5:49 AM
Saturday, April 4, 2009
After Dark
Event: After Dark
Where: Hardin Simmons University Behrens Auditorium
When: 2 April 2009
Featuring: Joe White
In Concert: The Afters
Organized by the leadership program, After Dark was heavily advertised around campus; with flyers all around, writing in chalk on the ground, a video during chapel service, and also Facebook. That evening, as early as 7, people were already gathering outside the Behrens Auditorium, waiting for the doors to open to get reserve a good spot. At about 8.05, the event coordinator spoke a few words, introduced The Afters and it went to a full swing from there. The band started with a few of their songs, unfortunately, The Afters were new to me therefore the songs were new. The songs were catchy and lively though. It was more of a rockish tune, with lots of guitar riffs, and a very bassy sound that makes your body feel like there's a vibration going through every time the drummer hits the bass drum. Credit should be given to the sound system too. The sound quality was really good, I must say.
Joe White took the stage after that. He's one of the Top Ten Influencer of the Country, according to New Man Magazine, and he certainly lived up to the title. His introduction was funny, and broke the ice with the audience immediately. There was even a small drama whereby he was a Roman soldier who built the cross Jesus died on. There literally was the log of wood, and he actually axed the wood, and nailed the 2 pieces of lumber to make a cross. At the same time telling the story of Jesus. There was also an extremely touching video where a father and his crippled son entering a race. It showed how the father swam the pacific ocean, bicycled, and ran the race while with his crippled son. It definitely was no easy feat. It showed how great a love the father had for his son. It was such an impact, it left many of the audience in tears. We were given 2 pieces of paper upon entering and we were led by Joe to write our sins on one piece and it will be nailed on the cross that he "built." Symbolizes that we've nailed out sins to the cross and we're surrendering our life to Him. It was a thought provoking experience, leaving many of us touched, and ready to rededicate our lives.
Overall, it was a time well spent. The only dissapointment for me is that when The Afters were performing, there were no lyrics on the screen. For new listeners like me, it would've been a great help to know what they were singing, and maybe even singalong. It was also a little weird that they started singing Single Ladies by Beyonce half way. I suppose it was more on performance, and their theme seemed to be on "love." Also, on the second peice of paper, we were asked to jot down our email address, and a note to Joe, if we wanted to. Joe will then read all of them personally and send us a reply. So, expect to receive a reply from Joe one of these days! As a small gift for attending the event, all of us receive a book written by Joe titled "One 2 Won." A very kind gesture, in my opinion.
For more info, visit
After Dark
This is
Steph T, signing off. More reviews, coming soon.. (:
12:42 PM
Friday, February 20, 2009
Kindle
Ello there peeps! MegD ere checkin in... yet again. ^^ It seems as though the literati Inc. blog has been semi-deserted for quite a while now, but I've just found something that'll really rock your world. xD
I was going to post a review on 2 books I read recently, when I stumbled upon this.
KINDLE
Well actually, the one you see now in the pic is Kindle 2. And, of course, literati Inc. should have the policy of being current. =P Basically, that white rectangular piece of tech you see is an ebook reader. Meaning you can read entire books off it in that format. The only con is that you have to pay to buy the ebooks (from Amazon.com), but hey, almost nothing's free in this modern world. ;) The inventors of this little handy device predict it to cause a whole new revelation in reading among booklovers, such as us from literati Inc. Wanna know why? Find out yourself HERE. =) And now, for the books! Now these 2, I've actually borrowed from the infamous school library. Yes, for those who go to my school, this would come as quite a surprise because our school library, consists of only 2 bookcases, mostly containing encyclopaedias, old magazines of Reader's Digest and Times, and ancient literature books. These 2 however, fall into the category of "Uninterested, Unread." I honestly believe NO ONE else in my school has ever read these books. And now that I've read them, I don't think any of the students should either. xD
Book No.1: The Business by Charlotte Bingham
There's no good picture of the cover. I couldn't find one that was the same as the book I have (black with an illustration of Meredith on the cover). So essentially, this book is all about showbiz. Movies, theatre plays, directors, and writers. =) The only part I loved was the story of the writers. Reviews on this book said that it was most likely to have the most suntan lotion splashed on this summer.
It's like a pron book la okay. And I spelt that right.
Book No. 2: I forgot. Will update when I remember.
Now here is a pic of my desktop, and the bottled coffee my mother and sister so kindly thought of to buy for me on their trip to Singapore without me. =)
Cheers readers. xP
8:18 PM
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Tea Leaves & Strawberries
Megan D checkin in once again! ^^
Whooo... I just got back from Cameron Highlands yesterday, and I must say, after countless times of going there, I STILL get the thrill of being in that cold place wearing layers of clothing and dining at the cafe. Heehee.
Recently, the row of shops have had a new addition: Starbucks.
I've never been so thankful for a coffee shop. We'd brought our laptops, Lex's family and mine, and this place proved to provide us the absolute best wi-fi in Cameron. Also the best coffee of course. =P I bought 2 mugs from that place. ^^ and a third one my mom bought to match. I'm not really sure how that works, but when I can, I'll be sure to post up pics of my mugs. Hopefully with coffee in em. Heehee.
We spent a total of 5 days there, staying at the Lex's family's personal "hotel". It's a rather nice place to live in, just that I woke up nearly every morning with cold feet due to the lack in my blanket's thickness. -.-
Our itinerary was basically full, well in my mind anyway. The first place we went to once we'd settled in the apartment was the night market. Yay! I was totally looking forward to it because of the fried mushrooms (yes, the only so-called vegetable that tastes like meat). It was great. Lex, Ash and I roamed the place like we did in Thailand. That was a few years back fyi. *wink wink* We bought a few trinkets, drank a lot of slushies, and ate all sorts of different foods. It's a place in Cameron's you'd definitely want to go to.
8:32 PM
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Paradise LIVE!
So, to kick off the previous week's semester break, literati Inc. attended a concert at Revival Centre A/G (which is, btw, V's and my church). What better way than to start it off being loud and wild huh?
The band came on the 17th; a Sunday night. It was really awesome. To all those who didn't come, boy you sure missed out on a lot. C'mon, it's Revival Centre's FIRST concert: history IN THE MAKING people! Would've been better than sitting at home, sleeping or staring at the comp screen. That you gotta admit.
To say the least, the whole time was beyond words. We plucked up the courage to go ALL the way to the front, and had a total blast jumping and praising God. There were several songs we hadn't heard of before, but they sounded good anyway.
My sister Ash made my mom get this album for us after the concert, titled Only by Grace. Newest I think, and it has most of the songs they played at the concert. Jaye Liubinskas wrote most of them, and she has an amazing voice. Wish she sang more lead in the album tho. The tracks kind of sound like the whole band's singing... But the songs are good. Some of my preferred ones are God and King, You Reign, I Surrender and You Lord out of a total ten worship infused tracks. It's worth a listen. For those of you who have heard the songs and want to play them, click HERE for the album's chords and lyrics. More to come up soon on literati Inc! Hopefully from V once her authorship's confirmed... MegD! Signing out. Enjoy viewers, and don't forget to SPEAK! ^^
11:53 PM
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Holes - Louis Sachar
It's my turn, Steph T checking in.. =P Hehehe..
Actually, Megan D's been doing most of the work, and a fantastic job she has done indeed. Don't you think so?
Anyways, this will be the second
review. (We have yet to come up with a better word. LoL)
Holes. Funny title huh? But as the saying goes, do not judge a book by its cover. I got the book this afternoon, from Caryn. A friend who, also got it from the scholastic catalogue. Once I started reading, I just couldn't out it down. It's a bad habit of mine. Well, back to the book, it's about this boy Stanley Yelnats who was convicted of a crime he didn't do. Because of that, he was sent to this Detention Centre called Camp Green Lake. Camp Green Lake is this remote place where nothing is green, the lake has completely dried up and has immensely hot weather. The boys are to dig a hole everyday 5ft wide, 5ft deep. It isn't an easy task. If you're wondering why they have to dig holes, you'll have to read it for yourself. The story ends well, and that's the way I like it. The plot is interesting, going back and forth from the past to the present. I especially like the part where Stanley blames his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, which is no surprised since it won the Newberry Medal. Oh, and apparently, there's a movie on it too. I have yet to watch it tho. Will definitely get hold of it.
Well, that's it from me, hope this review has been useful. Be prepared for more to come. I hope ;)
10:13 PM
Saturday, August 9, 2008
numero uno
Megan D checkin in. =)
Here's to the 1st actual post of this blog! This will only be temporary as we will be putting literati Inc.'s blog under a different account once the layout and content are more "stable", as quoted by member Steph T.
The main page should have informed you of this blog's main purpose: reviews.
But reviews is too... formal a word. As I said, this whole thing still needs a lot of work, and Steph T and I are handling it ourselves for now, as V is sporadically preoccupied with college so expecting her to work full time on this as well won't be fair.
Now, the 1st
review (aiyaiyai i really gotta find an alternative word) will be on one of the newest books I bought from the Scholastic catalogue. I must admit I was pretty naive to think we were the only "school" to receive that catalogue. Let alone the selection be based on more Christian standards. -.- Yes, naive indeed. The book is called
21 Proms by David Levithan and Daniel Ehrenhaft. What a mouthful.
This book is basically a collaboration of 21 stories, all to do with prom at some point. There were only a handful of really good ones, such as the 1st, one about "pretending" to be drunk, a father's letter to his daughter, 3 prom dates, etc. And a smattering of gay, eyebrow-raising ones, including a twist on the partner being a um, primate. Then there were a few strange, weird, fence-sitting ones such as a Hawaiian speech sort of poem, getting an unlikely date just for the sake of being normal, and pretend prom at home with a neighbor while having chickenpox. Steph T currently has possession of this book, so I shall add the correct titles of the stories when she returns it. Haha. sounds like a *hint hint* moment.
On the whole, 21 Proms is one of my favorite books now. I'm a fan of David Levithan's collabos, such as PUSH: Stories from the Edge, which I might "review" in a much later post. Still in the making! Hope you readers like this little preview. =)
PostScript. As promised, here are the titles of the better stories in 21 Proms:
You Are A Prom Queen, Dance Dance Dance by Elizabeth Craft
All She Wants by Cecily von Ziegesar
Vodka Veritas by Holly Black
Your Big Night by Sarah Mlynowski
"Mom called, she says you have to go to prom" by Adrienne Maria Vrettos
Better Be Good To Me by Daniel Ehrenhaft
Three Fates by Aimee Friedman
Shutter by Will Leitch
See Me by Lisa Ann Sandell
The Backup Date by Leslie Margolis
The Great American Morp by John Green
And here are the gay ones, for those of you who might be interested...
The Question: A Play In One Act by Brent Hartinger
Primate the Prom by Libba Bray
Lost Sometimes by David Levithan
4:40 PM
Friday, August 8, 2008
In the beginning
there was a need to write.
