   
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~
 Yep, I had my last paper Operations Research yesterday. That paper was ..... *speechless* ... It was difficult AND tedious and I didn't finish it. By the grace of God, my hair was still intact and I did not turn bald after the exam. Jokes aside, I felt rather upset after the exam because I kept on thinking about the marks that have flown away because of careless mistakes, no time to do blah blah... But thank God Jiahui was beside me chatting with me non-stop (haha) so my mind had no room to think about that horrendous paper. Well, I have already done my best.... Now, its the time to let go and let God do THE REST. Irene once told me that 'God will give me grades that He thinks is best for me' and I totally agree with that. And besides, the end of the paper marks the completion of another semester!! And this reason itself is already enough to call for a celebration! =) Yea man, I am left with half a year more to go and I am going to graduate! Okok...shan't get too excited about that, its still several months away. Ok, so yea...where was I? Oh yes, and so Jiahui and I went to Vivocity to celebrate the end of the semester!! I finally got to see the much hyped about Vivocity for myself and true to its name, its really HUGE. To me, I think the place is an excellent place for buying clothes coz they are so many boutiques! Initially wanted to watch a movie but the queues were too long and besides there weren't any other nice movie other than 'Happy Feet', which we have already reserved to see with our own respective 'dates' :P ahaha... and so we decided to just walk and look around. We started our walkathon at about 2 and ended at ard 5...haha, power rite? But honestly, my feet was aching by the time we finished walking... It's been a long time that I walked ard a shopping mall for so long and I really had fun! We didn't take anything back home except for a whole load of pictures taken at the various venues in Vivocity... haha, 'liang ge zhi lian kuang, you mei you' -_-;; Oh yes, another place that is a 'must go' is the 'food republic' foodcourt at the 3rd level...I am seriously impressed at how well they managed to recreate the 60s atmosphere and feel and where on earth did they manage to get hold of those old antique doors?! I really want to know manz... The food there is good too and reasonably priced. I will definitely go back there again! I came back and started on revamping my blog... Been thinking about the design for the past few days actually...It's just my little way of showing appreciation for my Saviour who has always been there for me in good times and bad...=) The song in the background was introduced to me by Ah Yap 2 years ago when I was still a non-Christian...=) At that time when I first heard it, I was deeply moved by the song and now...2 years later, this song still has the same impact on me. Hope you guys will like it too! =) MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 12:42 AM | 0 footprints
Today was a horrid day for me. The circumstances around me became too hard for me to bear and I really wanted to give up. It never took so long...it took at most only 2 months in the past and things would get better...why was it taking so long this time?! My impatience got the better of me and I demanded answers... from God. It's really been some time since I last felt so desperate. If not for today's sermon about God's grace, I am almost certain that I would still be steeped in my foolish thinking and disobedient ways. The preacher refered to what Paul, an apostle of Christ wrote in his second letter to the Corinthians for his sermon: "To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given to me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 The 'thorn in my flesh' in verse 7 was refering to a persisting problem that Paul faced. I definitely knew what the thorn in my flesh was. And through these few verses, God seemed to be speaking to me because I had been praying for a considerable time about this thorn in my flesh to go away but it didn't... Then, the next verse made me realise another thing: Perhaps it is not the circumstances around me that needs to be changed in order to solve the problem, perhaps it is......me who needs to change in my mindset and attitudes. Perhaps it's time that I find out what it really means by the 'Lord's grace is sufficient for me'. Friends....if u read this, I just hope that you will be able to pray for me... that the Lord's grace will be sufficient for me to overcome the troubles that I am facing. Thank You.. =) Lord, keep me from being bitter When things don't go my way, And grant me Your grace and wisdom To do Your will today. -Fitzhugh MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 12:44 AM | 0 footprints
I was looking through my Maths-OR course notes and revisited this example which I felt was hilarious...haha! Our OR Lecturer Dr. Shutler is really one crazy fella but he sure knows how to grab our attention during the lessons... :D Here's the example:  This is another interesting photo from my archives... Amidst the jams, chaos and uncompleted constructions at the Malaysia customs (another reason why I prefer Singapore), a Domino's pizza man stands on the top of a road partition to advertise 'personal' pizzas selling at RM 5 a piece (cheap rite!)... I have tried those pizzas before, they are yummy..hehe  MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 1:57 AM | 0 footprints
My last large scale assignment - CCE was handed in today .... FINALLY! Been slogging like mad for the past two weeks because there were 3 large scale assignments to be handed in this week....and working till 4, 5, 6, 7:30(a record) ams became a norm... It was a totally horrid life because I couldn't even get some decent sleep... Guess what I did after I handed in my assignment today? Yes, you are right! I went to SLEEP for 4 hrs straight....hahaha...woke up only at 6:30 pm...hahaha! I still have another assignment (considered smaller scale) and 2 maths paper and this semester will be officially over!! And after that will be CHRISTMAS - the most wonderful time of the year!! Haven't really planned anything for Christmas yet... (I have learnt that it's not too good to plan too many things but rather to submit my plans to God and make a commitment to do HIS will)but I gather it should be quite a different experience for me this year since I won't be caroling :P.. Whatever it is, I know Christmas this year will be special for me because I finally know the significance of the birth of JESUS - our saviour. =) MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 9:03 PM | 0 footprints
I am laden with work but I am happy. =) Why? Because my roomie cooked soup for the both of us today!!! I never knew a simple gesture like this could light up my day to such an extent... :D She is really a blessing from God. In my 4 years, this is the first time I ever had a so called 'friendship' with a roomie. Coincidence? I don't think so. I think this is God's blessing for setting my priorities right and I thank him from the bottom of my heart for it... =) Praise the Lord!! MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 9:48 PM | 0 footprints
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