   
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed the set of footprints in the sand, one belonging to him and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. "Lord, you said once I decided to follow you, you 'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troubled times of my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why you would leave me when I needed you most."
The Lord replied,"My child. My precious child. I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
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~Footprints of my Life~
 My church recently sent forth a member - Michelle, together with OMF Singapore to work in the mission fields of Thailand for 2 years. Though I have had only a few encounters with her in church, I really find her an inspiration... At times when I read her blog, I can't help but be filled with awe towards the love that she has for Christ and the dedication that she has towards fulfilling God's work. I know her decision to work in the mission fields has not been an easy one but God has always been with her every step of the way throughout her decision making. I really thank God that He has planted Michelle in my midst as a good role model for me... I sincerely wish Michelle all the best and will definitely be praying for her. I know God will definitely bless Michelle in her mission work! Jiayou Michelle! =) MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 12:04 PM | 0 footprints
After 7 packed days in Xiamen, I am finally back in Singapore... These 7 days have given me a wealth of wonderful memories and taught me many things and I am thankful to God. Well, where should I start? There are so many things to write! But firstly, before I begin, our choir obtained 2 Golds for the preliminaries and 2 Silvers for the finals! It's considered quite a remarkable acheivement considering it is the first time that NTU Choir participated in the Choir Olympics. And I can safely that all these would not have been possible without God's help, which even our conductor Ms Lim admitted...I will tell you why.. Our first prelimary performance was at 9 am on the 23rd. Since it was in the morning, we were already having jitters as to whether our sop voice could make it... (High notes are especially difficult to reach in the morning because our voices are not warmed up yet.) Ms Lim was not able to sleep for the entire night because her room's air con was giving her problems... Perhaps it was the anxiety, but the whole choir definitely knew for sure that our performance that morning wasn't our best and we were prepared for the worst...Yet, we got a Gold and got through the finals... God was definitely with us that morning :) Another instance that God was working wonders? Although we were pretty confident about our contemporary category, the song 'Setiap Pagi' was still giving us headaches and we still couldn't attain the 'peaceful' feeling even though all the sections got their notes right and everything.. On the evening of the 23rd, something extraordinary happened.. We were having dinner at the Grand Hall when 'Setiap Pagi's' composer Daud came looking for us. He heard us sing the song and gave us tips on how we should position our sections. We did what he said and when we sang the song again, it was like a miracle because it instantly sounded so much better. Another thing about this trip that was really special to me was the prayer sessions that we had before our flight and before each and every performance. It was heartwarming to see all the Christians and Catholics unite in prayer. Ms Lim who is a Christian herself led us in one of the prayers as well! And I truly believe that it was the result of all these prayers that we got to see the wonders that I stated above.. Nothing else can explain it. Prayer in large numbers works more effectively than individual prayers. Here are some pictures of the trip..  On board the bus to Changi Airport from hall at 4 am! Everybody still looks chirpy even tho its that odd hour...haha  My companions on the flight to Xiamen...Yi Ling and Jordan.  Nanfang Hotel - The place where we stayed for 6 nights. The rooms were comfy though we had a wierd smell coming out from our bathr  ooms..hahaWal-mart - the place that we did most of our shopping and where we had many 'hilarious' encounters with the Chinese people...  Late night 'bonding'  sessions...Me and roomie Celine...Duen Yang popped up last min.. I am thankful to God for giving me a wonderful and cute roomie like Celine a.k.a. Kitty (hello kitty) See the similarity? =P  With Mryna and Raymond at the Xiamen Convention Centre just before the results for the finals were announced! I really like the wind blown effect of this picture! I still have tonnes of photos man...Will upload them onto my Flickr account soon! MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 12:50 PM | 0 footprints
I will be flying to Xiamen for the Choir Olympics a.k.a. World Choir Games in a few hours' time! How time flies! To say I am not excited is definitely lying...I am excited but this time round, I have more gratitude than excitement in my heart. Gratitude towards God for giving me the opportunity to embark on this journey and for allowing to make it this far. =) This is it….close to 3 whole months of practice just for this moment. I really think it’s going to be a huge learning experience for myself and the choir members….and I really thank God for giving me this opportunity to participate in something so huge and prestigious even though the path to this was laden with frustrations and sorrows as well. But still, this is a trip and there will definitely be many uncertainties and thus many things to be prayed for! The choir and myself will definitely need God’s grace and mercy to see us through. And therefore, I would be so grateful to you if you will remember me and the choir in your prayers... =) Do pray for our journey mercy and for the health of all of us in Xiamen. Thank you! After many months...haha...I managed to complete the Growing in Christ Book 2 with Evan today before the Xiamen trip...Praise the Lord! Thanks Pastor Wesley for the lovely YF cap and Evan for your prayers! =) Gg to sleep now...Have to wake up at 3 am tmr...Goodbye folks! I will see you all next week! ;) MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 9:28 PM | 0 footprints
I woke up early yesterday to go back to JB to take watever I would need for the Xiamen trip and then proceeded to rush back for choir practice with Ms Lim at 5 pm... Prac was until 10 pm. I was dead tired and looking forward to a good night's rest after my bath and guess what happened? The water supply in my hall was cut off! In all my years of staying in hall, nothing of such has ever happened. Imagine the distress I felt. My whole body was sticky and smelly and there was nothing I could do... just felt really frustrated that such a thing had to clash with me preparing to go to Xiamen...That wasn't all, imagine how hopeless I felt when I discussed with Duen Yang and she said that she had called the school and they had replied that this might go on for a WEEK! This meant that I not only couldn't bathe, I couldn't wash up the clothes that I had to pack for Xiamen as well! Just the thought of that was unbearable....=( I felt kinda depressed and again questioned God why this water supply thing had to clash with the Xiamen trip... Of course I know its wrong to do tat, but I was feeling so upset at that time that I couldn't help it... And of course God didn't answer me but I ended my night with a prayer that God would restore the water supply and grant me good health before and during the trip in Xiamen. Haha...And I had a dream during my sleep..I dreamt that the water supply came back and I was bathing... But when I woke up, I knew it was JUST A DREAM and I had to face reality again.. So I was really sianz, I looked at the pail of water which I struggled carrying just the night before from PUB sitting in my bathroom and made plans to go to Hall 6 to bathe and maybe to wash my clothes.. And then I pressed the tap to try my luck and see if there would be any water and YES, there was! Water flowed out the tap in high pressure!! I went to check my shower and flush and there was water as well! Haha...you should have seen the joy on my face manz...I was so happy and praised God for answering my prayer! I didn't know if the water supply would be cut again, so I quickly go and bathe and put ALL my clothes to wash...haha I really thank God for his blessings man.... "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." --Luke 11: 9 MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 12:57 PM | 0 footprints
I don’t know if you will be reading this There are things that I want to tell you but never had the opportunity or courage to do so Our meeting was not a coincidence nor a joke But a plan by Him for us to discover more about ourselves, our strengths and weaknesses It may sound funny but you are the one who has brought me closer to God And I have realized that there is nothing that God cannot do He specializes in bringing out the best from the worst that could ever have happened And I am thankful Thankful for God’s guidance and love And thankful for all the people that He has shown into my life, including you I know that God has great and exciting plans for each of us And I pray that you will believe and receive him one day and experience the abundant life that He has for everyone May God Bless you in every step of the way and in everything you do. Amen. MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 12:30 PM | 0 footprints
I finally went to the gym after a loooong break today. So glad I am finally shedding some calories after eating so much ice-cream over the past few days...haha! I felt really refreshed after the workout and continued to clear my room...I finally moved ALL my stuff to the right side of the room...so I now officially occupy the right side of the room already..muahahah!  Met up with Lishan at the later part of the day to watch a movie titled '4:30' (left) by Roystan Tan and also to eat free cake at NYDC. The chocolate cheesecake in nydc was delicious and I had a great eating it and catching up with Lishan! 430 is kinda an artistic film...as in it really provokes you to think deep into certain things and helps you understand life from the boy's(in the movie) point of view. One thing that I really felt from the show was how boring and meaningless the boy's life actually was... but at certain times, I felt that it was rather draggy and as I was sitting in the movie theater, I really wished that there could be more dialogue between the main characters in the show instead of them just staring into space, drinking cough syrups, smoking, squeezing orange juice etc.... For those of you who have an artistic frame of mind, you might just want to watch it....Otherwise, I don't think its a suitable movie for you to bring your date to...Both of you might just end up sleeping in the theater(oops).. :P MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 12:11 AM | 0 footprints
I am so excited about graduating all of a sudden! Must be the influence of ah yap and ongu.. haha..both of just had their commencement yesterday and today! =)) I really wish them all the best and May God bless them every step of the way as they embark on their studies and careers as teachers! Congratulations girls! MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 3:14 PM | 0 footprints
It has been close to 2 years since I joined choir, and the feeling that I experienced during yesterday's practice session was my first. True, there were definitely practices in the past in which I was sian and all...but I never recalled feeling so down like yesterday... I don't know what was it that made me wept quietly outside the LT yesterday...I am not quite sure if it is Mr Yong's scolding...I guess I already had many things bottled up inside me and the scolding just kinda let loose everything. Wat things? Latecomers... Uncooperative members... 'Heck care' attitude of some... Some unresolved questions abt admin matters... Things like that didn't really affect me that much in the past. I mean, it kinda bothered me but I could still get over them quite easily... I guess its the realisation that after all the effort that you have put in, you really want to attain a gold for the choir but at the same time, realise that the chances can be quite slim because of the issues mentioned above.... It's also the realisation that no matter how irritated u can be with someone, you still have to put everything behind because ultimately we have to sing as one voice! Not that this is a bad thing, but it can get kinda unbearable when the person just repeats their mistake over and over again. I know many members has alr given up....I don't blame them, everybody has to find a way of coping with this mental torture.. but honestly, I don't think this is the right kind of attitude we should bring to the olympics if we want to attain a gold. Honestly, I also didn't know what to do... I just remembered that I prayed for the unity of the choir after the scolding and before I cried. And even after releasing it all out, my mood didn't improve until zhiyu made some stupid jokes during practice. And I think things did change after our performance at night... I spoke with some people and discovered a few things.. the people whom I always thought were 'bochap' were actually not... they may sound and look like they don't care but I can feel from my conversation with them, that deep down, they do want to attain a gold. the freshies are definitely making an effort to know each other better... I then realised that this choir still has hope.... it's just a short 2 more weeks and everything will be over...who knows what the choir will become after that? But that doesn't matter, let's just cross this hurdle first. I will continue praying for the choir... MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 7:59 PM | 0 footprints
Tomorrow's gonna be my subject registration for my yr 4 sem 1 modules and it's gonna be my second last time doing it! As usual, when such definitive moments occur, I will always sit back and reflect in awe at how far I have come.... heez...it's been a long journey filled with sweat, tears, heartaches and lessons learnt. Life in campus has been fun so far... but it is not one without ups and downs. If you were to ask me, the experiences and lessons learnt during the past 3 years that I was in uni were definitely much more than the 10 years that I spent in primary, secondary and JC days! I actually shed a few tears (no, not a few...actually, it's a lot =P) when I thought back about my life a few days ago.. All the suffering, hatred, bitterness that I had in the past were finally over and I am relieved! And though I wished certain things never happened, I had to admit that they were essential in shaping me to be the Margaret that I am now. Just like what Evan said..those experiences were definitely not wasted time. Thinking over, it is true. Those experiences were planned by God so that I would be a more compassionate, humble and hardworking person. But actually what made me cry the most was when I thought about God's grace, mercy and his endless love. Despite my troubles, I had made it this far and I know deep in my heart that this would never have been possible if God had not been with me every step of the way. God was with me even when I wasn't with him. Everyone has bad experiences in life..we may have made wrong choices or we may have illnesses and such....But have you ever wondered why these experiences were planted in your life? Could it be that God wants you to use these experiences to make a difference in other people's lives? Remember: Nothing in life happens without a reason! MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 7:49 PM | 0 footprints
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