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January 26 Giving backGod is always patient, compassionate and Kind, yes, Kind.
Youth challenge was in negative light these 2 days and it hurt me. It hurts me to see NKF in court case...it hurts me to see the malay mom carrying her baby begging along Bedok hawker centre's sidepath frequently...
many things hurt me, hurt us in this cruel world we live in. Yet this is the same world that is so beautiful....
But anyhow, am very happy, overjoyed today....
I've received my confirmation letter from 3dsense Media School and got a pleasant surpise!
God always protects me I feel and I am just so grateful to Him.....in SAC, Trevor was as nice and now he's one of my best frens...anytime, anywhere, I can buzz him and he'll be there for me....
God always gives me angels to support me....
Patsy, Weilin, Kathy....
God, thank you so much....
I look forward to bring little sian to Disneyland!!! This child in me been dreaming of disneyland since childhood....
it's time to start building my dream to fulfill dreams of poor and sick children to go disneyland....yes, start a fund that sponsors children free trips to disneyland...
January 21 Patience, lots of it I need(been given)It hasn't been smooth in my volunteering with SAC.
Just today, again, had an irritating day simply dealing with my emotions on 'why am i still helping an aimless charity?'. What is SAC's value?
I wasn't happy with the malay kids just playing play station here earlier. Of which reason should they be here? Purely, it is fine that they come since the place is empty, but realistically, there should be some form of structure!
and most irritating is, why am i still unhappy about it??? i am no longer a staff of SAC.....but i feel a lot for it and have surely put in more than 100% of my heart when working here. All I hope to see is that youths are being helped, helped to find directions in life, that SAC can be a friend to them, that our activities here add value to these fragile and wild hearts.
Why am I so easily irritated when back here? and my skin reacts naturally to the dust here and always itch when I come back.
Looks like it is really good that I've left SAC....(though I would love to have stayed....)
Why God Why?
Why is it that there is always something wrong with me? why am I always in this kind of emotions? Why do I have to deal with this heartache in my heart?
I am trying to be strong, to face up to the world, to face up to many things......
and my eyes are super tired....my body is so weak....i feel like just throwing down everything and take a plane away to some isolated island.....
Father, I need strength from you.
Father, I am wrong, so wrong to have run away from you, to have chosen to lead life according to my own plans......
You never fail to make me realise I can never survive on my own and can never live life according to my plans...your plans always reigns.
I am tired, soo tired, again.
I'll never forget those days at SAC, alone, with tears, tired, exasperated, discouraged, upset, with no one but you to help me through.....
Why is this world filled with so much ugliness? Why? Why? Why?
I can understand Siew Khim's pain, heart....I really pray for her to know God....
It makes a whole world of difference to go through pain with God.....
I have been given much patience and need to learn how to be patient.....
looking at my life, I feel lousy....but i wanna change.....
All I hope is that I can finish the work at SAC soon.....
am so tired physically.....
January 14 World in Chaos....if only we love a bit moreDon't wish to write too much today.
Finish watching TVB 2006 Music Awards, quite touching, every singer celebrates one another's winning with true sincerity and tears of joy. As an audience, I can feel it so strongly.
But it is not that easy to see such in Singapore Music/TV...
brings back to my point tonight: the world is in chaos because we simply are too selfish...if only we can love a bit more, just a bit.
Grad show 07 today....it was boring for me...to man the booth. So I thought maybe buying some M&M's for the guys will help....as usual, not many people appreciate my gifts.....
But thankfully, slowly, Sean came over to take over the 2 packets and in no time, the chocolates helped break the ice between me and the students. Finally, I got to know who is who......
They are a bunch of talented and passionate guys and gal (Doanna), yet I reckon there is something they need to work on; interpersonal relationships.
Life on earth, whether u like it or not, is about relationships.
Mitch taught me that no matter how insignificant a person is in your life, he/she might end up to be someone close to you in future....
Just like how Diana and me started.....Jesus is my best teacher, he taught me this value call 'unconditional love'. So, I must really say this helps me a lot in my work especially because I've learnt to let my guard down, to simple be friend anyone who cross my path, sincerely.
The feeling is really awesome, when u just put your heart to love/care for someone with no hidden motive, no expectation of rewards...
Thank u God....
January 10 Whistle down the wind"Whistle down the wind, let your voices carry, drown out all the rain, light a patch of darkness, treacherous and scary....."
Life is unpredictable, sometimes good, sometimes bad, depending on how we see it.
But man's destiny is determined by God and our own hands, I strongly believe.
So who is this God that I have been saying? TRUE and REASONABLE is probably one of the books you can read to lift up some of your curiousities about God and the bible.
Church going has sunk into a low point for me recent 3 months. Somehow, I know that I am in a danger zone of drifting further away from God and as much as I keep telling myself I aim to be more regular in committment, it gets harder to find real joy in attending services as before.
I have always been rebelious, sitting on the fence.
This is a character sin I hate about myself; playing a two-faced woman all my life. One moment I can act to be joyful, caring, patient, another moment, with a different crowd, I can be totally different; impatient (esp with family), unloving and lack of joy aka moody.
I am quite a pessimist, ya and Trevor always argue with me on this which I refuse to accept that there is this pragmatism and pessimism in me.
But truth is, I do feel lighter now as compared to the wandering days without God 7 years ago.
If you have the chance to read my diaries before my 21st birthday, you would literally see how much God has transformed my thinking. I never cared about anyone except myself in the past and thinking back, it chills me.
How could I have been so unfeeling?
'Whistle down the wind' will be one of the songs I will be singing in my mini fundraising concert next month. It clearly depicts how I find security in God.
I tried to smile and be happy in the MRT on my way to work today (in fact everyday I tried but many times, I chose to be moody). I want people to see the difference in my life, to see how God shines in my life.
But with less strength and more itch (eczema and whatever illness that is lingering in my health), I find it so tiring, so difficult to commit to anything now.
Even my eyes are getting itchy, what can I do?
Perhaps it is just time to have a good sleep....can I? haven't been able to sleep well since 6 months ago. Nightmares etc robbed me of the good rest needed.
And now, my only solace in jogging is ripped off because of my kneejoint pain....
WHY GOD WHY? haha, so many times we ask this question....
I don't need to know the answer, but I need the strength to continue life, and not just live as if I have eternal life on earth.
I want to live and love as if today is the last day....but I don't and can't feel so more and more......sinking into a routine, mandate motion which sucks. And I hate it yet I am lazy to move on...or rather, find it meaningless to strive as hard as before....
Just do my job at 3dsense loh....and get my salary....no need think too many ideas (though there are many in my head). Just lack the heart to push myself....
perhaps everyone goes through what I am going through......
anyhow, I pray for my friends in trouble, in pain, in disappointments to move on in life bravely.
I WANT TO BREAK FREE OF MY SINFUL NATURE!!!
Sin really hurts and breaks us away from God and people....
It is so tempting to find complete joy in completing tasks rather than in building relationships and giving love. But the latter will last for eternity while the former is very temporal....
If I work hard to love more, I believe I can impact many people after I die.....but if I work harder and more hours, it will only bring me temporary satisfaction...and some tangible rewards that will be wasted away in time to come.....
Thought about many things earlier, forgave Dad already, plan to bring mom to HK trip with 3rd aunt, joining Greenpeace to be an activist for envrionment, feeling upset about the destruction of the world and harm we bring to environment due to the plastic, and many other harmful materials we use that bring us temporal convenience and build laziness in us....
Arrgh....this world is demoralising!!!
I, still wanna do something....
How, what, when?
January 09 A love worth givingLove is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud....
Can't help but use this beautiful verse again.
Been trying to regain a heart that is loving by reading Max Lucado's A LOVE WORTH GIVING again.
Always blown away by the simple phrase that says that to give love, we must first learn to receive love.
Channel 55 of Cable just finished screening the TVB drama, 'Ah Wong Xin Zhuan' (by Xuan Xuan and Guo Jin An). The ending episode really made me broke down. Tears simply flow non-stop from my weary eyes (after the 5 hours ride from KL). Was very touched by the one sentence Ah Feng (starred by Jessica Hester Hsuan) said to Ah Wong (Starred by Guo Jin An). In summary, the story is about Ah Feng who is Ah Wong's childhood only friend because Ah Wong is a mentally slow boy. Ah Wong grew to like Ah Feng very much while Ah Feng treats him as a best buddy with no romantic feelings. Due to an accident which resulted in Ah Wong having to go through a brain operation, Ah Feng promised to marry Ah Wong to motivate him to go through the surgery. He recovered and Ah Feng had to marry Ah Wong out of her promise and loyalty to Ah Wong. Ah Wong really loved Ah Feng a lot. However, Ah Feng has other suitors as well and eventually Ah Wong realise Ah feng doesn't love him but merely treat him nice because of their deep friendship. Ah Wong eventually let Ah Feng go and pursue her happiness-find a man of whom she truly loves. To not let down Ah Wong, Ah Feng left for America with her suitor.
And guess what, after 4 years, Ah Wong become a successful dumpling master (tang yuan) while Ah Feng is happily working in the states, yet single still. She reckon that Ah Wong is the one who loves her the best, and that her heart also yearns for him.
Yes, you're right, she returned to Hong Kong, her homeland and reunite with Ah Wong with a surprise. The last words really touched me...when Ah Wong asked Ah Feng why did she return to him? She answered him: '2 people who share the same wish should be together fiorever, and u know what, my wish since childhood was to be with you Ah Wong, happily forever....'
(the scene ended in a beautiful wild landscape where Ah Wong and Ah Feng used to play when they were children and there was a verse Ah Feng secretly wrote on the tree which Ah Wong drew both of them holding hands playing. The verse writes like this: 'My dream is to be live happily and be with Ah Wong forever.....'
So fairytale like.....
I wish I can love the way Ah Feng loved Ah Wong. She is so patient, kind and caring towards him even though he is slow and not at all handsome or talented in the eyes of men.
Only Jesus can love like this....
Sometimes friends around me find me awesome, to have the heart for the poor, needy, community. But really, I find myself getting more and more selfish.
But really, loving Siew Khim started not easy as well. It started with wanting to befriend her, hoping to share Christ with her. But eventually, I've grown to love her sincerely and genuinely (doesn't matter if she is not responsive to God now, the time with come). Her pain hurts me too and I wanna be there for her when she is down, upset, lost.
I read her blog earlier....she actually cut herself somewhere in mid 06! Upon reading this, it pains my heart....
So, I do wanna be a counselor afterall....not to look good, but simply to share my experiences of going through pain and disappointments and overcoming them.
It's not the best day or night today, 8th Jan. Didn't have a great day at work, headache, sudden surprise to see a new colleague (but glad to have), just thought it would be good if was informed earlier so as to be prepared to do some handover.....admin things were pretty messy (by me)
Anyhow, I pray for Yongquan to recover soon. He's a friend I would like to keep and grow in friendship with, as with many others.
reading chapter one of A Love Worth Giving again reminded me of the many things I have to do for my friends and family.....
washing their feet....
Appreciate God for appreciating me....
I've finally, slowly learnt to let go of some heart matters. Realised that sometimes, it is best to just keep that feeling and let it be buried. In any case, Love is supposed to be unconditional, needs no reciprocating, just need to keep loving....
This reminds me I need to stock up on valentine day's roses soon to give away....i love giving away flowers:)
January 04 Dead yet aliveOne of those days when nothing seems good.....
somehow, there is one thing that repeatedly happened to me and i shall not elaborate here. Let it be a secret between me, Pei and HIM.
Oh God, really understood the cruel realism of life and the phrase: life can be difficult, life can be sad, disappointing but life goes on. Some things are just not meant to be...
Joanne, jia you! I love u always.
am still in the midst of finding out where to move on to in life.....but really thank God for Siew Qin and allowing me to realise my heart really thumps when I know of how I can contribute in some ways to help someone out there.....she told me about her ex-colleague who went to Khon Kaen to support a school for kids, left everything here in spore to serve there!
What a heart. And for once, it's not a woman....am always proud of women's hearts for the poor but again, God always has a different story to tell me and often he tells me that I should not be judgemental or prejudiced.
There are good men with big hearts....
but as ever feminist as I am, always find it hard to look up to men. And no wonder am soon joining the Singles Club....no big deal.
For I know my life is more than finding that someone and settle down. But no matter how strong, how many dreams one has, a woman usually hopes to marry someone whom she feels will love her forever.
Even Aya (who died in '1 liter of tears') asked her parents and doctor this question of 'Will I be able to marry'? It was so sad, this particular scene, that i couldnt hold back my tears.....
But she is so brave....dead yet alive....even after 20 years of her death, her published diary of over 1.8million copies sold have inspired many many including me.
Wow, it is amazing how God plans each of our lives to make an impact in one another's life.
If only we can all see much clearer why God allows certain things to happen in our lives now. Some of us may be crying deep at heart over the hurts and pains and disappointments, but really, how many of us can see these as experiences to grow our character which will only make us stronger and nothing lesser of a human being who can feel and love and grief and eventually pass on....
Death, can be a beautiful thing....
but as for now, I don't wish to die yet....so much to be explored and do and make a difference....
My voice may be small today, in a singular form, but when many such voices are compiled together, God can hear us and the world can be changed....
I am slowly regaining my passion to do social work. Thank God so much.....
but i will give my best at 3dsense for at least the next 1 year, because I am grateful to be just be with this team of colleagues now. really thank God so much for it.....
January 02 The Little PrincePerhaps u too have read the lovely novel 'The Little Prince'...
I only managed to read it recently and was again blown away by the contents.
The message of 'Being alive' is very eminent in the chapters and I simply love and grew to be re-inspired by the wonders of living life itself.
Somewhere sometime somehow, someone/something will certainly cause our living become 'dreary, miserable, unbearable, tired, hurt, sad....' from the day I understood words and their meaning, I have learnt that life is not a bed of roses.....childhood was filled with the typcial quarrels of parents over this thing called $, which everyone in this world seems to be chasing after.....
It's funny but I find myself similar( or rather used to be) to The Little Prince. His innocence, his love for his flower, his persistence in believing that for every question asked, there must be an answer, his pure love for every being, everything in fact....
If only I can be like The Little Prince towards life......well, I used to be like him.
And now, I'm becoming more and more like the 5 other people he met in the various planets....
NO! Life is so short, and I've been dreaming of death, so I need to live life to the fullest, to embrace every emotion, be it sad or happy so that on the day I really close my eyes and bid farewell to this world, I can truly shed tears of joy..... |
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