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Do you have any resolutions?
Well.. was just reflecting this morning... - it's a beautiful day - and thought.. hey... I don't have any yet.. but looking back at my past year's reflections.. i think i fulfilled them...
They were to Chart my path, fuel my passion, and find my potential... 3 Ps..
1. Chart my path - I am more settled in which direction I wanna go... work at my mum's shop and apply my skills there. It's not gonna be easy for me, coz i know totally nutz about business and I won't say I'm a great business person... not shrewd enough may end up being a charitable organisation!! And what's more working under ur mum... i think it's more pressurizing!
Well I also thought that along the way after I graduate I will apply for a job and try about 1 year in the working life.. in a company under a boss. That will give me working experience that I shld not forgo.. and so what and where? I think I'll go for events.. since advertising, marketing and PR I've tried already.. PR is out.. not interested... so.. why not try something else? i know I'll just kill myself with the erratic time schedule of an events manager, but I'm game...
As for the future.. I think I'll end up in ministry. I don't see any other way I could become some rich business tycoon.. nah.. not my dream... nor some super executive.. nor even a designer.. As for getting married... I don't see it either.. sorry.. that part I still dunno... so hahaa.. what to do.. when u just get a dream of 2 kids irritating the hell out of me! (yeah last night.. dreamt of 2 kids wanting everything I had.. all my crayons.. pencils.. erasers.. little brats... etc..)
2. Fuel my passion - On the 2nd list.. this was tough.. I don't think I did really much, but then again, not knowingly, I believe I have done this the whole year... I have re-ignited my passion for Blading.. (actually going out and blade not just talk about it...), Given wholesome commitment in my youth ministry and serving, and played my violin more and found that I can actually do harmonisation just like that on the spot... and what about my interest in naruto and all things anime? That's always been there.. maybe I shld take it more seriously as well.. hahaa.. I think I already am... lastly... have some new passions for next year.. - maybe take up a salsa class!! mwahaha....
3. Find my potential - Yeah.. this was toughest, but I believe I found a few things this year.. .aka the potential to be detached and less emotional (which is good in some circumstances)... the potential to do counselling (only 2 so far though).. and the potential with my violin.
Sad to say, I don't see much potential in drawing.. maybe I shldn't take it as an elective for next year? I should go take "improvisation" instead.. music.. MUSIC!!! Let the music heal your soul... MUSIC.. makes the world sing and laugh... music... ???
On a last note: In the recent spate of events.. try to Donate if you can, do your best to help.. this is a time for us to help a fellow human who is suffering...
One day an old couple died in a car crash. They had been married for sixty years, and they were in excellent health due to the wife's insistence that they exercise and adhere to a healthy diet. In heaven, St. Peter met them at the gate and ushered them to their mansion. It was equipped with a massive kitchen, an elegant muter suite, and a Jacuzzi.
"This is wonderful," said the man. "But how much is it going to cost us?"
"Nothing, of course," answered St Peter. "This is heaven." He then ushered the couple outside and showed them that their house was on the eighteenth fairway of a golf course exactly like that at Augusta.
"You can play as much golf as you like," said St Peter. "This week it's Augusta. Next week it's Pebble Beach, then St. Andrews' you can check out the schedule in the pro shop."
"This is unbelievable!" said the man. "What are the greens tea?"
"There are no greens tea in heaven. It's free," answered St Peter.
Next they visited the clubhouse where there was a buffet unlike anything they'd ever seen. It had steamed lobsters, caviar, prime rib, exotic fowl, every kind of vegetable prepared to perfection, fresh-baked breads, mounds of sweet butter, and a dessert table that took their breath away.
"What do we have to pay to eat?" asked the old man.
"Don't you understand?" said St. Peter, exasperated. "This is heaven! The food is free. Everything is free!"
"Okay," replied the man, "but where are the low-cal and low-fat food tables?"
"That's the best part," said St Peter. "You can eat as much as you like, and you'll never get fat or sick." The old man went ballistic. He threw down his hat, stomped on it, and tore around the room screaming.
When St. Peter and the man's wife finally calmed him down enough to speak, he looked at his wife and said, "This is all your fault! If it weren't for your blasted bran muffins, we could have been here ten years ago!"
Work work work... i hate work.. but then again... i shld remember and get this into my thick head that.. better move even a little than stand still... doing something is better than doing nothing!
And so... yeah... with renewed energy, I shall spend it on my next venture for the new week ahead... FYP (again), and to watch the 3 VCDs i rented from Video EZY.. haha.. and collect all my debts of up to $245!!! seesh! and and.. try to squeeze in a day or two to practice driving on dad's car?? I dunno whether i'll succeed for that one.. and and.. haa.. shop if i can... and and and...
..so mundane...
And.. continue to feed Mee Mee everyday... I found out a good weapon against Niu Niu The Intruder-----> THe Water Pistol!!!! <---- All i need to do is shoot at Niu Niu whenever he comes near and he'll go running of like a scaredy cat!! Literally! haha.. then again.. it makes u wonder about how life is sometimes so unfair.... someone is chosen, the other is not. Why? nobody knows.... and their fates are just so opposite.. one is a princess, one is a thief...
Song for the new year ~~~
All Praises To The King
by Hillsong (Faithful)
What a joy I feel to think about forever
I'm a child of God
with blessings from Heaven
By your side, days always brighter
The Holy one
My Master
My Father
I will dwell in your courts
I will sing for you
you're my deepest love
Jesus
I love you
It's a love song I sing
It's an anthem from my heart
All praises to the King
From the depths of my soul
I adore you my saviour
All praises to the King
I am not alone
Jesus
You're near me
Washed me clean with hands full of mercy
You're a resting place for all who are weary
A perfect place
and a new beginning
Man... i've been searching for this song which was stuck in my head the whole of yesterday! hahaa.. finally found it!
Merry Christmas to one and all! It's been a great christmas for me.. really cherish all my old and newfound friends... It's so different this year... i find that I am truly enjoying the real meaning of Christmas. IT's so full of Joy! And Love, and Peace... Indeed! Looking back.. this year has been phenomenal. Just so much has happened! Well, I have grown much and also, find that there's so much more in life. Way to go!
I hope that next semester will be another exciting one, and thank the Lord that He has blessed me thus far, that I may really shine more and more for His kingdom. It is He who gives us hope and a future... let's thank God for giving us His Son, Jesus.
Haha... some crazy things happened today...
Morning.. rushed to feed Mee Mee (adeline's cat). Then.. this male cat came,.. "THE INTRUDER!" He's called NIU NIU (hahaha) coz he looks like a cow.. brown patches..Mee mee is scared of Niu Niu and so when he came, she shot into the house and upstairs and I was running all the way up shouting "Mee Mee come back!!!" Mee Mee!!!! Oh I just hate Niu Niu.. but he's so poor thing.. only one is chosen to be the princess of the house, and that's Mee Mee.... so what will happen to Niu Niu? He's just gonna continue to be The Intruder, the Thief who steals food from Mee Mee and scares her away... What drama! I shall take some pics of them soon!
Then.. a Good FYP meeting with client... in my opinion.. Well.. no doubt I think some parts are still lofty.. Eg. our idea of having babes and hunks to stand around in bikini tops giving out flyers.. haaaa! But when everyone's in a positive mood, all things are possible. So I like it this way.
On the way home,.. even managed to talk about my catholic faith to my fyp mates... hmmm... RARE OCCASION!!!
On the way home.. was so tired i slept on Bus 10... ended up near Bedok Army camp there... and there was a cold storage.. so i had some fun by myself shopping for bread (was super hungry) and some chocos.. hahahaa
Had an outing at Ruby's. Jac was there too. We laughed our heads silly over the funny letters me and Ruby exchanged during JC days.. woah it was sooo funny.. things we said.. things we thought back then... haaa! I miss those days actually! hahaa.. i wanna see those friends again.. especially KJ and Vincent.. u guys.. what happened to you? where are you? what u doing now? Where's Kenneth? Where's Grace? I misssss u all!!!!
Oh well.. Ruby.. take care of that face.. oooohhh ... ohhhh! So poor thing.. but it's quite nice right? to be unusual?? anyway it's only temporary.. it will heal in time! I just lurve that PS car game.. hahaa.. have a good nite dearie and Merry Christmas!
Meanwhile... just looking fwd to tmrw.. to sleep! Quite tired and almost getting flu, but thank God I'm still alright... praise Him!
Still trying to remember a really really weird dream last night.. but well.. it eludes me.. I dreamt it before too... in the dream, it was like "Mangekyou Sharingan" (a Naruto term..) in which you are forced to relive a certain scene of events.. and in that dream.. i was like.. stuck.. couldn't move.. and had to go thru that dream.. i remember trying to do lots of spiritual warfare and it was like fighting with the devil. GEesh! Times are not easy these days.. Spiritual warfare is ever so present.. so real.. so necessary.. and I'm struggling at that.. i think.. that's why the dream... everyone in the dream was monsters.. ugly ones... and I was like.. really terrified. Gosh.. its like i remember yet i don't remember.. very funny feeling... like lost memory.. !
ANYWAY! enuff of silly dreams.. tmrw.. is Christmas eve! I will spend the whole day alone! by myself! Relaxing. Being alone! Being quiet! Perhaps, taking a stroll at parkway.. if i can get my butt moving... hahaa!
And What I really want now is some new clothes. I think i shall go shopping finally... next week if possible...
I feel like writing.. and never ending..hahaa...
But well, for a last note.. am listening to this CD called "Lavished" by Kevin Kong.. a guitarist at YPM.. he composed and wrote the songs himself.. Very nice! Very steven curtis chapman + delirious! Not bad not bad.. kudos Kevin!!!!!
His tune rings in my head::: "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us.. that we, all should be called sons and daughters!"
Just got into this little obsession with Norse Mythology yesterday.. in between doing my FYP stuff.. it was just so interesting.. hahaa..there were the Gods called Odin, Loki, Thor (thunder), etc..etc... it relates a little to stuff from before Noah's Ark.. when there were lots of Giants on earth.. ooohh i lurve those kind of supernatural or rather, very hard to imagine kinda stuff... exciting...!!! :P
 Blame it on Loki and the anime called Matantei Loki Ragnarok.. which just ended on cable Ch56. Hahaha isn't he cute!?!! hah i can imagine u all puking away...>v<
I think we all have little obsessions every now and then... whatever.. a particular song.. anime, dramas, guys..??? haha.. and then for me, it's every week.. i seem to have a new obsession. That really takes up lots of time but it makes life particularly exciting.. hahaa...
Then again, There's this song by Steven curtis chapman (again!) that Really speaks it all.. its called Magnificent Obsession.. and i'd be glad if I could be obsessed with this for the rest of my life.. haha! U can hear this song here: http://www.swakoo.blogspot.com/ (haha call me cheapo or what.. leeching onto someone else's blog.. btw i dunno who's this person.. so doubly cheapo!!)
Magnificent Obsession by Steven Curtis Chapman
Album: Declaration
Lord, You know how much I wanna know so much
In the way of answers And explanation
I have cried and prayed, And still I seem to stay
In the middle of life's complications
All this pursuing Leaves me feelin' like
I'm chasin' down the wind
But now it's brought me back to You And I can see again
This is everything I want, This is everything I need
I want this to be my one Consuming passion
Everything my heart desires Lord, I want it all to be for You,
Jesus, Be my magnificent obsession
Yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah
So capture my heart again, Take me to depths I've never been
Into the riches of Your grace and Your mercy
Return me to the cross, And let me be completely lost
In the wonder of the love That You've shown me
Cut through these chains that tie me down To so many lesser things,
Let all my dreams fall to the ground Until this one remains
This is everything I want, This is everything I need
I want this to be my one Consuming passion
Everything my heart desires Lord, I want it all to be for You,
Jesus, Be my magnificent obsession
My magnificent obsession
Yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah
You are everything I want And You are everything I need
Lord, You are all my heart desires, You are everything to me
You are everything I want, You are everything I need
I want You to be my one Consuming passion
Everything my heart desires Lord, I want it all to be for You,
I want it all to be for You
'Cause You are everything I want, You are everything I need
I want You to be my one Consuming passion
Everything my heart desires Lord, I want it all to be for You,
Jesus, Be my magnificent obsession
Be my magnificent obsession
Yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah
"True servants think of ministry as an opportunity, not an obligation. They 'serve the Lord with gladness.' Why do they serve with gladness? Because they love the Lord, they?re grateful for his grace, they know serving is the highest use of life, and they know God has promised a reward. Jesus promised in John 12:26 (Msg), 'The Father will honor and reward anyone who serves me.' And the Bible says in Hebrews 6:10 (NLT), 'He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other Christians.'" - Rick Warren
Well, today's gonna be another exciting day - FYP and String.. ha ha ha! Last night.. or in the wee morning hours of today, I was digging thru lots of my old letters from all my friends during JC time... Yes RUBY i got yours.. and there was stuff I never knew... DD..Jeremy..Charissa.. OHHhhh it made me realise how shallow I was before and how much I have grown and also how much I did communicate with people last time - I think I was so much more in tune with developing relationships with people. But then it was difficult and so I took a step back and here I am, sad and lonely? Okay fine.. not sad and lonely, but feeling like I didn't do much to "make contact" with people. Seems after I entered Uni, there was like a new fortress built, to protect myself... and so I was like stuck in there, not really reaching out anymore... think? As now, my friends, are many but few really good ones.. Perhaps I can't ask for too much, and yeah, perhaps, I should be content.. right? But really I am glad for those people who are still close to me.,.. and maybe next year my goals should be to build good relationships with people.
In fact, my goal in my youth group is already "Go Deeper"- meaning to know God more, to seek Him more... so I'll just extend this to my friendships! Amen!
Fwah... today was a super blading outing man with James, Mike & Sarah... We bladed from 1pm till 5pm.. (stopping in between of course)... haha.. Well... from my lack of exercise, this was enuff for me.. super aching now...! BUT I'm so super duper very happy.. shiiooookkKK! Just feeling the wind in your hair.. haha.. and challenging urself to learn new stuff.... geezh.. what will it be like doing wakeboarding? Maybe u know.. one day, all the bladers may find blading not thrilling enough and may proceed on to Wakeboarding, and then our FYP project will boom! hahaha!!!Anyways.. Saw weihan doing figure skating.. it just amazes me how much things this guy can do...
Well yesterday (sat 18th) was one long day.. played violin accompaniment for Jacob's cousin's wedding at St. Theresa's Church (yes the one with Fr. Kang involved...) and then had String ensemble practice at NTU, then went shopping with Gavin! Haha.. I wish I could shop for myself more, but no time, and then when i'm there, I really dunno what to get... coz shopping is so not me! Sometimes, I'm just like a guy - hate shopping!
Anyway, praise the Lord for my 2 FYP mates who went for the meeting with our Client yesterday while I was at the wedding... We can now go ahead with our campaign, and next few days will be intense FYP once again.. to prepare the final proposal by Thursday. I love how we have got a budget of like.. 13k to work with!!! But then again,... it's a love-hate relationship... I hate how we have to rush to prepare the proposal once again,... and somemore now abit outta shape.. our campaign seems to have met with a gazillion number of twists and turns and if u look at our very first proposal it would be like some ancient story from long long ago....
Well, tomorrow till Jan, I'll be looking after my neighbour (just down the street) Adeline's Cat! MEE MEE! I'm going to be a responsible "feeder" - yes, all i have to do is go and feed Mee Mee every morning.. hehehe! :P And I think it's gonna be great! Once up, I can take a walk, then be refreshed for the day. Adeline meanwhile, will be off enjoying the hols in some faraway land.. I wish I could be there! ;)
Last words.. when we set our priorities right, everything is a joy, everything is possible, and important things will be done first, God is acknowledged and given glory, and my life is a good testimony of His presence. I am free, I am happy, I am secure in Him. I really thank His Providence.
WHO CAN BEAT THE STAGE AFTER BONUS ROUND?
This game is super irritating but addictive! hahaaaa!
Download Snowcraft!
It is great to be on a team writing for the Catholics. Well.. there's this bunch of people from all the Catholic churches around.. who are interested to start up a new Catholic News Insert called "BE!Attitude" (Name still tentative) and we're going to write about issues that help youths to stand strong in the face of grey areas such as homosexuality, abortion, this, that... etc. SO we'll definitely welcome writers and etc...
I just pray that this whole thing will set off OK. It's great great great great great!!!! I can just see the potential in it. Only thing is that I just wish the whole team would be more spiritually centered. I mean, why do Youths not have a godly attitude towards mass, and life, and so on?
It's not because they need to know what's right and wrong, but rather, a personal experience and relationship with JESUS! If I didn't know Christ and didn't have the hunger to know Him, issues like those will seem just like "politics" to me, and something that I won't care about. So what? I'm not interested. Rather, it should be issues that apply to me.. about things that matter... like personal growth.. my purpose on earth..
Then only will they know why they are doing what they are doing. Then only will they see a need to live a holy life!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just wish and hope and pray and persevere, and strive,.. that those who are leading this new insert would be God-inspired and led by His Holy Spirit...!
BTW.. my yesterday's blog was not entirely about me, but the accumulation of many others' as well, seems at this time lots of heartbreaks going around,... and so u have it.. my ramblings on the topic of LUrrrvvee...
Anyways, I think what excites me more is this... reading Proverbs. I had this funny idea in my head to read it (Coz i was thinking i've been lacking at reading the bible). But I couldn't sit down to read it since the weekend, and finally i'm reading it now. And it's always enlightening. I think at Church, many people are content with a mediocre level of faith and relationship with God. Who wants to go deeper? Not many. Or perhaps, they are distracted by the many things in the world. Guys, Lurvvee, Money, Fame, Being "IN", Looks.. SIgh... I apparently have no love for all of these. Won't say it is not there (I'm not a saint yet!) but I try to keep it as low as possible. Why? coz the Lord provides! I'm secure IN HIM!
Quotes from Proverbs 1 - 3:
To have knowledge, you must first have reverence for the Lord.
Whoever listens to me will have security. He will be safe, with no reason to be afraid.
Yes, beg for knowledge; plead for insight. Look for it as hard as you would do for silver or some hidden treasure. If you do, you will knwo what it means to fear the Lord and you will succeed in learning about God. It is the Lord who gives wisdom; from him come knowledge and understanding. He provides help and protection for righteous, honest men. He protects those who treat others fairly, and guards those who are devoted to him.
If you listen to me, you will know what is right, just and fair. You will know what you should do. You will become wise, and your knowledge will give you pleasure.
Righteous men - men of integrity - will live in this land of ours. But God will snatch wicked men from the land and pull sinners out of it like plants form the ground.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know. Remember the Lord in everything you do and he will show you the right way. Never let yourself think you are wiser than you are; simply obey the Lord and refuse to do wrong. If you do it will be like good medicine, healing your wounds and easing your pains.
Wisdom offers you long life, as well as wealth and honor. Wisdom can make your life pleasant and lead you safely through it. Those who become wise are happy; wisdom will give them life.
Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it. Never tell your neighbour to wait until tomorrow if you can help him now.
The Lord puts a curse on the homes of wicked men, but blesses the homes of the righteous. He has no use for conceited people, but shows favour to those who are humble. Wise men will gain an honorable reputation, but stupid people will only add to their own disgrace.
And thus, herein lie the secret to a pleasant life and happiness!
Sometimes even the coldest heart can yearn for some romance, that's why we have tonnes of soppy romance songs and tv serials and dramas... This afternoon i just watched a really typical HK love story, "Final Romance" (2001) with Edison Chen acting.. and Awww... he was so cute.. hahaha... anyway.... it was just like Winter Sonata, but in a condensed 2hr version... haha.. with the guy & gal meeting, falling in love, and in some snowy season (always!), and then the girl so happens to be engaged (always again!) to someone she doesn't love, but finally ends up with the guy she loves.. after lots and lots of trouble.. gosh,.. typical love story plus tear jerker if you add a bit more tragic twists....
Plus yesterday's wedding performance, awwww... perhaps i'm really a closet romantic??? But nah.. on the outside, i'm just too practical, too much of myself, too busy for these?? It's good and bad.. Ah well, like I always say, it's good to dream a little, but I better not lose my head!
"Mix idealism with realism and add hard work. This will often bring much more than u could ever hope for." John C. Maxwell. I wonder if this applies to love as well.. perhaps, perhaps not...
Well... its scary being in a relationship isn't it? right now, i'm taking my time and enjoying singlehood. There's simply too much to ask for in a relationship... u ask of something from the other person, and the other person asks of things of yourself too. While it's a give and take, its usually heartbreak. Because simply, its always one-sided. Been seeing too many around lately. Well, to everyone in this situation, Just hang-in there and stay strong! Put your hope in the Lord not man!!!
But as I hope in the Lord, it is not difficult too to feel despondent. Why is it that I find that I have so many wants and desires.. to find a guy.. there's simply too many expectations... he must be this that this that this that... And to really enter a relationship, one has to be a healthy individual first. I don't think I am prepared for that. Not that there's any in sight, but since i'm on this topic of Lurrrveee..
LURVE.. is an elusive thing.. rather, we should go for LOVE (God's love) which is like concrete floor. It is there forever. It will never go away.
But well... Sometimes, we can't help but go for the 'in' thing.. the LURVE thing.. so well.. there u have it.. the heartbreaks, the pain and the yearning, and the sorrow, the unmet needs, the expectations, and the tragic love dramas that happen in real life as well as reel life.
So well, perhaps that's why I prefer to watch soppy Korean/Taiwanese Love stories rather than experience one of my own. It's scary. I prefer the reel one for now.
Perhaps instead of learning about maths and money, and theories, we need to learn about LURVE. How to deal with it? And How to love the real LOVE (God), and not LURVEEE.. and to really be true to urself? to really be ONE with God, at peace, to KNOW the REAL LOVE?
It's comforting, reassuring, patient, kind, honest, and peaceful. That is REAL LOVE...
Yesterday I had the honour of performing with my string quartet buddies at this wedding at Singapore Swimming Club.. Aw.. it was so beautiful.. the set up, the whole theme.. plus our music..hahaa.. it was so posh, so elegant, sooo.. classy, tango, salsa, classical, intensely romantic.. awwwww...
awww w w w w...
Singapore Swimming Club ::
Watching the Salsa practice ::
Me & my string quartet buddies K Yong & Weihan, Jessie's missing, she left early (violist) ::
Been trying day and night and every minute to do a form for the fyp client's website.. but it's too difficult as I don't know programming... sigh.. so stressful..
Just a form.. a simple form that says, "Join the mailing list" and gets u to submit your email address... Just a form that says "Recommend this page to a friend", Just a form that allows ppl to type in their enquiries/feedback and send...
Oh well, i've always been told to lower my "high" expectations. Perhaps, it's really practical to not expect myself to do something I never knew how to do in just 2 days.. but I tried.. I tell you I really tried... and coz I pushed myself so hard, I was So SO SO Stressed!
BUT.. after all these, I realised that I have to meet back with reality and adjust my expectations. Change my plans a bit and let things be.
I can learn it later and modify later again!
So here's a big CHEERS to the end of the "unrealistic-website-trying-to-programme-cgi-woes"... Praise God!
Yay, we're going to put up the Mural tonight at Holy Spirit Church. I feel rather proud of it, considering the amount of time we had to put into painting it. Well next time for murals we shall not choose such Difficult pictures! hahaha.. nevertheless, this is a work of art!
The picture (original) - Will post "our" actual painting later.. hehe!
2 new phrases that provokes me:
"Mix idealism with realism and add hard work. This will often bring much more than you could ever hope for." John C. Maxwell
"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best tobecome the best that you are capable of becoming."
Ahhh I didn't know my results came out on Dec 6.... was thinking of Dec 9 all the long! ANyways, I've just gotta heave a heavy "PHEWWWwwww... " I didn't fail any, well.. but as expected I got that D for my CORE subject!!! Shucks! It's terrible.. for Year 3 and Year 4 I get Ds for my core subjects, I just wonder what will the final thing be - A 2nd lower honours or 3rd class??????????
Yikes... it's scary thinking i've dropped to such bottom of the curve. :(
Anyway, I was prepping myself to be prepared for the worst. Wonder if that's a good strategy at all. Sounds like Rock Lee in Naruto. Hahaa.. so well this time, i was prepared that if I fail any subjects, I will be alright even if i had to stay another year. And yeah i didn't fail any, (except the accounting one which I skipped!) so yup i am not staying another year and I'm happy!
Stupid reasoning right?
Oh well, yup my grades were like... better than expected anyway, so Just thank God! I expected DC(for my core & PE)and CA(General electives) but I got D(core) - B(PrescribedElective) - C(multimedia GE) - B(creativity and art as therapy GE). *The General electives are not counted in the final grade*
Ahh.... if only i can just take GEs forever.. hahahahaah.. I'll take drawing, french, more on design, improvisation, religion in SEA, Managing Change, psychology, guitar...
Had a great retreat over the weekend. Well... the no. 1 great complain that I have is the MacRitchie Nature Trail walk.... IT was 12km!!! I was super burnt! hahaha... well here are some pics along the way... Man i was suuuuper Tired... and suuper last quite some times.. but well.. I made it in the end!!! YIPPEEE! But hey no second try man.. no more no more!!!
   
Reflections on the retreat:
Been so touched by the fellowship of my friends in John 10:10 (Holy Spirit Church Youth Ministry). Been so enlightened by the sessions... Been so encouraged to serve God even more by seeing the younger members growing and coming to the Lord.
Just 3 days - 3rd to 5th June - is enough for one to really relax and dissociate from all the worldly concerns and worries and stress and really find one's meaning and purpose in life. I thank God for giving me a new direction in my spiritual walk.
It is a prayer answered. I have often prayed to God saying: "Dear God, what do you want me to do? tell me... and I will do it..." but so often have not really gotten a clear direction.. (maybe i didn't wait for His answer!) and end up doing it MY own way.
This time.. it was clear! Zooming in! And in these 2 days after the camp.. it's even clearer.. the people coming to me with their problems, the people in need of my help..simply shows me the "mission" that is laid before me. That i have to accomplish step by step, in HIS power not my own. And no matter how tired i am (been sick since Sunday) I am still able to go on!
Other thoughts:
Now all i have to do is concentrate everything on my FYP coz have been away and a bit lackadaisical! So unbecoming of me..
And well.. on another note.. I'm slightly more at peace about "my future" as i'd been worrying about it the past few times... I will just start out where I should. Work at my mum's shop! and hey.. if I could one day be my own boss, fixed hours -leaving me time to do my other stuff, ministry and hobbies.. Good pay....why not? hey ho! I'm kinda excited actually. Beats being a mediocre executive hands down!
*Smiling at the sky and dreaming on... *
Oh what a cute website! This artist is really cool..
*inspired*...
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