Monday, April 28, 2008

Yah.. got the book :)

Went to church yesterday with Irene. Since we're early that day, we went to the 'Burning BUSH' (Books You Should Have! :) bookshop in church. It has been quite some time I haven't had the time to drop by the bookshop. I was browsing through the books.. And guess what...the book which I have been searching for was there.. it was the sequel to the book by the bestselling author Joshua Harris. Yah, finally.. got the book..:)

I presume that I'll only have the time to read it after Im done with all my exams in about 10 days' time. Yeah, can't wait for the day when my final paper arrives:)

Sunday, April 27, 2008

CeLebraTions..

Last Thursday, 24th April 2008, was my CG leader, Carol's birthday. Vera, invited us out for a treat to celebrate her birthday. After studying for my French Language paper for the past few days after my first paper on Monday, I decided to take a short break for dinner to celebrate Carol's birthday. We went to Sushi King, Section 14. Cool.. my first time there.. Haha.. :) Thanks Vera:)


Me and Carol.. :)


A b'day toast:) Vera, Carol and I
I had my Bahasa Perancis (Peringkat 1) exam the next day in the afternoon. Thank you Vera for your sms prayer at that time when I was nervous and tensed before an examination. Could even feel the butterflies in my stomach. And the prayer calmed me down and helped me to be focused. The paper went well and I learnt to submit it all to the Lord.

That night, I went for my church CG. The Word session from Elie's sharing with reference to Genesis 25:29-34 kept me thinking on my destiny in God. Points to ponder upon:

i) Know who our 'Shepherd' is: deepening a strong and close relationship with Him through our quiet time,

ii) Each one of us have a God-given destiny designed for us personally. Don't trade your destiny for something else which seems better at that temporal moment of our lives,

iii) Are we often the 'voice of the distractor' to our friends leading them in the wrong way, or Are we the ones who guide people whom God has caused to cross our paths into the right path in life?

I thank the Lord that wherever He puts me, He has blessed me with wonderful friends, brothers and sisters in Christ to hold me through this journey in life. I thank Him for His assurance and always being there for me, my best Friend whom I know I can always turn to Him and He's there to answer. For He holds my world, and I put my trust in Him alone, a loving Father who would give the very best for His children.

We celebrated Carol's birthday as a CG before we end the session.

Blessed b'day, Carol :)


Make a wish.. :)

Thursday, April 17, 2008

A Day Out...

Sunday (6th April 2008)

Went to church for the Sunday celebration in DUMC today. It's really good to be in the house of God giving Him praise and seeking Him, and listening to Him through His Word.

After that, i went for my class farewell gathering for the course 'Ethics and Teaching Profession' with my coursemates and lecturers, Mr Razak and Pn Azni, both wonderful lecturers who taught us the subject for this semester. Thank you!! The class gathering was held in KFC, Section 14, just within walking distance from DUMC.


Sze Mei and I (during the class party at KFC)

Then, i met up with Elaine, my friend from my home church in Kuching who is now studying in KL. It has been quite some time we've not met each other since we were both busy and occupied with studies and all.. We went for lunch at Mid-Valley and watched the movie '27 Dresses'. It was a good and light romantic comedy.. hahah.. Had a great time out together :)


With Elaine Poh.. popcorns for movie:)

Yeah, FinalLy...It's The FiNaL WeeK..

Wow, I can't believe how fast time flies.. it's already now the final week of the semester!! It just seemed like yesterday when the new semester just began.

Yeah, im filled with both gladness and anxiety at the same time.. Glad because it's the final week of assignments, final tests, final micro-teaching, and final week of hectic class schedules.. haih.. this semester has really been like a roller-coaster.. a tough one.. ups and downs for the whole 14 consecutive weeks.. even the 1 week CNY mid-sem break was filled with assignments. There was so much of work to be completed with all the due dates zooming in at the same time. Thank God that the due date of our final 2 assignments was given an extension to be submitted during our study week which was also the same day which we had 2 final tests. I must admit that i didn't really had much time to prepare for the two science tests.:(

Anxious.. yeah, Im really anxious cos come next semester we'll be having our Teaching Practice from the 7th July -12th September. Im not sure if Im really, truly, seriously prepared for my practical. We would only be informed of the particular school that we are attached to for the Teaching Practice by June. Hmm... ''Would I be able to handle all the pupils in the class? Classroom management? Lesson Plans? Convey the lessons well to my pupils during the teaching-learning?" Questions just keep arising.. During the beginning of the study week, we had a session with a school headmistress which she shared and imparted precious lessons to us as future trainee teachers, the experiences on the life of a teacher in a primary school. It's a truly insightful session we had as well as an eye-opener in helping us prepare for our practical in school later.

Waahh... this semester has also been a really challenging one with the involvement in the Easter Musical 'Entangled' organised by the PKVUM. Juggling between heavy workload of studies, never-ending assignments and commitment in the Easter publicity meetings, with continuous late night sleep, i really thank God that everything went through smoothly and that He sees me through every moment of it all. It is really through His grace and strength that carried me through and guided me throughout this whole semester. Praise the Lord!!

Finally, it's now time to concentrate on studying for my exam which is very near the corner in less than a week's time. First paper on Monday, TITAS II. MeMoRiSE. MeMoRise. & MeMoRiSe!!! That's what I need to do for this subject. Help me, God.
I know He's there for me. My shelter, my comforter. Thank you, God.