After Hurricane Irene left East Coast things started to come up~
1) Our front yard soil sank about an inch or 2... which led to our walkway to sink also.
2) We realized that there are couple water spots in the living room carpet
Currently I am still thinking what I should do after 2 days.
On Monday i saw an interesting post from Courier Post which they asked readers to submit their experiences with Irene... like tell them what we were doing during Hurricane.. so I actually took the chance to write to them.. hahaha
so here it goes(this is what i did also):
"I just saw the post from Courier Post, and I thought it's pretty interesting that the post is asking about our story that night. So here it goes....
My name is Randy, and I lived in Cherry Hill, NJ(East side). Requested by a friend, I went to their apartment(Near City Ave, PA) early Saturday morning to help them move into their new house before the Hurricane hits. We spent half of afternoon moving things from old appt into the new house and the other half of afternoon cleaning in the new house.
Rain started to come down heavily around 5:30pm and we had to drop a friend back to her Northeast home so we fought against the hard rain on Rt 1. We managed to got her home and also went to an asian super market near Adam's Ave(That was the only place that opened) to buy some food for our Hot Pot party.
We arrived back to the new house safe at 7pm and bunch of us just played Mahjong then had our hotpot dinner until 10:45pm.
Before I left my friend's house i called Ben Franklin Bridge to make sure they were still opened, and I began to drive home. The ride back home was quite a journey for me since I saw 2 trees that were down blocking some parts of road or highway(rt 76) and 10mins before i got home on Rt 70(passed intersection of 295) I've noticed power outage the whole way, all traffic lights and street lights were totally off so i was driving in total darkness. I got home around 11:30pm and took a shower with a flashlight then went straight to bed.(power came back on at 10:25am the next day-13hrs outage since it started around 9pm)
Attached is a pic that i took outside with night view on my camera..it was still too dark."
Hope you guys enjoy reading this!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Balancing Work and Life
"Balancing work and personal life" was from one of our VP's speech today. She came over to our site to share with us on how we could all enjoy life in the midst of our crazy work schedule.
"What do you enjoy doing? What relaxes you? What are your hobbies?" all of these easy yet unanswerable questions...
The reason why it was so hard for me to answer is because I really do enjoy everything... I enjoy down/self-isolated times as much as I enjoy active/group-gathering times...I love spending time in church and I love hanging out/fellowshipping with all of my brothers and sisters in Christ. I am also a person that loves to try anything and loves to learn anything so even if I haven't done something before(ie. Skiing), I can still say that I enjoy doing those....
What caught my eyes about the VP today is that I can really see her passion... I can tell that she is definitely a good leader from her speaking tone, passions, and encourage attitudes... She really cares a lot about her employees(People directly under her)... I can't help but to compare her with my current direct manager who I barely see, talk to, knows about. hahah oh well...
But yea.. one thing she said today was "Prioritizing is important, Enjoy life...things like chores can wait and they're not important... also we are all going to work for the rest of our lives until the day we decide not to so work is always going to be there that's why we shouldn't put work as our priority."
A lot of things she said was real true.. and I really like her..
"What do you enjoy doing? What relaxes you? What are your hobbies?" all of these easy yet unanswerable questions...
The reason why it was so hard for me to answer is because I really do enjoy everything... I enjoy down/self-isolated times as much as I enjoy active/group-gathering times...I love spending time in church and I love hanging out/fellowshipping with all of my brothers and sisters in Christ. I am also a person that loves to try anything and loves to learn anything so even if I haven't done something before(ie. Skiing), I can still say that I enjoy doing those....
What caught my eyes about the VP today is that I can really see her passion... I can tell that she is definitely a good leader from her speaking tone, passions, and encourage attitudes... She really cares a lot about her employees(People directly under her)... I can't help but to compare her with my current direct manager who I barely see, talk to, knows about. hahah oh well...
But yea.. one thing she said today was "Prioritizing is important, Enjoy life...things like chores can wait and they're not important... also we are all going to work for the rest of our lives until the day we decide not to so work is always going to be there that's why we shouldn't put work as our priority."
A lot of things she said was real true.. and I really like her..
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Roots of Pressures
I've been asking myself over and over again... "What really is my priority in life? Should I keep wasting my time on my studies and not enjoying the fellowship times with Brothers and Sisters or even enjoying life??"... What triggered my mind to think that way is really from my progress in seeking for Master's Degree and plus the fact that I've received a C+ this semester which means that I'd have to pay out of my pocket($3000+). As materials are getting tougher and pressuring, I often ask myself.. "What if life ends next month?? then will all of these hard works go in vain??" I am going for something that I don't really care about.. something that I really do not 'need'.. something that is only nice to have but yet it takes over all of my time, it gives me tons of pressures, and puts me in a depression mode. Although to a certain extent, this is really true... but what keeps me going are these reasons:
1) If I give up on this degree then I "might" regret in the future, but if I keep going I will never regret about having the degree and the hard work.(I will probably be proud of it. **Note-not in a conceited way)
2) Company is paying most of it, at least 80% of it.(that's if I do real well from now on)
3) God had definitely opened up all the doors for me in this path.
4) Even if world ends or if I die early, God still wants me to try my best in achieving something in life. God doesn't look at the results as I do but He looks at the process and efforts I've given.
5) I think this could be a great testimony and by leaning on Him while I finish this degree it pleases Him which means I am walking in His Will.
Overall, I think all of my pressures come from the mindset of "Needing to pay for it if I do not get a 'B' for the class"... that is correct that if I get a B then the company would pay for it for me, but if I just simply change my mindset into thinking that I am willing to pay regardless then the pressure would be gone.
Is money really an issue if I am forced to pay for the whole degree? No, not really, I can afford it but I just don't want to since I am saving up money, and looking to save up $120k in 4 yrs for down payment on a $600k house that I might get if God allows. But I should not limit myself/God with that thought, I will get whatever house God allows me to get at the time with whatever $$ He allows me to save in this 4-5yrs. God knows me the best... He knows exactly if I needed that house, He'll let me know if I will be single or married, and He'll even let me know if I will have kids. Who needs a big house when they're single or if they do not have kids??
My Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. Amen..
PS- watched "Rising of the Apes" with ManMan & Dicky tonight.
1) If I give up on this degree then I "might" regret in the future, but if I keep going I will never regret about having the degree and the hard work.(I will probably be proud of it. **Note-not in a conceited way)
2) Company is paying most of it, at least 80% of it.(that's if I do real well from now on)
3) God had definitely opened up all the doors for me in this path.
4) Even if world ends or if I die early, God still wants me to try my best in achieving something in life. God doesn't look at the results as I do but He looks at the process and efforts I've given.
5) I think this could be a great testimony and by leaning on Him while I finish this degree it pleases Him which means I am walking in His Will.
Overall, I think all of my pressures come from the mindset of "Needing to pay for it if I do not get a 'B' for the class"... that is correct that if I get a B then the company would pay for it for me, but if I just simply change my mindset into thinking that I am willing to pay regardless then the pressure would be gone.
Is money really an issue if I am forced to pay for the whole degree? No, not really, I can afford it but I just don't want to since I am saving up money, and looking to save up $120k in 4 yrs for down payment on a $600k house that I might get if God allows. But I should not limit myself/God with that thought, I will get whatever house God allows me to get at the time with whatever $$ He allows me to save in this 4-5yrs. God knows me the best... He knows exactly if I needed that house, He'll let me know if I will be single or married, and He'll even let me know if I will have kids. Who needs a big house when they're single or if they do not have kids??
My Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. Amen..
PS- watched "Rising of the Apes" with ManMan & Dicky tonight.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Earthquake...
Today was a memorable day... NJ(eastcoast) finally got hit with a 5.8m earthquake at 1:50pm.
I was actually in front of my computer doing some stuffs in my cube and all of sudden i felt dizzy.. the table and ground started to shake... i wondered if it was caused by the reconstruction of my work building right outside. But after 5sec I got up and saw the windows/ceilings were all shaking also, i quickly went to my supervisor(Mark), and said "Mark, I think there's an earthquake!!". During that time i was still doubting myself and he all of sudden told the people on his phone(he was on a conference call) that we're getting hit with an earthquake then i quickly said "oh maybe im wrong..." but he replied me with "no i really think it was an earthquake since it happened about 15yrs ago". It was that time that i realized that it probably was happening... so i told him "i don't know about you, but i'm going out of the building, i ain't staying here".... ended up the whole building felt it and everyone evacuated.
It really was unexpected... it helped me realized time IS really getting closer and closer.. East Coast barely have any earthquakes and it happened today Aug 23, 2011. I look forward in Jesus's coming, but it really made me reflect on myself... how am i doing in God's eye? How's my relationship with Him? How sinful i really am with all the sins I have...?
May God forgive me and renew me everyday.. May I be like Him..
Our Lord is coming back soon.. noone knows when.. but its definitely near..
This is my 2nd time experiencing Earthquake.. 1st time was in HK probably 20yrs ago when i was still in elementary school...
I was actually in front of my computer doing some stuffs in my cube and all of sudden i felt dizzy.. the table and ground started to shake... i wondered if it was caused by the reconstruction of my work building right outside. But after 5sec I got up and saw the windows/ceilings were all shaking also, i quickly went to my supervisor(Mark), and said "Mark, I think there's an earthquake!!". During that time i was still doubting myself and he all of sudden told the people on his phone(he was on a conference call) that we're getting hit with an earthquake then i quickly said "oh maybe im wrong..." but he replied me with "no i really think it was an earthquake since it happened about 15yrs ago". It was that time that i realized that it probably was happening... so i told him "i don't know about you, but i'm going out of the building, i ain't staying here".... ended up the whole building felt it and everyone evacuated.
It really was unexpected... it helped me realized time IS really getting closer and closer.. East Coast barely have any earthquakes and it happened today Aug 23, 2011. I look forward in Jesus's coming, but it really made me reflect on myself... how am i doing in God's eye? How's my relationship with Him? How sinful i really am with all the sins I have...?
May God forgive me and renew me everyday.. May I be like Him..
Our Lord is coming back soon.. noone knows when.. but its definitely near..
This is my 2nd time experiencing Earthquake.. 1st time was in HK probably 20yrs ago when i was still in elementary school...
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Another Hea-Day of Randy~
I've been on a Facebook diet for straight 6 days now, and I feel that I'm still not really used to it. Somehow I feel like I'm lost in space since Facebook used to keep me organized, and made me aware of all that are going on around me. As much as I want to just log in just to see my schedule of events, I am sure that I can live without Facebook, lol.
I actually did not-a-thing today while I was off on a Saturday. I didn't go to Enoch Fellowship, and I didn't go anywhere. I just stayed home and watched some shows/2 movies. I know I know... I really should do something exciting or read/pray instead of wasting my down time from work/school.
Class is starting up again after labor day~ 2 more weeks left...
Today i felt really lonely.. one of those days that my heart/mind are bugging me to really have a family.. or I just think that I really miss Jessica today.
hahahahha... enough about my feelings~
I actually did not-a-thing today while I was off on a Saturday. I didn't go to Enoch Fellowship, and I didn't go anywhere. I just stayed home and watched some shows/2 movies. I know I know... I really should do something exciting or read/pray instead of wasting my down time from work/school.
Class is starting up again after labor day~ 2 more weeks left...
Today i felt really lonely.. one of those days that my heart/mind are bugging me to really have a family.. or I just think that I really miss Jessica today.
hahahahha... enough about my feelings~
Our 1st Gun Shooting Day~
There are a lot of different "First Time"s in life, and today I was actually really excited to have a chance to try something new which once again broaden my eyes. With I&T(DaiDaiDaiLo Terrence & DaiDaiDaiSo Ingrid)'s invitation, we went to a shooting range as our D-Group(Depression) field trip.
They originally thought that I was off today(I'm off every other Fridays), so they were hoping to go in the afternoon, but ended up Tsu called me in the morning and found that I was in office working so we changed our plan a little bit. They ended up going on a lil date to have DimSum lunch in Ctown and we met at 4:30pm in Ctown after I got off work then we drove straight there.
We went to a place called "TargetMaster" in the borderline of PA near Delaware, and as soon as we went in we saw tons of specimen(Deer, Fox, Bear, Croc, etc) which kinda got me more excited,lol. As all 3 of us are first-timers, we really didn't know what to do next so we went up to the counter and asked for more info on how we could just do shooting range. At first we thought we couldn't do it since we all didn't have any license but Tsu told them that he had experiences using gun(Tsu is currently a reserved Navy) so we were able to go in and shoot around. We got a lane for an hour then rented a .22 gun since we wanted a small gun that barely had any recoil(for Grid) and a 100round ammo. I must say it was REAL loud in there... it was extremely packed and I saw couple of "professionals" there. Some people were using machine gun which was just WOW and loud..REAL loud, hahaha... anyhow... below are pics of our results.. we got one board together...
Really... it was not bad at all as our first time... hahah cool day~
They originally thought that I was off today(I'm off every other Fridays), so they were hoping to go in the afternoon, but ended up Tsu called me in the morning and found that I was in office working so we changed our plan a little bit. They ended up going on a lil date to have DimSum lunch in Ctown and we met at 4:30pm in Ctown after I got off work then we drove straight there.
We went to a place called "TargetMaster" in the borderline of PA near Delaware, and as soon as we went in we saw tons of specimen(Deer, Fox, Bear, Croc, etc) which kinda got me more excited,lol. As all 3 of us are first-timers, we really didn't know what to do next so we went up to the counter and asked for more info on how we could just do shooting range. At first we thought we couldn't do it since we all didn't have any license but Tsu told them that he had experiences using gun(Tsu is currently a reserved Navy) so we were able to go in and shoot around. We got a lane for an hour then rented a .22 gun since we wanted a small gun that barely had any recoil(for Grid) and a 100round ammo. I must say it was REAL loud in there... it was extremely packed and I saw couple of "professionals" there. Some people were using machine gun which was just WOW and loud..REAL loud, hahaha... anyhow... below are pics of our results.. we got one board together...
Really... it was not bad at all as our first time... hahah cool day~
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Changes...
So much had happened since Oct 2006.....
1) I've gotten into Rowan University
2) I've traveled to Korea for 2 weeks
3) I've won 2nd in National Chinese Singing Contest 2007
4) I've graduated from Rowan University
5) I've gotten into Lockheed Martin- one of top Defense Contracting Corp worldwide
6) I've gotten into Boston University for my Master's
7) I've gotten a deeper relationship with Christ my Lord
all of those above are solely from God's grace and mercy... deep-down inside me i know i totally do not deserve all of it... for a guy that is so imperfect in so many ways... for a guy that is sooo weak in things... for a guy that is really not smart at all... i know.. i know it all were granted by my Jesus Christ and i totally do not deserve any of that...
1) I've gotten into Rowan University
2) I've traveled to Korea for 2 weeks
3) I've won 2nd in National Chinese Singing Contest 2007
4) I've graduated from Rowan University
5) I've gotten into Lockheed Martin- one of top Defense Contracting Corp worldwide
6) I've gotten into Boston University for my Master's
7) I've gotten a deeper relationship with Christ my Lord
all of those above are solely from God's grace and mercy... deep-down inside me i know i totally do not deserve all of it... for a guy that is so imperfect in so many ways... for a guy that is sooo weak in things... for a guy that is really not smart at all... i know.. i know it all were granted by my Jesus Christ and i totally do not deserve any of that...
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