tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89932364859207173652024-03-14T01:20:19.416-07:001a.m. BlogA TRANSFORMATION that will IGNITE a REVOLUTION bringing SALVATION to the worldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-87809103448045092932009-06-01T19:43:00.000-07:002009-06-01T19:46:50.968-07:001a.m. MAY ENCOUNTER<o:smarttagtype style="font-family: arial;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: arial;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: arial;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} span.il {mso-style-name:il;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:550729182; mso-list-template-ids:1817231792;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-family:arial;">There is amazing development in what God has been doing or speaking to us in our journey in wanting to do Change Your World (CYW).</span><o:p style="font-family: arial;"></o:p> <p style="font-family: arial;">On May 3<sup>rd</sup> - 5<sup>th</sup> , the team went away for 3 days just seeking God on why “Change Your World”. One of the reasons why we did that is because we’re not sure if it was really God or us being man trying to be heroes. To be honest, there are too many uncertainties and these are just a few things on how we felt:<o:p></o:p></p> <ol style="font-family: arial;" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">We are nobody in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region> - no one really knows who <st1:time minute="0" hour="1">1a.m.</st1:time> is. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">We don’t have the finance as it takes at least half a million if we want to do 14 States. Yeap our church is too small and do not have such finances to run this.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">We are a small church and the amount of man power needed to do this needs what maybe Hillsongs or Planetshakers kind of capacity. Maybe we are too ambitious. <o:p></o:p></li></ol> <p style="font-family: arial;">But after a burning bush experience with God, I am not only fired up but the whole band is totally consumed by what God spoke in our retreat. This is the summary from Cuzario, Neil and Kelvin.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;">Two weekends ago we set for the mountainous hiding place, away from the city, to seek and hear from God hoping that He would reveal His immediate action plans for us in <st1:time minute="0" hour="1"><span class="il">1am</span></st1:time> as we unfold yet another new and interesting chapter of our ministry.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">This year He is entrusting us with a 2-year project, our biggest so far, called <i>Change Your World</i>; due to kick off in August. Honestly speaking, though fully driven by our childlike faith (as always), we didn’t quite have the clearest picture of what the whole thing should be like. Crazy ideas were aplenty and scattered everywhere but pieced together the effect of braving the approximately 18 degrees centigrade Malaysian winter for a latte night at Starbucks, close to 6000 feet above sea level.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Things weren’t the same after we got our caffeine shot that night<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Early the next morning as we battled against our growling tummies, God began to speak to each one of us mostly through His living Word, some pictures. The next few paragraphs are just a few of the amazing things revealed to us<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">In Luke 5:5 we observed that despite the many hours of trying, Simon did not grunt when Jesus told him to drop his net on the water for what would probably be one of his last attempts that night. Without complaining he did exactly as told saying, <b><i>At Your Word</i></b><i> (</i>some translations<i> <b>because You say so</b>) <b>I will</b> </i>let this net down.<i> </i>Just like Simon we, for most of the time, have no slightest clue of what it takes to labor for or partner with God we come to a dead end without knowing it; typically choosing to stop, drop everything, quit, forget about it and never ever make a come back. But Simon was not a quitter. Instead, as a reward of his obedience, he was able to have the last laugh that night catching most likely his biggest catch in his entire fishing career. More than that, he was able to share the spoils with his buddies too! Being in the boat with Simon, we can’t but so wanting to emulate his feat and of course his great servant hood attitude. We want to obey Gods command like Simon did, believing in His every word without any hint of doubt. It didn’t require much and there’s nothing to lose, really. Because He said so, we will go<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Moving on to verse 17 of the same chapter, the sentence that caught our attention was, the power of God was present.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Well, in all honesty, this is our truest desire for all the things we do in our ministry. Never in our mind will we ever take pride in the things we are doing or called to do. Our up most prayer is that for His power to be present so evident that others can’t deny that it is truly by His work we are able to execute everything put into our plates, be it in our small productions or gigantour concerts! All we are about is bringing His presence to every single life around us. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Lastly for this entry then He showed through one of us an image of a compass, one that has a hand as would an analog clock. Clockwise, the hand ticked beginning from the North proceeding to the East; then making a way passing the South at the six o clock mark before wrapping its not-so-complete cycle up in the West. Frankly, none of us knew what this exactly means (and yes, we are still trying to decipher the illustration) but in my humble opinion, I felt that this could probably be the route He wants us to take for this tour. As far as my geographically-challenged mind can go, I remembered we first introduced this tour in the Northern part of our country followed exactly by another state in the West. The third stop was a city in the Southern part of Peninsular Malaysia and the next, but not the last just yet, was in yes you got it right it was arguably to the West (actually North, depending on where and how your standing position is while reading this) of the previous city! So there you go, need me to say more?<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Stay with us for more news<o:p></o:p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-28411265512196465642009-04-29T23:27:00.000-07:002009-04-30T00:00:02.550-07:00God's Kitchen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SN8rf5sXWZ4idcmUutlnqveb4D02h3PuDaJzegi-4FCqPL7WXwzsAYWaUv0mFGLEWl6bdIUGkLCND-mNPR2xQ1nx1pBtUajnISniElgTQ3azJh7r9k3KXUJcD8Mjw8LLda9AQTyVrZaS/s1600-h/brogga.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SN8rf5sXWZ4idcmUutlnqveb4D02h3PuDaJzegi-4FCqPL7WXwzsAYWaUv0mFGLEWl6bdIUGkLCND-mNPR2xQ1nx1pBtUajnISniElgTQ3azJh7r9k3KXUJcD8Mjw8LLda9AQTyVrZaS/s320/brogga.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330374199098626146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" >It is way past </span><st1:time style="font-weight: bold;" minute="0" hour="0"><span style="font-family:Arial;">midnight</span></st1:time><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> (oh yes, my BEDTIME too!) and I’m still wide awake. The reddish grey cloud outside is already hinting that rain is inevitable while the accompanying cool breeze is saying amen to that! Lovely…</span><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I can’t help myself from munching the hot potato <i>PIK-NIK “Shoestrings”</i> while writing this…it is so addictive I’m beginning to think that if I don’t stop now I’ll continue eating it like an <i>Eat-To-Sleep Chewing Machine</i>! Oh don’t worry, I don’t do that all the time…and my current weight is still bearable…so it’s okay…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">By the way, there’s a SMALL bowl of <i>Cruzer’s Daybreak Salad</i> waiting for me in the kitchen!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Hmmm…anyway, I’m just thinking…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">If again tomorrow night I can’t sleep, despite the perfect weather, will I drug myself with more junk food or will I turn to the solid spiritual food? Shhh…I know…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Yes; lately, I’ve been so challenged and healthily bugged by the word of God written in Joshua 1:8. It says…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <i>“Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful”. (NIV)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">You see…too many of us, me included, I’m pretty sure we’ve came across this scripture too many times we overlooked the lamb-chop-like juice of truth it contains. Often time I realize I’d focus more on the “God’s Promise” part of the scripture neglecting the “My Action” part. It is as though I was too hungry I couldn’t wait for my lamb chop to cook I ate it raw – far off from His plan for me to enjoy the meat <i>well done</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The thing about me (and probably you too) is that I don’t really love waiting and I want what I want right here right now. That’s how I am sometimes. I wanna be prosperous and I wanna be successful and I want them both fast, minus having to go through any hurdles. It is like I’m demanding for the profit but totally choose to forget about the investments! It doesn’t work that way, right?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">But God being the fair Boss, His strategy is different – always! Not that He loves to withhold His promises, but in my own opinion, He is just not a fan of having to fork out <i>salary advances </i>to any of His servants. Unless faith actions are constantly and sincerely shown, He can choose to delay in delivering the desires of my heart…and He will not surprisingly do just that! <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The whole experience of being enlightened by this simple verse has really caused me to dig in whatever I read so much deeper with the quest to find a fresh revelation and the whole package that comes with it. Like those who serves in the oil and gas industry, they dig deeper not with the goal to find out more about dinosaurs or fossils they knew ever existed; their <i>prize</i> – the oil and gas itself! Likewise, my attitude is not to just read whatever that is visible but beyond.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">That’s just one of the things I learned…would love to share more juice with you again next time…perhaps in one of my other sleepless nights. Til then, enjoy what I’m leaving behind for you…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Cruzer’s Daybreak Salad Recipe:</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Chicken Sausages with Cheese and Chili – raw, sliced to your hotness; </span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Onions, sliced thin enough to remind you of the unnecessary fat you might gain;</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Tomato, sliced to the number of hours you have left in bed;</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Carrots, sliced enough to shut your Parrot mouth;</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Coral Leaves/Lettuces, generously green enough to remind you Jude is a vegetarian;</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Sprinkles of coarse Black Pepper, as desired as you would tiny sweet moles on your face;</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">French Dressing, poured to perfection to romance your taste bud.</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">*would be nicer with Parmesan Cheese & Croutons!</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <b>Best paired with:</b> Iced Lemon Tea chilled at -2°c. </span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <b>Total Preparation Time:</b> 7 minutes</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <b>Accompanying Soundtracks:</b></span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Nightminds by Missy Higgins</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Water Feels Warm by Electralow</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Hide Me by Grandad Bob</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-41871227412843067812009-04-14T12:13:00.000-07:002009-04-14T12:19:28.187-07:00Change Your World Tour - Teaser<object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/u2NJ-l7RPE0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/u2NJ-l7RPE0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Guys! GO TO YOUTUBE AND COPY THE URL OR EMBEDDED THIS VIDEO TO PLAY ON YOUR BLOG, WEBSITE OR MYSPACE.<br /><br />SPREAD IT OUT AND TOGETHER LETS BRING CHANGE!!!!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-19567980160393789772009-04-14T11:58:00.000-07:002009-04-14T12:15:38.606-07:001a.m. NEW WEBSITE LOOK<o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> What a crazy month March turned out to be for us at <st1:time minute="0" hour="1">1a.m.</st1:time>! We are currently in the midst of fine-tuning a project we dreamed of embarking months ago called <b style=""><i style="">Change Your World</i></b>, among others.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Concurrently, we are also in the last phase of upgrading our main website temporarily replacing it with the <i style="">Change Your World</i> website. If you would like to explore and check out the content, simply log on to our existing address at <a href="http://www.1am.com.my/">www.1am.com.my</a>; you might just find something that will trigger your curiosity.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Just a little snippet of what you will find:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?sid=6ae0d501bdce51d21ac1ba8491c97e3d&gid=66079758553&ref=search#/group.php?gid=66079758553&ref=ts"><b style="">Facebook</b></a>: Join us here and be a part of the <st1:time hour="1" minute="0">1a.m.</st1:time> community;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><a href="http://twitter.com/1amchangeworld"><b style="">Twitter</b></a>: To get instant updates about what we are up to;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><a href="http://changeyourworldtour.wordpress.com/"><b style="">Wordpress</b></a>: To get details of our daily chores; </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.indieheaven.com/artist_main.php?id=79994"><b style="">Indieheaven</b></a>: Listen to our music and find out more about other Christian musicians near you;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.1am.com.my/e-shop/38.html"><b style="">Merch</b></a>: Buy our merchandise;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/changeyourworldtour"><b style="">Youtube</b></a>: Watch our videos; Embed our new promo video to spread change!!!<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.1am.com.my/"><b style="">Nominate Your City</b></a>: Invite us to come to your city.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;">Well that is all we have for you this round. Have a great day! God bless..</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-27271639945968256342009-02-06T01:27:00.000-08:002009-02-06T02:26:58.205-08:00Sound of Silence<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7fOvAMLgdS4h9u8NQj8JQvy5K1txvenC9A3VxgTRXAN1ucF4lcm5puuaA72_V0xrZvgh41kD3qRXTDWe_JSrv_qJgtowDghQLBrN_36MZieqIwG-fcd4ICM7WFh-qEa6IQYQUAROxegi/s1600-h/cuz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7fOvAMLgdS4h9u8NQj8JQvy5K1txvenC9A3VxgTRXAN1ucF4lcm5puuaA72_V0xrZvgh41kD3qRXTDWe_JSrv_qJgtowDghQLBrN_36MZieqIwG-fcd4ICM7WFh-qEa6IQYQUAROxegi/s200/cuz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299622801605742130" border="0" /></a></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; 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mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I don't really have a title watsoeva but this is basically wat i went thru d last 2 weeks o so...d 1st is me, d 2nd part is when God came into d picture...<br /><br /><br /><br />Engulfed by total silence I didn't know what to say…</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Jotting my thoughts down on paper was totally outta the question…</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">As though it's gonna help translate what's exactly been piling up in the core of my dented heart...<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">If it could be a color, pitch black would have well painted my disturbed mind…<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Saving precious words for deep conversations seemed to be a valid excuse for the prolonged silence...<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The silence I befriended and grew fond of…<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Who would have thought the lowest decibel could be far greater in volume than the sound of a roaring thunder?<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Unexpected occurrence…you left me baffled…<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Silence…<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Uninvited yet persistently it came, breaking the silence…<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">As though written in the air I heard every word whispered…<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Tearing the separating veil this gentle voice reached for my reshaped heart…<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">A tone so calm coated in shades of the bluest deep ocean…<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Words of comfort and hope it bestowed upon me without restraint…<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">None of which came cheap but I got 'em for free…<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">So real were they silence was kept at bay, waiting to just fade away…<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Who would have thought silence could effortlessly be erased simply by letting the voice speak?<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Predictably unusual…I'm mystified…<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">You broke the ice…<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Cuz1am<o:p></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-70342145550009252472009-02-05T00:05:00.000-08:002009-02-05T00:29:22.712-08:00God's Ang Pau<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpUJH3FKDz2mG7zdlmP8dRltnUT5sza8aJmpIkgEk8vF4ZvGlbD915HIvNnctes9-DQwBjn2lijDLzbLjiyil99ZqlSLbCjdyljEtKVkjksn7GLKa_iDE-48DHG2pnnU0Y6AiIRIkIJ8Y/s1600-h/jude.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">The sight of my apartment in KL…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">The noisy cars that pass by everyday…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">The view of a warehouse, FROM a warehouse…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">( I’ll keep this short since my previous one was amazingly long)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"> Being back from holidays is always a bummer for most people, I’m one of them and most probably you are too. I made a conclusion that </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-GB">the one that needs a holiday the most are the ones that just had them</span></b></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;">(insert laughter here). Ah…I remember the feeling when I first touched down to KL last year to join </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:time minute="0" hour="1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">1a.m.</span></st1:time></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;">, oddly I felt the same when I arrived last night from KK. Oh well, I guess the only thing in life that God wants us to move in is forward.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span>If you didn’t know I went back to KK for the holiday season and I THANK GOD that I went back, so refreshing and really got me into the holiday mood. As usual for CNY I went back with my family to </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:city><st1:place><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">Sandakan</span></st1:place></st1:city></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"> and did 2<span style=""> </span>things: Eat, and collect Ang Paus. Ok you have to understand this, my grandfather married THREE TIMES…he must be very good looking…and as a result I have an array of aunties and uncles…some I never met before, and the good thing about that is…MORE ANG PAU. (Insert evil laughter here). So really it’s a blessing in disguise, although all of them thought of me as a girl cos of my hair. It was a really good chance for me to spend time with my family specially my brother and dad…since…us as guys don’t spend much time together. I really felt burden specially for my dad, cos since young I was never attached to him (I’m a mommy’s boy), so I took EXTRA effort to really spend time with my dad. Which I did, and really I thank God I did, cos now I feel we’re more bonded together and now we talk more. Of course it was awkward and needs getting used to but it’s a journey I guess.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span>Well, to share one thing with you guys one thing that God spoke to me this week in my devotion (we call it vedotion sometimes) he made me look at my ang paus…the wonderful time I had with my family…how awesome KK is…all those things…they are of extreme value to me, but will someday be gone. But in my devotion it says:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;">“<i style="">Lasting treasures lie in the riches of love, joy, peace, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">goodness, grace and mercy that God lavishes on his children EVERYDAY</span></i></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;">”.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span>Isn’t that awesome…<b style="">EVERYDAY!!<br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=""> </span></span></b></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;">Which means everyday is Chinese New Year to us cos he gives us “Ang Paus” that are filled with love, joy, grace, mercy, peace and everything that is for our spiritual, physical and emotional growth and benefit!!<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span>God really open my eyes to see that earthly things though of VALUE to me…is of extreme small value compared to God’s grace and love. I took the time to thank God in every capacity that I can think of...being able to receive ang paus, spend time with my family, serving Him full time, BEING ALIVE, and ALL the awesome “ang paus” that he LAVISHES us daily. He deserves all the glory and honour and thanks in my life.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Ready to receive a daily dose of God’s Ang Pau? </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-62162118624321504652009-01-29T19:57:00.000-08:002009-01-29T20:25:37.363-08:00RISE of the LEADER<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo5GwjKsWMbufHGzO7XZVs-oyiUQWgu_dFa-d5lPqRx31qqn1xIV-MlDdQjjyA5ZsjZeJhdKOXfCu1I7fZvLHNjqi0YSCAVBpGSj1J9kLivNZl4mvpa_6BJjF-Rtmqu5DEWfGpYJYPgOt/s1600-h/neil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo5GwjKsWMbufHGzO7XZVs-oyiUQWgu_dFa-d5lPqRx31qqn1xIV-MlDdQjjyA5ZsjZeJhdKOXfCu1I7fZvLHNjqi0YSCAVBpGSj1J9kLivNZl4mvpa_6BJjF-Rtmqu5DEWfGpYJYPgOt/s200/neil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296932876878966002" border="0" /></a><br /><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">So it was a Friday afternoon, I had an Intro to Business class and my word, did I enjoy this class.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">A little side note here.... when I was in high school I purposely chose the science stream coz I hated Business. Who would have known that I'll be learning a bit on Business in college again...wahhhhhhhhhhhhh ... definitely not me.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I kinda felt like Jonah where you like try to run away from what your suppose to do or face only to find yourself submit to whatever you are running from =) <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Anyway, You got to love God coz for whatever reason you think ain't worth knowing is worth knowing In God's Eyes!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">In other words, just move with the flow knowing that God is in Control!!!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We had this game which the teacher kinda like asked us to play in a room with 5 students (The rest must be running away... hehehe). It was a "Survival simulation game".<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Now I don't know if it’s true but it’s the same game that companies use when hiring managers. In short the scenario is that you along with your people where in a plane, crashed landed somewhere up north of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;">Canada</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:Arial;"> (How north can you get?!?! =p), its cold, 25 below zero during day time, 40 below zero at night, the nearest town 20 miles away. So you and your surviving buddies manage to salvage a couple of things in the plane....<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">WHAT DO YOU DO?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The list are (not in order)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">A ball of steel wool<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">A small axe<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">A loaded .45 Caliber pistol<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Can of Crisco Shortening<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">News papers (One per person)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Cigarette lighter (Without Fluid)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Extra T-shirt and pants for each survivor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">20x20 ft. piece of heavy duty canvas<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">A sectional air map made of plastic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">One quart of 100-proof whiskey<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">A compass<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Family-size chocolate (One per-person)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Try doing this and see whether you are manger material =) (Comment or email me personally if you want to know the answer to this)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Anyway, I did mine... And guess what?!?!?!?!<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I'll be the first one to die in the COLD!!!! Oh man, that just dropped the nuclear bomb in me and I can hear God say "..... ... ..... . . . . ..."<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">In other words, sometimes (or most of the times) I get the best of me (overconfident side) to act upon my life rather than listening to Him first and consider the thoughts of others. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">When I thought about it, ask me whether my fellow "plane crashers" where part of my survival plan, I'm ashamed to say "NO". <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Wow that was an eye opener, heart opener, can opener (however you want to call it) for me. I can see my "humble status" rising as it left a scar in my heart and mind as it’s gonna be one of those memories that you'll never forget. I can be very selfish.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">But you know what.... Praise God! He reminded me that He is the perfector of our Faith!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Don’t ever think “that because things are going great for you everything is ok”. We need Jesus all the more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I'm still amazed with this scene in my life. I still have a lot to learn. I thank God that He's never given up on me despite how many times I feel like giving up.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">“A thousand times I failed still your mercy remains,<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">should I stumble again, I'm caught by your Grace" (plays at the back of my mind when writing this =) )</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">So I "died" in managerial skills but that’s all part in Leadership training so I guess I'm in the right class in life.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">To be a leader is to go through failures not because you’re destined to fail but destined to learn so that you can be a better leader not for yourself, but for God and others.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Rise up!</span></p><p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-weight: normal;">Neil1am</span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">P.S HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-46015059706914311562009-01-22T00:28:00.000-08:002009-01-22T00:43:59.345-08:00WAKE UP SCREAMING!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7dsal5MKCYW2mCNhngM_MJDbneIctv2Y103GYK42vkvbkRf_Vs4fV4wSHxkuCvYCE263Do-VZsIOLQjGUHaD4kAFi5FCbbR9Y-43zaQLe-HGOuTZolD2H0xZWoV4JC2ZsBxQjOrhQSGa/s1600-h/jude.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7dsal5MKCYW2mCNhngM_MJDbneIctv2Y103GYK42vkvbkRf_Vs4fV4wSHxkuCvYCE263Do-VZsIOLQjGUHaD4kAFi5FCbbR9Y-43zaQLe-HGOuTZolD2H0xZWoV4JC2ZsBxQjOrhQSGa/s200/jude.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294034113676830514" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; 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(another guitar would be nice…)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">ANYWAYS…</span></b></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Yesterday night I took the guys out (Cuz, Dan, Neil, and Kel) for a steamboat buffet dinner on me…since it’s better to give than to receive…we had the most…um…weird experience of eating in <b style="">Yuan</b> (yes the chicken wing place…it’s not all that..if you go there JUST for the chicken it’s ok…but the buffet stuff suck so much it can clean the house…) where people just QUEUE UP to get them wings…and in the end return disappointed because they only have ONE on their plate and about 6 thousand other wings on the floor because people just can’t…um…make them go to their plate.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">And Daniel made spicy ice cream fudge!! Check it out!!</span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">It’s so gruesome and awesome and endearing in a way we had to blog about it…</span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">(I’m really not into this way of blogging…it’s just not my thing…)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi303PCeG3WHnyk4_U_VZjBggAKiPlF0Dt1yU5bgXW3XWHq7C3_mMSWkPORu34KHak95tln9m66wL8o5NgxeZilT9t-EaB32nJ3QeYIqsAoZGAbjumoLql66vvLCWP8bMHjVUc4v-idraVT/s1600-h/DSC00045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi303PCeG3WHnyk4_U_VZjBggAKiPlF0Dt1yU5bgXW3XWHq7C3_mMSWkPORu34KHak95tln9m66wL8o5NgxeZilT9t-EaB32nJ3QeYIqsAoZGAbjumoLql66vvLCWP8bMHjVUc4v-idraVT/s200/DSC00045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294034393325471762" border="0" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lUqohb7417FydKx21w7F_Ubr0N9N525dFdPRs-5uxC3pSqTHOQLTGWUZSeZSXAU0fPuWq5Pwb5M4RyuCpx2MlGkszfg2ZclKiyBGs3lf9AU53tz_Wl4HQom41s4TX7NfkJe8H9OvfgL7/s1600-h/DSC00046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lUqohb7417FydKx21w7F_Ubr0N9N525dFdPRs-5uxC3pSqTHOQLTGWUZSeZSXAU0fPuWq5Pwb5M4RyuCpx2MlGkszfg2ZclKiyBGs3lf9AU53tz_Wl4HQom41s4TX7NfkJe8H9OvfgL7/s200/DSC00046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294034684109631298" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Anyway…ingredients are:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Yam ice cream<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Vanilla ice cream<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Corn ice cream<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Tom yam soup<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Chicken breast meat<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Chicken gizzard<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Chicken heart<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Fungus (black and white)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Egg<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Some overcooked Veg<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Onions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Shrimp<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Shrimp Shell<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Chilli with lime and some other condiments<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">1 extremely experimental Indian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">1 Indian saliva<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">1 Filipino saliva<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">It’s intriguing yet disgusting at the same time so it was a bet on fire! <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">RM100 bucks to the guy who finishes it…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">No one barely even looked at it..<o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">And since Kel was there he decided to do some discipleship with us…as he usually does:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Came a time when he ask:” What do you think is your life message? “<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">You know…like…if you were on stage suddenly and a group of people wants to hear what made you who you are…what made you do things the way you do…what speaks most loudly in your life that you believe in it and you don’t have to prepare a full length sermon to tell of your message….<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">I felt my life message is kinda obvious that time…music has always been my thing…and I wanna use this God given talent and use it for his glory…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-GB">I want to be such an influential musician that I can grab people’s attention, <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-GB">and then God will take over from there.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Then Kel ask an extremely simple question:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">“Then what?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Those are two words that changed the way I think…”Then what?” <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Really there are so many possible answers…But only one will matter to God…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">I thought and thought and thought for the next few mins…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">“WHATS NEXT!?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">I screamed in my heart…like I do waking up…nothing…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Nothing rang in my spirit…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Nothing sounded the bells in my head…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Nothing made the Jude inside respond…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Can that be it? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Play music and….and…what’s the next sentence?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">GOD!!! HELP!!!! <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">I DON’T KNOW!!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Never in my life I felt so uncertain..<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">I need God more than ever now…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">I need his directions even more clearly laid than ever…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">I need his wisdom more than bread…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">I need his grace more than the song meant…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">I am weak…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Frail..<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Brittle as hair..<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Momentary as vapour…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Small as insignificant….<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Where was my confidence..<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Where was my zest..<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Where was my passion..</span></p><br /> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">I went home…bamboozled as monkeys on branches…Went to bed asking God..<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">“What now God?’”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">“And then WHAT God?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">“I need you…”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">I’m probably the only one in the band that listens to weird music (when I say weird, I mean things that scream, have weird odd time signatures, 45 min length songs,<span style=""> </span>saxophones bleating and nose blowing a tower full of cabbages in upstate downtown sunrise!), I was listening to the song ‘A Small Spark Vs. A </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><st1:place><st1:placename><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">Great</span></st1:placename><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><st1:placetype><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">Forest</span></st1:placetype></st1:place></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">’ by Norma Jean..<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">And some of the lyrics that got my attention (besides being a cool song):<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">Rip this tongue out by the root.<br />Shake the walls of this pale grave.<br />A blaze, a blaze is set upon the hills.<br />An open grave from which a great forest will rise, the fire collapses.<br />The corpses I've made.<br />This should not be.<br />Oh, how we curse.<br />The tongue is a flame.<br />Let there be grace.<br />Fight fair.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">I wanted to be like the small spark..igniting the WHOLE forest…letting the world know how awesome is my God..<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">Oh how we curse ourselves…I speak of things I know not of myself..<b style="">LET THERE BE GRACE</b>…<o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">In this season of Chinese New Year to come…I pray God will show more grace…and slowly reveal “WHATS NEXT”…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">I want my life message to spark the great forest out there…But until then…I’m in need of him..more than ever…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">What’s your life message?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-GB">“then what?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;">Jude1am</span><br /><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-26826656256035412822009-01-20T02:40:00.000-08:002009-01-20T03:08:15.482-08:00FALL-LOW or FOLLOW?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mNdVDT3n6Vc-MU70oyjp1cU_quQHcm811xJbiAaf9KlzzfdAlUPUr4OHn6oEF_zKaA7-xLKKHCrOxHAdBkITG-4qhmkX4rtwuRglx7avDTGWYItqw29ccVhJJ6eOeyZhmPXY6kREcVPS/s1600-h/neil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-1742462622 832498730 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-start-at:0; mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:-; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >Wasabi!!! How’s everyone’s weekend? Good I hope.</span><o:p></o:p></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We just finished our 7 Day prayer and fasting as a church. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Let me break it down spiritually and physically.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;font-family:arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="">-<span style=""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:85%;">Physically I was hungry =p. Lost some kgs so it’s a good thing hahaha.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;font-family:arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="">-<span style=""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:85%;">Spiritually it was great. In a nut shell in conjunction to what I feel God spoke to me personally and ministry wise (which is the year 2009 is the “make it” or “break it” year) I felt God spoke to me about “starting right or miss out”.<span style=""> </span>I mean think about it, if we start our day right with God (quiet time) the rest of the day would be perfect. Not that you won’t have challenges along the way but the strength, peace, grace, mercy, love etc of Go</span><span style="font-size:85%;">d is with you as you go through your day. Why? Coz you started your day right. Now this about this, how much more if you start youryear right?<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I went to TGIF the other day with PC (Pastor Cat).</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCULdriKKrSpZUMbarR9-l08eO735gg3Dhq7iyMJSLuCq5JNMJITgxN5AZ_rsvj7uG_dbexAXubcr1Ez7zibTXMK6y-7tLd0dIkCtl_dRpQ0xaf0-7RnHU-oCGxoZcZYM0iR2tbC9CCgR/s1600-h/P1090441.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCULdriKKrSpZUMbarR9-l08eO735gg3Dhq7iyMJSLuCq5JNMJITgxN5AZ_rsvj7uG_dbexAXubcr1Ez7zibTXMK6y-7tLd0dIkCtl_dRpQ0xaf0-7RnHU-oCGxoZcZYM0iR2tbC9CCgR/s200/P1090441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293330407983126290" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">It was a dinner blessed by Roger, the dad of our youngest </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><st1:time minute="0" hour="1">1a.m.</st1:time></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> intern whose name is Eu Wyn, and had my favorite Jack Daniel Burger! It was amazing. I want to thank Manchester United for if it wasn’t for them thrashing </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><st1:city><st1:place>Chelsea</st1:place></st1:city></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> 3-0 I wouldn’t be eating at all… hahaha. Seriously.... Thanks Roger!!! You Rock!!! Man Utd Vs Intermilan next ;-)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPVMYhpw0qLxxGfvgKS9cIUl0e5TWRAdDwqEWfn8qsPzd38qA4Rn6cHQ_LkRI38fjcPlj8ydfEipXp2WHKOUaZTriQiwVCtaS4hBlgCAobHce3b3cK4JrxqbWEo8CRw7e9p69wK3KAzIx/s1600-h/manutd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPVMYhpw0qLxxGfvgKS9cIUl0e5TWRAdDwqEWfn8qsPzd38qA4Rn6cHQ_LkRI38fjcPlj8ydfEipXp2WHKOUaZTriQiwVCtaS4hBlgCAobHce3b3cK4JrxqbWEo8CRw7e9p69wK3KAzIx/s200/manutd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293330405312006114" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Well today starts the 1<sup>st</sup> week of our Change Album recording. So it’s official. Cuza goes first so do keep him in prayers that he delivers the best in him for this album.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Yesterday me and Jude were doing guide tracks (What are guide tracks? They are songs that should not be heard online due to bad recording. For drummers only =p). We did a video blog, so you’ll probably see it online soon. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">It short, the change album will be coming out in the middle of the year so please be excited!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Anyway, I led worship last weekend and had a conversation with God based on Ps 23.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Now most of us know what Ps 23 talks about. It’s where it famously starts with<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want”. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">One of my challenges this year that I agree to work on is really pray and grow deeper in terms with the word of God. So I read onwards and stumble upon verse 6 where it goes<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">“Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life...”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I paused for a while and chatted with God a bit and asked Him “Why couldn’t goodness and love go ahead instead of following?” Not that I doubted His word but I guess its just one of those ways you use if you want to hear God speak back juicy stuff. You got to ask questions! =)<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">So I asked and He immediately replied (Love Him</span><span style="font-size:85%;">=)</span><span style="font-size:85%;">) and this is what He told me to think of.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">In life, we move forward. Our life moves forward not backwards.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Imagine if goodness and love do go ahead of us, in other words we follow. Now there’s no guarantee of what life may bring tomorrow or maybe the next few hours so if we fall somewhere we “sort-of” miss out because goodness and love was ahead of us. Its like having 2 of your best buddies run a head of you to get movie tickets where along the way you tripped over the pavement and there was no-one behind you to help you out because your buddies are in front of you.<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">But lets say, the same incident as the first, goodness and love follow us all the days of our lives that when we fall, we sure won’t miss it.<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Wow, to me that was comforting. I hope it is to you too.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I don’t know where your journey is today but be at peace that you won’t miss out the goodness and love of God. And even if you feel like it’s ahead of you or you’re falling behind, know that our God the Father is watching, turns back, picks you up and puts you on top of His shoulders.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="arial"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >That’s the God I love and that’s the God I serve.<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Neil1am<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-31938964333442487532009-01-15T01:34:00.000-08:002009-01-15T01:43:22.178-08:002009?<span style="font-size:85%;"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I can't believe 2008 is gone. Neither am I aware that today is actually the 15th day of 2009! To be honest, I don't even think my new year have begun...I'm still in my holiday mood! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XqxHDCaqaodray-jXJoWa8tO_nXUP8euGV-jCvESAfCTsUGwmXQRv2zfw-oIl9ONED_xpBTqhT3tQ9QCHGKBv_YfrsMw7WGOJR4HrCtVyCTWSfw9OtHJsqDPXhX7n008VG0A5CsEDLyK/s1600-h/cuz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XqxHDCaqaodray-jXJoWa8tO_nXUP8euGV-jCvESAfCTsUGwmXQRv2zfw-oIl9ONED_xpBTqhT3tQ9QCHGKBv_YfrsMw7WGOJR4HrCtVyCTWSfw9OtHJsqDPXhX7n008VG0A5CsEDLyK/s200/cuz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291452867274460610" border="0" /></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">At this point of writing, my dry throat feels like it's gonna tear really soon. It hurts so bad I wanna shove a bucket of ice cream right now...but I can only dream on as it is fasting season now for us here in our church. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I am also feeling a bit tired after making a short but exciting trip to Singapore & Indonesia last weekend together with my drumming family from <a href="http://www.drummerforchrist.com/" target="_blank">Drummer For Christ</a>. It was indeed a fun trip for me as I had the opportunity to drum together with this crazy bunch of guys who happens to be the world's finest drummers:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Arthur Kam (winner of Modern Drummer Undiscovered Talent under-18 category for 2008);</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rolf Wam Fjell (Hillsong <st1:country-region><st1:place>Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s very own drumming monster);<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Lim Kok Yen (<st1:country-region><st1:place>Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s famous drum guru);<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Vince Seah (Founder of Drummer For Christ <st1:country-region><st1:place>Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region>);<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Derrick Siow (<st1:country-region><st1:place>Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s very own Aaron Spears);<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Josh Wong (probably one of the good Jazz drummers/bassists in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Travelling with these guys has not only benefitted me in terms of my skills and everything else that has got to do with it but God also have given me the confidence to release words to some of the members of the team…something which I'd reluctantly do not too long ago. Though simple or nothing to brag about, the fact that I was able to confidently speak into their lives has boosted me to avail myself to be a voice that God would use to encourage others even more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Back track a little bit…Christmas Production – <a href="http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#/event.php?eid=43694226026" target="_blank">The Heavenly Gift</a>…I truly had fun playing Val, a nerdy angel with a thousand and one and a half questions! It never crossed my mind that I could play that role but I surprised myself & the show went well… <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Next week we'll be hitting the studio again to record <st1:time hour="1" minute="0">1am</st1:time>'s 5<sup>th</sup> (my 2<sup>nd</sup>) album which should be out, if everything goes as planned, in May or June. It's gonna be a great album. Hmmm…but we pray that it'll be more than just a great record…we want it to be a conduit of the defining moment in the lives of its listeners!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >My throat is really uncooperative now…please join me in prayers for its complete healing. It's a bit annoying now I feel I better stop writing here. Will give you guys a buzz again real soon. My head's spinning too! Be blessed…</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cuz1am<br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-72015443479791219202009-01-15T01:03:00.000-08:002009-01-15T01:42:58.522-08:00F(e)asting to CHANGE!!!<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="date"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:498737158; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-1113953448 984073 1639433 1770505 984073 1639433 1770505 984073 1639433 1770505;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=""> </span>Happy New Year to all those that are a bit slow on the dates. Like me, my new year was postponed due to a fever that I got from my younger brother. A day before New Year! It’s sad but I loss a lot of weight, so that’s something to be happy about.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAk5gUonPFf5tTFfYZkl7-nGxvfJL6tUUR1_yjbX7oFOVro_0ueJarkGjUAk2rQZBnsFFiX6ZFaFof_01nU2MHeNJPOmwnpXB9U5EtsuNWc9LSsUzK1PJg7bOWqXuZfFhOx_l4ZmfqSqHy/s1600-h/DANIEL.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAk5gUonPFf5tTFfYZkl7-nGxvfJL6tUUR1_yjbX7oFOVro_0ueJarkGjUAk2rQZBnsFFiX6ZFaFof_01nU2MHeNJPOmwnpXB9U5EtsuNWc9LSsUzK1PJg7bOWqXuZfFhOx_l4ZmfqSqHy/s200/DANIEL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291447025546153282" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=""> </span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Year 2009 started with a 7-day prayer and fasting, we do this every year but I decided to do something different, I’m going for the Daniel fast, not because my name is Daniel, but because Pastor Timothy the senior pastor of our church made an awesome statement that got me thinking (and also because I rarely eat vegetable. LOL). Seriously.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=""> </span>He said (I quote, not the exact words) Jesus fasted 40 days because that was what needed for His ministry, and Daniel (the dude in the bible) fasted for 21 days because he wants to change that nation. So my question to myself was this,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;font-family:arial;" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">What am I fasting for and in what capacity of fasting does it require?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">What is the amount of magnitude do I want to see change in me and around me?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Am I going to do it? yeEEEAAAAaaaRR~~~~</span></li></ol><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.25in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Take Zack Hunter for an example, he is a 15 year old dude that take the extra mile so abolish modern day slavery. Just like Bono, helping people in </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><st1:place>Africa</st1:place></span><span style="font-size:85%;">. Why do these people go the extra mile to help others? Why don’t they just live in their own comfort? That you ask yourself and find out whether you want to be a world changer or a person just going to pass by without a legacy to pass on (rock and roll hand motion). This reminds me of john Meyer’s song Vultures.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Anyway, back on track, by fasting we die to our body and what seems comfortable for us. I’m not going to say that fasting is easy for me; in fact it is the hardest thing to do for me. I love to eat, hence the body size. I like to play computer games, sleep and yeah… you get the picture. But if I want to see change, a sacrifice of the flesh is sufficient to bring me to another level of my life. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I believe that everyone is meant to live so much more (switchfoot?) than what we are living for. We cannot do great things if comfort is what we desire and not change.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We as a team in </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><st1:time minute="0" hour="1">1AM</st1:time></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> is looking forward to our tour this year, and we pray that we can change your world.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Cheers. Dan1am<br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-65327264918304155642009-01-08T21:51:00.000-08:002009-01-08T22:11:27.505-08:00Grace Amazing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIV9BKApB5DSyWluFjfJYXxlTgA2KcF3PxKovggrNg_xcwxV6OHodAdWz_GltWGjS4YhJuybi7jkMAaWjuxcwDWapfwT2cClUl0JxN7AohQvm44j2Vu4Is3MOctDl94Dy2W-XdEc_wxRI/s1600-h/jude.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIV9BKApB5DSyWluFjfJYXxlTgA2KcF3PxKovggrNg_xcwxV6OHodAdWz_GltWGjS4YhJuybi7jkMAaWjuxcwDWapfwT2cClUl0JxN7AohQvm44j2Vu4Is3MOctDl94Dy2W-XdEc_wxRI/s200/jude.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289168724101034258" border="0" /></a><br /><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; 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mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 65.95pt 1.0in 65.95pt; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >This week for the awesome Jude...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Or they call awesome hotness...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Or just hotness...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Or just awesome...</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >A new year has dawned...a new start to do things differently...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Newer challenges...newer things to learn...ANOTHER CHANCE to make my year glorify God...</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Gosh so excited for this year. Relent recording is gonna resume again after a short hiatus. We just practiced and finalized arrangements for our songs...</span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Not to boast...but our songs are just so awesome...ok that’s boasting but it’s a God given song...so it’s for His glory...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >What song doesn't need bells?! WE NEED THEM BELLS!!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Not to mention the tour we're gonna launch into this year...so much God has in store for us its just exciting..</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >If you dunno what I’m talking about then STAY TUNED!!</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >It’s the 1st week (2nd technically) but God has already started to reveal so much to me thru my time with him (sometimes I call it a date...lol)...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I remember on a particular Monday (actually that’s just a few days away) I was doing my devotions and the devo book mentioned something about God's grace...</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Long story short, this guy was floating in the sea stranded...and almost got killed by sharks...but God's grace was upon him and he survived.</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Many a times my surroundings fail my eyes...my existence blurs my heart...my work dulls my senses... and I, in turn fail to see that it was God's grace that made me Jude today...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Are my achievements fueled by my aptitude?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Are my moments of peace fed by my solitary shell?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Is my disposition shaped by my own understanding?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Neither...</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >WHERE I AM TODAY IS ENTIRELY BY GOD'S GRACE.</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I have failed in many areas, yet God's grace pushes me to move.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I have stumbled many a times, yet God's grace picks me up.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I have shut my ears and ignore, yet God's grace spoke through my heart.</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I remember during a concert </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:time minute="0" hour="1"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >1a.m.</span></st1:time></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > was playing and I COMPLETELY MESSED UP MY GUITAR SOLO... (macam telinga mau koyak bah) no guitar sounded as cheap/weird/tormenting/hancur/all-in-all-really-bad as my guitar that moment... (which I quickly reacted by lowering my volume slightly to avoid further destruction of ears) but the spirit of God moved in the concert, and many people were touched. It wasn't my playing that moved the people (it moved them one step back though...lol)...but God's spirit...</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I remember PC saying this so clearly...until now it has been a benchmark in what I do in ministry:</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >"WHAT WE DO IS NOT A MEASURE OF RELIGIOUSITY,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=""> </span>BUT A MEASURE OF GOD'S GRACE... "</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I may be in the worst moments of my life,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >be the worst guitarist of all,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >be the worst person to have to cut your hair...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >but God's grace makes the worst obsolete.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I thank God for his grace that carried me through...and I encourage you guys to give thanks to God for his never ending grace...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >If not you even might not have a chance to read this...</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >God is awesome...</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:12;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Jude1am</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-73336160283935032182009-01-01T18:07:00.000-08:002009-01-01T21:13:15.869-08:002008 ..... The year that passed - Neil<o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;} @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrHVfQoOOUtWtJTLQFrHP4ibp_Od2Xc-AtLVizQ-YGEKILS-UA84A0ilLnt1Kgs4gR2UwRYaQ85jzj2oNUSurfWaIgGlNH6w8T0EEdN0pAcbAXLcbjmkP-53aZ6AC5sfIhifC-K9DNahF/s1600-h/neil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrHVfQoOOUtWtJTLQFrHP4ibp_Od2Xc-AtLVizQ-YGEKILS-UA84A0ilLnt1Kgs4gR2UwRYaQ85jzj2oNUSurfWaIgGlNH6w8T0EEdN0pAcbAXLcbjmkP-53aZ6AC5sfIhifC-K9DNahF/s200/neil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286516844687643202" border="0" /></a>The year that passed …. <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">2008 I believe was a year where the Lord has been doing a lot of maintenance in my life. Honestly I feel I haven’t done much but if I am going to base my year on the things I do physically (no wonder I’m growing in size) then I’ve missed the point on what God has been doing internally. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Unlike 2007, we didn’t travel much but like I said, MAINTENACE!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It has been challenging as a musician, a leader and a discipler but I believe it’s for the good for the year 2009.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Musicianship</b> – I believe there has been growth in 3 areas. First is my songwriting/arrangement abilities. I remember praying to God about really bringing me to the next level in terms of my writing. I struggled as I worked my way through in writing not just worship songs but mainstream song where at the end of the day I wrote more than I expected this year. I’ve been also listening to a lot of today’s music, just to know what’s in and out. With that, I’ve been open to a bit of Jazz and classical music which so broaden my creativity. There has been so much soul searching adding depth to what I write so yeah….Praise God! </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup>, my vocals … hmmm… became better, rockier according to Daniel and my guitar skills… well I bought an Electric Guitar (GRECO 79’) so that should answer my abilities. I still play rhythm though.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Leadership</b> – Wow…. I had to step up a lot in situations I felt needed the most. You have to understand that I’ve always labeled myself as the “Laid Back Leader”, just chillin’. I’ve been reading a leadership book where what struck me was that “A leader is one that steps into the uncertain. You as a leader can afford to be uncertain but cannot afford to be unclear in terms of moving forward.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Personally, I feel I’ve used my brain so much this year in terms of thoughts, thinking of a clear direction. I may not know the outcome but so far there has always been a direction with a positive outcome. And even if it didn’t turn out right, it gave room to grow and learn. This goes out in all the areas I lead may it be as an assistant to Kelvin in terms of our 1a.m. ministry at church, the main band whenever Kel and PC is not around on tour, the youth band(Relent), Creative life, Discipleship etc.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Discipleship</b> – Well I didn’t reach my faith goal in this area but I’m happy that the people I follow up grew the next level whether it’s their walk with God or serving. I had an additional friend added up in the group and he’s been doing great so far!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">To see them serve in more than their natural ability is a blessing. I am determine to raise leaders who does not serve where they find comfort but push them to areas where I believe will help them grow and even so determine to raise people who loves God, fueling their passion to serve.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><br /></b></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Relationship with the opposite sex</span> – FAILED! Hahaha. Let’s see what 2009 has in-stored! I guess I’m still searching. I saw one but I maybe looking at the wrong one. I don’t know. Well whoever it may be, I hope she’s looking out as well. Bottom line is, what I feel, should be from God.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Enough said.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Overall God has been great in my life. He filled every void that needs to be filled with love and poured so much grace even when I don’t deserve them. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">What do I mean by that?<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Well being foreigner and living in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region> away from my family (miss you guys. Dad take-care of yourself, praying for you! I’ll see you guys soon) and friends I grew up with can be tough. It’s not like I can pay a few hundreds to go back home, I would need a few thousands for the flight and that’s a lot so I really thank God for being there always and giving me friends here to grow with.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Grace? How truly sweet the sound of grace is! I am not perfect as a worker at the office, a minister in or out of church, a friend. I mean I didn’t graduate as a business man, a good communicator, a super talented guitarist. At times I really feel inadequate with what I do. To be honest there are times I feel I am not the smartest, on top of that I have my challenges. But again, Praise God for it is Him who sustains me, in my weakness He strengthens me and pours out that sufficient grace, that amazing grace I so need everyday in my life. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Serving God, serving the church, serving the people has been a pleasure. I find no regrets. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m excited for next year. Everything that took place personally in my life was so that I can step into a bigger picture that God painted for 2009. I know its going to be bigger, better and greater. All for His glory and I know that YOU all are in it!<br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">RELENT</span> is coming soon. Don’t know what I’m talking about?… stay tune!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-63383809265672872382008-12-29T21:40:00.000-08:002008-12-29T22:00:28.999-08:002008 so far - Daniel<o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> <o:pixelsperinch>72</o:PixelsPerInch> <o:targetscreensize>1024x768</o:TargetScreenSize> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; 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mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >This year have been a wonderful, purposeful and also a bittersweet one. The team has grown older, wiser and fatter, that’s why Neil and me are working out almost everyday now.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > Earlier this year, one of our band mates, Mr. TJ Tan, who played the electric guitar left to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style=";font-family:";" >Australia</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style=";font-family:";" > to further his studies.Just when he left God sent Jude Limus, a talented brother that can play various instruments. God is amazing.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > This year we were busy with a lot of recordings, especially planning for next years album. This year we recorded two albums and that is </span><st1:street><st1:address><span style=";font-family:";" >Secret Place</span></st1:address></st1:street><span style=";font-family:";" >, which is our Chinese album and Adoration, which is the instrumental album.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" > I personally spent a lot of nights just recording and editing, fixing and more recording and editing. We recorded a lot, arranging guitar parts and thinking of ways to make our sound sweeter, bigger and more AWESOME. But one thing that I learnt throughout this tough, muddy, dirty, grueling process was I cannot make the sound in the recording bigger or sweeter or awesome if I depend on my own strength. Philippians </span><st1:time minute="13" hour="4"><span style=";font-family:";" >4:13</span></st1:time><span style=";font-family:";" > say I can do all things through Christ that strengthen me. I realized there was a time when I was exhausted and I felt like I cannot go on with the recordings, it was because I depended on my own strength and I did not rely on God.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >It is the same with anyone out there; you need to draw strength from God daily. But how do you do that? By just coming to God daily before you start your day in prayer and reading His word.<span style=""> </span>I have to admit there are times I struggle to read His word everyday (I know you guys struggle too) but I make it an effort to meet with Him almost everyday. <span style="">I'm confident you'll</span> start your day right and also He will provide you sufficient strength, anointing and blessing as well <span style="">through out the day</span>. God Bless.<b style=""> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><b style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-16734297993427780702008-12-26T22:30:00.000-08:002008-12-26T22:40:14.459-08:002008 Briefly - Cuzario<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SBC45Z63hwmN5C9VYbND-Vgk4D8hzMYHh1-PEx0FoUh2arYyE5F4IM3cYiIQYbonjNB_euNtJB0szmNQ4olUxj-rHaZ5XNFMMmbA2OGrm8amD8e5q5hEyiCHk8kBZaR7U3EuvOh7mPed/s1600-h/cuz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SBC45Z63hwmN5C9VYbND-Vgk4D8hzMYHh1-PEx0FoUh2arYyE5F4IM3cYiIQYbonjNB_euNtJB0szmNQ4olUxj-rHaZ5XNFMMmbA2OGrm8amD8e5q5hEyiCHk8kBZaR7U3EuvOh7mPed/s200/cuz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284355287411452866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Looking back, 2008 was like a roller-coaster ride for me personally.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">There were lotsa ups and downs almost everywhere all the time.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Compared to the year before, there weren't many tours in 2008 but itdoesn't mean we didn't do much this year. What I personally perceive is that God </span><i style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">kept</i><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> us for a season just to prepare us for a greater year ahead.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Through this time of </span><i style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">confinement</i><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> God truly have brought us as a band to really dive in deeper into the ocean floor, understanding a new level of what worship is all about. Finding new revelations about how great God really is was almost like having an incurable brain tumor! Even mind-boggling doesn't come close to describing the magnitude of this God we are serving!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Generally, especially in the 2nd half of the year, we enjoyed our time ministering, empowering, equipping & training a few worship teams from some local churches around the country. Besides, we also prioritized to strengthen our own worship teams at home.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Personally, it was and still is a very emotionally-challenging year for me as relationships with friends turned rocky and all that. Worst, I had to fight with time as God welcomed some (in the last 2 years) of my dearest home to be with Him forever a bit sooner than I</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> could imagine.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><br />In my brokenness facing the reality of life I'm thankful that</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">God is still so ever faithful in having so much interest in every area of my</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">imperfect life. I cannot but keep thirsting for more of Him each day. It's</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> His grace that fuels me to lift my heavy feet as I drag my own cross daily</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">knowing that in my weaknesses I'm always made strong.</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">More than often His comforting living Words has never failed to keep me</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">sane and grounded each time unexpected storms came by, which in some </span> <span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">desperate moments made me feel as though I'm clinging for my dear life</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">on a sinking boat only to realize He's always there to grab me from sinking</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">deeper into the troubled waters. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Overall, the journey this year wasn't easy at all but definitely rewarding. Surrendering everything to Him is still the best choice and the right thing todo. As I lay here waiting for a better tomorrow, all He's asking me to do is to be still and let God be God! So...I'll just stick to that in obedience. After all, He's the One who's in control over this broken</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">life.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">~cruzer~</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993236485920717365.post-60369939788395442152008-12-22T20:49:00.000-08:002008-12-22T21:31:29.784-08:00The year that was 2008 - Jude<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxjOoeFEXafhbPy29YFcJIDcJg71iz45NdlUALdQPbJJNzvUhu6sZSJQx1yrpLVRWwXhA6naByuMZi4a1OpywlWHB_cXWkDZRYdJk8SH6k-t5HqQqW53zTvUykIK01pF0tZLxn0K3dlG-/s1600-h/n1314647471_157629_3793.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxjOoeFEXafhbPy29YFcJIDcJg71iz45NdlUALdQPbJJNzvUhu6sZSJQx1yrpLVRWwXhA6naByuMZi4a1OpywlWHB_cXWkDZRYdJk8SH6k-t5HqQqW53zTvUykIK01pF0tZLxn0K3dlG-/s200/n1314647471_157629_3793.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282851602107084114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Since joining <st1:time minute="0" hour="1">1a.m.</st1:time> on the 17th Feb 08 ( YES EXACT DATE.. )<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">My journey has been a most exciting one though its only a short amount of time. I remember being exposed to the different fields of work, like managing an entire academy, to overseeing the whole musical department as music director in training, things I'm not good at, but which <st1:time minute="0" hour="1">1a.m.</st1:time> had the confidence (or audacity) to entrust me with. But it is by God's grace the academy and music team is still surviving! (insert laughter here)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">But really, journeying together with <st1:time minute="0" hour="1">1a.m.</st1:time> has really broaden my view towards God, from God only being my comfort and provider, to God being BIGGER THAN ALL MY PROBLEMS, and seeing him in a bigger worth. Being my 1st time away from home, often times I go to God for a "home security", which is good cos I i believe he wants us to go to him as often as we are able to.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">But as God slowly reveals to me himself more and more, I felt God saying "MY PRESENCE IS BETTER THAN ANY HOME ON EARTH". So kinda like God became bigger than any castle mansion made. God has been so gracious even before I joined <st1:time minute="0" hour="1">1a.m.</st1:time> and I realized that often times I only acknowledge Him whenever He provides, intervenes in my problems, or when he delivers me from my grief.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Being with <st1:time minute="0" hour="1">1a.m.</st1:time> has open my eyes in worshipping Him, and honoring him EVEN WHEN HE SEEMS TO BE QUIET, or when things doesn't go MY WAY. God is always in control of everything regardless of different situations that we face. My heart has always been music, playing music, and anything to do with music, and when God gets involved in the music it just makes it even better. I've always wanted to play better, improve in my skills, learn everything possible, JUST so that I can equip myself. But...slowly God change me, as I journey with <st1:time minute="0" hour="1">1a.m.</st1:time> I now realized doing all the work, practicing 100 hours a day, trying to play faster than that speeding bullet, became secondary as MY HEART WAS MORE IMPORTANT ABOVE ANYTHING ELSE.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">God changed me from WANTING TO BE ABLE TO PLAY EVERYTHING TO EQUIP MYSELF to WANTING TO IMPROVE MYSELF SO THAT I'M ABLE TO SERVE HIM BETTER.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">This year has been awesome, 1 year flew by without me noticing the red light. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Throughout the year I met many a challenge, most of them made me feel extremely inadequate. I specially remember one of them where my playing styles completely differ from the current band members.. ( I grew up listening to classical, jazz and Prog Metal and music like Japanese pop...yes, worlds apart... ) Everyone was either...rock...or...not-<wbr>classical-not-jazz-not-metal kinda thing... So a lot of times it was extremely hard for me to gel with them, to play skillfully up to an expectation, ( everyone thought highly of my musicality's apparently ) and being a musician it's hard to change instantly and suck in your pride. But I thank GOD for THE AWESOME journey He hooked me up in '08, for being such an AWESOME GOD, for BEING SO REAL, and walking me me thru all the moments where I felt I'm inadequate, cos that's where i feel him the most. Of course God is slowly changing me as well musically, at least now know jazz is not the band's thing :) ....<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I look forward for '09 to come, cos I know God has in store for me MORE AWESOME THINGS that He wants me to experience. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=""><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:10;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >It's been good being a guitarist for God, I regret nothing... 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