This past year’s global situation has allowed me to fully revisit the tennis world and coach regularly again.

It has been a decade since I have worked with such an expansive pool of students. At the time, I taught and trained both children and adults ranging from the ages of 5-60, levels ranging from novice to advanced, but mostly children and teenagers.

However, a couple of years ago I did take a hiatus from showbiz and acting in China as I had the opportunity to work and travel with a professional tennis player. It was a very rewarding, yet challenging experience, to say the least.

Many people have asked me why I do not just coach and train players completely full time. I usually just smile and and brush it off with a tactful “I don’t know.”

The truth is, I have had an extreme love-hate relationship with the game.

Growing up, the time spent on court not only acted as a healthy environment where I can progress as a player and a person, but it also acted as an escape from the difficult emotional and psychological roller coaster on the home front (I will not go into this now).

Looking back, I am so grateful to have been surrounded by coaches, from places such as India and Eastern Europe, whom understood the value of teaching and mentoring with a “school of hard knocks’ approach. They continuously reminded me that:

“There will always be people in situations worse off than you. Back home, players were playing on courts made from cow dung and with holes in their shoes, not to mention wondering when their next full meal would be.”

Though I don’t think I can honestly say that I fully understood them at the time, but these reminders and perspectives acted as the rock that kept me from drifting away.

So, this is where I am coming from in terms of my relationship with tennis. 2020 has been a blessing in disguise, as I have had the opportunity to work with some wonderful people, both on and off the court.

Thanks to all my students. I hope you are learning as much as I am learning from you. Cheers.

不好意思，不翻成中文了，文有點太長😆.

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Enjoying Favor with God and Man

“When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him. Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him. Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go. He answered them, “Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?” They couldn’t answer him regarding these things. He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them, “When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him, and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place. But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”” ‭‭(Luke‬ ‭14:1-11‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Have you ever had dinner at the same table with a renowned world leader? Perhaps you’ll make sure to dress your best, put on your best mannerisms, show your best side and all these efforts are just to please men to gain their favor for an ulterior motive, or because you’re afraid of what they would think if you don’t behave as expected.

It’s just like our Lord Jesus to attend a party held by a so-called important person and turn it upside down!

Amidst all the bootlickers who wanted to curry favor with the ruler of the Pharisees, Jesus didn’t care about anyone’s prejudices.
He set His sights on someone He could heal—Jesus was going to do it whether the pretentious religious leaders felt comfortable about it or not.

Jesus didn’t come to play politics or to be liked by the masses. He came to save us to the uttermost, regardless of what has to be done.

If Jesus had a PR manager, that person would greatly advise against healing someone on the Sabbath, in the house of the ruler of the Pharisees. That’s like choosing to offend everyone at once—a major PR disaster.

None of the guests dared to answer Jesus—they were all ensnared by the fear of man’s opinions.

“The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe. Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man’s justice comes from Yahweh.” ‭‭(Proverbs‬ ‭29:25-26‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Oftentimes, we are also afraid of being judged by others and worried what others would think of us.

However when it comes to doing the right thing in God’s eyes, versus pleasing men who don’t care about you that much anyway, we can rely on the Holy Spirit to empower us to do what’s right, even when it’s not the popular choice.

Just because everyone else is compromising, doesn’t mean you have to do it too just to fit in.

Let’s use a rather sensitive example: Premarital sex. If you’re still a virgin and you’re intending to stay that way until after marriage, good for you!

You don’t have to be sleeping around like people of the world, just because the ‘cool’ ones are doing it—they have no self-control and are ignorant about the harm they are inflicting upon their own bodies (forming unwanted connections in the flesh).

“Don’t you know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be! Or don’t you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, “The two”, he says, “will become one flesh.” But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit. Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.” ‭‭(1 Corinthians‬ ‭6:15-18‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Perhaps you are like the man with dropsy, who couldn’t even join in the pretentious game with the other religious leaders.
Even if he could gain the favor of the ruler of the Pharisees, what could he possibly do for him?
That mortal ruler didn’t have the power to rid him of the swelling in his body.

The man’s swollen body must have caused him to be embarrassed and ashamed. No matter how hard he tried to fit in and act like the rest, he would always stick out like a sore thumb.

Maybe you’re a straightforward person who can’t stand to think before you talk or be tactful when you speak or act—you just don’t fit in.
Or it could be that you’re a non-conformist who can’t bring yourself to follow the crowd and it’s trends—and for that, nobody wants to be associated with you.

Well, Jesus healed that man with dropsy. If anyone was happy at that awkward party, it was the man who received his healing!
You don’t even have to read any books about the 10 steps to make people like you.
Just like how Jesus took the man and initiated the healing miracle, He will also take you and transform you without your own efforts.
The man with dropsy thought he was going for a party to try and gain favor from the ruler, when actually the true Ruler of Heaven and earth chose to favor him.
It’s by God’s goodness, not your obedience—just believe that.

Jesus pulled the religious masks off the religious leaders’ faces when He asked the question about the son and the ox falling into the well.
If it was the ruler of the Pharisee’s son that fell in a well, do you really think he would care that it was a Sabbath day?
He would ask his servants to get his son out of the well immediately.

Religiosity is hypocrisy. It has the outward appearance of holiness but the moment something is against his fleshly interests, the religious person compromises on the laws he demands others to follow.

Jesus proceeded to give wise advice. Instead of trying to please men and gain their favor with your self-efforts, rely on God to give you favor with them.

The moment you cease from trying to be liked, fit in or become popular and just rest in God’s favor that’s always upon you, God can give you uncommon favor with the right person who can turn the whole situation around for your good.

That’s one of the ironies of life. The harder you try to be liked, the more dislikable you are to others.
But when you don’t try at all and just humbly rely on God’s favor, He will exalt you in the sight of all.

In other words, don’t focus on moving up to a higher place—you’ll end up thinking too much about it and trying hard to reach it by your own efforts.

Set your eyes on Jesus who is seated far above all kingdoms and dominions, and He will give you the wisdom, power and favor to unconsciously move up higher while you’re still transfixed by His perfect majesty!

Today’s Spiritual Exercise:
Need someone to favor you? Confess that you have favor with him or her because God is on your side to give you favor with all men. You don’t have to earn it—just receive it by faith.

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黑夜籠罩之後，熟悉的日常逐漸褪色。
清楚地感覺到自己正穿越扭曲的時間與畫面，
在那裡，我遇見另一個你，比記憶中更加鮮明，
也遇見另一個我，比想象中更加勇敢，
一起往規則改變的未知前進。

睜眼的那一刻便越過了黑夜。

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大象體操2021年度單曲《穿過夜晚》，創作始於與日本樂團toe在疫情期間舉辦的線上合作演出。與toe的團員討論後，取樣其經典曲目 "Two Moons" 的木吉他音軌重新創作，除向喜愛的樂團致敬，也以大象體操的器樂特色詮釋夢境虛實交雜的獨特場景，為探討夢境作為主題的下一張專輯揭開序幕。

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“Go Through the Night”

When the night fell, the familiar daily life gradually faded.
I could feel the passing through distorted time and picture.
There, I met you, more vivid than I remembered.
There was another me, braver than ever.
Together, we walked toward the unknown, where the rules were changed.

The moment we opened our eyes, we have gone through the night.

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Stemming from their recent collaboration with the Japanese band toe, Elephant Gym’s new single “Go Through the Night” fluidly interpolates the classic toe song “Two Moons” into their unique scene where reality intertwines with dreamworld illusions.

Peppered with chopped samples of the acoustic guitar from “Two Moons,” the Taiwanese trio’s expansion on their beloved song is stamped with KT Chang’s signature basslines that twist nimbly into her brother Tell’s gorgeous piano melodies. While glued together through drummer Tu Chia-Chin’s tactful, pinpoint-precise drumming, the song maintains a dreamlike air, with passages shifting inexplicably and abruptly in a way that still feels natural.

This blurring of boundaries between Elephant Gym’s dreamscape and reality is the central theme of “Go Through the Night,” and doubles as the band’s opening statement for their upcoming album centered on dreams.

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【音樂製作 Music Production】

製作 Producer：大象體操 Elephant Gym
作曲 Composer：大象體操 Elephant Gym
編曲 Arrangement：大象體操 Elephant Gym
鍵盤 Keyboard：張凱翔 Tell Chang
電貝斯 Electric Bass：張凱婷 KT Chang
鼓 Drums：涂嘉欽 Chia-Chin Tu
取樣 Sample：”Two Moons” by toe, used by permission of Machupicchu INDUSTRIAS Inc.
錄音工程師 Recording Engineer：陳瑩哲 Ying-Che Chen
錄音室 Recording Studio：大象體操錄音室 Elephant Gym Studio
混音工程師 Mixing Engineer : 陳文駿 AJ Chen
母帶後期處理工程師 Mastering Engineer : 王秉皇 Ben Wang
母帶後期處理錄音室 Mastering Studio : 洋活音樂 SeaSide Mastering
樂團經紀 Band Manager：伊晉褕 Eric Yi

【MV製作 Music Video Production】

－On Set－
Cheng-Wei Liu｜Chun-Chieh Wang｜Dou Tung
Jamie Kao｜Marcus Jheng｜Sebox Hong｜Sid Lin

－Post－
Abby Wan｜Phoebe Lu

－Equipment－
Fang-Yu Su｜Gafferland｜GPS Studio｜Merry Go Round Inc.

－Location－
Kaohsiung VR FILM LAB

HELLO EVERYONE! :) ( MORE INFO BELOW!)

This is my first skincare routine video :) This video was requested by a viewer, Qianqian Xun. Thank you for your suggestion! :)

I was only relying on the viewfinder to get all my makeup off and put on my products! So sorry, if there are like traces of tissue, or mascara or cotton pads on my face! Haha!
I hope you guys enjoy the video! I'll list all the products down below for your reference :)

***Please take note that this is the skincare routine that works best for me. Not everyone's skin is the same and every skin reacts to products differently.

***I have dry, sensitive and acne prone skin. Especially around my jaw and cheek area. My skin's kinda weird and complicated. HAHA. But as a whole, I feel that my skin is quite normal, but it just has dry patches around the areas I mentioned and I feel that it's important for me to moisturise my skin well.

***UPDATE***

I recently got a comment from a user (whom I've banned, I'm sorry cos I think he/she wasn't being tactful) about my eyebrows. Another user has commented on them before on my other video. And I've explained myself thoroughly the deal with my brows.

For those of you who missed that reply on that video, here's my explanation.

I have naturally thick brows. I don't shape them cos a) I don't like to do so because I really like my brows b) my dad doesn't want me to do anything to my brows. However, I do occasionally pluck stray hairs to make it neater. And I just follow Michelle Phan's tutorial on how to carefully pluck eyebrow hairs so that you don't end up over plucking :)

I try my best to make sure my brows look normal. But I understand that not everyone can accept my thick, dark, brows. Also, I have yet to groom my brows in this video so. Yeah. So, I hope this is sufficient to explain why my brows are the way they are :)

Products I use:

Biore Eye and Lip Makeup Remover (You can get this at Watsons or Guardian)
Biore Facial Makeup Wipes (From Watsons or Guardian)
Clean and Clear Fruit Essentials Purifying Apple Facial Cleanser
LUSH Tea Tree Toner Water
First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Face Moisturiser
Dermalogica Multi Active Toner
LUSH Dark Angels (Face Scrub/Deep Cleanser)
LUSH Mask of Magnaminty (Deep Cleansing Mask)
LUSH Grease Lightning (Acne Serum/Spot treatment)

* LUSH is available in Singapore online at http://lushsg.com
It's also available at Suntec City Singapore and Wisma Atria

* First Aid Beauty is available at Sephora

I upload new videos every Friday :)

Click here to watch my previous video! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxt6AEOG1yU


Thank you for watching! :)


Makeup I'm wearing in this video:
Foundation: Tarte 12 Hr BB Primer | Medium
Blush: Milani Baked Blush | Luminoso
Eyeshadow: Naked Basics Palette
Lipstick: Tarte Matte Lip Surgence | Envy

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