Prelude.......to the remembrance of Faith

Thank God! After calling up the Dept. of Infrastructure and speaking to my case review officer, i managed to persuade him to let me off just this once! Now i don't have to pay that $158 fine! However things did not go smoothly at first. I had earlier mailed in my appeal against the fine but it had been unsuccessful. I thought that all hope was gone after receiving the reply and the prospect of parting with $158 which could be better spent on my daily expenses over a period of 1 month did not bode well. In fact i resolved to pay up the fine today, so as soon as i got back from class, i went to take the Infringement Notice and was about to leave for the post office when i discovered that i did not even have a single cent on me. Which was damn depressing. I would never be caught back home in SG without cash on my person. So here i was, sitting alone in my dark room (i forgot to raise the blinds), without so much as a dollar on me. I then thought to myself, "Why don't i try calling the fella?", maybe there's still some hope left! So i called up the case review officer, briefly but clearly stated my case and voi'la, all done, in no more than 5 minutes. I honestly thought that there was no escape from the long and bastardised arm of justice this time, i thought that the impossible luck that got me through countless scrapes and wild adventures had finally worn out. How wrong i was, looks like there's still some of it left! Of course it wasn't luck alone, seems that someone or someone's up there is looking out for me as usual, and whoever they are thanks a bunch! Keep up your constant vigilance. The week seemed pretty bland at first, although Brendan's planned visit almost raised the mood up a bit, there was still that underlying anxiety there, the darkess which refused to go away, which threatened to draw me in. It's been there for some time now, biding its time, waiting for the perfect time to strike. There is that, and there are also the many things which i have to worry about, "How am i going to find a group to complete my major accounting assignment when i hardly know anyone?", "How am i going to finish my management assignment due in next week? How do i even begin in the first place?" However, this small incident of not having to pay the fine anymore has made me remember this most ancient and effective of solutions to my problems which i have recently forgotten. Have faith in God and all shall be well. Sounds easy, sounds simple, not quite. All i have to say is that if you trust that you have done the right thing, if you have done something to the best of your abilities, have faith in yourself, that you will succeed. Also have faith in God, for ultimately without his blessings our works will be all undone. Do your best, and He will take care of the rest!
"What is Faith? Faith is trust. Faith is belief. But most importantly, Faith must be accompanied by deeds. For Faith without deeds are just words. And words alone are worthless."

Prelude.....To the present

God Damn, i've got a major management assignment due in 2 weeks time, not to mention another group accounting assignment. Busy 2 weeks ahead that much is obvious, and the worst part is brendan is coming over on tuesday the 17th. A lot of drinking ahead i'll say, and as i put it "We'll drink ourselves wet!" Will be very hard to get any work done next week, got to squeeze it into my pre-planned "sober times". Here's a look at my current timetable (summarised of course) Monday, lectures and tutorials from 10:30-2:30. Tuesday, 11:30-5:30. Wednesday, 10:00-3:30. After that i'm scot-free, neat eh? Aside from this, i've got not much to say, no real matters i would like to tackle, well actually i do but i'm currently too tired to say much, its been a long week. Not that anything momentuous happend, just a couple of tests, but you don't need a reason to be tired right?Here's something i saw on a documentary today on SBS, rather interesting, about Religion vs. Science and Does God truly exists? Some famous Mathematician said this, well something like this:
"The probability of there actually being a God is 50/50, however i would say that God does exist, because if i said he did not, and at the end of my days i find out he did, the consequences would be unthinkable."

A Preview Of Things To Come

I originally didn't plan on writing anything here, in fact i have no idea why i created this blog at all. I have always wondered why people would want others to read their innermost thoughts, i mean isn't a blog supposed to be a diary? A reflection of the heart? Is it maybe a plea for understanding in this world wrecked by mis-understanding? Or perhaps a cry for attention from those who feel so alone? This may be quite a serious start for a blog with such a name. True, once upon a time i was just a simple guy trying to get high, not a care in the world. The only things that mattered to me was having a great time with my friends. Of course reality had to rear it's extremely ugly head (as ugly and twisted as selvam without his shirt on and exposing his ass-crack to the rest of 3E3) and bite me in the ass. It wasn't fun i tell you, circumstances forced me to make some rather screwy decisions lest i fall prey to a rather sad eventuality. I may not be as old as some of my acquaintances here, but i sure as hell have as many if not more experiences than them. Not to mention the extemely huge and ludicrous amount of stories i have amassed since my days in good ole' st.pats (i tell you they are exceptionally amusing, filled with the most colourful characters you will ever meet!) It may be not much, but its a start. To a story which will trace the life of its writer, from where it all began, to what it might possibly amount to. A fulfilled person with a successful career and happy family? Or a bum by the road-side? Stick around if you have the time and patience, pull up a chair, have something to drink. And watch this story slowly unfold.