time

... is a beautiful and precious gift from God.

the concept of time. 60 seconds in an hour. 24 hours in a day. 7 days in a week. i'm going to be selfish and say, "man, i want more time."

i want more time to spend with old and new faces. i want more time to truly get to know people. i want more time to be productive in all my responsibilities. i want more time to think, read, pray, study, and reflect. i want more time with God and actively listen to His voice.

i also want to stop time. just for a moment. kind of like a snapshot. to put life into stand-still and enjoy each and every moment of my life.

but alas, time just keeps going and going and going without a care in the world... sigh.

time is also very beautiful in the sense that it helps you heal. as time passes by, those troubles that you have, those sufferings that you've endured... it won't hurt anymore. time heals you and eventually, it'll help you move on with life. but do remember that it's not the power of time that does all this. but it's the power of God. He uses time to heal your wounds, to help you grow, and to make you stronger.

time. is. a very. good. thing. so, let's not waste it.

tea 'n more

tea 'n more has been my 3rd home for these past couple of months. the 1st one is my actual apartment (crossroads!) and the 2nd one is biomed library at ucsd. why am i dedicating an entry to tea 'n more? because for the first time, i took off my earphones and i realized that not only do they repetitively play asian music but they also play christian music! :) i thought that's pretty cool.

and you know what else is cool? i'm falling in love with God everyday. He's my number one :) as much as i really like the singer taeyang (*blush*), he is NOTHING compared to my Holy Father. and i love how i love God. haha, did that sound redundant? eh, oh well~ :)

silly kids

i love my tutor kids :)

yesterday, 6-year old ellen, who's in first grade, asked what age you can have a boyfriend.

ellen: "kindergartners are too young to have a boyfriend! am i too young to have a boyfriend?"

me: "haha, yea, you're young, too."

ellen: "how old do you have to be to have a boyfriend? you have to be at least 7 years old, huh?"

me: "oh my goodness! 7 years old is too young, too!"

ellen: "what about 8 years old?"

hehehe... ^_^

and today, 12-year old vincent randomly blurted out that he doesn't want a wife but he wants kids. so, he's going to adopt a kid.

me: "haha, how come you don't want a wife?"

vincent: "i don't know. but i want a kid so i'm going to adopt one." (it's so funny to me that a 12-year old is telling me that he wants to adopt a kid when he himself is still a kid)

me: "hahaha, i think you'll want a wife...."

vincent: "....."

and right after that, he asked if i was married. o.O!!!!

kids ask and say the strangest things. but man, they're so cute :)