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| ok..you know the times have evolved when your 6 year old nephew can sing the ENTIRE "I've got a feeling" song by the Black Eyed Peas...like the ENTIRE song..coupled with the special voice effects and stuff......scaryyy..... | | |
| Sigh....i miss this...
I am thankful that God has brought heaps of fond memories to me for the entire 2009...one of the biggies would definitely be being able to travel (locally of course.. :P) with the band to play in secular gigs and events....Time to start doing that again yea boys.. :)
I have to say....i dont think i have grown as much as i have wanted to...in terms of my relationship with God...felt that i havent pushed myself enough to do what God has called me to do...but still...we serve a great and gracious God...we recently had a youth conference this year...and it was absolutely amazing to see our youth give of their efforts and hearts to the community....seeing them so passionate for blessing the lives of the people around them makes me believe in the young people of today even more...
I was talking to one of them the other day...a simple conversation started off with a simple "Hello, how are you feeling?" ended with me feeling even more inspired and thankful that we had obeyed God's direction in having a conference instead of a camp for this year....why? Well, this is what she said..."You know Terry, i wasnt expecting to receive anything from this conference...cos i tot this would just be a one huge missions/community project thingy...but oh was i so so wrong...God showed me how fulfilling it is to give of yourself for the sake of the people around...to be selfless and to love the unloved..."....
then she went on to tell me that God had touched her heart when she was visiting a cancer patients home..that just by being there and talking..the patient expressed so much joy...and that moved her heart....she ens with this quote that totally blew me away...." I've learned that being selfless is not just a seasonal, once in a year kind of affair...it is a Calling...a destiny that God intends for His children."
I walked away with a wide smile across my face...thanking God for touching these lives...for inspiring the young people...for just being the faithful God that He is.....
I am inspired....very very inspired......i feel an emo song coming up... :)
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| I just had a very interesting conversation with my mum; Terry's Mum: Where are you going? Terry: I'm going to the cinema. Terry's Mum: Oh, with who? Terry: Oh....with Zie, Isaac and a couople of the guys... Terry's Mum: HUH??!? Going out with ALL guys AgAin?!?!?!?!? Terry: .........................................  I think my mum's starting to get worried about me being single.....Do your parents give you this sorta pressure? | | |
|  I think i am blessed with many photographer friends who just never cease to amaze me with some of the pictures they take...Of course there was a season in my life where i wish i had good photography skills...and even practiced some of my supposed "skills" with his cacat 2.0 megapixel camera phone... :P I mean, i'm pretty sure you had dreams of one day becoming one of those really really talented photographers that takes life changing photographs of people in their candid moments...come on...be honest with yourselves....
I decided to make my blog post today a little interesting....here are The Top 5 Signs to Pick Out the Real Photogrpaher Dudes from The Fakes
1) They carry a Waist Bag, Back Pack, Shoulder Sling Bag, Arm Packs, Thigh Packs, Forehead Packs & Underwear-With-Little-Pockets.
Wow...he's got all these huge bags and a kick ass fanny pack. He must be a REAL photographer!!!think again people...Next time you see people like this, go and unzip one of the pockets...You'll most probably find packets of skittles, M&M's and big bottles of water in them. This is of course not the case for ALL of these people. The Real Deals are those who are actually taking kick ass pictures with all that gear.
2) They assume army style movements and poses while attempting to take pictures
Come on...you know who you are..Mr."I'm-Crawling-On-The-Floor-Army-Style-Trying-To-Assume-My-Position-At-The-Front-Of-The-
Stage-To-Get-A-Clear-Picture-Using-My-2.0 Megapixel-Nokia Camera Phone". I mean, its alright if you're in the middle of a warzone and you're the only photographer/reporter alive at the battlefield, but FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, IT'S YOUR NIECES BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3) They grab the camera from you each and every time after you snap a picture and comment on it
"Bro, your aperture size is too small for the size of this lens with the polarization of the optical spectrums and the click speed of your finger happens to be 1.5% too slow for taking the best pictures that professionals such as i can accept".
4) They carry around 2,459 Camera Lenses in a variety of shapes and sizes.
"Hey. thanks for bringing your really monstrous sized camera lens to snap some pictures of my birthday party."
5) You tell people that the really sucky and blur picture you took was meant to be blur and sucky. It's art you say..
You know who you are...guy who's responsible for ALL my blurred out graduation pictures!!!! :)
Hehehe...ok just a note that these points weren't meant for anyone or pointed towards anyone i know or dont know...its all for good fun yea.. :)
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| Here's a story about a young man who lived majority of his youthful age not knowing the meaning of God's love and the importance of living in His direction. Trusting God would sound as ridiculous as trusting Ronald McDonald. The only association this boy had with the word Faith was a song written by George Michael and then re did by this rock band called Limp Bizkit. When he finally found God's love...he still struggled to understand the whole meaning of Faith...what it meant to have Faith in God...to stay Faithful to His calling for your life....Struggle after struggle....thoughts of giving up seemed to play ever so often in his mind. One day, when all hope seemed to be lost...when all questions of faith seem to reach a dead end. This young man looked up in the sky....almost as if he was looking straight into God's face...and asks God..."How long do i have to put up with these situations!?!?How long do i have to stay faithful?!?!? Don't you think i've given enough for You??!?!" Then silence falls into the empty room. Only the sound of the annoyingly creaky ceiling fan and sounds of tears dripping on the floor....then a small still voice.....very easy to miss amidst the loud questions in the young man's head.....says to him "How long are you willing to be faithful to My calling?" More silence after that, followed by more sobbing as the young man finally realised how much it takes for someone to have Faith in Him....
Read Psalm 118.....
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