Journey with Angelene

I'm back....stronger:)

2011-12-10T05:26:00.001+08:00

It has been a while, since i updated my beloved blog...I have not abandoned it but guess life as a working adult is nothing much to be updated about...LOL.

My last post, was about my graduation, and now, I''ve survived and completed my first posting in Paeds. In short, i.is.love.paeds.com:)

Rainbow ward.
What a nice name right. It feels like a covenant btw God and myself:)
Just like how Noah had a covenant with God during the 40 days of flood as well!
So God was with me throught my 4 months in Paeds!

my Partner in Crime, Axel from Sweden!
Thank God for him coz sometimes when the ward goes a whee bit busy, this partner of mine would pop up and give me a helping hand! Phew...:)This little hidden room is called the Dinasaur Room! Nicely decorated and loaded with toys, main aim is to distract these children when their bloods being taken or when we try to put a cannula in....Teehee...
What i did most? BABY CHECKs!! Think got more than 100 babies!
I have been whee-ed, poo-ed, vommitted..all sorts..but i is PRO in handling them now:)
*wink*

4 months had gone passed with ups and downs.. And now, I am posted to ELDERLY care. It's a huge leap, it's so challenging. It's VERY different from my previos work.
My 3rd day today has striked me deeply :'(
Many elderly patients in ward, immobile, confused and not eating/drinking!
Despite being in the hospital..they're NOT improving to baseline :(
The whole hospital is SUPER understaff. Patients not reviewed by seniors. Nurses didnt take care of them properly. All of them are just busy with PAPERWORK! Arghhhh..

I was asked to put a cannula in this old frail man, coz he is not drinking, so we decided to give him some IV fluids stat. Sensible.
Though his hands are all bruised ( due to the bloods taken off them almost everyday for testing!), I managed to put a small cannula in. Good. Then I casually asked him.
'Sir, why are you not drinking? U looked really dry'
He just stared at me. I smiled in return:)
Me being me, immediately picked up his tea and put the straw in his mouth.
Gosh, he was seeping ALL of it, and wanted more! I quickly ran to the kitchen and brought another cup of water. GOOD SIGN indeed:)
*if only all these patients have PROPER TLC from the nursing team*
Then as I walked away, I realised the floor next to his bed was wet. WEIRD I thought, then I checked again, oh noo, his urine bag has been leaking and nobody has noticed it! Urine was all over with a pungent smell.
Just as I wanted to ask a nurse to clean the mess, ALL of them were busy pitsy!
Instead of waiting for them, i decided to go and change the bag myself.
No wonder these patients stay in the ward for MONTHs!
How sad :'(

Having said that, working life is TOTAL different from life as a care-free student.

U have more responsibilities, u're dealing with REAL LIVES and having a DR infront of your name is no glamour at all..but mere STRESS! You hv no idea whatever you wrote on that piece of patient's clinical notes would one day bring you to court and become a piece of evident! I am scared, I have made mistakes, I have received incident forms from colleagues, but I learned my lessons. It's a journey of learning, no doubt. But it has taught me to be tougher and stronger.

At this moment, i felt very incompetent.
An old patient almost died infront of my eyes, gasping for air, her daughter crying hysterically.
Suddenly, he stopped breathing for 20 secs. I almost dived into his chest to do a CPR.
Phew..he started breathing again.

Relieved.
Honestly, i was terrified at that time.

WasSup Doc:
Everyday is an EXAM to me. I have no idea what patient is coming through that door. I need to be prepared and be at my feet all the time.
I need God's grace in guiding me throughout.

I'm DONE for now:)

2011-08-06T04:55:00.006+08:00

ANNOUNCEMENT: I AM DONE for UNDERGRADUATE!!!! WheeeEE:)

Hah..it has been ages since I update my beloved blog :)

Was uber busy with moving (FINALLY OFFICIALLY a WIGAN resident!), settling in this new environement, not to mention my work in the hospital...phew..TGIF! Survived first week in the ward and now, am lazy-ing at home after work, updating my abandoned blog!

Parents were here and I must MUST emphasize it was the BEST TIME I had throughout these 3 years in UK! There is no better place other than when being with family members! Cried like a baby when they left after their 3 weeks here to help me settle in. They are the BEST parents anyone could ask for...The many times they drove up and down from Manchester to Wigan, just to help me move stuff, the nights when they cooked yummy breakfast and dinner before and after my work and even helping me to assemble my beds/table and unpacking my stuff while am away for work..the list could go on and on...I HAVE THE BEST PARENTS IN THE WORLD!
The MANY things...that belongs to me..AS USUAL :P
Of course they are all well sorted and arranged now..my home is REALLY nice, but nope, I shall post them up later..:)

Graduation was smacked in between my shadowing week as well. Long and tiring day for us but it was THE day for me indeed. Had so much fun on that special day..20.7.2011..I will always remember you~...5.5years....FINALLY all hardwork was paid OFF! What a relief for my parents too....Having said that, I question myself again...again, it was the sacrifice and love from my parents who has made THIS DAY possible! Without them, I am no where near where I am now.WE, went through thick and thin. There we are here..GRADUATED finally:)

my lovely family in Christ from Manchester..came all the way to bless us:) AWESOME, aren't they:)3 years ago, I had my half way graduation in Malaysia..*i was soo thin that time, geram!* 3 years later...put on a chubby face but yessss...I can finally put on a mokhtar board:)

After 5.5 years..I made it finally.
It was stressful, It was difficult and there were times I just want to give.
But my dad and mum have been so supportive all the way.
God was faithful in the end~

Am currently working in a Paediatrics ward.
Survived the first week in the postnatal ward, doing baby checks.
Some were healthy, some were not.
Cuddling sick babies in my hands was not a good feeling at all:(
Their frail and small frames made me want to hold them tighter
As they shivered and slept on my arms, I uttered a prayer, that God will heal them up quick so that they are able to embrace the colourful world out there, just like other kids are doing.

wasSup Doc: I'm reminded again that I AM a servant of GOD first, and second as a doctor.

Moving project to Wigan!

2011-07-03T14:58:00.003+08:00

Many should have known by now that yes, Angie is moving to WIGAN for my FY1 work. Jobs starting on the 18th of July for 2 weeks of shadowing and officially as a FY1 doctor on the 1st of August! Fear? yes I do. Kancheong? Definitely..but I shall stand still with God, because He has been faithful so far and I am 100% He will continue be..Let me share my recent encounter with God bout my moving to WIGAN! ;) He is one GOOD God, I shall PROCLAIM that AGAIN!

30th June 2011:
I got my keys to my little flat in Wigan. Signed my contract and a much relieved status after knowing I FINALLY SECURE A PLACE:) That night was the 1st night I slept in my flat..in a sleeping bag on the floor..Hehe..not too bad, because the whole house is well insulated, so basically..not very cold and it was a peaceful night...

WHY did I choose to camp in my flat? It was because I needed to wait for the mattresses and also bed frames to arrive on the second day. I was told they can come anytime between 8am to 6pm. So I didn't want to take the early train the second day and thus I resorted to 'camping' :)

My lunch in the empty flat......just God and me.

1st July 2011:
Woke up feeling slight back ache, but it's ok, just the normal pain sleeping on floor I guess. Packed up, and had my breakfast. The wait began. 10.05am...'dingdong!' There come my stuff, I thought, woohoo....they're quite early! Happy was me because I wanted to go back earlier to catch Transformers with my fellow churchmates!

The man delivered my matrresses ONLY..WHERE is my bed frame? Little did I know, they actually come from different supplier and thus, another person should be delivering it for me.
Allright...the wait continued...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5..few hours passed by..no signs of any man delivering it...up to 9 hours..5pm! I was anxious..tried calling the company to check whereabout my frame were..NOPE, couldnt get through. Tried emailing them and complained bout it...NOPE, no reply...TRIED tracking down the status of my ordered products via internet..NOPE, number given was to a communication company instead..I tried everything and all was in vain!

Frustrated as I was....I could do nothing..deep in my heart, there was a warfare between God and myself. WHY..I asked?! You have brought me this far and WHY I still need to go through such....nvm. 30 more minutes to deadline of the day! The DEVIL IS TRYING to KILL, STEAL and DESTROY! Then I decided, calmed down, hold myself together, uttered a prayer to God. 'Lord, I have tried ALL MEANS, and if THIS is your will..HELP ME PLEASE..SOS!
15 mins passed....
MY PHONE RANG! 'Hi Miss Teo, I am so and so calling from BedRoomWorld!' Viola..thats where I ordered my STUFF! She read my email regarding changing of mattress size (we ordered 2 queen size bed initially, but later found out that the 2nd room fits a single better, so had to made last minute changes before it was delivered) and thus gave me a call...Immediately I asked her regarding my bed frames! Phew..God sent indeed, she recognised the problem and has arranged another delivery on Tuesday for me, esp sizes of the beds were all sorted as well.

Despite the almost 10 hours wait...at least a problem has been solved by God's grace..He is still IN CONTROL! Patience is one fruit of the spirit and I shall embrace that fruit:) Let's just hope coming Tuesday will be a good and FAST day!

But many thanks to FRIENDS all over the world who were constantly me comforting me throughout the wait.
You know who you are:)
Friend A: Prayers can move mountains...be cheerful babe!
Friend B: God has a purpose for all these to happen...it has it's own outcome. I'm just here to remind you because you once told me so.
Friend C: If things had to happen that way, they had to...
At least I was kept occupied slightly.

Now come another testimony of God's provision for my SOFA! Indeed when we said Jesus is Jehovah Jireh..HE WILL PROVIDE!
I have been searching for furniture for DAYS coz i really dun wanna spend money on furniture, knowing ppl are giving out for free. plus we are not going to stay there for long. One day after another, i made enquiries, online search(gumtree-second hand shops) and all...but all in vain, still quite pricey i tot.
Last Sunday morning, before i went to church,i became more stress and upset, i actually really wanted sofa.I made like 3-4 enquiries bout it, but nobody reply in the freecycle website. then Aunt Pei Ching(a friend of mine from church) called and told me 2 days ago, that she has given her sofa away dy..so lagi heart pain....but my devotions reminded me that very morning 'cast your anxiety on Him, because He cares...then off i went to church.

Then came this guy called Martin, a friend from SF .He has moved to manchester recently and bought a place..Helen told me he has few coffee tables to give away..so I asked if I can get one from him and he said yes..ok...GOOD, coffee table...DONE! Then as we chatted n chatted..he randomly asked...hey Angie, by any chance do u wan sofa as well?! *my jaw dropped* Are u seriously giving away your SOFA??! Do you know that's WAT I WANTED SO EAGERLY ages ago!! I wan THE sofa...and oh my..God has answered my prayerS instantly!!! I was such happy bunny that time!

Spot my nais big IKEA sofa...it's really stylo and bouncy! And I'm sure...my little flat LURVEs it because ANGIE has been greatly blessed by it :))) THANKiEs MARTIN!!!but moving it into my place wasn't an easy job. Due to the spiral staircase, the guys did struggled a bit..'turn to right, move one step, WATCH OUT THE WALL and LIGHTS!' It was hilarious but phew..it finally made it way to the ultimate destination:) These guys are just AWESOME

Not only that, God sent Uncle Wing Kwan and friends to help my moving yesterday! Not done yet, but at least, the SOFA and COFFEE TABLE are sorted...Their DOING the EXTRA MILE for us....very very touched!
::This is L.O.V.E::

Your acts of service...much appreciated!

There is still another major MOVING PROJECT when Lily is back! Then our little flat should be ready before our work starts...
Ly..faster come back and join the fun k!
:)

I shall not give up as yet..because God hasn't say..STOP ANGIE;)

wasSup Doc:
The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor. The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.

My Up and About :D

2011-06-24T17:52:00.005+08:00

Praise the LORD...Hallelujah~

Finally my main worry i.e my accomodation in Wigan is all sorted now!
Signed the contract 2 days ago and official moving in date is set...30th June!!!
Cant wait to move in and settle down now..it's been a constant stress, taking train to and fro Wigan just for houses viewing and so much uncertainties along the way...i am exhausted, but that has come to past now..because I HAVE FOUND A NICE AND COMFY PLACE in WIGAN! *beams*

All glory to my ALL MIGHTY God because initially, my plan was to get this accomodation sorted before I leave for Italy, which was end of May. Then I need not worry bout it during my trip and when I come back, I could just start moving in slowly and get some furniture for my new place (note: it's unfurnished)

However, things didnt go quite well as I wanted it to be. While I was in Italy, I received calls from my agent that there were some problems regarding my application forms, they needed more evidence to prove that I am in UK for almost 3 years dy. Me being the super anxious typo immediately rang up my previous landlord to provide more evidence and tried to talk things through..but really thank God for friends in Italy who constantly prayed for me and even calmed me down, thinking how to write a gentle letter but still DEMANDING them to act FAST! Lol....Phew..it was in Florence, I could still remember when we couldnt go out to jalan jalan because of the heavy downpour and was forced to stay in our room...but God's timing was just perfect..if we were out, then I wouldnt be able to settle it dy..but my phone bills rocketed for this month loo :'( !! Nvm nvm..at least I got my accom DONE, finally!

Come to think about it..despite all the circumstances along the way..everything turned out well, in the sense that I managed to SKIP the June rental, which is what I wanted most because I'm currently still paying for my room in Manchester...so YipeeEEe....save some money on that then!
God is ALWAYS ALWAYS in control...SLOWLY I can see, and SURELY He will act accordingly. Woah...My God is AWESOME laaa!!!

So yupsie...BIG THANKS to all of my dearest friends who have been constantly praying for me, really appreciate all prayers throughout these 3 months of house hunting. I am relieved:) And yes, do come for a visit in Wigan. Not a fantastic high class apartment, but it's comfy, with 2 very hospitable hosts:) I can guarantee that...confirmed plus chopped! (learned this phrase from the Singaporeans guys in Italy..Lol)So a sneak view outside our humble flat :)
*stay tuned for more pics, inside*
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Visited Buxton with Christina the day before I left to Edinburgh:) Quite a scenic peaceful place!
Us, @ the Solomon's Temple! *just one random round building on the mountain..hehe*<3 from Buxton~

So, I'm currently busy with
1) Packing packing and more packing.
2) Furniture hunting..anybody who wants to giveaway any furniture, please contact me! I WANT!!!
3) PlanningS for my parents' grand arrival..YES, they're coming for my graduation soon..excited~
4) Diet Diet DIET..if only it works :( why is it so easy to put on weight but so difficult to lose weight ler...sigh.
5) God's BIG business!
6) S.T.U.D.Y and prepare myself to be a real Dr now...*quite nervous ey*
7) Bid Manchester goodbye..say Hello Wigan C:

wasSup Doc:
The time to be happy is now.
The place to be happy is here.
The way to be happy is to make others so.

*my aim in life now*

God's LOVE be shown!

a DATE with the Mighty Lady

2011-06-22T07:13:00.005+08:00

Just got back from Edinburgh, my favourite city in the whole United Kingdom!!!!

It's always fun filled + happy times there!

Spending quality time the mighty lady in Edinburgh is smth I look forward to almost every year because this gurl is just so inspirational and God fearing! A great sister in Christ whom I look up to all the time! It's my third time there and am lurving that place more and more.....I just stood in wonder again and again when I walked along the street.

Since this mighty lady is going back to Singapore for good, this trip to Edinburgh has been rather chilling and main aim was to spend more time with her because we might not see each other so often anymore:( There will be no more Edinburgh expedition when she leaves...but oh well, let it be a happy post k!

Ivy, my dearest Mighty Lady~
Having our pot of salad...this spelled..L.O.V.E!

Strolling along Princess Street, overseeing the majestic Castle across the street is pure joy!

EdinburgerS are really fun people to hang out with:)

We even went for bowling after church...random but fun filled time:)

Then on my final day, Wayne and Ivy decided that we should conduct a Walking Tour around Edinburgh for me. We brought our backpack and act like typical tourists exploring Edinburgh! Thanks to our tour guide: Wayne Lee, with his superb imagination and made-up backgrouns history about Edinburgh (err..he is from Glasgow aactually..hehe) Liking it~We visited the Castle
Stopped by the Princess Parkand even had our lunch at the TOURISTs WILL GO place for lunch- Mussel Inn:)

Big thanks to my beloved tour guides:) They are awesome!

You shall never walk alone:)

Going to miss the good time we shared in Edinburgh.
The relaxing walk along Princess Street
The early morning breakfast ( Bagel + Egg+ Tea + Fruits)
The late night sofa talks, prayers and sharings.

Best wishes to you and love u much, sister!
I shall see you....in S'pore, maybe..hehe!

wasSup Doc:
"There is no distance too great between friends, for love gives wings to the heart."

So keep in touch despite the distance apart k, Ang Ang!

A dream come true

2011-06-15T15:35:00.006+08:00

I have always wanted to visit the Italian land since young. Legendary colosseum, unlimited flow of gelato and the scenic breath taking views of Italy have always seemed so far fetched for me. And came this Italy plan of 4 random children of God, decided to come together and invade this foreign land within 12 days!
It was of total challenge for us four because we have never travelled to anywhere as a group before. Not only that, to spend a 12 days together, 24/7 is definitely something we have to bear in mind. Us, despite coming from different backgrounds-- John and myself the medics, Aileen, the pharmacist and Tim, the lawyer, turned out to be perfect travelling buddies one could ever asked for:) 2 Singaporean boys and 2 Malaysian girls..went on ONE mission- Conquer ITALY;)
Aileen, a young gurl with very mature thinking and faithful child of God has been a great encouragement throughout this trip. I could remember vividly we shared that before the trip, we prayed individually asking God whether this trip was of God and if not, just shut the door completely in fear of any conflicts that will rise. But truely it WAS by God's willing because us four enjoyed ourselves soOoo much!
Most memorable moment: To beat the queue and were the FIRST to arrive at the Colosseum( waited an hour infront of the gate!) after we saw the crowd queueing up round and round the Colosseum the day before. Being the kiasu Chinese, we started our day early, wanting to guarantee a place to explore the majestic ruin!
Most exciting momentS:
1) Me, being the demanding 'principal', forced my fellow 'students' to pose and pose and pose for picture! After a good 12 days of training, boy they're getting BETTER! ;)

2) Karaoke-ing along the Italian streets( because we had to walk so much) with BSB classic songs, Jay's romantic hits and all time favourite praising songs to God. Despite hiding at a corner in the Roman forum because of heavy pour of rain, we were still singing 'give thanks' to our dear Lord! *Amazing*

3) 800 buddha claps( a deltoid muscle exercise) military training in our hostels. Thanks to the 2 Singaporeans Commanders..John and Tim! *i can feel my deltoid a whee bit tone now:P)

4) Good time of fellowship playing Cards- Bridge + Hearts + DaiDi..we are the PRO now after hours of training as we travel in the train from one city to another....

5) Started a trend of Video Blogging. Thanks to Aileen! 'Hey guys...we're now at xxx...' Such fun to look back all the 50+ videos we made, fooling ourselves around, thinking there are like thousand fans over the world youtubing our videos..but in reality..ZERO click or ZERO subscriber...WAkakakak...great fun though!

6) The gelato HUNT over our 12 days trip. Thanks to Lonely Planet. We tried like 7-8 different gelateria's gelato and seriously....WHY SO NAIS one? *though am not an ice cream person:P* FACT: The best gelato we had was in MILAN, in a small little corner shop called La Conne!not to forget, each other's company:) We clicked so well and indeed good time FLIES. 12 days of touring around Italy gone by so FAST! We managed to cover around 8 cities/towns..

Rome+ Vatican City - Naples - Florence - Venice+Murano+Burano - Pisa - Lake Como - Bergamo - Milan
Thanks to Interrail Pass...Travelling via train was soo convenient and of reasonable price.*pic taken in the Colosseum*

but the ULTIMATE glory belongs to God because He has made this trip possible for us! We prayed almost every night before we go to bed together for His protection, for good weather, for perfect timings and good time of fellowship. Indeed, to travel with them 4 is something I should really give thanks for. It was a total different experience travelling with God's children because we know God is in control of our trip and He will guide us where to go, who we will meet and even which train to get on! There were so many incidences throughout the trip that we could see His hands in control, as we almost missed the connecting train but faithfully, He made a way and let us got onto the right train at the right time! Never will it be so coincidence if it wasn't Him:)

finally, my lifetime chocolate love- BACI( a.k.a kisses), which origin is from Perugina, Italy~
Started loving this when I came across an author who mentioned it in her novel about her hols in Italy. During that time, she did mention that Baci is only sold in Italy (though we can buy it from Malaysia now as well) Super fascinated bout this choc since then.
Later, sis really bought it back from Italy for me to try..
why i lurve?
'Luisa', Perugina's finest choc, enveloping the heart of each Bacio was the true calling card...
each silver foil embrace the chopped hazelnut chocolate with perfection, containing a love note in each of them expressing the most captivating romantic phrases.

This, a blend of reality and myth, is how Baci became part of Italian folklore and my lurve:)

[ I.T.A.L.Y :: I will never FORGET you ]

wasSup Doc: A beautiful life does not just happen, it is built daily by prayer, humility, sacrifice and love.

POWER packed week!

2011-05-31T01:02:00.006+08:00

Despite the fact that I have finished all my classes last week, it has been a real busy week for me for the week just passed.

Accomodation in Wigan is still pending though I have decided on a 2 rooms flat. I have yet to hear from them because I am supposed to go through some credit checks to make sure I have sufficient fund to rent that place and also I am actually fully employed once I started renting that place. It was a roller coaster figuring out where is the best place to stay and had to went up Wigan three times was a pain. And now, I just hope my decision will turn out to be right and according to God's plan. :( *Do keep us in prayer about this matter*Another reason of being a busy week was I applied for this 5 days FREE pass to Fitness First, and me wanting to lose some weight URGENTLY went to FF almost everyday or sometimes twice a day for their classes like Body combat, Body attack, Body Balance and Zumba..of all, ZUMBA was the BEST..Lol. Enjoyed it so much that I don't feel like am actually exercising..LOL..Burning calories can indeed be FUN FILLED:)

Had a slightly longer weekend this week because Monday is a Bank Holiday here! But to me, it made no difference beacuse I am already OFF anyway... HOWEVER, I have visitors over from London~ Mr and Mrs See....!! WHEE~ The Kois reunited in Manchester:)3 years ago, when I left Malaysia, both of them gave me Blackie as a farewell gift:) And now they meet again..hehe! Though we just get to spend a few days together, it was great fun just talking to them..We even watched Champions League together in Trafford Centre! Mere joy discussing how Barca players were bunch of actors! :P
I shall try to visit your lovely 'hostel' in London k!
During the weekend, MCCC organised an evangelistic event as well. People from the ChristiansInSports came over to organise a Sport Quiz for the all who came. We had BBQ at the same time...chill time!

And finally,

we can't deny that Man Utd lost the Champions League to Barca FC, but Man Utd winning the 19th Barclays Premiere League is a FACT! Woohoo..and me, being the random 'hardcore like' fan decided to join the crowd to Old Trafford for their victory parade! Despite the rain and cold, we just want to have some fun:)

See how big shots these players are that they need SOOOO many guards to open way for them!

Cheah and myself infront of the significant '19' Premiere Leagues Champions in Old Trafford:)

After waited for an hour or so, the Man Utd bus finally ARRIVED with their players on the rooftop with the Trophy..singing..' Ole Ole Ole Man Utd!' * a very memorable moment indeed*

then I spotted this sign....this cannot be a fact because on the 7th day, God did not create anything, but He rested instead...:)

So those who are weary and fed up with all the things happening at this moment, take a break and find rest in Him who loves you.

I need that rest too.

wasSup Doc: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
Matthew 11:28

This is the promise He has given to you and me.

i lurve cooking!

2011-05-28T04:17:00.006+08:00

but am is not really good at it..unfortunately! But, I shall try harder..Lol!

I bought a whole chicken one day because I offered to cook a meal for a few students who were so stress up over exams! So Aunt Angie decided to be the caterer and delivered to their house so that they need not worry about dinner!

Back to my whole chicken story, it was my first time cutting the whole chicken into smaller pieces! And Jess, I really took up the challenge and cut them:) BUT, i felt like I have mutilated them la...seriously, when it's wings and drumsticks were gone, it feels like...very very sad..yerr:( I think i will think twice when I wanna buy the whole chicken again...

So, the main dish of the night was:: Five spice chicken with shaoxing jiu:)
I think this is THE DISH of mine so far..*Jess, I just came up with this recipe, so you wouldn't have tried it when you were here..Lol! But phew, it turned out well...!and me, being the Bento freak, die die also wanna decorate their packed dinner! So, used a cheese sheet which says 'FIGHT! FIGHT!!' :)

There you go, the complete set of packed dinner for 2, ready for delivery:)

*I is very satisfied with my work lorv:P*

Overheard a student during prayer meeting just now, saying that he just had half a tub of ice cream for dinner because he has no time to buy food, stressing over exams...sigh..kelian daoo:(
I wished I have more time and also a better cook to be able to cater all of those students now..

Maybe next time, I open a catering shop during exams period and invite them over for dinner!

JIAYOU loo...all studenTs:)

God will be your pillar of strength and He will sail you through!

WasSup Doc: Cooking is my HOBBY, eating is my PASSION.
And thus getting fat is becoming a FACT!
*stress*

Unexpected surprise!

2011-05-25T04:17:00.007+08:00

Came home feeling so down after the house viewing in Wigan wasn't very successful. The agent decided to cancel our appointment at the very last minute:( and that place is our favourite! Ahhhh...oh well, just have to travel there tomorrow again...waste my time, waste my money!!!! Hmmmph!

but then a secret santa decided to give me a HUGE SURPRISE!

I got home, saw my name posted on the reception window saying I have a parcel.

Hah, I didnt buy anything...and why there is a parcel for me. Low and behold, when the guard took a BOX for me instead...hmmm..this is smth I am not expecting. Took it back, and think think think..WHAT IS THIS?!

The BIG BROWN box for mua..
and it's written to DR Angelene Teo! *weird weird weird*
and it's so nicely wrapped in Van Gogh paper gift bag..

I nearly fainted when I saw this..it's the Van Gogh Sunflower Lunch Box I saw in Amsterdam last month!!!
WHO IS THIS SECRET SANTA,
who put in so much effort and sent this ALL over from Netherlands to me!??
it wasn't my birthday, it wasn't Christmas and why you want to give me a gift?!

THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY MUCH, Secret Santa~
I is super LURVE it!
I is very loved! :)

wasSup Doc: Secret Santa oh Secret Sante, your gift meant so much to me... !!!

Bento updates:)

2011-05-20T04:23:00.004+08:00

Allright, this post is dedicated to all bento freaks, like ME:P
It's been awhile since I last make bento..Hehe..blame on my exams stress loo..but NOW, am EXAMS FREE, feel kind weird because EVERYONE around me is preparing for exams, whilst me stress free moments..not so Angelene who is always super stress yo:) Oh well, tomorrow is the official LAST DAY of medical school..5.5 years..I can now say..IT IS FINISHED, FINALLY. phew:)
Back to topic..bento craze..Lol..

First up, it's easy bento making 4LOTsSquareBox..with Cashew nuts squid, butternut squash with dried shrimp, chinese leaf vege and herby rice. *credits to Jessica who cooked all this when I was stressing along with the surgeon, doing the SPK* Lol..Then come this, specially made for my best friend, Jessica!! It's called, 'Jess' garden of LOVE', sweet~ Contents: Tamagoyaki egg rolls, cherry tomatoes, love shaped pepper and rice with Jap salmon furikake:D

okay, this is completely OUT from bento, coz there is no pattern to it, but let me intro you to my FAVOURITE soup..BROCCOLLI soup! thanks to Chef G! Super easy to make oh..Do try it at home, very green, very healthy but most importantly it's NYUMMY~
It only takes 3 simple steps:
1) Boil the broccoli in hot water till partially soft
2) Then pour away 3/4 of the water
3) BLEND the broccoli and add in some salt n pepper for flavouring...
TADAaa..SERVE hot:)
Tips: to make the soup thicker, add in some goat cheese, but am not a fan of cheese, so omit that in my recipe..LoL..

And finally some announcements to make:

BentoFun is having a super cool lunch punch giveaway! Just click at the link and check it out yourself to win a set of funky sandwich punch if u're a bento maniac like me! * I hope I can win though, I want that in my bento collection!!*

Heather from Ohayo Bento is giving out some marvelous pressies to celebrate her one year bentoversary too, so head there ASAP :)

THANK YOU for the kind generosity to share your love:) God bless both of your work in bento making
;)

that's bout it for now. Dont think I will be making any bento at the moment because school has official ended!!! Stay tune for more bento when I start work lo, IF I got time:P

waSsup Doc: Do you know that bento making is a hobby that I put in my portfolio as my personal interest?

Guess wat, my supervisor is actually very interested with this hobby of mine and never forget to ask me everytime I see him during my portfolio review. We can have a 5 minutes conversations on my bento making hobby..
So my final exit portfolio is this coming Monday, see if he ask me again right..
Lol:)

random updates since back..

2011-05-14T02:15:00.005+08:00

As the title says it all, just some random up and about since got back from Malaysia:) Highlight was with Jessica around of course, but previous post reported it and thus this post with some leftovers happenings..hehe!

So me, being the Mummy of the Cosmopolitan Place( basically where I stay:), decided to throw a steamboat party for the Cosmo church gang:P the budget given to me was 30 pound for 6 of us..and yesss, MiSSioN accomplished because 'Angie knows where to get good food with reasonable price ba... give myself a pat ey!

the Cosmo GangsterS...mummy and my many sons:) Shaun, Ivan, John, Adam and KahPs

let's see what I prepared: crab sticks, fish ball, beef balls, tofu, 1kg of chcken, prawns, salmon, mackerel, dumplings, vege and sausages! Fuyoh right...everything was just 30 quid!
tomyum and chicken broth soup based:)and see the boys...tak sempat sempat!typical boys..eat everything and left....whole basket of VEGE!

Great catching up them:) Felt so bad that I didnt get to do much for the whole year I was there, *blame on the finals in Jan!!* and now, when am about to leave dy, just realised the much fun that I'm gonna miss..blessed to bless:)

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Mr Pararajasingam, the renal transplant consultant that I was working with in my last posting. I actually self arranged this placement because I know he will involve me during the surgery and at least acknowledge my presence.Lol.. He is a Malaysian and yesS, he is proud to be one! Lol.. He just cant stop talking with me about the things in Malaysia even when he is doing a 9 stressful hours renal transplant surgery..

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The graduated batch of Growing Leaders' Course 2010-2011 after running for a year now. Thanks to Ps Kim who has been constantly encouraging us to be a good leader for God:)

and the church threw us a DimSum feast at Glamorous Restaurant..see the amount of dimsum..insane..no wonder the I'm growing horizontal now!!!! *stress*

Just yesterday, randomly after SF, Nicola suggested the idea of surprising Ellis(it was his birthday), our Ex cell group member and we just agreed to it. The visit was so timely! He wasnt expecting us at all because nobody would pay him a visit at 1120pm, right! It was good because since he has started working, he seldom join us in SF anymore, but just last year, the whole cell did the same surprise for him, in his house:) Think God has sent us there for a GREAT purpose.We ended up catching up with each other and prayed for all his worries and future.

*********************hah, before I run off, i just need to SHARE with you guys this good stuff I have for breakfast since I got back..I have been eating this steamed Egg in Cereal drink + honey (my own recipe) for couple of weeks now and am in love with it! It may sound weird, but boy it keeps me very full! Try it if you like egg in soup..Lol

I spotted this lunchbox in Van Gogh Museum recently I was in Amsterdam. As usual, Angie went Gaga over it. Those sunflowers looks like they're dying and not as cheerful as sunflowers should be. I wonder what is he thinking when he drew this. Hmmm..but still I lurve his art work, esp this SunFlowers piece. *this item and also the sunflowers handbag gonna be in my wishlist* beams!

This week has been exceptionally good. It kicked off with the miraculous encounter with God in the bus, then managed to catch up with a few church friends whom I invited over for dinner. Very timely conversations and encouragements. God knows what He is doing and I'm very glad that am part of His great plans.

wasSup Doc: The best way to know God is to love many things.
-Vincent Van Gogh-

2011-05-10T02:21:00.003+08:00

As I am writing this, I still couldn't believe what had just happened. He has proven it AGAIN, my mighty God is so REAL and timely!

It was about 4pm when I finished my work and there I was, hopping onto bus 50 from my workplace to town to get a gift for my friend. After putting my heavy bag and folder next to my seat, I continued chit chatting with my sis on the phone till I arrived the last bus stop- Albert Square! It was drizzling and thus I tried to hurried my steps to avoid the rain. Phew, finally arrived Arndale and happily heading towards the shop and suddenly I realised, why my hand is empty? I remember bringing my yellow folder out this morning and WHERE HAS IT GONE now?!??!

Panic panic panic...palpitations and OMGIeeee. I must have left it in the bus when I was rushing off just now....why this kinda carelessness must happened at this time when it's my final 2 weeks as a medical student?! I have got all my supervisors' assessment forms, elective report, feedbacks, homework, timetables and etc...THAT folder is my EVERYTHING now in order to GRADUATE! ARGH...frustrated and angry at myself, WHY ARE YOU SO CARELESS, ANGELENE...Quickly I ran to the bus conductor at the bus stop and begged him to call ALL bus 50 drivers to look out for this YELLOW folder!!!

10 minutes passed, nobody responded to the call, I was then asked to call the general office bout 630pm when everyone changes their shift. Disappointed, I dreaded my feet towards the shop again to get the pressie since nothing could be done now. I was hoping a kind soul will return my file back ASAP. After paying for the gift, I decided to take the bus home *allright, I need to take bus 50 back home as well, but I had to walk a distance to the particular bus stop near Chinatown*

As I was about to reach the bus stop, bus 50 just gone passed..my goodness, I just missed the bus! And it was drizzling a bit. ARgh, again I felt, am such unlucky ey today! Then I reached out for the pressie I bought and to my surprise, the cashier lady wrapped the WRONG model for me!!!! wah....at that point I was about to shout! WHAT has gone wrong man...Deep in my thought, I was just telling myself, bad things never happened in singular form, they must come ALL together! Allright, now I need to walk another 15 minutes, back to Arndale to exchange this....Got there, done the exchange and took another 15 mins walk back to the station to catch the bus. And guess what, another bus 50 just gone by AGAIN! Can you feel the frustrations in me at that moment of time?!

--> I hv just lost my folder which is sooOo important, missed 2 busses in a row and the stuff I bought got mixed up and I had to return to the shop to exchange it! What a unfortunate day!!!

At that point, I was asking God:' God, I dunoo what went wrong today and why You allow all these misfortune things to happen all at once?Do You not care about me? Do You not know that the file is so imporatnet to me? WHY?! But now, I just hope that somebody will return me the folder soon, it's ok if it's not today or tomorrow, but at least there will be somebody who will pick up the folder and gave it to the bus driver so that I can collect it later, please please please, do some miracle." 10 minutes passed and there came my bus 50...

YOU WONT BELIEVE THIS, as I stepped into that bus, I could faintly recognise the bus driver..he looks familiar..I couldn't believe my eyes..IT WAS THE SAME BUS DRIVER I met 2 hours ago! Which mean, I am now in the SAME bus 2 hours ago...and when I showed him my bus pass, I spotted my bright yellow folder underneath his seat...MY GOODNESS, WHAT are the ODDs of me getting into the SAME bus? There are like upteen of busses 50, travelling up and down from town to East Disdsbury daily and there I was, standing in the SAME bus and FOUND my yellow folder!!!!!! God, You must be joking...HOW COULD THIS HAPPENED!!?

Then I sat down and I was reminded again that God cares and He knows what He is doing! Mere coincident, NEVER!What if I got into any of the 2 buses earlier on? What would have happened if the cashier lady didn't give me the wrong stuff? What if I decided to exchange the wrong gift some other day? All the 'what ifs' kept playing in my mind!!' .. No matter how good your timing is, you can never fight my All Mighty God's perfect timing! Ecclesiastes 3:11 says: He has made everything beautiful in its time. Maybe I was quite disturbed by my accomodation in Wigan recently and was very worried about it and thus He wanted something to remind me to surrender. I needed Him to knock on my head and tell me to let go all worries but let God instead, who will provide! He will only give the BEST to us because HE CARES and HE LOVES us. And so, I must remind ALL my friends out there, be it preparing for exams or having some hard times, BEAR in mind that God knows every single tears you cry and every difficulties you're going through. He loves you and He CARES. Eventhough you felt that nobody in the world loves you or understand you or all are against you, fear not because the only person that you need is GOD and He will never leave you or forsake you because He loves you as who you are!

so yea, as careless as I am, the God who made me is never slow in doing His thing. Though I'm a constant worrier, He never fails to calm me down. Am so excited to share what He has done today and I'm sure He will do the same to you who believe:) I'm just too blessed to bless..

wasSup Doc: I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer. Show the wonder of Your great love, you save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.

Psalm 17: 6-8

Happy Momsy Day!

2011-05-08T07:22:00.003+08:00

I Love You Mom!
my Mom's smiles can brighten any moment,
my Mom's hugs put joy in all my days,
my Mom's call can release all the stress from exams,
my Mom's love will stay with me forever
and touch my life in precious ways...

The values you've taught,
the care you've given,
and the wonderful love you've shown,
have enriched my life
in more ways than I can count.

I Love you Mom!

wasSup Doc: Thank God for He has made a wonderful mom who never cease in loving who I am:)

2011-05-05T22:26:00.005+08:00

It has been a while now...sorry my dearest blog, mummy has abandoned you for a while now..

Jess was here with me in Manchester for a while. Explored many places together and spent quality time together of course. It was like a dream come true. Still could remember vividly when she went to Australia for her first year medical school and since then my first choice has always been Aussie Med school am going to go after IMU phase 1. But God has bigger plans, I am sure when HE put me in Manchester instead, and thus the IMPOSSIBLE meet up because of the different holidays period.

1 year, 2 years and there came the 3rd year, we didnt see each other. There was once in MSN when she askedd hmmm, 'i wonder when we will meet?' Then I reassured her that God will open doors one day *but deep im my thought, I was also thinking, seriously when we can actually meet* But God is faithful, He DID open doors and made a way. My initial plan to go Melbourne for my elective didnt work out in the end because the uni wanted me to fit into the local students' timetable which I cant and thus ended up going Adelaide instead to meet up Pei and Geoff! No doubt, it was a great time well spent with them two as well! PLUS, I actually prefer Adelaide than the buzzling Melbourne!

But guess wat, God allowed her to come Manchester and did her elective on the other hand! And what's better was that we got to travel to a few places as well. Looking back, oh boy, they were all well planned by God. With the strings of bank holidays, Royal wedding and all, timing was just right. Indeed: He has made everything beautiful in His time:)

So we explored Manchesterthen YORKilicious

and invaded LoNdOnand finally..AMSTERDAM *Oranjie Festival*

AND, really enjoyed each other accompany. Even just cooking for each other every night was joy.
Gonna miss you dearly, but yes we bid goodbye with a smile because we know, God will make a way again to let us meet again!

In His time :D

thank you, Jess!

wasSup Doc: God will make a way, when there seems to be no way.
Thank You, Jesus!

Another phase of life

2011-04-10T05:45:00.005+08:00

I have got back to Manchester since 2 weeks ago and the feeling of getting back into track for work has not yet settled.

My heart still weigh thousand stones, missing the good time I had back home, esp with my family members! They're the people I cherished most now..Am still very home sick, unfortunately..I miss having my papa and mama around, calling me daily making sure I'm surviving well. And my dad, would drive to KL from Seremban after his work in the evening, just to make sure that his little gurl has dinner at night and transport to work early morning and then he would drive back to Seremban again for his work..and the whole cycle repeated for whole 2 weeks. Pity my mum has to work in Kelantan and I didnt get to spend much quality time with her:( That's why i miss her more, her touch, her words and her love....

I also miss these cute 'lawyers' at home~ They both tried to accomodate me so much and brought me eat all the food i wanted. I just miss hanging out with them!

and if you asked me what food i miss most, it's none other than budu! The Kelantanese fermented fish sauce:P My dad knew i love it, and thus he purposely cook that just for me:) I'm so loved ey..
but thank God that Jessica was already in Manchester when I arrived. She even spring clean my room! I'm truly amazed by her 'POWER' to tidy up the messy room of mine! And tadaaaa...as follow:: THANKS a MILLION, Jess!!! and this gurl can cook! She has been preparing dinners for me if i come home late from work.....I'm seriously spoiled at the moment!

not only that, my ALL TIME EFFICIENT PA, Lily Chan even gave me a 'To do things' before she left! I'm just SOoOo blessed to have marvelous friends around me! :)))
THANK YOU, Women!

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And just to note down my birthday celebrations! Had to leave home a day before my big day and it was very saddening. It's been a while I didn't celebrate with my family members! But oh well, friends in Manchester had been very thoughtful too..
on my birthday itself, KeeFong, Steph, Shah and Jess organised a dinner at Red Chilli:)and SF-ers surprised me with dinner at Frankie and Bennys on the subsequent days...Wasn't expecting such a big crowd...hehe. Oh wells, many thanks, guys! God is good!

And not to forget all those who sent their wishes and love. Really appreciate those kind thoughts:)

Work resumes in MRI, currently attached to Mr Ravi, a general surgeon. As usual, talk like surgeon, act like surgeon..but friendlier a whee bit since we're sekampung, ya, he is a Malaysian:) Just that, at times having some long days in ward and theatre..need to get my momentum going indeed! :)

wasSup Doc: A touch from God is all I want and need...

God's timing...

2011-03-20T10:47:00.003+08:00

Mere coincidence? I doubt it..
Human can plan the many avoidance but ultimately, you can run no where.

God can just allow it to happen.

One is better than two... Phew;)
I handled it quite all right, i guess?
*give myself a pat on the shoulder*

More unexpected encounters are awaiting for me, I'll face them with a smile ey.
I'm sure my Papa up there will be happy too.

lurve my sis to the max.
*had my hair done too ;)*

wasSup Doc: Don't ask me who, what, where, when, why, because i have no answers for those questions. Ask God instead, He might tell you;)

G'day mate;)

2011-02-28T15:02:00.008+08:00

Hello from the down below..Aussieland!!

Weather here is awesome! Sunny 24/7, except for a few days of miserable downpour and that's it....overall, it's still a lovely place to live in!

My current location is Adelaide, the Festival State:) According to my supervisor, i came just at the right time, so many events going on...wheeee, God's perfect timing indeed!

Arrived Adelaide on Sunday night and my supervisor picked me up from the airport bout 1030pm. Unbelivable right, yes, my supervisor, the consultant picked me up from the airport! And I stayed over her house for a night. She is a lovely woman and very kind to do that. I must say, everything is really by God's perfect planning....

Dr Ayesha and myself at her house which is located half way of Adelaide Hills.We had our breakfast overseeing the scenic view of Adelaide city...this is life man!

View from the balcony;)

Am doing great here! Elective started 2 weeks ago and am enjoying my life :P

Geriatricians here are very nice bunch of people, friendly and whole attachment is kinda chilling. My consultant kept insisting me to take days off to visit around Australia since it's my first time here.

I'm staying in the hospital accomodation, though it's kinda run down with 100+years of history, it's still bearable, PLUS, God has blessed me with some friends from China! Again, God answered prayers;) What happened was on the first day I arrived, I was kinda lonely in my room, no internet and i know nobody at my floor.So, I prayed that God can brings some friends just to accompany me that night, be it at work or in the place i stay. GOD IS FAST in His work! Just the second day, as I was preparing my dinner in the kitchen, I overheard a Chinese gurl inviting another gurl for a bible study group. Straight away, I asked them if I can join and viola..got to know more God's children through the bible study group and had a fellowship in the kitchen after the meeting :) Meeting God's people from all over the world is AWESOME! We're all one family ey..and now, at least I know some of the gurls staying at the same level with me and daily greetings from them just make me feel so good! Some of them even brought me to visit the beach one day;) Goodie good...

our mini gathering after bible study group. My new friends: (from left) Xiao Ling, Zhou Tian, Lisa and Xiao Yan.
Zhou Tian and Lisa brought me to Glenelg beach on Chap Goh Meh :) They both are qualified nurses from China and have got 10+ years of experience working dy. They are now just waiting to sit for English language exams to practice as nurses in Adelaide...

of course the BEST part of all is that...

I GET TO HANG AROUND WITH MY PARTNERS in CRIME!!!

GEOFFREY AND YEE PEI!!!!

finally, after 2 and half years of not meeting! SUPER love to bermain with them :P
Having breakfast at ETC, the must eat place according to them, my tour guides;)

enjoyed our outings!the must do in Aussie;) Feed the OVERfriendly wallabies;)
and not to forget, the very nice peeps in Adelaide!!! Very happening bunch of people..

Looking good from Aussie:)

More to explore..2 weeks passed..2 more weeks to go!

p/s: Jessica has blogged bout my 24 hours in Melbourne;) Just click here for a read bout it;) It was a great 24 hours indeed! Thanks Jesss for being such efficient host!

chaoz the maoz!!

wasSup Doc: Look at the bright side, forget the dull ones. Life is still beautiful

Rabbit is my year...

2011-02-04T00:46:00.004+08:00

Happy bunny is me because...i'm back home for CNY! Whee..after almost 3 years away from home, I'm now back for a celebration with my family! Indeed good fun to celebrate this day with my lovely family members. Time really flies, and all of us have grown up so much. I could remember vividly when we were young, running up and down in the house and hoping more visitors to come so that we get more angpaos. And once the visitors leave, we would all rush into the room and check how much money we get! Lol..those were the days, think I now understand more the meaning of FAMILY reunion:) Not much bout the angpaos..To be honest, I dun even bother whether how much money I get...concentrating more on the food/ cookies..lol. Weighing machine shall be my enemy this month!

Visited my dearest aunt and uncles in Melacca:)Grandma and 2 lovely daughters:)The gurls cousie..Am already an aunt..see the little gurl..hehe, she is my little niece:)
Family love! Had dinner at a Hakka restaurant. Nice homey food:)the Queen and princesses of Teo family ;)
3 children missing one..GARY!!!! Happy CNY dear, hope you have a great celebration in US..love u loads Gygy..

GREAT to be home~~~

wasSup Doc: Happy Chinese New Year all.....May all of you have a prosperous year ahead. much love.

We made it:)

2011-01-27T20:38:00.003+08:00

the WAR is OVER now :) God has fight the battle with us and we have gained..victory:)
Rome is not built within a day :) teehee..

Post it notes ALL OVER to remind me daily that God IS IN CONTROL!

that's me and my VERY UNTIDY room..PRE-EXAM.
It was the most stressful moments in my entire medical life.
Wake up- breakfast-study-lunch-study-nap-study-dinner-study-sleep!
and the whole cycle repeats for 5 months since Semptember.

5 years of hard work, tears and fear.

27.1.2011:
God's faithfulness remains.
5 years of perseverance.
indeed VERY MUCH enlighted to see the words ' PASS EXEMPT'!

Thank you, God for sailing me through this last hurdle.
Would not have made it if it wasn't You.
it's surely by GOD's GRACE.
:)

A BIG thank you to all my dearest friends and family who have been constantly praying for me. I believe prayers move the hands of God.
Dad and Mom, your little gurl has finally made it:)
Now you both can breathe..teehee!

wasSup Doc: MUSTARD SEED faith is all I need to believe that God IS REAL!

the moment of TRUTH!

2011-01-06T03:19:00.004+08:00

Happy New Year my dearest bloggie..sorry that I have abandoned you lately..but dun worry, I always rmb that I have you, as my small little hiding place:)

The title speaks it all, many will have known that my exemption finals is in 2 weeks time. 3 days, 2 written papers, 1 day of 16stations OSCE and ONE results to decide where I go next. No the end of the world yet if I didnt make it because this means I just have to sit for the real actual final which is in May..but if I do pass...then I can skip that exams lor! Argh......think POSITIVE, Angie! I love medicine, i really do...but not the adrenaline rush when sitting for exams...i cant handle that well..

there is only one thing running in my mind now..that is..
I wan to go home badly:'(
I'm very uberly stress..even my sleep has been affected!
Waking up like 4.30am is not helping..
Palpitations and fear of failure keep haunting me.
God...........hear my cry:(
on the lighter note, Huey Shann and bf came to visit Manchester few days ago:)
Glad to have you around dearie..it's been ages but good to have a short catch up with you, esp in Manchester!!! Would love to pay you a visit one day!
2011 marks the 18th year of us knowing each other:)
See ya soon!

would love to blog bout my Christmas celebration and new year's resolution and reflections...but at this moment, i should get back to do some work.

wasSup Doc:
When fear and worry test your faith
And anxious thoughts assail,
Remember God is in control
And He will never fail.

*remember that Angie*

Christmas is near!

2010-12-23T04:20:00.006+08:00

Jingle bell..jingle bell..jingle all the way~

Whee...the festive season is around the corner and it's the month of FATlalalallalal again!

Mouth watering mince pie, turkey, brussels sprouts and Christmas pudding...am just NOT gonna touch the weighing machine for a month because I would not want a heart attack during this joyful month..Lol! Oh well.....it's ONCE a year only..forgive me k my BODY, i shall STUFF you with lots of goodieS :)

So the MUST eat in YEARLY GERMAN Christmas Market in Manchester!Yearly affair with the Macaroons...our first love since 2008!

Warm nice NUTTY strudel with custard sauce, just nice for the winter!

100% Angus Beef burger in a bap with onion~

Christmas Market officially ended today! Till then Macaroons..One more year till i see you again :'(
At the meantime, our small little hut has turned into a tuition centre with NOTES all over our place..Revision time during breakfast :) No time is wasted...PRECIOUS second!Allright, it's TONGZHI today, and though we're miles away from home, Aunt Winnie made us TongYuan to celebrate this 'family reunion' day :)
*home sickness struck again today*
Aunt Winnie has been in Manchester for 5 weeks and she is leaving home tomorrow:(
Gonna miss her bubbly presence in my apartment and also her yummilicious home cooked meals. Till we meet again aunt...Have a safe flight home k:)
Thanks abundance for lavishing me with so much love and care.
Do come visit again k..but not during winter season of course...:D

Lovely mum and daughter
;)

Blessed Christmas to all
It's gonna be an OFF day to celebrate Jesus' birth!
Before then..PUSH ON!

wasSup Doc:
Terima Sukacita Surga, itulah kekuatan bagi jiwa :)

the END

2010-12-18T07:14:00.005+08:00

for the moment:)

it's the last day of my posting in Rochdale. 3 more weeks+ to go till our exemption finals. This year's Christmas is going to be a draggy one, with intensive revision plans coming up and endless OSCE practice sessions...keeping my fingers crossed to pass this exams...it's going to be a stressful time. On top of that, the heavy snow in Manchester is not doing any good...Blizzard at the moment, freezing all the time. Sigh, it's not the right time for exams prep laaaaaa.....Wished i have a portable heater to keep me warm ALL the time! *Dream on Angie*

Anyway, the following are some pics during my stay in the Rochdale accom. Quite nice actually the place there. It's IN the hospital itself, thus every morning I wake up, i just need to run downstairs without going through the cold. And the heater in my room is always in FULL BLAST, which keeps the room nice and warm ALL the time....small but cozy:)

my little corner for dinner. Unfortunately, i had to eat my dinner all by myself...lonely lonely:(
my well balanced meal. Thanks Aunt Winnie who tapao-ed rice and some meat for my supply throughout my week there, add on some steamed vege...nyum~

my favourite snack atm:) Really love this MIXED BEAN SALAD though it's just..plain and in water:P
and when weekends come..hola! Aunt Winnie will prepare a table FULL of home cooked food to feed this piglet (ME)! Seriously lor....December is a FATlalala month!
and latest obsession is to collect nametag of various hospitals! This is from Rochdale and love it MAX coz it says...ELDERLY MEDICINE :))))) *i'm a person of high risk, watch out! *

Dr Namushi(Consultant), Ayda(fellow batchmate), myself and Dr Saravanen (Registrar)
The team that I worked with in Rochdale Infirmiry:)
Dr Namushi is a very down to earth consultant who is very passionate about education. He is one of the very active committee members in the local high school. He was just sharing with us the other day about his dilemma in choosing a headmistress for the school because he believes a good headmistress is very important to oversee the teenagers' pregression! He loves writing poems too abd boy his poem entitled 'Stetoscope' was adopted to be used in one of the medical equipment's company. Not to forget Dr Saravanen, his 10years+ colleague is very eager to teach too! I could rmb vividly when both of them were 'fighting' to teach us and share their knowledge with us! There was once when they saw a very interesting case with posterior communicating artery aneurysm patient's brain scan and we had to stay half an hour more extra to listen to their 'teaching'!!! Lol....oh well, it was great fun learning from them! Seeing them rushing in to get us when there are patients with signs made me feel so enthusiastic in wanting to learn more!
They enjoyed having students around and we love having such passionate supervisors:)
win win situation it is ey:))

Sadly, it's our last day today and we have to bid each other goodbye. Wished each other best of luck, till we meet again in this competative medical arena:)
Some good thing happened today:)
Normally, I would share a cab with Ayda to take the train home because by sharing we save some money and get home faster. But unfortunately, she has a lift back from her friend today. So left myself to go back Manchester. Since the taxi fare is about 3.50pound, add on the train fare of 2.20 pound, it will cost me freaking 5.70 pound to go home one way.Deep in my i kno it's not worth it at all.. So I decided to take a slow walk of 35 minutes to the train station since my daddy said I have put on some weight. Save some money, burn some calories...but had to embrace in the -4 degree cold..hmmmm.Just bear with it lo....BUT BUT i think God took pity on me..as i walked out the hospital, i came across a folded paper on the floor and guess wat I found when I picked it up?! It's a DAYPASS for the coach to go back Manchester which cost 4.10 pound each! How bless I am right! How coincident could this be..God knows.. Yay, the journey to the bus station is half the journey to train station and i need not embrace the cold so long and also save some money on the fare home! Not only that, once i arrived the bus station, the fastest bus to go back Manchester was just 5 minutes till it arrives!! WAhhHhhhhh....perfect timing :)) I am just amazed how God works..that's why, God makes everything beautiful in HIS time...!

So once you're blessed, what should you do...GO bless others right:)
As i came down the bus, I then pass my daily pass to this random gurl who needed one.
And she kept saying 'thank you thank you' when I gave her the buspass because apparently she couldn't find her buspass and the bus is about to leave soon...
Pass the blessings folks, it's Christmas soon!
Sometimes we just forget how blessed we are till realised that little small thing God has put in our lives.

waSsup Doc: thank You Lord, for the bus pass.
It reminded me again about Your love and faithfulness towards me.

Missing in Action

2010-12-06T04:47:00.006+08:00

Sorry for the LONG M.I.A, i have been working VERY VERY HARD for my finals nu....Lol!

For the past 3 weekends, had revision courses over the weekend, 8am to 6pm, Saturday and Sunday, back to back! Allright, no guarantee that i retained everything that I learned but i'm sure I've learned abit to prepare myself for the exams. Really hope and pray that I can pass this exams...WHY SO TOUGH.....:'(

Feel so stressful, feel so unprepared.

Us, in the cold, waiting for the bus! Wrap wrap wrap up!

Plus, am now posted to a district hospital for 4 weeks, doing Elderly care medicine. Rochdale Infirmiry is my home during the weekdays but i'll run back home during weekends. Thank God I need not walk in the cold to the hospital because my room is IN the hospital itself! Good stuff, I just have to wake up, shower and run down to my ward:)my comfy bed:) Was so happy when the cleaner changed my bedsheet to a pink flowery one!

tadaa..my small little room. Nice ey. Downside is that none of the students is staying with me. But guess, it's good in a sense I can do some work loo..but it's freezing cold!the view from my room! It's been snowing heavily in Manchester for the passed few days. Early winter this year around:'( It's the year again when Angie will have TRIAD of runny nose, muscle ache and conjunctivitis! the 3rd year in UK, and the 3rd time falling sick during winter!! just self prescribed a course of amoxicillin and felt much better now..Please pray that I will not fall sick. It's critical nowwwwww :'(and Happy thing is...Aunt Winnie invaded Manchester since 2 weeks ago!!!!
She is such a lovely and dedicated mum! Very blessed to have her around.
She has been cooking yummilicious meals for us, and feeding me with so much home cooked food:)
one of the nice soup she cooked is....LOTUS n PEANUT soup..gosh LOVE it to the max. Really remind me of the lotus soup my granny used to boil for me back home~not only that, since i'm now posted to Rochdale, she even take time to cook and tapao yum yum food for me to bring there!
I am really well fed like a piglet now!
very very blessed indeed!
:)
THANK YOU Aunt Winnie!
U're a God sent!

Christmas is approaching.
somebody send me some S.U.N.S.H.I.N.E as Xmas gift please!
TQ very much.

wasSup Doc: 'F.I.N.A.L.s' is the scariest WORD on earth now :(
Give me courage, Lord.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JenS!

2010-11-18T04:36:00.003+08:00

I bet you don't rmb when you took this pic! Lol, was digging my album for your pic and tadaaaaa, found this cute pose of yours!
Happy BIGGIE day Jen! :)
Have a GREAT year ahead, and few more months, will be calling you, Dr Wan!!
Persevere on~

nostalgia...miss my cheecky chickens:'(
those were the good times.
*spotters: who has the BIGGEST mouth*
;)

wasSup Doc: No matter where you are now, rmb u're all dearly missed!
jia you nah fellow chickens, one day we shall all reunite!

::much love::

I like it....

2010-11-13T05:41:00.007+08:00

when it's FRIDAY...(especially TODAY, it's a very special Friday because the day kicked off with a GOOD news from papa n mama, which again proven God really answers prayers)

i like it when my mum encourages me over the phone : JIA YOU honey gal, you can do it..jiayou jiayou nah! and deep in me I know she is worried about me, because of the intense stress I'm experiencing at the moment. I wished I could confidently say I am 100% i will pass this exams, but the little monster in me kept telling me: u're gonna FAIL big time.....God, kill this ugly creature in me:(

i like it when I get to chat with my daddy on msn, and both of us were so carried away by planning all the lovely outings that he is going to bring me when I return next year. We even discussed about the flavour of my cake for my coming birthdays! Just a random conversation we had previously as I was pestering him to bring me to Melacca for a 'makan spree'

Angie: Papa, i did not have time to eat my lunch today, coz i had extra class smacked in the middle of lunchtime...so hungry now!
Dad: Oh, so u must be very thin now, like a stick lo..
Angie: NooOo, i'm still quite fat, coz i am eating normally and didn't notice any changes of weight
Dad: So you fatty boom boom, how you going to find BF ler???
Angie: ..........*speechless*........ (OBVIOUSLY my dad is kancheong for me! Lol.....take a chill pill, I believe God will provide the right man at the right time, He will make everything beautiful in His time :)

I like it when the nurse in the clinic makes me a hot cuppa of coffee, just with milk..niceeee:)

Coffee addict I am now, my body just cannot function normally without the boost of coffee to kick start my day, plus, the aroma and warmth of it keeps me warm in this full blast freezer! *and the nurse today saw my reddy wound and offered to slab a huge plaster on my wound to prevent it from getting infected, so sweet of her, right? But that makes ppl around me thought i had suffered great injury n wat not..Lol*see the gigantic plaster on hand...perfect, i don't see my scar anymore!

I like it when I have parcel to receive...who doesn't like it right! Yay! Bento gears arrived safely today, thanks to AiPing's generosity and efficiency in sending the parcel over through FedEx, safe n sound in my arms! Whee~Prezzies I won last week:) She gave me extra belt because she wanted to give VaiKet one too for our JOIN effort in winning this:) So generous of her right..thanks so much AiPing!

I like it when the doctors in the hospital are very enthusiastic in teaching us, medical students! Believe it or not, i just finished a 2 hours lecture on Psychiatry in MRI, on a FRIDAY night..fuyoh, supposedly a party night for the locals and a chilling night for us but guess what, the attendance was unbelievable. FULL HOUSE in lecture theatre, with peeps having to sit on the staircase, because this superbly enthusiastic psychiatrist was asked to give a lecture on TIPS to pass Psych OSCE stations! and boy, he is really GOOD and PASSIONATE about his career! No regrets going for it despite having a long day in North dy. *med schools need more lecturers like him!!!*the massive influx of students eventhough the lecture theatre is already FULL to max dy...enthu lecturer vs enthu students..one word: KIASU :)

and finally I really like it when God puts random people to talk to me. As for today, on my way home, i was sitting alone on the front seat, this young black gurl came over and said:' Let me join you here.' and gave me a big smile. I then asked her how was her day. She replied:'Thank God, it was good. How about yours?' I wanted to say it was a tiring day but when I heard that, I am reminded once more, to give thanks to God though it wasn't great, but God has sustained me. Happily I replied:'Thank God, it was really good too! =)' I came down the next stop and she waved goodbye to me... a God sent angel ey, in the cold windy dark gloomy sky, her simple gesture of love touched me.

my favourite tumbler...Mr Men and Little Missy, with a big smiley face:)
randome note: i super love giraffe now, and u know wat, giraffe has the BIGGEST heart among all other mammals! hehe....

*gRin*

wasSup Doc: i like it when God reminded me that His love for me is greater than any trial I may face...

Really wants a break..

2010-11-11T00:59:00.002+08:00

Cant wait for my next break to come:( but before that, I have to sit for the exemption finals in Jan and boy it's so tough..5 years of studies, and now down to this exams! Everybody around me could sense the stress and pressure i am having. Aunt Josephia from church even offered to cook for us and invited us to stay over her house whenever we want, to escape from work and stress. How thoughtful of her right, indeed i'm blessed to have spiritual support though am far away from home.Hozy passed us this packed of matcha sweets in church last Sunday:) Really cheered us up!
it says: To future doctors! almost there, i hope!

Had a lunch outing with Jonathan at Try Thai! Got to know him better from our 10 days Paris mission trip. hahaha, a very caring big bro:)
i miss my koko in KL too!

clumpsy me burnt my hand yesterdaywhen i was trying to remove the tray of chicken nuggets from my oven!

OuuuUchhh...left a reddy BIG scar now:( and it's on my RIGHT hand again! now i've got 3 scars on my right hand. The one i had when i fell LAST YEAR is still there!!

i need a magical cream to remove all my scars..

p/s: to all my buddies in AUSSIE sitting for finals
jia you nah, keeping u all in prayers:)

wasSup Doc:When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place where the tide will turn. —Harriet Beecher Stowe

Good news one after another

2010-11-01T04:28:00.004+08:00

and that's God's faithfulness, definitely:)

Allright, it was an evangelistic Sunday service in church today, the theme was Differences. So Shermaine approached me weeks earlier and asked if I could share my personal experience when I first came to Manchester, and how me being a Christian affects my experiences here. I agreed after praying bout it. The whole interview went ok I would say, I shared bout my feelings and thoughts, maybe sounded very 'kelian' coz few aunts gave me big hugs after the interview and reminded me to 'persevere on'. I did say to the congregation, despite the stressful period, but as a Christian, I choose to be joyful and give thanks in all cicumstances because I know my God holds my future and that's promising enough:) PLUS, the lovely people He has put around me blessed me abundantly as well. Indeed, He is the one who gives me strength so far and I shall PRESS ON!

Just received an email from Li Jun, informing us the great news that ChengJun, a batchmate of ours accepted Christ today. Despite being miles away, this good news bring much joy to us! And I'm sure the angels in heaven are rejoicing as well, celebrating the new birth of our brother! Another soul saved for God! I'm soOoooo uber happy..a GREAT day is today!

not only that, another good news came along subsequently..I was picked randomly as the winner of a bento giveaway, organised by AiPing!!! Rmb the link I posted earlier in my blog..YESssSS, joint effort with Kev and WE WON! Woohooo....double Joy today! Gonna wait patiently for my pressies to arrive Manchester! God is really GooOd, He is blessing me ALL THE TIME! His love is overwhelming and real! If only I could tell everyone that God loves them, because knowing Him is the BEST thing that had happened to me!

PLUS POINT, as work in North Manchester getting more demanding, He remembered to put a new friend to take bus with me to hospital every morning. Her name is Ayda:) Very friendly girl from Qatar! Just last Friday, she surprised me with this lovely choco cornflaky for breakfast! Halloween gift I supposed but it was so thoughtful of her..Simple gesture like that indeed brightened the gloomy weather in Manchester!

A good weekend for me. Hope it's GREAT for all of you too:)
Always remember, when all else fades, Jesus' love for you remains.
And that's all we need!

wasSup Doc: His eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.

exhausted....

2010-10-28T02:58:00.004+08:00

i am indeed. I know, i have been complaining much bout my tiredness, am I just being lazy, or maybe i'm having undiagnosed chronic fatigue syndrome, which no medication can actually helps:P After submitting our job aplication form last Fri, it was a big relief to all of us. But it marked the beginning of my next posting as well. So currently, am posted to North Manchester, for another 4 weeks. My daily routine is not as chillax as previous block. Waking up at 7am, catch a bus at 8am and reach hospital by 9am and start my day with ward round, followed by teachings, ward work with FY1 and hopefully home by 6pm IF am not stucked in the traffic! How am I supposed to study after that laaaa...the weather is so cold, the wind is so strong and I am knackered by the end of the day!!! *that's what I've got to endure, being abroad* Warning to those who are looking forward to study oversea:) Be prepared!

Glad that I managed to escape a few hours last Friday to surprise Joyce's 21st birthday. Meeting church mates are always jolly fun, because these youngsters are always in the bubbly-no-worries-mood, whereas aunty Angie is always the tired-busy-somuchtoworry-mood!Lol..Proudly present to you, my dear 'stalker' - SUREE! She is a Singaporean, currently studying in Manchester! How she found me was indeed God's beautiful plan! Before she came to UK, she did some research about where to stay, and thus she randomly googled about 'St Gabs Hall', the place i stayed for 2 years! And my blog popped up when she googled that. Naively, she read my blog and subsequently follows my updates. She even know LILY Chan though they've never met b4! TILL we finally met in church recently and yes, she is happily staying in Gabs! (Thanks to my good review in my blog previsouly! I should be paid for that..Lol)

Something to cheer up because my dear friend from Paris, sent me a postcard from where she is studying now...Provence:) Thanks Alice for the kind thoughts...Just love the lavender garden infront of the house in the postcard.

and it's always good to hang out with my dear 'family'. IT'S been ages since we last have dinner together! whee~

our fish and chips adventure with Shah and her bf! the fish is HUGE!..random notes aside. Love hanging out with my gurls:) Stress FREE!

And finally, i had a complementary relaxation therapy attachment last week and the tutor gave me a golden star, it's a squeezy ball to release stress! She taught me the breathing technique and gave me a 15mins foot massage! Just at the right time as I was pretty tense up with my application and studies. God sent definitely:)

Many things to give thanks for indeed.
Even coming home late to have Lily eating dinner with me is a blessing.

no complain. hang in there right, Angie.
=)

wasSup Doc: I'm lacking confidence in myself, but am reminded that confidence in Christ is the right kind of confidence I need.

stress gilerrr..

2010-10-17T21:30:00.005+08:00

yess, that's how i'm feeling now...Job application form for foundation programme was out last week. And we're all now felt extremely stress answering those questions given, based on our clinical experiences over the last 5 years, and the score we get out from this questions will determine where we're posted when we qualified later.....Though i know the outcome is under God's control, I do feel i've the responsibility to answer them well. Downside is, my English just CMI...*big sigh*! Alright, shall stay positive and positive and positive! ~POSITIVE thinking!!!!!~

Anyway, celebrated Siti's birthdat last Friday. A short gurly night out @ the LivingRoom:)

Us, and the Birthday gurl...
gurls and a boy, Min!
*************************Attended an Acupuncture teaching session in Chritie last week, and i asked the Prof to put a needle on me..the position is a trigger point to act on my guts! Guess wat, i really had some funny feeling when he poked me...am getting interested about this kinda of medicine...Lol. Thinking of signing up for a course on acupuncture now..random!

the sisters decided to reward ourselves with Thai food..PadThai for lunch after a long week of cooking in:) Nonnnoomm..

my first attempt on ABC soup....not that great compared to my grandma's...wat's the missing ingredients?! Hmmmm....maybe, a heart of L.O.V.E:)

ok, BENTO mood again! Started eating Pita bread instead of bread! To me, Pita=Manna! Lol...because it looks like the description i understand..Basically, Manna is the name of a food that God provided for the Isrealites during their travels in the desert as recorded in the bible. Reminder:: God will provide!

by the way, Kidsdreamwork is having a bento contest! Just click at the link and check it out to win yourself some cool stuff if u're a bento maniac like me! Congratulations AiPing for your first anniversary on blogging:) Malaysia Boleh~

Another giveaway at Bentobloggy. Do head there ASAP to win yourself some awesome bento accessories:)

Just a random sidetrack, Lily's legs are LONGer! Aunty, she has grown taller!!!
Yup, OSCE prep prep prep! Finals in 3 months tome and i'm STRESS over that too...why everything must come together....!!!
headache laaar:(

so this is the summary of my very.super.extremely stressful life now!

why am i such a worrior instead of a warrior?

watsSup Doc: Worry is a burden God never intended us to bear.
I should be reminded by that once more.

why am i soO happy?!

2010-10-10T23:37:00.015+08:00

A friend asked me recently the question above...answer would be...because I'm Angelene maaaa....na, because am so loved by God and the people around me as well...:)))) Work in hospital kind of slow down abit compared to my previous posting. Doing a 4 weeks attachment in the Christie, one of the biggest cancer hospital across UK. We're supposed to gain as much knowledge about cancer throughout this 4 weeks...God is good to have me allocated with Dr Lee, my church member! Has been great ^_^Hah..surprises one after another made my day as well..Maybe God has already instored LOADS of stuff to cheer me daily including the kind souls to lavish me with gifts:)

Hosanna knew i love GREENTEA, so she gave me this set of green tea handcream and soap when she came back to Mcr from Abu Dhabi!! *touched indeed, because she took notice of this little fact about Angie*!

Steph recommended this 'Healthy Snack Box' to me..it's FREE for the first box, delivered right to my doorstep with assorted nuts for snacktime:) No more sugar spiking muffins for tea..Lol!

Shahira bought us THESE kitKATs when she visited Japan last summer! *Happy daoo pengsan*! Really wanna visit Japan one day for the varieties of KitKat that they've got to offer!

Lily and Sis bought some bento accessories for me over last summer...Wahhhh...my collection of bento is now quite impressive i must say. Thanks to my deariesS :)Though this arrived late from AUSSIE instead of Prague, dun worry Jeremy! Thanks for remembering to send me my favourite POSTCARD..Hehehe!!!

not to forget, CheaXin gave me these 2 sets of Lock&Lock tupperwareS when she came back from Brunei! Though I didnt get to go back home this summer, my dearies DID rmb me and brought me gifts! Awwww.....how loved I am, right:) How can I not be happy when the ppl around me LOVE me so much!
Thank God for friends...who constantly rmb Angie! That makes a difference:)
I love God's invention of Technology toO, because of the ability to call/email to friends MILES away:) NiceEe.

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AHHHHHHH.......KEVIN visited Manchester over this weekend! Poor boy had to take a 9 hours BUS ride from Aberdeen just to visit us:) Thank you! It's been 2 years since we last met! Seems uber LONG right, but oh wellie, we shall see when is out next meet up!Muakakakka....COME WORK IN NORTH WEST LAAAA. the MUST EAT:) ever famous DIMSUM! We had a feast, dont we..lol! Extra kg for this week! We both noticed smth..we looked like brother and sister in this pic! Hello lil bro^_^and the MUST TAKE snap shot in Chinatown with the arch:)

Thanks for the yummilicious SeaFooD PAELLA...*i'm salivating now just thinking about it* It was AWESOME! I shall demand for that AGAIN when we meet k!
Thanks Kev! Great seeing u again:) *smiley*

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finally, a love gift from God. It was a surprise i must say. Remember the 11 weeks Paeds Audit project i did in my year 4 last June? yes, it has been ages ago, but recently I received an email from the Year 4 coordinator informing me that the panel has chosen me as one of the winners for the year 4 paeds oral presentation, organised by the Manchester Paeds Club! The prize is a 30 pound cheque! Not much money, but the joy is overwhelming. We weren't informed that there is going to be such prize when we did the presentations for our projects! If not, I'm sure most of us will put in MORE effort in doing the presentation. It must be God, giving me extra pocket money, and remind me about His faithfulness towards me. A friend once told me, when God wants to give you smth, there is always some way... mysterious but true..Lol!
So anyone of you who are in need of anything, START praying, you will never know how God can provide. Dun get me wrong, I didnt pray for this...it's a lovely surprise from Him:)

so why I am happy all time?
God + Friends = L.O.V.E
=)

wasSup Doc: God who supplies seed to the sower and bread for the food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every ocassion, and..your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. - 2 Corinthians 9:10-11-

All is well

2010-10-04T00:33:00.005+08:00

with my soul..phew, another week has just gone passed! Time FLIES!!!!

The annual juniors-seniors welcoming party was held in Chaophraya yesterday:) Quite a lot of seniors turned up, to 'viva' these freshers. the MUST DO as IMU seniors i supposed. Tradition continues! In total: 60+ ppl in the annual partay...Manchester is now crowded with Malaysians ESP Imu-Nians!

one of the juniors being questioned..thank God, i'm considered senior now..been through that 2 years ago..WAhhHhhwiwaa...it's like 2 years AGO! Feels sooOo old nowww...aiyoo!
my lovely juniors, whom we OO-ed when we were sem 5 and they were only sem 1 back then..Manlo and Natasha!Dr Choo is now considered as part of MancuniansS d..LolSisters n brother of mine! :)

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Had a Freshers' welcoming party in Church last weekend, so was put to help out in the kitchen! :P Great fun indeed, cooking for about 100 ppl! :)) Likey^_^

the 7kgS of beef to cut into dices for Rendang!tadaaa....ready to be served:) Choices available: Beef rendang or Hainanese Chicken rice:) nyum~

the Kitchen crewSssS! 6 hours of pain, blood and tears..Lol! Hard work weiismileySs

dearest SF-ers..with LOVE!

WasSup Doc: Don't just grow older-- grow better as a follower of Jesus!

gloomy

2010-09-30T15:54:00.002+08:00

it's so gloomy outside.
going to rain.

it's quite gloomy inside.
going to cry.

i dun like today,
wanna go home for yeesang with my family.

::hug::

wasSup doc: emo day is today :'(

I could have died 2 days ago..

2010-09-25T06:43:00.004+08:00

the title said it all...yes, I could have died, but guess it's not time for me to go yet.

What happened was 2 days ago, i was all by myself in the mansion in Northwich. Finished cooking by 7pm and washed all my pots and pans, and put them away on the stove to let them dry. Then I went up to my room and slept through the night...

2nd morning, when I went down for a shower. Felt my kitchen was quite hot, not common I must say...and my instinct brought myself closer to the stove. My mind went blank for a few seconds, just couldn't believe what my eyes saw..one of the stoves was switched on! Bear in mind, it's not electric stove there, it's GAS! With FIRE, HEAT and FLAME! My goodness! I didnt switch off the FIRE completely after cooking, and left it there for the WHOLE night!! I could have just burnt the 103 years old HOUSE easily! Not only that, the hospital behind my house is completely closed at night since there is no inptient wards running, means nobody will be there even when the house IS ON FIRE! I could hv just died without anybody realising it! *yess, deep breath in and out now, I'm ALIVE nowww' testifying how scary that was...

It's by God's protection and grace, not the time for me to meet Him yet I assume. Funny thing was, out of 4 stoves there, on top of other 3 stoves were the pots I washed earlier on, and the only stove which i didnt switch off the fire completely was the lucky one, as I didnt put any pot on it. And that should be thankful for, if not, the pots will just melt and trigger the fire easier!!
Thinking back, my body should be ashes by now. But no, my flesh is as vivid and there I am here...recalling the scariest experience I had in the old whitehouse, that I almost have got it on fire! And being the OLD building, I'm sure if it was on fire, it will spread within split of seconds and by the time I noticed it, I could have trapped in the house and BURNT ALIVE! *Gosh, I'm having goose pimples now even just imagining myself slowly being engulfed by the fiercest HEAT!*

Now, thank God I didnt hv to go through that...phewwww... my only housemate, Beth! and us infront of our Whitehouse, a.k.a. The Lodge! Really glad to have to know her better n she is such a cheerful gurl:) At least there was somebody that I can talk to after a long day work in the surgery.

Definitely, it will be one of the memorable time in Northwich, with extrordinary encounter as such. I just have to assume, God is not finished with me in this earth yet. More purposes in my life to achieve before seeing Him face to face in Heaven.

I could have died 2 days ago, but God preserved my life and let me LIVE ON.

So..Hang in there Angie! There are more to come in your precious life.

wasSup Doc: God orders our stops as well as our steps. Praise be with Him, for He is watching over me all the time.

simple things to give thanks for:)

2010-09-19T05:17:00.010+08:00

I guess..as life getting more stressful each day, i'm always reminded by the the small little things/people God has placed in my life, to be thankful and contented! These just put a smile on my face! Just want to share some small little incident that makes me smile recently:Dbefore summer starts, a friend of mine gave me this little pot of sunflower, so that I will smile every morning I wake up despite knowing everybody is back home in Malaysia and I'm home alone. It did work. And just this morning, as I walked into the post office, I'm thankful to see there were some bouquets of sunflowers on sale in the shop...*grins* it's such beautiful scene isn't? for me only..lol

when friends went all out to do this batman pose for me no matter where they are:) Thanks Jason!
Just a few days after I got back from Paris, i received a HUGE parcel from a dear friend:) it's a SURPRISE!! And i really love it! NICE wrapping indeed!it's a 3 layered transparent containers and each layer has some message on it! Which means so much to me! Thankies buddy for being so thoughtful!
and in the last layer of the container, there was a small note i gave him 3 years ago during a Christmas celebration in uni, it meant smth to him. But am just amazed that he still kept a small note like this which made a difference...to me now as well..and to know that perfect love drives out fear is AWESOME^_^chinese Junk! yes, i must say am super happy to see these all when Lily laid them on our kitchen table! Ly IS a STAR to bring all these back to Manchester for me! YesS, seeing these alone makes me smile! Mooncake! Bakgua! Greentea biscuits! THANK YOU Mummy n Daddy too, for going all out to get all I want..hehe..And i'm sure God knows I'm pretty lonely in the white house last week since I was home alone for the whole week! But this week situation turned better, one of my group mates decided to stay in as well for the week. She is in my batch but quite senior in age coz she took a gap year off and completed a master in public health. Quite surprisingly, we could click quite well. After work, we would hv dinner together and chit-chatted a bit. One day, she just hopped into my room and she started teaching me some medical mnemonics..random, but it's just a kind soul God put to make me feel alive in the midst of stress:)
Just half and hour ago, Lily and myself were supposed to make potato mashed patties for family reunion tomorrow in church. We tried for quite long but the patties just dun stucked together! And we're so frustrated and on the edge of giving up. I was really NOT HAPPY. Our patties were literally CMI (cannot make it!). BUT God sent us an angel, just at the right time!
STEPHANIE!! initially, she just stopped by to pass us smth and ended up being our chef and taught us 'how to make nice potatoes patties'..SERIOUSLY, i was so excited and dancing with joy when I see the patties stucked together into nice shape as she strted frying them..
and SMILE...my patties are all ready to be served tomorrow:) THANKS to my God sent Angel

not to forget Aunt Winnie(Ly's mum)!!SURPRISE!! She is one funny mum:) TQ for the lovely batik pj! I really like it and yes, funny why Lily dun 'suka' right! It's so comfy to sleep with :) She knew i like to wear batik dress as my pj. And she made Lily bring this back for me...touched indeed and her love and care is really overwhelming...looking forward to meet you soon, aunt!!!!

God is funny...when He is teaching you something, He will pin it down in your brain! Today's devotion says...'I have learned to be content whatever the circumstance- Philippians 4:11'

waSsup Doc: God is writing a love note to me through these simple things/people, and that makes me C:

Paris trip Reflections:)

2010-09-12T06:16:00.011+08:00

Bonjour~

If I were to summarize my 10 days mission trip to Paris into 3 words, it would be tiring, grateful and amazing!

I would love to tell you more about my trip, but guess i will need more time coz these 10days had been AWESOME! God really opened our eyes to see what He can do, for His plans are far better than human plans. But just let me roughly tell you all what we did.

These were the warriors who went with me to Paris! A.k.A= D Family:)

(pic taken in one of our de-brief session. We have de-brief every night, to reflect how the day has been and give thanks for everything God has blessed us with. And we would pray for the following day to be as exciting and indeed, prayers move the hands of God, everything turned out far better than we expected:)

the church building we stayed, worked and had so much fun:) the location is really strategic, it's right in the centre of ChinaTown and just besides it, is a tall flat with a big Chinese community!

our bedroom during our stay. During the morning, it's our little office, during night, it'll transform to our bedroom:) comfy!

I didn’t expect it to be so exhausting initially because I thought we were very well prepared for it. We even had trainings few weeks before we departed. However, when we arrived, there were loads of changes made and needed spontaneous adjustments to adapt to the English level the students we had. Staying up late nights for preparation of work was tough for me because I’m so used to sleep early. Sunday was the heaviest day of all. We had to attend 2 French congregations, 1 Mandarin speaking congregation and a bible study in between! 4 meetings in one day..Thank God for His strength that sustained me throughout these 10 days, despitehaving to sleep about 4-5 hours only and had to teach from 10am to 5.30pm almost everyday. Not to forget, there were some talks going on at night as well which needed more preparation work.

I still came home in one piece. There is no way I could survive this stressful period if it wasn’t Him who gave me the energy:)

my morning class teenagers:)

and my afternoon class kiddos.

what we did was just teaching them basic English. Like for that afternoon class, i did body parts with them and asked them to label on me:) Quite fun ey...

and during my afternoon class, my other team members would be busy organising Youth Alpha for the youths! It's supposed to be a course to intro Jesus, but to our surprise, all who turned up were already Christians, so we spontaneously changed our initial plan and became a course to build stronger relationship with God and also among Christians. They did prayer walk, some talks n games! To our surprise, the youths from different churches grew closer and got to know each other better:)

This was kindly given by one of our students in class..If u know about the history of Macaroons, Pierre Herme makes the best macaroons across France! We were trully blessed:)

I'm very grateful for this opportunity to travel all the way to Paris and do His work. Many of my friends have doubts like..'WHY Paris of all countries?' Just cant link the need to evangelise there as people often see Paris as the posh place for romantic holidays and not Mission work. But this trip has trained me, to live out of my comfort zone( to shower in cold water one day when the hot shower wasn't working, to sleep on the floor and prep work till late nights), with just one vision in my mind, that is to serve the Lord in every way that I can, for instance to teach English to French born Chinese teenagers, to talk about Christ, and despite the limited TVB learned cantonese, I was asked to sing a cantonese worship song in front of a congregation. Not only that, since I grew up in English church, my biblical jargons in Mandarin are limited. But being the only person in team who can speak fluent Mandarin, I was put to translate a whole talk to parents who only speak mandarin/cantonese! They were all real challenges to me throughout the trip. But I realised, as long as we are made available to Him, He can use us mightily, just as how He used me in this trip to do things that I would not be doing. I'm now so challenged to do more I-M-posibble work for Him since I'm reminded again of the verse saying ' I can do everything through Him who gives me strength!'

and Sunday would be the most hectic day of the day. On our first Sunday, we had to attend 3 different congregations, 2 French services, 1 mandarin service and also a bible study in between. Starting from 9am till 6pm! Though I could hardly understand any of those French services, it's interesting to worship with believers who speaks in different languages and singing songs to worship the SAME God. *Aunt Kitty was our host! She is one woman of God who shows much love to all of us*

We had to perform sketch when we visited the 2 French services:) *stage fright me*

and the spontaneous Cantonese singing session..Lol!

We were very blessed by the church members there. Dr Jeremy and family are one of them:) This family is really dedicated to their church. Since the church just bought over the new building, much renovation work needs to be done. And the whole family would stayed up late till 3am in the morning, just to plaster the ceiling and clean up the church because manpower is very expensive, so the family took time off to tidy up the house of God! Really impressed by their love for the church. This is what we should learn. To love our church, just like our home.

This aunt was another God sent Angel to us one afternoon.

What happened was this afternoon, Shermaine(our co-leader) had to prepare us lunch because there were some leftovers dishes from the day before. But Matt(our leader) knew she is very tired and much work prep hasn't been done. All the others wise had to teach English. So he prayed that Shermaine would not need to do the chores and if she would have to, Matt will take over although cooking wasn't his love. So that very morning, as Matt informed Shermaine that she need not prepare the lunch and he will take over, this aunt came. She told us that when she woke up that morning, she felt God is asking her to cook something for us. She jumped out of bed and came to church early morning. She told us she didnt prepare much stuff to cook but guess what she prepared for us in the end...

it's ONE WHOLE pot of SEAFOOD! No joke, with squid, shrimps, and even SCALLOP! And this was what she said, NOT PREPARED! A servant of God like her really gave all she could. And God did perform a miracle here. Shermaine didn't need to cook and God's helper came to prepare us sumptuous lunch!

These aunt and popo are mother and daughter. They both were dedicated cooks of ours. Bear in mind, they stayed 2 hours tram ride away from church, but almost every day they came in to church bout 3pm, and start cooking dinner for us. They even made effort to boil nice Chinese soup for us! They would prepare the meal ready on the table for us, and took the 2 hour tram ride back home. That popo is now 94 years old and she can walk all around without any walking stick! Love both of them so much!!!

The typical us, in our PJs at night, preparing classes for tomorrow! Though we had to sleep late, we really enjoyed each other's accompany. The dynamic of my team was great, from teenagers of 18 year old to adult of 33 year old. We came from different fellowships, but D Family members worked really well together, as one body of Christ!

in this fallen world, we're called to be TRANSFORMED and NOT CONFORM.

*talk by Shermaine in French Student Fellowship*

And finally, the word ‘AMAZING’ described the many great things God has done throughout this trip. I love meeting God’s children from every part of the world and share how God has impacted their lives. It’s interesting that we all could click so well despite the different languages that we speak. Hopefully, the seeds that we’ve planted will grow on good soil and subsequently bring glory to God. This mission trip has taught me to let go and let God to take control, to trust Him fully and also expect the unexpected, why limit Him when there is no limitations in Him?

my Pastor in church put up this pic in service today as he talked about the Family of God! Yes, this is a lovely family that I met in Paris. Mostly students at their early twenties. May the seed we planted there continue to grow under the power and love of God!

Will I go again? definitely YES but i will be more prepared the next time:)

Why this Batman pose, Angie?

I started to love it more one day when I woke up one morning and I felt God was reminding about looking at this world at a different perspective. Look through His eyes. Batman always come to rescue in time of need. And Jesus did the same, He came to this world to save ALL of us, sinners. Look harder and be grateful with all the small little things God has done in your life. I'm learning to be optimistic and I believe God is blessing me in every minutes of my life. He is blessing yours too.

Of coz, by asking my friends to pose with me like this, they'll put on a big smiley face. That brings joy to me..

so spread the BATMAN love, guys!

*PLUS, the outcome of the pic is always good c:*

ta!

wasSup Doc: Mission trip is about letting God to stretch you without realising how elastic you are:)

GP rotation in Northwich!

2010-09-03T00:27:00.006+08:00

woohoo...hello from Northwich, that's where i'm at the moment for my 4 weeks GP rotation! It's 2 hours train and bus ride away from the central Manchester. Am currently staying with 2 other white gurls in this small little house, aged 103 YEARS old! Not too bad, I have got the biggest room, so no complaint:) Thank God i arrived the earliest, if not, i will have to squeeze into either 2 other small little rooms. No internet, no TV here though..so good, no distractions for me as i really need to study! I'm now in one of the nurses' room in the surgery..they have finished their work, so i am allowed to use their computers for a while before they shut the clinic at 630pm...hehe..Mommy, just to show u some pics of the place i am at currently!

this is Northwich!
they hav a small town with different local shops selling all sorts

and spotted this bakery! But it was already close when i passed by, if not, me the bread lover will go in and 'sapu' some nice bread!and a HUGE Lydl is just within 15 mins walk from my house..yay! No problem finding food loo!simple balanced meal that i can prepare to feed myself!and THIS is the WHITE house i'm staying!
very narrow stairs leading to my roomTadaaa..
another view of my room:)

my corner with junk food! (Thanks to Lily who has imported so much yummy Chinese junk from Malaysia)
and i love sitting nexy to this windown and admire the breathtaking scenery:)my lovely view from the window:)

our common bathroom and toilet!and finally, our lovely kitchen!

every morning, we will have to take a 15 mins walk from our house to the surgery we're attached to. Walking pass this beautiful green pastures with nice weather just lift my spirit up and get motivated to start off my new day with a big smile!

This is where the surgery is:) With 11 partners working here, 15+ nurses to cover 23,000 patients! It's considered quite a huge one. I'm enjoying myself so far, esp the practice manager is very keen to organise teaching sessions for us and has scheduled different timetables for all of us individually, which is a good sign to kick off my fifth year!

yipee yay! Tired tired tired..

got to walk back home now before i'm locked in the surgery.

ta!

wasSup Doc: The first choice is to choose a grateful attitude. It will widen the road you are on and bring a perspective that will lighten your step

BAck to reality..

2010-08-31T17:59:00.005+08:00

HELLO peeps...am just got back from Paris yesterday. SooOoo exhausted as we needed to catch an early flight. So all of us had to wake up bout 3.30am!

We were invited to Jeremy's house for a farewell dinner with the youths and some churh members. Had vietnamese beef pho again (we had that when we arrived Paris on our first day too..funny. That's like THE dish in Paris! Anyway, had a good time of fellowship with these youths and it's quite amazing how GOD has allowed to communicate so well with each other despite the language barrier we have. Gonna miss them much!! This trip is more of loving the people instead of loving the hustle bustle city of Paris! Out of 10 days there, we only managed to have a day trip around Paris..it's ok, i will return there for another visit! Since my main aim there was to evangelize:)

final group photo with the youths before we headed homeDr Jeremy and family who had looked after us very well throughout our stay in Paris!Upon our arrival in Manchester yesterday, the church surprised all of us with a breakfast party in church. Some members turned up to welcome us home. So sweet of them right, to wake up early morning wait for our grand return from Paris! Loving my family in Manchester much:)
All right, seen much of Paris, will update more about my mission trip soon if I have the time k.
Preparation for my final year begins NOW!
scary scary scary, but from this mission trip, i've learned to let God to take full control and surrender! Many miracles seen throughout this trip, only God can do the impossible:)

*just a short testimony to share here*
my final year officially starts today. I am posted to Cheshire and thus i should have gone there to settle myself yesterday upon my arrival. Accommodation is provided for us since it's a 2 and half hours away from my based hospital. So before I went to Paris, i was really worried that i will be exhausted once I arrived home and had to rush off to the hospital straight away. I asked my friends to pray for me so that I have strength to do so and will be ready to start my new year. But guess what, God is really good. Just a few days before i flew to Paris, the hospital admin sent me an email saying that they couldn't accommodate me on the Tuesday because Monday is a bank holiday and the surgery will be very busy, so I was asked to go in on Wednesday instead! Which meant, i had a Tuesday OFF, to pack my stuff an take my time to travel to Cheshire! True enough, i was dead tired yesterday when I arrived and kept yawning and felt so sleepy. God knows such thing will happen and He did a small miracle so that I have sufficient rest and recharge fully before starting my new academic year..PRAISE God!

keep me in prayer for my finals please...

wasSup Doc: au revoir Paris:) Missing my holidays, missing God's people in Paris!

Love from Paris!

2010-08-27T07:27:00.007+08:00

Taught them head and shoulders, knees and toes in class today!

Cutie PIES from ParieEe today:)

aren't they lovely?
Last day of teaching English lesson tomorrow..
:'(

wasSup Doc: Today I live in the quiet, joyous expectation of good C:

HATE the DEVIL!

2010-08-26T08:00:00.005+08:00

I could remember when i first arrived Paris, she is one of the nicest aunt who greeted us warmly. When she found out i could speak fluent Mandarin, she came over and had a chat with me, asking me where I'm from, where i'm studying and even gave me a big hug, when she knew I'm all by myself studying in Manchester and didnt go back this summer. But just few days ago, due to some miscommunication between the us and the church members, she started to ignore us. She didnt even bother greeting me now :'( I wished things will turn out better soon. I pray that God will heal this relationship! I want to speak to her again and hug her and say, we're both serving this same AWESOME God.....If there is anything that we said wrongly and hurt her feelings, I will ask for forgiveness on behalf of everyone else...but i have no guts to utter this infront of her. Please pray or me.....

God's work continues:)

De-briefing! Exhausted after long day..

But teaching these children has surely lifted my weary soul up. And I know, i'm all doing it for my mighty God.

We do have an official website about our daily updates in Paris. Web adress is http://mcccparis2010.posterous.com/

There are some daily prayer requests there, do continue to pray for us, that the Devil will not be able to weaken our souls!

wasSup Doc: Only He will heal this broken relationship...In Him, I trust.

Greetings from Paris!

2010-08-23T23:43:00.007+08:00

Salut~ (Maybe that's the only French I can speak now :P)

We've conquered 3rd day by God's grace :D I'm currently based in Chinatown, not in the heart of Paris though..But we could see the tip of Eiffel tower :) That's good enough at the moment since my main aim here is to do God's work..Allright, let me report how things have been for the past few days of my trip so far!

Our advert in front of the church we stayed in :)

We also had to carry mattresses to church as our beds..mission trip baa!

our hotel (in the church)!

We joined the French Students Fellowship on the first day we arrived! They're such cool bunch of God's children! Despite the language barrier, we had a good time praising our MIGHTY God together! We're all God's beloved:)

Jonathan and Andy shopping for our source of fibre:)

my temporary 'heaven'..BREAD~

First task of our trip...distributed flyers and newspapers along the busiest road in Chinatown! Aunty Angie is dragging trolley of leaflets and newspapers! all Fired up for God!

I'm sure if u're holidaying in Paris, you wont see this sight of Paris. When I was giving out the leaflets, i realised there are so many Chinese here speaking French or even mandarin! Most of them originated from Vietnam because France once colonised Vietnam..Thank God, my mandarin helps me loads to communicate with these bunch of people! Despite had to work under the scorching sun, it was a good experience:)

Sunday was our busiest day! We had to attend 3 different congregations..2 French services and another one was Mandarin speaking service! It was my first time praising God in French! It's quite difficult to pronounce French! But enjoyed the service although we cant really understand the sermon

Just before our last French service, we joined the student fellowship for bible study and we learned how Jesus healed Bartimeaus, the blind man. A simple faith as such is just what we need to be healed, to be saved :)

English classes started today.. I had 4 teenagers..honestly, it was difficult to handle them because of my ZERO French! *Please keep me in prayer, for wisdom to lead them for the coming days*

And this is what we do every night! Lol...prep prep prep! Pray pray pray:)

We have to give 110% of ourselves when we're doing God's work!

Our dearest aunties and popo( the woman in grey..she is 94 years old!) who come everyday to COOK nice yummy meals for us:)

one of our nyum nyum dinner:) We're so blessed to have Chinese soup everyday! These aunties literally come early to church and boil the soup for hours just for us.

Dinner at McD with the youths!

Allrighty, that's all for now..

Angie reporting under the lovely sun of Paris~

will be back for more EXCITING things God is doing here

*it's roasting here, felt as though i'm back in Malaysia!*

People here welcomed us warmly as well!

Being part of this God's family is GREAT!

Thank you for those who are praying for us..do continue to keep us in your prayer.

We need strength because much preps still need to be done since there are still some last minute changes here and there! Despite being tired and exhausted at the end of the day, our souls are always reminded about His great love for us, and thus we're all refreshed to embrace a new day with a big smile:)

wasSup Doc: Each person is a unique expression of God's loving design..

that's the purpose I'm here in Paris!

Bon jour Parieee!

2010-08-20T18:12:00.003+08:00

Passport checked!
Bible checked!
Teaching materials checked!
Cash checked!
Sleeping bag checked!
Clothings checked!

So much fear in me honestly... Much training session has been conducted but i'm just not confident to lead a group and teach. (we're going there to teach the Chinese teenagers English, and conduct Youth Alpha course in the afternoon..summer camp in summary for a week)

Even our accomodation is uncertain and just yesterday we were told we're staying in another church!
We might have to cook our breakfast, lunch and dinner due to the restricted time.
I have stage fright, and I couldn't remember my lines in the sketch as yet!
And so much expectations from us...even just before we leave, so many plans still coming, wanting us to lead a Sunday school, do a sharing ONCE we touched down Paris later and worship lead in Cantonese/English and even in French!
There is nothing SOLID...and if you have known me better, i hate these kind of uncertainties!

but i guess this is how we rely on God more..Was reminded by Matt yesterday that we're to go with a humble heart, to love the people there despite the difference and also to share the good news! That's what we're all called for I believe..The great commission! Because when we're fearFULL, we're in a way faithLESS....and God is against that...by FAITH and believe He will watch over us...

3 more hours and i'm going on board, to this foreign country..Please keep me in prayer! The only hope is to see these teeneagers' hearts transformed, God's glory shine in this beautiful and majestic city!

If there is one French phrase i need to learn, it's this
Jésus vous aime
(Jesus loves you)

wasSup Doc: Jesus is not a secret to be kept, we're going public with this, as public as a city on a hill -Dr Kim Cheng.

My expedition to Edinburgh!

2010-08-15T04:00:00.008+08:00

It's the best TIME of the year..to visit Edinburgh:) cause the yearly Fringe Festival just started! The Fringe is the world's largest arts festival with over 32,000 performances and more than 2,000 shows packed into 250 venues across the city. It is open to all: anyone can perform and everyone does- from students to superstars. And thus, it's a MUST to pay a visit and witness myself! PLUS, my darlings are there...sweet! :)

Arrived just in time after Ivy finished her work:) Tea time @ Peter's yard..niceE
and we realised the we both are ardent BREAD lovers!
Bread for breakfast, lunch and dinner..a okay! esp seeded bread..nyum~ Off we went for my first Fringe show- Out of the Blue, by 13 undergraduates boys, a cappella group singing a cocktail of songs with exhilarating performance! From lullaby, to pop songs! Impressive, unforgettable and i want to watch them MORE..hot cutie cheeky pies:D

syess, we made some bears and bunnies onigiri for the CF-ers that night:) Should hv taken a pic when we completed it. Unfortunaltely, we were rushing for time and didnt realised all were crushed and torn!!Distorted onigiri T_T

Right after the meeting, the whole gang of us went for SHOWSTOPPERs! My second performance of the day..

Indeed, they're REALLY good. Heard loads of good review about them..How this performance works is that before the show begins, the MC will ask for ideas from the audience. He then write down all ideas and the performers will perform accordingly SPONTANEOUSLY with a Marvellous storyline..SPECTACULAR..highly recommended!ahh, fresh baked seeded baguette with egg, tomatoes, salmon, olive and banana??(Ivy's newly created recipe!) She cycled early morning to get me this...!!! TQ hun:)

Us at the Fringe Festival! Whole stretch of Royal Mile was packed like sardine!
Sunny day..off we went for another show! My 3rd show just within 24 hours! maximize the limited time i've there..!

Stop, Look, Listen...basically it's just a talk show by 4 of them, about the importance of STOP, LOOK and LISTEN before crossing the road...:P

and the opening parade started...am soOoo excited!

tea time!!! Decided to sit on the green green grass in Princess Street Park..with nicee weather!

the breath taking view as we chat and chat and found out another similarity between us..that is..WE HATE CUPCAKES despite the pretty deco..we just DUN LIKE! Lol...Celebrated Fish's birthday at a Korean Restaurant:)The IMU Edinburgh knights!

i stayed at Sarah's on the second day..*we didnt take loads of pic ler dear!!!*
But my this lovely host again got up early and cycled to get me fresh baked tomato bread..I'm so loved~After church, we went Kampung Ah Lee for lunch! nice Malaysia Delight to fulfill my tastebuds..yay~ gurlSsssS rulesSs
Off we went to another parade along Arthur's seat! Literally 'People Mountain People Sea'
And yes, i forced them to pose like this...Do the Angie's pose..Addictive!
Just before i left that evening, Sarah made pan mee for us! wah...syiok dao! *satisfied*!

I love these BatWoMen C: I had such good time catching up with them! God is good to have blessed me with such adorable sisters in Christ..

Was busy with Anaesthesia placement in MRI last week It wasn't in my initial plan to do this placement. But I randomly met this Indian consultant when I was doing my cardio placement the week before. I just asked him to show me how he intubated the patient at that time, and he thought i wanted to do it, so he invited me to join him the subsequent week because there was no more patients on the list for surgery that day and he couldnt let me do. So i went in to join him in the theatre since this recent Monday. It was surely God's beautiful arrangement because he was soooOoo keen to teach me and the best part was he allowed me to do everything I wanted..from urinary catheterization, drawing blood, cannulation, setting up IV drips and intubation! Enjoyed myself so much despite having to go in 8am every morning and coming back bout 4pm! It will be nice if all consultants were like him..Dun take it as though am super hardworking, it's because i'm too bored to stay in my room ALONE and get so emotional and starts to feel stressful and binge eating! So i might as well occupy myself with something productive, and meet people right:) but oh well...exhausted i am, but God's timing is just soO purfecto! I'm again in AWE of His loving hands upon me~

*happy bunny is me*

One more week before Paris mission trip!
Having mixed feelings..part of me is excited to go and spread God's love, another part of me kinda worried coz much preparation still need to be done for the summer camp and english classes we are about to conduct! Please keep the team in prayer, for guidance and these teenagers' hearts to be receptive to the gospel.

wasSup Doc: When Christ is the center of our life, all else comes into proper focus.

the MUST DO in Bristol..

2010-08-04T04:21:00.007+08:00

Back for some updates...a short trip to Bristol to visit my dearest JiMuiS..finally managed to make a trip down south to see them after months of promise..Indeed had a great time with them...though Mel had to work, but one strong woman she is coz she could stay up late and chit chat with us...

So the following are some MUST DO when visit Bristol...erm..for me i guess:)

When thou art in Britol, it's a MUST to VISIT Starbucks on Sunday at Cabot Circus because Mel is working there as a barrista (I got all my spelling right this time:P)

the gurl who knows everything about coffee..*faint* when she told me she went and sit for exams which test her...ABOUT COFFEE! *salute*

then take a 15mins train to Bath Spa...it's a must to visit Roman Baths there..the whole city is so beautiful too! Really scenic and breathtaking...the whole architecture and buildings are stunning!

the MUST EAT in Bath..Sally Lunn's bun which is a rich round and generous brioche bun, baked by this young French refugee named Sally Lunn! Best eaten with clotted cream. We tried a few flavours but the best is none other than their 66% strawberry jam and clotted cream..perfect Match!
*Kimmie looks so sweet here*!
then chill la at Royal Circus:)
i was so blur, cause we're supposed to visit the Royal Crescent which is another mile up hill, but when i saw this circus, i tot it was the crescent dy..AIKS!
I didnt manage to cover whole Bath due to the shortage of time..but oh wells, i will be back for more:)

i love these gurls!
::more pics can be seen in my facebook album::

and our daily night activity..tongsui by Mel + TVB drama and talk talk talk..Lol! We have SOO much to talk...till our next door neighbour had to knocked on our wall because we were making too much noise..LOL!
aww...I wanna watch drama nowwww...and see Kimmie or Mel do their facial!

can somebody tell me why i love bread so much????
i really wonder WHY..
it's making me fat but I just couldnt be bothered and LOVE it more each day!

I miss...the nice smell of BREAD.
but I miss the laughter of Mel and Kimmie more.
my room is so quiet with occasional ambulance sirens..

wasSup Doc: Friends are for life, and life is for friends. i love my friends! They're so special :)

Things to do b4 heading home~

2010-07-30T17:03:00.008+08:00

This is a delayed post..Lol, just for Ly!

Before she headed home, we actually wrote down a list of 'things to do/eat'!

And guess what, we achieved MOSTLY of them! Yay:) So the following are some updates past few weeks before the gang went home :( Miss them soooOoo much now!

the LONG list..Lol (she even worte herself..why Lily so greedy one..LOL)

attempt on pancake to improvise our 'toast and milk' only breakfast:P...quite nice though:)

Pad thai and tom yum crave at Try Thai with the church mates:)

2nd pizza for £1 only at Pizza Express!gurlS outing to watch Twilight 3! Love it !Newly opened Ye Chan( Baekdu) for Bibimbap! Nyum~
Celebrated their birthdayS...quite early though..(Ly's 23rd Jul, Leonard's 9th Aug and Jo's 8th Aug) A farewell for Jo as well....
If one thing u must know bout Lily's favourite dessert..that's Ho's bakery Lo Po Peng! She can eat this almost EVERY weekend! Even the shop aunty can recognise us dy!
pheew....her 23rd surprise birthday cake from yours truly here:)
the ONLY shop in Manchester that sell Matcha ice blended..a.k.s Matcha Chiller! fantastically nyum! And decided to hv lunch there as well..the last day for Steph and Ly:( Sandwiches weer handmade and thus the freshly baked taste..Angie loves BREAD to maxxx!
satisfied..Hmmmmm!and finally Ly's birthday celebration at Sam's Chop House:)

Starter: Baked onion soup topped with melted cheese.

Their famour fish and chip with mushy peas! (it's been ages since i last eat mushy peas...i love)

Dessert: Toffee pudding with hot ceramelised gravy..Happy Big Day hun!

everything strike off from the list!
whee...finally they're ready to embark home for another Malaysian feast:)
enjoy gurls..
wil see you all in one month time!
Miss you. Miss me:)

wasSup Doc: absence makes the heart grow fonder..now i understand fully!

Summer is FINALLY here:)

2010-07-23T16:55:00.011+08:00

A big relief for me now..year 4 has finally come to an END:)

My summer officially starts nowww..not for long though coz I've occupied my summer with lots of events/visits/work! Will tell you more towards the end about my itinery and where i will be next!! :)

allrighty, wats up lately..apart from the DUEd report which i was so stress over with last week..it's finally DONE:) And just 2 days ago was my 5 minutes presentation of the 11 week project that I've been doing...which then marked THE END of 4th year! So i can gladly welcome 5th year into my dictionary..which will be the scariest year of all..GrrRr~

So, after the submission of our reports, we decided to escape to London for a break! Just for a weekend though since we managed to get cheap train tickets a month before! So we rocked London over the weekend with the theme: SaShiMi...:P (Food Galore!)

Started off our journey with packed sandwich from home~

Then we arrived Borough Market...because that's where u get yummy food:P first time there though.

see the happy facesSss....C:

the cherries were HUMONGOUS!! Steph is so happie..

cakes.desserts.tarts.sweet tooth=US

and of coz, London trip won't be complete without DUCK!

and met up with ah Buu..it's been AGES since we last met..mayb 4 years?? Lol..Japanese looking him...cooliu:P

and our journey continue with breakfast at the canteen in Malaysian Hall( exclusive for MalaysianS only)! we shared Nasi lemak and kuih nyonya and teh tarik..i'm bck in Malaysia for a day ( so at least I still hv a chance to eat Malaysian food despite not being to go home this summer n enjoy it T_T)and roti canai toO...think this is frozen one..:(

snack time...we had LOW FAT GREEN TEA yoghurt!! this is so AWESOME!

ohhh...we LURVE it!

and papa beard puff!! Unfortunely, Sunday didnt have green tea flavoured ones:( SoooOo disappointed. guess wat, i literally asked random ppl on the street who was carrying this papa beard box for direction to find this shop coz it's the ONLY shop in London! But too bad..didnt get to eat the matchaa flavoured onesT_T

Okonomiyaki! Jap Omellette for lunchie!

Om-soba..egg wrapped noodle

the excitement to see the waitress pan frying the omellete right infront of us!

it's one of the top 1000 MUST eat food in London! allright, 1/1000 ticked off:P

Taiwanese for dinner..Spicy beef noodle..with a reasonable price for a BIG bowl as such:)

and the man in black is Eric..Lol..the lighting is terrible laa..

Steph n myself walked till we're SoooOo tired..we desperately needed a place to 'gantung kaki'!

tadaa...well spotted stairs...we headed there and sat on the stairs :P outside a random museum i think..

half an hour later, we decided to walk further to find a more comfy place since there are lots of ppl walking up and down. Later, we spotted the Regent Park! And the above was the spot Steph n myself had a nap! Lol....talking ang mohs' culture now..

London is a nice place to visit..but not to stay for good though...busy city, crowded tubes, contaminated air, expensive cost of living and the list goes on..only advantage? BIG CITY and assorted food :) still prefer my old Manchester. home~

Allright, so as promised, my itinery for my summer since ME IS NOT GOING HOME...*SOB*

Ly and Steph heading home tomorrow...

So my schedule would be::

24th July- me is visiting Kimmie and Mel at Bristol

28th July- Manchester MRI hospital.

5th August- Edinburgh with Ivy for Fringe festival

20th August-30th August: PARIS for mission trip *looking forward for this 10 days mission trip*

31st August: year 5 STARTs and got posted to Cheshire for GP posting a month..

yup yup..am gonna be a busy woman again!

byeee...till then!

emo emo emo emo emo emo emo emo emo kaooooooo coz Lily n Steph going home liao!

wasSup Doc: God's love can break down barriers... :D

Sharing is caring:)

2010-07-15T04:59:00.002+08:00

My audit is not going as smooth as it is supposed to be:(
Been waiting ages for my consultant to send me back the editted version
and the deadline is THIS FRIDAY dy...She promised that she will reply me by last Monday and it's already Wednesday today....God is really testing my patience.

Stress level... is hiking up slowly..ArgHhhH...cannot take this anymore...why is this happening to me!
I was supposed to finish the whole project by last Friday but now, am left hanging here, dunno how to proceed on...God please let me receive her reply ASAP! UrgEnT....!!!

But, on the bright side, Bento giveawayS never fail to put a smile on my face since bento gadgets are so difficult to get. And also, the excitement of trying to be the lucky one to win smth..Allright, this blog-> Life is a blessing is having a FaBuLoUs giveaway...do check it out and win some gadgets for yourself:) Afterall, sharing is caring~ Whee....

Allrighty, back to my hut and continue to stress about my Project Option...This is not good, but Lord, i surrender it all T_T

I need Your touch again.

waSsup Doc: All to Jesus, I surrender...

Happy Birthday Gygy :)

2010-07-12T17:03:00.006+08:00

Blessed Birthday Gary~

*rmb this pic? it was taken just before you flew to US for the first time~*

Thank you for being the quiet listener and show your loving care when I needed somebody there

I thank God for giving you to be part of my family.

you're AWESOME!

God bless you Gygy.

Love u LOADS, bro!!!

*miss you super muchie*

wasSup Doc: You've looked at the future and dreamed it, it's now time to reach out and capture it - quoted from Adelene

New place...

2010-07-10T17:52:00.009+08:00

we called H-O-M-E! :)

So, we are quite settled and very comfy in our small tiny winny hut:) Don't be surprise to see the mess in our room, we're quite used to it dy despite the 'banyak barang' accumulated all over! Ready? Lol..u better be:)

TadaaaaAaaa.....OUR hut for the moment:P

our only narrow path into the room.

temporary make-up table, just next to the BIG working table:P

2 lappieS, 1 chair= we SHARED:)

working super duper hard to complete our REPORTS!!

our ONLY complaint...is the PLANE size bathroom PLUS toilet! ArghHh....stress!

2 hooks for our towels, just right for us:)Comfy queen sized bed for us:)

the MUST show PINK bedsheet:P *quoted frm Ly*

ignore the mess in the Living room..belongs to my flatmate:) This flat didnt come with the flat screen TV though, once my flatmate moves out, the TV goes along as well T_T

our favourite spot i guess...the lovely Kitchen!2 pairs of legs, 4 pairs of shoes... US :)

after the hardtime of moving in and out...without a car is bad..that's when Angie had to turn into a SUPERwoman of NERD(with my bulky textbook), Mary Poppins( 2 umbrellaS), Aunty(Grocery) and MOVER( every other small things) just within one minute, and walked for about 10 minutes to our new place. It was tough, but it's quite funny that we could laugh it off with joy..because God lives in us i guess:)

Ly and myself in our new place..big relief, with a smile :D We're made stronger.... ^_^

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our simple lunchie with love.

*bagel with ham and heart shaped pepper*

wasSup Doc: H-E-A-V-E-N is the ultimate we call home...are you ready to go home?
(:home=love:)

a Tough life...

2010-07-03T16:45:00.007+08:00

but i shall persevere on..

Indeed, it has been a tough week for both of us. So much dramaS happened just within a week, when we couldn't sort our accomodation out,and at the verge of sleeping on street! :P (not that serious of coz) just that God was so silent and last minute till the very end..but thankfully, He still reign and bless us....We knew He treasures the tears we cry, the prayers we uttered and the hard times endured...He sees them all..

What happened was that, we both were to stay in a church friend's house for summer initially since he is going back home earlier. And so, we didnt book in any summer hall like we did previously thinking that it's quite confirmed that our friend's place will be available by then. Suddenly, we were told that the owner didnt reply his mails and thus couldnt get the keys for us as he is flying back the next day! On top of that, our hall contract ends 2 days later! We were doomed by the fact that where are we going after?! Tried to extend our stay in Gabs for a few more days, but couldnt get any longer because students coming in for a conference! So we started scouting for houses/flats so that we could stay. Bear in mind we've got almost 40 boxes of stuff to move with!

Day 1 b4 contracts end, our friend Cheah told us that they are going to view an apartment with 2 rooms and 2 bathrooms. We thought GREAT, we might be able to stay there for good since that's our ideal place, 2 bathrooms! We looked forward for the hour for the house viewing but God shut the door when the agent called n said viewing got postponed to next week! We shattered, and cried. Prayed harder for another open door! 2nd day, another friend called, telling us her owner has another place. And if we decided to stay for summer as well, she wil only charge us 50% of the price! Woahh...wat a good deal huh! Straight away we went. But on the way, it was drizzling a lilttle. I told Lily I'm going to test God now to see whether this is the right place or not. I said 'If this is the place, Lord. Stop the rain now, but if it's not, pour down your heavy rain!' As we were walking towards the flat, it drizzled a bit, but few minutes later, it started pouring like cats n dogs!' I stared at Lily and we saw eye to eye that this is NOT the place. The flat didnt turn out well either, it was 40 mins away from hospital and it was in a poor condition. Door number 2- SHUT!

As you know, every new accom contracts will stars on the 1st of July. Hall contracts ended on 28th July! Where were we supposed to go during the remaing 2 days.1 Thankfully, God sent Aunt Pei Ching to us! She has a house nearby which she rent out for students, and at the right time, all her students were back home, so she could offer the place for both of us to stay for the moment just for 2 days, because her new tenants coming in on the 1st July as well! Nvm, moved to her place with the help of a mover! Allrighty, another 2 more days for the hunt of flat!!!!

Prayed harder, disappointments arisen but to cut the long story short, we realised that the place we booked to stay next semester offers summer accomodation and the best thing is that I get to choose the flat that I was allocated for the next semester! Means, I can move in to my flat for good, without having to move about 3-4 times extra if i were to stay elsewhere :):):) Only God could allow this to happen! And I guess this is the BEST option He has instored for both of us. Phew....we're almost settled now, but unfortunately, no internet in my place as yet...

Me and the many boxes around..too much to be true:(

Ly is catching up...Lol..

Us in our new place...phew! Despite the hard timeS, we have each other to support and laugh our problems off..God is really good to have blessed us both together! We became stronger after all these! Nothing is too small a problem for we have a BIG God.

The most recent family pic for a dinner! it's been a while ey...

Flowery gurls outing to Bread and Butter!

Busy choosing fruits...Lol!and finally gave ourselves a treat to Matcha Chillers and low fat blueberry muffin..the legendary refreshing drink from E.A.T!

Next up, last formal dinner in Gabs!
'Once a Gab gurl, forever a Gab gurl:)'and yipeEe..little miss Sunshine award! *ahem..self declared*

and some overdue picnic pictures at Uncle Lip's few weeks ago...

the well prepared food by the Lee's family!

very blessed to have them here in Manchester!gurliesS..smile

Great weather in Manchester!

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Bento this week...Go GREEN please...:)

Project is on-going. In 3 weeks time, it will all be over! Then our Summer break will starts..

cant wait oh~

wasSup Doc: Life is bitter, but I shall not be beaten because I am God's beloved!

J.O.Y :)

2010-06-25T02:06:00.007+08:00

Title this week..J.O.Y..will explain more at the end:) Stay tune!

Sorry for the long due update..BLAME on the fact that I need to move out from my hall since contract has ended, which means much packing needs to be done:(

And in the midst of my project option still goin on...BUSY is ME!

U wont believe how much things I've got over 2 years here....If there is one thing I hate in this world, it would definitely be PACKING! :'( God, please send Your Angels to lend a helping hand!

20+ boxes...my tiny room can fit ALL these! Amazing:)Our beloved Kitchen CrewS..Lady in white-Pat, is like our Mummy here. Despite all the trouble and headaches caused by both of us, she still love us LOADS. They're all really nice..to US, the 'twins' Chinese gurls!our LAST breakfast:) The waffle is the BEST:) and we definitely gonna miss the coffee machine in our hall..fresh brewed latte...awwww:(
and our last dinner was cod fish and shrimp with curry sauce..nyum~ with our normal intake of vege:)
I think i will really miss the food in the hall...esp nutroast and seafood Paella..Oh we discovered this new vegetarian pie too, which is called the Wellington Pie! It was so yummy but we only tried it once, which was 2 days ago coz we used to not touch pieS for the past 2 years...sigh..too late dy:'(

Anyway...hopefully by next Monday, I will be more settled with a new place! :)

Allright, updates, updates, updates...I foresee a long post..but we shall see..please bear with me:)

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BombS of the week!

Angie DYED her hair...LOL!

Everybody is giving me a weird look after this..maybe it's just Aunty Angie doesn't seem will do such thing kinda thought or maybe the colour is too bright! Yes i do agree with that, but it's fine...as long as i LIKE it..,doesn't really matters:)

YEsssSS..smth very daring for Angie to try, but 'give me a pat on my shoulder' coz i DID it! I am at a stage of 'rebellious'??! Naaa, just want to be more adventurous! We only live ONCE! Come on...Hah, i've got loads to try...am not young anymore, just need to EXPLORE more!

Allrighty, next challenge::

Watched a football match in a pub..called The Footage!

England Vs Slovenia

YesssS, when the home country-England is playing, the whole town just goes..superbly quiet because everyone will either be streaming from office, in the pub drinking beer, or at home WATCHING THE MATCH!

It's a BIG game! SooOo, we decided to go specifically to this Pub called The Footage nearby..because...they have a LIVE BAND there playing all sorts of cheers and songs for the England team throughout the match! And the fans will sing along at the top of their lungs! How cool is that...the ambience was just AMAZING!

YesSs, we cheered along for Enger-land:)

the angmoh infront of us felt so funny that these 2 Chinese gurls having so much fun..LOL

Thank goodness, it was a good match!

the happy crowd..a great timing indeed for me to capture this beautiful moment..when the England players in the screen had a group hug, the fans in the pub had a group hug too..WELL DONE England:)

us all sweaty in the jammed packed pub! Phew....it was a great experience though..never regret going there..for once:)

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ReUnion/ Celebrations!

Met up with Dr Choo!! *congrats dear* Since all chickenS back home had their reunion, we had ours in Manchester as well! I will be seeing this lady more next August onwards since she will be working in Manchester! Whee~~

Steve's 25th birthday at YangSing! ChungHwa-ers:) How many generations were there! Lol...

Yes, Sharon rocks Manchester! A surprise to me:) Didnt know she is coming for a visit at all!! Gurl, rmb my shocked look k...:P Hope you had great fun travelling around Europe!

Finally the story of the Bunnies continue:) crazy over food pick now...Lol!

Wished I could get more, but DAISO is far from me:(

I shall WAIT when i go home and 'SAPU' LOADS!

Anyway, this bento is Ly's and my lunch!

Seeded bread with chicken nuggets and some salad:) Nyum~

J.O.Y= Jesus, Others, Yourself!

You will find great joy when you put Jesus FIRST, then Others second and yourself LAST!

does this make sense?

I'm greatly inspired by the Malaysian Prayer Conference i recently attended in Manchester..and the miracles God is doing back home literally blew my mind OFF!

Nothing is impossible for Him!

*nudge me to hear more live testimonies*

Absolutely NOTHING!

(:am in AWE:)

wasSup Doc: ONE thing TWO say, THREE words FOUR you..

Jesus LOVEs You!

British Themed Bento:)

2010-06-18T19:51:00.006+08:00

This post, is written because I'm taking part in this British themed bento event organised by Bento Box:)

Since I do not grow up in the UK, my knowledge about the cartoon characters wil not be as impressive. Plus, with the limited skills and time I've got, I wont be able to decorate my bento box as beautiful as the others did!

So what I'm going to blog about, is the British packed lunch culture..that I noticed over the year of my study here! :) What we usually have back home in Malaysia for lunch are proper heavy meals! For instance:

Noodles with beefball soups:)

Rice with assorted vege and fish..a.k.a Nasi Kerabu in Malay!

but British, eats sandwiches for lunch! So the usual packed lunch will be as above. A set of sandwich, a pot of low fat Muller yoghurt, a piece of fruit, orange juice, a packet of crisps, a bar of chocolate and sometimes..Babybel(Brit's favourite cheese chunk)! and they're on the GOooOo..A small variety of everything..culture shock to me personally because I never had sandwiches for lunch back home, and a little of everything doesn't keep my full~ Not to mention they're cold food instead of hot warm bowl of rice/noodles that satisfy you tummy..oh wells,there you go, that's British for you:) I'm still learning to adapt to it:P

wasSup Doc: Different skin colours, different cultures, different languages, but God, the creator of heaven and earth loves us all equally:)

the many DateS:)

2010-06-14T06:43:00.007+08:00

Sorry for the lacking of updates..Been a whee bit busy with work but, dun worry, all is in control..by God's grace:) 100 notes came in last week and been busy looking thru them...as for this week progression--Analysing the findings..which is...DIFFICULT wei:( Seeing my consultant tomorrow, hopefully it will turn out well...!instead of stacks of notes, they now come in trolley..FULL!

Keep me in prayer, so that my project will go smoothly.. :)

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a DATE with hall mate:)

Mezida is her name. She is from Uthopia:) One of the most easy-going friend we met in Gabs. She would give us a big hug when we see her around the corridor:) Just before she left home, she offered to cook us a meal despite being in the midst of her exams! Tuna speghetti with vege:) *nyum*thank you, love for the meal!

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and the subsequent events:)

a dinner date with Aunt SauNgor, my spiritual mummy in Manchester:) We baked Carrot cake together C:

and she cooked nice dinner for me:) TQ aunt.

Indeed blessed to have ppl like her from church. Felt so at home and loved eventhough home is thousand miles away.

and the gurlS..ice cream date @ Moonlight!

*Licking ice cream in the cooly weather is the best*

Lunchie date with Nathan @ SundaySchool:)

If you have known me better, I always wanted to name my son Nathan! So met this cute lil boy boy named Nathan in SundaySchool last week. He was eating his sandwich, flshing off his new 'Cars' lunch box! And so i demanded this picture with him! I could rmb when Lily told him that I forgotten to bring my packed lunch, he came to my side and pat pat on my head..*awwwwWWw...*he even offered me his crisps! Such adorable boy he is.
Felt so bad for today, I went in late for SundaySchool and when i saw him, I said, 'Let's hv lunch together, coz i brought my packed lunch' But he has finished his lunch since I was late, and he added..'i waited so long but I didn't see you..' *heart melts*

it was Mission Weekend in church this week. MCCC invited Rev Dick Khaan to give us talks on Reaching out to the 2nd and 3rd Generations in Europe. He is born in Vietnam, grew up in Canada and now residing in Paris for missionary work! Such inspirational man he is, who emphasizes on Family concept. A man of great faith, of God's heart and passionate about His work! AM deeply encouraged by His sharing, to make a different, to reach out and to lay a firm foundation in Christ..May God bless His work in Paris :) and sunny is out..Good for BBQ! YaaAaa, had a BBQ date with SF-ers @ Uncle Lip's house. Pictures will be up when I got hold of them:) finally...Jambo! South Africa World Cup Fever~ !!!!

It's madness in UK! Watched my first match yesterday..USA vs England!

conclusion: still think Beckham is handsome~ Lol..random comment!

anyway, God remains faithful this week!

Many answered prayers :)

He is Soo real! Trust me..Ask and you will be given!

He works in mysterious ways, but definitely for our GOOD:)

Nudge me if you wan personal testimony about how real He has been..

I am more than happy to share with you about His goodness:)

wasSup Doc: When Christ's love grows in us, His love flows from us

we TWO:)

2010-06-05T06:37:00.007+08:00

THANK YOU, Ly for making me laugh when I'd almost forgotten how to..

wasSup doc: Friendship can make the unbearable, BEARABLE :D

in His time:)

2010-06-02T04:53:00.004+08:00

*cheeky duo*

As I have mentioned earlier on, last week has been a GREAT week! Theme for last week was.."God's perfect timing"

The week started off...so so laaa:P GREAT of coz, because it's a new week God has blessed me with 100 medical notes to go through. Had to fill in forms, scanned them into computer, and the worst is that computer cant read my handwriting and in the end had to make changes on the data in the computer...double work! It's allright, as long as notes are coming in, I have nothing to be concerned about. PO going allright...still need His guidance to write up my report though..Aja Angie!

His timing...the story might sound stupid, but please bare with me. I just need to note this now, to remind myself about His faithfulness. What happened was this fine evening, I wanted to try to make ginger milk pudding. So I successfully made one nice milk pudding in a mould. And wat i needed next was my silicone cup so that I could put in my bento box. So i started searching high and low for it. All my effort in vain. Stress level built up, and started finding another stuff of mine, which is my earpiece and Malaysia sim card! All I could rmb wat that I last saw it in the drawer at Tameside accommodation! SHARKIEs! I left Tameside hospital 3 weeks ago..Will it still be there?! I really dunno but i wrote an email to the PIC there, hoping it's there~ STRESS built up and frustrations were all in me!

Before I slept, I told God- Please let me find back my stuff..I HATE the feeling of loosing things. My OCD-ness is bad i know, but I just couldn't take the fact that my dearly things are gone! ArghHhh...

2nd day came: I woke up from bed, randomly walked to my bento gadgets bag and open a container where i stored my accessories and tadaa, there is was, my silicone cup(though i looked thru it yesterday so many times, but i just didnt see it). And noon time, the PIC from Tameside called me and said she found the simcard and earpiece and she will send back to me in Manchester! Wahliu...all my stress was unnecessary..I learned a lesson- God does look after me. He reminded me that He is always there, i just need to look harder! And as for the earpiece, if it wasn's the search for silicone cup, it wouldn't have the urge to search for them, which have been hiding in Tameside!

Another good news to share...Jessica's elective! All these years, we have been wanting to meet each other, but Aussie and UK holiday period is just..not right! And guess wat, she got a reply from a MRI consultant in 1 hour to take her in to do her elective next year. And the timing is just GREAT! On my birthday itself! When everybody has left to do their elective, this special person will be celebrating with me..is this a coincident? I dont think so..we prayed and only God can make this possible! We stand in awe, truly amazed by His perfect timing...thank You Lord!

Loads more to share about this week..about His timing. From letting Lily to meet a random Singaporean gurl on the street who came to Manchester to scout whether Manchester is good place to study, and in the end, got to know her better, and managed to bring her to church and worship God on an evangelistic Sunday! How great His plan is....Am sure, she knew, that this is not by coincident, but by His grace and mercy. This is a REAL God..a God who works miracles!

*had a long weekend. Monday was a bank holiday, so the trio had a movie marathon*

we watched Twilight:Newmoon, The Sister's Keeper, Imagine that, and Precious!

Quite good movies...of all, LURVE Imagine That most by Eddie Murphy:)

I want my own Zopida's world!

oh Wellie Well...

His faithfulness remains.

His goodness is far too much to share here. Everyday, there is smth to thank God about.

And today, I thank God for time.

Some precious time spent with a dear friend

oh not to forget: i thank God for supportive friends to vote for my bento contest!

I won.

Whee~

wasSup Doc: If we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently ~ Romans 8:25

Bento ObsessionS...

2010-05-28T20:18:00.007+08:00

I know this is random...but I NEED YOUR VOTES!

Lately, I'm obsessed with bento again....Thanks to Kevin who has ignited my love for bento again! Lol.... anyway, since I cant get any bento accessories here in UK, my final resort is to take part in as many bento contest as possible..try my luck, I never know right:)

So, this is the one i took part in recently: click here please :)
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE...vote for me! My bento is the 3rd one, called 'Best Friend Forever!' :)

The poll is ending on this Saturday. So please just click the above link and put your vote in before the deadline. Every vote counts, I say a BIG thank you for those who have voted!
Just a 5 mins of yours will do....I really want that cute little blue bunny tupperware C:

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Allright, the next contest is this!Click here AND here Lol...this one is just a random entry because there are some rules to abide to. Theme: Happy and Healthy! Each entry must be children related and must fit the theme of 'Happy and Healthy'! Guess what, I emailed the blogger about the 'Guess Who' event in my church last week and my entry was qualified!*You can read my entry from the link above* Hoorey...but as for this contest, it's a lucky draw to win some bento accessories again..Just hope I'm the blessed one! The prizies for this contest is also some cute Tupperware and food picks! *I'm really crazy over foodpicks now, love shaped, cars, angel wings, OMGIee...the list can go on and on..DAISO/100yen shops..WHERE ART THOU INI UK!??!??!

Anyway, am hunting more bento contestSs..Lol...let me know if you know any:)

*all of you must be thinking Angie is quite free now.Guess you're all wrong, I am not really free actually, bento is just personal interest! Work in hospital has been hectic toO. Stayed till late for the past few days because of the many notes that was sent in this week..But it's a good sign, means project is going well, by God's grace!100 notes for this week! Hard work but 100 down..another 100 more to go next week!
me in the dark, at the corridor, my personal little 'office' with my cuppa of tea and LOADS of medical notes surrounding me!

It's a good week:)

Will talk bout it more next entry!

At the meantime..BENTO BENTO BENTO!

PLEASE VOTE FOR ME!

This week star bento!

Spaghetti with roasted herbs turkey and pineapple!

S.M.I.L.E!

wasSup Doc: Duty alone is drudgery; Duty with love is delight C:

God is L.O.V.E

RAK!

2010-05-24T05:48:00.008+08:00

RAK stands for random act of Kindness:) The theme for this week :)

As children of God, we are called to show love, kindness to everybody including our enemies. Jasper wrote me a reminder on his blog, sending an sms to a friend to ask 'how are you doing?', street feeding with biscuits...indeed encouraged me..encouraging a soul a day, in 365 days, 365 souls will be encouraged :) there are definitely SO MUCH more you can do for the Lord....a smile is smth small, but it does lift someone's heart up isn't??? Thanks for the inspiring sharing though...In Him we serve, we love and we share!

Let me know if you, my dearest readers have any random act of kindness to show love to this fallen world

Ly and myself, visited the students in Library and sent them lurve:)!the stressful period for students!

coffee, panadol, red bull...how a student keep alert:P

and even my haircut is for a good cause too! Btw, I didnt cut that short afterall..though i wished i have the courage, and it's boiling in UK now..! so i tot would hear some comment on my pseudo-short hair..but oh wells..talk bout this haircut. A church member cut it for me, her name is Linda. She is from China, living in UK for 20+ years. She has her own 'salon' at home, well equipped with comfy salon typed chair, bought all the way from China! On weekdays, she works as a banker in town council, and weekends, she works as a hairdresser! All the money she collected goes to church building fund. Nothing goes into her pocket. What a great service from her to God! So yup, my haircut does contribute to church building fund:)

btw,i am not here to boast how good i am. I am just a child of a God who loves..So, i just want to encourage all of you, kind hearted souls out there to bestow LOVE to the people around u. Your presence make a difference C:

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it was quite a 'happening' weekend in church:)

Social Night-Guess Who? I dressed up as Paddington Bear, Zoey(best dressed) wore traditional Mongolian costume and Joshua, Ronaldo, the soccer player:) Had great fun with inspirational sharing from Aunt Aihwa n John regarding their journey to Israel:)

and Sunday was Pentecoast Sunday, and 3 of our brothers were baptised! Congrats to Joel, Tim and Edwin. So we, the student fellowship decided to suit up for this special occasion and thus the formal wear:P Despite the hot weather we had to endure...boiling! I even showered in cold water...i really need ice-cream lor..but SUMMER..DIET!!

Angie lurve sunflowers:) Summer is here..smile!

as for this week...let's do smth for somebody:) Just one simple deed makes a difference!
rmb, RAK!!

sorry Ciku Maliku for the delay, dun angry larr~.. the parcel was...a packet of limited edition sakura GREENTEA KITKAT!! All the way from Japan!!! I was crazy over this past few months and MingRong studying in Japan randomly sent me this! I was in total shocked to see an envelope with Japanese words lying in my postbox! A BIG THANK YOU for your RAK:)

GOSH...i cant believe this, it's right infront of my eyes now..*matcha kitkat..when am i gonna eat u..munch!*

wasSup Doc:

A Christian who is willing to do little things for others can do great things for the Lord.

HEAT stroke!

2010-05-23T00:42:00.005+08:00

Quite funny when we coming from Malaysia complaining about HEAT....but it was really TOO heaty for the passed few days..scorching sun literally blew our heads OFF! *almost got a heat stroke!*

Since Manchester seldom has such sunny weather, everybody is out to absorb some Vit D!!Singlets, Shorts, Shades, milkShakes...OooolalLa..it's Super BOILNG!

the many SSssSes for a Sunny day*_*

and thus the subsequent picture!tadaaa....new haircut!! SHORT-another S

a new beginning :)do we look MORE like a pair of twins now..though my face is not as sharp..lol!

I need ICE KACANG now!

wasSup Doc:

~Tommorow morning if you wake up, and the sun does not appear, i wil be here~

Steven Curtis Chapman

BOMBs from God:)

2010-05-19T05:05:00.005+08:00

Put up hands for those who doesn't like SURPRISES...I see no hands! Of cause..i doubt there is anybody on this earth who doesn't :p! These few days I've been blessed with surprises after surprises...big ones, small ones..stil it's a joy ey...:)

Just last Sat, we had a dinner at Pastor Kim's house for a short SF meeting..and guess what he cooked for us..ROASTED BEEF AND CHICKEN with Yorkshire pudding and Apple crumble! See the array of food on the dining table...blessed indeed! Superbly yum, fine dining style..with chinese chilli..Lol!

Nicola baked some cupcakes for us, students who are now in EXAMS stresS..Lol! I'm donw with progress test..but still stucked with 11 weeks of project options! Aiks....The torturing part of a medical student!

Started my audit, data collection last week and gonna be like this for the next couple of weeks! It's such a stress to go through patients' medical notes because DOCTORs' handwriting are just...CMI(cannot make it)! Lol...and the above shows my abandoned table along the corridor for me to work..the stack of notes, my lunch! (there was once a nurse passed by me and saw me opening up my tupperware with sandwich and salad and fruits and cup of tea..then she commented: u're having a party ey cheekily.. and i replied: yea..all by myself ..lol:(!stacks after stacks!! Ahhhh...when will I finish!

Oh wells, God has blessed me with a good supervisor, i've no complaint! Shall persevere on.

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Ly and I went on a food adventure last Sun! Just to reward ourselves before exams and the exchange rate is RM 4.8 to 1 pound now..CRAZiLY LOW! Muakakkakakak..oh wells, that aside, we went TRY THAI! Yup, fulfilled our Thai food cravings with a resonable price of 3 courses!

Starter: Spicy thai salad with beef! *they were very generous with the beef, and the spicy sauce was nyum!*and ALL time favourite..PadThai! *almost after every mouthful, we complimented the goodness and authenticness of this dish...too good to be true*
and the happy us:) Whole luncheon ended with a cuppa coffee..*purrfectoO*!and my eggie bat mobile..vroom vroom! Lol, new bento toy from XiaoFen..all the way from Penang! Thanks gurl~and FINALLY, the BOMB of the week...! Received this in my postbox today-GRIN! *will reveal what it's inside in my next post* stay tune~ Look out for clues from the pic! Lol..

allrighty, that's update from Angie the Mangie

see you all soOoon!

Had a good chat with my Gygy toO:) Despite the distance, this lil boy in US never fail to cheer the stress sis up:) Lurve u loads brothaa..

wasSup Doc:

I am so loved, because my heavenly Father has lavished me with DAILY Surprises C:

S.M.I.L.E

2010-05-15T07:03:00.006+08:00

Been reading jaesonma's blog lately and really encouraged by his 365 days of love....how little things he did to show God's love to the people around him. Just by offering his seats in a cafe made a difference.

So i thought, hmmm, maybe i can do smth today...and i SMILEd, that's all i did!

As i was on my way to hospital today, I saw a garbage truck ahead of me. Initially, I tried to avoid the foul smelling truck and wanted to ran cross the street fast. But seconds struck me, and i held back my steps but walked pass the truck instead. Then I saw this garbage man, pushing the big garbage bin towards the truck. He looked quite stern i must say, scary in a way....but then, i quickly put on a BIG smile on my face, and smile at him. Initially, he looked confused, but later he smiled back!! And deep down in me, i made a difference today:))

I made somebody smile...*happy*

and am sure, God is smiling toO!

Smiling is infectious,

You catch it like the flu,

When someone smiled at me today,

I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner,

and someone saw my grin,

When he smiled I realised,

I'd passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile,

Then I realised its worth,

A single smile just like mine,

Could travel round the earth.

So if you feel a smile begin,

Don't leave it undetected

Let's start an epidemic quick

And get the world infected!

*quite like my cheeky smile...dun cha:) *

wasSup Doc: so start SMILing..it's gonna be a SUGAR day for you and the person u smiled at!

God has given all of us a beautiful smile..so spread the LURVE!

A&E...full of drama:)

2010-05-08T04:56:00.013+08:00

Sorry muchie for these 3 weeks of MIA! Am alive and well...and i'm BACK to Manchester! Lol...the place i call 'home' in UK...:) So this post will be about my 3 weeks stay in Tameside General Hospital..the 'ulu' yet exciting place! And I must say, this is the BEST attachment I have done so far..

Reflecting back how I got this placement was really God sent. For this SSC, I was supposed to do a district placement, which means, it's a MUST for me to do in a hospital FAR FAR away from Manchester itself. Unfortunately, all those placements that I'm interested in were all taken up and I was only left with 2 choices which weren't in my list at all!::1) Elderly care in Rochdale or 2) A&E in Tameside General Hospital. Though I have interest in elderly care, somehow, i picked A&E in Tameside, despite the bad reputations and all complaints written in the press recently. But it turned out to be an AWESOME attachment and I enjoyed every bits of it, even though i had to go in everyday, 9am to 5pm or shift like 1pm to 10 pm( of coz i skyve a few hours at times...am just physically drained at the end of the day) and weekends!

Let's join me along my 3 weeks journey in Tameside General Hospital! Few of my pics in it coz I hav nobody to take pictures with..am a LONE ranger there! :'(

Welcome to Tameside General Hospital. This is where i worked for the past 3 weeks..A&E Department.
And the path to my accomodation! :)

and as you walk in, you could see this lovely common room on your right. Sadly, I am the only one staying in my whole flat! Nobody there to chitchat or hav a cuppa with me:(
and right opposite the common room, is the toilet and bathroom:)and tadaa...my bedroom! There is a basin there too..and guess what, the whole room is actually BIGGER than my room in Manchester..Lol! I lurve the table lamp most!
and this is my favourite room of all! The small cozy kitchen, well equipped with microwave oven, toaster, big fridge, stove and a tiny dining table:)I lurve to hv my breakfast on the table, egg on a toast, with cup of hot milk, while reading the book 'Captivating'( This book reminds me how beautiful i am created. It says: The essence of a woman is Beauty. She is meant to be the incarnation of a captivating God:)

so gurls..don't think you're ugly..we're all beautiful in His eyes!

:)...overseeing the beautiful creation of God.LIFE is a blisS..
the view..Lol! ~~Basically stalking any hot doctors walking out from the building opposite!~~

joking joking~

and my dinner..Maggie type 1-goreng style:P

Maggie type 2: Soup styleand the best dinner of all was when Lily fried rice with black pepper for me and froze it to bring over...*aww...touched indeed* TQ dear!

my only source of connection to the outside world! The LIBRARY's computer! WORST part of getting here is that I need to go to the Security department to get the keys, which is about 15 mins walk away from my work place. Then to get to library is another 10 mins! And the keys need to be returned right after using the it..so hv to walk back to the security department! And finally to get home, is another 15 mins walk..a nuisance indeed! And see all those books n journals on the desk? I was camping there till 12am for the last 2 nights alone, just to finish up my case report! To make things more complicated, we're not allowed to use our thumbdrive there! Which means, all documents will hv to save n sent via emails...kelian ar!

Pheww...I have gone through all those..by God's grace indeed!

And these are the very nice people I work with:)

Meet my dear consultant, Miss Contractor!

Dr Kakade and Dr Ghafoor! Both are doctors locuming there. Dr Kakade is a very seniors staff grade there. He used to work as a GP in Aussie too. Then return to UK and guess what, he is super interested in Chinese zodiac a nd just from the year, he could tell what zodiac you are! Plus, he knows well about each zodiac's personality too! Lol....super intense! Not only that, he has a diploma in art, and he has gone thru trainings in plastic surgery, orthopaedics and loads more! Think he wanted to be a neuro surgeon initially, but gave up due to some commitments. But he is one of the senior doctor who is so patient with me. I could rmb when once we saw a patient who cut his hand via a grinding machine and needed some stitches. He was the one who taught me steps by steps like how to tie the knots, where to go in and all...Thank God, the patient was kind enuff to let me practise, despite the blood kept oozing a bit..lol!

and Dr Ghafoor is the most cheerful doctor there! Though the tense environment in A&E, he is always spotted with the sunny almond eye smile! Everybody LOVES him...lol. And of coz, he taught me quite a bit too:)

and Dr Thompson! This is the guy i was first allocated to shadow by my consultant! He is one of the locum doctor too, just finished his FY2 training i guess, but he is really funny guy whom remember my name throughout this placement! 'Angelene here, Angelene there..wakkakkaka' Impressive indeed! His girfren and he are one couple who taught me quite a lot throughout my placement there and always asking me questions and trigger my brain to think wat are the possible differentials in patients we saw! Challenging but very helpful and learned LOADS!

and Amanda! One of the nicest nurse there!

Really enjoyed working with these bunch of nurses there because they're SOOO efficient! They are the ones who put cannulaS in and take the ECGs, way b4 the doctors come and see the patients. So me being the kiasu one, thickened my face and asked them to let me do instead! And happily they let me perform cannulations, venepuncture, ECG, catheterization, urinalysis and even ABGs! To be honest, the cannulations I put in within these 3 weeks are far more what I put in within the WHOLE of my 3rd year! Practise makes perfect and the only way to be better is to do more and I thank God for putting people like these to supervise me and build up my confidence:)

Not to forget patients there are exceptionally nice toO!

I could rmb vividly once when I was asked to take some blood off this lady's wrist to check for arterial blood gas. She was quite unwell and i went in myself, explained to her that I needed some blood from her wrist and will cause much pain. I even warned her that I might hv to poke her a few times to get the blood because getting blood from there is far more harder since we cant see the vein but could only gauge by feeling the pulse on the wrist!

I took extra precautions because I didnt want to injure her twice. I went in first time, and I could see her face twinge slightly, indicating pain, but she didnt say anything. To my horror, no blood was pumping up..*oh nooOo, my brain alarmed!! i didnt hit the artery properly!* So I draw the needle out slowly and apologized. She just give me a smile and I told her am going to have another try, making sure she is fine with it, and she agreed without any complaint! So I tried and what a big relief, phewww....my 2nd attempt was a success! Just by seeing the blood pumping up the syringe brought so much joy to me and gladly I announced to her, it's all done now, love:) And she replied with a soft voice 'Are you an angel?' with a slight beam on her face.. and My heart just melt...I wished I am, but i'm not..so all I could do, is try to be one to the people around me..definitely by God's grace i believe:)

and THE ABOVE, is a homemade seeded baguette with chicken tikka:) I found this lovely homemade bread shop nearby the hospital one day, so i rewarded myself with one, knowing me, a bread lover..whatever with BREAD, Angie LURVEs...lol! *p/s: they spelled my name wrongly on my nametag..ciS*

though am physically drained by the end of this attachment, I didnt regret completing my placement there at all. It's the BEST God has offered me. With consultants taking time off to teach and guide me personally, with senior doctors letting me do so much hands on, from cannulations to stitches, with great bunch of jolly nurses supervising me..i have no complaint! And all these can only come from my heavenly Daddy who has promised me GOOD:)

A&E...full of drama! The incident i saw that stayed vividly was a 6 weeks old baby, came in early morning with cardiac arrest! Whole body was white and stiff with no response at all. Despite the much effort by the team to resuscitate him, the baby didnt make it in the end. That scene traumatised me so much....life is full of uncertainties...The future, lies in God's hands.

wasSup Doc:

If you find yourself wearing a spirit of heaviness, try on a garment of praise C: