Heroes

We spoke of heroes like they never exists,
We spoke of heroes as ones driven not by love but by hate or revenge,
In our society heroes are full of justice,
yet lack of mercy,
i'm no critic of heroes,
i'm still looking for one frankly,
in this generation that is waiting for their hero to come rescue them,
or be the hero themselves.

the hero that i know is different,
quite different indeed,
a hero driven by love, not hate,
a hero that is full of justice,
yet full of mercy,
justice is not just served on the streets,
but within a person, in his/her heart,
i found Him, not in any comics, fantasies or movies,
He's in the ancient scriptures,
He's not some fiction that we made up,
He's the hero because He died so we can lived,
He's the hero because when justice is served, he suffered so we can live,
He's Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
the only hero fits to save this world,
and yes,
the only hero fits to save you and i,
and yes,
even though He appeared in an ancient account,
yet he's timeless,
and He's alive today as much as 2000 years ago,
just seek and look,
and you'll find Him.
trust me.

happy easter.

hmm... Spring Break ; Mid-semester update

not sure if anyone is still reading this ...
but whatever - ah .. mid-semester already .. and Spring break has pretty much came and gone.
it was indeed a good spring break, spent the earlier part of it up in the DFW area hanging out with some friends - well i picked up playing piano/keys again ... i played with my sis, Ian and few other people up in Irving for my friend Michelle and Waldo's church ... really indeed enjoy playing keys and worshippin' the Lord :o) - maybe i should do that more ...

and i got to read 2 books as well ... yay ! - a book comparing the life and views of Freud and C.S Lewis - very interesting indeed ... just to see how Lewis's life changes after he encountered Jesus Christ as his saviour and knowing his Creator - and it's also sad to see Freud struggling to find answers to the questions he had :-( - but one thing for sure - Lewis's life is a good testimony of how God changes lives as well as touches lives ! I also get to read through the book on Back To Jerusalem's vision - the vision of Churches in China to bring the Gospel back to the Middle East going through the last frontier of middle asia ! It's amazing to see all the believers that surrender their lives to Christ - ranging from Lewis to the people in Back to Jerusalem movement - i want my life to be touched as well !

i think one thing though ... i was reminded that the best combat against apathy , is the Gospel of Jesus Christ =) Social Activism without Christ will eventually leads to apathy ... as well as many other things ..

ahh yes ... there was a big shake up in Malaysian govt last week (ok ... i am Malaysian) and that was interesting ! Hopefully the Opposition Front in Malaysia can bring some change !

anyways - Spring Break is (almost) over - back to real life !

:-p

and yes i do enjoying taking a walk in the park during early evening - it's really relaxing and refreshing.

God bless.

life

Is this the New Year or just another night?
Is this the new fear or just another fright?
Is this the new tear or just another desperation?

Is this the finger or just another fist?
Is this the kingdom or just a hit n' miss?
A misdirection, most in all this desperation

Is this what they call freedom?
Is this what you call pain?
Is this what they call discontented fame?

It'll be a day like this one
When the world caves in
When the world caves in
When the world caves in

-- the blues.
Switchfoot.

how i felt ....

Ps 40.

12 For troubles without number surround me;
my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my heart fails within me.

13 Be pleased, O LORD, to save me;
O LORD, come quickly to help me.

16 But may all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who love your salvation always say,
"The LORD be exalted!"

17 Yet I am poor and needy;
may the Lord think of me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
O my God, do not delay.

1 John 2

14I write to you, fathers,
because you have known him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because you are strong,
and the word of God lives in you,
and you have overcome the evil one.

Spring Outlook

i guess i haven't really written for a while, life's been pretty good - praise God !
i spend my Christmas/Winter break with my family in Taiwan, it was good. It was amazing to see the things that God is doing in Taiwan - and - the fervency of the believers that - it's really encouraging - i think there's much for us (US believers) to learn from them - i saw miracles - heard stories on miracles - and just the wonderful workings of God in that country - where the gospel is desperately needed ...

and ... again i've started my Spring semester back in Aggieland -
life's pretty good - i'm trying to get into a routine - i guess - of being discipline to work, and study and rest, then ponder about life and reflect on God's word as much as i can ...
i've been into designing user interfaces lately - both with my research and work - it's frustrating sometimes because it's not as easy as it seemed when there are multiple objects and attributes on the screen - but i do have fun playing with multiple programming languages ranging from c# to c++ to javascript .... yes .... javascript .... i should have something fun soon.

and ... my bible study group / homegroup had been awesome - it's amazing when God draws people to Himself.

and ... got a new pair of Starbury Street Shoes .... yeah go figure because Stephon Marbury is not that great of a NBA player right now ....

that's all for now .... i'll post some pics and possible some poetry.... hopefully ... soon.

peace.

The Saints marching in ....

(from BBC)

this is just an illustration ... obviously i'm not talking about a football team,

but i want to march with the Saints,

just like what Sara had describe in her song ... 

it's easy to talk about changing the world over a cup of coffee,

it's easy to say we want to make a difference in this world,

it's easy to say, but it's not easy to live it out .... 

but - that's not the point - 

through Christ, and only through Christ who gives us strength,

through Christ we had overcome the sin, and death,

to give us the ability to live for Him,

and make a differences in this world and next !

On-wards Christian Saints !

whoop.

Daniel

Check this out ...

I think of Paul and Silas in the prison yard
I hear their song of freedom rising to the stars
And when the Saints go marching in
I want to be one of them
 

I see the shepherd Moses in the Pharaohs court
I hear his call for freedom for the people of the Lord

And when the Saints go marching in
I want to be one of them
And when the Saints go marching in
I want to be one of them

I see the long quiet walk along the Underground Railroad
I see the slave awakening to the value of her soul

I see the young missionary at the angry spear
I see his family returning with no trace of fear

I see the long hard shadows of Calcutta nights
I see the sisters standing by the dying mans side

I see the young girl huddled on the brothel floor
I see the man with a passion come and kicking down that door

I see the man of sorrow and his long troubled road
I see the world on his shoulders and my easy load

And when the Saints go marching in
I want to be one of them
And when the Saints go marching in
I want to be one of them
I want to be one of them
I want to be one of them
I want to be one of them
- Sara Groves - When the Saints (free Discovery Download on iTunes for the week)

- see full lyrics on Sara's website

Verses

Proverbs 29
v7 The righteous care about justice for the poor,but the wicked have no such concern.
v20 Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
v22 An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins.

woah.

Mat Kearney

away from ....

Away from the party,
away from the music,
away from the crowd,
it's where i found You,
You are right here,
You never left,
except to look for me.

This world and its desires,
try to lure me away from you,
but Your love and truth pulls me in,
no matter what Kanye says,
i'm only stronger in You,
no matter what 50 says,
there's no club compare to Your dwellings,
i want to be grateful like LeCrae,
like the Rejects who hopes for light over darkness
this will end tonight,
my reliance on myself and my feelings,
whether it's moving along with the crowd,
or dreaming with a broken heart,
they all have to go because i'm new in You,
and there's hope and freedom in You,
and You stretch out your arms and pull me back,
and You've paved the way,
You are the way.

Awakening

i need an awakening,
to the reality around me,
to the wounds around me.

i need an awakening,
to the people around me,
to the struggles in me.

i need an awakening,
from the mundaneness of life,
from the selfishness of my own flesh.

i need an awakening,
to the fullness of Your kingdom,
to the glory of Your throne.

i need an awakening,
to the forgiveness of Your grace,
to the mercy of Your love.

i need an awakening,
to wake up from this slumber,
to wake up from this misery.

i need an awakening,
to live for Christ,
to live to the fullest as it should.

i need an awakening,
because i'm alive,
i'm alive!



(from www.relevantmagazine.com)

Stucked

the weather started to cool down today,
somewhere in the middle of Texas,
where the haziness transform a country town into an eclectic square,
i'm stuck in the land of have vs have-not,
i want to be content at life,
giving thanks every opportunity i get,
but i found myself frustrated - mad at circumstances of life,
wondering why it wasn't like couple ideals that i thought of,
maybe the mellow-ness had gotten to me,
maybe i just need to snap out of the funk ...

knowing who i am in Christ,
knowing who i should be,
and knowing that someone actually cares ...

sometimes i just feel helpless,
with the situations i faced,
though they are not mountains,
they are more like hills,
but still they required faith,
to overcome ...

here comes the season of fall,
where leaves will turn red,
and hearts filled with warmth,
anticipating the works of His hand,
i should get up,
and walk on.

Facebook clone in Chinese ?

here's an interesting site that i ran across today ...
Facebook clone in Chinese ?

http://www.xiaonei.com/


The URL "Xiao Nei" literally means within campus, or within the school - which was how Facebook was started as - a network for people within a campus and now being extended to regions and work places ... and the design looks similar too -

or maybe this is a Facebook product (i don't think so ... ) ?

here's a screen shot :



and here's a screen shot from Facebook



what are your thoughts ?

tech.

What are you fighting for / living for?

just an odd question that floated around my mind today -
what am i living for / fighting for?

i mean really and seriously - not cliche-ish - but really from the bottom of our hearts (my heart)
are we seeking stability?
are we seeking peace?
but at what cost of others?

are we living for the dream?
are we living for the kingdom that is far beyond this world?
but are we really living it - or just another mantra that we put on like our baseball cap like something to rally upon or a team to cheer on.

what are you living for?
what are you fighting for?

what am i asking for.

my ideal morning

i was thinking about this today ... what will be my ideal morning ?
it'll be a good morning of coffee alongside with a passage of scripture with journal and a newspaper (pref. USA Today ... or any city paper in my case Alburquerque Journal will work) -
even better - if it's at a coffee shop or on the subway.

have a good one.

daniel

Dances

Standing still in the moving crowd,
where lights reflected from the disco ball,
blinked and dazed the dance floor,
i ponder life as it goes by,
maybe this is the last dance,
maybe it's the only dance,
there's the girl with the gown,
and the guy with the fancy tie,
dancing the night away.
i stopped and i walked,
back to the dance floor,
ready to dance the night away again,
like living with art,
or breathing with rhythm,
dancing the night away

Polls Open

it's nice that Blogger gets that new polling feature ...
and now i'm putting it to use ...

let me know what you think after you vote :-)

Polar bear

big turtle!