Tuesday, November 10, 2009
MOVED.
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6:36 PM;
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Excellence.
the topic of excellence has been raised quite frequently in my life, especially these few weeks. in fact, i just read Robb Thompson's 'The Endless Pursuit of Excellence'. it's a really good book, and it's really short (i read it in half an hour? and i'm a pretty slow reader). borrow it from me if you want! it's really really good.
excellence is really a journey, not a destination. and one thing i really took from it, 'people of excellence don't focus on what they're going through, but what they're going to'. and it's really so so true. so many times i keep looking at my situation and my circumstance, and i lose my focus on things that really matter, things of eternal value. it's then that the pursuit of excellence stops and i'm no longer moving forward. that cannot happen! 'excellence requires a daily striving for improvement'.
christine, it's time to really start taking steps to being a person of excellence, and never move backward, only forward. time to start setting your focus on the right things and really striving to improve in all areas of your life. please never let laziness or a lack of discipline cause you to lose focus. it is so critical to be excellent, only then will you be able to be a person of destiny and fufill what God put you on this earth to do.
God thank You for being so so so patient with me. thank You for reaching out to me and showing me what i really needed. thank You for using people and resources to get Your message clear to me. thank You for showing me how to apply the message practically. thank You for reminding me of what i can be, and showing me how slack i've become. thank You for correcting me, for i know that You correct those You love. thank You for Your love that surpasses all understanding, for Your grace that knows no end and for Your mercy that's overflowing. thank You for loving me with a love that i can never comprehend, a love that knows no end.
1:55 AM;
christine was here
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
personal space.
it always amazes me how some people can share rooms with their siblings or have roommates for a prolonged time. yes, i enjoy it sometimes but i love my personal space. i feel weird even having alot of people in the house, let alone in my room. i like personal space and i think living alone is something i enjoy.
i don't like to not be able to play the guitar anytime i want because there are other people around. i don't like to not be able to wake up in the middle of the night and decide to go for a walk. i don't like to have to tell people if i'm not coming home. it's all too weird. i think i'm too used to having lots of personal space and freedom that it irks me to know that i don't have it any longer. huge adjustment indeed.
well, school has started and i really need to start studying. i've been lagging behind and i really don't like that. i know that i can keep up, no problem. i just gotta start. well, i will start. this term feels very different somehow. (don't ask me why, it's just a feeling).
anyway, i really want to go overseas!!! (usa or aust would be good). sg just seems so boring to me. there's so little to do in this tiny island. well, i hope i get to go overseas again! gotta save money and find a travel buddy too! (psst, MEL, finish your Os!) hahaha.
okay i love my cousins and i love my cg alot alot! i'd love to travel with all my favourite people! (:
5:56 PM;
christine was here
Friday, October 30, 2009
HI.
okay, so i'm blogging just cause. and so many things have happened over the past month. for those of you who know, good for you. and of course i wanna say a huge thank you and i love you to zi and li and mel for everything! for the night at ECP, which i really needed and the real heart to heart talks that we had.. for your major reactions which made me realise how blinded i really was, for listening to me and having my back through it all. i love you babes. and for mel, for coming down to meet me as soon as i told you the news and for always always being with me through it all. i love you so so much and i'm so glad we're related. <3
well, i have moved on. i realise that i was wasting my time on the wrong things, and i never really invested time on things that really mattered. i found out who my true friends are and we really bonded through all the horrors (literally) haha.
and mel i'm copying your style of posting now. hurhur.
to you,
thank you for being with me through thick and thin for so long. you've really seen me go through so many things but yet you've always been there for me. our friendship has really endured alot, but i'm glad that we are here now. truly our friendship has been tested and it's coming forth as gold. i thank God that you're in my life and i really treasure you as a person and as a friend.
to you,
thank you for being so so hospitable. i never really took the time to get to know you in the past but i hope all that can change. we really bonded over the last week and i can see our friendship moving on to greater heights. i hope that we will be closer than ever before and i thank you for lending me your ear when i needed it.
to you,
i love you so much! i wish you could move in with me! it's amazing how we think alike and how we can complete each other's thoughts. you're an amazing person and i really wish you all the success in the world. you are so talented and i really really want you to be able to showcase all that amazing talent. thank you for being with me through it all. we've really stuck it out together through thick and thin and you mean so much to me! i love you!
to You,
thank you for sending me such amazing friends to make my journey on earth a pleasant one. i love You with all my heart. thank You for cheering me up and for Your great sense of humour! <3
christine is happy. she's glad that she's loved, by the right people.
12:50 AM;
christine was here
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
now.
i'm in class now and i'm really not absorbing anything. i have to read up more! conveyancing law is pretty tough and tiring cos i have 5 hours of it today (sucky timetable). anyway, the past few days have been really fun and tiring. but still fun. hahaha. i like late nights and east coast park and heart to heart talks and pasir ris and swings and prata and sleepovers and patches and onyx and friends and family and of course God for blessing me with all the good stuff!
well, i'm pretty low on energy right now and i still have a really long day ahead! lots of travelling to do as well.. i'm really not looking forward to that. on another note, i'm glad that my friends made me see what's best for me (:
class over (i think)
bye!
10:26 AM;
christine was here
Sunday, October 11, 2009
After So Long.
okay, so i'm finally updating my blog! life has been good. i've already went to the states and came back (time passes so fast!) had an awesome time there, it's always great catching up with mum! so it was a fruitful trip and i'm glad that i went! (:
since i've been back i've been adapting to some changes to my life, which i'm not gonna post here for privacy's sake. anyway, i've been adapting and adjusting pretty well, so that's good too. i'm so so happy that i get to go for service live and i don't have to watch it online! (: heh and of course cg too! i missed E378 super super alot when i was there!! feels great to be back in the fellowship of great friends!
well, i met up with des for cycling (much needed exercise) at ECP! (one of my favourite places in SG!) well, it was really really fun!! we kept trying to cycle without holding the bike and managed to for a few seconds (HAHA!) yup, we should do it more often!
i also had an impromtu outing with taukua! it was really really fun! hahahhaha (apples and iced chocolate and honey roasted almonds! heh) we went to marina sq, and then to town.. walked around, it was awesome! can read more about it on taukua's blog! (click the link that says 'sylvia').
anyway, friday was my first cgm since i left for the states, and it was great!! (: after that i went on another impromptu outing, met up with uncle dave and aunty monica (they're in town for awhile- they live in aust). that was great too! haven't seen them in awhile so we caught up over drinks at serangoon gardens (:
well, sat was good. service was awesome as usual! pastor kong preached from the book of Job, and it was a really good message, service was filled with the presence of God! (: after that we celebrated alvin's 21st birthday! (: went to swensen's at marina sq.. reached home pretty late and today i've got mtt later! heh.
i will update again (hopefully with pictures) soon. hahaha!
cheers!
12:47 PM;
christine was here
Sunday, August 30, 2009
One More Week.
okay so i'm flying off in one week's time. i think about all the things i'm gonna miss while i'm there and i realise that it really doesn't matter. yes i'll miss all my loved ones here but i miss my mum so much that i really just wanna get there and see her asap! (i haven't seen her since dec 07)
those of you who know me and my mum, you'll know that we're super close. she's like one of my best friends. and we used to go everywhere together, we even bathed together till i was like pri 5? haha. (water fights!) yes i really miss my mum and i can't wait to see her... it's been too long and i've missed out on too much of her life.
ahhh thank you God for giving me this chance to visit her. i'll make full use of it. i'm on my way! now all that's in my way is a 7 day wait and a 22hour flight!
i get to see my mummy!!!! (: (:
12:59 AM;
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