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Thursday, May 29, 2003 ( 8:35 AM ) lisa i sound like mah nose and throat are choked. *cough*cough* 
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Sunday, May 25, 2003 ( 5:41 PM ) lisa Here is the scene: You & I and a half dozen other folks are flying across the country in a chartered plane. All of a sudden the engine bursts into flames, and the pilot rushes out of the cockpit. "we are going to crash!" he yells. "we've got to bail out!" Good thing he knows where the parachutes are bcoz we dont. He passes them out, gives us a few pointers, and we stand in line as he throws open the door. The first passenger steps up to the door and shouts over the wind, "Could i make a request?" "sure, what is it?" "any way i could get a pink parachute?" The pilot shakes his head in disbelief. "Isnt it enough that i gave u a parachute at all?" and so the 1st passenger jumps. The second steps to the door. "Im wondering if there is any way you could ensure that i wont get nauseated during the fall?" "No, but i can ensure that you will have a parachute for the fall." Each of us comes with a request and receives a parachute. "Please captain," says one, "I am afraid of heights. Would you remove my fear?" "No," he replies, "but i'll give you a parachute." Another pleads for a different strategy,"Couldnt you change the plans? Let's crash with the plane. We might survive." The pilot smiles and says,"You dont know what you are asking" and gently shoves the fellow out the door. One passenger wants some goggles, another wants boots, another wants to wait until the plane is closer to the ground. "You people dont understand," the pilot shouts as he "helps" us, one by one. "I've given you a parachute; that is enough." Only one item was necessary for the jump, and he provides it. He places the strategic tool in our hands. The gift is adequate. BUt are we content? no. we are restless,anxious, even demanding. Too crazy to be possible? Maybe in a plane with pilots and parachutes, but on earth with people and grace? God hears thousands of appeals per second. Some are legitimate. We, too, ask God to remove the fear or change the plans. He usually answers with a gentle shove that leaves us airborne and suspended by his grace. ---- Max Lucado, In the Grip of Grace (my fav part of the book)
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( 5:40 PM ) lisa Here is the scene: You & I and a half dozen other folks are flying across the country in a chartered plane. All of a sudden the engine bursts into flames, and the pilot rushes out of the cockpit. "we are going to crash!" he yells. "we've got to bail out!" Good thing he knows where the parachutes are bcoz we dont. He passes them out, gives us a few pointers, and we stand in line as he throws open the door. The first passenger steps up to the door and shouts over the wind, "Could i make a request?" "sure, what is it?" "any way i could get a pink parachute?" The pilot shakes his head in disbelief. "Isnt it enough that i gave u a parachute at all?" and so the 1st passenger jumps. The second steps to the door. "Im wondering if there is any way you could ensure that i wont get nauseated during the fall?" "No, but i can ensure that you will have a parachute for the fall." Each of us comes with a request and receives a parachute. "Please captain," says one, "I am afraid of heights. Would you remove my fear?" "No," he replies, "but i'll give you a parachute." Another pleads for a different strategy,"Couldnt you change the plans? Let's crash with the plane. We might survive." The pilot smiles and says,"You dont know what you are asking" and gently shoves the fellow out the door. One passenger wants some goggles, another wants boots, another wants to wait until the plane is closer to the ground. "You people dont understand," the pilot shouts as he "helps" us, one by one. "I've given you a parachute; that is enough." Only one item was necessary for the jump, and he provides it. He places the strategic tool in our hands. The gift is adequate. BUt are we content? no. we are restless,anxious, even demanding. Too crazy to be possible? Maybe in a plane with pilots and parachutes, but on earth with people and grace? God hears thousands of appeals per second. Some are legitimate. We, too, ask God to remove the fear or change the plans. He usually answers with a gentle shove that leaves us airborne and suspended by his grace. ---- Max Lucado, In the Grip of Grace (my fav part of the book)
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Saturday, May 24, 2003 ( 11:21 PM ) lisa good news "In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade-- kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith-- of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire-- may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls 1 Peter 1:3-9
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Friday, May 23, 2003 ( 10:25 AM ) lisa i would still say clay's da winner. its just tat he didnt win the title, but im sure he'll make it in the charts.. he's so graceful, in accepting his 'loss'.. really nice.. not a trace of being a sore loser. he's da best...! oh and he really resembles his mother!!.. haha.. ooh... American Idol...... its been fun hasnt it......... watched Chemistry too.... kinda nice, tho so fictious........ perhaps i kinda miss these kinda shows... unreal, fantasy-like, happy-ever-after romantic dramas.. heh... it's good for the increasingly cynical by the age, me.?
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Sunday, May 18, 2003 ( 5:54 PM ) lisa Through it all You are forever in my life You see me through the seasons Cover me with Your hand And lead me in Your righteousness And I look to You And I wait on You I'll sing to You Lord A hymn of Love For Your faithfulness to me I'm carried in everlasting arms You'll never let me go Through it all Bridge: Everlasting, Father I love You Ever living, Savior I love You God, the Benevolent, Sovereign and Everlasting Father. :)
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Thursday, May 15, 2003 ( 5:33 PM ) lisa yesterday could be considered saved by yuda. he called me fr camp! very happy to hear from him..... but he's one of some ppl i know who keep doing this. will ppl not ask me to get a boyfriend soon?.... im only gonna be 18. do i look or sound lonely or something? or ppl cant stand the tot tat im not attached. y har.... i dont haf anything against gettin into a relationship. but the thing is tat i believe in quality relationships... and if it comes, lets get married!.... if it doesnt........ haha... do i already sound like a spinster? tonight, clay is here to stay. he's a cutie buttercup!
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Wednesday, May 14, 2003 ( 3:59 PM ) lisa not in a good mood today. really. quite very. arrrrghhhhh........ some ppl, put together, almost killed me. and it all happened today.... wanna scream. aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..... i detest hypocrisy. im a vulnerable victim to it. now, dont u irritate me.
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Sunday, May 11, 2003 ( 12:30 PM ) lisa i was on da bus yesterday on mah way to church... it was crowded and this girl abt 10 yrs old sat at the seat beside me. Her mother asked her to shift in so tat she could share da seat w her. they were carrying quite a lot of groceries.... girl:" i dont haf space.." and started pinching her mother. mother: "hey im your mother, u know tat i could very well smack u twice as hard." girl: "i could, too" the girl continued to sulk.. and complain abt the groceries tat were getting in her way. the mother stood up.. mother:" now im cross with u, so im gonna not speak to u for at least 2 bus stops" the girl kept quiet.. but anyway the mother didnt do it. she spoke before the bus passed 2 bus stops.... guess the tension was over.. so the gal said something like she wanted to play bball when she get home. blah... they started chatting like friends! ....mother (was talking abt some ballgame softball perhaps?) : " u know, say if ur angry with a person, u can whack real hard at the ball.. and if ur angry at several ppl........." after a while, the girl dropped the bomb: "im angry at someone" "who is it?" "you" "y? do u need some distance from me perhaps? if tats so, good, coz ill be goin out tonight...." "im just mad at u....................blah..... you are the source of my stress." arr.....didnt mean to eavesdrop but i tot tat was totally not wat i could imagine a mother-daughter relationship to be like. prob coz theres a big age gap b/w me and mah mum. is this like the modern kinda relationship? talking things out? being like friends to each other? though its quite lovey dovey, but where does the respect come into place? or its just tat the girl is quite articulate? (like her mother). i donno, i guess to each have his own.... but i accept the relationship i haf w mah mother.. i love her very much.. happy mother's day
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Friday, May 09, 2003 ( 10:03 PM ) lisa im quite close to getting a new phone... aw..am i anxious! 6610 for $184 on da papers.. cools. i dont care whether its gonna be out or whether new phones are anyhow betta.. im gonna be satisfied. plus i think im gettin a betta deal. haha. im kinda excited... k anyways, i took da math test today leah... and mr lau was invigilating...... wah, how he reminds me of the times when i took fm.. really a draining period of mah life. the times when i felt like im absolutely stupid, and every math prob just laughs at me. and mr lau would describe me as 'very poor' (hey im rich w God's love!) ..... but well just now i felt tat horrible feeling again, coz i didnt study lar.. oh well.. felt quite upset.... but im up in mah spirits again! heh. shldnt wallow in it too much.... ms Goh says tat i shld take mah work too lightly, but if i do, i might've ended up 12 floors down mah block already ya know... so...... oh well. :) cools! tmr will be a beautiful day! :)
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Thursday, May 08, 2003 ( 3:25 PM ) lisa the more i think abt wat to get for mother's day, its as tho the more i wont get it ..... guess im quite like tat--- empty vessel? heh. at first i tot perhaps jewellery? or a pair of well-supported sole kinda shoes? or a card? i really dont know, it seems as tho i dont know her well, or maybe its just tat i dont know wat gift to her wld make her feel most happy and appreciated... i drift further and further..... just hope i settle on something tat satisfy me by sat..... anyway, hafta take the math test tmr instead of sat... and this stinks. there's no other way i can be honest but say i have not studied for it... im giving it up... and i can tell when the results are back, mah mum's gonna scold me arrrrrr....... times when im yearning for da weekend love this song: How do I live ---by Trisha Yearwood
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Wednesday, May 07, 2003 ( 2:07 PM ) lisa If God had a refrigerator your picture would be on it! its raining... such a good feelin.... came across this quote, its just so sweet...... :)
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Monday, May 05, 2003 ( 10:35 PM ) lisa Above all powers, above all kings Above all nature and all created things Above all wisdom and all the ways of man You were here before the world began Above all kingdoms, above all thrones Above all wonders the world has ever known Above all wealth and treasures of the earth There's no way to measure what you're worth Crucified Laid behind the stone You lived to die Rejected and alone Like a rose Trampled on the ground You took the fall And thought of me Above all...
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( 9:45 AM ) lisa u know wat. i had quite a good weekend, im tired now but im so happy... arr.... im like sighing w happiness hehee.... haiz anyway yz mervin and i went to watch xmen2 yesterday.. it's quite a good movie leah..... kinda cools. tho i definitely dont believe in mutants and stuff.... bah. oh a few days ago i said i liked cyclops rights, but as i was watchin xmen2 i rem tat in xmen1 cyclops and wolverine were rivals in love... and i was i kinda biased towards wolverine.... hee.. ay, it doesnt matter. ooh yeah, after tat i went home and watched Jerry Mcguire.. aw man. mah all-time fav movie i guess, i think everytime i watch it, i get refreshed on the many values u can learn from it.... its such a good movie. (w Tom Cruise, and tat lil boy Ray too) but i busted mah weekend as well, considering tat i haf not done mah tutorials.. esp math test is on sat.... i havent finished the PC tutorial... argh. i just keep procrastinating.... now shld i go and do it? needing sleep badly...
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Saturday, May 03, 2003 ( 3:05 PM ) lisa what the world needs now is love... :) chem test today. as i'll say.... its just a test~~ hehee i've been blog-hopping for hours.... dont exactly read ppl's blog... just checking out their blog designs and stuff..... really cool, and i think its addictive..... haha..... but isnt it kinda amazin how u can get linked up to so many other ppl... i jumped fr aj ppl.. to hc j1s, cj j1s.... and even came across this person's blog whose bro.. i came across b4.... wAh..... the world is so linked up now yeah? tats how that 4-letter epidemic spreaded as well mah.. im going to church tonight.... :) going to meet Jesus! yeah!!
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Thursday, May 01, 2003 ( 7:27 PM ) lisa visited American Idol website... tonight clay's gonna sing 'Build me up buttercup'.....:)!! lookin forward to tat!! and he's gonna look grreat too! im kinda bored today..... raaw. i wanna watch X men..... i like cyclops haha... im not a marvel fan or action-hero movie fan la... but maybe im just interested coz i watched part 1..? ...... blah. bored. friends are like rays of sunshine.they brighten up your day.
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