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Wednesday, January 30, 2002
the weather here has been fah-reeee-zing! some places in the valley even got snow! talk about crazy! riding a motorcycle with a thin pair of gloves doesn't help either. =\ just got back from watching baby zoe girl. maaan... taking care of a kid is hard stuff. she kept fussing. and she wouldn't take the bottle... so nia had to come home and breast feed her. she's spoiled already! then i put her under one of those hangy-down things... and that kept her mezmorized for an hour. whew! it is really tough stuff... but in the end... raising a kid... its worth it... right? cuz hopefully they grow up to be one with all the goodness and beliefs and well-mannerisms that their parents invested and instilled in them. well... off to bed soon. the hours after a full day of work are so much more precious now. i only have 7 hours max to do the things i want to do! such as writing junk like this... uhhhhh... yeeeeaah. xxx Tuesday, January 29, 2002 "...you do something to me that i can't explain / so would i be out of line if i said, i miss you / ... i know i'll see you again whether far or soon / but I need you to know that i care and i miss you..." - incubus
gosh... i miss her so incredibly much. i don't think most people in relationships go through this much... specifically separation for long periods of time. i can't describe the feeling... its this feeling that just hurts... it HURTS. for me... it starts in the back of my throat... searing its way upwards... giving me this empty feeling... causing my eyes to well up. absence not only makes the heart grow fonder... it sure as heck gives it a beating. didn't feel like heading up to phil's for smallville tonight... so i spent some long-awaited time on some webpage updates. i put up some new pictures... pictures from the oregon trip... enjoy! xxx Monday, January 28, 2002
picture of the day work was alright today. kind of boring... cuz i didn't do much... just sat around and watched and learned. the guys are a riot to work with man. they're always capping on each other and talking smack. :D too bad i'm moving in a couple of months! oh yeeeeesss... the question of the night. for the ladies... would you get your belly piereced? why?... and tell me all the pros to getting one. guys... would you mind if your gf got one? yes/no and why. gimme some responses please! xxx Friday, January 25, 2002
awwww... isn't she such the cute-round-chubby-cheeked-bundle-o-joy?! gosh! i haven't seen her in a week! i think i shall go visit her tomorrow. gosh! life is so awesome! i think i shall thank God right now... thanks maaan! :D gosh! i just realized i haven't put up pictures in a looooong time! i think i shall do that more often now. xD xxx Thursday, January 24, 2002 "Amazing grace... how sweet the sound / Amazing Love... come flowing down / Your hands and feet... that were nailed to the tree / As grace flows down and covers me..." maaaan... no one ever comes to my page anymore. i wonder why? :D yeah yeah... sorry... i know that i haven't updated in a rilly rilly loooong time. my excuses would be that i am whipped and my gf takes up all my time... mwaha. jk. i've been busy? *shrug* haha things have been superb. yes... splendid indeed. this is my first week at work. i am actually in a class right now... learning about mortgages and escrows and what not. its quite interesting... i mean... do YOU know what an escrow is? hehe (: its not even something i have to completely grasp... but if someone were to call for help i'd have a better understanding of what might be going on! i'm so excited to be working for this company! they put me up here at the concord hilton for a week. all my meals are paid for. and i met an awesome co-worker... her name is teresa. man... she is one loco chica! she has been very helpful in telling me about the company, what she does, the people i'll be working with, etc. etc. "teresa, what's the best thing about working for orticon?" "the people!" so... i am truly estatic about starting on this career path. yes, i must admit that right now it is still massively overwhelming... since i know absolutely nothing at the moment... yet through teresa's reassurance and wanting to work hard... i think i'll turn out ok. :) err... hopefully. :D my 3 day weekend was very refreshing as well. i was up in the santa cruz mountains serving as a cabin leader for a youth retreat, wintervision - a yearly conference for a collaboration of japanese churches from norcal and socal. i had a great cabin! chad shimizaki was my co-cabin leader. it was a great time just to hangout with chad as well as know that God was working through us to touch and to encourage these 10th and 11th graders. not only did i feel God's presence on these boys' lives... but i also felt His gentle nudging on mine as well. the theme was "i am"... i am the bread of life, i am the shepard, i am the gate, i am the light of the world, etc. etc. we were reminded of Jesus' true characteristics... and how we need to strive to be more like Him. and i was specifically convicted to surrender my relationship with my parents. its not that i don't get along with them... for the most part i do. its just when i don't get along with them... it was revealed to me that there's too much of myself. too much of memememe... and not enough of denying myself, picking up my cross, following Him, and basically having more love for my parents. (: olive juice linda :) xxx Friday, January 11, 2002 praise God! hallelujah! He is soooooo good to me... and i don't even know why. why why why? but i have no answer! i can only sit here, feel loved once more, and wonder what i did to deserve this. i was just full of praise and thanking God, while in the car, driving home. i was even tearing up some. *sniffle* its funny how God answers prayers. its funny how He makes the furthest thing from your mind happen! today is definitely one of the happiest days of my life. :D ok... so i had this interview with Old Republic Title company right? it was at 11am this morning. i had an interview this past tuesday... with tax and financial group... for a financial consulting position... it went really well. so in the back of my head i'm thinking, "i'm pretty set yo. it'll be tough the first couple of years... getting my clients, small businesses, and stuff... then i'll start making the bucks. plus there is a possibility of working out of the newport beach office, which would be much closer to linda." mom told me i got a call from the title company while i was still in LA/SD visiting/interviewing. i called back and they told me it was a text support job. so my whole mentality was, "ok... we'll see how it goes... it'll probably be some high-end administrative job that doesn't pay much... but we'll see what happens." little did i know... (: its actually an entry-level IT position. there were 250 applicants... they picked 8 of those... and i was one of those 8. "what the... i was an econ major in college... no CS background or anything... why'd they even call me back?" i still don't know... but i'm sure i will find out once i start! anyways... continuing with the story... so we're just talking... the guys are really friendly... and they ask me about myself, i tell them my surprise at their calling, and basically we talk about the whole company, business, what i'll be doing, etc. they basically told me how they liked how i articulated my thoughts... how i have an aptitude to learn... and how i'm a people person and will be able to handle the demanding requests of people. its so amazing that they interviewed me, liked me for that matter, and offered me the job... i don't even know jack yet! (: it was just the farthest job from my mind... but hey... God dropped it smack into my lap. ow! *falls over* :P they asked if i had any more questions... they mentioned earlier about offices in SD and LA and in WA an AZ etc... so i asked if anywhere down the line i'd be able to work down in LA. immediately one of the guys told me that he planning on heading down to LA in 2 weeks to hire someone... because they were paying exorbitant amounts for a consultant. so... i was pretty much offered the job. yay! God is goot! and after a couple months of training... i will probably move down. i haven't accepted their offer YET... because it will be good to have a couple of days to pray about it, meditate on God's word, and also to ascertain His will for this specific job offer/situation. yay! thanks for letting me share with you! (whoever reads this that is!) :D just know that in time... God's time... all that He has for you... all that He promises you... all that He wants, which is the best, for you... will come about. its great to be alive! and its great to know a father who will forever provide for my needs. :) i love you Jesus! xxx Wednesday, January 09, 2002 journeys. a journey to the big O (oregon)... a roadtrip... a "fellowship of nine". 24 hours of continuous driving, silly games in the back, sucking at starcraft, a striptease to pay off monopoly debt (LOL), good deep conversations, and intimate discussions about Christ and His love for us with linda. a journey to the slopes of mt. hood... snow, snowboards, and a bunch of sore little booties. :D a journey from one year to the next... a new beginning i practically slept through, too comfortable in the arms of another, awoken only by the subtle pop and crackles of fireworks outside. but the best journey has been one i've never ventured on before! (: one that cannot be taken by oneself... but only with another. it is no longer MY journey but OUR journey... and it is definitely a journey i am jubilant to be on. it started awkwardly, with many detours and some bad directions... but through God's grace we've come to the point where we can start off again, seeking to care and love for each other even more, and spurring one another on towards the ultimate destination, that of being more and more like Christ. :D i realized something last night, sitting in good 'ol peterson 108 for the UCSD AACF meeting... i am so utterly content and filled with joy! as i worshipped... the holy spirit just gave me a heart of thankfulness and praise. not only for these wonderful journeys that i've been blessed with lately, but also realizing how far God's brought me to this point of my life. how incredibly much i've been blessed. seriously... i have amazing parents who love me! i have a wonderful healthy body to do all the active things i enjoy doing! even without a full-time job... i've been blessed with insurrmountable material goods... half of which i can do without! i have a wonderful girlfriend who is teaching me what it means to love and be loved! and to top it all off... i have a savior who loves me and desires to know me intimately! i am loved! LOVED! and that is possibly the best feeling in the world... :) it is good finally to be home. the only thing i can do is smile... for the 2 part-time jobs i have... for the job interview i had today... for the home i'm welcomed in... for being alive! thank you! :):):) olive juice linda! xxx Tuesday, January 01, 2002 hai! happy new years everyone (: xxx |
 name: joshua chiu age: 28 birthdate: march 26, 1979 height: 6 feet weight: 172.5 lbs. location: san diego, ca loves: God, family, kids, motorcycles, sports, music, deep-meaningful relationships, competition over video games, food - any and all |
