THE RESURRECTION OF MY BLOG

I thought it was over ...

And I thought that this had all come to an end ...

But little did I know ...

THAT MY BLOG STILL EXISTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You see, I cancelled off my blog months ago because I had not enough time to cope with both studies and activities and this ... and I seriously thought it was no more ... but, well, as you can see ...

Since this blog still exists, I decided to continue posting from today. If you have a blog, please, please link me (after telling me who you are, of course) :)

Some time ago, I was just taking time, thinking about the things that have happened this year. (The last time I blogged was months ago so alot has changed) ... Well, I sort of concluded this:

I am so blessed !!!!!!!

God has given me a good class, good family, good friends, good traits, and so many good things that I can share with others.

All I could ever ask for right now, apart from Chow Sern's condition to improve, and my grandmother's health, I would ask for my family and friends to be blest.

I just could not resist the urge to play this song. It's a very old song, but a very meaningful one too:

God will make a way,
when there seems to be no way,
He works in ways we cannot see,
He will make a way for me.

He will be my guide,
Hold me closely to His side,
with love and strength for each new day
He will make a way.
He will make a way.

I don't know why, but I was like ... in estatic fantasy, you know. The bow dragged its way acorss PERFECTLY smoothly across the strings, and my fingers thrilled the vibratos in the correct milliseconds as they danced on the correct intonations. I had not enjoyed playing so soulfully before ... It was simply sweet and so very enjoyable ... I could only put my violin down at 11.30pm. And I had the best sleep ever. :)

You know, I wondered before, how the world would be without music. I guess ... it'll be pretty horrid ... Well, I don't know...

Mid-term exams are coming and I am determined to study hard for it. So, I might not blog so often, but I will try to keep topics worth reading in store for you, OK? :)

I got to sleep. I need my nap. OK, I better not go round the bush and just log off.

BYE. :D

The FIRST week ...

Hey you, how's the first week of school? For me, it's filled with joy and surprise. And also lethargy and stress ...

Welcome, welcome, welcome, dear Form 3s. Enjoy learning your subjects in school early in the morning! Lavish the thought of taking your injection! Cherish the time you struggle for your PMR because when you get to Form 4 it's going to be a lot much harder ... (snickers)

Well, Form 4s, here we are ... in a strange new land of Physics, Chemistry and Add Math. Let us brave this journey with endurance and determination.

Form 5s, YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!! And you know what I mean ...

As for me, this was my busy schedule: (When I say first, I mean first of the year.)

Monday: First BM tuition
Tuesday: First Chemistry Tuition (ADELYN, YOU ARE A GREAT PERSON TO SIT WITH)
Wednesday: First Piano Lesson (Poor teacher met with accident. Cannot drive. I had to go her house in Subang for lesson.)
Thursday: First Physics Tuition (Learnt that Sri Aman girls have lots of spunk.)
Friday: First Violin Class

CF today was awesome. It's so good to see so many of you all coming on the first Friday of the year.

Huey Lin and Huey Wern better take care of the Panda and Koala. You know what I mean. :) Chien Choon, don't let your cow die ...

Taking Grade 8 for Piano next year. I really want to do well. And I want to work hard for it, and I know I will. But I don't know if I'll work my HARDEST, but I'll try to because I want to ...

Puan Carol has many interesting ways to conduct lessons. From Danush, I heard she asked 4Ix to keep quiet and listen to the birds for 5 minutes. I know it may be weird, but I'd love to be there to do the same as you guys ... She gave a good message during CF about gifts. Now I know how "myrrh" is pronounced.

Chow Ern is getting on my nerves. I'm sleeping in her room because my grandfather is sleeping in mine. She has the weirdest problems - She must not feel the slightest bit of heat, which is why she switches on air-con every night. And she MUST HEAR THE SOUND OF THE FAN TO FALL ASLEEP.

I never switch on air-con when I sleep, and if I do once in a blue moon, I would NEVER leave the fan on at the same time. Reason number one: Wastes money and energy. Reason number two: I GET A RUNNY NOSE WHEN I WAKE UP!!!!!

Thanks to Chow Ern, I was sneezing in class during lesson on Thrusday and Friday. You are greatly appreciated for being such a good roommate.

Okay, sarcasm over. So, how's your week? If you posted the info on your blog, send your link to me so I can read it too. :)

For now, GOODBYE!!!!

It's a New Year ... and School Term

I'm going back to school tomorrow and seeing all my friends once again.

I've missed so many people SO much during the hols, and when I get back, I wanna bully them like I've done before. (snickers)

There are things I'd love to ask, for example, the SIC Youth Rally Samantha Ho, Jeanne and Dominic have been involved in. It's no doubt they worked their souls out. I'll like to get updates on that ... I bet they've got loads of stories ...

A farewell to Jeanne who is leaving for Canada. Bye, Jeanne! You've been a great blessing to us all. I pray you find good friends and neighbours, coz I know you'll be a good friend and neighbour to them.

CFers, watch out, I'm gonna get more active! Yeah ... So sad Rachel Cheng and some others couldn't make it for Sayang Camp. Nah, I'll be seeing you all more than enough when we get back to school tomorrow.

I'm joining District Marching for PBSM!!! Yeah ... Chow Ern encourages me 101% which was one of the reasons I put my name in. Nah, it's more than just that, and you know it. :)

Playing music and getting paid for it is not really my style, in fact, it isn't AT ALL. But my Pa and Ma agree that there are times I cannot do everything for everyone for free.

Miss Goh, my music teacher, is getting me all worked out once again. I got almost every question wrong in my last week's theory homework. Not a very pleasant sight ...

Prefects, good job with the orientation. Yasmin and Kavitta are totally interesting people to work with, you know. Yasmin's a good food and drink provider ... seriously, man ...

The Creative School of Ministry of FGA ain't seen the last of me ...

So, what can I say? I can only be thankful for all the experiences I have gone through, and look forward in anticipation at the ones to come ... :D

It's Another Year Gone By

HEY THERE, YOU!!!!!

First of all, I'd like to say Happy New Year to you ...

It's one decade gone by in the 21st century and there are certainly GREATER THINGS in stall for us all.

I'm really keen on stepping into 2010, and I've got a list of resolutions set:

1. Praise and serve God always with a cheerful heart
2. Serve the prefect board of SMK Taman S.E.A. faithfully
3. Serve in CF and get to know the CFers better!!!
4. Get active in my House
5. Be a good First Aider
6. Perform better in violin and piano
7. Play the guitar BETTER
8. Take part in another tennis tournament
9. See Chow Sern improve in his speech, and let myself contribute to that
10. BLESS EVERYONE AROUND ME, regardless of gender, age, occupation, status,
attitude, behaviour, personality, and size.

Tonight is the night I have been waiting for. I'll be "stringing" the night away on my violin together with the musicians of Creative School of Ministry in Full Gospel Assembly, KL.

I hope you will have as much fun as I do, I myself will enjoy playing for God. :

:)

See you in the next decade, whoever you may be. :)

Youth RevAmp Conference

Hey you, how's the holiday going?

As for me, I've been having an awesome time at the FGA Revolution Amplified Youth Conference from 14-20 December 2009 and I'm going to tell you all about it.

By the way, if you wonder what Revolution Amplified is, it's my annual church conference theme. It's not just about IMPARTING God's love to the attendees, it's also about IMPACTING society by serving the community.

Each participant gets to choose a department to get involved in. There's The Environment, the Refugees, the Orphans, the Sick ... and one more ...

Well, I chose the Sick, and boy, was it mind-blowing!!!! The ironic thing was that our nametag had two blank green sections, one big, one small. The big one was obviously for the name, so I wrote:

LEE CHOW XIN

And the little one was supposingly for the department we had chosen, but I didn't write it, because if I did, this would be my name tag:

LEE CHOW XIN
THE SICK

You can stop laughing now.

We had IMPART sessions in the morning, which was meant to teach God's word to us, and IMPACT sessions in the afternoon, where we went out to do community work.
Then, at night, we had Night Sessions where a speaker would impart to us anyway ...

The Sick people (not in that way) were volunteers for MAKNA - Majlis Kanser National. We were assigned to do Home Visits to Cancer Patients. Since the person-in-charge, a friendly lady named Mamma Gie, had instructed us not to "menceritakan" our experience to friends who were not volunteers, I would just give you the outline of the story.

It was interesting, it was a new experience, and it opened my mind to how privileged we are when we have healthy bodies. I loved the IMPACT session.

The whole conference was a whole new experience for Full Gospel Assembly, I must say, because all these years, our camps have only involved people coming, people getting touched by God, and people going home. This year, we not only have people coming, we also have people going out into the community to do good deeds for the less fortunate, to TELL PEOPLE THAT WE CHRISTIANS WANNA SHOW LOVE TO THEM! Is that amazing or what?

Chruch friends are so amazing. I met two girls from Shelter Home named Cassandra and Joyce. They are both two years elder than I am, but they were my very best companions throughout the conference. They taught me so many thing I never knew, and I would never want to forget those things.

FOOD. Conference food was so good I began to get suspicious why they were feeding us so extravagantly when we could easily settle for something simpler ...

Well, enough already ... Here are my photos:



















I guess that's all for now. How about you?