Hand of hope- forwarded

Dear All,
>
>A picture began circulating in November. It should be "The Picture of the
>Year," or perhaps, "Picture of the Decade." It won't be. In fact, unless
>you obtained a copy of the USpaper which published it, you probably will
>never see it. The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named
>Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by a surgeon named Joseph
>Bruner.
>
>The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed
>from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an
>obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable surgical
>procedure. Practicing at VanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenterin Nashville, he
>performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb.
>
>
>During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and
>makes a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr. Bruner completed the
>surgery on little Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully
>developed, hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's
>finger. In a
>Time Europe article highlighting new pregnancy imagery that show the
>formation of major organs and other significant evidence of the formation
>of
>human life but a few days after conception, Dr. Bruner was reported as
>saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment
>of his
>life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen,
>totally immobile. The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect
>clarity.
>
>The editors titled the picture, "Hand of Hope". The text explaining the
>picture begins, "The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas
>emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner
>as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life. "
>
>Little Samuel's mother said they "wept for days" when they saw the
>picture. She said, "The photo reminds us my pregnancy isn't about
>disability or
> >an illness, it's about a little person". Samuel was born in perfect
>health, the operation 100 per cent successful. Now see the actual
>picture,
> >
> >and it is awesome ... incredible. And hey, pass it on. The world needs to
>see this one!
Dear All,
>
>A picture began circulating in November. It should be "The Picture of the
>Year," or perhaps, "Picture of the Decade." It won't be. In fact, unless
>you obtained a copy of the USpaper which published it, you probably will
>never see it. The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named
>Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by a surgeon named Joseph
>Bruner.
>
>The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed
>from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an
>obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable surgical
>procedure. Practicing at VanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenterin Nashville, he
>performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb.
>
>
>During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and
>makes a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr. Bruner completed the
>surgery on little Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully
>developed, hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's
>finger. In a
>Time Europe article highlighting new pregnancy imagery that show the
>formation of major organs and other significant evidence of the formation
>of
>human life but a few days after conception, Dr. Bruner was reported as
>saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment
>of his
>life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen,
>totally immobile. The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect
>clarity.
>
>The editors titled the picture, "Hand of Hope". The text explaining the
>picture begins, "The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas
>emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner
>as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life. "
>
>Little Samuel's mother said they "wept for days" when they saw the
>picture. She said, "The photo reminds us my pregnancy isn't about
>disability or
> >an illness, it's about a little person". Samuel was born in perfect
>health, the operation 100 per cent successful. Now see the actual
>picture,
> >
> >and it is awesome ... incredible. And hey, pass it on. The world needs to
>see this one! Dear All,
>
>A picture began circulating in November. It should be "The Picture of the
>Year," or perhaps, "Picture of the Decade." It won't be. In fact, unless
>you obtained a copy of the USpaper which published it, you probably will
>never see it. The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named
>Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by a surgeon named Joseph
>Bruner.
>
>The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed
>from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an
>obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable surgical
>procedure. Practicing at VanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenterin Nashville, he
>performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb.
>
>
>During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and
>makes a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr. Bruner completed the
>surgery on little Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully
>developed, hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's
>finger. In a
>Time Europe article highlighting new pregnancy imagery that show the
>formation of major organs and other significant evidence of the formation
>of
>human life but a few days after conception, Dr. Bruner was reported as
>saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment
>of his
>life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen,
>totally immobile. The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect
>clarity.
>
>The editors titled the picture, "Hand of Hope". The text explaining the
>picture begins, "The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas
>emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner
>as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life. "
>
>Little Samuel's mother said they "wept for days" when they saw the
>picture. She said, "The photo reminds us my pregnancy isn't about
>disability or
> >an illness, it's about a little person". Samuel was born in perfect
>health, the operation 100 per cent successful. Now see the actual
>picture,
> >
> >and it is awesome ... incredible. And hey, pass it on. The world needs to
>see this one!





* tRUST & OBey the LORD *

*HoPe FoR ToDaY*

*HoPe FoR ToDaY*

yo, fellas! check this out, man!!!

wayyyy to go, sis!

-hehe

dc talk-- Like it Love it Need it

lyrics

Under these circumstances, they can hardly cope

Notice their fleeting glances and their lack of hope

I offer this suggestion, they don't seem to care-o

This is my generation, drowning in despair-o

You'll never find peace of mind in your pool of self

You'll never find peace of mind in a sea of wealth

You'll never find peace of mind in your rock and roll

You'll never find peace of mind if you sell your soul

(chorus)

You gotta like it, you gotta love it

I know you need some freedom from the strife

You gotta like it, you gotta love it

I know you need some Jesus in your life

[Some Jesus in your life, some Jesus in your life]

We circumvent our feelings through an angry sound

He who complains the loudest, wears the fattest crown

We're anti-everybody, call it paranoia

Well I ain't no judge or jury, but I'm praying for ya

You'll never find peace of mind in your lucky charm

You'll never find peace of mind on a hippie farm

You'll never find peace of mind in a one-night stand

You'll never find peace of mind in your superman

(repeat chorus)

You gotta like it, you gotta love it

I know you need itYou gotta like it,

you gotta love it

I know you need some Jesus in your life

Like it, love it, need it, don't leave it

Like it [don't you like it?]

Love it, need it [don't you need it?]

Don't leave it

Ya dropped right into the middle of a freak attack

Cause we're back and we're comin' like that

Ya see we're lowerin' the boom in the middle of the tune

Cause the funk is always heavy where it's at

And while you're whining all the time

Never changing any minds

It is clear to see your lip has lost its button

Cause if ya take a think at this

Then it's easy to admit

That the selfish way you're livin' is for nothing

You gotta like it

You know you need some freedom from the strife

You gotta love it

I know you need some Jesus in your life

(repeat chorus)

You gotta like it, you gotta love it

I know you need it

You gotta like it, you gotta love it

I know you, God knows you need it

You gotta like it, you gotta love it

I know you need it

Some Jesus in your life

Jesus in your life

* tRUST & OBey the LORD *

ATTN: who wrote this comment??

reply:

arghhh i know who you are in the end!!!!!
Loh li shan!!!!!
how can you??
never tell me, huh?!
thanks alot..!
miss ya..
muakks




who wrote this comment?
tell me your name !!!sigh
some people
neway,... thanks alot!!!

Comments:
hi..nice story.. long but
interesting...i seldom read long blog, but i finish this one!:P
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posted by Anonymous : 7/30/2004 09:05:14 PM Post
a Comment

* tRUST & OBey the LORD *

Juwita Suwito - You in me

Juwita Suwito - You in me

Everytime I look into Your eyes,
There's a pleasant surprise,
awaiting me and amazing me
somehow i realize
i'm so tired of the lies they keep telling me
telling me i should look down inside in myself to find something greater
when i know i can look at the bright side and find the Creator
Chorus:
i just need to spend one moment with You
somehow it's a brand new world i'm passing through
You lift me higher
You let me see
over the walls that surrounded me
don't need to prove myself
just need to show and tell
it's You in me
Verse:
The other day a wolf in sheep's disguise
told me goodness would buy
a day or two for me in paradise
i can never pay the price ,not with a million lives
but its done for me
why should i just depend on myself and pretend i'd find something greater
when i know i can look at the bright side and find the Creator
(chorus)



* tRUST & OBey the LORD *

CYBERJAYA

Guess what this time? It's a one week break from the dusty and smelly college and into a new place thats totally weird.. Cyberjaya.. the kitchen away from home..

Right now i am in brenda's apartment. Brenda is one of the 6 angels of best friends i have and she is 20 this year. She studies Industrial Designing in Lim Kok Wing Cyberjaya and this is her final year. She has been staying here in an apartment which she rents out to her other girlfriends and i am here to spend my holidays with her. I have been here since sunday and will be going home on thursday with Adrian because he is currenly studying in mmu which happens to be on the same street but on the opposite end thats all. Well, its not too far i guess,.. since we have cars.

Adrian is also here. He is Studying Creative Multimedia - Animation, and staying in MMU hostel, as i mentioned earlier not too long ago. So i am here for two reasons actually, one is LEARN to cook and clean the house and another is assist Adrian redo his assignments.. they have the wrong measurements. So what happened the second day i was here was like this...

Adrian came over for dinner. After dinner, i helped to wash the dishes while Brenda decided to wash the floor at the laundry area. SUDDENLY, Brenda starts screeching, "There's a bat here!!..." Both Adrian and myself stares to where she is pointing. True enough there is something small and black... is was not as big as the palm of our hand until it stretched forth its wings, then it would be just a little bit bigger. She said it was there since a week ago and she dared not stay, but went home. She said she returned the next day with her dad who helped her look for it all around the house, behind the curtains and all,.. but to no avail. So they concluded that it was finally gone. Now to her dissapointment, it is still lingering around.

At first, when she saw it, it was not moving, then Adrian with his itchy fingers and nature as a guy was delibrately disturbing it while i was halfway rinsing the fork and spoons. I kept saying, you know, " WAIT TILL I FINISH... WAIT.. WAAAAAIIIIITTTT" and then he impatiently caused it to move, and it did. I screamed and threw the half rinsed fork and spoons back into the sink with all the completely dirty dishes, and ran for dear life after Brenda to the hall. That was an immediate reaction.. What was i supposed to do? The kitchen had no light and it was moving at my direction, okay? I'm human, you know? And a female one at that!Adrian admitted later,.. he was scared too, guy or gal we are still the same. As little as it was..

So the bat moved like spider man crawing on the wall, to the other end of the kitchen, to the empty bottom shelf where fungus grew. And it stayed there. So Brend and Adrian with their miraculous ideas came out with the solution of opening the drain hole on the floor and hoped that the bat would crawl in since it was darker there.. (although the kitchen light was spoiled),.. and myself who is always the blurrr one and dont know whats going on all the time, discoved their motive soon enough and supported their idea. Brenda even discovered the most appropriate weapon in disguise for Adrian to use in order to lure it towards the trap- a broom. He was trying hard with Brenda in command, but he reasoned out that it was not working because the bat was alive, and no matter how much he swept it, it would only move further from the trap. We had to come out with a better solution.

While we were "sqeeezing our brain juices" (as Adrian would call it), the bat decided to make the run for it (or should i say the 'crawl'). And it was heading towards the hole! Yes,.. the end of our story... ? Not so fast- it missed the hole and is now heading towards the shelf and crawing upwards!!! oh no.. Brenda's half-a-packet full of idiot proof Black Pepper sauce we just used for dinner is now in custody of the bat! "I'll throw the whole thing away!" Brenda treatened the bat. Soon the bat falls down, losing its hostage and onto the ground. But it didnt give up here. It still had a chance to escape. It crawled towards the wall where we first met it... Back to Square One.

As we watched the whole thing from outside the kitchen door, Brenda came out with a second plan. She held another weapon in her hand- SHELTOX! As soon as Adrian and Brenda drafted out a vague blueprint with their heads and 'brain juices', Adrian grabs the Sheltox from her freezing hands and begins to activate their plan. Mission Impossible 2 begins... First, Adrian puts the dustpan 5 inches behind the bat. Then, they move to the second part of the plan. In attempt to invade the laundry area, Adrian checkes the coast, and double checks. Suddenly, he points into the laundry area, " i see another bat!" "What???" we both exclaim, and check it out. We moved closer to have a look, but it was all a joke. There was nothing there, except another proof of Adrian's undeniable male character.

Brenda went into the laundry area through the window, while we watched the bat from outside the kitchen. She sprayed the sheltox underneath the door, but to no avail. The bat only moved further away from the dustpan. Adrian came to the rescue.. Brenda climbed back into the dining area safely. Adrian who replaced her opens the door bravely and sprays the Sheltox even nearer to the bat, this time, there is nothing to protect him from the bat except for the half opened foor between them. Nevertheless, the stubborn bat refused to budge. Closing the door, Adrian retreated. Mission Impossible 2 was indeed impossible.

"I have to do my assignment already,.. you guys go ahead," was all tired Adrian had left to say. "It's getting late" And he was right. This bat business had to end. His assignment was due tomorrow. "Ok, that's it. Lets get rid of the bat." We tried really hard this time, and i opted for the garbage bag, but Brenda refrained me. She and Adrian came out with the last and most desperate plan of all. Before i knew what was it, Adrian skillfully swept the bat with the same broom that failed us in Mission Impossible One. The helpful bat willingly hung on to it as Adrian knocked it into the hole. Thus was the last we saw of our dear old friend, the bat.

After finishing Adrian's Assignment, he went home to mmu and i threw myself onto the bed and fell into a deep, long sleep. Brenda was still playing the racing computer game 'Need for Speed Underground' when i awoke and had my bath. As soon as i came out, I realised that it was 2.30 in the morning and i was so shocked. I didn't expect it to be so late! Suddenly, my handphone rings.. Adrian is inviting us out for 'Yam Char' which meants a drink when translated. I agreed but Brenda was held back by the game. Nevertheless, he was on his way. When we left, it was already 3am. Brenda playing the role of an elder sister and host made me promise to be home by 4am. We sped off with Adrian's best friend, Ngai Choong who was the same age as us and studying with Adrian in MMU.

When we arrived at an indian restaurant some 15 minutes away, I had a plate of roti chanai and they had a bowl of maggie mee each for supper. When we were halfway done the shop was already closing. At 4.10am, we reached the building that held Brenda's apartment on the 4th floor ... Adrian took me upstairs while his friend waited in the car.. On the second floor, i was already one foot behind Adrian when i saw something rubbery and colourful yet had an unmistakable pattern on its side... Entangled onto the railing and moving upwards only a foot away from our legs was a,.. "Snaaaake!" I jumped back and shouted. "Yeah right.." was the immediate reply. I know Adrian was naughty but i wasnt. I was serious! Seeing my facial expression, he finally asked "Where?!" And i pointed it out to him, "THERE!!!" it was still so close to him. He too jumped down the stairs and Ngai Choong seeing the final episode from the car ran upstairs in disbelief but a wide smile on his cubby face. This was no bat. Adrian said almost like an adult, "We'd better tell Brenda." Soon he was on the line with her,.. i could only hear him say "..Really, wan! Here on the 2nd floor..." and " ..I am not joking! Got snake!". Lastly, ".. If you don't believe me, you can ask Anna!" He passed the phone to me. "Brend,.." i said slowly but the tone of my voice was getting higher, "there is snake. Really!" She replied, "No snake, la! First the bat, now a snake? I don't believe! Tomorrow i will see a tiger! This is not a zoo.." after battling with her like with the wall, she hangs up on me in disbelief.

We stood there staring at the snake. It was climbing higher and higher up the stairs. It even tried to strangle one of the fatter railings thinking it might be food. Finally, we hear footsteps rushing down the stairs.. but it was too fast, too furious! Ngai Choong calls out, "CAREFUL!". He was just in time. She stoped right there in front of the snake. She saw it. It was real after all. When i asked her why she finally came down, she answered " I could hear you guys downstairs when i was on the phone with you and I came down because you guys took so long to come up."

Thank God our brain juices were still active. Brenda tells Adrian to call the guard, so he drives to the guard house. Honestly, i didn't think that the guard would follow because it was the wee hours of the morning and they wouldn't trust someone who is not a resident and especially one who says there is a snake! What if the guard who follows him in his car gets killed or kidnapped, no one would know. Added to it, they won't have enough man power to send two. But lo and behold, Adrian comes back with one, not in another vehicle, but in his own car! The guard then sees the snake and commands that sticks be brought. After Adrian and the guard finds two sticks, the guard throws one at the snake, it was the fatter one that he threw, but the snake didnt move and inch. It had curled itself up at the end of the stair. We think it was either asleep or waiting for the right moment when it can attack the guard offguard. As the guard moved nearer and nearer to the snake, we got a little worried for him. It was hard for us to communicate with the guard because we speak in english and his english was not that good. We think he was a chinese, so we didn't speak to him in Malay. But Adrian managed to convince him that it was dangerous trying to hit the snake with a broom stick because the snake could easily move up the stick and attack him. So at his permission, Adrian called another guard to assist him.

I didn't think the guards could be so naive to send their people out one by one to get killed. They probably would have came back with a police car instead to check for dead bodies and Adrian in handcuffs as my imagination would have put it, but fortunately enough, Adrian came back with an empty car this time, and not with a whole troop of policemen waiting to investigate the case. Adrian said the guard refused to come because he was the only one in the guard house. We didn't know what to do this time. Time is running out and i would like to just bypass the snake, back to the apartment where i can sleep. After all, Adrian and Ngai Choong has college the next day. But they wanted the residents of the apartment to be safe. And i guess that is more important. I actually asked Adrian and Ngai Choong to go back first but they insisted in staying on to watch the show. It was a rare chance they didn't want to miss. And i agreed. Finally, the guard agreed to follow him to the club house for recruits.

True enough, they came back with a whole troop of indian and malay workers who had been sleeping in the club house so "syok-ly" at that time of the night. They had woke them up to kill a snake and afew of them came along. One said reassuringly, "Ini ular sawa" meaning, "This is the Ular Sawa snake". He says it doesn't have poison, but it still can strangle a person to death. Nevertheless, he says that it is a little one. I was thinking to myself, 'Little? What is he calling little? It is like 5 foot long, harlo?? And like more than a mug size fat??' Nevermind, i think i should exclude my criticism here. But all of us thought fairly well that it was huge enough to strangle a person's neck to his death.

After approximately 5 minutes, they had developed a strategy. At first they asked for a guni sack (a bag sack to keep rice or durian last time, but now they use plastic). Brenda obviously didn't have one. After checking, she came down with a garbage bag as asked for. As application to their newly developed strategy, only one man stayed upstairs. The rest went down and prepared for the attack or you can say, the kill. The one upstairs just pushed the snake down. It was hard like rock. I was curious why it didn't attack him at all. Adrian says that the snake is as scared of us as we are scared of it. Indeed, when the snake was pushed once, it didn't move, then it was pushed all the way down to the ground floor where it fell on the grass and tried to slither away. Thank God there were little trees and plants so that they could spot and hit the snake easily. Immediately after the snake fell down, the one who pushed it rushed downstairs and joined the rest in the kill. Brenda, Ngai Choong and i watched from upstairs and Adrian from downstairs as they beat the snake to death with a hoe and a shovel. Some of the workers were very brave, although one was so scared that he threw the hoe at the snake and totally missed. The brave one is the one who aims at the head and kills it, hitting and hitting, even when the snake is already dead. It was a pytiful sight, though. Those of us who were watching agreed to that. We saw the whole thing. But i thank God the snake is now dead.

* tRUST & OBey the LORD *

6 pages Assignment for Malaysian Studies

yup... i know
its very funny

CYBERJUNGLE

It’s a jungle out there in Cyberjaya and if you don’t believe me, then perhaps you should stay there for a one week holiday just as I have done! Not too long ago, when I was given this assignment, I made a decision to write about my holidays about wherever I had spent it. And to my decent surprise, I had spent it in Cyberjaya. I believe it is not a coincidence that such wild experiences had come to life here in ‘Cyberjungle’ as I should call it from now onwards. In this assignment, I shall talk about the origins of Cyberjungle and my special experiences which have occurred throughout my stay there.

According to the Cyberjungle Multimedia Super Corridor webpage http://www.cyberjaya-msc.com/html/cyberjaya.htm , they see Cyberjungle as a place where ‘Man, Nature and Technology’ live in harmony. From my personal experience as a guest there, I believe it is true. Cyberjungle is a city where man, nature and technology live together in harmony. That is the premise which Cyberjungle is built on - a city featuring a unique blend of lush tropical eco-friendly environment with the latest technology in IT infrastructure and facilities.

Cyberjungle is Malaysia's first truly intelligent city, officially launched by the prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad on 8 July 1999. The landmark event was witnessed by 25 of the world's top personalities in the IT world. Spanning an area of 2,894 hectares (7,000 acres) the city is the nucleus of the country's vision for the next millennium, the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC). Promising to be the city of the future, Cyberjungle will soon be the home ground for many IT & technology companies.

In order to be the city for the 21st century, the Flagship Zone of Cyberjungle is being developed as a self contained intelligent city, offering the ideal business and living condition for all. The Flagship Zone covers three main zone areas:

Enterprise Zone
Commercial Zone
Residential Zone

The rest of the Flagship Zone (at more than 50% of its total area) is designated for public facilities, green areas and zone for recreational purposes. The development of Cyberjungle is also divided into 2 major phases:

Phase 1: comprising approximately 1,460 ha (3,600 acres)
Phase 2: comprising approximately 1,430 ha (3,500 acres)
Cyberjungle is located at the heart of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), the nucleus of Malaysia's vision for the next millennium. It is where the latest technology in IT infrastructure and facilities will set the standard for modern-day living. Added to it, it is also a world-class business and living environment where lifestyles are truly enhanced.
It has the best telecommunication infrastructure, High speed internet access and is a City Command Centre acting as a central monitoring hub for all traffic, utilities and public amenities. Cyberjungle includes a network for on-line shopping, education, entertainment and emergency aid. To know a little more about Cyberjungle, please visit http://www.cyberia.com.my/cyb.html
In Cyberjungle, high quality and efficient provision of utilities is supported by a back-up grid. Large recreational areas including Cyber Park, Cyber Axis garden and golf course is located in Cyberjungle for entertainment and a sure way to relax the mind. Six Smart Schools and Telemedicine Health Clinics are provided to ensure safety and well accepted education.
Cyberjungle is connected to KLIA, Putrajaya and KL Sentral Station by the Express Rail Link (ERL). It is served by a network of expressways including:
the North-South Expressway Central Link
the Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP)
the South Klang Valley Expressway and
the proposed Dedicated Highway
It’s a jungle out there!
Now I would like to add in my personal experience here in Cyberjungle. During the second day of my stay here in Cyberjungle, I was visited by a bat while washing the dishes in the kitchen. Although the bat was a small one, it was black and dirty. We were horrified at the look of it. We tried all kinds of ways to dispose the poor thing. But finally, we figured everything out by shoving it into the kitchen drain hole on the floor.
On the same day, while I was walking up the second flight of stairs, to the apartment located on the fourth floor, I noticed something entangled to the railing. It had an unmistakable pattern. By no doubt, it was a snake! I jumped back, took a deep breath and shouted. It was just a foot away from my friend’s feet. When I shouted I showed him where it was and he too jumped backwards.

In Malay, it is called ‘ular sawar’ and this one just happened to be 5-feet long and about 3 inches wide. The ular sawar had no poisonous sting but it could strangle a person to death in a few minutes.

We were scared and called the guards to get rid of it immediately for the safety of the residents there. It took 5 men to bring down the snake. This was done by pushing it so that it fell unto the ground floor and the rest of them waiting for it to fall whacked it repeatedly with hoes, sticks and shovels until it died. Their strategy worked, and thus we have taken a picture of this snake which I have enclosed in this assignment.

After facing this two haunting incidents, my friends are forced to live in fear as long as they are still in Cygerjungle. For example, whenever we walk up the stairs, we have to be careful lest there be anymore snakes around. It is dangerous and we are not sure what will happen tomorrow. In fact, my friend admitted that she won’t be surprised if we spot a tiger the next day. Added to it, this was not the first snake reported sighted by one of her friends. I just happened to be one who sighted it this close to her apartment.

We understand that Cyberjungle is a newly developed area, but for the safety of the residents and visitors there, I hope that none of these disasters should ever take place again. I believe that this statement about the condition of Cyberjungle should be taken note of by the authorities, and that their citizens be warned so that this issue should come to the awareness of our society. If the government is truly concerned for its people they should not hide issues like this in the dark at their risk.

There are various steps that should be taken in settling this problem, for example, fencing certain commercial buildings and residential areas with electric fences, tightening the security system, placing alarms at certain areas, raring trained dogs to help the guards in patrolling the area, warning the public of such incidents to raise awareness and finally, survival and first aid training.

Fencing commercial buildings and residential areas with electric wires can be quite costly, but is an action which has to be taken into consideration because it is worth it for the sake of our residents and workers’ safety. These wired not only would prevent animals from getting through but also prevent other crimes such as thefts and break-ins. Technology has provided us with electric fences which doesn’t require high voltage, but just a buzz of it so that animals should keep their distance from restricted areas. The only possible disadvantage which can be seen through the application of this idea is the probability of children getting hurt. Nevertheless, as these fences only let out a buzz of electricity, we can be sure it won’t be too dangerous for them.

Tightening the security system should be seen as a must, as its budget isn’t going to be too affected or not affected at all this will only meant that they have to be on their toes for wild animals within the area other than break-ins. This could also mean that they have to make more rounds around the area to avoid mishaps such as this. It is better to be safe than sorry.

Placing alarms at certain areas might be a disturbance at times, nevertheless necessary as well. This would help the guards to locate wild animals and act upon it. These alarms may be censored alarms which would turn off once an animal has triggered it. These alarms must also be able to distinguish between humans and animals respectively. Nevertheless, this choice may not be suitable for those with budget constrains.

Raring trained dogs to help guards in patrolling the area is a good idea as animals have high sensitivity compared to human beings. Their eyes and ears are many times sharper than ours and once they detect a strange animal, they will bark to warn us and also bring us towards the location of the wild animal. Thus, the use of guard dogs should not be under estimated. Added to it, this step doesn’t require much funds either, at it seems to be one of the most effective

Warning the public of such incidents is not merely a step but the most important in building a safe environment. This is in fact the responsibility of the government and shouldn’t need to be taken into reconsideration. This should be done through many ways such as publicizing it in the newspapers and television.

Last but not least, is training out people how to act in these emergencies. These trainings should be conducted by organizing campaigns. In these trainings, people should be thought how to kill a snake or the fastest way to contact the right personnel in regards to capturing the snake. Should any of these wild animals be sighted, the authorities must be informed immediately.

These trainings must also include fist aid trainings in case any mishaps were to take place. By all means, killing a snake on ones own may not be advisable unless there is no other solution. The people should be taught the step-by-step procedures into handling each new situation as it seems fit. These steps should not be taken lightly, as it can save people’s lives.

The people have the right to protect themselves and survive. We cannot always depend on the authorities to do the thinking and killing for us, because by than it will be too late, for we all know the faults of man and their weaknesses when it come to efficiently handling emergencies in Malaysia.

Of course, there can be minor steps too, such as placing sulfur around the area or growing bamboo plants which are both greatly disliked by snakes, but should some other animal come in, we should think of more solutions in solving each problem. Therefore, I dun see why those in authorities are not taking serious actions if there are so many ways to prevent history from repeating itself.

Why must we wait for someone to be killed or injured in order to start acting? By than it would be just another regretful incident. We need to weigh out the possibilities and know it could happen anytime to anyone. If anything happens, there is no one to be blamed but ourselves. We know about it, and if we don’t warned others, their blood will be on our hands. We must be responsible citizen. If we don’t do something now, we will regret for the rest of our lives. Don’t let this be another lesson to be learnt. There were so many lessons in the past; this is the time to actually learn from them. Remember what our lessons have taught us. Let us be useful students.

We need to stop this before it is too late and put another of our friends’ or relatives ‘lives in danger because of our own naivety or inefficiency in handling this problem. Right now the case is still in our hands. We have the power the future in the present. Let’s do it!

Think about our friends’ way back in Cyberjungle. Think about their safety and ignorance. Think about the snake on the second flight of stairs and imagine what could probably take place within those few frightful seconds. If you have the voice to scream, then shout your lungs out and tell them that there is a snake only a foot away from their feet. Show them the 5 feet long strangler and its 3 inch wide width. Don’t watch them die.

* tRUST & OBey the LORD *

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A message from Ryan to his dearest daddy.. 8 weeks old

Ryan is my new nephew! He is 8 weeks old and Ebbie, my sis and his mum is really proud of him! Here is his fathers day message...

Today, CF was great! The worship was great and interaction was fun! For the interaction part, we did a quesionnare- personality test.. hAHA.. they said i am intuitive!.. so i am going to type out abit for you.. heh..

this is abit of who i am..

INTUITING
You (thats me) are blessed with the creation gift of imagination.(Thank you!) Because of it, you are never quite satisfied with things as they are. You seem to be inexorably drawn toward what could be, lured by the dream of the future's possibilities.(Wow.. how did you know that) Because of your deep-seated confidence in such visions, you probably are willing to sacrifice for your dreams.(Amen) For you, today is a stepping-stone into tomorrow. You live by inspiration, and you need to be ignited by vision and sustained by fresh glimpses of that vision and by the jow of achievements which reinforce your conviction about the possibility of the "not yet". Your enthusiasm may be so contagious that you are able to persuade others to follow your dreams.(Watch out you people... this is soon to come)
But you are also aware of your inadequacies. You may feel that details bog you down.(yeahh..) Sometimes you may spin castles in the air ( =O ..thats me!) and your plans lack sufficient grounding in the facts.(hahahahaha,... *shy) Your hopes for tomorrow may cause you to miss the precious moments of today - changing seasons, or the stages of your child's growth.(you really think i missed?... ... ...) Unsatisfied with things as they are, you may feel a sense of restlessness which others see as evidence of a changable, perhaps even unpredictable, nature.(I totally agree)

You like to chase the novel and complex.(meaning??) You have faith in your ability to overcome any challenges you face...(yup yup yup,.. totally!) highly independant..(my greatest desire) value adaptability and innovation.. you encourage and value change...(uh huh=))

You need freedom for action... you resist hierarchy and structure...(err,... sad to say.. yes) you push against all odds to further your projects with your entrepreneurial tendencies...(fighting spirit!) you can argue and find the flaws in any position...(HAHAHA...!! What on earth?...but i have to admit... its true!)

How'm I doing so far? (Not bad) You just accept things just the way they are...(opposite!! i don't!) you like to test new meanings and relationships.. (haha.. meants?.. not loyal ah?) when you don't get what you want, you use your cleverness and ingenuity to bring people around to your point of view... (shhhh,...) when you choose a career, you tend to set flexible goals that allow you to incorporate new information and accomodate to new circumstances...( sounds logical, but i dont have a career yet)

"Keep your options open" is your middle name...(unconciously.. yup) you like to explore the "road not taken."(i didn't realize that, but i can prove it) Your flexibility can look like indecision to others who don't have a clue about you...(HEARD THAT PPL?? its you who dont have a cluee!) you take advantage of opportunities...(*PHEW! So there is nothing wrong with that?) you realize potential of many things because of your ability to see connections and relationships betwen SEEMINGLY unrelated things... (=) thats me, hehe,... i do that with people and .. other things like.. using socks as a coin pocket.. or bread plasticbag to transport my dinner and bowl with fork and spoon) you cannot be ordered around, but rather handle things best when they are "suggestions" ...( my mum would totally agree with that!) like posting more on the Storm Palace BBS (huh?) you love excitement... (everyone does.. right?)

Competence is key to you...(Yeah meh?) you don't take advice or respect someone you don't see as competent(SO NOT TRUEEE. i respect almost anyone under me.. not those above me) you want work to be enjoyable..(not true.) you're a restless learner(i realized that, too.. i was about to bite my teacher'e head off this morning because i thought she was going too slow and i wanted her to answer my question.. more important) Knowledge is important to you.. you use your enthusiasm to get others involved in your learning..(one day i will be convincing enough.. this will be my next goal!!) you learn through give-and-take discussions and by challenging others...(haha...hehehe.. right again!) you like challenging your teachers and colleagues..(thats always the case.. interesting mah) limitations are mere challenges to you.. you take initiative, and once the ball is rolling, you like to turn it over to someone else..(SO TRUE... thats what i call PIONEER... I only know how to start and dont know how to finish... i get bored when everything is succesfull)

You like to organize logically and strategically... your work space might not LOOK organized(haha), but(there's always a catch somewhere) underneath it is all a system that works for you. You like to have an impact.. you need a job that allows you to be innovative, you like to take risks and explore..(=) my taste exactly).. an open calender for the weekend is really appealing.. you're often "in on the latest things..." ..you like to travel, 'cause it allows you to open up to new vitas and horizons(hehe..) corny, huh? (huh?)

Falling in love happens when there's a good "fit" with another person.. you often know after the first meeting whether there's any "real potential"...(huh!) you may not like to commit until that right person comes along.. therefore you probably won't settle down early..(how dare you!) you don't like to lose ANYthing you undertake..(rubbishh!) you're a born enterpriser(what does that have to do with this?)...

Things to be on the guard for: you have a great fear of looking dumb or incompetent..(hmm,..?..=))you may tend to think you have the perfect solutions for problems(but,..i do), and may become competitive when others challenge you...(of course la) you might start to think that you're the only one who's in on the truth of things(what to do,..), so you might not like to listen to the input of others..(haha.. since childhood) you may have the tendency to overextend yourself as you jump in on lots of ideas without considering how long it takes to work 'em through..(its so happening, man.. take out and chop all the ingredients before i work out the recipe!) commit too many projects?(like trying to work, study and all at the same time) .. you are a rebel(absolutely,.. once i get the kar keys, there's no turning backkk!!!!) you find it difficult to accept standard operating procedures..(no matter how hard i try, i can NEVER EVER follow the recipe 100%. I must modify, come out with my own concortion or change it totally, no matter how simple it is) and hate HAVING to follow exact rules or policies... learn to work within the system.(aiyo)

ENTP:"Each New Thought Propels"

Scary Dinner

hi ya all!!
long time no write.. well, i was abit sick today.. *sniff *sniff... so i wanted to skip class today, but.. ah.. might as well just go for the attendance. This week, my computing lecturer taught us how to use Adobe Photoshop.. man! What funn..

Hay, and guess what? I cooked dinner today! yay! But, actually, i just stand there and tell the maid what to do wan.. haha.. but at least it was my idea la, ok?.. what i cooked? well.. at first i wanted to cook fish.. but.. uh.. it turned out, i cooked two dishes.. one, was bayam and butter mushroom with onion and butter and egg yolk,.. and it is really nice! i love it! next time you ever cook any at all kind of vege, be sure to use butter and not oil unless you are using olive oil because olive oil is healthy... and the next dish was .. milk, tomato puree, potatoes, fish, tau foo, and the left over egg white, not forgetting the onions.. haha. of course the vege dish tasted much better! Here is the recipe...


first, put some butter into the kuali
then fry 1 small onion until brown
thirdly, put the bayam and butter mushrooms inside
lastly, off the fire,wait until cool, put an egg yolk(just to be careful, put it onto the vege, not the kuali so that it won't cook), salt, pepper
lastly, reheat!


thats the vege dish
heres the recipe for the weirdo


pour lots of milk into the kuali- about two cups
and put about 1 small chopped onion in and wait until it is soft
put butter into it with salt and pepper
dont forget 1 chopped potato into cubes
and one packet of tau foo and two pieces of fish
you can add in the tomato puree here.. about 3 tablespoons
and,... haha.. if you want, you can put in the leftover egg white, ha..


sacred of me now?
it sounds like i am playing masak-masak! don't worry la.. no one home for dinner so i makan sendiri.. nice what!

CAYLIEeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Can you believe that?

She was half screaming and half crying at the same time. She was just behind me when it happened. My mother being Grandma by now was fully awake and in panic- something was in Caylie's mouth. Caylie, being my two year old neice had something invisible in her mouth, it seemed, but there was certainly something there. Grandma shouted out,.. "what did she eat??!!" . Among scattered batteries, beside Grandpa's side of the bed, UHU Glue was found on the floor... They hurried her to the bathroom and washed her mouth clean,,....

Do you know how hot and painful that could have been? Have you ever tasted Super Glue, or at least felt it on your skin?...

Well, Caylie is fine now... its over.. her parents are back already. Caylie was crying for her, so they had to get her parents back asap. On the phone, Caylie was saying "mimi?... mimi?". Calling for her mother, the child could be heard whimpering in agony....

nice poem to a friend

If one and one added make two



Then where in the world is there a place



for two who would become one?



And for the sacred arithmetic of grace



which says to give is second to none?



What are we to do? And how are we to understand?




Here is where the answer lies:



One - in the rough and tumble of today and the looking toward tomorrow



Two - in the steady hand



Three - in the tender kiss



For these they are that do abide -- faith, hope and love



And, like to grace, reduce to One



Love; it is the secret sum of this addition



and heaven's grave retort to the wisdom of this world


Hold fast, hold fast



and in this counting count love's debt



as far beyond your means



but well within your grasp


To labour under love, this is the test



To understand the cost, this is the rest



To know without a doubt, this is the best




2 July 2001



Las Vegas
http://www.peterschrock.com/old/prob_ericnat.html

* tRUST & OBey the LORD *

This is better than I love you!

Marty wakes up at home with a huge hangover. He forces himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins and a glass of
water on the side table. He sits down and sees his clothing in front of him,
all clean and pressed. Marty looks around the room and sees that it is in a
perfect order,spotless, clean. So's the rest of the house. He takes the
aspirins and notices a note on the table "Honey, breakfast is on the stove,
I left early to go shopping. Love you." So he goes to the kitchen and sure
enough there is a hot breakfast and the morning newspaper. His son is also
at the table, eating. Marty asks, "Son, what happened last night?" His son
says, "Well, you came home after 3A.M., drunk and delirious. Broke some
furniture, puked in the hallway, and gave yourself a black eye when you
stumbled into the door."Confused, Marty asks, "So, why is everything in
order and so clean, and breakfast is on the table waiting for me?" His son
replies, "Oh that! Mom dragged you to the bedroom, and when she tried to
take your pants off, you said, "Lady, leave me alone, I'm married!"


* tRUST & OBey the LORD *

Something else,..

It is possible to pray for God's will while resenting that God is God. Many people despise God because He has not made them master of their fate, captain of their soul, or rulers of their own destiny. * tRUST & OBey the LORD *

A studie on abortion for english class

this is a testimony i stubbled upon during my research on abortion to present in english class,.. hope it meants something in your life,...

i thought you might like it.. i already planned to share it with you before i found my name in it... when i found my name there i take it as a confirmation that i really should share it with you,..

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The Post-Abortion Review
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Amazing Grace
Case Study: Carolyn "Allen"



I was 24 years old, and had recently had sex for the first time—outside of marriage. I had grown up in a Christian home and was already ashamed and ambivalent about my sexual relationship. Then I got pregnant right off the bat.
I had a pregnancy test at my ob./gyn. and she told me she didn't think I was pregnant. She thought I might have a tumor, because my uterus was enlarged. I "prayed" for cancer. But I turned out to be pregnant; I found out the next day.

I was panic stricken. I couldn't believe I was pregnant. I immediately blurted out, "I have to have an abortion." I had never even thought about it before, but that was the first thing that came to mind. I told my boyfriend I was pregnant, but we didn't discuss what to do. I left him just assuming I would have the baby.

I told no one else. I had asked my doctor for sleeping pills until I could have the abortion four days later; I don't think they worked. I didn't want to think; I just wanted to get it over with.

I wondered if my baby knew what I was planning. I talked to my baby and apologized. But mainly I just wanted it to be over. I thought I could cover my sin, erase the past few months, break off my relationship with the father, and start over—just as though none of it had ever happened.

My abortion was a cowardly, selfish decision. I saw it as my whole life being "over" if I stayed pregnant. I didn't even consider any other options. I chose myself over the baby.

I had a D&C abortion at a women's hospital in Washington, D.C., under general anesthesia. I was scared and upset, and when they came to put an IV in my arm I told them I didn't want to be put to sleep until I had seen my doctor. They told me it was just vitamins, but then put the anesthesia in anyway. So I don't know to this day whether my own doctor (a woman) did the abortion, or one of the men who was standing there as I went to sleep. I just remember feeling the stuff in my arm, calling out "No!" and then I was out. I don't mean this to say I was going to change my mind about the abortion. I wasn't.

When I woke up in recovery, I asked if they would just tell me if it was a boy or a girl. A nurse harshly responded, "It's just tissue. There's no way to tell."

I took a cab to the hospital and took one home. I wanted to do it all by myself, so no one would know. I felt so alone.

I felt a huge, gaping hole, an emptiness, right away. I also felt terrible guilt. I turned away from God completely, because I could not face Him with my abortion. I felt I had passed the point of no return—just gone too far. That was an unforgivable sin. And I had gone into it knowing that. It was sort of like I sold my soul.

I immediately began a pretense. I went back to work ("I was just a little under the weather last week," etc.) I tried hard not to think about it.

I did have to tell the baby's father. He was very hurt and upset, but he said he understood and he still wanted to marry me. I had planned to break it off, but now I thought that no one else would ever want me, and I had hurt him so much. So I married him.

My wedding was three days after my baby's due date. I pasted a smile on my face and pretended to be a happy bride, but I was thinking about my baby.

I began to drink a lot to be able to get to sleep, to not think. My relationship with my husband went downhill immediately. I now understand the rage and hurt he must have felt over my aborting his child without even telling him first. But I was just so wrapped up in my own hurts I didn't think about that then. We never talked about it.

He was abusive, and I accepted it. I would hear in my mind, "So what's your problem? At least he didn't kill you. You killed your baby!"

I wanted to die, but I was afraid of hell. I even felt guilty about not committing suicide: "You didn't have any problem killing your baby. Why get cold feet now? You deserve to die! You're not only a murderer, you're a coward!" I wanted to be in a coma. I guess I thought I could wake up in 50 years or so and be able to deal with it then.

Six years later, we were divorced. I had been stuffing my feelings down or anesthetizing them with alcohol so long, and wearing a mask and pretending for so long, that I felt numb. I remember getting out of the car to go into a grocery store one day and thinking, "I'm even just pretending to go to the store. I don't even exist." I felt like a zombie.

The abortion changed me in every way. I went from being an outgoing person who loved friends to being a hermit, not wanting to be close to anyone. I thought they would hate me if they really knew me. I became a heavy drinker—probably bordered on becoming an alcoholic. I ran from God and hated myself. I accepted abuse and felt humiliated over that, and all the while I had this gnawing emptiness. For 12 years I was in a state of non-growth—just existing.

I became a Christian while I was separated, shortly before my divorce. At that time, I asked God to forgive me for my abortion, but I still felt so numb. I didn't cry about my baby or anything. I felt hard-hearted and unable to really confess. I wondered if I was really sorry, or just regretted what had happened to me.

I told a pastor about my abortion, but just in a list of things wrong. He didn't mention it again and neither did I. Then I saw a Christian counselor who tried to convince me that I was abused as a child (I wasn't) and we didn't deal with the abortion at all.

Three and a half years ago, I went through a support group that used Women in Ramah, a Bible study by Linda Cochran. I was finally able to face my abortion. I found God's promise to "take away my heart of stone and give me a living heart of flesh." I asked Him to do that for me and He did.

I finally was able to get over myself and think about my baby, come to love my baby, and then grieve for my baby. And I was really able to understand God's forgiveness—that all my self-punishment and misery could not atone for my abortion, that there was nothing I could do to pay for it, that Jesus died on the cross for my abortion and all my other sins, and paid for my sins in full. God not only forgave all my sins, He brought me peace and joy. Real joy!

My baby's name is Callie Anna. Anna is the name God gave me, and it means grace. Now, when the "accuser" attacks, even my baby's name reminds me of God's grace and forgiveness. Doing the Bible study was the best thing I ever did for myself and I thank God for it.

Now that I have found healing and forgiveness, I am once more developing friends, and am able to serve God however He chooses to use me. I know God works everything for good, and I have seen Him use me to help others now. After working through my abortion, and seeing how very much God values each one of His creation, I am less critical of others, and tend to see all people as precious in God's sight.


---this a poem written by a guy (father)

Just Let Her Know You Love Her

How ever can I explain it? Tell me, where do I begin,
to try and justify the cause of just another sin?
I remember the day she told me, and the fear within her eyes.
I hid my love for you behind ``it's-your-decision'' lies.
How could I fight a verdict that she so quickly made?
All I could do was love her, and try to ease her pain.
I guess I always thought that atonement could be mine--
if we had another child someday, we'd undo this tragic crime.

I wish that I could blame her, to help relieve my guilt,
But I only blame myself, and I know I always will.
I should have protected you, instead of her or me.
But I loved her so much, living for her touch....
That's what I hope you'll see.

Now, I see you up in Heaven, your finger pointing down,
upon the lap of Christ, millions of innocents, gathered `round.
Knowing you are in Heaven, offers some relief to me
because our all-forgiving God has promised to set me free.

I know we'll be joined together, as family once again
when our time on earth is over and our eternity can begin.
So please forgive us both, for such a selfish task.
Just let her know you love her; it's all I'll ever ask.

-- Anonymous

Family treat

Well, honestly , i have nothing to say... so here is what my brothers and sisters have been saying on their own.

*the yonger sis refers to me,.. hehe
just to tell you abit of my family, well, i am the youngest and i have two elder brothers and two elder sisters. My dad is apostle Rev.Dr.Dexter Low Tiong Siah,.. yes,.. a pastor and my mum is Pator Lily,. another pastor and a prophet.

The eldest sibling in my family is Eiljah. He is the CEO of the church and an eligible bachelor. He just turned 29th on the 30th of March 2004.

The next one is my eldest sister Deborah who would prefer to be called as Debbie. She is married to Caleb with two kids and pregnant again for the third time~ =O.. the first kid is Caylie, my neice. She turns 3 by the end of this year. Then we have Dylan, my nephew.. who will be 1 this year..

Next is another sister, Ebbie.. 24 this year, also married, and pregnant.. she is married to Joey and they both work in IT industries. He is a programmer and she is a support staff in a different company. Their baby is RYAN.. a guy, definately~

Then we have Victory, the one who fetches me to college all the time.. he is SINGLE AND AVAILABLE,.. and will turn 21 this year. He is studying Theology in one of the Bible Colleges,.. i keep forgetting the name,..

Finally, theres me,.. the youngest!

--- Mystified wrote:
>
> Testimony.
>
> Monday, April 05, 2004
>
> Today was one of the heaviest days of the year. From
> early in the morning, duty called, from fetching a
> younger sister to college through traffic jams, to a
> four hour dance practice with inexperienced
> students, a transportation appointment with a
> lecturer, and a three hour final class later that
> night, in which we had presentations that I wanted
> more time to prepare for.
>
> It was my plan to fetch my sister to her college,
> then go directly to my own college and spend some
> hours reading and preparing, before taking lunch,
> picking up my dance students, and going through the
> four hour practice, before fetching them back,
> making some last minute preparations prior to
> meeting my lecturer for the appointment and doing my
> presentation. All in all, it was an 8.30am to 11pm
> programme.
>
> The plan started going awry when hypoglycaemia hit.
> I was dying when I rushed home after fetching my
> sister to college. I rushed sugar down my throat,
> and when my mom when she asked me to "Go and…", my
> first response was "I’m not going anywhere!"
>
> I collapsed on my bed and slept fitfully until
> 12.10, when my alarm called me to duty again. I had
> to fetch my dance students to church where we would
> have the second-last practice before Easter; this
> was the least experienced students ever, having only
> being unexpectedly included in the team the very day
> before. I literally had to demonstrate every step
> for them over and over and over again.
>
> By the time I fetched them home, I was exhausted. It
> was beginning to rain. I went to college, hoping to
> use the library for the time I had left to prepare
> for my presentation.
>
> But the library was closed, as was the office, and I
> soon discovered that someone had tried to call my
> handphone; it was my sister, whom I had fetched to
> college earlier. Strange; wasn’t mom fetching her
> home today?
>
> I tried to call her back; my handphone died while
> calling, even with the battery reportedly half-full.
> She tried calling back; my handphone died again. I
> drove to a commercial zone nearby, tried the public
> phones; they weren’t working. Worriedly, I headed
> back to my student’s house and was embarassed to ask
> for help.
>
> The storm broke while I was at the gate. It was so
> dark, it took awhile for them to identify who I was.
> Wei Yin was a lifesaver, the way she helped me
> during that time of need. Even with the storm raging
> overhead and the frequent blackouts, we managed to
> contact Anna. Anna, apparently, wasn’t home yet, her
> classes had ended quite a while ago, and she was
> still in college.
>
> I could not fetch her home (likely an additional
> hour’s ordeal of traffic jams again) and pick up my
> lecturer in time for college; and in making my
> lecturer late, my entire class would start late,
> forcing all the students’ presentations to rush, and
> likely cause a good deal of lowered grades… I had
> already explained my circumstances to my family, but
> Anna’s handphone was lacking sufficient credit for a
> call or sms, and I still felt obligated to contact
> those involved and find out what was going on.
> Through it all, Wei Yin offered phone, phone
> charger, and when electricity failed, and handphone
> battery died completely, even her phone book.
>
> Mom, it turned out, was with dad on the way home
> from Sepang, and with rain and traffic going hand in
> hand, wasn’t about to reach here for another hour at
> least. It was a tense quarter hour before we finally
> made the arrangements; Wei Yin was kind enough to
> offer hospitality and even transportation once her
> car got back from the workship, even though she
> already had serious plans for dinner with relatives.
> It is with great appreciation that I remember her in
> that hour of need, although it wasn’t necessary in
> the end.
>
> The storm continued as I sheltered in Wei Yin’s home
> for awhile, preparing as best I could under the
> circumstances, drawing from my own notes on my
> reading, lacking the benefit of a library. They (Wei
> Yin, Aaron, and Aaron’s grand-aunt) were kind enough
> to offer refreshments, which was an encouragement in
> itself.
>
> My lecturer was late anyway, due to an unprecedented
> mess up involving crowded LRTs, questionable bus
> drivers, and taxi queues. Several presentations were
> cut short just now, including my own. We were
> feeling it even when we had our Final Class pot-luck
> supper. A number of us ate and said very little
> during what was supposed to be a celebration. Very
> little indeed.
>
> After dropping my lecturer off at the LRT station as
> was our custom, I drove home thinking about the day,
> and wondering about the quiet melancholy I was
> feeling. I remembered the message on the vital
> spiritual habits… and how, instead of worrying, one
> should pray.
>
> But I was not worried. I was hurt… but I was happy.
> Exhausted, and justified and feeling rather put off
> about a lot of things… but in a peculiar way, at
> peace.
>
> A song came to me, then. It goes like this…
>
> I cry out, for Your hands of mercy to heal me
>
> I am weak, I need Your love to fill me
>
> O Lord, my God, my strength in weakness
>
> Come rescue me, O God…
>
> You are my Rock, Your promise never fails me
>
> And my desire is to follow You forever
>
> For You are good, for You are good
>
> For You are good to me…
>
> For You are good, for You are good, for You are good
> to me…
>
> That last line stuck, and repeated, and echoed, as
> if a second, and a third, and a fourth tongue was
> singing it, all with my own tones, all with my own
> voice, and the words struck me, and filled my
> thoughts. Something deeper within me, deeper than
> weariness, deeper than sadness, deeper even than the
> quiet which I claimed for my own, responded, and
> recognized and held it close as truth, so that my
> reality resonated with its meaning and I simply
> stopped the car, switched off the engine, and was
> immersed in the understanding of it all for a time.
>
> God is unfair. For all I have done, all I have
> suffered and sweated and cried and bled in His
> service, for all my deeds and duties and toil, the
> fact remains clear; I deserve not a tenth of what He
> has given me freely. God is unfair; He is good to
> me. Too good to me.
>
>
>
> -Victory Low,
>
> 11:23pm, Monday, April 05, 2004.
>

just wanted to say that ur mail sure did brighten up
my day. thanks for the encouragement, and yes, i must
say, God is truly unfairly good to me too.

u know what? one other thing for sure. nomatter how
any of our siblings might complain about how our
parents raised us (yes, anna. im talking bout u.
hehe), i know for sure that there's one thing they
definately did very well. the most important one of
all. and that is this source of strength that you
tapped on. we all have it. somewhere, deep inside us,
but just within reach, is this source i've always gone
to when im weary, and say, 'err...Lord? it's me
again....' and He's never failed me =) i know that is
supposed to apply to all christians, but really, not
all of them have it, and fewer still can instill it in
all their kids. so, we're doubly blessed =)

just me,
-ebbie-

* tRUST & OBey the LORD *

My COllege...

I am now in my college computer lab,...

On the first day of college, i went for the wrong orientation... I am in Pre-U but went for the diploma one.. ~paishey... so when i was finally finding the right class after all the orientations, i went back to my old class because i couldn't find it... Then, the Din who held the talk earlier told one of the guys to "escort" me to the right room,.. because he was 'escorting' afew others too... so .. "yay!" God sent His angels to 'escort' me when i am lost,... imagine what He will do for us lost sheep when we are spiritually lost!? Definately, He will sent secret messangers to save us!!! ~Amen!! So i found out that i wasn't the only one who skipped the orientation- 3 other guys also didn't go because they were busy registering downstairs... and i was 'escoreted' together with them to see the teacher... yay!...

So here is my college timetable for those of you who want to contact me.. i am truly borreeedddddd.... *snoreee
I gave it to Adrian and he helped me type it out and sent it to my e-mail!! He is truly a blessing.. Thank God for him too! He made it so nice, but i don't know if i publish it in the blog will it look this nice or not.. so well,.. here it is anyway!... :--- =)

College Timetable



Monday
9.00am – 9.50am ( English )

10.00am- 10.50am ( Computering )

2.00pm- 3.50pm ( Economy )

6.00pm- 6.30pm ( Malaysian Studies )



Tuesday
10.00am- 10.50am ( English )

11.00am- 11.50am ( Account )

2.00pm- 3.50pm ( Computering )

4.00pm- 4.50pm ( Economy )

5.00pm- 6.50pm ( English )



Wednesday
9.00am- 9.50am ( Economy )

10.00am- 10.50am ( English )

11.00am- 12.00pm ( TSK )

3.00pm- 3.50pm ( Account )

4.00pm- 4.50pm ( Malaysian Sudies )



Thursday
9.00am- 10.50am ( English )

1.00pm- 1.50pm ( Malaysian Studies )

2.00pm- 3.50pm ( Account )



Friday
9.00am- 9.50am ( Economy )

12.00pm- 12.50pm ( Account )


Do you want to know what else happened today? The accounts teacher didn't turn up! So the fellars were chatting the whole way,.. man.. then we went for the next class- M'sian studies... but guess what? The hall was huge.. and the lecturer there said that there was some mix up because he was supposed to take the seniours.. =O and we were like,.. ooops! Should we go now?.. but he was so kind.. HE TOLD US TO STAY!.. mwahaha.. then he said, " do you know that there is another lecture going on and the students are also looking for Mr. Mahdi but a different hall? " What a mix up! Then he said we have 3 choices -

1. Stay in the big lecture hall until the seniours came in..
2. Go and treasure hunt for our teacher..
3. Stay at the waterfall in the cafetaria, and wait for our teachers to hunt us instead!

He added that he has the feeling that he will be teaching us next semester! - moral.... and he said he will like to tell us a few things first,.. But suddenly he said ,.. " I think i hear Mr. Mahdi next door.. can you hear his voice? " And we looked to the wall and said .. "Yes!" So we followed the voice right until the next huge hall just beside ours..

And guess what? That was the lecturer,.. and that was the subject,.. but that wasn't our class! That too belonged to the seniors!!! They were preparing for exam! He said that he will only take us on the 26th of April! Huh!!!~ We were so dissapointed.. first no accounts class and we chatted the whole way waiting for Malaysian Studies, but in the end also don't have.. ish ish ish.. watse our time.. may as well go home!

So we were all so upset... but at least we can go home early,.. we should have gone home earlier,.. ish ish... later rain,.. so thats why i am now in the computer lab again,.. waiting for Victory to pick me up.,..Its already dinner time and i am awfully hungry,.. gastric already,...the bun i bought for lunch i thought was RM1 but the lady said it was RM2... ish ish ish,.. so now so hungry.. i spent RM2 on that bunnnn.....*&(^#^$&%^%

hungry,.....
agape,
Holy Angel



* tRUST & OBey the LORD *

First day in College!

You know what?

This is my first day in college... i thought it started in the morning, so i went at 10am. In the end, they are only starting at 12.30pm and i have to wait.. good thing my friend Jhia Wei was there too!... he was there at 8am! Mwhahaha.... so after a good chat, we decided to go for a walk at the shops...

We went to his house first... he stays with the other students because he is from Johore... It was so empty! And he is so bored there... no tv, no comp.. but good thing there is a cc nearby.. so here we are.. in the cc... chatting! College starts in an hours time!

Umm,.. i think thats all for now,.. if anything else happens today, i will let you guys know... tata! Enjoy your day!...

agape,..
Holy Angel
* tRUST & OBey the LORD *

Malacca again...!

hmm,... this Malacca trip was great~ Aunty May Yee fetched me to Puduraya (mum's orders).. and my dad gave me RM50 to spend!!! mwahahhaha... I was supposed to go there to celebrate Gabriel's birthday! The first bus was like 2 hours later, and so we went to KFC. We only ordered like one meal, but in the end, we were too full... so we ta pau-ed the chicken and potato wedges! haha.... then, the whole time in the bus, i had nothing to do,.. so i got out my handphone and started playing the sms game.. TO EVERYBODY ... It is a competition hosted by my church.. you have to type "LRG" (SPACE) "TN" and send it to 36886 and wait for a reply... when you get it, unscramble the word they give you and send it back to 36886, saying "LRG" (SPACE) "TA" (ANSWER) as fast as possible. The first prize will get a T610 or a Nokia Engaged . The winner is determined by how many points you gain,.. if you can reply within 30 seconds, you will get 10 points, if later.. 5 points...2 points... very long later...1 point. When I first started the game, I was at rank 22.. but by the time we reached malacca,... I was in 3rd position!!! wow,... I was so happy!!!!! I actually determined to get into the top 5 and i made it!! har har har... its all for God anyway!

When I arrived the bus station, Emmanuel was no where to be found (he was supposed to pick me up) so i had time to gobble up the KFC chicken i ta pau-ed from KL...mwahahaha... i didnt realize i was so hungry until i started munching! so I went to the nearby mamak... then Emmanuel came,.. mwahahaha,.. Emmanuel said that he'll meet me at "ocean". How in the world did i know what it was?... the only water i see was the malacca river! but it was the Shopping complex at the end of the road,...haha.... so while i was looking for it, i heard someone calling, and to my surprise, they were right in front of the mamak across the road from me!!...haha...thats not all... the car was full! there were already 4 ppl before i went in! .. Emmanuel (Ah Boi), Michael (Ah Mic), Hosanna (An-na), Eugene... haha... immediately after they picked me up, we left for church!!!
We had cell group and all.... then,... we went to pasar malam!

We walked there for dinner... another mamak... and we ordered char kway teow malacca style.. got alot of ingredients wan... chicken with bones, vege, tauge, egg, dont know why it seems like so much of everything! and BIG BIG pieces... eat so much... no space for the roti john,.. somemore Mic and Eugene ate so fast! Within one minute, their roti canai and roti telur habis! so they finished one plate of roti john and left the other plate to Hosanna, Jasmine and myself,.. and although there were like 4 of us, we still had to tapau,.. sigh...again.. summore dont let me pay for it! Imagine,.. those people younger than me pay for me.. paishey!

Immediately after dinner, we passed by the pasar malam again and they ordered popiah.... so many!! and then, Hosanna asked me if i knew what was inside that leafy thing,.. looked familiar,. but dont recall,... and she said its very nice,.. so she bought 3 and such things they bought... I saw MOnKey BraiN! mwahahaha.... and it comes with syrup.. its white, blue and red,.. looks like intestines... (according to Eugene)... pig intestines... it costs RM1.30 and they paid for everything again!!! not fair!

Then we walked back to church,... and then we had to teach the guys how to be gentlemen because they actually made the ladies carry all the plastic bags... can you believe it? i dont ! After that, we went to a kedai runcit, and once again, the guys ciao early leaving what they want to buy on the counter for the girls to pay.. sigh.... so then we went back to church..

Wow... when we walked into the hall, there was air condition and the both of them (Mic and Eugene) we jamming with the electric guitar and drums! It was so cool, soon, i too was joining the funn, and Hosanna and Jasmine came downstairs to see what was going on. Eugene accompanied Michael on the guitars... i was happily about with the tambourine... Hosanna and Jasmine enjoyed themselves on the stage, one playing game boy and another listening to the cd... every now and then exchanging,..they had a pack of Uno cards right beside them just waiting to be played.. soon i was on the keyboard and messed everything up because i was playing a different tempo on the keyboard. So, soon after that, i was joining the girls on the stage... Later, when everything subsided and the noise was less, they played the cd and Mic took over the microphone.. He was actually Singing again! Oh no... but he sings really nice... believe me.. and some parts, he will just go "over" and we will all roar with laughter and sometimes cheer for him,... and applaud... it was fun,... sometimes, he will accompany the song on the electric guitar while the rest of us just enjoy. Soon, we played UNO... but Mic didnt play Uno... he was still playing the guitar instead.. and he was worshipping... i like the songs he chose.. nice worship songs like... if i am not mistaken is.. "How i long to worship You, to be alone, just before Your throne, and to commune with You, in Your holy place, and to sit at Your feet just loving You... all the desires of my heart is to please You, LORD,.. may my worship bring joy to Your heart." and other songs he sang including some new ones like "give us clean hands" that we sang earlier in youth group. I tell you, that guy can really worship... from game to game, he was still worshipping! He was obviously not in that hall anymore if you know what i meant!

And then...after everything, Mic washed the bathroom as he announced earlier to me before i came to Malacca, actually when i asked him for something to do, before i came, he said that i could wash the bathroom, but when he was washing, i asked Hosanna about the girls bathroom, and UNFORTUNATELY, it was already cleaned! So soon after that we were upstairs again in the hall preparing for supper... the gameboy already plugged into one of the sockets on the wall beside a chair... Mic was the first person with his hands full...holding a plate of popiah and his mouth full with it... har har har.... and Hosanna busy as usual with all the womans jobs.. Jasmine as well... and soon, when everything was prepared, i ate the monkey brain... Soon afterwards, we found the guys at the table and the girls on the sofas... the guys looked like they were enjoying themselves, so Jasmine had a really cool idea... it was like i never heard of a better idea!

She said, "hey, why not we faster go into the room, then let the guys clean up the dishes?" mwahahahaha,.... we quickly agreed and ran into the girls room laughing like mad. Soon the guys were knocking the door.. so we didnt know what to do... we scream... so high peach.. deafening,.... as though we were changing!! mwahahaha,.... and then we switched off the lights as though they were disturbing our sleep. mwahahhaha,.... but the guys pulled off the main cable and everything went off! Then they put it back on again,... on off on off on off,..... ish ish,... then anyway, we were still safe because we were inside the room.. so the guys wrote a note on a paper.. and we replied.. it went something like this: -

" Hey, you girls better come out here and clean the dishes. We are not going to clean it for you,... " two signatures...

" Hey, leng chaiz, can you please help us clean the dishes? Thank you so much... muaks.... "

" We won't clean until you come out and clean together with us. Do it for God, okay?"

" Just soap and leave it in the sink, and we will take care of the rest later..p/s: Don't simply put God in.... goodnight.. sweet dreams.." we drew a cresent and some stars....

When the next reply came in, we left it under the door and didnt want to read it. So they pulled it out and put it back in again... we still didnt take it.. instead we switched off the lights... they pulled off the main switch and on it again... then we heard someone coming and took the paper and simply crushed it... then we thought that the guys were angry already! so we quickly went out of the room...

To our surprise, the guys were all still in the hall and the dishes were left alone.. dirty and all... But when we looked around at the condition of the dishes, ... we said, "Huh? All still not soaped yet? Aiyah... lets go back!" so we all went back into the room.... then i washed up... i heard some commotion from the guys outside the room and the girls discussing with them,,,,.....by the time i came out of the bathroom, the two girls already left.. so i went to the hall... Michael was sitting down shaking leg and Eugene with the gameboy plugged into the wall at the other corner of the room.. so then i made myself useful... i took the plastic bag of rubbish and placed it on top of Michael's lap, he complained and wonderfully did something about it! Then i went over to Eugene still unaware of what had just happened, and pulled off the power supply... he was in a slight rage.... then off i went to the kitchen... Michael had already thrown away the rubbish by that time... how mature... so i helped Hosanna with the dishes... When we finished the dishes, the kitchen light went off instead... there was Eugene closing the door on us.... i rushed to him and he opened it again, hiding behind it... so i squashed him,... then i really made him pain, so i let him go.... but while he was escaping,... i slammed the door and squashed him again,... " Wait, say sorry,.... say sorry first..." he didnt say anything.... and i was too late, so he had the chance to escape...

Later, he while he was passing by on the opposite direction, he said, " My bones want to break already! "
" Then how come still can walk one?..... Come, let me help you break it..." ... so bad hor?

Then he walked into the room... the girls wanted to go back to our room too... then i walked into the room with the other two guys in it... they normally dont go to that room,... so i was wondering what they were up to... i went in and stood at the doorpost...

"Wah,.. call us out just to ask us to wash dishes, ah? "

So Michael and Eugene were laughing... and they kept asking us what we were doing there... so we went back to our room...

I should have smelt the fish earlier... they had something in store...When we went back to the room, the girls told me that we were locked in the other wing... i was like...blurr... so they showed me that the door which connected our hall to theirs was locked... anyway, we didnt bother... we decided to sleep anyway.... Eugene probably did it because he was mad at me for the gameboy thing and the squashy...


So we washed up and i changed into my pyjamas.. Jasmine switched off the light... then afew minutes later, there was a knock on the door... oh finally the guys are here to save us... they lock us in here and now they feel guilty so they opened the door for us,... but to make it look like they didnt feel guilty, ..they knock on our door to ask us for something,... probably toothpaste....i was the nearest to it, so i opened it.. to my surprise, there was Eugene...

"Eh, want to go kai kai or not? " he switched on the lights..and saw me in pyjamas.. he terperanjat..."Eh? oh,..."

Then along came Michael ... "Eh want to go out or not?"

"Then tomorrow, leh? Got church woh, have to wake up early..."

"So have to sleep early, my mum sure ask what time we sleep wan.."

"Then we go without you all lar..."

"Then if she ask me what time you all sleep, what am i going to say?... ' We slept at 12 something but the guys 3 something..' ?"

"Arrgggghhh,,......Oklar,... goodnight..."

And so we went back to bed, and the guys chatted until the next morning.... just kidding.... they chatted about girls until the next morning.. mwaahahha.... so called la... ish ish... actually they chatted until late then they ALL fell asleep in the guys room and Michael and Eugene hug each other while they sleep...

Whereas, in the girls room, we were very kuai... we didnt chit chat.. i went immediately to bed while Hosanna and Jasmine sms-ed and miss called the list of guys handphone numbers i passed to them earlier.. thats ALL!

So the next morning,.. we woke up and went to shower one by one.. so while i waited for my turn, we could hear someone singing and knew immediately that the guys were awake and it was Michael who was singing in the bathroom... hehe.. who else?,... so i was enjoying myself with the music on the CD player Jasmine passed to me, and singing along with it.. i have to learn from Michael... he is a good example.... he was singing "Better than life" from Hillsongs.. Hope Album,... i like that song in particular...

------------=============_____________Ah Mic's turn to continue______________===========----------------
"Then,....emm....i went down for the chruch's meeting.....During the meeting(worship)...wow..that's great...the people are praying the LORD with all their soul , might , and all their heart............woowww..can't believe that.....and time juz passing until the time for me to leave the chruch....hai~~BYE!!!!chruch..(muaks).....And in the afternoon,i went to MIc' house because we got to celebrate birthday for him,...ate and ate,...after that we went up stair of his house to rest(bath....etc....).........time going so fast,..after 4.45 pm...we sent Gabriel back to the camp site(nasional service)....I really wanna cry liao...man!!!hooooooooooooo~~~after about 6pm,then we just took our way to back to Mic's house,..at here,i realised that the time passing so fast...now it's 7.30pm...then Emmanuel fetch us to the "JOnker Street" to ate dinner,..emm..what a delicious food which can't find at K.L....???But....there is nothing to bought....haiz~sighhhhhhhhh........and then,Emmanuel fetch us to Mahkota Parkson to 'kai kai'...O no ....just a while more..time is about 10 pm liao..
...then he sent us to Peggy's house to stayed at one night before i left Malacca.........slept and slept and slept,now is the time we really gotto say BYE BYE MALACCA......haha.....anyway we took the 11pm bus and then at K.L///we went back on our own way....i arrived at my home at about 2pm......

:::Althought it's really tired,but what a good trip that i can't got before and i hope the next Malacca'trip will be more and more interesting and i can visit to whole Malacca..hahahahawahaha:)

Agape,... Ah Mic

2 weeks holiday!!!!

Hey, to all those out there who are reading this before the 29th of March 2004, i am having 2 weeks holiday until i start college. So, please let me know whenever you go out because i am bored!!!! H Y P E R .... B O R E D D D !!!!! See what i meant?

Well, i will be taking Business foundation for one year and next year, i will start my degree in biz admin if God is willing. But its 3+0 so i am not going anywhere,... yet! =)

Ah, yes! sorry for not getting onto blogger for so long... reason being.... work! But now no more,.. heh. And yesterday, i asked my mum to buy me a pc,.. sad case she told me that my dad will get a new one and i will have to take his old heavy and bulky lap top! I complained that his LP got no connection or sound,... and very slow! But you know what? There's sound! and there's connection!!! Y E A H OOO.... err,.. but still hyper slow,.. well,.. better than nth, right? So i am using it right now and praying she don't change her mind!!!

And you know what happened today?? Havoc~! Yesterday, everyone including the maid went to the other house in Sepang to stay,.. leaving my brother Vic and granpa at home with me. Vic can take care of himself,... he goes to classes until late at night and buys food home for himself,... so yesterday, i cooked some plain maggie with carrots and luncheon meat and tomato juice for grandpa and myself (i can't really cook!) so we ate that with leftover lunch that was a pot of chicken and plain rice and leftover breakfast too,... it was fried bee hoon,... It all was satisfying,..
but,... today,... NIGHTMARE!,.... MORNING MARE is more like it!!!

Since i thought that they all are coming back,... all the food was left on the table and ... basi already,.. yuckie~ and then, the dogs were hyper hungry,... actually, they were already hungry yesterday!!! and the fishes, i guess had no food either! And the clothes were hanging there since yesterday, and if it rained,.. hehe,...too bad... and some already washed clothes were wet inside a pail and,... the dishes were not washed! Not to forget, my dad's really expensive peasants,... that were like worth a few hundred ringgit per bird was ... literally dying of hunger!... He HAD three, but the most beautiful of all,.... passed away sometime yesterday,... how sad,...

So, all i had to do was to give the smelly pot of chicken to Snowy,.. my once white but now muddy dog,... she was so hungry, she licked the bowl,... =? and then, i gave my nephew's porridge that was already full of bubbles to the expensive peasants (i don't know where is the bird food) and thats about it!

I grabbed the phone and told my mum the bad bad news and she sent my dad with the maid home right away,.. and guess what? My dad just reached home,... so now i need to put my sis road tax into his car, because when she got to Sepang yesterday, she realized that the road tax expired already for like 3 days!...
gotta go!
see ya!

Holy Angel

More of malacca

hahahaha
anyway, to continue the malacca story, after the chicken rice balls, we went straight to dinner! can you believe that?? after lunch, eat chicken rice and then go straight for dinner summore.. oh! and one important part of the story that i forgot to tell is that we learnt two malaccan words!..

1) Cialat
2) Paisheh
3)"of COURSE"..(Gabriels style got very high peech wan)

Gabriel is a joker! so one of the funniest conversations we had was this:-
" (Gabriel praises Anna sarcastically) "
" (Anna replies) Yeah, la... you think what? i [CIALAT], ah ? "
" (Gabriel) Wah,.. learn so fast, ah? "
" (Anna) [of COURSE]!!! " >=)
" (Gabriel) Wah,... really man..can remember summore!"
" (Adrian) If not then [paisyeh] lor! ' "


hahahahahahaha... i really like that one....

..hmm,.. make me really happy already! =)