IT IS FINISHED!

Yes it is indeed. My exams dat is hehe~ It happened so fast i still kinda find it
hard to believe dat i am gonna graduate from the training wing soon.. it seem as if
it was like only yesterday dat we first became trainees in the band~

Right now, it's come to a closing~ This first chapter in my life as a musician in
the SAF Bands has finally concluded with a PASS IN MERIT! Hallelujah praise the
Lord! Hahaha! Yeah today after we had our last practical exam, staff terry told us
our results~ Praise the Lord because i actually failed to pass with a merit by HALF
A MARK! But yeah, my staff sorta argued my case and got me dat extra half mark
haha! So i passed with a merit score of 200/250!

I wanna really thank of of you guys who prayed for me faithfully~ Really appreciate
it! Thank you so much for believing in me :) I wasnt the most outstanding candidate
there. I did just pretty ok in all my components, some slightly better. However, i
felt dat i could have done alot better in my drill and practical components.
Somehow i am very glad dat i got dat merit but somehow a part of me felt dat i
could have done so much better! Nevertheless, i wanna use this experience and gauge
where i stand and improve on the areas dat need improvement~

I believe the Holy Spirit was with me all the while during this period, guiding me,
giving me focus and strength to go through it all. I was left with about 6 or so
days of practice because of my last minute switch back to the sax from clarinet,
and i thank God dat i made dat decision because it turned out better than i
expected. Although i did make many mistakes during my practical exam, i was more
comfortable with the sax anyday~ And wat amazed me most was dat given dat short
period of time, i actually could attain enough points to score a merit, and i
believe i couldnt have doen it on my own alone.. no.. becos i know the Holy Spirit
was with me even though i kept shivering in my nerves during the whole practical :)

So, i'm really happy, but yeah abit disappointed at the fact dat i could have
probably done much better if i had more time to work on the practical pieces :D
Nonetheless, God has shown me through this whole episode dat indeed, as His child,
I AM ABLE and CAPABLE enough to do the seemingly impossible! Dat's the marvelous
thing about God see.. cos He takes the most base of things, the most ridiculously
hopeless of cases and the very things dat the world has rejected, TO SHOW HIS
AWESOME GLORY!

God used so many 'nobodies' in the bible to fulfill His plans. King David was only a
shepherd boy. Moses was a murderer. Jeremiah was just a youth. Paul was the most
anti-christian of his time. Rahab was a prostitute. Jacob was a deceiver. Yet
despite their shortcomings, God used them in great and mighty ways, to show His
might and glory and to show the world who He is. And dat is why, i believe God can
use a nobody like me to change the course of this world, to rake in a harvest of
souls for Him, to touch the lives of hundreds and thousands and millions in the
world today with wat He has placed in my hands. Because, He is GLORIOUS,
MAGNIFICENT, WONDERFUL and EVERLASTING.

I remembered Pst Kong mentioned recently dat God loves to show off~ Indeed, He does
love to show off His might and glory. And i believe dat when He finds the chance to
do so, HE WILL SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY! I know He looks for those who are willing to
be used by Him, who only care to serve Him and His purpose~ And with dat faith in
mind, I can rest assured dat this year 2005 and onwards, will be.. THE BEST YEARS
OF MY LIFE!