我一直都在

My dad heard about my interest in songwriting and of the two songs i wrote and posted on my blog... He encouraged me and suggested that i write a song in mandarin.

I thought, why not? i love chinese songs too :)

So whilst I am having the flu right now, the Lord gave me this song last night when i could not sleep ... It shows the heartbeat of our heavenly Father :)

我一直都在 Copyright: Dawn Ang ©

在黑暗的某一个角落
你默默的哭泣着
我收藏着每一滴眼泪
抱着你一起痛哭
你感觉得到吗

我一直都在
期待听着你的祈祷
每一刻 我都在为你创造未来
在我的心里 你是我的一切
无论这世界多么荒唐多变
我绝不会离开你身旁

被喜悦充满的某一天
你的笑容好灿烂
我沉醉的牵着你的手
陪着你一起蹦跳
你擦觉得到吗

我一直都在
期待听着你的祈祷
每一刻 我都在为你创造未来
在我的心里 你是我的一切
无论这世界多么荒唐多变
我绝不会离开你身旁

在十架上我牺牲了自己
因为我实在太爱你
你知道吗


July 2011 - I noticed that there have been an increasing number of people viewing this post ... if this song has ministered to you, touched you or spoke to you in some way, feel free to drop me a comment at sizqaver@gmail.com :)

Bendemeer Hawker Centre

I highly recommend this hawker centre at 31 & 32 Bendemeer road. (XQ, its just down the road from your house!)

The place is not overly crowded and you can get seats very easily even during the lunch hour. As for the food ... cheap and delicious!!!

My dad loves the chicken rice stall in the second lane, which only opens after 12pm. You get a good portion of chicken with very fragrant rice (comes with soup too i think) for only $2.00!!

Next to the chicken rice stall is my grandfather's favourite curry rice stall. He always orders the curry beef cubes dish because the beef is extremely tender *yumz*

Next to the curry rice stall is a soybean/grass jelly drink stall. I tried the soybean curd (tau hui) because i wasn't full and woohoo! Its solid tau hui and it tastes so good! (Not those milky no quality ones if you are a tau hui partaker LOL) And the syrup wasn't too sweet (which turns me off) ... After i emptied the bowl, this was my reaction - *floats* haha

Opposite the tau hui stall is a stall that sells mee siam ... which as you might have expected, is magnificent. you can't miss it, there's always a queue there :) Best mee siam i've eaten!

In the next lane, there is a prawn noodle store which i just tried today. The broth is thicker than normal prawn noodle broths (the normal ones are too bland). The prawns and meat are very fresh too! yumz yumz

In the same lane is the Amigo stall selling fishball noodles. Order their mee pok noodles dry with a little chilli and fishball soup at the side. lovely, people, just lovely :)

After a nice lunch/dinner, those who enjoy drinking coffee or tea ... My dad (the teh-si expert), recommends the drinks stall just next to the chain of chickenrice/curryrice/tauhui stalls :)

Thank You Lord for letting us find this place! Enjoy!

Classical Music ...

Well .. I have always appreciated classical music, especially during the days of my 'O' levels haha. Cause its proven that when listening to classical music, your brain cells are stimulated and you can study alot better LOL.

But I confessed I have been out of touch for a few years ...

Thank the Lord for Nodame Cantabile though! I fell in love with classical music all over again! The music just got to me haha. Poring over a score, practising frequently with lotsa patience and perseverance, tinkling or banging on the ivory keys etc etc ...

And most importantly, the end product of the song being played according to what the composer wants ... and i must stress - WITHOUT desecrating the piece and causing the composer to turn in his grave *looks pointedly at sis*

Anyway, I have mastered the first movement of M.Clementi's piano sonatina Op.36 No.6! It is a lovely piece that is joyful, bouncy and lively - something i really like :) I just need to work on my dynamics hee hee

Now I am attempting Mozart's Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Twelve Variations ... which seems simple but requires a lot of technique ...

And maybe hopefully one day i can play with my sis in a place that has 2 pianos - Mozart's Piano Sonata for 2 in D Major.

Thank you Lord for the music, the songs i'm singing. Thanks for all the joy they're bringing. Who can live without it, i ask in all honesty! Without a song or a dance, what are we? So I say thank you Lord for the music, for giving it to me!! *huggiez*

To wrap it all up ... minNA-san, ganBAtte KUdasai! (say it with a caucasian accent)

Nodame Cantabile

I highly recommend everyone to watch this show! I personally prefer the live action drama, but if you prefer anime then go ahead too! Its a super hilarious, fun-loving, music related show :)

Its a Japanese drama/anime about Nodame and Chiaki-senpai. Nodame is a talented pianist, while Chiaki is a talented pianist/violinist/conductor hehe ... Nodame is extremely weird and eccentric, while Chiaki is a rich handsome guy with a bit of an arrogant character. Watch how their love blossoms and the splendid music the show produces!

I would recommend the live drama because real people acting can portray the feelings better ... And also because the live drama has an incentive in the form of Chiaki-senpai ...