Past 3 Weeks..............

These past three weeks have been pretty crazy I gotta say..... I went to an Utada Hikaru concert which was a really interesting experience waiting 3 hours in line and then hearing her amazing voice live. And then I went back home to LA and ate a crapload of delicious food, BRAZILIAN BBQ then came back to NY and then got freaking FOOD POISONING from a portobello tomato basil bisque from my school cafeteria nonetheless........ I was sick for two days just lying in bed. Then I went to my church retreat in Garrison where West Point is. Garrison is Beautiful. Its right next to the Hudson River and you can see West Point across the river and even hear the gunshots from practice. About 50 people went to our college retreat and it was a really fun time. The guys got to stay at the GOOGLE house! Its a vacation home owned by a korean family that goes to my church, but the crazy thing is the guy that owns this house is David Eun the Vice President of Google. WOW the house was huge and amazing from designer couches to Ondol floor heating on all three floors except the basement...(4 floors).... wow talk about a successful KA and its gotta be this guy. but this retreat was really interesting because we got to talk about sex and marriage. It really helped me to understand why we as christians we grow in community and have this thing we call marriage in order to support each other. One quote that will stick with me forever is by the head pastor in my church Tim Keller - "If we use our sexuality only for indivudual recreation rather than the nurture of long term relationships and community, everyone suffers. This only confirms the older view that sex is not a private matter, that it has public purposes. Sexuality either builds and strengthens the social fabric or tears it apart. Biblically, it is wicked to ignore these claims of the community on your sexuality and simply have sex apart from household buildings. How you use your sexuality actually affects everyone around you. Your sex life therefore is not just your business. It is everybodys business." Bottom line no sex before marriage and sex is only there to strengthen your marriage and people around you. Makes sense right? Yesterday I got to go see my first play performed at BAM the Brooklyn Academy of Music. I got to see The Tempest directed by Sam Mendes whos directed movies like American Beauty and Revolutionary Road and hes married to Kate Winslet! but this play was amazing the characters from the tempest were beautifully portrayed. Shakespeare would be proud. THe lead guy who played prospero is supposedly the best british shakeperean actor right now and there was couple other actors who have been in various films. But the stage the set the lighting was amazing....................

Comfort Food...

So these days I've realized I cannot live on without rice.... I'm sluggish and have no energy to work or study. I NEED BBAP! It's been one week since I've had bbap. I'm planning tonight to order some korean food at a nearby restaurant. It better be good or else ima go crazy..............

The Start and Finish

Silver Halahbuhji and Abigail, these flowers are for you.....

What does God have in store for us? No one knows, but one thing is certain, and we never know when it hits. I thank God for helping her survive the surgery, and I thank God that he had a long and beautiful life. At first I had my doubts, but in the end I am thankful. His family will be in great pain for a while, and her family, my cousins, will cry for a while, but they will always be able to thank God for what he has done. I realize now how easily my life can be destroyed. I better live better is the thought that comes across my mind.... But I don't think that is what God is saying here. I must be fruitful in my life (Galations Ch.5 Vs. 22-23) in order to have others bear fruit and be plentiful. The world needs fruit and we gain fruit when others decay, but as the decayed fruit drops from the tree, it gives nutrition for another tree to grow fruit.

my first post

YEAH!!! finally a blog to write on... I guess I will be mainly writing on NYC and the foods I eat, music, struggle with friendship, and trying to figure out where I am on my walk with God. I feel lost these days.....