The 'N' of F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

This week at S.A.L.T:



Want to find out more about practical and applicable study skills? Come join us for a fun time as we discover the various methods to survive college through a series of enjoyable games :p bring a friend too!

Venue: House near McD SS15 24 hour drivethru
Date: 2nd August 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 7.30 pm

Let's see.. Lack of sleep, headache, nausea.. need 2 prepare 4 Caregroup this week.. the theme this week is 'Nerding: Study Skills and Knowledge'..

Great. How do you make it a fun-filled 2-hour session minus the boring sharing?
Ok.. despite a super stressed and overworked week, I already have 2 favours granted this week.. can I ask for a third one (my exam results?)

The 'E' of F.R.I.E.N.D.S

This week at S.A.L.T. (yes, made up of all the salty people who add flavour 2 ur life :p).. there is no Caregroup..

^_^"


Aww.. sad rite? Well, HEY! You better not shout, you better not cry, better not pout I'm telling you why.. Santa Clause is coming to town :p lolz


Ok ok.. cut the nonsense, although 2nite no CG, but this week we are at the 'E' part of our F.R.I.E.N.D.S and B.U.D.D.I.E.S student campaign.. and this 'E' stands for.... ExPlOrAtIoN! So we are going to have a fun time with:

Trip to Taman Pertanian Bukit Cahaya, Shah Alam
Date: 28 July 2007 (Saturday)
Time: 9 am - 4 pm
Things to bring: Cap, camera, drinking water and a desire to have fun
Things not to bring: plastic bag containing bananas :p (according to Hsien Liang), medical textbooks (no, this is the wrong place to act like a nerd)

Come along and bring your friends! :-)

Ideas in Caregroup

Ok, basically at S.A.L.T. a few days ago on Thursday, we learnt about contributing to group discussions in a positive and constructive way, then have to brainstorm + mindmap to come up with a creative way to promote a fast food restaurant via a sketch (ironic right? for a med student like me :p)

My group was suppose 2 do 4 Pizza Hut.. and with lame ppl like me around, guess what nonsense we came up with?

The scene takes place long time ago, in a galaxy far far away (no lar.. haha), sorry in some funny place called Antartica.. Mr Happy feet (me) was getting sick and bored of eating fish everyday, so what did he do? He danced to the beat of 1-300-88-2525 song :p
Me: Hello? (in a Chinese Ah Beng voice tone) Pizza Hut ar?
Operator: Yes, pizza hut Petaling Jaya branch, how can I help you?
Me: Erm, I want to order ar.. I heard ar, you got this.. what you call already, Spicy Supreme pizza ar? izit? I want one large one.
Operator: Ok, we will send it to you in 10 seconds!

We have the Digi Yellow Man, who is currently out of a job since he got fired, working as the pizza deliverer.. He hops on his Optimus Kapcai motorcycle and it transforms into a UFO the shape of the Pizza Hut logo :p

Later, when the penguin received the pizza, he went back to his igloo and opened the pizza box.. after walloping a slice, it was so hot and spicy that it exploded in his mouth (BOOM!).. then the entire igloo melted, followed by the whole South Pole..

The End

haha.. overall a fun-filled time..

Leaving for home..

(Photo courtesy of Antonius - copyrighted)
I just realised that I have a tendency of slotting in nonsense, even when it comes to writing encouragement messages.

Pfft.. ^_^"
Ok, never mind..

Anywayz, our dear CCM friend Yoko is going back to Japan after a year of student exchange in Melbourne, and Chosen Gen 6b(ii) had a farewell dinner for her.. wish I was there (haha.. miss Melbourne leh :p) but since I couldnt be there, so next best thing would b 2 email:

Hey Yokohama, hope u still remember me aka brownies guy + lame wannabe of CG6b(ii) :p Sorry ya, been rather busy, that's why nobody has been hearing much of me for quite some time..

haha. anywayz, just wanna say that during the period spent knowing u in CG (2nd semester of 2006 lar), it has been a real blessing.. u know, waiting at Roberts hall 4 church transport, wondering who is Yoko, then all of a sudden this little petite Japanese girl just pops out of nowhere. Thank you for teaching me some Japanese (at least now I know how 2 say beautiful and handsome in Japanese :p lolz hansomu + beautifulu)..

One thing I noticed is that I rarely see you frown or make a fuss out of something, and you do attract people to you (maybe coz Hope Melbourne doesn't attract many Japanese apart from Kei and Yuka, so that makes you guys an endangered species) but ya.. it's good that you are able to engage with our fellow Chosen Gen ppl - keep up the smiles! :-)

and also, keep up the good work of blessing others and being a friend to them when you go back to Japan.. i believe a lot of us have really been encouraged with ur faithfulness helping out in CG and church whenever you can, and also Japanese cooking - Watashiwa pu che tau (I don't know) how to make Japanese food also.. :p but ya, I do hope that this 1 year spent in Melbourne has been a wonderful fellowship and learning experience for you to take back to Japan.. do continue to grow in the love of Christ and share your experiences with friends and family.. I also really appreciated your company along with Ivy, Jason, Jeffrey and Zynne at the airport on the day I left Melbourne..

Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
- 1 Timothy 4:12 (NIV) -

til then, take care and enjoy ur farewell dinner.. have a safe journey home and God bless :-)

love with prayers,
Gary aka mad med student

lameness 101 - see what i mean :p

Salt and Light Testifiers (S.A.L.T.) of Hope PJ - Announcement 2

Tonight, we have Week 3 of our F.R.I.E.N.D.S and B.U.D.D.I.E.S campaign for college students like you and me :p

We are currently at 'I' of F.R.I.E.N.D.S, which stands for Ideas and Invitations.. haha

College students do come for a time of fun, fellowship and learning something applicable to studies and life as a college student - brainstorming and mind-mapping :-)

Venue: One of the houses near 24 hour McD SS15 drive-thru
Time: 7.45pm

So do 'I'nvite a friend, come and be blessed.. haha yays..

Seriously feeling super stressed and pathetic coz won't be able to finish studying.. Tomorrow's d-day already, if come out anatomy of the thorax, haematology, epidemiology and biostatistics then die lar..

But generally the things that have been going through my mind in the past few days were words of encouragement (through Philippians and Psalms), to learn to let go and put my trust in His faithfulness so far.

Life is a trust, life is a test. I want to pass. I will pass. I can do this coz Your strength is made perfect in my weakness.
Inspired by Ben's posting.

Addendum: Stuff which I did not want to see on the exam paper (ie anatomy of thorax, systematic reviews + MEDLINE research methods, Health Promotion etc) actually appeared in numbers bigger than expected..

It's the final stretch

6 days to go before the 3 hour exam which has ruined our holidays.. and panic mode has finally kicked in to start cramming..

9 weeks of lecture notes to cover (that's around 70 lectures) + 60 pages of anatomy..

Status: Cramming around 8 lecture notes (not including anatomy) a day. Trying to slot in more. Kids, please do not try this at home.

Pfft. Seriously can't wait for this to be over, can die if carry on like that..

An accidental conversation

GaryLWK86 says:
tell u sumthing stupid lar.. a joke my friend shared with me

*help || TeNsHi || - Who will Stand? says:
?

GaryLWK86 says:
have u heard of the US + Chinese + Malaysian guys encounter with a genie

*help || TeNsHi || - Who will Stand? says:
nope

GaryLWK86 says:
the one where each gets 3 wishes

*help || TeNsHi || - Who will Stand? says:
nope

GaryLWK86 says:
those 3 ppl were wandering around in the desert after their plane crashed and they stumbled upon a lamp

GaryLWK86 says:
rubbing it unveiled a genie who granted them 3 wishes each

GaryLWK86 says:
US guy wanted money, more money and to get out of the desert

GaryLWK86 says:
Chinese guy wanted women, more women and to get out of the desert

GaryLWK86 says:
Malaysian guy, who happen 2 b abit 'suku'..

*help || TeNsHi || - Who will Stand? says:
u huh?

GaryLWK86 says:
wanted alcohol, more alcohol and the US and Chinese guy brought back 2 accompany him

GaryLWK86 says:
:p

*help || TeNsHi || - Who will Stand? says:
ok ...?

*help || TeNsHi || - Who will Stand? says:
n?

GaryLWK86 says:
u didnt get the joke ar?

*help || TeNsHi || - Who will Stand? says:
nope

*help || TeNsHi || - Who will Stand? says:
unless the malaysian dude is gay la

GaryLWK86 says:
*Pengsanz*

*help || TeNsHi || - Who will Stand? says:
such an old story

GaryLWK86 says:
there is a continuation 2 it

*help || TeNsHi || - Who will Stand? says:
oh there is? do tell

GaryLWK86 says:
my friend invented one

GaryLWK86 says:
then as they kept on walking, they stumbled upon another lamp

GaryLWK86 says:
this time the genie that came out of it is a smaller one.. less powerful than the previous one (his elder brother)

GaryLWK86 says:
he said he can only grant 1 wish per person

GaryLWK86 says:
so the US and Chinese guy made a pact and decided 2 let the Malaysian guy make a wish first so that what happened da first time wont repeat itself

GaryLWK86 says:
the genie asked the Malaysian guy 'What do you want?'

GaryLWK86 says:
Malaysian guy: Oh, like that ar.. you go away lar..

Salt and Light Testifiers (S.A.L.T.) of Hope PJ - Announcement 1

Haha.. the Friends and Buddy Caregroup theme (for students like you and me) continues! (too bad we're not sponsored by Digi :p)

After the success of EXPLORACE @ KLCC 2 months ago, this Thursday night we will be having:

EXPLORACE @ SUNWAY PYRAMID (kinda like dinner + treasure hunt)
Date: 12 July 2007
Time: Around 7.30 pm

Things to bring: Camera, drinking water, some money for food, and a desire to have fun and do crazy things

Do join us for a time of fun and fellowship!

Random stuff passing by..

Ms Chua Li Wen who is currently honeymooning in Kuching with a couple of CF buddies texted me; "Haha, Gary. Guess what, I'm going 2 Hope Kuching tomorrow :p"
.....
^_^"
Pfft..lolz

And read this from a friend of mine who was too bored and had nothing better to do :p lolz

The thing with patients nowadays

Check out the link.

Wow, talk about patients nowadays getting smarter and making and educated guess of their own diagnosis using Google. Interesting. A challenge for young doctors today in this information age..

p/s: No, I have nothing against patients looking up the internet for information on any particular illnesses. It's just that IMHO it seems that today's patients are getting more complicated and difficult to please, and the medical profession seems to be losing its trust among the people. What next? Wikipedia? :p

Exams are 10 days away.. haven't been able to study for the past few days coz I have been pretty busy working as student helper with my medical faculty interviews.. Have been feeling sick for the past few days or so (common cold + headache) and various nonsense cropped up; my laptop blacked out (I thought it was a virus - gone case coz I got a lot of stuff in my laptop not yet backed up..), then when its ok again, got quarantined (ie blocked from internet access by the hostel's internet network coz suspected virus / trojan).

But anyway, doing ok now I guess.. My Critical Learning Incident assignment results once again showcased His faithfulness :-)

Reign Forever
by Planetshakers

No mountain too high, no valley too low
That you canot overcome
No problem too great, no need that you cannot fulfill
Because of your power

Saviour, healer, redeemer
Creator, giver of life to all things

Chorus
I stand in awe of you
I stand in awe of your wonder and grace
I stand in awe of you my God
You reign forever

Exercise

2 elevators out of the 3 at the condo were closed for maintenance, so the other day when I wanted to go to the post office to mail some postcards, I thought that since Ben had his fair share of stories on working out, I might as well take the stairs instead of waiting over 5 minutes for the lift to come up and down again..

After descending 17 flights of stairs to the ground floor, I came to the realisation that the postcards were still in my room. Pfft.

You Belong in Spring

Optimistic, lively, and almost always happy with the world... You can truly appreciate the blooming nature of spring. Whether you're planting flowers or dyeing Easter eggs, spring is definitely your season!

What Season Are You?

I felt a sudden urge to make a phone call to someone. And I am so glad and thankful I did.