Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
1 Corinthians 13:4-5
Valentine's Day is coming. Not gonna make cookies this year. COOKIES?! Yea. I make cookies for valentines. Its the only time where I can get my hands on to making pastry. Not that I like it. Its just interesting.
Will update more soon. CLeaning up my room now. Its in a dire state.
2/11/2007 05:27:00 PM; noMUSIC; noLIFEY
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Its supposed to snow today. Today's a good day! YEAP.
Well, my sister gave birth to my niece! Hehe. Cute little thing. I'm a direct uncle of 2 now.
My room is being painted by my dad today too! Hehe. They're adding a new air-con to my room to make it cooler. How thoughtful!
Well, i think it would be quite necessary cuz the weather here in Manchester is so darn cold now.
Its gonna snow from today till saturday. Hopefully. The weather report ain't very accurate sometimes. Whaha.
Sel's flying off to perth today. Man. The last time I saw her was like 2 years ago? How time flies. Still the sweet bible-presby gal impression of her in my mind.
Many many wonderful things happening today. Woke up to a wonderday day. Its morning now. Gonna prepare to go for class soon.
Crunchy Nut Cereal. Here I come.
2/08/2007 10:24:00 AM; noMUSIC; noLIFEY
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
I was just thinking about Xianliang. He passed away and went to His Kingdom of Heaven a little more than 2 years ago.
The day i received the call from Xiangping, one of my church people, was the day I remember so clearly.
What would you do, if you knew that your best buddy, your childhood friend; the person whom you shared memories with since the dawn of memories, fell with a brain tumor? It wasn't benign. It was maglinant. In layman terms, cancerous and spreading. That night, pastor Xiangping called to tell me of the news.
I never told anyone, but I cried that night. I never show my tears. Not to anyone. I was totally broken, but hope remained. He is a Christian after all. Grew up in church, wrecked all sorts of havoc. He would get into fights with Nick Tan.
Those are nothing but memories now. Well, Xianliang has gone ahead, and Nick Tan has become a social delinquent.
Those, childish, innocent times. The days where we played without a care in the world.
The days where going out to play was much better than playing computer games at home.
The days where I would always fall for the lame tricks those guys pulled on me. Those days where we would get punished and sent outta Sunday School class, only to our delight. Made markings on a 10 kg stone cube to play dice with.
Where are all those people i grew up with? OUtta some many, only timothy, JJ and I are left in our little boy gang. Nick Tan, Yew Teng, Xianliang. One's in heaven. Two have strayed.
So what is life all about?
Its about appreciating what you have and what you don't. The only day i showed my tears to anyone else was the day Xianliang left. I couldn't take it, the fact that I'll never hear him speak, never fall for his lame pranks, never go rockclimbing with that dude, never get pinched till bruises come up.
It was that day my best friend, the friend I grew up with went on ahead. I was only 18 then.
Jovial smiles, buzz cut hair, cheeky expressions and violent but caring nature.
What is life? Life is something we don't remember to appreciate. Only when death comes, we appreciate the times.
What about people who die of hunger? People who are born with disabilities? I cringe when people tell me how crap their life is.
You are born normal. You are born without disabilities. Ain't that the best blessing ya got?
You're blessed you're not born just to die of hunger. You're blessed you're not born to die without a roof over your head. You're blessed to have been born without a disability. You're blessed to have been born without fearing for survival. You're blessed to have a family. You're blessed, because you are living now.
Count your blessings, for goodness sake. I cringe and feel dissapointment when people go on about their crappy lives. Would you rather be born in a third-world country with nothing to eat?
Put yourself in a shoes of an 18 year old who's gotten brain cancer. A person who is just starting out to plan his life. Put yourself in the shoes of my dearest friend.
What about life? Tell me about it.
As i've always said. "The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living." Its overused. But it makes heck a lotta philosophical sense. Don't get me wrong. Philosophy aint something for snobs. Its just plainly a pursuit of truth and the greater good. Familiar? Yeap, it totally walks in line with God.
God Bless Aaron, Uncle JinHua and Cousin.
2/06/2007 11:50:00 PM; noMUSIC; noLIFEY
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Gloomy fog. Its gonna snow heavy next week. Temperature: Decreasing. Expected temp: -4 to 3 deg.
2/03/2007 03:49:00 PM; noMUSIC; noLIFEY
Whats with the world nowadays?
First, my best buddy passed away before I could see him for the last time. That was two years ago. Then my uncle passed away a couple of months ago. Then aaron passed away two weeks ago. And now, my cousin just had an accident and passed away a few days ago.
What is Death? What is it like to die? Why are there so many deaths around? Is this a sign that time is running out? For this world? Outta those 4, only 1 of them is a Christian. Thats my best buddy, Xianliang. I still do miss him. We did stupid but fun things back then. Wreacked havoc together.
What the heck is going on?
Heard the news from my sister. Read her blog, and came to shock that my cousin passed away.
Life is fragile. Life is precious. So many people didn't have to die. So many people wanted to live on. They didn't have a chance. But we do. So treasure our lives, and live it out to the fullest extent. I still keep that overused quote of mine. "The Unexamined Life is not worth Living. -Socrates" Their memories live on in our memories. Though as my sister said, we weren't close to that cousin of mine, it still comes to a state of regret that I did nothing to save his soul.
All i can ask is that God bless his soul.
I have friends who think that living isn't worth it anyone. This is what i tell you. Wake up your damn idea. There are people who want to live but can't.
To X: You're always saying how bad your life is, you have no friends. etc. etc. So what if people think you're weird. So what if people don't like to hang out with you. People put problems as the major things they see.
Why not look at blessings as the major things we see instead? Blessings stay on in our hearts. Problems can be solved. They aren't permernant. Even a crippled dude can go mountain climbing. To others his disability is a permernant problem. To him, its just a challenge.
Talk about Doctor William Tan. My mum knew him from my church. He has polio. But he's a doctor. He travelled across Antartica. He made world records. Temasek Poly even supported his ideals.
Count your blessings.
2/03/2007 10:42:00 AM; noMUSIC; noLIFEY
You're the one
BaLdwIn ChiA YonG ZhEn # Age: 22 # Birthdate: 9 January 1986 # Height: 1.72 M # Weight: 59 and gaining. # Hometown: Singapore # Current Location: Salford, Manchester # School: University of Salford # Course: (Hons) Bus. & Mgmt Studies # Lovelife: Miss Heng
# I'm a Christian. Anglican to be more precise. The traditional Christian. Christianity is not a religion, by the way. Its only a fact and way of life, but some people choose to live in delusion kinda like the matrix, or finally read the bible and realize the truth and becomes Christians. Rebuke me if I offend anyone, but a living God backs me. Hehe. Miracles beyond the doubt have happened. Cheers ! Click here to link to my Friendster Account #
love&love
LOVES
# My Silly Girl
# Societies: Singapore Wind Symphony
# Instrument Played: Alto Saxophone
# Instrument: Selmer Paris Ref 54 Alto
# Hobbies: Inline Skating, Cycling, Jogging, Swimming, Badminton, Sleeping (is that counted as a hobby?)
HISTORY LESSON & FACTS
HISTORY & INTERESTING FACTS Schools # Pri : St. Hildas & Yu Neng # Sec : Victoria School # Tertiary: Temasek Polytechnic # Current : Salford University, Manchester
# Medical??: Broken all limbs cept one.
# No. of Ex-Gfs: Not enough fingers to count. Yea right..
Don't take the above statement seriously.. JOKE JOKE!:P
WANT THE WANTS
WANTS # I want a Selmer Series 2 Soprano or a Yana Sop. # I want to own my own car. # I want new skates. (JUST BOUGHT ONE!!!) # I want to eat Singaporean FOOD. # I want to study music. # I want to take the Grade 8 ABRSM Saxophone exam. # I want to have funds to accomodate the above statement. # I really want to have the above statement fulfiled.
can you hear me?
Yo peeps, post in the tagboard when ya visit.. HEHE.
