tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70544852024-03-14T02:20:12.658-05:00Letters from the journeyletter from the journey of life, lost in the crowd of people, thoughts from the inner part of my heart, and innovations from the outer part of my brain .... hope it still make sense.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.comBlogger309125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-76685669605154180282012-01-07T13:17:00.001-06:002012-01-07T13:17:22.224-06:00What are we after?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After reading and contemplating about the book "Irresistible Revolution" and starting to read "Simply Christian", I took some time and wrote down the following poem (or better, just words because it doesn't really follow any poetic rules), so here to some new poetry after a long absence of words.<br />
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What are we after?<br />
What are we longing for?<br />
The comfort of the present world has blinded us again.<br />
Just like the wars that used to numb us.<br />
We have become wholly distracted by the things we use to comfort us,<br />
yet it all leads to emptiness,<br />
it all loops back to brokenness,<br />
because we cannot make ourselves hold.<br />
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We groan for help from our inner being,<br />
we express our cries in the form of lyrics,<br />
we take on causes of social justice,<br />
but for what?<br />
for these acts to awaken us from ourselves?<br />
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Another world is possible,<br />
we hear its whispers,<br />
yet we are unmoved,<br />
will we wait until the end,<br />
or will we act with urgency?<br />
will we act with radical love that Jesus had shown us?<br />
will we live with radical abandonment away from this world?<br />
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Maybe it's not all material after all,<br />
we are soul beings,<br />
and we belong to another world,<br />
that is coming soon.<br />
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And that what i'm after.<br />
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I guess I haven't written in a long long time. For more frequent updates maybe my Twitter feed might be a better place. Anyways, I've gone through a couple of changes in life lately, I went from entering into a serious relationship (and moving for it), to a period of engagement, and now I'm married to the love of my life.<br />
I guess time does really flies, but I am really glad to be in the season of life that I'm in right now. I know there are different seasons of lives, and they are good (yes trust me).<br />
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Just a quick recap that the wedding was a lot of fun, both the ceremony and the reception went very well. The dancing was fun too !! The honeymoon was a very relaxing time, we get to hit up the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico and saw some Mayan ruins along with some beautiful beaches. We actually get to go where (one of the beaches) they filmed one of the Corona commercials near Cozumel, that was a nice beach.<br />
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Anyways, since the honeymoon, life is still fun :) We're trying to adjust our lives to the slower pace of the "normal" life, but again, who defines that ... hehe ... we're still having fun, enjoying each other. <br />
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I think one thing that I really enjoyed doing with my wife is praying together, especially for the current events and/or other countries. I remember being on our honeymoon and watching the news during our down time, and both of us praying together for Egypt, that was pretty powerful !!!<br />
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Anyways, so far it's been good :)<br />
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Until next post ... (check my twitter for more freq and shorter updates ...)<br />
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Daniel.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-79884407496005017132010-08-21T23:48:00.001-05:002010-08-22T21:21:12.348-05:00hello fort worthThis is my first post from Fort Worth located in North Texas (part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex). After spending about 8 years in Aggieland (College Station,TX) where I've made some really awesome friends and had invested (and be invested in) by an awesome group of people and community (both Fellowship Church and Connect Homegroup), I've decided to move up to Fort Worth.<br />
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I'm excited about the new things that I'll get to learn and experience in (both with the urban community and the church). I'm also very excited to be in the same city with my girlfriend (Ashley), long distance relationship is definitely a rough adventure, it was a good adventure though, but I'm really glad that now we're in a "short" distance relationship ;).<br />
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Anyways, there are much thoughts to be gathered and noted about my past 8 years in College Station, from the lessons that I've learned from college ministry, to the mistakes (and successes) that I've seen both in life and in ministry (and in work/college). Hopefully, I'll get done process with that and be able to share some on here.<br />
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Well, here's the first post from Cowtown (Ft Worth,TX), hopefully with more to come.<br />
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~DanielAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-40575703687240232522009-11-29T17:24:00.000-06:002009-11-29T17:24:41.811-06:00In the face of progress ...<span style="font-size: small;">i wrote this a couple of months ago ... saw it in my journal today ... and decided to pos</span>t it :)<br />
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In the face of progress,<br />
stands the orthodoxy of my faith,<br />
that has stood against the evils of this world,<br />
when evil is masked by progress,<br />
our generation caved in because of modernity,<br />
our hearts become more callous,<br />
in the face of progress,<br />
we will challenge the status quo,<br />
we will challenge the change,<br />
if it the change is towards a convenient, heartless generation.<br />
In the face of progress,<br />
I will fight,<br />
not because i'm less modern, or less educated,<br />
but because of the word of God,<br />
because of the evils that is masked by progress,<br />
let God's truth set us free from these lies masked in progress, <br />
let God's love set us free from the fear of not progressing,<br />
let us return to this faith,<br />
ancient yet relevant,<br />
in the face of progress,<br />
let our faith be the measure of this progress, of this challenge,<br />
if progress means a godless society,<br />
then i rather have none of it,<br />
not because i'm scared,<br />
it's because we'll be missing the point,<br />
and the One who matters most.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-47381465421115311732009-09-11T22:22:00.002-05:002009-09-11T22:36:24.978-05:00Gen-Xers in AsiaAs i was thinking about this, i was listening to several older songs by Jay Chou on my Zune ... songs like this<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D_rAi2QSkgE&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D_rAi2QSkgE&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1qxftYR2nGw&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1qxftYR2nGw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />i know i'm in the middle of nowhere (in the middle of texas ... ),<br />definitely not in the midst of the culture of east asian gen-xers,<br />how they think,<br />how they act,<br />what they buy,<br />what kind of philosophy they subscribe to,<br />but i feel an urge to pray for them,<br />for this generation who might be lost in the battle of culture, academic, materialism and lust,<br />from the rocking music of underground music to the angst from Jay's song,<br />what do they want?<br />what do we want?<br /><br />i pray for souls that will be awaken for the kingdom of God.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-15543162228014010372009-03-28T17:46:00.000-05:002009-03-28T16:43:46.009-05:00South America on deck ....<div>This post has been sitting in my edit mode folder for a couple of weeks now ... it's not finally done </div><div><br /></div>I've been thinking about South America lately, you know Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, countries that we don't really talk about unless it's something related to soccer/football events such as World Cup or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Copa</span> America or their football stars such a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Kaka</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Messi</span>. Also, other things aside from football comes to mind, specifically the politics and the green economy of Brazil. Time magazine had an article up a couple days ago regarding how Brazil might not be affected by the economic down turn at all see <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1883301,00.html">this article ,</a> also about their left-leaning governments , also from Time. <br /><br /><div>on the other hand .... </div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hillsong</span> United has been rocking out in South America<br />(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">i've</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> seen a few of them from the I heart Revolution DVD,<br /> and i was practically ballin' at the end of it .... </span>)</div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jIy62c3GkBU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jIy62c3GkBU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div>here's just a clip of "From the Inside Out" in Spanish ... </div><div>Just an observation on the crowd, they had been very enthusiastic, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">i'm</span> not trying to make any generalization statements about the continents just from the video itself, but it seems like the younger generation in South America (maybe just like the rising generation in Europe, see Red Moon Rising) is rising and hoping for truth, and tend to be edgier on the outside, but regardless need the hope and love in Christ. I don't have much statistics for South America, here's one from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Wikipedia</span> on Brazil (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism_in_Brazil">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism_in_Brazil</a>), and another article from Reuters (<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSN3023920920070503?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0">http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSN3023920920070503?pageNumber=1&</a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSN3023920920070503?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0">virtualBrandChannel</a></span><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSN3023920920070503?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0">=0</a>). </div><div>(i know these sources are from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">MSM</span> ... let me know if you have more info to supplement that!)</div><div><br /></div><div>anyways ... that's just something has been on my heart lately ... to pray for South America!</div><div>so, next time when you watch <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Copa</span> America, or heard of the latest news on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Messi</span>, pray for their countries, pray for truth about Jesus Christ to be preached, for the church to reach out, and for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">healing</span> and reconciliation !</div><div><br /></div><div>peace out .. =P</div><div><br /></div><div>til next time,</div><div>Daniel</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-29969929615996716072009-03-08T17:32:00.003-05:002009-03-28T16:48:21.398-05:00Finally settled ? Let's move on.Somewhere between the last post, and this one ... <div>i've made a decision to stay in College Station, instead of moving to the Metroplex ... </div><div>i know the decision doesn't sounds like me ... with the lights of the metroplex, sports teams, coffee shops, inner-city challenge, possibly 20's something ministries, relevant-minded / missional churches .. etc ... calling ... in the midst of that .. to decide to stay in a suburban college town .. </div><div><br /></div><div>i'm not sure my reasonings completely make sense, maybe it's just a feeling, a gut feeling. Part of me wanted to leave for a while now, for reasons stated above, but somewhere ... between decisions there's a heart change. I think, as for anything, reasons might not be clear cut, it's like murky waters sometimes. </div><div><br /></div><div>anyways ... </div><div>though it might not look like a new start, as in moving to a new city and start everything over ... </div><div>it's a new start ... though it might not look like new on the outside. i admit there are still many thoughts that i need to sort through ... from careers, ministries, to relationships. </div><div>It all goes back to the new year resolution that i made ... freedom in Christ in my workplace, freedom in Christ in ministry/faith communities, freedom in Christ in my relationships ... i guess much of that has to do with Matt 11:28 ... with rest in Christ, and going to Him !</div><div><br /></div><div>after making up my mind, i've decided to delve more into this local community - and found groups of people that are trying to do the same thing. i hope again to engage this community for Christ, it might not look like seattle or portland, but ... again ... every city has its challenges and needs ... so after googling for sometime ... here are some local resources that i've found and maybe i'll blogged about them ...</div><div><br /></div><div>Brazos Valley Happenings ... <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.lifeinthebrazos.com/" style=""> </a></span><a href="http://www.lifeinthebrazos.com/"></a></div><div><a href="http://www.lifeinthebrazos.com/">http://www.lifeinthebrazos.com/</a></div><div>Village Cafe / Art 979 Gallery ... <a href="http://brazosvillagecafe.com/"></a></div><div><a href="http://brazosvillagecafe.com/">http://brazosvillagecafe.com/</a></div><div>Brazos Valley Farmers' Marker ... <a href="http://www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com/"></a></div><div><a href="http://www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com/">http://www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>to somewhat wrap it up, i know that God is not done with me, well He is not done with any of us. </div><div>i think this might just be the environment that He wants to grow me in for a few more years ... </div><div><br /></div><div>til the next post ... peace out.</div><div><br /></div><div>Daniel.</div><div><br /></div><div>meanwhile ... check out Jon Foreman's new band/project ...</div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6UXQmLuFnC0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6UXQmLuFnC0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-5960914992189072142009-02-26T10:41:00.001-06:002009-02-26T10:42:49.856-06:00I've been here before ...<span style="font-weight: bold;">Dec 2004 .... </span><br /><br />decisions are hard,<br />outcomes are not always easy,<br />regrets are always there,<br />but there's also courage,<br />opportunities,<br />winners and losers,<br />there's also the middle-way that serves as the compromise,<br />but that's not always there,<br />and the guy that follows his heart instead of his brain<br />or the other way around,<br />ahh,<br />now here my chance to make the choice,<br />would i stay or go,<br />get it or<br />let go.<br /><br />i am at the crossroad,<br />forward or backward or stay where i am,<br />i don't know which step to take,<br />i waited here for You to come,<br />to come and take me away,<br />and if i fall and stumble,<br />i'll fall and stumble back into Your arms.<br />Up to the mountains or down to the valley,<br />i'll wait and i'll walk with You,<br />and if i slip and fall,<br />i'll slipped back into Your arms.<br /><br />--<br />guess i'm back to where i was ...<br />--Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-55278465348559004932009-02-26T10:30:00.002-06:002009-02-26T10:39:14.108-06:00Choices.as i am writing this (in my fav. coffee shop),<br />a deadline for decision is fast approaching,<br />just with thoughts of whether i should stay or leave,<br />a friend told me that i'm in a spacious space,<br />with much freedom in God.<br /><br />sometimes, it seemed like the decision is between the glitz of city life,<br />and the simplicity of a college town,<br />sometimes, it seemed like the decision is between life long friendships<br />and the adventures of making new friends.<br /><br />so ... stay tune.<br /><br />Daniel.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-19471622530729402682009-01-12T22:51:00.001-06:002009-01-12T22:53:18.037-06:00this should be shared ....(Love is here by Tenth Avenue North)<br /><em>come to the waters, you who thirst and you’ll thirst no more.<br />come to the father, you who work and you’ll work no more.<br />and all you who labor in vain and to the broken and shamed:</em><br /><p><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hGGanAZ2IwM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hGGanAZ2IwM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-84357826474285842042009-01-12T21:58:00.003-06:002009-01-12T22:29:31.060-06:00Updates from the land of my heart ....i guess the title sounds a bit cheesy, but oh well .... here's a long long list of updates for a long long while ...<br /><br />first up, <span style="font-style: italic;">my job situation</span>, for all my concerned friends ...<br />since the last posts (about interviews and such), i am still waiting for a job,<br />i have started working as a substitute in the mean time and experience life in a different way.<br />Through this process God has though me much about humility, patience, waiting on Him, and trusting Him (even when dealing with self-esteem).<br />I admit that the process is frustrating because pride usually gets in the way, but i'm learning to let it go. So, please continue to pray for my job situation, that i'll land in a work place that i can usher in God's kingdom =)<br /><br />meanwhile ....<br />i've started my job (temporarily ...) as a <span style="font-style: italic;">substitute teacher</span> for the local school districts and i've so far subbed for classes such as 4th grade math, life skills and high school algebra ... with more classes such as intermediate art coming up in the horizon. Through my subbing experience, i've gained new insights into life, on how beautiful it is and much much more respect for my friends that are teaching (or becoming teachers :-P or working with kids ...).<br /><br />on the other hand,<br />i've also been thinking quite a bit about <span style="font-weight: bold;">prayers</span> after re-reading parts of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Red Moon Rising</span> and the 24/7 prayer movement. One idea that came up is combining prayers and sports. Basically, speaking as a sport fan, we (i) are very passionate about our teams, and that in many countries and cities these teams actually controls the mood or even economy of the country/cities. Many of us (including myself) learns about another city or country through their sports teams (for example, i've never been to England but i know much about Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham through their soccer team), likewise with other places in Europe and South America. So, one idea is to come out (or collaborate with others online) to create a prayer guides for cities and countries by the way of their sports teams ....<br />here's an example :<br />Manchester, UK which houses both Manchester United and Manchester City Football team, where MU is one of the popular team is the world, is one of the secondary metro in the UK after London. The spiritual condition in Manchester is ..... [fill in the blank] and the prayer need is ..... [fill in the blank].<br /><br />anyways, those posts hopefully should be coming soon and if you would like to contribute on a city/sport teams (and any sports would work) .... that'll be great :-)<br /><br />and ....<br /><br />God has also put on my heart this past week to pray for the situation in Gaza/Israel,<br />please pray that peace will come through Jesus Christ in the Middle East,<br />and that reconciliation will happen through Christ as well.<br /><br />that's about that for now ... and i got a new layout too !<br /><br />be blessed in Christ.<br /><br />peace out.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-29178622210592032482008-11-21T09:01:00.001-06:002008-11-21T09:02:26.411-06:00economy crisis ? how about a cold reboot of the economy?one of my friend suggested this video clip to me ... maybe you'll be it interesting too ....<br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 18px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09245390246898171 visible" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/2I0QN-FYkpw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2I0QN-FYkpw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2I0QN-FYkpw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-25443632056969097932008-11-05T09:02:00.002-06:002008-11-05T09:12:05.823-06:00hmm ... new world order ? some reflections can do much good ...so ... not much drama on this election cycle ... no hanging chads ... etc ... but still a hard fought election ... now we have President-elect Obama ... here are some good thoughts/articles to read on<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.undividedsingles.com/2008/11/reflection-on-last-nights-election/">http://www.undividedsingles.com/2008/11/reflection-on-last-nights-election/</a> -<br />by Michael Stalker(<span style="font-style: italic;">some rather interesting thoughts on who you voted for and now what to do ... </span>)</li><li><a href="http://redbluerichpoor.com/blog/?p=206">http://redbluerichpoor.com/blog/?p=206</a> - <span style="font-style: italic;">so you think the election is a landslide? think again ... read the exit poll and try to get a better picture ... </span></li><li><a href="http://theologica.blogspot.com/">http://theologica.blogspot.com/</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> - Justin Taylor is having some guest bloggers blogging on this issue, should be interesting to approach Obama's victory from a Biblical point of view ..</span></li></ul>here you go ... as far as my own opinion?<br />i gotta think / reflect upon it.<br /><br />so ... new world order? well ... nothing is new under the sun anyways, so .. not really.<br /><br />peace out.<br />-Daniel.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-37486259327743061372008-10-28T09:38:00.004-05:002008-10-28T10:04:52.055-05:00Waking up in a different city every couple of days ...i just got back a week of traveling to various cities for job interviews and such ... it was definitely an interesting trip, eye opening and tiring =) ... as i looked back waking up at a different city every couple of days was definitely interesting ... one day i was in the Town square of Sugarland south of Houston, then back to College Station, then flying out to Portland,OR and then out in a corn maze outside of Cornelius,OR was definitely fun =)<br /><br />Several things that stood out to me this last week ...<br /><ol><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Keep my head straight </span>-> remembering that glorifying God and advancing His kingdom at the forefront of my thought, whether it is meeting people at various places or looking for a job/career, it should be about His Kingdom, and yes advancing it through love and the grace of God through Christ !! (and building His church !)<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">See from His point of view </span>-> i was driving to downtown portland for a dinner on friday night, the song "Give me your eyes" by Brandon Heath was played just about 3 times (almost consecutively) on three different radio stations (oddly enough ...). The gist of the song is about seeing people from God's point of view, and how many times we've missed people's hurt or joy or life because we only see the outside and missed what's going on inside their life/heart .... </li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">God is doing miracles in our generation </span>-> even though i wasn't at my church's student retreat this weekend, but my homegroup was ... and i heard about one of the student from my homegroup was healed on the spot at the retreat twice after broken her shoulder (or something like that ...) -> it's amazing to hear and see what God is doing and continue to answer prayers !! </li></ol>and ...<br />well if you are interested ... i'm discovering some good music too<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brandon Heath</span> -> What If We -> <span style="font-weight: bold;">London ; Give me your eyes</span>.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">i guess a lot of people have heard of him ... but i'm just discovering some good stuff that he got.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Ting Tin<span style="font-style: italic;">gs </span>-></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Great DJ / We started Nothing <span style="font-style: italic;">-> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Great DJ ; Shut Up and Let me go</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />hmm ... interesting band ... i was introduced to the Ting Tings through iTunes, they have some fun techno ... rock .... funk ? music ... great to get yourselves jumping up and down....<br /><br />also .... Tokyo Police Club (reviewed by Relevant Magazine ...) , The Wombats (Dance to joy division is brilliant !! ... and i guess they're from Liverpool ...), that's about it for now =) )<br /></span><br />well -> til next time ... maybe i will post some pictures ...<br /><br />love y'all.<br />Daniel.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-4338897160507270182008-10-02T17:38:00.004-05:002008-10-02T17:52:56.447-05:00I guess it's about time for an update ...<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGx6uybdqRPI_NaZEP2BHgJxLKnOdgfyJrGbjXSWOZLKC8W-jSEWC3BCp9kl4-CsBs4afZtWsXW7UesMJCLBuJGGqi52hvqm6DbmenOt0fKlmhKXzyp0GeNyqz6ODohP7htfb/s200/DSC00225.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252692741709815282" style="cursor: pointer; " /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">signs and directions ?<br /></span><div><br /></div><div>i guess it's about time for an update... <div>so i've been writing quite a bit last couple of days hoping to wrap up my Master's thesis soon ...</div><div>and i do defend next week =) that should be exciting !</div><div><br /></div><div>other than that ... i've been keeping tabs on what's going on with the news ... and i promise to write a post on government from the point of view of Psalms from the Bible ... i think there are lots of concepts from the scripture that we overlooked these days even when it comes to wise governing of the people ... i think many times we've use free-market economy as an excuse of not so wise governing .. anyways ... that's just some thoughts on that ... </div><div><br /></div><div>umm .. besides that i've also interview with a couple of companies for a job after grad school - i think that's probably one of the tough decision that i'll have to make and going through right now. Though i know that God will provide ... and i firmly believe that ... the problem i think i'm going through is am i willing to do anything God asked me to ~ </div><div><br /></div><div>well ... hopefully things will be clearer soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>here are just some pics of the past month :-P .. enjoy!</div><div><br /></div><div>(top row was from the A&M vs. Miami Football game !)</div><div>(2nd row was from Mark and Macie's Wedding !)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Daniel.</div><div><br /></div><div>--------------------</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OI0BhCNimwPQd-Pxrfd2yat_ixM8LjzRanTkXczb4JFOUqSGrVvGM64VudGfad9gEAKzvBLsivWhGxPcRwfYf_rZdH_jNCSZCFTElkjduAehRS3njvWDd60ra8nrbA6MRSGl/s1600-h/DSC00240.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OI0BhCNimwPQd-Pxrfd2yat_ixM8LjzRanTkXczb4JFOUqSGrVvGM64VudGfad9gEAKzvBLsivWhGxPcRwfYf_rZdH_jNCSZCFTElkjduAehRS3njvWDd60ra8nrbA6MRSGl/s200/DSC00240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252692736460973602" style="cursor: pointer; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnKKqDiF_GizshNUoC2g3EcHC86MbMBfg3MU5a5kXicEqZnjfUZ0wwBb1pq4XHiR2Pi7v23iAoJ0cmBxtCjPzUuhmge_JsIDh1KggVsjdEaP8nxG5EXR7ErMabQsEI51mAibP/s1600-h/DSC00241.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnKKqDiF_GizshNUoC2g3EcHC86MbMBfg3MU5a5kXicEqZnjfUZ0wwBb1pq4XHiR2Pi7v23iAoJ0cmBxtCjPzUuhmge_JsIDh1KggVsjdEaP8nxG5EXR7ErMabQsEI51mAibP/s200/DSC00241.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252692734796446498" style="cursor: pointer; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLxTbpyY32kLoMUXd4bGOOsia2sS3_qNFUlqQBbqO1ldgGNYI6GHJha2YsKEJL1rRrjn7n-NjlF2pyjTsSxtxkfP7vhV9WnMAKVCfqLsUlibLhHvmEPIjzocfTtdLwC2fWKrQ/s1600-h/DSC00245.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLxTbpyY32kLoMUXd4bGOOsia2sS3_qNFUlqQBbqO1ldgGNYI6GHJha2YsKEJL1rRrjn7n-NjlF2pyjTsSxtxkfP7vhV9WnMAKVCfqLsUlibLhHvmEPIjzocfTtdLwC2fWKrQ/s200/DSC00245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252692738353528098" style="cursor: pointer; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiL3ythDrjnguvFi25kfKVPekq6RdhpvrTTlzB6RQWjmf3LONMEyuOnHtq9B1skViosdmbrObVlFAuSVMbm-WZMkfJ-roneslPjIQgKlf0VraallCEh1K8JgmXKgR1Mx00Iywi/s1600-h/DSC00258.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiL3ythDrjnguvFi25kfKVPekq6RdhpvrTTlzB6RQWjmf3LONMEyuOnHtq9B1skViosdmbrObVlFAuSVMbm-WZMkfJ-roneslPjIQgKlf0VraallCEh1K8JgmXKgR1Mx00Iywi/s200/DSC00258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252692741723799746" style="cursor: pointer; " /></a></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-16128050540540431642008-09-14T15:06:00.002-05:002008-09-14T17:46:58.824-05:009/11 and Hurricane Ike ... and some updates on life ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOGQEgYluFY9c26IdS5LYncJdnWMXSqRL_clMcneEdTbDKn04383YYXYapMtuD7ZR4dQn7aamDeV6sJWYcsA4wk4tgSCYwpwYovaC5ugaKvO2vPdfroIj8NSQpzGC2sWyg3W0/s1600-h/DSC00206.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOGQEgYluFY9c26IdS5LYncJdnWMXSqRL_clMcneEdTbDKn04383YYXYapMtuD7ZR4dQn7aamDeV6sJWYcsA4wk4tgSCYwpwYovaC5ugaKvO2vPdfroIj8NSQpzGC2sWyg3W0/s200/DSC00206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246009939508290722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4fU5sgdY6Lr8fNCjEmso6xgc5GjNg9cgefEGj7RgW1N5oinKZQF8r5tU8oPHOswBX-1eD25QQnnk1MoGJBlYzC6NMkUwJ8BtP3pk4ksEg8Kuk11FzOJ7JXdPHHHyVcMZuXda/s1600-h/DSC00207.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4fU5sgdY6Lr8fNCjEmso6xgc5GjNg9cgefEGj7RgW1N5oinKZQF8r5tU8oPHOswBX-1eD25QQnnk1MoGJBlYzC6NMkUwJ8BtP3pk4ksEg8Kuk11FzOJ7JXdPHHHyVcMZuXda/s200/DSC00207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246009939481603730" border="0" /></a><br />9/11 Memorial at Texas A&M's Campus ....<br /><br />so ... 9/11 was a couple of days ago ... and it was followed up by Hurricane Ike this year ...<br />here are just some observations :<br /><ul><li>life is fragile</li><li>trees can always get in your way ... (j/k)<br /></li><li>material things do not last<br /></li><li>worldly sorrows lead to death, but godly sorrows lead to repentance and life</li><li>serve not only when you are called upon, but when you are compelled by the love of Christ.<br /></li><li>no greater love than this, a man that lays down his life for his brother ....<br /></li><li>no greater love than this, that Christ laid down His life for the sinners (us !) and made us right with God the Father.</li></ul>so ...<br />please keep on praying for the evacuees (of Hurricane Ike) and the reconstruction of Houston and Galveston area ... and that the body of Christ will be His hands and feet in reaching out to others ...<br /><br />other updates:<br /><ul><li>i've officially started my thesis for my master's ... but sometimes progressing is HARD for some reason, please pray for motivation and innovative ways to solve problems !!</li><li>i've officially started to look for jobs ! ... Texas A&M's career fair is this coming week ... i hope to talk to interesting companies with interesting jobs ... and that God will guide me in this process ...</li><li>i'm officially on the transitioning out of leadership of my college homegroup ... this had been an interesting one - just to have the wisdom of what to do and what to let go ... maybe i'll write about this when i'm done =P </li><li>and .... my homegroup has BEEN AMAZING this year !<br /></li></ul>and ...<br /><br />i guess that's all for now ... on some updates with my life and thoughts on what's going on ...<br /><br /><br />love y'all.<br /><br />DanielAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-13174385752194396852008-08-30T14:08:00.005-05:002008-09-14T17:36:44.185-05:00College Ministry kick-off and life ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2uvMWOu_eXec9pwDio6aWRuhgUPmAi4C_Zv3_waob_wTpXTo1tO9LGnQPBHAO7YdXsOhP7C1Czm0ahI_m5WNrzWSalX87GOPN-_4SrGgbUpKBzCXXus-Vu7cWZxKLzuISPxE/s1600-h/DSC00189.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2uvMWOu_eXec9pwDio6aWRuhgUPmAi4C_Zv3_waob_wTpXTo1tO9LGnQPBHAO7YdXsOhP7C1Czm0ahI_m5WNrzWSalX87GOPN-_4SrGgbUpKBzCXXus-Vu7cWZxKLzuISPxE/s200/DSC00189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246009564283172338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizg489QcMrLS76IqN_xOtNIsfTYje5ccKU6_koxXTJc5Iw95lJ4XKzzeao9gdPREenRbaaB2vPGWRAAdLho6xobH0GXxiP9462kI2uaKPeofWWrUzXnIE4y7zP6SFnzfILsS5E/s1600-h/DSC00193.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizg489QcMrLS76IqN_xOtNIsfTYje5ccKU6_koxXTJc5Iw95lJ4XKzzeao9gdPREenRbaaB2vPGWRAAdLho6xobH0GXxiP9462kI2uaKPeofWWrUzXnIE4y7zP6SFnzfILsS5E/s200/DSC00193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240390885402107794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />howdy - and welcome back to college life.<br />the first week of fall semester is always a rush (especially if you are involved in a student ministry ...)<br /><br />i've meant to blog about this a couple weeks ago, except, ya know, as stated above the start of the Fall semester is usually the busiest for the college ministry ...<br />but ... it's rather exciting to meet new faces and form new friendships ...<br />and hopefully this is a fruitful year for all the different campus churches and ministries .. by His grace !Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-80820340484734177402008-08-23T13:42:00.004-05:002008-08-23T13:48:49.451-05:00Snap shots of Siggraph and Volume Graphics Symposium<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDeEO8f-x5he9JAZm-XTaST0fpufWK8bqh7aIS0HmUJTPGxLVcyuUr7gzrk4M16WMazlbPZOpLClNNAyWTDOIyeCMqsi2_wnKLhct2NK-j6RFmoTHf0CHd5Me7cMbLrczYlX0/s1600-h/DSC00141.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDeEO8f-x5he9JAZm-XTaST0fpufWK8bqh7aIS0HmUJTPGxLVcyuUr7gzrk4M16WMazlbPZOpLClNNAyWTDOIyeCMqsi2_wnKLhct2NK-j6RFmoTHf0CHd5Me7cMbLrczYlX0/s200/DSC00141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237786563992377522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pgl2XxCCK0y2TWmJVNNaBP8mX2s7CNpEgZ7WTAsApovDcQvrMUDcg1w1J0J14Bmg2LdKRnJz-lnDrFFzYre1vsUFidurVGV6Y0X4A5BwbpAmUyaSEWEmvh6ifxi3vb1B_-CG/s200/DSC00125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237786176882599618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ477fMzgJOd_Q07i8R444-HXZFRHGKSbmQwpJGB2HSUHc5zA2G_91Qz3_2T9-SsMEPBM9Sar1wVrAHZk5MYLXPMivvP0MtsapDNY5JQYbRFRGP7iEl8SzqwviXLM5R3JxFdol/s1600-h/DSC00135.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ477fMzgJOd_Q07i8R444-HXZFRHGKSbmQwpJGB2HSUHc5zA2G_91Qz3_2T9-SsMEPBM9Sar1wVrAHZk5MYLXPMivvP0MtsapDNY5JQYbRFRGP7iEl8SzqwviXLM5R3JxFdol/s200/DSC00135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237786178109329314" border="0" /></a><br />... so ... i also attended/presented at Volume Graphics 2008, as well as visited Siggraph 2008 for a day .. here are the snap shots from VG and Siggraph ...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-29325112530577338072008-08-23T13:34:00.003-05:002008-08-23T13:41:43.119-05:00Snap shots of L.A<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKj7IrQELgVJUj66xlSFqKCbk7PP5Vcq5jS4cmhXiw4edkgnJhB5gqk5FFJOBpVple70jgSQK1bib_WYfeTMKLojtjpPC_m3kp5rJFO3E8nXvzjKhjkStJRKjUSJu_942FKvY0/s1600-h/DSC00108.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKj7IrQELgVJUj66xlSFqKCbk7PP5Vcq5jS4cmhXiw4edkgnJhB5gqk5FFJOBpVple70jgSQK1bib_WYfeTMKLojtjpPC_m3kp5rJFO3E8nXvzjKhjkStJRKjUSJu_942FKvY0/s200/DSC00108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237783874946812562" border="0" /></a><br />Dodger stadium ... yep ... i got to see Manny (as well as the Phillies and other Dodgers like Park who lasted less than an inning played !)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECDEEUnau63rzEqp3F7v6glO7KI2ZGI-E_Gegh0Ny49xzk0JKHFbHiXVjPCjsxRaOe7mARc0sOl6lwxaLcsvuthRLwseg6dCoIUzhdTDGfY0cThKMCXW0ubufFMnmXYo3SGCd/s1600-h/DSC00094.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECDEEUnau63rzEqp3F7v6glO7KI2ZGI-E_Gegh0Ny49xzk0JKHFbHiXVjPCjsxRaOe7mARc0sOl6lwxaLcsvuthRLwseg6dCoIUzhdTDGfY0cThKMCXW0ubufFMnmXYo3SGCd/s200/DSC00094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237783875211768018" border="0" /></a><br />this was somewhere on Hollywood Blvd ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbzrVujLS7SkLGPBvXLT-UsX5uuRvvBeYEsNKWCpB-XSQu5xS62-wGkG5KgfvAYupK0Zfb7qdtTKvibN6Lw9cHqSBNKPhkL7mOcofB8XZfhuZaevwD-1y2eCT3Pq8HtYTXQbc/s1600-h/DSC00149.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbzrVujLS7SkLGPBvXLT-UsX5uuRvvBeYEsNKWCpB-XSQu5xS62-wGkG5KgfvAYupK0Zfb7qdtTKvibN6Lw9cHqSBNKPhkL7mOcofB8XZfhuZaevwD-1y2eCT3Pq8HtYTXQbc/s200/DSC00149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237783876709716226" border="0" /></a><br />this is the famous Staples Center ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfQf_ooYNtxhmHRQuhQp6wEsjSKSEmfwbMDqFhC7pZOYFctIqshDCO7KH_dsy9pwDLrBPFds3NCzgCfd9xa5Jh6HyWGcgqgFDifMnflcraNwFuyuuT4bXkv6_ym6Yo_WPZq-d/s1600-h/DSC00111.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfQf_ooYNtxhmHRQuhQp6wEsjSKSEmfwbMDqFhC7pZOYFctIqshDCO7KH_dsy9pwDLrBPFds3NCzgCfd9xa5Jh6HyWGcgqgFDifMnflcraNwFuyuuT4bXkv6_ym6Yo_WPZq-d/s200/DSC00111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237783882440757522" border="0" /></a><br />Another shot of Dodger stadium<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigG4-Rt8Ei_ysTX37FGtj-J5_1nO6vJQY3RFxSSqQFECISnk00xfQko85QGRJ_R2bVyZEM8Bzu-p9tldqFDkAgrbHtZs25kPqHoqujRKJz_okk77WL0ckgakue_jAyf4nxxwlg/s1600-h/DSC00092.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigG4-Rt8Ei_ysTX37FGtj-J5_1nO6vJQY3RFxSSqQFECISnk00xfQko85QGRJ_R2bVyZEM8Bzu-p9tldqFDkAgrbHtZs25kPqHoqujRKJz_okk77WL0ckgakue_jAyf4nxxwlg/s200/DSC00092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237783884902152130" border="0" /></a><br />Downtown L.A ... actually reminded me of main street Asia (aka main street Taipei or K.L)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-80431379567008360632008-08-08T16:48:00.003-05:002008-08-08T16:53:00.588-05:003 Cities , 2 timezones and whatever's on the way ..so i'm bounded for Los Angeles for IEEE/EG Volume Graphics Conference on Sunday and Monday ... then a day of touring/sight seeing/resting on Tuesday which is going to be awesome =)<br /><br />i'll try to blog from L.A and post some pics up =)<br /><br />i'll try to catch Manny at the Dodgers game ... maybe he'll hit a homerun =P<br /><br />peace out.<br /><br />Daniel.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-67282720718124209152008-08-06T13:26:00.004-05:002008-08-06T13:31:30.618-05:00random shots of life ...so ... i got a new camera ... and ... i love taking random shots of life !!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovjzElMnJ3FWk0s29LAx9utIivP6YUAVdSL7jb2F0Kcq6nj2CpX1SGtuHcjFt1i5UAJZDfYBI0EAtKSlMJnUjrDBYNNNb-hWENtiVrG1AC09KGDVp7hSL615aN8YPwRhD_mqC/s1600-h/DSC00070.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovjzElMnJ3FWk0s29LAx9utIivP6YUAVdSL7jb2F0Kcq6nj2CpX1SGtuHcjFt1i5UAJZDfYBI0EAtKSlMJnUjrDBYNNNb-hWENtiVrG1AC09KGDVp7hSL615aN8YPwRhD_mqC/s200/DSC00070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231473313956935426" border="0" /></a><br />this is just plain funny ... Sugar Free Lemon Cake (but not for weight control ....)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPi6jPfsXXgb6mMH6WqaJgmQLVR8YV6GcKdla8i0RgVacpUN13vY2wsYaHmXbSG4UC8R5zi1baZdgQ0YnrRUCW3oj3pNNiFKacaC6NdZ2T-xBnwJetXK9-nKlzOJ5-bviAx6iT/s1600-h/DSC00069.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPi6jPfsXXgb6mMH6WqaJgmQLVR8YV6GcKdla8i0RgVacpUN13vY2wsYaHmXbSG4UC8R5zi1baZdgQ0YnrRUCW3oj3pNNiFKacaC6NdZ2T-xBnwJetXK9-nKlzOJ5-bviAx6iT/s200/DSC00069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231473262632695970" border="0" /></a><br />There's this "rough neck" statue in front of the petroleum engineering building ,<br />and someone had put a ring of flower around him ....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDpFfp8x7OIx3G7jzKGiEDeOW_NtOptfThaWhCoQ5oWPK8YLK0OJT_fBP7dzoxLairQJcThN6QTC3hSDin8eD_rwunUhBwGzVHkxCwRbvDmYFmDYKgevx1yXMYLmCXA9B2Vmy/s1600-h/DSC00068.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDpFfp8x7OIx3G7jzKGiEDeOW_NtOptfThaWhCoQ5oWPK8YLK0OJT_fBP7dzoxLairQJcThN6QTC3hSDin8eD_rwunUhBwGzVHkxCwRbvDmYFmDYKgevx1yXMYLmCXA9B2Vmy/s200/DSC00068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231473196320643058" border="0" /></a><br />interesting signs ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhW_6Pn_eGbHMnKe7d4y_KRnxHNjY7frVqJRL52Vkh7bwSPME-Pr4-75c1OZQJyp8pvqWCt4HMj3BrmQ8US_Rn2rgDNd1CLN2QN7dqXqr-7ViRxQupndHHhImym8poW7kgz_oF/s1600-h/DSC00067.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhW_6Pn_eGbHMnKe7d4y_KRnxHNjY7frVqJRL52Vkh7bwSPME-Pr4-75c1OZQJyp8pvqWCt4HMj3BrmQ8US_Rn2rgDNd1CLN2QN7dqXqr-7ViRxQupndHHhImym8poW7kgz_oF/s200/DSC00067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231473111118747570" border="0" /></a><br />Vanilla Ice is coming to Aggieland ... just a decade late .... :-PAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-83287808069674221132008-07-22T20:01:00.002-05:002008-07-22T20:08:39.745-05:00Code the Scriptures ...if the scriptures are in the language of C++ or Java, it might look like this<br />(ok - i was doodling while reading the Scripture today, and found this to be interesting ...)<br /><br />here's the verse :<br />1 John 1:<br /><span id="en-NIV-30533" class="sup">8</span> If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. <span id="en-NIV-30534" class="sup">9</span> If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.<br /><br />in code form ...<br /><br />if(!claimSin())<br />{<br /> this.deceived = true;<br /> this.truth = null<br />}<br />else<br />{<br /> if(confessSin())<br /> {<br /> GodEx(); // as in mutex<br /> this.sin = null;<br /> this.deceived = false;<br /> this.truth = God.truth;<br /> GodEx();<br /> }<br /> else<br /> {<br /> // nothing changes .... <br /> }<br />}<br /><br />enjoy !<br /><br /><br />DanielAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-548349382699871162008-07-20T00:37:00.002-05:002008-07-20T00:54:11.178-05:00News, Life , RamblingsThere's been a lot going on in my head and heart, some are related to the news around me (or related to me -> such as the political fuzziness in Malaysia ...) , or just plainly events that happened around me. Even though these events are surrounding me, hopefully i'm not indifferent (like Shawn of the dead ...) , and hopefully they'll awaken me to the reality of this world, and the need of Christ and His Gospel to be more boldly preached!<br /><br />Let's start with the news -> it has been a turmoil in Malaysia recently, maybe that's an exaggeration but with the General Election swinging to the side of the Opposition Front, new charges against the main opposition leader (Anwar Ibrahim) sounded "shady", let's hope justice will prevail and being worked out in Malaysia. It's interesting that Anwar Ibrahim sounded a lot like Barak Obama in the U.S with the message of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hope </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Change for a better future</span>! Co-incidence ? Probably so ....<br /><br />Likewise with the General Election in the U.S, it's looking like a miss-match, but hey - who knows? And even Al Gore is jumping into the mix by casting the vision by setting goals for a more energy efficient America in 10 years, maybe that's a good goal to set ... or ... maybe we should just let the supply/demand duke it out, and eventually be energy efficient anyways ...<br /><br />On a more personal level, i've been to the emergency room twice in the last two weeks, there were not trips for my own self but i've taken two different friends to the E.R for various reasons. It's interesting to be in the E.R, one of the time i saw a family weeping over what seemed a bad situation, and other times i've seem family awaiting for good news and such ... it had been interesting to be there ... i've even seen people got flown into the E.R through the helicopter ... interesting huh ?<br /><br />and then ....<br /><br />my roomate and i had been talking about our future plans, i got to admit that i haven't really dream for a while, or i've been scared to dream recently. The intention of trying to please important people in my life had really gotten to me, many times i've felt "stucked". So, i was asked to dream this week , dream of what would be in 3,5,10 years, and i hesitated. I know i don't want to be selfish in dreaming anything self-centered ... thus it has caused me to not dream at all ... i guess that's not a right approach when facing the future. We (my roomated and i) eventually talked, and came up with solution of facing the future, and triumph over it through Christ and God's leading and planning instead of my own .... :-P that's a relief and hopefully i'll have some answers soon.<br /><br />well ... this has been a long post .... i've changed the layout of the blog again ... enjoy.<br /><br />btw -> Houston Dynamo defeated D.C United in SuperLiga match today ... Go Orange !!<br /><br />good night, good bye.<br /><br />God bless.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-11053779664403957322008-07-03T19:00:00.002-05:002008-07-03T19:27:02.870-05:00it's about time for an update .....so ... i guess it's about time for another post ...<br />well, life's been kind of busy the last 3 weeks, with research/work shifting into higher gears at work, but i'll say it's good, it's just when things are stressed and i'm tired ... slips up happened more frequently for my spiritual life (which extends to attitudes, perspectives, etc) .... one thing i do learn though it's to take time to rest, take time to reflect even though it seemed like there's no time to do so, so i'll be doing that now !<br /><br />Another thing is to be discipline at what i do, i remember last couple of summers when i was interning in the industry, there's a set of expectations on when to be at my cubicle and such. i know grad school and research are more fluid because ideas might come in the middle of night ... or a solution might jumped out at you when drinking a cup of latte at Starbucks, but i've determined to stick to a schedule, and make the most out of it !<br /><br />Other than that, life's been good =). The church community (aka my homegroup) is doing great, there were several more visitors visted my group last couple of weeks. It's funny to think where my group was several semesters back, and how we were struggling with the numbers of people who have, now even in the summer we seemed to be thriving through God's grace.<br /><br />One thing though, on my teaching last night, i talked about the comfort from God. One of the hope we should have is that we have a mediator (in Jesus Christ) who understands what we are going through because He himself had gone through a lot (betrayal, even death on the cross). Sometimes i found myself having the distant view of Christ as He's my saviour in the distant but in truth He's here and now with us, He see what is going on in our lives and He advocates for us before the Father ... anyways ... for the whole teaching (which is based out of a teaching by John Piper ....<br />see (my teaching notes)-> <a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddm7b2x2_245cnzcgsgm">http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddm7b2x2_245cnzcgsgm</a><br />see (Pipers's teaching)<br />-> <a href="http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/437_the_sovereignty_of_god_and_comfort/">http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/437_the_sovereignty_of_god_and_comfort/</a><br />-> <a href="http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Articles/ByDate/2001/1516_How_Shall_We_Minister_to_People_After_the_World_Trade_Tower_Terrorism_of_September_11_2001/">http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Articles/ByDate/2001/1516_How_Shall_We_Minister_to_People_After_the_World_Trade_Tower_Terrorism_of_September_11_2001/</a><br /><br />anyways ..<br />by the way, i'm bounded to Los Angeles sometime in August to attend a symposium, this will be the first time i'm going to present at a symposium, i'm so excited ... well ... i'm excited about going to L.A and maybe catching a Dodgers or Angels game as well ...<br /><br />well - have a Happy Happy 4th of July !<br /><br />peace out.<br /><br />Daniel.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054485.post-74921511736234185392008-06-20T07:14:00.004-05:002008-06-20T07:19:13.221-05:00Soak it up ...Romans 11:6<br />And if by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.<br /><br />Colossians 2:8<br />See to it that NO ONE takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07806666246882477035noreply@blogger.com0