Friday, August 20, 2010
I AM CONTENTED!
my favorite picture taken during my house dedication(:
I've been itching to blog this.
recently, I've learnt what it truly means to be contented. with my wardrobe close to bursting with clothes, number of bags which I kinda lost count and yet, I still want more! never really satisfied and I must admit I'm good at reasoning and sometimes even manipulating+convincing myself (with 100 reasons why I should get a new bag or clothes).
excuses like: 'I'm contributing to the economy by spending!' or ' I'm supporting local brands (when I'm shopping online)'. all these are said just to make myself feel better and to convince myself that I really need it. when actually, it's more of a WANT.
happened to chance upon this song on my ipod:
"we'll take a look around and tell me what you see
we are consuming everything
and I must confess that I fall
oh, isn't this the story of us all?
falsely advertised
into believing we need this stuff in our lives
'cause what we got is what we need
and everything else is only greed
it's greener on the other side, oh why can't we be satisfied, oh"
(greed by shawn mcdonald)
a simple illustration would be, farmers or fishermen in 3rd world countries are contented that what they've caught/harvested is enough to provide them for a day (and they lead a simple and happy life).
I'm not surprised that they are happier than us who have so much more in life(despite not having an iphone, TV, spoilt for choice on what to wear everyday..).
it's all about being contented+happy and thanking God for the bountiful blessings in our lives. hence, I'm fasting. from? retail therapy! I ought to be more thrifty and creative in wearing the same outfit differently (hopefully no one would notice!)*cross fingers.
so the next time you're out shopping, do ask yourself, "do I really need it?".
xoxo
with all my love
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with love, at 1:01 PM
Monday, August 2, 2010
'ACCIDENTAL MONDAY'
my week was full of accidents. after all the mishaps, I guess I'm a certified accident prone-girl. here's a compiled list of my accidents from yesterday and today:
#1. I spilled 3 plastic cups of warm, less sugar soya bean at the hawker centre near my church. I created a mini commotion as an old man started clapping at the mess I caused and I bet, even the old man who was sitting comfortably on his wheelchair nearby totally witnessed the entire thing through his one eye ( the other eye of his was shut). OF COURSE I FELT TERRIBLE AND EXTREMELY GUILTY. I ended up apologising profusely to the store owner.
#2. I ACCIDENTally forgotten to scan the my ezlink card when going down the bus today!! hence I was charged the full fare! *heart wrenches. I have yet to top up my concession. (psst. using concession ROCKS! the machines cheerfully beeps and greets you with 'have a nice day' when tapped PLUS I need not tap my card when I alight, uber cool!)
#3. I was so caught up that I didn't remember to tap my ezlink when I alighted that I couldn't walk straight (don't ask me why?!) that I ended up walking off the pavement, onto the grass, slightly twisted my left feet, lost my balance and....FELL! I could feel the entire passengers on the bus I took earlier ( thank God it wasn't double decker!!) staring at me! I wish the ground could just open and swallow me whole.
I soooo need to find my centre of gravity (my belly button???) and gain utmost stability! am working on that.
ANYWAYS, it's my last week of school before I'm release for my 1 month exam break (thanks to YOG! I'm soooo proud of singapore) I need to be studious, walk, think, act, try to be.. 'AIM STUDIOUSLY'! my progress? have started writing down all my topics for my 5 papers and it does scare me, just looking at the amount of topics that reaches almost sky high. as currently, I'm so laid back!
a typical conversation in my head:
hardworking me: I NEED TO STUDY!
lazy me: didn't I already read through 1 chapter of SAPM lecture notes on saturday(: (security analysis portfolio management) *extremely proud of myself((:
hardworking me: NOT COUNTED! you fell asleep for like 40mins after reading for 15mins??!
I need to buck up and desperately need help from God to be discipline, focus,have good memory to retain the mountains of information and wisdom to apply whatever I've learnt. AMEN!
here's wishing all my friends who are taking their main exams in september(: fear not as you are not and never alone!
with all my love
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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with love, at 10:44 PM
