CF camp!!!

Running along this race of life
Sometime we run out of time
With deadlines to meet
And schedules to fit
There's just no time for everything

Short of breath
Yet we are to press
Onto the goals that we have
In Him, we find rest
Whether we walk or we run or we fly
strengthened by Our King

So we gotta shine on, Oh shine on
and be the blessing
for we are fearfully, wonderfully made
in the image of our Heavenly Father
We we will run with perseverance
And face our giants
His stones- sufficient
We will be more than conquerors
With amazing Grace
To finish the race, keep the faith
And fight the good fight, shine His light
We shall joyfully praise Him
For the battles He's won!

Written by: IMU's very own.....Ivy Ang!! (M205)

Above is the theme song for the Christian Fellowship camp which I attended this weekend. Meaningful lyrics, isn't it? =) If only you could hear the song- it's a really lovely song! And I predict that the tune will be stuck in my head for at least another couple of weeks more.
Ivy is really talented! God gave her many gifts- among them is the ability to play the piano by ear. (not everyone can do that, you know). And she could compose such a great song! On top of that, she actually uses her talents for the glory of God, and not for self-glorification.

About the camp- it was indeed a refreshing and enjoyable experience. I got to meet people from other batches, and those that I already know, I got to know them better. The camp was organized by IMU's Christian Fellowship. A number of people in my batch were in the organizing committee. The camp was held in the Port Dickson Methodist Centre. The theme of this year's camp was 'Short of Breath? Shine on Brightly!'

We stayed in dorms. (Our dorms had air-con! I didn't expect that I would actually be freezing in the middle of the night, that is so not me).

The first night, we were divided into four groups:- yellow, green, orange and blue. ( I was in the orange group. We were also divided into smaller groups within these 4 groups, named after famous sports brands). I was placed in the Pouncing Puma group with Ivy, Jason (Pharm.), Chris ,Yee Pei (M106), Ken, Suisse (both my batchmates), Lynda and Amy (M107). We had the ice-breaking session, whereby we played games and got to know each other better.

The next morning we woke up early to gather in our groups for devotion. After worship, it was time for our first sermon in a series of 3 sermons. Hmm....maybe I prefer to call it a 'talk'.
The power speaker was pastor Sean Prasad from one of the churches in Shah Alam. (Damn, I forgot the name of his church!). I've to say that pastor Sean is a really powerful pastor and speaker. I like his style of preaching, it is sort of similar to Pastor Kevin's (City Harvest church Pastor) style of preaching- in that he would say 'Are you still with me?' or 'Turn to your neighbour and say......' He is full of fun and energy too. At first glance, you wouldn't have guessed that he was a pastor at all. His personality too doesn't give away the fact that he is a pastor. He can be jolly and mischievious (he told us about the pranks he played while in Bible college) , but at the same time he has this burning passion to serve God. He admitted that during his first few years of going full time into the ministry, he suffered a lot- being paid so little, and other people- even other pastors doubted him. And he had to give up so much - including his ex-girlfriend in order to go into the ministry. It is not his will- in fact, at first, he tried so hard to deny that it was His calling.

Pastor Sean has been to many countries before to preach- and among them.....America. (Can I tell you readers a secret? America is like my DREAM PLACE! I vow to go to America one day.) And he has this weird passion of impersonating the black/African-American people's way of speaking.He can impersonate them so well that given his skin colour, you could actually mistake him for a black person himself! And I personally think he resembles some similiarities to Randy Jackson of American Idol.

Then there was this activity called the 'Spider Web' which requires teamwork ( you have to get across the web through the holes), followed by some indoor games.

In the afternoon, we played sports games such as Captain's Ball (which besides football also included us using papayas and throwing discs as our 'balls') and Human Foosball. I think that the Games Committee did a great job in organizing the games! Most of the time, I was afraid that the ball would just make it's way towards me and knock me down unconcious ( can't you see that I'm NOT a sports person?) but it was fun though.

That night, after decorating a HUGE banner for our camp, we danced the night away. =) And Mafiaed the night way as well, for some of us.

Sunday morning, after the final sermon, pastor Sean called us to come to the front and he would pray for us. Now, I've to admit that I can be secretly cynical at times. I used to think that God doesn't speak to me. But now I know that he actually does, in His own ways. Like this morning. Pastor told me that God was telling me 'Don't be afraid'. That's it. 3 simple words. But I think I know what God means. I'll ponder upon it some more. Maybe fear is something that is stopping me from moving forward. The fear of the unknown, fear of failure. Fear of falling down and injuring myself prevents me from giving it my all in sports games. Fear of coming to God face to face prevents Him from reaching out to me.

I was glad I went to the camp! The things that I learnt and can take home from this camp......... a) running this race of life with perseverance.
b) teamwork! yes- as Brothers and Sisters in Christ, let's support each other, give each other a word of encouragement and lend each other a helping hand! One good example was when Weilin sprained her ankle on the second day of the camp. Everyone was there to help her in their own ways. Have to give props to her too for handling the whole situation so well and not uttering a single word of complaint!

p.s. We also had this 'coach' and 'athlete' thingy which basically follows the 'angel' and 'mortal' concept. I almost got Lynn Xuan as my athlete, but a 'technical problem' occured and so it was not meant to be. :( I got Ping Wei, a Pharmacy student instead, the second draw around. My 'coach' turned out to be an M107 guy whom I didn't know. But he bought me a bar of chocolate, a scent candle and a tiny cute bottle, so all is good :)

Be the Salt!!

I'm actually really tired right now and dozed off a few times while reading my Bible- bad example I know, please don't follow me :P

But my fingers and brain were itching to get up a new blog today- last night I was too tired, earlier on tonight- the internet connection suddenly went haywire again.

Now, you must be wondering what is the title all about. Actually, it's taken from IMU's Christian Fellowship theme for this month. It tells us to be the salt in other people's lives wherever we go. 'Be the salt in other people's lives? Ailing, what on earth are you talking about?' you might be asking.

No....let me explain....

First.....what are the uses of salt? What do we normally use salt for in our daily lives?

Yes that's right....we use salt for.....

a) adding flavour to our food! So, by being the salt in the lives of others, we are adding flavour and taste into the lives of other people!

b) preserving our food - by sprinkling some salt on the lives of other people, we help preserve their spiritual lives, preserve their will to succeed by being an encouragement to them

c) making us thirsty- now, as medic students, we all know that intake of salt would increase our blood osmolarity. This would trigger the osmoreceptors in our hypothalamus, thus stimulating our thirst centre. When we become the salt for the people around us, we make them thirsty......for God!!

I can't think of the other 2 reasons right now......will add them in later.

Eunice then asked us to add some salt into the lives of the person sitting to the right of us by saying some encouraging things about that person.
Thank you, Eunice for giving me some encouraging words this afternoon. =) I really needed it, especially since for the past few days, something seems to be taunting me in my mind and reminding me repeatedly about all my mistakes and my flaws. (I don't know what it is- I don't even know if these thoughts are from God). It was a humbling experience for someone like me who is already suffering from a poor self-esteem in the first place.

Eunice- if you are reading this- just know that you are the salt in my life as well- it was a pleasure getting to know you from the beginning and having you as an Orientation Group mate. (Anus group still rocks, no doubt about it) And didn't you attend all the orientation activities as well, and gave it your all too? =)

Oh yeah.....I was worship leading the Cell Group today =) Not many people knew the first song I chose 'Be Still',. but that's ok. The other 3 songs 'Here I am to Worship', 'The Heart of Worship' and 'I Offer My Life' I think everyone knows how to sing them.

Back to the 'Salt' and 'Light' thing- lately, I have always vowed to be the salt and light in the lives of others. But I always end up reminding myself that I have to improve myself and my own ways first, before I can actually be the salt in someone else's life. It is hard sometimes to discard off your old ways, but it has to be done. I'll ask God to slowly mould me to be a much better person. I'll try to improve my flaws like showing my temper to others (only my mum and my housemates know about this one) . I'll try to be a more disciplined person - ok, this is hard, I am not a morning person, try to be cheerful and put on a pleasant disposition all the time. Only then can I be the salt and light for Jesus who can impact the lives of others.

Before I end my blog.....I would like to give a shoutout to all the people who have been the salt and light in my life so far.....

My mum- even though she is a non-Christian, but she never fails to inspire me. Since I was very little, she brought me up single-handedly, taking over the role of both a father and a mother to me. I sometimes label her as my 'Superwoman'. and I still admire her so much now.

My friends in Cardiff- had I not gone to Cardiff and met them, I might not even be a Christian right now. Each and every one of them- through their own special ways, had left a mark in my life for the 3 years I spent there. They welcomed me with such open arms the first time I set foot on Cardiff Chinese Christian Church. They were there to listen to my problems, and encourage me when things go wrong.
Lily, Dorothy, Gillian, Eileen, Genia, Eunice, Siew, Ivana, Lai Ye- miss you girls! You were always there for me, to hug me and to comfort me and you guys are such kind, gentle and caring people. Lil and Dot- thanks for all the times I could just walk across the road to your place and be rest assured that I would be welcome into your place with open arms anytime. Though you might have forgotten me by now- but just know that I will never forget you guys.
Brian, Darryl, Alan, Kiet, Tong Hong- thanks for being like big brothers to me. You guys showed me that men can actually have a kind and caring side to them as well.

Amy- you're the sweetest and cutest person ever-I haven't seen you and Jon for almost 2 years already. Send my regards to Jon too- I actually miss him too.
Renee- so sweet too. I still remember the time when you whispered to me that you were pregnant. And you confided in me and shared with me all the troubles and difficulties you had to go through during your entire pregnancy. And how we went through this entire journey together-right from the early months until Shane reached a year old! Send my love to Chung How and little Shane! Hope Chung How is still his usual cheerful self- may God bless your little family!
Ivy- just continue being your usually chatty and cheerful and bubbly self! You were also there to listen to me. One thing I like about you is your ability to be honest and open to others. Say hi to Kevin for me. ( Please ask him not to overwork himself ok?)
Amy March and Heather- you two never failed to inspire me as well. You never hesistated in lending me your notes- and offering my help and encouragement. And on top of your kindness, you ended up being such an excellent students in class as well.

All my friends/batchmates/ seniors in IMU- This is too many to name. But I have to thank all my batchmates, Christians and non-Christians alike- for being so nice to me- making me feel like I am welcome here. To my Christian batchmates, thank you for the cell group, for keeping my spiritual walk and faith alive. Eunice, Lynn Xuan, Edwina, Sarah Yuen, Weilin, Evelyn, Elizabeth, Yen BEE, Jeremys, Jimmy, to name a few.....To my seniors- so many- Shio Yen, Debbie, Jo Ann, Ivy, Sarah, Michelle, Naomi, David,....thanks also for making me feel so comfortable and at home here.
To my O.Os - Zi Yun, Sue Wen, Caryn and Kevin (you know I just can't miss you guys out)- you guys are the best O.Os ever!!

To my housemates Li Cin ( Rachel) and Fang Han:- I know this is the umpteenth time I have mentioned this....but thank you SO much for always putting up with my unpredictable mood swings and temper. I can't imagine having any other housemates. Additional thanks to Rachel for being my guide and pulling me back to Jesus whenever I stray away.

To my cousin Bibiana Tie for being one of the closest cousins ever to me, for being like the elder sister I never had. For always showing concern for me, for sharing about Jesus to me, for taking the time to get to know my friends, for giving me advise about lots of things and last but not least- for being the only person I can discuss and share my interest on 'Survivor' with!

p.s. Today's CSU session just reminded me how much I still don't know. I couldn't even answer a single question being tossed to me- but that was because I was too tired to read up MacCloid's the night before.

Latest Happenings......

Sorry for such a boring title.....I am simply too tired right now to think of a more creative one, heh.

On Tuesday- me, my housemates, Chong Bing, Ramzi and Wen Chong went to Times Square in the afternoon ( after lectures) to catch a movie. I was disappointed to find out that 'Bridge to Terabithia' was not screening anymore! So we had to settle for another movie. We had a tough time initially deciding which movie to watch. We certainly didn't want to watch a scary movie- well, not me at least. The guys have watched Mr.Bean already, and they didn't think that it was a good movie worth watching a second time. Finally, after much deliberation, we all settled for 'Meet The Robinsons'.

To be honest, I am not really into animated movies. However, I do admit that some animated movies are great ones worth watching, such as 'Tarzan', 'The Lion King' and 'Mulan'.

Something weird happened during the first 20 minutes or so of screening time. We were surprised to see a short animated feature of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, production of Walt Disney. We all looked at each other questioningly. The unspoken question written on our faces was 'What on earth is this?! Have we ventured into the wrong theatre or something? Have we caught the wrong movie?' But it was a good laugh though.

Then.....finally the actual movie came on, and we all heaved a sigh of relief. Lol. The movie was actually not bad at all...worth a relaxing afternoon. You have to not expect so much out of the movie, and instead just sit back, relax and enjoy the experience. Though I've to admit that some parts were rather confusing. For example....there is this character(Michael aka 'Goob') who is supposed to be the roommate, the good friend and the enemy of the main character, Lewis.

Yeah- you wouldn't comprehend what I'm talking about- until you watch the movie yourself. So go watch the movie, peeps! :D

One important message that I can take away from this movie is........'Keep moving forward!!!' Yeah!!

On Monday- we had our very first PBL session with our new facilitator. Basically- my PBL groupmates still remain the same, only the facilitators change. I miss my previous faci, CKK. ( I still don't know what his real name is, Lol!) Anyways, my new facilitator's name is ......*checks timetable*.... Miss Wong Shew Fung. K. She is one funny lady. And nice too. I don't know about the first impression that I gave her though- walking noncholantly into the PBL room, stiffling a giggle and holding a slice of pizza on one hand. And suddenly I spotted this unfamiliar person sitting right opposite me. And suddenly the realization hit me that it was our new faci- uh oh. I quickly stuffed the pizza into my mouth.

Anyways- back to Miss Wong- during the PBL (1) trigger session, she guided us a lot- by giving us clues as to what learning topics she wants us to write down. For the 2nd session, the presentation one- she undertook a more laid back approach, and let us present our stuff first before giving her comments at the very end.

I LOVE my PBL group, btw. Practically everyone in the group takes an active part in the group discussion, and we are always so eager to share any bit of info that we have found.....so much so that we have to fight for the right to speak up- or else we would simply be 'overshadowed' by the others! To William, Hooi Hooi, Sharon, Hui Wen, Kim Long, Chih Ying, Priya, Teck Cheng and Afiq- you guys are the best PBL group mates that I can ever find!!

Today- we had Islam class presentation. I was grouped with Mastura and Sarah. I have a confession to make.... we only started preparing for our presentation one or two days ago!!! And I just started searching for pictures last night! I don't know how we managed to pull it through ( I was really hoping- almost praying in fact, that we didn't need to present today. But alas, lady luck was not on our side) but we did! Special thanks to Mastura, for being such a natural speaker and who was able to pull off a formidable presentation, despite the circumstances. I presented the pictures I found at the end.

Tonight- I went to the very first City Harvest CG meeting for my new cell group!! I got to meet my new cell group members for the first time tonight. They are a nice and friendly bunch of people who welcomed us into their cell group with open arms. ( It was held in the leader's house in Bukit Jalil). One thing that I was not prepared for was the fact that almost all the existing members in the group- spare for 2, were guys. Now that me, housemate Rachel, and Naomi have joined the group- there are more girls in it now. But before that, it was just Laverne ( the cell leader) and Yvonne. Never mind, at least I have a chance to mix around with more guys now...haha. One of them....Kelvin, hails from Kuching as well. He is from Batu Kawa as well.....but I suspect it 's the other one- the one across the Sarawak river. I like Laverne's style of Bible teaching- almost similar to Sally's(our previous CG leader)- but that was because she had been learning from Sally!

After cell group was over, we all went to a restaurant for supper. Quite a variety of food there, took quite a while to decide what I wanted to have! Apparently, it was Yvonne's birthday after midnight- so we celebrated her birthday at the same time. Yippie!! She got a huge waffle with 5 scoops of ice-cream on top. Yum...and one HUGE jug of teh ais. But yeah....we ended up sharing all these anyways. Hehe....

Alright....do check out the pictures above!!

p.s ugh! I don't understand a single thing about the ECG lecture! Have to read up!!

p.p.s Only a week into CVS- and I'm already behind in my lecture notes....

Happy April Fools!!!

Well....I didn't originally intend to make a blog post today....but here goes...

First off....Happy April Fools Day! For me personally, it's just another normal day....or supposed to be. But that was until I got April Fooled. Or rather....Naomied..... twice.

First time round....we were waiting at the church lobby for someone to usher us in. I was just standing around, when suddenly Naomi ( my Sem 3 senior) whispered to me.....'Ailing, your zip is down'. As predicted, I panicked a little and whispered back that I was gonna go to the toilet to sort that out. Then suddenly she said 'Happy April Fools!' Omg. Yeap, I smacked her with the newspaper I was holding, hehe. Naughty naughty girl. (Zi Yun- is she this naughty in class? :P)

But seriously though- I cannot imagine what our cell group or Sunday noons will be like without her around. She is so cheerful and fun-loving, mischievious but at the same time caring.....she's a breath of fresh air. * cyber hugs Naomi* Hmm......wonder whether she reads this or not, I did send her an invitation after all.

Oh yeah....about the 'big announcement' that Jia Hou wanted to make. Well.....it was indeed a big annoucement after all. Our Cell Group (Group E30- which composes of IMU students and is held at PBL room 17 every Friday at 1pm) is going to be dissolved. Which means that all of us, the E30 group members would be split up from now on. No more City Harvest IMU cell group. *cries*
The Pharmacy students and Debbie (Sem 4) would be joining Jennifer's group and me, Li Cin, David and Naomi would be joining Greg's sister's cell group ( I forgot what is her name) and the rest will join another cell group. The main reason for splitting us up was that Sally, the previous cell group leader, had left to UK, and Jia Hou the guitarist is leaving to Singapore soon.

I've to admit that I was quite shocked at first. It would take quite a while for me to get used to this new arrangement....but we'll manage...I hope. Plus, we'll get to meet some new friends outside of IMU! And cell groups would be more like what an actual cell group SHOULD be....going to someone's house and fellowshipping over tea or supper in the midst of the usual Bible study, worship and stuff. Yes...cell group would now be more like my Friday nights in Cardiff. ( Can't you see I still miss Cardiff?)

I should learn to be more flexible to change.

Right....I guess that's it from me for now.....


p.s.... Will miss being in the same cell group as Debbie and Shio Yen ( sem 5). But then again, I will see them around in uni anyways. Plus, I still have Bible Study with Debbie.

My shopping trip ( and how I threw 50 bucks down the drain)

Have you ever experienced a time when you feel like you've wasted your money on something which was not worth the price you paid? Well yes, that was how I felt this evening.

Today, my 2 housemates and I went to Sungei Wang for shopping- to celebrate our freedom. I had more than enough clothes in my wadrobe, so I wasn't feeling the need to buy any clothes. I just wanted to accompany my housemates, relax myself and do some window shopping.

The monorails arriving at the Hang Tuah station were JAM PACKED. So much so that right after housemate Li Cin managed to squeeze herself into the first monorail that arrived- housemate Fang Han and I were left behind their was simply no more room left for us to squeeze into. Ah- I should've taken a photo of that!

I managed to buy a pair of 3/4 jeans ( never had one- but then I realized that it would come in handy during rainy days when the roads and pavements would be soggy and soil the edges of full length jeans).

Then I walked into Attributes and after browsing around brought some cute stickers. Bought a pair of hair clips as well.

My housemates walked into almost every cloth boutique- I've to admit sort of bored me a little. I was never into clothes when I was younger.....maybe now yes.....but when you are not intending to buy anything, you kind of lost interest a little, you know ;) Oh- Comma the best fashion design ever! Contemplated buying a white gown there (it costs about RM60) but then decided after trying it on ( it actually didn't look bad on me!) that I wouldn't be using it anyways especially since I wouldn't be going to the IMU Ball. ( No guy to escort me you know! ;) )

To my pleasant surprise....when I walked into a music store- they were selling cassettes with the promotion of buy 1 get 2 free! Too tempted to resist- I spent a long time selecting the cassettes.

So far so good. I was spending my money wisely, or so I thought.

Then 'tragedy' struck. Housemate Li Cin wanted to buy a new earphone for her handset because her previous one was destroyed by her little brother. And then I remembered that I had been wanting to get something, just anything that would enable me to transfer pictures from my handphone to my laptop. They did indeed sell Nokia USB cables- for RM 50 each. And guess what....I bought it. Should've called my mom first and asked her where did she put the USB cable ( it was originally her phone- she exchanged it with me one day). But no- I was too excited to get one that I bought it first. And then when I called her later on- she said that it was in the box she posted to be quite a while back. Arrrghhhh.....

So I suddenly wanted to return the USB cable back and get a refund. But alas.....I found out that items in Malaysia are non-refundable. K....now I really miss the times I was in UK....whereby as long as I keep the receipt, I could return back the goods intact (for anything except perishable goods) and get a refund.

So yes- I lost my mood for shopping any longer- and refused to buy a pair of shoes my housemates urged me to try on. ('You should trywearing high heels- it makes you look taller, you know!)

And yes, when I returned home, I found it in my computer bag, entangled with all sorts of other cables.

And worse still- when I tried installing the cable using the installation CD my mum posted to me- my laptop couldn't start the Installation Wizard! Arrgghhh.....

Oh yeah- of course I am pissed off with myself. Way to spend my money!


Anyways...on another note....Cardiovascular system starting on Monday. Can't believe we are already into the systems course already. How fast time flies when you don't realize it!

Happy April Fool's Day!!!


p.s. Yikes gotta go to bed now! Tomorrow have to wake up earlier for church. Jia How has an important annoucement to make, according to Shio Yen.

p.p.s For those silent 'lurkers' out there....hehe, I know there are some ;) do feel free to drop a word or two in the Chatterbox! Com'on, don't be shy- I don't bite :P

Summative 2 and it's aftermath....

First of all- above is the proof that I have just tidied my room tonight. Spot the difference?

Just in case you're wondering....my blog is still alive and kicking.....it was just on a few days' hiatus for the summative. Haha.

First thing I should be talking about is the summative right? How did it go? Well- to be honest I really don't know how well I did. There were quite a number of questions which I 'tembaked' (guessed) the answers. (esp. for Pharmaco) The frustating thing was Pharmacology- which I had studied so hard for....about 6-7 questions came out , and I totally forgot all the Pharmacology that I had studied!!! This just reinforces my dislike for Pharmacology.

And I was pretty wishy washy on several other questions as well. E.g. which of these is NOT a zoonotic infection.....a) cholera b) salmonella c) filarsis d) giardasis e) dengue fever

I know c and d are definitely zoonotic, but what about the rest?

I checked back my Pharmaco notes....and I think I got a few questions wrong already for the Pharmaco part alone.....plus a few other questions from the other sections.

Right....and I just found out another mistake that I made. One question asked which of these following diseases do NOT have healthy carriers :

a) cholera b) diphtheria (c, d and e I'm sure do have healthy carriers)
I didn't know what diphtheria is. And my rationale was that maybe some people can suffer from cholera for life. So I put b. Then just a few moments ago, I googled diphtheria and spotted this from Wikipedia....

The onset of disease is usually gradual. Symptoms include fatigue,
fever, a mild sore throat and problems swallowing. Children infected have
symptoms that include nausea, vomiting, chills, and a high fever, although some
do not show symptoms until the infection has progressed further.

Yay.....yet another mark gone!!

The worst thing was that I was expected a feedback session right after ( whereby they give out the answers) but no.....the invigilators just sent us out of the exam hall. Arrghhh.....the suspense of waiting to know how well ( or how badly you did) is much worse than actually knowing that you didn't do well at all. Now I really don't know how well I performed in this exam- but I think it's safe to say not so good- as I've already spotted quite a number of mistakes that I made.

Oh well.... it's all over now...the paper is now out of my hands. Should've been more prepared for it. But how come I wasn't really prepared despite of the late nights I spent studying? *Bangs head in frustration*

Right- I resolve to be more prepared and do well for my upcoming EOS (End of Semester) assessment in May! Yup. No more last minute revision, no more last minute panicking!!

Now for the more light-hearted part- Summative is over!! Yay for temporary freedom!! Planning to go to Sungei Wang for shopping and movie tomorrow with my housemates. I want to watch 'Bridge to Terabithia'- but I suspect that my housemates would prefer to watch a Chinese movie instead. We'll see.

Let's see how I spent my first few hours of this blissful weekend which I resolve to cherish every single moment of....

Took a nap until dinner.....

Watch TV....'Princess Hours' and then 'American Idol'.

And last but not least......tidy up my room, which looked as if a tornedo had just swept through it. (don't worry.....it isn't always this messy, only nearing exam times) Haha....

When the taps run dry....

A few weeks ago, the entire B tower block had no water supply for one whole night. I heard from friends living in that tower that people were queueing up at the showers beside the swimming pool that night to take their shower.

Little did I know then that I would be experiencing the same thing about a month later.

Today- water supply to the entire Komanwel B area was disrupted. I don't know what happened exactly- but when I woke up and went to the bathroom and turned on my tap- to my uttermost dismay, no water came running out of the tap, not even a single drip.

So now, my housemates and I cannot cook the fried rice we were planning to cook this evening. I cannot wash my hands after using the toilet- actually I cannot even use the toilet in my own room now. We have to go down to the poolside showers to take our showers later on. I don't know how long will the queue be :/ Or maybe I can 'tumpang mandi' at Yen Bee's place in Vista C later? We'll see. I bought 2 huge bottles of mineral water from the Clubhouse B shop just now- so drinking problem solved.

Arrgghh....why does this have to happen at this time of stress? It just gives me additional stress. Hopefully the water supply will return back soon!

This teaches me another lesson- never take the running water coming out from the taps at home for granted!

update: came back from the poolside showers.....no queue! :) And we ordered Domino's :D But still no water :(

Oh and at about 8pm just now, my housemates and I were so happy and relieved beyond measure when the water returned.....for about a minute or so....