Little things

just came back from another church teaching drums.
this weekend is plain crazy, yet another one with schedule planning by the minute.


Gonna pray, to throw some baggages away, travel 'lighter' in the path in front of me.




Some of my students are young kids, adorable ones.
Their prayers are simple and so cute, maybe that's 1 reason why God loves them to bits.
They say a prayer before drum lesson, one girl said this, first sentence is:

"God, thank you that I'm able to sit here and pray.."


others are like..


"Jesus, we thank & praise you"

"Jesus, help me play drums, thank you, amen"
"Jesus, i need your strength to play drums."



When was the last time i needed God's strength just to play drums, or thank him that i can sit down on a chair and pray.. Seems like a long time ago.

The children helped me to see the little things - appreciation, pure sincerity and openness.
Those cute little human beings that i came to teach, taught me.. =)


i'll end this post with this, happened today:



this pretty doll-faced little student just cut her hair, straight crop again at the forehead and side, looks completely like an endearing Japanese doll. I jokingly said that if she would stand real still in the toy store, someone might just pick her up (mistaken her for a doll) to the cashier.

She smiled sweetly, had a short laugh and said (in mandarin):


"Then I would have to refrain from blinking." =)




When the ocean of people is magnificent and blinding, take time to appreciate the pearls of children.


somebody emailed this:

Don't date because you are desperate.
Don't marry because you are miserable.
Don't have kids because you think your genes are superior.
Don't philander because you think you are irresistible.
Don't associate with people you can't trust.
Don't cheat. Don't lie. Don't pretend.
Don't dictate because you are smarter.
Don't demand because you are stronger.
Don't sleep around because you think you are old enough & know better.
Don't hurt your kids because loving them is harder.
Don't sell yourself, your family, or your ideals.
Don't stagnate!

Don't regress.
Don't live in the past. Time can't bring anything or anyone back.
Don't put your life on hold for possibly Mr./Ms. Right.
Don't throw your life away on absolutely Mr./Ms. Wrong because your biological clock is ticking.
Learn a new skill.
Find a new friend.
Start a new career.
Sometimes, there is no race to be won, only a price to be paid for some of life's more hasty decisions.

To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless.
To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy.
To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy.
Don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.

Simplify your life.
Take away the clutter.
Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits and dangerous liaisons.
Don't abandon your responsibilities.
Don't live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.
Be true to yourself.
Don't commit when you are not ready.
Don't keep others waiting needlessly.
Say those words - Love You & I'm Sorry.
Don't let the moment pass. Do what you have to, even at society's scorn.

Write poetry.
Love Deeply.
Walk barefoot.
Dance with wild abandon.
Cry at the movies.

Take care of yourself. Don't wait for someone to take care of you.
You light up your life.
You drive yourself to your destination.
No one completes you - except YOU.
It isn't true that life does not get easier with age. It only gets more challenging.
Don't be afraid.
Don't lose your capacity to love.
Pursue your passions.
Live your dreams.
Don't lose faith in God.
Don't grow old. Just grow YOU!


"Do what you know and perception is converted into character."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson