5.14

AMAZING!!!!!!!

For those of you who have not the slightest idea of what 5.14 means then you've probably missed out on one of the best tennis matches in history. 5.14 is the duration of that spectacle. Nadal vs Verdasco. Mind-blowing!! If you do have a chance then I suggest you turn on channel 813 and watch the replay. You ain't gonna regret. Trust me.

Now that was tennis!!

Butterfly Jammies for him!

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Year of the Ox (also, year of my jie jie!)

(Image taken from : http://www.flickr.com/photos/24010832@N02/3164954048/)

THIS YEAR :

(taken from MSN Astrology)

Ox
The practical element of Earth combined with your own sign will make you an even more serious and careful Ox. Earth Ox energy supports your love of regular routines, traditional methods, and well-established systems. It is important to balance responsibilities with some well deserved "me time." To stay at the top of your game, do not neglect health and fitness. Regular exercise can improve your attitude and quality of life. Take small steps to improve your diet. Wise Oxen will make establishing healthy habits a priority.

- ahahaha. Jie, you have to start exercising and stop eating junk food :P:P It's a sign to follow me when I play badminton on Tues. :D

Horse
The element of Earth and the sign of steady and reliable Ox will help the Horse clan make important commitments and fulfill important responsibilities. Be cautious. Snap decisions or comments made without thinking can be cause for regret. Stop, retreat, and regroup if you find yourself flying into a temper when things don’t go your way. Accept life as it comes, and keep your terrific sense of humor. This is a lucky year for romance or even to marry.

- .______. temper... oh well :/

May all of you (celebrating) have a

Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year!!

Self-Help Not Charity.

I was clearing my really messy room and look at what I found!

Tadaa~ (okay, they aren't so clear, but what the heck.)

These greeting cards are done by disabled members of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists. (They paint and their paintings are turned into greeting cards).

My Favourite Four!

Painted with the foot by (uhh. I don't know how to read mandarin T___T)

Painted with the foot by Ng Ah Kwai

Painted with the mouth by X.Baizah (i hope I'm right ><)

Painted with the mouth by Ruth Christensan

Dood! They are really good, no? Most of us can't even sketch/draw/paint with our hands .__. If you're planning to buy greeting cards, why not from them? You'll support and encourage them, and also receive unique greeting cards! :D:D

• If you'd like to see more of their products, click here.
• There's also an article on MFPA, here.

... back to clearing my room ;o;

:S

I SHOULD be C-O-N-T-E-N-T-E-D. Got exactly what I predicted I would get. Yet an air of disappointment engulfs me. It's not that bad but it's not that good either. 2 and 2. For the effort I put in I should be satisfied to say the least. But I still can't get over the fact that I actually predicted that I would get B's :( I shouldn't be happy and rightly so but had you told me that I would have gotten this result when I was preparing for the papers in Oct/Nov, I'd take it without any second thoughts. But now that the results are actually out, I'm kinda bummed actually. The post about contentment was probably put up at the best possible time then. I'm :S currently. Drifting between contentment and disappointment. Leaning more towards the latter I should say. Oh well, the results qualify me for uni and that's all that matters, no? IF ONLY it was really that straightforward. Sigh. Mom says I shouldn't retake. She's probably right. After this few months who's gonna ask how I did for A-Levels, si bo? But a part of me wants to retake. Just can't accept laa....... Contentment. Sigh.

To those who got the results you wanted, congrats!!

To those who didn't, cheer up!!

What doesn't kill you will only make you stronger!!

uh-oh

IT HAS ARRIVED!!

*dies*

contentment.

As usual, I attended weekend mass last Sunday - ok, maybe sometimes on Saturdays :) - and like every week, I'd glance through the church bulletin real quick to see if anything interesting is coming up. But this time, something caught my eye and my eyes were fixated on the whole passage. It's under the "reflection" section and it goes like this :

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LESSONS IN CONTENTMENT

- adapted from Rick Warren -

Here are four ways to develop contentment in your life.

1. Stop comparing yourself to others. When you compare your life with someone else's, the only place it can lead to is towards discontentment. There will always be people who appear to be better off than you, but you don't know their real circumstances. This is why the Bible teaches it is unwise to compare (2 Cor 10:12) - "Of course we would not dare classify ourselves or compare ourselves with those who rate themselves so highly. How stupid they are! They make up their own standards to measure themselves by their own standards!"

2. Be grateful for who you are and what you have. Learning to be content requires that you stop and "when and then" thinking - "When I am _______, then I'll be happy." (You fill in the blank). The reason we fall into this trap is that we may actually be contented for a little while but it won't last. But, more than likely, someone else or something else will come along and drain the contentment from your life.

* This part I add in myself. Ever heard the song "Live your life" by T-I ft. Rihanna? I'm sure you have. The starting part (where T-I speaks in between the mia hee(s) and mia ha(s)) goes like this "everybody right here..what you need to do is be thankful for the life you got, you know what I'm sayin'..stop looking at what you ain't got, start being thankful for what you do got.." Not that I'm all that fond of this song..it's just that these few lines really strike me :)

3. Give yourself to others. If you begin giving yourself to others, sharing what things you do have, sharing your time and your talents, you will find yourself learning to be contented. Helping others will give you an appreciation for what you have and who you are, but more importantly, you will find yourself growing in contentment.

4. Focus on things with eternal value. The real secret to becoming contented is to focus on things that have eternal value. It may be a familiar teaching to you, but Jesus said we should store up our treasures in heaven, and not on earth. (Matthew 6:19-21) reads "Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal. Instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and robbers cannot break in and steal. For your heart will always be where your riches are."

By reorganising your life around eternal priorities, you'll find yourself growing in contentment as you live according to God's design and purpose. Why not try this for a month and see for yourself? God bless :)

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This caught my attention because when I look around me, discontentment is everywhere. It's only human nature to want to be the best or at least better than most. Yes, we might continue deceiving ourselves by telling ourselves that we are happy with what we have and who we are but how long are we gonna do so? I wanna be better than him/her! My friend has this, I want it too! My friends get to do it, why can't I? People's results so good wan, why I cannot be like them? And don't come tell me that these questions do not dash through your mind. Albeit being able to brush these questions off, the fact is that we humans do think about such stuff. And yes, I would call it kiasu-ism! It exists alright! But then again, without this "kiasu" spirit, development and progress wouldn't be as rapid as it is now. There's a good and bad to everything and this is no different. There's just that fine line between good and bad "kiasu-ism" and it is entirely up to us to draw that line and toe that line we draw.

Contentment. Is it really possible??

week 1 :)

Tiring. Yup. One word. The first week of 2009 has just flew by. Way too fast if you asked me. Waking up early after weeks of sleeping in till noon sucks tho. Apart from that and the fact that I can't be with her for long hours, the week went ok laa :)

I'm currently attached to two doctors : Dr. Alif Carr (Orthopedic Dept. at GH) and Dr. Soe Aung (GP at Perak Road Clinic). Although it has just been a week, I've learnt much from them. Not so much the treating of cases but more of a brief insight into medicine and life as doctors. And so far, I would say that medicine is not all that stressful; in my opinion it actually alternates between depression and satisfaction. Depression that there are sooo MANY sick people in the world and satisfaction for the fact that I know that by being a doctor, I'll be able to help these helpless sick people feel better.

In my two visits to GH so far, the Ortho Dept. is sardine-packed each time and according to Dr. Alif it has been like that since he started practising. Sigh. I'm there by 8 and by 11ish approximately 140+ patients have been treated with god knows how many more waiting outside. Depressing?? Thought so.

And with Dr. Soe Aung it's different as in his patients are usually old people who actually have just a slight fever/cough/flu but they think that the end of the world is imminent. And there isn't actually much point in trying to explain to them as they would just take that the doctor is just trying to make them feel better. Sigh.

Oh well. That was my first week being attached to the doctors. Lou poh and I have just volunteered ourselves to Mount Miriam Hospital too. And the best thing about this coming week is that lou poh's gonna be with me when I'm with Dr. Soe :)

And to all those who have sat for either AS or A2 exams last Oct/Nov, we have 10 days to results day!! Whee!! I'm so gonna die!! Whee!! 10 days wei!! *shoutsoutalongstringofexpletives* Argh!! Sepuluh hari!! *dies*

2009!!

Another year has gone. A whole 366 days has just passed. Time flies huh? Ahh..2008!! Further on in life, it'll only be remembered for one thing : lou poh!! <3

I'm sure most of you would have done reminiscing about '08 and making resolutions or to-do lists and I wouldn't wanna bore you with mine so yeah..I'll skip that part and get on to yesterday :)

New Year's Eve Countdown BBQ!! at my place :) Instead of the usual countdown at gurney, this year we decided to have a bbq instead. Small group of close friends. I mean..why la wanna join the hooligans at countdowns nowadays when can usher in the new year with your closest friends si bo?? It seems as though public countdowns now are just excuses for unruly ppl to create a ruckus and cause havoc. And besides, what more can you ask for laa when you're with your loved ones and closest friends counting down 10!! 9!!.......3!! 2!! 1!! I'll let the pics tell you more la k.......

abit gay..no?? haha..joking ni laa..
wai kin and eng nee showing us how close they are xD

pic of us guys.

us on the bridge.

us guys while waiting for the fire to be ready.

me preparing the pit with niresh..
and my mouth's open wide!!

us bbq-ing. this one's at the beginning part ni.
nu chicken or lamb yet :P
us guys again.
and me trying to let melvin try beer xD
lou poh!!

cheers!!

me and lou poh!!
pic taken by anand..thanks bro :)




HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!
:)