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Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Wed, 10 May 2006 03:25:53 GMT

The Five Love Languages

My primary love language is probably
Quality Time
with a secondary love language being
Words of Affirmation.

Complete set of results

Quality Time:		10
Words of Affirmation:		9
Physical Touch:		7
Acts of Service:		2
Receiving Gifts:		2

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Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. Sometimes we don't understand our partner's requirements, or even our own. We all have a "love tank" that needs to be filled in order for us to express love to others, but there are different means by which our tank can be filled, and there are different ways that we can express love to others.

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Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 23:15:23 GMT

So not only did we bring LA weather with us, we brought its smog too!!

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 01:28:35 GMT

UK trip, Will's perspective:
So Britain is having a bit of a heat wave right now - it was actually hotter coming off the plane than getting on. Whilst it's lovely to experience such rare weather in Britain it has been a bit of a mixed blessing as British homes typical do not have air conditioning but have great insulation thus making an excellent heat trap - not overly pleasant at night (hence I am writing this at 3am).
Despite Vivian's worries about meeting my parents I have to say she is now remarkably relaxed and has enjoyed talking to them (even withstanding some of my Dad's 45 minute monologues tee hee) and compared to how disoriented I was when I first came to LA she has been very comfortable here although there were moments when I thought she was going to give up in a sigh of despair, for example trying to buy the necessary ingredients to make chinese food - wonton wraps? fat chance, it took us 20 minutes to even find tofu. But we have been enjoying some of the "cuisine" Britain has to offer, especially the bangers (sausages), and I've promised to get Vivian some fish and chips, mmmmm.
I plan on showing her around my old college tomorrow (if we wake in time) and I'll try to get us into formal hall - she needs to have a chance to use her imitation upper class accent :)
We both really appreciate all y'all prayers, they have helped a lot in giving us opportunities to talk more openly with my family. Something that needs particular attention is prayer for my brothers- Benjamin, having recently turned 13, is now growing up quite quickly (I barely recognised him when I saw him), and I don't think he has much contact with any Christian community outside my family - he goes to a boarding school and he hasn't been to my mum's church (but then there are hardly any kids there). Robin also doesn't go to church, and like me is very independent, and he only really hangs out with deaf people. Vivian and I are both going to the Soul Survivor church in watford and we both sensed it would be cool to invite my brothers along - please pray that the Lord will open doors for them to come with us, and I think it would also be cool if God used a deaf Christian to reach out to Robin. As for my parents, pray for God to use my mum in her new pastoral position and for my Dad to have wisdom of whether or not to go ahead with a cochlear implant operation to try to restore his hearing.
Will keep you posted, and looking forward to sharing good news from the trip with you all next week!

Monday, March 07, 2005

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 20:11:12 GMT

You are Windex.

You are a neat freak. Quite plain and simple. If you walk into an unorganized area, you go insane. Most of your free time is spent cleaning and organizing, when you aren't having fun with you friends. Even though many are annoyed by your constant organizing, some see it as a quality of neatness, and that is something most people envy about you. The opposite sex sees you as clean-cut and pure, though you are too shy to express your true feelings for them. You keep a list of goals and priorities in your life, and in almost all cases, accomplish them. You are the over-acheiver, most intelligent in your class, and strive to do all that is in your ability. Some people may try to take advantage of you, however, so don't let them make you clean up their messes. "Just put some Windex."

Most compatible with: Toothbrush.

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Friday, February 25, 2005

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 04:32:46 GMT

Your Brain is 53.33% Female, 46.67% Male

Your brain is a healthy mix of male and female
You are both sensitive and savvy
Rational and reasonable, you tend to keep level headed
But you also tend to wear your heart on your sleeve

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Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 07:10:38 GMT

Seeing as they are all the rage:
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Saturday, June 26, 2004

Sat, 26 Jun 2004 00:58:13 GMT

Chemistry grad. students are such big nerds, it's official. We got sent out this email yesterday from the undergrad office that they're replacing their stock of textbooks with new editions so there will be old editions up for grabs in the corridor. Within about 1-2 minutes of the email being sent they were all pretty much gone. I got there too late :(

*must xanga more* *must xanga more* please keep reminding me when I get slack again, idle accounts suck let's be fair.

Monday, May 03, 2004

Mon, 03 May 2004 21:44:57 GMT

So this is my first quarter of TAing and I'm beginning to realise why everyone moans about grading... it is possibly the most soul destroying activity known to mankind. What really gets me is how poor the students are at explaining what they are trying to do. I'm sure if they actually spent the time explaining why they did what they did they would realise where they are making mistakes. It seems though that the vast majority really don't put any effort in which makes mr. TA upset (considering the amount of effort I'm putting in to grade these lab reports)

Please pray that I will be patient and understanding with my students.

Thursday, April 22, 2004

Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:52:12 GMT

Going outside the comfort zone.
I will be sharing my testimony a week Sunday, here are some of my first thoughts.

As a child I remember myself as pretty outgoing; exciteable, talkative and self-confident. I remember getting the lead role in a primary school production, I remember being the sixer in my local cubs (young boy scouts), I remember being the first with an answer in sunday school, I just remember being uninhibited when talking to people.
With time that all changed, perhaps it started with the bullying I was subjected to at the end of my middle school. There is a misconception that with boys the bullying is mostly physical, you may come back home with a few bruises but that is all part of growing up. Well for me it was all psychological, the taunting and ridicule that nutured the fears in my heart that I didn't fit in. My self-confidence quickly eroded. With that came the fear of acceptance, and worries of peoples' perceptions of me. I can think of nothing more self-destructive in me than that worry; it affects everything I do. When I'm talking, a little inner-voice tells me to shut up, no-one is interested in what you have to say, you're just boring people to death. When I'm not talking, the same little voice tells me that everyone thinks I'm too quiet, I'm weird, I should just leave the room and be by myself. Even as I write this, I'm going back and editing every line because I know someone is going to read it. How to get over this, how to get over this? I suppose it's going to involve just being uncomfortable for now, just tackling my fears head on and practice talking to people uninhibited, to tell that little voice to talk to the hand.
It is only by God's love and grace that I think I can overcome this hurdle. It is because of Him that I know I am loved and accepted, I now know that His opinion of me is the only one that matters.

Monday, April 12, 2004

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 01:39:54 GMT

Well hello! Being the big geek that I am it seemed wrong to not have a xanga blog, so here it is! I felt the username was appropriately British...

I thought I'd like to share what is going on in my life since I'm the quiet type and am unlikely to tell you unless asked...

Last week was a pretty special time, being spring break I had a chance for quiet time and I met with P. Soon a few times who really helped me with some of my doubts and concerns, and with him I prayed and accepted Jesus into my life . I'm thankful for peoples prayers and words of encouragement and I'm kinda excited about where He will lead me (my mum said she thinks I'll be a pastor, I had to laugh, such high expectations for us PKs, no fair!!).

Alive was a very moving experience too.. my voice hasn't been what it used to be (back when I was a choir boy ) then suddenly 30 mins before the performance during warm up it really cleared up, I wasn't having to strain for the high notes any more, definitely a little help from upstairs, praise Him! I really felt the presence of God during the service also, what Mike said before his song ringed quite true in me too, I've been going my own way for quite some time now, I'm thankful for being called back to Jesus!

My thoughts and prayers are with my friends back home, who might not understand what I'm doing (if I looked at myself now a year ago I wouldn't either), I used to be very skeptical of christianity and I fear that I might have influenced them given my background. I don't know whether or not I should talk with them about my recent events, I don't want to negatively influence them any further but I also don't want to back out of the close conversations we would have. Something to meditate on anyway...