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Friday, June 19, 2009
![]() As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn’t supposed to ever let us down, probably will. You’ll have your heart broken and you’ll break others’ hearts. You’ll fight with your best friend or maybe even fall in love with them, and you’ll cry because time is flying by. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, forgive freely, and love like you’ve never been hurt. Life comes with no guarantees, no time outs, no second chances. you just have to live life to the fullest, tell someone what they mean to you and tell someone off, speak out, dance in the pouring rain, hold someone’s hand, comfort a friend, fall asleep watching the sun come up, stay up late, be a flirt, and smile until your face hurts. Don’t be afraid to take chances or fall in love and most of all, live in the moment because every second you spend angry or upset is a second of happiness you can never get back.Take chances, try. Miss it, and you'll nvr get it again. Jiayun
Friday, June 12, 2009
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Today is the second week of June holidays. Have you finished your June holiday's assignment? Or are you waiting to do it last minute? Everyday is the start of a new journey and new things awaits us. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today for we cannot predict what will happen tomorrow. I'm trying to finish my homework so start doing yours too! Xin Yi:D ![]() "Thank you" is a simple word which everyone knows since kindergarden.
But have you ever use it before? To your mum who does the household chores or even to a stranger who have helped you in some way? It may seemed simple but must of us have overlooked this word in our daily life. Sometimes,a word of "Thank you" may brightened up people's life,reassuring them that they have done the right thing and continue to serve people. So what are you waiting for? Say "Thank you" to people around you and you too will feel even happier! ;D XIN YI (:D)
Thursday, June 11, 2009
A music video from youtube "Man in the Mirror" by American Idol 2009 Kris Allen The lyrics to this song is really meaningful. In summary, it just says that you should change yourself before you can actually change the world. Before you actually judge someone and make any negative comments about them, you should really try putting yourself into their shoes about why they are doing it and think whether you've ever done it before. You, yourself. We are all humans. Humans who had made mistake, humans who are still making mistakes, humans who are always making mistakes. If we are not learning from our own mistakes at all, we are practically not living. Forgive other people for their mistakes, forget about their mistakes. Jiayun
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
![]() Some people might try all their life to be happy. But can we control our emotions? Can we control whether we want to be happy or not? I wondered about that alot, and yes, I think we can. Although the obstacles in life would be the downs of your life, everyone probably have a part of that in their life anyway. Just keep telling yourself that thr's someone out thr in the whole wide world worse off than you, and so you should learn to appreciate what you have in your life now. Is that sadistic? I don't know, but it might really make you feel that you ought to cherish every second of your life and just live it happily. To make yourself happy, try watching comedies. It might really make you laugh. Your friends, your families, they cheer you up all right. Try sharing your problems with them. Open up your heart a little, give them a chance to care. You may feel better and they might even be able to help solve your problems :) And if things are worse enough alrdy, it can't get any worse. So it'll probably get better. It's your life, your own happiness. Jiayun ![]() Have you ever wonder about the purpose of your life? Why you came on Earth? Is it just simply your mum deciding to give birth to you? To stay happy? To make lots of money? To get married? I have never thought about this until my friend popped this question out to me. Who am i living this aimless life for? These 13 years without any purpose, now i really wonder i lived that long without even thinking about it. A purpose allows you to have a direction in your life, to know what you're living for, and it's very important in everyone's life. You need a purpose to lead a colourful and meaningful life. If you want to discover your true purpose in life, you must first empty your mind of all the false purposes you’ve been taught. XinYi :) Have you got the habit of hoarding useless objects, thinking that one day, you may need them ? Have you got the habit of accumulating money, not spending it because you think that you may be in want of it in future? Have you got the habit of storing clothes, shoes, furniture, utensils and other home supplies that you haven’t used already for some time? And inside yourself, have you got the habit to keep reproaches, resentment, sadness, fears and more? Don’t do it! You're going against good things that are coming into your life! It is necessary to make room, to leave an empty space in order to allow new things to arrive to your life. It is necessary that you get rid of all the useless things that are in you and in your life, in order for good things to arrive. The force of this emptiness is one that will absorb and attract all that you wish. As long as you are, materially or emotionally, holding old and useless feelings, you won’t have room for new opportunities. Goods must circulate, clear your storages ! Give away what you don’t use any longer... The attitude of keeping a heap of useless stuff ties your life down. It’s not the objects you keep that stagnate your life, but rather the attitude of keeping. When we keep in store, we consider the possibility of wanting, of penury.. We believe that tomorrow it may lack, and that we won’t be able to fulfil those necessities.. With that idea, you are sending two messages to your brain and to your life: That you don’t trust tomorrow...and you think that the new and the better are not for you, For this reason you cheer yourself up by storing old and useless stuff. Get rid of what lost its colour and brightness. Let the new enter your home and yourself. Trixie “Do not fear, for I am with you;I will strengthen you and help you.”; (Isaiah 41:10) “ I will show you the path” (Psalm 32:8) Have you felt lost ? Have you felt helpless and stuck ? Fear not, for there will always be a way out ! God will always light up the path when you don't know how to go on. God will help you when you afraid and alone. There will be a light at the end of the tunnel. Dim and distant, but a glimmer nonetheless! Have faith in the Lord, he will never forsake you. Trixie . When you say... “I can’t solve this ...” God tells you “I will direct your path” (Proverbs 3:5-6) When you say... “It’s impossible” God tells you “Everything is possible” (Luke 18:27) When you say... “I feel all alone...” God tells you “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5) When you say... “I can’t do it...” God tells you “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” (Phillipians 4:13) When you say... “I don’t deserve forgiveness...” God tells you “I have forgiven you” (1John 1:9 – Romans 8:1) Although there are times where you feel lonely and feel that you cannot do things, God has always been there and he has always been helping you. God determines who walks into your life but it's up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go. Trixie
Trust !
Once there was a man who asked God for a flower and a butterfly. But instead, God gave him a cactus and a caterpillar. The man was sad, he didn’t understand why his request was mistaken.Then he thought: Oh well, God has too many people to care for. And decided not to question. After some time, the man went to check up on his request that he had left forgotten. To his surprise, from the thorny & ugly cactus, a beautiful flower had grown. And the unsightly carterpillar had been transformed into the most beautiful butterfly. GOD always does things right! His way is always the best way,even if to us it seems all wrong. If you asked God for one thing & received another, trust. He will always give you what you need at the appropriate time. What you want, is not always what you need. God never fails to grant our petitions, so keep on going for Him without doubting or murmuring. Trixie Do not judge things quickly. There was a man who had four sons. He sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no, it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful,it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfilment. The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up. If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of the spring, the beauty of the summer, fulfilment of the fall. Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season. Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time. Trixie
Monday, June 8, 2009
Be positive!
"One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure." - William Feather Many people think life is boring, life is stressful, life is tiring, life is a waste of time. However, I think otherwise. Life is great, we get to meet new people, we get to make great friends, we get to spend time with our wonderful families, explore the amazing nature surrounding us. What's life lacking? Of course, life has it's ups and downs but that does not mean that when faced with a difficult problem, we accuse life of being unfair and of course, chant to yourself the very familiar phrase: "WHY ME?" When we hinder life's beautiful aspects with these inevitable problems, of course life would definitely seem boring, meaningless and ironically, lifeless. So why not face all these problems with a positive outlook? Then problem would be solved over time and we would be happy. It's a win-win solution :) Rather than face life with a dull and angry attitude, the problem would be solved over time (all problems would be solved over time) BUT we would be moody, angry and think life is a waste of time. Which one seems more appealing? The attitude which we take on to face the various problems in life not only affects us but the people around us as well. So please do spare a thought for your love ones and friends :) Adopt a positive attitude when faced with both rain and shine and you'll see what a vast improvement it'll do for you! Remember, it's a win-win solution and there's no harm in trying out! Joan :)
Sunday, June 7, 2009
![]() Sometimes I just wonder why life is so unfair. Why is that person richer than me? Why is that person smarter than me? Why is that person prettier than me? Why is that person popular than me? Why is that person better than me? We like to ask ourselves all these questions. All the whys. Then I realised. Humans, are people, who are never satisfied. If you get good grades in school, you would tell yourself that you could have done better and gotten better results. If you went for plastic surgery for your face to make yourself prettier, you would find other parts of you ugly. If you won a match, you tell yourself you could have done better. We just keep wanting to be better and better, to win people better than us, to get to the top. Our urge of winning is always so much, so strong. Although that's good, a little too much could make your whole life go wrong. So, we should always learn to be satisfied. Learn to be satisfied of what you have in your life. And cherish it before it's too late. Jiayun ![]() Are you one who is afraid of giving a speech or even talking to a group of people? I used to be one but I changed after attending a public speaking course. Most of us are afraid of public speaking because of numerous pairs of eyes staring at us or perhaps afraid that we are not able to do well. But what i want to say is that everyone is not born to be a speaker. Not everyone could talk so fluently and confidently in front of the public when they are born. However, all these could be trained. If you dare to speak to the public speaking, it would be better and you would be able to overcome your fear of public speaking. As long as you have the heart to do it, as long as you try your best to overcome what you fear, nothing is impossible. For man's oneself is one's greatest fear. XinYi :)
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Pesevere, and never give up
"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson "Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better." - Jim Rohn "The only thing that will stop you from fulfilling your dreams is you." - Tom Bradley "Every artist was first an amateur." - Ralph Waldo Emerson These four beautiful quotes by four different people have only one meaning: Never give up though you are in a difficult situation. Many people, when faced with a difficult situation, would have the automatic mindset: I can't do this. There is no way I can. Well, actually, you CAN. As long as you put in your best, persevere and never give up, you will get the outcome you want. As Ralph Waldo Emerson quoted that every artist was first an amateur,when we are first faced with a tough situation, of course we would not be able to find it easy however if we continue to persevere on, we will soon learn the ropes and find it manageable just like a beginner artist struggling to sell of his paintings. It is not easy and definitely does not come naturally. However as years go by, the artist would be painting even more beautiful pieces due to many years of practice and soon, over the years, people would have heard about him and his paintings and they would purchase it and his name would be made. Sometimes, it's not a matter of years. Maybe days or months but it's still the same logic. Think about it. Persevere, and you would be able to do anything and everything. Joan :)
Faith
"When you have come to the edge of all light that you know and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly."
- Patrick Overton "Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to." -George Seaton Faith is the act of believing. My church pastor once shared that believing is seeing, and not the other way around. Faith is hoping against another hope and hoping for miracles to happen. Faith keeps us going. Without faith, we would not be believing in ourselves, in other, in things which we doubt the outcome. It takes faith to believe in a religion. It takes faith to believe that your favourite soccer team would win the match. It takes faith to make miracles possible. It takes faith to know that the bus service you're waiting for would eventually arrive. Faith is the basis of everything. With faith, we can go the distance. With faith, anything can be conquered. So I urge you all to have faith in yourselves, and you'll find that nothing is impossible. Joan :)
Be the Change
"Be the change you want to see in the world."
-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi In order to change the world, we ourselves must change first. Many times, I hear people complaining about various different things but have never put the blame on themselves. I myself am guilty of this crime. They complain about every single possible thing and examine every nook and cranny for more bad points to support their complaints but have they ever considered that they might be the source of the problem? Nope, people usually find themselves flawless and have done no wrong. However as the saying goes: "A good carpenter never blames his tools." We should not put the blame on everything else but ourselves. We should examine what we have done and whether we could have done something to improve what we have done and make things better. Sometimes the problem lies within oneself and not any other thing. "Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good guy is like expecting the lion not to eat you because you are vegetarian." - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi We should give everything and anyone a benefit of doubt and examine ourselves first before accusing anything or anyone else and not be stubborn in thinking that it has to be the fault of something/someone and not our own. Joan :)
Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth. ~Henry David Thoreau
Have you realized the temperature of the Earth is rising? Are you feeling very warm every now and then? If you are, then you're probably living in a country whr it's summer time, but the weather seems warmer than usual. I strongly agree with the 2 questions, as for the past 1 week, it had not rained at all the and temperature's above 34 degrees! I didnt rly care much about the environment until i attended the EC primary school networking session, organised by NanHuaHighSchool Environmental Club. More than 60 pri school attended the course which includes games and talks to let us understand more about the envirnmental issues that the earth is facing currently. However, these are not the reasons which inspired me to save the Earth. Instead I got inspired by these children's enthusiasm and active participation in saving the Earth. To think that i used to think kids nowadays were spoilt! All of us live on this planet Earth, but why is that only some of us are protecting it while others are not? It is quite ironical that adults should always set a good example to children but yet when it comes to this, it seems that even primary school kids are better than us! I was kind of embarrassed when a young kid asked me, "Do you know when is Earth day?" I answered, "Some day in April..." And she enlightened me, "22April!" I'll never forget when's Earth day ever again -.-" Everyone plays a part in saving the Earth and can make a difference in saving the Earth. It all depends on your metality. If i can help to save the Earth, If primary school kids can help to ave the earth, so can you! Be inspired today, to reduce reuse and recycle! Help to protect the Earth's resources, for research have shown that 20% of the world's population uses 80% of the Earth's resources! Help protect the Earth for the future generations. The Earth belongs to everyone of us and they too, deserve to view the beauty of our mother Earth. XinYi :)
Friday, June 5, 2009
EARTH`
WHERE IS YOUR HOME.
SINGAPORE. WHERE IS SINGAPORE. ON EARTH. So where exactly is Earth? In the universe? We are a dust, compare to the whole city. This city is a dust, compare to the whole Asia. Asia is a dust, compare to the EARTH. So is earth a dust, compare to the solar system. And finally, compare to the universe, our solar system is just a tiny dust. We are nothing, we just come and die. We just live and disappear. Even for earth in the universe its just like a human being. But, for us, Earth is everything we have, we live on. Are we going to let earth just disappear like that, dying slowly, and finally, everything, including us. Although we are talking about saving earth all the while. But is this really working? The climate is still changing drastically. The sea level is rising, islands are sinking. We can feel it, right now, in singapore, in our home. We can feel the heat bitting us harder and harder year by year. We are witnessing more disasters, more death, more tears. I think we need to wake up. Not only think about this questuon, think over and over again. We need to act, from now on. EARTH is dying, we are dying. I am going to switch off the air-con and on the fan. START now!! save the earth, be a hero. zixing
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Food for thought
![]() Photo taken from charitywater. In this picture, drillers are celebrating the completion of new well in Rwanda. Sometimes, we take things for granted. Things which are sacred to others. Take water for an example - how many of us actually try to save water consciously? Very few. Water to many of us, is an everlasting source, never running out, always there when we turn on the tap, when we turn on the shower, when we need a drink. However many people all over the world in third worl countries especially have to worry whether or not they have water to drink for the day or not. Many people have to go and hunt for water, dig for water and sometimes, go through the day without any water and are at the risk of being dehydrated. Many of us find our parents annoying when they keep harping at us to go and get a cup of water. But have we ever spared a thought for those who cannot even have a glass of water though they deperately need it? Hardly and I myself am guilty of this. We should really treasure whatever we have right now and always think of how fortunate we are whenever we feel like complaining about something we do not have and/or do not want to do. Put yourselves in the people living in third world countries' shoes and always remember how lucky you all are. Remember, there are people out there in this world who would give anything to just be in our shoes for just one day. Joan :)
Friday, May 29, 2009
![]() ![]() Went to vivo after Parent-Teacher conference today. Watched Night at the Museum 2! It was damn hilarious haha kinda educational too! I finally learnt the first well, 10 no.? of the PI woohoo xD Didnt know what bus to take while going home. 963 or 188? Needed to go to the library to return books. 963, I'll go bukit panjang plaza to return and walk home. 188, I'll go Lot1 to return and take bus home. In the end, i took 188 with my friend. it was a horribly LONG bus ride. My butt hurts and my fingers were numb and the bus was friggin shaky and i took it for like, 1 and the half h. from one end to another. and i was just helping my sis to return her super heavy snoopy comic -.-" well well. and i reached home at like, 7.20, when i left vivo at like, 5.20? I seriously need better time management and not act on impulse anymore! And i must stop blaming bus 188 for coming first haha =D Jiayun
SOUL3-LOVE
I find that most of my close classmates have their "husbands". Those so called "husband" are their favorate idols. They talk about them all day, and hang their images, names on their bags and phones,
I asked them why, they give me a very simple reason. SCHOOL LIFE IS BORING, I HAVE TO FIND SOMETHINGS TO DO. I agree school is boring, and i agree that we will go mad if we are bored all day. I also agree that it is good to have an idol. I have, may be many. They can be singer, dancer, actor, writer, director or even leaders. It is important to learn from them, not to be like them. IDOL ---- I WANT TO BE HIM ONE DAY. Thats the thought i have until now. Although I know thats the wrong attitude. But i want to be as success as him one day. He is the goal I set for myself. He is a famous writer in CHINA. He is young about 25 years old. He is successful, in all areas. He publish a book everyyear. The picture above is one of his magezine, which he is the editor. Now his owns a team, publish a magezine every months. I admire him, its because he starts as a no-body-knows, and then, now, no body in CHINA doesnt know him. He did it all by himself. He had changed me. When i was in primary 5 may be 5 years ago when i was still in CHINA, i hate learning CHINESE. I always score a just-pass for my CHINESE. During the last 3 months of primary 5, a classmate introduced his book to me. And then, i started to realise how beautiful can CHINESE be. That when i started to like CHINESE and when i came to SINGAPORE, i started to appreciate CHINESE. He is a good idol i think. Although he is not very good-looking or perfect, but he influenced me in many ways, and he made realise how precious and valueable CHINESE is. ADMIRE ISN'T BAD, BUT ADMIRE THE RIGHT PERSON.
-------ZIXING
SOUL2-love
The ones who give you the most love is your family. But then, the ones who receive most of your love is your friends. We usually spend most of our time on our friends, we go out with them, chat with them online, we see them everyday, and we think thats not enough. We usually think the time we spend with our friends are the most quality times. And we often give all our love to our friends, as we think they also love us a lot. That may be true, but not 100percent. There are some people out there, who only care about themselves, they make friends because they can gain things from the friends. Thats very sad, because when we like this friend and we find out this person is not as good as we thought, we will be extremly disappointed. SO FRIENDS ----- MAKE YOUR FRIENDS LOVE YOU. I think my friends love me. I dont know why i think so, but i can feel it. May be thats because i have made the right friends, but i also think that because love is a two person thing, you love this person, and he or she will be touched. Thats a reason why we should use our heart to make friends. They dont really acompany me everyday, they are not in my school, in fact their schools are very far from mine. We dont get to see each other everyday, not even every week. But i can feel that they really care for me. When its a rainy day, in the moning they will sms me to bring umberilla. They will call me when they have all sorts of funny things happened around them. They share their thoughts with me as if we are by each other's site. I will always thank my friends for loving me and forgiving my childishness. They are important to me just like my family. Although i know we may leave one another some day, but I am still very greatful that they had left some precoius and unforgetable memories for me. More importantly, they taught me a lot of things. They taught me how to treasure, how to forgive and they taught me that happiness is the key of our life. WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY YOUR FRIENDS AND YOU ARE HAPPY, YOU HAVE A PERFECT LIFE. ---------ZIXING |