Praise the Lord! God did it again.

On 27th Aug 2008, I took my Grade 7 piano exams in the afternoon. I thought I had prepared well but never did I expect that it is the worst piano exam that I had experienced. The examiner is a composer, and an expert in Choral Singing. To my horror, I played all my piano exam pieces with mistakes. I guess this time I am in trouble! That's not all, I think that I also screwed up in the aural. I don't think I answered the period the piece that was being played correctly. Thank God that the examiner was very lenient, he gave me a manageable sight reading piece. I actually did not expect a pass for this exam. After 23 days later, I checked my exam result on the ABRSM website. Since 15 days after the exam, I have been checking every week day for my result. I have been anticipating how I would react after I got my results. Thank God that He did it again. It is not how much I can do, but how He can bless me with ways that I could not expect!

Time flies really fast. I remember that I just started seriously learning the piano in 2004. In only four years time, I am now at Grade 8! This is not me but God worketh in me. He gives me opportunity to serve Him in the Chinese congregation in my church as a church pianist. Although I am not good enough to serve Him when I just started, day by day God had improved my skills amazingly! I realise that nobody is good enough to serve Him. It is only by God's grace that we can serve Him. I remember that I told people to please give me another five years before I serve God. However, God will not allowed His work to be hindered. There is a need at the Chinese congregation in the Sunday worship service. I took up the challenge with faith in God. Amazingly, I saw the mighty hand of God working in my life!

Praise God again that I got 113 for my Grade 7 piano exams! I must say that I felt overjoyed with God's blessing in me! Amen!

Thank God for good fellowship on Saturday afternoon

It has been a long time since I went to East Coast for cycling and relaxing at the seaside. The feeling is really good. What is most important is that I am dwelling among brethren of like-minded faith. We rent our bicycles for one hour and cycled around East Coast area. It is a really good break from our busy schedule from Monday to Friday. I also saw people building sand castles. They are beautiful. After that, we "buried" Rachel and Edmund alive. We took an individual photo of them covered with sand for their "birthday present". After some time, we get into the waters to have a relax swim. After the whole afternoon of events, at around 5pm, we left East Coast. Although at the end of the day I felt a bit tired, but never the least it is an eventful day!