Family Altar: Things that are difficult

Needed to take a spin to the daily sharing of "Happy Moments" during Family Time.  So instead...decided to share "Something Difficult" (有咩好難?) during the day.  And we can pray for another to overcome our difficulties.... Nui-nui, with a very serious face said, "我今日Poo-poo 好難."

Winter Olympics

They're captivating... they're entertaining... and I'm sure it takes a ton of athleticism to get to where they are.  But someone tell me how the heck Ice Dancing is a sport?!?

So weird...

Out of nowhere... I suddenly had an urge to watch a movie.  But we don't have Hulu, Netflix, ppstream or funshion.  So I spent a good half hour looking for a movie to watch on youtube. 

After deciding to watch a 劉青雲 movie... it turns out to be a serious crime drama and not a comedy.  And when it got to the part where one of the lead character (a cop) goes home and has a sick boy who bleeds profusely and needs constant care... I immediately stopped watching.

I want to watch movies that take me away from daily pains and aches. I want to watch movies that'll help me laff... and forget the daily humdrums of life.  I want to watch something... that won't evoke pain or tears.  Man.... how weird...

Happy Valentine's Day

Thursday morning (2/13) as I was leaving for work.. Joyce stops me and says,

"Did you buy me flowers?" 

"Yeah... " (actually... I didn't.)

"Don't. I don't want flowers." 

"Oh... ok.  I'll cancel the order."  (Or... I will simply not place an order that doesn't exist).

Win-win situation!

Plateau'ed....

Comes a point in everything we do where we continue to improve... and move upwards.. and eventually... hit the proverbial plateau.  A state of being where we no longer improve as fast... where everything we do is the same as in the near past... and there's no sign of positive progress. 

Working out... we find we're not getting stronger or faster anymore.

Cooking... our spouse and kids don't clean off the plates like they use to.

Bible study... "I saw this last time. What's new?" 

Same thing with our annual Chinese New Year performance at church.  I think all the fellowships have plateaued with creativity and execution.  Everyone is doing the same things now...  a video blending in some on stage performance.  Every year, it's some sort of dance or nostalgic walk down memory lane of 80's-90's music. The only "wow" effect comes with the anticipation of Andrew's next video masterpiece.  But he's a professional... and a fine one at that. 

How do we change the regime? How do we spice things up? Where is our breakthrough? Hmmm.....

2 weeks of fasting...

Two weeks... two whole weeks of not touching, reading, listening to sports.  To me... that's an entire lifetime. 

Ever since that forgetful Sunday... I haven't even gone near any source outlet of sports related news; afraid any images of the 49ers-less Superbowl will reinvoke the emotions of fear, sorrow, agony, pain. 

Last night, I was able to finally listen to a post-Superbowl podcast.  Slowly, I'm coming to terms with reality.  And admittedly... I'm still in eff-you mode.  Gawwwwwd.... I hate this feeling.