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澳门-打破我专辑销售记录。。。 Macau- broke my album sales record…

这次澳门之行的确很特别,可以说是一段谦卑之旅。。。
在那边根本没有人知道我们是谁。。。
This trip to Macau is really very special, it can be called a humbling journey…
Nobody actually knows who we are over there…

在那边认识了很多新朋友和其他乐团,仿佛个个唱得、弹得都比我们棒。。。
Got to know many new friends and bands there, seems that they all sing and play better than us…

下面一位是澳洲全民偶像 Guy Sebastian 的弟弟 Chris,歌声和才华不比哥哥逊色。。。
Below is Chris Sebastian, younger brother of Australian Idol Guy Sebastian, his singing and talent are not less than his brother’s…

按才华和歌艺可能比不上当晚表演的很多歌手和乐团,可是上帝偏偏就让例外人飞得那么高、那么远,这让我们看到一切都是神的恩典,因此不谦卑怎么行?
The Remnant may not be able to compete with many of the singers and bands that night, and yet God has allowed them to soar so high and so far, this really shows us it is all the grace of God, so how can we not be humble?

我们当然也有把专辑带来摆在摊子卖。。。
And of course we brought our CDs to be sold at the table…

销量也出乎意料之外,带着满满的来,也带着满满的回去。。。例外人专辑卖了五片,而我的卖了两片。。。
The sale was really unexpected too, we brought a full bag there and took a full bag home… The Remnant sold 5 CDs of theirs, and mine two…

四种道别方式。。。 Four styles of bidding farewell…

从九月22日起飞到澳门,26日乘渡轮到香港,28日从香港飞到台湾。。。一路为例外人编排节目、安顿他们生活等等。。。

10月2日安顿好他们一切,只身从台湾飞回来。。。我飞早上班机,7点50分就要上机场。。。所以要很早醒,起来准备,但大家(除了阿保)又很迟才睡。。。

7点50分站在路边等车子来载我,以下是四个人不同的道别方式,看你看得出哪一个是谁吗?

Starting from Sept 22nd flying to Macau, 26th taking the ferry to Hong Kong, and 28th flying from Hong Kong to Taiwan… all the way arranging for The Remnant’s programmes and their living etc…

Finally everything settled and flying back all alone from Taiwan on Oct 2nd… I took the morning flight, had to leave for the airport at 7:50am… so had to get up early to prepare, but we all (except Rambo) slept very late the night before…

At 7:50am, standing by the roadside waiting for my transport, the following are the four different styles of bidding farewell, see whether you can tell which is whose?

(A) 完全熟睡,连我几时走了也不知道,没说再见。。。
Slept throughout, did not even know when I left, did not say goodbye…

(B) 完全熟睡,但被我叫醒,因我记得他要托我带东西回古晋;叫醒了他,他把东西拿给我,没说再见,就倒回去睡了。。。
Slept throughout, but I woke him up because I remembered he wanted me to bring something back to Kuching for him; after waking him, he passed the thing to me, did not say goodbye and went back to sleep straight away…

(C) 唯一建议要送我去机场的,但基于司机说不能逗留,放我下车了就要走,所以觉得没什么意思,再加上待会有活动要忙,怕太累,就陪我在路边等到司机来了,给我一个道别拥抱就回宿舍去了。。。
The only one who suggested sending me to the airport but because the driver said he could not wait and would only drop me off and come back, so he thought it was meaningless, and also concerned that he might get too tired with more activities later that day, so he waited with me by the roadside till the driver came, gave me a farewell hug and went back to the flat…

(D) 早上醒来,他说要送我,我说不必了,因大家也没上机场,但他坚持跟司机上去,帮我把行李拿下,给我一个道别拥抱,就跟司机走了。。。
Got up in the morning and said he wanted to send me off, I asked him not to bother since the others were not going to the airport too, but he insisted on going up with the driver, helped to carry my luggage from the car, gave me a farewell hug and left with the driver again…

*四个人四种个性,你看得出谁是谁吗?你自己本身又是属哪一类型呢?
Four persons with four personalities, can you tell which is which? And also, which type are you yourself?

体力透支。。。 Physically exhausted…

我星期六傍晚才从台湾回来,晚上就去祷告会;第二天(昨天)是主日,讲了两堂道。。。昨晚又拖到大约凌晨两点才睡觉。。。

闹钟放早上十点半,只听到它模糊响声又睡着了。。。潜意识里一直说该起床了,所以一直做一些怪梦,包括已经起床的梦。。。你们都有过这种梦吧?

结果真正再睁开眼睛时已经是下午两点半!自己吓了一跳,简直不敢相信自己的眼睛,从来没睡到那么迟!想必一定是从古晋一路带着例外人奔波到澳门、香港、台湾,再从台湾自己一个人飞回来,身体不知不觉透支了还不知道。。。还好昨天没讲道讲到一半而睡着,哈哈。。。

虽然睡到那么迟有点“愧疚感”,但也感谢上帝让我有很好的休息。。。愿我的灵、魂、体都常常安息在上帝的同在和保守里。。。阿们。

I have just returned from Taiwan on Saturday evening, and went to the prayer meeting after that too; the next day (yesterday) was Sunday, I preached for two services… and went to bed only at about 2am after dragging on for a bit…

My alarm went off at 10:30am as set, I only kind of heard the sound for a while and fell asleep again… but subconsciously I was telling myself to get up, so I had many weird dreams, including dreams that I had already gotten up… guess you had that kind of dreams before as well.

Consequently it was already 2:30pm when I next opened my eyes! I got a shock and could not believe my own eyes, never got up so late before! I must have gotten so exhausted physically unknowingly after the hectic trip bringing The Remnant all the way from Kuching to Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan and from Taiwan flying back to Kuching alone again… just as well I did not fall asleep half way through my preaching yesterday, haha…

Though I felt kind of guilty for getting up so late, I thank God for giving me such a good rest… may my spirit, soul and body always rest in God’s presence and protection… Amen.