Life is Wonderful

pureinheart — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:09:47 +0000

Its getting really tiring.. Sometimes I wonder if I’m really so hard to be with, so different and that difficult to understand. I am flawed, but so is every human being. Always thought being myself will not be much of a bother to others, but maybe this luxury must be taken away when time calls.

laughing babies

pureinheart — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:16:47 +0000

I love laughing babies.. Such purity and realness.. So easily amused and filled with joy. These laughter comes straight from their hearts, nothing polluting their minds, nothing running in their heads, just pure laughter. Laughing is infectious too, you laugh when people around laughs. I rather be with a laughing crowd than a worried crowd. But as we get older, even laughing gets harder.. sometimes even forced laughter.. its good to sometimes like babies – laugh for no reason. I believe its therapeutic, somehow makes you happier and relaxed after a good laugh.. I would rather laugh than cry. After all, laughter is the best medicine!

nostalgia

pureinheart — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:26:53 +0000

13th November. Loved this movie and the music, my companion for the day..

A day I was birthed 26 years ago.. What a terrifying number!

I Thank God on this day, the creator of all existence

Thank God for wishes from people I love.

Somehow in denial and lost, but will continue to put faith for a better future!

what in the world!.

pureinheart — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:40:20 +0000

The most disheartening news I’ve heard lately, not the economic crisis, not natural disasters.. But an event that displays the loss of basic human morales in people. People can just ignore a dying child, not doing anything about it, do not show any cent of concern, because of fearing for their own self. Selfishness is so scary, even animals protect their own species. Things that make us human, to love, feel and care for others are all gone.. God is crying from above for the abandoned, but even more heartbroken for those who has lost their human soul.

unworthiness

pureinheart — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:05:11 +0000

In last week’s sermon, there is a scripture in Luke 5:8

⁸ When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m too much of a sinner to be around you.”

It is true how when we start to know God, we realize how much a sinner we are.. I know my flaws are uncountable, I am not perfect, I can’t be the person that I want to be. No matter how hard we try, we are not Jesus, we are people undeserving of His love. I have a very human mind, will get upset, scared, worried, loose confidence, lack motivation, loose hope.. And really dislike it when this happens. But I know God never despise and loves me as I am, I am reminded that He is there in all things. He will always be there to pick us up, no matter how long it takes, He does not leave us. Sometimes, I thank God for His patience:)

犀利人妻

pureinheart — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:18:31 +0000

我现在了解为什么《犀利人妻》会有这么大的回响，大家议论纷纷“小三”的话题。

戏剧写实，贴切的描述人妻的内心，全心全意为家庭，但是老公出轨后世界完全破灭。非常为谢安真不平和愤怒，但也开心她是最后的胜利者。看这部戏好像上完人生的一堂课，学了好多道理。看见人心有时多么矛盾挣扎；一个决定要承担的后果；要怎样活出自己的人生。里头的对白非常有深度，下面几句我非常喜欢：

“我不是苯，不是没有感觉，是愿意相信你”

“人生就是要越活越安定，不是越活越任性”

“白米饭才是你因该要天天要吃，天天都不能少的正餐”

“我结婚就是一辈子的事情”

“嫉妒已经使你更丑了”

“我想做一个什么样的人，不应该是因为别人怎么对我而改变”

“我们决定要做什么样的人，其实都要付出不一样的代价”

”超越伤痛的唯一办法，就是原谅伤害你的人”

“当你对一个女人说你爱她，她就是你的责任”

“一定要记住别人对你的好，不要记住别人对你的不好”

“人之所以痛苦，是因为在追求错误的东西”

“我们不是婚姻的附属品，只是我们人生的一部分而已”

“如果你因为错过阳光而流泪，那你也会错过星星”

HOGC

pureinheart — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:33:54 +0000

Officially became an Ordinary Member of HOGC today.. Didn’t have much thought about it, just accepted this naturally, since I have been here for nearly two years, and have already considered HOGC as my home church, and where I want to grow spiritually in. Looking back, its amazing how God brought me to this church and eventually got myself planted here.. I have been a member of Planetshakers in Melbourne, and NLCC in Perth.. But I eventually have to come back to Singapore, finding a church to call home was a concern back then. Before overstudies in Australia, I never really attended church in Singapore, so I was planning to visit as many churches as possible, until I find one that I like and where God directs me to go. Then I remembered I have actually attended HOGC many years ago, as a visitor.. The only problem was my first few experiences was not too good, and hence I did not consider HOGC when I returned. In short, I felt too old in a crowd of teenagers and did not agree with how Pastor preached. But these are because I did not catch the ‘heart’ and ‘spirit’ of HOGC back then. Later did I know everyone here has a common purpose, to love God with all their hearts, love others, and live out HOGC values and vision. I didn’t know why even without good impression of HOGC, God still led me back to revisit.. I loved my previous church, and it took awhile to readjust. God then placed amazing people in HOGC to really help me fit in, and understand things that I use to have misconceptions about. What is a church without its people? Jesus is the head of the church body and we are the hands and feet. It is so important that the people love the house of God in order to serve Him and grow. I now understand why God love this house and is always present, no matter how big the service is. This was the first church i visited since back from Australia, and has never left since. I am honored to be able to call HOGC home, and continues my journey to learn HOGC culture, see God’s heart and follow Him wherever He takes me to:)

27 Club

pureinheart — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:48:55 +0000

This is an interesting email I received from Claude Johnson – a guitar resource website that I randomly subscribed ages ago. Most of the time I deleted their emails once I realised there are not much resources I can get, and these are mostly ad emails wanting me to purchase their stuff. But I decided to open this one because of the title:

Hi Gwen,

What do Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Kobain, and Amy Winehouse have in common?

That’s right… They were successful musicians who all died at the age of 27 as a direct or indirect result of drug and alcohol abuse.

First, let me extend my condolences to her family, friends, and fans. If I could do anything to take away your pain, I would.

Now, I know you guitarists are probably thinking:

OH NO YOU DIDN’T…

You didn’t just say Jimi Hendrix in the same sentence as Amy Winehouse.

Actually, I did (lol)… I went there.

Chalk it up to one of the trappings of being a rock star — you have so much money that partying yourself to death becomes a real possibility.

I’d be lying if I told you I never experimented with drugs and alcohol when I was younger.

But these days, I “get high” on life and its simple pleasures.
I’m talking about stuff like playing guitar, taking hot showers, eating a bowl of spicy noodle soup at my favorite restaurant, and working on exciting projects.

So that’s my answer. Do what you love. Find your passion. Follow your bliss.

Like my friend Jack Frost says, “You can fall in love with the guitar.”

It’s all about momentum.

Habits (both good and bad) live and die by momentum. If you’re not practicing guitar each day and you want to build the habit, try this:

Just schedule 15 minutes for yourself, pick a time slot in advance. Write it down.

Now here’s the key: Do it for 5 days in a row.

That should really start you on the path. Then, expand it to 30 minutes and beyond.

Even the laziest, sloth-minded among us can sit still for 15 minutes and pick a few notes.

Use that tiny bit of discipline and it can snowball for you into a really good thing.

Also, keep feeding your brain new information to keep you inspired. That’s a better way to “feed your head”… And it’s a big reason why I’m excited about the Guitar God Club…

You can keep learning new lessons and get new jam tracks DAILY to keep you fresh and excited.

The email continues to sell the packaged online guitar lessons.

Quite a hard twist there, what has the 27 Club got to do with learning guitar?

Anyways, the main message does make sense, and applies to not just guitar playing, but any passion we are pursuing. Most importantly, find the Right passion.

Drugs and alcohol are clearly not something you want to be passionate about.

We as Christians want to be passionate about God! As in the email, it’s all about the momentum, or Pastors will call it “rhythm”. If you don’t practice the guitar, you lose passion for it. Similarly, if you don’t get in touch with God frequently, you risk backsliding. We need discipline to be on fire for God. It works vice versa, it takes true passion to sustain our walk with God.

pureinheart — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:14:55 +0000

旋律，情感，歌声，剧情。。都动人

Harry Potter: My moral codebook — The Straits Times Blogs

pureinheart — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:10:40 +0000

Harry Potter: My moral codebook — The Straits Times Blogs.

We grew up with Harry and friends..

It’s more than a story book.. It’s a intricately fabricated world weaved by JK Rowling, which everyone, old or young can enter and live there momentarily. I love this fantasy land of magic, somehow forgetting the real world we are living in.. Harry, Hermione and Ron seem to be born into their characters. Now that Harry’s adventure is over, his legacy never dies.. We can visit this magical place whenever it is missed, and only more people will come to know of his story..

Sometimes all we need is an unrestrictive mind for such creativity as by J K Rowling.