shalom.

am preparing songs for BEM The Times Leadership Seminar which is in 3 weeks. so, i am learning how to sing and play the guitar for the song BejanaMu by JPCC Worship. i found out that it's quite hard singing the verse and finding chords that match my oh-so limited range. i don't even know which one is most suitable for me since my guitar is out of tune. huarghhh!

Key : C

Intro :
C Gmaj7/B C Gmaj7/B
C Gmaj7/B C G

Verse 1 :
C             G/B
  Kekuatan Di Jiwaku
C             G
  Ketenangan Batinku
C             G/B
  Ada Dalam Hadirat-Mu
        C
  Kumenyembah-Mu

Verse 2 :
C              G/B
  Tersungkur 'Ku Dikaki-Mu
C              G
  Rasakan Hadirat-Mu
C              G/B
  Takkan 'Ku Melepaskan-Mu
          Am      D
  Kau Cahaya Bagiku

Chorus :
          G              D
Mengiring-Mu Seumur Hidupku
          Em             C
Masuk Dalam Rencana-Mu Bapa
          Am       G/B
Pikiranku, Kehendakku
        C         D
Kuserahkan Pada-Mu
          G              D
Harapanku Hanya Di Dalam-Mu
          Em             C
Kukan Teguh Bersama-Mu Tuhan
          Am       G/B
Jadikanku, Bejana-Mu
           C      D
Untuk Memuliakan-Mu

Key : D

Intro :
D Amaj7/C# D Amaj7/C#
D Amaj7/C# D A

Verse 1 :
D             A/C#
  Kekuatan Di Jiwaku
D             A
  Ketenangan Batinku
D             A/C#
  Ada Dalam Hadirat-Mu
        D
  Kumenyembah-Mu

Verse 2 :
D              A/C#
  Tersungkur 'Ku Dikaki-Mu
D              A
  Rasakan Hadirat-Mu
D              A/C#
  Takkan 'Ku Melepaskan-Mu
          Bm      E
  Kau Cahaya Bagiku

Chorus :
          A              E
Mengiring-Mu Seumur Hidupku
          F#m             D
Masuk Dalam Rencana-Mu Bapa
          Bm       A/C#
Pikiranku, Kehendakku
        D         E
Kuserahkan Pada-Mu
          A              E
Harapanku Hanya Di Dalam-Mu
          F#m             D
Kukan Teguh Bersama-Mu Tuhan
          Bm       A/C#
Jadikanku, Bejana-Mu
           D      E
Untuk Memuliakan-Mu


Key : F

Intro :
F Cmaj7/E F Cmaj7/E
F Cmaj7/E F C

Verse 1 :
F             C/E
  Kekuatan Di Jiwaku
F             C
  Ketenangan Batinku
F             C/E
  Ada Dalam Hadirat-Mu
        F
  Kumenyembah-Mu

Verse 2 :
F              C/E
  Tersungkur 'Ku Dikaki-Mu
F              C
  Rasakan Hadirat-Mu
F              C/E
  Takkan 'Ku Melepaskan-Mu
          Dm      G
  Kau Cahaya Bagiku

Chorus :
          C              G
Mengiring-Mu Seumur Hidupku
          Am             F
Masuk Dalam Rencana-Mu Bapa
          Dm       C/E
Pikiranku, Kehendakku
        F         G
Kuserahkan Pada-Mu
          C              G
Harapanku Hanya Di Dalam-Mu
          Am             F
Kukan Teguh Bersama-Mu Tuhan
          Dm       C/E
Jadikanku, Bejana-Mu
           F      G
Untuk Memuliakan-Mu

source: here

or my Annual Dinner WITHOUT a dress. +.+"

shalom.

Annual Dinner is a dinner held annually (figures.duh.) by my college (IPG Kampus Batu Lintang) at prestigious hotels. This year, it's gonna be held at the recently launched Imperial Hotel which adjoins Boulevard Shopping Mall.

And so, the dinner is to be held next Tuesday. i have approximately 6 days to find a dress. Last week i went to KL hoping to find THE dress but my search was to no avail. i bought a skater skirt instead, forgetting that i have sent all my nice blouses and dresses home. huarghhhh! so i tried finding a dress online and yeah, found one or two that were pleasing to my eyes. but the dinner is next week and i am sure that it can't reach my hands within this week. huarghhh!

And so, the Annual Dinner committees (JPP 2014/1015) held our meeting this evening. Allan selected me as his partner to be the emcees for the night (!). i said yes since it would be great to emcee an event. in high school, i was an emcee since i was in Form 2 and since then, i have been invited to emcee several important functions in my school and outside. studying here, i haven't gotten the chance to do so since there are so many emcees already emceeing and they are much much much much better than me. however, since this 'thang' is my passion, i have secretly wishing to emcee a function here for years.uncanny, no? sobsss. hahaha.

So, Praise the Lord for this open door! couldn't wait to break some legs on the stage! (Usually people love being on the stage for singing, dancing, and other performances but me, i love talking.)

however, i still don't have any dress, remember? i thought i'd just go to the dinner wearing some jeans and blouse but now that the situation has completely changed, what am i gonna wear???

my budget is also very tight right now.
my parents are not here to support me with extra money.
sobsss.

anyways, my roommate suggested that i go to India Street to buy one. there's this rather large store that sells dresses. so the solution now is to go there a.s.a.p. nonetheless, i'm afraid that THE dress won't be there since i've searched the entire Berjaya Times Square, KL and didn't find any.

so now i'm praying that pretty please, dear my right dress, please make your appearance once i go tomorrow or the day after and don't hide from my sight. i really need you.

hmm. another thing that's bugging my mind is my makeup and accessories. last year's Annual Dinner has proven that i should not do my own makeup. and time is running out for me to really plan my outfit for THE night.

so, these are a few countermeasure that i've come up with:
1. ask youngest sister, Mit to come and do my makeup before the function starts. - but she's far away. so, unlikely.
2. plan, buy and do everything myself.- which means disaster baybeh.
3. go to a salon at Boulevard before the function starts.- i have just enough money to feed myself. so, most unlikely.
4. ask somebody to do my makeup.- but i'm shy. (believe me. i'm actually a shy person. hahaha)

OTTOKE???????

It's so hard being a woman. i mean, a woman without her own salary. or rich background. or makeup skills. or dressing skills.

but i have God that is greater than any of my obstacles. even in this seemingly trivial-but-i-assure-you-it's-really-the-least-trivial problem.

helppp!

Shalom.

Last weekend my hockey mates and i went to KL to participate Pesta Hoki IPGM 2014 (ke-9).  3 years ago if you were to tell me that i'd be IPBL hockey team's defense player i'd say, "nahhh. nay-verrr."

honestly, winning 3rd place for the tournament was an unexpected victory! God has worked His miracles and praise Him for that!

When Bam, Ajie & Saha recounted the history of Batu Lintang Hockey Club, i was almost brought to tears. Years before, these dudes fought hard for a place for us to play and also in maintaining the existence of this club.

i tell you, semangat pemain hoki sangat lain. i'm not mocking sportsperson in other fields but cinta terhadap hoki oleh semua pemain, for me, is very exemplary. As Sarawak Hockey team's coach said " semua orang boleh main bola sepak. semua orang boleh main bola jaring. semua orang boleh main bola tampar. tapi tak semua orang boleh main hoki." sobs.

in IPBL, we play hockey at an abandoned tennis court. The seniors told us that they were they ones who took care of the court. They removed the weeds with their bare hands, fixed the torn net, and cleaned the court all over. Every Tuesday we get to practice at Stadium Hoki Negeri, thanks to Mr. Dana's generosity. going to KL, we invested our own money. BLHC players who preceded us were so kind and gave us some money to cover our budget. Thus, we could afford to buy or pretty jerseys and BLHC club t-shirt (refer picture above).

we built the team based on friendship. no selection was needed cause we didn't hv enough players. i myself were also invited by my dear roommate Mayrone about a year ++ ago since they didn't hv enough players then. basically we never had enough players. hahahahaha. we'd trained amongst ourselves. boys vs girls. sometimes some of the boys became the girls' defenders due to the reason stated before.

when we received so much support, sacrificed every cent we had, and basically put everything on the line, we went with a huge boulder on our shoulders.

we seeked to prove ourselves. and with God's grace, we did it! our success might seem trivial to others but we fought with all our strength, sweats and blood. and so, ptL He has made us fruitful.

anyways, apart from the medal, i went back with scars and bruises and injury. i'm proud of them since they are the evidences that i gave my all. (actually, it showed how i haven't really mastered the game. better effort next time, heinny).

the next day after the tournament ended, we measured KL City. limping around, my joy overpowered my pain. we played games at Berjaya Times Square Theme Park and hang out at Suria KLCC entrance.

at night, Mayrone and i moved to IPBA to join JPP fellas cause the next morning we'd have our benchmarking at IPBA. that night i couldn't sleep since my nervous system was still affected by DNA mixer that i hv played in the morning. pfft.

in the morning, we had an early senamrobik session with IPBA's JPP and sem 6 teacher trainees. it was fun!

then, we had a formal meeting with IPBA's JPP.

by the time everything ended, i was so weary. even writing this made me more weary. sobsss.

and so, the point is, i had such a great time with great ppl. it was a refreshing feeling- to be able to go out of my circle and experience the love for hockey with equally passionate friends.

oh oh ohhh. one more thing. i really think the organiser should reflect on how they planned and executed the tournament. i suggest they follow the norms of grouping teams- by vote, not schedule it according to your own logics. no matter how you try to justify and how we look at it, it was wrong.
anyways, thanks for the hospitality... peace. <3