Bluetooth Speakers

My wife and I have been hunting for a decent speaker system for our home, and since we have an iPad – we were looking for a suitable dock with bluetooth capability, unfortunately most of the speakers available are meant as iphone speakers and docks and does not fit well with our iPad. So we will probably be going for a default speaker system that has bluetooth capability so we don’t have to dock our iPad.

Israel Houghton and Planet Shakers in Manila

Last month, we were blessed to join the worship concert of Israel Houghton and Planet Shakers at the Araneta Colliseum. We were able to get good seats up front and were even able to get pictures at the stage before the concert started.

While checking out their gear – I was surprised to find out that they were using Line 6 PodHD 500 floor pedals straight to PA!

The concert went really well, and although I was a bit skeptical at first – thinking that Israel and the guys from Planetshakers might have that rockstar mentality – I was proven wrong with their dedication to God and their careful way of making sure that the audience know that Jesus is the center – its all about God. Now if only we could have someone like Israel doing a praise and worship workshop at our local church – that would be really awesome! Or maybe have a video or audio conferencing from ActConferencing.com – teaching through the internet!

All in all it was an experience that I’ll never forget – like a preview of how the worship will be in heaven. I’ll be sure to buy front seat tickets again when they go back.

Playing Sports Together

I have been training my eldest son in basketball. We have been doing it for more than two weeks already. He’s already showing vast improvements in his posture and his movements. I didn’t realize that sports could give him so much change.

That’s why as long as I will always make time to teach him basketball every morning. I hope that he will get trophies in the future. But even though he doesn’t I know that he will never forget the time that we spent together playing sports.

House Construction is Within Sight

We found out that we are just one requirement away from the start of our house construction. I talked with my friend who is an architect and we scheduled a meeting this Saturday to start the house planning. We need to submit the draft as soon as possible. The rainy season will come soon and we don’t want to build a house with the rain and flood.

Anyway, I know we have to work hard in the coming months. We need to take care of all the details from the electrical switch plates we will use up to the kind of hollow blocks we would need. We have zero experience but thankfully we have my Dad to guide us in every step of the way.

Summer Music Workshop 2012

I’ve been very busy working with our music ministry team to cater to 40 plus students who are interested in learning various instruments. The students range from young learners – with the youngest being at 5 years old – to adult enthusiasts who want to take their music to the next level.

Right now we are using the school classrooms as make shift rooms – but in the future after the church is completely built up, we will be holding music related events in our very own band room! I envision it to have complete recording capability, acoustic treated walls and all the amps and instruments we need. The mixing booth will be bright and beside a window with cool window boxes for small plants.

This will be a busy summer for me and my team, but it is all worth it to give glory to God and to help these learners get deeper into the art of music.