had 3 days of introductory lectures, school's officially starting next monday
>>>my 1st PBL!>>>time to hit the books. hee.
med sch has been real good so far. the doctors and advisors are so inpsiring.esp the one today by Dr Phils on "becoming a doctor". cheeky man, but he made lotsa good sense, i cant rmb all the quotes. but i rmb some like "People think that doctors are the most brilliant people in the world,I think that doctors are ordinary people whose extraodinary talents (which we all have), are being realised and captured." AGRREED. "if the medical profession is the most well respected profession in the world, you should have earned your place in it by humility and hardwork." DOUBLE THUMBS-UP.
halfway through his lecture, i was already thanking God, once again. for this opportunity. im grateful to my parents for supporting me, its one of life's greatest blessings to have such wonderful parents. Mummy and daddy, if u ever read this (haha i dun think so), i love you so much.God showed me love through my parents. and i think its far greater than any other sort of love ive received all my life.
while i cant wait for school to start and my brains cracking after 9 months, while i also cant wait for me to settle down in church properly, im missing something, someone. theres a void in my soul. longing for something greater. and i know only Him can satisfy. its funny to say "i miss God", but i feel like i do.i really do.
i dunno.. theres just so much more under current going on in my mind, behind everything else. these days are going to be dark and sad.therefore, jeremiah 29.
Friday, September 30, 2005
Monday, September 26, 2005
fragility.tenacity.facades.
Matriculation tomorrow and school starts on wednesday!
even better, im moving out of my room tomorrow.hee.shall spare the details as this is a sensitive topic. but yes, i hope it will be a good thing.
the last few days were my most happening days in Glasgow.
alfred and chris brought us to the Cathedral and Necropolis on saturday. then we went to town.Town is Huge.. and beautiful.we went to the french fair, walked in the posh alleys, tried the fattening fried mars bars. haha. But it was good time spent. Glasgow isnt that dirty and KL-like as people say it is? It has a pretty city centre with lotsa good shops (i havent bought anything yet!)and the people are nice=)We're in for the 2014 Commonwealth games bid, hope we'd get it! iT'd be so fun! oh.. been seeing Germany 2005 World Cup posters everywhere. think id be so cool if i could fly over next year and soak in the world cup fever. expecting lotsa riots though!
been out with seniors a lot!i see them everyday!
went to Findlay Christian Church, at St Georges Cross, on Sunday. It was a combined service, very much like BMC 830. its also called Glasgow Chinese Christian Church, as it is chinese populated. they have combined every last sunday of the month,a nd the rest is youth! i cant wait for next week. Yinru sais its pretty much like FL. hmmm....
novel stuff (to me) included:
1)dedication of a newborn,ester, to the Lord. so heart-warming!
2)Holy communion-i couldn take as i haven been baptised. hee.
3)worshipping in cantonese and english simultaneously! tt was cool.
im gonna join a cell group definitely, just not sure which one yet. prob will be allocated one. cant wait!
oh yeah...seniors. hilarious people. esp the non-singaporeans.
dinner last night with all come singaporean churchies. tt was like 15? cool right?more to come...=)this morning, kemmy, alfred, carol,kenneth and i went jogging. first time jogging in a cold country..boy, it wasn easy esp, when we were running with guys who do half marathons! ahh! but it was nice, perspiring yet not feeling it in the cold.
went to mich's place to play "pictionary" with vong, alf, yinru, puiyi,jean,carol.
i love their place! im gonna get a flat next year too! and i cant wait to set up my own home... with my own room, kitchen, livign room! and all the IKEA furniture=)shall go falt hunting next easter for good deals. yeay.
its funny, i feel like a hosuewife, managging everything myself. grocery shopping, cooking, laundry,finances,electricals.. wow. quite a feat. but i think id be good training.
on a more personal note, finally, my own space.
i think i do miss home, but i wanna be strong and not dwell on it. I dun want to cry. thats my first resolution in Glasgow. crying brings back bad memories. on the other hand, my family has been so sweet to me, emailing me heart-warming and wrenching letters. mei mei said "i will always have you in my heart, if u really love someone, u will always have that person in you heart.." i melted as flashes of the years gone by appeared in my mind. -a dull ache creeps into my heart-
ideals i once held on to so dearly.i still believe in them now, but their significance in my life is slowly diminishing. all that is left is an empty shell, with bits of frozen ice.
stubborn in the things i believe?
even better, im moving out of my room tomorrow.hee.shall spare the details as this is a sensitive topic. but yes, i hope it will be a good thing.
the last few days were my most happening days in Glasgow.
alfred and chris brought us to the Cathedral and Necropolis on saturday. then we went to town.Town is Huge.. and beautiful.we went to the french fair, walked in the posh alleys, tried the fattening fried mars bars. haha. But it was good time spent. Glasgow isnt that dirty and KL-like as people say it is? It has a pretty city centre with lotsa good shops (i havent bought anything yet!)and the people are nice=)We're in for the 2014 Commonwealth games bid, hope we'd get it! iT'd be so fun! oh.. been seeing Germany 2005 World Cup posters everywhere. think id be so cool if i could fly over next year and soak in the world cup fever. expecting lotsa riots though!
been out with seniors a lot!i see them everyday!
went to Findlay Christian Church, at St Georges Cross, on Sunday. It was a combined service, very much like BMC 830. its also called Glasgow Chinese Christian Church, as it is chinese populated. they have combined every last sunday of the month,a nd the rest is youth! i cant wait for next week. Yinru sais its pretty much like FL. hmmm....
novel stuff (to me) included:
1)dedication of a newborn,ester, to the Lord. so heart-warming!
2)Holy communion-i couldn take as i haven been baptised. hee.
3)worshipping in cantonese and english simultaneously! tt was cool.
im gonna join a cell group definitely, just not sure which one yet. prob will be allocated one. cant wait!
oh yeah...seniors. hilarious people. esp the non-singaporeans.
dinner last night with all come singaporean churchies. tt was like 15? cool right?more to come...=)this morning, kemmy, alfred, carol,kenneth and i went jogging. first time jogging in a cold country..boy, it wasn easy esp, when we were running with guys who do half marathons! ahh! but it was nice, perspiring yet not feeling it in the cold.
went to mich's place to play "pictionary" with vong, alf, yinru, puiyi,jean,carol.
i love their place! im gonna get a flat next year too! and i cant wait to set up my own home... with my own room, kitchen, livign room! and all the IKEA furniture=)shall go falt hunting next easter for good deals. yeay.
its funny, i feel like a hosuewife, managging everything myself. grocery shopping, cooking, laundry,finances,electricals.. wow. quite a feat. but i think id be good training.
on a more personal note, finally, my own space.
i think i do miss home, but i wanna be strong and not dwell on it. I dun want to cry. thats my first resolution in Glasgow. crying brings back bad memories. on the other hand, my family has been so sweet to me, emailing me heart-warming and wrenching letters. mei mei said "i will always have you in my heart, if u really love someone, u will always have that person in you heart.." i melted as flashes of the years gone by appeared in my mind. -a dull ache creeps into my heart-
ideals i once held on to so dearly.i still believe in them now, but their significance in my life is slowly diminishing. all that is left is an empty shell, with bits of frozen ice.
stubborn in the things i believe?
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Beginings
Singapore>>>>>>>Glasgow
I've been in the city of brown and drinking for the past 4 days, and I'm starting to like it. or rather i told myself i'm going to be here for the next 5 years, might as well love it, yeah?
there are so many differences between singapore and Glasgow, such as
1)the drinking culture-beer is cheaper than water, and people drink everyday.hard liquor, wine, beer etc. bars open in the afternoon and it is a norm for people to go to pubs at 12pm.union parties going on every night-i havent been to one. dun think i will anytime soon. and yeah, ive heard of many drunkard stories.ewww really.....
2)weather- duh. rainy, lotsa wind, little sunshine. i always rejoice when theres sun. Thank God it was sunny half of the time (2 days) i was here.=)
3)people-friendly. real friendly. but as usual, some are authentic, some are jst doing it for the sake of doing so. that's people i guess.
and i think lots more to come, ill find out as time goes by.
But whatever it is, I think there are lots to learn about this new place and its people. I would not compare and complain about either my home or Glasgow, because there are good points to each. i love singapore because its my HOME-where my heart is.
one thing good about the scotts-they do not overrate professions like medicine, law and engineering.Its like "oh, medicine? okay."-its no big deal know..I know many people who are so passionate about things like History of Art, English Literature, Italian, Architecture...and they go all the way out to pursue their dreams.Im sure they will do well, moreover their society welcomes it.I think it's real nice to be in a place where people do whatever they like and are respected for it.
Oh, and i forgot to add, Glasgow is real cosmopolitan. U'll see lots of international student-Germans, Greeks, French, Arabs, a sizable number of PRCs, HongKong-ers, Indians. yeah. its very welcoming of foreigners. i do not feel that out of place when i walk along the streets.
Anyway, Im settling down well. been exploring the place quite a lot. walking in the town, around my neighbourhood, shopping at aupermarkets etc. hehe Its quite hard to be indepedent at first-buying groceries, keeping accounts of stuff i bought, laundry. yeay. But think it will be good for me.
My roommate is Imogen. She's from Cambridge and she's doing english literature. Seems quite nice so far, hope we will get along better as time goes by. She has lotsa records, loves Indie and Techno music. Im listening to them everyday~
School will start next wednesday. Im so looking forward to it=)can't wait to know my PBL (problem-based learning) groupmates and the cirriculum and all!wish me luck!
Been really busy updating family and friends, thanks for your concern guys. I still have 8 emails to reply to, will do so soon okay? Ill update once school starts, will upload nicer and more interesting photos.Miising home>>>will think of YAM and FL even as i visit a new church this sunday. do pray for me and i will for you too.
I've been in the city of brown and drinking for the past 4 days, and I'm starting to like it. or rather i told myself i'm going to be here for the next 5 years, might as well love it, yeah?
there are so many differences between singapore and Glasgow, such as
1)the drinking culture-beer is cheaper than water, and people drink everyday.hard liquor, wine, beer etc. bars open in the afternoon and it is a norm for people to go to pubs at 12pm.union parties going on every night-i havent been to one. dun think i will anytime soon. and yeah, ive heard of many drunkard stories.ewww really.....
2)weather- duh. rainy, lotsa wind, little sunshine. i always rejoice when theres sun. Thank God it was sunny half of the time (2 days) i was here.=)
3)people-friendly. real friendly. but as usual, some are authentic, some are jst doing it for the sake of doing so. that's people i guess.
and i think lots more to come, ill find out as time goes by.
But whatever it is, I think there are lots to learn about this new place and its people. I would not compare and complain about either my home or Glasgow, because there are good points to each. i love singapore because its my HOME-where my heart is.
one thing good about the scotts-they do not overrate professions like medicine, law and engineering.Its like "oh, medicine? okay."-its no big deal know..I know many people who are so passionate about things like History of Art, English Literature, Italian, Architecture...and they go all the way out to pursue their dreams.Im sure they will do well, moreover their society welcomes it.I think it's real nice to be in a place where people do whatever they like and are respected for it.
Oh, and i forgot to add, Glasgow is real cosmopolitan. U'll see lots of international student-Germans, Greeks, French, Arabs, a sizable number of PRCs, HongKong-ers, Indians. yeah. its very welcoming of foreigners. i do not feel that out of place when i walk along the streets.
Anyway, Im settling down well. been exploring the place quite a lot. walking in the town, around my neighbourhood, shopping at aupermarkets etc. hehe Its quite hard to be indepedent at first-buying groceries, keeping accounts of stuff i bought, laundry. yeay. But think it will be good for me.
My roommate is Imogen. She's from Cambridge and she's doing english literature. Seems quite nice so far, hope we will get along better as time goes by. She has lotsa records, loves Indie and Techno music. Im listening to them everyday~
School will start next wednesday. Im so looking forward to it=)can't wait to know my PBL (problem-based learning) groupmates and the cirriculum and all!wish me luck!
Been really busy updating family and friends, thanks for your concern guys. I still have 8 emails to reply to, will do so soon okay? Ill update once school starts, will upload nicer and more interesting photos.Miising home>>>will think of YAM and FL even as i visit a new church this sunday. do pray for me and i will for you too.
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