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~The tale of the two pianomaniancs~

2011-01-05T20:19:00.005+08:00

Have faith my friend

2010-12-04T09:28:00.003+08:00

Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. Faith is the belief that God will do what is right.
— Max Lucado

I have now decided to stop worrying too much about my future and have faith God will do what is right in my life as I continue to seek him daily

For I know the plans that he have for me is perfect and right :)

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

I claim this verse by faith! Lord I shall leave the rest unto your hands!! :)

Love me not

2010-12-02T22:54:00.002+08:00

It's such a blessing to talk to you on 30.11 <3

From you taking initiatives and all the things you spoke to me and the way you did,
I sensed something more than us being just normal friends :)

Maybe I was just too sensitive..
Maybe you were just too friendly..
Were the "signals" you sent meant to be true feelings?
Or was it my own vivid imaginations and assumptions?
Or were these signals just false hopes? I really don't know.. but I really really wish to know..
so that I can just force myself to move on if these were just false hopes...

But I would really like to have another opportunity to meet once more..
and get to know you better..
there's nothing more I can ask for..

I won't rush neither would I take a step back..

You know who you are :)

Being a failure once is painful enough.
Lord please spare me the agony of suffering the same thing over again..
Lord please grant me your wisdom and direction

2010-11-19T22:14:00.002+08:00

Washington, Nov 02: An assistant professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas, Jeffrey Hall, has identified five styles of flirting.

Hall, who recently completed study into styles of flirting among dating adults, surveyed more than 5,100 people regarding their methods of communicating romantic interest.

Five styles of flirting identified are: Physical, Traditional, Polite, Sincere and Playful.

1: Physical flirting involves the expression of sexual interest in a potential partner. People who scored high in this form of flirting often develop relationships quickly, have more sexual chemistry and have a greater emotional connection to their partners.

2: Traditional flirts think men should make the first move and women should not pursue men. Because they adopt a more passive role in dating, women with this style are likely to report trouble getting men's attention and are less likely to flirt or be flattered by flirting. Traditional men often know a potential partner for a longer time before approaching them. Both genders tend to be introverted and prefer a more intimate dating scene.

3: The polite style of flirting focuses on proper manners and nonsexual communication. Although they are less likely to approach a potential partner and do not find flirting flattering, they do tend to have meaningful relationships.

4: Sincere flirting is based on creating emotional connections and communicating sincere interest. Although women tend to score higher in this style, it is advocated by both genders. Relationships involve strong emotional connections and sexual chemistry and are typically meaningful.

5: People with playful flirting styles often flirt with little interest in a long-term romance. However, they find flirting fun and enhancing to their self-esteem. They are less likely to have important and meaningful relationships.

Hall said that for the most part, there was little difference between genders within each flirting style.

2010-11-16T19:29:00.000+08:00

by Bishop Oriel M. Ballano

To get where you believe God wants you to go and be what you know God wants you to be, there are several steps you need to take that will get you focused --

1 - DETERMINE YOUR CURRENT POSITION - “Nasaan at ano ka na ngayon?” -

Abraham was now old and well advance in years, and the Lord had blessed him in every way." Genesis 24:1 (NIV)

You’ve got to know where you are before you can know where you are going. To do that, ask yourself two questions: 1. Where am I now? Where are you spiritually, financially, emotionally, your ministry, cells, and the whole network of cells? 2. What would I like to change? In all of those areas you identified, what would you like to be different?

2 - BE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT “Ano ba talaga gusto mo?” -

In order to get to where you want to be, you need to describe exactly what you want.

For instance, Abraham told Eliezer exactly what kind of wife he wanted for Isaac. He said, "Don’t get a wife for my son from the Canaanite girls. Instead, go back ... to the land of my relatives and get a wife for my son" (Genesis 24:3-4 NIV).

You will never reach a vague goal. The more general it is, the less power it has. But the more specific it is, the more power it has in your life.

Ask yourself these four questions: 1. What do I want to be? A cell leader, or a network leader? 2. What do I want to do? To Raise up a generational cell leaders or leader of leaders? 3. What do I want to have? 1 cell, 144 cell leaders or 1728 leaders? 4. Why do I want it? To conquer the world?

You can’t just know the what, you need to know the why – that’s your motivation. If you don’t know why, you will give up when it gets tough.

When Eliezer heard Abraham’s goal, he started asking "What if...?" If you listen to the what-ifs of your goal, you will fail because of worry and fear.

You don’t need to focus on the how for now because, once you figure out the why, God will show you how. He will help you solve the problems that stand in the way of your goal.

3 - LOOK FOR GOD'S PROMISE -

Abraham said, "The Lord brought me from the land of my relatives to this land and he has solemnly promised me that would give this land to my descendants." Genesis 24:7 (NCV)

When you set a goal, don’t focus on the problems, focus on the promises. Find a promise in God’s Word that will take you to your goal.

This is what Abraham does when Eliezer, his servant, starts to worry about accomplishing the goal he is given. In today’s verse, Abraham tells Eliezer about the promise he received from God: "He’ll [God] send an angel before you so that you can find a wife there for my son" (Genesis 24:7 NCV).

You don’t need an angel because dozens of time in Scripture God has said, "I’ll be with you no matter where you go." God is always with you whether you feel it or not. You just need to plug into the power.

The size of your God determines the size of your goal. And godly goal-setting always starts with a promise of God. Don’t look at your limitations; look at the promises of God.

Ask yourself, "What promise can I claim?" With 7,000 promises in the Bible, you might not know where to turn. To help prepare you for your decade of destiny.

4 - ASK GOR TO HELP YOU FOR YOUR SUCCESS -

O Lord, God of my master, Abraham," he prayed. "Please give me success today, and show unfailing love to my master, Abraham." Genesis 24:12 (NLT)

Once you have found your promise in God’s Word, pray and ask God for success, just as Eliezer did in this verse.

Is it really okay to pray for success? Yes! If you aren’t praying for success, what’s the alternative? Are you going to pray for God to make you a failure? Eliezer clearly shows us that it is okay to ask God for success in accomplishing a goal as long as the motive is right.

When your success helps people and honors God, praying for success does not become a selfish act. It is the means to good testimony. In fact, here is what the Bible says, "So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God and there we will receive mercy and we will find grace to help us when we need it" (Hebrews 4:16 NLT).

If you study Genesis 24 further, you’ll find that Eliezer prayed during his entire mission. In verse 12 he prays before he starts. In verse 15 he prays after he arrives in Nahor. And in verse 52 he prays in front of Rebekah’s family.

o my question to you today is this: Are you praying about your goals? How many cells? Are you praying about your future? Leaders of leaders? Are you praying about your dreams or are you just kind of keeping them to yourself?

Your prayers reveal a couple of things. First, they reveal how serious you are about your goals. If you don’t pray about them, you really don’t care about them that much. If you only pray about them once, they are not a desire, they are just a whim.

Second, your prayers reveal is how much you are depending on God to reach your goals. If you never pray about your goals, never pray about your job, never pray about your finances, never pray for your cell multiplication, you are not depending on God in any of those areas. The more you depend on God, the more you’ll pray.

So determine your present position, decide what you want, find a promise from God to hold onto, claim it, and then ask God for help.

5 - IDENTIFY THE OBSTACLE, THE BARRIERS AND THE ROD BLOCKS -

The servant said to him, "What if the woman does not want to return with me to this land?" Genesis 24:5 (NCV)

Ask yourself, "Why haven’t I reached my goal already?" What are the barriers, obstacles, and road blocks in your way?

It may be a financial problem or a relational problem or an educational problem holding you back. Or lack of interest on your cell multiplication, or it might be lack of consistency in our life’s modeling. For some people, it’s an emotional barrier. A lot of people sabotage their own success because they think they aren’t worthy of it. Whatever your barrier is, you need to identify it before you can move forward.

In Genesis 24, Eliezer had a number of barriers to his goal of finding a wife for Isaac. He had to figure out how to get to a country he’d never been to, then he had to find the right woman he’d never met. And then he had to convince her to go back with him to a country she’d never been to and marry a complete stranger. Oh, and he had to convince her parents to let her go! Most people would call that "mission impossible."

6 - CREATE A STEP-BY-STEP PLAN -

"May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed." Psalm 20:4 (NIV)

In Genesis 24:12-14, we see that Eliezer designed a simple but well-thought plan to find Isaac’s wife. He took ten of Abraham’s camels with him, loaded with samples of the best of everything Abraham owned. He journeyed to Nahor and then made the camels kneel down outside the town beside a well.

Eliezer then prayed, "O Lord, God of my master, Abraham, please give me success on this mission. See, I am standing here beside this spring. This is my request. When a young woman comes to draw water, I will say to her, Please give me a little drink of water from your jug. If she says, Yes, have a drink, and I will draw water for your camels too, let her be the one you have selected to be the wife of my master’s son." (Genesis 24:42-44 NLT)

Now this was a big deal because camels can drink a lot of water. So that meant the woman would have to draw 20, 30, maybe 40 buckets of water. That’s a serious commitment. And that’s the kind of woman Eliezer was looking for - a woman who was kind, generous, had a servant’s heart, was willing to help someone in need and would go the extra mile.

And you know what? His plan worked. A woman named Rebekah offered Eliezer a drink of water and then she offered to water his camels also.

As you make plans to overcome your barriers and achieve your goals, I want you to ask yourself two questions. 1. How do I intend to get there once I know what my goal is? 2. How long will it take?

The second question will determine your schedule, your deadlines, and your timetable. This will help you think through a course of action.

Now you may be thinking, this is a lot of work. It’s going to take time." You’re right, it will take time. That’s why 95 percent of leaders have no written goals.

A recent Harvard study showed that only 5 percent of Americans have written goals and many of them are among the highest earning people in the nation. That’s because successful people are willing to make sacrifices and put in the time of preparation that unsuccessful people aren’t willing to do.

You can either drift through life or you can be directed through life by taking the time to think through where God wants you to be. Is your future worth the effort? Yes, absolutely!

7 - BE PERSISTENT AND PRACTICE PERSEVERANCE -

"These things I plan won’t happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will sure come to pass. Just be patient! They will not be overdue a single day!" Habakkuk 2:3 (LB)

Nothing great is ever accomplished without persistence and patience because, in order to be successful, your dreams must translate into work. The people who succeed in life are the people who are willing to do what they don’t feel like doing. They are not mastered by their moods, they are mastered by the Master, and they establish their goals and plans according to God’s will.

Eliezer was a great example of patience and persistence. We saw his patience in choosing the right woman by making a detailed plan. He didn’t make a snap judgment. He wasn’t impulsive.

The Bible says in Genesis 24:21 (NIV), "Without saying a word, [he] watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey succeed."

Later, after he got invited to Rebekah’s house for dinner, the Bible says, "The food was set before him (Eliezer), but he said, I will not eat until I have told you what I have to say" (Genesis 24:33 NIV). Now personally, I would have eaten first. But this guy was focused.

What’s the point? If you are going to really reach your goals in life, sometimes you have to delay gratification. You have to do the tough thing instead of the fun thing, the right thing instead of the pleasurable thing.

And the reason that’s so hard is because most of us don’t want to delay gratification. That’s why we’re in debt. Our attitude is, "I want it and I want it now." And if we can’t afford it, then we put it on our credit cards.

It’s important for you to learn this lesson because any goal that’s worth achieving is going to have obstacles in the way. You need to have a long-term view so, when difficulties come, you can persevere knowing that you are going to get past it.

I love this verse. It’s a great reminder that God’s timing is perfect and ours is not. When you find yourself in God’s waiting room, just be patient and persistent. A God-given vision will always be fulfilled.

8 - TRIPLE CORD PRINCIPLE: Enlist a team for support -

"One person standing alone is easily attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three people are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken." Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NLT)

I heard this proverb over and over: "If you want to go fast, go by yourself. If you want to go far, go with others." We think it’s important to make a speedy decision, but it’s more important to make the right decision.

Success is never a one-man job; it takes teamwork. God wired it this way because the most important lesson he wants you to learn here on earth is to love people. Not only that, there are some things in your life that you will never be able to change without the support, prayers, and encouragement of other people. That’s why it’s so important to be in a cell group.

Our verse says it all. The stronger your team is, the more you can fulfill your dream.

The last step to going after your dream is this: you must pay the price. Success never comes without a price tag.

9 - YOU MUST COUNT THE COST AND PAY THE PRICE -

The only thing free in this world is salvation from God through Jesus Christ, and that one’s free because Jesus paid the price on the cross.

Eliezer had to pay a price to get Rebekah to come back with him and marry Isaac. Genesis 24:53 says, "Then he brought out gold and silver and articles of clothing and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave expensive gifts to her brother and her mother." Great goals require great sacrifice.

If you are serious about getting a focused life you need to ask three questions. 1. What will it cost? 2. What am I willing to give? 3. Is it worth it?

The greatest use of your life is to invest it in something that will outlast it. Jesus said, "What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?" (Mark 8:36 NIV). Don’t begin working toward your goals until you’ve counted the cost.

2010-10-31T22:07:00.001+08:00

"A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her."

Kylie Yueh

2010-10-30T11:13:00.003+08:00

Sensuality Assessment for Daniel Seah Jia Wei Your Score is 80 Percent
		You have an extremely well developed sensuality! You derive pleasure from all the senses: hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, and feeling. You can be moved by the smell of a rose, a painting done in vivid colors, the taste of a favorite food on your tongue, music, and of course the delight of touching. Your senses have a direct and powerful connection to your emotional self. (Yes.. what I sense around me triggers memories and memories in turn triggers emotions) Since you are so attuned to your senses, the right sensual stimuli will produce a passionate response in you. A particular song might flood you with the memories and passions of a love long past; or a certain smell may beckon memories of a specific period in your childhood. (Yes.. I do associate certain smells and tastes with the past and memorable locations that I had been to.. I just need to close my eyes and in a mere second in which would seem like an eternity to me.. I would feel transported back to the past and that very location! It's an awesome feeling :)) I also do associate music with various people in my life.. Of course there is a downside to being so sensual, and that is you may have an increased susceptibility to addictions of all kinds. Your pursuit of heightened experiences may make everyday pleasures seem a bit mundane. Ultimately, the world is your sensory playground, and you know how to enjoy it to your fullest! Thank you God for giving me the senses to enjoy your creations!!! :)

2010-10-30T10:51:00.001+08:00

Self-Esteem Inventory for Daniel Seah Jia Wei Your Score is 88 Percent
		Indications are you are very comfortable with who you are. Indeed your self-esteem level is so high you usually exude confidence in yourself. However, there appear to be two types of people who score this high on the self-esteem inventory: those who are truly happy with themselves, and those who cover their shortcomings by refusing to accept their existence. People who appear to have unlimited confidence are sometimes hiding their frailties and self-doubt behind a wall of arrogance. They are very critical of others and always eager to show everyone just how perfect they are. Indeed, they will go to almost any length to appear perfect, and have no tolerance for appearing as anything less than perfect. People with genuinely high self-esteem are quite different. They are aware they are not perfect, but feel so good about themselves that they rarely dwell on their frailties. They accept themselves as they are, which makes them feel good about themselves. Just as important, they accept others as they are, which makes those around them feel good about themselves. Those with high self-esteem have the ability to bring out the very best in themselves. Often they give those around them the gift of bringing the very best out in them as well.

2010-10-30T10:37:00.002+08:00

Romanticism Assessment for Daniel Your Score is 51 Percent. Not too much but yet not too little! :)
		You appear to have a well-balanced romantic self! While you may get flutters in your stomach when you meet someone you are very attracted to, you do not let your romantic-self entirely dictate how you proceed. (It's really a FAIL if the other party sees you as desperate due to this) You will ask yourself if there is a chance this relationship will work before allowing yourself to fall in love. (Yes definitely!) Even if you feel a romantic connection is viable from a practical sense, you will not just allow yourself to be swept away. You do not have many illusions about love. While you may feel a very deep attachment to someone, you know love rarely conquers all. You know successful relationships take work and compromise and a desire by those involved to make their relationship work. Candlelight dinners and words of endless love may be nice, but they don't pay the bills or get the dishes washed. (Words and acts alone are never enough...) The middle ground on the romanticism scale is neither entirely safe nor entirely lackluster. However it does not carry the weight of a romantic failure based upon being swooped off your feet. Nor is the middle ground so devoid of romanticism that you feel like you are living with a sibling. Also, there is quite a bit of evidence that with your outlook on romanticism your relationship has a very good chance of succeeding. hmm.. hopefully there's hope :) Quiz link: http://psychjuice.com/romance/ro.php

My once in a blue moon entry after donkey years of being inactive :)

2010-10-29T23:31:00.004+08:00

INTROVERT

While you may not be anti-social, you do need (and deserve) your private time and space to retreat from the world.

>>Yes.. personal space is important for me..
esp after a long and tiring day. Chilling out alone with mozart/bach is therapeutic for me :)

Unlike extroverts, you need to develop a concept of the world or some aspect of it before experiencing it.
>???? dun understand

Too much socializing may sap your energies.
> Yes.. once in a while meeting new people is fun.. breaking the ice sometimes does sap my energy level :P

Your energies are derived from exploring the inner world of ideas, impressions and pure thought.
>Yes.. I enjoy listening to my thoughts and letting it wander...

SENSORY

You usually gather information with your senses: what you can see, hear, taste, touch and smell in the physical world.
>DUH?!

The facts gathered from the sensory data you process are the building blocks of your model of our world.
>Yes..

You are usually practical and rely on your common sense to guide you through the world.
> This is not true.. decision can never be solely made just by our common senses..

You see things as they are and have little or no need to search for underlying meanings.
> Maybe yes..

JUDGING

You like decisions to be made as soon as possible.
> It depends.. not all decisions have to be made asap.. but I personally feel that once a decision is made.. it requires a certain level of commitment to it.. its like a blood pact thingy :)

You are not comfortable with loose ends and like to see conflicts resolved as soon as possible.
> Of course..

You have a preference for a well-structured, orderly lifestyle with few surprises.
> Somewhat true.. that's one reason why I'm often being misinterpreted for being dull/back and white personality.

It may not be all that important who makes the decisions that gets things done as long things do get done.
> Yes.. end of the day.. don't let the efforts go down the drain.. even the smallest efforts...

You take commitments very seriously.
> Yeah

While you are not inflexible, you do like to stick to a plan once it is set into motion.
> Yes.. it's the root of success!

THINKING

You evaluate data and reach conclusions by using your ability to apply logical, objective analysis to the information before you.
>true

Your thinking process values consistency and fairness over the effect your decisions will have on others.
>Yeah..

You compare courses of action logically and make your choices based upon what consequences you see them as having.
> Yes.. its somewhat like risk assessment...

If there is something wrong with a plan, you are the one to ferret it out.
> Not always..

It is important to remember that this does not mean you are cold and unfeeling, but that your thinking process is analytical.
> haiz... am i really that cold?

Your Personality Type

Introvert/Sensing/Thinking/Judging

You are reserved and approach life carefully.
Yes.. Always be careful in whatever we do...

You are a down-to-earth type person and very stable.
Outside look stable.. inside is not

You do not like change.
I just need more time to adapt to a change as compared to the majority..

Your perseverance and willingness to work hard ensure that you will get your tasks done.
Ya..I thank my parents for setting in me this attitude! :D

You are systematic and very well organized. Keeping your commitments is very important to you.
Yes Yes Yes

You will do what you think is right and expect the same behavior from others.
If we are working as a team.. then yes..

You are loyal and trustworthy.
I just base my views on loyalty and trust on what the BIBLE says..

In a crisis, you are the one who will remain calm and work hard to find a solution.
Yes... Working under stress can be a good thing for me sometimes..
i just feel more energetic and stronger when I'm stressed or after the stressful situation..

In relationships....
(Not experienced yet.. so I shall not comment:P)

You are a very loyal mate and will keep your word regardless of the situation.

You express your love for others through your unwavering loyalty, reliability, and willingness to do practical things that will enhance you loved ones' lives.

While your affections may run very deep for others, you may have difficulty displaying them.

At times you may appear emotionally distant to those who care for you. .

Occupations Suited to Your Type Include:

Accountant, administrator,
Bank officer,
Programmer,
Construction worker,
Contractor,
Detective,
Electrician, engineer, attorney, manager, mechanic, Military personnel, optician, paralegal, stockbroker, teacher, and underwriter.

YES!! I Want to be a piano teacher!!!

Hope you guys enjoyed reading this post :)
here's the link... u can try answering the long list of qns! hahahaha

Quiz link: http://psychjuice.com/per/passess.htm

Thoughts on Love, infatuation and lust

2010-07-07T20:45:00.002+08:00

Love is usually pure and a feeling that is mildly possessive but with lots of care, too;

Infatuation can be detected easily, when a persons says he loves someone, but is unwilling to talk, make any eye contact, or willing to do anything at all, but stay away, remaining shy.

You'll know you are infatuated when you can't think of ANY faults of that person.
Everyone's got faults; KNOWING his doesn't make your love "less pure".

Lust can be known if your "love" shifts easily from one person to another, and

Lust is usually expressed through short physical/emotional (but mostly physical) relationships.

Keep in mind that in most relationships, you're feeling all three (love, infatuation, and lust) all at once, to some degree.

Lasting relationships are those that are built on love - not infatuation or lust.
Imagine the person you love in 50 years when they are old and fat.
Would that change how you feel about them?
If yes, then what you feel now is most likely lust/infatuation - not love.

Remember that jealousy is not a result of love.
It is more likely to be a result of infatuation, insecurity or fear of being alone.
Are you in love with being in relationships?

Take advantage of the post coital "moment of clarity" to examine your feelings.
This is not usually the moment directly after orgasm (where most people are happy with the universe), but 5 or 10 minutes later, when your breathing and heart rate are normal.
At this point, does the sex still make you feel closer to that person?
Or are you beginning to feel regret and anxiety about what happened?
If the latter, then it's most definitely not love but lust.

Love takes root slowly and grows with time.
Infatuation grows into full bloom almost immediately.

Consider what comes to mind when you think about this person. If you are not dating the person, think if you are eager to spend time with them or you just want to watch them from a distance.

If you are in a relationship with the person, what do you want most out of the relationship.

If you just want to consummate love to the person it is usually lust.

When you truly love someone the most important thing is their happiness.

Never expect the person to love you as anything more than a friend. If you always remain sincere, he or she may gradually realize how valuable you are and will begin to love you back.

Remember, your ultimate goal is their happiness. Love them and care for them, and eventually, you will be rewarded. (May or may not at times) AGAPE LOVE :)

2009-06-30T13:02:00.002+08:00

Understanding a girl's mind... extracted from a "reliable" source on the world wide web..
Please feel free to share your thoughts on this... =))

RULES:
1. When a girl says she's sad, but she isn't crying, it means she's crying in her heart.

2. When she ignores you after you've done something wrong, it's best to give her some time to cool down before touching her heart with anapology.

3. A girl can't find anything to hate about the guy she loves (which is why it is so hard for her to 'get over him' after the relationship's over.)

4. If a girl loves a guy, he will always be on her mind every minute of the day, even though she flirts with other guys.

5. When the guy she likes smiles and stares deep into her eyes, she will melt.

6. A girl likes to hear compliments, but usually not sure how to react to them.

7. When a particular guy flirts with a girl very often, a girl would start thinking the guy likes her. So if you treat a girl just as a friend, go easy on the smiles and stare ok?

8. If you don't like a girl who likes you, break it to her gently.

9. If a girl starts avoiding you after you reject her, leave her alone for a while. If you still treat her as a friend, talk to her.

10. Girls enjoy talking about what they feel. Music, poetry, drawings and writing are ways of expressing themselves (which explains why most girls like writing journals).

11. Never tell a girl that she is useless in anyway.

12. Being too serious can turn a girl off.

13. When the guy she likes calls her for the first time, the girl may act look uninterested during the call. But as soon as the phone is back on the hook, she will whoop with joy and immediately start telephoning her friends to spread the news.

14. A smile means a lot to a girl.

15. If you like a girl, try making friends with her first. Let her get to know you.

16. If a girl says she can't go out with you because she has to study, leave.

17. But if she still calls you or expect a call from you, stay.

18. Don't try to guess a girl's feelings. Ask her.

19. Hearing the words "I love you" is a great reassurance to a girl that she is beautiful.

20. After a girl falls in love with a guy, she'll wonder why she never noticed him before.

21. If you need tips on how to flirt with a girl, read romance stories.

22. When class pictures come out, a girl would first check who is standing next to her crush before actually looking at herself.

23. A girl's ex-crush will always be in her memory, but the guy she loves now stays in her heart.

24. Girls love having fun!

25. A simple 'Hi' can brighten a girl's day.

26. A girl's best friends usually know best what she is feeling and going through.

27. Girls hate it when a guy pays attention to them just to get close to their 'prettier' friend.

28. Love means devotion, caring and happiness to a girl, in that order.

29. Some girls care about looks, some care about brains, but ALL girls want a guy who will love and care for them.

30. Girls want nothing more than to feel loved.

31. Girls always hope that they can always remain as friend with their ex. But never know how !

32. If a girl can't look the guy she is dating in the eye when talking to him, its not because she is lying to him...its because she melts when she looks in his eyes

33. When a girl breaks up with a guy she loves then there is something SERIOUSLY wrong with him

34. Girl dont like the phrase "i dont know"

35. When a girl needs to talk to someone the 1st person she runs to is her beloved one and she expects the same from him..

36. All girls are NOT the same!! in fact they can be very different!

37. A girl loves a guy who is unique in his own way

38. Love her for her..if u dont like something about her there are a million ways to say it then hurting her

39. tell her that she is beautiful because that will make her think that you are beautiful too

40. Girls like to be appreciated..always show her that you appreciate what she does even if it something little or of no importance because these little things matter a lot to girls.

41. Turn to your friends and point to her and say "Thats her"

42. A girl would spend a month looking for the PERFECT gift for her lover.

43. a girl would be BROKEN if u choose a whore over her

44. A girl would DIE to have a decent bf

45. A girl would love to be treated like a princess even if its just once

46. Girls kiss with meanings and a hug to them is much more precious than a kiss

47. Girls like words that are backed up with ACTIONS not just words!

48. When a girl says "I didnt mean to do or say this" she just means " I ddnt know it will hurt u that much"

2009-06-12T12:14:00.005+08:00

38 Things about Guys
(I'll run through to see if all these points are true for me! haha)

1. Guys are more emotional than you think, if they loved you at one point, it'll take them a lot longer than you think to let you go, and it hurts every second that they try.
(Quite true.. )

2. Guys may be flirting around all day, but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about.
(DUH! i don't know about other guys.)

3. Guys go crazy over a girl's smile.
(Definitly! Girls should always smile more.. smiles are so much better than cosmetics)

4. Guys will do anything just to get you to notice him.
(Not all the time.. if you overdo, girl's will just think that you are clingy and they will probably start ignoring you)

5. Guys hate it when you talk about your ex-boyfriend or ex love-interest. Unless they're going for the let-her-complain-to-you-and-then-have-her-realize-how-wonderful-and-nice-you-are method.
(I Dont Know about this)

6. A guy who likes you wants to be the only guy you talk to.
(Subconsciously, it happens all the time.. but if a girl notices this motive, I think she'll probably be freakin pissed and start ignoring you.. but this would definitly not happen if there is already a close friendship formed)

7. Boyfriends need to be reassured often that they're still loved.
(Thats why communication is important, same concept as reading the bible and praying to GOD daily...)

8. Guys don't care how gorgeous you are, if you're a bitch Goodbye.
(One of my criteria.. I'm running on an anti bitch software)

9. Giving a guy a hanging message like 'You know what?!..uh...nevermind..' would make him jump to a conclusion that is far from what you are thinking. And he'll assume he did something wrong and he'll obsess about it trying to figure it out.
(Thanks God this never happened to me before.. I'll definitly get quite annoyed by this kind of messages)

10. Girls are guys' weaknesses.
(Not all the time.. girl's can also be their strength)

11. Guys are very open about themselves.
(I'm quite open..)

12. If a guy tells you about his problems, he just needs someone to listen to him. You don't need to give advice.
(Bullshit.. we should always encourage and help each other.. )

13. A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you.
(Ya quite true.. but I don't overdo it as sometimes this may bring across the wrong impression that u are a flirt.. )

14. Guys love you more than you love them.
(I think so..)

15. Guys use words like hot or cute to describe girls. They rarely use beautiful or gorgeous. If a guy uses that, he loves you or likes you a whole hell of a lot.
(Untrue for me)

16. No matter how much guys talk about butts and boobs, personality is key.
(YEAH BALLS!)

17. Guys worry about the thin line between being compassionate and being whipped.
(pardon?! IDK!)

18. Guys think WAY too much. One small thing a girl does, even if she doesn't notice it can make the guy think about it for hours, trying to figure out what it meant.
(Happens to me when I'm bored)

19. If the guy does something stupid in front of the girl, he will think about it for the next couple days or until the next time he spends time with the girl.
(Yes.. it can badly affect a guy, thats why communication is important)

20. If a guy looks unusually calm and laid back, he's probably faking it and is spazzing inside.
(That happens when a guy is about to say hi to someone special.. or i can say in the midst of a conversation with someone special.. as what I said, we like to put up a confident front!)

21. When a guy says he is going crazy about the girl, he really is. Guys rarely say that.
(They onli say that to themselves or their closest friends)

22. When a guy asks you to leave him alone, he's just actually saying, 'Please come and listen to me.'
(sometimes.. you just gotta read between the lines)

23. If a guy starts to talk seriously, listen to him. It doesn't happen that often, so when it does, you know something's up.
(I must thank God that most of my friends are good listeners!)

24. When a guy tells you that you are beautiful, don't say you aren't. It makes them want to stop telling you because they don't want you to disagree with them.
(Yes.. it's only polite and sincire to say Thanks and smile back no matter how much they praise you or make good comment on you..)

25. When a guy looks at you for longer than a second, he's definitely thinking something.
(For me it's the eye contact that gives a warm and fuzzy feeling..)

26. A guy has more problems than you can see with your naked eyes.
(Guys always like to put up a strong front.. I must say it's an instinct that God gave to guys.. for example you may see them as bubbly outside, but then you'll never ever know whats happening inside..)

27. Don't be a snob. Guys can be intimidated and give up easily.
(I don'think so..)

28. Guys talk about girls more than girls talk about guys.
(I think so..)

29. Guys really think that girls are strange and have unpredictable decisions and are MAD confusing but somehow are drawn even more to them.
(YES>> Especially when u are in the stage of getting to know them better.. things always turn out unpredictable and weird)

30. A guy would give his right nut to be able to read a girl's mind for a day.
(AH thats very true for me.. that's every wish of a guy who has feelings for a girl)

31. No guy can handle all his problems on his own. He's just too stubborn to admit it.
(Maybe it's true..)

32. Not all guys are jerks. Just because ONE is a jackass doesn't mean he represents ALL of them.
(YES.. girl's out there, don't ever stereotype us based on your past experience with someone bad)

33. They love it when girls talk about their boobs. haha it's true.. (CRAP!)

34. When a guy hits your butt it means that he wants you sexually
(I don't think so)

35. Even if they refuse it all guys are ticklish on the ribs.
(I think so...)

36. Guys love neck rubs and if he lets you keep doing it ..it means that he really likes you or his neck really hurts.
(I don't know about this)

37. When a guy sacrifices his sleep and health just to be with you, he really likes you and wants to be with you as much as possible. (DUH!)

38. Even if you dump a guy months ago and he loved you he probably still does and if he had one wish it would be you to come back into his life.
(First love is important, it can either leave a terrible scar or a lasting happiness, thats why when falling in love, always have the idea of them being your life partner, never ever do it for the thrill of it)

2009-06-10T13:00:00.002+08:00

You know you are a pianist when:

1. You actually know how to pronounce the word pianist(Yup.. who does'nt knows)

2. You find yourself using your desk at school as an imaginary keyboard (When I'm restless ot bored.. definitly yes!)

3. You know how to play more than the classic song "heart and soul" ~ by the way that is the most annoying song ever and kills a part of my soul everytime I hear it (what song is that?!?!)

4. You can memorize every note in a song without trying (Provided I love the piece)

5. You can play any song that you've learned on your desk

6. You can play counter melodies (right and left hands playing different melodies at the same time)

7. You dream of one day owning a Steinway Grand or at least playing on one (definitly yes! I want a model B!)

8. You can look at a keyboard and instead of seeing just a bunch of keys, you see sections that are clearly divided (YES!)

9. You can play more than just the 1st movement of the Moonlight Sonata (Done with 3rd movt already, now working on 2nd movt)

10. You can play more than one sonata (classical pianists)( DUH!)

11. You can't drive by a piano store without your inner pianist telling you to pull in and test some pianos out( DUH!)

12. Everytime you see an Asian, you wonder if they are better than you at piano ~ not meant to be racist but its the truth (Deep down inside... hmm.. i must confess.. YES)

13. You can practice for two hours and it only seems like you practiced for a half-hour (Provided I'm working on difficult works I really like)

14. You can pronounce Mozart correctly, oh yea and Chopin ~ If you pronounce Chopin like chopin' wood, you deserve to be shot ( I used to pronounce it wrongly.. haha)

15. You constantly find yourself moving your pinkeys up and down hoping to finally get the correct motion

16. Your thumbs automatically tuck under when you play a scale

17. You realize that Steinway is the best and you can't get any better ~ I will admit that Yamaha does produce some nice affordable pianos though

18. You blow off your friends to go to your piano lesson and you're glad you did ( Never happen before, during recitals, maybe i think )

19. If one key on your piano is even slightly flat or sharp, you know it right away (yes!)

20. You feel the urge to hit whoever is playing Greensleeves or Chopsticks for the 100th time (haha.. yeah)

21. You can play better than your first teacher (Maybe..)

22. You find yourself using piano as on outlet for all your emotions (YESYESYES!!!! )

23. After a rough day, you have actually talked to your piano like it was a pet, and then felt better (Never happen before)

24. You can feel keys and know what note it is without looking (sometimes)

25. You realize that in the long run pianists get more girls than high school athletes, so you practice that much harder each day~ I guess this can work for girls getting guys too,,,not quite sure though being a guy myself ( I don't know abt this...)

26. Everytime you see a piano with the keys covered, you want to run over and take a look at those ivories (yes!)

27. You've memorized most models that Steinway makes (model A/B/C anything else??)

28. You know that Steinways come from two distinct factories (Yeah.. Hamburg factory in Germany and New York factory)

29. You know where the largest collection of Steinway pianos in the world is (Steinway Hall in NY I think)

30. When you hear someone say "keyboard" you instantly think of a piano (Nope)

31. You've had at least one dream where you play piano at a huge concert (Yeah.. happened bfr)

32. You leave the practice room with sore hands, wrists, fingers and you are strangely satisfied (sometimes)

33. You only wish you could practice longer and that teachers would stop wasting your time with homework
(Sometimes)
34. If your house burned down, the only possession you fear to lose is your beloved piano
(not really)
35. If someone insults your piano, they insult you in a very personal way
(Not really)

2009-05-12T23:20:00.013+08:00

$52699.99 special price... erm in euros..

The highest form of craftmanship in piano... comes with a price

Every dream of a pianist...

My future music room.. haha

Photos of some piano I dream to own... haha

Bosendorfer.. the Rolls Royce of all pianos..

2009-05-07T16:53:00.007+08:00

Hey ppl! I'm back! Yesterday, I went on an industrial visit to Singapore Airline House, or might as well say their hangar facilities and office to learn more about their work operations and company structure. I actually signed up for this trip very late as by the time i registered for this trip, there were already 46 students who signed up and the maximum number of students is 30 based on a first come first serve basis. This was really a miracle as even as I realised that I registered late, I deleted the mail, but God's favour was really upon me, about a week later, I received a confirmation mail that I had been accepted to participate. WOW! I really Thanked God!! I feel that this is probably a sign from God that the aviation industry is where he might want me to be in time to come. Yesterday, reached school at about 1pm, initially I was quite worried as there wasnt any trip facilitator/ic there as the place that was stated to meet at. As most of you may know me, I'm the panicky type.. haha... so I walked around the designated area anxiously and even asked the staff. At about 110pm, my panic was turned to relief, I finally saw the ic and went up to him and mark my attendance. The bus left the school at about 130pm. Including me there were about 20students who turned up.. reached the airport perimeter at about 245pm. Before we can enter, we got to exchange IC or driving liscence for a temporary visitor pass. The security at the entrance was really tight. Its just like a mini form of immigration, except there is no need for passport. All the hangars/cargo complex etc are all located within this restricted access.

Here, our trip coordinator had to collect all our ic to exchange for passes, and this took nearly 40mins. I stayed in the bus played worms with my friend over bluetooth. Later once the passes were settled, we had to alight our bus and take a SBS bus in.

Arrived at the SQ Airline House after 2 bus stops. Before entering I had to refrain from taking photos, as photography are not allowed in the compound. BUt anyway, I managed to take a few but not pictures of the hangar area as I was told that the security and rules very even more tight in that area. (Picture of a notice at the entrance of the Airline house)

On the way to the a room for Q& A and their coorporate video screening. Managed to take descreetly. There was a senior engineer who was assign to bring us around, his name was Mr Yap, he explained to us that people in the hangar were categorise into 2 different jobs. One group of technicians handling mechanical(eg. repairing/mantaining landing gear/flaps) and the other handling aircraft electronics(eg repairing/testing electrical systems). Was told that in the past mechanical engineers were given a nickname "greaseman" or something.. cant really remember... haha.. due to their dirty/sweaty job. Basically, SQ engineering is specialised in MRO

Mantainence/Repair/Overhaul of planes owned by SQ and other airlines. Currently, there is new hangar under construction built specially to accomodate the A380.Personally being in the hangar experiencing the life of aircraft technicians is really an eye opener for me, as I really know that it's not a job for people who can't stand the heat,humidity and noise from the machines and wearing the uncomfortable safety helmets and shoes. I think being a commercial pilot is still the best option...

2009-04-19T20:59:00.002+08:00

Hi Guys!!! I'm back after a long break from blogging.. haha.. To start of, this week was a real challenge for me.. as this week was my 1st duty with the worship ministry. On monday, I had to go down to BBTC for rehearsal with the team on duty for today. Marcus was there to accompany and assist me in the rehearsal. The rehearsal on overal was productive and most of the technical issues were settled also. The praise songs "My reedemer lives" and " For all that you've done" was really challenging. The sequences of all the songs were really hard to remember. I was pretty nervous on Saturday night and even though I turned in early.. I did'nt really had a good sleep as the thought about the next day really made me anxoius and nervous. Today, I got up really early, even before my alarm clock rang, went to the window said a simple prayer committing the day to the Lord, then had my breakfast, washed up, got changed and then left for church.. Reached there at about 740am.. tried assembling the kit, but got stuck at the high hat.. then waited for Kelvin to come to help me.. Later before the final rehearsal started, I was quite panicky and only managed to retrieve one stick out from my bag.. then told Kelvin that I may have left my other stick at home.. at that minute was really hell for me.. I quicky gave a call back home.. no one answered the call.. arrgh!!! At that moment something prompted me to check my bag again.. after a while.. PTL!!! I managed to find the other stick... haha.. The final rehearsal went quite smoothly.. then when the actual service started when Jackie was praying, I then committed the whole thing to the Lord again.. and then when the service started, I gave the best I could!! After the service, during debrief I received a lot of feedbacks from the senior members of the team and the sound crew.. personally was also contented. From this experience, I really exprience power from God... that even though this was the 1st time, it turned out well!! PRAYERS ANSWERED!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!

2009-03-23T09:06:00.003+08:00

RESULTS FROM A PERSONALITY QUIZ from http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx

Your view on yourself:You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:You are not looking merely for a girl/boyfriend - you are looking for your life partner. Perhaps you should be more open-minded about who you spend time with. The person you are looking for might hide their charm under their exterior.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:You prefer to get to know a person very well before deciding whether you will commit to the relationship.

The seriousness of your love:You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on educationEducation is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

What is your true self:You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

What kind of person are you?:
You are an outgoing and cheerful person. Although you get frustrated sometimes, you get through hard times easily and are joyful again.Your friendly personality makes you attractive in the eyes of the opposite sex, but this makes your spouse feel insecure. Your lack of emotion is a disadvantage, but your candor has made you popular.Friends of your gender find it hard to understand you because of your innocent thinking. But this is your advantage as it attracts members of the opposite sex who have the same personality as you.

2009-03-20T23:12:00.002+08:00

Yesterday afternoon's dental appointment was indeed quite memorable in a really bad way, firstly, I had my right pre-molar tooth extracted. As the root was quite deep and slunt, it was really painful as the dentist tried to pry out the tooth, despite having about 3-4 injections of some medication which causes numbness, I still felt immense pain whenever he applied force on the tooh the pain could even cause me to tear and my hands to sweat, after that, Dr Quake, my dentist, had no choice but to ask his assistance for a longer needle, for another 2 more jabs into the gums, this time, I think he tried to apply the drug deeper into the gums. After the 2 jabs, I rested for about 5 mins before he tried again.. finally even though I was shivering and clenching my fists in pain, pop! the tooth came out.. Phew! At last.. it;s like preganacy seriously...after the extraction, I requested for the tooth to be returned to me... Later on, he added the studs unto my lower jaw and tightened it with a thin cable... after that the recpetionist taught me how to keep my braces/jaw clean... I was also precribed painkillers for my wound.. Later on when I reached home, I could still feel the numbness in my lower right jaw, probably due to the countless no of jabs, there wasn't much pain, about an hour later the numbness died off, but suprisingly there wasnt any pain.. Later on, played maple for awhile before going over to my grandma's place for dinner about 10-15mins walk... had porridge. After dinner, walked back home. At about 10pm, Jeremy Tan came over, he brought over his lappie.. played counter strike over the home network till about 1am.. then slept at about 0130.. he used my brother's bed as he went to msia with my parents... The next day, we woke up at about 10am, played pool at about 1030 to 1130, was trashed quite badly.. Jeremy stayed at my place till about 3plus before going back home.. Later in the evening, we met up to go for Ashley's birthday at Costa Sands chalet, the BBQ looks really good but sadly I could not indulge the way I used to due to the braces, but I tried tearing up the meat into smaller pieces, and in the end I still manage to get a taste of the fried stuffs!

Braces is damn uncomfortable!

2009-03-18T23:57:00.004+08:00

Today, went for Incredibles outing to Science Centre! not many people came though.. we met up outside Sheng Shiong supermarket at about 10am.. Chin Seng chatered a mini bus there... we reached there at about 1120am, did BIble study for about half an hour before going for lunch at mac... the queue there was really long as there were many students and children there... After eating, we went to see the exhibits.. I went along with the guys, Chin Seng, Joshua, Dennis, Jonathan, Kevin and Anthony... we went around searching for answers to the quiz worksheet that was given out, Dennis who was the quiz setter was kind enough to give us hints on where to find the answers... At about 5, we gathered back to wait for the bus to send us back to Bedok... Today's trip was overal meaningful, as I really get a good chance to forge a stronger friendship with my younger guys..

Fries Fiesta for lunch!
Cheeky Kevin,, shredding his fillet o fish bun before eating... lols..

2009-03-16T22:40:00.001+08:00

Today was my last time shadowing drums. It was great to have the last opportunity to get tips and advice from Kelvin and Sheryl Tan. Today, I was also granted the chance to play through the entire list of songs with the team. Thanks to Sharon the worship leader. After this session I would be on my own already and in April, I would be taking stage... Thank God for this! Kelvin was really good to offer his assistance and guidance for my 1st official duty of worship rehearsal and sunday service. Tomorrow, I will be going down to see a doctor for the huge pimple on my eyelid which has been there since a week ago...

2009-03-13T19:34:00.004+08:00

Today, I really had a good excercise in the morning and afternoon. In the morning at about 9am, met Joshua Tan at his place, we started of out our mini biking marathon from his place at Tampines all the way to East Coast park. The park route connector was about 6km+. We reached ECP slightly close to 10am. By then due to my lack of stamina, I was already quite drained. We both took a drink and rested about 10mins before setting off in the direction of Changi. From east coast park, we cycled all the way to the airport perimeter. The path along the airport perimeter was nearly 4.5km. It was a straight stretch, personally one of my favourites because I got to see planes take off and land right next to me. The sound of the engines blasting from the jets taking of is simply awesome! Managed to spot 2 SQ planes and some other planes from some budget airlines in action taking off and landing. After that stretch, we cycled along the changi coast to changi point. The path along there was quite deserted but the sea breeze was really humid and warm. After 3.5-4hrs on the path, we finally reached Changi Point near noon time. Ah.. that was the time for me to satisfy my craving for the famous nasi lemak there, Joshua took something else intead, I took nearly 30mins to queue for the taste of heaven.. haha.

After our lunch, we detoured out of the park connector route and when through pasir ris instead. The route we took brought us past Changi Prison, the route was really quite bumpy and hilly, we had to cycled up and down a few times, this was really tiring for my tigh. Soon later at about 1pm, mother nature took the turn for the worst, the clouds grew really dark, the wind was really strong and cool, at first I thought this was a relief from the really warm weather we had experienced earlier, but then, it started to pour heavily. Although the rain was really heavy, we still continue to make out way towards tampines, via pasir ris. It was the first time I cycled in such heavy rain, it was quite a struggle for me, as not only I'm drenched and cold, I also had a bit of difficulty looking ahead as the wind and rain was blowing straight into my face. As we neared Tampines, the rain subsided, and as we continued, the rain gradually stopped. We reached back at about 245pm. We covered a total of about 16-17km i guess. Had a warm bath a Joshua's place, borrowed a set of clean clothes and sandals from him as I had misunderstood the weather earlier. Today, was probably one of the times where I got to excercise. Hopefully in future, more people would be able to join us in our cycling adventures!! IF you are reading this post and feel interested, let me or Joshua know!

2009-03-12T19:58:00.002+08:00

Today, Jeremy came over to help me out with editing and refurbushing my blog. Before that, played a few games of billiard downstairs. Jeremy really looks great with his new white braces, next week would be my turn! I'm really worried about the discomfort and having the problem of munching on good food. I was really slacking the whole day literally, hopefully tomorrow would be better. I'm looking to going out for cycling with Joshua tomorrow, may be starting of early in the morning.. I'm thinking of cycling to Changi Village for nasi lemak lunch tomorrow! haha.. thats my plans.. I think I'd better call him soon to confirm...

2009-03-08T20:36:00.004+08:00

Today, I was reunited back with the puppetree team!! My childhood ministry since I was primary5/6 !! Finally after about close to a year, I get to meet back with the team(although not all are involved this coming easter) and my furry friends... you know what I mean...haha.. what a good feeling =)Last week, I did not have the chance to meet up with the team at Susan's place to discuss the roles and choreography as I was down with a bad flu...only today, I was briefed about my roles for the upcoming easter. I had been assigned a male puppet and funzel and also had a discussion with my fellow puppeteers Denise, Karen and Glen on the choreography/stage positions. The song that be will be doing is the rock version of "amazing grace". Based on the the song, it would be challenging as the beat/tempo throughout is pretty quick and theres lots of specific movements that I had to memorize. Thank God this song is short , that means that the puppeteers would'nt face the problem of aching arms... Just now before the dry run, I only had a chance of about 5mins to glance on the choreograph plans on Karen's songsheet before moving up the stage to go through... That was definitly quite a bad experience as I didn't really managed to digest what was written down 100% resulting in me needing to glance at Karen and Denise's puppet very often.... Next sunday afternoon, there will be intensive practice at Susan's place.. I really hope that most of the technical issues would be finalised by then...

Have you ever asked yourself why are there so many ordinary church goers that always take the initiative to lead or take up higher responsibilities/roles in helping the church grow/improve? Some people may think that it may be really silly and a waste of time and energy to wake up really early in the morning and get to church to set up the sound system, lay the cables for the worship team, tune the projector etc... But think again.. By serving and Lord does, God will definitly bless you many times back..... but of course, it is wrong for us to expect something out of the service for the Lord. Remember it is all about the relationship with God, imagine God sending down is only Son to die for us... what more can we do in return in contributing something back with gratitude and thanksgiving. Personally, I do not take God's grace forgranted, whenever I do, I'll repent. Basically, life is about a constant relationship and commitment. This lifelong commitment is about serving the Lord wholeheartedly with gratitude and favour and showing the world that Jesus is the truth for eternal life! God just just like my parents, giving me all the good stuffs in life even when I fall short of his glory. God is just like my dad.. ask and receive and my joy will be complete! Whenever God blesses me with something good, its either I use the blessing to bless others or use it to magnify God. To give a real life example, God had blessed me with musical talents(drums and keyboard) and instead of keeping it as a personal hobby, I will use it to serve the Lord! As i believe, everyone has their own unique talents.... imagine what is it for God to give us something that is specific and rare... would'nt it be great to return what we have to the Lord with gratitude from our hearts? Imagine how would our parents feel if they found out that we do not even care for them when we avoid returning/sacrificing back something in return for their love for us all these years... of course our parents will feel disappointed in us and may wish to discipline us and take back whataver they had given us to teach us a lesson. It the same way how our heavenly father feels when we choose not to return him what he blessed us with. In the same way, always please God by using what he has blessed us with to serve him. Basically for everyone, God had blessed all of you with good health, have u ever put yourself in the position of people who are born without limbs and arms, some even with defects such as abnormality of their organs. Could these people ever live such a comfortable and active life that what many of us always take forgranted. By the fact you are being able to read my blog from the beginning to here without much difficulty and pain is already a blessing. So give thanks to God for such simple pleasures of health! The fact that all of you are reading this are healthy people please give thanks to the Lord! Never take this blessing of a healthy life forgranted! ALWAYS THANK THE LORD DAILY for the fact that you are able to wake up every morning feeling fresh and healthy and ALIVE!! therefore It is only right for us to make full use of this blessing to serve our creator!!!! Make full use of our healthy life to serve the Lord... whenever you have the time, serve him.. Never be self-centered and keep this blessing for your own advantage. eg using the blessings of God to pursue wordly passions such as status/wealth... many people only realise this lesson once they have been through the situations of "wake up calls"... people who had encountered near death experience and managed to make it back alive and well. So please remember, whenever you have a personal interests, always check if it pleases the Lord and always seek him in every decision you are about to make. Always remember, it is the Lord that sees you through in your life, protecting and guiding you as you grow... always do your part in return with a heart of thanksgiving! I shall end here, I hope this message would inspire and renew your love and passion for the Lord!

2009-03-07T00:12:00.002+08:00

Today, almost the whole day, I was on the piano practicing Prokofiev's vision fugitive no14, seriously, its hard. I'm still trying to get the hang of the right fingering and notes, hopefully by next week can settle all the notes and rhythm. Today, also managed to drill further the 3rd movt of Beethoven's moonlight sonata. Later in the evening, I met up with Pepin and Jonathan at Bishan before heading to Ashley's place... the food was fantastic. Baked rice with mozerella(not sure if pronounced correctly). Her mum is really a good cook.. LAst week was Mee Siam! I really hope my future life partner would be also a great cook.. hehe! Meryl led the discussion on the topic "how to God guide us". After the session, got a lift back from Uncle Toh Hwa... came back abt 11pm.. checked facebook, email then wrote in this entry... yawns! I'd think I better stop here...

2009-03-05T16:31:00.003+08:00

Today, In the morning at about 11am, went down to Clark Quay to visit the dentist. Today, I had to remove my left pre-molar, the tooth next to one of the molars on the lower jaw, still have the right side to extract before I can put on braces for my lower jaw. Basically, the reason why I had to extract 2 teeths on my lower jaw is to create more space for the remaining teeth to spreadout and shift my lower jaw back a bit(braces will settle this), as now it is quite protruding. Sounds like extreme makeover huh.. When I come back on the next appointment which is on the 19th March, dentist would be removing my right pre-molar tooth and put on the braces for my lower jaw. Once, the braces comes on, I would definitly face problems in eating the good stuffs!
;( no choice for most good thing comes with a price in fact everything... hopefully I would be able to get through this hurdle of braces...

Today, I also managed to invite 2 friends for upcoming alpha session. One is Jonathan and the other is my ex classmate, Yong Tai. Thank God I was able to succesfully apply what I had learnt during Dr Geisler's course to invite my friends over! Key points taught such as establishing common grounds and focusing on their interests/problems does play a part. I really pray hard that God would minister to them in a very special way this upcoming alpha session. I also really hope that God will open doors in their life through the topic of "How does God speak to us" and I also really hope that God would create a cusiosity in their hearts that they may want to discover more of you.

P.S Happy Birthday to you! Platypus Bear! =)

2009-03-02T23:05:00.004+08:00

HELLO!!!! I'm back after a realli LOOOONG break from blogging... Many things had happened during this period of time... Firstly,

1)After 3 months of shadowing drums in the BC worship ministry since December08, I'm gonna be accepted into the main team in April!! After sooo much praying and trusting the Lord, my mentor, and parents, I have sensed it's time for me to move on to a higher calling. A place where I would be able to use my God given musical talents to serve HIM!! Praise the Lord!! I would be stepping down from the Media Ministry in about a months time to move .. . For a moment, I realised that I had been in the Ministry since I was around Primary6... and it was Uncle Roger Foo who mentored me that time and asked me if I woud like to join to Media Ministry.. he was the first person who taught me how to handle a video camera! From then on, my interest and commitment towards the ministry grew... during this period, I had a chance to nuture my values such as accountability and being independant.. Many years have passed since.. being under fellow leaders like Roger, Chee Yong, Randy, Jeremy Teo, Eve and many more... has been really fun and memorable! I really hope that the ministry would continue to grow with more new people passionate for serving the Lord!!

2)This year I had made a choice to take another big step of faith in discipleship by moving into Incredibles mentoring. Joshua and Wayne had also made this decision to take this step of faith. I really hope that through this, I would be able to nuture and guide the younger generation to have a strong passion for Christ! With Guidance from the Lord and my mentor, I believe that I would be able to acheive this!
Currently me, Joshua, Owen and Wayne is incharge of mentoring the primary 5 boys in the church. I am still praying hard for who would be my mentees....

P.S I'v fallen for you.. not by your looks nor wisdom... but by something that really can't be explained... but this strong attraction towards you... now simply leashed up passion.. unexpressable.... is seemingly hopeless.... the torment I'm experiencing is what many of you had experienced in one way of another in some time of your life. Is this a form of punishment from God? I really have no idea.... God please guide along the steps and burdens of life, as it's for only through you that I shall seek comfort and peace!

2008-12-29T19:43:00.030+08:00

On the night of 22nd, arrived at T3 at about 10pm for an early check in flight to Beijing

Boarding at 0035, takeoff at 0115...I really hate overnight flights...but the good thing is night flights are time savers...

Christmas decorations on the sides!

Played Super Mario for awhile... this is indeed a classic!

Beijing Terminal 3... soooooooooooo huge!

Its freezing!!!!! but no snow...

Tiananmen square.... The famous portrait of chairman Mao...

Forbidden City... the imperial throne room is straight head...

Winter season still got so many visitors..

Notice the stone lion on the left, in chinese culture, this figurine is believed to ward of demons and give protection.

The magestic throne room.. major imperial ceremonies take place here... including "coronations" of new emperors.

The moat surrounding the imperial palace.... all frozen up...

The place where the summer olympics 2008 took place... the iconic Bird's nest stadium... its really windy here.. chilly wind...

The most artistic chunk of steel... an ironic beauty...

The wind is SOOOO strong!!!!

2008-11-29T21:55:00.002+08:00

Its been ages since I blogged. Life was quite boring as usual. Today after a really long day, I felt tge urge to blog..so ya.... in the morning had music lesson with Ivan and Jess, during the practical lesson, we ran through the Brahm's Intermezzo. After lesson, I went down to Kallang Mrt to meet Leonard, Rachel and her friends, met at about 130pm, then headed down to Kallang Liesure Park for ice-skating. Wah!! the journey there was really in sweltering heat, we waited about 15mins for the bus at Kallang Mrt, on the way there, I got to know some new friends which Rachel brought along. During the ice-skating, i fell many times..haiz, and also kenna blister, due to my thin socks. After the ice-skating, we went to this really interesting yoghurt shop called "Yoguru" which Rachel reccomended ...haha..first time I seen this type of shop selling yoghurts only, I tried out a cup with blueberry topping,. costs me about $5. Later on we went to a piano shop whack a few pieces with Leonard before heading down to Dhoby ghaut Mrt station for dinner.. we ate at some Japanese fast food shop selling set meals with free flow of ice-cream and drinks... after the meal, Leonard, Joshua Tan, me and Dione started on the ice-cream run...haha...as we wanted to make our investment worthwhile, we decided to whack as much ice-cream as possible...altogether, we ate about 6-7 rounds of ice-cream servings(1 serving = about 3 scoops)...haha..Later after our worthwhile meal, we took train back home...Rachel and her friends are coming for carolling tmr...and Leonard too...wohoo...I'm really looking foward to carolling practice tmr!!!!

2008-11-02T16:56:00.002+08:00

Yesterday sat for my grade6 music theory paper at YMCA HQ in the afternoon. Before that, chilled out at home, played counter strike 1.6, played piano, listened to music and revised a bit on the Italian and German musical terms. After that at about 11.30pm, met Jordan at Tanah Merah MRT, then headed down to City Hall to find his mum. After that went for lunch nearby YMCA. After lunch, headed down to YMCA for the exam. When we reached there, the place was like so crowded with many so many students. Later at about 1.45pm, 15mins before starting of the exam, I entered my examination room, realised that Jordan was like 2 seats away from me.. and the only difference was that he was doing grade8 theory. Befpre I start, I sayed a simple prayer. The paper was really tricky especially those questions on transposition and interval spotting. There was a score extract question which requires me to spot a diminished 2nd interval...it tooked me nearly 20mins to find that interval on the score.. haiz..after that I prayed and almost instantly after I prayed, I managed to find it..Haha! Praise the Lord! After I finished, I checked through all my work, did some ammendments to my composition question and also managed to spot some major careless mistakes.. I finally passed up my paper at about 4.45pm, 15mins before times up. After the exam, went home and slept for nearly 3hrs. Haiz..really very tired cuz the night before I was too nervous, so did not managed to sleep much. Slept from 5 till 8pm.. after that, went down with my parents for a short swim. After the swim, instead of feeling refeshed, I was still dead tired...so turned in after washing up. Now, just hoping and praying for a possible distinction for this exam. With God, all impossibilities are possible!!!!

2008-10-25T23:06:00.002+08:00

This week, really boring week, just school and school. Life is just like a routine this week. Yesterday night Joel Liew came over to my place, we revised music theory together....1 more week to our music theory exams..Haha..Joel will be taking grade5 theory theory, I will be taking grade6 theory on 1st Nov...Haha..I'm really looking foward to the exam... I had my last theory lesson today with Jess. My lesson was originally half an hour, he was really nice to extend my lesson today by about 40mins..Haha...even used up like about half an-hour from the next student just to to do last minute revision with me..xP. Even before I left he told me he would try his best to arrange another last minute revision lesson next week... This is really a good example of a good teacher.. Someone who issn't satisfied in getting the paycheck or stopping the lesson once lesson time is up, but being satisfied by seeing the student making progress.
I really thank God for giving me such a committed theory teacher!!!

2008-10-19T19:32:00.002+08:00

Today reached church at 8am to as I was on video duty. Later on Mervin came at about 8.45am to assist me as he was also on duty. Later during sermon, I made a seriously stupid but funny mistake...As al of you who were there during the semon, at a point, Ps Philip actually asked for the grasshopper to be flashed out on the screen. He was like saying "Now, I would like to show you all a picture of a grasshopper..." Then...I quickly pressed the console to switch source for the picture of the grasshopper to be shown, then instantly the video of pastor was showned live!!! Suddenly, I realised I had switched to the wrong source.. I could hear lots of laughter at the moment, the next moment before Pastor could realised what was happening, I quickly blanked out the screen. I was really quite lucky ... as I managed to blank out the screen in time before Pastor turned back to look at the screen to realise what was going on....Seriously damn paiseh la..Haha..So now all of you know who's the culprit!! xP

Later on in the evening, I taught my student from 6-7pm, and finally got my 2nd pay cheque!!!
Not to brag lah...earning $100 just to teach a student a very simplified version the "When the saints go marching in" song on the piano....Haha...This is indeed really a blessing from God!!!xD

I'm looking foward to tomorrow evening's worship shadowing session at BBTC chapel. Have to prepare/listen to
1) The Lord Reigns 2) I will Boast 3) Our heart our desire 4) Salvation belongs to our God 5) Nothing but the blood (Your Blood) 6) New song in BC by Matt Redman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvURm3k36IA Altar call:> > 1) Still 2) One thing I ask (G)..... Ya..thats the songs for next Sunday's worship..Haha

2008-10-14T18:35:00.004+08:00

It's been quite some time already since my last post..more than 2 weeks already since I wrote something here.. haiz.. btw many events happened over the last 2 weeks. Last last monday, 29th Sept, I went for Worship team shadowing at BBTC chapel in the evening. Reached there around 7.15pm, saw Liyun there preparing, had a good chat with her before the rest of the team came at about 7.30+.. Later on, rehearsed with the team till about 8pm before Kelvin came. After that, I took a chair sat beside him...and ya..just observe...They ran though the songs for next sunday's worship. Finished at about 9pm before going home. Thank God my house is just 15-20mins away from BBTC..so very convenient.

Last Saturday, went for Jackie's wedding. As expected, Senior Pastor (Jackie's mentor) was the solemnisor. Poor Anna was frenched twice after the vows were made ! Haha! Finally Anna and Jackie are together as one in the body of christ!
Hopefully God would strengthen them spiritually and physically in leading the youth cluster.

In conclusion for this short and simple update...finally I would like to wish all those who are awaiting their EOY results all the best!!!! and also for those who are taking their 'O's!! GOD BLESS!!!
Haiz...Prehaps I'm just too nice to everyone...to the extent that those who feels it starts thinking out of the box....xD...

2008-10-05T16:11:00.004+08:00

This morning went to church. Later on at about 2pm, our group went to Changi Airport to send my mentor of to Rockhampton Australia for his army training. Here are some photos of the farewell at the airport.

A photo with his spiritual and physical daddies!

2008-10-04T20:10:00.003+08:00

Today, nothing really much to blog about..in fact it's a terrible day for me, I was wheezing the whole day, and my nose seems like the Niagara falls the entire day until I took "clarinase". Today I did not step out of home, napped for about 3hrs in the afternoon. Practiced the piano for about 3-4hrs in total. Managed to play through the entire Op10 no1 etude without looking at score, generally slow to avoid slips. I still need to work on my phrasing to make to whole thing more legato...Haha....I'm seriously insane!! Maybe I would consider doing a recording of this song when there's lesser flaws... I'm looking foward to tmr!! CHURCH!!! Thats all folks!!

2008-09-30T23:28:00.003+08:00

Today, didn't have to go to school. In the morning, watched "little britain" comedy series on my lappie, later on practiced the piano till about 12:30pm before heading to Tampines to catch a movie with my dad and uncle. We watched a korean M18 show "chaser". Quite a long show but it's definitly very tense and interesting and of course violent. I recommend this show to people who are able to appreciate tense sequences and those who like to watch psychopaths on the loose. Later in the late afternoon, went down to Jurong East to collect my lappie charger from my classmate Regina. Thanks to her, she actually helped me to keep my charger when I unknowingly left it in class on Monday. So it was definitly a worthwhile trip as my battery was already dead, and most of you would actually know that me and my lappie is almost inseparable. ... you see..... my Lappie, the Fujitsu Lifebook is indeed my life book!...Haha..! Later on in the evening, I followed my Dad to prayer meeting, Senior Pastor came back and shared his experience in Korea. He shared his experience during his trip to the prayer mountain in Korea and his visists to 12 churches.... Later on went home and wrote this entry....and Oh ya!! and I just remembered ... Tmr no sch again !!!! YAY!! Haha..!

2008-09-28T15:16:00.006+08:00

Today, went to church as usual, after service, the gen acts had a simple farewell "ceremony" for Aron and YiQi. God indeed bless them with the time they had spent in Gen acts mentoring the youths. Spending their short worthwhile period in Gen acts had definitly been an enriching life experience for both of them. Aron is going to South Africa, YiQi is going back to her parent cluster, as what Jackie had said God indeed has an individual and unique plan for each of them. I really hope that wherever they go, they would be a living testimony and a blessing for others. May God bless them fruitfully in their next phase of their spiritual life.

At 12.30 just now, I went for worship team practice, managed to try a few songs with guidance from Kelvin Li and my dear mentor. Rehearsed for about 1hr plus with the full band. It's quite a good experience though as I am able to jam together with the whole team on stage. Tomorrow night, have to go back to BBTC chapel to do shadowing with the team involed with next week's worship. That means that I would need to chiong back straight from school, get back home by 6 for dinner and rush of by 7. Really hectic, but I believe that by serving God, God would indeed bless me back in many other ways. ALL FOR THE GLORY OF GOD!..AMEN!! Haha.

PS: You are always on my mind ***** ******

2008-09-27T18:01:00.003+08:00

Just now, went to Katong mall for my usual piano and theory lesson, ran through my beethoven sonata, my teacher told me that though my notes are already secured, my touch sux. :( he I was also told to concentrate more on my second peice, the Brahm's Intermezzo op118 no2 ... After that went to my Dad's cousin's salon to get a haircut. I did not request to cut too sort though as compared to the previous. Later on, went back for lunch, in the afternoon, drilled chopin etude op10 no1. Managed to run through the whole piece once. I'm like about 75% done with it. Later in the evening, will be going to uncle Jeffery's place for a simple house warming party. Other than that..ive got nothing much left to say...

2008-09-21T16:03:00.003+08:00

Today, went to church in the morning. Sermon was led by Jeffery Lee. Today, the topic was on consistent prayers. After that went to small group. I was asked by Owen to do a review on the sermon. So I didwith his supervision. Went through together the key points such as the importance of being consistent and persistent in praying and the factors that hinder answered prayers. Today, the key thing I learnt that God has actually a purpose and plan for everyone. This means that even though we are faced with difficulties in life i.e exams, projects deadlines, stress, God has a purpose behind all these. Trials that we face can be part of God's plan for us as God may want us to learn a lesson out of it , God promting us to step out of our comfort zones, etc.. For situations we encounter in life,may it be good or bad, do not fret over it or get terribly upset for there is a purpose behind it and by praying and reading his word consistently, we are able to get answers from God in the purpose behind every situation. So fellow friends who are stressed over studies....even if you are a non-christian...let this be a small encouragement to you!xP

2008-09-20T00:02:00.002+08:00

Today, really very boring and tiring week.... Everyday's just like a routine. Today in class while Ms Bee was teahing halfway then fire alarm sound..wah... irritating la..somemore is of unknowed cause 1. Just now went for cell, during the prayer session, Joshua Lim prayed for me. I requested to be prayed for my studies too in terms of being able to cope with my difficult modules and boring faci's..haha. Later on Jackie came over to me and asked me if I need prayer, then I requested him to pray for other stuffs outside of studies : my 2 huge ulcers in my mouth, my headache and to be in good health.xP..

6 + years of difference!

2008-09-14T21:16:00.008+08:00

Reminiscing the pasts..... Dedicating these to my childhood friends!
Try identifying....(Joshua , Joel, Joan Liew, Joanne, Jonathan Hee, Gabriel & me)

Me and Joshua..compare the differences and guess when these were taken..haha..xDD

...Look at us....sooo nerd...haha.. look at our innocence....

2008-09-13T13:55:00.027+08:00

Sadly Jeremy always uses his muscles to instill fear in his mentees...Look at Joash's face..haha..

What was that??? Gay marriage?

Glen: "I shall proclaim you men and men...."

Light seh!..haha

Mealtime!

Let's think of a strategy.....

Is anyone paying attention???

Another round of manhandling from Jeremy Teo..

Everyone's listening....shh..

Say Cheese! I mean "cheezles!"...

Poor you....

Poor you too...

Opps someone spilled a drink

Opps..someone spilled a drink again...

Look at him...he's concentrating so hard on that piece of chicken...

Nice pose Don!

Little Miss Giggles.......

Guitar lesson anyone??

Smile!

Wow...$300+ worth of food..

Gabriel and Sean, both looking like heavily pegged up "laundry"....

There's a time and season for everything... Walk close with God and trust him and he will grant you the desires of your heart...

2008-09-12T23:35:00.008+08:00

OH yes....we are definitly ready to hang u up to dry!

Jeremy Teo..haiz...I know you have lots of strength..but dun have to abuse them what right.....haha

The feast...munch munch munch....... the moments before Liane approached Jeremy Yap....=)

(All pegged up, ready to be hanged and dried)

Yesterday and the day before, really got nothing much to blog about. Today during Ms Bee's lesson, my group only had 3 ppl...but thank God, most of them are chiongsters...so we went on task smoothly thoughout the day. During the 3rd meeting presentation, I managed to elaborate on my points and examples very clearly..and this time Ms Bee even commented that I had improve a lot! PTL!!!So Im really hoping and praying for an A for this problem. Later in the evening, went for alpha with my bro...Just now before the games started when I was eating with Jeremy Tan, Joseph, Lester, my bro, Josh Tan, Joel, etc...Then something really very wierd and unexpected happened! Liane actually approach Jeremy Yap and started putting her arms around him and started saying some really kinky stuffs to him!..and I saw it with my own eyes...at that moment I could really tell that Jeremy Yap was having goosebumps all over! Haha! Liane's really very weird and funny.... everyone around who witnessed this definity had a good laugh! You wana know more about Liane's weird personality? check out Charmaine's blog...http://www.mychemromance-toxiced.blogspot.com/.

This week, you appeared in my dreams 2-3x... I really have no idea why I have these dreams....These are just not ordinary dreams..these dreams are just pretty wierd and seemingly unreal...and in the morning I just wake up feeling wierd... Is God trying to tell me something??? I am determined to read the Bible and pray for answers ... I really don't know..or maybe I have some feelings for you...I really don't know...... but that sounds pretty strange..
Whenever I see you I really want to talk to you....I am always hoping the weekdays would fly by for the weekends...and just by looking at you, its euphoric...

A God saved situation!

2008-09-08T18:39:00.003+08:00

Today was my first lesson for the cognitive processes2 module...1st lesson already drained my brain dry seriously...The problem today was "elements of truth" and we have to explore on truths on things around us may it be abstract or simple objects. We had to study the basis of what makes truth for a particular "thing". Some chim terms I had to researched on today Atomism & Holism and must come out with solid research and evidence...on top of this difficut topic, I still tiok sabo to be team leader..wah!..damn stress... That means I have to organise the presentation plan and come out with the structure for our research...So this means that the moment you are reading this..My brains are already half dead..lols..xP

Just now, we took a class photo as you can see.. My class is an international class...why do I say that..hmm...theres a Vietnamese Girl, a girl and guy from Myammar and a guy from India. THe age range in my class is from 17 to 26..you can try to guess the whos the oldest guy from the pic..xD.... Lastly I would really like thank God for my classmates...Most of them are very hardworking and friendly..that means no slackers at all in my class!..Wohoo! I prayed that my new class would'nt have slackers and God indeed answered my prayers!..xP.

Owen's Birthday celebration in church...

2008-09-07T22:18:00.005+08:00

A prayer of blessing......

Cut the cake!!

Specially for u!

Sing Along!!

Happy 21st birthday my dear mentor!!

2008-09-06T23:43:00.005+08:00

Wierd Uncle Charlie..just like me!...haha..xP

(Josh and Wayne, munching in the rain..)

This morning, I went for my usual theory and practical lesson at katong. In the afternoon at about 430pm, I went over to my neighbours place to teach my student music. After that, went home got changed and left for Pasir Ris to meet Wayne Tan and Joshua Tan before heading of to Pasir Ris park for Owen's 21st birthday BBQ. We reached there quite early, helped Yong Wei carry all the raw stuffs from his car to the bbq pit. Owen and his family was already there when we arrived. By 7, the flame was up. The sky was clear, there wasn't much sea breeze though. Me, Josh and Wayne helped with the cooking, the flame was rather strong at first so the first batch of chicken wings was like badly burnt..haha. Later in the evening, Kun, Victor, Cheryl, Kenneth and many more from my church came. Dark clouds and chilly winds came moments after I ate my share. Moments later, drizzles, all of us were like praying that it would'nt rain. Moments later it started pouring...Everyone scrambled for shelter except those wierd ones like me, uncle Charlie, Josh and Wayne....who choosed to continue to bbq more satays and chicken...xDD...Even people from other bbq pits around us scrambled of with their belongings..haha. Uncle Charlie was like telling me " Now the flame is really good to cook! Quick faster get me the raw satay sticks!".. For the fun of it, we stayed at the bbq pit...and Untie Agnes was hiding below the table..haha...Obviously, all of us became "luo tang ji"...Luckily I wore a dry-fit tee so later when the rain simmered down and stopped, my shirt managed to dry very quickly...Later, left the place at about 1030pm ... reached home quite late..wrote this entry..and yawnz......... xP

These are some results of a huge survey I forced to do by my sch a few months back...

2008-09-04T14:44:00.005+08:00

Today, instead of doing my usual update, I tried putting up some results of a 200qns survey I forced to do by my sch a few months back...Being open minded and liberal, I do not actually mind sharing some "personal information" about myself.... haha..xD

First day of a new sem...

2008-09-03T21:48:00.002+08:00

Today, woke up at 7.15am left my house at about 7.30 reached school at about 830am plus. My new classroom was on the 6th floor of the W1 block.... so very convenient for me as it is the nearest to the canteen A. Today, I got to see my new classmates...phew good thing most of them are actually very friendly. Today, quite suay also la... When my new Science faci Mr Wong grouped us, my grooup happened to have 2 absentees so have to work with 2 people only instead of 4..seriously lack man power la, but thank God, we managed to work out a decent presentation by the 3rd meeting. Today's problem was really hard...its gotta do with some A level standard principles of physics. At the end of the Day, I managed to establish some contacts from my new class. I realy hope to get to know more of them better as soon as possible.

My first lesson with my first student.....

2008-09-02T18:55:00.002+08:00

Yesterday morning, taught my first student music (practical & theory), as he was a pure chinese from China, I had to speak Mandarin as I teach..and I can tell u its really hard. Though this boy was very young, 6 years old, It's indeed hard to get his attention as his attention span was really short..Occassionally his mum would pop in and listen.. After the lesson, I got my first pay check.I wouldn't specify further..xD. And today, I even got another potential student who wants me to teach him theory..haha.. I hope by teaching these 2 students, I would be able to gain more insights and experience in teaching effectively and confidently...haha...

I wanna join the airforce!!

2008-08-31T14:57:00.007+08:00

Yesterday morning, I went to Katong mall for my usual theory and piano lessons, I really thank God I could meet up with my teacher's expectations this time..haha. Most of the time during lesson we chatted about crazy virtuosos like Pollini and Kissin..haha. After my lesson, I went back home for lunch after that followed my Dad to the rsaf airshow. At first when we reached there, the sun was like scorching. We had to go through some seriously irritating and long security checks. The exhibits were rather cool, a huge row of F16s and other military aircrafts and of course my favourite C130...The crowd there wasn't as bad as the crowd during the Singapore airshow. I managed to get some simple door gifts after doing some survey..I really hope I could enter the airforce after finishing my BMT next time as I have a really keen interest in planes. Hopefully can apply for pilot next time if I manage to get into the airforce.

Today, went to church quite early, wah, the hall was like really cold. During sermon, I suay suay sat at a spot where the aircon was blowing directly at me, Wayne and Mervin was like sitting next to me. Today sermon, Jeremy Tan and Joshua had to assist Pastor...Damn funny la. Later on, Crystal and Mervin also kenna sabo to go up and answer Pastor's questions..Today's sermon was indeed effective in keeping away the zzz monster for most....xP..In today's sermon, the most important thing that I have learnt is not to take whatever you have for- granted as by leaning how to count my blessings, this would definitly improve my relationship with God.

Later on in the day, I met up with Shane Wee at City Hall then went to esplanade library and stayed there for about an hour. After that we went to comex. Wah.. the crowd was scary.. expexted la..last day of the exhibitions when most of the prices have been slashed. We only visited level 6 where Shane recommended. We were like sardines when we enetered the hall. Leaflets and brochures all strewned all over on the floor... We walked around. Later on, I bought an audio technica headphone for about 52bucks as I had been eyeing this particular model for quite some time..finally I could lay my hands on it..haha. later on, we went to marina square food court for dinner, then went back home.

The weekends are coming!!

2008-08-29T22:42:00.002+08:00

Today, in the morning went back to my secondary school to keep in touch with my former teachers and classmates. I met up with my 'o' leel music teacher, Mr Leung. He is still the same as before..haha. In the afternoon, I went home to chiong on my exam pieces, op27 no1. Tmr got to see my piano techer for lesson, so scared kena from him again like two weeks ago, so just now I chiong make sure my technique and speed is consistent. Other than that I cleared my music theory homework. Later in the evening went to 525 for alpha. I'm looking foward to tomorrow afternoon when I will be going to the rsaf airshow with my dad and uncle.

Another boring day...

2008-08-28T21:31:00.001+08:00

I spent most of the day at home today, in the evening after dinner, I followed my dad to his Cell group at uncle Chee Meng's place. Leeched the wireless there to update my blog..and thats it...yawns...zzzz

Went down to town todae..

2008-08-27T18:15:00.007+08:00

Today, met Leonard at 11am at Tanah Merah, then went down to esplanade library to hang out. I borrowed 3 DVD on orchestral and chamber works by Beethoven and Vivaldi. Leonard borrowed 3 and Alkan Concerto score. I leeched the wireless @esplanade library, checked out some really nice videos on youtube...After that went to Marina Square food court for lunch, and I was like really shocked by the lunchtime crowd there, as usually when I go there, there would'nt be much people. This time we took some time before managing to get a seat, ate my favourite korean hotplate for lunch, wah this time really very unlucky, as there were like grains of sand in it..yucks..haiz... my impression of my favourite food there really went down -_-...After lunch, we went to NAFA to hang out an use the practice rooms to practice and relax. We got a studio with a yamaha grand:) ...We took turns to practice. The piano was rather heavy as the piano department heads in NAFA actually added weights to the keys....So the touch was like rather heavy..arrgh!!Later on some of Leonard's china classmates came in to join us..one of them played the chopin etude op10 no4 so nicely that it nearly made my jaw drop..xP...We stayed in the studio for like about 2 hrs plus until about 5 plus then made our way back home...

Another typical day..-_-

2008-08-26T19:44:00.002+08:00

I was at home the whole day . What I did today in repeated cycles: Eat-PLay com-Practice piano-Tv-..Really very boring day...I am looking foward to tmr when I will be going to town with my friends...I hope to get a some nice albums from esplanade librarytmr..xP

Chiong ar!!

2008-08-25T12:06:00.004+08:00

Today I managed to sight read the whole of Chopin etude Op10 no1 SLOWLY!!! Wohoo!! I can say that it issn't that difficult after all other than the irritating irregular appegios... Holidays are actually the best time for me to chiong my pieces. Haiz, my Beethoven sonata, still having lots of technical problems...I felt that drilling on my scales first before proceeding to my pieces really helps as a good warm up....Other than that, the weather today is rather gloomy and cold, the world is indeed beginning to screw up, global warming has indeed partly shifted the rainy and gloomy monsoon season earlier..I really hope that there would be clear skies as soon as possible..xP

That's my branding and my love for steinway pianos!

2008-08-24T16:04:00.001+08:00

ME and my BRO 3 yrs back

2008-08-24T15:54:00.000+08:00

MY NEW BLOG!

2008-08-24T15:03:00.001+08:00

Hi all!!! Welcome to my new noob blog! haha. Though I am still new at blogging. I am still trying to find out more in making it better!.. I have decided to make a blog as now I am having my holidays..haha.