ignite 'n inspire

          After the death of a distant friend, I come to realize how fast God can take your life away from you. It has been many weeks since and I still haven't found any sort of closure. It's been busy with drama, homework, and such...but it wasn't until a television series episode that played on Friday where I learn that life is precious.           My sister showed me a song by a country band named the Band Perry, they had a song named ' If I Die Young .' It is a beautiful ballad that speaks the words of the people that have died way too young... If I die young,             bury me in satin,                       Lay me down in a bed of roses,                                                      Take me ...

        After a brief chapter about evolution in biology, my dad questioned me about how love can evolve from nothing or some chemical reaction. What is the formula? Does this all happen by chance? I believe that love is a miraculous energy that God created that can be expressed through millions of different ways. Through family, friendship and most importantly relationship , we can experience a type of warmth. It is true, down-to-earth and simple.         It’s been four days into Christmas break. Christmas is a time where I remember Jesus coming down to earth. But other than celebrating a birth, it is a great reminder of God’s love. He has granted me with food, clothing, shelter and friends. If it weren’t for a Christmas sharing on Friday by a great friend, I wouldn’t have remembered about being thankful for my family. I have a family that cares, love and showered me with things that I need but also things that I want. This perfect environment...

~ In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.  Proverbs 16:9 ~          And this was the bible verse that my drama production was about. I spend months and months rehearsing, perfecting my lines and understanding my character. This weekend, it wrapped up with two whopping and crazy performances. The cast relied on improvisation and God's power to produce a two-night back-to-back show.           The story about a man named Mr. Goh whose wants to fixed his troubled past so that he can establish good friendships, relationships and status in society. As he uses a myrecovery CD to go back in time, he finds out that everything isn't in his control. No matter how much he wants to change the past, there will always be something wrong. After three attempts, he becomes a fame-less reporter. With a broken friendship, and a bad job, he must understand that God is the controller of our lives.  ...

     Yesterday, I came home...and I was 'mentally' drained... In my head, Jason Mraz's I Won't Give Up was playing in my head...                     The lyrics goes like  -Well, I won't give up on us,          even if the skies get rough,                      I'm giving you all my love,                                     I'm still looking up- Giving up is a really simple thing to do. As long as you leave everything behind and you can pursue something new. Letting go is easy, but to continue fighting is hard.  Sometimes, I feel like my thoughts are transcending through these people. And everyone understands me. But other times, I feel like I am trapped in glass walls and no one can hear me when I speak... What does it take for peo...

     Last weekend, I've learnt to thank God even for the good times because you never know when it's going to turn bad. It can be over the course of one day or even a moment.      Being a Christian doesn't mean that everything is easy. Jesus promised suffering. I've finally gotten to experience it. I'm hopeless and frustrated, and I feel the same now. I feel like I am in an elevator and waiting for the door to open. I ask God why but I know I shouldn't be...      Depending on God is tough and it's difficult but I know if I can continue to be HIS good and faithful servant, He will grant me peace.  ~ch I will listen to what God the Lord will say; He promises peace to his people, his saints. Psalm 85:8

I have always been trying to describe how much my friends at church really impact my life. During a leadership retreat at @bluemountain, I've finally figured it out. The word is foundation . My church friends are my foundation, my second family, I will never question their friendship. I know that during my times of trouble, they are the ones I can talk to.      With other friendships, I've watched the high&lows but I know that no matter what happens, my sisters-in-Christ will always support me.     I guess one of the fears I personally have when I started to think about my future was the fact that in 2 years, we are all going to spread into many different places to pursue our post-sec. education. It isn't going to be like 'half of our grade @church is going to the same school.' With all of that, I am trying to live in the present and make most of the 'grade days' and 'moments' before it's all gone.    Thanks J.L, S.H., O.C., H.C., R.T., M....

     My all-time favourite part in a wedding is listening and seeing love stories unfold because it gives me some sort of happiness and reassurance that there is still love in this world.        There is a beautiful story that I just feel like sharing. There was a couple who lived on the top of this mountain to isolate themselves from the city. Because his wife works in the village, the husband spent years and years making a staircase so that his wife could go to work everyday safely. As they grew old, the staircase did too, he would spend everyday repairing so that his love one won't get herself hurt. They lived there until he passed away. This historical site and love story has transformed into a testament of what it means to live 'til death do us part.'       Wedding vows are words but to put them into actions is difficult. One day after lunch, I was waiting to cross the traffic light when I saw an old couple walking ...