GRACIOUSSTAR
Grace is her name, a christian who is dependant on God in whatever she does.
A dancaholic and a shoppaholic who always tries her best to do her best.
She can be as bad and good as it can be.
Someone filled with self-belief and also haunted by self-doubt
She got all the answers
But got nothing figured out
She like to be by herself
but hates to be alone
She is a million contradictions
Sometimes she make no sense
Sometimes she's perfect
Sometimes she's a mess
Sometimes she is not even sure who she is...
SYF 2005 & 2007
23rd ASEAN of Teacher's Convention
Singapore-Hong Kong exchange programme
National Day cum dinner celebration
Motorola Singapore
National Arts education award ceremony
Fountain of Youth performance
40th anniversary arts festival
40th YCKSS anniversary
Speech Day
Chinese New Year Celebration Concert
Juniors debut showcase
Engineering Week Ceremony
MUSE preview
MUSE!
Flame Awards
Closing Bash
Momentum 09
Glitz Award
MUSE Fusion 09
International Student Festival
Board of Governors Open House
Open House
Jam and Hop 2010
Student Life Fiesta 2010
Momentum Bold and Beyond
Yay yay yay!!!! I finished yet another book again. So far I have read five books. Now have to think of what to read next. -.-
Deepening friendship:
1. Assign top priority to your relationship
2. cultivate transparency
3. dare to talk about your affection
4. learn the gestures of love
5. create space in your relationship
Cultivate intimacy:
1. use your body to demonstrate warmth
2. be liberal with praise
3. schedule leisurely breaks for conversations
4. learn to listen
5. talk freely about your feelings
ways to handle negative emotions:
1. ventilate your ire with your friend rather than with the person who is the irritant
2. get some physical outlet for your aggressions
Getting angry without being destructive:
1. talk about your feelings, not your friend's fault
2. stick to one topic
3. allow your friends to respond
4. Aim for ventilation, not conquest
5. Balance criticism with lots of affection
Salvage a faltering friendship:
1. locate the trouble spot
2. apologize when you are wrong
3. check if your neuroses are spoiling your friendship
4. check if you employ old methods of relating that no longer works
5. Check if you have excessive need for approval
Always be ready to forgive for love keeps no records of wrong. People who are rich in their friendships seem to be those who believe in lifelong relationships, who stay with their companions through thick and thin, who weather the dry spells. Loyalty is an essential ingredient to lifelong friendships. Lastly, it is possible that you have developed some rough edges which complicates your relationships and get you into trouble, but at the core you are fully capable of loving and being loved. :)
Tuesday, May 24, 2011{ 2:54 PM }
This post gonna have some of the videoz of my past performance. This first video here is super memorable to me because i was the main dancer for this piece, and this piece won SYF gold with honours. YAY!
The next video here is my first performance in RP, the freshies debut showcase. A lot of work done here and a lot of teamwork. Glad that we pull it off well in the end. The 'broken doll' is me. :D
I like this dance piece as our batch only left with 6 people, YM, JH, WL, SJ, Fifi and me. It was fun putting this piece up, a lot of stress but I think we had a really good teamwork.
This is my first momentum dance piece in RP. Im pretty sure u guys can't find me here coz all of us looks the same. First time dancing raggae and it was fun! This is also the first time that I had done pretty well in bboy too. Baby freeze to chair to side freeze to headstand...haha!
I love this! First time performing in waacking and it is really fun. Goodness, the camera is so close up!
This is my first solo competition that i have joined. After so long....Well, everything turns out quite bad, but hey, who doesn't have their first time right?
There is still so many videos that i wanna share but couldn't find them. There are a lot of stress and breaking down moments I had in SGC, first time emcee, being president, organised hip hop competition, and most of the breaking down points are because of performing or joining competition. It was really quite bad. Come to think of it, should have suck it up, but well, can't blame me for being so emotional when it comes to dance right? Well, not even sure have I improve or not... LOL, that is saddening. Anyway, just dance.
Peace out
Friday, May 13, 2011{ 12:59 AM }
Forgive me for this late entry of this important day. Keep forgetting to post it up. This day mark the day of my graduation, graduating from Republic polytechnic. A lot of things had happened during these three years of poly, some were good, some were bad. They will always be a memory to me from now onwards, I will always remember them for it taught me how to be a better person along the way, how it further builds up my character, how friends were made, how we gone through some tough times and how we helped each other, how we had fun and how we had work hard.
This day marks the next phrase of life, yet again. The future seem uncertain and yet time is passing on so fast. Now I not sure if I still want to pursue my dreams of my own dance school. Just have the thought that I am not up for it....I'm not so sure anymore...
Plans to prosper u and plans to give u a hope and a future
Thursday, May 05, 2011{ 12:39 PM }
Finally finished yet another book. Personally I liked this book the most because it really does speaks to me in one way or another but yet I still find it hard to connect. People who are having deep wounds, darkest secret, meaningless struggles are usually due to being disconnected. Disconnected from God, disconnected from friends and disconnected from themselves. They could not see the purpose in life, they could not see the meaning of their existence, thus, many resort to things that will satisfy them for a moment. Examples, cutting themselves, addictions, finding other worldly things like money that may satisfy them. However, all these things can't and never will fill up the emptiness in their hearts, the only thing that could ever fill up that emptiness is the love of God.
When we find ourselves separated from God, ourselves and others, we are foolishly independent, unaware of our identity and purpose, committed to a justice that revolves around us, scared that we are inadequate, desperately insecure, angry when things don't go our way, consistently demanding that they do, incapable of loving anybody and not terribly bothered that we don't. Finally alone with ourselves, we either settling for less satisfaction or 'doing fine' or troubled by any one of the dozens symptoms of our internal life. Tears without an audience, without someone to hear and care, leave wounds unhealed.
When we become Christians, we are not only forgiven, we are also indwelt; we are not only acquitted, we are also empowered. God's spirit pours the motivation and energy of Christ into the veins of our soul. Something terrible is removed ( the wrath of God) and something wonderful is given (life of Christ). God not only provides forgiveness for everything bad within us, but he also plants a new source of goodness within us from which we may draw.
Other than connecting with God, we have to connect with others as well. Our calling is more than to help each other mortify the flesh. we also have the means to stimulate each other to love and good deeds, to identify, nourish, and help release the good urges that are always there beneath the bad. Connecting among Christians helps to vivify the Spirits.
As a church, we should be a healing community. A community that will heal the disconnected souls. A healing community should be a group of people who place connecting at the exact center of their purpose and passion - not evangelism, not teaching, not preaching, not missions, not music, not social actions, not numerical growth - but connecting: connecting with God (worship), others (loving service), and ourselves (personal wholeness)
Saviour please, keep saving me
Tuesday, May 03, 2011{ 10:51 AM }
One of the best trip i have other than the Taiwan study trip. So glad that I'm able to visit Australia at such a wonderful weather. Even though is really cold but we can't really get to experience such weather in Singapore. Its a very relaxing place to be in. Funny how I would want to stay in Australia when I feel there is a need for break from whatever happens in Singapore. Thank God for Dad and brother to sponsor this trip for me and for giving me a DSLR. Thank God for Kang for bringing us around and paying for almost everything. Thank God for allowing me to see his work in the lives of people in Australia too. :)