Something worth sharing!

Then your will show discernment, and your lips will express what you've learned. Proverbs 5:2.

Oh how I love the BIBLE - speaks to me in different seasons and situations!! How timely is this verse in the midst of my exams??!! and how I love sharing life with my stake - Chris, who encourages me with reminders like these :)

Surg exam today - totally unexpected questions, but it went ok :) i was more relieved than anything else. 1 down, 2 more to go :) can't wait till the weekend's here!!!!!

Physician Know Thyself!

to all those medical students out there who are stumped (like me) and don't know what to do for their specialty in the future, try the algorithm below. most of you would have seen it anyway. hahaha.. it actually made it to the bmj :) according to this, i should be a dermatologist/opthalmologist cos I'm lazy. boo. haha.. i want to do surgery, but i'm not mean i don't think??!! but i guess if i "make belief" that I'm hardworking, and I AM nice.. I can do paeds too/physicians training :)

Veysman B. BMJ 2005; 331:1529

Joy to the World!!!

yes i know it's august, and i also know it's not christmas yet. but this is indeed BIG news!! *drum roll*

because my baby has decided to revive his blog (the other one anyway :P). whoopeee!!!

go ahead, click on it. not catch, i promise. haha..

http://chriskia.wordpress.com

Jumbled up thoughts becoming concrete.....

PROMISES...

Emotion → DEVOTION
Ruth to Boaz, as we are to Christ

FREEDOM in His presence

2 Cor 3:17

VICTORY
1 Cor 15:57

His POWER is made perfect in my WEAKNESS

2 Cor 12:9

Stop trying to get it RIGHT!

I have redeemed you, FULL PRICE!
1 Chronicles 21:24

oh how i love...

1) The Dark Knight

i declare it the best movie of the year (last year was transformers, haha..). i'm surprised myself. both are such "guy" movies. but i must say.. this movie kept my eyes glued to the screen from the very beginning to the end. i even stayed to watch the credits, hoping there would be some "surprise" twist at the end. although i knew there would be none la. hahaha.. it was sooooo good that i feel like watching it again!! both chris & i were like, whoa. it was so good! we have to watch it again! and kudos to our new favourite cinema Palace Nova East End Cinema on Rundle St which happens to be the awesomest i-will-never-go-anywhere-else-to-watch-movies-because-i-have-forever-pledged-my-allegiance-to-it theatre experience!!!

i think christian bale is hot la. so so hot. rich too. hahahaha.. the best batman so far :) but i can't believe he smashed his lamborghini -_-" (it was like a knife piercing through our hearts when we watched it)

also, heath ledger is so psychotic! he really played the role well.. but at the bck of my head, i just can't help but think his role in this movie had something to do with his death. i mean, to be a good actor is one thing, but.. to be it.. is another. but he really does deserve an oscar! "why so serious..?"

michael caine was the perfect alfred, and this time around he had more character to his role. full of wisdom :) wouldn't mind having a butler like him any day..

Maggie Gyllenhaal... 'nuff said.

2) Dr T Kimber

haha this is super random. but getting him for common programme for the past 2 weeks just showed that common programme still has a "chance". i don't usually like neurology very much, but when he lectures, hmm.. i actually pay attention! (no not because he's good looking or hot okay) he just lectures very well :)

come to think of it. my recent lecture experiences has been pretty good. i don't sleep so much anymore :)

Must watch!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHwO-snXmg0

i wanted to upload it here but don't know why cannot.. anyway, i really urge all of you to click on the link above and take time to watch the video. tears wouldn't stop rolling down my eyes as i hear mike guglielmucci speak. it truly is a testament of faith and trust in God. one thing he said that really struck me:

"what do you choose to magnify - God or your situation?"

he chose to worship right after he found out about his diagnosis of cancer. he chose to magnify God although his condition was terminal. that was how the song "Healer" was birth. i've sang the song countless times, i've heard his story countless times but nothing beats hearing it for myself.

seeing him lead worship during the recent Hillsong Conference with nasal prongs and an oxygen tank connected to him.. a true worshipper. his faith is stirring.

trust me, you will be blessed.

Healer
by Mike Gug

You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas

You walk with me through fire
You heal all my disease

I trust in You
I trust in You

I believe You're my Healer
I believe You are all I need

I believe You're my portion
I believe You're more than enough for me

Jesus You're all I need

Nothing is impossible for you
Nothing is impossible

You hold my world in Your hands.

Easy Peasy Smarties® Cookies

I guess it's about time I did something about my abandoned blog.. What better way than to post a RECIPE?? :) :) :)

So I've been on Child & Youth Health (CYH) for the past 2 weeks, this being my last week. Although it's supposed to be a "slack" rotation (says who? boo..), it ended up with a lot of travelling, and waiting around. One day, I'll be north. The other day south. In between, central (+ lots of waiting, I repeat). I guess it's understandable especially for youths (whose issues are mainly sex, drugs & alcohol) that they wouldn't want us medical students to sit in. I guess I wouldn't too if I was in their shoes. But the doctors could have let us go off early huh? So as a result from all my waiting, I saw this recipe in one of the magazines.... All's not lost I guess :) Here you go...

Preheat oven to 180 deg C.
Ingredients (modified):

A
125g butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
beat until light & fluffy

B
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla essence
add into A, mix well

C
1.25 cups plain flour
0.25 cups self raising flour
1/2 tsp bicarb of soda
sift and fold into the above mixture

place a spoonfuls of batter on to baking paper. flatten slightly with floured fingertips. place random coloured smarties on to cookie dough. bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Summer Movies!!!!

Geez.. so many movies to watch. so little money so little time. not to mention, i've been DEPRIVED of movies since coming back to Adelaide!

I've been wanting to watch Narnia since FOREVER! I love CS Lewis! Now it's not even showing in the cinemas anymore :( *sigh*

KungFu Panda! from the moment i watched the trailer, i knew i would like it... unfortunately, no i have not. *double sigh*

ok, my last hope! Any musical-cum-movie type thingy should be good.. i bet it's gonna be good. next week with the girls perhaps? :) *fingers crossed*


Done with Paeds ED :) woohoO! and on my last day, i actually felt like i was gonna miss that place. i saw a resus case, it really made me feel like.. wow. yeah, that's what being a doctor is all about. the relief on the parents face when the team of doctors brought their child out from a status epilepticus - so surely, and so in control.

Ahhh!!!

Wicked is HERE!! As in the BROADWAY Wicked!! But too bad here actually means Melbourne!!! *sobs* why can't they come to Adelaide??? huh??? why?? why?? *wails* i want to watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yes, iPhone 3G launching tomorrow. TOMORROW people!!!!! I wonder what kinda CAP plans will they offer?? Too bad my phone is working too well now. Hahahahaha...

exhausted!

...exhaustion is a pre-terminal sign... "PICU lecture notes".

ahh... had a yuck day today. feeling kinda exhausted. i think i've had enough of ED for now... so glad it's my last week there...

Reason for absence from the WWW...

I was in Sydney!!!! When you see these pictures, you know it's Sydney.

The Rocks (with Sydney Opera House in the background).. i know i know, i take excellent pictures! muahaha..

Harbour Bridge up-close

Sydney CBD from Pylon Look-out


This was where we stayed (edited to protect privacy). We were blessed to have Sarah and YonXian as our hosts despite their very busy schedule. thanks!!! We really appreciate you opening your house to us...... :)

Me & Sarah, the host :)

Sydney = food haven to me (after Malaysia of course!!!).. So I (we) ate..

and ate..

and ate..

and ate..

ate somemore!!!

wahh.. ate even moree!!!

yeah ok, you get my idea..
i bet you're hating me now...




max brenner. yumz!


actually, i'm hating myself too! why am i putting myself through all these torture??!! *distracted* oh yeah, and Lindt~!

Shopping in Sydney is heaps better too! and stocktake sale was ON! Everything I got was below AUD10. well, except for my the black hoodie I am wearing. it was raining everyday ok!!! i had to get one. and it served me well. money worth spent, me thinks :)


and of course, we did what tourists do. we go places and take heaps of pictures!!!

Hillsong City Church!

Cremonde Point Look-out

Oxford St


Blue Mountains

Me & Jebbs

Wentworth Falls


Sydney Olympic Park

This is for you FUR!! :)


Sydney Opera House



The magnificent QVB

from the outside...

Sydney Fish Market

Paddington's Market

Town Hall

Chris & myself..
Me standing long Pitt St.

Sydney CBD by night, from Mrs Macquarie's Chair...

Darling Harbour by day!!!

by night... i prefer the night view :)




Manly Beach (Chris says, after going there all the guys become more manly! ahhh.. so lame right!)


Bondi Beach!


And of course, catching up with people :)

Wilson & Lok-Ing who are getting married end of this year!!!

My lovely great grand daughter Ee Leen @ Mc D's.

IMU peeps @ Hurricane's.....

Spanish meal with our wonderful hosts :)

All in all, besides the wet weather.. Sydney was AWESOME! such a good break from the busy 6 months I've had this year.. thank You GOD, papa & mummy and Chris for your generosity to make this trip possible :)

So back in Adelaide... Gosh, 2 weeks! you must be thinking what on earth have I been doing??!!

Shannon came to visit!! It was good to meet you although only for a short while :)

Me, Shee Laine, Roshanthi & Ally-K after OxyGen!

Capri Theatre!!! where we watch Indiana Jones in support of Belle's Podiatry Clinic Night. This is one super cool theatre ok!!! where to find an organists playing for you??? the super old-church type somemore..

Watched NBA finals with Chris. I'm a good girlfriend right?? :P


Cooked a fair bit...

Presenting my not-so-famous chicken stew! I kinda randomly threw stuffs into the pot. and it came out pretty good ;)

roti prata! (obviously buy one laaa.. how to make ohh??)

but i made the chicken curry from scratch *beams*

my own version of a Big BrekkY!

Coffee + Devotion time @ Cibo's with my baby. I will miss this part of the holiday the most!!!!!!!!

Celebrated Gracie's birthday :)

We had steamboat-cum-Disney-monopoly night @ Quinnie's :) I, uhh.. obviously did not take pictures of the steamboat because i was too busy eating. hahaha!!! thks quinnie :) it was super yummy!!!


Went to Hahndorf :) finally, on a good weather day!



This is the famous pie shop which opens @ 10am, and sold-out by 1pm on a weekday!!! *sobs* we didn't get to try....

hoping the wishing well can help us???




New cheese shop that opened in Hahndorf. Free tries!!! :)

this quaint little chocolate shop is too cool.. :P

Then there's this other chocolate dessert shop called No5! i like the ambience, so homely :) the drinks were so-so.. but presentation is GREAT!


On the way back.. the "tired" look :P

Went to UNI!!! :) hehehe... I realise I haven't taken much pictures of my uni. MY OWN UNI!!! well i guess that's because we hardly go there.. but hm, i loveee it :) seeee... so nice right!

We even went to the library! gosh!! nerd!!! ahhh.. but wait let me explain...... i went to change my id, so since we're there.. just go & see la if there were any books we could borrow..

Managed to catch up with Jenna over the weekend for brunch at this new yummy noodle bar *slurp* :)


fuh~ that is ONE LONG POST. i deserve a pat on the back.. *pat* :)

this 3 weeks has been so good. i really thank God for such good rest. my first semester has been so tiring, it vexes my soul!!! haha.. i haven't felt so recharged and rejuvenated before :) next up... PAEDS! bring it on!

iPhone3G

Why is Apple so amazing??



i think Steve Jobs is brilliant! simply brilliant!! which makes God simply awesome!! after all, it is HE who gives us the creative mind. *sigh* my God is so awesome. can i have an iPhone now? pls...? hehe.. kidding la. i don't need it. but i feel compelled to advertise it although i'm not getting paid cos it's so cooL!

i'm just thinking, if only practically we as Christians can do this just as effectively with the greatest gift that we have - Jesus! i'll do it. i'll do it. such good news! why should i keep it to myself??

2nd week of my hols!! so many things happened. i've got so many things to tell, but it's all a jumble in my head. but God is good. so good. I LOVE HIM!!!! :) will be bck with a decent post sooN! :)

x

Teg dalam Bahasa Melayu

Saya buat ini khas untuk Datin Christina Ng.

Agak pelik saya 'blog' dalam bahasa Melayu. Tapi tak kisahlah. Jelaslah, tatabahasa saya teruk giler. Jangan ketawa ya!!!

7 fakta tentang saya

1. Saya rasa kalau saya bertutur dalam BM lebih baik daripada tulis dalam BM. Walaupun dapat A1 untuk SPM, tidak bermakna apa-apa.
   
2. Saya tengah bercuti sekarang! Gembira saya... Tak pernah rasa begitu relaks sekali.
3. Saya sebenarnya dari KUALA LUMPUR. Tak tahu lah kenapa orang lain suka sangat kata saya dari JOHOR BAHRU. Walaupun saya berpindah ke JB sejak Tingkatan 1, hati saya sememangnya orang KL.
4. Nama saya, adik saya, dan teman lelaki saya ialah CHRIS.
5. Saya suka memasak dan membuat kek.
6. Saya selalu berdalih (procrastinate).
7. Saya akan guna kamus untuk membantu saya menyempurnakan teg ini.

7 perkara yang menakutkan saya

1. Filem seram.
   
2. Semua jenis serangga.
3. Orang yang tidak jati! Selalu berpura-pura. ish tak boleh tahan.
   
4. Berita yang tidak baik, terutamanya kalau berkenaan keluarga/orang yang disayangi.
5. Berpindah.
6. Tidak lulus peperiksaan akhir tahun ini.
7. Pemeriksa (examiner).
   

7 lagu buat sekarang

1. Indescribable, Chris Tomlin
   
2. Nothing but the Blood, Hillsong
   
3. On my knees, Jaci Velasquez
   
4. You in me, Juwita Suwito
   
5. Only in the dark, Juwita Suwito
   
6. Always be my baby, David Cook
   
7. Destiny, Jim Brickman
   

7 perkara yang saya selalu sebut

1. omigosh!
2. cool beans!
3. haaaa???
4. shucks!
   
5. hi, how are you? (ini sememangnya sangat 'aussie')
6. good thanks! (ini jawapan yang biasa untuk ucapan di atas)
7. dodgy!!!!
   

7 perkara yang amat bernilai

1. Tuhan
2. Keluarga
   
3. Chris
4. Kawan-kawan
5. Kesihatan
6. Masa rehat
7. Duit
   

7 pertama kali dalam hidup saya

1. Pertama kali saya menulis blog dalam Bahasa Melayu (ini saya tiru!).
   
2. Pertama kali masak nasi lemak sendiri Jumaat yang lepas.
   
3. Pertama kali saya tak balik rumah/jumpa keluarga untuk satu tahun!
4. Pertama kali makan habis 3 peket ubat tahan sakit untuk sakit perut.
   
5. Pertama kali saya gagal dalam ujian di Tingkatan 4 (kimia, dapat 38 markah, sedih giler).
   
6. Pertama kali menjadi "LifeGroup Leader" setelah datang ke Adelaide.
7. Pertama kali membuat kek cawan sebagai "bisnes" untuk Sheena. Sangat gembira dengan hasilnya, sebab mereka sangat berpuas hati.
   

7 orang bertuah yang ingin mencuba nasib mecabar melayu aku

Tak nak teg siape-siape lah. kalau nak buat, buat lah :)

Sekian sahaja teg ini. Harap kamu semua dapat belajar sedikit Bahasa Melayu dari "blog" ini. haha..

Now I know!!!

it always puzzled me how pathologist could name all their specimens after food?? (bread and butter appearance la, strawberry lips la, fish mouth valve la, banana shaped cavity la, and the list goes on...) how to eat after that???? that was until........ yesterday! i realize that it just can't be helped!!!

what led to my profound enlightenment?? as you would have already realized, i had an abundance of marshmallows at my disposal. that calls for a mega baking session hey?

ok la. it wasn't that mega. i just made cookies. not just any cookies... cookies whose name could potentially make their way to pathology textbooks. presenting....

CHOC FUDGE MARSHMALLOW COOKIES...

they ALL look like their half bitten. makes me think of macrophages??!!
on the other hand, they look a bit like brain tumor-ish too. well, i'm not giving you that view in case you may decide to stay off choc fudge cookies (with marshmallows) for good!!!

now this one, looks like an ulcer crater!!!
description: an ulcer with a depressed crater + granulation tissue??? (cos it's a pink marshmallow muahahaha), with uneven raised borders.

NERD!!!

ok in case you're thinking that i purposely made it look like that for educational purposes... you're wrong!!! well, all i can say it's a failed experiment with the marshmallows. cos of it's sticky nature and my unthinking mind, i mixed them all into the dough, resulting in pathological specimens. this is the proof that it was indeed a very sticky dough :P

well, just like thomas edison says... "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."! so i now know how NOT to make choc fudge marshmallow cookies. NEVER EVER PUT YOUR MARSHMALLOWS INTO THE DOUGH! thankyouverymuch :)

if you fail (miserably), try, try again! so there you have it (look below la), the lovely looking choc fudge marshmallow cookies :) looks pretty good eh? at least when i look at these, i don't think of tumours/or ulcers/or cells -_-"

oh but i "COP" those names already. don't you dare think of copyrighting them :P

choc fudge marshmallow ulcer.

how abt that! :P

p/s: i used 15 marshmallows this time around, i still have 78 left!!!! ideas??!!

on a sidenote, chris bought me truffles from the lovely chocolate bean!!! my fave :) woohoo!! oh how i love him! (and the truffles) hehe...

marshmallows in abundance!

so i have a lot of marshmallows left over from last saturday. jenn yong wanted to throw it away, i forbid! saying i would figure something out (when i really have no idea!!!) haha.. so i did what everyone would, GOOGLE!!!!! guess what i found from Zoobey's blog??

Top ten things to do with marshmallows:

1. Invent a new marshmallow airbag for your car. That way, after your accident, you can still enjoy the great taste of marshmallows while you wait for the tow truck to arrive.

2. Use colored miniature marshmallows to create a marshmallow mosaic of the Mona Lisa.

3. Make them into a sculpted likeness of your mom. She'll be grateful forever.

4. Fill someone's school locker with 927 1/2 of them. When they stop to pick up some books--avalanche! How embarrassing!

5. Use pretzel sticks and chocolate chips to create marshmallow snowmen. Then, pretend you are a giant Albino Sasquach and chomp their heads off.

6. For a month, start off and end your day with a fresh marshmallow and watch for health improvements. ("...part of this complete breakfast.")

7. Marshmallow fight! A good way to wake up a close friend.

8. Watch them puss, shrivel, warp, and char in the campfire.

9. Fill your driveway 2-feet high with miniature marshmallows and hold a neighborhood shovel-off contest in July (notify Z and your local news if you venture to try this one)

10. Use duct tape and a literal ton of marshmallows to create a padded room for your slightly insane sweet-tooth sibling.

so funnY right!! but i don't think i'm going to try any of those.

we already creatively used up SEVEN for yongling's birthday where we each have the honour of stuffing a marshmallow into his mouth while he sings himself a happy birthday song. by the time the 7th one was stuffed, we were quite concerned he might asphyxiate, so we graciously allowed him to spit them out... not without making him say I LOVE YOU ALL in his marshmallow filled mouth. hehe :)

so i had some 100 marshmallows. 93 more to go :P jenn yong suggested i made hot choc everyday. goodness. i don't think the marshmallows will last 3 mths!!! :P hehehe..

ok now for some serious recipe googling. rocky road anyone? ;)