Asia Conference 2008

Yes, I'm back from Singapore after attending the groundbreaking Asia Conference 2008 held there over the past 5 days.
I went on Thursday night by flight and arrived back here in KL early this morning by bus.

Not too long ago....God gave the founder of City Harvest church, Singapore, a dream. To organize a life-changing, record breaking event attended by more than 10 000 people. To organize an event that can touch Asia and transform the world.
This record breaking event is Asia Conference Singapore 2008. The first time in history so many people gather together for a Christian conference!

It was definitely a life-changing experience for me.

Listening to sermons from world-class pastors such as A.R. Bernard, Phil and Christine Pringle, Benny Hinn and Pastor Kong Hee himself.
And on Saturday night, I witnessed with my own eyes how people were cured from cancer, how the crippled could walk, the blind could now see, and the deaf could now hear. Amazing miracles performed by Benny Hinn, who is truly anointed with the Holy Spirit.
One more thing I learnt throughout the duration of the conference....patience. Almost our entire time there was spent queuing up!! Because there were thousands and thousands of delegates there, we had to queue up for practically everything.....queue for the next service, queue for food, queue to buy stuff, queue for the bathroom, and yes even queue for the toilet! Even after one service ends, people would already be queueing up for the next service!
And each night, we only got a few hours sleep, as the bus would come early to pick us up from the hostel. (Have to reach at the Expo 2 hours before service starts...have to queue ma....)

Alright, below are some pictures from the conference, enjoy!!



My cell group members :)

packed!!

Eaton Hall, where we stayed

Hallucinations....

This is a scene from the latest episode of Grey's Anatomy where Dr. Izzie Stevens sees an apparition of Denny, a deceased patient and love interest of hers. According to what we have just learnt in CNS- Izzie coud either be
a) really seeing a ghost of Denny
b) having hallucinations which could be side effects of certain anti-depressant medications
c) is suffering from schizophrenia
d) is smoking cannabis
e) this one we didn't learn- but is a fast spreading rumor among fans of the show- she has a brain tumour.

So which one is it?

p.s. I don't like the fact that Denny has to return and haunt Izzie....why can't the producers let her move on and go steady with Alex? But I have to say that Jeffrey Dean Morgan brings out the best in Katherine Heigl's acting.

Mock OSCE

Yay, it's over!!
I think it went on smoothly, except for the fact that I fumbled in FIA's station, which was to examine a patient with hyperthyroidism.
Firstly, I forgot to wash my hands!
I started with the neck, until I remembered that I we have to inspect the entire body for this question.
When I've inspect the hands, eyes....he asked me whether there was anything else I would like to do. I stood there , not knowing how to respond. Nothing else crossed my mind.
Only after it was over, I found out that I had forgotten to test for the fine tremor (how could I! actually many ppl forgot that too) and to perform the 'H' test for diplopia.
He still passed me though...

The self standing stations were ok.

I forgot to ask patient about their diet in the BS station. As a result, I didn't find out that patient was a vegetarian, so I couldn't diagnose the megaloblastic anaemia. Argh..

Nvm...at least it is over. I just need to improve on my OSCE skills.... and do well in the actual thing. :) Now, back to my notes which have been piling up for the past couple of days....

p.s. Thanks so much PuiFun and LiYann for volunteering to teach us OSCE!! I wouldn't have known a single thing had we not had the session....

New hope?

With Barack Obama being the first ever African-American US president....maybe there is hope for the African-Americans and the other minorities living in the US. And maybe there is hope yet for the black skinned people all over the world. Their voices are finally being heard.

Maybe there is hope after all for racial equality. The word 'discrimination'- may it be extinct from our vocabulary.

p.s After yesterday, I have new hope too. A new life to live. I'm being reborn :)