Thursday, February 22, 2007
letters from iwo jima
this film is a nice one, if you've to spend on just one movie for this month. it's both heartwarming and heart-wrenching at the same time. all this while we've been watching movies that re-enacted the war on the allies' side. this time round, allow the japanese's side of the story instill some insight of the irony of their plight during the world war, on the (already-defeated) island of iwo jima. with the number of american troops surpassing that of the japs, it remained inevitable that the small island would be conquered in no time.
it's an ironic case of sending countless of men to die just because of war. though it was pitiful that japan lost the island, i suppose it was kinda like a retribution to the country. blame the ruling party for initiating war on other countries in the first place, and for bombing pearl harbor, the thing that brought the US to war. nevertheless, a movie that's really worthy of my eight bucks. haha.
here's the site anyway:
http://iwojimathemovie.warnerbros.com/lettersofiwojima/framework/framework.htmldebbie at 11:58 PM
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
a nice, long weekend...
...that got more $$$ to my name! lol. i just luv to see the amount in my bank acct jump. doesn't everybody like that anyway. right? :p
ah well, spent last evening out with my friend. we'd NY fish 'n' chips and it was awesome! i haven't had that for ages so it was a nice one.
i'm beat, after all that visiting to relatives' places and...playing with kids? haha. but it was nice...i haven't felt so tired in months that i'd slept past 9am, something which i normally don't achieve. i'm prolly one of those who dislikes sleeping my life away. haha. man, am still feeling tired. think it was partly due to my coughing as well. i'd to cough out phlegm that was making my throat uneasy at intervals. eeks. drained my energy out. lol.
the boisterous sounds of the lunar new year has finally calmed down, and suddenly, there's this peace and serenity that shrouds the atmosphere. while i do wish that the holidays wouldn't end so soon, the tranquil feeling i'm experiencing now calls for contentment and relaxation...or it could be causing me to doze off. haha.
debbie at 11:56 AM
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
not what i've ordered
darn. why do i have to be sick just days before the chinese new year?? :s been running a temperature since last night and it's still going on and off now. *sighs* i wanna get well asap. hate being sickie and having to take medication and spend almost the entire day at home.
actually, i did go out for a while earlier in the evening, regardless of the fact that i knew i should be staying at home and resting. went to parkway parade with my sis to do some shopping. while we were waiting for the bus to arrive, a wave of giddiness swept over me. it wasn't that heavy, but it was enough to make me hurry to sit at the bus stop so i wouldn't topple over. only then did i feel better. felt like puking as well. i struggled to stay 'conscious' and was praying out to God to sustain and strengthen me as my head was spinning a lil, a vertigo kinda effect i was experiencing. that was prolly the first time i prayed out loud. in public. i couldn't care much about who's around me; though there weren't many people and the road was bustling with vehicles, enough to drown my voice.
thank God for the sustanance throughout the entire retail therapy event. hehe. i'm so gonna get a good night's sleep later and continue to pray for complete healing for me and jeanie, who just came back from her mt. kinabalu trip and aching all over. Father, heal us and remove all discomfort and sickness in us completely at the root cause, in the mighty name of Jesus! Amen!
ooh, unwinding time... hehe...
debbie at 11:07 PM
Sunday, February 11, 2007
watta wkend!
this is the first time we actually get to do our live production sans our leaders! jean's on a hol while jeff can only serve in the 7pm service on sunday. so, that's as good as saying that the people who usually serve in miracle service and sunday morning services (me included) were left on our own pretty much last night and this morning. haha...
jean had appointed me to lead the team then, and it was my first taste of what it is like to lead a team - it wasn't easy and there was a lot of work to do! talk about responsibility as well. thank God that i've been helping out to do stuff like making sure that tapes were cued, cameras looking fine, switcher up and working, and various other things that the leaders usually make sure were in order. hence i wasn't too nervous about it. actually...i kinda like the experience. in a way, it builds me up in terms of taking initiative, being more responsible and alert, etc.
there were a few things we missed, of course. but that was minor. we just gotta take note of them and hopefully not forget about them. hehe. this is prolly the first time that i really felt tired after producing for two days straight, including switching for the two services today; a lotta coordination when you're doing producing and switching at the same time. well, i like it! :p i guess i like to keep myself occupied to the fullest. i dislike wasting precious time away...maybe once a while a lil bit of idling is fine, but not regularly. lol.
oh, and thank God that risa was able to help us out too! we'd a short but wonderful breakfast this morning, before heading to church. it's been a while since we hang out and that was a nice one, though we could do with more time. mmm...there's always next time! i just pray that she won't be too caught up with work to hang out, dear Lord. it was nice to catch up with her after a few months of not seeing her, except when she's doing camera during her team's turn to serve the Lord.
i am blessed...yea...coming to think of it, i'm blessed :)
debbie at 6:18 PM