An attitude of excellence and of a conquerer!

This is the first thought that I had on Monday morning. I was thinking that a lot of people in life, when problems come their way, they find it too difficult to cope. They somehow see a big mountain (Rong- don't make fun of me, k?) in front of them and they feel discouraged. They thought that this is the dead end so they make a U-turn and go back to the same routine. But let me tell you something, I am not like that!

Why do people give up so easily? What are they afraid of? Is there any solution? Well let me tell you what I think. A lot of people see the big mountain as a problem that is so big and so huge that they think that it's impossible to climb. I see this big mountain as a opportunity to breakthrough. I see every problem as a challenge to overcome. We ought to see every problem as an opportunity else we can't move any further.

I saw and met a lot of people having difficulties in their lives and they are just negative thinkers. They cannot overcome their big mountains. Somehow you must spoon-feed them so that they can move on. But when you don't do anything about it, then they are stuck there. Ok you may not understand what I'm talking about. Let me give you an example. I have this friend that I'm training how to sing, so I'll tell the guy, "Hey I know you can do it, just give your best." He will tell me, "Ok boss, I will do it but every time I keep trying I can't do it." I really really really hate people who has this kind of mindset. If you want to do something that you have to overcome, you must come with an attitude of excellence. Don't come to me and say that you will do it but... blah blah blah... I hate the word BUT when you got to overcome something in your life. If you ever someone tells me that he can do it BUT something something something..., then I'll kick his butt!!! Sorry for the expression but it just make me feel that I'm wasting my time. Well I'm not being bad here. I'm just saying that people tend to forget that they have the ability to overcome and become a conquerer. It's just that a lot of people they don't see their potential to be one, which is pretty sad to hear that.

Well for all the losers and give-upers out there, my point here is that you all have a potential to overcome and become a conquerer. Once you become one, you're being this attitude of excellence within you. See every problem as an opportunity to breakthrough! Don't stay as a newcomer, now it's time for you to be an overcomer!

She's small but powerful!

Her name is Zoei Toh. She's small but a strong and powerful kid! Here is few of her cute videos! :) She sings a bit out of tune but it's very cute. She's a kid, what do you expect her anyway?
The Lord's Prayer


Amazing Grace

2nd voice - Part 2

In my previous post I was saying that 2nd voice can be sung by everybody. Well the fact is that it's the truth. I've finally reached a level where I can sing 2nd voice in some songs, especially the song Freedom! Well it was become a trend in our church now, that everybody has been singing this song in their head over and over again since last service.

Anyway why did I say that it can be sung by everybody because people felt discouraged when they know that they can't sing 2nd voice. Well to tell you the truth, I was among those people. Back home in my church, I was in the worship team and a lot of them can sing 2nd voice. When I tried to sing 2nd voice, I was being rebuke because I was not singing it in the right tune. People never taught me but they taught others. I felt very discouraged at that time. It's like nobody ever care for me. Maybe somehow I was being too superior in my things, that's why I felt kind of rejected in some ways. Well you might not understand what I'm talking about right now but just imagine this scenario. You try to do something that people is doing, but you get scolded for doing it wrong and they never correct you by showing you how to do it properly. How do you get to know how to do something in a right manner if nobody corrects and show you the proper way of doing it? How would you feel that you got rebuke for doing wrong but never ever helps out? Some sort of rejection right? Well that's what I felt in the beginning. But now I don't bother about it anymore. Like Pastor Kevin said, "God can forgive and forget but humans can forgive but cannot forget!" Not in a way to revenge but it's in my memories that I can't forget it.

I'm not boasting now that I know how to sing 2nd voice. I'm just sharing how I felt before and now I'm feeling now. Now I finally can sing 2nd voice, it's quite easy. I had to go through a lot of training but I finally got it. I learned a lot through the choir practice and this enlarged my capacity. I've finally learned some singing techniques as well. As you have heard this: "Practice makes perfect". Since Saturday I've been practising and practising again and again, until I can sing the 2nd voice of some songs, which is a new beginning for me. :)

Everybody can sing 2nd voice!!! :D We don't need to have some special kind of talent to be able to sing 2nd voice. Maybe to some people they can, but not everyone is skillful in music right? God has given each and everyone a special talent. So don't let it die, use it!!! If we're not skillful in one particular area, it doesn't matter. We don't have to be discouraged, but press on. As I used this expression in my presentation last week, "Fake it until you make it!" You have to fake your emotions and your capacity that you can do it and indeed your effort will be fruitful. It's just like my 2nd voice singing.

Well to conclude this post, I don't have the skill to teach 2nd voice yet, but it will come soon! So in the meanwhile, just do your best as your side as well. Do your best until you excel. There's nothing to be ashamed of when you become the best. You don't have to be so humble. hehehe...

2nd voice can be sung by everybody! :)

Well I have not been blogging for quite long, I know that I've been quite busy lately. Since I've been promoted to be the new sub team leader for the choir ministry, my capacity has been stretched and increased my level of faith as well. Well it's a challenge for me but it's all good! :)

At home, during my free time, recently, I've been practising my guitar so that I can play during choir practice on Sundays. Actually I go on both days, Saturday and Sunday. I enjoy going on both days because I just enjoy helping out people. I really like the Sunday team also because I see them, most of the time sleepy. Of course our practice on Sunday is at 8:30am and we all have to wake up very early. Some stay very far from church, so they have to wake up at 6AM or 5AM. Well depends on the area they are. For me, I have to wake up at 6AM so that I can get ready to come on time. The reason that I love to see those people is that they come on time to stay our practices although they have a sleepy face. I'm happy to see them in their sleepy faces, coz I will wake them up! hehe... I will greet them aloud! :)

I don't only practice guitar at home but I've been in choir for quite long now and I've learned that everyone can sing 2nd voice, which is either Alto or Tenor. Recently I've been practising the 2nd voice in quite a few songs and lately we sang the song Freedom by CCC and it's really amazing I must say. We had to sing it during this weekend in church and nobody knew the song. Well I tried to find the song and went on this and that website and suddenly I found a Youtube where it's a singing tutorial. (I never thought that there was such thing before)

So here is the song Freedom by CCC, singing in parts! :)

Enjoy ^-^