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Life has been unbelieveable..

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:41:49 GMT

unbelievably FUN FUN FUN... hahahahahaa..

dempsey's a nice place to hang..
there's still so many places i've yet to visit but of course, that will be accomplished..

Orion Bond's never been tighter..
all tat talk of the future remains just talk tho..
we're awaiting the catalyst.. that's all..

i'm beyond excited..
the anticipation's killing me..

well, we'll let time show us what awaits..

Consummati in unum

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:02:26 GMT

Those who aspire to unity should be shown Christ who prays that we will all be consummati in unum: “made perfectly one.” Hunger for justice should lead us to the original source of harmony among mankind: the fact that we are, and know ourselves to be, sons of the Father, brothers. (Christ is passing by, 157)

It is a sad ecumenism indeed when Catholics ill-treat other Catholics! (Furrow, 643)

I once told the Holy Father John XXIII, moved by the affable and fatherly kindness of his manner: ‘Holy Father, in our Work all men, Catholics or not, have always found a welcome. I have not learnt ecumenism from your Holiness’. He laughed, for he knew that way back in 1950, the Holy See had authorized Opus Dei to receive in the Association as Cooperators people who are not Catholics or even Christians.

In fact there are many separated brethren who feel attracted by the spirit of Opus Dei and who cooperate in our apostolate, and they include ministers even bishops of their respective confessions. As contacts increase, we receive more and more proofs of affection and cordial understanding. And it is because the members of Opus Dei centre their spirituality simply on trying to live responsibly the commitments and demands of Christian Baptism. A desire to seek Christian perfection and to do apostolate, endeavouring to sanctify their own professional work; the fact of living immersed in secular reality and respecting its proper autonomy, but dealing with it with the spirit and love of contemplative souls; the primacy which we give in the organization of our apostolate to the individual, to the action of the Spirit upon souls, to the dignity and freedom which derive from the divine filiation of Christians. (Conversations with Monsignor Escrivá, 22)

taken from January 23, 2008 Opus Dei Newsletter.

Aurora..

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:13:24 GMT

Sunrise at 10.10pm on a Sunday night is lurve...

surprised and erm.. happy..

amused..

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:26:28 GMT

Wow..
my tagboard seems to have taken on a life of its own..
hahahahahaa.. it's a wonder how i didn't realise earlier..

i'd like to thank the latest anonymous person from Singapore who's standing up for me..
thanks for tagging, but i will delete your post because you don't really know what's going on, have not heard both sides of the story and most importantly, i don't want you to stoop to a level that's beneath you..
let me know who u are.. i appreciate it what you've done nevertheless.. you're a gem..

as to the person who's decided to post malicious tags and even impersonate me, well, i have nothing to say to you because your actions reflect your level of maturity and civility.
there's no point in me stooping to your level..

but thanks really.. i'm unfazed and i still don't judge you..

Friends, in life, you'd be surprised at the many different types of people you meet, some are angels, some are devils, some cry wolf, some are full of integrity and pride while others resort to sleeping with their lecturers, cussing at people, enjoy drawing attention to themselves and posting pesky msgs on people's Boogie Boxes..

well, they're all there for a reason.. there's always something new, lessons that life throws at you for you to comprehend and emerge stronger..

we enjoy their company, we get disappointed sometimes and at the end of the day we move on..
but some people will choose to remain where they are to lament, blame others and pity themselves..

indeed, i say, the tides have turned..

to people who don't matter, here's a msg..

but really, dust the webs that blind thy sight
and perhaps, through that fog will come a light..

Farewell, intern, farewell..
for when the lights dim and when the curtain falls,
the emptiness that consumes,
consumes you and your all..

i just pray that they will be strong enough to emerge from that abyss..

Have a great weekend everyone..!

((:

ain't life beautiful..

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:54:21 GMT

i've never been happier..

is that good?

Anyways, life has been very beautiful and my Lord has blessed me with abundance.
i've got re-acquainted with friends and it feels really great to know that we can all pick up where we left off..

Des, you're still my favourite girl..
Love you..

((:

Let's keep the Orion Bond there for as long as the that Bond in the sky aight?

*Hugs*

Brace yourselves..

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:39:19 GMT

there's no looking back now..

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever your hand finds to do,
do it with all your might,
for in the grave,
where you are going,
there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.

Saturday, January 05, 2008

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:26:38 GMT

2nd Post of 2008..

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:47:46 GMT

i've made procrastination the noose of yesteryear.

two decisions to make, one tivial and one life-altering..
the following prayer is involved with the trivial decision..
i hope to make my two decisions by tomorrow.

A New Year's Prayer
May God make your year a happy one!
Not by shielding you from all the sorrows and pain,
But by strengthening you to bear it, as it comes;

Not by making your path easy,
But by making you sturdy to travel any path;

Not by taking hardships from you,
But by taking fear from your heart;

Not by granting you unbroken sunshine,
But by keeping your face bright, even in the shadows;

Not by making your life always pleasant,
But by showing you when people and their causes need you most,
and by making you anxious to be there to help.

God's love, peace, hope and joy to you for the year ahead.

ain't life fabulous?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:27:29 GMT

i've been home for a grand total of 3 days and i'm already having second thoughts of going back to Melbourne.
My Goodness..

coming home with a different perspective has given me new insights to life.
the sights, smells and humidity all seems very different.

there are many things to life that we can never comprehend and sometimes, the wiser choice is to let it go.
we could keep asking why and never get an answer that satisfies us, or we could let it go.

wrath is enticing, but what good would it do?

it only draws us further away from true happiness.
to the people that hurt you, you might not see them get their deserts, but what is the point really?
so what if u see them miserable and downtrodden?

it's so much more liberating to rise to the occasion and show yourself, really, that you can above it all..
that you don't have to stoop to a level that's beneath you.
BELIEVE! that you're above it all, because you can be, and You're entitled to..

you can have your name dragged in the mud but we all know that the people who do it are the mud.

With all the above though, it is vital, that we stick to our values and principles.
that we do not start looking down on people and that we do not think too highly of ourselves.
like i always say, humility is a virtue..

as for the people who hurt you,
what will become of them, you ask?

time will show and tell.

question is, do we wait?
we could and what would that prove? absolutely nothing..

my point is, your life is yours to live, so why wait or waste any time on people who do not matter? why waste time on mud?

Keep moving forward.. when u conquer every little hill, u'd be asking urself why you hadn't moved faster and further.
the new sights we enjoy are much more liberating than before.

Of course, i wouldn't change anything that's occured in the last year.
i take everything that's happened as a rite of passage of sorts.
otherwise, i won't be able to stand tall and be sitting here, writing this.
yes, there might be a hint of pride, but when u've worked so hard for so long, we're all entitled to that one minute of glory. if not for yourself, for the people who worked hard with you, supporting you financially, physically and emotionally.

to these people, you know who you are. THANK YOU. i am forever grateful.

it is 3 mins to the new year and as we approach the fireworks and all that cheer and excitement from the crowd,
i can firmly stand up and say i'm blessed and truly happy.
i've spent the last three days with the people i truly love and hold dear to my heart.
and i dare say that they are happy too, for i have not disappointed them and they are proud of me.

it is the new lines on their faces that were formed when they were wrought with worry over you. why? because they know that these were not in vain.
it is the smile on their faces when they tell their friends, "this is my daughter, she's back for the holidays."
it is the urgency in their voices when they ask if you can do lunch tomorrow.
it is love that speaks out when they ask you to decide on what you want to eat or miss the most and there would definitely be a dinner partyheld wherever you wanted it to be.

it is what you see when your eyes meet for the first time after 11 mths apart.
it is the embrace that was 11 months in the making.

i'm happy because my parents are happy.
i'm happy because my Lord is satisfied and sees that it is good.

as the fireworks appear to usher in the new year, i'd like to say my thanks to all who were there for me and against me.
without which, I wouldn't be.

well, this is a new day, a sunlit new day..
tokeep alive the fires so that when we look back at the time of choosing,we can say that we did all that could be done, never less..

Happy New Year everyone..! (:)

May our gracious Lord bless you and keep you.

the incredible urge...

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:55:35 GMT

to shop..

OMG..