Thursday, May 29, 2008
OKAYY!
hello all =D well. HAPPY BELATED CONFIRMATION! so. it feels, normal. but then again. we have no more classes! AHH. how weird is that? anyhoo. i know its been less than a week but then, im beginning to miss classes. the fact of knowing that we aint gonna have anymore classes just makes me like that. AHH! ooh! to all those, if you do come and read, on the 7th of June, saturday, party at ECP! 4 in the afternoon. (: yup. ILY! oh. i am nat! haha!
hello all =D well. HAPPY BELATED CONFIRMATION! so. it feels, normal. but then again. we have no more classes! AHH. how weird is that? anyhoo. i know its been less than a week but then, im beginning to miss classes. the fact of knowing that we aint gonna have anymore classes just makes me like that. AHH! ooh! to all those, if you do come and read, on the 7th of June, saturday, party at ECP! 4 in the afternoon. (: yup. ILY! oh. i am nat! haha!
9:17 PM
Monday, May 12, 2008
hey nat and steph, thanks for posting.
to nat: i suppose when i was con 4, i was totally different from you. i wasnt so worried about what's gonna happen during mass or whats gonna happen after i got confirmed... not exactly apathy.. but not so concerned either.. i felt that i will just 'go with the flow', and see what happens next..like on my confirmation day itself, a few hours before the mass i was still by the poolside suntanning and stuff, and i was even slightly late for the debrief before the mass. during mass i didnt feel anything special.. was more or less like any other mass, just that you get to see your friends dress up. in retrospect, yes i would have wanted to be like you.. wanted the mass to be special and all. but i dont really regret anything that happened then because all that matters now, is the NOW.
i dont know what or how to help you answer your questions about your confusion.. but i know for sure that sometimes, just take a step back and let 'jesus take the wheel' as you put it. dont know if you can remember what one of the catechists said. sometimes we just want god to speak to us or work wonders in our life or heart, that we leave no space for him to enter our hearts..
i suppose the nursery song was right in a sense.. que sera sera.. whatever will be.. will be.. the future's not our's to see... que sera sera... when i was just a little girl.....
on the other hand, apathy is definitely not the way to go here. but i doubt that would be a problem for those of you who do visit this blog and read the posts.. i guess the easiest way to grow in your faith is to join a group in church.. be it YC or choir or YF or the newest group, Seraphic Embrace.. OR, if you cant find a group that you like, why not start one! that would actually be awesome!
yea as i said, join a group.. any group..because truthfully speaking, if i had not become a YF, i'd just be a sunday catholic (or perhaps less than that), and eventually just lose in touch with god and my faith.. and not have questions coming to me that after being answered, allowed me to get to know god and myself better.. and of course, i wouldn't have met you people..
to add on to steph's post.. i was online on friday night, talking to matthew online.. and he asked me,' are you gonna miss us'. and my answer was and still is and will always be yes. it's been very enjoyable getting to know all of you.. not as a class, but as individuals.. often i feel that there is just not enough time and opportunity to really get to know you in class.. and even outside class, i have always felt that i could have and can do more to know you guys better. what's your favourite ice cream flavour, whats your favourite word, what films and books do you like the most.. all these questions and more questions.. will still remain unanswered after 3.5 years of confirmation class.. and i do feel guilty about that...i would really really love to see you guys in church even after confirmation.. not just because it's O levels year, or because my friend or this cute guy/girl is going, then i go for mass. NO. i would very much love to participate in a camp organised by you guys, pray together with you guys, faciliate a class together with you guys, and after that, go out for a meal or two after all these activities, or perhaps even go night cycling or plan an overseas CIP trip or something like that. I want the word "US" to still exist, if it had existed before, or if it hadn't, then create this "US".
i've rambled again. apologies.. but this "US", is so important.. because it is because the essence of Catholicism is.. (any prizes for guessing it right).. COMMUNITY. so for those who know where and what they are going after confirmation, kudos! for those who dont, pray about it and talk to people. and between those who know and those who dont, help each other out. as friends, as a community. and remember, there's always the rest of us who will always be here to listen and to give you our perspectives (not advice. perspectives)...
toodles doodles..
love, adeline
to nat: i suppose when i was con 4, i was totally different from you. i wasnt so worried about what's gonna happen during mass or whats gonna happen after i got confirmed... not exactly apathy.. but not so concerned either.. i felt that i will just 'go with the flow', and see what happens next..like on my confirmation day itself, a few hours before the mass i was still by the poolside suntanning and stuff, and i was even slightly late for the debrief before the mass. during mass i didnt feel anything special.. was more or less like any other mass, just that you get to see your friends dress up. in retrospect, yes i would have wanted to be like you.. wanted the mass to be special and all. but i dont really regret anything that happened then because all that matters now, is the NOW.
i dont know what or how to help you answer your questions about your confusion.. but i know for sure that sometimes, just take a step back and let 'jesus take the wheel' as you put it. dont know if you can remember what one of the catechists said. sometimes we just want god to speak to us or work wonders in our life or heart, that we leave no space for him to enter our hearts..
i suppose the nursery song was right in a sense.. que sera sera.. whatever will be.. will be.. the future's not our's to see... que sera sera... when i was just a little girl.....
on the other hand, apathy is definitely not the way to go here. but i doubt that would be a problem for those of you who do visit this blog and read the posts.. i guess the easiest way to grow in your faith is to join a group in church.. be it YC or choir or YF or the newest group, Seraphic Embrace.. OR, if you cant find a group that you like, why not start one! that would actually be awesome!
yea as i said, join a group.. any group..because truthfully speaking, if i had not become a YF, i'd just be a sunday catholic (or perhaps less than that), and eventually just lose in touch with god and my faith.. and not have questions coming to me that after being answered, allowed me to get to know god and myself better.. and of course, i wouldn't have met you people..
to add on to steph's post.. i was online on friday night, talking to matthew online.. and he asked me,' are you gonna miss us'. and my answer was and still is and will always be yes. it's been very enjoyable getting to know all of you.. not as a class, but as individuals.. often i feel that there is just not enough time and opportunity to really get to know you in class.. and even outside class, i have always felt that i could have and can do more to know you guys better. what's your favourite ice cream flavour, whats your favourite word, what films and books do you like the most.. all these questions and more questions.. will still remain unanswered after 3.5 years of confirmation class.. and i do feel guilty about that...i would really really love to see you guys in church even after confirmation.. not just because it's O levels year, or because my friend or this cute guy/girl is going, then i go for mass. NO. i would very much love to participate in a camp organised by you guys, pray together with you guys, faciliate a class together with you guys, and after that, go out for a meal or two after all these activities, or perhaps even go night cycling or plan an overseas CIP trip or something like that. I want the word "US" to still exist, if it had existed before, or if it hadn't, then create this "US".
i've rambled again. apologies.. but this "US", is so important.. because it is because the essence of Catholicism is.. (any prizes for guessing it right).. COMMUNITY. so for those who know where and what they are going after confirmation, kudos! for those who dont, pray about it and talk to people. and between those who know and those who dont, help each other out. as friends, as a community. and remember, there's always the rest of us who will always be here to listen and to give you our perspectives (not advice. perspectives)...
toodles doodles..
love, adeline
11:55 PM
Saturday, May 10, 2008
so. 2 weeks to confirmation. doesnt time pass FAST? i mean. 2 more weeks of class. then POOF! no more class. its sad to a certain extent. l mean, its going to be difficult. like, we dont have the chance to talk about our faith every sunday ( going to mass doesnt count. how many of you think THAT much about your faith when you go for mass? especially when we go with each other) and i mean, its just, different.
i mean, i really wanna get confirmed, but im scared. i think. like, does anything change after confirmation? the whole idea is partially overwhelming. you hear everyone talk about htier confiration and how cool or boring mass was; it could be seen as just another mass, or something that much greater. i hear people say that we should pray that on that day, we are able to say YES to the lord with great joy. i sometimes think i understand that, but then i think, say yes to what? i mean yes, the lord, but what about him?
i sometimes think i understand it all, like, i want to touched and moved by the spirit in my life and at confirmation, but then sometimes i just, i dont know. i get confused. and lost, but im not so sure about what. and though im pretty keen on joining something in church after confirmation, i just wonder if i'll ever fuly understand what im confused about.
so. what ever shall i do? i have no idea, but im starting to find solce in those praise and worship songs. so there. i just think, jesus, take the wheel and just maybe, i will be able to fully fully fully with all my heaert, say yes to whatever abou the lord i hould say yes to =D
love
nat(:
i mean, i really wanna get confirmed, but im scared. i think. like, does anything change after confirmation? the whole idea is partially overwhelming. you hear everyone talk about htier confiration and how cool or boring mass was; it could be seen as just another mass, or something that much greater. i hear people say that we should pray that on that day, we are able to say YES to the lord with great joy. i sometimes think i understand that, but then i think, say yes to what? i mean yes, the lord, but what about him?
i sometimes think i understand it all, like, i want to touched and moved by the spirit in my life and at confirmation, but then sometimes i just, i dont know. i get confused. and lost, but im not so sure about what. and though im pretty keen on joining something in church after confirmation, i just wonder if i'll ever fuly understand what im confused about.
so. what ever shall i do? i have no idea, but im starting to find solce in those praise and worship songs. so there. i just think, jesus, take the wheel and just maybe, i will be able to fully fully fully with all my heaert, say yes to whatever abou the lord i hould say yes to =D
love
nat(:
6:34 PM
Friday, May 9, 2008
Forget about telling the class about this blog. If no one bothered to for the past few months, one more week won't kill us.
Seriously! I really wanna say something, but the tendancy to sound absolutely demanding just freaks me out, you know?
Anyway, it's the weekend of the last confirmation class of which you attend as a confirmant. (Cue tissues and all that..)
Hopefully, everyone feels the want and need to get confirmed and all that..
Regarding the whole O'level chinese thingy, apparently, parents JUST found out about it.. (Man, they're fast!) But I say, WHO really would be mugging CHINESE on a Sunday night? Tell me your name and I'll scoff at your face. You won't be mugging, you'll be soaking up the last hours of what would end an otherwise ordinary weekend.
Those hours could be spent laughing and rejoicing in the knowledge that you have finally become an 'official' member of His church. Ready to grasp the strips and pieces of wisdom he has imparted to you so you can have a further understanding of what he truly is about. Have the courage to speak out, be fillial always, love and fear him, acknowledging him as our true God and.. well, counsel people, I guess. Haha.
Right... anyway, I really hope that as one class, we leave a legacy behind that remains unforgettable. (Actually, I'm sure we already did.)
Loving you guys always,
Stephanie
Seriously! I really wanna say something, but the tendancy to sound absolutely demanding just freaks me out, you know?
Anyway, it's the weekend of the last confirmation class of which you attend as a confirmant. (Cue tissues and all that..)
Hopefully, everyone feels the want and need to get confirmed and all that..
Regarding the whole O'level chinese thingy, apparently, parents JUST found out about it.. (Man, they're fast!) But I say, WHO really would be mugging CHINESE on a Sunday night? Tell me your name and I'll scoff at your face. You won't be mugging, you'll be soaking up the last hours of what would end an otherwise ordinary weekend.
Those hours could be spent laughing and rejoicing in the knowledge that you have finally become an 'official' member of His church. Ready to grasp the strips and pieces of wisdom he has imparted to you so you can have a further understanding of what he truly is about. Have the courage to speak out, be fillial always, love and fear him, acknowledging him as our true God and.. well, counsel people, I guess. Haha.
Right... anyway, I really hope that as one class, we leave a legacy behind that remains unforgettable. (Actually, I'm sure we already did.)
Loving you guys always,
Stephanie
11:24 PM
My Garden
A class of youth, struggling to place themselves in a future that seems too distant and alien.
Sometimes, plants grow
And so, we look back
October 2007
December 2007
January 2008
February 2008
March 2008
April 2008
May 2008
August 2008
October 2008
Thinking of the present
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