A little updates from me bout my past few weeks

Actually, there should be more entries on SWEEP, to share on what i had heard, seen and learnt, but I think you can visit some of the SWEEPERs' blog(Clara, Hannah and Jinny), to read on their views and experiences, the link is here , here , here , here and here.

well, I have just started my 3rd year in UKM KL , I cant believe I am a 3rd year student now..oh 3rd year. .i can hear people greeting me and calling me senior and also, my schedule is more hectic compare with my 1st year and 2nd year. btw, the subjects that i am taking this sem are:

1. Basic Biomolecular


2. Haematology


3. biochemisrty


4. diagnostic integrative


5. immunology


6. biostatistic

so far, I enjoy biostatistic's lectures the most because the lecturers are fun and they carried out their teaching in a very interactive way which i think is good, at least the lectures are lively and we get to be more proactive in answering questions, as for haematology and immunology are kindda tough, i really need to do some revision on the both subjects. moreover, we spent most of our classes in the lab for diagnostic integrative, to observe microorganism and to identified them through culture, stainning, microscopic observation, biochemical test, microgen test as well as serology test. to enlighten all of you,1 of my specimens has the pathogenic effect to cause food poisoning and diarrhea, and another will lead to throat infection =( poor me, i was infected and didnt sound like myself for 1 whole week, what to do? should blame myself for not carrying out aseptic technique properly =(

the highlight for the past 2 weeks in ukm kl is !!! the CF junior welcoming night! we had a wonderful time playing games, getting to know 1 another and makan makan !!! despite the small amount of juniors, we truly had fun together, I especially enjoy the drama directed by shalisha!! fyi, the drama is about making choices by ourselves as we enter Uni,it is the choices that we had made that meant the most and make us who we are. no more mummyboy or papagirl, we have to make our own decision, at the same time, knowing that God is there guiding us and leading us. =) I have decided too to make my own choices! the 4 years of uni life, i will choose to equip myself, to become more knowlegable and skillful .Despite of the 2 years that had past,I will start to discover the fun that I probably had missed out, to learn to care and love more genuinely, most importantly, to grow closer to my heavenly Father =)

Also, I went to midvalley the other day, to meet up with some SWEEPERs-jinny and yu-shen! Jinny was here in KL as she was attending an interview here, really happy to be able to see her again =D she is such an encouraging person, I especially treasure the times when we talked and shared in SWEEP, about CF, CG, families and our future. and the mosquito repellent smell! =) as for yu-shen, he is currently having an internship with UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for refugees),his duty is to release the refugees from the detention camps all over the peninsular. Only those qualified refugees have the opportunity to be set free, this mean that UNHCR is to protect and safe-guards the right of refugees or some call them silent-seeker. I personally think that is a very noble job!So, we had dinner in Carl's junior as suggested by jinny's freind, was my 1st time there, and I love the burger!! superb!! although it was a mess eating the burger, and the table is small, burger is big n fries are abit burnt, but still i enjoy the chat-up. hope the next time we manage to meet up all the SWEEPERs!

I guess this is enough to convey my life for the past few weeks, I really hope to blog more, but can't due to my lazziness ... will try to stop procrastinating.

Btw, 40 days fast and pray for our nation is starting soon, 22nd July, as a Malaysian, let us play our role to pray for the nation. as Richard Foster put it this way 'Prayer is like we are working with God to determine the future! certain things will happen in history if we pray rightly. we are to change the world by prayer!'

God bless =)

SWEEP 09!

I mentioned on my previous post before that i was going to attend to a program known as [ Social Work Exposure And Embracement Program] by FES. It was being held on 15-28 of Jun in Klang Valley. here are some photos that had been taken, to share with you some of the amazing+eye-opening experiences and things that I had learnt throughout =)




there were 18 of us in SWEEP- 12 students from different Uni and 6 staffs from FES . we were staying in a double-storey house for 2 weeks! thx 2 Crossroad =)


ms Yeo Swee Lan- She was the speaker for our last session 'heart & mind of the christian worker'. i like her gentleness & quiet spirit =)

Rev. Pax Tan- he was the speaker for 'reality of a social worker', I like his sense of humour =)

Celebrating Gabriel's birthday ! thx Jinny for the lovely birthday card.

MAB- Malaysia Association of Blind in Brickfield, i visited this place on my 1st day of attachment. the people here are blind or having some visiual impairmnet. they can be benefited from rich resources such as library,job trainning and computer trainning provided by MAB.

this is the throne of Jesus where we surrendered our commitment and fear unto His hands, trusting Him in leading n guiding us in being faithful even after SWEEP.

psalm 89:14- righteousness & justice are the foundation of Your throne, love & faithfulness go before you.

we had our SWEEP final reflection in tmn jaya park. I really like the place except for the ants, spiders, mozzie and bugs. other than those, it is a beautiful place =)

this shot was taken on the last day of SWEEP . we were waiting for the closing ceremony to start. the one sitting on the couch on the left is Peter Young. he is being known as father of social work in M'sia.

Mr. James Nayagam-our speaker on 'opportunity for involvement'. i like his interactive way of conducting his talk.

Debriefing in the office of United Voice with Ms SweeLan.

united voice's people + SWEEPers, United voice is a project of self -advocacy caters to people with learning disabilities and it is known as the 1st registered society in M'sia being lead by people with learning disabilities.

I was giving a presentation on 'Grooming- table manner', to the members in United Voice . actually, i kindda did it badly especially when i was asked to conduct it in bahasa. i was supposed to say 'cara makan sopan' but i ended up saying 'ganas', good thing they only laugh at my mistake. that what i like bout them of being so simple and nice.

we were setting up the place for the Grooming talk given to all the members in United Voice. the session includes proper ways to greet people, communicate with people, table manner, dressing up oneself,etc etc....

Pastor Andrew Wong-he was the speaker on 'Christian Response to Social Work'. yummy jelly! Jinny and i were being taught on how to make jelly by these 2 lovely girls from United Voice. Apart from jelly, they also make cookies and omochi(a type of Japanese dessert). they are so professional in it.

Uniter Voice-An employment Project to create employment for persons with learning disabilities

this is the stall where the UV members sell their hardwork =) i miss the omochi

Sunday outing- SWEEP was not merely looking in the social concern, we were glad to have one-day-off on sunday to hang out together. this is BAR B Q where we had our lunch after Church. something that amazed me here was, they used lard to oil the surface of the pot instead of normal cooking oil. interesting

tmn jaya park

snap shot of what we learnt and being exposed to throughout the SWEEP

I had been exposed to the issues that break God's heart, now what? What are my responses and what are the things that God wants from me?

we visited Pink Triangle Foundation in Chow Kit. it is a community-based, voluntary non-profit making organization providing HIV/AIDS education, prevention, care and support program, sexuality awareness and empowerment program for vulnerable communities in M'sia.

the mural on the ceiling of PT Foudation

Summary of the 1st week

Green papers are thoughts that we had written down of what stood out to us on the 1st week, whereas the yellow papers are things that we are hoping to learn or to discover.

Questions that we asked ourselves after going through so many sessions of exposure and understanding.

What is discrimination??!! it covers so many things ...which group of people do I discriminate in my daily life?!

Initially my thoughts on social work is an act of compassion and a pair of helpful hands. During SWEEP, it made me realised that s. w. is an act of living out God's kingdom with the complement of professional skills and willing heart to serve others sincerely.

We had the privilege to pay a visit to UNHCR and Refugees' camp to understand 1st hand on their situation. we were also blessed by the sharing given by 2 refugees-a Burmese and a Rohingyas.

the one on the left is a permanent staff in united voice. she works with people with learning disablilty for 4 yrs already.

adorble

they are a bunch of nicest people who had made me see how life can be simple but meaningful =)

magnetic holder done by people in United voice

Steven is a child with autism, yet i find him very helpful and thoughtful.

master piece! -this piece of magnificient art was being drawn by a kid with autism too. Bravo!

Jennifer- the girl that makes omochi and jelly =)
Wai han- i enjoyed working with her in the UV stall selling cookies, jelly and omochi.

Packing up omochi

in the midst of 'producing' edible omochi, see the girl beside me? her name is Intan, lovely! for understanding poverty session, we went to selayang flat and by the help of YKPM, we managed to visit a poverty-stricken Indian family. here was also the place that i had my most embarrassing moment throughout SWEEP, if you want to know, ask me personally. She was a single mother that trying to make end meets and to feed 6 schooling children on her own. I really praise her for being so tough and never gives up hope despite the circumstances. to me, she is beautiful.

this is the meeting hall that we had our debriefing with YKPM on understanding poverty. I like their objective on transforming the mindset of the poor towards self-reliance and development of their own communities through knowledge.

SWEEP banner that survived the rain and storm and sunlight! colourful isnt it?!

these are a group of blind children being trained in MAB to adapt to the society. they were singging national anthem when i was taking this photo.
the boy in green is Rafi- he was being diagnosed with eye-cancer few years back. the medical practitioner taken out his eye balls and replaced them with artificial eye balls.it hurt me when he mentioned to me that he felt painful during chemptheraphy.

childrean at the ABC centre in MAB.



Before we ended our attachment in MAB, we discovered this cute little donation box on the wall, very antique, i coudnt resist the temptation of taking photo with it ;p

this teacher was also having partial vision impairment, he was teaching this young girl on how to use a Braille type-writter.
trying out the type-writter, Mr Taslim is a blind man too, but to me, he can walk, drink and talk as if he is having perfect vision. thanks to him that we manage to learn Braille in one day.

i have no idea what is this, but we saw it in MAB. is it some sort of penta-cycle?



Mr yam is the 2nd guy from your right, he was an engineer before he was struck by some deadly bacterias that turn him blind one year ago. He is a tough guy, you can read more about him in his blog -http://blindsight.blogspot.com/



it was game time! we were having fun with the blind by playing Domino.

HaPPY BiRTHDaY SuZaNe ;-}

Lovely Day =)

Today is so full of sunshine, hope and loveliness * broad smile*

How I wish my words can portray the joy in my heart,

as I am sharing my joy with you here.

That you may feel the joy too! * broad smile again *

This morning, I smiled =)

I smiled at the tree outside my window when i woke up at 4am =)

I smiled to my own image inside the mirror as I combed =)

I smiled at the cleaner before I went out from my hostel =)

I smiled at the weather, sunny day! =)

I smiled at the normally-very-irritating cat that past by me on my way to exam hall =)

I smiled =)

and I can feel that I am lighter as if a heavy burden just lifted from me !

I smiled and am sooooooo glad that I finally sat for my last paper this morning!

ultimate joy!

a token of gratitude towards my friends who have been praying for me
and that special someone who, during exam week so often buy me pretzel, dougnut and the best medicine to release tension: encouragement+cheer+chat

=)

Plus, today is Suzane's birthday!!!!!!! Happy birthday sweetheart. you are a wonderful person and your laugh is contagious! I am so glad that I befriended you in UKM KL, at least my life has not been wasted in UKM KL! Cheerish you!

As I promise, here is a peppermint pie-looking brownie specially designed just for you!

will bake you a real one next time, when you all come to my house =)

Blessed birthday!

worship

In FGA KL, this month is recognised as the month of worship .

define worship please , to me : worship is my acts and saying that are pleasing in God's eyes.

recently, I found myself lossing focus on worshipping God. I tend to please people more than pleasing God,in fact, I compromised, according to my own standard instead of obeying the law that God has given to us, so that we will abide in it and be prosperous and successful.

Lord Jesus, only you can lead me back to the heart of worship. thank you.

2 Tim 2:19-- "...everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must depart from wickedness."

1John 2:3-6 -- "We know that we have come to know Him if we obey His commands. The man who says, "I know Him," but does not do what He commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him."

James 4 :7-8--"Submit yourselves, then to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. come near to God and He will come near to you. Wash your hands you sinner and purify your hearts, you double minded."

I am coming back to the heart of worship :)

Am I Lonely?

Overcoming Loneliness, Loving One Another
Posted on 05 January 2009 by Alice Nah
We, who live in cities, are rarely alone. The streets throng with people. Our mobile phones and email accounts keep us within reach. We have spoken to thousands of people over the years. Yet, many of us struggle with loneliness. David too cried out, “Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted” (Psalm 25:16),
How do we overcome loneliness? How do we find meaningful companionship? It begins with a deep revelation of God’s love. Paul prayed that we “may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height – to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that [we] may be filled with all the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:18-19).
Experiencing the sacrificial love of Jesus heals us. It shows us how precious we are, how He knows us intimately (Psalm 139). God tells us repeatedly that He will never leave us or forsake us because of His faithfulness and mercy (Deu 31:6.8; Joshua 1:5; Hebrews 13:5). He is always with us.
How do we respond? The answer is in Jesus’ teaching of the two greatest commandments: to “…love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength”, and to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Mark 12:29-31). Jesus challenges us further – to love others as He loves us (John 13:34).
To love is to reach out to others, to include them in our lives, to extend beyond thinking of ourselves. It means loving our families, for that is where God set us (Psalm 68:6). It means we stop wearing masks, stop pretending to be perfect. God shows us how to love others – not selfishly, but sacrificially, not because people ‘deserve’ it but because they are precious to God. As we bathe in God’s love, and humbly demonstrate His mercy to others, we find true companionship.

HaPPY BiRTHDaY Sis !

-This post is to dedicated to a birthday girl-

my sister

Happy 11th Birthday Sue Ann !

We are so proud to have a sister like you !

Enjoy your big day and may you continue to be the sunshine of our family:)

Here is a birthday cake for you :)

chicken ala carte

View this movie at cultureunplugged.com

I ask myself one question today : what do i have for my breakfast, lunch and dinner..teatime in between, snacks while revising notes?

I am so blessed to have enough to eat.. thank you Lord:) but...

What about these groups of people out there who struggle to get a meal, who don't have proper nutrients, who have to starve to death? have i forgotten them?! Have i done something or simply because I am just an ignorance student with no power and authority to make a difference, therefore I said to myself : you can do nothing ! ?

Funny isn't it? while there is a group of people whom declare by WHO as being obese and needed to go for expensive diet plan or other treatments, and yet, there are people who don't even have a plate of rice to provide them with daily energy source... what a huge contrast?!

Watch this award winning video clip that talk about the neglected society, and what poverty has done to them! Is a true story and I believe there are so many others similar story out there waiting to be uncover.

I also believe that God is equal. He made the mother nature with enough food sources to feed everyone of us. As a christian, actions should be taken--- to END HUNGER.

Hope that this video clip will speak to you as it has spoken to me.

:)