another top ten

Leaving B.C. this time around will be a lot harder to deal with than when i had to earlier this year. so as is customary, top ten things to remember about this past trip to B.C.

Richmond Night Market with Shandalin

Meeting old university buddy, now, Dr. Josh Greggain who works in the Chilliwack hospital, the day before i have to leave - thanks again shanda

Extended family drama - it never ends.

The landscape and phenomenal weather - I'm missing BC already!

Walks with ms marks and ms ross.

2 amazing discoveries in Roland's(my cousin) room. Google Earth - you gotta check it out, and Battlefield 2.

Times of prayer with my cousins Evelyn and Kelvin.

DOWN TIME.

Good times with the 'rents. Great times.

The feeling of thinking you're going, but then being disappointed 2 mins later, that you actually aren't

*Estimated border crossing: 12 noon Saskatchewan time, Monday Aug 23rd. Please pray for favour and tune in on Monday night for the results*

" All that I can do
Is hold onto You
And to follow when You lead
Where You're leading me
All that I can do
Is hold onto You
And let You bring me through
It's all that I can do"

*now listening to "All That I Can Do by Bethany Dillon"

blog spam

I just got 3 comments on my last blog from anonymous sources which were obvious attempts at SPAM. sick...whats the world coming to? What do they do? Create some program that causes your browser to select "next blog" and then automatically leave ads on people's blogs? I guess it just means more work to maintain accurate entries into my blog. One thing that I love about blogging is the chance for people to interact with your writing. Thats the neatest part, and letting people comment who are not members or bloggers is a great idea. I guess every upside has its downside.

another update

I got the letter in the mail today and was about ready to boot out, but I was supposed to set an appointment with the border people before i left. the supervisor who will be dealing with me, won't be around all week. but she will be back at work on monday, august 22nd. So i guess i'm in BC for another few more days. and I'll head out on this saturday morning. at the rate things are going, i'm not surprised if things change yet again, but at this point, its about as firm of a plan as I've had all month. stay tuned!

Survey says...

To contribute to yet another commonly frustrating internet exercise, I decided to fill up one of these surveys for my faithful readers. Just like the ice cream survey, some of the questions in this are pretty stupid, but that's half the fun I think... Maybe you'll find out something about me that you didn't know before. Put a note about your favourite question, and what your answer would be!

Section 1: BASICS:

[. Name: Darrell James Lim

[. Nationality: Canadian

[. Feet size: 10.5 - 11

[. Do you have a crush: nope

[. Age you act: I think I act my age…what do YOU guys think?

[. Age you are: 27

[. Where Do You Live: by next weekend, hopefully Bloomfield, NJ

[. Where you want to live: Where God has placed me…(it’s a bit of a cop-out…iknow!)

[. Birthplace: Singapore

[. Favorite Salad Dressing: Russian

[. Ever gone skinny dipping?: Nope.

[. What are you watching?: huh?....the computer screen?!!?1

[. Last person you talked to verbally: Debbie my sister

[. Favorite movies: It depends on the genre, but if I had to pick one it would be the LOTR trilogy.

[. Favorite Book: to date: Blue like Jazz – Don Miller

[. Favorite Type of music: I like all kinds of music but I mostly listen to worship cds for ministry and jazz for anything else.

[. Favorite types of car: Hondas, I could also list a whole lot of cars that I would never be able to afford, but whats the point in that?

[. Favorite Actor: Johnny Depp, Kevin Spacey

Actress: Natalie Portman, Belle from Beauty and the Beast

Section 2: THE FUTURE:

[. School: Briercrest Seminary

[. How Many Kids You Want: one to three. Depends on how many I can afford.

[. What Kind Of Job You Want: That’s secondary to the kind of job that I’m supposed to be doing.

[. Wedding tux color: Black? How many other colors are there? I’ve often thought of bucking the expensive trend of tuxes and just wearing a nice suit. Its not as classy but at least its practical.

[. Age to wed: …we’ll skip this one for brevity’s sake!

[. Wedding place: doesn’t matter, some place small probably…

[. Honeymoon: Gotta discuss this one with the woman.

[. Baby girl's name(s): (Don’t steal these!) I have many but amongst them are Cadence (which means rhythm), ariel (lioness of God) and this one is the oldest that I’ve chosen since I was a kid, even before the actress came on the scene - GWYNETH

[. Baby boy's name(s): Aidan (fiery) or Arlen (pledge)

[: Future Pets: who knows..

Section 3: HAVE YOU EVER:

[. Been In Jail: yes, but as a detainer not a detainee

[. Said I love you and meant it: Yes

[. Been in love with anyone: Probably, at least I thought so at the time.

[. Lied: Yes.

[. Broken A Bone: yes, my right ankle

[. Cheated On A Test: I dunno, but prolly not

[. Cheated On A girlfriend/boyfriend: Nope

[. Been In The Hospital: Yep

[. Fell asleep in the shower/bath: I don’t think so

[. Fallen asleep in someone's arms: Prolly, well definitely in my mum’s arms =p

[. Seen someone die: Nope.

[. Gone a week w/out shaving: Yes

[. Broken something valuable: prolly

[. Knew you were in love: in the heat of the relationship, probably

Section 4: WHICH IS BETTER:

[. Coke Or Pepsi: Either, not because they taste the same (cos they don’t!)

[. Cats Or Dogs: either, but I’m allergic to cats…boo

[. Dvds or VHS: C’mon! there’s no comparison here, dvd all the way.

[. Deaf Or Blind: Deaf, and that’s scary considering I’m a musician. But Beethoven did ok didn’t he?

[. Pools Or Hot Tubs: Neither

[. Television Or Radio: TV

[. Cds Or mp3's: Legal mp3s cos they take up less space.

[. Apples or oranges: Oranges

[. Gap or Old Navy: GAP

Section 5: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU:

[. Took A Shower: tonight

[. Cried: Can’t remember

[. Watched a Disney movie: Can’t remember when, but I watched the Ice Princess before it was released on dvd.

[.Given/gotten a hug: when I met friends in vancouver a couple of weeks ago

Section 6: WHAT IS:

[. Your Fondest memory Of This year: Getting the news that I was picked to go to New Jersey out of a pool of candidates.

[. Your Most Prized Possession: Material things…not much…my car…my guitar probably.

[. The Thing That Makes You The Happiest: Seeing people grow in their faith

[. Your Favorite Slow Song: There are so many..

Section 7: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT:

[. Bill Clinton: Better than Bush

[. Love at First Sight: Happens for some I guess

[. Teenage smoking: It ain’t great but I guess they could be doing drugs

[. Pot: It ain’t great but I guess they could be doing hard drugs.

[. Eating disorder: everyone has their issues

[. Rap: Its aight

Section 8: RANDOM QUESTIONS

[. What are your favorite forms of jewelry/accessories: not much of an accessory kind of a guy

[. Have you ever liked someone too young for you? Many of you have thought so

[. Do you think you have multiple personalities? Um…no…I mean yes…

[. Ever walked in on someone changing or showering?: in a change room…hello?

[. What is the first thing you say on the phone?: Hello (Duh)

[. What did you do yesterday?: Went to the Richmond Night Market…good times!

the things you find on Google.

Spring and Fall, to a Young Child

Margaret, are you grieving
Over Goldengrove unleaving?
Leaves, like the things of man, you
With your fresh thoughts care for, can you?
Ah! as the heart grows older
It will come to such sights colder
By and by, nor spare a sigh
Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie;
And yet you will weep and know why.
Now no matter, child, the name:
Sorrow's springs are the same.
Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed
What heart heard of, ghost guessed:
It is the blight man was born for,
It is Margaret you mourn for.

-- Gerard Manley Hopkins



I was googling a topic tonight, and came across this entertaining article on how actors cry on cue. As I followed the rabbit trail, I came across this amazing poem, that helped me put to words what I had a hard time expressing. This relates to my earlier blog about the power of the arts to help you connect yourself to your emotion; which is the essence of what makes you human.

Isn't it neat how the body reacts to a deep felt emotion? Whether its excitement, or joy. or even mourning and rejection. your body provides your mind a physiological way to express your emotions. makes you wonder how important it is to talk about and express your emotions, don't it?

When you feel like you need a bawl session...what are some your personal tips that helps you really sob hard? Maybe I can collate them and send them in for another installment of "Crying On Cue".

*now listening to "Narrow Daylight" by Diana Krall*