week this week

15/10/06 sun
start schoolwork. haven't pass up for 3 weeks. due tues. better do. or else don’t know what will happen. maybe pack bag and go back malaysia. reach church. 5 mins late. met with many friends. mostly uncle anties known from church retreat. shared gospel with a friend. arrived home. realized there’s really a lot of things to do. de-motivated by the load. no wonder is call ‘WORKLOAD’.

16/10/06 mon
reach office. work and do homework at the same time. reach fudan. didn't really pay attention to class. still reading. almost finish 20 pages. class dismissed. led meeting for seniors farewell party. realized time is very very tight for the next 2 months. went home. rush schoolwork. slept 4.45am next day.

17/10/06 tue
woke up 8.10am. class starts 8am. reach school super late. submitted homework. teacher still very nice. went back work. OT. reach home. start planning for farewell dinner. slept 2.00am next day.

18/10/06 wed
late for work. but boss too busy to see me. had meeting with client. boss happy. after work went carrefour. bought tread and needles. yeay. can sew my broken pants. dinner with housemate. had a good chit-chat. reach home. continue planning.

19/10/06 thu
after work stayed in office to plan. finally finish planning. whoo~

20/10/06 fri
shocked at how time flies. managed to get another potential client. play guitar whole night. watched Tanya Chai Jian Ya concert on tv. her songs super nice.

21/10/06 sat
listening to hillsong london. cool album. starting to write my spm testimony.

--everyday is different, life of an ordinary C--

manufacturer's recall notice

Regardless of Make or Year or Tithe Amount, all units known as "human beings" are being recalled by the Manufacturer. This is due to a malfunction in the original prototype units’ code named "Adam" and "Eve," resulting in the reproduction of the same defect in all subsequent units. This defect is technically termed "Serious Internal Non-morality," but more commonly known as "SIN." Symptoms of the SIN defect include, but are not limited to:

• Loss of direction
• Lack of peace and joy
• Depression
• Foul vocal emissions
• Selfishness
• Ingratitude
• Fearfulness
• Rebellion
• Jealousy

The Manufacturer is providing factory authorized repair service FREE of charge to correct the SIN defect. The Repair Technician, Jesus Christ, has most generously offered to bear the entire burden of the staggering cost of these repairs. To repeat, there is NO fee required.

The number to call for repair in all areas is P-R-A-Y-E-R. Once connected, please upload the burden of SIN through the REPENTANCE procedure. Next, download ATONEMENT from the Repair Technician, Christ, into the SOUL component of the human unit. No matter how big or small the SIN defect is, Christ will replace it with:

• Love
• Joy
• Peace
• Kindness
• Goodness
• Faithfulness
• Gentleness
• Patience
• Self-Control
• Everything He Has Is Yours

Please see the Operating Manual, HOLY BIBLE, for further details on the use of these fixes. As an added upgrade, the Manufacturer has made available to all repaired units a facility enabling direct monitoring assistance from the resident Maintenance Technician, THE HOLY SPIRIT. Repaired units need only make Him welcome and accept his Word and He will take up residence on the premises.

WARNING: Continuing to operate a human being unit without these corrections voids the Manufacturer's Warranty, exposing the unit to dangers and problems too numerous to list and may ultimately result in the destruction of the human unit.

--thanks to whoever that sent this to me, life of an ordinary C--

about cerebral palsy

…"Cerebral" refers to the brain and "Palsy" to a disorder of movement or posture. If someone has cerebral palsy it means that because of a faulty development or damage to their brain, they are not able to use some of the muscles in their body in the normal way…

…Early signs of cerebral palsy usually appear before 3 years of age. Infants with cerebral palsy are frequently slow in learning to roll over, sit, crawl, smile, or walk. Children with cerebral palsy may not be able to walk, talk, eat or play in the same ways as most other children…

…Symptoms of cerebral palsy include difficulty with fine motor tasks (such as writing or using scissors), difficulty maintaining balance or walking, muscle tightness or spasm, involuntary movements, abnormal sensation and posture, impairment of sight, hearing or speech seizures. But cerebral palsy does not always cause profound handicap…

…It is important to know that cerebral palsy is not a disease or illness. It isn't contagious and it doesn't get worse…

..At this time, cerebral palsy cannot be cured. Children who have cerebral palsy will have it all their lives…

...With God, that statement could change...

--there's power in the Name, life of an ordinary C--

cerecare - a place of kindness

Last Saturday, a fellow student of mine named FuCai brought me to Cerecare. This is a place where kids with Cerebral Palsy are taken care of. Finally! I’ve got the chance to visit them, after hearing so much and trying so hard to raise funds for them. Cerecare is very close to us as they are one of our beneficiaries under SHEN (Shanghai House of Entrepreneur) social welfare programs. We went to deliver their dinner—sponsored Christina bread.

As we stepped into the facility that houses 30 kids, it was deafening silence that welcomed us. “Where are the noises, are the kids all napping?” It was out of my expectation. After greeting Miss Liu, the teacher in-charge, we sent food to the kitchen. “This is my first time here”, I told Miss Liu. “Oh! Please let me show you around!” And there we stood, a long corridor ahead of us, and we meet with the kids, all of them, grouped into different rooms according to their abilities.

The kids were beautiful. Even though they don’t really smiles back at you; even though they don’t turn around and look at you when you call their names; even though they don’t run towards you and hug you, even though they are strapped around their small body structure, unto some equipment that suppose to help their muscle to relax, they were beautiful. Now I came to understand the quiet greeting of this place. Things are different here. Yet I believe that in their little souls, they were smiling, making faces, pulling your hands and Bermudas, running about with teachers feeling helpless. In their little souls, they are same with most other children. I really believe.

“Cerecare doesn’t only help kids with physiotherapy; we also help them in their emotions and thinking process…” “Cerecare is working hard so that these children can take care themselves…” “Cerecare is still looking diligently for sponsors…” “Cerecare is hoping that local schools will take in these kids into their classrooms…”

Suddenly I felt attached to this place…

-- there’s power in the Name, life of an ordinary C --