Stop whining

Stop complaining that you suck in studies and start upping your game to master them.

The Beauty of Time

Time passes.

Friends you meet leave for a very long while only before catching up again.

Yet, after all these years, you still will be my friends.

Thank you for times we shared and for the rare times to come. I appreciate them all, be it more frequent or not.

See you next time.

He who has ears, let him hear

"This week has been filled with ups and downs."

"This week has been filled with ups and downs."

"This week has been filled with ups and downs."

Apparently the guys didn't care, so I shan't tell them. I shall instead summarise this roller-coaster week here

Before Monday:

UP — Had good tuition with a DHS student

DOWN — Was uninvited to send my LG leader off

Monday:

UP — Caught up with Benjamin and Bryan

DOWN — Was completely uninvited to my unit-mate's birthday celebration

Tuesday:

UP — Open House

Wednesday:

DOWN — Was fired (so-called) by my J2 student

UP — My DHS student enjoyed tuition

Thursday:

DOWN — My mentor was unable to meet me for mentoring

UP — The USP interview went incredibly smoothly

Friday:

DOWN — Pooped in my pants on the way to cycling

UP — Went cycling

DOWN — No one wanted to hear me share this

UP — I don't care

He who has eyes, let him read.

He who has ears, let him hear.

The Power of Phileo

Friendships last even when seasons don't.

Even when you're repeatedly not invited to events that your previous circle of friends do together. 'Together' probably lost much of its meaning then.

Even when a sincere text is responded with a blue tick. Trivial it may sound, but it reflects condescendence on the friendship. Or maybe just incredible busyness on their part.

Even when you repeatedly request for a catchup and the other party repeatedly procrastinates.

Yet, I, Joel Kindiak, at a ripe old age of 18.67, can say with a clear conscience—it is well with my soul. I understand that people are busy and hence neglect others. I've come to learn that one does not simply rely on friends 24/7 for fulfillment. Rely on God.

Nonetheless, their actions will not de-friend them from me. They will still hold dear to my heart, even though outwardly it doesn't look like it.

After all, friendships last even when seasons don't.

Dude...

Okay the title is a lot milder than the emotions I intend to convey in this post.

I love my LG. AH Cell, Shnameless and SALG, but have been let down by the latter one today. Danica was departing for UK today and I would love to have the honour of sending her off. No that's not happening, because my LG DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME ABOUT THIS.

DUDE. (Right now I'm scolding in my mind but choose not to express such displeasure here) A simple text/notification would allow me to travel to the Airport; I DON'T CARE THAT I LIVE IN THE WEST! Ya know...I was so tempted to leave the chat group on this basis, but choose not to make a rash decision as such. But come on people!

To be fair, not everyone went to the Airport. It seemed as though only the "committee people" did. Ah whatever man. It sucks to realise this but I guess just gotta grit my teeth and carry on, y'know. Suck it up and move on with life. It's not a right to be invited; it's a privilege.

To be fair, there's no right for me to be angry anyway. All I hope for now is to receive Danz when she returns from the North.

But still. Guys. Low blow man.

Emotion summary: 😡☹️😭😔

Never Letting Go

Time and again Love never ends

Finding freedom here, never letting go of You again

My saving grace, Champion of my faith

Finding freedom here, never letting go of You again

Suprisingly Positive

Dang I re-watched #potd2015 (link: https://youtu.be/1Shqaj636vI) and realised that I was surprisingly positive despite my horrible sickness...really blessed by God with joy regardless of circumstance.