dog there, and 2 very young ladies treated my dog. so young can be doctor mea?now my dog got worse liao aa.."
great. so she came (again). At seeing me, immediately she (being a loud mouth) claimed, "It is you lah! it is you cause my dog like this!" God, give me patience. "Bring your dog to my boss," I replied calmly.
The history was like this, the dog has had corneal ulcer for almost 1 month, went untreated. When presented to me 3 weeks ago, it was bad (superficial still), but still able to treat conservatively. I gave antibiotics and eyedrops, and told her to get an e-collar to prevent the dog from scratching the eye. She didn't buy the e-collar - it was expensive she says. And gues what? She gave the antibiotics for 1 day and stopped thereafter. Excuse? "Oh, you gave the duno-wat-tablet made my dog suffer so much, she hated it! i dun wan her to suffer..." And the eyedrops? "Oh, when i free i drop la.. i dun always free.."
Great. And now she's pointing finger at me?
Anyway, my boss took a look and told her that the ulcer is healing (she should thank God for this) and she must continue the medication. She had better do.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
The Keys... (Part 4 - finale)
Suddenly, the young man searched frantically all over his pockets for a key. After a while he found something resembling a hotel key card. At that moment, words floated out from the card. We could each read clearly: I hold the key of David. What I open no one can shut, and what I shut no one can open. I am the way, and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
In a flash, the card left his hand and suddenly appeared in Mrs. Lai's right hand. Again, at that moment, all three of us could read simultaneously words coming out of the card: Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Instinctively, I turned away from them, shoving both hands into my pockets in an attempt to avoid getting the key card. Still, the card came to me and words flashed in empty space in the sight of all of us: You have forsaken your first love.
Suddenly I found myself sitting up in bed, my head wet with cold sweat. The clock on the wall showed 4.30 in the morning. It was a dreadful dream. I got up and prayed, "Lord, give me another chance."
- The End -
My dear friends, think about this article, and digest it. God bless you. ;)
In a flash, the card left his hand and suddenly appeared in Mrs. Lai's right hand. Again, at that moment, all three of us could read simultaneously words coming out of the card: Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Instinctively, I turned away from them, shoving both hands into my pockets in an attempt to avoid getting the key card. Still, the card came to me and words flashed in empty space in the sight of all of us: You have forsaken your first love.
Suddenly I found myself sitting up in bed, my head wet with cold sweat. The clock on the wall showed 4.30 in the morning. It was a dreadful dream. I got up and prayed, "Lord, give me another chance."
- The End -
My dear friends, think about this article, and digest it. God bless you. ;)
Thursday, August 16, 2007
The Keys... Part 3
One day, I found myself staring at a huge, unknown building. Not knowing how I got there, I was filled with awe. I could only say it looked like the biggest condominium I had ever seen. There was no fence of any sort and I easily got near to it. When I looked up, its tower reached the sky, as far as my eyes could see, or rather could not see, for the sky was so dazzling that I thought i was going blind. Although it was fenceless, I could not enter.
The ground floor was already several times my height and there were no stairs of lifts. Walking anxiously arund the building that now appeared like a great wall, I was about to panic when the wall curved slightly. After walking for hours, I found myself in front of the building. I realised that I had been at the back end of it earlier. There, in front of me was the grandest lobby I had ever seen. There were thousands and thousands of people, all walking briskly towards the building in silence. No one bothered to greet anyone. Suddenly I saw a strange sight. Thousands of doors were swinging randomly and simultaneously in fearsome silence.
When a door swung inwards, it opened and someone entered a room, upon which the door automatically swung outwards, closing it tight. I followed the orderly crowd, but to my dismay, none of the doors opened for me. But when others approached, doors automatically swung open to be entered and then shut tight. I decided to retreat to an open space and observe how I could enter. I was as if an unseen scanner was operating each time a person approached a door. Did they have special keys or implanted chips or what? I searched for something like that all over my body and pockets.
But now I was truly light-pocketed as I had always wished. The crowd gradually thinned and very soon only three persons were left in the lobby - me, a young man whom I did not know and Mrs. Lai. I looked down on the floor and slapped my own face, regretting that I never learnt how to recognise precious stones, for I could not tell whether the floor was made of diamond, ruby, sapphire, jasper, or emerald.
"What is the use of staring at those stones?" said Mrs. Lai. "You can't enter the room either?" "No," I said. "I don't have the key." "Silly, nobody needs any key here," she said. "Can't you see we are in trouble?"
... to be continued...
The ground floor was already several times my height and there were no stairs of lifts. Walking anxiously arund the building that now appeared like a great wall, I was about to panic when the wall curved slightly. After walking for hours, I found myself in front of the building. I realised that I had been at the back end of it earlier. There, in front of me was the grandest lobby I had ever seen. There were thousands and thousands of people, all walking briskly towards the building in silence. No one bothered to greet anyone. Suddenly I saw a strange sight. Thousands of doors were swinging randomly and simultaneously in fearsome silence.
When a door swung inwards, it opened and someone entered a room, upon which the door automatically swung outwards, closing it tight. I followed the orderly crowd, but to my dismay, none of the doors opened for me. But when others approached, doors automatically swung open to be entered and then shut tight. I decided to retreat to an open space and observe how I could enter. I was as if an unseen scanner was operating each time a person approached a door. Did they have special keys or implanted chips or what? I searched for something like that all over my body and pockets.
But now I was truly light-pocketed as I had always wished. The crowd gradually thinned and very soon only three persons were left in the lobby - me, a young man whom I did not know and Mrs. Lai. I looked down on the floor and slapped my own face, regretting that I never learnt how to recognise precious stones, for I could not tell whether the floor was made of diamond, ruby, sapphire, jasper, or emerald.
"What is the use of staring at those stones?" said Mrs. Lai. "You can't enter the room either?" "No," I said. "I don't have the key." "Silly, nobody needs any key here," she said. "Can't you see we are in trouble?"
... to be continued...
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
The Keys... Part 2
When I walked, my keys jangled and the metallic sound could easily be mistaken for that made by lots of silver coins. I always had to be extra careful when I used a public toilet. Too much haste would result in my trousers dropping onto the floor with a loud clang. The guy next door would think that my money pouch had dropped while I was secretly counting my silver coins obtained from a dubious source. I really loathed having keys in my pockets, but I could not get rid of them.
Many years ago, I had the opportunity of going to the U. S. A. I visited a friend in his home town, and stayed with him for a week. I was pleasantly surprised to find that he never locked his house, room, or car, and there was no fence around his house. I told him how I loathed having keys back home and expressed my admiration for him for being "light-pocketed".
"This is a small community where everybody knows everybody," he said, "but don't do what I do when you go to the big cities."
I really hoped that in the Kingdom of God, there would be no keys. Otherwise I would be truly disappointed. Jesus promised us that in His Father's house there are many rooms. He was going there to prepare a place for us. Would I need a key there? O, please...
... to be continued...
Many years ago, I had the opportunity of going to the U. S. A. I visited a friend in his home town, and stayed with him for a week. I was pleasantly surprised to find that he never locked his house, room, or car, and there was no fence around his house. I told him how I loathed having keys back home and expressed my admiration for him for being "light-pocketed".
"This is a small community where everybody knows everybody," he said, "but don't do what I do when you go to the big cities."
I really hoped that in the Kingdom of God, there would be no keys. Otherwise I would be truly disappointed. Jesus promised us that in His Father's house there are many rooms. He was going there to prepare a place for us. Would I need a key there? O, please...
... to be continued...
Saturday, August 11, 2007
The Keys.. Part 1
this is an excerpt from Asian Beacon, an article by Weng Hui Qing. I just find it worth while to share. =)
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I really loathed having keys. i had too many keys but was helpless about it. they were always a necessary evil. i needed a set for the house. one set because there was the French window, the metal grill lock and the outer gate. there was a second set for my work place; metal gate, front door, room and laboratory. i needed a third set for a ministry that i served; outer gate, metal grill lock, side door, wooden door and drawer. and then there was this set for the church premises. if i drove, i would need my car keys for ignition, gear box lock and steering wheel. if i rode my motorcycle, i needed a separate set. o, yes, they steal motorcycles too, either whole or in parts, so i had keys for ignition, rear box and wheel lock.
if i forgot any key at anytime, i had nobody to blame but myself. to be sure, i wasn't a forgetful person. it was just that being very busy, i was always in a hurry, and taking the wrong bunch of keys was a most likely occurrence. to make my life more efficient, the safest bet was to carry all my keys. fortunately i had many key chains that friends gave me after their return from overseas trips. so whenever i went out of my house, i would have two sets of keys in my left trouser pocket, another three sets in my right pocket, including the ones for my wheels. the trouble was that i had other things to carry as well.
these included my cell phone, my wallet and my sunglasses. these, together with my keys, coupled with the merciless force of gravity, always weighed down my trousers which i tried to keep in place on my 29-inch waist. The fact that all my trousers were size 30 did not help. i didn't know why all the sales promoters in town always encouraged me to buy trousers one size bigger. they said i would be fatter next year, but their prediction never came true. The result was that i developed the bad habit of pulling up my trousers every now and then.
... to be continued....
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I really loathed having keys. i had too many keys but was helpless about it. they were always a necessary evil. i needed a set for the house. one set because there was the French window, the metal grill lock and the outer gate. there was a second set for my work place; metal gate, front door, room and laboratory. i needed a third set for a ministry that i served; outer gate, metal grill lock, side door, wooden door and drawer. and then there was this set for the church premises. if i drove, i would need my car keys for ignition, gear box lock and steering wheel. if i rode my motorcycle, i needed a separate set. o, yes, they steal motorcycles too, either whole or in parts, so i had keys for ignition, rear box and wheel lock.
if i forgot any key at anytime, i had nobody to blame but myself. to be sure, i wasn't a forgetful person. it was just that being very busy, i was always in a hurry, and taking the wrong bunch of keys was a most likely occurrence. to make my life more efficient, the safest bet was to carry all my keys. fortunately i had many key chains that friends gave me after their return from overseas trips. so whenever i went out of my house, i would have two sets of keys in my left trouser pocket, another three sets in my right pocket, including the ones for my wheels. the trouble was that i had other things to carry as well.
these included my cell phone, my wallet and my sunglasses. these, together with my keys, coupled with the merciless force of gravity, always weighed down my trousers which i tried to keep in place on my 29-inch waist. The fact that all my trousers were size 30 did not help. i didn't know why all the sales promoters in town always encouraged me to buy trousers one size bigger. they said i would be fatter next year, but their prediction never came true. The result was that i developed the bad habit of pulling up my trousers every now and then.
... to be continued....
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Gifts
I was unpacking and setting up, rearranging my stuffs back at home, and i came across many gifts... unused.. which included plush toys, key chains, aroma-candles, paintings, all kinds of souvenirs big and small which mainly served the purpose of "decoration".
It saddened me to see how these items went unused for the past years. Wouldn't it be much better, if they can be circulated around the world, touching someone's heart every now and then.. and that will increase the worth of the gift isn't it?! instead of keeping them in my little office.. it's just like keeping your money in your drawer when you can instead circulate them, which will increase the money's value isn't it... haiya...
Now i have a little request to my friends who's thinking of getting me any gift of any kind... well, you know tat i'm a realistic person.. if you decide not to give me cash.. :p so you can buy me any gift..
- such as the above-mentioned gifts, but chances are i'm going to circulate (give it to someone else to brighten their day) the gift in order to increase the gift's worth
- or u can get me something useful - such as nice clothes, special key chains or mugs like those with our face/name on or the one-in-a-million type, anything tat i can wear or use, books, pens, shoes, or better still - delicious stuff such as chocolates -yummy! :) chances are i'm going to keep them or eat them up. :p
- i like this best - your very own hand-made stuff - coz it's priceless! special cards, letters, sand bottles, stars etc. chances are i'm going to keep them forever, coz i treasure things made with sweat and blood. . im dracula in disguise.. you forgotten? :p
- the best gift you can give me - be by my side when i needed you most. haha... the hardest and most valuable gift of all...
- the best gift you can give to yourself? you don't know, but i know. ask me and i'll tell you the answer. :)
It saddened me to see how these items went unused for the past years. Wouldn't it be much better, if they can be circulated around the world, touching someone's heart every now and then.. and that will increase the worth of the gift isn't it?! instead of keeping them in my little office.. it's just like keeping your money in your drawer when you can instead circulate them, which will increase the money's value isn't it... haiya...
Now i have a little request to my friends who's thinking of getting me any gift of any kind... well, you know tat i'm a realistic person.. if you decide not to give me cash.. :p so you can buy me any gift..
- such as the above-mentioned gifts, but chances are i'm going to circulate (give it to someone else to brighten their day) the gift in order to increase the gift's worth
- or u can get me something useful - such as nice clothes, special key chains or mugs like those with our face/name on or the one-in-a-million type, anything tat i can wear or use, books, pens, shoes, or better still - delicious stuff such as chocolates -yummy! :) chances are i'm going to keep them or eat them up. :p
- i like this best - your very own hand-made stuff - coz it's priceless! special cards, letters, sand bottles, stars etc. chances are i'm going to keep them forever, coz i treasure things made with sweat and blood. . im dracula in disguise.. you forgotten? :p
- the best gift you can give me - be by my side when i needed you most. haha... the hardest and most valuable gift of all...
- the best gift you can give to yourself? you don't know, but i know. ask me and i'll tell you the answer. :)
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Thank you..
With boldness and without fear
I've walked into this foreign town
A town so small and full of strangers
Without any friend or relative
Yet I entered the town
Trusting God alone
God is good, indeed
He never fail his promises
He moulded my heart and mind through hardships
So I may hear Him speak
And he finishes his beautiful work in me with honey
So sweet I kept hungering for more of it
So sweet I have fallen in love with this foreign town
He has a plan for me
In everything i do, everywhere I go
He has a purpose installed for me
Though I may not know it
But I know that His plans are always good for me
He is gentle and kind, merciful and gracious
And I'm glad
So very glad that..
He is my Father. :-)
I've walked into this foreign town
A town so small and full of strangers
Without any friend or relative
Yet I entered the town
Trusting God alone
God is good, indeed
He never fail his promises
He moulded my heart and mind through hardships
So I may hear Him speak
And he finishes his beautiful work in me with honey
So sweet I kept hungering for more of it
So sweet I have fallen in love with this foreign town
He has a plan for me
In everything i do, everywhere I go
He has a purpose installed for me
Though I may not know it
But I know that His plans are always good for me
He is gentle and kind, merciful and gracious
And I'm glad
So very glad that..
He is my Father. :-)
Sunday, July 29, 2007
i'm leaving a beautiful place such as..
ktn... and never able to forget the beautiful people and kids i met during my 1 year journey in ktn... i'll miss and love them all... always. :) Praise God for introducing such beautiful church as GCC into my life.. my life was changed.. indeed. Thank God.
2 more days.. i'll be leaving Ktn back to KL. What am I going to face back in KL? So many questions, but they never bothered me. Coz my mind is now smothered with, "seize all moments you still have in Ktn!!!!" I know for sure that im gonna miss ktn and my church folks & kids, my landlady, my kiko, o-chui... friends... so much so im determined to spend everyday with a few of them... this and that...
Tonight i gonna spend with my landlady, she buying me dinner... then tomorrow is another day.. gonna have the final moon-watching episode in TC.. oh boy... when will be the next time i moon-watch with such beautiful brothers n sisters again?
God... i need your grace... flowing incesssantly... though your grace have always been sufficient for me.. but i hunger for more of you Lord.... give me strength and faith to face each new day as i prepare my heart to leave ktn n my beautiful bro n sis... keep me close to your heart, always Lord... love...
2 more days.. i'll be leaving Ktn back to KL. What am I going to face back in KL? So many questions, but they never bothered me. Coz my mind is now smothered with, "seize all moments you still have in Ktn!!!!" I know for sure that im gonna miss ktn and my church folks & kids, my landlady, my kiko, o-chui... friends... so much so im determined to spend everyday with a few of them... this and that...
Tonight i gonna spend with my landlady, she buying me dinner... then tomorrow is another day.. gonna have the final moon-watching episode in TC.. oh boy... when will be the next time i moon-watch with such beautiful brothers n sisters again?
God... i need your grace... flowing incesssantly... though your grace have always been sufficient for me.. but i hunger for more of you Lord.... give me strength and faith to face each new day as i prepare my heart to leave ktn n my beautiful bro n sis... keep me close to your heart, always Lord... love...
Monday, July 23, 2007
Dr Fatimah passed away
Another death.. my dear Large Animal Medicine lecturer passed away on saturday. She fell down in the bathroom and...
Lord bless her soul..
Lord bless her soul..
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
My cousin's death
Just 2 weeks ago, a friend of mine died suddenly in an accident. Last saturday, my cousin, Nicholas, 19 died suddenly due to stomach bleeding. It was too sudden. These sequence of events couldn't help but lead me to the fact that, anyone will die, anytime, anywhere. You won't know. I won't know. Young or old, they will die. Sick or healthy, they still die. One day you and i will die. When? No one knows.
If a loved one of yours die tomorrow, what is the most grappling thing in your heart? I would want to know, after death where is he going? is he prepared to go where he is going? i won't care whatever thing on earth that he's left unsettled, but i want to make sure that the road ahead of him is a good one. Will you want him to be in heaven or hell?
I have spoken to a few people, everyone cling to the principle, "just enjoy your life on earth." But dear friends, are you aware that there is life after death? Do you know that heaven and hell do exist? ( don't ask me where it is, coz i'm still alive ok. if you really want to know, ask the one true living God)
There is only one way to be sure of where he'll go after death - have he received Jesus in his life yet?
Jesus has said, " I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6.
The bible says, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." ~Romans 10:6.
While we are still alive, we have the chance to repent and receive Jesus, do it. Tell your loved ones to do so also. For we won't know when our time will come. So that when the day comes, you're assured & comforted that one day you'll see him again in heaven, that's for sure. Amen.
If a loved one of yours die tomorrow, what is the most grappling thing in your heart? I would want to know, after death where is he going? is he prepared to go where he is going? i won't care whatever thing on earth that he's left unsettled, but i want to make sure that the road ahead of him is a good one. Will you want him to be in heaven or hell?
I have spoken to a few people, everyone cling to the principle, "just enjoy your life on earth." But dear friends, are you aware that there is life after death? Do you know that heaven and hell do exist? ( don't ask me where it is, coz i'm still alive ok. if you really want to know, ask the one true living God)
There is only one way to be sure of where he'll go after death - have he received Jesus in his life yet?
Jesus has said, " I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6.
The bible says, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." ~Romans 10:6.
While we are still alive, we have the chance to repent and receive Jesus, do it. Tell your loved ones to do so also. For we won't know when our time will come. So that when the day comes, you're assured & comforted that one day you'll see him again in heaven, that's for sure. Amen.
Friday, July 06, 2007
It's through.. . finally.
Praise God! My boss is finally back! It was such a relief. I truly thank God for by his grace I survived the past 6 weeks.
It is indeed true, that when you’re in your comfort zone, very often you lax and forget about God and all his blessings unto you. It is in times of trouble and distress that you seek God most, and you will thus know Him better and thus build an even stronger relationship with Him. When His grace touches you, miracles happen, all the impossibles become possible, the “unthinkables” becomes reality.
The past 6 weeks were truly difficult to me, for I had to do surgeries which I have never done before, and all difficult cases I had to diagnose and manage it on my own.. There were times when I reached home late at night, past mid night, just to settle the cases. Even after reaching home, I would be worrying about the animals and having nightmares about them. There was literally no peace at all.
So many times I broke down and thought of just quit working immediately and run away from Ktn. But that was a wrong spirit. I must thank God, for every time I was so weak that I cried like a child & started questioning and pleading God this and that, I started hearing songs in my ears. It was almost like God was comforting me with words like, “Be still and know that I am God”, “Let the peace of God reign”, “Let the weak say I am strong… it’s what the Lord has done in me”, “God will make a way… hold me closely to his side”.
I was comforted instantaneously, trusting that God is in control of everything, and if he brings me to it, He will surely bring me through it. I cast all my worries to Him. And now I live to tell you that He had indeed brought me through it! Glory to God, hallelujah!
Dear Father in heaven, I thank you that you are my Father. You’re so merciful, full of love and grace… how can I ever thank and love you enough? Take me deeper in love with you, that I may know you even more. Oh, and how I long to hear your voice Lord, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
It is indeed true, that when you’re in your comfort zone, very often you lax and forget about God and all his blessings unto you. It is in times of trouble and distress that you seek God most, and you will thus know Him better and thus build an even stronger relationship with Him. When His grace touches you, miracles happen, all the impossibles become possible, the “unthinkables” becomes reality.
The past 6 weeks were truly difficult to me, for I had to do surgeries which I have never done before, and all difficult cases I had to diagnose and manage it on my own.. There were times when I reached home late at night, past mid night, just to settle the cases. Even after reaching home, I would be worrying about the animals and having nightmares about them. There was literally no peace at all.
So many times I broke down and thought of just quit working immediately and run away from Ktn. But that was a wrong spirit. I must thank God, for every time I was so weak that I cried like a child & started questioning and pleading God this and that, I started hearing songs in my ears. It was almost like God was comforting me with words like, “Be still and know that I am God”, “Let the peace of God reign”, “Let the weak say I am strong… it’s what the Lord has done in me”, “God will make a way… hold me closely to his side”.
I was comforted instantaneously, trusting that God is in control of everything, and if he brings me to it, He will surely bring me through it. I cast all my worries to Him. And now I live to tell you that He had indeed brought me through it! Glory to God, hallelujah!
Dear Father in heaven, I thank you that you are my Father. You’re so merciful, full of love and grace… how can I ever thank and love you enough? Take me deeper in love with you, that I may know you even more. Oh, and how I long to hear your voice Lord, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
A friend's death
A friend of mine died 2 days ago, in a car accident in New Zealand, where she and 3 of her friends plunged into a lake. It was winter. When I heard of the news I was shocked. She’s only 20. She had just got her scholarship to study in NZ months ago. And now…
The wise men say, it is not how long you lived that matters, but how meaningful your life was. Isn’t it true? I thank God for giving us Veronica, although it was only for a short period of time, she has been a source of inspiration, joy, & hope to many of us. We love her. As we soothe our hearts with tears, we know that Jesus is weeping with us. He is with us, Emmanuel.
But we also trust that God has His divine purpose in everything, though we may not understand, though we may not rationalize it. For God has said, “For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans to give you hope & a future.”
So now I ask that Father, speak to us. Open our ears so we may hear you. Let us hear you Lord. I thank you for Veronica has believed in Jesus, and she is saved. Thank you for bringing Veronica home with you in heaven. Thank you God, for you are our stronghold, our rock, our comfort, our shelter. Strengthen us, give us courage, increase our faith Lord, so we may face the days to come faithfully, walking with Jesus.
In Jesus’ name I pray, AMEN.
“If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.”
God is good, always. AMEN!
The wise men say, it is not how long you lived that matters, but how meaningful your life was. Isn’t it true? I thank God for giving us Veronica, although it was only for a short period of time, she has been a source of inspiration, joy, & hope to many of us. We love her. As we soothe our hearts with tears, we know that Jesus is weeping with us. He is with us, Emmanuel.
But we also trust that God has His divine purpose in everything, though we may not understand, though we may not rationalize it. For God has said, “For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans to give you hope & a future.”
So now I ask that Father, speak to us. Open our ears so we may hear you. Let us hear you Lord. I thank you for Veronica has believed in Jesus, and she is saved. Thank you for bringing Veronica home with you in heaven. Thank you God, for you are our stronghold, our rock, our comfort, our shelter. Strengthen us, give us courage, increase our faith Lord, so we may face the days to come faithfully, walking with Jesus.
In Jesus’ name I pray, AMEN.
“If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.”
God is good, always. AMEN!
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
testing me?
my bos is away overseas for a month - and i'm absolutely busy here. Busy is ok, working more hours without appreciation... all the due stresses and pressure without anyone understanding... I wished to give up several times... but i know that that's not the way. but there is still one more month to go.. how do i live on/go on?
Dear father in heaven, in times when i am weak, i thank you for being there with me. In times when i crumble into pieces, thank you for fixing them into one piece again and enable me to walk on again the next day. God i ask this of you, come what may be, but let it be as you will dear Lord, and i that you always be with me, encourage me, give me strength, strengthen my faith as i am feeble, weak... and help me Lord. Carry me when i fell flat on the ground and didn't want to get up. Forgive me for my weakness Lord. In times when I walk on difficult paths of life, Lord I ask that you grant me wisdom and your divine understanding, so that I will make the right decision which pleases you Lord. God i thank you, thank you for your ever abundant love and mercy. Bless you lord and love you...
In Jesus' name i pray, amen.
Dear father in heaven, in times when i am weak, i thank you for being there with me. In times when i crumble into pieces, thank you for fixing them into one piece again and enable me to walk on again the next day. God i ask this of you, come what may be, but let it be as you will dear Lord, and i that you always be with me, encourage me, give me strength, strengthen my faith as i am feeble, weak... and help me Lord. Carry me when i fell flat on the ground and didn't want to get up. Forgive me for my weakness Lord. In times when I walk on difficult paths of life, Lord I ask that you grant me wisdom and your divine understanding, so that I will make the right decision which pleases you Lord. God i thank you, thank you for your ever abundant love and mercy. Bless you lord and love you...
In Jesus' name i pray, amen.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Believe it or not?
Last Saturday I attended a Healing Rally session, in Subang, led by Pastor William Lau, the founder of Elijah Challenge. Healing Rally simply means a group of people coming together to be healed by God, the true and living God; the one God whom have created the heaven and earth, and sent His son Jesus to die for our sins.
I have read and watched videos of such healing rallies held overseas, where miracles happened – the lame walks, the blind sees, and the deaf hears! Cancer patients were healed. I was really excited that Saturday.
That night, more than a thousand people turned up, both Christians and non-Christians, sick and healthy, men and women, young and old. After a little preaching, we prayed to God our Father in heaven to manifest His miracles and heal the sick/needy people present amongst us that night, in Jesus’ name.
“This is the moment,” I thought nervously. So we started rebuking diseases and illness in Jesus’ name. Then Pastor William asked the thousand audiences, “Who are healed?” Silence. Gradually, one hand after another started protruding from the sea of people. Pastor William then asked them to stand up and move on to the stage to testify their healing.
I couldn’t believe my eyes and ears! More than 150+ received healing that night! A few people who were once deaf could hear clearly, some started hearing clearly without hearing aids, some with lumps (suspected cancer) where the lumps just disappear or soften that night, some with numb hand can actually move their hands, those with years of back pain, knee pain, arthritis were healed, and a boy whom initially walks with a cane was actually walking around without a cane, free! People with stress/emotional depression felt something was lifted away from them and were relieved that night.
I stood there in awe. God was indeed present amongst us that night.
Then came the altar call – who wants to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour? Hands went up, and people started stepping out. I honestly (& embarrassingly) never expected so much healing and people accepting Christ that night. Tears started filling up my eyes.
Dear heavenly Father, forgive my doubtful heart and my small faith in you, increase my faith, Lord. Thank you for confirming your words. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
“And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will …….they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” ~Mark 16:17.
I have read and watched videos of such healing rallies held overseas, where miracles happened – the lame walks, the blind sees, and the deaf hears! Cancer patients were healed. I was really excited that Saturday.
That night, more than a thousand people turned up, both Christians and non-Christians, sick and healthy, men and women, young and old. After a little preaching, we prayed to God our Father in heaven to manifest His miracles and heal the sick/needy people present amongst us that night, in Jesus’ name.
“This is the moment,” I thought nervously. So we started rebuking diseases and illness in Jesus’ name. Then Pastor William asked the thousand audiences, “Who are healed?” Silence. Gradually, one hand after another started protruding from the sea of people. Pastor William then asked them to stand up and move on to the stage to testify their healing.
I couldn’t believe my eyes and ears! More than 150+ received healing that night! A few people who were once deaf could hear clearly, some started hearing clearly without hearing aids, some with lumps (suspected cancer) where the lumps just disappear or soften that night, some with numb hand can actually move their hands, those with years of back pain, knee pain, arthritis were healed, and a boy whom initially walks with a cane was actually walking around without a cane, free! People with stress/emotional depression felt something was lifted away from them and were relieved that night.
I stood there in awe. God was indeed present amongst us that night.
Then came the altar call – who wants to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour? Hands went up, and people started stepping out. I honestly (& embarrassingly) never expected so much healing and people accepting Christ that night. Tears started filling up my eyes.
Dear heavenly Father, forgive my doubtful heart and my small faith in you, increase my faith, Lord. Thank you for confirming your words. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
“And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will …….they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” ~Mark 16:17.
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Surgery miracle
Being a final year vet student, besides completing and presenting project, assignments, rounds & conferences, I had to practice my surgical skills on dogs weekly, which was done in a team-manner. There were 4 people in my team. Each week, everyone rotates to be the “Surgeon”. “Surgeon” in this context means the head of the team for that particular surgery, and he must know everything about the surgery. If he doesn’t, he’ll “kena hantam kuat-kuat” from someone big in the surgery theatre. And it does hurt, sometimes deeply, if you “kena hantam” from those “someone big”.
So it happened that one particular week, I had to present clinical rounds on Tuesday, on Monday & Wednesday I had to complete my project to pass up asap, Friday was my clinical conference and on Thursday, I was scheduled to be the “Surgeon”. It was a week filled with stress & tension. Let alone the project, presenting clinical rounds & conferences required me to do tones of homework & researches so that when the audience throw questions at me, I’ll be able to give them an appropriate answer. Time was just not enough, no matter how I squeezed my sleeping hours. Mon, Tue, Wed passed so quickly & I found myself frozen on Wed night. Panicked.
“Tomorrow I’ll be the surgeon. I’ll have to spend tonight, and tomorrow’s morning to read about the surgery, and spend the rest of tomorrow doing surgery. And my conference presentation was not even ready!” The conference was akin to a test for us. On the brink of tears, I thought of Jesus. I thought of how the church members had boasted of miracles and glorified Jesus’ name. But rationally, there was no way of canceling the surgery class, and no way to postpone my conference presentation, coz they involved too many people. And it was such last-minute.
Silently I thought, “Even if I prayed to Jesus,” (I was not yet a believer) “there is no way how he can help me. I just couldn’t see a way out.” Tears started dripping down my cheeks. “But it would be good if only my surgery class is cancelled tomorrow.” I sighed and shook my head, “Silly thought. It’s impossible.” I told Davies abt my thought and we knew that it was just impossible.
Early next morning, we prepared the books & everything necessary for surgery class. As usual, the lecturer talked a little about the imminent surgery. I froze. I looked around me. All tables, towels, equipments & instruments have been sterilized & well-laid, awaiting for the surgery to start. I sighed. Tension. As the lecturer left, suddenly our “Head of Nurse” came into the class. “Later 2pm you are supposed to come in and do surgery.” She smiled. “But there is no dog for surgery today.” She paused. “So surgery is cancelled.”
I jumped on my feet and almost screamed out loud excitedly. I told my friends (who were all bewildered with the news) abt my thoughts yesterday. But who would believe me? Instilled in each of us was the thought that surgery class will never, ever be cancelled, even if the lecturer does not turn up. So who would be stupid enough to ever think of the thought? Then Davies came to me excitedly, “Wei, your prayer really come true!” I smiled. Glad. Happy. “I did not pray. I just thought,” I thought smilingly. “I just thought of Jesus.”
Then a voice said to me, “Everything is possible in Jesus.” Later on, I found a few similar verses in the Holy Bible…
‘Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” ~Matthew 19:26
‘Jesus replied, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.” ~Luke 18:27.
‘Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” ~Mark 10:27
So it happened that one particular week, I had to present clinical rounds on Tuesday, on Monday & Wednesday I had to complete my project to pass up asap, Friday was my clinical conference and on Thursday, I was scheduled to be the “Surgeon”. It was a week filled with stress & tension. Let alone the project, presenting clinical rounds & conferences required me to do tones of homework & researches so that when the audience throw questions at me, I’ll be able to give them an appropriate answer. Time was just not enough, no matter how I squeezed my sleeping hours. Mon, Tue, Wed passed so quickly & I found myself frozen on Wed night. Panicked.
“Tomorrow I’ll be the surgeon. I’ll have to spend tonight, and tomorrow’s morning to read about the surgery, and spend the rest of tomorrow doing surgery. And my conference presentation was not even ready!” The conference was akin to a test for us. On the brink of tears, I thought of Jesus. I thought of how the church members had boasted of miracles and glorified Jesus’ name. But rationally, there was no way of canceling the surgery class, and no way to postpone my conference presentation, coz they involved too many people. And it was such last-minute.
Silently I thought, “Even if I prayed to Jesus,” (I was not yet a believer) “there is no way how he can help me. I just couldn’t see a way out.” Tears started dripping down my cheeks. “But it would be good if only my surgery class is cancelled tomorrow.” I sighed and shook my head, “Silly thought. It’s impossible.” I told Davies abt my thought and we knew that it was just impossible.
Early next morning, we prepared the books & everything necessary for surgery class. As usual, the lecturer talked a little about the imminent surgery. I froze. I looked around me. All tables, towels, equipments & instruments have been sterilized & well-laid, awaiting for the surgery to start. I sighed. Tension. As the lecturer left, suddenly our “Head of Nurse” came into the class. “Later 2pm you are supposed to come in and do surgery.” She smiled. “But there is no dog for surgery today.” She paused. “So surgery is cancelled.”
I jumped on my feet and almost screamed out loud excitedly. I told my friends (who were all bewildered with the news) abt my thoughts yesterday. But who would believe me? Instilled in each of us was the thought that surgery class will never, ever be cancelled, even if the lecturer does not turn up. So who would be stupid enough to ever think of the thought? Then Davies came to me excitedly, “Wei, your prayer really come true!” I smiled. Glad. Happy. “I did not pray. I just thought,” I thought smilingly. “I just thought of Jesus.”
Then a voice said to me, “Everything is possible in Jesus.” Later on, I found a few similar verses in the Holy Bible…
‘Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” ~Matthew 19:26
‘Jesus replied, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.” ~Luke 18:27.
‘Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” ~Mark 10:27
Sunday, April 29, 2007
My project miracle
Within the next few weeks, miracles happened after miracles... it was the time around the DVM4 semester break and early DVM5 semester, where we were loaded with project, clinical conferences and clinical rounds, presentations.. small animal rounds.. it was just fully loaded (our timetable). Let me just share a few miracles which i could still remember...
I was doing a project on how certain microorganism (copepods) can kill Aedes larvae. So one part of my project was to breed Aedes larvae. We were given 5 weeks to finish the entire project, which means i had only 2 weeks to breed my larvae (with 4 stages of life, with each stage taking about 3-5 days before moving on to the next stage).
So I started filling up jars and aquariums with waters with hope of Aedes mosquitoes laying eggs there. However, towards the end of the 2 weeks, I still did not have enough Aedes larvae. I started to panic, and I remembered during my few visits to my dad's church, they kept emphasizing, "When you're in fear/trouble, just call out Jesus to help you."
I was a Buddhist/Taoist then, but my circumstances forced me to source out all help available. Friends and lecturers couldn't help me to breed enough larvae. And one night, at the end of my wits, I decided to try praying to Jesus, asking for His help. Early next morning, I rushed to my lab and checked out my aquariums. Praise God! My prayer was answered. There were plenty of Aedes larvae of all stages in all my aquariums, enough to proceed with my project.
I was really amazed. I tried reasoning first. If the mosquitoes started laying eggs yesterday, i would have only stage 1 larvae. Where did stage 2, 3, and 4 larvae came from? It would have taken them at least 10 days to grow in my aquarium, and it was impossible that i have missed them for the past 10 days (because I was desperately looking for larvae everywhere possible for hours, even a stage 1 larva would not escape from my eagle eyes).
I started thinking, was it really Jesus?
I was doing a project on how certain microorganism (copepods) can kill Aedes larvae. So one part of my project was to breed Aedes larvae. We were given 5 weeks to finish the entire project, which means i had only 2 weeks to breed my larvae (with 4 stages of life, with each stage taking about 3-5 days before moving on to the next stage).
So I started filling up jars and aquariums with waters with hope of Aedes mosquitoes laying eggs there. However, towards the end of the 2 weeks, I still did not have enough Aedes larvae. I started to panic, and I remembered during my few visits to my dad's church, they kept emphasizing, "When you're in fear/trouble, just call out Jesus to help you."
I was a Buddhist/Taoist then, but my circumstances forced me to source out all help available. Friends and lecturers couldn't help me to breed enough larvae. And one night, at the end of my wits, I decided to try praying to Jesus, asking for His help. Early next morning, I rushed to my lab and checked out my aquariums. Praise God! My prayer was answered. There were plenty of Aedes larvae of all stages in all my aquariums, enough to proceed with my project.
I was really amazed. I tried reasoning first. If the mosquitoes started laying eggs yesterday, i would have only stage 1 larvae. Where did stage 2, 3, and 4 larvae came from? It would have taken them at least 10 days to grow in my aquarium, and it was impossible that i have missed them for the past 10 days (because I was desperately looking for larvae everywhere possible for hours, even a stage 1 larva would not escape from my eagle eyes).
I started thinking, was it really Jesus?
Sunday, April 22, 2007
My first road accident
Talking about water baptism, it is one way of showing to the world that you have decided to follow Christ as the lord of your life, and thus follow His commandments. Superficially, it’s just soaking into water. But there is in fact, a lot of meaning behind it.
Prior to baptism, I was required to give a testimony in front of the church congregation – telling them, what brought you to Christ. Wow, I really had a big headache thinking of what to say. The problem was not that I do not have anything to say. The problem was, I had too much to say and I was given only a few minutes.
So I finally decided to talk about my miraculous accident, back in nov 2004. I was in DVM4 then. That Friday, during lunch break, I decided to go back to my hostel (K12, which was about 3-5km away). The fastest way would be to ride pillion on my friend’s motorcycle. So I borrowed a helmet from FSuen, and in my hurry, accidentally took WChat’s (1st miracle), which was a very heavy, full-head, high quality one. Fsuen’s was the olden day’s type – those that covers only half your cranium with no visor.
As I reached K12, I kept complaining about the helmet, for it was really heavy on my little head. I didn’t realize that I have taken the wrong helmet. My friend and I lingered and relaxed around in hostel, until 1 minute before class starts. As expected, we hurriedly hopped onto the bike. She rides, me pillion. We were seriously (& scarily) speeding on the right lane towards faculty, when suddenly a motorcycle emerged from behind and crashed us. Both bike riders lost control, and my bike suddenly gained a powerful momentum; my friend and I were overthrown as the bike skewed.
There was no time for me to shout/ scream. One moment I was flying in the air head-on (like superman). The next moment I was bumping (like a ball) onto my friend (who has already landed, but I was still bumping and flying over her). After a few bumps on the ground I finally landed. I laid there, still. Eyes closed. My whole body was trembling, shaking. As I opened my eyes, I was horrified to find a big wall only a few cm away from me! (2nd miracle) A difference by the few cm could have had my head crushed against the wall. I was flung about 10m away from the crash site.
I sat up, looked around me and felt the ground. Instead of landing into the middle of the road, I was actually swung to the roadside, “flied” over the road, and bumped onto grasslands! (3rd miracle) It so happened that I was also wearing a jacket and jeans, which were partly torn during the accident, but apart from a few bruises, I was unharmed! (4th miracle) As I removed my helmet which protected my head in the accident, I suddenly recalled that this was the helmet which I had been complaining about. My entire cranium was fine, there was not even a scratch on my face (I bumped and landed face-down).
Suddenly it became clear to me that a divine power was protecting me… setting so many miracles before me only to save me from an accident which I had never anticipated… (To be continued)
Prior to baptism, I was required to give a testimony in front of the church congregation – telling them, what brought you to Christ. Wow, I really had a big headache thinking of what to say. The problem was not that I do not have anything to say. The problem was, I had too much to say and I was given only a few minutes.
So I finally decided to talk about my miraculous accident, back in nov 2004. I was in DVM4 then. That Friday, during lunch break, I decided to go back to my hostel (K12, which was about 3-5km away). The fastest way would be to ride pillion on my friend’s motorcycle. So I borrowed a helmet from FSuen, and in my hurry, accidentally took WChat’s (1st miracle), which was a very heavy, full-head, high quality one. Fsuen’s was the olden day’s type – those that covers only half your cranium with no visor.
As I reached K12, I kept complaining about the helmet, for it was really heavy on my little head. I didn’t realize that I have taken the wrong helmet. My friend and I lingered and relaxed around in hostel, until 1 minute before class starts. As expected, we hurriedly hopped onto the bike. She rides, me pillion. We were seriously (& scarily) speeding on the right lane towards faculty, when suddenly a motorcycle emerged from behind and crashed us. Both bike riders lost control, and my bike suddenly gained a powerful momentum; my friend and I were overthrown as the bike skewed.
There was no time for me to shout/ scream. One moment I was flying in the air head-on (like superman). The next moment I was bumping (like a ball) onto my friend (who has already landed, but I was still bumping and flying over her). After a few bumps on the ground I finally landed. I laid there, still. Eyes closed. My whole body was trembling, shaking. As I opened my eyes, I was horrified to find a big wall only a few cm away from me! (2nd miracle) A difference by the few cm could have had my head crushed against the wall. I was flung about 10m away from the crash site.
I sat up, looked around me and felt the ground. Instead of landing into the middle of the road, I was actually swung to the roadside, “flied” over the road, and bumped onto grasslands! (3rd miracle) It so happened that I was also wearing a jacket and jeans, which were partly torn during the accident, but apart from a few bruises, I was unharmed! (4th miracle) As I removed my helmet which protected my head in the accident, I suddenly recalled that this was the helmet which I had been complaining about. My entire cranium was fine, there was not even a scratch on my face (I bumped and landed face-down).
Suddenly it became clear to me that a divine power was protecting me… setting so many miracles before me only to save me from an accident which I had never anticipated… (To be continued)
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