Friday, September 10, 2004

God-colored glasses

Be thou my vision, oh lord of my heart
Nought be all else to me, save that thou art
Thou my best thought by day or by night
Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light

Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word
I ever with thee and thou with me lord
Thou my great father and I thy true son
Thou in me dwelling and I with thee one

Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight
Be thou my armour and be thou my might
Thou my soul shelter, and thy my high tower
Raise thou me heavenwards, oh power of my power

Riches I need not, nor man’s empty praise
Thou mine inheritance through all of my days
Thou and thou only first in my heart
High king of heaven my treasure thou art

Oh high king of heaven, when battle is done
Grant heaven’s joy to me, bright heaven sun
Christ of my own heart, whatever befall
Still be my vision, though ruler of all


"Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
who walk in the light of your presence, O Lord."

- Psalm 89:15
Bring me back to you, Lord.

Wednesday, September 08, 2004

can you say, OWNED?

so i get back from gregory, and weili instant messages me.

even through the emotionless walls of the IM box, i can sense the worry in his voice as he asks me the whereabouts of his beloved BEVO stuffed animal..

weilssss: hey, you don't have the bevo stuffed animal do you
mok says: ?
weilssss: it was taken from our room
mok says: haha you sure?
mok says: that brown thing simeon put on me?
weilssss: yeah
weilssss: we don't know where it is
mok says: hahaha it's gone??
mok says: what the heck
weilssss: someone jacked it i guess..
mok says: why would someone take that
weilssss: yeah
weilssss: he didn't see anything
mok says: there's 3 laptops in there
weilssss: i kno
weilssss: and a ps2 and tv
weilssss: of all things

then i try to see the point of view of another jester 151-er..

mok says: what happened?
S I M E 0 N KWN: bevo got stolen
mok says wants to directly connect.
mok says is now directly connected.
mok says:
S I M E 0 N KWN: where's that from
S I M E 0 N KWN: that's ours
S I M E 0 N KWN: hahahha
mok says: which one do you want
mok says:
S I M E 0 N KWN: haha
S I M E 0 N KWN: got us good
mok says: i thought you knew i had it.
mok says: i carried it out of your room on my back
S I M E 0 N KWN: hahah
S I M E 0 N KWN: we reported it to the front desk
S I M E 0 N KWN: as stolen
mok says: ...
mok says: you serious??
mok says: hahahhahahahaha
mok says: my bad
mok says: i thought you saw me take it out...

seriously now, can you say, OWNED?

but honestly speaking, which bevo would you rather have? the second one, right? fosho.

Tuesday, September 07, 2004

no more leftovers

for the past week, i've had a particular song stuck in my head. for you bsb haters out there, worry not. today is your lucky day -- it's "if i ain't got you," by alicia keys.

Some people live for the fortune
Some people live just for the fame
Some people live for the power yeah
Some people live just to play the game
Some people think that the physical things
Define what's within
And I've been there before
But that life's a bore
So full of the superficial

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you

Some people search for a fountain
The promises forever young
Some people need three dozen roses
And that's the only way to prove you love them

Hand me a world on a silver platter
And what good would it be?
With no one to share, with no one who truly cares for me

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, you, you

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you

If I ain't got you with me baby
Nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing
If I ain't got you with me baby


aside from the obvious romantic aspect of this song, i believe that it really sends out a good message. what are YOU living for?

i stole this idea from johnny lin, but we should just substitute "JESUS" for everytime the word "BABY" shows up in the song. i mean, that's as true as it gets, right?

Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you JESUS
If I ain't got you JESUS
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you

or at least that's how it's supposed to be.

so i was doing my quiet times the other day, and i've started to read "seeds of spiritual growth" by allan harkness. he introduces the first chapter of the book with this quote by malcolm muggeridge:

"the true purpose of our existence in this world is, quite simply, to look for God, and in looking, to find him, and having found Him, to love Him..."

sometimes i feel like so many people just don't get it -- myself included. through our busy schedules and seemingly hectic lives, we sometimes lose focus of our purpose. i find myself worrying about scheduling my time between fun and work, yet i fail to consider how neglected God must feel when i leave him my "leftover" time at the end of the day.

i'm sorry, God. no more leftovers.

Monday, September 06, 2004



mahjong. the best thing to ever come out of china. other than yao ming. and my friends.