Mar 21, 2008 11:20 PM
i'm running on 1.5 hours of sleep from this morning, after returning from overnight vigil and before going for 10am mass and surprisingly, i'm not tired. it's partially because i was kept awake by great friends (denice, winnie, lixin, eug and mx) while doing the banner painting for funorama.
speaking of overnight vigil, it was certainly a different experience. i've never stayed awake for an entire night. to be honest, the vigil did seem to speed by and it wasn't a drag or anything along those lines. the activities weren't boring and i'm glad i've learnt/gained sth out of it. so the two things that are stuck most clearly in my mind are:
1) we can't make all the choices in our lives, but one that we can make is that we can choose to forgive
2) the greatest act of love we can do for others is to sacrifice
it was a good time to reflect on my involvement in church and where we're at now. i also realised that i love the serenity at night/wee hours of the morning. i was looking at the sky with the full moon and stars at 4am and it's so peaceful and so quiet that it instantly relaxes you, filling you with a calm. errol and i were looking at the sky just before sunrise too and it's just so refreshing to be able to take time to admire it because usually we're just too busy. (:
my involvement in church is becoming sth that i ponder on almost everyday now. sometimes i wonder if i'm too involved, like when i head down to church twice, thrice a week (mainly because of youth lenten campaign!) and that i should take some time to focus on my studies instead. other times, even though i know i'm being too involved, i just can't help it and i feel that i want to be involved. it's all complicated. i hope that i'll be able to find the best possible solution to it soon.
anyways, moving on. i'm thankful that i have such great friends whom others would think it's unlikely to share problems/secrets/matters close to the heart with. surprising in a way but i'm really glad for our friendship (:
term results were returned! for once, and shockingly, i passed math. granted it's an E but i'm happy about not getting a U. i hope it'll stay that way, i've no wish of returning back to my string of Us with math. results were more or less the norm, nothing spectacular (but thankfully, nothing bad) with econs, geog and gp. thanks goes out to the study group and to those who've constantly encouraged me prior and throughout the whole of terms (:
okay and finally, row tagged me for some quiz thing so here goes..
5 Things found in your bag:wallet
ipod
handphone
contacts casing and suction
home and legion cupboard keys
5 Favourite things in your room:
computer
radio
my box full of letters/cards from friends since p1
photoframe and message on plastic frame - the birthday presents from yunsan for my fifteenth!
and uh. my bed?
5 Things you have always wanted to do:
(this one is almost similar to rowena's!) watch the sunset/sunrise with a love one
go on a holiday with my close friends
just sit by the beach (would prefer those overseas!), watch the waves and enjoy the breeze
have more time to spend with best and close friends!
learn the drums! (some may find this surprising, haha)
5 Things you’re currently into:songs by leona lewis/taylor swift
romance/comedy movies that leave you with this indescrible, almost hopeful feeling
spending time with great friends from 2aa2 (:
daydreaming (still)
striking the balance between sch and church (again)
there's supposed to be 5 friends that i ask to do this but nvm about that.
might be selling easter chocolates in church later before easter vigil, still undecided on whether to go. gp essay needs to be done, so much for a long weekend.