It's being a long time since i wrote a blog. Between this period, i've been really busy studying for Prelims. I've also devoted myself to be a christian now. Going church every Saturday afternoon. 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" Being a christian really changed me. I learned about the sins human beings commit. Disrespect to parents, theft, lying, scolding vulgarities, lust, anger, etc. These sins will send us to hell and god spared us from hell by dying on a cross. Before joining Christ, i thought that i was perfect. Now i know that i am actually guilty of some sins. Disrespect to parents is one. Sometimes i will tend to ignore my parents when they keep bugging me to study. I'm also a very unthankful person. My dad fetches me to school everyday, my mum takes care of me when i'm sick. Yet i never had the habit to say thank you, even to my friends. I'm a forgettful person too. Tend to forget the care and concern by others. Even friends around me, i may forget them if i do not stay in contact. Like my Primary 6 monitor, i forgot who is he when my friends mentioned to me in Secondary 2. Just 2 years, i will forget people, how fast! This is a bad habit that i need to correct. Having known all these sins i commit, i should not just leave it as it is. I should try to repent to god, tell him that i have done wrong, then god will help you overcome your sins and temptations. Besides that, i can pray to god to ask him for help in several things. Tell him what i want and with his power, he can slowly ease me to success one day.
GP was over on Monday. Quite ok, i wrote the essay on environment, people who support environmental causes being hypocrites. Gave an example about my WWS volunteer thing, which i went for bike and boat patrol. :) The comprehension was about gambling. Hopefully, both the comprehension and the essay will go well and i'll get a good grade.
Less than 2 weeks to the rest of the subjects, i pray that i will have all the strength and concentration needed to study and sit through Prelims. Pray that everyone will do well for Prelims! God bless..

The jumping troubles goes on. I was looking for Mr Melvin Tan at the pe dept. I was too lazy to take my shoes off so i stood by the door. As his table was way inside, i tried to tip-top and see if he was around. But i couldn't see clearly so i decided to jump and check it out. Ouch! I knocked onto the top of my head. Hard, so hard that there was a big bang. The trackers outside the pe dept all turned and looked at me. Ouch! I touched my head. It was wet. So i was scared that it was bleeding. Then i looked at my hand. Phew, just water from my bath in the morning. But the bad karma goes on and on. After i fell and damaged my chin last fri. I'm still abit dizzy at the moment. Studying just now was a bit unproductive. Not sure if i'm distracted by Olympics or because of the knock on the head. Speaking about Olympics, studying at home is not really productive now. Because there are 6 Olympics channels on tv. Swimming, archery, soccer, hockey, basketball, shooting, fencing, cycling, handball, volleyball, etc. How do you expect me to control myself? Anyway, Michael Phelps is the man! 5 events, 5 golds, 5 world records! Alright come on ah! 5 in the bag, 3 to go!

Quote of the day:
You can promise to commit to something. But there comes a day when time does not favour your course. Nevertheless, the most important thing is that your HEART remains faithful, loyal and committed.

A new lease of life

Yesterday i finally told my parents that i've converted to become a christian. It was a big decision to make because i was once a buddhist. I thought that i have finally accepted god in my heart and i am willing to commit myself to being a christian. At first, my mum asked me why didn't i ask for her permission before making this decision. She asked what made me want to be a christian all of a sudden. She also asked if i will have the time to commit to being a christian and studying at the same time. Christianity has given us a new purpose and meaning in life. It has given me pleasure from the friends i have come to meet so far. From the church service i attended so far, i found the message which they are bringing forward extremely meaningful. So i have decided to be a christian.
On the same day, it was the first anniversary of the youth association in Hope Church. Last year, they started off by setting up care groups in 5 JCs. Then they expanded and their care groups now exist in all the JCs. So i took time off studying and went to Clementi SIM to celebrate, together with my 2 other VJC friends, Chia Ling and James. We interact with people from all other JCs, played games and prizes were given out for the best of the best and the worst of the worst among JCs. I had a really fun time.
The celebration ended ay around 10pm. We left the place and were walking to the bus stop together. I was sort of playful and was jumping around, as usual. Then, i came upon a metal chain barrier. So i decided to run and jump over it. Unfortunately, i took off too close to the chain. I knew that i was in trouble. My leg got hooked by the chain and i fell flat, hurting my chest and cutting my chin. Immediately, i picked myself up because i didn't want anyone to worry too much. My friends rushed forward and ask if i was fine. At first, i really felt okay except for a damaged chin and a bruised chest. All of a sudden, my mind was spinning. I couldn't balance and felt like fainting. Soon, my eye vision was gone. My friends immediately helped me to the ground and i just laid there. I told myself not to faint. I didn't want my parents to worry about me too. I tried my best to regain my vision and it took a while before vision was regained. From dark to purple then back to normal. It was my first ever experience of nearly blanking out. I had to fight very hard to remain conscious. Thank god that i didn't faint. He gave me the strength to fight on for my family and my friends. Life is precious. We should cherish every moment of our lives and should not commit too much sins. That's the reason why i chose to serve god. Maybe this fall will awaken me, for all the sins i have done and i've been punished for them. But after this, i will commit myself to going to church and atone for my sins.