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2010-06-10T11:59:00.001+08:00

2009-07-13T17:55:00.003+08:00

* ethan is officially not a newborn anymore! *i know it's been ages since i updated about ethan's progress. but what can i say, i've been busy. so sue me!i'll make this quick, since i don't have a lot of time. he's now 7 months!! and i have decisively concluded that he is no longer a newborn. yes, there are several things which have led me to this conclusion.1. he has started crawling.

2009-03-28T15:52:00.003+08:00

* your love can change the world *this line from the al gordon song 'because of your love' has been haunting me for the last few months. i've wanted to write a post about it for awhile but other things (mostly by the name of ethan) have kept me busy.but here it is now. in 2 months' time, the man himself, along with tim hughes and mike pilavachi will be gracing the shores of hong kong in an

2009-02-25T16:14:00.003+08:00

* these moments *ever since our little bundle of joy arrived, people have told us to treasure this time when they are small. after three months, i now know what they are talking about. i've found myself getting emotional at very mundane moments of just holding ethan at home, and thinking that there will come a day when i wouldn't be able to hold him like this. it really is so precious and i

2009-02-24T11:16:00.004+08:00

* BABY UPDATE!! *ok, so this is more for my family and anyone else who wants to know what's happening with Ethan these days. hopefully i can keep this up regularly so you don't miss any of his cuteness!the most significant milestone was definately 2 nights ago, when Ethan slept for over 6 hours!! before that, he went a couple of nights for 5 hours. derek and i were both shocked, but it's

2009-02-18T12:40:00.004+08:00

* my miracle healing *so i'm finally getting myself sorted out and updating blogs and posting pics etc. go me!even though everyone i knew (including my husband) was at 180, i still had a very special valentine's day present this year. it started out not the greatest since i was home alone that night. i decided to get the breast pump ready but didn't want to bother sterilizing it again, so i

2008-12-18T11:10:00.003+08:00

*HAPPY 1-WEEK BIRTHDAY!*yay, we made it to one week! while the shock of ethan's early arrival has wained, the new shock of being parents 24/7 is just starting to set in! the past week has been pretty amazing. ethan is pretty amazing :) he just so darn cute!! it makes waking up every 3 hours round the clock almost a joy.we've also been blessed with visits from friends and family and neighbors

2008-12-15T00:47:00.005+08:00

*an early christmas gift*well, the pregnancy blog will have to turn into a baby blog early, because our little peanut arrived 2 weeks ahead of schedule!! if you're taken by surprise, you're not alone... i am just starting to get over the shock of it all myself. here's the scoop on how it all went down.thursday, dec.11:being in the last month of pregnancy, i had my weekly check up at the local

2008-12-05T16:21:00.006+08:00

*thus begins the countdown*ok ok i know i'm horrible at updating this blog. not that it matters because i don't think anyone reads it.... but i guess this is more for my own peace of mind knowing there's some sort of record of this time :)i'm now 37 weeks, which means the baby is fully formed and is ready for the world! but there's still 3 weeks to go til my due date, which also means 3 weeks

2008-09-29T14:36:00.009+08:00

* preggers update! *yes, i apologize. it is long overdue. i'm now 27 weeks. so what's new? well, the passage from second to third trimester means the return of the dreaded hives. it's still not quite as bad as the first time 'round, but i still get itchy every few days, and they are as itchy as ever. the other thing is that over the last 2 weeks, i've really felt a difference in my growing

2008-08-22T14:49:00.005+08:00

* typhoon nuri *seeing as it's nearly a Typhoon 10 and we're trapped at home (possibly for a few days), i figured it's about time for another update. so here's me:21 weeks Left) and 22 weeks (Right)doesn't look as pointy anymore, but the ultrasound last week confirmed that it is indeed a BOY! not actually a big surprise since we thought that it was going to be, and everyone else seemed to think

2008-08-03T14:51:00.009+08:00

* changes they are a-comin'! *i am now 19 weeks! almost halfway there! after we took this photo, i realized that my stomach is kinda pointy, so what does that mean? i'm sure everyone will have an opinion, but we'll be having our next 'official' ultrasound in a week and a half, and hopefully that will put all queries to rest...so what's so special about august this year? well, first i've

2008-07-22T09:00:00.002+08:00

* only 156 days to go! *so i'm 17 1/2 weeks now... and things are finally starting to get interesting! yesterday was a momentous day because i finally feel truly pregnant. first, i was (finally) offered a seat on the mtr!! i was wondering if that day will ever come.... it was very exciting, since we were on our way to tung chung to see more flats. i think we may have found it, even if it is a

2008-07-16T09:48:00.003+08:00

* one night in ho chi minh *life down under is great - gorgeous weather, great food, pavlova, chilled out life - but after 2 weeks i was missing my cat way too much. so i was glad to go home, even if i wasn't really looking forward to the heat.but because we were cheap and dirt broke, we flew vietnam air to australia instead of qantas or cathay, as most others did. and man, did we get what we

2008-06-17T12:47:00.004+08:00

* morning sickness et.al. *i reckon since i have only been to queen mary (public hospital) for emergency and the early pregnancy clinic meant for "at risk" pregnancies for a few weeks, i would wait until i actually see what the regular antenatal clinic is like to pass my judgements about private vs. public.instead, i think i'm going to log some of the symptoms i've had so far, since that is the

2008-06-12T12:01:00.003+08:00

* three months past *the task of updating blogs have really gone downhill since my discovery of facebook, but i suppose this should be as good a time as any to pick it up. i've decided it might be interesting (if only for our baby) to keep a sort of pregnancy journal. so, for the next 6 months, this shall become "diaries of a desperate housewife". sans the hot plumber....so while i eat my

* Mojo *

2008-03-19T01:45:00.000+08:00

Isn't she a cutey patootie??

* Linnet's Birthday *

2008-03-09T21:10:00.000+08:00

Yee so's parents were in town for her bday so we had dinner at crc with derek's whole family. They had the biggest sau bau's i'd ever seen!! I was in heaven :)

2007-12-07T17:22:00.000+08:00

* what i want for christmas *in response to the musings of my previous post, and after some discussion with derek, we have decided that instead of exchanging gifts with our friends and family who could all basically afford to get whatever we wanted or needed ourselves, we would use our money to buy gifts for those who could NOT do that for themselves.in the past couple of weeks, i've really

2007-11-30T11:40:00.000+08:00

*to love*loving people is not easy. to truly love others, i think it requires a selflessness that is not natural to us as humans. we've been taught survival of the fittest and to always look out for ourselves before others. have all of my needs (and wants) met first, then i will see what i've got left to give to others. sometimes, we'll go one step further, and give if asked to give. but if

2007-11-27T11:05:00.000+08:00

* time for action *We cannot separate ourselves from the use of power—either as individuals or as a society or as a church. It is a fact of life. Power is the ability to achieve purpose—the capability for action. Power is a gift from God. God does not intend a world where powerful suppress and oppress the powerless. Power is not meant to be the possession of a few while the majority are

2007-10-17T10:04:00.001+08:00

* being chinese *i found out last night that i'm 1/4 shanghainese and 1/4 sezhuan. (the other half of me is obviously cantonese. or maybe not so obvious.)whooooo.ok, so i've already stopped using yahoo years ago, but here's another reason to keep NOT using it. i've just been informed by a diving canadian friend that yahoo! is a 40% investor in the chinese company alibaba, who is the world's

2007-09-12T22:53:00.000+08:00

* averting the wrath of the cat nazis *after six weeks of dealing with the cat nazis that i've decided the stray cat's home to be, we finally have confirmation (sort of) that we will get our cat!!they came tonight to inspect our home to make sure that it is suitable for the cat, and after many scrutinizing looks, questions, and pointed comments about this and that, they said it was fine.

2007-08-10T09:45:00.001+08:00

* backlog *it's 3:30pm and i'm still in my pyjamas. i can't remember the last time i was able to do this. there's something special about being able to laze around all day in your jammies and never having to leave the house. i happen to be very good at this.so with all this lazing around, i actually have time to update my blog, post photos taken since may (may!) on facebook, and clean the

2007-08-04T01:36:00.000+08:00

* this is not a burden, it's an adventure *so this is not new, but since i've been preparing for my talk for the 'time for action' series, i've dug this up. man, i wish i could preach it like bono.it's a bit long, but SOOOO good. start watching at 4:50 if you want to cut down on the celeb kiss ass.

2007-07-26T15:26:00.000+08:00

* from fortress *Dear Mrs Ma,First of all, thanks for your email. We apology about misarrangement of air-conditioner installation service on 21/7/07. Besides, since having your valuable opinions which will be reflected to the related department so as to improve our service quality. Finally, as checking about the new record, we have booked 28/7/07 before noon to go to your home to do the

2007-07-21T11:57:00.000+08:00

* another fine example of quality customer service in hong kong *after enduring a week of an aircon that does not cool during the hottest week of the year in hong kong, we had finally worked out with our new landlord for him to get us a new aircon.because of our busy schedule, and derek being away for 2.5 weeks, we could only have the new aircon delivered on friday night (for an extra 'night

2007-06-10T21:09:00.001+08:00

* a trip to the "teed dah" master *age is upon me... i can't escape it. as i become more injury-prone, i have to face this dreadful existential reality: i'm old.the unbearable back pain i now have from a sudden urge to be healthy has turned me into a crookity old lady. i'm not happy.

2007-04-20T01:04:00.000+08:00

* grace vs. death *in light of the events that took place at virginia tech this week, most people tend to think along the lines of revenge and how the perpetrator, or at least someone, must pay. but i came across this quote and i can find nothing more fitting, and necessary as a reminder for all of us as pursuers of grace. i originally only intended to quote the first paragraph, but the rest of

2007-04-06T15:07:00.000+08:00

* update on leaving hong kong *clothes are scattered everywhere, the suitcase is open but nothing is in it, and we are both frantically trying to finish what we need to before boarding that britair plane at 00:35 7-4-07.me? i have 5 school assignments, of which i've done 1.5, all due the day after i return. and there is no internet access in the boones of wales. and i need to revamp my '

2007-04-03T21:25:00.000+08:00

* cough cough *one week before we leave for the neec youth conference, i come down with a not-so-nice sore throat/cough/headache/sniffles. my head feels like it's being dragged around by 10-tonne truck right now. and i've probably killed an entire forest with the amount of tissues i used today.but i don't even mind, because we're getting on that plane on friday night! derek has been slaving

2007-03-28T10:41:00.000+08:00

* easter fun *it's been a grueling 2 months of non-stop papers and assignments and projects and presentations. but, there is light at the end of the tunnel: EASTER BREAK!! aside from the onset of cadbury eggs, i'm looking forward to a week in the UK. it's been nearly 13 years since i've been there. click under "speaker" & "worhsip" here. :)one more week to go! yippeeeeee....also looking

2007-03-17T15:54:00.000+08:00

* i did it! *my first piece of raw fish!! derek and i were at genki sushi today and i had a sudden feeling that maybe i could try eating real sushi... this is me eating a boston roll (tuna and creamcheese).i couldn't really taste anything because the tuna piece was really small and all i could taste was the creamcheese. but then derek convinced me to try a sake (fatty salmon) which was not as

2007-03-16T13:29:00.001+08:00

* photos *i've FINALLY uploaded photos from christmas and toronto!! click on my flickr badge. enjoy!

2007-03-10T11:47:00.000+08:00

* family ties*the past few weeks have been another hectic roller coaster of term papers, work, assignments, and simply trying to stay afloat and coherently digest my life on a day-to-day basis.since coming back from toronto, i went straight into a 10-week practicum placement for 2 days a week. i've been placed at a government subvented social services organization called st. james settlement,

2007-02-16T01:10:00.000+08:00

* metowe *taking a little break from my paper writing, and came across an organization called me2we that amazed me. it's parent organization, free the children, was started by craig when he was TWELVE YEARS OLD. here's a sample - consider it a suplement to my birthday post about spending. more videos found on youtube.

2007-02-02T23:13:00.000+08:00

* home *yes, i've been back for not quite a week and already i'm overwhelmed with work. we arrived home sunday night, and monday i had an interview for my summer overseas placement. good thing my morning class had been cancelled, because i probably wouldn't have made it anyway. (derek and i did manage to go to the gym in the morning though. hooray for us!) well, the ball got rolling pretty

2007-01-04T10:35:00.000+08:00

* 30 minutes to boarding *thoughts weighing on my mind:- how cold is toronto?- what is TACF like? (i mean, shooting holy spirit arrows??)- can i write a term paper on the plane? with 2 hours battery time on my ibook?- i've never flown to america before... at least not over the ocean- i've never been east of calgary!- i get to see my sister <24 hours!- i need to take a dump....

2007-01-01T18:46:00.000+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!! welcome to 2007... may you find the strength and courage to follow your dreams, and fulfill the awesome plans that God has for your life.may the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing to you, o lord my rock and my redeemer. ~ psalm 19:14here's to a year of new songs, new creations & creativity, and new adventures!on a less festive note, i've been

2006-12-26T17:48:00.000+08:00

dear friends,another year, another birthday! i am so grateful and constantly in awe of all the people and blessings that God has allowed me to have over the years, and i especially thank God for each of you, because you are so very special to me.In case you are thinking about buying a present, may i ask that instead of buying something for me, you use the money you would have spent on me and

2006-12-26T12:51:00.000+08:00

* day of boxes *the flurry of christmas activities and family gatherings is over, and i'm now looking forward to a week of being chained to my desk again. two more term papers to go (one of them a group research proposal = yuck). it was a precious weekend. we began on friday night by celebrating winter solstice at cliff and linnet's with the whole family, including auntie vicky and auntie

2006-12-22T23:29:00.000+08:00

* finally, a break! *well, 3 postgrad exams under my belt and i finally get a chance to breathe! after being up late all week studying, i can't wait for a few days of freedom from books! but actually, i still have to do some work tomorrow because i have a small paper due on christmas day... we'll be in sheung shui again for 2 days, then coming back to town for the vine's christmas eve service on

2006-12-19T22:33:00.000+08:00

* psychology *final exam tomorrow morning! wish me luck!wait. i have to tell you about this course. it's a 1 semester course consisting of, essentially, 3 major courses: introduction to psychology, developmental psych, and abnormal psych. at any normal university, there would be a whole year devoted to just one of these. but here at HKU, they like to cram them into one semester and expect

2006-12-14T11:09:00.000+08:00

* miracles happen! *unfortunately, this is not going to be as spiritual as you might think. but i am no less grateful and thrilled.yesterday, after pleading our case to several professors, we had two of our four term papers postponed until february. (late january for most of my class, but because i've taken official leave for most of january, i got extraaa extension.)this means i still have to

2006-12-08T00:05:00.000+08:00

* bad girl *i'm being a very bad girl right now. it's past midnight, and i have a final tomorrow morning (or should i say this morning?) and i'm not studying. well, i am. but i'm taking a wee little break to blog about nothing. just to tell you that i'm not doing what i'm supposed to be doing.in the past few weeks as i've really had to kick my brainpower into high gear, i've realized that i

2006-11-30T22:41:00.000+08:00

* a bit of nostalgia *something i'd love to see in person one day:meanwhile the westcoast has been blanketed in several feet of snow, so in honor of, here is ralph waldo emerson's the snowstorm: Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,Seems nowhere to alight: the whited airHides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven,And veils the

2006-11-28T21:19:00.000+08:00

* almost december *i can't believe it. two more days and it's december!! december is my favourite month - the (canadian) cold crisp air, the possibility of (canadian) snow, christmas, my birthday, and new year's all rolled into one beautifully sweet month. but not this year. no. not only is there no cold air or snow, i will also be buried under piles and piles of school work right up until we

2006-11-25T15:39:00.000+08:00

* gloomy day *i've been indoors all day doing school work, i'm bored, and it's grey and wet outside. so i'm going ot post some photos of things that make me happy :)my beautiful friend korylsophie's cosmic cafecanada geeseuskillerkaren children

2006-11-20T00:48:00.000+08:00

* here comes winter! *you know winter has arrived in hong kong when you start seeing these at 7-11's:it's one of the best things about winters in hong kong. HOT VITASOY!! in fact, it's probably the only reason why i've managed to survive 6 winters so far. when it's cold and damp out, and even colder and damper in, this is the perfect drink that keeps me warm. when i have one in my hands, it's

2006-11-11T12:59:00.000+08:00

* Uniting to Stop Genocide in Darfur *And the king will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.' - Matthew 25:40Evangelical Christians are uniting in an urgent effort to bring an immediate end to the genocide in Darfur.In recent weeks, evangelical leaders have discovered profound unity on this crisis.

2006-11-08T10:34:00.000+08:00

* split personality *the past few weeks have been interesting to say the least, considering some of the things that have been in the news of late.i originally wanted to write about meeting jane goodall on oct.24 for my next post, but i wanted to wait for the photo i took with her. unfortunately, it never came. i had stupidly forgot my camera at home, and while waiting in line for her to sign my

2006-10-24T14:00:00.000+08:00

* from roughing it to glamming up *it's been a weekend of fun fun fun!it started with friday, then end of my busiest week since school started. i had my first exam in 11 years (i only wrote papers from second year on in my undergrad) and a presentation to give. but the weekend was just starting and there was much more awaiting me. derek, derek cheng, gordon and i set out with all the tents and

2006-10-18T22:54:00.000+08:00

* photos *i've uploaded some new photos from the past month or so. click on the flickr badge :)

2006-10-14T14:54:00.000+08:00

* jazzy *right. it's time. it's been at least 3 weeks since my last post, and way longer since anything of real substance. it's funny, whenever life gets interesting and i have way too many thoughts going through my head, the least i'm able to write. but it's a quiet saturday afternoon, and i've decided that i'm ready. so get ready for a long one.first, i've been thinking a lot about change.

2006-09-23T14:07:00.000+08:00

* my class *we are such dorks.

2006-09-19T23:39:00.000+08:00

* at last *who may ascend? the vine's live worship cd is here!! for those not in hk, they can be purchased online here. it's so good when we know all the blood, sweat, and tears that has gone into the whole process. love it!alright, so it's been a while since i last posted. thinking about a lot of different things. school has been a blast. it's kinda fun being a student again, trying to

2006-09-01T21:44:00.000+08:00

* more photos * Finally uploaded the remaining photos from vancouver. Exactly 200 of them! Go to my flickr.

2006-08-31T14:49:00.000+08:00

* any takers? * My blog is worth $3,387.24.How much is your blog worth?is that in US dollars? hmm... that could be my second term tuition fee right there! anyone wanna buy my blog??seriously. i don't know how they calculate these things. but there's probably a ton of other things i could sell if i looked around our flat. it's such a shame that people don't do garage/yard sales in hk. the

2006-08-29T23:09:00.000+08:00

* for the art freaks *this is one of the most useless and FUNNEST sites i've come across in a long time... but only maybe because i used to be an art history major. hint: click to change colors. i really wish there was a way to save them.have fun with this!

2006-08-26T09:59:00.000+08:00

* thoughts on a plane * 1 hour til home. It’s been a long long vacation. Three weeks is like an eternity in hong kong time. I wonder what kinds of things we will go back to. I can’t wait to see people, go to oneighty & church, roam the crazy streets, feel the intense heat & humidity that we have eluded for so long. I don’t think I can sum up our 21 days in vancouver briefly. There is a

2006-08-23T08:47:00.000+08:00

* little miss sunshine *we went to see this last night, kind of an impromptu movie night with my sis and her bf. one of the best and funniest films this year! highly recommended if you need a pick-me-up.too many reflections from our time on the westcoast. will sift through my mind on the plane perhaps. for now, a useless piece of canadian trivia:there are over 200 place names with the word '

2006-08-22T05:03:00.000+08:00

*simple*back to simplicity. i'm totally and entirely over my wannabe programmer stage. declutter. simplify. detox.i like.vancouver photos coming soon.... darn the flickr upload limit.we can't wait to be home again. get our hands dirty again.

2006-08-05T06:06:00.000+08:00

*my 200th*apparently, this is my 200th post ever.to commemorate, i will tell you about our first day vancouver :)we got through customs and got out of the airport just about 11:30am on thursday, and my parents picked us up and we went straight for dimsum. my brother and sister met us at the restaurant. my sister took a "sick" day from work just to see us :) afterwards we went home and got

2006-08-01T23:36:00.000+08:00

*mission trip photos*here is the complete set... there are a lot...Flash Slideshow

2006-08-01T12:57:00.000+08:00

*fine then*ok ok... i'm finally sitting down to update. currently, derek and i are in massive housecleaning mode, because we'll be gone for 3 weeks and the fabulous kristy will be flatsitting for us. we don't want her to think that her pastors are complete disgusting slobs....we're pretty much done. we've gotten rid of a lot of junk, picked up most things off the floor, and even getting rid of

2006-07-16T12:15:00.000+08:00

mission trip photos here: http://www.flight852.com/gallery/thai-burma-border-mission-trip-06stories to come soon....

2006-06-28T11:51:00.001+08:00

*ugh*i'm leaving for thailand to visit the refugees along the burma border on friday morning, but 3 days before the trip, i've come down with a severe cold/flu thing. i started feeling a bit feverish yesterday, and my nose was irritated all day, which meant constant sneezing and runny nose. today, i feel even worse. but i've got stuff to do, last minute errands to do for the trip, masterlife,

2006-06-23T23:56:00.000+08:00

*do people KNOW?*i posted about togo awhile back, and right now with them on the world stage in germany, i have to get this off my chest: DOES ANYONE KNOW what is happening in togo?? i find it shockingly unbelievable that while the national football team is playing in the world cup, and their faces and names are broadcasted internationally with millions of people watching, that i still have

2006-06-23T16:29:00.000+08:00

*penang & football*ok ok i'll update.... seriously, penang is not much of an island if it's not sunny. and yes, we are very good at lazing by the pool and doing nothing. we have lobster skin to prove it. the town was ok, except there wasn't really much going on. maybe it's not high season yet? maybe because it was a monday? maybe because it was raining? who knows, but it wasn't exactly hip

2006-06-21T17:24:00.000+08:00

*a quickie*just got back from penang. just want to say God is so good... he brought out the sun even though the forecast said rain all week! and YES, we are tanned. burnt, in fact. ouch. anyone got any aloe??derek took all the pics so y'all have to wait for him to post them.congratulations to matt & meg!! they're honeymooning in malaysia as well....

2006-06-15T00:53:00.000+08:00

*photoblog... sorta*i've finally uploaded some new photos. there are a few of my little princess. no not derek. her name is killer. because she is.we had baptisms at repulse bay last sunday. as usual, it was a massive chaotic affair as only the vine could pull off. with daughin perched up on the stone wall with a guitar and edem on the djembe, they occassionally busted out worship songs at

2006-06-11T18:50:00.000+08:00

*coming attractions*there's plenty for me to update about... this is just to whet your appetite:global day of prayerthe vine worship team playing in front of thousands with steven curtis chapmanbaptismsour first anniversary in penang!!!mission trip to thailand/burmayay.... and also more photos coming....

2006-06-06T10:48:00.000+08:00

*tagged by ghislaine*1. Four Jobs: a. barista at cypress mountain (in the little coffee shack)b. snowboard instructor at cypressc. tutor for child starsd. barista (again) at bread garden, second cup, starbucks, vine centre....2. Four Things I Wish I Had Done Earlier: a. learned to snowboard earlierb. travelled morec. ... this is getting hard... there's very little i regret not doing....d. paid

2006-06-03T00:16:00.000+08:00

*hello, i'm johnny cash*been reading up a bit on the man in black. here a a few quotes i particularly like:It makes me so mad that some people underestimate the wisdom and energy of young people. All because they don't look the way older folks think they should look. I'm working on a song about it. Maybe some of those closed minded people will realise long hair and tattoos don't mean they should

2006-05-31T17:23:00.000+08:00

tuen ng what?so, being the true cbc that i am, i really have no idea what all these different chinese holidays are for. so today, i finally took advantage of this age of free information (and wireless in my house) and tried to find out why we have such a random day off in the middle of the week.legend has it that a wise, honest government official by the name of chu yuan, who was also very loyal

2006-05-29T14:18:00.000+08:00

*nu*yes everyone. a new skin. again. i think the last one was way to complicated for people to figure out. sheesh. so here, it's all laid out again. no mystery butterflies.* * *on different note. i'm loving the onset of summer this year. where we live, there is a grove of frangipani trees right near our building, along the path home from the bus stop. the air is smelling more and

2006-05-23T16:16:00.000+08:00

*academia and such*i have a friend who's just finished his first year at seminary. not just any seminary though, he's at regent college in my hometown of vancouver. (at this point you should hear angels singing and bright lights aglow in the background of your mind, because regent is the creme de la creme of seminaries, and should recieve such halo-worthy fear & trembling honor, shouldn't it?)

2006-05-21T16:23:00.000+08:00

*pics*the much awaited photos from the live CD recording... amazing.i've also finally got flickr so you can click on the smallest dark butterfly and see my newest pics.

someone sent you a video!

2006-05-20T14:28:00.000+08:00

*what is money?*(click on the video to watch)

2006-05-17T11:11:00.000+08:00

some info links related to previous post:BURMAburma watchpartners international relief & developmentabout aung san suu kyiTOGOtogo's rule of terrorfacts & history of the countryRWANDAhope:rwanda 100 days of hopeplease support the organisations that are trying to help. if you are in hong kong, christian action and inner city ministries work a lot with asylum seekers. they are both based in

2006-05-11T13:23:00.000+08:00

*above the clouds*fearlessnes may be a gift, but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavor, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions, courage that could be described as 'grace under pressure' - grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure. ~ aung san suu kyiI feel like I'm finally coming out of

2006-05-08T11:12:00.000+08:00

*overheard*someone commented to me before the gongshow on saturday night:"i wanted to come back tonight because, frankly, i thought last night was a bit dry."!!!

2006-05-01T15:22:00.000+08:00

*something new*ok so i'm sick of looking at my last post som i'm going to post just for the sake of changing scenery.what's new? not much. i can kind of walk now without crutches, except i kind of look like i've got something very large stuck up my butt.... niiiice.the vine's live worship CD recording in 4 days!!! so absolutely thrilled out of my mind. i don't think any of us would have

2006-04-27T00:02:00.000+08:00

*My Life...RIGHT NOWi don't normally do these things, but this one was actually semi-interesting...1. Find the book nearest you, flip to page 18, and find line 4.the book nearest me is a sudoku book. i already did the 2 puzzles on page 18. line 4 says: 521 869 4732. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What can you touch?the arm of my purple couch, my husband's african drum3. What is

2006-04-21T15:02:00.000+08:00

*the adventures of a cripple*so i was trying to take a shower yesterday because we had a wedding to go to, so i figured it would be nice to be clean.... i've been avoiding getting into the shower unless absolutely necessary this past week because it usually involves too much effort and pain to justify a daily visit. i mean, i had a shower yesterday, and my hair wasn't THAT greasy yet... but

2006-04-19T20:25:00.000+08:00

*HE LIVES*it's been a hard week for me, but the Creator is alive and He's at work in our church and in this city. and derek is coming back tonight!! hoooray!!Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his miracles. Exult in his holy name; O worshipers of the LORD, rejoice

2006-04-18T12:56:00.000+08:00

*as in a dream*the past few days have been rather useless... at least i have felt really useless. i have done nothing but sit on my ass and watch tv. not even really good tv. but i've got this sick fascination with reality shows like rich kids cattle drive and gastineau girls. these people are just so unbelievable... i'm not going to say anymore about them because i'm going to say something

2006-04-17T14:12:00.000+08:00

*trapped at home*don't get me wrong, i really love staying at home. but there's something unnerving about it when i don't have a choice. so since i have so much time on my hands, i get to update even when there's nothing to update. instead of being on my church's first-ever mission trip to beijng which i did most of the planning and organizing for since february, i had foot surgery and stuck

2006-04-15T13:54:00.000+08:00

*recoup*surgery on thursday went fine. i'm on my way to recovery, although it hurts like heck, and the painkillers the hospital gave me don't seem to work too well....michele was kind enough to drive me to and from the hospital, and jacinta and dawn brought me flowers and an easter cream egg :) jess and dave brought me soup... i really feel so blessed!today i'm home alone though, and i

2006-04-12T21:39:00.000+08:00

*pig foot*i have one of these. yes, this is what my foot looks like now. granted it's not always this swollen. it's only because i've been walking around with a robocop boot all day which i'm not supposed to.let's backtrack a little. last weekend, the planet shakers took over our church and there were outreaches on friday and saturday night, and also sunday night at our evening service.

2006-03-12T08:01:00.000+08:00

*swift changes*3 days ago, i did not have anything close to the following:1. a full-time job teaching english at a local high school, at least until easter. but i have to wake up at 5:30 everyday to do something i spent the last five years trying not to do. basically, i'm just doing this for the money. i'm such a teaching-slut...2. an interview for the master of social work program at hku

2006-02-28T17:22:00.000+08:00

*a proverb*3:3-4 (Amp)Let not mercy and kindness [shutting out all hatred and selfishness] and truth [shutting out all deliberate hypocrisy or falsehood] forsake you; bind them about your neck, write them upon the tablet of your heart.So shall you find favor, good understanding, and high esteem in the sight [or judgment] of God and man.this is one of my favourite verses. after 31 odd years of

2006-02-26T10:58:00.000+08:00

*new skin*so i figure i should post something to inaugurate my pretty new skin... i was getting really sick of the old one. but i'm not really in a chatty mood... so instead a visual backtrack of what i've been up to lately:brrrr.... BEIJING!i know derek already posted this pic, but it's too cute to not to do it again... who doesn't love pandas??tom and a people's guardderek and a people's

2006-02-14T12:49:00.000+08:00

*faithful to me*all the chisels i've dulled carving idols of stonethat have crumbled like sand 'neath the wavesi have wrecklessly built all my dreams in the sandjust to watch them all wash awaythrough another dayanother trial, another chance to reconcileto the One who sees past all i seeand reaching out my weary handi pray that you'd understandyou're the only one who's faithful to meall the

2006-02-10T18:25:00.000+08:00

*i'm a lazy arse*i am the queen of procrastination.i never do anything when i mean to do it.it just dawned on me that it's friday, and my most used phrase these days: "where has the week gone?!" slapped me in the face once again.i wanted to spend time with each of the girls who are doing the masterlife course. but i didn't.i wanted to catch up with my cleansing stream homework. but i didn't.i

2006-02-04T11:11:00.000+08:00

Look, whatever thoughts you have about God, who He is or if He exists, most will agree that if there is a God, He has a special place for the poor. In fact, the poor are where God lives.God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives. God is in the cries heard under the

2005-12-13T17:04:00.000+08:00

a good read... i've just finished reading the case for a creator and the case for faith. both are pretty amazing. i never quite caught onto the lee strobel phenomenon until now, and now i understand why. he is just so exceptionally skilled at weaving possibly dry and tedious rhetoric into stories with a real sense of personal involvement. i would recommend them to anyone with questions about the

2005-12-03T16:15:00.000+08:00

photos!alrighty! i found the button! here goes... just a small sampling of the past few weeks:climbing at tung lung island...this is our precious killershe's a bit of a climber too :)chillin' at the rennaissance in KL...rockin' at the planetshakers conference

2005-12-02T14:37:00.000+08:00

has hell frozen over? did the pigs sprout wings?? no... it just me updating.and after all this time i still haven't figured out how to post photos on this thing. if anyone knows, please tell me. i keep my photos on imagestation. and, well.... i still have to update that... give me another year or so....ok, so onto the update. since there are no pictures, this will be rather unflashy and

2005-06-07T10:35:00.000+08:00

*gratuity*i don't like updating when i haven't had enough time to sit and think about what i have to say... but here it is anyway, since there might be lots of people out wondering what the heck is going on with me.so wedding plans are humming along, despite a few major coughing fits along the way. the messed up invitations got fixed, we got new envelopes, we've finally confirmed a photographer,