Best of American Idol latest Season

Hello CG,

This is a collection of performances from the latest American Idol Season. Know everybody probaby too busy to watch but this season is really not bad got quite a number of talented
singers. Here are the best 3 performers in my opinion.

1. David Cook - Hot Favourite to win this season along along with David Archuleta. This guy is
a rocker who stands out because he is able to re-arrange famous songs and make
them into unique new creations. You all must check out his version of Michael
Jackson's "Billie Jean" and Mariah Carey's "Always be my Baby".

Billie Jean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_aiawC-9aM
Always be my Baby http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8j0_qfxL-0
All I really need is you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDzPCKmxS0c

2. David Archuleta - Second Favourite to win this season. This kid is only 17 years old! Always
gets the female votes because he is young and cute and with the best voice
the competition has ever seen. His cover of Bryan Adam's "Heaven" really
moved my heart.

Heaven http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX_3FkswVTM
Angels http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8RspJdOewQ
Imagine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIuMcL4Kz44

3. Michael Johns- This Australian singer was one of the favourites to win till he was shockingly
elimininated in the final 8. This guy deserved to go to the top 3 in my opinion
but guess American Idol voters dont like to vote for people not from their
country. Must check out Bohemian Rhapsody!

Bohemian Rhapsody http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUfE993iucg
Its all wrong but its alright http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptwtwbxtytk
Dream On http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXF3K23d_WU&feature=related

Dream on was his final performance on the show thats why can see he quite emotional, can see
the other contestants quite shocked as well.

I will post another link. This is a studio recording he did for "Dream On". My current favourite song now!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPDZ-dC2LmI&feature=related

Dream On
Everytime that I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face gettin clearer
The past is gone
It went by like dust to dawn
Isnt that the way
Everybodys got their dues in life to pay

I know what nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know its everybodys sin
You got to lose to know how to win

Half my life is in books written pages
Live and learn from fools and from sages
You know its true
All the things come back to you

Sing with me, sing for the years
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears
Sing with me, if its just for today
Maybe tomorrow the good lord will take you away(x2)

Dream on, dream on
Dream yourself a dream come true
Dream on, dream on Dream until your dream come true
Dream on, dream on, dream on...
Sing with me, sing for the years Sing for the laughter and sing for the tears
Sing with me, if its just for today
Maybe tomorrow the good lord will take you away

Power Kid!!

Want to see an expectional talent of guitar playing in a 12 year-old kid?

There goes!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkfsTicDbcY&feature=related

You make a difference

Food for thought..

Teachers, Pastors, and Leaders are people who can make
an impact on others in their life. So do we...=)

What it takes is a genuine heart and love and respect for people. We should first reach
out to the people closest to us (eg family and colleagues) and tell them that they make a difference in our life. Then wait and watch what will happen..

You'll be amazed at what God can do through you because God also love and care for them.
An inspiring story! You will not regret viewing the video clip

http://www.blueribbonmovie.com/

Everyone of us here matters to God.

wanna say thanks for making a difference in my life..really enjoy the times spent together where we can be real towards 1 another even when we are v.different. The difference can be positive or negative(opps), but i believe God can also use the negative experience and mould us in certain aspect..=)

Remembered that Pastor Jeff shared that we each bring a piece of Jesus to cg..I appreciate the spirit of wanting to build the relationship even at times, some of us may feel far away..This is when God choose to use us to touch one another's life and we do not lose faith and give up..we learn the true meaning of giving, patience with 1 another and learning to love..Someone once told me, if you want to love and not be hurted, that place will be hell. I hope that as we grow in the cg, we will contu to grow in the fruit of the spirit (Gal 6: 9) and pass on to other people and be true salt and light. Whats the use of salt if it loses its saltiness? It is to be trampled and thrown away..What kind of salt do u want to be? dead salted fish, salty socks(foot) or sea water? =)

One simple truth, we are just passing by this world and what really matters is ?? Let us think about it...Thank God 4 all of u..

Finally did the test.

Guess what I am same as Zhiyong haha.

Read Jinghe's last post. Thanks for sharing and being so open.
Sorry about not posting anything previously guys!

Going to check out the Hagen's music. Chinese Christian Pop? Wow.

Building Convenant Relationship

Dear CG,

I was doing my reflection thru a Christian article and somehow God brought me flashbacks on the Healthy relationship seminar as well as the recent CG discussion that we had at Centrepoint. I thank God for speaking deeply to my life...

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone? Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (NKJV)

People in every culture need relationships of intimate trust. Everyone needs friends with whom they can be open and reveal their deepest feelings. God created everyone to want to belong, to accomplish, to understand and to be understood. He made us to need love, self-respect, meaning and purpose. We are living in the world with rampant emotional and psychological problems. Our world has become more and more individualistic. Many Christians do not have fellow brothers and sisters in which they can really confide and pour their hearts out. This in fact stunts their spiritual growth. Developing relationships, especially for people in the ministry, is very important and may be the key to longevity in ministry. We too need friends in our ministry. We need friends to keep us accountable. We need friends to share our burden and joy. We need friends to share our deepest secrets without fear of being condemned. If we are to have longevity in our ministry, we need to start to make some friends and build covenant relationship with them.

Looking back at my life, haha what an irony..I realised that the more I know about God's precepts and receiving teachings about relationship, the more I dun know about it and the more I am relearning them...

People has been giving me feedback that I am a person that always shares thru my mind and that I do somewhat possesses a good perspective about matters (well..depending sometimes my radar can be very off :P) ; but It seems that I always suppressed my emotions and do not readily share what I feel. Maybe it is true and maybe it is not, I am not sure. I always thought that emotions should always be balanced by thinking and maintained by God's Word...Furthermore, My life experiences and my upbringing has probably conditioned me to process my feelings into thinking at the first instinct.

At the core of myself, I am actually a person that thinks and feels alot (whether it is fruitful or not is another matter altogether.) Many times I do withhold from sharing the raw essence of how I feel because I think that it doesn't help or sharing it is an overkill to people in situations. (Your might be surprised by how wild my passing thoughts can be.) To me, I perceived that as sort of a balance. I always looked at relationship with people, issues and problems to be solved rather than that as a process in itself. But as time passes by, it becomes more apparent to me that holding on to that mindset makes me gradually lose sight of how people actually feels and that implicitly, people feel that I am a guarded person. Most imortantly, I am gradually losing touch of my emotions. I prob will lose out on "potentially" deeper friendship and relationships.

God, I prayed for you to help me get more connected with people and worked towards building a deeper convenant relationship with people around me, to understand them for who they are. Widen my emotional spectum by deepening my understanding of your love in the bible. :)

Chinese Music inspired by Jesus

Hey guys

Have you been noticing commercials on bus, mrt, bus-stop, taxis, music advertisements - i think its literally everywhere of our new singaporean singer: Hagen Chen Mengqi. He is one of the superstar top 10 finalists. Previous impression of him is = He spent $300 000 on advertisements for his own album publicity: wah so rich! Even jay chou also dun have as many publicity as him = maybe he does not need, his name alone attracts! =P

So, why do i bring up this?? Cos i finally went to his website today after seeing his advertisements everywhere! What i discover is.........he is a christian and every piece of his music in his current album is inspired by Jesus and talks about his relationship and heartbeat of God. And as i was reading his biography = its a long list of chinese characters leh, he really testify of God working in his and his family's life v.vividly. I was v.touched.

You can listen to the songs on his album through the website and read about him. Hope you are inspired as me. =)

Do go into www.mengqi.com.sg
Go into About me and Song and Lyrics.

Bless,
June =)

My test result ~_^

Haha... so late liao, i'm so on'z to do personality test? no la, actually i'm in the midst of waiting for my animae to finish downloading (server so slow... o.OIII), nothing to do so try the test lor... :p



"ISTJs are very loyal, faithful, and dependable. They place great importance on honesty and integrity. They are "good citizens" who can be depended on to do the right thing for their families and communities. While they generally take things very seriously, they also usually have an offbeat sense of humor and can be a lot of fun - especially at family or work-related gatherings."

Its about me! (*@*)

Hi

June here. Aiyoyo, this personality test is interesting, b4 i do it, i already guess i am a Dreamer!! Yeah! Wan shui!!
And dreamers are rare in the whole world, which makes them rare and good..hehe..kidding. =p In CNY mood n i officially no sore throat now, thank God! =)



INFPs are introspective, private, creative and highly idealistic individuals that have a constant desire to be on a meaningful path. They are driven by their values and seek peace. Empathetic and compassionate, they want to help others and humanity as a whole. INFPs are imaginitive, artistic and often have a talent for language and writing. They can also be described as easygoing, selfless, guarded, adaptable, patient and loyal. Looks like i am in the right career. =)

Just sharing this:
A remarkable phone call from a 12-yr old boy to Houston Christian radio station KSBJ FM 89.3. So profound, the station has it posted on their website. Click below to listen to it. It's short ……but very meaningful for such a boy to say things like this.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zCdZwitrNoY

Its so sweet. God bless ur week ahead!

Btw, your been eating ur daily bread?? Had a refreshing time with God today reading the book of Ruth. She is my idol. =P

I'm an entertainer, don't quite like the term, anyway...

I did my personality and multiple intelligence test and below is my result:



ESFPs are cooperative, "here and now" people-persons that enjoy excitement and love new adventures. Because of their highly social nature, they are especially lively when they are the center of attention and hate being alone. ESFPs have a practical side that allows them to finish work efficiently and are often good problem solvers.

Jinghe's Personality Test

Hi CG~~

I took and find this personality test very interesting! How about we all take it and see for each other's test? The test is available at http://www.mypersonality.info/personality-types/infp/



ESTPs are action-loving, "here and now" realists with excellent people skills. Informal, risk-taking, fast-paced and adaptable, they are not always in agreeance with rules and regulations. They are tactical problem solvers that desire quick results. ESTPs, who present a friendly and enthusiastic face, are straightshooters that are able to handle criticism. "Enthusiastic and excitable, ESTPs are "doers" who live in the world of action. Blunt, straight-forward risk-takers, they are willing to plunge right into things and get their hands dirty. They live in the here-and-now, and place little importance on introspection or theory. The look at the facts of a situation, quickly decide what should be done, execute the action, and move on to the next thing."

I guess somewhat it is quite representative of me. One thing I see out of this is that I should learn to slow things down at times and reflect more deeply before I execute plans and as well as being more aware of how people may feel.. :)