explanation of the 'Christian duty'

what i meant by the 'Christian duty' was that...yes, the conservatives were the best party to choose as a Christian because they were against the homosexual marriages..while all the other parties were for it.

as well, it is the Christian duty to vote period. because we have to stand up for what we believe in and support the party that holds the best interests for us...and Christianity.

therefore, as Christians we should have voted for the tories.

HOWEVER, i'm a liberalist at heart..their views are the closest to what i believe/agree w/. and along w/ the historical stuff each of the parties have gone through and have done..well, it's all about the liberals. i believe that they're the best choice for Canada..at least for now. who knows..they may end up screwing up the country..and then have somebody else mop up after them..but til then.. it's all about the liberals.

hope that helps.

liberals win!!!

party vs characteristic...

liberal -> where my opinions lie..well, most of them
conservative -> where the Christian 'duty' lies
NDP -> communism...need i say more?
BQ -> =|
other -> who are they? and what do they stand for?


and so i was torn, do my Christian duty, or go for what i believe. BUT, in the end, i ended up doing the Christian duty of voting for the conservative, i'm a liberalist at heart.

and so i'm glad that despite doing what i had to do...the liberals still won!!! =D

the latest review on my blog =P

courtesy of rene...

hmm...i find the depth good..at times..the entries dont' seem to have as much passion as the last (but thats cuz u got a life) while there is flash (the care bear)...and symbolism..its simple enuff so that u don't get lost within it....i give it a 4.3 out of 5 bloGOLD STARZ

YESSSSSS!!! =D

another interesting day

started off w/ only catching about 3 hours max of sleep. quite crappy. =( had to wake up early cuz of an afc meeting at 10..or so the email said..cuz in actuality..it started at like 10:45!!! that's like a good hour of extra sleep. =| so as a result, i was pretty hazed for a bit of it..but eventually managed to wake up enough to handle the rest of the meeting.

wasn't much of 'extra' stuff to really pick up on, but it was an alrite refresher course for all the orientation ppl/organizers. and a definitely good bonus for those who haven't even thought about frosh yet. BUT, I'M like a good few steps ahead..so i'm gonna consider myself in good shape for it =)

next..went off to the season's opener for BASIC. and yes! we ruckused them! =D i mean...not like it's a competition or anything =P j/ks ;) but it was a good game overall. the samaritans had some pretty good defence..a lil fumble here and there..but what team's perfect? *shrug* and, 'sides, we had our holes..and they seemed to find it well enough .. boo. =|

then we decided to shoot some pool, to kill off like 3 hours. and so off we went from the diamond to the pool hall. oh man, i really need to start playing again..and i mean REALLY play. i SUCKED today! i mean S-T-I-N-K!!! it was seriously pathetic! =| MAD embarassment out there, guy. only had like ONE good game..and even then half of it was just fluke.

after that, went off to dinner. which was supposed to be at 7:30..but by the time we were sick of pool, we were starving..so we just decided to go ahead and get the tables if it wasn't already booked and, then, order, cuz we just couldn't wait. upon geting there, we were all tempted to punk her, but in the end didn't. hmm..maybe that's a good thing =T but, good times w/ dinner..lots of good talkn.

then off to the park to go play some lava tag...but it got too difficult w/ my flipflops..so i stopped. and just sat around listening to caleb's ringtones. til me and sam decided to leave.
the ride on the way home was pretty uneventful for the most part..well, at least at the beginning. it all started w/ me yelling at my phone while waiting for jon's answering machine to come on. while yelling i was just randomly glancing out the side and front window..and then just happened to see this huge block of wood a split second before we ran over it. i think me and sam both saw it at the same time..but, well, there just wasn't enough time to react. and thus *BUMP* & *THUD*.

didn't think much of it at the time, but after a lil bit, sam was realizing that maybe that block of wood had messed up the alignment. but ok..we figured it was still good to go..it was only the alignment. but as we kept on going..the car started shaking more and more..and funny noises were coming from the front rite side. and so we pulled over to check it out.

lo and behold. it was a flat tire..and i mean FLAT! it was as flat as it was ever gonna get, no air whatsoever. so then he called up his dad and both his parents came over. haha..i'd been accepted to be a 'Wong' for the rest of the day. lol it's apparently a family 'event' when stuff like this happen in his family. not just one parent comes, but both..and i got to be a part of it..hehehe =P

but, anyways, his dad just ended up driving me home and that's all i know..but i figure since it's been like what 2 hours since i've been home, it should be fixed by now. and they're all snug in their beds fast asleep.

and so i shall too...after some solitaire showdown!

thus ends my day. g'nite!

mmm....strawberries!

went strawberry picking today. gots me LOTS and LOTS of strawberries! yum yum! =D

food for thought

regardless of how much u know..

mean what u say.

that's all that matters.

interesting day.

saw a really beautiful sunset today. all i could think of was just 'glorious'. lots of pretty colours all layered together..mixed w/ the clouds...super pretty. an awesome pic made by God. =T course that was after a MAD storm..which was quite ugly.

haha..on a tangent..my mother totally didn't even know how to spell my name! =| i was asking for an 'r' to attach to my bracelet (yeah, it's the one w/ letters and shapes and whatnot u can add on/take off). i was trying to make my one of my various nicknames (care), but i was missing an 'r'. so when i asked for her to get it whenever she ordered some more stuff..she was like..

why do u need an 'r'? u don't have an 'r' in ur name..

i mean, seriously..that was pretty =|

father's day

picked it up from the father's day sermon today...served w/ my lil bit of twisting of words...

dad came home from a long, grueling, horrible day at work, only to find his son waiting to greet and talk to him. all he could think about was just kicking back and getting some well needed peace and quiet. so he immediately heads for his chair.

the son had been waiting and waiting to just share with his dad about the adventures he had had that day, but only to be cut short when his dad tells him to just leave him alone for a bit.

the son exits the room and a thought occurs to him. he thinks on it then, hesitantly creeps back into the room and asks,

'dad?'
*sigh* 'yes, son?'
'i was wondering, how much do u get paid an hour?'
'$20, why?
'oh, ok.'
'why do u want to know?'
'can i have $10?'

and with that, the short fuse that was left from his day was lit. his dad exploded.

'do i look like ur bank account?!? i work hard everyday to see that we are all provided for and u come and ask me for $10? all i'd asked was just to have some peace and quiet. go to ur room! don't come out til dinnertime and in the meantime, think about what u've done.'

the son sadly and quietly left the room and headed for his room. shortly after, the dad hears his son crying up in his room and promptly feels bad for his outburst. it was unwarranted, so he decides to apologize.

*knock knock*

'son? can i come in?'
the son wipes his face and answers tearfully, 'yes, dad.'
'i'm sorry i yelled at u earlier. i shouldn't have done that. here's the $10 u wanted.'
'thanks, dad.'

the son takes the money in one hand and sticks his hand in his pocket and pulls out a wad of money w/ the other. upon seeing this, the dad figures that his son's been scamming other ppl as well and explodes.

'do u think that money grows on trees?! why did u bother to ask me for money when u've already got so much? after all the sweat that i put into it, u just want more money? i demand ur explanation rite now, son!'

the son looks down at the money in his hands and then looks up at his dad, offering up his money.

'i'd been saving up for something really special for a while now. and, before, i didn't have enough, but, now i do.

here, dad. here's $20.'

if u didn't get it...scroll back up and read it again.

it really fits all kinds of relationships (God, family, friends, gf/bf, etc) but, for this instance, it's for father's day.

moral of the story --> don't be too 'busy' to just spend time w/ ppl. they're worth more than that.


OH! on a side note, i just realized that i totally forgot to add my new address to the gmail post.

care.jatmiko@gmail.com

i'm up to 5 accounts now! =D

why must there be SO much wind?

BRRRR...! it was freakn cold outside today! was outside watchn the double header for tcbc. it was a nice day; the sun was shining and everything..then the wind came along to ruin it. i froze from head to toe. couldn't stop shaking. even after i got indoors for like a good 10 mins or so. =|

but a good day overall.

U-N-L-I-M-I-T-E-D emails!!!

that's rite...i gots me gmail! no more filtering through all sorts of emails just to keep it under the limit! BOOYAH!!! oh boy, such a concept = feeling faint *fans face* =O

amazing

i got my mother hooked on bejeweled. W-E-I-R-D. =|

despite all that drama...

life goes on. no matter how much u want it to go away. u can't. u just gotta pick up where u left off, cuz that's all u can do. keep ur eyes on Him and trust that He'll fix it up..cuz i certainly can't. and it'll be done...in His time (jeez, i seriously can't stand that phrase anymore. it's so generic) =|

and, yes, i do realize that i'm not the only one with a bazillion problems. but quite frankly, while blogging last nite..i didn't care. i couldn't think beyond my own pain. was it selfish of me? yes. do i care? no. sometimes, u just have to be selfish to cope in life.

another note...what i was gonna post about before all of this that conspired yesterday was...

decided to crack open the neon genesis evangelion dvds that i borrowed from clinton. and after watching the first dvd, was intrigued. BUT just as i was intrigued, i was also confused. and thus i concocted a few questions. yes, after only 4 episodes u can still create questions. =P

so i asked around..and this is what sam came up w/ for all my answers...

just remember: the answers you seek lie in the rainbow of truth, and at the end of the rainbow, there's a pot of kd.

yeah, u gotta know the whole conversation to understand this.

as well, was reading sam's blog and decided to try this quiz...

How to make a caroline

Ingredients: 3 parts friendliness 1 part humour 1 part beauty

Method: Combine in a tall glass half filled with crushed ice. Top it off with a sprinkle of sadness and enjoy!

Username:

Personality cocktail
From Go-Quiz.com

i thought it fit me well enough. try it out. see what u get.

why?

why is there so much pain in the world? why must i get so much pain? what have i done to deserved this? what sin have i commited to deserve such suffering? if only You'd tell me, i'd fix it. cuz i sure as hell don't want to suffer anymore.

am i to go through a Job phase? are You testing my endurance? my faith? cuz quite frankly, You know that it's still pretty low. i've crossed many hurdles to get to where i am. many trials and tribulations..and i sure thought i was doing well...until times like these.

i'd thought i was increasing my faith in You. and although i'm not doubting Your existance or power, i have to know why? where were You in all of this? because You sure weren't there easing my pain..and if You were, no 'fence, but You've got some lousy timing. it's too late to take back what's been done and erase the pain. it's there. ingrained into my mind, my memory, what'll shape me to what i am to be. and not only me but to others as well.

and if it's not You doing it but Satan, why are You letting him? can't You see that i can't take anymore. You know i'm not one to cry and act like a wuss, and that it takes a lot to make me cry. and to get me to this point is beyond the normal 'issues' that one faces.

wasn't breaking me down numerous times enough pain to direct my way? why must You add more? i know You can see me hurting..suffering..wanting it to all go away. but why can't You just take it all away. why?

i want things to go smoothly for once. just for once, i'd like to have a normal family setting. one that doesn't involve a vast amount of conflicts, pain, embarassment, anger, hatred, etc. everybody else has got it? why can't i?

the power struggle is tough. the pride struggle is tough, and so is the stubbornness. but there's only oh-so-much i can do. and i just don't see how or why i would want to do anything about it anymore. You know how i've tried so many times..only to run into a brick wall, the size of the Great Big Wall of China..and beyond that too.

there are times when i just want to end it all. and this is cutting it close. a tad too close.

day @ wonderland

good. tiring, but good. impressed w/ the new tomb raider ride. a tad painful around some of them sharp turns..but, overall, still good.

not that much line-ups, so went on quite a few rides..so it was pretty worth it.

mmm...funnel cakes. *drool* need i say more?

that's it, i'm tired, can't think of anything else to type about.

more free time = more reading time

well, well, reading another book. *surprise surprise* The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We've Only Dreamed Of by John Eldredge. lots of good stuff in it. only into the 4th chapter, but this is what really stood out for me so far..

Dreams


Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

-- Langston Hughes


where would we be without dreams?
bored, dull and uncool.



What do you want?

-- Jesus

'At it's core, Christianity begins with an invitation to desire' (p. 35). that's what Jesus does. He takes us back to our desires. 'Why does Jesus appeal to desire? Because it is essential to His goal: bringing us to life' (p. 43) BUT on the flip side, what is our desire? e.g. say our desire is to be healed from whatever, when we ask of it...deep down, do we really want to be healed?

...take a minute to ponder on that...

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

-- Matthew 7:7

God will grant us our desires if that's what we really want and if it's something that'll be edifying to us.


...all this from 4 chapters!


oh, and worship today was just messy..at least for my part..it seemed to be one of them 'if anything can go wrong, it will moments' BUT..that's just from my perspective..apparently nobody else thought so. so...YAY! stupid technicalities..always has to ruin the moment =T


one more thing.
i forgot to add to yesterday's post that i'd walked from innis college to the eaton's centre, then around eaton's centre for over an hour..inbetween that LONG walk from sherbourne to st. george and badminton. =T

...and...

now i smell good! melon-y good! =D

it's HOT out there! freak, i'm totally melting!

oh my, i swear i've never walked so much in my life..unless u count shopping..BUT, that's another story =T anyways, yeah, i walked all the way from sherbourne to st. george. quite FAR!

MAD FAR!

and i picked the greatest day to do it..a freaking 30° day! >.< then later on decided to go play some badminton..for like a good 1.5 hours. was that it? noooooo, i THEN decided to go and walk from north york centre to finch station to catch the markham bus. which was like what? a good 20+ min walk? blargh, too much walking.

hot, sticky and tired. yuck.

rub a dub dub, time for a scrub.

old school!!!

just watched an episode of saved by the bell, w/ the old crew when they were younger! soooo jokes. MAD old school. all i need to find and watch now is just fresh prince and i'm set. =P

i've got a mentor-ee

i'm prayn that my actions and words will be beneficial and edifying to him. if i ever screw up, lemme know Hiroshi! =)

food for thought

in today's society, we are taught that we should be the ones who should know it all; but, in reality, it's the opposite. came across this while reading Job.

Job 8

8 "Ask the former generations
and find out what their fathers learned,
9 for we were born only yesterday and know nothing,
and our days on earth are but a shadow.

to corroborate with it...

Be curious always, for knowledge will not acquire you; you must acquire it.

-- Sudie Back


Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.

-- Sir James Dewar, Scientist (1877-1925)


Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

-- Jimi Hendrix


The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant.

-- Plato

on a brighter note...

i saw baby bunnies as i was about to cut the lawn...apparently we're sharing our lawn w/ a family of rabbits! sooo cute!!! =D

life's sucking..and it's not stopping...

it's a conspiracy out there

why is it that when one wants to sleep..they can't, cuz that's the time when EVERYBODY decides to call? >.<

gotta love warm spring days

today was the first day i got to be super girly and wear spring clothes..and i mean, a flowy skirt and all =D YAY! it's all about the warm days!

does it even really work??

saw the weirdest sign on the way to the subway. in essence...


STOP SMOKING

in 30 minutes

Laser Therapy

...i wonder what the success rate of that is...


on a tangent...my chin hurts. got nailed by a frisbee while playn ultimate. it was a good throw..well, it would have been good had i known it was coming at me =|


on a disturbing note...check this out.

WAAAAAY too much time on my hands...

*sigh* when one rambles on this much u KNOW they've got too much time on their hands..=T

disclaimer: it's got nothing to do w/ today's events..not that there were any in the first place!


random thought #1

reasons that can make a heart break:

--> a person (OUCH!)
--> a feeling
--> a memory
--> an event
--> an action (usually carelessly done)
--> a word
--> a myocardial infraction (thx andrew =P)

ummm...can't think of any more..if u've got one..send it over!

random thought #2

finally watched the season's finale of alias...all i can say is GAH! i CAN'T wait for the season's premiere! stupid summer, why'd u have to jump in and test our patience? >.<

AND...

random thought #3

HARRY POTTER'S COMING OUT IN 2 DAYS!!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!


i'm out.