be a lady 變靚Ｄ？

last night, after the second time oikos group, i was playing w/ the two ladies:



Magician Miss Kristen was trying to turn me into blue with her shiny blue magic gloves.



Little Gretchen was very happy to have us praise her beauty. She stood quietly and smiled nicely to let me take a picture of her!



Magician was trying to turn me into a pig!!
yet gretchen keeps her elegant image.

五年來的我

前幾天聽到幾個女仔好興奮談論兩年後結婚大計。

想當年自己拍拖不久也是常常諗住兩年後結婚。結果兩年又兩年...

當我還是她們年紀，記得曾有人同我們說過要人生要有目標，要有五年計劃。

五年後的今時今日，我究竟accomplish了什麼？

走進腦袋的，居然是...

過去的就不要提，我諗，五年後的我，一定畢業了吧！？

甜炮谷

自從上年去卡加利，友人餵我吃完許多甜炮谷後，我便愛上了它。

病了一個月，次次見到朋友興奮地拿著大啖大啖咁食，請我食我又不敢吃，那種爭扎很是痛苦。

上星期上完崇拜午餐時，wayne哥哥叫我帶小暄去買來吃，但我想起之前個星期她攬實自己袋炮谷不肯請我吃，我又有小小報復心理不想請她吃。

終於我買了一袋，大啖大啖放進口內，滋味無窮。

請了身邊的人吃，還有許多，始終，好味的東西是要同識欣賞的人一齊爭才痛快。

於是走過去請小暄吃，過了一會，李生買了親愛的雞蛋仔請我們吃，小暄把她拿了的一顆，自己不吃卻放入我口，好感動啊！

又請了小呈吃，由於她應承了媽媽只吃一口，所以她把成隻充滿炮谷的手放入口內，小暄看見又跟著做。

看見兩隻沾滿口水的手在炮谷袋內一進一出，又因為食唔切而掉了一半在地上，好攪笑。

信用咭

有一天教補習學生計信用咭的利息還款。

c: 嘩！好難
m: 你要學懂，將來便識計，知道銀行有否收多你錢
c: 咁麻煩，我第時大個唔用信用咭，只用cash便得

-_-'''

proofreading

That's how I have been "torturing" my collegues...

年齡

任太昨天上班時被外藉食蕉問及有無Ｘ十歲。

她下班回來便嚷著要染髮和痛罵食蕉有無攪錯，blah blah blah blah.

對於一個女士來說，有什麼只可說小，不能說大？

由無變有

看着十年級的補習學生用計數機去算出分數0/2的答案。
一條見到就知答案的數。見他咁小心用計數機，都不阻止他了，總好過他亂估一通。

c: 答案是0.5
m（簡直目定口呆）: 咩話？
c: 咩呀？啱呀，zero over 2 嘛，咪0.5囉
m（真是想砍頭埋牆）: 你部計數機壞咗呀？0/2 = 0.5?
c（一面按計數機，一面說）：哪，zero over 2 equals 0.5!

我們一齊望住計數機上的零字
他已忍不住笑了出來

m: 吓？你部計數機咁特別嘅?零除二等於零點五？
c: 哈哈哈哈哈哈哈！係zero.
m: 你表演magic咩？0.5?

他笑到扒在枱上

點解要屬靈

PhD stress

To understand my stress better, u can take a look at the following comics.

老細你玩野呀？

先前老細問我可否加放一幅spectrum落我份論文上，於是我今日不停找尋一幅好好睇睇的圖。其實當年我們出份paper時也沒有放進去，他一句：it would be nice to have it... 或者 why don't u put this in?
我便係咁揾。終於找到一幅，但我又真的覺得好唔掂，於是膽粗粗問老細可否不放，仲用之前份publication來撐自己。
今日，他竟然話，幅圖其實真係無咩代表性，做咩放進去？

anyhow做小咗野都係好的。

他今日唔知做咩好不專心幫我proofread。
上次他改的，今日又改回原形。
例子一：



真係好有difficulty，份野絕對是 big challenge 啦！



例子二：



咁玩法真係有排都無result

dear bible

這幾天靈修到瑪拉基書，我差不多把整本聖經完完整整看了三次！
我堅持無論幾悶，也得用心去看，還要自己看英文版去更明白內容。
我差一點興奮到把箴言改寫成一個現代常用語版本！
好開心，但更慚愧的，是當你給我一個小測，問我呢章講咩，個篇表達什麼意思時，我又答你唔到。
就好似我的化學咁，唔用個飯就唔記得。

這個舊約旅程差不多陪我渡過了整個博士學位的生涯！
當初決定留在加拿大，繼續讀博士學位，接受神給予的挑戰，就是看到以色列人出紅海，入迦南。
係要走一條長時間的路㗎，不過神話會睇住我。
一答應繼續上，難關便一個一個擁過來。
但感謝神，一直派不同的天使扶持我。
而我知道神更想我學會的是單單倚靠祂。
想到此刻，突然間好感動。

無條件的愛

有一日，阿爸話姑姐好錫我，留番Ｄ美食給我。
而阿爸自己又話對我好好，因為沒有將Ｄ食物吃清光，留番給我。

爸：哪，唔知你有無對我們咁好嘞

我忍不住問：爸，乜唔係不計回報同無條件㗎咩？

想不到爸媽異口同聲說：母愛就係！
媽：哎，到你為人母便知道

其實我明㗎，都經歷了這麼多年，天父的愛咪係咁囉！

也許

也許，是不應太執著一些微細的事

也許，放鬆一點會過得舒服一點

也許，行後一步，看遠一點，便能發現原來世界這樣大

也許，多點替人高興，小一點猜疑，會更懂得感恩

也許，小一點埋怨，小一點提醒，便可留多嗒氣暖肚，也不會覺得你長氣

也許，偵察系統失靈，防禦系統不見了，便不會探測到危機訊息

也許，這樣，失望便會減少，人便會開心點。

蓄勢 之 仗劍人間

不知你看了Jubilization未？

還記得我當日參與後，最扎心的是當講員問我們願意將自己的生命押注在神的話語上嗎？

好深，好難。說得對，是我們的不熟，不信，不用。

不熟：記得曾經有朋友見到我本聖經其他textbook還薄，她問我一定看了許多次吧！？
不信：你當聖經是故事？生活的建議？抑或最高的權威？
不用：你知道耶穌會咁做，但你會否跟住做？

要明白，懂得如何揮灑自如這一把寶劍（聖經），談何容易？

你幾時肯去練劍？又能練到人劍合一？

可以不去到呢個地步嗎？

世界是不會因為你而停下來，魔鬼是不會見你唔掂而不攻擊你。

你要有一個proactive的人生，是不能坐以待斃。

點解要屬靈？是因為神愛我們，我們要打一場屬靈的仗！

好好聽

我：媽，你有收聽上星期的 ＰＰ９５９嗎？
媽：有！哈，那個Alan講得幾好
我：係呀，他講豬年運程，你有聽呀呵？
媽：有！幾好聽呀！我聽聽下瞓着咗

我不禁笑了出來，好聽 —> 瞓着，都幾矛盾喎...

油價標升

早幾天見到油價標升!!!

好彩只是執錯字。

新年快樂！

忘記恭喜大家新年快樂！
我總是不知恭喜人什麼好，要講Ｄ出自真心，又真係想人好的說話，好不容易。

好似ＷＷ說，祝你步步高升！係指血壓？體重？定血糖？
祝你心想事成！萬一我嬲人心裏正在駡：「鬼唔望你變成醜八怪！」咁點算？

早幾年，開始聽到些諸如「不勞而穫」的恭賀詞語。駛唔駛咁懶呀？

今日居然讓我找到：



當然，並祝靈命日增！

利是

香港的朋友好關心我在加拿大有無利是𢭃，令我想起今年聽到的一番話。

話說有個uncle大大聲說今年只派兩封利是，就是給自己一對的子女，免得麻煩別人，好似交換禮物咁。

當然，我知骨氣不能當飯食，但我又不是等着那十元八塊開飯，我真的不太希旱。

而我的父母亦無因此而唔派給他的子女。

造定勢不派利是，我也是第一次見。

我會...

看見Wayne哥哥大大老細轉載自明報的post

曾蔭權在2月1日宣布角逐連任時說﹕「我會做好呢份工！」，如果換轉是其他行業或者其他人，
應該會這樣說吧﹕

地盤佬﹕「我會鑽好呢個窿！」

氣功師﹕「我會發好呢次功！」

八達通公司﹕「我會整好八達通！」

天文台﹕「我會測好呢個風！」

鐘表師﹕「我會整好呢個鐘！」

廚師﹕「我會爆好呢碟蔥！」

╳╳公司的專業員工﹕「我會五點九就鬆…… 」

孫明揚(房屋及規劃地政局長)拆走鐘樓，送去堆填區﹕「我會送好呢個鐘。」

由於我的專業，令我想起我的個人version:

我會博好呢個士！
仲有
我會塑好呢條膠！
同埋
我會寫好呢篇文！

happy valentine's day

老細的小宇宙

now u know y my experiments take so long to complete...

好小小

病了一星期，發燒發了四五天，發到自己都唔知我會否降溫。
神無理由用這個感冒來結束我的一生，但是我究竟會幾時好番？
突然好明白長期病患者那種望不見谷底的無奈。
夠鐘食退燒藥會自己打冷震，好似吸毒咁，一食完就精神番無事。
忟憎過大喊過同神投訴完，都係繼續咳。
看了中醫，終於退燒了。
詫異的是我在生病期間，除了用了四卷廁紙大半盒紙巾外，居然寫到論文。
神的確是在你軟弱時顯得完全。

sick

任宅變成重災區
爸爸病了，之後我和媽媽也受感染
爸爸在房間閉關了兩天，他出來便輪到我們病了
我的體温有升無減，藥性一過便發得比之前還高
昨晚簡直無覺好瞓，每兩小時便醒來一次
腦袋就是想著怎樣改論文
到四點幾，唔得嘞，個腦要停一停，再這樣下去我根本沒有休息過。
看了一章聖經，想想主日學的事，又睡了
終於睡到朝早十點。

病是怎樣已經不太記得
以前睡一覺已好了一半，現在睡醒後比之前更差
究竟要病多久？
好frustrating。
或者真的要我停一停下來，想想自己的人生

simply complicated

honey said...

artist – is to make simple things sound complicated
scientist – is to turn complicated things to look simple

i just know that writing a scientific thesis is so complicated.

好感動啊！

今天牧者的訊息好感人。
以色列人，面對埃及士兵的攻撃，背對紅海，正是前無去路，後有追兵之際，
摩西便對他們說：

不要懼怕，只管站著，留心上帝的拯救。

我覺得好貼身，因為：

面對論文的死期日漸迫近，加上還有許許多多要完成，

我真的好驚！情緒嚴重失控！
不要懼怕

我真是好亂！只管不停地做！
只管站著

我安靜不下！什麼也看不見！
留心上帝的拯救

或許只有在安靜中，才能聽到神對摩西說：

往前走，下到海中

爭戰的是耶和華，他不會讓自己的名受辱，擔心什麼呢？

God himself or His gifts?

Quote from "Our Journey" on Jan 19, 2007:

"The lack of feeling does not always indicate that we are wrong. It may be that Christ would teach us to distinguish between love and the emotion of love, between joy and the rapture of joy, between peace and the sense of peace. Or perhaps He may desire to ascertain whether we cling to Him for Himself or for His gifts."

Have been praying for God's guidance and know how to write my thesis.
feel like "taking advantage of God" after reading this article.
well.. guess i should refocus on God Himself...

oh my thesis!

This is how my revised version looked like:



Thank God that my supervisor's writing is not as bad as this...
but sometimes, i really dunno how to make changes according to his comments =(



haha.. i hope i don't need to make "infinite" copies of my thesis



well well well.. my deadline is set.
I have to submit mine by the end of Feb...
counting down 40 days now.
40 days... a familiar number if u know the bible well.
need your prayer!
and also.. i won't be updating as often from now on....
if u don't see any new posts, that means, i need more of your prayer!

high standard 1

聽說，聖經的英文程度已由五十年前的中學程度降至小學程度。


I went to a church service on Christmas day.
The power point presentation was scary.
delay, wrong slide.
I thought it may be the first time they did "power point".
But nope, it wasn't.
It was because it was prepared in the very last minute and was not controlled properly by a professional.
Because of a "teen" who run away from the job.
either he forgot, or he just ditched them.


Although a group of guys do not have the voice of Il Divo, and I understand it's not a performance but to worship God, I was still horrified when they present a hymn.
I wonder... how much time did they spend on the practice?
I wonder... and I don't believe that there's no technician who knows how to control the microphone and volume so that no single voice will be over the others.
It sounded and looked like it's a single person's performance


I questioned.
How could that happen in such a big church, full of people with different talents.
Some replied that there's always mistakes.
Some said, it wasn't like that last year.
Some thought, the young teens are just not reliable.
Some even said, well, we should be understanding and embrace the fault with God's love, i.e. 用愛心互相包容


wow... 搬出神的愛，說得我像無愛心，只在挑別人的剌

怎麼神叫我們要「交付忠心可託付的人」時，我們有沒有好好去選擇和訓練？

我們對一些一年一度「敬拜神」的節目，又有幾重視？

像我爸爸說，是「柴娃娃」去完成？抑或用心去排練？

試問若果你是新來賓，每年只在那天上敎會，看見這些事發生，會用愛心包容嗎？

若果你是神，你會滿意嗎？甚至Okay?

我們口口聲聲說要將最好的獻給神，這就是最好了？

說要「竭力進到完全的地步」，我們是站在一個甚麼的位置？

既然神這麼愛我們，難度我們就求其交貨去回應神的愛？

我們作基督徒，標準和要求是這麼低嗎？

Seattle trip

The first stop of our trip is to see the Dead sea Scrolls exhibition @ Pacific Science Center.




Thanks to JP coz he's a very good tour guide.
I can understand what it means by 盡地主之宜。

After dinner, he took us to the new football field.



Which is called the Qwest Field.



Right beside it, there's softball field



then he took us to the Starbuck headquarter.



and u can c the big logo..



Standing on the Alki beach, you can see the entire view of downtown Seattle.
which is amazing!
too bad that my camera couldn't catch the view well =(



next day, as we took off from JP's home, we passed the longest float bridge in the world:



bye Seattle!



the main purpose of the trip was to visit my friend flying from australia.
but she came to Vancouver the day I wanna meet with her.
so, instead of having lunch @ Seattle, we had dim sum @ Vancouver instead.

Goodbye Missions Hour kids

A position that I've served for 4 years.
Now, I have to go because I am moving to a new church.
Wayne explained to the kids that we are leaving because of God's calling.

the kids were stunned.
the younger ones showed us a "what's happening" face.
the older ones started to miss us, hugged us, and asked us to come back for visit.
perhaps, all they can understand is, mandy and wayne are leaving us!

Karen prayed for us to "send us out".
She have the kids "touch" us to pray.
meaning a connection.
there were too many girls and i had to stretch out my hands for more girls.
they held my hands like they used to be.
they bounced up and down on me like they used to be.
they pulled my arm as hard as they could, like they used to be.

my tears dropped during the prayer.
watching the older ones, who used to be the little ones, can now take care of the younger ones
those who used to sit in me
those who used to hold my hands
those who needed my company all the time
those who needed me to carry them

happy feet

終於看了happy feet.
主角不能唱歌卻懂得跳hip-hop，因而引來同族的排擠。
最後因為它的特異工能，才拯救了全族。
這讓我想起聖經內去西羅亞池洗眼的瞎子。
縱然你天生異類,但神要在你身上彰顯祂的榮耀。

今日，神又可以在我身上彰顯祂的榮耀嗎？

did i make a difference?

I had a chance to talk to someone in my fellowship last saturday.
she still remembers i was the first person approached them when she first came!
and i guess it means a lot to her.
looking at some people in the fellowship, they have matured a lot.

God has taken care of my worries and shown me that i do have impacts on people's lives.
soon i'll leave this church and expand the kingdom of God.

I am honored and excited coz i can take part in His work.
I am still learning.. to be a faithful servant, to be a true Christ follower.

I like this song "God of Justice" when i first heard of it in this summer at the morning worship.
I am able to find the lyrics and mp3 from someone's blog

what moved me so is the lyrics:

stepping forward
keep us from just singing
move us into action
we must go

yes. i am going.
are u?

事奉的配搭

看見在枱上事奉人員對神的熱心

卻未能發揮自己的恩賜勉强事奉

當自己不懂如何事奉，卻又不敢／不去／不知可以問誰

大家在program過後竟然稱讚他們做得很好

可知團友的量度是大的，對他們的包容和安慰當然值得欣賞

但我們不是說要將最好的獻給主？

明知弟兄姊妹有不足，不是應幫忙訓練他們成為神合用的器皿嗎？

慶幸事奉人員也知道自己的缺欠，想方法去改善。

Kay's pregnancy

當傳媒得知謝安琪懷孕的消息，說什麼現在應該看開點，年青人肯負責任已經很好了。各方好友亦爭相恭賀。

我無資格評論，因為我也是個罪人。

「現代人」發現有了另一個生命，男方肯負責任，即是肯同你結婚，或者沒有去墮胎，便叫做「負責任」。

乜唔係應該先有做父母的條件，才能負上製造生命的責任咩？

事情發生了，我只可覺得可惜，保住另一條生命，便已經叫做沒有一錯再錯。

基督徒的standard，真是這樣低嗎？

我只在想，我們的信仰是一個"cheap faith"嗎？

我們不是要作基督的精兵嗎？

京都肉排 vs 鎮江排骨

今晚叫咗鎮江排骨食。
侍應生送上一碟餸叫京都肉排。
我呆望碟餸，媽媽已放了一塊進口。

我：我們不是叫鎮江排骨嗎？
媽：哎呀！
爸：你阿媽食緊了，不能換
我：鎮江排骨不是這樣吧？這個分明是肉排！
LL: 鎮江排骨是怎樣？
我：黑啲
媽：係囉，食咁黑唔好呀！

我：-_-'''

媽真是可愛。

An Inconvenient Truth

just watched this movie by Al Gore on DVD.
now, i am convinced that i can make a difference to the world.
at least, as a keeper on earth, i guess i have the responsibility to help lessen the global warming.
i encourage you to watch this movie.
and think abt what we've been done.

check this out:
http://www.climatecrisis.net/

i am also impressed by Al Gore's passion and effort on raising the environmental concerns around the world.
it's not a one-man effort.
it requires everyone to work on it!
i wish i have his passion and effort, to impact the world.

大笑

我笑得太勁會胃抽筋
honey笑得太勁會打思憶
睇他笑得幾耐：

i hope it won't happen to me...

hanging bridge?

isn't it cool???

so much like our water now

great use of SMS

潮水式行車

今早新聞提及昨日停電，要進行潮水式行車。

想起這個笑話：

touched the hearts of ...

so excited and touched.
how earnestly to know.
how eager to seek.
never expected from such a person.
afterall, we are all sinners.

i prayed for the chance.
so thankful.
i shared,
what everyone needs to know.
many ears to listen.
and i can see tears hidden in the eyes.

i am glad.
i didn't lose the passion.
i am glad.
i had the courage and seized the chance.
i am glad.
when was the last time i did the same thing?
i am glad.
i didn't forget what it is about.

i believe the power of His word.
i believe the work of the Holy Spirit.
touched the hearts, like touching mine and many others before.
looking forward to the answer - yes, i will follow you, Lord.

sweety little kat

i was taking a little girl kat to meet her mom after missions hour.

her mom told me that kat wanna come down (coz she's supposed to be in nursery) to meet her friend because this friend always holds her hands and hugs her.

and her mom wondered if that's me.

i was like.. hmm... maybe not... coz i haven't met her for a while and for the past few times that she's around, another "older" kid was taking care of her.

her mom said, yeah, it should be you, coz she said her friend is a grown-up.

wow... i was so delighted and touched... coz the little holding hands to keep her company, the little hugs to ease her scare, the little teasing to cheer her up, and the little time you spent w/ her, a little 4-year-old girl, do mean a lot to her!

her little friendship is God's great reward for me.

新聞報告

今晚聽見新聞報告警方通輯疑犯：

...牙齒發黃，額頭有瘡。

what?

牙齒發黃都是一些不容易改變的事實

但額頭有瘡？用遮蔽瑕疵膏咪無囉...點捉賊呀...

PhD student...

haha.. this sound so much like my boss.... when he's acting nonsense.

Halloween

just found this funny...

Personality

did the personality test finally!
What's Your Personality Type?

it said...

I am An ESFJ

The Caregiver

You are sympathetic and caring, putting friends and family first.
A creature of habit, you prefer routines and have trouble with change.
You love being in groups - whether you're helping people or working on a project.
You are good at listening, laughing, and bringing out the best in people.

You would make a great nurse, social worker, or teacher.

haha.. so cool... isn't it?
but um... should i still be a chemist?

learning from book of John

約 翰 福 音 12:42-43
雖 然 如 此 ， 官 長 中 卻 有 好 些 信 他 的 ， 只 因 法 利 賽 人 的 緣 故 ， 就 不 承 認 ， 恐 怕 被 趕 出 會 堂 。
這 是 因 他 們 愛 人 的 榮 耀 過 於 愛 神 的 榮 耀 。

i felt such a pity.
and i pray that i won't turn into a person like them.

jewellery rack

thanks to caring shop...
i can finally put all my "pig ear string" in order!

a touching evening

testimony.
offering.
three examples.
more than half filled.

plan little as sand.
hope for a stone.
faith builds it up to a mountain.
love moves my heart.

for the name of God.
His glorious image.
belong to Him, return to Him.
not just earthly treasures, but my all.
not a sacrifice, but a blessing.
your heart... to God.
joy.

My new MBP case

Yeah!! I've finally found sth to protect my dear MBP.
The old version (for PB) was on sale at LD and i bought it right away.
leather feel surface... light color, has a professional feeling.
the only difference is the old one is 0.4 inch smaller than the new version.
i thought this one is as stretchy as the one my honey has, so i bought it w/o thinking.
the fact is... this one is not as strectchy, but i believe that, just like wearing clothes, the more times u try to push in, it'll eventually fit in.
of cos this theory works.
it's just everytime i try to zip it up, i always take a deep breath, just like putting a belt (or a "toe-cool") on your body.

dunno what

realizing a big change will happen next year
have a complex feeling towards them recently
i used to love them a lot.. deep down, i still do
but i feel a bit different now
i feel that i dunno them well any longer
i feel that i don't belong to them
should i adjust myself to fit in?
perhaps God is preparing my heart for the new change
so.. i'll just let it be
at least, do my part n c how things go

calling

talked to my bestest best friend kk tonight.
i shared w/ her very briefly abt the vision of koinonia.
she understood and didn't questioned.
i was so happy...
she didn't get it.
kk asked me, y not? God called different servant to serve Him in a different way!
true... and suddenly remembered the verses that our pastor talked abt this morning...

歌林多前書 1:21-24

世人憑自己的智慧，既不認識神，神就樂意用人所當作愚拙的道理，拯救那些信的人；這就是神的智慧了。
猶太人是要神蹟，希利尼人是求智慧，
我們卻是傳釘十字架的基督，在猶太人為絆腳石，在外邦人為愚拙；
但在那蒙召的，無論是猶太人、希利尼人，基督總為神的能力，神的智慧。

some people can understand and will participate because God has also called them.
some people don't coz they don't hear God's calling.

accept

when we accept sth, does that mean we won't complain abt it anymore?

when we accept sth, do we accept the fact that we can't change it anymore?

or because we can't change it so we have to accept the way it is?

when we know sth just work this way, does that mean we've accepted the way it is?

too much -> allergic?

tonight, i was talking to a boy...

m: david, eat some apple
d: i ate a piece already
m: have some more
d: no.. i think i m allergic to apple
m: why? did your mom tell u that?
d: no... i think if i eat too much, i'll be allergic to it
m: did u eat a lot?
d: yes. when my mom asked me what fruit do i want, i had an apple. n i also ate some at grandma's.
m: hey... if u've eaten that many and u r still fine, then u r not allergic to it!!!

then he walked away...
i don't think he'll get apple poison like snow white....

tonight's dinner

i was a bit crazy during tonight's dinner...

mom was asking me what lunch do i wanna have for tomorrow.
mom: 飯雞魚?
me: mom? was that a name of a person (范雞余)？

mom has been coughing for a long time.
she was complaining dad said that she's having 萬日咳.
me: mom... nevermind, u've said he has 雞咳 before...

PhD stands for...

Pizza Hut Delivery

Permanent Head Damage

Pai Hai Dou (趴係道)

it actually means Doctor of Philosophy...

coffee house

my overflow almond steam milk....



cool~~~



thank you ca ca

what do u want your life to be?

i've once wanted to be someone famous.
a person whose name will be known to the world.

then somehow, i just want a quiet and peaceful life.
not to be the best, not to be the worst... somewhere in the middle is good.
don't live for fame, position...
just like living in a cottage on some mountain.

then i found myself probably couldn't stand the silence and would feel bored...
i guess i should stay in the city...
n then what?
to live a significant life?
or 平平淡淡完了？

{a worthy walk}

we r talking abt discipleship... how u walk in a manner worthy of the calling.

from "Our Journey" by James macdonald

Ephesians 4:1-7 (English Standard Version)
1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.

Why do you think the Christian life is described so often as a walk? Five times in Ephesians 4-5, we're given instructions on how to live in pedestrian terms:

"Walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called" (4:1).

"You must no longer walk as the Gentiles do" (4:17).

"Walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us" (5:2).

"Walk as children of light" (5:8).

"Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise" (5:15).

Walking is all about measured progress; it's one foot in front of the other. The Christian life is like that. It takes a lot of days of decisive actions to make progress in becoming the person God wants you to be. You advance one step at a time, bit by bit, in little increments. Freedom doesn't come all at once. Growth doesn't come all at once. Victory and change do not come all at once. Success in Christian life is measured, not in your arrival time, but by the progress you make, day by day.

In addition, Ephesians also talks about the quality of your walk. Are you walking like Christ? Read Ephesians 4:1 again: "I, therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called."

Walk worthy. Worthy carries with it the idea of a balanced scale. The Lord Jesus Christ has named you and claimed you as His child; put that fact on one side of a scale. On the other side, pile all the details about your daily life - your motivations, habits, attitudes, and speech. If the scale balances, your walk is worthy. If we looked a little closer at those instructions from Ephesians 4-5, we could say:

"You must no longer walk as the Gentiles do"
I'm changing - I don't do or say what I used to.

"Walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us"
I'm unselfishishly loving the people in my life.

"Walk as children of light"
I'm guarding my thoughts and my steps so they reflect Christ.

"Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise"
I'm progressively making wiser choices.

I echo Paul when he says, "I beg you to have a walk that is worthy of the Lord." I plead with you - as you would plead with me - that our lives would balace out on God's scale. When we think about our Lord Jesus Christ, who He is and what He has done for us, any sacrifice would besmall for the sake of His great glory. Walk worthy of His calling.

@ body world 3

This is the first time that i have ever looked that closely at someone's body.
amazed at God's delicate creation.
the blood vessels network.. the bones... the muscles...
w/o the skin, almost everyone looks the same!

thankful that i am "healthy".
surprised how dark a lung can be if u smoked.
and how big a "ng ng" can be if u hv some disorder...
and how much fat u can accumulate under your skin...

saw a quote:

"What then did I formerly believe myself to be? Undoubtedly I believed myself to be a man. But what is a man?"
Rene Descartes, French Philosopher (1596-1650)

right beside it, is another quote from the bible:

Psalm 8 (King James Version)

1 O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

abt your teeth

after lunch... my labmate b (is a girl) was talking to labmate k (is a boy)

b (open her mouth): anything stuck b/t my teeth?
k (carefully looked): nope.
b: if i do, will u take it out for me?
k: err... nope. i'll tell u to take it out.

i really wanna ask my honey that question n c what he answered...

{you and God}

a lesson i've learned and is stil learning...

from "Our Journey" by Crawford W. Loritts

Have you ever felt abandoned, as if you were all alone? One minister was accused of an awful sin, and circumstantial evidence strongly indicated that he was guilty. Although he continued to declare his innocence, few believed him. Day by day, his reputation and credibility were being eroded, but he held on to the fact that he and God would vindicate him. To make a long story short, God did vindicate him in a wonderful way, and people who had accepted the unfounded accusations were embarrassed.

This all points to the fact that there are those rare times in our lives when all we have is God and God alone. He sometimes allows us to be in isolated circumstances and trials to prove His sufficiency, to let us know and experience: "I'm all you really need."

I'm not saying that we don't need other people. We do need a support system. God has raised up the body of Christ to encourage one another, to build each other up, and to help us walk through the valleys of life. But as I read through the Bible and look to my own experiences and the experiences of others, there are those moments when God says, "I don't want other people around you. I want you to face this heat and to look to me and me alone to get you through it." Sometimes we tend to rely more on our man-made support systems than we do on God.

In 2 Timothy 4:16-18, Paul tells us what to do when we're isolated. first, don't cave in to bitterness and an unforgiving spirit. Second, allow God to strengthen you. Run to Him. He has everything you need. Third, trust Him to deliver you. God can redeem the situation.

We need the support of others, but ultimately, God is enough.

2 Timothy 4:16-18 (The Message)

16-18 At my preliminary hearing no one stood by me. They all ran like scared rabbits. But it doesn't matter—the Master stood by me and helped me spread the Message loud and clear to those who had never heard it. I was snatched from the jaws of the lion! God's looking after me, keeping me safe in the kingdom of heaven. All praise to him, praise forever! Oh, yes!

Seeking: Father, my sufficiency is in You alone. Thank you for the trials that press me to your heart. You are all that I need.

@ AM 1320

this is how 別人的愛妻 supporting her 夫君 @ his radio show...

cell phone....

me: what? just come w/ me! u can call him (xsh's sh) later.
xsh: arr... he left his cell phone in the car...
me: haha! what a coincidence! i left mine at home!
xsh: heehee! n actually mine has no battery!
me and xsh: HAHAHAHAHA!!
honey: -_-||| (who are these people!??)