The Inner ME

Ahh.. nothing like drowning yourself in music (mostly Glee song versions)and enjoying the cool wind breeze. This is unfortunately the last day of our break and the start of a grueling and roller coaster ride of a schoolyear. New faces from both teachers and classmates, new difficult terminologies and procedures to memorize and most of all numerous tests to pass as well as RLEs that seem to be where your life depends on at the moment (in an academical sense of course)

I am definitely looking forward to our new school year but I am also taking caution.. I will do everything in my power to get enough rest and SLEEP so that my body adjusts well to our new schedule and can keep up until the end of the school year. New challenges to face both easy and hard but the question is..are we ready for them?We shall see =)

It has indeed both been a fun and tumultuous time during these past few months. One minute, we spend so much of our time engrossed in our scholastic responsibilities that we sometimes hardly have any more time for ourselves. But it is in between these moments that we share the laughter and the joy of each others company and we appreciate the essence of the path to our chosen careers.

The news of my classmates’ transfer to another section deeply saddens our class because we have grown fond of each others company and we have developed mutual love and respect. So much tears were shed within this day; tears of pain and tears of goodbye. It hurts to hear people who are not usually sad deliver speeches about the happy “memories”, when you usually think that you are going to spend the rest of your college years together with them.

I have however learned a few lessons from this situation. One is that we should indeed CHERISH everything that we have and never take anything (especially time) for granted because we never know when the present turns into the past. Another is that when reality bites, the best way to ease the pain is to accept it. Though this trial comes off as painful, still we have to accept the facts and move on with our life because the world doesn’t stop turning for anyone.

“Friendship in spirit together with love.. Is one of the greatest gifts from God above”

Life can be harsh sometimes but it always presents us with endless lessons and valuable experiences until our death. I believe that even though we may be of different sections, our bond and strength and love for each other still remains the same. Indeed many things will change, but I hope our friendship will still be treasured and remembered until our time in this world is through.

My trust,love and respect for you guys will never EVER change. As we say “Farewell”, may y’all embrace a new “Hello” in your lives but never forget what we shared as a class and always treasure this memory forever….

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I wrote this poem right after my practice teaching in our Health Education class. I actually had the idea of the last two lines from the night before, but I didn’t know how to start it.. Luckily, inspiration always knows what to do.. I am still continuously surprised and I wonder where I come up with these kinds of stuff.. Anyways, to those who would like to read.. enjoy and always remember.. HE will never let anyone down as long as we have FAITH in what he does..

“Gratefully Yours”

Thank you Lord for this gift of life
Despite the problems and the strife
I’ve learned to love it and live it true
And that will always be because of You

Thank you Lord for your open ear
To listen to my doubts and my fears
Your open hands guide and often lead the way
Whenever I feel weary or downright astray

Thank you Lord for your acceptance and love
For your never ending blessings that come from above
That despite our sins and many imperfections
You saved us through your death and resurrection

Thank you Lord for the gift of death
For we learn to cherish our first and last breath
And as we arrive in Heaven’s glorious doors
We fall to our knees and say “We’re gratefully Yours”

“Still a song of adoration will rise up from these ruins.. and I will worship You and give You praise… “

Today is when I, together with my other classmates contemplate on whether we pass Biostatistics or not… We all thought that our situations were similar to that of a benign tumor’s.. If you just let it be and do your best, then you still have a chance to recover.. But we were all SORELY mistaken… In reality, it was a malignant tumor that metastasizes and quietly destroys the rest of our systems.. Our last chance was our exam and we all know that that didn’t go so well.. soooo is it really goodbye?or do we still get another chance?We’ll see in a few days..

On a brighter note.. I’m falling in love all over again with Gospel music.. particularly with Mandisa’s sophomore album Freedom.. It has a lot of great songs which are both fresh and soulful.. It’s great to listen to when you want something new besides the generic material that’s been playing in the radio nowadays…

We hope to survive another year in this difficult journey and somehow make it through until the end :-)