Monday, April 28, 2008
For the love of all things beautiful and glorious in this wonderful and ever surprising world
one of THE most horrible decision making times of my LIFE EVER
went for osle interview and it was just _ _ _
SiGh.............
it could mean alotta things
it could mean i might leave xm
it could mean i might leave co
it could mean i might leave...ok, no more leaving ones, but, ARGH!
dunno what to do...need time to think this labor day...boy is it a labor for me...
gd thing having CO bbq on labor day...neeta rest and rest...
oyah, congrats to chun fui! v-p!
oyah, congrats to zhiwen! p!
oyah, congrats to me having my pi approved!
oyah, congrats to jia rong! 4th-position in ytd's judo comp!
oyah, gd luck to zhi cheng in 0826! all the best!
later alligatorz...
The DIFFERENCE
--------------------------
Science and God
'Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ.'
The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.
'You're a Christian, aren't you, son?'
'Yes sir,' the student says.
'So you believe in God?'
'Absolutely.'
'Is God good?'
'Sure! God's good.'
'Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?'
'Yes.'
'Are you good or evil?'
'The Bible says I'm evil.'
The professor grins knowingly.
'Aha! The Bible!'
He considers for a moment.
'Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?'
'Yes sir, I would.'
'So you're good...!'
'I wouldn't say that.'
'But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't.'
The student does not answer, so the professor continues.
'He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?'
The student remains silent.
'No, you can't, can you?' the professor says.
He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.
'Let's start again, young fella, Is God good?'
'Er...yes,' the student says.
'Is Satan good?'
The student doesn't hesitate on this one.
'No.'
'Then where does Satan come from?'
The student : 'From...God...'
'That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?'
'Yes, sir.'
'Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything,correct?'
'Yes.'
'So who created evil?'
The professor continued,
'If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil.'
Without allowing the student to answer, the professor continues:
'Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?'
The student:
'Yes.'
'So who created them?'
The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question.
'Who created them?'
There is still no answer.
Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized.
'Tell me,'
he continues onto another student.
'Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?'
The student's voice is confident:
'Yes, professor, I do.'
The old man stops pacing.
'Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?'
'No sir. I've never seen Him'
'Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?'
'No, sir, I have not.'
'Have you ever actually felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?'
'No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't.'
'Yet you still believe in him?'
'Yes.''According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that,son?'
'Nothing,' the student replies.
'I only have my faith.'
'Yes, faith,' the professor repeats. 'And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith.'
The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of his own.
'Professor, is there such thing as heat?'
'Yes,' the professor replies. 'There's heat.'
'And is there such a thing as cold?'
'Yes, son, there's cold too.'
'No sir, there isn't.'
The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested.The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain.
'You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat,mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees belowzero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat.You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.'
Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom,sounding like a hammer.
'What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?'
'Yes,' the professor replies without hesitation. 'What is night if it isn't darkness?'
'You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?'
The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him.This will be a good semester.
'So what point are you making, young man?'
'Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed.'
The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time.
'Flawed? Can you explain how?'
'You are working on the premise of duality,' the studentexplains. 'You argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it.'
'Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?'
'If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do'
'Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?'
The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.
'Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?'
The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided.
'To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean.'
The student looks around the room. 'Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor's brain?'
The class breaks out into laughter.'
Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelled the professor's brain? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir. So if science says you have no brain,how can we trust your lectures, sir?'
Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers.
'I guess you'll have to take them on faith.'
'Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life,' the student continues. 'Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?'
Now uncertain, the professor responds, 'Of course, there is. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man.It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world.These manifestations are nothing else but evil.'
To this the student replied, 'Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God.It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when thereis no light.'
The professor sat down.
-- I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. - C. S. Lewis
current mood: cOnFuSeD
current music: Runaway - Avril Lavigne
--Iyner, misfit-me at 9:14 PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
RaNdOm again cos just no time to update
absomusiclutely
councilelectionyaytochunfuiandzhiyuanandkuangwenandjuliaandallofthem
remembertovoteforchunfuiaspresident
pwgroupings
pwsototallycrapnow
pwpuiyoongdineshruixuanchuanren
zmysototallyneedsomesavingtodo
pifinaldraft
classteenotniceenoughforme
meboyonmyphonenow
playinpokemonpearlanddiamondnow
osleyunnandalichinaequalmissingjqy
esplanadeMSHS50thconcertreallykilledmebutitwasgreatfun
nyjccoelectionsweregreat
quitjudocosnoenergymissingthesweatsmellalready
bbqnextweekduringlabourday
sycoconcertjune7th7.30
stillgottalottahomeworknotdoneyet
gptestwasntsobad
econstestfridaynotpreparedyet
jamminwithcysi-zthissat
deprivedofmusic
currentmusic - Every Move I Make - Intergrity Music
currentmood - justnotveryfreerightnowtososaymuchbutifuaskmeicangiveuageneralidea
--Iyner, misfit-me at 10:21 PM
Sunday, April 13, 2008
OMTCMHOAT!
quick post
omg omt omtcmhoat...
pi doomed...
homework dead...
zmy gone...
concert this tues...so not ready for it...
cut my hair today and TOTALLY DONT LIKE IT
but my mother said it would be nice if i smiled...
so gonna try to smile more :)
only thing gd today was that i got new zhu zi!
really really nice with red flowers on it
gotta go do work and practice for the concert...
hope i make it thru this week...
havent replied taggs for so long cos really no time
quick replies:
I-zack: cant wait to go jam @ cheang's house!
Leticia: yah, gonna be high by this week! just didnt have the energy/time these past few weeks with everything going on @ school, dont worry :)
ryan: Helo? u saying we want weird random strangers to come to our bloggs issit? lol
shermaine: not abit, VERY busy ok? lol, u very busy too right?
YIJIA: how's ur timing now? i'll see if i'm free to run with you, just tell me when :)
Louis: Yeah! all the best for ur council campaigning! cant wait to see u all in the 31st!
David: i need to check who u are lol
Leticia: yeah, that day didnt have alotta time/energy to blog, so just anyhow threw in some words
Melvin: relinked :)
ryan: lol, sam and fuzzy really complicated now!
Rachel blogging again huh? lol, hows sota?
Fui: gd luck to all u guys during the campaign! haha, take care too buddy!
Clarissa: back to blogging again too huh? lol, take care of ur phone!
current mood: very jin zhang
current song: Anything But Ordinary - Avril Lavigne
--Iyner, misfit-me at 6:11 PM
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Pictures!
wanted to blog something
but my brain's empty from doing pi and homework...
so...
got pics instead!
0814!
.jpg)
so many...(chrism mass)
.jpg)
nicole taking pics (good friday)
.jpg)
eh hem, didnt u know that when say bad things to others bad things will happen to u? lol
.jpg)
jerome, christian, godpa
.jpg)
ian
.jpg)
easter charcoal
.jpg)
benny
benny, again
.jpg)
zong huai, guojun taking photos
.jpg)
After photo, the before photo was eaten also lol
.jpg)
survivor: the girls form one "tribe" behind the guys lol
nvr noticed this in the showcase
saw it during the dialouge session on fri
teddy bears in nyjc uniform :)
black swan@ the botanical gardens during sports carnival orienteering
.jpg)
didnt know about this arrow sign...they thought the clue was in the water
.jpg)
very big tree...
.jpg)
erm...fountain?
.jpg)
chun kiat
.jpg)
benny
.jpg)
amanda, zong huai, pui yong
jia rong's b-day with og 26!
don't the cake look big? :)
cya til next time!
--Iyner, misfit-me at 6:57 PM
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
RaNdOm
2day
random
synergy
break fall
botanical garderns
griffin
arcies
birthdays
homework
daredevil
guitar
violin
early
135
0814
7.80
expulsion
vegetarian
performance
2.4<9.30
2-3x<4x
150408
12.50
2359
current music: One in a million - Sheridan
current mood: rAnDoM
--Iyner, misfit-me at 8:52 PM
For the love of all things beautiful and glorious in this wonderful and ever surprising world
one of THE most horrible decision making times of my LIFE EVER
went for osle interview and it was just _ _ _
SiGh.............
it could mean alotta things
it could mean i might leave xm
it could mean i might leave co
it could mean i might leave...ok, no more leaving ones, but, ARGH!
dunno what to do...need time to think this labor day...boy is it a labor for me...
gd thing having CO bbq on labor day...neeta rest and rest...
oyah, congrats to chun fui! v-p!
oyah, congrats to zhiwen! p!
oyah, congrats to me having my pi approved!
oyah, congrats to jia rong! 4th-position in ytd's judo comp!
oyah, gd luck to zhi cheng in 0826! all the best!
later alligatorz...
The DIFFERENCE
--------------------------
Science and God
'Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ.'
The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.
'You're a Christian, aren't you, son?'
'Yes sir,' the student says.
'So you believe in God?'
'Absolutely.'
'Is God good?'
'Sure! God's good.'
'Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?'
'Yes.'
'Are you good or evil?'
'The Bible says I'm evil.'
The professor grins knowingly.
'Aha! The Bible!'
He considers for a moment.
'Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?'
'Yes sir, I would.'
'So you're good...!'
'I wouldn't say that.'
'But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't.'
The student does not answer, so the professor continues.
'He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?'
The student remains silent.
'No, you can't, can you?' the professor says.
He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.
'Let's start again, young fella, Is God good?'
'Er...yes,' the student says.
'Is Satan good?'
The student doesn't hesitate on this one.
'No.'
'Then where does Satan come from?'
The student : 'From...God...'
'That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?'
'Yes, sir.'
'Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything,correct?'
'Yes.'
'So who created evil?'
The professor continued,
'If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil.'
Without allowing the student to answer, the professor continues:
'Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?'
The student:
'Yes.'
'So who created them?'
The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question.
'Who created them?'
There is still no answer.
Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized.
'Tell me,'
he continues onto another student.
'Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?'
The student's voice is confident:
'Yes, professor, I do.'
The old man stops pacing.
'Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?'
'No sir. I've never seen Him'
'Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?'
'No, sir, I have not.'
'Have you ever actually felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?'
'No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't.'
'Yet you still believe in him?'
'Yes.''According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that,son?'
'Nothing,' the student replies.
'I only have my faith.'
'Yes, faith,' the professor repeats. 'And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith.'
The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of his own.
'Professor, is there such thing as heat?'
'Yes,' the professor replies. 'There's heat.'
'And is there such a thing as cold?'
'Yes, son, there's cold too.'
'No sir, there isn't.'
The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested.The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain.
'You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat,mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees belowzero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat.You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.'
Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom,sounding like a hammer.
'What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?'
'Yes,' the professor replies without hesitation. 'What is night if it isn't darkness?'
'You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?'
The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him.This will be a good semester.
'So what point are you making, young man?'
'Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed.'
The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time.
'Flawed? Can you explain how?'
'You are working on the premise of duality,' the studentexplains. 'You argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it.'
'Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?'
'If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do'
'Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?'
The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.
'Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?'
The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided.
'To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean.'
The student looks around the room. 'Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor's brain?'
The class breaks out into laughter.'
Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelled the professor's brain? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir. So if science says you have no brain,how can we trust your lectures, sir?'
Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers.
'I guess you'll have to take them on faith.'
'Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life,' the student continues. 'Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?'
Now uncertain, the professor responds, 'Of course, there is. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man.It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world.These manifestations are nothing else but evil.'
To this the student replied, 'Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God.It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when thereis no light.'
The professor sat down.
-- I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. - C. S. Lewis
current mood: cOnFuSeD
current music: Runaway - Avril Lavigne
--Iyner, misfit-me at 9:14 PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
RaNdOm again cos just no time to update
absomusiclutely
councilelectionyaytochunfuiandzhiyuanandkuangwenandjuliaandallofthem
remembertovoteforchunfuiaspresident
pwgroupings
pwsototallycrapnow
pwpuiyoongdineshruixuanchuanren
zmysototallyneedsomesavingtodo
pifinaldraft
classteenotniceenoughforme
meboyonmyphonenow
playinpokemonpearlanddiamondnow
osleyunnandalichinaequalmissingjqy
esplanadeMSHS50thconcertreallykilledmebutitwasgreatfun
nyjccoelectionsweregreat
quitjudocosnoenergymissingthesweatsmellalready
bbqnextweekduringlabourday
sycoconcertjune7th7.30
stillgottalottahomeworknotdoneyet
gptestwasntsobad
econstestfridaynotpreparedyet
jamminwithcysi-zthissat
deprivedofmusic
currentmusic - Every Move I Make - Intergrity Music
currentmood - justnotveryfreerightnowtososaymuchbutifuaskmeicangiveuageneralidea
--Iyner, misfit-me at 10:21 PM
Sunday, April 13, 2008
OMTCMHOAT!
quick post
omg omt omtcmhoat...
pi doomed...
homework dead...
zmy gone...
concert this tues...so not ready for it...
cut my hair today and TOTALLY DONT LIKE IT
but my mother said it would be nice if i smiled...
so gonna try to smile more :)
only thing gd today was that i got new zhu zi!
really really nice with red flowers on it
gotta go do work and practice for the concert...
hope i make it thru this week...
havent replied taggs for so long cos really no time
quick replies:
I-zack: cant wait to go jam @ cheang's house!
Leticia: yah, gonna be high by this week! just didnt have the energy/time these past few weeks with everything going on @ school, dont worry :)
ryan: Helo? u saying we want weird random strangers to come to our bloggs issit? lol
shermaine: not abit, VERY busy ok? lol, u very busy too right?
YIJIA: how's ur timing now? i'll see if i'm free to run with you, just tell me when :)
Louis: Yeah! all the best for ur council campaigning! cant wait to see u all in the 31st!
David: i need to check who u are lol
Leticia: yeah, that day didnt have alotta time/energy to blog, so just anyhow threw in some words
Melvin: relinked :)
ryan: lol, sam and fuzzy really complicated now!
Rachel blogging again huh? lol, hows sota?
Fui: gd luck to all u guys during the campaign! haha, take care too buddy!
Clarissa: back to blogging again too huh? lol, take care of ur phone!
current mood: very jin zhang
current song: Anything But Ordinary - Avril Lavigne
--Iyner, misfit-me at 6:11 PM
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Pictures!
wanted to blog something
but my brain's empty from doing pi and homework...
so...
got pics instead!
0814!
.jpg)
so many...(chrism mass)
.jpg)
nicole taking pics (good friday)
.jpg)
eh hem, didnt u know that when say bad things to others bad things will happen to u? lol
.jpg)
jerome, christian, godpa
.jpg)
ian
.jpg)
easter charcoal
.jpg)
benny
benny, again
.jpg)
zong huai, guojun taking photos
.jpg)
After photo, the before photo was eaten also lol
.jpg)
survivor: the girls form one "tribe" behind the guys lol
nvr noticed this in the showcase
saw it during the dialouge session on fri
teddy bears in nyjc uniform :)
black swan@ the botanical gardens during sports carnival orienteering
.jpg)
didnt know about this arrow sign...they thought the clue was in the water
.jpg)
very big tree...
.jpg)
erm...fountain?
.jpg)
chun kiat
.jpg)
benny
.jpg)
amanda, zong huai, pui yong
jia rong's b-day with og 26!
don't the cake look big? :)
cya til next time!
--Iyner, misfit-me at 6:57 PM
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
RaNdOm
2day
random
synergy
break fall
botanical garderns
griffin
arcies
birthdays
homework
daredevil
guitar
violin
early
135
0814
7.80
expulsion
vegetarian
performance
2.4<9.30
2-3x<4x
150408
12.50
2359
current music: One in a million - Sheridan
current mood: rAnDoM
--Iyner, misfit-me at 8:52 PM