Monday, 29 January 2018

Again

Those silly thoughts are back!

I remember reading a book which made me list down what are some qualities...............

I found these qualities on someone today. It's quite amazing how (in such an encounter I have learnt that) people are truly made to live together, not alone.

You know how when you are lost for words you tend to look to someone for "the word"? Someone really relied on me for words today. It's a nice feeling and I know it's nothing to think too much into.

But it made me think of what I listed many years back. And it's interesting how it helped me understand what I was actually writing. Hahaha! I confirmed that I listed a good quality 🤣

Saturday, 9 December 2017

Stronger conviction

As I go along, the more I am convinced this isn't the place I want to be. Upset. Very upset.

Maybe I've just got myself to blame for making the unwise choice of choosing this place....

Sunday, 26 November 2017

Why I was down

Finally managed to attempt to "close" what happened on terrible Thursday night.

I just sent a msg to someone. Here's how it goes:

"Dear MT,

Hope you are well. A long time ago when I bumped into D in school, I asked her (before your concert ticket sales started) whether I could buy a ticket to watch L’s concert. She told me that she will have to ask C and yourself and she finally got back to me last Thursday, saying that there is no more ticket left. Knowing that I may at times lack consideration, I thought hard about the reason she gave me, and why you all turned down the idea of letting me be there.

I do not know what you think about me or on what I may have done after I left, but I would like to assure you that since that time, I have not done anything that is against you or the centre. On the contrary, as I continued to gain more early childhood experiences, I have learnt to appreciate many things I have learnt in my time with L.

On Z’s departure, I had no idea about it until Z messaged me herself one month after she left. On being invited to Y’s party, it is also not a result of any contact I kept with parents of L. Her mum messaged me only because Y kept asking her about inviting me. At that time, I was so excited to receive the last minute invitation and did not think of any possible implications of attending the party until the day itself, which I later came to realise.

More recently, I was contacted by A's mum to join the girl’s birthday party. I could not make it for the party; but even if I could, I have learnt that probably I should not go.

I am writing to you today because it has been really devastating for me to know that you all would not like me to be at the concert, but I would still like to take a chance and boldly ask, is there any possibility that I may be there to help, maybe backstage?

I do not know if you will believe me if I said this, but I have really been looking forward to your concert for the entire year. I have also been telling the people around me how it is going to be so exciting to be able to now witness the concert as an audience.

If your consideration is that I should not see any of the parents, may I just pop by for a while to see the children please? I have no idea if the children remember that I told them last year that I would come to watch them this year. Maybe they do, maybe they do not. It is really my personal wish to be able to watch the concert, if you would allow?

My intention is really to watch the children whom I have had the privilege to journey with for the many years, and the K2s graduate. If it is not too much to ask, may I be there?

Thank you for your consideration.

Regards,
Xin Pei"

So, that was part of what happened.

The other parts included being unwell, overworked, totally sad, talking to __, feeling even worst, making bad decisions, feeling really pathetic and unappreciated, feeling alone and unloved, feeling that all my hard work has been for nothing, was reminded of the extremely difficult period I went through then, and a whole package of other things altogether.

Thank you everyone, for sending all your love to me when I turned to social media to "rant". I was really really really really upset. I still feel it now, but much less intense. Thank you to all the people who shared your love with me even when we are not that close. It really means a lot to me. REALLY.

(Breathe out)
I will accept the reply to the text I sent. I will try to accept, and I will learn to accept, not having any 歪主意 to change anything.

I will learn from this episode (not ended yet but I will learn from it).

God, may the outcome You want for me come true. I will commit it into Your hands. Thank You for loving me, I know, 祢爱永不变。

Sunday, 8 October 2017

Busy busy!

So many things to do!!
And so little time! :(

^ is how i went through everyday in the week that just passed..
thankfully by God's grace,
He led me through.
It was really tiring..
But it once again showed me God's amazing sustenance!

I'm also thankful for great friends and classmates in school.
So the business mods have been challenging.
And when i asked for help on googledocs,
a classmate whom i'm not met before,
responded really kindly.
Things like that always reminds me how blessed i am..
and how good God is to me.
Praise be to God!

"Sure, we could show calculations first and explain the concepts behind. Nice job! :)

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(wonderful content that follow)

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Hope these helps :)"

It was a great help!!
and thanks to my sister for helping me to sort out my confusion on the assignment too :)

Wednesday, 4 October 2017

Silly moments

I realised... (again and again...)
That I can really be too imaginative...
想太多 to the point that I even find myself absurd.. hahahaha..

So I had an encounter a few days ago,
And from it I gained more ideas on how to introduce my God to others through your job which may not be directly related to religion. This will be the second time I learnt from someone in this area within these short few months (previously was from my lecturer).

So... I have been overthinking about this, branching into all the additional thoughts that can ever stem from this "spark" to my train of thoughts.

Now, finally.. I have realised that I'm way too silly and is thinking wayyyy toooooo much. So I think I shall stop!

But anyway, it was nice to find out that someone else has a similar "standard" for himself (extending from the interpretation of the meaning of his name) and how he is also seeking that God's will be done in a particular area of his life.

很巧哦! All the similarities... haha!

May Your will be done in my life, Lord!

Please help me to keep these silly thoughts away and focus on Your plans for me, including how You would like to guide my thinking. Thank you God :)

Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Tough times, tough man - correlation?

I won't consider myself as tough,
Neither am I a man (hehe I had to say it :p)
But I know very well that it's by God's grace I've been pulling through...

It's so tough! Or so I say tiring, messy and frustrating?
Hmmm.
Everyday we experience being shorthanded.
The difference is being a little shorthanded or extremely shorthanded?

I really don't want to say this but..
Are we really capable of handing so many children?
Or is the focus just on filling the vacancies whether it's manageable for us or not?

I can't find motivation to go to work :(
There's little satisfaction in the work but it's more of a "phew/yes, another chaotic morning is over. Tomorrow will be another of such a day."

In the afternoon it'll be: "later you go where where where then this class that class split the children, one tch go out, the rest take __ children each.."

And the night before the next day: "can you ot? Or so and so will take someone's shift because she's on leave/mc so this carries forward to... The schedule for tomorrow will be...."

Tough times right?..

I'm gonna start another tough day now. Shall write another time.

Dear God please give me strength!

Thursday, 21 September 2017

:(

Weird how my lovely sisters in Christ just quite recently told me that when i talk i should share my 委屈 and not keep things to myself.. and they tell me not to filter too much when talking cause it dilutes the actual meaning... and today... my superior said the way I talk is blunt and hurtful. Yes I did make a mistake. But aren't you responsible as well? You asked me to explain and then you ask me to stop giving you that reason which I've been trying to explain and you don't get it..

Such a stark difference and oh man.. tell me about being an alien in this world and how hard it is....😢

But still I know i need to be thankful to God for colleagues on my side. So tough... the struggles...

S.o. h.a.r.d. 😭