Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Lookie here...

Crude Oil
$111.12
▼0.10
0.09%
2:12 AM EDT - 2008.09.02




It can still go down!!!

Monday, September 01, 2008

Pearls makes my day...


Who else loves Pearls??

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Malaysians feels a wind of change coming

The voice of the people have been heard. How much more can lies and denials be twisted, hidden or ignored? We wait with great hope and expectation for what is to be unveiled. Leaders who have already been elected, please, don't let us down. We don't need great promises. We just want the simple ones kept.

I want to work at Google


You would too after reading this.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Why is the China's 'Yellow River', yellow?

Could this be why?

I've got a strong feeling many will not get this. Then again, it's a Monday, so pfft.

source

Thursday, August 21, 2008

It was good while it lasted

Goodbye, hope for cheap(er) fuel...

Crude Oil
$121.30
▲0.12 0.10%
21:48 PM EDT - 2008.08.21

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Some updates...

Comparing Ron Howard's hands with mine @ Hollywood.


My bestest friend since young... (taken @ walk of fame)


Alcatraz (The Rock) at the back. This is at San Francisco.

Cycling over to Sausalito using the Golden Gate Bridge.

The other side of the Golden Gate Bridge.


Arrival at Sausalito. (Hua Jing is right, Sausalito is beautiful!)

Friday, August 01, 2008

Greetings from Las Vegas

Some water spouting thing in the hotel

This is the hotel where I'm putting up

Oasis in the desert

Shops and casinos on the Strip.




More to come...

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Bloggee

I have bad blogging habits. While I find myself habitually reading other people's blogs, I'm very inconsistent in updating mine. I would not consider myself a 'blogger'; rather, I think I'm more of a 'bloggee'.

I'll be leaving for Las Vegas in a couple of days for about 10 days. I'm hoping that during that period of time, I'd be able to update this blog with photos from the trip. Then again, this could be just wishful thinking. We'll see how things go.

Yes yes. I know. The Korea trip photos are still in my memory card. I plan to upload them sometime this century, God willing. :P

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Lighter moments

Again, to digress... someone sent me this joke:

I was walking past the mental hospital the other day, and all the patients were shouting ,'13....13....13'

The fence was too high to see over, but I saw a little gap in the planks and looked through to see what was going on. Some idiot poked me in the eye with a stick. Then they all started shouting '14....14....14'...



This is sure a slow Wednesday...

Monday, May 26, 2008

Piclens

PicLens is the must have plug-in for your Firefox or IE browser if you are a frequent visitor of sites such Facebook, Friendster, YouTube looking at photos or videos. Here's a preview of the PicLens experience:



I have managed to enable PicLens for this blog, but I'm still trying to figure out how to get the rest of the photos in.

So, what are you waiting for? Get PicLens here today!

Once you have installed the plug-in, click the PicLens icon on your browser's toolbar to see the photos on my blog.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Reminder to practice the guitar

Yea.. I know, I was supposed to post photos of Korea, but I got distracted and posted this video of this young Korean guitarist instead:


Click here to see more of little "Sungha Jung" in action!

Saturday, May 10, 2008

In Korea now...

I'm currently in Bupyeong, Korea, which is roughly an hour away from Seoul. Angeline and me are putting up at the Bupyeong's Methodist Church, which for me, seems to be much better than any hotels I've stayed at before.

The experience so far is amazing. The Korean Christians are truly the representatives of Christ. Will write more when I get a chance. Photos to follow also. Stay blessed guys!

Thursday, May 01, 2008

What makes Christianity different.

I recently had the privilege to discuss religion and life with a friend. Our conversation went from one religion to another, about personal experiences and then to the philosophical question about morality, right and wrong, and the existence of evil. To be honest, I who consider myself as a seasoned person in topics like these was found to be dumbstrucked in the midst of the many statements that my friend has made. At that moment, I found myself almost convinced that what he said was true. One of the things that he asked me was "What makes Christianity different from other religions?" I thought that was a simple question so I told him, "well, Christ is only one that is still alive today." Then he replied back saying that in his religious scriptures, there are not one, but many instances of people coming back from the dead. Sign and wonders are natural occurrences in his religion. He then talked to me about his faith in God that dared him to walk on hot burning coal, not once, but seven times in his life.

So, how do you respond to that? God, to my friend is more than just a mere good idea. It is more than just a inheritance that you receive from your parents. I found myself almost unable to respond back. So I just let him speak on, and just listened to his points on why he is a vegetarian, and how he loathes people that claims to love animals and yet still eat meat. He sure makes a good preacher so I thought.

The next day, my mind pondered on what he said. Then for some reason, this thought came to mind. Come to think about it, it sounds more like a joke now. This is how it went:
A vegetarian was talking to a non-vegetarian. He was telling the non-vegetarian that to be holy, he should stop eating meat because eating meat means having to kill living creatures. Then came a vegan and he told the vegetarian that to be holier, he should not only refrain from eating meat, but also not use any animal products such as leather. A bit later, a fruitarian came and he told the vegan that to be even holier, his diet should only be fruits, in other words, food that can be harvested without killing the plant. Then came a Jainist who told the fruitarian that true holiness is when you don't harm any living creatures, including fruits. Finally, a tree came and said "Yo."

If you don't get the joke, that's fine. What I was trying to say is that the tree was probably the holiest of the lot as it doesn't harm anyone. I guess that if this was truly the case, what we can expect to see in heaven some day are many trees.

Then, it finally hit me. In the midst of the many claims and statements that were thrown to me, I now know what made Christianity different. It was Christ coming down to earth to save sinners. I am a sinner. No matter how much I can try to refrain myself from eating meat or do other acts that are deemed godly, I will never be good enough for a holy God. God in heaven is holy. His holiness is beyond our comprehension. We as mere mortals can't even prevent ourselves from having an ungodly thought, so what more if we were to be presented before this holy God. The bible says that we will perish if God were to show Himself to us. His holiness has no room for sin and wickedness. But in His desire to be with us, and also in His astounding and great mercy, He sent His son Jesus to die for our sins so that we can be cleansed of our sins and stand justified before Him. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst (1 Tim 1:15).

Nobody likes to be told that they are wrong. More still if it is something pertaining to something as personal as one's own faith. But what if, and just what if, what you're believing today is wrong. Do you know for sure? Is God real in your life? Do you have a reason for the hope that you have? Do you even have this hope?

Friday, March 14, 2008

30

I turn 30 today. It felt only like yesterday when I first stepped into the United States to study, and goodness, that was 12 years ago. Where did the time go? The average male in this country lives up to 73, that means another 43 years to go (plus minus a few years), God willing.

I hope that by the next decade milestone I hit, I'd be able to know where the time has gone. And I pray with all my heart that the time had gone towards His glory. God help me.

Anyways, not all gloom and doom. Thanks all those who have sent SMSes and emails and gifts (keep them coming!). I await in anticipation of the cake that I will have (hopefully somebody has bought me one). After this cake, I promise to watch my weight (despite saying that after the new year, and Chinese New Year, and Valentines, and ....).

Peace out!

Friday, March 07, 2008

RIP Christa


Rest In Peace
Christa Grapentin
2004 - 2008