Wednesday, August 24, 2011

CARTER, MY LOVE.

High school. What comes to mind when you hear those words? For some people (like myself), high school was a fun, transitional time where transformations occurred. Amidst the stress of homework, exams, and university acceptances, it was the best 4 years of my life.

Memorable highlights:
  • Carter auditions
  • REHEARSALS (sleeping during rehearsals for me)
  • CONCERTS, CONCERTS, CONCERTS
  • Honour rolls
  • Volunteer hours
  • Kiwanis festivals
  • Missa Gaia
  • Uniforms
  • Lunch group
  • Korean
  • Brebeuf boys
  • And just boys in general (obsession + infatuation)
  • 53 Steeles bus
  • Finch station
  • North York library
  • BORANGE, APPLE, BANANA (hahahaha)
  • National anthems at Raptors game
  • Vocal class + exams
  • Mr. Hauser and Mr. Huang
  • Ms. Hickey
  • Mr. Doherty
  • Spirit Assemblies
  • Civvies days
  • Peer helping
  • 30 hour famine
  • Summer school at Brebeuf :P
  • Julia's summer backyard parties
  • Birthday parties
  • Braces (both for teeth and knee)
  • Kneecap dislocation
  • Hence, crutches + cast
  • PROM!!!!!!!!
  • And last but not least, GRADUATION!!!!
These are only some bullet points among many others.

Hazel, Augusta, Jenny
Me with my knee brace

Proceed to more pictures (click on the link below)

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

A walk down the M lane

I  remember when I used to write about the most random things in my life on my blog. Had they been about relationships, friendships, fellowship, hardship, courtship–whatever ships they were. I don't know why I stopped. Do you think I should jump onto the boat and start doing that again? Let me know.

ON ANOTHER NOTE, I am sorry that my posts have been lacking, especially the mission ones. I will soon resume writing and finish up my mission series. Thank you for your patience and understanding, everyone.
xx,

Hazel

Monday, August 22, 2011

I MISS YOU.

"Then maybe it's true that I can't live without you."

Was it worth it?

Love.

Why waste it when it's not reciprocated? It takes two to BE in love. What's the point of having a one-sided relationship? You chose to wait and ended up wasting your time waiting for something that you knew would not come.

Being held onto for several months and then released after another. What were you thinking? What made you think that she deserved your time and effort and attention?

You had your reasons to stay. But frankly, was it worth it? At the finish line, you were left alone after she bid her sweet good bye and took off in an instant. YET, you still clung on to the words she once uttered to you, the things she did, and the memories you had together. Her words deludedly swallowed her actions. And what do memories mean if they aren't mutually shared?

Was it all worth it?

You're right. You should've taken that move much earlier before she did; pack your bags and catch the last bus ride at 2 AM. That way, you could've saved yourself some remorse.

Perhaps you loved her. Perhaps you really loved her. Or maybe, you just didn't know her.

In my own words, you could do better.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Two is Better Than One

To the one with whom I am in love,



"Then maybe it's true
That I can't live without you
Maybe two is better than one
There's so much time
To figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking two is better than one"


-onefourthree-

Monday, August 15, 2011

Saturday, August 13, 2011

The End: Of hate

Dear you,

It is the least of my intention to prolong our belligerent engagement with each other. I might have misunderstood your actions/intentions, and I am deeply sorry. Due to my previous intentional conducts, I've come to apologize. If you, for whatever reason, cannot accept my apologies, then there is nothing else that I can do. I'm not going to identify who's wrong and who's right in this situation. I've offered you my sincere apology, and if you don't want to take it, that's absolutely up to your personal discretion.

The only thing I requested from you was your consideration – to think about beyond yourself for the circumstances of other people. But since this was apparently a difficult demand to ask of you, then there is nothing else that I can do. You can suit yourself in doing whatever you want and however you like it. We'll hear it directly from people who have a voice to say what you NEED to hear. And again, it is not because I have nothing else to say to you. I could go on and on with our argument, but when I come to think of it, what good does it bring? Neither of us would relent.

The reason why I tweet is because I like to share my writing with the public, not because I want to publicize my life. It's not my fault you can't convey your life experiences in a riveting manner, hence incapable of intriguing public attention.

I'm done with you. You can eloquently accuse me of being insecure, fake, and/or other names which may be inappropriate to be displayed on my blog. I don't care. And I don't know why you told me to speak the truth when you couldn't even handle it. What I said was honest, blunt, and straightforward. I see nothing fake with it. It's your problem now. People judge other people. You are not the first and only person to have judged me. I have been a victim of judgement many times before. If I were to judge myself, I'd be rendered vain. So I'm leaving all the judgement to you at your disposal. You don't know me, and you said it yourself that you have no further means of getting to know me. Then please stop acting as if you do.

LOVE is a simple term with a complex undertone. It makes a person do crazy, irrational things. That's what love does. I guess you won't ever understand until you find it and learn on your own.

Trust me, you don't know what's going on in my personal life. I will be considerate here and not turn tables to blame you for my life's current predicament. I just hope that someday, SOMEDAY you will comprehend – that you will lose your stubborn personality and start looking at things through different eyes and a selfless heart, and to think about others before you think about yourself. Don't say you're hurt and ask to claim remuneration for it. Other people also get hurt BECAUSE OF YOU. It's such a shame that you are so proud and 'flattered' for ruining other people's lives and relationships.

You have taught and inspired me. I had never used this word on a person before I met you: HATE. I hated you, loathed you, despised you. You were the first (hopefully also the last) and only person toward whom I felt this enmity. But I realized that hate creates nothing but bitterness. It soaks my mind and being with a corrosive solution that gradually leads to an eventual gangrene on a nearly amputated limb.

I HAVE FORGIVEN YOU, on the absence of your apology. Take it or leave it. I'm not one to hold grudges. Don't let your ego consume you more than it already has. "We're not in high school anymore." If you think you're a mature grown-up, you can at the least act like one. Anyway, one of us has made an effort to reconcile.

Go be happy with your own life. It's your right :-).


Best regards,
Yours truly

Warren Barfield - Love Is Not a Fight

Soundtrack of one of my favourite movies, Fireproof.


Love is not a place
To come and go as we please
It's a house we enter in
Then commit to never leave


So lock the door behind you
Throw away the key
We'll work it out together
Let it bring us to our knees

Love is a shelter in a raging storm
Love is peace in the middle of a war
And if we try to leave, may God send angels to guard the door
No, love is not a fight but it's something worth fighting for


To some, love is a word
That they can fall into
But when they're falling out
Keeping that word is hard to do

Love will come to save us
If we'll only call
He will ask nothing from us
But demand we give our all

I will fight for you
Would you fight for me?

It's worth fighting for

Friday, August 12, 2011

RQ: Random Quote #19

"If people believe that good things come to an end, what makes you think the bad ones don't?"
- HTL

RQ: Random Quote #18

"Reading is analogous to shopping. There's always at least one new word to be picked out."
- HTL

New videos!

My brother has generously put up 2 new videos on my YouTube channel! :D Thank you, little brother.
Here are the links:

If:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2mIb6gk_FM


Enjoy!!


With love always,
Hazel

Good things come


It's funny how you always find the things you're not looking for.

They may make you
laugh,
cry,
upset,
mad.
But they also
... laugh with you, cry with you, fight with you, and keep you calm even when you're angry.

They may be your friend, best friend, lover..... they may even be your soulmate.

Good things come when you least expect them to. And when they do, be sure not to miss.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

RQ: Random Quote #17

"Education may certify a person's intelligibility, but it does not necessarily render him wise."
- HTL

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Thoughts and prayers: Somalia case


WORLD
Published: August 1, 2011
The Shabab Islamist insurgent group is imprisoning displaced and starving Somalis who were trying to escape Shabab territory.
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This article is linked directly from the New York Times website. PLEASE, PLEASE spare some time and give the article a brief read to inform you (if you haven't already been so) of what is currently ongoing in our world today. No, we cannot go there and physically be present to witness this horrific phenomenon due to the extreme danger, to which we could all be vulnerable. I know there's nothing we can do at this point, as aid is pretty much impeded, thus rendered ineffective, but we could always remember to bring this issue and the people into our thoughts and prayers. Some of us may not bother and are too hard-pressed living their frantic lives, which is completely reasonable. But if I could ask each and every one of my blog reader to just burden yourself with this kind of deliberation in your everyday life, perhaps it would make a substantial bit of difference.

We, as Christians, believe in the power of prayer. Nothing is impossible with God. Nothing is impossible for those who believe. Right now I'm asking all of us to gather ourselves, join together in unity, and act upon our belief by praying for these people and their nation. In Matthew 18:19-20, Jesus says, “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” I think this is fairly straightforward of what is clearly laid out in the bible. Should we refer to the notion of practicality: is this feasible? Yes. Simple enough? Very. Everything seems impossible, but we must remember that GOD MAKES THE IMPLAUSIBLE POSSIBLE. This is not about your erudition in sociopolitical affairs, nor is it a case of how much comprehension you have of global matters. It is plainly a question of whether or not you CARE. And I'm making a modest request to my blog readers to participate in this consideration.

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN, please make some contribution by keeping them in your thoughts, raising awareness, and/or being knowledgeable – anything counts! This is the LEAST we could do to make a difference. When you pray, please do not forget to include Somalia and the people who are inflicted by this gruesome calamity.

Thank you for taking your time. It is greatly appreciated.

Love always,
Hazel

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." – William James

Only One Right Person - Joshua Harris

Only One Right Person - Joshua Harris

Sunday, August 7, 2011

RQ: Random Quote #16 + reflection

"Don't stand idly by; don't be silent. The price of standing for our freedom is standing up for the freedom of others."
- Barack Obama, UN assembly speech, September 23, 2010
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What does it mean to stand up for our freedom by standing up for the freedom of others?

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Brotherly love



Yes, we're blood related. Yes, we don't look alike. Yes, I love my brother.

Monday, August 1, 2011

RQ: Random Quote #15

"In fiction, the narrator is never to be confused with the author."

INDONESIA: Mission Trip 2011 Day III (ii)

Here is a continuation from the earlier blog post I posted with respect to the mission trip, dated May 23, 2011. Oh, by the way, Happy 1st of August! It's Civic Holiday here in Canada, so we get a day off :-). The intention of this holiday is to 'not work', but on the contrary (as ever the case with me), I will be working on my essay. I hope everybody's been enjoying their long weekend.


Previous post: click here for pt. i
Part ii
Subsequently, we dropped by a plantation in Malanggaten. There were other miscellaneous crops estates, ranging from corn, wheat, etc. Our church intended to oversee their project, which was to build a plantation block house (I don't know what it's called in both English and Indonesian – maybe Gubuk Sawah? If anyone does, please do let me know). I just received confirmation from Ko Steven, saying that they have successfully built the house. I will try to ask for pictures, so I can post them here. In the mean time, here are the ones that we took:
Silly me! I must have forgotten to take a full-sized photo of the house by itself. I apologize.

For reference purposes, it is that house behind me (and the one in which I took this photo).