Yes, work load has been quite heavy lately and amazing enough that all of a sudden, due to some political reasons, we've been asked to stop working for a while...
Yeah, it'll impact our schedule if they don't figure out what to do soon, but oh well. At least it's a good chance for me to take it easy for a while...
I've been meaning to spend some more time to figure out what the heck is wrong with my robo-project. I also want to make some more pillow cases... that are not just rectagular in shape! ;)
Anyway, hopefully weather will be good tomorrow for whale watching... fingers crossed.
We had a good bible study with parents last nite, but I have to confess that I've been slipping on my devotional time lately... just rushing thru the scripture passages and not really reflecting on it much. Reading songs of solomon only made me think of sex more. ;) Wife also doesn't like that book because she thinks Solomon isn't really qualified to talk about love because he has had some many wives...
Whatever, what's more important is that we learn how to really really love! :)
(Song of Solomon 1-8, 175.2 lbs, $2.379)
Friday, February 27, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Getting busy at work lately...
In a way that's good I suppose, considering the current state of our economy, stock market at a 12 year low, 50% off the peak of this year... At least company still pays overtime... so the extra money can't hurt!
We're suppose to go whale watching over the weekend, but the weather was not ideal... for sure the pictures won't turn out well... so we re-scheduled... hopefully weather would be better... the rain and the clouds are really getting annoying now... This is suppose to be LA... not Taipei! ;)
So I took the time over the weekend to try to fix dad's car with the 'magical' steel seal! Not sure if that really fixed dad's car, but at least dad's car appears to be running fine for now! So at least there'd be no more need for us to buy a new car! I'm also afraid of dad driving my old Civic... because I worry that he might break my Civic as well! ;) Poor old dad, always driving my old cars... ;)
We also went to uncle Frank's 70th birthday banquet on sunday... I was stuffed, but luckily I didn't gain too much weight! I've been trying to maintain an exercise routine... just a simple 20 pushups and 20 sit ups everyday. I think so far it's working. Sitting on my office chair all day without exercise for sure isn't healthy... and speaking of health, our cat Hades seems to have caught a bad case of eye infection Sunday evening... hope things will turn better soon...
Anyway, this sunday pastor Jim talked about 'justice for all'. One thing that caught my attention was that he talked about being conservative or a liberal... Those who are theologically conservative are the ones who believe bible is fundamentally true... that Jesus is truly the Son of God and died and risen again in 3 days... those who are liberals theologically tend to believe bible taught us great things..., but they wouldn't take the 'miracles' that seriously or literally.
Of course there are also political conservatives and liberals...
Personally, I think I'm a theological conservative, but a liberal politically. I personally think that's how Jesus would be too... anyway, I'm not sure what pastor Jim is trying to get at so far, but I think this new series of sermons should in interesting...
(Ecc 10-12, 174.8 lbs, $2.419)
We're suppose to go whale watching over the weekend, but the weather was not ideal... for sure the pictures won't turn out well... so we re-scheduled... hopefully weather would be better... the rain and the clouds are really getting annoying now... This is suppose to be LA... not Taipei! ;)
So I took the time over the weekend to try to fix dad's car with the 'magical' steel seal! Not sure if that really fixed dad's car, but at least dad's car appears to be running fine for now! So at least there'd be no more need for us to buy a new car! I'm also afraid of dad driving my old Civic... because I worry that he might break my Civic as well! ;) Poor old dad, always driving my old cars... ;)
We also went to uncle Frank's 70th birthday banquet on sunday... I was stuffed, but luckily I didn't gain too much weight! I've been trying to maintain an exercise routine... just a simple 20 pushups and 20 sit ups everyday. I think so far it's working. Sitting on my office chair all day without exercise for sure isn't healthy... and speaking of health, our cat Hades seems to have caught a bad case of eye infection Sunday evening... hope things will turn better soon...
Anyway, this sunday pastor Jim talked about 'justice for all'. One thing that caught my attention was that he talked about being conservative or a liberal... Those who are theologically conservative are the ones who believe bible is fundamentally true... that Jesus is truly the Son of God and died and risen again in 3 days... those who are liberals theologically tend to believe bible taught us great things..., but they wouldn't take the 'miracles' that seriously or literally.
Of course there are also political conservatives and liberals...
Personally, I think I'm a theological conservative, but a liberal politically. I personally think that's how Jesus would be too... anyway, I'm not sure what pastor Jim is trying to get at so far, but I think this new series of sermons should in interesting...
(Ecc 10-12, 174.8 lbs, $2.419)
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Eggs-20
X planes has traditionally been air force's experimental vehicles... for example X-1 was the first plane Chuck Yeager flew to go break the sound barrier...
Anyway, so this week, a few colleagues of mine have taken on a challenge of building a brand new X-vehicle... or Eggs-Vehicle... for engineering week's egg drop competition! We ambitiously aimed to carry 2 dozen eggs, but later on found out we miscalculated and can only legally carry 20 eggs.
So Eggs-20 was born.
On Wednesday, Eggs-20 could've easily won the competition by being the most accurate, the most eggs survived and the most creative... we ended up breaking 5 out of 20 eggs... the 75% survival rate wouldn't be able to win in that category...
Anyway, to make long short... our dream and hope was dashed when our broken eggs leaked... so we were disqualified on the spot... :(
Oh well, perhaps next year, we'll be more successful with Eggs-36. ;)
We really didn't have a whole lot of free time, I think we're all pretty busy with work... and 2 of our teammate actually bailed on us... so it's really a miracle that we were able to finish at all. It was fun at least... eventhough we didn't win..., but technically we didn't lose either. We were just practicing and giving folks a preview of what's to come next year! HAHA! :D
Anyway, now it's time to catch up on real work and my daily devotion too!
Although everything is meaningless, I still need to prioritize better which meaningless thing is more important! ;)
(Ecc 7-9, 175.2 lbs, $2.459)
Anyway, so this week, a few colleagues of mine have taken on a challenge of building a brand new X-vehicle... or Eggs-Vehicle... for engineering week's egg drop competition! We ambitiously aimed to carry 2 dozen eggs, but later on found out we miscalculated and can only legally carry 20 eggs.
So Eggs-20 was born.
On Wednesday, Eggs-20 could've easily won the competition by being the most accurate, the most eggs survived and the most creative... we ended up breaking 5 out of 20 eggs... the 75% survival rate wouldn't be able to win in that category...
Anyway, to make long short... our dream and hope was dashed when our broken eggs leaked... so we were disqualified on the spot... :(
Oh well, perhaps next year, we'll be more successful with Eggs-36. ;)
We really didn't have a whole lot of free time, I think we're all pretty busy with work... and 2 of our teammate actually bailed on us... so it's really a miracle that we were able to finish at all. It was fun at least... eventhough we didn't win..., but technically we didn't lose either. We were just practicing and giving folks a preview of what's to come next year! HAHA! :D
Anyway, now it's time to catch up on real work and my daily devotion too!
Although everything is meaningless, I still need to prioritize better which meaningless thing is more important! ;)
(Ecc 7-9, 175.2 lbs, $2.459)
Monday, February 16, 2009
TibetanGenerator... ;)
Saw this from uncle's forwarded email and thought it's kinda cool. To bad it isn't really Christian related...
http://w3..mecolor.com.tw/find.html
Apparently these are my colors:
。自 覺 橙 色：正 向
。潛 質 藍 色：行動力
。原 生 紅 色：浪 漫
What's yours? ;)
Anyway, pastor Jim actually didn't prepare a sermon for this month... and decided to just pray over us... and have us pray and praise God too. It was actually pretty moving...
I also finally got wife an iphone over the weekend. It is pretty cool... hopefully soon apple will offer a $99 version so I can get one for myself... heck, perhaps I'll wait til it's free. ;)
(Ecce 4-6, 176.0 lbs, $2.479)
http://w3..mecolor.com.tw/find.html
Apparently these are my colors:
。自 覺 橙 色：正 向
。潛 質 藍 色：行動力
。原 生 紅 色：浪 漫
What's yours? ;)
Anyway, pastor Jim actually didn't prepare a sermon for this month... and decided to just pray over us... and have us pray and praise God too. It was actually pretty moving...
I also finally got wife an iphone over the weekend. It is pretty cool... hopefully soon apple will offer a $99 version so I can get one for myself... heck, perhaps I'll wait til it's free. ;)
(Ecce 4-6, 176.0 lbs, $2.479)
Friday, February 13, 2009
Friday the 13th...
My co-worker's hardrive and cell phone both crashed today! Lucky for him! Perhaps there is some truth to this legend after all! ;)
Last night was kinda interesting... that because there were guests at our house, mom sort of made all of them sit down and do bible study together! ;) Hopefully they all enjoyed the story of Joseph.
Hopefully God can also give me more dreams that can be beneficial to me... kinda like in Joseph's case...
Anyway, starting to read the Book of Ecclesiastes today... it seems even wisdom is meaningless. Of course wisdom is better than no wisdom, but in the end, it really makes no difference..., plus, it'll suck if it'd actually make you feel sad by knowing more things! Given my more positive attitude, perhaps I should have more wisdom and wife should have less... so that she can be happier... instead of always having the ability to see trouble coming even before trouble comes...
This ability certainly is nice to have... of course ideally, we need to pre-emptively deal with problems if we can, but we certainly don't have to pre-emptively feeling depressed before trouble comes, right? ;) Of course what really sucks would be knowing that something bad is going to happen, but have no power to really stop it...
But perhaps that's not all bad..., the bright side to that would be that we can get better prepared and enjoy while we can I suppose. For example if we're diagnosed with cancer... should the patient be informed of this information? I'd think an optimist will be able to better deal with this blow... and we can probably hide that info from a pessimist... cause he might die prematurely because of depression instead of cancer! ;)
Anyway, since I'm an optimist, I guess I shouldn't fear about having too much wisdom. As pointless as it may be, yes Lord, please give me some more!
(Ecc 1-3, 175.6 lbs, $2.419)
Last night was kinda interesting... that because there were guests at our house, mom sort of made all of them sit down and do bible study together! ;) Hopefully they all enjoyed the story of Joseph.
Hopefully God can also give me more dreams that can be beneficial to me... kinda like in Joseph's case...
Anyway, starting to read the Book of Ecclesiastes today... it seems even wisdom is meaningless. Of course wisdom is better than no wisdom, but in the end, it really makes no difference..., plus, it'll suck if it'd actually make you feel sad by knowing more things! Given my more positive attitude, perhaps I should have more wisdom and wife should have less... so that she can be happier... instead of always having the ability to see trouble coming even before trouble comes...
This ability certainly is nice to have... of course ideally, we need to pre-emptively deal with problems if we can, but we certainly don't have to pre-emptively feeling depressed before trouble comes, right? ;) Of course what really sucks would be knowing that something bad is going to happen, but have no power to really stop it...
But perhaps that's not all bad..., the bright side to that would be that we can get better prepared and enjoy while we can I suppose. For example if we're diagnosed with cancer... should the patient be informed of this information? I'd think an optimist will be able to better deal with this blow... and we can probably hide that info from a pessimist... cause he might die prematurely because of depression instead of cancer! ;)
Anyway, since I'm an optimist, I guess I shouldn't fear about having too much wisdom. As pointless as it may be, yes Lord, please give me some more!
(Ecc 1-3, 175.6 lbs, $2.419)
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Happy birthday to them!
To who???
Abe Lincoln and Charles Darwin! They are both 200 years old today!
It's interesting that nearly 70% of Americans don't subscribe to Darwin's theory of evolution. I don't think solid evidences can really be found yet... to prove either creationism or evolution..., but I'm glad most Americans still believe that we didn't just evolve out of dirt all by ourselves! ;) And I wonder how Lincoln would've reacted to president Obama...
Anyway, sure enough, had been real busy at work... AND at home lately. It's also interesting that I think God, or somebody, gave me 3 dreams that kinda dealt with my past, present and future all together! I think I was able to understand that 'adultery' dream a little better earlier... It's kind of a mini inner healing session in my dreams I think... helped me deal with the past guilt, shame, and hurts better. Helped me get to know myself better too! Unfortunately it has also effect wife lately..., probably shouldn't have shared too much info... but in the name of being more opened and honest, I think I've done the right thing. What doesn't kill us can only make us stronger... no pain, no gain, right? ;)
Agur in Provers prayed that God won't make him too rich so that he'd forget about God... also not to make him too poor so that he might steal... He wants just his proper daily amount... well, similar things can be applied to "pain" I suppose. For sure if things are going too well, I just might end up becoming too complacent, but too much pain... who wants that? Make God administer just enough pain in my life that I can handle so that I can really grow properly I suppose. Of course, I hope my pains won't be in vain... I pray that my pains can be translated to increased wisdom!!!
(Pro 25-31, 176.4 lbs, $2.399)
Abe Lincoln and Charles Darwin! They are both 200 years old today!
It's interesting that nearly 70% of Americans don't subscribe to Darwin's theory of evolution. I don't think solid evidences can really be found yet... to prove either creationism or evolution..., but I'm glad most Americans still believe that we didn't just evolve out of dirt all by ourselves! ;) And I wonder how Lincoln would've reacted to president Obama...
Anyway, sure enough, had been real busy at work... AND at home lately. It's also interesting that I think God, or somebody, gave me 3 dreams that kinda dealt with my past, present and future all together! I think I was able to understand that 'adultery' dream a little better earlier... It's kind of a mini inner healing session in my dreams I think... helped me deal with the past guilt, shame, and hurts better. Helped me get to know myself better too! Unfortunately it has also effect wife lately..., probably shouldn't have shared too much info... but in the name of being more opened and honest, I think I've done the right thing. What doesn't kill us can only make us stronger... no pain, no gain, right? ;)
Agur in Provers prayed that God won't make him too rich so that he'd forget about God... also not to make him too poor so that he might steal... He wants just his proper daily amount... well, similar things can be applied to "pain" I suppose. For sure if things are going too well, I just might end up becoming too complacent, but too much pain... who wants that? Make God administer just enough pain in my life that I can handle so that I can really grow properly I suppose. Of course, I hope my pains won't be in vain... I pray that my pains can be translated to increased wisdom!!!
(Pro 25-31, 176.4 lbs, $2.399)
Monday, February 9, 2009
A new week!
Work is going to get super busy in the up and coming months... my robot project also stalled because I couldn't get my PC to talk to my robot!!! I'm also suppose to help design and build something for the egg drop competition... perhaps I'm just biting off more than I can chew again...
Just need to chill and start managing my time more wisely.
Perfect opportunity for me to gain more wisdom I guess! ;) Halleluja!
This week will also mark the week when we'll first begin to track my marriage relationship by using some sort of index... kinda like how government tracks unemployment... gross domestic product... so that they can get an idea of the economic health of the nation... I think I need something to help me make sure I keep on 'growing' my marriage too!
Anyway, it's been raining so hard for so long lately..., I don't remember anything like this in LA for as long as I've been living here... I'm sure everything is going to be super green afterwards... I also hope that other things besides grass and trees will be growing too.
Of course it'd be nice to have a revival for our town, but I need a revival too! Sunday's sermon was actually kinda moving... Pastor Jim talked about how we often times wander, worry and whine when bad things happen to us. But besides just not doing those things... and besides just waiting patiently and even praying... can we really praise Him when times are bad? Of course often times God puts us in this waiting mode to get our attention. To get us off of our fantasies... so that we can really begin to dream dreams... do things we're really meant to do! But besides accomplishments, can we be happy to just be with God? Can joy of the Lord really be our strength?
Well, I'll try! ;) I'll start by saying thank You and I praise You!!! Halleluja!!!! :)
(Pro 22-24, 175.6 lbs, $2.399)
Just need to chill and start managing my time more wisely.
Perfect opportunity for me to gain more wisdom I guess! ;) Halleluja!
This week will also mark the week when we'll first begin to track my marriage relationship by using some sort of index... kinda like how government tracks unemployment... gross domestic product... so that they can get an idea of the economic health of the nation... I think I need something to help me make sure I keep on 'growing' my marriage too!
Anyway, it's been raining so hard for so long lately..., I don't remember anything like this in LA for as long as I've been living here... I'm sure everything is going to be super green afterwards... I also hope that other things besides grass and trees will be growing too.
Of course it'd be nice to have a revival for our town, but I need a revival too! Sunday's sermon was actually kinda moving... Pastor Jim talked about how we often times wander, worry and whine when bad things happen to us. But besides just not doing those things... and besides just waiting patiently and even praying... can we really praise Him when times are bad? Of course often times God puts us in this waiting mode to get our attention. To get us off of our fantasies... so that we can really begin to dream dreams... do things we're really meant to do! But besides accomplishments, can we be happy to just be with God? Can joy of the Lord really be our strength?
Well, I'll try! ;) I'll start by saying thank You and I praise You!!! Halleluja!!!! :)
(Pro 22-24, 175.6 lbs, $2.399)
Friday, February 6, 2009
Steel seal...
Dad's car busted a head gasket... caused coolant leaks into one of the engine cylinders. Today, I researched around internet a bit, trying to find out how easy or hard it is to replace head gaskets... and the verdict is that it is not EASY! Head gasket itself is relatively cheap, it's all the labor involved. If I'm a real mechanic, I guess it'll probably be worth doing it myself... most mechanics probably want to make money doing easier jobs than replacing head gaskets... all the disassembling... and then reassembling. So more research needs to be done if dad and I are really going to go down that route... we just might end up spending time and money and then still junk the car anyway!!!! That'll suck! ;)
Murphy's law: if something can go wrong, it'll always go wrong! I thought my robot project would be simple, but right now I'm still stucked on software issues... point is things are never as easy as we think it is... better just park that Ford Escort in the garage for a while...
Still, by accident, I found some thing called the steel seal... some sort of liquid that can bond to cracked engine parts and fix the leak!!! Sounds too good to be true, but there are some favorable testimonials... for $50 and the money back guaranteed... I'm now tempted to give that a try first! It's cheap... and within 30minutes, I'd know if it works or not!
Anyway, bible said,
It is not good to have zeal without knowledge,
nor to be hasty and miss the way. (Pro 19:2)
So, I'll spend a bit more time seeking more 'knowledge' about it first before making the purchase I suppose! ;)
Another verse that kinda caught my eye today was the part about sleep... since wife has not be able to sleep very much lately...
Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;
stay awake and you will have food to spare. (Pro 20:13)
It's funny I don't recall ever reading this verse before!!! I kinda love to sleep... I guess I better watch out!!! As for the wife, I guess she's going to be rich!!! ;)
Anyway, I don't want to be super poor nor super rich, but may God help us to be able to sleep just enough so that we can remain healthy I guess. Can you help us out, my Lord? Thanks! :)
(Pro 19-21, 176.0 lbs, $2.369)
Murphy's law: if something can go wrong, it'll always go wrong! I thought my robot project would be simple, but right now I'm still stucked on software issues... point is things are never as easy as we think it is... better just park that Ford Escort in the garage for a while...
Still, by accident, I found some thing called the steel seal... some sort of liquid that can bond to cracked engine parts and fix the leak!!! Sounds too good to be true, but there are some favorable testimonials... for $50 and the money back guaranteed... I'm now tempted to give that a try first! It's cheap... and within 30minutes, I'd know if it works or not!
Anyway, bible said,
It is not good to have zeal without knowledge,
nor to be hasty and miss the way. (Pro 19:2)
So, I'll spend a bit more time seeking more 'knowledge' about it first before making the purchase I suppose! ;)
Another verse that kinda caught my eye today was the part about sleep... since wife has not be able to sleep very much lately...
Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;
stay awake and you will have food to spare. (Pro 20:13)
It's funny I don't recall ever reading this verse before!!! I kinda love to sleep... I guess I better watch out!!! As for the wife, I guess she's going to be rich!!! ;)
Anyway, I don't want to be super poor nor super rich, but may God help us to be able to sleep just enough so that we can remain healthy I guess. Can you help us out, my Lord? Thanks! :)
(Pro 19-21, 176.0 lbs, $2.369)
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Mintie the cat, formerly known as Sabrina!
Yes, we've settled on a new name for our new cat. Mintie's green eyes is a good match for her name I suppose. Will Mintie be able to truly refresh her husband Hades? Or will she continue to agitate poor Hades with her 'scent'? Only time will tell I suppose..., and according to the Humane Society later, in the end, it'll always work out...
We just won't know exactly when! ;)
Tensions with the kitties at home... along with some of the attitudes wife has to face with her students... and along with my inability to communicate well ended up causing us to fight again!!!
Yes, it can be pretty frustrating to basically fight about the same things all the time. It can especially be frustrating when I try to talk and open up more..., often times I end up talking about things that wife's not very interested in... or disagree with. Reading thru the Proverbs also made me feel quite 'unwise' sometimes...
When will I be able to gain more wisdom?
Don't know. All I know is God's promise that fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. I know I'm going to get it eventually..., just don't know exactly when. ;)
Plus, often times wisdom is gained thru past failures of our own... or perhaps we can learn from others' mistakes if we are really that wise! Pastor Jim also commented that often times rebound..., revival..., born again... can be hard... because those things denotes bad things must've happened! One can't rebound back up if one's never down. You also can't have a revival if you were never dead! We also wouldn't want to be born again if our lives are just perfectly awesome! No pain..., no gain, right?
Hopefully I am getting wiser by the day... Am I getting wiser everyday, my Lord? ;)
(Pro 13-18, 175.6 lbs, $2.339)
We just won't know exactly when! ;)
Tensions with the kitties at home... along with some of the attitudes wife has to face with her students... and along with my inability to communicate well ended up causing us to fight again!!!
Yes, it can be pretty frustrating to basically fight about the same things all the time. It can especially be frustrating when I try to talk and open up more..., often times I end up talking about things that wife's not very interested in... or disagree with. Reading thru the Proverbs also made me feel quite 'unwise' sometimes...
When will I be able to gain more wisdom?
Don't know. All I know is God's promise that fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. I know I'm going to get it eventually..., just don't know exactly when. ;)
Plus, often times wisdom is gained thru past failures of our own... or perhaps we can learn from others' mistakes if we are really that wise! Pastor Jim also commented that often times rebound..., revival..., born again... can be hard... because those things denotes bad things must've happened! One can't rebound back up if one's never down. You also can't have a revival if you were never dead! We also wouldn't want to be born again if our lives are just perfectly awesome! No pain..., no gain, right?
Hopefully I am getting wiser by the day... Am I getting wiser everyday, my Lord? ;)
(Pro 13-18, 175.6 lbs, $2.339)
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Sabrina...
Having an addition in the family definitely stirred things up a bit. Of course I never really want another cat in the house, but since wife wants one... and since I think Hades needs a companion when we're not around... I figured it's a good idea to have another! So of course now I end up as the 'legal' owner of this new kitty!
However, wife is still doing most of the work of course... taking her to the vet, showering her, feeding her... ;)
I think Sabrina has caused quite a bit of stress on everyone's part... one interesting thing is that the two cats seem to reflect their 'owners' personalities quite a bit! ;) Sabrina is actually pretty mild manner... and pretty capable of adapting to new environments. It's also much easier for her to purrrrrr... so she's probably an optimist. But she can get spooked... and when she does, she'll take off quickly hide and retreat somewhere where noone could find her. It'd take a lot of 'extraction' to get her out of her shell. She's also not as smart as Hades... we think.
As for Hades, besides being smarter, he's just meaner sometimes... and it's hard for him to adjust to new environments... even when a new cat shows up at his house, he's still having a hard time getting used to that. And considering that Hades can sometimes lick himself to the point of bleeding, for sure he's a pessimist. But when if he's spooked and decides to run..., at least he'll usually still let you catch him... or in the case of taking showers or eating medicine, he'd still reluctantly take it whereas supposedly 'mild manner' Sabrina would stubbornly fight with you to her death! ;)
So I think there are interesting parallels between these cats and their respective 'owners'. For sure I'm also a very 'nice' guy, but can be seriously stubborn. When problem hits, I would often retreat emotionally too. I think wife is also smarter than me too! Reading of proverbs today made me feel even less 'wise' sometimes... Hmm...
O God O God, how can I be a better human so that I may not only be Your beloved child, but also someone whom You are well pleased with? Will the 2 cats get along?
The counselor at Humane Society claims that things always work out between cats in the end..., its just a matter of time... That counselor sure is a wise lady..., and with God's help, I'm sure I can shorten the time a bit, right God? ;)
(Pro 10-12, 174.6 lbs, $2.299)
However, wife is still doing most of the work of course... taking her to the vet, showering her, feeding her... ;)
I think Sabrina has caused quite a bit of stress on everyone's part... one interesting thing is that the two cats seem to reflect their 'owners' personalities quite a bit! ;) Sabrina is actually pretty mild manner... and pretty capable of adapting to new environments. It's also much easier for her to purrrrrr... so she's probably an optimist. But she can get spooked... and when she does, she'll take off quickly hide and retreat somewhere where noone could find her. It'd take a lot of 'extraction' to get her out of her shell. She's also not as smart as Hades... we think.
As for Hades, besides being smarter, he's just meaner sometimes... and it's hard for him to adjust to new environments... even when a new cat shows up at his house, he's still having a hard time getting used to that. And considering that Hades can sometimes lick himself to the point of bleeding, for sure he's a pessimist. But when if he's spooked and decides to run..., at least he'll usually still let you catch him... or in the case of taking showers or eating medicine, he'd still reluctantly take it whereas supposedly 'mild manner' Sabrina would stubbornly fight with you to her death! ;)
So I think there are interesting parallels between these cats and their respective 'owners'. For sure I'm also a very 'nice' guy, but can be seriously stubborn. When problem hits, I would often retreat emotionally too. I think wife is also smarter than me too! Reading of proverbs today made me feel even less 'wise' sometimes... Hmm...
O God O God, how can I be a better human so that I may not only be Your beloved child, but also someone whom You are well pleased with? Will the 2 cats get along?
The counselor at Humane Society claims that things always work out between cats in the end..., its just a matter of time... That counselor sure is a wise lady..., and with God's help, I'm sure I can shorten the time a bit, right God? ;)
(Pro 10-12, 174.6 lbs, $2.299)
Monday, February 2, 2009
Happily ever after?
Wife and I had an interesting fight during the weekend..., it was interesting because it wasn't set off by 'other' things... so the good that came out of it is that I guess we are getting better at dealing with our issues 'head on' instead of relying on 'other things' to start talking about our issues! ;)
Of course once again, the bottomline is that I'm still not communicative enough, but I thought I've made improvements! Anyway, what I thought about myself isn't important, what's more important is that I ought to improve at a faster pace!!!! So may God help me!!!!
Of course God has always managed to help us thru our fights. We may lose some sleep, and it may feel unpleasant, but we always managed to get thru it thanks to the grace of God! ;) Pastor Jim also commented that often times we're so used to fast food and we don't appreciate slow cooking home meals anymore. Anything good will take time! I felt like God was using Pastor Jim to encourage wife to be more patient! But of course, in the end, I better have a delicious meal for the wife too! ;)
Another interesting thing Pastor Jim brought up was that often times when we're waiting on God is probably because God is waiting on us! Inside this 'wait-room', it's kinda like a 'weight room'... instead of just doing nothing, we ought to continue to exercise our spiritual muscles! Never be tired of doing good!
Lately, it seems like God wants us to wait around a lot. Wait for the house... wait for the vacation... wait for this and wait for that... This Saturday when we showed up to the Pasadena Humane Society, we thought God wants us to wait more... because the cat, Sabrina, is no longer in her cage!!! We thought she's disappeared once again just like Romeo!!! But luckily we found out that she just had a 'field trip'! ;)
So we were able to adopt her over the weekend... this addition to the family took a bit of getting used to actually... especially for Hades! He's really not used to sharing anything with another cat! But luckily Sabrina is pretty passive and able to quickly adapt to new enviornments.
So will the new cats get along? Will wife and I get along and live happily ever after?
Well, you'll just have to stay tuned for another episode of... My Life! ;)
(Pro 7-9, 176.0 lbs, $2.279)
Of course once again, the bottomline is that I'm still not communicative enough, but I thought I've made improvements! Anyway, what I thought about myself isn't important, what's more important is that I ought to improve at a faster pace!!!! So may God help me!!!!
Of course God has always managed to help us thru our fights. We may lose some sleep, and it may feel unpleasant, but we always managed to get thru it thanks to the grace of God! ;) Pastor Jim also commented that often times we're so used to fast food and we don't appreciate slow cooking home meals anymore. Anything good will take time! I felt like God was using Pastor Jim to encourage wife to be more patient! But of course, in the end, I better have a delicious meal for the wife too! ;)
Another interesting thing Pastor Jim brought up was that often times when we're waiting on God is probably because God is waiting on us! Inside this 'wait-room', it's kinda like a 'weight room'... instead of just doing nothing, we ought to continue to exercise our spiritual muscles! Never be tired of doing good!
Lately, it seems like God wants us to wait around a lot. Wait for the house... wait for the vacation... wait for this and wait for that... This Saturday when we showed up to the Pasadena Humane Society, we thought God wants us to wait more... because the cat, Sabrina, is no longer in her cage!!! We thought she's disappeared once again just like Romeo!!! But luckily we found out that she just had a 'field trip'! ;)
So we were able to adopt her over the weekend... this addition to the family took a bit of getting used to actually... especially for Hades! He's really not used to sharing anything with another cat! But luckily Sabrina is pretty passive and able to quickly adapt to new enviornments.
So will the new cats get along? Will wife and I get along and live happily ever after?
Well, you'll just have to stay tuned for another episode of... My Life! ;)
(Pro 7-9, 176.0 lbs, $2.279)
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