Young Leaders Conference

It's been a great honour to serve Him with Strikeforce.

It was the morning of 20 May, Saturday. These kids, dressed in the school uniforms, representatives from many secondary schools and JCs in Singapore.
They came together, for the Young Leaders Conference.

Strikeforce was invited to open the event for the day.
At 9:55am, we were ready in our positions, bold and full of zest.
The ever familiar whistle blew, and we strutted in with spacejam beats, leading the way for Minister - Prime Minister's Office, Lim Swee Say.

The sleepy, non-responsive crowd woke up and began cheering.

After playing the grand entrance for the minister, we moved on to the stage to start our item. The silence broke, once again. Sporadic screams of excitement came at junctures of the performance. Man, this is one of the most responsive frenzied audience ever!

The youths, they are the pillars of the country. Amongst these youth leaders, there are many potential entrepreneurs, ministers, opinion leaders. Strikeforce, carrying the spirit of God, was there. When they cheered, they truly cheered for the works of God. We were merely availing ourselves and the little that we have to offer. But the Lord has used us, to stir the hearts and emotions of these young leaders.

It's great to be on stage.. but there is a price to pay to be God's chosen.

1 Thess 1:3-5
"remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God. For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance.."

After the conference ended, Val met some juniors from AHS...they went..."WOW... You are from Strikeforce?" In my heart, I was like, "WOW...God, You've used us to make a difference."


For from Strikeforce, the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place. (1 Thess 1:8)

Billy Cobham drum clinic 17 May

Got a free ticket to watch Billy Cobham in action, thanks to Aloy. Was thrilled to receive his msg at around 5pm last Wed (17 May), when the show would be at 730pm.

Took a picture with the legend. He told me he started playing since he was three. !?!!?! man. I wished I had started earlier.

It was held at Balmoral Plaza, some ulu mall (think Peninsula) at Bukit Timah. It was at this something Silver Pub (think small shady pub in Far East). Kinda taken aback to find out that the drum clinic hosting this international act was really in there.

The show was good! Learnt a few things:

• Volumes of playing can create different vibes
• Training the left hand to be a lead in playing - practise stroking with heavy textbook on the lefty
• Tuning of drums to create the kind of environment suited for personal preference
• Using two drumsticks on both hands on the drumset (like mallet players)
• Try wacky stuff like sticking a drumstick in the middle of the highhat
• You could be playing a simple rhythm, but if you get people in the crowd bopping in the head with you, you're on the right track.

Of course that was not all that I got from the show. The display of his groove on the drums, the way he knew how to make his drums work for him, not the other way around.

I wanna learn to play these simultaneously - double on my right foot, rhumba clave on my left hand, shuffle on my right hand, and quarter open close high-hat on my left food.

Anyway, really grateful that Aloysius invited me for the show. and Val for accompanying me.

Countdown : 19 more weeks to the end of attachment

been having migraine ever since I started attachment.

Lord, you are my fortress, my strength, my ever present help in times of need.

Jehovah Shammah, always with me, I need you. so much.

love my sis

Bought bLAST!

woke up this morning excited to watch it, but my VCD player died.

wanted to watch on my computer instead, but first there was hard disk failure and when I could finally on my comp, there was not enough memory.

Ranted to my sis and she drove me to her house to so that I could watch my vcd.

To my dismay, I left disc one in my comp's CD Drive.

What a blur baboon. Thank God there's still a second disk, but the battery battle was in the first disc.

Nevertheless, it was a great time fellowshipping with my sister.

She may be 16 years older but we share our joys and cries together.

We understand each others' pain and passion

She helped me squeeze my pimples hahaha.. I told her about the guy I have a crush on..

I miss the times we could jam together in my house, her on the piano, me on drums

Love her so much, I respect this lady, who's been a great influence in my life, who's brought me to church as a kid, who's sparked my interest in music, who's taken good care of me, and supported me in all my interests and passion, and I am who I am today, because of her.

I wouldn't be playing drums if not for her.
She could have spent all that money on her piano lessons instead of my drum lessons.

this is dedicated to you Sophia.
I love you sister.

Emerge 06 is coming!!

I'm really looking forward to it.
And this year I won't miss POS because it is at night!!

WEEE.

Anyone who happens to need a schedule of the events
you can download it here. I'm such an addict to excel now I did up this to circulate to my cell members. ahahaa

okie bye.

I'm sitting here, stoning
My mind's in a whirl, the entire morning
So many things to be
I've only myself to convince
that I'm not just a kid
I'm a warrior for the glorious King

I see the gleam in the enemy's eyes
ready to wrestle the doubts in my heart
Picking up the five stones with my hands
I flung with all my strength, confessing Jesus with my mouth

The enemy will never win this war

2 Cor 4:8-11 We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed;
we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken;
struck down, but not destroyed--
always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus,
that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.
For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake,
that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.