Inch by Inch...

Finally I got it!!! Al Pacino's motivational speech from the film Any Given Sunday which is a more aggressive version of Nick Vujicic's message...


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I don’t know what to say, really. Three minutes till the biggest battle of our professional lives all comes down to today. Now either we heal as a team or we’re gonna crumble, inch by inch, play by play, 'til we’re finished.

We’re in hell right now, gentlemen, believe me. And, we can stay here -- get the shit kicked out of us -- or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb outta hell one inch at a time.

Now, I can’t do it for you. I’m too old. I look around. I see these young faces, and I think -- I mean -- I made every wrong choice a middle-aged man can make. I, uh, I pissed away all my money, believe it or not. I chased off anyone who’s ever loved me. And lately, I can’t even stand the face I see in the mirror.

You know, when you get old in life things get taken from you. I mean that's...part of life. But, you only learn that when you start losing stuff. You find out life’s this game of inches. So is football. Because in either game, life or football, the margin for error is so small -- I mean one-half a step too late, or too early, and you don’t quite make it. One-half second too slow, too fast, you don’t quite catch it.

The inches we need are everywhere around us.

They’re in every break of the game, every minute, every second.

On this team, we fight for that inch. On this team, we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch, because we know when we add up all those inches that’s gonna make the fuckin' difference between winning and losing! Between livin' and dyin'!

I’ll tell you this: In any fight, it’s the guy who’s willing to die who’s gonna win that inch. And I know if I’m gonna have any life anymore, it’s because I’m still willin' to fight and die for that inch. Because that’s what livin' is! The six inches in front of your face!!

Now I can’t make you do it. You got to look at the guy next to you. Look into his eyes! Now I think you’re gonna see a guy who will go that inch with you. You're gonna see a guy who will sacrifice himself for this team because he knows, when it comes down to it, you’re gonna do the same for him!

That’s a team, gentleman!

And, either we heal, now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.

That’s football guys.

That's all it is.

Now, what are you gonna do?

Time to resurrect

Recently my blog has been full of lame movie reviews post so I really need something to pump things up... Before I return to HELL ON EARTH/DAVY JONES LOCKER/SMK SULTAN SULAIMAN...


ESP Camp
For my 3rd consecutive ESP Camp, things took unexpected turns due to a few reasons...
- HG didn't send a worship team...
- Jeff and Witter aren't going...
- If I go Pastor will put me in charge of camp forms, bus fares, e-mails etc.

Despite being hard to swallow, it was a big help. It's too early to tell but I hope the messages there will make me sober from my immorality for good. Also there's the calling for Full Time Ministry where The Lord just brought me forward. But this doesn't mean life will get easier. As a matter of fact the stakes are higher because I have to stop yearning for outsider's attention like I used to.

Well it gave me the boost to be myself. But due to the undeniable fact that I'm a self-righteous hypocritical bum, I need to redeem myself before I am ready for the real world.

As an extra note I added 4 toys to my Star Wars collection. I purchased a Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Commemorative Collection containing Darth Vader and Shock Class Stormtroopers as well as a Star Wars: Legacy Collection Clone Trooper + Battle Gear. The battle gear means it includes an entire arsenal of guns. Flechette Shotgun, Plasma Blaster Rifle, Sniper, Dual Blasters and a Pistol.


KL/Johor Trip
Only a day after ESP... Haiz... I have to abandon my plans of going to the UCSI Christmas thing to go to Johor and dreading it. But we had fun with my cousins in Johor, watched James Cameron's Avatar, seeing grandma and the family and last but not least got my bass guitar.


Christmas Holidays
Back to Kemaman for Christmas as usual. It's good to see the whole family again.. HAHAHA. But everything was fun but it was strange that this was the first time that all of us were too lazy to put up a Christmas tree. Mom bought a turkey, grandma made meatballs, there was roasted pork among other dishes.

The less said about presents the better because that won't matter....


HG New Year Countdown
The absence of a proper new year countdown for the past 2 years among His Generation meant we had to make this one the biggest and boy it did. I was surprised that I'm chosen to be the bassist although there was one team only and I'm not a pro bassist because they wanted to pick HG's top dogs. Maybe it's because I aptly have a new bass guitar... LOL...

First time serving under worship leader Sharon Foo was unexpectedly scary. She was stricter than either Christina or Ee June so we dare not fool around and she always demanded mutes. And Jeffery insisted we play without chords. Plus I had a lot of hard songs including Time Has Come, Tell The World, All For Love and especially Jump Around. The only thing that saved my neck was that the bass solo for Salvation Is Here is replaced as a guitar solo by Andy. Thanks man.

The outcome, it brought me to a new level of worship and bass skills. And to be congratulated by Jeffery(my man) brought me painfully low self-esteem to an all time high. I'm still waiting for Witter to congratulate me though... HAHA

But I was a bit shameful no one on my invitation list because my friends already had their plans. Sorry to Eng Hian because I couldn't join you....