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...
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...
strumming on my guitar makes me feel better... writing songs makes me feel i can express my emotions through music, and i love that...
okay. i'm a total music addict. given a chance, if i knew no better i'd be junking up on punk rock and what nots. i love music! from classical to rock and whatever is found in between. and death metal is not music BTW. sry if i bruised anyone's ego, but its totally not music and can never be. no sense whatsoever. but due to certain convictions that i have, secular music is a NO NO. for me that is(:
but i'm just as equally happy enjoying myself with christian worship, praise, contemp and punk rock! though i still do enjoy classical in its raw form. and i absolutely love piano concertos and sonatas, and whatever u call them. not to mention choir pieces and orchastraic ensembles. (don't know if i spelt any of that correctly, but argh...)
and i guess music was kinda a part of me since i was a kid. i used to love singing along to Disney soundtracks in my dad's car.(no matter how out of tune i sang). I love the little mermaid songs btw.( harmony, under the sea, part of that world,etc.) and even though i used to think guitars were used for storing coins (thats how my dad's old classical guitar got filled with stuff. little 4 year old me did it!) i guess i just loved it right from the start! i cried buckets when my parents stopped my piano lessons at 4. but i guess God has His way of doing things. i'm hoping to learn the piano(like reading 'tau gay' the music scores and what nots). And i just love music! i love taking every part of music apart in every song i listen to on my mp3. the way the bass grooves, the drum patterns, the electric riffs, the acoustic rhythms, the keyboard pads and synthesizers, the singers and how everything can just fit in so perfectly. (not saying all of the songs sound nice...) and it just makes me happy when i am able to just sit alone and listen to music and write songs, or practice rhythmic patterns with my drumsticks, or fiddle around with my acoustic, or play with the electric tones....
i guess music is just something i can never get sick and tired of. and that dream of starting a band? i guess i'm still holding on tight to it. its a band that i wanted to start about 6 years ago. namely: Lifestreet
though the people i originally wanted to start it with now have their own secular bands to play along with, what i really want is a bunch of people who love God, love music, and just want the world to hear what this bunch of young people have to say about God through music. And im not just looking for a bunch of friends to play and jam with. i'm actually searching for musicians who love what they do, and who can carry along with me, the dream i've been carrying for years. and why the name Lifestreet? because i want people to see that there is a way; a street to life(Life St.) and that is Jesus. Jesus is that way. and i just want the world to see that.
i pray that one day, God would just send the right people with the same dream down my path. The same goal. the same passion, and the same God. And though currently i have not met any of them yet, i somehow know that i will meet them sooner or later...
maybe i aspire to be like her. but i dont really need to... I already have it. Inspiration from God. And its all i need to keep me going... (:
OKAY! so recently i got myself liking Brooke Fraser's music! Three reasons, one: shes a female musician. two: she plays the guitar. and three: she writes songs that praise God! so there u go! haha. anyways... below are the three songs i came to love form her latest album Albertine. Check it... =) my fav is Deciphering Me.
I'm gonna describe the various stuff that happened today...
Woke up in the morning and rushed out of the home by 7.30am. I managed to get 812 to the bus stop that has 969. and the nice fast driving bus uncle managed to arrive at 8. *the 969 uncle*
suddenly, before he went onto the highway, there was this awfully strange beeping sound. like "bee bee bee bee bee bee" and it went on for the longest time. all of a sudden, along the highway, i kinda smelt something strange... like petroleum or something... THE FUNNY PART IS... just as the bus was about 1km away from turning into Tampines... it stopped.
IT JUST STOPPED! NO JERK. NO NOTHING! IT JUST STOPPED!
so YES. I experienced my first bus breakdown in the 17th year of my life. hahahs. ended up walking to school with my current Tp school mates and ex fellow opss sch mates. so we hiked the rest of the way. the only thing was... we could have been early. but we ended up late for class... but its okay=) at least i experienced a bus breakdown for the first time in my life!
hahas. okay okay. deprived childhood.
during lunch bumped into Anadee... HI anadee=)
and yew leng was trying to practice her french... and some came out like french and the rest... well.. like.. hokkien.hahas.
anyways, really really enjoyed myself today! hahas. especially at japanese class. i kept laughing when i was supposed to pronounce the clothe sizes... i dont know why.. hahas.
like... for example... XS - Ekkusu esu, M-Emu(this was one i kept laughing at.. !! and during the time when Maiko Sensei was going through the pronounciations.. hahas.. gomen!) L- Eru and XL- Ekkusu Eru.. hahas=) got to partner Yvonne again.. it was quite funny!! hahahs. cuz we had to shift the the far back of the class, and we couldnt half make out what the teacher was saying cuz the guys at the back kept making noise. Though if i was sitting in the front i couldnt hear it... So hahas... it was really just so funny.
Anyways! PRAISE GOD! Cuz i got into Marketing! =D YAY! So im extremely happy... and all dandy=)
raaar... hahas. thats the topic that i'm doing for japanese cds individual project. and im gnna show maiko sensei the proposal today!! wheeee~!
hahas... really hope i'll be able to remember all the japanese phrases... =D
wells... gnna meet charis at 3.50 laterrrrr... hahahas... and im watching funny vids now... like.. Ken Lee! i just cant get enough of it! "KEN LEE. TULIBU DIBU DOUCHOO"
wells.. will be back later if i have the time=) for now toodlesss~ (:
cheer and not. seek and pray... wonder and amusment...
spending time with the heavenly father is the best gift of all...
cheer and not... seek and pray... wonder and amusment...
i have no idea why i typed the above phrase as my title. Maybe its the fact that its 6plus in the morning and im tired. If u ask me what it means, i have no idea whatsoever, so don't ask... (: i've just been thinking lately about the sermon that Pastor Mei preached on Sunday. And it talks about the letters to the seven churches found in the book of Revalations. And i feel that it can be applied to us as individual Christians. Not just to particular churches around the world, but it speaks to us, it gives us an idea of what God's character is like. And a few ways we can respond to His constant love and grace, is obedience.
If you want, do read Revelations 2-3 And read it in its whole fullness. Not just as letters written to churches, and you would see that we should come before the Lord in fear and trembling. Let us see God in this case where our God is sovereign, and He cannot tolerate sin. However, there is a comforting thought to His mercies and His everlasting Love. And His grace when we obey Him
After a taking a long time to collate and produce a short report for my marketing project, i guess the time came when i had to learn to relax. These are a few videos i watched on youtube.
KEN LEE
MAN WITH AMAZING VOICE!
PAUL SINGS NESSUN DORMA AMAZING VOICE!
ENUM(NUMB) INDONESIAN IDOL *no comment*
All these vids are about singing! and i couldn't understand any bit of what they were singing.. i wonder y...=D but for some, i could'nt help but to laugh till my sides were sore! ;P
Yeah you're so convinced Of how it's supposed to be I know you're confused Don't take it out on me I'm free to try I'm free to dream When it all goes wrong We're not afraid to scream Cause the future now is ours babes Oh, oh, shout it out
Get ready 'cause I get loud Cause we're born to make some noise Don't tell me we should turn it down We were born to make some noise Make some noise
We're not the enemy You might be surprised Don't need hypocrisy to open up our eyes We don't need your mood Don't need a uniform This is who we are We won't be ignored Cause the future now is ours babes
Get ready 'cause I get loud Cause we're born to make some noise Don't tell me we should turn it down We were born to make some noise Make some noise
Nobody's going to shut us out, yeah Cause we're born to make some noise Great time, so figure out Come on girls and boys Make some noise
I'm pretty sure some or even many of you have heard of krystal meyers. I have even written a short review on her music a year back. But now, what has it become. Her music has indeed been phenominal. Songs playing right out from her heart. Great songs that say SOMETHING BIG! Especially to teenagers around the world. Her great hits range from Anticonformity to her first album's lead single, The Way to Begin. I have to admit that some of her songs have assisted me in times of difficulty with peer pressure. And when i first reviewed her music, my concern was to "what the music would become". And her latest hit single "Make Some Noise" is indeed making alot of noise. The music which takes on a Punk Rock theme carries strong words from her heart. And in this particular song, it carries a 'war' cry for teens to stand up for their faith and claim the world as ours. Which is indeed a great stand.
However, the cause for concern now is what the music video carries. Is the daughter of Rick Meyers promoting the lustful lifestyle of clubbing and pubbing? Is she saying that dancing the way she did in the video is pleasing to the Lord? And what message exactly is the video carrying? I believe this is something we all as believers and followers of the Lord Jesus Christ should stop and think about. especially to the musicians who plan on writing songs for the Lord. I do not in any way see this as edifying to the body of Christ. Is the song Anticonformity no longer applicable then? When the video is conforming to the way hollywood does it. Or how bout Britney Spears and Paris Hilton? Is she not like them in the way she dances and sings? I'm not trying to be a critic here. But when i see a need for concern, i have to voice it out.
These are the last days, and time is really short. When Christ returns, is this the way He would want to see us? I think Krystal Meyers may want to reconsider her form of expression.
just wrote this song in the wee hours of the morning. kinda got my inspiration from my blog's name. will try to upload the recorded version once i've recorded the thing properly. for now... just read the words=)
Songs Of the Skies Naomi Soh Lifestreet Music 2008
G When the angels bow D/F# And all creation sings Em7 To the Lord of all C2 King of Kings
G Voices lifted high D/F# Every race in their tongue Em7 Singing all praises C2 To the God of all
Am7 D And everytime I pray Am7 C/D I just wanna proclaim
G The songs of the skies D/F# Are reaching out to You Em7 Every creature in its language C2 Forever worships You G All creation sings D/F# All the heavens praise Em7 C2 Everyone adoring You G Forever to You Jesus
sometimes it feels like that while worshipping God=). maybe its just pure joy of spending time with my Heavenly Father.
wheeee... saturdays and sundays are me favorite days!
number wonn... : cuz i get to meet all the youths again!
youths like: Sherrie, Shawn, Vivi, Yukks, YT(shes still in seattle, coming back 21 nov! i think...), Joy CHIA, Sam, Nic, Nad(though is get to see her home everyday...), Joash, Johanan, Men Shing, Teena, Hilary, Kenji, Abel, Mark(currently in HK), Elizabeth, Will(both currently overseas), Charms, Cheryl, Victoria and loads more!
(if ur names not in here, forgive me.... and names are not in any particular order mind u...)
number teew: cuz i get to spend time with God and ppl who love God
number twee: cuz i get to spend time practicing drums! and bass! and jamming
number twoor: cuz i just love spending time with fun peeps! esp when everyone goes on a photo taking spree!
today i burst a blister that was both formed and burst by playing bass.... haha. imagine a beginner like me playing the grooves to songs like Awesome God, We walk the land, Stand up and give Him the praise, and all the fast fast warfare 'Em' songs. But i really thank God the worship was great today! and that He just guided my hands... (really don't know what i'd do without Him.. =D )
Really hope that i won't be stressing through this week. Projects are gonna be piling up really heavy these coming weeks! esp with marketing and OB. But i'm pretty sure i can get through just fine! (esp with God's help). Not to mention that i have to try and get my japanese down PAT. and the tee shirt design for youth camp... and i gtta get the whole games out for the Games Crew to familiarise themselves with.. *whew* its really tiring.. but no sweat! =) just keep rapping "i can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"..hahas. anyways.. talking abt that, Ps Mei really gave a strong and powerful message today. Felt that God wanted me to meditate on it for the rest of the week... =)
Anyways. Im really glad i don't get stuff like monday blues.
cuz sch starts at 12 on mondays=) and its acct! and i loooooove acct! moreover, theres young adults on mondays! and its really extremely fun! Joash and Sammie must join once they are free! hahas. no running away! And mondays mostly last 4 hrs straight. so im happy as it is (:
And now im particularly happy abt the wayi re-decorated my blog!changed the backgroundand some formats. but the base codes stillremain the same. so i'm giving creditto its rightful owner!
hahas... okaay. i know.. im being random with the colours! but i'm just plain happy all the way! so if anyone sees me looking down.... or upset.. or 'dao' hehs=) theres something wrong... anyways... i gotta catch some shut eye b4 tomorrow! will try and post if i can find the time!
Just finished this particular book i borrowed from the library yesterday. It first caught my eye at the Cheers outlet at school. The first thing that caught my eye was obviously the cover page. The name Kaitlyn(which sounds like a nice name) was pasted across the cover in a shade of sky blue and white. The picture pasted below made the whole book seem pretty cool. And well, after that day, seeing that andrina borrowed it from the library, i decided to look for it. (i still have an urging to buy the book though.. )
Kaitlyn by Kevin Lewis is and awesome book. It covers the life of the underground drug society and in the dangerous society Kaitlyn grew up in, it was almost inevitable that the prontagonist (Kaitlyn) had started smoking from the tender age of 9. Anyway, I would'nt want to spoil the story for those of you who may want to check it out. The book draws the reader deep into the world of the contrasting lives of Kaitlyn and her Half-brother Christopher. At the end of it all, it leaves you pretty much touched, yet overwhelmed.
It's been really a busy time! like extremely busy with keeping up with tutorials and all that! not to mention planning for the annual Friendship Camp! This year the theme is E:TRANSFORMATION! and the camp? well it just exactly abt that! =)
some advertistments=)
E: TRANSFORMATION
16th- 19th December
Changi Aloha, Fairy Point 3
so join us! =D u can just get the forms from me if u wanna:)
aaand=) projects are just starting to pick up and all that, so, sorry for not posting in so long!!
wells, the past 3 weeks since school started has been bags of fun! I really thank God for all the great(mostly) tutors:) especially my Japanese Tutor Maiko Sensei and Lecturer Shigeta Sensei! Cuz of them i really really always look forward to my CDs! Also for Mrs Soh my Biz Acct 2 tutor=) i really enjoy attending her lessons. and i have been trying to keep up with the tutorials, like by doing them everyday after the lecture. So i don't really have time this period to play any online games or even word challenge... hahas. the max i'd go is to chat with u guys on MSN!
News from Wednesday 12 November 2008:
Had Japanese Culture Lecture in the morning. I came slightly late, cuz i woke up late.. *sob* then had an interesting one hour break following andrina arnd trying to help her get her Streaming Selection settled. Cuz somehow, some way or other, the computers in school just don't seem to like her password.. hahahahaha! *realisation for andrina ;)*
then had biz stats lecture. not exactly my fave sub, but i thank God i'm getting through it okaay so far=D
theeeeeen....
had a very quick half an hour OB(Organisational Behaviour) project group meeting.then i met Pris( Aunty 3), Amy ( Aunty 1) and Nic! at design. (i'm aunty 2 btw... our code names in DG! hahahahahahs) and Pris and I were like both really really high that day=P even though i was'nt feeling well... and i somehow feel shes gnna hound me for not gg 4 LM which was after... hahas. but i really was'nt feeling well! ( Jin Cheng is Ah Ma, Wan Ting is Ah Lian)
so anyways, after DG, had a gr8 talk with jin cheng:) and then i poofed home. cuz i had a tummy ache... ><>
hahas so that was what happened yesterday!
Today(will only post abt this super funny thing):
Alison wanted to get Oreos from the vending machine.*right after she said "does'nt oreos have melamine?" i was like "no" then she said "but i thought have what.." * then she wanted to eat oreo's. But..., somehow, the machine had something against her buying oreos (protecting her from overdose of melamine maybe?). Then choi, yew leng, andrina and wan ling gathered with alison and i around the vending machine. and after several*don't make me count* attempts, they were like, "y don't u buy the swiss roll?" then alison pondered... and pondered. followed by "i think, 56 or 57(berry and some other berry flavour)" then she put in the coins and was abt to press when choi shouted "55! 55" then alison blur blur click '55'. then she was like "EH!" when the chocolate swiss roll popped out! hahahaha!! it was so totally hilarious!
well anyways, after that i headed for the library to finish my MacroEcons and spent time sufing the net=D then i met charis and headed for Japanese Tutorials with Maiko Sensei! And it was quite funny, cuz we stood outside the classroom door and was like.. "should we?" "okay, on!" "okay?" *charis opens door* "KONNICHIWA!" then the whole classroom was like silent, and Maiko Sensei was like"Konnichiwa", hahas. maybe we shocked her. Then we started laughing to ourselves(out loud). and we were like.."whaaaaattttt!" (what was that? kinda ways. laugh.)
so today was really really great!
i've got really so much things to say! but no time. So don't get me started abt Tuesday when i flung my handphone down the Plaza Singapura Travellater. To Nadia and Meng Hong : SHHHHHHH! don't tell!
anyway, it was all naddies fault to begin with..*whistles*
oh can you see the stars colliding, shining just to show, we belong- Deciphering Me by Brooke Fraser
