inane meanderings of the roving mind... adapting to the vicissitudes of life: exams

Faith

"It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is he who provokes you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is he who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is he who reads in your hearts your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle. It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives, the will to follow an ideal, the refusal to allow yourselves to be grounded down by mediocrity, the courage to commit yourselves humbly and patiently to improving yourselves and society..."

-Pope John Paul II-

NOTE

This blog is an online journal, not so much a photo-blog. I might put up pics of things and places, but not me.

I blog, not so much for attention, not so much for fame, but mostly for Catharsis.

I need a place to write and think. I need a place where I could write to reach out. This is it.

Because sometimes it's easier to talk to semi-strangers, than to the people who knows you. Because sometimes it's less painful to lash out to the world in general than to keep things bottled up inside.

Sensitivity may be over-rated, but sensitivity is human.

If you're a stranger who stumbles unto this, I'm warning you that part of catharsis may be offensive. This blog is personal, it's not written to cater to the tastes of it's readers. I make no apologies for what I think. It's the personal opinion and experiences of one particular authoress.

If you don't like what is written, you're welcome to walk away, no apologies required either.

Let's both be civil to one another.

Unabashedly Me

I love many things about life. In no particular order:

Faith, religion, belief. Family. Close friends. Acquaintances.

The smile of a child. Affinity with animals.

A good conversation. Languages.

A good swim, a good run. A 3-hour dancing session. The satisfaction of having done something right.

Dark chocolate. Wildflowers. White lilies. Dark red and champagne roses. Good alcohol. Scents. Perfumes. Aromatherapy.

Nice hair. Soft, moisturised skin. A caress. A touch. 5 o'clock shadow on a man.

Pretty underthings. The feel of French lace against silk, silk against French lace.

The haunting poignancy of classical music. The angst and fervour of rock. The sexy innuendo of jazz. The sweaty pulsations of r'n'b and hip hop.

Sunrise at 21 000 feet. Sunset, and moonlit walks on the beach. The feel of sand beneath my feet. Gosh, I had almost forgotten how that feels....Dancing in the rain.

Watching the silver sleet of rain lashing against the window pane, having come out from a hot bath, a steaming cup of hot chocolate (with marshmallows!!) in hand.

The kiss of sun against skin. Long, sultry evenings in shade, iced drink in hand, in the skimpiest outfit social norms would allow :p

The scent of the earth after rain. Dark, stormy nights.
Reading a good book through the night, soft music in the background. Thoughts swirling in my mind.

The boisterous company of family and friends. The painful, but precious solitude of loneliness.

Euphoria. Suffering.

Weddings. Funerals.

Laughter. Tears.

The frail vulnerability of the human heart. The strong flexibility of the human spirit.

Life's many contradictions. The exquisite torture of being human.

In my years on earth, I've learnt the important lesson that: We'll never appreciate the sweet, until we've understood the bitter.

I LIVE. I LOVE. I LUST. I AM WOMAN. I MAKE NO APOLOGIES. AND I REFUSE TO BE ASHAMED.

Nemesis' Paradoxical Quote for the Moment

Ignorance may be Bliss, but Knowledge itself is Power. Therefore, take your pick: Bliss, or Power?

How is it that:
Familiarity breeds contempt, yet
Absence makes the heart grow fonder?

How about:
Opposites attract, but
Like must marry like, or there will be no happiness?

Nemesis' Answer to 'sola scriptura':

1. “So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures.” (2 Pt 2:15-16)

2. “So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our letter.” (2 Ths 2:15)

Friday, September 29, 2006

exams

exams

Gonna be having exams in October. I'm sorry if I can't indulge my faithful blogders/ readers then. Please pray I pass. I need all the moral/ prayer support I can get. Sighs... getting damn stressed. Suffering bad breakouts. Hopefully not suffering bad cramps during exams. Starting Yasmin in October too. Hope it works well for me.

I'll be back soon, ok? Stay tuned :)

Muaxxxes to y'all :)

10 comments:

Anonymous said...: GGGOOOODDD LUUUCCCK!!! like bren wud say: ashiteru! hahah. i like the word too; 29 September, 2006 03:42
Anonymous said...: arigato gozaimasu!! shalom! gambate!
the ocps wont work on ur breakouts till at least month 3 tho....mayb u shud ask ur derm for antibiotics until then,just to tide u over?
-bren; 29 September, 2006 10:07
Anonymous said...: So it really was you I saw near Williams some time ago.
Still studying? You gonna be a doctor or somthing? So glad I can put those exams behind me now. Take care and all the best!; 01 October, 2006 23:00
nemesis-on-fire said...: TIMMY TING?! u saw me at williams? WHEN? why didn't u say something :p i didn't even realise u were there :) where are u now? what are u doing? working? where are u staying? we must meet up for yumchar sometime, ya? it's been years since i last saw u... i think :)

and thanks, y'all for the wishes. dying here already :p uwekkkk....; 02 October, 2006 11:59
Anonymous said...: well i wasn't sure it was you. i've never seen you in anything other than a pinafore. probably same reason why you didnt recognise me :P

staying near willaims with an old school friend. actually there's quite a handful of kch ppl staying around this area.; 02 October, 2006 20:47
Anonymous said...: tim- u do realise this is davi??; 03 October, 2006 04:38
Anonymous said...: All the best Diana!; 03 October, 2006 12:17
Sharon said...: good luck dida! gambate kudasai!; 03 October, 2006 17:30
Anonymous said...: yerd- yes bi-nah. we all know its you. eh...aww man this is dida's blog! how come YOU are attn whoring?; 03 October, 2006 21:54
nemesis-on-fire said...: tim: :D not really? we've met each other in church. oh nvm. i know. i'm so fantabulously hawt now u weren't quite sure :P (and no contradictions, please. thank u very much :P) yeah well, pinafores make most normal mortal girls look dowdy. yuck. why can't they adopt any other uniform i don't know.

oh really? anyone else i know?

;) timmy we all know davi has a penchant for attention-whoring. which is why she peacocks in the most glorious colours and make the most outrageous statements :D even her rants are funny. but since she dedicated a whole post to me, i'll concede her the attention. hehe! and cos we all love her :P

yerdeh: BI-NAH? that sounds terribly like MINAH. heehee...

jason & dkat: ARIGATO! :)

very touched by all ur support, thanks, lovelies! :) borrowing bren's fave swear word (? :P) at the moment, AISHITERU!; 04 October, 2006 00:39

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