Monday, November 30, 2009
I opened it and saw some photos that are really sweet...
These were probably my dad's fondest memory of me when I was much younger... hence, he handpicked these photos and made my 21st birthday video! He looked through all the photo albums, scanned the photos and made the video. How sweet...
I know, my mum is pretty. :)
my brother's favorite photo of us. mine too. :)
we learned how to play the organ last time before my dad changed me to piano classes.
Probably my dad's favorite photo of me. I remember seeing it on his office desk. Think last year my mum told me he still has this photo on this table. haahaa.
Yes joey, i learned ballet before.The pen is now in my hands... and I am going to write the rest of the book myself. heh.
11:00 PM
Photo's a little blurry.. but still captured us all. :)
Happy receipient of the blender my bro and i got for her. haha. looks like we won some lucky draw or something.
10:54 PM
My life resumes after 3rd December. Whoots.
Can't wait for the short getaway this weekend. Whooo...
It has been a painful month.
I should deal with my same-old-problem soon.. else I'll never be able to move on..
"in this place, you have clothed yourselves with a brand new nature that is continually being renewed as you learn more and more about Christ who created this new nature within you." Col 3:11
Friday, November 27, 2009
World stocks drop
Another recession? *yikes*
Monday, November 23, 2009
Quote by Randy Pausch from The Last Lecture
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Capitalism
Watched the movie with the girls yesterday after the morning paper. It not bad I must say. Digested economics into 2 hours. Might be too difficult for the younger ones. In my opinion, the movie was slightly biased towards the poorer people, but nonetheless, it did bring the message across - the workings of capitalism - what economics is all about.
And so it made me think about Economics (my MAJOR in school) and God (my MAJOR in life)...
So, things I learn in Economics goes against what I learn in the bible.
The World's economy is different from God's economy.
The World teaches us that everything to love ourselves, God teaches us to love one another.
The World teaches us to be money minded, God teaches us to be kingdom minded.
The World teaches us to amass wealth (short term gains), God teaches us to build our treasures in heaven (short term losses, BUT long term gain, very long term - ETERNAL gain).
The World teaches us to be successful, God teaches us to be humble.
The World view of success is different from the successes in God's economy.
"An earthly father puts money aside for rent, food, clothing and recreation. A heavenly father works differently; He determines life's essentials and provides for them by setting aside peace, forgiveness, companionship, understanding and guidance. God tells us not to worry by giving us the solution in Matt 6:33." says a very wise man JAT.
The bible tells us to live in this world, but not be of the world. It's hard I know. It has been a constant struggle and going to be a struggle in future. Reality bites. In the next year, I will be stepping into the world, I will no longer a child living under my parent's wings, under the comfort of their success... In the next phase of my life, I will be left on my own and my future husband to make a living and survive in this world where money talks.
In God we trust.
"Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." Job 1:21
Why Did I Even Allow It To Happen!?
And so I took the paper that i dreaded most.
I went for a war yesterday morning.
And I think I might have lost the war halfway through the paper.
WHY DID I EVEN ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN?
Why didn't I trust God enough?
I studied the hardest for this paper.
Yet, it might have felt like the worst paper ever.
Why did I even let the mid terms affect my enthusiasm for the module?
I find no answer.
But I think I trusted myself more than I trusted God.
It was a mistake.
Distraught, but I am still gonna work my hardest for my next 2 papers and my last semster. May I do this not by my own strength, together with God.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Reflections...
I am inspired by an email cons sent to me last night. Something that her friend blogged about - school and grades.
As I approach the end of the semester (my first paper starts tomorrow), I reckoned it'll be nice to do some reflections.. since this blog has been pretty much dead...
The semester started off with excitement. I was excited to start school, to meet my friends, to learn new stuff. I was given ALL the modules that I registered for.
Then came all the email blasts on recruitment talks. I applied for the first one just to expand my horizons and expose myself to what was available. It started off with a pure motive, but it ended up "killing" me. I became obssessed with it and find myself registering for every available recruitment talk. And at the end of every talk, I become disappointed and disillusioned. I became unhappy with my grades... The more I spoke to my friends, the more I was gripped by fear. I feared for my future.
It didn't help that my friends around me were all excelling in school. And I was just mediocre. Mediocre by the world's standards. I remembered getting Bs for my first sememster and I was elated. I was literally jumping for joy. But when I started to compare with my friends, discontentment set in. Bs wil never be enough.
This semester, I was reminded of God's faithfulness. I overlooked the things God has done for me... How I entered STC (if it wasn't for this, I wouldn't have known the three musketeers who brought me to church)... How I ended in NJC (and survived)... How I got offers from all 3 universites... and ended up in Economics... How I was chosen to go to Shanghai and how I secured and internship with Standard Chartered... Whao, as I look back, how could I keep from singing God's praises? How could I ever say enough? Why should I worry about my next phase in life?
I will never be good enough if I benchmark myself against the world's standards... I learned to find my security in God, not in my grades. I may not be doing well in school (based on what I feel is good enough), but I believe in God's purpose. I want to boast not about my own strengths, but God. I am still going to study hard in school, I am determined to do my best for the 2 final semesters. I am going to continue to seek God for my future. Pray with me.
Here's my short testimony of God's faithfulness and goodness and God's grace. :)
