Who knew that life lessons can be learned at the dentist? =)
I was at the dentist today and I realized that I had waited 3 months longer than my regular teeth cleaning visit. Thinking about why I dreaded dental visits brought to my mind that filling cavities is both expensive and kind of painful. And every time I visit I get diagnosed with cavities. multiple cavities, 3 to 4. I think there was one point in time where I had 13 cavities at once. My teeth are pretty bad =/
Wait a minute though, I thought to myself, it doesn't have to be this way. Especially since delaying a teeth cleaning visit does not get to the 'root' of the problem. Cavities can be prevented if I give my teeth the proper care and attention everyday. My bad teeth can't be blamed on weak enamel. The blame goes to me and my choice to be lazy in taking care of my teeth given its cavity prone nature.
Then it struck me that this actually applies to me in many areas of my life. Health and wealth came to mind and these are clear to me: eat right and exercise, invest properly and don't spend wastefully. But I feel it is equally true in all our relationships, whether with family, friends, coworkers, or Anyone. Cavities happen when I am careless or lazy. In the same way, how we handle our day to day interactions with one another have a major effect in the long run. Unless we nurture trust and care in the here and now, we can't be surprised when life throws us difficulties later on. And filling those types of cavities are especially painful. If that analogy doesn't work for you, maybe just think of it from one aspect: trust. There's not much you can do to earn it, but rather your actions on a day to day basis build it up. And it is pretty hard to earn back once lost, no matter how willing both parties are.
And I think this is where it matters most: our values and the way we live them out. We can't say to ourselves "I'll just be respectable and loving to others once every 7 days, and it doesn't matter to anyone what I do on my own time" The flaw is that I can't carry this out without realizing "hey that's not who I really am then" The things that matter to us should not be taken for granted or put on the back burner. If I only sought out a trusted Friend once a week, there is no way I can expect Him to have an impact on all of the other days. Even worse, let's say I only followed His advice on Tuesday's. I doubt that He'd think I was really trying to change anything. I'd even be disappointed at myself because I'd never know if His advice really works (other than stories from the past of myself or others). I guess bottom line for me is that properly caring for who I am as a person requires a day to day commitment, a regular brushing of my soul, and flossing out the carelessness in my life.
Anyways, enough rambling... zero cavities on this visit! ^_^
wow, haven't posted in a long time, but here's a bit of randomness!
First a quote, which I stole from my brother which he stole from somewhere else.... "We work until it MHz!!!!" I think it is very fitting for finals season and being an eecs major... mega-study everyone!!!
On a less random note, I just wanted to comment on how I've really noticed some major positive changes in my life this semester. Especially when I look back on who I was 3 years ago. And it's not just improvements in my horrible social skills or study habits, but even my lifestyle and values. I have definitely been blessed by many of the people around me, thanks for sticking by me through thick and thin.
The semester is drawing to a close, I totally feel like summer break is already here. I've finished my hardest final, which was for ee241 my digital circuits class. There is no final for cs252 computer architecture but I still have to write my research project report for it, due monday. Hopefully won't be too bad though, I'm hoping I can pull a lot of it from ee241. I do have 1 final left, for history which is pass/not pass, so should be okay. =D Check out my projects if you get bored, this is probably the only place I'll flaunt them!! ;) ee241 cs252
First, make sure you keep 3/17 or 3/18 free because those of the performance days of Gracepoint Live! I will be in it, come support us and have fun (plus its free). Here's a link with more info: http://www.gracepointlive.org
Second, I ended up dropping cs250... it was too much work (reading 8 papers every two weeks, some of which were 20+ pages long >=O). Don't know if it was the right choice or not though, I barely understand what's going on in cs252 and ee241 seems like it will be a lot of work. On the bright side, check out my professor..... http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~kubitron/courses/cs252-S07/images/bugfix.jpg
In other news, job search has been continuing with many interviews this month. In addition, I have finally accepted an offer to go to a company called Redback Networks. I am now officially employed. =X
Well, a lot has happened since my last post. Happy belated new years! ^_^ So anyways... winter break is over now...had just enough time to get sick, recover, and go to Taiwan as well as winter retreat with acts2fellowship. Yay for one sentence summaries of 2 week periods =)
After a week of school, I still don't have my schedule set... still enrolled in 7 units only and waitlisted for 3 different classes. I'd appreciate any suggestions on which classes to choose... other than chinese, I shouldn't have difficulty getting enrolled, but the question is which class to pick. The only class I need to graduate is History 122AC. among the other 4 classes I need to pick two. Here's the schedule: http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~amanb/cgi-bin/makeSched.cgi?file=jwei07spring&open=1
Random music vids:
and kinda true and random comic:
Probably more to come while I'm not so busy. that's all for now!
I've been truly blessed this past year. Looking forward to the new year, gonna be busy!
Here's pictures from Disneyland, CA adventures with Fendy, Richard, Bo, James, Travis. My first time to CA adventures and it was pretty fun, but less to do there compared to the main Disney park. The shows were pretty good though, and some of the rides were neat.
Also went to Supreme Dragon 一條龍 for dinner with everyone and also Michael, Jerry, and Peter. Had shaved ice afterwards. very yum. ^_^
Then went and hung out with the HH crew at Cafe Spot. All that in one day... pretty tiring.
Christmas I went to Las Vegas and stayed at the Bellagio with family and some family friends. It was pretty crowded... we waited about 2.5 hours in line to get into the buffet at Paris. On the bright side, the food was good.
Next day we actually had dinner at the Paris again, this time in Mon Ami Gabi. Food there is excellent. It was the first time I tried escargot, which tasted pretty good but was pretty expensive for the amount we got. Had some good Mussels and Steak too.
