Guys, I plead guilty. Please pray for me.

Over this week, my office saw 2 new interns from a JC and 1 new colleague working with me in Web development. With all these additions, it made the office livelier unlike the previous silence when it was just me and the writer. And since both of us pack our own lunches, we eat in and at our own desk and with all the work piling on me, I barely say anything to her. But with the inclusion of more people, we started to go out for lunch together and when female colleagues get together, let's say it's almost a given that gossip would be a part of it.

Yes, I plead guilty to the charge of gossiping but the bigger problem is my charge of becoming more afraid of my own faith.

Here's the long and short of it.

Boss = mean. I think you all have heard of me lamenting about my boss? I won't go into details but know that he isn't professional and very disorganised. He placed unreasonable demands on all of us and have been very sarcastic in his speech. Because previously my colleagues and I don't speak much to each other, we didn't talk about it but now that we have lunch together, everyone is opening up and getting very emotional about it. I don't like him either, so I joined in. My wrong. :( I should never have.

But the biggest problem is boss is Christian and very openly professing one at that... but because he's so often saying one thing but meaning another that my colleagues and picking on the fact that he is Christian and though they don't mean to criticise Christianity, it put me back somewhat that I was almost ashamed to say anything about being Christian either. (My colleagues know I'm Christian though...) On one hand, I don't want to just stay away from them and become a social outcast amongst my colleagues, on the other hand, I don't want to badmouth my boss who is already bad enough...

I spoke to Ps Barry while he sent me home today and he adviced me not to take sides. He told me to show them through my words and actions, the difference between me the Christian and boss, the not so good Christian. And I felt utterly ashamed of myself. I should never have participated and become a gossiper and also well... you get the picture. I've been in this situation before. Some of you might remember me sharing during cell about this girl in my class who's always ostracised and everyone enjoyed talking behind her back. Then one day (night) in Melbourne, while they were at it again, one friend casually said, "Only Karene doesn't say bad things about her." And I was so encouraged, because my difference stood out without me even realising it.

But this time, I'm guilty as charged. It's so much more difficult now because while I did have some problems with the girl before, I never really hated her. There were times I truly liked her. But now, I find myself extremely upset with my boss 24/7. It's a tougher fight and I obviously lost the first round.

Please pray for me (and forgive me, Lord), that I will survive the next few rounds and emerge stronger.

On the same note, my colleague, the writer, cried at work today because of him. She's not the sort who would cry - unlike me, I cry all the time. That's the extent of the hurt and hatred he is causing amongst his employees. Please pray for all of them too. Thanks :)

Ex-Korn guitarist Head speaks about leaving the band to re-dedicate his life to Christianity. (28 feb 05)

Speaking to MTV, Brain 'Head' Welch said the following:

"I love everybody in the band - I was afraid to leave. It made me sad to think that I would be hurting the band if I left. For the last year and a half, I wanted to leave, but someone would always talk to me and convince me to stay," Welch said. "But I've had a problem with the way things were going since the second record. I mean, we would do things, and I would be like, 'Oh, this is metal! This is the rock and roll life!' But inside, I thought they took it too far. It was a little too crude for me.

"I have a 6-year-old daughter, and I want her to be able to look me in the eye. I'm a single dad, that's what it comes down to," he said. "And the guys were really accommodating when I would tell them that. They'd be like, 'Bring your daughter on tour! We'll work the tour around you.' But that's not the place for a 6-year-old. She would be sitting backstage sometimes, just counting dollars. Because Fieldy would tell her, 'Every time you hear a curse word, you'll get a dollar. It will help us stop cursing.' And at the end of the day, she'd turn to me and be like, 'Look at all my money, Daddy!' "

Speacking about his bandmates' reaction to his leaving, he said, "I think it made the guys mad. It confused them. I left at the worst possible time. We got off Sony, and all the money was there, we were going to own all of our songs, but I had to prove to myself that money wasn't my God," he said. "I talked to Jonathan [Davis] and he said, 'I don't get it, man, you're all happy and we're sitting here grieving because our band is breaking up. And I wanted to tell him, 'Well, for years, you guys were out partying while I was sitting on the tour bus wanting to die.' "

{Old news but very good news to me. :)}

Nick's place his tv room is only enough to fill probably 10 people.
That's one consideration for the ppt slides. :)
Hey, den I do wat? Watt? Wadd? Huh huh..

Indescribable - Chris Tomlin

Indescribable - Chris Tomlin
~U placed the stars in the sky and u noe them by name...:)~

From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea
Creation's revealing Your majesty
From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring
Every creature unique in the song that it sings
All exclaiming

Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God

Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go
Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow
Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light
Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night
None can fathom

Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
You are amazing God

Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
Incomparable, unchangeable
You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same
You are amazing God
You are amazing God

Found a site with brief commentaries on the allegory of Narnia to the Bible. You'd probably have to know the story and the characters before you understand the allegories though. Ask me ask me... Hehehe.

And anyway, I found out that Aslan means "Lion' in Turkish. Was CS Lewis anyway Turkish?? Cus it was Turkish Delight that the Witch tempted Edmund with... "eat all the Turkish Delight you can eat if you bring your brothers and sisters to me, and you shall be King." And in case you don't know, Turkish Delight is yummy. Haha. It's basically jus some chewy starch cubes flavoured with rose syrup and coated with icing sugar. My classmates and I overfed ourselves on Turkish Delight in Melbourne. It's much yummier there than the ones you find locally. :P Ask Nick buy back some! Heh heh.

http://www.angelfire.com/wv/bonktea/allegory.html

chronicles of narnia - next cell outing

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/narnia/lb_main.html
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/narnia-books.html

only opens on the 9th dec 2005 :)