摩天轮

今天和中学的朋友一起去 i-City。
基本上是个游乐场，但设施简陋。
比较特别的只是夜灯很漂亮。

本身很少在夜晚的时候出去。
在这夜晚玩的时候，
第一个想到的是你。

回想起以前在伏尔加各勒，
当时你邀我一起和其他一班朋友，
打算夜晚去看雷射秀。

虽然没看得成雷射秀，
虽然和一大班不是很要好的朋友在一起。
但却很享受和你一起看街边喷漆彩绘，
一起和你在咖啡厅喝茶，
一起和你走路回宿舍，
在安静的夜晚和你分享心声。

这一切时光，
都留下了刻骨铭心的回忆。

现在在这人潮拥挤的 i-City 里，

想和你一起玩碰碰车，
想和你一起坐海盗船，
想和你一起享用晚餐，
想和你一起观赏夜灯，
想和你一起搭摩天轮，
想牵你的手，
敞开各自的心声。

但我们分隔两地，
不知何时才能和你
一起共渡这样的时光。

你想和我一起搭摩天轮吗?

Epistle to Hamers (7)

Hi Frank and Lora,

Glad to hear from you again. Thanks for your prayers! It is glad to know that someone on the other side of the earth is praying for you. I am also glad to hear that you have a eventful Christmas this year.

Due to the presentation about paediatrics emergencies that I was assigned to do on December 26, I can't fully concentrate for this Christmas. However I was able to attend a Christmas choir singings on December 21, and I managed to get my offday on Christmas, so that I can attend the Christmas service. The atmosphere was different, but the centre of the message is still the same, that is Christ Jesus.

It is really saddening to know about the bombing cases in Volgograd. Let us continue to pray for their safety.

Now I am able to adapt the flow of my work in the hospital better, but many things still need to catch up and learn. The week before Christmas I was assigned to paediatric oncology together with another friend. I had many new exposures and learnt new things during that one week from my friend, who is a senior house officer.

I have to pass 2 assessments to finish my posting in general paediatric. Today I have approached my consultant and passed my first assessment. It was not easy, I can't sleep well the night before, but thank God for His strength and His mercy. Indeed, "Great is Thy faithfulness, morning by morning new mercy I see".

But this is still the beginning. Another assessment will be with a paediatric dernatologist. I also need to pass Neonatal Resuscitation Programme (NRP) at the end of January before going to neonatal unit.

Yon is working at orthopaedic department now and I heard from him that the workload is not heavy in that department.

Janice is working at obstetric and gynaecology department.  I heard from her that her mother kept her bible away before she went to Miri (the city she is working now) so that she can't read it. However she is now joining a fellowship in the hospital, and during Christmas she was able to attend a Christmas service and received a new bible as a present. "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided." (Genesis 22:14).

May both of you continue to guide both of you and provide opportunity for you to serve as we enter into 2014.

Epistle to Hamers (6)

Dear Frank and Lora,

Recently though I am not doing very well in my work, yet the situation is getting slightly better. Although I didn't present all the 5 cases to the specialists, yet my supervisor allow me to "off-tag" and present other cases later during my posting in paediatric department. Thanks for your prayer.

This mean that I don't have to work 7am to 10pm everyday. I was not able to attend service and bible studies for these few weeks. But this coming Sunday I will be working on night shift, therefore I can attend Sunday service.

Yon will have his induction course next week, so most probably he will start working the following week.

I understand the difficulty to settle down in a church. I still haven't look for another church. Maybe I am too afraid to leave the "comfort zone" in my church.

By the way how is Koinonia now? Any news or update? Recently I saw a video posted by Isaac.

Let us "fight the good fight of faith" (1 Tim. 6:12).

Epsitle to Hamers (5)

Dear Frank and Lora,

It has been quite sometime since the last email that I sent. I have started my work recently. Before start working I need to attend an induction course. My induction course was from 21st to 25th October, in Malacca, the place where Yon is living. After the induction I managed to meet up with Yon and other friends. He brought us around the city for sight seeing. Malacca is historical city like Volgograd, it is a tourism attraction area.

By the way Yon and Janice haven't start their work yet, since their have their interview later. Yon is currently preparing for his USMLE examination at the end of November

I started my work in Kuala Lumpur General Hospital from 28th October, My first posting is in Paediatric department. But it is tough and difficult. When entered into a new department, I have this "tagging" period. Until now I still don't understand why is it called "tagging", since we are not tag along the seniors, We are still doing the same job, but the working hour is longer, from 7am to 10pm everyday, but weekend is until 5pm, and every 7th day we have a day off.

But I started my tagging on Tuesday, so my day off is on Monday, so I didn't manage to attend Sunday service and bible study these two weeks. This tagging period should be 2 weeks, but I also need to present 5 cases to specialist (asthma, gastroenteritis, febrile seizure, pneumonia, dengue fever) and perform some procedures before the medical officers (MO) before I can "off-tag". Although I have been in the department for 2 weeks, but so far I only manage to get specialist's signature for 2 cases. Those 5 cases are common, but somehow I managed to present pneumonia and gastroenteritis only to the specialist.

Life is not easy in the hospital. I can't seems to adapt the work in the hospital. There are many things I do not know in Paediatrics, and I am not able to apply what I have already know in my work. My passion in medical field is not as strong as before. My incompetency also make me feel ashamed to called myself a christian in front of others.

I remember the account of some of the kings of Judah like Asa, Joash, Amaziah, Uzziah, They started well and do what is right in the eyes of the Lord, but they end up miserably. The lesson to learn is that we must continually trust the Lord, do not turn away from Him and do not rely on our own strength or other people's strength.

It is simple and obvious to say, but difficult to apply in life. Please pray for my work in the hospital and the joy in my vocation that God has called and be a faithful servant and witness in the place that I am working. Thanks.