I’ve been having problems with my hard drive for a few months now. It has some bad sectors and many times it just fails to read. It is the second Western Digital HD on this computer after the first one died last year. The drive is still covered under warranty, and they sent me a replacement drive but it’s DOA so I sent it back to Western Digital. Continue reading “Finally….A New Hard Drive”
Svalbard Vault
Last night I read the January 2008’s issue of Popular Science, and I came across an interesting article about Svalbard Vault. Thought you may be interested in reading it, too. Click here to read the entire article from Popular Science’s website. Continue reading “Svalbard Vault”
Merry Christmas!
The Word of God Himself,
Who is before all worlds, the Invisible, the Incomprehensible, the Bodiless, the Beginning of beginning, the Light of Light, the Source of Life and Immortality, the Image of the Archetype, the Immovable Seal, the Unchangeable Image, the Father’s Definition and Word,
came to His Own Image, and took on Him Flesh for the sake of our flesh, and mingled Himself with an intelligent soul for my soul’s sake, purifying like by like; and in all points except sin was made Man….
He came forth, then, as God, with That which He had assumed; one Person in two natures….O new commingling; O strange conjunction! The Self-existent comes into Being, the Uncreated is created, That which cannot be contained is contained by the intervention of an intellectual soul mediating between the Deity and the corporeity of the flesh. And He who gives riches becomes poor; for He assumes the poverty of my flesh, that I may assume the richness of His Godhead. He that is full empties Himself; for He empties Himself of His Glory for a short while, that I may have a share in His Fullness.
-Gregory of Nazianzus (325-389)
Painting
I started painting the family room after church today. Tryphena was helping me. At first she said, “no…no….no….. see aja (only)” But then she couldn’t resist it. See more pictures in the Photo Album section.
13 Years Later
Today we are celebrating our 13th anniversary. Many changes took place in 13 years: 3 dogs, 3 addresses, 3 phone numbers, job changes, the birth of Tryphena, and many other things, and…. I’m getting thinner on top. 🙂 Despite many things that happened, we stay together and our love for each other grows stronger. Below are 2 pictures of our wedding, and 1 current picture.
Jesus who?
On November 2, the Governor of North Sulawesi province in Indonesia dedicated a monument dubbed “Yesus Memberkati” (Eng: Jesus Bless) . The 30-meter tall statue is the tallest statue of Jesus in Asia, and 2nd tallest in the world only to that in Rio de Jenairo, Brazil which is 8 meters taller. However, standing at 150 meters above the sea level at 20 degree angle it is believed to be the tallest “floating” statue of Jesus in the world.
It took 2 years in making, and another 8 months to assemble, the statue is located in an elite residential complex Winangun of Citra Land in Manado. It was donated by a real estate tycoon Ciputra, and its cost was around Rp. 5,000,000,000 (5 billion Rupiah, or around US $ 556,000).
I commend Ciputra’s deep religious commitment and his gracious act of spending a lot of money to have this religious icon built. However, personally I can’t agree on this act on two fronts- social and theological. Continue reading “Jesus who?”
Mourning the loss of a friend
I am mourning the loss of a co-worker. She passed away on Friday after a 3-year battle with liver cancer. I went to her funeral this morning, and it was a heart breaking service. Many people mourned her loss. She was such a good, caring, and compassionate person.
Kathy, you will always be missed!
Hospital Visits
November is not a good month for us. We went to the ER three times to bring Tryphena.
The first time we went to the ER on Friday the 9th for bacteria infection and high temperature (104+). They admitted us right away due to the fear that it was MRSA infection and it could spread to other organs. We stayed in the hospital for 2 nights and were discharged on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading “Hospital Visits”
Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving and we are staying home because Tryphena is sick. We went to the ER twice yesterday, the second one she rode in an ambulance. It’s quiet, but we are grateful for many things. First and most we’re thankful for Christ and our union with him. We are also grateful for Tryphena. She is such a blessing for us. We are thankful for the daily provision God provides for us, for my job so that we can pay Mr. Bills every month, for our health, and last but not least for family and friends.
It’s Thanksgiving and it’s quiet. We had to miss the church’s potluck. We missed the fellowship, but we didn’t miss the food because they brought the food for us, plenty of it. Yummmm…..yumm…..yummm…..
Happy Thanksgiving!
