Why don't I say the four letter word?

Hello, all! Second post this week so I think it is safe to say that my holiday has been pretty unproductive.. I've done nothing much besides lazing on my bed, waking up early to prepare a hearty breakfast for myself and catching up on my book. Oh, just to add something, I took a nap for 4 hours yesterday and I have never felt more guilty of that than anything else. Well, you can't possibly blame me fairly because my sleeping schedule was literally upside down on normal school days. I only went to bed at 1 in the morning, sometimes even 2, on a daily basis. So, I guess I'm allowed to take long naps to catch up on my sleep!

Well, I am a bit reluctant to express these thoughts that have been on my mind lately. Simply because I am certain that I would be judged, disliked, or even disagreed with. However, after days of processing these thoughts, I personally think I shouldn't be afraid of letting out my thoughts on this blog of mine because I opened this blog for one sole reason, and that is to express whatever that is running through my mind, be it good or bad thoughts.

Have you ever come across someone around you who is constantly using foul language? I am positive that you and I have a handful of friends who tend to have one foul word in their sentences. Honestly? I have a thing against people with foul mouths ever since the age of 12, after getting baptised. I used to be a person who had foul words ranging from Chinese to English. Well, who is there to blame? I definitely blame myself entirely. Growing up in a school environment which had multiple kids using foul language definitely brought me to follow their so called "cool" footsteps. I was influenced by every single one of them who swore because I thought that if I followed the norm, I would be considered "one of them", you get me? I remembered there was one day when my maid woke me up to get ready for school (this is when I was in primary school), and guess what was my response to her? Being the grouchy and grumpy me, a person who disliked mornings in the past, I pointed my middle finger to her. Yes, yes, you might be thinking that I was such a rebellious child back then.. You can judge all you want but I have repented and asked forgiveness from my almighty God who is ever so willing to forgive my sins. I really did regret my actions and I promised to never repeat that filthy act ever again. And I dare say that since then, I have never once pointed my middle finger, swore or cursed at anyone in my life. Praise the Lord! Note that me not using the four letter word and whatnot is only by God's grace. If you think I'm making any of these up, I'm really not so please do trust me!

So, that's partially my reason for not being a sweary (oh my is that even a word haha) person at all. I have been named by one of my friends as a person who does not swear at all, along with my good friends, Joshua and Joanna. Am I bragging about this? No, certainly not. Am I proud of this? YES, I DEFINITELY AM! You would be wondering why wouldn't I mind being the odd one out along with these two good friends of mine. Simply because we are God fearing people who are under the body of Christ. We share the common belief and have a strong faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Also, we honour all the Ten Commandments in the Bible, one of it being "You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses name." Yes, even "Oh my God, Oh my Gosh, Oh my Goodness" are counted as using His name in vain. I read an interesting article on Christians Cursing and I think you should take a look at it too! It'll definitely bring you to a different perspective on cursing/swearing. http://www.biblebelievers.com/jmelton/ChristianCursing.html
The Bible also clearly states that "Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be." James 3:10 So, I'm pretty sure that answers people's questions on why don't I swear, or even all the Christians for that matter.

Mind me, I am not saying that I am a perfect Christian who doesn't use these phrases. We all do make mistakes and we need to learn & grow from them. I actually do say these phrases (only Oh my Gosh, Oh my Goodness or even damn, sometimes) whenever I speak without thinking. I blame myself for it. But I am still learning from my mistakes and I trust that God will definitely help me in this situation, only if I am genuinely willing to change . Whenever I accidentally blab out these kind of words, I immediately ask God for His forgiveness.

These are thoughts of mine and I am glad that I have shared them with all of you. Cheers!

Farewell, Interact

Interact - International Action

I clearly remember the time when we were just junior Interactors having our very first meeting two years back. It was indeed terrifying with all the serious faces that were potrayed by our seniors.. Just last year we were having the farewell for our seniors at Jogoya, and to think that we just had our own farewell yesterday??!! That's pretty unbelievable! Time passes wayyyyyyy too faaaaaast! You need to slow down a lil' time, I can't possibly catch up with these short legs of mine! *pants*

Anyhoo, just to let you readers know, our cute juniors organised the farewell at Mosaic, Mandarin Oriental! I know, I know, you're probably thinking that it's a pretty high class place and all.. Well yes, you're right!! It's a 5 star hotel and we were indeed thankful for having our farewell there. I mean, who wouldn't go all crazy and estatic when we had the chance of having a buffet at such a hotel????!! The plus point was that farewell was after our last paper, which was the horrible Add Maths so YAY to that! Definitely couldn't focus on the paper because half of us were probably drooling over the images of the wide spread of buffet!

One word to describe the buffet there? SCRUMPTIOUS SCRUMPTIOUS SCRUMPTIOUS!

We were seriously like jakuns when we arrived. Jumping here and there, holding and squeezing one another's hands, squealing like baby squirrels while walking into the restaurant! You could actually say that we didn't act like seventeen year olds yesterday just by judging our immature actions, just saying...... Our tummies were filled with pasta, lamb, steak, sashimi, sushi, oysters, scallops, chocolate fondue and more chocolate fondue, ice-cream, creme bulee, gummy bears (YES THEY HAVE GUMMY BEARS, I REPEAT GUMMY BEARS!!), coffee and more. I didn't manage to snap  pictures of all of my food because I was too lazy so please do forgive me!

All in all, the farewell was indeed a successful one. Not because of the fancy schmancy venue that served good food, but it was because of the GREAT COMPANY (both the juniors and seniors). I had one of the best times of my life laughing my tummy off. I can't go a day without laughter so I guess you can say that they play a pretty big part in my life? :)

So, here am I thanking all of you thoughtful juniors for putting in so much effort in planning this amazing and memorable farewell! Kudos to all you juniors! If you were to ask me in the next ten years what would I think about the Interact Club? I would say that I did not regret a single bit in joining Interact. The friendships that I have made and built were priceless. The conversations that I have had with all of the Interactors will be treasured forever and ever. It was indeed a privilege to have served this club with all my heart, genuinely. I will and always love being an Interactor, board or no board, I would have equally given my all. Viva La Interact. Cheers!

Signing off,
Community Service Director of Interact Club of WMSKL 2014