Love Is Here

Love is here, love is now

Love is pouring from His hands

From His brow

Love is near, it satisfies

Streams of mercy flowing from His side

And to the bruised and fallen

Captives bound and broken hearted

He is the Lord

By his stripes he's paid our ransom

From His wounds we drink salvation

He is the Lord

He is the Lord

Amazing song.

Much in awe,

Shaun

Yawn

I have returned from camp!

I have to admit, it went better than expected. Well, at least now I don't feel as peculiar being in Monash as I did before.

However, I feel as if my values are constantly being challenged, greater than ever now. I shall exert more about that some other time.

Laptop is on the frizz once again. Emo, I am.

Blogging mojo, please come back soon. I miss you.

Exhausted from camp,

Shaun

Away

Will be heading off to Monash transition camp in half an hour. Will be back on Friday.

Your prayers are much appreciated :)

Toodles,

Shaun

Genesis

So, the day has finally arrived.

Come approximately 12 hours time, I shall step into Monash University a freshman. A young mind naive and unpolished, ready to learn and absorb all they have to offer.

The journey is gonna be long, not to mention tiring and unpredictable. I've spent countless nights thinking of what to expect, what I'm leaving behind, what sacrifices I have to make, and most importantly, what challenges may come my way.

The nagging voice at the back of my head keeps going, "Shaun, are you really ready for this?"
In all honesty, the inner child in me is terrified and just wants to back down.


Yet, another voice, one that does not belong to me, constantly tells me not to fear. Time and time again I am reminded that my future is secure in His hands, and that I have absolutely nothing to lose, but everything to gain.

The excitement comes pulsating in, like a rush of adrenaline flowing through my veins.

"Shaun, are you really ready for this?"

Dim the lights, cue the music.

Let's do this.

Rearing to go,
Shaun

Fresh Out of The Oven!

Guess who is the proud owner of a spankin' new Crumpler Bag? :D

<3

I'm not one to boast, but I think it looks stunningly beautiful! Laptop fits in perfectly as well!

Oh well, there goes a vast majority of this year's Angpau money. At least it was well spent, in my eyes anyway.

Feeling blessed,

Shaun

Realisation?

Hey you.

Yea you.

You need to learn to stand on your own two feet.

Stop having to depend on another's affection for comfort.

You're stronger than that.

I know you are.

Be courageous,

Shaun

The V-Day Revelation

Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

May your Ang Pow collection this year be more productive and fruitful than the last! :)

And to all the rest,

Happy Valentine's Day!

The day that we celebrate overrated, over-priced consumer products, while a vast majority of 'lovebirds' blindly follow the shallow, cheap interpretation of love that has been set by society.

A little dark and pessimistic, but hey, the truth is the truth. :)

As for me, I'm looking at Valentine's Day a little differently this year.

I'm looking at it as a reminder of learning something truly essential before we should love someone else.

Love yourself.

Humorous and cliché as it may be, I find it to be an even more profound truth than the last.

Dont'cha think? ;)

A little less complicated,

Shaun

The Beautiful Letdown

It was a beautiful letdown
When I crashed and burned
When I found myself alone

Unknown and hurt

It was a beautiful letdown

The day I knew

That all the riches this world had to offer me

Would never do

In a world full of bitter pain and bitter doubt

I was trying so hard to fit in, fit in,

Until I found out

I don't belong here

I don't belong here

I will carry a Cross and a song where I don't belong

I don't belong

Feels like I don't belong here

I don't belong

- Switchfoot, "Beautiful Letdown"

Setting sight & setting sail,

Shaun

Time Will Tell

It's pretty amusing, how the people whom you (in a plural sense) have groomed up to become such great individuals begin to turn their backs on you, and think that they have surpassed your guidance, and begin to take flight prematurely.

In all ways, being independent is a good thing. Don't get me wrong. But once it becomes a personal vendetta just because they want to upstage your previous accomplishments (and show that they can do better), then I really believe we have already lost sight of our true goal.

What's even more amusing, is how one of the accused has the nerve to publicly state that the future generation better live up to the expectations set on them.

Now, is this really what we should be focusing on? Living up to (and trying to supersede) past achievements? How does glorifying God come into the picture again?

I remember very clearly the conversation I was having with the Taylor's CF current committee a few weeks back.

"We thank God for the past, but we should never put living up to last year's numbers as a goal. Once we do that, the expectation becomes our primary focus, and God gets kicked out of it instead."

At the end of the day, what these bunch of people are doing is saying that, "Hey, if they could do it, so can we."

Instead of enlisting the help that they need (and is very freely offered, mind you), they instead become too self-absorbed in their own personal goals, selfish ambitions and short-sightedness.

This is my take on the issue. I could be wrong, but hey, an opinion is justice in itself. I can only leave my prayers with you all, and believe that God will pull through in this event, for the sake of the hundreds (and thousands?) of hungry souls out there desperate for an answer.

Blessings,

Shaun

Ode to Ice-Cream

And just when you thought ice-cream couldn't get any better;

Photo taken at Restoran Ikan Tiga Rasa, Selayang.

Loving the simple things,

Shaun

Intermission

Laptop is being repaired.

Bear with me.

La dee dum,

Shaun

Changeling

I was having a decent online conversation with a close friend a few nights back.

He said, and I quote, "A classmate of mine told me that I'm too self absorbed. Egoistic, to put it crudely." To cut things short, he concluded that he would try to change himself, much to my agreement.

As I sat reflecting on my bed last night, I was reminded of times where people would tell me to not change my attitude because of what other people say, or that I'm even already fine the way I am.

I find that to be utter nonsense.

Change, is inevitable. Change, is nature.

In fact, we should all be continuously changing, being molded into becoming a better person each day.

Most times, the catalyst of change comes through the stinging words of friends, and leaders. Yes, it might hurt, but if it hits at our flaws, and causes us to change our attitudes and mindsets, then by all means.

Go ahead.

What I'm trying to hit at is that we should not turn our backs to change. Well, good change to be exact.

After all, we're all imperfect. It all depends on whether we try to lessen the imperfection, or stay rooted at the spot until we look back and regret it.

I'm always learning to receive criticism, and accept the need to change with an open heart.

It's probably time for you to do the same.

"You can't grow without change"

What more when it comes to relationships. Too many people tell their partner that they're perfect the way they are. Now, is that really possible?

True love does not hold another back from reaching their full potential. True love would grow one another through mutual change, not hinder the progress that both people should be making as individuals.

True love would care enough to want the other to work on their flaws, instead of showering the person with sweet (but destructive) words that stops a person from going through change (and growth).

Get it in your heads people.

Catalysing change,

Shaun

Boo!

Did I scare you?

Pardon the sudden burst of random-ness. Have been very busy the past few days, will pen down a proper update soon. I'm actually in the midst of scribbling down a short story that came to mind as we speak, it will be shared soon!

Busy busy busy,

Shaun