Medan pics day 1 & 2

Day 1 @ Hairstyling School

Day 1 @ Home - Day 2 Planning

Day 2 @ Local school

Thats all for now folks! Stay tuned to another edition of Ning's Medan Trip in the next entry! Coming Soon!

Medan Day 1& 2

Day 1:
1st time leading students overseas, it got me quite nervous coz I didnt want to do stupid things or let them do stupid things and get people hurt. Shud I be he officer or the silly crazy sister?
Met them at the airport and right away, we started crapping. Likewise, due to my easiness, I became more of a student than an officer hahaha And while all of you will agree that Im a true master of crap, MBA and PHD all...I have given up my post to my student Peili hahahaha She is the Lame God! I hope I dont forget any of her lame comments. Chances are that ive already forgotten some coz they are just too lame..too cold for me to register.

Im really glad for the students that came. It was a good mix and a good frequency between all of us. Esp with pple like Malcolm, Isa, Nesh, Cherng Lin, Thura etc What a truly crappy bunch! Once again they learnt the hard way of my high frequenciness Hahahahahha
We had breakfast at mac b4 we left then had plane food breakfast, and just when we thought it was enough, our hosts gave us another heavy breakfast that I cudnt refuse..manners mah!

We went to the kidney diaysis centre, blind massage center and hairstyling sch etc Nature small bro kept calling and I tried to hold it like mad...call me insecure abt the local toilet..but eventually, I just told myself that nothing cud be worse than LiuKu's toilet hahahahaha China my friend! China!

After that, we went to see alot of other places even the local indian temple, before settling for dinner with the local medan youth group.

Day 2
The 1st trip to the school. This school was run down by spore standards. The students ranged from Kindergarden to sec school. Sec 6 to be exact. The smallest kids got the better room while the bigger kids got no fan, no white board. We entertained and taught the small kids english by using balloons..but when we came down to sec sch kids, balloons cudnt do the job anymore so we resorted to playing hangman. Using whatever english textbook they had, we set questions and we kept having to raise our standards because some of them were too easy hahahha Some of them were cute and some pretty, some of them handsome..hahah had some of my students admiring them too hahahaha...kids!

That took up alot of the day. Thanks to medan's cooling and non-humid weather, we had no probs walking in the rain hahahha i loved the weather there man! We had lunch then went to the local wet market for awhile to see. If you thought local wet market was bad, you wud be claustrophobic if we came to this one. There left no space for squatting or jumping or idling chating, there left alot of opportunities to pickpocket though and I always kept my hands to my stuff.

Some of my students went to try out the blind massage. Seems that it was very good..alot of cracks heard hahahah I for one didnt go and decided to have a nap from the long day.

Dinner was with the local medan youth. We always met up during dinner and fromt he mere 6 days, we made alot of frens with them hahaah some even surprised me with their music! Hindi songs man! Given how out of 100 indonesian folks, only 1 or 2 wud be indian, and this guy wasnt even indian, he had Hindi songs! Wohooo! spread the love man!

BY the time we got home, we were soo tired that we sat on the couch and talked. From 12 to 3 plus, we just chatted about music and everything..even work and school and SAA. If seems they had a few doubts int he system and I cleared it out with them coz there are alot of thnigs they dont know. Some were saying that SAA officers were very strict abt rules etc...and I cleared it out that it was really for their own good. A very good chat it was...I got to know them better and likewise. :)

End of day 1& 2!

God Bless!

Before I talk abt my Medan Trip...

I could do all my 6 days in Medan in one entry but you guys wud get so bored, you'd slide off your chair... so I'll do my entry for the past few days 1st.

Christmas was only 50% coz I missed alot on Christmas Eve, but for the 1st time, I the Santa Claus...Im glad my cousins liked the gifts, Im glad my coleagues loved my gifts too. Everythings been slow moving coz I had to readjust to my work. Got a new colleague to help with the workload and much as she's quite different from Matthew and I, I still try to gel with her hehehe

Yesterday, met with my Intl Students Club and had a singing session. I know every one of them were amazed if not, unsure of why an SAA Officer was singing with them. Honestly, I fetl abit uncomfortable being there coz status wise, I really shudnt be there. If any of them showed that they felt uncomfortable of me being there, I wud have left. Not coz Im angry..I just never liked to intrude. Like I said, one of the reasons why I dont treat them different from frens is coz they do likewise for me.

I am worried though, of what wud happen to my committement level shud I get more clubs. That wud definitely be inevitable...I dont want my committement in them to waver and I dont want them to feel that it was wavered. Coz at the end of the day, after we've all graduated, wudnt we we be frens? If not, wudnt that be a pity? Maybe its just me..the "lets make frens with everyone" person.

Anyway..Im in the office now. Back to do my work. Let me finish it.

God Bless! next entry...Medan!

Jesus was born this day 2006 years ago!

Hey Peeps! Sorry for missing for this whole week! Ive been in Indonesia, soaking the not soo hot and humid sun, and looking at lives from a different perspective!

Would love to tell you more abt it but now is Christmas, so Id love to dedicate this entry to Jesus.

Thank you Lord for coming to earth as a man and dying for all our sins. Thank you for being with me no matter where I am and how I am. Thank you for having angels look after me. Thank you for being my bridge to the heavenly Father, that I could speak to Him directly and not through sacrificed sheep and bulls etc Thank you for keeping my students and I safe through the whole trip. Thank you for getting us back safe, in a plane, on air..with angels around to keep it stable.

Today I shout out and say, "Happy Birthday Jesus Christ! Your presence is my reassurance and safety and comfort!

I dont have the Santa spirit to say "Ho Ho Ho" But it doesnt matter coz it isnt about a fat old man in red! its about you! Rudolph can go organise a techno party with his nose and I know I wudnt be missing a thing.

I love you Jesus for all you've done and are doing and will never stop doing. So where more than 1 will gather in your name today, I know you will be int he midst, smiling upon us and bless us.

To all of those I love, Merry Christmas t0o you, dont forget the real meaning of Christmas...if you dont believe it, enjoy the festival anyway and feel the warmth of this season..a season that will make even the coldest nights warm.

God Bless!

To Indo I go!

Tom morning I'll be on my way to Indonesia!

lotsa stuff I dont know yet and preparing for this trip has taught me soo much stuff!Dang!

Im truly excited to go for this trip coz its really the 1st time Im going on my own..I have students going with me and much as we have a proper place to stay and all..still seems quite cool to em ahhaha

Anyway..I'll tell you guys more next time!

God Bless!

oh Lord...keep my heart calm

Lord, I dont wanna fall back into the trap ... I know Im going there because everytime I walk away Im bracing myself to walk off with my head held high...

I dont wanna let my emotions run wild and I dont wanna end up getting confused like how I was before...

God Bless

pics! wohoo!

BEHOLD THE GREAT DUCK!

MY INJIAN FUMILY (indian accent) Neen unnai tadiliki raain! Pyar!

Brudda brudda brudda...model sia!

All these pics are only the tip of the iceberg of my birthday last year. :) Have yet to receive my birthday pics this year hahaha haiz..gotta wait another year? Hahaha I think I need to get my ISC ones too! Hahahaha

~~~~ GOD BLESS ~~~~

The best camp....comes when the heart is put in...

B4 I start on my topic...Im glad to say that the long awaited (1yr and 2 months lng) photos of my birthday in JB..are up! MUahahahaha Thank you edwin & saad! Come to think of it...one of them is possibly leaving spore for good and I havnt been a very gd sister to him coz I keep getting pissed off with him! Haizzz..sorry bro... I also do realize that im losing a church partner...double haiz....Well bro...for the last time...stop smoking lah! Im not gonna be around to tell you that k but I hope in that way..you know I care... I finally know how my mum feels...hehehe

Moving on....and honestly..im alone in the office coz of this. was supposed to be gone for tuition by now but I really needed to blog this down...its worth 20 pages and because of this..my day started very well...

for the whole weekend, I was at a camp...ISC's leadership camp...I know Ive blogged a thousand times that I had no idea on why I was put with ISC but while I had that thought...I was also very very excited and ready to do alot of stuff for them. Maybe its coz I learnt to love them and realize how much potential they have to show people what they've got...maybe its coz my ex was the president of this group and I stupidly made it a personal resolution to bring them up to the next level...maybe its both. But while I was at the camp...at one point waiting for the lift...I prayed to God for that few mins..that He would look after them all...after my "kids"
I guess once I start to care..its hard to turn off...
I thanked God for putting me in this club...I thanked God for putting soo many things in my life that made me who I am and gave me the drive to look after this club. Note that its not the other way around yah. I thanked God for giving me my ex...that I would see malaysians or even indians in a different and more objective light than others..and realize how valuable individuality could be.
The club memebers have worked so hard for this camp and always hand in hand...I feel soooo proud for them and raise them in all respect (fist to chest) They even came up with an original game that blew me away on the 1st idea. I think at that point..my eyes lit up...
By the end of the camp...we had our sharing sessions...I made my homemade postcards and gave each memeber 4-5 sheets..I instructed them to write it to anyone in the camp whom they thought...meant alot to them. To be honest...In the back of my head...I thought of whether anyone would give me a card int he end...that lasted for a few seconds and I didnt let that thought reach my heart...coz I shoved it away. But as I instructed them...I wanted to tell them not to write any to me but I thought it would be to cocky or proud of me, so I didnt"
While we exchanged cards, we sang,"pass it on" the single song that warmed my heart as we sang because I know God has sooo much to do with this camp!
Through the camp, I wondered if God would have me spread His word to ISC...an interesting and difficult task. But as we sang..I realized that He is doing it already! Pass it on is a christian song! He kept all my members safe even in dangerous situations...Oh How I Love Him!
In our sharing session when everybody shared their views of the camp...I almost cried...because I was soo proud of them..I had utmost respect for them esp the president...and I was int he midst of my motto and in the midst of talent.
I told them my "hands to clap" theory and how they were creative, resourceful, giving and patient people....
What touched me most...was that they would actually include me in their already scare number of cards...and they would even respect me...me! I dont wanna be proud...coz I dont want to belittle..so Im staying away from that. All I can say is...I will try my best to prove to all the international students that with ISC, you DEFINITELY will not be alone... AMEN! By God's grace, AMEN!

God Bless!

YAWN!

Sunday morning and Im in SAA taking my cushion and clothes to my campsite. ISC's leadership camp.

Much as Ive been worried that I cant take on ISC? Im sooo glad I did...I guess God knows my heart and has put me to a club that follows my heart..or my motto...watever that cud be...

All I know is that I sorta have a reason of why soo many things have happened to me..they all accumulated to who I am now.

I saw the stars just now and forthe 1st time i my whole life, Ive never seen soo many stars! And they're all sooo clear! Not to mention..I once again soo a rainbow halo around the moon. By my believes....God gave us rainbows to say that our sins are all forgiven..grace is given to us and He loves us!

One of the camp songs we learnt..was Pass It On...and much as I used to wonder how God would let me touch these guys hearts in regards to God. I realize that I dun need to worry! He does it Himself!

Father..bless my kids...in all ways possible...bless them in abundance that it overflows...give me wisdom Lord....I cant lead them without you.

God Bless

Hmmm

Qn: Where is DOHA?

Went out w frens yesterday at Boon Lay and bumped into an acquaintance...funny thing is on normal circumstances....i wud only nod at acquaintances..or even only do a"mini" smile or even just walk away! But for this guy, I did a smile and wave and he did the same. Its as if we were better acquainted than how we actually are. He was my ex's fren/acquaintance hahahha

As i went down the escalator, this hit me..why ah? Hmmm

Anyway.. I trying to deal with my terrible self..God help me...

Christmas is coming near and Im excited! hahahah

K anyway..back to work!

God Bless

Father...my slothing sin is back...

I hate myself everytime I realize that I slacked....its a habit im finding soo hard to overcome...

I know I wanna get this right but..how? time management?

Oh God....help me to be a better worker....if only life were sooo easy to flip a button in me and voila..im perfect! Alas....

I sooo need to get my act together and I know that im dissappointing my boss....arrgghhh...

I want to break myself apart and fix myself back again in a better version...

Im gonna try to manage my time...I really need to sit down and think abt how to better tune myself to finish stuff faster...I really need to adjust to this new life and not just stumble over it....

Father...Jesus....help me to always keep me reminded of this aim....Father..I want to e a better employee....I want to work hard and fast...I need to tune myself...Oh Father...please give me your discipline and strength..please give me the professional mind and the wonderfulmind that soo many of my colleagues have that make them such efficient workers...Oh Father...

Father..I need your guidance...I lackt he motivation to be a good christian...

God Bless

World AIDS Day

I never realized it was World Aids Day had I not read the papers..Yes there has been alot of noise abt AIDS and I think its about time!

Read the Home page today and all the testimonials of some AIDS sufferers and what struck me as most disgusting...wasnt that they had this disease due to some sexual intercourse (not all get it that way) or infected needle or with their spouses, but it was the sheer fear of AIDS from people arnd these sufferers. Newsflash people! The disease can not be spread by air..if so..it wud have been worse than SARS...it is not spread by sharing of utensils or drinks or food...Yes you can share food with them and you can share drinks and you can use the same forks and spoons.

What causes AIDS to spread..is exchange of bodily fluids and blood....simple. This exchange can come in forms of sexual intercourse, sharing of contaminated needles, open wounds where a sufferer's blood gets into your system.

Any other way like sneezing and coughing doesnt work.

And whoever thinks that they cant contract AIDS in sex..if they use medicated oil or pills...u need to get checked now.

I shiver at the thought of this disease but I also know the ways it cant be spread..and while people run away from their loved ones and colleagues who got it...I shud love to push them to a computer to make them read what AIDS is abt, before drawing lines and ending frenships. Any true friend and relative wud do so 1st and decide whether quaratining is needed later.

I imagined one of my relatives or freinds having this and imagined the reaction of my other relatives and friends and wonder if any of them would ever try to persuade me from sticking to my fren or relative....

How scary is that? At the worst moment...we are left alone.

I admit some or most of the AIDS victims are not victims..they had the sex without thinking with their heads...The ones I dislike most...are those who are doing it casually and often and behind their spouses backs. Ticks me off....
Yet...we all make mistakes and get Fd up results....literal or figure of speech....

My heart goes out to those who didnt get it on their own folly...esp those wives who got it from their A*& H$%^ husbands...and the poor poor kids..

While I express my views for this topic...it amazing linked to what I was looking through for the whole 2-3 days yesterday..Ive been searching for my Kunming Trip photos and videos for my ISC (intl Students Club) Hoping to get inspiration on what to do for the club...so many goals I have for this club! Coincidently, this trip was abt spreading the AIDS mssg to china students and the videos brought back memories.....

It never crossed my mind till I read the papers k so imagine my surprise when at this time, I was also looking for those videos....wonder what it is God wants to say..but seems very very coincidental....

Anyway..Much planning is needed for myself..I went for a Time Mastery class yesterday and it gave me so much inspiration to mend my work habits..old to new...if I cud only pull my socks up.
It helps to have colleagues that are nice..truly nice to me..sincere...Thank you Father!

Once again..as I always do...I Thank God for all the provisions..Thank Jesus for His precious blood...So many times I have the faith that Eveyrthing is gonna be smooth and Im safe from harm.....nly prob is..I find it hard to tell my non-believing parents that Im truly safe in God's hands. What my parents cant do (which is to look after me 24/7) my God can. My Father and My Jesus.... How do I tell those I love that theres someone out there who can stop the rain from falling for me...

God Bless