Too many thoughts running round my poor little head. Too many options too many possibilities, gives me terrible headaches. I think nearly everyone sometimes would really like to just get away from everything in life, get in a car and just drive, somewhere where no-one knew you, where you could forget everything that happens. I guess escapism is good in some situations, but not in every single one of them. Sometimes we just have to be still and remember that God is sovereign and to place our trust in him, something which i was kindly reminded of by a friend this week =)
After a quite hectic week it was really nice to just relax and enjoy the weekend and its fine weather =), i did plan to just enjoy a nice walk through the city by myself, do a bit of shopping and maybe end up in the botanical gardens with my book and mp3 player and a much needed bottle of coke but fate had other plans, quite nice ones, and i ended up spending the day with a mate who i accidentally ran into. It was really nice to spend time with someone who i don't get to usually see, and just chill and hang out getting to know one another, i'm very thankful for that =), additionally my books finally came in the mail from the UK, all in less than a week! whoohoo!! i've started reading fiction books again after a loooong long time haha granted it is just a Dr Who fiction book, but still, i suppose its the effort that counts hahaha.
One of my shopping purchases on saturday included a piano book, given i have a bit of free time nowadays after work, i decided to start playing the piano again as my one at home is quite literally sitting collecting dust. I hope to get back my previous skill fairly quickly as i really do miss the sound and the music. On that note i'll leave with a youtube vid that i found yesterday, its a basic demo vid for some roland piano, but i really liked the music that the guy was playing, just so soothing...anyways, here it is!
Until next time!!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Updating under pain of torture and death =P
I have been informed that i am a lousy blogger and that i need to update more often hahaha. Life since the last update has been more or less routine, the workers can appreciate how the days can sometimes seem to melt into more or less one giant blur of stress!
I guess the most important thing that has happened has been the Church camp that nearly everyone in FOCUS attended. It was soo nice to get away for 4 days and relax with friends to hear God's word. The topic was an interesting one, being on sexuality and what the bible says on men and women and their place in the world. I found myself being personally challenged on my entire view of singleness and how the bible says to view it as a gift, in that a single person can serve God in more ways than an attached one can through not having that additional responsibility to family etc. It was definitely an eye opening revelation for me in conjunction with the notion of being content in our present status as Christians =)
I always find that the days after Church camp are a bit bleah, in that we all have to come back to lives that although aren't bad, are still stressful and chaotic. Given the hours i've been pulling at work the last three weeks to get certain tasks done on time, i decided to take some of my saved up overtime and use it to take a day off on the wednesday with the intention of going to the easter show with a few friends. Well who would've thought that plan fell through? hahaha, instead i ended up driving a friend around looking for pianos and eventually ended up on Bondi beach in the afternoon under a gorgeous Sydney sky. While i was sitting there i was personally reminded of how much God has done for us, and no matter how busy or stressful life seems, we can always count on him to provide us with the strength to get through difficult times whether it be our own courage, or the constant friendship and support of people close to us. Additionally it reminded me of how much i love living in Sydney and no matter where i may move to later in life for various reasons, (work, marriage etc), i will always consider Sydney and Australia the place i call home =)
Until next time!
I guess the most important thing that has happened has been the Church camp that nearly everyone in FOCUS attended. It was soo nice to get away for 4 days and relax with friends to hear God's word. The topic was an interesting one, being on sexuality and what the bible says on men and women and their place in the world. I found myself being personally challenged on my entire view of singleness and how the bible says to view it as a gift, in that a single person can serve God in more ways than an attached one can through not having that additional responsibility to family etc. It was definitely an eye opening revelation for me in conjunction with the notion of being content in our present status as Christians =)
I always find that the days after Church camp are a bit bleah, in that we all have to come back to lives that although aren't bad, are still stressful and chaotic. Given the hours i've been pulling at work the last three weeks to get certain tasks done on time, i decided to take some of my saved up overtime and use it to take a day off on the wednesday with the intention of going to the easter show with a few friends. Well who would've thought that plan fell through? hahaha, instead i ended up driving a friend around looking for pianos and eventually ended up on Bondi beach in the afternoon under a gorgeous Sydney sky. While i was sitting there i was personally reminded of how much God has done for us, and no matter how busy or stressful life seems, we can always count on him to provide us with the strength to get through difficult times whether it be our own courage, or the constant friendship and support of people close to us. Additionally it reminded me of how much i love living in Sydney and no matter where i may move to later in life for various reasons, (work, marriage etc), i will always consider Sydney and Australia the place i call home =)
Until next time!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Pictures of Days Gone By....
Trying something new with blogging today, video posting, so please bear with me if this goes horribly screwy :)
Was searching through youtube and google racking my brains for a song i'd heard on that South Park episodes "Guitar Queer-o", where stan comes to apologise to kyle while he's playing guitar hero in that bowling alley. I knew that i'd heard it somewhere before but couldn't quite place it.
Anyhow, after much ponderment i finally realised the song was "I remember you" from Skid Row.
Bit of a cliche 80's power ballad if you remember those things. Classic scene of long unkept hair and lighters swaying in the darkness (although nowadays the mobile phone has taken that honour hehe), but upon listening to it a few times, kind of began to listen to the lyrics more and more and in reflection i can probably safely make the assumption that a majority of people would be able to associate with it and while there are hundreds of songs that wail on about failed and broken relationships there's something about this that can be applied to almost any situation of remembrance.
This in turn got me thinking, if you created a picture map or patchwork quilt of all the precious memories that made up your life, what would it look like? would it be something that you would look on with fondness? or with sadness and regret? I guess humans choose themselves on how they best define themselves within the rules and regulations of society. Each person, whether they like to admit it or not, is a cumulative sum of their experiences, good or bad. Now whether they let those experiences define how they proceed from that point onward is something that i think alot of people can only answer for themselves.
Looking back on my own life, although there have been bad things, i really see that over all things have been positive, and that i am really thankful to God for those things. Guess its always better to be a "glass is half full person" among other cheesy anecdotes =)
Enough random musings for one day....
Until next time!
Was searching through youtube and google racking my brains for a song i'd heard on that South Park episodes "Guitar Queer-o", where stan comes to apologise to kyle while he's playing guitar hero in that bowling alley. I knew that i'd heard it somewhere before but couldn't quite place it.
Anyhow, after much ponderment i finally realised the song was "I remember you" from Skid Row.
Bit of a cliche 80's power ballad if you remember those things. Classic scene of long unkept hair and lighters swaying in the darkness (although nowadays the mobile phone has taken that honour hehe), but upon listening to it a few times, kind of began to listen to the lyrics more and more and in reflection i can probably safely make the assumption that a majority of people would be able to associate with it and while there are hundreds of songs that wail on about failed and broken relationships there's something about this that can be applied to almost any situation of remembrance.
This in turn got me thinking, if you created a picture map or patchwork quilt of all the precious memories that made up your life, what would it look like? would it be something that you would look on with fondness? or with sadness and regret? I guess humans choose themselves on how they best define themselves within the rules and regulations of society. Each person, whether they like to admit it or not, is a cumulative sum of their experiences, good or bad. Now whether they let those experiences define how they proceed from that point onward is something that i think alot of people can only answer for themselves.
Looking back on my own life, although there have been bad things, i really see that over all things have been positive, and that i am really thankful to God for those things. Guess its always better to be a "glass is half full person" among other cheesy anecdotes =)
Enough random musings for one day....
Until next time!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Holidays and New Phone!
Well the holiday have come and gone in a hurry! Much too quickly if you ask me! Although i suppose its not the length of the holidays that matter, but the company that you keep within them, and fortunately that was excellent :)
Both Christmas and New Years were spent getting to know new and interesting people much more closely than i would have otherwise done, and as a result new friendships have been made which is always welcome. Documentation of such holiday has been preserved for posterity in the form of facebook which one of my friends continually updates with our latest adventures and crazy antics around sydney hehe.
On an additional side note, i finally signed up for a new mobile phone contract which means i got the chance to replace my crippled ancient phone with a brand new Samsung G800. While it may not be the most flashiest of phones, i am quite impressed by its utility and sturdiness. I also appreciate the weight of the phone, as feather light phones always seem to be very fragile in my hands.
Until next time!
I have yet to master uploading photos to this blog, so when i do i will post some interesting photos of the awesome foursome in action!
Both Christmas and New Years were spent getting to know new and interesting people much more closely than i would have otherwise done, and as a result new friendships have been made which is always welcome. Documentation of such holiday has been preserved for posterity in the form of facebook which one of my friends continually updates with our latest adventures and crazy antics around sydney hehe.
On an additional side note, i finally signed up for a new mobile phone contract which means i got the chance to replace my crippled ancient phone with a brand new Samsung G800. While it may not be the most flashiest of phones, i am quite impressed by its utility and sturdiness. I also appreciate the weight of the phone, as feather light phones always seem to be very fragile in my hands.
Until next time!
I have yet to master uploading photos to this blog, so when i do i will post some interesting photos of the awesome foursome in action!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Moments of serenity
So i've decided that blogging is not as easy as i thought it would be, i think mostly because i've been so busy the last couple of months. Both with work and non-work stuff.
Now that i've had the chance to relax and just slow down for a bit a couple of things have come to mind which have impressed upon me.
While goals are important, the true joy in life comes from finding happiness in the simple things that happen day to day. I guess i say this because the last few months have been very unstable to say the least, things are never easy when one does not know whether they are coming and going, although taking comfort in the simple things that God provides for us each day is something that alot of people who are in similar situations tend to overlook. To be thankful for the nice things that people do, the lovely weather (although sydney has been rather odd of late) and a simple family meal are things that have really put things in perspective for me.
A quote from Alexander Smith i feel sums it up quite nicely "A man gazing at the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in the road"
Secondly that real friendship is something that should not be taken for granted, even though it most often is. I am really thankful that two people over the last couple of months have filled this role, you guys know who you are :)
until next time!
Now that i've had the chance to relax and just slow down for a bit a couple of things have come to mind which have impressed upon me.
While goals are important, the true joy in life comes from finding happiness in the simple things that happen day to day. I guess i say this because the last few months have been very unstable to say the least, things are never easy when one does not know whether they are coming and going, although taking comfort in the simple things that God provides for us each day is something that alot of people who are in similar situations tend to overlook. To be thankful for the nice things that people do, the lovely weather (although sydney has been rather odd of late) and a simple family meal are things that have really put things in perspective for me.
A quote from Alexander Smith i feel sums it up quite nicely "A man gazing at the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in the road"
Secondly that real friendship is something that should not be taken for granted, even though it most often is. I am really thankful that two people over the last couple of months have filled this role, you guys know who you are :)
until next time!
Monday, November 17, 2008
And so it begins...
So the time has finally come when i start to blog, it had to happen eventually, even though i held out so long. But just like facebook, and before that MSN, and even earlier than that, ICQ, i couldn't hold out forever. Given the multitude of random ponderings that flash through my mind on a daily basis, (anyone who knows me knows that these range from the deeply philosophical to the just plain absurd :)) blogging seems like a fitting way to document these for posterity along with the daily trials of being a humble Christian.
For those who have not yet been subject to these, feel free to enjoy!
A little about me to get started:
Nicknames: Pete, Morti, (no-ones called me peter since primary school!)
Age: 25
Favourite Colour/s: Metallic Blue and Metallic Red.
Favourite Number: the number 7, don't ask me why, i dunno, it just is a cool number! :P
Favourite Music: Anything except extreme techno, death metal and country and western (which makes me want to jump out the nearest window!!)
Favourite movies: Shawshank Redemption, Top Gun, Lord of the Rings + anything action/adventure/comedy.
Favourtie Musical: Les Miserables, (soo good!)
Favourite pastimes: Spending time with friends/good company, getting to know new and wonderful people, PLAYING MY GUITAR!! =), visiting the beach, BBQ's!!!, hanging out, movies, and lets not forget eating FOOD!!!
Signing off for now!
Pete
For those who have not yet been subject to these, feel free to enjoy!
A little about me to get started:
Nicknames: Pete, Morti, (no-ones called me peter since primary school!)
Age: 25
Favourite Colour/s: Metallic Blue and Metallic Red.
Favourite Number: the number 7, don't ask me why, i dunno, it just is a cool number! :P
Favourite Music: Anything except extreme techno, death metal and country and western (which makes me want to jump out the nearest window!!)
Favourite movies: Shawshank Redemption, Top Gun, Lord of the Rings + anything action/adventure/comedy.
Favourtie Musical: Les Miserables, (soo good!)
Favourite pastimes: Spending time with friends/good company, getting to know new and wonderful people, PLAYING MY GUITAR!! =), visiting the beach, BBQ's!!!, hanging out, movies, and lets not forget eating FOOD!!!
Signing off for now!
Pete
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