on the bus

if there's a black person with with an empty seat beside them and an asian person with an empty seat beside them.. who would i sit beside? the asian.

i might be a little racist.

and today I will trust you with the confidence
of a man who's never known defeat
but tomorrow, upon hearing what I did
I will stare at you in disbelief
oh, inconsistent me
crying out for consistency

and I'll let it be known
at times I have shown
signs of all my weakness
but somewhere in me
there is strength

and you promise me
that you believe
in time I will defeat this
cause somewhere in me
there is strength

and today I will trust you with the confidence
of a man who's never known defeat
and I'll try my best to just forget
that that man isn't me

reach out to me
make my heart brand new
every beat will be for you
for you

and I know you know
you touched my life
when you touched my heavy heart and made it light

let it all out - relient k

this summer is going by way too fast... probably because it's been a busy one! holy cripes it's already end of july.

i was reminded today about something pam said a couple years ago. i believe i blogged about it then as well. you have to prove the spiritual in the normal. my house has been super dirty and i'd been putting off cleaning because i've been so busy. today i finally cleaned it and it felt good. i think having orderly/clean surroundings really allows me to feel good about life in general. it's not necessarily that if you have a clean house you'll have a clean life. as in.. there are still areas in my life that need cleaning up. but nothing beats that clean feeling...

proving the spiritual in the normal can mean many things. it can be as simple as having a clean room to being able to talk to a co-worker about your spiritual life.. and everything in between or beyond? can't think of more examples right now. i just know i have to do this. no more keeping spiritual things bottled up inside. gotta let it overflow...

but first i must be filled!

i was talking about favourite movies with some friends a couple weeks ago and going through the movies i own. came across a walk to remember. one of my old favourites. i think i watched it one too many times and it ruined it for me.. but after the conversation i had a hankering to watch it again so i did tonight. i think i love it again :P the "you're in 2 places at once" part still puts a big smile on my face :)

3 parts that always make me cry:
- when jamie visits landon to say sorry while he's working on his car
- the moment in the hospital between jamie and her dad
- when landon goes to his dad's house to say thank you and he's bawling in his dad's shoulder

AWTR is also the reason why i started to like switchfoot. 3 songs on the soundtrack with one that became my favourite sf song.. GREAT SOUNDTRACK.

i've seen a lot of movies a lot of times.. but this one might top them all. i can't even count. zoolander and nacho libre are up there too :P i watched garden state again a few weeks ago as well. maybe i should just revisit all my favourite movies for the heck of it!

switchfoot concert last night.. reminds me why i love them and why they are my favourite band :) they sure know how to please a crowd. lots of fun and interaction with the audience! too bad they didn't do my fave song - learning to breathe. but they surprised us with 'home' from the narnia soundtrack! that was awesome :D also squeezed in a birthday song for jerome during 'we are one tonight'.. classic. we got front row balcony seats which made the show even more enjoyable.



















i respect this band a lot for the message that they try to convey in each of their songs. i didn't appreciate when everyone was dissing them up for not making themselves an explicit christian band. it's amazing how many ppl they reach with their music. and they appreciate their fans a lot.. which is evident during their shows. can't wait for their new album - hello hurricane in sept!




















also.. happy father's day! i miss my parents. look how cute they are.


















my dad is hilarious.

studying seems so meaningless right now. i know that's not the right mindset when you have 4 finals in a few days. but there are things that are so much more important than getting good marks. in the long run.. it really won't matter if i got a good mark in pharmacology.

what is God trying to teach me right now? i'm definitely not into school at the moment. this whole semester has been about challenges. no one ever said it was going to be easy.

in a world where everyone's trying to get on top.. it's so hard to have the mind of Christ. the last will be first and the first will be last. whoever wants to save his life will lose it, whoever loses his lfe will save it. oh Jesus.. your example was great. give us the grace to follow it.

buffalo trip!

my first time to buffalo with some of my favourite ppl :)

highlights:

getting bowled over at denny's :P

80% off starbucks retail.

cheesecake factory goodness!

great trip!!