Longing for....
Rays of the sun, shining and feeding into my skin. Feeling the warmth and glow of the sunlight.
Wind pushing through my cheeks and my hair, while I race down the road on my bike, adrenaline pumping through my veins.
Fatigue and pain in my muscles, throbbing with each surge of blood, sweat dripping off my forehead, a breeze passes and a cool feeling ensues...
Currents of water colliding against my body, while like a paddle I use my arms to glide through the waters like a boat.
Giggling and the chitter chatters in the school canteen, yakking gibberish away, no worries, no thoughts, just in the canteen, me, you, you and you.
Lazing around on saturday afternoons, strolling down the malls leisurely after a good fellowship.
Happily waiting for my parents to give me my pockect money, giving them a cheesy grin after every treat they give.
Student days.... minus the exams, minus the studying, are always memorable days...
Monday, October 20, 2008
Sunday, October 05, 2008
There is this bottle, made of glass, that contained some liquid in it.
This liquid seemed like water, crystal clear, resting stagnantly in the bottle. But this liquid was no ordinary water, it is filled with intense, strong and potent contents, not everyone is able to withstand it.
Why, such an ordinary bottle of seemingly harmless water, but it contained such anguish, such pain, such sorrow, tiredness, hurts, all in one.
What was in the bottle was called tears.
Tears of pain, tears of rejection, tears of shame, guilt and anguish. Not everyone can understand, not everyone knows how to deal with that bottle of tears.
But He came, took it and said: "God keeps your tears in a bottle, for He knows, and understands everydrop that fell, everydrop precious to Him, nothing goes to waste. He transforms the bottle of tears to a bottle of annointing oil, and uses it to bless the one who shed the tears, to comfort and restore the broken one."
This liquid seemed like water, crystal clear, resting stagnantly in the bottle. But this liquid was no ordinary water, it is filled with intense, strong and potent contents, not everyone is able to withstand it.
Why, such an ordinary bottle of seemingly harmless water, but it contained such anguish, such pain, such sorrow, tiredness, hurts, all in one.
What was in the bottle was called tears.
Tears of pain, tears of rejection, tears of shame, guilt and anguish. Not everyone can understand, not everyone knows how to deal with that bottle of tears.
But He came, took it and said: "God keeps your tears in a bottle, for He knows, and understands everydrop that fell, everydrop precious to Him, nothing goes to waste. He transforms the bottle of tears to a bottle of annointing oil, and uses it to bless the one who shed the tears, to comfort and restore the broken one."
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Is it possible to see a person apart from the things that he/she does???
I'm just wondering, what defines a person? When someone thinks of a person, he/she will think of the things related to a person. For example, when I think of someone, I would think of something that the person does often, maybe in sports, in leisure, etc.
For myself, many people will think of cooking when they think of me.
But, as a person, do we let the things that we do define us, or do we let who we are define us?
Letting the 'things that we do' define us means that people see us from a one-sided perspective.
Categorizing people is something that humans always do so that they are able to grasp something complex, remove all the other connotations within that categorization and come to a simple conclusion/ judgement.
It is like cooking chicken rice without using garlic and ginger, or baking a cake and leaving out the vanilla essence, its not complete.
Discrimination comes about quickly when someone labels another person too quickly. Trends today place too much emphasis on the visuals (looking good, appearing attractive). Its too hard to look beneath the surface. Because we always thought that the happy ending should turn out like the way it does in Korean dramas, good looking, perfect scenario and all. What if its not?
What if being happy and being content with oneself meant that it is very different from what people always thought?
Does happiness just mean that you are able to get a good education, get a good job, and settle down in a comfortable life and grow old?
Do you think that by having people around you to accept you meant that you are content with yourself?
Does happiness entail that you live your life right now to the fullest, having the freedom to choose whatever in your life, getting the kick out of enjoying your playtime on weekends etc?
Think again, look deeper.
I'm just wondering, what defines a person? When someone thinks of a person, he/she will think of the things related to a person. For example, when I think of someone, I would think of something that the person does often, maybe in sports, in leisure, etc.
For myself, many people will think of cooking when they think of me.
But, as a person, do we let the things that we do define us, or do we let who we are define us?
Letting the 'things that we do' define us means that people see us from a one-sided perspective.
Categorizing people is something that humans always do so that they are able to grasp something complex, remove all the other connotations within that categorization and come to a simple conclusion/ judgement.
It is like cooking chicken rice without using garlic and ginger, or baking a cake and leaving out the vanilla essence, its not complete.
Discrimination comes about quickly when someone labels another person too quickly. Trends today place too much emphasis on the visuals (looking good, appearing attractive). Its too hard to look beneath the surface. Because we always thought that the happy ending should turn out like the way it does in Korean dramas, good looking, perfect scenario and all. What if its not?
What if being happy and being content with oneself meant that it is very different from what people always thought?
Does happiness just mean that you are able to get a good education, get a good job, and settle down in a comfortable life and grow old?
Do you think that by having people around you to accept you meant that you are content with yourself?
Does happiness entail that you live your life right now to the fullest, having the freedom to choose whatever in your life, getting the kick out of enjoying your playtime on weekends etc?
Think again, look deeper.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Happy Frenz Running!!!This is the picture of the year.
In my own opinion, the poster girls of the run.
I shall not say more. Its just lovely and natural. Thanks for running with me!
Standard Chartered 2008: Here we come!!!!!!
On a side note: check out this picture of mine (I cropped out the lady infront of me, very distracting)
I look like I'm struggling hard.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Nicole's Online Art Shop
Hello all readers, let me introduce to you a person and her creations which I am very proud of: Nicole's Small Fart Art.
Nicole is my very good friend in NUS, and it was during her schooling days (JC onwards) where her creations sprouted; I'm real proud to say I watched her creations take root from her schooling days to after graduation, where she spent day and night researching and experimenting with all the unique jewellry creations she has done: I'm utterly impressed!
For more interesting, original art pieces, go to Nicole's Art Shop:
http://smallfartart.blogspot.com/
About Nicole:
Now most of you must be very curious who is Nicole and how does she look like. (Nicole ah... for publicity I market your face ah... )
Nicole is the gal in brown and orange pants in the picture.
She is also a tough cookie. She does lots of workout for leisure and climbs with me. Her style is NO PINK, NO FRILLS OR GIRLISH STUFF.
Strictly cool bohemian female, with a masculine punch. Thats what I like about her style. It doesn't restrict me to the usual girlish jewellry with pink flowers and fluff.
Its the feminine with the rugged accent, influenced with her eurasian-perankan culture. Her 2 sisters are in Outward Bound, and their styles have also inflluenced her.
True blue Nicole. (as reflected in the signage in the picture) Thats what I like about her. Her unique, comfortable-with-herself-yet-gorgeous-in-her-own-way style.
I hope your creations last Nicole!!!
Hello all readers, let me introduce to you a person and her creations which I am very proud of: Nicole's Small Fart Art.
Nicole is my very good friend in NUS, and it was during her schooling days (JC onwards) where her creations sprouted; I'm real proud to say I watched her creations take root from her schooling days to after graduation, where she spent day and night researching and experimenting with all the unique jewellry creations she has done: I'm utterly impressed!
I bought this one from her, and gave it to my colleague who is leaving:
Its a decorated rubber band dangled with beads. Note that the orange and green beads are handmade by her!!!! Its great for a person who like a simple design with an 'earthy' touch... 
This is one of the cool rings I saw on her blog too... She curled it with wire. Not too effeminate girly stuff... but cool stuff for the more rugged, outdoorsy gal. :) 
She made these pins which I got 2 of them! Very nonya looking eh! Can match my nonya skirt!
This is one of the bracelets made of tiny beads which she pain-stakingly twisted to form such an elaborate design.
This dragonfly catch at the end is considered her prize creation. Very cool. The colours are very eathy and lovely too...
This is I think a match to the curly wurly ring. Funky design. Original.
For more interesting, original art pieces, go to Nicole's Art Shop:
http://smallfartart.blogspot.com/
About Nicole:
Now most of you must be very curious who is Nicole and how does she look like. (Nicole ah... for publicity I market your face ah... )
Nicole is the gal in brown and orange pants in the picture.
As you can see, her style is very bohemian-like. The bag slung around her shoulders are handmade I think. She likes celtic metal looking rings and bracelet cuffs.
She is also a tough cookie. She does lots of workout for leisure and climbs with me. Her style is NO PINK, NO FRILLS OR GIRLISH STUFF.
Strictly cool bohemian female, with a masculine punch. Thats what I like about her style. It doesn't restrict me to the usual girlish jewellry with pink flowers and fluff.
Its the feminine with the rugged accent, influenced with her eurasian-perankan culture. Her 2 sisters are in Outward Bound, and their styles have also inflluenced her.
True blue Nicole. (as reflected in the signage in the picture) Thats what I like about her. Her unique, comfortable-with-herself-yet-gorgeous-in-her-own-way style.
I hope your creations last Nicole!!!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Socially Inept....
Warning: To friends of the pms-ing, over-stressed, over-loaded near maniac female. She can be dangerous or a threat to disrupting social norms by her erratic inept behavior.
Behavioral symptoms include moaning, grumbling, looking dead stone/ sleepy/ tired, not talking, talking at the wrong time, talking about the wrong things, getting overtly anxious for slight things.
How to overload a female to the max:
1) Put her in charge of part of a Christmas project.
2) Put her in charge of part of a Church project.
3) Allow her to undergo a heavy course practicum
4) Make her learn one or two new skills (eg: key board) weekly
5) Give her library duty service every saturday morning from 10 to 1pm
6) Ensure she does accounts weekly in the shop
7) Put her through meetings and discussions that fill up her weekend and weeknights
8) Sign her up for a half marathon at the end of the year
9) Give her a full time job
10) Deprive her of shopping and movie and TV
11) Deprive her of going straight home after work everyday and make her stay up late/ wake up early in the morning to type emails...
How to control symptoms of stressed out female: no idea.
Warning: To friends of the pms-ing, over-stressed, over-loaded near maniac female. She can be dangerous or a threat to disrupting social norms by her erratic inept behavior.
Behavioral symptoms include moaning, grumbling, looking dead stone/ sleepy/ tired, not talking, talking at the wrong time, talking about the wrong things, getting overtly anxious for slight things.
How to overload a female to the max:
1) Put her in charge of part of a Christmas project.
2) Put her in charge of part of a Church project.
3) Allow her to undergo a heavy course practicum
4) Make her learn one or two new skills (eg: key board) weekly
5) Give her library duty service every saturday morning from 10 to 1pm
6) Ensure she does accounts weekly in the shop
7) Put her through meetings and discussions that fill up her weekend and weeknights
8) Sign her up for a half marathon at the end of the year
9) Give her a full time job
10) Deprive her of shopping and movie and TV
11) Deprive her of going straight home after work everyday and make her stay up late/ wake up early in the morning to type emails...
How to control symptoms of stressed out female: no idea.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
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