today's lesson:

Trust no one but yourself.

Believe in yourself.

speak up; we all have a voice.

speak your mind.

don't limit yourself from what you can really do.

let your thoughts free.

There is nothing wrong about speaking up for what you believe in. Don't be afraid. No one is going to bite you- I mean, no one.

in the greater picture, it's just a spec.

It was such a blessing to teach at VBS this year.

 I am fortunate to have been a part of God's work in the children's ministry. There are so many little things to learn from them as they strive to shape their own identity and individuality in this world. I hope their innocence can sustain forever, and I pray that they remain God's children whereever they go. I hope every single kid that I taught savors the three day experience and uses it to shape a strong core, so in the future, nothing will be able to hinder them; and, I hope they will be able to cherish these memories and to remind themselves later that they are united as one body of Christ.

I just got back from Sang Teacher Bible Study outing. It was great meeting up with all the boys again. We went bowling and ate at Norms. Good fellowship. Love the brothers. I shall miss you guys.

enjoy !

open your mind, you realize it's endless

I have learned so much this past year. I know it. And some of you may know, I have changed.

This is going to be pretty personal, but I just thought that if I don't write this now, I will forget one day of my.. "enlightenment"

I swear it is. Enlightenment. Just a spark, and there it is. I know it took a long process, and I analyzed, reanalyzed who I am to strive to be a new, stronger individual and fill in the emptiness that I have been made of. Seriouly, just about eight months ago, I really had nothing. Whatever i said felt as if they were just meaningless blurp of thought- or maybe, not even a thought. It killed me.

I experienced so many changes within the eight months. The more I began to think, the more i tried to start opening up my ears to what others had to say. Before, i was so self-centered, and my life was completely constituted by my own desires, wants, and selfishness. It's not that anymore. True genius comes from first, opening your mind. With only you to listen to, you just make yourself vulnerable. Open your mind, you gain wisdom. Open your mind, you find meaning. Meaning in every single intricate detail and aspect of life. Life becomes something else, perhaps another realm. Something you have never thought to be before. I might be exaggerating now, but I guess at this moment, that's the only way I can describe it.

I said this earlier, and I thought it was pretty interesting.

When you begin a journey, end is far from sight, and you start to think- does it even exist? The first step of learning is exactly like that. Endless. Each step makes you closer to the end, but all the while, people fail to realize it. That is the problem. The more you learn, the closer you get. The closer you get, you start to see the end- or as I think of it, a new beginning. People need to continue learning and start to see the value in the learning process. Learning will only make someone less vulnerable and more equipped towards success.

This is way too long, and I am way too tired . I dont know what I said up there, and I am not even sure if that's how I see things. Probably not. I really need to work on articulating my thoughts, because I swear, I mean it differently.

free the journalists.

Where is North Korea taking this to?

Those of you who do not know, two U.S. journalists have been captured back in March for "crossing" the border between China and North Korea. I read about the incident then and I assumed they'd be free soon after, but the North Korean court just sentenced them to 12 years in labor prison. No justification at all, and the journalists had no say in the decision of the court.

I don't think much of the public is familiar with this horrific unjustness of NK, so I just want to let this situation known. Many countries are afraid to take any risky actions, but if we decide to have our voices heard and support the familes of those journalists as united people, we can strengthen the effort to search for a solution.

North Korea has captured not only my interest but my sympathy as well. Lately, I have been troubled by how NK's government has each of its citizens in chains, holding them back from seeking liberty that the world has to offer. In one of the documentaries that I have watched recently, NK military generals have their knowledge of history extremely askew- for example, they think Americans have caused the Korean War. Ideas like this gets passed on to generations after generations, wrongfully informing the NK citizens, making them more vulnerable to leading a highly partisan way of thought and way of life.

Let's fill in the holes of freedom and spread liberties to all the people in this world.