Up is the movement and direction toward possibility--"with God nothing is impossible." Up is the movement of reaching. Up is where we're going. When you watch birds take off, they don't fly down, they fly up. They leave the ground after they've found their food. They leave the place where they have come for their nurturing and their nourishment, and then they fly up, they soar.
Moving up, you will begin to discover who you are. So make the decision right now to fly, to change your life by moving up toward God and toward moments filled with yeses and possibilities in life.
10 days of holidays just drifted away within a snap. A great rest to prepare myself for second semester, however I will miss holidays like this whereby I can laze around without any studying. For the past 10 days, I had undergo food marathon!
Celebrated Chinese New Year with my friends and seniors. My first ever CNY without my beloved family and friends back home, despite missing the joy from home; I’m all hyped up here with the excitement and fun with my new ‘family’ here.
Had several steamboat sessions with friends, the best was eating crabs’ meat thanks to Jason and those succulent meatballs in ‘ma la huo guo’!
Learned to make butter prawns, complicated process but I’m sure I’ll be able to make it after several times practicing thanks to Hyee Yee before she graduates this year.
It felt good as all these mouth watering food enter down my hollow stomach! Much more to learn and soon…. I’ll be a pro in no time!
Winter is coming to and end, apparently everyone is in jovial joy except Eelin. No more walking like retarded penguins, no more brain freeze while waiting for busses to class, no more slipping down and landing on your butt! Pray for a brighter sun to melt all the chunks of snow and miniature ice bergs around the street.
Together with Dennis, Eelin & Areena, we decided to take a stroll down Volga river. Sight seeing was amazing despite the wet, slippery streets, even Dennis and Eelin fell down several times!
Thankfully the temperature wasn’t as cold as a harsh blizzard, this is the time when ice are like gleaming pieces of glass lying on the floor. There were several photographers each with their DSLRs trying their best to catch the finest and priceless glimpse of winter.
There we were… ambling on crushed ice, literally gliding through the glaze. A German Sheppard caught our attention as it ran across the bushes, along with a few puppies rolling over grass covered fluffy snow.
We set our way back and bid winter farewell, till end of this year!
It was one of those winter days that I suddenly dream of spring, where the sky is navy blue, so soft and clear that serenity simply flows through the edges between those fluffy clouds, and the wind has dropped it’s voice and whispers instead of screaming.
The sun is out shinning and gleaming, with all the awakening trees looking surprised with blossoming flowers of different pastels. Over everything there is the faintest, palest tint of green, smell of spring is the air.
My immense apologies apologies for this belated post, too many pictures to edit, too many videos to upload, to much procrastination to be alleviated.
I attended the recent Winter Conference 2010 in Moscow from 4th to 7th, it was really a mind-blasting experience. I certainly didn’t regret missing 2 days of class to attend such an event. The conference was held in a 5 star hotel – Renaissance Hotel. Perfect location for perfect happening.
All together there were hundreds of Malaysian medical students studying all around Russia, Moscow, Volgograd, Nizhniy Novgorod & Kursk gathered as a family in this wonderful place of God.
Despite being lodged in a train for 18 hours from Volgograd to Moscow, the exhaustion an fatigue was all worth it when we were treated KFC upon our arrival.
We were divided into several groups, mixture of students from all over Russia. Ice breaking earned me tons of new friends, I even received a sachet of Milo from Alyssa, a 4th year senior studying in MMA :]
Well the thing that became the highlight was surprisingly Lily. Apparently, I owe my greatest gratitude to all my senior for helping me accomplish my mission. We all kept secret that I was able to attend this conference but at the same time, telling Lily that I couldn’t make it. Mission success when everyone saw her reaction the moment she saw me! Classic
We were entertained by SAVED, a pop dance team
Part of their staggering dance moves
We had City Harvest Church band who flew all the way from Malaysia!
Dalvinder, leader of Malaysian Fellowship, Moscow
Dr. Shan Ong a Consultant Pediatrician who flew from Sydney to give his talks to all medical students.
First Malaysian Idol, Jackyn Victor performed for all of us!
‘Gemilang’ – Now I believe why she won this title.
The ever awesome Rev. Kevin Loo, founder and Senior Pastor of City Harvest Church, KL. His church grew from 20 people to an average attendance of 1500 people today!
Free to Fall, a Malaysian girl band
Rev. Matts Ola, senior pastor and president of World of Life, Moscow. He owned the largest churches in Russia!
Street Temple and their stunning toss and turns
Jacklyn Victor with ‘I Believe I Can Fly’
A duet
Our last day, we attended one of their services in their local church. You can really feel the presence of God in our ambience.
All of us
It was really a priceless experience knowing new people but most importantly… knowing more about my awesome God.
Had a game of cards to release tension from exam, everyone got so high that the maid has to bang on our door to ease things down. So what have I been up to during this holiday? Series, sleep, series, sleep, series, sleep… and it continues on with a power to infinity.
Being not productive at all yet I have a list of pending items to do. Yet I’m telling myself “ I’ll do it later… yeah.. later! ”
At the end of the day, I won 2 rubles which is around 20 cents. So yeah, I’m richer $__$
What you see is not what you get, things can be deceiving in the beginning and it takes time and effort for it to reveal itself.
It takes pain and endurance to learn a lesson, from passed experience I’ll always tell myself that every incident has it’s significance. An unfolding story waiting for someone to flip open to be discovered.
Life has been prickly, thorny, spiky and stingy. Far far, this route I took seemed to be engraved with stunningly mesmerizing foliage and roses but once I started strolling, I am not aware of the thorns that have mercilessly pricked me. But I know, this is only the beginning of my very long journey.
Throughout my way, I learned life changing lessons. Not to be judgmental but not to trust anyone easily. It takes time to swipe away the mask on everyone’s face as we cannot see through clearly a blurry figure. We may be deceived in the beginning, or even stabbed by the heart. What’s worst if it’s someone we trusted? Lesson learned.
But I’m grateful and congenial for fellow comrades for their support. It maybe a simple pat on the back, or a warm hug, but to comfort a broken soul – it’s like a revival. It brings us closer to one another and I’m truly blessed :)
Had fish lasagna while dining with Eelin & Sharifah
There are times in life I raise head up high, lift my spirit up and ponder “How great is our God!” He is so amazing that words cannot describe his righteousness. His loyalty is undoubted as He will always be the one standing next to you in whatever situation.
Credits to Eccleston, taken in a mall in Moscow
In my situation, he has created wondrous miracles over miracles, all the blessings He shared and showed on me. He has never let me down, not even once!
Simple stroll with friends along ‘Arbat’ street
Throughout my journey, He has opened my eyes and extended my sight to see and judge things from a different view that others may not see. He is my mentor and has taught me ways of life.
On the way back to hostel
As I rest myself tonight, I really appreciate what God has done for me, He opened up his ears and answers all my prayers as long there is faith. My God has given me great people especially friends who stood side by side as I walked through this journey. I am thankful for everything…
I was away for 3 days to attend the 2010 Winter Conference organized by MMA (Moscow Medical Academy). Along with Malaysian students throughout Russia, it had changed my life.
Details will be up as soon as I finished editing and uploading.
I wanted to begin my post on “So, this is what’s been happening lately..” until I realised I’ve been addicted. I’ve been compulsively updating it so often at the impious of hours, regardless of whether there is anything worth posting! But I self assumed that all my posts are not crap, as a matter of fact they worth more than scriptures written on papyrus.
Why the sudden mentioning this piece of sheet prepared during ancient Egypt? Well, my seniors just came back from Egypt and my mind was still astounded and afflicted by their adventurous tales.
2 control tests done, absolutely satisfied with my marks for Biology and Math, this momentum better persists on till I complete this year in order to ace through my exams and get into med. Rephrase, this momentum better preserved till the day I die :)
Apparently, my mood was twanged like a bowstring today during Math.
Me : *brainstorming on equation, failed and decided to ask girl beside me* How to do this?
Girl : *MERCILESSLY* DON’T ALWAYS ASK PEOPLE LARH, DO YOURSELF LARH!
F.Y.I, I haven’t ask her a single question throughout the whole day, selfish much? Eventually she needs to borrow my math book when the lesson ended. *Shakes head*
Decided to have lunch with couple of comrades at a cafe behind our university to celebrate the last day of math, had a piece of chicken stuffed with cheese, a pastry with custard cream and grape jam and another pastry stuffed with cottage cheese, with a cup of orange juice to wash everything down. Perfect
Enough for today, amazingly didn’t take any pictures of the great food I ordered because my phone has been dead for 2 days. I was being too lazy to recharge.
It’s been more than 24 hours since my idol Steve Jobs announced the new iPad. What a major shock to the world, especially those with fatal heart please do not die due to the immense despondency and dismay. I myself was in grief… I shall now hold black balloons and meditate like Gandhi.
First of all, it really didn’t have all the amazing functionalities that everyone was expecting to have based on the specifications I browsed through. How on earth is it going to a tablet-killer everyone assumed it’s going to be.
Basically Apple’s been stressing on simplicity. iPad basically is just a gigantic version of an iPod-touch. Some people complained that it doesn’t have a webcam, I was wondering… skyping will be ten times more strenuous. Holding an iPad as if you’re in a camwhoring position while video conversing? The iPad is too heavy to hold in front of your face for long, so you'd end up balancing it in your lap, which means both callers would find themselves staring up one another's others nostrils, like a pair of curious dental patients.
B-O-O!!
As for the name, the first thing that pop in my mind was tampons! iPad and tampons! It associates. Why can’t they just name it the iSlate like it was rumoured before, ‘Slate’ makes it sound catchy and apparently ‘more responsive’ to it’s touch screen ability. Don’t ask me why, it’s just like it.
Steve Jobs, better up next time before I loose all my hopes on dreams on Apple.
Here’s a short break from the frenetic manic life of mine, played almost a million times on my playlist.
Saturday – Russian teacher made some Russian food for us once again :) Went to Hsu Zane’s room to have a little chit chat and ended up with plenty of free stuff passed down to us. I earned a new fork.
Sunday – woke up “early” to revise on Biology and head to the mall with friends. Bought a vest sweater for a fairly affordable price thanks to winter sale
Monday – managed to present my Russian essay, not bad but not perfect. Had history and was mingling with an iPod-Touch while lecturer was jabbering.
Back to cramming ‘genes’, ‘DNA’, ‘RNA’, ‘Heredity’ in my mind.
