Thank you :)

I've been absolutely busy this week. With MSK in college and cell harvest, i've been running all around getting things done. And i feel really bad because i didn't have the time to study at all this week. :(
Sometimes i don't feel like doing it anymore but God reminded me in Colossians 3:23, "Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men."

And it was encouraging when i saw this on my facebook profile;

I never realised that a simple thank you could actually mean so much to the person you're saying it to.
And it made me feel as if all the effort and late nights was truly worthwhile indeed.
It was good that Ching Shyan enjoyed herself at the cell harvest, and i believe that a seed has been planted in good soil. I may not be the one who harvest it, but at least i did something that leads toward the ultimate goal.

I do get angry, once in a while.

Well who doesn't when people cut queues?

This is the first time i actually got angry and scolded someone.
Thinking back, i shouldn't have lost my temper even though she deserves it.
Some people are just plain selfish, kia-su and ignorant.

But still, i'm supposed to 'turn the other cheek'.
Sigh. Sometimes it's so hard.

But i forgive you, you queue-cutting-monster.
really-really. I forgive you.
And i hope i won't lose my temper because of you again.

The things i'll never be

When i close my eyes as i lay down at night,
I think of the things;
the things i'll never be.
Perhaps it isn't right to give in before a fight,
But only if you knew,
some things aren't meant for me.

People always want more,
Everyone wants the best,
And i think of the things;
the things i'll never have.
They say life's a race, don't slow down to rest,

Cause' then you'll never win, all alone you'll be left. 

But does it really matter?
The plans and hopes and dreams;
For what's left when life is over,
When you lose all things.

I know what i'll never have,
and what i'll never be,
But thank God for all the things;
the things that made me, me.

"The things i'll never be" by E.Y.

E.D.N.A.

I came across someone's blog, and read this : "My brain is such a strange place. Tonight I was watching the movie Motherhood with Uma Thurmond and there is a part where she is at the bakery picking up a birthday cake for her daughter Clara, but they have misspelled the name Clarra. The woman behind her says "well it is your fault, you named her an Edna name." Which is apparently an "old lesbian librarian name" and when Uma assures her that Clara is not an Edna name, the lady retorts that "sure it is, you probably named her after a favorite grandmother."

Ironically, my name is Edna and i have a friend named Clara. And no, im not an 'old lesbian librarian'. I'm not old at all, i'm 20 and my surname is Young.
And i googled my name and found out that most Edna Youngs all around the world are OLD! Oh please. This is sad. True enough,  i don't even know someone named Edna besides another Edna who is a friend of my friend Clara.

However, Edna is such a beautiful name. (Of course coz that's my name) It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Edna is "renewer" and "pleasure". Also possibly a bibilical name from the same root as Eden, meaning place of pleasure. Haha. See, it's a good name. And because there's so few Ednas out there, an Edna is SPECIAL. You ought to be thankful you know at least one Edna, and that's me.

Ouch!

Don't know what is happening to me these days. I keep getting hurt. And i have lots of scars to remind me of this journey of becoming a dentist.
1. Cut my finger with scissors last week while doing backdrop for Malam Mesra Pelajar & Staf
2. Cut my thumb with a dental probe yesterday in Optech lab. My gloves were ripped apart and there was blood in it.
3. Burnt my arm with a hot wax knife today while making dentures.

I hope there were no HIV or Hepatitis B or any other pathogenic microbes on that dental probe, cause i'm not going for a medical check up that cost rm20 just because of a cut. Sigh. I'm aching all over. Better stock up on first aid medicine as there's 4 more years to go...

Anyway im glad that my deco jobs are finally over! Yesterday was pesta tanglung and i was proud of my backdrop..especially the huge lantern that i made myself. :)

Another weeeek AGAIN.

Its feels like the weekend has just started and i can't believe that its already sunday! There goes my weekend..
Didn't get enough rest and certainly NO STUDYING at all because of my packed schedule.

Last Thurs, was Malam Mesra Pelajar and we spent a whole night decorating the stage. Tiring but satisfying when you look at your effort displayed on stage.

The result of our hard work!

I'm doin deco again for Pesta Tanglung in college, and this time i promise myself; no more decorating after this! It is soo troublesome and i spent my weekend searching and buying materials. Thank God for great, helpful friends like Fiona who was willing to drive me out. And the three of us, including Yee Shien had a nice Korean dinner together and i bought 3 books! :D

My weekend was also spent making invitation cards for the coming Cell Harvest Halloween Party. :)

aren't they cute?

And going for the 1st years' mock test. What a busy weekend. And now, before the weekend officially ends at 12 am, i must finish the Pesta Tanglung deco. So im off to make a giant lantern!

study..study..

Seriously i need to get back to my notes now.
Need to study. 
But i can't.
Im too restless.
I feel like sleeping.
Or eating.
Anything but studying.
ARGH!:(

My father's world

Looking around, all i can see is darkness. Corruption everywhere. The world turning into something horrible. Nobody seems to care anymore. People ask; where is God? If there is a God, why did he let all this happen?
Where is the light in the darkness? And sometimes i get scared of the dark. Thankfully there are still goodness and kindness around, but they're like dimly lit candles, on the verge of being snuffed out before the wind. Even so, they give me a reason to hope, a reason to believe that this is still my father's world.

This is my Father's world. O let me ne'er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet.
This is my Father's world: why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King; let the heavens ring!
God reigns; let the earth be glad!  

This is my Father's world. I walk a desert lone.
In a bush ablaze to my wondering gaze God makes His glory known.
This is my Father's world, a wanderer I may roam
Whate'er my lot, it matters not,
My heart is still at home.

F.O.O.D

I have a friend whose passion is food. Yes, that friend can make me gain weight in a month's time. That friend used to be my room mate. Not anymore but still, whenever we talk about food, she just lights up and gets so excited. She takes pictures of almost everything she eats and she eats almost everything except vegetables. She made me appreciate the art of eating...

So here's a list of my favourite food:

1. home-cooked food ( yes mummy your cooking will always be No.1!)

2. Anything sweet! (cakes, choc, ice cream, cookies, etc..)

They're not good for your teeth but just remember to drink water and rinse your mouth after eating and you'll be fine. ( says the dentist-to-be)

3. Malaysian food

4. Cheesy food and western food are also DELICIOUS!

5. Last but definitely not least, is Japanese sushi which i have started liking only when i came to UM.

All these food photos are what i have eaten within this two years. Amazing. I didn't realize that i have actually eaten so much. Next time before you eat, thank God for the food He has provided you with and think of all the starving kids in Africa. Then go ahead and indulge yourself, knowing that you are indeed blessed. :)