William Ting

Medical Checkup

2010-01-06T23:34:00.005+08:00

Medical checkup may be a nightmare or even brought fear to some people. This is the time where most of us would fear that something nasty is found!
Over the years, I realised that the normal checkup is almost quite useless because the doctor would ask you "Do you feel anything wrong?" or some other questions which are really "symptoms" related. In another word, if there is no symptom, you are ok. So, they will ask you to take x-ray, lie down and "knock knock here and there". Then they will declare you healthy.
My recent medical checkup change my perspective about medical checkup. Medical checkup is time for the doctor to find out or detect abnormality. But how?
Due to my age, I went for a treadmill. The doctor monitor the traces on the screen and also take my blood pressure. Before that, he will ask me a series of questions.
After the treadmill, he will analyze the traces and look for "clue" of potential problem. As my blood pressure behave in an interesting manner, eg, 130/80 in steady state and jump to 230 under stress. He suspect that I may be suffering from high blood pressure. So he scanned the wall of my heart to find whether one side of the muscle wall is thicker than the other. Ok, it is 1mm thicker on one side. So, the question is whether to take drug or not.
He also scanned my other organs and that was when something was found! Read my earlier post for answer. There is totally no symptom but the stone is there. Another doctor has since confirmed the "extras".
So, if you go for medical checkup, do a holistic one rather than "no symptom = no problem". You can never tell. Depending on individual, I think a treadmill is quite useful but this depends on whether the doctor knows how to interpret the result. Also get the vital organs scanned. I had a simple ultrasound scan.
In the last 30 days, I knew of two persons of my age literally drop dead. So, are you going for checkup? Don't go to "any" doctor but one who is prepared to spend time and do a good job for you. May the new year bring you good health.

Rakuzen - Japanese Restaurant

2010-01-05T23:34:00.004+08:00

Last Nov (2009), Ah Jon, myself and 2 friends went to this Rakuzen Japanese Restaurant in Subang Jaya, just opposite Subang Jaya Medical Centre (Sime Darby Medical Centre) to try out their food. After the meal (cost RM250+), I can safely recommend you to go there to try it out! I think the price is very reasonable. Below is some of the food we ordered. Forgot the name already.
The entrance
Green tea
Eel

Beef - very tender and nice

Beef roll ... tender and tasty
Japanese curry rice
The interior

Annual Medical Checkup

2009-12-30T23:04:00.005+08:00

Yesterday and today, we have been running around doing our annual medical.
Yesterday, we went to get referal letters. Today, we went to take blood and urine samples.
... also went for rest ECG and treadmill ECG. This was the first time we went for treadmill ECG. This was to check for any abnormality in the heart, any blocked blood vessels, etc. My BP jumped to 230 very fast and also dropped very fast under stress. Could be a kind of hypertension? My normal BP has been 130/90 for the last 20 years. Mummy has some negative indications. So, we both went through another round of echo ECG to check the walls of the heart to ensure that there is no "thickening".
By the way, we were all "wired" up with these thing.
We also did an ultrasound scan for all the vital organs. All seems to be clean. More review tomorrow.
Tomorrow, I am going for colonoscopy. So, I brought back this 2 sachets of "Fortrans" and mixed them with 2 litres of water. I need to swallow the mixture within 2 hours. I did that at 8:00AM. The idea is to clean the large intestine ready for "investigation" tomorrow. Guess what, after two hours, everything in the large intestine will be cleaned out! So my last meal today was my lunch. No food for now until the procedure is over tomorrow.
Forgot to mention, Fortrans tasted like glucose. Perhaps a little too sweet. There is another alternative solution which is in bottle and I think it tasted like sea water! So, choose Fortrans!

School reopen

2010-01-04T23:30:00.004+08:00

Mad rush! I got up at 5:15AM, cooked breakfast for the family and got out of the house at 6:10AM. First I sent Joshua to his school - primary six this year! Then, I sent Tim to his new school - Riam Secondary instead of Chung Hua because we wanted him to skip transition class.
The distance to Riam is far - about 14KM from home. So, I have been investigating the fastest route to take.
This year, Jos will have afternoon class on every odd days and Tim has afternoon class from Monday to Thursday. We will be full time driver! A solution is needed!
Tim's class has more girls again! Some of them are twice the size of Tim. It is amazing and I just wonder what they feed themselves with or perhaps girls actually reach puberty faster than boys?!

The outside of the school looks so good...

I think this is the highest pair of poles in the country. This is a sign of standing tall and proud!

School block

Scholarship application

2010-01-03T07:39:00.002+08:00

This is the time of the year when school leavers are anxious about their future. What they wanted to study, what they want to do... perhaps finding a job or further the studies. I can still remember that when I finished my form 5 exam, I suddenly realise that my education was coming to the end if I didn't do anything! Panic struck me...so I look into newspaper everyday looking for "opportunities". I found Taylor College amongst a few other technical colleges. I didn't know where to apply and chosen Taylor College. I studied for term and realised that the college was not for me and I switched to a technical college.
Going overseas to study is now so expensive. So for students who are short of fund, but wanting to study, I found a blog by a Malaysian. He is sharing his personal experience and after reading a few entries, I found his writing to be good. But do not hold him accountable if you fail to get a scholarship!
If you are planning to go overseas or wanting to apply for scholarship, his blog is relevant to you.
He gave a good summary on "Scholarship application Step by Step".

Jokes to start the new year!

2010-01-02T06:00:00.000+08:00

.... enjoy and laugh
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1) Wife: Honey..... What are You Looking for?
Husband : Nothing.
Wife : Nothing...?? You've been reading our marriage certificate for an hour??
Husband : I was just looking 4 the expiry date.

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2) Q - What is the Difference between Mother & Wife?
A - One Woman Brings you into this world crying... and the other ensures you continue to do so.
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3) Wife : Do you want dinner?
Husband : Sure, what are my choices?
Wife : Yes and no.
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4) Wife : You always carry my photo in your handbag to the office. Why?
Husband : When there is a problem, no matter how impossible, I look at your picture and the problem disappears.
Wife : You see how miraculous and powerful I am for you?
Husband: Yes, I see your picture and say to myself, "What other problem can there be greater than this one?"
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5) Girl : When we get married, I want to share all your worries, troubles and lighten your burden.
Boy : It's very kind of you, darling, but I don't have any worries or troubles.
Girl : Well that's because we aren't married yet.
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6) Son: Mom, when I was on the bus with Dad this morning, he told me to give up my seat to a lady.
Mom : Well, you have done the right thing.
Son: But mum, I was sitting on daddy's lap.
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7) A newly married man asked his wife, "Would you have married me if my father hadn't left me a fortune?"
"Honey," the woman replied sweetly, "I'd have married you NO MATTER WHO LEFT YOU the FORTUNE"
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8) Father to son after exam: "let me see your report card."
Son : "My friend just borrowed it. He wants to scare his parents."

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9) Interviewer to Millionaire : To whom do you owe your success as a millionaire? "
Millionaire : "I owe everything to my wife."
Interviewer : "Wow, she must be some woman. What were you before you married her?"
Millionaire : "Billionaire"
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10) Girl to her boyfriend : One kiss and I'll be yours forever.
The guy replies : Thanks for the warning. hahahahaha
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11) A wife asked her husband: "What do you like most in me my pretty face or my sexy body?"
He looked at her from head to toe and replied: " I like your sense of humor

a post on cannula

2010-01-01T01:45:00.000+08:00

This is in response to my dad's previous entry on his colonoscopy experience in which he mentioned 'the thing' and he was baffled at how the needle was removed. I initially wanted to write a comment but realised that it would be better if I posted an entry on it (with pictures!) as I have an unopened cannula sitting on my desk. So why not, since it's Christmas hols (and I nothing to do atm), take pictures of it and 'dissect' it to show the readers who have never seen the cannula in its original form and packaging?

This is called a venous cannula or venflon.

we hold it like this

When the needle is inserted, the doctor would fiddle with the bottom end of the plastic (which is connected to the needle) by withdrawing it a little to look for any blood (flashback) which will appear in the tube.

If there is blood, hurray to both the doc and the patient coz the doc has hit the vein!

If there is no blood, the patient has to suffer while the doc probe or wriggle the needle in the person's arm.

Did you notice the thin plastic tube surrounding the needle? So when the needle is withdrawn a bit, blood will enter the plastic tube so the doc knows whether he has found the vein or not.

When the doc noticed flashback in the plastic tube, he gently but swiftly withdraws the plastic end which has the needle.

It is by no means magic or the needle dissolves in the body which makes the needle disappear! lolz.

This is how the cannula looks like, dissected:

So the plastic bit will sit in the vein of the patient with the screw back on again while the needle bit will be thrown away in a special bin called the sharps bin.

Happy New Year everyone!

Happy New Year 2010

2010-01-01T01:46:00.002+08:00

I wish all my readers a happy new year! May the new year brings renewed joy, happiness, love, health and prosperity!
May God bless you all.

Colonoscopy Examination

2009-12-31T14:10:00.004+08:00

Are you concerned about disease of the colon? I was always a little concern because I have haemorrhoid (piles) but had been removed by Dr. Mathew last year. But occasionally, I still see a little blood if I push too hard when doing my big business. Also, I am facing retirement and if I don't have it done now (my medical entitlement) I will have for pay for it myself later! The most important, I have peace of mind! So, I decided that I need to have one done and as I blogged yesterday, I need to take 2 sachets of Fortrans and after that, my intestine will be clean! Fortrans is just sweet liquid and having to drink 2 liters in 2 hours can be interesting!
So, right on time at 8:30AM, I arrived at the specialist clinic and a nurse escorted me to this room...
I changed my clothing, I mean removed my pant + underwear and put on the standard hospital cloth. Otherwise, how are they going to put the scope in? The anesthetist, Dr. Tew, put ...
... this one for me. This was for administering anesthetic easily(for sedation). As soon as the drug gone in, I fell asleep almost immediately! I couldn't remember a single thing! Mummy was there watching the procedure. The next time I open my eyes...
... I saw mummy looking down at me! I felt my head was heavy and will not be able to walk straight! So, I had to lie down for a while. Then I had another medical appointment which I need to go!
I am still wondering how is this thing being installed into my vein. I know that the flexible rubber tube was in a steel needle but how was the steel needle being removed?
Ok, for those interested to know more about my experience, please read on:

Colonoscopy was not scary or uncomfortable. I just lied on my side, the doctor put on lubricant (you know where) and the flexible scope (or tube) the size of my finger (20 mm) was then pushed through the whole length of the large intestine. The scope had a light source so that you could see the intestine wall on the screen.
Anyway, I was under sedation and I couldn't see nor felt anything! The whole process was over in about 30 minutes.
Couldn't be easier! For those above 50, please go and check it out! It is not very expensive, I mean probably under RM1000 with enough change to go for a big meal after fasting for 24 hours (for me only). In Miri, Dr. Matthew Kho charges RM500 for the procedure, RM30 for Fortrans. If there are polyp, he will snip them off for a fees. I can't remember whether anesthetic is a separate charge. Anyway, go and find out yourself.

Today in Limbang (Day 4)

2009-12-27T22:20:00.005+08:00

Got up early, cooked some minced meat porridge and then go to church at 7:30AM. I just can't get used to go to church so early. After church service, we went to town to eat noodles with my 4th brother.
I was thinking what was foochow fried noodle. So I ordered one and oh... it was the way the noodle was being fried, ie, water was added in the frying.
At the end, my cousin's son (far right) pay for all of us. Thanks to them. When I came back at 10:30AM, I noticed that my MIL didn't eat the porridge... perhaps my skill was not up to par. True, I can't cook in other people's home. Rice, water, cooking pot, etc...all different. So I couldn't estimate. Jos again pestered me to climb mountain! I gave in and off we went to Bukit Mas again. There was something going on there... Limbang RC Power Boat race! I like anything which is remote controlled.
Getting ready for the race...
Those boats were fast!
If I am not mistaken, the engine range from 15-50cc. The engines were home brewed with the main block from chainsaw or grass cutter machine. The rest were all mix and match. The enthusiast did try to explain to me but I could not catch them. In between race, we went to climb the mountain, explore the surrounding and looking around.
There were lots of butterflies there...
This was the pretties one!
The other side of the wing was even nicer.
I took lots of photo for the RC Power Boat race and will post them on my facebook later. I can only upload in Miri.

Today in Limbang (day 3)

2009-12-26T23:19:00.005+08:00

The two boys were bored. They pestered me to bring them to Bukit Mass to "climb mountain". Actually there is a park there for people to run. So, after much pestering, I drove them there just before it started to rain.
See...they were interested in the playground. Instead of sitting on it, Tim was "pushing" it!

In the supermarket, that was what these two boys were doing! They were so restless... then Jos saw something and pestered us from one supermarket to another....

.. that's right! A water gun. Instead of buying two, we bought only one for the two to share and cost RM2! So they took turn to shoot target and of course at each other! They were quiet for the rest of the afternoon!

While mummy was busy with her "sightseeing" or window shopping, I looked at pictures or things that she was not interested in. This photo of oranges caught my attention. See where the leaves came out from! It is so fake.

Mummy was trying out this for fun and remarked that she got one of these when she was young. Nice to look at ...

... but totally of no use to us!

Then this attracted my attention. I was shocked for a second. How could anyone try to sell "fail VCD" at a price. Must be some sort of nut! Then, I realised that they are selling "VCD file" and in BM, file is called fail!

While visiting my 4th brother (he is selling telecom stuff), I noticed 2 boxes of "seed". I was flipping through the packages ... cabbages, cauliflowers, etc. Mummy was interested and bought four of these. Now I have to plant them at home. Will blog if I have any success. Otherwise, I will keep quiet.

We decided to "drive around". We passed by our ex school, Limbang Gov't School, where we studied in the early 70's.

... the abandoned Limbang airport which is just next to the school. The runway is running parallel to Bukit Mas.

We decided to drive up to Pandaruan Check Point, the crossing over point to Temburong. This was the place in the 60's, 70's where we would buy cheap Brunei petrol! The humble quite place is now replaced with an immigration checkpoint opening 6:00AM to 6:00PM daily. This is also the place you must cross for those wishing to go to Sabah by road. I didn't manage to see the river!

On the way back, we drove up Bukit Mas opposite the old airstrip. Half way up, there is this Buddhist Center. Further up the steep hill, is the telecom tower. I was disappointed that I couldn't see anything beyond due to tall trees.

This evening, I went to visit my niece who opened the Strawberry cake shop in town. She made very good cakes and baked very good bread. I can safely say that the prices are generally cheaper than Miri and tasted better. This is a family business. Shown here are two of her daughters.

Heavy snowfall in UK

2009-12-26T11:53:00.003+08:00

Heavy snow means lots of snowmen and snowball fight. This was what my three girls were doing...
A snowman near their flat...

A snowman family built by ...

... a whole group of friends. While the locals stay indoor infront of the fireplace, this group of foreign students went to the cementary to build this humungous snow family after the Christmas eve dinner!

Steph busy making snowballs...

... and ready for a snowball fight. This was one of the way how they spend their energy.

Today in Limbang

2009-12-25T20:16:00.003+08:00

I last came back to Limbang in September when Esther was just about to leave for UK. This time, we came back to see grandma as she complaint of backache, etc. Today is Christmas and we went to the Methodist church at 7:30AM for the Christmas celebration. I took some shots at the church....
Worship team.

Crowded church...

A solo presentation ...

Pastor Wong 王子成牧师...

A presentation by the women group ...

We met our ex classmate, Mdm Ling 林菊珠. They have 4 children and 8 grandchildren! Amazing!

There was a distribution of gift for everyone consisting of cookie and drink. In the afternoon, I tried to amuse myself with my camera. I just got my lens back after servicing! Wah, I missed my lens!

I walked around the "garden" and tried to shoot something...got this! Any idea what is this flower? The flower is about 5mm wide only!

No need to guess, this is water guava (jambu air) 水桃

This is a young pinapple. Do you know that a flower comes out of every eye? Notice the purple flower at the tip. Also, a pinapple tree can bear only one fruit.

Ok, the tiny flower above is from the star fruit. Every flower will produce one fruit.

Carolling by Ling Kwong Methodist Church, Limbang

2009-12-24T22:44:00.003+08:00

This evening, a contingent of church members from Ling Kwong Methodist Church, Limbang, set out to do a "mass" carolling around Limbang town. They "broadcasted" the Christmas good news to the Limbang folks. I would say that the whole thing was well prepared. The message in BM, English and Mandarin was clear and not too long.
Santa giving out sweets...
The only float... but well made.
"Joseph and Mary" on the float.
A view of the group.

Safety and safety

2009-12-25T19:05:00.003+08:00

Over the last few days, many newspapers headline was about the 4 siblings who where drowned while collecting shell fish at the river bank. The news was really sad but could be avoided.
When I was small, we stayed next to a river. There was also a canal which run along our veggie garden. There were a lot of fish. The temptation to throw in a line and hook to catch fish was so great that we did tried once. I can still remember my mum reaction when she saw the fish we caught. My brother and myself got a good lecture and beating! The fish never reached the table as it flew right out of the window! The words "Don't go near the river" still ring in our ears until today.
Whatever it is, think safety first.

Merry Christmas to you all

2009-12-24T22:11:00.003+08:00

My family and I wish all my readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May the new year brings you joy, peace, good health and prosperity!

We celebrate Christmas because of Jesus who came into this world 2000 years ago. Christian believe that he is the son of God. His purpose of coming to this world in human form is to die on the cross for our sins as prophesied hundreds of years earlier. John 3:16 told us this: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." If you have yet to know this Jesus, would you like to know more?

Still Birth - all babies died

2009-12-24T00:44:00.007+08:00

I blogged about the number of babies that Snowie is going to deliver. Well, she got into problem with the delivery and ended up with all the babies dead - one yellow, 1 black, one spotted yellow and white and one white.
The babies got stuck inside her for many days and we tried very hard to save Snowie whereby we could do nothing for the babies. The babies came out one a day!
So, she was given 3 days supply of steroid (anti inflammatory) and antibiotic for obvious reason. She also got a jab of antibiotic. When the first batch of drug finished, we went to get a new supply because Snowie looked very sick and continuously gave out foul discharge. She was given antibiotic, steroid and appetite enhancer. Now she has been eating quite well and very much alive. I should say that she is now out of danger. As I am going away for the next few days, Ah Jon, mummy and the two small boys had a go administering the drug to Snowie.
She was looking at me wondering why it wasn't me feeding medicine!
Ah Jon pushed his thumb and first finger into her jaw in order to open to the mouth.
Ah Jon put the medicine into her mouth. Mistake here...he must lift the mouth upward and drop the medicine to the back of her tongue!
She spitted out the medicine immediately. Ah Jon tried again... but you can see that she was very uncooperative.
After a few try, she refused to open her mouth ... as if saying...I hate the medicine!
Ok, Ah Jon didn't put the medicine deep enough...
... so he tried to open the mouth a little ...
... and fed her with some water so that she would swallow the last medicine.
Ah Jon held her mouth, she swallowed, thinking that the medicine had really gone down. He let her off but immediately she spitted the medicine out.
Ok, I took over. Within second, the medicine was swallowed.
This afternoon, mummy and the two boys struggled with her for 15 minutes, trying to get her to swallow the medicine. She ran all over the place and by the time she finally swallowed them, the pills were all "melted".

To feed medicine to dogs, push a finger from each side of the jaw. Grab hold of the lower jaw with the two fingers and lift the head upright. The mouth will automatically open. Drop the medicine to the back of the tongue and hold the mouth shut for a few seconds or until you feel the swallow. Otherwise, open the mouth a little bit and pour in some water. Hold the mouth until the dog swallows. Is there a better way than this?

Ah Jon's Birthday

2009-12-22T23:42:00.004+08:00

I forgot to mention about Ah Jon's 19th birthday. So here it is... a special chocolate cake from KL.
We have to celebrate his birthday a day late as we were celebrating another occasion on the 18th. Thanks to Emily for sending the cake over. Very much appreciated.
I also forgot to mention that he has got a second part time job updating web for a friend. In addition to that, he also repair computer/streamyx for friends and charging a fee for it. If you have computer/network problem, please just call him for a house call. His minimum fees is RM50. I can safely say that his service is very good.

Andy and Shirley Wedding Photos

2009-12-20T02:07:00.005+08:00

Yesterday (19 Dec 2009), my colleague Andy and my neighbour Shirley had their wedding ceremony at KEC (Krokop SIB). Many of us were invited to the wedding and I took the opportunity to practice. The official photographer was Ian Salang who is my friend. Enjoy...

Blessing of the ring...

He said "wow..." hahaha
Sometimes, you need to be at the right place, right time and fast to capture the moment!
I practiced arranging people in group...
This arrangement was by Ian himself. I think this is a very nice arrangement!

Under the mid day sun, we went to the back of the church to take some of these...
I will upload more of the photos to my facebook or multiply.

Raymond and Chia Yee Wedding Photos

2009-12-19T23:04:00.005+08:00

Yesterday morning (18 Dec 2009), we were invited to attend a wedding of our colleague and friend, Raymond and Chia Yee at FGA church, Miri. I took the opportunity to shoot a few photos in order to improve my skill. Enjoy...

Medical Emergency

2009-12-17T23:40:00.003+08:00

Remember I talk about my very pregnant bitch, Snowie? Exactly after 2 months, she was supposed to deliver her babies. However, on Monday, we found her bahaviour "funny". Mummy couldn't sleep on Monday night and searched the internet on canine pregnancy. Then, on Tuesday morning, we found greenish discharge. We knew immediately that she had a medical emergency. It meant that her water bag had broken and if the babies weren't taken out immediately, all the babies would be dead. We took a day leave to look for a vet. He came and gave her two jabs, one antibiotic and another to induce contraction. Nothing happened for the whole day.
On Tuesday, we went to see a vet again. She told us that there was nothing we could do because the babies were dead and once contraction was over, there was no way to induce another one. So, she gave us 3 days supply of antibiotic and steriod to stablise snowie's (for RM30!) condition and just hope that she won't die.
We have been forcing her to eat 1-2 raw eggs a day and gave her multi vitamin. Otherwise, she just refused to eat anything.
Today is Friday and she still run around as if nothing had happened. She was barking at stranger this morning and enjoyed her meal of bone!
But for the last few days, she was weak and we thought that she would die from toxin.
We found two dead babies in the compound and there must be some more inside her.
Compare this to human...human would be dead the monent the contraction stop and if the baby was stuck. During the good old days, there was a saying that when a woman gave birth, one of her legs was on the bed and another would be hanging on a coffin. It shows how dangerous is child birth.
I hope snowie is ok.

Protect Your Seed

2009-12-17T06:00:00.001+08:00

"While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease" (Genesis 8:22, AMP)

Did you know that when we say prayers, when we are believing God for something, it's like planting spiritual seeds? It's a principle that God established at the beginning of time. We determine the harvest we have in our lives by the seeds we sow.

In the natural, think about how the farmer waits for his harvest. He knows that if he protects his seed he will get an abundant harvest. He waters it, pulls the weeds, and keeps the soil soft.

In the same way, we have to protect our spiritual seed. We can't allow the “weeds” of negative thinking to come in. We have to pull them out by simply saying, “God, I know You're faithful. My trust and confidence is in You.” We have to water our seed by staying full of praise. We have to keep an attitude of faith and expectancy. That's how we protect our seed. And when you protect your seed, when you stay in faith and keep the right attitude, it won't be long before you see that harvest of blessing in every area of your life.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father in heaven, thank You for Your faithfulness in my life. I declare that my trust and confidence is in You. Thank You for hearing my prayers. I know that the seed of Your Word will produce an abundant harvest in my life. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

By Joel and Victoria

I experienced many "first" in two days

2009-12-16T21:13:00.004+08:00

Although this was the third time I went to visit longhouses, stayed and mingled with the folks there, I still had many "firsts" experience....
Fried fresh sweet corn...
Not sure of the actual name... fermented salted fish. Very strong taste!
Talking holy communion with bread dipped in the "wine"...
Although this wild orchid literally lined the main road between Miri to Sibu, this was the first time we actually plucked them in the kampong!
I never knew that rubber seed can be eaten! On the left is salted rubber seeds. They taste ok but salty.

Mission Trip to Balingian

2009-12-15T22:38:00.007+08:00

I went to Balingian on mission trip over the weekend (12-13 Dec 2009). My main duties were to cook for everyone and also to take photos.
They have gas stoves but cooking for about 70 people was no easy task with a few small fire from the gas tank. So, I decided to change to the firewood "cooker"... wah, this was the best. All cooking was done in about 30 minutes. However, the same dish still need to cook 3-4 rounds as the wok was a little small. Anyway, every one didn't complain about the food.
Notice the sarong in front of my legs? I used it to keep the heat out or something else may also get roasted! Thanks to the longhouse folk for giving me the sarong without being asked.

We unpacked our things into 2 rooms...one for ladies and another for men. At the end, many of us still prefer to sleep in the sitting room or dining area. It was comfortable and there were hardly any mosquitoes because we brought along anti mosquito pad.
We have a hilarious time playing ice breaker...bright ideas from Winston Toh!
We met this cat again... Janice and Yvonne "examined" this cat during their last trip! So, seems like saying "hello & welcome" to us.
This time, we have a big group of 20 people.
I have uploaded 200 photos to our church's facebook for public viewing. Just click here.

Just back from Mission Trip and Prayer Request

2009-12-14T06:13:00.001+08:00

I just came back last night from mission trip in Balingian. I shall start posting photos again.
I have a request... please pray for a miracle for my friend's sister in Singapore. In medical, there is not much one can do. With God, healing can continue. However, we don't know about His plan. Pray that God will heal her and take away her pain. Ask that her spirit is high and continue to trust God.

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