My poem for Dali

I like Dali Chen a lot
Dali Chen is all I got

She's my friend that listens
Through all the difficult seasons

What's more is that she cares
Even when I blow up in flare

I'm overwhelm to have her near
Bringing me the happiest tears

She is the one I need
To water my love seed

I like Dali Chen a lot
Dali Chen is all I got

Praise God!

Last Saturday I led worship during Bible study at our group. It was really good. The whole last semester, I was trying to run away from it. I let myself feel like a kid among the members and I felt that I need others to take care of me. Actually they still do now, but praise God that He pushed me out of my comfort zone and start using my gift to serve Him in my small family here in L.A.
On Sunday, it was even funnier. I was just sitting there and listening to the sermon, and suddenly a highschool girl was making weird eye contact with the lady pianist, and then they went outside to talk. After the girl came back, she had with her two music sheets. She was nervous, because the lady pianist suddenly had things that she had to go take care of, and so she gave her the Benediction song and the Three Fold Amen song, plus the Postlude to play in replacement of the pianist herself. The girl was so restless after she found out that she's going to sight read all the music in the next 5 minutes or so. All of the sudden she saw me sitting two seat down from her, and her eyes just lighten up. She handed me the music and asked, "Can you play these song?" I was like, "Yes?" She begged, "Can you please play them? I don't know how to play these songs." After that, she had passed on her nervousness unto me. lol. It is a brand new church that I am attending on Sundays since my pastor and wife left the other church which I am still invovled in with Bible studies, and I've only been here 3 times. And here it comes the sudden opportunity to play the piano. But I was glad that I could help. Praise God for equipping me all these years with music, and now I am able to serve Him, I can finally see why God gave me the gift of music---is to serve Him. Duh!!! Lol.

Praciting

Lately, I've found practicing really enjoyable. I don't know why. It is as if suddenly I got enlightened. Things make sense to me all of the sudden. I know why I am practicing what I am practicing. It's amazing! I think our new piano teacher helped us a lot on discovering our individual strength and weakness, and he helped us to explore our options in tone qualities, articulation, voicing, hand positions...Everything really easy to understand and extrememly helpful. I am finding the joy in practicing. Isn't that AMAZING? WOW!!! I am fascinated with myself.

tired

I am soooooo exhausted from today. I was either practicing, in class or accompanying, non-stop for 12 hours. My my...
I could hardly stay awake during my 7-10pm class.
But it's all good. I just need a good sleep to cure me from my tiredness.
I finally got the ethernet in my dorm to work. I've been using airport for internet the whole time. Until today, when the airport failed on me, then I discovered that my ethernet port was disfunctional the whole time. I switched to another one, and "viola!"
I am watching random Korean TV shows for relaxation. It's sooooo hilarious. They showed Chinese stars in their news too. So random, but I have no idea what they're saying about her.
Going to sleep pretty soon. Tomorrow I have piano lesson! Better be prepared for it. I am though, I am...^_~

My Turn

Church yesterday. It was good to see a lot of people. Had an awesome time at lunch time. I realized a lot about myself yesterday at church. I realized that over the years in Biola, I not only improve as a person, but I also gotten worst in many areas. I found myself being very critical, and almost always wrong about it, and I find myself a very bitter, isolated, hard to reach out to person. I've been very distant in the way I interact, and I can't seem to get in touch with myself... well, lots of learning, and a lot of time to do it.

眼光

不管天有多高，星星还在夜里闪亮
不管夜有多长，黎明早已在那头盼望
不管山有多高，信心的歌把它踏在脚下
不管路有多远，心中有爱仍然可以走到云端
谁能跨过艰难，谁能飞跃沮丧
谁能看见前面，有梦可想
上帝的心看见希望，你的心里要有眼光
噢，你的心里要有眼光

We sang this praise song at our Bible study last Friday. I was really touched by it. It is saying that:
No matter how dark the sky is, stars will always shine through the darkness
No matter how long the night is, dawn is always on the other side
No matter how high the mountain is, the song of faith can conquer it
No matter how far the road is, love can take you to the other side where the clouds are
Who can surpass hardship, who can endure sorrowWho can see that there is hope ahead
God's heart sees the hope, so your heart can see it too
Oh, your heart can see it too

The Day Has Come!

...to have our first blog as a couple!