Am actually thinking of redoing the design of this blog. Sure this theme is functional, useable and overall I think it’s pretty much minimalistic.

But I think it needs a refresh. (Clearly that banner at the top needs a change, but the code’s got all wonky and I can’t. So… Hence the need for change)

Thing is, most of the WordPress themes nowadays feature a large image scroller where no doubt you have nice fancy photos or graphics where (most of the time) you probably go wow, or if you don’t, it’s at least visually pleasing.
But face it, until I end up earning money running this website, be it running advertisements or entering just what I have running through my mind, that’s not gonna happen any time soon.

Still searching for a suitable, cluster-free, simplistic, fairly blog-like theme to change to. I d welcome your suggestions, please enter them into the comment box below.

Don’t get me wrong. Yes this is a website no doubt, a dotcom. But it is still in fact a blog per se. Though of course I’m also gonna have to relook and pretty much rethink what I can post or can’t post on here (with SOPA and all that nonsense going around).

Of course, those praise and worship videos, lyrics and chords won’t go away. There’re pretty much here to stay.

Cheers all.

Okay well, technically it’s Day 2 since there were rehearsal on Friday night, so that’s considered Day 1/Night 1 I suppose?

Anyhow, am quite brain dead. To a point where I mixed up Starhub and Starbucks (totally different industry and products I know). But similar names no?

Am involved for Valentine’s Day Drama 2011 in TVM. How wonderful is that? First time directing for drama! Quite an interesting experience really. Minus the late lights and early mornings that we have to spend rehearsal and setting up equipment (which frankly I have no qualms about), it’s really awesome. To have crew sacrifice their time to do something that in turn impacts the congregation and the Internet viewers.

So lets see, so far… Friday night’s rehearsal ended at about 2am. Next morning had to report at 8am! That calls for some Starbucks no? And in the new tumbler that I recently bought, which half the people fell for as a real Nikkor 70-200 lens. Lol. Gonna try tmr by throwing it at someone and watch them FREAK OUT trying to catch a supposedly $2K lens. Wahaha.

Okay. Then a couple of rehearsals in Expo in the morning, then rush down to JW with AD (Karen) and Chorus Board ladies (Joanna and Trina). Then another dry run there.. Actual show for svc 1. Then immediately rush down to Expo from JW. And did drama for svc 2 again.

It’s quite awesome really. The adrenaline is quite addictive. Well the rushing from one end of the island to the other is not really a new thing, but having to do it from time to time is really REALLY fun. For some reason. LOL.

And looking at all the drama crew and cast on Friday night. Most of whom had just finished work or school. Even the sound, lighting, TV and Chorus Board folks who were there, it shows the dedication that all of us have in putting a great drama together, whether big or small.

It basically shows how much these people care about the congregation, to want to impact them and their families and new friends, as well as the millions of Internet viewers around the world. The love that we have for every single one of them, it’s just indescribable. Everyone wants to do something better, to have an input to make it look and feel and sound better. Not just some small drama that we had to JUST put together. But it require the efforts of so many people.

I’m glad, proud and honored to be part of the team, of Valentines’s Day Drama 2011.

Another 2 shows to go.

Sung a new song in service over the weekend. Hillsong’s The First and The Last. Below are the lyrics, plus chords too!

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Hillsong – The First and The Last
Capo: 4
Key:(B)G

Verse 1:
Em D C
You are the First and the Last
G D
Beginning and the End
Em D C
The promise of wonders to come
G D
The future is in Your hands

Pre-chorus
C Em
Caught in the light
C D G
With all the Earth we will sing

Verse 2:
Em D C
You are the Author of love
G D
Our freedom is in Your name
Em D C
Embracing the cross meant for us
G D
And bought us to life again

Pre-chorus
C Em
Caught in the love
C D G
With all we are let us sing

Chorus:
G D
God our Hope and our Salvation
C G Am
Worthy of all our praise
Em D
Be our light everlasting
C Em
Great is Your name
C D G
Jesus the First and the Last

Verse 3:
Em D C
Show us the way of Your love
G D
Lead us towards the truth
Em D C
Stir up the fire in us
G D
To live out this life for you

Pre-chorus
C Em
Caught in Your name
C D G
Jesus forever we’ll sing

Chorus

Bridge:
C Em D
Every heart every nation will hear the sound
C Em D
As the light breaks through the darkness and Your name rings out
Am Em D
Every distant horizon will meet as one
C
Singing holy is Your name We sing holy is Your name.

Ending: (Spontaneous)
Em D
You are
C
The First and the Last
Em D
You are
C Em D
You’re the Alpha and Omega the Beginning and the End
C Em D
Our salvation You bring freedom God Your grace it knows no end
C Em D
You’re the name above all names the Lamb that was Slain
C
You are, Yeah
Em D
The First and the Last
C Em D
You are the First and the Last.
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Quite a nice song actually. Had fun directing for praise today too, though quite.. messy.