Post KKB Syndrome

Wow!! After all the excitement and fun of this week....I'm already starting to miss it all!!

Things I missed about KKB posting:

1. cool and fresh air, quiet and peaceful unlike the busy town of KL
2. learning how to play "Settlers" from Man Keat...later Christabel and I got addicted to the game
3. ganging up against Kang Meng at Settlers with Man Keat and Nisha...bcoz of that I won!!Haha...Poor guy....
4. sharing the same house with Christabel and Nisha (chatting till 3am)
5. BBQ night: keeping the fire alive, trying to defrost the frozen chicken, eating marshmallows coated with marjerin (really tasty!!), getting high for no reason..
6. playing speed and lossing to Man Keat and Bryan...played "Big 2 " too...
7. playing mafia in the dark and watching movies (although I slept halfway)
8. walking to KKB town...eating ice cream....running away from Ben's singing
9. the cute and fat rabbit hopping all around which everyone seemed to want to cook it during BBQ
10. watching all the food disappear into our hungry tummies during our dinner on the last night at 98 restaurant
11. every effort we put to entertain ourselves in the quiet town
12. Thomas looking for his "sotong balls" (mistery still not solved yet)
13. Watching the others play "Bridge"..still unfamiliar with the game though but it was interesting to watch....
    

But then since we got back from KKB and also after hanging out together yesterday at MidValley and my bday dinner...I suddenly felt so tired...
I guess I didnt really rest properly after coming back from KKB and we went out again the next day...so my body didnt hav a chance to recover....
Anyways...post KKB I'm missing all the fun and laughs as well as the craziness we had at KKB...
Plus its our last posting to that quaint town....
Hmm....cant believe I'm gonna finish my phase 1 with just less than a year left.... Anyways..this is one of the best KKB postings I've had so far...and I'll never forget it!!

I'M 20 ToDaY!!

Can't believe today I'm officially 20 already!!
Haha...God has blessed me greatly with a great 20 years...
Gonna hang out with my friends and hav dinner with em....later...
Can't wait..GOnna be Super FuN!!
WooHoo!!!=p

THe AdVeNTuReS of KKB (24/10/05-27/10/05)

The last travel to the small, quaint town known as Kuala Kubu Baru located in Hulu Selangor, before Fraser's Hill is trully one of the most enjoyable trips I've had although it was on med school bussiness...
Riding on the bus, we were all filled with excitement, expecting fun, fun, fun all the way...
We had planned to have a BBQ on the 2nd night there...and also brought board games and cards to play as well as DVDs to watch...
Upon reaching the houses...our assigned house was horribly dirty...we had to sweep, mop and collect all the rubbish left behind by the previous group which included food wrappers and pizza boxes...Whew!!It was tiring!!
But immediately after we got settled down...we began our adventure walking to town which took 15-20 minutes...and had dinner as well as some shopping...
Later we went back home and played with the games we brought...at midnight, PooF!! No electricity!! AARGH!! SO DARK!!
Hospital rounds were interesting as we were exposed to real patients but some of us had additional workload from the doctor incharged...
Nevertheless..that didnt stop us from having fun fun fun...we did everything under the sun to keep ourselves entertained...
Despite the workload, annoying powercuts, and icy cold water...we had the best time during the BBQ and also spending time together with all the city life distractions gone...This is one of the best KKB visits I've ever had!!
But for now...am really tired...So..Good Night!!

My BeLoVeD GRandPA

My grandpa...he's a dear person in my life..
He's already 83 years old...and still very healthy for a person of his age...
Chinese believe that if you live over a certain age...usually i think its 80...every year extra is a blessing...And he's a blessing to me...I really never understood why some people cant bear living with an elderly person...bcoz, they're such wonderful people to have around...although I admit that it gets tough having to take care of them at times
About 2 months back...my grandpa was down and it was because he had fallen sick...
He's a really old fashioned man and doesn't like depending on us...so when he doesn't feel well he won't tell us..
But I knew there was something wrong with him...coz he had no apetite, wouldn't go to town like he used to and slept a lot...the most worrying part was his apetite...
Lossing apetite made him even skinnier...and he was coughing a lot so we insisted in taking him to the doctor and it was found that his left lung was filled with phlegm...
So he had to take medicine..but it has side effects made him feel even worse than before
He felt so horrible that he asked my uncle to just take him to the hospital..(I was at Tioman at that time)..
Actually..his condition isn't serious...it was just that, he was feeling down for being unwell physically...the worrying part was that we could all see him kinda starting to give up even after returning home...Because of that his cellulitis came back and also had skin problems on his back and legs...(didn't take care constantly)
Not wanting to push himself to walk coz he was fearful of feeling breathless and no apetite...
So he became malnourished also....
I got worried and was frustrated at him coz he seemed like starting to give up in trying to get well..so I said a little prayer and asked God to turn him around and lift up his spirits again..
Few weeks later...I had a really long conversation with him..and he told me all his frustrations and problems...all I did was try to encourage him to pick himself up and be positive...
Wow!!(I was amazed at what one conversation can do) As each day passes after that he began to liven up...and started to eat a lot more than before
He even told me that he decided to try to improve his health to what it was before he got sick...
Now...as I look at him...he's so much happier....he was even singing to himself....
He was eating better and also starting to listen to me and my mum's advices....
I felt so happy for him...I'm so glad to see him this way...to hav my cheery grandpa back again!!

Praise Him!!

As I was leading this week's worship for MYF...without realising I had this great feeling of joy and happiness...Although I had slept late the previous night and was tired for waking up early today...but upon driving home....I realised that I had this great feeling of joy in me....
And my mind kept playing the song by Planet Shakers, "Praise Him" which I chose as one of the songs for worship today.
Having the feeling of thankfulness and gratitude to God for all things, even the little stuff...its so amazing coz you'll be able to enjoy almost everything in front and around you.
I watched Oprah on TV reporting the Katrina aftermath and the things revealed were so sad... My heart just melted away watching the video footage they showed....
It seemed worse than I imagined from watching the news...people whom they could never save (terminally ill, the old man was perpetually shivering) were actually left to die in a closed area they call the morgue "in peace", parents seperated from the children, no food, no water, gang fights in the dome where thousands of people lived including children. How were they supposed to live?
Yet despite all those sadness...there were still love and compassion among the people...they helped one another, supported each other, while they themselves were also suffering. Despite everything, families began to pull together, became stronger....strangers help save others.... and prayers were said each day asking God for help. I believe healing will take place...and a stronger community will be built.

It's A BusY LiFe AGaiN!!

Everyone's been asking, how come its been so long since you've updated your blog?
Well...its becoz I've been busy trying to adjust being back in uni again..
After giving up playing the organ and piano for church service, I took up leading MYF small group. Plus, I'm also a CG leader for the new semester students in uni.
Its a really new thing I'm venturing into, but its something I always wanted to do but just cant commit my time. Now, I've decided that I'll make the time and commit 100% in both. But it isnt as easy as it seems. Nevertheless, I know that it's not by my own strength but in God's only can I cope with everything.
A so called honeymoon semester as many call it, but too me, its a period of adjustment. And these periods are the toughest times of all. You'll feel that you're no where, wondering what lies ahead, wondering whether you'll be able to handle the challenges up ahead.
Having these thoughts aren't so bad, coz it keeps you on the alert and prevents you from being complacent but it shouldnt be allowed to turn into insecurities.
No matter what, in the end it's always God's promise that He'll be with me through everything that counts most. I'm glad that I have that to carry with me through every challenge or problem that I have faced and am facing.