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No such thing as stupid a question???

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:33:42 GMT

People say there's no such thing as a stupid question... only a stupid asking questions...

Religious Extreme Make-over

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:30:36 GMT

This guy tried to follow every law of the Bible for one year. Very interesting. The experience just confirmed Roman 3:19-20:
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight

Living biblically in the modern age

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:52:52 GMT

Interesting study...

Part 2: Today show Netcast

Center of the Universe

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:56:46 GMT

From reading a physics book this week, I learned that Nicolaus Copernicus first suggested in the sixteenth century that the Earth revolves around the Sun, instead of the other way around. History told us the society and church at the time didn't like the idea because it was simply too revolutionary and bold. It was hard to believe that we are not in the center of everything. Modern science would eventually prove that to be true and the church admited its fault. The moral? You don't have to be in the center of the universe to be important and loved in God's eyes.

Then today, I heard this CHRISTIAN love song on the radio. The lyrics go like this:
I wonder what God was thinking
When He created you
I wonder if He knew everything I would need...
When God made you He must have been thinking about me.

What appears to be a romatic song actually becomes a mirror reflecting our egocentric thoughts. Scientific enlightenments have not changed human nature. Men remain at the center of their universe.

Liverpool

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:34:22 GMT

Liverpool always seems to play with inspirations, beating teams who are better on paper.
Apply this inspiring speech to whatever you're doing...

Inspi(RED)

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:51:31 GMT

Yesterday in the annual Leadership Summit (more on that in another post later), Bill Hybels advised us that in order to stay inspired, we must emerge ourselves with inspiring stories. And this morning, I was watching the second half of the Liverpool vs. Aston Villa game. Man, was I inspired...

After the goal-keeper having a "super-save", Kuyt, understanding the role of a forward is more than shooting, hussled down the goal-line and saved the ball back in play, and it resulted in an own-goal by a Villa player. 1-0 Liverpool. Lesson: Give your best effort to the team, even if it leads to no credit on the stat sheet.

13 minutes to go in the match, Carragher, who's been magnificen up to this point, got careless and committed a hand-ball in the box. Penalty converted. 1-1. The race to the much-converted league championship seems to have a dent on the start. The lesson: focus to the end, especially if you've been performing well.

2 minutes later, Gerrard, the inspirational captain, was waving for the ball. You could see he wanted it, and he was not gonna wait for someone to make it happen. He got the ball, he made his move, and he drew a spot kick just outside the box. While the Villa players were positioning the wall, there were three Liverpool players behind the ball. But at this crucial time, we all knew who was gonna take it. The erractic long shots from minutes ago would not dissuade the captain to avoid the risk of embarrassing himself in front of the Villa home crowd...
The ball left his foot, ascended well above the bar and outside of the post, and then it raced toward the top left corner of the net. Neither the well-positioned goal keeper nor the well set-up wall could have prevented the determined captain from saving his team. 2-1 Liverpool. The captain led his troop to victory again (video) . The lesson? Be a self starter in a team. Don't wait for things to happen. Make things happen for the good of the team.

I can't wait for next week to be inspired again ;) Until then, I need to convert this inspiration to productive results.

七月天

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:35:45 GMT

A lot has happened over the last few weeks. Here are a few pictures to share the experience:

The day with Tracy and Terence was refreshing to the soul...

and fulfilling to the stomach

A week later, Lindsay and I had our first weekend together

Last weekend, we joined the church retreat. This is the awesome worship center

Grant, Siu Kei, Victor and I were in the same room together. Apparently, Grant
was the only one havnig trobule falling asleep.

The Elijah (our campus Cantonese Christian fellowship) gang

A couple, a cross, two well-planted trees, I hope this symbolizes our relationship
(Courtesy: Victor for the awesome composition and inspiration)

My favorite picture. Kudos to Daniel for the candid shot.

My latest favorite

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:52:15 GMT

童年時

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:56:54 GMT

Yesterday, we started a chain of emails on how we were doing on the Old Cake HK Commercial Test (now you know I'm in college for real). And it led me to this classic commercial...

The Americans have Coke, the Japanese have Nissin Noodles, the French have... well... snails. We from HK can proudly say we have Vitasoy!!! Somehow, this drink will bring you back memories of your childhood. You remember drinking it cold with your friends during summer and drinking it hot with your family during Chinese New Year. Somehow, you feel loved when you drink it up. Now you've grown up and when you drink it, you want to cry either because you're having such a good time with your friends in front of you or you're desperately missing family from home. The packaging is far from fancy. In fact, I don't think it has changed since at least the 70's. Yet, sometimes good things never change and they don't need to. After watching this commercial, featuring a foreign student who left his family and went to San Francisco to study, I finally understood why I paid 2 dollars for a carton of Vitasoy in the school cafe between classes last quarter.

Monday, June 04, 2007

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:00:54 GMT

This afternoon, I found a pleasant surprise in watching this movie, which recounts the story of how one homeless but responsible dad fought his way through homelessness to become an influential stock broker. Several scenes made a lasting impression:

During interview, Chris Gardner (played by Will Smith) had to convince the board to accept him as an intern. "If I don't know the answer, I'll flat out admit I don't know. But I do know how to find the answers and I WILL find the answer!" This quote is probably gonna be my motto for my graduate school career. It sounds so simple but his determination and level of intensity is a deliberate decision on his part. Successes don't come by accidents.

In the shelter, as Chris was trying to get his son Christopher (played by Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith) to bed. Little Christopher was so frightened by the strange surrounding and confusion over the things happening around him. Instead of trying to explain what a 5 year-old wouldn't completely understand, Chris simply asked his son to trust him. And he did. In return, he gave daddy a kiss and his promise to trust. Chris was delighted. This scene just reminds me of the relationship between our heavenly father and us. Like Chris, we sometimes find ourselves in strange situations or tough times. Many times God doesn't explain everything, instead simply asks us to trust Him. And like Chris, our heavenly father never fails us and has promised he'd never forsake us. This personal relationship between the Creator and His creation is the essence of Christianity.

While trying to make ends meet by selling dense bone image machines during the day, Chris studied Security Analysis in the middle of the night. Lack of lights from the shelter did not become the perfect excuse for him to get the much-needed rest. He had a sense of urgency, and he had a drive for success. His story reminds me how privildeged I am to be a student in such an ideal academic setting. The lack of deadline and 70 degree days can get my eyes off the goal at times. But after watching this movie, I can't take it for granted anymore. It has given me a renewed determination to strive for nothing but excellence, in response to the opportunities my heavenly father has given and entrusted me.

One of the best and most inspiring movies I've wtached. Highly recommended.