with needle and thread

A few weeks back... (yes call me a procrastinator), the button of my shorts came loose. At that point, with the coursework datelines looming, I could not be bothered. And I have no one to ask for help. So I just washed it.. the shorts of course.. and left it lying in my drawer.

What does this mean? Should I lose weight? Should I just turn my pants into rags? But it's still fairly new.



I guess I achieved something today...

Broken seams, torn fabrics, loose buttons. They all can be fixed. Although it may be untidy initially, with practice, they can look as if they were brand new.

All with needle and thread...

come outside. it's spring!

The sun is out, colours have returned in place of grey,

Greyness soaked and dissipates away.
Shades are lit up, warmness overcomes gloom,
A flower never needs to know how to bloom.

-JL-

stronghold

Rocky ledges, shifting sands. Which would you rather be? Something which endures, everlasting; or something which crumbles, cursory.

What kind of foundation is your life built based on? I choose the one which weathers all storm.

sweet misery

"An eye for an eye,
Makes the whole world go blind"

no one else

strangely there was no longing of any sorts when I was out from one gift shop to another today. perhaps the numbness of truth and realization serves as a much needed panacea.

also...

"Good news? what good news?"
"X told me.." =)
"Owh" =))

knowing that someone is watching over you is all the special feeling that you need :)

great cover!

Hope

"A Light, no shadow can hide."


That's the beauty of music. They can't get that from you... Haven't you ever felt that way about music? Although it never and wouldn't make sense, it make sense when things are tough. You need it so you don't forget. Forget that... there are places in this world that aren't made out of stone. That there's something inside... that they can't get to, that they can't touch. That's yours.

That's Hope.

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

- Shawshank Redemption -

!!!

Exams coming soon! Won't be posting in awhile... Meanwhile, read this thought-provoking article I found from The Star... enjoy :)

ONCE a professor asked his students: “Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?” The students thought for a while before one of them said: “We shout because we lose our calm.”

“But why shout when the other person is just next to you? Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice?”

The students gave various answers, none of which satisfied the professor.

Finally he explained: “When two people are angry with each other, their hearts distance. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.”

Then he asked: “What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly. Why? Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is very small.

“When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak – they only whisper and get closer to each other in their love.

“Finally they do not even need to whisper. They only look at each other, that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”

So, when you argue, do not let your hearts get distant or say words that distance each other even more, or there may come a day when the distance is so great you will not find the path back to each other.

nothing doesn't happen for a reason...

There are no coincidences... only the illusion of coincidence.

or better yet...


There are no coincidences... just God incidents.

once upon a new year..

So it's once again a brand new year. It's coming to the second day of the year from where I am. It got slightly chillier today. Rain showered in across the sleepy town of Nottingham, and to me, it's like a new beginning, starting the new year with a clean slate. Whatever that has happened in the last year or before that is of history, a major part of my life, but no more than needed-heeded lessons. It's a bit like how Jesus came, and took the nails for us. Because of His love, He died for us, to spare us and redeem us from all our sins. This humbling thought sometimes is the assurance I need to get through my days.

When we are lost, when we feel that no compass can guide us, whether it's a bright or cloudy day, with everything we wish for, we look up...



My resolution this year sounds simple, but requires much striving, dedication, discipline, and hard work; that is, to succeed.


There are two rules for success: 1) Never tell everything you know...
Roger H. Lincoln