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Hello everyone,
I happened to chance upon this and thought I should share it with you guys. It made me think alot and hope it is of significance to you also.:)
'Forgiveness is not forgetting, excusing, or smoothing things over. Instead, forgiving breaks the cycle of revenge and creates a new possibility of fairness by releasing us from the unfair past. Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk. To forgive is to dance to the beat of God's forgiving heart. It is to ride the crest of love's strongest wave. To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.'
Take care everyone!
Victor

hi everyone,

how have you guys been. sorry for being guilty of the many absences and low blog participation. i know there must be some discontent. hope you guys understand. just wanna ask how you guys have been doing so far. for my frens overseas, do take great care while studying. health is as important as your work so do not neglect it. another reason for me writing this post is for my GIRLFRIEND, Jacqueline.

i can't think of a better and more appropriate manner to wipe out the suspicion when u sae that i dare not aknowledge you than to publish a post on the blog. im not good with words so please bear with me. and for guys who think this is gross, pls ignore it.

GIRLFRIEND, i have been guilty of not being a good bf too many times and let me take this chance to apologise to you. for the issues that we have encountered, lets try and overcome them together. let our relationship not erode under adversity but yet foster a stronger relationship. ties can be strongs as they can be frail. it takes a long time to nurture a relationshp as well as a friendship but ironically, the destruction of one can be simply achieved trough a misunderstanding. in work, we have faced our share of disappointments and unhappiness. i wish that for all the effort you put in, u get your desired results. this applies to my friends as well. but nonetheless if it doesn't, lets be strong and take it in the chin. try for the next one. do not despair. i will alwaes be here to encourage you. (to the guys as well). no matter who does better, i will always be praying for a smooth passgae for you. i will not pit myself against you in this grades race. this i promise and will always be.. lets cherish the moments together for life is unpredictable.

having said all those, i hop to clarify at least soome of the things that have been disturbing us in the past few months. for issues that i did not address, i will still bear them in mind.

back to my friends, you guys have been an important part of me helping me come to where i am today. achievements wise, i have achieved nothing tangible. what i have acquired is the development of my character. though not the kindest and best person, i dun think i'm as brat as i used to be. and as i grow in my years ahead, i am counting on you guys to offer me the right guidance while similarly doing the same for you guys. knowing you guys have been excellent. i guess its fate that has brought us together and i cherish it though u guys seldom see me, apart from the smu guys. so even though unspoken of before, i thank and cherish you guys. all the best in your final exams. take care you all

your boy + friend,
yuyee

Dear friends,

How have all of you been? I hope all is well on your side.

Firstly Xin, I want to thank you for sharing your success. I am thankful too that things are looking up, that you have conviction in your speeches. As I relate to your account word by word, I feel the desire burning in you, the conviction to be the man you now know you are capable of. All these despite the million miles apart we are. I thank god too for giving you this opportunity to grow to ur abilities, for now, more than ever I start to acknowledge that many things come through him.

I have taken time away from alot of people and alot of things the past couple of weeks to calm my heart and ponder on many issues tugging at the deepest corners of my heart. Weixin, your mail gave me plenty of reasons to be happy and thankful.

Life is never easy, nor is it meant to be. Whatever position you are in now, I strongly believe that as much as you made it happen for yourself, your loved ones make it happen for you just as much. So I say, never ever utter hurtful words nor words of discouragement to your loved ones. If anything, encouragement should be the key. As we all trudge along in life, along this steep and seemingly never-ending destination, let us continually be the beacon of light to guide, the pillar of support in times of weakness and the entrenched source of strength.

Xin, don't ever say you are afraid we might think you are HAOLIAN-ing. Friends never think that way of each other and those thoughts should never cross your mind again, I hope. Though I do not claim to be a 'friend's expert', I believe the basics of friends I ought convincingly describe. Friends share in each other's happiness.

My minds are with all of you as you go through the period of exams. I wish all of you every success.


Best wishes,
Esmond


Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are
powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves,
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that other people will not feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest
the glory of God that is within us.
It's not in just some of us;
It's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same.
As we're liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.


-Nelson Mandela-