The Passion of the Christ

So by now, I am sure many of you have ventured out to your local movie theater and watched "The Passion of the Christ."

I am sure that you watched in disgust as the people relentlessly insulted the one and only Messiah. I am sure that you grimaced with every lashing that the Son of Man endured. I am sure that you squirmed in your seat with every blow that the Lamb of God received from the Roman soldiers.

After watching the movie last Saturday, I couldn't get the images out of my mind. Of course, at times I could say to myself that it was only a movie, but it's just different seeing the story of Jesus's crucifixion with my own eyes rather than simply reading the verses from the Bible.

A couple of days ago, I heard the song "Who Am I" by Casting Crowns for the very first time on the radio.

Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart

Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours

Who am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
and watch me rise again
Who am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me

Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours

I am Yours
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
'Cause I am Yours
I am Yours

Who am I? In fact, who are we? None of us deserve to even bow at Jesus's feet, and yet He calls us to be His friends. After having just a taste of what He had to go through to cleanse us of our millions of sins, it hurts to think that each time we sin, we are once again nailing our Savior to the cross.

and I'll never know how much it cost
to see my sins upon that cross..

I love you, Jesus.

all in past tense

hm. im getting kind of tired of blogging about stuff that happened the day before, but im sure it's just a "spring break" thing. speaking of which, our 9-day hiatus is coming to an end. so for those of you bored to death in your hometown, i suppose that's a good thing. for the rest of us eager for a break from class, that's a very bad thing.

so back to the story. let's see, what events did yesterday hold? hung out at xiao's house with peter, phil, and brian for a bit, watching movies and whatnot.

6:30, everyone meets at ophelia's house all dressed up for the wedding. well, at least it seemed like we were headed to a wedding, instead of just a thai restaurant, but it's all good.

hm, let's see if i can name all 17 people..in alphabetical order! =O

alex, annie, bea, brian, connice, deborah, gloria, jeremy, jon-erik, michelle, me, ophelia, peter, phil, simon, tina, xiao









It's seven o'clock on the dot
I'm in my drop top cruisin' the streets
I got a real pretty, pretty little thing
That's waiting for me

so i got to cruise along the freeway in jon-erik's mustang convertible. quite an experience. almost got my eyes lashed out countless times by gloria's hair, but it was still worth it.

so all the guys, or the majority of the guys were all dressed up in full suits, so for the most part, i felt overdressed, but hey, whatever. at least we looked nice. the food was great, and the fellowship was awesome. good times.







afterwards, we headed over to the fountain by the mariott for some pictures. yeah, i know what you're thinking. what a bunch of fobs. but it's ok, it was actually pretty fun. pictures will be provided later, probably next week, because theyre all on phil's camera.

finally was deborah's house, where we played family feud for a bit. fun stuff.

that's it for now, tune in again next time, for more on my life!

..ok sorry, that sounded alot more exciting in my head.

greenbeanlina: what ar eyou up to?
mok says: im at xiao's house
mok says: doing..nothing
mok says: well, talking to you
greenbeanlina: where's xiao?
greenbeanlina: is that how you spell his name?
greenbeanlina: i always say...hi sho
mok says: haha yeah
mok says: xiao
greenbeanlina: i thought he was just trying to be fancy with the xia

don't cry for me argentina

if you call my cell phone before 9 pm on weekdays in the following week, i probably won't pick up. BUT i will make sure to call you back with another phone. well, either that, or wait until 9:00, whichever comes first.

OH if you have tmobile, call all you want. but, i probably won't know the difference, so i still won't pick up =)

thanks.

ok quick update..

yesterday i...
- had lunch with calvin at red lobster
- built another potato gun with xiao and peter
- shot the potato guns with oliver, alex, brian, phil, and xiao
- went to tim's birthday dinner at fuddrucker's
- partied at maria's house

have a nice day.

be a man! use your hand!

cubbykirby: about ur poll
cubbykirby: i thought of a good one
mok says: ok shoot
cubbykirby: but i bet u've prolly already done it b/c it's a widely talked about question
mok says: probably not
cubbykirby: do u crumble or fold ur toliet paper tissue
mok says: i ask weird stuff
mok says: ...
cubbykirby: well that's a popular weird question
mok says: wait
cubbykirby: u've never heard of it before???
mok says: what you mean
mok says: no
mok says: why would anyone crumble it?
cubbykirby: like when u use the restroom
cubbykirby: hahahah
cubbykirby: o trust me
mok says: weirdos
mok says: what the crap
mok says: who crumbles it?!
cubbykirby: there r ppl out there
cubbykirby: lazy ppl?
mok says: what is this world coming to
cubbykirby: they say it gives better grip or soething crazy like that
mok says: what if you don't crumble it right?!
mok says: and it like, slips onto your hand
cubbykirby: beats me.
mok says: better grip my butt
cubbykirby: hahahaha
mok says: that's just plain stupid
cubbykirby: im a folder
mok says: yeah baby
mok says: folder for life
cubbykirby: well do a poll to see hwo many stupid ppl r out there
mok says: okay
mok says: i will.

gal-ve-ston

so they say a picture is worth a thousand words...

































hope you're not too jealous..

i might add in captions later, have a nice wednesday!

mok says: why do you think i want you to try it then?
cubbykirby: to make me turn bad!
mok says: ...
mok says: you think im bad
mok says: ?
cubbykirby: sometimes
mok says: ...
cubbykirby: when it comes to potato guns...u r
mok says: im the most innocent guy eer
mok says: cmon
mok says: look at me
mok says: i wouldn't harm a fly
cubbykirby: u harm MANY flies while shooting that gun u know
mok says: ...
mok says: now THAT was pathetic
cubbykirby: how???
cubbykirby: u really do kill flies though!
mok says: ...
mok says: how so
cubbykirby: MANY flies too
cubbykirby: u j/ dont know
mok says: ...
mok says: are you drunk
cubbykirby: no
mok says: high?
cubbykirby: flies as in the insect
mok says: yes, i know
cubbykirby: then y r u confused?
mok says: how do i kill flies
cubbykirby: when u shoot the potato im sure the potato collides w/ many flies along the way
mok says: with my potato gun
mok says: really.
cubbykirby: cause flies are in the AIR and u shoot the potato into the AIR
cubbykirby: make sense?
mok says: yes. of course, johanna.
mok says: because there's a fly in every square inch of air
mok says: of course i hit many flies
cubbykirby: well there are many flies in houston
cubbykirby: AND the potato travels far
cubbykirby: therefore more chances to hit a fly
cubbykirby: AND uve shot many potatoes

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mok says: wtf is alex doing
philphil789: he jsut got the new aim
philphil789: haha
mok says: ?
philphil789: so hes playing with invisible mode
philphil789: its alex
philphil789: what do u expect
mok says: ...
mok says: should have known

let's save some time

ok i've had just about enough. seems like everywhere i go, with every person i see, the one topic that always arises is my hair. or lack thereof. if only to save just a bit of trouble in the near future, i shall tell the rather short story of my baldness.

contrary to popular belief, i did NOT join a cult, i did NOT get initiated into a gane, and i did NOT lose a major bet. for those of you who don't know him, there's this guy at UT named melvin, and he had been growing out his hair for locks of love, an organization that donates hair to cancer patients. anyhow, he had set a date to shave his head, and a group of us UT freshmen decided to follow suit. and that's the story. short and simple.

anyhow, i watched The Passion of the Christ yesterday, but im afraid i don't have the time to post my thoughts right now. do check back later this week.

last, but certainly not least, i would be proud to announce the new thug of the week, but im afraid i don't know her thug name. so i'll just call her gReEnBeAnZ for now. congratulations :)