Photo Biography Update (12-31-14)

Some notable photos taken during the period of June 24 - December 31, 2014...Blowing the trick candles along with my co-birthday celebrants during our church youth group's VIP Day for June. During the opening program of Joy Campus Ministry (JCM)...CLICK HERE for some videos of the performances I was in...I was asked to give advice to students on how to study well (hilarious, I know)After many years, I got to hang out again with my alma...

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Putting the "CHRIST" and "MAS" Back in Christmas (and Other Thoughts on Christmas)

Putting the “CHRIST” and “MAS” back in Christmas.“The celebration of Jesus’ birth!” That’s the general answer if you ask people what Christmas is about.  But, for most of them, in their hearts, “Jesus’ birthday” is just like another aspect of Christmas instead of the ultimate reason.  “Jesus’ birthday” is just right up there with the gifts and parties and the decorations and the holiday that defines what Christmas is for them.       The word “Christmas” originates from “Christ” and “mass”, which basically...

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Top 10 Fictional Cats

Those who know me are familiar of my fondness of cats.  They are cute, cuddly, adorable, lazy, indifferent, self-absorbed, cowardly, quick-tempered, gullible, agile, tenacious, sharp, and sly – and I find the sum of all these qualities very winning.  I lament the fact that there are more interesting and notable dog characters than cat characters.  Nonetheless, there are still a couple of stand-outs among fictional cats.  Here...

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Sony Should Adapt 'Spider-Verse' to Revitalize Their 'Spider-Man' Franchise

Click to enlarge for this art’s full magnificenceThe future of Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man franchise is shaky and unclear after the unsatisfying performance of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in both earnings and critical reception (for the record, personally, I still liked it despite its flaws.  But it was likely because of my extreme loyalty to Spider-Man).  It’s so “shaky and unclear” that rumors of Sony’s next step for their Spidey...

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The Christian's Freedom of Making Moral Choices Without Fear

Let’s have a thought experiment… Imagine that you are a government secret agent tasked on protecting the city from a terrorist attack.  You were able to capture the terrorist.  Unfortunately, he was able to hide, arm, and start the timer on the bomb before he was caught.  The nuclear bomb can explode at any second, and there’s no time to evacuate the city.  The only way to save the city, particularly the millions of lives in it, is to extract the information of the location of the bomb from the terrorist.  However, the...

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A Reflection on Psalm 23

Psalm 23 is the only chapter in the Bible I know by heart.  It has been for many years.  Throughout my life, I got to memorize several chapters in the Bible, but I eventually forgot parts of it or its entirety completely.  Only Psalm 23 stuck.  Probably because it’s just six verses long.  But also because it has likely appealed to me a lot.  Psalm 23 is a very notable passage in the Bible.  It used the metaphor...

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