Sheep happens.

Friday, July 29, 2005

Treasure

The priceless treasure
Not everyone has it

Not money
Not materialistic wants

You know the feeling
The warmth of your family
The warmth you feel
When you come back home

Not everyone has it
Not everyone who has it appreciates it
And not everyone who has it can find the true meaning
Behind family
Behind the care and concern from their families
Behind the bonds in our family
Which God himself gave us

Learn to appreciate
This gift from God
For nothing can replace

Your Family

God Bless

Sunday, July 17, 2005

Hero

The soldiers are waiting
In the cold of the night

They lay awake
On the alert
Not daring to make any noise

A young conscript
Wakes from his uneasy slumber

He had dreamt of the imminent war
The order to charge
The clash of steel against steel
The desperate cries of injured men
The stomping of hooves

He wished it would never come
But deep inside he could not deny it

The enemies are approaching the city
His hometown
His life
His everything

He looked over the walls of the city
The surroundings were pitch black

And then he saw it
A flicker of light
Many flickers of light
Millions of them
Illuminating the horizon

He thought of his family
His friends
He was never going to let them down

He shouted the alert
And the men arose
Hurrying into their combat positions

Catapults were loaded with great stones
Archers pulled at their bowstrings
Swordsmen unsheathed their swords

The enemies were at their gates

The war cries of the enemy were deafening
The soldiers who were weak at heart cowered at the sound of it
But the gallant ones remained still
Unmoving
Preparing themselves to fight till the end

The conscript was ready for war
His mail shirt shining in the dark of the night
His sword gleaming with anticipation

The enemies had reached the gates
The archers on the wall shot many of them down
But there were too many

The catapults had destroyed a portion of the fortification
And enemy soldiers streamed into the city
Fierce fighting was going on

The conscript found himself in the frontline
Fighting with all his might
Parrying and blocking
Slashing and stabbing

Many fell before him
Many too fell before his company
For they were the best conscripts in the city

Soon his attackers were being attacked
And thus the first wave of enemies ceased

The conscript was as thankful as ever
He and his company had survived the attack

But before long
Another wave of enemies were approaching
And their orders were to hold their position
Till the last man was spent

Fortunately the enemies were attacking the west
And the east was safe for the moment

The conscript was sent on a patrol
Around the suburbs of the city
Where his family lay in hiding

He was walking towards his house
When his patrol of ten was ambushed
There was at least an enemy to every one of them

The ten men fought like true warriors
Not once in the fight did they falter
They fought fiercely against the enemies
But in the end only three survived the ambush

The conscript had been at the back of the patrol
When they were ambushed from the flanks
He had previously unsheathed his sword from his scabbard
In fear of stray enemy soldiers

He had been attacked by two savage-looking men wielding spears
He had cut off one man's head but another came to take his place
The enemies were skilled and were placing him in a tight spot
He desperately fought
Sustaining a few spear wounds
But he had amazing swordplay
And managed to get rid of his attackers after a while

When he saw that his friend was being cornered
And was about to be killed
He rushed to his comrade's aid
And killed his assailant

Only five of the ten were left
Yet many bodies were strewn around the area
The corpses of their enemies

They fought the enemy with such force
That they were either slain or forced to escape
Unfortunately two of the five were slain by an enemy archer
Before the archer was killed by a flying spear from the conscript

They were victorious
And returned to their commander
With the bodies of their comrades

News had spread that the enemies had entered the city central
The conscript rushed to the central
And saw a gruesome sight

The enemy general was stabbing his comrades with his spear
And using his horse to stomp on them
Giving them no chance to survive

The conscript was enraged
He wanted to teach the enemies a lesson
And so he climbed up to the top of the city hall with a bow in his hand

He aimed

And shot

It was a shot that sealed the fate of his enemies

The arrow struck the general's horse in the eye
And the horse toppled
Crushing the enemy general underneath

Instantly the enemies were in chaos
For they had no one to give them orders

They were annihilated by the city troops
Slain by the sword

And as the sounds of fighting ceased in the city
Dawn came

And the Hero lay down into a deep slumber
One that was well earned

Sunday, July 10, 2005

...

Life is bitter
It brings

Suffering
Pain
Tears
Loneliness
Fear
Death
War
Sickness

Where is love when we needed it most?
Compassion?
Friendship?
Kindness?

Only in our hearts and souls

Everyone
Let's do our part
For the world
For the human race
For everything on this earth

Let us love others
As we love ourselves

It only takes a small spark
To set the flame going

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

The Prisoner

The night was cold
In a prison cell

A pair of bright blue eyes look out
Into the darkness of the night
Mist appears
As he lets out a long breath of air

This was going to be the night
The night of his life

His minuscule frame
Shrinks into the shadows
As the guard walked past

He takes a deep breath
And opens the previously unlocked door
A brick in his hand

The guard kept walking
Not aware of the danger looming

The prisoner advanced slowly towards the guard
Careful not to make a sound

He struck

The guard fell to the floor
Fresh blood trickling down his face
Not knowing of his impending doom

The prisoner was now thirsty

Yes

Thirsty for blood

He bends over
And gave the guard a blow
That gave no chance
For him to ever feel the warmth of the sunlight
And the feel of the breeze on his face

The prisoner suddenly awoke from his trance
And surveys the whole scene before him
He couldn't take it anymore

The prisoner was suddenly grabbed from behind
He struggled like an animal
So hard
That his hunter had to let his grip loose

The animal in him took over
And the hunter was hunted
The prey was prey no more

He was strong
He knew it
The wild uncontrollable power in him
Was unstoppable

He was congratulating himself
Feasting his eyes on his accomplishment
When a shot broke the silence of the night

It felt as though the whole world had collapsed
He felt his eyes dim

Pain is your friend
He thought

And he collapsed
with an evil grin on his face

Sunday, July 03, 2005

The Run

Bottom of the 9th
2 down
Score was tied at 0-0

The batter goes up to the box
Thoughts race through his mind
Mariano Rivera is pitching
Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees
We cannot lose this one

He gets ready
And steps in the box

Cameras flash
The crowd screams

His arms felt like lead
His muscles all tense
But he takes control
His mind overpowering his body
He felt relaxed

The first pitch comes in
It's a 4-seam fastball
He lets go
It was a ball

He calms himself down
Stepped out of the box to take a breath
And back in again

The next pitch comes in
It's a slider
It's coming into the strike zone
He swings
And misses
The count is 1-1

The crowd was louder than ever
He was getting distracted by the flashes of camera

Suddenly a pitch came in
Strike

He shook himself awake
And let his mind take over again

The pitch
A curveball
He stays calm and let the ball fall in
A ball

Another pitch
A 2-seam fastball
He checked
Just on time
A ball

Full count
Sweat was trickling down his face
His arms felt like rubber
But he told himself
I must and I will do it

The pitch
A changeup
It was coming in perfectly

He swings

The crowd roared as his bat made contact
The ball flew

Far

Going

Going

He runs
Silently praying

Gone

He let go a sigh of relief as he stepped on the plate
Victory is sweet

School

To students in Singapore, i guess school means

1. Work, Homework
2. Endless hours of torturous studying
3. Long hours trapped in a sub-human, squarish room, listening 2 d endless droning of d teachers
4. CCA!!!!! yay.....
OR
CCA!!!!! noooooo.....
5. Getting scolded

Interestingly, ppl in other countries apparently dont think the same..

Indonesia (survey from my friends there)
1. I have to work harder! 0.0"
2. Work AND play
3. Slacky place
4. I wanna play a sport
5. I'll kill myself if i don't score

Australia(from my cousin, even tho he's not australian he studies there)
1. Boring
2. Educational
3. Compulsory
4. Place to meet ur friends
5. I hate exams

Lol.. Juz some crappy stuff posted purely for the sake of fun

A True Friend

I found out
A true friend

Loves you
Helps you
Guides you
Condones you
Appreciates you

A true friend walks through
All the roads with you
No matter
Long or short
Wide or narrow
Rough or smooth

A true friend gives his/her all
To help a friend in need
Not a single thought
Of the sacrifices made

What more could you ask
Other than a true friend?

It may seem impossible
To have a friend like this

Well
We already have a friend like that

His name is Jesus

He gave up His all
Just to be a friend to us all

If you read this
Please
Go out there
And share the love
With your family
Your friends
Anyone

Share the love of Christ

peace