pupJuJu's Xanga

Monday, March 20, 2006

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:02:58 GMT

Spring Break, Spring Break! haha~ to me it's a LONG break cuz I'm been off school for so long. Anyways, it's gonna be new quarter. Hmm...so school again.

Aside from that annoyance, I'm glad the sun's out! Makes me so happy to see sunshine in gloomy ol' Seattle. hehe~ kinda glad to be back.

I've made a lot of changes in my life since winter quarter. Thought alot about life, relationships, family, school, work, etc etc. I've started to initiate conversations more.

I've even rearranged my apartment so I don't have to "think and brood" all the time. haha~ i think only Wendy, Gina and Jen know what I mean. Yea, shook off those idols and once again put God back into the center of my life.

I've realized how much I need God in my life. Really, I need to start going to church. I need to start praying.

Most importantly, I gotta have FAITH, HOPE, LOVE.

I love these three words, hehe~

Friday, October 07, 2005

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:10:25 GMT

Dunno what's happenin' to me lately. I'm constantly on guard with what I say and how I interact with other people. I've realized how blunt I am 80% of the time. Blunt words can be be recklessly repulsive..I mean it. Not that I intentionally say things to hurt others (I'd rather kill myself), but I guess peepz take my humor the wrong way. Juz the other day I saw a friend of mine that got a new haircut which looks real hip. I was amazed at her transformation, and I blurred out, "Dang girl, you look punk!" Later when we walked into class together, I felt horrible for sayin' that. I mean, do you say "punk" to a person to flatter their ego or does it just inevitably throw their ego into the waste bin? After class I wanted to apologize to her for being offensive (if it ever was offensive, which I still dunno), but she left before I said goodbye, which made me think if she's hating me for life. Hmm...
So dear frienz out there, if I EVER offended you in any way, I apologize. My insensitivity, my cold humor, and my tactless behavior got the worst of me. I've realized how many friends I've lost cuz they were offended by my lack of articulation plus wrong formation of the verbal language. Makes me wanna bite my tongue off, arrghhh. I should be more careful...man, why's life so hard?

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 03:15:53 GMT

Finally understood the meaning of "BARGAIN". Where else but in china can you cut the price off by more than 50%? Some stuffs here are soooo cheap. Juz the other day I went shopping with my cousin and this pair of boots caught my eye. It was black, knee high and looked military-ish. I asked the sales lady for the price...98 yuan (less than 15 bucks). Hmm..i thought about the price and out of nowhere came these words, "I'll take it for 40 yuan". The lady stared at me like I'm crazy, then said she'll sell for 70. Nope, I wasn't satisfied, so I stepped out of the shop. As I was about to turn the corner, the lady yelled at me, "here here, take it, i'll juz be nice today and do you a favor. FYI, I hardly earn any money at this price." So I smiled to myself and handed her the money. Great deal huh?

Thursday, July 14, 2005

Thu, 14 Jul 2005 07:16:26 GMT

Yay~ leaving for China this Friday...woop woop~ so excited for this trip. What's more fun is that we're gonna go through Hong Kong and sightsee our way up North.

Ok, need to lose 15 more pounds. How oh how? me starving already, gotta eat now...

Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Tue, 31 May 2005 22:08:16 GMT

To all people who still reads my xanga..(finally a new update)
I'm going home next Friday the 10th!
Hope ya'll have a great summer, and see you in fall!
hehe~ peace

Thursday, March 03, 2005

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 23:56:18 GMT

How many times do we look at ourselves and other people through God's eyes?
Or do we often just let our own negative perceptions of life deceive us into believing there ain't no hope of a better day tomorrow?
God worked miracles yesterday at GC. He changed my perception of my own identity and of people around me. I also realized that when we look within ourselves and notice our talents, strengths, and aptitudes, we can use them to fulfill God's promises and allow Him to use us to work miracles. And we can't perform miracles unless we accept ourselves for who we are. Think about that...God created us the way we are not so we can boast about our innate qualities. Rather we can use it to glorify the Lord Almighty and preach His Word to the nations. My perception of life changed. God broke that so-called "self-centered slug" in me so I can SEE Him and fathom my purpose in this life--I am an individualistic creation molded by the hands of God, who's striving after a life after His purposes.
Yep, and that's what I'm striving to the end. Peace ya'll

Monday, January 24, 2005

Mon, 24 Jan 2005 06:07:25 GMT

Hi ya'll! Got something fun to check out:

There'z a MOVIE NITE at the Ethnic Cultural Center this coming Friday the 28th @ 6:30pm. This will be a fundraising project for WASHPIRG's Hunger and Homeless Project/ Tsunami Relief. All money donated will be going to hundreds of thousand hungry souls in Asia....nonetheless, PLZ COME!!

Friday, January 14, 2005

Fri, 14 Jan 2005 23:55:53 GMT

God is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G; I applaud Him for His sense of humor.
As my accounting 215 class kicks into full gear, I am beginning to sense the urgency to study at least 15 hours/ week for that class alone. With two other business classes, work and WASHPIRG, I constantly have to look for gaps in my schedule to accomodate some social outings. It has been a busy quarter so far, but rather than feeling stressed out, I feel peaceful...and I'm begin to realize that comes with keeping both feet on the ground with eyes on Jesus.
So I had my first accounting training today (hooray!) I got promoted to become the accounting assistant at the UW Daily! Despite the hard-core accounting 215 class inevitably destroying my sleeping hours, I realize that I actually "enjoy" doing accounting works. And that's why I think God likes to joke with me...I mean..me...accounting..never clicked before. So now I ask Him why He's putting this career interest into my heart. It is clear to me that I need to trust in God's timing, knowing that even though at this moment my future seems uncertain, He IS in full control of my life's steering wheel. And some time down the road, I will understand. It's kind of paradoxical--like I am ignorant but I'm peaceful about it. I never realized how rewarding it is to wait upon Him and ask, like, "God, what do you want me to do with my life, cuz i certainly, absolutely, don't know where my life is going. So my will is out of the league. Yours is in." It just spices up the mundane in life.
Yea, so for some questions to be answered by God it may take a minute, an hour, 3 months, couple years...But I just want to encourage people reading this right now to give prayer a chance by WAITING for God's answers. It is a challenge to our spiritual growth, but it is this test of faith that will reward us later. And yep, it's about time for the sleeping beauties to wAke Up!

Monday, January 03, 2005

Mon, 03 Jan 2005 20:39:39 GMT

The death toll for the tsunami was more than 100,000. Imagine that...thousands of innocent people have died in this disastrous incident. Just by a random force of nature and people have to pay a high price for the aftermath. Makes me realize how fragile life is. And it scares me to know that it occurred so close to home. I'm grateful for people who have called and emailed me with their concerns. My parents are doing well in Bangkok. Thank God the tsunami didn't hit Bangkok or else millions of people would have died. It would be like the "Day After Tomorrow" scene in NYC. The tsunami hit the southern part of Thailand and destroyed mostly the resort areas. This incident has impacted alot of people around me. My best friend called her mom the other day asking how their relatives were doing in India. My friend's family lives in southern India, and I haven't talked to her since the incident started. In Thailand the tsunami destroyed the whole of Phuket beach and Pi Pi Island and all that is left now are flooding debris. People are suffering and lamenting for death of loved ones. The primary source of income for Thai people is tourism, and with the resort areas destroyed, where will people get the money to buy food, albeit medical resources? For some being alive is more painful than death. That's how it is like now in Asia.
Please pray for the people there.
God bless

Monday, November 22, 2004

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 03:14:18 GMT

The Lord cleanses me so I can start anew