worship team session

speaks,

i ask GOD for all the things in the world, so that i can enjoy life.
but GOD gave me life, to enjoy all things.


its really really true lah. this holiday, ive come to witness many marvelous things happening around me, and to me.

he takes care of all my needs. if i dont get it, then i dont need it, or just yet.

imagine-
ur walking in a store, see something u like and quietly say to yourself. "hmm i'll save up and get that one day". and he takes his heavenly pen and notes it down. and then, he sends a mail package via ANGELmail- and u recieve it!

isn't that just wonderful?

well, i feel that the time taken to get something u want is like the duration of your mail package's delivery time to u. and that while we wait to recieve that gift, we learn to treasure it, respect it, and appreciate it, ultimately putting it to good use. so when we dont get what we want, its not due for us to keep.

doesnt apply only to material things, but even emotional needs...
(yes those of you praying for that someone special, dont lose hope just yet)

so since my birthday is coming right up, i'll expect to recieve a BIG Big Blessing!
(i can tell im already halfway there)

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now everyone try hard to remember...

when was the last time u got so deeply touched and felt super super emotional, but couldnt express it.

TODAY. i felt the same like,
a 5 year old getting the toy he really wanted!

a 10 year old who met his friend in the park!

a 15 year old who scored his first straight A's at school!

a 18 year old to be who nv dreamt he'd own that kinky something he saw at a mall!

eh, now now dont get me wrong... its all action and inaction.


so they say,

while....
not true, yes?

OHWELL, its my new pillow covers from someone someone and i gotta admit, its way to cool to be true.

what i mean is, I LIKE IT. and if u dont, then i DONT LIKE YOU!

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so what exactly was i up to the whole week?

well, nothing much actually...

.maybe praying to avoid contact with mailto:burr&lizz@rd legal department.

.pestering my mum for my allowance

.enjoying life at home like a king without worries

.finally feeling relieved that imf is over and the road to suntec seems less cloudy and filled with unhappiness

.got drunk at bensons daddy's pub

.had chalet with e3 dudes

.happily ignored the result of SI's FINALS

.enjoying the last of ymm practices
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T.W.I.M.C.

i have since decided to leave my music ministry in olps and serve fulltime in genesis.

the only thing i regret is playing for mass. something i so dearly love and want to continue doing someday.

i ask for your prayers in helping me find the right direction and make the right choices.

alrighty! im done...

thanks for reading, whoever.

hmm...

not gonna sit here or run,
i'll find a way this time.

Lift me on your wings, carry me,
i long to near, the warmth of your embrace.

hold me now, before i fade away.
always true, i know i'll come back to you.

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i dunno how i churned those words out, but yeah i wanna write my own song one day.

Recently i realised...

1.Its a pain to travel to suntec even though weekly when the roads are closed thanks to IMF.

2.Its not easy to say goodbye to something/someone u love/like, even if its only temporary.

3.That before i buy something really expensive, i should give myself a 1month buffer at least to see if i still really want it after that.

4.Its possible to live a day without internet, i pay more attention to my other distractions =D

5.That to allow your smelly friend on your bed without frowning is easier than letting them think ur a clean freak.

6.Fat people are cute. Stupid people are Godless people.

7.If u know how to handle stress, everyday is a holiday.

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Recenty, i went into a bookstore and i saw something.

do u know? the metal? u know the guitar? the metal music?

theres no relation, BUT i have to stick these on my blog.

Ordinary Metal Cased Book

SOooo NOT TRUE.

WE HAVE BEEN INVADED.

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anyone got jazz drum playing experience? care to exchange pointers?

this morning! i woke up! and recieved a message! are dreams gonna be a reality? or just a result of TOO WILD imagination?

yup, recieved a message on my slick and not so slim N3250!

i realised i need to do my new phone some justice. so heres a post on it. hooo~

so my razer now has a new best friend. yessss everything is black i know! i love black hardware. im a sucker for that its true!

and and, wait thats not all! look! we got the same phones! both brand new and bought within a span of 48 hours!

as we all can see, my precious july isnt forgotten!

haha, so to whom does the other phone belong to exactly?

hoooooo~!

okay,

so what have i been up to lately?

well, i passed my 1st semester of year 2 at temasek poly with oh-not-so-good grades.

all C's and C+'s. oh well, better than failing. yet again this proves faith has no limit, cos i didnt study. and im not gonna put it to the test anymore. the next miracle would be to stretch my capabilities to push my GPA to a 2.5 . (kinda hard since im nowhere near there now)

and and... i have since started a project of my own....

hmmm...

alright, thats all so far.

To Joshles Server: happy WoWing!

To the Rest Of The World: goodnight!

Harold, son of phillip celebrated his happy 21st.

i have no idea, but a family celebration.. hmm? interesting.

alright. went to this shall not name awful hotel along newton there.

hur hur. buffet sucked. food sucked. service sucked. 100% budget place.

anyway, still happy to see my little cousins grow up and find out how they are doing.
thankfully we sat at the back row, with absolutely nothing to look at except a fake waterfall.

and we sat there and on and on until finally, cut cake time. at this point, i was damn happy, overjoyed, and thankful BECAUSE, its not very comfortable to have a bunch of aunties swooning behind YOU, SO ESPECIALLY LOUD THAT U CAN HEAR WORD for WORD, talking to each other about your HAIRCUT, which looked ever so awful when freshly cut, and THINKING it looks cool! oh hell no, its not the first time anyway

see this lot of kids, my cousins. they make me feel old. oh HELLO.im only coming 18. but still.. geez =.=

and the birthday cake: itchy fingers included

and of course, the big boys in the family should eat more...... righttttt. more like a better way to dispose an oversized cake. 3kg, 4?

and thats about it...

i wonder how my 21st would be like. i'll drop a clue. booze.

oh oh and before i forget. spot the birthday boy!

wasnt that easy? HAHA!

okay! nights!

picutres taken using my NEW 3250! praise the lord for new phone!

my own country when it comes to spotting talent.


im so so glad i didnt waste time watching every episode of SI.

what the point anyway?

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im down with a bad flu, dont know how i got it also. 3 days already....

anyways, the new worship band kicked off on wed! its been really great, whole new experience altogether.


its time for change again, old dont go, new wont come. familiar phrase eh?

im gonna practice really hard for this last mass with ymm, i WILL forget all the negative thoughts associated with it also.

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and and, i have no idea why, but this month i seem really really broke! lord please grant that i hold out until u send your angels to rescue me.

has breath praise the lord!

Praise,
to glorify and extol the virtues of god.

Worship,
to adore, revere, venerate, exalt the great god we love.
it is deeper than praise, and only those who has an intimate relationship with god can worship him.

P&W is not done based on our feelings, and as and when we feel like it. we are redeemed to rejoin to have a relationship with him, and that is why we worship him.

we do it in spirit and in truth!
it happens when the holy spirit within us energizes the human spirit and we are inspired to co-join with the whole spirit of the great father as one, spontaneously praising and worshipping him.

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first day of worship symposium,
i truly enjoyed the drum clinic. with Gabriel Alonso, a french born englishman as the trainer.
i learnt a variety of playing styles, combiend with techniques and for the first time, i saw ghost notes played live, as well as conga playing! what was even more awesome, was that when he started playing without sticks, the music produced was even more musical and creative than ever.

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as of now, we dont say "oh ya we have 4 musicians and a drummer". for GOODNESS SAKE, a drummer is a musician too.

im gonna work on control, and technique and introduce new playing styles to ymm. as long as i last there, i will give it my all.
=D

tomorrow is another day to look forward to.
Final Concert. cant wait, heh.

one more day to do. cmon, knock me off my feet!

yeah i really do.

i wont get to see her till next th8urs.

Thanks to a very busy start of the first week of the holidays.

going to worship undivided 2006 seminar. yep.

its been a tiring day so far, followed my mum to her favourite com fair as promised and then off to church for mass.

shaun's mini praise session was a blast. to those who went, awesome experience. to those who didnt, i think they missed out on quite some good fellowship and gen style worship.

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Its the start of the holidays. and i dont believe we cant make youth mass something different.

if its my temporary last playing for it, u will make it special.

today's scripture about paying lip service to god,
and actually doing things because we really love him,
and not to glorify ourselves.

and also, defilement of the body comes from within.

its kinda a wake up call to some of us, who play our instruments for the wrong reason, in church that is.
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Recently ive learned...



that i should always learn from stuff i do, be it the simplest, smallest thing.

that scripture isnt boring once u learn to appreciate its wisdom and truth.
that it is unacceptable to run away from problems that occur even at unpredictable times.
that i should spend more time encouraging the ones closest to me that god isnt all that far away.
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I want to say to this leader of mine.

WE NEED your bloody assurance!

if respect is what u need,
then responsibility is also yours to keep.



when u do the thing u do u sweep me off of my feet.
darling do your thing and keep my heart longing for more.