Last day of 2010

Here we are again, coming to the end of another year. Time to look back and appreciate the past, time to make new year resolutions and embrace the future. Its been a year full of ups and down; lots of tough times, tears and laughters. And it ended pretty well too, with lots of christmas shopping and hanging out with friends and coursemates. Hehe.

 

Great time at The Curve with Yee Shien and Fiona..miss d old days of chatting in room G47. :)

With Ms. Fong in Midvalley, searching  for a birthday present!

Batch mates dinner + supper outing during winter solstice festival. And photography session at bangunan peperiksaan to mark the end of year 2010!

pretty smiles of dentist to be

proud 2b d elite members of cocky family!

all together now~ bachelor of dental surgery batch 09/14

Lab Group A

And with that i'll wave farewell to year 2010, and say hello to year 2011. Knowing that the same God who brought me through this year will continue to be with me today, tomorrow and forevermore.

I will remember the deed of the Lord; yes, i will remember your miracles of long ago.
I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds.
Psalms 77: 11-12

Almost Christmas.

Ahh..it's that season of the year again. This is my 3rd Christmas away from home, guess i'm used to it already. Christmas here would be dreadful if not for the wonderful people God placed around me.
And i love Christmas because:
1. Its a HOLIDAY!
2. Beautiful decorations
3. Great sales!! ooh!
But what truly matters is;
4. The reason for Christmas itself-the day our Lord came down to Earth.
Most people ignore that. How sad. What's the meaning of Christmas without Christ?

I wonder if i could ever have such a great capacity to love just as Jesus did. I doubt it. Sometimes i even doubt whether i love Him because i need Him and i have been taught since young to do so, or because i really love Him for who He is. Is there a difference? I don't know. I just know i gotta love Him because He first loved me.

How could a King and a God leave His heavenly throne, His riches and angelic hosts in heaven to come down to earth and be born in a dirty old manger with ordinary parents?

I often complain that life isn't fair. Not only to me, but to others as well. Like the construction workers i see everyday on my way to class, toiling under the hot sun for a meager income. Like the maids who do horrid chores all day, but never appreciated. Lazy and unrighteous people who enjoy their money while the poor continue living in misery. And they always tell us youths in church,"You have a great destiny, yes, God has plans for you, to prosper and bless you! You shall be the head and not the tail!..blah blah blah." Of course it sounds good but not every Christian end up being rich, or a famous preacher or a missionary. What about the rest? Aren't they loved by God too? The world can be so unfair, and sometimes i can't bear it anymore.

But i guess if i were to complain about unfairness, then Jesus would've much to complain to the Father too. Why does He have to come down and die a horrible death for our sins? That's just so not fair. Perhaps there's nothing fair at all. And because of that unfairness to Jesus, all of us are saved. Given another chance. Well, i can't complain after all, can I?

Festive season mode

December, a relaxing month so far...im still in the festive season mode. Classes have started but everything's a little slow cause it's just beginning. Its my favourite weather again, the rain is pouring outside and i have no classes today! :)   (Oh nooo, my bedsheet is hanging out there!!! But it's too late now.sigh.)
With Christmas around the corner as well, my study mode hasn't kicked in. Hopefully it does by the end of the week.
Went shopping yesterday with some friends, just to pass time. I just love the Christmas decorations in malls.

The rain's getting heavier now and i can't help worrying bout my bedsheet. Haha. So funny it isn't snowing but raining instead. That's wintertime in Malaysia. :)

If only we never grow up

One thing i like about Taylor Swift is that she writes what she feels into a song, and the words of her songs seem to be words from my own thoughts and feelings too. So i was listening a particular song of hers, Never Grow Up and it really captures everything i always felt about growing up. Especially these few parts..

Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room
Memorize what it sounded like when your dad gets home
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
And all your little brother's favorite songs
I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone

You're in the car on the way to the movies
And you're mortified your mom's dropping you off
At 14 there's just so much you can't do
And you can't wait to move out someday and call your own shots
But don't make her drop you off around the block
Remember that she's getting older too
And don't lose the way that you dance around in your pj's getting ready for school

So here I am in my new apartment
In a big city, they just dropped me off
It's so much colder that I thought it would be
So I tuck myself in and turn my night light on

Wish I'd never grown up
I wish I'd never grown up

Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up
I could still be little
Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up
It could still be simple
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple
Won't let nobody hurt you
Won't let no one break your heart
And even though you want to, please try to never grow up
Oh, don't you ever grow up
Oh, never grow up, just never grow up

Sigh..if only i were Wendy, and Peter Pan would fly through my window and whisk me away to Never Land.
I'd never come back. 

Hey Christmas tree

Hey Christmas tree i still recall, you used to be so tall;
Under your green plastic boughs, you made me feel so small.

Do you remember those past Christmases,
The golden days of yore?
You stood proud, sparkling with glitters,
crystal balls, presents and more.

You heard the little girl shout with glee,
her eyes radiating joy;
As she opened her gifts right under you,
showing off her brand new toy.

Hey Christmas tree i still recall, you used to be so tall;
But now standing next to you, you seem surprisingly small.

Gone are the days of past Christmases,
I seldom see you anymore;
You've been stripped off your decorations,
kept in a musty old store.

I guess you miss those Christmas lights,
and that little girl; no longer small.
As she sits back and reminisce,
of days when Christmas trees were tall.

"Hey Christmas tree" by E.Y