Oh Gravity!

Genesis 28:15
" I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."


The constant anxiety of leaving my comfort zone has left me with much worry, sleepless nights and millions of thoughts running through my head. 


Going abroad to study depicts a new phase of my life. On one hand I am excited to go and further my studies. On the flip side, I am teary-eyed leaving my family, loved ones and friends. 


Been praying lately and God has really comforted and shown me His awesome love and power. 


I will not fear the unknown. I will work hard and do my best in my final year. I will make all of them proud. Oh but I should know that they are proud of me already!


Most of all, He will not leave me until He has fulfilled His promises upon my life. And for that, I am so ever grateful. Even when I am in the UK, He will be there guiding my path, shining His light on all the darkness that I come across. 


Never think of detaching from Him. Nor His church. Nor His people. I am sane and grounded because of Him. Oh gravity!

Criticisms at its Best.....or Worst....teehee

Save for those who can take "no offense" as non-offensive, I for one can sometimes be quite sensitive especially when there has been a bad evaluation, a failure or simply a job not well done. 

But as we grow up, we learn how to handle criticisms..... 

#1: Sometimes, it will be like swallowing really bitter medicine that leaves a bad taste in your mouth forever. 

This can be harmful:   IF...we don't try to get pass the fact that medicine can help you feel better, and continue dwelling or moping in our troubles as if we are the only ones on earth with a life problem.

#2: Other times, it'll be like learning how to ride a bike. 

You cycle without your training wheels for the first time. Indefinitely, we fall down or scrape our knee. (Well, I cycled into a bush......see, you're not so bad after all..=P) But we get up again, and we try. We pedal one foot at a time, we get the hang of it. And surprise surprise, you now know how to ride a bike!

Similar to taking criticisms, if it's bad, let's get up again, pedal that bike one foot at a time, and know that we can overcome the "sword into your heart" moment, and be a damn good bike rider. =P

#3: But there'll be days when it's like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

Yup......very true in the real world. You can be loved one day and hated the very next. K, the thing about Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is that you can never be two personalities in one body for the rest of your life. What happened to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? well, from Literature classes, he/they died. 

The truth of the matter is that there'll be days when people love what you say or do or even what you achieved in life. But what if we mess up or make a mistake? The world can be quite cruel and point fingers at the one mistake you make, out of the 100 times you did things right. Are we ready to  "man up"?

       Thus, let us not only want to hear what we think or know is right. But let us also understand that we can choose to receive constructive criticisms. It is true that we should not take EVERYTHING to heart 'cause you are who you are and no one can change that except your self. 

But if there are times when there is room to be a better person, I'll draw my white flag and accept the criticisms honorably. 

I have swallowed bitter medicine, but I've also learnt how to ride a bicycle. On top of that, we studied Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in high school. So yea, I've had my fair share, and yea, there'll be more of it to come in the future.

The world is not always out to get you.      People are not always contemplating schemes full of fallacy.        
              We are not a tragic catharsis in the making. 


Maybe how you react to your next criticism will determine your future job, your life partner, or even the great person you were made to be. Let it be that we not regret our actions and strive to be a better individual, a better friend, a better girlfriend/ boyfriend, a better husband/ wife.......or maybe even a better citizen of this country. =) 

Who knows, you can be the next superhero....*wink wink* =P

A check off my list

To-Do List item # 54

To create a blog....=)

Well, O.K.. I don't have a to-do list but at least now I can answer  "Yes, I have a blog..." when people ask *wink wink* =P

So first blog post of the day...

What's in a name?

We all (safe to say at least 80% of us...) take pride in our given names. Be it whether from birth, or given after a Confirmation, or even a self-given name after having an "Oh-I need-an-English-name" moment....

According to Chinese traditions, names dictate the make a person: how the person will be like, what he or she will grow up to be. 

The English names vary from Tom to Harry to Dick or Jane.....Many of my friends have BEAUTIFUL names and some even tell me stories of how their names came to be. 

And It really doesn't matter whether you had a good or bad background, what race you are, what religion you came from or even where you got your name from. All that matters, is the fact that we remember who we are and to try hard to be a better person every single day.

I used to be teased a lot during my primary days for having "Shermaine" as a name. I used to be called "cermin" and the teasing goes from "cermin mata" to "cermin tingkap" to "CERRRMINNN......tak pecah ke hari ni?"

And it all did not matter after all these years anymore....=) Did it break me then? Yes...Did it hurt?Well, yeah when everyone teases you at any time of the day... But it did not MAKE the person that I turn out to be.

Yes, I have flaws, I admit it. But I know that I have grown into a person, not fragile nor easily broken like the "cermin' but a person with a heart, compassionate and made whole because of Jesus who saved me. =)

And the maine thing is......You can have a grrrreat name, or a really bad one, but you still can have an amazing life. You can love to hate, or you can brake to break, but let not the small little bad things that happened in the past or will happen in your days to come determine who you will be for the rest of your life. 

"He knows my name....

He knows my every thought...

...He hears me when I call.."

What's in a name?...well it's Your choice...=)