it was a rather uneventful rainy day, so i decided to go out for a midnight drive.
it didn't stay that way for too long. i thought it would be a smooth drive all the way until i found myself in an unexpected jam. along the fast lane, quite a number of cars had crashed into each other or into the road barrier.
i myself had been in this situation twice before. thankfully, i got out of both intact. it is really not nice when the car goes for a spin - literally.
putting my photoshop and sound engineering knowledge to good use:
1. recently, me and my mum dug into our old photo albums - particularly of me and my brother while we were not yet grown-ups. there was no such thing as digital cameras back then, and i thought it would be nice to have digital copies of those pictures. we chose the nice ones and had them scanned.
once inside the computer, i used what i learned about photoshop and got to work - restoring images to their original vibrancy, removed red-eyes, cleaned scratches and improved skin textures.
these pictures bring back fond memories. i particularly like the one where i sit on the bed with my late grandpa.
it appears that my brother managed to keep his distinct looks from birth until today. i failed.
2. mum found 3 cassette tapes. put them in the cassette player and played them back. she had a few good laughs. dad asked me to record them into a CD.
should i do it the easy way, or the hard way?
being very fussy about sound recording - and not wanting to waste all those years of training and experience - i did it the hard way. which involves plugging the cassette player to the computer, cleaning the play head, listening, recording, trimming, amplifying, listening, EQ-ing, listening, noise reduction-ing, and listening.
all that made me realise more and more what a little rascal i was. it seems little brother wasn't that bad (or was it because the recorder only caught me in action?) all i hear about him were either "awww...-ey" stuff or singing old songs really nicely.
anyway, now i believe more than anything that little brother is born with musical talents. and i am born to mess around with recordings (and subsequently with pictures and video).
time seems to be moving swiftly but this one being can't help being still.
it's not that the world has left him behind. he is keeping up, or at least, he appears to be.
i wonder what he is waiting for. he is not happy where he is now. many stopped by to ask him why he is still there. he should have left that spot many months ago.
why? life can be cruel. people can be cruel. someone can be cruel. someone was cruel. someone caused great harm and is now enjoying life without even thinking of the consequences.
it's sad to know that sometimes, someone's bliss is at the expense of another's pain. the greed of one person can cause many others to suffer. as long as there are such people around, nobody will be spared from this pain.
of course, we can be sure that this pain will come to pass, and he will once again be in sync with the world around him.
we depend so much on the www.
even though this incident did not completely knock it out, it affected badly enough that things cannot get done.
what would the world be like without the www, without the mobile phone, or even without electricity?
i don't know, but thankfully, we can still talk to God.
God, who created the entire universe, came to a little rock to be born and live like a man. He knows what life is like here, and He understands all we go through.
this is no story. it is history. it is fact. it is hope to a hopeless world. not only to those who don't know Him, who don't know Him yet, or who simply do not wish to know Him.
it won't make things perfect overnight. but in time, a perfect life is a certainty with Him.
this is sweet. thank you so much for this!
i like Lego very much when i was a little child. a lot has changed since then, and when they launched this series not too long ago, i would go to the toy department just to admire them, because they look a lot like the 3D animation stuff i did.
having one of these posing beside my computer is simply wonderful. it's so versatile, it can stand on a round-shaped object (which, by the way, is another really fantastic Christmas gift. thanks, brother!).
though somewhat limited but like any Lego, it can be put together in different ways and when combined with its other siblings, other imaginative creatures will emerge.
time to start a bionicle collection?
the little ones love to play in the sanctuary.
here's what they (might) see. no wonder they enjoy themselves so much. a view of the church where we grown-ups do not usually see.
for some reason, it feels nice to be in church at night...
God of miracles
come and be with us
do Your work in us
We will trust in You to deliver us
Kind and noble King, kneeling in the dust
So magnificent, so predictable, so mysterious
God of miracles...
Your voice is powerful
Nothing is difficult
You can do what we cannot
Your grace is beautiful
Stronger when we are small
You are God
God of miracles...
twila paris
number 13 has never been unfortunate for me. i don't believe in luck; i believe everything that happen has been allowed by God.
my composure is always under control. staying calm in as many situations as possible.
it has never been so difficult. my much needed break is still eluding me.
i never find the question "How are you?" so difficult to answer. to answer honestly, that is.
i am very much looking forward to the day when i can say "Fine, thank you."
why must it happen again?
i wonder what's at the end. will it continue this way? will there be anyone on the other side?
but pain is good. pain is a friend. if pain can be felt, you know you are alive.
first it's in 3 months' time. we waited.
then suddenly it starts with 5. then 7. then 9.
and now it's 13.
make up your mind...
it was a rather uneventful rainy day, so i decided to go out for a midnight drive.
1. recently, me and my mum dug into our old photo albums - particularly of me and my brother while we were not yet grown-ups. there was no such thing as digital cameras back then, and i thought it would be nice to have digital copies of those pictures. we chose the nice ones and had them scanned.
these pictures bring back fond memories. i particularly like the one where i sit on the bed with my late grandpa.
time seems to be moving swiftly but this one being can't help being still.
we depend so much on the www.
God, who created the entire universe, came to a little rock to be born and live like a man. He knows what life is like here, and He understands all we go through.
this is sweet. thank you so much for this!
having one of these posing beside my computer is simply wonderful. it's so versatile, it can stand on a round-shaped object (which, by the way, is another really fantastic Christmas gift. thanks, brother!).
the little ones love to play in the sanctuary.
why must it happen again?
