Congratulations Bishop Albert Chiew!

On 29-11-2007 at 8.10pm (WA time). Rev Albert Chiew was officially made the BISHOP of the Chinese Methodist Church of Australia.

PRAISE THE LORD FOR ALL HE HAS DONE!

Backing track of "Highest" (Without Drums and Vocals)

Yep guys, this is the same as before, just an instrumental bit from the song for you guys to sing or play your instruments along to.



Enjoy!

Modified backing track of "BLESSED" (Without Drums and Vocals) for Instrumentalists to play along with

Hi again guys, i managed to rip this off from the credits roll of hillsong concert. Basically, it's a shortened version of "Blessed" but you get to hear the specific parts and intricacies of the different instruments (cept drums and vocals).

1. In the beginning, it's just the keyboards with some sort of synthesized strings or atmospheric kinda sound with a "swelling" effect. (Pianists/Keyboardist this might interest you!)

2. Next comes the acoustic guitar strumming and Piano improvisation part leading to the main verse of the song. In this recording you can't hear the hammond organ after i converted the original audio file to an MP3 *sigh*, but just to let you guys know, there's a hammond organ playing some chords in the background.

3. After Piano intro, you can hear an electric guitar (with some form of overdrive or distortion) doing some rhythm parts and riftery.

4. Finally, it goes to the Guitar solo (Andrew/Geoff/David/Edward/whoever wants to play the guitar take note of this section! Around the 1:50 mark of the song)

Revised lyrics from Melbourne

Here it is guys, they've finally given it to me upon asking them. Well they didn't let me vet the lyrics before distributing it out and they've changed the key to E-major without letting me know as well.

Strange, i thought that due to the copyright issues and stuff they would have proceeded more professionally with the handling of the song. But oh well. Here it is.

Live recording of the 2006 Melbourne youth convention theme song!

Here it is guys/gals!

I would like to thank everyone that made this recording possible!

Jono reminded me that apparently the church over there has been banned from having a band during their worship service due to noise pollution. So we might have to do this song along to a backing track.

We'll see how it goes!

Download embedded videos using this plugin (FIREFOX USERS ONLY!)

Yo fellow Firefox users! This is to allow you to download the videos that are embedded in sites such as "Youtube" and various other sites that don't really allow you to download videoclips from!

Get it from here : http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php

Instructions :

1. Install software (for firefox users only)
2. Go to webpage with embedded video (e.g www.youtube.com)
3. Click on the icon on the BOTTOM RIGHT corner of the web-browser
4. Save video as a .flv file (for example sesamestreetlover.flv) REMEMBER THE
.flv extension!!!
5. Watch video using VIDEOLAN VLC mediaplayer (Get it from here : http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html)
6. Watch and enjoy your videos!!!

Random pic of Jono and Ivan (haha)

check out Jono's pose!

Choir presentation 19-11-06

Ministry of music 19-11-06

This song is dedicated to Thomas Heah

Hey dude i was feeling bored so i decided to dig up some of my previous compositions and test them out with a new drumsoftware i found. Well, i hope you guys like this version as well.

The Student's Psalm

I'm sure many of you have seen this before, but it's a funny take on the Psalm I posted a few days ago. And it's quite true, too!

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not flunk;
He keepeth me from lying down when I should be studying.
He leadeth me beside the water cooler for a study break;
He restores my faith in study guides.
He leads me to better study habits
For my grades' sake.
Yea, tho' I walk through the valley of borderline grades,
I will not have a nervous breakdown;
For Thou art with me;
My prayers and my friends, they comfort me.
Thou givest me the answers in moments of blankness;
Thou anointest my head with understanding,
My test paper runneth over with questions I recognize.
Surely passing grades and flying colors shall follow me
All the days of examinations;
And I shall not have to dwell in this university
Forever!
Amen!

News...from Kalgoorlie!

HELLO ALL SEB HERE!!
Just thought I'd share this and say that a friend of mine whom some of you have met before... and some have asked particularly peculiar questions to me about her... but anyway... Ting is getting baptised this Sunday which I'm very happy and excited about and I'm sure all of heaven is rejoicing and waiting for this Sunday to open the non-alcoholic champaign :P hehehe well... just decided to share with you all... but isn't it so wonderful accepting a new member of God's family... I've forgotten what it was like to congratulate or welcome a new member of God's children... be it a sister or a brother...

Well I'm happy once again... keep going on those studies and depending on when this is posted... all those who are finished keep praying for those that haven't and for those that aren't... keep praying for those who have finished to keep praying for you that haven't =P

God Bless

The English Theme Song in G-major ?

Ok guys, this is the revised version of the song which was originally in C-major.
Due to the lack of time, i was unable to re-write the entire notation/score of the song so i just transposed everything down by 5 semitones (5 i think? lolz) to G-major in the Midi sequencing software. The reason why i did it in C-major originally was due to the fact that it had not much sharps nor flats, and i thought that it would have been easier for the guitarists to play along. But the Judges found it a bit too high especially the chorus so i decided that this would help out the situation.

Hmmmm oh well, here is the "lower-pitched" version



Hope you guys like this one too.

E X A M S

Hey,

Just wanted to remind everybody to pray for one another during the exam period. It's the best thing we can do. Remember (from today's sermon) that Jesus will give our souls rest if we're feeling stressed, burnt out, or just worried :)

Psalm 23

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.

Please leave comments, with the dates & times of your exams so that we'll know when to pray for you. I'll start with an example. All the best! Do your best for God!

Drummers for Christ!

Hahah this is totally awesome, i found this drummers circle of which the members are firstly world renowned recording artists and clinicians and secondly they are my favourite drummers too!

Link : http://drummersforjesus.com/home.html

Keep up the drumming for GOD guys!!!

The very first christian metal band ever! (Whoever said that metal is always the devil's tool?)

Guys, i've recently found this EXCELLENT metal band called Stryper and they really pack a punch especially in this song called "Soldiers under command" which happens to my favourite Stryper song, i fell in love with it the moment i heard it, heavy distortion and catchy rifts yet melodic and meaningful vocals (not to mention hard hitting drums! Yeah, i'm a die-hard drumming fan). Hope you guys like this song and discovery i made! Maybe we can do "Soldiers under command" for Singspiration one day! LoL!

"Stryper is a Christian metal band from Orange County, California, USA. Formed in 1983, they are considered pioneers in the mainstream popularization of Christian rock music. Stryper enjoyed great success during the late 1980s before breaking up in 1992, when most metal groups of the 1980s lost popularity. However, the band reunited in 2003 and are attempting a comeback in the Christian music world.

The name "Stryper" derives from the King James Version of Isaiah 53:5:

"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."

The scriptural reference is also part of Stryper's logo on most of their releases. In addition, the band's name has been said to stand for:

"Salvation Through Redemption, Yielding Peace, Encouragement, and Righteousness."

Link to more information on them : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stryper

Ok guys enjoy the video i've embedded here, yeah that's right its time to ROCK!!!!!!

One of my Fav hillsong songs covered by our fellow Korean (YES KOREAN) friends

Alright peeps, i was just listening/viewing the various versions of "Still - by hillsong" up in youtube and happened to come across this interesting cover done by a bunch of korean guys. Just want to share it with you all. Here it is.

Attacks on Christianity

Hey guys, i was browsing through the net when i came across this article or post by someone who obviously has something against christians or christianity. I hope that the people all over the world who read this didn't turn their face away from God as a result. I think we need to pray for this guy, he seems pretty lost, angry and confused.

The link is here :

http://www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/37062/Christian_Explain_Thyself

Or alternatively, here.

Also check out the comments by the various people who responded to this person's post.

It's interesting to see the various viewpoints and opinions of different people.

God bless all of you out there.