Blog shifted!
Posted by ivykwek at 10:57 AM on September 26, 2007.
Hi! I'd like to invite u guys to visit my new blog
I won't be updating in this blog in the future
God bless
~ReCiPe oF LifE~
September 26th, 2007
July 25th, 2007
Multi-tasking
Posted by ivykwek at 11:10 AM on July 25, 2007.
Da word that i find most suitable to describe my situation now
'His yoke is easy, His burden is light'
hmm... yet to understand the underlying meaning of it.
July 9th, 2007
First day at uni
Posted by ivykwek at 02:32 PM on July 9, 2007.
Today is my first day in uni. Nothing much changed, except the additon of new faces which looks blur just like i was last year. Registration into hostel yesterday wasn't really smooth. Wanted to get a room facing the outside but didn't manage to. The room i'm having now have 'wall' view. Literally. Haih... My mum was like 'never mind la... just call it the 'prayer wall'. This morning as i woke up at 7, it was so dark! Not like my last year room.
Today my blur level is not much lower than those juniors i think. Registration for courses almost drives me up to the wall. New complusory courses offered, then we have to drop the electives that we chose.. bla bla bla. Can u imagine i have class from 8 am everyday, someday untill 5 pm? Can u imagine i 4 lectures in a roll, each of the venue far apart? Can u imagine i having 7 subjects, each of it have practical labwork?
I'm really don't know whether i can cope this sem.. Now feeling like pulling out from one of the major co-curricular project i've joined, but don't know how, cos it's kind of irresponsible for me to do tht. God, I need HELP!!!
July 8th, 2007
Going back to Uni in few hours time...
Posted by ivykwek at 03:06 AM on July 8, 2007.
yup... this is like the last few hours for me to be in Penang for this time... After that, i'll be traveling back to KL and that will also indicate the end of my 2 1/2 months of holiday.
well i'm kinda of proud of myself talking abt my holidays. Besides the camps & trips tht i went for the first part of my holidays, which i enjoyed so much and have been talking abt, i did quite a lot of things even though i didn't travel much.
Visit my grandparents
one of the things tht happened so unexpectedly was of my grandfather being diagnosed to have terminal lung cancer. Of course, we were all very shocked by the reality. As children & grandchildren, our family were very concerned of him, especially his salvation in Christ. We shared gospel to him one day, but he's quite unhappy to hear us talking religion. He actually believed tht he's some kind of machine, once shut down, forever shut down. He always like to use the Chinese idiom 人死如灯灭, which means the death of a person is like candles being blown off, thr's no such thing as eternity. We pointed out to him the wonderful creations in our world, trying to make sense to him the existence of God and that God loves him even b4 he knows God! Well, hope he'll get it..
Anyway, though it sounds like a bad news, i believe tht God had His good will in it. As for me, it gave me the opportunity to carry out the decision that i've made in the 2nd week of Camp Cam, tht is to redeem relationship with my family. My relationship with my grandpa has never been very close, but this incident reminds me to show my love and care to him, and also praying for him constantly
Spent time with my family & friends
One of the important decision i've made in Camp Cam is to take a serious look into my family and put an effort in solving the problem. Over the years, my family members had become so cold and distanced within each other. Some dissapointed, some stressed out, some chose to b indifferent. After the sessions in the camp, i know tht i need to do sthg, i can't run away from the reality. So, i've decided tht i'll spend as much quality time as possible with my family this hols. That's also why i didn't attend english service this whole month, in case some of u might b curious, so tht i can have the whole sunday with my family. Things turn better, though mum claimed tht things are always better when i'm around, since i'm a daddy's girl and bla bla bla. Well, just hope tht things will goes well when i'm not ard. I know God is working.
Also redeeming relationship with my friends, i was actually quite passive in keeping in touch. I'm no good in tht, but i decided my best, met up with some of my long-lost frens, old sclmates and etc. Dun really had enough time for everyone, but thanked God i manage to get a few.
Sleep
yup yup... sleeping is a luxury when semester is going on... so holiday must sleep cukup-cukup!!!
Books & Movies
been reading and watching a lot*claps... hmm.. let's vote,*drumrolls... the book of the hols: Taming the Tiger(great testimony!); the movie of the hols: Transformer
; the cartoon of the hols: Barbie and the 12 dancing princesses...hehehe
Exercise
i went for a 18KS blood test and guess what's my prob? LOW cholestrol! Obviously the cause is lack of exercise, so i've been trying to tackle my problem this hols. and i'm very proud to tell u tht i've made it to Penang Hill!( not taking the train of course...)Thanks a lot to my frens, bcos when we got started, they didn't tell me tht they planned to go all the way up. If not i've sure freaked out
Kitchen Duty
yea man.. i've been helping my mum in the kitchen every morning... and try to curi some cooking 'kungfu'. Though she makes me wash the dishes and cut the veges most of the time, she did let me cook once for lunch...hehe... and she taught me how to make 'bak chang' too... hehe.. not bad for a cooking-illiterate like me uh?
Well, that's almost all. Other than that i'll either be online surfing or chatting, attend church services, jadi driver or just let my mind run all over... haha...
Seems like blogging is the only thing i fail to do this hols.. haha.. Ok.. i'm leaving Penang in 2 hours time... Nervous + excited for the new sem! Wish me all the best!!!
June 27th, 2007
The crossing
Posted by ivykwek at 06:07 PM on June 27, 2007.
http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/crossing.htm
Check this out... This is one of my favourite game that touched my heart a lot...
We're all like the deers in the game. Each of us, whether we like it or not, will have to take a leap over the gap between life and death.
The reality is, we won't be able to make it to the other side without a crossing board. We'll fall and die.
Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. He had bcame the crossing board for us to heaven. Many still don't know this good news. Will we help them to make it?
June 15th, 2007
Microbiology!!!
Posted by ivykwek at 07:01 PM on June 15, 2007.
I've got in to Microbiology!!!
It was my first choice. Really praise God for that!!!
I know that my next sem is going to be tough.. 3 hrs of lab every day for every subject. Somemore i'm invovled in quite activities, i'm not too sure whether i can cope it.
Still, I want to thank God for answering my prayer. Though i have a lot of doubts abt my future, i believe that He's guiding me. Also, I thanked Him for granting me a place to stay in hostel, even though it was a hard competition to get to stay in hostel.
June 9th, 2007
The story of the life of a flower...
Posted by ivykwek at 03:49 PM on June 9, 2007.
Nice flower, isn't it?
It blossoms into uniquely beautiful flower in God's timing...
I wish my life can blossoms like that too!
Even when i'm old and crumpled, I have something in me that's worth preserving...
And remains beautiful forever!!!
Currently feeling: beautiful
June 8th, 2007
Tits and bits of 1st week camp cam
Posted by ivykwek at 07:40 PM on June 8, 2007.
In the beginning...
What do I ask God for in Camp Cam '07?
- a heart tht loves Him more
- clearer picture of Him & Him will in my life
- release fr old bondages
- discovery of my self
- a pure heart, a righteous spirit
- the mind of Christ, the ability to see things fr His perspective
- spiritual spring cleaning
1st day...
'Homesick!!! Home is too comfortable, and really had great time with friends tht came over to penang. Felt so complacent! Freak out just to think of staying away fr home for 3 months in such a freezinf place with 'family' tht i yet to know. I did a last minute packing. As the result, i can't find my favorite's doggie and my new hair clip and i've gotten really upset... Bus was so slow, in the way good for me as it gave me sufficient time to think thru, reflect, pray and calm down.'
2nd day....
'...it feels that i've been here for years even though it's just the first full day. I see talented ppls, outspoken and loveable. I felt that i'm not good enought for anything...'
3rd day...
' ...Things seems to be better today. Or should i say, i'm able to respond more positively after a good cry last night at the Redeeming Relationship session as I look into my own past. Yes, I need to release the past, those 'black dots' shouldn't be bothering me anymore or cause me any emotional damage. In fact, it can be used for God's glory. I've learnt to accept myself as i am and totally surrender to God's will and God's voice.
4th day...
'...Chapel... was being touched when the song 'Bagai Bejana' was sang as i was reminded all the wonderful works God has done and is doing in my life. Even though i've not fully understand His will, I know He has the best for me...
went to Boh Tea Plantation today! We walked up there...7 km!
'... our family gals talks abt guys over our conversations and guess what! Grandma Annette's overheard it! Some of u know what'll happen next rite? yup... free publicity abt it! oh man... we were actually talking abt one of our fren's crush...not even the guys in the camp...
June 5th, 2007
my Banting trip
Posted by ivykwek at 10:09 PM on June 5, 2007.
I went to my friend's place at Banting after my exam, it's a small yet nice town! Here's some pictures we took
Nice view of Pantai Morib... Fantastic!
U can see the sunset very clearly here. No lands can be seen at in other end of the sea, very different from Penang Beaches. My friend say u can actually walk as far as 1 Km when it is low tides, cool uh?
Our legs in the sand...
This are the owners of the legs... Fr Right: Adelene, Me & Jia Hui
Later at night we went to a Orang Asli Evangelistic Meeting
oh ya... i tried the Red Wine Noodles on the next morning... didn't take photo of it but it's a must try food... yum yum...