just got a call from one of my juniors. apparently they're so short of wushi performers (specifically drummers) that they asked me to go back to perform tomorrow. now that's what i call desperate.

of course, i didn't turn them down. i'm so free anyway... *hides in a corner to avoid being beaten up* besides, it'll be fun to see how much my juniors have grown (or possibly lack of), and to re-live the ol' days (i left out 'good' because of mr lee's pre-performance talks) of ordering juniors around (well, not really...) and just having fun.

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yesterday my cousins came over and when i told them about pinky and the brain, and showed them the opening theme, they all ROFL-ed. so, just for old time's sake, here it is:




ah... cartoons nowadays don't really have such solid intros anymore.

sigh

I See Grace

Jesus my help
I call on Your name
I cast my cares on You

Jesus my hope
My tower of strength
My faith is found in You

Bridge:
I see You pierced
Wounded for me
When I look to the cross I see

Chorus:
I see grace
Sealed by Your sacrifice
I see love reaching for me
Precious blood
Washes and sanctifies
Healing flows
Setting me free
I see grace


Bearer of sin
Afflicted and tried
You paid redemption's price

Bearing my curse
You've set me on high
Your death has brought me life

Bridge, Chorus

something about Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure reminded me of a truth. in the scene where scamp chooses to be a junkyard dog over going home, his dad, the tramp, says something along the lines of "guess you'll have to learn this the hard way, but our door's always open if you decide to return."

i think more pastors need to start preaching the part about God's door being always open. oh, if you would just come home! the Father would run toward you, give you the ring of authority, dress you in the best robes, kill the poor fattened calf for you! i think the part about us learning the hard way has been preached long enough. it's time to move on.


...and yet, people still condemn themselves. still think they have to do right before God accepts them. maybe that's why they'll never come home.




oh, btw, avatar season 2 finale is one week away. hurry!

love this vid. first watched it during a hcleap course.

nothing but reflections

casino royale makes it the fourth movie i've watched in three weeks. if this keeps up, i'll have to ask mum & dad to give me a monthly budget for movies.

(edit: the flogging scene was... disturbing, to say the least. and some of the action sequences were simply incredulous. okay spoilers end here)

went out with those from the taiwan immersion programme yesterday. caught a movie (no prizes for guessing) and then rushed to rj. too bad we didn't have time to go on the Doulos, i really wanted to see what books were on sale. who knows, i may have picked up a bible study guide or something.

at least going out yesterday allowed me to get to know some of them better. that's not hard actually, considering how little i know about them. and yet it seems a bit strange to me how a lot of them have no problems mixing with one another, as if they've known one another for years. at times i even felt out of place. note to self: odd number of people going out always leaves one person with no one to talk to. most of the time it's me. hmm.

somehow i get this feeling that in spite of being more open to others, a lot of us have actually become more withdrawn. i suppose this self-defense mechanism has been activated only this year, because i don't remember some people becoming more lonely (or at least that's the feeling i get from blog-hopping). it's quite sad how, as some of us (i wouldn't venture to say all) grow older, we tend to trust others less. remember the days of kindergarten, or elementary school? we made best friends easily, and friends within seconds. nowadays we look at this look at that then we decide if we want to approach someone. what's happened to all the simplicity in making friends and accepting others? judgments are passed even before we get to know that person. i kinda feel sad that there's this undercurrent of lack of trust amongst many people. or maybe, it's just me. whatever the case, i suppose this is how we're preparing for adult life. sheesh. being a kid is more fun. at least it's hakuna matata.


oh well, happy feet and open season beckon.

a smart thing you can do if you are hit with a computer virus on windows xp, is to conveniently forget the "system restore" function, and just re-format the whole com all over again.

no wonder i cant read chinese fonts yet. still havent installed multi language packs. dang.

went out with lumpy yesterday.

(who'd have thought this was possible a year ago)

went to eat at the place where he's working at. for his privacy's sake i shall not disclose what restaurant he's working at. suffice to say that it's in the central area and the food is VERY ex. if i knew it was going to be this ex i may not have gone. so i ended up trying to stuff all the expensive food. i ended up being too full in fact.

after that we went for cheap thrill aka arcade. this was also to help me burn some cals. spent slightly less than $10 combined on 2 shooters and 2 soccer games and 1 basketball game though. hmm...what with me playing arcade last fri and on sunday, i really should go to arcades less. but i don't mind more bishi bashi! it's only 50 cents a game for 3 lives.

anyway, went to watch "the guardian" after that. finally! but i must say, all the hype i generated for myself wasn't wasted. it certainly lived up to my expectations, but then again, as long as i'm entertained (think flushed away) or it's about human virtues, i'm hooked. (i also like movies which make me think but not so much to the extent of the prestige)

finally went home at around 7, feeling quite happy.





who could've guessed, a year ago, that i could go out with lumpy and still be able to enjoy myself as i would on a normal outing? =P

In You I Live

I will sing for all my days
Of Your goodness and Your grace
And the wonders of Your love for me

I will declare Your glory Lord
That You died and rose again
Now in You I stand justified

And all of my hope is in You Lord
In the saving power of Your blood

You're my righteousness
My deliverer
I am free and alive
'cos You live in me

I will shout and praise
Unto You my king
You're my Jesus
In You I live

if nagging had the power to change me for the better, i'd be a saint by now.

for once dad made me read a meaningful newspaper article.

i think i'm going to seriously consider going for it after i graduate from varsity.

www.doulos.org

hey, at least i'd be able to go to many countries, and do service at the same time!

okay! since op is now over, i can finally use my mind to think about much more interesting stuff.

today's topic: choice



do we really have a choice between different courses of action (2 or more) when making a decision?

does it count as a choice when the only 2 options available are: 1. doing, and 2. not doing?

if we know that one course of action brings about negative consequences (eg death and destruction), is there still a "choice" to forego this route? or is there any "pressure" on the decision-maker to go the only other route?

why is it that sometimes, people make decisions in spite of knowing that this choice would only bring about bad endings?

what is the price of freedom of choice?