RUTHY FUNG

Every year on my birthday i look back on all the things i have done. And since i took half the day off  and am sick in bed i thought i might do some blogging since i haven’t done it in ages. Thinking back this year, there were many ups and downs in my life. I have achieved much with God’s hand upon me. I have obtained my bachelor’s degree, successfully attended my national service, got a car and a house to live in, got myself a job despite the recession. God have grown me so much.  Being 22 today i feel like i have grown up heaps! This year was definately memorable and fruitful. Publicly, i would like to thank my family for being there for me throughout! I don’t think i could ever have a better set of parents! Yes, the FUNGS rock and i’m proud to be in the FUNG family! I also wanna thank people from Daniel 1 who have been with me this whole year! And lastly, i wanna thank God for seeing me through this whole year and I believe He will continue to see me through the coming years for he is forever faithful! All glory to God!

My brother is home now! Yay..he flew back from UK.. can u believe it? We have been apart for almost 8 years already! He’s very tired..he’s sweetly sleeping now..jet lag…i decided to have a nap also before meeting Wong and Ben at Coffee Bean.

I had a dream..in the dream i was on the way to meet Wong and Ben.. it was so weird.. My friends from Townsville dropped me at this train station in Brisbane..I only remember Ah tim in the dream coz i was sitting beside me…anyways, they dropped me opposite Unilodge.. In the dream the train station was situated opposite unilodge.. so i walked pass there..and then Gin was there..so i went to congratulate him becoz before i went to have a nap..i was chatting with myrna on MSN..and she told me Gin won the competition.. this designing the cover of a laptop lah.. so i congratulated him lah..and i ask him..so what u win? actually in real life he already told me what he will win la..which is cash and a laptop..but in the dream he told me he won an aquarium of fish! ahahaha so random man.. and then he asked me..here got sell cheap ice cream or not? i was like har..i don’t know lar.. after that i went to find Ben and Wong lah.. but the place was like..corner of george street and margaret street.. then guess who i saw..Wong and Koo Simpson! So i was like.. where’s ben? they said coming..but simpson apparently goes to charis church and just came back from a church camp..ahha..! The last time i saw simpson was probbaly when i was 16…how i come i dream about him..so weird!

WHen i woke up..i was thinking..how come Gin ask me where got cheap ice-cream.. then i remembered…Gin owes me ice-cream! ahahah..and he wanted to treat me in the dream.. but it was only a dream..so..next year lar! haha..and i still have no idea how he can win an aquarium of fish for designing a laptop cover thingy! This dream is so random…

After that i drive to coffee bean to meet them lar..and told them my dream..ahahah! Luckily i didn’t see Simpson there..otherwise i would have fainted!=)

Singapore singapore… Stayed there for 2 nites on the way back to KK.. It was an incredible experience! Only because i had the best tour guides in the world, Paul and Andrew.. i cannot ask for more!

Friday nite, I walked out and Paul wan already there waiting for me.. Went to check in at the little Inn mum booked, and as i walk into the room, the aroma of damp stale dono what… the room needs to be aired out! Haha..anyways, i left the air cond on and then went to Lap pak sak (old market) to eat stingray, otak-otak (finally know what this is..a lot of ppl say i’m not malaysian coz i never eat before), chicken wings..all the mamak food lar…so spicy but it was great! Then we walked along Singapore river.. he showed me all the posh places in Singapore.. etc etc.. talked and shared about our lives too!

Next day we went to meet Andrew in Orchard Road.. Went to Sentosa Island..we got in for free..coz Andrew’s a member! Walked along the beautiful beach..hanging bridge, and we walked up this sorta tree house thingy..ahah..dono how to explain..had the best view..and the best wind..coz singapore is boiling hot!heheh..like blowing hot air..and it’s so humid! Then we picked up Seya from this MRT station and went to eat chicken rice..and then we went to Andrew’s house. He’s got a beautiful house.. andrew made ‘kit chai ping’ but in singapore it’s called lime honey drink or sumthin rather..refreshing! I had a nap hahah, while seya, andrew and paul were talking around me.. Best bed – so comfy! Better than the one in the Inn i was staying in! ahha..We had prata for dinner/supper and then Andrew brought me to some place..which i shall not mention here! ahha.. He was doing me a big favour.. coz he didn’t wanna go there coz of various reasons…then he dropped me home..

Sunday…day i was flying off!!Paul came early in the morning..and we went to eat porridge.. After breakfast..Paul asked me ‘U wanna eat pau or not?this shop very famous’ i forgot the name of the shop..haha.. And i say ‘don wan lar, so full’. He gave me this ’sien’ look..ahaha..then i was like..’really that famous..?’ then he say ‘yalar..got newspaper cutting..’..then i say ‘ok lar..ahah.. ’ it was so funny..he say i will only eat famous food..ahha! Anyways, that’s my stay in Singapore..=) Would love to go again.. I was pondering.. I don’t mind going there for holidays..but i don’t think i can live there long term,..everything’s very competitive..i still prefer laid-back Brisbane! But Singapore is good for holidays..u can get everything u want..

 Some pics taken in Singapura..click below..

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1) I have attended 10 schools+universities in my entire life. Does’s that sound freaky? Haha..Peter Pan (Childcare), St. Marks, Yuk Yu Kindergarten (Kindergarten), St. James, Lok Yuk (C), St. Agnes (Primary), All Saints, SCOTS PGC College (Secondary), James Cook University, Queensland University of Technology (Tertiary). Wow, i reckon if i were to be in the world’s guinness book of records, it would be because i attended the most schools. Haha.

2) I had a car accident the next day after i got my drivers licence and another accident 2 days after my first accident. That was totally insane. The first accident, i reversed and the wheels were not straight. So i hit my daddy’s car.. praise God it was dad’s car though, otherwise i would have to pay for damages! 2 days later, this Ford ranger hit me, and i was driving a proton iswara!The bumper ‘kemek’ and the other car was like..no feel. Lol. I was kinda shocked lah…the lady came out scold me some more! waulau.. i was so scared i just looked at her..almost cried…

 3) I was one of the tambourine dancers in church back home. We were called the Miriam dancers! Btw, playing the tambourine is not as easy as what you think. We have a book that teaches us the patterns. And for your information, every tap of the tambourine has a meaning=)

4) I once fell into the drain at the front of my house. The drain is deep ok!! I don’t know how i fell in.. I remember we were going out for this family dinner so i just waited for my parents outside since they were taking a while to get ready. I went to the garden..and then somehow i was standing at the edge..and i fell into the drain!! I called for help..but no one could hear me. I shout and shout..’Mummy!’ She heard me and came to see me. However, she couldn’t get me out of the drain she is not strong enough, or maybe i was too heavy for her. ahah. Then there’s this Malay guy walking pass, and he carried me out.. praise God! I have forgotten who he is, but i’m glad that he made that impact in my life. I will never forget this man who have once rescued me!

5) I had a fish bone stuck in my throat 2 nites in a row! The first nite, we were having dinner at home..and kakak cooked fried fish. Somehow my tongue could not detect the bone and it was stuck in my throat! So uncomfortable u know..dad took me to the clinic and they managed to get it out..the doctor used tweezers. The second nite, we went out to eat in a nice restaurant (Supertanker – my favourite restaurant in KK) with all the FUNG relatives! Wow, so proud to be part of the Fung family. Hehe. I had fish again..and dad was like..becareful! I did..but don’t know why…the fishbone stuck in my throat again! So silly lah me..so we went to the same doctor..ahaha he was like…again?! Lol. But this time, they couldn’t get it out, had to go to emergency hospital. Before going there, we went to the next door ‘kopitiam’ to have some rice and water..hoping that the bone will go down lar..but it didn’t happen.  So dad said a short prayer..and after we said ‘Amen’, it’s gone! i was like..ehhh the fish bone is not there anymore! Praise God, miracles do happen! So we ended up going home..ehhe..but today, i still have that phobia of eating fish … need a breakthrough in this area..

I would like to tag some people… Jimmie, Tommy, Paul and whoever that is reading this!

When i was 13, i was voted by the class to be class monitor. There’s this teacher that everyone hates, she was known as fierce, fat and she wears a mini skirt to school. No one liked her, including me. She has to walk pass my class to get to her office.

One day she walked pass my class and shouted “Where is the class monitor?! The bin is full”. I was already shaking, knowing that i will be in trouble. Unfortunately, the guy class monitor dind’t come to school that day so i got all the scoldings from her. She told me to go with her into the office. I came out in tears, the tone of her voice is indescribable. I hated her since then. This experience was something i will never forget. This affected me a lot because I have always been very sheltered since young. My parents would come to the rescue whenever any problems arise. Believe it or not, i have never been smacked by my parents before. Call me spoilt?

This morning, i got an sms from my friend from Malaysia. Saying that she passed away. As i was preparing for discussions, one of the points was about forgivenes. I really started to ponder about whether i have forgiven her. It’s been so long, 7 years ago. I don’t really think about her, i don’t really hold any grudges, coz i know i won’t see her ever again. Now that i’m in Australia, chances of seeing her is like super low. Even when i heard that she passed away, i don’t even have any feelings at all.. It’s like..’Oh she passed away kinda thing’  Am i heartless?

I had a random dream last nite. I was swimming in SGCC (Sabah Golf and Country Club) in KK. 2 guys from church were also swimming there. Anyways, i wam a few laps and then suddenly someone came up to me. He said ‘ i found staples!’ It was those staples where u use to make in high school. Bascially u get 2 staples and u put it together and twist it in a way that it would stand. We will make many of them and then put it on people’s chair so that when people sit on their chair, it will hurt their bums - a very naughty thing to do. Anyways, they told me to give the staples to the security guard, it might hurt other people in the pool. I touched it, it was hot! Almost burn my finger. Anyways, i took it and went to look for security. I was searching and searching and i saw this guy selling chips. I asked him where the security is, and he said security closed already. And he wanted to sell me Smiths chips (sour cream and onion flavour) for RM20.80! so expensive..i didn’t buy it..i woke up.

This is dream is so random. Honestly, who would care about that small piece of staple in a huge swimming pool. Haha is there such thing as a security in the pool? This is not a hotel. This dream is unexplainable. It just remind me of my high school days when i was making those staples. hahah

I witnessed something interesting this morning. I was waiting for the bus to go to work this morning. This bus just arrived, it was supposed to take me to work in like 2 minutes. This other bus driver, was beeping him non-stop because he almost hit the pole. He was beeping him so he will realise. But instead of being thankful, he came down and started yelling at the other bus driver. They were swearing their guts out for like 10 minutes. Dude, if they waited any longer, i would be late for work! They continued swearing and calling each other, racist etc etc. Man, i thought only high school kids do that, but no i was wrong! I saw it with my own eyes this morning! It really open by eyes to see how many people in this world needs God! I wanted to be the peace maker, but i was too afraid, i don’t work in translink, so i am just another passer-by witnessing the whole scenario. In the end, i was 3 minutes late to work. My boss asked me if i took the wrong bus again, i said that the bus drivers almost had a fight. He said ‘Why didn’t they fight?!” I said, ‘If they did, i no need to come to work today-lah!’ Hahaha.. By the way, my boss is really nice to me now. I think i understand him more, it must be the power of PRAYER! God is changing him..=)

Steph and I invited some friends over for lunch today. I promised these people ages ago that i will cook for them. Finally, the time has come. I cooked authentic Malaysian Laksa and Steph made Hong Kong milk tea and Canadian maple syrup ice-cream. We were so full, most of us just wanted to sleep after lunch! Haha. We tried our best to stay awake, it was good fellowship. Someone actually went straight to dreamland. We listened to some cool music, played cards, looked at Steph’s photos on her laptop and had our usual ‘talk talk’, which i feel was the highlight of the day. These people have truly blessed my heart, cooking for them is just a token of appreciation to them. Hope that we can continue to build each other up even though we may be in different units in the future. Click on our-party.jpg, aiskrim.jpg and nilla-ruth-jim.jpg to have a glimpse at the pics taken today…

9am class this morning. I was so tempted to sleep in after snoozing my alarm for a few times. Despite my tiredness, i jumped out of bed and rushed to the bus stop as it was already 8.10am! And i knew i had to be at that lecture because it was the last lecture of the semester. Like all revision lectures, we might get tips for the exam. On my way to the bus stop, i used the zebra crossing to get to the other side of the road. On this cold rainy morning, i was still yawning away and still having sleep in my eyes. I looked both sides before crossing the road and there was no cars! So I walked half way and this car drove past right in front of my eyes!!! Insane man!!! I only had a glimpse of the car.. I think he was speeding at 80km/h. Seriously, 1 more inch and i would be in heaven right now. This reminds me of Lindsay Lohan’s movie Mean Girls, the part where the girls almost got run over by the bus. I felt exactly like that!! No doubt it was God’s spiritual covering and protection over me. This incident really got me thinking… If God took my life today, how many people would be at my funeral? Is there anyone i haven’t forgiven yet? Live everyday like as-if it is the last day of your life!