Thursday, June 21, 2007

Gaining Christ by Pursuing Him (Philippians 3:12-16)

12 Not that I have already obtained or am already perfected, but I pursue, if even I may lay hold of that for which I also have been laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

13 Brothers, I do not account of myself to have laid hold; but one thing I do: Forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before,

14 I pursue toward the goal for the prize to which God in Christ Jesus has called me upward.

15 Let us therefore, as many as are full-grown, have this mind; and if in anything you are otherwise minded, this also God will reveal to you.

16 Nevertheless whereunto we have attained, by the same rule let us walk.

Salmon rice


Salmon+mushroom+rice

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

All sufficient grace, never powerless (hymn 312)

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Grace taught my wandering feet
To tread the pilgrim road;
And new supplies each hour I meet
While pressing on to God.

All sufficient grace!Never powerless!It is Christ who lives in me,In His exhaustlessness.

Grace taught my heart to pray,
And made my eyes o’erflow;
’Tis grace which kept me to this day,
And will not let me go.

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Oh, let that grace inspire
My heart with strength divine;
May all my powers to Thee aspire,
And all my days be Thine.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Tooth Extraction 拔牙记

终于下决心要把这颗本应在十年前拔掉的第18号牙齿拔掉了。

昨天去看牙医,他给我提供了一个临时补救的方案,但被我毅然的否决了,因为我不想让好不容易积攒起来的勇气溜掉。在他给我填好介绍信后,我迫不及待的跑回办公室去打电话预约拔牙。“请问明天中午十二点可以吗?”预约小姐和气的问我。虽然我已经决定拔牙了,但没想到会这么快。支吾了一下子,终于还是答应了。 可是我很紧张。

为了纪念这颗牙齿,我决定给它一个丰盛的告别晚餐。可是最后吃到的也只是四个红油凤爪。 之后就在也没力气吃其他的东西了,只觉得饱饱的。或许是紧张的缘故吧。

我真的很紧张。 今天本想吃点东西再去拔牙的,可是吃不下。 到了诊所,例行填写表格,缴费。 正在填表的时候,我被护士叫了进去。“啊?这么快就要开始了?我表还没填完呢." 我对护士说。 她说别担心,一会儿完了继续写。我心想,我要是晕在那儿了,谁管我呀,我这紧急联络人还没写呢。跟着小护士进了诊室,随后知道了是给我的牙拍X光片,我的心跳也就恢复了正常。护士看出我的紧张,就跟我解释拔牙的程序并安慰我,让我放松。

拍完X光片,填完表格,又等了一小会儿,我被带进了另外一间诊室。麦医生来了。光光的脑袋,很可爱。寒暄过后,他很详细的和我解释了每一个步骤以及注意事项。 我非常放松地听他讲。一切准备就绪,我知道有最棒的医生在这里,也就放心了。但仍不由自主的紧张。干脆把眼镜摘掉,闭上眼睛,告诉自己别怕,放轻松。 其实我的手心在出汗。

没有疼痛的感觉,但是还是可以感觉到每一次的推拉。 我闭着眼睛,躺在那里,推测医生在做什么。 。。。 哦,这一次的推拉好用力呀!。。。是不是我的牙齿太结实了?。。。医生用线干什么?该不是要把我的牙用线给拽出来吧?(让我想起了马三立的相声,哈哈)。。。在我胡思乱想之际,医生跟我说,“好了。用力咬住纱布会帮助止血。” 原来医生已经完成了。很棒的技术!

和医生护士道谢。 临走之前没忘记看那第18号牙齿一眼。很丑,可是曾经很有功用,伴我享过很多美味。

今天的晚餐,蒸蛋+西瓜汁。

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Cambridge - Mathematical Bridge

I don't know the history of this bridge, but I simply like it.