Mobile blog

I figured that I wouldn't be able to blog as often as I would like to, so I'll blog on my hand phone then transfer it to the computer.

Well here goes:

Choir
Of late, I've been feeling pretty demoralised and worried. As I heard the SYF recording again, I heard a different AHS choir. What I heard was a choir that put in their heart and soul into the music and worked their finger to their bone to perfect it. Right now, this scene seems so distant from the present AHS choir. Sometimes I even wonder whether SYF was just a dream. We've got to get it together, one way or another.

Reading the bible
I've been reading the bible on the way to school everyday. I have to admit, while it was interesting and fruitful, I also felt very tired. One day, I came to Acts 5:1-11.

Acts 5:1-11
¹Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. ²With his wife's full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles' feet.

³Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? ⁴Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God."

⁵When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. ⁶Then the young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

⁷About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. ⁸Peter asked her, "Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?"
"Yes," she said, "that is the price."

⁹Peter said to her, "How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also."

¹⁰At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. ¹¹Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.

When I read this, I faced a problem. I was seriously confused and lost. I didn't know why God had to punish Ananias and Sapphira so harshly. I even started to doubt God's ways, question his actions. But thank God I found the answer (If you are interested in the answer, here it is)
If Ananias and Sapphira died for this sins, I wouldn't know how many times I would have died. I started to think if I was worthy enough for God. I asked Him the question, and immediately, he told me this.

'I am the father, and you are the child. If the son goes astray, the father will do all in his power to lead him back, as he is worthy. As the father would do to the child, I will do the same to you.'

Immediately, my question was resolved. Hallelujah!

Extra stuff

You Reign

What could stand before You
As You chose to embrace
A cross so undeserved You took for me
The weight of sin upon You
When You offered Your life
As You walked the streets of men
With fading strength

How could we live but not see
Your sacrifice
Your glory

You reign, You reign
Over everything Lord, You reign
With power, and justice divine
Over everything Lord, You reign

What was Your last thought
As You drew Your last breath
Where the victory was Yours for us to see
And all will know the truth
As we live by Your grace
Every praise to You alone

See now the King of Glory
Love of God become my calling
Father I surrender all I am to You forever


From the inside out

A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
my heart and my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart, in my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Chorus 2x
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out Lord, my soul cries out

Michael Jackson parody

Recently, I've been listening to Michael Jackson's songs and watching his MVs. I found this.




Anyone remember this great song? Well take a look at this too.

Tenor

What is Tenor?What was Tenor?What is Tenor to be next time?



'The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the 'modal register'-wikipedia



Although I'm not what a tenor is supposed to be,I have to step up and anchor Tenor, as everyone in Tenor is supposed to.



Since my brother's time, Tenor has been a string section. But somehow, tenor has deteriorated to the state it is today. This is all because the Anglican High Choir works in this lousy way. Each section will have a few very good people to support the section, and the rest can be terrible singers, but it won't matter,because they won't contribute to volume. But the fact now is that the number of anchors are decreasing and no one is willing to step up. That is the real reason why Tenor has detiriorated so badly.


I really hope that everyone in the section can be equally good, so that if one day an anchor should fall, the members can rise up to maintain the standard. I pray that everyone will be anchors, so our performance won't keep fluctuating.

It is really time to step up,Tenors. This is the deciding moment,more important than SYF.It's time to grow up.

hi

I'm back again. Really quite drained of my energy. So drained that I don't even bother typing in full sentences anymore.

Well, at least I managed to catch Pastor Troy for service:)It was great!A really powerful service.yea He talked about the covenant with God and it was really inspiring.It is true.You take one step towards God, he takes ten towards you.

I'm so tired now maybe I'll use the cheating tactic to make my post seem longer.More paragraphs.heh.

Well The Anglican High School concert is on June 30th.That's 7 days to go. Things are taking shape. If all goes well, the concert will be a blast.I hope it will.For those who don't know, the concert is at the Esplanade,7.30-9.00pm. Tell me if you want tickets.

I'm ending this post with a bible verse. Hopefully this will help anyone reading this.

Isaiah 40:31 (New International Version)
31 but those who hope in the LORD

will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles;

they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint.

Bye

Cool!

Went to Eric Whitacre's blog today and came across a cool video of a guy singing SATB for Lux Aurumque.

Original



The Guy's



Cool eh?

Relief

Well, the elections are finally over, and Ashley and Max took over as SLs.

P-H-E-W

I guess I really don't want to be SL yet, since I said that.What great relief.Congratulations to everyone who got their new posts,especially Ashley who saved my life.However, though I managed to escape from being an SL, I still couldn't escape Mr Toh's clutches.lol.So I'm under-studying for music committee with Angeline, Joshua, Poh Yi and Alcavie.Hooray!My wish came true!I can actually continue to be a normal memberof Tenor.Moreover, I'll be learning under the direction of Mr Toh.Great!

Tired...

Hey, I'm back. It's been a very busy, quick, and energy-sapping 25 days. Just when the opportunity came for me to rest during the June holidays, BANG, I collided with holiday homework and choir practices and what not.



Four books to read, one composition, preparation for the choir concert on 30th June, I wonder if this is beyond me. But since everyone else would be experiencing the same thing, perhaps even more, I suppose I can pull through and survive the massacre. Well, this few days has not exactly been that bad, since I managed to catch the Red Rain Concert with Carmen and Peggy at HOGC, and Chawit too, managed to check HOGC out.

Yea, so on the whole, this few days weren't as bad as I thought it would be. And considering that my parents object me going to HOGC, I am rather thankful for the opportunity to go there. I don't know how many more times I can get to go again.zzz.

Well, there's choir tomorrow and I'm supposed to prepare a three minute speech on why I'm running for the position of Tenor section leader because someone apparently nominated me. Seriously speaking, I'm not really keen on becoming an SL. If given the chance, I would definitely choose to learn under the SLs and be a normal choir member. I don't think I have the courage or capabilities to lead Tenor. I'd rather just be a member of †enor and do my best.

Honestly,the interview with the committee members was ok, up to the point where they asked the question.

"Pin Hao, do you want to be SL?"

I pondered for a while, thinking whether I should tell the truth or not. I was never really a good liar, so in the end I said no. To some people, this decision might seem weird. Why would anyone run for a position run that they didn't want? But I was forced, in a way, so I ran for SL. It's like, A mother hitting her child though she didn't want to. She had no choice. I don't think I have one either. I'm not trying to be proud or anything, but sooner or later, I am bound to become SL. The only question is WHEN I would become one. So in a way, I'm volunteering to be forced, but at the same time withdrawing because I'm afraid I would cause the downfall of Tenor.

I know this seems rather complicated, but does anyone want to help me with what I should say for the speech?lol.

The battle of Jericho

In the book of 2nd Chronicles 16:9, it is said that God keeps close watch over the world, giving strength to those who are loyal to him.

2 Chronicles 16:9
"The LORD keeps close watch over the world, to give strength to those whose hearts are loyal to him. You have acted foolishly, and so from now on you will always be at war."

In the book of 2nd Kings 2:7-8, it is said that fifty prophets followed Elijah and Elisha to Jordan. Elijah then separates the water to cross to dry land.

2 Kings 2:7-8
"And fifty prophets followed them to Jordan. Elijah and Elisha stopped by the river, and the fifty prophets stood a short distance away. Then Elijah took off his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the water with it; the water divided, and he and Elisha crossed to the other side on dry ground."

How was it that Elijah could separate the waters? It all had to do with the anointing of God, as through him, all things are possible.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jericho,

"The Bible tells us that after crossing the Jordan, Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan where they laid siege to the city of Jericho. God spoke to Joshua telling him to march around the city once every day for six days with the seven priests carrying ram's horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day they were to march around the city seven times and the priests were to blow their ram's horns. This Joshua did, and he commanded his people not to give a war-cry until he told them to do so. On the seventh day, after marching around the city the seventh time, the priests sounded their ram's horns, and Joshua ordered the people to shout. The walls of the city collapsed, and the Israelites were able to charge straight into the city. The city was completely destroyed, and every man, woman, and child in it was killed. Only Rahab and her family were spared, because she had hid the two spies sent by Joshua. After this Joshua burned the remains of the city and cursed any man who would rebuild the city of Jericho at the cost of his firstborn son."

Only if we cross Jericho, will we be able to get to Jordan. What is your Jericho? Well, I suppose mine would be the religious battle with my parents. We went into a great conflict because of this and I came out at the losing end, having to forgo church until I am done with my studies.

But today God told me something.

"Although it seems that you have lost the battle, which might be true, you have not lost the war. The war is only lost when you give up."

I only realized the fact after hearing this. How true this is. Will you give up the war because you lost the battle? I will not, I will continue to fight this war after I have re-grouped and re-energized my forces. Hopefully, we won't need to settle the problems in such an ugly way. At least, I am not in this alone, for there are many other people dedicated to Christ too, and we have not lost the war just yet. I will get to Jordan.