Hey!

Hey there!!

It's been quite some time since i last updated... it certainly was a crazy semester... and to know that classes are commencing a week away is crazy ey? anyhow, i just wanna write a Quickie!

It's been a challenging yet exciting semester filled with lots of crashing 'assignments' and a handful of quizzes and what not...

But i manage to pull through nonetheless! It's been a cranky semester but It's all GOOD!! hahaha...

Hillsong conference was absolutely amazing! speakers like Chris Caine, Louie Giglio, Ed Young Jr, John Bevere, Bishop TD Jakes, Chris Tomlin, Steven Curtis Chapman, Israel Houghton and the team were absolutely phenomenol! It's amazing how we managed to pack 27000 delegates each day and 35000 people during both night rallies!!

It was indeed an exhausting week... but it was Awesome!! Tzeteng stayed with me and we had the best times!! yup, fed her my food too and she absolutely loved it!! hahaha...

Rightyo, Now that i'm back in KL, i've been eating like a pig!! hahaha... indulging in all the local delicacies and what not... and guess what! im going to California again in Dec!! woohoo!! can't wait!!

Thanks to all at Simply Younited for a great time back!! and all the other ppl i met... apologies to some of the Gisians whom i've missed this trip... i shall make it back in dec ok! ;) also... to those at Simply Younited; you guys are awesome! each one of ya despite the fact that i am familiar with a minority of y'all! u all still hold a great place in my heart and i'll always keep ya all in my prayers!!

Am leaving next Thursday morning... so till then, be good and see ya again at the end of the year!!

Adios!

(watch this space as i'll be updating mpre often!)

EXCITING NEWS!!

hey there!!

Big news!!!! Our former cell leader Dan Lim and Grace Lim's baby is due in September!! YAY!!!! It's a BABY BOY!!!! yay!!!.... so keep them in prayer as they power through the next few months okay!!


lots of lovin'
phing

the much anticipated pictures...

Pictures taken from Rachel & Craig Birdsall's wedding located at the Hope Estate, Hunter Valley on the 31st of March 2007:

me & bronwyn

me, bronwyn & wendy

Ryde extension service bbq birthday party at Lindfield!:

cristel, me, & ivonne
lyndianna, cristel, mua & kiniqua

More pics taken at Hope Estate:

phoebe, jade & moi

all of us from Rach Kay's connect group!

jade & me

lara & me

me & pam ( macq uni hillsong campus zone leader)

lara, me, tori & beth

jade, me & shelly

bride & groom & their bestman & bridesmaids

all posing so beautifully for the camera

rach & her gorgeous bridesmaids

beth and moi

when 2 countries merge!

Macquarie signs agreement for training of Malaysian doctors at Australian School of Advanced MedicineMarch 30, 2007Malaysian doctors will undertake specialty training in Australia under a new agreement signed today between Macquarie University and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

The Letter of Intent signed at the Australian High Commission will pave the way for doctors to do a Masters of Surgery at Macquarie’s newly established Australian School of Advanced Medicine.The Dean of Medicine at UKM, Professor Dato’ Dr Lokman Saim, said: “We are delighted to have formed this new partnership with Macquarie University which will greatly assist our doctors with advanced sub specialty training.” He said the medical education agreement between the two universities was a symbol of the great friendship between Australia and Malaysia. It is anticipated that the first trainees will be in neurosurgery and spinal surgery. Other surgical specialties will follow.This is the first agreement in principle that UKM has signed with an Australian university to provide specialty training. Doctors from the Australian School of Advanced Medicine will also visit UKM and assist with curriculum development, research collaboration and teach post-graduate surgery. Dean of the Australian School of Advanced Medicine Professor Michael Morgan has had a relationship with Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia for 11 years both surgically and with neurosurgical training.“This Letter of Intent is particularly gratifying to me as I have been working with the excellent surgeons at UKM for a long time,” he said.“We anticipate that we will soon sign a formal Memorandum of Understanding which will enable our school to provide supplementary training that adds value to the superb base that UKM is well known for. They will undergo a final year of training at Dalcross Private Hospital or the new Macquarie University Private University Hospital when it is opened to gain specialty degrees.”The Australian School of Advanced Medicine at Macquarie is the first medical school in the world to offer formal recognition of sub-specialty training. It is based on the Mayo Clinic philosophy of integrated clinical care, teaching and research and will be co-located with the most modern health care facility in Australia.

There are currently 19,166 Malaysian students studying in Australia. About 1206 of these are medical students. For more information on the Australian School of Advanced Medicine visit www.medicine.mq.edu.au/

Rachel & Craig Birdsall!

Hey y'all!

I had a fantastic week thus far... the highlight of the moment is my Connect group leader's wedding celebration! It was sooooooo beautiful!!!!

It was held at the Hope Estate vinery located at the Hunter Valley just 2 hours away from Sydney.

The food was scrumptious...we had like a 5 course meal with entree, mains, dessert and some in between snacks. We had a lil' cocktail thingy at the reception as well...

Its funny how Western weddings are so different compared to Asian weddings... kakaka...well, i heard the 'Yam Seng' bit as Rachel's parents are Chinese therefore they had a lil' toast.

What really crack me up was the fact that everybody else was just oblivious to everything... starring at each other... "huh? what are they doing"? kakaka.... not common in the aussie culture i suppose..

but nonetheless; the wedding is the best that i've attended thus far... Very different.... the deco and everything else was very simple yet exquisite.

anyhow; it was certainly a tired trip driving down at about 11pm... i had a full car load but 3 of the passengers slept almost throughout; leaving me with a random guy (Craig's athletic coach) whom i met at the wedding to entertain me as i drive the whole way back. Nice chap i must say... Very unique name too... (Zobra that is) hahaha....

anyway... ill upload some more pics once i have more free time available...

till then, have a great week y'all!


... sorry guys, blogspot image icon is encountering some problems.. so u haveta wait till i get that sorted out....

Another long awaited update!

So... the past week has been pretty eventful! Got lost after missing a turn to North Rocks and ended up towards West Pennant Hills but good grief, i managed to find my bearings on the map and got back to where I was and eventually started from there to my destination.

Nearly came close to 2 accidents (not my fault); thank God for his protection. Offered assistance to my Korean friend whom is moving to the MUV... yay! Attended Colour conference on Friday night which was simply amazing!

Attended Hillsong Album Recording last night which was absolutely phenomenol. The Acer Arena was filled with 20,000 people from near and afar! Praise God! Children's church was great... children behaved well as i taught them stories from felt boards and picture books; made play dough for the kids which they loved.

So, after Hillsong recording, me and my cobbers drove out to some 'Sri Lankan' restaurant and it was just hilarious. The dude infront of me kept cracking me up as he constantly pokes his head out the window at every single traffic light. Later did i know, that was his commonality; sometimes he even gets out of his car and waves to the ppl behind him at the traffic lights. Talk about weird?? hahaha....

This particular Persian dude sat with us and what was so funny; was that he began to eat my food. I ordered a Chicken Masala Dosai and later did i know after i came back from washing my hands; he poked his fork into my sauces and poor guy ate the spices and was almost in tears. That was fine until some of my other friends came over to eat my food.It was hilarious that even this other Chinese Malaysian guy got excited and came over to my side and peered in to join in the fun as well. My Dosai was half eaten even before i could sit down. It was funny... to know that my chicken attracted so much attention; or perhaps it was me they were attracted to... kakkaka...

Anyway, it was a good night as we chatted on the table with our various food and just chilling and gelling along with one another. Company was fantastic as we all got along and made jokes around one another. Even my two friends who came along felt comfortable as they were novice to Sri Lankan food.

So yea... as you can see, im almost half Indian-Sri lankan as this ppl are like a family to me.. we stay between minutes from one another... talk bout close proximity... and they are obviously all from Macq.

Don't worry.... not all my friends are curries... i have heaps of Aussie blonds, Brits, Europeans & Americans as well. It's funny how i get along so well with all this people after such a short period of time. It's simply amazing!

yea... so life has been a buzz.... everyday and every weekend has made my life a lil' more interesting. I believe friends are the most important things in life. Great Company equals Great life! Seriously, if anybody decides to come to Syd; i'll introduce ya to this great bunch of people! They are hilarious, intelligent, good-looking, super friendly, financially stable, very mobile, Love God, connect leaders and ppl whom u can count on whenever something happens! :) Seriously, what's more to life without this type of ppl aye? What more do you want in a friend aye?? hahaha

So that wraps up my week... till then, have a good week lads and lasses!

i've been tagged by san!

Each player of this game starts off with ten weird things or habits or little known facts about yourself. People who get tagged must write in a blog of their own ten weird things or habits or little known facts as well as state this rule clearly. At the end you must choose six people to be tagged and list their names. No tagbacks!

1) I talk like an M16
2) I have a very unique accent of which no one can distinguish
3) I like collecting cards (b'day, c'mas, n'year,etc)
4) I can't park properly
5) Aussie ppl mistake me as either a Jap or Korean (don't ask me why)
6) My belly button sticks out
7) I have many moe's on my face
8) I collect soft toys
9) I have a tendency to keep all my receipts
10) I don't eat proper meals

I tagged:
-Felix
-Kristofer
-Pam song
-Wainyan
-Rach Ng
-Aaron

another update!

yo!

so... my life's been really busy.... its only week 2 and i've got assignments due and class presentations and all that shabarack.... (that's not a word) ... anyway, and i've got to conduct 2 hour observations in a primary school starting next week.... for 5 weeks. :( oh well....

my housemates are chilling and enjoying themselves out in the sun.. whilst im inside most of the time 'am sure they think i'm pretty anti-social' trying to get ahead of my readings and assignments.

yea... anyway, im still waiting for my car... :( its been delayed and ive been let down throughout the week.... had to change plans and such because of this circumstance.

yea... but on the bright side, i've been driven around this week by friends from church who's been there for me whenever i needed them. It's amazing how different life is when you have good accountable friends nearby. I feel so welcomed. I've been meeting lots of new ppl... all from diverse backgrounds so that makes my scope of friends pretty interesting as we've got lots to chat.

been meeting new ppl from uni too which is awesome! anyway... thought i write a quick update before my loyal readers start spamming my chatterbox (which i'm yet to fix) informing me to update :P but that's cool.... its good to read that ppl still leave a msg even thought ur not updating as often.

therefore, because of my chaotic schedule.... dont expect too many updates alright :P

haveagreatweekpeeps!