Tuesday, July 27

AHH! School's Started!

School's started and I'm so excited!
 
I feel so refreshed.. maybe its coz I have just realised that it's my last year in NTU and last year to enjoy! :P
 
So I'm gonna study hard.. focus on my FYP.. and Enjoy! Live life to the fullest! No regrets once I leave!
 
But much as I think of these great goals I am frightened.... of what? who? Well... who else? No one else but myself.. of me giving up.. of me getting disappointed.. tired.. etc... BUT No NO NO! ........That's not the way to go isn't it? It's precisely these trials that we must face and overcome. And now that I have "a goal"... I think it's so much better.
 
So I'm free! Free to pursue my dreams! I'm free, coz my Saviour has freed me from the chains of insecurity and lack of self-worth! I'm free.. Free to dance and shout! I'd like to think that when I walk down the aisles of NTU, I am not that moody-grumpy faced stressed follower, but a child of Christ.. full of joy, love, and victory! 
 
Ohhhh I'm just so hopeful.. Studies will be important, but not everything. Like what Nat always says, Seize the moment! I will just enjoy every bit, the best I can... Oh what a hopeful thought.. I think these thoughts give me strength... Praise God.. 
 
I'm like sounding a little delirious.. not that I did anything spectacular.. ON the contrary, it's coz I did NOTHING spectacular today. Spent 3 hrs waiting for something to print at the super-crowded Library 1 photocopying shop. And nothing came out! Or rather, it came out, but someone took it, thought it was rubbish, and threw it away! :X Anyway... I was so ready to swear at the photocopying shop people but on the bus ride home.. I just thought,.. Oh what the heck! Why so serious? so unhappy? And immediately, I looked around and saw the beauty of God's presence in me.. my life.. telling me that happiness is all in my hands.. Do I want it? Or because of my narrow-mindedness and short-sightedness, simply miss it altogether!??

Monday, July 19

I Lost Weight!?!

Yippee, lost 2 kg. Though no one can see it yet.. I can..
 
Then I start to think - maybe it was just water retention. Maybe it's just early in the morning..
 
Anyway, I betcha the tennis helped... played like 4 games of tennis in the past month.
 
Getting somewhere.
 
Next sem's gonna be better.
 
But i'm gonna kill myself with all the busyness...
 
I believe I've kinda realised the fact that sometimes, plying oursleves with activities and so-called things-to-do, or achievements is not really the mark of a "successful" person. But rather the mark of our Oh-so-inflated Ego!
 
Anyways, my ego is quite calm for the moment.. I should just let it be like this.. :)
 
And study harder next sem...


Thursday, July 8

School's starting / New ministry name

I'm back in action! After a long long break! Internship's ended, so now's school next.. and i'm just enjoying this hol before school starts. But hey, school's gonna be exciting this year, coz it's the final year and I'm like all looking forward to it.. why? Coz i want to really make full use of my last year at NTU. It's like, I finally realise (after so long) that time is gonna pass by so fast and if I don't make full use of it, I'll just find myself graduated, getting a job, and moving on into the working life. Where's the memories? I wanna create some wonderful memories during this last year. :)

So anyways,.. latest updates? My previous youth ministry - Youth Arise Ministry (YAM) and John 10:10 has merged, so we are now called ACTS 1:8 Ministry and we are situated at Holy Spirit Church (At upper thomson road). Things are exciting too, but require a lot of hard work and prayer.

And well, I realised that I can really do nothing without God, especially with regards to ministry. Normally, we are able to plucker up our courage or our exteriors, based on our own efforts, but when it comes to spirituality, I find that i am just stripped bare before God, and I tell Him, I've got nothing to "show off" before Him... coz he knows when I'm just trying to put up that false front, that religious piety front, or that escapism mindset. So I'm just thankful that I am at this stage of being stable emotionally and mentally to be able to realise that All I need is just Him and Him alone! Check out my friendster profile.. Who do I want to meet? The one who will melt my heart and make me fall in love with Him forever... Jesus... So guys.. sorry for now. I'm just concerned about getting to know this guy called Jesus.. :)


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