Thursday, September 20, 2007
the word 'holiday' sounds wonderful.. taking a long break for a nice getaway... but... the horror that you have to face in office few days before you leave AND a few days after you come back can make you think twice on taking the leave.anyway, i am still glad. though i don't feel as excited as my cousin, my 10-days break can be great. i hope. it should be. it has to be.
so folks, i'll be away till 01 Oct. till then~
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Monday, September 17, 2007
that's meiyan, me and rach. trying to relax before the ss started >_<
and we actually caught 'phantom of d'marquee' in our pics!
speaking about creepy stuff ... LOL.
speaking about creepy stuff ... LOL.
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Sunday, September 16, 2007
Lord, You are fantastic.i believe that last night was one of the greatest celebration for Hope Spore.
people started to gather as early as 8 am. the image team was ready to get their hands dirty.
backstage, we were having some probs with the signal.. my laptop was not responding.. i just stood there and prayed "God, You won't let this happen rite? not on the day that we're celebrating Your goodness?"
well.. the prob was fixed right after the prayer meet ended.. LOL.
so the rehersal started and BKK team decided to add one more praise to their list. we prepared the slides there and then, and to my horror, i did not know the song. so i asked them to sing it for me >_<
shirls warned me before that our BKK team are very spontaneous ppl.. go as the spirit leads them. it's pretty challenging... not knowing how they were going to lead the pnw.
it was time for the first ss. we were all ready.
during the 30 mins of walk-in, i sat down quietly, waiting. feeling tired and nervous. i looked at rach and told her that i was having 'backstage fright'. my hands turned really cold. i could feel that my hands were shaking even during praise time.. i had to hold on tightly to the table to make sure that it's stable. LOL.
but after a while, that feeling was all forgotten.. because the pnw was fantastic!
i really wanted to run outside and join the crowd. but as i was telling meiyan as well, somebody had to do the job.. and we were those needed backstage >_<
both teams brought the house down. bangkok team has shown us what it means praising God with your all (dance till your pants drop!), worshipping in spirit and in truth. how much they love God and how passionate they are in music, regardless of age and language limitation.
we were really blessed.
i believe that many would remember 'love the family of God' moment, 'the chu-chu train' (heard that some even went up stage!) and many more.. the ministering worship.. the powerful sermon.. the extremely adorable kids during the 1st ss' offering time (melted your heart) and the praise encore as some ppl just did not want the night to end.
both celebrations ended well. it's not the event. it's not the program.
it's the people and the One heading our family.
we wouldn't have it if God was not in the middle of everything.
with this, anniversary 07 has officially ended. we can have a good sleep now! banzai!
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Saturday, September 15, 2007
we're gonna celebrate our 16th anniversary at d'marquee in another few hours. 16th for Hope. 7th for me.
7 years. has it been that long?
rather than thinking how old i have turned right now as the time passed so fast, i'd prefer to reflect and thank God for what He has done and will do in the future.
we've worked hard for today. all left is the real celebration.
this is my family. this is my home.
what can I do without Him?
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Friday, September 14, 2007
my blog was invaded. -_-"anyway, i did have gastric pain. i think.
on my way home, the pain just struck me.. wasn't very sure what it was since i've never had one before. i was very much tempted to squat down on the road.
it was a long painful journey and i've never felt so glad seeing my bed when i reached home.
slept all the way till midnight.. and yes sleeping is indeed the best remedy to all pain.
well the good thing is, it was temporary. anniversary is just round the corner, i simply can't fall sick.
i was having lunch with my cousin today and i mentioned to her how busy i have been these past few days. she asked me this question: "why do the people here (in spore) love to say that they're busy? are they really busy?"
it kinda made me think again.
am i really that busy? or is it just an excuse or a way to show people how productive i am?
i have no time. this is one of my fave phrase nowadays.
sometimes maybe i do have the time (though not much), but at the end it's all about time management.
work. ministry. pastoral. entertainment. rest.
listening >> lotus - jalan jalan
i've been listening to this album for the past 4 nights. superb.
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what's wrong with me??? i am BAKA!!!• • • • •
my first experience with gastric pain. if it really is.am being really troublesome towards shirls.. asked her to buy food.. cooked for me..
and i just realised i didnt even know how to use the teapot!
how to pour water from it?? it was a complete mystery to me...
i dont wanna have gastric pain... shigushigushigu...
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Sunday, September 09, 2007
state of half consciousnesstwo long tiring days..
i would love to sleep right now but i think it's just too early for me.
spent my whole saturday at junming's place since he invited many of us to just hang around and experienced the wonder of wii.
it was so fun!
many of them played the game very violently especially ms.priscilla tan =p
reached there at about 12 noon and we left the place after 10 pm (that would be more than 10 hrs) ><
the games, the manga, the anime and the meals were great.. but the most important thing is that we could all gather just to relax, having fun and did some sharing with one another.
we should have this gathering again another time =)
today was shopping day, though i didn't buy a single thing for myself. lol. anyway, i certainly had fun browsing through the travel guides, a good motivation to save up.
to end this, i'm going to type down the points that struck me today:
1) my faith must go beyond my words
2) my faith must go beyond my feelings
3) my faith must be lived out
what have you decided and what have you done so far to achieve it?
a good sermon is when you can apply it and you will apply it.
not living by feelings but by making decisions for the right things. well said.
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Friday, September 07, 2007
i was blog surfing and realized that shuz tagged me for the 6 weird things ><i've done this before (cos of jx).
refer to my entry on 29th March 2007 if you want to =p
though someone mentioned before that my weird things are not weird.
how bout this:
1. i have a new hobby at home: dancing along hairspray ost.
it's a really good exercise. seriously. not to mention that it's a lot of fun.
2. i love piano concerto no 2 by rachmaninoff so much that my fingers just start moving by itself everytime i listen to the brilliant piece, even when i'm in mrt/bus. imagining that i'm the pianist.
3. i often dream of being a character in an anime/drama. latest obsession is for me to be in the same school as chiaki-sama.
4. to me, sunday is the day that my energy hits the lowest. long gloomy face tends to come out more on sunday afternoon more than any other time in the week.
5. i don't like bean-curd. but i like bean-curd water aka soya bean.
6. i prefer stories that can make me cry for a bucket.
for example:
toki wo kakeru shoujo (watched it 3 times, cried 3 times), honey & clover (to the point of near depression), one piece (one packet of tissue is not enough), grave of fireflies (that sick movie made my whole pillow wet) and of course my fave book kite runner.
i guess sadness, separation and loss are the main ingredients of a real good story.
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007
the joy and sorrow of finishing a drama.once is sad enough. i had to go thru it twice. gyaboooo.....
what a wonderful story, wonderful music and of course.. wonderful cast.
season 2 is coming.. season 2 is coming.....
but for now, it's time to say goodbye to chiaki-sama and come back to reality T_T
booo
it has been a busy busy week and i'm pretty sure it will be even more next week.
anniversary is approaching soon.. in a blink.
been trying to find inspiration for the background slides and suddenly deviantart has become my most fave website, more than anime-source.com
went for the rehearsal and training as well. i enjoy training.. we all ought to be trained if we want to be serious in giving our best to the kingdom.
'half heartedness is not allowed' if i may quote 'milch' =p
true. may it be pastoral or ministry. giving our best is absolute.
Jesus didn't give us half of His life.
this past one week:visited stan.
went to indonesian anniversary (they wore suits and gowns for the event.. i was so under-dressed) but well done to all the folks there. the drama was so funny.
and seeing my cousin dancing and singing is just amazing.
another dinner gathering and movie. yap happy bday to roy =)
ratatouille is very nice. i suppose all of us enjoyed the movie (and the gathering)
been extremely busy in office too as there's a new gal who just joined the company. boss entrusted me with the task of training her.
i've become one of the earliest to come and the last to leave everyday.
tired? yes.
but on the bright side, my boss rewarded me really well ><
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