Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:04 PM
My first week of year two
Yes! I'm now pursuing my year two in Biomedical Science.. year two, first week was tiring and stressful in some aspects..
One of it was that my year one class have to split due to our various options.. i have choosen the medical technology option while many of my friends have choosen cardiac technology option.. in my clique there are cynthia, shumei, sarah and kim fang.. i miss them so so much! even though we take some modules together and therefore have lectures together, it feels very different. they are no more my classmates anymore:(
Secondly was the work load for my year two. For this semester, we have to squeeze the entire semester into one term of 8 weeks! 4 modules within 8 weeks, which is almost equivalent to one module in 2 weeks! no it's lesser than that because week 8 is mst week, thus, its 4 modules within 7 weeks. 2 modules are in-course assesment (ica) modules while another 2 are not. though this may seem like a better option, it have its own fair share of disadvantages. one of which was that i would be having quizzes and test like once every two weeks and non-stop projects. Lab work has been increasingly tougher now as questions posted to us are rather vague and there's lots of self-learning and research work to be done.
First day of school, i was already very stress due to the sudden change in school and classmates. I came back home and poured out all my anxiety and worries to my mother. I thank God for giving me such a caring mother, who has been there all the while. Mummy, I LOVE YOU!(: She listen to me intently and gave me really good advice. She told me that in life, we are bound to face this kinda hardship and disturbance. She thanked God that i knew what was coming ahead of me on the first day of school, which is much better than packing all my workload if I'll would to wake up to life weeks after.. She tries to solve my problems and also advice me on how to should change my attitude to this stressor. She then prayed for me and asked the LORD to help me in my life and studies.. She told me not to be stress out too much. After praying and crying it out, I felt much better!
However, as days pass by, I have been still stress-out by my school's workload. This mountain has never decreased (but i'm clearing as much as i can right now(: ), my appetite has decreased tremendously and i've fret about it a couple of times. I constanly had diarrhoea which i guess was due to my stress level. Well, i've research on it and found of that this was possible due to the adrenaline level and whatever not.. ahahs! For the past few days, I have not been sleeping well and have been waking up quite breathless.. ohman.. i truly gave myself too much pressure.
I now pray constanly asking God for His help. I find I have been a really selfish and rather hypocritical christian as i only turn to God in times of trials.. and sometimes i feel that Jesus shouldn't even be my intercessor to God but throught the past few sermons by pastor, i know that He will not. Jesus Christ is my sympathatic High Priest who understands my sorrows and would be in the best position to minister to me. THANK YOU LORD!
Today, i happen to see a card which mummy wrote for me slightly before my EOY exams.
Here's what she said,
To: Our Beloved Daughters, JASMINE & JOLLYN,
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall guide thy paths.
CHEER UP!! YOU'VE DONE YOUR BEST IN PREPARATIONS. Therefore just let God direct you by you acknowledging Him in this coming exams.
YOU (study) + GOD = SUCCESS (blessings)
Nothing is impossible with GOD!! Just pray. Phil 4:6-7, 1 Peter 5:7.
Always in prayer for you BOTH.
Dad & Mum
(24 feb 2010)
so sweet lars... I can always feel her encouragement everytime i read this note. I also Thank the LORD for giving me Christian parents. In time of troubles, they would be there to encourage me with the word of God. Typing out this note is also to encourage anyone else out there who are in the midst of tribulations, I would like to let you know that MY GOD IS THERE FOR YOU ALWAYS!
Here's one of my sunday school song which i would like to share too, it's called 'My God is So Big'
My God is so big,
so strong and so mighty,
there's nothing my God cannot do.
My God is so big,
so strong and so mighty,
there's nothing my God cannot do.
The mountains are His,
the valley are His,
the stars are His handiwork too.
My God is so big,
so strong and so mighty.
there's nothing my God cannot do.
This song has encouraged me alot, including other songs like 'Be Thou My Vision' and 'Wings as Eagles'. I know my LORD would be there to lay life's path for me, take my hand and guide me along. I believe He'll do the same thing for you too!
I pray that the LORD would guide me along, help me to face life trials with patience and a brave christian heart, to manage my time wisely so that i can 'study to show thyself approved unto God', ' a workman that needeth not to be ashamed', ' rightly dividing the word of God'. I pray that in my course of study, I wouldn't neglect the LORD and continue to grow spiritually.. (:
The next thing i look forward to is this weekend's malaysia trip! My family would most likely be going to malaysia for a short vacation during Labour Day. This would definitely motivate me to study well so that i can rest well too!!
gonna study now! bye~
loves,
JOllyn`