Uniform for Tin-Kai-Catch

This is the 'uniform' i talked about in my previous post. :)

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“We do not need the grace of God to stand crises, human nature and pride are sufficient, we can face the strain magnificently; but it does require the supernatural grace of God to live 24 hours in everyday as a saint, to go through drudgery as a disciple, to live an ordinary, unobserved, ignored existence as a disciple of Jesus.” ~ MUFHH Oct 21

This whole week, I had many trying situations to convince me that I have serious problem with my character that I have to deal with.

I was wrongly accused in 2 separate occasions, waited for some friends for about half an hour, had to change my plans which I worked on for the past 2 weeks, discriminated with a second class treatment because of who I am. In all these occasions, I complained a lot, was angry, frustrated, and even hated some of them who were involved.

I thought I was right to feel the way I felt, and I did not notice something was wrong until Leslie spoke. He said “I’m sure you know what the Bible says. Things are like that. Try to look from their end. Pray for them.” That struck me real hard and I realized I have changed a lot ever since I entered the ‘world’. I have grown to be impatient, less merciful, bad tempered, self centered…

I thank God that He puts this realization in me, hinting me through scriptures and friends. I read 1Cor 13 and found out that ‘LOVE’ is not that easy after all. I am still so far behind. And, I realized that it is His supernatural grace that I need to live everyday as a saint, and to go through drudgery as a disciple.

Hmm…

"Gynaecology"

I had my very first Gynaecology practical session. I was taught how to examine the vagina, cervix and the uterus. Ofcourse, on dummies only lah…

It was exciting. But, stupid me, I didn’t prepare before the class. I forgot how the anatomy looks like (Did it 2 years ago, ok…). As a result, my group was scolded and we were called monkeys by the lecturer! Hehe, but the lecturer turn out to be a funny guy after all, thought us a lot of stuff. He was just thinking of building a ‘rapport’ with us in the beginning.

The lecturer said that in the UK, one is paid 40-50 pounds per year to be a model for such examination. So, calling for females…anyone who needs a free examination, please leave a message. I need to practise on you for free.

Hmm…

Life’s a Role Playing Game

In life, we have 101 roles to play. A Christian; a son or a daughter; a grandchild; a student; a teacher; an employee; a big boss; a friend; a girlfriend or a boyfriend…you name it.

Have you ever faced any dilemma, having to choose between two equally important roles in a particular situation? Like, whether to be an obedient Christian or a respectful daughter in a given occasion? God definitely has to come first, but sometimes situations really don’t allow us to do so. Then how? Hmm...

Whose life means more?

That night, the grand daughter of the ‘Mak Cik’ who invited me for ‘Tin Kai catch’ came along. They were so concerned about our safety that they gave us all the protective equipment, while the girl went without any.

After my encounter with the snake, I discussed some issues with my foster family. I asked them if anyone in the village was bitten before. They said one villager was bitten before and he died soon after that. The nearest hospital was too far away.

And, thoughts came to my mind, “Are lives here less valuable?”, “Was the grand daughter’s life less valuable compared to mine?”

This further leads me to… “In the future, will the life of an injured murderer mean the same to me as the life of an injured policeman? Will I put in the same effort in saving them as I ought to? Will I despise the murderer and thinks that he deserves it?”

Hmm…

Catch ‘em, girl!

It was a perfect night to catch ‘Tin Kai’ (a frog-like Chinese delicacy). The rain has just stopped and the sky was dark. The moon was no where to be found. To the Ibans in the long house, ‘Tin Kai’ is very expensive. One of the few ways they get to eat it is to catch them on their own in paddy fields.

When a ‘Mak Cik’ told me this, I said “Let’s Go!” immediately without any hesitations. But, just 3 seconds after that, as I looked at the paddy field, which laid in complete darkness in front of the long house, I realized I was out of my mind. I asked them if there were snakes in the paddy field; if there were any leeches, rats, any other creatures other than paddy. They assured me that there weren’t any. And so, I went.

They have a suit for catching ‘Tin Kai’. A pair of Phuah-Chu-Kang boots to protect my legs from mud which was 5 inches deep, a plastic bag to protect my hands from any direct contact with the ‘Tin Kai’, a jacket to protect me from mosquitoes and the cold wind, a torch light…what else?

When we were almost done, we accidentally came across a 5 feet long snake, it has thick black and white bands on it, and it was about 2 meters away from us! It freaked me out and before I could take any photo of it, I had already run back to the long house! All my life, I’m a ‘snake-o-phobia’. I can’t even stand watching the reptile on TV!

Anyway, we had a fruitful catch. Here they are… BUT, when my foster parents cooked them the next day, only the one circled was ‘Tin Kai’, the rest were all ‘Tin Kai wanna-bies’. Meaning, only one was edible!

Hmm… (Nothing to ‘hmm…’ about, but just la…)