Pray, hope and don't worry

Back to years ago, I used to have a group of friends from Sacred Heart Catholic church community. Some of them are missionaries and some are housewives. We shared our sorrows and joys almost everyday. Attend the 6am morning Mass  had became one of our daily routine. I still remember reciting the Rosary with them, in front of the statue of Our Lady everyday before the Mass begin... Those moments had became one of the most beautiful memories I ever had in my life. During that time, I always have faith in God, have faith in my own future. I had put all my faith and hope in God's hand, because I always believe that, God will take good care of me and my life when I entrust everything into His hand. Back then, life was so smooth and easy..There was nothing to worry about since I am staying with my family and I have always surrounded by friends.When I had decided to leave my comfort zone, just to persuade my dream in Australia, a total complete different country and environment, my life had never be the same again... 

Life in Australia is challenging. I had faced a lot of obstacles. At times, I felt lonely and despair in everything I do. Many times, my own friends discouraged me in practising my Christian faith... In my whole life, I never talk about religion issues or tried to convert those who are non believers. But I had always been provoked by them just because I am a Christian. I am only a mere human, I can be very frustrated and angry. There were times when I was really dissappointed by them. Because they are my friends and we should respect each other rather than making fun of each other's religion. But, the ugly truth is, we talk whatever and whenever we want without crossing our own mind... sometimes, words can be very offensive and hurtful especially when they came out from your own close friends. When things like this happened, we must learn how to forgive and forget in order to keep the relationship... I have to admit, I am not a forgiving person, especially to those who had hurt my feeling deeply.. I always wish something terrible will happen to them. Sometimes, I wonder why God is so unfair to everyone? Why can't God makes everyone happy? Instead of hatred, why can't He sow happiness and peace in everyone? There are so many questions in my mind... I was deeply dissappointed by God whenever I thought of those painful and unhappy moments in my life...  I started to question the existence of God and slowly, I drawn myself away from Him...  I no longer practise my Catholic faith... I no longer believe in God but myself.... 

Today, while I was doing my research, I came across this website http://www.padrepiodevotions.org/2008october.asp

In the Pray, Hope and Don't worry newsletters, I saw these words which touched my heart so deeply. I wish to share this website with all my friends especially those who believe in God. My dear friends, life can be very tough and challenging. At times, we always question the existence of God. Just because He never give us things that we really want in our life, this does no mean that He no longer love us. He knows each of us well and He knows what is good for us... Be persevere.... those who stay strong and faithful to Him, be it sorrow or painful moment, will eventually claim their rewards from Our Father.... May the good Lord bless you all....

Pray , Hope and Don't worry....  Prayer is the strongest weapon we proceed and no one can take this special gift away of us.....

  He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can fathom the work that God does from beginning to end. I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives. - Ecclesiastes 3:11-12

View of Gold Coast at night

These pictures are taken by my very good friend, Vincent. Somehow, I love his photography skill simply because he is very enthusiastic about photography. As I had mentioned in the previous blog , I like photography too. Unfortunately, I don't have enough money to get a good camera and lenses. Well.. at least I am very proud of my own camera (Canon IXUS 870) which was given as a Christmas gift by my fiance ^^ I love my camera and I will continue to polish my photography skill with it until the day I get my fiance a DSLR, Nikon D90. hahaha~~~ Wait until I earn my own living^^ as the saying goes: THE FIRST STEP IS A BIG STEP....

Thats me, admiring my own Canon IXUS 870

Me and my beloved fiance~~~ The most important person in my life part apart from my parents.~~

Ok!! To my dear beloved friends, if you haven't been to Gold Coast and would like to know what it looks like ? Here are a few of them. Not much and all of them are night view. They are taken by Vincent Lai with his beloved DSLR Canon 50D ^^ 

Night scene of Gold Coast City along the beach

Gold Coast

This is my favourite ^^ Feel like I am in a plane looking down from the window

Shopping is one of my soft addiction. If I earn my own living, I don't mind to burn my spare cash in cosmetic, skin care, clothes, shoes and accessories!!! As for my fiance, TK and his housemate, Vincent, both of them enjoy gaming and photography. Gosh~~ you should see their face when they are super serious in gaming especially when they play Call Of Duty 4. As for Vincent~~~hmm... lets not talk about him and his beloved Canon EOS 50D . Once he starts lecturing about photography, he will never stop !!!! I enjoy photography too, unfortunately, I am not too good in it... But, it is never too late to learn.

My fiance bought me a Canon Digital IXUS 870 (10 Mega Pixels) last Christmas before our Sydney trip. So, I decided to polish my photography skill by using this camera to shoot what I did for today~~~ Here are the pictures.. there are not too good... but, presentable. I think =.=

Ok.. lets start from the first picture:

This is the legendary "photographer" Vincent Lai. Vincent, don't be shy~~ show your cutest face~~ Good boy!!! * snap!!*

The second one :

My greedy fiance with his beloved deep fried taro (aka wu kok). Come on darling~~ show your greedy face ~~~thats it~~ good boy~~~yes!!! *snap*

My dear friend Devi (aka Ah Por) Don't be cheated by her 'good gir' look. She is a future doctor!! If you make her unhappy, she can perform an operation on you anytime she wants.. or prescribe you Estrogen.

Yum~~ Our all time favourite, Hong Kong style Yum Cha at Queen Street!! The best in Brisbane and they taste better than most of the Yum Cha restaurant in Sabah~~

Ok!! So whats the shopping of the day?

Tadah~~~ Clinique Even Better Skin Tone Corrector~~ only AUS$68!! I bought this because i have frackles around my eye area ><>

WHAT!!!! ONLY 68 Aussie Dollar? With this amount of money, I can buy a small lense for my darling camera:Vincent ..

Hmm.. with AUS$ 68 dollars, I will rather buy games or other computer gadgets : TK

For me? I think it should cost more than AUS$68. Why? Hahahaha... because I got free gifts!!! I know I know~~ this is so Emily's stlye ...

So what are the free gifts then?

Tadah!!!! WHAT~~~ Only a bag???

Please be patient.... I still haven't show off the best part yet~~~

Tadah!!!! What are those things in the plastic bag?

Hahahaha.. I don't feel like open it up~~~~ These free gifts had made my day~~~

Ok ok.... I will open it~~~~

See what i mean? I only spend on a Skin Tone Corrector and I got this whole freebies~~

One of my favourite is the 7 day scrub cream~~~

So, am I happy? Well.. look at my face. Do I look happy?? =P

Hahahaha..... Finally~~~ I am willing to spend on something beside food~~~~

Have a good weekend everyone~~~~~~

Live Healthier : Part 1

HEALTHY TIPPLE:

Are you trying to lead a healthy lifestype, coping wth the daily pressures of working and study life? If yes, then you need to make time to exercise!! Yes.. i can hear all the excuses there : Lazy.. i am busy.. no time for exercise... i don't have to exercise because i am already skinny... i hate exercise .. wah! go exercise? Gym very expensive these days.. bla bla bla... Well, lets get things straight. Ask yourself in the first place. Do you want to have a better body figure? If yes.THEN MOVE YOUR ASS!!! BRING THE OM BACK TO YOUR LIFE!!!!

First of all, i would like to introduce Yoga. Yoga not only tone up your muscles, it also makes you stronger and flexible, Many of the poses of yoga help to develop core strength especially you core muscles. With a stronger core, you can stand straight and taller. I know many people are having this problem due to their 'sitting in front of computer' lifestyle .... Trust me, join a yoga class or download any yoga clip from Internet, practise it for at least 2 weeks, you will not only get a shapelier body, you will also gain a Peace of mind and improve concentration. Hope this will help some of my friends who are complaining about their back and shoulder pain problem.

Yoga too expensive??

My answer : Save up!!! Cut down chocolate, teh tarik, nasi lemak, alcohol, clothes and jewelleries... make good use of your money. If you want to lose weight? Then you have to discipline yourself.... as the saying goes: there is not free lunch in this world....

Your Real Age!!!

Your real age is determined by the lifestyle you lead. This is what i always believe. Keeping your body healthy and servicing you as functionally at 30 as it is did at 15 can be done by taking simple steps : Sleep through the night and curbing alcohol to a moderate level. I used to drink 2 glasses of red or white wine every night after dinner. Now, I only drink occasionally (Once in 2 weeks or even a month). It is hard not to think of alcohol when i started to reduce my alcohol consumption in the beginning. But as soon as i realised that, my skin is getting clearer and i manage to lose a few pounds in only a week, i feel that all my efforts are worth it!!!

According to researchers at Queensland University of Technology ( Health Science department), aerobic exercise ups blood supply, nutrients and oxygen for a sharper brain. Waking up early in the morning and try your best to get into the gym can be painful, but once you get into gear, you will find it fun and addictive!! BUT, it is not uncommon for many people to burn out once they have achieved their goal. To prevent this, you need to change your exercise routine. For example, if you have been practicing yoga as part of your workout, try cycling or swimming.

Well... that's all I want to share for today!! Hope you all enjoy your exercise~~~

Before I leave my blog, I would like to show all of you my favourite picture from the Ekka . They are all taken by my dear friend and brother, Vincent Lai (aka : Lai Lai) Have fun and enjoy ^^

Wink wink~~

Vincent was worried that i might kill the Husky because it had licked away half of my make up~~

They are sooo sooo sooo fluffy!!!!! Like Polar bear~~~

This dog is super photogenic!! When Vincent was trying to shoot a perfect photo of him, he just sit still and look into the camera!!

A very adorable puppy~~~ sleeping like an angle~~~ cute !!!

The ekka!!!

Honestly, I don't feel good today.. because i am very tired of study, projects, assignments.... And the worst thing is .. I HAVE 2 REPORTS DUE EACH WEEK!!! This week is viscosity report (Biofluid) and locking mechanism (my Segway project). Man.. sometimes, i wonder, am i really a future engineer? Why am i so bad at brain storming and mechanical design... and .. why i had chosen this freaking Segway project as my final year project!!! Ah well... i guess is pointless for me to complain about everything now. I just need to work extra hard .. just to prove that i am capable enough to handle my own problems.

Anyway.. enough of those negative stuffs, becuse this is not the main reason i creat this blog. I have been feeling down and stress since last week, so i decided to give myself 4 days off!!! And the best part is... Ekka was still on !!!! yay!!!! Oh ya.... i forgot to explain what is Ekka.

Whether you call it Ekka, the Exhibition or The Royal Queensland Show, it’s ten days of fun in Brisbane for all ages starting from 6th till 15th of August 2009. There are heaps of events and attractions at the RNA Showgrounds, including fireworks, concerts, displays, cars, animals (Doggies, kitties, birdies, cows, horses and sheep), and FOOD!!! Oooo.. talking about food.. my favourite is strawberry ice cream. The ice cream is not just strawberriy flavoured ice cream. It contain farm fresh strawberries!!! Yummmm... sweet and juicy...ok.. enough of food... Oh Oh !!! the hot dog sticks there are massive and yummy (Around 2 inches diameter and 8 inches long!!!) And the homemade hamburger too~~~ Hmm.... home made beef patties (Diameter = aprox 4 inches ; Thickness= aprox 0.5 inches ) with grilled bacon, egg, tasty cheese, lettuce and tomato..... yummmm.....ok.. thats it!!!!

Ok .. ready to see some killer pictures???

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TADA~~~~ Awww... she so cute.... just like me =D (just kidding)

Ok.. the best part is this one!!!

My favourite~~~ Husky~~~

One of my favourite dog ~~~ kawai~~~~

Arrgghhh.......... so cute!!!! she kissed me~~~~~ awww.........

and more Husky!~~

Wah~~ she is drop dead gorgeous!!!( i mean the Husky.. Not me >.<)

I don't know what is this doggie called.. but .. who cares!! He is cute!!!

I love you so much darling~~~

To my beloved TK,

There is nothing in this world that is more wonderful than love. I believe that two people are connected at the heart and it does not matter what you do, who you are and where u are, there are no boundaries or barrier if two people are destined to be together. Eventhough we only knew each other for less than a year and we had gone through some hard ships.... there are so many obstacles awaiting us in the future.... and you know that too.... but life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing each other but in looking outward together in the same direction. We come to love not by finding a perfect person but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly, and i love you not because of who you are but because of who i am WHEN I AM WITH YOU !!

My dear TK, i love you very much. If i know what love is, it is because of YOU~~~

From you dearest mao mao~~

I love you so much darling