so its conference week. the 2nd one since ive been here.
what that means is our company has been hired to do photography coverage for the week for a particular company/conference going on. this ranges from shooting arrival shots, hikes, excursions, parties, galas, group shots, etc. you name it. and that includes post work too! (editing, printing, foldering/framing, delivering all during this week!)
everyone here on the staff team at the lake (11 of us) have been involved somehow. whether it be shooting, assisting, keeping the retail store things going, keeping canoes going... i think on tuesday, all 11 of us worked. cray cray!
so tonight, the second last day, my manager asks me how i was doing. if i was tired, and how my energy levels were keeping up. from that question alone, i know my manager is a good leader. asking that question lets me know that he cares about his teams' wellbeing. whether it be personal or business related, doesnt really matter. cus if he knows his team is gtg, then that'll have a positive affect on the company/business/sales/customer service. if thats going well, then the company thrives. if the company thrives, the big boss (aka president) is happy! and THAT is how you manage a team. win win win win win all around!
plus going that extra mile, he leads by example of how we are to treat all customers. we go that extra mile. someone buys a camera? we'll teach em how to use it. someone brings in their camera with some problems? we'll try to solve it. someone buys a memory card? we'll open it up, put it in your camera, format the card, and make sure you're gtg before you walk out that door. once again. happy customers, they're willing to spend/pay for good service, good feedback, happy big boss, all around winning situation!
not saying everything is smooth and happy go lucky. you'll get a disgruntled customer here and there (and they've probably been grumpy their entire trip), and we do make mistakes. but we do what we can. and have that "move forward" attitude and bounce back!
so altho we're all super tired tonight, and there was plenty to do, our immaturity and jokes kicked in. and when that happens, work gets funny, the mood is light, and it becomes an enjoyable environment to be around each other. :) and really, that can make or break a job.
its good to be here. definitely wont be for the summer only. im aiming for a year at least. then i'll go from there. who knows where i'll end up next... i'll just put up my sails and let God be the wind and take control :)
oh yeah. also saw a flyer for "lake louise bible study". and we're meeting on a regular basis! bible studies on thurs nights, then sun nights we carpool to banff for night church :) i still havent gone to church yet (been working all sunday nights since ive known about this) so i finally get to go this weekend! its good to know who are the christians around here. makes for some good meal time conversations when we bump into each other. :)
on another note, had a "lightbulb!" moment the other day. will blog about it next post!
6.20.2014
5.12.2014
"if you're too big to build the platform, you're too small to stand on it"
if there's one thing im grateful for learning at Hillsong College, it's the title of the blog post.
there is no job/task that you are too "big" or "too good" to do. whether that be serving in church, living with housemates, at work... you do what it takes to help improve and build it up. there is no task that someone "lower" than you should be doing and not you.
i realized that today. when i woke up this morning, i had no idea i would be selling a DSLR entirely in canto. who knew? my coworkers are white, and the customer only spoke canto and mando. that is the biggest single sale ive seen since ive been here. a DSLR, along with 32GB SD card, and a carrying case. yet right after that sale, i go back to taking out the garbage, tidying up the shop, restocking... it's all about the attitude, mindset, and knowing what im doing is contributing to the company. if i wasnt working at that time, the sale most likely wouldnt have happened. but knowing my role and place on the team, this is the mindset i need to keep up when newer summer hires arrive, and i'll be training them.
i promise to not make them do all the "cleaning", or "taking out the trash" work. knowing that a cleaner looking store, leads to sales, which leads to the company thriving, which leads to me getting a paycheque, and leads to happy customers... thats what its all about.
its been good here. testing what ive been taught, and seeing how ive grown and am continuing. #LifeExperiences :)
also, best way to get your daily devos on track? move somewhere with no weekly church. i now look forward to my daily devos, seeing what the Bible has in store for me to learn :)
right now, learning from Joseph (genesis). being faithful to what God places in your hands, and He will bless it. whether he was sold as a slave in Potiphar's household, or a prisoner, or 2nd in command of Egypt. if God places you somewhere for a reason, do the best you can with all your heart, mind, and strength, and He will bless it.
there is no job/task that you are too "big" or "too good" to do. whether that be serving in church, living with housemates, at work... you do what it takes to help improve and build it up. there is no task that someone "lower" than you should be doing and not you.
i realized that today. when i woke up this morning, i had no idea i would be selling a DSLR entirely in canto. who knew? my coworkers are white, and the customer only spoke canto and mando. that is the biggest single sale ive seen since ive been here. a DSLR, along with 32GB SD card, and a carrying case. yet right after that sale, i go back to taking out the garbage, tidying up the shop, restocking... it's all about the attitude, mindset, and knowing what im doing is contributing to the company. if i wasnt working at that time, the sale most likely wouldnt have happened. but knowing my role and place on the team, this is the mindset i need to keep up when newer summer hires arrive, and i'll be training them.
i promise to not make them do all the "cleaning", or "taking out the trash" work. knowing that a cleaner looking store, leads to sales, which leads to the company thriving, which leads to me getting a paycheque, and leads to happy customers... thats what its all about.
its been good here. testing what ive been taught, and seeing how ive grown and am continuing. #LifeExperiences :)
also, best way to get your daily devos on track? move somewhere with no weekly church. i now look forward to my daily devos, seeing what the Bible has in store for me to learn :)
right now, learning from Joseph (genesis). being faithful to what God places in your hands, and He will bless it. whether he was sold as a slave in Potiphar's household, or a prisoner, or 2nd in command of Egypt. if God places you somewhere for a reason, do the best you can with all your heart, mind, and strength, and He will bless it.
3.29.2014
learn the unexpected
y'know when you attend an event or a lecture, and its got a specific topic, yet you walk out of it learning something completely different?
kinda like when you set off to go to uni or college, you've got a specific major. yet often, after the 4 years or so, you walk out learning a whole bunch of life skills. add another few years more of life experience, you've never once used algebra in life yet you had many tests on it during high school math.
that kinda happened today. it was church's production and worship training session. and no offense, but after 2 years at hillsong's hills campus, with weekly thursday team night trainings, what new thing can i possibly learn? so lets just say, i didnt have high hopes or expectations going in. then i realized sometimes thats how i treat bible reading/devos. i do it anyways, even when i dondt feel like it, and depending on where im reading (i.e. genealogy), i wonder, what can i possibly get out of this! and as "spoiled" by the blogpost title, i learnt something else completely different from the intention of the training. i learnt about my past. the past year or so to be exact. that sometimes, i can do everything right. (well, not everything. im not perfect). but i was heading in the right direction. i was doing what i was taught, with a good heart, good intentions, setting up the team for the win, and leaving a lasting legacy to future generations (aka training up new leaders). yet some times, things are just out of my control.
i took the hit and came crashing down. but i didnt let it get past me and affect my team. i think back to when i was in sydney, and pastor joshua (from NLCC) spoke about how Jesus "took the hit" for us. because of our sin, we deserved eternal punishment. but Jesus loves us so much that He took that punishment. he took it upon himself, and it stopped with him. when He died, we were no longer doomed for eternity and bound by sin. and talking about passing things down to future generations, how often do we realize we've picked up our parents' bad habits? at times, when i was younger, i told myself "why do my parents do that? i hope i grow up and not be like that!" yet i find myself involuntarily repeating some of their actions. but some times, following in Jesus' example, we need to stand up and say "no!", this ends with me. this is not going to be passed down to future generations! whether that applies literally to future kids of my own flesh and blood, or in the church, where the youth and kids of today, are the future leaders of the church! how are we setting them up to win, leaving them debt free, trained and well equipped, and they can go on to continue further expand and do greater things?
going back to me (hah... selfish. but this is my blog and my thoughts =P), i believe i did what i could to the best of my ability. my 9 months there were not wasted. seeds were planted. some fruits were seen. but other factors came crashing down and i took the blunt of it. its a compliment to hear "you left suddenly. i didn't see that coming!" it hasnt been an easy road to recovery, and im still on it. but i can take from this as a learning experience, and to come out stronger. i already know the ending of this battle (hint: the devil doesnt win. ;)). so if that doesnt give you hope, i dont know what does. haha...
kinda like when you set off to go to uni or college, you've got a specific major. yet often, after the 4 years or so, you walk out learning a whole bunch of life skills. add another few years more of life experience, you've never once used algebra in life yet you had many tests on it during high school math.
that kinda happened today. it was church's production and worship training session. and no offense, but after 2 years at hillsong's hills campus, with weekly thursday team night trainings, what new thing can i possibly learn? so lets just say, i didnt have high hopes or expectations going in. then i realized sometimes thats how i treat bible reading/devos. i do it anyways, even when i dondt feel like it, and depending on where im reading (i.e. genealogy), i wonder, what can i possibly get out of this! and as "spoiled" by the blogpost title, i learnt something else completely different from the intention of the training. i learnt about my past. the past year or so to be exact. that sometimes, i can do everything right. (well, not everything. im not perfect). but i was heading in the right direction. i was doing what i was taught, with a good heart, good intentions, setting up the team for the win, and leaving a lasting legacy to future generations (aka training up new leaders). yet some times, things are just out of my control.
i took the hit and came crashing down. but i didnt let it get past me and affect my team. i think back to when i was in sydney, and pastor joshua (from NLCC) spoke about how Jesus "took the hit" for us. because of our sin, we deserved eternal punishment. but Jesus loves us so much that He took that punishment. he took it upon himself, and it stopped with him. when He died, we were no longer doomed for eternity and bound by sin. and talking about passing things down to future generations, how often do we realize we've picked up our parents' bad habits? at times, when i was younger, i told myself "why do my parents do that? i hope i grow up and not be like that!" yet i find myself involuntarily repeating some of their actions. but some times, following in Jesus' example, we need to stand up and say "no!", this ends with me. this is not going to be passed down to future generations! whether that applies literally to future kids of my own flesh and blood, or in the church, where the youth and kids of today, are the future leaders of the church! how are we setting them up to win, leaving them debt free, trained and well equipped, and they can go on to continue further expand and do greater things?
going back to me (hah... selfish. but this is my blog and my thoughts =P), i believe i did what i could to the best of my ability. my 9 months there were not wasted. seeds were planted. some fruits were seen. but other factors came crashing down and i took the blunt of it. its a compliment to hear "you left suddenly. i didn't see that coming!" it hasnt been an easy road to recovery, and im still on it. but i can take from this as a learning experience, and to come out stronger. i already know the ending of this battle (hint: the devil doesnt win. ;)). so if that doesnt give you hope, i dont know what does. haha...
3.21.2014
if it's any encouragement...
TC was last week. and once again, God works in miraculous ways, the conference exceeds all expectations. youth's lives are changed. adult volunteers' lives are changed!
as usual, i would bring my camera (this time, i had a GoPro! wide angle lens ftw!). but as a REC coach, i would be filming all the cheers for our own recap purposes. y'know, for skits so we can parody and/or be familiar with it so we can cheer them! since teams don't play all the games, it is good to have it on video so all of REC can learn it.
i realized since i had all the cheers anyways, might as well post them for the rest of the conference and attendees to enjoy. i later found out that the A divisions and B divisions were the same for both jr and sr. for those who attended/volunteered all 4 days and were on the same team, they never got the hear the other division's cheers! so that was good. plus each team can relive their memories through these team cheer videos.
recently, i discovered a friend whom i had met in the last few years, was actually on worship team back in TC2004. then i remembered "hey! ive got some pictures and footage from back then, i shall take a look!" little did i realize TC2004 was 10 years ago. i've been doing video as a hobby since then. and to now rewatch TC2004... what a blessing it is. and to see a good amount of familiar faces, ppl whom i grew up and attended TC with, served together, are now still serving at TC2014 today.
it all started with humble beginnings. an interest, a passion for it. stay consistent and pursue it. and voila, 10 years later, im video-ing things for TC. it used to be for my own personal memories really, maybe sharing with immediate friends and teammates. back then, with my dinky first ever digital camera (yes, freshly transitioned from the film camera age), shooting 9 megapixel pictures, and a limit of 30 second video clips. shooting at 15fps and 240p... rocking my 2Gb SD card (the camera came with a 16Mb card. hah!) where i would run out of battery before i ran outta storage!
who knew that this i what i would be doing 10 years later? a trip down memory lane has been encouraging for me. amazing. for HIS glory!
as usual, i would bring my camera (this time, i had a GoPro! wide angle lens ftw!). but as a REC coach, i would be filming all the cheers for our own recap purposes. y'know, for skits so we can parody and/or be familiar with it so we can cheer them! since teams don't play all the games, it is good to have it on video so all of REC can learn it.
i realized since i had all the cheers anyways, might as well post them for the rest of the conference and attendees to enjoy. i later found out that the A divisions and B divisions were the same for both jr and sr. for those who attended/volunteered all 4 days and were on the same team, they never got the hear the other division's cheers! so that was good. plus each team can relive their memories through these team cheer videos.
recently, i discovered a friend whom i had met in the last few years, was actually on worship team back in TC2004. then i remembered "hey! ive got some pictures and footage from back then, i shall take a look!" little did i realize TC2004 was 10 years ago. i've been doing video as a hobby since then. and to now rewatch TC2004... what a blessing it is. and to see a good amount of familiar faces, ppl whom i grew up and attended TC with, served together, are now still serving at TC2014 today.
it all started with humble beginnings. an interest, a passion for it. stay consistent and pursue it. and voila, 10 years later, im video-ing things for TC. it used to be for my own personal memories really, maybe sharing with immediate friends and teammates. back then, with my dinky first ever digital camera (yes, freshly transitioned from the film camera age), shooting 9 megapixel pictures, and a limit of 30 second video clips. shooting at 15fps and 240p... rocking my 2Gb SD card (the camera came with a 16Mb card. hah!) where i would run out of battery before i ran outta storage!
who knew that this i what i would be doing 10 years later? a trip down memory lane has been encouraging for me. amazing. for HIS glory!
9.30.2013
my oh my things have changed
welcoming October tomorrow (or in a few minutes), and plenty to update since my last blog post.
its not that ive slacked in blogging.. well, i guess i have in online blogging. but ive been mostly jotting stuff down via pen/journal. so i dont really see the point of writing things out twice... but y'know, i do feel the "tug" of updating online as well. so here we go.
my last post, was when i freshly came back from sydney, had graduated with a diploma from HILC, and landed a job with HBCYR. now september is coming to an end, and i am currently funemployed. have been for a lil over 2 weeks actually. don't get me wrong, obviously things werent perfectly smooth, but i did learn loads and enjoyed my time at HBCYR. the best way to put it, i was blessed, others were blessed, but things just didnt work out. it is what it is, and now im on a resting/self-discovery phase. i never did have a break... went from my undergrad, worked full time hours with the government for 8 months, off to australia for 2 years, came back for 2 weeks to enjoy christmas and new years, then BAM January 2nd first day of work.
so what have i been doing? "funemployed" is quite an accurate description. altho... the most socially busy season is over (summer), theres still plenty to do. for one, ive always wanted to familiarize myself with the adobe creative suite. since the industry's abandonment of FCPX, because FCP7 was no longer supported, premiere is the way to go. altho, doing some research, lots of TV broadcasting companies actually use AVID. hm.. i'll need to look into that. aftereffects is another i hope to learn in the near future.
being an introvert, its been good getting some personal down time. which is actually refueling time for me. simple things such as catching up on TV shows (Dexter, The Newsroom, MasterChef, Castle, etc) has been relaxing. being an only child, i had to find some way to entertain myself. hence my love for number logic puzzles. no no.. not sudoku. ive moved passed that. to many other japanese number puzzles. also been a good time of catching up with some friends. some other funemployed ppl, weekday lunches for the employed, or shift/part time workers, you name it! its a lot easier to meet up when my sched is wide open.
what else... oh yeah. how shall i put this... lets just say, i currently have no job and no church. most ppl usually end up lacking one or the other.. but rarely BOTH at the same time. like i previously mentioned, things at hbcyr "ended" well. but for the foreseeable future, i wont be attending there on weekends for obvious reasons. so ive been on the church hunt. theres a few i had in mind and wanted to check out since i went to australia, so here's my chance! would also like to mention... on foursquare, i am now the mayor of harvest oakville as well LOL. i was there for Surge, attended a sat night service the week after, and was at night of worship this past weekend. thats only 3 check ins... i guess no one uses the app? hrm... dont know when i'll be back next (cus it really is quite a far drive, especially with terrible 401 traffic) so we'll see how long i maintain that mayorship. =P
travelling and exploring is something else ive got planned out! no no.. i wont be backpacking the world. australia was kinda my "go halfway around the world for a long period of time" stage of my life. by exploring, i mean there is plenty of toronto i have yet to explore. and by toronto i mean going around southern ontario. but the city of toronto is a good place to start. places on my list that ive never been to (or my mom claims i have but i dont remember): don valley brickworks, scarborough bluffs, distillery district, high park, casa loma, toronto zoo, i havent been to the ROM since grade 8, lots of food gem places downtown to try, on the hunt for good coffee (thanks australia for spoiling me)... you get the idea. travelling! got NYC planned for this coming weekend for hillsong conf NYC :) then hamilton on Nov12th for hillsong UNITED! then a week in Dec is CANCUN for friends' wedding! yay!! my first ever beach type of vacation! its going to be a blast! :)
oh another one! ive been trying to get back into reading. I KNOW RIGHT?!?! ive got John Piper and Francis Chan and Andy Stanley books i bought when at Passion (2010 and 2012) and still havent read em yet. ive got the full Francis Chan set on my ipad, but havent touched em. so finally... im currently in the middle of 3 books. WAIT WHAT?!? you say? im usually the type to finish a book before starting another. but all 3 books im reading now are quite different, so im not confusing them. Francis Chan's Crazy Love, Jon Acuff's Quitter (reading this for obvious reasons), and Richard Castle's Heat Wave. yes, the novel in the TV show Castle, is an actual book written, cus of the TV show! pretty neat! and i'm enjoying some fiction too.
so yeah. here is a life update. not so much my usual "what did i learn" kinda post. wondering when/what my next post will be?
its not that ive slacked in blogging.. well, i guess i have in online blogging. but ive been mostly jotting stuff down via pen/journal. so i dont really see the point of writing things out twice... but y'know, i do feel the "tug" of updating online as well. so here we go.
my last post, was when i freshly came back from sydney, had graduated with a diploma from HILC, and landed a job with HBCYR. now september is coming to an end, and i am currently funemployed. have been for a lil over 2 weeks actually. don't get me wrong, obviously things werent perfectly smooth, but i did learn loads and enjoyed my time at HBCYR. the best way to put it, i was blessed, others were blessed, but things just didnt work out. it is what it is, and now im on a resting/self-discovery phase. i never did have a break... went from my undergrad, worked full time hours with the government for 8 months, off to australia for 2 years, came back for 2 weeks to enjoy christmas and new years, then BAM January 2nd first day of work.
so what have i been doing? "funemployed" is quite an accurate description. altho... the most socially busy season is over (summer), theres still plenty to do. for one, ive always wanted to familiarize myself with the adobe creative suite. since the industry's abandonment of FCPX, because FCP7 was no longer supported, premiere is the way to go. altho, doing some research, lots of TV broadcasting companies actually use AVID. hm.. i'll need to look into that. aftereffects is another i hope to learn in the near future.
being an introvert, its been good getting some personal down time. which is actually refueling time for me. simple things such as catching up on TV shows (Dexter, The Newsroom, MasterChef, Castle, etc) has been relaxing. being an only child, i had to find some way to entertain myself. hence my love for number logic puzzles. no no.. not sudoku. ive moved passed that. to many other japanese number puzzles. also been a good time of catching up with some friends. some other funemployed ppl, weekday lunches for the employed, or shift/part time workers, you name it! its a lot easier to meet up when my sched is wide open.
what else... oh yeah. how shall i put this... lets just say, i currently have no job and no church. most ppl usually end up lacking one or the other.. but rarely BOTH at the same time. like i previously mentioned, things at hbcyr "ended" well. but for the foreseeable future, i wont be attending there on weekends for obvious reasons. so ive been on the church hunt. theres a few i had in mind and wanted to check out since i went to australia, so here's my chance! would also like to mention... on foursquare, i am now the mayor of harvest oakville as well LOL. i was there for Surge, attended a sat night service the week after, and was at night of worship this past weekend. thats only 3 check ins... i guess no one uses the app? hrm... dont know when i'll be back next (cus it really is quite a far drive, especially with terrible 401 traffic) so we'll see how long i maintain that mayorship. =P
travelling and exploring is something else ive got planned out! no no.. i wont be backpacking the world. australia was kinda my "go halfway around the world for a long period of time" stage of my life. by exploring, i mean there is plenty of toronto i have yet to explore. and by toronto i mean going around southern ontario. but the city of toronto is a good place to start. places on my list that ive never been to (or my mom claims i have but i dont remember): don valley brickworks, scarborough bluffs, distillery district, high park, casa loma, toronto zoo, i havent been to the ROM since grade 8, lots of food gem places downtown to try, on the hunt for good coffee (thanks australia for spoiling me)... you get the idea. travelling! got NYC planned for this coming weekend for hillsong conf NYC :) then hamilton on Nov12th for hillsong UNITED! then a week in Dec is CANCUN for friends' wedding! yay!! my first ever beach type of vacation! its going to be a blast! :)
oh another one! ive been trying to get back into reading. I KNOW RIGHT?!?! ive got John Piper and Francis Chan and Andy Stanley books i bought when at Passion (2010 and 2012) and still havent read em yet. ive got the full Francis Chan set on my ipad, but havent touched em. so finally... im currently in the middle of 3 books. WAIT WHAT?!? you say? im usually the type to finish a book before starting another. but all 3 books im reading now are quite different, so im not confusing them. Francis Chan's Crazy Love, Jon Acuff's Quitter (reading this for obvious reasons), and Richard Castle's Heat Wave. yes, the novel in the TV show Castle, is an actual book written, cus of the TV show! pretty neat! and i'm enjoying some fiction too.
so yeah. here is a life update. not so much my usual "what did i learn" kinda post. wondering when/what my next post will be?
1.07.2013
I have no idea what I want. But He knows what's best for me!
Y'know how as a kid, you always get asked,
"So what do you wanna be when you grow up?"
Well, for me, personally, maybe I'm thinking too deep. But I always thought "there are so many jobs out there that I don't even know exist. If I don't know that job, how can I want to be that person?"
And even today, I realize that's me still. Or rather, I don't even know what I want to do or like to do. I just know its in the media field.
Going to Hillsong college, I learnt to do a LOT of video work that I had no clue about. Like, what is a CCU? IMAG? Sr Op? ISO switch? Producer? Production manager? Creative producer? Etc!!
Ask me 2 yrs ago and I couldn't give you exact answers as to what those positions meant. And I doubt 98% of all the ppl you personally know can answer all of them correctly.
But now I know. I know those positions exist. Do I enjoy doing them? Yes, only because I have been trained and know what to do. Did I always enjoy them? No. I was terrified actually. Scared, dunno what's going on, don't wanna mess up, but want to do my best...
But once I was trained and knew the positions well, it was actually fun!
This is happening again now at Harvest. Learning new things, not sure what to expect, in all areas of production (visuals, lighting, sound, IT, web, etc). I was only highly trained in the video area. All the other areas I know from hobbies/interest, and some minor experience from high school days and playing around with the systems thruout my church life.
But it's never about what I want to do. It's about what the ministry needs. That's what I'll learn to do, and do it well. Help build the church. :)
So I still dunno what I want to do, but God knows what will grow the Kingdom. And all I can do is say "yes Lord. Here I am, use me" and enjoy the journey.
No use being grumpy! :)
Good times this past week at harvest. I had 2 days to learn the lighting console, ended up doing lighting for 2 Sunday services. Hahaha. Oh well :)
PS. yeah. thats the update now. back in Toronto, currently serving as the Media & Production coordinator at HBCYR :)
PPS. so blessed. freshly graduated, doing pretty much exactly what i studied, AND at my own home church :)
"So what do you wanna be when you grow up?"
Well, for me, personally, maybe I'm thinking too deep. But I always thought "there are so many jobs out there that I don't even know exist. If I don't know that job, how can I want to be that person?"
And even today, I realize that's me still. Or rather, I don't even know what I want to do or like to do. I just know its in the media field.
Going to Hillsong college, I learnt to do a LOT of video work that I had no clue about. Like, what is a CCU? IMAG? Sr Op? ISO switch? Producer? Production manager? Creative producer? Etc!!
Ask me 2 yrs ago and I couldn't give you exact answers as to what those positions meant. And I doubt 98% of all the ppl you personally know can answer all of them correctly.
But now I know. I know those positions exist. Do I enjoy doing them? Yes, only because I have been trained and know what to do. Did I always enjoy them? No. I was terrified actually. Scared, dunno what's going on, don't wanna mess up, but want to do my best...
But once I was trained and knew the positions well, it was actually fun!
This is happening again now at Harvest. Learning new things, not sure what to expect, in all areas of production (visuals, lighting, sound, IT, web, etc). I was only highly trained in the video area. All the other areas I know from hobbies/interest, and some minor experience from high school days and playing around with the systems thruout my church life.
But it's never about what I want to do. It's about what the ministry needs. That's what I'll learn to do, and do it well. Help build the church. :)
So I still dunno what I want to do, but God knows what will grow the Kingdom. And all I can do is say "yes Lord. Here I am, use me" and enjoy the journey.
No use being grumpy! :)
Good times this past week at harvest. I had 2 days to learn the lighting console, ended up doing lighting for 2 Sunday services. Hahaha. Oh well :)
PS. yeah. thats the update now. back in Toronto, currently serving as the Media & Production coordinator at HBCYR :)
PPS. so blessed. freshly graduated, doing pretty much exactly what i studied, AND at my own home church :)
11.04.2012
take2, 1month 14 days left: i'm a perfectionist, but i make mistakes
every time i get rostered on a TV (related) position, and i make a mistake, i always remember it and feel really bad. gahhhhh
like recently, on graphics. sometimes its dumb little mistakes that can be avoided. and i really kick myself for those. other times was just unsure and don't know the song. (the MD and worship leader didnt know it either hence no direction from them LOL).
or when im on camera. and make a mistake (i.e. sudden movement when on screen). sometimes it is my fault and the move didnt turn out as i hoped it would. other times its not my fault (director: stand by camera 2, and 3 is on! me on 3: WTH!!!! -_-)
i think its also because Hillsong believes in excellence. we are to do everything to the best our or human capability. going above and beyond, to do all that we can.
guess what im trying to say from typing all this, is that i am human. but i don't let it go easily when i mess up, regardless if it is my fault or its outta my control. i am hard on myself, but at the same time i dont wanna lower my standards either. excellence pushes me to strive to do better the next time. learn from it and dont make stupid mistakes again. maybe its okay to make different stupid mistakes, just don't repeat them?
i guess what also made me post this is im making more mistakes than normal. ive always usually been pretty confident on graphics. but lately, all these little mistakes have shaken me up a lil. especially on the big nights (album recording, BCH preaching, etc.) (yes, #humblebrag :)), but yeah. it does make me wonder whether im qualified to do this. lol...
i still cant believe the responsibility im entrusted with. such an honour. never would i have ever pictured this a year or two ago.
maybe a part of it is also bittersweet this'll be over soon. not really sure what to expect when i get back to TO. i have realized i thrive off of large events (i.e. conferences, album recording, BCH records, etc). so dunno whats gunna happen when i get back to TO. lol.. i admit. i enjoy feeling important. ;) who doesnt?
PS. these Houstons are killing me! Joel with his brand new lyrics 30min before, never rehearsed, can't double check lyrics, only JUST managed to enter them into the computer. and today, BCH decided to preach 5min beforehand, during the MC spot. only barely managed to pull up the scriptures and picture for him. no notes, no nothing to follow. #humblebrag
PPS. yeah... thats the thrill i get. lol.. the key is to stay calm, do what you can to the best of your ability. ahhhhhhh!!!
like recently, on graphics. sometimes its dumb little mistakes that can be avoided. and i really kick myself for those. other times was just unsure and don't know the song. (the MD and worship leader didnt know it either hence no direction from them LOL).
or when im on camera. and make a mistake (i.e. sudden movement when on screen). sometimes it is my fault and the move didnt turn out as i hoped it would. other times its not my fault (director: stand by camera 2, and 3 is on! me on 3: WTH!!!! -_-)
i think its also because Hillsong believes in excellence. we are to do everything to the best our or human capability. going above and beyond, to do all that we can.
guess what im trying to say from typing all this, is that i am human. but i don't let it go easily when i mess up, regardless if it is my fault or its outta my control. i am hard on myself, but at the same time i dont wanna lower my standards either. excellence pushes me to strive to do better the next time. learn from it and dont make stupid mistakes again. maybe its okay to make different stupid mistakes, just don't repeat them?
i guess what also made me post this is im making more mistakes than normal. ive always usually been pretty confident on graphics. but lately, all these little mistakes have shaken me up a lil. especially on the big nights (album recording, BCH preaching, etc.) (yes, #humblebrag :)), but yeah. it does make me wonder whether im qualified to do this. lol...
i still cant believe the responsibility im entrusted with. such an honour. never would i have ever pictured this a year or two ago.
maybe a part of it is also bittersweet this'll be over soon. not really sure what to expect when i get back to TO. i have realized i thrive off of large events (i.e. conferences, album recording, BCH records, etc). so dunno whats gunna happen when i get back to TO. lol.. i admit. i enjoy feeling important. ;) who doesnt?
PS. these Houstons are killing me! Joel with his brand new lyrics 30min before, never rehearsed, can't double check lyrics, only JUST managed to enter them into the computer. and today, BCH decided to preach 5min beforehand, during the MC spot. only barely managed to pull up the scriptures and picture for him. no notes, no nothing to follow. #humblebrag
PPS. yeah... thats the thrill i get. lol.. the key is to stay calm, do what you can to the best of your ability. ahhhhhhh!!!
10.29.2012
take 2, 1month 19days left: my life is better than my dreams. that is why i procrastinate at going to sleep
Oct23 - Album rehearsals 6pm-12:30am
Oct24 - Album rehearsals 6pm-12:20am
Oct25 - Album rehearsals + run-through 1:30pm-12:20am
Oct26 - Mens conference 10am-9pm
Oct27 - Mens conference 7am-3pm, Album recording 3pm-9pm
Oct28 - Sunday church 10:30am-12:30pm, Album recording 12:30pm-11pm
~60hrs total.
6 straight days of living in the CC auditorium/TV control room/Green room.
for all album related things, i did graphics (aka lyrics) for set 2, and young & free.
for Mens conference, i did main camera for 2 session, and content logging for the last session.
its been a crazy week. but i loved every minute of it!
from the absolutely hilarious moments in rehearsals that the public will never see... (lets just say some dance moves are forever engraved in my head. haha) to remote helicopters flying around during rehearsals, a "suicidal" panda (hahahaha), to thoroughly enjoying Mens Conference (it was hilarious! it has been concluded that men just want to have a good time, and the women want to feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside during Colour Conf), to JTH changing the lyrics 30mins before leading his new song...
oh i just realized. i've done GFX for pretty much every "big name" there is at Hillsong now. Even Darlene and Brooke! JTH, RTM, Ben Fielding, Jad, JD, Crocker, Annie Garratt, Laura Toggs, Dave Ware... :)
yeah... this just became a bragging post. but i can't help it. gotta let it out somewhere. lol.. i wont brag about it on twitter/fb or places with high public traffic. but this doesnt even sum up all that ive been entrusted to do these 2 years. its been an incredible time here. i'll have to do another post to list all those things out. ;)
okay.. i should get to bed for reals. its nearly 1:30am and i have class at 8:30am. guhhhhh.
PS. i also had class on from the 23rd-25th... i only went the morning of 23rd. hahaha
Oct24 - Album rehearsals 6pm-12:20am
Oct25 - Album rehearsals + run-through 1:30pm-12:20am
Oct26 - Mens conference 10am-9pm
Oct27 - Mens conference 7am-3pm, Album recording 3pm-9pm
Oct28 - Sunday church 10:30am-12:30pm, Album recording 12:30pm-11pm
~60hrs total.
6 straight days of living in the CC auditorium/TV control room/Green room.
for all album related things, i did graphics (aka lyrics) for set 2, and young & free.
for Mens conference, i did main camera for 2 session, and content logging for the last session.
its been a crazy week. but i loved every minute of it!
from the absolutely hilarious moments in rehearsals that the public will never see... (lets just say some dance moves are forever engraved in my head. haha) to remote helicopters flying around during rehearsals, a "suicidal" panda (hahahaha), to thoroughly enjoying Mens Conference (it was hilarious! it has been concluded that men just want to have a good time, and the women want to feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside during Colour Conf), to JTH changing the lyrics 30mins before leading his new song...
oh i just realized. i've done GFX for pretty much every "big name" there is at Hillsong now. Even Darlene and Brooke! JTH, RTM, Ben Fielding, Jad, JD, Crocker, Annie Garratt, Laura Toggs, Dave Ware... :)
yeah... this just became a bragging post. but i can't help it. gotta let it out somewhere. lol.. i wont brag about it on twitter/fb or places with high public traffic. but this doesnt even sum up all that ive been entrusted to do these 2 years. its been an incredible time here. i'll have to do another post to list all those things out. ;)
okay.. i should get to bed for reals. its nearly 1:30am and i have class at 8:30am. guhhhhh.
PS. i also had class on from the 23rd-25th... i only went the morning of 23rd. hahaha
10.21.2012
take 2, 1 month and 28 days left: Literally livin' the dream!
These past 12 days were spent in Tasmania, camping around the island.
One particular night, while around the camp fire, one of my camp mates asked the question,
"If an asteroid were to hit the earth in 5 days' time, what would you do?"
one person answered with "time with friends and family", another answered with "spend these 5 days camping under the stars!", another answered with "empty the bank account and go do things/buy things i always wanted to!"
My immediate thought was to return to Sydney, and keep doing what i've been doing for these past 2 years. i absolutely love it. no where else i'd rather be but serving at Hillsong, and seeing how incredible it is. I never can get used to it. Even though church can be such a routinely weekly thing, it never is. because different people are impacted every week. or the same ppl are impacted different every week. i am continually changed every week! sometimes more than others. but its true. try spending 5 minutes in the Word of God, and you'd be a liar if you weren't changed.
i really do appreciate the direction my life has gone. given up on the worldly desires and the "american dream" of finding a job that pays good money, so you can buy things in life. nah... to truly discover for myself that there is so much joy and satisfaction in serving in the house of God, building ministries, and furthering His kingdom, no matter how direct or indirect. Whether it be putting up scriptures during Sunday service, or helping coil a cable during a video shoot on the weekday... it all contributes towards the vision and the direction of the church. knowing the church is in good hands, under amazing leadership, because the leaders all take their personal relationship with God seriously, there's comfort in that.
really appreciate all im learning here. excited to be taking this back to TO with me, the beginning and continuation of more ministries! homebound in 1 month and 28 days, its going to be good times! :)
PS. Tassie was okay... not worth the visit IMHO. if you're down in this corner of the earth, i'd pick NZ over tassie any day!
One particular night, while around the camp fire, one of my camp mates asked the question,
"If an asteroid were to hit the earth in 5 days' time, what would you do?"
one person answered with "time with friends and family", another answered with "spend these 5 days camping under the stars!", another answered with "empty the bank account and go do things/buy things i always wanted to!"
My immediate thought was to return to Sydney, and keep doing what i've been doing for these past 2 years. i absolutely love it. no where else i'd rather be but serving at Hillsong, and seeing how incredible it is. I never can get used to it. Even though church can be such a routinely weekly thing, it never is. because different people are impacted every week. or the same ppl are impacted different every week. i am continually changed every week! sometimes more than others. but its true. try spending 5 minutes in the Word of God, and you'd be a liar if you weren't changed.
i really do appreciate the direction my life has gone. given up on the worldly desires and the "american dream" of finding a job that pays good money, so you can buy things in life. nah... to truly discover for myself that there is so much joy and satisfaction in serving in the house of God, building ministries, and furthering His kingdom, no matter how direct or indirect. Whether it be putting up scriptures during Sunday service, or helping coil a cable during a video shoot on the weekday... it all contributes towards the vision and the direction of the church. knowing the church is in good hands, under amazing leadership, because the leaders all take their personal relationship with God seriously, there's comfort in that.
really appreciate all im learning here. excited to be taking this back to TO with me, the beginning and continuation of more ministries! homebound in 1 month and 28 days, its going to be good times! :)
PS. Tassie was okay... not worth the visit IMHO. if you're down in this corner of the earth, i'd pick NZ over tassie any day!
10.07.2012
take 2, 2 months and 10 days remaining
what an incredible week its been! lets recap, #humblebrag time!
Thurs Sept 27 - Encounter begins! got to do main screen GFX for the Young & Free album DVD record!
Fri Sept 28 - Encounter day 2! kicked off the morning session with main camera, and once again GFX for the Young & Free album DVD record at night! (aka Friday Night church!)
Sat Sept 29 - Repeat yesterday, and add CCU to the afternoon session!
Sun Sept 30 - 8am service IMAG operator/producer, and got to do scriptures for Chad Veach!
Mon Oct 1 - a gorgeous breathtaking coastal shore 10km walk from Clovelly to Bondi with awesome friends, followed by an ikea dinner, and ended off the day spending 3hrs in an outdoor spa under the stars. love my friends, good times!
Tues Oct 2 - Mens conference Panda shoot! love being the Panda ;)
Wed Oct 3 - Attended college chapel, led by Brian and Jenn Johnson from Bethel church. WOW. followed by a hilarious adventure to ikea for dinner with fellow awesome TV peeps!
Thurs Oct 4 - IMAG at Sisterhood in the morning, camera 2 @ ELEVATE. once again, Brian and Jenn Johnson (and Hillsong team) led us in worship, 50min ministry time. wowowowowowow.... plus we had a good time on comms ;)
Fri Oct 5 - the morning began with hearing from a christian woman from north korea. WOW. what a testimony! followed by part 1 of the #WeHaveASaviourVideoShoot in the afternoon! The one and only Dan Yao treated (and delivered) me a bbt! then the TV department treated MadMex for dinner.
Sat Oct 6 - day 2 of the #WeHaveASaviourVideoShoot out in Camden in a mansion! full day shoot, only to return to Hills at 8pm and hit up Outback Steakhouse for dinner at 8:30pm.
Sun Oct 7 - daylight savings (lose an hr), kicked it off with a 6:20AM call time because of cam3 (main) at ANIMATED BIBLE STORY!!
absolutely incredible. day off tomorrow, but it will be spent working on New Testament assessment, STM video, and shopping/prepping/packing for...
Oct 9 - 22 = MELBOURNE AND TASMANIA CAMPING TRIP. ZOMG.
oh and
Oct 10 - 24th birthday. if ending off 23 is this amazing, bring on 24!!! #TheBestIsYetToCome!
Oct 26 - 27 - Mens Conference (Rostered on standby for this. Will most likely be running around helping prep album recording stuff!)
Oct 27 - 28 - AT NIGHT, LIVE ALBUM RECORDING. rostered on for MAIN SCREEN GRAPHICS once again!
such humble beginnings. 4 years ago, i was hooking up my macbook pro in B&GS to do GFX (lyrics) for Western ACF friday nights. to now doing main screen GFX for a Hillsong Live album recording. who woulda thought?
Thurs Sept 27 - Encounter begins! got to do main screen GFX for the Young & Free album DVD record!
Fri Sept 28 - Encounter day 2! kicked off the morning session with main camera, and once again GFX for the Young & Free album DVD record at night! (aka Friday Night church!)
Sat Sept 29 - Repeat yesterday, and add CCU to the afternoon session!
Sun Sept 30 - 8am service IMAG operator/producer, and got to do scriptures for Chad Veach!
Mon Oct 1 - a gorgeous breathtaking coastal shore 10km walk from Clovelly to Bondi with awesome friends, followed by an ikea dinner, and ended off the day spending 3hrs in an outdoor spa under the stars. love my friends, good times!
Tues Oct 2 - Mens conference Panda shoot! love being the Panda ;)
Wed Oct 3 - Attended college chapel, led by Brian and Jenn Johnson from Bethel church. WOW. followed by a hilarious adventure to ikea for dinner with fellow awesome TV peeps!
Thurs Oct 4 - IMAG at Sisterhood in the morning, camera 2 @ ELEVATE. once again, Brian and Jenn Johnson (and Hillsong team) led us in worship, 50min ministry time. wowowowowowow.... plus we had a good time on comms ;)
Fri Oct 5 - the morning began with hearing from a christian woman from north korea. WOW. what a testimony! followed by part 1 of the #WeHaveASaviourVideoShoot in the afternoon! The one and only Dan Yao treated (and delivered) me a bbt! then the TV department treated MadMex for dinner.
Sat Oct 6 - day 2 of the #WeHaveASaviourVideoShoot out in Camden in a mansion! full day shoot, only to return to Hills at 8pm and hit up Outback Steakhouse for dinner at 8:30pm.
Sun Oct 7 - daylight savings (lose an hr), kicked it off with a 6:20AM call time because of cam3 (main) at ANIMATED BIBLE STORY!!
absolutely incredible. day off tomorrow, but it will be spent working on New Testament assessment, STM video, and shopping/prepping/packing for...
Oct 9 - 22 = MELBOURNE AND TASMANIA CAMPING TRIP. ZOMG.
oh and
Oct 10 - 24th birthday. if ending off 23 is this amazing, bring on 24!!! #TheBestIsYetToCome!
Oct 26 - 27 - Mens Conference (Rostered on standby for this. Will most likely be running around helping prep album recording stuff!)
Oct 27 - 28 - AT NIGHT, LIVE ALBUM RECORDING. rostered on for MAIN SCREEN GRAPHICS once again!
such humble beginnings. 4 years ago, i was hooking up my macbook pro in B&GS to do GFX (lyrics) for Western ACF friday nights. to now doing main screen GFX for a Hillsong Live album recording. who woulda thought?
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