celebrate life.

celebrate life.

( 6:14 PM ) lisa
globalisation.
she says her homeland is Singapore, yet she doesnt stay...

globalisation came so close to me.. i cant make mah friends stay around me... i dont know what is it like to live elsewhere, i'll probably feel terribly homesick.. but what is it like to lead "double" (or more) lives? Wouldnt you feel trapped? conflicted? coz u dont wanna let go of anything. even me, as i say 'my friend who's in XXX country' as though distance differentiates our friendships.. so, is globalisation actually a process of making a common global country or does it instead separates people? it's become something personal to me..

( 6:42 PM ) lisa
I need you, Jesus...

I don't need a lot of things,
I can get by with nothing
Of all the blessings life can bring,
I've always needed something
But I've got all I want
When it comes to loving you
You're my only reason,
You're my only truth

Chorus :
I need you like water
Like breath, like rain
I need you like mercy
From heaven's gate
There's a freedom in your arms
That carries me through
I need you

You're the hope that moves me
To courage again
You're the love that rescues me
When the cold winds rage
And it's so amazing
‘Cause that's just how you are
And I can't turn back now
'Cause you've brought me too far

( 11:09 AM ) lisa
zzzzzzzz.. i need beauty sleep. had a mosquito attack, woke up from da itch in da middle of da night.... zzzzz.... i wanna sleep da day away.... but wait, i think jesse's supposed to be back today.. yeah! zzzzz

( 6:20 PM ) lisa
Many times, we haf things left unspoken in our hearts.. or maybe we just feel tat something's lacking, a need we may not know or difficult to express. And we dont tell our friends coz they may not understand or may not be helpful... we try to cheer ourselves up by little things or preoccupy ourselves with studies etc, though it may help.. but sometimes u'd just fall back to where u were again, even more tired everytime u try. Nobody knows how u feel? Nobody understands?

well, try Jesus.

( 5:04 PM ) lisa
Perfect love drives out fear.
- 1 John 4:18

Perfect love is exemplified through Christ.

been quite lethargic this week. i guess it's da sudden peak of physical activity in PE and interhouse games... not used to it at this period of time...... anyway, the newspapers are starting to be depressing again. Wonder y i read it everyday, it's no longer for GP. it's become something like what Fathers wld do in da morning.. someone said that a boy questioned his father y he always watches da evening news, and the father says: y do u ask? boy answers: coz u always become grouchy after tat.
hmm, news AFFECTs us. and it just tells us how da world is falling more and more into a turmoil. well, let me just build a little beautiful world for myself, my family and my friends... ;)

( 9:32 PM ) lisa
it's kinda a special day today. (evening actually)

this morning, i woke up early for da interhouse badminton game that i dont know how i got involved in.. anyway i felt obligated to go.. and so i played.

this evening, i went for service... and it was one good one. the thing is, towards the end of it we were to find a partner to pray. and this lady came up to me so we prayed for each other. after tat we talked, and i learnt tat she's a social worker! y da "!"? coz i've been toying with the idea of taking it in uni! i also learnt tat u can actually major in Social Work.. i think it's a job tat's very fulfiling... a job tat helps restore lives and stuff like tat. but i wonder if i'm called to do it?
though income is almost besides da point, ppl wld think it's underpaid. prob most fulfilling jobs are, maybe coz ur already paid by the experience and joy thru helping others-- doesnt come in $! oh well, i'll just go to where God leads me to...... we shall see.

( 6:21 PM ) lisa
Not to us, O Lord, not to us
but to your name be the glory,
because of your love and faithfulness.
-Psalm 115:1

not me, but Him... I love Jesus all of my days!

( 10:27 AM ) lisa
Long wkend.. so glad jesse called yesterday, chatted for 1hr ++.. i hope i didnt chalk up mah tel bills! uh oh..mummy, daddy forgive me.. hehee. we had this super girly talk, giggles and stuff hahaa.. silly.
just a few days ago, my bro started ironing clothes! then i went to hang those washed clothes.. while mah mother was sleeping. i felt joy in my heart- almost like, xin fu.. im really glad coz its like we're like together on this. i giggled in my heart when my bro saw me and mumbled 'wats up with this fillial piety..' something lidat... hahaa.. :)

i am a runner, and i will run towards victory.

( 4:40 PM ) lisa
Lord, take me
From this place
Into a world that has no time.
No hurries, no worries,
Gladly I leave them all behind
Down here; I'm letting go and drawing near.

I wanna sing.
I wanna fly.
I wanna see from Your side of the sky.
I wanna love.
I wanna stay,
Wanna be close to You
Long after the music fades.

Lord, I come
To give You
Much more than just a melody.
Please take me and break me;
Right now God, I don't want to leave
Unchanged; I never wanna be the same.

I wanna sing.
I wanna fly.
I wanna see from Your side of the sky.
I wanna love.
I wanna stay,
Wanna be close to You
Long after,

'Cause Lord You are
Mighty, Awesome, Righteous,
Gracious, Knowing,
In me overflowing.
Father, Teacher, Master, Leader
Jealous, Loving, You are.

And you make me wanna sing.
I wanna fly.
I wanna see from Your side of the sky.
I wanna love.
I wanna stay,
Wanna be close to You
Long after,
And I wanna sing.
I wanna fly.
I wanna see from Your side of the sky.
And I wanna love.
I wanna stay,
Wanna be close to You
Long after,
Wanna be close to you
Forever after,
Wanna be close to you,
Long after the music fades,
Long after the music fades.

You are life.
You are love.
You are everything that I'm needing.
You are life.
You are love.
You are everything that I'm needing.
You are life.

( 1:09 PM ) lisa
Testimony:
i just wanna say that God is good to me.
during da june hols, i had fun for the whole of da 1st wk, and for da rest of da 2 wks.. i went on an emotional dive. it was horrible, tat period of time.. the stress, the thoughts tat run thru mah mind, the anxiety... and crying was the only way to comfort me.
Today, i stand up to say tat im a victor in Christ. When i cried to God, he picked me up and held me close. He reassured me to trust in Him and not to worry. He cleared da picture: i was allowing my emotions to take over me- tat i couldnt concentrate, couldnt move on. Behind it all, He's there. He's always there for me.
i know i wouldnt be able to do it alone, without His support, love and strength.
When i am weak, His hand sustains me. When i am anxious, He's my Comforter. When i am insecure, He is my confidence.
i dont know wat my results are, it doesnt really matter. because i'll still Praise God and give Him the glory He deserves. because He's shown Himself to be Faithful and True to me, and He alone is enough to lead me through my life.

Amen! :)

(i wanna thank my friends who supported me as well- jesse, yuda, sis shuyi, dickson, pc, xiuming etc. -- even lil sms-es are much thankful for
And: teachers like ms Goh and mrs Wong)

Ponder the achievement of God He doesnt condone our sin, nor does he compromise his standard. He doesnt ignore our rebellioin, nor does he relax on his demands. Rather than dismiss our sin, he assumes our sin and, incredibly, sentences himself. God's holiness is honored. Our sin is punished... and we are redeemed. God does what we cannot do so we can be what we dare not dream: Perfect before God. - Max Lucado- (adapted fr the book IN THE GRIP OF GRACE)

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