quotes from purplefaith

"loving out of my comfort zone is true love flowing from within"

"if you find yourself someone in love with you but you don't love him back, feel honored that love came and called at your door, but gently refuse the gift you cannot return. do not take advantage; do not cause pain. how you deal with love is how you deal with yourself. all our hearts feel the same pains and joys, even if our lives and ways are different."

Loving is giving from the deepest most of our life.

Hello everyone!

Yes it a braaaaaaaaand new week!

3 cheers!

Well hope everyone like the new layout yeah? We grow and learn along the way, so do give advices if you wanna improve this place, most welcome!

Just like what BR say, lets really do a change in our thinking/mindset. We will not grow until we make a decision to change the way we think. View thing in another perspective. Change your glasses if need be (pun intended). If you are not growing, review your thinking and change it. We improve as we keep in trying and trying !

The story BR shared got me back to the saturday evening when Joyce Meyer preached about The Rocking Chair. Are you struggling with what you already have? Start using and maximizing your gifts and talents. :)

Keep on improving!

love is what truly matters

The law of giving- It is essential to receive love, but it's better to give love.

God Of My Forever

God of my forever...

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Story of a Beggar

Hey Guys!

Firstly, kudos to Peggie for revamping our cg blog! "Clap, clap, clap!"

Secondly i just want to share with you something which impacted me greatly.

There lived a poor beggar in the streets of Calcutta, begging for a living everyday. His parents were beggars, so were his grand parents. They were honest folks, and ever tried to take on different jobs other than begging. No matter what they tried, from being a waiter, construction worker, admin assistant, they never quite became successful in what they did. They ended up going back to begging.

One day in his despair, he began to cry out to God. Flailing his hands in anger, He cried out, "Is there a God out there? Why would He be so cruel to make my entire generation beggars? If there ever exist a God, let Him appear to me right now!"

Of course, God heard his cries. But please dont try this at home. Anyway, so God suddenly appeared to this beggar, and said " I have heard your cries. I shall grant you three wishes. Anything and whatsoever you desire, i shall give it unto you."

The beggar couldnt believe his good fortune, and rubbed his hands with glee. All that he ever dreamed of, would be his from today onwards! He remembered that as a child growing up, he used to look with envy how the senior beggar's children were able to beg and eat from a nice plastic bowl. So without hesitation he said, " God, i want the nicest and classiest plastic bowl in the whole world!" He was thinking, " Boy, will i be the envy of every beggar now!" In an instant, an elegant plastic bowl appeared before his eyes. There were intricate designs all over it; it was love at first sight.

Then he began to think, what else could he ask for. Suddenly an image came to his mind. He remembered seeing in the latest beggar's weekly that the latest and most fashionable bowl was the stainless steel bowl. "A stainless steel bowl it shall be then!" The next moment, a stainlesteel bowl appeared beside his nice plastic bowl. It was also a top grade stainless steel bowl. The best that money could ever buy in those days.

Finally, God spoke to the beggar, "choose wisely, for this would be your last request." The beggar agreed with God. He then sat down pensively, in deep thought. All of a sudden, his face lit up with excitement. "Eureka!" He exclaimed! I shall never again eat cold rice again! With that, he asked God for a rice cooker.

Haha.. i had a good time adding in stuff into the story.. but the gist is there.

Maybe after reading this, we think that the beggar is such an idiot. But hey, you cant really blame him can we? What was his IDENTITY? He was so convinced that he was a beggar, that everything he asked was to meet the need of the beggar. It could be the best that a beggar could have, but even then, it would never help him achieve a change in identity.

Today, God has given us a new identity. We are sons and daughters of God. Are we still asking as if we are still beggars? If we are, then it is time for us to step into our new destiny. Have a change in your mindset. The way you see things, the way you do things. Only then will we be able to live the life that God wants us to live. In everything, it will be done according to our faith. Where is your faith today?

Cheers!
Bingren

Sun we are proud of you!

Hi guys!

I'm sure you have all heard Sun's latest English single "Chinawine". Personally, i find that it is a great song to listen to, and i believe that you will like it as well.

I just want to comment in response to the uncomplimentary remarks made by the "newpaper "and "Wanpao" last week. Firstly, as a recording artiste, i do not feel that she is inappropriately dressed. In all our judgments, we should always consider the context of which the situation is based upon. I mean, you will get one tight slap from your teacher if you wore that to school, however, this is not a school, nor is it a nursery where everything is so sanitized that it smells of teletubbies. Let's just grow up and understand that it is appropriate for the culture in U.S.

Secondly, you should look beyond the superficial and listen to the message. Chinawine is a song about how girls should not cheapen themselves and engage in promiscuous acts.

Thirdly, instead of celebrating her success as the ONLY ASIAN to really have success in Hollywood. Remember how Rain, Coco Lee, Fann Wong, and to an extent, Jackie Chan faired there? SUN is the only artiste to top the U.S. billboard charts. Instead of applauding her for her achievements, critics are just only too eager to sharpen their forked tongues and slam her just because she strive for excellence on the international arena?

How long do we Singaporeans want to be stuck in our mud of mediocrity and look through our myopic scope from within our tiny wells? Instead let us start to think global, for the world is too big for us to dream for peanuts all the time. The sky is our limit. And it certainly lies beyond Changi Airport.

In the meantime, enjoy her song. Critics, eat your heart out!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NKbQhZusptA

p.s. You can read about Sun's own feelings on her blog here.
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/helloSUN

You have been good to me all these years
You have been with me through the wilderness
I hide in the shadow of this outstretched wings
There I find comfort and You strengthen me

O, I will remember the works of my Lord
I will remember Your wonders of old
I will tell of Your wonderous deeds

I will worship You
Forever and ever

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Take this heart of stone
Breathe upon it and make me whole
Will you open the door
And lead me on

When my heart is overwhelmed
Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I
Rest in Your shadow
Where I will be safe
For this I know

At the price
Of the Son
You redeemed
Called me Your precious one

I will sing and give praise
My soul cries out this song
Awake my glory I will
Awaken the dawn

My heart is steadfast O God
My heart is steadfast

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Hey guys.. This is gonna be a short entry.

First up, as you all should have received Ryan's sms, do keep his elder brother in prayers, that he will have speedy recovery.

Secondly, hope all are blessed by FOP and the different sermons Pastor Phil preached. The sermon which impacted me the most is, Making Room For God. Though I have heard it for quite a fair bit of time, but everytime it is being preached, a revelation shows. We need to give Him the Lordship in our life, not only acknowledging as our Saviour. In the beginning I admit, it is really hard, but God didn't give us commandments in the bible to restrict or restrain us, but to protect us and for a life more abundantly. Trust God and His promises :)

My past week been so easy-time-flies-fast mood. Work is good, family is good, life is good overall. And we all find it easy to thank and praise God for a easy week but how about through our not-so-good times? It is easy to pay lips service to God, you know, its is so so so easy. But God look our heart through our toughest times. It is then our character and attitude in life really surface. Remember in Psalms 86..

6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer;
And attend to the voice of my supplications.
7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,
For You will answer me.

This verse has been my encouragement for a long time. Everytime when you want to look up into the contact book of your cell phone for someone you can call or the online list on your msn for someone to IM to, remember this verse, God will answer you. Your answer might not come instantaneously or your answer might come true through testing of time, but rest assured God will answer you.

This month is a new month, so face and live it with a brand new attitude. Our attitude can't be changed overnight but it can be changed through the passage of time :) Everyone have flaws in our life, but lets be constant encouragement and support to one another.

the Vertical & Horizon will not be complete without our ALL.

Be blessed, everyone have a good week !!!

First post for the month of August! I deserve a prize don't I? =)

Just share a Word that touched my heart today. It's from Psalm 57. Bible says that David was fleeing from Saul and he was hiding in a cave when he wrote this psalm.
Psalm 57 : 4, 6
My soul is among lions;
I lie among the sons of men
Who are set on fire,
Whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
They have prepared a net for my steps;
My soul is bowed down;

David was going through a hard time. He was in the valley at this point in time. King Saul was after his life, servants of Saul (probably people whom David knew as friends) were betraying David by reporting his location to their king, David had to run around looking for places to hide from those who were seeking his life and one of those places is this dark, cold, smelly, dirty, small little cave. You know I've been to many outfield exercises before and I've slept or rested in just about any kind of terrain. Swamps, thick jungles, banks of rivers. I can tell you that it's terribly uncomfortable (an understatement) and I suppose sleeping in a cave is no different, if not worse.
He was among lions, lions which were all ready to pounce on him and devour him. The place he called home was this cave he was hiding in. He was probably alone in that cave, forsaken by people around him. He was oppressed on every side. His soul was bowed down.
Yet, what was his response?

Psalm 57 : 7-8
My heart is steadfast, O God, my
heart is steadfast;
I will sing and give praise.
Awake, my glory!
Awake, lute and harp!
I will awaken the dawn

My heart is steadfast, O God. Even if the waves come crashing in, even if the floods overwhelm me, know, O God, that my heart will be unwavering. My lips will not seize praising Your holy name. I will sing of Your mercies forever and with my mouth I will make Your faithfulness known to all generations.

Get my point? =)

Have a blessed week ahead. Looking forward to seeing you guys again.

Emofied

The number one cause for death in Asia is nt any disease or accident but suicide caused by depression. What are emotions, why do people feel this way , that way .......
God gave us emotions, so that a song sung touches our heart , we wept. We feel angry when we are being bullied or our family members get hurt. We experience grief when we lost a loved one, and many times we can control, but sometimes overwhelmed , we are hit on , lost , blogged down... We surpressed, we hided, we run away.
"What's the point?" Who understands ?
" Who knows my pain" , What's the point of sharing it".....
So it's classfied or lingo - "emo", where a human being sinks into a relam of thoughts, negative thoughts . the more u think , the more u going in that direction....... spiraling down that abbyss. You gave up hope , everything you stood for. You locked up yr heart and threw the keys away.
But my friends, Jesus is the discrener of hearts .He but nobody had won our hearts and never should anyone or anything steal it again. He's the only one who has the keys from heaven to unlock it. To fix that cold, broken, damaged heart. The fire of God burns every apathetic heart, restores yr brokeness, heals the sick and weak heart. HE knows.... he knows....
Ps 73 -Whom have I in heaven ? There is no one I desire besides You, my heart and my strength , many times they fail, but there is one truth that always will prevail , God is the strength of my heart , My portion forever.
It means in our flesh , in our weakness, in our human abilty to tend to fail , to disappoint others, our hearts experience aches to painful to be muttered. But the truth says put your trust in God and he will renew everything , he will cleanses and purifies it. My portion- it means we are blessed because we are part of Him, part of his Family.It's not easy to trust , esp trust is breached but " little by little" , step by step. A step of faith . We can get up again.
The best worship is nt just an emotional release ,but up lifting and say God will restore he will save , a faith declaration of our life even things look bleak, press on .endure. We will make it . " wo mean xing de".
Take care for this week.

The heavenly hosts
Declare Your praise
How could my understanding
Comprehend Your grace
Your light
Broke through the dark
And now I want to establish
My heart on the Rock

As Your presence fills this place
Please set me before Your face
Whisper to me in my ears
Wipe away all my tears
Your hand
Has lifted me up
I love You that's why I build
My heart on the Rock

I will build
I will build my heart on the Rock
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Hey guys, this is a song that i just wrote. Please feel free to drop some comments and suggestions on how to improve the lyrics. Thanks. See you guys soon!

Hey guys...

I just wanna share : Trust God and Believe.

I started last week not so good, but I ended my week knowing that God had provided me with a miracle. So whatever situations or problems you are in right now, hang on. God will do the provision as you continue to have faith and trust in Him.

Claim the promises as you pray and daily proclaim His goodness.

There is NOTHING that He can't do.
There is SOMETHING you can do : To keep on BELIEVING

Be Encouraged, Be Strong. :)

Sidenote :
Guys, Weishan got through to Round 2 for his drama audition !!! He will know in a week's time if he got in officially, so do keep him in your prayers yeah. He is really excited about it.. hahaha.

Just Sharing...for people who might want to make a difference!!!

Harmony at Any Cost

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. -1 Peter 5:8

Some misguided Christian leaders feel that they must preserve harmony at any cost, so they do everything possible to reduce friction. They should remember that there is no friction in a machine that has been shut down for the night. Turn off the power, and you will have no
problem with moving parts. Also remember that there is a human society where there are no problems-the cemetery. The dead have no differences of opinion. They generate no heat, because they have no energy and no motion. But their penalty is sterility and complete lack of achievement.

What then is the conclusion of the matter? That problems are the price of progress, that friction is the concomitant of motion, that a live and expanding church will have a certain quota of difficulties as a result of its life and activity. A Spirit-filled church will invite the anger of the enemy. ~This World: Playground or Battleground?, 112-113~

"Lord, thank You for the many signs that we are alive! Satan must see real life, and I guess that's a good sign. Give us victory though, that we might not succomb to his attacks. Amen."

JR.

ok,finally i can post something , how i did it ??? don't ask ...
3 things about me, hmm ok loh.....
1) i was a benchwarmer too, . was in the basketball team in pri 5 n 6 , cos my mum thought i need to lose weight seriously cos i was ballooning very fast.My only outdoor sport. Skills ok lah.. I was a prefect , selected to recite the Chinese pledge , but then was stripped of my post cos i did'nt done my homework ... somemore it's my classmate told teacher " jiarong didn't do homework..." " ok, u don't do , i strip off yr tie" the next day it happened. then a few weeks later i was caught jaywalking... but then i was stripped off my position... thus it seems i was demoted cos i broke the rules, in actual fact cos i couldn't cope with my studies.thinking back then i was quite happy cos i got time to study more.
2) yet i was a high flyer too. Considered lah , got good grades , ppl say i was veri intelligent... somehow i was under a lot of expectation.. expect to do this to do that cos they knew i can do it , yet the motivation wasn't there to perform , thus i underperform or simply threw it away..... I had a lot of exposure to increase but i shut up or shy away...maybe because of this incident .... leadership or promotion is something i'm not "used to it'"..... until now... ahah
3) jackson - I don't like this name cos of micheal jackson. I hide this name for 18 years until in army , my sergent called me . Lol, in bmt... i was nt used to it.... " jackson why u looked so stunned " , cos i was nt used to it.... thus i prefer to use it in formal , working environments . Jiarong is my personal name.... N246 is my personal cg... ahaha
4) I don't have a lot of friends . Every phrase of life , it can be counted 1-4 ., the most 4 . I open up to only to ppl i trust and feel comfortable with... I don't like people to know me yet i don't know them.. i like to relate on a one-on-one basis. My life was on the platform before, yet under the platform , i seek good friends i can grow up with...but now it's a different stage...
In summary , it went through the exclusive, inclusive , reclusive stage......

Anything to add on.... let's leave it as it is.

Aim High............ N u will REACH HIGH!

hey guys.. haha sorry I cant help, but can I write 3 more things about myself? It was brought into remembrance when I woke up this morning !!!

4) I have 3 SCARS on my right leg. its pretty ugly. DONT ASK ME TO SHOW OKAY. One was when my sister was chasing after me (primary 3) , I ran and fell into a very big drain. The wound became very infected. One was the oven scar. It was burning hot and yeah.. I remember ed crying out like a child gone wild. Uber painful :( Final one was a wire from the bicycle which cut through my flesh. Wouldn't have gotten it if only my sister and I listened to the maid and stayed at home instead, but oh well. I have to hide the wound from my mom but eventually she found out and my sister got it big time instead.

5) I met with a car accident during my Grandma's wake. Fractured my left arm and right foot. couldn't go to school during the period of time. About a year later, I was riding bicycle when I got knocked down by a car. haha accident prone kid. Now I finally know why mom always ask the maid to keep a good eye at my sister & I and that we're not supposed to play anywhere except home.

6) My favourite childhood cartoon was power rangers and popeye the sailorman. Barbie was my past time game I play. I love Barbie & Ken. I play on their online website too !!! haha I was 100% tomboy growing up, fierce and rough.

HEY GUYS, BLOG LEI. It will be boring if you always see me blogging right.. so come on. BLOGGGGGGGGGGGG!

Oh yah my pic ladies and gentlemen!!!

Hi Guys!!

Wow! Wonderful to read of all these postings about all of you guys life experiences! So of them are realli funny! seems like i chao bay Ki liaoz (cannot run away)... my turn to blog lo...

hmm... 3 things about me...

ok it seems like most of you guys shared bout ur childhood stories... let me share some of mine too...

1)As most of you would know, i grew up in a family amid 3 other silbings and my eldest sis is still the closest to me... I rem when i was young, she would always bring me around in town shopping, jalan jalan and buy me my fav ice cream fr YaoHan Mac( if you guys still can rem!) . During my birthday, she would never fail to buy me gifts and present and there was once she brought me to Toys 'R Us and allow me to choose anything in the store! When we grew older, we would study together overnight until 6 am n proudly to say i was the top 3 while in sec 1! We would cook our fav campbell mushroom soup to keep our tummies happy while we mug all night long... Haha however ltr my sis flew to aust and i had no motivator to study w me liaoz n subsquently became last in sec 2! haha...

2) Among my siblings, my studies was the most jialat among them all. I rem there was once in pri 2 when i scored only 26 marks for my english!! I can never forget that incident man... i was very afraid to speak english then cos i knew i was bad and even my dad label me as JIALAT man... So i was very upset bud during den i was very playful so also didnt real put in effort to improve.... In my family, sometimes i would feel pressure over the things that my siblings have achieved and i would feel upset about myself. Over time... i developed a strong desire to excel in life and always wanted to make a mark in this biG BIG life. I learnt to be positive in life though sometimes can really be v difficult. I lke to visualise gd things happening and imagaining myself continuing reaching goals after goals....WINNING feels shiok man! N i loved adrenaline!! anything that would make my blood travel faster i would very much like to try it. Yeah life is great and we only lived once on earth ya?

3)Another thing which many of you may not know is that i have been into behind bars for more than 48hrs before for the stupid act of shoplifting. Had the chance to tok to gang chief and so siao kia in the same cell oso.. the experience was suxy man... not seeing daylight for so long!Really thank God that eveything else turned out fine if not my future really Har bas (Malay means Finished) liaoz. Yup we made many mistakes along the way in life bud we all pick ourselves up quickly ya...

Thank God that HE has changed me and everything else in me has changed.... my language, my behaviour and of course my FAITH in HIM. I want to achieve more and Shine for HIM! I pray that i would always stay close to HIM no matter wad happen along the way in life!

Yup hey guys so dats three things about me and those who hve not blog.. wad r u waiting for??

Be blessed n hv a great week ahead... gg to zzzzzzzzzzz le.........

The First ThingY First

1) So Ladies and Gentlemen, what do u all know about me? As you all know, I am very talkative. Thus, when I am in primary 4 onwards to now actually, haha, I have talk to a lot of people, a lot of girls actually and guys too. Longest record is 12 hours, with a guy (I am not a gay btw). Maximum Group chats are 13 people which last for 4 hours. BUT, the most embarrassing thing which a lot of people did not know is that I got A CALL from the principle office, some parents complain that I am talking to their girls everyday and they are very irritated. The problem is sometimes the girls or guys just want to talk to me, haha(Stop justifying). Anyway I was called and banned from using the phone for a few months and that really makes me sad. Anyway yeah, the whole school knows but friends dunno lol embarrassing moment.

2) I got 13 girlfriends b4 ( Please dun judge Me!!)
"Really meh? Dun lie lehz!"
"Yup!"
"U not suave not tall how? i dun buy it!"
"Sometimes its not the suave and tall.. anyway i dun wish to talk about it, i repented! well maybe.."
"Let your Yes be Yes, your No be No, anything apart from them is evil!"
"Sorry God, i will not again!"
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3) I acted as "God" before, when i was in Kindergarten 1 studying at Seventh Adventist Church, thus naturally the anointing just flows(erm haha just kidding).. Yeah been in plays since young, top story teller b4, top Debater in school b4. Acted in Three Victoria Theatre Plays but compared to church, still need some space.. Been the bad guy and..erm.. always the bad guy.. Yeah!

Thats all folks for clocking the 3 points, if ya find anyone of them interesting or wanna know more, u can contact me at doey_rainy@hotmail.com. God blesses u all and loves u all! Luv me 2??

2nd JULY
CG SENTOSA OUTING

Hey everyone, these are the pictures taken during our outing. Hope everyone enjoyed it. Haha so another Sentosa Outing soon? September yeah!

Anyway so proud of those who wrote 3 unknown facts about yourself. Lets keep this going, to know more about one another. Although this might not be the best outlet but it definitely serves as an alternative for us to share with one another our thoughts.

HAPPY POSTING.

alright. as many of you have said, enough of reading, and blog!
im keeping my promise. =)
here are 3 things about myself,that i dont think you guys will know.

#1) when i was in kindergarden, i studied in PAP, which was near gram's place. so dad would sent me to school, and grandma would fetch me from school, back to her place. those childhood days were one of the loneliest days of my life. as you know my siblings are older than me by a few years, so they were in primary school then. although my cousin who was one year younger then me studied in PAP too, and goes to gram's place too, but his school was after mine. so granny would bring him to school, and fetch me back. so i played alone all the time, and spent most of my time with grandma. probably this is why im so close to grandma. thus, when i got my first and subsequent pay slip, i would always bring grandma out to a nice place for a meal.
anyway, this incident was kinda dumb, because i thought that as long as something was small, and i was able to swallow it, it did be edible, so i swallowed a 20 cent coin, whicle playing some kitchen set. haha! thank God i didnt get choke. it just when down to my stomach. haha! so i had to go for X-ray. i was super afraid then, and i kept crying, so mom bought me this penguin soft toy, which i still have it now. since the day i swllowed the coin, i had to shit in a potty, until the day the coin was out! =p

#2)moving on to primary school.. every morning, mom would drive me to school, and my maid would fetch me home from school. i cant exactly remember how old i was, probably around primary 3. yep. on a particular afternoon, i was walking to the bus stop to take bus 16 home. there was 2 routes, which i could take. on that day, neither my maid nor i wanted to follow each other. so we took our separate ways, and decided to meet at the bus stop. when i walked with my primary school best friend. she took the MRT home, which was about 200m away from the bus stop. after she left, i had to walk alone to the bus stop. just then, i saw this raggard-looking lady, with fizzy long hair, looked somewhat like a guy,really tann and skinny looking. she was ransack-ing the bushes. considering how yound i was, i freaked out totally, especially when she stared at me. then i decided to walk the other way.(the bushes were in the middle, so there was 2 ways i could get to the bus stop.) when i took the other way, i saw her cycling towards my direction. i got petrified, and went by the previous route, when she tailed me, i got so frightened that i grabbed this stranger's hand and hid behind him. worst still, he was from China! (speak chinese!) thank God this passer-by who spoke english saw the lady shouting and pointing her fingers at me, as if wanting to grab hold of me, asked me what happened, and he scolded the lady?. freaky!! then the chinese youngster walked me to the bus stop, and i met my aunt.

#3) when i was young, i had a habit of staring. on this bus journey home with my maid, the bus was crowded then. my maid sat, while i stand. this lady who was middle-age, yet shorter than me, was sitting in front of me. being akid, i was just curious, didnt know why the lady was like that. her legs coudnt reach the ground. so out of curiosity, i stared at her.she noticed, and told me off vehemently, "if you continue staring, i'll dig out your eyes!" my maid was just sitting behind her, so this old man, who sat beside my maid stood up and told me to sit down, which i did. i was a taunting remark to me, and i never dared stare at anyone ever again. so if you wonder why im always so unaware of my surroundings, now you know. once bitten twice shy you see.

Everyone better start posting now!

Haha yes all of you reading this, especially all you blog surfers from N246. What are you waiting for??? If you have time to read this, please go post something. Like now. Yes i am talking to you. Dont you change website now i tell u.

Okay rubbish aside, pardon my crappy monologue, it's like 130am and i slept 2 hours the night before. Okay i shall share 3 things which you never known about me. I think i really shared alot of my life with you all leh, cant really think of much to write, so i shall amuse you all with some stupid things that happened to me while i was growing up

1) This first one is super malu lor, i will remember for the rest of my life. When i was in kindergarden, i actually poo-ed in my paints during art class. Yes imagine having a pile of poo in the middle of the room that dropped out of my pants when i was painting. Distressed, ignorant and haveing not known better, i actually thought that i could get rid of it by stepping on it. Yes i played too much super mario brothers and i thought that things would go away when i jump on it. Sadly, as creative as i was then, reality continue to have a tight grip over the events that followed. The poo didnt go away. Expectedly. I walked around the kindergarden for awhile with poo at the sole of my shoes, until one of my kindergarden teacher got me washed up and sent home after she smelt and saw the mess in the art room.

2) What else you all want to know? Yes i told you all that i was always the geek that got bullied when i was B.C (Before Christ, just for the uninformed). Maybe this might amuse you, but i have been rejected by girls quite frequently. The total number of rejections that i have endure is a grand total of 3 times! So this is how the scoreboard looks like.

Women-3 Bingren-0

Well i have learnt not to become bitter. Its their loss anyway. Haha.. nah... the right one will come along some day, one day. So to all you singles out there. Relax. We are still young.

3) Okay last thing you can know about me. Hmm... I was the president of the AVA club in primary school? Haha i used to set up the sound system for the school last time. Yes, it was a nerdy job. But hey, its cool to be a geek k. For all you who despise geeks, i can just say that you are probably just jealous of us.

Cheers,
Better start posting soon hor,
Bingren

Alright I shall write 3 unknown things about me:

#1: I actually have a 11 stitches scar on my forehead. I remember it was quite a sunny day so my Ah Ma decided to let my Sister & Cousins & I to go down the blk for a game of "Hide & Seek" I can still remember I was running as hard as I could and having a ball of fun with them... then... My Sister accidentally pushed me down the steps, I lost my grip and fell flat onto the ground. What worst was the sharp edge of a stone actually pierced right onto my forehead.. I was screaming and crying because the pain was simply too great for me to bear at my age. (I guess 4yrs old) And I almost thought I am gonna lose my eyebrow haha. All my cousins was in a frantic state and someone called my Ah Ma down. She hurried picked me up and a compassionate Singh taxi uncle fetched us to the hospital. The doctor operated on me without anaesthesia and tied my hands and legs with ropes... then I fainted. After I awoke.. I got this ugly scar...


#2: I am the apple of my Grandma's eyes. I love my Ah Ma alot but not really my parents. My parents left me in the care of my Ah Ma shortly after I was born. My Ah Ma bring me wherever she goes, watch opera, go market, playground. Whenever we kids queue for sweets, I will get 2 and the rest 1. I always have extra portion. Years passed by quickly.. Soon it was time for me to start pre-school and my parents fetched me home but shortly after, they decided to divorce. It was pretty much a hard time for me back then. I was a young girl struggling to grow up with the changes. My parents then left both my Sister & I in the care of a short-term nanny. I dont like her becos she doesn't love me like my Grandma does. I visited my Ah Ma regularly and she always tell me she would bring only me back to her hometown in China. I remember one day coming home from school (primary 2) 10 years ago, I was playing with my Barbie and my Dad called and told me that my Ah Ma passed away. I was crying every night during the funeral and the last day when they were about to the cover the lid of the coffin I ran with all my might from the back to the front but my Dad caught hold of me.. I was screaming so loudly.. It was the worst day of all and the burying of her was even too much to bear. Even now, I always think of her, she provided me with the love I needed as a child, she love me unconditionally and give me the best during my childhood years. I am so thankful to God for giving me the best person on the earth to love me.

#3: My first crush was in primary 3! haha on my best friend (back then) somemore. haha it was hilarious la. But later on he told me he treat me only as a "jie mei" and never talked to me since then. I was kinda sad then.. I tried all means to be friend with him again but he kept pushing me away. So mean! So since that very fateful day he found out that I liked him, he stopped talking to me and hated me in his heart. I invited him to my 12yrs old bday party but he rejected my invitation :( I bumped into him again during my zonal competition at Joo Chiat CC during secondary school, he still hate me as usual. Those were childish days... But while looking back, it is really funny and a good time to laugh. Needless to say, I miss primary school alot. Suddenly I wanna go back being a 7 yr old girl. HAHA

Okay guys, thats my 3 points. Sorry didn't mean to write compo. (haha!) Just like what Fookai said, dont just read but do write about yourself too. Anything you are comfortable with. :)

Well, it seems like I'm the first one to start off what Peggie had mentioned. Here goes......
3 little known facts about myself

1) I was a BENCHWARMER in primary school. Volleyball was my cca in primary school and i played all the way to jc from there. Even had the chance to play for my formation in army. It all began with a trial during a pe lesson when i was in primary 3. My close friend was selected, i wasn't. But nevertheless i decided to join him in that cca. I was REALLY small sized and short (think 146 cm at primary 6) then and therefore not the best pick to focus on and to be put in the first team. The bench hence became my usual hangout whenever there were training matches or tournaments. I tried very hard to become a better player. I wanted to get off that bench and go into the court very badly. But you know, when almost everyone was taller by a head, I really didn't have much of a chance. So thank God I grew taller! In secondary school and jc, I proved myself worthy enough to be on the first team. Even had a chance to play the finals in a jam packed indoor court. (That was an unforgettable experience)

2) I did not stay with my own family since 3 months old to secondary 1. I had a nanny whom I called nai ma. Both my dad and my mom were very busy running their stall (dessert stall! let's go there sometime) and they would only be home around 8 in the night. So I would stay with my nanny and every night my parents would come over to see me when they're done with work. My nanny treated me well and I loved her. But still, it was not the same and I lacked something, I believe. Then my dad passed away when I was in primary 1. It was a difficult time for my family, especially more so for my mother. These were dark periods of my life, I shall not go into details. Then I went on to secondary 1 and my mom decided I was old enough to take care of myself. So she took me back home. Since then, i had to really 'take care of myself'. There wasn't anyone at home at all. I had to settle all my meals and most of the time, for convenience's sake, I ate cup noodles. (Maybe that's why I'm so skinny today) There was no one to supervise me. Basically, all the time I had until my mom comes home from work were in my control. Not something very good for a young boy like me. I soon mixed with the wrong company and turned rebellious. I didn't do my homework, played truancy, hung out with gangsters, smoked. There was once I even got locked up in a police station for a night. Thank God somehow somewhere along the way I changed. I put in LOADS of effort for my O levels (it was almost crazy) and I became one of the top ten students in my school when the result were released. I think I truly shocked some of my teachers.

3) I hate rainy days. Whenever it becomes gloomy and dark clouds are formed, it will almost seem as if my mood will form dark clouds as well. Think it could be because of my experience with my nanny. Whenever it becomes gloomy, she starts to get flustered. Gotta keep the clothes, close the windows, keep whatever stuff was along the corridor, you get the point. So she'll get frustrated and when she is frustrated, I know i better don't get in her way. I would sit quietly on the sofa and not move. Because, I had the feeling that the slightest of movement that I made would cause her to blow up. (When you're young, you tend to think of things in this sort of manner)

Alright I'm done with my 3 points. I'm first, any prizes? Guys, don't just read. Come and post as well. Think this is a way we can learn more about each other in the cellgroup. So please put in some effort and put up your post. Happy blogging!

MOVIE OUTING @ V.V.C

After service we went for our movie outing. Watched "Born Into Brothels". An Indian Documentary of child's prostitution. It is really a hmm.. sad yet awakening film I should say. Without education, they are doomed. The children were dying so much to be educated, they wanted to leave Calcutta to a place where they can study and be somebody. Photography is really a powerful skill. It captures the lives of people living anywhere, their expression, their emotions, their activities and the bus-i-ness of life.

This children are so under-privileged. They live in conditions comparable to dumps... Yet they don't mind being poor because at least to them, they are happy.

You people should catch this film. While watching, many thoughts came into my mind. I am so thankful that I am born in Singapore, given an education, fed and clothed with no lack, living a decent life, no financial or literacy limitations, spacious & hygenic living conditions... and much more, freedom.

They have such a harsh living conditions... I felt sad.
From this I learnt, always be contented with whatever I have and not to be like the children of Israel. Yup its God Common Grace at work.

So below are so photos taken overseeing the monorail and merlion. Its a breezy and cool evening :) With really great company, more of such outing to come!

Presenting our very first shot :

Feeling Lonely?

Deep In Thoughs
Enjoying The Breeze

Brothers Love
Visualising the Future Victoria Secret Models? Hmm See A Cross?
Yeah, D MAN

End Of Our Day :)

Learning a Song in 6 steps

Here's something that i thought is rather interesting. If u want to join campus superstar or project superstar or wadever star, this might help! Taken from about.com

Learning a Song in 6 Easy Steps
1. Listen to the song without making a sound. If you can anticipate what is coming next then you are ready to move on to the next step.
This is probably the hardest step for most singers. If a song moves you, you want to wail it not LISTEN to it, right? If you are one of those singers that just has to go for it, be smart about it. Follow good boundaries and recognize those sections that don't come easily to you. Remember, muscles have memories. If you consistently sing a song with poor vocal skills, the memory of the involved muscles will include those poor skills. Breaking a bad habit in singing is much more difficult than creating a good habit from the get go.

2. Hum the song. Make sure that you feel the buzzing sensation in the front of your face; moving up and down your face as your pitch changes. Your goal is to make that buzzing very specific with each note -- just as if you were playing specific notes on a piano.
If you are new to this process, you may need to repeat this step many times. Be sure to monitor your airflow. TIP: Your notes need to be connected on an airflow river, not resembling someone standing on the shore skipping stones.When you can hum the song completely with ease, connecting the notes on your airflow and feeling very specific about the buzzing sensations on your face, you are ready to move to the next step.

3. Sing the song with the lyrics at a low volume. Your goal is to place the words in exactly the same place that you felt the buzzing sensation when you were humming. Sometimes creating words makes us move the articulation arbitrarily around our mouth and makes singing much harder than it needs to be. Keep the words focused where you felt the buzzing and you will have more success. When you can sing the song easily at a light volume with good vocal tone, you are ready to move to the next step.

4. Print out the lyrics and review them for performance. With each stanza assign a one word adjective that best describes how you want the audience to feel during your song delivery. This adjective is the emotion you put on your face during your performance of that song portion. So if you believe the main adjective for a stanza is "hopeful", it is much easier to perform hopeful than all the many words included in the lyrics. Try it, it really works. For those students that have never had acting training and feel a bit self conscious, this usually does this trick and helps them perform very moving performances...very quickly.
The only rule is you cannot use the same adjective twice. Remember, how do you want your audience to feel? Perception is everything.

5. Now you are ready to perform your song at a low volume using everything you have practiced so far: good tone placement, good airflow, etc., AND add facial performance to the mix. I usually recommend sitting down for this step. In fact, to make the most progress I recommend that the performance be confined to the face. If you can move your audience with just your voice and your facial expressions, that's an accomplishment. Use your body and movement as an embellishment, not something that your performance relies on for success.The low volume is very important. If you are using poor vocal mechanics you will be unable to create some notes and that needs to be addressed. Keep in mind that although it is a low volume, you should not sacrifice your vocal tone. Think of it like when you turn the radio down. You still hear the peaks and valleys of the song, still crystal clear, just at a lower volume. This is your goal as you perform this step.

6. Perform with full movement and voice, adding stylistic nuances where appropriate. Be sure to use a mirror to help you make good choices.

hey all n246 ! Our CG blog been quite stagnant. So if possible, do update. Could be your daily happenings, interesting incidents at work or school, or prayers requests. Let this blog be a fruitful outlet for us to our daily encounter, bible verses that inspire you, or revelations, yeah?

Lets all start being faithful in little things okay :)

bring some life back to this place!