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Baby, don't say goodbye.

about me.


GRACIOUSSTAR
Grace is her name, a christian who is dependant on God in whatever she does.
A dancaholic and a shoppaholic who always tries her best to do her best.


She can be as bad and good as it can be.
Someone filled with self-belief and also haunted by self-doubt
She got all the answers
But got nothing figured out
She like to be by herself
but hates to be alone
She is a million contradictions
Sometimes she make no sense
Sometimes she's perfect
Sometimes she's a mess
Sometimes she is not even sure who she is...


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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 { 10:56 PM }

Wahsian today woke up at the wrong side of the bed sia, was abit bad mood today. Plus today is math module and also my computer was not able to regconise the codes which makes me unable to do the work today. So to contribute to the team, I did the presentations slides (sort of take away Shaun's job sia).

Trying to make myself happier, i tried to eat one of my favourite food: chicken chop. I also wanted to hang out for a while after school since I love hanging out. However, bad mood comes back again after playing the game. The game seem so cool yet...haiz... Ate chicken noodle for dinner. I ate it with some chilli (which is what I do sometimes when i have bad mood) and ended up having tummyache. Played abit of arcade games and also Xbox. Feeling abit better too but tired. Head home after that....

Sorry guys if my mood has affected you in one way or another. Didn mean to have this mood with me...

Graciousstar
Tomorrow will be a better day....

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 { 1:20 PM }

Currently in school now doing ppt. Actually we are done, just the whole presentation need some touch up and Shah is doing the job right now. The class is also being wild now as the guys use the girls' shawls and act as girls. Freaking funny! The guuys in my class is seriously mad today. Well, since we are changing class soon, we better cherish the moments we have now.

Anyway as I finished my school work, I went bloghopping and saw this interesting blog. This girl is in a relationship with the guy she broke up before. She talked about how much she loves him and how much she wanted to be with him for the rest of her life. Reading her post just makes me ponder about my relationship. We have been together for about a week or so and I believe that both of us are very happy being together. Being with him makes me feel very special and I do hope we can stay together forever...
He said that I had changed but frankly speaking, i don't think so. He also asked me why I like him and my answer was there is no reason. Somehow to me, you don'y really need a reason to love somebody. If you say you love him/her because they are pretty then what if they were disfigured? You don't love them anymore? Therfore...
I love you Wesley...heeeeeeeeee!






Graciousstar
Everyone has got a secret side
A winding path up to a door that's open wide
You think you know me but I'm changin' all the time
'Cause if I wanna be sweet
If I wanna be wild
If I wanna cry like a child
Wanna pick up the world in the palm of my hand
I guess that's just who I am
This is me
Can't ignore it
Reaching out
Breaking free
Constantly Falling forward
Yeah, I'm just goin' for it
This is me
Sometimes life is a confusing thing
And when I talk it seems like no one's listening
Try to be an angel, but I just can't find my wings
Cause I wanna be sweet
But I wanna be wild
If I wanna find my own style
So, I make a mistake, then I do it again
But I do it the best that I can
More than what you see
Finding out who I can be

Sunday, July 27, 2008 { 3:59 PM }

I haven't been bloogin after sometime. Hehe :P
Tuesday had hiphop lesson where we learn a new freeze again. This time is called the air freeze.

Yeap the picture on top is an example of air freeze that we learnt on Tues. It was seriously difficult. Probably one of the hardest among all other freezes. Anyway Larry treat me like a toy as he turn me upside to allow me have the "feel" of how air freeze is like. Haiz...haha :P

Wednesday had a short brifing for Jive HarmonyWorkx event thingy. Went to ang out for a whil after that. Can't really remember what we did but yea...

Had fire drill on Thursday. WeiJing and XianWen were so funny as they went to open the door and started screaming like mad dogs:P

See! How crowded it was!? Although this is like a waste of time but it was quite fun. Everyone started taking photos of each other. Imagne if the fire drill was real...haha... Anyway Shaun and Raudaah started doing some news reporting thingy, it was really funny. So...so...one of a kind...haha...

Friday Fifi and I went to have briefing for Jive again and the person in charge was late! However, at least we made it for Ignite the music festival.



I like the performance doen by the local singers but toobad I do not know their songs and I can't sing along which makes the whole thing a bit boring:P We went to sit at the sofa, somewhere at our school's canteen. It really relaxing to sit on such a comfortable(but dirty) chair and enjoy the music. Oh and I was happy on that day because...because...I don't feel like typing it out:P

Saturday was the actual event thingy. I was suppse to usher in the carpark but then later the reception place needed help so I went over, Then I went back to the carpark but instead of ushering people to agora hall I end up helping the people from the sports complex to usher the people there. After the programme had started, I had nothing better to do and end up sleeping at the staircase :P I also went to help sorting out the goodie bags and also inside the agora hall ( and I slept inside the agora hall while listening to them talking:p). It seems quite funny when as I did quite a lot of thigs but yesterday was really damn boring.

After the jive event, some girls and I started to go wild and played around in the agora hall. I had not been so wild for quite sometime... Anyway after the whole thing, went to meet Wes and we went for Ignite again. Keegan was there too, but too bad he was with his friends so he didn really join us. I was super tired and "siao" that day. Bro came to my bed and talk to me and his conclusion was "your brain is not functioning well today"

Went to church early today because fifi and I had singing duty. First time see Daniel wearing blue top. After service, saw Keegan at Northpoint with his friend. I also saw WanTing with her family. Nothing happen much today...

Erm...been slacking in school this few days. This is kinda bad...Don't think so much Grace, you just end up looking sad but you are not and you are unable to things well. I'm seriously fine...just ait ditracted i guess...haha :P

Graciousstar

Heeee!



Monday, July 21, 2008 { 9:08 PM }

I super happy today! I have been smiling...after school until now lor. Wahh....haha...so damn happy sia despite the fact that there's monday blues, della lesson and tiredness. This is my FIRST time unable to say what I want badly sia...haha...but the message was sent and that is the most important thing. Heeeeeeeeeee! HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY :D
Graciousstar
Love is in the air :D

Friday, July 18, 2008 { 11:35 PM }



Today's module is cognitive. We change group again and I was the same team as Wesley, HongLing and XianWen. I didn't do much today though...paiseh to the teammates :P I was a bit delighted when the faci gave me good comments about my presentations skills. I really felt great.

I was damn terrified about going to adventure learning today. Heart beat faster as I walked nearer to the rope course. I hear many voices around me when I was there trying to balance myself on the blank that was trembling because of my legs. I also hear a voice within me, "Just do it". I almost cried when I finished the course. I not sure why maybe because I had a sense of accomplisment? Anyway I didn't cry, I was just super duper relief that I had completed it and it is all over. After that I received a certificate to indicate that I finished the course. Happy was what I felt at that moment.

After taking photos of us having the certs, Wes, Keegan and me went to CWP to have our dinner. Went walk walk after that...home was then my next destination.
"sorry wes! I didn't mean to do that!"

Graciousstar

Fear is met and destroyed with courage.

Thursday, July 17, 2008 { 10:42 PM }

Waa...today started out badly sia...I was so looking forward for today because we get to choose our own team. However, we have to "cough" out one team member, all of us like having hostile relationship sia. My team consists of Wes, Keegan, Shah, Samantha and me. But we can't just "kick" Samantha out mah... It just not good. Then Shah, Samantha and me decides to "let fate decide for us" so we sort of draw lots...The result is that I have to go lah. Since this is fair, then I go lor. However, Wes volunteered himself to go to that team. Let's just say we had a complicated morning...

Hang out for a while after school and went for singing practice. Dennis wanted me to help him copy something. I was a bit blur when trying to figure out how to open the locked door and also using the machine. Anyway, at least i get the job done :) Heeeeeeeeeeee!

Tomorrow have Adventure Learning which is something that I so don't want to have. Why do they have such things sia...I don't like but at the same time, I don't want to pon too. I donno know what to do lahhhhhhhhhhh...Hopefully everything will be fine tomorrow.

aiyayaya...seems like tonight someone is not very happy but since things have come to be this way, why not just face it and get done with it then just running away?

Graciousstar
There's nothing I could say to you
Nothing I could ever do to make you see
What you mean to me
All the pain, the tears I cried
Still you never said goodbye
and now I knowHow far you'd go
I know I let you down
But it's not like that now
This time I'll never let you go
I will be, all that you want
And get myself together
Coz you keep me from falling apart
All my life, I'll be with you forever
To get you through the day
And make everything okay
I thought that I had everything
I didn't know what life could bring
But now I see, honestly
You're the one thing I got right
The only one I let inside
Now I can breathe, coz you're here with me
And if I let you downI'll turn it all around
Coz I will never let you go
I will be, all that you want
And get myself together
Coz you keep me from falling apart
All my life, I'll be with you forever
To get you through the day
And make everything okay
Coz without you I can't sleep
I'm not gonna ever, ever let you leave
You're all I've got, you're all I want
Yeah...
And without you I don't know what I'd do
I can never, ever live a day without you
Here with me, did you see,You're all I need

Monday, July 14, 2008 { 3:02 PM }

Glowing FiduciaGlowing me!
Ahhhhhhh! (I look scary sia!)


Wes trying to take me...
Wes and me

Oooo...heeeeeeee!

Just finish presenting, which is about conflict in workplace(enteprise). It wasn't that bad although Faci gave us a few negative points. However, I don't really care though :P I will learn from my mistakes...

Yesterday, was on duty. Some friends and I went botak jone-d. Super duper nice but damn full! Meet Wesley after that as we have nothing to do for the rest of the day. We went jalan jalan, gaigai, walk walk, see see, stuff stuff. haha...qouted from Wesley Chan Lame LameWe also took some photos as we have nothing better to do :)

Yesterday's DG is again on relationships. Again, Sherrie asked us three questions.
1. When do you think its time to go on a relationship?
2. What attracts you to him?
3. What is love to you?


Hmm...The answer is can be found in 1 chorinthians 13:4-7:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails...

There is no right and wrong time to get into relationship, it just about are you ready for a relationship. For the second question is any of the descriptions in 1 chorinthians. Third question...I guess te answer is obvious.

I'm abit high today in school. Anyway, I'm always being the happy me! heeeeeeeeee!
Sian everyone is getting sick today. Shah went home half-way, must be because of the rain. Hmmm...what shall we do after school?


Graciousstar
The best and most beautiful things in the world
cannot be seen or even touched -
they must be felt with the heart

Saturday, July 12, 2008 { 10:53 PM }









Thinking that I will be late, I was heading towards orchard mrt. Upon reaching there, I realise that I was not late at all. Daniel was there waiting for us, but the rest was late so we didn't wait for them and headed to our destination, Botanic Garden.

Over there we met Samuel, Maryanne and Terence. Slowly as time pass, Timothy and Joshua came to join us. Played frisbee for an hour or so. It was so damn fun! We also had a mini pinic there where food and drinks are available. Thanks a lot for Samuel and Maryanne for preparing all the food and drinks and also for organinsing this gathering.

As some people have to go off, Timothy, Terence, Joshua, Fiducia and I went to AMK hub to have our dinner at subway...eat fresh! We were kept chatting after finishing our food. I had a fun time today! Tomorrow have to go church and I will be on duty so have to wake up early.



Graciousstar
This life is yours.
Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well.
Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly.
Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature.
Take the power to control your own life.
No one else can do it for you.
Take the power to make your life happy.

Friday, July 11, 2008 { 11:01 PM }

HAPPY BIRTHAY ZIHUI(12/7) AND CARMEN(13/7)!!!!
We as a class has celebrated for them by buying them a birthday cake and also sing them a birthday song. Look at their happy faces :D
Ignore my previous post though because i was a bit stress about computing that time as I spend so much time on it and yet nothing came out. Well, at least the day has past and I shall not ponder over it again.
Thursday went for singing practice with Wesley and Alvin in our mist. Pretty weird as there seem to a number of people here. heeeeee! After singing we went to watch Hancock. I still love the show. Will Smith is a really good actor!
Today cognitive was abit interesting. There seem to be a nice bonding we have when we as a class calles our faci as our grandma or mother. Sian, we going to change class soon which is something that I do not wish for. I love my class, I love what I have now, do we really have to change it? Went to attend a talk about animals. It was a really disgusting talk I have ever attended before. I just hate it to hear or see people ill -treating these poor animals. Can't they just leave these poor animals alone? Anyway I had a great time today. Instructor Gin didn come today again. So sian but luckily the seniors went through some moves that Gin has teach us before then they continue by teaching us a new choreo which is so cool! I love it! haha...
Tomorrow seem to be going to Botanic Garden but the problem is...other than meeting at 4pm, when and how are we gonna meet and get there? hmm...Oh ya! Wanted to find a job and then suddenly recieve this mail that offers a job at Starhub. The job seem to be the same as what Timothy is working as. You can choose to work on Sat or Sun or both days. It seems to be a good opportunity....should i go? I hope someone can accompany me though. heeeeeeee!
Graciousstar
Happy birthday Zihui and Carmen!

Wednesday, July 09, 2008 { 3:51 PM }

HEADACHE!!!!!!

Tuesday, July 08, 2008 { 9:00 PM }

Happy Birthday Bro!!!!

Aiyaya...I somehow just find today isn't my day.
Firstly, I wore this shoes my dad bought for me quite some time ago. The shoes spoiled the minute I reached school which is like so wahsian! Then no choice but to buy super glue from Booklink. Wes said I didn't glue properly which could be the reason the whole thing fall off during hiphop lesson. Everyone in hiphop who saw my shoes were like so shock. Larry the instructor too, react the same way.
"What happen to your shoes!? Do you need rubberband?"
How can a rubberband help me to fix my shoes? At the end of the lesson we had cypher which is one of the activity I don't like at all. Anyway the shoes has been well taken care of now as it is in the rubbish bin.
Secondly, there is science UT today and I am so not sure how i did. Frankly speaking, i anyhow "hamtum" one. haha...
Thirdly...this is not that bad though cause it kind of funny. I fall out of my chair and my butt fell straight down to the floor. Right in front of the whole class and right in front of the faci somemore! I actually don't really remember what happen all I remember is that Wesley went to pull my chair from the back plus reaching out back to my table and in the next moment, I slide off the chair and I was on the floor. I so want to find a hole to hide my face sia. I can't stop laughing about it though :P
Forthly, I feel very tired today. I really do feel like sleeping in class but studying in RP, you just can't afford to sleep. Not like secondary school, sleep in class and in the next moment you will hear a loud bang! Teacher will start scolding right at your face :P

Anyway, not always all bad things comes your way. My shoes may spoiled badly during dance but we watched some dance video which takes up most of the lesson time. Then Larry start talking to us about dance which is quite interesting. He hopes that we would one day come up with something new in hiphop. Something like come up with a new trend in dance. I just hope to dance...heeeeeee! My mother seem to be in a good mood today too. And I get to eat my favourite fish for dinner. Yummy!!!! All I need is a good night rest and hopes for the best for tomorrow.

Graciousstar
Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to gray
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on
You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee you go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces every time
And I don't need no carryin' on
Because you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
Will you need a blue sky holiday?
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on
You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
(Oooh.. a holiday..)
Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong(yeah...)
So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Monday, July 07, 2008 { 3:39 PM }

Fiducia(above)
Me...
Heeeeeee!

Wanted to blog yesterday but there was some connection problem so i shall blog today, in class :P

Went to church for singing practice. After the practice Fifi and I had to wait for her father to go out for dinner together. As we had nothing to do, we went to draw on the board. heeeee!:P
We went to watched Hancock which i did not want to as I already have plans to watch with my friends. I watched in the end anyway, the show is good. Comedy, romance, action, adventure...good!

I was on duty yesterday as it was combined service. Had fun singing though...haha...
There suppose to have DG but everyone was late and everyone is on duty on that day so it was cancelled at the very last minute. After service, 2 kids came to me and started playing with us. Before i knew they started sticking on me and i have to baby-sit them till their mum is here...
They are cute and nice but they are so hyper active!


Graciousstar


I do not understand what I do


For what I want to do,


I did not do


And for what I do not want to do,


I did it.

Saturday, July 05, 2008 { 11:53 AM }

Wes and Me

Best friends forever!

Baby claira sleeping

Cutie QiQi:)


Yesterday at school was fun. Doing all the stupid things like taking motion pictures and can't stop laughing! Plus yesterday was cognitive which is one of my favourite subject and we don't have to present but we have to debate. Too bad I wasn't very good at debating but its ok since i tried my best. I couldn't speak properly when i debate however when I was presenting, I can speak well unless I don't know how to explain. Yesterday can't stop laughing sia exspecially Shah and Keegan as they did something that was so funny. Heeeeeeeeee~!

Went to hiphop alone after lesson. i was with Jun Hao and Si Jia all along since Ffi wasn't there. Gin was late by an hour, so she said next week will have to extend till 8.15pm :(
Luckily I like hiphop....

After hiphop went to see baby claira. She is soooooo adorable but quite small size though. She will grow up to be a beautiful young lady...

Today saturday which is a very sian day but have singing practice later around 5pm. Ok, time to do some housework~ so tata~!
Graciousstar
Life is not always not always what one wants it to be.,
but to make the best of it as
it is the only way of being happy.

Thursday, July 03, 2008 { 3:29 PM }


Happy Birthday Hobart!
Later going to celebrate his birthday after school. Time pass so fast sia he is now 24 years old.

Yesterday Maths and commputing was really...wow! It took me so much time to figure out the codes for VB but in the end I still unable to get what the problem wants. It was really dreadful. However, lucky math faci not very bad as she did not scold us for being unable to achieve what the problem wants. Not like the enteprise faci, heard that she scolded some of our classmates just because they couldn't get what she wants. I mean if we can't get it means we can't get it, what the point of scolding us!? Thinking about that reminds me that we still have to see her on monday...worse than monday blues....Hanged out with Wes, Keegan, Fifi, Shaha dn her friend at the library. Time really pass as we only chill out for a while in the library and in the next moment, it is time to go home.

Not really sure why but on the way home I suddenly had a very bad headache and now I still having a slight headache. Lucky today culture, not that difficult or stessful plus it is one of my favourite subject. :)


Found this e-mail and found it interesting so I'm going to post it up!


Breakfast at McDonald's

This is a good story and is true, please read it all the way through until the end! (After the story, there are some very interesting facts!):

I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree.

The last class I had to take was Sociology.

The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with.

Her last project of the term was called, 'Smile.'

The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.

I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So I thought this would be a piece of cake.

Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning.

It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.

We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then
even my husband did.

I did not move an inch... an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside me as I turned to see why they had moved.

As I turned around I smelled a horrible 'dirty body' smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men.

As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was 'smiling'.

His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance.

He said, 'Good day' as he counted the few coins he had been clutching.

The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation.

I held my tears as I stood there with them.

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted.

He said, 'Coffee is all Miss' because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm).

Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes.

That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action.

I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray.

I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand.

He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, 'Thank you.'

I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, 'I did not do this for you. God is here working through me to give you hope.'

I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, 'That is why God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope.'

We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give.

We are not church goers, but we are believers.

That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love.

I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand.

I turned in 'my project' and the instructor read it.

Then she looked up at me and said, 'Can I share this?'

I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class.

She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part of God share this need to heal people and to be healed.

In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my son, instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.

I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn:

UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.

Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to

LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS - NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.

There is an Angel sent to watch over you.

In order for her to work, you must pass this on to the people you want watched over.

An Angel wrote:

Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.

To handle yourself, use your head.

To handle others, use your heart.

God Gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

Send it back, you'll see why !

A Box of gold

*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*

With a secret inside

that has never been told

*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*

This box is priceless

but as I see

*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*

The treasure inside is

precious to me

*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*

Today I share this

treasure with thee

*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*

It's the treasure of

friendship you've

given me.


Indeed it true that true friendship is a ship that brings u through the storm...

Graciousstar

What should I do?

Tuesday, July 01, 2008 { 4:22 PM }

Hobart is back on Sunday! Well, he is still the same and I actually expected him to come back with pretty long hair but he didn't. Ate a lot on sunday. Botak jones for lunch and dim sum for dinner...full~~~~

I didn't attend class on monday and heard that enteprise faci had given W15E a really bad time. Anyway was with Wes the whole morning until Shah, Keegan and Fifi came from class. We went to orchard for movie "wanted". It is a freaking nice show. Makes me like Angelina Jolie even more! Such a cool show:) I still want to watch Batman, Hancock...wow~! haha...

Reached home around 8plus, luckily mummy didn't scold me:P

Gonna have B-boy later....
Graciousstar
growing under the freedom of grace