Sunday 29th of June is BPCWA's Street Evangelism outreach.
Ahhh, good old street evangie how have you been?
The day started with Sunday service where Pastor Sam gave a sermon about "predestination or choice". I really love today's message as I've a lot of questions about "predestination" itself. Pastor Sam said that God does not predestine for anyone to suffer but wants everyone to repent. We shouldn't shift the responsibilities to God because of our laziness.
There was also fellowship lunch with many different curry dishes. After lunch we went to the Merchant cafe for extended fellowship... What can I say, we love to fellowship!
Then came the SE. After a lively debrief session conducted by Rowas, pair prayers we were on our way. The weather was fine and sunny and there were lots of people at the city. Thank God Rowas and I were able to share the Gospel with a couple of people, some more receptive than others. We met Arphaele (a Brazilian tourist working in Australia). He was really easy to talk to with pleasant attitudes and we talked to him for about 45 minutes. Really thank God for this opportunity to evangelize and spread God's love. I love SE!
For dinner we headed to Ipoh restaurant in Myaree. The food was less than average (for me) but our table's discussion was great. It was filled with lots of laughter and joy which overshadowed the so-so food.
29 June 2008
26 June 2008
End of Semester I 2008
In less than 16 hours I will come face to face with the biggest hurdle of my career as a student so far.
Quantitative Methods For Finance
The name may sound innocent, somewhat intelligent, but in reality it's a geek in disguise. You see, QMF should've really been named as Financial-Engineering-for-critical-thinkers-with-an-appetite-for-advanced-calculus, because that's what it is. Had I known beforehand, the probability of enrollment would have been 0.1.
*sigh*
Confidence level => zero
8 hours of confinement in the study conferral @ uwa, lots of lollies, 1 shark fin soup and a hot takeaway lemon tea later, I am still confused.
I can only pray for God's help to pass this unit and enroll in time for the Spring Graduation.
Quantitative Methods For Finance
The name may sound innocent, somewhat intelligent, but in reality it's a geek in disguise. You see, QMF should've really been named as Financial-Engineering-for-critical-thinkers-with-an-appetite-for-advanced-calculus, because that's what it is. Had I known beforehand, the probability of enrollment would have been 0.1.
*sigh*
Confidence level => zero
8 hours of confinement in the study conferral @ uwa, lots of lollies, 1 shark fin soup and a hot takeaway lemon tea later, I am still confused.
I can only pray for God's help to pass this unit and enroll in time for the Spring Graduation.
24 June 2008
Things that make you go Mmmm...
Yesterday browsing on the internet I found this little comic strip which I totally relate to.
Courtesy of [xkcd - a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language]
(http://xkcd.com)
So, mispronouncing words eh? I wouldn't say I do it on purpose, in fact, it is my wish that I could one day speak like a proper english lady - in an asian disguise. Sadly this asian disguise opts rice over spud any day. Eating mash potato @ camp 2 days in a row absolutely confuses my brain about who I really am.
I can't pronounce testol... testero...testoleronstrone...
Courtesy of [xkcd - a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language]
(http://xkcd.com)
I can't pronounce testol... testero...testoleronstrone...
Testosterone
I find that I like to create new words yet think there is nothing wrong.
For example, "Bruneian". I called them "Brunese" then "Brunaitte" before "Brunch" as in French.
Here is another one I really like:
23 June 2008
2 days before BAV exam
As promised, I made a trip to the Doctor's today to see a new doc Dr Soe. As she practices in the second building, the wait wasn't terribly long which was good for patients. There are a couple types of "waits" that I like to avoid but seem to always end up in:
1. When I'm starving waiting for the food to come
2. When I'm power shopping during lunch breaks and the queue to the counter is out the door
3. When I'm sick while everyone else in the surrounding neighborhoods are too (seeing the same doc too)
4. Driving behind L platers/cargo trucks/buses/frequent stopping vehicles while running late
5. When I'm busting and each woman takes an average of 5-10minutes per public toilet cubicle
6. Call waiting
7. Internet lagging
Notice the "while" or "when" remarks? It appears that the shorter the time there is available (no one else to blame by self), the stronger the urge to rush. #6 and #7 of course are exclusions to the above rule of thumb. I mean, no one seriously enjoy dial-up speed internet or being on hold to Service Providers for 20minutes.
As long as there is time to spare, I'm pretty good at keeping myself entertained. Some of the things I suggest you could do are:
1. Sing a song (voicelessly in you head. Do not disturb others as much as you can help it. Just because they are stuck in a queue with you does not mean opportunity for you to hold a mini concert. One piece of advise to headphone/earphone people who like to humm along to tunes. You might not be able to hear yourself, we CAN. We hear you loud and clear without lyrics nor melodies and we have NO idea what you are humming).
2. Try and remember what your family member/friends/colleagues said the other day that was really funny. Remember it in as much details as possible and have a good laugh all over again. Twice if it's that funny.
3. Observe. Look around you and pretend you are the director of the next it-Hollywood movie. Put imaginations to work, attach a blurb to every action you see.
4. Feel sorry for bored and very tired looking husbands/boyfriends in Valleygirl/Temp. Instant feel-better move :D
5. Focus on the future positives. Just think once you get your hot, steaming laksa, which piece of fishball should you attack first? the left or the right?
6. Last but not least when all else fails, turn to you right 180 degrees and count how many more people behind you and study how they'd like to be in your current position. This one is a personal favorite :P
Well, the fact is I do feel much better today, the Doc gave grant to a 2 day medical certificate and I had Sunday Everyday for lunch.
Thank God for allowing a speedy recovery, I'll make sure to wear jackets more often from now on.
1. When I'm starving waiting for the food to come
2. When I'm power shopping during lunch breaks and the queue to the counter is out the door
3. When I'm sick while everyone else in the surrounding neighborhoods are too (seeing the same doc too)
4. Driving behind L platers/cargo trucks/buses/frequent stopping vehicles while running late
5. When I'm busting and each woman takes an average of 5-10minutes per public toilet cubicle
6. Call waiting
7. Internet lagging
Notice the "while" or "when" remarks? It appears that the shorter the time there is available (no one else to blame by self), the stronger the urge to rush. #6 and #7 of course are exclusions to the above rule of thumb. I mean, no one seriously enjoy dial-up speed internet or being on hold to Service Providers for 20minutes.
As long as there is time to spare, I'm pretty good at keeping myself entertained. Some of the things I suggest you could do are:
1. Sing a song (voicelessly in you head. Do not disturb others as much as you can help it. Just because they are stuck in a queue with you does not mean opportunity for you to hold a mini concert. One piece of advise to headphone/earphone people who like to humm along to tunes. You might not be able to hear yourself, we CAN. We hear you loud and clear without lyrics nor melodies and we have NO idea what you are humming).
2. Try and remember what your family member/friends/colleagues said the other day that was really funny. Remember it in as much details as possible and have a good laugh all over again. Twice if it's that funny.
3. Observe. Look around you and pretend you are the director of the next it-Hollywood movie. Put imaginations to work, attach a blurb to every action you see.
4. Feel sorry for bored and very tired looking husbands/boyfriends in Valleygirl/Temp. Instant feel-better move :D
5. Focus on the future positives. Just think once you get your hot, steaming laksa, which piece of fishball should you attack first? the left or the right?
6. Last but not least when all else fails, turn to you right 180 degrees and count how many more people behind you and study how they'd like to be in your current position. This one is a personal favorite :P
Well, the fact is I do feel much better today, the Doc gave grant to a 2 day medical certificate and I had Sunday Everyday for lunch.
Thank God for allowing a speedy recovery, I'll make sure to wear jackets more often from now on.
21 June 2008
The type of blog entry that ruins your mood
It is with deep regret that I should announce Julia is sick, again.
It started a couple of days ago when I began to have persistent cough, running nose, and a sore throat which made life really really uncomfortable - and eating meals impossible.
Mummy's been feeding me with all the antibiotics and cough syrups that daddy can spare. As you've probably already guessed, daddy is sick too. Or make that was. The medicine worked wonders for him and did little for me :(
Today the sickness got worse. Right now both of my inner ears hurt really bad, my lungs feel like they are on fire and that a fish bone is stuck in my throat. Every sound I hear is 1000 times higher in pitch yet 1000 times lower in volume. My voice is now almost gone (what's left of it is a coarse, sandy and nasal sound).
The flu shot was a terrible idea.
Time to snuggle up in bed.
It started a couple of days ago when I began to have persistent cough, running nose, and a sore throat which made life really really uncomfortable - and eating meals impossible.
Mummy's been feeding me with all the antibiotics and cough syrups that daddy can spare. As you've probably already guessed, daddy is sick too. Or make that was. The medicine worked wonders for him and did little for me :(
Today the sickness got worse. Right now both of my inner ears hurt really bad, my lungs feel like they are on fire and that a fish bone is stuck in my throat. Every sound I hear is 1000 times higher in pitch yet 1000 times lower in volume. My voice is now almost gone (what's left of it is a coarse, sandy and nasal sound).
The flu shot was a terrible idea.
Time to snuggle up in bed.
Rule #1 to exam preperation: S.T.U.D.Y.
"To Study" v.,|Apply your mind purposefully to the acquisition of knowledge or understanding of (a subject).
*sigh* Here I am sitting in front of my computer with the time reading as 1:32am *rubs eyes*... Last look it was only 11pm... where did the time go?!
Such is the life of a student. More specifically, the life of a student who has slacked off here and there throughout the semester and now is cramming for exams. For example, Me.
As the picture depicts the perfect illustration of Julia Sun tonight (and for the rest of next week too), I can't help but feel a tiny bit deflated. I mean, I TRY but words GO. Ok, it's not that bad actually, I do feel some pressure but peace is within. Strength must come from God becos Julia would normally be tucked up in bed right now after losing the mental fight to stay awake.
For those interested the book in front of me is called International Finance. I give it 3 and 1/2 highlighters out of 5 :) Easy book to read, examples are a bonus.
In the beginning there was some uncertainty in the air, tomorrow's exam covers the ENTIRE semester's work... How's one supposed to remember anything 6 months ago? I barely just remember what I had for lunch today. Then I prayed asking God for guidance and felt the urge to listen to some ilectures which revealed "hints" of what might be included... Yet to be memorized of course :P
Okay, Just wanted to blog my feelings now to serve as a (painful) reminder to the future me that if I am reading this right now in future times, please study on a regular basis and don't forget to thank God :)
Wait, make that a serious face ":<" to emphasize "please" and "regular" and "study". *yawn* back to studies I must, *waves* night night
19 June 2008
Life if full of surprises
Lately, my super has been bothering me. It all started when mum asked me to open up a super account for stevo so I casually browsed the net to see what I can find. After a bit of online-shopping, it dawned on me that having a super a/c = weekly fees + the possibility of negative return. HUH?! I wondered, and once again question balloons popped up above my heads:
1. I have several a/cs, have I been paying unnecessary fees?
2. How much super have I accumulated
3. Have I been cheated all these years??
"I want them back", came the ultimate conclusion. "How", came the barrier to improve one's super. Well I must say I do have above average cognitive dissonance bias so not much later I've completely forgotten why I was quite upset.
Until today that is. Mums are creatures of wondrous reminder, no issue ever slips out of their ultra compartmentalized brains. "DO U REMBR LAST TIME WHAT I ASK TO DO? U DO OR NOT YET? I KNEW IT, U DONT GET NOTHING DONE IF NOT FOR ME HERE TO REMIND REMIND". Quite right mum, though not fully.
Another wave of unjust emotion flooded within and this time, was powerful enough to translate into actions. One particular website took me to SuperSeeker (http://www.ato.gov.au/super/content.asp?doc=/content/33301.htm) and the first thing I needed was my TFN which I've misplaced. "Now where is that stoopid card? Where did I put it after opening up my account last month?" I confess, rather than putting things back to where they belong I like to hide them and find them by surprise... 3 years pass their use-by-date.
My punishment was a painful 2 hour search-up-and-down-the-house with lots and lots of self blame and dislike. IF ONLY and ONLY IF... why did I not do the right thing?!! One place I searched was my boxes of packed stuff containing childish clothes and things I do not have immediate use for. I must say, moving heavy load wasn't fun but the contents were. I actually sat there for a while going through my old letters and cards (pre email era), some made me smile while others I have no ideas of:
1. Who's Heidi? Apparently I knew her and invited her to camp one time.
2. Bday invite held @ the "Church" -> I did not go mmkay
3. Unredable signatures (no printed name), some guesswork required
Another interesting thing I unwrapped was a present from few years ago. It was a beautiful silver cup complete with tissue paper, felt cloth and a wooden box. I remember when it was first received it I didn't fancy it. I mean silver cup...? What the. So with only a brief peek I packed it up and stored it away. Today it actually felt like receiving the gift again. Sliding the wooden lid away, pulling the tissue paper back there was a line of engraved words. It reads "Drink for me while we are 1000 miles apart". The words swam in my mind for a while and then sunk in (pass all the fat cells), suddenly there was a lot of appreciation for the person who gave me this cup. Drinking = toasting, for me = for me and apart = away. Hahah... okay I know that's lame but I am simple minded. To me those words meant that even when distance separates people, this friend wishes for me not only to remember but also live well (even if friend friendself is not). Wait... that does sound a bit weird now having written it out, sorry friend if u stumble across this and it was not your intention at all. However the cup and the words contained friend's best (and selfless) wishes for me. A bit of regret as I don't know where friend you are anymore, but friend, I hope you are well, healthy, prosperous and happy! Really really :)
Sitting at my desk I've finally given up. Perhaps, it was not meant to be. Perhaps I needed to be protected from potential bad news. Perhaps I was just lazy. "OOOHH well, who wants to know anyway, why don't I just sit here and watch a bit of youtube..." = self denial and another CD time. But God is amazing, He taught me that there is always hope through this little ordeal. Swinging my chair to the left picking up my handbag about to clean it and there, tucked in the mobile phone pocket was the object of my search.
"YEEEEEESSS!!" praise God! This is GREAT! Thought I while punching in the numbers. "submit", the results came through with nothing. At that time I should've been really disappointed but the joy of finding my card was greater than any other so super smufer zufer.
Anyhoo, what a morning it was however it was a wonderful experience! A bit of soul searching too :)
1. I have several a/cs, have I been paying unnecessary fees?
2. How much super have I accumulated
3. Have I been cheated all these years??
"I want them back", came the ultimate conclusion. "How", came the barrier to improve one's super. Well I must say I do have above average cognitive dissonance bias so not much later I've completely forgotten why I was quite upset.
Until today that is. Mums are creatures of wondrous reminder, no issue ever slips out of their ultra compartmentalized brains. "DO U REMBR LAST TIME WHAT I ASK TO DO? U DO OR NOT YET? I KNEW IT, U DONT GET NOTHING DONE IF NOT FOR ME HERE TO REMIND REMIND". Quite right mum, though not fully.
Another wave of unjust emotion flooded within and this time, was powerful enough to translate into actions. One particular website took me to SuperSeeker (http://www.ato.gov.au/super/content.asp?doc=/content/33301.htm) and the first thing I needed was my TFN which I've misplaced. "Now where is that stoopid card? Where did I put it after opening up my account last month?" I confess, rather than putting things back to where they belong I like to hide them and find them by surprise... 3 years pass their use-by-date.
My punishment was a painful 2 hour search-up-and-down-the-house with lots and lots of self blame and dislike. IF ONLY and ONLY IF... why did I not do the right thing?!! One place I searched was my boxes of packed stuff containing childish clothes and things I do not have immediate use for. I must say, moving heavy load wasn't fun but the contents were. I actually sat there for a while going through my old letters and cards (pre email era), some made me smile while others I have no ideas of:
1. Who's Heidi? Apparently I knew her and invited her to camp one time.
2. Bday invite held @ the "Church" -> I did not go mmkay
3. Unredable signatures (no printed name), some guesswork required
Another interesting thing I unwrapped was a present from few years ago. It was a beautiful silver cup complete with tissue paper, felt cloth and a wooden box. I remember when it was first received it I didn't fancy it. I mean silver cup...? What the. So with only a brief peek I packed it up and stored it away. Today it actually felt like receiving the gift again. Sliding the wooden lid away, pulling the tissue paper back there was a line of engraved words. It reads "Drink for me while we are 1000 miles apart". The words swam in my mind for a while and then sunk in (pass all the fat cells), suddenly there was a lot of appreciation for the person who gave me this cup. Drinking = toasting, for me = for me and apart = away. Hahah... okay I know that's lame but I am simple minded. To me those words meant that even when distance separates people, this friend wishes for me not only to remember but also live well (even if friend friendself is not). Wait... that does sound a bit weird now having written it out, sorry friend if u stumble across this and it was not your intention at all. However the cup and the words contained friend's best (and selfless) wishes for me. A bit of regret as I don't know where friend you are anymore, but friend, I hope you are well, healthy, prosperous and happy! Really really :)
Sitting at my desk I've finally given up. Perhaps, it was not meant to be. Perhaps I needed to be protected from potential bad news. Perhaps I was just lazy. "OOOHH well, who wants to know anyway, why don't I just sit here and watch a bit of youtube..." = self denial and another CD time. But God is amazing, He taught me that there is always hope through this little ordeal. Swinging my chair to the left picking up my handbag about to clean it and there, tucked in the mobile phone pocket was the object of my search.
"YEEEEEESSS!!" praise God! This is GREAT! Thought I while punching in the numbers. "submit", the results came through with nothing. At that time I should've been really disappointed but the joy of finding my card was greater than any other so super smufer zufer.
Anyhoo, what a morning it was however it was a wonderful experience! A bit of soul searching too :)
15 June 2008
Sport with a twist
Tonite rowas buzzed me up asking if i was going to baddy. at first i must admit there was a bit of reluctance as i planned to watch the premier of "battle of the choirs" on seven. however after too many nites of huge dinner and finding out that stvo was going, i decided that i would too. we got there around 6:40pm (thanks to slowpoke stvo) and there weren't many people at all. maybe its the weather, rainy days keep people indoors.
after several poor attempts at stretching, rowas, fred, stvo and i played a casual game of badminton. it turned out to be one of the funniest badminton game i've ever played. rather than concentrating on hitting the shuttercock, rowas made so many funny comments that left both fred and i in stitches. she also did the michael jackson serve while stvo & fred moonwalked.
badminton quickly lost its fun and we turned our attention to basketball. towards the end of the night we played another casual game of chengs vs suns and quickly humbly i say i scored 3 hoops. yes i know, i am amazed too as i totally suck at basketball.
oh and hula hoops, we found 4 of them in the store room and put them to good use.
it was such a fun night i am glad i went!
after several poor attempts at stretching, rowas, fred, stvo and i played a casual game of badminton. it turned out to be one of the funniest badminton game i've ever played. rather than concentrating on hitting the shuttercock, rowas made so many funny comments that left both fred and i in stitches. she also did the michael jackson serve while stvo & fred moonwalked.
badminton quickly lost its fun and we turned our attention to basketball. towards the end of the night we played another casual game of chengs vs suns and quickly humbly i say i scored 3 hoops. yes i know, i am amazed too as i totally suck at basketball.
oh and hula hoops, we found 4 of them in the store room and put them to good use.
it was such a fun night i am glad i went!
13 June 2008
Vy's 21st
11-june was my uni buddy Vy's 21st bday and seeing how big a fuss everyone makes about being 21, it took me a (long) while to think of what pressie to buy for her. she loves the pressies i got for her and that was really nice as i was a bit unsure at first :)
here is the bday girl (in a dress hehe):
For dinner we went to Matsuri and had reallllly delicious food, the last time i was there i didn't remember food being this fresh tho. we ordered sooooo much that it took us more than 2 hours to finish. there were sushis, tempuras, udon noodles, more suhis, salads and miso soups all over the table.
soft shell crab sushi was really yummy, the rice was sticky to the dot and the mayo was better than wasabi!
@ Masturi pre dinner. we had a bit of warm sake it was really gross we hated it!!
before dinner @ my house. hehe see my curly hair? it took me less than 5 minutes to do thanks to the smart clip :) it was really funny having my hair clipped up as usually its just left untouched. but it was a nice change so think i might do this more often from now on.
the bday girl requests yet another photo sticker... getting too old for it! afterwards vy slept over and we giggled till we fell asleep!
the next day we had corica's apple strudel + living bread for brekky, fried + boiled dumplings for lunch and we went to garbo to buy my new toy :D its the limited edition GHP IV styler which has just been released! the hairdresser even gave me the thermal protection spray for free worth $30 so i'm sold. muahhahah :)
it was a full on
here is the bday girl (in a dress hehe):
For dinner we went to Matsuri and had reallllly delicious food, the last time i was there i didn't remember food being this fresh tho. we ordered sooooo much that it took us more than 2 hours to finish. there were sushis, tempuras, udon noodles, more suhis, salads and miso soups all over the table.
soft shell crab sushi was really yummy, the rice was sticky to the dot and the mayo was better than wasabi!
@ Masturi pre dinner. we had a bit of warm sake it was really gross we hated it!!
before dinner @ my house. hehe see my curly hair? it took me less than 5 minutes to do thanks to the smart clip :) it was really funny having my hair clipped up as usually its just left untouched. but it was a nice change so think i might do this more often from now on.
the bday girl requests yet another photo sticker... getting too old for it! afterwards vy slept over and we giggled till we fell asleep!
the next day we had corica's apple strudel + living bread for brekky, fried + boiled dumplings for lunch and we went to garbo to buy my new toy :D its the limited edition GHP IV styler which has just been released! the hairdresser even gave me the thermal protection spray for free worth $30 so i'm sold. muahhahah :)
it was a full on
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