Wednesday, March 26, 2008
hey guys. ur "frontman" here. sending my regards to the people that i love most with my heart, for the past two years. even though maybe it didnt feel that way, and in my ways, i was not as good as i wanted to be to u guys. but i do hope that thru those two years, u guys were taught worship in everything we did as a band. even though the falling down. but remember, even without instruments, we were MADE TO WORSHIP.
definition of "worship" : to do everything that we do, whatever, for God.
I will always love u guys, even miles apart. hope we can worship this wonderful God together, to the ends of the earth. wherever we are, whatever we do. trust me, all is worth it for our God almighty. and i also want to say, the last two years, have been very fulfilling years with u guys, i learnt alot myself, and i know its always a learning phase to go thru something hard, but i believe the band "Godsent", in our hearts, will never be gone. and every band should be sent by God. to reach everywhere we go. because we are Godsent. every one of us.
love you guys deep deep.=X thats so gross. but ya. "deep deep down down, deep down in my heart."
pen off,
Frontman.
11:41 AM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Monday, October 29, 2007
hey band. i know officially marcus is kinda out from the band. so i'll change somethings about the template. cos its no use forcing when u dun really want to do it. we understand cuz. dun worry abt it. but u could help us here and there for PA if required. thanks =X especially for this camp thingy, we will need u to help us for Friday night's worship that the band is leading. 9 November.
thinking abt the day itself, really hope the band and the whole worship thingy that i hold for the camp will really minister to the pple that come. i've put so much thinking into it and really hope it goes very well and that u guys will work with me to make the most out of it. our worship with the actions and stuff are mainly cos i want the people to be involved in the whole thing itself, and actions help pple to remember what they are doing too. but of course we cant put actions into all the songs, that'll be quite inappropriate. but hope we can be expressive in our worship.
drummer and guitarist can hum along or even sing if possible, cos we want to be the role models of worship itself when we are leading. whether u close ur eyes while playing or really participate in the prayer and meditation when it happens, especially those that will be looking around to see how we christians act, its gonna be very detailed. pple are looking.
and especially me and michelle, the smiles on the face, the recognition of their presence with our eyes and every word we sing from our hearts, even if it doesnt touch the pple directly, God is looking. so do re-check ourselves b4 the worship starts. or even start now by preparing our hearts for the camp and the worship. making sure that apart from the skills, that we should already know quite well already, we need to be wholeheartedly ministered to God during that period too.
very thankful that minnie could join the band in this whole setup. she still doesnt have access to this website, but i guess it will remain that way. cos its really just for the five of us, to express our feelings about God, music, each other. and everything.
Yuqian, dun lose the beats ya. and really, my advice is "Less is more". keep it simple, only when its ur "drums part" then do the necessary "showin-off" of skills. but dun mess up the worship by doing too much and making us sound too messy. and draw a very clear line between rock and worship. not too much techniques. especially when u haven mastered it yet. do stuff that u r very consistent on and are at ur fingertips.
Pris, guitar-ing is fine. now we just have to add that every member sings or at least hums the songs. and know the meaning of each song and playing the meaning and atmosphere out. during our last session, i want to focus on tightening up the music and creating the right atmosphere. and of course like u said pris, make sure i have enough time to say something and inform the band of when meditation, prayer, saying of simple words or even fanciful stuffs with the vocals. there's still much to be done. but at least we've mastered the music part more or less. so, we can put that off our minds.
i just finished all my thinking and the arrangements for my worship. just need to find out what the other worship leaders will be doing briefly. i've already done up the sequence sheet that u all require. like how many times verse, when does drums come in. which song is played by who. and the song sequences. i'll give it to u guys on the last practice. have yet to book the church for the last practice. will do so soon. last practice 7 november ya. afternoon. if i cant get the church, desperate measures will call for jamming studio outside. either jade or paradiz. i miss jade. even though its so small. but ya, there's no piano there. guess that will be for practice for my sch's prom night. which mich wont be around. three of us in that room, should be totally fine. and i guess our balance has somehow improved already. but ya, talking abt balance, yuqian, tone down. dun cover vocals or guitar. but for buildups, its all urs. but come back down after that.
mich, there's so much to be done, i hope ur sickness gets better asap. i really need u back on the band. get well b4 our last practice. and spare me a day that u can practise the vocals with me. 1-2 hours will do. got alot to discuss with u too. there's one more action song that i've intro-ed to the band already that u haven heard or tried yet. its simple. pris refused to learn it till the last practice, but she's seen it b4, and its not hard to learn. but u have to sing it too. so it will be a little handful for yea.
the blog hasnt been outdated for quite awhile. even the tagboard seems to be inactive most of the time. until like some "outsider" talked and i was like "At last someone tagged. but not one of u guys". unless one of u guys used it to encourage me abit by writing anonymous or something. =P but i guess u guys have had enough of my "self-played" songs. we gotta do some recording soon. get ready for the holidays ya guys? the band will be back on the run again. do lookout for more events we can play at. upcoming of course is Camp, prom night and thanksgiving night. thats all we have on our list. but hope u guys can enter back on the ministry band asap.
whats Godsent without being sent for a reason? and if our reason is Music, its mostly for God i believe. so lets kick some butt. do keep listening to music and influences, get ur music life going and going. dun stop. and of course use it for God too.
pen off.
(Cliff, Frontman)
4:56 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Time is running out
hey guys. check this out. yuqian check out the percussion. michelle check out the vocals. pris check out the guit and marcus, check the bass out manz. just check it out, everyone!! =X
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2veb4jcp-mA
(frontman)
7:13 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
just got an inspiration
hey guys, got an inspiration from my dreams a few days ago. since our band is like lacking of instruments since i'll just concentrate on my vocals from now on and band organising, we do need someone to help us.
u will see this person on sunday if that someone is willing to help us. was thinking we could use another instrument player. u will see me practising with his particular person even if u all dun come for practice on sunday after service.
as usual, i'll say we're left with abt a month now. i'll work with pple who are sincerely wanting to be involved. no use forcing pple to help if their hearts arent in it. its a natural thing to want to serve God when u love Him. and its a natural thing to come to church and be involved in church stuff, shows ur priorities of things in life and how much u want more of Him in ur life. and its a natural thing for pple to be practising their instruments and devote time to practices when they really want to be part of Serving Him. so i'll just see who comes on sundays after service. if not, as usual, practice still goes on, even if its just me.
and with or without some of u, the worship will still be done. and i have alot of things on my mind, if u think i'm just blindly and stupidly pressurising myself for nth, i can tell u, its because i know i'm not readily prepared yet with what i have in mind. thats why i worry and thats why i keep thinking abt things.
it might seem very unimportant to u guys as something that is just like a performance. but i can tell u, my main purpose is to draw pple to Christ. and my main reason of doing music well is to make the best atmosphere that i can (within my abilities) for the pple that will worship on that day. even if it means just our yf pple. its still for God that we're doing it for.
and if u guys havent started inviting friends, u guys better start. like what meiling chuan dao said when she came back to do a sermon during our yf time last week. "christians dun really believe they are going to heaven and dun believe in heaven and hell, cos if they do, they would be sharing this GOOD NEWS among their friends. even if they had to give up their lives for it". very true. i've given out at least twenty invitation cards that our yf has prepared. and sent at least 30 msgs regarding the camp. its not about how many respond, its about how many have been told. cos its their own hearts and God's will that they will open it and accept the invitations. we just do our best by spreading the word abt it.
until now, only how the songs are roughly gonna be played have been discovered by me,pris and yuqian. marcus and michelle, i'm not sure whether u all are still wanting to be part of this thing. but it will show by whether u turn up for practices and whether u can be accountable for not turning up. so do inform me abt it. i want an "All or nothing" approach. either u give me ur all, or u just give me nothing, its okay.
there's still so much to be done. to actually understand the songs and how we want to broadcast the msg to the pple. prayers in between, msgs in between, to broadcast the msg and reflection upon the song. acapella, drum solos, harmony, guitar intros and now even piano stuff. to make the best music we can give to the ONe who deserves it all.
pris, can u tell me ur schedule and when u have to stop practices for O levels.
mich, i need u here with me to work out the vocal parts. haven touched anything yet other than trying to hit my notes properly.
marcus, we could use with some bass.
yuqian, thanks for being here. pris alike. desperately need support for this. lets work out more drums stuff to liven up the worship.
and its gonna be a mad rush. i need u all to tell me ur schedules on 6th and 7th of November.
7th november is the stayover in the night to prepare our hearts for the camp as a YF. so b4 that, i wish to assemble the band for the last practice. need to book the sanctuary too.
6th november will be my ORD date. will finish at 12th. and michelle, if u didnt break ur promise, u're gonna meet me right? maybe we can work out the vocal parts by ourselves in the afternoon. there's gonna be a BBQ in the night for my ORD and pris' end of O levels. all invited. for the afternoon, do hope those that are available will join me and michelle to discuss about our last arrangement for the worship b4 practising on the 7th.
i believe giving this our best will be the best gift we can give to the pple that will come for the camp. if marcus u still decide on skipping this camp, i guess i have nothing to say. if u say its cos of school, ur not pardoned. cos thursday's a deepavali. can go to sch for fri and come back in the night. but if ur gonna be as inactive as last year for the camp, u can skip it by all means. either "All or nothing" ya?
and for ur information, our worship lead for the camp will be friday(9th nov) night at 7pm. so i expect u all after whatever things u have on friday, to return back to camp by 6. to setup and prepare our hearts.
thats all i have to say for our worship thingy. do continue using this blog. pris and yuqian, work things out, i cant lose u two's cooperation as musicians due to some silly misunderstanding. talk to each other calmly. put down all anger stored up. its been days. we dun bear grudges for so long. especially as christians. take care guys.
pen off.
(frontman, CLiff)
2:03 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Friday, September 21, 2007
hey! =)
hey guys! check out this song as well. (: we can do some adaptation to it =p haas. thought the song's nice so i came to share (: wo xiang fei by ignite network (:
loves!
10:11 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
hey guys, to share something about my fav christian song. "Rain down".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON3mB1nETwg
hope u guys like it.. pris u can learn something from this. =)
go to www.worshiptogether.com then look for "new song cafe". believe u can find alot of stuff there we as a christian band can learn. like how to play it on guitar. especially christian songs that we do not know the chords or how they make it that fantastic.
love ya guys. pen off.
(frontman, CiFf)
9:19 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Thursday, September 20, 2007
hey guys, cant believe it. my internet has been down like half the week. thought i'm missing out on stuff here. especially the internet computer at my office is down too. end up come here. nothing updated at all. no new posts, or even new tags on the tagboard. what the heck manz.
dunno abt u guys. maybe u guys losing the spirit. i'm not sure how many of u still practise ur instrument or even think about music at home nowadays. and whether u guys r becoming excited about things happening using our talents, especially for God.
but i've been reading this book that came with a "Delirious" CD i bought. its the biography about Delirious and how they came about. its really amazing and inspirational. it helped me discover what i really want in music 4 life.
almost towards finishing the book in a few days. but my opinion of our band now is "if we cant even get our relationship with each other well, we dun even have to think about becoming a band, much less a christian band."
cos its true, in band practices sometimes, it gets so serious, our main purpose is on making gd music. and thats our goal. we can do it in a fun way but ultimately, we still want near perfection for it and to grasp the best out of it. if ur vision of our band practices, even jamming sessions didnt have that in mind, i think u should rethink doing music. music, true, its fun. but if u want to do good at it, u have to take it seriously.
Delirious made it out by having gd relationships established with each other. they could connect well in their relationships, understood how each other are, and understood what their goal was. and this should be our goal too. its called the "All or nothing" vision.
really, its either All or nothing. either u do ur best, either u aim and strive to be a gd band out in the world, or else, dun do it at all. dun waste ur time. truly. i'm not arrowing anybody, i'm speaking to all of u. and myself too.
christian bands usually just wanna sound like acceptable in the eyes of others and just stay according to the bible and play safe with their words. and most of their music stays in church. stays in christian events. and influence only christian pple most of the time. other than having a christian event and pple invite others. but Delirious did something different. they went mainstream with their christian music. see what appealed to the pple out there that were listening to the radio. do catchy tunes and stuff.
sometimes we think its wrong to play super cool music and stuff. u think christian music is all about urself and God. its not true, its about the world out there. and to really influence pple out there, u have to get ur music OUT THERE. even if they went the rock way and did everything that pple like in the pop scene, its not wrong. because the main reason and what i mean by spreading the word thru music, is really getting everyone to hear it, even if its just because the sound is nice, then bring a message thru the music. cos when pple like the song, they will hum it, then eventually sing it. how do u sing it? with lyrics of course.
u wont be singing a song u like alot and not understand the meaning to it. at least most pple will understand what they r singing. and especially once u get ur music out there, pple will like ur band. come for concerts. if by then, they still haven gotten the msg of ur music, its then that in the concert, u shout the msg to them. u transfer it to their heads and make sure they know what u r about.
this is something we as christians never do think abt. worship can be for us to sing to God. but if u want to do it in the music scene and u want a great influence, at the same time fulfilling the Great commission of "Go forth and make disciples of all nations" and spreading the Word with music, the only way is to influence the world. not just encourage the churches like how Hillsongs and Streams of Praise are doing. and thats really inspirational.
and realistically, as a christian, even if u want to go full-time into ministry, money is gonna be a big problem. ur salary is very important too. unless u want to stay single all ur life and worry about money issues all ur career for God. so by going into the music scene, not only u get to non-christians and pple out there. we get the cash into our pockets too. not meaning we have to be rich and stuff. we just have to be sufficient to put food on the table everyday, the rest if there are excess, use them for God. setup concerts and stuff that will reach out to pple.
i know as much as i say now, u guys may not be feeling me. because maybe dreams like this, are too big that only i have them. for u guys, it may just mean it stays in the church and playing music is just for fun. i'm not sure about u guys. but my vision is to use music for God. in every way possible. i know the prom thingy will not be very important, due to it being for entertainment value only. but i really dunno. if u guys arent even gonna do ur ministry to God thru service on sundays and the camp, i'm not sure what u all are up to.
i've gotten all of u in the church band already. Michelle will start on backup vocals when october starts. Pris will start back on guitars after O levels but with the band that does not have koh peng and arthur, but soon u will have to learn to work with different pple, thats a fact of life. while yuqian will be under mentor by either me or luther or edwin for band practices on saturdays for service on sundays. but thats whether u have the time. while marcus, yangkai is willing to teach and mentor u for it. its whether u have the time and the passion only.
the church pple see our priorities and see how actively we are involved. and our lives and how we interact with others. dun blame pple for not allowing u all to perform or serve God when all along, u haven been a gd option for it. i can try as hard as i want to battle for the things. chances are there. i can convince them that ur ready, but really, are u? truly think abt it, and the test of already having a chance to serve God and how u react to the chances, that will prove whether u really have the heart of worship.
true, serving God requires alot of time and requires alot of strength sometimes too. but isnt He worth all that? and u putting other things over doing it, shows how much it is worth. until u learn to even give time for our band, ur not gonna play for the church band. because if u cant even give this casual band time for practice and everything, how would u fair doing it seriously in the church band?
pple do see stuff like me staying back and sometimes just pple dun stay back together to practise together and me being super disappointed abt it when i'm already stressed out with the band arrangements and stuff. and no one's supporting me. thanks yuqian for staying last week. but the whole band still not being there, it was still upsetting. maybe sometimes i'm strict to u all, but i try not to be. and sometimes i might be stern and talk to u all seriously and stuff, but have u ever felt how i feel to do that to pple i really love? its my last choice to scold someone. especially pple in this band, which i specially chose because i really think we can grow in love together.
stop brooding abt what has happened and how messed up we r now, that serves no purpose. think about what we can do and what we should do from now on as a band to really do our best in our music. its our passion? i may be angry and stuff that u all aint doing it properly, but i do give chances for change. when do u feel that like marcus or somebody comes late for a practice or something that i'm angry and end up not wanting to play or anything. i just forgive, my main objective is to still get things done. because i believe u all are old enough to realise whats wrong and why i'm angry, so i try not to elaborate abt it, unless its done far more than a few times.
ever thought how hard its to being me?
i dunno but really, i have limits to myself. i really dun wish to end up deciding that this band isnt working out and i have to do all these stuff by myself. i'm really okay with that, cos i've been working alone most of the time in my music life. but thats what i really want.
i'll be there on sunday for practice no matter the attendance. i'll practise by myself even if it means just alone. my music aint gonna get screwed up by others, because i know my vision. and its not gonna be decided on anyone and not gonna be affected by anyone. only shared with pple of same views and same destinations and goals.
pen off.
(frontman.CiFf)
7:16 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Saturday, September 15, 2007
so sorry =x
after many attempts of trying to get it here, i'm finally here making a post. wahahaha.
ok here's what:
1. Guys, i'm so sorry i can't make it for the prom thingy. =x it means as much to you guys as to me.. but the date happen to clash with my school's mission trip to cambodia. i hope you guys understand yea? and i believe you guys wil still be able to do it well for it. God will see through it all yep? (:
2. Cliff, i don't have all the songs for the YF camp yet. send them to me once you get them yep? (: i can practise at home so at least i know what to do when we practise after service or something (:
3. Hey all the beloveds here! i hope we will be able to go out soon after Priscilla's O's yep? =D anticipating!
4. Marcus, Don't give up! or else i kick your butt ah! 神は愛する
5. I love you guys! =D
ok, i gotta go mug liao.
cheers!
Labels: momo (:
12:04 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Friday, September 14, 2007
to marcus: if i sounded harsh, then i'm sorry.
but this, i still must say. i really miss the old you,
when times were almost perfect,
when we looked forward to every sunday,
meeting up for church, and hanging out after that.
i cant explain the sudden change in you, neither do i know why.
but for all i know, thats definitely not the marcus i've known of, all along.
maybe you're searching for your own identity, maybe its your friends.
maybe you've found comfort in your ite friends, rather than us.
maybe because of so much that has happened these years.
i hope you remembered those days when we were enthusiastic
about jamming sessions and band practices for church performance.
and no matter how many blisters were formed on your fingertips,
you still continued.. probably for the sake of the rest of us,
probably for the sake of making the church performance a good one.
we recognise the passion in you. although right now..
i'm not too sure if the passion in you has died,
if you think we're all against you.. then the more you hafta make your stand,
and prove all of us wrong, that all of us have been worrying about nothing.
you must be sure why we're all saying this of you.
we're not against you, but we really do care.
i hope you'll really think it through after reading this.
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some songs to share.
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-priscilla.
2:45 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Hey Guys!
NIce Work On The Blogskin..
Its Great..
Nice..
Hahahaa..
Sorry I Couldn't Help Much..
COS' I Dunno How To Change!!!!!!!
Alrightey!
What CLiff Said Is True..
I Totally Agree With Pris Too..
AS In Coming To Church With The Sole Purpose OF Worshipping God Together..
Yep..
Hmmmm..
Camp Songs..
Yep..If Possible..
We CAn Practice On Our Own..Like If Cliff And Michelle IS Working On Their Vocals Part..
Me And Pris Can Work On The Coordination..(I think i need my specs..OTherwise I can't see the noddings and signs)
As For Marcus..
Work On The Bass Alright?
There's Gotta Be Coordination Between All Of Us..OTherwise..
IF We're Just Playing On Our Own..
HMmm..
The Ooomph Factor Won't Be There?
Hahaha..
Yep..
With Regards To HOw The Song Will Be Played And ALl..
Coordination With CLiff With Leading The Worship..
Hmmmm..
Everybody Can Give Suggestions Ya?
Prom Songs...
Hmmm..
My Immortal:
I Need To Coordinate With Vocals Too!!
Hahaha..
COs' I Only Know How To COme In By Listening To The Vocals..
SO So So..
I Gotta MAke It damm Zai..
Cliff! Michelle!!
I Need You GUys Help..
Wake Me Up:
Shouldn't Be A Problem..
Yep..
hahaha..
Okay Okay..
That Should Be All..
Oh Ya Ya..
Hmmmm..
Jenny - Cliff Five
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqqPNbZhENk
There's Jenny!!
QUite A Nice Song..
Enjoy!
Take Care GUys!
12:28 AM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Thursday, September 13, 2007
hey guys, really. tell me how u feel about the blog skin. i think its closest i can get to our band identity as a christian band. if u all find better ones, do tell me. cos i feel this one is cool. but black and white might not be very good for the eyes. so if u know how to change the colour of the font and background. that will help alot. and the font size of course.
account again is log into www.blogger.com with user id: cliff_lee88@yahoo.com.sg
password being our secret name with the numbers 1234.
anyways, hope u guys didnt just blog cos i bitched abt it alot and everything. a healthy habit would be blog abt once or twice per person per week. to keep the blog active, keep tagging alot too. there's so much to comment abt i believe. and michelle, u and marcus have yet to blog an entry. pls do. i need honest opinions how u feel abt church, band, music in general. and US of course. michelle that would be good if u told us how its been so far with us.
and marcus, yuqian and pris, can add blog entries too. even lyrics or songs that are good. or like yuqian, put some entry of a gd song's link to do for the prom. or just plain interest. as our band is abt sharing our lives with each other, music, the love of God, learning with each other. growing with each other. no one should live a life that wants to glorify God, alone. grow with someone.
and marcus, i hope u didnt get the wrong msg by us shooting u together. we just really need u back on the band. and its frustrating and disappointing when u keep on procrastinating about ur music and stuff. really. i want to know how u feel about ur bass too. whether u still have the passion to do it. i dun wan to force u to do it. but its because i believe u still have it in u. but if u do not, tell me. and enter a blog entry about u feel. we need to understand u better and whats going wrong with u that u seem to be distancing from us now so often. we might be wrong abt u, but u dun state what we are misunderstanding, we will never know. and this blog is a gd chance for u to do so.
i agree with u pris, the church is not for jamming. and my purpose of this band is not cos i think fronting the band is cool. if i did, i would have long given up. cos i think i suck at fronting the band. and i think my voice is quite bad sometimes and i dunno why its me that is leading the band. but the bigger purpose is for u all to learn with each other and grow with each other. since we have this strong similiarity in passion of Music in us.
a band setting. u all know it. a band doesnt work alone, every part is important. communication is important during the song. coordination thru understanding of each other and being in tune with each other thru the song. now using literature, change the "song" to "our lives". communication, understanding and whatever needed to make good music is what we need in our lives too with each other. and most importantly, for one purpose, God.
i discovered all of u are influenced by music one way or another. Marcus u may deny it now, but look at ur interest in Three doors down and christian music. its obvious. music is a great part and influences u alot. and u have it better than any of us. u know much much more christian songs than us. its like knowing more bible verses. the foundation is there. its obvious, u grew up in a christian sch too. its just whether u want to live it out. its a choice. i know its been in u all this while. dun get lost in the world due to ITE, these friends u know wont be forever unless u bring them to church. and they wont be very impressed if u arent much different than them as a christian. and they wont find a reason to change.
so the best way to bring them is, make them want to be like u. be different, show them a reason for following christianity and its benefits. its not gonna be easy. but NS is gonna be harder. 24/7 seeing pple. its either they influence u, or u stay urself and influence them. so its ur choice. its true, life is all about choices. take the wrong one and u will fall and not know when u will stand up.
i was talking to yuqian on sms today. me and him agreed on maybe practising the non-christian songs soon for prom night, obviously not at church. i need support for this, marcus and michelle, can u all make it if its on weekdays? or weekends. just have to find time for it. if u all in midst of exams. tell me when's a better time. but i believe u all have passion to do it, so make time for it. tell me abt it. we'll discuss again this sunday. do prepare ur hearts. we'll do our first official practice for the camp on sunday.
pris, i know its gonna be hard for u to practise, but do make time, at least for the camp thingy. for the prom night, we can do the audition and practices without u first, then u catch up later. but for the camp thingy, its very important. 1 hour after service. thats all i ask of u. but the more the better. cos we really need alot of time. and i'm stressed out by it.
at least knowing the band knows roughly how to do the songs, i will feel calmer. but that will take at least three practices. think abt it. how many more weeks b4 camp? 8 sundays including this sunday. three for rough knowing of the songs. the other five for really cleaning up the flaws and making it to the best.
i want to emphasize on creativity on the band part. while i'll think of how to make it creative to make a clear understanding to the camp members what the songs mean. very important, clarity of what msg we are bringing across. the band style of playing the song should consider that fact of how we want to bring it across to them and how its gonna affect them. while of course, musically interesting. namely what i've thought of:-
-drum solos
-bass riffs
-acapella
-boy/girl harmony
-singing different parts of the songs together
now that u know there's so much to do. the 8 weeks haven even included how many u all will rush off saying not free this sunday. pls, its true that we're a band. but only unless jamming for fun. do not back off and say "since marcus/michelle/whoever cant make it, no use practising". thats an excuse, not a spirit of togetherness. cos there's so much to practise on ur own part. and no matter what. there's still me around, even if only one of u stay.
if its pris left only, i can play drums.
if its yuqian, i can play guitar.
if its marcus, i can play either guitar and drums.
while even if its michelle, we can familiarise ourselves with the songs and harmony by practising singing.
there's no excuse at all. and as a band, when do i as a leader get to concentrate on helping u out specifically and when do u get a chance to practise and concentrate more on ur part rather than get distracted by other parts?
i might have said this wrong, but i do believe u all get my msg. most of the songs i picked, u guys have heard. but not frequently. and i may want to do them in a different style. and hope our band can do like a "cover" of the songs. that it will be different and with a different feel. unless the original is the best format to be done.
so this sunday is mainly:-
-familiarising ourselves with the songs
-choose which key to play in
-get a rough idea of how to do them
-come up with how we wanna bring it across (upbeat/meditative,etc)
straight after service, if u all doing offering, finish that first. dun limit the band practice by saying after band prac then do the offering thingy. stay as long as possible. latest 6 i believe. those that can, we'll go dinner together.
thats all for now guys. take care. love ya guys. =)
(Frontman. Ciff)
10:35 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
hey guys. i'm thankful that two out of four pple have responded after i became a bitch abt stuff. but still no response from the other two yet. nvm. we'll wait.
and i guess its true. we can state as much as we want about others. but i guess most importantly, we put in our own part first. unless u haven been doing so. but if u have, all we need to state to each other is how we can improve.
thanks pris and yuqian.
i cant be specific about the songs i wanna play for camp. but i already got them ready. u guys all left church. but i stayed behind and find the songs and printed copies of them. i only can do it by either introducing u all the songs thru the session by playing it on the amps. or send it to u online. but i dun hav all the songs. so its best that when we practise. i'll sing thru with michelle. then we think of how can it be done. u know how much time we need for this?
pris, dun worry abt the prom thingy. u just concentrate on ur O levels. if there's auditions, we can do it without u. then u appear for the real thing. cos the real thing is 22 nov. got loads of time to practise. just that we have to go full speed once u finish ur Os. but we have time. entrust in the Lord.
pris, Creep really that boring? maybe its a pub song. and ur thinking like concert setting with them being really entertaining while watching rather than just being background music. the other song is my immortal yuqian. cos i think michelle does it real well. and would build her confidence alot if she does it. while maybe i'll backup for her. i can step back once in awhile =) yeah michelle? lets go for it manz.
and this hey there delilah song. will download it. sounds like yuqian and pris like it both. worth listening to. =)
and u guys think quite highly of me. i'm hearing it using the website link yuqian provided. do u think i'll be okay singing this song? i wont reject the challenge. but we'll try. its worth the try. =)
i can think how we put drums in. we can start the same way. can put drums in. but if really sounds bad. we can do an acoustic too right. cos three songs. we do two explosive. the last one sentimental lo. and this "hey there delila" song. if u hear carefully. michelle, we can do a harmony thingy. really. it'll sound good.
keep suggesting ya. but of the three songs, i recommend only one new song. cos its not gonna be easy. and using stuff we already know. we can relate to it better. and do better too. doesnt sound like me to stay in my comfort zone. but ya, we have to play safe, unless we really have alot of time to practise. but we only have one week after pris' exam.
i would really say my immortal. michelle does it pretty well. but like yuqian says, we just have to do everything very zai lo.
marcus, i wouldnt say u cant quit or u have to play or anything forceful. the choice is still urs, i dun wan to force and get a half hearted player either. but i need u for the band. but if u really are gonna continue not writing anything in this blog and dun show interest in this band anymore, we will still have to move on, with or without u. cos its not just for music, if that is so, we can just disband. but this is for God, for the pple that are gonna come for the camp. the prom thingy is just like CCA. so i can say, we're not gonna stop just because u dun wan to continue. and that time when i played the bass till my fingers had a blister cos i dunno how to do it right, u can bet its the last time i'm gonna do that. next time, i'll just keep the bass myself if ur not gonna use it.
and i dun encourage sarcasm or anything in the blog, maybe i do use it too. but really, my bad if i did. just dun use it to any specific person. if u want to talk abt someone, say specifically who he or she is. and speak nicely and truthfully. dun obviously speak about that person but say ur not stating names. especially when ur zooming into him with every word that continues. watch it k. this band is about love, if we dun start it here, we're not gonna start it anywhere in pple's heart. pple will see how we r out of band settinds and that will determine our reality as a christian band. i'm very very imperfect too, lets learn together ya?
pris, the tagboards fine. the discussion board is just for the lazy pple that dun wan to log on and enter an entry. so i guess they dun hav much to say either, so maybe tagging will be better in some cases. =)
okay. love ya guys. continue using this blog. i'll change something about the skin. it doesnt relate.
(Frontman. Ciff)
11:32 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
just here for some updates:
- discussion board not available,
tagboard is possible, but hafta change the blogskin,
in order to be able to have a tagboard.
which i believe everybody knows how to do so,
because all of us have a blog.
but everybody's either lazy/cant be bothered/busy,
i'll leave that up to those who are currently free,
lazing around and doing nothing.. like take the initiative man.
- as for the prom night thingy,
i wont deny that i think 'creep' is.. really boring.
'wake me up' is fine, and i've learnt 'hey there delilah',
if thats of any help/any possible choice of songs.
but one reminder: 'hey there delilah' is an acoustic song,
so no drums. unless you wanna make your own 'rock' version
of this good acoustic song, and get sued/thrown off stage.
- staying behind after church wont be of much help,
if you're not gonna practice your parts at home,
because you're busy/cant be bothered/lazy, once again.
and obviously that idea will be off, if people dont come on sundays.
coming to church just to jam, isnt the real purpose of coming to church.
and i dont like the idea of playing non-christian songs in church.
- i know its quite impossible for me to jam in studios or whatever,
right now.. because of the bloody exams i'm facing,
but i'll stay back every sunday, whenever i can.
i can start celebrating/jamming on: 6th november onwards.
but my last paper will be on 13th november, just so you know.
- i think nobody's allowed to like 'quit' the band?
because if thats the case, why join the band in the first place?
so really, make an effort to improve. cant you like,
find the passion in music, just like how you fall in love with someone?
okay lousy example here, but what i'm tryna say is..
if you're losing your passion in music, or in making music,
then i must really say.. you sure dont have much of a life.
- sorry, if anybody thinks that i'm shooting them, directly/indirectly.
i'm not stating any names, just felt that its time i've said my piece.
because our band is seriously, going no where, honestly.
like where the heck has all the passion gone to? seriously.
come back to earth man, stop pushing the blame onto other things in life.
---
priscilla.
- i still love all of you guys, nonetheless.
5:11 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Hey Guys! I'm So So So Sorry Cliff..
Late Post And Replies..
What The Band Needs Now..
I Guess..
Thats Getting ORganised..
Just Talking Bout Wanting To Perform For EOY Stuffs..
Its Just NOt Enough..
SO..PLs Pls Pls..
List Out When You're Free..
And When You're Not..
As For Me..
My Semester Break Will End At OCt 14..
So Ya..
I've GOt Time..
And CLiff..
Make It Known..
As It The Songs Chosen..
For Every Event..
Like..Erm..
Your School Prom Thing..
Its Gonna Be..
Creep - Radiohead
Wake Me Up When Sep. Ends - Green Day
And Another Song?
Hahaha..
I Forgot Whats The Other Song..
As For The CHurch Camp That Song..
Damm..
Whats The Title Again..
hahaha..
IF Possible..
Stay BAck After Church To Rehearse For Awhile..
YEa..
And And.
Marcus..
We Really Do Need You Back In Our Band..
Its About Wanting To Do It..
THat Will Spur You On To Finish The Job..
Never Leave Things Hanging..Ya?
Don't Let Your Friends OR Smoking Or Whatsoever Get You DOwn..
Ultimately..
It'll be Your Life..
Your Choice..
Nobody Can Tell You What To Do..
You're In Control..
Or Rather..
God Is In Control..
Its Whether You Want To Entrust Everything To God..
Thats All i've Gotta Say..
Take Care Guys..
I'll Cya Around!!
Oh Oh..
And And If You Guys Have Any Songs To Share..
Please Share In here Alright?
I'm Into Red jumpsuit Apparatus Now..
Songs Like..
Face Down
Your Guardian Angel
And And There's A Very Super Uber Nice Acoustic Guit Based Song..
Title Is..
Hey There Delilah By Plain White Tees
Here's The MV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_m-BjrxmgI
Enjoy!
3:38 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
hey guys. guess i'm the most regular "post-er" here. cos maybe i'm the only one that posts stuff? other than pris' almost one week ago's entry.
i dunno what i'm feeling now. but i'm really stressed out. now is like almost 1am. and have a long work day infront of me tmr. maybe working seems very fun to u guys especially when i make myself out to be like very slack but sms-ing u all here and there. and still can practise songs and stuff. maybe i'm the only "free" one around.
my life is screwed up too. have to struggle with pressure from the older ones about leadership due to inevitable age gap differences and stresses.
one thing i can say is i almost cried when i felt on sunday all of u had to leave just like that. ya i know what u guys are gonna tell me "not everybody is as free as u". ha...then maybe u dunno my schedule. i can give alot of time to ogling at girls or going out with friends. and i do, but i just dun let it clash with my time that i want for church and christian stuff. do u know how many times during weekdays i meet the yf pple too? talking abt no time. i have no time too. for my other friends, i have very limited time. i still spend time with them. but i dun take away church time for them. thats crazy. what if they ask if they know abt it "if u have church event or gathering, why r u with us?"..i would definitely not answer "because u r more important".
even my meeting up with Mavis i said she had to wait for me until 6 plus b4 i can meet her. because every week. i said every week. we need to train up for the camp and everything that is coming up. maybe u think every week is too much. but i can tell u. once a week, may not be enough. how many weeks do we have left b4 the camp? less than 8 weeks. 8 practices? when maybe 4 of them, majority of u cant? i know u guys r busy, really busy. but all i ask is that u check this website out. leave comments. okay. maybe i'm selfish by wanting u guys to share stuff with me too. so its so usual that michelle -marcus, pris-yuqian situation. while me, i'm the one that pple go "huh? now then u know ar?"...not because i'm outdated or anything. but no one tells me. and when i ask, pple leave me in the dark too.
i dunno. i really dunno. just feel crying now. started this band, i know my vocals suck, my leadership does too. raise my voice at marcus. impatient sometimes. am a bad example of a christian too sometimes. i have my flaws. in fact, alot of flaws. and i wish to lead the band. i do feel insecure alot abt leading. or else why do i always ask "has my voice improved?"..and sometimes even want to quit myself. u think in my heart i want to quit? i dun hav confidence either.
i know u guys do love me, at least i think u guys do. but sometimes, truly, i dun feel it at all. i feel i'm like the nagger and i feel u guys do talk behind my back about how crappy i am. like how i bother u guys with sms-es. follow-ups and sometimes even lectures.
if u guys dun wan to use this site, its okay. i'll use it. and i'll fulfill the purpose of having it in the first place. saying things from the bottom of my heart to each of you.
before that, i really need u guys support because if u dont know, i've been fighting a case of getting u guys as a band into the serving God band in service. some pple agree that we can join. but not as a band. especially when i'm not ready to lead u guys in such a big manner yet. i have to start as a backup too. michelle too. but i do hope u guys can just support me by going for it.
pris will go back into the band but into my band with esther and yangkai instead. while yuqian will play some songs of mine when i serve until he is ready. now they r even saying luther is not very ready. so, yuqian, hang in there. they will get to u soon. trust me, u have potential. for marcus, get ur life right first. and get ur priorities right too. yangkai is willing to teach bass, but u r like losing it. if u really have the heart, u can learn and i can fight for u, but if u dont, no one really can help u abt it.
i'll start with michelle abt truthful words-
michelle, u have a great heart, u have a heart of wanting to Serve God. never in my life have i seen someone love God so much even b4 really even knowing Him and stuff. u will go far in ur walk but u have to stop procrastinating on coming to Yf and stop worrying abt being a new christian and thus, having problems to serve. as long as u have the heart, in service, u will grow. stay best friends ya? thanks for the encouragement here and there. and do in the week, contact at least one person from YF abt ur life. not prayer chain will help u more. dun reject calls and find excuses for the prayer chain. we all do. its hard. but its gonna be beneficial.
yuqian, beware of ur missionary relationships. it can either make u stronger by knowing what u really want in a girl next time or making a decision for God or tear u apart(being of more percent) due to priorities going to ur gf rather than God. its not gonna be easy. and we're not the Saviour. we're not the Saviour of pple. especially pple we love and they can misinterpret coming to church for u, in very big sense. even if they r a christian in church already. so what more a non-christian. i wont force u upon what u should do. but u should really think abt it. if its the small 1% that missionary relationships work out. why risk it and how is that gonna benefit u? in the long run, u would really want someone that really loves God too. and someone that can lead a life glorifying God, together with you. why not make sure she is that person b4 stepping into a relationship? it might be hard now. thats all the advice i can give u. keep up with the drumming skills and watch the ego. musicians will easily get it.
pris, always love u for ur the dearest cousin to me just like marcus. just the female version. really, u have to watch out with the "its hard, so we're not going to do it" mentality. cos in life, everything that needs a first step, needs courage and needs to be overcome. its not gonna be easy, but with that mentality, u will never dare to do anything. especially for God. but i can tell u, once u overcome it, there's alot to learn from it. i dun worry so much abt u. ur a very sweet girl but one problem u know urself is that u like to play it safe even with serving God. without really stepping out of ur comfort zone, u will never really experience God in many ways. its gonna be hard and courageous to say u want to step out, but for God, its worth it. and if u dun step out, ur not really doing anything for God. when the least we can do is serve Him for all He has done.
and lastly marcus, i really love u alot. really. give up smoking. its not gonna help u. ever since ITE, u seem to prefer ur friends to church friends. always thought u will stay fine since u love our church so much, u seem to have fallen short of that now. everyone still loves u, dun look down on urself. God can help u, but u have to help urself too. always be the happy go lucky cousin of mine, i need it. cos i'm the sentimental one, dun fall into how i am. its not gonna be good. maybe u felt that i dun really care ever since NS. dun have time to talk on the phone sometimes when u call. but really, sometimes u call at wrong timings. once i call back, u're like "nothing liao lar". where's the cousin that always shared stuff with me. sticked with me in everything. even in Canada. i really loved those times that we can spend together and really spend our lives knowing we're not perfect, but we know our happiness is in Christ Jesus. beware of who u hang out with, they may seem harmless, but as u know how u r. u have a problem saying no to things. maybe thats how u started smoking or maybe just peer influence. u and yuqian used to prioritise yf events over everything. thats why i say u guys should reconsider ur priorities again. ppl in yf need u guys. where's the marcus that scolded pple for not coming to church and the yuqian that promised that every saturday nights are for yf. now u guys even have problem coming for it. its not gonna encourage the pple by seeing the attendance like that. and we, me, u and yuqian are suppose to be regulars. the YF STARTED with US! and we're not gonna let pple take over. we have to be a part of everything. even if its small small things like just encouraging pple and being there in attendance.
i remember telling pris my reason of starting this band. that we all stay close. grow together. have a same interest in music, use it for God. and slowly be a band that ministers to pple in service. i've been battling it out with koh peng and the others abt our band serving, but its not gonna happen if we dun show ourselves mature in faith or skills. and commitment to what we do. esther used to always support us. but now seeing u guys come to yf so irregularly, how is she gonna conclude that we've grown instead or concluding we're backsliding?
stay strong k band. my main purpose in life indeed is music. but bigger purpose is God. so i'm connecting those two with our band. using music4God. but to minister to the pple. i cant always be holding the guitar and the melody. i need pple to be with me, be the backbone, be the life of the music, and the harmonies and melody. u guys r the reason i'm actually a leader in this yf. and u guys have been my main concern ever since this year's new year resolution.
saw it in u guys in the music and the chemistry we have as a band. hope i was not wrong.
love u guys always.
pen off.
12:45 AM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Thursday, September 6, 2007
DO WRITE BLOG ENTRIES GUYS for this blog!
hey guys. thanks pris for even in ur very packed studying schedule managed to post a relatively decent post =P
do hope to see at least one post per member of the band soon b4 i really feel encouraged on going on with this blog. really. just drop by and say something. i believe u got lots of things to tell each other during the week. this is a chance. online. where u dun hav to pay unlike sms-es. =) and pple can read them in their own time. mass msg-ing cost so much sometimes. i've been there. and i am still there. until u guys START using this!
and maybe ur blog entry can include songs u think we can do for the prom audition to impress and for the prom night in particular too. for me, i think Creep, My immortal and Wake me up when sept ends would be gd three songs choices. cos we need abt three-four songs for the performance. do reply something in regard to what i've said so far too. and ur main concerns for the band and how u feel abt each other and encourage each other along by speaking in the truth and love about each other musician skills and stuff. i'll add more entries soon. now busy in office. just write a quick one to show some feelings of myself.
make this ur personal blog if u dun hav one. and if u do have one. always check this one and blog even more than there. cos this is a group blog. and we will definitely read this one even if we dun read the other one.
Pris or Yuqian, or even mich or marcus if u all know how to. make a discussion board that we dun even have to log into the account to write random stuff to each other. tagboards are too small and not very gd for discussion. Thanks guys. get down to this ASAP and we can enjoy the luxury of having our own MSN here. replying even when others are offline. to four other pple. =)
external blogs:
Frontman,Cliff : http://drums4life.blogspot.com/
Queen of Melody, Pris: http://-cutalongthedottedline.blogspot.com/
Life of the band, YQ: something freezed dried romance de. never been to ur blog b4. honestly i dun read other blogs much. think i've been there only once.
and pardon me if marcus and mich have one that i dunno of. do tell me abt it! =)
remember our user ID when u log in at blogger.com is: cliff_lee88@yahoo.com.sg
and the password is: youarestupid4forgettingitandthinkingi'mgonnagiveuitonthiswebsiteitself =P
Pen off.
Frontman, Cliff
12:04 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
hello sexy people! :D
okay, i'll come up with the shoutbox soon.
and.. yeah, trust that i'll come up with the blogskin.
because apparently.. yuqian doesnt know how to do it.
HOHOHOHO, i've leaked out his biggest(not) secret.
i'll TRY to get things ready as soon as possible.
because if neither of you guys realised i've been
mugging real hard for my prelims and o levels.. better do.
and of course.. i'll definitely try to spend some time,
blogging on both blogs(namely mine and this one here).
and i think, the stuff lined up for us.. are really like, wow!
well, meanwhile.. the rest of you, do update ya! :)
i'll update pretty soon.. and here's the tagboard, baby!
-PRISCILLA :D queen of melody -.-
10:31 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
GodSent Blog Opened by Cliff Lee (Frontman)
Hey guys, not to everyone out there now. but to specifically my most beloved pple in the world. Yuqian, Marcus, Pris and Michelle. made this simple blog for u guys.
have setup abit on the description of the blog.
would appreciate if u guys would add more stuff and do check back here always. Talk about new songs u guys like. and really. like a chat place other than MSN that we can directly leave stuff for each other. maybe u can give the address to pple in church. but maybe not to too many pple ya? so we can hold the privacy as much as possible =)
encourage each other here. and do talk openly about how we feel about each other. can even write personal testimonials or say sorry "pubicly" in this blog to each other. use it to the max. be creative. i have already sms-ed u all the password and username. dun try to think thats my usual password. i'm not that "loyal" to the band. but ya. i love the band. can log in and change the background and stuff. lets see how creative u all can get. i'm an internet idiot. but u guys i believe made great blogs. now here's another one for u to fiddle with. and check oftenly. i will too. even more than my own blog. cos i really love u guys.
like i was talking on sms-es. really there's alot of chances now for us to do music out there. pris and yuqian and i was talking once, our dream is to really complete something big. like a gig or something. but i think twice. thats so much for ourselves. how about we do a gig then we include one song that's christian. they wont even notice with the tune. but if they really listen. its a christian song. i dunno whether u guys are for it. but i'm daring enough to do it. especially if its to spread the Gospel and take a step for Christ. even if it means just actors' bar. marcus,yq and pris, thats where me and norman performed last time. michelle, if u dunno. we can go sometime. after pris' exams. its havoc manz. lol
chances are so many. turning up at the door. i only made it that we could go into the camp setting to be a band. was thinking michelle, can u be my backup for every worship setting during the camp? i have three settings during the camp for worship. one in the sanctuary with the whole band. the other two just me, and u now i guess =)
now chances are like my sec sch's prom. my friends are like president of the school and coordinators. they're girls, so i'm surprised. okay. me and my MCP status. but the prom, one of them is my thai friend, she did like me b4. but now have bf le. but maybe the liking left in her might come to our advantage for the band to get in during the auditions? she told me she will get back to me ASAP like one week b4 the auditions. the prom will be 22 november. i believe it might be night or something. at orchid country club if i'm not wrong. unless they cant book it. its a private one done by the students cos my stupid principal thinks prom is bad. drinking and sex and stuff. but if we can really do it. its gonna be a blast!
the date is confirmed. the venue not. the audition date too is not confirmed. so just wait and keep praying ya?
one more thing, hope weiyao told u all about it when i was away in Vietnam. he will be trying to talk to Ming Zhen and the other worship leaders and even Koh peng about our band playing for service. many times he tried to want to use us as his band for service. but they are still disapproving. he's trying again. its been a year since we've tried asking. hope for the best ya?!!
i'm almost done with my list of songs for the camp. for our session of worship, i already have almost all the songs in mind and written down le. will take to church this sunday to show u all. and let u all hear the songs maybe too. do tell me about songs u all might want to do to touch the pple during the camp. suggest some. i already have my list, but they can always be changed with urs. we're in this together ya?
and not forgetting thanksgiving night in december like last year, we can perform a song about the year that has gone by. so fast manz.. its been already a year. still remember performing "ONE WAY" with u all. so cool.
do always check back. post entries. and also. i've put a song on already. its our fav song. the song that brought us together as a band. ONE WAY. yesh! one way to heaven. and the only one way we can do well as a band is to keep close and communicate. can even post ur burdens here. i'll think of some stuff we can do on this blog. this will be our blog. GODSENT's Blog.
pris, help me get a shoutbox ya? u know what i mean. and yuqian maybe u can do up a better template. but do paste the stuff i wrote already on this blog like the "about us" and the song's HTML into the new skin ya?
marcus and michelle. just stay active here. either post something by logging into this blog on http://www.blogger.com/ or shout in the box. =)
this will be a very gd way to talk to each other. leave stuff for each other especially when we come online at different times. share songs and stuff. be creative. u guys know it better than i do. hope this blog will benefit us all =)
really need u guys as a band. i hope u guys know the need for this band too. and appreciate that we are a band.
pen off now. enough of talking for me now. u guys turn to take off. do each of u start with saying something. not just saying "Something" okay? =P lame...
P.S. do add in ur name at the ending so that we know who posted what ok?
Like this => posted by Cliff Lee (Frontman/Leader)...hahaz. so rank conscious am i...kidding=X
9:11 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
