The big band theory

The big band theory is an American sitcom that I watch a lot lately. This is introduced by my son and which is introduced by his teacher. It is a hilarious sitcom. It makes me laugh loud a lot.

But before I always have a misunderstanding about those actors or actresses, they must not good at anything else so they become actors or actresses. I really feel sorry about it. It turn out that most of them has quiet good education or talented in one or more ways.

But there is still one thing that bothers me a lot. How each character can get out off that particular personality that he or she is performing in that show after they leave the show.

try something new - jackfruit & beer batter fish

Lately I’ve trying to try out something new to me. Like the food I never try before or some new recipes.

The other day I bought jackfruit and I even tried to cut it myself. It turned out, it tastes fine to me but the awful thing is cutting the jackfruit. So my suggestion about it is, either you bought the ready to eat jackfruit or go online to find out the right way to do it. It is really not a fun thing to cut jackfruit. It’s very sticky and very hard clean up and it takes a very long to finish it.

And I tried to do bear batter fish the other day. It’s not hard and tastes delicious. Only two things I don’t like are, I don’t really drink beer and you have to fry the batter fish afterwards. So for this recipe, I had to buy at least one can of beer. But I only need liked 1/3 of the can.

Overall, I enjoy trying new things.

Money is not everything

Money is not everything. But unfortunately without money you cannot do anything either. That’s really cruel but so real.

I always try to encourage kids to study hard, get in a good school then you can have better chance to get a good and the job that you enjoy to do it for a living. At the same time you will have better chance to meet the right people. No matter they’ll be your friends or partners. You don’t really want to regret later on, when all the good chances are gone.

You’d rather sacrificed some your pleasures now then lose what should belong to you later.

It’s good thing that you can get the job that suit your interest. At the beginning, before you don’t have any experience, sometimes you just have no choice to get any job that you get on. That way you can accumulate all the working and life experiences for later on.

If now you do have no any choice to have a job that you don’t really like it. But you have to take it for the living, try to find some positive things about it. You don’t want to be miserable all your life or before you can find the next good one.

worship workshop

For 2 times now I attend the worship workshop. I’m hoping to improve my skill of worship. I found that it’s really not that easy as I think before. Although I’m really enjoy worshiping and everything about it. First don’t have any music background. Because you got to be at least good at the songs that you’re going to worship then you can have the passion to deliver the feeling about them. I also believe that if you can play any music instrument is a plus for it.

And I’m really appreciating those people that are willing to give this kind of workshop for people who are interesting in improving worship skill. I learned a lot too.

How to hold the microphone, how to pick the songs, how the songs connect with each other, how’s your face expression and body language effect the audiences. There’re a lot more I need to learn. I know that I’m far from leading a worshiping. From leading small group worship, it’s a good way as practicing first.

enjoy writing

Till now, I still cannot believe that I actually enjoy writing. I’ve been in blog a little more then one year now. Sometimes I come out a lot of thinking about what I want to write, but if I didn’t get to write them down right away, I’ll forget them. So I try to write down the titles to remind me later on when I have time to write them.

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera, I watched it the other day on the TV.

I like it a lot, although I cannot understand every single word of it. It is really amazing opera. I wonder how many years of learning and how many hours of rehearsal before they can put on the stage for audiences.

I always appreciate opera performers. How they sing and perform and memorize the whole play. And it does not allow for a single wrong word or move. And need to perform with heavy make-up and costume. They are so talented in dancing, singing, and performing. Especially they have to perform with live orchestra. That is another thing that I like about opera, symphony orchestra.

It is really a wonderful enjoyment.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GL5QmvNtV3s

Panel of parents

Panel of parents in youth workshop: How to Train Your Parents?!

That’s an event that held in our church the other day. It’s kind of interesting and fun to attend it. And I believe that all the kids and parents learn something important from that.

It’s kind of like open discuss between kids and parents. Kids were asking questions using texting. Though that both kids and parents learn what, why and how, we each other sometimes can not get along very well or have totally different opinion on same issue. Especially our generation is from a totally different environment and culture and education and the way how our parents brought us up.

We try to adjust the way that how we should treat or teach our own kids from the old experiences we had when we were kids. But a lot of time, we didn’t notice that we try to treat the kids that our parents’ treat us before which are something should be changed.

We all have our struggles and things we need to learn. That’s really a big and tough lesson.

cry out to the LORD

In real life, there are always a lot of things that you think that are not right but you cannot change or improve them at all. The other I was feeling so helpless and hopeless. Things happened at work, at home and me.  It’s like all coming to me at one time. How I wish there’s someone can understand them or help me out. As usual, I cried out to the LORD for help. I mean that I really cried so hard and pray for help from the LORD. After that I felt relieved and gave all the burdens to HIM. And try my best and do what is my responsibility.

People said there is no fix or right standard on everything. Because in different situation, the right may become wrong, and vice versa. So why put the burden, responsibility, restriction on yourself. Is that right?

broken headlight

The other night I got a correctable citation from police because I have a broken headlight and didn’t even notice it. So I went fix it then go to the courthouse to have someone do the correction inspection. It costs me $17 for the inspection. And I still need to go to another courthouse for it; they say it’ll be another $25 on fine for this kind of ticket.

I feel kind of sad, not just for the money that I have to pay. What I meant is, I really appreciation for the noticing.

So check on your car regularly. And when you see someone’s car has a broken headlight, taillight, or any kind of light broken, please be kind to notice the driver, even you don’t know them at all.

Actually before, I had two times that people tell me that I had a broken light. One is from my coworker and the other one from the people that drove by me. I felt really warm about that.

The royal baby, Prince George Alexander Louis

The royal baby, Prince George Alexander Louis is finally here. Congratulations to the brand new parents.

Sometimes, I feel so jealous that how every people’s life so much different from others. But life has to be go on, and try to live on you own is not a bad thing at all. Am I right? Sometimes, my answer is no, I don’t want to be me. If I could be him or her, I’ll be happy.

But, yes, you can be poor outside, but rich inside.

stress

Try to make a list, when you have a lot of things need to be completed in some kind of period of time.

I used to in distress when that happened. It was like I don’t know what to next, I was frozen. So now I try to calm down first, and then write down all the things that I need do on a piece of paper. Every time I finish one thing, I cross it off on my paper. I fell relieved, and I encourage myself that I done a good job.

Stress is the worst thing for your body, mind and soul.

life is not easy!

Life is not easy, it’s and old saying. It’s so real. Everyday you encounter a lot of problems, you solved them, and then more are waiting for you. People you don’t want to have any kind of relationship with, but you got no choice. It’s sad, but that is life and sometimes bad experiences are not complete bad at all.

Try to see things from the positive point of view and try to be kind to people, even they are not that good to you.

Don’t take others’ faults to punish yourself.

hymn

The other day I talk to my teenage son something about how you can be able to help people when it seems no words is right at the moment. I told him that you could give him or her some words from bible or a touching hymn. But before that make sure you should try to memorize some simple and useful sentences and hymns.

Weeks ago I had something in mind that bothered me a lot. And when I’m ready to leave work to drive home, I know that that’s not good when you don’t have a peaceful mind while driving and going home. So I pray to the LORD please to ease my mind before I can drove home. And surprising to me, a hymn came into my mind right at that moment. That day I was humming with that song and driving home safe.

我的心哪！你要稱頌耶和華 Praise the Lord, O My Soul

recitation competition

When I was around 10 or 11 years old, my teacher told me that I can have a chance to participate in recitation competition. I was so exited about it. Because back in that time, I was a very shame girl and I have confidence in myself. I also wish that I can have the chance to speak out proudly and bravely in front of public. But somehow this dream didn’t come true; the teacher had someone else to do it.

Years later now, I’m all grown up have my own kids. I’m volunteering at a convalescent home with church people. And to my own surprise that I’m not just have the chance to use microphone to sing and talk in public. And again it’s like an approval from me that I can do it and I know that GOD is so glad that I finally do it for me. I even have the chance to encourage and teach others how to exercise with music.

seize the moment

When I was young, I wish time can go faster so I can grow up fast.

And now how I wish sometimes the time can be frozen, the earth can be not turning or turning slower.

When time past, it’s gone forever without you knowing it. You can take pictures or videos, but that’s only memories.

So how we can seize the moment is very important. We do it by no regretting, enjoying, participating and recording them down.

prayer

I know what should and shouldn’t we do or think. But most of the time, I just cannot control myself.

I pray for wisdom and strength form the LORD. So I can have ways and energy to deal with any trouble that I may counter.

prayer

Dear heavenly Father please blesses me, my sons, my parents, my sister and my niece.
Thanks for loving us first. We want love you and praise you every moment that we have. And I know everything happened has a purpose in you. No matter that is good or bad, I know your blessings are always with me. You also have a special purpose on each individual purpose on us.

親愛的天父，請保佑我和我的家人。
感謝称先愛我們。我們要每一刻愛称，讚美称。我知道一切都發生在称有一個目的。不管是好還是壞，我知道称的祝福將永遠伴隨著我。對每一個人，称都有一個特殊的目的。

a willing heart

Have you ever have experience that when you were young that your parent(s) or teacher(s) force you to do something or stop to do something which is good or bad for you. And you listened, but you regret later on of your life.

People said that just let them learn from the experience. Is that completely correct?

Or we should say that that’s how a willing heart is important when knowing or doing anything. Even it is simple as cooking for someone or knowing something is actually right for you.

And still let them know what’s your thoughts is very important. Who’s right or wrong is not that important when compare with good communication.

japanese - 斑馬 馬

うま           馬  horse
しまうま  斑馬  zebra
たこ        章魚 octopus
め           目  eyes
あたま     頭  head
て           手  hands
は           歯  teeth
か           蚊  mosquito

JAPANESE LEARNING-1

LEARNING MORE  JAPANESE WORDS

愛  LOVE  あい

上  うえ

木 WOOD き

子  SON こ

毛 け

聲 こえ

朝 あさ

汗 あせ

椅子 CHAIR いす

steward

If only you can have the willing heart to serve others with the gifts from GOD. Then HE will provide you what you need and give even more to you. Or HE will take back even you already have if you don’t use it to serve others.

life

When I was young, I always seem to know at what timeline what I should do. For example, once I reach 18, I went to learn how to drive and get the drive license. And I know I should have to fall in love at least once in my life time and get marry, have kids then my life will be complete.

One thing is never on my plan is I got divorce and become a single mom with two wonderful boys. I then raise them all by myself. That probably is the most sorrow thing in my life. But luckily later I found my own faith and become a Christian. That is the best and most important decision for me and my kids’ life.