The Law school

this is the building i wish i was studying in .... the law school but too bad i'm a science student ...:<>

the lazy me finally went to my biotech class today ... after meeting up with a few ppl for MSG discussion i decided to go to class!! yeah!!i made it!!what a record for me!! i skipped my biotech lec 7 times ... wow ... so lazy ... but i can get notes from the blackboard what ... n the lec is not really about biotech ...the technique ....but it's about biotech in society ,from maori point of view ... i felt super bored!!! anyway ... didn't regret for going to class today ... coz we had an interesting discussion about things u take them least acceptable , neutral or most acceptable....

1.Adding a gene sequence to a tomato to increase its flavour
2.Cloning a pet dog
3.Genetically modifying an ornamental flower to create a new colour-purple carnation.
4.Putting DNA obtained from a huia feather into a similar bird to clone -'bring back' - the huia
5.Adding a gene to commercial rice variety to produce Vitamin A in the rice
6.Transplanting a pig heart into a human being
7.Modifying a cattle gene so the cow produces less lactose in its milk(providing a new milk brand)
8.Injecting embryonic stem cells from human foetus into another human being to treat motor neurone disease
9.Modifying a commercial wheat variety so it is resistant to spraying on herbicides
10.Altering the genes of an apple so it stays crisp
11.Genetically modifying the NZ kauri tree to allow it to grow in a different climate
12.Modifying E.Coli in the lab to study a human disease

From my point of view-
Least Acceptable:2,6,9,11
Neutral:4,10
Most Acceptable:1,3,5,7,8,12

i personally think that No.6 sounds so wrong!!felt gutted ... so disgusting!!!but there r ppl in my class who put it under most acceptable.... isn't that interesting???
i wonder what will other ppl think about these 12 things??ermmm....

ANZAC Dawn Ceremony of Remembrance

hardly had enough sleep these few days ... still manage to wake up for the ANZAC dawn ceremony .... made a huge effort to wake up at 4:30am ... this YS suggested to go to DAWN but what happened at the end?? got his text around 4:45am -"sorry girl, i think i'm not going! so u can cont to sleep la, (",) ". ... What??!!! this lazy guy here suggested to go there but ended up sleeping!!!i'm all dressed up .... not to waste this good opportunity ... me , grace n sk went to DAWN .... huge effort !!though it's still autumn but it feels like winter here ... wore 4 layers of jerseys.... went to the war memorial for DAWN , but why dawn??

"At this hour , on this day ,Anzac received its baptism of fire, and of the immortal names in history.We who are gathered here think of the comrades who went out with us to battle but did not return.It is fitting that we should keep this dawn vigil together , in remembrance and gratitude .We feel them still near us in the spirit.We wish to be worthy of their great sacrifice.Let us , therefore , once again dedicate ourselves to the service of the ideals for which they died.As the dawn is even now about to pierce the night , so let their memory inspire us to work for the coming of the new light in the dark places of the world."

They shall grow not old,as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them,nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will rememeber them.

a meaningful service aye??though it's freezing in the wind but it's still worth it !!
love NZ anthem so much !!

God Defend New Zealand -English Version
God of Nations at Thy feet,
In the bonds of love we meet,
Hear our voices, we entreat,
God defend our free land.

Guard Pacific's triple star
From the shafts of strife and war,
Make her praises heard afar
,God defend New Zealand.

Men of every creed and race,
Gather here before Thy face,
Asking Thee to bless this place,
God defend our free land.

From dissension, envy, hate,
And corruption guard our State,
Make our country good and great,
God defend New Zealand.

felt the presence of God strongly when i sang this song along with 3oo ppl .... yes .... God defend NZ ... though i've been here not more then 2 years .... i just simply love the environment n ppl here... the fresh air , the windy welly(don't really like welly to be windy:P)... these special things can only be found in NZ!!

The parade ended ... they marched past the War Memorial to Pipitea Marae.

---The end----

The piano that made everything changed

The greatest joy is not owning the piano but is the story behind how we managed to get it into my room n how God spoke to my heart with this old but very classic piano.
I'm having a hard time for a Discovering Jesus group which i've started up two weeks ago,we(leaders as in three of us) waited for 1 hour but no one turned up ... feeling so hopeless as we r all well prepared but why no one came?Went thru the lowest point of my life ,feeling so sad deep within my heart but when i tell ppl how is it going with my DJ group i happened to say'oh... not very good...'with a smile on my face but a wound in my heart ,only He knows how painful it is ...
Prayed to Him every second when i see this deep cut in my heart ,got encouragement n support from friends n prayers..
I'm still holding the faith that our God is a Provider n he will send ppl to my group... but my faith is too small ... God talked to me thru the whole progress of carrying the piano...
Sunday morning ,didn't get transportation from church me n my roommate grace decided to go to evening service.. jenny called up saying we can go get the piano(it's free anyway) anytime ..feeling very excited we called three guys (guang ming, isaac n ys)to help up... 6 of us carried the piano all the way from Kia Mia to Carlton Flat(hahah... sounds far but it's just on the same street actually:P)but still it's more then 30 houses away n it's carrying the piano uphill...3 guys n 3 gals n the piano on the terrace....hard core.... about 15 houses away from my place we just can't move on anymore...n at that very moment we happened to stopped in front of my fren's flat ... me n grace ran into their flat n asked for help ... YEAH!!!4 more guys helping up!!! hahah... we don't even know two of the guys but anyway with their strong arms ...muscles...biceps...mission accomplished!!!I felt so touched by their generosity n most importantly God told me that He knows what i need ... as He sees the need of helping up with the piano why can't He sees that i'm longing for ppl to come to the DJ group ... n He is more eager then i am to have ppl in the DJ group ... n as He cares with such a small matter like carrying the piano can He not cared with the huge thing like the DJ group???
My faith for the group became stronger n i believe nothing can stop God from loving the ppl in the world ....
DJ group started a week later .... 8 ppl came .... some r new believers n some r non-christians ... we had a great time together discovering Jesus!! ppl asked all sorts of questions ... i can see the curiosity of ppl about God... never felt so great!!!
had an awesome discussion , spent more then an hour answering ppl's question (the group normally runs for 1 hour) ... man... isn't God great??? who can ever stop Him from expanding His kingdom??Just give everything to Him n He will provide for He knows whar's best for you!!
i'm still praying for His blessing upon this group n praying for the wisdom to be able to give ppl a simple n understandable answer... may the Holy Spirit give me the wisdom.... n most importantly,this DJ group is not my group but His group!!

God is good , all the time
God will make a way where there seems to be no way...

He rocks!!!!

The Great Painter

took this pic ages ago .. woke up at 6:30am one day ... felt like going back to sleep again but couldn't catch my breathe when i saw the sunrise.. started praising God for this wonderful scenary ... isn't that awesome ?? i started to imagine that heaven is at the brightest part of the sky ... isn't that gorgous thinking that the sky looked different everyday ,everyhour , everyminute , everysecond... can all this be just a coincidence?? no way!!! there has do be a supreme being out there .. God is so great!!! everything He created is simply beautiful ... how can i ever thank Him for all these ??? i guess God wants us to view each day as a different day coz He coloured the sky with various colours each day ... n it's not only a different day ,it's a new day ... a new start ... as i see the sunrise i said to myself "today will be a brand new day ... another day to praise Him for His great works" .. start your day with thanksgiving n u'll find urself changed ... at least i've changed a lot by God !!! :>

a day of releasing -specially for sk

felt so bored today ... went down town again ... a release time for sook kuan i guess ...went to A-mart n new world as usual (yeap .. no surprise:>) n the three of us (me , grace n sook kuan ) bought heaps of stuff(mostly food .. yeap .. no surprise again hahah ) ermmm .. had dinner at cha ... food there was quite nice ... sook kuan enjoyed it a lot ... grace ate a lot too ... look delicious in the photo right?? hehhe .. sk took the pic ....

my chest X-ray

well... this is my X-ray ... heheh ... the first X-ray i had in my life ..nah ... nothing serious .it's just for my medical checkup for student visa .... oh ... but the doctor said i had abnormal skeleton n soft tissue ... not a big problem i guess .... anyway i'm still healthy:>

cookies or coal????  

cookies or coal??

feeling bored during holiday .... heheh ... me n grace decided to make cookies again (yeap... second time).but it turned up worse than the first time ... man ... which step went wrong ??? ha ,we ended up blaming the flour ... gosh .. is that how the way we learn for our mistake ?? while .. who cares as long as it is still edible or is it??just hope that it won't get worse in the future...

sunny morning in front of weir ..yeap ... my last day as a resident of weir 

1cross+3nails=4given

well... this is sort of an important moment for me ... writing my first blog in my life... have been wondering how many first time will i still have in my life??? i've passed thru my first day at school ,first day driving,first day saying goodbye to mum n dad ,first time staying alone in NZ,first time making cookies,first time losing someone important... i've always enjoyed my first time .... coz it'll never be the same .. even though sometimes it hurts but the feeling will always be with u and makes it so unique.....
have been so blessed by God for giving me this life... to explore thru the greatness of His creation on earth ,to meet those awesome ppl He had prepared for me,to do the things He wanted me to do ,and to love everything He gave me no matter they r good or bad...
love my journey with Him!!
1cross+3nails=4given .. how can we ever fathom His love for us??dying for someone u love is great enough,but He died for everyone ... including the ppl who hate Him,ppl who don't know Him ,ppl who don't even care who He is.... i've always wanted to yell out to public "DO U KNOW SOMEONE OUT THERE DIED FOR U ?U MAY NOT KNOW THAT PERSON BUT HE LOVES U SO MUCH THAT HE DIED FOR U JUST TO SAVE U!!"
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son ,that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.JOHN3:16
have always been wondering what is love???how do we define it??well ... i guess the answer is there ....God bless!!!

hard time learning korean

Had finally made up my mind to learn korean... thx to green and grace's encouragement ... i've always felt so envy seeing ppl talking in korean .... wanted to have the ability to do it one day :>
but still being chingwen,felt hard out learning those make no sense and don't know what they mean korean words ..
why on earth do i want to learn korean??ha .. i don't know ... i just simply love korean .. the food ... the drama series(oh yeah ... they r awesome) ....
had memorized all the vowels and consonants but still can't pronounce those words correctly as grace don't even know what on earth am i talking..... sigh......
my aim for this year is to be able to chat with ppl in korean... is that possible??? i doubted seeing my results for these few days....:<