mis pensamientos

i am craving for...

2009-04-30T00:27:00.003+08:00

leong fun

incredible vocalists

2009-04-21T22:16:00.003+08:00

A Greener World?

2009-03-11T16:47:00.010+09:00

Introducing...

The Greenest Laptop

(nominated by Greenpeace)

Sony TZ

the Greenest Mobile phone

(nominated by Greenpeace)

the Samsung F268

The Greenest Internet Services Company

The Greenest Olympics??

Well, we'll see...

Appeal To Reconsider The Use Of The Word "Allah"

2009-03-08T00:46:00.003+09:00

http://www.petitiononline.com/sabahan/petition-sign.html

when math collapses

2009-03-06T17:46:00.002+09:00

of course this is not true la..

can YOU spot the mistake?

shit-->$$$

2009-03-05T20:43:00.004+09:00

Biogas: DMT Mobile Toilets, Nigeria, to produce gas from human waste

I found this while doing some research on a project that I'm working on.

Pretty funny, yet true.

A good ad.

(btw, its real, its actually being done in Africa)

new driving hazard

2009-02-07T16:11:00.002+09:00

SNEEZING

reason:

you cant see when you sneeze

Which one are you feeding?

2008-10-25T23:12:00.003+08:00

I got this from the uni guild magazine:

An Old American Indian tolod his grandson that there is a battle between two wolves that lies within him.

One wolf is filled with evil, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, resentment, inferiority, lies, superiority and ego.

The other is filled with good, joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, empathy, generosity, faith, courage, honour and integrity.

The grandson asks his pop which one wins the battle. The old man simply replies, "The one you feed..."

roaches

2008-10-24T01:21:00.006+08:00

just now is the 2nd time i catch cockroach in my house..

thats the thing about spring, all the little buggers start coming out..

i catch la, not spray cos here no spray..

not use the selipar to whack it, cos scared it kemek

then all the jus come out then even harder to clean..

so i pakai plastic bag to catch it, then tie the bag up,

then put it in the bin outside the house so it wont stink up the house when it dies..

ish, hate the dirty little thingies..

yuck..

my personal experience:

there was one time a roach climbed up to my thigh,

i freaked out, screamed, jumped up and down

and was franticaly trying to shake it off my leg

(cos i din wana brush it off since it would get my hands dirty)

yuck.

one experience is enough

oh and another one just the other day:

i was reading magazine, crossed-legged in front of the tv ont the couch,

i flipped the page of the magazine, then suddenly,

ui? how come got something brown on the side of my knee,

and then in the shortest moment(slip second),

i realised what it is,

then i panic la, (no, i din scream) then jump up,

but i din see where it go,

then i scared oredi, cos dono where it went.

so i stand up, check the couch, the floor, nothing..

ok lo, continue reading..

...................

i remember i would hold on to my mom when we go to damai at night, cos always got roaches coming out of the longkang holes..then scared me then i panic and scream..

i hate roaches

alot...

i wish they didn't have such flat bodies, then i wouldn't have to worry

about them coming into my room..

yuck yuck yuck!!!

nano nano

2008-10-24T00:53:00.006+08:00

The song in my head in the middle of the night when i still got lots of things to do which i cannot finish doing now which i am going to continue tomorrow or probably even later since i got so many things i have to do before i go back:

nano, nano nano,
nano, nano nano,

nano, nano nano,

nano, nano nano

oh nano nano,
la-la-la-la-la(dono the words)

la-la-la, la-la-la-la-laaaaa,

sweet, sour and salty,

nano nano,

nano nano, nano nano-oooooo...

one of my faves during my primary school years

I'm coming back

2008-10-13T15:44:00.002+08:00

by the end of this month.

The exact date is yet to be confirmed.

Reason due to trouble with immigration.

But not all is bad, i'm glad im coming back a month earlier.

Are u not??

PS:

Reply only if ur answer is yes, if not, don't bother

My results

2008-10-13T15:41:00.003+08:00

are out tomorrow at noon.

I hope i will still be smiling after i check the website.

Qantas jet passengers injured in mid-air plunge

2008-10-13T15:23:00.005+08:00

Mathew Murphy and Clay LucasOctober 8, 2008

TWENTY passengers have been seriously injured - some with spinal injuries and broken noses - when their Qantas flight bound for Perth plummeted suddenly.

In all, 36 passengers aboard QF72 from Singapore were last night being treated for injuries sustained after the packed plane dropped hundreds of metres within seconds.

In a bid to rush badly injured passengers aboard the flight to hospital, the plane made an emergency landing on a remote RAAF airstrip in the tiny Western Australian town of Learmonth.

The 303 passengers and 10 crew aboard the Airbus 330-300 experienced a sudden drop in altitude.
....

Other related links:
The Courier Mail
ABCnews

Cincerella on Ice

2008-10-13T14:52:00.006+08:00

Cinderella on Ice
Venue: Burswood Theatre, Perth
Time: 5pm
Date: 12 Oct 2008
Price: AUD 69.00(before concession)

AUD 59.00 (after concession)

Yeah, i went to watch..

I expected it to follow the original story line in the movies, but it didn't, so fot the first half of the show, i was confused and falling asleep. There were masquerades int he town centre, and cinderella was already dancing with the prince, and she replaced the star dancer (one of her evil step-sisters) in Swan Lake when the star fell down.

I liked the end part the best, after they bowed. Cos they did like a perfomance again, with the whole cast. It was kinda like a tap dancing thing (with their ice skates) on the ice, a synchronise thing. And everyone did the turning trick on the ice, literally everyone. The whole stagee was full of skaters turning around!

It is quite amazing how they can do so much on such a small stage, it was no bigger than the one in Yayasan Sabah (Tun Mustapha Building). They handled the props really well, instead of having ppl to move them around, they had them attached to strings/wires. The props were suspended in the air, and then lowered down when needed. Ppl were flying in the air too, and i remembere one flying away like Mary Poppins, but instead of holding on to an umbrella, she was holding some balloons..

prayer-exams

2008-09-19T00:53:00.003+08:00

hey guys,

i am having my finals in 2 weeks time (29 sept till 3 oct) and my results are going downhill. i'm not gonna elaborate about it here, but i am trying hard to improve.

pls keep me in your prayers, thanks..

and...

all the best to SPM-ers,

study hard, study smart,

get tips from various teachers from various schools and states

(especially from west malaysia),

ask from your west malaysian friends

(they might have some tips as well).

Most impotantly,

don't forget to spend time with God,

no matter how tired you are.

if chong set fui say anything about "andrew choo",

which is something like you buy 'mock exam papers',

don buy, cos its not accurate at all..

you can ask some of my form 5 classmates,

i think we all felt cheated of our money..

hello people

2008-09-07T15:47:00.007+08:00

hello, hello

If you have been wondering about what has been going on, here's a little update

I just moved out of my homestay to a new place (share house), I'm finally living out on my own!! Yay! It's a new experience for me, having to do my own laundry, cooking and cleaning. But i guess that's how you learn. I mean, it's not too bad, except grocery shopping, because there's too much stuff to carry, and one week's supply of food is too heavy to carry (not a very nice thing to do, esp when you're taking the bus or walking). Since I moved to my new place (30 sept), I have been blessed enough to have an aunty bring me grocery shopping, so I don't need to take the bus or carry so much stuff. I don't how things are going to be for the weeks to come, but oh well, I'll worry about it then.

(btw, I decided to find a new place because the homestay price was increased. Again, I was blessed with this house, THANK YOU GOD)

Right now its all about my assignments and tests again, my finals are in about 4 weeks (29 Aug to 3 Oct). After that, I'm free. Yay! No more assignments ++ until next year. I'm planning to work (hopefully, if I can find a job), and then go back for Christmas and CNY.

Oh, I'm so excited! Can't wait!

But till then, I'm stuck with my books again.

not again...

2008-08-18T22:24:00.005+08:00

i know i am "rounder" these days,

as some of my friends have said..

but today i stepped onto the weighing machine,

just to see if i gained any weight,

then.....

ok, ok, i admit..

i gained a wee bit again..

yes, yes, i know..

need to start exercising soon..

haiz...

Doggy Pics

2008-08-10T00:53:00.021+08:00

i got some pics through an email, which i thought were very funny..
hmm..i might get one for Tiger when i get back, as the "God of Prosperity",
just in time for Chinese New Year :)

here are the pics, cheers!

Kill the Wabbit!!

2008-07-31T23:44:00.004+08:00

In case you guys didn't know, there is a rabbit living IN the house that I am staying at now. I was ok with the rabbit at first, but then it started to be VERY naughty. Here, I list some of the damages done by the insane rabbit, who is also known as Peel.

1.chew my hp charger wire into 8 pieces
2.chew the wire of my heater until you can see the metal thing inside
3.chewed the sleeve of my jacket which was 2 weeks old
4.chewed the sleeve of another jacket (both berlubang-lubang already)
5.pooped in my room
6.pooped in my room for the second time

FYI:
The rabbit doesn't like me either. If you think that rabbits are stupid, think again. When I scolded it for chewing my stuff, it came into my room without me noticing. when I saw it, i shouted, then it ran behind my bed. when I finally got it out of my room, I looked behind my bed - rabbit poop. so dont tell me rabbits aren't smart, cos this one is. and she growled at me during dinner just now. Yes, a rabbit growling at me. Ganas.

When I found out the damage done to my belongings, I was so angry and upset, then quickly call my mom. And not long after that, a song appeared in my head:

"Kill the Wabbit, Kill the Wabbit, Kill the Wabbit..."

So, here's a little something to bring back those childhood memories from looney tunes! Its long, but I enjoyed it :)

What's Opera, Doc? - Click here for more home videos

Brrr..

2008-07-24T01:37:00.004+08:00

i love my heater

i love my cookie monster-blue furry slippers,

and also the new ones i just bought,

which look like lion dance punya shoe

:P

i love my heater

i really do

i don't know how i got through the first half of winter without it

the water heater rosak

seksa man..

Wha would a father do for his son?

2008-07-11T23:51:00.006+08:00

A son asked his father, “Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?”

The father who, despite having a heart condition, says “Yes”.

They went on to complete the marathon together.

Father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying “Yes” to his son’s request of going through the race together.

One day, the son asked his father, ‘Dad, let’s join the Ironman together’.

To which, his father said ‘Yes’ to.

For those who didn’t know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever. The race encompasses three endurance events of a 2.4 mile (3.86 kilometer) ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile (180.2 kilometer) bike ride, and ending with a 26.2 mile (42.195 kilometer) marathon along the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.

Father and son went on to complete the race together.

[ The video below reminded me of what Jesus did for us, going all the way to the cross. ]

[ ..., Jesus said, "It is finished." ]

[John 19:30a ]

View this:

taken from:

http://www.fortifyyourfaith.org/posts/18-my-redeemer-lives

Joyful Joyful by Lauren Hill

2008-07-07T19:49:00.005+08:00

Joyful Joyful - Lauryn Hill

..this my song of the day..

Joyful, joyful
Lord we adore Thee
God of Glory, Lord of Love
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee
Clearly as the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Giver of immortal gladness
Fill us with the light
Fill us with the light
Oh fill us with the light of day

*Beat Starts*

Joyful, joyful
Lord we adore Thee
God of Glory, Lord of Love
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee
Clearly as the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin, sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Drive it away
Giver of immortal gladness
Fill us
Fill us with the light of day
Light of day

Check the rhyme
Joyful, joyful
Lord we adore Thee
And in my life I could not afford Thee
'Cos as youngster I came to know
That you were the only way to go

So I had to grow and I come to an understanding
And I'm down with the King
So no-one comanded
You tell me "Who you down with" see
All I know is that I'm down with G.O.D

You know G.O.D
Yeah, you know me
You know G.O.D
Yeah, you know me
You know G.O.D
Yeah, you know me
You know G.O.D
Everybody

Join the mighty chorus
The mighty mighty chorus
Which the morning stars become
The Father of Love is mighty glorious

By the way!
What have you done for Him lately
Ooooh yeah (Oh)
What have you done for Him lately
He watches over everthing
So we sing!

[Repeat Chorus)

Fill us (Fill us with the light of day Lord, oh fill
us)
Fill us (Oh we need you yes we do, ooh fill us)
Fill us (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Fill us (With the light of day Lord)
Fill us (With the light of day Lord)
Fill us (With the light of day Lord)

Fill us (We need you, we need you to Pray, we need
you, need you today)
Fill us (We need you I'm gonna say)
Fill us (Fill us, fill us, fill us, fills us!)

Fill us
Fill us with the light of day (Oh yeah)
LIGHT OF DAY!

studying is a multi-step process

2008-07-06T01:10:00.006+08:00

This reminded me of the times when I was supposed to be on the internet for research for my projects and assignments.

I'm sure it happens to a lot of other ppl as well.

Enjoy!

extracted from:

http://www.keung.biz/index.php?page=6

update

2008-07-03T00:03:00.007+08:00

i malas update la..waiting for movie to load now..well, anyway...

currently, i also have nothing to do, except organizing my stuff from last semester, putting them away, unpacking..

class starts for me on the following monday. This semester is in some ways different for me, cos i have classes everyday now. which means i have to go out everyday, no sleeping in for me. soooo sad :(

right now, its the beginning of winter, and according to some of my friends, the weather has been pretty unpreditable: it would be rainy for a few days, then sunny for a few days. And let me tell you, rainy days are NOT fun here, it gets really cold and windy, and its worst when you're outside waiting for the bus. No point using the umbrella cos you'll be like mary poppins.

cant wait to go back to kk again!!

AND

Thank GOD for my results :)

Home...

2008-06-03T20:55:00.007+08:00

WHEEEEEE!!

I'm coming home!!

(7 June - 1 July)

I miss everything there is to miss about home..

Tagged

2008-05-24T01:42:00.004+08:00

Tagged by Carrie

...

Here we go..

First Name – Kimberly
Nickname – Kim, Kimmi, Kimmy, Kimmie, Kimber, KimKu, Jun, Ku(pri sch), Su(current math lecturer), Kam Kuat(cantonese for golden bone, translated form Hakka), Grace
Name you wish you had – (none - I like my name)
What do people normally mistake your name as – Kimbely? Stephanie? Timber-lee?

[Your Appearence]
How tall are you – 163 cm
Wish you were taller – Sometimes, but not too much
Eye colour - Dark brown/black
Eye colour you want – Mine's fine
Natural Hair colour – DarkBrown/black
Current Hair colour – Natural hair colour
Short or long hair – Medium to Long
Ever dye your hair a bizarre color – No
Last time you did something dramatic with your hair – Chop 3 inches off?

[This or that]
Flowers or Chocolates – Both, alternately
Pepsi or Coke – neither
Rap or Rock – Rock
Relationship or One night stand – Relationship
School or Work – School
Love or Money – Love
Movies or Music – Movies
Sunny or Rainy days – Sunny
Friends or Family – Family

[Have you ever]
Lied – Yes
Stole something – Yes
Hurt someone close to you – Yes
Broke someone's heart – Yes
Had your heart broken – Yes
Wondered what was wrong with you – Yes
Wish you were a prince/princess – Uhm..well..
Liked someone who was taken – not too sure about that..
Shaved your head – !!!
Been in love – I thought i was
Used chopsticks – Of course!
Sang in the mirror to yourself – Ehh...Yes?

[Favorites]
Flower – Almost all kinds
Candy – Anything except cola/pepsi flavoured ones
Song – don't really gets me going nuts about it
Color – Green
Movie – Comedy Romance
Singer – Michael Buble, maybe?
Word – K-la
Junk food – Almost anything except sweets
Website – This website =)
Location – Home sweet home
Animal – Tiger!!!
Ever cried over someone – Yes
Is there anything you wish you could change about yourself – Yes, but the more i think about it, the less i want to
Do you think you're attractive – Well, it depends..hehe..
If you had to choose a fairytale as your life what would you choose – Cinderella maybe?
Sports – Badminton

I tag:
1. Lizzie Chin
2. Caleb Lee
3. Fui Yin
4. Jason Lo
5. Lo Vun Hau

need sleep

2008-05-21T15:41:00.001+08:00

i WILL blog, just not now..

slept from 5-7am..

need sleep..

seriously..

-help me out

2008-05-14T00:45:00.002+08:00

eheh..kini its health effects on mobile phones..due next wed..AAAHHHH!!!!!!

Essay due tomorrow morning.

except that i don't drink coffee..

But yeah, that's pretty much how I am for the later half of the semester.

Sad kan??

Ya..

help me out

2008-05-04T23:27:00.005+08:00

Hey guys, I'm working on a presentation on culture shock.

If you guys have any ideas of comments, just leave a comment.

Would appreciate it a lot!

Some forms of culture shock:

Food
Attire/Dress
Values
Social Behaviour/"Unsaid" social "rules"

I am doing "food", so comments on foods of different culture are very much welcomed!

I dah kena

2008-04-26T17:21:00.007+08:00

I bored kat rumah,
nampak the weighing machine on the floor.

Jadi,

I berdiri di atasnya.
terus I tengok nombor-nombor di scale tu,
terus mataku jadi besar,
after 7-8 weeks di sini,
i dah gain

2 kilo's

Tapi masih underweight,

what to do.

Tunggulah beberapa bulan lagi.

I'm sure mom would be delighted to hear about it.

Sam, I'm still ahead of you.

Fikiran dan omongan ku:

Mungkinkah sebab donut-donut

yang banyak chocolate, jam dan cream itu?

Ataupun homemade chocolate chip cookie yang enak?

Atau terlampau banyak snack time in one day?

Mungkin juga disebabkan oleh the fact that

i eat the most during dinner time,

taking and eating everything that is offered to me,

tapi ku tak rasa kenyang.

Ada giuk dalam perut ku?

Mungkin juga.

Tapi kalau betul ada,

ku takkan gain weight.

Jangan risau,

aku takkan go on diet,

i won't execise either,

terlampau malas,

dan ada banyak kerja yang kena aku siapkan.

I just wanna be a sheep!

2008-04-25T00:14:00.004+08:00

I Just Wanna be a Sheep

I just wanna be a sheep
Baa, baa, baa, baa
I just wanna be a sheep
Baa, baa, baa, baa
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
I just wanna be a sheep
Baa, baa, baa, baa

I don't wanna be a Pharisee
I don't wanna be a Pharisee
'Cause they're not fair, you see?
I don't wanna be a Pharisee

I don't wanna be a hypocrite
I don't wanna be a hypocrite
'Cause they're not hip with it
I don't wanna be a hypocrite

I don't wanna be a Sadducee
I don't wanna be a Sadducee
'Cause they're so sad, you see?
I don't wanna be a Sadducee

I don't wanna be a goat
No no no no
I don't wanna be a goat
No no no no
'Cause there's no hope for goats
I don't wanna be a goat
No no no no

Sushi

2008-04-12T13:00:00.007+08:00

I made sushi for the first time after cell group on Friday night. First one was kinda square-ish, but still its not bad,since I found a picture of a square-shaped sushi.

Fillings available on that night were:
Omelettes
Cucumbers
Carrots
Tuna
Mayo

The mayo let out a squirt when i was trying to roll the sushi, made me and the other girls around me laugh..

Some peopla made californian roll with the extra seaweed, since there weren't anymore rice left.

The 'juice' in the tuna 'leaked' out of the seaweed while i was eating the 'californian roll', so I had to wash my baju the next day.

FYI:

A Makisu, made out of bamboo, used to roll the sushi.

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For those who wants to make sushi, here are some simple brief instructions i found on the internet.

Making Sushi Rice
(Using a rice cooker)
1. Prepare the rice vinegar by heating it with sugar and salt until they are dissolved.
2. Rinse the rice in cold water for several minutes.
3. Steam in a rice cooker.
4. One can alternately bring water to a boil, add the rice, then cook over very low heat until the water is evaporated. This will leave the rice sticky and perfect for spreading on your nori (a thin sheet of seaweed).
5. Either use the rice soon after preparing it, or cover it with a damp cloth to keep it moist.
6. Do not refrigerate the cooked rice.

Rolling and Cutting the Sushi
1. Put a sheet of plastic wrap over the bamboo mat.
2. Place Nori down on the bamboo mat. Typically, the shinier side is put face down.
3. With damp hands, grab the cooked rice and spread it onto the Nori. The layer of rice should be thin enough so that you can see the nori underneath.
4. Leave about half an inch of space at the edge of the nori furthest from you, and rub a bit of warm water on it. This will help the two sides of nori stick together.
5. Line up your ingredients in the middle of the nori.
6. Tighten the roll as you go, the same way you would a rug to minimize excess space. Be careful not to make it too tight, however, or fillings may start to fall out.
7. Once tightened, you should be able to unwrap the bamboo without the roll coming apart.
8. Cover your roll with the bamboo mat and press your hands over it to further pack the roll.
9. Move your full roll to a cutting board. Slice it first down the middle. From there you can cut it into sixths or eighths, whichever you prefer.
10. It is best the rinse te sharp knife after every cut/slice, so that the cut is clean and smooth, with no rice sticking to it.

Mentor-Mentee?

2008-04-06T23:32:00.003+08:00

"For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God,

who calls you into his kingdom and glory."

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12

I was reminded of what a mentor shoud be to his/her mentee.

I don't think I want to say more about it, you can ponder about it yourselves :)

(sorry for the akward-ness)

Stress-nye!!

2008-04-05T00:26:00.003+08:00

I am having 3 tests the coming week;

physics and programming are on the same day, mathematics at night.

Its stressing me out, and I'm running low on fuel.

God help me!!

Lunch - On My Own

2008-03-31T18:36:00.010+08:00

Since lunches are not provided by my homestay, I have to prepare my own lunch.

I really don't mind at all, I actually enjoy it :)

. . .

Some pictures of the lunches that I prepared over the one week Easter break!!

(these are real okay, original)

. . .

A. -Wednesday-

Stir-fried fettuccine + smoked ham + vege + carrots + tomatoes

B. - Thursday -

Rice (with teriyaki sauce)(someone stole my rice, so only have half left) + vege+ potatoes(i did't know it would be so many!!) + tomatoes + carrots + bacon (i know its odd, i thought it was beef)

. . .

C. - Friday -

Indonesian 'maggi' + egg + vege
(this is horrible compared to the other lunches I cooked up)

. . .

D. - Saturday -

Stir-fried Soba (some kind of Japanese noodles that I found in the pantry that had not expired) + egg (sunny side up/'mata kerbau') + dumplings + carrots + vege

(a close up...)

(btw, they are not burnt, it's the sauce that I used)

. . .

So, if you observed well enough, I used the same kind of vegies in all of them.. 'Cos its the only one I can find.

. .

Just for fun, please vote for the food that you would actually eat (come on la)..

Hehe..

To Sam,

2008-03-30T00:56:00.004+09:00

Happy 16th Birthday!!

I wish I was there...

to eat your cake :)

Big Lesson by a Small Creature

2008-03-28T00:07:00.010+09:00

(got this through an email)

THE ANT AND THE CONTACT LENS
A true story by Josh and Karen Zarandona

Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing. Although she was very scared, she went with her group to a tremendous granite cliff. In spite of her fear, she put on the gear, took hold of the rope, and started up the face of that rock.

Well, she got to a ledge where she could take a breather. As she was hanging on there, the safety rope snapped against Brenda's eye and knocked out her contact lens.

Well, here she is, on a rock ledge, with hundreds of feet below her and hundreds of feet above her. Of course, she looked and looked and looked, hoping it had landed on the ledge, but it just wasn't there.

Here she was, far from home, her sight now blurry. She was desperate and began to get upset, so she prayed to the Lord to help her to find it.

When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but there was no contact lens to be found. She sat down, despondent, with the rest of the party, waiting for the rest of them to make it up the face of the cliff.

She looked out across range after range of mountains, thinking of that verse that says, "The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth." She thought, "Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens is. Please help me."

Finally, they walked down the trail to the bottom. At the bottom there was a new party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out, "Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?"

Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving slowly across the face of the rock, carrying it on it's back.

Brenda told me that her father is a cartoonist. When she told him the incredible story of the ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew a picture of an ant lugging that contact lens with the words, "Lord, I don't know why You want me to carry this thing. I can't eat it, and it's awfully heavy. But if this is what You want me to do, I'll carry it for You."

I think it would probably do some of u s good to occasionally say, "God, I don't know why you want me to carry this load. I can see no good in it and it's awfully heavy. But, if you want me to carry it, I will."

God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called. Yes, I do love GOD. He is my source of existence and my Savior. He keeps me functioning each and every day. Without Him, I am nothing, but with Him...I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. (Phil. 4:13)

God will make a way

2008-03-24T12:12:00.007+09:00

"... And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he wll also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."
1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV)

This reminded me of a 'saying':
"If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it."

I find it quite comforting to know that God would not just throw a big pile of stuff at you and say: "Nah! Give you. Handle it and learn from it." When we are given a pile of work to do, our parents would probably come and check on us once in a while. I would think that God would do the same as well, if not even more. There is nothing that comes our way, that we cannot handle or overcome.

God will make a way, for sure. I know.

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God Will Make A Way
God will make a way,
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side
With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way, He will make a way.

By a roadway in the wilderness, He'll lead me
And rivers in the desert will I see
Heaven and earth will fade
But His Word will still remain
He will do something new today.

God will make a way,
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side
With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way, He will make a way

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In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3:6

Easter Sunday

2008-03-22T23:10:00.014+09:00

Easter is really big here. This week, all the supermarket catalogues are filled with chocolates-chocolate eggs, chocolate bunnies, chocolate sticks, chocolate biscuit, chocolate cookies, chocolate cakes, chocolate brownies, chocolate flavoured cereal... Well, you get the idea.

Have you ever wondered how eggs, bunnies and chocolates came into the picture? I don't recall the Bible telling us about Jesus eating chocolate bunnies and chocolate eggs..

Just before the weekend, one of my lecturers talked about Easter. He said that a long time ago, people had started to forget about Easter and it had started to lose its 'flavour'. So some people (forgot who) decided to have Easter Sunday on the same day Europeans have their end of Winter celebration.(True/false, I dunno)

"Or don't you know that all of us who were baptised into his death?

We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that,

just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father,

we too may live a new life.

If we have been united with him like this in his death,

we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.

For we know that our old self was cucified with him

so that the body of sin might be done away with,

that we should no longer be slaves to sin-

because anyone who has died has been freed from sin."

Romans 6:3-6 (NIV)

Let us learn to live a life that potrays that new life that we have gained through Jesus' resurrection.

To God be the glory forever and ever. Amen

Post-SPM

2008-03-14T19:59:00.007+09:00

Even though its cold tonight,

I'm still gonna eat ice-cream while watching 'Transformers'

Why?

Cos that's my way of celebrating, relaxing and being happy..

(ask Sam, I do it all the time)

SPM '07

2008-03-12T14:18:00.005+09:00

I am pleased :)

Thank you, Jesus.

Couldn't have done it without You...

Crappy Monday

2008-03-11T00:34:00.006+09:00

I'm exhausted from today, whole day at college. Tomorrow got evening class, pray for safety cos the area not that safe, even on campus grounds.
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ZZZzzzzzzzz...............

My First Week at CIC

2008-03-08T18:04:00.004+09:00

First week(excluding orientation) was alright. Just had to go to classes and buy books. The books are really expensive (My friend paid AUD100 for Physics 2nd-hand book). I have not bought all my books yet.

Some stuff that I had to do that I never had to do before:

take the bus everyday

do my own laundry

put sunscreen everyday!!

Some stuff that happened:

got lost while looking for the bus stop to go home, ended up in the student guild area

got lost again, this time, I ended up in the car park

went to 2nd-hand Book Sale (sold my students) - managed to get 2 out of 4 books that I need for thi semester

found out that there was a 2nd-hand bookstore that sold books at a much much cheaper price (it was too late when I found out, no books left)

went to the library to look for the books, but got blur, so I had to ask for help from a librarian

Bus experiences:

missed the bus stop and ended up in a shopping mall, then had to take another bus back again.

almost missed the bus because I didn't hail it.

kinda got scolded by the bus driver and 2 elders because of 1 and 2

every trip is AUD0.90, sometimes AUD0.60 I don;t know why the rated are different

Classes and Lectures:

changed my schedule and units many times over a long period of time(one and a half weeks)

Taking 8 units over 2 semesters (which means I'll probably be back around October before I go back in February again)

Exam is in Week 13 (now is still in Week 1)

Units for Semester 1:

Communications 1:

All the girls in the class(other than me) are Indonesians (except one who is pretty much Australian)

I'm the only girl who did not sit with a girl (cos odd number, and I came in later than the other girls)

I'm sitting at the last row in class (same reason)

I'm going to sit somewhere neared to the front in the next class (hopefully)

I have not met the lecturer because it was another who taught us for Week 1

I'm praying that the lecturer is a good and patient (haha..)

I asked around, according to senior students, should be a piece of cake (hopefully)

Mathematics 021 (Form 4)

I have not been to the class yet (missed the first week because I took too long to decide on my units-the mentor give wrong info-agrhhhh)

Heard that the lecturer likes to tease and say stuff about his students

Most students, generally don't like him

Physics 013 (Form 4)

Out of about 40 students, only about 4 are female

According to the lecturer, JB, guys cannot work with girls

But I don't wanna work with girls only (because from what I observed, most of the other girls won't be putting in much effort in projects and assignments)

Programming:

Out of about 25 students, 2-4 are female

Again, according to the lecturer, JB, guys cannot work with girls

And guys cannot ask girls for help, unless the girl ask them for help

I don't like this unit!!

This is SOOO not me

But, its an open book test (haha), and you can use any saved projects when you are sitting for the exam

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Lecturer JB:

has a great sense of humour

despises John Howard and George Bush

students cannot refer to him as 'Sir' (or mister) If they do, for 4 or more times in one semester, they will fail

when there is something he likes or he thinks is cool, he says:

COOL BANANAS!!!

(extracted from www.myzoetrope.com)

(cos we learning about plagiarism)

March 8- Malaysia's Election Day

2008-03-08T17:33:00.007+09:00

Have a look at this website and check out the videos (all that is on that page)..

http://www.comedycourt.com.my/latesthits_02.html

Hilarious!!.

But yet, very true..

(Eeemmmmm......)

My Place

2008-03-08T00:22:00.010+09:00

That's my room. Quite nice kan..

The house is at along the main road, not a 'lorong'. So every now and then, I will hear people talking when they are taking a walk outside, or cars zooming across the road. And the street lights are really bright.

Last night (or this morning) I suddenly wake up from my sleep. Then I see got light from outside shining into my room. Then I panic, I thought it was morning already (I was expecting visitors). So I quickly look at my clock,

1.08 a.m.

haiz..And so, of course, I went back to sleep.

At the Shopping Malls

2008-03-08T00:06:00.010+09:00

This was printed on a kitchen towel.

CHEEZE!!!

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Remember this guys?!?! haha..

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I know its blurry but I hope you guys can read it. Its a pet outfit.

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I call him/her Scruffy Puppy..

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Kitty.. Anyone wants to put some captions on it?

P/S: Its kinda like David's cat, just much cuter, AND younger.. Haha..

Before I moved

2008-03-07T23:34:00.009+09:00

These are some of the pics that I took during my stay, before I moved into my homestay place.

Aunty Siew Kah's hse, where we stayed before I moved to homestay place on Saturday. Its actually pretty big compared to the other houses here. Most houses here are single storey houses, but those in her 'taman' are not.

The park right in front of the house. Beautiful park (on a slope) with a shed in the middle. There was a couple who lived in the same 'taman' who got married there. Cool..

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Here, you have to clean up after your dog. So you will see ppl carrying plastic bags or newspaper while walking their dogs.
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This is CORICA, the shop where you can get the world famous

APPLE STRUDLE.

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1957!! I just realised sama bday dengan Tanah Melayu (not Malaysia) Malaysia is 1963, NOT 1957, though not exactly approved by government ( i think)

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We bought 2 boxes back. They sell by boxes, not slices. That show how much ppl want to buy them. Which means they're really good.
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3 layers of pastry (not the ordinary one, its actually very light and crisp) and 2 layers of light cream (not the kind that makes you wana barf when you eat too much), mustard and apples. *mouth is watering already*
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Its length is from the tip of my fingers to my elbow, very generous portion.
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ITS SOO GOOD!!!

Take Off & Landing

2008-03-07T22:41:00.003+09:00

Okay, while packing all my stuff, I realised that I find it hard to live light, as in have less things to bring with me. But come on la, Australia oh.. If not, then use up even more money to buy here cause its way more expensive.

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Okay, so I admit that even though I was travelling with my mom and aunt and luggage limit was 70 kg(20kg per pax + 10kg additional), we, or more specifically, I still went overboard. Altogether it was 89.2 kg (check-in luggage only)..I was a bit shocked la but hehe, God did a miracle.

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As you all know, if overweight, need to pay quite a bit of money. So we were 19.2 kilos overweight. Assuming if there was a rm100 charge to every kilo that was overweight, that would be the amount that we would have to pay. Yep, you do the math, that's A LOT of money. But God was with us and we did NOT have to pay a single cent. YAY!

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Also, my mom was persuading the guy at the counter to put more of our luggages as check-in luggage so that we won't have to hand carry so much.

---Mom: One more la..Printer only..Very light..2 or 3 kg only..Can la..I put ah..

---Guy: Hah..Erm..*puts the printer together with the other luggages* 3 kg oh.. Ok la..*scratches head*

---Mom: Erm..One more can kah?Radio only..Very light..2 or 3 kg only..Boleh la..Please la..

---Guy: I try first.*weighs it* Its 4kg.

---Mom: About 3kg la..Please la..Very light..

---Guy: Hah..Like dat ah?Erm..*still hesitating*

---Mom: After no radio, my daughter cannot sleep..You sing for her can ah?

---Guy: Hah!I cannot sing oh..Ok la..

---Me: YAY!(in my head)

Haha.. Mom.. =)

(not that I can't sleep without the radio)

Then after we took the ticket and stuff, the guy said: Did you know that your flight is delayed for 3 hours? At first, we were like:What?! But then we realised that it was actually a good thing.. Because initially we had to transit in Brunei for 3 hours. So now no need to sit there and waste 3 hours. So, I would also count that as a blessing.

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So my mom and I went to the office to get some work done. Then we went to lintas for 'pan man' (not meant to be read in English, or else it sounds like a man who is selling pots and pans). When we had arrived, mom asked me,

---Mom: Do you have Malaysian money?

---Me: Aiya,no oh..I left it at home.

---Mom: *smiles*I also forgot to bring,I only have Sing dollars and Aussie dollars.

---Mom *turns to company driver*: Er,(name),saya lupa bawa duit Malaysia oh.Boleh pinjam - - - - - - - - -rm20? Mahu makan dulu bah..

---Driver: *laughs* rm20? Boleh..*hands the money to mom*

---Mom: Ok Ok.Thank you ah..Nanti kau minta dari reception,saya kasih tahu mereka nanti.

(was gonna use 'diamu' for 'mereka' but i tried checking the dictionary, not a word, not even indonesian. You guys ever use this word kah? Sam, we got use with kakak before bah kan? Read it out, you might remember)

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The airport. Its dark because it was evening already. And no, do not be deceived by the tower at the back, its not a short KL tower..

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Yes, I know.. Alot.. That's Uncle Kevin's car, its all filled up.
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Perth is pretty much a dessert, sand and cloudless skies, which causes the big difference in temperatures during the day and night. About 10 degrees(C) I would think. Temperature difference inside and outside the house is also about 10 degrees(when its hot).

First week

Tuesday: 37

Wednesday: 38

Thursday: 41

Friday: 39

Its just starting to get cooler now (beginning of Fall/ Autumn), with a bit of rain here and there. Weather report says 26 degrees today.

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The view while driving form airport to the house (on the freeway, something like highway, without traffic lights). Nice hor.. I like it.. Its like that for a whole stretch, like 10 mins (I think).

Mom Time

2008-02-20T00:57:00.008+09:00

My mom and I were just looking through some of the old photos..I sat there with her and flipped through the old photo albums with her. I cant believe how big I was when I was little, bigger than the other kids my age. Believe it or not, I was once overweight. Saw some funny pictures, pictures of me with poses which I would never do now.. Ahh.. Those were the days...

After that I asked my mom to join me for ice-cream while watching "Heroes". I really enjoy eating ice-creams at night, curled up on the sofa, in my PJ's while watching a movie or something. And I would especially enjoy it if it is Haagen-Daz ice-cream. YUMMY!!
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This is Rose Mattus (90 yrs), who is the founder of Haagen-Daz. I'm sure most of you, if not all, don't bother to know her at all. I mean, not that I do care, it's just that I bumped into this picture.

Bye Krystal

2008-02-18T17:27:00.008+09:00

My Kay-Ma wanted to treat us all for breakfast as a farewell for me and my cousin, who is the same age as me. We went to WK Restaurant yesterday and had some Dim Sum.

.My uncles and my cousin. Don't ask me where I'm looking.

A group photo of almost all my uncles, aunties, cousins from my mom's side who were there (+ my mom and sis of course)
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Final words:
Bye Krystal.

See u next CNY :)

Pantyhose Anyone?

2008-02-18T00:21:00.002+09:00

I know this may sound absurd to some of you, but here I go.
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Today I bought pantyhoses for me to wear during winter, in case I need it when it gets too cold. I've never worn it before, and I tell you, you would NOT enjoy putting it on at all. So ma fan and then scared it tear lagi. And it itches a little, probably because I'm not used to it..
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Now I truly understand why Princess Mia (from Princess Diaries) had such a hard time putting it on when she was in the car.
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I'm sorry bah.. Memang have to wear lor..

Be-earlied 18th Birthday

2008-02-16T01:10:00.011+09:00

Mom planned out a surprise birthday party for me, cos she didn't want me to spend my 18th birthday alone in Perth. But I really wasn't thinking about my birthday at all, I was more concerned about Christmas.. So she tricked me la, saying that it was a farewell for me and my cousin, who is gong to KL a week before I leave for Perth.

Here are some of the pics we took on that night:

.Guess where we were :)

My dinner, all-in-one lamb (medium raw to very well done). The chef say they did it "purposely" so that the fat gets burnt off so I eat "low fat" lamb. He could've just cut the fat off..Just that it won't have so much flavour in it.

My beautiful cake.
When the cake was still in the box, I was telling my mom i hoped it the cake had strawberries or chocolate. And I got BOTH! Well, it was actually a cheese cake. When they brought the cake out, they started singing the birthday song, even the Italian chef. He even did like a weird cheer after the song, a bit like the football cheer..

The slice of cake they gave me (I got the first slice)

The slice of cake they gave the others (see the difference? hehe..)

All those who were there to celebrate my be-earlied 18th birthday,

at GRAZIE :)

I can drive, legally..

2008-02-15T13:04:00.009+09:00

Yay!! I finally passed my driving test, after going through it for the 3rd time. i'm so thankful, cos it was act my last chance to pass before i leave. Thank God!
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The officer said that i should have failed (I know..) But I see him mark the paper LULUS. That was all that mattered. I was so happy and relieved that I didn't manage to see what marks I got. But it doesn't matter, cos I PASSED!!

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Things that happened THE DAY BEFORE driving test:

Had driving lesson with instructor
Janice gave me some tips "Step on the oil!"
Mom prayed with me
Prayed
Prayed more

Things that happened BEFORE driving test:

Prayed
Waited for my turn
Prayed
Was shocked to see how BIG one officer was, compared to the others
Sang the "Prayer of Jabez" song
Found out that the BIG officer is my invigilator
Thankful for no.6 cos he looked like a nice guy

Things that happened DURING driving test:

Forgot to use signal lights
Went pass the small hill at the junction without "mati enjin"
Avoided a brown dog
Almost missed a turning at Jalan Peter Monjuntin (spelling correct?)
Almost got crushed by a lorry while switching lanes (the officer ask me to switch then I stress ba.. Luckily he brake fast fast) (Mom prayed for protection last night so I'm alright :p )
Kept saying sorry

Thing that happened AFTER driving test:

Was happy, relieved and thankful
Called mom immediately
SMS-ed
Call from Janice
Sms from Calvin "...now you can go and study with peace of mind."
Played Solitaire
Remembered to say my thanks to God =)

MOST IMPORTANTLY

What I learnt:

Trust in God, He knows what He is doing (even though it has been 3 times)
God does things in His own way and in His own time.

Isaiah 55:9 (NIV):

"As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV):

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.."

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Extra lesson:

Think twice before letting me drive, even though I CAN drive, legally..

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-A quote from mom: "You still cannot drive even though you passed"

(I shouldn't have told her about the lorry)

Valentine's Day

2008-02-14T13:03:00.012+09:00

(I get hyped up everytime I hear/sing this song =p )

John 3:16 -

......For God so loVed the world,........

..........That He gAve...................

.............His onLy....................

.............BegottEn....................

.................SoN.....................

...................That whoever..........

..........Believes In Him................

............Should Not Perish............

..........But have Everlasting life......

*Extracted from Our Daily Bread

Nexus Lagoon Trip

2008-02-13T13:25:00.048+09:00

11 of us (Alvin, Calvin, Carrie, Cynthia, David, Derrick, Eric, Janice, Raymond, Vincent and me) went for an outing at the Nexus Lagoon on 4th Feb. We had breakfast at Menggatal, where the food was sooo expensive, and Calvin stepped on something not very pleasant (you figure it out).

After we played for a while, we sat down and started eating "kam" which we brought because there was so much left from Praise Kids. We had lunch there.

Lunch Menu:

Tuna Sandwiches
Curry Tuna Sandwiches
Tuna and Plain Bread Sandwiches

And then a few of the guys added another to it : Butter cookies and Plain Bread Sandwich

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Alvin lead us for a round of warm-up session.

That's me and Janice(right) resting in the shade.
Janice: "Uh-huh.. Uh-huh.."

All of us in our life jackets (except Cynthia) before kayaking.
P/S: The person on the lower left corner is Carrie, in case you can't recognize her. She's darker in this pic cos I edited the pic (she wasn't in it before)

As you can see, I'm doing all the work. That was why we were last to arrive on shore. By the way, that's Alvin.
Resting after a long day under the sun.
We pulled the chairs together so we could be in the shade.

Us girls who were on the trip, together with our funky hats.
Mine's a racoon :p

That's Alvin's new billion dollar look.

I think our brains got affected by the sun.

*Batman, Superman, Ali Baba, Chicken-man*

Janice brought us to a new place for dinner.
It was beside the beach where the water lapped onto the shore.
So got background music la.. hehe..
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I enjoyed myself, thanks Janice for bringing us. Janice was attempting to give herself a tan but as you can see, she's gone all red instead (pic above). I'm so glad that the sandfly bites are starting to fade. Hope it won't leave a scar though.

A quote from Dr. Melinda: "Sandflies are WICKED!!"

P/S: David, I DID get burnt on the top of my head. It was so weird. It was peeling a bit but its fine now.

Sabah's Pride-Mount Kinabalu

2008-02-01T11:50:00.000+09:00

I decided to post something about Mount Kinabalu, mainly about the myths and legends. I found out about somethings that I never knew before.
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KADAZANDUSUN BELIEFS:
An ancient mythology lies at the heart of Kadazandusun culture. A Kadazandusun creation myth tells how the supreme deities Kinohiringan and his wife Umunsumundu made the earth while Kinohiringan created the sky and the clouds. But the clouds were smaller than the earth and Kinohiringan was ashamed. To save his pride, Umunsumundu reshaped the earth, making it smaller, and thus created Mount Kinabalu, the mountain that we know today.
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NAME:
--Theory 1--
The most popular view derives it from the Kadazan words, Aki Nabalu, meaning 'the revered place of the dead'. The local Kadazandusuns believe that their spirits dwell on the mountain top. Among the bare rocks of the summit grows a moss which early Kadazandusun guides said provided food for the spirits of their ancestor. These ceremonies were performed to appease the spirit of the mountain as well as the ancestral spirits who lived there.

--Theory 2--
Some believe Kina-balu means "Chinese widow". Kina, being a corruption of "China" and "Balu", a widespread native dialectical term for widow.

The (Kadazandusun) story: "It's about a Chinese Prince seeking a huge pink pearl that exists at the very top of the mountain and guarded by a ferocious dragon. After a terrific battle he slayed the dragon and took the pearl. He married local Kadazan woman after that. However, he got homesick and deserted his wife to return to China. The heartbroken wife wandered to the mountain and was turned to stone."
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I like Theory 2 better than Theory 1, I wonder why(in deep thought).. Of course its just a myth, esp the one with Umunsumundu creating the earth, cause Mount Kinabalu is NOT the earth.
P/S: I hope you guys learnt something about Mount Kinabalu, especially those who are Sabahans (*wink)

What Kind Of Sandwich Are You?

2008-01-24T12:47:00.000+09:00

You Are a Grilled Cheese Sandwich

You are a traditional person with very simple tastes.
In your opinion, the best things in life are free, easy, and fun.
You totally go with the flow. And you enjoy every minute of it!

Your best friend: The Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

Your mortal enemy: The Ham Sandwich

What Kind of Sandwich Are You?

But I love ham!!! All three are my favourites..