Hi everyone,
Its been a while since i have updated. I am pretty much tied up with stuffs nowadays, (yeah that includes pat-toa-ing)(but lesser nowadays since she has school), and harldy could find time to sit down and think of what to update you readers about. Maybe bit of updates.
Worship, worship, worship. I am somehow always leading or playing or singing for a worship team or another. Its like a dream come true, cept' with a hefty price of freedom and slack. The past month was like...
Tuesday - chorale
Ok not to be spoiler, but here's a sneak peek into christmas chorale presentation...
There's gonna be a accapella, and its gonna be good. look forward to it. Why start the practice so early, cos wen xin's delivering soon and she cant attend to us.
Saturday - Led Holy Communion :
was kinda last minute preparation. but thank God that he gave me the inspiration to lead the worship. But i guess i am a perfectionist when it comes to worship leading, I think i did badly... Not to mention i added a not so theologically sound song in it... guess which one...
Wednesday,friday - YF band prac
here's a vid... but dun mind the last part...
was pretty tired when doing the recording. This was taken from the wednesday prac when we went to a studio. Here's a vid from the friday practice ( mavis uploaded it )
slightly better i enjoyed it.
then it came...
Saturday - morning, practice with the english band, after...
last practice with the youth band, was last minute informed that we have to start late... Whats with the communication between the EM and CM? so frustrating at times....
Then the worship session itself... there was technical problems and not to mention, I cant really hear the band and myself... And then i sang "Grace like Rain" in weird tempos, and Yuki said it was like a performance... man i was kinda sad. But I know God sees the team's earnest efforts to do their best.
Oh then Care group... I was suppose to lead worship, but due to lack of preparation and due to us starting care group very late, we decided to go straight to lessons ( we started at 8.30pm :( )
Tuesday- chiong studies for a test
Wednesday - finished a 2 hour test in 15 minutes. WOO HOO!
Thursday - YF worship prac
Friday - Chiong classical guitar (literally, glad i finished grade 1 in 4 weeks, now grade 2 liao... argh wanna chiong faster...)(oh theory only)(guitar practical still slow...)
Saturday - English Band prac and jamming with Uncle Chris ( THE ROCKER!) He inspired me to pick up the electric guitar and i think i practice a net time of over 2 or 3 hours! ROCK ON!!!
Sunday - English Band led worship, pretty happy with the ukulele-ish guitar playing.
Its all chords but i played them at 12 frets beyond. I think as a Band, the music is getting tighter and more "realistic" to me. But I wish we could have in some form of fellowship in God. But its more practice and play...
Then came YF worship. I was singing backup and playing a percussion instrument. I was trying to get into the mood of worship, but very distracted by the sound of laughter... I mean, laughter in the midst of divine worship? I was actually quite upset. But who am i to judge? ah, God you do the judging, i cant be bothered, as long as i am serving you can liao. And Whenever i do harmonizing for mavis, i realize that even though she's the one with the mike, i always sound louder... sigh, i will sing softer from now on...
Then came guitar lessons, no time to spend time with my mum again... Haha i was teaching 3 different groups at the same time... I think i need to be more structured, but i can see Steffi's and Melissa's enthusiasm in learning, they never complain about the pain :)
Sigh, looking at the schedule i have for the past 2 weeks, its easy to get burn out or stressed out. But By God's grace, no, i feel great. In school i have great friends who are by my side and in church i have great friends who support and work together with me, and them aside, there's her as well.
I am much upset that i hardly got time for my own mum since we do not stay together, and i have to sneak behind my grandma's back to go out with my god-mum. wat a life.
I find joy in the music, but i dun see myself becoming in anyway better... I desperately want to make music a income earning job for myself in the future and do hope that i can do my own business and be able to support myself. cant be a bum right?
And yea there's still complications in certain parts of my life now... friends who seems like they dun wanna be friends... friends going to army... temptations...
Oh yeah, Young Adults starting soon too, we're having our first meeting this friday. Means i will miss FOP, but i will be going for saturday and sunday. Hopefully we can have a smooth start and have a more solid form of Bible study, something which i miss.
oh and i am currently playing Castlevania on the psp, classic. Seriously the psp is a great companion at times. Not that i suggest that everyone owns one, Cos its pretty expensive. Mine's won in a lucky draw ( yeah can hao lian! ) haha no lah. It's God's provision ( *Angelic Choir* ~HALLELUJAH!~ ). no seriously. I can remember clearly the week before i found out that i won it, I was at the comic shop admiring some guy who bought the console with cash, in my heart i was like, man i wished that i could have a psp. But then later i told myself, "nah, you can find happiness in other things, you do not need a psp. I will be satisfied with watever i have"
Then the call came a week later "YOU WON A PS......
But yea do things in moderation k guys? dun go blind and failing exams cos of it, its not worth it. It should be more of a relaxing tool. yeah
And i have been watching movies now a days. Caught red cliff, Hancock at the theaters, good stuff. Watched longest yard and gonna watch benchwarmers next. sigh so many things to do...
haha not to mention now in school i have a "lifestyle"
monday - play pool
thursday - play pool and swim in the pool.
My pool's improving and my swimming stamina's going up. Not to mention i can do my pushups again and see bit of improvements. Now need to focus on running...
phew i have typing and talking about everything about my life for the past hour or so... enjoy and stay off nasty websites k guys, spyware is everywhere. so...
BEWARE OF SPYWARE
CYA
