Those friends, do they really care for other someone?

New Straits Times - Malaysia News Online

New Straits Times - Malaysia News Online

Check this out. Those durians are so beautiful. I miss the wild durian in Sabah. It has red flesh and has a winery taste.

My first bowling shoe.

Dexter Bowling Women's Raquel III in White/Pink Trim on Shoeline.com

In remembrance of those who were persecuted for Christ

"Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the LORD,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
But those who wait on the LORD
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint."
(Isaiah 40:28-31)

Peach, banana, Yoplait strawberry yogurt, Nestle chocolate syrup, fresh red cherry, half half soy milk. 

Sick to mark off Week 4

Friday was terrible hot day... not only it was hot but really dry. Not that I don't lik e it (gotta absorb all the sun I can to source me energy for winter just like suria cell) but it got me down to a flu because of my sensitive nose (sinus). Weird thing, the next day, Jangho was sicked too. Another weird thing and also seems funny, all three of University Commons 747 residents fallen sick. Only later found out that he walked for miles from the clinic to home under the hot sun on Friday. Both Zeu Ven and I are recovered now but Jangho still have some caughing.

Sigh....the Rochester's weather is so unpredictable. In a time frame of a day, one can feel different degree of weather. .. the typical Rochester.

179th day of 2006

I woke up at 6 am and got readied at 6.30 am for a bicycle ride around the campus. This second time cycle was much more fun with the companying Rain. The ride seem short but we took half an hour to finish a round. I tailed behind Rain because her bicycle, unlike mine, is less geared or more manually labored.

We were at awe to see the shining golden which rises in front of us from the horizon. The surroundings are so beautiful and they take my breath away. I am not sure if a student could enjoy the green trees, chirping birds, the fresh air, the nosy geeses that stubbornly crosses the road even though we were on the road first, the running doe (it is small like kancil) which then scared into the grassland, or the smell of skunk ... all these, with the sense of peace, cannot be found in a city . Yes, Rochester is a suburban area.I have always like this kind of environment. Not only it is peaceful, but to be able to focus on the other companion, engaging in more deep and meaningful conversation and forge stronger understanding.

End of the exercise, I felt sense of gratitude to know God keep me safe and protected . I also was filled with pride that I have now take the chance to do something worthwhile in the morning. This is because life is precious, to be able to walk on two feet, to see, to hear is a blessings. What more can this ride be... it's not something hard but an opportunity to see life of it's potential, right in the grasp of my hand. Do not take advantage...


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After that, I made waffle-with-fruit breakfast. Glad to see Zeu Ven enjoyed my preparation. I just want her to have the energy to go through the day especially now she is still recovering from sick. She needs to study for Biochemistry exam too. Hehe.. I also purposedly made the breakfast early so that she would not go to gym. It is not that I don't want here to exercise but she need rest , need to recover after all the trip she had done to and fro of Germany.

Peach, banana, Yoplait strawberry yogurt, Nestle chocolate syrup, fresh red cherry, half half soy milk. 


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At 7 pm, I went to swim in my new swim suit.

[Acknowledgement Department]

Taken from forwarded email:

I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing
me around. We walked Side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with
angels.
My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and
said, "This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said
in prayer are received."
I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy
with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper
sheets and scraps from people all over the world.
Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section.
The angel then said to me, "This is the Packaging and
Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for
are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them."
I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working
hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were
being packaged for delivery to Earth.
Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we
stopped at the door of a very small station. To my great surprise,only
one angel was seated there, idly doing nothing. "This is the Acknowledgment Section,"
my angel friend quietly admitted to me. He
seemed embarrassed. "How is it that? There's no work going on here?" I asked.
"So sad," the angel sighed. "After people receive the
blessings that they asked for, very few send back acknowledgments.
"How does one acknowledge God's blessings?" I asked.
"Simple," the angel answered. "Just say, "Thank you, Lord"

"What blessings should they acknowledge?" I asked.

"If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your
back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep .. you are richer than 75% of this world."

"If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and
spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy."

"And if you get this on your own computer, you are part
of the 1% in the world who has that opportunity."

Also
"If you woke up this morning with more health than
illness ......you are more blessed than the many who will not even survive this day."
"If you have never experienced the fear in battle, the
loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of
starvation ... you are ahead of 700 million people in the world"
"If you can attend a church meeting without the fear of
harassment, arrest, torture or death .. you are envied by, and more
blessed than, three billion people in the world."

"If your parents are still alive and still married ..
you are very rare."

"If you can hold your head up and smile, you are not the
norm, you are unique to all those in doubt and despair."

"Ok, what now? How can I start? "

If you can read this message, you just received a double
blessing in that someone was thinking of you as very special and you
are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read
at all.

Have a good day, count your blessings, and if you want,
pass this along to remind everyone else how blessed we all are.

Summer Research: Terresterial Isopod

Have you been wondering what kind of research I am doing? More information will come in later...

Terresterial isopods. They are kind and gentle insects to work with. Luckily, I am not studying about slugs. 

Market and Hang out

Today, I went to the public market. This was the first time I went for the summer. Esther drove and, Fook Nee and Pritti joined us too. I was able to enjoy the cold fresh air from outside of the car. We had the window wind down. It was peaceful during the time we did our shopping at the market. The last time I came down here was with Renee before winter. I don't think I ever go there during the Spring. There were many differences in the goods that were sold. There are sure more fresh and cheap than usual time. I was amazed to buy 1 dollar long whole wheat bread that one can buy from Walmart, which normally cost 3 dollars or more. Beside from apples, tomatoes, honey dew, carrot, peaches, the most interesting purchase was the cherries. As you can see from the pictures, those cherries are really different. They are fresh and sweet unlike the weird tasting cherries from the can. Esther, Fook Nee and I shared 9 dollar 4 lb cherries. The amount I have right now is more than enough for me. So great to be able to taste on these delicious cherries. Don't you think they are c0lourful?

I learned new Tamil word from Esther...guess how it sounds like... 'cherry cherry'..I hope it spells the same. It means 'Ok , Ok' :D So coincident , isnt' it...

Beautiful fresh cherries bought from the public market. 


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At about 5 pm, Esther and Fook Nee came to fetch me from my house. They were late because they had to cook the chicken curry. I felt more energetic to talk or get involve in their conversation compared to this morning when I was with to the public market. I felt more relieved and light hearted after my wories about research meeting at 3 pm today. I guess for a person like me to be able to enjoy the time with other people, I should at first dissolve the worries in my heart. If not, I won't be able to see the meaningful time with friends. I am not like other people, or maybe it is common, I usually keep my problems in my heart. I rarely show them in front of my friends. Beside from wanting to make them worry about me in return, I have already made decision of taking the chance of being with them. Why make situation sour with my problems, when everyone is having fun. It is not often that we were able to hang out together like this especially with Christian sisters. Well, back to the point, I enjoyed the dinner with them. Also, the table conversation between Fook Nee, Esther and I was some what too girly for Yat Wei to the point that he took out his fishing rod. He went to the river under the highways not far from Fook Nee's house, to fish. But to no avail, when we saw him cycling towards us with the fishing rod tug inside his back pack, we found out that he didn't bait any fish. The more funny thing was he stuck his bicycle into Esther's back car and had Fook Nee to hold the fishing road vertically, sticking out through the car's window. I guess he would have just cycled home if he caught something.

I find today very exciting and exhilarating , even though we didn't do much, because the peaceful time was spent with good sisters Talking about sister, I ought to visit Yan Yan tomorrow. Sigh...I like my oranges. Well, friendship is more important, gonna give them to her.