| xanga looks so new... i don't know what the heck is going on but i've been having chest pains for about a week now. i know. yes. i said a week. it comes and goes. i know better. i know i should get it checked out. maybe i'm scared. i hope it's nothing. hoping...it's just muscle pain. too much going on in the life. you know how that goes. i'm sure it's just stress. i think i need to up my long walks on the beach or go book another vacation. i just feel dahp dahp hae. i would translate but the definition just gets lost. can't wait for sunday. i will be having a "couple" of drinks, rooting on my ny giants. |
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| china was awesome!
lil jet lag.
will post pics soon.
cathay airlines rock!
so much to be thankful for.
Happy Thanksgiving in two days! hehe.
i am sure lovin' it here!
esp. the 80 degree weather.
be safe ya'll and enjoy that turkey.
i heart you!
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| back on xanga. it's been a LONG time. what is this friends lock all about? lol. it's been too long.
max and i are planning a trip to hk, shanghai, and beijing. you all need to hook me up with some info cuz i'm korean and he's viet. we want to have a kick ass time and eat some yummy chinese food. so let me know where we should go...and what we should eat!
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| this truly touched MY heart...
If you have a minute please read on. Tell me, is this something else or what...
The Amish of Nickel Mines, Pa.—a pacifist religious community in rural Lancaster County who practice a simple farming life without modern conveniences much the same as their 17th century Swiss-German forbears—suffered a shocking intrusion into their world when a local milkman, Charles Roberts, invaded a one-room schoolhouse, shooting 10 young girls, leaving five of them dead.
During the ordeal, one of the girls, 13-year-old Marian Fisher, offered to be killed first in hopes that the others would be spared. (View video: A Young Girl's Sacrifice.) A Beliefnet member wrote of this event: "I cannot ignore this unbelievable act of love by a girl this young. In my mind, this little girl did no more or no less than Jesus did for us on the cross."
Within hours of the shooting, the families of the children not only expressed their forgiveness of the killer but reached out to his family, giving food and raising money for his wife and children. In a Beliefnet video interview, Herman Bontrager, a spokesman for the Amish of Nickel Mines, explained, "The Amish believe that we must forgive because we ourselves need to be forgiven. [They're] trying to live the way Jesus lived. He turned the other cheek, he told us to love everybody, to love our enemies."
A Beliefnet member noted, "The message of forgiveness, rather than vengeance, goes to the heart of how we should behave toward each other. This is an extreme example of how true faith and true forgiveness can be awe-inspiring.
If the Amish can forgive the man who killed their children, how much more should the rest of us be able to forgive the petty hurts and perceived insults we receive each day?"
My take on Life...always full of surprises some good some bad, not perfect but each day a gift...and that's exactly why they call it the present.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Please stay warm & be SAFE.
Lotsa love to you & yours,
family & friends.
I met a new friend named Raleigh last week. He is my inspiration to do all things good and not to take things for granted. The Doctors had to amputate his leg due to gangrene but you could never tell that it bothers him. Raleigh doesn't even know how much he's changed my heart in a 2 visit period. You see, Raleigh is a Senior in an Assisted Living Facility. He's lived there for over a year now. I visit him weekly. We play cards together and then just chat. There is so much wisdom. Although I'm the one volunteering to put a smile on his face, I feel as though I am gaining so much from him out of this experience.
I recommend to all of you, please go volunteer. It's hard to put into words this feeling...and it's something I def'ly want you all to feel. Trust me, it's worth it! So, why don't you give it a try? I can even help match you to specific events that you would enjoy. It doesn't have to be meeting with Seniors...we can even adopt-a-highway together or feed the homeless on skid row. Please let me know if you are interested.
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| does anyone recommend me to get tickets to the musical Wicked? tickets are on sale starting today for it's LA run. was it good? or not worth it.
October has been busy. We flew to from LAX to JFK every other weekend this month to attend some weddings. Too bad they weren't on saturday and sunday of the same weekend. Flying for about 6 hrs each way and then having to adjust to the 3 hr time difference was a bi*ch but it was all worth it to see everyone. Here are some pics from those weekends minus some that I'm sure the ladies will not like posted. ( I got some titty pics! hehe) Congratulation Shirley & Sin! 
isn't shirl lovely. *gasp* of course, sin looked good too. 
cheers. celebrating good times. 
max and audrey 
why do i always fall asleep on the train? must be the motion. 
haha, i'm not the only one that falls asleep on the train. i hear they give out tickets now. 
my parents told me they didn't want a dog. guess who's dog? no joke. |
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