Weblog
Monday, 28 July 2008
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julialeeisfree.blogspot.com
i'm sorry to do this to you, xanga. you were so faithful for the past 5 6 years ever since i was a blog virgin... but it's time.
ah xanga memories from May 2002:I'm still not used to this whole Xanga thing. Eh~
So, what should I write about? How personal should I get? Should I just write about the things that happened in my day and stuff. Or actual things that I'd write in a journal? (Not that I have one..)
I think i'll just write in my random thoughts of the day or the week or whatever.. I'm gonna be going to the beach tomorrow. Yea!! hopefully, it won't rain. Pls Lord!
I went to my very first NYU commencement ceremony today. (Go, JiWeon!!) It was in Washington Square Park. I don't htink I'll go to my graduation when im a a senior. Thanks for the warning, jiweon. Now I know. =)
I've really been growing spiritually, i think. Llike really really.. God's contniuing to show me more and more and more stuff. He's been so good to me. He's really training me right now to learn what it really means to love Him and do His will even when I don't wanna.
Well, that's about it for today.
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A song of healing.
Mike, the author and worship leader of this song, wrote this song the day he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. It's a powerful song that I believe God has birthed. Reminds me of Job's faith and hope in the midst of suffering. "It's amazing that worship can lift you from where you are... and take you to a higher place when you begin to magnify God..."
I hope this song and his story blesses you guys today. Pass it on.
Saturday, 26 July 2008
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my present life in a nutshell.
(with pictures)
for the 5 people who read this. i remember the time when there used to be 50+ people who were on xanga... now it's dwindled to the few and the faithful (a.k.a. the remnant). stay true, soldiers, stay true. haha.
1. from napa valley to an LA wedding and everything in between, west-side style.
spent a week in cali. fun times. so refreshing and so good to catch up with old friends and make new. great to see bekah getting married off to a great guy.
i would move to LA just for the food.... whyyyy so goooood??!
2. summer work.
working part-time for a summer session at a private practice in astoria with preschool-age kids. it's going guh-reat! thank you, jesus.
3. an exam.
took my licensing exam earlier this afternoon. there was no a/c and it started an hour late. but whatevz .. it's over and finished with (until i find out whether or not i passed it, haha)... holler!
4. a quest for a j-o-b.
searching for a full-time job for sept. (there's like frustrating job drama going on... shady practices, yo)
5. love.
serving at ahav. one new site that we started going to this summer is a shelter for single mothers. pretty exciting. :) the summer session's going well and it's awesome serving with the team and what's going on in all the different sites.
6. dancing dancing ballet ballet plie plie.
started taking praise dance ballet (beginner's). i was the suckiest one there. went to the class once so far... haven't gone since for the past 2 weeks (i had good reasons, okay??).
Sunday, 06 July 2008
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Baby clothing?
If anyone has baby clothing that they would like to donate, please comment!
We started doing outreach at a shelter for young, single mothers and there's a need for babies' clothing and toys, etc. If you have and would like to donate, please holler at me. Thanks!
Thursday, 03 July 2008
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why i DON'T (gasp!) oppose the war in iraq
but neither do i completely support it. but as an american citizen, i feel that if there's a war that my country is engaged in, it is our responsibility to support it, especially the troops. (after all, a country divided against itself cannot stand.)
anyways... i DON'T oppose the war in iraq (secretly) though i know that it's a main reason why a majority of the american population dislikes (a.k.a. hates) bush. But I must say, what happened to the sense of loyalty and patriotism that we first had going into the war? I think we've all too quickly forgotten how we got into it in the first place. Remember this? The terrorists attacked us on 9/11. Our immediate response at that time was of two main options: go to war or another alternative. And with what they did to us, I think that the response was appropriate. It calls for tough measures... and there was fruit in it in Sadam Hussein's capture. A reminder that I read on this WSJ article.
But why are we there for so frakkin' long then? What... then should we have just left the country after Hussein's capture? And in doing so, leave a country completely dismantled? I think that there is some honor in the decision that Bush made in taking the time to rebuild the country and the troops. After all, to set up a completely different governing system (democracy) isn't an easy job. Even Obama recently retracted his previous statement of taking out all the troops in Iraq if he becomes the president. He stated that there should be a transition instead (like what Bush is doing right now)-- this after his visit to Iraq. Quite honestly, we don't know what it's like in that country but I do know that the blur between religion and state is that it is in fact a real blur, that religious extremist groups do exist, and justice may be infrequent to see. I honestly think that as Americans, we want to see immediate results and gratification.. after all, our lives are centered around malls and the internet, all given to us on a silver platter that we don't even know exist. If we supported the decision to go into war initially, I think we should continue to support.
Personally, I hope that Iraq gets rebuilt. I know that it's going to take a long time though and there's no easy cookie-cutter answer to this situation. But, yeah... my 2 cents.
Pulse
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my pulse: i am procrastinating. haha.
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oh i think its like the "status" of facebook, xanga style.
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whats a pulse?
