Les Arcs

Les Arcs was great! had the best time there. no need to worry about food, we had great food everyday... the french definitely can cook... compared to the english. no kidding... hands down... so free and easy... wake up, breakfast, ski, lunch, ski, dinner, play!!! all day!!! the weather was excellent too. compared to london... the first thing that crossed my mind when i crossed the channel was, "its gloomy". haha... the french definitely have it better... good food, good weather... even the french ladies look better!... hmmm... the language itself sounds so much more exquisite...

The only sad thing was that i dislocated my shoulder on the second last day... so din continue skiing after the doc popped it back... old injury... haha... (actually, i dislocated it 2 times at les arc... but managed to popped it back the first time)... funny thing is... i used to be able to pop it back after it dislocated... this last time round i couldnt... had to see the doc... and thank god i brought my visa card... the doc bloody charged 180 euros for that and x-rays... sheesh... even the french doctors are better paid than the english... the frenchies definitely have a better life den the brits. haha... thank god too for insurances too...

okok... Joyeux Noel! Merry Christmas!!..


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personality

Because everyone elses' blog has a personality test... so will i... haha... so here is mine... very detailed... sounds and looks professional... somewhat true (you be the judge)... but not to be taken too seriously (i feel)...

Take the test:

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging

To outsiders, INTJs may appear to project an aura of "definiteness", of self-confidence. This self-confidence, sometimes mistaken for simple arrogance by the less decisive, is actually of a very specific rather than a general nature; its source lies in the specialized knowledge systems that most INTJs start building at an early age. When it comes to their own areas of expertise -- and INTJs can have several -- they will be able to tell you almost immediately whether or not they can help you, and if so, how. INTJs know what they know, and perhaps still more importantly, they know what they don't know.

INTJs are perfectionists, with a seemingly endless capacity for improving upon anything that takes their interest. What prevents them from becoming chronically bogged down in this pursuit of perfection is the pragmatism so characteristic of the type: INTJs apply (often ruthlessly) the criterion "Does it work?" to everything from their own research efforts to the prevailing social norms. This in turn produces an unusual independence of mind, freeing the INTJ from the constraints of authority, convention, or sentiment for its own sake.

INTJs are known as the "Systems Builders" of the types, perhaps in part because they possess the unusual trait combination of imagination and reliability. Whatever system an INTJ happens to be working on is for them the equivalent of a moral cause to an INFJ; both perfectionism and disregard for authority may come into play, as INTJs can be unsparing of both themselves and the others on the project. Anyone considered to be "slacking," including superiors, will lose their respect -- and will generally be made aware of this; INTJs have also been known to take it upon themselves to implement critical decisions without consulting their supervisors or co-workers. On the other hand, they do tend to be scrupulous and even-handed about recognizing the individual contributions that have gone into a project, and have a gift for seizing opportunities which others might not even notice.

In the broadest terms, what INTJs "do" tends to be what they "know". Typical INTJ career choices are in the sciences and engineering, but they can be found wherever a combination of intellect and incisiveness are required (e.g., law, some areas of academia). INTJs can rise to management positions when they are willing to invest time in marketing their abilities as well as enhancing them, and (whether for the sake of ambition or the desire for privacy) many also find it useful to learn to simulate some degree of surface conformism in order to mask their inherent unconventionality.

Personal relationships, particularly romantic ones, can be the INTJ's Achilles heel. While they are capable of caring deeply for others (usually a select few), and are willing to spend a great deal of time and effort on a relationship, the knowledge and self-confidence that make them so successful in other areas can suddenly abandon or mislead them in interpersonal situations.

This happens in part because many INTJs do not readily grasp the social rituals; for instance, they tend to have little patience and less understanding of such things as small talk and flirtation (which most types consider half the fun of a relationship). To complicate matters, INTJs are usually extremely private people, and can often be naturally impassive as well, which makes them easy to misread and misunderstand. Perhaps the most fundamental problem, however, is that INTJs really want people to make sense. :-) This sometimes results in a peculiar naivete', paralleling that of many Fs -- only instead of expecting inexhaustible affection and empathy from a romantic relationship, the INTJ will expect inexhaustible reasonability and directness.

Probably the strongest INTJ assets in the interpersonal area are their intuitive abilities and their willingness to "work at" a relationship. Although as Ts they do not always have the kind of natural empathy that many Fs do, the Intuitive function can often act as a good substitute by synthesizing the probable meanings behind such things as tone of voice, turn of phrase, and facial expression. This ability can then be honed and directed by consistent, repeated efforts to understand and support those they care about, and those relationships which ultimately do become established with an INTJ tend to be characterized by their robustness, stability, and good communications.

elites....

I realise that the ripples of the wee shu min incident is still felt... elitism is a problem and its occurence may be due to meritocracy... well... meritocracy will definitely breed elites... i mean... isnt that what meritocracy is for?? right?? to reward the deserving through their merits... ... it may be unforgiving... but we have got to admit that its a fair deal... meritocracy is a major part of singapore and we uphold it with pride... and we should continue to do so... however, in the recent spat of society's enlightenment of the existence of elitism amongst rafflesians... we end up worrying about the future of our society that we forget another (sometimes dreaded) part of our singaporean society... and that is ... ... ... national service!!!... haha... sianz... i know...

wee shu min may not need to go through ns.... but one day, chances are that her bf or husband will have experienced ns... : where the rich and poor come together to shave their heads and kena tekan... both would have ran, touched that tree and came back... both rich and poor, elite and commoner, would have gone through similar experiences and are forced to work together throughout their army days... in the end, the ns experience may either be positive or negative... but in both cases... it opens up your world to those of others, who you will not have known if it wasnt for ns... you will understand each other a whole lot better... and yes it works both ways... she may/need not go through ns... but the boys will no doubt influence her and her sense of elitism...

therefore, i will not be too worried about meritocracy breeding elitism... because national service nullifies that... give shu min and her peers some time... 2 years to be exact... and probably, we will realise that we dont really have a problem of elitism afterall...
in the mean time, we could look at improving social awareness through education to diminish the development of elitism... things like social work, community service and student exchanges could work too...

i am beginning to feel that this post feels like a lab report... with a discussion, conclusion and recommendations... haha... especially the recommendations part... hahaha...
anyway,
cheers.

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thank god its friday... argh... hate school... i realise that skipping class is addictive... its kinda hard to stop once you start... you would realise that classes are not necessary... especially tutorials... but that is just my view... and i guess thats everyones view...
one more week to skiing... yay!
Did metal sheet work yesterday... made a box... really solid... not bad... they finally let us keep our work piece... haha... quite useful... storing stuffs inside... well, its my first time working with steel and its really solid... i could kill you if i threw it hard enough... feels like D and T... haha... with bigger machines and stronger materials... its really a break from all the analytical and academic work we have... some feel that all these design and manufacturing stuff is a waste of time... but i like wasting time... and its definitely a lot more fun than thermodynamics... fluid mechanics... stress analysis... and the likes... bleahz
Two side profiles using the golden ratio of 1.618... should look good... but honestly, i am disapointed... din turn out as good as i wanted it to be... oh well... i dun care... perfection is non-existant anyway... and imperfection is unique... and interesting... this world is so alluring and exciting because it is so damn screwed-up... haha... please dun take me too literally... take me illiterally... haha... but honestly, its true... imperfection is what makes us human... anyway... perfection is not good for health... look what it did to arch-angel lucifer... the perfect creation became satan himself!!... so if you think that you are perfect... den i say to you... go to hell!!... and rightly so...
heard the next prison break episode is out next year... sianz... bloody americans... ... dun they know many other people are watching it too?!! the actors and crews must be taking a winter break and heading down south to warmer climate for a sun tanning vacation... haizz... self-centred yanks... is it so hard just to finish wat they started?? come on... do ur bloody job!! i want me prison break...

Hmm...

I guess oxford is the epitome of our impression of england... open lawns with kids playing rugby in front of a medival college library... haha... yeah... that it was... very pretty... scenic... other than that... boring... cant imagine life there... but i guess the community spirit there is fantastic... because other den seeing each other... there is nothing much else you could do... haha... din get to see the libraries... which was only accessible to students and staff... sianzz... but not bad on the whole...

i must say that it was rather tyco that we met elain on the way back... haha... and got to wish her a happy birthday twice... haha... that was funny... once at the station and once more as a surprise at her apartment... haha... cool...


Blue man group... really interesting... not a musical... more of entertainment... lots of luffs and stuffs... some ideas are really interesting... should have been longer though... kinda din want it to end when it ended...

well... school is ending... cant wait... school wasnt too hard... quite smooth sailing... thank god for that... yeah... now a days... sun set is at 4... which sux... and it likes to rain... but at least there is no thunderstorms here... where it gets really wet... haha... but it is cold when it rain... and as always... nice to sleep when it rains...

hmm... got the producers musical latter tonight... den tmr got boat party... den wed afternoon... got lunch with me tutor group... mech eng actually gives the personal tutors money to treat us... which rocks... wed evening is cell social... if everything turns out fine... i guess it is the best if the leaders just decide and the rest is up to the cell members to follow... true democracy can never work... it is just toooo tooo damn inefficient.... haha... packed three days... feels like the hols are coming... of course there will be a progress test once spring term starts... but i heard it does not account for much, a mere 5 % of the total grade??? it wont make much of a difference... so it is of not much importance... but of course... will do me best... just that, it will not be worth much... got a week to revise... which i believe is more den enough... hmm... not a good time of the year to be travelling anyway... haizz... i wish i was in phuket... in the sun, on the sand, next to the sea...

Looks familiar???

Looks familiar?? ... ... ... I doubt so ... ... ... it was my room ...

Do you think that a fifty quid week is do-able??? or am i being optimistic??

I am ahead of time, is it good or bad??... paranoided... finished 5 and 5a

Are bonds our bondage?? should we break it and start a trend?? is it a career or an air ticket??

I like my bond... i will keep it that way... a career...

James Bond... Casino Royale... nice movie... but not up to standard... lacks a real climax... Thank God for student cards and orange cards...

zara shoes... twenty quid... bargain... or am i being optimistic? should i now? or post-christmas??

6 days... 35 episodes... the prison broke... but it aint over... when will it end???

bf2 is getting boring... change the game... quake 3???

oxford... will cost be at least 20 quid... i am not happy... but i thank god for scholarships... they fund my vacation to england and europe...

2 more weeks... school is ending... and i am off the the french alps... Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? ... just joking... but thats all the french i know... au revoir...... bonne nuit

cheers,
Ben

jie ming

haha... i am outstanding and brilliant!!! i hope so... haha

hmm... it looks a bit yin yang but dun get me wrong... i dun believe in yin yang or feng shui or what have you kinda superstitions... of course it is good to have things in moderation... to have a balance like the yin yang stuff... but sometimes.., many-a-times, you cant get enough of a good thing... more is better... and in that case, who in the right mind would want to act in moderation??? unless you are a monk on a mountain-top... haha... sorry to be so crude..

i dun know about you, but i do think that some concepts in feng shui are actually based on common sense... like being able to see the sea, river or other water bodies from your home would give you "good luck" because water-ways always make good business and living near them makes more sense and gives you more opportunities for business, jobs and wealth... think about it... all major cities in the world are located along a water-way or next to one... except maybe las vegas... which oddly offers lots of "good luck" and big money... haha.. well, this would also mean that your home has the advantage of the maritime effect... having warmer winters and cooler summers... yeah... anyway, a house facing the north-south direction means that you dun get the bright early morning sun or the hot afternoon sun, which is good... placing a huge mirror opposite the main windows dun chase away "evil"... it simply makes your room appear bigger, brighter and more airy and spacious, it makes you and the house feel/look richer, and that is always good... haha... having the foot of your bed face the door is not bad luck but is just plain unsightly when you are sleeping... especially if you are a gal... and if your bed's foot faces the window... you cant sleep, nap or rest properlly after sun-rise because of the day-light shining through the window and disturbing your sleep... if you realise, when lying down or reclining, you will naturally face the ceiling or the foot of the bed... you will never look "up" or towards the bed head... yeah... and not having proper rest/sleep simply means a tired you... which means low energy levels and morale... poor work performance and therefore the so called "bad luck". Placing a "good luck" fountain in your home just looks pretty... and the part about it bringing good luck is just bullshit... it just earns the geomancer some extra money... yeah... haha.. to me, feng shui makes sense... it makes common sense.. and it has nothing to do with bringing luck or chasing away evil... while the location and position of your home and its furnitre does affect your life in some ways... it has nothing to do with luck... its just logical cause and effect...

well, that is just my take on feng shui... its common sense... thats it... thats all it is... and you should not think that it is more than that... you may disagree and to you, i may be wrong... but it does not matter... i dun expect you to agree with me... and vice versa... different opinions make the world interesting... everyone has their own free will... just dun infringe on mine and i will not do yours... cheers...

blog log...

lazy to blog, so i shall log (point form):

1. saturday, imperial war museum;
fun
should go again next year

2. dinner @ bugis street @ millenia glouster;
expensive
sux
service sux
whole thing sux

3. sunday, kensington temple church;
worship = good
preaching = ok, so-so

4. lillywhites;
bought trainers
thinking of going back next week

5. lab report;
started thurs nite
finished sunday nite...........
hate lab reports.............................................

6. monday lunch, made "caesar" salad;
cheap ~~ relatively
easy
healthy

bleah... 4 more weeks to winter break... and skiing...

Sunday

i believe that in my last post... i kinda belittled the act of dying for your country... sure... i do not believe in it... and given a choice... i believe no one will want to do it... like someone said... you will never willingly fight and die for a country... but you fight for the freedom of your family and friends... fellow countrymen... yeah... and i was wrong...

we should all respect those who have lost their lives in wars past and present... many of them probably died not by choice but by circumstances.. which is sad... and many-a-times unnecessary... however, if it were not for these brave men... who sadly lost their lives... the hitlers, stalins and saddams of this world will still exercise their tranny... yeah... just imagine if hilter had won WW2... what kind of a world will we be in!!... hence, we should respect the war veterans, dead or living, who gave us our freedom from tranny... especially those who died... some of whom fought and died at a younger age than me... that is, to me, a very sobbering thought... reminds me of a LOTR scene where the king of rohan (correct me if i am wrong) said that a father should never have to bury his son... yeah... it should be the other way around... but the sad truth is; war is young men dying and old men talking... quote from the movie troy... so we should give the war dead their due, or long over-due, respect... we should all appreciate them...

went to kensington temple today... great message... powerful message... i believe that they will put it in their website soon, like tmr... yeah... finally gave my tithes for october... i know that it is late... so kinda rounded it up a few pounds... haha... cos i felt like i owed God interest... haha... anyway, felt good to give my tithes... it was a burden... now it is off... yeah... haha... there are times when i think that giving more tithes den you should, kinda obliges God to give you more back?? haha... hmm... it is not true... but i do get such thoughts sometimes... its like instead of praying for God to help you in your exam or driving test, you pray and thank God for giving you an 'A' or thank him for your pass in the driving test... den it kinda obliges Him to give you what you have already thanked him for giving... hahha... hmm... it is just a silly idea of mine...

11.11.11

Well, today is some armistice day where they remember the end of world war 1. Yeah... for the past week or two, there were many people wearing some flower pin badge or something... kinda like wearing a red ribbon to support cancer victims or aids research or something else... Like one of those lance armstrong yellow bands... yeah... but this was a flower... i asked one of them what it was. and the reply was that it was to support british servicemen... and i only realise yesterday, that the flower was actually a poppy flower!... i guess soldiers like drugs and cocain, or whatever... anyway, I din really bother, i mean... i too have worn one of those ribbons... a white and green one if i remember correctly... but i forgot what it was for... i only remembered that it was compulsory in my school... haha.. maybe singapore should have something like that to honour our national servicemen too... aka NSmen like me!!! ... haha... just joking... i really, honestly, truely pray that i, or anyone of us singaporeans, will never have to die for our country... people and history tend to glorify death and sacrifice for king and/or country... but to me, there is no honour in death... a dead hero is, afterall, dead... his name, his legends and his stories may live on in history, but he is still dead, he is no more... "dying for a cause is honourable, living for a cause makes more sense"- benjamin goh (1985- )... hahahahahahahaha... hmmm... i just quoted myself... was that self-plagiarism?.. hmm....

OK... today is the 11th of november... armistice day, which i honestly did not know... so went with the evelyn gardens people to portobello market... the pictures are below... and on the way there, I saw 4 air force fighters flying pass my head at low altitude in a really tight diamond formation... they looked like euro-fighters... the ones RSAF almost bought before deciding on the F-15s... yeah, anyway, they flew really low, really slow (i know because they did not produce a lot of noise) and really really close together... 2 metres apart?? maybe... so i went like wow!! that was so cool!! ... I still did not know that it was armistice day... later on... i learnt that every year, in britain... at 11 am on the 11th of november (11th month) they observe 2 minutes of silence... yup, 2 mins and not the usual 1 min of silence... to honour the war dead i believe... ok... so i missed it... but i have no reason to care for british war dead... it was WW1 afterall, where singapore was hardly affected... so maybe next year... At 11.11.11 ... i shall remember to remember about the war dead... yeah...

About the poppy badges... if i am not wrong... they are sold to public (for publicity) and the funds collected are used to help british servicemen and ex-servicemen as well as their families... it is organised by some charitable organisation and planned to coincide with armitice day...

And portobello market is a street market with many many stalls. sells lots of stuff... nice stuff... but honestly quite useless... just looks pretty. there are stalls which sell coats and jackets for like 10 quid... you may question the quality but it looks good to me... however, most of the stalls are rather over-priced... perhaps, bargaining is necessary... but i dun know... i like the food stalls though... interesting foods... dun mind going back there again... they do have some really cool stuffs there...

Fall

It is fall and the temperature is falling... trees are turning amber and their leaves are falling... had some spare time... drew this to kill time... experimented with texture... and came out with this picture. Some things are only possible with a computer... other things with a brush... but when it comes down to drawings... it really does not matter...

School is getting boring... why cant it be a bit more interesting, a bit more challenging... the pace of work is slow... school feels like a part time job... something you do and forget thereafter... there is no meaning or purpose for me in school... its all about the cert at the end of the day... all i can say is that school is dead... the only interesting subjects are manufacturing and design... these two drive me... everything else is a yawn...

i miss my saxophone... i want to go busking... to play whatever i like, whatever i want... all to get some insignificant spare change... i dun have to be good... dun have to impress... without a care in the world... just to close my eyes and feel the music play... i will get my audience as they rush to and from the tube staton and i just hope to see someone smile and pop a coin into my case... and i just hope someone, some stranger, will stop to listen... i just hope... it will be so so so so cool...

but its a dream... the reality is that i have laundry to do... someday, all these mundane tasks of life will be automated. and I envision such a world... a world where laundry baskets will wash, dry and iron your clothes once they are full... where we go into a shop/restaurant get our goods/food and walk out of the gentry as sensors and tags and our credit card calculates and pays for all the goods and services... where refrigerators will do your online groccery shopping for you... where cars are automated and environment-friendly.. where robots will clean your house when you step out of your house for work... a world where we can all concentrate on the important things in life...

greenwich 0` 00' 00''

The national maritime museum.

Me and some wooden ship. I believe greenwich was the HQ of the Navy of the British Empire. Maybe it still is... there is a university of greenwich. but i am not sure.

Nice and great historical place. Makes you think of Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar. As well as the navy that made the vast british empire possible during its height in 1921.

Singapore!! 103`40' E

Me with one foot on the west hemisphere and the other foot on the east hemisphere!

Nice autume leaves and erm... no, that is not the eiffel tower.

A clock and some standard for a yard, a foot, 6 inches and an inch...

Well, it is not surprising that it was the british who had to fix the prime meridian. With such a huge navy and foreign terretories, it was important to have accurate maps and an accurate way to know where you are on that map. If not you will end up in holland... aka hor-landed. i think all this happened in the 16 and 17 hundreds... honestly, i was quite impressed with the naval and navigational achievements of the english... sometimes, i believe all these people of the past really have nothing better to do den paint, decorate buildings, war with one another and look at stars. but i am glad that they did. it got the human race to where it is today.

It was guy fawkes day eve too. and went to watch fireworks. haha... had the best time of my life... we were so close to the fireworks that it was so in-your-face. excellent show. lasted a full 25 min... cant wait for next year. and it was all free. haha... hmm... am i a student or a tourist?? both... one is a weekday job, the other a week end job... and i like both of them... thank god that i chose to study in the UK, reading mech eng in imperial.

Went to primark too... both 2 jeans and a sweater for 25 quid... cheap man... anyway... happy guy fawkes day/ bonfire night/fireworks night....

flame

FYI, I really hate all these arguements about doctrines and truths and about evolution and the big bang and other religious/ scientific theory stuff. Because all these are just opinions and there is no way to prove whether all these are right or wrong, simply because our human intelligence is finite. Therefore, I do not expect you to believe everything i say, as much as you should not expect me to believe everything you say. Instead, use the free will that God gave us to judge for ourselves what is right and what is wrong. And do remember, that God is not just a God of grace but he too is a just God and you and I can be sure that we will one day be judged for our believes and our actions.

the above drawing was inspired by flames found on motorcycles and choppers. expresses my mood now. a warm yellow flame and its nemesis, a cold green flame... good vs evil... yeah, finally managed to post this drawing. thanx to andrew who pointed out that blogger may have restricted file types like the bitmap images i use. so converted it to jpeg and problem solved. thnx andrew. u rox.

school is getting harder, more challenging and more interesting. Starting to see unfamiliar formulars and concepts. The good thing is that i got to operate heavy machinery today! did turning, i believe i did not do as good a job as i would expect. But den again, its my first time. Was really cool though. wished i got more chances to play with the machines again. too bad that there will not be wielding jobs for us to do and learn due to some safety regulation. sianz... ooo... i also got a cool CAD software that draws 3D objects and assembles them. Really cool and really free. the school got lisences for us to personally have it. its called solidworks. neat stuff... very easy to use too (once you get the hang of it). Its simplicity is quite amazing. and simplicity is always beautiful. Just like simple ingenius solutions are so much better and more beautiful den big complicated ones. sorry to use the word beautiful in such a way, just cant think of any other word to use. nice? good? pleasing? nah... beautiful.

It is also getting colder. it kinda wierd, but the level of coldness is not gradual but in steps. as in the temp will like drop 5 deg. c and den hover in that region for a week or two before it dips another 5 deg c. or at least it feels that way. haha... just checked the weather forecast and surprisimgly, it appears that the temp is actually rising. watever, i cant control the weather. just got to prepare for it.

great sunny weather today. warm rays of the sun coupled with cool refreshing breeze. aaarrrhh... now all i need is my cuppa. haha.

of God's Law and God's Grace...

It has, obviously, come to my attention that someone has posted bible verses in the my chat box. I understand that everyone have their own believes and own doctrines. Therefore, if i have offended anyone's believe or doctrine to the point that he/she/it was so compelled as to quote me bible verses, then I am sorry. I am very sorry. I am very sorry that YOU and your doctrines are wrong! I am sorry that you have been lead astray! and i am sorry that you believed a half-truth, no better than an out-right lie!!

How dare you quote me those bible verses out of context! How dare you do so anonymously! If you want to be anonymous den i will treat you like one. Even a stranger will tell me his/her name but you came with strong comments without stating who you are. If you want to be impersonal, so will i. If you really believe that what you say is the truth, den why are you so afraid to reveal yourself? You are either a coward or a liar. I believe you are both! And anyway, if you want to believe the 'teachings' of 'pastor' prince from new creation, den go ahead. Go ahead and disobey the law, go ahead with your sinful ways, afterall, arent you under the grace of God like you claim??

You quote romans 6:14 but have you read the whole of romans 6? In fact, you dont even need to read the whole of romans 6 to know that your notions of grace are wrong because the very first verse, romans 6:1, already states: [1] What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? [2] By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?

Once again you quoted out of context: You quote galatians 2:21 and 3:19 but did you read a few verses further because 2 verses later, in galatians 3:21 states: Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not!

Now here is romans 7:7 What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet."

And again in romans 7:12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good. [13] Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! But in order that sin might be recognised as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.

the grace of God does not mean that the law is no longer in effect. In fact, Jesus expects us to obey the law through faith and the grace of God. It is through Christ and God's grace and not our own strength that we can fulfill God's commandments and his laws. Romans 8:3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature,[b] God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering.[c] And so he condemned sin in sinful man,[d] 4 in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.

I could have gone on and on to quote apostle Paul just like what mr/miss/mrs/mdm anonymous did but this is enough. This is enough bikering for today. Afterall, why quote Paul when Jesus himself wants us to obey the law. For Jesus said that if you lust after someone, you have committed adultery and if you hate your brother, you have committed murder. Yup, the law states that thou shall not murder and thou shall not commit adultery. And yes, Jesus not only wants us to obey the law but to do so in the strictest sense!

Just think about it, it was God himself who gave moses the 10 commandments (the law), so how can Jesus Christ, who with God is one, contradict the law that God gave? No, Jesus together with the grace of God and the Holy Spirit came to reinforce the law, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us Romans 8:4. Through grace and faith, we are righteous and the only way to know our righteousness is through the law.



I am usually quite passive about such doctrine and theories stuff. However, when that anonymous idiot came and posted comments, that i am strongly against, in my own personal blog, I had to do something about it. I cant control what people post in the chat box and of course you are free to post your opinions and your "truths". In the same way, i will write freely about what i believe. and about those comments, you have no idea how angry i was when i referenced the verses quoted by that so and so, and learnt that they were actually new creation bull shit. I had expected those verses to be words of encouragement but to my utmost distaste, they turned out to be heresy. I fumed and I just had to let it out. I just had to let it out with this post. Do you want the truth? do you want to know the truth???!!! you cant handle the truth!!!!!!!!

Anyway, on a lighter note, do not just take my word for it, read the bible and see for yourself what is right and what is wrong. In fact, in this world of opinions and counter-opinions, never blindly believe everything you hear. At the same time, we should try to open up to other people's ideas as much as we need to stand by our own believes. agree or disagree, the Holy Spirit in you will guide you to the path God wans u to go. Amen =)

Bruges (Brugge) Belgium

music and the sunset...

2 things i am lacking. so i drew it. and i like it. and that's it.

london eye...

Haha... went to London Eye for design lesson today... and it was a lesson cum tour too. And the tix to the ride or flight is paid for by the school! mech eng at imperial rox to da core!Haha... i had to take this shot... look and all the engineering artist at work. see those pple at the far end at the steps? they are drawing too! some tourist would actually come closer to see what we are drawing, its like some hands-on art class. Hahaha

Me looking stone... i am sorry that the view behind me sux... and its hazy cos it is raining, again...

A nice view... mech eng students are not allowed to be afraid of heights.

Big ben and the parliament house... i believe guy fawks day is coming... hmm...

Remember, remember, the 5th of november

V for vendetta

boom!!

erm... a capsule containing mech eng students and some tourist.

Chocolate Gold Butterfly.

Well, went to Tate's Modern yesterday, which is a museum for modern art. Which is very very abstract. Some were nice though. Many others were just rubbish... but i have no rights to judge as i am not educated in the fine arts. Well then, in true spirit of modern art and whatever you call it. I shall name the above, Butterfly. haha... at least there is some what a shape of a butterfly... better den drawing a black line on red canvase and calling it "Adam" as the black like signifies the beginning of mankind. bleah... rubbish... but then again, one man's trash is other's treasure. haha, Its confusing, i know...

The original drawing did not turn out the way i wanted it to turn out, i wanted it to look like ripples and rainbow colours would come through the ripples like a prism... but that failed... horribly, just a mess of colours, the colours were not pastel enough to look like rainbow, or it was too strongh... so instead i used a mixture of gold, maroon and a little black to get the above. I would like to call that colour combi "chocolate gold".. ooo.. yummilicious... i like the way this one turn out... sometimes, it is amazing that things may turn out much better than what you expect... vice versa...

in the week end, also went to 4 seasons restaurant, to sample the lengendary duck... its was good... but i am not really some food critic... to me duck is duck... but of course this duck or rather we had 3 ducks, was very crispy and yet very juicy inside... haha... good stuff... and well worth the 6.50 quid... which is relatively cheap in london... to compare, a big mac meal is 3.99 quid. so there you go... just pay a little more and after waiting in queue for a while, you can get it too... hmm... it was cheap also because we had a group of like 12?? i think.. yeah... but was really full after that.

Hillsongs today... yup... was dissapointed a little by the speaker... because he was from new creation singapore... yeah... did not agree with everything he said but it was mostly sound... just that he makes it seem as if god's grace is all we need and that the law (10 commandments) condemns us sinners. I mean, true that we need god's grace, but we need the law to check ourselves too right? i feel that grace works with the law and not against it. other than this huge huge doctrinal disagreement, the rest was sound. however, it left me feeling controversial about his teaching... bleah... rubbish... half truths are as good as lies... and today is one of them... hope he never gets invited here again. sorry, i could have been more subtle about my distaste of him, but this is my blog and i write as i please... i believe such teachings will only lead pple astray.

Went to herrods and bought krispy kremes, hope i spelled correctly. cheers.

time on hand...

Well, finally!! my lab report is done. yup, all 25 pages of it. hope it turns out good. suddenly felt like i have a lot of time on my hand. feels good.

hmm... here is my hand. left hand to be exact. it is difficult to draw a right hand if you are right handed. yeah. so i drew my left hand instead. i intended to let my finger touch a water surface with resulting ripples. but it did not turn out nice. so too bad... got to learn that technique next time. i like how the hand turned out though.

I also realise how irresponsible lecturers can be. ok.. not all, but there is this one who lectures a topic half way, could not finish it in time and skipped to the next topic in the next lecture. Leaving us to read the notes or textbooks to understand the latter and more important part of the "lecture". If this is what lecturing is all about, den why go for lecture? The textbook can do an equally good job... Also, if a textbook is a recommended text and not a compulsory text, den why are the tutorials from that textbook? It like telling me; look, i am too lazy to give you tutorials to do, so just get the questions from the recommended text... And that damn book costs 33 quid... 99 bucks man... sorry for converting currency, but i want to bitch/drive home the point...

Found out that ryan air tix to milan and some other places cost just 1 p !! but is going to milan for the weekend a good idea?? hmm.. airport tax not included... but the flight back is like 12.99 quid, so the total to and return tix costs 13 quid. but with taxes, it will be higher... how? some of the seniors are going... which is so so so so cool. weekend trip to milan...

can you hear the music of the night...

Haha.. phantom was good, it was funny, sad, scary, dramatic and the props and effects were amazing... the first of many more theatrical experiences i hope. Actually, it was quite amazing, yeah, it was good enough to give me goosebumps like half the time. Ok... not half but there were times where it was so intense that i felt my hair stand on end for a minute or so... haha... and to me, the only times i get goosebumps are when something is really good or really bad... well, this time it was really good. .. I also get goosebumps when it gets really cold... but thats out of the point.
Hmmm... Good stuff... the seats were not bad, all thanx to art soc. we did not get to sit at box 5 but they got the tix cheap and good. As we all love summaries, let me sum it up in one word: satisfying!!.. haha... London rox...

Meet the DSTA-imperial family!!! we had pot luck 2 days ago, after tower of london... sometimes, i wonder if i am studying, or on a holiday.

Haha, there are weekends and sightseeing and touring, den there are week days and lab reports... haizz, my report is now 20 pages long... and increasing. why cant pple use the good ol' method of word and mouth to spread information... haizz... technology, solves as much problems as it creates. microsoft word sux...

Drawing...

Well, i said i will post the drawing i did, so here it is... a drawing that has oooo all the feminine curves... haha, i like how the colours turn out, very calming.

Went to Kensington temple today, well, its not bad... to put it in one word or two... gospel church. with enough blacks in the congregation to make it so.. the congregation was so engaging that it was a little over the top. but it was interesting. raise your hands and shout 'amen and hallelujah!' hmmm... i dun mind going back there again but will check out hillsongs next week.

Went to tower of london too! haha... beefeaters... funny chaps... and i forgot to bring my camera... now, i have to leech pics from others... sianz...

Phantom of the Opera this tuesday!!! my first musical in UK... haha... kinda hyped up... they better not dissapoint. or i will kill that phantom myself.

"I dun believe in gravity, i just believe that the earth sux."

Coming up dinner

ting jun and ziyang

edwin and justin

joanne

catherine

astee

keng seng and hao jun

jia xuan

Yup, its the coming up dinner. dun ask y it is called coming up dinner. And the best part is that there will be 2 other formal dinners, aptly called the keeping up dinner and the coming down dinner... I am serious! wierd but cool names. Linstead Hall is by far the best hall in imperial. Well, meet the singapore gang. everyone in the pics are singaporean except justin who is a BBC. british born chinese.