My Inaugural Contributions

Happy Chinese New Year to all~
No idea how all you others have spent your long weekend. For me, time in Malaysia has been... not too great but ok. I enjoyed the time spent with my maternal family, getting to know my cousins better (8/11 of them are younger than me). What I dislike about the trip? the horrible weather (H.O.T)& I missed everyone back in Singapore so much that I as practically counting the hours before I'm back in town! Hhaha.. Oh well, despite having banned fire crackers & fireworks, the rebelling public managed to get their hands on them. So when the clock striked 12 on new year's day, it was an amazing sight in the sky. My closest encounter with fireworks. Alright, now for a little something out of the CNY thingy.
All should know by now that I've been in Philharmonic Winds for quite a while. Being a reputable band in Singapore, it's like the ultimate band in town that music & band people want to get into. To those who understand that kind of a feeling, trying swallowing this: I'm thinking of leaving.
It's not like anything bad has occured there, but it's more like a conviction for me this year- to spend more time with my family. With my brother leaving Singapore for Perth this July, I see the urgency to empty up time in my weekly 168 hours for my parents. With them not knowing Christ... somehow everything burdened upon my heart. For a musician to leave the "ultimate band", ha..guess any bandsmen will think I'm nuts(At least I'm sure my peers & juniors will think likewise). So all's in a struggle. It's neither flesh VS spirit nor want VS need. It's like... convictions VS time. I belive God placed this (crazy)thought upon my heart for a purpose. With the happenings of the past years clearly in mind, I see that urgency in the end times as such that we're living in. My mother's seemingly falling health, my dad's business matters and high blood pressure.. everything seem so real now. It's as if someone just pinched me awake from a dream.. or should I say nightmare? :)
Well, whatever it is, His promises I shall hold on to forever till I see them come to pass one by one. Eternity VS earth: which is more important? I rather invest in the riches of my eternal life than my numbered passing years on earth. God is good, and He will always be.

Godspeed,
Shufeng