天上的星星在为我们哭泣。

Seeing others struggle,

I can't help but feeling sad.

As I sit down and leave my mind to wander,

I find myself lonely to the core.

没你们在，就是不习惯。

好想念你们。

天上的星星在为我们的分离哭泣。

Behind the smile

Why do I see sadness behind your beautiful smile?

Five days.

It's been a while since i REALLY updated. 

Well, for the week I went to Hui An, Fu jian, China. for a....sorta like student exchange thingy. 

It was a blast.

Awesomely awesome.

generosity and friendliness originated from there.

im sure of it.

 

The students and teachers there are soo friendly, and helpful. 

Got to know a lot of friends there,

I got distributed to 高二四班。

我的荣幸。

I'm so glad i was there.

你们很多人的脸，我可能不记得，名字也不知道，但是你们抛来的微笑

我一定会记得。

There are many students there that i might not know, names that i haven't heard of,

but the smiles that you showed throughout the five days, i will remember them forever.

this is so random.

The fear.

Im constantly afraid of the next second,

'cause i might lose this feeling.

I don't want to.

I really don't want to.

我拼命的记，因为我不要忘记。

I prayed to God to make me diligent,

He answered by sending me to China.

you guys are awesome.

你们好棒。

Checking In

I haven't posted anything in a while.

And now, just for an express update!

A very nice article i read.

A minister passing through his church
In the middle of the day
Decided to pause by the altar
And see who had come to pray.

Just then the back door opened,
A man came down the aisle,
The minister frowned as he saw
The man hadn't shaved in a while.

His shirt was shabby, old,
And his coat was worn and frayed.
The man knelt, he bowed his head
Then rose and walked away.

In the days that followed,
Each noon time came this chap.
Each time he knelt just for a moment,
A lunch pail in his lap.

Well, the minister's suspicions grew,
With robbery a main fear.
He decided to stop the man and ask him,
"What are you doing here?"

The old man said he worked down the road.
Lunch was half an hour.
Lunchtime was his prayer time
For finding strength and power.

"I stay only moments, see,
Because the factory is so far away.
As I kneel here talking to the Lord,
This is what I say:

I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD,
HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN
SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP,
AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN.
I DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY,
BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY.
SO, JESUS, THIS IS JIM,
CHECKING IN TODAY."

The minister, feeling foolish,
Told Jim, that was fine.
He told the man he was welcome
To come and pray just anytime.

Time to go, Jim smiled, and said "Thanks."
He sped to the door.
The minister knelt at the altar,
He'd never done it before.

His cold heart melted, warmed with love,
And met with Jesus there.
As the tears flowed, in his heart,
He repeated old Jim's prayer:

HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN,
SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP,
AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN.
I DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY,
BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERY DAY.
SO, JESUS, THIS IS ME,
CHECKING IN TODAY."

Past noon one day, the minister noticed
That old Jim hadn't come.
As more days passed without Jim,
He began to worry some.

At the factory, he asked about him,
Learning he was ill.
The hospital staff was worried,
But he'd given them a thrill.

The week that Jim was with them,
Brought changes in the ward.
His smiles, a joy contagious.
Changed people, were his reward.

The head nurse couldn't understand
Why Jim was so glad
When no flowers, calls or cards came,
Not a visitor he had.

The minister stayed by his bed,
He voiced the nurse's concern:
No friends came to show they cared.
He had nowhere to turn.

Looking surprised, old Jim spoke up
And with a winsome smile;
"The nurse is wrong, she couldn't know,
That in here all the while
Everyday at noon, He's here,
A dear friend of mine, you see,
He sits right down, takes my hand,
Leans over and says to me:

'I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, JIM,
HOW HAPPY I HAVE BEEN,
SINCE WE FOUND THIS FRIENDSHIP,
AND I TOOK AWAY YOUR SIN.
I ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR YOU PRAY,
AND I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERY DAY,
SO JIM, THIS IS JESUS,
CHECKING IN TODAY.'"

This site has quite a few inspiring stories. 

http://varietyreading.carlsguides.com/stories.php

awesome.

tagged-

Rules:Copy to your own note, erase my answers, and enter yours. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real. . .nothing made up! If the person before you had the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can't use your name for the boy/girl name question.

1. What is your name:=                            Max

2. A four Letter Word:                        Mask

3. A boy's Name:                              Matthew

4. A girl's Name:                                       Melanie

5. An occupation:                            Manager

6. A color:                                                 Maroon 

7. Something you wear:                       ...

8. A food:                                                     Macaroni 

9. Something found in the bathroom:  Mirror

10. A place:                                                Melbourne

11. A reason for being latee:          Massive Jam

12. Something you shout:                Move!   (nah, i don't)

13. A movie title:                                  Madagascar!

14. Something you drink:                 Milo

15. A musical group:                        Mercy Me

16. An animal:                                     Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Giant Anteater)

17. A street name:                             Memory Lane ( there IS such a place)

18. A type of car:                         Murcielago (Lamboghini)

19. A song title:                                   My Saviour My God ( by Aaron Shust)

20. A verb:                                     Makan! (what'd you expect from me? xD)

tags:

All the J's in my list =)

1)Jia Wei

2)Jeremy

3)Joey

Fed lost?! No!!!!

I know this is a bit too late,

but,

Oh no, Federer Lost! 

NO! . ! . !

Quite disappointed actually,

I was hoping for Fed to win.

Ah well, 

Nadal's a great player too 

(if i dont say this, a bunch of people will end up starting a riot)

Ohyeah, and I've heard a few people saying that Fed should lose 'cause he's old (all of them are girls). 

Oh come on, you gotta admit, he still has skills.

Anyway, Fed is only ONE grand slam win away from Pete Sampras's record.

how sad.

So you can't blame him for shedding tears.

I hope he wins the next grand slam.

Here are some pictures.

Australian Open 2009 prize giving ceremony

Fed in Tears

The Joy of Winning

Forehand

Backhand

Service

Poster

Darkness

In the darkness I search,

For a light that has long been submerged,

Why do I still persevere?

Because there is a spark that does not want to die.

A visit to the Old Folks home.

Just now was the last lesson for the master life group,  frankly, i enjoyed it alot. And i learned loads of things from it. xD

After MasterLife, we went to the old folks home.

Before we went in, Daniel briefed us a bit on what to do.

-Talk to them or Help out.

So when we went in, the few of us was like sticking together, 'cause we practically don't know what to do. Mostly, they just stare blankly at you, or completely do nothing.

So Sean and Zhen Kye suggested all of us to pair up, I couldn't agree more.

But then Daniel said : 'Guys, split up'. 

o.0

The first person I talked to was smiling all the way. There wasn't anything special. He just kept asking what time it was.

Then I moved on to another person, still nothing special.

They just didn't really like to say anything.

But then i looked in front, Sean, zhen kye, and Joel was still sticking together. 

So much for splitting up.

Anyway, the 'senior citizen' they talked to, apparently had a lot to say....

Then the clock struck four. And food came.......for them.

'Cause there was only one person that needs to be fed in the dorm, so a few others moved to another dorm.

So I was feeding this guy porridge. He couldn't speak well or eat himself. His hands kept shaking, and all he could do was point.

Before i knew he couldn't talk normally, I asked him a few questions, but then he was trying to say something, at first i heard ' go gon mm d' we' it was very very soft and i couldn't understand him.

So he repeated a couple of times then only i understood, he was trying to say : 'Ngo gong mm dou wa' means I can't speak in cantonese.

Ouch.

So I started to feed him, after a few spoons, I saw his face getting slightly red, then his eyes started to become a bit red too, then got a watery, slowly, a drop of tear rolled down his cheeks, and another, and another.

I wanted to comfort him, but I don't know why, at that time I couldn't say anything, so I kept on feeding him.

 I felt that he must've been wanting people to really care for him, or maybe he thought of some past or something.

Through this I really felt very sad for the people there. I don't think any of them wants to be there, everyone wants to be cared for, and to have a real home to go back to, no matter young or old.

So I believe that through a short visit, to let them know that there are people who are willing to care for them, they would be really happy.

And those who sent their parents to the old folks home are really heartless.

Btw, the nurses there aren't too kind and caring either. They scold them! 

Now I know, hearing about stories from people who went to visit the place is totally different from being there to help out. I'm really glad I went.

=)