Friday, November 28, 2008

咁大個仔...

第一次碌爆卡.

不過絕對唔係我嘅問題.

係間酒店無啦啦 hold 多咗我成倍.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Fuming

Was fuming a few days ago about something.

Something.

Can't remember what it was now.

So I'll come back to it when I do.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Riddle

What activity uses all parts of the body, lasts two hours or more, requires many positions, involves heavy panting, where the ultimate goal is to stick one thing in another over, and over, and over again, cuz it feels so darn good, and afterwards you're all smiles drenched in sweat and you can't wait for it to happen again next weekend?

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Nerves

Some people really, really, really get on my nerves.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Wines

I'm trying to learn more about wine. Thought I'd keep track of the bottles of wine I've got in my possession here.

E. Guigal 2003 Côtes du Rhône Rouge - Great quality for a $15 French red. Could use some decanting.
Louis Jadot 2003 Château des Jacques Moulin-à-vent

June 26, 2007 purchase:
Château Mouton-Rothschild 2003 Réserve Mouton Cadet Médoc
Pére Anselme 2005 Châteauneuf-du-Pape

July 2007 purchase:
Château Mouton-Rothschild 2005 Réserve Mouton Cadet Médoc
Château Cambon la Pelouse 2001 Haut-Médoc
E. Guigal 2003 Châteauneuf-du-Pape

August 2007 gifts:
Deinhard 2006 Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling - Had this with Thanksgiving turkey. Pretty good for its price.
Mission Hill 2005 Late Harvest Vidal - Not too sweet for an icewine. Great sipper. Goat cheese went well with it.

August 2007 purchase:
Morambro Valley 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon - Very sweet, fruity Cab, probably best enjoyed on its own.

September 10, 2007 purchase:
E. Guigal 2001 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
2 x E. Guigal 2003 Côtes du Rhône Rouge

October 2007 gift:

Château de la Gardine 2003(?) Châteauneuf-du-Pape

October 2007 purchase:

Wilhelm Bergmann 2006 Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Auslese Riesling
Louis Jadot 2003 Château des Jacques Moulin-à-vent

Recent purchases:

2 x Château Mouton-Rothschild 2005 Réserve Mouton Cadet Médoc
2 x Château Mouton-Rothschild 2005 Réserve Mouton Cadet Saint-Emilion
2 x Château Mouton-Rothschild 2005 Réserve Mouton Cadet Graves
2 x Château Mouton-Rothschild 2005 Réserve Mouton Cadet Graves Blanc
2 x Château Mouton-Rothschild 2005 Réserve Mouton Cadet Sauternes
Antinori 2003 Villa Antinori Toscana
Miguel Torres 2005(?) Gran Coronas
Peter Lehmann 2003 (?) The Futures Shiraz
Braida 2005(?) Vigna Senza Nome Moscato d'Asti


April 11, 2008 purchase:

Mollydookers 2006 The Boxer Shiraz

Monday, June 02, 2008

Truth?

Still scratch my head sometimes over certain things.

For example, all this talk about "global warming" and "climate change".

Global warming has been so widely taught that most would probably be shocked if I confessed that I didn't believe it to be a problem.

But before we get into the details, let's clarify some things.

First, we need to recognize that "global warming" and "climate change" are two different things. Global warming means the Earth's average temperature is on an upward trend from year to year. Climate change just means the Earth's climate is changing, not necessarily equal to "global warming".

Second, we need to recognize that "global warming" and "climate change" may or may not be caused by human factors. Even if "global warming" or "climate change" was real and truly happening, they may not necessarily be caused by human actions. Some believe them to be naturally-occurring phenomena, others believe humans are causing or at least contributing to such changes.

The sticking point is this: environmentalists would have you believe that what you are doing is contributing to the problem. Therefore you need to stop or change whatever you're doing in order to save the Earth and give our children a brighter future.

I find this notion baffling on multiple levels:

1. That humans can be so full of themselves as to think that:
a) they can cause significant or irreparable damage to the Earth as a whole, to the point where it's uninhabitable for themselves.
b) if (a) were true, they can stop themselves from causing such damage.

2. That humans (especially Christians) can care more about saving the environment than saving souls.
a) Yes, I understand that God, when He created man, said man shall rule over the Earth and all creatures. However, with sin and the corruption of the natural order, the fallen man no longer holds such authority over creation. In fact, the whole creation "has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time." (Romans 8:22)
b) I also understand that, according to the Book of Revelation, the end of days will see wars, famines, plagues, earthquakes; the sun will turn black, the moon red, stars will fall to the earth, mountains and islands removed from their places; lightning and thunder, hail and fire; a third of the earth utterly destroyed, the Abyss opened, the sky darkened, and locusts swarm the land; half of the earth's population is wiped out in less than 3 years; and at the end of it all, a new heaven and a new earth, a new Jerusalem, where "the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.". All this has been prophesied in the Bible, and yet we still allow ourselves to be concerned with saving this Earth?

3. That we are taught multiple ice ages took place in history and yet we should be concerned about "global warming" or "climate change".
a) If indeed there were one or more ice ages in history (and I'm not arguing that there weren't), then obviously we came out of ice ages by "global warming", which would be a "climate change". Then, are "global warming" or "climate change" necessarily "bad"?
b) How are we certain that "global warming", even if it were truly taking place, would continue irreversibly to the point where the Earth becomes uninhabitable?
c) How are we certain that "climate change", whether it is "global warming" or maybe "global cooling" leading to another ice age, can be stopped or even managed by humans?
d) How are we certain that human activities are causing or contributing to such changes, and that they're not simply naturally-occurring?

I'm not saying that we are justified in being reckless with the environment. I'm saying that there are lots of uncertainties in the supposed "science" on this subject. I'm saying that environmentalists are demanding a lot of resources and actions based on speculation. I'm saying that, given how little we actually know about the Earth, it sounds foolish to proclaim we're going to "preserve" it, much less save it.

Most of all, I'm saying that there are more important things to worry about.

Friday, May 30, 2008

Buzz... buzz... buzz...

Busy as a bee... buzz... buzz...

March 15: Committee meeting, Mandarin fellowship

March 16: Annual General Meeting

March 17: Oil change

March 18: Summer conference meeting, Choir practice

March 20: Bank appointment, Joyce's basketball game

March 21: Worship, lunch w/ E&E, Requiem concert

March 22: Worship, lunch with Pastor Josef

March ??: Rock appraisal

March ??: Meet Manuel for mount

March ??: Put down deposit for banquet hall

March ??: Tax return

April 26: Propose

May 1: Joyce's birthday

May 15: See Joyce off at airport

May 18-30: Midland, Texas

June 19-29: Toronto for Jon's wedding, photos?

July 11-15: San Francisco/San Jose for Albert's wedding

July 18-20: Summer conference

Summer?: Find a place to live... Buy? Rent? Parents' rental property??

December 27: Big day

January 3: Toronto banquet

January 10: HK banquet

January ??: Honeymoon

Anytime: Find a chiropractor

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Pressure?

Hmm...

Do I feel pressured to become a clergyman because my fiancée-to-be is a pastor (not to mention her dad...)?

Probably not...

I don't know... at the moment, I feel that, while evangelism is Christ's last command to us, it certainly does not mean that each and every one of us needs to take up a pastoral position. There are many other ways to spread the gospel and edify believers.

For now, I'm just planning to raise a Christ-loving family with my wife, and support her in whatever ministry she's in. Ecclesiastes has much to say about man's life on earth, about its toils, about enjoying the rewards of your toils, and about enjoying the unity with your spouse.

Having said that, I can't rule out a career change should God's calling become clear and irresistible...

Friday, February 22, 2008

導人向善 (from April 17, 07)

問: 宗教都是導人向善的, 所以信什麽都無所謂, 不是麽?

答: 錯. 不但錯, 而且是一錯再錯.

a) 宗教不一定都導人向善. 君不見古今中外的異端邪説如何妖言惑衆?

b) 即便宗教都是導人向善, 也不代表它們都是真理. 人找尋宗教, 是爲了得來生的盼望. 不能給人來生的把握的宗教, 都是枉然.

再説, 耶穌基督也不是導人向善. 至少祂的焦點並不放在"善"上.

其他宗教所鼓吹的行善積德, 耶穌從來沒有提起過. "因為, 耶和華不像人看人: 人是看外貌; 耶和華是看內心." (撒上 十六:7)

耶穌基督所作的, 是導人向愛. "因為神就是愛." (約一 四:8)

"神愛世人, 甚至將祂的獨生子賜給他們, 叫一切信祂的, 不至滅亡, 反得永生." (約 三:16)

"我若能說萬人的方言, 並天使的話語, 卻沒有愛, 我就成了鳴的鑼, 響的鈸一般. 我若有先知講道之能, 也明白各樣的奧祕, 各樣的知識, 而且有全備的信, 叫我能夠移山, 卻沒有愛, 我就算不得甚麼. 我若將所有的賙濟窮人, 又捨己身叫人焚燒, 卻沒有愛, 仍然與我無益." (林前 十三:1-3)

"主為我們捨命, 我們從此就知道何為愛; 我們也當為弟兄捨命. 凡有世上財物的, 看見弟兄窮乏, 卻塞住憐恤的心, 愛神的心怎能存在他裡面呢? 小子們哪, 我們相愛, 不要只在言語和舌頭上, 總要在行為和誠實上." (約一 三:16-18)

"親愛的弟兄阿, 我們應當彼此相愛, 因為愛是從神來的. 凡有愛心的, 都是由神而生, 並且認識神. 沒有愛心的, 就不認識神, 因為神就是愛. 神差祂獨生子到世間來, 使我們藉著祂得生, 神愛我們的心在此就顯明了. 不是我們愛神, 乃是神愛我們, 差祂的兒子為我們的罪作了挽回祭, 這就是愛了. 親愛的弟兄阿, 神既是這樣愛我們, 我們也當彼此相愛. 從來沒有人見過神, 我們若彼此相愛, 神就住在我們裡面, 愛祂的心在我們裡面得以完全了." (約一 四:7-12)

"我賜給你們一條新命令, 乃是叫你們彼此相愛; 我怎樣愛你們, 你們也要怎樣相愛. 你們若有彼此相愛的心, 眾人因此就認出你們是我的門徒了." (約 十三:34-35)

Thursday, February 21, 2008

House (from November 23, 06)

(House and Wilson walking down the hallway.)

Wilson: You don't want a healthy leg.

House (rolling his eyes): Oh here we go.

Wilson: If you've got a good life, if you're healthy, you've got no reason to bitch, no reason to hate life.

House: Well here's the flaw in your argument: If I enjoy hating life, I don't hate life, I enjoy it.

Wilson: I didn't say it was rational.

(They stop walking.)

Wilson: HIV testing is 99% accurate, which means there are some people who test positive, who live with their own impending doom for months, or years, before finding out everything's OK. Weirdly, most of them don't react with happiness, or even anger. They get depressed. Not because they wanted to die, but because they've defined themselves by their disease. Suddenly, what made them them, isn't real.

House: I don't define myself by my leg.

Wilson (laughs): No, you have taken it one step further. The only way you could come to terms with your disability, was to somehow make it mean nothing. So you had to redefine everything. You have dismissed anything physical. Anything not coldly, calculatingly intellectual.

Couldn't have said it better myself...

Amazed
by Lonestar

Every time our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than I can take
Baby when you touch me
I can feel how much you love me
And it just blows me away
I've never been this close to anyone or anything
I can hear your thoughts
I can see your dreams

* I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I want to spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby, I'm amazed by you *

The smell of your skin
The taste of your kiss
The way you whisper in the dark
Your hair all around me
Baby you surround me
You touch every place in my heart
Oh, it feels like the first time, every time
I want to spend the whole night in your eyes

Repeat *

Every little thing that you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I want to spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever

Every little thing that you do
Oh...
Every little thing that you do
Baby, I'm amazed by...
You

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Ring-shopping

I hate ring-shopping.

I hate house-shopping.

I thought car-shopping was bad. But it's nothing compared to those two.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Dreams

How accurately do dreams reflect our true selves?

How accurately do actions in dreams reflect our true desires?

Had another strange dream this morning, when I went back to sleep after waking up.

I'll share the details on a more individual basis.

For now... whatever. I'm happy where I am.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Banking

What kind of relationship do we have with our banks?

Banks provide services.

We use their services.

We are the customers.

They serve us.

So why does it feel like they're trying to rip us off sometimes?

We leave our money at their disposal. They already make money off of our money.

So why does it feel like they're trying to penalize rather than serve sometimes?

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Thankful

不要為明天憂慮, 因爲明天自有明天的憂慮. 一天的難處一天當就夠了.

Trying not to worry.

你們需用的這一切東西, 你們的天父是知道的.

Trying to have faith.

凡事要奉我們主耶穌基督的名常常感謝父神.

Trying to give thanks.

Been so overwhelmed of late.

Really didn't need this to happen today.

But what can I do? What happened, happened.

All I can do now is trust in the Lord. Believe that He's still in control.

我們曉得萬事都互相效力, 叫愛神的人得益處.

Friday, January 11, 2008

百感交集

Tainted joy...

Not enjoying this anymore...

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

百感交集

So much has happened in so little time.

I'm excited, scared, worried, filled with self-doubt, yet ecstatic at the same time.

*Deep breath*

A lot of planning to do, a lot of praying for guidance, a lot of learning, a lot of communication, a lot of sacrifice.

But it's worth all that.

She's worth all that.

From 她的睫毛 - 周杰倫

她的睫毛 彎的嘴角 無預警的對我笑
沒有預兆 出乎預料 竟然先對我示好
她的睫毛 彎的嘴角 用眼神對我拍照
我戒不掉 她的微笑 洋溢幸福的味道

她粉嫩清秀的外表 像是多汁的水蜜桃 誰都想咬
她嘴上亮麗的唇膏 有一股自信的驕傲 我看得到