Monday, March 27, 2006

This week was a fruitful one compared to the past weeks as I have obtained a part-time job. It's surprising actually. As the holiday is coming to an end and school is about to start in 1 month time, I gave up looking for a part-time job. Most of the jobs would require as at least committment for 1-2 months and so by the time I go for the interview, I won't be able to commit to the required working period.

But miraculously, the career advisory called me up and asked me whether I can work for 2-3 weeks. And of course, I said yes and so now I'm working as data entry clerk. God is indeed always listening to our prayers and answering them according to His own timing. All we need to do is to PUSH and believe. Interestingly, my workplace is the office above the BQ Bar at Boat Quay and lunch is provided. Yummy. I tried their prawn masala and it was delicious.

I started working on thurs and for the past 2 days, all I did was key in data (not much though), opening envelops and sorting and filing invoices, statements of accounts, ect. And I had a lot of time to slack and wait for things to do. It's quite boring and my back hurts but still, it's quite fun and I get the experience. O yeah..plus I don't need to wear formal, just smart casual. Hee ;)

As for today, the location change for ym (or shouldn't in be ys?) was great. It made it more like a service rather than a ministry. That's good as it is a service and not a ministry right? Anyway, today's theme was on Evangelism. The songs sung, dawn's sharing and the sermon preached were related to it. All I can say is interesting but I guess the leaders are going to have be the ones to start the ball rolling. Set an example for the younger ones to follow. O wellz.. dinner was wonderful as my mum cooked western food. Yummy!! And I had red wine. :) But I only drank a bit as I hated it and switched to sparkling juice. I prefer beer and white wine. Hehe.

O yeah..I was watching the news and this news on a case of a Christian facing execution caught my attention. The thing that really shocked me was when the news reported that the court has decided not to pursue the case after hearing he was mentally disturbed. What the heck!!! His conversion is due to mental problems. Nuts manz. Full report on http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060326/1/3zmx6.html.

Now to blog something that I wanted to blog earlier already as it was constantly in my mind but was lazy and not in the mood for blogging. Here goes: Remember the greatest commandment, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." and "The second is this: "Love your neighbor as yourself." (Mark 12:30-31a)? Wellz..I have some pondering questions on these 2 verses:
In Deut 6:5 it says,"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength." Compare this verse with the one in Mark 12:30, how come the mind is being left out? Does it have anything to do with Romans 12:2a where it says, "...... transformed by the renewing of your mind."? How come is the mind and not the heart, soul or strength?

Hmm..okie..gtg slp alrdy. Feeling real sleepy and I have to wake up early to go to work. Nitez.

Dre@my JeSs Life Written @ 5:49 PM

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Exams results were out last friday. And thank God, I did not fail any of my modules and I passed my CDS in the end plus I got Z for one of my module. Yay!! Not only do I not need to take any supplementary paper, I have one distinction. Although I was aiming for two, having one is already good for me. Hee :) Still my overall GPA is only 27.6. So sad.

I have been trying to find a job for the last past few days and so far, no results. Hopefully I will be able to get the job I went for the interview today. The job is going to be a tough one as it does with customer service and the people I will be attending to, are more than twice my age and they are from corporate companies. I hope I am up to the task and be able to handle all the responsibilities of the job...that is if I get the job.

My mind have been trying to bring my body out to exercise but in the end, to no avail. Lazy is the word. I have been sleeping, eating, slacking, surfing net and just being a couch potato since holidays started. When I was in primary and early secondary school years, I wanted to do sports, be an althetic. Now?? Both my stamina and speed has dropped...way down. Haiz.

O wellz..shall end off with this song that I like. Enjoy. Hehe ;P

Dre@my JeSs Life Written @ 5:20 PM

Monday, March 06, 2006

This wk was real bordom. I have been trying to look for part-time administrative jobs but to no avail. It's getting frustrating as I need money. Mom wants me to supplement my own needs. Bleah. That sux. Plus I want to be able to save enough to go Cain and do sky-diving and white-water rafting. Now all these juz seem to be fantasies that would never come true. *Sigh*

Sometimes I wonder what life is worth living for when your life is filled with anxieties, questions, doubts, wishes and dreams that seem to be your own wishful thinking. Many times people would tell you something that goes like this, "When you believe, it will come true." In psychological terms, it is true as our minds controls our entire body, its movements, functions, etc. But is it ALWAYS true??

I think not. Believing is one thing. Having the capabilities and within one's means are another thing. There are limits in whatever we believe in. Let's take for example. I belive I will win the race tmr. I believe I will be the fastest. But in the end, you were outran by another runner. See what I mean. What you believed in turned out to be 'empty.'

I guess life is filled with mysteries and uncertainities. Who knows what will happen the next day? Remember this familiar quote, "Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyways. " It's true isn't it? Every living being will die in the end. But here's a quote that I find says a lot about life, "We cannot tell what may happen to us in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens in us... how we can take it, what we can do with it... and that is what really counts in the end." (Joseph Fort Newton, Author) Indeed we can never know what may happen to us or around us. But we can know what happens inside us. Our personality, our character, our inner being are shaped by us, our will, our choice and our actions. And that is what life counts.

Dre@my JeSs Life Written @ 5:35 PM