Melody of life

明天，你好

2012-01-02T11:59:00.003+08:00

岁末与岁首是如此的紧密相连，总结过去与展望新一年的心情同时涌入心里，无法分割而且复杂。

当我站在岁末最后一个时间点告别过去，除了感慨光阴的流失，我也满怀感恩，因我知道在那飞逝的每分每秒中蕴藏着生命的礼物。每一个日出与日落之间所呈现的一切就是成长的印证和生命的体验，每一秒都很珍贵。

过去的一年虽然忙碌，却充实，快乐。每一项工作都是增长知识的途径，虽然困难，但我抓紧机会学习。每个挑战虽然给我压力，可是我以专注与行动克服害怕。我也为着每个幸福的时刻感恩，那些都是温暖我心和让我微笑的理由。我也谢谢爱我的每个人，我将你们对我的好深深烙印在心里，生命因有你们而美丽。

生活从来不曾只有一种面相，有快乐，也有跌倒，艳阳高照与狂风暴雨同等重要。我知道这些都是成长的机会，只要勇于面对，并相信生命会为自己找出口，任何事都能解决。更何况，我还有父神的眷顾，在他，没有难成的事。

时间的巨轮继续往前滚动，无论多么不舍，还是得向前迈进。在那一秒之差我告别了过去，转过头看，我已经身处岁首的起点，我又长大一岁了。我相信，前头依然会有生命的礼物等着我，我只要张开双臂拥抱生活，我就会得到。我也相信，年岁的增加是一种祝福，我无须畏惧长大。我把握每个今天，也不怕迎接每个明天。所以，我要大声地对明天呼喊：“明天，你好”，也祝我自己生日快乐。

但愿我在这新的一年，继续活出精彩的每一天。加油！

Lemon butter cake

2011-10-03T00:39:00.014+08:00

3.9.2011 Saturday

Actually, I did plan to carry out 2 baking projects in one day, afternoon section for muffin and followed by butter cake at night. The original recipe was obtained from Sonia, with some modification as explained or marked by red *.

Recipe: Lemon butter cake

Ingredients:

125g butter
100g sugar (I use brown sugar)
1 lemon*¹, grate the rind
2 large eggs (I wasn’t sure if the eggs were big enough)
175g self-raising flour (The one I used was Blue key self raising flour)
4 tablespoons of milk

Lemon glaze:

3 tablespoons of sugar (I used brown sugar as well)
1 lemon, extract the juice
1 lemon*², grate the rind (I skipped this step)

Steps:
1. Add butter and sugar. Beat until fluffy.
2. Add the egg one by one, beat.
3. Add the lemon rind and beat.
4. Add flour, followed by milk, then beat
5. Transfer the mixture into a 7-inch cake pan. (Loaf tin was used in original recipe)
6. Bake at pre-heated oven at 180⁰C for 30*³ minutes. (I set both top and bottom heating)
7. Mix sugar and lemon juice, set aside. (I did not heat the mixture)
8. When the cake is ready, prick over the surface with a fork.
9. Pour the lemon glaze onto the cake.
10. Leave the cake overnight.

I could not wait until the next morning, so I tasted a little bit of the cake. It was extremely sour…Huhuhu, can I cry? Can I throw it away? After all, I still kept it until the next morning. It turned out just nice after a night, tasted sour and fresh, except that the cake was a little bit “fragile”. Now I know already, time is needed for lemon glaze to work well with cake in order to give nice taste. Improvement is still needed. Stephanie’s suggestion was to put the cake in the fridge because she suspected the “fragile” was due to too much liquid.

My legs were in great pain, but no pain no gain right. Hehe. Cheers to everyone who supported and helped me. Thanks to You Ping who was willing to stay with me to bake this lemon cake as well. This is my second baking production, lemon butter cake, I love it.

*¹ After obtaining the rind from this lemon, the juice was used in lemon glaze.

*² This is another lemon. I did not want to use 2 lemons, so I skipped this step.

*³ In original recipe of Sonia, 40 minutes was suggested, but the type of heating was not stated. Both top and bottom heating were set, therefore my plan was to observe the cake at 30^th minute first. After 30minutes, I used a fork (stick, toothpick or anything that is suitable) to poke the cake. The fork came out clean. Hence it was ready. If the fork comes out wet and sticky, more baking time is needed.

Can you see the lemon flesh?

Muffin

2011-10-03T00:24:00.008+08:00

3.9.2011 Saturday

Recipe: Chocolate muffin

Ingredients:
Nona chocolate-flavoured muffin mix
100g water
120g vegetable oil (I used 75g only)
3 grade A eggs (I did not use grade A eggs)

Steps:
1. Add eggs, water and muffin mix. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
2. Add vegetable oil and mix in low speed for 1 minute until light and fluffy.
3. Fill the mixture in each greased muffin cup about 2/3 full.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 18-20 minutes at 200⁰C.

I love baking. Over the years, I have been dreaming of having a nice kitchen with all the cooking and baking tools. Hmmm, it is still a long way to go before I have my own sweet home and nice kitchen. After some consideration, finally, I decided to buy myself an oven, a stand-mixer and a weighing machine within my budget (*¹). With these three basic utensils, efficiency in baking would be very much improved. Frequent practice of baking is made possible as long as I am equipped with these nice tools.

Time flies, it is the end of holiday already !!! It is a must for me to bake something with whatever I have. You Ping will carry out the project with me. Chocolate muffin was chosen to be the opening ceremony’s project. Why muffin? Because I bought a muffin mix which makes my work easier. For a baking starter like me, simple and fast baking procedures are just nice. It took only 20 minutes (*²) to bake muffin. Why chocolate flavor? Because chocolate is the widely accepted flavor. Well, did the baking process go on smoothly as I had expected? Let’s find the answer.

Muffin mix, water, and egg were ready. Initially, I decided to use olive oil because it is healthier. I wonder what went wrong with the weighing machine, 120g of olive oil turned out to be a small bowl of oil. Oh my goodness, if that is the case, most likely I would not eat the muffin. You Ping brought me to buy vegetable oil and borrowed her liquid measuring cup to me. We reduced the amount of oil to 75ml. Oven was preheated while we mixed the materials.

Guess what happen??? SMOKE!!! Lots of questions popped out. What happen to the oven? A malfunctioning oven? Plastic melted? Something burned inside the oven? Fire? I called Stephanie without further ado to get some help---“Don’t worry, it is normal for new oven. Oh ya, the outer part is not plastic. So, no poison gas. It happened to me before. Just go on and don’t get stress up. If you have anything just call me again. After you have done, write a report to me.”

Hahaha, what a shocking interruption (*³). The first batch of 6 muffins was sent into the oven finally. Sitting in the kitchen and chit chatting while anticipating the final product were enjoyable for us. Every single noticeable change seen and smelled had sufficient power to give us excitement. The “DING” sound set us free from waiting, we took out the muffin with caution. Wow, we were so happy to examine the muffins, not bad ya.

You Ping went on with the second batch of muffin as I had song practice section in church. Seeing the muffins stood steadily in the box after practice was such a rewarding moment. Muffins were no longer images in the minds, I could see, smell, touch and eat the muffins. I declared the opening ceremony of using my first oven with the muffins. In near future, I hope to come out with more baking products. Cheers and big claps to everyone who share my happiness as I am one more step nearer to my dream.

*¹ Price, brand, size, design and quality are taken into account when buying oven and mixer. Experiences and reviews from bakers around me would be helpful in making decision to buy the ones that fit my requirement. I knew nothing at all but I am grateful to Stephanie and You Ping who were willing to contribute their idea, time and effort just help me to get the right one.

*² Due to olive oil incident, we spent some time shopping to buy vegetable oil and also ingredients for next project. Instead of 20 minutes, we spent about 4 hours to make it done.

*³ During preheat, we saw smoke. There was unpleasant smell, similar to melted plastic as well. This was serious, cold sweat and fear attacked me at the same time. By the way, everything went on smoothly after that. I should read and know more about oven.

青春

2011-08-06T22:10:00.002+08:00

五月天-青春就是用力地奔跑，然后华丽地摔倒。

时间以我还来不及察觉的速度流逝

可是，我还没用力奔跑过，也还没华丽地摔倒过

青春就这么离我越来越远

真的要唱后青春的诗了吗？

原来，遗憾就是这样的感觉

一。点。也。不。好。受。

真。的。很。不。甘。心。

若还能重来

我不仅要用力地奔跑，还要

用力地跳跃

用力地笑

用力地哭

用力地爱

用力地傻

用力地纯

用力地抱

用力地唱

用力地闯

用力地追

用力地纳喊

用力地进行所有与青春沾上边的事

才算华丽地留下青春的证据

现在，以有限的时间

继续在生命的康庄大道

印下青春的足迹

还不算太迟吧

有总好过没有，对吗？

那我现在就向着前方

用力地地奔跑

然后华丽的摔倒

再勇敢站起来

挥霍青春

威廉王子大婚 - 幸福的延续

2011-04-28T22:50:00.004+08:00

这是英国的威廉王子

我小时候也发过王子公主梦

在我家人和朋友面前

喜欢这号人物已不是秘密

一有王子的消息

他们会很好心的告诉我

或者帮我把剪报留下

小时候

偶尔也会发发白日梦

希望王子看上我

我也很努力学英文

希望在未来的某一天

我到英国白金汉宫散步时

碰巧遇见王子

与他握手，排照，留签名及交谈

哈哈哈

现在想起来依然觉得好笑

然而

现实是很残酷的

理智扼杀了我的王子公主梦

严谨的宫廷生活没那么简单

所以

喜欢归喜欢

那只是单纯的喜欢

对一个普通的我来说

能拥有这份喜欢就够了

获知王子大婚的消息

我是真的发自内心替他开心

王子终于和相爱多年的女友共结连理

王子在天上的妈妈一定也感到喜悦

在此，我献上最深的祝福

无论前面的道路如何

希望王子与他的公主一起携手度过

未来的每一天

沿途因有对方的风景而变得精彩

将幸福和爱时时保鲜

好好呵护最爱的他和她

以生命见证幸福的延续

看着您俩甜蜜的拥抱

我也相信您会好好疼她，宠她

相信您最爱的她也会用心爱您

没有什么比这更让我感动了

王子，衷心祝您俩百年好合，永结同心

一定要幸福快乐

来看些照片吧

全家福

母子图

戴安娜王妃亲自带孩子

父子图

手足情深

Sweet corn dish

2011-04-26T23:37:00.004+08:00

Home cooking is the best.

It holds true whenever we are.

Eating a healthy meal is always a problem for those who live alone.

The foods sold are so dirty and oily.

Tight schedule does not allow busy individuals to cook.

Therefore, accepting the “unhealthy” food sold seems to be the only solution.

It is holiday now.

I grab some time to pamper my tummy.

It has been so long since I last ate corn.

So, why not a sweet corn dish for the day???

Ingredients. I added olive oil also.

1/2 onion, 1/3 carrot, 1/3 red pepper. Adjust it according to individual preference.

The colourful dish brightened my day.

Lunch was perfect with rice, chicken and pork which I bought.

I miss home cooking...

Chinese New Year Reversible Bag

2011-02-15T17:25:00.003+08:00

This is my new bag for this Chinese New Year.

Do you notice what makes this bag different from the other bag???

Bingo, your guess is correct.

It can be used on both sides.

My first handmade bag, I made it without using sewing machine.

Time consuming product, it is true.

Sewing machine is a must in order to deal with thing like this.

Although the bag is not big, it took me several days to have a final product like this.

I tried to trace the bag pattern on a piece on paper, then send to photocopy shop to magnify it.

Drawing is a hard task for me, a ready bag pattern would make my life easier.

Hmmm, although tiring, but I am really happy.

I can’t wait to show it to everybody once it was done.

Here I go, taking the bag with me to visit my relatives and friends during CNY.

Hehe, I want to make a bigger bag next time.

Get the tutorial from Making reversible bag.

Fabrics were bought from Craftgallery4u.

Happy Chinese New Year !!!

Welcome to 2011

2011-01-17T23:17:00.042+08:00

Waving good bye to 2010, I welcome the arriving of 2011.
At the beginning of new year, I celebrate my birthday.
Wanna wish myself “HAPPY BIRTHDAY”.
Another year is gone, yet, I gain a lot from the previous year.
I count my days by the blessings that I gain, not the days lost.

Looking back, people enter and leave my life at different point.
For those who love me truly, thanks for being with me. Big hugs to you all. I appreciate your kindness and cares.
For those who hurt me, thanks for teaching me to stay strong. I will learn the lessons but I will no longer get angry over what had happened.

Life is wonderful, I shall fill my memory lane with wonderful people and events.
Life is short, I want to hunt for my dream and accomplish my missions.
Life is fragile, I shall treasure every single second I spent with my loved one.
Life is full of ups and downs, every element on earth keeps changing from time to time.
However, God’s promises stay constant.

Emmanuel, God is with us, all the time.
I Thank God for this unchanged promise.
I put my trust on Him, for He will be there, whenever I need Him.
Life is not easy, yet, I know God’s grace is sufficient to provide everything I need in the journey of life.
Amen.

My birthday cake

Special treat from dear friend.

I awarded myself with this dish on my birthday :-)

Declaration of research 研究宣言

2010-11-11T22:57:00.002+08:00

I am truly blessed to be a postgraduate.
I am willing to treat my research seriously.
I am lucky for being able to read journals and books.
I appreciate every lab work & field study & paper work.
I am thankful to be given a chance to troubleshoot problems.
I welcome any ideas and suggestions to improve my research skills.
I am happy to present my proposal & findings to everyone.
I am honoured to come out with a thesis.
I love what I do.
Last but not least, I am proud to announce this declaration.

Signed by,
LCY

p/s: This is kind of like injecting positive thinking while conducting a research. Right attitude drives us to move on with full force and not giving up easily. It is difficult but it is possible.

加油 !!! 身为研究生是很幸福的事 :-)

4 ~ 妈妈有话要说

2010-08-19T10:21:00.001+08:00

在兽医系里工作，我照顾的动物就很顺里成章的成为我的孩子。
我的正职是绵羊妈妈。此外，我还当过猫妈妈和狗妈妈。
我照顾的绵羊是属于一个硕士生的。绵羊屋那里还有别的研究者的绵羊。即然大家同住一个屋檐下，我就顺便照顾它们。
我被吩咐帮忙一个兽医系学生照顾狗，就这样，成了狗妈妈。。。
我也曾帮两个学生照顾猫，就这样，我也成了猫妈妈。

以前常常想着，会不会有一天，我也就这样，顺便当上马妈妈，牛妈妈，熊妈妈，鸡妈妈，兔妈妈，鼠妈妈，鸟妈妈？？？
哈哈哈！！！

对于孩子，我这个做妈妈的有话想说。。。

亲爱的狗狗~
妈妈家以前是有一条狗，可是妈妈只是在它小时候抱过它，长大后，妈妈就没抱它。
照顾你们期间，妈妈真的做足妈妈的样子-洗狗笼，冲凉，溜狗，收拾粪便等等。
妈妈第一次抱你们，就有种特别的感觉。
把你们抱在妈妈怀里，拉近了你们和妈妈之间的距离，妈妈的脸再往低点儿，就能亲到你们。
你们其实很轻，抱在手里也不会让妈妈难受。
妈妈帮你们冲凉，你们也乖乖待着。
妈妈也是第一次带你们去散步，看着你们快乐的奔跑，妈妈也很快乐。
其实你们就应该在户外多跑跑，不是吗？
妈妈也曾陪你们进手术室。
你们当中有好些都很热情，在手术里一直舔妈妈，亲妈妈。结果动用了两个人拉着你们，妈妈才能做事情。
有次放你们出来，你们摇着尾巴往我这里跑。在场还有另外两个学生，他们说你们喜欢妈妈。这是让妈妈最感动的话，妈妈一直在心里问是真的吗？？？
他们是兽医系学生，对你们比较认识，应该不会说错吧。
妈妈真的很开心，你们喜欢妈妈。
谢谢你们，曾经给妈妈欢笑。

亲爱的猫咪~
妈妈想对你们说，妈妈很喜欢你们对我撒娇的样子。
虽然妈妈怕你们的毛粘到妈妈裤子上，但妈妈还是很喜欢你们在我脚边转来转去。
有时你们很顽皮，爬到高处不下来，或跟妈妈玩躲猫猫，急坏妈妈了。
看着你们几只小宝贝嬉戏，妈妈在一旁突然很羡慕你们那么无忧无虑。
有时静静的看你们睡觉，在一旁的妈妈很有满足感，能让你们安稳的睡。
当你们搭上妈妈肩膀玩妈妈的头发时，妈妈也莫明其妙的笑笑，你们开心就好。
妈妈也很喜欢把你们抱在怀里，对你们说话，对你们笑。
妈妈觉得能宠溺你们也是一种幸福。
每次妈妈轻抚你们的头，看着你们享受的样子，什么烦恼都忘了。
谢谢你们，给妈妈一个微笑的理由。

亲爱的绵羊~
妈妈跟着你们的时间最长最久。
刮风下雨，或天气炎热，你们都陪着妈妈，谢谢你们。

看着你们从害怕，到相信妈妈，愿意亲近妈妈，妈妈真的很感动。
你们当中有好几只不怕生，对人类都很友善，包括妈妈。妈妈走到哪里，你们都会站在离我最近的地方，尝试把头伸出分界板，对着我叫。

可是你们有时也很顽皮，妈妈录影时，你们用头在我的背摩擦，不然就用脚踢我的背。最过分的是，其中一只绵羊居然用头撞妈妈的膝盖，留下一块黑青。妈妈的脚并不是铁做的啦！！！

有时绵羊屋只有一只绵羊，非常孤单。每次妈妈在傍晚离开，你们似乎都能察觉到。妈妈要离开前会小心翼翼把东西收拾好放进背包，可每次都被你们发现。妈妈知道你们没有伴，所以希望妈妈能陪你们。看着你们不安的情绪，妈妈真的无能为力，也很心酸。

妈妈以前根本没亲眼看过绵羊，可是和你们相处久了，就喜欢上你们了。
你们算是静态动物，又很忍痛。
单是这一点，让妈妈和妈妈的老板吃尽苦头。

和你们相处两年，妈妈其实也是很舍不得离开。
因为妈妈终于找到目标，妈妈希望梦想能实现。
不过，妈妈连观察人类都很烂，更何况是表情也没人类丰富和不会说话的你们。
在观察你们的事情上，妈妈很失败。可是，自从接下你们这份研究，妈妈变了。
妈妈变成喜欢观察，妈妈的观察能力在进步当中，这都要归功于你们。
妈妈向你们鞠躬。

对于每个孩子，妈妈也想说声对不起。
你们被摆上手术台的那一刻，妈妈在一旁什么也不能做。
你们眼中流露出的恐慌，妈妈能体会，也很心痛。
你们是研究对象，实验结果能造福你们的朋友和人类，你们应该被尊敬。

妈妈给你们的不多，可是，你们给妈妈很多很多，妈妈打从心底跟你们大声说谢谢。

Special Edition Birthday Doraemon

2010-08-08T18:42:00.002+08:00

Say hello to this birthday Doraemon.
It is my handmade birthday present for my friend.
She likes Doraemon.
Paper sample of Doraemon was needed because I am not good in drawing.
The eyes, nose and mouth were drawn free hand by U-Ping.
Thanks to U-Ping.
I can’t imagine if I were the one who drew it.
Doraemon’s face would be ruined and no longer 五官端正.
The making of Doraemon was a “secret untold” mission between U-Ping and me.

What is so special about this felt baby?
First, there is a love sign sewn on the back of it.
That red love is my trademark, which means the felt baby is made with lots of love.
Second, due to my “blur” character, I forgot to put on the WHISKERS !!!!!!
Guess what, I only noticed that after the birthday girl received it !!!!!!
SIGH…Doraemon without whiskers……

Dear Doraemon, I am so sorry.
It is my fault to turn you into a mutated one without whiskers.
Therefore, I have to name you in a special way, so that you will not feel awkward.

Let’s scroll down and enjoy some photos.

Vui Mei- the birthday girl

Making of Doraemon

Doraemon and Winnnie the Pooh

Doraemon and doggie

Doraemon and Mayday

2D Doraemon (left) and 3D Doraemon (right).

The “secret untold”, finally became known to everyone.
Happy birthday to Vui Mei.

p/s: Even without whiskers, the big smile of Doraemon still manages to cheer me up.

3 ~ Dream

2010-08-06T21:48:00.001+08:00

I believe that life is short, therefore one should go for what makes him/her happy in life.
I believe that the ability to perform is at best as long as it is his/her interest.
I believe that confident is nurtured on the basis of being able to complete the given task.
I believe that everyone is born with specific talent and potential to excel in his/her life.
I believe that happiness could be generated from utilization of one’s potential to the fullest.
I believe that self satisfaction increases in direct proportion with achievements accomplished.

Therefore, I made a try, even though the situation seems ridiculous.
Dream hunting is coupled with pain and staves of problems, I believe that the ray of light is tucked in every obstacle.

“I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.” ~ Phillipians 4:13

Amen.

2 ~ Postgraduate room

2010-07-28T21:48:00.005+08:00

I settle in this room, to do my work.

Never underestimate this small room……

What would it be beyond this door???

I met my gang of good friends here. Daily life is loaded with fun and laughters.

Sometimes, there are not many people; but I still can enjoy the tranquility.

This is my desk, a good place to do my paper work.

Miss Gita sits right behind me. She is a soft-spoken lady who always greets everybody with her sweet voice. Pink is her favourite, it is not surprising that most of her stuffs are pink.

Mr Lan is a quiet guy who sits on my left. He seems like expressionless and nothing around him could enter his consciousness, in fact, he is friendly and mingles with everyone well. Hehe, he is also the supplier of sweets.

Miss Eileen, a sweet girl who sits on my right. We share lots of common interests, be it MayDay, blogging, photography, sewing, baking, book fair and …… She is always generous in sharing all those info with me. I like to hear this---“ Jia Ying Jia Ying, come and see this……”.

Miss Nini, the charming girl sits on Eileen’s right. She is a nice lady who likes to smile a lot. She is so great, every story that comes from her always sounds funny. Nini is able to spread the laughter and make people around her happy.

Kak Inal, a cute vet, sits on Nini’s right. Although she is our senior, but there is no gap between us. Her favourite trick is tickling us quietly with her finger, haha.

Miss Syahaza, a capable vet, occupied Kak Inal’s sit before she graduated. A chocolate lover, and a hardworking researcher. She was the one who rescued me during the bacteria incident that overwhelmed everybody.

Miss Choong, the anime lover, used to sit on Gita’s left. Genetic is her favourite. With her creative imagination, I believe she will be a great researcher.

Mr Faiz is another a friendly guy who sits on Choong’s left. A cheerful guy who smiles a lot, his presence does light up the atmosphere in postgraduate rooom. He is a good cook also.

Miss Krish, a nice staff of Bacteriology Lab, belongs to our gang also. She greets us with her sweet smile in postgraduate room every day. Like Faiz, she is a good cook.

View outside of window. I like to sit here and have good look at the view.

A perfect place to watch the stars also, but I never stayed here at night.

Sigh, I am going to leave this place soon.
Gazing at my dear friends one by one, every smile is craved on my heart.
Hugs to you all, thanks for enriching my life in FVM.
Definitely I am going to miss you all a lot……

1 ~ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVM)

2010-07-25T23:34:00.004+08:00

I have never thought there would be any connections between me and FVM.
Moreover, I was doing Biochemistry, not Veterinary Medicine……
After graduation trip, I reported myself and started my work here.
New place, new faces, new life, I wonder if I could adapt it well.
While my footsteps were dragging me nearer to this place, my heartbeat pounded at abnormal rate.
Taking a deep breath, I was ready to lift the veil of FVM.
My journey had begun.

Award plaques all over the wall come into view. Students who perform well in listed field should find their names engraved on the plaques.

This is large animal ward. A CCTV was installed in this place, I used it to monitor the behaviour of goats.

Sheep pen, where I stayed most of the time. It was killing when the sun was hanging high above the sky and releasing heat in infinity......Sometimes I even prayed for windy or rainy days.

This big fellow escaped once, my left shoulder banged into the door while I tried to get him back.

I like to drop by this place purposely to check if there are any birds, and say hello to them. There was once I saw an owl, looked like a baby, so cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

I stayed here to do my work at first, after 3 months, I moved to another room to stay, where I met a new gang of good friends.

Library, another paradise. Whenever I am tired or bored, I will look for some doggie books to read.

Café. A tree is sufficient to make significant change in the ambient atmosphere of café.

This darling always visits café and requests to be pampered.

Hospital, where I can bump into some cute patients. One of the cuties is this Chow Chow.

This is a lively place, where lots of animal lovers gather. I am lucky enough to experience all these.

我想说，谢谢你们

2010-06-24T22:53:00.003+08:00

原本，我和你们是两条不会交叉的平行线
起初，我只是听你们的歌
从来，我没认真听你们的歌词
而且，我本来就比较喜欢听音乐，更胜于歌曲

可是，就那么突然的，看了你们的演唱会DVD和访谈
当然，听你们的歌，也是为了要找出朋友喜欢你们的原因
终于，慢慢咀嚼歌词后，我读懂了你们
歌词，是那么的真实，平凡，却又那么贴近我的心
真的，我明白了你们的心路历程

突然，有种想哭的感觉
因为，你们唱出了我的心声，还有很多人的心声
曾经，我也怀疑过，厌倦过，想放弃过
阿信，也曾问玛莎:“我们这样真的行吗，真的会熬到我们梦想中的那一天……”
玛莎，就回答: “你想那么多干嘛，现在喜欢，反正就做啊。”
最后，你们也成功用音乐养活自己
后来，玛莎的这句话成为我坚持的理由

你们，为了梦想而努力
我呢，也要放肆一次，为所有大小梦想而努力
想说，真的很谢谢你们
我们，一起加油

咸鱼终究也能翻身
只要你敢勇敢的作梦
总会拥有一片
自己的天空
自己的传说
~ 五月天

Mayday DNA world tour 2010 unlimited edition live in Malaysia

2010-06-06T20:19:00.007+08:00

Sitting in the stadium, I could feel the enthusiasm of Mayday’s fans.
Music blasting and visual effect were excellent.
Blue fluorescent sticks shone in dark, such a pretty view, I had one in my hand too.
There was a gigantic “transformer” model---大黃蜂, really awesome.
I wished to be in rock zone and jump for the rest of the night.

Mayday’s songs cover a wide range of themes—love, family, friends, dreams, music and anything that reflects life.
The lyrics resonate with whatever we have in our minds.
They sing their lives, and they sing our lives too.
Perhaps, this is the ultimate reason their songs touch my heart.

Moreover, Mayday is genuine and sincere.
Hand in hand, members of Mayday gave us a 90 degree bow, another scene that was touching.
Hmm, it is blissful to be Mayday’s fan.
I did enjoy the night.

Please visit this website for some nice photos.
五月天變形DNA [無限放大版] 大馬演唱會

News of Mayday concert
http://ent.sinchew-i.com/ichannel/21052
http://ent.sinchew-i.com/node/21053
http://www.nanyang.com/entertainment/entertainment_articleDetail.asp?type=E&ID=156609&sID=7&cID=14
http://www.chinapress.com.my/content_new.asp?dt=2010-06-07&sec=entertainment&art=0607en01.txt

趁年轻疯狂一次

2010-06-05T14:21:00.004+08:00

活在生存以上，生活以下
在追逐生命中九号球的当儿
难免会碰钉子
泪水和汗水在身上交织
失望和难过也常来插一脚
实现梦想，把如果变成结果
还真的是个巨大的工程

面对排山倒海的压力
虽然很多时候我都能应付
可是，我不是超人
有时候，那很让我抓狂
我很希望天使的出现
拉着我的手
乘着风的翅膀
带我逃离这疯狂世界

是时候
和所有负面情绪说分手
让垃圾车把不愉快
送到离开地球表面很远很远的地方
再也别回来吧

我相信
生命有一种绝对
只要有付出，就会有收获
咬紧牙关撑着
总会有出头天的那一刻

我明白
当我学会知足
用心拥抱生命
用微笑迎接每一天
用温柔爱自己
和自己来一场轰轰烈烈的恋爱ING
就能体验快乐很伟大

所以，别惹我，别阻止我
请让我倔强一次
把自己宠上天
进行春天的呐喊
与大家一起写后青春的诗
唱笑忘歌
好不好？

就在今晚
五月天变形DNA[无限放大版]马来西亚演唱会
正式上场
今晚见啦

Pink polka dots tissue case

2010-05-31T01:14:00.004+08:00

Pinkly polka pot tissue case is another work piece of mine.

This is a birthday present for my DEAR FRIEND and my ANGEL.

Angel’s favorite is foremost in my mind, so I chose pink colour fabric for her.
I do hope she will like it and feel happy after she unwraps the parcel.

Happy birthday to my Angel.
Thanks for being my genuine friend all the while.
Hugs.

Tutorial of tissue case making can be obtained from :: verypurpleperson ::.
I modified some of the steps.
Both of the pink polka dots fabrics were bought from Fabric Fanatics.

Marley & Me

2010-05-20T02:01:00.003+08:00

I knew the doggie would die in the end.

Seeing the cute doggie, I just can’t resist it.

Hence, I watched this in the end.
I laughed, and also cried…

Marley darling is huge, energetic and DESTRUCTIVE Labrador!!!
He loves to chew any edible things that are within his reach.
Life is in a mess with such a naughty darling, especially during bad days when things keep going wrong.
Having a pet is not easy ya…
His babysitter sees him as ---“That is not a dog. That is evil with a dog face….”
Marley could be gained the title of the worst dog on the earth.

It is unfair for Marley if good parts of his are neglected.
This darling stays with his lady owner when she cries, he understands her.
Marley does bring laughter.

Marley turns old and he is not as active as before.
This is not a good sign, I used to have doggie, I know.
John and his entire family must have thought that it would be good to see Marley jumps up and down or performs some of his destructive behaviours.

I like this, John’s words to Marley…So true and so toucing...
“ You remember how we were always saying what a pain you are, that you’re the world’s worst dog? Don’t believe it. Don’t believe any of it for a minute. Cause you know we couldn’t find a better dog. You know what made you such a great dog is you loved us every day, no matter what. That’s an amazing thing.”

~ Quoted from "Bad dogs have more fun", by John Grogan ~

If pets are this much of a pain, why does anyone keep them?

They give their love and loyalty freely and always forgive us for our bad days and cranky moods.

Doggies give their hearts, when we give them ours. I believe this.

Breakthrough

2010-05-12T22:46:00.001+08:00

Lord, I Thank You for the breakthrough.
I do not know how You work in this seemingly ridiculous situation.
Yet, I know NOTHING IS TOO DIFFICULT IN YOU.
You make things get into the appropriate places, at Your timing.

The road lies ahead of me is full of mysteries.
Every step that I take would affect me profoundly in a way that I can’t predict.
With faith, I declare my trust upon You.
I serve a supernatural God, I shall not worry.

Lord, once again, I Thank You for loading me with Your explosive blessings.
You will cause me to triumph in a way You intended.

Amen.

Blue Lady Sue external hard disk pouch

2010-05-05T10:11:00.012+08:00

Dang Dang Dang !!!

This is my handmade external hard disk pouch, my first trial as well.
Start from ordering and buying materials, followed by thinking and planning, finally I got the final product.
Time consuming and labourious work, because I am slow in sewing…
Gazing at the newly made pouch, I could not stop smiling.
Pain and hard work are worthwhile.

The daily life Blue Lady Sue fabric was bought from YeeNChee's Little Hut.

The bottom part of the pouch is jeans fabric.

The sweet strawberry button was a special gift from YeeNChee's Little Hut.
The inner lining is black polka dots fabric in cream base which I bought in “Tewah”, a fabric shop located in The Mines Shopping Mall.
The batting that I used was bought from Sewing Life DIY Shop.

I embroidered the last character of my mandarin name on the jeans fabric.
The small cotton ribbon can be bought from Sewing Life DIY Shop as well.
Both left and right edges of the cotton piece lose thread easily. I coated the edges with melted candle wax.
I nearly ruined the beauty of the cotton piece because it was hard to control the flow and the amount of melted candle wax.

This is how it looks when I placed my external hard disk into the pouch.

Photos taken are not so nice, I will improve my photography skill.

Porridge

2010-04-24T16:51:00.002+08:00

Ingredients

Steps

↓

Ready to be served

这就是今天我煮的幸福粥。
简单，清淡。

Skytrex extreme challenge

2010-04-23T11:15:00.007+08:00

*The event was on 31.1.2010, the entry of this post was a bit late.

Taman Pertanian Malaysia Bukit Cahaya, the exact spot of our adventurous journey.
Our gang consisted of 13 friends who came from different areas.
A good escape from the hustle and bustle of city, I would say.
What a lovely weather, for us to go through a series of challenging stations.
Standing up high from ground, we were surrounded by abundant leaves that within reach.
We were also given a chance to fly from trees to trees like Tarzan.
It was fun to talk to each other among the trees.
We could smell the sweet and clean air, and burn some calories.
Hmmm, it would be nice, to live on a tree house right.
At night, we would have the chance to appreciate the beauty of the night sky that painted by millions of stars.
Am I thinking too much???

Thanks my dear friends, for giving me sweet encouragement.
Ya, I was so scared and shouted like.. .. ..
I am so sorry if my high pitch scared you all.
I cherish the time spent with you all.
Thank you, once again, for making this trip possible.

For more info, please visit http://www.skytrex-adventure.com/ .
Here we go, dare to challenge the extreme challenge.

Escape 2- 五月天演唱会造势活动

2010-04-23T10:13:00.006+08:00

最近辛苦了，榨尽了脑汁，耗尽了体力。
紧接而来的是不安和头痛。
趁着周末，把烦恼通通丢掉。
再次托好友幼萍的福，让我有机会参加五月天来马演唱会的造势活动，为我的丢掉烦恼计划尽一份力。谢谢幼萍。

来到吉隆坡这么多年，却没去过演唱会，觉得有点遗憾。
撇开大型演唱会不说，我连小型的签名会，歌迷会等等都没见识过。
这次，终于如愿已尝了。
幼萍和我都是第一次参加这种活动，实在难扑灭心中的兴奋和期待的火焰。

虽然这只是造势活动，可是歌迷们“来势凶凶”，很早就在金河广场外边的活动场地等待亲爱的五月天到来。。。
我们也等了好久，边等边发挥丰富的想象力，猜着：
~五月天所乘坐的车会不会穿梭身旁的马路，然后我们很幸运的逮到机会和他们招手？
~五月天会不会突然从天桥经过？
~五月天住哪间酒店？
~五月天吃饭了吗？在哪里吃？
~天色阴暗，会不会下雨，导致活动取消。
。。。。。

天公不作美啊，豆大的雨点从天而降，歌迷们得撑着伞，穿着雨衣。
雨中人并不弱，大雨虽然有点扫兴，却没淹没歌迷的热诚。
页！！！终于看到五月天了。
当晚五月天带来五首歌曲-DNA, 离开地球表面, 突然好想你, 你不是真正的快乐和恋爱ing。
他们的诚意大家都感受到了。
气氛被炒热之后，歌迷随着旋律弹跳，唱歌，摇荧光棒。
站在角落的我高举照相机拍照和录影，人生中第一次这么疯狂，嘻嘻。
原来，在现场听歌手唱歌的感觉真的很不一样，也多了一份感动。

感谢五月天卖力唱歌，虽然疲惫却不失专业。
握手会时直视歌迷眼中流露出的真诚，亲切的笑容，为五月天加分不少。
辛苦了。
散场后，我们带着愉快的心情回家。
知足又快乐。

五月天，加油啦。
我也加油。

人潮。栏杆旁，天桥上，马路旁，都有支持者。

歌迷们也获得一张精美的灰色日历卡。

五月天- 眼睛会放电的怪兽，短发飘飘的玛莎，帅气的阿信，可爱的石头，酷酷的冠佑。

（不好意思啊，很难拍到漂亮的照片。。。这是我编辑过后的合成照）

Escape 1- The Heritage Residence

2010-04-21T03:03:00.001+08:00

April, what a deadly month!
Tears, anxiety, worry, fear, lost… are well-mixed in me.
Daily confronted with a mess of problems worn me out.

Thanks to my cousin, for willing to divert my attention by fulfilling my wish.
We decided to explore in The Heritage Residence of Mines Resort.
Unfortunately, we were not allowed to see the show room, huhu.
Next plan was snapping some photos around.
Photo taking was such a great way to gratify myself.

After that, we headed for La Vida to savour Iranian cuisine.
My dear cousin was not really into Iranian food.
However, both of us craved for the fruit juice, pure, fresh and rich. Yummy…
We spent pretty long time observing people and chatting in La Vida until the rain stopped.

The Heritage Residence

Syok sendiri series

I forgot the name of the food we ate...

The soup was barley, tasted sour.

The rice was served with chicken and mint.

The food was of big portion, in the end we ''da bao'' the leftover.

Watermelon juice and mango juice.

We ordered mineral water to make

the mango juice less concentrated, hehe.

The Saturday was occupied with laughter, the best medicine for me.

Cats love

2010-04-15T01:28:00.006+08:00

I helped the master student with her cats again.
Something caught my eyes.
Snow white went through a surgery today.
She suffered from pain due to the impact of surgery.
The student kept her away from the other cats in the elephant house.
Though she was separated from her mates, eye contact and sound contact were still allowed.
Physical touch was possible if the cats stretch out their limbs to reach each other through the small holes of fence.

Snow white is not very sociable, she likes NO ONE.
However, love is BLIND.
Tom, the gentle man, falls onto her. (Er, Tom likes Balo at first……)
Sad to say that, Snow white does not like Tom at all.
At the very moment Snow white was in the room, Tom’s eyes never left Snow white.
Snow white was quite active and kept walking left and right near the fence.
Tom followed every step at the neighbor room, kept ‘’meowing” to show concern.
At certain times, Tom tried to reach his hand to touch Snow white.
When Snow white rested under a chair covered by cloth, Tom sat nearby her at the other site of the fence to accompany her.
Tom was frustrated over what we did to Snow white.

Finally, after the last blood sample was collected, Snow white was free.
Dear Tom was relieved too.
He licked Snow white’s ear, with love…(they were still separated by fence)
I was speechless…Quite touched by Tom…
Whoever be Tom’s bride must be the lucky one.
Tom is such an understanding fellow.

I wonder why Tom picks Snow white, she is such a proud lady.
Velvet, the polite and soft lady suits Tom more.
Even animals show their love to partners, in a way like humans do.
Anyway, my darling cats thought me a lesson today, I appreciate it lot.

p/s:
Tom, I salute you.
May Snow white accept you one day.
If not, please consider Velvet as your true love.

金铭

2010-04-10T22:16:00.001+08:00

奋斗累了，眼睛好痛，所以上网找些照片看看。
脑子突然闪过“金铭”这名字。
大家还记得她吗？

对了，没错，她就是当年在“青青河边草”饰演“小草”的童星。
我小时候很喜欢她，我家人也是很喜欢这个精灵的小孩。
金铭演苦情戏很不错，每次看她的戏我都一把眼泪一把鼻涕。
金铭唱歌也很好听，我以前有买她的唱片。
等等，唱片，我忘了自己把唱片放哪里。看来回家时有得忙了。。。
她有阳光般的笑容，圆圆的脸，连眼睛都会电到我，好可爱的小孩。

不知她长大后有什么变化？？？
看看网上的照片，金铭女大十八变啊！！！
好漂亮。
她长大了，我也长大了，时间不留人。。。
偶尔回顾一下小时候看过的戏，找找名星以前或小时候的相片，回味无穷。
恩，没那么疲倦了，我继续奋斗去了。

来看看一些金铭的照片吧 :-)

金铭小时候

和金铭一起演戏的小男生

金铭长大了

气质美女

Happy Easter Sunday

2010-04-04T13:34:00.002+08:00

Dear Lord,
I Thank You, for Your great love and mercy.
You sent Your only child, Jesus Christ to earth,
born as human,
being crucified on the cross,
then resurrected,
just to free us from sins,
and to restore our relationship with You.

Oh Lord,
I Thank You for Your wonderful salvation.
Now and forever, You reign.
Heaven and earth shall exalt You.
Blessed be Your name and glory to You.
With all my heart, I praise You.

Amen.

Homemade sandwich

2010-03-29T20:37:00.002+08:00

3 big tomatoes, 1 cucumber, 1 hard boiled egg

Filling of sandwich- Tuna, egg, mayonnaise & raisins. I tasted the mixture of tuna, egg & mayonnaise until I satisfied, raisins were added last.

Easy right ???

Er, I never prepared this kind of sandwich before, trust me.
I used to spread only jam, or only mayonnaise, or only tuna on bread.
Since I had bread left from BBQ on Sunday, and I could not finish the whole loaf of bread, I decided to turn it into something nice.

A well-organised flow is needed to ensure great efficiency while working in a limited kitchen space.
My first experience on preparing homemade sandwich was nice.
Sweet and refreshing smell of early morning made me energized.
Homemade sandwich, presented to my dear friends and I myself.

I did not manage to take the photo of my final product.
Sorry about that ya. My fault…
Anyway, compliments and kind words from my dear friends are very much appreciated.
Thank you all, for willing to try my homemade sandwich.
Hugs.

Hachiko: A dog’s story

2010-03-28T18:36:00.002+08:00

Movies with tragedy as ending are not in my favourite list.

In other words, I only watch those movies during selected time point.

During the critical period of my life, tragic movies are strictly banned.
The sad ending would trigger my sad mode instantly and it may last for long.

Well, I did not check this doggie movie before I watched it.
I ended up with tears rolled down my cheeks.
Should I comment it as tragic as the doggie died in the end ???
NOT AT ALL. There are lots of lessons to be learned.
This is a NICE and TOUCHING movie, with Hachiko (or Hachi) as the center of attraction.
It was filmed based on a true story.
For synopsis, please visit the following website or google it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1028532/synopsis

Hachi’s loyalty to his master is impressive.
I agree with the child’s sharing in the movie---“They (Hachi and his master) taught me the meaning of loyalty, that you should never forget anyone that you loved.”
Hachi earned my tears, but I never regret watching this dog story, where I can find the sign of love throughout the movie.
Love this darling so much.
Do watch it if you are free.

Here is a fact I got directly from the movie.
“The real Hachiko was born in Odate Japan in 1923. When his master, Dr. Eisaburo Ueno, a professor at Tokyo University died in May, 1925, Hachi returned to the Shiuya train station the next day and for the next nine years to wait. Hachiko died in March 1934. Today, a bronze statue of Hachiko sits in his waiting spot outside the Shibuya railroad station.”

Statue of Hachiko

p/s: Hachi is of Akita breed. Akita are loyal and intelligent darlings :-)

刘轩---放任心中的一百次流浪

2010-03-24T23:17:00.004+08:00

托好友幼萍的福，让我有机会参加刘轩巡回义讲。

讲题有着莫名其妙吸应我的魔力。

放任心中的一百次流浪，是在鼓励大家追寻自己的梦想，
然后将梦想付诸行动？？？
我，找到了答案。。。

本身是哈佛心理学博士的刘轩，参与多项研究。
这就是为什么他的论点很可靠，他还给我们看一些研究结果，支持他的论点。
在这里分享几个研究。
世界生活满意度调查--给大家看到世界各国的人民给目前的生活打几分（10分代表非常满意）。马来西亚的人民不错哦，给了6.xx 分呢！
结婚后的幸福指度—告诉大家从结婚，生小孩等等婚后生活，人们到底在哪个阶段感到最幸福。
钱赚得越多就越幸福吗？？可研究显示，当一个人所赚的钱够用时的幸福感，和赚超过自己够用的很多倍的钱时的幸福感是一样的。比方说，赚六万块够用，以后有本事赚六十万，六百万所感到的幸福，是和赚六万时一样，没多大分别。不知各位是否认同呢？

刘轩带出的信息真的是说出了我的心声。
当晚讲座的重点是--快乐是自我实现，如何面对选择，还有，把兴趣和工作结合，是。可。能。的！
人活着每天都必须选择。该穿什么衣，在超市该买哪个牌子的果酱，该上哪所大学，选哪份工，过什么样的生活方式。。。。。。
虽然有很多选择，问题是，该怎么选择呢？？？以什么为标准呢？？？
刘轩提到，选择多，是现今草莓族所面对的压力。
把时间消耗在选择，眼花潦乱，却未必能选出个自己想要的东西。
原来选择多，并不一定幸福啊。
可是，这并不代表我们无法依自己心中想要的模式生活。
只要用对了方式，任何的生活都是快乐的生活。
充分发挥自我潜力，在自己擅长的领域上自我实现，也是快乐的其中一个定义。
这不就是把兴趣和工作连在一块儿了吗？
面对选择时，也应持有正确的态度。
既然做了选择，就不要后悔。怨天忧人是于事无补的。。。

“The future will belong not only to the educated man, but also to the man who is educated to use his leisure wisely.” --- C.K.Brightbill

社交能力，和成功也有密切的关系，所以也不能被忽视。
除了之前听到的IQ，EQ，现在还有SQ (SocialQuotient) 呢。
大家可要好好在社交能力下足工夫了。
值得一提的是，哈佛大学录取学生，不是单看学生的成绩。学生的情绪与社交的成熟度，和面对事情时的自信与韧性，也被纳入考量。
这就是教育的精神啊！！！

刘轩也告诉大家—You are not alone.
我们的生命中一定会有些人站在我们这边，支持我们。
他们就是我们继续奋斗的动力，要珍惜这份爱。
就好像当初，刘轩的奶奶力挺刘轩不念哈佛（因为刘轩并不想在哈佛读书），还和刘爸爸（刘墉老师）吵起来。虽然奶奶输了，刘轩还是被迫到哈佛读书，可是那份感动一直驻在刘轩心里，到今天。
听到这儿，真的很感动，眼眶有点湿。
我的奶奶也是在我掉泪时，为我求情，并全力支持我。
亲爱的爸爸也一样，总是安慰我不必担心，放手去完成我的梦想。

谢谢刘轩的分享，我吸取了很多大小智慧（在这里无法一一例出）。
对我来说，这次的讲座，值回票价。
掌声送给刘轩，也送给幼萍。
我没读过刘轩的书，今后我会阅读他的文章。
回头看，我似乎离开课外读物好久了。
书本曾经是我的心头好，在文字优美的文章里漫步，也是一种幸福。
我怎能那么狠心，撇下它们那么久。
如今，我想重拾对阅读的热诚，持之以恒，不让热诚退温。

Please

2010-03-16T20:26:00.001+08:00

Wise man, please give me sage advice.
Flame of hope, please continue to burn and shine.
Spirit of determination, please don’t fade away.

Great Comforter, please feed my faith.
Brave Knight, please clear the bushes and creatures ahead of me.
Prince of Peace, please guard my heart.
Provider, please equip me with whatever I need to go on.
Life Guardian, please set me free from chains and limitations.

Dear Lord, I put everything in Your hands.
You make a way out of no way, I trust You.
Please sail through it with me.
Let everything I do bring glory to You.
I thank You for Your grace and mercy in my life.
Amen.

Felt Teddy

2010-03-09T19:20:00.004+08:00

Welcome to my life, baby teddy.

I have been anticipating the birth of this felt baby since a few months ago.
Finally, this baby was born on 8.3.2010.
Er, I feel sorry to him because I intended to make a bear at first place.
In the end, due to my lousy art sense, he does not look like a teddy bear.
I received different responses --- Mouse? Deer? Rabbit? Fox? Kangaroo?
Oh my goodness, it is all my fault.
My needle work should be improved.
Drawing and cutting the parts of the body present a challenge to me.
I can’t turn back time, but I promise to make a better one during next trial.
Oh ya, there is a red-heart-shape-felt at the back, indicates that I made this baby with lots of love.
Hehe. Even the nose, the black tip is of heart shape too.
Er, again, my sewing was not perfect to produce a nice heart shape…

Felt teddy: I love books.

A sense of personal accomplishment was developed when the work was done.

Looking at the baby, he is adorable anyway.

Antonio Vivaldi & google search engine logo

2010-03-05T00:50:00.003+08:00

I like google homepage of 4 March 2010, because the google search engine logo contains musical instruments.
Colourful and harmony.
Good job, google !!!
Hands up for the team members who designed and shared this nice piece of art.
Truth revealed after I clicked on the logo.
The following appeared.
"It's the 332nd birthday of Antonio Vivaldi, the Italian composer.
Today's Google doodle honors 'The Four Seasons,' Vivaldi's most famous composition. "
Wow, cool ya :-)

Antonio Vivaldi

Another truth to be revealed.
Actually, this is my normal sleeping time.
I should be hugging my bears, eyes closed, in sweet dreams.
Unfortunately, I failed to sleep. WHY ???
I switched on and off the light for N times, read something and tried to sleep.
It did not work.
I end up doing my work since my eyes are wide awake.
Music is the only companion that gives off audio enrichment at this hour. Sigh...
By the way, wish me good luck.

The end of my holiday

2010-02-28T23:18:00.005+08:00

Finally, it came to the end of my Chinese New Year holiday.
I had to say goodbye to Sibu. Huhu ~ ~ ~

Kuching International Airport. My flight to KL from Kuching was delayed for 2 hours, I was stuck in the airport.

Some of the food that I brought from home.

My birthday present, from daddy. It is with me now in KL here.

This one was taken when I failed to sleep. Teddy bears do read :-P

See you soon, my home.

My gang of friends

2010-02-28T22:44:00.002+08:00

They are my good friends (From top to bottom, Sylvia, Karen and How Cu). We did lots of funny things together. I miss the good old days a lot…

These are my English learning tools. I love English. One of my favourite English teacher, Mr. Ong taught us to prepare a scrap book to write down new vocabulary and nice phrases. Today, I still practise it.

One of the “crazy” things I did, with the help of How Cu. Haha, I coloured my English literature text book. How Cu coloured hers too. We also did the same thing to the Malay literature text book. There was once a teacher borrowed my Malay literature text book. When she returned the book to me, I heard she uttered---“ 你的书很可爱”. Haha :-)

I do not know when we will meet, miss you all a lot…

Visiting my relatives in Sarikei

2010-02-28T22:35:00.006+08:00

I visited my grandma before I departed to Kuala Lumpur. I miss home cooking a lot. My aunty was so nice, she prepared lunch for me. Simple but delicious, I like fried noodles the most. The fried noodle that she prepared did not contain soya bean sauce, because I do not like kicap.

My cousins, Lily and Julian. I was involved in choosing their names when they were born.

Lily was practising piano in another cousin’s house.

Gambateh!!! You will be a great pianist in future.

Julian found this kitten in a shop. Hehe, the staff must be feeling weird, seeing me playing with the kitten like a child.

The day was filled laughter. Spend some time with children really made me happy, our conversation was nonsense but funny.

Birthday dinner (19.2.2010)

2010-02-28T22:14:00.007+08:00

This was taken during my grandma’s cousin’s birthday, 90th birthday.

I went to the dinner with my grandma.
The lady sat beside me told me that she envied those whose grandparents are still alive.
She never saw her grandparents.
Beyond her mind, she must be thinking that if she can spend time with her grandparents, she will treat them extra good.
I am blessed that my grandparents brought me up.

Before my grandpa passed away, I seldom called him via telephone.
I was thinking, “wait a while”, “later”, “still have time”.
Then, the day ended, night time came, and I went to bed.
Only then, I knocked on my head, I had not called grandpa.
Perhaps, tomorrow.
Unfortunately, tomorrow never came.

Grandpa left this world not long after he was diagnosed with cancer.
Today, I really regret that I did not call him often.
How I wish I still can talk to him and manja to him.

The stupid mistake must not be repeated.
I make sure I call my family always.
I just want to hear their voice, and that satisfies me.
My family members always anticipate my call, that cheers me up too.

Looking at my grandma’s cousin, I do hope she lives happily.
Not to forget, I wish her happy birthday and stay healthy.

Happy New Year

2010-02-10T01:31:00.004+08:00

Here are two version of " Happy New Year" by ABBA.
I like the first version because there is a white piano in the video :-)
The second version provides a photo slideshow of ABBA over the year, a nice view too.
Enjoy the videos.

~Lyrics~

No more champagne
And the fireworks are through
Here we are, me and you
Feeling lost and feeling blue
It's the end of the party
And the morning seems so grey
So unlike yesterday
Now's the time for us to say...

Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbour is a friend

Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I

Sometimes I see
How the brave new world arrives
And I see how it thrives
In the ashes of our lives
Oh yes, man is a fool
And he thinks he'll be okay
Dragging on, feet of clay
Never knowing he's astray
Keeps on going anyway...

Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbour is a friend

Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I

Seems to me now
That the dreams we had before
Are all dead, nothing more
Than confetti on the floor
It's the end of a decade
In another ten years time
Who can say what we'll find
What lies waiting down the line
In the end of eighty-nine...

Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbour is a friend

Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I

Wish you all Happy Chinese New Year.
New year, new hope, new life
Cheers

Blister on my hand

2010-02-02T13:06:00.004+08:00

It happened just now, I hurt my hand during lunch in a restaurant. The bowl was broken, I did not see it. When I poured the boiling hot soup into the broken bowl, the soup “burnt” my left middle finger. Pain scoring, I would rate it as 9 out 10. After visiting doctor, I felt better…

Sigh... It costed me RM57 to visit the doctor. Sigh again... Doctor Lee was a nice doctor. He helped me to clear the fluid in the blister, cleaned my wound, applied some cream and bandaged my finger. Doctor Lee comforted me that it will be alright as long as no infection. Moreover, my case is not serious. Thank God…

Before visiting doctor. The blister was fresh, still within one hour from the time of incident.

After visiting doctor.

Bear : Wow, my darling Jia Ying has to take medicine…

p/s: 我觉得我很厉害咯，常常大头虾，不是跌倒就是走路撞人，今天还把自己烫伤。希望下次更小心点。

Cats

2010-01-28T19:23:00.006+08:00

I was assigned a task to take care of the cats while the master student of my supervisor was away for holiday.

This is the “elephant house”, where the cats are kept. The so called elephant house has no elephant :-P

Two rooms to keep male and females cats separately, equipped with enrichment and carpets as well.

Introducing my darling cats

Top, from left to right (female) : Snow white, Velvet, Balo

Bottom, from left to right (male) : Prince, Copper, Tom

According to the student, Prince likes Snow white, Copper likes Velvet and Tom likes Barlo. 3 nice couples :-)

Here are some photos of the cats.

Tom was targeting Prince’s tail.

Snow white : Sun bath is so nice.

Velvet ( a shy cat) : Is it funny to watch me eating??

I used a ball to catch their attention so that I can took photo in this way.

Playing with ball.

Shaking hand with Tom.

Fighting.

Prince : I am sleepy...

Tom slept under a chair.

Copper, look this way !!

Sometimes they were not allowed to come out of the room. Cortisol level rose up to maximum each time I opened the door because I had to make sure they would not run away. If they climbed up high, they were reluctant to go back to the cage. Overall, working with cats is fantastic and happy.

On my way to elephant house, I met some dogs.

This darling is energetic and naughty. I love to give him a pat on head whenever I see him.

I like to play with this fellow, a bit shy but friendly. On Tuesday, while I was heading to the elephant house, this darling ran towards me at the very first moment when she saw me. Guess she liked me right. She melted my heart. I was so touched and happy.

Animals are reasons that make me smile and happy. This is still hold true :-)

Dogs

2010-01-24T22:30:00.009+08:00

I would like to have a dog, when I am able to do so. Siberian Husky is my first choice. Fall in love with Husky at the first sight :-)

Husky looks alert, smart and energetic. I am quite blur, so I hope I can keep a dog which is not as blur as I am.

A dog who knows how to “manja” gets attention from the owner.

Doggie and friends.

If I have children, I would like to let them to keep pet dogs.

Bonding between children and dogs could be amazing.

Commitment is required to keep a pet. Doggie would be very happy to spend time with us.Dogs are known as man’s best friend. I do hope dogs would think that “men are dogs’ best friend” as well.

Bear in mind- “What a dog wants and needs most for all his life is to spend time with you”

Paparazzi (modified version)

2010-01-18T01:38:00.009+08:00

We are the ones
The perfect partners
Got my proposal
Need to study on you
It’s so mysterious
We’d be so exciting

Read journals and books
Labcoat and gloves in the lab
Not sure what it would be
But this outcome
Will be published
Ready for those flashing lights

Cause you know that baby
I am your biggest fan
I’ll follow you until the result is out
Baby you cannot escape
You know that I’ll be your
Papa-Paparazzi

Promise I’ll be kind
But I won’t give up until your heart is mine
Baby I love you
Chase you down until you love me too

I’ll be the scientist who work hard on you
PCR, HPLC, MICROSCOPE…
Yeah cause you know I’m starting the research
Pipettes, eppendorf tubes, 96-well plates…

Reactions are going on, lots of tests to be done
My eyes are painful
But the effort will be paid
It is worthwhile to spend time on you
Loving you is my honour

Real good, we’re going on well
Stop-stopped, stop the laziness
Don’t stop the love for research
Don’t let the enthusiasm dies

Cause you know that baby
I am your biggest fan
I’ll follow you until the result is out
Baby there’s no other superstar
You know that I’ll be your
Papa-Paparazzi

Promise I’ll be kind
But I won’t give up until that result is out
Baby you’ll be famous
Chase you down until the result is out

Paparazzi- the spirit of scientists

Dedicated to those who indulge in research line
Your works are appreciated
Keep it up

*This is modified from the lyrics of Paparazzi, by Lady Gaga

Birthday and review

2010-01-15T22:11:00.001+08:00

I saw this nice and meaningful post of my friend.

“…that when we celebrate a person's birthday, we are in actual fact celebrating the people in his/her life. Because a person would be nothing if not for his God, family and friends…”
I agree with my friend. My birthday falls on early January, a nice day for me to think about the past events and give thanks to the ones who are dear to my heart.

Dear Lord, thank You for having my best interest at heart. In the midst of storms, You still hold me close. I know all the trials were positioned to transform me into a person that You wants me to be.

My dear family, thanks for supporting me every now and then. Thanks for the unconditional love. You all mean the whole world to me. I promise to be a good baby and I will not let you all down.

My dear genuine friends and cousins, thanks for offering help when I was in need. There were lots of unexpected events took place at various time points. Thank you, for willing to walk through every circumstance with me. It is magic how our friendships begin, blossom and grow. Kind souls like you all deserve to occupy my heart.

I am truly blessed and blissful, to bump into you all in my life journey. Thank you, for being part of my life. Love and hugs :-)

MY PRAYER

2009-12-30T23:02:00.003+08:00

Dear Lord,
I thank You that You are always with me throughout the year
You never forsake me
You share all my joys and sorrows
It is the end of the year
New year is ahead of me
I declare that the coming year will be a fruitful and prosperous year for me

Dear Lord,
Take the root of negative thoughts out of my mind
I believe that You are working on my weaknesses
To turn my limitations into strengths
Even though things are not going on like I plan
I still choose to trust You
You will lead me to the abundant life that You prepare for me

Dear Lord,
Map out Your plan on me and direct my step
So that whatever I do is in agreement with Your will
I declare that I am talented, blessed, smart,
Equipped with whatever I need
To pursue my dream (also Your dream on me)
I wait with faith and expectancy

Dear Lord,
Thank You for showering me with abundant blessings
Thank You for Your forgiveness and cleansing
Thank You for filling Your peace and joy in me
Thank You for Your guidance
I love You and thank You in everything

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen

GOOD BYE, MY DARLING DOGGIE

2009-12-28T19:41:00.004+08:00

Name: Ah Bi, 啊笨，笨笨 (He is also my brother’s 干弟弟)

Date of birth: Around Nov or Dec in 1996
Date of dead: 28.12.2009

Dear Doggie,
You are our darling since the first time we saw you
You were born at the end of the year
And you left this world at the end of the year too
Moreover, you left on my lunar New Year birthday
I could not stop crying

Dear Doggie
I miss the time I patted your head
I miss the time I bathed you
I miss the time I talked to you
I miss the time I kissed your head
I miss the time I took photo with you
I miss the time you stared at me
I miss the time you sat beside me quietly
I miss the time you knocked on the door whenever there was thunder
I miss the time you played with me
I miss the time you licked my face
I miss the time you pawed me
I miss the time you quarreled with neighbour’s dog
I miss the time you wagged your tail happily when I offered food to you
I miss every moment that we spent together

Dear doggie, may you rest in peace
We love you and miss you
Thanks for staying with us for so long
Thanks for the laughters that you brought to us
Last but not least
Thanks for being our friend, a true friend

CHRISTMAS

2009-12-26T13:05:00.002+08:00

Every year, I yearn for a peaceful Christmas. A warm family get together Christmas dinner attracts me much more than boisterous parties do. I like the romantic and harmony atmosphere of Christmas dinner. No quarrelling and hatred, but laughter and love.

The theme of preaching on Christmas was peace. PEACE, the exact word that impacts me. True peace hails from God, I want it so much. Hustle and bustle life always steals my peace away. Disappointment creeps into my mind when things are not going on well.

I am assured once again, during this special season. The moment I choose Jesus as my Lord and Saviour, I have access to His peace. Thank you Lord, for accomplishing Your salvation plan by sacrifising Jesus Christ, Your only Son, just for us. This is the most precious gift I have ever received in my life.

A peaceful Christmas Dinner, hopefully, next year.

Recently...

2009-12-20T00:16:00.002+08:00

First Law Of Thermodynamics

2009-12-13T17:01:00.006+08:00

The first law of thermodynamics stated that energy can be transformed, but cannot be created or destroyed.
Alternatively, the increase in the internal energy of a system is equal to the amount of energy added by heating the system minus the amount lost as a result of the work done by the system on its surroundings.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_law_of_thermodynamics)

Let’s do some mathematics.

Increase energy of a system = Energy added (heating) – Energy lost to surrounding

Here are several forms of energy that exist in our daily life.
Working/Studying performance
Entertainment (Whatever healthy activities that bring happiness)
Stress (The force that poses danger to human if not managed carefully)

Substitute these 3 into the equation.

Working/Studying performance = Entertainment – Stress

Explanation
In order to pursue excellent working/studying performance, we have to make sure that we are in good condition and free from any hazardous elements. Stress could be a driving force for us to move on. Meanwhile, it jeopardises our health if the negative sides of it are not “transformed” (because energy cannot be destroyed). Never underestimate the power of stress, it can be “the straw that broke the camel’s back”. If that is the case, stress could break human’s back. Entertainment comes into play now, an important step in attempting to “transform” stress. Any healthy activities that bring the rapid increase of happy hormones are welcomed. Engaging ourselves in entertainment decreases the stress level to a safety point (this point is varied in each individual).

The above equation makes sense right?

To conclude, a balance must be struck between work/study and play, to offer a good quality of life. Bear in mind that the action of “transforming”stress should not be delayed.

Enjoy your life :-)

今晚

2009-12-08T23:55:00.002+08:00

又在做音乐治疗了
是的
心情有点低落

心里烦的很
却说不出
也不知要对谁说
从何说起
最后被我收在心底

所以
我选择
睡觉
听音乐
打字说故事

好想听婆婆的声音
打个电话给婆婆
婆婆说不要烦明天的事
这是婆婆的座右铭

也想听听姑姑的声音
和姑姑聊了半小时
姑姑说要保重身体

她们应该不知道
挂断电话之前
我流了几滴眼泪吧

明天
婆婆和姑姑一定会交换我的故事
她们提起我的时候
会是什么表情呢？

今晚
先画上句号
明天的事
明天说吧

God’s time

2009-12-05T13:40:00.004+08:00

God’s plan is always higher than us.

God always assigns the right people,
to help us at the right time,
with the right source.

God’s delay does not mean denial

My hope
My dream
My life

I wish to be there soon.

Patient is genius.
Dear Lord, I trust you.
I wait for the victory
that you have in store for me

KI XIAO

2009-12-02T23:36:00.003+08:00

The Hokkien dialect→ Ki Xiao (crazy)
Offers a good description of my current feeling
I nearly went Ki Xiao
With all the endless work
That comes one after another
And some unexpected incidents
Which were accounted for my “heart attack”

Top of the list is this one:
Over the weekend
The most “surprising” event took place in my house
I would recognise it as the story of the year
No doubt, it warrants the Oscar Award
Thanks to the “best actress” of the year
Who is responsible to increase my Ki Xiao level
I was so ANGRY, but
I should demonstrate high EQ

Speechless + Fatigue + Stunned
It is not worthwhile to burden myself with negative emotions
That is why I am sitting in front of the laptop
Searching for vocabulary from word bank
To release my repressed emotion
And conducting music therapy to soothe myself

After so many Ki Xiao events
Perhaps I should alter my thinking
All things happen with reasons
The troubles that I see today
Could be the stepping stones
To promote me to a higher level
Characters shaping process might be painful
But it promises a fruitful harvest

Hmmm…I feel better

逃亡

2009-12-02T02:15:00.002+08:00

忙和盲，是好朋友，形影不离
每天一起寻找猎物
很不幸的，我被盯上了
它们正努力的啃着我
占据我的时间，是它们的专长
透支我的体力，是它们的爱好
憔悴，疲累，是它们胜利的标记

是时候来场大逃亡
计划着，在月黑风高的夜
躲开忙和盲的监视
然后奔向属于我的自由

从此
每个脚步都是轻盈的
每个笑容都是灿烂的

不过，那一天，会是哪一天呢？

你要我怎么做?

2009-11-20T23:04:00.003+08:00

为什么
每次我想靠近你
你就逃开

为什么
当我们的双眼对上时
你迅速转移视线

古人说近水楼台先得月
骗人的
我每天出现在你面前
我们之间根本没有第三者
可我们却没擦出爱的火花

我不相信你对我没感觉
有好几次
你在不远处看我睡着的样子
被我逮到

当初
我不顾家人亲戚朋友的反对
继续和你来往
心里期盼我的热情能溶化你的心

为了搏取你的爱和信任
我豁出去了
无论是天气炎热，或刮风下雨
我都愿意陪你度过

夜深人静时
脑子里装的都是你
在梦里
也能寻见你的倩影

为什么你还不相信我
为什么我的付出无法让你心动
我还有什么地方需要改进
告诉我，我改

你是如此的难以捉摸
我怎么努力都无法解读你的心
外表如此温驯，柔弱的你
骨子里刚硬得很
就算你痛了
我也无法从你外表找到痛的痕迹

其实我每天去烦你
只是想知道你的一切
观察你真实的一面

哦，我亲爱的绵羊
目前的研究已告一段落
过去的就让它过去吧

可是我的上司打算让我们继续合作
到时候求你卸下面具
给我一个机会观察你的习性
好吗？

Time

2009-11-09T00:16:00.001+08:00

Oh, time darling
Why you travel in a hurry
I can’t catch up
You slip through my fingers
Even before I notice it

Oh, time darling
Can you sail slower
So that I can
Smell the roses by the roadside
Watch the serene blue sky
Count the stars on a clear night sky
Enjoy the varied nature scenery
Without feeling guilty

Oh, time darling
Please wait for me
Let me feel you
I don’t want to miss the simple yet pretty things in life

A SIMPLE QUESTION

2009-10-24T10:49:00.003+08:00

It is just a simple question
But it has sufficient power
To cause disturbance
Drifts my attention away
My eyes are staring at my work
But my mind is far away
Thinking of the question over and over

Although it is simple
But I do not have the answer for it
Frankly speaking
Each time I confront it
I feel sad
Because behind that question
Lies a sad story

I do not like to answer that simple question
However
I cannot avoid that simple question
At certain time point
People will ask me the same old question
And it takes only within a second
For the reaction of emotional war
To be induced in my mind

Words raise curiosity
And more explanation is needed
Next time
Can I just reply with a smile
To that simple question?

突然好想念你们

2009-10-08T11:53:00.003+08:00

突然好想念
分散在各个角落的你们
那锋利的回忆
像海浪涌上心头
激起浪花
形成粒粒水珠落下
我仿佛从水珠中
看见过去我们一起相处的片段

如果当初花多些时间和你们相处
如果对你们有多一份了解
如果以前懂得珍惜
如果一早就知道分开后很少能相聚
今天那份遗憾与伤感
就不会如此强烈

长大后
终于明白
每个今天是最好的礼物
不希望将来后悔的话
就要认真的过每一天
珍惜身边的人，事，物
因为我们不知道
下一次的相遇
会是什么时候

别再错过了
珍惜当下
以后往回看时
就不会有遗憾

FEAR

2009-10-03T12:51:00.002+08:00

Recently
Nightmares, again
I woke up several times at night
Why
Are there hidden fears
I guess there are
I can’t go on like this
Conquer all kinds of fear
Walk out of faith
Never let fear to hold me back
Direct my mind on positive thinking

“Father in heaven, help me to focus on
Your word which is truth,
that sets me free from fear,
and other factors that shrink me. Amen”

p/s:
After so many nights of nightmares,
finally, I had sweet dream yesterday.
:-)

INNOCENT

2009-09-27T18:16:00.005+08:00

Am I simple?
Am I gullible?
Am I naive?

Being labelled as innocent
What should I response
People around me are worrying about me
For the fear that I will be cheated easily

I used to hate myself, for being innocent
I am so scared
To be hurt

I do not like competition
Unfortunately
In reality, this principle cannot hold true
I know
Breakthrough is a must

In the end, I decide to accept the way I am
Be my true self :-)
While I learn to survive, yet not to hurt the others

失眠

2009-09-23T04:07:00.010+08:00

失眠的夜好难受
沉寂在心底深处各种各样的思绪
像野兽般挣脱枷锁
陆续地浮上脑海
每一幕足以让我在无奈中窒息
好累，好累
手无寸铁的我
要怎样才能一箭穿心
刺死每只想要吞噬我的野兽
好让它们再也无法威胁我
。。。。。。

突然好希望睡虫对我唱催眠曲
然后轻轻的把我放在摇篮
让微笑伴我静静入梦

回家记 GOING HOME

2009-09-10T21:41:00.024+08:00

Family portrait

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY BELOVED DADDY

2009-08-28T16:25:00.013+08:00

My beloved daddy
May you have a blessed birthday
May you embrace joy and peace
Not only on your birthday
But everyday

You raise me up
With your unconditional love
Despite of who I am
No matter I score 100% or 0% in exam
Regardless I am smart or silly
You love me just because I am your daughter

Over the years
You always being supportive
In everything I do
No one understands me better than you do
You never force me to be a doctor, lawyer, engineer……
You give me freedom
Just to be myself

You are always available
When I am sick
When I have performance
When I join competitions
When I cry
When I need a listener
During my convocation
And ……

Although I am a big girl now
You still call me everyday
Or send messages to me before I go to bed
Not because you are strict on me
It is because you want to be connected to my life
My stories always sound interesting to you

I can go anywhere I want
Be with anyone
As long as my safety is guaranteed
Thanks for trusting me

You put my photo in your wallet
And in your handphone
So that you can always see me
Even though I am not around you
Besides, I am in your prayers everyday

Dear Daddy
At the moment
I am not rich enough to buy you big house
All sorts of fancy things
Travel the world with you
But I never give up
I want to make sure I am the best daughter in your heart
Because you mean a lot to me too

How I wish I am able
To eliminate all your sorrows
To take over your burdens
I know it is hard for you
To face all the challenges
Daddy, you are not alone
My supports are always there too

I am proud
To tell the whole world that
I am blessed to be your daughter
Thanks for being my daddy
I love you

Daddy, 20 years ago :-)

When Jia Ying was a baby

Daddy and Jia Ying 20.10.08 My Convocation Day

Richard (Jia Ying's brother), Jia Ying, Daddy

OBSERVATION

2009-08-17T14:07:00.005+08:00

Observation on sheep is what I am working on now. Sheep are simple, yet complicated. They mask themselves well. Observers have to be observant enough to detect minor changes in sheep behaviour.

The contributing factor which worsens the thing is, I am not OBSERVANT. My surroundings look hopeless and I don’t know the best method to look beyond their masks. Sometimes I wonder if it is God’s intention to train me as an active observer in life, the starting point is sheep pen.

God has His answer for my questions. Below is the summary that I have come out from the articles written by Joel Osteen, a pastor in Lakewood church, US.

“Instead of dwelling on problems, focus on God. God is able to turn the impossible circumstances into possible. Choose to hope even when you are in the midst of trials. Exercise your faith, God is there to pour His endless blessings to you. He wants you to live in victory, in every area of your life.”

Right here, right now, I have to withdraw my attention from the difficulties. Lord, thanks for working on behalf of me behind the scene. Even the situation seems not promising, You are able to make a way out of no way. Amen.

Observation, a highly prized skill, awaits me to master it. It is difficult but it is possible.

4 SEASONS

2009-07-23T12:59:00.035+08:00

Spring, summer, autumn and winter
Each season offers a unique beauty

Four seasons countries
I long to be there
The desire will never vanish

Dance the spring waltz

With flowers blossom everywhere
Birds chirping happily

Enjoy the summer sunshine
Visit the beach
Play with water

Cycle in autumn breeze
Watch the fallen leaves fly
Leave all the worries and burdens behind

Play winter piano pieces
Make snowman
Involve myself in snow war

When will the day be
To put my desire into action?

WHAT HAPPEN ???

2009-07-23T09:30:00.008+08:00

Things were not going on well

Nightmares were reluctant to leave
Homo sapiens are highly complicated

What should I do
To penetrate the thick walls

Which mask their true selves

What should I do

To protect myself

Huge influx of conflicts

Weakened me physically and mentally

And stole my joy away

Fallen into

Realm of depression

Struggling at the edge of fear

Gasping for breath

Crying out loud for help

Suddenly

Someone caught me and lifted me up

Landed on a safe zone

I felt warm and cosy

Then I heard this
“My precious child, fear not

I am always by your side

My grace is sufficient for you

To go through trials and suffering

Darling, I love you.”

Ah, my almighty God !
How could I forget
I can always lean on
My Father in heaven

God gave me a pat on my head
And held me tight
I whispered to God
“Father, I love you too”

Both of us smiled

天使

2009-07-15T13:56:00.008+08:00

我的天使
虽然没有闪耀的光环
但她的笑容如阳光般灿烂

我的天使
虽然没有一双能乘载我腾空飞翔的翅膀
但她总有法子让我的心飞上云霄

我的天使
虽然不是身着又滑又亮的白丝绸
但她每时每刻都散发迷人的气质

我的天使
虽然身在离我六小时飞机航程的国家
可她总觉得她就在身边

我的天使
虽然没有特异功能
可她有本事触摸我的内心

我的天使
虽然只是在MSN通过文字和我沟通
而她总是能明白我字里行间的每个意思

我的天使
虽然无法在我难过时立刻出现
却能让我收起眼泪，再次展现笑容

我的天使
虽然她很忙
可是她一直把我放在心里

我的天使
虽然没给我全世界
但她给了我以真诚和爱营造的友谊

我的天使
虽然是高贵的天使
但她从没嫌弃我这个渺小的凡人

我的天使
谢谢你成为我的天使

p/s:
身边还有好多好多疼我的天使
虽然这里没写你们的故事
可是你们一直在我心里
我没忘记你们哦
也很谢谢你们成为我的天使

SATURDAY

2009-07-03T08:10:00.027+08:00

Last Saturday, my cousin and I went to music house in UPM.

Music house.

My cousin brought this with her.

Concentrated on her violin. Hehe, this shoot escaped her notice.

Placing her score in this way, because she did not bring her stand.

A closer look to the violin score. Wow!!! Notes were flying up and down.

While my cousin was busy with her violin, I was busy taking some photos around the music house.

Under the sun.

I found out this opposite the music house.
A “cottage” that attracted me, I felt like I was in a village.
Quiet and peace. I could hear birds chirping too.

After that, we went shopping. We bought these, each one costed RM10 only.
Any ideas of what are these?

The answer is……The smiley faces are cute right?

Look at the grey bedsheet, it belongs to my cousin. I have the same bedsheet too.

Hmmm, simple but sweet Saturday :-)

Blueberry-我舍不得你

2009-06-19T12:52:00.011+08:00

亲爱的蓝莓，那天你收到录取信，你说星期天必须离开，心里真的很舍不得。从你红肿的双眼可猜到泪水曾流过，我也知道你并不想往那里去，可是你没得选。我也知道你很舍不得离开。

虽然我们从小一起长大，一起玩家家酒，但是我们未曾像现在这样住在一个屋檐下，还成了室友。真感谢你当初愿意收留我，那时我刚毕业。有时候总觉得给你带来了麻烦，真的很抱歉。这一年来，我们一起经历了许多有欢笑声点缀的日子，闹了不少笑话。当中也有些让我们很难过生气的事。我对你的了解，也越来越深。

我们闹了最多笑话的，应该就是你驾驶的事吧。还记得，去年的现在，我陪你驾驶你的新车。我们跟车居然跟丢了，还迷路，兜了很多冤枉路，才成功从加影平安回到沙登。到油站添汽油时，也做了很丢脸的事。现在的你，对驾驶没恐惧感了，你好棒。

我们还一起毕业，一起逛街，一起去玩，一起拍照，一起去教会，一起去看你的演出，一起庆祝生日，一起在家开演唱会（你拉小提琴，草莓弹琴），一起吃饭，一起聊天，一起看戏，一起看卡通，一起听音乐，一起打扫，一起收拾行李，一起看“好料”（我想你应该懂我的意思），一起。。。很多噢，写不完 :-)

还有，我们一起弹钢琴。那天晚上，我告诉你，原来要左右手同时弹琴真的很难。你说没关系，只要多练习，可以做得到。我拿到Canon in D最简单的乐谱，你教我怎么弹，我学了新的和音。后来我们来了个双人弹-你负责右手的主旋律，我负责左手的和音。那一刻，我觉得很温馨。希望有那么一天，我们可以一起正式演奏。

真的很谢谢你，帮我圆了钢琴梦。你是我的第一个钢琴老师。其实钢琴梦一直都系在心里，可是没机会实现。因为你，我有机会学弹钢琴。由于你和草莓常常练习，让我也有份感染陶醉在音乐中的喜悦与满足。也很谢谢草莓，你每次弹琴，我都很享受那悦耳的旋律，然后我的心情都会变得很好。

亲爱的蓝莓，谢谢你那么疼我和照顾我。祝你一路顺风。我们为了实现各自的梦想一起加油。

p/s:
蓝莓(Blueberry)是我的表姐，草莓(Strawberry)是我的屋友，我是覆盆子(Raspberry)。
还有还有，我的前屋友，她是蔓越桔(Cranberry)。这就是我们的Berry家族

Raspberry (left), Blueberry (right)

Strawberry (left), Cranberry (right)

BLOG

2009-06-15T16:38:00.009+08:00

Blog intrigues me a lot, like a charm, because

It serves as a platform for me
To express my inner thought
And to reveal my mind
So that people around me can know me to a better extend

It functions as updates
To my family and friends
Because the presented works
Are reflective of my recent experiences

It gives me an opportunity
By transforming my thankfulness into words
To convey my deepest gratitude
Only for the ones who deserve my appreciation

Apart from that

Articles presented by friends or other people
No matter jokes, stories, facts, movies, books, music, recipe ……
Like desserts that delight
Never fail to captivate my heart

Immersing myself in others’ stories
And the photos that paint thousand words
Allow me to enter their worlds
And understand them better

Therefore, I like to wander in blogs
Make frequent visit to bookmarked blogs
Hoping to have a crash with surprise
Among the entries
And note down my stories
In my own blog as well

With that
I declare the establishing of my blog
Welcome to my world of words and photos
A place where you and I meet

Do feel free to drop by
And leave your message
Or just a smiley face
If my entries get your attention

It is my pleasure to share my stories with you
May you have a good time reading

Thank you :-)

Anniversary trip - Thrilling but warming

2009-06-15T16:37:00.002+08:00

posted in facebook on 8.6.2009 Monday

To all my DEAR COURSEMATES

Before we went to Bukit Cahaya Agriculture Park
I did not know that you all were worrying about me
If I could "survive" at the end of the trip
If I would be scared
If I would faint
If I would fall
And many many if......

No wonder before we departed
When we were about to start
And during the course of the game
You all kept asking me if I were all right
I noticed that you all kept an eye on me
Backed up me at anytime

I was so surprise
When you all told me
"Jia Ying, you are brave.
We are so worried about you actually.
We are glad that you made it"

Only then, a thought knocked on my head
My dear coursemates were having me in their minds
The word "worry" describes it all
Right?

I admit there were times when I scared to death
Screaming at the top of my voice
Breathing deeply in order to stay calm
It was quite embarrassing
When people looking at me
Stuck in the middle of the game

In addition, my stamina was limited
I skipped some parts
All in all
I enjoyed the Skytrex games very very much
What an exciting trip

Most important
I feel warm and touching
You all care about me so much
Wanna say a big THANK YOU
To my dear coursemates
I love you all
Really

To those friends who are not my coursemates
-Adeline, Angel, Jack, and Nicholas
Thanks for joining us
Hope you all join us again

Hugs

MY LOVE

2009-06-15T16:35:00.004+08:00

posted in facebook on 9.5.2009 Saturday

To the one I love, I am wiling to
~ shower your days with peace
~ paint your days with laughters
~ cheer you up with angelic hugs
~ decorate your every minute with sweet smiles
~ wipe your tears when you corrupt emotionally
~ boost you up with encouragement
~ touch your heart with understanding
~ take care of your health whole-heartedly
~ warm your heart with enthusiasm
~ reach your mind in every way
~ pamper you with gentleness
~ tackle challenges and obstacles with you hand in hand
~ hunt for your dream with never-due-date support
~ travel every mile with you
~ share your every single joy and sorrow
~ pray for you every day
~ be your BEST COMPANION in journey of life, under the guidance of God

A simple love poem
A reflection of my thoughts
Dedicated to someone special
In the future

The details in the poem
Can be still added on
Updated at any time
Validated when true love strikes

I do not know who you are
When will we meet
Where would it be
How the sparkle of love starts

I promise to be committed
As cited in the poem
I mean it when I say it
Out of a simple reason - I love you

Written by: Ling Chia Ying

TENSION

2009-06-15T16:34:00.001+08:00

posted in facebook on 20.3.2009 Friday

Dear friends, this is a poem written by Bill Gates.
It is so meaningful and I would like to share it with you all.
Have it pasted on the door or anywhere that can catch your eyes easily.
Next time when you are about to burst due to tension, rememeber this poem.
Use your heart to grab the massage conveyed by Bill Gate and apply it in daily life.
:-)

The Moment you are in Tension
You will lose your Attention
Then you are in total Confusion
And you will feel Irritation
Then you will spoil personal Relation
Ultimately, you won't get Co - Operation
Then you will make things Complication
Then your blood pressure may raise Caution
And you may have to take Medication
Instead, understand the Situation
And try to think about the Solution
Many problems will be solved by Discussion
This will work out better in your Profession
Don't think it's my free Suggestion
It's only for your Prevention
If you understand my Intention
You will never come again to Tension

- Bill Gates

新年里，我。。。。。。

2009-06-15T16:33:00.001+08:00

posted in facebook on 4.2.2009 Wednesday

没有尝过严冬那刺骨的寒冷，怎能体会春天所带来那份雀跃

；
没有经历过战争，又怎能体会渴望天下太平的那颗心。
这两行字，是某某作者在报章评论版带出的信息。
或许正是因为目前国泰民安的局势，所以渐渐忘了过年的意义，仿佛是为了过年而过年。
原来，在某个角落，有人和我所想的一样，字字句句都是我的心声。

这个新年，我，不晓得为何有种很沉重感觉。
很多时候，过去的点点滴滴一直出现在脑海，画面依旧清晰。
我似乎不能接受自己真的长大了。
烦恼有增无减，肩上的重担越来越重，超出了我的负荷。我，很累。
而且，我尽力捕捉短暂的快乐时光及每个值得回忆的镜头，深怕下一秒会失去什么。趁还来得及，我要为自己留下多一点回忆。

快乐的就和大家分享，不快乐的，我把它丢到垃圾桶。那今年新年，我做了什么呢？

爸爸
回家时，我一边和爸爸一起看在大学里拍的照片和录像，一边告诉爸爸最近的点点滴滴。我们也一起听旧曲，有ABBA，THE CARPENTERS，邓丽君，刘文正，陈秋霞等等歌星的歌。我本身比较喜欢英文旧曲。和爸爸听同样的歌，感觉很棒，我仿佛回到爸爸的学生时代。我们都很喜欢ABBA乐团，还互相分享ABBA为何能在乐坛称霸。下次我会为爸爸找更多ABBA乐团的歌。

除夕前一天，我和爸爸一起帮我家那只狗冲凉。爸爸准备了热水，然后我们一把它“骗”到角落，为它洗刷刷。爸爸为狗洗澡就好像为婴儿洗澡，每个动作都很细心。狗狗应该很舒服吧。今年是它待在我家第13年，它陪我长大啊。我爸爸很喜欢狗，只是爸爸没有能力养太多，爸爸认为养我和弟弟比较重要。家人和宠物，爸爸选了家人。

除夕早上，爸爸驾电单车带我去兜风。天啊，我多久没好好看诗巫，诗巫起了很多新住宅区。爸爸说以前他喜欢这样到处转，看看同事，朋友家在哪里，或者只是随意看看，认识新路。爸爸也喜欢这样载着我，和我聊心事。

突然觉得，爸爸身上还有好多未知，等着我发现。换句话说，我似乎不够了解我爸爸。连爸爸喜欢巧克力，也是近几年才知道的。所以，我这个女儿要加把劲，多了解爸爸。

还有个大发现，原来爸爸工作地方电脑的荧幕，以维尼熊当背景。那时，感到很窝心，有几个大男人的电脑荧幕背景会是熊。难怪有人说，女儿是爸爸前世情人。

Madam Kelly
这位就是在毕理学院教我英文的其中一位讲师。我们曾在同一所中学上课，也曾被同一个英文老师和化学老师教过呢。讲师曾说过，第一次看到我时，就好像看到当年的自己。另外，让讲师对我印象深刻的是，有一次我穿着印有维尼熊的衣服去上课，讲师看到了觉得很有亲切感。因为当时讲师的的小儿子才一两岁，讲师有给他“介绍”维尼熊，所以讲师才会多留意我。

初二那天，讲师又约了我一起吃午餐。我们一年多没见面了，我很想念讲师。其实那是讲师的婆家，当天是讲师家族的聚餐，我这个外来人还真有点不好意思。讲师的家婆开玩笑地说我是讲师的干女儿，讲师笑着回答：“算吧”。真的吗?我有听错吗？最后，我找到答案。

和当年一样，讲师煮了面线和福州红糟鸭给我吃。讲师为我拿汤和鸡肉的样子，就像一个妈妈为女儿挑最好的鸡肉。讲师把面线端到我面前，说:“This is the best that I can give，身在外地的人要多吃一点”。吃着面线，同样的感动浮上心头。

接着我们继续聊天，拍照。离开前，讲师给了我一封红包。那个数目，让我很震惊，如果不是家庭成员，不会是那个数目的。这回答了我以上的问题，讲师真的把我当成她家的一份子。很谢谢讲师接纳我，已经很久没有这种归属感。。。

做蛋糕
这是我第一次在家做蛋糕，为了给家人品尝。我的婆婆和姑姑在新年前就听到了我想做蛋糕的风声，也很期待。同时，也为了给我的好朋友们一个惊喜。所以，我只能成功，不许失败。很高兴大家都喜欢我的成品。这蛋糕也是我送给其中一个好友的生日礼物。下一次见面，不知道会是几时，所以才会想要送她这份亲手做的礼物。

喝Red Wine
今年去爸爸的其中一个好友家拜年。这位叔叔看着我长大，常常颖颖前，颖颖后的叫我（颖颖是我的小名，我很喜欢大家这么叫我）。叔叔不知为何给我倒了一杯14%酒精的红酒，笑笑说：“颖颖来，也给你一杯，红酒而已，不会有事的”。爸爸是酒神，可我不是啊。我并非第一次喝酒，但是我不能喝酒精成分太高的酒，我有前科的。前年，我喝了已经稀释的Whisky(41%), 结果出酒疹。喝了红酒有什么感觉呢？本来我很冷的，变得有点热，脸烧烧的。还好这次没出酒疹啊！

和婆婆拍照
我把毕业袍借回家和婆婆拍照，因为婆婆没出席我的毕业典礼。这是我能力范围能做的。我也不忘了把维尼熊和公公在我七岁时送我的一只小熊加入镜头。手里握着熊心里想，若如果公公也能和我一起拍毕业照那该多好，见证我毕业，公公应该会很开心吧。。。

偶然和幼稚园同学重逢
是这样的，我离开诗巫前，讲师约我一起吃晚餐，同行的有讲师先生爸爸妈妈和表妹。就这么巧，其中一个表妹是我幼稚园同学，名叫卢亿，可是她不记得我了。为了要确定她是否我的同学，我还讲了几个小时候的故事给她听。有个香水的故事，到现在我还记得。卢亿有天通知我，她隔天会将香水粒包好，放在我桌子，等我来上课了就把香水粒收起来。第二天去幼稚园时，还真的收到香水粒呢。世界真是小啊!她送我回家时，我拿幼稚园班级照给她看，我们两个都笑翻天。。。

一边听着Canon in D,一边打着这篇文章，心里百感交集。
炮声响越大，我的心越落寞。
快乐比不快乐多，这就是为什么我总是用尽办法记下每个快乐及感动。
就在我不想长大时，我真的长大了。
把握每个今天，是我唯一能做的。

我有一点难过。。。。。。

2009-06-15T16:27:00.004+08:00

posted in facebook on 8.1.2009 Thursday

7.1.08 晚上，发生了一些事（详情请直接问佳颖）
接着佳颖打电话给爸爸，因为佳颖有什么事都会问爸爸意见。

佳颖：爸爸，刚才那样。。。所以我这样。。。你觉得我是不是真的被“砍了一刀”？她是否有心要骗我？
爸爸：女儿，没关系的。

佳颖带着受伤及无奈的心情接着问
佳颖：爸爸，你会不会觉得我很笨，太单纯，常常不经意被骗也不知道？我是不是很没用？大家都觉得对方“狠狠砍了我一刀”。
爸爸：就算她真的很会计较，“砍了你一刀”，也没关系。至少她还有。。。
我认为帮助别人的事情，不要计较那么多，我支持你。
佳颖：谢谢爸爸。晚安。

就因为爸爸那句“我支持你”，让佳颖很感动。。。。。。眼泪流在心里。

虽然心里有点难过，而且还不小心把脚弄伤，血流不止，但是心里还是感到很窝心。因为佳颖不是一个人，还有爸爸陪。

无论发生什么事，就算佳颖很大头虾，很多事都不会，动作慢，爸爸从来没嫌弃佳颖这个女儿没用。

佳颖想学钢琴，学做甜点，学韩文，跟同学去玩，爸爸没有阻止。爸爸说多学一点是好事。有机会多到外面的世界看看，不要整天读书。

爸爸完全接纳这个女儿的优点和缺点。

由于佳颖一个人在吉隆坡，寻找她的理想，爸爸也放手让她自己去闯。佳颖也知道当她乘着理想的翅膀，在湛蓝的空中飞翔时，其实爸爸的内心被一个叫“担心”的恐怖分子袭击，爸爸每天都祈祷佳颖平安。不过，爸爸从来没有施加压力在佳颖身上，爸爸希望佳颖过得开心。无论佳颖想当什么，爸爸全力支持。

佳颖想对爸爸说，佳颖真的很爱爸爸，也很感恩有一个好爸爸。佳颖以后会学精一点，同时又不会失去原本那个最真的自我。

SPECIAL DONG ZHI

2009-06-15T16:12:00.009+08:00

posted in facebook on 22.12.2008 Tuesday

Mission: Make 3 tarts- almond-walnut tart, corn-ham tart and chocolate banana tart

Date: 21.12.2008 Sunday
Time: 11:00am-5:00pm
Venue: Kolej 2 in Universiti Putra

Malaysia

Little chef:
1.Gita (she has an oven)
2.You Ping (she has great interest in cooking and reads a lot on cooking)
3.Chia Ying (she likes to bake this & that, but she doesn’t have a chance)
*These 3 ladies share a common thing: they are beginners in making tart.
Consultant: Stephanie Chew, possesses experience in making cookies, cakes and so on.

After weeks of hard work, tension and tiredness overwhelmed me. Therefore, I want to love myself and do something to please myself. Making egg tart was what I had in mind. Actually it was planned in early November. As I was too busy, so I assigned Stephanie and You Ping to work out a plan. This was their assignment.

Prior to making tarts, we had discussion until 2:00am, going through the steps and distributing the task. Stephanie, who acted as our consultant could not join us, so she briefed us during discussion. Each of us was showered with excitement, hoping the very Sunday to arrive soon.

Finally, the day came, we brought what we need to Gita’s room. We were like moving to a new house because there were lots of things. Some incidents happened during tart making. Here are some lessons that I sorted out.

Lessons that we learnt:
~When you cannot change the environment, you have to change yourself and adapt to the
existing condition.

We applied this saying fully. Even though we did not have some apparatus like rolling pad, weighing machine, pot, and so on, we still managed to find substitution.

~Never follow a recipe blindly. It only serves as a general guide line.

We did what is stated in the recipe but it turned out that the flour dough that we had was not enough for 3 tarts. Hence, we excluded chocolate banana tart. Some details might not be cited in the recipe. In the end, we all agreed that practices make perfect. Only after several trials, we will know how to make a delicious tart.

~Complete apparatuses are needed in order to make life easier, especially for beginners.

Although we managed to find substitution, the result that we had was not that outstanding. Pastry making was time consuming also due to some technical problem. Without oven, don’t ever think of making tart. Now the real problem arises, it costs RM1XX (the lowest price), should I get one in order to bake this and that?

Conclusion:
Overall, we managed to “produce” something, the great mission was completed. The products of the day may not be as good as those appear in bakery shop, but still can be eaten. I am happy with You Ping & Stephanie’s assignment, I decided to give them pass with flying colours. All of us enjoyed the tart making session, cheers!

Acknowledgement:
Thanks Gita, for allowing us to use your oven. Thanks for joining us as well in making tart.
Thanks You Ping, for contributing so much effort in performing the “tart project”.
Thanks Stephanie, for giving us advice and suggestions to make our dreams come true.

p/s:

The sunny Sunday afternoon air smelt good, with laughters for the whole afternoon. Nice aroma flying around the room, filled our hearts with joy, satisfaction and happiness.

After refreshing myself in this sweet atmosphere, I restored my energy. Worries and burdens were left far away, I was ready to welcome a new week. Yet, it proved my another theory-when your mood is a bit off, do something that you love to do, then the happiness level will rise to 100%. Trust me, it works.

幸福的味道

2009-06-15T16:10:00.005+08:00

posted in facebook on15.12.2009 Monday

上个星期四是公共假期，但我必须待在绵羊屋进行观察。傍晚小休的时侯，我到学生室休息。就在我发呆的当儿，我的一个马来朋友进来学生室拿研究资料，她还给了我一杯杯面。接着我离开学生室帮她找一张光盘，因为她急需一张光盘，她翻遍了橱却找不着。我回来时发现她在小厨房帮我烧热水，泡杯面。我不吃杯面的，可是那瞬间，有股暖流涌进心头，嘴角往上扬，给她会心一笑。杯面吃在嘴里，甜到心坎里。那一天，我，尝到了幸福的味道。这杯幸福杯面勾起我一些在回忆深处里的画面。有很多人，在不同的时间，出现在我生命中，在不同的场合，透过食物，让我品尝幸福的味道。

公公&婆婆

小时候住乡下，在一个叫泗里街的小地方，我是公公和婆婆带大的。乡下那里有鸡和鸭，有好些是进了我肚子的。哈哈。从小到大，疼爱我的公公婆婆总是把他们认为最好的食物给我吃，从来不饿坏我。每逢过年过节，公公婆婆就会在厨房，煮了一道又一道以爱心当调味料的佳肴，我也吃得很开心。公公的拿手菜当中，我最喜欢排骨凤梨，那个味道到现在还一直萦绕着我。每个假期到乡下度假时，公公一定会为我准备排骨凤梨。

后来，公公得了癌症，与世长辞。在公公患病后，有一次，公公还特地蒸蛋糕给我吃，因为公公知道我爱吃蛋糕。我们没有做蛋糕的器材和烤箱，公公是用双手打鸡蛋等等，再放进锅里蒸给我吃。对一个病人来说，我可以理解那有多吃力，我很心疼。可是，公公执意要亲手蒸蛋糕给我吃，希望身体还撑得住时为我做点事。当时，我真的有用心品尝那满溢的幸福。如果时间能倒回，我真的很想为公公下厨，哪怕一次也好。

公公离开后，婆婆还是继续让我品尝很多很多的幸福。每次我探访婆婆，婆婆就会炒她种的青菜，找品质最好的鸡炖给我吃，或者买草蜜，豆浆水，豆沙饼和很多我爱吃的食物。要不然，婆婆就会买有机麦粉，黑枣，红枣等等，托朋友带给在西马的我。我收到食物时，总会下意识的想像婆婆跑了好多家店，选了最好的买给我，然后包好交到朋友手中。谢谢公公婆婆给的爱，当公公婆婆的孙女真的很幸福。

爸爸

家里的伙食是由爸爸包办，每天早上上班前爸爸就会把饭菜煮好。我心疼爸爸辛苦，所以每当假期回家时想帮忙他，接手爸爸准备三餐的工作。可是爸爸说什么都不依我，我只有洗菜，洗碗，把食物端上饭桌的份。难道是因为我这个女儿动作太慢，很难把饭煮熟？还是我的手脚不够灵活，怕我把厨房搞得天翻地覆？错了，我想通了才发现事情是这样的。我上大学之后，只有在假期才有得回家。假期就是爸爸为我下厨的好机会。爸爸希望他亲爱的女儿能吃他亲手煮的食物，如苦瓜，鱼，绿豆汤，米粉，猪肝，各种各样的菇。。。。。。等等。既然不能帮忙下厨，那我就改策略，好比说为爸爸按摩，陪爸爸秉烛夜谈，切水果给爸爸吃等等。真的很谢谢爸爸的这份爱，当爸爸的女儿真的很幸福。

姑姑

今年新年前夕，在古晋待了一天，大姑妈精心为我准备很多以健康为主的食材款待我。原来大姑妈和我一样，讲究健康。这也成为我们的话题，聊也聊不完。大姑妈知道我喜欢吃水果，在我离开古晋前，切了萍果，沾了盐水以防氧化，给我带上巴士。这次还尝到了健康，太幸福了。

我从古晋搭巴士回诗巫。途中经过泗里街时，有小休15分钟，住在泗里街的小姑姑到巴士站来找我。那时是午餐时间，姑姑怕我饿坏，搓了汤圆给我在巴士上吃。为什么是汤圆呢？原因是去年冬至没回家，没机会吃到汤圆，反而吃了两粒鸡蛋，因为正巧去年的冬至也是我农历生日。姑姑听到我的心声，就搓了一盒汤圆给我。在巴士上吃着汤圆，心里甜得很。我又尝到了幸福。当姑姑们的侄女真的很幸福。

生物化学系的同学

有一次，住在Bukit Serdang的同学下厨，把我叫去吃晚餐。因为我不能吃黑酱油，所以除了炸鸡，其他的食物都没有黑酱油。看着同学用心准备晚餐，站在厨房门口的我还没吃到食物，就闻到了幸福的味道。我们在地上铺了报纸，把碗盘放在报纸上，然后坐在地上享用晚餐。那一刻，他们给了我家的感觉，大家有说有笑，很温馨。谢谢同学们的体贴和爱心，没有嫌我麻烦。当你们的朋友真的很幸福。

*和生物化学系同学的点点滴滴在这里写不完，有机会再和大家分享。

Madam Kelly

她是我在学院进修英文时其中一位教我英文的讲师，至今依然和她保持联络，而且我们家距离不远。我很喜欢和讲师交流，讲师不只教我英文，也是我的辅导员，在我失意时给我强心剂，也教会我如何面对生活中的挑战。前年新年，我到讲师家拜年时（那时只有我一个客人，因为讲师想把时间留给我一个人，好好和我聊聊），讲师亲自煮绍兴酒面线给我吃，说是要为我补一补。坐在餐桌旁的我望着讲师在厨房的背影，直到讲师把面线放到我面前，心里装满了说不出的感动。那一阵子，我的皮肤不好，讲师也亲自榨蔬菜水果汁给我喝。不论是面线或是蔬菜水果汁，让我尝足了幸福的味道。谢谢讲师的关怀。当讲师的学生真的很幸福。

文萍表姐

现在我和表姐一起住。若表姐有时间，会煮粥给我吃。午餐时间粥一煮好，表姐就会发短信，叫我回家享用。表姐怕我拿太少，常常抢先为我盛好一大碗的粥。我们边吃边聊工作上的事，她讲她的音乐，我说我的绵羊，笑声连连。我们笑得可不小声呢，就像管铉交响乐，时高时低，有时轻轻带过，高潮时突然飙到最高音，不晓得是否有吓坏邻居。表姐煮的粥包含了她的爱心，让我再次舔到幸福。当表姐的表妹真的很幸福。

写了那么多，你，是否也品尝到了我所谓幸福的味道？

其实还有好多好多故事想和大家分享，但是写不完。所以，在这里想谢谢每一位曾经用心为我下厨或大方把食物与我分享的人。谢谢你们的爱心。我会标签每一份幸福，整齐的排列在记忆的柜子，不时不时拿出来重温，然后如法炮制，让身边的人也尝尝幸福的味道。

SOMETHING ABOUT JIA YING

2009-06-15T16:04:00.008+08:00

posted in friendster on 23.11.08, Sunday

Animals
~ Always bring laughter to her whenever she observes them

Biochemistry
~ Opens her mind, brings her a good gang of friends and enriches her university life

Canon in D
~ Her favourite music piece, she hopes she can master that piece of music soon

Dance
~ She wants to learn dancing. She loves the feeling of whirling gracefully.

England

~ A place that she wants to visit since she was a little girl

Fruits
~ Fruits are her favourite, absolutely, except honey dew and pineapple

God (Jehovah)
~ Her heaven father, best companion, comforter, provider……

Honey
~ One of a form of addresses she likes. She loves to drink honey too.

I
~ She will introduce herself like this- “I am Ling Chia Ying/ 林佳颖/ 임가영”

Jesus
~ Her Saviour

Korean
~ She enjoys every single Korean lesson and experiences the happiness of studying via learning Korean

Lily
~ Her favourite flower, because it is white in colour

Music
~ Provides comfort and brings joy to her every now and then

Nine One One (911- a British band)
~ She never paid attention to English songs until she heard 911’s songs in 1997. From then on she learnt to listen to English songs

Organic chemistry
~ The subject that she did not perform well in the university, and nearly broke her heart

Piano
~ Joy and cheer fill her heart once her fingers run through the keyboard

Questions
~ Life is full of questions; she has been struggling hard to find answers for each question

Rosalinda
~ The first Spanish drama series she watched in year 2002-2003.

Stars
~ She enjoys watching these shining and sparkling things hanging on the clear night sky

Transformation
~ She needs to transform into a tough (able to cope with difficulties in life) and nice lady in order to survive

Universiti Putra

Malaysia

~ An important turning point for her, where she starts her new life and becomes mature

Vanilla
~ Besides pandan, this is also her favourite flavour

Winnie the pooh
~ Her favourite cartoon character, the silly old bear captures her heart until now

X’mas
~ A special season that she wishes to celebrate in peace and joy every year

Yoghurt
~ One of the healthy foods that exists on her list of favourite foods

Zip
~ One of her graduation presents is a pink bag made of many zips. Wonderful design…..

CONVOCATION ~ GRADUATION

2009-06-15T16:01:00.004+08:00

posted in friendster on 29.10.2008 Wednesday

20^th of October, 2008 was my Convocation Day. Before the Big Day, I did not have much expectation about it. I thought it was just a formal scroll receiving ceremony. Anticipation for the Big Day never ceased because I wish to see all my coursemates gather together like before, I really miss them a lot.

Deep inside my heart, I prayed to God to make my Convocation a special one, so that I can remember it for the rest of my life. God did answer my prayer. He worked in a way that I never thought of, there was no sign at all before my Big Day.

On the very Big Day, while I sat inside the grand hall, a sense of achievement rose within me. Three years of hard work was paid off. Finally, I made it. Each scene that I spent with coursemates went through my mind one by one. I felt great to wear the convocation gown and the mortar board. The platinum hood showed my identity also, telling others that I was doing Biochemistry, a course that I am proud of.

There came the surprises. The first incident that happened took place on the stage. Wherever I go, a blur queen like me always fall down, regardless of whatever shoes that I wear. Right on the stage I took a deep breath, kept reminding myself not to fall down in front of VIP, parents and my friends.

The scroll receiving steps should be like this, one should wait at one end of the stage. When one’s name is called, walk towards Pro Canselor who will be standing at the centre of the stage and stop in front of him. Then, bow to Pro Canselor. After that, take another step forward to shake hand with Pro Canselor and receive the scroll. The two steps are marked by two “X” signs on the stage floor.

Guess what did I do? When I heard my name, I stepped out and gave the sweetest smile. Thank God that I did not fall down. However, at the very first step, I shook hand with Pro Canselor. How come the distance was so long and I hardly reached his hand? Then I heard laughter down the stage. Only then I realized I should take one more step forward in order to shake hand. There was no way to hide my embarrassment, I could feel my face was in red and hot. The photographer managed to snap down my embarrassing facial expression. That made my convocation photo a bit different when compared to the others.

The second incident was a true surprise, awaited me outside the grand hall. I was thrown up by my friends from Ikatan Kristian. It scared me to dead initially and I shouted for help. My friends managed to catch me anyway, I did not fall down. Haha. Being thrown up to the air was great after all, I felt like flying and lots of cameras were focusing on me.

Thank God for answering my prayer. Thanks my dear friends for making my Convocation Day a great one. You guys rock. Thanks for attending my Convocation. Thanks for all the wishes and presents. I swear that I will never forget my Convocation Day.

p/s: Graduation does not mean a stop, we all embark on a new journey after this. I look forward to our next gathering.

MUSIC ~ PIANO

2009-06-15T15:54:00.009+08:00

posted in friendster on 29.10.2008 Wednesday

Music plays a vital role in my life, I like listening to music, especially soft music. I am not an expert in music world; I don’t know the guide line in commenting a piece of music. However, I never deny the power lies within music.

Music brings happiness, brighten my days and gives great pleasure. Besides that, music heals a broken soul, as described in the lyric of the song – Let the music heal your soul.

When I was in those darkest days, I endured disappointment and sadness. Nobody understands my pain and my feeling. During that critical period, a good friend of mine introduced Canon in D to me, a great piece of music, I have to admit. It provides comfort to me every now and then.

During those days, I listened to Canon in D. It became my second companion after God. Thank God that I walked out of sadness soon, with the help of music. Until now, whenever I feel happy or sad, I listen to Canon in D, the melodic music that I never get sick of.

For this reason, my desire to learn piano grows wild. How I wish one day once my hands touch the piano, I can play the tunes that I like to ease my tension or to make myself happy. While playing, the sound lingering in the air, my tales are told. Those who share the feeling as I do will get the message that I would like to convey via piano sound.

Even though my dream seems hard to achieve, I am still willing to find ways to learn piano. I hope the day will come soon, I can’t wait to play my favourite tune- Canon in D.

小白和小褐 VS 小小的惊心跳胆

2009-06-15T15:47:00.008+08:00

posted in friendster on 23.9.2008, Tuesday

最近我在观察绵羊，有两只，都是褐色的，住在绵羊高脚屋的第一栏。我给它们取了名字，脸部比较白的是小白(Whitie)，头上有角的是小褐(Brownie)。观察绵羊时看到很多有趣的画面，在绵羊屋也发生了一些事。什么事呢？请往下看吧。

绵羊屋像个小长屋，从前面到后面分成五个栏。每个栏的分界以木板隔开，高度打概有我腰以上，那些木板之间有缝。整间绵羊屋是通风的。有时我会在第二栏观察它们，有时我会进第一栏，和它们有更近的距离。

小白进过手术室，所以比较怕人；小褐就比较不怕生，很喜欢靠近我。若我在第二栏进行观察，它会走向我，隔着木板缝或抬头看我。它也会尝试把头穿过木板缝，或用脚刮木板，希望能刮落木板，到我那里。以它的力道，木板连摇晃都没有，更别说把木板刮落。哈哈

若我进第一栏和绵羊有近距离接触，小褐就会一直粘着我。食物没吃几口就走来看看我，然后继续吃食物。要不然它就会用头撞我膝盖，跟我玩，或在我小腿磨擦头和身体，可能是因为身体痒吧。我也会拍拍它的头，摸摸它的耳朵和脸，宠宠它，同时和它说很多很多话。它可是很享受的呢。只是，它是否听得懂我对它说什么。

至于小白嘛，它就在远远看着，偶尔会来嗅嗅我，然后又快快走开。小白多半只和小褐玩，它也挺顽皮的，不是轻轻踩小褐，就是咬小褐耳朵。

还记得小白第一天进手术室前，和我一起待在第二栏，而小褐则留在第一栏。两只绵羊虽然被分开，但还能有视线和声音上接触。不过，它们就是不开心，倍感压力。小白还尝试用头撞分界板！这我也能了解，因为它们是群体动物，一分开就会很不安。

由于离手术时间还有段距离，我就坐在地上边等边记录。小白就在不远站着。怎知道我睡着了，在我开眼睛那瞬间，我俩的眼对上了，它在观察我噢。原来身旁有只动物看着我的感觉很好，那种心情很特别，总让我想多疼它们。

跟绵羊相处久了，发现它们不知不觉在我心里占了一席位。天气热时就会担心它们会不会中暑，是否有喝足够的水。若我摸摸它们，感到体温有点高，就怕它们发烧。天气转凉时，我又担心羊毛不够长，无法取暖。下大雨时，那个通风的绵羊屋起不了什保护作用，因为部分雨水会打在它们身上。这时我就希望它们不会伤风感冒。而且每当有人问起我的实验，我总是很愉快地分享绵羊的故事。看来，我爱上了它们啦。

我的讲师有时也会来看绵羊。她听了我所观察的一些绵羊习性，就告诉我绵羊若不怕人，有时就像一只狗。它们会嗅嗅靠近它的人，咬衣服裤子，或往人身上跳。曾经想过，若小褐也进过了手术室，就会像小白一样，对任何人不再热情。到时候，两只绵羊都不跟我玩，怎么办呢？趁目前小褐还没被送进手术室，我努力和它玩，多宠宠它。

在绵羊屋进行观察有苦也有乐。乐的地方就是可以看着我亲爱的绵羊，听听鸟和孔雀叫声。起风时，还可以听到竹叶清脆的磨擦声，和鸟叫声形成优美的旋律。视线放远些还可望到马。运气好的话还会看松鼠在梁上跑过。还有一次捡到一只圆圆的小狗。呵呵。苦的就是热天时很热，我还被晒黑了呢。下雨时我也会被雨水打湿。由于我没小椅子，又不想垫张纸坐下，只好站着观察。

绵羊屋的西北方有棵大树，树下有几张木椅。清洁工人忙完后就会坐在那里休息，谈天。我站在绵羊屋里总引来别人的好奇心，包括那些工人。人们多半都按捺不住然后问我在那里做什么。当然是观察绵羊习性啊。对于我的回答，迎面而来的是惊讶并夹着些许不可思议的表情。嘻嘻，我的实验还真的很“震撼人心”啊。

起初是感到有些不好意思让工人远远看着，但发生了一件事，让我不再这么想。昨天小白又被送进手术室，所以我留下来观察小褐。除了以上提到的动物，绵羊屋还有蚊子苍蝇，各种颜色及大小的虫，以及。。。。。。蛇。在观察的当儿，我看到类似铁线的东西悬挂在篱笆上。看清楚点，那橙黄色的东西居然会动，吓坏我了，不是蛇还能是什么。我赶紧摇手麻烦工人来，工人靠近时找不着它，大概逃走了吧。他们还问我是否看错，天啊，我看到它会动才求救啊。

问了一番后，他们才相信。原来那条蛇常在那里出没，小小只的它（我尾指般的直径及周长）是不会咬人。对我来说小蛇和大蛇一样危险。一边跟工人讲蛇，一边洗手，转过头因为看到大蜜蜂喊了一声，好大声。我吓坏的滑稽样让工人笑弯了腰，还被他们骗蛇可能躲在我书包。连我都觉得小褐也笑我又喊又跳的。真的丢脸丢到家，又吓破胆。

还好当时工人就在附近，不然我真不知该怎么办。还有我的绵羊，是否会被蛇咬。唉，看到这里，你是否觉得我很没用。一只小蛇也能让我慌了手脚，闹笑话。但这些都是我回忆的一部分，或许很久以后连我自己都会笑自己吧。

ANIMAL

2009-06-15T15:36:00.005+08:00

posted in friendster on 27.8.2008 Wednesday

拥有生物化学的背景，却在兽医系当RA, 是我从未想过的事。全新的环境，全新的体验，我得适应这全新的生活。无可否认，起初是有点辛苦，若不是强忍着，眼泪几乎掉下来。过了些日子，我开始喜欢在兽医系的日子。我跟着一个很好很好的讲师做实验，她从不给我压力，让我有很大的学习空间。况且，我所涉及的实验是动物习性，不必待在实验室，这点让我很满意。

我常常去动物栏那里看马，狗，猫，羊和熊。偶尔也会看到牛，但是我比较怕牛，所以只要远远看到它我都会走开。我并没有很喜欢动物，却也不讨厌动物，只要不咬我就好。可能小时候家里不准养动物，所以久了也不会争取养宠物的机会，压抑了我喜欢动物的那一面我却不知道吧。家里现在有只狗，是弟弟养的。

兽医系那里有两只住了很久的猫，每天都在病房外出现。有时经过那里就会跟它们玩，搔痒它们的脖子。只要对其中一只好一点，另一只就会想办法撒娇来引我注意。猫咪是会吃醋的，哈哈。

到了病房外，我偶尔会隔着窗看入院的猫和狗。曾经看过有两只带伤的猫想尽办法要打开铁笼的门，样子非常滑稽。它们知道门闩在什么方向，但门闩向外，它们是无法伸出手来开门。逃跑的计划当然失败。病猫病狗多半都不理会人，可能是有病不舒服的关系。从它们的表情可看得出它们很忧郁，真让人心疼。

有次到马栏那里，看到一只马站着，就挥手要它走向我。它好听话，立刻走向我。隔着围栏摸到它的身体，但总摸不到它的耳朵，手怎么伸长都没用。它似乎能感应我在想什么，向我多走几步，好乖的马。原来马的耳朵摸起来是那么的舒服，边摸着耳朵边跟它说话，不晓得它是否听得懂。

可是我忘了问工作人员它的名字，也忘了记下它的特征，方便以后认得它。后来我再到马栏那里时，没法子找它。每只马都长得很像啊。怎么办呢？嘻嘻，无论我看到哪只就努力挥手，希望它让我摸耳朵。每次都摸不到，还被人看到我滑稽的样子，很丢脸。

看到这些动物就让我想起家里和邻居家的狗。每当我开后门喂狗吃东西时，隔壁的大小狗就会排排坐在篱笆，摇着尾巴看我，期待我分些食物给它们。若我有多余的食物，我一定不吝奢。有时没办法分，看着它们期待的眼神，一直跟它们说对不起，心里很不是滋味。

自家的狗很让隔壁的狗抓狂。它喜欢把食物移到篱笆旁，让邻居的狗直流口水。它们对着自家狗吠，自家狗就不高兴，也吠回它们。结果两家的狗开战，就是因为这种无聊事。我家的狗也真是的，对方只能吠，根本无法撞破篱笆抢它食物。唉，家教失败啊。

突然又想到一件事。中五时家里设陷阱抓到一只又肥又大的黑老鼠，它长得可爱，就求家人给我养。它的名字是“朋友”，我的生肖是鼠，所以它是我朋友。是不是觉得我很小孩子气。

朋友的到来刚好是在中五会考期间，照顾朋友的工作自然就落在我弟弟身上。我还被弟弟骂没有尽主人的责任，是我要让朋友待着，而弟弟却是劳心劳力看顾朋友的人。唉，现在想想他说得没错。看别人养动物很有趣，自己养就不好玩。

朋友在我家好吃但没有好住。由于邻居的猫每天都在老鼠笼外挑战它，它得承受精神上的压力，提心吊胆的过日子。其实猫咬不到朋友啦，可朋友就是害怕啊！结果朋友逐渐消瘦，最后死了。我也不想让这种悲剧发生。

看着动物总让我心情好起来。不管它们是否听得明白人的语言，我还是努力跟它们说话。这些动物小插曲让我在兽医系的这段日子过的很快乐，不知在看着这篇文章的你是否有同感呢？

BIOCHEMISTRY

2009-06-15T15:34:00.003+08:00

posted in friendster on 26.6.2008 Thursday

B - Brilliant
I - Illustrious
O - Open-minded
C - Creative
H - Harmony
E - Excellent
M - Mature
I - Ingenious
S - Success
T - Team work
R - Radiant
Y - Yare

To my dearest coursemates~

I am so glad that in one of the intersection of my life, I met you all. We come from different states, possess different family backgrounds, different talents, different characters, different ambitions, and so many other differences. Yet, our chemistries match so much; it is amazing that we get along so well.

I am blessed to have you all around. You all are my angels. I love to hang out with you guys, and I really enjoy your companion a lot. I miss you guys so much. I miss the good old days that we spent together.

Thanks for taking good care of me. Thanks for adding sweetness and happiness to my life. Thanks for enriching my university life. I will treasure our friendship forever.

Before Chinese New Year

2009-06-15T15:18:00.007+08:00

posted in friendster on 31.1 2008 Thursday

In the blink of an eye, I am in the final semester.

It is the end of January, but it seems that last semester break was just ended yesterday.
Another happy and big season is coming.
I should be showered with joys but I feel lost and attacked by unexplainable fear.

After this holiday, time will pass even faster.
The arrival of final exam and thesis last draft marks the end of university life.
What should I do after this? Will I go far in life? What kind of people will I meet? There are so many questions spinning in my head.

If I were given a wish, I hope there would be another 3 years for me to enjoy university life.
To me, it is a place to widen my scope of life and to cope with different kinds of people.
It is an unlimited horizon to explore and grab the essence of lectures.
That is the best part of my life.

I know I should be brave and take the challenges.
Therefore, I will not give up.
I survive by the quote that a lecturer shared with us before- “It is difficult but it is possible”.

To tell the truth, I am so proud to have a gang of coursemates who are kind, helpful, caring and willing to share.
They enrich my university life and I am so glad to have them around.
We go through joys and tears together; I will keep every moment in my memory box forever.
When I look back, I never regret taking biochemistry as my major in UPM.
One thing for sure, I will not forget you all, my dear coursemates……

May our friendship lasts long……
May you all have a blessed new year……

开学

2009-06-15T13:32:00.002+08:00

posted in friendster on 24.12.2007 Monday

假期结束了，可是我的心情有点复杂。

假期里我并没好好休息。

大部分的时间都在那个又冷又偏僻的实验室度过，进行一些很考功夫的实验。

只要一不留神，就会毁了实验。

也不知什么原因，我和同学养的细胞居然死了。

因为细菌感染？营养不足？停电？还是不够爱心?

真正的原因还在调查当中。

起初我们这一群同学还因为不能接受事实，而去度假来平抚难过的心情。

后来，我们也没什么感觉了。

不是因为我们不在乎，而是因为我们尽力了。

不过，因为有朋友们的陪伴，在实验室里也没那么闷。

仔细想想，以后应该不会再有这种机会，和一群好友进行实验吧。

毕业后我会很怀念这段日子的。

开课了，学长养的新细胞应该可以用了吧。

希望这次所有实验能尽快完成。

也希望细胞能健康长大，毕竟我们想要写毕业论文还是需要它。

同学们，一起加油!