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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Nice Song!!! Nice song rite??? I came across this song in Youtube....first time I think cantonese can be so mesmerizing. Ahhhh. This is the original singer, orginal version. Can't really hear her low notes, but her voice so high pitch! Envious. This one below is a cover sung by WaWa, a taiwanese singer. I came across this version first, and I was very attracted to this song after that! She had her low notes clearer, but maybe coz she's sitting down she didn't really hit the high notes as accurately as the original singer. Can't stop listening to the song! Labels: music 11:10 PM
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
I cleaned my room (part2) Because of the date I missed, I managed to clear up all the old momentos that were rotting on top of my book shelf and instead made it my makeup area, since it's just beside the wall mirror. I also organized my CDs into one of the shelf boxes...squeezed as many in as I could, neatly. Actually I'm a pretty sentimental person when it comes to gifts received from friends. I try my best to keep all of them, right from primary school. But it has come to a point when the things are collecting dust, eeky, and rotten (dried flowers, for example). And the pertinent need for SPACE is telling me I should get rid of those stuff that I've preciously kept all these years. I'm keeping all my university notes though, just in case I need them in future. I still have 2 shelf boxes full of momentos haha...but I don't think I want to get rid of them yet, since they are well kept. I'll probably have to do so if my room doesn't have enough space the next time. :) Leaving this entry with Hyde's music - the song I heard yt and emilia perform during JC days, Evergreen. :) FOP this Friday and church's 20th anniversary @ SIS this week. I'm SUPER excited. Must prepare my body to take the queuing up and long hours of celebration!! Labels: daily rantings, music 10:48 PM
Stuck at home now. This is so drama. I'm stuck at home now coz I realize I don't have my friend's HP no. in my current phone, coz it wasn't stored in the SIM card. Good grief! I'm waiting for my friend to call me but she didn't. We are supposed to be at Orchard mrt at 1pm. So maybe she forgotten about our date (this is the best case scenario for now), coz I couldn't send her an sms to confirm yesterday. Oh well. Heading for BS at Riverwalk later at 7.30pm. What should I do now that I'm not hanging out? Hmm. Labels: daily rantings 1:22 PM
I cleaned my room! I'm eating my fruits now with a whole lot of satisfaction because I CLEANED MY ROOM! Yessss. I finally put a stop to procrastination, and anyway today we were released early from meeting. So just nice, I had time to clean my room. But the work isn't complete yet! I still have to organize my school notes into bookshelves and also filing important financial letters, bills, etc. I realize my body engine begin to function only at night. This is due to my habit of sleeping late. But I believe when there comes a time my body clock is adjusted to sleep early, I will not feel sluggish in afternoons as I do now. Basically, I'm trying to say that there's this talk about which part of the day are you most awake and focused - for me, I feel that I'm kinda fine with any part of the day coz it is largely determined by my body clock. School is reopening on August 11th, so I will have to adjust back soon. When I was at Clarke Quay mrt station waiting for the train, something funny happened. Someone came up to me with a flyer from a weight management company. For 5 seconds, I felt insulted. Then for the next 10 seconds, I thought it was quite funny. Haha. But honestly, I really wish to gain weight but not by going to weight management companies. Don't know how reliable their products are and if there are side effects. Alrightyyy. Tomorrow I'm gonna shop at Orchard with a friend in the afternoon. Yay. Tomorrow will be a busy day again. Seems like things are packing up my days as school is nearing! I totally did not expect this. Oh God. Labels: daily rantings 12:09 AM
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
My second blog Feel free to visit my wordpress blog @ clerisyclerisy.wordpress.com, the link is available at the left hand side so pls navigate yourself. :) I've been updating over there coz blogger is a lil problematic lately. Please feel free to leave a comment over there too! Labels: daily rantings, information 12:27 AM
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Busy Saturday but FUN. Yahoo! Blogger have problems with me uploading photos man....that's why my recent entries are picture-less. Anyways, had a busy day today and gonna be busy tomorrow too! This is how I spent my saturday..... 12-4pm @ East Coast Park with the Fluboes. I had to leave early for Caleb's 21st party. 5-8pm @ Choa Chu Kang, Caleb's place. He had a huge guitar cake! Must be very expensive. Taste great. 8.40-9.30pm @ Huixuan/Mingkun's place (Jurong west) for DURIANNNNN! Yummmy. Missed the steamboat, but thank God still have durian to eat! I'm blessed. Haha. Cool right....from East travel to West. Haha. Thank God I got a lift back to amk by cab....so I saved alot of time and reached home quite early. :) Tomorrow's a long day too! Shall update tmr nite. Service tomorrow. NITE! :) Labels: daily rantings 1:56 AM
Friday, July 24, 2009
Blogger.com hello??? woooh problemo de blogger. catch moi @ wordpress bye! 11:06 PM
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Princess Ja Myung - Completed! I just completed a K-drama, Princess Ja Myung. My verdict is - the initial plot idea was not good, so the entire drama does not have a good plot and therefore doesn't have a good ending. Nevertheless, if we close one eye on the quality of the plot (coz the actor and actress are SO GOOD LOOKING hehehe!), then in my opinion, I think the ending is logical and yes I like it. Other viewers criticize the tragic ending of the two main leads...basically the story is like the Korean version of olden day Romeo and Juliet. Many were saying they shouldn't die at the end, blah blah blah. But I feel that prince Hodong has a really stupid father as King, and all his life he is just tolerating his father's stupidity; he is always living under a really stupid king. If I were him, I would probably be so exasperated I'd rather die with the woman I love. The king is all brawns without brain. Disgusting. And perhaps that was the prince's thoughts when he chose to die with princess Ja Myung. Shrug. As for Ja Myung, that's the best option for her since everyone else loyal to her in her kingdom has died...if she didn't die there and then, she will definitely die in a battle in future. The storyline from the beginning is already set up for a tragedy, as the other princess who is prophesized to be the one bringing downfall to the kingdom survived. She became the crown princess and she really did bring the downfall of her nation. Ja Myung was the true crown princess but was heavily sabotaged by the evil 2nd queen and co. Oh well. Why did I spend my time catching this drama? Mainly for the nice dresses, cheesy way of self-explanation by the characters in emotional scenes, a few good sword fight scenes, pretty Ja Myung and Hodong hunk. Hahaha! Well, I thank God that it's only 39 episodes due to low ratings in Korea. =x It was meant to be a 50 episoder. Lol. Labels: k-drama 8:34 PM
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Meet DA MAN: Heavy Metal Monk So come on...let's face it....everything in the grey area is up to personal preference. Who says we can't be spiritual and engaging the world in the same time? Though this example is a bit extreme, it illustrates best. Hahaha. Labels: contemplative, daily rantings, information 12:47 AM
Monday, July 20, 2009
CHC's New Song - "Beautiful" =) Verse 1 Love without condition Heart that always listens To a crying world Lord of all creation Humble as a servant With You, all praise begin Verse 2 Grace is all sufficient You become my portion More than life could bring All my past forsaken I lay my own ambition Before my King of dreams Pre chorus What can I give that's worthy To You, my soul will sing Chorus Beautiful One, merciful Son The crown of all heavens Reigning in my heart Beautiful love, gift from above Adore you forever My Savior, Jesus Bridge More than enough You're More than enough You're More than enough for me Labels: music 1:05 AM
VIC lunch We fellowshipped at Bugis tcc over lunch. It's very worth it! I like the way they pay close attention to the food appearance. I ate Banana Salmon Exotica (medium-well...i used to think only steak have this!) which was awesome! The banana taste is in the mash potato, with asparagus and curry gravy YUMx3! But it's not very filling, maybe shld have order coffee and soup of the day. Haha. I began to feel very tired during the lunch because I did not sleep the whole of yesterday. I was very frustrated at myself for not knowing how to go about my dissertation. Previous night I was also very tired. But i decided to just spend the night relaxing my mind with some online streaming of movies. And since i ended at around 3am, I decided not to sleep (it's not recommended for healthy lifestyle, I know) coz I know I will oversleep for church and end up taking cab, which I definitely cannot afford. As such, I thank God that I remained awake for service....how NOT to when pastor preached like the house was on fire? Hahaha....I was very touched because this issue has been a burden in me for a long long time. Let's awaken the giant in us!!! Yeah. As for my dissertation, I'm happy to say that I've made progress, but in it there are 10 chapters and each chapter workload is like 1 project. It is not easy...I can foresee alot more frustrations coming up, but it is my responsibility to overcome them. =) Labels: daily rantings 12:39 AM
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Moving on to perfection I want to move on to perfection...though I'm very, very imperfect. The only reason I'm doing this is for God, because God cannot use me further if I refuse to keep up with Him. I know I'm guilty of the care-less attitude sometimes, but now I'm beginning to differentiate compliance from commitment, and task from purpose. I want to become very good in this. I want to be more details-oriented. I don't want to stagnate at a certain level of maturity, coz before I know it, time will pass and I will end up the most immature amongst all. I cannot afford to be complacent especially when I know I have a purpose to fulfil. I need to be more disciplined, I need enlarged capacity (thank you Miao for praying this for me @ Cgm); I need many many things. Most importantly, I need to PRAY. Labels: contemplative 1:29 AM
Friday, July 17, 2009
BLUR!!! I spent 冤枉钱........!!!! pissed at myself. I forgot I already got a sightreading book long time ago! I went down to Somerset specially to buy the sightreading book that i ALREADY HAVE. Haiyo! Wasted transport money too. Anyone needs a Sight-reading book for Violin Grades 6-8??? Contact me.....I sell you..... Labels: daily rantings 1:51 AM
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
New blogsite I hope you don't kill me for being unable to stick to one blog....it has been my problem all these while. Maybe I'm really so lorsor that one blog is not enough for me. Hahaha. Honestly, I'm someone who like simplicity....yet, I like artistic things at the same time which tend to be a bit more colorful and exciting. So I go back and forth between these two extremes. And I adore both. Haha. So how? I decided to keep one blog that's simple, and one blog (this one) that is artistic. Hahaha. I like the fact that there's twitter update on Wordpress.com, blog stats, and the ability to keep certain posts private. :) My other blog: www.clerisyclerisy.wordpress.com Hehe! Labels: daily rantings 4:51 AM
Indebted Recently, I've been influenced by Relient K's style of music and lyrics writing. Combining it with my latest and (one of the) biggest revelations upon my life, ie. that I'm indebted to Christ for my life, here is this song I've been inspired to write and compose. Experimenting with a different flavor of music at the same time. :) Version 1 http://www.box.net/shared/odab096oep Version 2 (clearer version but I still prefer version1 so I attached both versions:D) http://www.box.net/shared/hy2npsapbp I'm indebted To the one I used to criticize Is it possibly true That someone died for you And that's making you free? I'm surrendered To Him I now call Servant King For the blame that He took upon His glorious life He's a servant and king He is servant and king (Isn't He supposed to be?) A servant and king (Till we're free to sing) We're indebted We're indebted He is servant and king (Isn't He?) Servant and king We're all ready to repay our debt Till we've got nothin' left I'm forgiven By the one I used to really shun 'cos of all the mistakes I've done was far too much when I was young I had a really bad tongue Maybe that's the reason why we're chosen to carry on life anew And we grew And we grew To love you He is servant and king (Isn't He supposed to be?) A servant and king (Till we're free to sing) We're indebted We're indebted He is servant and king (Isn't He?) Servant and king We're all ready to repay our debt Till we've got nothin' left That's my plan, yeah. Labels: music, Self-composed 1:16 AM
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Type of relationship - exciting vs. peaceful? I can't sleep. I noticed recently that when I passed the sleepy stage and fail to respond to my body's signal to sleep, it's difficult for me to sleep after that point. Especially when I'm in front of the internet. LOL. I'd feel particularly energized instead. As always, I've got alot of things to blog abt. I've been wondering how can I make my blog look less wordy and more interesting visually? I mean, I see bloggers with similar templates - narrow space for entries....which will make everything look so cramped up and hard to read. Yet on some of those blogs, doesn't appear as wordy as mine! Maybe I simply have too much things to say. Too lorsor. Anyway, I wanted to talk about my recent musings. I was piecing together things. 1) FIR's Real and Faye talked about it when they were interviewed abt their view on relationship as they got older and more mature. How their courtship was like. 2) Pastor Kong and Sun's relationship - how their courtship was like. 3) Some personal friends who talked about their courtship period. What was common among these 3 pieces is the fact that their courtship period was nothing spectacular. I like what Yuerong mentioned and I totally agree to it - Asian idol dramas always portray a very unrealistic picture of men in this world. We girls, if not careful, will hopelessly pine away our golden years for a perfect guy that will only exist in REEL dramas. Because in idol dramas, the way lovers meet is always by fate and coincidence. They usually begin by bickering and end up loving one another instead. Reality check: How many fates and coincidences can we count on in real life? Selah. Then, I asked myself - if I am to choose between having a boring courtship but have a long and blissful marriage afterwards, versus a thunder-storm-rain-lightning-by-fate-&-coincidence courtship experience, but ending up in a divorce, I rather settle for a "boring" courtship. This made me realize that the desire & effort for both the guy and girl to work that courtship into relationship and into LONG TERM marriage is far, far more important than seeking after a hopelessly romantic courtship and relationship. Sometimes, we are so caught up in the here & now that we forget to pursue the things that truly matters. If we get ourselves into a relationship that is really romantic, then good for us. But it will only be worth celebrating if that relationship lasts a lifetime, because THAT is the true measure of how much both parties in the relationship cherish one another. Labels: contemplative 12:44 AM
Monday, July 13, 2009
Relient K is very talented Introducing Relient K to you..... After Stefanie Sun's music, this is the second artiste that I like because I feel that the music really click with what I like to hear. I'm not sure how I can explain this best, but in simple terms I get great satisfaction from listening to Relient K. =) In this album, I especially like "Deathbed" and "Give until there's nth left". There's also a very interesting song called "Faking my own suicide". Go figure! Haha.
Faking My Own Suicide Labels: information, music 9:36 PM
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Tired but still must give thanks :) Actually I'm tired but I got alot of things to bloggggg..... Why am I so "accountable" when it comes to blogging regularly?? I am helpless abt this part of myself. I guess it's out of a heart that wants to share certain insights, hoping to benefit someone out there...I don't know. Hahaha. And also to share abt God's goodness in my life. =) I wanna thank God for: 1. A successful class gathering, plus supper at Chomp Chomp treated by PK and Evan! This one was only involving those who sat Adeline's car home...heh heh heh. Thank God for the car ride home! This is the good thing abt having a neighbour that drives, who is my primary sch classmate. :D 2. A lifetime membership @ TCC because people are willing to let me have the receipt. So you ppl that want to eat there in future, you can come find me! 15% off. Currently there's 1-for-1 treat, SUPER WORTH IT I TELL YOU. Normal meal in TCC is $16 on average. So you only pay $8+! Haha. Yesterday, each person only spent like $10.60 (inclusive of GST, Svc charge) over there! 3. A great Cgm on Friday. I miss having prayer meeting for Cell group very much....I was very happy when I got to know tt we would be praying. :D I feel encouraged when I see my friends pray. Their faith is a great encouragement for me. 4. Good time at violin lesson yesterday. :) I felt very bad these few weeks because it was a combination of being lazy to practise + not able to find breakthrough. These two factors are closely related....they influence each other. Haha! Anyway, I believe it was cos of the CG prayer meeting, I practised for 2 hours after I returned home. It was amazingly fruitful, and I can feel the breakthrough coming. My violin tutor complimented and encouraged me at the end of the lesson. Words of affirmation!!! Hahahaha. It worked its magic on me. Now, I feel much more motivated to be diligent with practice. :) 5. A great service with AR Bernard today. Same message, but different degree of impact. The message may be on the boring side especially for ppl that can't really understand its depth...but God's presence and anointing was so evident! Personally, I know God is speaking to me about reaching out to the "outcasts" once again....wounded people that we encounter in daily lives but nobody bother about them. I like Pst Kong's quote of AR Bernard's words: Love (something can't rmb), Love (something can't rmb), Love redemptively. This phrase stuck to my brain ever since. Will blog in detail abt it more soon. :) Labels: testimony 6:13 PM
Relient K - "Give until there's nothing left"
Labels: information, music 5:23 PM
Pray! + Rosyth 6bd gathering Just recently, mum and brother complained of some unusual symptoms....I need to pray! For my family to be protected and blessed with good health. Spiritual warfare? There are also people around me that I observe in need of prayer....I want to pray for them too. God is definitely a faithful God. Delay is not denial! We have to be still and know that He is God. I feel bad for not being home today when my family were at home. Haven't been spending much family time with my parents and brother this week. :( Am going to spend sunday with them. .  Settlers Cafe @ North Canal Road! We had the best turnout of about 15 people ever since like, 5 years ago? Haha. It's amazing that 10 years have passed since our primary 6 in 1999. That's a long time - and it will keep getting longer. Haha. I hope that even when we are in the marriage phase, have kids & get old, we will still meet up like this. Until we get old and senile! That's the idealistic me babbling.... Friendships forged from young must be treasured...because this is the phase when humans are most real and sincere. Although we grow up differently, we kinda know each other the 'best' in terms of who we really are as young kids. Everything that we are today is built from those times as kids. All of us have an antenna that can sense. =) Okay, gotta rest asap coz church in 7.5hrs time! Am doing mask now. Tired but contented. =) Labels: daily rantings, sweet memories 2:11 AM
Friday, July 10, 2009
It's confirmed! + What's next My violin exam is confirmed to be on August 28 10.58am! Hence, August will be a super stressful month. I am someone who can't multi-task well...I need to do one thing at a time....or shld I say I haven't mastered the art of multi-tasking effectively. Being overly focused on one particular thing = fixation. So I have to juggle completing most of my dissertation in August so that I can submit by Mid-Sept my first draft, with violin lessons AND piano accompaniment lessons. I'm not sure how am I going to do this. Guess I'll have to leave it up to God to help me while I try my best.....-_- Honestly, I'm no longer thinking about getting my grade 8. I don't think I can manage it well....it's my final year in NUS, I have to really pull up my Cap, do well for my dissertation, and at the same time prepare for grade 8?? Grade 8 is like 'zomg'....I don't think I'll be able to be ready in a years' time at all! That's not the most impt thing. The thing is I also have other things to pursue....like learning how to drive, going on holiday (GRAD TRIP!!! Diedie must go!) and learning how to sing (I've been putting this on the shelf for far too long!). Sometimes I feel frustrated because I have the time, but I don't have the money. Other times, I have money but I don't have the time. Hopefully upon graduation, I can really have the time AND money, with earlier and wiser planning. I have decided that this December, I want to go for a mission trip. I hope to make it a yearly affair. June 2010 will be my grad trip (currently thinking of Australia as my best friend is still there but still depends on how the budget will work out), and after that I will learn driving and also singing. Coming to September/October 2010, will begin to find job...busy sending CVs. Doing all this but bearing in mind there's building fund too. 3 more years to go AT LEAST. To be honest, the things I want to do have often come into conflict with giving to the building fund. But thank God that all these years never once did my flesh win. It was certainly difficult but the spirit prevailed. What matters most at the end of the day? God's kingdom. Think about it. If one day we manage to get all the desires of our heart, but in the end the building is not built, God's harvest is great but our storehouse have no room to contain it - how will you feel? I will feel very regretful and guilty because the blood of all these people will be on my hands. I do not want to be responsible for people in this kind of situation. So....as much as I am frustrated about not being able to do the things I want NOW, I know it is simply not the right season. "Haven't come" is not the same as "not coming". I know I'll get to do what I love one day! Labels: contemplative, daily rantings 3:14 PM
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Nostalgic abt PE lessons + Future I'm missing those times in Secondary school when exercising was so part of my everyday life. It was tough but now looking back, it is good in ways I didn't realize. In junior college, together with my classmates, we always went for PE lessons grudgingly. But now in university, I realize how much I wish I was as disciplined in exercising. On to subject #2. I feel stupid in the course i'm studying....still feeling stupid. 3 years of studying in uni have passed, and I still have the thought "why the world did I end up in this course?!" It felt like one wrong move that has caused my entire 4 years to be unpleasant, unenthusiastic, unbelonged to this place called NUS. Why did I end up here. Sigh. I feel stupid - firstly - to have chosen this course. And secondly, I feel stupid IN this course. But inside of me isn't feeling 100% of that. A part of me is feeling hopeful. Yes, hopeful. Maybe this is simply how the world works. I have recently discovered and confirmed the career path I want to take. It is after 3 whole years of thinking and praying and asking. And when people ask me what do I want to do in future, I would always answer 'I don't know'. But now, I would give a definite answer - I want to go into events management. Employers of this industry are looking out for marketing/business degree holders which i wouldn't possibly have attained. Being in my current course, which deals with management of a different kind, may still stand a chance. But...if I were to go into Arts and Social Science, though I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy being in that faculty for 3 years with good results, I may not stand as good a chance in getting to work in the events management industry based on employers' criteria. Hence in that train of thought, if I manage to get an events mgt job which I would love to be in, I suppose my 4 years of ego-battering would have been a blessing in disguise. Sometimes God works in ways that we humans cannot imagine. His thoughts are higher than ours. I believe that my future is bright in the Lord...though it is difficult for me to see, I trust in His character. I'm praying hard for God to give me a POSITION in the marketplace. I want to make an impact! Labels: contemplative, daily rantings 8:42 AM
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Is this a church??? Awesome awesome awesome. Look at the guy getting pink painted nails. Heehee. Taipei New Life Church - 1st ever Creative Culture Festival Labels: information 5:21 AM
Indebted. I've been so disobedient recently. Indeed God refines and molds us, and it's always through a process. I need to turn compliance into commitment. I need to be a better person. I need to be a sheet of blank paper, pure and open towards God so that He can do whatever He wants in my life. Sometimes we forget our life is literally 捡回来 (picked up from mess) by Jesus. No Jesus, no Enling. The moment something can satisfy our temporary desires, we wanna get it. Not aware that some of those temporary desires take us further from God. Step by step, even if that step is tiny. And we forget we are indebted to Jesus for dying and suffering for our sins 2000 years ago. I watch alot of dramas. In those olden day period dramas, the person who pays to redeem a person selling himself on the street, he is the master of that person for life. That person will have to be 100% loyal and faithful to his new master, even die for the master if situation requires. Even if the master mistreats that slave, the slave cannot escape or find his own freedom. Only the master can grant the slave his freedom. Sometimes, we have so much freedom in Christ that we think we are worth more than we are actually worth. God saved us, redeemed us, picked us up, and so now we have every right to do whatever we ourselves want, not caring whether it is God's will for us or not. Right? Just because God is NOT cruel to restrict our choices, and allows us to choose our own path, doesn't mean all paths lead to God. There is only one path, the straight and narrow that leads to eternal life in Heaven. And just because God's character is merciful, loving and compassionate DOES NOT MEAN that we can forget our places and lead a careless life. There is a chinese term for it, 忘恩负义。It refers to someone that forgets his/her own benefactor. Whenever we choose our own way of doing things instead of God's way, we are being 忘恩负义. If you are a believer, and if you are thinking 'got so serious meh?' I hope we can re-evaluate our relationship with God. I say 'WE' here because I'm also a work in progress, even after having this revelation. It will be easier for believers if God constantly scold & remind us, using Jesus' death for our sins as a threat "if it is not Jesus who died for you, will you even be alive today?! Har??!! Tell me?!" Then, whenever we are tempted to go the opposite way, we will always feel guilty and indebted, and in this way God will never be disobeyed. BUT, God is a gentleman. And although Jesus is our master, He never forces us to obey Him. If we decide to stray away from Him, He will not control and say "cannot!". So as believers who wants to be like Jesus, let us make the wise choice by being willing to go God's way. It's definitely not easy to go with God's decision.....afterall, we are given freedom to choose. But we can make the first step towards it. :) Labels: contemplative, revelation 1:44 AM
Monday, July 6, 2009
light-hearted + plastic surgery Looking at the blog entries over the past 7 days, I think they are very heavy. Haha. So here's a light-hearted entry to break the cycle! Currently I'm still chasing 3 dramas, Princess Ja Myung and Shining Inheritance (both are going to end in 3 weeks' time), as well as Taiwan's idol drama "Easy Fortune, Happy life". I like Princess Ja Myung because the girl is soooo pretty!! Omgosh. Though she is pretty because she did plastic surgery. But she is still pretty and popular in Korea! She is Jung Ryu Won, who acted in a hit korean series, My Lovely Samsoon. Anyway just to side track, Pastor Kong made an entry regarding the issue of Plastic Surgery and I think it is a great writeup. What are your thoughts on this controversial surgical procedure? :) To me, plastic surgery and getting a tattoo are the same. In both aspects, they are not against the Bible or God's laws as most might be led to think. But if I wanna do both of them, I will first ask my parents for consent. What the 10 Commandments DOES say in the Bible is to honour our father and mother. Hence, that we must learn to do as Christians. From young, people that are Christians taught me that I must NOT think of doing plastic surgery because my looks are given by God and altering it would be not appreciating what God has given us. Which then means that I'd be rebellious and disobedient to Him if I were to consider plastic surgery. As I grew up, I was convicted that people born with deformities can do plastic surgery and correct their deformities. Which most would not have an issue with because we use eyes of sympathy to look at them. But what about cosmetic surgery? Is it morally right or wrong? I like what pastor wrote in his blog. :) That's my stand as well. Labels: contemplative, daily rantings 9:13 PM
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Sleepless night Yesterday I spent close to FOUR hours tossing and turning in my bed, with alot of '$$$' in my mind. I've never thought so much about the dollar sign before. So much so that I couldn't sleep from 3am to 7am! I'm a thinker all right. Shows how much I've been lagging in planning my personal finances, how far back I have pushed this to the back of my mind. Well, what could have been so serious that caused my insomia? I was thinking about how to put what I have to good use...striking a balance between short term materialistic wants and long term investments. Indeed we are called to be wise financially, and therefore ladies are having a harder time usually. We ladies cannot ignore the fact that we have more ST materialistic wants than most men. Ladies probably take longer time to come to a resolve and make the decision to sacrifice for the LT. If y0u haven't realized, from top to toe every part of a woman is calling out to be pampered by beauty services, products, shoes, bags, clothes in different color and different occasion and different styles and different brands.... -.- That's the challenge I've got to overcome. And during the 4 hours of thinking and not sleeping, it has been fruitful in the sense that I manage to strike that balance I wanted to achieve. This is a very important step, because beliefs is the CORE of every choice we make from then onwards. I always believe that my actions today is because of the belief I carry. This is why I value having the right beliefs. If I find that I don't carry the right belief, I will acknowledge it and steer my core back to the right path to the best of my ability. Of course, this is not to say that I'm very good now....in fact, I'm far from it. But I thank God that this is my strength....it does help me on alot of occasions. =) Labels: daily rantings 8:50 PM
Friday, July 3, 2009
Dissertation Survival Skills I thought I have been very whiny these whole time due to my dissertation. I think there are at least 5 blog entries (maybe more) that I was complaining about it. Too whiny even for my own liking. Sometimes, I really hate the fact that I'm whining so much yet can't seem to get started with DOING it. Those times, I actually have to restrict myself from blogging somemore about the pathetic state that I am in. But guess what? It's not just me alone because many others who are doing their dissertations around the world are also feeling: 1. Overwhelmed by the workload 2. Think they need large chunks of time in order to accomplish it 3. Stupid. Feeling that they haven't read enough/don't have a good enough hypothesis. (Cone & Foster, "Dissertation and Theses from start to finish") Guess what? THAT'S ME! There are many guidebooks (very thick for that matter) to help students complete their dissertations. Yesterday I just read one in the library, and found out that dissertation is like some awful stuff that sometimes, a support group is recommended...to share the stress with others and gain encouragement thru the group. Sounds like some alcoholic anonymus support group. -.- You google online "Dissertation support group" and you'll find quite a few of those online support groups. Sounds like a syndrome. My point is - I feel comforted that I'm not the only one feeling this way. But now, having gotten some comfort, it is time to get my butt off the seat (yes, I STILL have to do it) and start completing a little at a time. Working at a steady pace, and always keeping in mind that no written draft is ever perfect the first time round. Stop being perfectionistic and start writing the draft KNOWING and planning for it to be imperfect. Just some of the things I gathered from the library book. =) The ultimate advice: 1ST YOU WORK, THEN YOU PLAY. (Premack Principle) The master of P(rocastination) and A(voidance) becomes the ABD (All But Dissertation) Labels: daily rantings, information 3:30 PM
Thursday, July 2, 2009
New scheduler! I love my new planner! It's so cheap only $4. On it prints the greatest truth of all time. "Scheduler: Don't waste your time. Let's make a program first of all. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today." I love the Panda design!!! I got it at AMK's Artbox. I love that shop. I know many girls love that shop. I got my panda design pencil box from there too and I love it. Guess I'm a panda fan now! Heh heh. Seriously trying to get my life in order....today, I went to AMK library just to get one reading done which I'd never be able to complete elsewhere. It needed alot of brain juice to digest, so yup. Needed somewhere quiet, somewhere that I'll have nth else to do except to READ. Sigh. Guess at times, 不逼自己是不行的... I'm looking into long term financial planning. Like 10-15 years down the road. To me this is considered "long term" though that's midterm if going strictly by the terminology. Coz I never had such a great desire to want to be responsible for my own finances before. So one step at a time, and I'll get there someday. =) My bank account in POSB has closed to my dismay, it happened 2 months ago without me knowing. Well, it's my own fault coz I haven't tended to that account for a very long time. Because of my high spending and low savings, keeping cash is wayyyy more convenient. But that's gonna change and that's precisely why I'm thinking about money matters. =) I didn't know it can be so fun and exciting when I know my money is in my control, I'm saving the money I'm entitled to, no more no less. I believe gone were the days of enling the big spender! At least that's what I desire NOT to be anymore. Labels: daily rantings 7:19 PM
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
彩虹天堂 信心地圖  Have been searching around and found a new song called "信心旅行” sung by JJ Lin and Sun!!! So happy to have found something new!!! It is part of the album called <信心地圖> created by Taipei New Life Church. Check out the website http://www.newlife.org.tw/drupal/?q=node/593 According to the website, the new album is already out and is available outside Taiwan, including China and Singapore! Hope to find out more about the album....and if I'm able to get it locally. :))) I love every single track on New Life Church's previous album. The theme for that album is "Hope". :) I have the link on my link section at the left hand side of the page....check it out too. Seems like every album the name is the theme. Simple and direct concept I like! Here is the song. Enjoy! :) Labels: information 12:53 AM
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