A journey through the clouds

2006-02-01T22:35:00.000-08:00

Switchhttp://www.xanga.com/cloudcityI'm switching to Xanga for the time being -- perhaps permanantly. Blogspot has given me way too many problems the last month.Out with the old, in with the new!

2006-01-12T15:01:00.000-08:00

ConceptThe 2007 Infiniti G35 Coupe Concept. I particularly like the ominous image of the Japanese guy in the background. He reminds me of Marvin Candle on LOST.

2006-01-09T14:25:00.000-08:00

1 Peter 3:15"LET ME EXPLAIN THE problem science has with Jesus Christ." The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand. "You're religious, aren't you, son?" "Yes, sir." "So you believe in God?" "Absolutely." "Is God good?" "Sure! God's good." "Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?" "Yes." "Are you good or evil?" "The Bible says I'm

2006-01-06T15:09:00.001-08:00

ContentmentThe secret of contentment lies in the soul's desire to wait for the one thing that truly satisfies. And what I wouldn't do to gaze at the beauty of God. It may be too metaphysical to understand how God could satisfy, but as we peer deep into the heart of God, we find ourselves at peace and where we should be.God, you are my one and only passion. Help me to remember and believe.

2006-01-06T15:09:00.000-08:00

MajorEngineering gives you a discount in AAA Insurance. You scored as Journalism. You are an aspiring journalist, and you should major in journalism! Like me, you are passionate about writing and expressing yourself, and you want the world to understand your beliefs through writing.Journalism100%Philosophy83%English83%Sociology83%Theater83%Anthropology83%Linguistics75%Engineering75%Mathematics67%

2006-01-05T18:34:00.000-08:00

FamilyFamily is most important in your life.Having a high focus on family indicates that you are a loving and nurturing person. You want to have a nice big family of your own, and you are very close with your siblings and parents.Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

2006-01-04T15:07:00.000-08:00

Gina"Gina" has arrived.God's small temporal blessings.

2006-01-03T11:55:00.000-08:00

New Life"What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we

2005-12-16T17:18:00.000-08:00

Future Present

2005-12-13T22:50:00.000-08:00

A New Coach, A New TeamAssume you are the owner of a major basketball team. We won't call it the Lakers, because then you'll draw too many random analogies that were not meant to be. Your team of 12 players just finished the season with a 0-82 record. Yes, it was that bad. There is internal bickering among your team, and your coach doesn't seem to be able to turn things around.Now, a few

2005-11-29T21:47:00.000-08:00

Isaac's TestA familiar story, but without the right contextGenesis 22 1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied. 2 Then God said, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about." 3 Early the next morning Abraham got up

2005-10-27T16:12:00.000-07:00

Fantasy ChurchPoints (Teaching)Rebounds (Relationships)Assists (Leadership)3-Pointers (Vision)Steals (Outreach)Blocks (Administrative)FG% (Teaching Clarity)FT% (Prayer)Turnovers (Dependability)

2005-10-20T16:12:00.000-07:00

Quarter CenturyQuarter Century isn't half-bad.

2005-10-08T22:40:00.000-07:00

Chokershttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=252810026&confId=nullCAL 40UCLA 47I won't hear the end of it tomorrow morning. That's what you get for teaching College Sunday School for UCLA.

2005-10-07T17:29:00.000-07:00

RevelationI think the idea that we're "moving into the time described in the Bible" is entirely subjective. Every century has seen their share of Anti-Christs, earthquakes, wars, and brutal empires. Hitler was probably the most recent example in our century. To dig into the context of Revelation, we have to remember that the Apostle John was writing to 1st Century Christians undergoing

2005-09-27T21:37:00.000-07:00

PreparationsToday was a good day of rest after a hectic couple of weeks in M-5 Lab. That Lab is seriously like Groundhog day. I go in, test, tell them something is broken, I come back the next day, and the exact same thing is still broken. Repeat for 6 iterations. Tell the same people that same thing is broken. The next day, same thing. And people wonder why I'm frustrated by the time I

2005-09-26T16:22:00.000-07:00

Clippers 2005POINT GUARD1 Shaun Livingston2 Sam Cassell3 Yuta TabuseSHOOTING GUARD4 Cutino Mobley5 Quinton Ross6 Daniel EwingCENTER7 Chris Kamen8 Zeljko RebracaPOWER FORWARD9 Elton Brand10 Chris WilcoxSMALL FORWRARD11 Corey Maggette12 Yaroslav Korolev13 James Singleton

2005-09-22T03:30:00.000-07:00

Welcome NightJesus Prays for All Believers 20"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: 23I in

2005-09-22T03:09:00.000-07:00

InsomniaI decided to watch "Analyze That" after musing about going to sleep and deciding not to. Maybe, because I had a pretty long day at work where I had to sift through layers of schedule and money politics to get anything done. Maybe, because after having a ministry meeting, I felt fairly powerless and inadequate. And perhaps that ridiculous CS project I still have to start really needs to

2005-09-20T17:56:00.000-07:00

DungeonI'll be stuck in Building M-5 (Northrop Grumman) all this week. Joseph works there too, somewhere upstairs. I'll be in the basement dungeon though, surrounded by thermal chambers, giant walls of machines and people in lab coats pretending to do things.All we need are torture devices.My boss today: "Sometimes my Korean temper gets the best of me."

2005-09-17T18:20:00.000-07:00

WorthyIt's not if it's worth it, but if He's worthy.Jesus, teach me to be enamoured and satisfied by your worth.

2005-09-15T00:13:00.000-07:00

Typical WeekNorthrop Grumman: 50-60 hoursLoyola Marymount (class, studying): 5-9 hoursBread of Life Church (Small Group, Large Group, Worship Service, preparation): 10-15 hoursFinances: 1 hourPersonal Life (Family, catching up with e-mail, friends): 5 hoursThis adds up to 90 hours/week or 12.86 hours/day.Considering it's 12:17 AM and I'm still up doing some of these tasks, I suppose it's

2005-08-24T20:51:00.000-07:00

WesternIn 2 years, Talbot is looking less and less appealing, while Western has substantially looked more attractive with its ministry. Part of it is Talbot's stronger suit in scholarship and theology, while Western is more adept at practical ministry and training pastors.As much as I hate to admit it, I really don't like that much theology. Think about engineering. Do I really like it that

2005-08-23T14:17:00.000-07:00

Theological Worldview You scored as Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan. You are an evangelical in the Wesleyan tradition. You believe that God's grace enables you to choose to believe in him, even though you yourself are totally depraved. The gift of the Holy Spirit gives you assurance of your salvation, and he also enables you to live the life of obedience to which God has called us. You are

2005-08-20T19:51:00.000-07:00

TrilogyLook out Harry Potter. I finally decided on the topics for the three books I'll eventually write.1. "Future Present" -- The Church and the Kingdom of God2. "Free to Love" -- Law and Grace3. "Continue to believe" -- The sanctifying power of perserveranceAnd then maybe I'll actually write my Masters thesis...because uh, I should graduate eventually.Yes, I too, did absolutely nothing in

2005-08-17T16:49:00.000-07:00

OptionsAt College Core Retreat, I finally settled on my Winter series. The options were originally as follows:1) Calvinism2) Law and Grace3) Dispensationalism and Israel4) Kingdom of GodThe choice was the very complex "The Kingdom of God" series with aspects of Dispensationalism and Israel included to place the Kingdom of God in the proper context. This is going to be a ridiculously hard

2005-08-16T20:30:00.000-07:00

All Israel will be SavedI. Categories of Dispensationalism If you define dispensationalism as believing in a "literal restoration of national Israel in the future" then ironically, Romans 11:25-32 is the strongest support for that conclusion. I would go as far as to say, dispensationalism rises or falls on the correct interpretation of that passage. However, the three tenets of

2005-08-16T18:06:00.000-07:00

EmergenceSince June, I was living in a cave -- a cave called "Northrop Grumman Advanced EHF Program." Essentially I've been working 60+ hours for about the past two months -- extra pay at the cost of no life. It's not exactly how I wanted to spend the summer, especially since it destroyed any possibility of going overseas. My original plan was to go on a STM at the end of June, before it got

2005-06-19T22:38:00.000-07:00

Supremacy of Christ"My conviction is that one of the main reasons the world and the church are awash in lust and pornography . . . is that our lives are intellectually and emotionally disconnected from infinite, soul-staggering grandeur for which we were made. Inside and outside the church western culture is drowning in a sea of triviality, pettiness, banality, and silliness. Television is

2005-05-24T17:47:00.000-07:00

ConsistentI'm either consistent or stagnant. Take your pick.Your #1 Match: ENFJThe GiverYou strive to maintain harmony in relationships, and usually succeed.Articulate and enthusiastic, you are good at making personal connections.Sometimes you idealize relationships too much - and end up being let down.You find the most energy and comfort in social situations ... where you shine.You would make a

2005-05-23T19:04:00.000-07:00

Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the SithIn short: Ignore the plotholes and bad acting and you have an entertaining 2.5 hours of the Space Opera we've come to love.I have to admit my second viewing of "Revenge of the Sith" on Saturday evening was a lot better than my first. Maybe, it was the weekend crowd clapping when the big, green LucasFilms symbol appeared on the big screen. Maybe,

2005-04-28T16:22:00.000-07:00

CityNot Torrance, eh? I could see myself in San Diego.American Cities That Best Fit You:75% San Diego70% Honolulu70% Portland>65% Austin65% DenverWhich American Cities Best Fit You?

2005-04-22T14:43:00.000-07:00

SwitchI think I like Xanga better. Maybe, I should switch. What do you think?

2005-04-22T12:25:00.000-07:00

I Hate TheologyA guy who speaks what all of us have once felt...and why the Evangelical Church (especially Chinese Churches), are especially ineffective.And perhaps why I feel my Church, Bread of Life is moving in a good direction.My summary of building a strong church: Get rid of all theologians. Bring in disciples.http://www.internetmonk.com/hatetheology.htmlI Hate Theology Give the lawyers

2005-04-22T11:03:00.000-07:00

Month of ChaosI'm not exaggerating when I say this is the most chaotic month of my life.1. First, taxes were due,2. Then there were 5 things my manager wanted me to do, making me work 10 hours a day. And I have to meet with my functional this afternoon. There is a project deadline next Friday too that we have to meet or bad things will happen.3. Then there were two Fridays at Church I taught

2005-04-20T19:18:00.000-07:00

TimecardThese 60-hour work weeks are really killing me.Then there's Grad School.And then there's Church.I want to take a vacation.

2005-04-20T18:17:00.000-07:00

Can your behavior keep you out of heaven?An interesting question came up last night--the heart of the tension of faith/works in the New Testament, especially in relation to 1 Corinthians. Is it true that good behavior can't get you into heaven, but bad behavior can keep you out? Is our goal in life just to be morally neutral Christian who just doesn't do too many bad things?This is really about

2005-04-20T18:13:00.000-07:00

DiversionThis is pretty funny. True? Who knows.Your dating personality profile:Religious - Faith matters to you. It is the foundation that you build your life upon. You trust that God has a plan for you.Big-Hearted - You are a kind and caring person. Your warmth is inviting, and your heart is a wellspring of love.Wealthy/Ambitious - You know what your goals are and you pursue them

2005-04-20T10:26:00.000-07:00

EvilHow evil are you?My evilness is just not obvious to surveys.

2005-04-19T20:20:00.000-07:00

Freedom and PurityI haven't blogged a long time about a passage, so I figure I should start again. It disciplines my devotional life, and helps me to think about God's Word on another occasion, except right before a message topic. Since, I'll be teaching on this soon, I should allow it to affect my life first.1 Corinthians 6:12-20Sexual Immorality 12"Everything is permissible for me"--but not

2005-04-16T23:44:00.000-07:00

Baby BearI guess it's official. My brother is a Bruin. This Fall, my brother is going to be a freshman at UCLA. It'll be fun having him close to home, still in reach of my pestering and torments. I told him to savor the college experience and not come home except for holidays.I think he's majoring in Computer Engineering, but you'd have to ask him.I'm supposed to teach SLICE (Bread of Life

2005-04-16T20:54:00.000-07:00

CleanI cleaned up 7 years worth of stuff in my room today. There were things I dug out that were dated 1998. Now, that doesn't sound too bad by itself. "Alive" and dated 1998 might be a more complete picture.When I moved back home August 2003, I immediately went the Church the next day and started work at Northrop the subsequent Monday. I didn't open up any my boxes, my room was in shambles

2005-04-12T17:26:00.000-07:00

TaxesI propose we be able to itemize girlfriend expenses--you know the money you spend on dates, flowers, food, stuffed animals, that sort of crazy thing. If you think about it, this is a brilliant idea. This will make guys twice as more likely to spend more on a girl (knowing it is a tax deduction). Romance will increase in this country. Happiness will ensure. Paradise achieved.Girls

2005-04-12T17:24:00.000-07:00

Are Events a Bad Thing?The beginning of my paper...3/20 pages done.Are Events a Good Thing?A study of thread-based versus event-based architectures in concurrencyAbstract: Concurrency is demanded of most complex, dynamic Internet servers, which support literally tens of thousands of client connections simultaneously. Existing approaches to service design, include thread-based and event-driven

2005-04-12T17:23:00.000-07:00

Sue StormJessica Alba is Sue Storm in Fantastic 4. She was the "Invisible Woman." I hope she's not too invisible.I used to like Fantastic 4 when I was little. I didn't remember Sue Storm to be this young.Then again, when was Lana Lang Dutch Chinese? Who cares.

2005-03-22T16:20:00.000-08:00

EarthquakeA 3.4 Magnitude Earthquake just struck 6 miles west of where I work in Manhattan Beach a few minutes ago. http://www.data.scec.org/recenteqs/Quakes/ci14133232.html At first, I thought it was the thunder outside in the rainstorm.I am still alive.So, I guess that's good.

2005-03-18T14:38:00.000-08:00

Version 3.0A journey through the clouds is back -- the website, at least.Version 1.0: My ill-fated attempt to create one during my junior year in 1996.Version 2.0: Extensively modified with the correct color schemes and layout right before I went to UC Berkeley in 1998.Version 3.0: Rebooted, while I'm working in 2005.I doubt I'd really update it much, since the internet world has seemingly been

2005-03-18T10:00:00.000-08:00

ChinaIt's time to stop being a wuss and actually plan to go to China this year. I haven't gone since Summer 2001, and that was probably the best, albeit most challenging experience I've had.The only thing that separates me from what I love is laziness and fear.Every year, out of unbelief and selfishness I find ways to weasel myself out of my summer. Of course, nothing else really happens during

2005-03-14T17:45:00.000-08:00

FemaleYou Are Incredibly Logical(You got 88% of the questions right)Move over Spock - you're the new master of logicYou think rationally, clearly, and quickly.A seasoned problem solver, your mind is like a computer!How Logical Are You?Your Brain is 80.00% Female, 20.00% MaleYour brain leans femaleYou think with your heart, not your headSweet and considerate, you are a giverBut you're tough enough

2005-03-07T00:31:00.000-08:00

StudyI'm on Page 158 (Chapter 5) of my Operating Systems book with a midterm at 6:00 PM today. I have 450 pages total to read (12 chapters). In the background, Hilary Duff is playing on launch.yahoo.com. Why, you ask? I'm not too sure either.I haven't had time to update this blog ever since I've gone into teaching overdrive at Bread of Life. It seems like every week there's a lesson or a

2005-02-23T15:53:00.000-08:00

Type AOnward with stupid quizes...This quiz explains why I don't have time to update this bloody thing.You Have A Type A Personality A You are hyper, energetic, and always on the moodYou tend to succeed at everything you attemptAnd if you don't succeed at first, you quickly climb your way to the top!You could be called a workaholic, but you also make time for funAs long as it's high energy

2005-02-20T22:49:00.000-08:00

AgeYou Are 23 Years Old 23 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.30-39: You are a

2005-02-17T11:00:00.000-08:00

Nerd

2005-01-26T18:36:00.000-08:00

The Heavenly Jersualem Dkcwedge once made an interesting observation of the title of this xanga/blog: Cloud City: A journey through the clouds. "Are you talking about heaven?" The origin of the name is actually from Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back of Star Wars. Cloud City was the name of Lando Carlissian's space port that was situated in the stratosphere of the planet Bespin. That's where

2005-01-22T18:25:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Dan and Melissa! There are only a few people I'd journey to the frigid cold of New Jersey to attend a wedding for. Obviously, Dan and Melissa are one of them. Greg has a nice synopsis on his blog about what I did during those 5 days there. Since I'm brazenly lazy, I'll just copy his blog post and put it here. I'll write my own post on it later when laziness is replaced

2005-01-14T13:58:00.000-08:00

League I realized after playing Fantasy Basketball for several months that there is a lot of credence to drafting by position. Looking at this roster, you can see a glaring hole at the shooting guard position, specifically in 3-point shooters and steals. PG Steve Nash Jason Terry SG Eddie Jones Corey Maggette Richard Hamilton C Zyrandrus Isgaustus P.J. Brown Chris Bosh PF Shawn Marion

2005-01-12T01:19:00.000-08:00

Reformed Dating: Four Spiritual Laws I lament that I didn't think of this first. I must add this to my 5 Points of Reformed Dating.

2005-01-03T13:10:00.000-08:00

Fantasy Church After staring at fantasy NBA stats for the past few months, it has now permeated into other areas of my life. I knew something was wrong when I could recall obscure facts like Shawn Marion's Free-Throw Percentages and the number of steals Larry Hughes. I have a new idea for a fantasy game. Fantasy Church! That's right. Draft 12 Christians and stick them in a "fantasy church"

2005-01-01T22:01:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! Happy 2005! Year in Review Coming soon...

2004-12-27T01:38:00.000-08:00

Not Under Law "For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace" Romans 6:14 emphasis added The Apostle Paul wrote most of the New Testament, and arguably the majority of what the Church understands of its identity and purpose comes from St. Paul's epistles. Paul refers to the Church as "The Body of Christ," "the mystery revealed." (Ephesians) We also see

2004-12-25T01:29:00.000-08:00

Happy Winter Solace! Just kidding. Merry Christmas. Jesus was probably born in the springtime based on the description in Luke, but the early Christians founded Christmas during the Winter Solace in order to "replace" a blatantly pagan festival with a time that is more honoring to God--in particular, the birth of our King. The original Winter Solace was a hedonistic, materialistic pagan

2004-12-21T20:21:00.000-08:00

Wednesday The schedule is slowly shaping up for next quarter. Yes, I still think in "quarters" even though I'm out of college. I find it helps track progress and allows me better foresight to plan ahead. My typical pattern is to "plan" in 4-month spurts, throwing in weddings, church events, and personal outings in that span. I then look at a typical week and put together a nice neat schedule

2004-12-20T19:43:00.000-08:00

The Covenants of God Observe these four covenants and make observations on its provisions. ABRAHAM You will possess this land of Palestine (LAND) You will have offspring to inherit your promises (SEED) You will have my blessing (BLESSING) MOSES You will possess this land and be blessed if you obey me. (LAND AND BLESSING) DAVID You will always have a descendant on your throne. (SEED) NEW

2004-12-17T14:36:00.000-08:00

What is God's Will? I know of no other subject than that of God's Will where most Christians take God's name in vain. There is a tendency in modern Christianity to treat God's Will like a Magic 8-ball. Should I take a job in Torrance or in San Jose? The ball says "Maybe in a little while?" What does "Maybe in a little while" mean?!! The problem is not praying to God about the mundane little

2004-12-05T17:06:00.000-08:00

BCS I have a new word. It's called "BCS," which can be a verb or a noun depending on its sentence usage. 1. Verb: "To BCS" is to be completely incompetent, biased, and ignorant. 2. Noun: "That's BCS," means something is completely worthless or smells like a present a dog left. 3. Present Tense Verb: "BCSing" is the act of doing something idiotic or becoming "BCS." I am a man of peace, but

2004-11-21T18:29:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Alex Cheung's Baptism Congratulations to Alex on finally becoming a Christian. Just kidding. Commentary about Baptism Obviously, I don't subscribe to "baptismal regeneration," but in the first century, Christians were immediately baptized after their profession of faith and pouring out of the Holy Spirit. It was normal then to equate "baptism" with being a "Christian" or a

2004-11-17T01:01:00.000-08:00

Tuition I paid $2275.00 in tuition fees this afternoon for my Graduate Studies in Computer Science. Loyola Marymount has been constantly sending me bills even though Northrop Grumman is supposed to cover the tab. Apparently, I'm supposed to pay first and then Northrop reimburses me eventually. I sure hope so. I talked to some people at work, and they said it isn't too bad once you get the

2004-11-13T23:45:00.000-08:00

Steak Abby helped me make steak tonight for Brian, Joseph and her friend, Valerie at her place. She's quite amazing in the kitchen...just as I'm amazing in say, sleeping and playing Settlers. Thanks Abby! On a financial note, I usually order Sirloin at IHOP, Carrows, or Denny's and that comes out to about $12.99 for dinner on average at those diners. At Ralphs, we found Sirloin on sale for

2004-11-06T23:40:00.000-08:00

Disneyland Pictures to come...

2004-10-31T23:35:00.000-08:00

Scary Kids I helped with the Children's Night at Bread tonight. I wanted to go trick or treating but Debbie convinced me I was too old for that. Yes, and making crafts with kids never gets old. Year after year I always lament how a once thoroughly Christian Holiday (Old Hallow's Eve) has been transformed into a poor excuse to torment little kids by dressing them in tights and giving them

2004-10-23T23:22:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Matthew and Carina! It looks like this month is wedding month. I went to my second wedding in a week today, this time in Santa Monica. The ceremony was held in a Methodist Church, which oddly looks very similar to other weddings I've been to. I guess those Methodists know how to build churches and start Small Groups. (This is an esoteric joke that refers to the the

2004-10-20T13:08:00.000-07:00

Out of my prime I'm no longer a prime number today. Now I'm divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24. What a ridiculous number. I'm really sick today, and I'm at work. I was feeling really nauseous in lab just now. I think I'm going to go home early and sleep.

2004-10-18T11:43:00.000-07:00

Showtime Lakers Point Guard Chucky Atkins Sasha Vujacic Shooting Guard Kobe Bryant Devean George Kareem Rush Center Chris Mihm Vlade Divac Power Forward Brian Grant Stanislav Medvedenko Brian Cook Small Forward Lamar Odom Caron Butler Luke Walton Jumaine Jones Clippers Point Guard Shaun Livingston Marko Jaric Lionel Chalmers Shooting Guard Kerry Kittles Quinton Ross Rick Brunson Center

2004-10-18T11:10:00.000-07:00

The LORD God of Israel There is a special place for Israel in God's heart, and it's not just a warm fuzzy politically correct statement, but a theological truth regarding God's soteriological and eschatological plan. Israel is and will remain God's chosen nation. She is the beginning and the end of God's salvation history. God promised Abraham a great nation by which all the other nations of

2004-10-16T10:47:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Terence and Tracy! I spent the entire time at the wedding trying to get my digital camera to work. Apparently, the batteries I brought with me were half dead, so I could barely snap a picture before it would say "Please change the battery pack." So sad. Apparently, if you jingle the camera a little bit, you could get a little bit of juice left in the batteries. It was an

2004-10-11T22:15:00.000-07:00

Test Me I had my first midterm tonight for the first time in almost two years. I studied most of Saturday while they were installing the new heating unit. CAL was also playing USC that day so I distracted myself from time to time to watch our crazy quarterback connect 23 passes in a row! That guy is great. Why couldn't he be there while I was at CAL? Oh well. We still lost though, so I

2004-10-06T17:23:00.000-07:00

Overcharge AT&T DIGITAL ADVANTAGE $29.99 Anytime Minutes: Total: 250 Used: 83 Available: 167 1000 Nights & Weekends: Total: 1000 Used: 813 Available: 187 My phone-bill cycle ends mid-month around the 15th. Hopefully, I can avoid another $550 phone-bill debacle that I had a while back. It's 40 cents a minute, which pretty much ended up charging me a couple of $50 phone calls that added up

2004-10-06T10:26:00.000-07:00

Song of Solomon It's happened. The Bread of Life College Sunday School is going to do a series on relationships, specifically through the Song of Solomon this Fall. That's the NC-17 part of the Bible that little kids shouldn't read. Not that they would understand anyways. I wonder what's in the picture Bible. I'm really excited about College Sunday School. Elijah, Ron, and Esther are all

2004-10-03T23:48:00.000-07:00

Similar Minds Cattell's 16 Factor Test Results Warmth |||||||||||||||||||||||| 74% Intellect |||||||||||||||||||||||| 78% Emotional Stability |||||||||||||||||| 54% Aggressiveness ||||||||||||||||||||| 70% Liveliness ||||||||||||||||||||| 62% Dutifulness |||||||||||||||||||||||| 78% Social Assertiveness |||||||||||||||||||||||| 74% Sensitivity ||||||||||||||||||||| 62%

2004-10-02T22:58:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Richard Chen and Esther Leong on their engagement! I was checking e-mail tonight and I got an e-mail from Richard with the SUBJECT: "WE ARE ENGAGED!!" Well, I wonder what that could mean. Can't you at least give it a little suspense and say "IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!" Then, I can click on the e-mail and be like "What the heck?" Congratulations you two. For some reason I

2004-09-29T16:06:00.000-07:00

Irrational The first-time I took this test was my senior year in college, 3 years ago, and back then it was ENFJ as well. I'm always curious if my personality has changed much, but in the 2-3 times I've taken tests similar to this, it has consistently come out to be the same results. That's no surprise since I don't see myself reacting to the situations described in the test any differently

2004-09-29T11:13:00.000-07:00

The Jesus I Never Knew: Book Review A nice, colloquial piece which serves as a good evangelistic tool I'm really tired this morning, because I spent the majority of last night reading in bed. I also dreamt about catching mice. I'm not sure why. I think I was just tired and getting crazy. I must have stayed up until 2 in the morning to digest everything I was reading. The book I endeavored

2004-09-24T16:08:00.000-07:00

Chosen But Free: Book Review A terribly exegeted book that attempts to capitalize on the success of R.C. Sproul's "Chosen By God." There are two types of systematic theologies, and hence two types of Christian writers. The first builds their theology out of carefully selected passages in Scripture, and from normal hermeneutics builds a theological system that attempts to bring together the

2004-09-24T15:43:00.000-07:00

TOOL This is where 30% of my grade is coming from this semester: Prospectus for Computer Science 585 By Kevin H. Lai, Copyrighted 2004 September 20, 2004 The language that I'm proposing is a hybrid between the first-order level capabilities of Scheme and the syntax of JAVA. The goal of the language is to create a truly object-oriented language that allows the passing of not only primitives and

2004-09-22T15:32:00.000-07:00

Reeds My manager took us to Reeds today to celebrate Delivery 4.03 of our Software. The Delivery lasted almost a year, starting around November of last year. I thought I hadn't heard of Reeds until I went, and then I recognized it as the very same resturant Rick Selby's interview group took me to when I first interviewed at Northrop Grumman. It's a high-class restaurant with a classical decor

2004-09-18T05:41:00.000-07:00

Hustlers I went to Hustlers with Nick after fellowship tonight. The casino was packed originally, but later on through the night, it dwindled down as people got tired, drunk, or just plain lost money. We finally got a seat around 11:00 PM, and started to play our usual game: No-Limit Texas Hold'Em. I was inspired by the movie "Rounders" starring Matt Damon. In the movie, the character

2004-09-13T10:14:00.000-07:00

Least Common Multiple #include int gcd(int a, int b) { /* Calculating gcd of i and j and returning it to main function */ while (a != b) { if (a > b) a -= b; else b -= a; } return a; } int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { /* Convert arguments to integers. */ int i =

2004-08-30T16:08:00.000-07:00

USS Enterprise The nerd in me thinks this is pretty cool: http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=63016

2004-08-30T14:02:00.000-07:00

Back to School The two-year hiatus from EECS is over. I'm back at it tonight starting at 6:30 PM at Loyola Marymount University., which is located about 5 miles north of my office at Northrop Grumman. I'm going to be starting my first class in a long 3 year Masters Program hopefully to finish by Summer 2007. There's still a lot of logistical and administrative issues to take care of.

2004-08-24T13:57:00.000-07:00

Webster Girl Dictionary "Yes" = No "No" = Yes "Maybe" = No "It's your decision." = The correct decision should be obvious by now. "Do what you want." = You'll pay for this later. "We need to talk." = I need to complain. "Sure, go ahead." = I don't want you to. "I'm not upset." = Of course I'm upset, you stupid moron. "How much do you love me?" = I did something today your not going to like

2004-08-23T15:11:00.000-07:00

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: What is the big Jewish deal? Josh McDowell once wrote in "More than the Carpenter" that Christianity rests and falls on the historical fact of the resurrection. As Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15, "If Christ had not been raised, than your faith is useless, and our preaching is in vain." Historically, according to the Book of Acts, Christianity spread through

2004-08-11T01:35:00.000-07:00

Lois Lane is coming to Smallville First Lana Lang. Now Lois Lane. What a great show. Unfortunately the names are too similar and sometimes the characters get blended together in my head. Lana Lang is the boring rose petal that's nice and sweet, but has deep rooted psychological problems. Lois Lane will probably turn out to be an overly assertive girl that whips Clark into submission. Tough

2004-08-09T11:38:00.000-07:00

Laker Team Alpha, Laker Team Zappa The Lakers are idiots. With 19 players on their roster, I propose we split the team into two tactical teams: Laker Team Alpha and Laker Team Zappa Laker Team Alpha Chucky Atkins G 5-11 160 8/14/74 South Florida '96 5 Starting Point Guard Marcus Banks G 6-2 200 11/19/81 Nevada-Las Vegas '03 1 Tony Bobbitt G 6-4 190 10/22/79 Cincinnati '04 R Kobe Bryant G 6

2004-08-05T18:26:00.000-07:00

Moving towards a Reformed Eschatology New forms of Dispensationalism resemble something out of a Reformed textbook The Reformed Eschatological hope emphasizes that while there remains a real future restoration of the earth in the New Heavens and New Earth, there are elements of that "future" in the present. In short, it's the Already/Not-Yet Scheme of Eschatology, or what George E. Ladd aptly

2004-07-29T13:43:00.000-07:00

Clippers Acquire Kerry Kittes, let Richardson go I can't fault the Clippers for letting go of Quentin Richardson. Letting go of Lamar Odom and Andre Miller were definitely bad moves because you're not going to get a better Small Forward and an above average point guard in this league. Richardson, however, leaves much to be desired as a shooting guard, with his streaky shooting and poor

2004-07-24T03:46:00.000-07:00

Top Ten Things You Shouldn't Say at a Northrop Grumman interview. In effort to help some friends of my mine pass the next round of interviews at Northrop Grumman, here are the Top Ten Things You Shouldn't Say at a Northrop Grumman interview: 10. My GPA is pretty close to 4.0 if you multiply by 2. 9. I want to make more money than Kevin Lai. 8. I need this job because my mom is

2004-07-22T17:05:00.000-07:00

Horse I was playing Office Horse at lunch. My co-worker has a mini-hoop in his office. So far, we've come up with 5 different type of bank shots, one which goes off the side of the wall, off the ceiling and into the basketball hoop. I wouldn't know what to do at work without that hoop. That thing keeps me sane.

2004-07-19T19:04:00.000-07:00

Into Outer Darkness, Continuation Continuation from: Into Outer Darkness The perserverance of the saints affirms God's sovereignty in our salvation, that it is God who began a good work in us, and will continue it to the very end. (Phillipians 1:6) Salvation is God saving man, not man saving himself. Thus, it is impossible for the truly saved to fall away, for what God began, he cannot lose.

2004-07-16T11:15:00.000-07:00

For-Switch I was going over some code this week and I came across this. I want to point out that this is the software that will help drive a billion dollar satellite that controls our country's nuclear warheads. for (i = 1; i < 5; i++) { switch (i) { case 1: ...... case 2: ...... case 3: ...... case 4: ...... case 5: ...... default: ...... } } Why would you put a SWITCH

2004-07-14T14:49:00.000-07:00

Stupid Moves In the history of stupid moves, this has got to take the cake. Jerry Buss must be taking some NBA advice from Donald Sterling and Elgin Baylor, because this trade is up there along with those Clipper pranks that they've pulled for the past 10 years. And now the Lakers are doing it. Trading Shaq? What are you thinking? Sure, the guy has an ego and needs to change his style,