Sometimes, going to bed and re-visiting the scenes in my dreams again and again, wonderful :)

The asia-cafe look-a-like hawker center filled with people, the street with italian bakers and pizza, the drum corps stadium with only just grass, the curvy walkway with shops of different colours, with all the best friends I have not met gathering there..

Are you sure?

"We can't do anything to make our parents love us more or less, but how much our parents are pleased with us is certainly up to us! " - John Bevere.


Same goes to God. He said we will reap what we sow, are you sure that you're doing something now, that will get good rewards after it?

I thought before that one day when I lie on the bed waiting to depart from this world, what I want is not to see the trophies I won in my singing competition, the straight A's I got in PMR, not the achievements unlocked in Modern Warfare.

So what is it that we really want to see before we depart?
Better realising now rather than on the bed, you'll have time to full fill it. :)

More than a miracle-worker!

Prayer, is more than just a miracle-worker

Sometimes we pray and ask God, but get upset later because we didn't receive it.
But... Did He promise "Ask and you shall STRAIGHT AWAY receive"? Ahha!

Gotta persist, persevere. Received many criticism about my school band. We ain't the best, but that's where God's light shine!

I believe this is a faith training ground.
I believe this is where God's plans come in.
I believe this is the situation where, the only one I can hold on to is God.

I nothing happens after you pray and ask, that just means you gotta persist.
Did we forget about how did the persistent widow knocked the door?

NSCFL!

NSFCL, NCSFL.. It's NSCFL! Always hard for me to get it right without trying to think of the acronym, National School Christian Fellowship Leaders Camp! :P

Bryan Watson's kinda nice-cool-failed stunt

It may just LOOK like just another camp, but it's far more than that. Our hearts are changed and challenged throughout this camp, it will remain.

Lasting for 6 days and 5 nights it is certainly the longest camp ever. But when you're there time just flies by so past and we're back here again :(

Each day's schedule is guarded by leader's assembly, morning devotion, praise and worship, a variety of workshops and the most impactful -- Theme Talk by Marianne!

The theme talk each night is about studying the book of Philipians. One thing that really hit me hard in the face on the first night was : Is the heart beat of our CF really for the GOSPEL? Or is it just another charity club, or a social, fun club? We should run the race live SET APART! I really fooled around in the CF too much... I will try to sum up each night's session on another post, it would be nice if the NSCFL-ers could feed in more info too!

For now I really want to introduce one of my group member from this camp, Samantha Koh! She's a blessing to our group, I'm sure she inspired many other group members too right right wen wei, zi sheng, marytha, weihan, ethel?

She fixes her eyes on the right thing, that is our ever-loving Father! With her around the atmosphere of the group will be positive from her encouragement!

She has a story to tell, the one that will encourage you to understand God's plan for you, check out her blog.
And CHEESECAKE!

Seas rage, but just gotta cling on,
Be still in the presence of God.
Make a Conviction.
The thing that will keep you up in down times,
And pumping you faster in up times.

No earthly matters will satisfy the criteria of a conviction,
it ought to be not bound by the timeline of this world,
for it ought to be crushed easily.

But it should be of eternal values.

F. Taregga - Sueno

Fresh from the recorder unedited, played by me! :D

Sueno means "Dream" in Spanish.

To me, I would interpret this piece as a dream which started sweet. But things start to become tough, and if we could persist even when things are severe, we would eventually see the sweet times again.

In the 1st part (00:00~00:52), things started smooth. It was like one fine morning. when you woke up and the birds were chirping. You got a coffee, had a sweet time with your family breakfast. Then you went shopping with your girlfriend/boyfriend. Things was indeed sweet.

But when it comes to the 2nd part (00:54~1:36), things just changed. Your loved one suddenly said to you something, something that turned your mood around. For me, it was the sudden news of her changing school. Depression took over. It wasn't good, but yet we still struggle and fight deep within, to know it won't last long.

At the 3rd part (1:38~2:05), you know, God is still there. We prayed hard and finally we understand that He is the Father of our life. Everything is actually in control, but human circumstances blinded us. We walk in faith, and continue to trust and believe in Him. God is good, all the time. Everything is in control. :)

* Perseverance means persist even when things are severe. - Ps.Kevin Loo

Romance de Amor

Did this for State of The Arts, the video is limited to 30 secs so it's just like 1/4 of the song.