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MIT 026: April 22nd, Sunday, 10am, Alumni Hall 201
Philo 021: April 24th, Tuesday, 2pm, Thames Hall Gym
Classics 047: April 26th, 9am, Thames Hall Gym
CompSci 033: April 27th, Friday, 9am, Nat Sci 7
Film 020: April 28th, Saturday, 7pm, Nat Sci 1
darn those 2 9ams. compsci. fine. but classics? dangg... dont see it happening. and WHY 10am on a sunday? thats CHURCH time! *sigh* but at least the exams are kinda spaced out. no double header. and classes end on the 12th (and i have no class that day.) which means i can come back to TO on a wed night, then head back in to london on the 21st (saturday!) which means i will lug all my books out and study like a nerd at 2nd cup. and by then, i hope to be able to softball and tennis a bit during the day too! =) w00t! aaaaand... since my last exam is on the 28th, i might as well stay in rez until may 1st, so... i can move some stuff straight into summit #8! haha! yay! cant wait! s'gunna be awesome living with loey, christina, tiff, and kchow! awww yeah!
but shooooot... that means, im nearly done 1st year. :| (that msn face). noooooo... already? its so true. everyone says univ passes by really really really ridonculously fast. and it is. maybe its cus im having sucha good time. good times with ACF (and all other acf and acf ppl related events), in the Western Mustang Band! (oh the drumline.. haha), busy assignments / midterms one after another... time flies! was talking to a few ppl who've graduated already. and they still cant believe they're done univ. wow... now, all i need to do, is get those marks and graduate. haha...
2.26.2007
"wah! gum dai jek!"
haha.. oh the title. refers to a quote by Francis Chan at Passion 07. the story went something like this... (paraphrased by me. not word for word.)
so i decided i was going to visit hk, to see the place where i spent the first few years of my life. so when i my grandma knew i was visiting, she was like the most excited grandma in all of hk! she went and told ALL her friends that her grandson is coming to visit her from america! well, i didnt really care. sure. i mean, she's paying for my ticket! and when i saw them, all her friends said the EXACT same thing when they saw me. they said "wah! gum dai jek geh!". *silence cus the passion crowd are majority white ppl. perhaps you can hear me and like 4 others canto ppl laughing our heads off. haha... anyways.. continuing on with his story*.... I KNOW! can you believe it?.. ... alright. i'll tell you what it means. it means "wah... you so big!" but i didnt have the heart to tell them "it's not that 'i so big'. it's 'you so small'."
thats EXACTLY how i felt this weekend. what was this weekend? SCAC Col/uni fellowship's winter retreat. theme? renewal of fellowship. i couldnt have asked for a more appropriate theme right now. and thruout the weekend, ive heard comments like "you're the only one. where's the rest of your grade?" or "Western ppl have a lot of potential!". but everytime i heard it, i kept thinking "it's not that I so 'big' spiritually, its you so small!". its not that im so 'pumped' to see change at scac, its that, everyone else should be too and we should be even more pumped and DO SOMETHING.
one bad tendancy of mine thruout the weekend was that i kept comparing it to acf's winter retreat. i mean.. it WAS only a month ago. so still quite fresh in my mind. but i gotta remember that differences might not neccesarily be a bad thing. like.. acf retreats are always really structured, organized, follows the schedule quite strictly (xept the night times. haha), everything's prepped before hand (room arrangements, small groups, etc), a speaker, etc. but coluni was really go-with-the-flow. example? acf has 'waiting on God' during the 2nd night. coluni had 'fireside sharing' planned, but it never happened. but what happened instead, has got to be the highlight of retreat! just as 'waiting on God' was the highlight of acf retreat for me. at coluni, we just started out playing cranium or studying or randomly somewhere (observing Ron's supremely-callussed toes). then a bunch of us (mainly the callus observers) decided to go out for a night walk. yes! i finally got my night walk with ppl that i've wanted for for so long! and ive gotta say it was more beautiful than the western campus. ok, so it was REALLY REALLY COLD but it was still beautiful. did some star gazing. thanks to derek and his astronomy knowledge, we saw Orion's belt! (haha.. MIB!). and Orion. and the big dipper! what beauty. God of wonders right there. then it got really cold. so we went back, only to change, then have a DS party. =P thats right! a bunch of us in the er... 'smelly' room, mix of both males and females, 6 DSes, all playing mario kart. w00t.! even tho i sucked most of the time. everytime i was in the lead, would get hit by something (darn you green and red and blue shells!) and went back down to 5th or so. ughh... or i just sucked thru the whole course and just get 6 or 7. haha... but it was fun. Ron's trashtalking was entertaining enough, since he was nowhere near #1. HAHA... after the DS party (or after my thumbs got sore), i went downstairs to join the acoustic jam/worship session! dangggg... that was amazing! 3 guitars going!! but my fingers hurt now. i think i guitared like 6hrs in total the whole retreat. haha.. but yeah. it was pretty awesome time of bonding and meeting these ppl. yes, meeting. i dont think i knew 1/2 the ppl there. and the ppl that i DID know from before are ppl i dont know anything about. just their name perhaps. so it was kinda like first stepping into acf, only knowing some ppl by name, and never seen the rest of the faces before. i admit, it was quite awkward at first *awkward turtle! i taught like 4 ppl about awkward turtle this weekend. and i was introduced to the awkward cow in return. HAHA.. anyways...* but as i got to know ppl, i felt the community. i did... even tho the over largely populated 2nd years bunch was ginormous, there was stil a sense of community and fellowship among ppl. so being the only frosh there, whatever! age doesnt matter. we're still bros and sis' in Christ! *well, im guilty for crackin' a fair amount of 'old' jokes. =P*
so why exactly did i suddenly go to retreat? coluni's retreat? simple. i've seen so many tiny glimpses of heaven recently (at Passion07, at acf winter retreat, acf itself, acf activities like small group or women's cell, random chilling wiht acf ppl, etc), but each time, i think back "why isn't scac like this?". i felt guilty and selfish those times that i'm repeatedly seeing glimpses of heaven and just how great our God is, but scac is just somewhere in the middle. not exactly cold, but nowhere near on fire. lukewarm. (Revelations 3:14-16). and once again, Francis' message just comes back. can it be? that the WHOLE CHURCH just doesnt get it? that all of scac really can't see that the passion is missing? but then, is it really missing? yes, but the desire for it isnt. God provided me with an awesome long time no see friend just before retreat. a short time of sharing and prayer together. and we both see it. the passion is there. its in many ppl at scac. but why is everyone holding back? afraid to make the first move. and scared of making that first move, committment follows and 100% committment is a big thing. but im starting to see small changes here and there around scac. starting with the 'social' stuff like softball this summer (im excited for whats in store!), and worship in music/song. but best of all, God's provided me with a friend who shares the same vision and passion. funny how things are. we havent seen each other properly since august (the 'hellos' at 2 sunday services don't count). but wow...! the exact same things have been flowing thru our minds!
oh! and one more thing. retreat's 'theme song' was Unify Us.
Unify us. Purify us.
so that we will change the world.
i KNEW i heard the song before. but where? here! watch the vid. haha...
w00t.
gunna promote this in coluni soon... soon as in when the registration forms are out!
whelps. 8hrs of sleep in total this past weekend (4hrs per night). so its now nearly 11pm, im fed, showered, teeth brushed... think its time to sleep. got relaxed with some small things planned during reading week! =)
1:12pm edit: and i gotta mention some more memorable things at retreat. stuff like.. Oz eating that CHUNK OF BUTTER. oh ewww...! but entertaining! and eating chilli for dinner on the 2nd night. luckily, all those planned fart attacks never happened (or at least i wasnt around the war zone to witness them!). and who can forget... everyone's eyes was scarred when Ron was 'forced' to run around nearly naked (had boxers on thank goodness), chasing Kristen for his clothes back. hahaha!
so i decided i was going to visit hk, to see the place where i spent the first few years of my life. so when i my grandma knew i was visiting, she was like the most excited grandma in all of hk! she went and told ALL her friends that her grandson is coming to visit her from america! well, i didnt really care. sure. i mean, she's paying for my ticket! and when i saw them, all her friends said the EXACT same thing when they saw me. they said "wah! gum dai jek geh!". *silence cus the passion crowd are majority white ppl. perhaps you can hear me and like 4 others canto ppl laughing our heads off. haha... anyways.. continuing on with his story*.... I KNOW! can you believe it?.. ... alright. i'll tell you what it means. it means "wah... you so big!" but i didnt have the heart to tell them "it's not that 'i so big'. it's 'you so small'."
thats EXACTLY how i felt this weekend. what was this weekend? SCAC Col/uni fellowship's winter retreat. theme? renewal of fellowship. i couldnt have asked for a more appropriate theme right now. and thruout the weekend, ive heard comments like "you're the only one. where's the rest of your grade?" or "Western ppl have a lot of potential!". but everytime i heard it, i kept thinking "it's not that I so 'big' spiritually, its you so small!". its not that im so 'pumped' to see change at scac, its that, everyone else should be too and we should be even more pumped and DO SOMETHING.
one bad tendancy of mine thruout the weekend was that i kept comparing it to acf's winter retreat. i mean.. it WAS only a month ago. so still quite fresh in my mind. but i gotta remember that differences might not neccesarily be a bad thing. like.. acf retreats are always really structured, organized, follows the schedule quite strictly (xept the night times. haha), everything's prepped before hand (room arrangements, small groups, etc), a speaker, etc. but coluni was really go-with-the-flow. example? acf has 'waiting on God' during the 2nd night. coluni had 'fireside sharing' planned, but it never happened. but what happened instead, has got to be the highlight of retreat! just as 'waiting on God' was the highlight of acf retreat for me. at coluni, we just started out playing cranium or studying or randomly somewhere (observing Ron's supremely-callussed toes). then a bunch of us (mainly the callus observers) decided to go out for a night walk. yes! i finally got my night walk with ppl that i've wanted for for so long! and ive gotta say it was more beautiful than the western campus. ok, so it was REALLY REALLY COLD but it was still beautiful. did some star gazing. thanks to derek and his astronomy knowledge, we saw Orion's belt! (haha.. MIB!). and Orion. and the big dipper! what beauty. God of wonders right there. then it got really cold. so we went back, only to change, then have a DS party. =P thats right! a bunch of us in the er... 'smelly' room, mix of both males and females, 6 DSes, all playing mario kart. w00t.! even tho i sucked most of the time. everytime i was in the lead, would get hit by something (darn you green and red and blue shells!) and went back down to 5th or so. ughh... or i just sucked thru the whole course and just get 6 or 7. haha... but it was fun. Ron's trashtalking was entertaining enough, since he was nowhere near #1. HAHA... after the DS party (or after my thumbs got sore), i went downstairs to join the acoustic jam/worship session! dangggg... that was amazing! 3 guitars going!! but my fingers hurt now. i think i guitared like 6hrs in total the whole retreat. haha.. but yeah. it was pretty awesome time of bonding and meeting these ppl. yes, meeting. i dont think i knew 1/2 the ppl there. and the ppl that i DID know from before are ppl i dont know anything about. just their name perhaps. so it was kinda like first stepping into acf, only knowing some ppl by name, and never seen the rest of the faces before. i admit, it was quite awkward at first *awkward turtle! i taught like 4 ppl about awkward turtle this weekend. and i was introduced to the awkward cow in return. HAHA.. anyways...* but as i got to know ppl, i felt the community. i did... even tho the over largely populated 2nd years bunch was ginormous, there was stil a sense of community and fellowship among ppl. so being the only frosh there, whatever! age doesnt matter. we're still bros and sis' in Christ! *well, im guilty for crackin' a fair amount of 'old' jokes. =P*
so why exactly did i suddenly go to retreat? coluni's retreat? simple. i've seen so many tiny glimpses of heaven recently (at Passion07, at acf winter retreat, acf itself, acf activities like small group or women's cell, random chilling wiht acf ppl, etc), but each time, i think back "why isn't scac like this?". i felt guilty and selfish those times that i'm repeatedly seeing glimpses of heaven and just how great our God is, but scac is just somewhere in the middle. not exactly cold, but nowhere near on fire. lukewarm. (Revelations 3:14-16). and once again, Francis' message just comes back. can it be? that the WHOLE CHURCH just doesnt get it? that all of scac really can't see that the passion is missing? but then, is it really missing? yes, but the desire for it isnt. God provided me with an awesome long time no see friend just before retreat. a short time of sharing and prayer together. and we both see it. the passion is there. its in many ppl at scac. but why is everyone holding back? afraid to make the first move. and scared of making that first move, committment follows and 100% committment is a big thing. but im starting to see small changes here and there around scac. starting with the 'social' stuff like softball this summer (im excited for whats in store!), and worship in music/song. but best of all, God's provided me with a friend who shares the same vision and passion. funny how things are. we havent seen each other properly since august (the 'hellos' at 2 sunday services don't count). but wow...! the exact same things have been flowing thru our minds!
oh! and one more thing. retreat's 'theme song' was Unify Us.
Unify us. Purify us.
so that we will change the world.
i KNEW i heard the song before. but where? here! watch the vid. haha...
w00t.
gunna promote this in coluni soon... soon as in when the registration forms are out!
whelps. 8hrs of sleep in total this past weekend (4hrs per night). so its now nearly 11pm, im fed, showered, teeth brushed... think its time to sleep. got relaxed with some small things planned during reading week! =)
1:12pm edit: and i gotta mention some more memorable things at retreat. stuff like.. Oz eating that CHUNK OF BUTTER. oh ewww...! but entertaining! and eating chilli for dinner on the 2nd night. luckily, all those planned fart attacks never happened (or at least i wasnt around the war zone to witness them!). and who can forget... everyone's eyes was scarred when Ron was 'forced' to run around nearly naked (had boxers on thank goodness), chasing Kristen for his clothes back. hahaha!
2.22.2007
here we go again...
for the 4th time (and hopefully final time?), here we go again!
not neccessarily a bad thing. could be good. *shrugs*
but yeah. hmm... dunno what to think tho. hmmm...
ah well. $180 and counting in red pockets!
new glove for softball, and new batting gloves comin' right up!.. i can smell it! =P
5pm edit:
well, the red pockets count is now at $380, plus i havent seen any of the relatives on my dad's side yet. talk about blessed. but i think i have a hunch of why this sudden rush of money. think it's God's way of telling me that He's providing for what He wants me to do. funny.. the way God works eh? but tis amazing! too amazing! therefore i must put to good use of this money. or 'talents' and not burry it. or rather, since its money, not waste it on stupid useless stuff. time to talk to some ppl about some 'deals' i can make. lol..
col/uni winter retreat 2mrw. should i have high expectations for something marvelous coming up? HURRAY TIFF IS COMING! there are now TWO froshies! w00t.! im not lonely! s'like God providing for Moses. he 'cant talk to ppl'.. God provides Aaron. and all other excuses Moses has. God provides. no chance of backing out!
now i must connect this with Passion07. Main session 3, Francis Chan talked about "do you really want to know God's will for you?". like, if God were to tell you teh complete layout of your life, would you say yes? think about it. do you really wanna know where your life is headed? we'd all be scared. i'd be scared. why? probs cus it means we'd have to make certain sacrifices. things we don't wanna let go of. or doubt. doubting that the 'will' is gunna actually happen cus it seems so impossible. but now im actually kinda excited to see how things will turn out. just the smallest steps, are the key steps to changes. and He's already given me courage to make one small step. more amazingly, it was thru a simple email to the eng pastor of scac. think it stirred up a fair bit of discussion too. but this is only the beginning. im antipicating a whole lot more! cus i can't make any changes. only He can. and He can do a LOT.
PS. just reread what i wrote. and things seem to be all over the place and roughly connected (hence why i probs didnt do so well on my essays. hah). but its the basic jist of what i wanted to blog about. so there. done. deal. goodbye. have a nice day.!
not neccessarily a bad thing. could be good. *shrugs*
but yeah. hmm... dunno what to think tho. hmmm...
ah well. $180 and counting in red pockets!
new glove for softball, and new batting gloves comin' right up!.. i can smell it! =P
5pm edit:
well, the red pockets count is now at $380, plus i havent seen any of the relatives on my dad's side yet. talk about blessed. but i think i have a hunch of why this sudden rush of money. think it's God's way of telling me that He's providing for what He wants me to do. funny.. the way God works eh? but tis amazing! too amazing! therefore i must put to good use of this money. or 'talents' and not burry it. or rather, since its money, not waste it on stupid useless stuff. time to talk to some ppl about some 'deals' i can make. lol..
col/uni winter retreat 2mrw. should i have high expectations for something marvelous coming up? HURRAY TIFF IS COMING! there are now TWO froshies! w00t.! im not lonely! s'like God providing for Moses. he 'cant talk to ppl'.. God provides Aaron. and all other excuses Moses has. God provides. no chance of backing out!
now i must connect this with Passion07. Main session 3, Francis Chan talked about "do you really want to know God's will for you?". like, if God were to tell you teh complete layout of your life, would you say yes? think about it. do you really wanna know where your life is headed? we'd all be scared. i'd be scared. why? probs cus it means we'd have to make certain sacrifices. things we don't wanna let go of. or doubt. doubting that the 'will' is gunna actually happen cus it seems so impossible. but now im actually kinda excited to see how things will turn out. just the smallest steps, are the key steps to changes. and He's already given me courage to make one small step. more amazingly, it was thru a simple email to the eng pastor of scac. think it stirred up a fair bit of discussion too. but this is only the beginning. im antipicating a whole lot more! cus i can't make any changes. only He can. and He can do a LOT.
PS. just reread what i wrote. and things seem to be all over the place and roughly connected (hence why i probs didnt do so well on my essays. hah). but its the basic jist of what i wanted to blog about. so there. done. deal. goodbye. have a nice day.!
2.20.2007
Chris Tomlin - Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
http://music.yahoo.com/premieres
iunno how long that'll be online for. but it's Tomlin's official MV ('music video' for you n00bs) for Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone). also part of the soundtrack for the movie. the story of how the song was written, abolishing slave trade and stuff.
haha.. i gotta laugh at that video. oh CT.. busting out the piano AND guitar! can he be anymore asian? he's short enough! hahaha! but tis a good video. i really like the cinematography. but ive never been a big fan of MVs with clips from a movie in them, even tho its part of the OST. it just.. annoys me. but dang.. CT is really getting his music out there! i mean, Amazing Grace has just got to be one of the most popular hymns ever! well, Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee's pretty popular too (ok.. maybe mainly cus of the whole 'drink milk love life, fresh and tasty!' etc commercial. haha. but Charlie Hall's got the 'added chorus' version of that song covered!). but really, both christians and non-christians alike will recognize Amazing Grace. and CT's done a really amazing job with this new added chorus! and if you wanna see a live version done at Passion 2007, click here! or here. or here again. it doesnt matter, they all link to here. don't believe me? then click on all of them, then click here once more. =P awesome how i've done ZERO promo for uploading this video til now, and its been getting quite a lot of hits. how do ppl find these videos?!?!? oh btw. i know you ppl are lazy and wont click on the link. so for your sake, i'll just add it below. now all you have to do is PRESS PLAY. enjoy! =)
iunno how long that'll be online for. but it's Tomlin's official MV ('music video' for you n00bs) for Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone). also part of the soundtrack for the movie. the story of how the song was written, abolishing slave trade and stuff.
haha.. i gotta laugh at that video. oh CT.. busting out the piano AND guitar! can he be anymore asian? he's short enough! hahaha! but tis a good video. i really like the cinematography. but ive never been a big fan of MVs with clips from a movie in them, even tho its part of the OST. it just.. annoys me. but dang.. CT is really getting his music out there! i mean, Amazing Grace has just got to be one of the most popular hymns ever! well, Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee's pretty popular too (ok.. maybe mainly cus of the whole 'drink milk love life, fresh and tasty!' etc commercial. haha. but Charlie Hall's got the 'added chorus' version of that song covered!). but really, both christians and non-christians alike will recognize Amazing Grace. and CT's done a really amazing job with this new added chorus! and if you wanna see a live version done at Passion 2007, click here! or here. or here again. it doesnt matter, they all link to here. don't believe me? then click on all of them, then click here once more. =P awesome how i've done ZERO promo for uploading this video til now, and its been getting quite a lot of hits. how do ppl find these videos?!?!? oh btw. i know you ppl are lazy and wont click on the link. so for your sake, i'll just add it below. now all you have to do is PRESS PLAY. enjoy! =)
be near.. i pray.
from Shane and Shane's Carry Away album, Be Near (or Radio Version as well. take your pick!)
but Lord, i need to hear from You
be near, oh God
kinda in pain. physical pain. sorta hurts at times. stupid student health services.. so darn booked! hopefully i can get a slot 2mrw and get this checked over. well, there's actually 2 things. one's been going on since june 2006 (yes im stupid. i dont know why i havent gotten it checked out yet. been suffering all this time. so scared of what it might be =\). and the other thing was since last week. but it seems pretty serious. ughh... someone wake me up at 8:30am 2mrw so i can call smack at 8:59am and get myself an appointment slot. go away! dang it.. go away! and im questioning God why? but Lord, i need to hear from You. why?
on another note, i wanna thank God for providing a few amazing ppl in my life right now. providing in the time of need. ppl caring for me, entertaining me, bros and sis' in Christ, and generally 'just there'. =) ppl both here in london, and back in toronto. tis good. tis good! im looking fwd to reading week. just chilling with a few of those ppl!
oh yeah. if you wanna book Pris for reading week, the days she is still a loser/loner with nothing to do are... March 1st (thurs), 3rd (sat night only) and 4th (sun)! book me now! haha...
time to sleep. eagerly awaiting going back to TO on wed afternoon! w00t.!
but Lord, i need to hear from You
be near, oh God
kinda in pain. physical pain. sorta hurts at times. stupid student health services.. so darn booked! hopefully i can get a slot 2mrw and get this checked over. well, there's actually 2 things. one's been going on since june 2006 (yes im stupid. i dont know why i havent gotten it checked out yet. been suffering all this time. so scared of what it might be =\). and the other thing was since last week. but it seems pretty serious. ughh... someone wake me up at 8:30am 2mrw so i can call smack at 8:59am and get myself an appointment slot. go away! dang it.. go away! and im questioning God why? but Lord, i need to hear from You. why?
on another note, i wanna thank God for providing a few amazing ppl in my life right now. providing in the time of need. ppl caring for me, entertaining me, bros and sis' in Christ, and generally 'just there'. =) ppl both here in london, and back in toronto. tis good. tis good! im looking fwd to reading week. just chilling with a few of those ppl!
oh yeah. if you wanna book Pris for reading week, the days she is still a loser/loner with nothing to do are... March 1st (thurs), 3rd (sat night only) and 4th (sun)! book me now! haha...
time to sleep. eagerly awaiting going back to TO on wed afternoon! w00t.!
2.19.2007
various upcoming events!
gogogogogogogogogogo!
GO.
as in GO click on the image below and watch the promo vid!
and GO also as in go to Campus Challenge 07!
Campus Challenge 2007
see you there! =)
no way am i missing CC this year. i 100% regret going to scac's retreat instead last year. not that i had a choice, dad just signed me up without asking. >=( hate it when my parents do that. *sigh*. and i didnt get anything out of the retreat either... since we had to leave early cus my dad got sick (food poisoning). bahh... well, i guess the softball part of retreat was good. haha.. so i'll bump it down. i 90% regret going to retreat. other than that.. err.... think i would've prefered CC06! ah well. its marked on my calendar this year! my dad was about to schedule a family roadtrip to the states that weekend with a few others. but i was like NOOO...! NOT AGAIN. IM GOING TO CC07! lol.. and i will be. =) w00t. excited!.. even tho its like 2 months away. =P
dang, time passes by fast. it is seriously almost reading week? aka done 3/4 of 1st year already? it doesnt feel like it. still feels like october or something! wow.. and Passion07 was nearly 2 months ago. :O (that msn face). whattttt??? the images are still so fresh in my mind. as if it was just a week ago. being down in ATL, with 24,000 others in univ/college, worshipping. what a sight.! too darn excited for Passion Toronto! haha.. just ask Chris. we're practically planning it... unofficially. =P
(for more Passion07 videos similar to the one a few posts before this one, click on that one in that other post, then click on my username on youtube. and you'll see more. i've added Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone), From The Inside Out (Chris Tomlin version! not United!), Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble? (Chris Tomlin version once again!), and Uncreated One. more to come as i cut out more.)
oh yeah. which reminds me. my laptop has 2GB memory right? but as i was trying to fix one of the passion video session (cus the audio was outta sync), my video editting program told me "unable to load. insufficient memory". and i was nearly done editting too! ughhh... seriously.. how powerful of a machine do i need to do video editting? shucks....
and of course... more events. it IS plural in the title. haha.. so, the weekend after CC07, is GDOP! Global Day of Prayer! be there as well! GDoP06 was pretty awesome. and oh yeah. it's free. =P
and then Hillsong United in Toronto the weekend after that! oh my... im jam packed those 3 weekends. haha... and probs headed down to the states the weekend before CC as well. w00t.. thats a month of my weekends. haha! hope whatever summer job i get wont make me work weekends. or else that'd suck! and plus its summer. summer weekends = softball games! totally can't wait to softball again! that is... i hope i can. (refer to previous post)
GO.
as in GO click on the image below and watch the promo vid!
and GO also as in go to Campus Challenge 07!
Campus Challenge 2007
see you there! =)
no way am i missing CC this year. i 100% regret going to scac's retreat instead last year. not that i had a choice, dad just signed me up without asking. >=( hate it when my parents do that. *sigh*. and i didnt get anything out of the retreat either... since we had to leave early cus my dad got sick (food poisoning). bahh... well, i guess the softball part of retreat was good. haha.. so i'll bump it down. i 90% regret going to retreat. other than that.. err.... think i would've prefered CC06! ah well. its marked on my calendar this year! my dad was about to schedule a family roadtrip to the states that weekend with a few others. but i was like NOOO...! NOT AGAIN. IM GOING TO CC07! lol.. and i will be. =) w00t. excited!.. even tho its like 2 months away. =P
dang, time passes by fast. it is seriously almost reading week? aka done 3/4 of 1st year already? it doesnt feel like it. still feels like october or something! wow.. and Passion07 was nearly 2 months ago. :O (that msn face). whattttt??? the images are still so fresh in my mind. as if it was just a week ago. being down in ATL, with 24,000 others in univ/college, worshipping. what a sight.! too darn excited for Passion Toronto! haha.. just ask Chris. we're practically planning it... unofficially. =P
(for more Passion07 videos similar to the one a few posts before this one, click on that one in that other post, then click on my username on youtube. and you'll see more. i've added Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone), From The Inside Out (Chris Tomlin version! not United!), Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble? (Chris Tomlin version once again!), and Uncreated One. more to come as i cut out more.)
oh yeah. which reminds me. my laptop has 2GB memory right? but as i was trying to fix one of the passion video session (cus the audio was outta sync), my video editting program told me "unable to load. insufficient memory". and i was nearly done editting too! ughhh... seriously.. how powerful of a machine do i need to do video editting? shucks....
and of course... more events. it IS plural in the title. haha.. so, the weekend after CC07, is GDOP! Global Day of Prayer! be there as well! GDoP06 was pretty awesome. and oh yeah. it's free. =P
and then Hillsong United in Toronto the weekend after that! oh my... im jam packed those 3 weekends. haha... and probs headed down to the states the weekend before CC as well. w00t.. thats a month of my weekends. haha! hope whatever summer job i get wont make me work weekends. or else that'd suck! and plus its summer. summer weekends = softball games! totally can't wait to softball again! that is... i hope i can. (refer to previous post)
2.17.2007
if anyone actually reads this.. i ask you to pray for me.
cus i have this 'illness' i guess. im scared. scared of what it might be. but also, it could just be something minor. so i ask to be prayed for, for healing. and also, to not be scared. to not be frightened about backing out and getting it checked over. im kinda 'good' with not knowing what it is. iunno. im so scared.
12:07am edit: “For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body whether by life or by death. For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:19-21)
cus i have this 'illness' i guess. im scared. scared of what it might be. but also, it could just be something minor. so i ask to be prayed for, for healing. and also, to not be scared. to not be frightened about backing out and getting it checked over. im kinda 'good' with not knowing what it is. iunno. im so scared.
12:07am edit: “For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body whether by life or by death. For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:19-21)
2.15.2007
you made my day! =)
dont you feel so good and special when someone says to you "you made my day!"... often followed by "cus of <insert funny quote or stupid action you did>!" well, that happened to me today. but it also happened to others. many others who also made my day! the awkward turtles at Einsteins, the wednesday lunch group at deli, and of course, girls' night in with 3 random guys who dropped by. (errr.... won't name names. =P) from all the awkward turtle variations, to "keep it G rated! family here!", to "oh hey! can i borrow your pen?", to "can i have a chocolate? can i have 2? 3? etc..." (haha.. oh Kota), to guitaring a bit (thanks to Erin for supplying the guitar, and Caleb's awesome tuner!), and to all that happened at girls' night in (will not specify cus i know the boys are eager to know =P). what a day...
oh. and how can i forget? i have officially registered the Intent to Register thing. im going for it. MTP. Media, Theory, & Production. and 4 streams to choose from. 10 ppl per stream. total of 40 MTP students only. yikes.! i've chose television broadcasting as my first choice. really hope i get in. i guess it all depends on my marks. cus there were about 60 ppl there (or so my quick counting skills tell me). and you had to be there to register for MTP. (which is kinda unfair if you happen to have class. but im not complaining. that's less competition.!) and there's the possibility they're bumping up TV broadcasting and Multimedia Design and Productions up to 15 each. so that becomes a total of 50 ppl allowed in! now.. not all the ppl out of that 60 or so are for sures 100% going into MTP. a few were there to just check it out! so YAY.. if i get the marks i need, i'll be good to go (hopefully). TV production... the real thing that i wanna do. finally. not this MIT english analysis crap. and still kinda bitter at ryerson for rejecting me at the last stage. grr... essay done, got my interview, next step was to get accepted. but it never came =(.
but yeah. no regrets coming to Western at all tho! ACF makes it all worthwhile. haha.. and its just not ACF. things have happened because of ACF. and these are events in my life i wouldn't trade for anything!... including the opportunity to attend Passion07 (yes... i HAD to plug Passion07 somewhere in there and you know it!)
oh. and how can i forget? i have officially registered the Intent to Register thing. im going for it. MTP. Media, Theory, & Production. and 4 streams to choose from. 10 ppl per stream. total of 40 MTP students only. yikes.! i've chose television broadcasting as my first choice. really hope i get in. i guess it all depends on my marks. cus there were about 60 ppl there (or so my quick counting skills tell me). and you had to be there to register for MTP. (which is kinda unfair if you happen to have class. but im not complaining. that's less competition.!) and there's the possibility they're bumping up TV broadcasting and Multimedia Design and Productions up to 15 each. so that becomes a total of 50 ppl allowed in! now.. not all the ppl out of that 60 or so are for sures 100% going into MTP. a few were there to just check it out! so YAY.. if i get the marks i need, i'll be good to go (hopefully). TV production... the real thing that i wanna do. finally. not this MIT english analysis crap. and still kinda bitter at ryerson for rejecting me at the last stage. grr... essay done, got my interview, next step was to get accepted. but it never came =(.
but yeah. no regrets coming to Western at all tho! ACF makes it all worthwhile. haha.. and its just not ACF. things have happened because of ACF. and these are events in my life i wouldn't trade for anything!... including the opportunity to attend Passion07 (yes... i HAD to plug Passion07 somewhere in there and you know it!)
2.13.2007
2.12.2007
clearly im procrastinating
... from writing my mit026 essay due in about 13hrs.
but this is just waaaaaaay too entertaining!
one of my fave songs, by one of my fave bands, with a pretty awesome movie clip. does it get better than this? oh yeah. and that i have successfully procrastinated.
2.11.2007
ok. so that was THE most butchered worship (in songs) set i have ever witnessed. =\ and they had to butcher How Great Is Our God and Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble the most too. my question is.. HOW?!?!? hmmm... perhaps too fast? ughh.. i couldnt focus. or maybe its just my 'picky in worship' thing. maybe? but it seriously was distracting. gahhh....
but *hurray* the sermon was on worship this morning. only hoped people will remember it when they worship. to even praise and worship in the troubled times. or in prison, in paul and silas' case.
i'm scared. its uncomfortable. but its what i've been called to do. so the only thing is to do it. take action. but i need to do it with a serving heart. not just cus.. but that "Your name and renown are the desire of our souls". rephrased to "His name and renown IS the desire of MY soul". and to begin? iunno. coluni? worship? or perhaps.. get to know the pastor? lol... *sigh*. here we go..........
edit: new idea. now im waiting for coluni winter retreat.! *in a bit less than 2 weeks*
but *hurray* the sermon was on worship this morning. only hoped people will remember it when they worship. to even praise and worship in the troubled times. or in prison, in paul and silas' case.
i'm scared. its uncomfortable. but its what i've been called to do. so the only thing is to do it. take action. but i need to do it with a serving heart. not just cus.. but that "Your name and renown are the desire of our souls". rephrased to "His name and renown IS the desire of MY soul". and to begin? iunno. coluni? worship? or perhaps.. get to know the pastor? lol... *sigh*. here we go..........
edit: new idea. now im waiting for coluni winter retreat.! *in a bit less than 2 weeks*
2.09.2007
When I Think About The Lord - Shane & Shane
Wholly Yours [B Variant] - David Crowder Band
Shine - Matt Redman
How can I Keep From Singing (Acoustic) - Chris Tomlin
so these 4 songs have been on my playlist for over a month now. first heard them at Passion07. well, except the last one. heard that when See The Morning first came out. but im really loving this whole acoustic vibe (notice the 2 acoustic versions). been really itching to guitar lately. maybe cus i havent been able to drum much (yeah.. i actually miss scac a bit. drumming opportunities.. heh. and of course. no more music class in school. so that too!). and i've also felt that the drums restricts a lot. like... you need notes. well, not need. but it helps. and guitar is the most portable thing. and since i dont have a guitar (anymore/yet), the best i can substitute it with is listening to acoustic versions of songs and air strumming. =P then occasionally switching to the drum parts (air drummin'!), then back to air strumming. while my left hand pretends to be playing the chords. (i found all the acoustic version chords for all 4 songs). hah..
but yeah. more on the songs. the lyrics are.. amazing. even tho most of the lyrics are expressions of feelings/emotions by the composers/writers and not verses from the Bible, but it just touches my heart. expressing what i cant express with my own words. How can i keep from singing? there's so many things in life to be thankful of. i can't retain from singing! (and air guitaring!).
iunno.. maybe ppl call me naive in these cases. but is it necessarily a bad thing? i overheard some ppl in alumni hall today. they were talking about the difference between innocent and naive. i guess innocent is you havent been exposed to the negatives yet. but naive, you choose to ignore the negatives. i dont really see myself ignoring the negatives. more like there's too much positive that it overpowers the negatives! hence explaining how i am generally a happy person.
anyways, unity prayer was pretty awesome tonight. a chance to pray for our fellowships, campus, USC, other churches, government, the country.. etc! =) and met a few others from C4C and such. also really liked the personal prayer time we had near the beginning. im still struggling to be free. still one major thing holding me back. still debating whether to blog about this or not. maybe... in the near future. just maybe.
and i also prayed for scac. for coluni's coffee house 2mrw night. im kinda excited. just to be back and see how things are. if things have changed. and im guessing there'll also be a fair amount of ppl i dont know. cus not everyone's from T.O there. when a few ppl visited last weekend, it was pretty touching. the love of God was certainly there. so looking forward to 2mrw night! and of course.. saturday. TC REC meeting in the morning (yay!!! 9am. aw... so early?!?!) then hot pot with rents and god bros + god sis'! the few closer ones from my parent's fellowship that they counsel. it'll be good seeing them again. (haha.. i think i like being the 'baby' of the group. =P)
alright. its 2:30am. time to submit my compsci assignment (errr... i think the poster's quite the ugly. but it meets all criteria. so i'm submitting, but i refuse to post it on here. haha..) and head to sleep. one busy and excited weekend comin' right up! =)
Wholly Yours [B Variant] - David Crowder Band
Shine - Matt Redman
How can I Keep From Singing (Acoustic) - Chris Tomlin
so these 4 songs have been on my playlist for over a month now. first heard them at Passion07. well, except the last one. heard that when See The Morning first came out. but im really loving this whole acoustic vibe (notice the 2 acoustic versions). been really itching to guitar lately. maybe cus i havent been able to drum much (yeah.. i actually miss scac a bit. drumming opportunities.. heh. and of course. no more music class in school. so that too!). and i've also felt that the drums restricts a lot. like... you need notes. well, not need. but it helps. and guitar is the most portable thing. and since i dont have a guitar (anymore/yet), the best i can substitute it with is listening to acoustic versions of songs and air strumming. =P then occasionally switching to the drum parts (air drummin'!), then back to air strumming. while my left hand pretends to be playing the chords. (i found all the acoustic version chords for all 4 songs). hah..
but yeah. more on the songs. the lyrics are.. amazing. even tho most of the lyrics are expressions of feelings/emotions by the composers/writers and not verses from the Bible, but it just touches my heart. expressing what i cant express with my own words. How can i keep from singing? there's so many things in life to be thankful of. i can't retain from singing! (and air guitaring!).
iunno.. maybe ppl call me naive in these cases. but is it necessarily a bad thing? i overheard some ppl in alumni hall today. they were talking about the difference between innocent and naive. i guess innocent is you havent been exposed to the negatives yet. but naive, you choose to ignore the negatives. i dont really see myself ignoring the negatives. more like there's too much positive that it overpowers the negatives! hence explaining how i am generally a happy person.
anyways, unity prayer was pretty awesome tonight. a chance to pray for our fellowships, campus, USC, other churches, government, the country.. etc! =) and met a few others from C4C and such. also really liked the personal prayer time we had near the beginning. im still struggling to be free. still one major thing holding me back. still debating whether to blog about this or not. maybe... in the near future. just maybe.
and i also prayed for scac. for coluni's coffee house 2mrw night. im kinda excited. just to be back and see how things are. if things have changed. and im guessing there'll also be a fair amount of ppl i dont know. cus not everyone's from T.O there. when a few ppl visited last weekend, it was pretty touching. the love of God was certainly there. so looking forward to 2mrw night! and of course.. saturday. TC REC meeting in the morning (yay!!! 9am. aw... so early?!?!) then hot pot with rents and god bros + god sis'! the few closer ones from my parent's fellowship that they counsel. it'll be good seeing them again. (haha.. i think i like being the 'baby' of the group. =P)
alright. its 2:30am. time to submit my compsci assignment (errr... i think the poster's quite the ugly. but it meets all criteria. so i'm submitting, but i refuse to post it on here. haha..) and head to sleep. one busy and excited weekend comin' right up! =)
2.07.2007
ok. so i've realized my past few posts have been quite teh serious. (aka not Pris-like at all.)
guess im generally a happy person (not that its a bad thing.. right? right! =])
so to lighten up teh mood, check this out. haha... i absolutely love it!
haha...
and also, check out this next picture. =)
BE THERE.!
and yes.. ACF coffee house poster (aka my compsci assignment #1) is also on it's way!... hopefully.
guess im generally a happy person (not that its a bad thing.. right? right! =])
so to lighten up teh mood, check this out. haha... i absolutely love it!
haha...BE THERE.!
and yes.. ACF coffee house poster (aka my compsci assignment #1) is also on it's way!... hopefully.
2.05.2007
it's hard..
It’s hard listening to John Piper’s sermon while my roommate is squealing on the phone in the background. Ughhh… =( and literally squealing. i can sneakily record some (hah.. seems like my specialty!) and upload clips for you guys to hear if you would like. but warning.. may cause harm to the ears.
On a completely different note, im kinda stumped for my compsci assignment. I need to make a flyer/poster of my choice, with certain criteria like… using certain features of the photo editing program. So ‘mehhh’ at that part. and ive chosen acf's coffee house. w00t. coffee house! but yeah.. im stumped as to what pix i should use. and how i should design it. =( and since the execs havent discussed theme yet, ive gotta go with a general coffee house kinda thing. so hmmmm.... what to use.. what to use...!
my assignment's due friday. so hopefully i'll have something to post up here to show you guys by then.
oh yeah.. and if you're wondering why im listening to John Piper's sermon.. well, its the one from Passion 07, main session 4 (aka. wednesday morning when i was kinda... dosing off. heh!) so since ive got the recordings, why not relisten to it? yay! and now its done, Charlie Hall's slow version of Marvelous Light makes so much more sense and appropriate.
ok.. so all this Passion07 talk. aren't you the teensiest bit curious?
well, satisfy that curiousity of yours.
http://www.christiandl.com/forum/index.php?topic=7828.0
all audio is posted on there... by me. =P
well, all but sessions 1 and 2. havent gotten around to cutting those sessions up yet! but will be up. patience k? k.
thanks for reading.
bye.
PS. more example of my sneaky recording.
[02.02.07] ACF Worship - Chris, Mike, & Missy
http://www.yousendit.com/download/THE1OGNVdGpwM2w1VEE9PQ
consists of You Are Holy, Made To Worship, Glory In The Highest, We Fall Down, Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone). it indeed was pretty siiiiickkkkkk!
On a completely different note, im kinda stumped for my compsci assignment. I need to make a flyer/poster of my choice, with certain criteria like… using certain features of the photo editing program. So ‘mehhh’ at that part. and ive chosen acf's coffee house. w00t. coffee house! but yeah.. im stumped as to what pix i should use. and how i should design it. =( and since the execs havent discussed theme yet, ive gotta go with a general coffee house kinda thing. so hmmmm.... what to use.. what to use...!
my assignment's due friday. so hopefully i'll have something to post up here to show you guys by then.
oh yeah.. and if you're wondering why im listening to John Piper's sermon.. well, its the one from Passion 07, main session 4 (aka. wednesday morning when i was kinda... dosing off. heh!) so since ive got the recordings, why not relisten to it? yay! and now its done, Charlie Hall's slow version of Marvelous Light
ok.. so all this Passion07 talk. aren't you the teensiest bit curious?
well, satisfy that curiousity of yours.
http://www.christiandl.com/forum/index.php?topic=7828.0
all audio is posted on there... by me. =P
well, all but sessions 1 and 2. havent gotten around to cutting those sessions up yet! but will be up. patience k? k.
thanks for reading.
bye.
PS. more example of my sneaky recording.
[02.02.07] ACF Worship - Chris, Mike, & Missy
http://www.yousendit.com/download/THE1OGNVdGpwM2w1VEE9PQ
consists of You Are Holy, Made To Worship, Glory In The Highest, We Fall Down, Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone). it indeed was pretty siiiiickkkkkk!
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