i dont usually post up articles but this intrigued me
"Making roads and roofs a paler colour could have the equivalent effect of taking every car in the world off the road for 11 years"
read more here
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
patience is a virtue
okay so it seems as if im busier now that finals are over than when i was studying for them! what with all the packing and unpacking and then cleaning of the multiple rooms and all that stuff. update will come....eventually i aim for before wednesday. but for now im just enjoying the end of school(though it is sad that people are leaving =( ) but yeah its been a really good year, got lots to be thankful for, and am definitely realizing that ive truly been blessed this year. end with that for now. actually ill end with a congrats to the class of '09 (specifically matt and tiff..though i do not believe they read this)
Monday, May 18, 2009
blog update part 1
okay so i realized that i actually do have a lot of things to talk about. so much in fact that i decided to split my post into 2 parts. and so to avoid studying and sleeping, i shall post part 1 up today and then part 2 after my final.
anyhoo, to address my first mini outline blog, things im looking forward to:
1. possible TB or not TB presentation take 2? we shall see if we can set it up ( its okay if you have no idea what im talking about. im sure thats pretty common)
2. inductive bible study! for those of you who don't know, I've really gotten on board with inductive bible study. i just feel like its really unbiased. like usually certain passages are known to cover certain topics but when you go through a passage inductively, you get such a different perspective and plus i always feel like when i read a passage to do for lesson or whatever, i manipulate phrases and different parts of the passage so that i get a specific message at the end but with inductive bible study, you get what you get and you just take the word for the purpose it was written. that being said, i was so moved by the bible study that we've done these past 2 semesters that i've asked a couple of people(both christians and non) if theyd be willing to have some bible study during the summer and so far everyone is up for it so yay!
very much so connected to that is what i wanted to talk about concerning pride.
i think going into trying to share Christ with non believers, I always feel like I need to be eloquent or I need to be able to answer all their questions etc etc. I think the mentality I had was that I should be a good enough Christian that I should be able to bring others to Christ. but the problem with that is pride. I think I have to constantly remind myself that it is never what we can do. In the end, it will all be God. Nothing we say or do can really change anyone's heart. Rather, it will be in God's time and God's will when people come to know Him. Sure we are used by Him and He has a purpose for us and He wants us to share the good news but remember, it is not what we do but rather what He does through us.
been lacking of sleep so that will be all of part 1
things to look forward to in part 2?
love - what it is, but more importantly, what it is not
what went down during our last bible study group time and community time
*ill post up some pics soon too but if you really can't wait that long then just check fb*
anyhoo, to address my first mini outline blog, things im looking forward to:
1. possible TB or not TB presentation take 2? we shall see if we can set it up ( its okay if you have no idea what im talking about. im sure thats pretty common)
2. inductive bible study! for those of you who don't know, I've really gotten on board with inductive bible study. i just feel like its really unbiased. like usually certain passages are known to cover certain topics but when you go through a passage inductively, you get such a different perspective and plus i always feel like when i read a passage to do for lesson or whatever, i manipulate phrases and different parts of the passage so that i get a specific message at the end but with inductive bible study, you get what you get and you just take the word for the purpose it was written. that being said, i was so moved by the bible study that we've done these past 2 semesters that i've asked a couple of people(both christians and non) if theyd be willing to have some bible study during the summer and so far everyone is up for it so yay!
very much so connected to that is what i wanted to talk about concerning pride.
i think going into trying to share Christ with non believers, I always feel like I need to be eloquent or I need to be able to answer all their questions etc etc. I think the mentality I had was that I should be a good enough Christian that I should be able to bring others to Christ. but the problem with that is pride. I think I have to constantly remind myself that it is never what we can do. In the end, it will all be God. Nothing we say or do can really change anyone's heart. Rather, it will be in God's time and God's will when people come to know Him. Sure we are used by Him and He has a purpose for us and He wants us to share the good news but remember, it is not what we do but rather what He does through us.
been lacking of sleep so that will be all of part 1
things to look forward to in part 2?
love - what it is, but more importantly, what it is not
what went down during our last bible study group time and community time
*ill post up some pics soon too but if you really can't wait that long then just check fb*
Sunday, May 17, 2009
update outline
ive had quite a few mini posts these past weeks but i will do a serious update some time soon ie after my finals are over...well not that im really studying at the moment anyway.
so i am once again back in the city......though ill be here for less than 24 hrs before heading back to school..........but these past few weeks ive been bringing home more and more clothes and i finally could no longer ignore the pile of clothes on my couch that needed to be folded and put away(and no the clothes does not stay in my living room i have an old couch in my room.............) but anyhoo i decided to totally clean my closet and what not and i have found quite a few gems. preview?
my super old track sweatshirt(from way back in the day)
my old softball uniform
all my WAF spera tshirts..... if i dont remember, someone remind me to posts some pics
okay thats it for now
ooo actually wait. so i just opened a new tube of toothpaste and its the colgate blue gel ones with the white strips. you know what im talking about? well anyhoo i really like how when you first use the tube, it comes out like really nice and the stripe and blue gel is separated and it looks just like the picture on the box.........................that was my nerd moment =p
so i am once again back in the city......though ill be here for less than 24 hrs before heading back to school..........but these past few weeks ive been bringing home more and more clothes and i finally could no longer ignore the pile of clothes on my couch that needed to be folded and put away(and no the clothes does not stay in my living room i have an old couch in my room.............) but anyhoo i decided to totally clean my closet and what not and i have found quite a few gems. preview?
my super old track sweatshirt(from way back in the day)
my old softball uniform
all my WAF spera tshirts..... if i dont remember, someone remind me to posts some pics
okay thats it for now
ooo actually wait. so i just opened a new tube of toothpaste and its the colgate blue gel ones with the white strips. you know what im talking about? well anyhoo i really like how when you first use the tube, it comes out like really nice and the stripe and blue gel is separated and it looks just like the picture on the box.........................that was my nerd moment =p
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
coming up
i seem to be doing everything possible to not get my work done................
next blog update will be about.......
1. things im excited for this coming summer (part 2)
2. pride
next blog update will be about.......
1. things im excited for this coming summer (part 2)
2. pride
Sunday, May 3, 2009
update
okay so quick recap of the weekend.
rain rain go away come again never. or maybe just not right now.....anyhoo though it was still sprinkling friday night, CK 1 and 2 made the trek down to ATT park for a giants game against the rockies! fun game. lots of laughs...and food...and major failure eating sunflower seeds. totally forgot about my camera until practically the last inning so the only pics i have are these
lots of lots of birds....reminds of me lunch at wash when those sophmores used to throw food around the seagulls.....
edit on fun fact #2: thinking back i actually remember more about ap testing than just physics. like the fact that i was in a shop building that was super ultra stuffy and everyone was uncomfortable in the room while the other testing room had AC on the whole time...... oo and then during the test the paint from the ceiling kept chipping off and falling on mine and meng's desks....
scary fact # ichi: i get carsick so whenever my dad drives me back to berkeley i try to just go to sleep and i always wake up on my own accord once we get off the freeway. but tonight i couldn't really fall asleep but i was getting to the point where my eyes were feeling heavy and then i see the car in front of us drive over a black circular thing. initially i thought it was just a black piece of poster board that was curled a little bit but then right when the car in front of it drove over it i got a closer look and it was a tire with the metal parts still in the middle! and of course at this point my dad couldnt do anything but drive over it. woke right up. quite scary actually and my father was not pleased at all.
okay that's all dum de dum de dum
oo actually ill leave you with this.
canon rebel xt1i dslr. not a big fan of the name but the specs for the camera itself are quite nice
rain rain go away come again never. or maybe just not right now.....anyhoo though it was still sprinkling friday night, CK 1 and 2 made the trek down to ATT park for a giants game against the rockies! fun game. lots of laughs...and food...and major failure eating sunflower seeds. totally forgot about my camera until practically the last inning so the only pics i have are these
lots of lots of birds....reminds of me lunch at wash when those sophmores used to throw food around the seagulls.....
edit on fun fact #2: thinking back i actually remember more about ap testing than just physics. like the fact that i was in a shop building that was super ultra stuffy and everyone was uncomfortable in the room while the other testing room had AC on the whole time...... oo and then during the test the paint from the ceiling kept chipping off and falling on mine and meng's desks....
scary fact # ichi: i get carsick so whenever my dad drives me back to berkeley i try to just go to sleep and i always wake up on my own accord once we get off the freeway. but tonight i couldn't really fall asleep but i was getting to the point where my eyes were feeling heavy and then i see the car in front of us drive over a black circular thing. initially i thought it was just a black piece of poster board that was curled a little bit but then right when the car in front of it drove over it i got a closer look and it was a tire with the metal parts still in the middle! and of course at this point my dad couldnt do anything but drive over it. woke right up. quite scary actually and my father was not pleased at all.
okay that's all dum de dum de dum
oo actually ill leave you with this.
canon rebel xt1i dslr. not a big fan of the name but the specs for the camera itself are quite nice
mini update
okay so this will be an outline of my next update which will come up in roughly.....4 hours i wanna say? first off giants game on friday was very fun! pics and full details to follow.
fun fact # uno: giants are now in second place of their division, 4.5 games back from the dodgers with a percentage over .500. m-a-zing yes i know
fun fact #2: this time last year was the 2 weeks of 7 AP exams........yeah i most admit i hardly remember any of it...except for the fact that during the 2 physics test i studied for econ by proving that it was actually more beneficial for me to fail physics....strange but true.
more fun facts to come
fun fact # uno: giants are now in second place of their division, 4.5 games back from the dodgers with a percentage over .500. m-a-zing yes i know
fun fact #2: this time last year was the 2 weeks of 7 AP exams........yeah i most admit i hardly remember any of it...except for the fact that during the 2 physics test i studied for econ by proving that it was actually more beneficial for me to fail physics....strange but true.
more fun facts to come
