My Wish List

lol.. not gonna post that often anymore because school just re-opened (and don't think will continue worldly issues posts)

i decided to make a wish/goals list for myself for 2008 after thinking about what Joel said in WinGS today.. but this time on my blog (i actually listened to his 'sermon'). lol. and when i have achieved it, i will add a '(achieved)' at the end of the wish/goal. here i go =)

-Try to finish reading the bible *whoaaa.. with extra effort, this can be done*
-Read the bible daily *will probably achieve this one at the end of the year o.O*
- Be more active in church *no comment!*
- Get straight As in exams *sigh*
- Get a good position in class *sigh also!*
- Find my desired 'long shirt short dress' *finding...*
- Find those nice round earrings and a pair of cross earrings *also finding..*
- Get wireless internet on labtop *ohhh this would be good*
- Get ImageReady *or something which has the same features as ImageReady*
- Improve in Photoshop skills *this will require alot of help*
- Find more tutorials/brushes/textures/patterns/fonts online *will be considered achieved after having satisfied amount*
- Get a new phone *it should be much better than my current one*
- Finish downloading 30 episodes of Healing Hands III *extended...*
- Watch The Gem of Life (珠光寶氣) *shall be achieved in August!*
- See Gigi for at least once!! *nearly impossible!*

Red = Christian
Green = Studies/School
Purple = Fashion
Blue = Tech stuff
Yellow = Entertainment

will update more wishes/goals next time!

Christianity =D

Today, I will be discussing about Christianity.. it's a big part of my life.. so i'll share some info about it =)

And btw, I just found out that Gigi Lai's Christian.. isn't that great? Haha.. to me it is! I remember writing how i want Gigi to be a Christian in my earlier post.. who knew she recently became a Christian in June?! Yeah.. she said, "she is thankful to God for helping her brother through the crisis (her brother was involved in a car accident in June) and for giving them this challenge in life that has allowed her to realise how important life, health and love is. She said that she has grown stronger as a result."
Source of quote: http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=307
Isn't that the sweetest thing??!

Well basically everything is from Wikipedia. I just provide the topics and my opinions. Sorry for the blue underlined words.. those are suppose to be links but i'm too lazy to de-blue and de-underline them..

Christians believe Jesus is the Son of God and the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament, and that the New Testament records the Gospel that was revealed by Jesus. With an estimated 2.1 billion adherents, or approximately 33% of the world's population in 2007,[3] Christianity is the world's largest religion. It is the predominant religion in the Americas, Southern Africa, the Philippines and Oceania. It is also growing rapidly in Africa and Asia, particularly in China, South Korea and the Middle East. It is declining in other countries including Australia, Great Britain, France and Germany.

Okay.. my turn to describe a few things =)

Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day, ressurected on Easter and died on Good Friday...


DEATH
After sharing his last meal with his disciples, Jesus went to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane where he was betrayed by his disciple Judas Iscariot and arrested by the temple guard on orders from the Sanhedrin and the high priest Caiaphas. Jesus was convicted by the Sanhedrin of blasphemy and transferred to the Roman governor Pilate. Pilate was pressured into crucifying Jesus by the nearly rioting crowds. Although the crowds were incited by the religious authorities, Jesus was sentenced to death for "inciting rebellion." Jesus died by late afternoon and was entombed

RESSURECTION
God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day, that Jesus appeared to his apostles and other disciples, commissioned his disciples to "make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son (Jesus) and of the Holy Spirit. "and then ascended to heaven. Christians also believe that God the Father sent the Holy Spirit to the disciples.

BIRTH
According to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born from the Virgin Mary. Little of Jesus' childhood is recorded in the canonical Gospels, however infancy Gospels were popular in antiquity. In comparison, his adulthood, especially the week before his death, are well documented in the Gospels contained within the New Testament. The Biblical accounts of Jesus' ministry include: his baptism, miracles, preaching, teaching, and deeds

Additional info: Jesus's dad is Joseph

THE BIBLE
The New Testament has four accounts of Jesus' life, commonly known as gospels. While they have much in common there are also differences of coverage and focus. The Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of John, essentially begin with Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist; whereas the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke, essentially begin with Jesus' birth.

English Bible Translations
There are many kinds of bible translations such as KJV (King James Version), NIV (New International Version) and American Standard Version.

Yeah that's kinda it cause i have to go.. haha. if u want more information, just go google wikipedia christianity. yeah.

Worldly issues =)

I decided to change my blog from.. myself... to my opinions on the world! haha. it just popped in my mind. i know it's sooo extremely random. not to mention awkward. this benefits both you and me. I can improve in my writing.. and you can improve in your general knowledge. it's a win-win situation. and these are MY opinions, and no one else's, unless i credit them.

let's start with... POVERTY. yes, poverty.

Definition - Condition of having little money, and very few material possessions. *credits to wikipedia*

So many people in the world are living in poverty. From economical aspects, families are in need of food, clothes, shelter and other necessities. You can see people beg for food/money in the streets.. but what are we doing? Nothing but wasting what they need.

picture captions: woman with dog on street.

what causes poverty?

- weather (if it snows all the time at your place, how are you gonna look for food?)

- not enough jobs (for those without a studying degree/experience, no one would want to employ them)

- government problems (if the country is lacking of democracy, poverty is most likely to happen)

- war (this one doesn't need much explaining to do)

yeah, this are all i can think of.

the effects of poverty

- hunger/starvation and thus death

- social isoliation/suicide

- diseases

picture captions: a little girl suffering from Kwashiorkor (for M'sians, pls refer to PJ text book Form 1.. haha.)

Very brief explanation of poverty. now, what can we do in order to fight against poverty?

- we can volunteer to help in campaigns

- donate things (clothes, money etc)

and many others that i can't think of.

for more information for poverty, pls visit this website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty

*credits to wikipedia for pictures*

God's love is spreading to the world!

Gosh. i didn't know that Ada Choi or Sherene Tang were christians. seriously. that is really shocking. came across this 'interview' about Ada Choi's love for Christianty (awww...)

Finding New Life through the Love of Religion

After the days without God in her life, this made Ada cherish everything she has even more and she will always be smiling. Since becoming a Christian, she has a happy and thankful heart and understands the meaning of life.

H: Many people know that you are a Christian, have you had any periods where you felt you could not see God?
A: I put God aside in 1995 and at the time, my career was going very well and I even filmed movies with Stephen Chow and Jet Li, but then I had nothing to do and in 9 months, no-one offered me any work. Coupled with the poor relationship I had with my family, I felt very helpless. At the time, I had no friends and was overly self-protecting, so I was very false and would not put my heart into friendships and did know know what point there was to life. In 1996, I returned to the church and began to realise my problems, I found love there and also met a lot of friends. I brought God into my work and I changed entirely.

H: Christians usually feel very humble, have you ever lost out on any opportunities because of your faith? When I first started in the industry, people told me to offer incense and join in the photo to increase press coverage, but I felt I would rather have less publicity. I would joke with them and say: "If I carried a cross, then there would be even more pictures of me."
A: I turned down some films because of God or when I was out spreading the gospel, but I believe that God has His arrangements for me. I remember in 1998, a TV station offered me a job and the pay was very good, but because I had to film a ghost story, I decided to stay at TVB and film for "Secret of the Heart", then I received a female lead award for this series, so I was very thankful.

H = the guy interviewing her (who is an actor as well)
A = Ada Choi

Came across this one too:

Ada Choi is a devoted Christian and given the opportunity to visit Israel and the birthplace of Jesus in TVB's travel show "On the Road", she was very excited and enthusiastic, but when she had her own experience of carrying a cross and the suffering of Christ, it moved her to tears.

Awww.. isn't that great? God also works in many others. i'm very happy for Ada Choi!

and heard that gigi lai's brother met with an accident (drink-driving taxi driving accident). and someone said this, "Without everyone's support and SMS text messages, she would not have been able to hang in there. Co-star, Ada Choi Siu Fun will also be praying for Gigi's brother."

waiting for gigi lai to be a christian now =P. this website said. "Gigi prayed to God that as long as Stephen gets better, she will become a vegeterian for the rest of her life". not sure whether she's referring to God (as in the one we Christians believe). no one knows. can't find info about her religion anywhere! if she's not, hope she does become one. heard that sherene tang invited her to church. cool!! and i heard that's 2 years ago =(. i hear alot of things huh.

there's this group of hk celebs (who are christians) which are called 'house of artists'. why 'house of artists'? but nevermind. there are other christian hk celebs but they didn't join it. YET.

yay! today's a friday! so happy. but later, i have piano class *sob*. that's sad.
gtg now ppl. cya on my next post =)