Reflections.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Juz finished watchin American History X..and i gotta say, its a classic in it's own right..Crash's predecessor even. I'm not being biased juz because it tackles the racism issue :p ..It was a good show..very moving.
It really got me thinking..To what extent is racism at play in our mordern day society? And who exactly is to blame for such prejudice? Are the victims really the victims or are they the firestarters? And lastly, why the hell am I asking these questions?!?
Anyway.. its really sad how pple seem to be put down/ trampled upon juz because they are DEEMED to be different. Be it race, language, dress style, hair color, size or even the freakin length of his/her 2nd toe..it juz matters, somehow, to some of us. Shallow? More like disturbed and in serious need of help if you ask me.
Funny how we all say tt what matters is the person INSIDE.. is it really what people look at nowadays?..in these times where we are supposed to be a bit more civilised and 'mordern'? Dun judge a book by it's cover..hmm...and first impressions go a LONG way? So are we juz saying things..and fooling ourselves? Juz making ourselves a bit happier by thinking and 'feeling' that we have advanced somewhat.
This topic has always been around..and out in the open...we tend to joke abt it and laugh it off from time to time..but is there something deeper and rather sinister lurking beneath? hmm..
I guess one can never really come to a definite conclusion on this..but hey, its worth spending some time & brain cells on.
Well, as one priest said bout 4 years back when i was on a mission trip in the Philippines.."You may not be able to change the world, But..You can change yourself"..

:D wee...

4:53 PM

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Muse..musings...muse?

Ok, i like tracks from muse..Its almost 3am and i've re-discovered the greatness of this group. Man.they make good music. Period. They use very interesting kinds of sounds in their songs and they write pretty well too. So, to all those out there, come join me in enjoying some good music :D
2 of my fav tracks, Time is Running Out & Unintended, are in the Stickam player...enjoy :D

Random post...but hey, tts all i gotta say for now :P

2:45 AM

Thursday, February 15, 2007

*Ridin Dirrrty

Went for Julia's sch concert today with Chris and Adrian. It wasn't too bad..although the last piece was rather...uique.. The entire lot of performers started laughing, yes, laughing..and proceeded to come down from the stage and head up towards the spectators..it was really unique. Oh well :D
Adrian, Chris and I headed down to the gym after tt.. and for me, it was to be the last time workin out with the both of them though..at least for the next year or so la.. Thinking back..it was relly good to have the likes of Chris and Adrian as gym buddies..cos we could juz show off all our 'weaknesses' in all their glory and laugh our asses off at one another :D Gonna miss those fun sessions tt we had over the last few weeks la..but its ok..i've already got a few other pple who expressed interest in joinin me in my quest for fitness ;) haha!

Adrian and I went down to Cineleisure after tt to have lunch and grab the tix for Ghost Rider.
And If u haven't watched Ghost Rider yet... You need help :P SERIOUSLY, it was a GOOD show! I gotta say, we were mesmerised by the Visual effects AND cool factor from start to finish! Guess the only downside was the fact tt the writers made the 'Rider' a bit too powerful for his enemies..the fight scenes didn't really have that much of a 'kick'..if ya noe wat i mean :P But all in all, it was $7.50 well spent..and my favourite scene would be the one where the old-school rider and the new-age rider pair up and ride together in the desert..UBER COOL! Fav line? when the new rider tells the old one 'Let's Ride!'..i know, lame AND cliche..but hey, it works la! Watch it, and you'll know :D
Really glad tt Sim and I didn't need to have a boy's night out on Val's :D haha! Leonard and Daisy were nice enough to join us for the show. It was funny how we were the last ones to leave the theatre cos we were waiting to see if there was gonna be any short clip or anything after the credits rolled (think XMEN 3 and Shrek 2)..the wardens had to come and 'usher' us out of the place..haha!
We headed to the foodcourt after the show and Daisy was tryin her best to watch this drama tt was being shown on CH8..the only problem was tt the volume was really low and the din of the dinner crowd was juz too much. She had enough after a while and turned to us and exclaimed 'Can someone find me a TV that speaks??!!' And I juz burst out laughing..haha! I tried to explain to her tt pple have yet to creatre such wonderful TVs..but she wasn't buying it..hahaha! Sorry man.. :D
Was headin home on the same bus as Daisy when Joanna and Daphne boarded the bus. I looked out and saw Melvin walkin away from the bus stop..and I had an idea :D I decided to call melvin and put him on speaker so tt the 4 of us could hear him as he was being punked ;) So i called and told him tt i could see him..and tt i saw him with a girl..and he denied being with a girl and said 'But i'm standing next to a tree!?' Stupid move..the last thing u should do in this kinda situation is give away crucial details like this!! haha! Then i was like ' i know u're next to a tree! look left, i'm there..no, look right..oh sorry, the other right...aiyah, i'm across the street la!' All the while, he was like 'Ah? Where..i dun see u man...umm...WHERE??' HILARIOUS. Felt bad after a while and told him tt we were all on a bus about 2km away..haha! And he replied with something like 'Oh, ok..' LOL!! Poor fella :) Well, guess V day wasn't so bad/lonely after all..good friends, good movie & 1 punked individual = A pretty good day la :)

-Rock On-

11:08 PM

Monday, February 12, 2007

Affirmation.

Suddenly got reminded of a certain line from the movie 'Love Actually'..at the start of the show, the narrator states '...love actually, is all aroud us'. How true. Now the song 'love is all around' comes to mind..well, yeah, its everywhere, in everyone. Its juz that i dunno how many of us actually wanna let it show...let it out of ourselves, and for the right reasons.
We all need affirmation from time to time la...and i guess it'll do no harm if we juz let someone/something ;) know tt they're appreciated/loved every now & then. It brings pple together..spurs them on to carry on doin what they are doing..so lets not hold back on it too much ya? :D
And when it comes to affirming pple, no one does it better than God himself. Take this weekend's cookie sales for example.. we made a massive profit which went way above our expectations!! 3 cheers for that man! It was as though He was giving us a nice pat on the back for all our effort..the time spent, the long hours, the backaches, the minor disagreements, the blisters, bucket loads of perspiration and the lack of sleep..for them all. It paid off guys!! This event definitely brought YLM closer together..and it also kinda got our families involved! Many thanks to all our folks who bought the cookies to show support and to Pam's parents espescially..for lending us their oven (and home) over the last few days..not forgetting Cheryl's folks..for their home & oven too :D All in all, we did well guys! Its beautiful to know that great things happen when great pple work together! :D

-Thank God for all of ya'll..God bless-

P.s. Special thanks to every single person who showed support by buying/ordering our cookies. We're really grateful! All this wouldn't have been possible without ur support too :)

12:16 AM

Thursday, February 08, 2007

LOL! I've got nothing to say..haha! :D

2:00 AM

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Wow..its amazing how God works. Last Sun at mass, I really felt Him speaking to me through Fr.Stephen's sermon abt perseverance and the song 'Be Not Afraid'. What I heard really hit me. And come to think of it, He wasn't actually comforting me about past events..he was giving me hope & faith...preparing me for things to come..things that would come so hard and fast, tt they would take me by surprise..an unpleasant one at that.
I really dunno if everything will work out..but i'm banking on one thing - Faith. It's all i've got right now..for as long as there's even the slightest glimmer of hope, I guess i'd keep trying. The load seems to be getting heavier..but I'm telling myself that the weight is not impossible to bear.
I think we all need to have a sense of God-centeredness..as in seriously. Putting Him right smack in the middle of it all and working our lives around Him is by far the best thing we can try and do. I know its difficult..and we can run ourselve to the ground goin about trying to achieve it..but its worth the effort man. And cheesy as it sounds, faith, hope & love are the only things, besides God, that are goin to keep us goin.
I know we're all human and tend to lose sight of Him every now and then.. but i guess we juz gotta keep asking ourselves why we're here in the 1st place and how much we actually want to be His desciple/servant. I know I can't be perfect...but i can always be better than I am right now..i guess tts why i keep trying.
Individual efforts aside, we gotta band together if we wanna see things happen. The energy that'll be rubbing off one another will be enough to spur each other on. We juz have to make that effort to move.
Oh well.. guess my recent posts have been rather emo. Its juz that things aren't too smooth sailing right now.. But hey, i know that life aint exactly a bed of roses la ;) Juz felt like pouring out wat i feel..that's wat the blog is for anyway :D I dun intend to put anyone off..and i'm not sending hidden messages to anyone telling them to lay off. Thanks to everyone who has shown concern..I'm fine :D Juz need to let off some steam, that's all. Let's juz keep praying for each other and try to be better Christians ya? :)

-Be with us-

12:37 AM

Sunday, February 04, 2007

*troubled*

Why Lord....Why me?
yeah..lame question, i know..everyone can ask the same thing
but i still have to ask..now and then
it's hard...and getting harder.
the faith is there..I KNOW.
for without it, i wouldnt have made it this far.
You have blessed me..abundantly! I appreciate it.
I know where i stand..and i try my best to keep to your teachings.
Well, i'm sure I must be doin something right..
You gave me the gift of Wisdom..and it has been an uphill task trying to develop it
But i'm truly grateful for it..for without it, i dunno wat i'll be doin right now..
would prolly be a clueless nut.
It's journey eh?
heh...
its one thing to have people on the same journey as you
and its another to have some pple journeying WITH you
loneliness starts to rear its ugly head
caring, bothering or fussing about decisions? My own & that of others'
Why can't pple see that its not just about them?
Is it so hard to realise tt one is put in this place for a higher purpose?
And not juz for self gain??
I look around.. I can smile.. and I can feel saddened
I wish others would look around more...
Like it or not, our presence here makes a significant difference
so whatever we say or do, WILL have an impact on those around us
and whether it's gonna be good or bad, is up to us.
Selfishness has no place in His Church..
sensitivity pple..sensitivity
But hey..its all these ups and downs that make life exciting & worth Living
I thank you Lord..For EVERYTHING!
Help me accept things better..
Teach me new ways of dealings with issues Father..
Teach me more of Your ways.
In fact, Teach us all, Lord.

-grant me peace, Father-

12:32 AM