tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62960504095370776762024-03-21T23:17:59.018+08:00Streams of My Consciousness"Live simple; but don't simply live"Jun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296050409537077676.post-22591537451871303942008-12-13T08:51:00.004+08:002008-12-13T09:30:08.526+08:00Dabai a.k.a Sibu Olive<span style="color:#33ff33;">Name : <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/liyin/108509733/">Canarium Odontophyllum </a></span><div><span style="color:#33ff33;">Family Name : Burseraceae</span><br /></div><br /><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279079506662921314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAU8TsLfbOjvDxGVgIW3N5xJF3iPDF-0JFw0eacWHW291X0Qo6DewW4uYb8tNl5MAnVl8aQZMLbQxYH2iJi5iRT29BeEfTjuQvwqI6oyTId4eAUMyj3jMpqLlxyJWLJmr8UXAEX2pEHI/s320/dabai+raw.bmp" border="0" />A jem in Sarawak reveiled!! I somehow believe with more R&D into this fruit, it might be a sought after fruit worldwide. It's a very oily fruit, perhaps like olive itself, stored alot of EPA etc. The best part is it's found in Malaysia! See where this fruit will venture into.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279080443082165122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4I0VHGq9Bo5L5AMyO0KJbrS_CBDVfltTuJ9ebB5hdWyeDUdvBQy0eS-tKEeAA3R7nOIp8tI7BA1yjQ6Qzo5gnJeDdf4-tPVPlOa0cpqVa7fRvvqco35oQYQQjVnzjgKxR-dCBqQ4cWc/s320/dabai+nice.jpg" border="0" /> <p></p><p>For me, well... i never like avocado, and this is close to avocado, the texture especially, id didn't like the taste. Due to the richest of MUFA, monosaturated fatty acids (i suspect) i actually ate a handful. Haha! Just a news report on 25/11/2008 by Bernama as below to share:</p><br /><p>KUCHING, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- <span style="color:#99ff99;">To food connoisseurs in Sarawak, savouring the rich creamy and smooth texture of the Dabai with its slightly sour tinge, is like having an acquired taste.<br /><br />Commonly known as the Sibu olive, the fruit is indigenous to Sarawak and found along the riverbanks in Sibu, Kapit and Sarikei divisions.<br /><br />Due to Dabais potential as a specialty fruit, the Sarawak Agriculture Department is confident that the fruit could penetrate the overseas market after discovering a breakthrough in the method to prolong its shelf life.<br /><br />Semongok Agricultural Research Centre fruit agronomist, Lau Cheng Youn said via a freezing technique, the highly perishable fruit is able to retain its freshness up to seven days and could last up to one year when kept in cold storage.<br /><br />"We are also collaborating with the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Serdang, Selangor to study the nutritional value of the local olive, which also has the potential to be exploited as a nutraceutical and functional food because of its high antioxidant properties and other value-added products," he told Bernama here.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#33ffff;">RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT</span><br /><br />He said through the ongoing research and development (R&D), the department is hoping to venture into the commercialisation of Dabai as a Sarawak specialty fruit, which could easily fetch between RM16-RM24 per kg in major cities like Kuching.<br /><br />At present Dabai only costs half this price in Sibu and Kapit.<br /><br />Known botanically as "Canarium odontophyllum Miq." Dabais popularity as an exotic and health fruit among the local populace has increased over the years with the department producing recipes for as pizza, fried rice, mixed vegetables, maki(dried seaweed roll), pickles as well as desserts and salad sauce based on the fruit.<br /><br />Best eaten with a dash of salt or soya sauce and sugar after it has been soaked in warm water for about 10 minutes, the fruit has found the niche as a signature dish at many official functions held in restaurants and hotels particularly in the state's central region.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff99ff;">NUTCRACKER</span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279079087276785682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCI1ui7Nb4xJ_Eck8fb3M5rF_bc03MVSeCAANxZNTEQIHbWxEu9BjRJwPzMwD3-5XHnXvMeI4KDOcMfD5sMpUFJpavHuKsPS7QWgELiMNiAwNNgxrLbvvQunYT_3xGHBUC33EjISkGDfI/s320/dabai+seed.bmp" border="0" /><br />A nutcracker is handy to get the fruits edible seed, which is as tasty as fresh peanuts.<br /><br />Lau said the department's breakthrough would make the seasonal fruit harvest, which is usually towards the year-end together with the durian season, available all year round for local consumption as well as for exports to the Peninsula, Brunei and Singapore.<br /><br />"Because it is perishable, Dabai normally gets wrinkled and dry after two days but now we can buy it in big quantities from the locals and supply them to the markets during the off season," he said."I know some Sarawakians, who have air flown about 30-40 kg of Dabai to their friends in China and Korea," he said, adding that the department would continue its R&D for improved commercially-viable techniques to penetrate the overseas markets.</p><p>So far the research centre, which started germplasm collection and varietal selection work to identify Dabai trees that bear superior quality fruit in the last 1980s, had produced two superior clones, namely the Laja and Lulong, for commercial planting.<br /><br />"It is an arduous task because vegetative propagation of the Dabai tree is difficult. It involved many challenging trips to farms in the interior areas where the fruit is cultivated," he said.<br /><br />The clones begin to bear fruit five years after cultivation, with the initial yield of about 10 kg per tree. This gradually increased to 80-100 kg per tree after the tree reaches 10 years old.<br /><br />Recently, visitors to the Sarawak AgroFest 2008 held at the State Indoor Stadium were able to savour some of the Dabai on display at a booth put up by the department.<br /><br />-- BERNAMA</p></div></div></div>Jun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296050409537077676.post-49331454412035535912008-11-30T18:09:00.007+08:002008-11-30T18:34:33.814+08:00BlessingsJust for sharing and as a reminder for myself.<br /><br />Today in <a href="http://theactschurch.org/">Acts Church</a>, Pastor Kenneth Chin highlighted in the begining of his sermon that blessings is not a possession, it's a position (Jeremiah 17:7 onwards).<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#33ff33;">Jeremiah 17:7-12</span> (New International Version)<br /><span style="color:#99ff99;">7 "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#99ff99;">whose confidence is in him.<br />8 He will be like a tree planted by the water </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#99ff99;">that sends out its roots by the stream. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#99ff99;">It does not fear when heat comes; </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#99ff99;">its leaves are always green. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#99ff99;">It has no worries in a year of drought </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#99ff99;">and never fails to bear fruit."</span> </div><br /><br />How did i ever let this truth slip of my mine. Just with this truth i'll be the happiest person on earth all the time. As said in the Word, know the truth and the truth will set you free (John 8:32). So true... Wow....*speechless*. Everyone who trust in Him is bless, it's a position! So blessed, i can't contain it!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYKQQUgBMJ2n41shPg0UCW4vJqBVIW7AFYAIrmdAf-TouQeldJmcfG7zcR1xNzIRLUFq9asPB3XfnbLIksPLMb5i5TIfajhmyBQhG2b8dmGiaSIs9DU74-nMszJMc153pMv4uOXV31VM/s1600-h/P1000380.JPG"></a></div><br /><br />Photo: Terrorist in Grace Kee's wedding! hehe....Just a pic <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYKQQUgBMJ2n41shPg0UCW4vJqBVIW7AFYAIrmdAf-TouQeldJmcfG7zcR1xNzIRLUFq9asPB3XfnbLIksPLMb5i5TIfajhmyBQhG2b8dmGiaSIs9DU74-nMszJMc153pMv4uOXV31VM/s1600-h/P1000380.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274392597428113314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 326px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYKQQUgBMJ2n41shPg0UCW4vJqBVIW7AFYAIrmdAf-TouQeldJmcfG7zcR1xNzIRLUFq9asPB3XfnbLIksPLMb5i5TIfajhmyBQhG2b8dmGiaSIs9DU74-nMszJMc153pMv4uOXV31VM/s320/P1000380.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYKQQUgBMJ2n41shPg0UCW4vJqBVIW7AFYAIrmdAf-TouQeldJmcfG7zcR1xNzIRLUFq9asPB3XfnbLIksPLMb5i5TIfajhmyBQhG2b8dmGiaSIs9DU74-nMszJMc153pMv4uOXV31VM/s1600-h/P1000380.JPG"></a></div>ture as decor, nothing to do with the current unrest in Mumbai or this post. Chill ~Jun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296050409537077676.post-12886692293286573852008-07-23T07:53:00.002+08:002008-07-23T07:55:26.890+08:00Sacrifice by Bob FittsA video clip that penetrates my heart and soul :) Thought of sharing it here. Click <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEBmuQxXlHU">here</a> to view it.Jun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296050409537077676.post-12154344831721577592008-07-22T13:43:00.000+08:002008-07-22T14:01:42.217+08:00I went under the SEA!Redang Bay ,13/7/08. Officially pass my Open Water Diving! *beaming* This exposure to scuba diving has given me another reason to praise Him for what He has created. Can't put the experience in words, there's so much life, colors, nature under the sea. My knowledge on marine life is real poor at this point, so everything to be is very big/big/medium, small or green/blue/red/yellow/purple/white...i have no names for most of the sea creatures i saw, hehe...But i enjoyed meeting them face to face :) <br /><br />While taking th exam there were moments we were floating/snorkelling on the surface of the ocean, boats that passes us by brings along big waves and soon stirred up my sea sickness. There were nights when i close my eyes to sleep in Redang, i still feel that i'm on a boat, rocking...This rocking feeling only left me when i left the island :p Moral of the story, take the pills! haha...<br /><br />Some interesting marine life I saw was black tip shark, turtles, blue spotted stingray, cute cute Nemo playing pee-ka-boo, live corals (hard & soft...erm...i dunno the name...too scientific, haha!), jacks, parrot fish, nudi, etc. Time just flew by when i'm underwater, in a moment it's already time to surface and got to wait for the next dive. I only did around 2 dives/day...didnt manage 3 dives due to sea sickness and thanks to jelly fish!<br /><br />My sworned enemy is JELLY FISH! Got stinged 3 times, the final sting was the one that hurt the most! The mark is still on me although it has been a week dy. I'll revenge by putting them on the dining table --- Jellyfish soup, baked jelly fish, boiled jellyfish, fried jellyfish, stir fried jelly fish, raw jelly fish, ALL of it! Well, maybe i got to take care of Mr.Cholestetol too...can't eat so much :P Kekeke....Such a elegant, graceful and beautiful creature, yet it stings bad!! The sea was flooded with them, like stars in the sky (haha..ok, abit exagerating...but they were uncountable...more than 10 in a glance). Moral of the story again....wear FULL LENGTH wet suit (i only wore half length)!Jun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296050409537077676.post-66362691266773349892008-06-13T16:55:00.001+08:002008-06-13T17:07:39.988+08:00PoWer in uNiTy<div align="justify">I’ve always yearn to practice in a multidisciplinary approach in combating chronic/acute diseases in hospital/clinic in-patient or out-patient settings. I’m so blessed to be part of CORFIS (out-patient setting) and Nutritional Support Team (in patient setting). I guess God must have known what’s in my heart (before I knew it myself) that He placed me where I am, lead me in meeting the right people and engaging me in the right place. </div><div align="justify"><br />I’ve “volunteer” (being paid can sitll consider as volunteer ar..?hehe...)to render my service as a service dietitian in <a href="http://www.corfis.gov.my/">CORFIS</a> (Community Based Multiple Risk Factors Intervention Strategy to Prevent Cardiovascular and Chronic Kidney Diseases) since Dec 2007, tomorrow will be the 1st time I’ll be discharging my 1st patient (followed up her for 6 months)! Yipee...! She has been very compliant and has lost weight (from overweight BMI to normal BMI), increased her exercise and now is an independent educated individual on healthy lifestyle. She said something that kept me going, “I’ve never have my blood pressure under control before; this is my 1st time having normal BP”. It was an encouragement for me to carry on this service although it really takes up and Saturday/weekend plans. Our team (doctor, pharmacist, dietitian and nurse) must have did it right. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">In the in-patient setting, HKL just started a formal NST (Nutritional Support Team), if not mistaken, March or April 2008. NST consist of a surgeon, a dietitian, a pharmacist, and 2 nurses. A senior dietitian is in that team, but I was blessed indirectly as I was given the opportunity to see it being set up. I was there for the 1st meeting as the secretary. NST only visited surgical and burns unit (which wasn’t under my area). Then, surprisingly, the surgeon had a case in O&G, as it was my area, my senior dietitian in NST told me “Jun, I think I trust you to handle it yourself”, she gave me some advice I hold dear and off I went with the team for a few ward rounds to see the patient as a multidisciplinary approach. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">I do have glimpses of idea how multidisciplinary approach in the clinical setting is, both in and out patient. Every day, every minit and every second is precious time for both intervention and also gaining new experience. It really guaranteed a better patient management and patient care outcome. Hope it'll be incorporated soon throughout all clinical setting. Amen!</div>Jun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296050409537077676.post-15543371869004907702008-05-31T21:14:00.002+08:002008-05-31T21:51:30.554+08:00The month of MayYesterday as i hold my punch card, it's pratically empty! Can't imagine i only worked for 2 days in May, which is the 1st working day (2/5/08) and the last working day (30/5/08)! And when i enter my department, a few staff came to a hilarious conclusion..."Jun, u dah kahwin ke? Pergi mana untuk honeymoon?" *sweat* Maybe because i was so glad in a way to be back to see my dear colleagues + staffs and also can't wait to see my long stay patients (can't imagine i actually missed following up them, but also hope they'll be discharged home by the time i'm back).<br /><br />After 2 weeks of MC and then followed by 2 weeks of induksi for HKL staff in Port Dickson @ PNB Ilham Resort, i almost forget how to pack my stuff for work. Despite a sprained ankle with ligament injuries, i still went for banana boat, jungle trekking, arobics every morning (630-730am), all the telematch in the evening etc. It was fun as it really bring out the inner child of all of us. Looking at all the hospital staffs from doctors, pharmacists, dietitians, speech therapists, audiologists, staff nurses, social workers, sains officers, and a catering officer mingling together, it's really like a BIG family. We pratically throw away all our gelaran and rankings and left our job behind to participate wholeheartedly in every program that was arranged for us. A total of 70 participant all from HKL, really makes a very diverse group of characters, most never saw each other before although we were all from HKL (it's really a big place).<br /><br />From the boring lectures to some very informative lectures that stretches from day 2 until day 10, to the physical arobics and funny/hilarious telematch by the army, riadah (waterpolo, kayaking and banana boat) and to the time we prepared for exam, 2 weeks just flew by! We were all demanding for another day of <em>cuti induksi lanjutan</em> to our penyelaras on the day of exam, knowing it impossible.<br /><br />After we came back to KL from PD, the next day in HKL, 10 of us actually gathered for reunion lunch as we were already missing each other's company :) We also visited each other's department, lepak around the hospital, getting to see each other's areas, it just put a smile on my face. Finally i do feel like a big family here besides only knowing my department (which is already around 100 staffs).<br /><br />Besides learning the core business which is Pekeliling Am and Perintah Am, etc... which gave us a clearer picture of where we are as goverment servants, now, we even have friends from all departments, which it's the biggest wonder from this induksi for me. Ya, there are times when i'll rebel at certain things, just surrender it all to Him and hope i can learn live a life He plans.<br /><br />Attended Perng Fei & Mey Lih's wedding today. Congrats to the newly wed couple!<br /><br />~Cheers~<br /><br />p/s: Didn't make it to <a href="http://www.relayforlife.org/">Relay For Life</a>...my regret....Will try to make it for once next year.Jun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296050409537077676.post-7874123562093129282008-05-05T18:44:00.002+08:002008-05-05T19:00:27.638+08:00Ligament InjuryI'm being backslab below knee...makes the mild injury looks so severe...actually i'm still walking/limping before they plaster me up. Once in a lifetime, now i know how it feels being plastered. Given 2 wk mc, dunno whether i'll take 2 wk or less if i'm able to recover fast. Praying for a speedy recovery. Cant wait to release it in 2 weeks time! (maybe after 1 week i'll try to remove & see how is the swelling).<br /><br />In actual fact, i can swim with 1 leg or even without legs...but i can't walk without 1 leg *sobs*.<br /><br />p/s: I rather put the fins on than a plaster :pJun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296050409537077676.post-31316952185873430342008-05-05T11:26:00.000+08:002008-05-05T12:51:59.195+08:00Life & Action: Start with the end in mindMy blog was really dormant since I’ve started working. Today my 1st time taking medical certificate (mc), due to a sprained ankle (ouch, ouch, OUCH!!!). I really have pain intolerance. Being immobile has stimulated me to blog once again.<br /><br />So much of life and action I can say since I’ve reported on duty on 18/9/07. I have everyone and especially God to thank for the opportunity given to start off in a good working environment.<br /><br />Attended some weddings and also lost a close primary school friend, Melissa Tjen Bt. Mohd. Farid on 26/4/08 due to an accident. My 1st friend in primary 1, we sat together for 3 years, was in the same class for 6 years. My condolence to the Tjen closely knitted family. Lost touch with her personally after we left school in Form 5, but kept in touch thru facebook & friendster. I’ll treasure all the sweet memories of our childhood and our growing up. This reminds me to treasure everyday, everyone and every moment. I learned a new “slogan” from Headstart last month, which is “Start with the end in mind”.<br /><br />Last month I took my 1st breath underwater! That was fun! For my 1st breath I actually breath with the regulator in my mouth above water (wasn’t too sure whether it’ll really provide me the air I need), haha! Was being cautious…then WALA! It did!! Then immediately I submerged myself and took the 1st breath underH20! Now I really trust it…there was once I actually took a breath underwater without knowing I’ve removed the regulator and I choked! Guess I thought I have gills! I’m really looking forward to my open water test end of May. Finally I’ll be able to see God’s creation in the underwater world, keeping fingers cross! Will enclose some pictures next time :)Jun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296050409537077676.post-69936295803142221522007-12-23T09:58:00.000+08:002007-12-23T10:02:48.467+08:00He Was One Of UsBlessed Christmas! December, the month of the year for ME! *beaming* Attached is a poem I grew up with, from a poem book my mum gave me long ago, just thought of sharing another one here, for CHRISTmas :)<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff66;">He was born as little children are<br /> And lived as children do,<br />So remember that the Savior<br /> Was once a child like you,<br />And remember that He lived on earth<br /> In the midst of sinful men,<br />And the problems of the present<br /> Existed even then;<br />He was ridiculed and laughed at<br /> In the same heartbreaking way<br />That we who fight for justice<br /> Are ridiculed today;<br />He was tempted…he was hungry…<br /> He was lonely…He was sad…<br />There’s no sorrowful experience<br /> That the Savior has not had;<br />And in the end He was betrayed<br /> And even crucified,<br />For He was truly “one of us”-<br /> He lived on earth and died;<br />So do not heed the skeptics<br /> Who are often heard to say:<br />“What does God up in Heaven<br /> Know of things we face today”…<br />For, our Father up in Heaven is very much aware<br />Of our failures and shortcomings<br /> And the burdens that we bear;<br />So whenever you are troubled<br /> Put your problems in God’s Hand<br />For He has faced all problems<br /> And He will understand.<br /> <br /> ~ Helen Steiner Rice ~</span><span style="color:#ffff66;"><br /></span><br />May all who really celebrate <span style="color:#ff0000;">CHRIST</span>mas to never never never use the word --- Xmas. It’s sad to see how the world really deleted the most important element of the season…Christ.<br /><br />I remember as a child who just learnt my alphabet, I did ask my mum what does “Xmas” mean, and she say “Christmas”. Never did I question beyond her answer. Only few years back, I truly understand the meaning behind it. Christmas – Christ = Xmas. Sad rite? :(<br /><br />Hey, Christmas is in the corner & I’m home for Christmas! Nothing beats the warmth of family and friends getting together. *smiling from ear to ear*!Jun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296050409537077676.post-58306195412059277242007-11-01T21:48:00.000+08:002007-12-23T10:05:16.420+08:00Heavenly Taste!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirS1l4fQGmb58KbNnhvSREuD6tAWCqcy_wqbhyphenhyphenBHbf8Mf9ic2QrL9Y63ldLGFUvj4BccDaacwfAUi5O_fqzmgb0k9YPJmYVBwFD6YkpL5aqEyCnfmo1LzhQ7lt1dLC21gIeqQKidszmp0/s1600-h/Mc+flurry+&+sundae.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127871101144726082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirS1l4fQGmb58KbNnhvSREuD6tAWCqcy_wqbhyphenhyphenBHbf8Mf9ic2QrL9Y63ldLGFUvj4BccDaacwfAUi5O_fqzmgb0k9YPJmYVBwFD6YkpL5aqEyCnfmo1LzhQ7lt1dLC21gIeqQKidszmp0/s320/Mc+flurry+%26+sundae.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWntKtx-oze7sohLFov3gQBP9oiZ_pbKQIKrXiLMfNhdnszwhZa_0CkWjWrye_7uprq9whyZBcmI7FahfTkyI-_C0QZU5yyBhr4iDiKk5miD8OJUNFKvdY-73I2Myoc_5RLo631M0dHg/s1600-h/k1087_6_mcflurry_cornettosuklaa.jpg"></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Yummm....indulgence! It's sinfully delicious...I'll just forget bout counting calories and nutrition content while relishing this creamy, crunchy, rich & cold Mcflury...a mix-in dessert -----Cornetto Mcflurry (chocolate, at left bottom)!!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Jun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296050409537077676.post-83490888642417397462007-10-31T20:35:00.000+08:002007-10-31T20:53:29.347+08:00Grace Upon GraceGrace upon grace, was the theme for FES 45th Anniversary, thanksgiving + dinner. So many testimonies from all who was and is blessed by this faithful group of God's servant. Reaching out to campuses and colleages.<br /><br />Meeting up with FES staffs is always a warm feeling, they make you feel that you have known them for years! Well, maybe 3 weeks up the highlands once upon a time was really the moment of a lifetime that bonds and transform everyone from all walks of life, with the divine touch from Him all differences desolved in thin air.<br /><br />I was truly glad to have a golden opportunity to meet up with old friends, met some new friends which is somehow "hyperlink" to my old friends....Friendship is really like a circle, it all comes around and makes this world...though so diverse in nature, yet so divinely closely knitted by Him.<br /><br />At the end of a meaningful day of rememberance of how God has lead and guide all of us. Everyone left with a smile that would shine thru any adversity and darkness.<br /><br />The theme song, really stayed with me...and it's still vibrating in my heart :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRK2Y1cZaME">Find Us Faithful (Steve Green) </a><br /><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">We're pilgrims on the journey</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">Of the narrow road</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">And those who've gone before us line the way</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">Cheering on the faithful, encouraging the weary</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">Their lives a stirring testament to God's sustaining grace</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">Let us run the race not only for the prize</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">But as those who've gone before us</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">Let us leave to those behind us</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">The heritage of faithfulness passed on through godly lives</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">CHORUS:</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">Oh may all who come behind us find us faithful</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">May the fire of our devotion light their way</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">May the footprints that we leave</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">Lead them to believe</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">And the lives we live inspire them to obey</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">Oh may all who come behind us find us faithful</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">After all our hopes and dreams have come and gone</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">And our children sift through all we've left behind</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">May the clues that they discover and the memories they uncover</span><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;">Become the light that leads them to the road we each must find</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRK2Y1cZaME"></a><br /><span style="color:#99ffff;"></span>Jun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296050409537077676.post-6208732468895788402007-10-15T21:13:00.000+08:002007-10-15T22:02:42.663+08:00Choking *cough* *cough*<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iJfOcFTryFU/RxNwDUlf3OI/AAAAAAAAAA0/dAdPsI41SHA/s1600-h/32-smokers%20vs%20nonsmokers%20lung.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121560403618290914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iJfOcFTryFU/RxNwDUlf3OI/AAAAAAAAAA0/dAdPsI41SHA/s320/32-smokers%2520vs%2520nonsmokers%2520lung.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify">The air in KL....*cough*! No words to express...the way it makes my throat dry. Just one thought i had was......imgaine....if all smokers quit smoking, wouldn't it make a big different to the quality of the air we all breath? </div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">I wonder...how can a person smoke....even when the traffic's so heavy...air already polluted...hard to inhale...yet someone will be there, lighting a cigarate, puffing away. Even worst, when eating in the restaurant today, i also realised so many of the smokers smoking away...ignoring ppl who are trying to breath & eat at the same time. Besides that, at the hills and mountain trying to breath in fresh air once in a while, there'll be ppl puffing away. Sad case.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ff6666;"> Smoking Worse Than Exhaust for Air Pollution</span>, Italian Tests Show Cigarettes Emit 10 Times More Particulate Matter, Aug. 23, 2004.</div><ul><li><div align="justify">"Environmental tobacco smoke is a major source of particulate matter pollution."</div></li><li><div align="justify">The cigarettes produced 10 times as much particulate matter as the auto, comparing the first hour after starting the engine with the first hour after lighting the cigarettes.</div></li></ul><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ff6600;">What are the two big diseases you think of being related to smoking?</span></div><ul><li><div align="justify">Heart disease holds first place</div></li><li><div align="justify">Researchers report that worldwide, there were 1,690,000 premature deaths from cardiovascular disease among smokers in the year 2000. </div></li><li><div align="justify">Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer</div></li><li><div align="justify">Lung cancer now surpasses breast cancer as the number one cause of death among women</div></li><li><div align="justify">Secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of lung cancer and responsible for an estimated 3,000 lung cancer deaths every year.</div></li></ul><p align="justify">(<a href="http://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20040823/smoking-worse-than-exhaust-for-air-pollution">http://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20040823/smoking-worse-than-exhaust-for-air-pollution</a>)(<a href="http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/healthrisks.html">http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/healthrisks.html</a> & <a href="http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/nicotinepatch/a/healthrisks.htm">http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/nicotinepatch/a/healthrisks.htm</a>)</p><p align="justify"></p><p align="justify"></p>Jun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296050409537077676.post-45347971949780606222007-10-05T20:47:00.000+08:002007-10-05T21:05:19.322+08:00Spreading my wingsIt's been 3 weeks since i've step into my department. I'm on payroll!!! *grin*. Fitting in and getting acustom to system & areas of responsibilties was fun i should say (though tiring). Still learning to spread my wings, eager to fly to greater heights, but also taking only 1 step at a time.<br /><br />HKL is so huge, all departments are so spread out...and there's no time to wait for the shuttle service..And usually the patient's bedside is our working area, meaning...we are always standing on our feet! Only in out patient, there's chance to sit. Hence at end of the day, i just feel like lifting my legs high up to return all the blood that accumulated in my feet.<br /><br />The funny thing is...I got myself lost in HKL many times....but as i'm wearing my tag, i can assess to anywhere, so getting lost and venturing into other's territory is not a concern as long as i find my way in the end. Patients/visitors also pening kepala when they are trying to find their way, whenever they ask me...most of the time i'm as blur as they are...hope i'll learn the bearings there ASAP.<br /><br />Lately i've felt like i am a walking air filter machine in KL. The air quality is really bad...and walking fr department to next department to see patient often require me to walk on roads. And i'm depending on public transport daily (KTM & LRT...sometimes taxi), so there's lots of walking by the road and filtering KL air. I sometimes joke that i might need a lung transplant very soon! A hospital should not be built in such congested & polluted place...pity the patients sometimes...especially those in non-airconditioned wards.<br /><br />All in all, i'm real happy to be able to learn from great dietitians above me. Their pro-activeness, ethics, passion...unbelievable :) *cheers* to all of you!Jun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296050409537077676.post-52523814143029142972007-09-01T02:52:00.000+08:002007-08-31T12:15:40.876+08:00New Dimension of LiFe<div align="justify"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Selamat</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Hari</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Merdeka</span>! Thinking of this as a perfect moment to start a new blog. Wanted to start a new blog as my old blog @ <a href="http://www.jlcheong.friendster.com/">http://www.jlcheong.friendster.com/</a> might be a bit annoying to some friends when updates alerts everyone in my friends list in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">friendster</span>.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"> Malaysia is now 1/2 a century old, cheers! It has been a long journey of 50 years for M'sia and 25 years for me :) Development in M'sia has definitely been in leaps and bounce in certain part of the country, mainly in cities. But holistically speaking, we are still much far from the true meaning of independance. Well, i don't have enough room here to speak in details. It's sad to see that we are still taking avantage of those in the rurals, the natives, the poor, the unfortunates etc...Being a multiracial country is never easy, true racial intergration is still a prayer away. And i'll never stop praying for M'sia. May be it's because this is home ground, m'sia has won my affection despite all her weaknesses, she has her own beauty. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"> Soon, i'll be part of the working society in M'sia. Just released from my campus...my refuge...a place somehow in certain ways, we were sheltered from the snares in the real working world, and now is the time to take my 1st flight into the open air...1st plunge into the open water. Is this also called independance? And independance always come with responsibility. Hope that the 1st step of this long journey start of well. *Exhale*.... Amist all the uncertainties and ever-changing-circumtances, it's my comfort and joy that i can always rely on a never changing God. Amen!</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#33ffff;"><em>But You are always the</em> same...(Hebrews 1:12)...<em>the same yesterday, today, and forever</em> (Hebrews 13:8).</span> </div>Jun Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06028114079842436362noreply@blogger.com3