Broga Hill (Episode J.A.Z)

It's the first day of public holiday, and I'm waking up at 5:30 am for Broga Hill (again) with Jerome and Zoe (that's why it's episode J.A.Z: Jerome, Adam and Zoe). This is gonna be Jerome's first time climbing the hill, though he has been studying here for 3 years and graduated.

Waking up early morning:

The hill was crowded with people, but it wasn't that bad for a public holiday. The sky was really cloudy this time, no sunrise again~ but something's different, I really loved the cooling breeze that ease up my nerve on top of the hill. I would say, it's a nice weather.

At the first peak:

Well, we took it slow and easy. Reaching the last peak almost 1 hour after we started. Sat and chat on top of the large stone for a while. The way down is always harder then climbing up, but that's how hills are designed, just like life, up and down, fun and tired.

Top of Broga Hill, 400m :

So, we got down to Pan Mee place for breakfast. Went home to Semenyih to have a slight rest, and we're back to the same place for lunch again, thanks God there's chicken rice too.

Breakfast and lunch:


"But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish."
-Psalms 9:18-

Another great trip again, praise God that we're all safe and good. It's another day that I've realized, it's not only the thing that I wanted could make me glad. instead of a picturesque sunrise, the soothing wind actually made my day. There're too many things that are wonderful around to discover, Amen.

This Is How We Overcome

I can still remember this is the first song that I played on the keyboard for CF in Nilai UC. It's also one of my favourite jamming song, Audri just love to do the drum for it. I believe this is a pretty common song among youth praise session as well.

There are actually Hillsong and Planetshakers version of this song. Both are pretty similar in flow and style, but Hillsong released it in By Your Side album in 1999, a little earlier than Planetshakers that did this in When The Planet Rocked album in 2000.

This time, I'm not mashing too much, just using the song arrangement of Tik Tok, Blah Blah Blah and Your Love is My Drug by Kesha to fit into the melody, something like my Above All and Amazing Grace. Besides that, I sorta modified the first verse of the Tik Tok, fitting in Philippians 4:13 to bring out the meaning more.

Wake up in the morning feeling tired and weary,
All the problems dashing in, how am I gonna face this whole week?
Close my eyes, recalling Philippians four thirteen,
I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.

"Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love."
-Psalms 4:6-

Think back, it's been a long way since I first joined the worship team and have been playing with so many different people for the Glory of the LORD. I appreciate every opportunity to work with different people, and all the mess during the process and practices, I'm just glad that we overcame everything, by the strength that He has provided, Amen.

Alex's House Warming

Alex, one of the staff in Nottingham IT department moved to a new house in Semenyih, and invited us over for a house warming BBQ. It's actually quite rare to have the PostGrad people to have such gathering other than birthday celebration.

Reached there earlier in the evening with some of them to help preparing. I didn't expect there're so much food, spaghetti, cakes, sandwiches, fish and pork rib.

Food displayed on the table:

Normally, it's just a few of us in the same office would appear in the past few gatherings. This time, even staffs and graduated PostGrads came. It's crowded everywhere, people eating and talking inside, and some doing the BBQ while eating outside.

All around the house, really warming it up:

Most of them started to leave when it's almost 11pm, can't help since some of them are not staying in Semenyih, or have other plans for the weekend. For those that stayed, we kinda chat til midnight 2am, a super rare case among PostGrad students. Anyway, thank you Alex for inviting again.

Group picture:


"After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before."
-Job 42:10-

Thank You Lord for blessing such a nice weather and attendance. Everything seems great and fun. May future works be smooth and fruitful for all of us, wherever and whatever we're doing, Amen.

Syrian Buffet

It's like an ordinary Saturday where I reached Nilai in the evening for practice. When we're deciding the where to have dinner, one of the student suggested we try the Syrian buffet in one of the shop around Inti. They're doing this for Ramadhan special, and it's only RM20!

Eat all you can for RM20:

Just in a simple restaurant, arranging big trays of food along a long table. The foods are pretty nice, they have their famous lamb too. For me, it's really a good deal for the price, with soup, naan, chicken, salad, lamb and others.

Food trays:

Oh ya, something new is that, they were playing recorded prayers music in the restaurant (since it's Ramadhan). It's like their worship hymns, no instruments, just voices of choir. Aside of being busy with the food, I was actually concentrating on the chord colours. Almost all harmonizing of alto and tenor are done in minor!

Prayer music along the dinner:


"Your sins affect only people like yourself, and your good deeds also affect only humans."
-Job 35:8-

New intake is entering colleges, and we're gonna have more new faces around. Pray that it will be a brand new generation that makes a difference. Also for those who are having summer break and doing their inter, be blessed for these last few weeks. Amen.

Oh Happy Day (WindMash)

This is an arrangement that I did back in April for Easter presentation at Pantai Baptist Church. Just like Amazing Grace, which I did the recording after we did it at church.

Oh Happy Day is originally an 18th century hymn, after recorded by Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969. I first knew this song from the movie Sister Act 2, and had the sweet opportunity to play this song back in Nilai College for an event.

The 2nd song that I've included in this mash is Nothing But The Blood, written by Robert Lowry in 1876. Both lyrics have high similarities in reflecting Hebrew 9:22, "without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin." Thus, I think it's kinda appropriate for Easter setting.

The only problem is that I'm not too comfortable with hymns (natural genre clash). Since I've been into blues lately, I'm adding some blues into gospel music. I'm using the arrangement of Oh Happy Day in Sister Act 2, which consists of key change from C# to Bb, then G and to Ab. Doing vocal for such sing is challenging >_< but still manage to complete vocal recording in 2 hours (last night 1am - 3am).

"How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!"
-Job 29:2~3-

It's been 2 months since summer break started, things are going really really slow. Though research is merely progressing, still praying that things would be fine, and God will open the path, and deliver His people. Amen.