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Friday, June 24, 2011

Wisdom is best

I am loving Psalms and Proverbs each day. I hope I can keep up with this oomph, momentum or whatever you call it. It's good to read and learn these two books from the Bible. Psalms gives me inspiration, and Proverbs gives me wisdom, understanding and good sense.

Proverbs, especially, is a direct and straight forward book for me. heh heh. It says good sense will keep us safe. Understanding will guard us. Wisdom will save us from the ways of evil men. It will save us from men who twist their words. When we look for wisdom and understanding, we will understand how to have respect for the Lord, and find how how to know the Lord. He stores up success and guards the path of honest people. He is like a shield to those who live without blame, He keeps them safe. He watches over the way of his faithful ones. Don't let love and truth leave you, then you will find favour and a good name in the eyes of God and people.

One of my favorite verses is Prov 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Do not depend on your own understanding. In all your ways remember him. Then he will make your paths straight and smooth.

Hold on to good sense and the understanding of what is right. Then you will go on your way in safety. You will not trip and fall. The Lord is the one you will trust in. He will keep your feet from being caught in a trap.

I remember complaining how terrible it is to be a nicey person to everyone and then they take advantage of me. I got jealous of man who is capable to hurt others. Prov 3:31 says 'don't be jealous of a man who hurts others. Don't choose any of his ways.' Just because I don't know how to react at times but to hold on to my words and look silly, well I'm happy for being who I am. As long as I ask God for wisdom and understanding in being nice, I'm safe, I won't trip or fall in evil men's plan.

Get wisdom. Get understanding Stay close to wisdom and you will be safe. Love her and she will watch over you. Value wisdom, and she will lift you up. Hold her close and she will honor you.

I think it's a good way of preparing myself for testing times and his ministry. God has taken me out of my shell by opening doors to explore new stuffs in music. So, I'm about to be expose to work and world. Like it or not, I have to do it. I'm always so protected staying at home. Time to grow up and wisdom will nurture me. May God's favor be with everyone who wants wisdom :)

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

crotchet baking

i don't like baking.

after all the yelling and shelling that i got from her, i decided that today will be my last!

i bet today's cupcakes will be the best among all the rest that she made. Know why? That's because I mixed the sugar, butter and flour altogether. Nyek nyek! I'm the first cook ever to never blend the butter and sugar and eggs together. So I separated the FINE GRANULATED sugar and SIFTED flour with a spoon and my bare hands. It was such an exposure and experience, so fine that i'll never forget.

rilek lah you, i started out my first piano lesson by not knowing how to spell 'crotchet'.

so, what's the big fuss?

:} :S :O :) :] a jumble of emotions.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

A night witnesses

It was 9pm. My heart skipped a beat. Mom just witnessed a handbag-snatcher (snatch thief) in KL. I saw it too, but not from a good angle. Derrick was just doing his thang- his head was looking down, playing, i guessed with his fingers or he was in his own world. Dad tilted his whole body approximately 160 degree towards mom, and panicked: " WHAT IS HIS TELEPHONE PLATE??". Annoyed, I told him with a frown: "You mean the motorcycle number plate?".

We were waiting on a traffic light, and then a motorcycle with 2 people riding on it swept passed through our car, stopped beside an old shabby teal-coloured proton waja, grabbed her huge white handbag from the passenger's seat! Just in 1 sec. I forgotten to mention, that both her windows were wind down, she probably didn't have air-conditional in her car. Sheesh. Poor lady (aged 20 plus). I could tell that she was too shocked and was in the verge of crying. Thankfully, she still have her handphone with her even though her handbag got taken away.

Mom waved to our 'neighbour' and was like showing the female her handbag, pointing at the incident in front. The female's husband even wind down the window to talk to us but I quickly told mom to NOT to wind down hers, it was too dangerous to talk, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC. But they too saw the whole incident.

Sheesh. Better hope that wouldn't happen to your mommah you thieves!!

To all ladies and mommies out there, never ever leave your handbags or any type of bags, small big dull colourful etc. on your passenger's seat while driving alone, exactly like the victim I witnessed moments ago. It's a bad habit that we must curb. Whether your windows are closed or not, just remember not to put away handbags at places far from you (even if the left side seat seem so near, actually, it's kinda far and dangerousss). Hide them under your feet or somewhere not opened to public's eyes. I really felt for her because we all couldn't do anything to help her, we were all stuck at the traffic and the motorcycle sped off so quickly, leaving the smell of burning tyre and exhaust smoke. Lets pray for safety. God will keep us away from these harmful people.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Yum

The movie Julie and Julia imposed a feeling in me to cook and bake... like a few seconds ago! Teehee!

Remember the times where the lady inside the tv screen was feeding her taste buds with scoops of chocolates, cheezzze and sweet treats of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, all sort of berries in the whole wide world, pastries, pies, roasted chicken bla bla ... and ... and... all we could only do is to stare at the screen, pathetically, our stomach filled with air and get envied for where she is and what she's doing at that moment.

Like the feeeeeling??

Holiday resolution : cook and bake (as much as I can)!

After all, food is one of ze best ways to win a man's heart. Heh heh. I don't like food, I love them!

Ohhhh, going to the market with Mother tomorrow would be a good way to start? Hmm... Smelly fishy here I come.

Monday, June 6, 2011

The David-Daphne relation

It makes sense!

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Yesterday 23:09

Looking at myself, I felt small, shy, lack of confidence and realized that I'm not equipped with any equipment! I began to doubt God's plan and the ministry He's about to get me involved. I'd say, even if you're good theoretically about having faith and not to doubt, somehow somewhere down in the recesses of my mind, my faith dwindled. I was deceived by the vicious enemy, the lies felt so real and true to me : What's so special about yourself? You're too young lahh, and inexperienced. D.e.f.i.n.i.t.e.l.y. not up to the standard. Inadequate.

Then God's word (I knew it was his) blew all the devil's lies away, telling him off : So what? Are you making fun of David? Haven't you learnt about the David-Goliath story?

It makes sense!

David the shepherd was shy, goodie, youngest, smallest among his family... was like me! Scrap the youngest part, I'm the middle child fella teehee. God chose him to be king; God chose him out of his 7 brothers; God made him special; God helped him to defeat Goliath! David, he took up the fight. This is really important. If he didn't take up the fight, Goliath wouldn't be killed and wonder what would happen to the Isrealites- the whole nation! He wasn't equipped at all. With just 5 smoothes stones and a sling bag, he struck the giant down. He was brave, the Lord was with him; He was confident, the Lord was with him. Eventhough his oldest brother, Eliab judged him "... I know how proud you are. I know how evil your heart is..." (1 Samuel 17:18), David didn't give up. In fact, he spoke up [to Saul] "..I'll go out and fight him [Goliath]." (1 Samuel 17:32) Not sure what guts he had, probably not much of self confidence but he knew he had to pick the fight.

Composing music sometimes just need to be simple and natural. David took only 5 stones, not with him any military clothes, armor, bronze helmet and sword and training along the battle with the Palestine, it was only God and his stones man! What an incredible amount of faith and testimony. I bet he too did wrestle with God should he go up and take the fight, little did he know it was a fight that has changed a life's time history.

He trusted God, obeyed Him and showed the world that this almighty God can do the impossible.

Support, comfort and courage come from God.

Rilek lah.

:)

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Plan B

After months of praying about the directions in pursuing music, and the impatient monster that kept threatening me whenever I didn't get any answers from Him, He finally revealed a puzzle to me just now. A professor of Church Music from Baylor University was the speaker for today's Seminar on Worship. Something kept pinching at the corner of my heart every time he say about "be proud of your Malaysian culture and make them as the element of your music". I felt the urge and burden to write create Christian songs that relate to our Malaysian lifestyle and culture.

Instead of borrowing from Hillsongs and Planet Shakers' songs, even Chris Tomlin or Matt Redman, don't you think that we should come out with our own p&w songs that we can relate to it and make it more personal to our hearts? It's alright to sing Chris Tomlin's and other US faithful composers' songs. However, we too, need to be aware that we have a rich culture here and our very own Malaysian identity that are waiting to be poured out through songs. Picture this :

What is really like of Christmas songs to Malaysians when the lyrics of white snow, cold weather, snow man and warm jacket to keep us out of the cold doesn't even apply to us? In fact, we should be writing and creating new Christmas songs about having nasi lemak for breakfast, daddy in his sarong and humid hot weather on... Christmas day! :) And creating hymnals using the form of a pantun, for example. Or probably come out with a Malaysian version of the Lord's prayer (still keeping the original meaning of it) so that it's easier for non-believers and even believers to truly grasp hold the meaning of it. Or create songs using Malaysian's cool slang language. Then with the right lyrics, instruments and arranging, I'm sure it'll reach out to many lives. Dr. Lim Swee Hong was just saying it and I believe that God is moving Malaysian Christians in this generation to do something wonderful, each having their own role planned neatly and carefully by God. Remember the Malaysia-revival and youth-of-this-generation-involved thingy almost every camp speakers used to talk about, it's sooo happening right now, in fact it has already begun!

This is it. I'm no longer pursuing film scoring, but having two majors in consideration : Contemporary Writing and Production OR Song Writing. If God is crazy and awesome enough to ask me to take up double majors, nothing is impossible, though it's scary and if if if this is what He wants me to do, I shall fear not. Also, considering of pursuing another Bachelor in Church Music in Baylor University. Ahah, back to praying then lahh ;) When we faithfully obey Him, He will DEFINITELY provide, protect and plan niceely for you and me.