Oh NO! My assignment........

Hey everyone... i know i know.. i've been slacking off my blogging duties.. hey, gimme a break!=)
Well, lots of things have happened since i lost blogged..I'm doing great here, not to say there haven't been those ups and downs..those things are actually making my stay here great.. Well, Aus is really a nice place.. most of the people are nice, just got to learn to love everyone for who they are..

Thoughts: Well, since i've been here, i believe God's been opening up my teeny, tiny PJ boy mindset.. Lots of my values have been challenged and comfort zones pushed, but its really an eye-opener to live somewhere else and to learn how people function.. learning to adapt, learning to care, learning to change, learning to rise to the occasion, learning to give way, learning to blend in etc...and the good news is, I'm still learning!..Jesus has always been my strength, He knows us through and through.. well, like when i was down and away, and not speaking to Him as much.. He knew it all, He knew what i was thinking about..He still loves me..And thank God, He HAS brought me through.. so so much..that's the best part, and we end up firmer, stronger and loving Him more..

Haps: Well, as u prob know, something went wrong with my first, first Uni assignment..=).. i handed it in late..u know why?.. take a wild guess... .. - I was having lunch with my MATES!!! I just plain forgot about it!.. haha.. (watch the next sentence, it rhymes) I handed it in half an hour late, oh well; laugh it off, and there's another story to tell!! =) =)!!! Well, I'm settled in my church and doing my part in serving by playing the guitar for cell meetings.. Prayer group in IH is doing really, really well.. such an encouragement to know those guys..its great what God is doing in my life and the lives of my friends..And i believe that He'll do more.. He's just so amazing..His faithfulness is like the oceans, nvr fails.. And it just doubled from 5 to 10 ppl.. we're looking for more as well..=) yeap, so that's been good..

Actually just back from easter break..and the week before that i volunteered with a bunch of my friends to help set up drink stands for a fund run.. A fund run is like a marathon held for charity.. contestants pay to participate and some of the money goes to help less fortunate children.. its was one awesome experience!! more and those two when i get the pics from my friends..

Anyway, that's for now..

P.S. havent got the chance to catch up with lots of you online..drop me a mail at jcsy16@gmail.com..

lots of luv,
James.

Car Show Pics

Another late entry! Well, this isn't anything much.. Just some pictures from the Melb International Car Show i went to a few weeks earlier..mmm.. enjoy! Eden, Aaron, Andrew, and Ben Ong..look out for ure names below!





Shiny!



Shiny! Shiny!

Look what they did with the Gen2!

Aaron, this is for you.

Eden, go crazy over this..

Andrew, it's black..what more should i say?

And Ben, yes, this is an Alfa..

Well, as for me..I picked this ride.. Look at the middle man. =)

Be blessed!

Mumba!

Hey all..This is a bit delayed.. but last weekend, i went with some of my friends to Mumba Festival!.. Its an annual festival held at the Yarra River, right at the south end of Melb city..there were rides, food and most importantly fireworks! Basically you could call it a funfair..it was on both sides of the river..Well, the rides were really expensive, so we only went for one..That was enough though..The ride spinned so much that i had a headache all the way back home..it didn't seem so fun after that anymore.. well, here are some pics!









mmm..yeap. I've been learning a great deal here..there lots of time to think and reflect on life and myself..times i get to listen to God and deal with things inside of me..God's been real faithful and real good as He always is..Always there when i need Him, when i feel lonely and stuff..so praise Him.. Btw, my friends and I sort of re-started a prayer group for the Christians in IH..yea, praying that God will work through that..

so much for now,
James.

Car Show and Melb Aquarium!

hey..this week's been a relatively busy one for me. Basically with tutorials, assignments and classes. But their all packed into tues, wed and thurs.. so, I'm blessed to have fri(one class only!), sat, sun and mon off!

Well, I've slightly left behind on my studies already..well, will strive harder to do my best..after all, it's the major reason i'm here for! Yea, been catching up with my brother's again..that explains the title..I would have had loads of pics from the carshow..its just their in my bro's PC..so, yea..sigh..i actually took pics of some cars specifically for some of u back home..jst for fun! hehe.. u'll see what i mean when and if i get those pics up..

The Melb International Car Show was just a fun thing me and my bro Peter decided to do on a sat. Got to see lots of cars..honda's, mitsibushi's, BMW's, merc's, lambo's, chrysler's, alfa's (yes ben!)..it was okay..i mean i'm not really THAT into cars, but it was a fun time..hehe..we actually got free coffee from the Mazda stand becos my bro owns a Mazda..not to mention free expresso cups as well! heeeheee...

Now that was last sat. The following sat, which was yesterday, Paul (my eldest bro), Tai Sou(my sis-in-law), Emily, Bri(she got invited), and I visited the Melb Aquarium..It was fun, but i think Emily made it more fun for all of us..hehe..she kept going "Fish! Fish!" the whole time..well, she started saying the word "naughty" on that day too..hehe..which was pretty funny.. and she can call me "sei sok!" now..anyways, enuf about her..we saw loads of sharks, stingrays,jelliyfish, seahorses, seadragon, crabs..(hmm..how i wish i had a cam phone to take all those pics..I'm so gonna get one..)We also got to see the sharks and stingrays being fed by the divers, which was a cool sight..yep yep yep..ohya, u rmbr i told u Emm was using the word naughty that day? Well, when we got home and Tai Sou was going to carry her out of the car..She said "Mommy, naughty!" Haha.. that was really funny.. Kids say the darnest things..

k k..its been almost a month and some of u haven't seen my room.. so here a some pics:

I changed the sheets..nice?


Memoirs of a James..this stuff is from home..


This is where i study..


erm..just a sofa..


the communal sinks..where we say gd morning to ppl..


shared bathrooms..

God of faithfulness..

Oops, my bad..Hehe.. Was reading Brigette's blog and it reminded me of something God did for me over the week.

Well, it was my first one or two days of uni, and I guess I was feeling a little bit left out. If you dont know, I actually took the subject "Introduction to Hebrew and Jewish Studies". Yea, that class was full of Caucasians(Westerners), so it was a bit hard to make friends. Guess I was intimidated cause these people really know their stuff! They were answering questions and everything. Being Asian as I was, I hardly knew a thing..hehe..It was all that plus the fact that I was finding it hard to make friends and all. Even in IH, i was making friends with the M'sians but i have to admit it was harder to make friends with the Westerners.

So, it was Tues. Well, to say the least, I really wanted to make more and more friends, and meet more and more people. So that day before I went to Uni, i actually prayed about this and believed that it would be a good day. Well, to cut the story short, i actually got to make more than 20 plus brand new ppl on that day! Not to mention the fact that I got to know so many ppl better that day. Well, I really love meeting ppl and building relationships with ppl..so, thank God! All glory to Him for His goodness and faithfulness..I mean, what a way to answer my prayer! I never expected something like that and its great that He's given me so much mroe courage to go and meet ppl now.. well, its something I love and He's giving me that.. so praise Him!

First Week at Uni and more..

Hey! This was my first week at Uni. Man..i want a new phone so badly so i can just take pictures of stuff and post it on here..Right now my pictures are all wit my friends in their rooms, so its a bit troublesome.. Don't worry, I'll get them soon so i can show u guys what i've been up to.

So first week of uni was a bit awkward at first. Its mainly cause you walk into this lecture theater filled with ppl you dont know. There are like 300 students(I'm guessing) in the large theaters, so yeap, making friends with the ppl sitting beside me is a priority. Well, since then, i;ve been able to find ppl with same lecture times as me from IH, so we sort of end up sitting together. If you ask me, tutorials are better places to meet ppl. Basically, we have like 15-20 ppl in tutorial classes, and meet once or twice a week. Its an experience to have to do reading by yourself, remind ureself of assignments and stuff. Yeap. Its definitely a challenge.

I've been attending a few churches to decide which one I'll settle in. Went to Planet Shakers today and was at Crossculture(the former Swanston Street Church of Christ) on Saturday for an International Students Meeting. I've also attended my bro's church called CityLife. Crossculture seems really M'sian to me, and PS is definitely Western. My bro's church is sort of a mix between the two i guess. Well, going to join their cell groups soon, so i'm giving myself 3 weeks to make a decision. Its real interesting to go around and see the churches tho.

On the fun side! Yesterday, me and my friends went down to Lygon Street(an Italian street in the city) for a Ferrari parade sort of thing. Melbourne's gonna host the F1 race next weekend, so Ferrari had this demo on Lygon Street. We got to see old and new ferrari's displayed and they even got some drivers to drive the new F1 cars down the whole street, and at the end, they did a 360 spin. Now that was awesome..



Plus, IH had Commencement Dinner on Thursday. Well, basically we all had to dress formal and put on Harry Potter gowns. It was real nice though. After dinner, all the IH-ers walked to a cafe in Uni(in our gowns!)and had coffee and cakes. We were also given blue glowsticks, so everyone was waving them around and stuff. It was really fun.





Yeap..God has been blessing me with Christians friends here. So we''ve been trying out churches together. I really thank God for that cause it really is a blessing and a support. God's been my strength and my joy.. His love and care for us is so amazing and He is always so faithful to us. Yeap, so I'm doing good. And I'm praying and believing that i'll do better..for Him!

signing out
James!

**New Experiences**

WELL! Its been a while since I've posted..

It has been a great week for me..I had a trip down to Great Ocean Road with my family and Bri's family over the weekend..To find out more about it, click on brigette's link..haha..yay, tumpang her blog! It was a good trip, really got closer to everyone who went..

mmm..So Uni's starting on Monday for me..I have a 15 hrs a week..yeap, and I only have 1 hour on mondays and fridays.. bout 4-5 hrs for tues,wed and thurs tho..but the past week has been orientation..altho I spent most of the nights out with my family, i still got to join IH O-week during the daytimes..IH stands for International House by the way, it's where i live in..its been great..I've been meeting lots and lots of ppl from different countries..Sing, HK, US, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Japan, Korea, Philipines, Thailand, China, Aus..and of course Malaysia..!

Orientation week at IH was great..hehe..we played crazy games and stuff..like one of it apparently is an IH tradition..its a three-legged race where the team is supposed to click a block of ice around the whole IH..and along the way, we get bombed with water, flour, oatmeal and mud..so..it all ended up being a BIG mudfight..haha..They also had stuff like bad taste parties (which everyone dresses their worst) and cocktail parties..din attend those tho as i was having dinners wit my family..

Also, they brought us to the Rod Laver Arena the other day..that's wehre the Aussie Open is held every year..tennis? We got to go onto one of the courts, the players' changing room and toilets (which I used, haha!), and also the press conference room.. its was awesome..I even got to see Andy Roddick's locker!..







hmm.. so that was fun.. After that, we had this thing called the Magical Mystery Tour..Well, it wasn't that magical but it was one to rmbr.. Basically, our seniors took the whole IH freshers around the city.. we were running everywhere in a whole bunch.. there were more than hundred of us..on the way were doing chants of IH..one of em goes like this.."IH is hot to go! H-O-T-T-O-G-O! Ahum! Hot to go! *clap clap* Ahum! Hot to go! *clap clap*" It was really crazy..we did stuff like cram into a corner McD's shop and started shouting "We want fries! We want fries!"..so much to tell you guys..

God been really good.. as He is always to all of us..My brother's have been a great blessing and i'm starting to get used to life here..its much more challenging and I guess I haf to learn to stand on my own..esp for what i believe in..His Grace is just amazing..We don't deserve it.. haha.. and guess what? for those of you who knew..I was worried I couldn't play drums for the whole year and i wanted to be able to play music so badly.. well, found out to day that IH actually has a music room with a piano and a set of drums in it!.. haha plus i brought my guitar!!and there were these M'sian dudes that I met that can play instruments well..one guy stays at tropicana 7/1(I stay at 4/1...I KNOW!) and he plays the guitar and piano by hearing..the other dude used to play for a Christian band back home in M'sia..so its been really good.. hehe.. met up with lots of Christians as well..looking forward to my first week of church here..mmm..

I mean there's so much more to tell.. well, i'm enjoying God's blessings here..truly goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life..I miss you guys back home so much..but thank God I'm loving the fun and challenges here too..truly, looking to HIm for strength and grace and goodness.. well, all things!

Finally..

Finally, I'm here. Finally, I've left. Finally, I've let go. Finally, the old has passed, the new has come. Finally, it has begun. Australia has finally descended upon me. Haha, well, okay okay..I know i'm being a little dramatic again.

SO! It's been two days since I've arrived. Erm, staying at a place near(15 minutes walk!) Melb U called International House. Its a pretty cool place, think it'll be very fun to come home to once everyone moves in. Well, guess what? My first dinner was a BBQ, mmm.. Good ol' Aussie BBQ. Well, you know the saying that goes "Melbourne's a second M'sia"? Well, its soo true.. I met two guys who live below me and they're from Sunway D'sara and Mutiara D'sara! That's like 5-10 mins from where I live!! Plus, when i boarded my flight to Melb, the guy sitting behind me was actually my course mate. I mean we nvr talked, but we've seen enuf of each other to know who we were. So awesome.

My first day was a difficult one. Everything was new..Friends, bed, toilet, table, not to mention the water..=_=*(I know)..I mean, it doesn't really hit you until you realize that your on your own. I hardly had any sleep the nite before on the plane, maybe 1 or 2?..I was sick..The weather was HOT!..And I didn't really haf any new friends yet..I wasn't familiar of so many things..I couldn't drive..I didn't know where to buy my things.. To make things worse, I actually left my toiletries in another bad which my parents are bringing over on thurs..So, i had to go somewhere to get the things i needed to shower myself.. BUT WHERE! Having no choice, i asked around for directions and eventually wandered my was dere..Thank God i got what i needed for a bath..(yeah..) Well, it was really stressful up to that point. I did have lunch wit my brother tho, but i was too sleepy to think of anything..hehe..Well, to be honest, i really don't know how ppl over here think..I mean, they could function in a whole different way..Be careful as i am, i naturally didn't want to get too up close and personal with my floormates(ppl living on the same floor as me)..For dinner, my brother brought over a whole regular pizza..They was a lot left..so i was thinking whether i should offer it to the guy living next door or not..(He's a chinese but He's born and bred in Perth)..I actually asked for courage from God and WENT!.. haha..well, turns out to be he's very much into philosophy..You know wat..?We ended up talking about God and philosophy till 11:30pm..I mean..the conversation just began to flow..Many questions i couldn't answer..but God is the one that'll work..not me..Glory to God, cos that just reminded me that i'm not just here to study..That took my mind of missing home and friends and turned my attention to God and what He wants..

Day two - Met a friend (who was also a coursemate!) who wanted to set up a bank account..I needed to get some stuff..like a FAN! It was soooo HOT the day before.. So we and my new friend took a tram down to the city, map in hand and got what we needed.. Ohya, the bank's in Melb Uni..So we walked around the campus as well.. After all that, we headed back to IH. I got my new found FAN and my internet connection both set up.. Met Ben Soon and Ong, Josh, and Gil for a skype sessions.. which was fun!..Chatted wit Eden, Mel, Aaron and Jovy too.. Made me feel so much closer to home.. thanks guys..we should do it more.. Headed down to my my bro's place in Vermont South by train and tram..Took me about 50 mins..and yay!.. waiting at the doorstep was Julia (my tai sou) and Emily (my cute cute CUTE niece!).. All smiles.. she was a bit nervous at first, but we warmed up in no time.. hehe..

Well, all in all..I'm getting more and more used to this place..I'm getting more friends by the day and hopefully I'll find a suitable church real soon too..I still miss home, but like what the Bible says... Forgetting what is behind and looking forward to God's plans for you and me..I still miss home a lot.. But i've got to leave that behind.. Not abandoning everything and everyone, but rather thanking God for everything and everyone.. So, here i am..signing out - still missing home, but looking forward to it all.. Here are some pics:

Life Goes On

It's about two and a half weeks before my departure. Thank God I still have friends to be around me. If not, aih..Time's gonna pass so slowly.. Guess this is the same feeling everyone has when their on holiday for too long..hehe..

So, basically i've been around.. Went out with my bro, his fiancee, fiancee's mum and the maid of honor to KL on monday..It wasn't planned, but you know..pretty much nothing is nowadays..haha.. Well, we were scouting for nice bridesmaid gowns..that was either white or gold, might i add..Apparently, the WHOLE of Sungei Wang and Lot 10 didn't have one, cos we got N-O-T-H-I-N-G!! Actually, i think there were nice ones, but they were either too expensive or without size..So, we came back..more like jammed back (ahhh..M'sia..) by round 7:30pm..wit nothing.. i repeat..NOTHING..haha..got good exercise walking around though..

And on tuesday..wow..tuesday..Woke up early, and i mean early..at 7:00am..WAIT!.. dont worry, there was a reason..hehe..Went jogging with aaron, bri, eden, and drew at the T.T.D.I park..It was a good workout..Altho it was more like a stroll in the park for the girls..And ltr in the afternoon, met the same ppl at 1u for lunch and watched Blood Diamond..which is mighty good movie by the way..Poh Kong..we're out to get you!!haha..watch it and u'll know wat i mean..After that, had a nice dinner at D'sara Palace with my family and my bro's fiancee's family..

To Do List:
1. Get a labtop
2. Get a webcam
3. Get winter clothing
4. Get toiletries
5. Get visa
6. Get plane ticket
7. Visit grandparents
8. Meet up with friends
9. Get excited
10. Get pumped up
11. Get READY!!!

I so wanna get ready for australia..It's what God has in store for me, and i want to be thankful for everything He's done to get me dere..My parents, studies, friends, brothers...so so much more..Well, i'm looking forward to a very different year..mm..God definitely has plans to prosper us, not to harm us..Wherever we may be..His grace, love, strength is sufficient for us..
God of all creation, I love you!

Rainy Days

Hey all..we've been caught in the midst of a rainy season for some time now..we've been reading and hearing of floods..the splattering of raindrops on our windows have become second nature to us..well, i'm mighty sure that most of us have experienced these"teardrops" wetting our faces..giving us natural moisture.

Well, seeing what's happening in the natural, it makes me wonder whether its affecting us in the emotions.haha.. Don't know whether it's just me, but things have been really wierd lately. For me, leaving for australia is a big big change. Lots of challenges, which in turn creates lots of room to grow (have to be positive!). Hmm..Reading some of our blogs, somethings definitely topsy turvy..Andrew's all mixed up like a blender..Mel's as mushy as an over-ripe tomato..Bri's head is churning like a merry-go-round(though she's still as pink as ever)..Ange sounds the most sane, but her blog still leaks out the aroma of an emotion packed girl..For me, haha..everything bout M'sia seems so wonderful..Seriously, I was in SS2 the other day, and tell u what, i've never appreciated SS2 that much before..Nowadays, almost everything that I see is accompanied with a "sigh".."sigh"s filled with gratitude and happiness, yet containing feelings of reluctance..HEY!.. i know i said i wouldn't be emotional..hah..but guess the rainy season got a hold of me..haha.

Anyway, I'm still in a season of preparation. Pretty much bumming around nowadays. Thank God my brother is back..At least there's some good company around in the house, plus its nice getting to know my future sister-in-law better. Been going for X-rays and checkups to get my visa done. So, what's left before the dreaded departure(just trying to be dramatic again), is shopping, meetings with friends and family, loads of packing, collecting my IC, dental check-up and prob some other check-ups..hehe..Yeap yeap. Its exciting days ahead, and now seriously, I'm looking to God for His goodness and faithfulness in all things.. Truth be told, life aint very interesting right now.. hehe.. Hope this post entertained you to some extent.. be blessed!

James.

Friends Tribute.

Friends..Ahh..That's definitely something good that starts with a "F"..besides food, fans, fish, filipines(haha)..anyway, I'm just so thankful to God for my friends..friends..=)

God's brought all types of ppl into my life during these 18 yrs..some have been forgotten(sorry guys!), some have come and go, but some have left footprints so deep it's easier to sing Negaraku backwards than to forget them..Sooo.. i thought i'd pay a tribute to the ppl i know..thanks for helping to make my life wat it is..i am thankful for everyone of u..close ppl u know who you r..

GRC guys and girls..U guys have probably influnced me the most in many ways.. they years we spent growing and playing together are unforgettable..although many things we did WERE stupid and mindless, i think they'll kinda be stuck in my head for a while yet..I thank and praise God for all He's done among us..i've learnt many things from you all..to sum it up, i'd say God put us together for a reason and i'm sure you all know that..altho things are diffrent now, i pray that we'll run after that purpose God has for our lives..never give up or lose sight..u guys have been brothers and sisters...thanks so so much for everything..

Next up are the peeps from G14..i thank God for this year..again learning so much with you all and from you all..to see how some of u handle ureselves tho ure far from home is amazing for me...respect respect..thanks for the times we laughed and studied together..also for the times we've shared our stress together..whether u know it or not, u've made my transition from homeschool to college a smooth one..I thank God for knowing you all..keep it touch!

Last up! Church friends..College cell!..Seriously, i have no words to express what a joy its been to know you all...some i've known all my life..others i've not.. but both are equally impacting..God's brought us together by His grace and love..hanging and serving with u guys, i've learnt to love, forgive, understand, care and live out for God.. we've been through so much in youth group, camps and cell...of all my friends, u are the ones that are hardest to leave behind..u've touched my life in so many ways..seeing how some of u live ure lives truly challenges me to be a better person for God..I pray from the deepest parts of my heart out of gratitude and thankfulness that we'll keep running after Him in all things..rmbr wat eden's mom said?..well, if that's what God has planned for us, i pray no one.. no one will be left out..u ppl have been a blessing in so so so many ways i really really dont know where to start..know the term "words cannot express?"..yeap. Its truly awesome how God has guided us these few years..from strength to strength, from glory to glory..i just wanna say that you guys are amazing, amazing ppl..there's Jesus inside of you and its just so different..i look back on the years we've spent trying to do and be our best in MJYF and am truly blown away as to how God has ended our chapter there all together..will love and rmbr you all a-l-w-a-y-s.

So sick yet so well! (2)

Today's Monday. Or Mournday for most ppl.. A day after I was healed of F&D..=) guess God had other plans.. but I thank Him so much! Story starts..as usual, dragged myself out of bed at 8am to go out for breakfast with my parents. Had Kampar Fishball Noodles.. haha.. So, did the same old same old.. and we all came back from brekkie..

But SUDDENLY!.. haha trying to be dramatic, bear with me.. I started feeling nauseous. That means you actually feel like vomiting..NOOO.. i have plans for the day, I'm supposed to cut my hair, test my eyes etc etc... I can't be having this...sheesh..plus! its so hard to read the Bible and pray with this feeling.. so how? so how?

Soo.. I did try reading the Bible, as I knew i would prob be running around the whole day...It did go away a bit, but i thought taking a nap would REALLY make it go away..if u know wat i mean.. but, nah.. that doesn't work.. so i ended getting up and going to the toilet..by this time, i could feel the vomit coming up my throat..Kinda like drinking slurpee the opposite way..But i didn't want to, hate the feeling of vomiting..I took a deep breath..stepped out of the toilet and just sat on my rolling chair..Then i decided to start praying.. If God healed my two days before of F&D, He'd heal me again..It was difficult, hard to concentrate..But as I began to pray with more and more belief.. that feeling didn't seem to bother me anymore..I mean, it's God who heals!..That was like two hours before i was writing this..

Personally, I'm glad all this happened. Shows me God's reality, greatness, love and power.. Shows that what we need is faith in Him.. not ourselves..so, once again, I give Him all the glory. Know what to do the next time ure sick?..

p.s. i'm not saying that you shouldn't go to a doctor, they're dere for a reason too u know!

So sick yet so well!

Hey all..Rite, one thing bout me and my blog, I have to lay this down clearly. I'm not going to write my "feelings" or pour out my "emotions" here..haha..So, just to say that if anyone is for "emo" stuff, this is kinda like how a desert is for a fish. yea. dry. hehe.. My week's been good. Basically, I've been running all over the place getting stuff done. Spent a total of 6 hours at the immigration this week, so I got my passport renewed. Hm.. settled my applications for uni and accomodation next year over in Melb. Went to the doctor. Had a 38.2 degree fever+diarrhea btw. Sickening.. became best friends wit toilet bowls dat day..

BUT!.. God is good. You see, I fell sick on a saturday.. And on sunday, I had to be the host for an orientation we were having at church for the newly promoted Form 1's. Back to saturday, i was soooooo down, i basically took my medication and went to bed at 7pm! yea, i know. 7 pm.. food still digesting for most ppl eh? well, I WAS SICK. haha.. becos of that, i woke up at 4am the next morning.. couldn't sleep no more..

Sooo, decided to spend some time with God that EARLY morning. As I was praying, I just began to ask for God's healing. I mean, i had to believe.. He's the God that heals us! And true enough, He took my fever and diarrhea away just like that! I had only taken medication one time the nite before so this was definitely God. So, no reoccurence of the F&D (fever + diarrhea) since then, glory to God!