craftsman49

how i think

2005-08-28T04:18:00.000+08:00

Your Dominant Thinking Style:

Exploring

You thrive on the unknown and unpredictable. Novelty is your middle name.
You are a challenger. You tend to challenge common assumptions and beliefs.

An expert inventor and problem solver, you approach everything from new angles.
You show people how to question their models of the world.

Your Secondary Thinking Style:

Visioning

You are very insightful and tend to make decisions based on your insights.
You focus on how things should be - even if you haven't worked out the details.

An idealist, thinking of the future helps you guide your path.
You tend to give others long-term direction and momentum.

What's Your Thinking Style?

my english is...

2005-08-28T04:12:00.000+08:00

Your Linguistic Profile:

50% General American English

30% Yankee

10% Dixie

10% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

hidden no more

2005-08-28T03:58:00.000+08:00

Your Hidden Talent

Your natural talent is interpersonal relations and dealing with people.
You communicate well and are able to bring disparate groups together.
Your calming presence helps everything go more smoothly.
People crave your praise and complements.

What's Your Hidden Talent?

myth?

2005-08-27T22:24:00.000+08:00

Aphrodite/Eros

?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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99% correct except for the last detail

2005-08-26T00:55:00.000+08:00

The goody goody practical who sees the big picture.
Otherwise known as a goody goody. You work hard in
school so you get good grades and go to a good
college so you can get a good job. The logic
is flawless. You're a little uninteresting.

How do you think?
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eye test

2005-08-26T00:49:00.000+08:00

You chose brown eyes.
Brown eyed people are normally very romantic. You
love to daydream, and sometimes you get
confused with your own fantasies over reality.
You are pretty outgoing, but some days, all you
want to be, is alone, reading, or thinking by
yourself. You have many talants, and you will
probably have a very important job when you're
older.

The Eye color personality test
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the bluprint for success

2005-08-23T14:28:00.000+08:00

the magazine i've had my internship with has finally released the issue. i really thank God for giving me that opportunity--it was an experience like no other. i miss going to various places, doing shoots, designing sets, writing articles, and even researching (something i really don't normally like to do.) i know only a priviledged few get to have their name and work printed on a mag, so much more, even have something good written about them. I am but one of them. ultimately, everything that happened during that fruitful and fun summer was because of God's limitless grace. He gives the blueprint for His children's success.

in line with this post i would like to say thank you to the following MMPI people: Bernice, Almira, Hazel, Verl, Jean, Jerome, mr. W, mang Edgar, and mr. Alcazaren.

...and Kirsten my ever reliable co-intern and travel buddy from Arneo! haha!

(this post seems a little too cheesy... forgive me people. haha)

she (tous les visages de l’amour)

2005-08-20T20:21:00.000+08:00

She
May be the face I can’t forget
A trace of pleasure or regret
May be my treasure or the price I have to pay
She may be the song that summer sings
May be the chill that autumn brings
May be a hundred different things
Within the measure of a day.

She
May be the beauty or the beast
May be the famine or the feast
May turn each day into a heaven or a hell
She may be the mirror of my dreams
A smile reflected in a stream
She may not be what she may seem
Inside her shell

She who always seems so happy in a crowd
Whose eyes can be so private and so proud
No one’s allowed to see them when they cry
She may be the love that cannot hope to last
May come to me from shadows of the past
That I’ll remember till the day I die

She
May be the reason I survive
The why and wherefore I’m alive
The one I’ll care for through the rough and ready years
Me I’ll take her laughter and her tears
And make them all my souvenirs
For where she goes I’ve got to be
The meaning of my life is

She, she, she

(charles aznavour and herbert kretzmer)

let the music play

2005-08-15T18:03:00.000+08:00

finally, some music for you my friends... plus video. God bless! more to come. =)

the question

2005-08-15T00:27:00.000+08:00

to be or not to be...

about hope

2005-08-13T15:16:00.000+08:00

I Corinthians 13:12; Romans 8:24,25; Hebrews 6:18,19;
Psalm 42:8; Hebrews 12:2; I Thessalonians 4

This Side of the Grave

On this side of the grave
the mirror is dark;
We don't see You plainly.
On this side of the grave,
We are walking by faith;
as You teach us to trust You.

Yes, our vision is dim
On this side of the grave;
as we walk by the light
that you give us each hour.
With our nearsighted eyes,
we have but veiled glimpses
of Your majesty, glory, and power.

On this side of the grave,
We are walking by faith,
We can't see You, Lord.
On this side of the grave
We are living in hope,
For we love You, and we praise You
from this side of the grave.

Still we wait for the time
and we cling to the hope
that anchors us steadfast,
that carries us on:

When we lift up our eyes,
and the veil of the skies is rent open
And we thrill to the shout,
to the voice that calls out,
Come on home now!
And HIs Face
will erase
all the deafness and blindness and doubt
that plagued us
from this side of the grave.

-lori fiechter

breathing

2005-08-09T23:46:00.000+08:00

GOD i thank you because to this day i am still able to breathe. you are such a sweet, gracious, and faithful God; more than anyone or anything else in my life. You are the air i breathe. without You i will be lifeless. with You everything will be meaningless. without You i am nothing. there are so many things i want to say right now but mere words aren't enough. i am dumbfounded everytime i think about why You allow me to still walk this earth. i am amazed on how much faith You have in me. embrace me Father. hold me close to You. i want to breathe in Your love and rest in Your ever comforting embrace. You are my life. help me to think about that always. i dont want to stop breathing even for just a single second. i don't want to die. i want to breathe You. i want to live for You.

enough

2005-08-07T03:28:00.000+08:00

All of you is more than enough for
All of me for every thirst and
Every need you satisfy me
With your love and all I have in you
Is more than enough

You are my supply, my breath of life
Still more awesome than I know
You are my reward worth living for
Still more awesome than I know

You’re my sacrifice of greatest price
Still more awesome than I know
You’re my coming king, you are everything
Still more awesome than I know

More than all I want, more than all I need
Yeah, you are more than enough for me
More than all I know, more than all I can see
Yeah, you are more than enough for me

i'll never say goodbye

2005-08-07T02:53:00.000+08:00

Dear God,

When she said those words the other day it was more than enough reason for me to smile again... but then again, i find myself missing her so much still. But I know You are with her and You will always be by her side. Lord, please do take care of her and give her rest every single night when she sleeps... good night God.

Thank you so much...

Amen.

silent hopes

2005-08-04T23:46:00.000+08:00

i hope... ... i can see beyond my limitations ... i can touch more lives these days more than ever ... sadness would be replaced by joy in all the hearts of the people close to me ... God will provide answers where questions may seem to be the only clear entity ... i can fly freely to heaven and back ... i can see her right now ... she wouldn't be too tired from work ... she's resting well tonight, eyes closed, gently turning in her bed ... i could be home in her arms right now ... i can see the good God has in store for me ... God will guide me always and lead me in the right path ... music would never have to die in the hearts of men ... i can hear my heart saying how much i love her ... she can hear it too ... God would allow her to hear it even in her dreams ... God will enlarge my territory and allow me to be a blessing to more people ... i can just be still and hear from God ... joy would overshadow my fears...

i hope... therefore i feel... and i am...

in the still of the night... alone.

2005-07-31T22:12:00.000+08:00

the moon isn't full and the night is still young but my day is about to end and i'm wishing i could sleep tonight... no word from her yet... i guess she really is fast asleep already. she's always tired nowadays and i wish i could do her job for her even for just a day so she could rest and take time for herself. i wish i know how she really is nowadays. we're near to each other but proximity has nothing to do with us right now. time won't allow us to spend time with each other. so near yet so far... i just hope she still knows how much i love her.

sleepless and restless

2005-07-31T22:00:00.000+08:00

i dont know how im supposed to feel right now. i am quite anxious of what tomorrow might be like. God help me to overcome all of my fears. if only life could be as easy as finishing a piano piece or a song on the guitar... i have been quite sad lately but the funny thing is that i also find myself so happy about so many things and so many people. i am in love and in part i am in pain. we don't see each other that often. don't talk to each other that often. i don't even see her smile that often too... i just really hope and pray she's ok. she might be sleeping now... i just pray that God grant her a resful sleep tonight... sweetest dreams...

a day like no other

2005-07-22T02:05:00.000+08:00

The first day. It was just like any other day, save the fact that I never really did take notice of her before. She sat still there in front of me oblivious to the fact that I was staring at her. There was just something somewhat different about her that evening. People all around us were intently giving all their attention to just one person that time and I was too... before I saw her smile and then laugh at the humor of the person beside her. It caught me. From that day on happiness held a deeper meaning for me and joy even deeper. Just one smile. Everything is history.

"This is the first day of my life
Swear I was born right in the doorway
I went out in the rain, suddenly everything changed
They're spreading blankets on the beach
Yours is the first face that I saw
I think I was blind before I met you
Don't know where I am, don't know where I've been
But I know where I want to go

So I thought I'd let you know
That these things take forever, I especially am slow
But I realized how I need you
And I wondered if I could come home"

Taken from "First Day Of My Life" by Bright Eyes
Album: I'm Awake, It's Morning

the island

2004-12-07T13:08:00.000+08:00

lonely.

i find it strange that some people feel alone even if they really are not. some find things to do just so they can be preoccupied and not feel that they are alone for one idle moment. some sleep it off in the confines of their small and cramped room. some hum a tune or play a note to break the silence produced by such a large emptiness in their hearts or in their lives. some act like they are happy while all they feel inside is NOTHING.

desolate.

they are in search of something they themselves dont know. maybe its something they need or want, a dream, a vision, a hope, or love. they have tried everything and anything to not feel alone but end up just feeling more desolate. forgotten. unknown.

the island.

but ive learned one thing from being one of them lately. an island is serene. an island is tranquil. an island is peaceful. an island is teeming with life. yes it is desolate but it just seems that way until you see that there is life in it. living in it. surrounding it. 'no man is an island' one quotation says. but i disagree because sometimes people really feel that way. lonely. desolate. unknown. uncharted. but God never forgets an island. he feeds the life inside it so that it will flourish. even the life of a single coco tree. His love and mercy surrounds the island like the open sea. the island can be as far away from any place in this wide and wild world but it can never escape the sea and its waves that constantly crash into to it and change its landscape.

we are never alone even in our loneliness.

'Where can I go from Your presence?'

the irony of sunny days and rainy days

2004-12-03T14:34:00.000+08:00

sunny days are happy days.

blue skies. warm sun. birds singing. ice cream. picnics. parks. beaches. children playing outside. a smile on peoples faces (or so it seems like they are smiling). clean shoes.
etcetera, etcetera, etcetera...

rainy days are gloomy days.

no playgrounds. no people. mud on your shoes. grey skies. a leaking roof. no sun. birds die because of the cold weather (i think). no ice cream. one is stuck in the house the whole day with colds and a soar throat doing nothing.
etcetera, atcetera, etcetera...

irony.

while some people have so much fun during sunny days, some people find it hard to smile because they dont get to spend the beautiful day with the person they love. and while some people hate getting stuck at home because of rainy days, some people wish its always a rainy day because they have a good excuse not to smile because they dont get to spend the day with the person they love.

more irony.

given any day, some people just dont get to be with the person they love.

the truth behind this irony.

God has made each new day we live through. we must learn to rejoice and be glad in it.

who i need

2004-12-03T14:24:00.000+08:00

'i need You'

[verse]
Strangely out of place
There's a light filling this room
Where none would follow before
I can't deny it burns me up inside
I fan the flames to melt
Away my pride
Do I want shelter from the rain
Or the rain to wash me way?

[chorus]
I need you, I need you, I need you
I need you, I need you, I need you
You're all I'm living for

[verse]
I might sound like a fool
But I think I felt you moving
Closer to me
Face to the ground
To hide the fatal cut
I fight the weight
I feel you lift me up
You are the shelter from the rain
And the rain to wash me away

[chorus]
I need you, I need you, I need you
I need you, I need you, I need you
(All I'm living for)
I need you, I need you, I need you
You're all I'm living for
All I'm living for
You're all I'm living for

[bridge]
Face to the ground
To hide the fatal cut
I fight the weight
Feel you lift me up
Can't deny it burns me up inside
I fan the flames to melt away
My pride
Only had a second to spare
But all the time in the world
To know you're there
You are the shelter from the rain
And the rain to wash me away

[chorus]
I need you, I need you, I need you
(All I'm living for)
I need you, I need you, I need you
(All I'm living for)
& I need you, I need you, I need you
You're all I'm living for
All I'm living for
All I'm living for
All I'm living for
You're all I'm living for

by: jars of clay