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profile At twenty and one-point-six-three/four/two (can't remember) tall, I am a girl who loves many things, and detests a few. Not very fond of setting out a whole list of 'about me's, so... just read on. :) tag archives May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 October 2009 friends and credits skin by: Jane |
Sunday, May 25, 2008 @ 10:39 PM
balance Life is all about balance. And I'm beginning to realise the difficulty in applying this truth to my own life. Bible school has resulted in my increasing committment to church, which is great and all, nothing beats being in God's presence almost every single day - yet I am increasingly aware that unintentionally, I have neglected people in my life who matter to me. I know very clearly my focus this summer, and that is to learn all that I can about God and His Word, and serve in the house of God - my church, City Harvest Church - as much as I can. Can I do all of that, and at the same time be with the people I badly want to spend time with? I know I can, as long as I make the effort... but with that effort sometimes means a compromise on the very focus I want to have this summer. :( I seriously need better time management! And more prayer, that there will be grace upon the relationships that matter. p.s. song of the week. :) Tuesday, May 13, 2008 @ 11:50 PM
the old is still new My eyes are going to roll out of their sockets from sheer lethargy but I shall persist on. I've been meeting up old friends lately, from ry and lala in the blue days to the choir and elits in the grey days. I'm still a bit sore that I missed the rapache gathering yesterday because of community service commitments... at the very least I have already met ry and lala, so thank God. :) There's a certain feeling when I met them, something I can't really describe. It's as if I see a reflection of my younger days in each of them, and as we talk this sense of nostalgia tugs at my heart. Inevitably the connection we share is no longer as sharp due to the periodic gaps in communication, but the connection is still there, held together somehow amazingly by memories that are hard to forget. * * * Before I get sappy, Bible school is getting extremely exciting! It's 'Gifts of the Holy Spirit' we're covering this week, and we're going to learn about the supernatural (in this context, nothing to do with ghosts and frankenstein okay!)... I like this phrase that Pastor always says: 'Be supernaturally natural, and naturally supernatural. ' Okay if I type any longer my eyes will really roll out. Out! Wednesday, May 07, 2008 @ 8:56 PM
hmmmmm. 'Singaporeans succeed at managing everything - except dating' This headline at IHT caught my eye and I couldn't help but feel a bit sad for our little home country. I mean, what kind of an impression is created to the world population when they read something like that? But maybe there's a bit of truth in that. Admit it, all the social engineering attempts to get youngsters like you and I to fall in love (i.e. secret pals in orientation camps ahem ahem) kind of ring hollow. SMU didn't have those activities, but I imagine if we did, they prolly wouldn't be very successful in bringing couples together either. In the first place, how does anyone manage dating? It isn't something manageable by a third party in the first place. We're dealing with the human heart here! Fair enough, maybe we can create the opportunities for people to meet up, say hello, wink wink and then hurry off to their secret corner to evaluate on whether the opposite sex passed the 382937 criteria required before they make it as a bf/gf. But that's all we can do; create opportunities. Not manage! I think the problem we have is the tendency to over-complicate things. I'm guilty of that too. Getting into a relationship, a serious one at that, can be really simple. Right person. Right time. Okay go. But how do you know if he/she is right? How do you know if it's the right time? These are very valid questions. And to someone inexperienced like me, I can't give you a neat formula. But for my observations, I think you'll know, deep down. You'll just know lah. ;) Read the article! It's quite funny. http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/29/asia/sing.php Sunday, May 04, 2008 @ 1:56 AM
praise the Lord! Remember me saying that I took a step of faith a few weeks back to go to Bible school even though it was study week? I've received my grades for this term, and they are astonishing, at least for a person of my calibre. I know my own mental capabilities and their limits. I'd never have done this out of my own strength. Business, Govt and Society - B+ Leadership and Teambuilding - A- Contract Law - A- Legal Research and Writing - A Tort Law - A+ Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit. - Zech 4:6 He deserves all the glory. God blesses hardwork, but this really showed me that he blesses exceedingly and abundantly hardwork that is put in on the basis of faith. And what is faith? It goes beyond daily activities, i.e. having 'faith' in the bus driver every morning that he'll take me to boon lay interchange. It is knowing, and believing that everything God says in the Bible will come to pass. He never said that life's troubles would go away once I believed; He just said that He will be with me, wherever I go... and that's faith for me. ahhh. God is good. :) |