Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The Answer
Hi guys
I've been having a rough few days and this song really ministered to me in my moment of weakness. So if you're having a tough time too or just an off day, I hope this song ministers to you likewise.
I believe You are the answer to every tear I’ve cried
I believe that You are with me
My rising and my light
Give me strength when I am weary
Give me hope when I can’t see
Through the crosses I must carry
Lord, bind my heart to thee
That when all my days are over and all my chores are done
I may see Your risen Glory
Forever where You are.
Love, Jess
Sunday, October 17, 2010
just something i blogged about, see what you guys think.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
hi log. von here.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
hello!!! mel here haha. i'm hopping on e bandwagon but this is one that i'd gladly get on =) so updates! i feel a bit detached actly it feels like a while since i met u all.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Hullo All!
It looks like most of us, if not all, are tired. As tired as dead logs. Even if you haven't blog at all. Keep praying & keep each other in your prayers. Keep God somewhat in your lives. Remember to come back.
Remember "Seek and you shall find." " All who come to me shall not thirst." Only in god do you find true peace & joy.
Please Read the Few Posts below.
nice video
LOG!!!!!! Its zhane.... =( I am dying in LASALLE.... School is killing me now... =( How??? I supposed everyone is super packed in uni now??? Exam is coming soon for me... And I still have so many assignments on hand... I finish 1, the next moment, 2 come... How how how??? ='( I so stressed ahhh... =( And everything is so so so so so so so so so cui here... They are damn jialat... =( Floating in some own world... Damn emo siaaa..... X( I don't even know how to cope now... As you guys may know, LASALLE is not every generous with marks... and here is stress because every student treats this as a race and will not slow down... I have been working my ass out ever since school started and I still am... I wanna take a break, but there is no such thing as a break, cause if you take a break, you will fall very far behind... =( Competitive place... But I am not the most jialat... There are still students that have not even completed 1 assignment... I wonder how are they gonna cope.. So how is everyone? I know O level coming! So Jiayous for Os children! As I can see, Sim is still busy with his running... hahas! Now you guys don't lose out kkies!!! Even though its hard, But lets do our best!!! And when its holidays, lets take a break shall we? hahas!!!! Maybe we can crash Soo or Mel house! HAHAS!!! Nevertheless, GAMBATEH ORH!!!
Monday, October 11, 2010
hello everyone, sim here :D
Saturday, October 09, 2010
my turn!
a very simple one, and centered around this phrase copied from mad's fb
the will of God will not take you where the grace of God cannot keep you
which reminds me of this bible passage from Luke 1:37
for nothing is impossible with God
a lot of my work lately has been leading me towards these reflections, when faced with what seems like an insurmountable task. in such times i turn to God, only to be reminded that its precisely because im capable of these tasks that im given them in the first place. that to depend on my own strength would probably cause me much worry and stress, but depending on Him helps me through, and helps me to see where he is present in the course of my work.
so for those of you suffering and feeling drained from work, remember that God has put you there for a reason only He fully knows, and God will see you through :)
Friday, October 08, 2010
number oneee!
Hello everyoneeee! :) Alex hereee. This is the first time I'm ever posting so yay! So, here goes! K firstly, I miss session sooooo much! Yknow, I really wanted to learn about the whole social thing and I'm so sad that I have to give up the chance cuz of stupid o's :( I miss session, and I miss everyone! Every sunday morning when I wake up and look at my stack of books, I think to myself "Hey, I could be at church now", and my day begins on a rather sad note. But don't worry, I'm keeping all of you guys in my prayers!! Each and everyday! So yay!
Moving on(this is the sad part), I cannot even begin to express how much work I'm buried under. I don't even know if i can finish it all :( and that really scares me cuz unlike most people, my papers begin next monday(graahh, stupid PE). So yes, the pressure is finally starting to drive me crazy and fear is slowly but surely devouring me whole! :( But I'm gonna make a lil u-turn and tell you guys about Father Simon's talk at school today! It was yet another failed attempt my school made to try and give us a motivational workshop, right until the part where they invited Father Simon up to speak. And being the funny, animated priest that he is, he used tons of small incidents to teach us the importance of visualisation! And when I closed my eyes, I realised how extremely difficult it is to think positive thoughts for five whole minutes. But nonetheless, after fighting with myself for a while, I actually managed to envision a rather happy results day. So then he went on to talk about Actualisation(which i didn't really get) and prayer! And then he made us pray as a class. And today was our "last day of school" so, I felt like this sense of sadness but also some joy cuz my class and I were all together and I really have so so so much hope in my class. So yay! Happy moment in my sad life. Haha!
Oh yes, and I also realised something really cool the other day. In the midst of my being extremely sad about lit, I read this really cool speech that Steve Jobs gave to the Stanford graduants and he told them to "Stay hungry, stay foolish". The whole speech was about how he suffered so much failure and stuff but everyday he wakes up and asks himself if he likes what he's gonna do in the day ahead. And if the answer is no for too many days in a row, then it's time for a change! And I was smiling from ear to ear when i read that k, cuz I saw just how important it is to enjoy what you're doing with your life. And at this point in time, I can't say that I enjoy my everyday, but I suppose little things make me happy. Like how today, the bus driver didn't drive off from the bus stop until this one (and mind you he was the only one who boarded the bus) old man, had taken a seat. And I don't think many bus drivers can say they've done something like that. So I was really happy when I saw that. And she was a lady bus driver! Whoo ! Gal power. harhar.
So anyways, while I'm MIA-ing, hope you guys are all doing okay! Stay happy k and remember to STAY HUNGRY, STAY FOOLISH! :))
The Answer
Hi guys
I've been having a rough few days and this song really ministered to me in my moment of weakness. So if you're having a tough time too or just an off day, I hope this song ministers to you likewise.
I believe You are the answer to every tear I’ve cried
I believe that You are with me
My rising and my light
Give me strength when I am weary
Give me hope when I can’t see
Through the crosses I must carry
Lord, bind my heart to thee
That when all my days are over and all my chores are done
I may see Your risen Glory
Forever where You are.
Love, Jess
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______________________________________________Sunday, October 17, 2010
just something i blogged about, see what you guys think.
Too often. Gen X doesn't get Gen Y.
Being 21, the stage where I'm ''not a girl not yet a woman'', I feel like it is our duty to bridge that gap. We've been there done that and we're getting the hang of the responsibilities of being a working grown up.
On friday I reluctantly went for parish mission mass and sharing. A long 2 hour mass after 2 hours of dragging myself back to gardens is not the most exciting thing to do :\ I went for it in the end as my dad didn't give me a choice. :\
At the sharing I felt a sense of dejavu, being in that same position where I was the only youth representative in the group(like in the social mission conference). I didn't want to go for the youth sharing because I wanted to hear what grown ups have to say. Too often, adults are heard lecturing, telling us about the old days of poverty and unfortunately scolding/nagging. So I figured listening to them talk about god experiences would be greatly refreshing.
I was slightly disappointed as the sharing turned into a discussion of what we can do for church and how to make it better. That subject predictably became a complaint session and parents being disappointed with the youth of today who are turning their backs on the church.
I finally got to speak after a long series of ramblings and interjections.
"could I give my point of view?"
In a family context, Parents are so preoccupied with imparting right values and taking care of the family, this isn't wrong but because we've only gone through one life, we only know one life and we try and take all those lessons from that one life and shove it to the youngsters. Also, because adults have been through more and are wiser, they are the authority and sometimes fail to hear the other side of the story, to understand the problem in today's context. Especially since our world is changing so fast. We can't put old wine into new skins, so neither can we use old solutions to remedy the new.
As for the youth, the old are old. There is always the feeling of the parent not listening, not understanding, being so old fashioned... We can't blame them because they aren't living in this context. A lot of times I hear adults complain and I feel like rebutting and arguing my point but for fear of being scolded and out of respect I wouldn't, brushing it off as "they won't understand anyway". But I am sure they could if they would.
Therefore I realize that the best solution is communication. There needs to be greater understanding between the generations. It is an awful waste for great advice and experience from people to fall on to deaf ears. Likewise, it is unfortunate that cries for help are pushed to one side. I'm sure if we understood each other's situation we wouldn't be so angry. Instead, all we ever do is complain to the authority. Maybe this is why Singaporeans don't voice out opinions, because we're afraid to share, afraid to be proactive, too lazy to find an effective solution to the root problem. I know I am all that but I think something could be done.
In reference to the whole church parish mission thing, the whole idea about bringing the sfx church closer and helping each other to build up each other's spiritual lives. I thought about setting up a blog. A website where there are beautiful testimonials to bring the entire community closer. There could be a theme like "what is your god experience" and people could write a testimonial and send it in. Anonymous or not, it doesn't really matter. The church has some 8000 families but isn't that the power of the internet? To be accessible to many people. All it takes is a moderator or 2 and a couple of volunteers who would write testimonials.
I haven't thought of other solutions yet though. :\
let me know what you think.
-jes
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______________________________________________Thursday, October 14, 2010
hi log. von here.
i dont post here very often. but right now i feel alone and lost and i dont know where else to go (in the cyber world and figuratively). just got back from the hospital. baby grace is born. and it feels like a miracle. its quite gross and damn amazing, at the same time, how something of that size can come out of another human being. yes im in love. with my niece.
im really awed at the human life cycle created by God. i see my sister and adrian care, cuddle and breastfeed grace and im so thankful they put in so much effort. they went for so many classes and bought so many things (there's like 2 bed-cots in the hse). but just like con camps, the warm fuzzy feeling fades when reality starts to kick in with my mum's usual fussing. and i get so angry because my sister puts in so much effort, my mum has no right to tell her what to do.
on the way home, i guess you can say the devil really knows how to work on my emotions. it really gets to me that there were some important things a mother shld do for her child and my mother didnt do it for me. she didnt breastfeed me cos she was prolly too scared, she sent me straight to the babysitter's right out of hospital, and it continued right up til now. even now, our daily interaction is reduced to her 'using' me. i shld be too ashamed to actually describe it here. i know its prolly cos she didnt have a very good relationship with her own mum, but after so many years i cant say she's the victim any more. there were so many chances to learn, and my sister and i have been desperately reaching out, but always in vain.
it has always been like that, just more apparent now cos i know God is prolly asking me to do smtg abt it. but i dont know how. to love someone whose flaws you see so clearly, to ignore the fact that maybe all this time it wasnt love, to get past all the anger, i dont know how. all i can think of is running away. out of singapore. to backpack. to student exchange. anything. as far as i can. as long as i can.
because living with her makes me feel so ugly, so unloving.
and also completely unloved and all alone.
2 Comments:
we can 'baby talk' soon when my sis gives birth! hahaha :D anyway, jiayou von! At least you know what is wrong and you can remedy it in your own life. (:
otherwise... be patient, ( i know ta han very long alr but slowly la) bit by bit!
-jes
By 
jes,
October 15, 2010 12:22 AM
yay about baby grace, so exciting!
funny how we choose almost everything in life, except our families. stay strong von, keep praying and drawing strength from him :) keeping you in my prayers.
By Jess,
October 15, 2010 10:07 AM
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
hello!!! mel here haha. i'm hopping on e bandwagon but this is one that i'd gladly get on =) so updates! i feel a bit detached actly it feels like a while since i met u all.
i'm doing fine i think. i'm getting average results. which is pretty enough for me. i think it takes too much effort to try for an A so i'm not going to. i'm being super minimalist abt work tho and trying to spend as little time as possible so tt i can do other stuff. and i'm really doing quite a bit less than e normal law mugger *coughsoocough* but there's not enough self-assessment to tell me tt i'm screwing up lol so i feel kinda fatalistic, just waiting for a C to jolt me. Bs are perfectly fine lol. i haven't really made new friends (altho to give myself credit, i do know quite a few ppl's names) but as it is, i'm having trouble keeping up w e old ones (tt aren't from law).
but even tho i'm trying not to spend too much time on work, there isn't enough time -.- totally need more hrs in a day sheesh. every week there's just smth major. but now tt psle is over my schedule is relatively less hectic la. lol tang soo and i went for a vocation discernment tools retreat last weekend. i had to head out everyday for tuition -.- sugarmum did pay for my cab fees tho lol. my kid asked me to go and play w him this week haha but this week is e shifthouse week so can't la. i'll get ard to bringing him out in e near future i guess. he's pretty cool he makes his own card games (every single card is handrawn and handcut) and he loved e david edding series that i introduced him to. so we can get along quite well =) haha.
i'm shifting hse this weekend!! it's freakg troublesome srsly. dono how we managed to do it 7 times i nv want to do it again. it doesn't help tt graphic novels are super dense and heavy. bah. my room's in a colossal mess.
vocation discernment tools was quite awesome i tot. it reminded me of sow. and of confi camps. i miss e intensity of retreats.
FB IS DAMN DOUBLE-EDGED IT IS SO DISTRACTING I WANNA DELETE MY ACC BUT IT'S TOO USEFUL =(
so yup all in all, there're e usual up and downs and stresses and laughters of everyday school life. but in general (or beneath this layer if u wanna see it tt way), things are good and i'm pretty happy. i think. praise god =)
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oh errrrr. mistake guys sry lol not leading anymore. freeman swapped.
By MeL,
October 14, 2010 3:07 PM
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Hullo All!
It looks like most of us, if not all, are tired. As tired as dead logs. Even if you haven't blog at all. Keep praying & keep each other in your prayers. Keep God somewhat in your lives. Remember to come back.
Remember "Seek and you shall find." " All who come to me shall not thirst." Only in god do you find true peace & joy.
Please Read the Few Posts below.
nice video
0 Comments:
______________________________________________LOG!!!!!! Its zhane.... =( I am dying in LASALLE.... School is killing me now... =( How??? I supposed everyone is super packed in uni now??? Exam is coming soon for me... And I still have so many assignments on hand... I finish 1, the next moment, 2 come... How how how??? ='( I so stressed ahhh... =( And everything is so so so so so so so so so cui here... They are damn jialat... =( Floating in some own world... Damn emo siaaa..... X( I don't even know how to cope now... As you guys may know, LASALLE is not every generous with marks... and here is stress because every student treats this as a race and will not slow down... I have been working my ass out ever since school started and I still am... I wanna take a break, but there is no such thing as a break, cause if you take a break, you will fall very far behind... =( Competitive place... But I am not the most jialat... There are still students that have not even completed 1 assignment... I wonder how are they gonna cope.. So how is everyone? I know O level coming! So Jiayous for Os children! As I can see, Sim is still busy with his running... hahas! Now you guys don't lose out kkies!!! Even though its hard, But lets do our best!!! And when its holidays, lets take a break shall we? hahas!!!! Maybe we can crash Soo or Mel house! HAHAS!!! Nevertheless, GAMBATEH ORH!!!
Bliss Zhane
2 Comments:
when its the hols, you guys can crash my house everyday man... haha. anw zhane hang in there and continue praying to Him for strength, for we are nothing without His graces (:
-soo
By 
,
October 12, 2010 11:51 PM
I WILL HAVE HOUSE WARMING AFT I MOVE HSEEEE =)
By MeL,
October 13, 2010 9:24 PM
Monday, October 11, 2010
hello everyone, sim here :D
umm i hv nothing much to say actually. haha. life's always been the same for me. workload is manageable, altho there are many assignments due pretty soon.
i'm v happy in school! and proud to say that hall hasnt consumed my life away. running has. HA. but i guess as long as i offer my runs to god, then it's still pretty good huh (:
ok so i've been trying hard to pray properly every night. said my rosary a couple of times this past week too. anyone with any petitions or intentions feel free to drop me a msg and i'll offer up a decade for u k!
god bless!
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______________________________________________Saturday, October 09, 2010
my turn!
a very simple one, and centered around this phrase copied from mad's fb
the will of God will not take you where the grace of God cannot keep you
which reminds me of this bible passage from Luke 1:37
for nothing is impossible with God
a lot of my work lately has been leading me towards these reflections, when faced with what seems like an insurmountable task. in such times i turn to God, only to be reminded that its precisely because im capable of these tasks that im given them in the first place. that to depend on my own strength would probably cause me much worry and stress, but depending on Him helps me through, and helps me to see where he is present in the course of my work.
so for those of you suffering and feeling drained from work, remember that God has put you there for a reason only He fully knows, and God will see you through :)
0 Comments:
______________________________________________Friday, October 08, 2010
number oneee!
Hello everyoneeee! :) Alex hereee. This is the first time I'm ever posting so yay! So, here goes! K firstly, I miss session sooooo much! Yknow, I really wanted to learn about the whole social thing and I'm so sad that I have to give up the chance cuz of stupid o's :( I miss session, and I miss everyone! Every sunday morning when I wake up and look at my stack of books, I think to myself "Hey, I could be at church now", and my day begins on a rather sad note. But don't worry, I'm keeping all of you guys in my prayers!! Each and everyday! So yay!
Moving on(this is the sad part), I cannot even begin to express how much work I'm buried under. I don't even know if i can finish it all :( and that really scares me cuz unlike most people, my papers begin next monday(graahh, stupid PE). So yes, the pressure is finally starting to drive me crazy and fear is slowly but surely devouring me whole! :( But I'm gonna make a lil u-turn and tell you guys about Father Simon's talk at school today! It was yet another failed attempt my school made to try and give us a motivational workshop, right until the part where they invited Father Simon up to speak. And being the funny, animated priest that he is, he used tons of small incidents to teach us the importance of visualisation! And when I closed my eyes, I realised how extremely difficult it is to think positive thoughts for five whole minutes. But nonetheless, after fighting with myself for a while, I actually managed to envision a rather happy results day. So then he went on to talk about Actualisation(which i didn't really get) and prayer! And then he made us pray as a class. And today was our "last day of school" so, I felt like this sense of sadness but also some joy cuz my class and I were all together and I really have so so so much hope in my class. So yay! Happy moment in my sad life. Haha!
Oh yes, and I also realised something really cool the other day. In the midst of my being extremely sad about lit, I read this really cool speech that Steve Jobs gave to the Stanford graduants and he told them to "Stay hungry, stay foolish". The whole speech was about how he suffered so much failure and stuff but everyday he wakes up and asks himself if he likes what he's gonna do in the day ahead. And if the answer is no for too many days in a row, then it's time for a change! And I was smiling from ear to ear when i read that k, cuz I saw just how important it is to enjoy what you're doing with your life. And at this point in time, I can't say that I enjoy my everyday, but I suppose little things make me happy. Like how today, the bus driver didn't drive off from the bus stop until this one (and mind you he was the only one who boarded the bus) old man, had taken a seat. And I don't think many bus drivers can say they've done something like that. So I was really happy when I saw that. And she was a lady bus driver! Whoo ! Gal power. harhar.
So anyways, while I'm MIA-ing, hope you guys are all doing okay! Stay happy k and remember to STAY HUNGRY, STAY FOOLISH! :))
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hang in there my dear(: o's will be faster sooner than you know!! praying for you<3
anne
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October 12, 2010 11:09 PM