Interesting, schminteresting......

Why is it that people worry about offending fat people but not about offending skinny people? Why do people look at tall people with awe but short people with ridicule? Two very interesting points that Daphne brought up amidst our discussion in YDM last Saturday. Among the present were Bell, Daphne, Denice, Vuina (hope I've spelt that correctly) and myself.

It's true if you think about it carefully. People are always teaching you to be tactful when talking about fat people but never for skinny people. The fact is, a skinny person would feel offended the same way a fat person would be. We have to realise that skinny people have feelings too and we should watch what we say about them as well. The same can also be said for short people and this post serves to create awareness for that very purpose.

So, I hope you guys remember this post the next time you talk to a skinny / short person. Remember, we all have feelings.

~Slick~

Emergency time

It's funny how you can never seem to get a hold of certain people during times where there is an emergent need for them. Haha...

So, I got another haircut today eventhough my last haircut was less than 2 weeks ago. Few people have noticed that I've not worn my cap for over a month now. Not that I'm complaining or craving for attention. I'm just stating facts. My resolve to keep short hair and not wear my cap is going well so far.

My next resolve is to not eat lunch for a month. I really hope it bodes well with my stomach but we'll see how it goes. Tentative date of start - 1st Feb 2008.

Sorry lunch buddies but it's only 29 days. Hehe...

~Slick~

Know thy path

"You broaden my path so that my ankles do not turn"
2 Samuel 22:37

Which path do I take? I look ahead and see 3 paths before me. One to the left, one in the middle and one to the right. I can deduce where these paths lead to but I dont know what lies at the end of these paths. As I stand here investigating every detail of the paths before me, I start to take notice of certain things about these 3 paths.

Path to the left
This path leads down to a place I've already been in my life. A part of my life where I was genuinely happy and almost carefree. Days were spontaneous and activities were abundant. Nights were long and sleep was not even close to being a necessity. Distance was nary an issue but trust was. Concern became distrust which eventually led to dissociation

Path to the right
This path leads down to a place of "what could have been." A place in which I can make up for a part of my life that has long been disjunctioned. Maturity has reared it's head and decisions seem easier because of hindsight. Words of others no longer clouds my judgment and clarity is evident. A mistake that can now be made right.

Path in the middle
This path leads down to a place that I have never been to. A place where the past does not matter and yet it does. With the promise of surprise at every step of the way. A path that could prove to be the longest one I've ever taken in my life or intersect into any of the other paths.

Which path do I take?

~Slick~

I couldn't do it

Eventhough every inch of my brain was telling me what to say, the words just wouldn't come out of my mouth. Darn it, this is harder than it seems.

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~Slick~

Weetameal

My latest craze in meal replacement... I've been eating alot of these in lieu of meals lately. They're good for your body, have low fat percentage and taste fairly good.

~Slick~

Die die die die die

Funny, but driving around today was a little bit scary...

~Slick~

Life goes on

I'm still trying to get used to writing or saying "2008" instead of "2007" because it's so easy to cling on to the past. But, as they say, "Time and tide waits for no man." Life goes on...

I had worship practice for church service today. It was the first practice we've had on a Tuesday since we got the approval to use the church. God indeed answers prayers! We've had a couple of services in the church and already we are having to deal with so many kinks with the system. Safe to say, it'll still be awhile before we actually utilize the efficiency of the church's new system. But anyways, I'm just happy that our wait is finally over. Praise Jesus!

Worship practice went really well today. I admire the way Chester always knows what he wants in a song. I've had my share of under prepared worship leaders in my experience and it has always irked me. What frustrates me even more is when they say that they are leading by "faith". Sorry to say, but I feel that that is a really poor excuse. Personally, I feel that every worship leader should be as prepared as possible, to plan for every single detail and then leave the rest to God. When you plan for every single scenario and know that God will take care of anything that might still go wrong, THAT'S leading by faith.

After practice, we managed to have a short jamming session before packing up. I finally managed to introduce my "punk version" of the song - One Way. Eventhough the word "punk" has kind of a negative connotation to it, it's not as bad as you may think. Chel thought it was ok. I've had the idea for the song for almost a year now but was never able to properly introduce it. I even remember teaching it to Terence once but we didn't have a drummer and a singer so it was scrapped. But who knows, maybe we'll be able to use it sometime. It could be a hit for when Youth Harvest comes. Heh Heh... Hopefully, you guys will get a chance to hear it.

~Slick~

Sweet embrace of solitude

My brother left for England today. There weren't any tears or emotions flaring and such but I did meet a girl at the airport. She's from Canberra, Australia and she was pretty interesting. Hope I get another chance to meet her. I'm beginning to wonder how things will be around the house now. With me being the only child at home now, I imagine that things will be pretty different. More chores, responsibilities, etc. Still, I think I'm gonna enjoy this phase of my life.

It may seem a little bit sad but I have already begun to draw plans for how I'm gonna re-arrange my room. Seeing as how my brother brought most of his junk with him, I'll have more space to play around with. Yay! Hee Hee...

I think it may take me a couple of days to fully re-arrange everything but I'll post up some before and after pictures when I'm done. That's if I can find someone to lend me a *cough* Nikon D80 *cough* camera.

**Note to self, get a camera**

~Slick~

Corn roast...

I didn't get a wink of sleep last night thanks to my brother. Ever since he got his ipod, he's been on a 'convert every single mp3 and ripped cd in the computer and uploading into his ipod' phase. I mean, what the heck man? Every single song I've ever ripped since we first got this computer 4 years ago is now gone and all he had to say was "Just rip it again, lah!" Sure, give me another 4 years and I'm all set. Jerk!

Of cos, I know that doesn't really explain why I didn't get any sleep. You see, unlike me, my brother doesn't have to work until he leaves for England on Friday which means that he doesn't need to sleep when I do. Being on holiday and all, his body clock is all messed up for now and you can imagine the amount of noise he makes given his new phase (mentioned earlier). Jerk!

I'm actually really glad that he's going to England for good cos I'm kinda sick of living with him. Many people don't know it but the two of us are very opposite in character when it comes to neatness and cleanliness. I secretly call him a pig under my breath. Heh heh... please don't tell anyone. I mean the guy leaves dirty and clean clothes on his bed, his wet towel on the floor, cd's and everything else in between all over the place. And since we share a room, it makes MY room messy as well. Jerk!

His last night is tomorrow and I guess I should spend some time with him before he leaves. Although we did have dinner together on New Year's eve, I don't think telling him what sushi I wanted to eat counts as conversation. At least I gave him respect as the older brother and let him pay. Err....Jerk!

Anyways dear brother, if you ever read this, I wish you a fulfilling life in England. You never liked Brunei much so I guess it's only fitting that you probably settle down somewhere else. All the best from your lil bro.

ps: Hope you like this roast. Jerk!
pps: Definition of a roast

~Slick~