Rockets lost!  boo. wanted them to play the Warriors. oh well.

Crossroad's grad nite! I wanna see pics! Somebody send me a link =).  

Anyhow, on another note. Pulse had a career panel on "Faith in the Marketplace". Great insight... but it also got me thinking about what I'm doing now (as my job).

One of the icebreaker Qs was "What is your dream job?". and honestly...I would love to be an actress. But it's not very 'practical' and hard to get a stable income. and unfortunately for me, most leading actresses are probably required to do love scenes .

I wanted to try out for more productions in college, but decided not to, knowing that rehearsals would conflict with ministry. After leaving CFC, I wanted to attend a church that had a thriving drama ministry. Grx has a dance ministry... but no established drama one. I haven't heard of anyone at Grx who's seriously interested in a drama ministry...but I'm sure with a church as big as Grx there must be some people who would be passionate about it.

With the passion God's given me for acting, as a Christian I always wanted to use it for His glory. To share the gospel and God's love through drama, which can have such a powerful impact on people. I wonder...why don't I actively pursue opportunities to act/direct? I don't know.

All the way baron, all the way

Bamboo

I think I'm in this bamboo craze... It might have started with the wedding invites. I just want bamboo stuff. Either real bamboo or the print. Lucky bamboo plant. placemat, rug, shower curtain, candles, towels. I'm casually looking for some nice bamboo paintings. Paintings are expensive though =/. 

Ahh... then all my pandas will feel right at home =). 

Pulse Staff Appreciation night was last night. You guys did a great job! Too bad Joe Bass couldn't make it =/. I was so impressed when I walked in. Lovely decorations/table settings. IMPRESSIVE menu... we had appetizers/snacks, salad, ravioli, chicken, and dessert! HmMm... banana cream pie, red velvet cake, strawberry shortcake =D. I love dessert. You guys are awesome chefs! Manuela, awesome job with coordinating everything. Thanks so much!

I'm glad we started off with worship... we do what we do for God... and I'm glad we gave Him that glory. Props to Steve Pai and Jennifer Lim for emceeing. The slideshow was downright hilarious...man, didn't know P Steve could be such a downright gangsta =P. Also, a very moving song written by our very own Cheesehawk ;).. i could tell lotsa heart went into that. Thanks Jason.

Thanks for the sharing and encouragement. I've never discipled anyone before the twins, being afraid of my own inadequacies. I always told jerry and aimee that i wanted to mentor someone...but was so afraid. Haha... and thanks to Pulse, which had all its staff disciple students, my fear has been confirmed: I am inadequate. but it's ok. it's teaching me dependence on God, trusting in Him, that He's working in and through me.

Went back to Berkeley this Friday for Crossroads' relationship panel. I was really excited to visit Crossroads again and really appreciated the opportunity to share. It was also good to hear what Kiki and Melissa had to say and to gain insight from their experiences.

One passion I have is to see Christians grow in their faith, especially in the area of surrendering everything to God and letting go. This passion is broad, but often applies in specific contexts--like the context of relationships. I think I have strong convictions on the topic b/c I care deeply about how people are affected by relationships. We're not only immersed in a societal culture that values "numero uno" above all else but also one obssessed with finding "the one", the one person in this world who will "complete" us.

We then see a lot of Christians who end up seeking "the one" (who will complete them) more than they seek God. I don't believe it's wrong to be on the look-out for that special someone God is preparing for you, but I don't want to see that special someone filling a void in your life that God should first and foremost fill.

Crossroaders asked a lot of good questions. I was also glad to see more 'taboo' questions come up and glad the panel was open and honest enough in addressing them (at least from my perspective). There were a couple questions that I would have liked to address further, but chose not to...since we were already overrunning on time. Haha, and I felt we were talking a lot already.

One question I can think of right now is "How do you love God more than your significant other? What does that look like?"  That was a great reminder to address that issue in my own relationship and discuss it with Jerry. I don't think my response was as clear and thought-out as I would have liked it to be. I hope to have a more detailed response for all of you here...at some point =P. Hehe... I'd like that excuse to think it through more and see how it plays out in our own marriage. We not only oftentimes hold bfs/gfs as idols before God in our lives, but for those who are married, our spouses can easily become our idols as well.

On another note... God pleasantly surprised me with the opportunity to get to know Grace Ho... in such a short span of time. Haha, I just met her on Friday. Katrina says something along the lines of, "Grace is cool...you guys should talk." And what do we do? BAM- we talk. Thanks for opening up and sharing. God's amazing, isn't He?

*smiles* Freshmen. I love spending time with them, praying for them, seeing them grow. hehe..like my girls! It was so good to see many of you last night! I was so happy to see Ian since i didn't get to see her the last time i went to berkeley. Oh goodness, you ladies are going to be seniors! *sigh* growing up so fast =P.

Hehe... I serve on volunteer staff with Pulse, wanting especially to work with freshmen...and learn there is one freshman guy. =P....But he's so cool! He's French, hehe... and Jerry's discipling him.

So yup... Pulse, we gotta step it up and recruit some fresh young blood. Lotsa tabling and flyering to come.

Gosh, I'm tired. alrighty then =).  zzZzZzzZzzzz.