Monday
Amazing amazing past 3 days.
Start with Saturday.
Went for Clinton and Priscilla's wedding in the morning. Basically a normal church wedding, except Priscilla had a badly timed hiccup, and she basically couldn't stop giggling through most of the ceremony. The usual wedding sermon. Remembered one particular phrase Pastor said: "If you're wrong, say you're sorry. If you're right, shuddup." Had lunch at the reception. Basically lots of egg tarts and chicken pies. Then it was off to COGS for Confirmation class.
Confirmation class was on the Trinity. Kind of tough to grasp in its entirety. My view on this is something like this...Imagine Fandi Ahmad makes a football game. Then he creates himself in the game as a player. Then after the player retires, he makes himself as a coach. So there you have it, Fandi Ahmad the creator, player, and coach, existing before the game was created. Then the player enters the game at a certain point. Then, the player leaves, and the coach comes in. I think that's roughly how the Trinity works. The Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit exist from before time, the earth was then created by the Father, then Jesus came into the world to save us, then after his resurrection, the Holy Spirit was sent down to abide in all of us. But essentially, the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are essentially the same entity, the one holy God. Of course, the analogy is just my opinion, how close it is to the truth, I don't know. I hope it's close to the truth though...
After that, church choir practice. Practiced Like a Shepherd. Was almost there, but the solo made my Kao Fu pretty angry, as evidenced by the following said during the practice.
My mother: You need to CUE her.
Kao Fu: I'm going to KILL her!
Uncle Mal: No, you're going to CURE her!
A few chuckles there, but you could see that my Kao Fu wasn't too happy with the progress of our soloist. Anyway, after that, he had some time with our a capella group. Touched up a bit on our songs. Then, we had a bit of practice on our own. Also got our shirt. Quite a nice design. Thanks to Xiaojia the Walnut for the hard work! Anyway, after that went down to JCC for dinner.
Jonathan the Cousin was there with a pleasant surprise...MORE THAN LIFE!!! Finally, something more than 30 second previews! Had a great time listening through the disc. One Way was just great, Soldier didn't disappoint me one bit, but All Day just captivated me. The bass/guit lick was just amazing. Can't keep it of my mind. Anyway, that really ended my day on a high.
Now Sunday.
Went to COGS. Choir presented Like a Shepherd. To put it simply, the solo was messed up BAD. Amazingly, we had a great reception from the congregation. Had some really good feedback. I personally think the Lord managed to use an imperfect performance to touch the hearts of those listening. Sermon was on the growth of the church. Left early along with the rest of the "crew" going to the lunch venue first.
Went to the Civil Service Club for COGS 45th Anniversery lunch. A capella rehearsal was OK, just a sound check, so nothing much there. Spent the rest of rehearsal irritating Joshua the Soloist with the All Day bass/guit lick that just wouldn't leave my head. Just an amazing lick. Anyway, regarding the lunch itself, the MCs were top class. Was nice and relaxed, unlike so many others...(Read: School Choir Concerts...) The interplay between English and Chinese was very well coordinated, and the jokes really worked, mainly due to the MCs ability to laugh at themselves, for example Mich the Rugger's incompetence in Chinese (even though she got 1(D) while I got 6(M)...), and Yiwei the Violinist's oblivion to the fact that his hair looks like it was cut by a trash compactor. The food was good. The pineapple fried rice still tasted great even when it was cold. The youth did a skit. I must say it was very meaningful. Really reflective kind of skit. Anyway, after that was the a capella item. Ride the Chariot sort of had the atmosphere there, but blending was a bit off. Anyway, after the song, the applause was tremendous. Amazing. Never expected this kind of reception at all. It was so encouraging. Then Amazing Grace. Once again, audience participation was really encouraging. It's really by the grace of God that our little group of 5 was so widely accepted and appreciated by the church. Thank you so much, God, it's only you that can make these things happen. The warmth of the church really touched me that day. It was just amazing being there. What a great lunch it was. Everything going so smoothly, and you can see the hand of God keeping everything under control.
After that, dropped by Matt the Big's house to play Winning Eleven with him and David the Guitarist cum Bassist. Played really well, but still grossly outplayed by the both of them. Anyway, thoroughly enjoyed myself. And of course Liverpool Boro. Great win, guys. You'll Never Walk Alone.
Now today.
Went down to the fire extinguisher place. Finally got a good valve for our cartridge. Sort of solved most of our pneumatic problems. Again God's amazing grace helping us. Now only the microcontroller and motors to worry about, but the worst is over with the pneumatics done. That basically sums up today. Really happy.
The CC/YE war has finally ended. We can finally talk things over peacefully, and by God's grace settle our issues once and for all. Anyway, received word from Him that I can reclaim what I have let go. Perhaps my testing period is over. Still waiting for confirmation from Him, but currently on alert standby.
God, thank you so much...Your hand is at work...may Your will forever be done, Father...I will obey...
Tougher Than Nails
Little boy walks in with a bloody nose,
Got beat up on his way home from school,
Again.
His Daddy caught him runnin' out the back,
Tears in his eyes an' a baseball bat,
Ooh, revenge.
Said: "Son, I won't stop you, but before you go,
"Let me tell you a little story 'bout the toughest man I know.
"They hit him an' he just turned the other cheek.
"But don't think, for a minute, he was weak.
"'Cause in the end, he showed them,
"He was anything but frail.
"They hammered him to a cross,
"But he was tougher than nails."
Well, he dropped that bat like it weighed a ton.
Father put his arms around his son and said:
"Just let it go."
Well, lately, I been in his shoes,
Had to ask myself: "What would Jesus do?"
And here's what I know.
Whenever I'm in doubt, I look up what he said.
It's all there in The Good Book; in black an' white, it read:
"They hit him an' he just turned the other cheek.
"But don't think, for a minute, he was weak.
"'Cause in the end, he showed them,
"He was anything but frail.
"They hammered him to a cross,
"But he was tougher than nails."
Yeah, in the end, he showed them,
He was anything but frail.
They hammered him to a cross,
But he was tougher than nails.
Tougher than nails.
Oh, oh, oh.
Start with Saturday.
Went for Clinton and Priscilla's wedding in the morning. Basically a normal church wedding, except Priscilla had a badly timed hiccup, and she basically couldn't stop giggling through most of the ceremony. The usual wedding sermon. Remembered one particular phrase Pastor said: "If you're wrong, say you're sorry. If you're right, shuddup." Had lunch at the reception. Basically lots of egg tarts and chicken pies. Then it was off to COGS for Confirmation class.
Confirmation class was on the Trinity. Kind of tough to grasp in its entirety. My view on this is something like this...Imagine Fandi Ahmad makes a football game. Then he creates himself in the game as a player. Then after the player retires, he makes himself as a coach. So there you have it, Fandi Ahmad the creator, player, and coach, existing before the game was created. Then the player enters the game at a certain point. Then, the player leaves, and the coach comes in. I think that's roughly how the Trinity works. The Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit exist from before time, the earth was then created by the Father, then Jesus came into the world to save us, then after his resurrection, the Holy Spirit was sent down to abide in all of us. But essentially, the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are essentially the same entity, the one holy God. Of course, the analogy is just my opinion, how close it is to the truth, I don't know. I hope it's close to the truth though...
After that, church choir practice. Practiced Like a Shepherd. Was almost there, but the solo made my Kao Fu pretty angry, as evidenced by the following said during the practice.
My mother: You need to CUE her.
Kao Fu: I'm going to KILL her!
Uncle Mal: No, you're going to CURE her!
A few chuckles there, but you could see that my Kao Fu wasn't too happy with the progress of our soloist. Anyway, after that, he had some time with our a capella group. Touched up a bit on our songs. Then, we had a bit of practice on our own. Also got our shirt. Quite a nice design. Thanks to Xiaojia the Walnut for the hard work! Anyway, after that went down to JCC for dinner.
Jonathan the Cousin was there with a pleasant surprise...MORE THAN LIFE!!! Finally, something more than 30 second previews! Had a great time listening through the disc. One Way was just great, Soldier didn't disappoint me one bit, but All Day just captivated me. The bass/guit lick was just amazing. Can't keep it of my mind. Anyway, that really ended my day on a high.
Now Sunday.
Went to COGS. Choir presented Like a Shepherd. To put it simply, the solo was messed up BAD. Amazingly, we had a great reception from the congregation. Had some really good feedback. I personally think the Lord managed to use an imperfect performance to touch the hearts of those listening. Sermon was on the growth of the church. Left early along with the rest of the "crew" going to the lunch venue first.
Went to the Civil Service Club for COGS 45th Anniversery lunch. A capella rehearsal was OK, just a sound check, so nothing much there. Spent the rest of rehearsal irritating Joshua the Soloist with the All Day bass/guit lick that just wouldn't leave my head. Just an amazing lick. Anyway, regarding the lunch itself, the MCs were top class. Was nice and relaxed, unlike so many others...(Read: School Choir Concerts...) The interplay between English and Chinese was very well coordinated, and the jokes really worked, mainly due to the MCs ability to laugh at themselves, for example Mich the Rugger's incompetence in Chinese (even though she got 1(D) while I got 6(M)...), and Yiwei the Violinist's oblivion to the fact that his hair looks like it was cut by a trash compactor. The food was good. The pineapple fried rice still tasted great even when it was cold. The youth did a skit. I must say it was very meaningful. Really reflective kind of skit. Anyway, after that was the a capella item. Ride the Chariot sort of had the atmosphere there, but blending was a bit off. Anyway, after the song, the applause was tremendous. Amazing. Never expected this kind of reception at all. It was so encouraging. Then Amazing Grace. Once again, audience participation was really encouraging. It's really by the grace of God that our little group of 5 was so widely accepted and appreciated by the church. Thank you so much, God, it's only you that can make these things happen. The warmth of the church really touched me that day. It was just amazing being there. What a great lunch it was. Everything going so smoothly, and you can see the hand of God keeping everything under control.
After that, dropped by Matt the Big's house to play Winning Eleven with him and David the Guitarist cum Bassist. Played really well, but still grossly outplayed by the both of them. Anyway, thoroughly enjoyed myself. And of course Liverpool Boro. Great win, guys. You'll Never Walk Alone.
Now today.
Went down to the fire extinguisher place. Finally got a good valve for our cartridge. Sort of solved most of our pneumatic problems. Again God's amazing grace helping us. Now only the microcontroller and motors to worry about, but the worst is over with the pneumatics done. That basically sums up today. Really happy.
The CC/YE war has finally ended. We can finally talk things over peacefully, and by God's grace settle our issues once and for all. Anyway, received word from Him that I can reclaim what I have let go. Perhaps my testing period is over. Still waiting for confirmation from Him, but currently on alert standby.
God, thank you so much...Your hand is at work...may Your will forever be done, Father...I will obey...
Tougher Than Nails
Little boy walks in with a bloody nose,
Got beat up on his way home from school,
Again.
His Daddy caught him runnin' out the back,
Tears in his eyes an' a baseball bat,
Ooh, revenge.
Said: "Son, I won't stop you, but before you go,
"Let me tell you a little story 'bout the toughest man I know.
"They hit him an' he just turned the other cheek.
"But don't think, for a minute, he was weak.
"'Cause in the end, he showed them,
"He was anything but frail.
"They hammered him to a cross,
"But he was tougher than nails."
Well, he dropped that bat like it weighed a ton.
Father put his arms around his son and said:
"Just let it go."
Well, lately, I been in his shoes,
Had to ask myself: "What would Jesus do?"
And here's what I know.
Whenever I'm in doubt, I look up what he said.
It's all there in The Good Book; in black an' white, it read:
"They hit him an' he just turned the other cheek.
"But don't think, for a minute, he was weak.
"'Cause in the end, he showed them,
"He was anything but frail.
"They hammered him to a cross,
"But he was tougher than nails."
Yeah, in the end, he showed them,
He was anything but frail.
They hammered him to a cross,
But he was tougher than nails.
Tougher than nails.
Oh, oh, oh.
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