Indeed, God is good!

Friday was the day that I have been waiting for. Slightly after work (3pm) I was rushing home, I have 4pm rehearsal. Yup, was packing all my props that needed then I still have another 30min to kill for 4pm. So, I decided to take a nap. Indeed, it was so refreshing after just 15min of rest.

Hou Yi and Chang Er got married

When I reach Abel Smith, everyone was busy with their own thing. From setting up the production equipment, to decoration and as we actor… try to concentre our skit while everyone else laughing at us of our silliness.

In the beginning I was just a bit concern about how I am going to react if the skit wasn’t good, I am not good enough to carry out the character. Well, yes, I have experience in acting, but somehow during the rehearsal, it just doesn’t good enough. I was quite disappointed…

Just right before the all show started, I already at the backstage, getting myself ready. I am just as nervous as usually. Ha! It doesn’t really look from outside, but inside was like the volcano pumping out the lave…

Ohh no… the music started, that was just the sign of counting down my queue to appear on stage. While the dancers were dancing, I was just prayer at back stage… “God, I am just a vessel, use me and help to carry the message. I dunno how, but I know you are my God.”

Hou Yi became Emperor

As I prayed, I just left peace… and all the sudden before I knew it, I was actually enjoying myself at backstage, peeping through the curtain on what really going on at the front stage. Yah… it was so funny, were laughing till my head off.

When the drama starting, I was just concern about the queue and how the music and lighting really go well… while acting at the front stage before I knew it… the light was on and the music already playing in the background. Ha… just in a second, I was actually came to the last screen.

Hou Yi shot down 9 suns

I just dunno how much I thanking God how His grace and wisdom. I know I am doing well. The very first person who congratulate me, but I know deep inside it wasn’t just me… but the One who has been watching me and helping me. He is the One who should give praise to.

Acting Experience

Another few days to go for before my acting performance. Yah… I dunno what on earth I am doing such thing. What I know is do Laurer favour because she was begging me to act on this Hou Yi character for the drama that going to perform on 24th September for the celebrate of Mid Autumn Festival, one of the ancient Chinese celebration that never been missed.

I have been Andrew (my housemate) acted last year, and I guessed it wasn’t that hard because I roughly know the storyline. Of course include all those sweet word that they have been trying to pursue me to act, so I got my myself now in a big “acting” challenge.

Yah, challenge. It is challenge, there were many reason that I had mentioned before, but the ultimate reason is challenge myself to do something which I not comfortable with. If you know me well, act just wasn’t my “in-thing”. By accept this challenge was a hard thing to do. During the practice, I dunno whether I should treat it seriously or just “play-play” only. But somehow I keep telling myself that the challenge is here and this is how I always treat it… play-play. Of course I am not telling you that this acting will be something serious, but I am putting effort to accomplish my goal.

Most of the time when Laurer teach me some action that I felt not comfortable with, I always scream out in-side me –“God… what am I up to…. What on earth I am doing here, I can’t dance like that… I can’t act so macho, because I am not, and I am not that kind of person….” Well, at the end, I realise that this is what acting about. Is to push myself beyond my comfort zone and act like someone who I am not.

I still have another 3 more days to go before Friday… God help me!

John Tan

John Tan - leaving to Singapore for 4 months to continue his national service. John is a great man and servant of God. His contribution to XLR8 is uncountable, he willing to serve with his talent in visual arts. You should look at his visual art work in XLR8 Emerge Conference.

Although it just 4 months, but I am going to miss him much.

Yesterday, we had dinner together with other bunch of guys. It is a guys night out I guess. We had lots of laugh and of course food as well. We went to “all-you-can-eat” Thai food near at Indooroopilly train station. The food serve was very slow, but we just enjoy each other company.

John is my IT Engineer in my house, well… he is the one who we always called to ask for help if there is anything wrong with our computer, or our wireless network connection. He not just fixing computer, but he also has big heart in friendship.

I remember beginning of last year, we join Fitness First together. Yah… the common goal for the year both of us had is to keep fit. So, we encourage each other every morning met at gym 6am. When I think back, I don’t know how on earth I wake up so early to exercise.
Hmm… just really wish that he will still stick with his plan, to come back to Brisbane next year Feb

"Hit the golf ball... "

Wake up quite early yesterday, 15 min before my alarm rang. Had a nice breakfast before head off to work. Wasn’t a productive day yesterday. Partly because nothing to do and may be I am just slack.

Went to shopping complex during my lunch break. Got 1.5 kg of lean beef for dinner tonight. Yup, invited Norman for dinner.

Went to golf, apparently none of the usual people were there, only me and Joyce, but we have Daniel and Wei Xin joined us yesterday. It was a good night out. We share a laugh. My golf practices wasn’t that good, I think I injured my waist. Hai… there are many to practise just to get a proper swing and couple of good hit to satisfied me. Well… practise more, since I have most of the clubs and drive in my car now (was kept in Aaron’s all the time)

Thai Beef Green Curry, steam fish with ginger and tomatoes and stir fry spinach with garlic for dinner. Norman was so appreciated that he keep saying thank you. I know he really appreciate from bottom of his heart. He is a good… so bless him is another appreciation of my of our friendship.

A day off...

…when I found that I am not feeling to good to work yesterday. Started with headache then slow felt that my whole head so heavy. I know I have a big head, but not as heavy as I thought… so, took a day off and rest at home.

Lots of people think that when someone take a day off, mean the person should rest at home. Now, what really means REST at home? Is that mean you sleep all day? Watch dvd? …

Well, my definition of day off is rest at home, not going out. I could be sleeping, watching dvd, or just do my own thing. Yes, I am sick, not resting doesn’t not define sleeping. So, people tend to misunderstood that I should be sleeping rather then watching dvd, when I am sick.

Today…
… I am at work now. Getting better but still need rest. I don’t know whether I have been working too hard, or slept too much…???

Sunset - the renewal of strength

Gosh, this is the retype of my blog. I lost the blog when I was trying to paste picture. Anyway...

I just admire this picture, took it when I was having my break with Aaron at Mebourne. This photo taken at Philip Island. Its just showing me how beutiful the sunset it is.

Life is like that, every problem has the end, but it just the matter of when it going to happen. Although we may not know when is going to happen, at least we know that God is at our side; where our strength came from. Just like Sun, it set today, but will be refresh new morning tomorrow.