Friday, June 30, 2006ahh. finally got my top after so long. from taka to john little back to taka again. haha and jireh got cut by the label while trying. poor thing. really a whole afternoon of shopping man. i've got to try to perfect stuff. ahh. anyway working on another song which sounds good in my head but not when i play it. cant figure the chords. bah. i just realised something. the band can form maroon 5 or something tmr. haha. maroonists.
9:19 pm
rahh. super tired. woke up at 5 to go to the airport with josh to see colleen and andrea off. two sleepyheads taking the train. haha. we reached rather early but they were like how much earlier than us. we strolled and waited to see if they would notice us. andrea was first, haha i was too prominent, says her mother. anyway we laughed a lot and walked up and down. colleen is really blur man. when they went in, josh called her wanting to tell her something. but because they could still see us she answered the call and hung up. like dots man.
went for prayer meeting on wed since i had no school. cabbed down to church cos i was running late. cant run further. okay anyway the uncle shared a lot abt his faith and stuff which was hmm refreshing. gets you thinking, you know. then he shared this question that a passenger had asked him, "if you knew for sure there would be no heaven, would you still love God?"
think about it.
rahh. shopping time! maroon top. hmm.
1:41 pm
Sunday, June 25, 2006rahh. practice today went quite well. a.siok was talking about playing for weddings and lo, i am gonna play for a wedding. haha. we're all quite nervous playing for the big day. oh wells. let it go. let go and let God. two songs to learn by sat. and it's those kind which i fear. all the taogeh notes. help me dear Lord. spent some time talking to joel today. haha he's quite nice to talk i must say. God is amazing. i've got papers up till tuesday this week and the rehearsal's on tuesday night. coincidence? haha. poor john has got to whack less and be more clashy. work on it john. you can do it!
showers of blessing, showers of blessing we need. mercy drops round us are falling, but for the showers we plead.
hear us from heaven.
9:48 pm
Friday, June 23, 2006gp wasnt so bad today. just hope i can pass.
apart from entertainment, movies have no other value. is it true?
haha. didnt read my notes so i did this which was out of context. corrinne may's songs are therapeutic. yeah. the exams are on. walla walla. bah.
"I've got work piled up to my head All I want to do is jump into bed And wash away my troubles with lemonade."
help me fight this fight of faith.
11:33 pm
Thursday, June 22, 2006the invasion of my memory card.
20/4. the day we caught the rugby match in ac.
the 3js. the 3 jokers. don't mess-james john joshua
cheese. the 3 gays. haha.
colleen!
steward!! i had a hard time trying to get him to look my way. oh well forget it. haha.
finally..after how many attempts lois?
when you don't have enough sleep.
by the river. simply too tired.
sparklers! jeremy's party.
a closer look. a whistling sparkler. you cant hear it though. haha.
watch out!
while waiting for the performance to start..
bottled light.
this is found in my sch library.
as we patiently wait for our food.
now we know what charlene has been up to during service. haha.
3:34 pm
i simply must post this.
GOD IS AMAZING!!
my gosh. takes my breath away. i was doing qt and praying for people and stuff. was praying for andrea and asking Him to provide a time in His time for both of us to catch up and stuff cos our schedules simply clash like gongs. i msged lokey cos i found the verse he was looking for then my phone vibrated. thought he replied but no, it was andrea. haha talk about being random. it was a really random msg with weird content as she put it. asked her if the msg was meant for me and she said yes. like huh?! right anyway my point is God answers prayers. although we didnt really talk alot cos it was already like 1 plus in the morning, it was still unexpected. His love never fails. (:
i come before You today and there's just one thing that i want to say thank You Lord, thank You Lord for all You've given to me for all the blessings that i cannot see thank You Lord, thank You Lord
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28
11:11 am
Wednesday, June 14, 2006whoa. what a camp. was drained by it man. slept for like 10 hours when i got home. that's like the number of hours i slept in total during the camp.
day 1
i reached church slightly earlier only to see that it was rather empty. i mean like it's 655 man and the bus leaves at 7. haha. anyway teased chris a little cos he reached church at 6 or around there. haha super funny. he was afraid he would be late so he caught the first train at like 530. haha. before that i was telling him to just meet us at the customs so he wont be late. poor thing. played his psp until he was quite sick of it. we all got up the bus and lo, we sat at the back. alvin josh joyce and me. listened to mr brown on the way. crapped, joked, laughed, guitared, sang, slept and prayed. all at the back seat. tried to irritate alvin by asking him if we were there yet but i got tired by it after a few tries. haha what a joke. think we were like the last bus to reach the customs but we were one of the first to leave. cant forget the look on josh wong's face man. super sianded. when we reached seremban, we spotted the hotel. but it took us 15 more mins to reach the place itself. so near yet so far. quick lunch for all the tribe leaders and it was briefing time. my group is fantastic. i cannot wish for a better group than them. they can lead themselves and are hyped up. it was messy at the beginning but hey, things got better. pastor peter even led a cheer. best. late night xboxing. haloed with jemmy josh and alvin.
day 2.
the challenges were well, challenging. think the hotel wouldnt want us back considering the amount of noise we made. oh my group broke a chair too. we squished the bananas adn made the sculpture look like spongebob. it was presentable until it started to turn black. oh well. recreation was crazy. got a sore throat because of that. thankfully josh wong helped me quite a bit. thanks man. i wouldnt be able to handle 30 people without him. when the games started it was chaos. my group's not bad, really. haha. when they call for all tribe leaders to get the stuff needed for the game, they took the time to strategise. when i went back with the stuff, they had already formed the number of teams required, all ready to play. wow. that's what i call a team man. they all had fun and i had too. cheered a lot and coughed a lot too. a.eve was nice enough to bring me a drink during the game. wash up for me was like 10 mins by the time i was done. thankfully andrea let me go first. skipped dinner cos the whole team sort of fasted to prepare for worship. learnt a lot that night. guess we grew as a team after that night. poor chris had problems with his drums though. the mike dropped so he sounded quite dead for a moment. time of refreshing before God that night. when the prog ended, u. kok wai came over and asked me if i wanted to join them for supper at a&w. haha. he's really nice to talk to. so we all went. cant really remember the last time i had a&w. guess that shows how long ago that was. xboxed again till like 2 and that was the first time i couldnt stand halo. couldnt wait for the game to be over.
day 3/4.
went down a bit late for breakfast. was totally stoned. i was trying hard to stay awake during the theme talk. but the speaker was good so yeah, spotted quite a few people snoozing away. the challenges was messy. chewy was in charge of my group until they all started to bully her and alvin swapped with her. never knew claire was capable of such games. haha. the amazing race after that was really amazing for my group. they bonded well i guess. they were so enthusiastic about the game that i couldnt catch up with them. in fact i was lagging behind, running behind them. we murmured our way through genesis quickly and rushed off to the next destination. they didnt need to think for long. in a snap they were off. thank God for such discernment. and we came in first for the amazing race. simeon rules. surprise! i dont know where they get their energy from but when they heard about their next activity they were excited. they immediately sat down to plan and discuss the what where and when of the activity. what to use for decoration, where to do it and when. the night was a blast. prayed till i was quite tired. planned to take a look at simeon's progress in the design of the mascot/emblem but it was already 2am by the time we were done. suppered at a&w. josh looks really spastic when he laughs. even claire tells him to look away so that she wouldnt laugh. the youths played captain's ball and soccer after that. it was nice to see everyone coming together. josh alvin and i were quite dead to join in. we found ourselves a nice spot at the playground and chilled. but then there were mosquitoes so we went up to their room to chat. we gossiped quite a bit and that kept us awake for a while. i started pillowing josh so that he wouldnt fall asleep. talked till around 5 and we decided to stop and nap for a while before breakfast started. within 10 seconds, we knocked out. woke up around 8 and went back to my room. was quite surprised when amanda and andrea havent gone down for breakfast. oh well. everyone slept late or didnt sleep at all. the cheahs looked quite gone. went up to pack and prepare for check out. popped by josh's room when i was done. he was lying on the bed slacking. so i took a pillow and started whacking him. shaun and alvin joined in and we made rhythm out of josh. haha. called claire to join us and she was the one in charge of tickling wawa. the whole process was so hilarious it get me alvin and shaun laughing non stop for 15 mins. it's been a long time since i laughed like that without james around cos of his silly antics. but the laughing was hard to resist. josh wrapped himself with the blanket thinking it would protect him but lo, it was claire up against him. his only defence was to look at claire while laughing. a&w again for lunch. slacked a while before leaving the hotel. slept through most of the ride. josh and i were talking about stuff but we got too tired of answering each other we just drifted to sleep. we were both quite awake when we reached the customs. home sweet home man. but i miss the place and the time spent there. taking the lifts so many time. oh and they have an ice dispenser on every level too. so cool. haha. thank God for the camp.
yesterday.
training at 3. i looked so tired that even coach noticed it. we trained with squash rackets. oh and my string broke while playing with mr. loo against his squash racket. thankfully no more trainings until after exams.
11:38 pm
Thursday, June 08, 2006what a week. church camp's tmr! that's really soon. it'll be all over before we know it so let's cherish every moment we spend there. really tired man. i'm not exactly done with my packing. global day of prayer was whoa. i think we sang more than we prayed but nevertheless God was moving. be thou my vision haha. alvin was quite excited when he flipped through the booklet and they had the song there. i was out from morning to the next morning haha. left the house early to get down to church for worship practice then it was lunch with the two js. rushed home to shower and i was out again to meet josh at city hall for gdop. went for supper with the whole group at the kopitiam tuning in to 3 different conversations. as i observe esther and nik, i wonder if i was like that when i was p5. oh well. haha.
monday woke up early to go down for training. then rushed off halfway to indoor stadium. it was a waste of time man. did nothing the whole day but walking around and watching matches. then rushed off to meet mummy at her workplace for daddy to pick both of us up to go for dinner. jumbo seafood at east coast. yums. then we walked to the water ski area to check out the place. i asked mummy if she would try if given the chance and she said yes. haha. but then when we read the requirements, it said you have to know how to swim. haha. there goes your chance mum. reached home totally drained.
tuesday woke up early to meet dorothy to go to the stadium. watched the matches till we fell asleep. after that went to ps to meet the rest. xmen was thought provoking. haha. sat with alvin and mark, away from the insanity. charlene is mad. i wonder what she'll do in church camp. oh well.
yesterday had a study date with vic and colleen. met colleen first and she showed me the new sac. it's grand, like some place of interest cos they have a visitor centre or something. we were smart enough to take the shuttle bus to suntec. haha walked over to marina and settled on starbucks. instead of studying, we talked for over an hour until vic came. studied till the guys came. then we walked around in search of a good place for dinner. ended up at carl's junior where colleen could use her coupons haha. as usual vic goes snapping with her cam. snap snap snap. then the 5 of us walked out and colleen spotted the shuttle bus which was leaving so we chased after it. we got up and realised there werent enough seats. so i shared a seat with colleen and james sat on josh. haha. we were quite retarded cos the bus heads to city hall, we were going to the esplanade and we could have just walked. but there's this thing about shuttle bus that colleen has which is really funny. so we got a free ride and walked to the esplanade. doodled around and sat by the river for the rest of the night. we sang, joked, laughed and did all the stupid things by the river. james was pooped and he fell asleep. snap snap snap goes the camera. james did a song on frosty the snowman which had me and colleen laughing like retards. the lights along the river were so pretty. they look like lollipops though. we were all so tired when it was time to go home.
today going down to the stadium again later cos the whole team is catching the matches. even coach is going. ah well. pack my stuff when i get home or something.
tomorrow got to wake up early to get down to church. the camp starts tomorrow. expect the unexpected for camp. what else can i say?
open our eyes, Lord--james wong. the song he sang for arise 2005.
when the world is blinded when the sun is covered when our hearts are shattered and all things fall away
even if the stars may fall, and mountains crumble at their feet Lord help us to stand, to stand
open our eyes, Lord we want to see Jesus open our hearts, Lord we want to hear Jesus
we should sing this at camp. ah wells. late nights and early mornings.
11:11 am
Friday, June 02, 2006i should be studying instead of doodling around. oh crap. thanks ah john.
7 qualities of my perfect lover.
`God-fearing `humorous `sensitive `love me for who i am `fun-loving cos i can play alot `honest `strong enough to catch me when i fall for him. haha sounds familiar andrea? (:
write a post with 24 interesting facts about yourself.
1. i can be interesting. does that sound interesting?
2. i've got strong weaknesses and weak strengths. go figure.
3. i dont excel in maths and science but yet i'm in the science stream.
4. i live on the 25th storey.
5. i have weird friends. hmm..
6. my name is a combination of my parents' names.
7. i own two pairs of specs.
8. i play the guitar more often than the piano when it's supposed to be the other way round.
9. i'm starting to think that 24 is a really big number.
10. i can write songs. thank God.
11. i'm not exactly a cantonese but that's the only dialect i can speak and understand.
12. breanna's my neighbour. in case you didnt know.
13. i like chemistry.
14. i wanna be a teacher someday, i think.
15. i should be studying instead of thinking of stuff to fill this.
16. i've got a teddy on my bed.
17. i've got a terrapin which i still dont know if it's a him/her.
18. i love God.
19. i dislike picking shuttles for training.
20. i can sleep anytime, anywhere.
21. i cannot do art. it's terrible.
22. i was from ncc(air).
23. i miss my friends.
24. i cannot do sit and reach. i can sit, but cant reach. haha.
if only exams were like that. life would be a breeze.
10:31 pm
so we all skipped econs tutorial. haha. we took quite long to consider. i forgot to bring my notes and sketchbook today. went for the lecture feeling empty. thanks to agnes who lent me her notes. rahh. it's difficult to stop slacking and study. but i should. mid years are around the corner. i can just see it sneaking.
this song's quite appropriate for sunday.
and we can see that God You're moving a mighty river through the nations and young and old will turn to Jesus fling wide you heavenly gates prepare the way of the risen Lord.
GOD is big. not just literally.
2:52 pm
Thursday, June 01, 2006no lessons today! woot. slept till 9 this morning. but actually i didnt sleep alot cos we were all up conferencing till like 12 plus. my two brothers one of whom is a scuba diver cos he has an oxygen tank in his bag, vic and colleen. we didnt plan on conferencing but we did in the end. josh called while i was on the phone with vic so we added him in. settled the groupings with him. mr shua, you're gonna be busy man. haha the sub. the grouping is quite interesting. we shall see how things work out on sat. it's been great serving together with the team. i like my team. haha. though they can be rowdy at times. guess i will miss playing when i actually leave but then again, oh well. we'll see. haha these two words never work for me and james. it never happens. colleen's laughter makes me laugh. it's..funny. haha. cant find the word. talked till i was quite stoned out. so many things coming up. lunch and dinner appointments, ncc camp, aviva open, church camp etc. oh global prayer conference's this sunday. the time when all will stand in the gap on behalf of their land.
Big-Planet shakers
my God is big, so strong, so mighty my God's plan for me, goes beyond my wildest dreams my God is good, He's so good to me. so good to me.
my God is big, so strong, so mighty my God is good, He's so good to me.
cos He's my God and He is my refuge He's the rock on which i stand He's my fortress, God He is my life He holds the oceans in His hands