Sunday, November 16, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
been a while!
so it's been a while since i last wrote... no more spanish. English, english.
Off to a good start I hope: BSF starts tonight (yikes!) Toddler ministry hopefully soon.. Prayer group too! We'll see how this year figures. I've a good feeling about it but we ll see we ll see.. thank God.
Been back for... 2 weeks, and this is the start of the 3rd week. Our apartment's all set up; i've a nice huge room to myself and so thats nice.. (i've really understanding and nice housemates)
Been busy with SSA stuff, trying to get the new guys settled in; we've a humungous batch this year so that's kinda fun. There'a someone that reminds me of lydia and lorraine. Someone that reminds me of my cousin, and just so happen that they all know each other. Singapore is REALLY small. (who am i kidding?)
Off to a good start I hope: BSF starts tonight (yikes!) Toddler ministry hopefully soon.. Prayer group too! We'll see how this year figures. I've a good feeling about it but we ll see we ll see.. thank God.
Other than that.. work's piling in and that's for sure. Thank God for an amazing A that seriously came out of nowhere because I was almost having a panick attack about the exam last week..
Spain beckons this thanksgiving I hope.. and Peru this Winter? I dont know!
I love America.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
vuelvo a illinois
ahh. estoy en la casa de mi amigo, dan. seis dias de descanso fueron muy bueno. De verdad, todo el dia hice nada. Como... NADA. Fue 'awesome'.
Pues. Le (lo) echo de menos! Mi vida espanola desapareció :( Pero, las dias pasadas, mire las programas espanolas en la televisión por cable. Fue una cosa interesante porque pude entender muchas palabras de el presentador! increible..
Voy a regresar a mi universidad luego...
Voy a empezar una vida loca (de estudios y cosas asi...)
No quiero pensar sobre esto.
Pues. Le (lo) echo de menos! Mi vida espanola desapareció :( Pero, las dias pasadas, mire las programas espanolas en la televisión por cable. Fue una cosa interesante porque pude entender muchas palabras de el presentador! increible..
Voy a regresar a mi universidad luego...
Voy a empezar una vida loca (de estudios y cosas asi...)
No quiero pensar sobre esto.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
semana 5
hola, nadie. a veces está un poco extraño cuando yo escribo aqui. Pero, este es un lugar para exprésese. punto.
Ya aqui por 4 1/2 semanas. Estoy muy contendo con este programa; es un buena programa que ayudarme a aprender español mucho. Pero, de verdad, a veces pienso que espanol es ridicolo. Todas las estructuras de la gramática son muy confusas. Hay muchas, muchas reglas. Por eso, creo que para aprender esta lengua, se necesita mucho tiempo. No lo se. ¿Cuál está en el futuro?
Estaba pensando sobre idiomas en general, y cómo se aprender una lengua? Específicamente sobre lengua de Chino. ¿Cómo lo hice? Actualamente, no lo quiero saber. Estoy agradecido para las políticas de mi país, en serio. Si no aprendí lengua de Chino en el pasado, pienso que ahora no está possible. Gracias Dios.
Hoy fue muy triste. Todas los estudiantes en mi clase estaban agitados. Yo tambien, no me encontre en ambiente para la clase.
Ahora estoy aqui. Bueno. Quiero estudiar mas y intento aprender más, más, más....
Ya aqui por 4 1/2 semanas. Estoy muy contendo con este programa; es un buena programa que ayudarme a aprender español mucho. Pero, de verdad, a veces pienso que espanol es ridicolo. Todas las estructuras de la gramática son muy confusas. Hay muchas, muchas reglas. Por eso, creo que para aprender esta lengua, se necesita mucho tiempo. No lo se. ¿Cuál está en el futuro?
Estaba pensando sobre idiomas en general, y cómo se aprender una lengua? Específicamente sobre lengua de Chino. ¿Cómo lo hice? Actualamente, no lo quiero saber. Estoy agradecido para las políticas de mi país, en serio. Si no aprendí lengua de Chino en el pasado, pienso que ahora no está possible. Gracias Dios.
Hoy fue muy triste. Todas los estudiantes en mi clase estaban agitados. Yo tambien, no me encontre en ambiente para la clase.
Ahora estoy aqui. Bueno. Quiero estudiar mas y intento aprender más, más, más....
Thursday, July 24, 2008
what's all this bloodshed about?
2 days ago i saw 'the mission', a 1986 film about 18th century South America
i saw 'platoon' yesterday, a 1986 film on the Vietnam War
Today i saw 'private', a 2004 italian film by Saverio Costanzo
I constantly get reminded about what this world is about and what people stand for; everyday, a constant effort to struggle for freedom and life.
The Vietnamese cursed the bloodshed left behind by the Americans; but the soldiers did what they had to do not only as soldiers, but what they had to do to survive.
The Americans claimed the Vietnamese to be the most brutal people in the world, creating the deadliest of booby traps and having villagers-women shoot at them at the most unexpected moments. But, they did it simply to survive. They did.
In the Israeli-Palestine conflict we see the same, and 'private' reveals this in some scenes, where the daughter simply wants to take it out with the soldiers to claim back her house, and more importantly her freedom.
All the way back to the century of colonization we see the same, as in 'the mission', as the rampage of the Spaniards, Portuguese, French and Dutch over-ran chieftains and villages, leaving the indigenous with no choice but to fight back.
somehow these themes kept lingering in my head as I watched these films, and i get reminded of what this world stands for and what it will continue to stand for: conflicts, and more conflicts; because as there are aggressors, there are simply souls who stand up to fight for their freedom.
i saw 'platoon' yesterday, a 1986 film on the Vietnam War
Today i saw 'private', a 2004 italian film by Saverio Costanzo
I constantly get reminded about what this world is about and what people stand for; everyday, a constant effort to struggle for freedom and life.
The Vietnamese cursed the bloodshed left behind by the Americans; but the soldiers did what they had to do not only as soldiers, but what they had to do to survive.
The Americans claimed the Vietnamese to be the most brutal people in the world, creating the deadliest of booby traps and having villagers-women shoot at them at the most unexpected moments. But, they did it simply to survive. They did.
In the Israeli-Palestine conflict we see the same, and 'private' reveals this in some scenes, where the daughter simply wants to take it out with the soldiers to claim back her house, and more importantly her freedom.
All the way back to the century of colonization we see the same, as in 'the mission', as the rampage of the Spaniards, Portuguese, French and Dutch over-ran chieftains and villages, leaving the indigenous with no choice but to fight back.
somehow these themes kept lingering in my head as I watched these films, and i get reminded of what this world stands for and what it will continue to stand for: conflicts, and more conflicts; because as there are aggressors, there are simply souls who stand up to fight for their freedom.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
the WORLD the WORLD the WORLD
AH!
i am thinking about my times in Brazil! and this wonderful song rings in my head - Sou Praiero by Jamil - AHHHHH "sha la la la la la la la la, Sou praiero, sou guirero, tu soltero...."
and then recalling some stuff from MUS133 about music from Trinidad and Tobago... Steel pans!!!
and then yesterday Profesor Robert shared about his days living with the indigenous Mayans!
Today we had a class of latin America pop music it was awesome! - La Bomba by King Africa -
What fuel and oil and corn and $$ and bear sterns and China and India and inflation and 401Ks and shares and commodity indexs and S&P500 and WHAT THE )$@#U*$#(@*$#.
There's so so much more to these.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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