Is it wrong to be skeptical about charity donations?

As part of my CCA, there are fund raising activities that we do every year. I do not doubt the purpose of such activities; they are all for a good cause.

But it pains me when I hear reports of people misappropriating funds. My parents have been skeptical about these things ever since TT Durai (NKF) and his golden taps, and of course Ming Yi, that 'monk'. Apparently Ming Yi is out of jail and a new man. pff.

And both are from RI. What a disgrace.

I digress. Should I follow my parents' attitude towards such charity donations? My mum told me today that some idiot misappropriated some funds from the Japan relief funds from Red Cross.

I guess however tight regulations are, there will always be loopholes waiting to be exploited. I am currently clinging on to some hope that the money I donate reaches somewhere it is of use, not a greedy person's pocket.

Hopefully my faith will hold true.

ok haha yay whoo whee lalala


I'm socially inept.

Maybe staying under a rock like patrick star might not be such a bad option after all.

Well, good job all facommers! especially awareness cat! awesome board game, awesome presentation, awesome brochure!

For fac main team, at least we are in the finals! One step at a time I guess. Towards the top...



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I don't know either. You confuse me. But now I'm unsure if it was my fault or yours. Though, does it matter anymore?


Maybe we should just bury the hatchet.

Or just move on.

You can only learn to love yourself by loving and cherishing life. Learning to love yourself can make our lives more fulfilling, more beautiful; making our souls more healthy and whole.

Learning to love yourself is not indulging in oneself, it is about independence. There will always be times when there is no one there to monitor us, mentor us. Even our dearest parents or our closest friends cannot be by our side forever. The love and concern we are currently showered with can always be easily taken away. Hence, we have to learn how to find out own happiness, so that we would not end up as a blade of dried grass floating helplessly in the wind, but a tree standing proudly against it.

Learning to love yourself is not about spoiling oneself, but about encouraging oneself. It allows us to learn to give ourselves lovely stalk of flower when everything seems lost, giving ourselves a radiant smile on our faces, to embrace hope and to persevere on towards a better tomorrow. Loving oneself is not shameful, it is an honour. It is not based on ignorance, but based on our deep understanding of life's value and importance. It can allow us to construct our own palace when our soul seems empty, transforming it into a haven for spirit.

Only by learning to love yourself, can you truly know how to love this world.

P.S. some parts sound funny, cos I translated this from a passage that was in chinese lol

Is that a normal reaction? hmm.

What I did in the last 30 odd hours feels like a dream. Starting on Friday 6pm to 9pm today, it was filming all the way. We practically went the through the entire island, except for the Northern areas. Cant say the locations, cos after all its for a competition.

Really tired. Yet it was fun. But know its time to focus on other stuff. 

Camp tomorrow...(yea I know Sunday is in 9 minutes but well...)

I am still wondering about how to communicate effectively with people. Is it really wrong to communicate bluntly because you felt that was right/what you wanted to do? Or should we still maintain that distance and impersonal feeling that the internet perpetuates?

I have no idea. I still tactless. blunt. Some who are more kind-hearted will say I'm honest. But I'm just a rude person who doesn't know when he oversteps the line.

Hopefully those that I 'offended' will understand where I came from. Maybe not. Maybe that's why I'm just an  unpopular kid in school, not of those that everyone knows their names.

But are they really that friendly? I can't see how a person can remain that friendly for 24/7. I will go bonkers. People will just take advantage of your goodwill. Or maybe they just do it. Afterall, some people feel that it is a joy to help others.

I am not saying the point of view they have is flawed. But sometimes I question the motives of those who ask for help.

But I digress. Just hope she understands.

A slip of tongue is all it takes to destroy friendships. After all, friendship is like a porcelain vase. Once broken, it can never be restored to each original condition, no matter how hard you try.

If she doesn't, I just lost another one in my ever shrinking pool of friends.

You feel like paradise, and I need a vacation now....

Finally have some mood/time to post. Been real busy the past few weeks.

RIRC got into facom finals for both categories of FAC, and my team got into finals for GC. WOO double happiness xD

now hoping I get into top 10 indiv for GC...