As We Entered the Mid of July...

I sometimes seemed to have neglected this blog. I'll try to update more frequently, but looking forward for the times I couldn't do so because I'm deep into my PhD work. I've been sick for the past one week and it had been a torture to miss going to the department every morning. Initially I thought it was mere upper respiratory tract infection, then I'd be up and running within two three days. Unfortunately, after being in bed for three days, it worsened where my nose was blocked and cough sounded horrifying. GP to the rescue indeed! I saw the GP on Friday, and the initial diagnosis is throat infection which didn't need any antibiotics. I did double-check with her to ensure it wasn't due to my previous history of acute sinusitis. Her reaction changed totally when I mentioned I had acute sinusitis and she went through my medical history to eventually decide to prescribe me with antibiotics. My GP is on maternity leave, so this lady GP is taking over her patients for the next 6 months. I have no idea why she had such a big change in her decision, but she said that it could be that my sinuses are infected and the coloured phlegm came from the sinus rather than the throat since my lungs are clear. Praise God! If not I'd be still half-dead rather than half-alive.

A friend of ours will be going on a pilgrimage to the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, so I plotted and planned with his girlfriend (also our friend) to give him a surprise farewell. I suddenly had the whim of wanting to bake, so I searched and found the butter cake recipe on Rasa Malaysia website. Made a few tweaks, including changing the usage of only AP flour to a 1:1 ratio of AP flour to self-raising flour, melted the butter slightly using the microwave for less than a minute then mixed with caster sugar by hand (since I didn't have an electric mixer), and accidentally added the milk before I mixed in the flour instead of after.. It all went well and my friends loved the fluffiness of the cake, which I slathered with Nutella on top to cover the imperfections.

Speaking of surprises... This was one of the tinier ones.. Ewa and I planned that somehow they would come over and I shall take the cake out. Simple surprise. Matteo and another friend were to come earlier to my place, and they were supposed to "happen to be there" when Ewa and Pol turned up. It happened so the other friend couldn't make it, so it was just Matteo. It all worked out well. Everyone was happy and Pol was delighted to have the cake.

So all the best in his pilgrimage of the Way of St. James! Mission accomplished.

Looking forward to watch finals of World Cup 2014 later, and yeah, to go back to work on Monday!!!

From left: Yours truly, Pol and Matteo; far right Ewa.

Life as a Single Young Adult

I carry my heart at the tips of my fingers...



Traveling is a passion yet to be achieved...


These are things I hope to be able to afford one day...


Getting a BioJob and postgraduate degrees remain my dreams...



Enjoying the freedom of ogling at hunks... (oh, so worldly me!) But the fact is, Rain and Leehom are good looking and definitely heart-throbs!!! LOL! ^^


Eventually I have to return to the origin... God is where my heart belongs to... That's what singles are called to be, until further notice in God's time...


And this is definitely my favourite-st picture - Divine Mercy!!!


And again, if God wills it... I want sunflowers in my bridal bouquet~~~ Hahahaha!

Ok... I look forward to know what He has in mind for me... BUT...
Being single at this point is simple GREAT!


God always remembers His covenant! :)

P/S: I finally "murdered" that annoying mosquito flying around me since this evening!

His Grace is Sufficient for Me

This post is in fact a follow-up of my previous entry... I'd say God works in miraculous ways and never ever say never to anything because we'll never know how things will turn out in the end. God is greater than just this, thus it is hard to fathom His steps and plans. Yet, His plans are always to bless us, to give us joy, to love us. Even at times when He performs disciplinary actions on our wild and erratic behaviours. That's our God.

Today is the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, and I had been looking forward that our first Life Mass of the year would be celebrated by Archbishop John Lee since like Thursday... Thank God for answering my needs and desires! He was the one... Hehe! I was more than happy not to serve in worship but to sit quietly in the VIP seat of frontest pew. If we refer to Joanne's entry, the title for Archbishop is His Lordship... One point of his homily truly affirmed me of my fear and my uncertainty about the path I should take as I continue serving my students in the form of teaching them Religious Knowledge... He mentioned that our mission is to go out and tell the whole world that Jesus is the Son of God.

"Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."
~ Isaiah 55: 6-7 ~

His Lordship also gave an explanation on these two verses which struck me in the form of affirmation that He is with me in this situation I'm facing in school now... He mentioned that many have gone far away from God and thus we should "seek the Lord while He may be found" because there will come a time when He'll not be found. Also, regarding "let the wicked man abandon his way" is a call for us to conversion and new direction in our lives. We have to know our mission to live in this world... It seemed that as I continue seeking the Lord as this is my season to seek God first above all things, I too have to seek a new direction in the things I'm assigned at this moment. I see it as a sign of affirmation that changes should be seen to with regards to the RK teaching for MN students.

The second affirmation came from Derek when we met him after mass for breakfast... I was listening to his conversation with Joannes about knowing our calling from God... He mentioned about writing down things that give us joy in our lives daily and what areas that cause our anger... The joy in our lives is what God is calling us to, and also God will always call us in a way that will prosper us and not harm us. It affirms me of my calling, which I seemed to just know as a teenager years back. As about faith formation for youth, he mentioned about connecting with them, building relationship with them as the first importance. Syllabus and reference are also important, but we also need to understand that all that we do must eventually lead this group of youth closer to God. We ourselves also need to reflect in our lives the presence of God, our relationship with God.

The third affirmation came when Mirina, Von Koh, Jocey and myself went shopping in Karamunsing. God is so amazing and He made me speechless and filled with joy in Salvation Bookstore. It was direct answer to the dilemma I had on my mind since my first clashing with the "Baby Boomer Generation" of RK teachers. It was a book entitled: "Be the Change: Your Guide to Freeing Slaves and Changing the World". Not that I've never experienced God's direct answers, but I still am filled with awe and amazement of how He affirms us, His beloved children.

After three affirmations on the same day, I'm happy and joyful to know where I am led to by the Spirit of God with regards to this "worry". Thus, His grace is indeed sufficient for me...

"Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me, but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." So I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me."
~ 2 Corinthians 12: 8-9

What happens on Christmas Eve after Mass?

Here's what happened... (Just pictorial with slight explanation...) Actually time to sleep... But just want to upload them... LOL! If Fred (choir master) or Koko Adrian knows I'm still online at this hour, kenak la me... so sssshhhHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

The Altos of Christmas Choir (Chris, me n Golo)

Tity, me and Cecilia... Oh yeah, and Oswald behind us... Hehehehe!!

My "anakku sayang" and me, with Deon as backdrop! (What the~~~ LOL!!)

My new-found anak, Vania is her name. Cute right? LOL!! Believe it or not??? LOL!

Golo n me... LOL!

Joanna n me... Miao? Ngaum? Hehehehe!!! Love you lots, gal~~

Alto and sopo... Golo, Melissa, Jo n me...

Me with Sopos... Cheryl n Conz... What's Jo doin behind us?? Hiphiphurray??~?~ Hehehe!

Me n Sopos... Jo, me, Con, Cheryl, Dot n Mig

Koko Adrian n me..

The Lifeliners/KBHKers

Nah... Don't believe she's my new-found anak??? Hehehe... Got two photos liao~~~ Hahahaa!

Ok la... Kasi balik lah anak orang... Charles is her uncle... Haha! I had fun playing with her though... Sweet gal~~~

The Christmas Choir (First row from left: Mae, Marianna, Mig, Adelina, Suzi, Con, Rachel, Cecilia, Jo, Cheryl; Second row from left: Melissa, Nic, Terrence, Adriance, Jason, Dominic Luk; Third row from left: Charles, Koko Adrian, Chris, Golo; Last row on the bench from left: Bian, Harold, Fred (choir master), Dot n me)

My uni friend, Vani, who brought her friends along for mass...

The altos, without robe that is... Hehe!!

Jo n me (Normal look)

Lifeliners (Left: Lionel, Ray, Mathilda, me, Von Teo, Jason n Chris)

VonT, me and Tity

Me n my new dress for Christmas... Sales in Soule, 1Borneo!! I bought it for RM39.90 only~~ Thanks to everybody who said it was a beautiful n sweet dress!!

VonT n me by the crib... Jesus is born this day!!!!! Yay!!!!

Another perspective of the same crib, the same humans...

But still, Jesus is born this day for us!!! "The Word was made flesh and dwelt among men!!!" Thank God and praise Him for giving us His Son, our Lord and Saviour, to be born into our hearts everyday of our lives, to save us from eternal damnation, all because GOD LOVES US SO VERY THE MUCH that He can't stop Himself from saving us, this wretched generation! He's just soooooooo kind and nice and I am speechless to describe how much He means to me at this moment!!~~~ Thank God for His Love!!! Amen!!!

Ok, time to end this entry and rest until morning comes... Another round of choir for Christmas Morning Mass~~~ Glo----ria, in excelsis deo~~~~

Blessed Christmas, my dearies~~ Adios, amigo~