30.6.07

Just for Fun

You Are An ENFP
(*What is that?)


The Inspirer

You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends.
You are also unconventional, irreverent, and unimpressed by authority and rules.
Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives.
You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're quite the storyteller!

In love, you are quite the charmer. And you are definitely willing to risk your heart.
You often don't follow through with your flirting or professed feelings. And you do break a lot of hearts.

At work, you are driven but not a workaholic. You just always seem to enjoy what you do.
You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist.

How you see yourself: compassionate, unselfish, and understanding

When other people don't get you, they see you as: gushy, emotional, and unfocused

12.6.07

Of sketches and models

Picked up serious sketching just a few weeks ago, really thank God for helping me notice that stray 2B pencil again lying on my table, for those inspirational Bleach stills i chanced upon in the manga, nice emotive photos of some Asian starlets (which i drew inspiration from) and perhaps the most important catalyst, Yue Zhen, for her appreciation of my artwork. Gratitudes. Gratitudes. You rock.

Although there are bad times, I'll learn to find joy in you always, a joy that is independent on what i feel, a joy rooted in the hope that its all in control.

Your control.

And couple of days ago some China guy walked up to me at Orchard Road asking for directions: or so i thought initially. Okay. So i've been scouted for modelling. Went for the interview today, rather formal, which later broke into something more chatty, albeit very professional. The guy was pleasant, one tall, presentable Larry. With all the scams that's been on the news and stuff like that, come to think of it, its not a good deal after all.

Now's the time for Nationals and Common Tests. Got my paddle, my kayak and my race to take care of for the time being. And my eyes on you Jesus. I'm going to win this race for you. Give me the strength. Your strength.


Fervent

3.6.07

Okay i have not posted in AGES

ok ok ok ok.

I've got a mountain load of stuff to thank God for really.
Wait a sec. How long has it been since i've posted?
Lets see...

WAH april 17!!!
marcu, you are the bomb.
That is a whopping fifty over days...congrats marcu you are really smart. Or just plain lazy.

Yah haha. That's the word. Plain lazy. Hee hee actually plain lazy is two words.

And my English is deproving.

Now that the semester's finally over, i guess that its really time to look back, to just pause for the moment, reflect, think about things, to bask in a moment's tranquility; perhaps because i know after that the mugging resumes.

And i better thank God for that.



Of course we always begin by thinking and recollecting what good things God does for us, the grades, the parties, the unexpected blessings, the relationships, the happy times, the smiles, the good weather, the peace and quiet, the relaxing moments.

I thank you God for the respite after training, because the water always tastes sweeter when you're thirsty and the sleep is always more tender when you're tired. And i thank God because i have training almost once every two days now. And i thank God that its just 16-18 hrs a week, and not more (haha not trying to be sarcastic).

I thank you God for my grades, whether good or bad, partly because i know that at the end of the day 60% of people in RJC get four As and i'm going to be one of them and ultimately because i know that God has a plan for my life.

I thank you God for carrying me through all the pain and suffering during training, and i know that pain is much bearable with you around, cos you've been through worse, much worse than i ever experienced.

I thank you God for being so forgiving and merciful, because i've been an undeserving, unrepentant jerk.

I thank you God for being my provider, because though other people may think its far-fetched (since i wasn't born in the Sahara or something) that you are the reason i have food to eat, money to spend, clothes to wear and a roof to sleep under each night.

I thank God for all the friendships that i have forged over the past semester, you've been really gracious to me in allowing me to know so many friends, and in deepening the relationships i've had with people. Thanks for people like Sheng Hao, a trusting confidant and buddy, Nelson, a close pal, Matthias Terence Cheng Terence Lee Theo Mark Sam and Gracia who are always there for me, for people like Yue Zhen Serene and Bernice who are understanding and willing to lend a ear, for people like Geng Yu Alex Shawn Ming Quan Ming Xue who add color to the life in school, for people like Mohandass Michael Jerome Kenneth Justin and Eng Kiat who continuously strive on and give encouragement, for people like Eugene Kennedy and Chinks who drive the team onward, for weird people like Sky who may be disgusting but really are nice people, and even for random people whom i don't know and come to me and say stuff such as, "Hey mushroom/marcu/marcus you are that dunno-wad-dunno-wad who did something-and-something, haha nice meeting you!". Thank you Lord for these people. And thank you for the people in my life who are always loving and caring for me, my parents. And I thank God for you too.

At the end of the day, God has a plan for my life, and thats what matters. I'm going to cling on to him with confidence, so that i may win the race which i was called to run. By his strength.


and btw God... Nationals are coming! Jesus help!


Grateful