Huh?

I was working to cut down the 3rd bush when the chainsaw suddenly stop ... huh??? ... I try to restart it, but it did want to run ... then my mom came out to see how I’m doing. I told her that I cannot get the chainsaw running again ... she then ask me ... “do you have any fuel left” ... lol ... I ran out of fuel!!! ... haha.

Happy b-day to my grandma ... she is 94 years old!!! Moreover, I just found out that my cousins are Christians too.

And finally, I wanna say “have a great trip!!!” to Chica =)

Oil Change Deja Vu

lol (^o^) ... I got to laugh ... 5 hours (again) to do one simple car oil change.

Once again, I can’t get the oil filter off ... my bad --- I over torque it last time ... the filter did not budge even with a 24’ breaker bar because the oil filter cap keep slipping off ... I was a little bit frustrated but not worry.


Thank God for Chica’s father’s adjustable cap ... I’ve learned that a good cap with leverage does most of the work, not my muscle ... and more importantly ... it is much more fun when God grants me patient and persistence in a challenging situation =)

Plus One

Even with all the surprises that happened over the past few days, the one gift from God that I’m most thankful for is Chica ... she never stops to amaze me (^o^)

Surprise!!! & Surprise again!!!

This weekend, I did not expect much ... but Chica sure did a lot ...

She baked me a chocolate cake from scratch ... WOW ... with flours, butter, real chocolate and stuff ... hmm, yummy ... she is so sweet ;)

She then threw me a surprise party ... with all my good old college friends and more ... WOW ... that must be hard work to organize, host and distract me all at the same time. Every one of my college buddies with their significant other showed up on the same night ... that must be a tall order in itself =P

Moreover, she is organizing my luncheon at work ... she is amazing.

Deja vu from last year ... I did not expect much, but God blessed me with Chica. Everywhere I went today, I told everyone what she did for me ... and everyone tells me she is a keeper for me ... but I already knew this even before the surprises.


I have faith in God and Chica ... and every action she takes confirm my every suspicion ... that Chica is someone much more special than a girlfriend or a wife ... she is my best friend =)

<3 <3 <3

Retirement 45

Here is a fellow that is a friend and mentor ... who is 68 years old ... who worked for the same company since he was 23 years old ... wow --- 45 years!!! Now he and his wife can spend time traveling together ... be like kids again ... play & hang together =)

Pressure

Wow!!! ... did you ever face an angry mob at work??? ... I did today @_@ ... for the past 2 weeks I putted off upgrading the master server --- because from experience, I know that it does not usually go as planned.

Finally, I took the risk and plunge into it ... I started the upgrade late last night after everyone went home ... got kicked out of the building before I can finish ... I prayed that everything will be ok (at least I don’t want to rebuild the server from scratch) ... came into work early this morning ... and then everything went wrong from then on ... yikes!!! ... my stress level maxed out – all user are offline and the mob is getting bigger by the minute ... oh boy!!!

I was thinking ... God, you must really want to challenge me ... technically and my patience (to not tear the rest of me hair off =P ). For 7 hours straight without break ... me and my colleague (thank God for him) hacked this server till we squashed one huge bug ... there are more little bugs ... but at least everyone can get back to work. Yea!!! ... I can breathe again [one very longgggg deep breath] =)

Edit: when I try to publish this post ... blogger is broken ... cannot post for a long while.

The Forecast is ...

In sun or rain or snow ... with Chica on a skyline cruise ... at a clam bake ... and even sitting around at home ... the time spent together are moments that I look forward to =) ...

She knows how make me REALLY happy (^o^) and I wanna make her EVEN happier ... hehe ... seeing her with a BIG simile on her face and giggling little a school girl ... makes my heart skips a beat in joy ... especially when she squeezes me in her BIG piggy hug =D

Children of God

Sometimes ... we don’t get what we want ... our plan does not go the way we wanted it to go ... but God knows us and we get something better ... thank God for Chica ... I learned so much from being with her =) ... even learn to let go of control (which would be impossible without His patience and guidance)

No Overtime

Wow ... I feel so much better ... I don’t remember the last time I have this much free time ... even time to relax (^o^)

Milestone

This milestone is more of a little note for me to look back upon ... my faith is growing stronger in God ... sure, I make a lot of mistakes on my way here ... and am sure that I will make more mistakes later ... but I feel comfortable in knowing that my mistakes will not stop Him from loving me. Even the relationship between me and my family are changing ... I believe it is getting better between me and my sister ... I’m not as sensitive as before and I’m willing to listen ... and moreover, I not feel the urge to need rescue her from her difficulties ... especially when I do not have an answer ... and therefore I’m not as frustrated as I was in the past. As for my Chica ... I believe we are growing closer ... she is starting read what I’m thinking ... sometime I believe she tries to anticipate my moves and mood ... and for the most part, she hits the bulls eye ... and other times, she misses ... hehe ... same for me ... I believe we are both still learning about each other ... on what we want, need, and how to compromise ... on how to create a God centered interdependent relationship with each other. Speaking about learning ... I realize early today that I will not ever stop learning ... God has so much to teach and every lesson lets us all grow.

It is funny that there is one lie that I have trouble letting go ... and the lie is that I can ... and need to be perfect in my action and emotion ... and for every mistake I make, I feel the need to punish myself ... or to feel guilty that I failed God ... my family ... and even my Chica. I even have guidelines from workbooks to follow ... and I feel bad for not meeting all the criteria in actions and emotions. Today at Sunday school, someone mentions that we tend to judge ourselves more harshly. Yep ... that is me ... and I followed that lie ... the need to be perfect ... but NO more ... the truth is that God loves me no matters what ... no one is perfect ... but I hope to grow ... I pray that we all grow with God.

Fun Fact 101

In the kitchen next to the backyard, my family can hear (and count the number of) sneezes from my father while he is mowing the front lawn with a gas powered lawnmower ... “A-chu!!!” ... “God bless you!” ... wow, that was loud =PPP

Thanks!

Thank You God for Chica ... every time I see her, I see You in her & Your abundant love overflowing from her. You, my God has shown me a great deal ... and with every lesson You teach me, I grow ... I can feel the difference ... and I hope others can see Your love through me too.

Thank you Chica for taking care of me ... you are a true sweetheart ... overflowing with joy and laughter ... God has blessed you a peaceful mind and a loving heart ... and it is my honor to have you in my life. <3

Thank you to my family ... for loving me and for showing me that have room to grow in all directions ... now, I wish share with you what God has shown me ... I pray that one day that you will see that light that shines so bright.