As if news of terrorist attacks aren’t depressing enough, it just gets to you when you read about a fellow Singaporean being killed overseas in such an attack. It’s really really upsetting. Killed by a bunch of laughing teenagers, who believed what they did is right. But what they do not know is that God will judge in His time. May they repent before it’s too late. May the remaining hostages be rescued in due time.
Pseudo-Freedom Saturday, Nov 29 2008
Uncategorized 12:42 am
Here’s a bit to catch up on what’s been going on for the past few weeks. Well since I last posted a proper post, I think it’s been projects and projects. My project team have been meeting up EVERY DAY throughout the week in school, doing until past dinner time, although we spent at least 15% of the time talking rubbish. I’m sure it is the same for every other chem engine student too, considering we had 3 projects due.
That was a rather trying period of the semester, what with 2 quizzes and 3 project reports, 1 project presentation and 1 lab presentation, all within 2 weeks. I hardly had time to do anything, and the day before the projects were due, at 11 pm you can still see groups of chem eng students in the pc cluster, shouting with relief that the chemical plant that they designed finally worked!
After which it was the reading week before the exams. A couple of days I went back to NUS to do exam papers, one day doing all the way unto almost 3 am before we shared a cab home. And oh, if I have only discovered this earlier, but studying in church absolutely rocks. I studied 11 hours on Monday, 9 hours on Tuesday, 10 hours on Wednesday. That was how much I have studied, some feat which i could not replicate since the O level days.
And then came the exam days. Separation processes was the first module, which was TERRIBLE. I can’t imagine the grade I will get. Then came Chemical process safety which was manageable, and yesterday we had Process Dynamics and Control, which was an extremely easy paper (meaning everyone will get full marks and I can kiss my A goodbye because I have made a careless mistake costing about 10 marks already.)
Hence, now I am enjoying “pseudo-freedom”. It isn’t holiday yet but I”m behaving as if it is. The next and final paper, numerical modelling and simulation, is on wednesday. I seem to have this impression that I have all the time in the world to study for it. Therefore I played tf2, tried castlevania until 4 am yesterday, and watched more than 10 episodes of various dramas today. Absolutely wasted the whole day away. Tomorrow then I will try and get back together and start studying. Seems that once you lower your standard (to simply maintaining a second upper score), you have an easier time cuz you don’t need to study so hard lol.
Boring life huh… Oh I think I watched Avenue Q with a few of my uni friends. As much as everything about the play is wrong, (there is a song celebrating the internet being used for porn… ), it is still quite funny.
But ok la, much of the “fun” came from talking rubbish with my project teammates, without whom I would probably fail everything.
Looking forward to Youth Conference next next week. And I’m actually really looking forward to it. Partially because I managed to sneak out of the “games” session, which I feel embarrassed when participating. Also, because the theme is “Be Strong”. Strength from the Lord is what we all need when our own limited strength runs out. It enables us to tide over the pain and grief we experience almost daily. And there’s always something about the messages during Youth Conference, that’s rather different from the usual worship messages. The YC messages stick in your head for a long long time. Because they are just so good.
Also, can’t wait for Fallout 3 and Littlebigplanet. When I get back my PS3 from liou I’m gonna buy the 2 games and play as much as I want before the exam results release.
Trust His Heart Monday, Nov 24 2008
Uncategorized 9:26 am
All things work for our good
Though sometimes we can’t see how they could.
Struggles that break our hearts in two
Sometimes blind us to the truth.
Our Father knows what’s best for us
His ways are not our own.
So when your pathway grows dim, and you just can’t see Him
Remember you’re never alone!
He sees the master plan.
He holds the future in His hands.
So don’t live as those who have no hope.
All our hope is found in Him!
We see the present clearly,
but He sees the first and the last
And like a tapestry
He’s weaving you and me
to someday be just like Him.
God is too wise to be mistaken.
God is too good to be unkind.
So when you don’t understand,
When you don’t see His plan,
when you can’t trace His hand,
Trust His heart.
He alone is faithful and true.
He alone knows what is best for you.
You Were There Tuesday, Nov 4 2008
Uncategorized 11:57 am
The island bathes in the sun’s bright rays
Distant hills wear a shroud of grey
A lonely breeze whispers in the trees
Sole witness to history
Fleeting memories rise
From the shadows of my mind
Sing “nonomori” – endless corridors
Say “nonomori” – hopeless warriors
You were there
You were there
Am I forever dreaming
How to define the way I’m feeling
You were there
Countless visions they haunt me in my sleep
You were there
Though forgotten all promises we keep
Slaves to our destiny
I recall a melody
Sing “nonomori” – seasons lit with gold
Say “nonomori” – legends yet untold
You were there
You were there
Happiness follows sorrow
Only believing in tomorrow
You were there
Countless visions they haunt me in my sleep
You were there
Though forgotten all promises we keep
The island bathes in the sun’s bright rays
Distant hills wear a shroud of grey
A lonely breeze whispers in the trees
Sole key to this mystery
From the Playstation 2 game “ICO” . According to my friend, the loneliness you feel when you play the game is absolutely chilling. This song is really fitting as an ending theme.
