this sem break had been a really really good one.. very fulfilling.. very meaningful =) okie although i did spent a few/quite a number of days chilling/(dying of boredom) at home.. it was very meaningful.. a lot of first time-s =)
get ready for a superrrrrrrrrrrrr long post =p
so allow me to break this into points:
1. firstly.. i met up wit an old high skol bestie.. wan jing.. went pavi wit her.. watched johnny english, makan etc.. hadnt hung out wit her for ages =p
2. after she left.. watched a movie ALL BY MYSELF for the FIRST TIME! =) i watched cars 2.. nice.. was indecisive btw planet of the apes and cars 2.. but decided to watch a cartoon coz of the humor =p and no.. watchin a movie alone is NOT saddening.. its fun.. all the more fun when the whole cinema had only like 6 ppl includin me =)
3. went to taylors lakeside to giv another old bestie, janine, a bday suprise! =) all thanks to amelia.. i had promised to go lakeside to visit her for months but didnt get to do it until 27th sept =) had an awesomeee time of steamboating wit my two old besties (jan and cwen) and mr suren and amelia and cyndy (new frens =) ).. and i got to eat the awesomest homemade cheesecake ever! =) and i got to watch a live interactive magic show right in front of me.. =O as in one guy performing jux for the group of 7 of us =) tried very hard to see through his tricks but i guess im jux too slow to catch it.. suren was laughin all the way.. hmph =p went to play pool after that.. hadnt played for months =p
4. i managed to read finish 3 novels =) hehehe.. the time traveler's wife, the last song and for one more day.. all also very very nice! =) but the only down side is to read one book after another so soon made me got a bit mixed up wit the characters and the stories.. hahhaa.. but a tiny winy bit only la =p chilled a lot at home doin this.. sittin on the sofa facing the green garden.. ahh the absolute bliss =)
5. went to spend a few days wit my grandma at her house.. =) it was lovely to spend the day there for the first time w/o studying.. jux chill, watch tv and chat wit my grandma and the maid.. had many conversations wit her.. and i managed to dig out a few stories abt her past, her marriage, etc.. she never stopped lovin me since young.. last time i used to spend my weekdays after skol at her place.. so after so many years the right thing to do would b to spend more days wit her in return =) btw i used to play around wit animals like chickens and dogs and cats there =p
6. a week after i spent some days wit my grandma.. she was admitted into the hospital.. she was there for 17 days.. in and out of icu.. in again and again was becoz she was too weak to survive when she came out of icu.. was a very worring period.. let me elaborate more.. =)
she was at first admitted into the hospital coz she couldnt urinate.. they said she had urinary tract infection.. then one day i went there to take care of her.. ltr that day she went for a CT scan.. then found out hours ltr that her intestines burst.. and she needed surgery immediately.. my mom and aunts were super worried.. coz its like way toooo risky for a surgery but she needs it.. they were decidin whether or not to take the chance.. the doc said to leave it w/o surgery, she may pass away in abt 3 days.. to go for surgery she might jux pass away on the surgery bed.. in the end she went for surgery.. but we had to wait for her super weak heart to b stable first b4 surgery.. so the docs gav her some meds and all in the icu..
after spending the nite til 3am in the hospital.. we decided to head back home to rest.. after half a day stabilizing her heart.. she went in for surgery that morning at abt 10am..
we were all really really worried.. coz she is already so super old.. she almost cant walk at all anymore.. she had a weak heart and body.. the doc said its a super high risk surgery as she may not wake up from the anesthetics.. or hav other infections etc.. but the worst is to think that she might not hav the will to live anymore.. since she's always in so such physical pain and old edi..
ltr on we found out that it was her appendix that had burst.. and thank God she woke up half a day ltr.. =) thus begun the in and out of icu procedure.. and one day she even went unconscious.. that was scary =O
but thank God seriously that now she's at home.. still on the bed.. but gettin stronger =) i totally admire her faith in Jesus.. b4 she went in for surgery, we were all prayin for her and she was like yes yes Jesus pls help me.. she knew that her hope was really on Jesus.. it really touched me to see even despite all the pain and uncertainties, we all know that we hav a future eternity life wit Jesus.. no matter wat, we still hav hope in Him =) and to see that first hand how it feels to be so close to death, the realization really really hit.. =)
i can tell you one thing.. my grandma.. is really the strongest person ever(mentally).. literally =) i admire that abt her a lot =) amazing..
and our God is simply jux amazing! =) i was readin the Bible durin the first few days after surgery..
according to James 1:27 - Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
and when she was unconscious, i was like 'God, you said widows and orphans.. so im gonna claim this promise.. that i can still take care of her and she will survive this.. she will b ok..' and she did =) this recovery and testimony of my grandma proves how great is our God! =) and that His promises stand =) and God made me realize how selfish i am..
7. i met sarah roberts and lydia gan in the hospital.. =p sarah was working there and lydia was doin her masters attachment there.. soooo coincidental that i met them one after another on the only day i was there.. =)
8. first time goin to the hospital soo many times
9. first time seein sooo many ppl in soooooooo much terribly awful pain.. i think the saddest ward is the old ppl's ward.. coz its like.. the end edi.. to live a bit longer or not to live.. kesian gao =( and realizin that you may feel that you're jux a doc carryin out ur job.. but to the patients and their families, you're all the hope they hav..
10. how scary it is to walk alone in the basement of the hospital and seein the bilik mayat sign.. to then only realize that you're definitely on the wrong floor.. =p
11. to get lost at nite in the hospital! =O =O =O
12. baked a loaf of bread! =p and fyi it was good okayyy =p
13. played wit esther an old imaginary game i used to play when i was young =p
14. i got an attachment in the pharmacy of watson's klcc! =) after waitin for the whole sem to get a job.. i finally managed to get this durin the last 2 weeks.. =) and this was totally a proof of God's will.. =) had been prayin for the most suitable job for me.. was thinkin of being a waitress and all.. but when i declined hukm's offer.. i started to email retail pharmacies.. and the very next morning.. the lady called.. =O i applied for 3 locations from watsons.. and now i can say thank God that He gav me klcc.. the perfect place literally.. coz they had like 80% foreigners there.. perfect to prepare me for uk.. =) learnt a lot durin my time there.. and thank God i came here instead of a hospital =) thank God for the ppl there as well.. =)
i was really worried on the nite b4 my first day.. coz its my first job ever.. at first i was really excited then i started to think a lot.. lol.. but God is ever so awesome again =) on fb i subscribed for msges from God a few days ago.. then the msg for that morning was 'if you see a job, take it, its yours'.. =) i was like =O =O =O!!! and devotion that nite was 'do not worry'.. when i first saw the title for my devotion, i was like 'oh Lord =)'.. God is soooooo indescribably awesomeeeeeeeee! =) =) =)
15. i drove in a massive traffic jam home! =) now who said i couldnt survive in a jam huh? =p
16. took the lrt from klcc back.. and i had 3 encounters that proved God's timing is PERFECT =)
(i) on the first day of the lrt ride, my mom was fetchin me from the station near her office.. but not sure wat time exactly.. i tried to call her the whole day but apparently her hp's batt died.. so i waited til quite late in klcc then decided to jux take the lrt back.. since first time take lrt from klcc all by myself, i was nervous abt a lot of stuff.. lol.. after changing stations etc, when i arrived at the destinated station, when i jux seriously ngam ngam stepped out of the lrt, my mom called.. =O
(ii) this time my dad was fetchin me.. i was supposed to go to another station.. so as i stood in front of the lrt map figurin out how to go, when i ngam ngam stepped away to go buy tix, my hp vibrated.. i checked.. eh my dad smsed and called me awhile ago and i didnt realize.. apparently he changed the location.. God's timing =O
(iii) as i queued at the super long line, i decided to sms my dad to tell him i was gonna leave klcc edi.. then he told me to wait.. i was like 'wait at the station? for wat?' so i called.. i was up next at the queue.. so i gav my space to one lady behind me.. then my dad told me to wait at klcc.. and this all happened jux seriously right b4 i was goin to buy my tix.. God's timing =O
17. went for my first book fair =) awesomeeeee! =) big bad wolf's book fair.. although its my first, i know that its really good.. most of the novels were rm8! =O grab-worthy! =p but i only bought 2.. coz the total looked a lot so i cut a few books away =( all thanks to esther.. seriously =) she entered this contest on fb.. where you create a wallpaper to win preview passes for two.. as in we get to go in the fair a day earlier.. and she got it! =) we went together.. sat the bus in that area and all.. niceeee experience wit lil sis.. hehee =)
18. after muet's speaking, i rushed to klcc to work.. i was at kp.. as i stood by the busy road waving and waving, i realised its seriously not easy to catch a cab =O most of the cabs were always occupied.. so i stood there for like more than 15 mins.. tellin myself oh patience patience.. coz i prayed for a good cab coz i dont wanna get kidnapped and all =p wait wait wait.. sigh.. impatient edi coz i was seriously very late.. then one drop of rain fell on me.. i looked up and said 'OH NO NOT NOW! =('.. at that precise moment, a cab pulled over! =O yet again.. God's timing is wayyyyyyy awesome! =)
19. went for another movie alone =p watched real steel wit salad and corn after my last day at watsons.. a way to reward myself.. good movie good food.. i was a very very happie girl =)
20. met a malay guy at watsons.. woah.. leng zai! hahhahhaha.. seriously.. his eyes are sooo prettyy =) and another malay guy who kept calling me ah moi.. lol.. =p sigh.. some ppl that are in ur live jux for awhile.. and most probably you'll never meet them again..
21. went for one hike after sooo long.. =O missin those days when i could go hikin so easily =)
22. went for supper wit church peeps for the first time after church cg =)
23. went to see jayesslee!!!!! =) went to see them for FREE at city harvest church.. awesomee.. that church is so big =O and janice and sonia are really talented and sweet.. thank God for these kind of ppl and events.. where a lot of non christians come to see 'celebrities' and get saved in the end! =) praise God for these ppl =)
7. i met sarah roberts and lydia gan in the hospital.. =p sarah was working there and lydia was doin her masters attachment there.. soooo coincidental that i met them one after another on the only day i was there.. =)
8. first time goin to the hospital soo many times
9. first time seein sooo many ppl in soooooooo much terribly awful pain.. i think the saddest ward is the old ppl's ward.. coz its like.. the end edi.. to live a bit longer or not to live.. kesian gao =( and realizin that you may feel that you're jux a doc carryin out ur job.. but to the patients and their families, you're all the hope they hav..
10. how scary it is to walk alone in the basement of the hospital and seein the bilik mayat sign.. to then only realize that you're definitely on the wrong floor.. =p
11. to get lost at nite in the hospital! =O =O =O
12. baked a loaf of bread! =p and fyi it was good okayyy =p
13. played wit esther an old imaginary game i used to play when i was young =p
14. i got an attachment in the pharmacy of watson's klcc! =) after waitin for the whole sem to get a job.. i finally managed to get this durin the last 2 weeks.. =) and this was totally a proof of God's will.. =) had been prayin for the most suitable job for me.. was thinkin of being a waitress and all.. but when i declined hukm's offer.. i started to email retail pharmacies.. and the very next morning.. the lady called.. =O i applied for 3 locations from watsons.. and now i can say thank God that He gav me klcc.. the perfect place literally.. coz they had like 80% foreigners there.. perfect to prepare me for uk.. =) learnt a lot durin my time there.. and thank God i came here instead of a hospital =) thank God for the ppl there as well.. =)
i was really worried on the nite b4 my first day.. coz its my first job ever.. at first i was really excited then i started to think a lot.. lol.. but God is ever so awesome again =) on fb i subscribed for msges from God a few days ago.. then the msg for that morning was 'if you see a job, take it, its yours'.. =) i was like =O =O =O!!! and devotion that nite was 'do not worry'.. when i first saw the title for my devotion, i was like 'oh Lord =)'.. God is soooooo indescribably awesomeeeeeeeee! =) =) =)
15. i drove in a massive traffic jam home! =) now who said i couldnt survive in a jam huh? =p
16. took the lrt from klcc back.. and i had 3 encounters that proved God's timing is PERFECT =)
(i) on the first day of the lrt ride, my mom was fetchin me from the station near her office.. but not sure wat time exactly.. i tried to call her the whole day but apparently her hp's batt died.. so i waited til quite late in klcc then decided to jux take the lrt back.. since first time take lrt from klcc all by myself, i was nervous abt a lot of stuff.. lol.. after changing stations etc, when i arrived at the destinated station, when i jux seriously ngam ngam stepped out of the lrt, my mom called.. =O
(ii) this time my dad was fetchin me.. i was supposed to go to another station.. so as i stood in front of the lrt map figurin out how to go, when i ngam ngam stepped away to go buy tix, my hp vibrated.. i checked.. eh my dad smsed and called me awhile ago and i didnt realize.. apparently he changed the location.. God's timing =O
(iii) as i queued at the super long line, i decided to sms my dad to tell him i was gonna leave klcc edi.. then he told me to wait.. i was like 'wait at the station? for wat?' so i called.. i was up next at the queue.. so i gav my space to one lady behind me.. then my dad told me to wait at klcc.. and this all happened jux seriously right b4 i was goin to buy my tix.. God's timing =O
17. went for my first book fair =) awesomeeeee! =) big bad wolf's book fair.. although its my first, i know that its really good.. most of the novels were rm8! =O grab-worthy! =p but i only bought 2.. coz the total looked a lot so i cut a few books away =( all thanks to esther.. seriously =) she entered this contest on fb.. where you create a wallpaper to win preview passes for two.. as in we get to go in the fair a day earlier.. and she got it! =) we went together.. sat the bus in that area and all.. niceeee experience wit lil sis.. hehee =)
18. after muet's speaking, i rushed to klcc to work.. i was at kp.. as i stood by the busy road waving and waving, i realised its seriously not easy to catch a cab =O most of the cabs were always occupied.. so i stood there for like more than 15 mins.. tellin myself oh patience patience.. coz i prayed for a good cab coz i dont wanna get kidnapped and all =p wait wait wait.. sigh.. impatient edi coz i was seriously very late.. then one drop of rain fell on me.. i looked up and said 'OH NO NOT NOW! =('.. at that precise moment, a cab pulled over! =O yet again.. God's timing is wayyyyyyy awesome! =)
19. went for another movie alone =p watched real steel wit salad and corn after my last day at watsons.. a way to reward myself.. good movie good food.. i was a very very happie girl =)
20. met a malay guy at watsons.. woah.. leng zai! hahhahhaha.. seriously.. his eyes are sooo prettyy =) and another malay guy who kept calling me ah moi.. lol.. =p sigh.. some ppl that are in ur live jux for awhile.. and most probably you'll never meet them again..
21. went for one hike after sooo long.. =O missin those days when i could go hikin so easily =)
22. went for supper wit church peeps for the first time after church cg =)
23. went to see jayesslee!!!!! =) went to see them for FREE at city harvest church.. awesomee.. that church is so big =O and janice and sonia are really talented and sweet.. thank God for these kind of ppl and events.. where a lot of non christians come to see 'celebrities' and get saved in the end! =) praise God for these ppl =)
24. drove out for lunch wit cwen.. ehhe.. first time drivin her around and hav lunch wit her =)
25. seriously thank God for my uni results.. i prayed for at least a 70 for both physiology.. i was really doubting it coz i barely passed my class test.. but God reminded me again like how He did for SAM - trust in Him.. its better to trust Him than not to at all.. trust in wat you've prayed for that He'll give it to you.. and true enough.. He blessed me wit both 70++ =) =) =)
26. chatted wit my old maths tuition teacher (who's my neighbour) after so long.. met her when i went joggin jux now.. she was the one who helped me get A+ for both maths in spm.. =O it was literally impossible.. i used to fail my maths paper.. LOL =p thank God thank God for everythin =)
sigh.. =) all in all.. all glory to God.. for every single thing.. He made this break a really good one =)
