tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88823870848603605402024-03-14T03:54:42.737+08:00Everyday is NewEveryday seems alike, but many interesting and special things, which are the gifts from the Creator, happen everyday in our lives. Appreciate them, enjoy everyday new life.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-2314888775463078532014-02-05T23:24:00.000+08:002014-02-05T23:26:32.424+08:00Work As Worship (Transcript)Work. Most of us spend over half our lives at work. Whatever it is that you fill 9 to 5 with -- planting crops, building cars, taking care of patients, teaching students, or running a business -- work is where most of life happens. For some, work is a drain. They dread Monday mornings; forcing themselves to struggle through because they need the paycheck; or many times feeling trapped or beaten down by their jobs.<br />
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Some people love their work. They are good at what they do. It energizes them. It’s a place of security, a place to chase dreams, desires and success. At work, they find fulfilment. <br />
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We often forget to connect our faith to our work. We don’t consider the reasons God may have us at our job. We don’t think about the purpose and meaning we could bring to our work. We simply focus on how it makes us feel. <br />
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But what if we saw our work as an opportunity to worship? As Christians, we are called to serve Christ with our lives. For a few, that means working as a pastor, a youth minister, or a missionary. Others serve the church by teaching children and singing in the choir. But when Sunday is over, most of us return to our jobs outside of church.<br />
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For us, our mission is in the marketplace. We may not be the kind of missionaries who move to the far regions of Africa. But around the conference table, around the water cooler, or around the cubicle, we have an opportunity to worship the God who created us.<br />
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He gave us skill. He gave us passion. He gave us work. When we do our jobs with excellence, integrity, and diligence, it’s an act of worship. We are displaying God’s craftsmanship to the non-believing world around us. We are earning the right to be heard.<br />
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We don’t see a divide between Sunday and Monday, between the sacred and the secular. We've been invited to the parts of the world that pastors or traditional missionaries will never see. We have conversations with people who would never set foot in a church.<br />
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Whether we love or dread our work, we choose to turn the focus away from ourselves and towards the mission God has for us. Church is not the only place we worship. And Sunday is not the only day that in our calendar that has meaning. Everyday our mission for God brings us great joy. <br />
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Like the heroes before us, we can be modern day Noahs, Josephs, and Peters, who are called for a purpose. God has designed us. He created us to work, and to worship. For us, work is worship. <br />
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<o:p><span class="sc1" style="color: green; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">#!/usr/local/bin/python3</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc6" style="color: #ff8000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">'''NTU Course Vacancy Checker, written by @yuan3y (Twitter/Instagram)
You will need a Python 3 interpreter to run this code:
Such as </span><span class="sc70" style="color: #ff8000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; white-space: pre;">http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.3.3/</span><span class="sc6" style="color: #ff8000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
Type in your subject codes each on a line,
ends off with a single @ sign on a separate line.
Merry Christmas and happy STARS games!
God bless,
@yuan3y
18 DEC 2013'''</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
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</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">courseList</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">.</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">extend</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">(</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">a</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">.</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">split</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">())</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">if</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">'@'</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">in</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">a</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">:</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">break</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">import</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">urllib</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">.</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">parse</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">import</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">urllib</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">.</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">request</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">def</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc9" style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">check</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">(</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">subj</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">):</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">url</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">=</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">'</span><span class="sc68" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; white-space: pre;">http://wish.wis.ntu.edu.sg/webexe/owa/aus_vacancy.check_vacancy2</span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">'</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">values</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">=</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">{</span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">'subj'</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">:</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">subj</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">}</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">headers</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">=</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">{</span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">'Referer'</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">:</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">'</span><span class="sc68" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; white-space: pre;">http://wish.wis.ntu.edu.sg/webexe/owa/aus_vacancy.check_vacancy</span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">'</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">}</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">data</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">=</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">urllib</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">.</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">parse</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">.</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">urlencode</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">(</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">values</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">)</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">data</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">=</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">data</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">.</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">encode</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">(</span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">'utf-8'</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">)</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">req</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">=</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">urllib</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">.</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">request</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">.</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">Request</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">(</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">url</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">,</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">data</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">,</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">headers</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">)</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">response</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">=</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">urllib</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">.</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">request</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">.</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">urlopen</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">(</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">req</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">)</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">the_page</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">=</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">response</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">.</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">read</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">()</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">=</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">the_page</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">.</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">decode</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">().</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">split</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">(</span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">'\n'</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">)</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">for</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">,</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">a</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">in</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">enumerate</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">(</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">):</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">if</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">'</TR>'</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">in</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">a</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">:</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">break</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">try</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">:</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">print</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">(</span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">'\n'</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">,</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">subj</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">,</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">end</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">=</span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">''</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">)</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">while</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">True</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">:</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">if</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">'<td>&NBSP;</td>'</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">in</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">[</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">2</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">]:</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">print</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">(</span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">''</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">,</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">[</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">6</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">],</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">[</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">9</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">],</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">[</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">12</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">],</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">[</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">15</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">],</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">[</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">18</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">],</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">sep</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">=</span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">','</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">,</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">end</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">=</span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">''</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">)</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+=</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">20</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">else</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">:</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">print</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">()</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
</span><span class="sc5" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">print</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">(</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">[</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">3</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">],</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">[</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">6</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">],</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">[</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">9</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">],</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">[</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">12</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">],</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">[</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">15</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">],</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">[</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">18</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">],</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">[</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">21</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">],</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">lines</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">[</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">i</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">+</span><span class="sc2" style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">24</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">],</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">sep</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">=</span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">','</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">,</span><span class="sc11" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">end</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">=</span><span class="sc4" style="color: grey; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">''</span><span class="sc10" style="color: navy; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;">)</span><span class="sc0" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;">
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<o:p># code can be downloaded from: <a href="http://snipt.org/BCgh2">http://snipt.org/BCgh2</a></o:p><br />
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<o:p># interpreter can be downloaded from:</o:p> <a href="http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.3.3/">http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.3.3/</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-16322025935079970132013-11-17T00:34:00.003+08:002013-11-17T12:28:51.420+08:0012 Principles for How To Date As A Christian from Pastor Mark Driscoll1.Maximize your singleness for God.<br />
2.Do not pursue a relationship until you’re in a season of life when you’re ready to marry.<br />
3.Be reasonable with your expectations.<br />
4.A date is not dating. A date is when you have coffee, or go out to dinner. 1 Timothy 5 says to treat younger women like sisters. It doesn't need to be all sexually charged and confusing. He initiates, she responds.<br />
5.Have a plan.<br />
6.Accept the fact that you may be rejected.<br />
7.Do not date or go on a date with anyone who’s not a Christian. 2 Corinthians 6:4, “Do not be unequally yoked.” A man needs to love Jesus, and then a woman needs to love Jesus, and then that man and woman can love Jesus together. And this includes marrying someone who has equal theological convictions. What kind of church do you want to go to?<br />
8.Only date one person at a time.<br />
9.Look at who God puts in front of you. Eg. Boaz & Ruth.<br />
10.Only invest in a relationship with someone that you are attracted to. physical, mental, and spiritual connection. Are you totally attracted to this person?<br />
11.Only marry someone who agrees with you on issues of gender and family.<br />
12.Guard your heart. Proverbs 4:23. Don’t give your heart away too quick.<br />
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<span id="goog_1588832504"></span>Full video of the sermon can be accessed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkbTswsbt6Q#t=2057" rel="">here</a>, with time-stamp at the same place.<br />
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<a href="http://theresurgence.com/files/2010/11/21/religion_saves_sample.pdf">A more elaborate e-book</a> (pdf)<br />
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PS. Thankful to have listened to this sermon. Important lesson to many single Christians including me.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-31772636568643291812013-11-10T17:11:00.000+08:002013-11-10T17:11:21.560+08:00中保 Mediator by Ghost Ship中保 Mediator by Ghost Ship<br />Chinese Translation by @yuan3y.<div>
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<br /> Verse 1<br /> 祂代替我们站在上帝的面前<br /> He takes our place and stands in front of God on high<br /> 祂为我们代言因我们没权力<br /> He speaks on our behalf since we don’t have the right<br /> 祂为我们代求审判人的上帝<br /> He pleads before the God who judges hearts of men<br /> 我们的中保为我们罪受刑罚<br /> Our mediator served the sentence for our sin<br /> <br /> Chorus 1<br /> 只有这一位神<br /> There is only one God<br /> 只有这一位神人中保<br /> There is only one mediator<br /> 站在神与人之间<br /> Standing between God and man<br /> 祂是救恩的唯一道路<br /> He’s the only way to salvation<br /> <br /> Verse 2<br /> 祂寻回囚徒,打断束缚的锁链<br /> He found the captives, broke the bondage of our chains<br /> 我们得救赎,因祂付上了代价<br /> We have redemption through the price that He has paid<br /> 祂献上生命,使我们得到自由<br /> He gave His life to purchase freedom from the fall<br /> 我们的中保是我众人的赎价<br /> Our mediator was the ransom for us all<br /> <br /> Bridge<br /> 人子主耶稣<br /> The man Jesus Christ<br /> 为我献生命<br /> Who gave us His life<br /> 人子主耶稣<br /> The man Jesus Christ<br /> 永远赎罪祭<br /> Our last sacrifice<br /> 永生的圣子<br /> The Eternal Son<br /> 弥赛亚已来<br /> Messiah has come<br /> 真实的人子<br /> The true Son Of Man<br /> 代罪的羔羊<br /> The Atonement Lamb</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-59586909753533936632013-10-22T18:57:00.002+08:002013-10-22T18:57:30.476+08:00Toshiba Satellite M840 unable to adjust screen brightness on Windows 8.1<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Here is a warning for Toshiba Satellite M840 users. Do NOT upgrade to Windows 8.1 yet! Toshiba has not yet have proper drivers for the upgraded system. You will be unable to adjust the screen brightness after upgrade. All other functions (Fn+F1, F4-F12) have no problems; Fn-F2 and Fn-F3 for screen brightness adjusts fail.<br />
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I have yet to found a solution to it. Calling to Toshiba Support tells me I have to downgrade to Windows 8 (8.0) for now.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-81365979901976907842013-04-29T23:19:00.000+08:002013-04-29T23:19:59.040+08:00Toshiba Satellite M840 Review<b id="docs-internal-guid-78a4bf5c-565d-fe8b-2e71-b447ff4578ea" style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-78a4bf5c-565d-fe8b-2e71-b447ff4578ea" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After using my Toshiba Satellite M840 for one full week, I'd like to share my review on this laptop.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The spec is identical to Satellite M840-1001XG on toshiba-asia.com except I’m running Windows 8, though I’m not sure if this is exactly the model. Firstly I'll list my specs below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PROCESSOR:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Intel® Core™ </span><span style="background-color: lime; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">i7-3612QM</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> processor (6M Cache, up to 3.1GHz) with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MEMORY:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>4096MB DDR3 1600MHz SDRAM</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DISPLAY SIZE:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: lime; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">14.0"</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> WXGA </span><span style="background-color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HD</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Clear SuperView LED Backlight </span><span style="background-color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TFT </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">display (16:9)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">RESOLUTION:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1,366 x 768</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GRAPHICS:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>AMD Radeon™ </span><span style="background-color: lime; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HD 7670M</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HARD DISK DRIVE:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>640GB (SATA) with shock absorbers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">OPTICAL DRIVE:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>DVD SuperMulti Double Layer Drive (DVD±RW/RAM)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">INTERFACES:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: lime; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2xUSB 3.0</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Sleep&Charge), 1xUSB 2.0</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SOUND SYSTEM:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Stereo Speakers, 16-bit Stereo with SRS® Premium Sound HD™</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CAMERA: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Built-in HD Web Camera</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BATTERY:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>6-Cell Lithium Ion (47.5 Wh as said by Windows)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WEIGHT: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Starting from 1.99kg</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Things I like:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- comfortable typing, including the way Home, PgUp, PgDn, End arranged at the right of the keyboard: convenient and I can memorize where they are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Quad-core i7 third gen processor & dedicated videocard: I'm able to play a number of games even though I'm not a typical gamer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- USB ports on both sides of the laptop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Temperature is alright for normal usage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Things I don't appreciate:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- by default, important F-number keys such as F4, F2 especially are used for functions like switch screen and dim. I've switched it in BIOS thus I don't have to press "Fn" key to use them. Later on I may find a way to hack and remap the funtion keys to those I'll never use, such as the idiotic Fn-F1(Help).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- The Fn-Space to switch resolution is an annoying function also as I sometimes hit Fn key wrongly when I want to switch language inputs (Windows+Space).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- The DVD tray at the left side of the laptop is too easily hit to pop out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Battery life is only about 3 hours under wifi&office usage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- 1366x768 HD display may not be enough for programmer's tight IDE layout.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">*Battery life is obtained using Windows command: powercfg /batteryreport ,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Battery Life Estimates given by Windows: 2:50:00 hours at design capacity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On my own calculation, it's about 3:10:00 hours at design capacity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This 3&1/2-months old laptop has its battery capacity shrunk from 47,520 mWh to 42,120 mWh.</span></div>
</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-84232117604182193152013-04-28T01:25:00.000+08:002013-04-28T01:25:39.074+08:00T-Clock 2010: Tweak your Windows Clock on Taskbar<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T-Clock 2010 with my custom format for time display</td></tr>
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T-Clock 2010 Official Website: <a href="http://www.stoicjoker.com/tclock/">http://www.stoicjoker.com/tclock/</a><br />
Current Version installed: T-Clock 2010 (build 95)<br />
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When I choose "Use small taskbar buttons" (from Taskbar Properties), the Date/Time display on the right end of taskbar became single-lined, and date went missing.<br />
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I've tried to hack the <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">LogPixels</span> value under <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\Software\Fonts</span> in Registry Editor, as suggested on Internet. It worked (values I used were between 84 and 72). However it led to undesirable blurry fonts in Chrome, and I found no working solution to it. Thus I reverted back to original 96 dpi.<br />
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That was when I came across T-Clock 2010.<br />
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T-Clock 2010 is able to customize the way which Time and Date displays on Taskbar. It is a simple zip download from the developer's website. Unzip x64 if you are using a 64-bit Windows, otherwise Win32 will do. Put it in any folder that is easy to access (but probably avoid Program Files or Windows). Start the Clock.exe in the folder, it is up and running.<br />
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Through T-Clock Properties (Right click on T-Clock area), much customization can be done. You should at least let this program run automatically upon starting Windows: tick the tick in the About tab of the Properties.<br />
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To re-imitate the default Windows Date/Time look, the following is to be put in Custom Format under Time Format:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">TIME\nDATE</span></blockquote>
I found myself enjoying customizing the way it looks, so it took me further and I eventually came up with what you see in the screenshot at the top. The documentation in the T-Clock Help.rtf is quite comprehensive, except that it didn't tell you how to make the preceding '0' appear in hms of the system uptime. Sdd, Saa, Shh, Snn, Sss are the hhmmss corresponding version of the system uptime.<br />
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My custom format set for T-Clock 2010 is:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">SaaSnnSss ddeddmmeyyyy"№"Ww"W-"hhttnn@@@.@</span></blockquote>
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The font used is Calibri Light, ClearType Natural, Size 12.<br />For Clock size and Text Position, I have Vertical as 1.<br />
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I love the way it looks now.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-32939359427823658432013-04-22T09:06:00.001+08:002013-04-22T09:06:19.741+08:00Toshiba Satellite M840<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Toshiba Satellite M840, i7-3620QM, AMD Radeon HD 7670M, 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD, 2.0kg.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Thanks God for keeping everything in His time.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-7342398249239092182012-06-15T17:30:00.002+08:002012-06-15T17:30:56.905+08:00Biblical prophecies that convince meWhy is Bible believable?<br />
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One reason that convinces me is <br />
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the possibily of prophecies being fulfilled by coincidence</h4>
: it is in fact really really small.<br />
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(the following translated from <a href="http://blog.roodo.com/yml/archives/9999307.html">http://blog.roodo.com/yml/archives/9999307.html</a>)<br />
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1. Bible consists many (66) books, not only one;<br />
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2. There were many authors, not only one;<br />
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3. The 66 books in Bible were written over thousands of years by these many people, not only a few years.<br />
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4. Under such condition, is there a high possibility to write something coherent and non-contradicting? Using solely men's might, or faking documents, could they make Bible non-contradicting?<br />
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5. notice the prophecies: the fulfillment of prophecies, which were recorded in Old Testament, on Jesus.<br />
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6. Even the last book of Old Testament was completed 400 years before Jesus was born, not even to mention the earlier books. All these cannot be faked AFTERWARDS, they were prophecised BEFOREHAND.<br />
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7. Let's say the possibility of fulfilling one prophecy is 1/2,<br />
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8. The prophecies in Old Testament about Jesus and relevant people (such as Judas Iscariot who sold Jesus), in total there were at least 300.<br />
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9. 1/2 to the power of 300, how small it is the possibility of fulfilling all prophecies upon Jesus. There's no way to explain this with coincidence. <br />
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Some of the prophecies on Jesus in the Old Testament.</h4>
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1. Not one of his bones will be broken (John 19:36)<br />
he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken. (Psalm 34:20)<br />
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2. Jesus was pierced after death on the cross <br />
...They will look on me, the one they have pierced... (Zechariah 12:10)<br />
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3. Judas returned the money to the priests and committed suicide by hanging himself. They used it to buy the potter's field. (ref. Matthew 27:3-10)<br />
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"Throw it to the potter"—the handsome price at which they valued me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter at the house of the Lord. (Zechariah 11:13)<br />
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4. "I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: 'He who shared my bread has turned against me.'"(John 13:18)<br />
Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned against me. (Psalm 41:9)<br />
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5. Jesus was sold for thirty pieces of silver. (ref. Matthew 26:15)<br />
I told them, "If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it." So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. (Zechariah 11:12)<br />
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6. Jesus was crucified with robbers.<br />
because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. (Isaiah 53:12)<br />
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Isaiah 53 is an important chapter on Messiah, there's another important prophecy about what would happen after Messiah's death-- <br />
He was assigned a grave with the wicked (Isaiah 53:9)<br /><br />7. Jesus was pierced on hands and feet.<br />
Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet. (Psalm 22:16)<br />
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In Old Testament era, there was no crucifixion; the death penalty was thrown with stones.<br />
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Crucifixion is a penalty from Roman Empire, was introduced to the Jewish people only after Roman's conquer.<br />For Jews, those severely sinned such as worshiping idols were to be stoned first then hung on wood,<br />
Because for Jews, being hung on wood was cursed by God.<br />
After Roman's introduction of crucifixion into Jewish area, the Jewish people apply this concept onto the cross also,<br />
Considering this is the most humiliating, cursed punishment.<br />
However before Old Testament(OT) was written, the Roman Empire was not risen yet, <br />
the people in the OT did not know about the punishment of crucifixion.<br />
Hence "pierce my hands and my feet" this punishment would be amusing for those people during OT era, <br />
they would not understand this scripture, because this is not part of their punishment, they had not witness such thing before.<br />
However with the Inspiration of Holy Spirit, even the author may not fully understand this at that time, until Jesus' Crucifixion, people can then realize it was referring to this punishment.<br />
<br />8. When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. "Let's not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will get it." This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled which said, "They divided my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing."(John 19:23-24)<br />They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment. (Psalm 22:18)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-4528842909154941252011-12-01T10:12:00.001+08:002011-12-01T17:04:23.798+08:00Photos taken in Shantou (Swatow) in June 2011The following photos were taken in Shantou (Swatow) in June 2011 by Yuan3y. All these photos are distributed under CC BY-NC 3.0 license, in simpler words, the author Yuan3y needs to be credited and these photos can only be used non-commercially.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panorama of Shantou Jinshan Middle School, June 2011</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shantou Skyline, June 2011</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panorama of Shantou Jinshan Middle School closer, June 2011</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kkvuV8O8iLw/Ttb5Fkv7SCI/AAAAAAAAAVA/pe8HK8-lqkM/s1600/Shantou_Queshi_Bridge_Toll_Station%252C_June_2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="324" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kkvuV8O8iLw/Ttb5Fkv7SCI/AAAAAAAAAVA/pe8HK8-lqkM/s640/Shantou_Queshi_Bridge_Toll_Station%252C_June_2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shantou Queshi Bridge Toll Station, June 2011</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Department Mall, Shantou, June 2011, in black and white</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Department Mall, Shantou, June 2011</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AHnbh_R4Jug/Ttb5UltXT_I/AAAAAAAAAVM/2-Pmq6iwf-k/s1600/Saitinhang_Oluah%252C_Shantou%252C_June_2011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AHnbh_R4Jug/Ttb5UltXT_I/AAAAAAAAAVM/2-Pmq6iwf-k/s400/Saitinhang_Oluah%252C_Shantou%252C_June_2011.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saitinhang Oluah, Shantou, June 2011</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-leZUe__1yJI/Ttb5WIP4x6I/AAAAAAAAAVQ/yBAcWwJ3bgw/s1600/Ku_Sog_Eng%252C_Shop_Owner_of_Saitinhang_Oluah.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-leZUe__1yJI/Ttb5WIP4x6I/AAAAAAAAAVQ/yBAcWwJ3bgw/s400/Ku_Sog_Eng%252C_Shop_Owner_of_Saitinhang_Oluah.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ku Sog Eng, Shop Owner of Saitinhang Oluah</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v1tT7t1ru38/Ttb5XzpM89I/AAAAAAAAAVU/ivd_B1jSN_o/s1600/Oluah_%2528Oyster_Fry%2529_from_Saitinhang_Oluah%252C_Shantou%252C_June_2011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v1tT7t1ru38/Ttb5XzpM89I/AAAAAAAAAVU/ivd_B1jSN_o/s400/Oluah_%2528Oyster_Fry%2529_from_Saitinhang_Oluah%252C_Shantou%252C_June_2011.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oluah (Oyster Omelette) from Saitinhang Oluah, Shantou, June 2011</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shantou Old City Area, June 2011</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queshi Chairlift, June 2011</td></tr>
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Last Upadate by 1 Dec 2011Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0Shantou, Guangdong, China23.353299 116.68183823.120054 116.365981 23.586544 116.997695tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-73576015220479032672011-11-14T20:20:00.001+08:002011-11-14T21:33:41.278+08:002011年终总结 Year-End Reflection2011年终总结<br />
19岁的2011年终于要过去了。没有像前两年一样在生日写成长年记;但今年,却是我明显感到成长、成熟的一年。<br />
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今年大事记:<br />
一月:和团契去马六甲、和同学去槟城玩;<br />
进入英华初级学院学习。<br />
四月:新加坡青年艺术节(SYF)合唱荣誉金奖(GwH)<br />
五月:在宿舍丢钱包,忙了一阵;月底学校合唱团在滨海艺术中心音乐厅年度音乐会。<br />
六月:回家<br />
八月:和学校物理科一些同学受英国南安普顿大学电子计算机系邀请参观游玩两周。<br />
九月:心情低落了好一阵。<br />
十月:班际运动会我为我的班级骄傲:)<br />
十一月:研究性学习(PW)终于考完!<br />
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一.学业成就<br />
今
年一如既往(来新加坡以后)地拿了个中上的成绩,按老师的话翻译过来就是“对我其实有更高的期望”。我所进入的初级学院是我当时填的第三志愿,也是我当时
认识的初院的最后一个(我中学时候真的对R/HC/V/N/T/AC之外其它初院毫无印象)。拿到成绩的那天凌晨,我好像是房间六人里面第一个收到信息
的。第一个念头是哎,真的是这样(遇到我计划中的最坏情况)……但心里都还蛮平静的,平静地接受。开学了也很快地融入了学校的环境,其实学校蛮适合我的。
读书是需要用功的,但今年有好多事,搞到头来每次都把最弱的一科经济的复习时间拿来强化理科,好像有点偏科。最后奖学金保住,六十多分(总分八十)的排位
分是上帝看顾。<br />
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二.心理发展<br />
从小以来一直乐天派、一向十分自信的我,今年开始无故地多了分忧虑,多了些困惑。有些事情变成还
没有做就潜意识里告诉自己比不过别人,初生牛犊不怕虎的那种脾气不知去了哪里。也不曾仔细想过将来大学之路的我,也开始潜心看了一下未来的方向,有好一阵
子感觉未来的曙光就是看不到……最后甚至有几天开始担心婚姻的问题,真不知道自己在无故的担心什么。今年告诉自己最多的一句话可能就是,不要为明天忧
虑……<br />
<br />
理性和感性兼备的我在中学给了自己四个字:不谈恋爱。原因是谈恋爱为了婚姻,而中学低年级时期到结婚年龄还有遥不可及的好多年,一次
恋爱一直持续到婚姻是很不现实的;那就意味着中学时期开始恋爱的话,最后一定会分手——但我不想受伤,更不愿让别人受伤。上到初院,事实上客观状况没有改
变太多,掐指算来,到大学毕业,现在还有六、七年吧。我父母他们从认识到结婚经历了八年,其中两年还是分居两地。我很敬佩他们的这种执着;我猜想如果我认
定了所爱的女孩,我也能做出类似付出。<br />
<br />
于是,我就经历了在短时间内对女孩产生好感,又追求女孩不到的挫折。为了保护女孩的隐私,请不要问名
字。对女孩的仰慕主要是因为,她是在信仰(及恋爱观)和兴趣两方面<b>同时</b>与我高度相近的一位。因为过于理性的分析,在认识女孩之后没多久就对她表白,表
白的过程倒是大大好于我的预期,于是我有了高高的期待,但随之的考虑结果又把我重重的砸下。<br />
<br />
其实对我而言,这件事让我学到很多。一是等待,万务有时。二是顺服,神的旨意高过人的安排。三是在适宜的时候说合宜的话。四是交托、对上帝更多的信靠:在情感这样的事上我实在需要祂的带领。五是预备自己成为更好的男友、更好的丈夫。六是祝福、造就他人。<br />
<br />
三.人际关系<br />
新结识的要好朋友多是中国同学。当然班上、社团里的新加坡同学也很多成为我的朋友。失败的方面是,纵使放到相知的层面,我都没有认识太多东南亚的同学。可能是我累了,真的。前两年我可以很自如地认识近三十个非新加坡同学,今年却感到疲惫。<br />
<br />
四.金钱管理<br />
今
年很大一个失败是账务的混乱。从小学五年级养成的记帐习惯,一直保持着,所以一直收支都处于一种健康的状态。下半年却连续几个月每个月出现好几百块的空
白,自己都不知道自己把钱花在了哪里。最夸张的时候,每隔两三天就有一位同学跑来告诉我,前几天跟我借过钱,一直没还给我,然后我惊讶地发现我把一切借给
别人钱的事都在混乱的心情之中忘却了……不算去英国的花费,截止今天我超支年度奖学金的125%,一个令我震惊的数字。检讨一下今年的花钱状况,有很多不
必要的支出,比如打的、买零食饮料,多出去吃喝了很多次,然后还有很多混乱的借钱。<br />
<br />
五.基督徒生活<br />
去年花了一年时间把新约再自己重新从头读到了尾,而今年不断地在新旧约之间跳着读,有收获,却不很有系统性。教会事工在原来多媒体幻灯的基础上开始学习音效控制。经历今年的磨砺,我发现我的软弱与主的刚强。<br />
<br />
六.总结<br />
我是个喜欢音乐的人,那就用两首歌总结全年吧。<br />
第一首是年初在马来西亚玩的时候听到的过年歌曲,天天好天。<br />
<blockquote>
是晴天 是雨天<br />
天天都是好天<br />
知足常乐看新一年<br />
我看见艳阳天</blockquote>
第二首是我到今天为止买过的唯一一张音乐专辑的主打歌,Laura Story的Blessings<br />
<blockquote>
'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops/倘若祢的祝福历经风雨<br />
What if Your healing comes through tears/倘若祢的医治历经泪水<br />
What if a thousand sleepless nights/倘若一千个失眠的夜晚<br />
Are what it takes to know You’re near/方能使我知道祢的同在<br />
What if trials of this life/倘若我这一生中的试练<br />
are Your mercies in disguise/是祢隐藏的恩典</blockquote>
这两首歌反应了我今年不同时期的不同主色调。另外写完这篇总结发现,面对自己是一件需要勇气的事。<br />
<br />
<br />
2011 Year-end Reflection<br />
2011,
my year of 19, is coming to an end. Unlike the previous two years
writing birthday reflections for myself, for some reason I didn't do so
this year; but I'm still writing this year-end reflection because this
year is a year when I feel myself growing up and growing into maturity.<br />
<br />
=========<br />
<br />
Some Important Events of the year:<br />
Jan: trip to Malacca and Penang;<br />
Being posted to Anglo-Chinese Junior College<br />
Apr: achieve choir's Gold with Honour in Singapore Youth Festival (SYF)<br />
May: lost my wallet in the hostel;<br />
Annual choir concert at Esplanade<br />
Jun: home sweet home <br />
Aug: being invited to School of Electronics and Computer Science, Southampton University, UK for two weeks<br />
Sep: in a low mood for quite a while<br />
Oct: being proud of my class in the Inter-Class AC Games<br />
Nov: Project Work (PW) is over!<br />
=========<br />
<br />
A. Academics<br />
As
like any other years since I came to Singapore, this year's overall
result is merely satisfactory, and according to my teacher, 'expecting
more from you'. AC was my third choice in fact, and it was the last JC
that I knew of (I had absolutely no knowledge for JC other than
R/HC/V/N/T/AC at that time). On the morning receiving JC posting result,
I was the first in the room receiving the message. The first thought of
mine was, sigh, in the end it happens (the worst I could have
expected)... But anyway I was quite calm, and accepted with little
struggle. I was able to get into the new environment quickly after the
orientation, and I felt the college suits me. It takes effort to study,
especially to get good grades, but with many things to handle this year,
I always ran out of revision time and had to cut off the time for my
weakest Economics to compensate and strengthen my sciences-- that leads
me an imbalanced result among subjects. All in all I have to thank God
that my scholarship being sustained and the not-too-bad sixty plus
ranking points (out of eighty) are never possible without the care that
God granted me.<br />
<br />
B. Emotion and Growth<br />
I have
always been contented and confident, but this year, I somehow had more
worries and doubt. It turns out that for many things before I even do
them, my subconscious started to tell myself I'm not better than others;
the courage that I used to possess had weakened by much. Previously
I've never planned clearly for where to go for the university, but this
year I started to see the different opportunities, however sometimes I
just could not see the brightness of my future. In the end I even
started to worry about things like marriage, which I should have no
reason to worry at this age. One verse I kept telling myself this year
is probably, "Do not worry about tomorrow"...<br />
<br />
I'm both
thinking and feeling person (though thinking is a bit stronger), hence
logically I told myself during Secondary time: Do Not Start Dating. The
reason is a result of logical thinking: the goal of dating is marriage,
but starting dating since lower Secondary is almost impossible to hold
the relationship into the age of marriage. It means that if a person was
to start dating since Secondary School, in the end he will probably
break up with the girl--- I don't want to be hurt by breaking up, and
neither do I wish to hurt anyone. In junior college level, objectively
the situation is not much changed, from now to graduating from
university is another six or seven years. My parents married at the
eighth year since they knew of each other, and what's more precious is
for two of those years they were in different cities. I admire their
perseverance; and I guess if I confirm a girl I love, I can commit
similarly.<br />
<br />
Thence I experienced the frustration of
rejection after having a strong admiration upon a girl. For the privacy
of her, please do not try in any way guess the identity of the person.
The admiration I had on her was mainly due to that she was the first
person I met having highest closeness in <i>both </i>faith (including opinions
of dating) and interests. Due to some over-rational analyses, I
confessed my admiration to her shortly after I knew of her. The process
of my confession was much smoothly than what I could have expected, it
is this over-expected smooth made me expecting much good result, then
her decision after deliberation put my highly-lifted expectation to the
ground. (By the way I have to admit that she must be really mature to
choose to have some time for thoughts.)<br />
<br />
In fact for me,
I've learnt quite a few lessons from this incident. First, to wait--
There is a time for everything. Second, accept and obey -- God's will is
higher and better than men's plans. Third, speak appropriately at
appropriate time. Fourth, surrender, and trust God alone -- I really
need God to lead me in matters about love and relationships. Fifth,
prepare myself to be a better boyfriend, a better husband. Sixth, bless
and benefit the people around me.<br />
<br />
C. Friendships<br />
This
year, I made a few good friends, mostly scholars from China. Of course
I've made a couple local friends as well from class, CCA and other
school activities. One area of failure is even to the level of
acquaintance, I have not known of all the foreign scholars from other
countries. Perhaps this year I am tired. Two years back I could easily
make friends with thirty over ASEAN and Indian friends, but this year I
feel tired.<br />
<br />
D. Financial Management<br />
A major
failure of this year is the messiness of my finance. I have made a habit
of keeping account of my money flow, and I have been always practicing
it, thus my expense has always been at a healthy status. However in the
second half of the year, for every month I spent hundreds of dollars
unknowing where I have used them. The scaring thing was for some days my
friends came to tell me that I had lent them money and they had not
returned until that day. Then surprisingly I realised that I have
actually lent others money, but I forget all those in the mist of the
emotional disturbance... Excluding spending for the trip to UK, I have
overspent 125% of my annual scholarship allowance till date, a shocking
number for me! Reflecting on my way of spending this year, I have a lot
of unnecessary expenses, like taking caps or buying snacks, and dining
out too much, and lending money without tracking...<br />
<br />
E. Christian Life<br />
For
the last year I read through New Testament once again; this year I was
jumping between books in Old and New Testament, still being benefited,
but the absorption is not as systematic. For ministry, I continued
serving in multimedia and PowerPoint sector, and started learning
controlling sound mixer. Through the toughness of this year, I realized
more about how weak I am and how strong He is.<br />
<br />
F. Summary<br />
I am a person who likes music, thus I'd like to use two songs to sum up the year.<br />
First song is a Chinese-New-Year song I heard in the beginning of the year, 天天好天 (Every day is a good day).<br />
<blockquote>
是晴天 是雨天/whether it's a sunny day, or a rainy day<br />
天天都是好天/every day is a good day<br />
知足常乐看新一年/be content and happy to see the new year<br />
我看见艳阳天/I see a beautiful sunny day</blockquote>
<br />
The other song is the titled song of the only album I've purchased in my life till date,<i> Blessings </i>by Laura Story.<br />
<blockquote>
'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops<br />
What if Your healing comes through tears<br />
What if a thousand sleepless nights<br />
Are what it takes to know You’re near<br />
What if trials of this life<br />
Are Your mercies in disguise</blockquote>
<br />
These
two songs reflect the main colours of the different times of my life
this year. And after writing this reflection I feel that it takes
courage to reflect on myself.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-12690359892719507702011-09-10T09:58:00.002+08:002011-09-10T09:58:38.385+08:00Lord! Will I sell you for a few pieces of silver?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Lord! One day when I meet some temptations, <br />
will I sell you just for a few pieces of silver?</div>
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One day, meeting the temptation of thirty pieces of silver, will
I sell you just as Judas Iscariot did?</div>
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“Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went
to the chief priests and said, ‘What will you give me if I deliver him over to
you?’ And they paid him thirty pieces of silver.” (Matthew 26:14-15)</div>
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One day, when I am very tired and thirsty, seeing a bowl of
red stew, will I sell you as Esau did?</div>
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“And Esau said to Jacob, ‘Let me eat some of that red stew,
for I am exhausted!’ … So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.”
(Genesis 25:30-34)</div>
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One day, meeting the temptation, will I sell you just for a
pair of shoes?</div>
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“… They sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a
pair of sandals.” (Amos 2:6)</div>
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“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and
you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you
clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me. …
Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did
not do it to me.” (Matthew 25:35-45)</div>
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Lord, Paul rather suffered the thorn in his flesh, even being
rejected after three times of prayer, he was still willing to obey and suffer; <br />
but one day, will I sell you just because there is sorcery which can
effectively solve the pain from the thorn in my flesh?</div>
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“… Used divination and omens and sold themselves to do evil
in the sight of the LORD…” (2 Kings 17:17)</div>
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Lord, you prayed in the wilderness for forty days, being
hungry and thirsty, meeting the temptation from the devil, you rather suffered
hunger and rejected the suggestion from the devil; <br />
but one day when I am hungry and thirsty, meeting the temptation of stones
being turned into bread by the devil, will I sell you just for some bread?</div>
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Lord, Satan thinks that people believe and trust in God just
because they want good health. As long as people suffer serious diseases, they
will abandon their faith. Nevertheless, Jacob endured these suffering, did not
abandon his faith because of suffering diseases; <br />
but one day, if I am seriously ill, suffering great pain, if someone use
enchantments that are against biblical teachings to heal me, will I sell you
just to gain my healthiness?</div>
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Lord!<br />
How many pieces of silver are you worth?<br />
How many bowls of red stew are you worth?<br />
How many pairs of shoes are you worth?<br />
How many pieces of bread are you worth?</div>
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Lord!<br />
Are you really worth those only?<br />
In my heart, are You this cheap?<br />
Is the value of You less than my prosperity and success?<br />
Is the value of You less than my healthiness?<br />
Has it turned out that, I am worthier than You?<br />
Is it true that for my need and desire, You can be sold away?<br />
Has it turned out that, my faith is so worthless, so unable to go through
trials or temptations?<br />
Has it turned out that, ‘Lord of Lords, King of Kings’ from my mouth is only a slogan,
a slogan that is unable to go through trials or temptations?<br />
Will I sell you one day when I meet the temptations?</div>
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Lord! Help me to resist those trials even facing temptations,
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even if I have to die in illness, thirst, or poorness for this!<br />
But may you give me strength, allow me to be faithful until my death, and receive
the crown of life.</div>
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“… Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of
life.” (Revelation 2:10)</div>
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“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall
tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger,
or sword?” (Romans 8:35)</div>
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“… Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon, son of John, do you
love me more than these?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’…”
(John 21:15)</div>
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“Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, ‘I
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My dear brothers and sisters!<br />
When one day some temptations come, the Lord asks us, <br />
“So-and-so, do you love me more than these?”<br />
How will our answer be?</div>
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Does God really want to record this in heaven,<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“So-and-so sold Jesus for something.”?</div>
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----------------------------------------------------------------<br />Original Article ‘<a href="http://blog.roodo.com/yml/archives/14834619.html">主啊!我會為了幾塊錢,就把你賣了?</a> ’(http://blog.roodo.com/yml/archives/14834619.html) was written by Little Little Sheep(小小羊), a Taiwanese Christian Blogger;<br />Translated by Yuan3y.<br /><br />This copy of translation can be re-posted or reprinted online or offline freely, provided that:<br />*the Original Author is credited,<br />*and a URL link to the original article is attached,<br />*and for non-profit purpose. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-46630709385477728542011-09-05T11:42:00.001+08:002011-09-05T11:42:53.112+08:00Beach at Aloha Changi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Author: Yuan3y<br />
Date of Source: 3 Sept 2011<br />
Date of Release: 5 Sept 2011<br />
License: CC-BY-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-4602972932421035542011-09-02T07:27:00.000+08:002011-09-02T07:27:13.153+08:00Tell it to my daughter* An official English version is found afterwards and was not referred to during my process of translating, it can be found here: <a href="http://www.oc.org/web/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=49">http://www.oc.org/web/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=49</a><br />
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1.<br />
My child, first of all we hope you always set pursuing the truth as your goal in life. You can be a famous person, or a nobody; a boss, or an employee, can be rich, or be poor… But we hope you are a person who pursue after the truth.<br />
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When you were a kid, we were blessed to know God, brought you up with Bible as principles. We let you be brave to challenge, we let you study hard, and we let you get exposed to poem, music, dance, arts, history, geography and beautiful Nature; We let you see the limitations of humanity and the corruptions in human nature, we let you learn to build up healthy inter-person relations, all these is to let you develop a noble temperament and the ability in appreciating what’s true, good and beautiful. This temperament and ability of appreciation will accompany you with your life of joy, allow you to see the feast that God set for those who faithfully trust in Him, through the valley of death.<br />
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Pursuing the Truth will make you outstanding, pursuing the Truth will build up your temperament, pursuing the truth can make you glamorous. In contrast, no matter how beautiful a girl is, without the ideal of pursuing the Truth, she will become indifferent and pitiable.<br />
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2.<br />
The way to your ideal tend to be difficult, and you will endure hardships for this either. However, my child, you must prepare your will to suffer and the ability to endure hardships since young. One who pursues lofty ideals, will never be self-pity or pessimistic. In the seemingly rough life, you will see many signs and wonders that others cannot experience. Choosing to be indifferent may be comfortable and secure, but sure to be colourless.<br />
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Ideals may not bring you any instantaneous profits, often bring no secular enjoyments. Hence you must prepare your heart, prepare to get used to the situation when nobody agree or appreciate you, or even times when people pity you. You should not be hesitated because of this, but to learn to keep the eternal truth alone, because the ultimate truth will never make you be ashamed.<br />
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Do never give up your ideals for profit of large or small, never change what you believe according to the fashions of the world, and root this belief deeply. The external materialistic world is gorgeous, glamorous and attractive, easy to make you confused, and unconsciously you may give up the pursuit of ideals; hence you have to keep awake, learn to refuse the temptation of vanity.<br />
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If you become a lovely girl because of pursuing ideals, there will be many people in fond of you. If you receive praises and honour more than what you should, it will make you be satisfied being superficial. Remember, charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; A beautiful woman who lacks discretion is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.<br />
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3.<br />
You should learn to apologize to your mistakes. No mistake is greater than not admitting a mistake, never try to cover a mistake by another. Treat your own mistake with justice; do not be ruled by sin. Stop being evil and learn to do good, treat yourself and others with love and truth.<br />
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You need to understand and appreciate relationships. In fact among millions of people, knowing of any one is a miracle. In getting along with others, there may be misunderstandings, jealousies and hurts. Solely for the miracle of knowing each other, it is worth to forgive and treasure. You should seek harmony with people, for there is a happy end to the person of peace. Love, understand, and forgive yourself and others, because sometimes the other people are exactly yourself.<br />
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Learn to appreciate tragedies; tragedies make you understand the consequence of corrupting human nature. Learn to appreciate what’s true; See the truth under layers of masks.<br />
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No matter how the world’s fashions change, the best qualities of human will remain. There are many people who have multiple standards, but there are very few who can still be outstanding because of keeping the truth.<br />
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Sincerity is your intangible treasure. Sincerity will bring you unexpected regards and honours. Sincerity may not mean to point out the faults of others, but you must not compliment to those.<br />
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I hope you do not be kitsch. If flatter appears on your face, I will be shameful for you. You may not be powerful enough to battle with the evil of the world in outer appearance, but in your inner heart, you should let Jesus Christ who is the Truth be your Lord.<br />
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4.<br />
God has made you into a prestigious and unique person. No one can hide your honour, unless you give it up by your will. As you grow up, you will meet many people who are stronger and more outstanding than you. You may feel depressed, and self-abased because of the shortcomings you found on yourself. But do remember your source, remember no matter how much shortcomings you have, you are precious in the eyes of God.<br />
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Also I hope you speak concisely and accurately, with the art of speaking. Don’t interrupt others’ speech. Get good habits in your life: keep clean and tidy; control your appetite, and intake food for your bodily need. Do more sports, do not be artificial, and do not have too much taboo. Read books and renew yourself every day. Don’t always think you what should others do for you, but think how the help others. Learn to rather suffer losses, but be alert those people who never will to suffer losses. Do not be insensitive or unconcerned about people and things around. Try the best to bring positive messages to others in interacting with others. Influence the people around with your words and actions. Never underestimate the effect of saying a good word or doing a good work. In humility consider others better than yourselves. Do not be opportunistic; do not belittle the things that you cannot do. Do not waste your time.<br />
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Lastly, we have to tell you that, first is, the above things that we have told you, we are too making our effort in doing them, yet we have not done all of them; second is, you are much more blessed than us, when you are still young, your parents know to tell you all these. Let us give thanks to the Lord for this! We have received you from God, if you can be a child of light who is pleasing to God, it will be wonderful.<br />
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Being our child may be hard, but happiness comes after hardships.<br />
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* This is translated from an article by Li Jie on Overseas Campus Ministries (OCM) Magazine (, Page 54, Issue 0062, in December 2003). The author grew up in Beijing, is now living in Japan.<br />
* This is not an authorized translation of the original article in Chinese, hence it is to be used only for the purpose of education or researches, no publication is allowed unless permission from the original author is granted.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-35745988361896661402011-08-29T00:09:00.003+08:002011-08-29T00:42:57.253+08:00God Loves the World, but He Loves His Children More!God Loves the World, does it mean that He loves everybody in the world at exactly the same level?
<br />Of course NOT!
<br />For sure, God loves the world; however, He loves His children more!
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<br />Did God love Ishmael?
<br />Yes, He did!
<br />But, God loved Isaac more!
<br />Ishmael indeed received blessings from God, but, he was not the child of promise.
<br />Isaac was indeed a child of God, receiving more love from God.
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<br />Abraham had several children besides Ishmael (, after Sarah had died, Abraham married Keturah, who gave births to several children).
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<br />Did God love these children of Abraham?
<br />Yes, He did!
<br />But, God loved Isaac More!
<br />Other children indeed received blessings from God, but, they were not the child of promise.
<br />Isaac was indeed a child of God, receiving more love from God.
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<br />Did God love Esau?
<br />Yes, He did!
<br />But, God loved Jacob more!
<br />Esau indeed received blessings from God, but, he was not the child of promise.
<br />Jacob was indeed a child of God, receiving more love from God.
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<br />Then, does this mean that God is UNFAIR?
<br />Of course NOT!
<br />God loves his children more, but, this does not mean that, the lives of his children in ‘this world’, will sure to be better than others.
<br />The top students in schools are often non-Christians.
<br />The Nobel Prize winners are mostly non-Christians.
<br />The tops of the richest people in the world are mostly non-Christians.
<br />Christians may not be more beautiful than others,
<br />Christians may not be more handsome than others,
<br />and Christians may not be more successful than others.
<br />There are so many people who are not the children of God, receiving much more blessings than the children of God!
<br />The blessings under ‘common grace’!
<br />Instead, the children of God, in terms of common grace, may not have more than the others, in fact, sometimes have much lesser than others.
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<br />So, since God loves His children more, what does he love?
<br />He has not promised his children to be more beautiful, more handsome, better in studies, or wealthier…
<br />Then, what love is this?
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<br />God loves His children more, and what has ‘promised’ them, is the special grace, not the common grace.
<br />God has promised that in whatever circumstances, He will provide such special grace forevermore.
<br />However God has not promised that He will for sure give better to His children in terms of common grace.
<br />Sometimes, God will give more common grace (to the children of God);
<br />but sometimes, God does not give more.
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<br />God has promised never to forsake his children;
<br />God has promised to love his children forever;
<br />God has promised to teach his children;
<br />God has promised to discipline his children;
<br />God has promised to bring his children to heavenly home;
<br />but God has not promised that his children will for sure get the top in exams, be more beautiful, earn more money…
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<br />In the eyes of us, how much does special grace worth?
<br />In the eyes of us, does common grace worth more? Or special grace?
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<br />Being disciplined when we commit wrong things, as compared to earning extraordinarily, which is our prioritized preference?
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<br />Will those people who believe in folk religion, ever seek the deities to get disciplined, or punished, or instructed to the rightful way when they have committed wrong things?
<br />Aren’t those people who believe in folk religion, praying to the deities to allow them to make large sum of money, to be very successful, to get super rich, to do the top in exams… all these success and richness in the life of ‘this world’?
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<br />What about us?
<br />What about us, the Christians?
<br />What about us, the people who consider ourselves the children of God?
<br />How are the things we are longing for different from those who believe in folk religion?
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<br />We can of course pray for common grace. But when the status and the value of common grace become the very goal in our heart, neglecting special grace,
<br />are we really the children of God?
<br />Or only self-assumed to be the children of God, but actually not?
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<br />“By your hand save me from such people, LORD,
<br />from those of this world whose reward is in this life.
<br />May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
<br />may their children gorge themselves on it,
<br />and may there be leftovers for their little ones.
<br />As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
<br />when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.” (Psalm 17:14-15)
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<br />“Those of this world whose reward is in this life”!
<br />Is this really what we are praying for?
<br />Is this what we are longing for earnestly?
<br />Is this what we are thinking of from dawn to dust?
<br />No wonder during all times of suffering, there are so many people abandon their faith!
<br />Because, they are not the people who can rejoice in knowing God, even if they barely receive simplest food or even be beggars.
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<br />May we truly be the children of God!
<br />Truly be the true children of God, who are ‘satisfied with seeing your likeness’, http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifnot ‘those of this world whose reward is in this life’ like the common people.
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<br />Original Article ‘<a href="http://blog.roodo.com/yml/archives/15704757.html">神愛世人,但更愛祂兒女</a>’(http://blog.roodo.com/yml/archives/15704757.html) written by Little Little Sheep(小小羊), a Taiwanese Christian Blogger;
<br />Translated by <a href="http://yuan3y.blogspot.com/">Yuan3y</a>.
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<br />This copy of translation can be re-posted or reprinted online or offline freely, provided that:
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B. Edwards, in Good Words, 1873, p. 393.<br /><br />Tune: Unknown: <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zVVjUVkBpWE/S8wP-QPyC9I/AAAAAAAAABs/N7rh8yexZrI/d/God%20make%20my%20life%20a%20little%20light%20score.png">See Here <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zVVjUVkBpWE/S8wP-QPyC9I/AAAAAAAAABs/N7rh8yexZrI/d/God%20make%20my%20life%20a%20little%20light%20score.png" weight="414px" height="585px" /></a><br /><br /><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wNzZWGOmHyo&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wNzZWGOmHyo&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-73295454319038372782010-04-18T17:22:00.004+08:002010-04-18T17:37:25.288+08:00EverydayA new song to me. chosen to be the first song of today's tertiary group worship.<br />(<br />TG100418<br />Songs : Everyday; With All I am; {[God Make My Life a Little Light] Canceled}<br />Guitar : Shane<br />Singer : 3y<br />)<br /><br /><object style="background-image: url("http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/GR7726x4LD4/hqdefault.jpg");" height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GR7726x4LD4&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GR7726x4LD4&hl=en_US&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />What to say, Lord? It's<br />You who gave me life and I<br />Can't explain just how<br />Much You mean to me now<br />That You have saved me, Lord<br />I give all that I am to You<br />That everyday I could<br />Be a light that shines Your name<br /><br />Everyday, Lord, I'll<br />Learn to stand upon Your word<br />And I pray that I<br />I might come to know You more<br />That You would guide me with every single step I take, that<br />Everyday I can<br />Be Your light unto the world<br /><br />Everyday, it's You I live for<br />Everyday, I'll follow after You<br />Everyday, I'll walk with You, my LordAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-70214601900999096442010-04-15T17:56:00.002+08:002010-04-18T17:17:14.843+08:00Speech Day, 2010Time passes so fast!<br />Speech day of 2010, the last performance for me in Temasek Secondary School choir Temasek Chorale.<br />After a tight schedule in the morning,<br />I came in late to choir.<br />The same dressing as last year,<br />however different mood as compared.<br />This is not other but the last performance in TMS Choir.<br />Even I had not been very sure about what my lyrics were before stepping onto the stage,<br />by the time I opened my mouth, I sang as good as any of my previous times.<br />It is a memorable day that sums up the two years' choir experience,<br />though on the other hand, it indicates also the approaching O' levels.<br /><br /><table class="UIPhotoGrid_Table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="UIPhotoGrid_TableCell"><img src="http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs433.snc3/24934_1412363433849_1375433859_31124355_7630740_s.jpg" class="UIPhotoGrid_Image" onload="this.fb_loaded = true;" title="all boys in Tennor and Bass! err... except shi lei who was performing for TAG, and David." /></td><td class="UIPhotoGrid_TableCell"><img src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs433.snc3/24934_1412363513851_1375433859_31124357_477288_s.jpg" class="UIPhotoGrid_Image" onload="this.fb_loaded = true;" title="Sec 4s and Ex-members sing SYF songs" /></td><td class="UIPhotoGrid_TableCell"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="UIPhotoGrid_TableCell"><img src="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs433.snc3/24934_1412363633854_1375433859_31124359_3716478_s.jpg" class="UIPhotoGrid_Image" onload="this.fb_loaded = true;" /></td><td class="UIPhotoGrid_TableCell"><img src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs453.ash1/24934_1412382914336_1375433859_31124437_6681476_s.jpg" class="UIPhotoGrid_Image" onload="this.fb_loaded = true;" title="Sec 4 China's scholars" /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Wish us all have a meaningful year.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-55760943790469503082010-03-16T00:31:00.004+08:002010-03-16T01:09:33.910+08:00the light of the worldtoday when i was rearranging some handphone photos,<br />an underexposed photo of NLC came into my sight.<br />the white cross on top of our church was so shiny as compare to the background.<br />so i decided to process the photo into an artwork.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fQtK5r2RT04/S55lhFuNY7I/AAAAAAAAACA/YY6Tdhu6NkY/s1600-h/Iamthelightoftheworld.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fQtK5r2RT04/S55lhFuNY7I/AAAAAAAAACA/YY6Tdhu6NkY/s400/Iamthelightoftheworld.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448904218310960050" border="0" /></a><br />when i editing the photo, focusing on the shiny light, i remembered a verse:<br />When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."(John 8:12)<br />It encourages me to live in the light of life.<br />I hope the others can be benefited from this also,<br />so i made it a wallpaper of 1440*900 as according to my desktop size,<br />can be downloaded by clicking the image above.<br /><br />and thinking more from the light of the world,<br /><br />Matthew 5:14-16 (New International Version)<br /><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23249">14</sup>"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23250">15</sup>Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23251">16</sup>In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.<br /><br />Brothers and sisters, do you know that not only Jesus Christ is the light of the world, so are we!<br />We need to live out up to our standard so the we can be a living testimony to this world.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-5942549934107410582009-09-21T21:21:00.000+08:002009-09-21T21:39:41.386+08:00Draw Me CloseA beautiful song, Draw Me Close - Michael W. Smith<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qWG9-PJFcK8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qWG9-PJFcK8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><blockquote>Draw me close to You<br />Never let me go<br />I lay it all down again<br />To hear You say that<br />I'm Your friend<br />You are my desire<br />No one else will do<br />'Cause nothing else could take Your place<br />To feel the warmth of Your embrace<br />Help me find the way<br />Bring me back to You...<br /><br />You're all I want<br />You're all I've ever needed<br />You're all I want<br />Help me know you are near</blockquote>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-61497724622357362142009-09-13T23:11:00.000+08:002009-09-13T23:12:08.320+08:00Rearrangement of Youth HallI came to NLC to rearrange our youth hall today.<br />Drums are moved onto the stage,<br />and all the stereos are stacked at the back neatly.<br />So now, the whole worship team can stand on the stage.<br />Pastor can preach on the space in front next time<br />to have more interaction with us.<br />Chairs are arranged into two arcs facing the centre instead of three blocks.<br />It looks like... wings like eagles... if you could imagine.<br /><br />After all when I tended to go back and stepped out the hall,<br />I found it was raining heavily outside,<br />having no choice but stay to see if the rain stops.<br />I was quite worried for some seconds,<br />then I thought of word of God,<br />"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."(1 Peter 5:7)<br />I calmed down, standing beside a window, and prayed to God in silence.<br />Surprisingly, when I refocused my eye sight back to the scene outside,<br />the rain has stopped.<br />Isn't it amazing that a heavy rain stops in seconds?<br />It is true that God hears our prayers.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882387084860360540.post-23493679625972767662009-08-25T22:01:00.000+08:002009-08-28T22:29:37.772+08:0017 years old17 years old.<br /><br /><br />my 16th year,<br /><br />2008:<br />Aug, Sept, Oct:<br />Slacked for months at home, but really enjoyed a great time with my family.<br /> Late night of Nov 6th: Stepped onto Singapore Island!<br />Nov, Dec:<br />Had a great time of Bridging Course with Mrs Hoo and scholar friends.<br /><br />2009: as a Sec 3 student in Temasek Secondary School.<br /><br />Jan: failed to be any student leader but chose choir as CCA<br />Feb: started to do CIP volunteering in Public Libraries<br />March: got a Bronze metal for NOI of sg<br />April: I was baptized! SYF got Gold<br />May: Mid-year. OCIP->Laos!<br />June: holiday I spent in sg, slack somehow<br />July: NE show as preview of sg NDP<br />August: milo fund raising, X-country, XCL ex-co inauguration, ABRSM choir Exam initial outstandingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520085592041295132noreply@blogger.com0