Retrospect of 2007.

Time flies. They really do!

Year 2007 has been quite a year. There were many first times. So, a year at a glance..

Beginning of this year, I worked as an intern in a 5-star private hospital. How blessed!



And was entrusted with big responsibilities by the head the medical lab. God's favour was there!




For the first time, hands-on experience on a real human eyeball and other specimens. Faeces?


left eye ball.


Early this year also, had a reunion with all my childhood friends (along with their parents) I grew up with. It was 5-6 years since I last met them.



The reunion was surely a good time!


This year, I got closer to a few people. Night chats bridge closer friendship along with an increasing amount of craps and junks. Junks are not healthy, nevertheless, they're still good.


xuewen & amelia


nilimpa


joyphua.

I had a totally opposite first impression for each one of them and they prove me wrong as I get to know them better.

I can't believe my record of 6 hours chat with someone I only know for less than a month? You know, too fast a progress scares me off, sometimes. Okay, I'm not complaining. I'm quite thankful for this friendship actually, in a way.

This year, even as a Malaysian, there were so many first-time-places for me.

For the first time, I stepped my foot in Penang. Was there with the young adults and some families from Harvest. Yes, I'm a Malaysian (laugh all you want).




and then we flew to Kota Bahru with the college group. Our mission was to minister to the young people there and to bless them. But we got blessed instead. Many friendships were made.


girls at the Pantai Cahaya Bulan


Kota Bahru delicacy, khaojam.

And then Jonker Walk in Malacca with Auntie Janie and some of the youth


Jonker Walk

and to the Orchid Park with The Gang in KL.







.. and then we adjourned to admire the beauty of a fishing village, Pulau Ketam with The Gang right after the first semester last paper.





And also, for my first time to Genting without my family members. Went with my good good friends since secondary school. We took public transport there, public transport! How to rely on Malaysian public transport right? But we did it.


carol. i fen. mk. su ann

And oh, my cardiovascular system cannot really take "fun" rides like roller coaster. I just can't.

But since Su-Ann wanted to ride the flying coaster so much, and no one else wanted to go for the ride with her, I sacrificed myself in the end so that she won't be there alone, to accompany her.



For the sake of friendship, nevermind la. At the end of the ride, I felt that my lung has switched place with my kidneys. And I was too 'small' there. So when the coaster turns 360 degrees, my body kept knocking to every side of that metal piece causing bruises to my body.

And it was also my first time climbing rocks.



Fun. But I didn't know we need so much energy to pull ourself up when climbing. When I finally reach the ground, I could see both my hands shiver. Thanks to the extensive use of energy.

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This year is also my first time stepping out of Malaysia (I've never even been to Singapore) and my first destination was Phuket. Was there with The Gang and it was really cool!


hotel's lobby.


maya bay.

First time away from home with friends.
First time snorkeling.
First time waking up at 6am to jog on the beach.



sunset at the beach

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Talking bout food, there were many first time tries as well. It's common for us to have Chinese food, Malay food or Indian food. But this year..

... we had Japanese steamboat!






.. we had Korean bbq






... we had Indonesia's Ayam Penyek


ayam penyek


delicious cuisine from Ole Ole Bali

... and trip to the SS2 pasar malam with cousins!


curry/black pepper/tomyam fishballs.

and heaps of Jalan-Jalan cari makan with uni friends.


kiwi loh from KTZ, SS2

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Other than that, many incidents also took place in 2007.

Like how the youth was splitted into college group and school-goers group and then merge back again.


last combined youth worship service before splitting.


Another would be the sudden death of my uncle



His death left aunt behind alone and helpless. But this surely bridge the bond closer between aunt and us. At least I'm closer to her now.


... and then mom has nose blocked for 6 months and finally was diagnosed with a growth. A huge growth!



Prayed over it and got it removed by operation. No scars, nothing. Dr Jesus is always amazing!


growth removed from mom before it was sent for biopsy test.

For a record, I stayed back to revise in uni until 3am.



and then continued revising in Jean Nee's house after that till 5am. Sounds like a nerd right? (I'm not, btw!)



Livita has been my constant companion during exam moment.

Being an urban kid, I actually pulled my car to the side of the road to look at the cows.


The white cow in front is the cow that got raped.

Yes, I literally witnessed a cow-rape-cow incident where the cow victim got mad and jumped onto the road. Lo and behold, a huge lorry from another lane couldn't stop on time while cow being cow (with cow brains), didn't know how to move backwards went into that lorry's lane and got knocked down.


I believe the cow's front limb were broken.

I seriously witnessed everything. It was a hit and run kinda incident as those cows were 'holy cows'. They are worshipped in the nearby Hindu Temple. Gosh.

So, a silly holy cow got raped and then got knocked?

Xuewen got so mad when I related this incident to her.

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And this year, for the first time I stepped into the casino. FINALLY, I'm no more underage



and yet they still insisted to check on my IC wherever I go =(




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And this year is also something different for me. I picked up tennis! Whee~~ =D



Thanks to Cheryl, I even have free tennis coaching. How blessed.


Cheryl, my tennis coach.

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This year, I met a terrible accident. Had a head-on collision with another car when that guy was in the wrong.



It was so bad that he was so afraid that I died in that accident when he came down from his car to check out my condition.

His first sentence to me was "Sorry, it's my fault" and his next question was "can you breathe??"

It. was. that. bad!



Thank God for airbags. I survived the accident without any injuries except for chest muscle got a little compressed. So yeah, both my airbags came out.


the airbags.

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This year was my first time highlighting (or do anything to) my hair.



My hair remained virgin until it's contaminated by the chemical-dyes just recently.



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This year we also had a hands-on experience on the cadaver (dead bodies). It was really cool, I tell you!


cadaver (dead bodies)

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This year is also my first time winning something from a contest that I join.


1GB thumbdrive

Okay, not like I always join contests. The last time I joined was in primary school. And I didn't win anything =(

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And its this year that for the first time I offer to fetch someone back to her hotel in KL where I don't even know the way. In the name of friendship, I guess it was a good try.


So many things happened this year. So many first times, as said. I just wanna thank God that He was there for me throughout my journey. No doubt there were many low times this year, I still want to give Him all the praises and I believe I'm made stronger.

HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! God has got a great and exciting plan for you in the coming year.

I'm really excited, aren't you?