2012 already?!

Don't know if it's a growing-older thing, but it seems to me 2011 just came and gone in a snap. 'Cause I can still vividly remember last year's watch night service. But then when I think of the 4 days National Service that I joined, it seemed like it happened very long ago. Time is very mysterious thing.
I'm feeling a lot of mixed emotions like I always do during the end of a year. Truth be told, 2011 has been quite tough on me. As I reflect upon the year, the memories that stood out don't quite stir up a warm, fuzzy feeling like they did in 2010. Nevertheless, I think God has taught me a lot more during 2011; I have that and so much more to be grateful for.
This year, instead of making a list of new year's resolutions, I'm just gonna commit to one resolution - to be resolute. Ashamed as I am to admit it, I seldom stick to my resolutions. Therefore I'm just gonna try this year, to not be a quitter, to stop running away when things get heavy, for "he who endures to the end will be saved" (Mark 13:13). This one resolution kinda covers all other resolutions that I can possibly come up with during the year, so I'm just gonna at least do my best to commit to this resolution, and hope that God will be proud of me after another year ends once again.

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men" (Colossians 3:23). Blessed new year everyone :)

Classroom Fun

Had my lab session today just like any other Monday. We were thought to use Paint.net and make a personal banner, and it was supposed be a creative effort that includes our name, student ID and photo. After an hour or so, this was what I managed to come up with:

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It was good fun. And yea, the electric guitar seems out of place. That's the exact guitar I saw in KL. :)

Rambling

I can be so long-winded sometimes. Sometimes it's not that amusing. And I mumble every single time. Then I get misunderstood. Sometimes I laugh it off. Today I went to Jonkers. And passed by Casa del Rio. I think I wanna own a hotel someday. Maybe the management course isn't so boring or irrelevant. I'm having fun doing my business project. My homemade jellies were a hit :) Am watching Eric Clapton's live version of 'Wonderful Tonight'. Just found out he plays the electric guitar. That's so cool. This song may be included into my list of songs-for-my-wedding. I like songs before the 00's. They sound wonderfully meaningful. Oh it's 1.10a.m. already. I should sleep soon. There's practice early in the morning :( but I'm not involved in the evening. I can go to Youth :) God has been helping me with my schedules. He knows I'm bad at time management. I don't just want to attend Youth. I feel a need to do so. The Bible study sessions refresh me. It was a nice Friday. I have everything to be thankful for. Blogging is fun when I don't put much thought into it. Pun intended. That is if you got my joke. Welcome to a glimpse of the world in my head.

Irony

I was shooting an interview for my video assignment one fine day outside the library and there was this noise that sounds much like a filled plastic bottle dropping on the walkway. One of my friends screamed and I turned to see, this grey dove lying on its right side with its eyes closed, motionless. You could tell that it just died, with all the feathers flying around it. It was a horrific scene. Thank God I didn't see any blood. I could only imagine how my friend felt after witnessing the bird falling to the ground. We reckoned that it  flew into the walls of the library and knocked itself to death. The walkway's high roof was connected to the library so it couldn't have fell from any tree. No, I did not take any pictures despite having a camcorder in my hands. It wasn't a scene I'd want to remember. Oh, and the topic of my video assignment was about how loneliness is the core reason of teen suicides. I'm not saying the bird committed suicide. I'm saying it might have been feeling empty. >.<

Too late?

I'm already in the middle of the semester. Oh well.

Refresh

I've been wanting to post something for awhile. Never got enough 'time' to do it, apparently. You'd think being a Management student would make me a better time manager. It's not that I felt like I should post something, but I had all these random daily events that I wanted to share. Of course, I can barely recall any of them now that I'm actually writing. Sigh. Sometimes our days can be so routine it feels robotic. Or they can be so packed you don't even have time to reflect upon them with your thoughts full of things-to-do-tomorrow. Or they can be so empty you don't even wanna tell others what you did (or did not do) 'cause it'll sound pathetic. Maybe being happening isn't the key. Maybe it's just about finding joy in doing the little things. Do something different today, no matter how insignificant it may seem.

Write a note to someone. Serenade your mom. Rearrange the furniture in your room. Hug someone you've never hugged. Say hi to the kid next door who's afraid of you for some unknown reasons. Watch the Asian Food Channel. Try kaya-flavoured waffles instead of chocolate-flavoured ones.

Even though these sound like things I list out for myself, you should try it too.

I'm Thinking...

...that I need to brush up on my guitar skills.