What a fwend...
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Im happy today. Yes very simply happy. I think we are all maturing in a very significant way. The word is 'maturing'. It ain't pretty but its good. Haha i'm like laughing at myself just typing this. Have u ever felt like a kid again? Guess it was a long time ago. Can u smile like a kid now? U know the stupid grin that has no rhyme or reason. The kind of look that makes that baby brother so adorable (and forgetting what a pain he always was). Try thinking mature and cute. Oh man I don't know what I'm typing anymore. But think again, think hard. If u think 'mature' U probably think of someone who is full of confidence and has experience to back up his claims. Think 'cute' and u get a sense of innocence and an overwhelming sense of letting go. Match both together and you get a
friend. Some guy who's not going to be a pain to be with cause he's so immature yet he's got the chops to let u feel at home. No im not into guys x_x but hey why not be that kind of person? Ah what a fwend... Guess Ill sleep peacefully tonight.
~In the silence...Im waiting to hear your voice~
Saturday, January 24, 2009
To: A friend
Im sorry. I only meant for a good outcome of things. That the group might have a direction, at the very least an idea, of their purpose in this 2 years. I admit, I'm not perfect, most of the time Im scared to do things for a fear that it would not succeed, that it won't be the best for all of us. But was I really wrong this time? Was having something more directional wrong, or worse? Hmm maybe u have the same intentions as I have. What right do I have to judge U? But still how can we love if we don't encourage? How can we love if we don't support? Does the life we live reflect the character we have? Can u be more caring to say the least? Im heartbroken. If u read this I hope u understand. I want to help, to serve. Help me do that.
From.
A shattered heart
~In the silence...Im waiting to hear your voice~
A question of faith
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Hmm...something a friend emailed to me. A good read about our faith.A VERY INTERESTING CONVERSATION
An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to his Class on the Problem Science has With GOD , the ALMIGHTY. He asked one of his New Christian Students to stand and . . . Professor : You are a Christian, aren't you, son ?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So, you Believe in GOD ?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD Good ?
Student : Sure.
Professor : Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL ?
Student : Yes.
Professor : My Brother died of Cancer even though he Prayed to GOD to Heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn't. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?
(Student was silent )
Professor : You can't answer, can you ? Let's start again, Young Fella. Is GOD Good? Student : Yes.
Professor : Is Satan good ?
Student : No.
Professor : Where does Satan come from ?
Student : From . . . GOD . . .
Professor : That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this World?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn't it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?
Student : Yes.
Professor : So who created evil ?
(Student did not answer)
Professor : Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So, who Created them ?
(Student had no answer)
Professor : Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you. Tell me, son . . . Have you ever Seen GOD?
Student : No, sir.
Professor : Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD?
Student : No , sir.
Professor : Have you ever Felt your GOD , Tasted your GOD , Smelt your GOD ? Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter?
Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Professor : Yet you still Believe in HIM?
Student : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student : Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor : Yes, Faith. And that is the Problem Science has.
Student : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?
Professor : Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as Cold?
Professor : Yes. Student : No, sir. There isn't..
(The Lecture Theatre became very quiet with this turn of events )
Student : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat, a Little Heat or No Heat. But we don't have anything called Cold. We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as Cold. Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat. We cannot Measure Cold. Heat is Energy. Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.
(There was Pin-Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre )
Student : What about Darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as Darkness?
Professor : Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness?
Student : You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the Absence of Something You can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light, Flashing Light . . . But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing and its called Darkness, isn't it? In reality, Darkness isn't. If it is, were you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn't you?
Professor : So what is the point you are making, Young Man ?
Student : Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is flawed.
Professor : Flawed ? Can you explain how?
Student : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality. You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a Good GOD and a Bad GOD. You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can't even explain a Thought. It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that Death cannot exist as a Substantive Thing. Death is Not the Opposite of Life: just the Absence of it Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your Students that they evolved from a Monkey?
Professor : If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do. Student : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shook his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where the Argument was going ) Student : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and Cannot even prove that this Process is an On-Going Endeavor, Are you not teaching your Opinion, sir? Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher?
(The Class was in Uproar )
Student : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever seen the Professor's Brain?
(The Class broke out into Laughter )
Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's Brain, Felt it, touched or Smelt it? . . . No one appears to have done so. So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that You have No Brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust your Lectures, sir?
(The Room was Silent. The Professor stared at the Student, his face unfathomable)
Professor : I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student : That is it sir . . . Exactly !
The Link between Man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that Keeps Things Alive and Moving.
NB:
I believe you have enjoyed the Conversation . . . and if so .. . You'll probably want your Friends / Colleagues to enjoy the same . . . won't you? Forward them to Increase their Knowledge . . . or FAITH. That student was Albert Einstein.
~In the silence...Im waiting to hear your voice~
Ben "jamin" Sim
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Oh time flies so fast, yet the past 3 months have gone by so slowly too. Can't believe it holidays for 3 months!!! Bleh I think my mushy brain has disintergrated...like tissue paper bomb. Anyway, before I whine some more, IM SOO EXCITED SCHOOL IS GOING TO START! WOO HOO! Never thought I would ever gone round saying that, stupid holidays. Yes but I terribly miss my friends and talking to people. Lazing round at home is so much more stressful then doing homework. I NEED WORK TO DO!!! Ok Ill probably regret ever saying that for the next 2 years but like I said, stupid holidays.
Oh ya went to Starbucks that day with the rest of the Yr5 primers after BB day. Full strength!(Luke Oon don't count but he still came for BB day at least) For once! Im so proud of DN and Greg. Hur hur...was super crazy being around with them.
Gareth: "We need someone with Charisma (for the recruitment post)"
Daniel Ng: "What!? Did I hear charisma? Don't you know, Charisma is my middle name"
Daniel 'Charisma' Ng
Argh, heart burn x) Haha lol! Can't imagine what he would do to the girls this year. He and Greg ah, never fail to impress.
Hmm on the topic of the female species, I reckon the group dynamics in our cohort is going to change dramatically. Um if you don't know what I mean, Im referring to the 'great Yr5 experiment'. Hopefully to our advantage too. See 'kind' and 'caring' are not really part of our middle names so lets see if things change this year. Oh ya and it would be very interesting to see how some people would react to them. U know like Jame, Ryon Wong and Ban Kai (Not their real names x) Oh and Im sure Gar gar would have a lot to comment too.
Joshua and Joel's surprise birthday party was really fun(ny) too. We had preayer meeting in the morning and kinda pretended everything was fine. After that went to Holland V to get Joel cake (while the other team secretly went to get cake for Josh) before heading over to Joel's place and hiding in his room. Haha I was hiding in the toilet when Joel came home and so all I heard was "wat the". The look on his face must have been like 'wat the pong!' Hehe phase 1 of "Project: Diabollical plan" went off quite smoothly. Phase 2 was to celebrate, sing birthday song (only for Joel) and PLAY! Haha poor Josh heart must be breaking inside. Ah but before we left then we took out his cake and presented him the presents. Teehee...we are so mean! Ok no, its Mervyn/James/Ryan Chong's idea so they are the mean ones. So Phase 2 was great too and haha we'll never do something like that again! Very stressful and have to wait very long. So much for last minute planning x)
Hmm I think I went a bit off topic, haha its supposed to be about getting back to school. Oh well need to wake up at 5 every morning again. Help! Im gonna miss sleeping in. Bye bye sweet dreams, hello IB nightmare. Ah gosh musn't cut short on my QT time. Reading the bible in the morning can be quite a challenge. Especially when its like Psalms or Proverbs. Feel like Im in a wise man lesson.
Ok school's gonna start and the world rotates again.
Chem, maths, history, econs
I face you with my unblinking eyes.
Stare deep, stare hard
Ok I give up x)
~In the silence...Im waiting to hear your voice~
