p.s. If you want to watch it in high quality, just click on the video and it'll re-direct you to youtube. From there, to watch in high quality, select the link under volume button.

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And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly,

And to love kindness and mercy,

And to humble yourself and walk humbly with your God?

And the song's just awesome!

"If I Were A Painting" by Kenny Rogers.

GO HERE!!

Haha. Talk about losing track of time.

Ahwells. Thought I'd pop by and say I'm on to another busy month!

You guys stay healthy and keep safe.

God bless!

b.

Just today when exams are over, I went to hang with my friends. After I left them, I felt lousy. I felt weak and I so needed to be with God. To be honest, I've never felt I needed God this much before (as wrong as it may sound because everyone needs God at every moment of their lives). But yes, I needed Him so much.

So Jesus, here's a song dedicated to You. I need You. Take my life. Take all of me.

As you, my reader, are listening to this song, I pray that you'll consider taking the step out of the boat and let Jesus have all of you. He wants the best for you and only He alone knows how to bring the best out of us.

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Take All of Me

You broke the night like the sun

And healed my heart with Your great love

Any trouble couldn't bear

You lifted me upon Your shoulders

Love that's stronger
Love that covers sin
And takes the weight of the world

I love You
All of my hope is in You
Jesus Christ take my life
Take all of me

You stand upon mountain tops with me
With You I walk through the valleys
You gave Your only Son for me
Your grace is all I rely on

I love You so, and i give up my heart to say
I need You so, my everything
Oh God

This post is in honour of Sabrina Tan Chin Lynn aka my "MA" (in other words, mother, mum, mummy, whatever). Picture courtesy of STCL. Copyrighted and Protected. Please respect the person by not circulating the picture. Thank you.

So here's the story:

A new batch of say close to 20 students just joined my class this year. And I've known my MA for close to a year now. Well, obviously I'm close to her and all. We always sit beside each other during class, buy things for each other, laugh our asses off during class, squabble, amongst other stuff. But we know our limits because she's already got herself a boyfriend. The thing about us is, we're wacky (@ the appropriate times, mind you) and that's what I love, wackiness makes the world go round. Haha.

So this bunch of 20 odd newcomers joined my class and kinda thought that my MA and I are together. And I only found out today. OMG. I was like, "?!!!?!?!?!?! YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!" over the phone when Sabrina called to tell me what she found out after her mini bus ride home with one of the newcomers in class.

Golly. People and their perceptions. Talk about not knowing the heart of the matter before judging. Ain't blaming them but yea, just using this as an example to show how sometimes we might form a perception regarding a matter before getting to the bottom of it. And in the process, because of our already formed perceptions, we misread the situation and may even hurt some people too. Ok, so apparently they think I'm a sweet boyfriend! LOL. So that's good news for me. At least I know where I stand. Haha. To be honest, I'm still laughing right now. It's funny. Really funny. Gawd.

Oh, on a side note, I'm happy I'm starting to be more willing to give up my seats to people who need it more than I do. Not that I didn't do it last time, but I'm being more proactive about it. Ain't boasting here! Just want to encourage you guys to give up your seat to someone who needs it more than you do. It'll make their day, as well as yours, trust me. (:

Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown

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Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air

If I should die before I wake It's 'cause you took my breath away Losing you is like living in a world with no air Oh

I'm here alone, didn't wanna leave
My heart won't move, it's incomplete
If there was a way that I can make you understand

But how do you expect me
to live alone with just me
'Cause my world revolves around you
It's so hard for me to breathe

Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gon' be without me
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air

No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air

I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew
Right off the ground to float to you
There's no gravity to hold me down for real

But somehow I'm still alive inside
You took my breath, but I survived
I don't know how, but I don't even care
 

I know, I know. I'm slow. Don't judge me! Haha. I was watching season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance.  And the dance was PERFECT! I was so drawn into the emotions they portrayed - that's why I decided to put the song up. Besides, the words are meaningful so, yea. Enjoy!

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Guess the weeks ahead of me are gonna be friggin' busy!

*goes into mugger mode

And if you guys hadn't known, i'll be appearing on Crime Watch. Had a small role in it as a victim of a car theft. HAHA. i'll post the details soon so you could catch me on TV, if you can! If you do, let me know if my acting was belivable!

Here are a few things that I'd want to thank God for:

1. His love. It never fails to amaze me. I mean, how can YOU(?!), the creator of the universe and all that's in it, love such a lowly creature who always does wrong like me?

2. His faithfulness. I trusted in Him, and He took care of all my problems. All I needed to do was to trust, trust and keep on trusting.

3. The people He put in around me - without whom I would have a boring and unfulfilled life. Thank you for being there. Being there was all I needed. (:

Alrighty, I've got another test coming up this Thursday. Gotta go back to mugging. Haha. And please remember me in your prayers!

p.s. Oh! Did I mention that the movie 'Red Cliff ' was actually interesting? hehe. Albeit long (like 2.5hours), it's really worth the watch I'm telling ya. (:

John Mayer

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When you're dreaming with a broken heart

The waking up is the hardest part

You roll outta bed and down on your knees

And for the moment you can hardly breathe

Wondering was she really here?

Is she standing in my room?

No she's not, 'cause she's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone....  

When you're dreaming with a broken heart
The giving up is the hardest part
She takes you in with her crying eyes
Then all at once you have to say goodbye
Wondering could you stay my love?
Will you wake up by my side?
No she can't, 'cause she's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone....

Now do i have to fall asleep with roses in my hands
Do i have to fall asleep with roses in my hands?
Do i have to fall asleep with roses in my hands?
Do i have to fall asleep with roses in my , roses in my hands?

Would you get them if i did?
No you won't, 'cause you're gone, gone, gone, gone, gone....

When you're dreaming with a broken heart
The waking up is the hardest part

I ask, "Am I being naïve? Or am I being naïve?!" Since when was 'the promise of loving someone always' so easily captured in a square magnet showing the words with two cutesy lil' pups lying on top of each other? Isn't that a tad silly if you give some serious thought to it? Well, if you think it is, good. You didn't have to go through certain incidences that were depressing and heartbreaking like I did. Only now I question – when is a promise, a promise? And when is love, really love?

A promise - a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing. "Pinky promise!" "I promise you." "Promise!" - are often used and heard of since childhood. What some of us fail to realise is the weight those words and phrases carry. We grow up not comprehending the impact of the words that we use in our daily lives. We use words in the same way we use water - we know words are essential for communication, but we seldom appreciate the value of these precious necessities. How words have double meanings, connotations and etc. I'm pretty sure we don't need to be taking Literature to appreciate the beauty of words, do we? That in mind, I believe few have been taught the meaning of a promise, much less the importance of fulfilling it. A promise is a true promise when it is being honored. Conversely, a promise is an empty promise when no/minimal actions are taken to bring it to past. And throughout life, we make promises where we're actually assuring the other party that they can trust us. But what have become of promises now? Nothing. Nothing but a bunch of loosely used words.

Love. I bet the world can write never-ending volumes on it. But I’ve got my own perception. To me, love is the act of selfless giving stated in John 3:16, the verse from the bible that is relatively well-known, “For God so loved the world that He gave...” Isn’t that awesome? I love you and I give. He loves you and he gives. She loves you and she gives. If you love somebody, you give, naturally. I’ve experienced times when I’d just buy stuff for my sister for no reason. I don’t know why but there’s something inside me that just wants to do it. Also, if you give, you don’t necessarily have to love that person to do so. I once came across this lady at a shopping mall, she asked me for money to feed her family at home. She was telling me how her parents didn’t have food to eat and all. I told her I’d accompany her to buy dinner and I’d even buy them more food if they were still hungry. So I didn’t exactly love this woman but I empathised with her and gave her what she needed. Here’s the revelation: You can give without loving, but you definitely cannot love without giving.

And so the story of the square magnet comes as far as here. I don’t know if the promise still holds true. But here’s me.. hoping so much that it is.