Ultimate Frisbee

Played Ultimate Frisbee for the first time this year (at lunch). Finally! It was such a nice day to go out there and just run around. I didn't realize how out of shape I am... Anyways, well, at least my fingers are not out of shape (from all that typing!)

We were sharing a field with soccer players. They told us to join them to play a real sport. I have to say, you would get more exercise from a game of ultimate frisbee than a game of soccer. Here's why:

- Offense: In soccer, you play positions (Forward, defense..etc) and what I see is that those guys standing in their respective parts of the field waiting for the ball. In Ultimate, everyone covers the whole field.

- Ultimate is about sprinting, stopping, and sprinting again. Its not a consistant running motion (such as running a marathon), but rigorous stopping, sprinting, and then stopping and sprinting again. When you have two pretty even teams, the running never stops (The game does not stop until a team scores, thats pretty much the only break you get.

- Defense: In soccer, you again play positions for defense as well. As in, if you're a forward, you pretty much wait in the middle of the field for the defensemen to pass the ball to you. In ultimate, you play man to man, and cover the whole field...

So, SOCCER PLAYERS, get out there, and play some ultimate (the real sport)!

john

OK, just 1 more... couldn't resist...
No, we don't have a hamster. Just found this picture on CuteOverload!

Is He not the cutest puppy EVER?!?!?



Fib try #2:
Yawn,
Ppppppt,
Warm sun,
Full stomach,
No work and no stress,
Man, I love this worry free life!

btw, I got this picture from CuteOverload.com.. Man that site has some of the cutest pictures!

john

Ok, so my last Fib was flawed, mostly because I thought Everyday only had 2 syllables (HEY! Engrish is not my first language, ok?!?)

Try again:

Work,
Work
all day....
I miss those
calm, warm, summer days,
where whatever happens happens!

Yeah! My first (correct) Fib!

My First Fib

In short, a fib is a poem where the number of syllables in each line conforms to the number in the Fibonacci series. The Fibonacci series goes: 1,1,2,5,8,13,21,34...etc.

So Here's my first Fib, after hearing on radio that Congress is on spring break next week - reminds me of how much I miss all those breaks that we had in school...

Work,
Work
Everyday.
I miss those
calm, warm, summer days,
where whatever happens happens!

Dunno if thats right or not... Liz can you check?

Fibs

From Slashdot: (aka news for Nerds. Stuff that matters).
http://science.slashdot.org/science/06/04/07/0628214.shtml

Whats a fib? (From Gregory K)

I was intrigued, but my geeky mind immediately began to churn. Why just haiku? I wanted something that required more precision. That led me to a six line, 20 syllable poem with a syllable count by line of 1/1/2/3/5/8 – the classic Fibonacci sequence. In short, start with 0 and 1, add them together to get your next number, then keep adding the last two numbers together for your next one. It’s a wonderful sequence, and it’s one that is repeated in nature (most famously in nautilus shells). Heck, some folks use it in knitting and music,… and, as much as I’d like to say I invented a new form of poetry, these sequences have been part of various poetic structures since before Fibonacci’s time. However, "the Fib" is my take on the idea, complete with a wicked cool name, if I say so myself.

Here's a sample:
One
Small,
Precise,
Poetic,
Spiraling mixture:
Math plus poetry yields the Fib.

Didn't get the job...

*sigh* didn't get that other job that I applied for at my company... Guess I can't always have it my way, can I? Well, I think the major reason is probably... that I didn't pray for this! I didn't offer up a single prayer to God for this new job. Guess in the end, I didn't care too much for it either? I'm not sure. I think I would've liked the job, but maybe God is saying that its not for me....

Feeling a bit down, but I guess thats just part of life? *sigh* Maybe I am getting old and my skills are getting obselete... Time to start thinking about working at In-N-Out...

Talent is cheap....

Heard a great sermon yesterday by Pastor Loren Chong of Concord Korean Baptist Church. He gave a semon about prayer, the hardest kind of prayer. The hardest kind of prayer involves praying with your soul, praying with your _____?, and praying with dedication. (Matthew 26:40).

What struck me is the praying with dedication part. I think thats the hardest part for me! I mean I think I do pretty well with praying, but not praying with dedication as when I pray, I go from topic to topic, and praying for all sorts of things all the time. But I don't pray with dedication.

Here's an analogy: Pastor Loren said that "Talent is cheap... Dedication is hard". Isn't that so true? God has give each one of us many many talents, I believe. But if we don't dedicate ourselves to developing those talents, then we are never going to be able to carry out fully the talent that God has given us. We all agree that Tiger is a super-talented golf player. But can Tiger be Tiger without all those hours of working on the mechanics of his swing? Tiger has changed his swing 2x since he turned pro. How many other pros are working on their swings as diligently as Tiger?

Therefore, dedication - thats what I need to strive for!

nut

0/2 on Final Four...

0/2 on Final Four so far for the NCAA tournament. Duke Lost to LSU, and I picked the Jay Hawks over UCLA. Jay Hawks got knocked out in the 1st round. *sigh*.

In N Out's secret menu:

Posted at http://www.in-n-out.com/secretmenu.asp

Drove to LA and back in 24 Hours...

Drove to LA and back for a friends wedding on Saturday. Crazy! We left from San Mateo area at 7:00AM, and got to LA at around 1:30PM, went to V's wedding, left Burbank at 9:30PM, I got home at 4AM, just in time to feed Ethan!

*sigh* things we do for our friends! Crazy you say? I'd do it again in a heart beat!

nut

Ethan our son is now 1 month + 1week old. He is getting cuter by the day, of course, except:

1) when he fusses around and would not goto sleep at 4AM...
2) when he throws up a mouthful of the milk that he just drank (like he did this morning)...

Although, the innocent look on his face after what he did sure makes up for it...

john

WWJD

WWJD? That was a slogan made popular a while back.... What Would Jesus Do? Well, on Beej's website today, I came across another acronym for WWJD: What would Jesus Drive?

Why, a Plymounth, for sure! http://www.highrock.com/personal/WWJD/

hehehe.

Kiwa Hirsuta

Kiwa Hirsuta is a new species of crustacean that was recently found in the south pacific. It looks funky! Check it out... Anyways, can't wait to see it in a zoo in the near future!

john

Michelle Kwan, you go girl!!!!

If you haven't heard already, Michelle Kwan is making another run at the Olympic Gold medal. Yeah! I really enjoy watching her skate - I don't really think she will win the gold medal, but it sure is nice to see her on the olympic team. Who knows, maybe this being her last chance, the adrenaline will be good for her and she can give Slutzkaya(sp?) for the medal...

Mike Celizic of the NBC news (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11048886/) says that she should concede her spot and pass on the torch.... Do you think so? I don't agree. I think she's still one of the best skaters in the US, as evident by her recent groin injury - that during that span no one else seems to have stepped up to prove that they are worthy of the last olympic spot - otherwise, why are we even argueing over this?

Therefore, I wish you the best of luck, and I wish that you would grab that gold medal to prove to the world, that you are still the best skater out there.

j

Memoirs...

Saw Memoris of a Geisha this past weekend. Blah! I had such high hopes for this movie - it just wasn't dramatic enough... Kinda blend... *sigh*. Also, wasn't too impressed with Ziyi Zhang's performance.

Some positives: 1. The scenery was beautiful. 2. Michelle Yeoh is still beautiful, and 3. Gong Li is still an amazing actress. I guess that kinda made the $6.50 that I spent to watch the matinee not such a big loss.

Summary: video.

Read something really cool this morning, in a daily devotional...

"Worship is also bottom-up. We can start by observing our world, our lives, and our history and begin to find God’s hand in all this. This is what you would expect from a scientist. Scientists begin with observation at the most basic level. They start with particulars and try and build conclusions or theories based on those particulars. For a scientist to believe in God (especially one who helped discover the universe’s most fundamental elements) means he started by observing the universe from the ground up, and based on all the particulars he gathered, God become his final conclusion. There was no other way for him to correlate all the facts that have been gathered by all the scientists over all time. "

How interesting! I've never thought of it this way - I mean, to think that there are no other conclusion other than "God" through observing the world. Thats pretty powerful. I've always seen miracles around me, but never thought that this could be the conclusion to God.

hmmm.

john

Do we have the power?

Brain fart of the day: Do we have the power to influence others? Sure we do. Should we have the power to influence the others? Well, its too late now, cuz we do have the power. God gave us that power and commanded us to use it wisely. But should we exert our influence on others even if they don't want it?

I am reflecting upon why people "should" do something. There never is such a thing. We are free to praise God in the way that He wants us to praise Him. Isn't that true? If a person is old enough, and just wants to be left alone to praise God, why should any of us detract that person away from praising God with our thoughts?

Maybe, in the case of all that has been happening at church, I've spoken too much to too many people. They don't need it, they don't deserve it. Maybe they don't want to hear it, whether it'd be my complaints or anyone elses. Maybe they just want to praise God with other brothers and sisters in Christ. Who am I to take that away?

Lord, I come before you, and I repent for my sins with regards to my tongue, my voice, and my influence on others. May they seek you always, and may everyone be so in tuned with you that they follow you directly rather than being influenced by others. Amen.

*sigh* its almost 1AM, and I am still awake.
Why? Because I love God. Through thick or thin, through the times when He is carrying me, and when there are two sets of footprints, through the periods when Satan attacks. Because no matter what happens, God provides.

Church is going through crisis right now. 3 deacons leaving within a week. Thats not good, considering we only have about 8 deacons. Who said church was easy? Who said serving God is easy? It sure wasn't easy for Jeremiah, in chapter 12, as he complained: "You are always righteous, O LORD, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?"

Church is not easy. But would I rather live without it? NO WAY!

Two interesting site I read about today from Darryl my good friend....
Where's George
BookCrossing
Similar concept, I like BookCrossing better. The idea is that you read a book, tag it with a BookCrossing number, and then give it away, donate it, whatever... then at some point in the future, when someone else reads the book, and discovers the book crossing number, they can goto www.bookcrossing.com and register the book, and you can see where your book ended up.

wheregeorge is the similar idea, using serial numbers on money bills.

Cool idea, kinda like when we were kids, and we attached these post cards to balloons and let them go to see where they end up and get mailed back from.... interesting concept.

That reminds me, if you haven't seen "Pay It Forward" the movie, go see it. :-)
john