I love David in the bible. How not to? After all, God's word says that he was handsome, sang well, was very gifted musically that he composed so many songs of praise and worship in the book of Psalms and with so many different musical instruments as well. I very much want to marry a David.
Recently i brought rachel to Paragon to watch a violinist David Garrett. This David is only 26, very handsome, ex model and previously a violin child prodigy. Imagine he started performing for presidents from 6 years (very much like Mozart) studied music at the famous Julliard Music School and was given a US$4.5 million Stradivarius made in 1718. WOW.WOW.WOW.
Any way I watched all his videos in you tube and was pleasantly surprised to see myself carrying rachel in one of them. Hahaha. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLJhQQ0UCkI
My favourites http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJMzysGZi3I and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1zmBQAg87Y
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZhwtZjZ5eU this is my definition of "David" a handsome musician.
Canto Pop Idols
As far back as I can remember I had always been captivated by "musical male beings" and apart from musical abilities, they also need to look good. My first Canto pop idol was Leslie Cheung. I do not know why but i liked his voice so much that i picked up Cantonese singing along with the lyrics in the cassette. (ya la...during those days its cassettes then big LD thingy then CD then MIDI then ipod now iapple). Later i included Andy Lau which i had the privilege to shake his hands with at a Fan club meeting at the former news centre. Of course, I washed my hands but my classmate did not do so for a week, she boasted. YUCK!!! Needless to say, I avoided her.
A few years later I went Fire Disco to meet Leon Lai. Hahah. I did blew several hundreds possibly thousands into concerts of Faye Wong, Leon Lai, Alan Tam, and Leslie Cheung. Only the Alan Tam concert was free, I won the ticket when i entered a VHS contest (ya la, those days we buy video tapes that you need to rewind to watch again, and they turn mouldy with time too. So it was VHS, then LD, then VCD, then DVD then superDVD???? then Youtube) I also collected the Idol cards and bought huge Idol magazines with great fervency.
I have a problem with Jacky Cheung though, he sang well, better than Leon lai and Aaron Kwok, however, he certainly lacked in the looks department. So he was not my idol though i liked his songs. Aaron was too BOYISH for me.
Ang Mo Pop Idols
Few knew but i was so captivated by Tommy Paige that i wrote to his fan club complaining that I hate A maths!!! Of course I did not get any reply. I still like his "A shoulder to cry on" and I loved Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue then, the hot couple. "Especially for you"
However, i was not as crazy over the Ang mo music like I did for Canto Pop which was fuelled by the Karaoke craze. Really, each week end, some of my friends and I, singing enthusiasts, pop idol wanna be belt it out in Karaokes all over town, Happy Hour till Supper time. That was before the Singapore Idol, Campus Superstar days. Now we can only participate in the latest..what is it called? Age limit up to 70. Living a Dream??
The Other Extreme
Changes came when I entered college and my Mandarin became redundant. That was also the time when the 4 Heavenly Kings started to market Chinese albums, for some reason it ain't cool to listen to Mandarin or Canto pop music any more. May be in church we are always singing in English I started to be a devoted Class 95 listener. Soon we sang mainly English songs in karaoke, my favourites Colours of the Wind, I believe I Can Fly, and celine dion songs. i love the divas, may be by then with some proper vocal training, I discovered to my sheer delight that i am a soprano not alto. Hip Hip Hurray!!!! So I went on listening and getting inspired by Charlotte Church, Sarah Brightman, Renee Fleming etc. I also threw away all the pop idol cassettes and cards and posters after an ex church pastor preached against IDOL worship.
Worship Ministry- A CALLING
Many changes came about when i started serving God in the music ministry. Some how, along with voice improvement, I came to appreciate song writing and song composition more. I have no problem writing songs but i find adding music a challenge. Many times I would have a tune in my head only to lose it as i have not yet memorised it or put in down in paper (which i cant) I need to understand music. I need to read music, i want to be able to compose my own music to praise and worship God.
Somehow I had the gut feel since my teenage years that i would marry someone MUSICAL, and that was when i was still with a brethen congregation that was against music and clapping in worship. I really believed I would be marrying a DAVID, a man after God's own heart. So when God placed in the worship ministry in the subsequent church I knew the time was near.
Eventually I married GUY #5, my "david", one of the church keyboardists / pianists and that confirmed the musical calling in my life too. Some how, for christian couples, God gave us common destinies. For yan, its classical music and teaching, for me, I know it remains in the worship and song writing arena, for which i need to learn music. Like wise, i believe Rachel is going to be blest musically too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmDePI6YpKs
Monday, 2 July 2007
TANTRUMS of the young and old
Sigh. I love peace. Thank God I married my peace-loving buddy. And my best friend is truly another peace loving and classy gal.
Listen to WISDOM
The past few days were horrid. Well, Wisdom says that it is better to minimise liasing with people that are prone to rob your family of peace and joy. Sometimes, what these "not so peace loving beings" want is ATTENTION!!!! ATTENTION!!! ATTENTION!!! and they will do anything, everything to get what they want NOW!!!! just like toddler tantrums. I've tried being a bridge, a minister, a counsellor but a the end of the day, all these gimmicks and antics dry up my patience and tire me emotionally unneccessarily. Already I am pretty patient a person (of course my partner is LAGI patient, remember he is better than me in really almost every aspect!!!) I realised too that GIVING them the attention does not help them to be better individuals at all. Sometimes it is better to teach one how to fish than to serve them the steam garoupa all the time.
Baby Tantrums
Rachel throws an average of 2 tantrums a day. Usually it is due to the fact that she can't take "NO" for an answer or can't do things her OWN way. She gets frustrated when she can't get in position in time to participate in the Barney videos like sitting in an empty box singing and pretending along that it is an aeroplane. She has learnt now by making a few groans that Mummy with back track the video for her to start again, that there is NO NEED for any anger or frustration.
Recently she has learnt to "wait" a day!! She understands that Mummy and Daddy will get her a new video or toy Tomorrow. In fact, she will remind you the first thing she wakes up the next day. Like wise she has also learnt to say "wait...I don't want!" to bathing and meals sometimes.
SuperNanny
We learnt a lot from Jo Frost the Super Nanny. Indeed she had 15 years of precious experience minding other people's kids. Time and time again I find assurance in her advices and tips. For example she prefers that toddlers be toilet trained when they are ready usually after 30months or 2.5 years old to 3. Rachel is definitely not ready for it, we have decided to train her a couple of months down the road though she can now remove her own diaper when instructed to do so. I am also giving her some "bare bottom" moments after her Mickey Mouse bath tub sessions with a swimming Donald Duck that Ah Ma( my mum) gives. Oh!!!!She loves to bathe with Cheryl her 5 year old cousin when we do visit my mum's place. The 2 girls have so much fun soaping each other and giggling non stop that you will join in laughing. Hahaha
The elderly like to pressure you to get your baby out of diapers. "Why so slow de?" "Still not toilet trained yet??? Aiyo...my 2 kids toilet train before 1 year old. Now a days people rather their kids covered with mess whole day wor..." retorted the Super Nagger!!
First Concert Date
Anyway thank God for local Supernanny Nancy. She took good care of rachel on friday night, so yan and I could go for a concert at VCH. Our first since rachel was born!!! What a victory!!! True Freedom!!!! And the best part is i can eat my Kenny Rogers dinner with both hands and not have to feed her at the same time. The food certainly taste so much better when one can ENJOY eating!!!
The concert was amazing!!!! I particularly was enthralled by the Scarbo in Maurice Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit. Such impressive performance!!! One can't help but imagine that the pianist Minoru Nojima does nothing in his life but sit at the piano practice practice practice. Yan played mainly Ondine which i can relate to but the third movement is so demanding that it seemed to be written for the superhuman someone like Minoru.
i love going to concerts! I like the pre concert preparation, the big question. What to wear? what kind of make up to go with what i intend to wear? What bag or shoes is not such a headache as i do not own that many to confuse me, as yet. But sigh...I wish i will soon look into my future watch "closet" and sigh. Tag Heuer Aqua Racer with diamonds or BVLGARI or Omega constellation???. Yes, I am still DREAMING of starting a TIMEPIECE collection, may be i should get a REAL watch every year. Or better still as a wedding anniversary gift. To me they are better than diamond rings.
I also like the post concert debrief sessions. Usually with a drink, alcoholic or coffee but our de brief this time was to rush and fetch our princess back from the nanny's place. On the way back we were surprised by the stunning fire works display. This being the NDP rehearsal night and the last farewell to National Stadium where i re dedicated my life to Jesus at 13.
Life certainly looks good. I sincerely believe the next half will be a better half year in this Year of Abundance. All the more when i made up my mind to stop Worrying and instead trust and receive more of God's Grace! Amen
Listen to WISDOM
The past few days were horrid. Well, Wisdom says that it is better to minimise liasing with people that are prone to rob your family of peace and joy. Sometimes, what these "not so peace loving beings" want is ATTENTION!!!! ATTENTION!!! ATTENTION!!! and they will do anything, everything to get what they want NOW!!!! just like toddler tantrums. I've tried being a bridge, a minister, a counsellor but a the end of the day, all these gimmicks and antics dry up my patience and tire me emotionally unneccessarily. Already I am pretty patient a person (of course my partner is LAGI patient, remember he is better than me in really almost every aspect!!!) I realised too that GIVING them the attention does not help them to be better individuals at all. Sometimes it is better to teach one how to fish than to serve them the steam garoupa all the time.
Baby Tantrums
Rachel throws an average of 2 tantrums a day. Usually it is due to the fact that she can't take "NO" for an answer or can't do things her OWN way. She gets frustrated when she can't get in position in time to participate in the Barney videos like sitting in an empty box singing and pretending along that it is an aeroplane. She has learnt now by making a few groans that Mummy with back track the video for her to start again, that there is NO NEED for any anger or frustration.
Recently she has learnt to "wait" a day!! She understands that Mummy and Daddy will get her a new video or toy Tomorrow. In fact, she will remind you the first thing she wakes up the next day. Like wise she has also learnt to say "wait...I don't want!" to bathing and meals sometimes.
SuperNanny
We learnt a lot from Jo Frost the Super Nanny. Indeed she had 15 years of precious experience minding other people's kids. Time and time again I find assurance in her advices and tips. For example she prefers that toddlers be toilet trained when they are ready usually after 30months or 2.5 years old to 3. Rachel is definitely not ready for it, we have decided to train her a couple of months down the road though she can now remove her own diaper when instructed to do so. I am also giving her some "bare bottom" moments after her Mickey Mouse bath tub sessions with a swimming Donald Duck that Ah Ma( my mum) gives. Oh!!!!She loves to bathe with Cheryl her 5 year old cousin when we do visit my mum's place. The 2 girls have so much fun soaping each other and giggling non stop that you will join in laughing. Hahaha
The elderly like to pressure you to get your baby out of diapers. "Why so slow de?" "Still not toilet trained yet??? Aiyo...my 2 kids toilet train before 1 year old. Now a days people rather their kids covered with mess whole day wor..." retorted the Super Nagger!!
First Concert Date
Anyway thank God for local Supernanny Nancy. She took good care of rachel on friday night, so yan and I could go for a concert at VCH. Our first since rachel was born!!! What a victory!!! True Freedom!!!! And the best part is i can eat my Kenny Rogers dinner with both hands and not have to feed her at the same time. The food certainly taste so much better when one can ENJOY eating!!!
The concert was amazing!!!! I particularly was enthralled by the Scarbo in Maurice Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit. Such impressive performance!!! One can't help but imagine that the pianist Minoru Nojima does nothing in his life but sit at the piano practice practice practice. Yan played mainly Ondine which i can relate to but the third movement is so demanding that it seemed to be written for the superhuman someone like Minoru.
i love going to concerts! I like the pre concert preparation, the big question. What to wear? what kind of make up to go with what i intend to wear? What bag or shoes is not such a headache as i do not own that many to confuse me, as yet. But sigh...I wish i will soon look into my future watch "closet" and sigh. Tag Heuer Aqua Racer with diamonds or BVLGARI or Omega constellation???. Yes, I am still DREAMING of starting a TIMEPIECE collection, may be i should get a REAL watch every year. Or better still as a wedding anniversary gift. To me they are better than diamond rings.
I also like the post concert debrief sessions. Usually with a drink, alcoholic or coffee but our de brief this time was to rush and fetch our princess back from the nanny's place. On the way back we were surprised by the stunning fire works display. This being the NDP rehearsal night and the last farewell to National Stadium where i re dedicated my life to Jesus at 13.
Life certainly looks good. I sincerely believe the next half will be a better half year in this Year of Abundance. All the more when i made up my mind to stop Worrying and instead trust and receive more of God's Grace! Amen
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