Something amazing always has to happen during guard duty (If you search far back enough, you will find another 'guard duty post' on shooting stars). To those of you on the verge of stepping into this amazing journey labelled by the government 'National Service' - they probably don't know it, but NS is so much more God putting you through His ( Read more... )

'Fiction allows us to slide into these other heads, these other places, and look out through other eyes. And then in the tale we stop before we die, or we die vicariously and unharmed, and in the world beyond the tale we turn the page or close the book, and we resume our lives.'

-page 323, 'American Gods' 
  by Neil Gaiman

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There.

...and leave home.'

This phrase was singing in my head just now. It kept repeating itself. I couldn't help but feel it is of some significance.

Ah, now it brings to my mind the story of how Jesus calls out to some of His disciples and said, 'Follow me.' And so they did, so thoughtlessly, so willingly. They just left their livelihood, their family, ( Read more... )

You know that state of rest we reach, in between consciousness and sleep, when entering into or emerging from the latter? That place, like a tunnel or a path, where reality cannot be distinguished - and is sometimes confused with -  everything else, is where I find myself most spiritually sensitive and aware. Suspended in this strange state of mind ( Read more... )

Not that I'm here to complain, but temptations have never come to me in the form it has in the past 3 days. The devil is on the offensive (has he ever relented?). It has been a barrage, an onslaught, a bombardment, to say the least, of temptations. Why? Why now?

It is a dangerous time.

I was on the way home this afternoon and I felt an emptiness ( Read more... )

The reason why I'm able to be in this current circumstance, typing this post in my room, is nothing short of a glorious victory the Lord gave me, with an enormous lesson attached to it.

My CSM (Company Sergeant Major) called me in to speak to me. It was rudely thrust to my knowledge that I was involved in NDP this year which means rehearsals on ( Read more... )

What do you need to let out?

I feel like dancing.

Here's one addictive song I'm in love with right now. Let's all D.A.N.C.E to it someday.

And the video, venice (veh-nice).

How stop-motion has impacted the world of video art.

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That was Pogo by Digitalism. I don't know why youtube videos have such poor audio quality. I apologise for that. Look for me if ( Read more... )

...but there's no one to talk to so it's okay.

Just wanna say I think God is awesome and it's such a privilege to be His son.

Got guard duty again tomorrow so Youth Service will be inevitably missed. Please pray for strength. I'm still recovering from yesterday's guard duty, and now I have another. It's pretty rough, but I feel so pumped up for Him ( Read more... )

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...how much suffering the friends of bipolar disorder sufferers would have to go through?

And perhaps, how ironic it is?

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I don't know which I'd rather be.