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::: beÅutìfully éthErêaL :::WELCOME to naReLLe's blog! My Life. My Song. Tales & Lessons through lyrics. A source of Motivation, Inspiration, Strength and Faith. December 30 I'll Move On...Press On...Hang On...OLIVIA ONG ~ I'LL MOVE ON
This road that I'm taking twists and turns My life my chance turning dreams into reality. Down this path faced with so many things Sometimes I feel like giving up and turn away Can't seem to go on And I've been thru' this before Now where am I? Where do I stand? A little lost here. But I'll remember. All those times you've bought me thru'. I'd be a fool to give up cos' the goal is near I'll move on I'll go on. Lord I will take your hand. And you will guide me along. Survive thru' this storm. So I say, come what may. I'll hold on to my hope. Yes, I will walk down this road. And my passion drive will lead me on Here I am Once again caught in the rain. Looking back I've come so far And I want to carry on Take a step at time It's alright. Even thru' this rain, I want to smile again Don't hold back now. And i've been thru' this before. Now where am I? Where do I stand? A little lost here. But I'll remember. All those times you've bought me thru'. I can feel the sun shining down on me Here I am, Here I am. Lord I will take your hand. And you will guide me along. Survive thru' this storm. So I say, come what may. I'll hold on to my hope. Yes, I will walk down this road. And my passion drive will lead me on. October 12 A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEEDI'm gonna use this blog entry as a chance to express my deepest appreciation to these 2 wonderful friends that i have:
Thank you, Yeeshin for your company today. I had a blast at Orchard this afternoon! And i appreciate you so much because of your patience, and that's an attribute of a true friend. I am truly thankful to God for who you are. And i'm going to try my new minerals foundation tomorrow! So happy that you could join me as i test out the shades and your opinion helped me loads in deciding what to buy and also you are a real good friend as you did help me to budget and keep within the $60 limit of vouchers that i had and not overbuy. {we've been friends since Yr 2002 in NASS Choir, and today you're one of my besties and shopping khaki...HAha!}
Also, a big hug and thanks to you, Diana, for all that you've done and for treasuring our friendship. I truly appreciate it and am looking forward again to out next chat again! I can't wait!! Your positivity in everything is just oh so infectious!! {we've been close friends in Sec 1, then we lost contact from 2002-2007, but i'm so glad that we could finally reunite sometime in early 2008 and continue to work on our friendship, deepen it and keep it strong!}
I dedicate this song to both you lovely girls! ENjoy!!
"True Friend", performed by Miley Cyrus
October 11 This BIG and BELIEVE YOU CANA good ole pal', Diana, always reminds me to think BIG, to BELIEVE in yourself that YOU CAN. Thanks, pal! :)
I decided to keep this entry short, and just let this song express what is in my heart. (This song is one of My Top #5 Favourites Songs of all time!)
Yes, it's the song, "I Believe", performed by Fantasia, American Idol Winner, Season 3, 2004.
Her life story is such an inspiration. I have a book that writes about her life and struggles and hardship that she went through before she finally could make it big and leave her dream in America as a prominent singer.
Enjoy the song!
My personal favourite lyrics from the song are,
"I believe in the impossible,
If I reach deep within my heart (Yeah) Overcome many obstacles, Won't let this dream just fall apart You see I strive to be the very best, Shine my light for all to see Cause anything is possible, WHEN YOU BELIEVE" I BELIEVE - FANTASIA
Have you ever reached a rainbow's end? And Did you find your pot of gold? Ever catch a shooting star? Tell me how high did you soar? Ever felt like you were dreaming, Just to find that you're awake? And the magic that surronds you, Can lift you up, and guide you on your way. I can see it in the stars across the sky. Dreamt a hundred thousand dreams before Now I finally realize. You see I've waited all my life for this moment to arrive, And finally, I believe When you look out in the distance You see it never was that far ohh no Heaven knows your existance and wants you to be everything you are ooh theres a time for every soul to fly its in the eyes of every child its the hope the love to save the world and ohhh we should never let it go chorus (Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah) I believe in the impossible, If I reach deep within my heart (Yeah) Overcome many obstacles, Won't let this dream just fall apart You see I strive to be the very best, Shine my light for all to see Cause anything is possible, When you believe ( I Can see it in the stars across the sky) Yeah, yeah (Dreamt a hundred thousand dreams before) Now I finally realize You see I've waited all my life for this moment to arrive And finally I believe ohhhhhhh yeah I believe Oooooh Yeah Yeah (Love keeps lifting me higher) I believe in love (Love keeps lifting me higher) higher higher higher higher (Love keeps lifting me higher) yeah-hea yeah-hea hea hea hea yeah (Love keeps lifting me higher) Love keeps lifting, love keeps lifting me higher (Love keeps lifting me higher) You oughtta try it for yourself lifting me higher yeah yeah (love keeps liftin me higher) i believe i believe in love (love keeps lifting me higher) love yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (love keeps lifting me higher) higher higher higher higher higher (love keeps liftin me higher) love keeps liftin love keeps lifting me higher September 17 Internship - Blessing in DisguiseBeen so busy working as an intern at Rentokil Pest Control Company (S'pore branch) @ Jalan Mesin, Macpherson Rd. So, i'll just do a quick entry with some significant details
- 1 hr 30 mins to commute by Public Bus (2 buses to reach to head office)
- Working hours from 8.30AM to 6PM, 1 hr lunch break. (i have to wake up at 6AM in the morning! and reach home around 8pm at night)
Deployed to: Finance Dept
Sub Division: Credit Control
Task/Job assigned: Chase payments from clients, prepare Statement of Account (SOA), retrieve old tax invoices and prepare Certified True Copy if requested by client (CTC), and miscellaneos administrative tasks here and there.
How is it a Blessing in Disguise?
Background Scenario: Previous Company last minute canceled my internship programme with me in Aug 08, which i self-secured. Training allowance offered was very high for an intern. Great office location. Nice office building.
But...when i was randomly posted by my Poly to RENTOKIL pest ctrl co....It's a blessing in disguise.
 I major in Marketing and Entre. so i was exposed to several Customer Database mgt systems i.e. Tera Term Web, Microsoft Navision I got oppotunities to connect with customers and practise using some soft skills that i acquired in my years of education Make many great, new work mate intern mate and temp contract staff mates. All born around 1983-1989. I'm born in 1988. We are able to interact better and help each other along the way. We also also have lunch togather, chit chat over tea breaks or at the bus stop or in the bus back home. .... .... TO BE CONTINUED...MANY MORE SMILEY BLESSINGS to Blog about. But i gtg now, cos gtg wake up 6AM so that i can be PUNCTUAL for work tomorrow.
Stay GLUED!!! I will be back soon to continue my entries!! September 09 FACING THE GIANTS: I Will Still Love You Lord, I Will Still Love You.In April 2008, I successfully self secured an internship placement for myself. I was so looking forward to this internship! There are vast opportunities to make use of my skills i learnt in Business school and the training allowance was way way above the norm rate. However, in August, BAD NEWS! The company which i self-secured...they last minute cancelled my internship programme with me. Reason being...their marketing plans for 2008 has been postponed to 2009. So, there is no job position available.
My immediate reaction was, "GOD!! You're punishing me for my pride!" ---I must admit that i was quite 'proud' about securing a high-paid intern job
Today, I have been posted to RENTOKIL. A leading Pest Control company in Singapore. And the head office is at Jalan Mesin, around Macpherson Road. Training allowance wise.....well.....it's the Polytechnic's bare minumum rate.
But 2 lessons I learnt from 'Facing The Giants' movie helped me to accept my current situation and still love the Lord, more than anything else.
Lessons from the Movie:
 Surrender & Love FACING THE GIANTS Movie Study Series Clip - "Complete Surrender" Movie Background:
Grant and Brooke Taylor both long to have children. After four years of trying, Grant learns that he is the reason for their infertility. That night, Grant and Brooke weep together after he tells her he cannot give her the children she wants. He later asks if she will still love the Lord if He never gives them children. She cannot answer him in her grief. Weeks later, Brooke wakes up one morning feeling sick. She makes an appointment with the doctor to see if she is somehow pregnant. Brooke is waiting in the doctor’s office. After hearing from the nurse that she is still not pregnant, Brooke walks out to her car alone and tells God, through her tears, "I will still love you Lord......I will still love you. Once she surrendered to God, trusting Him at every turn and commiting her ways to the Lord in obedient faith, suddenly, everything changes...For GOOD. After revealing the bad news to Brooke, the nurse went back to the counter and realised that there were 2 clip boards with the names "B. TAYLOR". She had accidentally taken the wrong clip board, which is NOT Brooke's pregnancy results. And the right board, with Brooke Taylor's name on it, had POSITIVE results. So, it was a happy ending. Brooke finally became pregnant. God granted her desires of her heart. Psalms 37:4, "Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart" Similar to Brooke, I will 'Delight' myself in the Lord, seek Him daily, thirst to know Him more, Trust Him completely and consider Him in all ways obediently. Psalms 37:5, "Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it." The desires of my heart is to have a positive outcome and experience something wonderful during my internship. But i have learnt to entrust my all to the Lord. Regardless of whatever outcome i will face in the next 12 weeks of internship at Rentokil, I will still say, "I will still love You Lord......I will still love You." I believe that everything good in life will find its proper place when God is put first.
Will you still love God even when He does not do or grant what you want Him to? September 06 Facing The Giants: Surrender all to Christ, Completely. Because Nothing Is Impossible with GOD!!"Completely" ~ Ana Laura
Facing The Giants: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The secret of life is letting go The secret of love is letting it show In all that I do In all that I say Right here in this moment The power of prayer is in a humble cry The power of change is in giving my life And laying it down Down at your feet Right here in this moment (Chorus) Take my heart Take my soul I surrender everything to your control And let all that is within me lift up to you and say I am yours and yours alone Completely This journey of life is a search for truth This journey of faith is following you Every step of the way Through the joy and the pain Right here in this moment (Chorus) Take my heart Take my soul I surrender everything to your control And let all that is within me lift up to you and say I am yours and yours alone Completely September 05 Facing The Giants: Never Stop. Never Give Up. Never Lose FaithI received great news this morning! My NAPFA Fitness Test Results were fantastic! Unbelievable! I thought that my stamina to excel has dropped because I can feel that i am aging. Haha. The last time i recalled doing this same fitness test was in 2005. That's 3 years ago! I was still young, and as agile as a monkey at 17 years of age. But today, i am already 20 years old! Praise God for He has done immeasurably great things that i can never ask for or imagine! I was granted a GOLD NAPFA Award! This is way beyond what i expected. I thought i would only get a Silver at most.
NAPFA AWARD GRANTED : GOLD Movie Background: After trusting God and seeking to honour Him above themselves, the Shiloh Christian Academy Eagles have been winning football games. Now they prepare to take on the strong, fast, undefeated Richland Giants in the state championship game. Most observers feel the Eagles have an impossible task at hand because they have a very small team of 32 players and the Giants have 3 times more, with 85 players on the team. Shiloh Eagles' Coach, Grant Taylor, challenges his football team before the big game not to fear, but to believe that God can accomplish the impossible if they will trust Him.
Some great quotes from Coach Taylor as he challenged his football team before the state championship game commence:
"I want you to remember where God has brought us. I want you to remember how hard you work. We won't supposed to have a winning season. But we do. We were'nt supposed to advance to the playoffs. But we did. We're not supposed to be here. But we are."
"So if there is anything that says that This Is A Losing Effort, Throw it out. Because as i stand here, i believe that as long as we honour God, nothing is impossible. Nothing."
"Leave everything out on the field. Give your best to God tonight. Whether we leave the field as victors or not, we will give God the glory."
The Napfa test involves me completing 5 stations and a 2.4km Walk-Run (1.5 mile). The latter is my greatest hurdle, or rather, my greatest 'Giant'. I don't like to run. I never did enjoy running. In the first place, i hardly run at all. And so, I never expected myself to get an A for the 2.4km Run. But i did.
As I reach the middle point at 1.2km, i was already out of breath, my body is prompting me to stop running and walk to catch a breather. Many a times i was so tempted to just stop the forward running momentum and walk. But then, I was remembered the movie, how hard the Shiloh Eagles football team fought through the game, they defend hard, never backdown and gave their best. At one point, the team leader, Brock, felt that his body can no longer play hard defense anymore, and he told his Coach that he want to drop out. But Coach Taylor encouraged him to hang in there, and Brock did the same and encouraged his team mates too. In the end, they did give their best to God and God rewarded their Faith and they walk home as victors in the state championship.
So, similarly, I kept running, without stopping to catch a breath. As i ran, i prayed, "Dear Lord, only you are my strength when i am weak. Give me the strength to complete this. I surrender all to you, completely." And each time i feel tired and out of breath, i prayed the same prayer, trusted and had faith in the Lord. Thank you, God, for giving me strength by 'holding' my hand and 'running' with me too.
Frankly, at the end point. I thought I clocked in a time more than 15 mins. But praise God, i managed to complete the 2.4km Run in 14 Mins 58 secs! Amen!
September 02 "FACING THE GIANTS" MovieRecently I watched "FACING THE GIANTS" Movie from a DVD that i borrowed from my church library. When i saw the movie, I was in tears because it was so motivational and inspirational! There are several touching scenes from the movie. And it teaches us to 'never give up' and also teaches us ways on how we can deal with failures and fears --- Simply by Never losing Faith and Trusting that God can somehow do the Impossible.
Here're the movie trailer:
The movie was so good, that i decided to use this as a tool to reach out and help my friends follow Jesus. The DVD was great too! Packed with Study Guide clips and Bible Study materials included inside.
In my subsequent blog entries, i will be blogging on Lessons that I Learnt from "FACING THE GIANTS" movie.
I recommend everybody to go watch this movie. You'll be moved to tears.
August 15 Lessons from Table TennisFirst of all, i would like to say a huge Congratulations to the Singapore Women's Table Tennis Team for assuring at least a Silver Medal for Singapore in the Beijing Olympics 2008, and ending the country's 48-year Olympic-medal drought. Singapore has never won any medal in the Olympics since 1960. Today, these ladies did the nation very proud. Singapore beat South Korea 3-2 in the semi-final of the Olympic women's team table tennis event today evening. The Singapore women's team will advance into the Finals for the team event this Sunday in fight for a Gold Medal. But even if they lose in the championship match, they will still take home the Silver.
I must also congratulate the South Korean women's table tennis team for their great effort at defending. The South Korean women paddlers made this Semi-finals match so intense, gripping and entertaining to watch. They created alot of 'heat' and 'pressure' to the Singapore Women's Team with their defensive-style playing. With all the loops, spinning and chopping. In fact, the South Korean table tennis women's doubles pair, Park Mi Young and Kim Kyung Ah, are named the Invincible Korean Choppers. What a superb match! 3 hours and 45mins!
But aside from all the entertainment, i actually learnt a few important lessons from this match alone. I learnt about Patience and Resilience. and also about Dark Horses.
Patience
Singapore's Women Table Tennis Team captain, Li Jia Wei, needed lots and lots of patience to beat her nemesis, South Korea's Kim Kyung Ah, who beat Li in the women's singles bronze-medal play-off at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Kim is a chopper, a highly defensive-style player.
In the Semi-Finals, Feng TianWei had given Singapore a dream start when she crushed world No 26 Dang Ye Seo 11-5, 11-5, 11-2 in the opening of the five match team event. But a tie was then levelled 1-1 when world No 6 Li Jia Wei lost 11-5, 8-11, 11-9, 6-11, 9-11 to world No 11 Kim Kyung Ah in a thrilling second match encounter. What caused world No 6 Li to stumble? It's lack of patience. If you have watched the match, you would have seen that in order to beat the South Korean, Li just needed to be patient in her returns. Many times, Kim gave Li spins and loops which needed a very careful, patient return and not a quick attack. If one is quick in her return, then she would have hit the net or go off table. In this case, Li was not patient enough.
However.....with...
Resilience, Li bounced back from that defeat with resilience and partnered Wang Yuegu to victory over Park and Kim in the doubles match, powering to a 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 win to put the Republic 2-1 up.
Now about Dark Horses. No one expected that Feng Tianwei would seal the win in the Semi Finals round for Singapore. She is the dark horse. All the hype was on Li Jiawei. But this time, the one who propelled the Singapore team to clinch for the nation their first Olympic medal since 1960 is none other then Feng. The 21-year-old produced a performance of maturity and composure beyond her age to make history for the Singapore's women's table tennis team. In recent news articles, it was highlighted that Feng does not usually do well against defensive players like the South Korean choppers. But, Surprise! Surprise! She won 2 matches in the five match team event. In the fifth and final match, which determines which team gets to play in the Gold Medal match, Feng was able to handle all the pressure very well, beating Park Mi Young, who is another chopper and defensive-style player, 11-7, 12-10, 3-11, 11-9. Amazing job! Who said she doesn't do well against defensive players? Perhaps, in life, it's really better to be a dark horse. Then you surprise your opponents by winning unexpectedly. By being less well known, also comes lesser pressure.
July 31 Don't Worry 'Bout A Thing~SOME RANTS~
Someone just sent me a hurtful sms. And some group members have been spreading some really bad rumours about me. Man, those ungrateful people! I've done so much for the group and I don't expect anything - I don't even expect or to hear a 'Thank You' from any of them. But at least i hope they will appreciate what i've done, and not the other way round, by spreading rumours!
Ok that was negative. Yes, i've been ranting. And in my previous blog entry i said i'll write about positive things, so, Hey! Here's my positive note based on the above scenario that happened.
~POSITIVE MESSAGE~
No matter how hard they try to make me upset or cry, I'm gonna tell them, I'm not gonna worry 'bout a thing. I'll still stay strong and carry on...
I'll put my records on, hear a simple song and drown my ears in motivational music to perk my spirits up. YOU AIN'T GONNA BREAK ME DOWN! No. No.
SHEDAISY - Don't Worry 'Bout A Thing
Ever been misunderstood, misused, or misled Ever knocked on the sky and had it fall on your head well, don't worry 'bout it, don't worry Ever lost your luggage, your marbles, your house Or found yourself in bed with Uncle Sam or Mickey Mouse Ever been accused of murder on Music Row Or caught in morning traffic when you really gotta go - Oh no! [Chorus] Life is funny, life's a mess Sometimes a curse, sometimes a blessing Don't worry 'bout a thing, don't worry 'bout it Life gets sticky, life can bruise Sometimes you win sometimes you're losing No matter what it brings Don't worry 'bout a thing Ever sat yourself down when the seat is all wet Or see your "ex" sucking face with a little brunette Don't worry 'bout it, no don't worry Ever lost your religion, ever lost your best friend Or found your last record in the bargain bin Or been stuck in a divorce like crazy glue Or scraped someone else's gum off the bottom of your shoe - Boo hoo! [Repeat Chorus] (Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah - Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, - Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah) Don't worry, don't worry [Bridge:] We all got a little junk in the trunk And when you're feelin' good as sunk Remember, everything will be just fine If I laugh at yours then you'll laugh at mine [Repeat Chorus 2x] (Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah - Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, - Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah) Don't worry, don't worry Life gets sticky, life can bruise Sometimes you win sometimes you're losing No matter what it brings Don't worry 'bout a thing Wipe the tear away after crying, girl.Someday when my crying's done
I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun
I may be a fool, but till then, you'll never see me complain again
Yes. I will wipe away my tears and stop complaining about my group members' irresponsibility in the group projects. From now onwards, i will say only positive things. Strength only comes from the Lord!I almost fainted again because of overwork. Today i had to submit another written report by 5pm. Unfortunately, i got delayed because of my fatigue. So i had to see the doctor and all. And also the peak hour traffic also slowed my arrival to submit the hard copy binded report. Supposedly it should be really a GROUP project. It's supposed to be a GROUP affair to settle all this. BUT one member wanted me to break up and said that I should go solo. So in the end, i had to redo this Consumer Behaviour report from scratch. From Ground zero. I only got the 'bad breakup news' this morning. So i had no choice but to start the report from the top only this morning and worked from 10am to 6pm, nonstop, no break. Needless to say, ALONE. AGAIN. As for the other 2 guys in my group, they were MIA, as usual. (Missing in Action). I was glad i had backed up all my previous work that i had done in the past, so there was'nt much 're-doing' to be done. I only got to add 'fillers' here and there and take care of the overall format, layout and report writing style. Yup, the 'fillers' are those parts that were supposed to be done by the other group members. But ya, i ended up doing it all. But ultimately, though i submitted my report late, but i am still happy that i completed it well and i knew i submitted a good quality piece of work. Through my ups and downs, people try to break me, tear me and rip me apart... but NO! I ain't gonna give up. The Lord is my strength! I will hang on and move on forward because of HIM! Philippians 3:14 (New International Version)14 "I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."July 29 Love One Another, or DIEToday i watched a very touching movie. Tuesdays with Morrie. Yes, that's right. The movie made from the all time best seller book, 'Tuesdays with Morrie' by Mitch Albom. The movie was so moving that it brought buckets of tears to my eyes! My elder sister who watched the movie with me cried lots too.
TWO Important Lessons Learnt
1. L.O.V.E
"We must love one another, or die", a famous quote from W.H Auden. A sentence that Morrie loves to quote. Indeed, it is so true. Where would we be without the love? Let's revisit some history....Christ died on the cross for? US. WE. out of LOVE. Ok, then let me think, Mom work so hard everyday to all the bills and give me and my sister such a comfortable life. And it's all out of LOVE. The movie and the way Morrie lead his last few days on earth and the lessons he had shared with Mitch, well, it did 'hit' on me, those hard lessons. It definitely not easy to say this word sometimes. It takes guts to really say it and mean what you say. But i'm definitely not gonna let PRIDE or FEAR seep into me and sweep off the opportunity and chance to love and most importantly, to tell someone, "I LOVE YOU". I immediately texted my Mom via sms and told her how much I Love her after the movie ended. And i can't wait to tell her when she gets home. Oh btw, lately she's been working till late at night and comes home past 9pm or like today past 10pm. I'm sure she'll be so thrilled if i said those words to her in person and give her a warm big hug like what Morrie always does on the Tuesdays when he sees Mitch. I also told my sister that i love her too. And i'm gonna say that and hug them hard everyday. That'll be my new daily goal. Oh ya, not forgetting my friends too. I love you all, Yeeshin, Charis and Yunqi too! It's grace that we have so many chances and opportunites to express our love for someone, to friends and to people. Take this chance, and don't waste it away. Have you told someone important in your life how much and badly you love them yet? Why not give them a great big hug today, or right now? I'm sure you won't regret it.
2. F.O.R.G.I.V.E.N.E.S.S
In the book or movie, Morrie had an occasion where he shared to Mitch about his regrets in life. One of which he regretted ALOT - Not forgiving his Dad when he had the chance to. His Dad died a terrible death - he was shot dead on the streets. And Morrie wished he had the chance to tell his Dad that he has forgiven him for his past doings (Morrie's Dad used to bring Morrie to work at a factory sweatshop) that hurt Morrie when he was just a little boy. Unfortunately, his father died too soon, way before Morrie even realised that he should have forgiven his Dad. As for me, during this week and the week before, I have been working real hard at my marketing projects. I really resented my group members. I felt that they were like blood suckers, sucking me up till i finally get dry and die! And i felt like i was being 'used' and 'taken advantage' of. They knew that i would be like a 'mother at rescue' at all times. Well, they have seen that i have completed and wrapped up the sales management project very well and they did'nt even have to break a sweat! As for me, i did not only break sweat, i even fainted the eve before submission deadline. I was stretched and overworked to my limits. And my physical body gave way. And my group members, none of them even said a simple Thank You. I don't expect anything much from them, but just a simple thank you? No, i don't get that. And i feel like hating them. I so much want to blame them for their irresponsiblity and laziness. I did like close to 70% of that whole project. And ya, i feel so much like making them go through the hardship and pain and sweat to produce that sales project training manual. But i chose not too. I think of Jesus. I think of Morrie. I think of Mom. I think of my family. I think of LOVE. and then my heart just melted...and all the resentment just slowly fade away. The hurt. The bitterness. Whoosh. All gone. Love and Forgiveness just goes together. Like a marriage. With love, you will learn to forgive. So yes, it's hard, but i've learnt to forgive. When you forgive, all the anger and bitterness in your heart will go away. And you feel happy and JOY will feel your whole heart. I have forgiven those who have hurt me and have received tremendous joy when i let go, forget and forgive. Have you?
Here's a nice song to listen to. Inspiring. Motivational. It's entitled, "Faith, Hope and Love".
A chapter done
Turn the page And separate roads Lead separate ways But as we go, we're not alone No, we're not alone Because faith and hope and love Are waiting for you when we say goodbye... Where would we be without the Faith Where would we be without the Hope Where would we be without the Faith The one that God alone has made Because faith and hope and love Are waiting for you when we say Faith, hope and love Are waiting for you when we say goodbye Where would we be without the Faith Where would we ve without the Hope Where would we be without the Faith The one that God alone has made Because faith, hope and love Are waiting for you when we say Faith, hope and love Are waiting for you when we say goodbye Yea, though I walk Down in the valley of the shadow of darkness I will not fear I will fear no evil Because faith, hope and love Are waiting for you when we say Faith, hope and love Are waiting for you when we say goodbye Because faith and hope and love Are waiting for you when we say goodbye Faith and hope and love Waiting for you when We'll be praying until then Waiting for you when we say goodbye To walk in FAITH, put my trust and HOPE in GOD and LOVE the ones oh so dear to me! EVERYDAY! - NARELLE's daily motto and goal July 28 Even HAIR takes DISCIPLINERecently i just permed my hair, just to have a change in my boring thick and long hair that is terribly layered and all fashion sucidal. Well, that's one reason, the other of cause is a reward to myself for all my hardwork in school completing 2 major projects during this very hectic week.
It's funny how my NEW hairdo can actually make me a more disciplined person. No kiddin' man.
CURLED HAIR = DISCPLINED PERSON
Why is that so?
Firstly, especially for someone, like myself, who has naturally extra thick and alot of hair, when i wake up in the morning, the curls will got all curly wirly and all wrong, flyaways here and there and curls at all the wrong places. Yup that's wake-up-in-the-morning bed hair. So how to solve this problem and get back the nice cermaic perm that i had like that first day i did my perm? Yep, that's right. You've gotta bathe, gurl and wash your hair.
Then, secondly, you will have to wake up early to wash my hair with the right curling shampoo and conditioner. And still have enough time to eat breakfast, get changed and go to school.
And thirdly, before i leave home, I have to use a special treatment water to 'tame the frizz' and then use styling lotion to define the curls, maintain and hold tha curls throughout the whole day.
That's a whole lot of 'styling process' for maintaining curls. At this point, i'm still a newbie at this, cos i am usually a very lazy person when it comes to maintaining hair. I don't even do home care hair masks or treatments (no wonder i used to have such a thick mane that is so untamed! and still have because of my lack of discipline in my hair regimen)
So yeah, EVEN HAIR takes DISCIPLINE. And therefore, all the more, in LIFE, everyone should be disciplined in whatever we do to achieve success and attain your goals. Slackers and lazybums will never be successful. If you don't have a disciplined eating habits and exercise routine, you will get out of shape. SO it's the same for work and for school-related stuff. All of us will get out of shape if we don't keep a disciplined lifestyle.
This reminds me also that if i don't have a disciplined spiritual life, I will not be able to have spiritual maturity and finish the marathon race of life. Without discipline, i may be distracted and steered off the right route and into SIN (like tangled up, untamed curly and frizzy hair). Yup, so apart from success in schoolwork and all, it is also my goal to achieve success in my spiritual walk with God. Grow to be more like Christ and thereby help my friends to follow Jesus too.
The following scripture verse inspires me to move on and be disciplined in my walk with God. Will you be inspired too by this verse and turn away from ill-disciplined lifestyle, away from the contemporary and get in tune with Jesus, and let him hold your hand as you run the race of life?
"Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with the perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." - Hebrews 12:1-3
CALL ON JESUS - Nicole C. Mullen
I WILL RUN TO YOU - Hillsongs July 24 Hang On, Good Girl!I have never worked so hard in my life, until today! I'm dead serious! No kiddin'. I worked on my Sales Management Group Project today from 2-10pm straight, no break! That's solid 8 hours!
Somehow, my 3 other group members had 'something on' at 5pm. Though i find their reasons to be a little ambiguous...1 of them left at 3.30pm for 'Smoke break', but NEVER came back. The remaining 2 members left at 5pm, one said he needs to return back his car to his father, otherwise he get a scolding, and the other said she gotta go for Chess...but, oh well, I can't keep them to stay back with me to work on our Group Project...Anyway even if they stay it makes not much difference...
Anyway, I set a goal that by hook or by crook, I gotta get this project out of the way, clear it, once and for all, by tonight. I'm actually glad I stayed on to complete it, though i was all alone to complete this....But I'm still SMILING, because...
1. I built my threshold of hardship. Now my threshold is much higher. Yes, I'm tenacious and strong! I am prepared for my upcoming student internship programme at Thuraya Telecomm Co. in September. I remembered the HR Manager told me during my interview in April 2008, "When deadlines and promotional launches are around the corner, things can get very hostile." I think i am prepared for whatever hostility that come my way. (Thank you Jesus for giving me strength!)
2. What Ultimate Joy, Satisfaction and Sense of Achievement I get from completing a project! I feel good, because I am a responsible girl, who would finish her project well.
3. I am able to Manage Stress and Tight Deadlines.
And all these means that I am one step closer to SUCCESS in LIFE! Well done, ME! Oh there's 2 THANK YOUs that i want to say, once again, Thank you Lord Jesus for giving me strength to go through the day and Thank you TP Business School Computer Labs and IT Helpdesk for opening the labs till 9.45pm for hardworking students to work on their projects in the comfort of a fully air-conditioned room with modern PCs and quality LaserJet and DeskJet Printers for us to print our reports, coloured charts, graphs, diagrams etc...By doing my projects in school, i help my Mother save on Utility bills! hehe! So, thank you TP Business School for the educational facilities provided till almost up to 10pm.
As usual, i'd always sign in or sign off with a song...as i was heading back home on the public bus, i was tuning in to this song which really perked my spirits up and motivated me to work even harder each and everyday to achieve excellence in whatever i do.
ZOEgirl - Good Girl
You walk a narrow road
I know you face it on your own But you've got the will inside I can see it in your eyes You're not about mini skirts And silly reasons just to flirt 'Cause you've got heaven on your side And that's how you live your life [Chorus] [Chorus] [Bridge] Hang on, good girl, (you're not the only one)
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