My pastor has "enrolled" me on a "chapter a day" quiet time program. He thinks that the program will benefit me, as I will be able to grow more than from the "regular" quiet time material.

The books I have read so far are:

• A Hidden Wholeness
• Why I Am Not an Arminian
• God Will Make a Way

And so far, I think I am already benefiting from it, especially after reading Why I Am Not an Arminian. I hope to write a précis of that book.

In any case, I'm now reading A Christian Manifesto.

A song inspired by Obama's speech...

I'm crushed, and I hurt someone in the process as well... Though I never intended to, but I regret hurting that person...

As I was tidying up my shelf, I found quite a lot of ticket stubs, and hence I decided to list out the movies I have watched with SK thus far:

• Ratatouille
• No Reservations
• Death at a Funeral
• The Brave One
• Factory Girl
• Stardust
• Lust, Caution
• The Heartbreak Kid
• Nanking
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• Michael Clayton
• I am Legend
• The Savages

The only two movies I watched alone ever since I met her were Resident Evil: Extinction (simply because she doesn't want to watch horror movies) and Hero (because she watched it with her friends).

I came across this love song - Breathless by Shayne Ward - when I was reading Serling's blog. Despite it being lovey-dovey, it stirs nothing but sadness when I'm listening it... :(

It has been a long time since I last blogged. And the sad thing is: nothing seems to have change much since then.... :(

Oh well, in any case, after one month of procrastination, I have finally started my path to spiritual growth. Sin, a condition that needs no effort to create, has always been a big struggle for me. Richard Foster wrote, in his book Celebration of Discipline, that true transformation is an inner job that only God can do. The spiritual disciplines Foster teaches bring us to a place where God can change us from within. Wonderful! Now all I need to remind myself that I must not, in any way, make these disciplines laws that I should follow. Laws addresses external things, and external changes are temporal; I desire inner transformation. Psalms 42:7 reads "Deep calls to deep." Although it is not a very good phrase to use, I still must say, I feel very good starting this path today.

Sometimes, all it really take is a loss for us to realize that we should and could have treasure our loved ones more when they are still with us. Most of us are prone to take our loved ones for granted as they are the people closest to us. We also assume that they will always be there for us, and our lives are blissfully wonderful. Only when we sense the possibility of them leaving us do we then start trying to make up by showering them with our love and concern. I am as guilty as I can be for taking my loved ones for granted, and I have to start reminding myself not to do this anymore... :(