The bedroom is the most private and personal room in the house. It is the place where we begin and end the day. It is also the place where we recuperate and reinvigorate ourselves. More than any other space, the bedroom is the place where we can shut out the world and surround ourselves with only our most prized possessions and intimate thoughts.

This is my brother’s bedroom as shown above. Our family went to his house during Chinese New Year and I saw this little white bear on the bed, and was so captivated by it. The bedroom is so nice. Their furniture are all custom-made. My bedroom furniture when compared with this is extremely inferior.

My bedroom furniture is very simple. It is 8 years old already, getting torn and worn-out. In another few years time, perhaps it needs to be replaced. Looking at Spacify, the modern contemporary furniture, I found this bedroom set (on the left) which I like. At Spacify, there are many bedroom sets for your leisure browsing. Besides luxury bedding, there are various designs of modern beds which comes with storage as well as space saving, as in sofa bed. To get modern furniture for your home, visit Spacify!

The Sower, Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890

Sower with the Setting Sun

The image of a farmer with the arm extended and throwing seeds on the furrows of the field was one of the favourite farmers representations of Vincent Van Gogh.

In 1888, while the artist was staying at Arles, he painted vary scenes of the Sower. Most of them inspired by Jean-Francois Millet, who years earlier painted many scenes of farmers and sowers.

During these early years, Van Gogh painted in different compositions several sowers, with the clear influence of Millet .

But, soon Van Gogh would show a personal interpretation of these traditional scenes, introducing the impressionist style to the country side, with the very electric and short strokes, and the application of a lot of vibrant colors..

Around the 21 st of November that year, Vincent sent to his brother Theo the sketch of a new version of the Sower.In this new version the simple figure of the sower is the main object in the painting. Van Gogh located next to the sower a big and dark tree inclined that divides diagonally the painting. In the back a big round sun finishes the trilogy of big figures of this surprising painting. Opposite to these big figures we find the details of the city far away and the crust of tree, seems filigreed and anecdotic.

The audacious composition with streamlined forms, the superpositions and the triangular mysteries of the fields along with the expressive and doughy application of the colour, results as an amazing modernity for year 1888.

Van Gogh painted several scenes of the sower inspired by Millet, even copying some of his drawings, but the last one was the favorite of Vincent Van Gogh and also the one closer to his own personality and style and most different and further from Millet`s influence.

O come all ye faithful

Christmas Music: “O Come All Ye Faithful”, Nat King Cole

Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful Lyrics
By: John F. Wade

Oh, come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant!
Oh, come ye, oh, come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold him
Born the king of angels:
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.

Highest, most holy,
Light of light eternal,
Born of a virgin,
A mortal he comes;
Son of the Father
Now in flesh appearing!
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.

Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God
In the highest:
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.

Yea, Lord, we greet thee,
Born this happy morning;
Jesus, to thee be glory given!
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing!
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.

Josh Groban Noel (O Come All Ye Faithful) LDS Slideshow i

“Oh, Come Let Us Adore Him”

In The Stillness Song Lyrics
Verse 1
In the stillness of the dark
I will call you;
You will know My voice
through whisper of your name
In the quiet of the darkness I
will hold you,
Embracing all your needs in My love

Refrain
Not for a moment should you
worry or question;
My love for you will never die
Not for a moment should you
let your hearts be troubled;
My love for you,
(My love for you) has no end

Verse 2
I will feed you like a sparrow
in the winter,
watching over you and
guarding you with care.
I will comfort you
and blanket you with My peace,
My everlasting love and true joy

Verse 3
Like the cactus in the desert,
always waiting
for the water that will help
its flower bloom,
you will never have to thirst
for living water.
My wellspring of new life
waits for you.

Verse 4
Like a mother breathing
through the pain of labour
when the time of birth is,
oh so very near,
you will never have to long
for love and mercy.
My love enfolds your needs
even fear

This is Causeway Point. So honoured to see these…

The Singapore HeritageFest 12-27 July 2008 is paying tribute to the heroes in our lives. Courageous in nature. Resolute and unyielding. The ones who refuse to bow down to society’s conventions. Whose desire to triumph fuels their persistence. These heroes live among us. It’s time we honour them. Let’s start looking….

Everything changed. Ever since I was ‘reborn’, everything has changed. My interest has also changed.

Never been interested in Chinese opera, don’t even understand what they were talking. My mother loves Teochew opera. We used to buy her cassette and videos to watch. But no more already. However, when I was young, I used to imitate them. All I know was ‘Kiang kiang kiang kiang kiang’… The horse was so cute. I touched it and asked my children to take a photo with the man. He was very friendly.

Today, at Causeway Point, I saw these Chinese Opera artistes. They were all very old. During my time, I had seen many of them. There were young ones and old ones. But today, all that I had seen were all rather old. I wonder are there any young ones.

How beautiful she is… thank you so much for the pose!

I like this woman and this man (bottom picture, man on the right). They were very sporting. This woman also looked so much like the popular Chinese Opera woman I had seen on TV before, even her costume is the same… It is really a very good day, able to see all these beautiful artiste ‘live’.

Here I am Lord


Here I Am Lord

Here I Am Lord MV

1. I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin,
My hand will save.

Chorus
Here am I, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.

2. I, who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?

Chorus

3. I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them.
They turn away.

Chorus

4. I will break their hearts of stone,
Give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my words to them.
Whom shall I send?

Chorus

5. I, the Lord of wind and flame,
I will send the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them.
My hand will save.

Chorus

6. Finest bread I will provide,
‘Til their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them.
Whom shall I send?

Thank you Mary
First time, everything first time. This morning, awoken with dream of Mary, and me and my mother trying to lit up the flame, preventing it from being extinguished….

Sing A Song
Birds tweeting now. Richard said, “Your friends calling you.” I said, “Yes!” The sky is grey, very cool and windy. Just as I am typing this, the wind blow on my face, how ’song’ that is, how soothing and cooling, I love cool air, some more cool air blowing on me now. Shiok.

The birds stopped tweeting, some more birds, other birds continued…

All sound, beautiful day, the kind of weather I had always like, no rain, no sun, cool.

Just now, I saw Tiger Bee, first time in my service balcony, while I was collecting all the dry clothes. Though I heard my father always said about Tiger Bee, I had never really see one before. There was one day where the honey bee came to my wrist and pass feaces on my wrist. Then it flew off. This time, this Tiger Bee flew to my kitchen, went inside my hanging rod. Just now, it flew to the children room, scaring them. I went out to see, the Tiger Bee dashed out from their room, and dashing to the living room door, flying such a fast speed.

As I was taking this picture just now, it start to drizzle a bit. Now, there is no rain at all, but ‘grey’ weather, very cool, with all the birds tweeting… So this is Catholic Funeral, Serangoon Catholic Church St Joseph Dying Aid Association

Servant of Christ, Apostle Paul
This picture above is my paternal grandfather. A picture I managed to come across ‘accidentally’ while at my mother’s house yesterday, never expected it. I did not know that my paternal grandfather is called PAUL. I had two grandfathers, a great grandfather, a great grandmother, and 2 grandmothers, the names all so confusing –am very bad at names and especially with remembering names!

Meaning of Life
I know I am entrusted with a mission, to save lives. The thunder just roared. I am the Ark of Salvation.

Happy Birthday My Dear Friend
Today is also my friend’s birthday. Last year, I dedicated this song to him. This year, I had not sent him any message or email yet. I think he would see my post. His name is Song, SKC, what a wonderful friend he is, but we are only real friend, with funny history of songs. All the friends come with something for me to learn. Names are indeed holy, and things they told me….

You Must Believe
Believe in the name of Jesus Christ, the one who died to save our lives. Believe and you will be saved, believe and be baptised, and go to the church to listen to the word of our God.

When the Pipers Play

When the Piper’s Play Song Lyrics
By Isla St. Claire

I hear the voice, I hear the war
I hear the sound, on a distant shores
I feel the spirit, of yesterday
I touch the past, when the Piper’s play.

The pipes get played, for you and me
They kept on saying, we’ll soon be free
And your soul, will never fade away
You live forever, when the piper’s play

The piobrach hears, its deadly cry
On some will live and some will die
And though they fought so far away
I feel the presence when the pipers play

The pipes kept playing, for you and me
They kept on saying, we’ll soon be free
And your soul, will never fade away
You live forever, when the piper’s play

It speaks of love, I have lost
Its speaks of my eternal cost
It speaks the price I refused to pay
Of lives remembered, when the Pipers play
We will remember when the pipers play

[Pipes Playing]

The pipes kept playing, for you and me
They kept on saying we’ll soon be free
And your soul, will never fade away
You live forever, when the piper’s play

The pipes kept playing, for you and me
They kept on saying we’ll soon be free
And your soul, will never fade away
You live forever, when the piper’s play

[Pipes Playing]

Isla St Clair is a Scottish singer, actress and former game show assistant. This song appears on the DVD/Video Instrument of War: Ladies from Hell

“When The Pipers Play” performed by The Dogwatch

When the Pipers Play OUT TAKES