Blah 請假 Blah 滑雪

FishLamb is going snowboarding on a THURSDAY! =D

請假去snowboarding, 我個人覺得係有D 串, 哈哈!
SMART 的人工及福利不是最好, 但可能我一直以來在career 的路途上都不算順利, 就算好似好簡單嘅野對我來說都是得來不易, 所以我都特別珍惜.
SMART 係我第一份有"Earned Day Off" 嘅工(i.e. 每日番多半個鐘頭, 一個月就可以多一日假), 初初MA 仲叫我opt out, 好在我堅持堅持咋, 原來真係flexible 好多, 特別如果係要去short trips, 有EDO 真係一流!
...我仍然唔係賺好多錢, 但係我感謝天父so far 給我的一切.

...所以, 我就有假期剩, 可以請假去滑雪咁正! :)
一行七人去Lake Louise, 很開心. LL D runs 真係好正, 勁長, 滑極都滑唔完咁.
其實MA 真係應該同我地去啦 - 原來堅係可以唔坐chair, 齋坐gondola!! 咁就唔駛驚落chair 會炒啦!

想講嘅係, 今個season, 我終於覺得自己係識滑雪嘅!
Well actually, 一開季的時候同SSC & FLS去滑, 我都仲覺得自己唔掂, 可能因為佢地兩個實在太勁! @@"
但係之前果次&今次同團友仔去滑, 我又覺得, 咦我都唔係太差喎!
開心的是, 幾年前我剛剛過來Cowgary, 同團友仔去滑雪, 一行十幾人, 我覺得我係最差果個(although seemingly 我好像很sporty... -_-") - 又唔識turn 又成日跌, 仲要其他人成日等我教我. 估唔到幾年之後, 我已經不是最差果個!

唔係想去認叻, 而係我實在開心見到自己喺一件事情上有顯著的進步(whereas 我唔會好明顯見到我彈結他, 打排球, or 打slo-pitch 會有進步囉... *可悲*), 感覺上我上次同團友仔去, 同今次已經有分別, *高興*~
雖然在比較平的地方我好似識飛咁, 不過到左比較steep 的地方都係唔敢turn, 我又學唔到其他人咁去慢慢turn, 所以其實仲有很多空間可以improve!!

回想這幾年的snowboarding experience, 很想鳴謝兩個parties:
1. SSC - 如若沒有妳, 我估我未必會try out this sport AT ALL, 亦唔會咁渴想自己有進步, 因為妳實在太勁.
謝謝妳最初的時候很有耐性的去教我, 縱使我常常"舉一反三"... 謝謝妳, 真的謝謝妳.
今年一月, 我終於可以在妳面前展示我的進步. 可惜時移勢易, 似乎妳不太在乎, 也沒有很impressed... I was surprised, given that the last time when we went snowboarding together, 我勉強可以toe side, 唔識轉, sucked a big time, looked totally stupid on the mountain, 最後仲要俾ski-doo 接走(醜死, sigh~). Well, 大概妳身邊的人都很勁, 所以妳已經忘了我是曾經如何的不濟吧. =/

2. COP - 對於COP, 真的mixed feelings... 我成日覺得佢遲早會執笠, 而且我2010 年尾喺果度跌過一次, 條尾龍骨痛左差不多足足一年. 但係又因為果陣Safeway 有廉價tickets, 所以我總共去左唔知3 次定4 次(over 2 seasons).
喺COP 我自己一個人, 想點練就點練, 又唔駛因為有人等緊我而覺得唔好意思.
喺COP, 我自己領悟到點解我會成日跌, 同埋我大約應該點去turn.
COP 的雪極硬, run 極短, 但係我喺果度進步最多. COP, 容許我講一聲多謝你, 哈哈~

其實最好笑係我頭幾年都以為自己係goofy, 到後來轉番做regular, 即刻順晒! XD
所以呢, 我十分認同, whatever you do, do it right the first time, 不要浪費時間浪費心機.

今日有兩個組員同行, 可以有時間同佢地在教會以外相處一下, 不錯不錯.

Song of the Day:
"花無雪" ~ 泳兒
誰也知 景色都總會換季
誰也等 光陰每滴流逝
誰人可 讓飛走的白雪
在掌心之中握過世
未抱緊 便放低

Blah 發霉 Blah 筆筆

FishLamb is falling in love with Bibi.

這幾天在公司都十分發mould... 無無聊聊random search 發現了原來周筆暢舊年出左新碟! ><" 希望FLS 可以幫我在MAL 買到啦!

最終都係忍唔住手download 左, 嘩, 好聽!
聽過周筆暢總共4 隻大碟, 進步是明顯的(不是指唱功, 而是大碟整體的質素):

Debut: 嘩, 恐怖, 十首歌裡面, 俾到盡我都只係覺得有4 首歌好聽, 其他果D 真係好leung. 雖然, "毒蘑菇" remains one of my all-time-favourites.

"時間": 周筆暢的封面照好似方大同囉... 最愛"青睞", 但都應該只有5, 6 首我覺得好聽.

"i. 魚. 光. 鏡": Major improvement shown, 要skip 的歌應該只有兩首左右 - 不過都真係要skip, 因為leung (無錯, 都仲係leung).

"黑.擇.明": 碟名抄了N 年前Eason 的歌名? 至今已反覆聽了大概5 次, 無歌需要skip! 我覺得已經值得誇獎了. And her singing is as good as always... "偶然" 是她自己填詞的, 不錯, 有著一般國語歌的詩意. 很厲害的說; thumbs up!

Btw, 上個禮拜六在偶然的機會下睇左少少"跨年演唱會" (@ 杰爺's place), 又剛好睇左李宇春的演出. 唔... She is better in acting than singing... and she's ugly... and i like 周筆暢waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more!


Song of the Day:
"不痛" ~ 周筆暢
你的愛早已經不同 我的心缺了一個洞
我像是失去心跳的不倒翁 動也不能動
你的愛 我已經不痛 我的愛沒有用
如果你問起 我假裝不痛

Blah 唱唱 Blah 新歌

FishLamb is strumming like crazy!

今晚團契由我的好brother-in-law 領詩, 他揀了ACM 的"Sing a New Song" (其實已經不太new 了).
Consult 了SSC 的意見, 最後我帶左藍他卡上場.
這首歌係最後一首, 越彈越起勁(雖然坐著彈, 但都情不自禁彈到彈下彈下), 幾近忘我.

主張彈結他應該跟唱歌彈琴一樣, 有dynamics 有思潮起伏的. :)
希望我的投入可以幫助弟兄姊妹投入.

話時話, 年紀越來越大, 越來越體會到練習的重要性. 我也真的希望我的技巧可以再進一步!


Song of the Day:
"Sing a New Song" ~ ACM

Blah 感激 Blah 感動

FishLamb is looking forward to Jan 27... :)

謝謝妳會來... 終於可以表演turn 給妳看 - 如果我仲識得turn 的話.
For me, you will, still?


Song of the Day:
"哽咽" ~ Ellen
不顧一切 把我勾到岸邊
死生一線 永遠刺痛的拉扯
水一片 我們都在思念
終有一天 你會為了我哽咽
我們都為了愛 哽咽
詞, 寫得美

Blah 又過 Blah 一年

FishLamb is taking up new challenges with God.

究竟從幾時開始我一年先寫一次Blog?? 或許而家唔駛再讀書, 我應該認真pick up 番.
唉, 都係聽住先啦.

2011 年, 不比2010 年過得好.
2010...
* Vancouver 舉辦冬奧 - 雖然唔係太關我事.
* 四月, 五月 - 終於參加了好耐好耐以前已經好"恨" 參加的"歌創", 雖然拎唔到以為自己手到拿來的"最佳歌詞獎", 卻又無啦啦拎左個"網上投票最受歡迎歌曲獎", 有點搞笑. It was quite an experience anyways, 仲可以突然間番左Vancouver 一趟, 很開心.
* 六月 - 30 大壽, 仲有YSL & FLS 過來陪我過生日. *感激*
* 六月 - 哥哥結婚. 我同MA 就順勢去埋台灣玩. 可惜太熱, 好想再去多次!
* 七月 - 終於紮職, 名不正言不順咁做左Accountant.
* 八月 - 同MA, YSL & FLS 暢遊Mara Lake. 超開心.
* 十月 - BBB 過來探我!!
* 十一月 - 千揀萬揀, 終於揀左Art & Lutherie. 我仍然堅信佢係一個好結他, 不過真係要試通試透個結他唔好有dead notes. :(
* 十二月 - 又番Vancouver, 第一次參加左冬領會, 正~ Dec 27 仲同左FLS 去Cypress 滑雪.
* 除夕 - 在North Road Executive Inn 倒數(因為彭太屋企在水浸之後裝修緊), 仲有Hugo & Jessie 在場.

那麼, 2011 年呢?
...在我看來, 過得艱苦.
* 一月 - 新小組, 很大的挑戰.
* 三月 - 點解, 點解又再一次發生?! 世界又變成了黑暗的.
* 三月 - 同gal friends 去Vegas, 在陰霾之下的一個trip, 尚算開心 - can't imagine how much better it would be if something didn't happen.
* 四月 - 剛剛開始PA1 的course, 帶埋電腦帶埋notes 同兩邊屋企人去Honolulu. 開心的, 不過後悔只係去左海灘兩次.
* 六月 - PA1 exam 之後, 失眠了一整個禮拜...
* 六月 - 與BBB 會面於Salmon Arm, such a fabulous weekend!
* 七月 - 應該算是最開心的一個月:
FLS 來訪, 我約她去Stampede.
SMART 終於肯請我! 完全是神華麗的出手. 華麗.
唔係呀fa, PA1 咁都pass?! CGA 也未免太容易了... 5年抗戰終於宣告結束!!
* 八月 - 同爸爸媽媽去Quebec City, like ALT Hotel, like the city, like the food.
* 九月 - 好開心預備Corporate Challenge, 點知在"整定"的情況下無啦啦拗柴, 勁唔開心.
* 十月 - SAN & LAX, while someone & someone were in HK.
* 十一月 - CGA 畢業禮@ Banff.
* 十二月 - 聯合團契Praise & Worship, 第一次彈電結他. 由完全無idea 到後來總算過到關, 感謝天父. 我說, 平野未必無好野, <$200 的Jay Turser, 還不是好地地嗎? Love it.
感謝MA 肯領"多走一步"; 個人嚟講自覺依首歌都算寫得OK ah... *_*"
* 除夕夜 - 去左Alan 家食晚飯(很高興被邀請), 然後在D2E0 家倒數.

...或許其實2011 也不是太差, 只是最唔想發生的事偏要發生, 執迷的人繼續執迷...
I still believe there is a better choice; and let's not forget everything of your life should be pointing at the direction of serving & glorifying God.

捱過了小組的第一年, 知道神確實聽禱告, 知道這一組仍然健在完全是神的工作. *繼續禱告*
2012 年, 繼續做組長, 加埋做職員. 求神加力.

Song of the Day:
"感謝神" ~ 傳統詩歌
感謝神 禱告蒙應允
感謝神 未蒙垂聽
感謝神 渡過了風暴
感謝神 豐富供應
感謝神 賜我苦與樂
感謝神 絕望得慰
感謝神 無比的慈愛
感謝神 無限恩惠

Blah 新組 Blah 挑戰

FishLamb is thrilled (or excited) about God's plans for her.

又偷懶了...
這個下午我在公司溫書, 第一次.
除了屋企之外, 公司似乎是我覺得都幾comfortable 的地方 - well, at least for working / studying, I think it's the place for me.

2011 年1 月剛好過了一半. 之前迎接新年的時候, 我不太捨得2010 年. 2010 was such a remarkable year (之後我會張貼2010 大事記, stay tuned!), 好像很多期待發生的事情都發生了, 唯恐2011 年會顯得遜色.

"我來了, 是要叫人得生命 - 並且得的更豐盛." (John 10:10) 在神的手裡又豈會平淡過活?

曾經不只一次跟弟兄姊妹分享到, 我自覺欠神很多很多. 天父給我的恩典, 我的原生家庭, 我的talent etc... 我覺得我可以為神作更多.
...但我懶. :p
我常常覺得Worship Team 的事奉(i.e. 寄興趣於事奉) 是比較輕鬆的, 所以我覺得應該要take up 其他的事奉, 但我又唔敢.
做了兩年組長, 自覺絕對不是做組長的人選. 本來想今年退役的, 除非我會繼續帶我過去兩年這一組"low maintenance" 組.
結果, 繼續帶以前的一組是不會發生的了, 所以我也打算不繼續做組長, 或許在完成CGA 之後先再考慮更多在團契內幫手.

然後, 不敵Danny 的邀請, 答應在其中一組協助兩位男組長去"睇住" D gals.
然後, 團契用從未試過的方式分組 - 全random 抽籤.
然後, 嘩哈, 這一組, 令全部人嘩然. ~_~"

2011 年, 神要我(們) 做又大又難的事.

2010 年尾, 我曾在神面前立志每晚為一位團友禱告. 大概天父怕我食言, 所以給我一些不得不懇切為他們禱告的組員.
自己心裡的意願是, 如果是帶一組"low maintenance" 的組的話, 我會繼續做組長. 事實是, 神說, "it's time for you to move on & take up more; leave the low maintenance group to the newer leaders." 事奉是沒有"輕'ken'" 的.

自從quit 左無再做Awana Leader 之後, 很久已經沒有嘗到這種"帶領著一群羊仔" 的感覺.
天父, 你也太睇得起我了. :)

昨晚團契Job 所選的經文, Mark 4:35-41, 再一次提醒我.
耶穌對門徒說, "我們渡到那邊去吧."
神自己initiates 的, 祂自然會包底.
暴風雨中祂在睡覺, 但祂是present 的, 只等我們呼求.

害怕嗎? 擔心嗎? 當然有的. But we are all excited to see how God will work on our group.

每晚為我的羊仔禱告, 覺得對他們多了一種closeness. 無怪乎主耶穌要我們為那逼迫我們的禱告, 因為透過禱告, 慢慢地我們的心思就改變了.

神的作為, 人豈能測度?

Song of the Day:
"豐盛的應許" ~ 讚美之泉

Blah 轉圈 Blah 撞毀

FishLamb is thankful.

An email that I sent to my cell group this evening:

Hello group...

It's Dec 15 today; do you remember what you did last year?
For me, I crashed my beloved yellow little car exactly a year ago.
I left home like normal, drove like normal, thought it would just be another normal day, roads seemed fine without much traces of snow, driving on a straight road @ 70km/hr... Ugh oh, there was something on the road, I'd better drive away from it, so I turned the wheel, then woo hoo, totally lost control, spun, crashed...

I still remember waking up Ant from his dream and he drove the old van to the "crime scene"...
I still remember the French Onion Soup from Tim Hortons - the first time & last time I had it there...
I still remember what I posted on FB that night, "if you saw a crashed yellow car on Beddington this morning; yes, that was me."

Whenever I thought about it, it always remains a mystery to me, regarding how i could crash my car so badly. so my (sort of irresponsible) conclusion is that, God just allowed that to happen, LOL~

Aftermaths? Spent $500 for the repairing deductible, with insurance covered the rest of the cost & they didn't increase our premium because the 1st claim can be waived. So WSB (i.e. my car) got a new bumper & new headlight (1 side though). Yea, it is still drivable as of today and got safer because I decided to buy winter tires for it (another $800 of spending). Got an even better car for free from my loving Mom. My body is OK without any injuries AT ALL despite the spin & the crash.

...after all, i think there are more blessings than curses.

Not entirely sure why I thought of sending this email out this afternoon... Maybe it's because i have a somewhat special feeling that you are those who were around us when we went through that, but this lovely group will come to an end soon (sob sob).
Thanks for being there.

count your blessings,
Cin

Song of the day:
"馬路天使" ~ 達明一派