YES

YES and AMEN
i have'nt been walking closely with the Lord lately and im starting to feel the stretch(if u know what i mean) i just cant seem to concentrate on HIM. this period, i think i should spend more time with HIM, especially with approximately one month left till school starts.

bummer

im backk! im really inconsistent when it comes to blogs.. but... oh well. thats me.
loads of stuff up this holiday. gotta plan for this and that... and im getting a little tired of it all. have not been close to God either. Sigh... this is getting a little outta hand...

BUMMER

a new year

okay. its been extremely busy lately, and i have'nt gotten a chance to post anything. if anyone actually reads that is... hah=)
wells... anyways. i've recently gotten into a habit of looking out for female christian artistes. firstly, because i find it hard to sing some of the songs that guys sing, cuz some of them sing from really low to really high... bummer...
secondly, cuz im looking to see how these peeps lead worship(: it doesnt hurt to pick up a few pointers here and there i suppose. i've surrently gotten myself hooked onto Brooke Fraser and to Israel and New Breed. If u can, check out their songs on YouTube(: really inspiring. as all of you know... im like... just turning 18 this May and i guess i still have alot to learn, from both the Holy Spirit and from other worship leaders(: so im praying to grow tremendously in the way i lead. And i definitely have to deal with this issue of pride that i have. i guess at times, when im standing on the stage, i get really into the "STARDOM" mode. so yep. thats something i pray i can get rid of.
Another thing is GUITAR RHYTHMS and STYLES. after awhile, i guess my style of playing has sorta 'hardened'? So yep, im observing various christian musicians to improve on my playing style=D.
Btw.. i think i have kinda stated my 2009 resolutions. haha. oops. but i got a feeling that this year is gonna be just great!
Below is the acoustic version of Lord of Lords by Brooke Fraser( the unedited version. cuz she had a few mistakes in there...) (: I wanna be able to write songs that declare the name of the Lord as well, besides those that i've already written that talks about my heart feelings to God... well.. i guess i still have to pray about it. and also especially about the band im still looking to set up... y does it seem so hard to find, a keyboardist, a bassist and a drummer who have the same vision i have...? oh well.. i guess i gtta just leave it to God.

CHOCOLATES AND COKE!

okay, i'll make sure to post all these on facebook okay?

Loads of stuff has happened since i last posted... which was about.. 10 days ago..?

okay, like i said... there was the youth conference!

and.... there was YOUTH CAMP! =D

I LOVE YOUTH CAMP! its really really FUN!!!

OKAY... i'm just gnna post some pictures up here(: All Glory Be to God! His presence was really overwhelming for the whole duration of the camp!

okay... these were all the campers! we had some of our brothers and sisters from salem join us for a few days! can u spot them? =D (hint: the one with the big smile is from there;) CLARA!)

there were 4 groups.... introducing... CHARISMA!!!

KAIROS!

SHALOM

AND... RHEMA!! we were also blessed to have Joycelyn from Mennonite join us=)

Yep! So thats a brief intro of what happened during camp! will continue in my next POST!! =D

REVIVAL!

WOW. OKAY. I know its been really really long! since the tatami presentation that was abt 3 weeks ago.. (:
So much has happened since then! with loads of exam papers along the way... And i really really wanna thank God for helping me to balance my time between the Youth Conference and my tests. Which were all taking place at the same time, on the same days! so yep! all the time when i was'nt at the youth conference, i was at Tampines having an Exam paper! (: But i thank God! the awesome God that this was the best time of exams i had ever had! the peace i had could only come from God. Amen (:
And i really felt renewed from this time of Conference! The messages served as a timely reminder for me, and the worship was good! just a time of refreshing and just enjoying the presence of the Lord... ALSO! i enjoyed all the company of the Sojourners and the CMs and some of THOP youths(: u guys are really a FUN bunch! MISS U ALL ALR! and i just love jammin' with all of u guys and just singing along and just having fun! I thank God for all of you! =D
Also! i thank God for strength these past few days! travelling between the conference and school! and its just so amazing! i cant describe it any other way... (:

Well, i really look forward to meeting the SOJOURNERS again! and the next time i see u guysss... i'll rmbr to get ur contacts!! hahas... i've been forgetting to do so the previous times i've met up with u all... so YEP!
THANK GOD FOR EVERYTHING!! WHEEEE!

praying for the upcoming youth camp... it'll be great fun... (:

over not

oh can you see the stars colliding, shining just to show, we belong- Deciphering Me by Brooke Fraser

OVER NOT


i just really gotta thank God for this. its seriously nothing short of amazing! I MANAGED TO DELIVER THE WHOLE OF MY PRESENTATION DURING JAPANESE CLASS WITHOUT A SINGLE GLITCH! Whoopee!
and not to mention, i managed it within four minutes! even less! even though i was really nervous at the start of class, I just prayed and told God to just clear my mind and to help me think clearly.. and i think Yuki's tatami pillow helped as well (: I was just hugging it throughout the whole tutorial before it was my turn.. and i think the smell of the reed just calmed me down... like... breathe.... and when i went up, i just smiled and delivered! TAADAA! i really just delivered! so i really wanna thank God for today=) and just a word of encouragement to those brothers and sisters who probably need to do presentations, if you ask, God will be right there standing with you to guide you through whatever presentations you have! or even if its exams. so dont feel too down about it...

tatami stress

its all stress, stress and more stress.... hahas. i only about ten minutes ago managed to squeeze my entire presentation on Tatami into 4 minutes... A pure miracle! really! Just last night i was spending over 2 hours finalising my script and my presentation points, and 3 more hours on trying to get my presentation down to 4 mins. Ended up sleeping at 3am... but i thank God i did'nt join the crusaders for dinner.... though i really wanted to. cuz if i did, i would be close to sleeping at 5am or something. and i didnt even get to touch on my business stats!

so yes! im absolutely thankful and happy that i managed to finally get my presentation down to 4 minutes maximum. i mean, why cant they put the time limit at 5 minutes or something.... whithin 3 to 5 mins.. u know...? there are like... 24 students in the class, and 5mins per student, plus add in the 15 mins of preperation... ...

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okay... so maybe class would go overtime. by about 25 minutes... oh wells... haha. i really got alot to thank God today anyways(:
like i totally dashed toward the bus stop today when i saw the bus... and i reached just in time but he left without me! and i'm pretty unfit now... u know, i have not been touching my basketball for almost a year now... i have'nt played a proper match since the last time i played with Titaya and Nattanich back at Castle Green... and now im almost totally unfit! but i really thank God, because somehow, one way or another, he always shortens the highway for me! the last time was when it was raining and this taxi driver sped all the way from Bishan to Pasir Ris! and the fare was only about $14. Today, the next 969 came at around 10.15, and we reached Tampines Interchange in 20 minutes! When the bus usually takes about 30 mins to get across the highway. Its pretty much nothing short of a MIRACLE! seriously..
seriously...