today's my last day at work...
gonna miss these fellas here at CNET man..
learnt a great deal from them..
these 2 months of industrial attachment has also made me more serious with life and school work...
and hopefully it will help me to be able to wake up in the mornings when school reopen.. ;)
another 20 mins before i bid farewell to this company... well heart quenches a little.. *weak grin*
i made some cards for some of the staff here...
paused for a second when i wanted to pen down "May God bless"... i think it's quite instinctive to many ppl when you're writing cards to christian friends, you'd not hesitate... but when writing to non-christians.. we'd think twice and sometimes just replace with a "take care dude"..
well... yep... of cos in the end i did write that down... i really pray and hope that God will bless them in whatever they do... :)
okie... time to pack up and clear all my stuff from this computer... i'll see u guys tonite if you're attending prayer meeting or dinner... :)
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Sunday, December 28, 2003
Tuesday, December 23, 2003
this is pretty funny =)
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After much research, I present the annual aeronautical engineers report on the theory of Santa:
No known species of reindeer can fly. BUT there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified, and while most of these are insects and germs, this does not COMPLETELY rule out flying reindeer, which only Santa has ever seen.
There are 2 billion children (persons under 18) in the world. BUT since Santa doesn't (appear) to handle the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish & Buddhist children, that reduces the workload to 15% of the total -378 million according to Population Reference Bureau. At an average (census) rate of 3.5 children per household, that's 91.8 million homes. One presumes that there's at least one good child in each.
Santa has 31 hours of Christmas to work with. This is due to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth, assuming he travels east to west (which seems logical). This works out to 822.6 visits/second. That is to say that for each Christian household with good children, Santa has .001 second to park, hop out of the sleigh, jump down the chimney, fill the stockings, distribute the remaining presents under the tree, eat whatever snacks have been left, get back up the chimney, get back into the sleigh and move on to the next house.
Assuming that each of these 91.8 million stops are evenly distributed around the earth (which, of course, we know to be false but for the purposes of our calculations we will accept), we are now talking about .78 miles/household, a total trip of 75.5 million miles; not counting stops to do what most of us do at lease once every 31 hours, plus eating etc. So Santa's sleigh must be moving at 650 miles/second, 3,000 times the speed of sound. For purposes of comparison, the fastest man-made vehicle on earth, the Ulysses space probe, moves at a pokey 27.4 miles/second. A conventional reindeer can run, tops, 15 miles/hour.
If every one of the 91.8 million homes with good children were to put out a single chocolate chip cookie and an 8 ounce glass of 2% milk, the total calories (needless to say other vitamins and minerals) would be approximately 225 calories (100 for the cookie, give or take, and 125 for the milk, give or take). Multiplying the number of calories per house by the number of homes (225 x 91.8 x 1000000), we get the total number of calories Santa consumes that night, which is 20,655,000,000 calories. To break it down further, 1 pound is equal to 3500 calories. Dividing our total number of calories by the number of calories in a pound (20655000000 / 3500) and we get the number of pounds Santa gains, 5901428.6, which is 2950.7 tons.
The payload on the sleigh adds another interesting element. Assuming that each child gets nothing more than a medium-sized Lego set (2 lb.), the sleigh is carrying 321,300 tons, not counting Santa, who is invariably described as overweight. On land, conventional reindeer can pull no more than 300lb. Even granting that "flying reindeer" (see #1) can pull 10 TIMES the normal amount, we cannot do the job with 8, or even 9, reindeer. We need 214,200. This increases the payload - not counting the weight of the sleigh - to 353,430 tons. This is four times the weight of the ocean-liner Queen Elizabeth.
353,000 tons traveling at 650 miles/second creates enormous air resistance. This will heat the reindeer up in the same fashion as a spacecraft reentering the earth's atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeer will absorb 14.3 QUINTILLION joules of energy. Per second. Each. In short, they will burst into flame almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them and create deafening sonic booms in their wake. The entire reindeer team will be vaporized within .00426 of a second. Meanwhile, Santa, will be subjected to centrifugal forces 17,500.06 times greater than gravity. A 250 lb. Santa, being very conservative in terms of guessing Santa's weight, would be pinned to the back of his sleigh by 4,315,015 lb. of force. If Santa ever DID deliver presents on Christmas Eve, he's dead now.
A Merry Christmas to one and all!!
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After much research, I present the annual aeronautical engineers report on the theory of Santa:
No known species of reindeer can fly. BUT there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified, and while most of these are insects and germs, this does not COMPLETELY rule out flying reindeer, which only Santa has ever seen.
There are 2 billion children (persons under 18) in the world. BUT since Santa doesn't (appear) to handle the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish & Buddhist children, that reduces the workload to 15% of the total -378 million according to Population Reference Bureau. At an average (census) rate of 3.5 children per household, that's 91.8 million homes. One presumes that there's at least one good child in each.
Santa has 31 hours of Christmas to work with. This is due to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth, assuming he travels east to west (which seems logical). This works out to 822.6 visits/second. That is to say that for each Christian household with good children, Santa has .001 second to park, hop out of the sleigh, jump down the chimney, fill the stockings, distribute the remaining presents under the tree, eat whatever snacks have been left, get back up the chimney, get back into the sleigh and move on to the next house.
Assuming that each of these 91.8 million stops are evenly distributed around the earth (which, of course, we know to be false but for the purposes of our calculations we will accept), we are now talking about .78 miles/household, a total trip of 75.5 million miles; not counting stops to do what most of us do at lease once every 31 hours, plus eating etc. So Santa's sleigh must be moving at 650 miles/second, 3,000 times the speed of sound. For purposes of comparison, the fastest man-made vehicle on earth, the Ulysses space probe, moves at a pokey 27.4 miles/second. A conventional reindeer can run, tops, 15 miles/hour.
If every one of the 91.8 million homes with good children were to put out a single chocolate chip cookie and an 8 ounce glass of 2% milk, the total calories (needless to say other vitamins and minerals) would be approximately 225 calories (100 for the cookie, give or take, and 125 for the milk, give or take). Multiplying the number of calories per house by the number of homes (225 x 91.8 x 1000000), we get the total number of calories Santa consumes that night, which is 20,655,000,000 calories. To break it down further, 1 pound is equal to 3500 calories. Dividing our total number of calories by the number of calories in a pound (20655000000 / 3500) and we get the number of pounds Santa gains, 5901428.6, which is 2950.7 tons.
The payload on the sleigh adds another interesting element. Assuming that each child gets nothing more than a medium-sized Lego set (2 lb.), the sleigh is carrying 321,300 tons, not counting Santa, who is invariably described as overweight. On land, conventional reindeer can pull no more than 300lb. Even granting that "flying reindeer" (see #1) can pull 10 TIMES the normal amount, we cannot do the job with 8, or even 9, reindeer. We need 214,200. This increases the payload - not counting the weight of the sleigh - to 353,430 tons. This is four times the weight of the ocean-liner Queen Elizabeth.
353,000 tons traveling at 650 miles/second creates enormous air resistance. This will heat the reindeer up in the same fashion as a spacecraft reentering the earth's atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeer will absorb 14.3 QUINTILLION joules of energy. Per second. Each. In short, they will burst into flame almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them and create deafening sonic booms in their wake. The entire reindeer team will be vaporized within .00426 of a second. Meanwhile, Santa, will be subjected to centrifugal forces 17,500.06 times greater than gravity. A 250 lb. Santa, being very conservative in terms of guessing Santa's weight, would be pinned to the back of his sleigh by 4,315,015 lb. of force. If Santa ever DID deliver presents on Christmas Eve, he's dead now.
A Merry Christmas to one and all!!
Thursday, December 18, 2003
Satisfied
Think about the cross
Think about the pain
Think about the shame
That Jesus bore
Think about the love
That you’re willing to die
Just to capture my heart
Once more
Jesus you’re reaching into my heart
To heal that brokenness and make it whole
My tears are dry
Cos in your heart
You love me
So you gladly gave your life
Jesus you’re reaching into my heart
To heal that brokenness and make it whole
I set my eyes
On the love that changed me
I m more than satisfied
I’m satisfied
Think about the cross
Think about the pain
Think about the shame
That Jesus bore
Think about the love
That you’re willing to die
Just to capture my heart
Once more
Jesus you’re reaching into my heart
To heal that brokenness and make it whole
My tears are dry
Cos in your heart
You love me
So you gladly gave your life
Jesus you’re reaching into my heart
To heal that brokenness and make it whole
I set my eyes
On the love that changed me
I m more than satisfied
I’m satisfied
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
look at this gibraltar drum rack suspension system!! the rack alone cost around S$2000 plus.. O_O!!
just look at how "well-suspended" all the toms are.. including the bass drum!
but well... i've yet to see any artist use this rack system...
well.. personally i would still prefer the normal kind of rack than this.... this is way too elaborate man!!
Thursday, December 11, 2003
Monday, November 24, 2003
commitment and priority is not a spoken promise
it all lies in the action and how you give your time for that commitment and priority..
this is what i'd like to share with everyone after reading Matthew 19:16-30
i realised this is something very real in ministries...
we obey God like what the rich young man did.... but when asked of practical actions/commitments from God... we think twice of our own gain or our own interest before we give that commitment or priority..
often... we commit to the Lord... speaking of our undivided devotion to Him...
then when circumstances come...we think FIRST about our own activities... we think FIRST how we want to spend time with our friends or our loved ones... or even, as wayne shared with my group over youth last sunday... we think FIRST of the things we want to do... we don't want to waste our time.. so we find OTHER things to do... rather than what we SHOULD do...
there's nothing wrong with fellowshipping with friends and spending time with out loved ones...
but there's definitely a couple of scenarios where we struggle between what we want to do and what we can actually offer up to God...
i'm sure its quite familiar when u hear the holy spirit prompting u to do something.. but yet we ignored or we procrastinate it to a later time...
well it boils down to priorities and commitment to God...
i'm sure our God is an understanding God.... he will definitely set aside time for us to have fun and enjoy ourselves... but He will definitely be delighted when certain things we do it for Him and we really put into action this commitment we have made to Him...
imagine you have a child and he's got so many things in school... having fun playing soccer in his CCA.. or studying... but yet he fork out time to help you do housework because he has promised that he will help you out...
i'm sure it will put a smile on your face...
i'm sure God, our father, will have a similar smile on His face too...
serious... it's not just a spoken commitment in a ministry...
no matter we are serving as a role in ushers, projectionists, musicians.... or even serving as a church or youth leader... or ANY kind of ministry...
how much we are willing to give up our time, our own personal pleasure, our time with people...
for the things that really matters...
as uncle Tony has reminded.... kingdom business...
in real business.... you can't say "I'll want to make money.. i want to know more clients..." and yet you say this.... and then you rather use the time to meet clients to chill out with friends... or you sit back and do nothing....
there's action to be taken
this is the same for ministries... for example... we say that we want to see youth fusion grow... we can say we want to see unity... we speak of how we want to go out to proclaim Jesus and evangelise....
we can say all these with perfect zeal and passion...
but it is really just lip service if no action, no commitment, no priority is given...
whether we are ready to give up our time for Christ... as Jesus said in Mark 8:34 "Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. " "
notice that it's not written "If anyone would come after me, he must only take up his cross and follow me" nor is it written "If anyone would come after me, he must only deny himself and proclaim he believes in me"
nope... Jesus put it across as deny himself... which is something which can be a spoken proclaimation or a spoken commitment...
and he also said "to take up his cross and follow me"... which is something that needs action...
in Mark8:36 to the end of the passage.. it clearly speaks of why there's a need for such a commitment...and why the priority in kingdom business...
simply because the things in this world can never be compared to what the things God can offer...
for me personally, i m taking some time to evaluate myself before the new year arrives on my individual ministries as well as personal commitments, promises i have made to God in the past year.
Why not you, whoever is reading this, take some time to think and ponder about this issue too?
I'm sure it will be a wonderful time of seeking and re-commitment of new things, or even past promises to our Heavenly Father. =)
it all lies in the action and how you give your time for that commitment and priority..
this is what i'd like to share with everyone after reading Matthew 19:16-30
i realised this is something very real in ministries...
we obey God like what the rich young man did.... but when asked of practical actions/commitments from God... we think twice of our own gain or our own interest before we give that commitment or priority..
often... we commit to the Lord... speaking of our undivided devotion to Him...
then when circumstances come...we think FIRST about our own activities... we think FIRST how we want to spend time with our friends or our loved ones... or even, as wayne shared with my group over youth last sunday... we think FIRST of the things we want to do... we don't want to waste our time.. so we find OTHER things to do... rather than what we SHOULD do...
there's nothing wrong with fellowshipping with friends and spending time with out loved ones...
but there's definitely a couple of scenarios where we struggle between what we want to do and what we can actually offer up to God...
i'm sure its quite familiar when u hear the holy spirit prompting u to do something.. but yet we ignored or we procrastinate it to a later time...
well it boils down to priorities and commitment to God...
i'm sure our God is an understanding God.... he will definitely set aside time for us to have fun and enjoy ourselves... but He will definitely be delighted when certain things we do it for Him and we really put into action this commitment we have made to Him...
imagine you have a child and he's got so many things in school... having fun playing soccer in his CCA.. or studying... but yet he fork out time to help you do housework because he has promised that he will help you out...
i'm sure it will put a smile on your face...
i'm sure God, our father, will have a similar smile on His face too...
serious... it's not just a spoken commitment in a ministry...
no matter we are serving as a role in ushers, projectionists, musicians.... or even serving as a church or youth leader... or ANY kind of ministry...
how much we are willing to give up our time, our own personal pleasure, our time with people...
for the things that really matters...
as uncle Tony has reminded.... kingdom business...
in real business.... you can't say "I'll want to make money.. i want to know more clients..." and yet you say this.... and then you rather use the time to meet clients to chill out with friends... or you sit back and do nothing....
there's action to be taken
this is the same for ministries... for example... we say that we want to see youth fusion grow... we can say we want to see unity... we speak of how we want to go out to proclaim Jesus and evangelise....
we can say all these with perfect zeal and passion...
but it is really just lip service if no action, no commitment, no priority is given...
whether we are ready to give up our time for Christ... as Jesus said in Mark 8:34 "Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. " "
notice that it's not written "If anyone would come after me, he must only take up his cross and follow me" nor is it written "If anyone would come after me, he must only deny himself and proclaim he believes in me"
nope... Jesus put it across as deny himself... which is something which can be a spoken proclaimation or a spoken commitment...
and he also said "to take up his cross and follow me"... which is something that needs action...
in Mark8:36 to the end of the passage.. it clearly speaks of why there's a need for such a commitment...and why the priority in kingdom business...
simply because the things in this world can never be compared to what the things God can offer...
for me personally, i m taking some time to evaluate myself before the new year arrives on my individual ministries as well as personal commitments, promises i have made to God in the past year.
Why not you, whoever is reading this, take some time to think and ponder about this issue too?
I'm sure it will be a wonderful time of seeking and re-commitment of new things, or even past promises to our Heavenly Father. =)
it was pouring when i left temasek towers at 6pm just now...
i made a quick dash to tanjong pagar mrt station and crossed the underground tunnel to the other side of the road to take 700 back home..
on the bus as i stared out of the watery blur window... i remembered when i was young... my mum let me and leong go out and play in the rain a couple of times...
we would run around the block... or play at the playground.. of cos for a while only... not like a few hours..
i would stand in the rain (yea..pretty heavy one) and open my mouth to catch the water...then spit it all out.. haha
i would tilt my head up and try to keep my eyes open as the rain fall from the sky
when we reach home...my mum would tell both of us not to tell my dad that she let us play in the rain..
my old house/estate really brought me lots of great memories..
i remembered when i was young.. we had swimming lessons... mum would let us go out to swim after it had rained cos the water is warmer... serious.. but i still cant really apprehend why after it rains the water is warmer.. haha..
we would have survival "trap water" lessons where everyone would jump into the water fully clothed in our pajamas and with our pants tie two knots at the end and make a float with it...
ya.. i've also tasted water from fire hydrant before...
i remembered once when the fire hydrant was leaking a little..
then i put my mouth there and let it drip into my mouth...
it taste horrible! i think there's some kind of chemical or if not.. it's just some sewage water bah..
haha... lesson learnt.. but it was still fun..
anyway i also learnt that most fire hydrants wont start bursting out with water when u "uncap" both the sides like what happens in cartoons.. u know what i mean rite? haha... it's the panel on the floor beside it... where you have to remove the cover and use some rod to reach beneath to turn on the water...
i've also used a nail cutter with this small "knife" to try to cut off some jackfruits from a tree in my estate...
i couldnt wash off the sticky liquid or whatever u call that, which oozed onto my hand... hahah
ya.. of cos.. the mango tree which my mum planted bear fruits every year and the security guards and cleaners will creep around to use bamboo poles to poke them down...
and the late nites... really late nites... mignights where i would go jogging around my estate when i was in secondary school...
and catching a 1998 world cup midnight match's 2nd half with a security guard in his guard house when i went out to get some midnight snacks during half time...
such nice memories... :)
really thank God!
i made a quick dash to tanjong pagar mrt station and crossed the underground tunnel to the other side of the road to take 700 back home..
on the bus as i stared out of the watery blur window... i remembered when i was young... my mum let me and leong go out and play in the rain a couple of times...
we would run around the block... or play at the playground.. of cos for a while only... not like a few hours..
i would stand in the rain (yea..pretty heavy one) and open my mouth to catch the water...then spit it all out.. haha
i would tilt my head up and try to keep my eyes open as the rain fall from the sky
when we reach home...my mum would tell both of us not to tell my dad that she let us play in the rain..
my old house/estate really brought me lots of great memories..
i remembered when i was young.. we had swimming lessons... mum would let us go out to swim after it had rained cos the water is warmer... serious.. but i still cant really apprehend why after it rains the water is warmer.. haha..
we would have survival "trap water" lessons where everyone would jump into the water fully clothed in our pajamas and with our pants tie two knots at the end and make a float with it...
ya.. i've also tasted water from fire hydrant before...
i remembered once when the fire hydrant was leaking a little..
then i put my mouth there and let it drip into my mouth...
it taste horrible! i think there's some kind of chemical or if not.. it's just some sewage water bah..
haha... lesson learnt.. but it was still fun..
anyway i also learnt that most fire hydrants wont start bursting out with water when u "uncap" both the sides like what happens in cartoons.. u know what i mean rite? haha... it's the panel on the floor beside it... where you have to remove the cover and use some rod to reach beneath to turn on the water...
i've also used a nail cutter with this small "knife" to try to cut off some jackfruits from a tree in my estate...
i couldnt wash off the sticky liquid or whatever u call that, which oozed onto my hand... hahah
ya.. of cos.. the mango tree which my mum planted bear fruits every year and the security guards and cleaners will creep around to use bamboo poles to poke them down...
and the late nites... really late nites... mignights where i would go jogging around my estate when i was in secondary school...
and catching a 1998 world cup midnight match's 2nd half with a security guard in his guard house when i went out to get some midnight snacks during half time...
such nice memories... :)
really thank God!
Friday, November 21, 2003
sharing what i've done for my attachment company so far:
asia.cnet.com
- the top search bar. The drop down list selection will automatically change to the respective pages when you click the different channels. (eg. you click "I.T. manager", and the search drop down list for that page will show "I.T. manager". same search box but dynamic drop down list) It's my first shot at php scripting... nearly killed my brain as i attempt this new language
asia.cnet.com/services/bm/
- Bandwidth meter. Grabbed the java coding from cnet US site. cut and paste, cut and paste.. haha... again more php scripting as well as editting html tags. this took me 2 days.
currently helping the revamp of http://www.gamespotasia.com
copying templates and editting html.. the current site really sucks... haha
well... almost the whole of the tech side ppl are at it to come up with a new look and organised structure
tiring... but well...
it's the experience that matters...
i guess it's sort of a warm up for my FYP...
the weekend's here... great... time to loosen up those wrists... ha :)
asia.cnet.com
- the top search bar. The drop down list selection will automatically change to the respective pages when you click the different channels. (eg. you click "I.T. manager", and the search drop down list for that page will show "I.T. manager". same search box but dynamic drop down list) It's my first shot at php scripting... nearly killed my brain as i attempt this new language
asia.cnet.com/services/bm/
- Bandwidth meter. Grabbed the java coding from cnet US site. cut and paste, cut and paste.. haha... again more php scripting as well as editting html tags. this took me 2 days.
currently helping the revamp of http://www.gamespotasia.com
copying templates and editting html.. the current site really sucks... haha
well... almost the whole of the tech side ppl are at it to come up with a new look and organised structure
tiring... but well...
it's the experience that matters...
i guess it's sort of a warm up for my FYP...
the weekend's here... great... time to loosen up those wrists... ha :)
Thursday, November 20, 2003
Monday, November 17, 2003
You’re so real
My god You’re so real
So real to me
My god You’re so real
I’ve got to believe
Cos You’re always near
And You speak with tender love
Whisper in my ears
That You love me dear
And I know that You care
You guide me with Your hands
Cradled in your arms
I know You are there
You’re so real God
You’re so real God
My god You’re so real
So real to me
My god You’re so real
I’ve got to believe
Cos You’re always near
And You speak with tender love
Whisper in my ears
That You love me dear
And I know that You care
You guide me with Your hands
Cradled in your arms
I know You are there
You’re so real God
You’re so real God
Monday, November 10, 2003
i'm back from my first day at work
not that bad... but not that slack...
my 2 reporting officers are on holiday -_-"
so one of the staff took charge...
only me and this other guy from my course there..
i know this guy by name... shaun...maybe only hi-bye...
then he kept talking and talking like i m the only human being around...
keep saying he very nervous... blah blah blah
ok.. back to the guy who give us our duties...
we started off with html... without dreamweaver nor any html software...
we used notepad!
it took me some search on the net to refresh my memory...
soon it was quite a breeze for me...
especially it's just drawing tables and doing alignment and stuff...
then shaun didn't know how to...
or his mind is just shut off
he kept asking me how to how to...
then i was going like tee-dee and tee-ar telling him that tr is for drawing rows and tr is for the column and stuff...
can u believe it?
he spent the whoooole day... from 10am till 6pm... drawing tables only... O_O!!
and he began to irritate me when he was going "eh zhongfa... i ask u ar..." for the 1000000000th time...
i finished my part shortly after lunch break and the guy gave me some books on PHP... to learn...
he set up a temp admin account for me to try out the PHP coding...
i was like -_-
i know nuts about PHP.... though PHP's style is somewhat similar to ASP.net... and when i read thru.. i do understand what PHP is about... but it's just... a different kind of language... different kind of syntax...
but well.. try out abit here and there... not tat bad lah... :)
at least it's not some java programming...
tmr's work is not tat siong... we're supposed to do review on asia.cnet.com.. come up with some evaluation i supposed...that would take up half a day...hahaha... :) great!
well...so much for day 1 =)
not that bad... but not that slack...
my 2 reporting officers are on holiday -_-"
so one of the staff took charge...
only me and this other guy from my course there..
i know this guy by name... shaun...maybe only hi-bye...
then he kept talking and talking like i m the only human being around...
keep saying he very nervous... blah blah blah
ok.. back to the guy who give us our duties...
we started off with html... without dreamweaver nor any html software...
we used notepad!
it took me some search on the net to refresh my memory...
soon it was quite a breeze for me...
especially it's just drawing tables and doing alignment and stuff...
then shaun didn't know how to...
or his mind is just shut off
he kept asking me how to how to...
then i was going like tee-dee and tee-ar telling him that tr is for drawing rows and tr is for the column and stuff...
can u believe it?
he spent the whoooole day... from 10am till 6pm... drawing tables only... O_O!!
and he began to irritate me when he was going "eh zhongfa... i ask u ar..." for the 1000000000th time...
i finished my part shortly after lunch break and the guy gave me some books on PHP... to learn...
he set up a temp admin account for me to try out the PHP coding...
i was like -_-
i know nuts about PHP.... though PHP's style is somewhat similar to ASP.net... and when i read thru.. i do understand what PHP is about... but it's just... a different kind of language... different kind of syntax...
but well.. try out abit here and there... not tat bad lah... :)
at least it's not some java programming...
tmr's work is not tat siong... we're supposed to do review on asia.cnet.com.. come up with some evaluation i supposed...that would take up half a day...hahaha... :) great!
well...so much for day 1 =)
Friday, November 7, 2003
have been visiting singapore drummers circle almost everyday
same goes for musicians forum
limb biskit will be down in singapore on 3rd Dec...
john otto is prob the only talented musician in that stupid band...
he's jazz trained.. lol :)
but well... limb biskit's music don't thrill me one bit.. ha ;)
steve smith's drum clinic 30th Nov this month
music plaza's staff (note: i din say music plaza) is bringing him in...
i think zildjian should be helping to rope him into singapore i guess
if not i can't think how a couple of singaporeans can manage to invite a world class drummer in...
ok.. time to go for music prac...
i'll be helping out logistic today.. heh heh
taking a 2 week break...
same goes for musicians forum
limb biskit will be down in singapore on 3rd Dec...
john otto is prob the only talented musician in that stupid band...
he's jazz trained.. lol :)
but well... limb biskit's music don't thrill me one bit.. ha ;)
steve smith's drum clinic 30th Nov this month
music plaza's staff (note: i din say music plaza) is bringing him in...
i think zildjian should be helping to rope him into singapore i guess
if not i can't think how a couple of singaporeans can manage to invite a world class drummer in...
ok.. time to go for music prac...
i'll be helping out logistic today.. heh heh
taking a 2 week break...
Thursday, November 6, 2003
i'll renew my covenant with you
here's my heart and soul and mind for you
It is you that i treasure
It is you i long to see
It is you Lord i surrender
this life i have in me
there's no other joy i will seek
that can replace you in my heart
there's no other one i will bow
cos i know you are the only
you are the only one
here's my heart and soul and mind for you
It is you that i treasure
It is you i long to see
It is you Lord i surrender
this life i have in me
there's no other joy i will seek
that can replace you in my heart
there's no other one i will bow
cos i know you are the only
you are the only one
come on fellas...
place yr bets...ermm.. i think we're not supposed to bet.. haha
well.. i can tell u... give it 2 more months?
friendster will be in the dumpster..
soon
it has been like this for counter strike(this took a couple of years), warcraft, starcraft, whatever craft....neopets (if u guys still remember)
gunbound will be next to go down...
so.. stop wasting yr time in front of that comp reading testimonials that are limited within the circles of cyber world...
it's so unreal in comparison with the real thing...
go on out and catch some fresh air!
inhale the wonders of our God!
place yr bets...ermm.. i think we're not supposed to bet.. haha
well.. i can tell u... give it 2 more months?
friendster will be in the dumpster..
soon
it has been like this for counter strike(this took a couple of years), warcraft, starcraft, whatever craft....neopets (if u guys still remember)
gunbound will be next to go down...
so.. stop wasting yr time in front of that comp reading testimonials that are limited within the circles of cyber world...
it's so unreal in comparison with the real thing...
go on out and catch some fresh air!
inhale the wonders of our God!
Tuesday, November 4, 2003
i finally manage to get a decent hook of drum tuning last sat...
the way to do it proper and get the right sound..
last week's tuning was one of my most satisfied.. :)
prob with more practices, would be able to tune em even faster...
still craving for a 10" tom to go with the current setup... a smaller and higher pitched tom! :) hehe...
yeah.. but of cos the shell's tuning range isn't fantastic at all...yet not exactly terok..
mahogany and basswood..
no wonder they call tama rockstar(yea... the brand & model of WAC's drumset in case u guys dunno) mid-entry/semi-pro kits
now i know why settle for maple or birch - nothing else
the way to do it proper and get the right sound..
last week's tuning was one of my most satisfied.. :)
prob with more practices, would be able to tune em even faster...
still craving for a 10" tom to go with the current setup... a smaller and higher pitched tom! :) hehe...
yeah.. but of cos the shell's tuning range isn't fantastic at all...yet not exactly terok..
mahogany and basswood..
no wonder they call tama rockstar(yea... the brand & model of WAC's drumset in case u guys dunno) mid-entry/semi-pro kits
now i know why settle for maple or birch - nothing else
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Return
The world around me
The things I do
The things that change me
From seeing You
I know You’re calling
You want me back
So here I am Lord
I am Yours
*
Change me to
Your likeness Oh God
Cos I know I am weak
Lord speak,
Your way into my heart
And I will follow
*
I need You Jesus
I need You Jesus
I need You Jesus
Jesus I need You
I know You love me
I love You too
My heavenly father
I need You
You welcome me home
And gave me love
There’s nowhere else Lord
I want to stay
I need You Jesus
I need You Jesus
I need You Jesus
Jesus I need You
I love You Jesus
I love You Jesus
I love You Jesus
Jesus I love You
The world around me
The things I do
The things that change me
From seeing You
I know You’re calling
You want me back
So here I am Lord
I am Yours
*
Change me to
Your likeness Oh God
Cos I know I am weak
Lord speak,
Your way into my heart
And I will follow
*
I need You Jesus
I need You Jesus
I need You Jesus
Jesus I need You
I know You love me
I love You too
My heavenly father
I need You
You welcome me home
And gave me love
There’s nowhere else Lord
I want to stay
I need You Jesus
I need You Jesus
I need You Jesus
Jesus I need You
I love You Jesus
I love You Jesus
I love You Jesus
Jesus I love You
Monday, October 27, 2003
1997 - towards the end of the year
a brand new 5 piece wine red drum set emerges in the building of bukit panjang gospel chapel... along with a brand new keyboard and an acoustic guitar at a corner of the hall. the english assembly of bpgc has bought them...
Sier suggested that Benjamin, Hueyfen, himself and simin come together to start a band for the chinese side.
Robert and I, then young teenagers, age 13 and 14, tagged along with no skills.. excited abt the whole idea of a band in a church where a piano and church organ were the only instruments in the church back then.
Sier started at the drumset because of his secondary school band experience. Benjamin plays the guitar. Huey fen at piano, no bassist, Robert bought a couple of tambourines and percussion instrument and sat beside the drumset playing along with the team,
while i came down week after week, just sitting around the corner, watching them play..
until one week where i felt so left out, i just went to one corner and cried... i asked God to teach me something so that i can serve Him..
He answered
I went for guitar and Benjamin offered to teach me...
my previous pastor, pastor David lent me his classical guitar to learn
soon i was playing the classical guitar in the background, with Benjamin's acoustic guitar plugged in, during the wednesday service for Chinese construction workers in church...
my dad finally agreed to buy me a guitar.. i bought a yamaha classical guitar from luthermusic...
it became one of my most treasured possesion...
soon.. i got the chance to play the plugged in acoustic guitar along with the band.. the steel strings hurt my fingers real bad when i started playing the folk guit...
Sier left for NS and Robert took up drums..
1998
Sindric, the band leader of the English Assembly, came along and told us our band needs a bassist... so i picked up the basic bass techniques and began to play the bass and benjamin still on the guitar, huey on keys, robert on drums and simin singing backup or leading worship once in a while..
it was a period of ups and downs..
i remembered robert and i discovered a drum key around the set and tried to tune the drums, thinking tighter means higher pitch, with no concern of proper technique...
we screwed up the drum tuning and the english assembly guys were quite unhappy about it cos they need to retune everything.. haha
robert's drumming was stagnant and he began to play real loud and it became quite annoying sometimes.. i remembered a couple of times where i had to tell him in an annoyed tone to keep it down... of cos.. sparked some unhappiness, which were resolved after that...
i began to try playing the drumset whenever i had the chance.. but normally Robert would be playing and i had to sneak in to play when he's taking a break at the toilet or after service..
got to know the church's caretaker and where the keys were, and got to know which windows around the church can be opened..haha..
so whenever i m free.. i would just pop into the church thru the windows or just calling the caretaker to open up the church where i will just whack away and try to play around with the set.. of cos i got my fair share of scoldings from the secretary for not booking the church and climbing in thru the windows...
1999, 2000
an eventful period...
benjamin and huey got together and broke off after sometime...
friendships were strained and benjamin left the church for some time...
we were without a guitarist and i began to play more bass till i became quite bored with the bass guitar...
and of cos, i was dealt with a big blow because i've always looked up to benjamin as a big brother in church...
he's my "shi fu" who taught me guitar... i was very sad when such a thing happened...
New creation's musicians came to bpgc to conduct a clinic for both the chinese and english assembly bands...
my temper was quite bad back then... i have very high standards for the musicians which resulted in many of them fearing me, especially the younger ones.. but ya... over these years.. God has shown me the correct attitude towards worship... and yup... i thank Him for changing me..
Over these 2 years, my guitar improved alot by God's grace...
Robert began coming to church less and less often... younger keyboardists were raised...
thus, i moved to the drumset
the english assembly changed the whole set of cymbals and added an extra tom..
i was still climbing into church once in a while to practise whenever i can... or i will linger around after service to play around till everyone have left...
2001 till today
got exposed to more drumming and hardware...got real serious to focus on drums..
benedict taught me drum tuning and even printed drum tuning technique which he got off the web for me (i still have the exact copy he gave me and it still is a treasured resource i have)
started playing acoustic guitar for english assembly's heart rock sunday held on 1st sunday of every month... thus i got the chance to watch and learn from benedict.. i would ask him tonnes of questions about drumming... haha
Chang bin came along and learnt bass... weiyan learnt guitar... i m still sitting happily at the drum set..
benedict and i changed the drumheads together... my first hands on to proper drum tuning...
i began to learn more about wood type... different brands of drumsets.. and pedals...etc...
purchased WAC's drumset along with pastor Stephen and Sier... first time playing Sabian cymbals
moved on to WAC in 2003... still very much into drumming and equipments...
took up role of music ministry i.c.
----------------------
as i reflect upon how the Lord has led me over these years in ministry...
its really amazing how much God have helped me to learn..
over 5 years... i got to know music which i have absolutely no idea i would be involved in when i was young (except when my mum got me to violin lessons when i was in primary school for 2 months before she stopped my lessons for being lazy and not practising)
still learning much along the way ahead... still depending on God
cos it's Him who provided and started me off,
it's Him who gave me these gifts in music to serve...
even though i practise alot and sometimes neglected God, He reminded me that all i have is from Him..
yes.. all the we have... comes from God...
its just this one desire i have, God
is to offer this gift, which You've given me, to You Lord
for Your kingdom, for Your purpose
though many times i may stray away from the focus, i pray that You will set me on the right track..
this is my testimony on how God has led me through all these years...
yes.. of cos its not into precise details of the many events God has used to nurture me...
of cos.. i will give thanks to Him all of my days for the amazing grace He has shown me
a brand new 5 piece wine red drum set emerges in the building of bukit panjang gospel chapel... along with a brand new keyboard and an acoustic guitar at a corner of the hall. the english assembly of bpgc has bought them...
Sier suggested that Benjamin, Hueyfen, himself and simin come together to start a band for the chinese side.
Robert and I, then young teenagers, age 13 and 14, tagged along with no skills.. excited abt the whole idea of a band in a church where a piano and church organ were the only instruments in the church back then.
Sier started at the drumset because of his secondary school band experience. Benjamin plays the guitar. Huey fen at piano, no bassist, Robert bought a couple of tambourines and percussion instrument and sat beside the drumset playing along with the team,
while i came down week after week, just sitting around the corner, watching them play..
until one week where i felt so left out, i just went to one corner and cried... i asked God to teach me something so that i can serve Him..
He answered
I went for guitar and Benjamin offered to teach me...
my previous pastor, pastor David lent me his classical guitar to learn
soon i was playing the classical guitar in the background, with Benjamin's acoustic guitar plugged in, during the wednesday service for Chinese construction workers in church...
my dad finally agreed to buy me a guitar.. i bought a yamaha classical guitar from luthermusic...
it became one of my most treasured possesion...
soon.. i got the chance to play the plugged in acoustic guitar along with the band.. the steel strings hurt my fingers real bad when i started playing the folk guit...
Sier left for NS and Robert took up drums..
1998
Sindric, the band leader of the English Assembly, came along and told us our band needs a bassist... so i picked up the basic bass techniques and began to play the bass and benjamin still on the guitar, huey on keys, robert on drums and simin singing backup or leading worship once in a while..
it was a period of ups and downs..
i remembered robert and i discovered a drum key around the set and tried to tune the drums, thinking tighter means higher pitch, with no concern of proper technique...
we screwed up the drum tuning and the english assembly guys were quite unhappy about it cos they need to retune everything.. haha
robert's drumming was stagnant and he began to play real loud and it became quite annoying sometimes.. i remembered a couple of times where i had to tell him in an annoyed tone to keep it down... of cos.. sparked some unhappiness, which were resolved after that...
i began to try playing the drumset whenever i had the chance.. but normally Robert would be playing and i had to sneak in to play when he's taking a break at the toilet or after service..
got to know the church's caretaker and where the keys were, and got to know which windows around the church can be opened..haha..
so whenever i m free.. i would just pop into the church thru the windows or just calling the caretaker to open up the church where i will just whack away and try to play around with the set.. of cos i got my fair share of scoldings from the secretary for not booking the church and climbing in thru the windows...
1999, 2000
an eventful period...
benjamin and huey got together and broke off after sometime...
friendships were strained and benjamin left the church for some time...
we were without a guitarist and i began to play more bass till i became quite bored with the bass guitar...
and of cos, i was dealt with a big blow because i've always looked up to benjamin as a big brother in church...
he's my "shi fu" who taught me guitar... i was very sad when such a thing happened...
New creation's musicians came to bpgc to conduct a clinic for both the chinese and english assembly bands...
my temper was quite bad back then... i have very high standards for the musicians which resulted in many of them fearing me, especially the younger ones.. but ya... over these years.. God has shown me the correct attitude towards worship... and yup... i thank Him for changing me..
Over these 2 years, my guitar improved alot by God's grace...
Robert began coming to church less and less often... younger keyboardists were raised...
thus, i moved to the drumset
the english assembly changed the whole set of cymbals and added an extra tom..
i was still climbing into church once in a while to practise whenever i can... or i will linger around after service to play around till everyone have left...
2001 till today
got exposed to more drumming and hardware...got real serious to focus on drums..
benedict taught me drum tuning and even printed drum tuning technique which he got off the web for me (i still have the exact copy he gave me and it still is a treasured resource i have)
started playing acoustic guitar for english assembly's heart rock sunday held on 1st sunday of every month... thus i got the chance to watch and learn from benedict.. i would ask him tonnes of questions about drumming... haha
Chang bin came along and learnt bass... weiyan learnt guitar... i m still sitting happily at the drum set..
benedict and i changed the drumheads together... my first hands on to proper drum tuning...
i began to learn more about wood type... different brands of drumsets.. and pedals...etc...
purchased WAC's drumset along with pastor Stephen and Sier... first time playing Sabian cymbals
moved on to WAC in 2003... still very much into drumming and equipments...
took up role of music ministry i.c.
----------------------
as i reflect upon how the Lord has led me over these years in ministry...
its really amazing how much God have helped me to learn..
over 5 years... i got to know music which i have absolutely no idea i would be involved in when i was young (except when my mum got me to violin lessons when i was in primary school for 2 months before she stopped my lessons for being lazy and not practising)
still learning much along the way ahead... still depending on God
cos it's Him who provided and started me off,
it's Him who gave me these gifts in music to serve...
even though i practise alot and sometimes neglected God, He reminded me that all i have is from Him..
yes.. all the we have... comes from God...
its just this one desire i have, God
is to offer this gift, which You've given me, to You Lord
for Your kingdom, for Your purpose
though many times i may stray away from the focus, i pray that You will set me on the right track..
this is my testimony on how God has led me through all these years...
yes.. of cos its not into precise details of the many events God has used to nurture me...
of cos.. i will give thanks to Him all of my days for the amazing grace He has shown me
Thursday, October 23, 2003
tmr's leaders retreat in JB...
do pray for journey mercy as well as for the retreat itself..
pray that God will watch over all the sessions as we seek God for His direction for W.A.C.
Pastor Tim and the adult leaders
as well as Sabrina, Arlene, Tina, Reginald and myself
we'll be back on Sat noon..
those who will be down for music prac will most likely see a very tired WSL and drummer there.. haha.. :)
everyone else do take care too! :) God bless!
do pray for journey mercy as well as for the retreat itself..
pray that God will watch over all the sessions as we seek God for His direction for W.A.C.
Pastor Tim and the adult leaders
as well as Sabrina, Arlene, Tina, Reginald and myself
we'll be back on Sat noon..
those who will be down for music prac will most likely see a very tired WSL and drummer there.. haha.. :)
everyone else do take care too! :) God bless!
Wednesday, October 22, 2003
Cnet Networks Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
8 Shenton Way #15-02
Temasek Tower
Singapore 068811
this is the place where i m going to spend my next 2 months...
yea.. i've been posted to Cnet for my attachment...
10th Nov to 31st Dec
i hope that i won't have much IT related stuff to do there..give me some coffee powder and papers to photocopy instead.. hahaha...
argg... seems like i've to go shopping for more formal attire
8 Shenton Way #15-02
Temasek Tower
Singapore 068811
this is the place where i m going to spend my next 2 months...
yea.. i've been posted to Cnet for my attachment...
10th Nov to 31st Dec
i hope that i won't have much IT related stuff to do there..give me some coffee powder and papers to photocopy instead.. hahaha...
argg... seems like i've to go shopping for more formal attire
Friday, October 17, 2003
presentation was good today..
good till my tutor requested that we have to come back next wed and do it again so that she can record it down on video tape...
-_-"
have to wear formal to school again...
and i have no lessons next wed...
our preparations are like shit and we didn't think our presentation was any good..
why us? the previous group's skit was even better...
the only consolation is that prob i will score well in this I.S. module... haha
i'm @home now..(duh)
yvonne cant make it as she's got to work OT...paul has cell.. shuhei cant book out..
left me and andrew so we decided to call it off..
wondering what is becoming of Operation Philip...
i m beginning to ask if i m the only one left bearing this burden to reach out and evangelise, be it with/without music.
am i dependant on the others in the band?
ya.. it's quite disheartening to see Sier in such a sorry state, but i guess he really needs time...
is the devil pulling some tricks from his sleeves?
if he is... we must stop it..
m i better off alone fighting this war for Christ? why not? and why yes? :(
so many questions... so few answers
do pray for operation philip...
i dunno... prob i might be the only candle burning at this moment...i really pray not...
if God would, i pray that He will personally light up all our candles once again...
we need to re-capture and keep the flame in order to spread it
good till my tutor requested that we have to come back next wed and do it again so that she can record it down on video tape...
-_-"
have to wear formal to school again...
and i have no lessons next wed...
our preparations are like shit and we didn't think our presentation was any good..
why us? the previous group's skit was even better...
the only consolation is that prob i will score well in this I.S. module... haha
i'm @home now..(duh)
yvonne cant make it as she's got to work OT...paul has cell.. shuhei cant book out..
left me and andrew so we decided to call it off..
wondering what is becoming of Operation Philip...
i m beginning to ask if i m the only one left bearing this burden to reach out and evangelise, be it with/without music.
am i dependant on the others in the band?
ya.. it's quite disheartening to see Sier in such a sorry state, but i guess he really needs time...
is the devil pulling some tricks from his sleeves?
if he is... we must stop it..
m i better off alone fighting this war for Christ? why not? and why yes? :(
so many questions... so few answers
do pray for operation philip...
i dunno... prob i might be the only candle burning at this moment...i really pray not...
if God would, i pray that He will personally light up all our candles once again...
we need to re-capture and keep the flame in order to spread it
Thursday, October 16, 2003
ah pek suggested to pastor that we dont need drum shield...
he say with correct positioning, an extra thick carpet beneath the drumset, some carpet or cloth on the wall behind should be alright...
in fact, pastor said i still can whack louder than what i did for the first week (he wasnt around last week)..haha...but it was quite loud already rite?
so listen up drummers... no shield... work on your strokes and dynamics.. :)
btw the new speakers are here... the current speakers will be used as monitors...
ah pek will be down at 2pm this sat to setup with the logistic guys and do sound balancing as well as equipment positioning...
he's the pro... haha
he say with correct positioning, an extra thick carpet beneath the drumset, some carpet or cloth on the wall behind should be alright...
in fact, pastor said i still can whack louder than what i did for the first week (he wasnt around last week)..haha...but it was quite loud already rite?
so listen up drummers... no shield... work on your strokes and dynamics.. :)
btw the new speakers are here... the current speakers will be used as monitors...
ah pek will be down at 2pm this sat to setup with the logistic guys and do sound balancing as well as equipment positioning...
he's the pro... haha
Saturday, October 11, 2003
i finally get to see ah pek play...
blew me away
blew me away
blew me away
well... one of city harvest's drummers took lessons from him before
wonder what are his rates.. must be pretty steep...
oh i moved the splash to below my lead crash... right beside the hi hats...
so much more accessible when i want to add accents when playing the hats...
gee... really gian to get another splash... 8" or 10"
pek's trojan brilliant splash sounds good man... bright and nice.. heard it today....
btw i just realised today that trojan cymbals are made by ah pek...
that guy really drum freak....
today's prac was raw and loud...
i think the keyboardists really poor thing...
cant hear themselves... did i play too loud too? :P
to listen out to each other... gee.. think it has become something i say ever so often... heh heh :P
blew me away
blew me away
blew me away
well... one of city harvest's drummers took lessons from him before
wonder what are his rates.. must be pretty steep...
oh i moved the splash to below my lead crash... right beside the hi hats...
so much more accessible when i want to add accents when playing the hats...
gee... really gian to get another splash... 8" or 10"
pek's trojan brilliant splash sounds good man... bright and nice.. heard it today....
btw i just realised today that trojan cymbals are made by ah pek...
that guy really drum freak....
today's prac was raw and loud...
i think the keyboardists really poor thing...
cant hear themselves... did i play too loud too? :P
to listen out to each other... gee.. think it has become something i say ever so often... heh heh :P
Thursday, October 9, 2003
andrew got the amp finally...
$700.. right on the dot of the budget... though pastor asked "why so expensive?".. but well... he's relieved since i told him it's on the budget... haha
well... it's a pretty good amp.. at least i hope.. have not heard it yet...
wayne will be on acoustic while andrew on electric.. we'll see how it goes...
rock on dudes! but keep it cool.. the amp heats up pretty much i read... :P
ah pek will be down for music practice this sat..
wonder if he will strut his stuff after checking out the system and decide on the shielding/monitoring we need...
i dare say this guy is one of Singapore's finest drummers
he's endorses Meinl cymbals
berklee grad... o_O
arg... another weekend of soft drum playing... no shield yet.. hope it comes next week
gotto watch my touches... still using sticks but gonna control
last week ivy and lil played louder than me... believe it? haha :P
though i can play louder when the shield comes but i think this is a lesson that with/without shield... must remember control in my playing... in order to have good dynamics..
oh ya
vertical horizon's ed toth is real solid.... i thought his drumming is simple but i was all wrong...
was listening to their pretty old live album... that guy showed some great solid grooves and nice/suitable fills...
the guitars sound good too... good band
oh ya... carter beauford of dave matthews band once sessioned for VH in one of their earlier albums..
carter's style is well... way out of my reach man... haha
$700.. right on the dot of the budget... though pastor asked "why so expensive?".. but well... he's relieved since i told him it's on the budget... haha
well... it's a pretty good amp.. at least i hope.. have not heard it yet...
wayne will be on acoustic while andrew on electric.. we'll see how it goes...
rock on dudes! but keep it cool.. the amp heats up pretty much i read... :P
ah pek will be down for music practice this sat..
wonder if he will strut his stuff after checking out the system and decide on the shielding/monitoring we need...
i dare say this guy is one of Singapore's finest drummers
he's endorses Meinl cymbals
berklee grad... o_O
arg... another weekend of soft drum playing... no shield yet.. hope it comes next week
gotto watch my touches... still using sticks but gonna control
last week ivy and lil played louder than me... believe it? haha :P
though i can play louder when the shield comes but i think this is a lesson that with/without shield... must remember control in my playing... in order to have good dynamics..
oh ya
vertical horizon's ed toth is real solid.... i thought his drumming is simple but i was all wrong...
was listening to their pretty old live album... that guy showed some great solid grooves and nice/suitable fills...
the guitars sound good too... good band
oh ya... carter beauford of dave matthews band once sessioned for VH in one of their earlier albums..
carter's style is well... way out of my reach man... haha
Wednesday, October 8, 2003
i accidentally hit my hand on the edge of the drawer yesterday.... some skin is scrapped out and it feels like an open wound which is taking quite some time to heal... (well.. it is.. doh...hahah)
disgusting man...
its about half a cm long...
it hurts a little when i bathe... and when i apply gel on my hair (i m using liquid gel)... i have to make sure that it doesnt touch my wound...
ouch
at least it does not hurt when i m practising my rudiments...
oh ya... i just emailed the drummers abt the gladstone technique couple days back...
guess that's pretty intermediate stuff... from what i read from ah pek's post in singapore drummers circle forum..
but it's good to develop that kind of strokes...
it's somehow similar to free stroke but concept slightly different (i have been teaching the younger drummers some basics of free strokes.. yep.. but i m still working on it personally)...
gee... but well... even simple strokes can take a long time to master... correct techinique and discipline...
there's really too many things to learn in drumming...
too many...
ah pek mentioned something in the forum :
For me personally, I've been teaching all my students and friends the basic technique for years, that is the finger technique and some whipping technique.
I believe we drummers should learn how to lay an infectious groove and apply simple but 'meaningful' fills/rudiments.
how true!
i read up vic firth's history (btw he's not just a pair of sticks, he's a drummer)...
there's one which mentioned he played with Steve Gadd for one particular show... vic firth on percussions, gadd on the set..
during the rehearsals... steve played normal jazz beats (boom chik boom chik)...
vic firth was like thinking to himself..."oh man.. those kids who come to listen to steve gadd will be so disappointed"
then on the day of the show... they ran thru once before the show and steve began to play more...
on the show itself... steve gadd really showed his stuffs...
vic firth then realised steve gadd was actually listening to how he was playing the percussions and thinking of how to fit in for him...
yeah man... this is another thing lacking of me (and i believe for many musicians)... getting caught up with your instrument that you don't listen much to the your band mates...
band play is not just about timing... yes.. timing is important..
but it is also important to...
listening out to each other...
coming in at the right time and sit back at the right time
---
yup
still on my java codes... still stuck with the GUI...
time to punch in some more codes...
guess i will be in school till late tmr nite...
oh my.. i've blogged too much...
argg.. back to my codes...
disgusting man...
its about half a cm long...
it hurts a little when i bathe... and when i apply gel on my hair (i m using liquid gel)... i have to make sure that it doesnt touch my wound...
ouch
at least it does not hurt when i m practising my rudiments...
oh ya... i just emailed the drummers abt the gladstone technique couple days back...
guess that's pretty intermediate stuff... from what i read from ah pek's post in singapore drummers circle forum..
but it's good to develop that kind of strokes...
it's somehow similar to free stroke but concept slightly different (i have been teaching the younger drummers some basics of free strokes.. yep.. but i m still working on it personally)...
gee... but well... even simple strokes can take a long time to master... correct techinique and discipline...
there's really too many things to learn in drumming...
too many...
ah pek mentioned something in the forum :
For me personally, I've been teaching all my students and friends the basic technique for years, that is the finger technique and some whipping technique.
I believe we drummers should learn how to lay an infectious groove and apply simple but 'meaningful' fills/rudiments.
how true!
i read up vic firth's history (btw he's not just a pair of sticks, he's a drummer)...
there's one which mentioned he played with Steve Gadd for one particular show... vic firth on percussions, gadd on the set..
during the rehearsals... steve played normal jazz beats (boom chik boom chik)...
vic firth was like thinking to himself..."oh man.. those kids who come to listen to steve gadd will be so disappointed"
then on the day of the show... they ran thru once before the show and steve began to play more...
on the show itself... steve gadd really showed his stuffs...
vic firth then realised steve gadd was actually listening to how he was playing the percussions and thinking of how to fit in for him...
yeah man... this is another thing lacking of me (and i believe for many musicians)... getting caught up with your instrument that you don't listen much to the your band mates...
band play is not just about timing... yes.. timing is important..
but it is also important to...
listening out to each other...
coming in at the right time and sit back at the right time
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yup
still on my java codes... still stuck with the GUI...
time to punch in some more codes...
guess i will be in school till late tmr nite...
oh my.. i've blogged too much...
argg.. back to my codes...
i was crossing the road heading towards the interchange...
and i saw my bus...
made a mad dash and the driver close the door and was about to drive off...
an uncle from the next queue waved frantically for the driver to stop...
i got on the bus... smiled and said thank you to the driver..
tapped my card and smiled through the window at the uncle who waved down the bus for me...
isn't it great to have some considerate people around some times?
and i saw my bus...
made a mad dash and the driver close the door and was about to drive off...
an uncle from the next queue waved frantically for the driver to stop...
i got on the bus... smiled and said thank you to the driver..
tapped my card and smiled through the window at the uncle who waved down the bus for me...
isn't it great to have some considerate people around some times?
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
bus drivers who speed off at every stop and jam brake at the next even though the distance between 2 stops is 100 - 200 metres...
or rather.. they jam break everytime they need to stop...
i know most buses are mercedes but u dont have to drive like you are on F1...
for goodness sake, they are bus stops... not pit stops!
...
or inconsiderate ppl who do not seem to notice the yellow indicating stripes on the floor to the MRT doors opening indicating to let passengers alight first....
i have thought of walking like a sumo wrestler in big wide strides out of the MRT door straight in the face of those who are obviously inconsiderate....
or rather.. they jam break everytime they need to stop...
i know most buses are mercedes but u dont have to drive like you are on F1...
for goodness sake, they are bus stops... not pit stops!
...
or inconsiderate ppl who do not seem to notice the yellow indicating stripes on the floor to the MRT doors opening indicating to let passengers alight first....
i have thought of walking like a sumo wrestler in big wide strides out of the MRT door straight in the face of those who are obviously inconsiderate....
Sunday, October 5, 2003
i had a terribly hard time not hitting hard on the drum.... had to control my strokes..
alright lah.. today isnt that bad...
initially i put a cloth to muffle the sound of the snare...
after the 1st 2 songs i had enuff of that muffled sound and pulled down that cloth...
yes.. if u noticed...the snare sounded so sweet after that (starting from trading my sorrows onwards)... haha
pastor is going to get drum shield and monitors
probably as soon as possible...
alright lah.. today isnt that bad...
initially i put a cloth to muffle the sound of the snare...
after the 1st 2 songs i had enuff of that muffled sound and pulled down that cloth...
yes.. if u noticed...the snare sounded so sweet after that (starting from trading my sorrows onwards)... haha
pastor is going to get drum shield and monitors
probably as soon as possible...
Saturday, October 4, 2003
i was on my way home on bus 180 just now...
there's this freaky guy who played jay chou's "an jing" on his polyphonic phone and started singing...
ok... he sang once... still it was freaky to me
then he replayed the ringtone and start singing in his disgusting voice again for a 2nd time....
omg....
i can't believe it
prob he's been ditched or something... maybe lah i dunno..hahaa...and he's a well dressed guy... 20s?
my hair began to stand after he sang for sometime that i immediately plugged in my MD....
...
freaky
there's this freaky guy who played jay chou's "an jing" on his polyphonic phone and started singing...
ok... he sang once... still it was freaky to me
then he replayed the ringtone and start singing in his disgusting voice again for a 2nd time....
omg....
i can't believe it
prob he's been ditched or something... maybe lah i dunno..hahaa...and he's a well dressed guy... 20s?
my hair began to stand after he sang for sometime that i immediately plugged in my MD....
...
freaky
Tuesday, September 30, 2003
fetched my dad back from the airport last nite
and i saw my lecturer who went to US for holiday..
so surprising...
just came back from shopping with pastor and paul
we bought literally everything we need from one place!
went down to ah pek's warehouse...
he has so many stuff man...
we even bought the bass there...
we bought the crash cymbal, mike stands, bass drum resonant, guitar strings, cymbal stand, chimes and stand, triangle...
all super cheap...
didn't buy the monitors yet though...
even though pek has them...
this coming sat bob, from mpcc or COR (not sure though), who was the overall in charge for the "Arise" concert in indoor stadium will be down this week to help balance the sound system and look at the requirements for our new system... sort of evaluate our current system and plan what we need to get...
paul will be down to help me out with the drum tuning stuffs...
wow...
it's like we managed to clear so many things in one day... one place...
PRAISE GOD! :)
and i saw my lecturer who went to US for holiday..
so surprising...
just came back from shopping with pastor and paul
we bought literally everything we need from one place!
went down to ah pek's warehouse...
he has so many stuff man...
we even bought the bass there...
we bought the crash cymbal, mike stands, bass drum resonant, guitar strings, cymbal stand, chimes and stand, triangle...
all super cheap...
didn't buy the monitors yet though...
even though pek has them...
this coming sat bob, from mpcc or COR (not sure though), who was the overall in charge for the "Arise" concert in indoor stadium will be down this week to help balance the sound system and look at the requirements for our new system... sort of evaluate our current system and plan what we need to get...
paul will be down to help me out with the drum tuning stuffs...
wow...
it's like we managed to clear so many things in one day... one place...
PRAISE GOD! :)
Thursday, September 25, 2003
my 1st gig bag!
paul sold it to me... :) he got a new and pretty huge one... cos his mallets and sticks need more room...
well... i've yet to add a pair of mallets to my personal collection... maybe soon bah... but no hurry yet
gave it a good scrub last nite... now it looks just like new...
great... now i can switch between my rods and sticks much faster.... as the bag can be hooked to floor tom.. yeh!
and my extra drum key, lug oil, allen keys can go into the pouch in front of the bag... :)
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
just came back from meeting my dear...
had dinner...
told my mum about what happened to sier's mum... she knows her anyway.. though not very well..
then after that i asked my mum why all these years she hasn't been attending church...
then she say feel uncomfortable...
though she din say much..
i went on to tell her the importance of a relationship with Christ...
she was silent but not angry or what lah... she just kept keeping the plates into the cupboard (in the kitchen btw)
well..
this is the first time i've encouraged my mum to attend church...
it feels weird but well... have to...
afterall who knows when judgement will come...
what will happen next...
ya.. and there's my dad
i gotto start encouraging him to quit smoking
it's been 30 over years and he's going by 1 to 2 big packs per day...
bad...
well... life's meaningless without Christ...
this is a good, though abit weird start...
must continue to encourage my parents..
had dinner...
told my mum about what happened to sier's mum... she knows her anyway.. though not very well..
then after that i asked my mum why all these years she hasn't been attending church...
then she say feel uncomfortable...
though she din say much..
i went on to tell her the importance of a relationship with Christ...
she was silent but not angry or what lah... she just kept keeping the plates into the cupboard (in the kitchen btw)
well..
this is the first time i've encouraged my mum to attend church...
it feels weird but well... have to...
afterall who knows when judgement will come...
what will happen next...
ya.. and there's my dad
i gotto start encouraging him to quit smoking
it's been 30 over years and he's going by 1 to 2 big packs per day...
bad...
well... life's meaningless without Christ...
this is a good, though abit weird start...
must continue to encourage my parents..
Friday, September 19, 2003
Thursday, September 18, 2003
Monday, September 15, 2003
hmmm...
dun really like my FYP supervisor
i emailed her like 3 weeks ago and she nv replied..
today when i finally got her in her office (after looking her up for several times in vain), she was like "is it? i'm your supervisor? wait.. i check) :-|
i was pretty excited when i told her i want to do an ecommerce website selling cymbals and drums related stuffs...
then she asked me a whole bunch of questions like "how would your site stand out from others?"
i was quite blank for most of the questions she asked...
well... supervisors are supposed to help out...
all my other friends' supervisors gave them ideas to build on what they have decided to do...
and mine... well.... i think she was tired bah... cos i looked her up around 4 plus...
well.. i dunno...
but at least she did give a couple of constructive comments...
i was thinking abt my FYP on my journey home...
think there's lots of work to be done...
and e-commerce web site can only, the most, obtain a C for FYP...
well... i cant be bothered with grades as long as i pass cos this is what i m better at... and this is something i m passionate in doing...
well... gonna pray for guidance and discipline along the way... :)
i know it's gonna be fine!
Music Ministry Meeting this Sat.. reminder!
dun really like my FYP supervisor
i emailed her like 3 weeks ago and she nv replied..
today when i finally got her in her office (after looking her up for several times in vain), she was like "is it? i'm your supervisor? wait.. i check) :-|
i was pretty excited when i told her i want to do an ecommerce website selling cymbals and drums related stuffs...
then she asked me a whole bunch of questions like "how would your site stand out from others?"
i was quite blank for most of the questions she asked...
well... supervisors are supposed to help out...
all my other friends' supervisors gave them ideas to build on what they have decided to do...
and mine... well.... i think she was tired bah... cos i looked her up around 4 plus...
well.. i dunno...
but at least she did give a couple of constructive comments...
i was thinking abt my FYP on my journey home...
think there's lots of work to be done...
and e-commerce web site can only, the most, obtain a C for FYP...
well... i cant be bothered with grades as long as i pass cos this is what i m better at... and this is something i m passionate in doing...
well... gonna pray for guidance and discipline along the way... :)
i know it's gonna be fine!
Music Ministry Meeting this Sat.. reminder!
Saturday, September 13, 2003
new sticks!
Zildjian Dennis Chambers Signature series... :)
this has got to be my more expensive sticks... just becos of a signature... :-|
cost me $15.60....
my vic firth 5A cost me $12 if i remember correctly...
zildjian's quality is not that good... just after one music practice... the area near the tip where i hit the crashes becomes a little fuzzy...
but i guess this is how bad it can get... cos my zildjian 7A sticks look a little more worn then the condition of my D.C. stix even after using for quite some time...
but i like the feel of it! its slightly thinner in diameter compared to 5A... i m very comfortable with it! :)
maybe i will go down swee lee next week check out their vic firth heritage sticks...
well.. in no hurry though... just has this urge to find an even better pair... :)
well well...
today's discipleship class is quite a surprise!
the questions and answers seems as though speaking to me ever so directly
this morning when i did my QT... it was about the same stuff!
and i was glad for my QT, only to discover that God decided to put some "icing on the cake" and get me even more prepared...
great man! Praise the Lord! :)
still have to pray though... :)
but well.. it will be alright i believe..
Zildjian Dennis Chambers Signature series... :)
this has got to be my more expensive sticks... just becos of a signature... :-|
cost me $15.60....
my vic firth 5A cost me $12 if i remember correctly...
zildjian's quality is not that good... just after one music practice... the area near the tip where i hit the crashes becomes a little fuzzy...
but i guess this is how bad it can get... cos my zildjian 7A sticks look a little more worn then the condition of my D.C. stix even after using for quite some time...
but i like the feel of it! its slightly thinner in diameter compared to 5A... i m very comfortable with it! :)
maybe i will go down swee lee next week check out their vic firth heritage sticks...
well.. in no hurry though... just has this urge to find an even better pair... :)
well well...
today's discipleship class is quite a surprise!
the questions and answers seems as though speaking to me ever so directly
this morning when i did my QT... it was about the same stuff!
and i was glad for my QT, only to discover that God decided to put some "icing on the cake" and get me even more prepared...
great man! Praise the Lord! :)
still have to pray though... :)
but well.. it will be alright i believe..
Friday, September 12, 2003
Tuesday, September 9, 2003
Savage Garden - Santa Monica
In Santa Monica, in the wintertime,
the lazy streets so undemanding I walk into the crowd
In Santa Monica, you get your coffee from the coolest places on the promenade
Where people dress just so Beauty so unavoidable, everywhere you turn
it's there.
I sit and wonder what am I doing here?
But on the telephone line I am anyone,
I am anything I want to be.
I could be a super model or Norman Mailer
And you wouldn't know the difference Or would you?
In Santa Monica, all the people got modern names like Jake or Mandy
And modern bodies too
In Santa Monica, on the boulevard, you'll have to dodge those in-line skaters
Or they'll knock you down
I never felt so lonely Never felt so out of place
I never wanted something more than this
But on the telephone line I am anyone,
I am anything I want to be
I could be a super model or Norman Mailer
And you wouldn't know the difference
On the telephone line I am any height, I am any age I want to be
I could be a caped crusader, or space invader
And you wouldn't know the difference Or would you?
this song just poped into my head..
very old song... remembered i like it pretty much when i was like... ermm.. sec2?.. haha..
the lyrics are pretty good...
the arrangement is nice too....
i remembered towards the end of the song there's a dial tone "droooo drooo drooo drooo"
then the song ended with a telephone click...
In Santa Monica, in the wintertime,
the lazy streets so undemanding I walk into the crowd
In Santa Monica, you get your coffee from the coolest places on the promenade
Where people dress just so Beauty so unavoidable, everywhere you turn
it's there.
I sit and wonder what am I doing here?
But on the telephone line I am anyone,
I am anything I want to be.
I could be a super model or Norman Mailer
And you wouldn't know the difference Or would you?
In Santa Monica, all the people got modern names like Jake or Mandy
And modern bodies too
In Santa Monica, on the boulevard, you'll have to dodge those in-line skaters
Or they'll knock you down
I never felt so lonely Never felt so out of place
I never wanted something more than this
But on the telephone line I am anyone,
I am anything I want to be
I could be a super model or Norman Mailer
And you wouldn't know the difference
On the telephone line I am any height, I am any age I want to be
I could be a caped crusader, or space invader
And you wouldn't know the difference Or would you?
this song just poped into my head..
very old song... remembered i like it pretty much when i was like... ermm.. sec2?.. haha..
the lyrics are pretty good...
the arrangement is nice too....
i remembered towards the end of the song there's a dial tone "droooo drooo drooo drooo"
then the song ended with a telephone click...
Sunday, September 7, 2003
today arlene asked all of us to search for our favourite verse.... couldn't really think of any at that moment and began frantically searching my bible for one... yeah.. looking thru those brightly highlighted ones... and i chose this verse (anyway i think most of us were looking for a favourite verse at that moment... so well.. haha), here goes :
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3: 5 - 6
hey! this verse seems rather in line with my previous blog entry rite? ...
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3: 5 - 6
hey! this verse seems rather in line with my previous blog entry rite? ...
Friday, September 5, 2003
Wednesday, September 3, 2003
i've cropped my hair shorter after that disaster which took place 2 weeks back in an ulu hairdressing salon(the auntie doesn't earn the title "hairdresser" but i'll still give it to her anyway)
anyway i managed to save myself from further whining when i visited QB house just now..
gee... not bad at all... the service's pretty cool...
the ticketing system seems rather gimmick...
while the cupboard behind the mirror to keep my bag seems a swell idea... at least i dun have to swipe my hair off my bag, which i put at my feet during the hair cut, after leaving the place..
well.. ok enuff abt hair... anyway i dun think the cut is any surprising... i look like just how i always look with short hair... :P
except without color... hahaz... i think i might get it colored nex month bah.. :P
yep... tmr's the discipleship seminar at Covenant EFC....
hmm... hope it's worth my time... no no no... it's definitely worth! :)
i've got common test on friday... and the subject happens to be my weakest.... yipes... java programming...well.. it's actually called Windows Application Development... scary.... as u guys noe... java is never my cup of tea nor ice milo... but well.. i'll give my best shot.. :)
kk.. shall make the full use of an hour to do some revision before i go to slp..
tmr morning waking up real early to meet the guys for breakfast at greenridge at 745am... and i have not woken up so early on a weekday for ages man....
kk... good nites! =)
anyway i managed to save myself from further whining when i visited QB house just now..
gee... not bad at all... the service's pretty cool...
the ticketing system seems rather gimmick...
while the cupboard behind the mirror to keep my bag seems a swell idea... at least i dun have to swipe my hair off my bag, which i put at my feet during the hair cut, after leaving the place..
well.. ok enuff abt hair... anyway i dun think the cut is any surprising... i look like just how i always look with short hair... :P
except without color... hahaz... i think i might get it colored nex month bah.. :P
yep... tmr's the discipleship seminar at Covenant EFC....
hmm... hope it's worth my time... no no no... it's definitely worth! :)
i've got common test on friday... and the subject happens to be my weakest.... yipes... java programming...well.. it's actually called Windows Application Development... scary.... as u guys noe... java is never my cup of tea nor ice milo... but well.. i'll give my best shot.. :)
kk.. shall make the full use of an hour to do some revision before i go to slp..
tmr morning waking up real early to meet the guys for breakfast at greenridge at 745am... and i have not woken up so early on a weekday for ages man....
kk... good nites! =)
Friday, August 29, 2003
my toilet's light is spoiled.. so i had to rely on the light outside the toilet, which is peaking through the glass panes above the door, to see where my shampoo is..
i prefer to use the toilet in the dark when i'm at home.. cos when you're sitted there nicely, i dun think one needs light to see his butt around.. maybe just some dim lighting bah...
bathing in the dark, or dim lighting, seems pretty alright too... i was kind of reminded of that japanese movie where a hand came out of nowhere and grasp the actress' hair while she was shampooing.... yeee... scary...
ok.. so much abt toilets and lights...
i think i will still be tapping the switch on everytime i m visiting the loo...
hahaha
well...think this has got to be one of my weirdest blogs
tonite's PRAISE NITE...
our practices went real smooth yesterday... :)
yeah man! PRAISE GOD!
pray that God will touch all of us in His special way and send that rain of the Holy spirit drenching us all over...
hahaa...isn't that exciting? :P i sound like i'm trying to entice some little kid... but well.... serious! :)
okok.. i will see u guys later...
meanwhile gonna prepare myself alone with God for some time...
take care fellas
i prefer to use the toilet in the dark when i'm at home.. cos when you're sitted there nicely, i dun think one needs light to see his butt around.. maybe just some dim lighting bah...
bathing in the dark, or dim lighting, seems pretty alright too... i was kind of reminded of that japanese movie where a hand came out of nowhere and grasp the actress' hair while she was shampooing.... yeee... scary...
ok.. so much abt toilets and lights...
i think i will still be tapping the switch on everytime i m visiting the loo...
hahaha
well...think this has got to be one of my weirdest blogs
tonite's PRAISE NITE...
our practices went real smooth yesterday... :)
yeah man! PRAISE GOD!
pray that God will touch all of us in His special way and send that rain of the Holy spirit drenching us all over...
hahaa...isn't that exciting? :P i sound like i'm trying to entice some little kid... but well.... serious! :)
okok.. i will see u guys later...
meanwhile gonna prepare myself alone with God for some time...
take care fellas
Monday, August 25, 2003
The time is now
when it's time for me to sing
when it's time for me to praise
when it's time for me to raise my banner high
and tell the world that You're more than life!
The time is now
to be transformed
to be renewed
In Your spirit
The time is now
to give you praise
to scream your fame
to shout your name
The time is now (to give You worship)
The time is now (to give You worship)
when it's time for me to sing
when it's time for me to praise
when it's time for me to raise my banner high
and tell the world that You're more than life!
The time is now
to be transformed
to be renewed
In Your spirit
The time is now
to give you praise
to scream your fame
to shout your name
The time is now (to give You worship)
The time is now (to give You worship)
Firstly, in the Bible, the original meaning of the word "now" is now, right now. Not 5 minutes ago, not 5 minutes later. Now is always now, so when we read "now" in the Bible, don't look at your watch, apply it to your life right now.
Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Socoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim, between Socoh and Azekah. Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines. (1 Sam 17:1-2, NIV)
Judah means "praised", and Socoh means "division". The enemy (the Philistines) tries to set up camp in the house of praise (church) to divide us. Azekah means "dig up" and Ephes Dammin, the place of the camp, means "do bodily damage".
One way the devil tries to divide and cause damage to the church (body of Christ), and also intimidate Christians, is to dig up their past mistakes.
The devil wants us to feel unworthy and useless, and tells us lies about what God thinks of us.
But the good news is about who I am becoming (like Christ) and not what I used to be like.
So tell the devil to "put a sock in it".
Goliath never fought David - he was all talk and show, with his mocking speech and impressive armour. ( 1 Samuel 17:8-11 ) Likewise, the devil can't fight us - all he can do is try to intimidate us. In the name of Jesus he is defeated. All of our enemies will one day have to fall prostrate, face-down, before the Lord and worship Him.
We need to go into the enemies camp and take back everything taken from us. All of the people, the power and the glory belong to God.
Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Socoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim, between Socoh and Azekah. Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines. (1 Sam 17:1-2, NIV)
Judah means "praised", and Socoh means "division". The enemy (the Philistines) tries to set up camp in the house of praise (church) to divide us. Azekah means "dig up" and Ephes Dammin, the place of the camp, means "do bodily damage".
One way the devil tries to divide and cause damage to the church (body of Christ), and also intimidate Christians, is to dig up their past mistakes.
The devil wants us to feel unworthy and useless, and tells us lies about what God thinks of us.
But the good news is about who I am becoming (like Christ) and not what I used to be like.
So tell the devil to "put a sock in it".
Goliath never fought David - he was all talk and show, with his mocking speech and impressive armour. ( 1 Samuel 17:8-11 ) Likewise, the devil can't fight us - all he can do is try to intimidate us. In the name of Jesus he is defeated. All of our enemies will one day have to fall prostrate, face-down, before the Lord and worship Him.
We need to go into the enemies camp and take back everything taken from us. All of the people, the power and the glory belong to God.
Tuesday, August 19, 2003
yea... i m dead tired... just came back from helping my dad at his stall...
sigh.... assignment due soon...
gotto rush in school liao.. hopefully wont need to stay in lab till late night...
oh ya... on my way back from my dad's stall... i was sitting alone at the back of the van...
it was a good time spent with God...
as i peeked through the curtain and watch the cars whizz by...
i thought to myself "i dont want time to just whizz by like tat... i should just spend some time with God"
then i began to just pray and talk to God...
Then i started humming some praise and worship songs...
soon i was singing at the back of the van alone...
keke.. i wonder if my dad could hear... cos u see... in between my dad who's driving and me are the big containers of watches... :P
kk...ya..back to wad i was saying..
its so wonderful spending time with God alone...
Such worship and time spent with God is definitely not restricted to Sunday service in church!
well....i may have lost that zeal pretty often in the past or too caught up in the things i do....
but hopefully, i pray that i will never cease this relationship with my heavenly Father...
never ever... :)
sigh.... assignment due soon...
gotto rush in school liao.. hopefully wont need to stay in lab till late night...
oh ya... on my way back from my dad's stall... i was sitting alone at the back of the van...
it was a good time spent with God...
as i peeked through the curtain and watch the cars whizz by...
i thought to myself "i dont want time to just whizz by like tat... i should just spend some time with God"
then i began to just pray and talk to God...
Then i started humming some praise and worship songs...
soon i was singing at the back of the van alone...
keke.. i wonder if my dad could hear... cos u see... in between my dad who's driving and me are the big containers of watches... :P
kk...ya..back to wad i was saying..
its so wonderful spending time with God alone...
Such worship and time spent with God is definitely not restricted to Sunday service in church!
well....i may have lost that zeal pretty often in the past or too caught up in the things i do....
but hopefully, i pray that i will never cease this relationship with my heavenly Father...
never ever... :)
okok.. i've found out
that drummer from hillsong is "Rolf", "Ralph", "Raulph"...
something like tat...
not luke munns...
though his style is so much "luke munns".... haha
ya.. sier is right... luke is much more plump... :P
he's pretty flexible too... maybe his style is a little little bit less distinct compared to luke
haha...still...i feel inspired...
time to whack some skins soon... :)
that drummer from hillsong is "Rolf", "Ralph", "Raulph"...
something like tat...
not luke munns...
though his style is so much "luke munns".... haha
ya.. sier is right... luke is much more plump... :P
he's pretty flexible too... maybe his style is a little little bit less distinct compared to luke
haha...still...i feel inspired...
time to whack some skins soon... :)
Monday, August 18, 2003
I'm still trembling all over last nite's experience with God.
It's a big shake out of the silent inner slumber inside me.
I'm glad i went despite knowing that i'll be physically tired after such a long day.
even sometimes at youth, i can already feel my energy seeping away..
It's a recharge, re-eye-opener.
i went there half excited at the thought of seeing the hillsong team, gain inspiration from the drummer(not sure yet if its luke munns..haha.. though his style is so Luke Munns!), listen to Tulele's rich voice..
and i got that but MORE....and MORE importantly, i got all excited about God!!
to a point i realised i didn't pay much attention to the team as i thought i would..haha
the focus is on Him!
such a recharge is good...
but long term wise... its the constant walk with God to keep us ever-recharged! :)
seriously praying that God will infect this kind of excitement into WAC... into Youth Fusion...
might not be through music... might be through any ways...i wont know...
not by our own strength.... but totally in submission to Him!!
not easy though! but we must!
kk.. i'm tired ler
shall go slp liao... good night... :)
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Can't Stop Praising
Words and Music by Tulele Faletolu and Marty Sampson
Try to find the words
To express the way you are
But the beauty of the lord
Cannot be described in just one lifetime
Look at the sun over the seas
Look at your grace that covers me
Now I know
Yes I know
Now I know
I know your love has saved me
In the morning
I can't stop praising your name
In the evening
I can't stop praising your name
In the morning
I can't stop praising your name
In the evening
I can't stop
And I want you to know
Yes I want you to know
Oh yes I
Lord you're so amazing
Every word you say is true
Better than the finest treausre
So glad that I found you
You held me close
When I was down
Your world has turned my world around
Now I know
Yes I know
Now I know
I know how much I love you
Hallelujah
We praise your name
We praise your name
It's a big shake out of the silent inner slumber inside me.
I'm glad i went despite knowing that i'll be physically tired after such a long day.
even sometimes at youth, i can already feel my energy seeping away..
It's a recharge, re-eye-opener.
i went there half excited at the thought of seeing the hillsong team, gain inspiration from the drummer(not sure yet if its luke munns..haha.. though his style is so Luke Munns!), listen to Tulele's rich voice..
and i got that but MORE....and MORE importantly, i got all excited about God!!
to a point i realised i didn't pay much attention to the team as i thought i would..haha
the focus is on Him!
such a recharge is good...
but long term wise... its the constant walk with God to keep us ever-recharged! :)
seriously praying that God will infect this kind of excitement into WAC... into Youth Fusion...
might not be through music... might be through any ways...i wont know...
not by our own strength.... but totally in submission to Him!!
not easy though! but we must!
kk.. i'm tired ler
shall go slp liao... good night... :)
--------------------
Can't Stop Praising
Words and Music by Tulele Faletolu and Marty Sampson
Try to find the words
To express the way you are
But the beauty of the lord
Cannot be described in just one lifetime
Look at the sun over the seas
Look at your grace that covers me
Now I know
Yes I know
Now I know
I know your love has saved me
In the morning
I can't stop praising your name
In the evening
I can't stop praising your name
In the morning
I can't stop praising your name
In the evening
I can't stop
And I want you to know
Yes I want you to know
Oh yes I
Lord you're so amazing
Every word you say is true
Better than the finest treausre
So glad that I found you
You held me close
When I was down
Your world has turned my world around
Now I know
Yes I know
Now I know
I know how much I love you
Hallelujah
We praise your name
We praise your name
Friday, August 15, 2003
Jekyll & Hyde - Petra
I have a secret that I let nobody see
An evil shadow that's been hanging over me
My alter ego that I try to hold at bay
But despite my good intentions he could always get away
He does the things that I don't want to do
Sometimes I feel like Jekyll and Hyde
Two men are fighting a war inside
I have a secret that I let nobody see
It's like a split personality
And the one I feed is the one who lives
The one I starve will be the one who gives
He won't do things that I know I should do
Sometimes I feel like Jekyll and Hyde
Two Men are fighting a war inside
One gives, one takes, I have to decide
Sometimes I feel like... Jekyll and Hyde
I need somebody to rescue me
when personalities clash
I know which person I want to be
With no defiance, just God-reliance
I have a secret that I let nobody see
An evil shadow that's been hanging over me
My alter ego that I try to hold at bay
But despite my good intentions he could always get away
He does the things that I don't want to do
Sometimes I feel like Jekyll and Hyde
Two men are fighting a war inside
I have a secret that I let nobody see
It's like a split personality
And the one I feed is the one who lives
The one I starve will be the one who gives
He won't do things that I know I should do
Sometimes I feel like Jekyll and Hyde
Two Men are fighting a war inside
One gives, one takes, I have to decide
Sometimes I feel like... Jekyll and Hyde
I need somebody to rescue me
when personalities clash
I know which person I want to be
With no defiance, just God-reliance
Thursday, August 14, 2003
home now... finally done with rushing my IS assignments..
been busy recently manz...
ya.... sch work here and there...
then my com crashed and tons of valuable data juz *gone*
shall make an effort to upload at least that few important ones to my yahoo briefcase...
okok.... going out again..
meeting dear for dinner and probably a show bahz...
The extrodinary gentleman thingy.. dunno if its nice.... the cast looks good though...
hahahaz
but well... i'm waiting for the pirates of caribean.... LOTR finale and hmmm.... wad else?
hahaz... dumb.. fancy me thinking abt movies right now in the midst of busy-ness... :P
kk.... btw for those who have been faithfully checking the OPband site for updates, i've uploaded the mainpage to dairyland for easier updates...
the cjb.net url remains unchanged... no worries :)
anyway i m looking for a more permanent webmaster.. anyone interested to take it up? for now the main job will be just keeping the main page updated with the latest news lo.. if not... well.. i will just continue to do it... :) not that hard with dairyland hor? hahah :P
okok...
btw... just a reminder:
Praise Nite August
WAC Youth Fusion will be having a Praise nite :
on 30th August 2003
@ St Andrew Cathedral's container
@ 7pm sharp!
Operation Philip will be hosting the event.
There will be radical praise and worship songs where young people (us!) sing unto the Lord with all our youthful energy!
We hope and want to see u there! :)
been busy recently manz...
ya.... sch work here and there...
then my com crashed and tons of valuable data juz *gone*
shall make an effort to upload at least that few important ones to my yahoo briefcase...
okok.... going out again..
meeting dear for dinner and probably a show bahz...
The extrodinary gentleman thingy.. dunno if its nice.... the cast looks good though...
hahahaz
but well... i'm waiting for the pirates of caribean.... LOTR finale and hmmm.... wad else?
hahaz... dumb.. fancy me thinking abt movies right now in the midst of busy-ness... :P
kk.... btw for those who have been faithfully checking the OPband site for updates, i've uploaded the mainpage to dairyland for easier updates...
the cjb.net url remains unchanged... no worries :)
anyway i m looking for a more permanent webmaster.. anyone interested to take it up? for now the main job will be just keeping the main page updated with the latest news lo.. if not... well.. i will just continue to do it... :) not that hard with dairyland hor? hahah :P
okok...
btw... just a reminder:
Praise Nite August
WAC Youth Fusion will be having a Praise nite :
on 30th August 2003
@ St Andrew Cathedral's container
@ 7pm sharp!
Operation Philip will be hosting the event.
There will be radical praise and worship songs where young people (us!) sing unto the Lord with all our youthful energy!
We hope and want to see u there! :)
Monday, August 4, 2003
Monday, July 28, 2003
Monday, July 21, 2003
I know that you love me
And you chose the nails for me
Up the road of pain and suffering
Do I deserve this gift?
I know that you love me
And you carried all my sins
The shame that you bear for me
Do I deserve your gift?
*
Your love, your mercy, your grace
All you gave to me
All you gave for free
And your love and mercy and grace
All that sets me free
Cleanses all my sins
Thank you Lord for choosing me
*
And you chose the nails for me
Up the road of pain and suffering
Do I deserve this gift?
I know that you love me
And you carried all my sins
The shame that you bear for me
Do I deserve your gift?
*
Your love, your mercy, your grace
All you gave to me
All you gave for free
And your love and mercy and grace
All that sets me free
Cleanses all my sins
Thank you Lord for choosing me
*
Sunday, July 20, 2003
i woke up to a pretty good dream this morning...
i dreamt tat i went for service
and when i entered the the cinema... it was already very packed...
then i finally found a seat...
but i was edged out again and again until finally i was edged to the last row...
from where i was standing... the cinema seems like a stadium...
i could not see the words of the powerpoint on the screen as it's too far from me (yes! tat far!)
and i could not see arlene (the wsl!)
all that is there is a voice leading us in worship...
we sang "How exellence"... it goes "Oh Lord our God, how exellent your name is... how excellent..."
ya tat song...
it sounded so majestic played by the worship team and the voices of the congregation that rang the hall were thunderous...
from where i stood...
i could see lots and lots of hands raised up towards God.... hungry hands (the hands reminded me of a can of worms.. haha.. weird)
ya..
it was such a beautiful picture...
hungry hearts responding to the father!
well.. it's not impossible for such a picture to happen in WAC
we can pray for it yea?
:)
i dreamt tat i went for service
and when i entered the the cinema... it was already very packed...
then i finally found a seat...
but i was edged out again and again until finally i was edged to the last row...
from where i was standing... the cinema seems like a stadium...
i could not see the words of the powerpoint on the screen as it's too far from me (yes! tat far!)
and i could not see arlene (the wsl!)
all that is there is a voice leading us in worship...
we sang "How exellence"... it goes "Oh Lord our God, how exellent your name is... how excellent..."
ya tat song...
it sounded so majestic played by the worship team and the voices of the congregation that rang the hall were thunderous...
from where i stood...
i could see lots and lots of hands raised up towards God.... hungry hands (the hands reminded me of a can of worms.. haha.. weird)
ya..
it was such a beautiful picture...
hungry hearts responding to the father!
well.. it's not impossible for such a picture to happen in WAC
we can pray for it yea?
:)
Friday, July 18, 2003
it is really not easy running the road for Christ...
running the road to Christ...
running the road with Christ...
today's operation philip practice was not that fantastic...
i got pretty irritated with the slow and inefficient pace everyone was going at...
and furthermore this time round we are at a new place where we are paying for it...
i guess to a certain extend... i was expecting everyone to be at least a little prepared...
but on the other hand.. prob one week is too short a time frame for everyone to get the resources... given tat most of us are busy..
but still... i guess being inside a band would require us to do some homework too...
n this is not just something tat applies to operation philip alone...
i believe same goes for any musicians...
and actually, u can come to think of it...
it's even more essential for worship band members who are responsible for service's worship week in n out
self discipline...
on my way back from the band prac...
this thing abt self discipline keeps ringing in my head as i thot back on how i've grown in these few years in music ministry...
i keep asking myself..
will passion and love for God ultimately leads us to a passion and desire to push ourselves forward in terms of improvement?
or
our passion and desire to improve/ push ourselves forward serve as a form of response to God?
or to put it simple..
I do this.. cause i love God
or
i love God.. and because of my love for Him, i do this
actually maybe both are around the same bah? hahaz
think it comes hand in hand...
one thing i've learnt in music ministry these couple of years is tat u can't expect 100% commitment from everyone...
but then... with people who just come with the intention of fulfilling his/her responsibility... or low % of commitment... there would be slow or no growth...
so i guess it isn't tat much to expect a certain level of commitment/ responsibility in everyone...
which brings to my brief conclusion tat..
when we rouse up with passion and desire for God...
why wouldn't He want to use us?
don't we want God to use us?
i'm sure we do...
---
anyway... back to the prac
this is not good...
i can imagine the devil chuckling away as we went thru the prac...
the dis-unity... is there?
he whispered in my ear to "give up"
i really felt like doing tat...
then i was reminded of the verse shared on wednesday cell...Gal 6:9
oh man! it was like...
argg... sorry God... i'm sorry i'm so useless...
it is really not easy running the road for Christ...
running the road to Christ...
running the road with Christ...
the devil takes every opportunity to throw us off track...
today.. i almost did...
but i thank God i didn't
there's a need to pray for operation philip, and the church..
do u see this as a need or just another prayer request?
pray
running the road to Christ...
running the road with Christ...
today's operation philip practice was not that fantastic...
i got pretty irritated with the slow and inefficient pace everyone was going at...
and furthermore this time round we are at a new place where we are paying for it...
i guess to a certain extend... i was expecting everyone to be at least a little prepared...
but on the other hand.. prob one week is too short a time frame for everyone to get the resources... given tat most of us are busy..
but still... i guess being inside a band would require us to do some homework too...
n this is not just something tat applies to operation philip alone...
i believe same goes for any musicians...
and actually, u can come to think of it...
it's even more essential for worship band members who are responsible for service's worship week in n out
self discipline...
on my way back from the band prac...
this thing abt self discipline keeps ringing in my head as i thot back on how i've grown in these few years in music ministry...
i keep asking myself..
will passion and love for God ultimately leads us to a passion and desire to push ourselves forward in terms of improvement?
or
our passion and desire to improve/ push ourselves forward serve as a form of response to God?
or to put it simple..
I do this.. cause i love God
or
i love God.. and because of my love for Him, i do this
actually maybe both are around the same bah? hahaz
think it comes hand in hand...
one thing i've learnt in music ministry these couple of years is tat u can't expect 100% commitment from everyone...
but then... with people who just come with the intention of fulfilling his/her responsibility... or low % of commitment... there would be slow or no growth...
so i guess it isn't tat much to expect a certain level of commitment/ responsibility in everyone...
which brings to my brief conclusion tat..
when we rouse up with passion and desire for God...
why wouldn't He want to use us?
don't we want God to use us?
i'm sure we do...
---
anyway... back to the prac
this is not good...
i can imagine the devil chuckling away as we went thru the prac...
the dis-unity... is there?
he whispered in my ear to "give up"
i really felt like doing tat...
then i was reminded of the verse shared on wednesday cell...Gal 6:9
oh man! it was like...
argg... sorry God... i'm sorry i'm so useless...
it is really not easy running the road for Christ...
running the road to Christ...
running the road with Christ...
the devil takes every opportunity to throw us off track...
today.. i almost did...
but i thank God i didn't
there's a need to pray for operation philip, and the church..
do u see this as a need or just another prayer request?
pray
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
i like the feeling of rainy nights...
not the part that i will get wet though...
and not the part that my movements are restricted...
it's just the feeling of it...
focusing on street lights and see how the uniform raindrops get illuminated
furthermore the weather is cooling...
juz now after i've sent dear home... she passed me this blue white stripe umbrella...
hee hee... with an umbrella in my hands, i feel armed!
so i walked past a few blocks n deliberately walk thru the part of the block where heavy streams of water or big droplets are falling down at one certain point...
yea... i walked right thru it... :P
the sound made on my umbrella is like "raining bullets"
hahaha... yea.. cheap thrill
but fun mahz...
it's as though i have exploit the extreme use of an umbrella (nah... i think Penguin in Batman 2 does that better)
hahahahahah...
*grin*
i feel like a mischievious boy..
aiya... i guess i am bah...haha :P
---
cell was great...
felt so much at home...
dunno why... juz those kind of home-ly feeling...
hmm... tat's the way it should be rite? hehez :P
yup... sharing was good...
Arlene! *thumbs up*
gee.. i guess everyone else deserves a thumb too! :) yep! u guys shared great too!
i really thank God for the way He has shown me His presence
yes... presence
it's something which i have been seeking for a long time... and something which i want to continue to do so...
even though certain things are still not really settled.. well... just leave it to Him... :)
---
sleepy...
everyone take care!
not the part that i will get wet though...
and not the part that my movements are restricted...
it's just the feeling of it...
focusing on street lights and see how the uniform raindrops get illuminated
furthermore the weather is cooling...
juz now after i've sent dear home... she passed me this blue white stripe umbrella...
hee hee... with an umbrella in my hands, i feel armed!
so i walked past a few blocks n deliberately walk thru the part of the block where heavy streams of water or big droplets are falling down at one certain point...
yea... i walked right thru it... :P
the sound made on my umbrella is like "raining bullets"
hahaha... yea.. cheap thrill
but fun mahz...
it's as though i have exploit the extreme use of an umbrella (nah... i think Penguin in Batman 2 does that better)
hahahahahah...
*grin*
i feel like a mischievious boy..
aiya... i guess i am bah...haha :P
---
cell was great...
felt so much at home...
dunno why... juz those kind of home-ly feeling...
hmm... tat's the way it should be rite? hehez :P
yup... sharing was good...
Arlene! *thumbs up*
gee.. i guess everyone else deserves a thumb too! :) yep! u guys shared great too!
i really thank God for the way He has shown me His presence
yes... presence
it's something which i have been seeking for a long time... and something which i want to continue to do so...
even though certain things are still not really settled.. well... just leave it to Him... :)
---
sleepy...
everyone take care!
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
Monday, July 14, 2003
i've got a confession to make
i think i m starting to get a little annoyed with certain ppl and what they do...
time again... i asked myself again and again what can explain their actions or the way they do things...
i consistently pray God to answer the rationale behind the actions...
i understand some of them are trying...
well others are not...not the least trying
communication...
sensitivity...
everyone out there
just ask yrself if your way of communication, yr way of speech,
does it effectively communicates yr message across to ppl u wan to inform
or does it slowly build barricades between u and them?
worse still... unknowingly
and i dun think it's just refering to ppl who communicates with decidels(i.e. loud shouts) or storms(i.e. bad temper)
i believe it even happens to ppl who communicates with smiles... u build up yr barricade of smiles... get my drift?
guess it's a thin line between "smiley" fakeness and genuine concern
or sometimes out of genuine concern... we might even fake that smile
i m learning this whole issue on communication too...
maybe to put it simply....
do u consider other's ppls' shoes before opening yr mouth?
or do we sometimes just try to fit our size 9 foot into a size 5 shoe?
food for thought
...
i've got nothing much to say liao...
maybe this is something all of us have to learn...
and something that we've to help each other along the way...
this is something that i hope to learn from this 40 day fast...
i think i m starting to get a little annoyed with certain ppl and what they do...
time again... i asked myself again and again what can explain their actions or the way they do things...
i consistently pray God to answer the rationale behind the actions...
i understand some of them are trying...
well others are not...not the least trying
communication...
sensitivity...
everyone out there
just ask yrself if your way of communication, yr way of speech,
does it effectively communicates yr message across to ppl u wan to inform
or does it slowly build barricades between u and them?
worse still... unknowingly
and i dun think it's just refering to ppl who communicates with decidels(i.e. loud shouts) or storms(i.e. bad temper)
i believe it even happens to ppl who communicates with smiles... u build up yr barricade of smiles... get my drift?
guess it's a thin line between "smiley" fakeness and genuine concern
or sometimes out of genuine concern... we might even fake that smile
i m learning this whole issue on communication too...
maybe to put it simply....
do u consider other's ppls' shoes before opening yr mouth?
or do we sometimes just try to fit our size 9 foot into a size 5 shoe?
food for thought
...
i've got nothing much to say liao...
maybe this is something all of us have to learn...
and something that we've to help each other along the way...
this is something that i hope to learn from this 40 day fast...
i'm screwed...
damn screwed...
i took an elective which is the final module for those majoring in software engineering (i.e. java)
and i'm in e-commerce (i.e. towards web-development)
java is the subject which i barely made it for my year 1 and year 2 and i did not have any contact with it last semester...
initially i thot this module, web application design, is dealing with visual basic programming but it turns out to be java...
i'm alright with visual basic... sucks with java...
gladys and i sat in the classroom in a state of shock...
imagine the pace it was going at....
all the other students in the room had taken programming last sem and they don't even need lecture notes to come up with the java codes...
while both of us are frantically flipping the lecture notes for help...
i could not even catch the jokes about the codes made by the lecturer...
there's this girl who's sitting beside gladys
and when she asked that girl how good is she in prog.
she mentioned "ok lah"... and when asked abt her grade...it's AD
what in the freaking hell are these students in my class?
or am i a freaking student in a wrong freaking hell?
it was the most terrifying 1 hr i had for a very long time...
before that had final year project briefing today too...
the stress just kept mounting from that point onwards till i left sch after tat tutorial...
this sem's is the start of the FYP... it constitutes 20% of the whole project...
nex sem 80%
this sem's 20 is basically the itinery and "foundation" of the project
we are recommended to meet our respective supervisor at least once a week this sem
and twice a week nex sem...
and yep...
it's not as i thot it would be...
I.T is different from the other courses...
its final year project is individual work...
unless u haf a project which has a valid enuff reason to work in pairs (only)
seems like the load is really starting to pile...
anyway... back to that tutorial..
immediately after tat we went to see my mentor and my tutor
went to mentor, jane, and told her that the pace was too fast for us to catch and we were just caught shocked...
she told us to speak to my tutor and ask him what he thinks about the situation...
so we went...
we walked about level 4 and 5 classrooms of both blocks in search of mentor and tutor for more than half an hour
found my tutor...
we told him of our present situation
and asked what to do about it...
he also agreed that he was going at a fast pace as he assumed everyone in the class has taken Client Server Programming which was offered last sem for those who wanted to major in S.E.
we asked for help
and he agreed to help us try...
An addition 1 hour of private tuition for gladys and me in his office on wednesday...
and he just happened to hold position quite high up in the sch... where he has his personal own office in the top level.. scary
well...
i'm still pretty stunned by what happened
but i do pray that the extra lesson on wednesday will help us pick up...ya
if not... he will recommend us to appeal to drop the elective... and then we would haf to find another one or get overloaded nex sem...which i wouldnt want it to happen...
the thing i m not sure if he is doing is tat whether he is offering this tuition as a much longer term thing or just an one-off thing...
seriously... we need that extra help..
n this is outside his workscope..
so i m not sure if he will help us regularly...
yup.. this is something which we will ask him on wednesday...
...
i can't think of any other help other than God at this moment...
i remembered vividly this only prayer which came to my mind at that moment when i knocked on the door of my mentor and tutor's office
"Lord,
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage, to change the things I can,
and Wisdom to know the difference...Amen"
yup...
yup...
it realised that most ppl, not all though, blog when something bad or negative happened...
and such blogs happened to be very long...
this entry just happen to be one of em
but i guess i juz have to entrust this matter to God and will just see what will happen in the days to come... :-/
damn screwed...
i took an elective which is the final module for those majoring in software engineering (i.e. java)
and i'm in e-commerce (i.e. towards web-development)
java is the subject which i barely made it for my year 1 and year 2 and i did not have any contact with it last semester...
initially i thot this module, web application design, is dealing with visual basic programming but it turns out to be java...
i'm alright with visual basic... sucks with java...
gladys and i sat in the classroom in a state of shock...
imagine the pace it was going at....
all the other students in the room had taken programming last sem and they don't even need lecture notes to come up with the java codes...
while both of us are frantically flipping the lecture notes for help...
i could not even catch the jokes about the codes made by the lecturer...
there's this girl who's sitting beside gladys
and when she asked that girl how good is she in prog.
she mentioned "ok lah"... and when asked abt her grade...it's AD
what in the freaking hell are these students in my class?
or am i a freaking student in a wrong freaking hell?
it was the most terrifying 1 hr i had for a very long time...
before that had final year project briefing today too...
the stress just kept mounting from that point onwards till i left sch after tat tutorial...
this sem's is the start of the FYP... it constitutes 20% of the whole project...
nex sem 80%
this sem's 20 is basically the itinery and "foundation" of the project
we are recommended to meet our respective supervisor at least once a week this sem
and twice a week nex sem...
and yep...
it's not as i thot it would be...
I.T is different from the other courses...
its final year project is individual work...
unless u haf a project which has a valid enuff reason to work in pairs (only)
seems like the load is really starting to pile...
anyway... back to that tutorial..
immediately after tat we went to see my mentor and my tutor
went to mentor, jane, and told her that the pace was too fast for us to catch and we were just caught shocked...
she told us to speak to my tutor and ask him what he thinks about the situation...
so we went...
we walked about level 4 and 5 classrooms of both blocks in search of mentor and tutor for more than half an hour
found my tutor...
we told him of our present situation
and asked what to do about it...
he also agreed that he was going at a fast pace as he assumed everyone in the class has taken Client Server Programming which was offered last sem for those who wanted to major in S.E.
we asked for help
and he agreed to help us try...
An addition 1 hour of private tuition for gladys and me in his office on wednesday...
and he just happened to hold position quite high up in the sch... where he has his personal own office in the top level.. scary
well...
i'm still pretty stunned by what happened
but i do pray that the extra lesson on wednesday will help us pick up...ya
if not... he will recommend us to appeal to drop the elective... and then we would haf to find another one or get overloaded nex sem...which i wouldnt want it to happen...
the thing i m not sure if he is doing is tat whether he is offering this tuition as a much longer term thing or just an one-off thing...
seriously... we need that extra help..
n this is outside his workscope..
so i m not sure if he will help us regularly...
yup.. this is something which we will ask him on wednesday...
...
i can't think of any other help other than God at this moment...
i remembered vividly this only prayer which came to my mind at that moment when i knocked on the door of my mentor and tutor's office
"Lord,
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage, to change the things I can,
and Wisdom to know the difference...Amen"
yup...
yup...
it realised that most ppl, not all though, blog when something bad or negative happened...
and such blogs happened to be very long...
this entry just happen to be one of em
but i guess i juz have to entrust this matter to God and will just see what will happen in the days to come... :-/
Sunday, July 13, 2003
Thursday, July 10, 2003
Tuesday, July 8, 2003
i've got my new thermometer and red lanyard to be worn everywhere in sch...
it contains red cards which i have to shade a smiley face or a frowny face depending on my temperature on tat day
temperature needs to be taken in the morning and if i'm still around after 3pm.. i would need to shade another smiley or frowny face...
i will need to flash my thermometer in my lecturer's face and get a sticker to be pasted at any place in sight...
the atrium is fenced up... to get in.. the security guards will scan my forehead with this thermometer which flashes a laser red dot on my head as though i m about to receive a head shot... and i'd need to scan my student pass on every entry and exit...
when i leave sch.. i will need to paste the sticker onto this big white board at the bus stop or chuck it inside the bin
jailhouse rock
it contains red cards which i have to shade a smiley face or a frowny face depending on my temperature on tat day
temperature needs to be taken in the morning and if i'm still around after 3pm.. i would need to shade another smiley or frowny face...
i will need to flash my thermometer in my lecturer's face and get a sticker to be pasted at any place in sight...
the atrium is fenced up... to get in.. the security guards will scan my forehead with this thermometer which flashes a laser red dot on my head as though i m about to receive a head shot... and i'd need to scan my student pass on every entry and exit...
when i leave sch.. i will need to paste the sticker onto this big white board at the bus stop or chuck it inside the bin
jailhouse rock
Friday, July 4, 2003
Thursday, July 3, 2003
Which Cartoon Cat Are You?
i thot i would be garfield...
though i was tempted to answer those questions which denote garfield...hehz
Monday, June 30, 2003
Thursday, June 26, 2003
was doing my QT juz now...
and then was just worshipping with my guitar
i was reading on Genesis 8:1-22 abt Noah in his last few moments in the ark...
where the dove was sent out...
where the rainbow was given...
what came to my mind was the dove...
it needed guidance in order to go to n fro in search for dry land
imagine the dove.. being out for 7 days each time...
how did it manage to pass it's time out there?
was there any food? if birds can really think like humans, they would probably ask "oh my... this is just a barren piece of land.. no one.. where on earth do i start to find any new vegetation? "
and who is watching over the dove?
it's God.
it's His divine hand
His direction
His guidance
where would this dove go without God?
where would we go without God?
where would I go without God?
and i penned this song...
was thinking of adding a verse to it talking abt the dove and all... but i just stopped there
prob add anything if God gives the inspiration..
if not this has got to be one of the shortest song i have ever written
"Lord I need You in my life
Lord I need You, your hand to guide
Amen"
and this is my prayer to God.. thank you so much for your guidance over the last 19 years of my life...
and then was just worshipping with my guitar
i was reading on Genesis 8:1-22 abt Noah in his last few moments in the ark...
where the dove was sent out...
where the rainbow was given...
what came to my mind was the dove...
it needed guidance in order to go to n fro in search for dry land
imagine the dove.. being out for 7 days each time...
how did it manage to pass it's time out there?
was there any food? if birds can really think like humans, they would probably ask "oh my... this is just a barren piece of land.. no one.. where on earth do i start to find any new vegetation? "
and who is watching over the dove?
it's God.
it's His divine hand
His direction
His guidance
where would this dove go without God?
where would we go without God?
where would I go without God?
and i penned this song...
was thinking of adding a verse to it talking abt the dove and all... but i just stopped there
prob add anything if God gives the inspiration..
if not this has got to be one of the shortest song i have ever written
"Lord I need You in my life
Lord I need You, your hand to guide
Amen"
and this is my prayer to God.. thank you so much for your guidance over the last 19 years of my life...
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Monday, June 23, 2003
every smile and every laughter
the happiness in my life
every warmth and every coldness
u've covered me and cooled me down
every tear and every sorrow
i know that i've to let go
a bumpy ride i drive in life
still i'm sure that you're by my side
Your love is raining over me
You're raining down all over me
Your love is raining over me
You're raining down all over me
i am drench by your love for me
the happiness in my life
every warmth and every coldness
u've covered me and cooled me down
every tear and every sorrow
i know that i've to let go
a bumpy ride i drive in life
still i'm sure that you're by my side
Your love is raining over me
You're raining down all over me
Your love is raining over me
You're raining down all over me
i am drench by your love for me
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
Monday, June 16, 2003
Friday, June 13, 2003
2 days of retreat has passed and i really felt it benefited me alot...
i guess everyone gained alot from the discussions and teachings...
a time of bonding between the leaders, musicians and pastor tim too
a time of food too....nice yea! hahaz (fat ler... eeks...haha)
n we can at least get a rough picture of pastor's heart and vision for the church
or at least for the youth
tiring but great! :)
day 3 here we come! time to zzz... nite :)
i guess everyone gained alot from the discussions and teachings...
a time of bonding between the leaders, musicians and pastor tim too
a time of food too....nice yea! hahaz (fat ler... eeks...haha)
n we can at least get a rough picture of pastor's heart and vision for the church
or at least for the youth
tiring but great! :)
day 3 here we come! time to zzz... nite :)
Thursday, June 5, 2003
Friday, May 30, 2003
We are a generation
*
We are a generation
A generation for you Lord
Here we praise you!
We are a generation
A generation for you Lord
We will praise you!
*
We’ll lift you up
Lift You up on higher ground
We'll lift you high up in our praise
We’ll shout out loud
To the Lord almighty of this land
We’ll praise out loud your holy name
We'll lift our hands
Lifts our hands to you our God
We'll lift our voices to you Lord
We’ll shout out loud
“You are king, yes, You are Lord”
For you alone is our God
*
We are a generation
A generation for you Lord
Here we praise you!
We are a generation
A generation for you Lord
We will praise you!
*
We’ll lift you up
Lift You up on higher ground
We'll lift you high up in our praise
We’ll shout out loud
To the Lord almighty of this land
We’ll praise out loud your holy name
We'll lift our hands
Lifts our hands to you our God
We'll lift our voices to you Lord
We’ll shout out loud
“You are king, yes, You are Lord”
For you alone is our God
Thursday, May 22, 2003
phase 1 of practice kit construction
bass kick board done but think there's more that i can improve on it to make it more stable
4 drum pads' wood blocks been sawed out liaoz... (ouch... my hand hurts... the wood is hard to saw!! )
yepz... hahaz.. think i can work within $20? hahahahaz.... prob $50 bahz... :P
still so darn cheap...
wadever it is.. yepz.. now need to buy 4 to 6 mousepads... other than tat...
yepz.. the rack...
have not constructed yet too.. :P
*ouch.. my hand is real sore!!!
when i haf completed (hopefully)... shall invite u guys who drum to come my place try it out...heheh :P
bass kick board done but think there's more that i can improve on it to make it more stable
4 drum pads' wood blocks been sawed out liaoz... (ouch... my hand hurts... the wood is hard to saw!! )
yepz... hahaz.. think i can work within $20? hahahahaz.... prob $50 bahz... :P
still so darn cheap...
wadever it is.. yepz.. now need to buy 4 to 6 mousepads... other than tat...
yepz.. the rack...
have not constructed yet too.. :P
*ouch.. my hand is real sore!!!
when i haf completed (hopefully)... shall invite u guys who drum to come my place try it out...heheh :P
Friday, May 16, 2003
Friday, May 9, 2003
Tuesday, May 6, 2003
Lord help me to break out
from my comfort shell
Please help me to crawl out
not being caught up with myself
life doesn't just stop right there
you've been moving your ways
i'm distracted along the way
And this is what i pray
Lord i just want to see
what you've in stored for me
open the eyes of my blinded heart
to see the plans you've for me
Let me not fail to see
what you have done for me
open the eyes of my blinded heart
to see the plans you have for me
to tell you "You're so amazing"
from my comfort shell
Please help me to crawl out
not being caught up with myself
life doesn't just stop right there
you've been moving your ways
i'm distracted along the way
And this is what i pray
Lord i just want to see
what you've in stored for me
open the eyes of my blinded heart
to see the plans you've for me
Let me not fail to see
what you have done for me
open the eyes of my blinded heart
to see the plans you have for me
to tell you "You're so amazing"
Monday, May 5, 2003
Friday, May 2, 2003
He Won't Let You Go
the kry
He won't let you go
the moment that you say
come and live in me
take me all the way
what He said is true
He will never leave you
forever by your side...it's true
He won't let you go
though the seasons change
He's never been so close
He's just a prayer away
when you hear the Father's call
when He's calling to you
run into His arms
don't hesitate to do it
Chorus:
He won't let you go
when He's forever by your side
He wants you to know
Jesus has paid the price
He wants you to go
forever in paradise
getting close to Him
is really all you have to do
and even when you die
He will still be by your side
He won't let you go
His love will never change
let Him hold you close
closer everyday
He would have died for you
had you been the only one
don't you ever doubt...its true
He won't let you go
another fantastic song......
the kry
He won't let you go
the moment that you say
come and live in me
take me all the way
what He said is true
He will never leave you
forever by your side...it's true
He won't let you go
though the seasons change
He's never been so close
He's just a prayer away
when you hear the Father's call
when He's calling to you
run into His arms
don't hesitate to do it
Chorus:
He won't let you go
when He's forever by your side
He wants you to know
Jesus has paid the price
He wants you to go
forever in paradise
getting close to Him
is really all you have to do
and even when you die
He will still be by your side
He won't let you go
His love will never change
let Him hold you close
closer everyday
He would have died for you
had you been the only one
don't you ever doubt...its true
He won't let you go
another fantastic song......
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Take My Hand
the kry
I know there are times
your dreams turn to dust
you wonder as you cry
why it has to hurt so much
give Me all your sadness
someday you will know the reason why
wih a child-like heart
simply put your hope in Me
Chorus:
take My hand and walk where I lead
keep your eyes on Me alone
don't you say why were the old days' better
just because you're scared of the unknown
take My hand and walk
don't live in the past
cause yesterday's gone
wishing memories would last
you're afraid to carry on
you don't know what's comin'
but you know the one who holds tomorrow
I will be your guide
take you through the night
if you keep your eyes on Me
take My hand and walk where I lead
keep your eyes on me alone
don't you say why were the old days better
just because you're scared of the unknown
just like a child
holding daddy's hand
don't let go of mine
you know you can't stand on your own
Repeat chorus
Hebrews 11
awesome lyrics.... beautifully written.. highly recommend u guys to listen
the kry
I know there are times
your dreams turn to dust
you wonder as you cry
why it has to hurt so much
give Me all your sadness
someday you will know the reason why
wih a child-like heart
simply put your hope in Me
Chorus:
take My hand and walk where I lead
keep your eyes on Me alone
don't you say why were the old days' better
just because you're scared of the unknown
take My hand and walk
don't live in the past
cause yesterday's gone
wishing memories would last
you're afraid to carry on
you don't know what's comin'
but you know the one who holds tomorrow
I will be your guide
take you through the night
if you keep your eyes on Me
take My hand and walk where I lead
keep your eyes on me alone
don't you say why were the old days better
just because you're scared of the unknown
just like a child
holding daddy's hand
don't let go of mine
you know you can't stand on your own
Repeat chorus
Hebrews 11
awesome lyrics.... beautifully written.. highly recommend u guys to listen
Monday, April 28, 2003
i've heard the story so much
i noe how much you love us
but time again i'm reminded again
how hard you try to reach out
but i flick away from your touch
not knowing how much is Your pain
i'm tired
depending on my strength
when all i need is your hand
Love
is wad you gave freely
and all tat i will need
is simply receiving it
Love
is wad you gave freely
and all tat i need
is receive
i noe how much you love us
but time again i'm reminded again
how hard you try to reach out
but i flick away from your touch
not knowing how much is Your pain
i'm tired
depending on my strength
when all i need is your hand
Love
is wad you gave freely
and all tat i will need
is simply receiving it
Love
is wad you gave freely
and all tat i need
is receive
Tuesday, April 22, 2003
almost done with my first part of revision for the test on thurs...
juz some recap on the tutorials n lectures...
hopefully can finish off the first part by tonite...
yep yep...
stumbled upon a stack of drum tuning notes which ben printed out for me...
n i checked the webby of where he printed out the notes...
pretty good site... but i guess some of the terms tat guy use are pretty advanced stuff...
think can pick up quite a bit from this site...
juz some recap on the tutorials n lectures...
hopefully can finish off the first part by tonite...
yep yep...
stumbled upon a stack of drum tuning notes which ben printed out for me...
n i checked the webby of where he printed out the notes...
pretty good site... but i guess some of the terms tat guy use are pretty advanced stuff...
think can pick up quite a bit from this site...
INFO SYS DEVELOPMT TECHNIQUES (ISDT)
05 May 2003 MON 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
E COMMERCE APPLICATIONS DEVLMT (ECAD)
09 May 2003 FRI 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (SA)
10 May 2003 SAT 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
argg... exam timetable...
thot the e commerce thing dun haf exam (yea.. this is the one i rushed my assignment like M-A-D)
but one consolation... at least it's still... 3 papers? :)
back to my books...
05 May 2003 MON 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
E COMMERCE APPLICATIONS DEVLMT (ECAD)
09 May 2003 FRI 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (SA)
10 May 2003 SAT 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
argg... exam timetable...
thot the e commerce thing dun haf exam (yea.. this is the one i rushed my assignment like M-A-D)
but one consolation... at least it's still... 3 papers? :)
back to my books...
Sunday, April 20, 2003
played for service today...
gee.. really feel tat i m rusting liaoz...
haiz... at least one consolation is tat i m improving on my drum tuning...
but dohz...
now now... where's the break i've been talking abt of late?
hahahz... will see how it goes bahz.. prob start listening to different kinds of music n prob steer clear of drums for the weekdays?
yea.. should be alright ar...
youth has stopped for like...4 weeks?
think everyone miss youth bahz... at least i do...hahaz
cell been "restored" last wed but i only managed to come juz in time for closing...
project lor.. wad else...
yep.. had meeting with the outreach team today with regards to our 3rd outreach (gee.. it's bout time we get a name... any suggestions? :P )
went pretty ok..
would be more focused on praise n worship this time round but would stil touch on evangelism... yup.. tats wad sier said..
will be doing some normal p/w songs... a couple of siers n 2 of mine...would like to hear bowan's song too...
tmr will be going down to check on the sound system and acoustic of the church... waiting for sier to confirm the timing..
ya.. on the whole.. the meeting went well...
now need to think of the name... juz waiting for God to give us one? hur hur... tat would be great manz :) gotto pray
assignments over.. much more relaxed... except for an IS presentation and a core module final test pending on thurs...
not bad.. not bad at all...
give thanx to God for the guidance thru the week... :)
gee.. really feel tat i m rusting liaoz...
haiz... at least one consolation is tat i m improving on my drum tuning...
but dohz...
now now... where's the break i've been talking abt of late?
hahahz... will see how it goes bahz.. prob start listening to different kinds of music n prob steer clear of drums for the weekdays?
yea.. should be alright ar...
youth has stopped for like...4 weeks?
think everyone miss youth bahz... at least i do...hahaz
cell been "restored" last wed but i only managed to come juz in time for closing...
project lor.. wad else...
yep.. had meeting with the outreach team today with regards to our 3rd outreach (gee.. it's bout time we get a name... any suggestions? :P )
went pretty ok..
would be more focused on praise n worship this time round but would stil touch on evangelism... yup.. tats wad sier said..
will be doing some normal p/w songs... a couple of siers n 2 of mine...would like to hear bowan's song too...
tmr will be going down to check on the sound system and acoustic of the church... waiting for sier to confirm the timing..
ya.. on the whole.. the meeting went well...
now need to think of the name... juz waiting for God to give us one? hur hur... tat would be great manz :) gotto pray
assignments over.. much more relaxed... except for an IS presentation and a core module final test pending on thurs...
not bad.. not bad at all...
give thanx to God for the guidance thru the week... :)
Thursday, April 17, 2003
finally the horrid week is coming to an end..
at least for now...
i finally get some precious rest.... :)
been rushing assignment this whole week...
supposed to haf presentation today for a previous assignment but no time for my grp..
kk... deadline is saturday 11am.. think i will be in sch early to finalise n print out the codes...
yepz.. at least i feel the big load off for now..
by saturday 11am it will be off... n replaced with another load with the words "exam" etched across...hahahz
but nvm... exams dun bother me that much... cos i think i haf 2 papers onli... or 3... :P
yepz...
think gotto go zzz soon ler... tired manz...:)
dear... thanx for the strudel juz now...
so sweet.. :) *hugs*
good nitez
yea... everyone do haf a great weekend
Good Friday to all.. :)
at least for now...
i finally get some precious rest.... :)
been rushing assignment this whole week...
supposed to haf presentation today for a previous assignment but no time for my grp..
kk... deadline is saturday 11am.. think i will be in sch early to finalise n print out the codes...
yepz.. at least i feel the big load off for now..
by saturday 11am it will be off... n replaced with another load with the words "exam" etched across...hahahz
but nvm... exams dun bother me that much... cos i think i haf 2 papers onli... or 3... :P
yepz...
think gotto go zzz soon ler... tired manz...:)
dear... thanx for the strudel juz now...
so sweet.. :) *hugs*
good nitez
yea... everyone do haf a great weekend
Good Friday to all.. :)
Monday, April 14, 2003
Friday, April 11, 2003
Thursday, April 10, 2003
i think i m going to blog quite a fair bit...
prob cos i m in quite a sianz mode...
yea...
weather been so scorching recently...
i feel so sticky even after a bath...
eeww...
nex friday is Good friday?
hrmm... is it?
if it is then prob bowan n shuhei gets to come out...
yep..
assignments... ah...
1 heavy elective module assignment in hand.. which i guess i might be stepping into sch on saturday morning to get it going.. then head down to container for music prac after tat...
it's quite "ugh".. cos we haf to design a webby which will use a database system... which is on our sch server...
so it's like... we cant even do it at home!
kk... i juz haf to bite thru this coming week...
got IS module presentation n a final report to work on...
although it seems like i haf 1 assignment left...
it still seems a pretty lot...
i m gonna get the IS done by tmr... so tat i will onli haf the elective module assignment to work on
but well.. alls not too bad...
i think i only haf 2 or 3 papers for my exam...
hahaz.. :P
oh ya.. haf to think abt my attachment liaoz..
i wonder if i still should secure my own placement...
prob i would try Singapore or Tung Ling bible college...
but well... i dunno if i should...
or prob juz go with where the sch puts me to be some office boy...
i figure tat working in a christian environment would be much better though...
prob i could ask stephen...
well.. nvm... tats not all that important at the moment..
kk..
well.. so much in hand now but guess ultimately still haf to stay close to God...
it's so easy... yes i said easy.. to slip out when we are busy...
yea.. continue to pray for each other...
health n workload...
yepz.. guess tats all i haf to blog?
:) take care
prob cos i m in quite a sianz mode...
yea...
weather been so scorching recently...
i feel so sticky even after a bath...
eeww...
nex friday is Good friday?
hrmm... is it?
if it is then prob bowan n shuhei gets to come out...
yep..
assignments... ah...
1 heavy elective module assignment in hand.. which i guess i might be stepping into sch on saturday morning to get it going.. then head down to container for music prac after tat...
it's quite "ugh".. cos we haf to design a webby which will use a database system... which is on our sch server...
so it's like... we cant even do it at home!
kk... i juz haf to bite thru this coming week...
got IS module presentation n a final report to work on...
although it seems like i haf 1 assignment left...
it still seems a pretty lot...
i m gonna get the IS done by tmr... so tat i will onli haf the elective module assignment to work on
but well.. alls not too bad...
i think i only haf 2 or 3 papers for my exam...
hahaz.. :P
oh ya.. haf to think abt my attachment liaoz..
i wonder if i still should secure my own placement...
prob i would try Singapore or Tung Ling bible college...
but well... i dunno if i should...
or prob juz go with where the sch puts me to be some office boy...
i figure tat working in a christian environment would be much better though...
prob i could ask stephen...
well.. nvm... tats not all that important at the moment..
kk..
well.. so much in hand now but guess ultimately still haf to stay close to God...
it's so easy... yes i said easy.. to slip out when we are busy...
yea.. continue to pray for each other...
health n workload...
yepz.. guess tats all i haf to blog?
:) take care
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