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25 décembre Merry Christmas!Finally got Debbie's call. Finally Christmas came and I was able to open the package. Cute gifts!
Love the music, love the smiles, love the gifts, love the food, ^_^.
Love Christmas!
Enjoy the season, everybody! 22 décembre my finalsI got "B+" in Fluid Mechanics and I'm very happy with it. I got 2 "A"s in other two courses. Maria got straight "A"s in her 3 courses. I'm so happy for her. It seemed everybody got "A" in Chemical Oceanography. I have hope. Though I don't care grades very much since I've been studying for so many years I've tired of it sometimes, "A" is always more desirable than "B". Thank you God for my first semester. There were hard times but we all made it. Thanks Shelley for the music It has been almost 3 years since I watched "Endless Love" and that's why Shelley's music is so special for me. It's amazing because I just had a short conversation with her about the types of music I like that she got me several CDs which include most of my favorites. I love that kind of Korean piano music. A lot of memory as well as sentimental and enjoyable. Thank you, Shelley! 21 décembre Tired I shouldn't have gone shopping today. First, it's working day and even though I just finished my finals I have had a whole day break yesterday. I cannot remember what I did yesterday but I do remember I only slept for 6 hours. Went to the department party this afternoon but left very soon since I don't want to stand there alone among people I don't know. I think I just feel insecure in this kind of crowded party because I'm afraid no one will talk to me and I'll just be embarrassed. Plus, I was very full after lunch with Grace and Jian in a Vietnamese restaurant at 3 o'clock. So I just put my cheese cake in the desert table and left. Then when it's almost over, Tali went to find me to prepare for our little gathering in her place tonight. We have been planing this, like baking party for months and we didn't even make it once. This is definitely the last chance of this semester so I decided to go. We made two kinds of pizza and one is spicy. But they were both so good. Also she made apple pie for me. With Maria's ice cream, it's delicious. We were talking all the time. Our little international party. It's good enough to compensate the department party and keep me busy for hours. I'm so tired now and I still have so many to do. Good night! 20 décembre Thank you all! Thank you all, my dear brothers and sisters, and friends. Special thanks to Esther, 00, Debbie, Mom, Grace, Apple, AHui, Gogo, Father, Mother, Brother, Maria, Tali and many many more. I had some hard times in the past 4 months and you guys helped me go though all these days. I cannot guarantee no more tears or fears but I know I'm more mature now. God has been so good to me. I was going my way but now I will follow His again. I will wait. Though I thought I have been waiting long enough, I haven't since it's not a matter of time but a matter of love, wisdom and obedience. Lord, I want to know You more. May Your will be done in me. Let's rejoice, everybody. Christmas is coming and a brand new year is ahead. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Let's be a better person and a greater blessing for the new year! God bless you all, my loved ones! 19 décembre Finals are over.At 11:00 pm, I handed in my Fluid Mechanics final exam, which meant that my finals are over and I should be relieved.
However, I don't feel good now. I didn't do well in this final. I also did very badly in the second quiz. I'm afraid I'll get a "C", though Maria confirmed me again and again I won't. Who knows? We'll see.
I'm OK with a "C", though it sounds so terrible. I didn't concentrate in the classes and I didn't spend much time studying the notes. I learned something. That's all.
Be a good steward of God, as I just talked with my brother. I was not good enough. However I know I'm growing up in Him though right now it's very hard for me. I'm learning. That's good. Just want to grow to a better person. 14 décembre Life goes onI received a warning email about the storm. Well, since I was in the office the whole day and only walked home for like 15 minutes, I didn't experience anything harsh. I baked corn bread again. It was just yummy when I served it hot, right after it's taken from the oven. So hearty. Even when I was running out of milk and lacking sour cream. The only liquid in our fridge are orange juice which I have had plenty of and soybean milk which I don't think can take place of the regular milk. However, after several phone calls I realized that the only two people I know in this building were not able to be reached. At last, I took the soybean milk to serve for milk and emptied all the cream cheese I have to fill the one cup requisite of the sour cream. Plus, the recipe was not right ( or it could be that the temperature of our oven is not accurate) and instead of 20-25 minutes it cost like an hour to finally turn crispy light brown. After several check, I got what I deserved. It was delicious! For quite a few days, I don't want to do anything else except cooking after I come home. Cooking, especially baking, is so effective for me to escape from all the sad, nervous and hopeless feelings which were generated in this corner of the world. Melancholy, that's what Brian called. Well, anyway, I just enjoy it very much. And that's why I always have bread and cake left-overs in the fridge even I don't buy any of them. Hope I won't get fat. Luckily I still have my perfect, normal weight. I have finished two finals: Physical Oceanography and Waves, Currents and Sediments. There is only one more: Fluid Mechanics which I did very bad in the second quiz. There is no hope for me to get an A in this course. But I'll be very happy to get a B. Not C, not C. God help me. I still have nearly 3 days to study. However, I only studied one problem today. It's a shame. I boasted that I don't watch TV and I'm going to give it away. However, I wasn't moving for like 3 hours in front of this thing. Actually it's my first time watching TV for more than half an hour. The programs I saw tonight were surprisingly good and I just couldn't stop it. I watched "Walking Through the Bible" taken according to the book which was very inspiring and interesting. The Bible becomes so real and so personal after you take the long, tired, dangerous yet unforgettable journey. Noah is so real, Abraham is so real, Joseph is so real. The creation, the flood, the exodus. The cross standing in Jerusalem. Everything that Bible says. Everything we already know from God becomes so real, so undeniable. Then I saw "Mr. Christmas", probably my first Christmas movie. I didn't expect it to be so touching, sweet and beautiful. Then I watched the candidate debate in some state whose name I have forgot. I know a lot of people hate this but their response and argument are so tactful and enjoyable sometimes. As a foreign language speaker, I appreciate this formal speaking more than some low class TV comedies with unbearable scenes and junk words. Enough for today. Need to control myself on television now. Hope I can have some productivity tomorrow. Oh, I'll go to a theater. Though I guess I know what I'll see there, still excited. The weather will not be bad as today or the weekend. As Erna said, God is so good to us. -- May God bless you! 5 décembre SnowIt started to snow from noon and I think it's still snowing right now.
It's cold, but beautiful.
Possibly it's the second snow this year.
The weather forecast is good enough.
Borrowed some CDs from Douglass music library. Love that place, right beside the chapel.
Listen to Christmas carols every day and start to enjoy Bach from now on.
Life can be very joyful and hopeful if you only do the right things.
00 said I was loving myself way too more than loving God, which is totally true.
Thank you Lord for who you are and for who I am. 1 décembre Thank you Lord!Right after this I received a package from Debbie. A warm scarf, a pair of gloves, very beautiful and fluffy socks, fancy note pads, Dove soap, Dove lotion and Dove chocolate. When I opened the box I was so joyful because I really like need and like these stuffs. Then I received the email with "Dante's prayer": When the dark wood fell before me And all the paths were overgrown When the priests of pride say there is no other way I tilled the sorrows of stone I did not believe because I could not see Though you came to me in the night When the dawn seemed forever lost You showed me your love in the light of the stars Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea When the dark night seems endless Please remember me God is so good to me. So good and faithful that I feel so sorry that I didn't trust in Him. The Lord set enthroned at the Flood, And the Lord sits as King forever. The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless his people with peace. Praise the Lord! |
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