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沒有Egg nog latte 的日子. 第113日. 晴

至 於 我 和 我 家 ， 我 們 必 定 事 奉 耶 和 華 。

~書 24:15

$2!!!!

沒有Egg nog latte 的日子. 第109日. 晴

WAHAHAHAHAHAH.... found $2 in my pants pockets!!! WAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!

Rapture

沒有Egg nog latte 的日子. 第103日. 晴

A recent question asked, "Give domestic and business situations today that are comparable to the situations of Matt 24:40-41" -- where 2 men will be in a field and one will be taken away with the other left (what some theologians equate to with the RAPTURE).

The women answered, "We'll be lining up at Starbucks... and all of a sudden, everyone will be gone and I'll be at the front of the line!"

The men answered, "A typical business situation is when people at work are laid off or they retire. One minute they're here, the next minute they're gone. Or when a charismatic vice-president leaves a company, and a bunch of his workers follow him and leave with him, follow the leader."

How the men and women both read the same question but interpreted it completely differently!

Point, Newsom

沒有Egg nog latte 的日子. 第101日. 晴
Hilarious!!

Mayor Gavin Newsom and the SF Police Chief makes a last minute change to the route of the Olympic Torch runners ~the only North American stop, mind you~ leaving the protestors with nothing to do!! "Team Tibet and Team Beijing were ready to protest the Olympic flame. When the route changed, they just shouted at one another."

HA!!! Off to Argentina you go, Torch. And oh...don't cry for me...

Still IRATE!!!!

沒有Egg nog latte 的日子. 第98日. 晴

From my April 10, 2007 post titled: IRATE

"GEEZ!!!! 14 runs in 7 games. I feel like jamming my finger in my eye."

So far this season, we've scored 8 runs in 6 games!!!!! Anyway we can score 7 runs today against Maddux to break this streak?!?!? Ugh..... 7 runs on opening day. It'll be a mini-miracle if we can even score 1-run. Why did we buy tickets!?? WHY!? WHY!? WHY!?!

Happy 30th Birthday...

沒有Egg nog latte 的日子. 第97日. 晴

Dude... you're 30!!! Dude....

Amazing Race - San Francisco

沒有Egg nog latte 的日子. 第96日. 晴

I still remember over 2 years ago while having dinner at 竹皇, I asked MoonChi if we can have a Scavenger Hunt. The Scavenger Hunt slowly evolved into Joseph's 1st Amazing Race. 2 years later, the location has changed, the tasks have gotten more creative, the bar has been raised... and the faces are vastly different.

Top 10 Highlights of Amazing Race - SF (in no specific order)
1) Andrew's Wiggling Finger
2) Every team reciting bible verses
3) Ben's rendition of Vanilla Ice
4) Golden Gate Bakery Egg Tarts in the cold wind of San Francisco
5) Leo/David/Fion/Marco's Feeding of the 5000
6) Karen/Bo/Iris/Jason's 30-second Advertisement - Cliff Hanger
7) Michelle's 19 seconds of "Bust-a-move"
8) Working with Martin and Royce
9) Still not knowing (for sure) the number of parking spaces at Safeway
10) God's outpouring of AMAZING love and AMAZING blessing

Game Over

沒有Egg nog latte 的日子. 第90日. 晴

Results are in... the non-sports watching, no-NCAA-background-trained, amateur WOMAN beats out the three self-proclaimed sports addict, chauvinistic MEN. What a blow to our male ego... geez... Goes to show that picking winners isn't about knowing, but it's about NOT knowing.

Joycie takes the gold in our Four Person Brackets.

I come in a distant second, no thanks to Memphis suddenly sinking free throws.

The Gonz rounds out the top three while eating my dust.

And good ol' Anderson secures the platform which we stand on because Duke decides to choke yet again and the Lopez Twins' powers were apparently deactiviated.

Hot Pot City

沒有Egg nog latte 的日子. 第87日. 晴

With my wooden chopsticks, I picked up the steamy, crunchy slice of lamb, dunked it in the self-made sauce (a mixture of satay, soy, garlic, onion, ginger, chili, sesame and a raw egg) and gently yet assuringly placed it atop of my tongue. The hickory, pleasing aroma, the silky, smooth texture, the scintallating flavor dissolved into my tastebuds - causing every muscle in my oral cavity to tingle with sheer sensation. My overzealous tongue began to push and shove the slice of animal tissue around the salivac cave, while the enamels of ivory chomped and grinded ever so hastily, releasing more and more of the juice that can only be concocted in a fairy tale. The battle between my mouth and the piece of lamb crescendos when the esophagus muscles grow jealous of the enjoyment felt by my mouth and begin to contract -- inhaling what's left of the burnt carcass. Oh... how I enjoyed that first piece of meat at Hot Pot City.

Life has it's many ups and downs. Allow me to share one of my ups - Hot Pot City (HPC).

• HPC is the place to go on a chilly Spring evening.
• HPC is a place where some feel the food is unclean - yet I've always convinced myself the boiling water can disinfect.
• HPC is a place where you walk in feeling gloomy and walk out smelling like a lunch truck.
• HPC is a place people claim the meat is not fresh - though I've always compensated with a bowl of self-made sauce.
• HPC is a place where we'll drive 6 hours roundtrip (from Cal Poly mind you) for a "quick dinner."
• HPC is a place where it just - "hits the spot."
• HPC is a place where many think is overpriced - but I've always been able to eat my money's worth (and pay for it).
• HPC is another reason why I can't ever move out of the Bay Area... I simply can't.

Now, if only HPC will start serving egg nog lattes...

The Foundation

沒有Egg nog latte 的日子. 第86日. 晴

He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. ~Luke 6:48

To be built well, we are called to dig deep within, remove the old and invite the Holy Spirit to fill our void; to let Christ be our foundation. How can we let Christ be our foundation, if we haven't first removed our former selves. One servant cannot serve two masters. One house cannot have two foundations.

Who is your foundation? You or Jesus?

Not doing so well...

沒有Egg nog latte 的日子. 第81日. 晴

Three guys and a gal... the gal has no college hoops knowledge whatsoever. And after two days of March Madness, here are the standings and my updated brackets. Oh Anderson... why do we suck?