Okay, so I haven't been too good in updating this. Sorry. Went through the wonders of humanities, and finally hit Lecture 14...it wasn't that bad...except for the fact that I do not believe that the Penteteuch was written by multiple authors, and I believe in the supremacy of the text. But all well....what can I do w/ a professor who has taught this class for over two decades, despite many student objections...? PRAY! Of Course...PRAY! So over the weekend, I didnt really do too much.
Friday, went to church, learned about the "Gray Issues" that dealt with money and investments. I think the consensus was that everybody has their way of thinking when dealing with fuzzy issues, but if the heart is convicted as to what is right and wrong, but you still pursue after it...then that's pretty bad. Lets see...met Peter (from NY), also a pretty cool guy...hopefully he'll enjoy it here at CBC and maybe get to know more people and God better. Hmm....what else did I do? Nothing really....i went home and ended up just chatting and doing nothing for 3 hours. Slept at like 3.
Saturday. Woke up at 2. Began by making lunch/breakfast, did dishes while loading laundry. Dryer and washer going on at the same time, me scrubbing toilets, cleaning bathtubs, eating...dude...that's what happens when your mom goes to Taiwan and your brother and father are left home alone. :) But it's cool. Got a call from Patrick's dad to help him in music theory. Ended up tutoring him for 3 hours, hopefully he picked up something about the music aspect....and hopefully he also learned something about God....Continue to pray for him too! :) Moving on....so i ate dinner at 9ish...did nothing, finshed cleaning windows and bathroom, chatted a bit, and read this weeks Time/Newsweek magazines. (Really Sad about Columbia Explosion)
Sunday: Go to church. Sunday school w/ Chris...figured out some ways to initiate conversations...if only i learned this appraoches one day earlier. Worship service: dating and relationships....dude...do I need a girlfriend? Probably not yet. I'm enjoying my singleness :) (Said the guy w/ no girlfriend) But its cool. So we stayed after church for the retreat planning meeting. I'm looking really forward to it...may God be glorified in all the planning, scheduling, work and our hearts. (Had El Pollo Loco for lunch) Hitch ride back to UCSD w/ Joe and Tim....got to know Joe better....he's a cool person too :) (All people who give me rides are cool...they include: Gavin, Connie, Sam, Dave, Joe, Candy, John Jiang, my Parents, Jon Luo etc...)
So, I go back and start the info pages for the retreat....did I mention that I'm really looking forward to it? Okay, so Monday, sent out the email to all the college peoples....if you're reading this, and you're in college...please reply and try to go....but if you're unable to go....at least pray for and about it. :) So I got tired after my chem discussion today, so I decided to swing by AACF to take a break and just see how everything is going...I really enjoyed it...literally moved to tears by the worship songs and a conviction of being a disciple of God. So now instead of hounding people to go to retreat, I've decided to resort to updating my online journal. hehe...i'll study soon enough...Gnite! :)
Has it really been another week? Wow! Where has all the time gone? Now I regret playing bubble-bubble when I should've been writing my humanities paper or studying for upcoming exams, midterms and maybe even start worrying about finals. But anyways, I just finished my 6 page matlab assignment, so I think I deserve a break by updating this journal of mine.
So, besides the regular events of school, I think I've pretty much settled into a semi-regular routine. Wake up, class, eat, class, study. And in many ways, that appears to be really mundane...but eh, that's life. However, some things have been going pretty well...so here it goes. On Thursday, went to AACF's PDUB (Prayer and Worship/Praise Night) for about 1.5 hours then went next door (from Center 214 to Center 212) for D7:7 w/ Campus Crusade. Yay...I had sooo much fun! It's soooo cool to just kick back and worship God when the stresses of school seem sooo overwhelming. Hmmm....TJ spoke on love...(how appropriate...for it was just valentines day...AKA: SINGLE AWARENESS DAY) But I digress, I just really had an awesome night that Thursday.
Okay, so Friday rolls around, I go to my classes, I get a ride home w/ Gavin, I head off to FNF, only to realize that I'm the only college student in the college fellowship that night. Other regulars have gone home to visit their families for the 3 day weekend, while other college folk were helping out w/ the Jr. High/HS ministries. So sadly, the boba night was cancelled, however, I did have an awesome time just talking to Pluke (you know he has a SN!?) John and Connie about stuff. (WWII, College Endeavors, Retreat etc...) but yeah, it was in general a really cool time of fellowship. (3 advisors to one college student...it looked like i really needed some personal attention :)
Saturday: sleep, study. Need I say more? Oh wait...I do need to say more. My Grandma came to visit!!! I haven't seen her in a couple years, and now she's living with us for a couple months. YAY!!! I just realize how lonely my family is out here in the US (the closest cousin I have is in Taiwan...though I do have a second cousin living in Minnesota) Okay....moving on....I'm just really happy to have my grandma here....just to talk and see how things are going...I guess everybody is saying that i've been loosing weight...aren't you supposed to gain wait in college? But yet again, I digress...
Sunday: Church, shared our testimonies in Sunday School. It never ceases to amaze me how much I'm blessed to hear other peoples' testimonies...it's always really encouraging and helpful to my own life. :) Thanks for sharing all the people who were there! Dr. Scorgie spoke on the HS (Holy Spirit, not High School) and the attributes and factors it has in our lives. So I go home again, study a bit...and take a nap while the rest of the family goes play tennis. I was too tired to go. However, that evening, I had the "pleasure" of tutoring Lawrence in math...dude...i've really gotta work on my patience. Just cuz it's sooo hard to be patient when something seems so obvious, when it really isn't.
Monday: Tutor bro in morning, go back to school at 3ish...after giving grandma a quick tour while my mom circled the campus...then finished matlab. And now, here I am, writing this update that probably 2 people will read, but its okay....that's life. I guess I can always look back at these writings and remind myself what i've been learning, doing and how i relate to others. Eh....tis time to study for chem and write hum paper. Farewells and goodnight!