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behind the scenes

what's caleb up to?

he imitates people's actions really well. when you cough, laugh, shrug your shoulders, nod your head, squint your eyes, he seems to make a mockery of you by repeating the things you do. he is a champion when it comes to following most of your actions when dealing with the house chores. he wipes, brooms, vacuums, sorts out the newly-washed clothes except getting the more out of order, even move heavy things around.

he is a BIG BIG fan of hi-5. when he is in good mood, he'll utter "hi-hi-hi-hi" as many times as it pleases him while trying to perform the signature hand action. when he is in bad mood, he'll find consolation in watching the hi-5 dvd by yelling "wewi" (read: hi-5, not sure what makes him invent the wierd word and coerces everyone else to agree to his term).

when mom teaches him to knock at doors before entering people's rooms, he is just so well-instructed, he knocks back the door when you leave him alone to sleep in his room. sometimes things can happen as many as five to six times, so dad has to keep coming in and out the bedroom to put him to sleep. it's quite hillarious.

he seems to understand negotiation a lot. once you ask him to go to the bathroom to have a shower or two, he quickly refuses by saying "nope, nope", lying on the floor in front of you, and just smiling at you. he knows that he is wanted, so he holds back in return for more affirmation.

he doesn't cry when he falls, unless it is really bad. by the time you ask whether he is hurt by any chances, he takes advantage by shedding a few croc tears. when he does feel hurt, he cries with a high tone, making sure you know he really really is sad.

every single object that he can't name, he'll use the keyword "ga-gam" to let you try to understand him. so, ga-gam can be anything from your hair pin to your barbeque grill.

he was caught once out of the blue lying on the grass staring at the big blue sky for 4 minutes, just staring at the sky, no nothing, the adult way of enjoying the open air.

every time he is amused, he'll laugh really heartily.

he is very interested in other people's food.

he can't stand tickles-monster.

he taps like a musician.

he is brilliant.

(he has a biased aunty).

ps. to him, mi-mi and mu-mu are enough when referring to mommy and ciu-mu (uncle's wife). pretty lazy you reckon? just bad gene from dad side! (mwahaha)

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22They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the Skull). 23Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. 24And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.

25It was the third hour when they crucified him. 26The written notice of the charge against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS. 27They crucified two robbers with him, one on his right and one on his left. 29Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30come down from the cross and save yourself!" ...

33At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"- which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" 35When some of those standing near heard this, they said, "Listen, he's calling Elijah."

36One man ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down," he said.

37With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.

mark 15:22-30, 33-37

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the Chirst files

i am forwarding an email sent to me. i'm guessing that this documentary is a great start from Centre for Public Christianity (nothing there yet, kicking off Easter 08). the office is located at walker street in North Sydney where John Dickson and Greg Clarke will be based.

ps. John Dickson will be speaking at City Bible Forum (North Sydney) starting May 5th for 5 weeks on "The Christ Files".

Do your friends claim Jesus was only a legend and not a historical figure? Not sure how we know about Jesus outside of the Bible?

Watch (and tell your friends to watch) a great documentary (1hr) by Dr John Dickson "The Christ Files - How historians know what they know about Jesus".

NOON Channel 7 on GOOD FRIDAY (21 March)

Shot in seven countries the documentary reveals the earliest and most important manuscript evidence for Jesus of Nazareth, including the writings of Josephus, Mara bar Serapion, the apostle Paul and the controversial Gnostic Gospels.

Interviews with a dozen of the world’s leading New Testament historians and access to some of Israel ’s most important archaeological sites give this work a unique authority.

Neither a work of fanciful scepticism nor of Christian propaganda.

The Christ Files provides viewers with front row seats to the facts behind the Western world’s most influential story.

More info: http://www.thechristfiles.com.au/ (DVD available now for
$24.95– see link) and more video clips at http://your.sydneyanglicans.net/media/video/

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code blue

this is a rather tough week, mainly physically, but emotionally as well. i think when one is not up to speed, the other aspects of your life sometimes get dragged along. that's life. and it's fine. one step at a time. it's called reality. and i'm totally ok. (i do sigh a bit from time to time, a normal human being, but God's providence is awesome, one reason not to let things suck the hell out of me).

monday - work got on its head. a little drama along the way which didn't really make me lose my cool. it wasn't the work itself which was out of the control, rather dealing with the people that you need to work along with. by the end of the day, problem was solved, and off i went. the bus was crawling halfway through. it was 6 pm, and i received an sms. the driving appt was cancelled. i totally forgot about it! it was in my calender. i still remembered it during the morning, but it got buried down my mind once i had to do a few things during the day. i couldn't have made it but it was simply taken care of just like that.

tuesday - a long day. i took a day off. spent half a day with other church members trying to welcome new indo students during the o-week and invite them to consider churching. it was a time well-spent. then evening class followed, and i soldiered on, and finally got home by 10.30 pm. tiring but the assignment got returned that night, with a little excitement.

wednesday - a long day. work was a bit unusual. after hours, went with a few workmates to have the half-price mussels at the belgian beer cafe. didn't really enjoy the convos for some reasons. rather tired as well. on the way home, missed one bus since it was over-crowded, finally got home by 11 pm.

thursday - two late nights in a row (plus a few unfolding dramas) upset me physically. had a quick chat with a colleague, ending up losing my cool a bit, though controlled. tough. and sad.

tomorrow and weekend - hopefully a good rest. reflect, recharge, re-focus, bring what may. a couple of things in mind. (and hopefully can spend time praying properly, letting my guts out).

ps. i suppose it's just clean to use a color coding subject, when i'm a little clueless of what title to use to capture the overall content and tone of a post.

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