My sister

I love my sister. Today I went to Pyramid with my family for dinner and shopping afterwards. After awhile me and my sister parted with our parents so we could do our own shopping. It's amazing how we can do practically everything together. I followed her to buy shorts and lingerie while she followed me to shop for 3/4 pants and shoes. Ok so the 3/4 pants and shoes are no big deal but the lingerie? I don't think a lot of brothers and sisters can match that! :D

Like I said, we do a lot together and we love it that way. We watch tv, we go out to eat, we shop, we run errands, we play computer games (such as RO, PKO, 2Moons and last but not least DotA) and the list goes on and on. We've said to one another that our sibling relationship isn't exactly normal, but I think both of us wouldn't have it any other way.

We weren't always that close, but nearly losing my sister once a really long time ago changed that. I wont go into details about it though. All I know is, I never want to lose her again without making lots of great memories before that (not that I ever hope to lose her). But anyway, ever since that day, we've done our best to improve our relationship. One complaint I'm getting from her though is that I'm lecturing her more often these days! I guess no matter how close we get the big brother instinct will never change.

So this post is for you baby sister. For all the great times we share together laughing, teasing, gaming, shopping, crying, comforting, advising, arguing, reconciling. Every moment we share irregardless of situation, makes me glad to be your older brother.

Our matching bracelets.

Serious cam whore moments.

Weird cam whore moments.

Loving from the start...

and loving now and forever.

Guitar Hero Madness

This is my current obsession and PS3 gratification for the time being. Yes people, I have joined the league of Guitar Hero freaks and am one with the masses of wannabe rockers with little (or none) REAL guitaring skills. Yes yes I know, it sounds lame in theory; simulating guitar playing with only 5 notes and a strum "button" (who strums a button?). But don't knock till you've tried it, 'cause it is... (dramatic pause) AWESOME!

I owe it all to a good buddy from high school who introduced me to this beautiful piece of musical simulation. He has a PS3 as well but it was out of comission so he allowed me to borrow his Guitar Hero game and the guitar controller for about 3 weeks. I was hooked at the first note.

About a week ago, my mum gave me an advance on my allowance so I could get my own Guitar Hero! I decided to buy the Aerosmith version of Guitar Hero because it was new and the guitar looked pretty awesome.

Awesome ain't it?

But after playing it for a bit, I kind of wished I bought Guitar Hero 3 instead. The Aerosmith version was pretty cool because it combines a documentary about Aerosmith with the career mode. But the song selection was pretty... meh. Too much old school rock. Thank goodness I can swap it with my high school buddy for his Guitar Hero 3 (that's what friends are for; trading games you don't like :D).

Ah well, I'm playing hard mode right now which is the second hardest mode. You have to play all 5 of the buttons in hard. I still can't pass all the songs yet (ok more like, I can't pass a good portion of the harder song). But practicing and (eventually) succeding is half the fun. I guess that's all for now. Go to get back to rockin'. I want to pass Through the Fire and Flames by the end of this month :D.

Keep on rockin' dudes.

PS: I think I'm losing motor function in my left hand from Guitar Hero strain *gasp* D:

Prose for the emo

Reaching but just not grabbing,
Swinging but just not catching,
Breathing but just not living,
Loving but it's just not happening.

Reaching for something I shouldn't,
Yet failling at something I should,
I wanted one that I couldn't,
Whilst hurting one that I could.

Doing stupid things at stupid times,
Writing stupid words and stupid rhymes,
Hoping they'll somehow make a difference,
For my sins, mistakes and crimes.

I can be emo too. Bite me.

Mike Guglielmucci Controversy

If you're a fan of Hillsongs or Planetshakers you'll no doubt heard of the controversial news about Mike Guglielmucci's fraud. But if you haven't then here's a link to do some reading up: http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24212817-5006301,00.html

Like many others I was completely shocked when I heard one of my favorite song leaders was a fake! I mean this guy wrote songs like Big, Evermore and recently Healer. To think that the same guy is a porn addict and a fraud! Wait a second... you know, it's not all that hard to imagine come to think of it. I mean, sure he's a pastor and worship leader for one of the biggest churches in Australia but he's still human. But I guess when you're in such a position people expect a lot more out of you; or are more excitable when you fall.

Some article headlines on this case are distasteful; no, disgusting. One of them wrote "Porn-again pastor tells of his addiction and shame". Come on people, give the guy a break. Why is everyone so itchy to label Mike Guglielmucci as a porn addict? He has a struggle with sin, a rather "bad" sin but so what? So do hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world. At least he has identifies it as something he needs to come clean about. At least he's still listening to the Holy Spirit's convictions. At least he did something about it.

I know a lot of people are upset over monies donated for his cancer treatment. But work is being done and the monies are being sent back. He could have just kept silent and got away with it. After all, eventually he could just say that God miraculously healed him! I'm glad he came forward, I really am. Not because I'm "excited" about the fall of a "holy" man, but because I'm seeing a human taking a step against sin.

As for the songs written by Mike Guglielmucci, I'm going to continue singing them and worshiping with them. They're great songs, inspired by a Holy God but written with fallible human hands. Wait a minute, that sounds kind of familiar. I think there's a book we read that's written the same way too.