Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Drowned in Sound
Current playlist whilst prepping praise & worship admin and lyric slides for Extreme (Gracepoint Church's youth group) camp:
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Oop-date
Oh lol, accidentally typed in a title and published with the enter key by accident.
Literally an oop(s)-date now.
So, an update as I revert back to proper English.
Man do I feel sick. Music practice on Sat'day the 17th, We ploughed (plowed if you're american) through 20 songs pretty much straight. EPIC.
What was more epic was the stupidity that was what occurred slightly before practice, namely lunch, but due to me not wanting to quite divulge what happened, I'll give that honour to one of the other boys to share that story, with photo's and junk. (I don't have any). Nothing bad. Just dumb. lol.
But woah, Extreme Camp music is shaping up pretty good, looks like we got things down-pat at the very least so we can push these worship songs to the EXTREEEEEME....with our strange obsessions of capo-ing up kinda high, (just kiddin')
Onto other things for the mind dump blog post. Today, here, is the 18th of September; National Talk Like A Pirate Day, also the day for Burwood Festival. FESTIVAL. What an epic day, 6:30 to Church, set up down at the B-wood park. Back up for Extreme SOAP, then back down to the park for almost non-stop action with balloon making (like, flowers, dogs, poodles, swords) and chatting to the local people of burwood who came by to check out the festival.
Honestly, as tiring as it was. What an amazing day, what an amazing sight. So many people coming to the Gracepoint stall/area for facepainting, temp. tattoos and balloon animals/things, totally overwhelming, praise God for the band of brothers and sisters who were so willing to serve and really put Gracepoint on the map for these burwoodians who probably wouldn't even know we exist.
But ultimately, the seeds have been planted, and I can only pray that God will grow those seeds in everyone who came to visit our stuff and for the other churches there as well. T'was overwhelming. "Power Overwhelming" for those of you who get the reference.
Let me leave you with this neat little song that I found amusing, though of little significance. (For all you SC2 fans, I'm sure you can appreciate it even more if you watch Whitera vs Bratok 2/3 on Husky Starcraft, Youtube.) [If not, then. it is a nice song, kinda camp fire-y.]
Sorry, poor post, uber tired. No excuse =P
3nj0i.
Ciao
Will
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
This Endless Wheel
Okay, so it's past midnight, I have work tomorrow morning early in the morning, and I just accidentally swallowed Listerine :p... which ranks up there in my top 5 worst torturous feelings, right next to eating a lemon and being trapped in a room listening to Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’.
So I’ve been typing in SQL queries all evening to prep for a Database assessment tomorrow (Curse you database! *shakes fist in indignation*) and thus the late night demanded some mellower tunes. Evidently, my playlist landed on a beautiful number called ‘We Will Run’ by Gungor:
I couldn’t help but drop everything I was doing, sit back, close my eyes and listen to the song to the end…. and then several repeats after that. It’s been an intense two weeks, juggling work, studies, ministry and every other slice of the pie called Life. Physically I’m exhausted, mentally I’m overwhelmed, emotionally I’m troubled, and spiritually I’m distant. Caught in an endless stream of tasks that need to get done, I feel like a rat on a treadmill. The wheel just keeps spinning and spinning. And of course, the irony is… the wheel would stop turning, if I’d just stop running.
As I listen to this song, it reminds me of what Jesus says in Matthew 11:28-30:
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
Amongst all the busyness and traffic of life, it's only when you stop running that you realise you're even in the treadmill. Be still for a moment, step out of the wheel and know that He is God – The God of the universe who knows us by name, and is in control of all things. Change your bearings and run back to Him for He is where home is.
- Father, bring us back to You
~
And as for the band, the practice sessions continue for the praise & worship sessions at Extreme Camp (the youth group @ GracePoint Church). It’s all happening less than two weeks away! Here are some caps from our practice a few weeks ago. Enjoy!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Newworldson
One more post should do for tonight.
Gonna share with ya an artist that I began following after I saw 'em live randomly when going to a gig (Parachute) to see another band (Family Force 5, other bands were Leeland and New Empire).
Presenting!
It's a:
NEW! WORLD! SON!
Newworldson actually.
These Canadian guys in my humble or not so humble opinion are a great listen. The way they play is incredibly diverse however I'd say their roots lie in the Soul Music of old. They are amazing live, great stage presence.
Honestly dunno what more to write about them, just really wanted to share their music with you all coz it has certainly been a blessing in disguise in my life.
I'll let their music speak for themselves, have some links (/me throws them at you).
My Favourite song by far: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17eWXuUTq5s
aaaaand Finally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJpNOyVESxo&feature=related
So that's all I really wanted to share, happy listenings.
On another note, some one who shall not be named requested that Cross.Transmission do a cover of this song.
Maybe? =P
Will T out~
Don't ya just love it when your "productive" music practice turns into a rave party after recording something and playing it through an amp.
No?
My bad.
But that would probably describe what happened to our Extreme (The Youth Group @ Church) Music Practice as we diligently traversed the myriad of songs we have laid out for Extreme Camp and the upcoming few normal Extreme Songs of Awesome Praise (S.O.A.P.) Sessions. Did we love it? Booyah, every second of it. (Feel free to back-hand slap me in Real Life guys if you disagree, or a punch would suffice, or a vicious berating online or offline.)
What song could have possibly garnered such an outrageous response?
Simplistically beautiful, one of the great one hit wonders of the Nineties.
"Dancing in the Moonlight" - Toploader (and for those music buffs out there, Aye, tis a cover of the original 1973 version by King Harvest)
See link for reference. Memories for some and exclamations of "WHAT IS THIS!" for others and then various other reactions.
Good times, good times. One of the many reasons why I love jamming with this bunch of like-minded blokes (included Matt 'Machan' Chan) is the awesome team chemistry we got and how spontaneous we all are in our different ways. Did quite a few other neat things like messing around with ways of playing worship songs, like putting the lyrics of "Take my Life" - Garage Hymnal version to the tune of The Final Countdown, or revisiting the good 'ol "This Love" intro by Maroon 5 also for Take my Life.
Things are definitely happening with Cross.Transmission. I guess we're just sorting out the finer details of how we can get the best out of the recording tools that we have. Which is...not much at all. An Iphone being the best tool currently? Hahahaha...
Seriously...
Hahahahaha.
ha.
ha~
Although I had "productive" in quotation marks at the beginning of the post. I will say that it was very productive in my opinion. Knocked down quite a few songs from the set and things are shapin' up and I'm really excited for the weeks ahead leading up to Extreme Camp. Sure, things are gonna be crazy busy but hey, it's still awesome to see things come together, and it's double awesome to be enjoying the process of it all.
Kinda like a double rainbow, but without the "What does it mean?" bit, and the crying.
Will T out~
[Keeping you unnecessarily updated when he gets round to it]
Friday, September 3, 2010
("\(;,,,;)/'") Hello...!?
Hey Guys!
I'm Ronnie or Row-nee, I've decided i needed to post soon otherwise I'd be hassled by roywu for not doing as such haha, i think we can all surmise that we are all christians here so instead of sharing about what christianity is I'm going to share my favorite psalm with you guys
I'm Ronnie or Row-nee, I've decided i needed to post soon otherwise I'd be hassled by roywu for not doing as such haha, i think we can all surmise that we are all christians here so instead of sharing about what christianity is I'm going to share my favorite psalm with you guys
Psalm 23: A Psalm of David
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.
People say 'life sucks' and I used to agree with people but i guess after following Jesus, in my life I have a surer sense of direction and this Psalm23 reflects this for me. I am able to tell people that my life is 'OK' and it's 'Great' and "It'll be fine" not necessarily because i always know what I'm doing nor because this world is great, but because my God is great and he... he is the one that leads me to wherever I'll need to be "for his name's sake" and i think knowing that, it truly comforts me :p
that's all you really need to know about me i guess, that my name is Row-nee, i love God and he is my direction and director in life and in him all things i entrust, and in him my life i try to live, I'm not perfect but know that I'm working on it :)
but if you really want to know more I'm just another typical guy.. ok maybe not typical I'm more akin to our drummer willyt as I'm a massive geek but instead of typing an essay I'll just give you a list of things i love and you can try piece together who i am ? that's surely more interesting than me telling you right!
So here we go:
ilove:jesusgodchurchpeoplefriendsfamilywarhammerdungeonesanddragonscomputergamespcsomemacusersbigscreentvseriesmusicthemellowkindlikejasonmrazandjazzialsodontmindpopbutnottoomuchafanofrockstorytellingiswhatilovemostthenstufflikepoemsanimemangajapanesestuffmotorcyclessportscarsliteratureswordsmartialartssportsguitarspuzzlesfoodilovefoodtechnologydesignphotographyfilmmakinghavungfunsingingdisneyactionfilmscomicbooksartworksclassicalandcontemporarypicturespianosleepingdozingnapping
this is no way an exhaustive list (as i have too many hobbies) nor is it numbered (cause I'm lazy) but it's just a slice of who i am :)
God Bless,
Row-nee Chiu (Spell Check said my Last Name is Wrong :p lameness )
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.
People say 'life sucks' and I used to agree with people but i guess after following Jesus, in my life I have a surer sense of direction and this Psalm23 reflects this for me. I am able to tell people that my life is 'OK' and it's 'Great' and "It'll be fine" not necessarily because i always know what I'm doing nor because this world is great, but because my God is great and he... he is the one that leads me to wherever I'll need to be "for his name's sake" and i think knowing that, it truly comforts me :p
that's all you really need to know about me i guess, that my name is Row-nee, i love God and he is my direction and director in life and in him all things i entrust, and in him my life i try to live, I'm not perfect but know that I'm working on it :)
but if you really want to know more I'm just another typical guy.. ok maybe not typical I'm more akin to our drummer willyt as I'm a massive geek but instead of typing an essay I'll just give you a list of things i love and you can try piece together who i am ? that's surely more interesting than me telling you right!
So here we go:
ilove:jesusgodchurchpeoplefriendsfamilywarhammerdungeonesanddragonscomputergamespcsomemacusersbigscreentvseriesmusicthemellowkindlikejasonmrazandjazzialsodontmindpopbutnottoomuchafanofrockstorytellingiswhatilovemostthenstufflikepoemsanimemangajapanesestuffmotorcyclessportscarsliteratureswordsmartialartssportsguitarspuzzlesfoodilovefoodtechnologydesignphotographyfilmmakinghavungfunsingingdisneyactionfilmscomicbooksartworksclassicalandcontemporarypicturespianosleepingdozingnapping
this is no way an exhaustive list (as i have too many hobbies) nor is it numbered (cause I'm lazy) but it's just a slice of who i am :)
God Bless,
Row-nee Chiu (Spell Check said my Last Name is Wrong :p lameness )
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