Attitudes

I remember an incident last year where a producer's reaction towards the production house left very little to be desired. As a believer in Christ, she encourages others not to work for them. When I receive that call, I was so disappointed. I wanted to tell her as a fellow-believer in Christ that such attitude is wrong, but I didn't. I always believe that whether we are explicit about your faith or not, we should be salt nad light of this world. That doesn't mean we let people abuse us and step over us. If we felt abuse and unjustified, speak up and try to clarify. If the situation is bad, walk out and let it be, but stop encouraging others to boycott them as an act of revenge.

I do boycott some companies esp those that promises heaven but give us hell. We may warn others about working for them, but that may be an isolated incident. In the case mentioned above, it was the "big news" of the industry two years ago when some members of the crew went as far as to the small-claims court to get their money (where they usually end up getting only a fraction of the total amount). After talking to an ex-staff of the company, I was able to sympathise with they company, although I do not appreciate being paid late. Apart from one job, most of the other jobs (from the same company) were paid promptly (it usually at the mercies of their client).

I do not have the luxury of being promised work monthly, let alone daily. But the Lord has been good and has filled my schedule on a week by week basis. I cannot simply reject work based on a bad-reputation. The only way around it is to talk to the producer and agree on a concensus and mutual understanding that will benefit us both.

In my life, Lord, be glorified!
In my life, Lord, be glorified in me!

Mr Misery

I might have posted this before, but I open my data base and was so thankful that I remembered the tune. I'm really on a roll these days. I've been thinking about a TOSOG project for the longest time and every week is a week closer to the jam that I really wanted. I am still waiting. I am so glad many of u are patiently waiting for me too! Thank You!

Mr Misery, walking miserably
Feeling depresso
Drinking Expresso
Where are the stuff to take u high?
What are the reasons youre denying?
Within yourself it burns the question "why"
You brought this misery to yourself

Mr Misery, living aimlessly
Fighting with shadows
Next of the windows
There isn't a need to hate yourself
You'll find a way out from all the shame
Just ask yourself
When was the time you last considered
There was a man who died to save ya
Within yourself I hope the question fuels your passion
To know deep down inside there is a way out from all the misery

Mr Misery, you can be happy

Figtree

Hey all,

Our Myspace site is up!

Enjoy
Have fun
And Fig' it!

I am already 31 years old and new life had begun (fatherhood) before the other one ended (living as a married, yet care free life). I somehow feel that my mission in life is incomplete. Yes, Chia Ee and SW are my priorities now, but I feel that there are unfinished work to be done for the Lord in R-age, but I know the Lord will provide the workers for His ministry. I have not been there since the start of the year, but everytime I read e-mails by boss and read about R-age in Grace bulletin or Grace Pointer, I wished I had been there. But changes are inevitable and I concede to my fate. My fate is in God's hands. I have run my course and I am only moving on outside of R-age. This was expected eventhough I didn't want it to happen, but the circumstances and time just seems right to forge ahead. I miss doing youth ministry. I miss inspiring people. I may not have as many chance as I had in R-age, but the Lord have paved a way for me to reach out to others at work, play and most of all at home. No matter how much I miss doing things I used to do, I will not exchange being Daddy to Chia Ee to those things. I considered my ministry a failure if I fail my family.

From reports I heard, the ministry is doing great! I rejoice greatly upon hearing that. This year is R-age's 10th Anniversary, I'll definitely be there! I already told Joey that I'd like to help in someways for some event he is running. I look forward to doing something for it.

Lord, You are the blazing centre of everything I do

and the reason why I do them

I think I tried too hard at Myshow07. Nonetheless, it gave me and the guys something to work on and to look forward to.

Arhghghg...

Everything that I practiced and prepared for were thrown out of the stage. What was I thinking? I've always played in a calm manner in church and in jam studio, but once I get animated, all sense of rhythm goes out of control. It was really bad! I have this bad habit of wanting to be a showman behind the kit, but I am obviously compromising that for good drumming. Quit it, Jenn, just play drums and drive the band.

Pls support Figtree!!

Hey peeps, below is from myshow07 website. In case u din't notice, the competition is a ticketed event. Details about how to get it can be found below. If I am not wrong, you could also buy it at the door on the 18th. Do I care about your votes? Yes and No. Yes because it might help us win something. No because I just want to show case the new Figtree.

For your friends who will be performing, how could you bring yourself not to grace the concert to show them your support!? Tickets are priced at $4 each. Every ticket holder is entitled to 1 FREE drink and a VOTING chance to support your fav band!

Buying your tickets is simple as 123:

Via Internet

Step 1: Go to "CC Online" at http://www.pa.gov.sg.
Step 2: Click on "Activities" & search for
"Performance/Show" at "Leng Kee CC"
Step 3: Fill in online registration form & make payments

Over Counter Sales @

Leng Kee Community Centre. 400, Lengkok Bahru.
MDIS UniCampus Blk H, Energy Hub. 501, Stirling Rd.
Wake Me Up Music. Blk 6C Maragret Dr.

SINGAPORE DRUM FESTIVAL!!!

SINGAPORE DRUM FESTIVAL!!!


YEAH!!!

About that Figtree performance

18th March 2007, 6pm (but be early lah!)
MDIS Unicampus at Stirling Road (off Queensway)

Figtree is the first band at 6pm. So be there early. Talk to us, encourage us and make us feel likerock stars! Yeah!

For more details, click here! And do check out COPA (see previous post)!!!

Rory

Those who were there when R-age started might remember Rory White. That big American dude who plays the guitar. I just found his band on my space and I really love that track that plays when u enter into the site. Go and check it out!

Click "Copa" to go to the site.

Delight in Christ

Before I share, pls mark this date down: 18 March, 5.30pm. Figtree is playing in a band competition. We hit the stage at around 6pm and we're the first band! As we're also a relatively unknown band, we really need ur support to come and scream/cheer and make us think u love us so much to impress the judges and intimidate the other bands. Hahaha... But seriously, just come and listen to the new Figtree and spice up our performance with ur presence.

I was reading the Psalm to Chia Ee earlier and I decided to skip Psalm 3 because of something my sis-in-law shared about last night (from the sermon in COOS).

Psalm 37:3-6
3 Trust in the LORD and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

4 Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:

6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

I gotta learn to delight in Christ more than anything other than Christ himself. Not even my family. Only when Christ is the focus of my whole being then will I be a better husband, father, soundman or whatever I aspire to become.

Manchester United beat Liverpoor!!!

I was so nervous that I didn't watch the entire 2nd half. I just relied on the webcast to update me on the results. I was so estatic when I saw 0-1 to Man U!!! Woah... this feels so good! After reading all the crap in the Newpaper about people switching clubs they support or how passionate they are about their clubs (the whole series made me sick!), I am glad that the bragging rights went to Man U supporters!!

So do not taunt anyone before the ball is kicked because it can be deflected back to your face!

Enjoy the moment!

Fig-gering our our songs at Beat Merchants

We had a mad jam last night because we jammed or two hours from 11pm to 1am. After that We had tea til about one. This would be the last time I am doing this because of health reasons. Some of you know that I am asthmatic and if I hang out too late and laughing now and then, I will start wheezing and with these guys, there are a lot of laughter in the studio. It's serious work when we try to nail down a song, but when we goof it up, it's really hillarious! I think I brought the condition upon myself. Ever the one who likes to laugh, I'd pick on a band member and laugh the loudest. Then I start to feel some shortness of breath and so I calmed down a bit.

Jamming at such unearthly times is quite an experience because it took me almost an hour to feel warm-up! Thus the most fruitful time of the jam was from 12 to 1. We've gained much ground and confidence, not to win My Show 07, but to put up a good show. Alas, but Glenn, our magic finger, was the first to draw lots for the order of play drew #1 (out of 8 bands)!! Being the first band has it's good and bad. However I am hope that we play well enough to impress the crowd and judges. Oh, it's going to be exciting!!! I feel younger again with all these excitement about gigging and performing. I was born to be a rock star albeit a closeted one.

My pudding baby became a pandan baby again on Thurs and Fri. He was wheezing so bad on Thurs morning that we had to send him to KK where he was admited. He has been a noisy baby this time compared to the last admition. He cried and cried when the nurses gave him the puffs. We had to hold his hands down and the nurse will place the apparatus over his mouth and hold his face. That apparatus muffles his cries, which I thought was really cool.

Some may think it's so sad that he has to go through this. Oh pls don't add insult to injury. It happens to kids and no parents would like their kids to go through such an ordeal. I didn't ask Chia Ee to be borned with asthema (BTW, it's not confirmed but most likely because of my history), but he has it nonetheless and I thank God for it. Through it I will care more for him and not take him for granted. I praise the Lord each morning that I hear his cries and watch him struggle with grandma and me as we give him his puffs coz he is being cared for and the Lord has made it manageable for us and for him.

Oh, suddenly there are so much in my mind...

I read the newspapers two days ago and read about James Cameron controversial documentary that claims that they have found the grace of Jesus, Mary Magdalene and a child called Judah. Thus agreeing with the authords of The H-ly Gr-il and The Da Vinci Code that Jesus never die or resurrected as Christians claimed. I was angry and I wanted to blog about my feelings in frustration. I was angry coz I want to defend my faith. I felt so violated that something so precious to me should be taken and twisted. Being a Christian in the world today is hard, but we must remember that we must still share the gospel despite the increasing lack of spirituality (or rather a change from judeo-christian thoughts to eastern-mysticism) because we're called to be a witness and to live according to the Word-revealed - Christ and The Bible.

I remember that what I have is faith and what I believe in needs faith. The bible verse kept coming back to my head. I dun think God is deaf or blind to the things that's been said about Him. I am not worried because I know the Lord will vindicate his saints for His name sake! Or rather, He will vindicate Himself for his name sake! I dare not consider the fate of those who oppose God, esp those that oppose Jesus, his death and ressurection. But God has his way and I pray O lord, please do vindicate ur name for ur name sake!


Psalm 26:1
1 Vindicate me, O LORD,
for I have led a blameless life;
I have trusted in the LORD
without wavering.

Despite the evidences against the claims of the gospel, preach it and live it anyway. Despite all the unbelief, do not compromise because what we believe in is a good thing. Even if this is a mistake and I become the greater fool because of it, I will not live in regret because it is a life well-lived. But unless my faith burn out, my heart will still boldly sing "Be Thou my vision of Lord of my heart"

My Show 07

This is a band competion that Figtree joined. We're in the finals on 18th March, Sunday, 6pm-10.30pm at MDIS UniCampus at Stirling Road, off Queensway. Come if u can and give us ur screams, love, madness and adoration!!

Check out their website for more info:
http://www.myshow07.blogspot.com/