Reflections

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Let it go, let it roll right off your shoulder
Don't you know? The hardest part is over
Let it in, let your clarity define you
In the end we will only just remember how it feels

Our lives are made in these small hours
These little wonders, these twists & turns of fate
Time falls away, but these small hours,
These small hours still remain

Let it slide, let your troubles fall behind you
Let it shine until you feel it all around you
And I don't mind if it's me you need to turn to
We'll get by, it's the heart that really matters in the end

Our lives are made in these small hours
These little wonders, these twists & turns of fate
Time falls away, but these small hours,
These small hours still remain

All of my regret will wash away some how
But I can not forget the way I feel right now

In these small hours, these little wonders
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away but these small hours
These small hours, still remain,
These little wonders, these twists & turns of fate

Time falls away but these small hours
These little wonders still remain

Moments

No, I'm not referring to anything that spins. [Physics]

But yes, moments as in the moments in time. Apart from having a rather simple and catchy tune, I found the lyrics of the song (Little Wonders - refer to post above) really meaningful.

Let it go, let it roll right off your shoulder
Don't you know? The hardest part is over
Let it in, let your clarity define you
In the end we will only just remember how it feels

Really, I think it makes sense. Sometimes we have a hard time forgetting a particular moment - embarassing, troubling or even hurting - but really, the worst is over and what we can do, is to move on. Learning from our mistakes, and 'keep moving forward'. (Reference to motto from Robinsons)

Our lives are made in these small hours
These little wonders, these twists & turns of fate
Time falls away, but these small hours,
These small hours still remain

Our lives are defined by each tiny moment. Celebration and frustration, successes and failures, joy and sorrow.. All were achieved in those little moments - that very seconds and minutes. Together, as tiny pieces they form a complete picture of our lives.

Moments - little wonders, that make up great miracle - us.

Meet The Robinsons

Another movie writeup! This time, one which I watched quite a while back..
Anyway the underlying theme of the movie is somewhat similiar to what many of us try to achieve these days - Looking for an identity.

The show tells of this little boy Lewis who was brought up in an orphanage (similiar to the setting of August Rush. Hmms.) and wonders if not being adopted means that he isn't wanted. So he sets out seeking his mother, whom he thinks should at least be the one person who actually wanted him. He does so by inventing a time machine.. And well.. the movie goes on..

But what struck me the most is how we set out in search of our "selves". We go to great heights wanting to find that something that we are looking for.. only to find that it is actually staring at us in the eye!

The underlying theme is that who we are, who we can be, is defined by our decisions. Only we ourselves can decide who we want to be. Inevitably we would face obstacles and even failures, but in the end, the choices we make - the wise and foolish ones alike -those are what defines us.

In short, we do not need to go out of our ways to search for this self-identity.
We choose who we want to be.

Friday, April 25, 2008

August Rush

It is not often that I would write about movies, but this is one movie that rates high on my list! Music lovers will especially appreciate it, as the movie portrays a certain magical characteristic of music that is able to transcend certain human understanding. Confused? Yeah that proved my point! And of course.. the happy endings which leaves you with that warm fuzzy feeling.. =)

Oh but there's always the negative reviews by other sources.. And the movie can be rather draggy and fragmented at times, but still! As long as the theme strikes a chord within oneself.. Being immersed in the whole rhapsody is almost as guaranteed as there are F# and C# in a D major chord. Ah, but there are always the accidentals.. =)

Plot summary from IMDb :
The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426931/plotsummary

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Uh oh.

When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
James 4:3

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Death

Death. Certainly quite a taboo subject, seeing as to how people from so many cultures tend to shy away from anything remotely connected to death - from using euphemisms (pass away, moving on..) to changing how we number our homes. (using '2A' to substitute the '4') Be it plain paranoia, or just conveniently 'going with the flow', 'death' seems to give many of us an uneasy feeling. (Yeah, feel that chill down your spine..)

Yet, even as the 50+ million people who 'leave this world' each year (that's about 100 per minute), what about the rest of us? The so-called 'survivors'. Are our entire lives meant to be merely 'survived'?

Every single one of us, all 6.6 billion individuals, are given one life to live - no more, no less. (Unless one believes in reincarnation, which I do not subscribe to) And in that one lifetime, we are given the opportunity to make use of whatever resources we can get our hands on, to do anything that our hearts and minds desire.

Some people would choose to scale the highest peaks, others to dive to the greatest depths.
Some people create records for the shortest time in doing something, others would endure the longest times.
Some people would devote their entire lives to serve a purpose, others would choose to end theirs to fulfill one.

In the end, it all boils down to choices. We all get one life to live, but we get to determine HOW to live it out. Would our lives then be one that revolves around the same mundane objects every day? Or would it be one that leaves a legacy that outlives us?

As ironic as it sounds, death actually gives meaning to life.

Imagine, if we were not be given a deadline to complete an assignment, would there be much motivation in finishing it quickly? Wouldn't the human characteristic of procrastination set in? And when it does, things are just put off day after day after day...

Moreover, this limitation makes us crave for more. We want more time to be with our loved one, more time to achieve a certain goal, more time to take the world in all its splendour.. Imagine again, if we were offered an eternity to enjoy something - would we still truly treasure and appreciate it the same way we do otherwise? Most probably, we would take it all for granted - another major human weakness.

The world around us will not change even if we were to pass on. The Earth will still take 24 hours, spinning at 1,700 kilometers per hour to complete a full rotation. However, depending on how we live our lives, we would have made a difference in the world. It might have been a small one, but we ought to remember that it takes 6.60 billion of us to collectively form human life on planet Earth.

If you were to die today, would your world have been the same as when you were born?

I certainly hope not!

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Meaning?

Without meaning, nothing else matters. With meaning, everything else falls into place
- Austrian concentration camp survivor Victor Frankl

If you can't see the why, you cannot live for the what.
...As soon as I was able to answer the "why", even my failures began to make sense.
- Ravi Zacharias

Pride?

There is a dislocation of humility in our times. We have become more confident in who we are and less in what we believe. Our pride has moved us from the organ of conviction to the organ of ambition, when it is intended to be the other way around. In short, our confidence should be in our message and not in ourselves.
- G.K. Chesterton

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Complete

Here I am, Oh 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
And I will be complete in You.

Here I am, Oh 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
And by faith, I will walk on, Lord
Then I'll see beyond my calvary one day,
And I will be complete in..

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 I pray I will hold on, Lord
Then I'll see beyond my calvary one day
And I will be complete in
I will be complete in
I will be complete in You

- Complete, Parachute Band

What an ending to Orientation '08!
Really, the chapel service really made this whole week complete!
And, being able to worship God in the ACJC school hall.. He really made me feel complete! =)

Of course, there was the fun..

Posing as new kids.. Which faltered obviously..

Meeting the new 'young ones'..

As well as the 'oldies'..

But the highlight of the whole visit?
Well.. Words cannot fully express how proud I am of the 'kids'.
Esp of the stupid idiots.

Conclusion?
A week well spent. =)

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Memories

I remember the time an older man asked me when I was young, "Do you know what you're doing now?" I thought it was some kind of trick question.

"Tell me," I said.

"You are building your memories," he replied, "so make them good ones."

- Ravi Zacharias, in his book Walking from East to West

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Revive Concert!

Friday, November 30, 2007

Life

What is life?

Life is..
Full of challenges
Full of pain
Full of tears
Yet,
Life is..
Full of hope
Full of love
Full of joy
Life is a contradiction.

Life is..
A miracle
An inspiration
Life is abundant.
Yet,
Life is short!

Life..
Cannot be defined
Cannot be restricted
Cannot be summed up in words.
Life - is to be lived,
To the fullest as one can be.

Isn't life a contradiction?

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Word

Lord, I give You my heart
I give You my soul
I live for You alone
Every breath that I take
Every moment I'm awake
Lord, have Your way in me

Teach.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

God is great

God is great. And He has plans for each and every one of us.

As for me, these 2 years have been truly blessed.

ACJC. My presence will never fully leave the place.

Yays.

Wei Kit is blessed.

Wei Kit is happy.

Wei Kit is at peace with the world.

=)

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Morning Devotion - Why the World Needs A Superhero

I was watching the movie Superman last year, and one of the scenes caught my attention. It was one where Lois Lane was writing an article entitled: Why the world needs Superman. And it really got me thinking – Why is it that we need superheroes?

Well, I gave it some thought, and this is what I’ve come up with.

In today's troubled world, perhaps many of us would want someone we can look up to, someone we respect, someone with great ability, and in a sense someone ‘super’. The list of superheroes is virtually endless: Superman, Spiderman, Captain Planet, perhaps? Or even the Powerpuff Girls.

Perhaps it is the human nature in us, that when faced with the stresses and problems of life, we would wish we had the power to make things easier for us. After all, who wouldn’t want to possess the power of flight, so that we can come to school in style, avoiding the morning rush-hour traffic in the process? Or with super-speed to complete all our tutorials, or even finish the marking of exam scripts in minutes?

All these, would then demonstrate the insecurities of Man. We are afraid of what we cannot do. After all, we are human. We have our limits. And more often than not, we are stretched to those limits. It is also during these times of need that we would cry out to God. The times where we cannot accomplish things on our own – where we would seek help from a greater power. In trying times that I’ve been through, there was no Superman, no Batman, no Spiderman who came to my rescue. It was always the hand of God that has lifted me up.

This actually made me wonder, if superheroes were actually modelled after someone real? If it is, then I would think that there is no other man but Jesus. He is the very person who died to save us. He brings us comfort in the night, he gives us assurance through the storm. I rejoice in Him, for He has brought me life. I give thanks to Him, for he is my provider, my ultimate superhero.

And of course, God has placed many human heroes around us. People who are able to complete seemingly impossible tasks or overcome insurmountable odds. These are friends, teachers, seniors – anyone – whom we look up to, they are people who inspire and influence us.

So if there is anyone who has in fact impacted you, I would encourage you to walk up to that person, and let him, or her know that he’s your hero. I am sure, that even heroes will need words of encouragement!

With that being said, what about the rest of us? Have we thought about being heroes ourselves? Certainly, we do not need to possess any superpowers to be able to inspire others, nor would we need any special skills to be able to touch lives. All we need, is to have a sincere heart.

The bible tells us that The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. Colossians 3:23-24 also reads: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

So, would we then, heed His call to be Salt and Light of the World – to let our light shine before men? All we need to do, is to give of ourselves, and to open up our hearts. And in doing so, we will become heroes in our very own right.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Orientation 2

Some people may think that Orientation 2 is boring and less fun than O1.. but I think otherwise! It's really just as fun!! Perhaps because we are sort of more acquainted with each other (1st intakers) and for the 2nd intakers, its much easier to remember your names! haha.. but yeah. I WAS TOTALLY HIGH DURING O2!!! haha.. Was even jumping around like mad.. which I did not do much of in O1.. Perhaps it is also that for the OGL's.. this really is the LAST chance to experience orientation as an OGL. Oh wells! Whatever is it.. IT WAS A BLAST!!!! ^.^

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Orientation 07

ORIENTATION WAS A BLAST!!!!

haha! yups thats right! i remember mdm annie yong saying that no OGL has gone back to her saying that he/she did not enjoy being one.. But yeah!! She didnt say, or actually couldnt ever express.. HOW FUN IT WAS!!!

haha.. going through it.. the rolling in the mud (yeah thanks guys..) the screaming.. the games.. the tying of waterbombs.. the DANCE!!! yeah the dance!! the OG's (Go Dryads!!).. the OGL's.. the cheerings.. the school spirit!! wah!! so many aspects of it!!

to briefly sum it up.. it was much greater than our own orientation 06! (maybe thats why the best is yet to be? haha..) and i had already had the time of my life back then!! so yeah!! one could roughly gauge the level of fun in Orientation 07! :)

But yeah. Pics will help! :)