Started Tuesday afternoon this week. I realize that when I'm sad, it evolves into me being in a bad mood, which causes me to have low tolerance for people, which makes me get mad and snap at people more easily. Not to mention having a bigger tendency to cuss, too.
Anyway I was supposed to Skype with Nessie this evening but something came up and she had to reschedule. Pooey, I was actually looking forward to sharing with her what's been going on with me because I know she's someone I can trust and I know she's going to say something that will probably make me feel better. Before I signed off Skype, I looked to see who was on and surprised, I see Steph Lee on, who's currently in Beijing. I wasn't going to video-call her but then thought "why no" so I called... and she actually answered. For some weird reason it turned out to be her China mobile. I was wondering why I heard her voice but not saw her face. Then she told me it was her phone and I was like "Oh I don't want to waste your minutes" and then she was like "Oh no, it's free for me... I don't want to be wasting YOUR money! You might have to pay for this..." (Oh man, I really hope I don't have to pay for that long-distance call.) But in any case, it was nice hearing Steph's voice and talking for about 7 minutes. I miss Steph.
Sigh. Waiting for this "blues" to pass. I know this too shall pass.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Junk Food is Yummy
Well, some.
These days, I'm really digging Hot Cheeto Fries. DEELISHOUS! I finished a whole bag this week (over a span of a few days, mind you. Plus, I had some help from Sam :P) But warning: don't eat them with milk or else you (might) get a (mild) case of diarrhea. That's what happened to me. And my poo was kinda red from that Hot Cheeto powder... NASTY. (sorry for TMI! hahahaha)
And oh yeah, my favorite fast-food restaurant is currently Carl's Jr! I had it for the FIRST TIME last weekend while driving up and down to and from LA. Two of my Cal Poly CCF brothers - Kevin and Justin - introduced it to me. Twas pretty much love at first bite. (But the fries are just okay) Sad that there's no Carl's Jr in San Francisco.
I did go running three times this week so that should "cancel out" the junk foods and calories consumed this week.
These days, I'm really digging Hot Cheeto Fries. DEELISHOUS! I finished a whole bag this week (over a span of a few days, mind you. Plus, I had some help from Sam :P) But warning: don't eat them with milk or else you (might) get a (mild) case of diarrhea. That's what happened to me. And my poo was kinda red from that Hot Cheeto powder... NASTY. (sorry for TMI! hahahaha)
And oh yeah, my favorite fast-food restaurant is currently Carl's Jr! I had it for the FIRST TIME last weekend while driving up and down to and from LA. Two of my Cal Poly CCF brothers - Kevin and Justin - introduced it to me. Twas pretty much love at first bite. (But the fries are just okay) Sad that there's no Carl's Jr in San Francisco.
I did go running three times this week so that should "cancel out" the junk foods and calories consumed this week.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Jetlag
Since my return from Asia a week ago, I've been having an interesting new sleep schedule. These days I'm really tired at night and go to sleep at anywhere from 8:30-10:00pm and I wake up around 4:30-6:00am in the mornings (I woke up at 7:15am yesterday, which I now consider "late" =P). This sleep-early/wake-early thing has been really good actually. Since I wake up so early, I get to start off my day early and do all sorts of things before I leave the house like: read the Bible, pray, exercise/jog through Golden Gate Park, eat a large breakfast, do homework and reading, etc.
This morning as I was reading through Exodus, I came across the part where God was giving instructions to the Israelites on how to build the Tabernacle. Brought back a funny memory because when Sam was little, he used to call the Tabernacle "Table Barnacle" because he didn't know how to say it and we would laugh about it haha. How cute. =P
This morning as I was reading through Exodus, I came across the part where God was giving instructions to the Israelites on how to build the Tabernacle. Brought back a funny memory because when Sam was little, he used to call the Tabernacle "Table Barnacle" because he didn't know how to say it and we would laugh about it haha. How cute. =P
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Goodbye Burma/Taiwan/Macau
(my latest email update from Asia)
Hello Dear Family and Friends,
Thanks to everyone for your prayers (esp Mommy/Daddy/Sam, Felicia, Moon, Chris, Vicky, Phoebe, Akemi, Jillian, James and everyone else who has been praying!). GOD definitely has been hearing your prayers because I'm recovering from this sickness (no more vomiting and fever, PTL!) though I still went diarrhea 4x yesterday and haven't really had much appetite to eat stuff, also super fatigued and feeling depleted of energy every day when I walk (which feels very unlike my normal self!). I've not been quite this sick before =/ Perhaps it might be bacterial infection or me not use to water/food here (but I was pretty okay on V-SET!)... or perhaps it's the Devil's work. But all is good.. God is way more powerful and mighty than any of Satan's thwarts. I PRAISE God for giving me opportunities to share the Gospel Bridge in great detail at all 3 of my travel locations (Burma - 3 girls, Taiwan - uncle, and Macau - aunt, cousin, grandma) to various family members and friends I met. Yesterday I shared the Bridge with my beloved grandmother (daddy's mom) and she says she believes and thanks Jesus for taking care of her and blessing her children... although she says she also believes in Buddha =( I explained John 14:6 to her - that there is only ONE WAY, ONE GOD - but I think she still believes both... gotta keep praying for her as well as the rest of my family in Asia! During my time overseas, I was also able to meet up with Kendrick, Billy, and Dawson! Twas a blessed time of fellowshipping, catching up, and prayer at the end. I'm truly thankful to Heavenly Father for all the experiences I had during this 12 day Asia-trip. He allowed me to not only see my beloved relatives who live afar but also share His precious Word with them; I'm so glad =)
Now I'm at Taipei Aiport awaiting my flight to SFO... still feeling sickly and tired and I've got school tomorrow =/, please pray for strength and that I trust God with everything as I still haven't gotten all my classes yet, and there seem to be some glitches in terms of my UCLA Nursing School admission status! I'm thinking of you people in the States too (miss you!)... hope my ICA bros/sis had a good God-encountering time at Winter Conference (share with me what you learned)! I'm excited to come home to share about my stories/experiences in Burma/Taiwan/Macau with you all. Thank you again for your prayers and let's keep turning to and loving Jesus!
Love,
Frances
P.S. (and for those who asked) YES OF COURSE I would love to Skype/talk/meet up with you when I return to the States! <3
Hello Dear Family and Friends,
Thanks to everyone for your prayers (esp Mommy/Daddy/Sam, Felicia, Moon, Chris, Vicky, Phoebe, Akemi, Jillian, James and everyone else who has been praying!). GOD definitely has been hearing your prayers because I'm recovering from this sickness (no more vomiting and fever, PTL!) though I still went diarrhea 4x yesterday and haven't really had much appetite to eat stuff, also super fatigued and feeling depleted of energy every day when I walk (which feels very unlike my normal self!). I've not been quite this sick before =/ Perhaps it might be bacterial infection or me not use to water/food here (but I was pretty okay on V-SET!)... or perhaps it's the Devil's work. But all is good.. God is way more powerful and mighty than any of Satan's thwarts. I PRAISE God for giving me opportunities to share the Gospel Bridge in great detail at all 3 of my travel locations (Burma - 3 girls, Taiwan - uncle, and Macau - aunt, cousin, grandma) to various family members and friends I met. Yesterday I shared the Bridge with my beloved grandmother (daddy's mom) and she says she believes and thanks Jesus for taking care of her and blessing her children... although she says she also believes in Buddha =( I explained John 14:6 to her - that there is only ONE WAY, ONE GOD - but I think she still believes both... gotta keep praying for her as well as the rest of my family in Asia! During my time overseas, I was also able to meet up with Kendrick, Billy, and Dawson! Twas a blessed time of fellowshipping, catching up, and prayer at the end. I'm truly thankful to Heavenly Father for all the experiences I had during this 12 day Asia-trip. He allowed me to not only see my beloved relatives who live afar but also share His precious Word with them; I'm so glad =)
Now I'm at Taipei Aiport awaiting my flight to SFO... still feeling sickly and tired and I've got school tomorrow =/, please pray for strength and that I trust God with everything as I still haven't gotten all my classes yet, and there seem to be some glitches in terms of my UCLA Nursing School admission status! I'm thinking of you people in the States too (miss you!)... hope my ICA bros/sis had a good God-encountering time at Winter Conference (share with me what you learned)! I'm excited to come home to share about my stories/experiences in Burma/Taiwan/Macau with you all. Thank you again for your prayers and let's keep turning to and loving Jesus!
Love,
Frances
P.S. (and for those who asked) YES OF COURSE I would love to Skype/talk/meet up with you when I return to the States! <3
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Not in America
In Burma, Taiwan, and Macau from Jan 6-18.
:D :D :D
Planning to share the Gospel/Bridge with my relatives (some of whom I have never met before!) because I want all of them to know Jesus and have eternal life, so if you could pray for me and for God's power to work through us, that would be super! THANKS :)
Looking forward to practice my Cantonese, Mandarin, and limited Burmese :P
:D :D :D
Planning to share the Gospel/Bridge with my relatives (some of whom I have never met before!) because I want all of them to know Jesus and have eternal life, so if you could pray for me and for God's power to work through us, that would be super! THANKS :)
Looking forward to practice my Cantonese, Mandarin, and limited Burmese :P
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Hello 2011
A new year already. 2010 was a really good year, definitely filled with many lessons, hardships, pain, joy, new experiences, growth... but I'm excited to enter 2011 - with a new guitar! and a new haircut (really short and ugly though) - with Jesus! I want to make it my ambition to continually deny myself by putting others first and loving them with the Love that God first showed me and follow Christ.
In the process of writing a semester update so stay tuned for that.
In the process of writing a semester update so stay tuned for that.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Worshiping God in the Midst of Hard Times
Dear God,
Please keep teaching me and my dear sister F to keep worshiping You in the midst of hard times. When life is sucky, when we don't understand what's going on, when we're sad, when we're angry, when we feel hurt, when we are jipped, when we are tired and just want to give up... yet still we want to worship You because You love us and You deserve every bit of praise because You're just that worthy.
Father God, we want to worship You. Help us to do that with our whole hearts and entire lives. And dearest Lord, please protect my sister, me, and our families from any spiritual attacks from the Enemy. God, we know he is hard at work and prowling to devour us in our weakness and vulnerable times, but Father we choose You and we hold onto Your Word and Your promises. In Your powerful and holy name, we rebuke Satan and his forces and command them to leave us. Father God, please guard our hearts and minds and keep us securely in Your deep deep love. Please continue to steer our boat as we travel through the stormy sea, Captain Jesus. Give us the faith to trust You with all things. Please give my sister strength as she studies for her final exams -- give her an active and absorbent mind to retain all the information she reads and studies. Will You continue to carry us through the rest of this year, as You have faithfully been doing since day 1?
Thank you, Lord. We love you.
In Jesus's name I pray, Amen.
Jeremy Camp's (Awesome) Testimony
(Be blessed!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFLFFBhcUEM&feature=player_embedded#!
Please keep teaching me and my dear sister F to keep worshiping You in the midst of hard times. When life is sucky, when we don't understand what's going on, when we're sad, when we're angry, when we feel hurt, when we are jipped, when we are tired and just want to give up... yet still we want to worship You because You love us and You deserve every bit of praise because You're just that worthy.
Father God, we want to worship You. Help us to do that with our whole hearts and entire lives. And dearest Lord, please protect my sister, me, and our families from any spiritual attacks from the Enemy. God, we know he is hard at work and prowling to devour us in our weakness and vulnerable times, but Father we choose You and we hold onto Your Word and Your promises. In Your powerful and holy name, we rebuke Satan and his forces and command them to leave us. Father God, please guard our hearts and minds and keep us securely in Your deep deep love. Please continue to steer our boat as we travel through the stormy sea, Captain Jesus. Give us the faith to trust You with all things. Please give my sister strength as she studies for her final exams -- give her an active and absorbent mind to retain all the information she reads and studies. Will You continue to carry us through the rest of this year, as You have faithfully been doing since day 1?
Thank you, Lord. We love you.
In Jesus's name I pray, Amen.
Jeremy Camp's (Awesome) Testimony
(Be blessed!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFLFFBhcUEM&feature=player_embedded#!
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