Racing to Finish Line
12 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
Ah man, it’s been so long since I have last blogged!! How are you peeps! I have deactivated my FB for the past little while, and I think I’ve gotten used to not having FB around anymore. I’ve been so productive with everything without FB, and it’s pretty awesome I gotta say 
Man, life has been so busy with finals and it’s nice not having to think about exams. My last one is on TUESDAY, and I finish at 10pm. Hopefully I get out a little earlier than that. After that, I will be flying to LAAAAAAAAAA for 5 days with my lovely ladies [glo and tessa] !! Man you have no idea how excited I am, and I have been so excited for this trip for like so long!!! I will tell you all about it when I’m back Just pray that I don’t gain 20 pounds coming back and being unrecognisable
This semester has been a really fun class I gotta say, but the one class I DREADED the most was Philosophy. I’m so glad it’s over. Done. No More. I’m going to come up with a list of things of why Philosophy is so dumb. I’m usually not a complainer (or at least I try not to), but you have no idea how much I hate Phil. I hate it with a passion. Here’s why.
1) Philosphers ask whether we exist or not. YES WE DO. I am typing out this blog, I clearly exist and am very much aware of it.
2) Philosophers ask whether a red pen is actually a red pen or not. YES IT IS. It’s a pen that writes, and is the colour of red. End of story.
3) I honestly think that these Philosophers have WAY too much time on their hands to come up with such DUMB theories whether we are actually us. OF COURSE I’M MYSELF.
4) To have a professor who thinks that the class average midterm was too high, and decided to come up with the MOST DIFFICULT FINAL I’ve ever written in my entire life. In my university career for that matter, and having a 39% class average. It is just so stupid and so dumb. I literally had to guess my way through 44 MC and 15 short answers, and I never had to guess so much in my entire life. Nothing was ever based on her lectures, and she decided to just fail everyone!
Well to end things on a happier note, this semester wasn’t so bad after all. I actually learned a lot from my health science class [hsci 120], and it’s definitely a lot of VERY useful information that I will remember for the rest of my life. Amazing life lessons in my opinion. It’s like materials that you will not be able to learn elsewhere. I think everyone should take that class just because you learn PROPER information in that class about things of this world, instead of getting fake facts from the media. I definitely enjoyed this class because I had so many friends in this class as well
I am very thankful to be in school, and I’m so blessed for every moment. I’ve been praying for a co op position that I applied for at the airport, so do pray for me that I get the job!! I do believe that God has my life all planned out and that He knows what’s best for me Pray that I continue to trust in God that I know He has everything everything under control. <3
Do have a safe holidays you guys, and don’t go too crazy! Do embrace the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of our Lord, and to celebrate it with our loved ones Have a happy holidays everyone <3
Heart For The Broken
27 Aug 2011 Leave a Comment
It’s been a long while since I have blogged! Life has been great, and I can’t believe summer is already coming to an end. Mummy is almost coming home as well! I am so excited. It has definitely been one crazy year, but I’m loving every minute of it! I finished exams last week, and since then, I’ve been trying to make the time to meet up with different people. It’s always good to catch up with old friends, and you always end up hearing such interesting stories from them that makes you go wow.
As some of you may know, Africa has been suffering from one of the worst droughts in decades. It breaks my heart when I see images on the news that are so disturbing. I see images of famished children, and I wish I could just hold them in my arms and just feed them with everything I have at home. It reminds me once again how blessed we are to live in a society where we have everything. And I mean EVERYTHING. We have the best of everything in Canada, and on top of it, I live in Beautiful British Columbia! People always complain about the weather, or about small little things and when you compare it to bigger issues that need our attention, those small things don’t even matter at all.
When I hear heartbreaking news on tv, I could always switch it off and pretend that none of these problems ever exist. End of story. Sadly, that’s not the case and these problems don’t go away on its own with the click of a button. I wish it did. There are people out there who are in desperate need of our help to save them.
These problems don’t only exist in Africa, or in the poorest areas of the world. It happens right at home. I think one of the biggest things that have hit me the hardest is seeing the poverty back at home (in Malaysia). You could say that we have a good life back at home. I go back home for vacation, meet with family, go to church, catch up with friends. It’s all the same.
The one thing that I’ve been slowly exposed is the level of poverty that these people are experiencing. To be honest with you, I will have to say that living standards in KK (Kota Kinabalu) is very expensive. I don’t know how people who make RM 400 a month (equivalent to $150 CDN) are able to survive. These people have families too to feed as well. To me, I could spend RM 100 in a day and not even think much about it. But to these people, every dollar makes such a difference.
When I think about the church back at home, I feel like we’re not doing enough to help these people. People attend service, worship God, and then go home. What’s next? What is the purpose of attending a church by the end of the day? I believe that by helping these people, you are showing the love of God to them. Tell them that “Jesus loves you”, and it is the greatest gift that one could ever receive.
One of my resolutions is that the next time I go back at home, I want to do mission work and to reach out to those who are in desperate need of our help, who are just right outside our doorsteps. I think it just adds a whole new meaning to home and that we don’t just blind ourselves from what’s actually happening in this world. I believe that God is a God of love and justice, and why He would allow these things to happen is that he wants us to be able to grow and trust in Him by helping those in need.
Are you giving a helping hand to someone today?
New Found Freedom!
29 Jun 2011 Leave a Comment
One of my New Years resolution this year was to get my driving licence and I FINALLY got around to it!
I have put my driving licence on hold for quite some time now and it feels good to finally get it done and over with. I have been practising for the past half a year, but the one thing I was TERRIBLE at was parking. I still suck at it until this very day. It’s just one of those things that takes a lot of time and practice. When my mum parks the car, and she goes “See, not so hard after all right?!” I have to remind her each time by saying “Mother, you have been driving on this earth longer than I’ve been living in it. Who do you think is the better driver?”
I have not been able to drive on my own just yet, but I am sure I will get lots of opportunities to do so because my mother will be leaving for Malaysia very soon! One of the reasons I was so determined to get my licence by this summer was because I refuse to bus home with groceries, while I have the car at home! Two cars in fact! Really, I had no reason not to drive. My parents just got a new car, so that was also another reason for me to drive the new car. The Rav4 is a pretty sweet car, and I love driving it! I can’t wait to decorate my car with all these cute stuff. Hopefully I will be able to do that when I go to nightmarket one of these days. Reason #2 that I wanted to get my licence was because whenever I go out with friends, I feel bad to get one of them to drive me home because I live so out of the way compared to everyone else. Now that I can drive, I don’t need to count on them to drive me, and I can drive myself!
On the day itself, I was so nervous and especially after the test, I actually thought I failed. I don’t know how I passed, but I did. I won’t go into the details, but I passed! Thank God for that! I made a deal with God that if I do get my licence, I would use it to glorify Him in whatever ways I can (whether it be driving someone, or attending church events [not having the excuse that I can't make it to an event because I don't have a ride]) Now that I can drive, so hopefully I will be able to use that gift to do things for Him!
Thank you all for your encouragements, and prayers throughout this whole process! I really do appreciate it. There were times where it got so frustrating and I wanted to give up, but you guys encouraged me to stick with it and to persevere through it all. Thank you again! To end this post….here is a picture!
Thumbs up to driving 
