The greatest love that anyone could ever know
That overcame the cross and grave to find my soul
And till I see You face to face and grace amazing takes me home
I'll trust in You
Friday, February 29, 2008
ACJC!!!! spoke at :
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Haha.. orientation night~ I danced with a sop from choir called Joelle. Was so funny when we realised that. And I can't believe we're both in the first row, facing each other in choir and she didn't know me. My OG is now officially segregated. I know some of them might be reading this, but heck, I'm pissed and I'm gonna say it here. It was really so tiring trying to keep the OG together. The few people from O1 were so cliquish, that I felt really bad for the O2 guys when they tried to mix. I gave up eventually, so now we're sort of divided into 3 groups- The O1 and the crasher friends, the O2s and me, and the weird anti-socials who keep disappearing. Actually there's only one.
CF today was really great! I think I'm officially going to join Cf now, but that would be like 3 CCAs. It's really fun, even after it ended, when we were having dinner together, and trying to stretch our falsettos - there's a performance tomorrow, haha, if I don't recover, I'm screwed. Then when I was walking out to the gate with Lilin, she told me to be careful coz there was an escaped terrorist! haaha.. I didn't know what to say... Actually I didn't even know, I dont read the papers in the morning. I think if I were one of the police I'll be quite excited, first time something so exciting is happening in Singpore.
Okayy,, I'm singing tomorrow for founders day. The guys all look like waiters and the girls, flight stewardesses, in our no.2s. Will look really weird when I try to wax away my hair... To everone else, borrow a set of uniform and crash tomorrow! spoke at :
9:15:00 PM
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Finally able to take some time off life to share it with you guys. Orientation 2 for AC just finished on friday, it was great as usual, I was afraid the new people will feel left out, but they were great!, was quite cool that they enjoyed the orientation night and the dancing, our OG is super enthusiastic about everything. But too bad some of them left with their own friends... I felt really good when they were telling me after the night ended that it was much better than their PAE JC's orientation.
Then was the BB anniversary. Like any other BB event, I obviously enjoyed it. Meeting my old friends from fairfield brought back many memorable memories. I can't help but really want to go back and join 33rd, but I've taken a long time to consider it already.. I'll definitely go back when I have time on Fridays.
After much prayer, the decision is to take 4 H2s. Don't criticize me yet!,, haha,. It's a wise choice. Since H1 and H2 econs will have the same J1 syllabus, I rather spend more time with the teacher to make sure my econs is pro, so next year I can focus more on Physics and Maths. Then I'll drop it to H1 and the end of the year, unless I'm really good and econs and love it, then I might forgo my life for a year with Physics H3 and Choir SYF.
Now I would like to ask a question: Why do we believe in a God who allows suffering? If He loves us so much, why is there evil in the world? This is actually to remind me to write about it the next time I have time/.. spoke at :
8:03:00 PM
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Happy Valentine's Day, though I'm a bit late, was kinda busy the last few days. I'm not even supposed to be on my com, with my homework less than half done. But I really had an urge to 'write' about this topic - The death sentence, for it being on my mind for quite a long time already. For those who read my blog for my life, wait a while more.. haha, I still have undone tutorials.
The Old testament, which is really really old, really, had a lot of death sentences. And they were so severe that God struck them down himself. Laws in those times were very strict. If you don't watch yourself, you might end up blind, toothless, or limbs missing. The basic rule was- An eye for an eye. Anything you do wrong will be done to you. So I'm guessing many people died breaking laws. If we lived in those times, we'll probably be dead now.
But now, what I'm trying to say is, regardless of whether you refer to the Old testament or not, life is God-given, and He is the only person who can take it away. You would know my view now, that I do not agree with the death sentence. We no longer live in the Old testament, but the New. Jesus died so that we can be free of that bondage to laws. Our sins are forgiven the moment we commit them (of course you don't take it for granted). But his shows that God is willing to lets us live even after we sin. Somewhere in Romans, it says that if we break one law, or one commandment, it is considered as we broke all the other laws. If we lie, it means we've also committed murder, etc. Then should we all be subject to the death sentence? I will repeat, that only God can take away lives sonce He is the creator. Even committing suicide is sinning as we have no right to destroy God's creation, not to mention his greatest creation - humans. This is why I believe the death sentence is not justified for. spoke at :
9:53:00 PM
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
This happened quite a while ago, but I just thought deep into it recently. We were discussing in GP, say a relative or family member has become a vegetable, and the doctor doesn't know when he's gonna wake up, or he might not at all. So what are you supposed to do? Pull the plug or wait? If he's in critical condition, do you keep shocking him so that he keeps alive or just let him die?
My GP teacher asked us to discuss in terms of religion, and a few answered. I was sort of in a desperate need to pee, so I couldn't afford to focus my energies thinking. And I need to warn you now that the subsequent paragraphs might be of a certain level of abstacticity, even I could not find the right words to describe my view.
Now if someone is gonna die soon, his heart is weakening. The doctor asks the family members if they want to keep him alive. So the doctors zaps the guy(let's call him X) already in pain and about to die. You must remember that he is very close to his family, imagine waiting for someone close to leave the earth. My classmates view was to let the him die. I'm sure they understood how painful it would be for the family members, but subjecting the dying X to more pain is even worse, not to mention inhumane. The few Christians said that it's God will for them to leave the earth, so the family shouldn't try to control God's timing.
However, I do not totally agree with their point of view. God is almighty, and everything he plans happens. He is never wrong, and the time X dies is what God has already decided. So by saying that the family members try to control God's timing and manages to do it by zapping him, does that mean that God's plan has sheared a little since they decided to shock him so that he is alive for a few more seconds? I believe that God's plan has never gone wrong and will never do, so what I'm saying is that the family members trying to revive X is also part of what God has decided to happen already. Therefore, we cannot say what is right and what is wrong based on moral, emotional issues, but just know that it is supposed to happen. I'm not saying that when people do wrong things, they are right, just that the wrong choices they make were already decided, just that with their freedom of choice, they cause suffering. Now I know it sounds quite contradicting, but that can branch out to a totally different topic, and I promise it will come once I know more about it.
Okay, you people might be frustrated now that I didn't give a definite answer, so here's my personal choice. If I had the power to, I'll let him go. Because I know that he will be meeting our Creator, and God just wants him back, plus the suffering he would experience and all that mentioned above. If the person is a non-Christian, then I'll ask God for the choice to be made. Then now you may ask why I will not consult God if the person is a Christian. Well, actually I would, but at least if I didn't there's no harm done since life on earth is just a short stage of his life, the rest are in heaven. And if God wanted him alive, he won't die.
Something else I would like to post about is the death sentence. But since I have maths and econs to do, It'll wait. Remind me if I don't do it soon ok? spoke at :
10:38:00 PM
Friday, February 08, 2008
Affirmation - Savage Garden
I believe the sun should never set upon an argument I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands I believe that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do I believe that beauty magazines promote low self esteem I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone
I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye
I believe you can't control or choose your sexuality I believe that trust is more important than monogamy I believe your most attractive features are your heart and soul I believe that family is worth more than money or gold I believe the struggle for financial freedom is unfair I believe the only ones who disagree are millionaires
I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye
I believe forgiveness is the key to your own happiness I believe that wedded bliss negates the need to be undressed I believe that God does not endorse tv evangelists I believe in love surviving death into eternity
I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye Until you say goodbye
I want this song to be played during my funeral yeah?? I'm taking the chance that some of my readers will die later than me.. haha.. spoke at :
7:37:00 PM
Monday, February 04, 2008
Now JC life is getting tiring... The only free afternoons I have on Mondays and Sundays. Night is usually spent on tutorials that I usually can't make sense of. The easiest homework now is probably GP, chinese and econs. Hahaa.. how ironic, I'm a science student and I don't get all of them.
Now people, tell me if I should change my H1 econs to H2 econs?? It's actually almost the same, so if I do well in it, it'll help in getting a scholarship. On the other hand, it's quite pointless since econs has nothing to do with what I'm gonna study. Annd, if I change, then I'll change class too!, and I rather that not happen. So how??
Hahaa.. we told her there was air-con in the guys toilet and she believed it!
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