Reflection

Looking back, I have been volunteering in SMOLH for the past 2.4 years. In these 2.4years, I don't feel like I'm volunteering at all. I feel like I'm an ever expanding sponge constantly absorbing new things every single time I spend my time there. 

The volunteer coordinator, Tania is one lovely mother with strong determination. She started the weight watchers program when I first met her and as the years I spend volunteering with her, she just get slimmer and slimmer! Now she's on her second pregnancy! One thing I gain from volunteering is friendships. You get to know the people there and they are just sooooo lovely! 

Tania coordinates my volunteer schedule. I can still remember the first patient she assigned me. See, I really dislike the word patient. I prefer using the word  friend. My friend is just 7 years older than me if I'm  not mistaken. Complications happened during her surgery and the result of it was her  ending up in a wheelchair with very little mobility. I'll probably remember her for the  rest of my life. She is really strong (physically and mentally). From what I recall, I have yet to win a single arm wrestling/thumb wrestling with her. The victory grin on her face is just priceless. She is pretty witty too!

Looking at how much she strive to get better and to not want to disappoint her family, makes me feel like who am I to complain about exams and assignments? It's a blessing to be able to go to classes and write exams! The fact that she's only 7 years older makes me feel that I can relate to her. She's a woman that is at her peak! This incident totally drag her to the valley. Life is so unpredictable, just like popping candy, you never know where  it will pop in your mouth next! =P

She was in a serious relationship when this happened to her. Her boyfriend is a sweetheart and is really really loving. He takes care of her every week when she goes back home. However, it had taken a toll on the bf due to the workload that he has with the commitment to take care of her to top it off eventually cause him collapse psychologically. They HAD to break up.  I still remember receiving an email from her mom wanted us to try to talk to her.  It was so hard on her. Her eyes were dim. All she want to do is to close her eyes and sleep.  It feels like sleep is the secret passage to Neverland. Just when she thought that she can't fall any deeper, a crack open on the ground and brought her to deeper pit. I can't say I fully understand how she feels but from what I can imagine, what she's actually going through must be worse. 

Her limitation in speech makes it even harder to communicate with her. I remember her mom telling me how when she first got out from the surgery, the only way she can communicate was to blink her eyes,1 blink, yes, twice, no. Then, she slowly recover. By the time I meet her she can use her finger to communicate while saying a few words once in a while, but it takes a lot of energy from her to either one of it. Talking! I mean, using voice to convey messages, is something so innate in us, yet it takes so much energy for her to produce even a word! Nevertheless,every time she speaks, everyone cheers! You know you are important to her when she is willing to use her energy to talk to you. I was thrilled when she gave me a hug and said: "bye" with a smile on her face. I was literally jumping my way out from the hospital!! Being with her makes me appreciate life more. To not take things for granted and before complaining, think about how blessed you are!


We spent so much time together doing stuff! Braiding her hair, putting facial masks on, hand massage, wrestling, strolling along the hospital, screaming for nurses together, watching shows together, discuss about Prince William and Duchess Kate's wedding, making art, being cheeky...etc, are some of the countless things that we did together!! Being with her is just so much fun, I wish we can invent something that can let memories replay in a live setting, not a time machine, well somewhat like a time machine but more of like a recorder where you playback memories and relive the feelings again.

Regardless of the difficulties she's experiencing to express herself verbally, you can see her expressions vividly on her face. Laugh, cry, anger, frustration, sad, moody, etc.. it's all shown in her face! Except I sometimes I can't tell between whether she's in pain or she needs the washroom. Being with her also taught me  how to read body language and communicate with her efficiently. She's very special, at least in  my heart. I have been with her until the day she got discharged for good from the hospital. Never heard from her ever since, I hope she's doing well. People come people go. Regardless, she left a big footprint in my heart. Thank you for being a significant part of my 4 years life of living in Canada. I love you and I miss you.

 "It is more blessed to give than to receive"

Acts 20:35

I wish I can share a pic of her but it will be against the privacy code.

I will be more than happy to show it to you in private. 

Do you know that

If you roll yourself in bed with a blanket the way u roll a sushi you can tuck yourself to bed? 

This is sooo cool!!!!!!  Living by yourself far from home makes you misses home.

After learning this,

HOMESICK NO MORE!!!! 

No this is not an advertising post, I have never read this book before.
Probably never will.
Stumbled upon this when I was googling around.  =D

Never knew such book exist (or can exist). Owh well, this just further prove the fact that thr's no such thing as "owh I bet there isn't a book for this!". Thr's always a book for everything, even a book for poop and a book specially for awesome I should write one myself since I'd discovered my first homesick no more trick: the sushi roll!! (That's right, it even has an awesomely cool name  =D)

Dear Brain,

U have been thinking a lot recently, silly things in particular. 

You now have two options: 

1) start thinking about the paper ur suppose to write;  

2) stop thinking and relax (but get back to work in 30min) 

yeah, i lied brain, u have basically 1 option, WORK, 

Since you are a smart yet lazy brain, u would definitely go for the 2nd option, ok then,

Be curious about everything,
know something about everything and everything about something - Mr Craig Woodcock  
thanks Julie, for preventing me from plagiarism   =D

This happened before,

and Hexen, you'd overcome it, this time it will be the same! You will be able to do it!  =D

Lord, give me the strength and wisdom to differentiate what is necessary and what is not. What to say no to and what to say yes to. How to let go and Let You take care of the things that are not meant for me to handle. How to be the joy giver rather than the joy absorber. Give me the serenity to accept things I can't change, courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. Teach me how to let go. 

To give is to receive. Yet, how can you give when you haven't receive?

Before prayer, this is how i feel, 

After prayer, this is how I feel.

I can do all this through him who gives me strength.  (Philippians 4:13)


I choose to hang on to You for I know You will never fail me.

Love and forgive, dear friend, you really challenge me a lot in this sense. 


Gah... three assignment due every week is killing me... plus final papers and year long group project...so much work to do...  Stay positive!!!!!  (lol, I type satay in stead of stay just now, guess I am hungry...again!)
Satay positive!!! that would be pretty cool too, eat satay and u'll feel positive. It's like killing two birds with one stone man! (gah I am not making sense again)  XD
The HEXEN is back!  muahahaha

I like his hair lol

Vandalism!!

Guess what? I learned a new word today!

Bibliophobia: Fear of books

Perhaps that's something that might happen to uni students, I foresee an exponential increase in this diagnosis in the near future. 

They said books are good companions. A good book is like a good friend. They didn't finish the statement: A bad book (I guess a more appropriate term would be, textbook) is like an enemy trying to strangle you when u fall asleep while studying in the middle of the night. 

Alert: textbooks aren't your friend, stay away for safety purposes! Read under adults supervision (I would personally recommend the FBI)

On a side note, I wanna swim with dolphins. 

Bring me away from those evil books dolphins! I'll be safe in the waters!! 

Books' greatest  fear = water *evil smile*

  

Ok, de-stress time over, back to books *horrow scream while being dragged away by the evil books* 

I'll be back! (Terminator determination),

Hexen

Sense of time

Gahhhhh!! I need a better sense of time! Too many deadlines, exam conflicts... Going crazy with the deadlines... Can't believe I got another midterm's time wrong again... Thank God I happen to check the email again and was only 15min late!! Phew! If not I don't even know what will happen....

Crazy times are almost over now   =)  Time for fun!!  =D and also constant work  >.<

I love weekends btw  =)  Looking forward to more fun weekends!!

I'd learnt a lot over the past few weeks, hopefully I have time to blog every single one of it! I want to record it so I wont forget it, but tight schedule is making it really hard!!  >.<

Something I did in one of the weekends  =D

How He love us

This post has been sitting in my draft for a very long time, I feel like completing it today after my quiet time. This happened in the week of Spet 16th during my Navs retreat. This week has brought me a lot of new perspectives. Bumped into a friend who looks really troubled on the bus on Wednesday. I asked her how is she doing and if everything is alright. She started to blurt out everything to me which I am very honored because she trusted me. Things were good after she let it out. However, I received a call the next day from her questioning me why did I tell everyone. I was in shocked. I did not mention anything to the people she said I did. As the matter of fact, I didn't talk to those people at all! I just received a hug from them and I have to leave. I was very disturbed by that. She's been a dear friend to me and with the training I'd received and my experience, the one thing I learn is to keep it people's privacy confidential. What disappoints me the most is when things like this happen she was the first to doubt me. After all we'd been through, and to discover that's how she think of me was disturbing. I am not mad at her or anything, I just realize the need to communicate more. Things are all cleared up not and she apologized for it and our friendship had got closer every since. Being the black sheep wasn't a good feeling. I was sharing this feeling with a friend and her prayers woke up me. Jesus became our black sheep too. What I am experiencing right now is nothing comparable to what He's been through. Yet He still love us. Because of this, I have learn how to love people back when they hurt me. just because Jesus did at the time I don't deserve it most.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

In the following week, I had the privilege to be in the same room with the designer of the current Canadian flag,  George Stanley. I got all excited and goes everywhere telling people about it. Didn't get to talk to him like what my friend did when she ran into him in a football game. When we were chatting, she shared with me on how easy it is for us to run around everywhere telling people we met the creator of the Canadian flag. We should be more proud and excited to tell everyone that we know the creator of the World! *mind blown* sometimes, the smallest little things can teach us a big lesson.

Still in the journey on seeking. I don't know what answers I will get, but I know I'm up to something good.

Reminder

Focus on the right things to want  =)

This is my brain right now, colorful but messy.

Shall try not to listen to my fav songs when I'm having low energy, so I wont start associating it with low energy and start to not like them anymore, shall start listening to songs I don't like and will try to come out from the low energy asap to save my ears from horrible music, so smart Hexen  XD XD XD

I wish thr's more than 24hours a day, or maybe I should just try out hermoine's time turner. hmm...

On a random note, was chatting with a friend and realize that being here had taught me not to take A LOT of things for granted, being able to study here, meeting people, so many golden opportunities, life, fellowship, community. It has also taught me to be a chameleon. Adaptability to the max!!  Being able to sit in the church and listen to a powerful message, singing worship songs and having lunch with friends aft, something that I don't have much opportunity to do that in the summer. It felt great.

Have done a check list of things I want to eat when I get back here, so far, I'm doing pretty good  =D  even Kenzie's cake was off the check list too!! wuhoo!!  Next up, Harper's burger!!  mmMmmMMmmm~~ juicy juicy burger, so good  *drools*

May I present you, the sampler. *drools, flooding the whole world*

Life is good, better with a positive mindset!!
Hexen

Something I really don't want to forgot

Is the flight I had from KL to Narita Airport, no I didn't meet anyone interesting in this trip although i have to say people around me are pretty... Ok nvr mind I totally didn't pay attention to who was around me this time. Why? Because there's smth more epic to it!! I happened to be on the right side of the plane and it was an overnight flight so when they serve breakfast, it was actually sunrise on my side! Watching the sunrise on the plane while having breakfast is just pure amazing :) it's like the day just started off so right that everything u eat feels like rainbows!! It was a totally different experience than watching sunrise on land or just seeing the sky on the plane, sunrise + on the plane = double/triple the awesomeness, the rays, seeing how it slowly spread to the whole sky from just a thin fine line to the full  lighted up sky. The scene got better with the lively clouds that are so puffy like cotton candy! So magical, just like how happiness spread! It's really encouraging to know that imagine the sunrise as a goal you are working towards, every single action is significant and paints the picture, even though you are not at the final picture yet, the current picture itself has it's own aesthetic value. and seeing how it slowly progresses, it's definitely a rewarding experience. I really want to make sure this memory stays through blogging it and the feeling that I'd associated with it will stay.

(no, I didn't take this picture, I was't exactly beside the window so I wasn't at a good place to snap a pic of it, had breakfast and watched the whole sunrise with a stranger felt pleasantly peaceful)

Life is good.

Hexie

PS: can't believe I fell asleep while blogging this and clicked published before I actually complete the post  =.=  Sheesh Hexen, sending text and also posting a post in the midst of falling asleep... what's next? crack up a meal?

Faith

Challenge accepted Papa!  =D

Looking back my summer, things have become clearer now, a lot more things to learn, a lot more answers to seek, and I know all of these is to prepare me and to bring me closer to You. I know no matter what, I will just have to trust in You.

This popped up during my quiet time. I don't need all the answers in order to have faith. Faith is to believe something when there isn't sufficient proof. It wont be faith if everything is laid out wide and clear for you to accept. Besides, there is no way faith can wait until every stone is overturned (a quote I read somewhere). I don't think it's possible to be in state where our intellect has no objections towards anything. In a way, we have some form of faith to a certain degree towards different things.

I look forward to another awesome year of journey with friends and families that I am blessed with.

So many ideas, so little motivation, so alone with those ideas....

I wanna start a charity  

When life used to be this simple

Oops! I feel into your arms

*whistles and turning in circles*

Suddenly, I felt a light touch

Owh hello! I didn't mean to bump into you!  Nice to meet you

Why hello! FINALLY! you have appeared! I have been waiting for you for quite some time. I KNEW you will appear one day. My name is prince charming, nice to meet you.

And they lived happily ever after. 

Grrrr!!

I messed up again... Why? Hexen, Why? Everytime you know this will happen yet you do it again. When will u learn the lesson...Sometimes you just knew it will happen yet you still do it. Sheesh, need to hentam kepala alr a!!  *bangs head on wall*

Whatever that has happened, it happened, there is nothing to change just move on and focus on the current issue.

Is it good that I am still feeling so calm about it? Or I'm just so tired of it and wanted to get it over as soon as I can. It felt like bfore ytd, everything was in stagnant and BOOM! Finish 2 of it today and felt like the ball started to move this morning and it's accelerating so much! On one hand I want it to be over but  and on the other hand, I need more time. #MIsymptoms LOL!

 6 down, 1 more to go. Fighting!  =D 

My cup of British Tea =P

So HOT! =P

#SHERLOCKKKKKK

What Makes Jesus Different Event

First time being involved in an outreach event with different ministries on campus collaborate together. It was really all Him who brought all of us together and make this happen. I really enjoy listening to Andy Bannister's speech and the Q&A session is specially interesting.

Event turned out really well!! It was almost full. People from different faith background came and interesting discussion followed. A couple more people wanted to get connected to churches and on campus ministries, some wanted to help and some offered some really good future suggestions.

Come to think about it, it's pretty amazing to see how different people bringing different things to the table to make things work out, logistics, promo, financial, follow up, prayer team. Thank You for bringing all of us together! Thanks for giving me this opportunity to serve You together with other amazing people who believed in You! Thank You for showing me what I can offer to the table when I thought there isn't. Thank You for showing me unity and what a huge difference it make when people come together with the same purpose. Thank You for teaching me about humbleness, on how much I can learn from others regardless of faith background.

Happy Easter everyone!!  Christ has risen indeed!  =)  It's a happy day!

One of the things that stood out while Jamie's praying on Palm Sunday for the people who got baptize today(somewhere along these lines): I pray that when you are in victorious, you will not feel any more loved by God and at the same time, I pray that when you fall, you will not feel any less loved by God.

It makes sense. God's love is equal. You will not get extra bonus love when you are at your highest point in your life or when you serve Him. It's equal. Sometimes it felt like it because we are not blinded by the challenges and the hardships that we're going through when we're at our down points. It feels so relief to know that when you are at your low point or when you messed up big time, God's love is still the same as the times you were obedient.

The part that hit me more is the fact that we at the same time, also don't have to work hard and strive just to get His love, because it's there all this time, totally take away the burden of not knowing hard much work you have to do to get His love/to heaven because Jesus has it all covered =) We do it because we love Him and want to do it for Him.

I am so blessed to be part of the team to witness so many friends that have came to Alpha to accept Him, grow closer to Him and today, publicly declare their faith through baptism. Even the hardest heart was soften.

Totally didn't expect to see you accept Him into your life needless to say BAPTISM! Vic, I like how you said that when such a wise man like Gandhi can like Jesus, there is something about Jesus that you would want to find out. (It from Gandhi's quote: I like your Christ but I don't like your Christians.)

 Looking back, this past year has been a very fruitful journey for me. I messed up but God fix it ALL THE TIME. I am a mess yet He uses me. I doubt, but He's faithful.

I need to be less self-centered and more Christ-centered,

Hexie

I need more time!! So much had happened my little bloggy, so many thought to tidy, so little time!! Ppl are graduating/leaving canada soon... I will miss them so much!! Thx for the wonderful memories you guys have left for me!! I love you guys a lot!! All the laughs and the talks, I really appreciate it. I realize that we might be just friends for the season, regardless, you guys have blessed me with so much happiness and love. We might not meet again anytime near the future, but you guys will forever be dear in my heart. Hopefully I get to visit each and everyone of you in the future! =) Friends come and go, what matters the most is the quality time that we had together. I am lucky and very love by so many people. Thank you for being my friends!! Everyone of you out there!!! =D SO filled with love, Hexie

Thanks for the reminder

What is the purpose of life? To be happy? To be rich? To have fame? To be successful? Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe has it all under their feet yet they killed themselves. Building your life on a world that isn't stable, once it collapse, everything is gone.

Mark 8: 34-39

A very good reminder for my week. So glad I make it to the event despite the heavy flu. Now, back to bed. Oh wait, I need to shower and Penelope Waits coming up next! So excited!!!

Wedding invitation (you are invited!)

I am just kidding, am not getting married anytime soon, stumbled upon this awesome creative wedding invitation today while watching Kelli Anderson's TED talk.




Reference to those who are trying to get ideas on designing wedding invitation,
by far, ,the coolest invitation I have ever seen!!

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, it empties today of its strength - Corrie Ten Boom.

“If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. If you look at God you'll be at rest.” - Corrie Ten Boom

“This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.” - Corrie Ten Boom

“Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.” - Corrie Ten Boom




“Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.” - Corrie Ten Boom (this especially is something I need to work on)

Have been inspired by this lady for quite some time after knowing her story through Alpha, watched a movie about her, I have to say, her faith is powerful
Very powerful figure that I can't recall if I had shared in this blog.

sync-ing, mind and heart
Checking 1, 2, 3, .....

Who would have thought

that after so many years, God reconnects friendship and make friendships stronger and closer? I am really glad you popped that message to me. You have no idea how excited I am! You have no idea how many times I had told my friends here and how grateful I am to have you sharing your life with me!



Also received good news that a friend that I am really worried about is coming back to Canada!! Thank You my dear Father for not only giving me the email to reach her as well as bringing her back alive!! =)

Life, is good, friends make it better, and God completes it,
Hexy =)

On the journey of Love

The Love Competition from Brent Hoff on Vimeo.

Been exposed to diff kinds of love in my life, got me thinking about love, love redefining all over again =D

Love,
Hexy =)

The Rock is Higher

Sometimes I'm confused,
Sometimes I wonder,
Sometimes I doubt,
Sometimes I question,

about things,
about love,
about life,
about purpose,

but knowing that I am clinging to The Rock,
that is higher,
I know He will teach me

How to surrender,
How to overcome,
How to serve,
How to love,

I know I'll be fine,
because I am Yours and You are mine.

Love her smile

Audrey Hepburn, the more I discover, the more I love her. I seem to be able to relate to her. I feel her.

"I believe laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing; kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles."

- Audrey Hepburn

Cheeky Audrey, love this photo of her



btw, I didn't know Jump shot exist so LONG ago!!

Everything around you gets better when you smile and take some time to have fun. Hang around people that puts a smile on your face and warms your heart!

Warm fuzzies!! =D



Side note,
Heard some very troubling news about a friend last fri. Felt so helpless because there seems to be no way to reach her. I prayed that You will send someone to her life at this moment to support her or give me a way to reach her. I was surprised to be able to get her email after praying about it in service and got her contact right after service when I decided to say hi to a couple people that I haven't spoke to for some time. Ashamed by my little faith and amazed by Your works. thanks for answering my prayers!

Stress alert!! Keep smiling!! =D it makes situation better. =D

Loving life,
Hexen

"Hexen, your hair is really LONG!"
I have been hearing this sentence more and more now. I am very proud that I am able to keep it this long and resisted the temptation to cut it, partly because I was terribly lazy and buzy to move my bum to the salon and too cheap to spend money to cut it. =P However, the main reason for it is I really wanted to donate my hair to charity!!!! I learn that there's such thing call cuts for cancer and been wanting to do it for a while. The sad news hit me on Wednesday that I cannot donate my hair because I'd dyed it before. The dyed part will not be accepted!! this is SADDDDD!!

Anyways, I have made up my mind, I shall wait patiently for all my dyed hair to grow out and grow more black hair and I SHALL DONATE MY HAIR!! it's part of my bucket list =D

Gambateh Hexen!! =D =D

Made cookies for my classmate on tuesday nite, wrapped it on wednesday morning and brought it to class. and, She didn't turn up.. Another classemate end up feeding me with tonnes of oatmeal raisin cookies that she bought for me from tim hortons, Such a sweet girl! She is those kind of frens who are very loyal and takes good care of friends that she cares. She taught me a lot too. Am so blessed!! Felt bad for her condition, being allergy to almost everything! I should include her in prayers =)

Went and mend the MHAC booth, met Natalie Mun, very sweet girl too! =)
Helped my sister from Bethel adopt-a-student program to move, I am so thankful to have Chris in my life! He's just a wonderful guy, helping out people that he didn't even know! Nice guy bt so many terrible things happened to him... death of his wife and daughter... I really felt like crying when he said his daughter, Jennifer would be my age doing university and would be having these moving house moments if she's still alive... God, I thank You for sending so many people around his life when he's at his weakest. You are so wonderful! =) Thx for reminding me of how wonderful You have been.

Had a great bonding session with Saq n Ryan. I guess I'm starting to be more open in sharing my feelings and thoughts with people. They really understand me and gave me the time to put my thoughts together and speak out how I felt, I still find it hard at times but I am really thankful for them. I really do.

Starting to c the effects of blogging, I felt so far away from You this week and this blog just brought me clsoer to You again. Thank You =)

"Our God,
is an awesome God He Reigns,
from heaven above with wisdom, power, and love
our God is an awesome God."

Post sounds very chunky, will smoothen it out if I get the time *fingers cross* hopefully it will still make sense when I come back and read about it.

Can't help but to feel the same way

Saw this on a girl's blog that I'd been following quite some time, I love Audrey Hepburn too. I guess it's something all girls feel =D

I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person. -Audrey Hepburn-

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it. -Audrey Hepburn-

I'm an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky. -Audrey Hepburn

If I get married, I want to be very married. -Audrey Hepburn-

I love her. It's like everything she says makes sense to me. And at one point or another, I feel exactly the same. I feel her. <3

Prayers

Nvr in my life had I did such a prayer that I felt so close to Him bfore, nvr in my life had I prayed for someone and have such powerful words that I didn't expect to come out from my mouth, Nvr in my life....

TBUpdated, road trip to Kansas City, Seat being filled at the last 24hours, how important prayers are, supportive community

Today's gonna be a good day =D

I'll have to say, I have awesome housemates that totally know how to make my day!!!


Have been really stressed out recently, last night decided to just stay home and relax with my housemates. Jason gt back home in the evening with tonnes of funny youtube videos bookmarked on his lappie. It WAS HILARIOUS!!! ketchabot, retarded star wars trumpet opening sessions, fireworks, threadmill running gone wrong!! Come to think about it, those are the kinds of videos that you will only find it funny when you watch it with friends.

Stayed home with Ryan and we had a Sherlock Holmes n SMASH night =) Wonderful time, made me realize that hanging out doesnt have to be all talking. Sitting back, enjoying each other's company works too =) n I really needed that =)

I miss home, Happy Chinese New Year! =)
Getting videos from family back home, gosh I miss the familiarity!! skype session is well needed!! =D

God, teach me how to focus on You and surrender. Please teach me how to love others the way You love me, Thank You my awesome Papa. Thanks for showing me life is beautiful =) Thank You papa for putting Mimi in my life. She is one of the people that I can see You shining out from her. I ask for Your blessings upon her in Jesus' name, Amen! =)

Much conviction occur this weekend

It's so worth it!!

I am glad I made it to the first lab of the semester!! It was the one thing that I looked forward to this week!! Why am I so excited about the lab? Answers will be given aft =P

Woke up 45min earlier, took a shower, ran into my houseamtes' room to borrow two lab coats, grabbed a banana (apparently my fren told me that i'm not suppose to eat banana empty stomach, dunno why though...) and left the house hoping that I did not miss the bus. stepping out of the house is like entering another world. It was soo warm and cozy inside the house, as soon as I walked out, cold wind mixed with slushy ice rain hit my face. It was freezing rain!!! I didnt have time to go back in to change shoes so i literally stomped all the way to the bus stop. Few branches fell on the sideways and I had to lift up my foot to slowly climb through the branches. Finally I made it to the bus stop. guess wat, I was on time for the bus. HOWEVER, the bus was full..... everyone took the bus because it was freezing rain...

Was debating between walking to class or wait for the next bus... end up deciding to wait for the bus because the sideways are extremely slippery and I dun have the right shoes to walk on it... Bus din came on time and was 10min late... I almost faint when I saw the bus saying "full bus", I almost gave up and walk back home n jux go to bed in a sulky mood. It turns out that the bus was not excatly "full" and I got on the bus!! *yay!!*

Finally I made it to the medic building, climb three flight of stairs n rush into the lab. It was also my first time stepping foot into the new medic building! hehehe As soon as I got into the lab, a group of students followed the TA into the museum, TA was so nice (although I was late) She told me to keep my stuff in the locker and join their group aft. I rushed!! As soon as i stepped in to the museum, I feel like all the cold shivering adventure is worth it. It front of me is a display of VARIOUS HUMAN BODY PARTS!!! It's sooo cool!!! we get to see and touch various body parts and study them!! That's right, it's an Anatomy lab!! I was bugging the TA all the time asking question about the body parts =D hehehehehe thx TA for being so patient with me =P

The wasnt the highlight yet!

Aft spending 30min at the first stop, the next TA came and pick us up to the next stop: Seeing the two whole cadavers right in front of my eyes!! I put on gloves and start listening to what the TA has to say. She told us to feel free to explore and touch the body with gentleness. I get to hold a person's heart and saw aneurysm that didn't burst at the aorta. Lungs were the part that surprised me the most. TA had describe to us bfore bt I really didn't expect it to feel so different. It's soft and mushy, it's like touching a balloon filled with flour in except it's more firm...firm tofu? hmm... cant really find the right words to explain it, but yeah it is really cool/exciting/weird/interesting kinda feeling touching the cadavers =D Totally made my day!! hahahaha Looking forward to more anatomy class =D bt nt the bell ringing test though >.<

Today's prayer session was fruitful too, though just the two of us who showed up, i'm glad we continue with it =D

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Going to a retreat this weekend, praying for good weather and fellowship =D

It's just the first two days of class n I can feel the stress!! did i mention I disliek my schedule? It's sooooo spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaced out.....

Good things is, I am liking all the subject I am taking this semester, this is going to be a good sem~~ =) =) Hopefully I can figure out something to do to fill in the gap I have in between classes =D =D

It's been a good start =) Looking forward to this semester =) =)

Have been reading Sing You Home and is making me feel like becoming a music therapist!!! Been doing some research about music therapist and it seems really really interesting!! This is MY THINGGGGGGGGG hehehehehe