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Background bass/rhythm : G Am Bm Am

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1. Follow the Son2. Higher3. Mighty to Save

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Am with pentatonic fills

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Joke I received from a colleague a while back:An Italian man wants a job, but the foreman won't hire him until he passes a little math test."Here's your first question," the foreman said. "Without using numbers, represent the number 9.""Without numbers?" the Italian says, "Datsa easy." And he proceeds to draw three trees."What's this?" the boss asks."Ave you got no brain? Tree and tree and tree

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Something I got from work:The 10-step programme to help save fuelDrive smoothly, avoiding heavy acceleration or braking.Change up to a higher gear as early as possible as you accelerate.Keep your engine well tuned, check your oil and fix any problems immediately.Make sure your tyres are at the correct pressure and not under or over inflated.Keep your boot or back seat clear of unnecessary items

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Feb 14: Mik tried to fix the snowman's nose but was not successfulAfter more than a week of winter weather, Aberdeen normal weather returned. More snow was dumped all day Thursday last week even though it was not freezing temperature. No chaos on the road since the snow quickly melted away. Also everyone would probably get used to the snow after 2 weeks ... at least I would have thought so but

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This is the third time that I visited Stavanger. The first time was more than 7 years ago when I was visiting a family friend with my wife. The second time was just last year in September or so. This time I was curious to see if the snow in Aberdeen will rival the snow in Stavanger ... and I was not disappointed. There are a lot more snow on the ground in Stavanger, though the 3 days that I was

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It was really beautiful in Aberdeen today. Fresh snow fell last night. The sun was out giving cheer to the day. The birds were chirping away as we were leaving for church. The temperature at our house was -3 degrees C and raised to 0 degree by afternoon. Not many cars on the road and Union Street was rather quiet compared to previous Sundays. On the way home we stopped by my office to pick up

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The episode of snow in Aberdeen is not over. Today the day started with another beautiful morning and the sun was out bright and sunny. This was especially nice since it is Saturday. The view outside the window looked fantastic with white blanket of snow everywhere. For once my front lawn look as good as our neighbour's ...By 11 am, fresh snow started to fall again as seen from inside our

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Most Aberdonian thought that today will be sunny ... at least that was the weather forecast. The forecast was actually accurate but only in the morning. By afternoon the sun started to disappear and the snow returns with a vengeance! Morning sunAfternoon snowEmpty car park in the evening Most people left left the office when there were still daylight. That was the same time when it was still

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Morning view in front of our houseSecond day of snow in Aberdeen. This time it was heavy snow during the morning rush hour. Took me a while to remove all the snow from my car. The road within the housing area was not ploughed or gritted but that's OK because it's on flat ground. I can easily drive over the snow. The main road within the housing area was not bad because more cars have passed

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On Monday most part of south England woke up with snows and wreak havoc on transportation while there was only rain in Aberdeen. It was reported as the worst snow in 18 years and schools were closed for 2 days and flights into London were cancelled due to a plane skidded off the runway. Trains and buses were cancelled and chaos on the motorways.This morning we were awaken to about 4 inches of

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My wife mentioned to me the other day that she has not seen any 2009-registered car on the road unlike the beginning of 2008. On the way home from work last week, the DJ on the radio was commenting that there are lines and lines of unsold new cars at the dealers in Aberdeen. He said that he will go down to the dealer with a bag of 2,000.00 pound cash, tell the dealer: "Here's 2,000.00 pound cash.

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Being a small town, Aberdeen does not have a Chinatown like in London or Manchester. Thus, the choice for authentic Chinese food is rather limited. No doubt there are quite a few Chinese restaurants and takeaways all over the city, however, most does not compel us to return after the first try. This is probably not just because the food is not up to our taste but also because there is one

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Happy Chinese New Year 2009!Wishing all of you a happy Chinese New Year! Gone is the year of the Rat and here comes the year of Ox. A friend sent me an e-card which I thought is interesting. I hope you will find the art work interesting as well.Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival (hooray! spring is coming ...) or the Lunar New Year. It is celebrated from the first day of the

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Today my wife and I wanted to go out and about but had to convince our daughter, Mik, to go along with us. Reluctantly she finally agrees after I told her that one of our destination is possibly a park where she can play. Since it was a bright and sunny afternoon, once again I was fooled into thinking that it won't be that cold and had the wrong clothing on me. After the first stop, I tried to

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A while back I was e-mailed these pictures from a colleague at work. What an amazing sights! I wonder how does these ice formed ... it's like frost on steroid ... This is literally living in the icebox or freezer. Good thing all the cars are frozen over and covered in ice. If not, I would imagine someone will still attempt to drive around .. you know ... those adventurist kind ...These pictures

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Coming from a tropical country, weather is often not a very exciting topic. It's either rainy day or sunny day; monsoon/wet season or drought season. In Scotland, on the other hand, weather is a big deal especially if it is winter. Winter can be fun (lots of snow and sunny) or downright dangerous (lots of ice and windy) - either way there is plenty to talk about. Most important is to go through

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So many folks warned us about moving to Aberdeen, Scotland. Everybody said it's going to be cold, dark and wet."It rains a lot in Aberdeen""There's no sunlight in Scotland, even the carrots are white in color because there is not enough light ..." (Laurent)I suppose I shouldn't complain too much about having cold winter since I was told many times before. I came here anyway, maybe because I'm not

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What better way to start the new year than to spend time with family, friends and great people over home cooked food. The first day in 2009 proved to be exciting ... already! This afternoon while visiting a friend over lunch, another family friend called to asked if we can help to pick up their guests from the airport since more transportation was required and that we also may know their guests.

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What in the world happened in 2008? It is over ... only memory and history. Let's see, can I recall what did I do in 2008? Mik: Well it's not quite a lot, but you will like it.January - Skiing in Gala, Norway with our friends. That was our first real ski trip but Mik could already ski. She was the best skier among us! The cabin was nice, beautiful views, lots of snow and really cold.February -

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This year my seven year old daughter requested that we stay at home for Christmas. In the pass years our Christmases have been away "on the road" visiting places. This year she wanted to make sure that all the presents under our Christmas tree are opened on Christmas day itself rather than in the new year when we usually returned from our trips. She got her wish ... and more! Early on she made a

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