Jay chou

i reallly wasnt into him until only recently.
jams was driving me back and his stereo started playing this song. i guess he does have very good songs on falling in and out of love. hey! dont ask if i know what he’s singing about. i am chinese. i can make out at least 50% to 60% of it. tsk. besides, the music arrangement is really good. emo jay songs FTW. AND, his videos usually have got eye candy in them. ok, maybe just one video.

anyways, works cool. people are nice. clients, well, its areally an experience working with different clients. its funny how people work. i think im beginning to understand the meaning of what is it like to cannot wait to go to work. david ogilvy once said, “pay your workers well, you will reap your benefits” i totally agree.

on a more serious and spiritual note, poh told us something really cool during lessons. he mentioned about musicians being too familiar with songs that they take it for granted, which actually gives God to ground to work through them during P&W and if God doesnt flow through them during P&W, how then is the congregation going to experience the presence of God. there always will be something special happening even though we keep singing the same songs. its just whether you want to let go and let God or not.

Peace out. here’s a jaychou for everyone.

Happy national day, yes, i am too late.

this year’s national day parade was amazing. ivan heng really brought it home with his directing skills. its really amazing what topics can the entire parade can bring. the men will definitely talk about their NS life and make fun of the NSFs. the women will just go “what in the world are they talking about? why they always talk about NS?” i think next year i should head on to jamshed wadia’s place and watch the parade (jams, i hope google informed you i blogged about you again.)

today is a very good sunday, towards the end of the day, i was super tired, my flesh, was ripped apart, but goodness, i’m glad i came for prayer meeting and served.
its really difficult praising and worshipping in chinese, as of now i only now how to sing one chinese worship song, but still its better than nothing. praise was horrendously difficult, by the time i made out the character, the guys were on to their last word of the line. so half the time, i was whistling. yes, go on guys, as i said, one day, i will speak in chinese and wow you guys. i guess God works in wondrous ways, although i couldnt really get 3/4 of what the guys were praying for, the other 1/4 was awesome. pastor was talking about how much evangelism should be part of a cell group’s lifestyle, because whenever there is a babe in Christ thats born integrated to the cell, the cell will be overjoyed and will stay united to bring the baby up. really true isnt it?

service was just phenomenal (boys and girls, please learn to use better english). i thank God for the very good/ultra awesome/super power/ the epitome of the best/wonderful/great leader of mine who put me at the front. oh man, after what happened today, i’m quite sure that its an honor/privilege to stand in front and worship together with the pastors. its really different. But God doesnt care if you’re standing way back in the balcony area, or way in front. He just comes.

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i find pastor kong’s message on postmodernism very powerful. in fact, i as an art student find it shocking that pastor’s facts on Dadaism and the history and principles of the postmodern era very accurate.
in any case, i would just like to share the following. again, the owner of 40stripesdotcom told me that once and i almost forgot about it until i got reprimanded by one of my security leaders, i shant mention who, but just know as much as i got reprimanded by him, as soon as i apologised, he told me he used to be like that until someone changed him, classical example of iron sharpens iron.
do you think Jesus used terms like “Wah lau” and such? i dont think Jesus used “wah lau, they crucified me”. neither did He damn the pharisees and scribes. He didnt call judas a bastard when he betrayed Him.
here’s my point. If Jesus didnt use such words, we shouldnt too. culture might influence us to use such words. some might call it slang, some might call it crude, whatever the case, i will encourage us not to use such language. do not use language that you wont use in front of your leaders, pastors or God.

love you all.
Andy.

get up on your feet.

its never easy to tell someone close to you off, because firstly, he/she is close to you and you dont want to he/she to get hurt, although you know its inevitable. but you know you have to, because you would rather have them get angry with you, and they change, than for them to stay in denial and remain where they are. i think that people should never be afraid of doing right things that make people have negative thoughts about them. how can one do great things in life when he/she cannot even tell someone else what he/she is doing is inappropriate? the first step to being great is doing something radical(but sound). my pastor could never have been where he is now if not for his radical decisions (happy 20th bitthday CHC!).
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i think when two people get into a relationship, the relationship will bound to make both parties stretch, and they will have to get used to each other’s flaws. i’m sure they love each other for other reasons too. but they need to learn to accept the shortcomings of the partners. going in and out of relationships just because the partner isnt good enough is really an insane thing to do. i read somewhere that our partners only can fulfill 80% of what we’re looking for. the danger is when we start being greedy, wanting the 100%. thats why people get into affairs. stop looking into that 20% and start focusing on the 80%!
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in either case, this video is for both of the parties i am referring to. lyrics are written for you. (i’m sorry, the lyrics are more important this time, no pictures.)

curve or bold?

bold

or curve?

i like it, its nice. slim. and business like. i can update my tweets, surf the net while waiting for people who are really late when it comes to meeting me, etc etc. just that the curve’s an older version, a tad slower and less stylish looking.

but maybe i want to do games too. how?

jabez…

“..Jabez probably had to struggle with being unwanted and unloved. He must have suffered rejection as a child and that would probably have been a big handicap in his life. But Jabez’s faith was stronger than his handicap. So instead of being a cause of pain to others, he rose up and laid hold of God in faith to become a great man of God…” -Pastor Kong.

i must remember who i am. i must remember who my God is. i must remember what my God.

TISCH the season to be jolly!

pardon the pun! i know its the worst form of grabbing attention ever. but how can i mellow my yellow self down, when i’ve been confessing with piglet about my university studies and how God will open doors for me to get into a university, or even find a way. and He really did!

thanks Piglet. THANK YOU GOD. LOVE YOU.
the power of confession! thanks Pastor Kong! you’re a pastor any congregation member would die for as much as us being a congregation to die for.

:)

i’m glad God brings you down to the lowest points of your life before He lifts you up again. its always pretty neat how God works. only then, one can see/feel how much God is there for His beloved. i’m pretty glad i went down for service today, as a congregation member.

i particularly enjoyed service, its seldom i can sit and enjoy service nowadays. pastor reminded me of advertising again and how i want to penetrate that area with motion graphics (not that it hasn’t been done before. but i want to set up my own motion graphics company.) i’m glad pastor kong’s my pastor. yay!

lunch was great with the team D guys. Jamshed shared with us about investments, blue chips and his “corridor conversations” which i thought was spam mail. i’m pretty glad i’m around men right now. i can really be influenced by them and learn about their philosophies of life. life isnt just about women (although i do admit i’d be happy to find a girlfriend now), its how we men make a mark for ourselves and how independent we can be. for now, its time to plunge into the deep end of the pool once again and do something i’ve never tried before.

i feel something stirring. i hope its something good.
as good as.. muse-good.

“rock on~”
which reminds me..
“dear lender,please take care of my Guns and Roses CD.”

oh, anyone wants to get threadless tees?

sundays

i’m glad i get a chance to try out new things in life.
i’m glad there’s a place for me to try, make mistakes and do better the next time round.
i’m glad i get to exercise restrain when the time comes.
i’m glad my day was a fruitful one.

i’m happy because God is a God of many chances.
I’m happy because my dream got revisited.
I’m happy because i am in the midst of good company.

i will get better in the things i do.
i will live my dream before i hit 30.

pretty water crystals… start forming!

chase.

my mind’s so blank, i’m just going to say whatever comes to mind. its going to be very random.

i hope i am not chasing unimaginable dreams.

maturity doesn’t come with age, but it comes with experience. its not impossible being funny and “retarded” while maintaining a mature mindset at the back of your mind. if your principles, values and thoughts are mature, then it doesnt equate to whatever you call that.

pastor kong’s top is classic, nice and nice.. and nice.

i hope miracles do happen.

i feel jealous. and i don’t know why.

the Best and Worst saturday of my life.

yea, i know its rather contradicting, but stay with me.

First the not so good parts of the day. let me start off by saying its basically humans that let me down, or made the day bad. now, everyone is imperfect, so everyone will hurt someone in their lives. but it doesnt give you a right to do it on purpose, or worse, use that person. using someone is wicked. wicked in a bad way. You use him/her to gain what you want, then ignore him/her. those people don’t deserve to be considered as friends, even though you want to love that person, its very difficult.

Why people lie.

i was preparing to go out in the afternoon, and i needed a shave, so i asked my bro for shaving foam. he usually puts it in his cupboard together with his shaver but his room was locked, so i knocked on the door and asked for shaving foam. he said he placed it in the toilet and went missing. when i came home in the evening, i saw it lying together with his shaver in the toilet. People lie because they are selfish. i’m do lie, to cover my ass. anyone who says he has never lie is the biggest liar in the world. i feel that being selfish towards the things of the world (money, sweets, candy, SHAVING FOAM) is a a bad virtue, especially if you claim your lifestyle of giving is based of selflessness, because you’re basically not walking the walk.

i was supposed to have dinner with someone whom i hold dearly and her family. during the week, i did confirm with her the dinner again and she said ok. this afternoon, i asked her if dinner was still on or not. (it was decided since last saturday) and she said the family might have got some party to attend to and she’ll get back to me later. i just played along and said ok. later during service, she texted me and said dinner was cancelled. i don’t know whether she was lying or not, but if she did, she probably was lying because she wanted to hide something from me. its not the first time she did this but as a friend, how can you pull this kind of stunt? especially if she knows how i feel towards her and all. if she wasn’t lying, she could have told me earlier. and judging from how people do things, when something crops up and clashes with another event, the fella would immediately inform the person right?

since we’re talking about her, i cannot take it when i tell people about my problems and they go, “so?” or “and then?” or “like that only..” its very insensitve. when someone approaches you and tells you his problem, it shows that he needs help and he trusts you to listen to his problems. brushing them aside can hurt the poor fella real bad so listen, be sensitive towards his situation. 

now, for the Best part of the day.

i quarrelled with a very good friend of mine after service. but we quickly settled it. he apologised and i forgave him. i guess thats how problems should be solved, be quick to forgive, be slow to get angry ( i admit it was my fault to flare up but you tell me how not to flare up with things going on like that.) men must be mature enough to put aside their egos and settle their differences. put aside their selfish thoughts and things will appear happier.

as some of you know, i just started guitaring for cell again, actually, for the past few months, everytime i worship Him during service, i hear Him calling me to worship Him again. God speaks funnily, He’s a man of few words. and its very direct. “worship Me” means.. worship Me, no other meanings behind it right. so after a long battle with the flesh, i finally availed myself to be the guitarist again. today during worship, we sang this line, “my greatest honor will always be to serve my Lord and King”. i then realized God wasn’t instructing me to worship Him, but He was giving me a chance to honor Him. We can honor God in so many ways, through our giving, our sacrifices, but serving Him is something i havent done in a long time. Thank You God, for giving me the opportunity to serve You again.

Service is great as always. Pastor Tan is great. 

to end of, i want to speak something that i was pondering about in the train. its been in my head long ago but i keep forgetting to blog or tell anyone about it. now, have you ever heard people saying “she’s like that. She doesn’t deserve you. She’s such an indecisive girl. Doesn’t know what she wants. won’t make a good partner.”

i think its a very selfish thing to say, and insensitive too. if God made the girl that way, then you mean to tell me she doesn’t deserve no one in her life? No one sets out in life to have the flaws they have in their lives. so by advising someone that this particular someone is not suitable for him/her based on their personality is very narrow minded. many people have told me and advised me with that kind of statement. to tell you honestly, i accepted it, but thinking back makes me question their advises now. i refuse to believe that she doesnt deserve someone like me, who are you to judge? i refuse to believe that she’s living her life like that and not doing anything about it. i refuse to believe that she’s using me in her life. i refuse to believe my prayers are not heard by God. I refuse to believe that God is not doing anything about it. 

 

 

Now get up and start fighting for the time of your life. start fighting for the love of your life again. Fight for the belief thats standing so strong in you that doesn’t refuse to fade away.