Chillax Time
Sunday, November 29, 2009 12:51 AM
SO PRECIOUS (:
prolly one of the best shots of the day. a nice random stray cat made me so happy! thanks kitty.
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KICK OFF THOSE SHOES
we can all do with a break sometimes
Went to Marina Barrage for our club outing, that's a shot of my friend's shoe! A madly packed weekend is just about to come to an end, only to welcome a week of presentations, project deadlines, whatcha-ma-call-its and all that shabang. Of which.. the week after would be my common test week- leading into a glorious 2 week vacation to my wonderful wonderful birthplace, Texas. It's gonna be way awesome.
For now, what I really need now is a good sleep. That'll be nice for a change. I slept at 9pm once (once, really long ago) and it was amazing. Woke up for seminary at 4.30am and felt so good about it. I'm trying to inch my sleeping time earlier by the day but sometimes school work barges in and messes it up. Oh well. Thankful I have a school to go for in the first place! Ngee Ann's great, wouldn't trade it for any other polytechnic.
To all my A-level homies, study hard!
YM Medallion
Sunday, November 22, 2009 6:31 AM
While I was at "it", I decided to just get pictures of Gor's YM Medallion he got 3 years back. It's really nice and heavy and big! 
And I can't decide which side looks better. *shrug* Speaking if which, I just realized that I forgot to get a picture of the back. Oh gosh Kandace you're a genius!
Super macro! Angel Moroni is really cool, can't help it (:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WHERE I'M GOINGCES fireside by Pres Uchtdorf this evening was a real blessing. I thoroughly enjoyed it! After the session I told myself that I'm never ever going to miss a fireside no matter how jellyfied I am cause it's really time well spent, however you look at it.
The point that stuck out to me the most was to "know who you are, where you came from, and where you're going". Pres Uchtdorf mentioned that knowing who you are can help anyone overcome any barriers in life.
I was feeling exceptionally troubled last night so I put iTunes on shuffle and it started playing "I Know That My Redeemer Lives", the EFY version. Soon, it got to:
"He lives to comfort me when faint
He lives to hear my soul's complaint
He lives to silence all my fears
He lives to wipe away my tears
He lives to calm my troubled heart.."
Seriously, I needed that.
I've been too caught up with (now..) seemingly trivial stuff that really didn't deserve the amount of attention I was giving. Well I wouldn't change that cause it was a really good learning experience for me.
Thanks to the fireside, I've resolved to really focus on things that are more important. (Which might sound really simple, but.. we all have our quirks!) To do things that fill myself with hope. I will have a clear knowledge of who I am, where I'm from and what I can become.
Because this brief span of life on earth is nothing, compared to eternity.
With that, hope ya'll have a pleasant week (:
Part Two
Friday, November 20, 2009 5:47 PM
Macro! I loooove the pictures. The pendant is about the size of a ten cent coin. Really awesome stuff.
Tonight, CES graduation (: Sweet.
YW Medallion
8:30 AM
6 YEARSMany thanks, especially to mum.
Also to the YW leaders that served while I was in YW, an amazingly supportive family, great friends, a wonderful youth program, for the strength of youth, the Lord, the plan of happiness, journal writing, quiet moments pondering on the scriptures, YW activities and lessons, EFY songs, shiny golden stickers and so many more!
After all's been said and done, I can finally truly agree with those who have come before me:
"It's worth it."
The Worth of A Soul
Sunday, November 15, 2009 7:25 PM
AM I SPECIAL?
(Thanks to the last 3 minutes of YW that I managed to catch, this post has come to pass)
"One of the greatest weaknesses in most of us is our lack of faith in ourselves. One of our common failings is to depreciate our tremendous self worth."
- Elder L. Tom Perry
What's worst than thinking you're just another human being on earth is to put down who you are. I guess it's a stage that everyone has to go through. Comparison and bench marking is totally fine. But when it evolves into unrealistically high self expectations coupled with negative self talk, it's simply no-go. When we do so, we put down our individual worth and tend to forget that we do have our own strengths and talents. Like how the primary song goes "everyone is needed for just what he can do. You're the only person who ever can be you".
I've learnt to be more thankful for what I have been blessed with, as well as taking difficulties as they come and making the best of it. If something doesn't doesn't build yourself or build others, it's not worth the time.
Which reminds me.. YW in Excellence this friday! All i need is to get my personal progress book signed (:
Good Books
Sunday, November 8, 2009 8:26 PM
DRAWING ON THE POWERS OF HEAVEN
I've never touched this book nor read it, even though it has been in the possession of my family for a long time. Well, I only say that because the page that preceeds the title page reads in blue ink, "Elder Terence Lim Chen Wee". As my mum tells me what this book means to her, I thumb through the pages briefly and couldn't help but notice the several highlights, underlines and notes written in small font by the margin. "This is going to be a good one," I tell myself.I spent the day watching videos on the Mormon Messages Channel on Youtube and it was most inspiring and uplifting. Very rewarding indeed. Life is not always easy; it was not meant to be so. It's a time of testing and proving. We learn to handle disappointment and sorrow, which in turn builds character and increases our compassion for others. I love being LDS. I really do (:
