Poured Out For You

Today, was a costly lesson in Psalm 27:6,

"And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;
Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD."

"I Have Loved You Wrong" by The Swell Season

A haunting performance by Marketa Irglova & Glen Hansard. Its an interesting change as Marketa is usually on piano and Glen, the passionate and emo Irish troubadour, is usually shredding wood on his beat-up guitar. Who would have thought Glen Hansard could play the piano so lyrically. For clearer audio, go here.

Tea & Company

After a short meeting in church on Labour Day, I headed down to Tea Cozy @ Plaza Sing to meet up with crazy Steph. I said she looked kinda Ugly Betty-ish with her new specs and braces. She didn't get my comment cos she has never seen the show, so it made her kinda upset until I spent some time reassuring her I DID NOT think she was actually ugly. haha!

Everything at Tea Cozy is for sale...including all the angels and teddies etc. you see. A pretty place for a cuppa with a good fren. It was kinda pricey though...$50 for the scones; foie gras (Steph ordered it. I did not touch it!); baked mushrooms and drinks that we ordered.

I love love love the wee little rocking horses. Wish I could get me one for my room. :)

Blackmail

So Thomas was talking to me on gmail chat about Jennifer Knapp...you know, Christian Artiste who has recently come out of the closet. And then I made this comment about Brooke Fraser, and look what he did!!! SABO!

Psalm

Lord grant me hope in my darkest hour
For I cannot see beyond my cloud of tears.
Every breath is painfully laboured,
And each step wearies my soul.
Deliver me from my sorrow,
Lest I collapse from its crushing weight.

My God, Abba Father,
The Author and the Finisher of my faith,
You hold my life in Your hands.
Do not forget nor forsake me,
Hear my desperate cry,
And come quickly to my rescue.

Keep this heart beating for Your Kingdom’s sake.
Heal my wounds with Your love,
And restore the ruins of my heart.
Strengthen my broken spirit,
Floodlight my life with Your hope,
And keep me safe in the centre of Your will.

Train Wreck

What do we do during the train wrecks of our lives?

"I'm hanging on another day
Just to see what you will throw my way
And I'm hanging on to the words you say
You said that I will be okay.

Broken lights on the freeway
Left me here alone
I may have lost my way now
Haven't forgotten my way home"
- 'Broken' by Lifehouse

Quips

Dawnie on how to choose a cell:
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Aiyah...I told myself, next to circle line, got nice people. Can oredi! So fussy for what?

Glenn on vocal lessons:
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Glenn says: I dun like my tone, how to improve ah? Drink juice? Oil? Milk? Tar?
Michelle: Change your placement. Ask your Hillsong vocal coach to help u.
Glenn says: I'm working on my placement now. Like it's I am working on the hardest. Imagining an egg in my mouth everytime I sing. Makes me wanna laugh the whole time. What if i crack the egg and get yolk on my pretty shirt?
Mich: hahhaha!

"Saving Grace" by Hillsong United

As the waters cover the sea,
So your love covers me
Guiding me on,
Roads unknown
I trust in you alone

Chorus:
My saving grace
My endless love
Deeper and deeper I'm falling in love with You
My one desire
My only truth
Deeper and deeper I'm falling in love with You

Bridge
And i will rise on wings of eagles
Soaring high above all my fears
I rest in your open arms of love

Starbucks Tour

Some pics from the Starbucks Tour, which Jon & I are in the middle of right now. These pics and the video below are from Sun's performance at One Fullerton. The heavy downpour threatened to ruin our show, but thank goodness it lightened in the end. I think this branch at One Fullerton is probably one of the nicest Starbucks around S'pore with its lovely view.

Jon looking all Jason Mraz-y with his cap

"Green Lady"....dedicated to Muffin Boy, who missed it during the concert at the Esplanade. :)
The sound is not the best though cos it was distorting at some points, n we can't EQ the voices in this super raw set-up.

They Turned My Room Into A Band Studio!

Jon Chong kicked off his Starbucks tour on Fri, and it'll go on until 11 April. Tour dates & venues here. I'm singing back-ups for him on selected dates. So anyway, the band came to my house for rehearsals, and I was quite amazed at how my room looked as a makeshift band studio. :)

Jon on lead vox + guit, with his tiny amp from Japan.

Howie on bass

Howie "Killer Licks" Tan with Ivan, our 2nd bassist, in the background. They'll be rotating for the tour.