once again,
hi evryone !
it has been a
terribly busy week for me so i've finally got the chance to sit my butt down at the comp and post something to keep my
almost-dying-blog from dying. = )
tho, it's
still dying =(
anyway, a
miracle happened to me this week.
the biggest, most amazing, unbelievable miracle happened !
as some of you know, i was in for
public speaking and i
HATED IT !
i was lamenting about it for two weeks
. TWO WEEKS NON-STOP! =__=
the competition was
last wednesday.
to cut the long story short, i tried to get sick. i really reaaaaally tried to get sick and i ALMOST DID. why get sick? well because i wanted to
RUN AWAY FROM THE DREADFUL PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION, THAT'S WHY. but, my dad got sooo worried, he took me to a doctor, got me some antibiotics and GAH, i got well. I just HAD to get well 2 days before the competition which was monday and the wonderful part is that i did not memorize the script at all because i thought i would be SICK ! manatauuuu, my mom comes into the room and says '
God doesn't want you to run away from this you know, and he won't let you.'freaky? not really... God had a plan for me. but i refused to see it. why else would i be cured? x (i cried. i cried bitterly. i cried with anger, frustration and uncontrolled negative emotions. but after the tears, i felt much better. as though i cried out all the negativity out of my brains.
with a much distorted face from crying, i went out to my mom and said '
i'll try but i know i won't win because i seriously feel STUPID for agreeing to do this'. my mom comforted me and reminded me to pray.
prayer.
something i've never actually thought about.
so
i prayed and all my stupidity was wiped away with all the doubts. i can't explain how. it's as though it was never there! it was a monday night. i
started reciting and reciting and memorizing and reciting and in TWO HOURS i memorized everything, SEASONED with confidence and ready to give my best
not for ME
not for MISS CHEE
not for my
MOM but for GOD! i woke up on wednesday morning and prayed. on the way to school, i prayed. and God kinda told me '
why not be the first to go up the stage?'. i thought..." nahhhhh........that would be suicidal"
i went for prayer group and evryone prayed for me,Zhu and Rach.
i was late for drawing lots. and i got
14th. THE LAST. BUT
BUT
BUT
BUT
pui yee came up to me and said the most SURPRISING THING to me that morning
pui yee : DAD AHH ! You wanna change number with me?samjo : har? what number? o.O?pui yee : *shows number* ONE !samjo : OHKAY !! without a second thought i said ohkay. without a second thought. i must've been
CRAZY ! i was supposed to be shaking like a leaf but.. surprisingly... i didn't. i wasn't THAT nervous. =D and do you see the connection?
God's calling to be first and in the end, i did get to be the first.coincidence?i don't think so.
i prayed and prayed until sissy SARAS called my name and i went up the stage. and i looked at the audience, my fellow colistrians. i froze. BUT again i heard God saying "
don't be afraid. all these people look like tiny dots in blue. don't they?"
tiny dotstiny dotstiny dots...............
HAHAH YAH THEY DO ! =D
so i carried on talking to the tiny blue dots and before i knew it, it was over. and i was
r.e.l.i.e.v.e.d.impromptu.
terrible.
"NATIONAL SERVICE should be made COMPULSORY for all FITH FORMERS. What do you think?"and i crapped about evrything and anything knowing i said something and not nothing.
*ting ting
i walked off the stage.
it was time to announce who the winners were and i
walked to the back of the hall to sit with
ED. knowing that i wouldn't get anything.
But guess what
i won third place.@_@
and i'm glad that Ed was the first to hug me, congratulating me. ><
Congratz SAU CHENG and ZHU-EY for winning first and second placing ! you guys were AWESOME !! THANK YOU KENNETH ! LK i said ILY so much for helping me with the script and for your fantastic catchy '
obama-phrases'! i got feedback that i sound very kenneth-ish up on stage ya know..... LOL. aren't you SO proooooud of me? =D
anyway, do you see
the power of prayer? do you see
how amazing God works? you may think that '
it's all just a mere coincidence...' but I SAY,
NO ! it's real and
it's God ! ILY GOD ! =DDD
Joleneee <3