God held my tongue

I was gonna spell it out
In detail but
I dropped the call
Before I spilled my guts
The floor stayed clean
Like my conscience would be
'Cause if you heard anything
You didn't hear it from me

I'm sweeping up the seconds
That tick off the clock
Save them all for later
When I'm too ticked to talk
And I need some time
To search my mind
To locate the words
That seem so hard to find

And sometimes I say things that
I wish that I could take back
The most crucial thing I lack is the thing called "tact"
And if your hour's so intently listening
Then the smartest thing to say
Is to tell myself not to say a thing

Yeah I gotta keep quiet quiet
Don't let it all come undone
'Cause if I dare open my mouth
It'll just be to bite my tongue
To bit my tongue

I said I'm always close-minded
With an open mouth
And the worst of me
Seems to come right out
But I've never broken bones
With a stone or a stick
But I've conjured up a phrase
That can cut to the quick

And sometimes I say things that
I wish that I could take back
And the smartest thing to say
Is to tell myself to keep

Quiet quiet
Don't let it all come undone
'Cause if I dare open my mouth
It'll just be to bite my tongue
Yeah I gotta keep quiet quiet
Listen to your voice
Because the power of your words
Can repair all that I destroyed

And when I finally do
Let it come from you
The peace of understanding grips my soul
You're the reason I
Have meaning in this life
Is so I swallow all my pride
And give you control
I give it all to you

And I gotta keep quiet quiet
Don't let it all come undone
'Cause if I dare open my mouth
It'll just be to bite my tongue
I gotta keep quiet quiet
Listen to your voice
Because the power of your words
Can repair all that I destroyed
And I gotta keep quiet quiet
Don't let it all come undone
'Cause if I dare open my mouth
It'll just be to bite my tongue
Bite my tongue

Give

No one told me
The right way
The right way to go about this
So I'll figure it out for myself
Cuz how much
Is too much
To give you
Well I may never know
So I'll just give until there's nothing else

Yeah I'll give give give (until there's nothing else)
Give my life (until it all runs out)
Give give (and I'll have no regrets)
I'll give until there's nothing left
I'll give

No one told me
How bad I need you (need you)
But I somehow arrived
To that conclusion all by myself (all by myself)
And I want
All you have to offer (to offer)
So I offer myself and I'll just give until there's nothing else

And I'll give give give (until there's nothing else)
Give my life (until it all runs out)

Give give (and I'll have no regrets)
I'll give until there's nothing left to
Give give give (until there's nothing else)
Give my life (until it all runs out)
Give give (and I'll have no regrets)
I'll give until there's nothing left

Sometimes I think
Like all I ever do
Is ask for things
Until I ask too much of you
But that's not the way (that's not the way)
I wanna live (I wanna live)
I need to change (I need to change)
But something's got to give
Yeah something's got to

Give give give (until there's nothing left)
Give my life (until it all runs out)
Give give (and I'll have no regrets)
I'll give until there's nothing left to give
Give give give (until there's nothing left)
Give my life (until it all runs out)
Give give
Give until there's nothing left
I'll give

Yesterdays

Remember that movie taken from a comic book called The Amazing Spider-Man?

Yesterdays - Switchfoot

Flowers cut and brought inside
Black cars in a single line
Your family in suits and ties
And you're free

The ache I feel inside
Is where the life has left your eyes
I'm alone for our last goodbye
But you're free

I remember you like yesterday, yesterday
I still can't believe you're gone, oh...
I remember you like yesterday, yesterday
And until I'm with you, I'll carry on

Adrift on your ocean floor
I feel weightless, numb, and sore
A part of you in me is torn
And you're free

I woke from a dream last night
I dreamt that you were by my side
Reminding me I still had life
In me

I'll carry on
Every lament is a love song
Yesterday, yesterday
I still can't believe you're gone
So long my friend, so long

Losing someone close to you, you don't realize they love you so dearly until they are gone. For Peter, it was his uncle Ben. The pain Peter felt, to know he could have stopped his uncle's death, sometimes it was better off not knowing right?

Maybe his guilt wouldn't be there.

Just revenge. Hatred.

What if Peter did have his revenge? He killed his uncle's killer. Who does he have to hate now? Hate, unfortunately doesn't just disappear gradually. It slowly consumes, and it consumes. Until there is only that hatred, the hatred for nothing.


The song says, 'Reminding me I still had life, In me'.

If you're feeling down/lonely/upset, think of the great times of the past you've had. Re-live the moment in your head.

I still can't believe you're gone.

Merry New Year

'Tomorrow's the first day of school and I haven't gotten my school books yet!' - Me

Out with the old and in with the new, some people would say. But I'm not like some people, I loved 2006. Now I wished that I treasured the time more. What the heck, the time has passed and it's time to welcome the new year!

2007, take away the 2 and you get a double-oh-seven.

They should have released another bond movie this year.

Goodbye, Class of '06.

Goodbye PMR, I don't miss you and I never will.

Goodbye F3 text books, my sister is definitely going to destroy ya'll if I didn't.

Goodbye, my broken acoustic. ;_;

Goodbye to whom I've been. Don't come back.


Something I got myself while I was at canaanland. =D I love it soooo much.

Front Cover of MMHMM

On the inside

Back

I look forward to their new release this year, Five Score and Seven Years Ago.

7 Hours left on the clock.

Joyeux Noël!!

A big shoutout to all!

Joyeux Noël!!

More Than Life

Ever wondered what is life? Is it meaningless? Is it meaningful? Is it something you just live once through and never have to look back at it again? Life is like a picture with a thousand words. You can never be sure what life is until it is over. Regrets are often, but what is done, is done.

Before I go on, listen and close your eyes. Pay attention to nothing but the lyrics. If it helps, here it is.

More Than Life

Stand by everything You said
Stand by the promises we made
Let go of everything I've done
I'll run into Your open arms
And all I know

Chorus:
I love You more than life
I love You more than life

Fall back on everything You've done
Fall back on everlasting arms
When all the world is swept away
You are all the things I need
You're the air I breathe

How can it be
You were the one on the cross
Lifted for all our shame?
How can it be
The scars in Your hands are for me?
You are the king of all

In life, there will be times where you'll have to take a big step to make a change in your life.

I made that change in FBC Youth Camp. What change? A change in priorities.

I don't know about you, but I know a lot of times where I wished I was first in something, always me me me. But now, I'm trying my best to put God first above all. After all, he has done so much, gave me life and plenty of other stuff like the whole world and universe.

It's time to place Him at where He belongs, at the top of everything.

Make the change. The choice is yours.

Oceans Will Part

If my heart has grown cold,
There Your love will unfold;
As You open my eyes to the work of Your hand.
When I’m blind to my way,
There Your Spirit will pray;
As You open my eyes to the work of Your hand,
As You open my eyes to the work of Your hand.

Oceans will part; nations come
At the whisper of Your call.
Hope will rise; glory shown.
In my life, Your will be done.

Present suffering may pass,
Lord, Your mercy will last;
As You open my eyes to the work of Your hand.
And my heart will find praise,
I’ll delight in Your way,
As You open my eyes to the work of Your hand,
As You open my eyes to the work of Your hand.

Oceans will part; nations come
At the whisper of Your call.
Hope will rise; glory shown.
In my life, Your will be done.

Hillsong United/Mighty To Save
Oceans Will Part

5th Of November.

The time has come. I never really intended for it to be anything, but it seems like on this very date, it is a very important one too.

Drill Badge classes begin TODAY!

Anyway, it's been a while since I've blogged, but not many noticed anyway. The guitar that I blogged about is also being handed back to me on the 5th of November, hopefully the fix will be permanent and will last. The best thing about it is, it cost me less than RM50! Including new strings, nuts and other stuff.

It's funny how you find things just come together like a great big giant jigsaw puzzle, sometimes you expect it, sometimes you don't. Sometimes there are pieces that doesn't fit in the right spot, like the way you wanted it to. Sometimes you get so impatient, you might take a hammer and try to hammer it in place, but that will leave a very ugly mark.

Life is very much like that. So far, everything seems to be fitting in perfectly. Whoopedee doo.

I guess some people would just say that anything good that comes into their lives would be the work of God. Anything bad happen would be the work of the devil or his/her own self.

Sometimes it just leads to so many questions that I don't want to be bothered anymore. I think, could it be me? Could it be that God is punishing me for the things I've done? Why is this happening to me? Why?

I would be lying if I said i wasn't ignoring God. I know the problem, I know I always find excuses, I know he knows everything, but then why does He need us to say if He knows everything? Oh please help me find a way to approach You. Something to guide me at all times. Root me back into your ways Lord. I really want You back into my life. May this be a reminder to me in the present as well as the future.

I want you to take away my impure deeds and thoughts and grant me anew. Things I've done, things I've said, things I never wanted to happen, please take it all away.

May you watch over your sheep and guide the stray. Never again will I be lost.




Thank you Lord. You deserve so much more.

An Official Announcement.

PMR is officially over!

And I need help.

Check this out.

Yamaha F-210

Need help fixing it. Anyone know a good guitar repairman?

Remember, Remember, The 5th Of November.

BLOG CLOSED
Till further Notice.

Have a Nice Day.

8 things for my perfect lover (Part 1 of 8)

Since I haven't thought much about it, and I just thought about one specific thing just now, might as well just blog it out.

1. Comfortable around each other.

No matter what or anything happens, both parties can be comfortable to talk/comfort each other in times of joy and pain. Just like best friends, doing things together. =)

Thats for 1 out of 8.

Like I promised.

Like I promised, videos and more!

Bagpipe Performance during Day Zero



BB2SJ Footdrill Footage



Picture















From Left to Right
First Row
Sgt Luo Wei Zheng, Cpl Josef John, Cpl Benji Wong, Pte Samuel Ong, L/Cpl Grace Tan, L/Cpl Luo Wei Ren.

Second Row
L/Cpl Yih Ren, Pte Julian Lau, Pte Isaak John, Pte Rebecca Choy, L/Cpl Ann Li.

Third Row
L/Cpl Benjamin Jon, Pte Lauren Chia, L/Cpl Ruth Choy, Pte Jonathan Ng, Pte Samuel Chuah.

This is the BB2SJ Drill Team.

Unfortunately, there is one member who couldn't drill at the last minute, due to unforseen circumstances.

Thank you L/Cpl Dana Lee, for being with us till so far, and also her sub, L/Cpl Grace Tan, for putting all her efforts in learning all of the drill movements in a short time.

And, the non-drill team members. Thanks for the support people! =D

And the girl in orange is Dana! Still with us. =)

Think we did good?

Yeah, we did good.

One Body, Many Parts.
BB2SJ.

See football in most things?

World Cup fever. The latest sickness that has been infecting everyone. Why not you?

Latest pictures during the 3rd Day of Pesta. Inter-State Sport Games.


Football.




Tug-O-War

These Penang people come small with big packages.

What kinda people leave a woman at the frontline to do their dirty work??
(hmmmmmmm. *koffklkoff*) Just a joke you guys. ;)

Cue doomsday music! Here are our friends from Sabah.
[Dun Dun Dun...]

Random Hoo Haaahs.
Any Time, only at Pesta.

We should have sent Ruth solo for our Singing Competition.

Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may,
I wish I might, have the wish I wish......this afternoon.

I little birdie tipped me off they were all looking at bare naked guys. =X

Guys, you're one pesta behind! Dare to be Different theme was in 2003!
Impacting Lives is the current one.
(Our buddies from Singapore.)

Who said BB had to be serious all the time?
This IS Drill. Kinda.

*ahemposersahem* =P

I shall be sleeping well tonight. =D

Other Notes. Next Update shall include BB2SJ Footdrill Footage. That is All.

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1st Johor Bahru Marching Band

For my first ever video post, I would like to present to you all, the 1st Johor Bahru Band of the Boys' Brigade.

Location: Matsushita Sports Centre

Notes to remember:

-Quality of music is greatly reduced due to crappy camera. Their performance was almost 10 times better than the quality recorded.

-Credits to Richard Yow whom recorded this footage.

Anyone who knows any of the pieces played by them, please do tell me. =D

Video will start with the band major reporting to the judges first. PLEASE do be patient.



More coming soon.

1st Verse:

I'm not turning it down,
Neither will I accept it.
You told me the answer
And I didn't wanna hear it

I can say I do,

but gradually, these feelings,
are going to just fade away.
Will you just leave me in the end?

I keep telling myself things would be alright.

Pre Chorus:
If you just took the time to think,
maybe it'll become clear.
But for now baby,
I'm leaving you. (maybe forever)

Chorus:
Time to face the music,
To you I give
A blood dept paid in full
Stop trying to make me your fool
Chucked aside and died
Thats what I am.

I'm into song composing now. =D
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Work in Progress.

Whoo.

"Matt: Whoa, got ipod liao!"
"Julian: Dude, it's a Zen Micro!"
"Matt: Same thing right?"
"Julian: =.='' "

Yes indeedy. I've gotten my MP3 player, the Creative Zen Micro. What is that? What happened to the Neeon? The strangest things happen, everywhere I go, there isn't a Neeon. Conspiracy? XD
Anyway, it's really great, not as slick as the ipod I must say, but it's still managable.

6 Gigs worth of space+ Music Library (96 AlbumsX1067 songs) + 1 Additional Battery = Lots and lots of fun. =D

Here is the list of what it can do:
-Music Playback
-Recording (quality quite good, but never put mike near any sound.)
-FM Radio
-Date, Time & Alarm
-Organizers
-Storage System (Store anything ranging to 4 Gigs)
-Removable batteries (Means more playtime)

Now, the bad:
-Thick, quite heavy.
-scratches easily (not as bad as a nano)
-sometimes recording too long may jam
-Unresponsive to shutting off (happened to me once)
-Headphones given might cause discomfort

Thats about all, I'd recommend it to people who can't live without their whole music library.

Finally mine. =)

I would like to thank Thomas Chin for his assistance in helping me search for the cheapest price. ;)

So here I sit looking at the traffic lights
The red extinguishes I hope that the green ignites
I want to run away I want to ditch my life
Cause all of my mistakes keep me awake at night

Jon & SamO studying for Safety Test

And as many of you would know, last Saturday was the Quiksilver Revolution Tour, where Click 5 would be performing. I had BB and Safety Test altogether in that exact day, so I wasn't able to watch the Skateboarding action and stuff like that. So reached there at 7.20+, I was supposed to meet up with a few school friends of mine, as well as a few others. But heck, I called and callied like gila and not even one picked up their cellphones, I only found out all of them put their phones in the locker.

Thank God that Aileen called me! If not it would be such a waste. =D
Seems like everyone has heading to the beach area, where The bands were performing and many people were just swimming around. The night of fun was about to be ruined by my stupidity, of all things I had to lose, I had to lose my glasses. I fell into the water, glasses just slipped off, and God knows where it went. >.>

Unfortunately I didn't find it, so I had to 'swim' around almost blind. It was only just minutes till I ran into Rachel Chang and her 'gang'. We share many things in common, especially the one where we can't find our friends we are supposed to meet up with. XD

So it was about time Click 5 was going to perform, the crowd was getting pretty excited, but before all that, the surfer dudes came in! Lifeguards cleared out most of the inner parts of the pool for the surfers to well, surf. Their surfboards were towed around by a jetski, but remember, I lost my freggin glasses, can't see at all. Aileen was there to be my 'eyes', discribing the things, the wipeout, and the stunts la. Later, a few people from quiksilver came around with the surfers to give out some freebies. Flip-flops, Hats, Keychains. I didn't get one. Bengang-nya!

Finally, The Click 5 was all ready to perform, wearing their traditional suits for every performace.

[Due to unforseen circumstances, I was unable to watch or hear the click five perform.]

But I did get a picture of it.

The Click Five @ Sunway

From what my friends were mentioning, they too were giving stuff away.

"Here's a platinum coated guitar pick!" - Joe Guese

I think the drummer also threw his drumsticks.

Aileen, just messin around =)

Aileen & me

Oh well. There goes another day. =)

And I so hate consequences
And running from you is what my best defense is
Consequences
God, don't make me face up to this
And I so hate consequences
And running from you is what my best defense is
Cause I know that I let you down
And I don't want to deal with that

Other events? FlyFm came stopping by near our school to give away freebies! =D
No freggin fair. Serenie won The All-American Rejects Move Along album. >.>

She borrowed it to me anyway =D TQ!

For our Christian Fellowship, we deceided to raise some funds so tht we could conduct more things like camps in future. Here are some photos of us doing business with the Form 1s and Form 2s.

Our Mascot, Mohawk Hawk! XD

On other things, I bought a badge from Shra in Sri Aman similar to the Bon Jovi album cover, 'Have A Nice Day.' I think I'll call it Bob. =)

Hey Kids! Say hi to Bob!

When I got tired of running from you
I stopped right there to catch my breath
There your words they caught my ears
You said, 'I miss you son. Come home.'
And my sins, they watched me leave
And in my heart I so believed
The love you felt for me was mine
The love I'd wished for all this time
And when the doors were closed
I heard no I told so's
I said the words I knew you knew
Oh God, Oh God I needed you

Beautiful Song. =)

And here's this month's Top 10 songs and albums.

Songs:
1. Bad Day - Daniel Powter
2. The Truth - Relient K
3. Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
4. Me and my Gang - Rascal Flatts
5. Fingerprints of God - Steven Curtis Chapman
6. Good Times - Tommy Lee
7. Move Along - The All-American Rejects
8. Lonely Nation - Switchfoot
9. Smooth - Santana
10. Absolutely - Nine Days

Albums:
1. Me and My Gang - Rascal Flatts
2. mmhmm - Relient K
3. Apathetic EP - Relient K
4. All The Right Reasons - Nickelback
5. Move Along - The All-American Rejects
6.Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind
7. ...And The Rest Will Follow - Project 86
8.Mezmerize & Hypnotize Set - System of a Down
9.Nothing is Sound - Switchfoot
10. The End is Here/Near - Five Iron Frenzy

Guarenteed to suit your liking. =D

Stumbled upon something that might be a little disturbing, but it's true we should be concentrating more on these kind of things rather than useless stuff.

Why The Pete the Porno Puppet Campaign?

The sad truth is that with easy access to pornography, children are more susceptible to obtaining it. As adults we have a responsibility to protect children and do whatever we can to make sure pornography does not end up in the hands of kids. XXXchurch's challenge to parents is to really think about what you are doing. Are you helping this problem or are you contributing to it? Do you have pornography in your house? Do you have porn on your computer, in your drawers, or playing on your TV? Do you really think your kids won't find it? XXXchurch is committed to safeguarding minors and are calling upon parents and adults to get rid of your porn stash. Your adult product has become your kid's problem so say NO to pornography for Pete's sake! PORN PRODUCER "Jimmy D" has filmed, edited, and produced this commercial for free.

30-Second Pete Commercial
Windows Media :: Quicktime

Source: http://www.xxxchurch.com

Signing off. Now.

Bored? Try Crapping.

"Sa-lai-va!" - Terianne

If teachers aren't gonna come to our class and teach, they might as well just let us bring our cell phones so we don't die of boredom in the process.

It's been 3 whole straight days with either one or more subject that spells a-b-s-e-n-t teachers, which also means, 'HUZZAH! Lets toss each others pencil boxes and stack them in a domino type way to ease our boredom!'. If only that would happen. =p Instead, just 4 of my closest buddies sat together and just sang songs. Ahh, wonder what would I do without you guys. My other mates decided to have some fun with the fan, spending their time throwing papers or other interesting explody things and seeing them being destroyed by the fan. We're just lucky not to destroy the fan, or risk the fan having it's revenge on us and slicing us all. x_X

And whats more fun than a friendly duel of fencing?! Anything can be used for fencing, from umbrellas to broomsticks (minus the broom), and an excellent dueling place would be just outside the classrooms in the corridor, 2 way street, what fun! I've gotten beat by a freggin umbrella. XD

Once again, the famous NIE competition is back, which also means, "crappy, cheesy work = free pizza", open to Form 1 - 5. This year I think they are into posters, haven't really gotten the details right, but anyway, our english teacher continued with a lecture on our school 'tradition', rumbling, Which also means, beating birthday boys senseless on their birthdays.

............

Our English teacher wants us to start a campaign to discourage this rumbling crap.
And make posters. For NIE.
WTF? I don't blame her. But why that topic? It might cause a nationwide ruckus or something.

At least we can still throw water on them. =D

I would like to thank a very special someone, whom invited me along to the Quiksilver Revolution Tour 2006! A very big thank you to you-know-who-you-are. =D

Events Include:
Surfing, skating and live music – Quiksilver’s Revolution tour has it all! In a first for Southeast Asia, Quiksilver, in conjunction with MTV and Hotlinks, will be transforming Sunway Lagoon’s wavepool and surrounding theme park into a veritable surf, skate and musical extravaganza.

Three of the world’s best surfers : –
Dane Reynolds (from Ventura County, California, USA),
Ry Craike (Kalbarri, West Australia) and
Julian Wilson (Coolum, Queensland, Australia)

– will be whipped into waves in the pool with the aid of 1200 cc jetskis.

Five of the world’s best skateboarders : -
Sascha Mueller (Germany),
Jean Postec (France),
James Kennedy,
Josh Roullion and
Shane “Nugget” O’Neill (all Australia)

– will tear it up on a specially constructed 14’ _” foot vert ramp, a street course and mini ramp.

While “The Click Five” (USA) will play live, bringing the whole event together and thousands of spectators to their feet with their unique blend of ‘new school power pop’!

Source : http://www.sunway.com.my/lagoon/whtnew/event/quikRev06/quikRev06.asp

How cool is that?!

22nd April. Bad Day. =.='

So far slacking in studies, really hating math now.

Cheerio.

More interesting stuff.

These songs are played by digital notes from Silbelius Scorch, which also requires you to download their toolbar to view and listen to the music. It's adware free. Download Here.

Boys Brigade Conference 2003 (Fanfare)

This fanfare for Band, Fanfare Team and Traditional British Army-style Corps of Drums was composed to be the fanfare at this years National Brigade Council Beating Retreat at the Scottish Police College, Tulliallan.

The Boys' Brigade Centenary (1982)

This short march was written for the 4th Port Glasgow Company Band to commemorate the Boys' Brigade Centenary in 1983. It was written specifically for the instrumentation available namely bE Cavalry (valve-less) trumpets and bell-lyres. Some harmonies have been modified slightly from the original.

[This one here is my favourite.]
The Boys Brigade March on Ystad (2003)

During the summer of 2003, the Boys Brigade in Scotland were invited to participate in the Ystad International Military Tattoo, in Sweden. This piece was composed to commemorate this event. The Senior Pipe Major was Bob Lawson and the Senior Bugle Major was Donald McLaren.

And when you think the 18th Singapore BB Company did well, check out the 31st Singapore BB Company!

No videos though. But just looking through their achievements, you can tell they are pretty good.

I've been thinking for quite a while about getting an MP3 player, and by doing a little research, I've come down to the two of the best mp3 players within my budget.

Creative Zen Neeon 5 GIGs (RM 700+)

VS

iPod Nano 4 GIGs (RM 1'000+)

Creative Zen Neeon
Pros:
1. costs way cheaper than ipod.
2. capacity 1 gig more than ipod can offer.
3. easy drag and drop feature.
4. 18 hour battery life on a single charge.

Cons:
1. ipod beats it in style.
2. unable to automatically download RSS podcasts.
3. possibly annoying wheel/button.
4. not many accessories.

iPod Nano
Pros:
1. sleek and stylish.
2. cool user interface.
3. amazing amount of ipod accessories.
4. enables RSS podcasting!

Cons:
1. extremely expensive compared to the Neeon
2. scratches easily.
3. 4 gig Ipod costs more than 5 gig Neeon (by RM 300-400?)
4. needs an accessory to enable FM Tuning. (iTrip, anyone?)
5. might need iTunes to transfer songs?
6. 14 hour battery life on a single charge.

Still thinking. Also looking for good headphones soon. =D

Holiday Madness

Currently listening to Fresh@FM. [http://www.freshradio.net/]

SMK Sri Permata CF Camp
Location: The Farm, Kajang

A total of 30+ campers, quite an amount for us to handle, but with God's grace we did it! =D

Smashing sucuess!

The gang all ready and packed up for the camp, showing their enthusiasm on
the first day. Little do they know we've got a little something planned later
on.

Aww, come on....the camera won't bite.

Chilling session, mingle and get to know each other. =p

Someone in the camp has a special day...Lochna!
On this day turned 17, so those two beautiful ladies, Lekna and Nagisa
was kind enough to bring along cakes for the occasion.

Chocolate-eeey Goodness....=D

Do your stuff, Jo-Anne!

Noisiest monkeys around the block.

Group photo. Word.
[Photographer's picture taken seperately.]

And on other topics, anyone playing online games or just like pictures, check this next picture out.

'Jesus Is My Guild Leader'

From the good people of Penny Arcade. [www.penny-arcade.com]

Those playing WoW may see that guild running around. =)

Now, something BB related.

18th Singapore BB Company, making it with the bagpipes!

I'm never uploading pictures again. ever. They are such a pain in the ass.

Let's get those teen hearts beating. Faster faster!
So testosterone boys and harlequin girls:
will you dance to this beat- and hold a lover close?

Panic! At the Disco

Leadership

What is leadership? Thats the question we all ask. Is it yelling at your lower ranks, browbeating them until they got things right? Is it just something for you to achieve? Or even plainly to abuse others with your leadership.

This is something we come to understand. Leadership is a heavy responsibility, and should not be simply used to abuse others.

1. Treat your followers with respect. Sound simple? Well, it is. Respect is a two-way street. You can order your followers to show you customs and courtesies, but you cannot demand voluntary respect. As a young Lieutenant, Chesty commanded the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team. It had been years since the Marine Corps had won an inter-service drill competition. Private Bob Norrish, a member of the team, had an interesting observation to share: “Yet, somehow, though he was hard as nails, he could be friendly with us like no officer we’d ever seen. We gave him all we had.” Think about those two sentences for a moment. Chesty made a distinction between discipline and kindness, and his Marines noticed it. He worked them hard – real hard. But he was still kind to them. Because of that, his Marines were willing to work hard out of respect for their Commander.

C/2d Lt Jackie Briski, CAP - cadetstuff.org


If your people don't know better - that is, if they don't know how to do something right or forgot the correct way to do it - yelling at them isn't helping because they already feel badly about being wrong. Your people don't want to make mistakes, but mistakes sometimes happen to the best of us. In this case, the solution is not to yell, but to remind them what needs to be done, how to do it and why it's important.

Most of the time, people just need a reminder of what is expected and then a chance to try it again. If you yell at them for making an honest mistake, you'll only make them feel stupid and useless. This will make them resent and dislike you; after all, who enjoys being around or working for someone who makes them feel stupid and useless?

Sometimes people's mistakes will be your fault, not theirs. If you don't train them properly or don't give them complete information on what is expected of them, how can you yell at them for failing? The fault is yours - and your people will know that as well.

What good does it do to yell at someone who doesn't care to do the right thing? If he doesn't care enough about what he's supposed to do in the first place, then he sure doesn't care about your yelling. In fact, your taking the time to yell at him may be giving him a thrill. You're certainly giving him a lot of attention, aren't you?

There are times when yelling is appropriate, but mostly those times are when you want to get someone's attention when their mind is wandering; for instance, if Cadet Jones is staring at the birds during drill. But this is merely to get his attention so that you can explain his mistakes in a normal tone and get on with the job at hand.

Yelling at people for their mistakes is for bullies, not for leaders.

Shawn Stanford - cadetstuff.org

Let the BB2SJ motto be a reminder in all of this.

One Body, Many Parts.

Sure & Stedfast