To become grateful, i must learn that I can handle disappointment and delayed gratification with grace and perserverance.

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The main emotion of the average adult American who has had all the advantages of wealth, education, and culture is disappointment. And this is true not only of modern Americans; the human heart has been dissatisfied since we ( Read more... )

Lately, i've been hearing teachings and been in conversation relating to "Conditional Love". This phrase just keep on repeating itself in my head and i think God has a lesson for me to learn. This sort of love relies on performance. This sort of love depends on whether or not the gratification is maintained. How, can it be 'love', then?

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i'm quite sad cause it feels like i'm actually losing you, a friend. i hope you see deeper than the surface and all thats' happening - cause this is the last thing that i want to see us becoming into. i want you to know i still care and you still have me to turn to when the rest turn away. i may be busy with things, going out, spending time with ( Read more... )

"you can never find the right person if you can never let go of the wrong, but at the same time the moment you feel like letting go, you remember why you held on for so long. sometimes you have to forget what you want, & remember what you deserve."

wow. georgia fun your entries are making me go wow these days. so deep, so deep. i really like it ( Read more... )

very annoying drilling beside my department now. my eyes are tired and dry from the glaring monitor. lunch these days have been peaceful and i'm enjoying every bit of it. library@esplanade yesterday, and resting at break-out area that overlooks the beautiful sky scrapers and singapore flyer today. it was so peaceful, i fell asleep with the bible in ( Read more... )

lesson of the day: what is the difference between a typhoon & cyclone?

strangely, there is no quantitative difference in strength, speed, or damage caused by a cyclone versus a typhoon. The only difference - the global area in which they form. People around the Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans call such powerful, cylindrical storms cyclones, ( Read more... )

the housewarming party yesterday was great! (: we had many many many guests and it was overwhelming initially when i had to run about the house, up and down, in and out making sure all my friends were taken care of (my deepest apology that i left some of you out for too long) and meeting dad's friends & biz partners, new neighbours and my own ( Read more... )

"if you see me walking down the street, staring at the sky and dragging my two feet
you just pass me by it still makes me cry, you can make me whole again
if you see me with another guy; laughing and joking, doing what i can
i won't put you down cos i want you around, you can make me whole again
looking back on where we first met, i cannot escape and i ( Read more... )

the world has got me unknowingly hooked to this song by david cook! it wasn't exactly registerd into my head when 
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looking at nus campus map spins me dizzy! their campus is so huge i have no idea how i'm going to navigate my way through for my interview coming monday. i'm so glad this week is nearing the end already - i need to charge up myself i hate to feel sleepy early in the morning at work especially if i have nothing to do at my desk. i'll just end up ( Read more... )