Saturday, February 26, 2011

她的分享:种种生物

在忙忙碌碌的生活中,是否曾经试过在等待红灯转绿的时候,在那几分钟的时间内观察过每天都必经过的路旁的树上某天开满了紫色的小花。是否只是知道隔壁的阿姨上星期生了个白白胖胖的儿子,而从不知道大象需要怀胎两年才能生出小象。我们大多都花太多时间去在意别人、区域他们互相比较,但是曾几何时我们关心过动物、植物,除了人类以外的生物呢?

从她的分享,我知道,圣经人物,约伯他就曾经这么想过。他在千年前曾静静思想上帝在各类生物上所造的奇妙特色。事实上,若愿意拨出时间,让自己放松一下,静下心来,仔细看看生活中就算很常见的动物,我们也会有新发现。又或者,与其拿着遥控器漫无目的的转台,不如看看national geographic/animal planet节目。我敢说,在那之后必会有新发现。

其实我自己有特别喜爱看Facebook里那些Photography的婚纱风景照的偏好。无论是不是叫得出名字的地点,他们都能以镜头,把景色的美妙诠释得淋漓尽致。有时候不得不赞叹摄影师的好技巧,但是终究还是得把功劳、赞美全都归给创造宇宙万物的天父,因为祂是最有慈爱的主宰。是祂,把一些造得多么绚丽,人类、生物与环境彼此天衣无缝的搭配,全显出祂多么有智慧。只是我们现在是以什么态度对待这一切呢?有待省思。

Today's Mitchell:难怪我最爱的科目就是科学,尤其生物学。因为每次知道人体、生物的构造和功能的时候,我就知道造我们的上帝有多么的“geng”!

注:是她的分享,引我的反思。MiMi,你说:“以前在camp里,你说过‘这些桌椅都是上帝的’,当时的我,头上出现一百个问号!”我很高兴现在你的问号都得到答案了。愿赞美、荣耀都归耶和华的名!

Friday, February 25, 2011

一天担当就够了

我今天的题目是:一天担当就够了。同样的,这次我也不会把整篇故事写出来,但是我把读后感做了大概的叙述。经文:所以,不要为明天忧虑,因为明天自有明天的忧虑。(太六:34

有时候,生活当中的处境令人害怕。来到一个人生地不算熟的地方生活;考试即将来临;男朋友开始有分手的倾向;银行里户口向两位数逼近;最可怕的是,明知道自己在走着不归路,却不知道怎么回转。。。等等。。可能在别人眼里看来根本不算一回事,但是就曾经深深地让我感到心寒。除了害怕,还有焦虑,更是叫人难受。就拿最近的情况来说,我居住的环境、心境,很难说得明白。总之就是很想换个环境,换个模式,就算偶尔一个人,也学着习惯让孤单作伴。虽然我好怕孤独,但是我更怕是非。突然发现自己长大之后,什么都怕,什么都小心翼翼,宁可委屈自己也不想让别人不开心。

何苦。我不觉得上帝要我这样,因为祂透过圣经告诉我,透过今早的灵修有话向我说。如灵修日程的一句:耶稣说,即使我们身陷危机(虽然我现在不能算是什么大危机),我们也要寻求上帝。当我们落在忧愁或环境使我们无法应付时,祂应许要与我们同在。这是我一直都知道的,但是失落的时候总是想不起来。灵修日程说:我们毋须为明天忧虑, 因为当明天来到,上帝必在那里与我们会合。很安慰的一句话,祂会在我的明天与我会合。我的明天在祂手上。终究,我得还是回到“愿不愿意在祂里面建立信心”的功课。

有两句话,我觉得会是给自己很大的鼓励,记录在这里,一是与读者分享,另一是提醒自己。
  • God can never teach you how to fly if you just don’t jump from the cliff. And dont worry. He will catch you when you fall.
  • Pray into existence. God already gave you his son Jesus Christ, there's nothing you ask in his will he won't give you.
Today’s Mitchell: 什么都愿意给我的那个祂,随时预备抱着我,只是我敢不敢、有没有信心祂会在下面接着我。

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

她的分享:谁是观众?

不知道几个人曾有这种察觉----在星期天的崇拜时段,其中有任何节目、诗班献诗、亦或者某位讲员的讲说得很吸引人,总之台上的表现很令人满意,台下的会众就以掌声表示精彩。又有几个人真正发现、领会、并且在意这一切表演表现,其实是在带领我们向上帝献上,而不是为我们而呈现的呢?其实有没有想过,若有天被通知说我负责领唱、或者要我代表青团上前去做分享,我担心的,是当天要怎么穿才比较得体、比较好看,还是我的分享内容会不会精彩,又或者我选唱的诗歌有没有共鸣。。。这些挂虑是不是正确的呢?

之前阅读《标杆人生》的时候,书中略有提到,我们的敬拜是向着祂的,不是向着台下的会众,因为会众本应也是向着祂,大家台上台下一同向祂敬拜。她的这篇灵修分享再次提醒了我:上帝才是观众呀!要知道,我们所做的一切,都是为主而做,不是为弟兄姐妹而做。因此,我们不应该是担心弟兄姐妹会不会满意,而是要顾虑我们的“大老板”祂悦纳不悦纳。在崇拜时段,我们其实毋须拍掌,若真要拍掌,也只是表示鼓励,但是给他们拍掌,一不小心就会让他们误会他们是靠自己的能力做得很好,而忘了自己是在向上帝献上。

很多时候,不只是在教会里,在日常生活中,我们也应该运用同一个概念、态度,去看待我们每日的待人处事。这世上互不相同的人太多了,每个人的意见、看法都各不相同,试问我们要怎么同时满足每个不同的需求呢?费尽心机、用尽力气,到头来还是一塌糊涂,还不如当初就选好一个“老板”来满足就好!
 
Today’s Mitchell: 我要专心取悦我的“老板”,因为我的地球本来就应该是为祂而转。

Monday, February 21, 2011

U-Turn

方豪:圣经里面提到的那个浪子,他怎么会到他父亲身边?
美欣:他?先爽,后来好惨。
方豪:对啊,我们也一样咯。先爽,后来惨,惨了就会回去。
美欣:然后祂还是又抱又亲的。
的确,我们都这样。确实,祂也不会变。

昨晚在MSN遇到,又稍稍update了彼此的近况。听方豪陈述,似乎他在新加坡日子过得不顺利,事情发展得不理想。听他大概叙述了一些,真的,换成是我,我也会觉得很悲哀。

“我之前在跟上帝玩躲猫猫,就像那时亚当夏娃一样。。上帝其实根本就知道他们俩躲在哪里,却还是问‘你们在哪里?’”其实再白话一些,其意思就是上帝明知你已经犯错,却问“你有乖吗?”有句话真的颇有道理:没有上帝=输。我们俩都因曾经渐行渐远,结果输得稀里哗啦。他在新加坡待了有一段时日,过着都是没有崇拜,缺乏灵修的日子,感到很难受。我不禁问;没解决方法了吗?他的回答很利落:回到祂身边,什么事情都解决了。

没有错,其实真的不复杂,就只要回到祂身边,就一切都会没事了。
浪子,我真的做了一回又一回。有时候甚至对自己的这种行为感到很气愤,不了解上帝何来的慈爱和恩典,能够忍受我,对我一次又一次的宽恕。感觉自己在欺负祂,在占祂的便宜。这次的回头是岸,我告诉自己不要,不要再回去过那些“先爽,后来好惨”的生活了。

另外,有个好友做了小见证,值得一提。以前她男友的母亲对于他俩的“在一起”非常不满,三不五时就会安排自己的儿子认识其他女生,为的就是想要把他们拆散。事情一直持续到,无意中,好友认识了基督,并且开始过着基督徒生活的时候,整个情况有了出乎意料的大逆转。这位妈妈,开始接受我的这位好友,昨晚还听说不久的将来,他们要计划订婚。真的,我听了,心中的雀跃是笔墨难以形容的!

其实真的,基督徒的样子的人,身边的人不难察觉到他,因为他与世人,有着“背道而驰”的倾向。这里我想说的不是故意与别人唱反调,是想表达基督徒在做某些决定的时候,与常人不一样,他们不会“人不为己,天诛地灭”,他们不会“别人都嘛这样啊。。”,他们不会“你打我左脸,我就捶你右脸”。。。他们是反常的,是稀有的,是珍贵的,但也有人说他们是傻子。会用什么形容词冠在这些基督徒身上,就要看是什么人在评断。至少我就认识了一个因为你的基督徒光芒而把你看得很珍贵的人,那个曾经值得我动情的男人。前面,我在等待那个懂得发掘我的“背道而驰”的他出现。在这之前,同样我努力要让身边的人发现我是正牌“基督徒”。

Today’s Mitchell:好想念当时那个愿意为祂牺牲任何人任何事的我!

Sunday, February 20, 2011

灵修分享:迷雾中的讯号

有个我很宝贝的好朋友,几天前在灵修的时候,遇上一些困难,就来问我看看我可以为她做什么。她说,我们来个high techFB灵修,没有灵修伙伴,真的没有再灵修了。我赞成,没人推动我们,我们就会渐渐忘了灵修习惯。就算灵修,也是马马虎虎,草草了事。但是若是要准备在灵修后要与别人分享灵修心得,那就会更专心,想得更深入。这样才能真正达到灵修目的最后,我们决定,有时无时,来彼此分享一下灵修后的得着。我想我会很需要这个。下面是要致于她的:
 
MiMi
,先说哦,这是个人意见哦,还有,分享不必觉得有压力哦。舒服地彼此学习鼓励 :)

我今天的题目是:迷雾中的讯号。我不会把整篇故事写出来,但是我把读后感与你分享。经文:因为我们行事为人是凭着信心,不是凭着眼见。(林后 五:7
 
有时候生活中多多少少都会遇到迷茫的时候。这些迷茫的事,给别人看来有些根本微不足道,所以别人不了解我们心里有多少害怕多少担心,甚至无时无刻都在感到焦虑。这时候,只有上帝,祂不会轻视我们的担心,比起身边的家人朋友,也只有祂很耐烦地听我们诉说我们的难处。毕竟,世上,有谁不是有自己的劳烦要担?我知道我有一些很值得爱的远方朋友很乐意为我分担,但是实在不想一次又一次地为同样几件事,向着他们呱呱叫的。
 
但是重点来了,祂愿意,可倒是我们自己,有时候太过担心,甚至于无法相信祂其实真的在看着我们,甚至也没法子说服自己祂会听我们有声无声的呼求。这就在考验我们的信心了。
 
其实我们不是不知道祂会帮助,但是有时候真的feel不到,所以很怕,甚至我自己会很想哭。那种无助我不会形容,但是离开家里之后,那种难过那种孤独更加强烈。在夜里,躺下暗暗落泪,甚至严重到,在白天里,自己在洗澡的时候都可以痛哭。虽然曾听过歌词说祂在收集我们的每一滴泪,但是有时候,我还是在猜,祂真的听到我的哭声吗?
 
如果仔细地想想,发现其实祂有在为我预备,只是方法不是我想的那样,甚至与我想的,是十万八千里远。再具体一点,祂安排教会里,就像是我在KK的父亲母亲一样来爱护我。虽然我从来没向他们提过这里的生活,没提到我容易感到失落,但是每次与他们团契之后,与他们说说话之后,我心里都比较安定,喜乐,还有重新站起来奋斗的力量。
 
我在猜想,或许这就是天父祂的安排吧!如今天灵修日程里的一句:相信走天路的友伴会帮助我们拨开云雾,找到正路。这些友伴,可以是教会里的弟兄姐妹,也可能是无意听到的一句诗歌歌词,甚至可以是停在我身边的小麻雀哦!
 
Today’s Mitchell
:做了这么些年的基督徒,我仍然正在努力寻找,不愿放弃任何一个可能让自己感到与主更亲近的方法。

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Healing

当感觉快不行的时候,听到“除你以外”,突然觉得什么都不算什么了。
I gonna start today's writing with this status posted. I definitely mean it. When things overwhelming me, I know He is the only who can give me a hand, even though I never see Him with my eyes. That's what so-called FAITH. 
Faith, faith, faith, isn't a new term for me, somehow I don't really can handle it well. I know it is something beautiful to experience. I used to know it's powerful. But that's all about my knowledge, and it takes me so much effort to practice, especially I'm away from home, and always feeling unsatisfied. 
And hence, I figured out another way to experience His accompany, a pretty realistic way to feel His existence aside me. I found that hymn plays crucial role in healing! This is an absolutely amazing discovery! Thus I got myself plenty of songs and save it everywhere, my laptop, my phone, anything that I can easily reach, and save it under the folder named "Christ with Me".
Today's Mitchell: "Christ with Me" is gonna be in my playlist from time to time :)

Friday, February 18, 2011

Waiting

This gets me really uncomfortable at myself, to stay alone. However, I suppose things are not going to change better even there's anyone here with me, in KK. The anxiety comes with unknown source is gonna overwhelming me! 

Always convincing myself to have patience, I have plenty of business that need me to wait, silently, wait with faith. This is killing me. I hate waiting, especially for uncertain and pointless ones.

I need to wait, and wait, and wait, for that day I graduate.
I have to keep waiting, looking for house to move, roommates to share the rent.
I gonna hold back, hold back, and again hold back my anger toward the uncomfortable ones.
I need to lie in waiting, waiting for the same wavelength accompany to talk something make sense, kill our weekends non-sense-ly. The best friend in KK.
I gonna hold-on, only hold-on, the only thing to do is holding-on, for the one to appear to be my side, HERE, not in facebook, not in twitter, not in the net, but right here, at least on my heart. The man.

I'm just wanna grumble, or else I gonna get insane without any expressing out! I know "waiting" is never going to be out of my to-do list. So please, someone tell me how to crop with "waiting", it's so tiresome as I'm still figuring out.

Today's Mitchell: Sincerely wanna cry out loud: Lord please bless me the strength of waiting !

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Yay! It’s Public Holiday!

I love public holiday no matter where I’m, I love outing when I’m in KK with CBC! As I mentioned before, they are just like my family. We went Tanjung Aru Beach 2 for this time and it was our first time to be at this beach since we came KK. We had simple picnic at the seaside and wonderful fellowship moments together, especially the games that urged us chasing around!

Today’s Mitchell: I’m so “terrify” of getting long exposure of direct sunlight, somehow I couldn’t hold myself kept running out of the shade toward the sea!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Dedicated to Bachelors and Bachelorettes

Story begins with....the moment I was acknowledged that my roommate was about to go home over the weekend for her Valentine's Day (VDay). There are getting more and more shout-outs or status, commenting regarding the coming VDay, its popularity never fall behind the CNY one. The following statements are copied paste from those who dying to say something about the VDay.
  • The arrow of Cupid can somehow become the error of Cupid.
  • February 14, 2011 is just another Monday.
    • 我创一个单身节!!! 每年2月13日是单身节~ 这样单身的也不需要为情人节伤心~  
    • 没有一百分的另一半,只有五十分的两个人,凑成一百分的两口子。
    • 没有情人…情人节怎么过?哈哈…
    • 新年太短,情人节太漫长。
    • 脑海突然浮现出2009年情人节的画面。。
    • 祝我单身情人节快乐!
    • 我把自己买了~ 价钱10块~ 做一天男朋友,10块里有包: 烛光晚餐,看电影,有牵手,有陪到家门口..(没有抱,没有亲,没有陪睡) 哈哈哈~
          Seems there are a lot of perspectives toward this day. No matter what status are you in now, whether you were just getting rid of your ex, or the other way round by him/her; whether you are single since years ago; whether you have no choice but to stay to be single, or you love being a single.. (Sorry for not mentioning the married or in a relationship, as I don't think you care what am I typing here) It's just another simple day for the business people to grab more earning advantages. If I offend you with my previous sentence, let me say something may make you feel better. Everyday is Valentine's Day when you have the love one with you. Unless you prefer to go with the flow of those never-full-pocket business people.
          Single isn't a terrify one during this event from some points. However, this can be absolutely scary if you have it alone and alert. This is kind of pessimistic and passive part, and I'm not going to do elaboration on it here. Skip to the brighter part, if you're lazy to entertain yourself during this event, just stay in the room far away from the malls which are now hotly promoting the bouquets and chocolates. Or just concentrate on your work all day long (as it's not a public holiday), and hang to the lounge or club for that night, as I suppose it will be less couples appear to bill and coo in the club for that night. Provided you don't hang over for "ex's reasons", it gonna be a good good night.
          Young people nowadays always like to speak highly of VDay or Love Matter, before they get marry. I wonder how many of them can still be so enthusiastic about it after they married someone who used to be in-love with them.
          Today's Mitchell: Let's make a detour during this VDay, as a role of Bachelors and Bachelorettes ! Par-par-par-party hard, again !

          Monday, February 14, 2011

          我要说你坏话

          今天加入了另一个堂会,这不是重点。其实想说说的是今天Uncle Stanley分享的题目:The Great Message of the King (Part 5); Matthew 7:1-5 Judging Others。他是以英文来讲说的,但是我有华文版圣经在手。值得一提的是,正好最近正面对着这一类的挑战,所以听出了耳油了我。

          “为什么看见你弟兄眼中有刺,却不想自己眼中有梁木呢?”这是其中一句圣经的话,我再熟悉不过。小时候都听得不知几万遍了,但是今天听起来有不一样的感觉。最近总是在感觉她带给我的种种不满,虽然不只是我一个人认为她做得不对。其实所谓“不对的事”不是什么很大的事,但是长期忍受起来就不是常人可以做得到的。坦白说,听见身边有人说我的忍耐限度很是惊人的时候,我也很诧异自己怎么能够几乎二十四小时忍耐这么长一段时间。

          身边贴心的人,亲近的人,都纷纷建议,在会知了当事人之后,若她仍坚持自己以往的态度,是时候安静和平地退出。我没做过难度这么高的事,但是似乎我已经在不知不觉中进行到一半了,毕竟为了大家的和气,我都忍受了好一段时间。身边的人越是为我打抱不平,心里对她的不好感越是增加,多到要开始生气自己的地步。

          之后讲员又提到了“行淫时被捉的女人”,虽然也听过但是这里稍稍refresh一下。在耶稣时代,要是被逮到犯奸淫的人,是要在众目睽睽之下,被大家的石头给活活砸死,为惩罚。当那女人被捉到耶稣面前的事候,有人要试探耶稣,想找把柄控告祂。耶稣面不改色地问:“你们中间谁是没有罪的,谁就可以先拿石头打她。”没错,她和我都是基督徒;也没错,我认为她和我身为基督徒本来应该在非基督徒朋友室友面前尽量照顾好自己;但是我们都有罪,试问我这个罪人有什么资格去评定身边任何一个人(包括令我不满的人)呢?

          听了今天的题目分享,仔细地想想,不如就把焦点放在自己身上。与其一直接着看到她的不好,不如瞧瞧自己的不足。平日难以发觉自己的缺点,所以有好一段时间都很在意别人对我的评价,看看能不能从其中探讨出一些蛛丝马迹。听到:“。。。却不想自己眼中有梁木呢?”的时候,我就开始检讨,自己到底有没有什么做得不足的,以致情况一直没有改善,导致自己不断面对大大小小的困扰。Uncle Stanley提到了一句很有帮助的话,他丢了一句让我开窍的问题:你有没有为她的行为祷告呢?

          很值得让我深思的一句。再怎么不满,我这几天还是会为晚归的她祷告,希望她小心驾车平安回到房间。再怎么不爽,我仍然如往常不厌其烦地为她忙近忙出的琐碎事,列入我的睡前祷告。但是怎么我一直都没想到,我一样可以为她那些引起别人不满的行为祷告呢!很开心,像是找到了解决问题的方案。感谢主,通过Uncle Stanley的口,今天向我说话了。

          Today’s Mitchell:今晚开始,我要多加一项祷告事项,但是要以“为她好,不只是为自己好”为出发点。

          Second CNY in KK

          It’s Sunday and we went for Sunday service as usual. Something different for today’s service were, I had it in another church, my new church in KK, Community Baptist Church. I joined them since last year but only fellowship in the Saturday nights. I suppose or I should have say, I decided to stick with this church for every activity. Be committed and really to serve.

          This was the first meeting up after coming back from hometown during Chinese New Year, everyone had a lot of greeting and plenty of topics to share. Anyway, before I forget, I what wanna record here was, CBC has their 圣餐 today, which mean it’s always on the second Sunday of every month, I suppose. This is slightly different than the Methodist as we always have ours on the first Sunday. 

          After the service, we had simple but wonderful refreshment and chit-chatting moment. Our “Mama” Aunty Eliza gave us AngPau! As well as Uncle Alfred (with Aunty Moi Ling) and Aunty Sherly (with Uncle John). They are all lovely elderly as well as friends for us. It’s great to have them whenever we are far away from home in KK. May God’s superabundant blessing shower them and the families. And I’ll always bear them in my prayers. Give thanks to our Lord too! *delighting*

          And what made the title for today, was the visiting in the afternoon to Pastor James’s place. We had some Aunty Eliza’s homemade cookies, although the pineapple tarts had been finished by Jameson. And we had awesome afternoon chit-chatting in the living room. From Jameson the e-learning USM Biotechnology (Medical) Master student to Australian apples and grapes, we talked about everything, until we hardly noticed the sunset. Eventually aunty missed her badminton session and hence pastor brought us to Lido for dinner! *excited mixed guilty* We had fresh fried oyster omelet, Penang fried kueh tiaw, Singapore fried mee hoon, with really BIG portion. Too bad I forgot to snap to prove.

          Today’s Mitchell: I knew we had plenty of troubles for them. I appreciate them. Looking forward to the fellowship outing on coming Tuesday!

          Wednesday, February 9, 2011

          这不应该是罪

          晓得在地球另一端的他知道你在想他,真的是寂寞中的一丝甜蜜。至少彼此都知道,这种挂念不是单向的,不是孤单的。我很了解,因为我曾有过。就算要我重来,我还是会一样。

          上面两句,是看了好友的blog而给comment的。给comment的同时,心里有感触。
          让我联想到一个人,不知道是不敢想又或是不想提的一个人。曾经因为他,而有过疯狂的日子,疯狂到,我就快要不认得自己。最后为了彼此还能继续好好过日子,我做了最出乎自己意料的选择:逃避。

          不想他,尽可能不提他,甚至慢慢的让别人进入我的圈子,又或者有意无意地闯进别人的生活。这可能就是离开上一段感情,普遍上大家最常用的方法。的确,它在某些程度上是挺管用的。或者我应该说,至少现在我可以拥有,不找他,不注意他,的超能力了。

          但是,后来发现,如果自己对他还有一丝牵挂,就会急忙向自己否定。刚刚,就上一分钟才发现,其实,让他在我脑海里微微闪过,不应该是像在犯罪,不应该躲着,怕别人发现,不应该是骗了自己骗了全世界说没有想念他。

          有点想他,可以。但是要答应自己不可以贪心,要不然,后果可承担不起。
          偷偷想他,可以。但是要提醒自己不能够越轨,要不然,会换来辗转难眠。
          强烈想他,可以。但是要警惕自己不可以妄想,要不然,搞得自己像花痴。
          真要想他,行。但是要拿捏分寸,毕竟最美的童话故事都会有点小遗憾的。


          Today's Mitchell:或许,他是真的拥有值得让我偶尔轻轻回味的魅力。

          Monday, February 7, 2011

          害怕

          我害怕,当飞机遇上坏天气而摇摆得厉害。
          我害怕,当旁边座位的一家人在和乐融融。
          我害怕,当功课考试报告一起涌在同时间。
          我害怕,当我想要有个人来想念却找不到。
          我害怕,当要回家放假车车却没地方停放。
          我害怕,当朋友都成双的时候我还在打混。
          我害怕,当蟑螂来的时候扑过去的总是我
          我害怕,当没水喝的时候还得独自去抬水。
          我害怕,当emo来找我而我却不懂要找谁。
          我害怕,当想看电影却不知道可以找谁陪。
          我害怕,当酒瘾找上的时候我还身在异乡。
          我害怕,当车胎出问题的时候找不到人问。
          我害怕,当年头里银行存款只剩下两位数。
          我害怕,当我发现我爱上那个不可能的他。
          我害怕,当我犹豫要不要让感情继续下去。
          我害怕,当我连自己有多害怕都说不出口!

          其实最害怕的,是在想到,我在措手不及地想念着一些狠角色。

          Today's Mitchell: 孤单无助的时候,总会无厘头地害怕。

          My Cousin


          Wanna write something about my family. But wait, I gonna brain-storm before manage to produce one.
          Well, let's talk about one of my cousins then.

          She born half a year earlier than me, and she doesn't really look older than me anyway. Since our ages are about the same, we had our childhood together, and she enjoyed hers with me xD

          Why am I say so? I experienced a "hard time" with her when we were a climbing-on-floor-baby. We didn't really manage to remember what happened last time, mostly we heard from our elderly, they said she always loved to bully me, and the hilarious part was, I enjoyed her bully! No matter how hard how bad I got along with her, I was still prefer to stick with her. These unintentionally grabbed me a lot of attention and sympathy from elderly, and hence got onto her nerve. Jealousy became the additional motive for her to "torture" me. The classic part they mentioned was, she liked to bite on my nose, tightly! Arggh *painful* xD

          When started to grow up, we used to spend time together, but no longer in the way of bullying, of course. Cant remember since when, she became a gentle lovely girl; while I became an aggressive outgoing one. Eventually I play the role of protector for her when there's anyone out there try to bully her. Absolutely, no kidding. I'm the ONLY one who can enjoy the priority to bully her. Hohoho~

          She is definitely a close friend for me. The bond between our friendship can never break, just like the relationship of us as cousin for each other. No matter how busy nowadays, we tend to grab the chances to update our latest news.

          Well, since I have my degree in KK, we have less chance to meet up. However, still managed to snap some with one another when I was home for the Rabbit CNY. Lastly, if I'm home while writing this, I suppose I would upload our childhood photo here.

          Today's Mitchell: It's so glad to have her as my cousin. I'm always dying to spend precious moment with her :)


          Sunday, February 6, 2011

          玩烟花记

          很喜欢抬头看烟火吗?很享受点燃烟花吗?照过来!照过来!这儿有好东西分享。

           那天堂妹家open house,请了不少驾着大车来的客人。原本就不太广阔的篱笆大门前,一下子的功夫就被挤得水泄不通。当然屋内屋外的人潮也是“汹涌”得很。吃吃喝喝了一番,百年不变的传统习俗就上场了。

          听到烟火“吡吡吡。。”,比较身家的三姑六姨,堆成一伙的小孩大孩,成群赌博的四叔七伯,纷纷听了几秒钟抬头望了望划破寂静夜空的五彩烟花。似乎是一种不成文的文化态度,附近的住家也不甘示弱,接二连三地以烟火璀璨程度来一比高下。一下子整个区域就是又吵又烟。
          输人不输面子,最风光,最大的,最响的,出场了。听说是叫什么“扇子”来着,总之就是一炮马币二百七的玩意儿。 

          “噼啪啪。。!”看上去还真是蛮与众不同的绽放方式。接下来就听到不规则的乱爆一场。朋友说那是有些不对劲了。果然,点燃那一炮的朋友后来一副像是死里逃生的模样,跑着回来说那一炮不知怎的,失控乱炸。还把附近的住家警铃弄响了。

          又过了不久,另一个朋友一副像是生不如死的模样跑了回来,气吁喘喘地说有部车着火了,火势还不小。坏事传千里,整间屋子上下内外,成人小孩男人女人,不约而同停下手头上的事,都跑出去看热闹了。

          一番混乱之后,把幸运儿车主弄清楚,是稍慢到场的客人的房车。那一家子的表情五味杂成,最经典的还是他们家老妈,竟然还在咯咯的笑。口里说的话,真是令人同情。她说:哎呀,怎么这么heng吖!(注:heng通常用来说明幸运,非常兴奋的那种幸运)怎么家里车子着了火,你还得顾面子在大家面前笑呵呵。可能这看来像是大方,但大婶您的方法似乎有些特别呵。。。

          Today's Mitchell:所以我说,大朋友们,烟花好看,但是其实不怎么好玩。还有,想哭就哭,要不然会憋出病来吖,大婶!

          Thursday, February 3, 2011

          Emos 2nd Feb

          Things transformed when I wasn't around, this is the first time feeling so helpless.

          Tuesday, February 1, 2011

          我迷路了

          没错,终于发觉自己这一阵子一直走在连自己都不知道是什么方向的路。迷路的第一件事,我是想到:问路。然而,我不知道该找谁问路;明确地,清楚地,有声音的方式告诉我现在的方向。

          今天很兴奋,也很安慰,与两位“红颜知己”过了一个珍贵的下午,在McD。顾不了旁人的眼光,我们三人叽叽喳喳了一个下午。把多月来的思念和新消息都update了一遍。今天下午的Mc Chicken与以往的味道大不一样,让人屡试不爽,还想再来又再来,至到把我们彼此的话聊完为止,虽然我知道不会有完的时候。

          最近自己很累,总是在讨好别人。以前我并不是这样的,至少我有我的原则,有我的一套,还曾经为自己的自我感到骄傲。但是曾几何时变得随波逐流,放弃原则,只为了保留表面上的和和气气。当别人希望听到赞美的话的时候,我总是控制不了会满足他们;当别人希望有耳朵接收埋怨的话的时候,我总是控制不了会借给他们,尽管他们没有一人稀罕借我他们的。我不是喜欢听称赞的话,也很讨厌自己埋怨,但其实我也有情感需要的时候。我一直觉得在适当的事候做适当的回应,是一种基本礼貌。久而久之就变得过分在乎别人的感受。我知道照顾别人的感受不是一件坏事,愿意分担烦恼也是很好,但是你们大家各位可不可以不要那么过分?因为我觉得我就快生气了。

          或许,我该找个比较方便,不打扰任何人,不依赖任何人,的出路,情感的出路。开玩笑的语气(其实是事实),我说,每每遇到难题在面前逼着我面对的时候,我就会想起以上提到的一位知己,想象若是她在这种困境里,她将会怎么做,来解决我眼前的问题。当然有些人会说,怎么不想想“What would Jesus do?”,不是没想过,只是心灵低潮的时候,实在不知道Jesus会怎么做。

          距离真的是个不可爱的坏东西。让我得长期与这两位心肝分隔两地。(久久恶心一次,别介意)真的很安慰,虽然是非接踵而来,至少我有她们俩,你一句,我一搭,抢着告诉我她们的感受和想法。这就真的叫一辈子的宝。不止要把她们藏在心里,刚才还真想把她们拥在怀里!与她们过了一个下午,比较可以释怀了。

          Today's Mitchell:知道自己迷路,就要找个人来问路。我想我找到了。只是陪我走下去的地图,暂时还不知道它的踪迹。