Charismatic

I stumbled upon some news today about the developments on the abduction cases of Ps Raymond and Amri Chet Mat ( https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/04/476516/govt-open-new-investigation-disappearances-amri-che-mat-pastor-raymond ).  What shocked me was not really the content of the news but the content. The last few weeks I had been reading quite extensively about prayer. The books on my list included:  & & I remember having a long prayer session about a week and a half ago. On my mind were so many of my own things to pray for, but whenever I launch into a serious prayer session I always start with praying for the governments of Malaysia, the USA and Taiwan, representing all the countries my family belongs to. And then I pray for all my immediate family members (on T's side and mine) individually. Next, I pray for those already on my prayer list. If there's time left I will list out my own concerns. That particular session last week foc...

相信很多人跟我一樣喜歡盧廣仲的直白和溫暖，所以這個禮拜選擇翻唱這首歌。對於婚姻已邁入第5年的我們，‘愛情怎麼了嗎？‘這句話會讓人反覆思考，檢討自己的關係。愛真的需要栽培才能更深，更新鮮，更永久。祝福大家在愛裡一直成長！ Sweet ballad by Crowd Lu. He mourns the loss of love that sounds young and innocent, but the lyrics make me reflect upon the long hard slog that relationships can be. 'What is going on with love?', he sings. As we head towards the 5th year of marriage, that's a question we often ask ourselves too. The harshness of daily life easily brushes away the bloom of first love. But with intentional watering and fertilizing, with lots of fun and forgiveness, love can definitely get richer, deeper and much more lasting. Hope you like this cover! 

I'm sure many of you watched or heard of this year's Oscar's :) Like many people, I was quite moved by Lady Gaga's passionate speech about her musical journey when she received her Oscars. Life in music can be really hard work, as she said. Pursuing ANY dream or goal in general is hard work, but the growth it brings to our lives is immeasurably precious. So let's not become weary of doing good peeps! Have a great week! 親愛的朋友最近有看今年的奧斯卡金像獎？沒跟到的朋友可能也有看到網路上傳女神卡卡得獎的感言：「你們可能不會知道走到這一步有多難，真的很辛苦」。要追求夢想或要認真生活的確需要堅持和努力，很多時候會很辛苦。但旅程的成長和抵達目的地的感受是非常寶貴的。我自己很多時候都有想到要放棄想要擺爛，但感謝主祂總是陪著我們往前走。今晚分享「 #一個巨星誕生 」電影裡我最喜歡的歌:'Always Remember Us This Way'。

上個月在 LA 看到藝術區的很多有趣的塗鴉。 塗鴉 ... 有些人會說是醜的是破壞環境美觀的東西。也有很多人會說是很幫的藝術作品。 剛好覺得這首歌非常適合： “ 誰說錯得對說美的醜的 ～若問我我看我說 ～怪美的 “ 。   New video of 2019: Jolin Tsai's latest hit single "Ugly Beauty". J olin has recently released an album of the same name and has been THE diva of the moment.  "Ugly Beauty" talks about her struggles with the perception of beauty in the industry and from the public. J olin is finally at a place where she can look back at all the criticism (whether it was coming from critics without or her own self) and poke some fun at it, even if it was painful at the time.  We decided to do a an acoustic cover and shoot it while we were in LA since there is so much 'weird beauty"on the graffiti-filled walls of the Arts District. Do helps us like, subscribe and share!

Mary Did You Know? (Cover by Charis蔡佳靈， Sam黃銀山，Shaun陳聖恩)

2018年過得很精彩，但也充滿挑戰和挫折。 我為很多恩典的時刻獻上感恩，但也很常很常面臨沮喪、 失落和挫敗的情緒。 最近常唱這一首來鼓勵自己：有時候會看不見或看不清楚， 但要提醒自己祂的愛已經拯救了我而且會繼續引領我往前走。 2018 has been an eventful year with much to be grateful for. But as I've stretched out and stepped out, there have been many moments of doubt and discouragement as well. This song has been on my devotion list for a while, both in English and Chinese. I sing it to remember that the stars of promise are still in the sky, even if there are dark clouds(or haze :P) often blocking my view occasionally.

Yup. I managed to get T to sing with me. A very very rare occurrence because he seems to think his voice sounds terrible. Whereas I think he sounds decent :P. With more practice he'd be awesome.  But I totally understand. I started off as a piano/keys player that ventured into singing because I wanted to interpret my own songs (and also because I just liked singing. Lots of people do). I remember shaking when I auditioned to do a minor in jazz voice during the second year of my degree. I am quite sure I sounded 'bleaty', shaky and quite horrible. But my voice lecturers were the kindest souls in the world who encouraged me every step of the way, even during the audition. I remember one of them, Irene gave me a huge hug right after I sang because she could see how terrified I was.  Singing can be so vulnerable. If people don't like your voice, it's very hard to shrug it off because you can't really change a part of you. It's easy to take rejection...