taking a break

In the game of life it's a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season. -- Bill Baughan
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it. -- Anonymous
Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person is like expecting an angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.-- Shari R. Barr
All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it.-- Samuel Butler
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. -- Josh Billings


This is me taking a short break from studying. Go figure~
Been running all over the place preparing for the camps and the exams at the same time.
God is the only one who has enabled me to get all the things done man.

Well here’s the run-down:

Toys ‘R’ Us shopping trip
Ichiban Boshi
WWS admin
Camp preparation with Yilinn
Sleep deprivation
Dinner treat from Uncle Jimmy at his place with Kovan peeps
Continuation of the weird stuff…
Disappointments
Studying
STUDYING
REVISION
Missed out on a visit from my boy :(
Spending time with the family
Stress of the last days… *bleah*

It scares me that in a few months I would have finished my run of being a student.
That is, until I decide to pursue my masters or another degree. But that is another thing entirely right?
One needs money in order to go to school and become and student.
You could even say that being a student is among the most expensive occupations these days.

Been doing a lot (maybe too much) of thinking about what jobs I want to spend my time in when I graduate from university.
Two days ago, I thought that I had everything down to pat. Then I remembered what my initial desire was. Now I am back to square one, but with some attachments. Got to fill in the gaps before I can say I have mapped out my entire life – or so to speak…
*psychotic laughter*
*laughter gets louder*

okok… back to the mathematics and more stuff…
With God, all things are possible!
-does the dance of joy-
^-^

Abnegation abnegatioN

Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.Leon J. Suenes
The power of imagination makes us infinite.John Muir
First say to yourself what you would be;and then do what you have to do.Epictetus


I sense a trend here… my Internet connection is throwing a fit… so, I _________________ (please complete the sentence).

Today’s date is nice: 20042007

Run down of things that happened in the space of time since my last post:
WWS school programmes
UOL and Local Revision lectures – I have completed all the UOL ones… x.xlll
Visit to SRJC with my WWS peeps. :D
Mummy had to go for surgery.
Ian came over to visit. :)
Ichiban with TKM, YKM and Shoon – all on different occasions and different outlets but back to back...
Dinner with Yingz.
My first visit to BMI… heehee…
SAF 40th anniversary exhibition… Very interesting~!
GE/OCBC ‘Motivational’ talk.
Camp Enviro-Awareness handover meeting – just me and dodo… haha
Studying… *uuursshh~!!*

Yes… barely another 3 weeks and I will be sitting for my first paper. My gwad~! Where did all that time go?!
Ok, don’t answer that question… it was meant to be directed at the sky…

The visit back to my JC was a good one.
Been way too long since I went back.
The teachers are more or less still the same, but the building – that building – has changed plenty!
Renovation works going on all over the school, with more plans to change the environment in hopes of affecting the culture and mindsets of the students in the school…
Jia you man~!

I’ve got my schedule for studying pretty much worked out.
Got to juggle the studying with the camp planning, church activities, revision sessions and exercising… among other things…
Speaking of exercising, I don recall if I have already written this down… but… I currently on my 2 month break from tkd.
It stings to have to do it, but I have to abnegate don’t I? :(
Things that I love have to be put aside so I can concentrate on things that matter… yes… such is life… haha

Just in case I don’t get the chance to blog this down on the day itself:
HAPPY TWO-TWO BIRTHDAY YANG MUI~!!!!!
-great big giant hug hug hugz-

Aight… back to work…
The joy of the Lord is my strength!
Study smart dudes~!
^-^

Coming in 3s

Every artist was first an amateur.Ralph Waldo Emerson
No great man ever complains of want of opportunities.Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men do less than they ought,unless they do all they can.Thomas Carlyle
Let thy words be few.Ecclesiastes 5:2 from Words of Wisdom
My Internet connection is being an irritant again… hence my banging on the keyboard. ;p

Studying speed is picking up?
Oh gosh… I can’t answer that question at the moment… argh~
-starts pulling hair out-

I got quotas and deadlines to meet.
The dead-thing is coming up next week. As for the amount I set myself to finish… let’s just say that with God, all things are possible.
Amen!

Speaking of which, my family just celebrated Good Friday and Easter Sunday (today).
YKM was baptized in PLMC on Good Friday :)
-throws confetti all over the place-
following the Lord’s desired path for us all… wonderful!
-throws more confetti-
Adelyn was also baptized, but it took place last night.
Congrats Adelyn! :D
-shoots off a few confetti guns-
Today’s sermon was about the 3 ‘empty’ promises of Easter.
Not every day that I remember the sermon with this sort of clarity… haha

Uncle Jimmy and Fulin took their brown one to Dan one gradings yesterday at the usual place.
I am proud of them for all the effort they put in for their poomsae and sparring. :)
Congrats on making it through the grading in one-piece guys!
-sets off some confetti bombs-
Plenty of people got injured yesterday lor… it was kinda scary at one point coz one of the fellas got himself sent to the hospital. *yikes*
Aiyo… I do hope that guy is doing ok…

As for that weird thing… I think I am more or less confirmed about it… and it so happens that the situation and that person is making me a tad angry – scratch that – it’s making me pissed off!
Affecting a lot of things and people around me lor… grrrr…
I’d best to pray about it I guess… I don’t have the best solution to this problem… God does…

-grabs a broom and starts sweeping up the confetti-

So anyway… enough writing… time to hit/bang/kick/burn/make-out/cook the books, notes, study guides and texts!
Study hard and smart everyone~!
^-^

it's driving me crazy~!

Inspiration and genius--one and the same.Victor Hugo
To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says:"Leave no stone unturned."Edward Bulwer Lytton
If you would create something,you must be something.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Greetings a week from last.
Do I make any sort of sense?
I seem to have lost my mind a bit, ok… that was an exaggeration. I lost it long ago. Exams are in less than a month and I am still allowing myself to hit the computer on a daily basis… gwad… what has happened to me?!
-whacks own head against the wall-
Though my syntax is not the usual… I am still lacking in the abnegation department.
SWEET ABNEGATION WHERE ART THOU?!
-runs mad around the house-
-runs a few more rounds-
x.xlll

Summary of events:
Corporate Finance UOL revision lectures
Poomsae Coach (re)Course – ACED! :D
Studied with Swee Shoon
Studied with Alvin
Went to Underwater World with TKM :)
Gave my first WWS school presentation.
Parkwatch course.
Bicycle Patrol.
Ran into Mark at White Tangerine. :)
Trying to get the pace to go faster.
Constantly tired among other things. X.xlll
My Ian came over to visit. :D

The weird things are becoming worse.
For those who know what I am talking about… yes… I am in a rut… I donno how to tackle the situation… been praying about it.
You could say that I actually know what I am supposed to do, but I think about how to do it until the chance is lost.
-starts pulling hair out-

Been listening to a bunch of new songs… not bad… I’d post them… but I guess that’ll have to wait for another time…

Have to give everything – and I mean EVERYTHING – to God… it’s getting harder… but God never said life was going to be easy aye?

Aight… gonna force myself to study now…
CHIONG!
^-^