My dear Father in Heaven

My Father in Heaven, God, is truly amazing in the ways he works. He makes me feel so much better when a problem pops up. He makes me realise the things that he wants me to realise through events that I had never expected. And one of the unexpected event that happened today was a run.

I’ve been running/jogging for the past three weeks to east coast park. Everytime I ran there, I would observe the people around the area. Like people running towards me, people who were enjoying their company at the bbq pits, people who were on dates, etc. And I would be dreading for the one hour of running to pass.

However, today, I tried 2 new methods to make my running more enjoyable. The first one was to look out for short term goals as I ran. For example, I would aim to run to the lamp post that is like 20 metres away. You get what I mean. But it wasnt effective.

So I tried the second method which was to look at a far away lighted building that was on the sea’s horizon. (like the one below) And it worked. I focused on it the whole way, even though there were distractions such as trees or people blocking the lighted building that I was looking at. I trusted that as long as I looked at the lighted building on the sea horizon, I wouldn’t step on any seeds that would stumble me. And the entire run after I adopted this strategy, was totally AWESOME!

As I was running, focusing on the building on the sea horizon, I applied this method into my life. How?

The building on the sea horizon was the kingdom of heaven that God promised me if I trusted in Him. And that is my ultimate goal in my life.

The people and trees blocking the building and short term goals like what I mentioned are the distractions in my life that would prevent me from looking at my ultimate goal. However, if I believe that the building (ultimate goal) is still there and focus on it, these distractions dont matter to me.

The people surrounding around me were tempting to look at and they are the temptations in my life.  As long as I focused on the building (ultimate goal), they dont matter to me either.

Lastly, the seeds that I thought would stumble me are like the hurdles that God placed in my life to test my trust for him. Because if I trust in God that he would protect me out of all these hurdles (seeds), I will not be stumbled by them. And instead, I would learn to trust God more and more across each seed and by each day.

A short one hour run that turned into a lifelong lesson. Thank you dear Lord for teaching me this principle today through an unexpected event.

serious stuff

So weary, someone to love is bigger than your prides worth. So true.

Please refer to lyrics. Link to the lyrics=http://www.directlyrics.com/corrine-bailey-rae-id-do-it-all-again-lyrics.html

New direction

Ok, let’s just say that I’ve thought some things through and is on my way to enlightenment. Muahahaha.

Nah, not enlightenment but just state of focus. Some things are meant to be solved, some things are meant to be LIKE THIS, and others most importantly, I just have to trust the Lord.

I know I do sound emo in my past posts, perhaps it’s because many things have been thrown at me all at once? So I’ve got information, emotion, cognition and social overloaded. Haha. And I have talked to many awesome and caring people about it and have gotten some thoughts sorted out. Some.

So THE MAIN THING IS WHAT IS MY DIRECTION? We humans love to digress and I am now O.o

1. Be close to God- read and study the Bible, attend services, be active in serving the Lord and telling others!

2. Study. Hoping to be able to further my studies and get first class honors is my duty to my parents at the moment. But I hope that it will transform into passion. Because without passion, what is a degree? Just a piece of paper.

3. Cherish my wonderful friends! Awwww…

4. Fill my life with meaningful ____________________________________________________ the list goes on.

So these are my priorities and I hope that I can keep number 1 as number 1(: Please guide me Lord!

Memory

I would rather live on, carrying the memories until the end.

Because, even if it is a sad memory,

even if it’s a memory that only hurts me,

even if it’s a memory that I would rather forget,

If I carry it until the end without running away from it,

someday, someday, I may become someone who wouldn’t lose to these memories… I believe it.

Because I want to believe that there is no such memory that you can just forget.

So the truth is… The truth is… this is my childish wish.

{quoted from momiji in fruits basket} That’s how I want to be.

My place

Is this my twin? No! It’s hui si! Met up with this old old old friend of mine. Haha. Good times~

And I’ve discovered a side of a person which I never knew. It turned out well and I thank God for it.(:

Lastly, I just ran to East Coast Park! I just love the wind, the air and the rustling of the leaves. My alone place.

The word of the post is {facade} -1. the front of a building 2. the way sb/sth appears to be which is different from the way sb/sth really is.

My first post of 2010

What should I say on my first post of 2010?

Well, all I can say is the year started quite good.

I started new year with God and my church members! WOOHOO!! Haha=) Good beginning!

I’m going to change for good so people watch out for Li Yi’s transformation!!!!!! Change can be in a lot of ways. So people will just have to figure out what it is. Or maybe… I haven’t changed. I dont know….. SHHHHH

The downside was stress not from school but from home. It’s quite bad. But hey the must be a reason for all these trubulent. And God wants me to find out and learn something from it as I always say. So I guess I’ll just have to swallow it and digest it and assimilate it and pass it out. Haha. Optimistic?

Well, I should start out optimistic. And it shall bring me through 2010. Yeah!

I’m going to start the word of the post! Haha.

Today’s word is {Impress}-1. If someone impresses you, you feel admiration for them. / 2. Emphaszing on a certain matter.

Bye.

New Year

Well, I am truly looking forward to the new year. As the saying goes, new year new beginnings.

I dont think everything in my life is good. In fact, it’s quite bad by my standards.

I do sound kind of depressed right? But I’m actually quite all right. Haha. I’m a person with high tolerance.

Even though 2009 may not be a good year, I believe that 2010 will bring more to my life. Bring more could mean goodies or badies, I’m not afraid. Instead I wish that more misfortunes would befall on me. Only so, I can understand the lessons that God wants me to learn and moreover, during down times, I’m the closest to God.

I need change, variety and of course solutions. And that is how I am going to attain an identity which I crave for badly.

I have neglected friends and I do feel really bad. And I just want to say, “I’m sorry, I have a lot of excuses and I have a lot of things on my plate. Wish that I could say them out loud but cant. So just wish that you all will excuse me for these few days before 2009 ends. Then when 2010 comes, I’ll be good and see ya’ll”

See ya 2009! Loved and hated you!

alternative ~read~

I think I’m going to start picking up some great stories to read. I feel like I”m rotting at home. Literally?

Well, I think I’m going to start with pride and prejudice. I just love the story so much. I’m going to borrow that. And I think Christmas carol too. I recently watched the movie. I didnt get the movie fully so reading the book would be GREAT! The talented Mr Ripley too.=) Erm. Five people you will meet in heaven. I think I’m being too ambitious here. Haha.

There is always this question in my mind. Why cant I read? Why dont I like reading? Perhaps it is because I get discouraged at my progress? I’m a slow reader. I dont speed read and reading to me is like speaking. Speaking in the sense that whenever I read a word in the book, I will play it in my mind as if I’m reading it out loud. Kind of sad huh? Well, I’m determined to do speed reading! What a conviction? – sarcastic. Well, I’m going to try and see what happens?

And My guitar playing is still blah blah blah. = no progress. Laziness is my greatest enemy.

Exercise isnt going anywhere. And I think I should stop complaining and being such a baby here and DO SOMETHING!!

I hope that some of you like me out there would start getting our bottoms off the comfortable seat, bed, couch, or whatever and start moving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok well see guys. See how I will fair.

Disney princes?

It’s funny how all the attention goes into the disney princesses and not the disney princes. Maybe earning girls money is better than earning boys money? Lol. Or just simply girls are entranced by all the glamour of princesses. I dont know…

But I just watched Sleeping Beauty on youtube and it sure is as good as ever. Haha.This kind of things need to be watched once in a while. (: And I’ve realised how disney princes are good looking too.. all except the beauty and the beast one… I dont know what happened… Haha. But my favourite is……. PRINCE PHILIP! lol. Enjoy!

Cinderella

The Little Mermaid- Prince Eric

Aladin

Snow white

Sleeping beauty- Prince Philip -fav most good looking in my opinion.

And Beauty and the beast… least fav prince…

Poker face

Poker face by Lady Gaga.

I guess many of us would have heard the pop version of poker face, but here’s the ACOUSTIC!!!

I LOVE  the ACOUSITC version! IT ROCKS A MILLION TIMES MORE THAN THE POP VERSION. Haha. Enjoy guys. And Lady Gaga’s voice is power!

Me <3 Acoustic~

btw, my exams are over. Official.