Monday, May 19, 2008

End Of Semester Holidays

Today is the last day of my holiday. Tomorrow is registration day for May 2008 semester and I'm not ready yet! I still want holiday...I haven't get enough holiday yet. 3 weeks is just too short!

I just love sleeping late every night, waking up at almost noon every day, watching movies, coming online, eating, lazing around the house, playing around, going shopping, etc. Oh well..I know I wasted my whole holiday doing nothing beneficial but I just love it and it makes me happy..haha! I know I'm so lazy. Even mummy complained that I did nothing at home except laze around with the computer the whole day. The thing is..I just can't live without the computer. Especially the Internet because that's one way for me to keep in touch with friends and to entertain myself whenever I'm free. So I love the Internet so much. Thanks to streamyx..I get unlimited access to the Internet though my parents said its spoiling me rotten..lol! Ok..enough about that..hehe!

Tomorrow is registration day and I haven't decide what subjects I'm going to register. All I know is that only 1 of my major subjects is being offered for May 2008 semester which means I still need to choose another 1 or 2 subjects to register. Now that's the hard thing cos I've completed all my core subjects and only have my remaining major subjects and 3 minor subjects left. The thing is before I registered for Bachelor of Education (Hons), I'm not required to minor in any subject which is why I only know and have decided to major in Language and Literature. Now that the new rule had been implemented recently, requiring all Education students to minor in a subject as well, I was like..."Oh gosh..what am I going to minor in?" Math? Information Technology? Economics? Commerce? What??

Counseling is not being offered as a minor subject so that's totally out. Ok..Math. To be honest, I'm not so very good in Math especially when there are so many formulas to remember..grrr! So I guess Math is out unless I want it to pull my pointers down the drain..lol! Information Technology? I totally have no interest in that subject at all. During my Fundamental of Information Technology subject taken during one of the previous semesters, I wasn't even listening in class at all for the whole semester. But thank God I still passed "beautifully"...hahaha! So I think Information Technology is out too. Now I only have Economics and Commerce left to choose from and which should I choose? I don't know either..I'm so confused and so undecided. Don't wanna think too much about it now. I think I'll just wait till tomorrow and see how everything goes and I'll just register whatever subjects that I think I'll like.

Guess that's all for now. Will update again soon. Tata!

Monday, May 12, 2008

11th May 2008 - Mother's Day

Ok..I did say that I'm gonna write something about Mother's Day celebration. For Mother's Day this year, my siblings and I planned to make our very own card for mummy instead of buying it outside and bring her out for dinner. A few weeks back, we bought all the materials that we need from Sweet Memory. We did an early planning..lol! But I only started making the card on Saturday afternoon, a day before Mother's Day! See how much I procrastinate? Always doing things last minute..hehe! But I managed to finish everything before Mother's Day.

On mummy's special day, I gave her the card and she was so happy and touched by our sincerity. Besides the card, there's cake for her too! We told her that we wanna bring her out for dinner but she said that she would prefer us to bring her out for dinner some other time as every eating outlets will be full on Mother's Day itself so we'll bring her out maybe this weekend.

Here are some pictures that my sister took:

Cake for mummy!! :D



Handmade card specially for mummy..

Handwritten personal message for mummy..

Poem...the words kinda blur..hmph!





Mummy cutting the cake..


Sunday, May 11, 2008

Happy Mother's Day

Today is Mother's Day. So Happy Mother's Day to all mothers, grandmothers and godmothers in the universe. It is a special day to celebrate and thank our mothers for all the things they've done for us, all the sacrifices they made and all the love and care they've given to us. It's now our turn to show that we love and care for our mothers too and that all their love, care and sacrifices did not go to waste. Show to them and tell them how much they mean to us and how much we love and appreciate everything that they've done for us.

A mother's love is ever so pure and so true. It is something that is very very special. Something that no one can really explain. Something that is made up of much deep devotion, joy, pain and sacrifice. It is endless and unselfish and it endures whatever may come. It is full of hope, dreams, tears and pleasure. Nothing can ever destroy it or take that special love away. It is very patient and forgiving. A mother's love is a lifelong commitment to selflessness. More often than not, it requires much more giving than receiving. But it is something that is given with delight, gratitude, enthusiasm and much satisfaction. A mother's love never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking. It is always believing when all the rest of the world is condemning. A mother's love is a splendored miracle that man cannot understand. It is something that cannot be measured, for it has no beginning or no end.

Here are some poems dedicated to all mothers.

A Mother's Love

A mother's love
Is always true
It's all you need
To get you through

A mother's love
Can seem like hate
She's only tough
To keep you safe

A mother's love
Is always there
In simple ways
She'll show she cares

A mother's love
Can never compare
With anyone else's
Anywhere

A mother's love
Is here to stay
I love you, mom
Happy Mother's Day!


"Happy Mother's Day"

"Happy Mother's Day" means more
Than have a happy day.
Within those words lie lots of things
We never get to say.
It means I love you first of all,
Then thanks for all you do.
It means you mean a lot to me,
And that I honor you.

But most of all, I guess it means
That I am thinking of
Your happiness on this, your day,
With pleasure and with love.


Thank You Mom

I know how often I took you for granted
when I was growing up.
I always assumed you'd be there
when I needed you...
and you always were.
But I never really thought about what that meant
till I got older and began to realize
how often your time and energy were devoted to me.
so now, for all the times I didn't say it before,
thank you, Mom...I love you so very much!

Healing Session

Last Friday, I attended Mass and Bob Canton's healing session in Blessed Sacrament Church, BDC. It is actually a 3 days seminar by Bob Canton, a Filipino who's now residing in the States for over 30 years. He is well-known for healing the sick and casting out evil spirits. He is the AFCCPC National Coordinator and concurrently US representative to the ICCRS (International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services) in Rome.

It is a 3 days seminar with 3 consecutive nights of Mass and healing sessions starting on Wednesday (7/5/08) but I only went for the final night which is on Friday. Mass started at 7pm followed by praise & worship, prayer (praying in tongues) and healing session. The church was packed with people, some from other churches and other countries as well. There were some from the Anglican church, some who were pagans, and some who came all the way from Indonesia, Sibu, etc. The church was so full that lots of people had to stand outside the church and had no place to sit. My family and I were one of those who had to stand outside the church without a place to sit..hehe!

During the healing session, a lot of people were healed. God worked wonders. Miracles happened. The blind can see again. The deaf can hear. The lame can walk. Cancer patients were cured. Tumors and lumps in the body were gone. Those who were possessed were freed from evil spirits. Lots of people had been changed and renewed. A lot of miracles happened that night and I was there to witness them all. Those who were healed by the Lord came up to the front to give testimonies. Some have been blind and crippled for many many years and now they can see and walk again. Praise God. Alleluia! God is good all the time.

The healing session ended quite late. I'm not sure what time as I went home early at about 10.20pm. That night was a really joyful and meaningful night as a lot of people were healed and renewed of their faith in Christ. Again, praise God. Alleluia!

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Eight Lies Of A Mother

I've received this email from a friend a few days ago. This story has really touched my heart and it can even bring a person to tears. It shows just how great a mother's love for her child can be. No love can be greater than a mother's love. So dear friends...love and treasure your mothers while you still can. Mother's Day is just a few days away. Do something to show your love and care for your mothers. We won't be here in this world if there's no mothers so appreciate them now. Enjoy the story below and let it touch your hearts too.. :)

Hi all. A good tribute to all the mothers of the universe as Mother's Day is fast approaching. For those who still have their Mums around treasure them with love and don't ever regret after they have gone.

EIGHT LIES OF A MOTHER

This story begins when I was a child: I was born poor. Often we hadn't enough to eat. Whenever we had some food, Mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was transferring her rice into my bowl, she would say 'Eat this rice, son! I'm not hungry.'
This was Mother's First Lie.

As I grew, Mother gave up her spare time to fish in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could give me a little bit more nutritious food for my growth. Once she had caught just two fish, she would make fish soup. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat the what was still left on the bone of the fish I had eaten, My heart was touched when I saw it. Once I gave the other fish to her on my chopstick but she immediately refused it and said, 'Eat this fish, son! I don't really like fish.'
This was Mother's Second Lie.

Then, in order to fund my education, Mother went to a Match Factory to bring home some used matchboxes, which she filled with fresh matchsticks. This helped her get some money to cover our needs. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight. So I said, 'Mother, go to sleep; it's late: you can continue working tomorrow morning.' Mother smiled and said 'Go to sleep, son! I'm not tired.'
This was Mother's Third Lie.

When I had to sit my Final Examination, Mother accompanied me. After dawn, Mother waited for me for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to meet her.. Mother embraced me and poured me a glass of tea that she had prepared in a thermos. The tea was not as strong as my Mother's love, Seeing Mother covered with perspiration, I at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink too. Mother said 'Drink, son! I'm not thirsty!'.
This was Mother's Fourth Lie.

After Father's death, Mother had to play the role of a single parent. She held on to her former job; she had to fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more complicated. We suffered from starvation. Seeing our family's condition worsening, my kind Uncle who lived near my house came to help us solve our problems big and small. Our other neighbors saw that we were poverty stricken so they often advised my mother to marry again. But Mother refused to remarry saying 'I don't need love.'
This was Mother's Fifth Lie.

After I had finished my studies and gotten a job, it was time for my old Mother to retire but she carried on going to the market every morning just to sell a few vegetables. I kept sending her money but she was steadfast and even sent the money back to me. She said, 'I have enough money.'
That was Mother's Sixth Lie.

I continued my part-time studies for my Master's Degree. Funded by the American Corporation for which I worked, I succeeded in my studies. With a big jump in my salary, I decided to bring Mother to enjoy life in America but Mother didn't want to bother her son; she said to me 'I'm not used to high living.'
That was Mother's Seventh Lie.

In her dotage, Mother was attacked by cancer and had to be hospitalized. Now living far across the ocean, I went home to visit Mother who was bedridden after an operation. Mother tried to smile but I was heartbroken because she was so thin and feeble but Mother said, 'Don't cry, son! I'm not in pain.'
That was Mother's Eighth Lie.

Telling me this, her eighth lie, she died. YES, MOTHER WAS AN ANGEL! M - O - T - H - E - R

'M' is for the Million things she gave me,
'O' means Only that she's growing old,
'T' is for the Tears she shed to save me,
'H' is for her Heart of gold,
'E' is for her Eyes with love-light shining in them,
'R' means Right, and right she'll always be,

Put them all together, they spell 'MOTHER' a word that means the world to me.

For those of you who are lucky to be still blessed with your Mom's presence on Earth, this story is beautiful. For those who aren't so blessed, this is even more beautiful.

Semester Break

Hi all...

It's been a long time since I last posted something here. I'd been pretty busy with studies and...ok, maybe I'm lazy too..hehe! But I've decided to blog again. Just finished my final exam last Wednesday. Having my 3 weeks break now but I think its too short..I want more! :p

Mother's Day is just a few days away. It's on 11th May 2008 which is this coming Sunday. Any plans for your mum? My siblings and I had planned something for mummy but not gonna post about it here yet cos its a surprise for her..hehe! Will blog something on it after Mother's Day.

Gonna plan something to do this semester break. I'm so bored at home. I have no idea what subjects I wanna register next semester. I'm being offered "Language and Theatre" next semester and I have to get another subject and I'm wondering what to take..hmph! I haven't decided on what to minor in as this had just been implemented in my course. What should I minor in? Math, IT, Economics or Commerce? Hrmm...