Use Somebody

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Finally someone blogged about the conference! The same person choreographed the skit above. Wish i could be there for the conference. :)

I'm so glad to know that there are other people out there who shares the same thoughts that it is unfair for us to live in luxury while there are people out there who could barely scrap out a decent meal or even struggling to fight to survive another day.

I get really annoyed when people cynically respond saying:" So? What can we do?"

I always feel like saying:" Look at the things you have! Your pretty accessories, your branded everythings, your expensive entertainments that you can live without." The amount of money invested into all those things could probably feed a family for a month.

(No offense, i'm not judging anyone here. Am just stating examples.)

So yes, i'm probably being extreme here. Sorry I can't help it.

I understand that everyone is responsible for building and working for their own lives, and we have limited resources and energy, and it really frustrates me that there's so much i want to do but there are personal limitations.

I also understand that the amount of money you spent on your expensive toys will go into that billion-dollar company, which in-turn enables them to employ staffs and workers, whom in-turn will be able to provide for themselves and their family. So it's actually a whole big cycle. At least consumerism serves a purpose ay?

So who's actually being selfish to who now?

I guess it all boils down to our very deepest motives in our hearts.

Sigh, enough of talking. I'm guilty of failing to do the walking too. Such a hypocrite.

Besides helping with material needs, whether i choose to or not, i could always offer love and grace to the person next to me...today. At the same time remembering to stay connected to the the Source of Love Himself.

And can we actually get rid of our selfishness and go against the tide of our post-modern world?

"I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father."

- John 14:12

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much."

- Luke 16:10

"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things..."

-Matthew 25: 21

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

-Oscar Wilde

The girl on a swing

Image by rosieaprilleeson

So i could finally draw a line across "Do something to my boring/ childish/ totally uninspiring blog header." on my to-do list.

Think the girl in that photo above looks similar to the one in the header? Yep, i used this photo as a reference. Boo~ :P

Our somedays will soon be todays and then they will eventually turn into yesterdays. Our yesterdays used to be somedays that became todays and end up what they are now - yesterdays.

I will live my todays as todays, and let my yesterdays be yesterdays, and knowing that my somedays... will become todays eventually.

And my days are my lifesong to my Maker, my story in His Grand Story.

I will learn to make that choice everyday.

For some reason , i find that there's always something beautiful about an image of a girl on a swing...

Maybe because it is the thought of being totally worry-free and responsibility-free that is inviting (Is that also called laziness?). In total peace. Being able to forget the need to be concerned about time passing by and being able to be idle-minded or daydream into my somedays.

Or is it because of the thought of being off the ground and pretend to be able to fly...

...but not going anywhere.

Isn't that self-deceiving?

At least i can still Hope.

The image of 'a girl on a swing' in my mind has always been one sitting on a swing.

I guess it's time for her to stand.

累

做人真的很累。

真是糟糕，20岁罢了都已经埋怨说累。剩余的人生怎么度过啊?

几个月前，我和我一位朋友聊天，也提到我感觉多么的累，多么的想放弃。
他说，放弃，不就等于停止生活了吗？

不，我不愿意只是单单生存着。我要充满生命力地活。

一次又一次的失败，每一次在脑子里都有这声音说：“你做人真是失败!”

失败的态度。失败的想法。对自己的失望也大大地沉压了自己的心。是自己给了自己太大的压力。

已经几个月了，还是不知道怎样平衡自己。记得妈咪整天唠叨地叮咛着：“成功是点点滴滴的，不是轰轰烈烈。”

莫非，我得用我一世人来跟这问题奋斗?

忘了刚信主的时候，其中一个最喜欢的经文： "Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. " （1 Peter 5:7)

还有，"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." (Matt 11:28)

看来神真的很关心我得需要，今天突然到处看到很多关于'rest' 的经文。
谢谢我的天父爸爸！:)

真是的。干吗硬要背着自己沉重的负担？

那么简单的东西竟然变得那么难。

虽然从小就非常讨厌‘负责任’这三个字。
我想，小学老师们都能用一个字来形容我 - 懒。

长大后，彼不得已必须放下自己的不喜欢，逼自己完成必须被完成的事情。时常忙到竟然放不下。久了，就感到好累。

不，算了。不应该埋怨。放下，看开点，把一切都交托给神。

大部分都怪情绪吧。它好像能够把我的乐观的能力全都吞没了一样。

感谢主在我生命里放了好多天使似的朋友来鼓励我。 :)

好吧。抬起头来，仰望着神。

"他对我说：我的恩典够你用的，因为我的能力是在人的软弱上显得完全。(2 Cor 12:9)"

不应该让神的喜悦给夺走。

再多两天，又是新的一年。

明天，又是一个新的开始与希望，新的挑战与奋斗。而且并不是独自一个人一步一步往前走 - 我有神为伴。:)

嘿，这大概是我六年级程度的华语吧。 :P

"一 概 都 是 藉 着 他 造 的 ， 又 是 为 他 造 的 。" (Col 1:16)

Because of Love

That's Christmas for you.

Jingle Bells in the snow!

It's 4:11am in the morning now but i couldn't wait until the next day to post this up!




Conductor: Jason Loh (The coolest conductor ever!!)

The left-over choir:

• S- Kimberly, Grace Khoo, Wei En, Christina Khoo, me.
  
• A- Gretha, Elaine Ho, Wen Qi.
  
• T- Byron, Ben Cheong
• B- Ngee Zheng, Hon Chien
  

Hope you enjoyed the video! And that's my lil Christmas gift to you all i guess. heh.

That's just a tiny lil portion of joy, of my experience with the Solid Rock choir. It's been so much fun! It feels just like playing in the brass band. :) ...or maybe better. :D

(Solid Rock is basically a Christian Fellowship made up mostly by Malaysian/Singaporean/international students based in Nottingham University.)

The Solid Rock choir was 'formed' for the purpose of performing for the annual 'Reason For The Season' Christmas event earlier this month (pictures can be found in Facebook if it interests you).

But even after the event ended, alot of us couldn't bear to face the fact to stop singing together just like that because we just enjoyed it too much.

So, Jason arranged for us to sing carols at his church (The Christian Center, Talbot Street, Nottingham) at the entrance inside and just be a blessing to people coming in and going out. There are just a few of us because the rest of the choir have gone home/somewhere else for Christmas.


The story behind this video:

We were practicing inside halfway through when it started snowing! (It has already been snowing for the past few days.)

As jakun as we are, we became quite distracted (as we always do. I find it very funny that we're like a bunch of kids! Jason has to constantly 'lecture' and remind us to focus.) and a few people had this crazy idea of singing in the snow.

After awhile, Jason went like:" Okay, Let's sing in the snow."

And so we did! :D

Though it's just one song. It's too cold. :P

Thank You God for this joy, from being with this bunch of people i can call home. Well, it's been awhile that i haven't felt this at home. :)

P/S: Thanks Kimberly for uploading this video! :D


Merry Christmas y'all!! :)

At the end of the day...

Great God who knowest all our needs

Bless Thou our watch and guard our sleep

Forgive our sins of thoughts and deeds

And in Thy peace Thy servants keep

We thank Thee for the day that's done

We trust Thee for the days to be

Thy love we learn in Christ Thy son

O may we all His glory see

Amen

- The B.B Vesper


Its tune has always been beautiful and haunting in my opinion. Only in recent years did i realise how much those words mean.

*Nostalgic*

That makes it something special i'll cherish and treasure, like the birthday cards and lil notes filled with simple words, accompanied with meaningful memories, still kept in my drawer in my room back at home. :)


Sorry non-B.B members, you wouldn't understand how much it means to some of us :P.
FYI, it's a song sang together as a prayer after a long day at B.B, with caps held on our left shoulders, at closing parade.

What makes it better is the harmonising that sometimes happens. lol.

Assured much?

I still remember the day (not too long ago) when i broke down and bawled my eyes and heart out in front of my parents.

That never happened before - not in front of my parents (at least not during my teenage years?).

I felt so small and helpless. Like a small girl who wants her papa and mama to be there for her. (Sounds pathetic and silly, but sigh, those were one of the days where i refused to grow up. So much for becoming 20 years old. lol.) =/

All that was bottled up within me just burst through my will to hold it back.

I guess i needed some assurance.

No. Let me rephrase that.

I was unconscious that a desperate need of assurance was all i wanted and needed.

I guess you're never too old for some assurance ay?

Assured that you're loved, treasured, heard and known.



So much for being insecure. Hehe..



On another note, I'm SO SO blessed, and far from deserving it.

I can never say THANK YOU enough.