♥ Joash. aka.. ash:D
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♥ loves God
♥ bartley christian church
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♥ after my king (:
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A Verse Per Day
Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.
"Do you know that you have asked for the costliest thing Ever made by the Hand above? A woman's heart, and a woman's life - And a woman's wonderful love.
Do you know that you have asked for this priceless thing As a child might ask for a toy? Demanding what others have died to win, With the reckless dash of a boy.
You have written my lesson of duty out, Manlike, you have questioned me. Now stand at the bars of my woman's soul Until I shall question thee You require your mutton shall always be hot, Your socks and your shirt be whole; I require your heart be true as God's stars And as pure as His heaven your soul.
You require a cook for your mutton and beef, I require a far greater thing; A seamstress you're wanting for socks and shirts - I look for a man and a king.
A king for the beautiful realm called Home, And a man that his Maker, God, Shall look upon as He did on the first And say: "It is very good."
I am fair and young, but the rose may fade From this soft young cheek one day; Will you love me then 'mid the falling leaves, As you did 'mong the blossoms of May?
Is your heart an ocean so strong and true, I may launch my all on its tide? A loving woman finds heaven or hell On the day she is made a bride.
I require all things that are grand and true, All things that a man should be; If you give this all, I would stake my life To be all you demand of me
If you cannot be this, a laundress and cook You can hire and little to pay; But a woman's heart and a woman's life Are not to be won that way."
i just remembered this today as i was on the bus to church. (thoughtful as always) i realise that at the age of 20, i'm in no way ready to find my partner and win her heart. which makes me really glad i have kept and am keeping to my single-til-21 pact. mmm..
not that i've found anyone yet. ha. i would say something else too, but it would seriously offend. so ziippppp.
okaay. hongkong post.
i'm sory if i didnt' tell some of u about the trip, ehh.. this update is kindda for the rest of people to keep asking me about the trip.
The trip was alright.
Day 1:
woke up, went to airport, went to the DBS treasures lounge thingie, slacked a bit.. then headed for the plane. took SIA there, had a good time watching kung-fu panda and a bit of john hancock. lunch on the plane was sad because THEY RAN OUT OF BEEF. nvm. nexxt.
airport. nothing much there. bus trip. nothing much there too.
HOTEL. Disneyland hotel.
it's scary man, even the tiles have a mickey face on them =/ if u order food, ketchup will come in mickey mouse shape. they even had cruwella (is that how u spell it?) walking around the lobby. yiikesss.
aiyah sian of typing so much. i'll cut short. disneyland is built for KIDS, not for adrenaline pumping teenagers or adults. the rides were bad. there wasn't any decent snacks around. and the haunted house queue was more than an hour.
don't go to hong kong's disneyland. please, i beg you.
okay day 2: shopping at town. BORING. next.
night shopping at the streets(: THAT was fun. ehh.. bought some new clothes (FINALLY, like vanessa said.) the nice part was actually going to one of those food shops and they have this huge vat of boiling animal parts. it sounds kindda weird, but it's actually pretty good! they cut it up into small parts and put it on a stick. there's stuff like intestines, cow lung, stomach, etc. surprisingly good!! but the fried intestines was absolutely gross. i dunoo what oil they used, but it was nauseating.
day 3: go back home. watched the rest of john hancock and get smart. had a few cocktails too :D
i guess best part of the trip was the plane rides, night market shopping, and trying a few of the cocktails at the lobby with my parents. my bro intro-ed this drink called around the world to me. pretty nice(: kindda realise how people can get drunk on cocktails (though i can't figure out why they are willing to pay so much for the drink. i rather get a can of coke or something)
OH OH. the breakfast at disneyland hotel was nice too. i found my new favourite cheese. emmental cheese. it's BRILLIANT toasted with bread, as well as with crackers(: enough said.
yay one more post for joash
{/11:13 pm}
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Wednesday, 29 October 2008
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....I was begging you, "Please don't go." ....... doo doo DA dum dum DA dum da da da da da da BISH!!!
taylor swift's got a great drummer:D DOO DOO DA DUM DUM DA DUM DADADADADADA BISSHHH!!!!!
new song to learn on drums: "love song" by taylorh swift(:
{/11:51 pm}
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Tuesday, 28 October 2008
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HAPPY BELATED DEEPVALI EVERYONE!!:D:D
ahaha. it's past midnight but yvelyn says i can still wish people a belated deepvali. ahah. LIGHTS ALL AROUND:D
okaaay. i'm a beeeeet tired. updates on hk tmr! (if i got energy:P)
{/12:12 am}
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Thursday, 23 October 2008
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i know i said no more songs.
I LIED. AHAHAHA.
sweetest song(:
Thank you for this moment I've gotta say how beautiful you are Of all the hopes and dreams I could've prayed for There you are If I could have one dance forever I would take you by the hand Tonight it's you and I together I'm so glad, I'm your man
And if I lived a thousand years You know, I never could explain The way I lost my heart to you That day. But if destiny decided I should look the other way Then the world would never know The greatest story ever told And did I tell you that I love you tonight?
I don't hear the music When I'm looking in your eyes But I feel the rhythm of your body Close to mine. Its the way we touch that sends me Its a way we'll always be Your kiss, your pretty smile you know I'd die for Oh baby, your all I need.
{/10:40 pm}
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Thursday, 16 October 2008
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CHERYL HWA TAGGED ME.
ok.
A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs and replace any questions that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves. (heh heh, let's play a game. guess how many questions i changed, and tag it on my tagboard!)
B) Tag 8 people to do this quiz and those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by and cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by. Continue this game by sending it to other people.
1. What do you think an ideal best friend should be like?
A GIRLFRIEND.
no, kidding. (i originally typed no kidding. amazing what a comma does to meaning)
ok.. ideal? plays drums like jojo mayer plays guitar like tony. plays piano like suyin. (sigh. suyin. AHAHAHAHA) willing to teach me everything. AHAHAHA.
swimmer. runner.
ehh..
funny! witty! charismatic!
ehh....
chirpy! a good listener(: a good talker knows when to talk and when to listen someone i can just chill with over a cup of starbucks caramel frap until 1am
most important of all, godly. passionate. sold out.
2. What would you never ever give up?
God.
i can't think of anything else cos i can think of something that will make it give it up.
3. What do you want the most now?
To feel the bliss of being in God's presence.
4. What would you do with a billion bucks?
EH. pay for the new church building.
whoa. a billion bucks is a lot.
i don't know. sigh.
probably give a lot to church/missions.
buy some nice music instruments
give some to my parents.
OR.
i could just bank it in and live off the interest and will it to the church should i die the next day.
5. Isn't Joash Chong just handsome?
Oh Yeah(:
6. Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone?
loving someone(:
but it's more blessed to have both i guess!
7.Can you whistle?
Yeah.
8. Is there anything that has made you extremely happy?
Yes...
no details going to be given :P
okay, lulu's salvation was one(:
9.Do you like chocolate?
YUP:D
10. Would you trade your most beloved object for a guy?
no..?
11. How would you see yourself in 10 years' time?
Older. and... i don't know.
12. Who are currently most important to you?
God. Ian, Chris, and Vanessa. My parents. My tm cg. Other yfers like john, yimin, bryan, hannah, celeste, jo-ann, bella... so on and so forth. my tf cg.
13. Have you ORD-ed?
Nope. ALMOST!
14. What do you want to do after you ORD?
SHOUT ORD LOHH!!
then then then... i don't know.
15. What's the first thing you do after you wake up?
look at the time.
16. What does your favourite kind of shampoo smell like?
like my future girlfriend. AHAHA.
17. How would you rate the perfection of your life?
7
18. What type of people do you like?
The more you fulfill #1, the more i like you(:
19. What do you want the most in the whole wide world?
isn't this kind of like #3?
i wan the world to be a happy la la land that knows God and loves him(:
20. Did you see someone you know at the swimming pool today?
Yeah. and it was so STRANGE.
Tag them!! 1) Caleb 2) Loo Juin 3) Zhong Ren 4) John Tan 5) Gladys wie 6) Melissa 7) Hannah 8) Celeste
aiyah. i wanna tag more.
alethea bryan (REVIVE YOUR BLOG CAN) yvelyn and chyan wen(: ahaha.
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God, i wish i was more fun.
and for my 21st birthday i wanna play like jojo mayer.
hey, u're God so i can ask you for a miracle right(:
{/9:52 pm}
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oh and i figure, i'll add in another recently-liked song for good balance(:
why do such good musicians have the surname mayer, start with the letters jo and have four lettered names? sigh.
I KNOW YOU WAN MORE.
okay okay. i promise no more music for my next few posts(:
{/9:37 pm}
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YAY MORE SEC 4 SONGS(:
SIMPLE pLaN!!!!
puuuuurfect=)
i can't believe what a bad performance we did of this song at CHMA =/
terrible emo-ish lyrics, bad mixing, but incredibly cool MV(: jamming on roottop in the rain. man i'll love to do that one day except i don't have that kind of cash, and i don't have a deathlist.
dang simple plan is angsty.
okay two more nice songs with really bad lyrics(:
man, look at this:
I'm just a Kid by Simple Plan
I woke up it was 7 I waited till 11 Just to figure out that no one would call I think i got a lot of friends but I don't hear from them What's another night all alone? When your spending everyday on your own And here it goes
[Chorus:] I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare I'm just a kid, I know that its not fair Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is Having more fun than me Tonight...
And maybe when the night is dead, I'll crawl into my bed Staring at these 4 walls again I'll try to think about the last time, I had a good time Everyone's got somewhere to go And they're gonna leave me here on my own and here it goes
I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare I'm just a kid, I know that its not fair Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is Having more fun than me
What the hell is wrong with me? Don't fit in with anybody How did this happen to me? Wide awake I'm bored and I can't fall asleep And every night is the worst night ever
I'm just a kid [repeat x5]
I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare I'm just a kid, I know that its not fair Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is Nobody wants to be alone in the world.
I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare I'm just a kid, I know that its not fair Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is Nobody wants to be alone in the world Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is Having more fun than me tonight
I'm all alone tonight Nobody cares tonight Cause I'm just a kid tonight
ANGSTY!
if any of you guys feel like any of these songs, come talk to me and i'll tell you about the Love that changed my life(:
I'M DEAD SERIOUS CALL ME!
{/9:19 pm}
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Monday, 13 October 2008
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i figure since i posted some old songs, that i should post a song i liked recently.
AND HERE IT IS(: that's when i love you.
first heard it on yvelyn's blog and now i'm in love with it. ahaha. check out the lyrics!! it's very sweet:D
{/8:00 pm}
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ahaha! just suddenly remember the old songs i listened to in sec 3 and 4 (:
GIRLS ALL THE BAD GUYS WANT!!!
:D
good ol rocking punk rock song. random MVs, bad lyrics, headbanging good music. it was the first song (or second) i learnt on the guitar :D thanks to brendan. ahaha.
check out the lyrics here if u're interested(: i just dun like the bridge.
arrogant has other great songs too. history is made by stupid people is another great song(:
So if your son and daughter seem too lazy Sitting there watching bad TV Just remember you should be quite grateful At least they are not making history
ahahaha!
ahaha. i dunno what's wrong with me, i keep thinking about my sec 3 & 4 days.
maybe it's to remind me of something important...
mm..
maybe it's to remind me that when the music and the noise stops.. life isn't that great. and i really needed God in my life.
and so does the rest of this world.
{/7:15 pm}
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Sunday, 12 October 2008
♥ happy birthday to me!
THAAANK YOU FRIENDSS!!!(:
you all really really made my birthday special and wonderful!
okay, my lovely lovely cg members surprised (okay it wasn't so much of a full surprise due to some planning leaks:P) me with a cake after service today!! SO NICE CAN. ahaha. no one has ever done that for me (i think) it was really nice(: EVEN NIGEL CAME DOWN SPECIALLY TO CHURCH. ahaha!
thenthenthen!!!! (okay this pun wasn't intended) bella and gang came down (SEE BELLA I GIVE YOU CREDIT COS IT WAS YOUR IDEA) with this really big blue board WITH LOTS OF BIRTHDAY CARDS ON IT. which really means a lot to me! esp cos of the people who did write me cards(:
i'm very sorry for not ending up crying like you expected me too :P i would have, except i guess i've been too emo over the last few weeks so my tear pipes aren't working much now. BUT IT'S ALL VERY VERY PRECIOUS AND IT'S EARNED A SPOT IN FRONT OF MY BED (: it was such a joy to read every single letter one by one, and it brought smiles to my face:D
YAAY! what. a. great. day. (:
and of course thank you to the rest who remember :D tuan qiang, yan zhi, geraldine, yi ping, darling, edwin, and the rest(: u all made a difference too!!:D
*loved*
{/9:54 pm}
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Saturday, 11 October 2008
♥ emo night (birthday, random thoughts, lyrics)
now i appreciate the difference between celebrating birthdays with christians and army guys
morning:
happy birthdaY!!
*restrained*
*receive counterpain application all over body*
*feel the burn*
evening:
happy birthday!!!
*restrained*
enter: bbq sauce, eggs, shaver
what a wonderful friday. kindda makes me hate the whole birthday thing now=/
had a bbq with BN HQ at my place just now, just as a cohesion thing. then they presented me a CAKE. (yay?) then then...
they had this look on their faces.
SO, i naturally retreated away from the cake.
smart right?
not.
enter thick rope and my rock climbing instructor brother. my wrists and ankles are quickly tied up together in some insane knot.
enter vivegan and cold egg. my head is sat on and i feel a cold sticky sensation all around my head.
enter buzzing sound. shaver. deforestation occurs.
(one more thing happened which will remain unspoken)
that forest was a nature reserve okay, it's special. now it's like half deforested and now... sigggh. (it's okay if you don't understand. if u think this sounds weird, you're thinking waaay too far)
okay. that's just for me to read in the future and to.. forever remember vivegan.
ANYWAY.
random thought: what i really want, is someone older to take me under his/her wing, and mentor me. to ask me how i'm doing spiritually on a regular basis, who actually cares enough to not assume i'm always "doing fine". someone who will listen to my struggles and my insecurities and bring godly perspective to it. someone who will be my rolemodel in life to uphold God's holy standards in a world that is fallen and so often filled with compromise. someone who will smack my head and remind me that i'm human and i have issues that i need to deal with. someone who will come up to me and rebuke me when i need it. someone who will be there for me, and i know i can go to him/her no matter what. no matter what.
random quotes that's paraphrased by me:
"always bring a friend with you. because in leadership, it gets very lonely at the top."
"i want you to know that as you get older, it's going to become harder and harder to discern the motives of the people who want to be your friend. i also want you to know, that no matter who you are in the future, i will always be a true friend to you."
Moment made for worshipping- Steven Curtis Chapman
Six thiry monday morning I'm here hiding in my bed A song plays on my alarm clock As I cover up my head And somewhere in the distance I remember yesterday Singing "Hallelujah" Full of wonder, awe and grace But now I'm just wondering... Why I don't feel anything... At all.
CHORUS: This is a moment made for worshipping Cause this is a moment I'm alive And this is a moment I was made to sing A song of living sacrifice For every moment that I live and breathe This is a moment made for worshipping
When I'm praying with my children As they're running off to school When I kiss my wife good morning Just to say I still love you When I'm feeling loved and happy When I'm feeling all alone When I'm failing to remember All the love that I've been shown Every single beat of my heart Is another new place to start To know..
CHORUS: This is a moment made for worshipping Cause this is a moment I'm alive And this is a moment I was made to sing A song of living sacrifice For every moment that I live and breathe This is a moment made for worshipping
Another random thought: self-pity = bad
{/12:44 am}
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Wednesday, 8 October 2008
♥ physio physio physio
went to see the physio today! it was FUN!!
the inside was just like a gym man. completely awesome. ahaha, i got this cool dude called adam. checked out my leg and said something that made me very happy! "Don't worry! We'll get you back to normal and pain-free! You're much too young to be having such problems."
then when i said can i run the standard chartered in dec, he said "sure! let's make that our goal!"
YES.
ahahaha!! fun fun(: he said me glutes are weak, therefore my hamstrings are working too hard and hence the injury. he gave me some basic exercises to do over the next 2 weeks, should be good(: yay!
{/9:48 pm}
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Sunday, 5 October 2008
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A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?'
DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man.
SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?'
DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the man said angrily.
SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'
DAD: 'If you must know, I make $50 an hour.'
SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow $25?'
The father was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.'
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?
After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down , and started to think:
Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $25.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
'Are you asleep, son?' He asked.
'No daddy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.
'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the man. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $25 you asked for.'
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you daddy!' he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.
The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.
The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.
'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the father grumbled.
'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.
'Daddy, I have $50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness.
okay, i posted this just cos it's very sweet and all. still, it's an impt reminder to not get too caught up with our lives. remember that there's probably someone that is dying just to spend that extra hour with you. DON'T RUSH THROUGH LIFE AND REGRET IT FRIENDS.
