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Sunday, December 20, 2009

The Big Question

Someone very wise asked me today "If God wants us to learn something from everything, what could he want us to learn form this."

What do you do when the place you once sought refuge in has been tarnished and contaminated with filth? when everything that goes on around you just makes you want to drop all these time bombs your juggling and run as far away as possible? and worse of all, what is that feeling that makes you want to stand firm and fight through each and everyone of those time bombs?

honestly, can these things come one at at time? or is it just the way i am to deal with everything in one shot?

"Once more into the fray my friends!"

Friday, October 2, 2009

Im Sorry

I know its not fair. We all talked about not doing it again, but the cycle keeps repeating itself. And i know saying im sorry wont change much, or help much. Just know that i tried not to repeat the sins of our fathers, and this is not the future we wanted for you. we love you, im sure you know that. we would like nothing more than for things to be like they were forever.

But...times do change, we know this sucks and its tearing us apart, but the facts cannot be denied, no matter how we try, everything is different now. we have done all we can. but we know it was too late. its our fault and we accept it if you blame us.

I would tell you not to repeat our mistakes, to be more proactive, to see the changes as they happen and correct the problems when they start. Talk, talk alot. we never did. that was one of our biggest mistakes. But dont only talk, also listen to one another.

We all must grow up sometime...

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Bassist

picked up a book on playing bass the other day from yamaha. on the first page is a list of jokes. here is one (ant i think you'll like it):

A father bought his 15 year old son a bass and coupons for 4 bass lessons for his birthday. The boy goes for his first lesson and when he comes back his father asks him what he had learned. 'The first 5 notes on the 1st (E) string' says the boy. The next day the boy goes for his second lesson and when he gets home the father asks him what he has learned. 'The first 5 notes on the 2nd (A) string'. Then next day, the boy come home very late and smelling of alcohol and cigarette smoke. The father once again asks him what he had learned during the lesson. To which the boy replied:

"I didnt go for the lesson today. I had a gig."

Monday, September 7, 2009

Still Here

yes! im still here, dont worry, just catching up on a back log of work. Getting minutes out, wedding stuff, ect.

Posts to come:
North District Youth Rally
Novena Procession

Monday, August 31, 2009

THANK YOU MANY MANY!!

Thank You to the following:
Freda for doing deco & music
Eddy & Timmy for music
Jo thanks for running around so much
JUSTIN! THANK YOU FOR RUNNING THROUGH THE RAIN FOR EGGS, OIL, ECT!
Chris; Thanks for organizing and pushing mobile sales, think we would be sitting on 2 or 3 boxes of chocs if not for you.
Julia, thanks for cooking the french toast and not letting the bread go to waste; you got down and dirty even though you were nicely dressed.
Rach, Joyce, Jared & everyone else; thanks for helping AND taking over with the fried rice (that went in like 10 mins)
Terence, thanks for running out to the shop at the back with the order for the shop auntie
Fr. Kenny; thanks for not screaming and killing me!
EVERYONE ELSE: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING UP YOUR SUNDAY MORNING. i know there was probably a few other things you could be doing, but thank you so much for your dedication to the youth movement!
to our suppliers: THANK YOU SO MUCH! for giving whole heatedly to a bunch of kids, needless to say we could not have done anything without your contributions.
and most importantly: Thank You God, for being with us this whole weekend and providing for us this funding for our up coming events.

We are filled just to be emptied again

(right now i have quite a few other things to do; pack my bag, look for an army towel for eddy and type out minutes from the last council meeting. but instead im here blogging. that just show how important you all are to me =D)

This has been an all out weekend. First was Sat's youth mass. the musicians were late, spiritual prep was late, the mass was late. BUT it all turned out ok, so yeah, honestly someone was working that day. after we closed up (with random help from the amplify guys that hung around, and a lot of foot work from the musicians n singers) went to give vic his tele (honestly dude, buy you prez so troublesome leh! haha) and in the cab home i dropped off lenny and he asked me a very interesting question, about stuff that i've been thinking of recently (3 more). but lets not spoil the surprise =)

then sunday morning had canteen! argh! got up at 5 (ok snoozed till 530) to fry eggs and help mom a bit with the sambal bee hoon(THANK YOU MOMMY! LOVE YOU). then just as i was going to shower jude calls me to say no one was there (when most had told me they will be a bit late) so rushed down (THANK YOU DADDY! LOVE YOU!) to find freda and some of the eXcess guys setting up the deco (THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALL OF YOU. AND THANKS FREDA FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME). then slowly everyone came in and we had things in order (well we only really had kway and some bee hoon for the first mass crowd) and eventually everyone got it goin and by 11 we were almost out of food. so to try and do something for the 1130 mass people, i quickly went to buy AND make fried rice (2.5kg of fried rice in 1 and a half hours!) and in the process got my left thumb and index finger burned (feels alot better now, just really hurt on the day)

AND after that i still had to rush off to work at 230 till 10pm and i wasnt completely wasted after that! still had the energy to come home and talk to becky on the phone till like 12, and then we were both kinda tired, and i knocked out after hanging up the phone! haha.

"When you are down to nothing, God is up to something"

Friday, August 28, 2009

Wake up call

woke up this morning to find my uncle and aunt over for breakfast with 2 priests visiting from India. Fr. Christu and Fr. Sebastian. So just sat down and listened in on the conversation, and they were talking about couples counseling since my parents were on the ME board a while back, and are still involved. So it just got me thinking about a few things(Ant you should know what lah, haha)

Then my uncle announces to Fr. Christu that im in a youth ministry, so i go on to talk about ywm and that we organize youth masses. Lo and behold, Fr. Christu was also a musician and he is heading a youth group in india called Christ Band. he showed me a testimony from a drummer and a keyboardist, and asked me if i could do one too. so i did. and...er...he kinda invited ywm to play in india...

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

My Green Apron

yay! passed the bar test today! as of 1744 hours(or there about) my training is over! tmr the training wheels come off, think im with joseph tmr, so shouldn't be too bad.

camp planning seems to be going smoothly. AND SHIT! was supposed to go to skp today! argh! oh wells, guess can go on friday? late morning? haha. if not think sunday die! need to get my head in the game!

what ever will be right? haha.

Short List:
Iris
Wonderful Tonight
Save Tonight
This Boy
Dancing in the Moonlight?(haha, fun what)

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

A Breath of Fresh Air

ok people! if you haven't noticed, i've given the old blog a face lift (centered around the green Les Paul)(and no i dont own the one in the photo, but will change the photo IF and WHEN i get my own, hopefully after the 7th of Sept)

Guitars aside, yes i've decided to blog (yet) again (yes its partially due to cheryl). SO out with the red and in with the Green! haha. (im too lazy to edit my previous posts to match so will just blog them out of existence)

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Things To Do

As at Tuesday 11th August 2009

Church:
1. Canteen on 30 August 2009
~Theme
> Cafe
~Committee
> Council
~Menu
> Eddy - Kim Pak (20 Servings)
> Joyce - Spaghetti Cabonara (50 Servings)
> Mark - Chicken Wings (200 needed)
> Joel - Fishballs (100 sticks, 3 balls per stick)
> Teresa - Porridge (100 Servings)
> Ec/Jem - burgers
> Jem - Fries
> Call Aunty Kath about Kuay
> Coffee Uncle said he will confirm closer to the day.
> Bryan, Rachel Leo - Canned Drinks (240 Cans, Fr will take the remainder at cost price)
- coke
- lemon tea
- chrysanthemum tea
- green tea
- Anything else they feel like
~ Decorations
> Glass Bottles (painted)
> Flowers in the bottles (probably daisies)
> A4 'Strip' along back wall to display prices and menu items
~ Dresscode
> Aprons! haha
~ Band
> Acoustic (Open Mike?)
~ Sound System
> Play music through the speakers (back-up)

2. Youth Mass on 29th August
~ Book Chapel
~ Bulletin Announcement
~ Music
> Lenny to take charge
> Sean Chew(mpm) volunteered for guitarist
> wait for Poon to say 'no'
~Wardens
> throw to nic
> Leo wants to find wardens...
~ Theme
> Settle on sat 1st aug
~Celebrant
> Leo to do
~P&W
> Eddy will settle
> Ask Eddy who is leading.
~Log
> Leo to do slides
~Lectors
> Ask Ruth, again.
> Justin?
> CC3s? or is it too early?
> Leo wants to settle...

3. Youth Camp
~ Theme
> A Communion of Communities
> Circles
~ Program meeting on Wednesday 26th of Aug, 730pm.
> Need to book room

4. Presentation to CC3s
~ Attachment Dates
> 20th, 27th Sept. 4th Oct.

5. North District Youth Rally
~Spiritual Prep on the 22nd
~Participants under YWM
> Lenny
> Beatriz
> Pam

Work:
1. Buy newspaper
2. Try Starbucks

School:
1. Accepted.
2. Wait for acceptance package.

Music:
1. Bass lessons with Eddy.
2. Practice finger styling
3. Guitar browsing with ant 15th Aug.
4. Les Paul? I WANT THAT TOKAI!! ARGH! WHY AM I SO BROKE!!

Exercise:
1. Find iPod!
2. RUN!
3. Weights.

Dinners
1. Liquid kitchen
> Marie & Chris
> waiting for marie to give date
2. Clapton night
> waiting for Ant n Vic to confrim
> bacon cheese burger pizza again? haha.

Clean Room (somehow, sometime)

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Things To Do

As at Friday 31st July 2009

Church:
1. Canteen on 30 August 2009
~Theme
> Cafe
~Committee
> Council
~Menu
> Eddy - Kim Pak (20 Servings)
> Joyce - Spaghetti Cabonara (50 Servings)
> Mark - Chicken Wings (200 needed)
> Joel - Fishballs (100 sticks, 3 balls per stick)
> Teresa - Porridge (100 Servings)
> Ec/Jem - burgers
> Jem - Fries
> Call Aunty Kath about Kuay
> Talk to the coffee uncle on Sunday
> Bryan, Rachel Leo - Canned Drinks (240 Cans, Fr will take the remainder at cost price)
- coke
- lemon tea
- chrysanthemum tea
- green tea
- Anything else they feel like
~ Decorations
> Freda! (kena!)
~ Dresscode
> Aprons! haha.
~ Band
> Acoustic (Open Mike?)
~ Sound System
> See how TOG does dance night
> Play music through the speakers (back-up)

2. Youth Mass on 29th August
~ Music
> Lenny to take charge
> Decide songs after doing readings
> Wait for Ant's reply
~Wardens
> throw to nic
> Leo wants to find wardens...
~ Theme
> Settle on sat 1st aug
~Celebrant
> Leo to do
~P&W
> Eddy will settle
~Log
> Leo & Bea to do slides
~Lectors
> Ask Ruth, again.
> Justin?
> CC3s? or is it too early?
> Leo wants to settle...

3. Youth Camp
~ Theme
> A Communion of Communities
~ Program meeting on Wednesday 5th of Aug, 730pm.

4. Presentation to CC3s
~ 8th Aug. 9am-1pm (clash with retreat, see how on Sat)
~ Attachment Dates
> 20th, 27th Sept. 4th Oct.

Work:
1. Buy newspaper
2. Try Starbucks

School:
1. Wait for reply. 10th August 2009

Music:
1. Get a bass to practice on
2. Bass lessons with Eddy.
3. Practice finger styling
4. Guitar browsing with ant 15th Aug.
5. Les Paul?

Exercise:
1. Find iPod!
2. RUN!
3. Weights.

Dinners
1. Liquid kitchen
> Marie & Chris
> waiting for marie to give date
2. Clapton night
> waiting for Ant n Vic to confrim
> bacon cheese burger pizza again? haha.

Clean Room (somehow, sometime)

Things To Do

As at Tuesday 28th July 2009

Church:
1. Canteen on 30 August 2009
~Theme
> Cafe
~Committee
> Chris!!
~Menu(Run on theme)
> Eddy - Something Korean
> Brian - Laksa
> Rachel - Curry Chicken
> Joyce - Western (waiting for chef to come back)
> Mike - Sandwiches
> Mark - Chicken Wings (waiting for reply)
> Joel - Fishballs & Nuggets
> (ask) Teresa - Porridge
> Ec - burgers
> Fries
> Yong Tau Fu?
> Get Kuay from Lorong Ah Soo
> Talk to the coffee uncle on sunday
> Canned Drinks
- coke
- lemon tea
- chrysanthemum tea
- green tea
- orange?
~ Decorations
> ??
~ Dresscode
> Aprons! haha.

2. Youth Mass on 29th August
~ Music
> Lenny to take charge
> Decide songs after doing readings
> Wait for Ant's reply
~Wardens
> throw to nic
> Leo wants to find wardens...
~ Theme
> Settle on sat 1st aug
~Celebrant
> Leo to do
~P&W
> Thrown to eXcess, ask Eddy for updates during bass lesson (multi-tasking)
~Log
> Leo & Bea to do slides
~Lectors
> Ask Ruth, again.
> Justin?
> CC3s? or is it too early?
> Leo wants to settle...

3. Youth Camp
~ Meeting on Thursday 30th July 7pm

4. Presentation to CC3s
~ 8th Aug. 9am-1pm (clash with retreat, see how on Sat)
~ Attachment Dates
> 20th, 27th Sept. 4th Oct.

Work:
1. Buy newspaper
2. Try Starbucks

School:
1. Wait for reply. 10th August 2009

Music:
1. Get a bass to practice on
2. Bass lessons with Eddy.
3. Practice finger styling
4. Guitar browsing with ant 15th Aug.
5. Les Paul?

Exercise:
1. Find iPod!
2. RUN!
3. Weights.

Dinners
1. Liquid kitchen
> Marie & Chris
> waiting for marie to give date
2. Clapton night
> waiting for Ant n Vic to confrim
> bacon cheese burger pizza again? haha.

Clean Room (somehow, sometime)

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Things To Do

As at Tuesday 28th July 2009

Church:
1. Canteen on 30 August 2009
~Theme
>The International?
> International "Buffet"?
~Committee
> Chris!!
~Menu(Run on theme)
> Eddy - Something Korean
> Brian - Laksa
> Rachel - Curry Chicken
> Joyce - Western (waiting for chef to come back)
> Mike - Sandwiches
> Mark - Chicken Wings (waiting for reply)
> Joel - Fishballs & Nuggets
> Leo - Porridge
> eXcess - Hotdogs + Mobile sales (waiting to get sabo)
> Ask chris about the kuay and coffee/tea the last time.

2. Youth Mass on 29th August
~ Music
> Lenny to take charge
> Decide songs after doing readings
> Wait for Ant's reply
~Wardens
> throw to nic
> Leo wants to find wardens...
~ Theme
> Settle on sat 1st aug
~Celebrant
> Leo to do
~P&W
> Thrown to eXcess, ask Eddy for updates during bass lesson (multi-tasking)
~Log
> Leo & Bea to do slides
~Lectors
> Ask Ruth, again.
> Justin?
> CC3s? or is it too early?
> Leo wants to settle...

3. Youth Camp
~ Meeting on Thursday 30th July 7pm

4. Presentation to CC3s
~ 8th Aug. 9am-1pm (clash with retreat, see how on Sat)
~ Attachment Dates
> 20th, 27th Sept. 4th Oct.

School:
1. Wait for reply. 10th August 2009

Music:
1. Bass lessons with Eddy.
2. Practice finger styling

Exercise:
1. Find iPod!
2. RUN!
3. Weights.

Dinners
1. Liquid kitchen
> Marie & Chris
> waiting for marie to give date
2. Clapton night
> waiting for Ant n Vic to confrim
> bacon cheese burger pizza again? haha.

Clean Room (somehow, sometime)

Monday, July 27, 2009

Things To Do

As at Monday 27th July 2009

Church:
1. Canteen on 30 August 2009
~Theme
>The International?
> International "Buffet"?
~Committee
> Chris!!
~Menu(Run on theme)

2. Youth Mass on 29th August
~ Music
> Lenny to take charge
> Decide songs after doing readings
~Wardens
> throw to nic
~ Theme
Settle on sat 1st aug
~Celebrant
> Leo to do
~P&W
> Thrown to eXcess, ask Eddy for updates during bass lesson (multi-tasking)
~Log
> Leo & Bea to do slides
~Lectors
> Ask Ruth, again.
> Justin?
> CC3s? or is it too early?

School:
1. Wait for reply. 10th August 2009

Music:
1. Acoustic jam with Ant on Monday 27th July
2. Tuesday and Friday
3. Bass lessons with Eddy.

Exercise:
1. Make 15 min play list to run to.
2. RUN!
3. Weights.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Random Oddities

ok i know its random, but was listening to Sober by Pink on my phone and half way through the song i just felt like seeing(or is it hearing?) whats on radio. turns out was Sober, by Pink, and it picked up from exactly where i stopped!!!

P.S: yes cheryl im working on your narcissistic post.