myosotis

Saturday, August 05, 2006

helloo people!

was unable to wake up today! so i only managed to reach mac ritchie at around 9. had fried rice with luncheon meat before boarding the bus.

OH! i missed the stop today! so i had to walk back one stop. but it was a blessing in disguise, cause i went to Esso to get chocolates! and water because i forgot to bring. after getting the stuff and eating some chocolates and then saving them for later, i went to mac ritchie and looked for joseph. i took a K1 today. for those wo don't kayak/canoe, a K1 is a thin single kayak. basically, a kayak uses a two-sided paddle while a canoe uses a one-sided paddle. for more info, you could look it up on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoe) yupp, paddled for about 8 to 9 km. mhmm, still can't get rid of my wide stroke mistake. but i must do my best! so after the water part of training, i continued with weights (3 times 30 reps) and then running. trained with the college people =P after that, i went to change and went to novena. took 166. i finished the chocolates on the bus too!

i reached novena, wandered around in novena square, went down to the MRT and saw paul and his brother peter. i did not know where to go (again) and he brought me to the meeting place, which was novena church. i went there to help my church sell food an fun fair tickets. the money would go to renovation works for the church and other purposes. i had lunch there, Mee Siam. many servers went, Nicholas Yong was there too! then i met Teacher Pam at the bell tower at 1.40 something and she gave me 6 tickets. i only managed to sell 3! some of the servers sold like.. 15? woah.. but it's comforting to know that there are people who are willing to help. the 3 tickets i sold were donated, which means they paid the money, but did not take the tickets. but the weather was REALLY HOT, was almost killing me. fortunately i brought my shades along today. while selling the tickets, there was novena service and the priest was giving a sermon which i thought was really meaningful, but it's kidna controversial. i'll like to share it here. for those who are uninterested, you could skip the following paragraph.

he talked about marriage and children in the current society in Singapore. he commented especially at the government's "Stop at two, the less you have, the more they get" policy. after listening to him, i feel that itis quite true too.. don't you think that this measure is not just really selfish, but also really materialistic too? most Singaporeans humans only think about what things they have, but not who is around them. they strive so hard, work so hard, but have no time or energy to be with their children and spouses. and all this is done ultimately because of just one thing --- money and pragmatic wealth, and the thought that their family would be very happy if they have lots of money, which is not correct. what is lacking in family life nowadays aren't money or anything that has to be settled by means of money. the one thing lacking is the love for one another. although the word love can be highly debatable, because some parents would say they love their child, so they work really hard to satisfy their "needs" but do notice that these are just material needs. humans need more than just that. everyone has a heart, a soul, a spirit. Man does not live just on bread alone, BUT by every word of God. spiritual, emotional and psychological needs also has to be fulfilled, especially at this tender young age. only with a good base, would the children be able to go further in their spiritual, emotinal and psychological lives. nothing is more painful than hurt that is inside. this intangible hurt and scars are even more serious and acute than physical hurt. so parents, do spend time with your children. YES, they need to eat, but they need your time and love too you know? people these days are making hedonism into a lifestyle. teenagers self-mutilate and do all sorts of crazy things, because they could not get what they need from the family, leaving them empty. and often turning to friends instead for help. they are trying to hurt themselves on the outside to numb all the hurt inside... i feel really sad but yet very fortunate that i have loving parents and a family. i just hope this would go on in my generation too... it's really your choice, time for your family or money for your family. they are both huge sacrifices in their own right. but there will be a time when i have to make my decision too. and i really hope i'll choose the former. i feel that having children is not just a challenge, but a task to fulfil. it is a challenge because you'll have to help your children grow up to responsible, self-conscious people who love God as much as God loves them. that by itself is a difficult task! it is a mission because at the end of this mission, you would be able to share God's love amongst these people, and these people would spread the love to even more people! moreover, a quote from Godpa, "What does not kill you make you stronger", when difficulties come into the family, it would bond them together, but before this bond could be present, love has to be there! remember everyone, everthing starts from the family! i believe in that. i'll be praying for good family ties, do join me in prayer. better families would lead to a better world, i believe in that. PARENTS LOVE CHILDREN and CHILDREN LOVE PARENTS!

please do not blame me for being such an idealist. but i do have great plans for the world, but i guess the only way i could contribute is to voice out, and pray much much more.

yupp, so after selling THREE tickets, i went back home, by taking 851. i ate an ice cream today. and i felt a lil guilty while eating it =\ i ate so much today! i had grass jelly too, had it while selling the tickets. i reached home in no time, because i was dozing off the whole way on the bus. i reached home, and thought i had to mop the floor. but i didn't have to! thanks so much everyone, especially Da Ge. but i still helped my mom do a fraction of the laundry. then i went to sleep, AGAIN! slept until dinner, where Dad bought dinner back home. thanks Pa (: ma went to church later, pa sent her. then i was in front of the comp all the while, chatting, slacking and reading up on some physics stuffs. and then blogging. did some study on Clay Aiken too. HE IS COOL! and really really good vocals too. looking forward to his album on 19th Sep.

shall be stopping here today. loooong mugging day tomorrow! really loong post today.

LOVE EVERYONE!
~emma

forget me not. 10:45 PM