tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52534092011-12-02T00:33:44.393-08:00The Lord is My ShepherdAmy's ramblingstlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1167415709084123312006-12-29T10:07:00.000-08:002006-12-31T10:52:29.913-08:00Adventures of Amy and Robert in MoroccoMap of our trip in MoroccoDay 0After a bit of frenzy we finally boarded the plane to London, Heathrow. It has been a busy week with the normal activities of school, power Christmas shopping and with Robert on call.Many have asked why we choose our first trip to be Morocco in Northern Africa. Both Robert and I enjoy traveling but also wanted to go to places tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1141600680668825412006-03-05T15:15:00.000-08:002006-03-05T15:19:29.796-08:00Journeying together through LentAttending a baptist church right now, don't have much exposure to Lent. It was last wednesday I noticed that some of my co-workers had Ash Crosses on their forehead. So I searched it up on Wikipedia. And as I continued to search, I came across some pretty good material on Lent on the Mars Hill website http://www.mhbcmi.org/findex.htmldownloaded the Lent book and tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1140141129758062262006-02-16T17:37:00.000-08:002006-02-16T17:52:09.773-08:00It's been a while since I've posted. Alot has happened since I last posted. Moosefactory, the lessons there, Christmas, including spending my first Christmas with Rob =p, but also loosing a resident in our program in January.Starting in January there were only 5 left to do the work of 6, including 6 people's worth of call. As you can imagine, the already scarce sleep was getting less.. with an tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1133580871623821162005-12-01T19:00:00.000-08:002005-12-02T19:34:31.656-08:00Pre- MoosefactorySo I have been up here in Moosefactory for nearly 3 weeks and. yes I have been lazy and have not blogged, so decided that I would start recording some of my random thoughts. I have to warn you though, I have had alot of time, hence many random thoughts. I know that I have said to some that I would try to blog, but I realize that when I am in the middle of something I am not tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1133040720088857862005-11-26T13:03:00.000-08:002005-11-26T13:32:00.096-08:00Random factsSo it seems that I have been tagged by my sister, Supa to share 5 random facts about myself.1) My nickname since I was a child is Fa Moa, meaning scar faced cat. So the story goes that when I was a kid when I used to eat I would make a big mess and get food all over my face mimicking scars on the face hence the nickname scar face. Cat think cos I would lick the food off my face =p2)tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1122003879122517082005-07-21T19:57:00.000-07:002005-07-21T20:44:39.130-07:00Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD. Psalms 150:6It has been almost two full weeks at Mt Sinai, 1 month since orientation and honestly I can't believe how quickly its been going by. And despite the all niters and being waken up in the middle of the nicest dreams to go into the hospital for emergency calls, I have to say I have been thoroughly enjoying my time at tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1121051278731649732005-07-10T20:07:00.000-07:002005-07-10T20:07:58.733-07:00Brazil seems so long ago...So back in Toronto. Brazil seemed so long ago. They day l stepped off the flight l started orientation at Mt Sinai and boy has it been overwhelming, the information the responsibilities, the hours, the physical & emotional toll from the patient population. We learnt the basics in dental school about trauma huge swellings infections but rarely does a dentist have to dealtlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1121051110974545632005-07-10T20:02:00.000-07:002005-07-10T20:18:42.156-07:00so it seems that i blog better on the plane than any where else. Maybe because its my form of procrastinating. l actually should be reading my books on anesthesia aka. drugging pple up. instead, figured l would finish the blogs about brazil and maybe add a bit more. forgive my lack of capitalization and punctuation, as my palm key board seems to have gone wack.Brazil - continued...So left off tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1119407784301912082005-06-21T19:28:00.000-07:002005-06-21T19:36:24.310-07:00Sorry…Sorry for stopping so abruptly on my last blog entry. I still can’t believe people (i.e. Katy) would actually sit and read the whole thing… thanks though! Encouragement to write more…I so was tired last night. I had gotten off the plane, June 20th at 7am and by 8:30am I was sitting in dining room #4 of Mt. Sinai Hospital ready to listen to Dr. B’s introduction to Oral surgery at the tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1119321738212901372005-06-20T19:35:00.000-07:002005-06-20T19:42:18.230-07:00Warning!!This blog entry is going to be long… it’s a collection of things I had written on the plane to and from Brazil, reflections about the last little while.Graduation – June 8th, 2005 June 7th evening I sat in my room with mixed feelings about the next day- my graduation day from Dentistry. I know to some people graduation doesn’t mean much, just a day packed with many other people, so tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1116225263633625672005-05-15T23:22:00.000-07:002005-05-15T23:34:23.636-07:00Freedom!I am finally done my last exam ever in dental school. I cannot begin to describe the sense of freedom. Not only that but also the excitement of starting the next chapter in my life.Thursday night, some of the sinai residents invited us over to give us a prep talk. They kept reassuring us, it will be a very tough year but you'll learn alot. So many stories from their year, and I'll make tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1115832468107681262005-05-11T10:11:00.000-07:002005-05-11T10:27:48.123-07:00All too familiar...A call of desperation early in the morning... calls at such hours make my mom's heart skip a beat, because last time she made such calls, my dad has passed away... today.... it was a call that Joyce's father had passed away, yes in HK.The mad rush to the airport. The look in Joyce's face, the sorrow mixed with a renewed sense of responsibilty to take care of mom, and a 15 yeartlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1113191523375755732005-04-10T20:11:00.001-07:002005-04-10T20:52:03.376-07:00Back to normal?Yesterday was a day of fun, recollection and reflection. But today as my mom always says "Back to normal." Back to the routine of things. Seeing a broker for disability insurance and preparation for an orthodontic examination were sure signs that I had to go back to reality, my reality that is...After lunch, I met up with Lyds and Ed on the corner of Beverly and Dundas. On the tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1113189144182845862005-04-10T20:11:00.000-07:002005-04-10T20:12:24.183-07:00tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1113108428834860222005-04-09T21:08:00.000-07:002005-04-09T21:47:08.836-07:00Wow its been one year =)I was just looking at my old entries and realize I had a depressing post about a year ago. Its been a year and yes again its my birthday =) And as I look back so much to be thankful for.Today was an awesome day, not only was the sun shining brightly, but also had time to think reflect and spend with people who i really care about.Last night treated mom, tam and jamie to tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1112678063377673122005-04-04T22:07:00.000-07:002005-04-09T21:06:58.550-07:00More Ramblings - CCFOn Friday night, I was on my way to Hart House to sweat off some of the stress that accumulated through the day. I happened to pass by the UTCCF (Chinese Christian Fellowship) elections. As I sat in the back, though the faces were different, the vision that they were sharing was similar to the ones I had been a part of developing.CCF, wasn't a place, but rather the people, whotlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1112378350948346262005-04-01T09:42:00.000-08:002005-04-01T09:59:10.950-08:00A Satisfied Pig or a Dissatisfied Socrates?I think I was born a satisfied pig. I'm easily content with my situation and don't usually question what I am told. I am not usually one to sit and question or just ponder things either. I am inherently a doer. Nw that I look back I can see how I was a bit naive. A friend once poised a thought; most people are either a satisfied pig or dissatisfied tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1110771963026005812005-03-13T18:49:00.000-08:002005-03-13T19:46:03.030-08:00Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and of the heart... Just finished watching one of my favorite TV shows.. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.This week a young girl named Cassandra who had battled cancer wrote to ABC asking for help to renovate the cancer ward at her hospital so future patients would be able to recover in a happier environment. They brought the animation team from Disney and redecoratedtlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1110693712420844072005-03-12T22:00:00.000-08:002005-03-12T22:01:52.423-08:00Learning to Blog...It is Saturday night and I'm home alone with a cup of tea and JO playing in the background. I know some would be really bored, but I've actually been looking forward to this for quite a while. It has been a very busy last two months and I’ve wanted to just spend a night at home doing nothing. For the last 3 weeks, I’ve been focusing on preparing for our dental board exams, tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1104034422767540872004-12-25T20:11:00.000-08:002005-03-12T18:09:20.333-08:00Sorry I said I was going to blog about the other things but just so much has happened I don’t think they fit into categories anymore.Though to continue on the dentistry topic, I am continually reminded of how God provides. Have a blog to write about that but not for now.As for the other matters on my heart, think Korean soaps and family are the main things. Korean soap you may ask, indeed sounds tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1101579347411294502004-11-27T10:13:00.000-08:002004-11-27T10:15:47.413-08:00So from Connie and Yu's website, thought this was kinda of interesting. Though due to my lack of blogging think there is less traffice =p
(A) First, recommend to me:
1. a movie:
2. a book:
3. a musical artist, song, or album:
(B) I want everyone who reads this to ask me three questions, no more, no less. Ask me anything you want.
(C) Then I want you to go to your journal, copy and paste this tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1100927739882480012004-11-19T21:13:00.000-08:002004-11-20T05:31:24.946-08:00So I am supposed to be doing an essay on the assessment of Vertical Dimension of Occlusion (don’t ask =p) but I have two residency interviews tomorrow and my mind just can’t focus. So I figured I might as well blog. Yes I haven’t blogged since April and man there have been so many changes.
Being in my final year of school there have been many questions as to what people are doing after tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1081711182705681682004-04-11T12:19:00.000-07:002004-04-11T12:23:29.420-07:00Yes another long time since I've blogged... Blogging from London right now... about to leave but decided I write rather than study as a I wait for shums to go back to TO.
Its been a refreshing weekend. Con and Simon took care of me and fed me well =) but also good laughs, cries but also ultimately just constantly being reminded what easter is all about, what Jesus did for us...
Another tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1079327504168405532004-03-14T21:11:00.000-08:002004-03-14T21:14:54.576-08:00Its been a while since a blog. Lots has happened. But this song is one that is close to my heart at the moment.
Enough by Chris Tomlin
All of You is more than enough for all of me
For every thirst and every need
You satisfy me with Your love
And all I have in You is more than enough
You are my supply
My breath of life
And still more awesome than I know
You are my reward
worth living for
And tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1066793134702980402003-10-21T20:25:00.000-07:002003-10-21T20:25:34.503-07:00So happy today... some friends put a BIG smile on my face today. Which reminded me how grateful I am for the people God has placed around, especially at school. They are what make the difference =)
I was just sitting here thinking (yes instead of studying oral surgery =p), if only I could see them all heaven.
Driving test tomorrow.. not much confidence...
I am thankful for:
Marjorie's big tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1066091127072854222003-10-13T17:25:00.000-07:002003-10-13T17:25:26.920-07:00Its thanksgiving weekend, and i have much to blog about it alas community test tmr.. but found this as i was cleaning my hotmail (cos its overflowing). A forward i actually got from my dad a couple years ago.. good stuf...
THE BUTTERFLY
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared.
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its
tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1065383927877572252003-10-05T12:58:00.000-07:002003-10-05T12:58:47.203-07:00Been over 2 months since i blogged, but got home after driving lesson today not wanting to start doing work just yet.
Life is sometimes very ironic, dunno why been using that word a lot lately.
I signed up for the CIBC Run for Cure, which was today, only to realize that to complete my in-class before my road test, I had to spend the morning learning about car maintenace. Came home called my tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-1060235371743554362003-08-06T22:49:00.000-07:002003-08-06T22:49:31.700-07:00I know I have not blogged in a long time and it made me think why I started blogging in the first place. A couple of us started just before exams, honestly I think blogging was a procrastination technique. For one writing a blog seemed like a valid excuse to put down our books, but reading others blogs also become an integral part of my library breaks. Personally in addition to the above reasons,tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-940293482003-05-08T20:09:00.000-07:002003-05-08T20:09:58.350-07:00Yeah! a new addition to the blogging circle.. check out the vaginamonologue when you have a chance... lots of thoughts, will respond when i have a chance
Night before the last exam, its been a long two weeks...at the same time, i can't believe its almost done. Sometimes when I'm in my exam rut, the world around seems to fade away. But on Monday morning, something hit me that left me in a bit of tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-935921932003-05-01T06:11:00.000-07:002003-05-02T16:58:03.000-07:00Guess I haven't blogged in a while. Exams have officially started...3 down, 3 to go¡¦
but despite the gloom of studying, quite a bit has happened in the past two weeks. (yup long..)
For one Nolan (the English congregation pastor) and Pam (our Chinese congregation pastor) got married! The whole church was celebrating, some of the elders in the church kept saying that our church is "gaining a tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-929610462003-04-20T20:12:00.000-07:002003-04-20T21:27:00.000-07:00It felt like that whole world was rejoicing this morning, the sun was shinning brightly, and it was Easter Sunday with Baptisms at TCBC!!!.
Congrats to Ivan, Garland and Khai Nhu. Especially to Khai Nhu, your baptism brought so many dents people today =) Khai Nhu's in 3rd year and I've seen her around the faculty but I didn't really get to know her until she showed up at TCBC in January and tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-926929402003-04-15T20:37:00.000-07:002003-04-15T20:37:49.920-07:00hi.. Shums... =p dunno if u'll read this one.. warning its long
I was reminded that I didn't add a verse of the day, I actually had one from James but didn't know it off by heart... but here it is James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-926517722003-04-15T07:38:00.000-07:002003-04-15T07:38:18.250-07:00 Just finished our last mid term in Medicine... So now I feel like I can blog =)
I've already blogged about the Luke 15 (parable of the lost son), talked on about in cell group, been reading the book by Henri Noweun but on sunday we had another sermon on it and just more reminders for things to be thankful about:
The Parable of the Lost Son
Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons.tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-925552282003-04-13T19:02:00.000-07:002003-04-13T19:02:44.216-07:00Heah shums, sorry. i did post something last nite but for some reason it didn't show up. anyways... another day, more thoughts, more things to be thankful for =)
Last night, at my classmate's birthday party, one of my friends remarked, "We're gonna be rich you know, freaking rich!" mind you at the time he was a bit tipsy at the time. But I've been thinking the last couple days, that the "thingstlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-923390172003-04-09T21:37:00.000-07:002003-04-09T21:37:01.700-07:00Its 12:06am, April 10th, the birthday icon on my ICQ has disappeared and I think the happy birthday messages will stop streaming in =p
I was wondering what's so special about today, I am sure if my icq info didn't have the little birthday cake, many would forget the significance of April the 9th. But I know leastone person who will never forget this day 24 years ago, my mom.
Last night my mom tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-921847042003-04-07T17:23:00.000-07:002003-04-07T17:27:00.000-07:00I'm back.... Though I've never had one until now, I've had the habit of stalking people and waiting for them to update their blogs. When I finally figure out how to, I hope to add links =)
Rite now I'm in the science library at UT taking a study break, and yup checking people's blogs=p. One of my new favs is another classmates' "Life on 124 Edward Street."
He writes about things he notices tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5253409.post-921188262003-04-06T18:52:00.000-07:002003-04-06T20:55:58.000-07:00
So I've given in.. I've decided to start a blog.
Why today of all days?
I was actually thinking a lot about my father today. Yesterday was Ching Ming, a Chinese tradition for a day of remembrance. Not sure if anyone went to offer flowers to dad in HK, but dad ended up getting roses here. And just seeing his smiling pic, name plate from one of his first companies and flowers, brought tlimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158354125065915208noreply@blogger.com0