YOU ARE MY GOD Written by Mark Anderson Performed by Paradise Community Church Band
VERSE 1 You're my God I found life in You You're the only one Who came eternally To set me free
VERSE 2 You're my God My life changed when Your victory came to earth So I forevermore Will be Yours
PRE-CHORUS I run to You 'Cause You are the only one I run to You
CHORUS Your love has lifted me higher Higher than the cares of this world When I'm with You Your love has set me on fire And I will lift my voice and praise You 'Cause I love You
TAG You are my God Yea-eh-eh... You are my God 2x
BRIDGE You reign above Every knee will bow before You You reign above Every tongue confess that You are Lord 3x
TAG You are my God Yea-eh-eh... You are my God 2x
CHORUS Your love has lifted me higher Higher than the cares of this world When I'm with You Your love has set me on fire And I will lift my voice and praise You 'Cause I love You
VOICE OF TRUTH Performed by Casting Crowns From "Facing The Giants" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Based on Matthew 14:23-33, 1 Samuel 17
VERSE 1 Oh, what I would do to have the kind of faith it takes To climb out of this boat I'm in onto the crashing waves To step out of my comfort zone into the realm of the unknown where Jesus is And He's holding out His hand But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed The waves they keep on telling me time and time again "Boy, you'll never win, you'll never win."
CHORUS But the Voice of truth tells me a different story The Voice of truth says "do not be afraid!" And the Voice of truth says "this is for My glory" Out of all the voices calling out to me I will choose to listen and believe the Voice of truth
VERSE 2 Oh, what I would do to have the kind of strength it takes To stand before a giant with just a sling and a stone Surrounded by the sound of a thousand warriors shaking in their armor Wishing they'd have had the strength to stand But the giant's calling out my name and he laughs at me Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed The giant keeps on telling me time and time again "Boy you'll never win, you'll never win."
CHORUS But the voice of truth tells me a different story The Voice of truth says "do not be afraid!" And the Voice of truth says "this is for My glory" Out of all the voices calling out to me I will choose to listen and believe the Voice of truth
BRIDGE But the stone was just the right size to put the giant on the ground And the waves they don't seem so high from on top of them looking down I will soar with the wings of eagles When I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus singing over me
FINAL CHORUS And the Voice of truth tells me a different story The Voice of truth says "do not be afraid!" And the Voice of truth says "this is for My glory" Out of all the voices calling out to me (calling out to me) I will choose to listen and believe (I will choose to listen and believe) I will choose to listen and believe the Voice of truth
END I will listen and believe I will listen and believe the Voice of truth I will listen and believe 'Cause Jesus You are the Voice of truth And I will listen to You, oh You are...
1. A quick message to Madam Hee: "What a joke! Suddenly hotel key, suddenly thumb drive, suddenly pepper spray canister. Suddenly yours and suddenly not yours! Hey, Madam Hee, who are you trying to fool now?"
2. Another message to Mr bin A.R.: "You will solve the problem. So, are you saying that the court's decision is a problem? Who are you to question the supremacy of a judicial decision? And, how will you 'solve the problem'? By all means?"
3. Another message to Mr Z.: "Nelson Mandela and Gandhi are revered politician who fights for people's rights. What have you fought for? What are you going to fight for? Our rights? And, what do you mean by upholding the truth? Is it not the High Court's ruling a ruling of truth?"
It was merely one week before the April 25 JY Gathering, when the team decided to adopt the skit based on Carman's The Champion. With only 4 hours of practice, this was what the team came out. Pretty good. Better still - the JY Gathering attendees were in awe over how Jesus' triumph over evil could be depicted in a boxing match.
Cast (in order of appearance) Angel 1... Jaslyn DeWitt Angel 2... Carina Rebecca Oyog Angel 3... Michael Loh Yet Mao Demon 1... John Isaiah Stanley Demon 2... Adele Khor Li Ying Demon 3... Mark Joel Stanley Satan... Benjamin Han Jesus... Brian John Dorai God the Father... William Baptist
Slides Prepared by David Chan Yew Mun
Slide Handler Kenneth Tan Siew Kheng
"The Champion" Written and Performed by Carman
Cameramen Chan Lilian Felicia Wong Yi Jin
Lighting Clarence Jude Stanley Kenneth Tan Siew Kheng
Choreographer Andre Ong Lay Siang
Directed by Andre Ong Lay Siang
Produced by Cathedral of the Holy Spirit Junior Youth
In the vast expanse of a timeless place, Where silence ruled the outer space, Ominously, towering it stood, The symbol of a spirit war Between the one name Lucifer, And the Morning Star, the Ultimate of good.
Enveloped by a trillion planets, Clean as lightning and hard as granite, A cosmic coliseum would host the end Of the war between the lord of sin and death, And the Omnipotent Creator of man's first breath, Who will decide who forever will be the Champion.
The audience for the 'Fight of the Ages' was assembled and in place. The angels came in splendor from a star. The saints that had gone before were there: Jeremiah, Enoch, Job. They were singing the "Song of Zion" on David's harp.
The demons arrived, offensive and vile, Cursing and blaspheming God. Followed by their 'trophies' dead and gone. Hitler, Napoleon, Pharaoh, Capone, Tormented and vexed and grieved. Waiting for their judgment from the Throne.
Then a chill swept through the mammoth crowd And the demons squealed with glee, As a sordid, vulgar, repulsive essence was felt. Arrogantly prancing, hands held high, draped in a sparkling shroud Trolled by demons, Satan ascended from Hell.
Then Satan cringed, the sinners groaned! The demons reeled in pain As a swell of power like silent thunder rolled With a surge of light beyond intense, illuminating the universe, In resplendent glory appeared the Son of God.
Then a Persona, yes, Extraordinaire appeared in center ring. God the Father will oversee the duel. Opening the Book of Life, each grandstand hushed in awe As majestically He said, "Now here's the rules.
"He'll be wounded for their transgressions, bruised for iniquities." When He said, "By His stripes they're healed," the devil shook! He screamed, "Sickness is my specialty. I hate that healing junk!" God said, "You shut your face, I wrote the book!"
Then the Father looked at His only Son and said, "You know the rules. Your blood will cleanse their sins and calm their fears." Then He pointed His finger at Satan and said, "And I know you know the rules. You've been twisting them to deceive My people for years."
Satan cried, "I'll kill you Christ! You'll never win this fight!" The demons wheezed, "That's right, there ain't no way." Satan jeered, "You're dead meat, Jesus, I'm gonna bust you up tonight!" Jesus said, "Go ahead, make my day!"
The bell rang, the crowd cheered, the fight was on, And the devil leaped in fury. With all his evil tricks became undone. He threw his jabs of hate and lust. A stab of pride and envy But the hand that knew no sin blocked every one.
Forty days and nights they fought, And Satan couldn't touch Him. Now the final blow saved for the final round. Prophetically Christ's hands came down And Satan struck in vengeance! The blow of death felled Jesus to the ground.
The devils roared in victory! The saints shocked and perplexed as wounds appeared upon His hands and feet. Then Satan kicked Him in His side, and blood and water flowed. And they waited for the 10 count of defeat.
God the Father turned His head, His tears announcing Christ was dead! The 10 count would proclaim the battle's end. Then Satan trembled through his sweat in unexpected horror, yet... As God started to count by saying,
"...10..." "Hey wait a minute, God..." "...9..." "Stop! You're counting wrong..." "...8..." "His eyes are moving..." "...7..." "His fingers are twitching..." "...6..." "Where's all this Light coming from?" "...5..." "He's alive!" "...4..." "Oh - Nooooo!!!" "...3..." Oh... Yessssss!!! "...2..." He has... "...1..." (won!!!)
He has won! He's alive forevermore! He is risen! He is Lord!
He has won! He has won! He's alive forevermore! He is risen! He is Lord!
Proclaim the news in every tongue, Through endless ages and beyond Let it be voiced from mountains loud and strong Captivity has been set free, salvation bought for you and me 'Cause Satan is defeated, And Jesus is...
Today is our Super Admin's last day of working in al-Terror. Super Admin - yes, indeed - as she is the Administrative Assistant to our Penang big boss. She used to handle all the company-wide administrative works. Her name is Liza.
Liza and I, taken in Altera ICE room
My first impression of her was that, she's quite a fierce- and strict-looking lady. I thought, of course ler. Working under Chris (Vice President and Managing Director of Penang Research Facility) would not be easy; must show superiority one. Indeed yes, she is the second employee of Altera Penang, after Chris. What freaked me more was that I heard she had reprimanded some department admins until they cried.
However, when I got the opportunity to travel to San Jose, I dealt with her more often, mostly related to the trip procedures. From Visa application, to flight booking, and even to credit card limit boost, I relied very much on her. After dealing with her, I found that she's a nice and friendly person to talk with - not forgetting being very helpful as well. I still remembered that she taught me to sneak out (of course in a legal way) to Hong Kong during my flight transit from Kuala Lumpur to San Francisco! I heard that it was possible, but I did not expect her to actually encourage me to do so! If she were really strict, she would have barked at my idea first before doing anything else.
I still remembered that, somehow, one personal comment from her struck me. When I decided to have a more committed life towards Christ, particularly in Shalom Youth, she asked me if I were to become a missionary. Well, to answer her question, that was not quite true - but from what happened towards my private life 2 years ago, it brought some resemblance. Could that be a prophecy, or could there be someone else gossiping... Ahh, never mind.
She is indeed a very capable admin. As her boss our MD said: she was a one-lady band wearing many different hats... [having] nurtured our young organization as we took our first small baby steps.
I'm gonna miss Liza, and I'm sure loads of terrorists in the al-Terror compound would miss her too. I am only in Altera for 8 years, and she's been here for almost 15 years. I am sure she has left tons of memorable footprints within Altera Penang. I don't know what else to say already.
All the best, Liza. May God bless you in everything you do and every way you go. Till we meet again. Au revoir. 后会有期.
Following my previous blogpost: BLR Avalanche, I realized that the financial institution (the one that belonged to the tycoon with the same first name as one of our famous badminton player in the 90s) is not that stupid after all. In order to re-extend my loan term back to 30 years, they reduced my monthly payment amount to RM592. After the readjustment, the graph looks like below. Which means, I still have to pay for 30 years.
DUH!!! On one hand they want us to spend so as to boost the economy, and hence lower down all interest rates (FD, BLR, etc...). On the other hand they reduce our spending by reducing the monthly payment amount. Please la... MAKE UP YOUR MIND!!
Tsk! Screw it! I'm gonna make more partial payments. Hahaha!!!
On a positive note, I can save up additional RM102 per month for other 'investment'!
P.S. In case you all are still guessing which bank I borrowed money from, know that the smasher is called Rashid Sidek. :-P
