Sunday, November 11
psalm 23
In case you do not know what is she reciting...
Take note of the many times that she tried to suck back her saliva!
Ok, the Lord is my Shepherd
...look at the camera while i'm doing the bible verse
*breathe!* must i look in the camera too?
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside quiet waters,
He restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
surely. surely?
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head?
*breathe!* You annoint my head with oil;
sure. surely?
(dad: my cup) my cup, ok. my cup overflows.
surely, yea?
*breathe confidently!* Surely goodness...
(dad: Surely goodness and love)
Surely goodness, goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.
Incredible for a little girl to do this.
I will make my child memorise scripture too!
promises
they are never meant to be broken.
When I was young, my dad will promise me a day out to the zoo, a day out to fly kite, a day out to swim and etc. For that whole week, I will be excitedly looking forward to that day of fun and enjoyment! I would often imagine how much I would enjoy myself several days before. Having a good picnic lunch with my family, holding my dad's hands and pulling him around, and we'll have a fantastic family gathering.
Most of the time, we would go as planned. However, there are days when he broke his promises too. Those were the days when I was utterly disappointed.
When all your balloons of hope and fun burst with a loud bang, just because of a sudden meeting with a client, it would cause detrimental effects.
For the first time, it was still alright. So was the second, third, fouth and fifth time. But when his business strive, and we were all getting more wealthy, I could not see an end to his unfulfiled promises. And then, there was no more effort to even make a promise. I began to distrust my dad whenever he promised to bring us out.
Sometimes, an unintentional forgetfulness (that he had to meet his client for example),
an unintentional meeting and an unintentional event can cause a longlasting effect.
Thus, now, if anyone made a promise to me, I will expect them to fulfil it. If not, even so for a good reason, I will definitely feel more disappointed than normal. And mind you, that puncture in my heart is hard to be filled up once again.
Similarly, if I ever promise anyone anything, I will make sure that I will be able to complete it by hook or by crook.
promises are never meant to be broken.
if you do not have the capacity to make that promise, please don't do it to me.
When I was young, my dad will promise me a day out to the zoo, a day out to fly kite, a day out to swim and etc. For that whole week, I will be excitedly looking forward to that day of fun and enjoyment! I would often imagine how much I would enjoy myself several days before. Having a good picnic lunch with my family, holding my dad's hands and pulling him around, and we'll have a fantastic family gathering.
Most of the time, we would go as planned. However, there are days when he broke his promises too. Those were the days when I was utterly disappointed.
When all your balloons of hope and fun burst with a loud bang, just because of a sudden meeting with a client, it would cause detrimental effects.
For the first time, it was still alright. So was the second, third, fouth and fifth time. But when his business strive, and we were all getting more wealthy, I could not see an end to his unfulfiled promises. And then, there was no more effort to even make a promise. I began to distrust my dad whenever he promised to bring us out.
Sometimes, an unintentional forgetfulness (that he had to meet his client for example),
an unintentional meeting and an unintentional event can cause a longlasting effect.
Thus, now, if anyone made a promise to me, I will expect them to fulfil it. If not, even so for a good reason, I will definitely feel more disappointed than normal. And mind you, that puncture in my heart is hard to be filled up once again.
Similarly, if I ever promise anyone anything, I will make sure that I will be able to complete it by hook or by crook.
promises are never meant to be broken.
if you do not have the capacity to make that promise, please don't do it to me.
Saturday, November 10
thank you, rachel.
A post for Wong Shuli, Rachel.
I was feeling very bad over some things just now and God sent me an angel, Rachel Wong ShuLi!
haha. She's like a big sister to me, taking care of me, having a listening ear for me even though she's going through her A levels at this moment. =)
JiAyoU for your A levels!
Remember, you do your best and God will do the rest!
Hope that you, a proud-B3-chinese-with-distinction-in-oral student, can come to my church one day.
You want a hug?
I'll gladly give you one! In fact, I'll give you many!!!
Hope to see you soon. Miss you.
I was feeling very bad over some things just now and God sent me an angel, Rachel Wong ShuLi!
haha. She's like a big sister to me, taking care of me, having a listening ear for me even though she's going through her A levels at this moment. =)
JiAyoU for your A levels!
Remember, you do your best and God will do the rest!
Hope that you, a proud-B3-chinese-with-distinction-in-oral student, can come to my church one day.
You want a hug?
I'll gladly give you one! In fact, I'll give you many!!!
Hope to see you soon. Miss you.
Thursday, November 1
studying, studying…
Best companions during lectures
Cheezels, Soya Bean, 0.5 pilot pens, Stabilo markers & notes of course~!
Cheezels & Soya Bean help to keep me wide awake and satisfy my growling stomach!
heh heh... Sometimes Doritos does that well too.
McDonald's
McDonald's is my favourite place to study...
You can people watch,
stare in space (n people think that you're seriously thinking abt sth chim),
eat McFury! & Fries,
drink McCafe latte and
look out for cute little kids!
Oh oh my! They are so adorable!
I've got a little girl beside me, about 5 years old, using all her might to open up the tomato sauce by biting it off with her teeth, just to dip her fries.
Haha. Reminds me that I did that in the past too. Heh heh.
There's another girl, 6, pointing enthusiastically at the "Special kids toy with every kids meal" box near the entrance.
So cute!
Okie. Back to my essay… reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning…
Saturday, October 27
Darlin' Do Not Fear
In case you're wondering what song is this...
Darlin’ Do Not Fear by Brett Dennen
When I arrived in my old set of clothes
I was half a world away from my home
and I was hunted by the wolves
and I was heckled by the crows
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
Alongside my innocence I laid in bed awake
conflicted and in chains with the impetus of age
but like a phantom she crept across the floor and out the window
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
From its place on the mantel my heart was taken down
scattered in a thousand little pieces on the ground
and I below the streetlamp like an orphan with a halo
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
cuz it won’t last
worries’ll pass
all your troubles they don’t stand a chance
and sometimes it takes more than a lifetime to know
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
Your confidences fall as your faith etched in stone
neither could comfort you from the wild unknown
so bury your burning hatred like a hatchet in the snow
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
If you have a broken heart or a battered soul f
ind something to hold onto until they go
to help you through the hard nights
like a flask filled with hope
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
cuz it won’t last
your worries’ll pass
all your troubles they don’t stand a chance
and it always hurts the worst when it’s the ones we love the most
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
sometimes your path is marked in the sky
sometimes it falls too thin in between the lines
sometimes all you can do is say no
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
I said when I arrived in my old set of clothes
I was half a world away from my home
and I was hunted by the wolves
and I was heckled by the crows
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
I said Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
We said Darlin’ do not fear…
Darlin’ Do Not Fear by Brett Dennen
When I arrived in my old set of clothes
I was half a world away from my home
and I was hunted by the wolves
and I was heckled by the crows
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
Alongside my innocence I laid in bed awake
conflicted and in chains with the impetus of age
but like a phantom she crept across the floor and out the window
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
From its place on the mantel my heart was taken down
scattered in a thousand little pieces on the ground
and I below the streetlamp like an orphan with a halo
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
cuz it won’t last
worries’ll pass
all your troubles they don’t stand a chance
and sometimes it takes more than a lifetime to know
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
Your confidences fall as your faith etched in stone
neither could comfort you from the wild unknown
so bury your burning hatred like a hatchet in the snow
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
If you have a broken heart or a battered soul f
ind something to hold onto until they go
to help you through the hard nights
like a flask filled with hope
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
cuz it won’t last
your worries’ll pass
all your troubles they don’t stand a chance
and it always hurts the worst when it’s the ones we love the most
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
sometimes your path is marked in the sky
sometimes it falls too thin in between the lines
sometimes all you can do is say no
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
I said when I arrived in my old set of clothes
I was half a world away from my home
and I was hunted by the wolves
and I was heckled by the crows
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
I said Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
We said Darlin’ do not fear…
Tuesday, October 23
look into your hands...
During tonight's prayer meeting,
Pastor HockChye told us to look into our hands...
what has God gave you?
Then draw a cross on one hand...
When I look into my hands,
I'm given nothing much.
When I look into my hands,
God says it's a pure heart.
When I drew a cross,
my heart aches.
When I drew a cross again,
God says I must take up the cross.
Taking up the cross on this uneven road.
(taking up the cross = facing trials and taking up burdens)
Then Pastor HockChye said
"We'll have a beautiful future!"
I said "Amen".
All things work for the good for those who love the Lord.
God gives me a pure heart, as pure as a child.
But also an empowered heart, to take up the cross.
He will not give me more than what I can bear.
At the end, the victory will be mine!
Because God is by my side.
Pastor HockChye told us to look into our hands...
what has God gave you?
Then draw a cross on one hand...
When I look into my hands,
I'm given nothing much.
When I look into my hands,
God says it's a pure heart.
When I drew a cross,
my heart aches.
When I drew a cross again,
God says I must take up the cross.
Taking up the cross on this uneven road.
(taking up the cross = facing trials and taking up burdens)
Then Pastor HockChye said
"We'll have a beautiful future!"
I said "Amen".
All things work for the good for those who love the Lord.
God gives me a pure heart, as pure as a child.
But also an empowered heart, to take up the cross.
He will not give me more than what I can bear.
At the end, the victory will be mine!
Because God is by my side.
Monday, October 22
Talk to your kid!
I had a psychology tuitorial some time ago and something was said, which disturbs me till now.
"My 3-yr old son ar, always watch tv one! Bad for his eyes..."
"Shh... Stop playing with the MRT pole! Sit down properly and keep quiet!"
"Don't disturb mummy. Mummy is doing things. Go and watch tv."
Haiz... Sadly, these are things that we commonly hear parents say to their children especially in Singapore.
Busy parents in Singapore often do not have time for their children.
They don't talk to their babies much. They rarely play with them.
Learning to play is part of their development, yea? That's why toddlers with siblings learn much better, because they got somebody to play with them.
Do you know that Singapore children learn language slower than children in other countries?
Why? Because nobody talks to them and they learn to keep quiet because they get scolded for speaking.
In fact, for children like that, I'd suggest parents letting them watch tv even more.
There is a critical period for toddlers to learn language. If you miss that, they'll have more difficulties learning language.
When parents don't talk to their children, how can they pick up language?
Haiz.
Hence, my tutor actually says that children in Singapore actually pick up language more from the tv.
Parents, please bear in mind that you have to speak perfect sentences to your toddler, correct grammar and phonics.
Shift your pitch higher, speak slowly and look at them when you speak.
They receive more better this way.
This is really tramatic for me. Even though I know children can learn too when they grow up, but isn't it better to start from young?
From this, I tell myself that I will be a good mother.
Listening to my children, talking to them, playing with them.
They are such precious gifts from God.
I think God's heart must has hurt when these little children are neglected.
"My 3-yr old son ar, always watch tv one! Bad for his eyes..."
"Shh... Stop playing with the MRT pole! Sit down properly and keep quiet!"
"Don't disturb mummy. Mummy is doing things. Go and watch tv."
Haiz... Sadly, these are things that we commonly hear parents say to their children especially in Singapore.
Busy parents in Singapore often do not have time for their children.
They don't talk to their babies much. They rarely play with them.
Learning to play is part of their development, yea? That's why toddlers with siblings learn much better, because they got somebody to play with them.
Do you know that Singapore children learn language slower than children in other countries?
Why? Because nobody talks to them and they learn to keep quiet because they get scolded for speaking.
In fact, for children like that, I'd suggest parents letting them watch tv even more.
There is a critical period for toddlers to learn language. If you miss that, they'll have more difficulties learning language.
When parents don't talk to their children, how can they pick up language?
Haiz.
Hence, my tutor actually says that children in Singapore actually pick up language more from the tv.
Parents, please bear in mind that you have to speak perfect sentences to your toddler, correct grammar and phonics.
Shift your pitch higher, speak slowly and look at them when you speak.
They receive more better this way.
This is really tramatic for me. Even though I know children can learn too when they grow up, but isn't it better to start from young?
From this, I tell myself that I will be a good mother.
Listening to my children, talking to them, playing with them.
They are such precious gifts from God.
I think God's heart must has hurt when these little children are neglected.
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