To know my Jesus crucified,
by far excels all things beside;
all earthly goods we count but loss
and triumph in our Saviour's cross.
Knowledge of all terrestrial things
never our souls true pleasure brings;
no peace, but in the Son of God;
no joy, but through his pardoning blood.
O could I know and love him more
and all his wondrous grace explore,
I would not envy man's esteem,
but part with all and follow him.
Richard Burnham (1749-1810)
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Wednesday
I like this poem a lot. Read it in "The Busy Christian's Guide to Busyness" by Tim Chester.
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Saturday
Not childish.
Just relishing in those moments.
Running in the sand,
spinning,
laughing,
climbing,
racing,
helping one another:
giving one an extra boost up the flying fox seat;
pushing with all one's might
to give the rider
a thrill.
It was fun.
It was nice seeing Lydia again as well as their family. :D
Just relishing in those moments.
Running in the sand,
spinning,
laughing,
climbing,
racing,
helping one another:
giving one an extra boost up the flying fox seat;
pushing with all one's might
to give the rider
a thrill.
It was fun.
It was nice seeing Lydia again as well as their family. :D
Friday, 5 February 2010
Be Still
Went to the canal again this morning, with much difficulty getting up. So I left the house with my mum slightly later than the day before. However the sun seem to have come out much earlier than yesterday. Anyway, this time I snapped some pics. I tried to capture leaves falling but was unsuccessful. As my mum says, this is a "split-second" kind of thing. I hold up my camera towards the tree whose leaves seem to be quite abundant in falling off with the wind, evident by the leaves on the floor and wait. When the next gust of wind blows. The leaves fall and I snap but capture only the tree, staring in jest at my failure... while it shakes off a few more leaves.
Well, I'll try again next time. :)
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Jog at the canal
Went for a walk and a 'half-jog' at the canal in the early morning today with mum. :D
It was really refreshing to see all the greenery and breathe in the fresh cool morning air!
With more time to spare now, I should visit the canal more often. It amazes me how a canal can be so beautiful. I love nature and just walking there is a pleasure... close to nature. God's creation is simply amazing! Birds twitter and flitter amongst the trees... a stork sunbathing, its body reflecting against the water... the occasional leaf falling at the slightest gust of wind... the calm and stately stream of canal water rippling in the early morning...
Thank God for today! :D
It was really refreshing to see all the greenery and breathe in the fresh cool morning air!
With more time to spare now, I should visit the canal more often. It amazes me how a canal can be so beautiful. I love nature and just walking there is a pleasure... close to nature. God's creation is simply amazing! Birds twitter and flitter amongst the trees... a stork sunbathing, its body reflecting against the water... the occasional leaf falling at the slightest gust of wind... the calm and stately stream of canal water rippling in the early morning...
Thank God for today! :D
Friday, 29 January 2010
Waiting
"I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning."
Psalm 130: 5-6
A book I'm reading, called the "Busy Christian's Guide to Busyness" by Tim Chester gave me some insight of psalm 130 and of how David had a quiet and still heart amidst all the chaos and Saul pursuing after his life.
"Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother; my soul is even as a weaned child."
Psalm 131: 2
I'm learning from David. :)
My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning."
Psalm 130: 5-6
A book I'm reading, called the "Busy Christian's Guide to Busyness" by Tim Chester gave me some insight of psalm 130 and of how David had a quiet and still heart amidst all the chaos and Saul pursuing after his life.
"Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother; my soul is even as a weaned child."
Psalm 131: 2
I'm learning from David. :)
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Chopin
Now, I understand why Chopin used to be Joo Ye's favourite composer until Beethoven's works began to intrigue her.
We attended a Chopin celebration concert by the NAFA piano faculty (played by the lecturers of the faculty) It was quite an adventure getting there because we didn't know how to walk there from bugis mrt. Although we were armed with our maps, one printed out from the internet and the other printed on the book I received from their open house last time, our map-reading skills were poor. At least, mine was. Despite instructions from my mum beforehand, they didn't register in my head and we were lost. Time was ticking away-made shorter due to Joo Ye coming 30 mins later than meeting time but it was ok, the time allowance was still rather fine then. Well, to cut the story short, we managed to ask a lady whose destination happened to be (thank God) en route to nafa campus 1 (we were headed for campus 3), so she walked with us and gave us directions after she reached her destination. Thank God, we found campus 1, seeing familiar landmarks printed on the map (we were quite exhilarated actually, like, look! this is there, and that building is there! we're near!!!)
Rushing to campus 3, we plopped down into our seats after showing our tickets, in the nearly full hall. We sat at the 2nd row on the right hand corner of the hall. As it was free seating, those seats were not too bad except that we couldn't see the players' hands, only the full view of the black casing of the grand piano and the expressions of the players' faces. The sound was good.
We heard some of Chopin's nocturnes, ballads and marzukas being played and I enjoyed all of them. His works are really fine works with many details and extremely romantic. Exquisite. The players brought out the tone and shape of the music well at the same time, conveying the feelings of each piece. Chopin's pieces are of great depth and beautiful; melodious. I've never played his pieces before, maybe I should try... the challenging part is the romanticism in the piece.
Aside from Chopin, although I'm no fan of anime music, I happen to know of Totoro (having watched it before when I was young and also from music classmates playing the piece). I'm not addicted to it but after hearing the duet the past year quite frequently and just recently, I think I quite like it.
We attended a Chopin celebration concert by the NAFA piano faculty (played by the lecturers of the faculty) It was quite an adventure getting there because we didn't know how to walk there from bugis mrt. Although we were armed with our maps, one printed out from the internet and the other printed on the book I received from their open house last time, our map-reading skills were poor. At least, mine was. Despite instructions from my mum beforehand, they didn't register in my head and we were lost. Time was ticking away-made shorter due to Joo Ye coming 30 mins later than meeting time but it was ok, the time allowance was still rather fine then. Well, to cut the story short, we managed to ask a lady whose destination happened to be (thank God) en route to nafa campus 1 (we were headed for campus 3), so she walked with us and gave us directions after she reached her destination. Thank God, we found campus 1, seeing familiar landmarks printed on the map (we were quite exhilarated actually, like, look! this is there, and that building is there! we're near!!!)
Rushing to campus 3, we plopped down into our seats after showing our tickets, in the nearly full hall. We sat at the 2nd row on the right hand corner of the hall. As it was free seating, those seats were not too bad except that we couldn't see the players' hands, only the full view of the black casing of the grand piano and the expressions of the players' faces. The sound was good.
We heard some of Chopin's nocturnes, ballads and marzukas being played and I enjoyed all of them. His works are really fine works with many details and extremely romantic. Exquisite. The players brought out the tone and shape of the music well at the same time, conveying the feelings of each piece. Chopin's pieces are of great depth and beautiful; melodious. I've never played his pieces before, maybe I should try... the challenging part is the romanticism in the piece.
Aside from Chopin, although I'm no fan of anime music, I happen to know of Totoro (having watched it before when I was young and also from music classmates playing the piece). I'm not addicted to it but after hearing the duet the past year quite frequently and just recently, I think I quite like it.
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Wednesday
Woke up at 6 am (finally a break through from my "holiday" wake-up time which is about 9 am-10am)...well, after much persuasion. :D
It was my mum's idea to see how traffic would be if I took the bus to school along a 'crazy morning' route. I thought that her idea was great, it would definitely be a good gauge. However, as we left the house late, we couldn't catch the early bus and waited about 15 mins for the next one which didn't come. So, we decided to take the mrt instead. In total it takes about 1 hour... it's faster by bus...but along that 'crazy morning' route with jams, it may just take about the same amount of time as taking an mrt, which is more reliable because it runs on schedule and waiting for the next train doesn't take too long especially during peak period.
On the way, I was thinking how long the journey took and whether it would actually became an everyday thing... suddenly, the other school became poignantly attractive, relating to location.
Well. Well...
It was my mum's idea to see how traffic would be if I took the bus to school along a 'crazy morning' route. I thought that her idea was great, it would definitely be a good gauge. However, as we left the house late, we couldn't catch the early bus and waited about 15 mins for the next one which didn't come. So, we decided to take the mrt instead. In total it takes about 1 hour... it's faster by bus...but along that 'crazy morning' route with jams, it may just take about the same amount of time as taking an mrt, which is more reliable because it runs on schedule and waiting for the next train doesn't take too long especially during peak period.
On the way, I was thinking how long the journey took and whether it would actually became an everyday thing... suddenly, the other school became poignantly attractive, relating to location.
Well. Well...
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