SCHOOL is something that i'm looking forward to. i miss going through physics notes and understanding awesome concepts on how things work(if you hate physics that's too bad). but the uni students around me are making me afraid of sch because they're SO STRESSED UP! :( someone described to me that apparently uni is like going thru 'A' levels a few times. lol GG.
anyway i have exactly 7 more months to ORD!
in this 7 months, i'll have:
-time to be stupid
-time to read bible
-time to disciple
-time to improve skills
-time to learn something new
-time to record music
-time to lose weight(LOL like forever.)
-and abt 3 grands to save
so it aint so bad to be still in army. i just can't imagine sch next year. but nonetheless i believe God is preparing me. Amen.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Updates
It's been ages since I last visited and scribbled something here. I think life is really seasonal. At least mine is. There are times that I feel that I really need to journal down things that are happening in my life. And after a few months of faithful writing you just disappeared. Somewhere along the way you lost your way because you were tight down with something else. You lost the habit. Now I really believe good habits are so much harder to develop. Haha anyway whatever the case, I'll try my best to update.
The past week had been crazy. I played for 3 slots for our global conference, out of which in between 2 slots I had to book in to camp. I really felt like awol-ing since my sir thought I took a full day leave. But oh well, I guess I had to choose to do the right thing then. No one actually understands the agony of travelling all the way to the extreme left corner of singapore to book in. Haha it feels like shit, really.
But then again that night I was really blessed with the last night session of the GC. The holy spirit literally flooded the entire nexus auditorium like never before. I felt so privileged to be able to serve. And guess what, it was the entire youth worship team serving in the last night of the global conference! Haha so so cool can! I can really see our team starting to impact the churches globally. Awesome man! Looking forward to more breakthroughs!
The past week had been crazy. I played for 3 slots for our global conference, out of which in between 2 slots I had to book in to camp. I really felt like awol-ing since my sir thought I took a full day leave. But oh well, I guess I had to choose to do the right thing then. No one actually understands the agony of travelling all the way to the extreme left corner of singapore to book in. Haha it feels like shit, really.
But then again that night I was really blessed with the last night session of the GC. The holy spirit literally flooded the entire nexus auditorium like never before. I felt so privileged to be able to serve. And guess what, it was the entire youth worship team serving in the last night of the global conference! Haha so so cool can! I can really see our team starting to impact the churches globally. Awesome man! Looking forward to more breakthroughs!
Monday, August 10, 2009
The Devil's Treat
The Devil's Treat
he told me that I'm all alone, he suggested that a bit of compromise is okay, because, things will somehow eventually work out, he showed me flesh, he made me believe that i can live a better life without His directions, he made me think that it's all about me, he doesn't have to teach me witchcraft or satanism, all he needs to do is to get my mind off Him, and that's child's play for him.
save me, Dad.
he told me that I'm all alone, he suggested that a bit of compromise is okay, because, things will somehow eventually work out, he showed me flesh, he made me believe that i can live a better life without His directions, he made me think that it's all about me, he doesn't have to teach me witchcraft or satanism, all he needs to do is to get my mind off Him, and that's child's play for him.
save me, Dad.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The missing box
1 Chronicles 25:5-9
5 Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He then mustered those twenty years old or more and found that there were three hundred thousand men ready for military service, able to handle the spear and shield. 6 He also hired a hundred thousand fighting men from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.
5 Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He then mustered those twenty years old or more and found that there were three hundred thousand men ready for military service, able to handle the spear and shield. 6 He also hired a hundred thousand fighting men from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.
7 But a man of God came to him and said, "O king, these troops from Israel must not march with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the people of Ephraim. 8 Even if you go and fight courageously in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has the power to help or to overthrow."
9 Amaziah asked the man of God, "But what about the hundred talents I paid for these Israelite troops?"
The man of God replied, "The LORD can give you much more than that."
Thursday, April 16, 2009
What am I doing?
What am I doing to extend God's kingdom now?
That's the question that I used to hear a lot and think abt a lot when I was serving in my JC days. Somehow thru the years that I've been in church, this question no longer came across my mind as often as it did and should have. Recently I spent some time to think and reflect abt the things that I'm doing now. Compared to the things that I used to do back in pastoral, they are so different. Yes, we talk abt doing different things in the body of Christ to fulfil a single purpose. But somehow along the way, some ppl(myself included) have lost track of that single purpose and our hearts subtly start to grow cold and harden towards this very fundamental qns: 'What are we doing now to extend His kingdom?'
Well I guess for older believers, it's very much easier to react fast and list out one whole bunch of things that we're doing to 'extend His kingdom'. We may be serving, and what we do to serve may have extended His kingdom in one way or another, but our hearts and minds are not as engaged and focused on extending His kingdom as how much God wants us to be. In the light of that, we've started to lose track of our purpose yet again.
Recently the big leaders from Hope Bangkok did terrible terrible things, and a series of bad things, things that the Bible warned us not to do, have happened. I read the news yesterday and the headline news on the front page was 'Violent street protests raged in Bangkok'. I wondered, are they somehow related to the fall of our Bangkok church's top leadership? Are those the repercussions of the sins of our leaders? And as I look into the Bible on how the whole Israel fell when one man, the man over the entire nation, turned his back from God, I start to believe that yes they are related, 'strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered.' zech 13:7
Yes! I need to constantly remind myself of this question over and over again.
Is my guitar discipling extending God's kingdom?
Is my guitar playing extending God's kingdom?
Is my band-leading extending God's kingdom?
Are my words and actions in church/at home/in camp extending God's kingdom?
Are my impure/evil thoughts and motives hindering me from extending God's kingdom?
Is ________ that I'm doing for my own gain or for extending God's kingdom?
Eat the humble pie and ask yourselves that. It'll help you grow a lot.
That's the question that I used to hear a lot and think abt a lot when I was serving in my JC days. Somehow thru the years that I've been in church, this question no longer came across my mind as often as it did and should have. Recently I spent some time to think and reflect abt the things that I'm doing now. Compared to the things that I used to do back in pastoral, they are so different. Yes, we talk abt doing different things in the body of Christ to fulfil a single purpose. But somehow along the way, some ppl(myself included) have lost track of that single purpose and our hearts subtly start to grow cold and harden towards this very fundamental qns: 'What are we doing now to extend His kingdom?'
Well I guess for older believers, it's very much easier to react fast and list out one whole bunch of things that we're doing to 'extend His kingdom'. We may be serving, and what we do to serve may have extended His kingdom in one way or another, but our hearts and minds are not as engaged and focused on extending His kingdom as how much God wants us to be. In the light of that, we've started to lose track of our purpose yet again.
Recently the big leaders from Hope Bangkok did terrible terrible things, and a series of bad things, things that the Bible warned us not to do, have happened. I read the news yesterday and the headline news on the front page was 'Violent street protests raged in Bangkok'. I wondered, are they somehow related to the fall of our Bangkok church's top leadership? Are those the repercussions of the sins of our leaders? And as I look into the Bible on how the whole Israel fell when one man, the man over the entire nation, turned his back from God, I start to believe that yes they are related, 'strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered.' zech 13:7
Yes! I need to constantly remind myself of this question over and over again.
Is my guitar discipling extending God's kingdom?
Is my guitar playing extending God's kingdom?
Is my band-leading extending God's kingdom?
Are my words and actions in church/at home/in camp extending God's kingdom?
Are my impure/evil thoughts and motives hindering me from extending God's kingdom?
Is ________ that I'm doing for my own gain or for extending God's kingdom?
Eat the humble pie and ask yourselves that. It'll help you grow a lot.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Reliance
Last night me, puay, simon, daixuan and huiyang headed over to simon's place to attempt to record some songs for the easter short film. We were supposed to meet at 1830 hrs, but guess what, we met at 2030 hrs coz simon was held back really late in camp. By the time we reached simon's place, settled down, waited for the rough cut of the easter short film to be downloaded, it was alr 2130 hrs! But we really thank God that we still managed to write the most important song for the short film - a song abt forgiveness. And I really learnt alot from that recording session!
To write a good song when you're just an average guitar player, you'll need,
1. A keyboardist (Huiyang)
2. A lyricists and melody composer (Puaylin)
3. A good place to record (Simon's place)
4. Recording equipments (Simon)
5. An awesome singer to bring out the song (Daixuan)
6. A sustain pedal for the keyboard (apparently simon didn't have it so we'll have record the proper one another day haha)
And I tell you, the song was literally given by God. I was sitting on the shuttle bus to camp yesterday morning as usual, had a pretty rough night trying to compose songs(and nothing came out). But I guess I was relying too much on my own efforts, my own music knowledge, my own skills, and it was all abt myself last night. I told God on the bus like as if talking to a friend sitting beside me that I really need Your help. Then help came, the chords were ringing in my head, everything was so clear, I knew exactly where to play what to play. I picked up the guitar immediately after I reached office, everything fell into place like how amino acids will form up in line to produce proteins. The feeling was good, because God is really good.
And I thank God for people like puay, yang, simon and dx who were there to wrap up the song so perfectly. YAY!
More songs tonight. Jiayi's bday. Prac for svc. Chords. Blah blah. I'm gonna rely on God.
To write a good song when you're just an average guitar player, you'll need,
1. A keyboardist (Huiyang)
2. A lyricists and melody composer (Puaylin)
3. A good place to record (Simon's place)
4. Recording equipments (Simon)
5. An awesome singer to bring out the song (Daixuan)
6. A sustain pedal for the keyboard (apparently simon didn't have it so we'll have record the proper one another day haha)
And I tell you, the song was literally given by God. I was sitting on the shuttle bus to camp yesterday morning as usual, had a pretty rough night trying to compose songs(and nothing came out). But I guess I was relying too much on my own efforts, my own music knowledge, my own skills, and it was all abt myself last night. I told God on the bus like as if talking to a friend sitting beside me that I really need Your help. Then help came, the chords were ringing in my head, everything was so clear, I knew exactly where to play what to play. I picked up the guitar immediately after I reached office, everything fell into place like how amino acids will form up in line to produce proteins. The feeling was good, because God is really good.
And I thank God for people like puay, yang, simon and dx who were there to wrap up the song so perfectly. YAY!
More songs tonight. Jiayi's bday. Prac for svc. Chords. Blah blah. I'm gonna rely on God.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Goodbye 1/4
Yes ONE QUARTER OF THE YEAR IS GONE! Imagine u eating pizza, and one corner is now gone - that's the part of the year that is gone. Haha so fast right. Remember counting down to 2009? IT'S APRIL ALREADY!
Haha AND that means erm... 15 more months to ORD! (or rather ROD)
Ok la not exactly very encouraging but hell yeah 9 months sweeped by like a bullet train.
On the side note, I spent $100 this month! PURELY ON FOOD AND TRANSPORT! I didn't buy anything related to guitar and I survived. Haha! -pats back
Anyways just went to cookhouse alone and met some familiar faces. Saw alex at the cookhouse. Haha gonna miss him man. All the best in OCS! And yeah I'm gonna miss not seeing shawn at cookhouse too. But I'm really glad he survived 9 months in OCS. I guess God really pulled him through man. Throughout my 9 months of lunching at OCS dining hall, I saw many cadets came and went, some from ny, some from zhonghua, some, well I just remember faces.
Yay thank God that ame's bday yesterday was a success! Haha hope she loved the lunch and dunks! Now I have to squeeze my brain juices for Operation TWENTYONE - the QUEEN party! Haha ay this is what happens when you're an nsf in your cg. Lol and apparently I'm very lousy at birthday plannings. Help!
Haha AND that means erm... 15 more months to ORD! (or rather ROD)
Ok la not exactly very encouraging but hell yeah 9 months sweeped by like a bullet train.
On the side note, I spent $100 this month! PURELY ON FOOD AND TRANSPORT! I didn't buy anything related to guitar and I survived. Haha! -pats back
Anyways just went to cookhouse alone and met some familiar faces. Saw alex at the cookhouse. Haha gonna miss him man. All the best in OCS! And yeah I'm gonna miss not seeing shawn at cookhouse too. But I'm really glad he survived 9 months in OCS. I guess God really pulled him through man. Throughout my 9 months of lunching at OCS dining hall, I saw many cadets came and went, some from ny, some from zhonghua, some, well I just remember faces.
Yay thank God that ame's bday yesterday was a success! Haha hope she loved the lunch and dunks! Now I have to squeeze my brain juices for Operation TWENTYONE - the QUEEN party! Haha ay this is what happens when you're an nsf in your cg. Lol and apparently I'm very lousy at birthday plannings. Help!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Financial Deficit in the Midst of Recession
It's been a week since I last blogged. Nothing interesting in my life, except having left $27.80 in my account. SHIET!
I spent at least $2k in the past 3 months. Killer.
Pedals:
-Boss FDR $210 (thought it was a preamp, waste $$)
-Boss DD5 $230 (needed a digital delay, useful)
-Boss FS5U $35 (needed a tap tempo to use together with DD5, useful)
-Boss Keeley Mod BD2 $180 (very nice clear overdrive great for blues and LB songs, useful)
-Wampler Pinnacle $280 (good dist pedal but doesn't suit single coils, waste $$)
-Sansamp GT2 $200 (needed a preamp, but sounds muffled when played thru nexus, abit waste$$)
-MXR phaser 90 $90 (very useful! for praise esp)
Guitar cases
-Electric hardcase $60 (needed a hardcase to store fender cij, useful)
-Acoustic softcase $50 (needed a softcase to store takamine, useful)
Guitar amps:
-Vox AD30VT $260 (impulse but it's a really good & cheap digital modelling amp, abit waste $$)
Pickups:
-Lace sensor holy grail $70 (needed a middle noiseless pup for fender cij, useful)
-Boss DB6 Metronome $90 (useful tool for every single musician)
-Dimarzio Area '58 x 2 $305 (very expensive! but powerful single coil stacks, sounds awesome, quite useful)
-Changing pickups $25 (could have done it with simon's help, waste $$)
Misc:
-Acoustic preamp rack bag $48 (needed a bag for acoustic preamp rack, useful)
-Misc stuff(lemon oil, fast fret, capo, cables, daisy chains etc.) - $110 (useful)
A stunning $2243.
I think God is rebuking me for spending so much. I'm spending more than I'm earning. And there goes all my savings. Some stuffs are bought out of necessity, but some are just out of impulse. I should really stop, pray and start selling some unnecessary stuffs on my board. Sigh. What were you thinking kai?
I spent at least $2k in the past 3 months. Killer.
Pedals:
-Boss FDR $210 (thought it was a preamp, waste $$)
-Boss DD5 $230 (needed a digital delay, useful)
-Boss FS5U $35 (needed a tap tempo to use together with DD5, useful)
-Boss Keeley Mod BD2 $180 (very nice clear overdrive great for blues and LB songs, useful)
-Wampler Pinnacle $280 (good dist pedal but doesn't suit single coils, waste $$)
-Sansamp GT2 $200 (needed a preamp, but sounds muffled when played thru nexus, abit waste$$)
-MXR phaser 90 $90 (very useful! for praise esp)
Guitar cases
-Electric hardcase $60 (needed a hardcase to store fender cij, useful)
-Acoustic softcase $50 (needed a softcase to store takamine, useful)
Guitar amps:
-Vox AD30VT $260 (impulse but it's a really good & cheap digital modelling amp, abit waste $$)
Pickups:
-Lace sensor holy grail $70 (needed a middle noiseless pup for fender cij, useful)
-Boss DB6 Metronome $90 (useful tool for every single musician)
-Dimarzio Area '58 x 2 $305 (very expensive! but powerful single coil stacks, sounds awesome, quite useful)
-Changing pickups $25 (could have done it with simon's help, waste $$)
Misc:
-Acoustic preamp rack bag $48 (needed a bag for acoustic preamp rack, useful)
-Misc stuff(lemon oil, fast fret, capo, cables, daisy chains etc.) - $110 (useful)
A stunning $2243.
I think God is rebuking me for spending so much. I'm spending more than I'm earning. And there goes all my savings. Some stuffs are bought out of necessity, but some are just out of impulse. I should really stop, pray and start selling some unnecessary stuffs on my board. Sigh. What were you thinking kai?
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Goodbye Marshall Halfstack!
It has been a happening week, or rather weekend. I played for combined svc for the first time this year at suntec convention hall! Haha I was so impressed by the vastness of the arena, the size of the stage, and of course, the equipments they provided, which resulted in the awesome sonor experience. I believe God has spoken to many in the svc, esp through the powerful, heartfelt sermon by ps jeff. Awesome la! The team I worked with were all familiar people coz most are from the youth side. And I believe it was quite a breakthrough for Jerel as well(I think he played very well!) Yay thank God for him and the rest.
At the end of the 2 services, we all had to say our goodbyes to the 'Big Boys'! *sobs*
GOODBYE MARSHALL JCM900, MARSHALL VALVESTATE, THAT BRAND NEW DW DRUMSET, AND THE BASS AMP WHICH SOUNDED AWESOME TOO!
At the end of the 2 services, we all had to say our goodbyes to the 'Big Boys'! *sobs*
GOODBYE MARSHALL JCM900, MARSHALL VALVESTATE, THAT BRAND NEW DW DRUMSET, AND THE BASS AMP WHICH SOUNDED AWESOME TOO!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
1st half of Feb!
I'm promoted to LANCE CORPORAL! Haha yay $20 more! Lol anyway tonight is duty night. Come to think of it, this is actually my first duty for this year. LOL THANKS TO CHICKEN POX! Pox rox! Haha but ok la I would still have to return duties to the other cool pes E dudes who covered for me.
Woah it's only 7.30 and I'm alr feeling tired man. Sian. Must be the 10 laps yesterday. Haha yeah I can feel the ache all over my body now. But this kinda ache is damn shiok! Makes you feel that you're gonna turn into THE HULK! RRAWWRRRR!! Hahahaha ok la I think I'm gonna be damn cool. My flabs will turn into Phelps! Oh I heard he got sued.. What a waste! Even olympic champions can fail you! Haha too bad for those olympics fanatics.
Anyway I watched like 3 movies the past two weeks man. Haha sian la no money alr. Nonetheless the movies were all damn good! First up - Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. I think werewolves are damn cool. They should just kill all the blood-sucking pussies. Haha next - DEFIANCE! IT'S REALLY VERY GOOD. Not really action-PACKED. More of an inspirational film. It's about how the Bielskies led their fellow Russian Jews through the forest. THEY EVEN TRAINED THE WOMEN TO FIRE. Lol what a shame that my only gun is the computer keyboard! Hahaha what a loser! Last but not least I watched BUTTONS! Lol it's a film that you'll never watch twice. Coz it's like 2hrs46mins long! Haha but ok la it was nice. It's about this guy born old and grew younger and younger until he died. Interesting idea. Haha but I KNOW THEIR PLOY was to make brad pitt look damn old, frail and ugly at the first half of the show and finally when he grew abit 'older', all the girls in the cinema would go 'OH MY GAWD!' Haha they even showed him riding a motorbike with like sunglasses.. aiya purposely one la. Lol eh but brad pitt is just so freaking handsome!
Other than that I managed to meet Esso(Esther and Alfonso) last week and Cyril(my new disciple!) this week. Had a fruitful lesson with them, hope they really learnt something and THEY'LL PRACTISE HARD! Haha yeah man. Ok that roughly sums up the first half of my February. Will blog more after my date on valentines' day ;) Hahaha.
Woah it's only 7.30 and I'm alr feeling tired man. Sian. Must be the 10 laps yesterday. Haha yeah I can feel the ache all over my body now. But this kinda ache is damn shiok! Makes you feel that you're gonna turn into THE HULK! RRAWWRRRR!! Hahahaha ok la I think I'm gonna be damn cool. My flabs will turn into Phelps! Oh I heard he got sued.. What a waste! Even olympic champions can fail you! Haha too bad for those olympics fanatics.
Anyway I watched like 3 movies the past two weeks man. Haha sian la no money alr. Nonetheless the movies were all damn good! First up - Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. I think werewolves are damn cool. They should just kill all the blood-sucking pussies. Haha next - DEFIANCE! IT'S REALLY VERY GOOD. Not really action-PACKED. More of an inspirational film. It's about how the Bielskies led their fellow Russian Jews through the forest. THEY EVEN TRAINED THE WOMEN TO FIRE. Lol what a shame that my only gun is the computer keyboard! Hahaha what a loser! Last but not least I watched BUTTONS! Lol it's a film that you'll never watch twice. Coz it's like 2hrs46mins long! Haha but ok la it was nice. It's about this guy born old and grew younger and younger until he died. Interesting idea. Haha but I KNOW THEIR PLOY was to make brad pitt look damn old, frail and ugly at the first half of the show and finally when he grew abit 'older', all the girls in the cinema would go 'OH MY GAWD!' Haha they even showed him riding a motorbike with like sunglasses.. aiya purposely one la. Lol eh but brad pitt is just so freaking handsome!
Other than that I managed to meet Esso(Esther and Alfonso) last week and Cyril(my new disciple!) this week. Had a fruitful lesson with them, hope they really learnt something and THEY'LL PRACTISE HARD! Haha yeah man. Ok that roughly sums up the first half of my February. Will blog more after my date on valentines' day ;) Hahaha.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Help me sell those!
Okay after nights of listening, rearranging, tweaking and tweaking. Here's the conclusion:
I'M SELLING MY WAMPLER PINNACLE AND BOSS FDR-1!
The wampler pinnacle is really good(on the demos on youtube where everything they use are boutique), what a pity that it sounds really muffled on the 'modern' mode and super duper jarring on the 'vintage' mode. I just can't get something balanced out of it. IT COST ME LIKE ALMOST 300 BUCKS! Maybe it's my preamp, maybe it's my guitar, maybe it's the pickups, maybe maybe...
Hai and I just wasted another 200 bucks buying a Boss FDR-1. FDR stands for Fender Deluxe Reverb - YES that's one of the classic Fender tube amps. SOOO silly me mistook it as a preamp, but the truth is it only makes your amp sound like a FDR amp but on itself it's practically nothing. So since we're playing without amps in nexus, that thing is U-S-E-L-E-S-S! And it clashes so badly with my Sansamp GT2 when the distortion is on-ed. Like the TV got no reception sound before Sadako climbs out of it. Super sian. It's economic crisis and here I am wasting lots of money.
I'M SELLING MY WAMPLER PINNACLE AND BOSS FDR-1!
The wampler pinnacle is really good(on the demos on youtube where everything they use are boutique), what a pity that it sounds really muffled on the 'modern' mode and super duper jarring on the 'vintage' mode. I just can't get something balanced out of it. IT COST ME LIKE ALMOST 300 BUCKS! Maybe it's my preamp, maybe it's my guitar, maybe it's the pickups, maybe maybe...
Hai and I just wasted another 200 bucks buying a Boss FDR-1. FDR stands for Fender Deluxe Reverb - YES that's one of the classic Fender tube amps. SOOO silly me mistook it as a preamp, but the truth is it only makes your amp sound like a FDR amp but on itself it's practically nothing. So since we're playing without amps in nexus, that thing is U-S-E-L-E-S-S! And it clashes so badly with my Sansamp GT2 when the distortion is on-ed. Like the TV got no reception sound before Sadako climbs out of it. Super sian. It's economic crisis and here I am wasting lots of money.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Gear in use.
Guitars:
Fender MIM 60th Anniversary Strat
Fender CIJ ST62-80TX
Pedals:
Artec Big Dots Tuner
Wampler Pinnacle 2
MI Audio Crunchbox
Fulltone OCD V3
MXR 6-Band EQ
Marshall Supervibe Chorus
Boss RV5
Boss FDR-1
Artec Analog Delay
Boss DD5
Sansamp GT2
I think I have some pretty neat stuffs there. But hmm... I really should start selling some stuffs.
Fender MIM 60th Anniversary Strat
Fender CIJ ST62-80TX
Pedals:
Artec Big Dots Tuner
Wampler Pinnacle 2
MI Audio Crunchbox
Fulltone OCD V3
MXR 6-Band EQ
Marshall Supervibe Chorus
Boss RV5
Boss FDR-1
Artec Analog Delay
Boss DD5
Sansamp GT2
I think I have some pretty neat stuffs there. But hmm... I really should start selling some stuffs.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Monday blues
C'mon sing da Monday blues with me!
EaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaA
I've got the monday blues oh yea..
AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaEaaaE
And everybody's feelin` the same..
AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaA
I've got the monday blues oh yea..
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa E
And I ain't gonna go nowhere..
BaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaA
And the monday blues won't go away..
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaE does a turnaround
Oh Lord help me take those blues away..
Sing those blues baby.
EaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaA
I've got the monday blues oh yea..
AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaEaaaE
And everybody's feelin` the same..
AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaA
I've got the monday blues oh yea..
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa E
And I ain't gonna go nowhere..
BaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaA
And the monday blues won't go away..
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaE does a turnaround
Oh Lord help me take those blues away..
Sing those blues baby.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Okay fine.
Minutes after posting the entry below, God spoke like a radio playing your favourite song the moment you turn it on.
If it's written in the book of Kaiwen 20:7 it would sound something like:
Some trust in their own skills and some in their own equipment,
but I trust in the name of the Lord my God who will use me despite my inadequacy to move His spirit in the hearts of His people.
Psalm 20:7
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
If it's written in the book of Kaiwen 20:7 it would sound something like:
Some trust in their own skills and some in their own equipment,
but I trust in the name of the Lord my God who will use me despite my inadequacy to move His spirit in the hearts of His people.
ALRIGHT YOU WIN.
Guitar playing
There are times you feel that you totally suck at your guitar playing. Everything you play sounds like shit due to your nerves+palm sweat+lack of concentration+lack of practice+a damn shitty tone even though you've spent like thousands of cash on your gear.
Yesterday was such a day. Technical stuffs I guess. But I have to move on.
Mood: Discouraged :(
Yesterday was such a day. Technical stuffs I guess. But I have to move on.
Mood: Discouraged :(
Thursday, January 29, 2009
And the long holiday ends...
Yes my long chicken pox mc has finally come to an end. Two weeks of staying at home was yes boring, nonetheless it felt good to just stay at home to relax/read bible/play guitar/watch videos/do pushups and not travel 3 hours a day to and fro camp. Of course I missed my camp, my boss, my malay and chinese friend.
So coming back to work isn't that bad, it was quite refreshing actually. My malay is still as funny, my chinese friend is not so lazy(that's a good thing, really.), and quite a number of the others just kena-ed extras for stupid things like talking back to sgts, waking up late next morning after the night of duty, slping during office hours etc etc. Haha and guess what, someone stole my No. 3 shoes. So I have to burn a hole in my 11B and get a new pair from e-mart, oh well let's just forget abt it.
Work is just work. Routine orders parade state course-graduation preparations printing bday cards applying and cancelling leave for lazy ppl buying food and drinks for BIG boss delivering and collecting mails handling mcs. Haha sounds simple right? Wait till you have to do them all at the same time.
Last night I chionged chords until 1am. Damn tired.
Dinner with yihui and luan later. And I need to practice TODAY IS THE DAY. Hai the solo is SO HARD. GOD!
So coming back to work isn't that bad, it was quite refreshing actually. My malay is still as funny, my chinese friend is not so lazy(that's a good thing, really.), and quite a number of the others just kena-ed extras for stupid things like talking back to sgts, waking up late next morning after the night of duty, slping during office hours etc etc. Haha and guess what, someone stole my No. 3 shoes. So I have to burn a hole in my 11B and get a new pair from e-mart, oh well let's just forget abt it.
Work is just work. Routine orders parade state course-graduation preparations printing bday cards applying and cancelling leave for lazy ppl buying food and drinks for BIG boss delivering and collecting mails handling mcs. Haha sounds simple right? Wait till you have to do them all at the same time.
Last night I chionged chords until 1am. Damn tired.
Dinner with yihui and luan later. And I need to practice TODAY IS THE DAY. Hai the solo is SO HARD. GOD!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
CHICKEN POX!
YES it's really chicken pox. THEY MAY BE SMALL, but when they start screaming 'SCRATCH ME SCRATCH ME!', the feeling sucks like hell. Lol ok la the doctor gave me calamine lotion. Works really well. Hope I will be okay by Wednesday. GOD GRANT ME SPEEDY RECOVERY! AMEN. Haha I shall spend more time with God, at least He won't get infected.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Sick.
Feeling rather crappy now - aching all over my body+headache. But no fever though. Hope it's not chicken pox. Lol sat in peter's car last week when he was in the midst of having chicken pox. ARGHH and yes i never had chicken pox in my life before. The good thing is if I really kena, I can get TWO WEEKS OF MC! But then again, I'm playing for svc tmr, cpm next friday, svc next week.
GOD I CAN'T FALL SICK!! unless you allow me to. Haha oh well guess I really have to trust You in this man.
Anyway Daniel wants to do the crazy Lincoln Brewster rendition of 'Salvation is Here'. GODSPEED KAI!!
GOD I CAN'T FALL SICK!! unless you allow me to. Haha oh well guess I really have to trust You in this man.
Anyway Daniel wants to do the crazy Lincoln Brewster rendition of 'Salvation is Here'. GODSPEED KAI!!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Brand new year, brand new start, brand new challenges
Oh well i'm back again blogging! I doubt anyone visits anymore. lol sorry for being unfaithful in this. anyway it's 2009! yeah it took me abt a week to realise that. 2008 had been really fun, carefree and filled with joy. it was my 'debut' year in y-wam. haha alot of perspectives were widened throughout this year. looking back, i think i played for almost every major event this year. i played for every single ess(at least 1 out of 2), easter, christmas, camp concerts, jump.. ohh except for the 2 cpms. haha wad a privilege to be able to serve God in the area of my passion. i think one of the key resolutions for me this year is not to NOT get involved in EVERY single church level events. lol not because i wanna slack off. but because it's time to train up NEW GUITARISTS! haha. well a good start would be the upcoming cpm on 16th jan. i'll be playing with a fellow ex-northeastian who is in tertiary now. it's gonna be a great opportunity to share my knowledge and experiences. and of course the key is not only to impart skills but spirit as well. hope i can learn something from him as well.
TO-DO LIST for first half of this year
1. Train esther to be independent in figuring out songs and practising
2. Meet up the new faces! james, cyril and aaron
3. disciple an electric guitarist
4. learn more blues and rock
5. finish the bible
6. start my long broken book reading habit
7. lose weight and save money just like the past 5 years
8. visit every district prayer meet at least once
9. bring 2 friends to christ
10. bring my brother to hope kids
11. complete driving
12. visit my grandparents in shanghai
lol ok that's quite a long list for now. will blog more when i complete some of them. good bye ppl and happy new year!
TO-DO LIST for first half of this year
1. Train esther to be independent in figuring out songs and practising
2. Meet up the new faces! james, cyril and aaron
3. disciple an electric guitarist
4. learn more blues and rock
5. finish the bible
6. start my long broken book reading habit
7. lose weight and save money just like the past 5 years
8. visit every district prayer meet at least once
9. bring 2 friends to christ
10. bring my brother to hope kids
11. complete driving
12. visit my grandparents in shanghai
lol ok that's quite a long list for now. will blog more when i complete some of them. good bye ppl and happy new year!
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