yesterday, today, and tomorrow...You're still the same....

I liked today. Today was a good day. If everyday was as good as today, I cant wait to wake up tomorrow. haha.. actually i cant wait to wake up anyhow.

Early this morning woke up and went to Krogers. Bought myself ingredients......for Ophelia's special jello! Drove to Katy Mills, at lunch ate at rainforest cafe, shopped like mofo. wanted to watch matrix, but due to unfortunate circumstances *sigh* was lead to watch Gothica....I've never been in an R movie with so many kids before. Why do parents bring their babies and young teens to watch such horror films? *boggled mind* Hung with the gang, ate good food, watched good movie, had good times, spiked ophelia's special jello.......hehee....called it a night. =)

sorta tired right now... sorta not.... but sleep cant hurt. have a good one... night.

Every Breath That I Take
by Eddie Espinosa

Every breath that i take says i love You
every beat of my heart says i'm Yours
every step that I take says i need You
And i will bless Your holy name

You are my redeemer
You're the reason that I live
Yes, and You are my salvation
And i will bless Your holy name

Every day that goes by shows Your mercy
Every gift that You give shows You care
Every song that I sing says You're worthy
And I will bless Your holy name


Happy Thanksgiving =)

can you take me higher.......

about this time every year... i start to lose my senses and become completely overwhelmed by a sense of excitment.
for one thing...food... cmon now..food...that's something to celebrate! and that awesome atmosphere of the family passing turkey, duck, or lamb...or wutever animal u eat for the holidays. *sigh* good feeling.

oh...and surprises are kewl too....apparently i have one this year....but my sister sorta blew it for me...but still it's all good. and then there's other surprises like alex yang coming home and me screetching cuz.. it was totally unexpected but nonetheless super kewl. It's just so awesome during the holidays seeing everyone go home...whether it be sugar land or the Tri...as long as they are where their heart is...home... kinna gets the warm fuzzy sit by the fire with hot chocolate kinna feeling.

to top things off...super awesome day spent with a childhood buddy! JESSICA came to visit!! woohooo...man.. so kewl seeing her again after 1.5 yrs not seeing her. *sigh* good times good times....

it's so easy to give thanks when all is good and well.....but God is worthy of our thanks daily....and it amazes me how forgetful i am that every simple thing i wake up noticing is a gift from God.

It was really funny....today coming from COP, the radio guy said that it would be his son's first thanksgiving having to drive home and not just walk down the stairs. The funny part is...my dad said the exact same thing to me this morning. I love how life is fulla endings and beginnings...This year will be an end to my walking down stairs for thanxgiving and next year will be the beginning of my driving home. Life's dynamic...God's kewl.

bottom dweller scum of the earth creatures.....

so im trying to do my eco hw. I have no idea why it's taking me so long. And i dont understand why im so tired. I got up at 11:30 and then i took a nap.... too much sleep *sigh*

so way back when, my sister says i promised to take her out to sonic for lunch. So we went...and then we went book shopping at half price books....and i then i ran into someone i knew. isabel had to go pee so we went over the maureen's bakery to borrow the bathroom...maan.. those desserts look really good. Then i went armagedon cd hunting...no real sucess...perhaps better luck tomorrow. came home and watched this really good movie on chinese tv. Studied, stared at my essay topics, got tired, took a nap. blah blah blah.

Then after dinner, switched on the tube and the movie Never Been Kissed happened to be on. It brought back a lot of fond memories of jessica and her Michael Vartan stage. (in fact i'll be seeing her tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sOOOO excited =P) But yeah... wow.. Michael Vartan is one of those one thousand years unchanging good lookin kinna guys. Watching chic flicks makes me feel like a middle schooler again. It seems like that was the era of chic flicks. anyhoo... never been kissed was a good quality movie. Those movies with super embarrasing-gee i hope that never happens to me- kinna scenes are always fun to watch. Never been kissed prolly seconds Bridget Jone's diary...maan...that woman cracks me up. hahaha.....

boy.. i sure am movie deprived. the last movie i watched besides the tv ones.... Finding Nemo (in theaters)...and before that...my big fat greek wedding (in theaters)...iono never been a big fan of using my limited monthly savings on movies. The asian in me tells me that rental is the way.... speaking of which... i cant wait till im able to get my own video rental card. That's been my dream since i was 12. wow...im excited....marking the days off on my calendar.... OH and dude... we're eating Japnese food for my mom's birthday! *sigh* the benefits of friday bdays....oh oh oh...and one of my pre grad dreams will be fulfilled soon too! tell ya when it happens. i'm so sleepy.. ..

it's now or never.....

I feel that today has been quite a productive day. I ran in the cold (still flemmy) and actually got myself outta bed this morning....early i might add. I actually submitted an app today.... yeah....definitely glad that apps are a once in a lifetime sorta dealio...cant afford too many heart attacks. I'm sure i could have made more use of my time and im definitely gonna do that tomorrow. I have a gut feeling that this week will slip by like no other.....

so im talking to diane and she discovers that there is an ophelia at UW..... and the weird part is... every other ophelia i've ever met or heard of.... has been oriental....all except the hispanic one that works at ross. It's a shame that EYE happen to be the youngest one of the bunch... sorta makes me feel like a genuine name jocker. And the even funnier part is.... i've only seen pictures of the oriental ophelias... never met them in person. My cousins best friend, the manly one, and the UW one.....maybe it's a good thing there hasnt been an encounter of the ophelias. There just arent enough Hamlets go around....which reminds me... i shud start memorizing that sillioquy. anyhoo... a thought.....

got this off a friend's profile and sorta modified it.

Do you long to give yourself completely to someone?
Do you long to have a deep soul relationship with another?
Do you long to be loved thoroughly, and exclusively?
God simply asks that you be satisfied, fulfilled, and content with being loved by Him alone, giving yourself totally and unreservedly to Him and having an intensely personal and unique relationship with Him alone. Discover that only in Him your satisfaction can be found. God has his perfect timing, so stop planning, stop wishing, and allow Him to give you the most thrilliing plan existing- one that you cannot imagine. Just wait. That is all.

right here right now....there is no other place i'd rather be

i like that song but i cant remember the artist or the name.

it's so cold i'm happy. i cant feel my toes and that makes me glad. there's no school tomorrow so i can rest easy.

for once i dont think i have anything to blog about. I guess i'm completely baffled by the dramatic change in weather. One second it was completely humid and super gross....the next second.. after the rain.....it was howling wind and freeeezing outside. I'm SO thankful that at least today is cold...even if we cant wear jackets for thanksgiving..... i sure hope we do tho.

well updated some pictures...check em out if u so desire.

wild dreams cant be broken.....

So is it a normal reaction to leave Austin wishing you were still there? Yeah...had one of those moments today.

So overall, besides being stuck in traffic, going to Austin was a good, memorable, entertaining, and a very five star experience. Since we only went up for less than 24 hrs...one might wonder what was so five star about it. Well for one thing, seeing all the sugar land posse was super awesome in itself. Although, Jester had it's buster load of oobery smelling scents, sleeping there wasnt much of a problem.

So lets go back in time and retrace the adventures of the Austin adventures. I dont remember much of friday before our journey to Austin....maybe i just wished to erase the jail-like aura of the memories of that time span. I slightly recall being stuck in traffic and taking a long time to pee at the gas station. Many hours later.....we encoutered flashes of bright light and at that moment, pointed to what was UT!

The gang: chenchenwangwongsha arrived, unloaded at Jester. wangsha hung out with tina and wandered the streets of austin. chenchenwong were lead to the battle of the sexes thingamabob. man... freshmen are such funny, amusing, entertaining, and nice people. Definitely proud to be a future freshman of america. Then the boys and jennifer took us young'ns to the capitol. Pretty sight...until the cop saw us jwalk and started blinking his lights, we knew that was the signal for: gnite kids, go back to where u came from....and that's excatly wut we did. After the whole ordeal, we lounged arounged in peter and mok's room. and then we watched final destination 2.

During the wee hours of the morning, we finally went to sleep. Waking up at 7:00 was quite painful, but being the lack-of-sleep hslers that we still are...we got up. Beginning of longhorn saturday wasnt the most exciting thing in the universe buuut, it was kewl. But i especially enjoyed attending the sessions for your choice of major. The social work people are super nice. The social work session consisted of 3 people and 2 parents. It was kewl cuz we cud ask wutever we wanted, whenver we wanted. And listening to the experiences of the seniors that present was so kewl. A lot of what they've had the opportunity to do, I've always dreamed of being a part of. so yeah... it was kewl.

After that the buncha us went to Chipotle. i wont have to eat another meal for at least a week. THEN it was F3: film festival feast!!! woohooo. That was blasting. I was planning on refraining from too much food, but since the freshman girls kept telling me,"oh we made that, eat it," i had to take tiny bites of this and that....and now.. i wont hafta eat for at least another year.

To finish this saturday off with a bang....the SENIOR GIRLS totally represented. We BLEW the multitudes away with our super awesome video which came in as the gold ribbon winner...woohoo.

and now.. .im sleepy.....*yawn

James 1:19
Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry

Your Hearing
By Rick Warren
One of the most common causes of frustration and friction at work is that we don't really listen to each other. Too often we talk at each other rather than with each other.

Research shows that you spend about 40% of your waking hours listening. But most of the time you are only listening at 25% efficiency. That creates many of your problems. Fortunately, listening is a skill that can be developed.
The benefits of learning how to listen are enormous: fewer mistakes, better negotiating, greater wisdom, more friends, less arguments, and much, much more.
The Bible says, "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry." If you do the first two, (be quick to listen and slow to speak) the third will be automatic.

Three Things Hinder Our Hearing
PRESUMPTION - when we think we already know it all.
"He who answers before listening is put to shame." Pr.29:20
IMPATIENCE - when you interrupt & jump to conclusions.
"There is more hope for a fool than for a man who speaks in haste." Pr. 29:20
PRIDE - when we are defensive and unteachable.
"The way of a fool seems right, but a wise man listens to advice." Pr. 12:15
You can learn from anyone if you know the right questions!

Let me suggest 3 "HEARING AIDS":
Listen with your eyes. Approximately 80% of communication is non-verbal. Facial expressions and body language usually tell the real story. Look at people when you listen to them!
Listen with your heart. Be sympathetic. Tune in to the emotions behind the words.
Make time to listen to the people around you. Tom Peters calls it "Managing By Walking Around."(MBWA)

I've had people tell me, "God never speaks to me!" Oh really? Is it possible that you've been too busy to listen? He wants to talk to you. Tune into Him this week. If you have a Bible, try reading Chapter 1 of the book of James. God speaks to those who take the time to listen! Have a great week.

p.s... a note about IMchaos quiz....

I just have to say that those insane quizzes... are NO reflection of how well you know someone...it's totally okay that 95% of the people who know me the best think i either sleep walk..talk.. or want to drive a mini cooper...or have bad habits of ditching people and forgetting to flush the toliet.

roll of thunder hear my cry.....

It's probably typical for every blogger to question the existence of their blog right? Once a person takes up blogging several things can happen. Blogging can become an addiction and a day without doing so leaves you empty and lacking inside. The other extreme is that the blog becomes neglected. Or blogging is somewhere in between on the spectrum. What does that in between part entail? Blogs are funny. Often times they can be meaningless ramblings which people return daily to read. I guess the funny part is not so much that people blog, it's the whole idea that people return to read them. (i guess i wud be rambling now and you would be returning to my blog to read it =P). A person may not blog for perhaps a month, yet their devoted readers return faithfully. So then why do I blog? I admit, more often than not, I'm probably wasting your time and mine by sitting here and typing about.....whatever it is that i type about. My rambling is probably more beneficial to me than it is you. For the most part, you might not get to know me better as a person by reading what i have to say.....but on the positive side....my writing skills have somewhat been honed. I guess another reason why i blog would be to share something i might consider meaningful or encouraging. For me, whenever i discover something exciting about God or something amazing He's done.... i cant keep my mouth shut and i feel as if i have to share how I've been enlightened. I definitely have to say that God is a worthy cause for blogging.

so perhaps at times i may have many meaningless utterances....but i rather like the concept of blogging....and if that doesnt strike your fancy, i suppose it's understandable that you wouldnt have one....by all means I am not against rambling blogs. In fact they're both amusing and meaningful. Sometimes when you dont get a chance to talk to people, you read their blog....and you still have a chance to see what's going on with them. Another worthy cause of blogging! There you have it my anti-blogging friends. Blogs do have their purposes....in my opinion at least. As much as I've rambled on today, I still hope that you have been enlightened somehow....whether it be about me.... or my blog...that's up to you. until next time!

captain planet....he's our hero.......eh.. down to zero....

I have a deep passion for the rain and the wetness that comes with it. But i'm torn between loving the wet rain and having a strong dislike for the flooding sidewalks and gray skies that comes with the whole ordeal of such a natural occurrence. I have to say that driving home on an over-flooding street has got to be one of the most horrific experiences. The water splashes onto your windshield temporarily blinding you from the on-coming traffic and what ever other nightmares that may be advancing in your direction. That sense of uneasiness is quite overwhelming when you see dozens of cars driving up on the sidewalks and islands to avoid the rain; yet at the same time wondering whether your mom or dad will return home safely this evening. To love the rain or not to love the rain.....that is the question.....

or maybe i've been reading too much Hamlet....but i guess it all really just comes down to one thing, I dont like flooding. Because... without the rain, i would never be able to run barefoot halfway across the clements parking lot to my car....or get my flip-flops stuck in the mud....or watch God's mighty lightening flash across the sky...or hear the powerful roar of thunder....*sigh* thumbs up to rain.

ah bah....time has once again slipped from my finger tips...duty calls and the vicious cycle of higher level education application must go on! as does studying for eco.... thanx for checking out this episode of Hamlet's psycho girlfriend's rambling.


(dont worry.... the effects of too much rain has not gotten to my head)

this is the story of a girl she cried a river and drowned the whole world.......

getting wet... i like getting wet... rain once in a while is kewl.

I was definitely having one of those: Life on earth is so unsatisfactory kinda days. So i was roaming my house and Rebecca St.James' song Omega came into my head and i really love that song and i happen to have it on my WOW 2000 cd. So i'm searching for it and i'm usually good about knowing where my cds are. and to my dismay... i COULDNT find it. So i thought i could settle for one of my other cds. I had SOO many choices to choose from and not a single one cud bring a smile to my face the way Omega does. I finally settled for Chris Tomlin (which btw is an AWESOME cd). I felt pretty good about listening to it, but i couldnt help but be completely frustrated about my disappearing wow cd. I really had to question myself. Out of the multitude of choices of cds that i have to listen to, why did I still want Omega?

That reminded me of a life before knowing Christ. I think that in each of our lives, we're looking for that Omega cd. We can have so many things around us to choose from to fill that longing for the Omega. But nothing will fill that place inside of you like being able to listen to that Omega cd. Sure, the Chris Tomlin cd is great, and satisfying, but still you cant help but feel like you want the Omega cd. It's the same way with God. We look to our personal abilities, our family, friends, and a multitude of other things to keep us content with life. But ultimately, nothing....nothing....can fill you up the way Christ can. I know i'll always want more stuff and i cant have everything i want...but all of life comes down to just one thing: to know God and make Him known....and that's sufficient.. that's all i really need.

so i was going on my God Hunt today. And i was driving home from church when it began to rain REALLY hard. As i was driving i saw this dad with his 2 kids seeking shelter from the rain under a tree drenching wet, and i really wanted to stop for them, but something told me to drive on. When i got to a stop sign i wanted to turn around, but something inside me told me to pray. So i began to pray and i asked God to stop the rain or at least make the rain die down a bit so that this family could go home. After i said amen. The rain stopped. I heaved a sigh and suddenly it began to rain again! So i began to pray for the rain again, i prayed the same prayer over and over and over. I said amen. The rain stopped again.... i heaved another sigh....the rain started again... i prayed again....and i finally got the trend. So i prayed and drove all the way home. By the time i got home....it was only sprinkling outside....barely raining. Praise the Lord.

gosh.. God's gotta be the kewlest guy ever. Have a great week!!!

Michael Chang used the word HONE!!!!!!!

forreal...he really used the word hone tonight ^_^

Anyhoo... 15-love was pretty kewl. Once again i have to reiterate how awesome it is to see awesome athletes living it up for God. You can definitely see Michael Chang's passion to share the love of God in his life. Altho michelle and I were one of the unfortunate unable to get signaturers the event was nonetheless *thumbs up*. And when John was sharing about that place inside of us aching for something more, I was reminded of 3 words: God-shaped hole. I too believe that within each of us is that aching feeling of emptiness and that feeling of being tired of the day to day routine and seeking for something exciting. I'm confident that nothing is more sufficient to fill empty hole inside of us...that God-shaped hole than God himself. Another kewl thing about tonight was that I had the opportunity to do a report on tonights event. That was definitely an interesting experience and I'm glad i got to do it; mostly because it was an outreach thing and the entire event will be posted on mr. yeungs site as an outreach to the chinese community. I took a few pictures of the night and mich and i even snuck a few pictures with michael. i'll put them up sometime.

Today was definitely a very unique day. I went to sleep extremely early last night and woke up extremely late this morning. Went to lunch at panera bread with my sis and mom then went to family christian bookstores to get my dad's bday gift. When my sister and i walked outta the store to go to her friends bday party, it starting down-pouring like a mad dog. And when we got to her buddy's party, it was STILL raining mad dogs. When i walked out of Michael's (where her bud's party was) it continued the mad dog rainage and I saw this lady outside waiting for the rain to stop so i offered to umbrella her to her car. And i'm glad i did cuz she had to make it to a meeting downtown. I think one of the best feelings in the world is to do a good deed and not get anything in return cuz afterall the greatest reward is not what you get but what you can give. Then, before I hadda leave for the rally, i needed to pick up something to eat. So then i got to burger king I didnt know that they dont accept credit and then when i thought i could pay cash, i was 25 cents short. But the lady was SO nice she let me have my food for 25 cents cheaper. So when you dont expect anything in return for doing a good deed.....sometimes you end up getting paid in full.... double the reward =)

gosh... i thought i was past the long entries stage.. pft.. bummer... if you've made it this far... give urself a pat on the back. ^_*

updation station......

ah the joys of busy thursday nights... gotta love those. ^_*
So currently I am waiting for my physics brain to brew.... which is most often seemingly impossible BUT nothings impossible right?

So today was my dad's birthday (if you wanna be techincal... yesterday) But anyhoo... he's somewhere off in Colorado skiing... with this dude. *sigh* skiing... w/o the family on his birthday. *raises fists! hehe... naw... it's koo... my dad should be able to enjoy himself in the mist of busy busy conferences. I believe that this is the second time in my life that my dad's not been around for his birthday. Maaan... and i didnt even get to call him. Although i did get to see him off during the wee hours of this morning. But he'll be home soon enough ^_^

Then my mom went to see the Masters Cup with all the ooberly super back in the day tennis pros (i think). I do believe that Michael Chang was there tonight cuz my mom's his hardcore fan. oooh... and Michael Chang 15-love youth evangelistic rally on saturday. ... good Christian athletes are so encouraging. it's neat how they use their gifts and ability to glorify God. i wanna be one! =P Speaking of being an athlete... i'm sure glad the weather has decided to once again simmer down. It's about time i get off the fanny and run around the neighborhood again. I've had deep cravings for running... for a while. It's most unfortunate that they make senior atheletes on track run. The only reason i would consider running track this year would be to do hurdles... if only i didnt have to run in meets. the whole thrill of competing has lost it's charm. i'm getting old.... I shud run in the "Master's Meet" for track. They actually have that. There was one last year at Willowridge... a buncha skinny middle-aged men running miles upon miles.... man... they live up to the name "masters"

alright... i will pursue physics now. i cant believe it's Friday!!!

Under the shell of superficiality

I finally got the chance to play with our new air hockey table. Dude... i shud totally stick to foosball. My dad totally owned me in air hockey =P I remember when i was a wee little lass my dad and i use to play chinese checkers. He never went easy on me and many-a-time i was ruthlessly defeated causing me to shed a tear or two. Now, I'm a better sport about losing. I guess I've learned to accept the fact that my dad's more pro than I at both chinese checkers and air hockey. But we shud definitely play some foosball... then we'll see who the real pro is.

So i got this pop-up add today that asked which of the hottest males in the US was the hottest. Then it said that i could possibly win $2000!! but anyhoo... there's an option for everyone... who would you pick?

Ben Affleck we all kno who'd pick this one... besides ms. mcgee=P
Vin Diesel
George Clooney
Brad Pitt

sheesh.. they make it so easy... it's so obvious who the hottest male of the hottest males in the US is.....

I was sitting around today when i began to ponder the thoughts of things i wanted to do before i graduate.. and these are some of the things that came to mind.

1) go to the cheesecake factory (after seeing Christine's blog picture of the tiramisu cheesecake... it was quite tantilizing and it gave me a deep conviction to eat one.)
2) go to a Newsboys concert (after Creation 99 i've wanted to go to another)
3) go to Reliant K concert with jhgpy
4) purchase the Armageddon soundtrack
5) give blood
6) finish reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7) finish reading Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (Jessica has every right to smack me for not finishing it by now)
8)watch the sun rise
9) get a new laptop (i'm working on it....)
10) curl isabel's hair during our g.n.i =P (sister's dont break promises)
11) cook for my parents (my sister is currently standing next to me reading this...and laughing.. i suppose it's cuz she's eaten the food i've cooked which consists of cake and jello....)
12) gain a new level of humility
13) receive a college acceptance letter


i think there are a few more.. but wudnt wanna bore you with my pre-grad hopes. I guess a couple of those could be categorized in the "what i wanna do before i die" list as well... but I think some things needa be done before then... possibly in the near future. The things that you can procrastinate are the things you want to least procrastinate. Why save for tomorrow what you can do today?

*twiddling thumbs* so how bout those college apps eh? *pooh* It's all in the cycle of life.... the reward of getting into college will be so much more fulfilling after suffering through the struggles of the getting-in part.

Succeeding Through Self-Discipline
By Rick Warren



High achievers usually have one obvious thing in common: personal discipline. Successful people are willing to do things that average people are unwilling to do.

As the pastor of a church with over 20,000 attenders under my care, I've had the opportunity to know and counsel many of Orange County's most successful business leaders. I've observed that successful people express self-discipline in six key ways:

Successful people master their moods. They live by their commitments, not their emotions. Most of what gets done in the world is accomplished by people who do the right thing even when they don't feel like it! "A person without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken down walls." Proverbs 25:28 (LB)

Successful people watch their words. They put their minds in gear before opening their mouths. "He who guards his lips guards his life." Prov. 13:3

Successful people restrain their reactions. How much can you take before you lose your cool? " If you are sensible you will control your temper. When someone wrongs you, it is a great virtue to ignore it." Prov. 19:11 (GN)

Successful people stick to their schedule. If you don't determine how you will spend your time you can be sure that others will decide for you! "Live life with a due sense of responsibility...make the best use of your time." Eph. 5:15-16 (Ph)

Successful people manage their money. They learn to live on less than what they make and they invest the difference. The value of a budget is that it tells your money where you want it to go rather than wondering where it went! "The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets." Prov. 21:20 (LB)

Successful people maintain their health. That way they can accomplish more and enjoy their achievements. "Each of you should control his own body, keeping it pure and treating it with respect." 1 Thess. 4:4

Where do you need to develop for self-control? The disciplines you establish today will determine your success tomorrow. But it takes more than just willpower for lasting self-control. It takes a power greater than yourself. Think about this promise from the Bible this week: "God does not give us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, love and self-control." 2 Tim. 1:7 The more I accept God's control over my life, the more self control He gives me!

spiral of life to the deep unknowns.....

currently listening to my much awaited Newboys Adoration: The Worship Album. =)

Hmm...today, I'm having one of those, I feel pretty content with the way everything in my life's going. Yet at the same time I feel really frustrated and saddened by the thoughts of all the people that either know God, but would rather deny Him daily than deny themselves; and the people who once knew God but have wandered so far from Him that only He can bring them back into His arms again. I'm having one of those days that i feel like praying it away.

Overall, this Sunday was pretty *big thumbs up*. In my sunday school class, we've been studying prophecies in the book of Daniel. The most amazing thing about studying prophecies is how incredibly faithful God is in fulfilling what was given as visions to his messengers. We've studied how God gave Daniel a vision about four kingdoms: The Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Greek, and Roman. God told Daniel pretty much what would happen in these kingdoms, and you gotta remember that at the time of the visions, Daniel was living in the Babylonia/Medo-Persian empires so when he found out things about the future of his jewish kin....it must have been pretty mind blowing. What's more, after Daniel's death, the visions about the Greek and Roman empires were fulfilled. If you think about it, this is some pretty seriously amazing stuff. Because these visions have been fulfilled, we can know without a doubt that Gods Word is true. And the other kewl thing is.... God knows the future and He is faithful in fulfilling His will, not just for the Jewish people, but for both you and for me.

But the thing that truely amazes me, besides knowing the validity of God's word and his faithfulness, is that the future of the Jewish people is predicted in Daniel. (which ultimately affects everyone else too). If you've ever seen the Left Behind series... that's a pretty accurate interpretation of what God's word says about the future of mankind. (minus the fictional drama of course) If you've never seen or read the series, I recommend them. I think they did a good job with it. With the knowledge we possess of the future I'm sure glad I know who holds tomorrow.

Lord (I dont know)---> Newsboys

You are the Author of knowledge
You can redeem what's been done
You hold the present and all that's to come
Until Your everlasting kingdom

Lord, I dont know where all this is going
Or how it all works out
Lead me to peace that is past understanding
A peace beyond all doubt

You are the God of tomorrow
Turning the darkness to dawn
Lifting the hopelss with hope to go on
You are the rock of all salvation

Oh, Lord, You are the Author
redeeming what's been done
You hold us in the present
And all that is to come.

Keep the candle burning.....

This has gotta be the most relaxing week of my Clements high school experience.

After eating dinner at Pei Wei Asian Diner (over chargers for the type of food they serve) I had the inclination to read blogs. So i was reading Christine's when i came across Josh's blog. The last time i saw that guy was a little over a year ago. He still looks like the same guy I met 8 years ago, but somethings definitely changed about him. Just reading through some of his entries and his testimony was really awesome. I can definitely see how God's used him and molded him in such amazing ways in the past several years. Josh now, isnt the one i knew way back. I remember him as the guy who picked on me and Diane when we started middle school. I remember how he called her mini mouse and all his weird things that he did. All in all.. i use to think Josh was your average asian wannabe punker tennis dude. After reading his blog it's evident that God's revealed himself to him. I can definitely see how God is molding Josh into the man that He wants him to be.

It's so awesome to see the super change that God can create. I mean u might think, oh the guy changed over time, big deal. But when i see the change in people, i see the power of God. I see God's power to place experiences, miracles, and love to change a persons heart and mind, turning them back to Him.

I remember at the last Friday sfc, Justine shared how people can touch other ppl. Well, after reading Josh's blog.... for some reason... i think he touched my life in some unique way. It's weird, I was really encouraged reading about the things that God has done and is doing in his life. And i guess that led me to think about how God's touched my life in the past several years. It's soo kewl realizing that God never gives up on me and continues to refine me.

Recently, I've been brought back to the memories of a lot of old friends. When I think about them, i think of all the things and sweet memories built in the past and that helps build the excitement and hope that God holds for the future. By all means... i am in no rush to reach the future quickly....i may be anxious....but i know the future holds many of God's riches and the journey to get there will be well worth taking.

tell buddy to save the drama for himself......

I'm liking this beginning of the six weeks business. i'm probably gonna get jumped for saying this but... schools not so bad. I think everything is gonna start turning around again. =)

I think one thing that God's really shown blessings to me through is learning to encourage others. I love encouraging people... but it's taken hard work to get there and even so, it's not an easy task. But i think God helps build you and others by practicing encouragement. A big encouragement for me is to be able to see others encouraged through the words and actions of encouragement God places in my head. We get enough of the negativity all around us... every day... how often to we hear or see edifying words or actions? Life's a rough journey and once in a while it's kewl to hear an encouraging word... so whenever you see the opportunity to encourage someone.... just do it.

random thought: you know something's about to happen when everything seems to be going great. God is a God of fire..... He constantly wants to purify, mold, and refine us through his challenges. Fires burn and hurt... but the end results are beautiful. are you willing to turn up the heat a little?

Open up the skies.....

so... had this strange atmosphere at school today. This week has began a slow course and rather boring. But borings ok as long as I'm accomplishing something... which i am.

So went out to eat with the Locks today. Ran into Jeanie and her special friend. Ate too much pho and then headed home. After arriving back home i realized i haddnt gotten the mail. So my mom was afraid i'd get abducted while getting the mail so i told her i'd ride my bike that 200m to the mail box. All the bike's tires were deflated xcept for my ex-purple bike. So i rode that thing to get the mail...and was given an odd look by Mrs. Tung, who was also getting the mail at the same time. Imagine... a teenage kid riding a purple kiddy bike.

when i got home.. i decide that i wanted to go bike riding... so i tell my mom i'm going bike riding. After some abduction prevention preparations, i go back outside and ride my bike. yes...my little purple one. I felt like an overgrown kid riding a purple bmx... after some time.. it got sorta painful riding the bike cuz... i realized my dad had just adjusted the seat to fit my sister. I ran into some cops and an old chinese man. It was quite an adventure. I must say though, that the weather was superb and i would ride my bmx outside in that weather any day. and wuts more.. it's just fun to get out into the wilderness of my neighborhood and ride 60mph down the street in my purple bmx.

How God Builds You
By Rick Warren



Did you know that God uses a very predictable process to build your character? I call this process “The 6 Phases of Faith.” If you don’t understand this process, you’ll get discouraged when problems arise. You’ll wonder, “Why is this happening to me?” But if you understand and cooperate with what God is doing in your life and business, your faith - like a muscle that is stretched - will develop great strength.

PHASE 1: A DREAM - God gives you a dream...an idea, goal, or ambition. Every great accomplishment first began as a God-given dream in someone’s mind. “God is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of--infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes.” Eph. 3:20 (LB)

PHASE 2: DECISION - A dream is worthless until you decide to do something about it. For every 10 dreamers, there’s only 1 decision-maker. This is the moment of truth where you decide to invest your time, money, energy, and reputation and to let go of security. If you want to walk on water - you must get out of the boat! “You must believe and not doubt...a double-minded man is unstable in all he does.” James 1:6+8 (GN)

PHASE 3: DELAY - There is ALWAYS a time lapse before your dream becomes reality. God uses this waiting period to teach us to trust Him. Remember, a delay is not a denial. Maturity is understanding the difference between “no” and “not yet.” God says, “These things I plan won’t happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient! They will not be overdue a single day!” Hab. 2:3 (LB)

PHASE 4: DIFFICULTY - Now the problems start popping up. The 2 most common types: critics and circumstances. Don’t worry. It’s all a part of God’s plan. “At the present you may be temporarily harassed by all kinds of trials. This is no accident - it happens to prove your faith, which is infinitely more valuable than gold.” 1 Pet. 1:6-7 (Ph)

PHASE 5: DEADEND! - Your situation will deteriorate from difficult to IMPOSSIBLE! You are backed into a corner, you reach the end of your rope, it looks hopeless. Congratulations! You are on the edge of a miracle. Trust God. “At that time we were completely overwhelmed...in fact we told ourselves that this was the end. Yet we now believe we had this sense of impending disaster so that we might learn to trust, not in ourselves but in God who can raise the dead.” 2 Cor. 1:8-9 (Ph)

PHASE 6: DELIVERANCE! - God provides a supernatural answer. Miraculously, things fall into place! God loves to turn crucifixions into resurrections so you can see His greatness. “I expect the Lord to deliver me once again so I will see his goodness to me...” Ps. 27:13

She who rocks my world

My dad was scanning pictures of his family when he was a little kid. It was sorta in chronological order so he came across some of my pictures when i was a kid. That's a picture of me and my grandma (my grandfather had a deep passion for haircutting.. excuse the short hair.=P)
I dont remember too much abt my grandma. The last time i saw her was two years ago. Everytime we went back to hong kong, she always had something wonderful to feed us. I tell ya... if there's a such thing as the "best chef on Earth" that would be my grandma. As i was growing up, i lived with my grandparents. For my family it was sort of a tradition to be raised by my grandma. She raised 7 children and 7 grandchildren. I may have been a rather simple minded little kid, but i do know that her complaints about us were very few. (especially since my cousins and i were such a rowdy bunch). Well, that was 12 years ago. I remember whenever i went back to hk to visit her, she always wanted to buy me stuff. She bought me 5 dresses once..... she thought my parents didnt clothe me well....=P.... and she always wanted to make sure i'd be warm during the winter time cuz she feared that i would freeze to death in washington. My grandparents are originally from Hunan... and after they moved down to hong kong... they sorta acquire a strange hunanese cantonese dialect....that only the members of my family understand. Over the years i've lost the ear for their lingo and whenever we called them my dad always hadda translate. I loved my grandma and whether i'll see her in heaven will be a mystery until i get there. So yeah.... this was a tribute to her. If i ever find a genie in a bottle, one of my wishes would be to have one last chance to tell her how much i appreciated her and loved her.