Thursday, May 29
Got a new RUBIK'S CUBE today!
It's the special edition! The black, white, shiny cube! SPECIAL! =)
LOVE IT.
shi fu shi huo?
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No, it hasn't gone down the drain.
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It doesn't hurt at all when you put it like this.
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it's the June Holidays and I want to make it useful.
Os are approaching at a rate faster than I can even measure.
It's moving at a steady speed of 60 s/min.
Zero acceleration. Constant velocity. Increasing displacement.
Okay, enough with physics. =)
Yeah, but this one month 'holiday' is not going to be a holiday for me. it's going to be a studying month.
all these for the glory of the One who gives me strength everyday.
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There’re so many things we want in life, but who can have everything? It’s the holidays and I’ve just embarked on another journey of envisioning my future. Wondering how my future will be like, what I will become, what I can become. Whether or not I’ll succumb to temptation, whether or not I’ll stay the person I currently am. People change. Things change. Upstoppable. Yet over these few days, I’ve once again experienced the wonder of faith. The wonder of simply trying your best. I’ve been blessed. Again and again. Yes, it is my desire. That day? I thought it over and I came to a conclusion that I did not step out because I was scared. I was scared I might not have to faith to continue. Scared that it was just wishful thinking on my part. But as I thought more and more, I realized that my fears was nothing. If I don’t step up, I’ll never have faith, I’d never have a breakthrough. Maintaining is no longer enough for me. Stagnant is not a position I’d rather be in any longer. I want breakthroughs after breakthroughs. Climbing up this mountain towards my Daddy. As I climb, faith arises in me. Who knows the future? Seriously. You might say no one, but let me tell you, there is One who knows everything. He has already planned out your entire life even before you were born.
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Thursday, May 22
Passing out Parade!
Receiving rank. Staff Sergeant. Wore the rank for the first time and the second last time. There's still phototaking! =)
... Masuk Baris!
(silent) one check. Check up, check down, check, left, right, left. -
o.O
Thank you Sec3s! For the horrendously funny introduction of our squad!
Hi, I'm Ken from Crescent NPCC Sec4'08 squad. =)
Pearl, Hyeon and I were the last to be introduced. Then Pearl before us. So Hyeon and I were invited up to the 'stage'. How interesting. Since we insisted that we had already received the gifts, 2 people from our squad decided to come and escort us up to the 'stage'. o.O
Then Hyeon got a magic show and received her gift. So I was left up there. Alone. Ah wells.
Someone requested pole dance. But the 'poles' kept moving around. And I was playing hard to get. But I was already ready to dance la, cause POP and stuff, can let loose. Then, suddenly, they decided to stop. =) So I just got my gift. HAHA.
Sorry Sec3s.
Then a short squad talk with squadmates. Gave gifts. Mumu and Pupu, I think. o.O Anyway, i cleverly forgot to give my gifts to the squad. o.O wonderful.
Yeah. Then with the CIs. They gave us some cups with our "pet name" written on it. And a balloon filled with flour. It had eyes and everything. And a name. =) And a photoframe sporting my name and our squad's Sec2 photo, when everyone was still there. It was taken right before our revolver shoot, back when I still had long hair. o.O
Ah, the old times.
Finally, it was time for the squadtalk with sec2s! Gave them their presents. Thery wouldn't stop moving! Then they presented to us OUR presents. A "NCO-SQUAD" bonding thing. The 'vow' was like a marriage vow. o.O How creative of our dear Sec2s. =) They gave me a soft toy (must be something i mentioned on my blog) and a bag of Hershey's nuggets! =) THANK YOU SEC2S! =)
Yeah, I had to leave early though. Had the parents seminar thing in the hall. I had a HUGE shock there. So did Sowji. Ah wells.
POP was over just like that. 4 years just swiftly passed. I still remember us being so apprehensive when we just took over, wondering if we'd really be able to live up to the high reputation our seniors had built. Yet, like a blink of an eye, a year's gone.
I miss NPCC already.
Feels as if a big part of me was gone, and another big part was opened to swallow all the memories, keeping it to mind, yet unable to experience NPCC life once more.
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Train to be a leader
To fight for our land
All those trainings and courses we had. More memorable than we can ever imagine.
Police Knowledge, Home Front Security, SANA...
Once in our life, 4 years of our time
Have you ever wondered
Why must we serve?
NPCC is not a CCA which requires little to no obligation/ commitment. 4 years of commitment is not easy. The time and effort put in; polishing boots; getting uniforms ready; preparing for promotions... the list is endless. Yet we chose to stay when others before us have quit.
Cause we love our unit
Want it to be first, to be first! YAH!
If we didn't, we wouldn't stay. If we didn't, we wouldn't do our best in our various jobs. If we didn't, we wouldn't have tried our very best to maintain the GOLD Unit Award.
Stand Up
And be on your guard
Do it for the unit
Do it for the unit
Do it for the unit YAH!
4 years. For the unit. For our squad. For our ma'ams. Ever vigilant. Ever alert.
All those little 'parades' of shouting "YES MA'AM!"s. I miss it already.
Children having fun, we're holding guns
Have you ever wondered why must we serve, must we serve?
Fancy drills, rank promotion... rifle drills, doing armpower trainings...
They cost time, you know. So why did we serve? Because Crescent NPCC is already a part of us.
Thank you squadmates. You've been such great friends. It is true that we are not just simply a squad, we are a family. All those bonding sessions, talking sessions, trainings together. I'll never forget that. They made me whole in NPCC. It was because of you all that I stayed on. NPCC is not a CCA that's always FUN, FUN, FUN. It gets tiring at times, but you guys were there together with me. =)
I believe this POP will not signify the end of our friendships. We're stronger than that. Our bonds and friendships can withstand the fact that we are no longer in NPCC, but no matter what, once a squadmate, always a squadmate. This POP will signify the start of the beginning of another level of friendship.
I love you, guys. You've brought me so much laughter.
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Tuesday, May 13
My Sister's Keeper is a WONDERFUL book.
The ending was so sad! =(
It was a good read. I'm glad I stuck to it til the end. I realised a lot of things through this book. Reality of life. How things may sometimes seem right in justice, yet look totally wrong in moral issues. To save or not to save? No one is obliged to save someone else in the event of an emergency. No one. Yet people still blame themselves for being unable to rescue someone from any danger. Well, I guess it depends on the way you see it.
But some may say that a mother is practically obliged to save her child/children if they are, let's say, trapped in a house on fire. Some people are torn between what's morally right and what's right in justice. Sometimes these things are easily differentiated, sometimes they aren't. How then, will one deal with the situation?
I guess we would then have to turn to someone who has the right to coach us, someone who knows what we should do because He is watching our every move and knows what is the best for us.
Yes, Lord, Yes.
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Wednesday, May 7
I look at my past posts and I start to tear. I think back about all the failures and troubles I've endured through. How I wrote out my feelings without really mentioning what I'd gone through. Is it really necessary to tell others about your misfortunes and adversities? I don't think so.
For me, it is already enough that one Person knows how I'm feeling, and is grieving for me when I'm sad, who is delighted when I'm happy. It's enough only for Him to know. The others may not know, but I don't care. Because He can truly understand how I really feel, worldly humans may not.
I was not kidding in my previous post when I said prayer works.
Prayer truly works miracles. =)
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Exams may be over, but I guess this marks the start of another journey that I'd have to embark on. Sure it may be over, we can play, but we still have to face the fact that O levels is this year. It's basically the only chance we have of getting a good future, to shine.
I guess most of us have just been hiding behind that pillar of "Mid-years, common tests, prelims". That big big pillar, telling ourselves "there's still mid-years; there's still prelims". Yet, if you are unable to take these prelims and mid-years seriously, then how will you take the actual thing seriously? When you don't do well, you are not the one who is worried for you. Your teachers. What about them? They've put in hard work to help you, but will you help yourself? Life still goes on. Time will still keep spinning. No matter where you want to go, be it poly or JC, I think we have to show people that we want to do well. No matter where we want to go, it doesn't mean that to get into poly you must have lesser L1B4 or something, whoever thinks like that, I guess you're one discriminating slowcoach.
So many people who get L1R5 which are below 10 go to poly too, what makes you think that poly students are all lousy? We have no right to discriminate others like that. Even if we think that now we're decided, why not just use this exam to see how far you can actually go? Who knows? Maybe when your results come out and it's super good, you may decide you want to advance to a JC. Who knows?
Just give it your best.
I hate to see people slacking right before their exams, and when the results come out, there they are, crying like there's no tomorrow because the results are so horrible. I really can't bring myself to comfort someone who does not know how to help himself or herself, because it's what he or she deserved. If you can't work towards it, then you have no right to cry. It's not your mother who grieves the most when she sees you not working hard and then achieving bad results; not your father; not your siblings; not your teachers; but our Father in heaven.
Seriously, next year, when I get my results, I'm going to cry. It's definite. Becuase when I was receiving my O level Chinese results this year, it was only one paper, and I cry like don't know what, but they were tears of joy. I want o cry the same joyful tears next year, so I will work hard towards it, and I will achieve it.
Come on, it's the last lap already. 4 years of hard work, don't let it all go to waste just because of one small little thing that happened in your life. Don't get brought down by these worldly things. They just aren't worth it. How do I know that it's small? Because He is greater than all those things.
Prayer works.
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Exams are finally over!
Yet, there's still something else to "look forward" to. PRELIMS & of course, the ever so important O LEVELS!
I don't know how well or how badly I did, but now that it's over, I don't want to brood over it. They're considered lucky this year. Every year, NPCC day is always during the middle of the exams, which means that their birthday will also be in the middle of exams. But this year, it's the last day of exams! =)
A GREAT...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AMEERAH!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SOWJANYA!
Two great people I've met in my life, who've helped me so much along this 4 years. They can be considered the more funny people in the squad, forever making me laugh, never failing to wear a smile on their faces.
To Ameerah: You've been such a good friend to me, knowing when to crack jokes to me and making me feel so loved previously when I was so down. You've never stopped or held back your love for me, forever making me feel so assured and loved. You're a great person Ameerah, never think you're not. Thank you.
To Sowjanya: Feels weird addressing you like that. I know I've already said alot of thank yous to you today, but I just want to express my gratitude for you. You've been such an inspiration, never failing to lend me a listening ear. You may feel upset on the inside, but you know how to control, and you control it well. No matter where, your smile always makes me feel like everything's gonna be alright. Thank you, Sowji.
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Saturday, May 3
Where should I go? What should I do?
So many questions on my mind, yet no one can tell me the right answer or choice. I only trust in Him.
Learnt more about prayer today. It was absolutely wonderful! Couldn't have expected a better one. I loved it. Thank You. Because of You, I've new visions and new hopes. New dreams that I'll achieve with You, for You. To glorify You.
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I just discovered that there are quite a lot of songs used on TV ads that are Christian songs. Songs that don't even really sound like a Christian song, but it really is, it's just not that obvious only. The song is even registered and categorized under RELIGIOUS and CHRISTIAN, by Christian albums even.
Yet so many people decide to use these songs. This shows how impactful it is. THANK GOD.
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Revenge?
I'll get my revenge! How many times have you said that line? The world's so messy, why is that? Because some people can't put down their anger and anguish. Will having your revenge solve the problem? I believe it won't even satisfy your conscience, after a while. Sure, for a while it may be satisfactory, but after days, weeks, months even, I believe that the once satisfaction will turn to guilt. Guilt in having caused harm to another, having ridiculed another.
Is bringing others down just to bring yourself up so satisfactory? I think that if you made up your mind to change and praise others instead, you'd feel much much more filled. Everyone needs someone. If everyone goes around trying to scold or reprimand others, then who'd praise others? Who'd trust in another? Who'd love one another? Because all you're thinking of is the person's bad points, not sparing a thought for their feelings or even their wonderfully good points. Isn't that depriving someone else of their chance to look good?
I used to be a rather cynical person, choosing to see the bad of others before their goodness. But thank GOD I met Him, which is why I lifted up my sadness and anguish to Him, and they are tiny. It doesn't matter to me anymore, what matters is that I have the love of Christ with me, He loves me and I want to glorify Him for giving me such promises. Eternal promises matter more than these temporary ones you can have on earth.
THANK GOD.
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As I look back, I see all the pressure that's been weighing itself, resting itself onto others, like parasite, always taking others' peace and calmness in their mind, not giving anything back. Sure, I see the fact that pressure brings out the best in people, it's the same with me too. But if only this pressure monster can give and take.
This modern world, so many people breakdown just because of the pressure. There's pressure in every job, every career, every family, everywhere. Sure. Even the jobs that need qualifications upon qualifications, they have their troubles. Doctors face the stress of not being able to save someone from death, lawyers face the anger of family members when he did not manage to win the case, the list goes on and on. Pressure? Stress? In the olden times, what did mental breakdowns even mean to any yet?
Is it because of the world that we now live it? Sure, it's more luxurious now, so what? Are we definitely happier? Yet, almost everyone face the same stress everyday. Students face the pressure of having to score well, do well in examinations, employees face the pressure of having to keep improving oneself... But how do some people cope so well with this stress? Where do they put all their anger or release themselves? I can tell you my way.
I go somewhere to meet someone Who's very special in my life. Someone Who is bigger than all these worldly things. Someone Who knows my every thought without me even saying it. Someone Who loves me so much that He died for me. I lift up my troubles into His hand. And they just seem so small compared to the vastness, the greatness of Him. I can never get enough from Him.
A love so great that no stress can ever compare to it. Don't you desire it?
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WANTS
♥ TGG/TSG
♥better results in school!
♥CGSNPCC maintain GOLD
♥2X2 Rubik's ICEoriginal
♥4X4 Rubik's Original
♥5X5 Rubik's Original
♥Novels (check 030808/040808's posts)
♥TinTin comics (check 030808's posts)
♥NICI Lion Keychain! =)
♥A scrapbook filled with pictures of lions, birds and cute dogs!
LOVES
♥ SUNshines '05-08!
♥ Aurora the PolarBear
♥ An animal=LION
♥ CHC/e412
♥ CGSNPCC
♥ TinTin comics
♥ Novels