It's past 2 am yet I don't have the urge of going to bed. It has been a long day, had 7 hours of classes non-stop and on top of that I had to stay at school for another 2 hours to work on the cell biology article! I also woke up at 5 am this morning, and I still need to catch up on some sleep from the one-day trip to Ottawa and the lack of sleep on Sunday.
I came back here to Waterloo on Monday morning. It has not even been a day but I feel so homesick already. I miss home, I miss my friends, I miss Toronto!
This year's reading was so awesome. I had a blast last week! I went to Toronto a lot, went skating, ate street hot dogs, walked in the freezing weather at night with a second cup ESPRESSO! That was rather a tragic experience. I am not much of a coffee fan, in fact I try to resist myself from caffeine. I will only consume caffeine when needed, such as during exams, or on a tired morning when I cannot possibly pay attention in lectures. Although a friend of mine, who is currently studying medicine, says that coffee has no major side effects on humans, I still think consuming chemicals are bad. Not only that, coffee is also very addictive!
Anyway, last week was also my mom's birthday! I think she got three birthday cakes this year. I got her a blackforest cake from this chinese bakery. It tasted so good that it took my breath away. My aunt also bought a cake for her, and also the youth from Ottawa also bought her a cake. So I went cake spree last week! The cakes were awesome but I think I did consume too much sugar in a week. =p
I also had a bit of time to hang out with my long lost best friend that I love as my own sister. I was surprised that she would come skating with me and the guys although only for a bit! Then the next day I invited her to come and have lunch with the family since it was my mom's birthday. Although I wish we both could go out and catch up on each other, I was happy to see her happy!
I learned something about happiness last week. I learned that I would never live happy if I keep on thinking about things that depresses me, things that I don't even have, things that are not within my reach. But if I cherish every moments that I live, give thanks to everything that I have, I will be much better off! The first few days of reading week was rather awful. I was thinking of something that was beyond my reach. It was something that God decided to take away from me on purpose so that I could love Him more and depend totally on Him. In fact, I know that God was testing me. He wanted to see if I would follow Him instead of satisfying the desire of my flesh. This was honestly a very challenging test for me. Out of every other things that I have, He must pick this very delicate one, one that was very important to me. It has almost been a year, and I have failed many times. But God never forget to give strengths, to encourage me to keep going, nor he forgets to tell me that He is always there by my side. There are too many things that God is leading me into that I cannot understand right now, but I want to take that road less travelled and follow this path God has chosen for me. It is tough, but He keeps on telling me to trust in Him! He then taught me how to give thanks for the things that I have, things that God has given me such as a loving family, good friends, good times, great health, etc. I noticed that the more I give thanks for what I have, the happier I become. Then, when I made that statement that "I am willing to be willing" to follow God, He took away my burdens and replaced them with a joyful heart. This is the reason why I had a blast during the week! =) God is awesome!!
This year's reading week was just special! Although last year's reading week was also memorable and unforgetable. 8)
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." - Phillippians 4:13
Monday, February 28, 2005
All about my driving habits...
The first thing that you should know about me and driving is that, I am not a big fan of driving nor am I a good driver. It was only by the grace of God (not forgetting a very strict Dad I have) that I have passed my G2 driver's license on the first try. =p
It's almost been a year since I (almost) take over the family car on almost every weekends. My parents are busy doing their church-related things on the weekends, and they would use the two church vans that are parked in my driveway. My other two siblings do not have their license, so the car is passed on to me.
I've noticed that ever since I conquered that G2 road test, I have developed bad driving habits. The common ones are speeding, cut people off, not focus on street lights, get nervous too easily, etc. It seems to me that I have forgotten the good driving habits that my dad had planted to me over the last few years.
The past few weeks, I have been helping my parents with transporting some of the congregation to and from church. It was never that bad until yesterday where I had to pick up three people at two different locations with only 35 minutes before the service starts. I started sweating since I was due back at church 35 minutes later and I knew I was not going to make it. If I wasn't playing the piano that day it would have probably gone much smoother. So I started speeding and was very nervous. Unfortunately, a Sunday morning is not the best way to drive since the road was pretty packed. I never knew this before. I thought canadians would sleep in on Sunday mornings. Anyway, I tried to switch two lanes at once. I double checked that everything was clear, I even blindspotted twice. When I made my move, this black jeep was coming really fast on the third lane I was switching to. It was good that he saw me coming from the other side. Although he decided to tail-gate me for a long while.
After church I was driving with my little brother. I was going to turn right but I did not see the red light in front of me. After I turned, I saw this white lady with her sedan tail-gating me really close. Then I noticed that I took her right of way because I did not see the red light.
Many other things have happened when I drive, and It was only by the grace of God that I never hit anything. I should attempt to get enough sleep at night and not chat when I drive to gain more focus on the road.
As much as I dislike driving, the winter does not help at all. We have a huge driveway at home, so in the winter, we only shoveled the snow enough for the cars to pass through. Sadly, at the end of the driveway, the path is only enough for ONE car to pass through. I am not very good with backing out (yet I am lazy to practice), so I kept on hitting the snow banks when trying to get out of the driveway. Not mentioning the icy roads, and especially the slippery parking lots in the winter!
Last Saturday, my parents and I, with the other youth from church went to Ottawa to minister a Family Altar. It was a very tiring day trip. We left at 7 am, and was back home at midnight. It was already dark when my mom was driving the van home. We were on 401 west, close to Kingston. The road was pretty clear and the weather had been friendly. Then all of a sudden, this vast amount of snow flakes came down right on the windshield, in the direction opposite to where the car was going. The snow was so thick and it kept on pouring right at us that we could not see the we were going. We could not even see the lines on the highway. Thank goodness that the service centre was only 3 km away from where we were, so my mom gently drove us there slowly and we all took a washroom break for a while.
This experience was a winter driving madness nightmare for me. I pray to God and hope that it will never snow that bad when I am driving.
In addition to this winter driving hatred, I would like to state that I love the winter. I love the snow, I love the winter sports, I love the view, etc. But winter and driving just do not make a good combination for me.
Anyways, after all these rants on how much I hate driving, I still it's nice to have my own car and be able to drive anywhere, anytime I want. My decent favourite car has always been the Acura TSX, although my friends think that this car sucks bad. My dream car would be a BMW X5, BMW M3, or the Porsche Boxster is probably the nicest sports car ever invented by men!
Well, just like what my dad always says, do well in school, accomplish a high standard in education, master what you do best at and reach your life goal, then you enjoy a good life for the rest of your life!
Until next time!
ps: The answer for the bonus question from the previous post is "post office." Get it? Post office has millions of letters in it!
It's almost been a year since I (almost) take over the family car on almost every weekends. My parents are busy doing their church-related things on the weekends, and they would use the two church vans that are parked in my driveway. My other two siblings do not have their license, so the car is passed on to me.
I've noticed that ever since I conquered that G2 road test, I have developed bad driving habits. The common ones are speeding, cut people off, not focus on street lights, get nervous too easily, etc. It seems to me that I have forgotten the good driving habits that my dad had planted to me over the last few years.
The past few weeks, I have been helping my parents with transporting some of the congregation to and from church. It was never that bad until yesterday where I had to pick up three people at two different locations with only 35 minutes before the service starts. I started sweating since I was due back at church 35 minutes later and I knew I was not going to make it. If I wasn't playing the piano that day it would have probably gone much smoother. So I started speeding and was very nervous. Unfortunately, a Sunday morning is not the best way to drive since the road was pretty packed. I never knew this before. I thought canadians would sleep in on Sunday mornings. Anyway, I tried to switch two lanes at once. I double checked that everything was clear, I even blindspotted twice. When I made my move, this black jeep was coming really fast on the third lane I was switching to. It was good that he saw me coming from the other side. Although he decided to tail-gate me for a long while.
After church I was driving with my little brother. I was going to turn right but I did not see the red light in front of me. After I turned, I saw this white lady with her sedan tail-gating me really close. Then I noticed that I took her right of way because I did not see the red light.
Many other things have happened when I drive, and It was only by the grace of God that I never hit anything. I should attempt to get enough sleep at night and not chat when I drive to gain more focus on the road.
As much as I dislike driving, the winter does not help at all. We have a huge driveway at home, so in the winter, we only shoveled the snow enough for the cars to pass through. Sadly, at the end of the driveway, the path is only enough for ONE car to pass through. I am not very good with backing out (yet I am lazy to practice), so I kept on hitting the snow banks when trying to get out of the driveway. Not mentioning the icy roads, and especially the slippery parking lots in the winter!
Last Saturday, my parents and I, with the other youth from church went to Ottawa to minister a Family Altar. It was a very tiring day trip. We left at 7 am, and was back home at midnight. It was already dark when my mom was driving the van home. We were on 401 west, close to Kingston. The road was pretty clear and the weather had been friendly. Then all of a sudden, this vast amount of snow flakes came down right on the windshield, in the direction opposite to where the car was going. The snow was so thick and it kept on pouring right at us that we could not see the we were going. We could not even see the lines on the highway. Thank goodness that the service centre was only 3 km away from where we were, so my mom gently drove us there slowly and we all took a washroom break for a while.
This experience was a winter driving madness nightmare for me. I pray to God and hope that it will never snow that bad when I am driving.
In addition to this winter driving hatred, I would like to state that I love the winter. I love the snow, I love the winter sports, I love the view, etc. But winter and driving just do not make a good combination for me.
Anyways, after all these rants on how much I hate driving, I still it's nice to have my own car and be able to drive anywhere, anytime I want. My decent favourite car has always been the Acura TSX, although my friends think that this car sucks bad. My dream car would be a BMW X5, BMW M3, or the Porsche Boxster is probably the nicest sports car ever invented by men!
Well, just like what my dad always says, do well in school, accomplish a high standard in education, master what you do best at and reach your life goal, then you enjoy a good life for the rest of your life!
Until next time!
ps: The answer for the bonus question from the previous post is "post office." Get it? Post office has millions of letters in it!
Friday, February 18, 2005
Reading Week has Started!
I just got back from writing my last term test. Surprisingly, I didn't find it that hard. Although some of the multiple choice questions were a bit tricky. Many times I ended up with 2 choices which seemed like both are true. This made me wish I had more time on my hand to study. My textbook was right in front of me, in my backpack. How I wish I could just stretch out my arm and reach for it!
My professor always throw out two bonus questions just for fun and for us to get 1 more mark. Today's bonus question was rather tricky. It was a riddle that says, "What begins P and ends with E, and has a millions of letters?" That question caught me off guard. I couldn't think of any answers. I don't know if maybe I was just digging it too much that maybe the answer was just in the question itself. I was actually done the exam 20 minutes early, but I wasn't satisfied with the bonus questions. For all I know, this prof always throw out very easy bonus questions. Like one of last year's bonus questions was to draw a line from number 1 to number 2. I mean, even toddlers could do that. So I was just stuck in my seat for the last 20 minutes and still couldn't figure out. Anybody perhaps can help me?
Anyway, I just want to share something funny that newly wed my prof said during the midterm review hour that we had. It is an applied cell biology course, and we were doing an introduction to immunology. A girl in my class raised her hand and said that she needed a confirmation with the handshake relationship between a T-lymphocyte and a B-lymphocyte. My prof tried to explain to her but she didn't get the concept of what the prof was trying to tell her. So, my prof was trying to use the "everyday language" to explain it, and I assume that he was getting frustrated of how to explain it. So, he ranted on and on and he didn't realize that he just said, "It is a very gentle relationship between the two.. and if you grab on to me too tight you won't turn me on." The class went quiet for 1 second, and then everybody just burst in laugh. I could see my prof's face turned many shades of red. Anybody get the joke? What my prof was trying to say is that, if the two cells are connected too tight, then the B-lymphocyte won't be able to get the information that the T-lymphocyte is offering. I thought this was a funny joke =p
So my reading week has started. I can't wait to go home and not come back here for a whole week! I have many things planned for the break, such as to check out the guitar I wanted to much, go ice skating since I haven't had the chance to skate this winter, etc.. etc.. and not forgetting to catch up with my 2-week behind reading!
A lot of my friends are actually going on vacation in such a short break like this. One of my friends is going to Dominican Republic, and others are going to Florida, etc. Well, I just hope that everyone will have a relaxing break before the massive work load comes back to haunt us! As for me, I'm glad that I finished all of my exams before the reading week so I am stress-free!!
Well, this is it. Enjoy your break!
My professor always throw out two bonus questions just for fun and for us to get 1 more mark. Today's bonus question was rather tricky. It was a riddle that says, "What begins P and ends with E, and has a millions of letters?" That question caught me off guard. I couldn't think of any answers. I don't know if maybe I was just digging it too much that maybe the answer was just in the question itself. I was actually done the exam 20 minutes early, but I wasn't satisfied with the bonus questions. For all I know, this prof always throw out very easy bonus questions. Like one of last year's bonus questions was to draw a line from number 1 to number 2. I mean, even toddlers could do that. So I was just stuck in my seat for the last 20 minutes and still couldn't figure out. Anybody perhaps can help me?
Anyway, I just want to share something funny that newly wed my prof said during the midterm review hour that we had. It is an applied cell biology course, and we were doing an introduction to immunology. A girl in my class raised her hand and said that she needed a confirmation with the handshake relationship between a T-lymphocyte and a B-lymphocyte. My prof tried to explain to her but she didn't get the concept of what the prof was trying to tell her. So, my prof was trying to use the "everyday language" to explain it, and I assume that he was getting frustrated of how to explain it. So, he ranted on and on and he didn't realize that he just said, "It is a very gentle relationship between the two.. and if you grab on to me too tight you won't turn me on." The class went quiet for 1 second, and then everybody just burst in laugh. I could see my prof's face turned many shades of red. Anybody get the joke? What my prof was trying to say is that, if the two cells are connected too tight, then the B-lymphocyte won't be able to get the information that the T-lymphocyte is offering. I thought this was a funny joke =p
So my reading week has started. I can't wait to go home and not come back here for a whole week! I have many things planned for the break, such as to check out the guitar I wanted to much, go ice skating since I haven't had the chance to skate this winter, etc.. etc.. and not forgetting to catch up with my 2-week behind reading!
A lot of my friends are actually going on vacation in such a short break like this. One of my friends is going to Dominican Republic, and others are going to Florida, etc. Well, I just hope that everyone will have a relaxing break before the massive work load comes back to haunt us! As for me, I'm glad that I finished all of my exams before the reading week so I am stress-free!!
Well, this is it. Enjoy your break!
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Calculus Mid-term NIGHTMARE!
I just got back from writing my calculus term test. Now let me warn you that I am horrible in math. I tend to memorize things, instead of understand it, taking it by the science approach. I studied until late last night, and got up this morning and was studying until 5 pm, just 30 minutes before the exam. I went through all the chapters and some of the review questions. I was comfortable with all of them, except the last chapter.
I was pretty comfortable and I thought I would do fine as I walked in the 3rd floor exam room. It turned out that the exam was horrible! Even the FIRST question was tricky. On top of the very complicated questions, the exam was rather long for an 80 minutes exam. I knew from the beginning I wasn't able to finish it on time. I guess I wasn't the only one. I barely saw anyone leaving early from there.
I have my last term test tomorrow at 11:30 am. I wasn't planning to write this blog so that I could spend more time studying. But I'm still very upset about the test I just wrote and I guess it knocked down my study mood. I do wish that they would bell curve the exam. It was hard and it was too long for the given time period!
Well, looking at it from the bright side, I only have one more test to go, then it's reading week! Although I have a lot of catching up to do, at least I can finally get out from this basement apartment I live in. This whole place is a mess, and I miss my pink room :)
Anyway, I goin' to try to focus on tomorrow's test and hope that I will ace this one. I heard my prof is trying a new approach in writing his exams. I hope it will be easier than last semester, and I guess I will find that out tomorrow.
Later days!
I was pretty comfortable and I thought I would do fine as I walked in the 3rd floor exam room. It turned out that the exam was horrible! Even the FIRST question was tricky. On top of the very complicated questions, the exam was rather long for an 80 minutes exam. I knew from the beginning I wasn't able to finish it on time. I guess I wasn't the only one. I barely saw anyone leaving early from there.
I have my last term test tomorrow at 11:30 am. I wasn't planning to write this blog so that I could spend more time studying. But I'm still very upset about the test I just wrote and I guess it knocked down my study mood. I do wish that they would bell curve the exam. It was hard and it was too long for the given time period!
Well, looking at it from the bright side, I only have one more test to go, then it's reading week! Although I have a lot of catching up to do, at least I can finally get out from this basement apartment I live in. This whole place is a mess, and I miss my pink room :)
Anyway, I goin' to try to focus on tomorrow's test and hope that I will ace this one. I heard my prof is trying a new approach in writing his exams. I hope it will be easier than last semester, and I guess I will find that out tomorrow.
Later days!
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Talkin' bout skatin' to school!
The weather hasn't been too friendly these past few days, at least not for the city of Waterloo. This morning, I had to "skate" my way to school. Can you imagine that? Actually, monday morning was even worse than today! Come to think about it, it's very ironic that even I haven't had the chance to go ice skating this winter, and yet I had the chance to "skate" on the sidewalks. I wonder why the city didn't call the school of for this kind of day. I think it is way too dangerous for students, especially the younger ones, to walk to school on days like these. It was impossible for us to actually "walk" properly unless we "slide" on the ice. Even winter boots cannot handle this problem. T_T
Anyway, is it just me or is everyone just seem tired today? Indeed, I am very tired today. I was at school since 8:30 am until 5:20 pm. Then, I still had to study for my two midterms coming up tomorrow and friday. It's almost midnight now and I still haven't had the chance to make dinner. I have just been munching on chips and sweets, my study snacks!
By the way I will be busy tomorrow, so more updates will be coming up during reading week! ^-^
Take care!
Anyway, is it just me or is everyone just seem tired today? Indeed, I am very tired today. I was at school since 8:30 am until 5:20 pm. Then, I still had to study for my two midterms coming up tomorrow and friday. It's almost midnight now and I still haven't had the chance to make dinner. I have just been munching on chips and sweets, my study snacks!
By the way I will be busy tomorrow, so more updates will be coming up during reading week! ^-^
Take care!
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Very Busy Week......
This is week is crazy.. I'm going crazy.. The work load is crazy.. hehe.. :p
Well, at least all my term tests are scattered equally, three last week and three this week. The only difference is that last week I was still fresh and up for late-night studying. This week I'm tired due to lack of sleep last week and on the weekend. Also the valentine's day and its hangovers is not helping at all!
The chemistry department at my school always cancel their lab period the week of their midterms. I wonder why the biology profs refused to do that. It would have helped so much since the weekly lab reports and lab drawings, plus lab assignments and quizzes take a lot of time. Imagine I have to deal with those everyweek, and now plus the exams. I am totally behind for 2 weeks. I guess I'll have to use my reading week to actually "read." (-_-")
In physiology, we were doing clinical blood tests like what your physicians do in a normal medical check-up. We were assigned a partner and also an experiment. Since my partner and I are concurrently taking histology, we refused to do white blood cells differential because we have done it so many times. So I picked red blood cells count because I thought it is kind of cool and I have never done it. The gross thing is that, you actually had to suck the blood into the testing tube with your mouth!! So after the gross part was done, we were to dilute the blood in the tube then put a drop on the haematocytometer slide and count the blood cells with the aid of a microscope. My partner was being so selfish that she wouldn't let me try to find the spot where we put the drop of diluted blood. I was fine with it until she kept on saying "I can't find it.. I can't find it." So I told her, "Don't worry I'll find it for you." I'm pretty good with using the microscope and I was sure I would be able to find the tiny spot. However she wouldn't hand me the microscope, so I thought it's okay I will just wait until she is satisfied with it. So she kept on adjusting and adjusting the stage (where we put the slide) up and down trying to focus the image. What happened is that she was turning the knob too fast that the stage actually hit the objective lens and the specialized cover slip broke. Unbelievably, she refused to tell the lab instructor that she broke the cover slip and told me to do it instead. It drove me nuts because I could've helped her find the spot without breaking it only if she would've let me, and now I had to tell the instructor that "we" broke the cover slip? If I were her, I would not use the word "we" because I know I was being selfish and I was to take any blame or charge for it. But God was so nice that my instructor said that we didn't have to pay for anything and to just throw it in the broken glass container.
Anyway, that is pretty much the interesting thing that happen in the day. Other than that I wrote my music appreciation midterm just two hours ago. The format was very unexpected and the exam was rather hard for an elective course. However I think I managed to do pretty well on it, plus the 2 bonus marks for staying for another 1.5 hours of lecture after the exam. :)
Happy belated valentine's day to most of you that I haven't had the chance to say it. I hope you had a good and sweet one.
God bless!
Well, at least all my term tests are scattered equally, three last week and three this week. The only difference is that last week I was still fresh and up for late-night studying. This week I'm tired due to lack of sleep last week and on the weekend. Also the valentine's day and its hangovers is not helping at all!
The chemistry department at my school always cancel their lab period the week of their midterms. I wonder why the biology profs refused to do that. It would have helped so much since the weekly lab reports and lab drawings, plus lab assignments and quizzes take a lot of time. Imagine I have to deal with those everyweek, and now plus the exams. I am totally behind for 2 weeks. I guess I'll have to use my reading week to actually "read." (-_-")
In physiology, we were doing clinical blood tests like what your physicians do in a normal medical check-up. We were assigned a partner and also an experiment. Since my partner and I are concurrently taking histology, we refused to do white blood cells differential because we have done it so many times. So I picked red blood cells count because I thought it is kind of cool and I have never done it. The gross thing is that, you actually had to suck the blood into the testing tube with your mouth!! So after the gross part was done, we were to dilute the blood in the tube then put a drop on the haematocytometer slide and count the blood cells with the aid of a microscope. My partner was being so selfish that she wouldn't let me try to find the spot where we put the drop of diluted blood. I was fine with it until she kept on saying "I can't find it.. I can't find it." So I told her, "Don't worry I'll find it for you." I'm pretty good with using the microscope and I was sure I would be able to find the tiny spot. However she wouldn't hand me the microscope, so I thought it's okay I will just wait until she is satisfied with it. So she kept on adjusting and adjusting the stage (where we put the slide) up and down trying to focus the image. What happened is that she was turning the knob too fast that the stage actually hit the objective lens and the specialized cover slip broke. Unbelievably, she refused to tell the lab instructor that she broke the cover slip and told me to do it instead. It drove me nuts because I could've helped her find the spot without breaking it only if she would've let me, and now I had to tell the instructor that "we" broke the cover slip? If I were her, I would not use the word "we" because I know I was being selfish and I was to take any blame or charge for it. But God was so nice that my instructor said that we didn't have to pay for anything and to just throw it in the broken glass container.
Anyway, that is pretty much the interesting thing that happen in the day. Other than that I wrote my music appreciation midterm just two hours ago. The format was very unexpected and the exam was rather hard for an elective course. However I think I managed to do pretty well on it, plus the 2 bonus marks for staying for another 1.5 hours of lecture after the exam. :)
Happy belated valentine's day to most of you that I haven't had the chance to say it. I hope you had a good and sweet one.
God bless!
Monday, February 14, 2005
It's V-day!! ^-^
Being trapped in a 3-bedroom basement alone in a city where I barely know anybody sure isn't fun at all. Like normal people, I hate mondays! Who doesn't? Mondays are the days where I have 4 lectures, a lab, and a tutorial one after another with no break at all! It is also when I have to wake up at 5:30 in the morning just to drive here. And this valentine's day isn't helping at all. I don't know why v-day has to be on a MONDAY, with the addition of 3 exams I have this week. I guess I was meant to spend this year's valentine's by myself anyway.
Well, I guess if I look at it from the positive-point-of-view side, I am basically 1 week behind in my readings, plus a midterm tomorrow, a movie-dinner date wouldn't be such a great idea after all. Neglecting the fact that I just don't have anyone to spend v-day with this year, this "study" time could be a really good excuse not only for anyone, but also for myself.
Anyway, let's change the topic so I won't go too dramatic about this whole v-day thing, hehe.
A few of my friends have complained saying that my first blog was too long, not "blog-like", and it seems like I was promoting about biology. In fact, I love biology! So why not promote? :p
By the way, Sunday's worship was awesome! This is a statement I haven't said in long while. I am re-learning how to be satisfied with myself and with other people, how to look to God only and not other people, depend on God fully and not other people, etc. I said "re-learning" because I have accomplished many things that I didn't hold on to. I learned, and let go. I don't even remember how it felt and how stupid I was to let go of God. My friends, that is something you will never ever want to do. Trust me, to get back to where you were in your level of Christianity, or just simply to get back to God you used to is much much harder. I have to restrain myself from MANY things. I have developed different habits, different way of thinking, not letting God decide what to do, let my logical mind do the work, etc. I was surprised when God gave me a flashback of how it was compare to what I am today. But the wonderful thing about Jesus is that He was always there. When I didn't care about Him, He still cared about me. When I forgot about Him, He was still there calling me back. I couldn't help myself but cry knowing this.
Maybe another day I will share about what happened. But that is for another blog because right now I have to "skate" my way to school, hehe.
Happy Valentine's day everyone! Like Nat, one of the singers at my church, said, "Everyday should be V-day, not just today!" It is true, love one another whenever and where ever you are. Easier said than done, but hehe.. try your best!
Well, I guess if I look at it from the positive-point-of-view side, I am basically 1 week behind in my readings, plus a midterm tomorrow, a movie-dinner date wouldn't be such a great idea after all. Neglecting the fact that I just don't have anyone to spend v-day with this year, this "study" time could be a really good excuse not only for anyone, but also for myself.
Anyway, let's change the topic so I won't go too dramatic about this whole v-day thing, hehe.
A few of my friends have complained saying that my first blog was too long, not "blog-like", and it seems like I was promoting about biology. In fact, I love biology! So why not promote? :p
By the way, Sunday's worship was awesome! This is a statement I haven't said in long while. I am re-learning how to be satisfied with myself and with other people, how to look to God only and not other people, depend on God fully and not other people, etc. I said "re-learning" because I have accomplished many things that I didn't hold on to. I learned, and let go. I don't even remember how it felt and how stupid I was to let go of God. My friends, that is something you will never ever want to do. Trust me, to get back to where you were in your level of Christianity, or just simply to get back to God you used to is much much harder. I have to restrain myself from MANY things. I have developed different habits, different way of thinking, not letting God decide what to do, let my logical mind do the work, etc. I was surprised when God gave me a flashback of how it was compare to what I am today. But the wonderful thing about Jesus is that He was always there. When I didn't care about Him, He still cared about me. When I forgot about Him, He was still there calling me back. I couldn't help myself but cry knowing this.
Maybe another day I will share about what happened. But that is for another blog because right now I have to "skate" my way to school, hehe.
Happy Valentine's day everyone! Like Nat, one of the singers at my church, said, "Everyday should be V-day, not just today!" It is true, love one another whenever and where ever you are. Easier said than done, but hehe.. try your best!
Thursday, February 10, 2005
My First Blog..
I don't usually publish my blog to the public, however I thought of the need of a healthy journal. What I meant by a healthy journal is, I want to keep my thoughts open to reality.
Often in my personal diary I write melancholy things, especially unfortunate moments that I experience during the day. The purpose of a journal is to let your emotions out on paper so that you don't need to keep it tucked in the chambers of your heart. Sadly, for many people (mostly ladies), the journal is used not to let go of the sad emotions, but rather to try to keep those emotions with them. Instead of letting go, they hold on even tighter with a reason that they simply don't want to let it go. For me unfortunately, I like to hold on to those melancholy emotions because I want to keep the good memories and remember it whenever and where ever I am. That is very sad because in life I have to learn to let go and move on.
Another purpose of this blog is that ever since I pursue Science, I don't encounter many projects that require writing an essay other than writing lab reports and sometimes an article. Frankly when I was in grade 10, I found out that writing was my weakest skill whereas music was my strongest one. So I do hope that by writing this so-called "healthy journal" I can improve my creativity in writing.
I am very excited and proud to announce that my cell biology class will be releasing a newspaper based on cell biology in local, national and international. My group will be doing a local research based on a genetic disorder in the heart of the tri-city (Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge). It is called a conversion disorder and it caught my attention right away since there are only FOUR people in the world that has it and THREE of them live in Cambridge. How amazing is that? This newspaper will be released sometime in March altogether with The Cord (the campus's newspaper). Our newspaper will be titled "The Cellulae" and it will be read by the student body on campus. This will be my first published article, although maybe it isn't officially-published (not sure how this thing works). But I hope it will be the start of the career I might pursue later on in the biomedical field.
Anyway, if any of you are wondering about the title of this blog, "The Long Journey of a Stem Cell," it's actually a phrase of encouragement that keeps me going in my studies. A stem cell is what you would call a "baby cell" and it can differentiate into many other types of specialized mature cells, i.e. neurons (nerve cells), cardiac cells, etc. These cells then work together as an organ with other specialized cells to contribute to one or more of the bodily functions. The message is that, you have a long journey ahead of you no matter how old you are right now. The goal is always to reach your maximum ability in the field of your own preference where your skills are optimum.
I know this is a very long first entry, but bare with me because I'm still excited about writing a public blog and stuff. Before I conclude, check out today's newspaper! I was reading the Toronto Star this morning before lecture and I was surprised to find out that the U of T research team discovered that the Wharton's jelly of a newborn umbillical cord can be quite useful. Back to the "stem cell" discussion, the Wharton's jelly is full of stem cells (considering it originates in a newborn). Shame on me, when I was studying the Wharton's jelly in histology last year I did not really pay attention to them as they are only young cells. Who knows they have really high potentials! They hope to use these stem cells to help people that need any kinds of transplants, etc. I am thinking that they might be able to culture the stem cells in vitro and turn it into the needed mature cells. Well, a report will be published sometime this week on this topic. This is a very exciting discovery!!
Lastly, this has taken much of my sleeping and studying time, especially have two midterms in two days. So I will end it now!
Enjoy!
Often in my personal diary I write melancholy things, especially unfortunate moments that I experience during the day. The purpose of a journal is to let your emotions out on paper so that you don't need to keep it tucked in the chambers of your heart. Sadly, for many people (mostly ladies), the journal is used not to let go of the sad emotions, but rather to try to keep those emotions with them. Instead of letting go, they hold on even tighter with a reason that they simply don't want to let it go. For me unfortunately, I like to hold on to those melancholy emotions because I want to keep the good memories and remember it whenever and where ever I am. That is very sad because in life I have to learn to let go and move on.
Another purpose of this blog is that ever since I pursue Science, I don't encounter many projects that require writing an essay other than writing lab reports and sometimes an article. Frankly when I was in grade 10, I found out that writing was my weakest skill whereas music was my strongest one. So I do hope that by writing this so-called "healthy journal" I can improve my creativity in writing.
I am very excited and proud to announce that my cell biology class will be releasing a newspaper based on cell biology in local, national and international. My group will be doing a local research based on a genetic disorder in the heart of the tri-city (Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge). It is called a conversion disorder and it caught my attention right away since there are only FOUR people in the world that has it and THREE of them live in Cambridge. How amazing is that? This newspaper will be released sometime in March altogether with The Cord (the campus's newspaper). Our newspaper will be titled "The Cellulae" and it will be read by the student body on campus. This will be my first published article, although maybe it isn't officially-published (not sure how this thing works). But I hope it will be the start of the career I might pursue later on in the biomedical field.
Anyway, if any of you are wondering about the title of this blog, "The Long Journey of a Stem Cell," it's actually a phrase of encouragement that keeps me going in my studies. A stem cell is what you would call a "baby cell" and it can differentiate into many other types of specialized mature cells, i.e. neurons (nerve cells), cardiac cells, etc. These cells then work together as an organ with other specialized cells to contribute to one or more of the bodily functions. The message is that, you have a long journey ahead of you no matter how old you are right now. The goal is always to reach your maximum ability in the field of your own preference where your skills are optimum.
I know this is a very long first entry, but bare with me because I'm still excited about writing a public blog and stuff. Before I conclude, check out today's newspaper! I was reading the Toronto Star this morning before lecture and I was surprised to find out that the U of T research team discovered that the Wharton's jelly of a newborn umbillical cord can be quite useful. Back to the "stem cell" discussion, the Wharton's jelly is full of stem cells (considering it originates in a newborn). Shame on me, when I was studying the Wharton's jelly in histology last year I did not really pay attention to them as they are only young cells. Who knows they have really high potentials! They hope to use these stem cells to help people that need any kinds of transplants, etc. I am thinking that they might be able to culture the stem cells in vitro and turn it into the needed mature cells. Well, a report will be published sometime this week on this topic. This is a very exciting discovery!!
Lastly, this has taken much of my sleeping and studying time, especially have two midterms in two days. So I will end it now!
Enjoy!
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