From Nettles to Myrtles. (Isa 55)

Every choice, every action bears consequences. Deeds done in our period of err breeds stinging nettles. But seek the LORD while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the LORD, and He will have compassion on him, and to our God he will abundantly pardon.

The mercy and goodness of God will cause myrtles to grow, as He reverses the consequences of your sin and you will go out with joy, and be led forth with peace..

G.A.S

All musicians have this in common, only to different degrees. Wait wut? What's GAS? It's an acronym for Gear Acquisition Syndrome. ;) Example for usage: "I've been having major GAS on a Gretsch Black Falcon".

Was having a conversation with Jerrold and Clarence the other day and i just realized this little truth. Well, Jerrold's GASing for a cajon, fueled by his new found talent in percussion, Clarence's GASing for a mini taylor which i think i'll never comprehend WHY (it sounds so bright and springy!) and i'm GASing for some pedalsss, namely the sparkle drive and just today, a tremoglo.

BUT the tricky thing is that, GAS has the potential of turning really ugly. It's like, okay let's take an example of hungering for chocolates (i'm gonna assume everyone <3 chocolates, because WHO DOESNT?!), first we go like "uhhh i think i can use some of that, chocolatey stuffffs", then we go like "okay, i want that chocolate.", then we gooo like "I NEED THAT CHOCO NAO." It becomes an obsession and before you know it, you have just spent on something that you might not actually need.

It's pretty much a heart matter i guess. Imagine, a Black Falcon (thats a guitar btw) sitting on the throne of your heart instead of God, that's just mighty wrong...

Now that i've preached to myself, i guess i'll ask myself the following questions next time when i'm thinking of getting new gears:

1. Do i actually need that? How much difference or impact is it gonna make to the church's worship setting?

2. Are there any thing else in church that needs my giving more than having a new sound? Building fund, education support for foreign kids, etc.

3. Is there a cheaper alternative?

Goodbye!

You've been awesome.

Falling In.

Don’t be scared, it’s only love, Baby that we're fallin' in.

SO CUTE RIGHT.

I SO WANT THE YALLLOW ONE. they are seriously cute pls.

New Inspiration.

Hillsong got really generous and helpful with their new album; they actually posted the instruments breakdown of their new songs onto youtube. There really is a wealth of new things to learn from what chord formation they use to figuring out their tone (though a little explanation would be nice).

So here's a electric guitar track for one of their songs which taught me quite a few new stuff. But i would really like to know how to achieve that sound, it's so warm and yet bite-y!

3:2.

Do you know?

There's a breathing technique for runs, it's called the 3:2 ratio. 3 steps of inhaling and 2 steps of exhaling. That would take care of all your body's oxygen needs without overly exerting the heart. Also all breathing should be done thru the diaphragm and not the chest.

Stand Chart is less than 3 months away and i've still got bout 10km to train up. Now, i really dont know what i've gotten myself into do i. X_X

8.8 Hours.

That's the flight time i got during last year's stint at cadet flying school. I was packing my documents file and i saw my flight-time table and i guess it kinda made me reminisce the past a bit. Reading my past posts during my time there sure put a few smiles on my face, yea tho it was quite a stressful affair, it's nonetheless an preeeetty awesome experience.

So anyway was looking through some SIA adverts (dont know how i got there.) and they're hiring cadet pilots! They must be really short on pilots these days huh. Recruitment's been around for this whole year already. Now i think flying's quite a job and definitely worth some consideration, so i guess i'll be listing it down in my prayer journal! ;]

How He Loves.

Oh, how He loves.

Junior Master Chef.

I think, Junior Master Chef is the GREATEST TV SHOW EVER. It never fails to leave me in a jaw-dropping, awe-stricken and mouth-watering state after every episode (third so far?). Plus it's a really good bonding time with my dad, it's like for alllll the soccer matches i've never watched with him (yea, i dont like soccer.), i made up with this. I'm glad he liked that show too.

It's so inspiring, it's crazy. I watched it and i just want to learn how to cook up a storm like those kids, who are, by the way, ABSOLUTELY cute OVERLOAD. Especially Lucy, the princess of pudding (for those who watched the show), gosh, and she reminds me of a certain someone (older.please.not pedo here).

Yea, i think i'll learn some cooking from my dad, perhaps french? and i'll be on the way in becoming a perfect guy. MUAHAHA. Still, need to get some dough in first, cooking's expensive with all the ingredients and stuff so i'll probably have to start this new hobby at year's end. It's gonna be so much fun!

The PACKAGE has Just Arrived!

This my friends, is a Boss DD20, an awesome delay pedal for starters (before moving on to like eventide timefactor or something). I'm so glad it arrived today! It's like a week earlier than expected and that means i can use it this weekend!

Now you may wonder, "whats so awesome bout this?", well let me tell you why. Delay, is a music effect which replicates the notes you play and plays them according to a certain beat. So lets say you play a "do" (like a do re mi fa so) it will go like "do..do..do..do..". In short, it's sorta like a echo, complete with fade outs and stuff. So now this pedal, has a neat setting called the dotted 8th (aka galloping delay), i just have to tap in 4 straight beats and this will peg the delay to that, as compared to other pedals where you have to tap according to a "1 e and a" beat.

It's so much fun that i spent the whole afternoon doing Hillsong's God is Able with this. Hopefully i'll utilize this well, i've had bad experiences using delays during worship but now that i am more aware and a tad more proficient, things might just take a good turn. ;]

A Single-Handed COUNTDOWN.

It's great. I cant wait for these 5 days to be over, for this yoke that has been upon me for 2 years shall be BROKEN. MUAHAHA. It's reallly great.

Thank God i'm getting back on track with Him! Back to a disciplined routine of love and grace. You know, discipline can exist with love and grace, it's more than just subjecting yourself to a routine, it's subjecting yourself to the understanding God's grace, which beckons you to do more, spend more time and read more.

There's really so many things to look forward to this month! ORD, start of my project, arrival of my DD20, getting to see an old friend (Debbb that's you if you'll ever see this!). Woot, and more chances to play the guitar in church. GAHHH, i really needa get better tho, decide the style and clock more hours of practice. Shesh, i really aspire to play better man, i think i've been really terrible to the congregation by playing badly, hurrr. BUT still i thank God for the stage experiences, it's exasperating sometimes (in fact, most of the time) but it's also utterly fulfilling to hit the right notes that suit the song.

Oh yes, thank God for the new people who are coming in to church! The time is near, the harvest is coming and there's certainly much to do! Better yourselves and be ready to be wielded by God! ;]