only young once.......
man... altho i spoke to cyndi for like... 5 seconds today... it was SUPER AWESOME hearing her voice again. man... miss my musketeers like crazy. you ever missed someone so much that when you're walking down the hallway you think you see them and wanna tap them on the shoulder or run up to them and give them a hugemongo hug only to be reminded that they live halfway across the world the country the state? yea....
Days go by so slowly....but where did all the time go?
If i could kill all the mosquitos, fall would be my favorite season. But unfortunately I dont possess that super power so... Winter still beats them all. rah for winter! The weather was too beautiful today. I had one of my barefoot-getting-mail events today. My neighbors must think im a quack. I was telling deb, i shud make myself a shirt that says: Weird and Proud. herm.. mabbe i will do that.. making shirts is actually really fun...shud try it sometime.
so i was talking to steve today and we got onto the topic of child syndrome. It was funny cuz back in the day.... i held a belief called the "youngest child syndrome" then today... steve was like... "i call that the oldest child syndrome." I was saying how.... lotsa ppl call me mom. Then he was like... "oldest child syndrome...just look at Feiya, Diane, Christine....." and yea... wow... poor steve's surrounded by a buncha moms...hehe... i shud make you guys a shirt that says, "mom and proud." =P
hehe... okkkay.. one too many hrs at home... it's getting to my head. *sigh* im gonna go read invisible man. *thumbs up.
Saturday, October 18, 2003
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CYNDI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!......
herm... guess where i am right now? (again)
my computer is dead. unofficially. my dad's still needs to get a new hardrive? psh.. dunno....
I finally got paid from that one day job that i had over the summer cleaning houses. Dude.... the new 20 dollar bill.. is pretty kewl. If you havent seen it yet... you shud go to the bank sometime.
so.. yesterday, we had our SFC potluck at oyster creek. Besides the mosquitoes (cant expect too much from Houston weather) the weather was AWESOME! everyone kept saying, "man.. God really blessed us with great weather." no joke! And when we finally got the bbq started, the hot dogs were pretty good, props to jeremy and jeffery. If u wanna check out pictures... go to the sfc site... which at the moment im not sure wut the link is.. OH.. and the food was good! People actually made stuff...and taiwanese mom's are still super cooks.
ok.. this stinks..but my computer time is up yet again... so pray that my computer gets fixed soon... i think my lunch is getting mushy in the car. take care .
herm... guess where i am right now? (again)
my computer is dead. unofficially. my dad's still needs to get a new hardrive? psh.. dunno....
I finally got paid from that one day job that i had over the summer cleaning houses. Dude.... the new 20 dollar bill.. is pretty kewl. If you havent seen it yet... you shud go to the bank sometime.
so.. yesterday, we had our SFC potluck at oyster creek. Besides the mosquitoes (cant expect too much from Houston weather) the weather was AWESOME! everyone kept saying, "man.. God really blessed us with great weather." no joke! And when we finally got the bbq started, the hot dogs were pretty good, props to jeremy and jeffery. If u wanna check out pictures... go to the sfc site... which at the moment im not sure wut the link is.. OH.. and the food was good! People actually made stuff...and taiwanese mom's are still super cooks.
ok.. this stinks..but my computer time is up yet again... so pray that my computer gets fixed soon... i think my lunch is getting mushy in the car. take care .
Thursday, October 16, 2003
Seven Secrets of Success
By Rick Warren
Few people have made as much of an impact with their lives as the apostle Paul. By the end of his life, he had spread the faith across the entire Roman Empire - traveling mostly on foot. Imagine what he might have accomplished if he'd had a jet, a cellular phone, and a fax machine! Here, in his own words, are the keys I've discovered to his successful life:
SENSE OF DIRECTION"I run straight toward the goal in order to win the prize..." Phil 3:14
UNDERSTANDING"I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation." Phil. 4:12
COMMITMENT"I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task that the Lord Jesus has given me..." Acts 20:24
COMPASSION"I may have all knowledge.. and the faith to move mountains... and may give away everything I have - but if I don't have love, it does me no good." 1 Cor. 13:2-3
ENTHUSIASTIC FAITH"I have the strength for all things through Christ who empowers me. I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses inner strength into me." Phil 4:13
SERVICE TO OTHERS"I will be glad to spend all I have, and myself as well, in order to help you." 2 Cor. 12:15
STAYING POWER"I am hard-pressed on all sides, but I'm never frustrated; I'm puzzled, but never in despair; I am persecuted, but I'm never deserted by God; I may be knocked down but I'm never knocked out!" 2 Cor. 4:8-9
Try building these qualities into your own life and see what happens.
By Rick Warren
Few people have made as much of an impact with their lives as the apostle Paul. By the end of his life, he had spread the faith across the entire Roman Empire - traveling mostly on foot. Imagine what he might have accomplished if he'd had a jet, a cellular phone, and a fax machine! Here, in his own words, are the keys I've discovered to his successful life:
SENSE OF DIRECTION"I run straight toward the goal in order to win the prize..." Phil 3:14
UNDERSTANDING"I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation." Phil. 4:12
COMMITMENT"I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task that the Lord Jesus has given me..." Acts 20:24
COMPASSION"I may have all knowledge.. and the faith to move mountains... and may give away everything I have - but if I don't have love, it does me no good." 1 Cor. 13:2-3
ENTHUSIASTIC FAITH"I have the strength for all things through Christ who empowers me. I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses inner strength into me." Phil 4:13
SERVICE TO OTHERS"I will be glad to spend all I have, and myself as well, in order to help you." 2 Cor. 12:15
STAYING POWER"I am hard-pressed on all sides, but I'm never frustrated; I'm puzzled, but never in despair; I am persecuted, but I'm never deserted by God; I may be knocked down but I'm never knocked out!" 2 Cor. 4:8-9
Try building these qualities into your own life and see what happens.
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
going where no one has gone before........
i stand confused?
so i actually went to get help from ms. beck today after school. I totally respect her and think she's a superb person. I mean what kind of teacher stays after school everyday to help her students until like...6pm? Although she constantly complains about some of her students, she does have the best intentions in mind. If you happen to have ms. beck, think me insane, but i like her. She's kewl.....might not be the best teacher but she knows wut she's doing and i happen to understand derivatives at the moment, so props to ms. beck.
so today i decided that if i go home, i'll fall asleep and not get any invisible man reading done. (happened waay too many times.) so i decided to go to It's a Grind to read. For as long as i've remembered, i've always loved to read, but i'm an incredibly slow reader. It took me 1.5 hrs to read 2 chapters. I also realize, i cant read when it's completely quiet.... i need some sort of productive noise (whatever that is.) It's a Grind was perfect. I told myself i was gonna finish reading two chapters before i got my fanny outta the chair, and that's excatly what i did. I still have what seems a million chapters to go and a physics quiz to study for. I'm tired of getting bad grades, so im going study to the best of my ability. For those of you who know my odd sleeping habits, my biological clock stops ticking at around 11 and i pass out and sleep walk, sleep talk, and other odd things of that or a greater magnitude. So please, pray that i survive past 11.
I think im sick. lack of sleep is really getting to me and im getting that yucky-queezy-want-to-stay-home-for-a-week kind of feeling. So im going to get my work done and get as much sleep as possible. I'm not gonna fiddle with anymore aim clone....which means aim deprivation for a few days or a week or so... until my dad gets a new hardrive. so yea...i shall be lacking in contact to the outside world. I'm gonna drink some water and eat an apple. maybe that'll make me feel better. Anyhoo...have a great wednesday.
i stand confused?
so i actually went to get help from ms. beck today after school. I totally respect her and think she's a superb person. I mean what kind of teacher stays after school everyday to help her students until like...6pm? Although she constantly complains about some of her students, she does have the best intentions in mind. If you happen to have ms. beck, think me insane, but i like her. She's kewl.....might not be the best teacher but she knows wut she's doing and i happen to understand derivatives at the moment, so props to ms. beck.
so today i decided that if i go home, i'll fall asleep and not get any invisible man reading done. (happened waay too many times.) so i decided to go to It's a Grind to read. For as long as i've remembered, i've always loved to read, but i'm an incredibly slow reader. It took me 1.5 hrs to read 2 chapters. I also realize, i cant read when it's completely quiet.... i need some sort of productive noise (whatever that is.) It's a Grind was perfect. I told myself i was gonna finish reading two chapters before i got my fanny outta the chair, and that's excatly what i did. I still have what seems a million chapters to go and a physics quiz to study for. I'm tired of getting bad grades, so im going study to the best of my ability. For those of you who know my odd sleeping habits, my biological clock stops ticking at around 11 and i pass out and sleep walk, sleep talk, and other odd things of that or a greater magnitude. So please, pray that i survive past 11.
I think im sick. lack of sleep is really getting to me and im getting that yucky-queezy-want-to-stay-home-for-a-week kind of feeling. So im going to get my work done and get as much sleep as possible. I'm not gonna fiddle with anymore aim clone....which means aim deprivation for a few days or a week or so... until my dad gets a new hardrive. so yea...i shall be lacking in contact to the outside world. I'm gonna drink some water and eat an apple. maybe that'll make me feel better. Anyhoo...have a great wednesday.
Monday, October 13, 2003
Preoccupation with Work (put into perspective as school cuz after all that is your work right?)
Eccles. 6:7
All man's efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 6:7
How is it that “all man’s efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied?” (Eccl. 6:7). The answer is that men have greatly misunderstood God’s intent for work. Labor is not an end in itself, and it can never satisfy the eternal longings of their heart. Tragically, Satan has duped many to believe his lies and has thereby driven them away from God.
The devil gets other men to think, “OK, if work can’t be my god, I‘ll reject it altogether!” But this way of thinking is just as erroneous as the previous mind-set. The work that God gives us to do is not meaningless or trivial. It was His original intent that we, like Him, be engaged in productive pursuits. You glorify God when you use your talents and gifts for the betterment of mankind. But when you serve only yourself through your work, that work has lost its meaning and value.
Remember, allowing yourself to be preoccupied with work is not the will of God. But neither is being lazy and unproductive. The balance comes when you see your work as an opportunity to serve God and your fellow humans. If this is your way of thinking, you can be enthusiastic about the work the Lord has given you to do, for ultimately nothing that you do for Him is ever useless (1 Cor. 15:58).
Eccles. 6:7
All man's efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 6:7
How is it that “all man’s efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied?” (Eccl. 6:7). The answer is that men have greatly misunderstood God’s intent for work. Labor is not an end in itself, and it can never satisfy the eternal longings of their heart. Tragically, Satan has duped many to believe his lies and has thereby driven them away from God.
The devil gets other men to think, “OK, if work can’t be my god, I‘ll reject it altogether!” But this way of thinking is just as erroneous as the previous mind-set. The work that God gives us to do is not meaningless or trivial. It was His original intent that we, like Him, be engaged in productive pursuits. You glorify God when you use your talents and gifts for the betterment of mankind. But when you serve only yourself through your work, that work has lost its meaning and value.
Remember, allowing yourself to be preoccupied with work is not the will of God. But neither is being lazy and unproductive. The balance comes when you see your work as an opportunity to serve God and your fellow humans. If this is your way of thinking, you can be enthusiastic about the work the Lord has given you to do, for ultimately nothing that you do for Him is ever useless (1 Cor. 15:58).
Where Angels Fear to Tread.....
listening to my matt redman cd as i chump. yes.. i fininally found my long lost stash of cds. ^_^.
herm.. so the irony of my aim striking. When im actually not on strike.....my computer is disfunctional. As i've mentioned numerous times before, electronics....dislike me. My computer took a turn for the worst. my literate comp father says it's something messed up on something panel something.....*shrug* so apparently my comp is not being receptive to the online signal of our cable and most unfortunately.. i cannot get online. However, my dad was kind enough to let me borrow his computer but i cant go on aim. so although i'd love to be talking to some of you right now, i am unable to. (plus... aim clone doesnt cut it....u cant tell who's away or who's there.... blah) but ya kno... i've delt with this situation for 2 weeks before... so i'll be ok. perhaps it is a sign from God that i should be focusing on my work more. The senioritis sorta got to me this past week/weekend BUT i will be strong and ward off the evil little critter...in these moments i'm reminded of philippians 4:13 "i can do all things through him who gives me strenght." so yea.... the war will be over soon.
had a good time chillin with summa the girls today. went to jamba juice (no it wasnt open today..but will be tomorrow) and got a free sample...and dude.. it was one of those 24oz super filling cups... all for FREE.... just like newcomer lunches at fbcc! ^_* I thoroughly enjoyed talking to them about the present, the future, and other mysteries. Friends are kewl. it's funny thinking that the future will become the present tomorrow....and the next day....and the next..... well... my mind's boggled. All the worries of today... will be history tomorrow. Who knows wut the future may hold... but heck im sure glad i know im in good Hands. ^_^
arite.. battle time..... invisible man journals....time for some buffeting (haha... some words never go away)
listening to my matt redman cd as i chump. yes.. i fininally found my long lost stash of cds. ^_^.
herm.. so the irony of my aim striking. When im actually not on strike.....my computer is disfunctional. As i've mentioned numerous times before, electronics....dislike me. My computer took a turn for the worst. my literate comp father says it's something messed up on something panel something.....*shrug* so apparently my comp is not being receptive to the online signal of our cable and most unfortunately.. i cannot get online. However, my dad was kind enough to let me borrow his computer but i cant go on aim. so although i'd love to be talking to some of you right now, i am unable to. (plus... aim clone doesnt cut it....u cant tell who's away or who's there.... blah) but ya kno... i've delt with this situation for 2 weeks before... so i'll be ok. perhaps it is a sign from God that i should be focusing on my work more. The senioritis sorta got to me this past week/weekend BUT i will be strong and ward off the evil little critter...in these moments i'm reminded of philippians 4:13 "i can do all things through him who gives me strenght." so yea.... the war will be over soon.
had a good time chillin with summa the girls today. went to jamba juice (no it wasnt open today..but will be tomorrow) and got a free sample...and dude.. it was one of those 24oz super filling cups... all for FREE.... just like newcomer lunches at fbcc! ^_* I thoroughly enjoyed talking to them about the present, the future, and other mysteries. Friends are kewl. it's funny thinking that the future will become the present tomorrow....and the next day....and the next..... well... my mind's boggled. All the worries of today... will be history tomorrow. Who knows wut the future may hold... but heck im sure glad i know im in good Hands. ^_^
arite.. battle time..... invisible man journals....time for some buffeting (haha... some words never go away)
when the going gets tough....the tough gets going.....
for starters this weekend was waaay too short with waaay too much stuff to do. currently my mind is perplexing over the complexities of physics which i have concluded .... i will never figure out. both my science buff father and i have pretty much dropped dead from this overload of applied math. one word to physics: BLAH
on a lighter note i actually had a really good weekend althought my current situation may mislead otherwise. Aside from all the essay writing and crazy science stuff, SATs are over and i got to see soma the UT foos again. Furthermore God was definitely once again active in the sermon this week. I've always understood that there are many ways of showing love and i guess it really came as a realization to me that different people show and receive love in different ways. I guess that got me thinking, so how do i give or receive love? how do you receive love? i remember how i once said... mabbe it was last yr.. how october is the month of love. Every year at about this time.... there's always something about love present. It's kewl cuz... every october im especially reminded of God's love for me.....but of course... He loves me just as much every other month of the year.
well time to ward off the senioritis..... have a great week.....
for starters this weekend was waaay too short with waaay too much stuff to do. currently my mind is perplexing over the complexities of physics which i have concluded .... i will never figure out. both my science buff father and i have pretty much dropped dead from this overload of applied math. one word to physics: BLAH
on a lighter note i actually had a really good weekend althought my current situation may mislead otherwise. Aside from all the essay writing and crazy science stuff, SATs are over and i got to see soma the UT foos again. Furthermore God was definitely once again active in the sermon this week. I've always understood that there are many ways of showing love and i guess it really came as a realization to me that different people show and receive love in different ways. I guess that got me thinking, so how do i give or receive love? how do you receive love? i remember how i once said... mabbe it was last yr.. how october is the month of love. Every year at about this time.... there's always something about love present. It's kewl cuz... every october im especially reminded of God's love for me.....but of course... He loves me just as much every other month of the year.
well time to ward off the senioritis..... have a great week.....
Thursday, October 09, 2003
A toast to my goat sista Juice ^_^ HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY your birthday is today..............*cheers*
Justine is 17 today
Justine is my friend
Justine is funny
Justine is weird
Justine is awesome
Justine is caring
Justine is compassionate
Justine is da bomb
Justine is in my chem class
Justine is a woman after God's heart
Justine is a Child of God
Justine is my sister in Christ
Justine is.......( i cud go on......)
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
making the world spin....
on the way to It's a Grind:
Jeremy: What couldnt Nemo pronounce when that guy asked him where he lived?
me: Oh oh oh.... sea anemone!
Jeremy: a what?
me: sea anemone
Jeremy: what?
me: hahaha.. you cant say sea anemone!
Juice: say it.... seeeaaaa aneeemooonnneee
Jeremy: no
Juice: SAY it..........
Jeremy: no
Juice: SAAy it...........
Jeremy: ok.. how do you say it again?
Juice: sea anemone
Jeremy: sea aneneme?
haha.. got a kick outta that.
my sister = a future queen of badminton. Dont be deceived by her 3'9" stature and altho she looks chubby and weak, she's a mighty opponent when it comes to a circular racquet and a little birdie. I am still amazed at her mad skills. so now i shall go and attend to some duties i have failed to begin. Physics, need i say more?
on the way to It's a Grind:
Jeremy: What couldnt Nemo pronounce when that guy asked him where he lived?
me: Oh oh oh.... sea anemone!
Jeremy: a what?
me: sea anemone
Jeremy: what?
me: hahaha.. you cant say sea anemone!
Juice: say it.... seeeaaaa aneeemooonnneee
Jeremy: no
Juice: SAY it..........
Jeremy: no
Juice: SAAy it...........
Jeremy: ok.. how do you say it again?
Juice: sea anemone
Jeremy: sea aneneme?
haha.. got a kick outta that.
my sister = a future queen of badminton. Dont be deceived by her 3'9" stature and altho she looks chubby and weak, she's a mighty opponent when it comes to a circular racquet and a little birdie. I am still amazed at her mad skills. so now i shall go and attend to some duties i have failed to begin. Physics, need i say more?
Tuesday, October 07, 2003
food for thought......
that is gary with the boutineer i made.
that is gary with the boutineer i made.
the girls.....^_^
the group *_*
tuesdays will be tuesdays. For once.... i felt bright.... i understood how to do the eco quiz! and ms. mcgee knows my name! So after school today, jeremy, juice, and i were at It's a Grind. Jeremy and i were working on our crime and punishment paper when alla sudden... a rush of tiredness spread through my system. So i get up to try a few..... 3 to be exact.. free samples of coffee. The first two cups i had... i forgot to add sugar and it tasted sorta funny. but when i had my third cup... my previously tired disposition was completely altered by the excessive sugar, not to mention the caffeine and half and half involved in that sensational little cup of chocolate rasberry coffee. Soon after.... jeremy and i were bouncing off the walls... imagine laughing hysterically about reading a russian novel in a southern accent... yea got a kick outta that....and our essay failed to be written thoroughly. better luck tomorrow =P
and now.. it's time to nourish my brain. *sniffs air* ~ahhh~ food.......
oh! i saw my locker bud again today! i said hi and i asked her for her name... i think it's Neridia and she smiles! ^_^
Monday, October 06, 2003
best remedy for any sickness....trust in God....
random thought: i hope it rains so the bird doo on my car window will be washed away.
Does wearing any particular article of clothing make you more jolly than others? For example, my gumby shirt that i wore today. Iono... altho Gumby wasnt my favorite joe as a young child, it makes me happy when i wear the shirt. (even if i got a lot of "I hate/ dislike Gumby" comments.) The kewlest part about my Gumby shirt is that Gumby actually stretches. How many shirts can you buy that allows you to stretch the character on it? call me easily amused, but sometimes you just gotta find joy in the simple things in life.... even if it's only a shirt.
I think my locker partner has returned! Maybe i scared her off when i said, "hi, my name is ophelia, so i guess you're my locker partner." cuz... after our first encounter... i never saw her again. =P but today.... she actually used the locker. She put one of her books in it! (but i didnt see her there) So... does anyone have a locker shelf that they're not currently using cuz... i feel bad for taking up all the space with my 7 books and 3 binders... sorta needa make room for her 2 books.
if you're looking for comfort food... try cheesecake.... strawberry cheesecake with white chocolate bits on top (hehe.. dun worry.. i picked the chocolate off.....) I've never been a big fan of cheesecake but dude, that stuff tastes pretty good.
random thought: i hope it rains so the bird doo on my car window will be washed away.
Does wearing any particular article of clothing make you more jolly than others? For example, my gumby shirt that i wore today. Iono... altho Gumby wasnt my favorite joe as a young child, it makes me happy when i wear the shirt. (even if i got a lot of "I hate/ dislike Gumby" comments.) The kewlest part about my Gumby shirt is that Gumby actually stretches. How many shirts can you buy that allows you to stretch the character on it? call me easily amused, but sometimes you just gotta find joy in the simple things in life.... even if it's only a shirt.
I think my locker partner has returned! Maybe i scared her off when i said, "hi, my name is ophelia, so i guess you're my locker partner." cuz... after our first encounter... i never saw her again. =P but today.... she actually used the locker. She put one of her books in it! (but i didnt see her there) So... does anyone have a locker shelf that they're not currently using cuz... i feel bad for taking up all the space with my 7 books and 3 binders... sorta needa make room for her 2 books.
if you're looking for comfort food... try cheesecake.... strawberry cheesecake with white chocolate bits on top (hehe.. dun worry.. i picked the chocolate off.....) I've never been a big fan of cheesecake but dude, that stuff tastes pretty good.
Sunday, October 05, 2003
sorry dudes.. wut else i wanted to share
my day-maker today:
i was driving home from church when i saw two little girls under a tree in the shade...and guess what they were doing? That's right, selling lemonade!!!!!!!!!!!! and guess what i did? Yea... i made a u-turn and stopped to get a 50cent cup. This time unlike any other... they had an awesome deal...get this:
cut lil girl: do you want ice tea or lemonade?
me: i'll take a cupa lemonade
clg: ok, if you buy two cups you get a free fruit roll up.
(in my head *gasp*)
clg: so do you want one or two?
me: em.. i'll take two *smirks*
clg: okay!
and boy oh boy.... this lemonade.. was seriously the BEST i've had this entire summer/fall season of ALL the lemonade girls i've stopped for... and trust me.. i've stopped for quite a few.
if i ever find a fruit roll up poster for my wall... i will seriously die a happy camper of a heart attack. imma go look for a poster one of these days.... wonder if they exist ^_^ *crosses fingers and toes*
my day-maker today:
i was driving home from church when i saw two little girls under a tree in the shade...and guess what they were doing? That's right, selling lemonade!!!!!!!!!!!! and guess what i did? Yea... i made a u-turn and stopped to get a 50cent cup. This time unlike any other... they had an awesome deal...get this:
cut lil girl: do you want ice tea or lemonade?
me: i'll take a cupa lemonade
clg: ok, if you buy two cups you get a free fruit roll up.
(in my head *gasp*)
clg: so do you want one or two?
me: em.. i'll take two *smirks*
clg: okay!
and boy oh boy.... this lemonade.. was seriously the BEST i've had this entire summer/fall season of ALL the lemonade girls i've stopped for... and trust me.. i've stopped for quite a few.
if i ever find a fruit roll up poster for my wall... i will seriously die a happy camper of a heart attack. imma go look for a poster one of these days.... wonder if they exist ^_^ *crosses fingers and toes*
Making Melodies in my Heart.....
blah blah blah? So after i came home from church today, i decided to take a nap. After my 4 hr nap, my dad was feeling my forehead and then he said,
"i vigorously shook you but you did not awake, i thought you were dead, but good thing you woke up."
me: "so... you stopped shaking me when you thought i wouldnt wake up?"
hc was quite fun. thanx gary. our group was muy muy kewl. Sharon and Andrew, Cindy and Stuart, and Bea and Tim. So Sharon and Cindy's side of the table all had fajitas while Bea and my side all had chicken and spinach chimichungas. The fajita side didnt end up smelling like fajitas and Bea, Tim, and i for the most part didnt smell like a chimchunga. Gary on the other hand....so we were dancing and i smell dinner in the air and i sorta sniff him...."gary, you're sweating chicken chimichunga....." haha...he smelled just like a chimichunga.... yeah gotta kick outta that....then there were Bea and Tim's quotes. *hah hah* maybe one day they'll write a book... i particularly liked this one.
Bea: What's that sliding around in the back seat?
Tim: oh, that's just my hair.
btw.. tim had a fro (a wannabe fro? =P..it was kewl)... and yes.. he wore it....he looked hot. hot as in... the heat of the commons looked like it was getting to him and like the resta us...sweating profusely. there was some crazy dancing happening... and unlike last year, the dj actually played decent songs for the most part.... not too mucha that....*can only bop ur head up and down* kinda music.
The sermon was awesome today. God was awesome and He totally spoke through John. You know the funny thing is... the message i was planning to have for SFC, but never got the chance to share, was somewhat like what he talked about today. I think a very valid question is, "How are Christians different from other people?" I hear SO many non-Christians constantly saying, "i dont wanna believe in Christianity because Christians are just like everyone else." That in my mind... is very very sad. i mean.. seriously... im sad. But you know, with the love of God, we can know and understand the mark of Christians, the thing that makes us who we are....and that is the way we love one another. I remember sharing at a sunday school party that one thing that i'd learned and take away from the last year. That was to love non-Christians the way i love myself, and to love Christians the way God loves us. Dude...and HOW powerful is that???? John also mentioned that we as Christians love each other with Agape love, sacrificial love...or as mother Theresa puts it
"Love is giving until it hurts." ......yea......
in this world full of hate, bitterness, and selfishness.....there is nothing more powerful and more encouraging than knowing what makes us Christians.... to sacrifice for one another... to give love and serve one another to the point of pain... to show agape love..... THAT is what makes a Christian a Christian.... loving one another the way God loves us. Being Christians does not mean we're perfect...cuz we're not... and we will fail at times. I know for me, i want my heart to be open so that God can impact me to be a History Maker.... leave a dent in the world. Non-Christians are constantly watching us.... watching for us to falter or watching to see how we're different from everyone else. Be an example of how God loves you.
Wish you all an awesome week. Do you want God to impact you? And if you wanna see what Christians are all about, fbcc youth service: Sunday 10:30.
blah blah blah? So after i came home from church today, i decided to take a nap. After my 4 hr nap, my dad was feeling my forehead and then he said,
"i vigorously shook you but you did not awake, i thought you were dead, but good thing you woke up."
me: "so... you stopped shaking me when you thought i wouldnt wake up?"
hc was quite fun. thanx gary. our group was muy muy kewl. Sharon and Andrew, Cindy and Stuart, and Bea and Tim. So Sharon and Cindy's side of the table all had fajitas while Bea and my side all had chicken and spinach chimichungas. The fajita side didnt end up smelling like fajitas and Bea, Tim, and i for the most part didnt smell like a chimchunga. Gary on the other hand....so we were dancing and i smell dinner in the air and i sorta sniff him...."gary, you're sweating chicken chimichunga....." haha...he smelled just like a chimichunga.... yeah gotta kick outta that....then there were Bea and Tim's quotes. *hah hah* maybe one day they'll write a book... i particularly liked this one.
Bea: What's that sliding around in the back seat?
Tim: oh, that's just my hair.
btw.. tim had a fro (a wannabe fro? =P..it was kewl)... and yes.. he wore it....he looked hot. hot as in... the heat of the commons looked like it was getting to him and like the resta us...sweating profusely. there was some crazy dancing happening... and unlike last year, the dj actually played decent songs for the most part.... not too mucha that....*can only bop ur head up and down* kinda music.
The sermon was awesome today. God was awesome and He totally spoke through John. You know the funny thing is... the message i was planning to have for SFC, but never got the chance to share, was somewhat like what he talked about today. I think a very valid question is, "How are Christians different from other people?" I hear SO many non-Christians constantly saying, "i dont wanna believe in Christianity because Christians are just like everyone else." That in my mind... is very very sad. i mean.. seriously... im sad. But you know, with the love of God, we can know and understand the mark of Christians, the thing that makes us who we are....and that is the way we love one another. I remember sharing at a sunday school party that one thing that i'd learned and take away from the last year. That was to love non-Christians the way i love myself, and to love Christians the way God loves us. Dude...and HOW powerful is that???? John also mentioned that we as Christians love each other with Agape love, sacrificial love...or as mother Theresa puts it
"Love is giving until it hurts." ......yea......
in this world full of hate, bitterness, and selfishness.....there is nothing more powerful and more encouraging than knowing what makes us Christians.... to sacrifice for one another... to give love and serve one another to the point of pain... to show agape love..... THAT is what makes a Christian a Christian.... loving one another the way God loves us. Being Christians does not mean we're perfect...cuz we're not... and we will fail at times. I know for me, i want my heart to be open so that God can impact me to be a History Maker.... leave a dent in the world. Non-Christians are constantly watching us.... watching for us to falter or watching to see how we're different from everyone else. Be an example of how God loves you.
Wish you all an awesome week. Do you want God to impact you? And if you wanna see what Christians are all about, fbcc youth service: Sunday 10:30.
Friday, October 03, 2003
sometimes more is less and less is more.....
as i promised about 5 months ago, i would one day do my friday five on a friday.....and this my friends is that day ^_^
1. What was your most memorable moment from the last week?
- Talking about Romans 12:1-2 with my cbs group. Letting God reveal to me things of an old passage i never noticed the first 100 times i read it.
2. What one person touched your life this week?
-my mom
3. How have you helped someone this week?
-checked my sisters homework, and made her read an extra 15 minutes (future chump of america!)
4. What one thing do you need to get done by this time next week?
know all 500 SAT words like the back of my hand and be mentally prepared to score a 1600 on the SATs! (a little hope never killed anyone)
5. What one thing will you do over the next seven days to make your world a better place?
- live each day as if Jesus is coming back tomorrow. Be excited to live for all for Him, and to be a light in a world of darkness.
as i promised about 5 months ago, i would one day do my friday five on a friday.....and this my friends is that day ^_^
1. What was your most memorable moment from the last week?
- Talking about Romans 12:1-2 with my cbs group. Letting God reveal to me things of an old passage i never noticed the first 100 times i read it.
2. What one person touched your life this week?
-my mom
3. How have you helped someone this week?
-checked my sisters homework, and made her read an extra 15 minutes (future chump of america!)
4. What one thing do you need to get done by this time next week?
know all 500 SAT words like the back of my hand and be mentally prepared to score a 1600 on the SATs! (a little hope never killed anyone)
5. What one thing will you do over the next seven days to make your world a better place?
- live each day as if Jesus is coming back tomorrow. Be excited to live for all for Him, and to be a light in a world of darkness.
Thursday, October 02, 2003
beauty for ashes........
i just realized the number of october birthdays there are. there are a LOT of october birthdays....and wuts with the 12th? i kno excatly 6 people with that birthday. funny......
so im studying for cal and suddenly my sis burst through the doors:
izzzy: Hey gah jie...guess what?
me: what?
izzzy: my hair is actually golden...like blonde.
hahaha.....that lil kid definitely has a way of helping me lose concentration from studying and making my day, both at the same time. =)
didnt do quite as hot as i'd hoped on my physics quiz. it's so weird how you can study so hard but then drop a bomb on the grades. *pft* life goes on...try ...try again. the highlight of my day today was thinking about what to talk about at sfc. For some reason, whenever it's my turn to give a message, God somehow always convicts my heart of something. it's totally awesome. altho planning out a message takes some time, i really enjoy it cuz while im preparing what i wanna say, i'm learning so much about God and about myself. I just really thank God for the opportunity to be his voice box.
herm i hear chem calling....maybe i'll go work on conquering chem. *thumbs up*
woot! my mommy got second in her tennis tornanment.... i think that means she's going to finals.....imma go ask her.
i just realized the number of october birthdays there are. there are a LOT of october birthdays....and wuts with the 12th? i kno excatly 6 people with that birthday. funny......
so im studying for cal and suddenly my sis burst through the doors:
izzzy: Hey gah jie...guess what?
me: what?
izzzy: my hair is actually golden...like blonde.
hahaha.....that lil kid definitely has a way of helping me lose concentration from studying and making my day, both at the same time. =)
didnt do quite as hot as i'd hoped on my physics quiz. it's so weird how you can study so hard but then drop a bomb on the grades. *pft* life goes on...try ...try again. the highlight of my day today was thinking about what to talk about at sfc. For some reason, whenever it's my turn to give a message, God somehow always convicts my heart of something. it's totally awesome. altho planning out a message takes some time, i really enjoy it cuz while im preparing what i wanna say, i'm learning so much about God and about myself. I just really thank God for the opportunity to be his voice box.
herm i hear chem calling....maybe i'll go work on conquering chem. *thumbs up*
woot! my mommy got second in her tennis tornanment.... i think that means she's going to finals.....imma go ask her.
Wednesday, October 01, 2003
the rare girl who likes to eat well-done steak.....
today's cbs was really fulfilling. altho my group only consists of two people and our leader, i think we share openly with one another and just say whatever is on our minds. today we discussed about romans 12:1-2. We've heard this verse maybe a million times and momentarily it possibly loses its value. I liked our discussion today cuz we really dug deep about being living sacrifices. According to the verses, we need a renewing transformation of our minds, THEN we can know what God's perfect will is. It's like until we're willing to cast aside the conforminities of our worldly lives or until we're willing to sacrifice that one thing to Him we wont be able to see God's will for us. Our leader spoke of how we need to allow the transforming of our minds so that we can be same-minded with God in order to see what good and perfect things he has in store for us.
cbs has been really neat cuz the somewhat indepth studies that we do allow me to gain a fresh new perspective on something that i've already read before.
*breathe* so the rough part of the week is finally over....downhill from here... altho there is a physics quiz tomorrow. *pft* this time i will prevail.
today's cbs was really fulfilling. altho my group only consists of two people and our leader, i think we share openly with one another and just say whatever is on our minds. today we discussed about romans 12:1-2. We've heard this verse maybe a million times and momentarily it possibly loses its value. I liked our discussion today cuz we really dug deep about being living sacrifices. According to the verses, we need a renewing transformation of our minds, THEN we can know what God's perfect will is. It's like until we're willing to cast aside the conforminities of our worldly lives or until we're willing to sacrifice that one thing to Him we wont be able to see God's will for us. Our leader spoke of how we need to allow the transforming of our minds so that we can be same-minded with God in order to see what good and perfect things he has in store for us.
cbs has been really neat cuz the somewhat indepth studies that we do allow me to gain a fresh new perspective on something that i've already read before.
*breathe* so the rough part of the week is finally over....downhill from here... altho there is a physics quiz tomorrow. *pft* this time i will prevail.
Tuesday, September 30, 2003
cloud nine.....
random: i can see myself sitting at the desk with a stack of newspapers in front of me.....staring at the business section.
Things i get a kick out of:
*fros on azns
*hummers
*bald teens
*the word poop
*hc tickets in the form of a keychain
*a guy named Tian at UW that looks like Yao ming (dude....u gotta see.. this picture on steeni's site of him and steve by the miget door.. talk abt look alikes) check it out: http://community.webshots.com/photo/92316506/92316732gVltaf
jack called today! woot. It's kewl how people keep in touch. Every year you have those people who write k.i.t in your yearbook, but how many of them actually follow through with what they write? Keeping in touch definitely has to be a mutual situation. Do you ever feel like you really wanna keep in touch with this person, but you dont know how they would feel about you emailing or snailing them? Or maybe you use to keep in touch with this person but you've lost touch and you dunno if they'd think you're odd or even if they remember you if you contacted them? How do you know that you're not both feeling the same way and both parties just arent doing anything about it? Keeping in touch is simple, take the initiative cuz it's rewarding.
I have this friend whom i've kept in touch with since i discovered email. I remember back in the day when we use to play basektball and handball together every weekend. I remember she was there when i learned to ride my bike. I remember i was there when she moved into town. Now, she's a college junior and we've kept in touch over the years. and the kewlest part is seeing how we've both grown and changed, seeing how each of us go through those milestones in life. talk about awesomeness.
i just really appreciate how she always takes time out of her busy schedule to email me. Even a simple "i'm doing good." and that's it, email always brings a smile to my face. Every time i move away from somewhere i always wonder how long will we be able to keep in touch? will we even keep in touch? Looking at my mom, i realize that keeping in touch is all a matter of interest level. She has these 4 really close friends. Maybe they only see each other once every 10 years, but they always send each other christmas cards , and they go at all costs to find out where the other is currently living when they've lost touch for some time. surprisingly, the christmas cards always arrive at our mailbox, every year without doubts.
i think it'll be awesome growing up, living in my own home, and when i go to the mailbox every holiday season, i'll have mail from my friends whom i've kept in touch with over the years.
random: i can see myself sitting at the desk with a stack of newspapers in front of me.....staring at the business section.
Things i get a kick out of:
*fros on azns
*hummers
*bald teens
*the word poop
*hc tickets in the form of a keychain
*a guy named Tian at UW that looks like Yao ming (dude....u gotta see.. this picture on steeni's site of him and steve by the miget door.. talk abt look alikes) check it out: http://community.webshots.com/photo/92316506/92316732gVltaf
jack called today! woot. It's kewl how people keep in touch. Every year you have those people who write k.i.t in your yearbook, but how many of them actually follow through with what they write? Keeping in touch definitely has to be a mutual situation. Do you ever feel like you really wanna keep in touch with this person, but you dont know how they would feel about you emailing or snailing them? Or maybe you use to keep in touch with this person but you've lost touch and you dunno if they'd think you're odd or even if they remember you if you contacted them? How do you know that you're not both feeling the same way and both parties just arent doing anything about it? Keeping in touch is simple, take the initiative cuz it's rewarding.
I have this friend whom i've kept in touch with since i discovered email. I remember back in the day when we use to play basektball and handball together every weekend. I remember she was there when i learned to ride my bike. I remember i was there when she moved into town. Now, she's a college junior and we've kept in touch over the years. and the kewlest part is seeing how we've both grown and changed, seeing how each of us go through those milestones in life. talk about awesomeness.
i just really appreciate how she always takes time out of her busy schedule to email me. Even a simple "i'm doing good." and that's it, email always brings a smile to my face. Every time i move away from somewhere i always wonder how long will we be able to keep in touch? will we even keep in touch? Looking at my mom, i realize that keeping in touch is all a matter of interest level. She has these 4 really close friends. Maybe they only see each other once every 10 years, but they always send each other christmas cards , and they go at all costs to find out where the other is currently living when they've lost touch for some time. surprisingly, the christmas cards always arrive at our mailbox, every year without doubts.
i think it'll be awesome growing up, living in my own home, and when i go to the mailbox every holiday season, i'll have mail from my friends whom i've kept in touch with over the years.
Monday, September 29, 2003
Onward Christian Soldier.......
random thought: What a powerful weapon the mouth is. News travels fast through the mouth, words scar, and a lot of what you say shows who you are.
Jenn called today before her 4pm class, it was quite unexpected and a total day maker! Thanx Jenn! So this six weeks is essentially 4 full weeks and 4 days. Meaning double the fun. Teachers are gonna work our fanny's and their fanny's off just to get all those crazy grades. *sigh* The cycle of the six weeks is returning to my memory....the vicious cycle of chumphood is finally returning to my system.
herm.. my mind is quite disfunctional right now and it's becoming diffcult to conjure up something to write about. so i bid you farewell and have a great week.
random thought: What a powerful weapon the mouth is. News travels fast through the mouth, words scar, and a lot of what you say shows who you are.
Jenn called today before her 4pm class, it was quite unexpected and a total day maker! Thanx Jenn! So this six weeks is essentially 4 full weeks and 4 days. Meaning double the fun. Teachers are gonna work our fanny's and their fanny's off just to get all those crazy grades. *sigh* The cycle of the six weeks is returning to my memory....the vicious cycle of chumphood is finally returning to my system.
herm.. my mind is quite disfunctional right now and it's becoming diffcult to conjure up something to write about. so i bid you farewell and have a great week.