Can't believe the escalating devastation of the Tsunami affecting India, Thailand, Indonesia right now. When the earthquakes first occurred in Acheh, my cynical response was that its just one of the many news items of the day.......didn't ever think it would have gone on to affect so many others......I hate to find out the estimated death toll cos everytime it jumps tremendously.......4,000.......8,000......14,000..........60,0000!!!!
I am afraid to read anymore of the reports cos whatever I've read so far have brought tears to my eyes.......the only heartening thing is to know that my friends around me have taken action and passed on messages about how we can help. My church is donating this Sunday's offering to the victims and have sms-d us to come prepared this Sunday. My company has sent an email to say that they are collecting money for the Red Cross Fund. I am going to think twice now when I spend money cos I think about how much more I can give to the victims if I give some things up. Things I take for granted......
My prayer is that all will be comforted, that God's peace will be upon them, that relief and aid will be given to the victims and not siphoned away, that people will come forth not only to donate but go to those devasted areas to help..........God be with all of them!
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Friday, December 24, 2004
Blissful Dream...
I can't remember what I dreamt about last night, in detail, only the feelings I had from the dreams. I'm sure somewhere in those dreams, I dreamt of Kwon Sang Woo too....hahahha! Woke up at 2am and tried to continue that dream with Sang Woo but to no avail.....however, the best was yet to be. I remember the general feeling of 觉得幸福 ("feeling blessed". Sometimes I express better in Mandarin) in my dreams, of having a child and carrying him/ her (I don't remember my child's gender in my dream. Could be a boy though.) and saying 'bye' to Phill as he left for work (I think I may have told Phill not to go to work and just stay at home...hahahaha....but he said we'll be alright)........I wait for this dream to be fulfilled!
One dream I still remember pretty vividly even though I had the dream several years ago. I dreamt Phill and I were showing our new house to both our parents and the house had white walls and lots of sunlight streaming through (could be heaven!) and I was carrying this chubby lil boy on my hip. I remember feeling very 幸福 and very contented and happy!
One dream I still remember pretty vividly even though I had the dream several years ago. I dreamt Phill and I were showing our new house to both our parents and the house had white walls and lots of sunlight streaming through (could be heaven!) and I was carrying this chubby lil boy on my hip. I remember feeling very 幸福 and very contented and happy!
Thursday, December 23, 2004
Kwon Sang Woo!!!!! Aaaahhhhh!
Never been a K-drama fan nor a J-drama fan. I usually watch them when it catches my fancy but never from episode 1 to the end. I was neither one of the Winter Sonata devotees. Never watched the entire show before (save for an episode or so) and don't plan to do so. However, I bought this K-serial "Stairway to Heaven" recently cos of the male lead, Kwon Sang Woo, who also starred in the Korean movie, "My Tutor, My Friend", last year.
I never really followed the Korean trend. I only knew whom Korean stars such as Won Bin and Seung Hon were. I only thot both of them were cute and nothing more. BUT shucks, after watching "My Tutor, My Friend" and then when I started watched "Stairway to Heaven", I found my first Korean heartthrob - KWON SANG WOO!!!!!
At first glance, his looks are probably not as striking as Won Bin and Seung Hon but his captivating smile, the way his face lights up when he smiles just disarms you....I love the way his face crinkles up. One thought I had when I stared at my TV screen....this guy is going to age so well! Can imagine him being a handsome old man! =P
Sunday, November 28, 2004
What it feels to be wrapped in love!
If feelings are fickle, let me feel this way forever.....
Talking to phill earlier, I couldn't quite pinpoint why, how and what he said. But something in the way we spoke and our tacit understanding made me feel I was wrapped in love, his love. Perhaps it was what we did not say but knew.......A love spanning continents and the oceans, separating us and yet I felt like that love was giving me a big hug, assuring me that even though we're not physically together right now, our hearts are in the right place and I feel as if he was here with me right now.
I miss him......
Talking to phill earlier, I couldn't quite pinpoint why, how and what he said. But something in the way we spoke and our tacit understanding made me feel I was wrapped in love, his love. Perhaps it was what we did not say but knew.......A love spanning continents and the oceans, separating us and yet I felt like that love was giving me a big hug, assuring me that even though we're not physically together right now, our hearts are in the right place and I feel as if he was here with me right now.
I miss him......
Sunday, November 21, 2004
Irresistible David Tao!
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It may just be me but my goodness, I can't resist that smile, that finger-pointing and that DIMPLES!!!! :)
Thursday, November 18, 2004
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Pet PEEVE
Okay, somewhat "inspired" to write one of my pet peeves whilst on the way to work today. So here goes:
PEOPLE who DIG their noses in public and try and FLICK their goobie onto you.........YUCKS!
The lady standing next to me in the train this morning didn't, thankfully, flick her goobie onto me but from what I could see by side-glancing, she dug her nose and then wiped it on her blouse.....equally YUCKS!!!!!
Which begs the question? Do these people know what they are doing or has it become their 2nd nature and thus they forget they're in a public place???!!! The horror when one day they realise what they're doing AND IN PUBLIC..............YUCKS!
PEOPLE who DIG their noses in public and try and FLICK their goobie onto you.........YUCKS!
The lady standing next to me in the train this morning didn't, thankfully, flick her goobie onto me but from what I could see by side-glancing, she dug her nose and then wiped it on her blouse.....equally YUCKS!!!!!
Which begs the question? Do these people know what they are doing or has it become their 2nd nature and thus they forget they're in a public place???!!! The horror when one day they realise what they're doing AND IN PUBLIC..............YUCKS!
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
HAPPY Today!
I have no idea why I feel this way today....very HAPPY! I was about to attribute the good start to the day to listening to David Tao's music on the way to work, receiving a Victoria's Secrets package from a friend who's just returned from New York and then continuing listening to David Tao's music at work....they are little clues to a far Greater Source.
Searching deeper, I knew that it was the answer to a prayer I made last night. I was attracted to buy a book by Max Lucado - "Come Thirsty" over the weekend. It talks about how we can draw from the living waters that is in Jesus Christ. The main verses are in John 4:13-14
13Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
I was feeling abit discouraged, abit down over the weekend and at some point prayed last night to drink from that well of water, to never be thirsty. The way I feel now, I know my prayers are answered. I also know that my relationship with Christ should never however be based on my fickle emotions. It must be determined by my will to constantly have faith in Him, to trust and praise and worship Him forever. I thank Him for his continual work and undying Love for me!
Praise God He Lives!
p.s. David Tao's music also makes me happy! Praise God for his creation! =O)
Searching deeper, I knew that it was the answer to a prayer I made last night. I was attracted to buy a book by Max Lucado - "Come Thirsty" over the weekend. It talks about how we can draw from the living waters that is in Jesus Christ. The main verses are in John 4:13-14
13Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
I was feeling abit discouraged, abit down over the weekend and at some point prayed last night to drink from that well of water, to never be thirsty. The way I feel now, I know my prayers are answered. I also know that my relationship with Christ should never however be based on my fickle emotions. It must be determined by my will to constantly have faith in Him, to trust and praise and worship Him forever. I thank Him for his continual work and undying Love for me!
Praise God He Lives!
p.s. David Tao's music also makes me happy! Praise God for his creation! =O)
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Music is the Cherry Topping in My LIFE!
Listening to Jacky Cheung's "Black and White" album right now. Previously had Tension's "Story" album on repeat but now is Jacky's turn.
I realised in listening to these songs that the melody is v important to me first and foremost. I'll listen to the tune, enjoy the melody, the guitar, the violin or piano instrumentation and when I've got the tune in my head, I'll pay attention to the lyrics. If they are powerful, poignant and speaks to me, the song has got me hooked!
I love the beauty of the lyrics and the voices on Tension's "She's having my baby", David Tao's "Liu Sha" (Quicksand), and Jacky Cheung's "Hei Yu Bai" (Black & White) & "Ta Lai Ting Wo De Yan Chang Hui" (She came to listen to my concert). Especially the latter song written by Singapore's Liang Wern Fook, the lyrics depict the different views a woman has of love at different stages in her life - from excitement, hope, desperation, to resignation....very sad. I love David Tao's songs v much and Tension's too cos of the beautiful melody and meaningful lyrics.
Can one live without music? Even if we can't hear, feeling the rhythms boom out of a speaker box is the music of a quiet world if I was deaf. And yet music for me will mean nothing if the lyrics was superficial, rubbish or doesn't offer me a poetic perspective of the world I live in or the feelings I possess.
I realised in listening to these songs that the melody is v important to me first and foremost. I'll listen to the tune, enjoy the melody, the guitar, the violin or piano instrumentation and when I've got the tune in my head, I'll pay attention to the lyrics. If they are powerful, poignant and speaks to me, the song has got me hooked!
I love the beauty of the lyrics and the voices on Tension's "She's having my baby", David Tao's "Liu Sha" (Quicksand), and Jacky Cheung's "Hei Yu Bai" (Black & White) & "Ta Lai Ting Wo De Yan Chang Hui" (She came to listen to my concert). Especially the latter song written by Singapore's Liang Wern Fook, the lyrics depict the different views a woman has of love at different stages in her life - from excitement, hope, desperation, to resignation....very sad. I love David Tao's songs v much and Tension's too cos of the beautiful melody and meaningful lyrics.
Can one live without music? Even if we can't hear, feeling the rhythms boom out of a speaker box is the music of a quiet world if I was deaf. And yet music for me will mean nothing if the lyrics was superficial, rubbish or doesn't offer me a poetic perspective of the world I live in or the feelings I possess.
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
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My japanese name is 中島 Nakashima (center of the island) 愛恵 Itoe (bless with love).
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Monday, May 17, 2004
Faithfulness is out-of-date??!!!
I was in a cab on Saturday and was quite traumatised at the end of the ride. The cab driver engaged me in a conversation and was telling me about his previous job and his ex-boss. He continued to say his ex-boss had 3 wives. As we talked, I gathered from our conversation that this cab driver had no qualms with fooling around even though he is married but he drew the line at starting a relationship or marrying the gal.
He then said that as a woman entering marriage, she must not have rose-coloured glasses and be prepared that her husband would be unfaithful. She has to close one eye and yet respect her husband as head of the household (and not fool around even though her husband is!) --> How incredulous such theories! I couldn't believe my ears. I had the cheek to tell him that the interesting thing is that when a husband fools around, he is however not able to accept it when his wife does the same. He said the wife should respect the man as head of the household. I retorted that a lady would and likewise, the man should also respect the wife by being faithful!
The cab driver in driving home the point that all men are basically unfaithful (cos I had the cheek to say not all men are unfaithful) used the analogy that when a cat sees a fish, it would definitely eat it. I said all cats may think of eating a fish but not all will ACTUALLY eat it!
Interesting though was that even though this discussion was heavy-going, it was neither heated nor an angry one. But the end of it, i was wondering if Singapore men or men in particular, subscribed to this view? If so, what is the purpose of being involved in a relationship, a faithful one in which you can depend on this one person in your life who will not lie to you nor cheat on you? No other relationship in life is as dynamic, fragile, intimate as a marriage and why mar it if your intention was never to keep to the vows?
It made me wonder why people marry? A rash decision, for fun, or he/ she seems the best person at the moment. As I am starting to take that eternal step with my significant other, I wonder if my perception now will grow dull, bleak and hopeless like so many other married couples. I hope not, I pray not and I will work my heart out that it shall not be so. I'm not sure I can survive unfaithfuless in a sacred commitment like marriage.
He then said that as a woman entering marriage, she must not have rose-coloured glasses and be prepared that her husband would be unfaithful. She has to close one eye and yet respect her husband as head of the household (and not fool around even though her husband is!) --> How incredulous such theories! I couldn't believe my ears. I had the cheek to tell him that the interesting thing is that when a husband fools around, he is however not able to accept it when his wife does the same. He said the wife should respect the man as head of the household. I retorted that a lady would and likewise, the man should also respect the wife by being faithful!
The cab driver in driving home the point that all men are basically unfaithful (cos I had the cheek to say not all men are unfaithful) used the analogy that when a cat sees a fish, it would definitely eat it. I said all cats may think of eating a fish but not all will ACTUALLY eat it!
Interesting though was that even though this discussion was heavy-going, it was neither heated nor an angry one. But the end of it, i was wondering if Singapore men or men in particular, subscribed to this view? If so, what is the purpose of being involved in a relationship, a faithful one in which you can depend on this one person in your life who will not lie to you nor cheat on you? No other relationship in life is as dynamic, fragile, intimate as a marriage and why mar it if your intention was never to keep to the vows?
It made me wonder why people marry? A rash decision, for fun, or he/ she seems the best person at the moment. As I am starting to take that eternal step with my significant other, I wonder if my perception now will grow dull, bleak and hopeless like so many other married couples. I hope not, I pray not and I will work my heart out that it shall not be so. I'm not sure I can survive unfaithfuless in a sacred commitment like marriage.
Sunday, May 16, 2004
Read abt the new look - blogspot
Its 12am right here in Singapore....feeling a lil tired, but not too sleepy to get in bed right now. Just watched a Cantonese opera which was really interesting. The levels of dedication some go through for their craft are admirable.
I think before I sleep, I'll watch some shows, perhaps "Sex and the City" or some other DVDs I have.
I can't believe its the end of Saturday already! I'll have another day of the weekend left and then back to the grind...shucks! I look forward to my good news in hopefully, 1-2 months' time and then things may look up!
I think before I sleep, I'll watch some shows, perhaps "Sex and the City" or some other DVDs I have.
I can't believe its the end of Saturday already! I'll have another day of the weekend left and then back to the grind...shucks! I look forward to my good news in hopefully, 1-2 months' time and then things may look up!
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