Friday, March 31, 2006

block d concert

block d concert:

1. videos of block D are shown.

-i wonder do i really enjoy myself. feel sad whenever i find it weird to take photo cos i dun know where to stand.

- looking at myself at the videos, found myself to behave in weird mannerism. mannerism that is nt very appealing to myself. so, anyone can help me change?

2. hall stay results out. have to accept by 7 apr. think i will accept, then decide ifi want to move in next time.

the seniors:
they come back, and seeemed to have a lot of fun. yeah.. seems like it.

serious talk

exams coming. in the midst of it, still met up with yuwei and xiong for supper. i talked a bit, then xiong said that i was talking about serious talk.. guess it's not convenient to talk serious with people. yeap, indeed, we should all carry our own burdens as far as possible.

here it is, for me to reflect and talk to this blog:

staying in hall is like a mirror. it allows me to see for myself where do i really stand among people. and what are the things that i cannot do. so many things that are not for me almost forever. i cant sing, i cant play sports. and i realise that these are the things that are currently more valued by people. well.. simply i guess, they are the people on the pedestal.

so, what can i do? it seems to some pple that i am good for things. gladys and huiyu seemed to be rather happy with the publicity that i have been doing. the poster designs, ads, and watever.. jingwen in a way, still willing to let me try our with techie stuffs when i really think that junsiong has the organizational power and the rest have the tech knowledge. so, i guess it's all about willingness. it's the enthusiasim that i have for things new that seemed to be an asset for me, in hqguards and in hall. so, am i happy with myself?

yes, i must say that the chance to do up posters are quite enjoyable even tho i am not a pro (yet). the sad thing about me is that, i really dun know if there's talent and ability behind my willingness.

the heart is willing... but the flesh is weak.

weixiong says: "ernest, why are you selling your life to hall? do you think they will remember you?" **disclaimer: i am not selling my life to hall.. i nv will***

last time in hq guards, pple says: "ernest, why work so hard? do you think army will remember you? no! they will just find another replacement when you are gone."
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the same will go when you go to work and so on. . . so the thing is. there's one thing that you can sell your life to. that is to do things for God. to study hard for Him, to do His work, to spread the Gospel and serve in His church. Cos God will remember, not for this life but for life everlasting. yes. God is the only one who is the perfect Boss you can work for.

when i am saying this,i know i believe in my heart. of cos as deprave human, the struggle is about putting God's will above mine and pursuing things everlasting but intangible now vs pursuing material glory in this world. the struggle continues.
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humanly speaking: yeap, the mirror is showing how useless i am.. therefore i feel little.

intercession: it's when you think you are little, then God shows His ability to use little people like you.

Saturday, March 25, 2006

是非对错

蔚蓝的云 雪白的天
有谁看得到我的意境?
火红的雨 翠绿的风
你们是否与我统一阵线?

雨后彩虹是纪念那场雨 还是雨后的阳光?
清晨的风 是吹醒大地 还是在催夜晚入睡?
你的所见 是否等于答案?

Friday, March 24, 2006

photo spree


dun know how this blogger layout works.. argh.. anyway.. according to the order of the photos.

La Belle Epoque:: a night made beautiful... doing publicity

Sheares Production:: Funny Money.. doing Sound (and Lights)

Starlight rhapsody.. publicity..

Geyao concert.. erm.. part time EmCee.. =)

the cool mixer




Tuesday, March 21, 2006

感动

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning disabled children,the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question:

"When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does
is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other
children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is
the natural order of things in my son?"

The audience was stilled by the query.

The father continued. "I believe that, when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an pportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes, in the way other people treat that child."

Then he told the following story:

Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew
were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they'll let me play?"
Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like
Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were
allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and
some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay
could play, not expecting much. The boy looked around for guidance and
said, "We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I
guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning."

Shay struggled over to the team's bench put on a team shirt with a broad smile and his Father had a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat.

Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.

However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing the
other team putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least be able to make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over, but the pitcher picked up the soft grounder
and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would
have been out and that would have been the end of the game.

Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the head of the first
baseman, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and
both teams started yelling, "Shay, run to first! Run to first!" Never in his life had Shay ever run that far but made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second!"

Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and
struggling to make it to second base. By the time Shay rounded towards
second base, the right fielder had the ball, the smallest guy on their
team, who had a chance to be the hero for his team for the first time.
He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he
understood the pitcher's intentions and he too intentionally threw the
ball high and far over the third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward third
base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

All were screaming, "Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay"

Shay reached third base, the opposing shortstop ran to help him and
turned him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third!
Shay, run to third" As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams and
those watching were on their feet were screaming, "Shay, run home! Shay
ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit
the "grand slam" and won the game for his team.

That day, said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face,
the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity
into this world.

Shay didn't make it to another summer and died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his Father so happy and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them.

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在适当的时候读适当的文章,有时会眼眶红红的。这应该不是我第一次读这则电邮,可是这一次的心境也不知怎么的,竟感动得。。。 感动的不是人间的温暖,而是那小孩的坚强。我想,如果是我的话,当别人把球拍递给我的时候,我也不敢握拍。

老实说,在我/我们希望自己能强一点,成绩好一点,人缘加一点的时候,我们干设想如果我们不健全的可能吗?

Sunday, March 19, 2006

think twice before you blog



i really like calvin and hobbs comics... maybe i feel much like calvin. sometimes i feel that no one in the world is like me or even likes me. as much as being childlike is much precious but the world i am in exalt tact, political correctness, the ability to justify oneself.

indeed, do we think twice before we talk? will those who think before talking be appreciated? in fact, will thinking before talking help if the person listening dun think before understanding your or dun think before replying.



sometimes, knowledge are redundant, for knowledge without concurrence is useless. confucius is supposed to be wise and be exalted in the days of Han and there after.. but so what? by then he's dead.

but i know there's one thing we can find comfort. that is our God above do give us precious knowledge that is true in all ages and even during times when everyone doubt you, He will give you the faith to believe that He is still true and the knowledge of Him will still hold.

every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. -- luke 18:14b

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

posters



胡思乱想

曾经我对bernard说:"...其实,在hall没有什么朋友跟我来往.. "
他回答说:"没有朋友跟你来往我不怎么相信, 但说如果没有什么朋友让你觉得觉得click,那还比较可信." 这不是思考明年是否应该继续住在宿舍的时候. 可是最近逢人都会问一下所积的cca points, 讨论明年应该选那一间房, 假期要不要参加这个或那个团体/委员会等.这些也难免影响了我的情绪. 住或与否, 一切以后再说吧.

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有一次看见宣捷由周华建的精选cd,以为我会非常喜欢里头的好歌与老歌。回想当年小六的时候在建明的家K那一首“其实不想走”。以前我们认为会成为我们的不朽名曲,现在重听却只觉得曲调平凡。不只这首。以前和roy and yiwei 尝尝唱的“最近比较烦“ 和双天至尊的主题曲都是当时彼此认为将会使我们的主题曲。。。。
也许有一天无意听见会感触良多。也许,希望。

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Sunday, March 12, 2006

totally philosophical

i am totally philosophical today. once, someone said this to me, "ernest, you do think and i am worried. because either you will cling strong to God or you will depart one day... "

doubts assail, and often we wonder if we are still on the strait and narrow road. it was easy to keep to the strait road when you haven gotten on the highway. however the times comes you are walking on the strait road with the broad way just beside you... it's difficult.

when you realise that the narrow road has so few companions, you wonder if you are leading to 'destruction' alone.. it is again difficult when you see people leaving path you are taking, and worse still, the companions you have along this small path seemed to be in another world.

sometimes i wonder, if i am switching paths too often. somehow, unable to lay roots into the ground that i tread on. through the years, being quiet and introvert, concealing behind a veil, somehow has not allowed me to be comfortable with a zone. yesh, i think it's a mistake made. i have change my playground too often. seeking consolences in new group every too often. leaving a group when it gets too comfortably close or when i 'think and feel' that that group is too impregnable. from an outsider perspective, i really term it as a loser mentality.

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went to pasar malam and nowadays, there's always a person sitting at the table telling pple about fortune telling using a mic. things like if your forefinger is longer than your ring finger, you are what what what... and many will crowd around. it's like listening to gospel truth. why? why do they easily , or me even, easily drawn to such teaching?

sometimes, deejays will console their callers with wise quotations from the books of ancient wisdom e.g. sun tze bing fa, buddha says and pple listen as tho they are precious pearls of wisdom. but i wonder if bible quotes are used to console pple over the radio, uproar will occur.. maybe.

it's all foretold, that His Name is despised by people... sadly.

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there's a five year challenge by u.john.. in five years' time, will you still find yourself in church. by God's grace i am in the 3rd year.. will i made it?

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this entry is so grey... i felt it too.. feeling it right at this moment.

if there's one thing i wish to be right now, is to be able to play hard and work harder.

Thursday, March 09, 2006

upset got over

i am so easily upset. cannot imagine i am affected by something that is not concerning me. i tot i was just an on-looker but after talking to the person involved, i am being brought into the picture by myself.

i regret, for being so politically correct in choosing my words and not being a blatant blabber of my thoughts. or maybe i have shown myself taking a stand right from the start. however, i do think that the stand i take is right, but will i or should i defend it with all my self-righteousness thinking that my entitled thoughts are true?

blog made, to seal up this impression that i have at this moment. one day, when i look back at my entry and realise i dun know what am i talking about, i have succeed in forgetting my opinions.

world is not perfect, at all

man are so imperfect. rev willy always says that church is supposed to be a picture of heaven on earth. but there's a lot to go before Christ purified the Church at the end.

Reverends quarrel over the Word. churches having misunderstanding. someone, all these will or have disillusioned others. me too. at times, i find it weird for socially smart people to be raised up and human wisdom to be accepted. at times, i also find myself so wicked and why am i still in a church. but all these just points to the fact that there's still a long way to go before we can see for ourselves what is perfection.

i am encouraged, that all the disputes between churches etc are already been told and advised in the bible. that we would rather suffer for Christ's sake.

"Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. " 1 Cor 6:7-8

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

definition is not good

#include

int()
{

int friends, friend, me, love;
double love, happiness;

if (me==friend && love=>10000)
{friends++;
happiness++;
}

printf("if everyone in my life are kept as friends, i will be a friend too.. IF. )

return o;

Monday, March 06, 2006

a pic with xinhui



yeah.. sheares hall DnD, and Shi Xinhui is there. =) quite paiseh to ask to take pic with her.. heheh..

found a blog

http://tanning-in-ur-sunray.blogspot.com/

that's by jeff.. my ex campmate, my present course mate.

reading his blog makes me realise how different am i from him. the attitude within.. i guess often times, i am closing my doors to too many people. i am. but that doesn't mean that i wouldn't like them to come in..

i remember book of proverbs tells me that.. "a man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother."

how much have i fall short of this verse!!!!!!!.. it's really such a shame...

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e.g. i was thinking of looking at the entries about me in his blog.. i type ernest and found none.... of cos i feel erm.. excluded.. nv did i realise and recall that.. i was known as 'ernie' to him. shows how much have i paid attention.. no wonder i haven't been getting to know him better..

watch only if you dun wish to eat meat anymore

if you want to go on a veggie diet from now on... watch this.. if not, please dun....!

http://www.meat.org/?c=1208NANmym

Sunday, March 05, 2006

your true Friend

Do you have such a friend?

Saturday, March 04, 2006

thank God

may times, we cannot see God's help soon enough.. me too. but after some pondering, i realise how much God has answered or even more. sometimes, the things may even caught you by surprise and even test your faith and behavior.

i was very worried for (my tution student) when i was teachin him A level maths C. i was so worried for him and i often prayed to God that "God will please help (my tution student) , even in granting him good grades, so that i may not fail as a tuition teacher.. " i am so scared that i will fail my responsibilty. the night after his maths paper, he called me and sounds so demoralised, upset and lost.. losing sight of a decent results for his A levels. and i say, i will pray for him...

then! he got AAAA, A2!!! i must say he's quite smart. and i was quite erm.. erm.. well.. u know.. whne you realise that AAAAAAssssss are everywhere.. and i actually fall short of one A.. guess it's God's plan to humble me ba...

now, when i think back, i realise!!! isn't this God's help in helping me to fulfil my responsibilty??!!! how insensitive am i... "qing chu yu lan" is good ba. haha..

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i prayed hard before i set off to design the programme booklet for an upcoming concert. i was quite worried, somehow pple whom i worked with dun really agree with my sense of 'beauty' and 'fonts' selection.. in the end, i came up with 3 designs.. the first one is almost my effort for the whole design (aka, orignal), which i have the least confidence in it. the 2nd one is a easy copy.. the 3rd one is another easy transpose..

in the end, the first one is well received.. from the comments, it seems to be genuine commment. Thank God! this give me sense of joy and confidence to 'indulge' further in this hobby of mine...

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all the above, happen during the week... and it's only now, that i realise... =)
Praise the Lord. and may He continue to be by my side.

happy birthday to weixiong and DnD

came back from sheares hall DnD.. erm... and that's my table photo.. it's not hard to spot me right? haha..

and i look very bad in many photos.. sigh. but nvm ~ ...

actually, i was in a huge delimna, cos weixiong "birthday dinner" is today.. caught in between.. got pretty inexperience with the planning and stuffs.. sigh..

still.. 50 dollars has been paid, after thinking for looong time, DnD is still where i ended up at. =)

Friday, March 03, 2006

holiday

i am thinking about hols now.. when the exams are not over..

so many things to do, when there's apparent a looong period of time.

still thinking should i join rag.. it's a dream to be the float designer.. well.. being passive, normally i will not sign up for it.. but now that jungkiat kathy do look for me... should provide a better reason to join .. the things holding me back: i need to work during hols so that i can stay next sem, if join rag, will stay hall during hols = more money.

nvm.... if i dun do rag, i will still work on my long overdue dreamerize.com

now going out for lunch, alone.. it's surprising how many pple dun eat lunch in hall... they either munch in the room, or skipped it.. or sleep thru it. normally i am one of them, but nt today..

tonight is DnD, which is just a nice name for a normal dinner. crap... dun have camera, have to rely on the rest liao~

NOW, i have 3 tutorials lagging... okie.. if i pay real attention later maybe can reduce it to 2. ya.. time to go.