Working Holiday 2

I had a very memorable working trip in the midst of my Penang holidays. While Doreen and the kids spend their holidays shopping in Penang, I was working hard flying from Penang to KK in Sabah for a quick overnight trip.




The beautiful beaches of Sabah










Yayasan Sabah, the famous landmark








The spectacular Christmas decor at 1Borneo



I was invited as one of the judges for a Christian song writing competition on 29 Dec evening. Together with 2 other judges, we scanned through more than 20 compositions, some are brilliant, and some are still on the way to brilliance. Looking at these young composers, they reminded me of my younger days (even though I am still on the way to be younger…. !) After more than 2 hours of competition, we found some real talents among the lot. I thoroughly enjoyed the company of these young people aspiring to be someone great. As judges we shared with them about the originality of melodies, awareness of the singing range of singers, appropriateness of the themes and genre of the compositions. As I graded all the masterpieces presented to me, I realized that no matter how beautiful the melodies are, or how well a piece of music is presented, as Christian, we have to live a life that mirrors the message of God’s love and faithfulness, because action really speaks (or sings) louder than words . We can adorn ourselves with the best appearance but if people around us cannot feel the warmth of our love, it amounts to nothing. As we start another new year, let’s aspire to be more loving, be an encourager in all circumstances, then many will be blessed through our act of kindness. That’s what a happy new year means.



It was an honor for me to be able to present one of my compositions that night.