February 2012
15 posts
Jeremy Lin - a man to 'score'
Lately there has been all this hype in the Asian-American community over this NBA star Jeremy Lin. At first I was like, “yeah, good for us, finally represented in NBA, but… what’s the big deal?!?” But after just a bit of research on the guy, I am now gladly riding the Jeremy Lin bandwagon. In fact, I’ve got a bit of a huge crush. Here are the 7 reasons why I think...
January 2012
13 posts
New Year Resolution #3: Healthy skin
Maybe I am a little behind on this important piece of beauty advice, but sunblock is the #1 defensive measure against aging. I just thought it was good for preventing skin cancer, though that reason alone makes it important. But apparently it should be applied everyday and during every season - as much of our daily routine as flossing. So today I did a little research and got some Neutrogena...
I like olives!
… Wait what?! Since when?!
Food for thought?
“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work…”
- John 4:34
This week I participated in our annual all-church fast. But while my mind was working up a spiritual appetite, my stomach grumbled for sustenance. And in my hours of physical hunger, I got a taste of my human weakness. Everyday when the clock stroke 6pm, I inhaled whatever food was...
http://drgosling.tumblr.com/ →
I don’t really get these medical references yet… but I’m excited to learn them soon, so I can understand Dr. Gosling’s flirtatious ways.
New Year Resolution #2: Bollygroove
It’s finally happened, I signed up for an Indian dance class. What draws me to the dance is the energy, the pure radiance on people’s faces as they perform it. I get a little pumped up every time I watch the dance or hear the music. Who knew bollywood dancing would be such a great cardio workout! And would require so much coordination! Today was a blast, I felt like my soul was...
New Year Resolution #1: No more snoozing
This morning I woke up to my 7am alarm and out of habit, hit snooze for 10 more minutes, minutes that I grant myself graciously every morning but become a punishment as I fail to eat breakfast, make lunch, or even shower, on those days when I’m particularly generous with myself. Today I was exceptional. I finally woke up at 7:58am, two minutes before i was supposed to be at work, to the...
December 2011
5 posts
Faith lived out
The Australian surgeon who has been shadowing us all week turned out to be a devout Christian. On his last day in the lab, a conversation about One Hundred Years of Solitude turned into a 2-hour long discussion about God and faith. This doctor was so evidently filled with the Spirit. He spoke emphatically about the importance of placing our identity in Christ and not in our work, and how much...
November 2011
6 posts
Praise the Lord
Thankful that I get to spend the holiday with family, for the first time in a long time. Previous years, especially in college, I always thought the break was too short and too close to Christmas to make the trip home home. But this year, I genuinely cannot wait to see them.
Thankful for everything I have, how abundant are my possessions, opportunities, joys. When I take a step back and reflect...
Faith in the past
Some mysteries of the past gain clarity with time; others continue to elude us even with greater understanding of life. When something triggers nostalgia, as too many things are associated for me, I find myself revisiting some of the questions I thought I have already dealt with long ago. Questions of why things happened they way they did and when they did, why certain people came into my life,...
October 2011
15 posts
LOL
Today, I found out that “wittism” is not a word but “witticism” is… OOPS. Actually, I didn’t think either word existed when I came up with the blog name. Now I feel foolish that my made-up word was 2 letters off from an actual word. But I don’t like how it adds an extra syllable. Just doesn’t flow as nicely, ya know? Maybe I should have just played...
Generational Insomnia?
I’ve had a lot of conversations recently with friends talking about the occasional and not-so-occasional sleepless nights we recently experienced. Just last night I couldn’t sleep myself and spent a couple hours tossing, turning and wondering why. I woke up this morning to Facebook statuses of a couple others who also could not sleep. What is going on? I’ve always attributed...
