JOY
the warriors/cavs game was whatevs, lebron had one weak dunk but there still was a momentous occasion at the game. during one of the breaks tshirts were being fired out in a slingshot. john really wanted one and got up and started waving and yelling. when they shot one towards our side i noticed that the balled up tshirt was coming towards us. i realized that i really had a shot at getting it cuz it was so close. i was getting ready to jump and grab it but it went slightly to my right. 3 seats over i saw john bend down and then he triumphantly raised up his arm w/ the shirt in hand. i was happy for him cuz i knew that he really wanted it. he passed around the prize for us to see and i pretended to throw it back but he gave me a death look that said "thats not even funny, i would kill you if you did that." i passed it back to him and he proceeded to unwrap it. he opened up the balled up shirt and the first thing all of us see in big white letters is "ROSS". underneath it in smaller letters it read "dress for less". we all started to bust up including the guys behind us cuz they saw it clearly too. john had a very disappointed look on his face and i felt bad for him but i couldnt help laughing at how hilarious the situation was.

JOY
proud of what my dad has accomplished:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-quotathree16jan16,1,2068554.story?coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=1&cset=true

JOY
sun night dc dinner was great. full service is awsome. we should do it again.
the comeback in bowling w/ jameskang and eric was fun. all of us came through during crunch time.
glad to be playing basketball again.

THANKS
dennis, brian, and paul for swiping me in.
for no injuries while playing basketball.

JOY
highlights of portland/seattle/vancouver/whistler:
- good time in the snow. got to see kwan and brian eat it a lot and dennis a couple times too.
- saving lotsa money by staying at kwan and brians relatives places and getting fed by them.
- talking w/ kwans cousin and watching his nephew slide down the stairs.
- fierce thai cook living up to the hype.

THANKS
to brian, dennis, and kwan for good times.
to their relatives for the hospitality.
to isabel for the snacks.
for no tickets, accidents, or major problems.

PRAYER
blessings for all of the relatives.
that winter retreat would be exactly what we need.

PRAYER
for a safe and fun trip to seattle/vancouver/whistler and back.
i hope it ends up being crazy.
for my friends dad who is struggling.

JOY
wow, steves a married man now. it was nice to see him and his family so happy.
while he and ie li were dancing:
kevin chon: "dang, i feel so lonely now."
david yi: "yeah, i know."

JOY
my parents are funny, they keep pressing me bout finding a gf. my dad said:
"its easy. just say 'hey, i like you. lets go out.'
if she says no, say 'joo-guh-leh?' (w/ the fist in the air)."

THANKS
lil anna for the xmas present, it made me really happy.
my grades made me happy too, God hooked it up again.

JOY
1 more exam left.
its almost the most wonderful time of the year.

PRAYER
again ive been a slacker this semester.
i need grace even in my studies (or rather lack of).

JOY
"1 free throw!!? 5 turnovers!!!!?"

PRAYER
its easy to like girls.
its easy to hate girls.
its damn hard to love girls.

THANKS
justin for the good music and wise words.
"we weren't intended to get it all together."

JOY
mikelim is a funny guy. i dont remember him being so talkative.

PRAYER
i need You to hook me up again w/ my finals God.

JOY
jk: "im down for an arranged marriage."

good times @ dennys again w/ dennis, jameskang, alex and kwan.
"i wanna see roach's stretchy [package]."

JOY
bku82: i go nap, peace man
markjlim: kill you

THANKS
george and jenny for bucca di beppo.

PRAYER
cant forget bout my sg guys.

JOY
andychon: hey billy, wasn't ocean's twelve on the same level as the original ocean's eleven?
ester: i still liked ocean's 12.. it was funny.. :)
andychon: ditz
ester: i hate you…
dennis: haha. cute.

PRAYER
i need your grace again.

JOY
few girls from c/o '03 came up and chilled at our apt. shared lotsa laughs and memories. they made it a very enjoyable night.
"am i interruption?"
"USHER!"

alex: "get on up im a sex machine!"

JOY
K I L R O Y 2323: like i said before
K I L R O Y 2323: i m a changed man
funny guy.

"Never let it be said that NFL players don't care about their fans...fantasy hero Priest Holmes reportedly put an apology note to fantasy football owners on his web site after being placed on IR. That's outstanding stuff."

JOY
i finally understand why ppl think everyone loves raymond is so funny. watched part of a good episode and had some good laughs.
"people were teasing him cuz he called his teacher 'mommy.' "
"why, was she yelling at him?"

good times at dennys the other night w/ alex, charles, and kwan.
"im down w/ it."

kwans sg guys make me laugh.
"i give her a .75 for going to church."
fear factor idea:
"drive a car straight at ppl and the person to wait the longest wins."
"then just get a lot of padding."

PRAYER
papers are causing me much pain.

JOY
my old roomie sent me this link. this is tight.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6630816/

JOY
anonymous: that stupid gf made my day

JOY
had a nice week w/out responsibilities. did the usual stuff w/ the relatives on thurs. spent some good time w/ my future sister-in-law. watched guys and girls turkey bowl. girls turkey bowl was surprisingly more fun to watch this year. hanna yums hit was CRAZY, jessie threw well and was a good leader, elise ran circles around everyone and simply dominated. hung out w/ andy, ester, and lil anna. didnt do anything crazy but was still fun. anna is a funny girl.

PRAYER
to finish strong.

THANKS
andy and ester for lunch and ice cream.

JOY
http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&id=15400&repository=0001_article

PRAYER
for alices wrist.

PRAYER
Top five NBA salaries for the 2004-05 season:
1. Shaquille O'neal, Heat $29.5 million
2. Dikembe Mutombo, Nets/Rockets $18.8 million
3. Allan Houston, Knicks $17.5 million
3. Chris Webber, Kings $17.5 million
5. Kevin Garnett, T'wolves $16.0 million

what the heck has happened to the nba.

THANKS
im thankful for being able to run around and be active.

JOY
anonymous: no billy this week has been good
anonymous: indeed

JOY
played first game of softball in like 6 months.

sumin is funny: "when youre in love, you will do anything to make them happy....am i all red?"

THANKS
almost forgot, thanks subandhi for the food from like 2 weeks ago.

JOY
alice byun shared a funny comment, "oh, i dont remember that movie too well. i watched it at a drive in but i wasnt paying attention to the movie."

@ the warriors game some dude behind us was saying some funny stuff:
"mike dunleavy! MIKE DUNLEAVY! you have 7 points mike dunleavy!"
"you were the 3rd overall pick and you have 7 points!"
"you almost scored as much as najera!"
"we want ansu seasay! put in ansu seasay!"

cshins aim "da-dunk" story was hilarious.

JOY
hallelujah night: lil david had so much fun flipping over a rubber ducky and finding out that it had a pink sticker underneath it. it was so ridiculous but so awsome that he could find so much joy in doing something so simple. i really liked ipod idea, too bad not a lot of ppl danced, but joshua definitely went crazy.

dennis said that he likes the country fried potatoes at dennys cuz theyre like only $2 and p eug responds, "you could get a whole sack of potatoes for the same price." dont exactly know y me and frank were laughing so hard cuz of that.

THANKS
to all who helped out w/ hallelujah night. it is much appreciated.

PRAYER
i dont wanna be one of those ppl that goes to kcpc for a few yrs cuz of school and then just goes back to la. i feel like thats what everyone does. teachers come in and out as often as the olympics. theres so few teachers that have been serving over 3 yrs. i can count the # on just one hand. thats a pretty sad thought.

my prayer is that ppl will be truly committed as teachers. my prayer is that ppl will stay and continue to teach. my prayer is that ppl will love the church and that they will remember that the church is the body. my prayer is that this would not be just my prayer but ours.

THANKS
frank for pho.

PRAYER
for my sg guys, need to pray for em more.
i need more discipline.

JOY
georgia @ the softball game: "I GOT IT!"

THANKS/PRAYER
for my umma, sangeel chookha habneedah.

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THANKS
for all who helped me w/ my resume. twas very helpful.

JOY
superizzie: work is slow these days though
superizzie: so i'm being a rebel
superizzie: and chatting

played bball for the first time in a LONG time. felt rusty but felt good playing again. glad i didnt get hurt.

last night danny threw the football at kwans feet. it hit him and then kwan kinda jumped or something and slipped on the football and landed on his butt. i havent laughed that hard in a while.

THANKS
susan for the blank tape.

PRAYER
"but i've been comforted this week thinking of our Lord's thirty silent years of readying Himself at home with His family and bending over a carpenter's bench. were those days any less of a fragrance to God than is later work before the eyes of the people? i think not. a well-made piece of furniture and a healed blind man represented the same thing to the Father - job well done; mission accomplished. so with us here. nothing great, but what is that to Him with whom there is no great or small?"
-Jim Elliot
let us not just think this but really believe it.

JOY
good small flock. interesting things were said.
had a good talk w/ kevin @ in-n-out. think i went through the exact same things he did last year.

PRAYER
the love fore equals is a human thing - of friend for friend, brother for brother. it is to love what is loving and lovely. the world smiles.

the love for the less fortunate is a beautiful thing - the love for those who suffer, for those who are poor, the sick, the failures, the unlovely. this is compassion, and it touches the heart of the world.

the love for the more fortunate is a rare thing - to love those who succeed where we fail, to rejoice without envy with those who rejoice, the love of the poor for the rich, of the black man for the white man. the world is always bewildered by its saints.

and then there is the love for the enemy - love for the one who does not love you but mocks, threatens, and inflicts pain. the tortured's love for the torurer. this is God's love. it conquers the world.

-frederick buechner

JOY
danny yoon tried to do a flip and then ate it really hard on the red turf at kleeburger.
later john kicked james whang right where it hurts.

PRAYER
that Lord is my sheperd, i shall not be in want
He leads me lie down in green pastures,
He leades me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
i will fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life
and i will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
-Psalm 23

JOY
bku82: i need more stinkin ram
bku82: only have 128
lonelydriver82: WHAT!
lonelydriver82: 128!
lonelydriver82: u caveman

PRAYER
"must we always comment on life? can it not simply be lived in the reality of Christ's terms of contact withe the Father, with joy and peace, fear and love full to the fingertips in their turn, without incessant drawing of lessons and making of rules? i do not know. only i know that my own life is full. it is time to die, for i have had all that a young man can have, at least all this young man can have. if there were no further issue from my training, it would be well. the training has been good, and to the glory of God. i am ready to meet Jesus. failure means nothing now, only that it taught me life. success is meaningless, only that it gave me farther experience in using the great gift of God, Life. and Life, i love thee. not because thou art long, or because thou hast done great things for me, but simply because i have thee from God."

JOY
newfound joy in puzzle fighter.

dennis' riverdance, and 1, banked free throw was one of the greatest plays in IM basketball history.

PRAYER
9/30, 8pm:
will either be remembered as the end of the golden era or the beginning of new life.

JOY
i sat in w/ kwan's class in CM today. he was telling the story of the 2 women who were disputing over ownership of a baby. he asked, "how should king soloman decide who to give the baby to?"
joshua replied, "ro-sham-bo contest!"

lonelydriver82: dang man
lonelydriver82: we have friends gettign married
lonelydriver82: and we dont even have a gf

maybe this should be placed under prayer.

JOY
very tiring weekend. busy w/ mostly awana. but it was fun seeing the kids again.

small flock on sat was great. went pretty dang long but i like the group of guys and there was much to laugh about.

"is it reasonable? HELL NO!"

THANKS
to brian hwang, david wee, dennis chon, james whang, janet kwak, john s kim, mike yoo, and steve han for helping me put this together.
http://webdisk.berkeley.edu/~bku/nspirit.wmv (w/ added bloopers)

JOY
went bowling again w/ a new crew. jane kwon cracks me up. he first bowl intimidated me. she threw the ball so dang hard and fast. on her second frame she fell a quarter of the way into the lane on her knees. we were all dying of laughter from that.

PRAYER
hope that the 8 krispy kreme donuts dont kill us.
and that i dont miss anymore classes.

JOY
havent laughed so hard in a long time:
-"most girls like dessert but i'd rather just have steak."
-"i don't think i have any depth perception."
-native americans in new mexico
-"girls are very perceptive about clothing details."
"i don't remember what anyone wears."

JOY
my roommates are stars. kwan did a photo shoot at the exploratorium this past saturday and john just had an interview on a local news network. i live w/ 2 amazing celebrities. and i get to see them half naked very often including today.

THANKS
to all my actors and actress. hope the video turns out ok.

JOY
"I'm fat... I'm at 174 pounds"
- Roach

eug shin: my 7 day weekend isn't by choice
eug shin: i'm one of the nation's unemployed

JOY
the retreat got me excited bout sg leading again. i wasnt so enthusiastic before but im looking forward to it now. hope this doesnt die down.

i feel exhausted right now. from the retreat and from my bro's yakwonsheek. but its a good feeling cuz i felt busy and productive.

THANKS
dennis for being our biatch at the retreat.

PRAYER
tired from waking up early these past few days. but it feels kinda nice waking up somewhat early. my new goal is to wake up at 10-11am everyday; God can do miracles.

PRAYER
esp for the sg leaders: "one of my renaissance experiences was to get among kids who were on a different spiritual level than my own, and enjoy fellowship with them. i found a very subtle snare in so doing. i sought their fellowship in order that i might minister to them, 'be a help,' you know, to these 'weaker' ones. what a rebuke came when i sensed my real motive - that I might minister. love hacks right at this, for she refused to parade herself. i learned to recognize no 'spiritual planes,' but simply to love, purely, in every group. trying to 'be a help' even has a smell of good works in it, for it is not pure. our motive is only to be - do nothing, know nothing, act nothing - just to be a sinful bit of flesh, born of a Father's love." - Shadow of the Almighty

for dave shin as he leaves for china for a year as well.

JOY
met up w/ lotsa ppl this week, hung out w/ friends that i havent seen in a while. it was good seeing them but im sad that i wont see most of em for a long time.

PRAYER
for butch cuz hes taking off for china tomorrow night. hes definitely gonna need it.

PRAYER
" 'and the work of righteousness shall be peace, and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forver. ' 'in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.' i think the devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: noise, hurry, crowds. if he can keep us hearing radios, gossip, conversation, or even sermons, he is happy. but he will not allow quietness. for he believes Isaiah where we do not. satan is quite aware of the power of silence. the voice of God, though persistent, is soft.... i am finding your counsel to get enough sleep most practical, mother. not only to be fit for the day and able to relax, but for spiritual awareness and reception one must simply be rested if he is to be blessed. let us resist the devil in this by avoiding noise as much as we can, purposefully seeking to spend time alone, facing ourselves in the Word....satan is aware of where we find our strength. may he not rob us!" - Jim Elliot

JOY
movie line of the year (from alien v.s. predator):
"the enemy of the enemy is my friend."

that almost made the movie worth watching.

went to another wedding, im happy for mejeld and gower.
at the reception dennis and john tricked roymund into eating a packet of salt (which he thought was sugar). he stuck his big tongue out in disgust and it was all white. after he got it off he started grabbing john and dennis furiously. too much rage but it was hilarious.

PRAYER
for mejeld and gower as they begin a new chapter in their lives.

JOY
ate all you can eat ribs and then went to dave n busters afterwards. daytona is lotsa fun but i can never seem to win. i do well and id be in first place but i always get jacked somehow: usually someone bumps me and my car crashes. still its always entertaining. also, shot some hoops on the regular and mini-baskets. its been a while since ive shot around, felt good to be able to do it again.

THANKS
dennis for inviting me to rib crib and driving through traffic.

JOY
the outing to point reyes was nice. didnt exactly wanna go hiking but it was good company and i had a good time. im glad i went but ive been dang sore for the past few days. 8 miles after 2 months of inactivity is tough.

THANKS
to rob and richard for helping out w/ the spelling bee.

PRAYER
for roach who is now 22, hope you find out something good to do w/ your life.

JOY
went to 2 weddings this weekend. finally my 32-year-old cousin has gotten married. shes been due to hitch for a while and now im happy for her. i was technically one of her gift registry ppl but they had enuf help so i didnt have to do much. later on i caught her garder and found $100 in it. and then my 2 friends from yn, bert and stacy, got married as well. i got to participate in this one too but as an usher. im happy for this couple as well, think theyve been dating for like 7 years or so. the weddings were different but both were nice in their own ways. i think the slide show is an important aspect of weddings and both were fun to watch.

PRAYER
that both couples would draw closer to one another as they grow closer to God.

THANKS
for the gift cards from the weddings.

JOY
keembob: selfish girls
keembob: hate them!
funny in the context of our convo.

THANKS
janet for helping me pick out a suit.

JOY
grimface1: what's the prize
grimface1: incentive
grimface1: to win this mofo
grimface1: a trophy?
bku82: ya, thats the only incentive that i can think of
bku82: maybe ill add like some sort of gift card?
grimface1: i say throw in a date with kwan
grimface1: a dinner at the least
bku82: hahahha
grimface1: tell him it's for compassion
grimface1: spiritual gifts
grimface1: he needs to use it for the church

JOY
went another 2 rounds of minigolf today. played pretty well overall. 1st round kwan edged me out by like 2 strokes. then we tied in the 2nd round. later he edged me out by 2 chips in one of our home game. though i kept barely losing i still had a fun day.

JOY
it was nice hearing justin mcroberts play again. always has insightful stuff to say.

on the way back kwan and i were trying to figure out what to eat and so we asked kwan's girls what they wanted. they all said anything. then i asked em what they didnt want. all i got was silence. 10 secs later i hear "KFC. no KFC." then right away the others said, "no noodles", "no italian", "no la burrita", "no mexican." so me and kwan think a lil and decide on in-n-out since it was on the way home and no one said "no burgers." so we ask if in-n-out is ok w/ everyone and they respond w/ a few unenthusiastic unwilling "okay" s. then 10 secs later one of the girl asks "is that the only option?" kwan says that theres plenty of options and the girl says "ok, lets go w/ that." kwan asks "in-n-out?" and girl says "options." kwan names like a dozen places to eat but got no positive responses. finally i asked if they wanted pho and i got 4 enthusiastic responses. why is it that girls dont initally say whats on their minds?

last night at PPP i started up a random game which involved flicking each others foreheads. almost everytime i suggest punishments for games i end up losing. someway, somehow it always comes to bite me in the ddongamonk and last night was no different. i ended up taking the most forehead flicks. it was pretty entertaining, im sure much more entertaining for everyone else than me. game was fun til we made up too many rules which killed the game but was fun while it lasted.

PRAY
i think im too competitive. i thought that this part of me had died down in the past 2 yrs of college but i realized that its back after playing mario party. i was thoroughly pummelled twice and the whole time i was very frustrated. its not that i love winning, i could almost care less cept that i HATE losing. i need to go on fear factor, i think i would have a really good shot at winning. need my shoulder to heal faster.

we need to live everyday like the girl JM talked about, make everything count for something.

THANKS
for doing something to do other than HM the past 2 nights.

 

JOY
yesterday went to zachary's for lunch. the waiter was serving the slices and asked janet what kinda pizza she wanted:
waiter: "chicken or the special?" 
janet: "pizza....., i mean chicken."
waiter: "here's a chicken for the smart one."
 
went miniture golfing and bowling this past weekend. it was nice doing something "active" for a change. cant believe that these are the 2 most active things that ive done in the past 6 weeks. 

JOY
bku82: ya, id rather not play
johnsong526: lets do something else
bku82: rather do something else
johnsong526: jinx personal jinx

JOY
ester: downeys not the boonies.. :(

i dunno y this made me laugh so much.

PRAYER
"unless i'm badly mistaken, one of the main reasons so many of God's children don't have a significant prayer life is not so much that we don't want to, but that we don't plan to. if you want to take a four-week vacation, you don't just get up one summer morning and say, "hey, let's go today!" you won't have anything ready. you won't know where to go. nothing has been planned. but that is how many of us treat prayer. we get up day after day and realize that significant times of prayer should be a part of our life, but nothing's ever ready. we don't know where to go. nothing has been planned. no time. no place. no procedure. and we all know that the opposite of planning is not a wonderful flow of deep, spontaneous experiences in prayer. the opposite of planning is the rut. if you don't plan a vacation you will probably stay home and watch TV. the natural, unplanned flow of spiritual life sinks to the lowest ebb of vitality. there is a race to be run and a fight to be fought. if you want renewal in your life of prayer you must plan to see it." -piper quoted from spiritual disciplines for the christian life

JOY
PU haha 143: oh..:-(...but u can drive foine?

THANKS
thank you God for making sure that butch didnt drown in his mini-triathalon.

PRAYER
need a new hobby. i REALLY need a new hobby.

PRAYER
afghan team took off a couple hrs ago. crazy that i went there a yr ago. hope baik is ok.
think karen and alice took off too. a yr ago i thought i might be in their shoes.
i kinda wish i could go w/ all of them to both places. things just didnt work out that way and im still here for a reason. dont waste this time billy.

PRAYER
i went to the dentist yesterday because part of my tooth chipped off while i was eating. i think it was due to a cavity. i go and find out that im right and that i have not just 1 cavity but 7. i need 7 fillings. i also need to pull out my top wisdom teeth. they told me before that i dont need em taken out but now the dentist is saying that theyre moving down and need to be pulled out. im so sad that my teeth are all jacked up now. my ankles are giving out, my shoulder is popping out, and now my teeth are falling out. im 22 and my body is falling apart!

JOY
God's image was pretty crazy. some of those lil kids had some moves and "p diddy" made me crack up. just wish he did the rap in joyful joyful.

PRAYER
im dang sad. bku9 is gone. bku9 was originally created on aol and i finally cancelled it just recently. i feel like a part of me has died. this sounds ridiculous but im just being honest. and i lost my whole buddy list too. it was also a struggle to make a new sn. i was surprised that plain old 'billyku' was taken. so what i came up w/ is bku82. man, this 82 crap sucks.

PRAYER
for the surgery and a quick recovery.

JOY
hmm, havent updated in a while.
last night ester was complaining that yn'ers always make excuses:
"don upsuh, numoo muruh, numoo nejusuh." the way she said it was hilarious and quite true.

played simpsons clue w/ the 2 brazilians ester and tim, erwin, and sunny. it renewed the fun in clue once again.

JOY
graduations are finally over. now i need to just focus on going to my own.

from my friends xanga:
i'm gonna have to say that i agree with billy's friend, cuz aim opened the doors that allowed me to date my two ex-girlfriends.
but since they're EX-girlfriends, i don't really know if aim was helpful in the long run. hahah.

THANKS
to mark for taking me to the laker game.

JOY
someone wrote this on one of my sr banquet cards:
"you know...the first impression i got from you is "too cool."
but youre NOT that cool." i thot that was really funny.

this convo gave me some laughs:
PU haha 143: i was home for over 40 hours frm friday till when i saw u sunday tho...which means i didn't go out saturday
PU haha 143: dang, i do sound loserish

PU haha 143: um...it takes a strong man to cry
PU haha 143: i think
PU haha 143: and a stronger one to laugh at him

PU haha 143: i tried to sleep cuz i didn't sleep a wink last night
PU haha 143: dang it's true what they say about beauty sleep
BKU9: whats that?
PU haha 143: oh...that u need it?
PU haha 143: ahhaha
PU haha 143: you know...to be beautiful

PU haha 143: AHH!!! i can't wait till harry potter comes out
PU haha 143: :-D
PU haha 143: :-D
BKU9: oh man
PU haha 143: ur excited too
BKU9: im shaking my head
PU haha 143: dang, that excited
PU haha 143: hahahhaaah

JOY/PRAYER
the past 2 nights of bowling have been fun. but tonight it took up 4.5 hrs of my precious writing time. i want to give up and just turn it in late but i dont think i can afford to do that.

JOY
the other day my friend said that he couldnt get his game on w/ a girl his freshman year cuz he didnt have her screen name. he said that AIM game is CRUCIAL.

PRAYER
that i turn in my paper on time.

PRAYER
for margaret in indonesia.
for my friend who shared w/ me today.

JOY/THANKS
senior banquet went really well. enjoyed the music, dancing, and skit. dhahn did a good job w/ the spotlight. too bad no one filmed james dancing. christines elbow bending trick was great. thanks to all who put it together.

PRAYER
i need to straighten up right now.

JOY
i just schooled roymund in nba live 3 games in a row.
i think he was getting really, really frustrated.

all the parker guys from my sg say the funniest things.

JOY
i had the privilege of seeing of seeing roymund do a punishment and then some. first he had to do push-ups which he couldnt do. since he couldnt do them he had to do sit-ups. he cant do sit-ups so he tried to do 20 pull-ups but he couldnt do those either. so then roymund said he would do 10 chinese get-ups. it was hilarious watching him mess up and fall the first few times. then he got like the 4th and 5th one down. thats when he started to break dance after he did the get-ups. it was a great sight to see. i think ive enjoyed this punishment the most out of all of em.

this past night we played kickball, 4 square, and handball which all turned out to be fun. it felt like recess all over again. one time huge was trying to catch a ball when a football hit him in the boob. it ended up scraping his tit or something and he was in pain. later while taryn was playing handball she randomly shrieked cuz she almost tripped but the ball wasnt even in play.

PRAYER
for afghanistan and the yn summer team.
for margarets indonesia trip.

JOY
preppykc: that punk
preppykc: why does that foo get girls so easily??
preppykc: life is so unfair
BKU9: hahahha
preppykc: cmon, we're decent looking right billy?
preppykc: we're fairly nice?
BKU9: dont worry, im sure youll find a good girl soon
preppykc: stankin yuhjs
preppykc: they don't go for cool guys like us
preppykc: they go for chiboy-types
preppykc: another indication that the world is falling apart

JOY
preppykc: oh shecky
preppykc: billy ku's up early???

THANKS
for the enjoyable seasons telebears.

JOY
played risky business w/ some of the boys. roymund kept saying "this is risky!"

JOY/PRAYER
relieved that i won both my fantasy leagues and that the season is finally over.
ive stressed more bout fantasy than school.

JOY
chiang bangs reaction upon finding out that andy wanted a minicooper:
preppykc: dang, minicoooper? does this guy wanna be the pimp of Los Angeles

PRAYER
that all who are worrying bout their future career will realize this:
"Much confusion in the Christian life comes from ignoring the simple truth that God is far more interested in building your character than he is anything else. We worry when God seems silent on specific issues such as "What career should i choose?" The truth is, there are many different careers that could be in God's will for your life. What God cares about most is that whatever you do, you do in a Christlike manner. God is far more interested in what you are than in what you do."

PRAYER
i saw the construction on sproul for the first time today.
i think im the very last berkeley student to see it.

THANKS
for these wise words:
"Humility is not thinking less of youself; it is thinking of yourself less."
"In resolving conflict, how you say it is as important as what you say."

JOY
todays softball game was much more enjoyable than sundays.
i got to hear roymunds potty-mouth again while watching the wonder years.
getting 2nd in LH tourny was cool.

THANKS
eternaljoyboy: how you doing?
thanks for always asking that simple question.

eternaljoyboy: take a gamble u pansy
thanks for the fantasy bball advice.

JOY
biked the gg bridge all day friday. dang hard but fun. taryn said some very funny things while she was cranky.
sat went to bible quiz and the girls did really well, im proud of em.
there was this one asian kid from another church who got really pumped up when he or his partner answered a question right. his expressions were hilarious.

PRAYER
i guess this is answered prayer. ive been sleeping much earlier these past few nights: 1:30, 2:00, 2:30. but i guess its cuz ive been sick and im tired from the long days. i think sleeping late makes me much more vulnerable to getting sick.

THANKS
for this reminder:
"relationships, not achievements or the acquisition of things, are what matters most in life. so why do we allow our relationships to get the short end of the stick? when our schedules become overloaded, we start skimming relationally, cutting back on giving the time, energy, and attention that loving relationships require. what's most important to God is displaced by what's urgent.
busyness is a great enemy of relationships. we become preoccupied with making a living, doing our work, paying bills, and accomplishing goals as if these tasks are the point of life. they are not. the point of life is learning to love - God and people." rick warren, PDL

PRAYER
its hard to believe but i think i become a worse student every semester. as a testament to this theory i have yet to turn in my take-home midterm which was due 2 weeks ago. im on pace to barely pass my two classes. i need to change, i need motivation.

JOY
anonymous: join my f-in league

JOY
retreat highlights:
- talking w/ john, sharon, and julie in our small group bout the "ball n chain" and "never say never"
- hearing roymunds potty mouth and watching him try to get into the kayak and fall
- seeing my roomies flip over and then jumping out and going after john and huge

THANKS
for the prayers, the planning, the fun, and the learning.

PRAYER
that our class doesnt let the next 2 months slip by.
instead may we realize that every remaining day is an opportunity to bring glory to God.
lets finish strong.

PRAYER
not just for a fun retreat but a fruitful and meaningful one.

JOY
for the past 2 mornings my brother and i brushed our teeth at the same time. my brother wakes up a little before 7am for work. ive been going to bed when he wakes up. i think hes jealous.

i saw a guy at palace that looks like dennis w/ an added 50 pounds. even andy agreed that it looked like fat dennis.

THANKS
for a good palace buffet meal.

JOY
its been a busy week. eddie, butch, and baik came up, spent most of my time hanging out w/ them.
had fun playing w/ kwan and frank this morning but sad that they lost.
just finished having potluck w/ awana which ended up being a lot of fun. fred guessed everything, isabel fell down of laughter, elise got really nervous, alice acting like she guessed it, georgia messed up as judge and told a funny story, ryan said "pootie-tang."

THANKS
for all the good food and good laughs.

PRAYER
that non-believers will come to the awana games and get a chance to hear the gospel message.
that the kids happiness wouldnt be dependent on the outcome of the games.

JOY
sumi and elise had a sleepover at elise's. they had too much energy and wore me down. i think they watched like 4 movies that night. i watched bring it on w/ em and i kept wondering how i would explain the sexual innuendos if they asked. one time sumi did ask and i just answered it very indirectly and told her to just keep watching the movie.

PRAYER
ive been at the library for the past 4 hrs.
first time ive been at the library the whole semester.
bout 8th time ive been on campus in the past 5 weeks.
2nd time ive done any type of studying this semester.
the weather was great so i was dang sad that i had to spend the afternoon indoors.

JOY
wUtdAbUnG: hmmm andy chon, pimp
wUtdAbUnG: ok, im gonna call mr. pimp

JOY
cousin is finally getting married. there is still hope even at 31.

THANKS
for dinner at dc dhahn.

PRAYER
jennys sis.

JOY
softball win w/ sr guys. roymund picked up a grounder and dashed over to 3rd like a gazelle and got the out. last week he attempted a slide at 3rd which was even funnier.

during awana roach chucked a beanbag right smack into andrews face.

THANKS
for another weekend of decent weather.

PRAYER
another failed attempt at sleeping early. stupid pp.

JOY
sg thurs night: mt. sinai
roys bday fri night: roymund getting splashed in face w/ huge cup of water by charles.

PRAYER
may we all believe this:
"i have a living hope,
i have a future.
God has a plan for me,
of this im sure, of this im sure."

PRAYER
stupid fever.

JOY
berean: sharon said isaac was born through God's miracle.
then she said ishmael was born through man's ability.

THANKS
3:30am. i think this will be the earliest ive slept w/in the past week.
tomorrow shall be even earlier.

PRAYER
for two of my friends who are sick.

THANKS
most normal ppl wake up at this time, 6:30am. thats an amazing concept to me. i sleep at this hr so i guess im not like most normal ppl. but thankfully i didnt waste too much time but i was somewhat productive and took care of a bunch of lil things that ive been putting off.

PRAYER
that i wouldnt get jacked in my classes.
for ppl thinking bout summer (and longer) mission trips.

JOY
broomballing was a lot of fun. a lot of ppl ate it pretty hard on the ice. i slipped and landed on my right hip/butt. pretty sore now but still lotsa fun.

THANKS
that no one got seriously hurt.