~ When You Believe ~

Many nights we prayed, with no proof anyone could hear
In our hearts a hopeful song, we barely understood
Now we are not afraid, although we know there's much to fear
We were moving mountains long, before we knew we could

There can be miracles, when you believe
Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill
Who knows what miracle, you can achieve
When you believe, somehow you will
You will when you believe.

In this time of fear, when prayer so often proves in vain
Hope seems like the summer birds, too swiftly flown away
Yet now I'm standing here, my heart so full I can't explain
Seeking faith and speaking words, I'd never thought I'd say

Hebrew: ('ch' pronounced as 'K')
A shira l'da nai ki go oh ga ah
(I will sing to the Lord for he has triumphed gloriously)
A shira l'da nai ki go oh ga ah
(I will sing to the Lord for he has triumphed gloriously)
Mi cha mo cha ba e lim a do nai
(Who is like You, oh Lord, among the celestial)
Mi cha mo cha na dar ba ko desh
(Who is like You, majestic in holiness)
Na chi ta v'chas d'cha am zul ga al ta
(In Your Love, You lead the people You redeemed)
Na chi ta v'chas d'cha am zul ga al ta
(In Your Love, You lead the people You redeemed)
A shi ra! A shi ra! A shi ra!

A shira l'da nai ki go oh ga ah
A shira l'da nai ki go oh ga ah
Mi cha mo cha ba e lim a do nai
Mi cha mo cha na dar ba ko desh
Na chi ta v'chas d'cha am zul ga al ta
Na chi ta v'chas d'cha am zul ga al ta

There can be miracles
When you believe (When you believe)
Though hope is frail
It's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles
You can achieve (You can achieve)
When you believe
Somehow you will
Now you will
You will when you believe

You will when you
Believe

My performance at Hark's cafe...

Hi guys,

I believe you guys should have seen my pseudo concert poster by now...
[It's meant to be a joke and of coz, I dun have the qualities to do a concert yet la!)

I believe that by now, my friends (that's you) should know I'm nominated to join this music cafe's weekly competition. Thanks for all the support and encouragement you've been giving me. Really am appreciated and touched...

Do take note that my performance is on the 10th of May and not the 11th.(As the 11th is a public holiday eve, and the cafe has programmes for that day)

The competition will start at around 8:30pm. And probably will end at 11pm. But PLEASE don't stay till the results, as you guys might have school or work the next day. Don't want to get you guys into trouble and also feel bad to take away your beautiful sleep.

1. I am thankful that you guys can come down to listen to me sing. So bare with me if I hurt ya ears. hehe
   
2. I dun think I will get into the finals either. For I'm only doing this for the love of music and not for stardom or fame. So as long as you guys are entertained, that's enough for me.

So PLEASE don't stay till the end, alright?!

Just to let u guys know more abt the contest
It's held on every Thursday.
And the last Thurs of the month is the monthly Grand Finals

Contest is open to all customers.

Prizes are:
Champion: A trophy + Professional Studio Recording + Acoustic guitar + Cash vouchers
1st Runner Up: A trophy + Acoustic guitar + Cash vouchers
2nd Runner Up: A trophy + Cash vouchers

Judging Criteria:

1. Singing Skills 25%
   
2. Hosting Abilities 15%
   
3. Stage Presence 10%
   
4. Audience Voting 50%

Guess that's abt it... Thanks again for all the support.
And pls RSVP to me on ya attendance so as i can reserve seats for u...

'Da Vinci Code' coming this way...

This book is one book that captivated my soul away.
Dan Brown is really a good author...
How he play with his words and intelligence.

My fren KeeWee lent me this book... It's around 10 cm thick if i didn't recall wrongly. And i finished it in 2 days. I was so stuck to this book in camp. That my officers were asking me to put it down cause it was obstructing my duties... hehe

Well, it's a mystery story and it talks abt this cult who murdered a musuem curator who holds some secret to the truth of Jesus Christ. Now, Hollywood is making a movie out of it... Starring Tom Hanks.

But be careful of the content though. It's categorized... 'History Fiction' Thus do not let the story deceived you from facts. For more information of the truth of the gospel, feel free to approach me for more information. I have a DVD called 'Da Vinci Code - Fact or Fiction' to share if you are interested abt how the bible or Jesus Christ came from.


Here's a reference material for u from RBC ministries. (All copyrights reserved by RBC. This is a link and not hosted by me)

Some thoughts for the week:

A shepherd is more than just a shepherd. A shepherd is a friend too. but have you been doing your duties as a friend before you focus on your duties as a shepherd

I came across a book at the entrance of the 'Triumph Praise' bookstore at PS. I think it's called... "Why do men hate going to Church?" Which is true... There are lesser male leaders in church too.
Brothers, can you take the challenges?

Was i saying everything has been so superstar for me lately?

All thanks to KFC... I managed to get abit of JY's packed schedule to meet him out for lunch. All the way at Jurong Point lor... Grr...

We talked alot though.

Some bloppers...

JY would be releasing his album by late May.

JY would be going to JJ's concert.

JY has no more projects coming up till further notice.

Some things you might not know

JY likes travelling/flying.

JY likes driving, got his licence at the age of 18(NS), in 3 mths.

JY loves LOTR (Extended Version)

JY is a buddhist. (*hint hint*)

JY finds Punggol/Hougang too far for travelling.

Despite he doesn't watch much horror films lately, he likes the movie [Shutter] and can't wait to see [Recarnation] 'cept that he can't find company.

GREAT News!!! My family is saved!!!

YaY!! My family is saved!!!

Daddy decides to remove all the idols in the house!!!
He has been attending some Geylang Church and now,
he decides to remove all the idols in the house.
Hallelujah!!!

Almost the whole family is saved now...

Now, need to work on Mummy on her beliefs and Ricky on his faithfulness & discipline.

But Richard thinks Daddy is not completely on the right doctrine yet...

But still... There has been a breakthrough...

Praise him for His grace and glory... ^_^

AMEN!!!

'Minus 16' - Hark's Cafe

Bumped into Joseph at City Hall last night...
Never expected to see him there...

Due to his crazy sleeping habit...
Now he can't sleep in the night... and urges for 'Nightlife'
Crazy fellow.. So he insist to visit some clubs/pubs...
But after i told him the 'cover charge'...
He changed his mind (=S)

Then... I suddenly remembered about his birthday party and ask if he had made any reservations at his '民歌餐厅' yet? And he was like reminded... "Oh yah... haven done it yet... accompany me...can?"

So, we went to the Music Dreamers Cafe at Marina Square. But it was closing... THAT was one popular place among the local singers. E.g. Nick Shen... And so, we proceeded to the Hark's Music Cafe that Joseph was toking about. He mentioned that Amber recommended it.

So we arrived at Hark's...
Wow... The ambience looked nice in the inside. The staff were very good too. Though the stuff was a little pricy. But well, guess it was worth it. Joseph and I both ordered fizzy soda. And he ordered a plate of fries. Nice. Like the chips...



Saw that they had this theme called 'Unplugged Karaoke'
And we saw customers making dedications & going up to sing. The musicians were really great. They were even playing latest songs like 'Kiss Goodbye'. So Joseph and I decided to give it a try too.



Little did i know that it was their 'challenge' night...


But well, Joseph went up first... and sang '你那么爱她'. Initiially, felt it was wavering... but when it picked up... The whole cafe stopped to listened... I was touched. 我被感动了. Then, i think the supervisor/manager of the cafe approached Joseph and invited him to join the monthly Hark contest. Cool...

A great job well done. Following that, the other customers sang songs like 'Kiss Goodbye' and '写一首歌'... Seems like they'd lost my dedication slip. So I went to check... and was made the last singer for the night...

Really didn't know wad to sing...
So I just sang [枫] and Joseph reminded me that our key was '-4' because that was wad we could reach the last time at K-Box. Then, as i approached the stage, I told the host/guitarist that my key was -4. And he was like... "wah, so fast come up tell me -4 ah... hehe... pro sia... ok... -4 will be A" So i tested the first word... And then he said "Wah... Even your first word is already on 'A' "

I was like thinking...
'Err... Oh shit... too much hope = too much disappointment' (>_< )

So there goes... music started... I sang the song...
Was really scared of 破声, so i sang as low as possible...
"乌云在我们心里刻下一块阴影..."

Then.. i got to the chorus part... and the host said...
"Err... Why dun we try another style... We rap the chorus??"
I was like... "err okayz"... so I tried to pick up...

Then halfway, the host couldn't take it and he said...
"Well, usually we have a teacher & guidance session on Monday, but well, let's see wad we can do here. Now, Tobey... when u came up, u requested for -4 key, but do u know that u r actually singing -16... You sounded like you were reading the text. You should sing in this key..."

"缓缓掉落的枫叶像思念..."

And so, i followed him... And he was like "yah... that's right!!!! keep it this way... let's start to sing from the chorus again using this key" & so i did. And everyone was like "WOAH"... LoL... The pianist was like "Hey, actually... he has a nice voice leh..." (My ego grew... [>_< ])

The music softened down and the host asked me to 'close' for the night... I was like stuttering... "Err ok, thank u all for coming to Hark's cafe and wishing all a safe journey home"

And the chorus music pick up again... And i finished it off... ♪
"缓缓掉落的枫叶像思念... "

Cool... Haha... thanks teacher!!! Though I really made a lot of mistakes and forgot quite some parts of the song... Really had a great time today...
Learned a lot... Now I have a new hangout to go... LOL...

If u guys are interested, feel free to vist them here.

Charlie left for Taiwan...

Charlie left for Taiwan @ 0230...

Went to sent him off at Changi Airport...

He'll be gone for 2 weeks... till 27th...
Guess he's gonna miss home... We will miss him too...


[The guys at BK Terminal One]

CSS are done...

Party at K Union...

Red Cross Home...

Went to the 'Red Cross Home 4 the disabled'... [Army visit]

Was very shocked to be there...
Fed the people there, held their hands (it gave them warmth) and I prayed for them...



Why did God made them this way? Sniff...

There are not just only adults but kids too. And some of the kids are so adorable. But due to fever, they got overheated and burnt their braincells. So sad...

Anyone interested to go visit them?

Slapped...

Just read this and felt like got slapped on the face... by the Holy Spirit...

"What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures." James 4:1-3 NIV

Feel enlightened & remorseful now...