life is like a morning glory...

... it blooms like a prism in a morning room... but when the sun's burning rays come out, it wilts and dies.

well, something like that. =)

just came back from a hall production by my cg mate, linus, at UCC. i really enjoyed the feeling of going to a concert again! haven't been to one since Forbidden City last year. yeah... i love the feeling of clutching a movie ticket, dressing up a little (well, today the only 'dress-up' i did was my new jacket that is dark blue denim with a flower design. heh heh heh), meeting for dinner before with friends, entering the red-carpeted and plush-seated concert hall, and then sinking into a chair to enjoy the night of dance, music or drama. and having a glossy program to peruse through during intermission. oh man...

hee hee...

well tonight's performance was really not bad. i didn't quite like the acting, but one of the leads was really good, so he kind of made up for the rest =b was really impressed by the directing and the lights though. and the music really blended in with the scenes. quite cool that a lot of the songs were written by the students. =)

only part i REALLY didn't like was the intermission, where the band suddenly burst into chinese new year songs. huh??!?!?

hee hee hee

but all in all, i'm glad i went. got to enjoy the company of my cell mates, relax in the comfort of the air-con hall, and support a friend. =)

before that, in the afternoon, i joined 7Days, one of our bands, in leading a worship session at one of the member's churches. it was cool to be with them again (cos they are really fun to tallk to and be with!) and to experience a forerunner practice again after so long.

sigh... but unfortunately, really couldn't hear ourselves on the monitors. guess maybe too many instruments and mikes onstage, so it was hard to hear your own part. so i think i was quite 'off' at parts. and that kind of distracted me at points as i was thinking: oh no, i have to make sure it sounds ok!!!

at first i felt quite upset with myself. like why i felt like i was off, but couldn't really do anything about it. like maybe i was spoiling the ambience for the whole worship. and then i really had to remind myself after everything was over, that it doesn't matter.

not that it doesn't matter in a 'i-don't-care' way... but it really isn't a big deal. maybe God wanted me to learn humility. or maybe He wanted me to just remember that its His agenda, not mine. or maybe it was just a reminder that my identity and significance in Christ comes only from Him. and that is unchanging and unconditional. =)

anyway, i thank God that He was glorified through the time of worship. no matter what the music sounded like, i know that He has used the time to speak to the hearts of the youth who came, and to each one of us. and that is more than enough!


the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases

His mercies never come to an end

they are new every morning, new every morning

great is Thy faithfulness, Oh Lord

great is Thy faithfulness!