some notes before i forget:

got to LA this past wednesday, flew in from Chicago rather than driving
watched a lot of pirated movies courtesy of China
visited Grace park's church without her, courtesy of Elisa
visited random families and churches
stayed up many nights playing mah jong
saw Last Samari with Lisa and her sister and cousin
saw Seung Bae and cousins at south beach while shopping with Grace
iBook is back and fixed
postChristmas shop
met up with Jonkan for lunch
went clubbing with Lisa and Tom, ran into Dave
went to church with Grace and Elenore
went to 'beach' but it was dark, so went shopping anyways

things i havent done yet:

see LOTR3
go to 6 flags

totally unrelated, do you remember Super Mario Brothers 3?

LAYER ONE: On The Outside

Name: Gill Chieu
Birth date: January 10, 1981
Birth place: Taiwan
Current Location: Urbana, IL
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5'6”
Righty or Lefty: Righty
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

LAYER TWO: On The Inside

Your heritage: Taiwanese
Shoes you wore today: Diesel sandals
Your weakness: hunger
Your fears: one more speeding ticket means no more driving for me
Your perfect pizza: any Chicago deep dish
Goal you'd like to achieve: Double the talents given to me

LAYER THREE: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Your most overused phrase on AIM: nice
Your thoughts first waking up: what time is it?
Your best physical feature: eyes
Your bedtime: 11:30pm
Your most missed memory: running in high school

LAYER FOUR: Your Pick

Pepsi or Coke: Coke
McDonald's or Burger King: Mccy Ds
Single or group dates: how do you date a group? Teach me
Adidas or Nike: Adidas
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Nestea in the can
Chocolate or vanilla: vanilla
Cappuccino or coffee: Cappuccino…anything that doesn’t taste like coffee

LAYER FIVE: Do You?

Smoke: no
Cuss: no
Sing: no
Take a shower everyday: 6 times a week…
Have a crush(es): no thank you
Think you've been in love: Jesus
Like(d) high school: yeah, we ruled, but then I still…I love Jesus
Want to get married: yes
Believe in yourself: I exist?
Get motion sickness: not when I’m driving
Think you're attractive: sometimes, sometimes not
Think you're a health freak: eat what you want, I like it that way
Get along with your parents: yes
Like thunderstorms: yes
Play an instrument: not anymore

LAYER SIX: In the past month have you...

Drank alcohol: no
Made Out: no
Gone on a date: no
Gone to the mall: yes
Eaten an entire box of Oreos: no
Eaten sushi: yes
Been on stage: yes
Been dumped: no
Gone skating: no
Gone skinny dipping: no
Dyed your hair: no
Stolen anything: no

LAYER SEVEN: Ever...

Played a game that required removal of clothing: no
Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: no
Been caught "doing something": no
Been called a tease: no
Gotten beaten up: no
Shoplifted: no

LAYER EIGHT: Getting Older

Age you hope to be married: 28
Numbers and Names of Children: 3
Describe your dream wedding: don’t really think about that
How do you want to die: martyr
What do you want to be when you grow up: man of God
What country would you most like to visit: anywhere in Europe

LAYER NINE: In a girl

Best eye color: just have to be big
Best hair color: any
Short or long hair: any
Height: any
Best first date location: any

LAYER TEN: In The Numbers...

Number of people I could trust with my life: Jesus
Number of CD's I own: more than 100 legit…
Number of piercings: none
Number of tattoos: none
Number of times my name has appeared in the Newspaper: sometimes every week in high school…
Number of scars on my body: more than 3
Number of things in my past that I regret: 0

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(here's the original flash movie) tHaNKs yUmi!

God loves King's Club.
this semester has been particularly blessing. we were told early on that King's Club would be ending if more funding was not provided. i think this helped a lot of the workers really take heart in all they did and prayed for the kids and families. i know i needed that reminder. God convicted me, especially during lock-in that King's Club was the only way this community would hear and see Jesus. not that the rocks wouldnt cry out, but i am blessed to have a part in God's plan for them. after lock-in, Pastor Joy recieved an anonymous check for $10,000 for King's Club. the eerie thing is that when we sell the buses and recieve the money from All Campus (which was another blessing from God), $10,000 is exactly what King's Club needed to get out of debt. what better timing, than right after prayer! God is good.

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God has a plan for me.
God convicted me to stay on campus at the end of summer and has provided for me in every way. after finding an apartment with two faithful growing Christian brothers, God provided me with a parttime job that allows me to have time to help out with King's Club. even working at the YMCA gives me experience working with junior high kids. soon i'll begin training to work with kids in the age group i feel called. there may be some openings at the Y for workers to help with after-school programs at the elementary school levels and my director is going to help me get a position there. even if that doesnt work out, i'll be submitting my applications for substitute teaching for the coming semester which getting together has been a trial in itself. i cant wait to see where God takes me.

wherever i go... i will obey ...