Venice

A memorable trip it was! A trip to Venice, the city of water. Visited many museums, Doge's Palace, San Michelle(one of my favourite, it's actually a cemetery, nevertheless, extremely beautiful!!), Murano(glass making was the trade of the residents of the island-watched part of glass making process), Burano(the most beautiful island maybe, among the 120 islands; lace making was the trade for women, while men were fishermen. houses were really colourful and the atmosphere is very peaceful and quiet-should be a good place for retirement or holiday) and Ghetto(Jewish residence, there's a synagogue there, but didn't make it in time for the mass and it was closed). We visited the alleys, all surrounded by shops selling clothes, masks, accessories, souvenirs and also food, of course=D

We also had a gondola ride, although i wouldn't say it was worth the price, but it was a new experience=D amazing how a guy can steer a gondola with up to 8 people in it. The gondola is shorter on the side where the oar is, to make sure that it goes straight since they row only on one side. We missed the Rialto market, though.. coz it was a Sunday. The veporato or water bus was the main means of transport.

San Marco square was really really packed, especially during the weekends and during day time, where many were seen dressed in all sorts of costumes(mask, accessories, make-up and clothes). From dutches, doges, princesses, angels, royalty, Zorro, chinese, noah(really caught my eye-he was with his ark with animals all in pairs! and he only stopped and pose when people call him noah! funny guy..) to tele tubbies and some kind of Frankenstein! Families were out, even the children were dressed in costumes! I think it's a way to bring the family together, doing something together. There were also costume parades at different times of the day, it was really pleasing to the eye and just marvel at the creativity of people. There was also bands with drums accompanying the costume parade, together successfully creating a festive and joyous atmosphere. On one of the nights, there was a tango dance night and an open floor, it was much less packed as compared to the day time. People were dancing away, some were professionals, quite nice, the dances. What's more amazing is the lady who could wear a skirt and dance in the cold for so long!

All in all, thank God for a great trip with great friends and thank God also for good weather, sunny and not raining!=D

praise

praise God from whom all blessings flow!! praise Him all creatures here below! praise Him above ye heavenly host! let all that has breath praise Him!!

passed my biophysics exam today!!=D well, all i can say is that, prayer really works!!=D it's not just the result, but thank God for blessing me with much peace and assurance that it'll all turn out for good for those who love Him! the night before exam, suddenly i felt so anxious, juz prayed: 'not my will but yours be done, i'm gonna do it for your glory. i will praise You in good times, and in bad, i'll still praise You.' i believe, prayers of others also cover us=D as my mum always say, cover each other with prayer. be it prayer of a righteous mum, siblings who please God or friends with much faith, those prayers sure did work! thank God for family and friends who care and prays fervently=D thank God for He is my God=D

make it a point to pray, 1 minute, 10 mins or however long. for everytime i pray, i move the hands of God. my prayer does the things, my hands cannot do.

"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land"

2Chronicles 7:14

Two Hands, One Heart, One Life

Was talking to a good friend, and this song just came to my mind=D it's not about how good we are, it's about how available or how teachable we are. lotz to learn n i'll learn. living to please God, not men. two hands, one heart, one life to offer You!

Happy 20th Birthday!!

This is specially dedicated to a friend who has been a great sister in Christ, an awesome listener, with a gentle spirit and lotzz of love. Since in college, she has been a cheerful, lively and encouraging friend. We share something in common, we like to EAT! also, more importantly, we share the same God! going to church together was really a great deal of fun, especially worship practices=D i've seen her grow in the Lord, striving to be a better for the Lord; letting God be the centre and the first in her life; learning to lean, trust and surrender everything to His mighty hands. quiet as she may seem to many, or this might be her nature(quite opposite of what i am ^^), but she's someone passionate for the Lord and that's what counts! with the ability of get things moving, the gift of singing and a willing heart, i'm sure the Lord'll use her in a very special way to touch people and for the expansion of His kingdom=D nevertheless, it's really fun and a great pleasure to have her in my life. thank God for Agnes!

AGNNEESSSSS!!!! Happy bithday!! May your year ahead be filled with God's blessings overflowing in your life, and may His love, joy, peace and hope be with you everyday, may He guard your heart and light your every step! May you continue to shine for the Lord!!

hehe.. mandarin songs!! not bad, huh?=D

謝謝你燦爛笑容 照亮我的天空
謝謝你分享心情 把我放在你心中
夜裡有時會寒冷 你我生根同暖土
友情是最亮的星 我的生命從此美麗

當你被花朵包圍盡情歡欣
我帶春風使你舞其中
當你正走在坎坷路
我會伴你在左右
一起向藍天歡呼 像白雲招手
我們要一起笑一起哭
千萬人中有個人懂我
你有最珍貴的角落

在這特別的一天 我的心向你唱著祝福
願 神天天帶領你 伴你過人生路 我最親愛的朋友
我的微笑和燭光中 有我最深的祝福和最虔誠的祈禱
祝你生日快樂 願平安跟隨你
祝你生日快樂 願主愛擁抱你
祝你生日快樂 願平安跟隨你
祝你生日快樂 生命不再空虛 一生為主而活
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh 天天充滿祂的喜樂盼望
Happy Birthday to you(*3)

power or weakness or both?

Praise the LORD!!!! thank God!!! hallelujah!! wow!! it's being a busy week, none the less a great week!! with birthday celebration!! and today, i got my credit for anatomy!!! i was really desperate or uneasy? i haven't finished studying on thursday morning, just a morning before the exam. i just prayed, Lord, you be glorified, i'll study my best and you'll do the rest. well, it turned out, He's again proved that He's a faithful God!!
when we're busy, we tend to lose focus.. we get so caught up in working or doing things, that we forget that we're doing it for the glory of God. we are always thinking of the things we can possibly do to make things work, we give it our best shot, (which is the right thing to do), but we forget that we are doing it not by might or power, but doing it by the spirit of God. sometimes, we feel inadequate, we've tried our best, given our best, but it's just not good enough. we feel so helpless, so worthless, and we think of the possibility of throwing in the towel, walking away. then comes this still small voice, He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. we know, He's there, when we need a pat on the back, when we need someone to talk to when we're away from home, when we need a break from the things around. there's someone we can always run to. someone we have our full confidence in. someone there to get us back on our feet. someone who is the very reason we live. someone that loves, encourages, guides, rebukes and disciplines. then, we realise that these things happen so that He will be glorified. all we need to do is to give our best and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
we work, knowing that we work to please God, never men. we work, knowing that we're working hand in hand with God. assured that even when we fail, He's there with us and that in our weakness, His power is made perfect! You will never walk alone!

Along life's road
There will be sunshine and rain
Roses and thorns, laughter and pain
And 'cross the miles
You will face mountains so steep
Deserts so long and valleys so deep
Sometimes the Journey's gentle
Sometimes the cold winds blow
But I want you to remember
I want you to know

You will never walk alone
As long as you have faith
Jesus will be right beside you all the way
You may feel you're far from home
But home is where He is
And he'll be there down every road
You will never walk alone
The path will wind

And you will find wonders and fears
Labors of love and a few falling tears
Across the years
There will be some twists and turns
Mistakes to make and lessons to learn
Sometimes the journey's gentle
Sometimes the cold winds blow
But I want you to remember where ever you may

Jesus knows your joy, Jesus knows your need
He will go the distance with you faithfully

winter's here n christmas' round the coner!!

it's -14 degree Celsius outside!! can you believe it?!! juz came back from christmas market and i think my face and my fingers froze outside^^ so cold... the view is really nice, though, from the INSIDE where there's HEATER; as compared to when i'm outside in d snow, with d wind blowing and the temperature so low. but i think it'll be much much colder in Switzerland, where i'm gonna spend most of my christmas break =D really excited and can't wait to meet my sisters!!!! i hope and pray that everything goes smoothly and that we all reach there safely in 1 piece and we'll have a great time talking crap!! hehe..
time really flies. especially last 2 weeks with dissection, with much to study n much to learn, time really pass me by.. praise the Lord! i passed my dissection and got my credit for histology!! praise God for great tutors who are so extremely helpful and friends who are so smart! and helpful! and patient! hehe.. we reviewed what we needed to know for the test, and it really helped me a lot! although i couldn't do the facial and neck muscle test, i praise God that He has brought me through thus far and i'm sure He'll bring me through each and every little aspect of life. more to come after christmas break!
not sure why, but i feel really tired.. whether it's the weather or dunno for what reason.. i'm gonna get some rest these few days, certainly. nevertheless, i'm really excited that christmas is here, where we people celebrate the birth of our saviour Jesus Christ together.
the story we always read through during christmas, the story of Jesus' birth in a humble manger in Bethlehem, where both angels and human rejoice, celebrating the birth of Jesus. He came with one goal, to bring salvation to man, as we have all sinned and there's no other way to go back to God except to receive this gift of salvation that Jesus have given to us. immense love He has shown to me, and i pray and hope that i'll be able to love as He loves, at least as close to that as possible.

the tongue

what we speak impacts ppl's lives, consciously or unconsciously.. many times we juz speak, without thinking.. many times we think only after we speak.. many times i think, it's not worth me thinking so much.. wat's the point?? unconsciously, i think, many have been hurt.. unintentionally.. sometimes, what we speak juz don't turn out right, it's not exactly what we mean. an innocent thought might juz turn into an offensive remark..

gossiping.. i think everyone ought to have a fair chance, for us to get to know them. gossiping does the exact opposite. we hear things about ppl, often, even before we get to know them, we already have a presumption of what the person is like. which is not healthy. i met someone this week, although i've heard not very kind things about the person, but after actually talking, it turned out, a very very extremely helpful person indeed!! the exact opposite! 

how? conscious effort is needed.. and then after some time, it becomes our habit and later, it becomes part of our nature. David said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence." i think, sometimes, if we don't have something good to say, it's better not to say anything at all.. my mum will say, "speak with grace, for out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks."

"The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just." i want to be a righteous man, able to encourage ppl and not be a stumbling block. 

"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer." because "To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness"

well, now's back to anatomy... skull... dissection starting on the 9th!! having lunch at friend's place tomorrow, hari raya haji!=D