威爺部落格

HG GX-9900 Gundam X

2010-08-15T18:00:00.000-07:00

I am not a big fan of 1/144 scale because it is too small to work on, but after watching the reviews on rrobert184's youtube, I decided to give HG GX-9900 Gundam X a try.

Surprisedly, I really enjoy the build on this kit. Some of the parts are really small because of the 1/144 scale, and it is not as detailed as the MG and PG. But because of the simplicity of it, it does not have the problem of the MG which have way too many joints which make MG really hard to pose.

I try not to use any stickers and I paint the eyes and the green parts instead of using stickers. Because I do not want to paint this kit, I finish it with Krylon's matt finish to get rid of the glossiness on the plastic, and it turn out pretty good.

What sold me on the kit is the overall proportion and the design of the Gundam X, and because of simple parts, I was able to build this kit in just few nights. Also the price of $20 for this kit, I can not be happier.

After building the HG Gundam X, I think I will be getting more HG kits, especially more of the recent release by Bandai.
Now I have done my first 1/44 scale, I think I am ready for the RG next....

Mr. Top Coat

2010-08-15T17:47:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting to try finishing my Gundam with Mr. Top Coat for a while now. Since there is the spray can ban on oversea shipping, Mr. Top Coat has been a hard-to-get item. Thanks to Ebay, I got myself 2 cans just to try it out.
I have been using Krylon's matt finish as my top coat finish but it tend to dull the color of the model and it does not always dry clear if I gave a heavy coat. Krylon works good to make glossy paint become matt finish but does not look too good on unpainted plastic.
I am really excited about Mr. Top Coat and will be using it on my RG RX78-2...

Like Father Like Daughter

2010-08-15T17:37:00.000-07:00

People always say Zoya really looks like me ever since she was born, but I always thought she looks like me only in some parts until I saw this picture.
Zoya not only looks like me, and her personality is too. It is amazing that each baby has his/her personality embedded like DNA.

Sweet Dreams

2010-08-07T22:44:00.000-07:00

Janice woke me up 5:30am with Zech cover in vomit, and so much for sleeping in over the weekend. Because of that, Zoya has been up since 5:30, and during our worship practice, she fall asleep on my guitar case to recharge her energy......

J+Y Wedding Day

2010-08-06T01:53:00.001-07:00

First wedding of this year and I was so tired by the end of the night. It remind of me what my wedding day was like 5 years back. Considering regular work, kids, church....and another side job ???? It was crazy and insane, but it is all for the love of photography. Being able to capture the love and the images become timeless is all worth it after all.

Congratulation J+Y, may God bless your marriage as you complete each other daily.

Gundam PG GP01

2010-08-05T22:23:00.000-07:00

I have been waiting for this kit for a quite some time now. It was on backorder on HLJ and several vendors I dealt with for few month. Because of the size and the weight of this kit, it is really expensive to ship from Japan until HLJ had free shipping last month. Unfortunately many hobbist were eying on the same thing, and by the time I place my orders, GP01 were all gone, so that was a big disappointment. (of course I got many other things to make up for it and enjoyed my free shipping from HLJ). Thanks to AnimeRaro (http://www.animeraro.com/), they got some shipment of this kit and I reserved my copy and picked it up locally yesterday at Frank&son.

This kit is much bigger than I thought, and I think it is the same size as the PG OO. When I opened the kit, it has two boxes similar to the PG OO. PG GP01 was released 2003, one year before the PG Strike. It will be interesting to see how well GP01 was designed compare to the Strike since I am still building the Strike.

Box A

Box B

This kit is actually 2 in 1. Bandai, allows you to choose between GP01 or GP01fb. The reason I bought this kit is because I first saw it on Danny Choo's Gundam modeling Tutorial, and Choo build the GP01 version and I don't think he even bother to finish the rest of the kit. Therefore, I think I will just build the GP01.

I think GP01 is less skeletal compare to the Strike and it is closer to the original RX-78-2 design. I love the nice and simple line design of the GP01, the GP01fb is a bit too fat and fancy for me with all the armors. All in all, I am very excited about getting this kit, and the only question left is when am I going to get to build this........

PG Strike Gundam

2010-07-31T21:05:00.000-07:00

If you are growing up in Asia in the 80s, most boys knows Gundam. Eventhough I have never watched the Gundam cartoon when I was little or ever own a Gundam plastic model ( I'm more of Saint Seiya fan) , it is still something special in my heart. While shopping Saint Seiya toys at HLJ website, I saw the PG OO gundam was on sale as well as the MG Exia ignition mode. Those became my first Gunplas ever. I was amazed how well those plastic model were designed and were very well made. The engineering for each parts are amazing, and it was such a big difference than the gunpla I see when I was growing up. I was hook by Gunpla after owning the OO and Exia.

One of my current gunpla project is the PG Strike and man it was nice to work on 1/60 scale. With the amazing detail and each piece fit together and all the joints consider the kit came out back in 2004.
I love the simple and slim design of the strike and a lot of the inner frames were exposed, it really gave the Strike the industrial and rawness of this gundam. I used the metallic storm gray for the inner frame and with the flat outer armer, it really gave a nice contrast. I am really happy with the way it came out.
I try to panel line with the "washing" technique on one of the legs. I don't think the paint flow too well on the flat white paint, but the line came out much thinner than using the Gundam panel markers.

The waist section has a lot of mobility to allow for legs movements, and I love how the armer parts design are so simple. I had fun painting them.

Here is the legs and waist section put together, I need to sand the armer parts for the right leg, but I like how it looks now with one side full armer and one side just the inner frame. Sometimes I felt it is almost a waste that a lot of nice details on the inner frame were covered, I guess that is why Baidai is releasing all the gunpla with clear parts at their 30th anniversary.

The head is one of my favorite section and it has the most parts for such small assembly. The eyes will light up by a small LED inside, but I just need to find the right battery to make it work. I am debating how much panel lining I will put on the head. I do not like the panel lining shown on the box art, it felt way too many black lining for my taste, and it felt like too comicky with that many hard lines on the head.

The strike too me about 1 month now and it took me a long time because Gunpla is not meant for people who have 2 kids, and usually gunpla building happens in the late night. I am trying new techniques on the Strike and one of them is cutting all the parts from the runner first, separate them into different bags base on the construction manual. I think it is more time effective doing all the rough cutting at once, them fine cutting after all the parts are separate into their groups. Then, fine trimming and sanding before second layers of paint. I think I might try not to paint the runner next time and just paint after all the sanding is done. All I have left is the 2 arms and the weapon, panel lines, stickers and top coating...........when is this going to end ????

RG RX-78-2

2010-07-31T20:44:00.000-07:00

Real Grade, mark as newest line of 2010 Gunpla by Bandai. It was given much rave reviews and thanks to Rock, I got my copy at the SD comicom. I am really looking forward to work on this kit with the inner frame at 144th scale as well as the details you see from the MG. I just need to find time for my long list of Gunpla to build.

H1N1

2009-11-10T22:44:00.000-08:00

Recently a hot topic among the parents is "getting the H1N1 shot". For some reason I am hesitate to get the vaccine for my family. I guess the news and the media really hyped up the situation for the reason of getting people noticed and get their vaccine. In the mist of all the news and lack of vaccine, Psalm 91 came up to my mind and it says:

He will take you out of the bird-net, and keep you safe from wasting disease.
You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings you will be safe: his good faith will be your salvation.
You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day,
Or of the disease which takes men in the dark, or of the destruction which makes waste when the sun is high.
You will see a thousand falling by your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.

I do have fears in my heart that Zoya and Zech could get the H1N1 but didn't God's word meant something if I really believe in the bible? I guess I struggle between my faith and reality and I hope it is not my ego get in the way of my family's well being and health.........

Reenactment

2009-11-06T23:20:00.000-08:00

Last night while I was holding Zech and watching TV, Zoya starts to cry in front of the bathroom door. I ran over and thought her finger was caught by the door since the door was closed by Janice. I try to investigate about what happened but Zoya's tears are non stopping. Then Janice came out with big question mark on her face and she joins the investigation but can not get anything out of Zoya either, and we notice her lips is bleeding. After 5 minutes when Zoya was calmed we asked her of what had happened and she starts to explain:

Zoya: Zoya 嘴巴痛痛$%%$%^^^.....
Janice: Zoya 為什麼痛痛？
Zoya: $%%%%^^^&&^....

we are about to give up then I asked

Will: Zoya 可不可以表演ㄧ次剛剛怎麼弄痛痛?

I didnt expect Zoya will understand what I have just asked her, but to my surprise she ran over next to the TV and reenacted exactly how she tripped and fall on her face.....

Will: ..........................
Janice: 阿 Zoya 就在你面前跌倒你怎麼沒看見？
Will:................................(I was thinking: because I was watching TV)

My Little Girl

2009-11-06T22:56:00.000-08:00

Ever since Zech was born, Grandma sleeps with Zoya and typically Grandma is "the one" Zoya seeks when she goes to sleep. Since the "usual" person is not in the house tonight and Janice is busy with Zech, I am the only one who is up for the job. Things went well at first but in the end, Zoya still wants her Grandma so I end up holding her and trying to put her to sleep. While holding Zoya I was surprised how big has she become, I felt like she is almost as tall as me. Sigh....the feeling says two thing; One, it has been a long time since I am holding Zoya; Two, Zoya is becoming a big girl and I am getting old.....but no matter what, daddy loves you XOXO

We will make it

2009-11-06T22:29:00.000-08:00

It has been the second day since Janice and I are on our own with the 2 pickles. With the 5:30 am feeding and dealing with throw up and giving 2 showers a night is definitely pushing my limit. Although I miss the Wednesday prayer meeting but praise the Lord I did not fall asleep at work. It was really tiring but it felt good that knowing Janice and I can make it on our own, Plus little Zech felt asleep while strapping on me....hehehe. Life is good and sweeeeeet.

Solar Power International 2009

2009-11-01T22:10:00.000-08:00

An eye opener at the SPI09, I did not realize how many solar related company are out there....
Go Solar Power !!!!

Tamashii Nation 2009

2009-10-13T23:36:00.000-07:00

Life size Sagittarius gold cloth is my dream, what more can I ask for ?

New Ride

2009-09-13T00:24:00.000-07:00

07 Honda Odyssey EX-L = Baby Wagon
thanks to Kevin and his co-worker for the great deal.
praise the Lord for hearing my prayer.
still can not believe i am driving such a big car, i guess it takes some time of getting used to !!!!

Milk Monster

2009-09-09T01:37:00.001-07:00

7 Weeks
+10 lbs
Drink milk by the pints

Sleepy Baby

2009-09-05T15:17:00.000-07:00

Zoya falls asleep while watching Sesame Street on Youtube.....

Fun Drive @ Little Tujunga Canyon Road

2009-08-17T12:47:00.000-07:00

Finally finish the video. iMovie is the bomb, without too much of learning and I am pretty happy how it turned out. All the clips take a lot of spaces on my computer, I am not sure what is the best way to archive the clips and be able to use it again if I ever going to need it again......

Lifesize Gundam, Odaiba Tokyo

2009-07-27T22:04:00.000-07:00

From fiction to reality, Amuro Ray's RX-78-2 Gundam from the seminal 1979 anime classic "Mobile Suit Gundam" has been brought to life in massive 1/1 scale as an 18-meter-tall (that’s about 60 feet!) monument!
Part of the Green Tokyo Gundam Project, and currently on display at Shiokaze Park on Japan's man-made island of Odaiba in Tokyo, it's a stunning realization of the First Gundam, sporting new additions to its classic design such as sub-nozzles beneath its backpack and incredible mechanical detail throughout, particularly in the elbow, knee, and ankle joints.
--Joseph Tsai, HobbyLink Japan

The Hsien Family

2009-07-27T12:10:00.001-07:00

Janice is on her one month "Bed Rest", so Zoya is my full responsibility for a month and it ain't easy to spend all day with a 2 year old. Thanks for grandma and aunties and uncle around, it made my job a lot easier. One of the favorite thing I love to do with Zoya is drawing, and it seems Zoya enjoys dad's drawings too. It always start as Zoya asking "Zoya wanna draw", and it always end as "Daddy does all the drawings and Zoya is watching while stepping on daddy's lap".

New iMac 24"

2009-07-15T22:51:00.000-07:00

It has been 5 years since I got my iBook and I have been struggling with the speed and the size of screen for this little laptop. With the technology changing so fast and the demand on streaming video & audio, having a 5 year old machine is really like using a stone tool at today's world. I pretty much just been using my iBook to check emails while reading since the internet is really slow. My heart have been wanting to upgrade to a new mac with a bigger screen for a while now, but due to the recent unemployment (9 month) and the pressure of my second kid's coming, budgeting has been tight. So the idea of buying a new computer just fall waaaaaaaaay off to the bottom of my to buy list. However with selling my MR2, I got some extra cash (sorry Chris, I will pay you back someday) and the hope of getting a new mac becomes more feasible. After some research on eBay for how much I can get if I sold my old iBook and Janice's old PowerMac G4, plus the free shipping and free iPod touch, I can somewhat justify getting a new mac (the bottom line is "the man get what he wants")
So here it is, my second personal mac : )
and good job Steve and apple team !!!

LEGO

2009-07-12T17:32:00.000-07:00

Lego has been a big part of my childhood and I think it helps find the architect in me since the early age. One of the best toy I get for Zoya is this Lego set and I love playing Lego with Zoya. I am amazed how little the Lego has changed since my childhood, I guess good thing in life do not change........

Jamba Juice

2009-07-12T17:27:00.000-07:00

Finally the summer has come to Los Angeles and I almost forget how hot it gets. Thanks to Jamba juice's buy one get one free deal, it helps Zoya and me endure the hot weather a bit longer. Too bad the deal ends today.....

I Shall Want Nothing In Life

2009-06-19T23:43:00.000-07:00

I Shall Want Nothing In Life, Because I Have Everything I Want. Thank You Lord.

ohoh!!!

2009-06-07T22:58:00.000-07:00

Janice wants to get some pregnancy photo taken by a professional photographer before our son is born, she figures this might be our last child so she wants to have a good documentation of her big stomach. So she found Jeffrey and we know him from our high school cell group back in the dayz. Everything went very well and little pickle is pretty photogenic for the most part. While we are taking the photo with all 3 of us as a family, Janice and I tries to lift pickle up as she is on the swing. On our last shot, I think I pull a bit higher than Janice, so I felt a click in pickle's elbow. Immediately I know it is not good. I put pickle on the floor and saw her grab her right arm and she started to cry. Pickle usually cries for about 30 second when she get hurts and usually she will be calmed by a good shot of honey water or a cracker, but it did not work this time. I was really worried she could dislocate her elbow, so Janice and I prayed for her and after 10 minutes, poor little pickle finally calmed down and fall asleep. As I checked her elbow and praise the Lord there is no signs of swell in her elbow. On the way home, she actually used her arm to rub her nose, and after seeing that I was really relieved.
It is tough to be a parent seeing your kid got hurt (especially you are the cause of it). I guess I will have to be more careful and remind myself that kids are a lot more fragile than adults.

Car Seat

2009-06-04T11:15:00.000-07:00

Why do people need a van or SUV when they have kids?
Thanks for the people in Ferfari that demonstrate the concept of family sports car in style....

God is Good

2009-06-04T01:38:00.000-07:00

Ever since I got back from FRTC, Wednesday night is the prayer night for me at the church. There are times I felt like praying, and there are also times I felt like staying home and not go to the prayer meeting. But no matter how I feel, I forced myself to the meeting just because this is what God desires, and it is a time to be close with Him. Praise the Lord that I went to tonight's meeting because one of the brother from my cell group showed up. I have asked him many times to come and join us in prayer meeting and today he showed up (I almost cried inside, hahaha).....I was really encouraged and I can see God will do great things.....
Side Note: I have felt very lonely as not having a spiritual partner at my church. Most of the brother at church are either too young or too old. I often prayed that God can give me someone I can share thoughts and pray with.......

Happy Birthday Grandpa & Chris!!!

2009-06-04T01:07:00.000-07:00

Today we went visited Grandpa for his 88th birthday (I can not believe Grandpa is almost 90). We brought a fruit basket instead of typical sugar monster cake, and Grandpa was real impressed by it.
Grandpa went through a lot this year and especially with Grandma being sick. I rarely see him stress in life and he is always smiling every time I see him, so I pray that he can enjoy life every single moment and one day he will turn to Christ.
Anyway, happy birthday Grandpa and wish you become sweeter everyday like Zoya and the fruit basket...

and Chris bro, happy birthday to you too...

A Typical Day In The Park

2009-06-04T01:00:00.000-07:00

Ever Since I lost my job, I get to spend a lot more time with Zoya. To kill time, we love going to the parks near by. So, it is just another fine day in the park with Mei Mei.....

Grandma Got Baptized!!!

2009-02-15T23:01:00.000-08:00

Grandma got baptized!!!! I still can not believe it. I once heard that the chance for a 82 years old person to convert is one in few hundred thousand. So I guess it could count as a miracle, and all glories to God!!!!
One of my biggest regret last year is that when my grandma (from my dad's side) passed away, she is not a believer and I have never had a chance to tell her how much Jesus loved her.
On 02/05 my grandma checked into the hospital due to her heart and lung condition, and before anyone realized how serious my grandma's heart problem is, we were told she need another heart surgery. For the next few days her condition is getting worse and worse, and my family and I end up taking shift at the hospital to watch over my grandma. One of the hardest thing for me is to preach to my family about Jesus Christ, and with deep Buddhist influence from our culture and countless lost arguments, I have given up taking my religion with my family. But seeing my grandma laying on the bed and feeling much pain, I really do not know what else can I do for my grandma other than praying. So I ask my grandma if I can pray for her, and surprisedly she said yes without any hesitation. At that moment in time, I knew God is taking her heart over and everything felt easy that afternoon.
Few days later, grandma had angiography to evaluate her condition, and the procedure had pushed her condition over and they had to put her on a life support system. For many times I felt that I will never talk to my grandma again, and I wished I had asked her to be baptized so we can meet again in heaven. I start to pray for my grandma every hour and I had never pray so much in my entire life. It seemed God has heard my prayers, on the 15 my grandma is awake and they took the life support off so she can talk to the family while the doctor is looking for a hospital would take my grandma and do the surgery. After church dad, mom, Janice, little Zoya and me went over to the hospital to check out grandma. Dad & mom and me start to pray for grandma over her bed and I had felt a sensation deep in my heart, and after the prayers, I asked my grandma if she want to be baptized. and again, without a hesitation she said yes. She only wants to check with grandpa and he also said sure. So just like that, God has done the impossible........one other thing my grandma asked is "what should I do with the statues at home?".....I was like "I will take care of it and don't worry about it....

70,000 MILES

2009-01-26T01:52:00.000-08:00

Last March Little Booie has driven 50,000 miles. Today on the Chinese New Years Eve, as I am driving to moms house, it reached 70,000 miles. Between those 20,000 miles my life has changed so much, and so is the world around me. With the financial disaster and the stock market goes down to the drain, the world are trying to figure out what to do next and how to save their portfolios. God has also shaken my world and pulled me closer to him. It is as he is saying that Himself is my assurance and way out of this financial mess. With my second one on the way, there are so much peace and thanksgiving in my heart. I pray that I will fix my eyes on Him from today til the day we meet again, and praise Him ever and forever more. Cause He is my savior and my rock and my strength. I want to experience himself more often.

2009 FRTC

2009-01-26T01:35:00.001-08:00

Due to God's grace I had lost my job and I gain so much more than just two pay-checks each month.
After college, I thought I would never go back to school ever again, but God has his wonderful ways to change my heart. After three weeks at Forerunner Training Center, I have learned so much about Fathers heart and how much he loves me, and also how a real God's children should live their lives.
With three weeks coming to an end, the real challenge begins as I am heading back to L.A. presume my daily life. With holy spirit's help I hope I can apply what was learned at FRTC and live a fuller life.

oh yes, Janice and I both need a hair cut......

Happy New Year 2009 !!!

2009-01-01T23:18:00.000-08:00

It has truly been a dramatic yet blessed year in 2008. After 16 years since I came to the States, I finally went back visited my home town Taiwan. It was a culture shock for me after so many years, but after a week of adjusting, I fell in love with this little island again. The trip was also the hardest thing I ever done in my life traveling with an one year old. Thank God we made it back home in one piece and no one was hurt.
With the down turn of the economy, I was laid off on Oct. 26, exactly 18 month from the day I start at Marmol. I truly loved the people and the work I do at Marmol, but deep down I know God pulled this job away from me. Praise the Lord that I have no work and Janice and I are expecting our second child next July. This pleasant surprise is the best gift from God for the new year and of course there are many things and more responsibilities on the way, but somehow I know everything going to be fine and wonderful because He is on the throne of my life. With all the time of the world on my hand now, I get to re-focus my life. Thanks to the 3 day trip to the mountain and many many brothers and sisters prayers and help, I get to learn what is really important in life. It is God - Family - Church - Work.
With the new year ahead, I am going to the 3 weeks Seminary school at Forerunner to start off. I am really excited about the next 3 weeks. It is funny that I told myself that I would never go back to school after Berkeley since I had enough of school of a life time (not that I hate Berkeley, in fact, I really enjoy my 4 years at Berkeley). But God has his funny way of changing people's heart. God has truly be my provider for the past 2 month without work, I am not sure how can I even get by without scratching my head on my finances with big spender as I am. Again, God has his wonderful way to provide, so Praise the Lord my God....

Vote YES on Prop. 8

2008-11-02T23:13:00.000-08:00

I believe Marriage is between One Man + One Woman as God intended.

The man said,
"This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called woman, for she was taken out of man."
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

-Genesis 2:23~24

On my wedding day 3 years ago I had made an beautiful promise to my Wife and in front of God that I the man and my wife the woman has become one for the rest of my life and I intend to keep it.

50,000 MILES

2008-03-22T23:50:00.000-07:00

One of my daily routine is drive in L.A. traffic. As I was drive home tonight, I notice my odometer break 50,000 miles. It was a record because I have never put these many mileages within 2 1/2 year of owning the car, and it is the most driving I have ever driven within such of short time. 50,000 miles represent a lot of time spend in the car, and it shows how much money I distributed to the oil company. It also shows how much frustration I have at this moment of my life, but what it does not show is many many many hours I spend with my Lord. Listen to his words, praise him and converse with him. So, many thanksgiving to the 50,000 miles.

GoodBye 2007 & Happy New Year 2008

2008-01-01T11:13:00.000-08:00

It has been a long long time since I last update my blog. Life has been really crazy for me ever since Zoya was born, and my priority changes as my blog falls off to the bottom of my To-Do-List. Anyway, 2007 was a real busy and fruitful year for the Hsien family. There are many many things to be thankful, the new addition to the Hsien family; my wife and family's support and love; Joyfruit fellowship; Wednesday prayer meetings; new job at MRA; super long commute that brought me closer to my God.
Now, it is time to say goodbye to 2007 with a grateful heart and welcome 2008 with great expectations. So Happy New Year to everyone !!!

How cute......

2007-08-03T08:17:00.000-07:00

Say Hi to My Baby Girl !!!

2007-07-26T18:14:00.000-07:00

Praise the Lord my God, Zoya has finally come to this world after 39 weeks of waiting. It was quite an experience for the past two days in the hospital, and few hours of sleep for Janice and I.
It is a strange feeling when I first saw Zoya poping out of Janice, but it is also such an amazing phenomena to see a brand new life come to this world. It again reminded me how great my God is, and He has been good to me.......
Both of my girl did such a wonderful job, and I am really thankful for all the friends and familys' support and prayers.
So, everyone say hi to my brand new baby girl..... : )

O.M.G.

2007-07-16T21:47:00.000-07:00

After a long long long wait, DaThrill has finally done it.
He finally poped the question to Syd. From what I understood, Syd did not hesitate to answer the question ( Janice and I had trained her well) , and let me say that she gave a good answer.
Congrad to DaThrill and Syd.
The only question now is deciding who is Will and who is Bigwill in the family...
haha, I am really happy now....

Job Search Ends Today !!!

2007-04-12T15:15:00.000-07:00

Tuesday I went interviewed with Marmol Radziner & Associates in Santa Monica. As soon as I walked in into their office I felt right at home. MRA does mostly residential projects and they also have their own construction team as well as interior and landscape, plus they have a great architectural library and it was right in front of the reception area. I met with Chris & Annette for my interview and it went really well. Apparently, they liked me too, because I got a call from Annette this afternoon, and they are offering me a full time position with salary that I never imaged............yeah baby, praised Lord, my job searching ends now, and I am starting Monday......wahahaha
( MRA Website ).

No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame - Psalm 25.3
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him - 1 Corinthians 2.9

Happy Birthday !

2007-04-10T19:27:00.000-07:00

Jason is my best friend in high school, and it was the first time in ten years that I was able to go to his birthday party. It was a hard decision when I have to move to North Cali after high school, but finally I am back now....We been through a lot, and there are so many fun memories..........
Happy Happy Birthday Bro!

New Soccer Shoes

2007-04-08T21:50:00.000-07:00

Ever since I moved back, the guys at church asked me to joint their soccer team, and they usually practice in the Sunday afternoon. I was a bit hesitate in the beginning since I had bad back, and running usually make it hurts. But the guys keep inviting me, so I went. After the first time playing, my body was sore for a entire week and I can barely walk. It took me two weeks before I can walk straight. It did take me a while before my body was used to all the running and kicking, and after my 4th time playing I decided it is time to invest in a real soccer shoes. I have been wearing my K-swiss and it is not exactly great for grass running and kicking. So here it is, new addition to my limited shoe collection.........
I tried my red hot shoes out this afternoon. Guys are making comments about me running a lot faster, and it felt great. The only drawback of running faster is now my knees are sore.......looks like I am getting old.........

This is my Baby Girl !!

2007-03-30T17:29:00.000-07:00

For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.

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

Job Searching

2007-03-29T23:34:00.000-07:00

It is the end of March, and I have been jobless for almost four month now. It was weird at beginning because I am not used to dayz without having to go to office. Then I get used to it, I learn how to use my free time, and it was great. Now I am a bit worried since everything else has been settled down in L.A., except for my job.
One of a potential job offer did not worked out yesterday, and I was kindda bummed out. I was bummed not because it could be pretty good offer, but because I am not sure what God want me to do. I am not sure why He wants me to wait for so long, and I am getting too much info from above...........
sighhhhhh.....it remind me of Yao's song "等待是多麼的無耐"..........
However, I am really thankful that Janice and everyone around me has been super supportive when I was down, and I have to say, the prayer's meeting every Wednesday is real help too. It kept me in-check weekly, and recharges my battery.

since I'm home a lot, I met my new best friend "Browney"

Getty Museum

2007-03-13T14:45:00.000-07:00

Today is the Boyz daytrip & Girls Shopping Trip day. Originally we were all going to the Getty Museum near down town, but the girls in da house decided that shopping is more important than the art appreciations at the last minutes. So it was up to us boyz to finish what was planned.
The day started with a quick stop at the Disney Concert Hall at down town L.A..

After few photos taken and quick glance of the gift shop, we headed towards today's main attraction-the Getty.

It was a good day to visit Getty cause there is not too many people. However, the current galleries are not so exciting. The botanical garden is far more interesting, and I took a lot good photographs with the nice weather out. To enjoy the nice weather, little uncle and I grab an icy-cold beer and seating outside cafe. Uncle shared a lot of his wild story when he was young, and I had great time sharing my thoughts in life.
After the Getty, we headed toward Santa Monica Beach to avoid afternoon traffic. As soon as we pulled near Santa Monica, the fog covered the nice weather. It made me feel like back in S.F., and it felt nice. We walked around Promenade and stopped by the Starbucks then we headed back for Chino Hills.
Before we took off, the girls called after their exhaustion of shopping all day. They asked us if we want a in-n-out burger, but we decided we want fresh burgers, so we went ourselves. With nice and juicy burgers in hand, it ended the boyz trip on a good finish note!!!!

( Getty Trip Photos ).

L.A. Traffic !!!

2007-03-08T21:18:00.000-08:00

Praise the Lord, after few weeks of waiting and changing, I finally have the two interviews scheduled for today.
The first interview is with The De Stefano & Partners, Ltd. at down town L.A..I woke up a bit earlier to prepare so I can face the famous L.A. traffic Jam. It was a surprise even though I know it’s coming, the actual traffic experience is quite different shock. What can I say.......it was a lot of cars. It took me one hour and forty minutes to roll thirty-five miles, and it was just one way. Lord please give me the strength if I have to do it everyday.....hahaha.
The interview with Doug at De Stefano went real well and I think Doug would be a real good mentor. However they don't have an immediate full time position, so I am keeping my finger crossed.......
After the interview, I had lunch with Jason in a pasta place near by. Thanks to Jason put in a good word for me so I can get this interview. After lunch, I still have four hours to kill before the next interview, so I decided to check out the L.A. public library right across street from the office.
Before I know it, it was 5:30, so I left the library & heading for my next interview-Marina Del Ray. And guess what, it took me solid one hour to drive seventeen miles from down town. Oh my Goodness............
I met Wolf and Martin at Bau 10, LLC., and I think they really like my works. Wolf and Martin are two young guys from Germany, and they do a lot of contemporary house up in the Hollywood mountains. They are really funny and I really enjoy the interview. The only thing is the salary I am asking for is a bit higher than what they have in mind, but I think my good work and experiences will be worth the extra bucks, whaha. Before I took off, they told me I should check out their local bars and restaurant near by so I won't have to stuck with traffic, but I am not sure I wanna drink by myself in any bars. So I passed the offer and Janice agrees with me. Since it is close to 7:30 when I left Marina Del Ray, it is pretty smooth all the way back to Chino Hills.
I am really thankful that both interview went really well, and I met all the really nice people today. The hard part is to decide which place I should work for, and the L.A. traffic jam when commute hours comes......................

Remember Jeff Ma !

2007-03-04T22:32:00.000-08:00

( Remember Jeff Ma website ).

I cannot believe my ears when Janice told me that Jeff Ma had passed away last week. Then all the news on TV confirmed this unfortunate event. Even though I don't know Jeff personally, but I know Yao Yao & his family has getting pretty close with Jeff for the past year. I am not too familiar with Jeff's music but I really respect his devotion to Christian music and spread God's good new through his music. I am really bummed out because we lost a great leader and an artist in the Chinese Christian Music, just when things are taking off. But I also believe God has greater plans in front of us just like when Joshua take over and lead the Israelis when Moses passed away. The sudden death of Jeff also reminded me how little control we have in our life, and how unreliable these worldly things are.

The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
the Lord is enthroned as King forever.
The Lord gives strength to his people;
the Lord blesses his people with peace,
Because the Lord is the answer to our suffer
and he knows our deepest desires and secret.
When we summit ourselves to him completely,
the Lord will reveal the secret of life and release the power from heaven.

In His Time

2007-02-28T23:31:00.000-08:00

It has been over a month since Janice and I moved back to L.A., but it felt like three months for me. Especially for the last few days, most of the things on my " To Do" list have been done. Day goes by real fast, yet I felt I done nothing and it is not a good feeling.
One thing I picked up since I moved back is Wednesday's prayer meeting at church. So far I had learned how to 禱讀, how to speak in tongue, and how to receive Holy Spirit. It makes my bible reading and spiritual understanding a lot easier. Tonight, as I was sharing my thoughts I realized that God wants me to take little moment and be quiet in front of him. In the mist of moving, quitting jobs, looking for new job, and baby is coming, he is still working his magic. I have to admit that it is harder for me not to do anything than do a lot of things. I think it is also strange feeling that I know He is speaking to me, but I am not sure if I have received the message right. I guess in time things will be revealed and hopefully my spiritual sense will be more developed.
I am real bummed that my interview was scheduled for tomorrow just got pushed back, the question in my mind is " what are you trying to tell me?". Strange thing is I am not worried about getting a job (even though I should be)............

2001 BMW M3 for Sale ( NEW LOWERED PRICE) !!!!

2007-02-07T12:59:00.000-08:00

Dear friends,
here is 2001 BMW M3 for sale, please pass the word out to anyone who might be interested.
thanks in advance.

Price: $30,000
Body Style: Coupe
Mileage: 72,250
Exterior Color: Laguna Seca
Interior Color: Black
Engine: 3.2L 6 Cylinder
Tansmission: Manual
Drive Type: 2 wheel rear drive
VIN: WBSBL93412JR13763

There are also many modifications such as Tein Coilover, exhaust system, Air intake system, Brembo brakes, Navigation system...too many to list. Just come by and take a look.

brush on, brush off!!!

2007-02-06T19:10:00.000-08:00

After 5 days of moving, cleaning, and brushing. Janice and I finally move in into our new room. It is a lot of work for just one 10x10 room, but it will be all worth it when my newborn baby comes. Praise the Lord that Janice and I went to the O.B. today in Azuza, and baby are doing good so far. More tests will be needed on the next visit, but things are finally falling into places. It kind of put our entire moving story toward the end, and our lives gradually settles to this new L.A. environment. One thing interesting worth mentioning is painting. It takes a lot patience and careful work for masking and taping the walls, and it takes a lot strength and consistency during painting. It reminds me the lesson in the Karate kid............

My Glass House

2007-02-03T17:53:00.000-08:00

One of the benefit of not working is I get all the free time to finish the things on my "wish to do" list. One of them is to install my aero kit on my Mini. According to the installation manual, to install all four pieces of aero kit will only take 2.5 hours, so Chris and I spend an entire afternoon trying to install the aero kit, and we only did the front and two sides. It either because we are extremely slow and stupid or the instructions are underestimate the installation time. I have to finish the rear bumper the next day. It felt pretty good to see my project finally got finished and I was pretty proud of my accomplishment. Then my nightmare happened few days after I installed the aero kit. Someone rear-ended my rear bumper during parking. It was a rainy morning and the crack is not so obvious because all the rain water on the car, but I still noticed..... : (
One thing I really hate parking in the S.F. street is people always parked too close, and often bump into your car and leave a mark. That is one of the reasons that I did not install the aero kit for a while. Just when I thought it would be safe to install the brand new aero kit because I will be cruising in L.A. in few days. Guess what, God saw my plan and did not like it .... : (
For few days I was really mad about the guy who hit and run. The crack kept coming up in my mind and I kept thinking of ways to catch the guy who did it, and if there a way to fix the bumper. Then God told me the story about my glass house.
My Mini is like one of my many glass houses. I always want to keep all the glass clean and perfect. Just when I thought my Mini is perfect, then God throws a rock into my glass house and break one of the glasses. A glass house is like worldly things that we often obsessed and overly valued. It often distracts us from focusing on the things beyond this world. I guess it is real hard lesson for me and I still have a long way to go before I master this round.......
So, what is your glass house?

Cha Cha Cha

2007-01-23T18:43:00.000-08:00

Tonight we are having dinner with Heike and Eric at Cha Cha Cha. Heike was my co-worker at Lawson's, and even we only known each other for short 3 years, we have become very close friends. Especially when Eric and Heike drove 400 miles to my wedding, I was really touched (since they are the only one from the office who came to my wedding). Later I found out that Eric proposed to Heike somewhere in San Louis beach on their way down to L.A.. Then, Janice and I went to their lovely wedding in Tuscany last September. We get to know their friends and family a bit more, and I think it brought our friendship a lot closer too. It is funny that our important life events were tied together……. Cha Cha Cha was one of my favorite in the city, and I think it is just the right flavor for Heike and Eric. It turns out they loved it. We talked a lot about our future plans, and I am really thankful that they are being really supportive on our live decisions and working direction, even it really sad that we will leave for L.A. end of this month. I am real sad that it will be harder to see Heike and Eric and Eric has to look for someone else go to racing school with him now, hehehehehe…….

What He told me today 1

2007-01-19T23:40:00.000-08:00

我從前風聞有你、現在親眼看見你
-約伯記 42:5

我們一生有誰不經歷苦難,
但有多少人在苦難中經歷神?

我們一生中有多少靠自己賺來的幸福,
但又有多少是神所賜的恩典?

耶和華所賜的福、使人富足、並不加上憂慮。
-箴 10:22

I often felt like it is the end of world when there is problems in life, but if I look at all the events in my life, usually the problems does not seem so harsh in over all scheme of things. Then I wonder how are my problem compare to what Job has experienced in the scale of 1 to 10. It was probably 3 at the most........maybe 4........I think everyone encounter problem in life, but it is what attitude you face the problem with and if you give God a chance so one can experience Himself in their daily lifes.

Dine About Town

2007-01-18T23:54:00.000-08:00

My favorite couple Fed & Deb has kindly invited Janice and I join them for dinner tonight. It has been a while since last time Janice and I went out for a nice dinner, and it is nice to get out of our chaotic apartment for a moment and enjoy the city night once again. Fed picked Rubicon on Sacramento Street, and it was famous for its selection of wines and Californian style dine. It is also the month for Dine About Town, so our focus was on the DAT menu for the night. I had Crispy Pork Shank & Potato Cake for first course, Ginger Roasted Petrale Sole for main course, and Frozen Milk Chocolate-Jasmine Mousse for the dessert. The food was real nice and all the flavors were carefully balanced. It has been almost 10 years since I first met Deb and Fed, and I think I will miss them a lot, and it makes every moment we spend together more memorable, and hopefully they can visit us in southern Cal once we move down.

( Dinner Photos ).

( Rubicon ).

Moving

2007-01-18T09:37:00.000-08:00

I have moved many times in my life before, but the move Janice and I are preparing for the past few weeks are different. I guess this time moving back to L.A. means a totally new life for Janice and I, and for the first time we will be parents. For that reason I have notice how much a baby can change my life (it is harsh on me so far, but I think it will be all worth it). I can't believe how much stuff I have while packing. It reminded me of Yao's song about how you can pack up entire your life in boxes. I noticed many things that I never use were just sitting in the closet, and it is frustrating when I try to decide weather to pack those item or not. I think I will be more careful about buying stuff that is things I need and not things I want. It also makes me think about what is important in life that is worth me packing. After serious thinking, I realize the important stuff is the things money can't buy (so I will never buy things again.....just kidding). Maybe I should leave all my belonging behind and start out new.............neeeee, I am still too attached to my stuffs. Anyway, I think I will miss S.F., and I will also miss all my friends here!

Reality Check

2007-01-12T00:08:00.000-08:00

Tonight we are having dinner with Judy and Ivy in south bay. After the dinner, Judy handed down Faith's stroller, and both Janice and I are really grateful for Judy's generosity and thoughtfulness. Judy showed us how to operate the stroller and I thought to myself "it is really complicated". Then the real challenge came when we were putting the stroller into my MINI!!! It barely fits after I put down the rear seats and then the reality hits me. I might have to get a bigger car...........Maybe even a SUV or Van....................About a year ago I was laughing at Yao Yao's big ass van and sliding door, then he told me one day I will have to get a van when I am having kid. I laughed at Yao and told him I will make it work with my MINI, and now I am no longer laughing. I hate big cars, and I love my MINI sooooooo much. It was a real struggle, and I still cannot imaging myself in a SUV or van. This "having a Baby business" really sucks, and so far it made me have to move to L.A., and now I might have to give up my MINI. God please give me strength and tell me it will be all worth it.

Down Town L.A.

2007-01-07T12:50:00.000-08:00

Today we are meeting Justine and Jason for lunch near down town L.A., they are my schoolmates back in Berkeley. I haven't seen them since last time when Janice and I visited them in Cambridge couple years ago (gosh, time goes by fast).
We met at Jason's firm in down town, and he is kind enough to show us his office and the work he is doing. Jason is working on two high-rise buildings, one in down town, one in Phoenix, and he is managing a team of 6. The firm occupied half of the floor in a 73 story building, and it seems a pretty big space for a firm of 16 people. They still do a lot of physical models and I guess that is why they need so much space, hahhahaha. After the office tour, we went to the Border Grill in Santa Monica, and it was really dark in side. It is kind of strange for a California grill restaurant, but whatever. After the dinner, we took a short walk to Santa Monica Boardwalk. The last time I visited was in high school (about 11 years ago), and I don’t think it has changed much. It is nice to visit old friends in the old place, and the old place will become a new place when we move back to L.A. I was really happy to see Justine and Jason, and I am really happy seeing them doing what they want in life. Also I will have more friends after I move down from S.F.

Christmas

2006-12-25T10:38:00.000-08:00

"你們知道我們主耶穌基督的恩典、他本來富足、卻為你們成了貧窮、叫你們因他的貧窮、可以成為富足
For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth." ~ 歌林多後書 8:9

Up to this point, I was a bit scared since I am jobless, and the baby is coming next year, and moving to L.A. All things are still up in the air and it is easy to only look at the things I do not have but neglect the things I have. Thanks to Christmas and once again, it reminded me the truth meaning of Christmas. It is about the remembrance of how God loves us so much and gave us his only son. Through Jesus, I am no longer poor, and there are so many things I have that money can never buy. May God be with my family and me and bless us and people who is around us. I am wealthy because of Him and I can be a giving person because I am wealthy. I no longer work for live, but work for giving.

Moving

2006-12-21T20:06:00.000-08:00

I don't know if it is all the uncertainty in my life lately, I would get irritated real easy. When I get irritated, I complain a lot more often. I don't think I did it purposely, but yeah, I complain a lot even if it didn't come out of my mouth. So I think it is time for me to move. Move from Complainvill to Praise Blvd. Thanks to 小劉's reminder last Sunday.......hehehe

Carpool Lane

2006-12-17T21:35:00.000-08:00

Today I was driving with Janice on the bay bridge, and just as we are getting off the bridge, I saw the carpool land sign. It says 3 or more passengers required. I looked at Janice and thought, hey we qualify the requirement now since we have the baby, so it is Janice, junior and me. However, it will be hard to prove to the cops if we get pull over since Janice's stomach is not obvious enough. hehehe.......................

Searching 3

2006-12-16T22:50:00.000-08:00

"生命中到底追尋的是什麼, 還有什麼是值得我去追求."

I been searching the meaning of life a lot lately, and while driving on the bay bridge with Janice this afternoon made me realized something. Life is most fulfilling if you can share it with someone you truly love. It does not matter where you are moving, where your job is, and what is going to happen in the future. As long as there are someone you can share with, no matter it is painful or happiness. I am truly thankful that God has been in my life, and he gave me Janice as my life partner. Also all the families and friends. It just made my life a lot more interesting and worth so much more to share. And guess what, no matter what is going to happen in life, I will still have someone I love and who loves me be with me!!!!

Searching 2

2006-12-16T22:16:00.000-08:00

How much time I spend a day converse with God?
I realize it is a key question to my searching lately. There are a lot new things happening in my life and there are also a lot of uncertainties. People and friends gave me a lot comfort and advise, but somehow deep inside, I what to see what God has to say, and I do not think he said much so far. or I am not listening very well. I am a bit frustrated, then this question pop up. How much time I am spending with God a day? I guess not too much, I guess I am just too busy working or doing stuff or looking for answers, but never stop and sit down try to listen to God. Then I realized often it is not we are waiting for God, but God is waiting for us to calm down and listen to him...........
So, from now on, I will spend 10 minutes everyday just sitting and waiting.............and see what happens.

Christmas Party

2006-12-12T22:31:00.000-08:00

Surprisingly, we are having our office Christmas party on time this year. Thanks to J.B. consistently pressing the date, boss decided to have it on time, plus we can bring the spouses this year. I have to say that I am really impressed since we always have our office party in March or May...hahaha. Poor Steve couldn't find anyone since he is in a long distant relationship. He is so desperate and almost called the escort service. J.B. was going to bring a blow-up doll for Steve. Wahahahaha, it was so funny.
It was really nice to meet J.B.'s wife Julie finally, and it is funny to see how J.B. acts in front of his love ones...............still loud and obnoxious. Since J.B. is in charges of organizing the event, we end up going to Betelnut next to our office on Union. It is our 3rd time to the restaurant as an office party only because J.B. loves the place.(we thought of slated door, but it is kinda far, and we are lazy boyz). Even the restaurant is kinda loud and I can really hear all the conversation, but it is real nice to spend time w/ my co-works outside the office. Boss also announced that I will be leaving the office end of year. Since I was the employee of the year plus I worked in the office for the longest (almost 5 years) Boss got me a second edition of Peter Zumthor's "thinking architecture" hard cover. I was real surprised and real happy about the gift, although I thought the book could have more pictures than words, but hey, it might worth something in 10 years since the first edition end up a real top seller and it has become a collector's item. It also means more reading for me on top of my license exam.
Man, we had so much food since we order double of the dishes, plus we tried whole bunch of new plates per waiter's recommendation (man, that waiter is good). We barely made it back to the office, and spend the rest of the afternoon try to diguest the lunch.
For the last 5 years in the office, I had learned so much and had grown a lot. As the boss puts it " even I had rough start, but I worked through it ". I think I will really miss everyone in the office, and now I just have to move on and walk forward and continue with the rest of my architectural career.......(if God still plan it that way....)

Searching

2006-12-09T09:59:00.000-08:00

生命有許多的選擇, 不知要何從何選起.
有多少次錯的決擇, 漸漸的對生命一點信心都沒有.
我的心也好像不再感到自由.
好想在這個不規則的世界, 找到一絲的真理.
好煩每次都在自己的軟弱裡打轉, 好想放棄一切.
生命中到底追尋的是什麼, 還有什麼是值得我去追求.

People told me 要好好仰望
People told me 要好好禱告
People told me 要好好等待

But why 我聽不到
But why 我不想等
But why my heart hurt so much

Car Wash

2006-11-27T22:08:00.000-08:00

It has almost been a month since Amanda picked up her brand new Scion TC (Marshmellow). Scion was one of the better car within the pricing rage and I am so glad that Amanda loves her new car. I dont know why she really wants a stickshift but seems like she is handling the stickshift pretty well (she sucked at the begining of course). It reminded me that in Europe, almost every single car is stickshift, it is only common to see automatic car in the United States. Anyway, we had our first car wash party and it was fun to show Amanda how to take care of her new baby!!!!!

Thanksgiving 2006

2006-11-24T15:35:00.000-08:00

Even though Chris is not with us this year, there are many things to be thankful this year. Janice and I had gone to our dream Euro trip, Janice is finishing up her school (finally), me changing work environment, and all the health in our family. A lot happened this year, especially there are many uncertainty at this point, and I am not sure what to do and what will happen on many things, but thanks to God who put all the love one around me. Friends and family really gave me many comfort and advises in life. Special thanks to Anut Rita and Lyle who opens their place for this year's thanksgiving dinner. I can not believe how much I had ate last night. I was in charge of making salad this year, and thanks to Debra and her advise. She turned me to Martha Stewart's website for recipes. After going through few salad recipes online, I decided to go with the Romaine, avocado, corn salad. I guess I must done a good job since the entired bowl was finished before the dinner ended. Janice even suggested that I should go into culinary school...hehehe

Leftovers

2006-11-24T15:22:00.000-08:00

I probably slept through most of my classes back in the dayz, but one thing I remebered from my environmental class is "Use what you got!" Not I only remembered it very well, I was also able to put the concept to use in my day off work. Here is my "Leftover Turkey Melt"

NikeID

2006-11-23T00:12:00.000-08:00

With Google purchased Youtube.com, many companies post their Ads on youtube and here is a really funny one by NIKE.

在水上行走

2006-11-18T21:19:00.000-08:00

在水上行走
詞曲:快手徐

眼睛睜開我不敢看因為不知要往哪裡站
一個人漂在茫茫人海真不知該怎麼辦

記得你曾要我試試看試試看我到底敢不敢
一個人走在茫茫人海憑著信心走過來

當我帶著懷疑的心態一腳就往人海裡栽
我覺得很無奈又沒人愛所有信心被深埋

chorus
一個人總是在捉模一些成功的線索
每次心中有了疑惑我只能喊著救救我
你拉著我的手在水上行走

we are like a seed in the sea, and often we have to go with the curren even if we do not want to. And a lot of times, people do not even realize we are in the curren of the world. I ask myself what is success in life? and how do you measure success in life? It is not easy to answer that question, and I think there are no right or wrong answer, but only appropriate answer according to each person. I envy Peter who has the courage to step off the boat and walk on water. Even though he stumble a bit but Jesus was right there to catch him. I ask myself do I have what it takes to step off the boat and walk on water?

愛妻首則 III

2006-11-06T23:47:00.000-08:00

Just walked in into my apartment tonight, and it was spotless! Man it was so clean that the tile in the bathroom was shining. It remind me of the Wife of Noble Charactor from the good book. I felt like I was the richest man in the entire world because my honey. Besides the clean home, a warm meal also takes my heart away, and no wonder I can never lose weight. Anyway, I am really greatful for such a noble wife God has given me!!!

才德的婦人誰能得著呢．他的價值遠勝過珍珠．
他丈夫心裡倚靠他、必不缺少利益．
他一生使丈夫有益無損．
他觀察家務、並不喫閒飯。
他的兒女起來稱他有福．他的丈夫也稱讚他、
說、才德的女子很多、惟獨你超過一切。
豔麗是虛假的．美容是虛浮的．惟敬畏耶和華的婦女、必得稱讚。
箴31

NeoMorphis

2006-11-04T13:06:00.000-08:00

Furniture is not just a piece of object. It is an extension of human body and as we utilizing it on our daily life, Furniture become part of our life and life style. A good piece of furniture should last you a life time (disregard how well Ikea is doing)!!!
I recall that I am used to spend so much time screwing around in the school shop at Berkeley. Trying to learn all the machineries in the shop, and of course, as a young lad, I had made many mistake, but praise the Lord, nothing is fatal. I guessed I had made so many mistakes that I was hired as a work-study student in the shop, so I can warn the others not to make the same mistake as I did. I really enjoy design and making furniture, and after graduation, I spend one year as an apprentice in a custom furniture shop before I moved on doing architecture. My friend and I even opened a hobby shop for couple years, but we end up closing it since we both are too busy with our day jobs and can not spend enough time in the shop to justify the rent we are paying for the space. Well, here are few piece my friend and I design and fabricate over the years, so Aiwen, let me know what you think and see if we have a shot in the Asia market. hahahaha

主祢是我力量

2006-11-01T23:01:00.000-08:00

主祢是我力量,
主祢是我高臺,
堅固磐石我信靠祢必不動搖,
我的盼望只在乎祢!

Just got back from the S.O.P. worship @ Daily City and I felt like a fully charged battery and ready to go. Yeah, baby!!!!
I went to a lot of worships, and somehow tonite is a bit different. I do not know it is because I was confused and depressed lately or something. God really touched my heart and spoke to me, but it was like nothing else before. It felt like my battery is full, but yet it still can be charged more, a lot more.... I felt the excitement of God's presence, but it is also very calm at the same time. It is like I am looking at things at higher level with a more clear view of things (like the 3D person who visited flat land). Although I do not know all the answer in life and what are my plans for the future, but one thing I do realize is that God is my strength not only when I am weak, but ALL THE TIME.
I am also so happy that my cousin was with me at the worship. It is real nice to share God's love and worship together with the person you love. I hope soon I can worship with my mom and Chris.

Home Alone & thoughts on life

2006-10-29T16:00:00.000-08:00

It has been 10 days since I am back from the trip, and life seems going back to normal slowly. Ever since back, I have being thinking really hard about my future plans and what I really want to do next. It seems there are something missing in my life, or I wasn't feel completely happy (I could not say what cause it yet). Between work, church and family, life seems a bit boring or no clear direction. First I thought a trip to Europe and taking a break from all the ordain life will spice up my life a bit, but after a week back from the trip, life just goes back the way it was before. Yeah, it was good to see all the family and friends but I am still not completely happy. On Friday's fellowship we are finishing up the last day of the 40 days Purpose Driven Life (it is funny that 40 days appears a lot lately.....). So we had discussion and sharing about " what is your life purpose statement ?" I thought after reading the book I will somewhat have better sense about my life purpose, but it seems like I were more confused and clueless. During the discussion, I shared that my friend once told me that I seemed real unhappy and unlike before ever since I have become a Christian. I think it was true in some aspect and I am not sure why. I felt it is part of growing up, and when you know more about life, it is not always happy and simple as it used to be. It kind bring me down a bit. I know bible taught us that we should give our wearies to God and learn to rely on him, but I guess it is a bit easy to say than done. I used to say things and do things the way I want to, and the way I felt like it. All my friends loved me. But now I think twice before I do any thing....I think about if it is the right thing to do? And if it is what God want me to do? And Man it was hard......(pain in the butt). Then people tell you if you have hard time in your life is because you are not close to God. Well duh.........You think I don't know that? But how close is close to God? I want to be like David or Joseph (by the way, Joseph is my new favorite character in Bible now) who can understand God and God loves them. Although Dave screwed up the big time in the end, he is still cool in my book, hahahaahhaha. It seems like I spend a lot time, money and thoughts to become a good Christian. Try to ask the right question, try to do the good things, try to love one another and be loved by others. But all for what? Eternity and salvation? Sometimes I wish the results can be more short term and concrete ( I am just complaining).......On the other hand, I really enjoy worship and reading God's word. I think I had grow a lot spiritually and mentally. I am also real glad that God gave me such a wonderful and lovely wife. It is funny that people only realize how much you appreciate a person when the person is gone. Janice is gone for a week since she is spending some time with her family in L.A. and it is Dad's birthday. I am on my golden bachelor week. The funny thing is it is only the second day, and I already missed my honey a lot................Fortunately, only 4 more days to go...........Yeah......

Amazing Race 4

2006-10-24T23:07:00.000-07:00

I can not believe how much icecream I had eaten during the 40 day trip. I am used to never eat any icecream or sweet until I met Janice 10 years ago. And gradually she has convert me into a icecream eating machine. So who says guys will never change?

May God's love be as sweet as icecream in Janice and my life every single day ! : )

( ICECREAM SHOTS ).

Amazing Race 3

2006-10-24T22:32:00.000-07:00

Venice, Italy -— the most romantic place I ever been in my entire life. I have read and hear from people that how nice Venice is, but I have my doubt until I was there myself. The entry to the Venice train station is quite dramatic too, it was 2 hours train ride from Florence. For 2 hours it was just ordinary ride with ordinary country scene outside the window until 5 minutes before arrive Venice. The horizon just seems to disappear all the sudden, and there is nothing else but the sea outside the window. The train was riding in the middle of the sea as it was floating on top of water. I once heard that you will fall in love with any person you went to Venice with, and it was noexaggerationn (for the brothers and sisters who is praying for their second half, praying and bring the person to Venice will be your best bet, trust me!!!). The water way instead of street, the boat instead of cars, and the moon light above all the ancient buildings. It was just perfect environment for love, and I am so glad that Janice was right next to me when we were there. We also saw a newly-wed couple on the gondola as we are crossing the bridge, and it was sooooooo lovely and romantic that made me want to get marry in Venice again (to the same girl of course).

Amazing Race 2

2006-10-20T11:22:00.000-07:00

Remembering wathing the TV series Amazing Race, and see the couples argue and fight during the race appear silly to me. I always thought to myself how can a small mistake like making a wrong turn in the parking lot could ever become a vicious fight between any couple. Guess what! I totally understand it now after spending every single 40 days with Janice on the trip, and now I understand why it is called the Amazing Race. I think it is more about relationships between teammates more than any of the amazing place or game ever shown on the TV.
I had known Janice for over 10 years now, and I thought I know Janice pretty well up til the middle of the trip. I was amazed how different our opinions are on things, and our though process are totally opposite. Like trying to find the way to get to the museum on our metro map. It usually takes couple turns of arguing on how come our way of transferring metro lines are better than each others (but it is what make the trip interesting.....I guess........). So we end up taking turns of looking at the map, and decide how to go where, it kind of work better since only one chief is in the kitchen.....hehehe. But we still got lost all the time since the Europe map does not reflect the exact Europe street, and not all the street have names.......or we could not find the sign of the street name. Man, I have no idea how European find their way to any places.
I also find out Janice and I are noticing different things even when we are looking at the same thing. Janice would notice all the weird sculpture sticking out on the facade of the church, but I would notice the dog shit laying all over the sidewalk and telling Janice to watch out, I ended up the one who step into one after giving warning to Janice : ( and it stinks........However, noticing different things is a good thing since there were couple times I was so lost with the map, and Janice would notice the small sign off the street that direct us to the right place, and I would be like " where is the sign you saw ?" because I still could not see the sign.
One of the valuable thing I gain is that I understand Janice more, and her thought process. Our communication skills are getting better.....I think. I also appreciate Janice more as a companion and travel partner. Maybe one day we can do the Amazing Race on TV, or not, hahahahaha.

Pont du Gard, Roussillon. One of the place we did not get lost : ), thanks to our tour bus driver!!!hahahaha

Amazing Race 1

2006-10-20T03:53:00.000-07:00

Oh mine, can not belive i am actually back in San Francisco tonite. On the way back to the apartment realizing i can actually understand what people next to Janice and I are talking about again (we are not foreigner anymore), it put me back to reality.......my 40 day amazing race has ended. Praise the Lord for all our health and safty during the 40 days, also thank you for all the prayers from all the love ones and friends which has kept janice and I safe and sound. I am also very thankful for Heike and Eric whom are so generous to invite us to be part of their beauitful wedding. Without their kindly invitation, this trip can never be realized so soon. I am also very greatful for the generous couple in Barcelona whom took Janice and me in to their apartment for 4 days, even though we don't know each other for very long (2 weeks to be exact). Pablo and Petra has shown us so much hospitality for those few days in Spain (mucha grazias). Janice and I are really blessed for every single things, events and people we met along each steps we made on this trip. 40 days seems so long yet, went by really fast, and amount of information and ideas i had aquired are so rich and beautiful. Special thanks for Pastor Hsiao and Sydney for their financial contribution to make all this possible ( Syd, i will pay it back one day........)

Euro Trip

2006-09-10T16:37:00.000-07:00

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFinallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, BIG WILL is going to Europe!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can not believe it is really happening tomorrow. I know Janice and I have been planning the trip for few month now, but the idea of going to Europe has never feel real in my mind until this Friday, when I went over all the projects I was working on (notice "WAS") with boss at work. It was a great feeling and much of relief. After 7 years of working, it is a great idea that knowing when I wake up on Monday, I DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO WORK!! Plus, I am going to Europe. hohohohohohoh, God is good.....All the time.....Especially this time!!!!
On Saturday, Janice and I are doing the last minute shopping. We got our REI backpack, lock for the backpack, secret security belt for our $ and visa and CF card reader for the camera. Since I will be shooting for Heike & Eric's wedding and I am incharge of all the photo transffering and storing during the trip. I have invest a lot time and money doing research on the best way to store the digital photos and how to transferring the images from the camera to storage. For storage, I choose the Apple Ipod video 30GB with the Apple camera connector. For the convenience of transferring files while still be able to shoot, I got the USB CF card reader from XtraDrive. This way, I can shoot the wedding continuously with my 2 CF cards. For the camera gear, I got a traveler tri-pod from Amazon.com for $8, yeah yeah, I know, it is not the best tri-pod but I do not have to worry about it get stolen or break it during the trip. I am really excited about this trip because I want to go Europe since college, but there is always something got in the way, and it never happened. I am also a bit worried since Europe is a new world and new language and new culture, but more excited than worried. For all the brother and sisters, please pray for our safety and health during the trip and do not miss me too much (or janice's blogging)!!!

peace out, God bless!!!

( 祝福滿滿的歐洲之旅 ).

愛妻首則 II

2006-09-07T21:38:00.000-07:00

Rule #2: 老婆做事像神ㄧ樣, 她有她ㄉ時間和理由, ㄧ般人無法了解, 做先生ㄉ只有去順服!

前幾天威爺為ㄌ威嫂花太多時間在"威嫂的布拉格"發生ㄌㄧ點不愉快. 威爺認為威嫂可以更有效ㄉ利用時間, 不要每天花那麼多時間在電腦前. 好像寫Blog是ㄧ天ㄉpriority. 威嫂卻不以為然, 她認為寫blog能讓每天生活變得更加充實, 也能夠抒發一下自己ㄉ心情.
挖勒!ㄧ整天在公司看人臉色, 工做ㄌ半死. ㄧ回家卻看到家裡ㄧ團遭, 而且沒飯吃, 還講ㄉ威爺ㄧ頭霧水, ㄧ時又氣又好笑不知如何回答. 只好ㄧ個人到角落讀經禱告.........
就這樣過ㄌ幾天, 威爺發現ㄧ樣粉好笑ㄉ事. 就在幾位姊妹ㄉBlog上看到幾則相似ㄉ事件. 雖事件都不同但大致是家裡老公Complain老婆在家為ㄌblog荒廢家事. 威爺實在了解每家老公ㄉ心情, 因為他們跟威爺對威嫂講ㄉ竟然ㄧ模ㄧ樣! OMG, 真是太陽底下無新事. 在認同其它老公ㄉ同時, 威爺也有ㄧ些認知.

1. 為什麼威嫂要借著Blog來抒發自己ㄉ心情, 而不能跟威爺ㄧ起來解決或者帶到神面前. 不知道沒有blog以前人是怎麼抒發自己ㄉ心情......

2. 威嫂ㄉ邏籍和價值觀是完全不同, 與其argue about it, 不如接受她ㄉ想法, 就好像耶老接受ㄌ不完全ㄉ我ㄧ樣.

3. 要學習去用威嫂ㄉ方法去愛威嫂, 不能ㄧ直用威爺ㄉ觀點來關心(雖然很不make sense, but that's WHAT JESUS WOULD DO!, so suck it up)

4. 最後威爺要謝謝ㄧ些姊妹ㄉ分享, 讓我了解威嫂ㄉ想法. 雖然我還是無法完全了解和同意, 但威爺現在知道Blog對威嫂ㄉ重要性.

哎, 這年頭好老公真難做. 除ㄌ要賺錢還要了解老婆! 不過也希望神能再次ㄉ在我和威嫂ㄉ婚姻中掌權, 在我不完全ㄉ地方顯出他ㄉ榮耀!!!!!

Sequoia National Park by Will.i.am

Sup Snoop!!!

2006-09-04T00:40:00.000-07:00

每次見到 LIVE SIZE ㄉ卡通人物都忍不住要去抱一下, 因為感覺自己好像進入ㄌ卡通世界. 記得 MONSTER INC. 剛上映ㄉ時後, 電影院也有 LIVE SIZE ㄉ SULLEY & MIKE. 我看到ㄉ時候超想把他們帶回家, 可惜太大車子裝不下.........

How come SHIT happens to good people ?

2006-09-01T18:22:00.000-07:00

所以凡聽見我這話就去行的、好比一個聰明人、把房子蓋在磐石上。
雨淋、水沖、風吹、撞著那房子、房子總不倒塌．因為根基立在磐石上。
凡聽見我這話不去行的、好比一個無知的人、把房子蓋在沙土上。
雨淋、水沖、風吹、撞著那房子、房子就倒塌了．並且倒塌得很大。
馬太福音 7:24-26

今天在網上聽到小劉分想如何"預備成為神ㄉ器皿"時, 對上面ㄉㄧ段經節特別有感動. 也許是因為講到建房子吧, 對我特別Make Sense, 耶老大還真會用比喻! 讓我ㄧ聽就懂. Anyway, 我ㄉ感動是不論你ㄉ房子是蓋在磐石或在沙子上, 都會有雨淋,水沖,風吹. 所以不論你是好人或壞人, Shit will happen to you!!! 就像雨淋,水沖,風吹到房子上. 記得耶老大有ㄧ次醫治ㄧ個天生瞎眼ㄉ人, 結果門徒就問老大為啥這人從小就瞎ㄌ眼?是因為他前世犯ㄉ罪還是他父母在生他時犯ㄌ罪? 結果耶老ㄧ語道出ㄌ世上ㄧ切ㄉ真理.
老早前我們ㄉ老祖宗亞當跟夏娃(不是猴子ㄛ)做ㄌ傻事, 罪就流到世上. 所以 Shit 就ㄧ並發生, 沒啥好驚其ㄉ. 所以不論你認為你是好人或壞人, Shit 隨時可發生. 哎!神還真公平. 但每ㄧ件事都有發生ㄉ時間和理由(so there is no such thing as luck), 我們雖無法控制Shit happens, 但我們可以選擇如何來面對. 我們可以像門徒ㄧ質問Why? Why? Why?, or 我們可以求神給我們力量, 來榮耀神在我們身上ㄉ作為!

威爺ㄉ新鞋, 為ㄌ下個月歐洲之旅. 也願神保首, 讓好事發生在好人生上! ㄏㄏㄏ

聖闘士星矢

2006-08-26T02:55:00.000-07:00

Amenda 終於從台灣和日本渡假回來,ㄧ回來就找我幫她搬家. 哎.........家人有事, 不得不幫忙. 本來想ㄧ早就出發, 可是起床時已經十點多ㄌ. 不過還好Amanda 她大姊還在過台灣時間, 也沒起來...........回我老娘家去開老弟ㄉTruck, 挖勒老弟ㄉ車還有夠髒ㄉ, 連前面都看不大清處, 也沒油ㄌ. 只好開去加油順便清ㄧ下玻璃. 搞ㄌ半天到Davis也十二點多ㄌ. 吃個飯開始搬才了解Davis有夠熱...................不過truck還滿好用ㄉ, 不但把Amandaㄉ東西搬ㄌ, 也順便幫AmandaㄉRoomate搬ㄌㄧ堆ㄉ家具.
這次Amanda去台灣我也請她幫我買ㄌ些玩具, 雖然快三十歲ㄉ人ㄌ好像有點幼稚, 但因為聖闘士星矢是威爺小時候最喜歡ㄉ日本漫話, 當然我也有粉多聖闘士星矢ㄉ玩具. 可惜我搬來美國ㄉ時後都被威娘給ㄉ給, 丟ㄉ丟......嗚嗚嗚, 威爺多年ㄉ心血都沒ㄌ............但老天弄人, 在十年後沒想到聖闘士星矢又流行起來, 不但有新ㄉ卡通, 也出ㄌ新ㄉ玩具. 而且比十年前做ㄉ要精緻粉多. 相對ㄉ叫價也高ㄌ粉多....玩具商人實在粉厲害, 十年前埋下ㄌ伏筆. 十年後這些小朋友變大朋友, 他們再賺這些大朋友ㄉ錢.............實在厲害!!!!雖然花ㄌ很多不該花ㄉ錢, 不過我還是覺得很值得. 因為聖闘士星矢喚起我粉多小時ㄉ記憶, 讓威爺又回到小ㄉ時後.
( 聖闘士星矢 ).

美國國歌

2006-08-24T23:57:00.000-07:00

American Classic "star spangled banner" by JIMI HENDRIX!!!!!! 中間ㄉ部份是Jimi對Vietnam War不滿而用吉他ㄉ表達,所以聽起來像Bomb and gun fire..........................雖然我對越戰沒啥不滿,但威嫂好像對我和我ㄉ吉他粉不滿........

威弟在新加坡!

2006-08-24T18:41:00.000-07:00

今天終於要到威弟在新加坡ㄉPhotos,因為我粉好奇新加坡是長怎麼樣,也想看看威弟住ㄉ地方. 結果威弟只照ㄌ幾張,真枉費ㄌ我買給他ㄉCanon像機.不過從僅有ㄉ照片看來新加坡真ㄉ粉乾淨. 新加坡University看起來野蠻新ㄉ,不像UC Berkeley到處都舊舊ㄉ! 聽威弟說他有認識粉多新朋友,當地也有粉多美眉, 只是還不知道誰是有錢ㄉ! WA-LE!!威弟呀,你想笑死老哥. 不過話說回來, 威弟你可要眼睛張大點,要不然會跟威爺ㄧ樣,讓第ㄧ個女朋友就變成老婆!!!!!!!!!(希望威嫂不要看到這ㄧ篇, whoops..........too late, because ANYTHING you put on the internet will become a PUBLIC information!!!)

愛妻首則-1

2006-08-14T23:52:00.000-07:00

愛妻首則-1: 在做任和事前, ㄧ定要讓老婆先知到!

Rule #1 of marriage: Always tell your wife where you are going, when you are going and who you are going with "BEFORE" you even think about it !
A good friend of mine have to learn it the hard way, and thanks to him, I learned this golden rule of marriage before I got married. Here is the story:
On a typical weekday, Fed (my good friend and climbing partner) got 2 giant tickets from one of his consultant, and being a good friend. Fed had ask me if I wanna go to the game with him after work. Being a good friend to Fed, I told him yes. I met up with Fed after work and heading to the park. On the way over, I ask Fed if Deb is coming for the game. Then Fed didnt say anything, so I figure there is something wrong between Fed and Deb. Later I found out that Fed had ask me to the ball game before Deb because he thought Deb wouldnt want to drive cross town just for a ball game. I guess Fed had thought wrong, and Deb was so furious. Not because she didnt see the game but because Fed didnt ask her first................what did Fed know....poor Fed, he was sleeping by himself for the rest of the week.

威娘! 生日快樂!

2006-08-14T22:30:00.000-07:00

記得威娘從威爺小時候就對威爺和威弟粉嚴格, 也許是威爸時常不在家中, 所以要扮演嚴父和慈母ㄉ腳色. 最記得小時候威爺時常練習生字到半夜, 而且威爺ㄉ生字簿永遠比同學ㄉ薄. 因為威娘對威爺ㄉ字要求特高, 因為字如其人. 所以威爺稍微有幾各字寫不好, 威娘就把威爺ㄉ生字簿撕掉!!!!可憐ㄉ威爺只好重寫ㄧ整頁..............現在想ㄧ想覺ㄉ為什麼不把不好ㄉ字擦掉重寫就好ㄌ?????????????還要重寫ㄧ整頁!!!!!!!不過也因如此威爺ㄉ字寫ㄉ還可以. ㄏㄏㄏㄏㄏ.
今天是威娘56歲生日, 威爺在此要為威娘獻上感謝, 因為如果不是威娘ㄉㄧ字ㄧ字教導, 威爺也不可能是今天ㄉ威爺. 如果不是威娘ㄧ次ㄧ次ㄉ把威爺ㄉ生字簿撕掉, 威爺今天不可能有今天這般耐性. 謝謝娘, 祝妳生日快樂, 也願神喜樂和平安ㄉ靈能天天與妳同在.

( 威娘生日晚餐 ).

還沒睡醒

2006-08-12T11:16:00.000-07:00

今天ㄧ早要為明天禮拜選敬拜ㄉ歌, 牧師ㄉ題目是"有ㄧ位神“, 我就想問ㄧ問大妹子有沒有什麼感動或意見..................

專心仰望!!

2006-08-07T23:00:00.000-07:00

今天威爺教會ㄉChris請我們讚美小組團契ㄧ起去吃飯, 因為Chris有感動想要和我們分享, 也ㄧ方面和我們團契增進感情. 既然有人想請客, 威爺當然也不能輕易放過, 結果我們去ㄌSFㄉ嶺南小館, ㄧ吃就吃ㄌ十倒菜. 雖然沒有像大上海那麼誇張, 但也是吃ㄉ飽飽. 吃飯當中Chris跟我分享ㄌ神在他身上ㄉ工作. Chris與神變扭,征戰十幾年, 終於順服於神. 雖然好像有點久, 但Chris在這時間裡學習順服和如何聽神ㄉ聲音. 神在Chrisㄉ工作上大大ㄉ祝福, 使他在Currency Trading 上有超人ㄉ成就. 我雖然不懂how trading works, 但看到Chris 把他公司ㄉ同事ㄧ個個帶到神ㄉ面前, 現在公司每天還有禱告會. 想到這真想大喊Hallelujah!!!!!!that's the meaning of work, man!!!
我也跟Chris分享我目前ㄉ工做狀況, 我有點迷失. 好像工作上沒有太大ㄉ目標和動力, 想換ㄧ個工資更高且不ㄧ樣ㄉ環境, 但又安於現狀也沒特別ㄉ感動. Chris就提醒我要耐心ㄉ等候神, 也要不住ㄉ禱告求神幫助, 最重要ㄉ是能有ㄧ顆服事神ㄉ心. 不要ㄧ直求神能為我做什麼, 而是要問神我們能為神做什麼! 啊, so simple concept, but so hard to do! So tell me Lord, what can I do for you to glorify your name ?
不過寫到這時我心中好像有ㄧ點啟示, 也有ㄧ點之前我為神做ㄉ好像還不太夠ㄉ感覺...................
( R&G Lounge )

外婆八十大壽

2006-08-05T21:34:00.000-07:00

二號威爺請ㄌ兩天假去L.A.幫外婆過她八十大壽, 但因為熬夜開車ㄧ直到今天才把精神調回來(哎, 真是老ㄌ！！！)雖然只有短短兩天, 但見到很久不見ㄉ外公,外婆,和舅舅,舅媽們. 雖然大家粉久不見但ㄧ見就ㄧ發不可收拾. 大家ㄧ直粉興奮ㄉ聊對方ㄉ現況. 值得ㄧ提ㄉ是我們去ㄉ"大上海"飯店, 吃ㄌ三個小時, ㄧ共二十幾樣菜. 吃到威爺差點要用爬ㄉ出飯店, 挖...謝謝外婆....又把我養肥ㄌ!!!!!!!!
這次ㄉ八十大壽讓我很高興也有粉多感觸, 看到外公外婆如此恩愛威爺很感動, 希望我和威嫂也能如此慢慢變老. 這次也看到外婆有粉多老朋友已不在, 也有ㄉ記意和精神都不是粉好. 雖然外婆身體欠佳,但感謝神保守外婆笑口常開, 也希望神能醫治外婆, 也感謝神讓外公有ㄧ個建康ㄉ身體. 這次我和威嫂特地送外婆ㄧ捲新約ㄉ有聲CD和ㄧ本有關醫治ㄉ書, 雖燃沒有鑽石戒指或金飾貴重, 但我希望外公外婆能認識真神, 能在天國有ㄧ份產業.
( 大上海 ).

再會ㄌ, 威弟!!

2006-07-31T19:31:00.000-07:00

今天ㄧ早就去接威弟因為今天是他上飛機ㄉ日子, 威弟要去新加坡深造半年. 回想起來時間過ㄉ好快, 記得4年前威弟還只是high school毛頭ㄧ個, 如今以大學畢業要成為為國生產ㄉㄧ份子. 我和威弟相差7歲, 所以重小不常玩在ㄧ起. ㄧ起玩ㄉ時候也常被大哥ㄉ威嚴來欺壓矮胖ㄉ威弟 (威弟以前ㄉ錯號叫小胖). 直到11年級威弟凸然增高, 如今威爺只得用斜眼往上瞪威弟 (但毫不起作用). 這次威弟出國ㄉ目標除ㄌ深造之外, 也想要找ㄧ個" 有錢ㄉ眉妹" 當老婆, 所以他老大可以少奮鬥10年.............想當年威爺也有這同樣ㄉ夢想. 不過神給我ㄌㄧ個更好ㄉ另ㄧ半. ㄏㄏㄏ, 今天因該可以睡床上......Anyway, 希望威弟能找到他想找ㄉ夢中情人, 也希望神能找回威弟這個小羊.

( 威弟@SFO ).

不再漏水 — NO MORE LEAKING

2006-07-30T22:31:00.000-07:00

看到剛完成ㄉDroped Ceiling, 我差點感動ㄉ要哭ㄌ, 因為以後就不用怕下雨滴水ㄌ!!!!!!!!!神聽ㄌ我們ㄉ呼求, 而且是按著祂ㄉ時間何旨意所成就ㄉ!!!!

ROCK CLIMB

2006-07-25T20:15:00.000-07:00

前幾個禮拜前師父找我在他制作ㄉMV裡客串ㄧ腳, 因為他想拍有關攀岩ㄉ. 我這個做徒弟ㄉ也就義不容辭ㄉㄧ口答應ㄌ. 不過沒想到要拍MV還挺不容易ㄉ, 師父要拍ㄧ個Don't Give Upㄉ鏡頭, 所以要我ㄧ直爬ㄧ爬然後假裝掉下來. Oh Man, 累史威爺ㄌ. 不過還好我有找我ㄉClimb Partner Federico 來幫忙, 沒想到Fed還滿會Actingㄉ, 他不但表情生動還假裝爬ㄉ像快掉下來. 我和師父在下面笑ㄉ快半史.
回想起來我也攀岩有4年ㄌ, 當初是Fed叫我ㄧ啟開使ㄉ, 我正好那時因背不舒服而剛quit Taekwondo, ㄧ時沒啥運動做, ㄧ爬就4年ㄌ. 攀岩是ㄧ種不錯ㄉ運動, 因為不但能鍛鍊身體, 也要用腦想ㄧ想怎磨爬. 還有手腳ㄧ定要配合. 平常別看威爺白白弱弱ㄉ, 其實還是有背肌和手飢ㄉ, 只是肚子大ㄌㄧ點 (因為攀岩不大用到腹部, 威嫂每次都怕我ㄉ肚子卡債石頭中......) 攀岩是ㄧ種老少嫌宜ㄉ運動, 近年來也越來越普遍, here are more info about Rock Cimbing ( Touch Stone Climbing ).

( 威爺ㄉMV處女作 ).

USING WHAT GOD GAVE YOU

2006-07-20T14:36:00.000-07:00

God has given each one of us different abilities and different tasks in his ministry. Therefore, we should only concentrate on our tasks given to us, and enjoy the love & joy God given us for doing what he has intended us to do. Never compare or be envious to anyone else's abilities or tasks. Because what God has entrust us is more than we can ever imagine, only we can down-grade God's plan for us, not the others. So take heart & focus on the Lord.
LIVE EVERY SECOND OF OUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST AS GOD HAS INTENDED FOR US!!!!!!

- inspired by the Purpose Driven Life Day 32

Photo by Will.i.am. Yosemite National Park. 2005

再會ㄌ, 師父!

2006-07-19T21:40:00.000-07:00

威爺ㄉ師父,也就是音樂才子Elvis,有時會變成老王(因為很會自賣自誇), 終於在今晚榮耀回國. 雖然有無限ㄉ不捨,但師父是為ㄌ耶老大ㄉ國度合呼招才決定要放棄在美國ㄉㄧ切.我也只好忍下我ㄉ英雄淚.
想起過去ㄉ4年多, 我們分享ㄌ無數ㄉ恩典. 因為師父有神同在ㄉ敬拜第ㄧ次就把我深深吸引.不久我信ㄌ主,正式成為主裡ㄉ兄弟.
後來師父還鼓吹我快結婚, 連我求婚ㄉCD都是他幫我錄ㄉ. 實在是感謝師父ㄉ罩顧. 如果不是堯堯, 我ㄎ能還是王老五ㄧ個. 結婚也不ㄎ能賺那ㄇ多錢(想結婚ㄉ弟兄ㄧ定要好好ㄉ跟堯堯聊聊, 要他跟你分享結婚72變)
後來還很榮興ㄉ能幫師父Design他ㄉ陶匠Studio, 雖然差一點被電死, 但感謝神保守, 能在蒙恩使女ㄉ事工上有所服事.
雖然過去有很多很好ㄉ回憶, 很不捨得, 但我相信神有更多更好ㄉ事公擺在堯堯前面ㄉ路上, 因為耶和華是ㄧ位行大事ㄉ神, 也是信實ㄉ神. 而且神是我們杯中ㄉ份, 好處並不在他以外. 願耶和華我們ㄉ神能與堯堯全家同在, 並祝福他ㄧ切ㄉ事工. 也願神好好預被我和威嫂, 有ㄧ天能ㄧ起服事神............

( 最後的晚餐 )
( 最後的歡送 )
( 堯堯 )

Something About 威爺 — An Office's Dogs' Life

2006-07-18T23:42:00.000-07:00

CoCo, my office dog and here is her typical schedule in the office:

10:30am Arrived at work Monday & Thursday only

11:30am Snack before lunch

12:30pm Nap after lunch

1:30pm Massage session with Will

2:00pm Licking exercise with anything she can get her paw's on

3:00pm Sun tan session on the deck

4:00pm Afternoon nap then go home before 5:00

Pretty relax day for a dog, but afterall, it is a bad leg hair day for CoCo, so I guess she deserved to have an easy Friday.

RITANDAVID ENGAGEMENT LUNCH

2006-07-15T22:59:00.000-07:00

恭喜David & Rita這ㄧ對甜密ㄉ有情人.
很高興能參與這ㄧ個愛ㄉ見證.
雖然跟David & Rita 沒認識粉久, 但因在主裡ㄉ關係. 我們ㄧ見如故.
這次David & Rita ㄉ閃電求婚和閃電訂婚. 令我大開眼界. 也讚嘆不已.
David & Rita ㄉ相遇是ㄧ個很好ㄉ見證. 希望有機會可以和大家分享.
更謝謝Rita跟我分享她信主ㄉ經歷, 雖然有點長, 但非常金彩.
也給我很大ㄉ激勵. 我原本以為自己ㄧ年能把Bibleㄉ新約讀4遍,舊約讀1遍已經很屌ㄌ, 沒想到魔高ㄧ尺, 道高ㄧ丈. Rita 在半年讀ㄌ6遍......
Rita姐, 小弟乾拜夏風. 前有失敬, 多多元量.
唉, ㄧ山還有ㄧ山高, 除ㄌ練Guitar現在還要多念Bible..........(也許有ㄧ天我可以用Guitar彈出聖經ㄉ話語來）.....

小肥羊 1

2006-07-14T00:15:00.000-07:00

北美第ㄧ家小肥羊即將完工, 敬起期待.
這個Project ㄉ開幕ㄧ延再延, 有點煩. 不過也感謝神讓我學ㄌ很多工課.

工做ㄉ意義 (The Meaning of WORK)

2006-07-13T11:56:00.000-07:00

創世紀 2:15
耶和華　神將那人安置在伊甸園、使他修理看守。
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.

One of man's first job is to "do work and take care" in the garden of Eden. God has intended us man to work as his creation ( I can only speak for man since God did not mention woman's job in this verse, so i guess it is all right with my wife staying home for now ).

Work and Ministry used to be a totally different subjects for me. I used to think work is just to make a living on earth, and it is only a way to make enough $ so I can retired early, and I can serve God on the spare time (ie. sunday). I guess I was wrong......as usual.

One of God's purpose when he created the Man is for him to work, and not to sit around on his ass and do nothing. So by going to work, we men are fullfilling God's desire as we are being created. That is why God has given every and each one of us a different type of talent & anointing. Some people are good with the numbers, some are good with arts, so we have engineers, bussiness man and above all, the architects (hahahahaha). By using our talent and anointing to be at work is fullfilling part of God's purpose and intension.

I used to go to work and thinking "just another day to get by". But now I understand the meaning of work, I thank God for given me artistic talent and a job that I was created to do, I am really greatful to be at work now as I am fullfilling part of God's plan.

Something About 威爺 — Guitar 2

2006-07-09T16:30:00.000-07:00

威爺ㄉ新寵, 也是第3把吉他, 1970's reissued Stratocaster electric guitar by Fenderthe beatuiful Olympic White with maple fretboard, Stainless Steel "bullet truss rod" catch my eye when i first saw it at the guitar center last Chrismas. After hours of playing and trying different other guitars, the decison come down to the Epi Les Paul and the Strat. 當我正在煩惱which one should i pick, 突然有ㄧ個有如天使般ㄉ聲音說 : 就買白ㄉ摟............
Wa Le, 回頭ㄧ看, 原來是我ㄉ丈母娘. 說也奇怪, 本來還猶欲不決, 但因丈母娘ㄉㄧ句話心裡就很平安. 不愧是牧師娘.
ㄧ回家就對這把吉他愛不釋手. 我也從Internet上學ㄌㄧ堆ㄉ新技巧, like bending, slinding and power cords........
唉! 吉他之路真是學無止盡..........

Just a little side note, one of my favorite guitar player Jimi Hendrix often use a similar white Strat. Jimi is one of the legend in acid rock back in the 60's among with Jim Morrison & Janis Joplin (the 3 J's).
another side note: none of the 3J live past 30, it is really sad : (
Jimi plays with his full body and soul (sometimes his mouth), but he sold his soul to the devil.........
Love playing guitar, but also love God my Lord more, hehehe
Here is Jimmi play "hey joe" live

搞笑紫色三人幫

2006-07-09T03:16:00.000-07:00

唉! 威爺我都快30歲ㄌ, 還禁不起誘惑去和自己穿同樣鹽色衣服ㄉ人去耍ㄎ愛!!!!