| Words from a Wiseman... |
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" Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm "
- Winston ChurchillRight you are Mr.Churchill....Right you are. |
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[Jan. 11th, 2012|11:41 pm] |
" The art of communication is the language of leadership. "James Humes |
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[Nov. 17th, 2011|11:38 pm] |
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" If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm. "
- Gandhi
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[Nov. 17th, 2011|08:46 pm] |
Its days like this that I can't just spring my usual optimism out of the drawer and help myself feel better about everything.
I feel dejected and brought down, and I don't like it.
Running through the sequence of events today over and over in my head, no rationale or justification pops up to help make the day better.
This post seems awfully dreary but I guess I just need to lose myself in literary depression for awhile.
Horrible day, horrible sequence of events, and a rather bleak outlook for tomorrow.
God this post is gloomy.
I need someone to talk to this time.
For now John Mayer and Eric Clapton are pretty good... somewhat.
Signing off after a bad day,
Christian. |
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| Faith. |
[Oct. 31st, 2011|11:36 pm] |
Faith is the strongest belief a person can have.
With faith you can overcome barriers.
You can do things you thought you'd never be able to do.
You can hold strong and steady even in the darkest of adversities.
Nothing would be able to stop you.
And nothing would be able to break you.
It is not an easy concept to live by, but fulfilling when you stop and look at it on hindsight.
You find that you stay true to yourself, that you never compromised.
It has not been an easy path, but I believe in it still nevertheless. More than ever, faith will see me through the biggest changes in my life. People change, and situations change, but with some determination and effort, the faith in someone you have invested in can never go away. It can remain steadfast and stand the test of whatever life throws at it. I have memories that I know that I will cherish for a lifetime, experiences that will continue to empower me in the many years to come.. and I fully intend on keeping them safe.
Life makes it hard sometimes to cling on to a concept that is already hard enough as it is to grasp.
But perhaps the beauty of it lies in the challenge.
In proving life wrong, am I not empowering the belief that I hold on to?
Faith can survive anything.
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| who we are. |
[Oct. 28th, 2011|07:15 pm] |
Once I change my mind about someone, it is unmoving and irreversible.
I believe in faith, and where it truly lies.
Thus I am prepared to throw away the bad, and hold on to the good.
Dont worry squid, I'll keep us safe. Everything we've built is tucked away and never going to change.
The trips, the explorations, chilling by the rain doing absolutely nothing, movie nights, our stargazing sessions, working together overnight... Everything.
We've seen it all and come out strong in the hardest of circumstances, but the result of that is something I will never trade away or let go.
I've always loved you and never for a second gave up on us.
And I know you never either.
I love your heart, and who you are.
You stay right there, because you know I'm with you.
I'm not letting anyone hurt us.
I'm not letting anyone hurt faith.
Perhaps someday i'll see you again, until then wait for me.
We'll go on that hot air balloon someday if you want to then, and watch Auroras go nuts in the sky.
Whale clouds, Fish in the sky, Willd Gombakians.. we'll see it all again someday.
You just need to hold on to us and never give up squid.
No matter what threatens to hold you down and drown out the person I know and love,
Don't give up.
You know that I'm always here.
I love you squidheart.
Jeng.
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[Oct. 9th, 2011|11:43 pm] |
Remember the good and forget the bad.
Giving in isn't easy,
but sometimes you let go to live.
Faith made this possible, and faith will guide me through.
I won't let anything change who you are, it would be an injustice to us and the faith we built ourselves upon.
I'm guarding you and keeping you safe no matter what happens.
There is nothing that can destroy what faith built.
Nothing.
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[Aug. 23rd, 2011|10:23 pm] |
 Creatures of the sea by the bay.
I remember feeling exuberant the day I passed out from BMT and Tekong.
But moreso because right there and then, you made me feel like everything else was going to be just fine.
I love you sweetheart.
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| stand firm. |
[May. 28th, 2011|01:12 am] |
No matter what people say, or how the world decides to impose its measures on you.. never give in.
Be proud of who you are and what you stand for, even if you stand alone.
Keep looking up.
I know I am.
“Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.
There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right.
To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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[Apr. 12th, 2011|02:38 pm] |
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Its been 7 months now that I've been serving the nation. And I am glad to say that I have not lost my way. I remind myself each and everyday of my focus, my dreams and my goals. I started out this journey with the thought that I would stay steadfast to my beliefs, to stand against the grain of conformity and stay an individual. I believe that my personal "mission" is holding out pretty well.
It's been an honor serving the nation in the defense of the ones i love, and what our forefathers have sweat to built. There have been dreaded times, but also memories to keep for a lifetime and enjoyable ones. Once my 22 months are over (and it soon will be), I will continue the pursuit of what I love to do in fulldrive. Random works, photographic expeditions and reading have helped keep my passion alive. And I fully intend to realise that passion once given total freedom.
I want to generate ideas that will change the world and conceptualize change itself. Take photographs in travels around the world, and hold exhibitions that provoke thought. I want to be part of a change I wish to see in the world. To take sides in the battle against discrimination and ignorance.
I have certainly not lost sight of this, and nothing is going to stop me.
For now, I am content with my situation and will give my best to serve a country that is steadily becoming overwhelmed by foreign entities that do not seem to understand the sacrifices being made for their benefit. Alas, I do this not for them.. but for the ones I love.
Always look forward, and things will be fine.
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