lifesong
Everyone needs compassion
And love that never fails
Let mercy fall on me
When everyone needs forgiveness
Kindness of the Saviour
The Hope of the nation
Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as you find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything that i believe in
Now i surrender
Shine a light in and
let the whole world see
Singing, for the glory of the risen king
Jesus, Shine a light and
let the whole world see
Singing for the glory of the risen king
Friday, August 31
-5:01 pm
I read the synopsis of the movie on some person's blog. Just reading it makes me wanna cry already. I think I'm in need of a crying jab. But then, there's really no reason for me to want to have a emotional cleansing. Can Singapore show it like anytime soon?
In fact I've been feeling joyful or happy. There was this one night when I was so troubled by.. perhaps, ghosts (given that it is the 7th month now), and God knows what that I couldn't sleep. I seriously hate that feeling. Oh yeah, and not being able to sleep well anywhere. Not sleeping well and not sleeping enough. That's enough to make me feel grumpy. Sometimes I just wish I can fall sick so that I have excuse to actually not do anything but watch my shows. =] However, always be careful of what you wish for.
So I prayed. While praying there was this suddenly descent of peace and calmness. As though all my troubles and anxiety were just swept away. It was so amazing and immediately I know where that came from. I love that feeling. Perhaps this is what they say having the peace of God within yourself. And that peace carried on till now. But it's getting weaker and weaker. Though knowing the reason why - that I haven't been doing much QT, sometimes I just couldn't be bothered. *bad girl* Hmm, more often I've found myself wanting to actually read the bible more than anything. Haha. That is a major accomplishment even compared to just 2 months ago. Hmmmm.. at least I'm starting to read the Daily Bread on a DAILY basis. LOL.
God is good. All the time. Just like the song says.
We had an interesting debate on whether homosexuality should be decriminalise. I'm against it for obvious reasons. Of course people can have their stand on it. In the end, I think we'll just have to see what the Government's take on it.. This is a sensitive topic which we can't talk on blogs. =p I don't wanna get published on papers. Heh.
校花校草 came to NTU today. It was sian leh. Don't know our candidates can make it not haha. M1 didn't give a good impression at the first place but after hearing him sing and strum and showing off his six-pack, okay, I'm partial to him. Hahahahaha. Don't know if he's really good-looking but oh well, having a good physique always gain extra points from me. (Though personally I don't think I want someone who's so well-built. *ahem*)
We are going to watch Hairspray on Tuesday! Out of NTU we go! :]
Wednesday, August 29
-8:41 pm
Five people of different nationality live in a row of five houses of different colour. Each person prefers a different beverage, smokes a different brand of cigar and keeps a different kind of animal. Can you figure out who owns the fish?
- The Brit lives in the Red house.
- The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
- The Dane drinks tea.
- The Green house is on the left of the White house.
- The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.
- The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
- The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.
- The man living in the centre house drinks milk.
- The Norwegian lives in the first house.
- The man who smokes Blends lives next to the man who keeps cats.
- The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
- The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
- The German smokes Prince.
- The Norwegian lives next to the Blue house.
- The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water.
Who owns the fish?
My friend introduced this puzzle to us today. Thought it was interesting to share. Just ignore that it was supposedly created by Albert Einstein and only 2% of the whole world's population could solve it. I think I agree with one of the netizens who said that the percentage is only so low because only 2% of the population actually bothered to solve the puzzle out. Or just that the people in Einstein period weren't probably very bright as people nowadays. If I can do it, I'm sure many can as well. You can find this on the net and I think there are similar puzzles out there. Already saw two and was so tempted to try. But gotta study already. =[
It's fun. Omoishiro. =]
Ask for spoilers if you really can't get it. But I'm sure you can! =]
Sunday, August 26
-10:34 pm
Hahahahaha.
-10:14 pm
My university life.. is slack. I've already resigned to that. I think some people will want to kill me but Psychology is .... In NTU at least, it's just slack. I don't know if it's cause they want it to be different from NUS or it is just Singapore schooling system that students just don't bother reading beyond the allocated texts. It's a bit sian leh. Haha. Ah well. Maybe this is God's way to give me time to concentrate on things beyond school.
Hmmm..
Maybe.
Perhaps I should just go about thinking what I should do about these things.
And I think I like the way things are going for fellowship. At least the proposed stuff are implemented with loads of well-meaning. I want things to change. Maybe the time is here.
I pray it does. =]
Love the time we have today, Mr P. Heh. It's been a looooooooooooooong while since we had done such a thing.
Wednesday, August 22
-12:23 am
"We are pilgrims in this world, traveling to a heavenly home that will be beyond description. Along the way, however, the cares and burdens of the journey can rob us of our hope and joy. We become distressed travelers in desperate need of encouragement and refreshment. The Lord calls to weary pilgrims like us, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28). Only He can give us rest for our souls to strengthen us for the road ahead."- Daily Bread 21st August 2007Perhaps it had come to this way for all of us. Encouragement and refreshment are much needed but no one seems to know where to get it and who to look for for them. Either we die whilst on the journey or just trough on, clinging on the hopeless hope for an oasis.
I have a need to encourage but I'm scared to be called a hypocrite. I don't know the words to get you guys going. I want to change my views, our views of a certain him but I don't know how. Why had it turn out this way?
How to change?
I'm not listening in his sermons anymore. Not that because his sermons are ridiculous. But in fact they can be a wonderful reminder of our ways as Christians. However, somehow he always have some hidden agenda behind what he talks about. And it's almost always aimed the youths. I had rather be with the children. I maybe too sensitive. To feel this way, one has to feel guilty or that one has really done something to actually warrant such criticisms.
How do we find the balance between faith and cynicism for the world?
Somehow, Lord, this battle is getting worse on first sight. Yet You reminded me today that it's a signed on job. Forever. It's either we fight to the end or we just disobey your commands. We can never leave the Your army unless You yourself kick us out. Is there really respite at the end of all this drama? Are there any good going to come out of this? Enlighten us Lord, but meanwhile, help the downtrodden and the thirsty. Help us remember that You are always there.
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."-Joshua 1:9
Monday, August 20
-10:21 am
Woah! It's been raining sheets of cats and dogs! So heavy until the far side of the road couldn't be seen. And that means my clothes in hall can't dry! ugh.
Went to the PitStop with the CO people on friday. Boy, I had a great time laughing. We played "imagniniff.." and some trivia games and Saboteur.. I tried to get them played Citadel but aiyes due to time constraint, it's put back to the shelf. That game is fun.. If you can get the rules straight and right quickly. But it may get boring after a little while especially for the other two girls. Which was what I thought they were feeling during the trivia game. =p We went home LATE. Missed the last train and last bus. I was.. pissed alright. Didn't want to go home in cab and it was almost past midnight. My mom just love to be pissed at me just because of that. But she didn't call me. Surprisingly. Maybe 'cause I'd told her I'd be late. Don't know. Should do that more often, then perhaps she will be off my back on that.. Took the Nightrider 01 back. I was so happy when I found out it travels to the area. =]]]]]]]] Makes my life so much more simpler than taking the cab back. Bet it will cost a bomb. Wahahaha. Anyway, wished those who didn't come on that day were here! It was loads fun.
And we saw
FIREWORKS while on our way to PitStop. It's beautiful!!!!!!!!!!! Don't know the occasion but fireworks are always nice! Tis a season of fireworks! =]
The holidays had recently ended. I mean we are like back in school but people have already booked us for the next holidays. I'm not seriously broke but if this keeps up I think I will. It's time for some financial management.
Saturday, August 11
-8:06 pm
Happy Birthday
Singapore!
Caught the NDP live at Marina Bay! All thanks to roomie. =]
The displays were fantastic, from the start to the end of the show, though it got a little boring in the middle. Now I understand why my mom just watched the marching parade. Haha. When the view is not airborne to see the formation, it ain't as nice and one just can't get what the display is trying to prove. The only thing I really like was the fireworks! It was almost like the explosion of millions of brilliant stars and they seemed so near that you could almost feel you could just reach out and grabbed one.
My camera's a lousy one. It doesn't justified that night's fireworks. =\
Once again, Happy Birthday!
Tuesday, August 7
-9:21 pm
I'm in hall now.
But I have no cup, container or whatsoever to DRINK water.
Twice in a row, I forgot to bring one of the most important thing in hall.
Gawd, I feel
stupid.
Monday, August 6
-8:44 pm
I'm back from Taiwan!
Man am I glad to be back. Haha. The air is so polluted there and it's fricking hot! Gah. Though there is not much difference back here in Singapore but at least there are cool wind. Even the wind there is warm. Not much cooling effect lor.
And we shopped like crazy. It's maddness. Think we clocked in more than 20 hours of shopping la. In Wu Fen Pu, Shilin, Shin Kong, Rao He, Eslite Bookshop. But I loved the bookshop more. It's so class.. Why we don't have something like that in Singapore? But then, I think their libraries are quite lok kok and we have good libraries. =]
(speaking of libraries, Orchard's branch is closing down!! I'm sadded. :'( )
Anyway, most of the capital was quite lok kok. I didn't really expect that. It looks more old and dilapidated in real life than on all those shows. It's a little like Hong Kong except that Hong Kong has skyscrapers popping out of nowhere admist all those old buildings. But Taiwan is just.. old world charm I guess. I don't mind visiting again but I guess it's more of shopping and eating their
GREAT food rather than doing the touristy stuff. There aren't much to see anyway. Maybe if I'm to go Taiwan again, I would go to their beaches. Heard they are pretty damn nice.
And for a country that touts so many singers, they sure have VERY little record shops lying around. It was damn hard to find one record shop la. The ratio of apparel shops to record shops is like 15:1! OMG! Why do they need so many when they can just head down to wu fen pu and the things the shops sell are so similar or maybe even the same! Gosh. But then I never did understand shopping so.. my two cents worth is really just two cents worth. Yes I do shop but always with something in mind. If not I'll just be bored to death and wouldn't buy or take a liking to anything.
Shopping with motive is my way, but JY (another girl in the group) was madness. She just grab whatever she likes. Okay, not grabbed but she just bought whatever she likes. Without qualms. 300 in just 2 days I think. I think she's fabulous. Haha.
Hmmm.. Think I love Taiwan for their food and their nonsense trinkets. They have plenty of that. Haha. Oh of course, and their variety shows. So many channels, so little time. Shopping is fun too when I can have things to buy. Their fashion is too forward-thinking. =p If I'm really strict to myself I think I would have just bought 2 pieces of clothings. Which is utterly ridiculous since they have so much to see and so CHEAP. Argh.
But it was a good trip. =]
Ah and school reopened today, along with me moving into the new hall. It feels weird but on a scale of ten I think it scored a 8. Haven't slept in the room so don't know if the room is windy but according to roomie, we are in for hard times at night. bleh. That's a big no no. We'll see how I guess.
No class tomorrow. And with 6 modules this sem, I'd better work hard. Rarh. And in roomie's words, with a better room condition, we can study better! Heh.
Wednesday, August 1
-12:08 am
I caught Transformers!
(I know, bloody late.) But it was in 2k digital okay.
MAN IT'S AWESOME!Love the action and the blowing up-s. Typical
Michael Bay but well, these are big good/bad machines. Cool machines. They are supposed to blow up lotsa things what.
And
Fernando Sucre from Prison Break was in the movie as well. Imagine the shock when I saw him in the first 20 minutes of the show. Haha.
I'm off to the airport in about 10 hours time.
See ya! X)
