Meant to be;

Haha the picture above = exactly how I felt whenever I was teaching.

The exhaustion got overwhelming at times but boy, was it satisfying. Being around the little ones, nurturing them and being nurtured by them (believe it or not, the little ones can teach you plenty!) is a blessing!

Now that I'm on this phase after polytechnic, I'm wondering if I should continue teaching or pursue something out of my comfort zone (child-related).

What is it going to be?

How long?

The sun is filling up the room, and I can hear you dreaming

Do you the feel the way I do right now?

I wish we would just give up, cause the best part is falling

Call it anything but love.

And I will make sure to keep my distance.

Say I love you when you're not listening.

And how long can we keep this up, up, up?

- Christina Perri ft. Jason Mraz: Distance

It wasn't long enough, but hey what do I know?

I miss you so much

Your light, your smile, your way

and everything about us.

Now you're gone,

You're still here in my heart, in my tears.

Yeah you sure left your mark. 

And we were just getting started.

It wasn't long enough,

It wasn't long enough together

but it was long enough,

yeah it was long enough to last forever.

- Rascal Flatts: Forever

More to come;

And still,
I have more to make.

I'll get there.
Definitely.
I have faith.

Decided;

I'm following my inner voice.
Glad to have made a decision no matter the outcome.

The wonder;

You,

the one who got me wondering

You,

still makes me wonder

You,

will I ever stop wondering?

......

The day I faltered;

The day I thought I had it all figured out
was the day I faltered.

Because it's not enough to know what to do.
Because it's not enough to try it once or twice.
Because it's not enough to just believe in something.

It's important to keep trying.
It's important to keep nurturing.
It's important to keep doing what is necessary,
despite the obstacles,
despite the disappointments,
despite the times giving up becomes an option,
and especially when mistakes occur.

I'm grateful there was a voice.

A voice who did not hesitate.
A voice who pointed out a mistake.
A voice who reminded me of what I believe in.
For nothing enlightens more
than a guiding light.


Thank YOU.

My bonfire heart;

Can you hear me singing to this :

 

"Days like this leads to

Nights like this leads to

Love like ours

You light the spark in my bonfire heart

 

People like us

We don't need that much

Just someone that starts

Starts the spark in our bonfire hearts!"

 

:) :)

 

Love the song by James Blunt!

We made a difference afterall.

This scene from this movie reminds me of an important lesson.

To some, a child's drawing may just be nothing more than a drawing. Wait till you receive one from a child who very simply appreciates you. It's one of the best feeling in the world, remarkable. It may just be the thing that you need.

Miss posting here!

4 years.

Enough said.

A keeper.

Heavenly yummy;

I so miss eating this 'Chap Chye Rice'! It's the most delicious chap chye I ever tasted in my life. Hehe.

I think I am going to try cook this recipe on my own!

And maybe, just maybe, I'll put up the pictures here. (: (:

Beyond our knowing;

I have a dream;

This, my dear, is my dream.

Speak up;

“Confronting our feelings and giving them appropriate expression always takes strength, not weakness. It takes strength to acknowledge our anger, and sometimes more strength yet to curb the aggressive urges anger may bring and to channel them into nonviolent outlets. It takes strength to face our sadness and to grieve and to let our grief and our anger flow in tears when they need to. It takes strength to talk about our feelings and to reach out for help and comfort when we need it.” 
― Fred Rogers

Sometimes people need to know that they have hurt you even though in the process of telling them, you may be hurting them. Otherwise, they will never know what they have done wrong. There are times you need to be fair to yourself, just like how you are fair to others. You cannot please everyone and end up not being fair to yourself. Now that's called not loving yourself and loving yourself is equally important as loving others.

Times like this;

"Life is beautiful
but it's complicated, we barely make it.
We don't need to understand
There are miracles, miracles."
- Vega 4

A sign or coincidence?

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. 

Robert Frost

"I took the one less travelled by."

Purely coincidence or is that a sign for me to read?

A message you need to hear;

Where is your heart?

Where is your conscience?

Where is that gut feeling that tells you right from wrong,

that tells you to act morally?

In face of fear,

don’t silent your conscience.

In face of ignorance,

don’t ignore your gut feeling.

In face of adversities,

don’t let go of compassion.

For you never know,

what could have been

if you listen to your gut

and you make a stand.

That one act from you,

can make all the difference in a life.

LISTEN.

Listen hard to what your heart is telling you

and speak up.

Stand up for somebody.

Reach out for someone who is in need

for your love and care means the world to a life in agony.

My words;

My words,

they are stuck within my mind
and my heart.

I try to get it out.
I try to pen it down
but it doesn't feel right.
It doesn't seem to fit anywhere.

So many words
in my thoughts,
yearning to be heard.

My words,
it makes me wonder.
Will I ever make it fit
and 
will it have any meaning?

My words,
even though cluttered,
it gives me life,
it gives me hope,
it gives me room to breath
and it brings me serenity.
The kind of serenity
I can only find
in the beauty of words.

My words,
My story,
the very part of me
which makes me whole.

- HANA

Keep moving;

Keep on moving, sweetheart. Through it all, tap on your inner strength. You got so much more inside of you!

Credits to A White Dove Production for this wonderful video.