<center>2006.08.27</center> <a name="realnoise"><h3>real noise</h3></a> <p>일요일 밤, 849p: <font face="comic sans ms" color="black">"i'm all about makin' some noise and givin' people a choice, [as] long as i'm hearin' god's voice." - tobymac in the rap duet w/ paul wright "west coast kid"</font> i know i tend to bag on the major politi<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font>al party that's in opposition'f the 1 i favour, but some'f the wurds i use r almost in gest. i don't mean to insist that it's literally <i>sooo</i> wrong to belong to the other party. i just know that ppl don't realise that some christians like me r politi<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font>al progressive n' not conservatives, n' yah... i just wanna get that wurd out there 4 whate'er its worth, however <i>li'l</i> or much it's worth! seriously... i mean, heck! u know the mean things i say 'bout <font color="red">stanf<i>u</i>rd</font>, rt? it's the nature'f rivalry. really, i don't mean to be saying ne1's automati<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font>ly children'f the devil if they vote republikan. however, i want ppl to meet me 0.5way n' also not say that 'bout me 4 voting demokratik. yah, i'm just out to make some noise n' give ppl a choice. u listen to god. u <i>really</i> listen. then u vote as u know u should. <p>neway, this is just an umbrella statement to cover all the not.as.nice things i've sed over the past couple'f yrs or more. <p>2day @ <font color="#ff9900"><a href="http://www.grx.org" target="new">grx</a></font>, we watched a dvd 'gain during service as our sermon. we watched a talk given by rick warren, the author'f the well.known best.selling book <i>the purpose driven life</i>. i heard a couple'f quotes that i wanna share: <ul><li><font face="times new roman" color="black">"when u die and go to heaven, god won't ask you, 'why weren't you more like bill hybels [a famous christian orator]? why weren't you more likc rick warren.' he'll ask you, 'why weren't you more like you?'"</font></li> <ul><li>wow, that's so frickin' true. god made each'f us... <i>handcrafted</i> each'f us w/ a purpose in mind. we should stay true to that purpose, <u>keep it real</u>, n' not sell out to the ways'f the world n' become some1 weren't not.</li> <li><font face="times" color="black">"we were meant to live for so much more. have we lost ourselves? somewhere we live inside." - from switchfoot's "meant to live"</font></li></ul> <li><font face="times new roman" color="black">"i'm tired of people, who represent me as an evangelical, who are always 'against' stuff. i want to be <i>for</i> stuff. the church should be <i>for</i> stuff."</font></li> <ul><li>that's so true. a couple'f yrs 'go (more so than now, thankfully), the media just kept on spotliting ppl who called themselves christians who spoke so louldy out 'gainst g@y marriage n' abortion. ok ok ok, we get it: u'r <i>'gainst</i> g@y marriage n' abortion... but what r u <i>4</i>?! what do u stand <i>4</i>? what do u live 4?!</li> <li>a while 'go i read in the magazine 4 our evangeli<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> covenant denomination an article 'bout a christian college student who went to take care'f a dying, g@y man w/ aids. he sed some really, really good things like how he wasn't 'bout to argue w/ the dying, g@y man 'bout whether g@y marriage or homo$3xuality is rt or wrong. heck, that guy wasn't able to stand up let alone commit ne akt'f ne kind'f $3xuality. dude, that guy was so rt. there's a man frickin' dying there... was this the time to debate politi<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> agendas disguised as theology?!</li></ul></ul> <p>neway... it's been a packed, packed wknd. i'm a bit scared'f this upcoming wk cos'f all the werk i'll have @ werk.com. i'm 'bout to start a big, big, big; hi profile projekt... n' yet i have 2 consekutive days'f training in the middle'f the wk, next wk's labour day, n' we're takin' fri afternoon off 4 an offsite teambuilder. *sigh* worse, i've got plenty'f family obligations n' ministry duties as well as taekwondo class to teach... which i absolutely can<i>not</i> miss cos my co.instruktor mark'll be out'f town or sumpthin'. augh! <i>crazy</i>! oh, furthermore; u realise i'm djing a wedding next sun nite in <font color="blue">berkeley</font>, rt? really... these r 1'f those moments where i'm... i'm not gonna accomplish this by my own efforts. i need help... help n 'prayer. <p>[later] 1009p: the beautiful <a href="http://www.realestatesforcharity.com" target="new">kaela hwang</a> had dinner @ consuelo's in santana row 2nite w/ sooni after washing her, after spending the afternoon @ ortega park, planning stuff 4 our church couples small group.<br><br><br>