Archive for January, 2007
RIP Beatrice Hsu
I can’t believe she died. I went to the Taiwan Yahoo homepage and the first thing I see is that. I seriously had to rub my eyes to make sure I saw correctly. She was only 28. I mean, she’s not my favorite actress, but I liked her. I remember seeing her on Super [Happy] Sunday just a few years ago, and now she’s gone. I can’t help but feel sad.
Makes one realize how short and precious life is. :/
Full article at yahoo news.
2 Comments » | Sunday, January 28th, 2007
hating facebook
seriously, that place is like poison. everytime i go on and i see the photos of other people, i’m reminded of my status at school: loser. i have no friends. i hate it. i wish i never got the cursed thing to begin with. damn life.
No Comments » | Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
to give is to love
Often times we don’t give because we’re afraid. We’re afraid we might get hurt, might be used, might be scorned at, and the list could go on and on. Yet 1 John 4:18 says
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear.
How much more should we Christians love others by giving, just like how our Savior gave His very life for us. Many times we think we aren’t rich, thus have nothing to give. But greatest gifts are often gifts that money can’t buy: the gift of a helping hand, a hug, or of an encouraging word. We think of those as small and meaningless, but more often than not, it’s just what others need. And when you have given out of love, you can understand why Jesus said it is more blessed to give than to receive.
I’m very glad I listened to the Holy Spirit’s voice and gave what I could to a sick friend. I was afraid at first, but I took the step anyways. And the blessing in return was greater than I had imagined. 
1 Comment » | Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Jehovah Jireh
Jehovah Jireh is one of the many names of God. It first appeared in Genesis 22:14, and Jireh basically means “God will provide”. Oh and did I mention that the Chinese translation of Jireh is *his* Chinese name? It was quite surprising when I saw his name in big print on the pastor’s power point. Anyways, that’s beside the point. The message today was wonderful. Here are some points I got down:
- “He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.” Romans 4:17
Like how God gave Abraham a son, even though it seemed impossible, and “resurrected him from the dead”, God will do the same for us. Just when it seems like we have lost all hope, He will resurrect our hope and gives us blessings beyond our wildest imagination - if we can obey Him like Abraham did. - “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8
All things begin with God and end with God. Are we willing to let God participate in our lives by bringing in the people and events that He want, not what we want? And when it comes to the end, are we willing to let it go, just like how Abraham was willing to let Isaac go? - Sometimes when God takes something away, there is a reason behind it. More often than not, it’s a test of our faith: how much of it do we have in our heavenly Father? Sometimes these trials are necessary to make sure we can handle the blessing that is to come after. The choice is up to us whether to be strong or to run away.
- “Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Psalm 139:16
God knew and loved us before we even came to be. He has great plans for us, and they are already in His book. So why do we worry when things don’t go as we plan? Why do we try to take things into our own hands and cry when it fails? Is God’s plan not better than ours? Will He not provide what’s best for us?
Needless to say, I was very encouraged by this sermon. However, I don’t regret my breaking down as it gave me an idea of how *he* was feeling… for the first time I can sort of understand his pain. As for our future? All I know is that it’s secure in God’s hands.
Back to life. My makeup bag contents were in need of a revamp, so I went to Riteaid and got some Maybelline eyeshadows, a Physicians Formula shimmer strip, and 2 trial-size Queen Helene cocoa butter lotion. But for the rest of the items, I couldn’t find at Riteaid or CVS, so I had to get them at drugstore.com. There I got a E.L.F lip gloss, a Physicians Formula multi-colored face powder (I wanted this in the pearls of perfection format, but they didn’t have it :(), a John Frieda hair mask (ok, so I’m not a blonde, but guess what, it doesn’t matter), Queen Helene apricot moisturizing mask, and Queen Helene cocoa butter scrub. I absolutely loved Queen Helene’s mint julep mask and just had to buy their scrub and apricot mask when I saw it. The mint julep mask is too harsh for the winter. 
1 Comment » | Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Say You Love Me
That’s the title of this new theme, featuring Taiwanese actress/singer Vivian Hsu. My creativity finally came back, and I was able to squeeze out 3 layouts within a week: Reverie, Cloud 9, and here. The first being a Taichi x Mimi fanlisting, given to me by the wonderful Kaz. Cloud 9 is, of course, the long neglected review site + forum that we’re finally getting around to. This site should be self-explanatory. Source of inspiration goes out to Neko and her lovely sites.
Finals week is finally over, and yay for me, I get a 5 day weekend, one which was spend in pure agony and depression. I accidentally deleted the themes folder for Cloud 9 yesterday, meaning I’d have to start half-way from scratch. I blew up and well, let’s just say it wasn’t pretty. I felt like that and the incident last Sunday really damaged my relationship with Christ, and even now, I’m still feeling a bit queasy about saying “Jesus is my Lord”. Not that he isn’t, but I just don’t feel worthy. That is, duh, totally untrue (for me and for anyone else!), because God loves us regardless. He can’t not love us because that would be denying himself, and he could never do that. God is love.
My latest love? Richman 8 (the uber version of Monopoly) and Vic Zhou. The first was a time killer when I couldn’t design and the latter is my idea of Mr. Right. Looking at him helps me get over Eric.
