musings

life... what can you do about it?
sometimes it feels like everything's out to get you down....
you're walking in the pouring rain and your umbrella flips over, soaking you... you're dashing for the bus, and instead of catching it... you cop a spray of water as it takes off... you rush to a tute... and then sit there for a good 20 minutes, before realising that the tutor won't be coming (well thats probably a good thing hahaha if you dont do your tutes like me)... you go home... and cop some flak from the olds for what seems like absoutely nothing... you sit in lectures... learning nothing (besides the fact that a lack of sleep and concentration dont go together)
then again... sometimes it seems things can only go right...
you begin the year... thinking it'll be the same as last year... with nothing much changing... just the usual life of a uni student... study - skip lectures - go out - cram - eat - sleep - talk - shop... and then out of nowhere... life brings you something to cherish, to hold close to your heart... to bring a smile on your face whenever you comprehend it
and you still do the same things... (well i still skip lectures hahaha... and all of the above)...but everything is seen differently... you still get soaked in the rain... you still miss the bus by .5 of a second... yeah but you smile throughout... lol... =D
so yeah what is life?
sometimes the shittiest days can seem the brightest just because of the way you see things...
so everyday... i thank God for putting me where i am... in the family i am with, i thank Him in advance for the circumstances i'll be in, as they represent opportunities and challenges... chances to grow into maturity in Him, i thank Him for the people i'll meet lol (some i thank Him more for than others), i thank Him for the people He's put into my life... and finally, i thank Him for this great new life i've been given...
when you look at it this way... nothing seems that hard does it?
God bless you all
Nic

this is what u get when looking for distractions, and end filling up random quizzes hap-hazardly. okies back to study... have a good laugh pplz =P

Emo Kid You are 28% Rational, 42% Extroverted, 14% Brutal, and 28% Arrogant.

You are the Emo Kid, best described as a quiet pussy! You tend to be an intuitive rather than a logical thinker, meaning you rely more on your feelings than your thoughts. Not only that, but you are introverted, gentle, and rather humble. You embody all the traits of the perfect emo kid. You are a push-over, emotional, gentle to the extent of absurdity, and so humble that it even makes Jesus puke. If you write poetry, you no doubt write angsty, syrupy lines about depression, sadness, and other such redundant states of emo-being. Your personality is defective because you are too gentle, rather underconfident in yourself, decidely lacking in any rational thought, and also a bit too inhibited. I probably made you cry, didn't I? Fucking Emo Kid. To put it less negatively: 1. You are more INTUITIVE than rational. 2. You are more INTROVERTED than extroverted. 3. You are more GENTLE than brutal. 4. You are more HUMBLE than arrogant. Compatibility: Your exact opposite is the Smartass. Other personalities you would probably get along with are the Hippie, the Televangelist, and the Starving Artist. * * If you scored near fifty percent for a certain trait (42%-58%), you could very well go either way. For example, someone with 42% Extroversion is slightly leaning towards being an introvert, but is close enough to being an extrovert to be classified that way as well. Below is a list of the other personality types so that you can determine which other possible categories you may fill if you scored near fifty percent for certain traits. The other personality types: The Emo Kid: Intuitive, Introverted, Gentle, Humble. The Starving Artist: Intuitive, Introverted, Gentle, Arrogant. The Bitch-Slap: Intuitive, Introverted, Brutal, Humble. The Brute: Intuitive, Introverted, Brutal, Arrogant. The Hippie: Intuitive, Extroverted, Gentle, Humble. The Televangelist: Intuitive, Extroverted, Gentle, Arrogant. The Schoolyard Bully: Intuitive, Extroverted, Brutal, Humble. The Class Clown: Intuitive, Extroverted, Brutal, Arrogant. The Robot: Rational, Introverted, Gentle, Humble. The Haughty Intellectual: Rational, Introverted, Gentle, Arrogant. The Spiteful Loner: Rational, Introverted, Brutal, Humble. The Sociopath: Rational, Introverted, Brutal, Arrogant. The Hand-Raiser: Rational, Extroverted, Gentle, Humble. The Braggart: Rational, Extroverted, Gentle, Arrogant. The Capitalist Pig: Rational, Extroverted, Brutal, Humble. The Smartass: Rational, Extroverted, Brutal, Arrogant.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 18% on Rationality You scored higher than 39% on Extroversion You scored higher than 4% on Brutality You scored higher than 24% on Arrogance

Link: The Personality Defect Test written by saint_gasoline on OkCupid Free Online Dating

Worship Retreat

went to the worship retreat over a weekend... 20 of us from the worship team heading over to the Orchard Glory Resort at Bindoon for a night...
it all began in JW's mum's car, along with LY and CY... the trip there was rather sleepy and uneventul, cept for a bushfire we spotted on the way (my first one seen after 5 years here)
hmmm we got seriously bored in the car... ahhh well it wasnt bad... was listening to the 'Everyday' CD (from what seems like ages ago) in the car... and yes it is full of AWESOME songs...
so we get there at around 630 pm... where me and the aforesaid JW hehehe engage in a spot of immature activity, quickly hogging two beds lol
so we return to the main hall... and decide to start cooking dinner... and guess who get's asked to stir the pot of semi-frozen spaghetti sauce while everyone goes back to unpack? yours truly...
"stir it till it simmers" she said... ahh yeah but it never did!!! so i stirred for a good 20 mins!!! now u can make two conclusions from this:
1. I'm so blur at cooking that i cant tell when something is simmering
2. I follow orders too well... see Ally said turn off the flame when it starts bubbling... well it never did (prob cause i was stirring it - but then again noone told me!!!) =P yes im a terrible cook... i only do breakfasts... mmm eggs
well also another thing i noticed.
do you know how hard it is to stir a pot of very appetising food (ok it was only sauce, but i was starved) and not be tempted to take a lick? =D well for the record i resisted temptation guys
and the reason some of u guys didnt feel so great after dinner well ... i dunno =P but i didnt touch the sauce... honest!!!
well because Pastor's car broke down on the way there... we only had dinner past 9 i believe... ahhh i was so hungry ... mmm food was so good
later we unpacked the van... started practicing after a very touching message by Pastor
yeah really reminded me of a few things... that i should hold dear to my heart
... i think we finished rather late practicing that night
then it was back to the chalets... for sleep
or in JW, CY and my case, off to sing for our supper hahahah
man i love the sound of music... may have been one of my favourite movies from childhood
oh what the heck it was THE ICONIC movie of my childhood (as cousins Dave and Carol will know) so i love it!!!
"i am 17 going on 18 i dont know what to do..."
yeah the retreat overall was very good... filled with many fun moments hahaha chubbie bunnies, voice competitions, random sound competitions and most importantly... God's presence
what would i do without it? honestly... it would all have been for nothing without God...
well today was Mother's day:D
just a note to all mothers out there... thank you for all your sacrifices... you guys (okies i meant you gals) are the best!!! i shudder to think what i'd be like if i didnt have the mother i have... (well im pretty dodgy now as it is... hahaha but thats my own fault... without my mother's gentle prodding in the right direction: eg "son get a haircut, you look ugly", or "dont do that!!! - ("that being anything from ... well hmmm anythin really hahaha)... i shudder at what i'd be like now
so i just want to end this post by saying that i love my mother and i dearly appreciate all that she has done for me... from packing my lunch (mmm ham/chicken/steak sandwich), giving good career advice ("son, at the end whatever you do, as long as it keeps you an honest, God-fearing person... we'll support you"), to just well being my mum (with the associated laundry + food + well general care privileges) and loving me ... despite myself
love ya mum!!!

paparazzi attack!!! 

yours truly in action ... (well after dinner =P) 

lol aint this a nice pic =D yeah this is us still waiting for dinner (around 830 pm)... lol Bandit (the racoon) was starting to look appetising ahahaha 

this... well no explanation here... lets just say dinner was delayed, we were bored, TK had a camera... u do the maths =P 

preparin dinner (well okies all i did was stir the pot and wash some dishes =P but it still counts!!!)