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When griping grief the heart doth wound,
and doleful dumps the mind opresses,
then music, with her silver sound,
with speedy help doth lend redress.
-William Shakespeare
Seek the truth ...
I had my first DG with my disciples on Monday. Was supposed to have combined DG with Wen Bing but her disciples couldn't turn up at the last minute. I could see the sadness on her face. It just tore me as well. It really hurt more than it should... for some reason.
Anyway, Amos and Ricky came and I'm really thank God for both of them. We shared about ourselves to get to know each other better. Both of them are of the same age as me, and that's quite stressful for me. I don't know why. Worse still, they have been in Christ longer than I have been. Kinda makes me feel a little inferior but I'll give as freely as I've received !! Though I've only got 2 confirmed disciples, I'll start small but think big !! I really hope that I can be a worthy shepherd to them.
Today was the Da Vinci Code magazine mass distribution. I blogged about it a few months ago when I got hold of the first copies. Anyway we had 14,000 magazines coming to us, so that today, we could bless the campus, in a bid to counter the Da Vinci Code movie which was released yesterday. The school authorities didn't allow us to distribute it within campus grounds, so we gave them out at the bus stops and mrt. I helped out for 2 hours, and quite surprisely, it was very uplifting. For some reason, it was really very pleasing to see almost every SP student having a copy of the magazine in their hand, some totally engrossed in reading it. I could almost smell a great awakening because of that great sight.
Seek the real truth ...
signing off at 11:49 PM
Comeback Kings
I tell you, sometimes you can get heart attacks from supporting Liverpool. Last year in Istanbul, they fought back from a 3 goal deficit to clinch the Champions League Trophy after the penalty shoot-out. It was such an amazing night, even for me as I watched it on TV in the wee hours of the morning. Totally unbelievable.
Last night, The Reds gave me yet another emotional ride in the FA cup final. 2-0 down to 3-2, before Gerrard scored a screamer in the 91st minute to make it 3-3. 91st !! My words. The feeling is indescribable. They eventually went on to win the cup after penalty shoot-out. I was actually praying like mad for God to let my beloved Liverpool win the cup. When you don't doubt, somehow it'll happen. I was almost ready to let go and believed that we won't win the game, but well, it was so miraculous yet true. Stevie G's the man !! God must have had a great laugh at me, looking at how jumpy I was last night. He would let my team win, but in such heart-stopping fashion. Haha. You got me there God. You're the real hero of the day.
Little Lyvia and Grandma came over again last night for dinner. She's still calling me baby boy though. Only the special one can call me that, and I'm not talking about Jose Mourinho thank you. Anyway, out of the blue, she asked me if I was a Christian. Apparently she saw the cross that I was wearing. So I asked her if she knew what being a Christian means. She said, "Must believe in God ?" So I told her that two thousand years ago, we had a good friend named Jesus who died for us because we were naughty, so that we can be forgiven. And He came alive again after 3 days, because He is God. Haha. She was staring at me with those big eyes for a few seconds before suddenly asking if she could see my white colour treasure chest. Haha. She was very amazed by the stars inside, and that's where she realized I was born in August as well, just like her.
It's a pity that at 5 years old, she has to deal with a broken family. Her parents are divorced. And the thing that disturbs me is that, at Primary 1, she has her own handphone !! But I guess that's the best way she can get to hear from both her parents regularly. And the thing that amazes me is that she's still the cheerful and bubbly girl.
Some people just shouldn't lose their child-like faith and innocense, ever.
signing off at 3:42 PM
Wake up
Sick sick sick !! Started having fever on Thursday because of the cough I was having. Must have really been overworking myself. Everynight I returned home late. For 4 days I didn't have home cooked dinner !! Was practically surviving on Panadols. The Devil just loves to attack my throat. I cannot remember the last time I went without any sore throat or coughs for a period of time since I started singing for my Lord. Everytime I recovered, it would just come back after a few weeks or so.
Saturday was Tianwen's birthday, so the boys went out and did what we always do... meaningless fun. Haha but it's nice once in a while. Met them up for lunch at Manhattan Fish Market, the cheaper and smaller version of Fish & Co. It was quite a heavy lunch, considering that it was seafood. Imagine all the calamari and fried fish and prawns heavily dressed in cream... too much is no good. While waiting for the other boys we played pool and at night, went to Kbox. Gerwyn doesn't sing. He shouts...
Just came back from my godmum's mother's wake. By the way, my godparents are also my uncle and auntie. Anyway, my relatives were talking about me like I wasn't there at all, and like I couldn't understand Teochew. They were discussing if I actually had to wear the mourning attire and join in the rituals and stuff since I'm the supposed god-grandson. But they said it didn't matter since only the Chew side know I'm the godson, and also obviously, I'm Christian. I myself wouldn't have agreed to it.
The last funeral I could remember quite clearly was my grandmother's way back in 1997. I was in primary 3 then. She was living with us before that, and she was weak due to old age and also medical conditions, always needing my maid's round-the-clock care. You could imagine how crowded my home was. My parents, 4 boys, my aunt and my grandma, and a maid. 9 people under a roof. All fighting for oxygen. I was young then so it didn't really bothered that much to me, but ask me now to live with 8 other people in a flat, I would just hate home. Anyway, my grandma passed away and I remembered having quite alot of fun during the 3 days of wake. I got to see all my cousins and relatives everyday, from morning til late late at night. I remembered joining in all the rituals as well. There's burning of the paper house, walking across this little bridge and dropping coins into a pail of water under the bridge etc. Then the sending of my grandma to the crematorium. I reflect upon it just now and I found it quite amazing that I once did all those. I truly thank God that He has turned my family onto the path of righteousness. God's influence in my entire extended family has never been small. In fact, it has been quite strong. Most of us are Christians or Catholics, and I really thank God for that.
signing off at 11:25 PM
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