Gadgets
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Now that technology has been advancing, everyone has been taking advantage and making full use of it.
However, there are some people who hate it.. Haha.
posted by Rod @ 11:53 PM,
Friendship
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Sometimes you might really wonder how to spend your afternoon maybe during the holidays.
This is a great chance to talk about this. Some of you might feel bored or have nothing to do at home. And the whole point is you don't want to rot at home.
You think to yourself, " WHAT SHOULD I DO? "
Well, it's easy. GET A FRIEND TO COME TO YOUR HOUSE.
Be assured that you will spend your whole afternoon purposefully. Not only you will not find yourself in the state you were feeling before, you might be surprised that you would be blown away. Your friendship with your friend has gone to a higher level.
I made the right choice today.
Look at the seriousness of HIS face while playing.
And this is one thing you shouldn't do. You should not play Doom 3 in the middle of the night. I have testimonies of players who can't have a good night's rest after playing that game in the middle of the night. It can be exciting and thrilling, but definitely disturbing.
50th Anniversary is 4 days away. Everyone's putting their heart and soul into it. One thing, I really salute people from the choir and the band. Mostly those people who are heavily involved in it. My duty in the COE is nothing compared to what they are doing.
I really salute them. They've worked very hard for it.
posted by Rod @ 9:16 PM,
Future
Monday, November 27, 2006
The Future's Gonna Be Amazing!
All Ushers say Amen!
Usher gathering today is totally awesome. There have already been plans for the future, how great the usher ministry will be; what would it be like, going up to levels after levels, in the future.
Ushers are not just people who are in black, formal attire. We are also spiritual people. Haha.
What do you think of this picture? Pretty right? I'm glad to say that she's the one who made that step and allow a chance for me to change to who I am today. Haha. It's no surprise that I stayed. It's all planned out by God.
Preparations for the 50th Anniversary Dinner is really pissing me off, with all the long hours. Yeah, I know the time that we spent for that can't be compared to other CCAs or programmes who really spend a lot of time on it. Guess what? My presentation time slot will only be 1 and a half hours. Around there.
And it would be non-stop repetition of what the project is all about, how we arrived to the idea, yadadada..
Yeah, over and over again.
I just hope that SM Goh will come. At least that makes the time spent on it worth while.
Well, not making us happy, but making the P & VP happy.
One thing has really come into my mind.
Our generation, the girls I'm refering to, THEY CAN COOK.
They can bake cookies, cakes, cook a main course meal. Guys, don't you think we're fortunate?
Imagining coming home from a stressful day of work, and all you want to have is a good meal with your family and have a good night's rest. You arrive home, and you sit down at the dining table. The food's still steaming hot, that they would blur your glasses immediately. And then when you start eating, you know that you're blessed with a great wife who loves you.
Sometimes, I have to admit that women are great.
posted by Rod @ 10:06 PM,
Change
Friday, November 24, 2006
Great day today. Lousy weather and I got caught in the rain, just because I went to school to do something very unglamorous.
I went to school to update the COMPUTER CLUB notice board.
It has not been touched for years. Well, about 2 years. And just because guests are coming on the 50th anniversary night, I had to specially design and make a new one. Oh wow. How important are the guests. Ahhh, it's all for show anyway.
Beware, what you see here is the old one.
Looks kind of impressive huh.. I mean the number of programs that would be taught. Yeah, wow, how true.
I show you the one that I've done.
I'm not boasting of my skills. I want you to focus of the " Things that we learn " part. You see the difference? Now, I did not follow the instructions of what I was told to do. I mean, yes, I did. I was told to add in the programs that we learn. What you see there, is indeed what we learn.
Go compare both. Haha, I don't want to say much here. Or else I get sabotaged cause I have juniors visiting my blog. Your senior, the Chairman, won't say much. You will understand what I mean when you come to Sec 3.
One thing, my Photoshop skills are self-taught. That's why they're not professional level. We paid to learn Photoshop in Sec 2, remember? That's the only time when we, I learned it.
Yeah, but I did it just because I had to. I don't aim to please and impress people. Don't get my intentions wrong.
posted by Rod @ 10:38 PM,
Joy
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
First day of youth camp!
Got to make lots of new friends today and my group's name's FIAT LUX.
Fiat Lux (Gk ) = Let there be light.
Not bad right? It was taken from Pastor's sermon. This is one of the most inspirational words that I've learned from Pastor.
Youth Camp Revival Service was great. It's only the first night, and I've been blown away by Pastor's Lia's sermon.
Friends come and go, don't you think so? We might be together in this school called Tanjong Katong Secondary School now. However, what are the chances of us staying together as friends, seeing each other everyday? How low is that, unless we moved on and go into the same JC or Poly, then there might be a higher chance.
How true is that. I wept under the presence of God. Whatever that has happened in my life, and whatever that I'm going through right now, I know that God is going to pull me through.
Although it might be depressing and discouraging at times when it happens, I know that my heart will still be after You, O God. Though the rest might leave You, but I will be faithful to You, my only true God.
My heart will be kept pure, and it only seeks for more and more of You.
Tears flowed and flowed out of my eyes uncontrollably, the whole place was filled with the presence of God and I was totally soaked in it, even during the sharing of views after the service.
I could feel God's presence so strongly that He had made the team bond supernaturally.
I will forever seek and soak myself in that atmosphere.
Just a little of sharing here. Maybe some of you would really wonder why Christians, although we might go through some setbacks in our lives, but we emerge strong and get over it faster than anyone else.
Sometimes you might wonder why we might get criticisms at times, but however we're still keeping our faith strong, we're still believing in God and we're still going to church. Rain or shine, we would go to church and even if the whole world's against us, we're still keeping our faith.
Sometimes you will also go through thoughts, thinking that why is this bunch of crazy Christians, they are always happy on the inside and the outside, not even the stress that they face in school or their results, prevent them from being on fire for God.
Here's an answer.
Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them, "Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
The joy of the Lord is our strength.
The joy of the Lord is in us, we Christians.
This doesn't mean that our life is smooth and easy that we don't have any setbacks or anything. Everyone's lives are bound to be vulnerable. However, we bounce back and get up to our feet steadily, cause we have the joy of the Lord in us. That explains our strength mentally.
Who's the best person, in my view, as an example of having the joy of the Lord?
Ahhh, I know just the right person.
Alexandria Seah Ming Qi!
Her laughter's unique. ( You will know what I mean. )
It seems as though God gave her this gift : The gift of laughter.
It's good. The joy of the Lord is in her.
She makes anyone who's feeling down, brighten up straightaway with her smile. Actually, her smile's powerful enough to get you smiling too. I know, you just can't help it. Everyone can say Amen to that. Haha.
Being sweet as she always is, you can see the difference.
The difference between her and any other people.
Why is she always smiling?
Because the joy of the Lord is in her.
She loves GOD, she loves PEOPLE and she loves her LIFE.
It seems as though God gave her this gift : The gift of laughter.
It's good. The joy of the Lord is in her.
She makes anyone who's feeling down, brighten up straightaway with her smile. Actually, her smile's powerful enough to get you smiling too. I know, you just can't help it. Everyone can say Amen to that. Haha.
Being sweet as she always is, you can see the difference.
The difference between her and any other people.
Why is she always smiling?
Because the joy of the Lord is in her.
She loves GOD, she loves PEOPLE and she loves her LIFE.
posted by Rod @ 12:03 AM,
Childhood & Dreams
Monday, November 20, 2006
Do you still remember those times when you were in primary school?
You had this little book passing around the class.
You are armed with not any ordinary kind of normal pens. Those pens you had were special.
Those pens had inks that look metallic and shine under light.
Those books were called " Autograph Books. "
I'm not sure if at that point of time, you had those kind of books passing around and writing in them. But in mine, it was very popular. However, I'm not the owner of one, I help other people write theirs.
Still remember those stuff that you wrote?
- Your particulars eg. ( name, address, telephone number)
- Stuff about yourself ( your fav. food, drink, games )
- The friendship corner ( you write down names of your friends, grading them according to bronze, silver and gold. Mine was based one that. Some of them were good, close then best. )
- Ending off ( you end off everything with a poem or a short paragraph about the owner.
Still remember?
Just for your info, these pictures are taken from my sister's own Autograph Book. She owns quite a few and I'm surprised that the trend of writing the autograph books are still going on. Even after our generation. I don't know when this started, but the person who thought of it really made an impact on the primary school kids.
Dreams, what do you see your dreams as?
Something that it's just an imagination and then you know it's not going to happen, you rubbish the dream away?
I'm not talking about those materialistic dreams where you dream to be the richest person in the world. Ever heard of this? The world's most frustrating thing in the world : One is not getting what you want, and the other is getting it. Being rich might be good, but if you do not use it righteously, it can cause your downfall.
What I'm talking about is dreams, dreams of becoming the world's best guitarist, becoming the world's best pianist, becoming a HISTORY MAKER.
Keep those dreams alive my friend, keep it alive.
And when you dream, dream big!
I'm so inspired by Pastor How after he has preached the sermon. Spiritual sight-seeing, I can how the church is going to be like in a few years time. I can see what Pastor sees, the glass in the church. It will be the best church you will ever see in Singapore.
If I say batteries, what would you think of?
A simple one that can last you only a day or so?
Or a very good one that can last you for a long time?
It is basically based on what you think of. If you think you're going to be just a normal office boy, working from 9-5 everyday, and you're satisfied with that kind of life. That would be what you get.However, if you think you're going to be a CEO of a big company, you will be one. You will be one.
Trust me.
posted by Rod @ 5:38 PM,
Birth of an angel
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Yes, it's November 18 2006, and what happened on this great day 15 years ago?
A girl was born. In this great school, called Hong Wen School (It's great to me cause that's where I got to know here. That's the only great thing.), this one lucky guy called Roderick, got to know her better in P6.
They sat together next to each other, sort of a perpendicular way, which I would be able to see her side every single day. Yeah, how lucky I was. They went through lots of times together, memories piled up one after another. He treasures all these and protects it with his own life.
And now, almost 4 years later. All these memories are still kept alive in his heart, burning alive.
This girl, now a woman.
Her name is Cherie Lew.
On this post, I would like to say a big THANK YOU to you for shaping my life in its early years.
Some things might be small in their ways, but it's the small things that come together, and form a big picture. A big picture of everything.
Life is always great when you're around.
I can't write an essay of how I feel, so my words are just gonna be simple.
You are a great person, wonderful friend. I can see it in your eyes that in the future, life's gonna be great and wonderful for you. You're are so gonna love your life. Things might have happened, but hey, you're still doing well..
I wish you a happy birthday and all the best for the present and the future. I wish that the joy of the Lord will always be in you.
The past, those memories.. They were great. They were, amazing.
And to you, if you ever break her heart, I'll break you into bits and pieces.
posted by Rod @ 11:27 PM,
Work hard, Play hard
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
I finally found time to blog. Haha, even my twin is chasing after me for a post. Yeah, so here it is.
I had a fun time with the 2E'o5 peeps yesterday at Sentosa. Spent more than half the time at the sea playing and so on. Weather's not been a good these past few days but was kind enough to us that it didn't rain yesterday.
The sea breeze, the waves coming ashore. You know, the typical you-are-at-the-beach feeling. It just got me thinking. It me to places which I know I shouldn't dwell too much in that you lead to the emotional state. Well, I can't help it. When it comes, it comes. Yeah, introduce two of my friends to you.
It was taken last night. Quite emo right? Ronald's well known for that, according to Amirul. Nicholas, on par too. [Ronald's face look like there's a wound, but it's just a shadow formed.]
Anyway, side-track from yesterday, people who take Geography Elective should know about Techparks. That would be under the topic of Industries and in Singapore, we have tech-parks all around the country. Singapore's main force for the economy is people.
And I happen to be living near one.
We have Paya Ubi Industrial Park
We also have some Triple E Industrial Building.
And now the one I'm focusing on is Ubi Tech park.
I happen to have a friend working there so I paid her a visit today at her office. Also to get a feel of how does it feel like working, but not in the Central Business District area. Yeah, Ubi Techpark.
This industrial site, filled with office buildings. No security guard post or anything like that. I don't think they're even security cameras around. I didn't see any in fact. Everyone was in business attire, at least smart casual while I was in shirt and shorts. Haha, people looked at me in a weird way. Even a Bangladesh worker from some nearby site wore shirt and jeans.
Canteen was cool. Prices start from $2.50 onwards. Some stalls even $2. Considered quite cheap. Try going around the Central Business District area next time. You will find that you lunch is at least the cheapest $5. That's why some adults bring food from home, save money. [Couldn't get a picture cause I had at least 10 people staring at me]
Off-topic from this point onwards.
It worries me even more now. Of what would happen in the future. As people warned me the dangers of being in a foreign country, not as safe as it is here and other factors like the dirty culture that they have there.
In USA, teenagers listen to dumb retarded music by Marilyn Manson. I'm totally disgusted by him. 75% of students in classrooms listen to his pure crap.
Knowing more others, I really can't help but keep worrying. I will not know what will happen over there. I'm not there physically to see.
O God, please help me.
posted by Rod @ 3:04 PM,
Thinking deep
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Sometimes in life, you just can't help it but think. Not just on the surface, thinking shallow, but it justs goes deeper and deeper as you think.
You find yourself in that situation unknowingly. You sit there at your seat, sipping your drink (tea, coffee, bubble tea?) doing your hmw, or since now it's the holidays, you're playing on the computer.
After getting sick of it, you've got nth else to do. You accidentally fall into the situation, and you start to think.
What would your future be like? How well are you going to do in the future? Would you do or not do well in your studies that might force you to take certain routes that the minority would take?
If you were to notice, most of the questions you would ask are normally of the future. Okay, if you're shortsighted, how about what's going to happen tomorrow?
And then you ponder about all these things, not taking action. Not doing anything that would help change the events of what might happen the next day or the future, you're just waiting for it to come to you. How are you going to do well in life if you don't start working on it now?
You might not think about all these things yet. You all into another realm, still thinking, but about different things. You think about what has happened in your life so far, you reflect. Today, I was just reminded of how I was like in the past, I was so ashamed of myself. Totally a loser. Haha.
You continue thinking and thinking, great and happy memories, how amazing your life is going to be in the next few years or even for eternity.. Then you realise that something's not right, something's bad going to take place. Somehow it's something that you can't do about it, all you can do is to sit there and cry, weep about it and hope for a change in it.
The whole point is, where are you in life now and in the current situation that you're in, how are you going to change it for the better to suit your preference? Some things are not going to suit you in anyway, but how are you going to twist and turn it in a way that it will be? With the very simple fact that the life that you have is yours, do something about it!
I'm not talking about getting rich, striking lottery and all those. Materialistic is not the way.
One thing I really have to say about tarot cards: It is stupid, dangerous to the way you think and you just shouldn't try it.
No matter how true your life has been predicted by a pack of cards with pictures printed on it, and a pack of it sold at around $20, thinking about it. In your mind, you keep thinking how true is it. And somehow a sequence of events takes place will seem to you that it's coming true. In your mind again, you're in awe of it and what happens next?
You will deliberately make it happen. Why? Since you're so sure that you're predicted future's so true, you might as well make it true right?
And you find it tempting, you wanna know more. You go back to it again. The best part of it is, you just sold your life for S$20.
This is what happens in the human realm, and I'm very sure that something is happening in the spiritual realm. You don't want to know.
That is why tarot cards is a pack of ordinary cards with dumb pictures printed on both sides, sold for $20. You're looking down on your life because it's worth $20.
Are you going to be smiling when you think?
Or are you going to be depressed when you think?
It's all up to you on how you want to do it. Do it well. =)
posted by Rod @ 7:29 PM,
You
Monday, November 06, 2006
Julia Grace - Beautiful One
What can I bring as a gift from my heart
you bridged the chasm that held us apart
I will forever be grateful for all that you've done.
Words seems so fragile compared to your love
yet they're infused with a fire from above
so let my song be sweet melody here to your heart.
You take my song turn it to light
you read my heart open my sight
I will be yours and you will be mine
evermore
you take my song turn it to light
you read my heart and open my sight
beautiful one you are
I adore you.
In you everything I could hope for
how could I want now for anything more
you have brought sweetness
and filled up the depth of my soul
You are the truth that disperses the night
you are the one that turns sorrow to light
you are unchanging your love has enveloped my soul
Finding strength in your eyes
losing myself in your beauty
I have been taken by all you are.
When I first heard this song, I fell in love with it. It captivated me and my soul. It moved me. When I first heard it, I knew I had to get it as I wanted to share this great song with you. However, I didn't expect this song to be the cry of my heart now.
As I listened to this song over and over again, the more meaningful it got. I set my player to Repeat One mode and this song continued playing. The melody of this song fluttered into my ears. I didn't grow to be tired of this song. I only had to let this song express what I'm going through right now. I can't explain it in words nor any form of simple language.
It has been a rough day for me, I can't help but letting my imagination run wild. You know, what would happen in the future, how you would be doing there, and how would you be like when you get back. I told myself that I can't be that selfish to change your mind. It's your life and your future that we're talking about. A voice then came into my heart after you told me your decision, " She's going to leave, I can't do anything. "
I sat there in front of my laptop, I looked at the screen as I browsed through all the pictures that I had in it. Memories indeed came back. That's the power of still moments. I found myself recollecting what happened in the past. Yes, at least I'm certain that I have not lost them.
The 3Fs in life : Family, Friends, Faith.
Words of encouragement came from Amirul and I can't help but to sit there and listen. I sat there; I cried, I wept. Those words of comfort spurred me on.
And this point, I really want to thank Amirul for comforting me. Yes, this is my promise to Amirul, everyone else, and especially You.
I will learn to live my life to the fullest, I will learn and manage myself well, keeping myself fit and strong so that I'm able to meet you again in my best shape when you get back. I'm not going to get depressed or anything like that. I'm going to be me, myself, for you.
I wept once again while doing this post. It might seem to be half a year away before everything gets initiated. But you know how fast half a year goes by, I'm gonna cherish the time that it's left.
I thank all those who are concerned for me, and I'm alright. I really am. I might take some time to pull things off for a while, but I'll be back!
"Lord,
I commit her life into Your hands. O God
I pray that You'll keep her strong and well throughout these rough times.
I pray that You'll keep her safe from all evil,
and that You keep her innocent and pure despite of what the world would throw at her.
I pray that You'll bring joy to her heart, that she'll be happy on the inside and outside.
I pray that she'll do well and be a successful person.
I pray all these in the name of Jesus,
Amen. "
This will be my constant prayer for you everyday. I'm contented enough as long as you remember me.
Here I am O God,
I bring this sacrifice
My open heart
I offer up my life
I look to You Lord
Your love that never ends
Restores me again
So I lift my eyes to You Lord
In Your strength will I break through Lord
Touch me now let Your love fall down on me
I know Your love dispels all my fears
Through the storm I will hold on Lord
And by faith I will walk on Lord
Then I'll see beyond my Calvary one day
And I will be complete in You
Angels east,
Angels west.
North & South,
just do your best.
To watch her and guard her
while she rests.
Amen.
posted by Rod @ 3:23 PM,
Bonding
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Today's a cool day except for the truncated lessons. For all the other subjects, time passed very quickly in a breeze, however it didn't seem so today.
However, it was a great day and all 3C peeps will know why.
D&T today was a special one, where cameras and other electronics were allowed by Miss Seah. This is not her first time being nice, it has been numerous times already. We're blessed with a great teacher.
Coordinating a dance isn't that easy we realised. It hard to get everybody to wave their hands at the same speed and timing when you're having fun and going crazy at the same time.
We had to design something for the 50 Anniversary Dinner, a door gift or smth like that I guess. We had the luxury of using the tablet PCs, not many people in the cohort had the chance to use it. See? D&T is a good subject with lots of benefits. I didn't make the wrong choice.
This was when our great teacher started doing what girls do best, cam_______. What do you think it is?
Spammed my CompactFlash Card with don'tknowhowmany pictures. It then came to my attention, that LP wanted to have a change of emotions and feelings - To turn the fun we're all having that led to a smile on her face, to a person who felt lonely and filled with pure sadness.
Why so sad?
And then for the Emo-people, Haha. Feast your eyes on Yong Jie now. Supposingly an emo shot, I don't know how things turned out in a way that he had a slight smile on his face that made that pose look fake. Anyway, he looks kind of cool here.
Met up with the OBS Armstrong people today. Only 2 of them from Zhong Hua turned up cause the rest were busy in sch. They didn't change much and everyone was still themselves. We picked up from where we left off. A cool thing to do.
Anyway, I have yet to get my Year Book and Coffee Table Book! So budget this year, paid so much for it and we can't even get colour images for the class photo section.
We totally got conned.
posted by Rod @ 11:02 PM,
