little thoughts of a little person

2007-11-26T22:11:00.000-05:00

the cost of discipleship -- thoughts on the book by dietrich bonhoefferi've wanted to read this book for a long time. and i thought, i need to share the things i've been learning from it. so here is my first thought from chapter one."Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without

2007-11-09T17:10:00.001-05:00

story timetwo recent stories of late... :)1) from my placement during indoor recess on monday... a dialogue:R: Melody, are you an intern?Mel: Yes.R: You don't look like an intern.Mel: What does an intern look like?R: Like her. (She points to my classmate, a fellow intern for the special education teacher, L)Mel: (I turn to L.) Did you hear that? You look like an intern.L: I get that a lot.

2007-10-17T22:28:00.000-04:00

october, homecoming 2007, and things that make my day! (aaron, you're probably the ONLY one who reads this thing so here's your special shout-out to you! haha...)it's been a good october so far. thanksgiving = mel tan's wedding. i was so excited to see the beautiful and godly mel tan get married. wow, i sound like a ditzy friend, but really, i'm extremely excited to see what God will continue

2007-07-17T22:30:00.000-04:00

I have returned to Canada for a two weeks now and I feel like I should share with you what I have learned from being in Asia for the past 2 months. God has been gracious, He reminded me of many of my weaknesses but also revealed how He is always in the big picture. Let me warn you, this will be a very long e-mail, but I hope you will be blessed as much as I have. Thanks once again for

2007-05-28T12:28:00.000-04:00

for photo updates for those who don't have facebook, you can check out:Picasa Web Albumi had started uploading on flickr but then i burst way over my quota. so good bye to flickr for now... you can still see it to see what i have up so far... Flickri'll try to keep it as updated as i can. it's going to take me a while to do all the captions.

2007-05-20T11:13:00.000-04:00

It has been a while since I've written anything on this blog. The letter below is an e-mail to update you all about my time in Asia.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------I find time passing really quickly as I am already on my last week of practicum at the International Christian School. The school environment has been amazing with friendly teachers

2007-03-16T16:57:00.000-04:00

exhausted beyond exhaustion. march break madness.oh my goodness, i had a jam packed week since i last posted. the whirlwind of events unfolding in my life is surely a testimony of how busy i can really be... although i have a very little bit of time to breath, i really shouldn't be blogging... haha.i had my first march break in 4 years. and i wish it was 2 weeks long! but alas, it is not

2007-03-11T14:20:00.000-04:00

epitome of awkwardness.i went through a rough patch last night. and my friend sent me some "the fray" songs today and so many of them capture my feelings, except that 'the fray' are men and it'd work for me if all the she's were he's.OVER MY HEAD (CABLE CAR) - The Fray I never knewI never knew that everything was falling throughThat everyone I knew was waiting on a queueTo turn and run when

2007-03-03T23:15:00.000-05:00

everyone's leaving me behind... oh gosh, as i just typed up that title, i felt like i was going to post on the "left behind" series or like those old-school rapture videos with the song, "two were walking down the road, one was left behind". *shudder*anywho, as emily has heard me rant for the past two weeks, i decided i would write a post since i don't feel like working anymore today and my

2007-01-05T23:21:00.000-05:00

wii mii!so, i finally got the chance to play the wii on new year's eve due to ken's nice gesture to go home to get the console & games AND also go to jay's house to get the extra controller. all my friends are right... it has not disappointed me. i love the whole concept of the wii. and i really want one...there are so many positives to it:- it's relatively cheap (good for a cheap-o like me)-

2006-12-13T22:09:00.000-05:00

cutest thing ever...so my sister was sending me this page today on how your horoscope seems to have relation to your driving ability. anyways, i click on the other links on that page and this is what i found....Cute Boyit was SOOO cute! :) how do you get stuck like that?! crazy... i would've at least taken a toy out with me! especially sponge bob! hahaha...enjoy!

2006-12-03T21:56:00.000-05:00

updated...i finally added some blogs on this site.

2006-12-01T23:52:00.000-05:00

pending payment for being a chauffeur, party planner, personal planner, and English tutorthis post is dedicated to a good friend, perry kin-fo yip, who visited Canada from november 16 to 20, 2006.for those who don't know perry... he was in 4th year at Queen's way back when i was in 1st year. he was my cell group leader, my Overcomer head, the Fob Emperor and well, just an overall friend. i

2006-11-09T23:49:00.000-05:00

haha... i look like...i saw this off of sam's blog and i thought it was absolutely hilarious. anyways, i found the biggest picture i have of my face and even though it's not an accurate representation of me b/c i look so serious, here's what came up! :)http://www.myheritage.com

2006-10-27T23:07:00.000-04:00

october 27th, 2006conferences...well, i haven't blogged in a long time (as usual), but there are a few things that i wanted to write about. one happened today (friday) and something else from last weekend. last weekend, i had the privilege to go to a conference with my english pastor, my senior pastor, 2 deacons and 2 other members of the church. it was called "TIPPING SACRED COWS" (Morehouse

2006-09-17T21:31:00.000-04:00

queen's homecoming, kingston, september 16-17, 2006my first official homecoming as an alumni. what can i say about it? it was FANTABULOUS. though i have regrets about missing out on the sidewalk sale and not being able to get my yearbook! :( you know, the yearbook editor in me has every yearbook since i've been in kingston!anywho, i wanted to highlight my 27 hours in kingston and the

2006-09-05T21:31:00.000-04:00

cottage trip 2006oh yeah... cottage trip with some friends to end off the summer before the start of a new school year = FUN FUN FUN! although i wish the weather was better and we could go sun-tanning and dancing in the water, i'm sooooooooooo happy i've got to spend time with some of my loved friends. it was amazing to just be in the same place with some people whom i haven't had a chance to

2006-08-17T15:10:00.000-04:00

back from western canada...Thank you so much for your prayers this past two weeks while I was on tour with the Taiwanese Aboriginal Choir in Western Canada. God really challenged and pushed me on this trip to learn to rely and trust in Him. I was constantly humbled to rely on His anointing. After my last update, I began to translate Cantonese only at nearly every performance. To tell the

2006-08-01T13:10:00.000-04:00

I'm off to Kelowna, Edmonton and Vancouver from August 2nd to 14th. I'm really excited about it but I also have some fears. Please keep me in your prayers. :)Dear friends and prayer partners,Tomorrow (Wednesday), I will be off to Kelowna to meet up with a group of Taiwanese orphans who go on tour every year. For those who remember, I was there in that Taiwanese orphanage two summers ago with

2006-07-23T23:57:00.000-04:00

two years ago...two years ago, i had just returned from a two-month mission trip to taiwan and a 3-week holiday in HK with my friend viv. i remember that day clearly because by the end of the 3 months, i was beginning to be very homesick. sick to return to friends, sick to return to home, sick to return to family...those were the days. when will that day come again?

2006-06-16T16:00:00.000-04:00

check out pics at:Mel's Picsit's not a complete set but a SNAPSHOT of panama. :)

2006-06-15T21:37:00.000-04:00

dear friends, i know i've been missing for nearly two months. i've decided to update you on my life through pictures. may 1-7: panama with a bunch of friends... hello panama! i really did go surfing!here we are resting during surfing!may 12: softball accident #1may 24-26: happy grad commies, lawyer, doctors, nurses and engineers! i saw my little kiddies too! :)my grade 1 class that i've been

2006-04-27T11:23:00.000-04:00

done my undergrad...so, i'm closing the door on school and exams at queen's. these past four academic years haven't been all that great. i came to get a "better" education than york and i got all my favourite courses cancelled and on top of all that, i don't even get good marks. not that i was expecting too... but when they say the "Frosh 15". it's true.i wanted to make a tribute to my past

2006-04-18T00:22:00.000-04:00

past two weeks...suffice to say, these past two weeks have passed quickly. stress abounding with stupid PSYC 385 lab and exam on the same day... which i may have done oh so poorly on. but alas, there are only 2 more exams to my undergraduate days.i haven't had time to update much on my life, but... here it is. i am going to do my MASTER's of Arts in Child Study and Education at OISE/UT next year

2006-03-24T16:53:00.000-05:00

i'm due for an update. i'm exhausted. i'm tired... but thank goodness it's Friday.so, i only have 2 weeks left in this school year. my marks are low... school is busy... and so are ministries. why do all these things happen at the same time? i really wish that i could go lazing around and just relax. like, i realized just today that i haven't even had time to look at other people's blogs.

2006-03-15T16:07:00.000-05:00

I got this off my friend (Daniel)'s blog. Watch it. It nearly made me cry... but then again, I think I'm PMSing. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/41491/black_drawings/Challenges me to see children in a different way. :)

2006-03-07T01:52:00.000-05:00

kccf retreat - Basic Training: Blood, Sweat and Tearsso i can't sleep. talking to friends has kept me up... this hasn't happened since my first year. i used to stay up for endless hours talking online to friends. and tonight is one of the first times i've done it since then. regardless, i can't blog quite about those things yet. i think i'm blogging b/c i'm sick of seeing my last post b/c

2006-02-13T13:01:00.000-05:00

just an update...so last time i blogged, i was quite in a haze. i shall update you on my current life and what's been motivating me to keep going. last week, our fellowship had a corporate fast. it's true, not everyone fasted but many people did. myself included. it's been a while since i fasted and i realize, it's what i need the most. i had two major things that i wanted to fast about (

2006-02-06T00:58:00.000-05:00

who am i? courtesy of ken from 2003. i've been hearing this phrase addressed to me a lot this year... WHO AM I?i mean, i know i'm Chinese, i'm Christian, i'm a student, etc. but who am i really? what composes me? (and please don't talk bio with me... <-- terry ha)it's been a rough couple of weeks for me. it's been a testing time. a bitter time. a renewing time. and a cycle. i just went

2006-01-25T20:30:00.000-05:00

hahaha... look what i found... you have to go to the site. Melody Li i decided to do a search on myself and this is what i found. read the caption... i laughed and imagined myself doing that for a living. hey, i'm famous! :)

2006-01-22T21:52:00.000-05:00

sick sick sick... so, it's the second weekend of school and guess who's been sick all weekend. 'tis right, it's me. i don't know what more i can say except that being sick and alone is one of the worse feelings out there. steph was sick too... but a different kind of sick.chills, aches, fever, cough... i had it all... and to be obedient, i followed my mom's 36-hour remedy. it works for me

2006-01-04T11:32:00.000-05:00

Yunnan, China AND HK(December 23, 2005 to January 2, 2006)I think you can try to look at my picture album from my trip to HK and China here:CLICK HERE!The trip was absolutely beautiful. I always imagined China to be a crowded place (because the only other places I have been are ShenZhen and Beijing), but this proved me to be wrong. In the province of Yunnan, with a population greater than that

2005-12-08T18:29:00.000-05:00

my adventurous life...so... let's just update on my life. the past week has been relaxing. i should be doing MORE WORK... but really, i'm just lazy but yeah, i need the relaxation. school's out and exams are here. one more week for me. i'm going to start cramming REALLY soon. :) but let's see... i had a really good last week of school. got my physics mark back (if anyone remembers my post

2005-11-24T23:46:00.000-05:00

passion - november 22, 2005what can i say? i'm floored. not really by the number of people there, but by what God can merely do in one night. how God can really speak to EVERYONE there in one sitting. how God can reveal Himself in a mere 3.5 hours. just look below... (i took it off someone's webpage... sorry!) but it's as though the light is God and we are His people just worshipping Him

2005-11-12T22:47:00.000-05:00

things from the past two weeks.... it's long, but it's truly worth the read.let's go in reverse chronological order:1) asian semilast night was asian semi... yes, that's right. i WENT to asian semi. Judy, one of the nursing housemates, is going back to Toronto for the winter term to do her clinical placement at York Central. so we decided that our whole house would go together. i didn't

2005-11-06T17:26:00.000-05:00

so this is what i end up getting from 3 minutes on the roof. i see both ends of the arch of a rainbow (apparently, you could see the whole arch before but i was too late). and there were two rainbows (see picture on the right... if you look really closely, there's two rainbows). and then i turn around and there's a beautiful view of the sun setting. wow... it's made my day. now back to the

2005-11-06T17:22:00.000-05:00

kingston rainbowso i receive an urgent call from james to look out my window and i see the tip of the rainbow (if you can see from the picture below) by the trunk of the tree... and then he says there's TWO. so i run upstairs to the roof to catch a picture.

2005-10-24T21:44:00.000-04:00

more on fair tradeso... ha, to procrastinate on writing the essay, i've decided to blog more. and the fact that people read my blog immediately makes me feel "positively reinforced" to blog again! :)not to pick on sam, but i feel that his comment is how a lot of us feel in North America. but in fact, we're wrong. FAIR TRADE is only made possible in the developed world because the developing

2005-10-23T19:35:00.000-04:00

darn it warren...so, there i am reading people's blogs for the first time in the month (i read everyone's in one day) and i get to warren's and he tags me. i don't even know what this means... but i feel that i will be one to END it... muhahaha... :) (or if i feel so inclined to continue tagging others when i'm done). BUT PLEASE READ THE FIRST POST! (BELOW) that one was a post of substantial

2005-10-23T19:07:00.000-04:00

fair trade or consumer capitalism?for my 'geography, environment and development in the third world' course, i am required to write an essay on a standardized fair trade text. i have just finished reading this fair trade text that i was laboriously taking notes on this weekend.i have come to some conclusions that the reason why fair trade cannot exist, is because NO ONE KNOWS, in other words,

2005-10-10T16:46:00.000-04:00

thanksgivingin lieu of thanksgiving, i figure i should post. i was trying to think of things that i am thankful for and for some reason, i'm not in a very "thanksgiving" mood. it's not that there is NOTHING to be thankful for, but i'm just not feeling thankful. like i can write a whole list of things i'm thankful for because it truly is something to be thankful for, but for some reason, i feel

2005-09-15T22:34:00.000-04:00

week 1 of fourth year! so, this term is supposed to be my "easy term" so i can finish my correspondence. i've officially been back for 8 days. i STARTED correspondence essay notes... i officially suck at correspondence. for those who dont' know... i'm taking "Literature for Children" from an online university, Athabasca University in Alberta. I started it late June but I've not read past

2005-09-06T22:32:00.000-04:00

is this really the end of this summer?looking back in my first 4-month summer in Toronto... it wasn't nearly as fun as i thought it would be. i had SO MUCH more fun in my '2 month' summers. i enjoyed May & June, volunteering at Bloorview was wonderful. but honestly, i don't think i really enjoyed July & August. it was tiring to work at the YMCA. i do think that i gained experiences that can

2005-08-10T20:26:00.000-04:00

geez, i feel so unappreciated (*ahem* ADRIAN!!) when i update my blog. telling a working blog to shut down. :*(my parents have returned from a week in Norway, while i've been living in a dust-filled house for a week. just to fill people in, i spend nearly the whole time that my parents were away cleaning the living room and dining room of my house so that we could get rid of the carpet.

2005-07-29T19:03:00.000-04:00

july 29, 2005HAPPY BIRTHDAY GENDI! (and Genuine)so people always complain that i never blog and well, i don't have a job where i can spend time on the computer!! (hahah, adrian & kwan...)but life is always just as busy. let's just say that i still haven't cleaned my house and this week, i hope will be a time where i can make a huge difference in my living room. hopefully i can book everything

2005-05-25T17:57:00.000-04:00

i love company...so it's been three weeks since last blogging... so many things have happened since then... i went on my FIRST cottage trip. it's not really a cottage but a rental house for 3 days with Peoples' friends and i can't believe how much fun i had there. if i knew how to put up pictures, i would and then i could show you all. the days there were soooo awesome.... it's been 3 years since

2005-05-08T18:42:00.000-04:00

bloggin' on mother's day!yays. so it's now may 8th already. i can't believe it.... i've been back for a bit more than a week now. but it's been busy.so, i'm starting volunteering at Bloorview MacMillan on Monday... everyday Mon-Thurs at the school there. i'm excited... i'm sure it will be a wonderful experience.taking correspondence English-Children's Literature.... (i feel like i should drop it

2005-04-21T00:52:00.000-04:00

stressed...okay, so here it is... day one of exams (for me...) i've had it easy this term and yet, my life seems so blank. i've been having a few stress attacks lately... i blame it on PMS... but honestly, here's my schedule for finals this term:april 21 (thurs) - 30% environment studies night exam, 3 essaysapril 22 (fri) - 15% psychology stats project dueapril 23 (sat) - 45% intro to western

2005-04-16T11:08:00.000-04:00

what did i say? exams = bloggin'so, this is what i've wanted to share for a while but never had the chance to b/c it wasn't exams. haha... this was a lesson or an epiphany that i've been learning for a while since reading week: i've come to the realization that in my Christian walk with God, i've been struggling to put God first in my life... it's not quite because of school or relationships,

2005-04-14T17:26:00.000-04:00

exams = time to blogso, time flies doesn't it? it's now the end of THIRD year. for some reason, this year has passed by so quickly and so slowly that i don't even know that it's passed. i know that sentence doesn't make sense but it's really how i feel. it's like, i only realized on friday that it was the end of the year and that the 05s are graduating.grad night - april 8, 2005so, it hit me.

2005-03-05T19:10:00.000-05:00

can you believe it? i'm blogging again. i know that a lot of you guys were UTTERLY SPEECHLESS at the fact that i blogged two weeks ago but here i am, outdoing myself and blogging again (when I really should be studying...)reading weekwas awesome. getting out to toronto, the first night required literally begging and dragging by will, esther and eric and really, i didn't regret it. and then

2005-02-21T16:28:00.000-05:00

i realize that i only blog when i'm alone. it's been a quiet day... though i've had two visitors from upstairs visiting me. i guess there are things that i've wanted to blog about but haven't had the chance to for a while... for those of you who've been clicking here for 3.5 months to read something from november, i hope you'll be more than proud of me that i've posted a NEW blog.school is out

2004-11-06T15:34:00.000-05:00

first of all, this is a bit late... HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPH CHEUNG... (5th) today (meaning Friday), is a pretty crappy day for me... i started off by waking up late to visit my kid... i'm supposed to be ON a bus at 10am, i woke up at 10:01am... so who has to get ready extra fast, walk extra fast and catch another bus... yeah... and for all days to be so windy... SOOOO WINDY... to emphasize... then

2004-10-27T02:02:00.000-04:00

just wanted to say... HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY JOANNA! (phew... it's still your birthday!) the years of friendship, i will never forget... so glad that God is taking good care of you! =) much love for ya always... =)

2004-10-22T14:25:00.000-04:00

oooo... so, it's friday. and i think i blogged tuesday... so much has happened... basically, our apt flooded AGAIN... stupid hot water heater from upstairs (don't worry, i still love you guys @ apt 7) =) but yeah, this is the SECOND time in two months... flooding. why am I always there during floods? twice at NTCBC, when I was in Beijing this summer... it flooded, and twice here... wow. =

2004-10-19T20:44:00.000-04:00

ha... somehow it feels like i have no life now. the absurdity of blogging twice in one day... i just thought i'd share a thought from my favourite singer... Josh Groban i've been feeling a bit down and the first thing i thought of was listening to this song because it gives me insight on what God does in my life... You Raise Me Up When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary When troubles come and

2004-10-19T14:53:00.000-04:00

wow... people do read my blog. this one i will keep short though.. =) i'm sore right now 'cuz last night i played intramurals rec volleyball... ouchie... =) if you know me from Peoples' days... I used to fall soo soo soo much! and apparently, i still do... but that's just me... =) before i came home, i just couldn't decide whether i should go swimming or not... i decided not to because it's

2004-10-18T11:27:00.000-04:00

hey.. =) do people still blog? i have no idea.... i know i haven't been blogging nor have i had time to check other people's blogs... so if you do come to this, please tag me. a few things that i've really wanted to tag for a while... 1) THANKSGIVING - Honestly, i had one of the best thanksgivings of my life... well, a lonely one but a good one... my only regret is not being able to spend

2004-09-09T10:48:00.000-04:00

So, I wake up at like 8:15am, I step on my carpet and guess what? It's wet... so I find out that the carpet under my desk is soaked... and it's leaking water from somewhere... but NOT the windowsill. Where is it coming from? I have no idea... so Elim and I are confused.. she's in a rush though because now she can't do frosh stuff outside so she's scrambling to find board games... so I call Mike

2004-09-01T15:46:00.000-04:00

since the world seems to have stopped blogging, i thought i'd blog a bit! today was a good day... way too tiring though! first of all, it started with a wake-up at 9:15am to get ready and shower... then off to IKEA with Hsiehsers to look at back to school stuff. it's good that we didn't buy anything but at least Sam knows what he needs for school now... then, finally got Will's birthday present

2004-08-29T23:56:00.000-04:00

i think this has been the second time all summer where i've been home alone. i love the silence that the house has when i'm home alone. too bad when everyone comes back again, there is TV, there is people, and sometimes, there is arguments. if only there could be tranquility and somewhere to hide here. i think there desperately needs to be cleanliness in my house. if only one room could be

2004-08-22T03:00:00.000-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELODY YERK-LING LI!!! =) Wow, you're officially not a teen anymore...hope you have fun being an adult! Take care 'n faith up! Cheerios =D

2004-08-12T23:23:00.000-04:00

i need to advertise... please, if you know ANY FROSH coming to Queen's... please tell them about this!!!!!!!! WHAT: KCCF Frosh Welcoming BBQ ($5 KCCF-ers, $4 Frosh) WHEN: Saturday, August 14, 2004, 10:30am (9:30am for helpers) WHERE: Milne Park Conservation Area- Lazy Way picnic area (at McCowan and Highway 7; enter from McCowan)http://www.markham.ca/markham/resources/map_milnedampark2004.pdf

2004-08-10T01:06:00.000-04:00

HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY WILL!! today, i went to the beach with Gendi, Abby, Queenie and James. Oh, so fun! i luf beaches... even though we got there when it wasn't sunny anymore. well, i'm just reflecting on how disgusting it was to go swimming at Deep Repulse Bay (i think that's it's name... "deep water -wan" in HK. i went with Perry, Peggy, Eva and Viv but the water was DISGUSTING. it had

2004-08-04T16:06:00.000-04:00

well, i've discovered how boring life can be when no one else can hang out with you... and when you have a headache at home. i like a quiet life sometimes to be exact. let's just say, the house is quiet... it seems like it's just me and this computer (even though i think my sister is still in the basement sleeping). the windows are open, you can feel the occasional breeze through the window

2004-07-30T23:12:00.000-04:00

alright... i need help. who can help me fix the margins on this darn blog? it's been bugging me for 3 days and i have no idea what to do... the sacrifices for making a new template and actually working on my blog and it looks yucky! and if you could, please help me figure out where i can host pics so i can show some of you what taiwan looks like? thanks!

2004-07-29T14:06:00.000-04:00

‧TODAY IS THE 29TH OF JULY... HAPPY 19th BIRTHDAY GENDI! (and Genuine while i'm at it). happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear GENDI, happy birthday to you. so i'm blogging again back in Canada. after being around the world for three months, i'm sorry for those who EVER check this blog and see that i have not updated. since july 1st (well, not even since it was

2004-06-30T11:28:00.000-04:00

let me just say, "i am finally blogging" so... it's been like a month since my last update. a month to be exact and a lot has happened. our last month at the orphanage was soooo busy that we didn't have time to blog at all. for one week, they took us to different cities and places in taiwan (some were really close to our village) so that we could have a taste of what taiwan actually was like.

2004-05-31T01:55:00.000-04:00

well, haven't blogged in a while and i'm tooo lazy to write too much. so i'll pull a "vivien"... hahhaa... (okay, it's an inside joke but i'm sure you'll get it later...) SO, THE POINT IS: just go to vivien's page for our latest updates. the best part of going to her blog: PICTURES ARE UP ON VIV'S BLOG!!! yayayyayayayayayay! so yeah, read up on that and see how we are doing!

2004-05-20T02:25:00.000-04:00

updates from the past week: saturday 15th we went with 20 of the kids on their tribal dancing performances. they were invited to dance at this powerplant family fun day... it was really hot and they were really sweaty but it was good. then they were invited to kaohsiung (second largest city in Taiwan) to this tourism exhibition. my goodness, there was soo many people... imagine i dunno, some

2004-05-13T22:33:00.000-04:00

This has been our most useful week here ever. Thanks for all those who have prayed for us. Let me just outline our week so far... I think I posted my last post on Monday or something like that! Monday - we went to move some small rocks and dig up soil so that the plant people could plant flowers! =) YAY! so useful... - then we took a 3 hour nap and woke up again in time to water plants!

2004-05-07T23:12:00.000-04:00

YAY! We have internet in Taiwan... here is what we have been doing for the past week! Please continue to pray for us so that we can be more and more useful here! =) Viv and I wake up around 7am everyday and then we go to staff devotions at 7:30am. Where I have to pay careful attention to understand the Mandarin and where Viv doesn't understand anything but she's really good because she sits

2004-05-01T04:44:00.000-04:00

YAY!! I'm in the HK airport right now and Viv and I are waiting for our flight to leave HK to go to Taiwan. This is almost the first time we've had internet access since we left our homes in Canada. We're not even sure if the orphanage has e-mail or internet access, but we're crossing our fingers. The past 48 hours in HK has been quite busy... composed of eating, eating, sleeping, and more

2004-04-25T01:35:00.000-04:00

can this be possible? is mel blogging more than once in a week? hahaha.. well, it's saturday night after eating dinner at Taste of Japan to say goodbye to everyone before I leave and give everyone a chance to get together again! I'm really glad to see a lot of my friends to just come out and spend one meal's worth of time with me despite exams and just stuff that people have to do. It's

2004-04-23T02:17:00.000-04:00

alright, thursday night/friday morning now... in a week, i will be out of this country and on to another continent... scary thought, but yet a happy one as well.. i know God is going to teach me great things from this missions trip - things like humbleness and simplicity... but yet, He will teach me things beyond those that I can fathom right now... please continue to pray for me... i think

2004-04-18T23:51:00.000-04:00

today's sermon and joke of the day: so, we're talking about shem, ham and japheth... and we're looking at Genesis 10... where they talk about the genealogy or the descendents... and pastor lo mentions that in this genealogy, the order of descendents starts with japheth, ham and shem... the joke: "Ham seems to always be in the middle." do you get it? HAM is always in the middle, like in the

2004-04-04T23:52:00.000-04:00

"DO WE SEE JESUS AS A SUGAR DADDY?" - Pastor Lo, on today's sermon about letting Jesus be our King The context of it was refering to whether we just ask things of and from Jesus. Which I must say is quite a good analogy... Hahaha... I laughed so hard today after he said that.. but in my head of course... =) Some people laughed so hard out loud. =) That's like two weeks of consecutively good

2004-03-30T00:27:00.000-05:00

planet watching... apparently, all five planets are up in the sky: venus, mars, jupiter, saturn and one more. i can't see them... i don't know what planets look like. elim told me, they're like bright stars that don't twinkle. i tried looking, i still don't see them. the only thing i know is that God made those stars AND those planets. whether i can tell which is which is not the important

2004-03-22T19:34:00.000-05:00

just took a nice long nap in my night class and it's now the break... i promised Aaron that i would blog after yesterday's church service! hahah... the joke of the day, i've already forgotten... but look on Aaron's blog if you wanna hear it, he said he'd put it on. =) well, last night was gold... my housemates punk'd a friend real good. never been part of such a good punk EVER. but thank

2004-03-14T20:26:00.000-05:00

I AM NOT A MISTAKE! (hahah... that's my phrase today, just ask Ken, Ralph or Emily) well, i'm back in k-town again. and once again, i haven't blogged for a while. i went home for ONE WHOLE DAY. well, one night and two days i guess. left kingston saturday morning at 9:15am and then in Toronto, i went straight to the Dr. Sun Yat-sen exhibit that my dad was organizing and stayed there for a

2004-03-01T01:30:00.000-05:00

funny thought of the day: Did you know that 2% (or 4 million people in the States) admit to opening their windows purposely during a car wash to "see what would happen"? hahah... well, i laughed for a long time... so did Emily... Toronto waas great... watched Big Fish with Emily and shopped with Gendi and that's about it... but God has been good to me. He didn't leave me even when I feel like

2004-02-20T17:08:00.000-05:00

well, thought i'd do some retreat blogging... as ken would say, i went to a "valentine's" retreat (feb 13-15, 2004).... and no, it was not a couples retreat, it was a God retreat. and i'm SO glad to say that God met me (and us) there! being part of the planning subcommittee for retreat, i guess i had a lot of expectations for retreat when we first picked the theme of BROKENNESS. like that

2004-01-27T01:01:00.000-05:00

i'm melopi.. and i suxxors! and i'm a liberal! teehee.. (btw, i didn't write that... emily did.. =))

2004-01-19T22:18:00.000-05:00

wow... a blogspot? is this really it? i think so... this is AMAZING! well, i'm going to post this first and see how it looks. =)