Job

Job 1:21
"Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised."

Job 2:10b
"Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?"


I never got past the last line as I wept.

Light Change

Ah..how's that for lighting in my comfort zone? =) Warm and peaceful.

Time's up!!

Ah, jienhan.com is down. Why? Hehe...I haven't renewed my rental, but don't fret! It'll be up and running soon. Ah, the long break between this post and the last is because of a terrible writer's block. Ah, maybe it's the exams, maybe it's the studying. Ah, still having writer's block. Hang on, when I clear my brain of anatomy, physiology, embryology, biochemistry and anthropology, I should have things to scribble. Meanwhile, let me get back into my den and assimilate the books into my head..

Wonderful!!!

I never thought I would be getting a wifi signal in my room!!! Not only that, it's a g network!!!! I must come back to Merville next year!!! At last I don't have to squat in my cold living room anymore to go online...aaah.

Declare

I'm trading my sorrows
I'm trading my shame
I'm laying it down for the joy of the Lord

I'm trading my sickness
I'm trading my pain
I'm laying it down for the joy of the Lord

Chorus:
And we say yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord
Yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord
Yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord Amen

I'm pressed but not crushed, persecuted not abandoned
Struck down but not destroyed
I'm blessed beyond the curse for his promise will endure
And his joy's gonna be my strength

Though the sorrow may last for the night
His joy comes with the morning

And we say yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord
Yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord
Yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord Amen

-Darrell Evans

Finally below 0°C!

Frost Bites
At last, the first signs of the cold of autumn and winter: frost!! Woke up and saw the grass covered with a film of white. Instictively looked up for snow but slapped myself on the head..it's not even winter yet! Sigh... Last night, Met services said it reached -4°C. Is it nice to have the winters? Actually not! The water is cold, the bed is cold, slippers are cold, the window is cold, the cellphone is cold, and even the clothes I'm wearing are cold at places. And the bulkiness of layers of clothing that we need to wear in winter. Maybe I'm too tropical.

Ah, now to clear the ice building up in the fridge...

A night out =)

Pic: at Ken's apartment, Ryan, me, Chai Zhen, Anju, Ken, Sam, Alwyn.

After PMCSA Sports Day, (UCD boleh!!!! hehe), a bunch of us hung out for dinner and had a nice time at Chai Zhen and Anjanna's after that. One thing, it's warmer in the city than in Belfield!

p.s. : Chai Zhen, trust us, it IS warm! hahaha..

DST ends!

Aaah =) gained an hour, hahaha... it's now 8 hours difference from Malaysia. Daylight saving ended today and autumn is finally here! It felt good turning back time, the power of time manipulation muahahaha.. But how depressing, it turns dark at 1730 and during winter at 1600+.. sob..

Farmed!

Yay! A farm trip, the journey lasted 1.5-2 hrs. Pretty long. Took the N3 and the M50, northbound. We passed Navan, and Kells, and the farm is just beyond Kells in County Meath. 68km as the crow flies.

Departure =)

Sam and I.

Sam and Alwyn.

Toll charges!!! Buses: €3.10!!!

Toll

An old bridge on the way to Navan.

Arrival =)

The farm's name.

Walking in.

Making Irish soda bread. My partner Chris from Austria.

Kneading with a spoon. Too sticky to do it with hands, haha.

The unbaked bread.

About to bake =) We had it for lunch.

Trying to ride the pig.

Catch (or caught) the rooster. Not easy!

Baaaaaaaaaaa

Mooooo

Sheep running across the plains.

Nettles!!!

More cows.

3 very enthusiastic people.

The truck which we rode.

=)

A very good sheep dog.

The bread for lunch.

A fireplace =) Smokey..cough cough..

In the truck. Sitting on hay.

Arrr.... shutter speed not fast enough.

A man made mound.

Tom, digging for turf (peat used for fuel) in a bog. Almost like Malaysia's peat. Also, deep in the peat, it's as cold as a fridge. Last time, they actually stored butter in the bog.

Catching turf.

Tom showing some lichen =)

Neigh

Whistling

The little tune that you hear on my webpage was played by me with my lovely Feadóg =) Grade me on effort, not skill! Hehe.

Bowl!

Strike! Spare! Chicken egg!!!

We had a blast last night at Stillorgan's Leisureplex while bowling =) There were pros and newbies among us, and my scores happen to fall in the noob category! HAHAHAHA... I looked to the lane beside me and there were numerous strikes and spares..argh! Here are some pics from the game ^_^

Some of us..

Some more of us =)

After knocking down 9 pins.

The first fan I've seen since arriving here!!! w00t!!

Feadóg, The Original Tin Whistle

My first tin whistle!! €5.95 for an amazing instrument is really an excellent deal. Now trying to get used to the octave climb by overblowing and also trying the ornaments. A little challenging but satisfying. Bodhran, ukulele, fiddle... here I come!! Ok, hopefully in 5 years when I have enough money hehe =)

No TV? Dun scared!

So, listen to the radio


Thank goodness for internet radio. We actually have to pay for a TV license to legally watch TV, never mind buying a TV. What do I listen to? Country and bluegrass!! Cheers to the South!


This evening, the International Students Reception at O'Reilly's hall.

Malaysians and Singaporeans!! Muhibah!

Argh.

Sigh... just 2 weeks after I arrived, some virus or bacteria decided to migrate to my GI tract and crap around in there. Food poisoning!! After throwing up once, I feel a lot better. Now, I'm enjoying some congee. Haha, it IS yummy =) I know I'm supposed to refrain from having solids but bei tahan liao. Spot the chicken.

Earlsfort Terrace

Will be abandoned come January 2007.

Entrance to Earlsfort.

A hallway in Earlsfort.

Another view of the hallway.

A view of the back portion of the grounds.

Another perspective.

On the way to the anatomy building, the one ahead.

The anatomy building. Doing dissections here =)

To the dissection room!