Back into routine

Pretty much settled back to normal life back in Sydney. I think being able to catch up with family and friends has been the best part. Doing the ordinary things is something I find I really appreciate (driving a car, eating a home cooked meal, hanging up the washing, watching latest episodes of Prison Break, ironing clothes, listening to familiar music).

It has been quite a hectic time of late, a whole ton of meetings, music practices, etc. Litmus was great yesterday & Sam Mak gave a really hard hitting talk which I think great challenged not only the youth but also the youth leaders. Been getting back into the loop with RICE and that's going to be busy again this year. Next week will be the first meeting for the AYC Convention to be held at Sydney at the end of the year.

Apart from Litmus yesterday, there was also a PILOT training day during the daytime (basically for English youth of Chinese churches). Was greatly challenged by the talks and the messages and there is much I can take away and learn from them (especially given my ignorance of quiet time and reading the Word in the 3 months I was overseas).

Besides looking for a job (submitted quite alot of applications last week), I'm going to make an effort to keep up with bass guitar practices and also going to pick up the ol' guitar and give it a strum (playing Guitar Hero does that to you). Chinese language practice has been pretty good. I get alot done at church, alot of the kids in youth group own me in terms of Chinese language so they are pretty much all my "laoshi's".

Prediction for Wednesday night's fight - Anthony 'Choc' Mundine to win in a points decision over Sam 'King' Soliman.

Braggin Writes (Song of the Week)

Yep, after returning from overseas, I can update y'all faithful readers with some of my favourite songs. But for the first time, it's not going to be a hip-hop song (yep I do listen to other genres!).

Check out this awesome song by Anthony Evans. I'm guessing most of you reading this haven't heard of him. He's a Christian singer of the R&B/Urban genre. Great voice, lyrics and production to match.

There is one song in particular that basically made me buy the album. The title is 'The One'. Check some of the lyrics:

For so long I tried to please
Everyone around me
I didn't realize
I was wasting so much time
Alyways trying to achieve
Everything they asked of me
But no matter how much
It was never enough
I tried everything I had all that I knew
To give away what I should only give to You

Download the mp3 here.

You'll have to buy the rest of the album if you want to listen to it! Highly recommended.

Ooh, I'm also pretty down with the bass line on this song...yeeeh!