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Learning, Relationships

Friends and family

As I go on Facebook less, and meet with people more often, I do not feel as alone as I used to.

I am starting to see myself as part of something bigger – a big family of Christian believers. Whether it’s at SF or at Davis, I have loved others and been loved by others. It’s been two quarters, and I am glad for the struggles that my peers and I have went through.

I do not have much to say. Only a gallery of photos can do service. I will try to summarize this in quarters:

Fall quarter was an opportunity to live with over 30 guys! What a feat…in my Senior year of high school, I wouldn’t imagine myself doing that all. I would ostracize myself instead! When I look at these photos, they tell me a completely different picture:

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Guess who looks like a bird (hint: he’s at the top of the photo). I’ve been with him since Freshman year, and I am just amazed by the transformation that he underwent. Soon we’ll be having a Taiwan Mission Trip together! I can only imagine what I have in store for myself

Speaking of mission trips, I had a wonderful time at a Mexico Mission Trip in Ensenada during my winter break! It was hot, and I spent a week and a good amount of money (heck, I missed a video gaming session too). However, I think this one moment among many others was worth it:ImageThat kid reminds me so much of myself! My wish is that he may find true love even when I am gone – perhaps more piggybacks! 🙂

Winter quarter was difficult at times since I had all core classes. Still, I had time to spend for my birthday, with others and learning how to love. I fall short in the ability to love, but thankfully there are so many opportunities to improve:

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See? My past self agrees!

This Spring quarter has just started, and we just had a photo of the staff and (mostly) everyone in our class.

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This is one of the many photos where I had a chance to reflect on the staff’s generosity and the care that I received from them during one-on-one talks about tough questions I held in my heart about Christianity and life.

There’s a lot to say about this year, but this collection of photos should do the job:

I’ll try my best to post. God bless everyone who is watching this!

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The "before" test
Learning

Walking the Talk

Ever since I stopped blogging, I saw a beloved pastor go away from my Davis church; I saw a new pastor come in to take his place; I had a wonderful experience at my NASA internship, and realized my personal strengths and pitfalls while working; I met lots of wonderful friends from my speech class at De Anza College that have some place in my heart; and so much more! Why did I keep many of these ideas away from this blog?

The one thing that stopped me from blogging so much about those ideas is purpose. Do I want to sound grandiose, or just settle for something more personal? Am I supposed to talk about the big technological issues at hand, or make this a blog that is more mainstream? My previous three posts have pointed to the former purpose. However, I think something has changed with how I think about the blog.

Perhaps I do not want this blog to be strictly about technology. I like the freedom that comes from having random musings; they feel so free and personal. After looking at many successful blogs today, I realized that blogging is much like like walking the talk. Just like how walking in the park is a freedom that should be utilized, so should my blogging style. And I’m cool with that.

There’s something amazing in moving ideas to my blog. It requires a different kind of pondering – 8 bits at a time. Time to change the heading, and I hope you guys don’t mind.

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Goals

Should I hang out with my friends, or rather, their virtual entities?

Ten days into the New Year is refreshing. Maybe it’s the fresh air; or that I am riding my bike once again so that I can exercise; or that I have a 17 unit quarter this year; or that I have an opportunity to change my personality, my handshake and how I entertain myself.

College life in the apartments is much different than that of dormitory life. The distance between my apartment and the college campus makes meeting up inconvenient, which makes meeting people difficult. I can’t count the number of times I have rejected a few get-together events because of issues regarding time and distance. As a result, I turn to these virtual entities, you know, Facebook friends and AIM “Best Buddies” and “Miscellaneous Buddies.” The point is its convenience. But it misses that one key thing, the human touch.

Just yesterday, I asked my best friend what I lacked the most. He said that I lacked relational sensitivity and flexibility, and he’s right — even my Mom says this to me too. Perhaps my lack of humanity is connected to this virtual entity business, that is, I am being sucked into the convenience of being with people on a virtual level.

Hopefully, replacing this obsession with the virtual may make me a more relational person. Instead of that IM blooping on my taskbar, I’ll give a phone call. Instead of planning a tentative date for meeting with others, I’ll arrange an appointment to meet up. Ten days into this year has made me reflect on my behaviors. Three hundred and fifty-five left to go to change myself!

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