Friends

Friends

Hi Readers! Hope you guys have been having a great week! :)

Personally, last week really thought me alot of things about friendship and cherishing those around me. Today I'll be using this post to share some of the things I learnt and hopefully you too will be encouraged to make more lifelong friendships! :)

I'm gonna do a really casual post today and probably next week, I'll get back to the serious motivational and inspirational stuff! :) This is a blog afterall! and sometimes I need to just plainly share my thoughts about the week~

So last week was quite a busy one for me, I went out with several groups of friends (going to meet more this week) and if any of you are reading this I just want you to know that I really cherish our friendship and I hope we can do a lot more awesome things together! 

During the week, I met up with some of my school shooters for one of our teacher's farewell party. Most people perceive farewells as a rather sad and depressing thing but hey, farewells can be a happy thing too! Not that you're happy to get rid of the person, but you're happy that your friend has found something new to move on to! So the farewell party was a pretty happy occasion, the teacher is heading overseas with a husband so all the best to them! Something I'll remember about this teacher is that she always treated students in a rather strict yet humorous way. There was something about the way she did things that made her a great mentor to be under while I was chairman of the team. 

I'm gonna skip all the other boring stuff and move on to....the weekend! :)

Over to the weekend, I MET MY NYT SHOOTING PEEPS ^^ Ok it was just 5 of us but we haven't seen each other in ages so it was really great having dinner and shopping (yeah shopping cos there were more girls than guys..) with them! :) 

Meeting up with friends who you haven't seen in ages often gives you that funny feeling inside. Like when you depart, you're all "OMGOSH When will I see them again :O " But then something inside you reminds you that friendships are more than just the physical meetings. They are about the experiences and the moments that can be cherished for a lifetime :) (ok I must admit that what I just said was pretty deep stuff, even for me.)

I always feel blessed to have such great friends by my side and over the next few days I'll be meeting up with some church and school friends (all great people to be with ;) ), definitely going to be a great week! 

So to all my readers: Cherish your current friends and also make new ones :) Friends do not need to be of the same age as you, young and old. Have friends of all age groups :) Remember what I said in one of my previous posts! "LIVE LIFE" :)

Thanks readers! Have a great week ahead! I'll be studying for my mid years but if you do have any requests just drop me a message somewhere! (email, twitter, facebook, instagram)

Always Lifting You Higher

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Appreciate

Appreciate

Hi everyone! It's been awhile since I last posted, been busy and studies and stuff (as usual). So over the past week, I celebrated my birthday! Yeah! It was ok I guess~ First time I had to go to school on my birthday and tuition too! I mean who studies on their birthday?!......me 

But I guess that's what life has become for a lot of us right? A busy rat race where we all work hard for the future and hope that all the hard work pays off... Kinda sucks though doesn't it? I mentioned before that working towards your goals and having aims are very important for success. And yes, by all means, do work towards success. But most of us, including myself sometimes, work towards success forgetting to enjoy and appreciate the many experiences and moments we have on route to success.

There was this really sad story I once heard of a man who worked hard all his life, but always worried about things (especially money) and could not bring himself to enjoy the moment. (Sounds a bit like Mr Scrooge) In the end, life is short as we know it, he never got to enjoy his hard work.

Here's a question: "How long do you want to suffer before you let yourself enjoy?" 

Most of us see suffering and enjoyment as two very separate things. (and you're not wrong) However, have you ever thought of liking what you do? The more you enjoy what you do, the happier you'll be (duh), and liking what you do will probably lead you to doing well in it. Making you a more motivated and inspired person in general. That's what we all want isn't it? To be the best we can be, to achieve success. Sometimes though, we just have to accept that success can come naturally without us realizing it and most often, we get this form of success when we are enjoying what we do! 

So appreciate what life throws at you today (and everyday)! because every moment should be enjoyed and lived to the fullest! :) Thanks for reading! :)

Always Lifting you Higher

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Live Life

Live Life

This week was quite an emotional one. Have you ever had those kind of moments where you are forced to just stop and think about what you're doing with your life? are we really doing something worthwhile with our lives?

I'm turning 17 years old in a couple of days, I'd only expect to attend a friend's wake maybe in about 50 years time? but no. On Thursday, I attended a wake of my ex-classmate, Darren. He too was 17.

When you think about being 17, you have your entire life ahead of you...there's 18 to look forward to, there's people who you've yet to meet and work you've yet to do. 17, the age where you're too young to be considered an adult but too old to be considered a kid either. And death doesn't even come to mind. 

But there he was, as I walked pass the coffin where he lay.. 

I must admit, that I wasn't close to him, in fact I didn't know a lot about him. I did get his personality right though. A nice guy, truly humble, never caused anyone trouble. As I listened to all the tributes, that's what I heard. 

I heard from a friend that he used to throw parties. People would just come for the parties. It was just like an open invitation for the whole school. Some people will come and not even know that it was his party or his birthday. And what will he do about that? Absolutely nothing. The party just goes on.

It is rare to find such a gracious host in this 'power hungry and fame-driven' world of ours. But here he was, a 17 year old, showing true graciousness and humility.

So here's the big question, what are we doing with our lives? Think about it, did you live today to the fullest? Do you regret doing something or wish to make something better?
I know I do.
Don't wait till you're forced to think about what you're doing with your life. Stop and think now, put in the effort to make your life better.

"what are we doing with our lives?"

So let's all make it a point, to Live Life. Cos life is short. There's not a moment to waste. Live Life to the Fullest.

Thanks for reading! Pray for Darren's family.

Always Lifting You Higher

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