Thankful for year 2010...

New year is here! I truly want to remind myself once again to be thankful for all things despite the challenges that I encountered in year 2010. I want to count my blessings & be grateful for what I have now...

I thank God for my loved ones, career, a great church that I belong to & a lovely home that I'm living. Thankful for the capacity that has been enlarged in my life.

These are some of the highlights which came true in 2010 :

A new guitar for me to learn

Visited my high school best friend in KT

A new water heater on Christmas eve (no more cold water for shower!)

Australia trip in December

My students in school & the field trips that we went

and etc...

All in all, it was an exciting year. 2011, here I come!

Updates of my life...

Yay... there will be a long weekend and holidays this week! This includes the 30th and 31st which is the National Day. Woohoo =) Holiday is always a benefit for a school teacher. I'm looking forward to it. I'm planning, thinking and deciding where to go and what to do. I'm really excited about the things which are happening in my church, work and life now. Just came back from shopping today with my aunt, cousin sister Monica & my mum. Glad that everyone of us bought something =) I enjoyed choosing shoes with my cousin. We travelled to 'Japan' to have lunch & 'Vietnam' to have dinner. Hehe... We blessed and treated one another. I'm sure we will find time to go out together again!

Besides that, I will be going to Australia for vacation end of the year. Woohoo =) One of my dreams is going to come true. It will be my first time going to a western country. Next, I will be visiting my best friend during my Form 6 time in Kuala Terengganu for the following trip. I'm really excited to just imagine that. Passionate about travelling and being with my loved ones! =)

I believe many more good things are yet to come!

April is ending, May is coming

Time really flies! One third of the year has gone. It has been so long since I updated my blog.

Had some very fruitful moments this month.
Here are some snapshots :)

National Planetarium, KL with my students for a field trip...


& Natural Explorer in Selayang...

Bro's birthday on the 18th April in Kaizen Japanese Restaurant, Bdr Puteri
Nice food!
Last but not least... I coloured my hair again after so long. Thanks to my hairstylist :D

Awesome...awesome Weekend

Last week (20-22nd Nov) was truly an awesome & fruitful weekend. I enjoyed it very much. It was very memorable. I'm so glad that I was able to meet up with my uni friends once again. Had long buffet lunch @ Seoul Garden. The food was great, all in all, we had a wonderful time together. Later on, Hooi Sin & Wilfred attended Emerge Rising 2009! Woohoo! So happy that Crystal & Amanda can make it too. Both of 'em were so excited that they came for 3 nights. They liked it very much. Also congrats Amanda as she won the second place in Spelling Bee finals for secondary category. *Claps* She were so calm & courageous to stand in front of 2000+ ppl in Sunway Convention Hall... There were so many talents unearth. E.R 2009 had just passed & will look forward to a greater one in 2010 in new building. :)

Next year will mark another new chapter of my working life. Well, work is important. It gives us a sense of purpose & destiny. Pastor says, 'Find a job that you like and you will not have to work a day in your life.' I want to discover mine & fulfill it... Heavenly father, I commit my future unto Your hands...

Parade of School (P.O.S)

Amanda Khoo in Spelling Bee

Crystal & I

AK & I

Crocs

Last week when I was shopping with Xiang Lin at The Mines shopping mall, I found a Crocs outlet which sells all crocs shoes at half price. 50% less compared to original price. The reason they are selling this cheap is because it's an outlet, not a concept store. It's a good buy for an authentic crocs at a reasonable price. However, not all designs and colours are available.

Thanks for the flowers

One week has passed since I resigned from my first job's company. So surprised by the flowers given at farewell dinner. I will miss u all! Memorable work in 2 months. :D

University life has come to an end

Finally I'm a graduate! I have mixed feelings about this, I hope to come out to work as soon as possible and at the same time I miss my friends and coursemates a lot in uni that I don't want to leave them so soon! I really miss those times we had fun together, the entertainment we had (especially Sing K, finding good food, gatherings etc.) and not forgetting huge loads of assignments, lab reports and studying like crazy for exams.
I will treasure these 3 years in uni. The bonds that we had. I'm so grateful to my friends who helped me in so many ways in my studies and also my parents who picked me up every Friday without fail so that I can be at home during weekends!
Love u all! =)

Do You Love Singing?

Singing is good! Recently found out that actually there are many health benefits when we sing.

Vocal training is good for:

~ Strengthening the lungs and lung development.
~ Singing improves posture.
~ Bowel, bladder and stomach strengthening.

~ Oxygen to the blood system and brain.

~ Our facial muscles get toned ;)

~ Increases concentration, become more mentally alert.

~ Improves our sleep.

~ Builds our confidence.

~ Helps reduce the feelings of depression or anxiety through the release of pain relieving endorphins during singing.

~ Overcomes shyness and nervous reactions to attention and crowds.

~ Improves confidence in public speaking and public appearances.

~ Sinuses and respiratory tubes are opened up more.

~ With careful training, recent evidence suggests that it can help to decrease the problem of snoring.

~ Our immune system is given a boost enabling us to fight disease.

~ It can help to reduce anger.

Let’s sing more…

Heart Touching & Life Changing Conference

Feel so blessed by this conference, Asia Conference 2008! A history making event. We really had a blast. It was so worthwhile...
Held in Singapore Expo Hall, the place was crowded with people everyday during these 5 day conference (19-23Nov). Feel so blessed by everything, the leadership of Ps. Kong, sermons by great speakers around the world, prophecies, workshops, performances and heart touching testimonies by members of City Harvest Church Singapore. Miracle healing happened too. Really had a powerful encounter with God.
The next Asia Conference will be in 2010. Make sure u don't miss it. ;)

Mount Hiking Experience in Gunung Bunga Buah

Finally I have time to post something on my blog again! :) Well, on the 30th of August which was a Saturday, my coursemates and I went to Gunung Bunga Buah located in Genting Highlands (around Gohtong Jaya) for a field trip. This trip was meant for our Biosystematics subject's assignment.

All in all, this trip was fun though all of us were really exhausted after a whole day and had encountered with many leechesss! None of us was not bitten by them!

View from the hill...

This is ginger... very unique!

Group photo

Orchid

Equisetum (Horsetail) plant

Morning glory. Now u don't see...

Now u do! (Butterfly landing on flower)
Captured this butterfly on my own
before it flew away!
With just a compact cam. ^_^

Flower flower flower...

You are created by God for such a time as this

A devotional material worth reading. ^_^

God Spoke You into Existence

by Jon Walker

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 (NIV)

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Dear one, you were started as an idea in the mind of God! You exist because the God of the universe thought you up!

The God who spoke the world into existence, the God who hung the moon and the stars, the God who set the sun in the sky – this creative Creator thought about you, was pleased by his thoughts, and so he spoke you into your mother’s womb in the same way that he spoke the world into existence.

As my friend, Rick Warren, says in The Purpose Driven Life, you are not an accident. You were created by God at just the right time, in just the right place, with just the right way to serve God in “such a time as this” (Esther 4:14 NIV).

You are not a product of God’s assembly line. Rather, you’re a unique creation, like a priceless painting from a grand master: “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago” (Ephesians 2:10 NLT).

God carefully and lovingly selected your eyes, your hair color, your nose, your intellect, your personality. None of this is an accident, so, if you’ve been rejecting yourself, then you’ve been rejecting God’s design of you. It’s okay to talk to him about your frustrations, disappointments, or confusion.

Ask God to help you live as the person he designed you to be. Ask him to give you a clear and present vision of your purpose in life; then, ask him to be your strength and wisdom as you live it out.

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ROBOROVSKI hamsters

These cute little hamsters are so adorable! Especially when you see them growing up... They are very tiny, active, fast & cute...

There are five of them...
MOTHERLY love...

sleepy...

Extremely sociable and affectionate with one another
Cute rite... ^.^

10 Steps to BETTER SLEEP

Simple, cool, all-white bedroom...

Here are the 10 tips and steps to getting better sleep which are very important and useful to everyone of us. ;)

1. Understand the need for sleep zzZz
~ After reading this you should already know. ;)

2. Make sleep a priority
~ It is as important as our mealtimes, studies, work, sports etc. Go to bed when it's time to sleep.

3. Watch your diet
~ A balanced diet will help you sleep better.

4. Exercise and be active
~ Though not too close to your bedtime, this will improve your chances of getting regular sleep.

5. Learn to relax...
~ Tension & stress at bedtime will give you a restless night. Try praying to God before sleep. ;)
In Proverbs 17:22, God's word says A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

6. Sort out your sleep routine
~ Get into a pattern of going to sleep the same time every night, and waking the same time everyday (whether it's a holiday or not).

7. Organise your time
~ There really are enough hours in a day to do everything. It's a question of organisation.

8. Develop healthy thinking and control worry
~ Worrying can keep you up and sleepless. Adopt some worry-free strategies like watching good movies/tv shows, exercise, reading, meditating on God's word (His promise) and many others.

Matthew 6:34 says that Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

9. Deal with other problems
~ Sort out your work, problems and things to do. By keeping life simple, you'll sleep better.

10. Persevere and practice
~ You have to make good sleep a habit, and this will take time. Don't give up too easily!
Practice makes perfect. ;)

Nothing bad happened

19/6/08 (Thursday)

As usual I was working part-time at the music centre while having my semester break. At about 9:45pm, my mum had already come to wait for me to close the shop. Another friend and a teacher were also there. All of a sudden, a malay man came. I thought he was a student's parent, so I pressed the button for the door to open for the man to come in. However, the man looked suspicious to us as his right hand was in his pocket and we all knew something was wrong. He took out something from his pocket... From far, I couldn't see clearly the thing. To me, it looked like small beads on his palm. As he came nearer, he showed us a gold necklace. He said in Malay that he needed money and wanted to sell the gold necklace for RM150! Quickly we told him that we didn't want it and he left the place! Thank God we are not harmed as anything could happen that time! So I learned a lesson today... Be alert at all times, be extra careful with strangers and pray for God's protection.

Age of Glory

This tv show is really nice! Very touching... Story talks about the life of three girls, how pitiful they are, and the tough life they have to go through. Story mainly revolves around fame, money and love... This is locally produced, with Malaysian celebrities showing off their talents! A show worth watching... Wonder what will the ending be? Do catch it on ntv7, Mon-Thurs 9:45pm! or watch online. ;)

Baking Egg Tarts

Just now in the evening, I thought of baking egg tarts since Chai Lim has given me the recipe about a week ago in her blog. Saw her post of egg tarts before that looked so delicious! See this! Therefore without delay I asked from her since I have time to bake now. This is the first time I make egg tarts ler.. I followed her recipe totally. The baking was not really successful but I managed to bake some good ones as I think the egg tart molds that Lim used are bigger than mine... so this caused my pastry to be quite thick and some left over of egg tart filling. Anyway, here are the ingredients.. ^_^

Mixing flour to make pastry

Dough is ready


Filling the tart shell...

Ready to be baked in oven!

Finally they are ready to be served! ;) Actually this is the second tray, first tray a bit burnt.. -.-" coz of the time, remember to watch the tarts to prevent being burnt.

As I said... there was some left over of egg tart filling, so my sis and I thought of making this giant egg tart pie to use up the egg filling. We made another new pastry using the APPLE PIE recipe that I use to bake! Not from the egg tart recipe.

See! While the egg pie was baked in the oven, the filling grew bigger and bigger! Like a pregnant mum's tummy.. haha.. breathe in, breathe out.. :P

If any of you are interested to bake, do check out the recipe in Chai Lim's blog here & egg tart picture! ^_^

Reminder: The recipe above serves 12. A 12-muffin tray can be used, or like mine, can use a 6-muffin tray but bake 2 rounds. Salt can be reduced according to your own taste. Time to bake is 15-20 mins, my oven applies to 15 mins with tarts preheated together in oven. Just watch out the tarts when it turns brown.