it has been an awesome 2 days at GSIF -- global social innovators forum.

mind-blowing, and the passion of the people in the place was so contagious. i m so glad for the opportunity to be there, thank you and YOU!

my takeaways -- it doesn't take much to do something, does it? and it's amazing that people really believe how "little" they do can make this world a better place. wow.

some of the simplest ideas to improve the lives of people. i realised i m so cut out for entrepreneurial stuff.. because i feel totally at ease, networking, attending the forums and i love all the workshops.

going for minor in entre was one of the best things that i did in my uni life, i feel.

and if everyone would just play a part, truly, we would make this world a better place.

do u noe that jet li and all the rest really believed in that?

cool.

a sidenote, guess who i met at the forum??? helen shen la. that's way so cool because we were supposed to meet this week. our much-postponed date. and in the end, we saw each other for 2 days in a row at the forum. that's like way cool la. and i like that i thought. it's cool to see what she's doing at work and what i'm doing in my life. the sad thing is we din take pictures la!!!! and i met her good fren from MA prog too. haha. now we're a little more updated.

just now i was talking to somebody. and he was telling me that he wasn't feeling good. n he din sound esp nice. and i was thinking in my heart, that i wasn't feeling too good either. in GSIF, they kept talking abt partnerships n collaborations. it takes a team to make sth work. it takes a team to make the vision come to pass. i need a team, committed, passionate and enthusiastic. yes although i believe one person can make a difference, i also believe, with u on board, much more things will happen. join me in transforming the world, wun u?

elim chew said.. impossible is also i m possible.

ya i believe that too.

now give me a little courage, a little strength, and a little encouragement, to take that little step, and walk that little mile.

something that i have been thinking abt nowadays. about believing people, and about speaking into our lives.

that was sth i took back from AC, how we can change the world, one at a time.

believing, yes you can, and yes we can.

recently i have been thinking abt a lot of things. a lot on friendships. dr bernard always says, relationships precede ministry. a lot of dilemma, a lot of work. it's funny how a fren stepped in, cos he said he felt friendships r so valuable. and it's appreciated la. i know where he's coming from.

but sometimes i just feel, it's never a one-way thing. and i hate it to be one-way. u know me. and sometimes i wish, i don't have to do that much, and press in as much. toking specifically abt certain things and people. don't think too much.

sometimes i wish, all these could be a lot simpler.

on another note, it's never accidental. close friendships are forged because we chose to, open our hearts and lives to certain people. it's becos we chose to press in, and we chose to let them in. i know it's silly that i was thinking of that, but there's a reason why. i don't like to feel obliged, and it's more than that.

HC443 must be the most discouraging module i have taken. seriously.





i never find it difficult to write papers, study for exams and do well.





but everytime i meet my prof for this module, i feel more disheartened than ever.





and that is why, when i was listening to the various speakers in AC, i feel the need to excel more than ever. but i just received an email, which is not a fantastic comment.





now to quote ting, u tell me how???





exams in 2 days. fyp due i dunno when.





haix lord i nd ur help.





ok i must start confessing positively to my world.





just a clarification. richard soon is not my member. haha. for those who dunno. n this is THE classic photo. lol.

so cool. lol. thank God the reporter din write, 20 yr old richard soon. i will die of OD laughing. to quote dr bernard.

on another note, i met pst kevin loo yest at the airport. aiya shld have taken photo with him! haha. and sending off all the china delegates. love them like crazy. pics will be up soon. (:

i'm so gonna blog this down.

it has been awesome. what God has been doing in our hearts and lives.

today i stood there, n i saw pastor call him out.

mx n i both saw him on camera, and were wondering in our hearts, if pastor would be calling him out. and he did.

when pastor said, i feel the glory of God upon you. i smiled.

and i was thinking in my heart, this guy served the Lord in his ministry faithfully every wk. here is his reward.

without the sacrifice of availing himself to serve, he would never be standing on stage, being a catcher. but that very opportunity gave him an encounter with the Lord.

i dunno how to tell u, but i feel so glad.

there's sth greater upon this guy.

and i felt my heart smiling when Pastor spoke to him, and like wad ken said, i was thinking in my heart, that's my friend!

so to my dearest friend, i'm so proud of u. without the willingness to go the extra mile, u wun be where u r today. and u have a tremendous calling upon your life. God is calling u to Himself, more than the ministry and the serving, God is calling u to Him, a life of intimacy with the Holy Spirit. and i love wad pst phil said, u will minister the Holy Spirit for the rest of ur days. WOW.

it feels like i have been prophesied over instead. lol. but from the bottom of my heart, can i tell u, i feel soooo glad. God is awfully good.

MR RICHARD SOON, I M SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!

haha. and i feel really happy for u. (:

a little battle-weary. though it seems like everything is ok, i felt like i fought such a tough battle this week.

just a little tired.

the God I know
righteous and holy
the God i know
faithful and true
the God i know
my tower of refuge
hearts are healed
Christ revealed

the God i know
light of the city
the God i know
strengthens the weak
the God i know
Your heart beats within me
as You are, so are we

the church He knows
righteous and holy
the church He knows
faithful and true
the church He knows
a tower of refuge
hearts are healed
Christ revealed

the church He knows
light of the city
the church He knows
strengthens the weak
the church He knows
is strong and mighty
as He is, so are we

battles after battles. i'm just a little tired, a little weary, a little worn out, and feeling a little alone.
talked to many many ppl this week. encouragement and affirmation.
i felt that i needed it too.

a fren said that my blog seems so emo. sorry but this is a channel to vent my frustration and problems. sometimes i just nd to blog to let it out.

when i heard this song yest, i was abt to weep. it was the cry of my heart, especially for these 2 weeks. carrying that burden.

when he called, i felt that it just din matter anymore. really.

tears flowed, and flowed, and flowed.

let the weak say, i am strong.

on a more positive note, i know it's going to be great next wk. and i noe, battles tell me, that my breakthrough is coming.

GREATER

anyway just a side note, it really brings joy to my heart when i talk to certain ppl, and when people enjoy my company and open up to me. thank God for such ppl in my life. (:

for the first time in such a long while, i went for BS today. partly cos i really wanted to hear jeremy teach, and partly cos he was teaching on the role of the pastor.

the word of God spoke to me tdy. when he was sharing, i was smiling in my heart, cos i really knew what he was talking about. and recently, i m feeling it a bit more, feeling for the people a bit more.

i m getting busier. doing a bit more things, handling a bit more responsibilities. but yet, i still love the people all the same. love talking, discipling and seeing people grow.

and i pray that God will really use me, and us, for something greater.

there's just so much more in store.

i nd to really start mugging! haha. and start doing my research. yes xiaoting work harder. :)

just came back not long ago. after meeting some frens. it's really unusual that i m home so late on sat night.

along the way, met some ppl and friends. and i felt God knocking on my heart. i was reminded y i am doing the things i am doing.

i pray, that i can continue to be used, in a greater way, to see lives changed.

it's wonderful living for you. (:

nights.

after so many days of ploughing through, finally i m done with my 20 page essay. and i realised, it's abt 10000 words!!! so not so bad la.

it's just been a difficult time, to say the least, and now my friends, sch is really, officially over.

no more lectures, tutorials and reports for the many days that follow, except for my fyp of cos, which i need to start next wk.

and i can only say, xiaoting, jia you jia you n jia you. (:

and i would love to go out one of these days. i need a good break! before i start again.

counting down 20 hours to the handing in of report, things don't look so bad after all. lol. it's only missing a night of sleep. n i m looking forward, to handing in that report tml, and take the ride from boon lay to eunos, and eventually lying on my bed. waking up to thinking, that's one report down and a final one to go.

jia you ms chiong.

live up to ur name man.

haha.

on another note, obama really really won. wow.