"Life is not measured by the
number of breaths we take,
but by the number of moments
that take our breath away."
~ Anonymous

Let me introduce you to this girl, Cheryl. She's very fond of her dog, Amber, has a best friend called Li, and loves to dance. As a child, she was sheltered in a loving family who taught her about God's love, so she grew up a Christian, an idealist and a romantic.

Then one day, the big, wide world came knocking on her door. Enamored of its seeming beauty, she stepped outside the house and wandered off. Along the way, she's loved and lost, been used and been cherished, tasted both success and failure, and basically made a lot of mistakes that taught her how to handle life.

Born on February 7, 1986, she's now 22 and counting. If left alone, she would love nothing more than to curl up in bed with a good book and dive into a world of magic, mystery and true love. But she doesn't want to be alone forever... Somewhere in the world, she believes that there is someone who will see the flaws in her and love her for it. Someone whom she can settle down with, make babies with and grow old with.

One day, she hopes to travel the world... Dive at the Great Barrier Reef, watch turtles crawling in the Galapagos, kayak with the seals in Antartica, and stand in awe atop Mount Sinai. One day...

In the meantime, welcome to her blog.

Time flies.

Everything's changed, and yet, nothing's changed... I'm no longer studying in McIntire, nor even living in the States. In the past two years, SEED has bloomed, grown and borne fruit, and I'm totally hands-off at this point. In fact, I've been working in Singapore as a relationship manager at Citi for nigh on two years! Wow. Never thought I'd be doing that.

But I'm still the same old me (or same "young" me! hehe). Still dating the same guy, still have the same best friend, still working hard, and still reading/playing wow in my spare time. Sadly, I feel like a gyroscope - always spinning furiously but staying in the same spot - when I'd rather liken my life's journey to a road leading to somewhere beautiful.

Well that's why I'm back to this writing board to do some introspection on my life. What am I doing with my life? What is it that God want me to do??

Stay tuned for "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren.


WOOHOOO!! I AM DONE!
I AM SOOOOOOOO DONEDONEDONEDONEDONE!!!!

YAY! Singapore here I come... :) Sun, sand, sea + food, fun, friends = a happy Cheryl. Singapore rocks.

People to meet up with:
1. Li + rest of RGS folks
2. Wil and Ji Nin
3. Candice
4. Martin and Ben --> Pump room!
5. Rest of UVA kids (pool party / ktv session?)
6. SMU econ girls

Things to do:
1. Microfinance spreadsheet for JPM
2. SEED stuff
3. GYM!
4. Hang out =)

2.5 more hours... ♥


It is that spark within us that burns,
Burns.
Inextinguishable.
It marks us as human.

To live, is to hope.
To hope, is to believe in the future;
In happiness.
In goodness.
In love.

I believe in God.
I believe in soul mates.
I believe in you.


Check out this hilarious interpretive mime video! (Yes obviously I am studying very hard for Investments on Monday... Lol.)




Today, my past came back and bit me. Sigh. It's not the first time it's happened, and I can't tell if it will be the last, but it was definitely very frustrating. My heart is troubled, and I can't concentrate, which is why I came online to hang out for awhile...

Basically, I've made mistakes, and I freely admit that. All I can do is try to be a good person, but sometimes, people fail at what they try to do.

So one point of this blog is for me to start anew. To get up, dust myself off, and move on as a stronger and better person. To stare Temptation in the eye and walk away. Some people think it's easy because they haven't tried. Some fall into despair and never forgive themselves for succumbing to Its alluring call. And some, learn to live with the scars of Temptation's dangerous games and laugh at the sound of It's voice.

Forgive me.

"Everything will be okay in the end... If it's not okay, it's not the end."
~ Anonymous



Seriously? More than 1000 people in 12hours? *blink blink* Either something is wrong with the counter, or someone hit "refresh" waayyy too many times. If it were that easy to get hits, I can start selling ad space soon! Haha.

So, on the first 24 hour time period of my life, I'm supposed to have a comm law exam at 9am in the morning. Unfortunately, I managed to sleep through 2 alarms, and a phone call, and woke up at 11am... Fail.

Thankfully, there's still one more sitting at 2pm today! The very last sitting after first planning to take it on Monday, then Tuesday, then 9am today (Saturday). This is my absolute last chance.

Oh and yi-xian called to say that there's no point studying for Investments, because it's beyond difficult. *shrugs* I'll just study anyway :)

I really don't mean to ramble on about exams, but this IS my exam period after all, so bear with me! It will be over in 2 days!



This is the first day of my life
Swear I was born right in the doorway
I went out in the rain
Suddenly everything changed
They're spreadin' blankets on the beach

Yours is the first face that I saw
Think I was blind before I met you
I don't know where I am
I don't know where I've been
But I know where I want to go
So I thought I'd let you know
That these things take forever
I especially am slow
But I realized that I need you
And I wondered if I could come home

I remember the time you drove all night
Just to meet me in the morning
And I thought it was strange
You said everything changed
You felt as if you'd just woke up
And you said,
This is the first day of my life,
Glad I didn't die before I met you
But now I don't care I could go anywhere with you
And I'd probably be happy.

So if you wanna be with me
With these things there's no telling
We'll just have to wait and see
But I'd rather be working for a paycheck
Than waiting to win the lottery

Besides maybe this time it's different
I mean I really think you'll like me...

The most apt post in the world.


Yay it worked! :D

Liyana
Ning
Wil
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