January 2011
10 posts
Reflections on El Salvador and faith
This has been on my heart for a long time.
My heart was not in the right place when I went to El Salvador. It was focused upon myself instead of Christ. I saw it manifested in my thoughts and actions. I was supposed to be there to love, to help; instead, I made it for my own self-gain.
I did not really love the people there. I had no heart for them. When I saw the children, I did the checkups...
Sign
A few months earlier, I saw this custodial sign posted above a toilet in a private restroom:
“We aim to please; you aim too, please.”
Apparently, they were so irritated at this problem that a few days ago, I saw this new sign posted on the door.
“This is a WOMEN-ONLY restroom.”
Dia-rrhea
When I was reading my med terms book, I saw the definition for the prefix dia-: across or through. A few minutes later I saw the definition for the suffix -rrhea: discharge.
Through discharge.
But, now, I can add the prefix post-, which means after. And the suffix -ia, which means condition.
Postdiarrheaia!
Best pick up line ever
“I bet you $20 that you’re gonna turn me down.”
So I was walking to the restroom when I read this on someone’s door. And then, on the toilet seat, I was literally thinking, “IT’S SO FOOL-PROOF.”
And then I realized the girl could just say “NO DEAL, GET OUT.”
:(
Diarrhea
Me: I have diarrhea
Sis: Me too
J Shie: It must “run” in the family.
Updates on El Salvador
Asian Restaurant
Waterfalls
Pride in volunteering
Leslie is so cool
Forgetting to sign out on Tumblr and going to Skype with Melissa Wu.
Reflections on El Salvador
I remember one house we visited to examine the children, a pair of twin girls 12 years of age. We were led into a patio sort area and before we could get our introduction over, the mother invited us to sit down. So we did. After some small talk, she suddenly began to cry.
She cried because her husband had died 5 years ago and because her son had left home 2 years ago and had never come back, had...
From El Salvador - all details
I’m typing away in my hotel room. The bed is comfortable and the air is comfortably warm. I’ve just taken a shower and I am clean. Even my fingernails are quite clean.
From around 9:00-4:00 I’ve been working at a clinic and its surrounding community. It seems like I’ve been there quite a while but I’ve only worked for two days. I get quite dirty working in the clinic...
Allright fine, reflections on 2010
The first time I approached this prompt was quite daunting. Bad memory (perhaps coupled with some bad memories) subconsciously detered my efforts. But the more I thought, the more I remembered, and the more I felt a sense of gratitude and a desire to praise the Lord.
2010 was a year of both faith and doubt.
It was a year of joy and tears.
It was a year of passion and apathy.
It was a year of...
Happy New Year!
I never get New Year’s. What is there to say?
For Thanksgiving, there’s the list.
For Christmas, there’s the nativity.
For New Years…oh wait…resolutions…
I’m tired. Going to bed as 2011 wakes to greet us.
Happy New Year!