Sunday, October 31, 2004
-=| A true story on why do we go to church 4... |=-
A Churchgoer wrote a letter to the editor of the newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. "I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all."

This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher: I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this: they all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today.

Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!" When you are DOWN to nothing ... God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible! Thank God for our physical AND our spiritual nourishment!

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-=| freaky day... |=-

Well yesterday i reached home quite late n i realised tat my cap is torn.... haiz... i think it's from the forcing of removing the cap by Shaun..... haiz...... but i think wif my "lady's fingers"(tats how he describes my creative fingers as) i can sew them back.....

well today was kinda freaky... i woke up quite late in the morning then my dad came back for lunch.... n he saw my blue hair..... n he said"ni sa le ah, fang lan se the mao"(tat was direct translation. n it means, r u crazy, having blue "fir" on ur head??) well then this evening he never say anythin liao..... hee so freaky.... it was a suprise he did not react to it.....

Aniwayz today is helloween n i dun think i gave him a good scare......



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-=| Helloween |=-

Halloween is an annual celebration, but just what is it actually a celebration of? And how did this peculiar custom originate? Is it, as some claim, a kind of demon worship? Or is it just a harmless vestige of some ancient pagan ritual?

The word itself, "Halloween," actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. November 1, "All Hollows Day" (or "All Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints. But, in the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. The holiday was called Samhain (sow-en), the Celtic New year.

One story says that, on that day, the disembodied spirits of all those who had died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife. The Celts believed all laws of space and time were suspended during this time, allowing the spirit world to intermingle with the living.

Naturally, the still-living did not want to be possessed. So on the night of October 31, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes, to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in all manner of ghoulish costumes and noisily paraded around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess.

Probably a better explanation of why the Celts extinguished their fires was not to discourage spirit possession, but so that all the Celtic tribes could relight their fires from a common source, the Druidic fire that was kept burning in the Middle of Ireland, at Usinach.

Some accounts tell of how the Celts would burn someone at the stake who was thought to have already been possessed, as sort of a lesson to the spirits. Other accounts of Celtic history debunk these stories as myth.

The Romans adopted the Celtic practices as their own. But in the first century AD, Samhain was assimilated into celebrations of some of the other Roman traditions that took place in October, such as their day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple, which might explain the origin of our modern tradition of bobbing for apples on Halloween.

The thrust of the practices also changed over time to become more ritualized. As belief in spirit possession waned, the practice of dressing up like hobgoblins, ghosts, and witches took on a more ceremonial role.

The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840's by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's potato famine. At that time, the favorite pranks in New England included tipping over outhouses and unhinging fence gates.

The custom of trick-or-treating is thought to have originated not with the Irish Celts, but with a ninth-century European custom called souling. On November 2, All Souls Day, early Christians would walk from village to village begging for "soul cakes," made out of square pieces of bread with currants. The more soul cakes the beggars would receive, the more prayers they would promise to say on behalf of the dead relatives of the donors. At the time, it was believed that the dead remained in limbo for a time after death, and that prayer, even by strangers, could expedite a soul's passage to heaven.

The Jack-o-lantern custom probably comes from Irish folklore. As the tale is told, a man named Jack, who was notorious as a drunkard and trickster, tricked Satan into climbing a tree. Jack then carved an image of a cross in the tree's trunk, trapping the devil up the tree. Jack made a deal with the devil that, if he would never tempt him again, he would promise to let him down the tree.

According to the folk tale, after Jack died, he was denied entrance to Heaven because of his evil ways, but he was also denied access to Hell because he had tricked the devil. Instead, the devil gave him a single ember to light his way through the frigid darkness. The ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer.

The Irish used turnips as their "Jack's lanterns" originally. But when the immigrants came to America, they found that pumpkins were far more plentiful than turnips. So the Jack-O-Lantern in America was a hollowed-out pumpkin, lit with an ember.

So, although some cults may have adopted Halloween as their favorite "holiday," the day itself did not grow out of evil practices. It grew out of the rituals of Celts celebrating a new year, and out of Medieval prayer rituals of Europeans. And today, even many churches have Halloween parties or pumpkin carving events for the kids. After all, the day itself is only as evil as one cares to make it.





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Saturday, October 30, 2004
-=| Haiz haiz haiz haiz..... |=-

Well today was sabbath..... well kinda bored la.... hmm well i got plenty of unwanted attention from the fact of knowing i got my hair extension... well i wore a cap to cover up everything.... but it's tat it's being flipped over like super many times.... haiz.... then i've got this really really long extension which is up to my arms.... then i had to clip up wif a 'ahma clip'(plain looking black clip usually used by aunties n grand mas).... well everytime they flip it open to satisfy their urge of wanting to know wadz under my cap.....haiz..... do until very frastrated.....

Aniwayz today there was a instrumental group from the philipines who came to play.... wah it was power lo.... sit there can feel the muzic...... it's like 'muzic' wind blowing against us... well it was very relaxing n enjoying......

Well nov2 is Barbara's b'day... n i kinda rushed her b'day present today.... well it was done all in time..... well tat was my day...... n perhaps 2mollo i will change the position of my extensions as they look really horrible......



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Thursday, October 28, 2004
-=| Whoo hoo!! |=-

Yay!! Today is my last paper n it's Bio test.... well all the examz r over... n it's time to party....

Hmm well i got my hair extension.... n i dunno how would my parrents react..... aniwayz im prepared 4 the worst.....

i extended 6 strandz.... 4 at the sides of my head n 2 strandz as a tail at the back.... oh well i wonder wad would people say.....=j....

Haiz juz now when i was running towards the telephone to ans it... my leg sumhow hit a hard thick wood cuboard..... n then my little toe nail tore n blood dripped like water...... lost 5-6 drops of blood.... oh so pain..... so sad...... when my nails r long none of such things happen..... when i've juz cut it last week it broke today..... hmph!..... so infuriating......



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Wednesday, October 27, 2004
-=| Today... |=-

Well today is my Chem paper... n oh boy! i didn't expect it to be easy... well i dunno how am i gonna fair this Exam.... wad i wrote below is kinda depressing yeah..... hee well tats wad i feel la.... well Sabbath in Jurong is very fun n very different..... n well tommorrow is my last paper n im looking 4ward 4 it(get over n done wif) ...... the holidays r here....whoo hoo!



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-=| Hair problem n clothes |=-

Being born to a strict christian family.... since young no this no tat wif full of rules.... oh n it's a taboo to break it... n i've realise those proverbs like"do not gudge a book by it's cover" n "be ur unique self n dun care wad others say abt u" those proverbs are juz not human's instincts.... well u see i kinda had a experiment done over n over again... since i look forward to changing my hair style... many of times i muz wait 4 hair to grow till the same length... n to achieve tat i muz keep a side parting till a desired length.... well when im in side parting i look really horible... i look like a very innocent nerdy boy..... as when i spike up my hair wif lot's of gel, relatives got lots of stuff to say abt it.....when i got tat side parting hair they juz get a shock wif my extreme changes n think i've turn over a new live.....well as i said i wait 4 my hair for me i've juz been born to grow n i do tat specific hair style i want.... toungues start wagging again..... well i've been doing tat 4 4 long years.... n history have kept repeating it'self...... well to humans of this earth...IS APPEARANCE TAT IMPORTANT??? N there is another instance when i have tat side parting neardy look.... people tends to avoid me n act like they dunno me.... but when i've tat changed hair style..... they seem to be warmer n closer to me.... so wad is this world getting into??? Since young.... going to church seems tobe a drag.... parrents juz want their children to look their best..... so they choose my clothes for me.... n i have no choice but to follow... n i cannot have any opinions on it......it's a standard Shirt n a pants... tucked in all so nicely... n no "buts"....... children at church even pastor's kids wears their T-shirts... n some poor people juz wear their market 3 4 10 dollars clothes to church.... n me... i have to wear tat uncomfortable shirt n pants..... well tat was my childhood morning church life...... it's onli till i was abt 12-13years old when the fashion of wearing shirts were in..... i juz went against my parrents n tucked out my shirt..... wear a t shirt inside.... n looked kinda cool...... n i tod of learning guitar from Nat in Jurong...n unknowingly i've got even more freedom.... there was not parrents to monitor me..... n "freedom" on sat...... since young i hated sabbaths.... it reminded me of dreadful sabbath skools..... stupid long sermons... n boring long afternoons till sun down.... it was spend like tat 4 many many years...... until my parrents brought me to my cousin house..... boy r they fun..... they have their weekly marjong sessions.... n we kids have our own room to play..... we juz play n play till night.... tat used to be the only reason im looking forward 4 sat......... i hate everything of church.... n juz love goin to my cousin's house..... tat's the onli place where i can be free.... n be myself..... well i guess tats one of the reasons why the relationship of me n my cousins r so close... we juz play n mix around everyday.....so back to the question wad am i here 4....... the life on this earth is simply unbearerable.....



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-=| Hmm some of my todz... |=-

Well i have been writing much "events" happening to me this week... well i feel tat my blog is kinda boring... as im juz listing events rather then feelings n stuff..... well it will be more personal n interesting to noe the inside me......

well this week i've been thinking deep hard inside me... this final examz juz went pass very quickly... n never in my life have i guessed so much of ans... well i dunno how am i gonna score 4 this final examz... but wad i did is already done n i cannot change it... well the question is wheather i can go sec4 or not.... but i really dunno wadz the ans........

Well all this free time i have i've been studying n thinking... wad am i doing here... y suddenly i am on this earth... n poof 16 years have pass by me.... people juz seem to live n die... children juz get borne out of their mum's wombs n start to learnt to walk n tok.... after tat they juz start going to skool... n after graduating they start working... work till they retire n soon they juz die of old age... there seem no meaning in living.... earn lots of money n the younger generation juz gets a portion of pork chop......wadz this freaking world 4....




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Monday, October 25, 2004
-=| If we hold on together |=-

Don't lose your way with each passing day.
You've come so far,
Don't throw it away!
Live believing dreams are for weaving.
Wonders are waiting to start.
Live your story,
Faith, hope and glory!
Hold to the truth in your heart.
If we hold on together.
I know our dreams will never die.
Dreams see us through 'till forever,
As clouds roll by
For you and I.
Souls in the wind must learn how to bend.
Seek out a star,
Hold on 'till the end!
Valley, mountain, there is a fountain!
Washes our tears all away.
Waves are swaying.
Someone is praying, "Please let us come home to stay."
If we hold on together,
I know our dreams will never die.
Dreams see us through 'till forever,
as clouds roll by,
for you and I.
When we are out there in the dark,
we reach up for the light!
In the dark, we'll find the light,
warm our hearts,
ev'ry one.
If we hold on together,
I know our dreams will never die.
Dreams see us through 'till forever!
As high as souls can fly!
The coulds roll by
for you and I!

http://wilstar.net/midi/ifweholdontogether.mid

Well.. sumone tat i noe broke up today... n it reminded me of this song... well it's a very touching song... n i really like it...



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Saturday, October 23, 2004
-=| Nat's B'day... |=-

On fri nite... after studying.... Qinpei's parrents treat me to Siam Kitchen..... actually they wanted me to choose a location..... then i had no comments.... in the end they brought me there..... wahhaz... the food was delicious, nice looking.... n very expensive...... then very bloated.....then Qinpei said,"gio gio yi ci bu yao jing la...(eating till bloat once in a bluemoon is okay)" then the last time study math very bloated after eating so much.... then so farnie.... i found it so familiar when on both occasions when qinpei said,"gio gio yi ci bu yao jing la...(eating till bloat once in a bluemoon is okay)" but the thing is tat it's juz afew days ago.... then today the lunch was so nice... n i eat such a full dinner....supper still got icecreamcake... oh man im gettin fatter already.......haiz..... hee.....

Well today's day was quite eventful......

Sabbath skool was abt John... well they were tokin abt this paralised guy who have been at the side of the pool for 38 years.... n still waiting 4 people to bring him in...... well Jesus wentt o healed him on the sabbth day n asked him to pickup his bed n walk..... n it was a taboo to do work on the sabbath... as the Israelites were very strict law keepers.... n tat was the story... learn't quite alot of stuff from there ba..... Jesus proved to the other people tat it is okay to do good on sabbath.... n people dun need to keep those absurd laws by the pharasees....

Then ate lunch.... then slack all the way..... uncle Victor came n tok to me abt babtism.... hmm he had answered alot of doubts.... but if only he could make his conversation more interesting..... people will be drawed to him, as he has alot of knowledge...... he was tokin wif me there 4 dunno how many hours.... aniwayz time juz flew la.....

Then so kind hearted of Aunty Pik Yee.... she drove us all(Shaun, Weisiang, Sergeoh, Nic n me) to Nat's house....she drove us specially there leh.... like so paiseh like tat.........

Then we were scribbling his card at his house.... *stress* *stress*.... aniwayz he kinda found out we were writing a card..... but it is tat he read it n found it meaningful.... well the card was pinkish card... 4 me i found it gayish n disturbing to give such card.... but aniwayz Nat liked it.... well it's da thought tat counts......

well we played many games..... i found this game very fun... but from it's appearance it looks very cultic... well it's a passing game n we will chant "rock rock how u wander from one hand into the other" then everyone has to sit in a circle....... everyone cup the left hands n the right hands move in n out of the player's hands into the right hand neigbour's hands..... a stone will move in one of the person's hand clockwise n anti clock wise of the circle......then so fun......

we played a pasing a spoon n fork game.... kinda lame...... but fun.......

we oso played the Paris prince has lost his hat..... yeah tat was quite scary.... well i suck at it..... umm then im juz kinda slow..... then i had to go out n ask........so happen tat i was holding a fork.... then i threw onto the table.... but it bounced off... hmm i seem to give people a impression tat im a sore loser or sumthin..... but i juz wanna put it down..... haiz... but nvm.... then later my number was never called...... ahhaz

Well we played many games like Jenga.... oso.... very scary nehz..... but it causes Adrenaline rushes....... n gives people the kick.......n Aunty Pikyee had to eat the celery as a fore feet...

After playing so many games.... then we got a nice Hagan Daz...macadamia ice cream cake to eat from Nat's Aunty..... oh man..... getting rounder liao.....

well after tat we were all ready to go home.... Shaun, Tricia, Truddy, Elain, Andrew n me squeesed into the Mrs Phua's car... wah it was a real sqeese.... then at the bus stop we waited 4 the bus 4 a long long time..... in the end we listened to my Avril Larvaign CD... we put full blast.... we sang track6 aloud... like crazie men n women.... well it was very fun n high.... then there was this man who walked pass..... n he muz be thinking y is there 4 drunkards or "possesed" people there singing....... ahhaz...... tats abt it



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Friday, October 22, 2004
-=| Updates.... |=-

umm i've juz updated my blog today.... i've actually changed the picture... the background... n the tag box.... umm can u post ur comments at the tag box below?? ... hee i think the colour scheme is kinda off.... umm wad do u guys think yeah???



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Thursday, October 21, 2004
-=| Chem!! oh shish oh shish!!! |=-

Well today i tod can sleep till late morning....... then i received a stupid call from a indian lady..... wrong number..... haiz.... went back to my bed n cannot sleep liaoz........well i am sick 4 afew dayz liao...... still sick.... down wif flue ba......yesterday was real horrible..... the teacher left the aircon blowing at it's full blast... n summore on fan.... n i was sniffing my nose ran like crazy...... luckily i brought tissue....... then last nite got abit of head ache.... sigh......then i've got sore throat from eating the indian food n all the fish n chips through the week....... feeling sick feels terrible.......

Well since last friday i've been asking Qinpei to attend church.... but she dun want..... then i ask her to join us 4 cell.... but she dun want..... then pray to God n ask people to pray abt this.... but still cannot work..... well i ask her y... then she say bcoze she dun fit into the group..... hmm i wonder wadz lacking ...... well she said tat the people r friendly la.... but i dunno wadz wrong lo.... hmm then today is celebrating Nat's b'day.... hmm i'll try n ask her the last time.... well hope she dun find me irritating........ the bible has this parable(luke11:5-8) which is called friend at mid nite...... the story goes like this

suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at mid nite and sas,'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and i have nothing to set before him.'
Then the one insides answers,'Don't bother me.The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' I tell you the, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs

well the parable was abt faith. If a reluctant friend can be persuaded to do what is required, how much more will a loving heavenly father hear the prayers of his children.

Umm i kinda followed wad it says... but it dun seem to work leh.... hmm used the wrong approach?? =S

It's my bible test yesterday tats y i can get this parable ba..... umm i hope this in inspirational.... n all tat is above is coded from the bible n my bible 10 years series.....





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-=| Tragedy!! |=-

Ahh bible test!!!......boo hoo hoo~....... yesterday shouldn't have wentto clementi.... then can sleep in the afternoon...... i reach home yesterday then i super tired man...... then i purposely set my alarm clock earlier.... but i was too tired then i over slept n woke up at 630am.... ahh then i onli studied in the mrt on the way to skool..... i think i onli could ans those question tat teacher mentioned in clazz...... this was the first bible test where i guessed here n there the most..... im in dead meat this year.... bible seemz to be the onli subject where it can pull my marks up.... im dead dead dead.......=S

Well tats all the examz 4 this week bcoze tommorrow is physics test n i dun take tat sub.... i really need a break man...... sigh........ aniwayz tommorrow need to get "tuitioned" from Qinpei again.........



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Wednesday, October 20, 2004
-=| Chinese exam..... |=-

Well yesterday spend all the time on studying maths.... then never study chinese oso..... Aniwayz im taking chinese language B... so it doesn't affect my other subjects.... well the paper today was a easy paper..... compo is abt moon cake festival.... n paper 2 is all mcq is a breeze man......

then later went to meet up wif Sean, Joyce n Weisiang.... we were all studying under the clemeti blocks.... then actually i stay at home i will have distractions from the TV n the PC... but in the end i was super tired... tat i slept there..... ahh im a nite person... afternoon cannot study wanz..... ahh!!! well better prepare 4 bible tommorrow.......



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Tuesday, October 19, 2004
-=| tuesday19/10/04 |=-

Today had my English paper.... hmm it's quite easy ba.... but i dunno if my experssions in my compo n language used is used correctly... ahh well it's over.....

Umm then actually after the exam i went to Chua chu kang....... then meet Qinpei up 4 lunch.... we went to the food court.... then she eat ma2 la4 mian4....... wah i think she got "more addicted" to it ever since we ate at the crystal jade restaurant at Toapayoh.....

Later after lunch we went to Macdonalds to "give me math tuition"........ She went over the whole maths book wif me.... Pwah! the notes very powerful wan lo...... yeah.... but kinda xiong la.... xiong all the way 4 a few hours........from abt 2-5++...... then when i was on the train i realised i lost my ear plug for the hp........ haiz..... so sad.... study till so absent minded..... then until now i dunno where izzit.......=S



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Monday, October 18, 2004
-=| Haiz.......... |=-

Today is the first day of examz...... then it's Combine humanities..... haiz.... killer paper man......... then tommorrow is English.......

Hmmm luckily Qinpei told me how to ans those Source base n long ans question........ if not i dun even noe how to ans.....=S but it's still a killer paper...... chamz.... dunno how this year can score or not.......=/



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-=| Inspiring story |=-

I have heard this story as a illustration by a pastor in a sermon many years ago...... but i still find it inspiring.......

There once was a little boy who had a bad
temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails
and told him that every time he lost his
temper, he must hammer a nail into the back
of the fence. The first day the boy had
driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next
few weeks, as he learned to control his
anger, the number of nails hammered daily
gradually dwindled down. He discovered
it was easier to hold his temper than to
drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came when the boy didn't
lose his temper at all. He told his father
about it and the father suggested that the
boy now pull out one nail for each day that
he was able to hold his temper.
The days passed and the young boy was finally
able to tell his father that all the nails
were gone. The father took his son by the
hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You
have done well, my son, but look at the
holes in the fence. The fence will never be
the same. When you say things in anger,
they leave a scar just like this one. You
can put a knife in a man and draw it out.
It won't matter how many times you say I'm
sorry, the wound is still there. " A verbal
wound is as bad as a physical one.
Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They
make you smile and encourage you to succeed.
They lend an ear, they share words of praise
and they always want to open their hearts to us."



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Sunday, October 17, 2004
-=| Tired... |=-

Well slept quite late yesterday... then today have to go tuition in the morning.... so tired... n didn't eat breakfast...... so no brain food.... ahh cannot think........ hmm aniwayz... i've gtg n study now..... tommorrow beggining of final year examz...... haiz time flies so quickly neh...... haiz...... stressed man!!



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Saturday, October 16, 2004
-=| Sabbath.... |=-

Wah today sabbath was quite a long day neh..... Yesterday Truddy n Barbara do their extension then like a huge hoo ha in church like tat....... hmmm...... actually wadz wrong rite.......

Aniwayz today was a normal sabbath....... but many people came....... like Mingsheng, Jonathan, Wei Ting, Thomas n timothy........n then Barbara's frend Bernard is being invited too.......hmm well after lunch they all seem to disapeared.........

Well in the afternoon Aunty Pik yee wanted us to help her act a impromptu skit.... ahhaz kinda farnie....... Wayne, Weisiang n me have to act ask ahbengs.... n Truddy n Barbara had to act as ahlians n Shaun would act as a councilor......

Well the story goes like this... a bunch of ahbengs we sitting down drinking n smoking..... then they saw 2 ahlians coming so they wanted to bio them.......then tempt them to smoke..... here came a councilor n the Ahbengs were very scared n they tried to hide their cigrettes....... then the councilor found out n pulled the ahlians aside n tell them not to mix wif the ah bengs......so farni man.... but the acting was fun..... but if onli it was the other way...... the 2 ahlians tempting the 3 boys........ it would be cool man.... wif the extension summore......ahhaz

Then later there were 2 Aussie people who wanted to go to the botanical gardens to look at ochids...... Aunty Aileen n Aunty Pik Yee drove their cars there...Truddy, Weisiang, Barbara, Nic,Shaun and me went.... well it was very fun..... walking..... talking.... enjoying the air n landscape.......

After tat we came back to church..... Weisiang, Nic, Barbara n i actually tod of hanging at Macdonalds when the sun is down....... but in the end Weisiang got "phycoed" by Aunty Pik yee n he deceided to go 4 the sun down...... then he was trying to ask Barbara along.... then he bluff her tat there is a awing there.... then she wanted to go liao.... ahhaz.... she loves swing~ing....... then in the end i oso went lo........ haiz very tired la.......



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-=| Sabbath.... |=-

Wah today sabbath was quite a long day neh..... Yesterday Truddy n Barbara do their extension then like a huge hoo ha in church like tat....... hmmm...... actually wadz wrong rite.......

Aniwayz today was a normal sabbath....... but many people came....... like Mingsheng, Jonathan, Wei Ting, Thomas n timothy........n then Barbara's frend Bernard is being invited too.......hmm well after lunch they all seem to disapeared.........

Well in the afternoon Aunty Pik yee wanted us to help her act a impromptu skit.... ahhaz kinda farnie....... Wayne, Weisiang n me have to act ask ahbengs.... n Truddy n Barbara had to act as ahlians n Shaun would act as a councilor......

Well the story goes like this... a bunch of ahbengs we sitting down drinking n smoking..... then they saw 2 ahlians coming so they wanted to bio them.......then tempt them to smoke..... here came a councilor n the Ahbengs were very scared n they tried to hide their cigrettes....... then the councilor found out n pulled the ahlians aside n tell them not to mix wif the ah bengs......so farni man.... but the acting was fun..... but if onli it was the other way...... the 2 ahlians tempting the 3 boys........ it would be cool man.... wif the extension summore......ahhaz

Then later there were 2 Aussie people who wanted to go to the botanical gardens to look at ochids...... Aunty Aileen n Aunty Pik Yee drove their cars there...Truddy, Weisiang, Barbara, Nic,Shaun and me went.... well it was very fun..... walking..... talking.... enjoying the air n landscape.......

After tat we came back to church..... Weisiang, Nic, Barbara n i actually tod of hanging at Macdonalds when the sun is down....... but in the end Weisiang got "phycoed" by Aunty Pik yee n he deceided to go 4 the sun down...... then he was trying to ask Barbara along.... then he bluff her tat there is a awing there.... then she wanted to go liao.... ahhaz.... she loves swing~ing....... then in the end i oso went lo........ haiz very tired la.......



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Friday, October 15, 2004
-=| Envy..... |=-

Well today i was standing in a sardine packed mrt........ n then half way through a man walked in n squeesed into the train...... he manage to stand behind me.... POOWEE! he stinks like hell....... i was standing by the railings......... n he reached out to grab the railings.... Eeee yhe smell got worst......... the man standing infront of me even took out a bottle of axe oil to in hale on..... it spoiled my day.......

Well today was a normal day.......had a half day ..... then everything was a breeze.........

Then juz now Truddy , Barbara n i met up together..... they went to Jean Yip to extend their hair........ tats the thing tat i said im gonna elabourate yesterday......... well Truddy got red hair........ n Barbara got pink......... Truddy's hair is not tat obvious..... but Barbara looks like Bai fa mo nu(white haired ghost)......ahhahaz........ well very cool..... so envious...... my examz havn't start yet........ so now im waiting 4 it to end by the end of this month..... i'll get my dark blue hair........ YAY!!!! it's so cool....... i wonder wad would people say abt it..........=j.......

Well to understand more abt hair extension..... heres a web below..........
http://www.virtualhaircare.com/virtual%20salon/salon%20services/extensions.html



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Thursday, October 14, 2004
-=| bzbzbz........ |=-

Well kinda bz this few dayz....... umm have to compile my english work n hunt 4 all the worksheets i've got this term......... well have been doing my corrections n i've to do 3 english book reports.....

Hmm today is a normal day ba.... juz very bz........ nuthin much to say.......... hmmm tommorrows gonna be a short day..... whoo hooo........ awaiting 4 it to come........... n there is sumthin WOW tat is gonna happen to some people tommorrow..... oh well i shall elaborate it tommorrow....... hee=j



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Wednesday, October 13, 2004
-=| Slacking...... |=-

Oh shish oh shish...... examz r next week n im not prepared........ well theres nuthin much today..... n the skool uniform is changing soon...... from a simple white shirt n a navy blue pants to some jungle explorer uniform...... theres even a fisher man's cap wif army designs on it..... well i feel it looks absurd........ but well the uniform is confirm changing but dunno wad design to change........... well wad they want is ambossing the skool badge on the shirt.... n let the shirt out...... as it has caused alot of problems to the teachers...... well n many people wrote in to protest n give suggestions to the principal...... n they looked super japanese........ or look like sailer moon........ oh well...... the deceision is by the teachers..... n i doubt they would want it.... as cost of making would sure be high..... n it's gonna be hot....... bcoze of all the different layers we gotta wear........ like a shirt.... then a tie..... then a coat....... "it's getting hot in here~".......

ummm then today i feel tat living in San yu.... n living in government skool is very different..... hmm well from wad i heard from my friendz(i was all the while from SDA to SYA... no experience of gov. skool), it is tat in governtment skool people r very competitive n theres some skool politics........
But in Sanyu it's a total different story.... people r overaged........ people r drop outs.... not competition.... alot of skool politics..... zee xiao n taunt the teachers n the class cast outs until they feel very depressed..... hmm thinking abt it... im concidered very lucky liao........ got people sink all the way down until condemn already..... poor things.......
Then to survive there is horrible too....... if wanna follow the bible to become a lamb sure kanna bullied like hell.......... then muz be very mean n sarcastic........... hmmm being in SYA is very sinful........ ahhaz......... hmm people might disagree wif it....... n might come n council me...... but im the one studying there...... n im experiencing it first hand......... so being a "lamb" is really very hard..........



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-=| Emotion |=-



Lonliness dominates you. You can hide it well, butits there, and your friends can see it. Youconstantly feel alone, and need to do things tofill your time. Your afraid to tell peoplethis, but sooner or later it gets out in a badway, and you think you screwed up everything.And when you are in love is when you are sadthe most.



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Tuesday, October 12, 2004
-=| Inspirational story |=-

hmm well since the church is havin renovations P. Philip ko came to our class to take over the chapel period.... well he told us a story... it was a forwarded email...... well it goes like tis......

There was really rich man, he liked to collect paintings of famous artists and his son died in a war while saving people. He died when a bullet shot into his heart while saving people. Afew months later one of the soldier which the son saved came to the father and gave him a painting of his son. The father stared at the painting, n tears start rolling down his face.

The soldier said, "When your son saved me, he got shot in the heart and bcoze of him and im still living now."

The father said,"how much do i pay you for the painting?"

The soldier replied,"Your son saved me, and i cannot repay him. But i know you like collecting paintings, so this is just a gift for you in memory of your son."

The father hung the picture up among all the other famous paintings. Many people from all over the world came to see his painting museum, as it has many paintings of famous artists.But he would show the painting of his son first before he goes on showing the rest to the people.

One day the father died of old age and they were auctioning of all his properties, since he doesn't have anyone to inherit them. At the auction many people came and wanted to buy the famous paintings. The first painting being auctioned was the painting of his son, it was by a unknown painter and no one wants to buy it. The auctioner kept holding on to the painting and kept asking people to start giving a price for it, but no one wanted to buy it.Later a old gardener who used to work in the house gave the first price

The old gardener,"$10 is wad i have and i want to buy the painting."

A stranger added,"Go on, continue with the othe paintings..."

But the auctioner said,"But the auction is over..."

Everyone were talking among themselves, and the auctioner said, before the rich man died he wrote a will. In the will it said tat whoever buys the painting of the son, he would inherit all the properties and the paintings he owns.



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-=| Early dismersal 4 me n sum people onli... |=-

Whoo hoo!! finish early today....... at abt 10:35 finish liao........ hmm becoze the periods after recess are 2 periods of chinese then 2 periods of accounts..... well chinese they r havin revision..... then dun need to stay in class... n i dun take accounts....... so i get to leave during recess........ b4 i left i managed to finish my socialstudies mind map.......... hmmm hopefully Michael n the rest can handle it.......

Well today nuthin much happen which is kinda good.... bcoze if sumthin happen is usually bad really bad.... n very seldom it's good.... oh well examz r comin up.... wadz there to be exciting........ hmm suppose to meet up wif the tuition teacher today.... then he say call him at 2pm..... when i called him he say the Anderson sec people met him up at 11++ which i could make it............ n he is on the way home liao...... hmm i muz go to bulion park(his condo) tommorrow....... haiz.... muz travel all the way there...... oh well it's 4 examz...........

Hmm.... b4 i left the skool today..... Mdamn Ning(Chinese teacher) told me i did my chinese workbook very well n gave me bonus marks....... yay so happy..... but it doesn't help in the Finals........ hmmm i wonder how would i fair.......... umm aniwayz i shall not stay any longer..... i muz get back to studying.......=j......



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Monday, October 11, 2004
-=| Sad... |=-

Juz came back from skool...... very tired sia...... then today i kanna caught bcoze of my hair...... haiz...... actually Mr Quek dun wanna say anything wan..... then Mr Jacob jealous or wad la, he come n barge in n say my hair long.... then he wanna pull Dexter in too..... but Dexter juz left a tail then nuthin happen to him....... then juz now went n cut..... actually wanted to call Truddy they all wan bcoze they wanna extend their hair....their promos over liao... but seems like they r still in skool........aniwayz cut hair again...... so sad...... haiz.... aniwayz..... so good the hair stylist never charge me money......
Hmm..... well today Mdamn Ning came n asked me abt my shirt...... it was really horrible.... it was a shirt from Robinsons.... n now kana the blue ink......n it's impossible to remove....... but she said tat she could guess who did it.... n i myself know who izzit...... aiyah juz 1 week of skool left.... dun wanna make a huge thing now la.....very sian...... skool sux terribly........1 more week of skooling... n examz r here....... so fast 1 year have came n gone...... n i dunno wheather i can make it or not........=S



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Saturday, October 09, 2004
-=| Sat |=-

Hmmm... juz came back from dinner........ today quite high~ la....... i shall tok abt it later......=i

Morning went to church.... today was one of my earlier trips to church, as my parrents wanted to attend the morning worship....... well due to last nite's cell... i reached home kinda late..... then today i was forced to wake up..... haiz.... so tired........

Today at church alot of Thomson people come....... as their church r havin some renovations...... then i saw Aunty Pik wan, Aunty Sui Giang, Aunty Ruth, Aunty Daphne.... saw some youth leaders... like Danila, Joyce, Fong Fong, Fransis, Susan...........

Well today rush to church like a crazy man........ reach there then the morning worship special muzic was led out by Truddy, Babara n Weisiang.... n i missed it......... aniwayz it should sound quite nice ba....... well after tat there was this guy who toked abt Jonah... hmm quite interesting la....... hmm abt weird questions we dun even care abt........ later at sabbath skoolwe were touching on 1st John......... n we went through all the verses one by one...... so cool

Hmm...... Pastor Johnny Kan preached today......... hmmm i think the msg is 4 those Thomson peepz..... as it was "so called" targeting them......... abt how the worship should run...... one very farnie joke was abt a farmer who went to a city church.... ok here it goes;
There was a farmer who went to the city church......
over there they sang praises, instead of hymns.....
So the farmer's wife asked him abt wadz the difference between a praise n a hymn.....
then the farmer said.... for example a hymn is the cows in the field are eating corn....

A praise would be the cows.. brown cows, yellow cows, black cows and the other cows were in the wonderful field.... oh wad wonderful field..... they were in a big huge barn eating the wonderful corns, oh wonderful, wonderful corn, oh wad wonderful corn......

hmm it was super farnie lo..... i dunno... it might sound very lame on script...... wait till u hear P. Kan sing it..... ahhaz... laugh till my tummy hurt like crazy when i first heard it.......

Then lunch i dunno wad happened to me..... the food on my plate shrunk by 1/2 lo........ well i scared not enough food....... then Aunty Pik yee had a meeting wif us........ they wanted to paint the new youth room....... at around mid nov.... when the JC peepz have finished their examz.... then i won't be in s'pore by then.... i'll be goin to Australia from 15 nov to 15dec ba........ around there........ for my sis's graduation.......... well then the rehab center needs help in the selling of ginger bread cookies.... n they need help..... so i wanna help too.... then ok la it's the whole month........ then they have Christmas Choir to sing 1 program ..... then they want it dec 5 i guess ..... then i am not in s'pore oso..... then i oso cannot attend..... haiz i will miss so much fun............ aniwayz i might not be able 2 sing well...... n there wouldn't be anything i could do in the youth room oso.............. hmmm so it shouldn't be tat bad ba....... hmm i'm juz making a fool out of myself.........

then after tat abt 3+ the youth went to SAF....... then me n Shaun went walking around Jurong to write out all the different names of the shops........ so i joined him la..........actually come to think of it.... it seems like it's a parasite frendship..... ahhaz........ Shaun is kinda usin me..... n i keep helping him..... hmm i wonder is tat good....... i might juz spoil him n he keepz relying on me..... ahhaz...... oh well........

Then when we got back to church Sergeoh n Jessicca was in church..... then we started to tok..... ahhaz sit there n joke....... so fun..... then we went Macz to wait 4 Weisiang n eat dinner..... then eat n eat drink n drink..... then so fun... laughing away...... then i think bcoze of the cafeine in the drink plus the adrenaline from laughing makes me feel high like tat......... ahhaz so fun........ actually this time was kinda short.... tat time me n my frendz at Burger king sat there for 4 hours.... laugh laugh n laugh....... then on the trip home so high........ the feeling is like undiscribable......... feeling like so happy........

well the next part would be abt X-RATED STUFF ......... tat we toked abt in Macz........ Those people who dun wanna pollute their brains or get disgusted...... u might wanna stop reading here..... as my entry 4 today is finished..... wad is below r juz some DISTURBING EVENTS tat happened...... so beware tat when u continue reading, u will have read some stuff tat u actually dun wanna noe...... yups so by scrolling down u prove tat u want to read it and it is ur own choice.... parrents dun come n look 4 me if ur "child" read it...... as the notice is already written here.......


Ok... well i dunno y it seems like more n more gays seems to be appearing everywhere nowadays....... well i feel tat their number have never increased........but it have alwayz been the same number.... but it's tat nowadays everyone is more open minded...... n wouldn't careless of wad people think abt themselves.......... well today seem like i came across many Maboks(gays)...... while writing the names of one hair saloon...... i was looking at their prices... n comparing them wif the market rate..... then inside got 2 guys..... look kinda cool la.... hair medium length........ then Shaun say they are mabok....... tat time Bryan was in that shop as the usual barber shop was closed........ then when his mum heard the way they toked...... the mum didn't want to let them cut his hair anymore........ ahhaz.... so farni...... i tod onli comedies happen this way... but it's real life......

Then at macdonalds we were happily eating n chatting....... then me n shaun was sitting in the same row..... then Sergeoh, Jessica n Weisiang were opposite us....... then there was 2 boys sitting behind me n Shaun......... then according to jessicca she said tat one of the guys grabbed the other guy's groin........ then the "victim" said ouch! or sumthin like tat....... then she felt very disgusted...... then she told us........ we were disgusted n tod maybe they were playing..... but come to think of it.... they dun seem playing......... then we continued eating...... then they started to hold hands......... well i saw tat..... shaun tod it was disturbing........ then later i heard them toking........ then heard sumthing like master bed.......... then they went toilet......... 2 of them la...... then i dunno if Shaun n the rest got hear or not....... n i figured out the word......... n u should be able to guess wad were they doing in the toilet............... in public summore.......

Hmm wadz this world geting into......... they r juz 16/17years old i think..... bcoze they were studying their sec4 book........... hmmm........ then they r doing such stuff in public........
well i dun look down on them la....... as it is inborn...... born to be like tat.......cannot change wan..... so sumtimes is oso not they want to be like tat ba....... well from primary skool till now many people have been disturbing me la.... they say i act like gal la...... so im considered one of the out cast........ so i noe the feeling of being laughed at.... until numb liaoz...... then come to think of it.... oso kind of la....... some actions juz come naturally... n i dun notice it was disturbing......... but im not gay or Mabok ok... i hope u guys won't misunderstand......

Then in the MRT very freaky lo...... kanna twice liao...... like some weird looking guy stand very close to me la....... n do some weird stuff...... then it is freaky........ hmmm so the way i stand n stuff look like Mabok izzit? i oso dunno.......... wad a freaky world........




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Friday, October 08, 2004
-=| Poem.... |=-

I've Been Waiting For So Long
Ever Since The Day We Met
Thinking That You'll Be My Angel
Though You Didn't Say A Word
Standing There And Smile At Me
The Love Inside Of Me Can Be Ready
I've Been Dreaming For So Long
Trying To Reach For Shiny Star
Darling You're The One And Only
Happiness Is Hard To Find
But I Need No One But You
The Love Inside Of Me Has Been Calling
Love Is Such A Sweet And Bitter Thing
When You Fall In Love You've Got To Change
Open Up Yourself In getting Close To Me
Baby Can't You Feel That Love Is Here
Weren't You And Me Waiting For This Love
Getting Close Is Just A Means To The Love Of Your Life



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-=| Poem abt frendz |=-

Friendship is like a puzzle,
Each you have in a piece,
Some are on the centre,
Make us the way we are,
Thank you for being part of,
An important piece of my life!!!




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-=| Freaky friday... |=-

Today is a really really bad day......... dunno wad bad things tat i stumble apon to receive such horrible luck........ today my shirt kana drawn by some people(i think it's tat gal sitting behind me... who else can draw..... it's a hard to reach area on my shirt........ n it's a huge patch..... so it will take the person a long time to draw.........)....................Well other then tat oso kanna confetti by tat gal too..... dunno wadz goin on today.......... everything is all wrong today........ haiz

Well tats abt skool... n i dun wanna tok abt it anymore.... well in cell today Sergeoh n Andrew went over to the young adults group....... then James are still wif us...... then after tat Sergeoh, Weisiang, Shaun n me went to Macdonalds to sit n chat..... actually partly bcoze Sergeoh had to eat his dinner..... then so fun.... sit there n laugh like crazie men....... well it's sumthin like tat........



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Thursday, October 07, 2004
-=| Wad sea creature am i? |=-

Hmm... i feel tat im not this creature bcoze im actually concidered quite weird i guess..... im partly here n there..... so i have all the properties of all the animals listed there.... hmm so im a monster.... ahhaz.....



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-=| Which sea creature am i??? ?? |=-

mermaid
Mermaid

?? Which Creature Of The Sea Are You??
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-=| lost calculator....... |=-

Well, today i lost my calculator......... dunno how it happened oso..... it juz dun seem to be around........ haiz....... then alot of stuff cannot do..... well im very tired now wanna sleep liao.....



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Wednesday, October 06, 2004
-=| Boring day...... |=-

Well...... i found the article interesting as my dad is a "cane" person.............. n he doesn't let me explain.... what he does is cane first........ n say wadever later........ when i was young, when he "teaches" me there would be a cane next to me......... n i an remember clearly tat when i dunno how to read any words he would get very fet up........ n uses the cane as a "destress" toy........ hmm i sound very sadistic rite.... hmmm well tats him......... well i use to have disleccia~(ah wadever how to spell it) like Benedict..... n so the teachers in the english learning classes teaches me to use phonics..... but when i reach home i'll be forced to read questions which are alien language to me........ i've not seen them b4.... n "force" me to read them....... after reading he assumes me to understand...... and ask me to answer those questions..... till his volcano explodes he would start wipping like crazy......... hmmm tat was my life from pri1-4....... hmm around pri3-4 i could kind of read already...... n kind of tonned down on the canning....... but still cane la......my last caning was pri.6....hmm well he doesn't cane me since then.......... hmmm from wad i heard from my sis she was worst......... there was once where she set on the chair n he wacked 5 times on the legs.......... n both of her legs were together..... so she got 10 strokes......... tat sure hurt........ n it would stay 4 afew days..........

Well today was a normal day.... except examz r comin.... in im kinda in fear..... hmmm...... well today have 2 test.... Geog n Math test.... i think flunk liao...... diez.......... aniwayz being in clazz this year was very fun........... see people disturb other people........ see how they play tricks wif each other.... so fun...... the class is never the same everyday........ it's hilarious........ n the teachers goes mad........ ahhaz...... the teachers vomit blood when they teach this class..... well this is the onli class in my 10 years of studies where i can see the teacher go crazy....... yeah then so sad lo..... end of year comin...... then i dunno wheather can make it or not........

Then today for Chem class we got to go to another class.... as the usual class is taken up by the pri6 psle......... n we went up to the last year's sec3A class...... i set on this table where there were scribblings all over the table top.......... then i started reading them....... well they were some lovey dovie poems to cheer a person up........ n i saw one huge phrase....... it was Life's a bitch...... n it reminded me of a friend..... her user name in MSN is Life's a bitch a need of a bitch elludes me.......... well yeah this person soundz very negative rite.......... yeah she has depression........ n she seldom comes to skool...... not bcoz of her depression.... but bcoz of her clubbing sessions........hmmm so suprising........ she never come 4 exams.... come 4 onli english n bio exams......... then she was able to go sec 4.... so suprising........... well now she is 18 years old.... taking her o levels..... well i hope she is doing ok........... hmmmm well i think those lovie dovie poems r from her bf...... or she wrote it her self during class to keep herself awake......well it's been a year.... n it juz pass by me wif a snap........



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-=| hmm interesting..... |=-

The bible wrote this verse sumthin abt spare the rod spoils the child rite??? hmmm today on the today newspaper there is a article written by Jeremy Lim abt it........ incase u dunno who is he..... he is tat RI boy wif brittle bones..... appeared in some charity televison programme....... yup....... ever since he was shown on TV.... i noe he is sure to get bullied n stuff........ hmm he wrote abt it too...... afew months back........ aniwayz this is the article......


Hold it! Don't reach for the cane
Corporal punishment does more harm than good ?public caning, especially, should be banned
To cane or not to cane ?that is the question.
.As a child born with brittle bones, I thought I would be safe from being whacked. I was wrong.
.My father is a strong believer in two proverbs: You have to be cruel to be kind and spare the rod, spoil the child.
.Neither saying was good for my butt. My father revealed that he chose to hit the fleshy part because it would not do much "damage". However, he must have forgotten the searing pain that coursed through my bottom.
.Anyway, the pain has worn off long ago. I can no longer recall how it felt to be caned or what I have ever done to deserve it. However, images of the stripes of "dishonour" on my arms and thighs ?which say a lot about his aim ?remain etched in my mind.
.My father decided to quit the bad habit of "whipping" me when I was in Primary 5. I do not know if I was considered too old for the cane but I suspect he could not take the emotional stress. After all, I was and remain his precious "pumpkin pie".
.Was it right for my father to inflict physical pain on me just to change my behaviour? I would not think so if he had not given me an adequate explanation along with sufficient warning and time to repent. He did. Therefore, I feel that I deserved the punishment.
.Although it made me distressed, I believe I was the better for it.
.Hold it! Don't go for the cane yet.
.I don't think you can justify hitting your child, especially if it is done in anger.
.Here is a scenario. After a bad day at the office, you return home with a short fuse. Your innocent child irritates you. You spank him.
.Is that fair? How was your child to know you were on edge and ready to explode? It is easy for you to say: "He should know." The fact is he does not know. Have some compassion for the little fellow, will you?
.Children need to be understood, guided and counselled by their parents. When it comes to disciplining your children, caning is the easy way out.
.If they don't toe the line, cane them. If they dare to talk back to you, cane them. If they don't do well in their examinations, cane them.
.Believe me, your children don't misbehave to irritate you. Most of the time, they don't even know why they did what they did. Don't just give them a whack, tell them what they did wrong.
.They don't argue with you to feel good or to defy your authority. They do it because they don't understand. They see things from a different perspective. Teach them calmly and patiently.
.If they fail to make the grade, it is not because they want to hurt you or because they are, as some would label them, "stupid", "lazy" or "hopeless". They simply need more help. If you have not helped them to behave correctly, shouldn't you cane yourself for their failure?
.I cannot dispute the effectiveness of corporal punishment in changing behaviour. But before you reach for the rod, think of the distress, confusion and resentment you may cause.
.So, please understand your children. Think of creative ways to manage them. Avoid caning them. Remember, you don't have to be harsh to be firm with your children.
.That goes for schools, too. Corporal punishment should be banned ?especially public caning. I was outraged by a public caning that occurred less than a month ago at a school in Jurong.
.If my memory serves me well, an errant Primary 1 pupil was given a stroke of the cane in front of nearly 1,000 students from Primary 1 to 3. He was joined in disgrace by two Primary 3 students who were given two strokes each. Apparently, they were guilty of a "serious offence".
.To me, they were too young to be subjected to such cruel treatment. Imagine the emotional scar they will carry for the rest of their lives. This includes shame and the feeling of being ostracised by their peers.
.I hope they are not old enough to harbour resentment, which may result in more serious misbehaviour.
.Are there no better ways to deal with "problem children" than to treat them like animals and control their behaviour with a rod? There are experts who are capable of handling them more effectively than principals and teachers.
.When pupils misbehave repeatedly or commit serious offences, they are actually crying out for help. They have problems they cannot manage. They need professional assistance.
.Therefore, leave them with the specialists who can help them and make corporal punishment a thing of the past.
.While I am on the subject of discipline, I wonder if there are standard guidelines to ensure uniform disciplinary action in schools.
.I have noticed that the same offence can result in different punishments. Sometimes, offenders are let off scot-free.
.It is quite confusing as pupils do not know if an act is an offence or not.
.I think it is good to have standard disciplinary guidelines for teachers to apply. These guidelines must also be made available to students so that they are aware of the boundaries and what to expect when they cross them.
.However, there should be no caning ?let alone, public caning. Corporal punishment does more harm than good.
.The writer, 14, is the Young Ambassador for the National Kidney Foundation's Children's Medical Fund.
.If you have a view on this, email us at news@newstoday.com.sg
Corporal punishment does more harm than good ?public caning, especially, should be banned
To cane or not to cane ?that is the question.
.As a child born with brittle bones, I thought I would be safe from being whacked. I was wrong.
.My father is a strong believer in two proverbs: You have to be cruel to be kind and spare the rod, spoil the child.
.Neither saying was good for my butt. My father revealed that he chose to hit the fleshy part because it would not do much "damage". However, he must have forgotten the searing pain that coursed through my bottom.
.Anyway, the pain has worn off long ago. I can no longer recall how it felt to be caned or what I have ever done to deserve it. However, images of the stripes of "dishonour" on my arms and thighs ?which say a lot about his aim ?remain etched in my mind.
.My father decided to quit the bad habit of "whipping" me when I was in Primary 5. I do not know if I was considered too old for the cane but I suspect he could not take the emotional stress. After all, I was and remain his precious "pumpkin pie".
.Was it right for my father to inflict physical pain on me just to change my behaviour? I would not think so if he had not given me an adequate explanation along with sufficient warning and time to repent. He did. Therefore, I feel that I deserved the punishment.
.Although it made me distressed, I believe I was the better for it.
.Hold it! Don't go for the cane yet.
.I don't think you can justify hitting your child, especially if it is done in anger.
.Here is a scenario. After a bad day at the office, you return home with a short fuse. Your innocent child irritates you. You spank him.
.Is that fair? How was your child to know you were on edge and ready to explode? It is easy for you to say: "He should know." The fact is he does not know. Have some compassion for the little fellow, will you?
.Children need to be understood, guided and counselled by their parents. When it comes to disciplining your children, caning is the easy way out.
.If they don't toe the line, cane them. If they dare to talk back to you, cane them. If they don't do well in their examinations, cane them.
.Believe me, your children don't misbehave to irritate you. Most of the time, they don't even know why they did what they did. Don't just give them a whack, tell them what they did wrong.
.They don't argue with you to feel good or to defy your authority. They do it because they don't understand. They see things from a different perspective. Teach them calmly and patiently.
.If they fail to make the grade, it is not because they want to hurt you or because they are, as some would label them, "stupid", "lazy" or "hopeless". They simply need more help. If you have not helped them to behave correctly, shouldn't you cane yourself for their failure?
.I cannot dispute the effectiveness of corporal punishment in changing behaviour. But before you reach for the rod, think of the distress, confusion and resentment you may cause.
.So, please understand your children. Think of creative ways to manage them. Avoid caning them. Remember, you don't have to be harsh to be firm with your children.
.That goes for schools, too. Corporal punishment should be banned ?especially public caning. I was outraged by a public caning that occurred less than a month ago at a school in Jurong.
.If my memory serves me well, an errant Primary 1 pupil was given a stroke of the cane in front of nearly 1,000 students from Primary 1 to 3. He was joined in disgrace by two Primary 3 students who were given two strokes each. Apparently, they were guilty of a "serious offence".
.To me, they were too young to be subjected to such cruel treatment. Imagine the emotional scar they will carry for the rest of their lives. This includes shame and the feeling of being ostracised by their peers.
.I hope they are not old enough to harbour resentment, which may result in more serious misbehaviour.
.Are there no better ways to deal with "problem children" than to treat them like animals and control their behaviour with a rod? There are experts who are capable of handling them more effectively than principals and teachers.
.When pupils misbehave repeatedly or commit serious offences, they are actually crying out for help. They have problems they cannot manage. They need professional assistance.
.Therefore, leave them with the specialists who can help them and make corporal punishment a thing of the past.
.While I am on the subject of discipline, I wonder if there are standard guidelines to ensure uniform disciplinary action in schools.
.I have noticed that the same offence can result in different punishments. Sometimes, offenders are let off scot-free.
.It is quite confusing as pupils do not know if an act is an offence or not.
.I think it is good to have standard disciplinary guidelines for teachers to apply. These guidelines must also be made available to students so that they are aware of the boundaries and what to expect when they cross them.
.However, there should be no caning ?let alone, public caning. Corporal punishment does more harm than good.
.The writer, 14, is the Young Ambassador for the National Kidney Foundation's Children's Medical Fund.
.If you have a view on this, email us at news@newstoday.com.sg
Corporal punishment does more harm than good ?public caning, especially, should be banned
To cane or not to cane ?that is the question.
.As a child born with brittle bones, I thought I would be safe from being whacked. I was wrong.
.My father is a strong believer in two proverbs: You have to be cruel to be kind and spare the rod, spoil the child.
.Neither saying was good for my butt. My father revealed that he chose



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Tuesday, October 05, 2004
-=| Back masking |=-

well.... i found this site where it plays back muzic.... n u can actually hear a msg in it.... freaky huh........ check this out....... well so muz choose muzic carefully or else .........

http://www3.telus.net/jefmil/stairwaybackwards.htm



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-=| Social studies test..... |=-

Well we got to noe our english marks.... it was 91 marks out of 100.... whoohoo!!........ then today got social test........ but after recess it was 2 periods of chinese and 2 periods of accounts then is social test..... then the 2 period chinese i dun have to attend bcoze they havin test.... n im CLB.... so no test 4 me.... n i dun take accounts........ n there were 3 hrz break....... so i creaped home.... had a short nap n read my revision book........ luckily nobody tell teacher.... if not i'll get detention......... well........ i ans the test paper wif a breeze...... hmm i hope i will get good marks.............



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Monday, October 04, 2004
-=| Cluedo game....... |=-

Well it's 2 more weeks to finals.... in i've not touched my text book.... im really dead tis time..... dunno can make it this time to sec4 or not..... hmmm well today my group got our board game.... n we had to play it......... well Mariejo sms Kate to give us 8/10 marks after playing the games.... as she played Jocelyn's game n gave her 7/10...... ahhaz kelong wan........

Well after skool... we played the cluedo game.......it was my english project.... but every move muz ans 1 english question.......... so through this way people learnt english by playing this game..........



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Sunday, October 03, 2004
-=| Tired |=-

Slept quite late last nite....... then after tuition today... i came back to sleep..... slep till afternoon n forgot abt lunch............ then later when for chinese tuition......... haiz these few days super bz n tired.... so nuthin much to write abt la....



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Saturday, October 02, 2004
-=| Sat...... |=-

Last nite when i reached home i was super tired as i slept at 2:30am the previous nite...... well i made Aunty Pik yee's card....... n added 2 angel's wings on it........ at first i tod it looked kiddy..... but Tricia say her Aunty likes cute cute kiddy stuff......... so i added it on........ ahhaz.........

Well today i muz bring guitar 4 Joyce...... bring the fruits n other stuff to church 4 the party........ rushed to the MRT to wait 4 Truddy n Tricia........ from 845am to 9++ .......... then when they reached they wanted to buy nana de co co, n the yogurt 4 the fruit salad........ then it was 920am when they came back....... Joyce is gonna sing at 930........ so i called her tat i dun think im gonna make it....... then she was kinda frantic...... but she said never mind......... kinda sorry 4 her..... but i waited 4 them....... n they so long havn't come back yet........then i brought back the guitar.... n Truddy n Tricia brought the fruits to church 4 me............ when i got back i saw the card on the floor.... i realised it was not in my bag...... hmm i think it's God's will 4 me to go home........

Well when i reached Jurong...... i received a call from Shaun... he wanted me to get decorations....... so i went to popular to get blue tag, crepe paper, ribbons n scorch tape........... well i was told not to buy these stuff on sabbath..... but well it was 4 a good cost........

After reaching church i was sweating like crazy........ then at first my hair was dread lock wan..... then it akll combine together liaoz..... haiz....... then Shaun say i have the Uncle look......... ahhaz...... tat means i look like uncle when i go skool......... ahhaz..........

Went to look 4 truddy.... she already blow up the balloons n hung them all up........ then we deplated 2 ballons...... n stuff confetti into it.......... well it is going to have a good effect.......

After the service........ Nic wanted to get sumthin 4 Aunty Pik yee..... then he wanted to get roses....... n later he wanted roshe flowers..... well in the end i accompanied him to the flower shop at JE MRT there to get it........ the guy there was super grouchy....... but the gal served him........ well in the end when we reached the church....... it was time 4 MAD....... n we played games.... n say wad did we do for the partner we got in the previous MAD....... n everything....... until this point of time...... Aunty Pik yee still dunno wadz goin on later....... but she noes theres gonna be sumthin goin on........

Well later we got her upstairs........ n we popped the confetti balloons over all the people who r born on sep.......... then there were food n everything......... then she even got a tiara........ hmm barbara gave it to her........ i think she kinda bu she de........... but she act like she is ok like tat ........ hmmmm........

Well later Shaun, Nic n me r goin to the YMCA dinner........... then we rush home.......... for me.... i think i went to Shaun's house....... then changed as i brought my shirt wif me........ hmm..... then i saw alot of ties.... first time i saw so many ties.......... then i picked a black tie.......... we rush rush rush.....then my hair was horrible as theres no style to style.... i dun have wax or clay wif me..... then my hair is quite long..... then i went wif a bad hair day.... then we meet nic at Sembawang MRT........

Went there....... then have to stack up shirts....... dun even have time to eat........ then eat already there was this Jenny Teo...... then Amabel tod it was Jamie teo......... well she was discriminating the media nowadays........ n tokin abt how Mia was judged n danced in Singapore Idol........ then Amabel n me were down there saying........ Dun she noe tat Adventist got alot of rules..... thn now even television oso cannot watch........ then when she got down....... i told Amabel......*bitchy mode* "Aiyoh, look at her dressing..... so obsene.... u see at her back there, juz covered by some black veil cloth........ ......" ahhaz...... then so farni......... well as a helper..... later had to walk around wif baskets to collect donations..........



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Friday, October 01, 2004
-=| English project dued...... |=-

Ahhhhz..... today rush rush rush to do project....... this early morning slept at abt 2:30am..... wad i did was to cut n prepare all the stuff..... n i was too tired liaoz...... hasiz...... then today the 2 english period bz pasting n cutiing all the small pieces.......... then yesterday the library was closed in the afternoon... n i didn't noe, then Mingsheng wanted to go home wif sumone living in the north..... as he was expecting a important call.......... n i was supposed to print some important images from the internet........ n bcoz of the home economics....... Mrs yeo had to close the library...... haiz ...... then i waited down there 4 1 hr 4 nuttin........... then luckily when i reached home Roachel was online.....phew luckily she help me print..... or my project will go down the drain.........

Then so happy tat Mr Chee never come today..... then we shiok la..... use the time to paste this n wrap tat.......... then after recess still havn't finish.... n the dead line was 12 in the afternoon...... then we finish at 1230..... luckily teacher was kind enough to let us hand in.....Phew!!!!! a LARGE IMPORTANT TASK IS DONE....... YAY!!!!!!!!!

Then Shaun smsed me yesterday tat he needed help in the making of the apple pie......... so after meeting my mum 4 lunch i went wif her to get all the ingridients 4 the fruit salad tat i muz prepare............ so the original plan was to help Shaun n go churech wif the baked apple pie..........

After rushing to Shaun's house it was abt 430pm........ i helped him wif the crust....... n i had to skiin the apple n decore it............ i myself seldom eat apples....... as i had to decore it....... n my mum would blame mee 4 cutting away too much of the flesh rather then the skin......... aniwayz i juz cut n decore.......... i did it very nicely(wif out cutting away much flesh).......... n it took me super long........ then Shaun had the same problem....... he did it quickly........ n alot of flesh gone....... well he had 20 apples to cut............. n he started cutting....... after cutting abt 3 apples..... he asked me to exchange position(he was decoring n skinning)....... then i tod he wanted to do a rotation.......... then i do do do..... end up i cut 10++ apples........ n then it was super sianz..... n frustrating..... n end up i cut the apple into half........ havn't skin n decore the apple.... the other apple turn brown liao...... in the end like abt 630pm++..... Shaun n me kind of gave up........ we were very frustrated..... n we didn't want to do any more............. so Shaun started to stir fry the apples.......... at first alot one....... then later left half a wok........ it all shrunk........... then Shaun prepare tyhe crust..... n there werte alot of holes in it......... n the crust was super thick........ then Tricia called....... she ask wheather r we ready....... then we said we were super depressed.... n we didn't want to cut anymore apples......(it was really tat bad)..... then later Tricia n Truddy came down......... n we cut the apples together........ n baked it........ it was abt 9++ when we finished baking..... n we had extra dough....... n in the end we made cokkies wif it....... then i tod of making Aunty Pek Yee a huge cookie........ then Truddy tod of making her name........ so we had lots of fun making the letters......... n wif the extra dough we made cookies........ Tricia's dad came to fetch them........ n i got a trip home.......



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