blind eyes open
-1 Corinthians 6:19~20-

Finally I went to see my deceased aunt's cremains @ ChinBaoSan. Today's my uncle and my aunt's 17th wedding anniversary. I bet he feels really lonely inside since her passing away. Lord, I still believe for a divine encounter from You to my entire family. I believe that You are watching over my family as we draw our hearts closer to each...

Life is short. Eat some Di Ka Mi Sua (pig foot noodle) before you die! No Taiwanese food can compare to my grandma's super-duper delicious meal. If you are from Taiwan, you KNOW exactly what I mean by delicious! However, if you are NOT from Taiwan, Jesus loves you too =)Also today I went to a wonderful concert @ Taipei City Council. It's...

Yeah.... using those facial masks & use the toilet cleaner to scratch those itchy parts are just some of the strange yet fun things under the roof. I was laughing so hard when I saw my dad scratching his back with that because he couldn't stand the itch and couldn't find the wooden scratcher!Learning new things every day!Jesus, isn't...

Never have I enjoyed a music concert as much as I did tonight @ the National Concert Hall @ CKS Memorial Hall. This jazz concert really stirred up some jazz element inside of me. And watching Hiromi play is so enjoyable because she really puts her whole heart in her playing! This is Hiromi's second time to Taiwan. Her first time was 17 years...

I photoshop'd my name on it since there's no name on that plate just yet lol...First of all, I just want to give all the praise to the Lord!I received the highest award for achievement today at the end of the last Carnegie Training courses. This is the highest award of all -- everyone voted, and this time, even the teacher voted. I was really...

Having Hongkonese food in Taipei with Johan & Ed and Ed's older brother Joe (not shown).I really like this shoe store's atmosphere and the design!Had a great time sharing Jesus with Andrea, Ann, and Eden.Ed's buddy Johan took us to his shoe store, after we had dinner, and share with all of the people working there. During dinner Johan...

Wish me luck.Whoever reads this post please pray for me at this moment.I gotta wake up @ 5AM tomorrow morning to attend a 6AM Men's Group Meeting @ Oasis Bread of Life. Pastor Jeff asked me to share, and I accepted this challenge!I guess it's time for me to go to bed right now!!Lord, thank You for this opportunity for me to share with these amazing men of God tomorrow morning @ 6am (a-hem).Awake! Awake! O sleepers!!John...

Heaven's got the party rolling on the night of August 23, 2008 at around 7:50pm. It's a homecoming party just for Belle, who accepted Jesus as her personal Savior.Her family is also in the same business as my parents -- opticianry and optometry. She came up to Taipei this past Thurs - Sat for some lessons on eyes. Praise God that her lessons...

Man.....I'm not only on the 24th anniversary flier but also on this huge banner right at the front of the shop! Man it's kinda weird....Thanks Jesus anyways =)John...

I just heard the most amazing dream in my life.And right now even though the AC is on, there's this unstoppable heat inside of me while the outer layer is nice and cold!I'll be posting the dream on my blog in the coming days. The Lord is doing amazing things and He uses this person's dream to tell me one thing: He is alive.He. is. alive.He hears my every cry and pain.He knows me by my name.He rejoices over me and walks with me.He...

Watching it again right now.And it's hitting me again even harder since the first time I watched the DVD back in April 2006. I still remember. It was April 10, 2006. I was with the Wood family - Rick, Marianne, and Sam. We celebrated our (Sam and my) birthday on that night. And I gave Sam this as a birthday gift. We started to watch it,...

Allow me at least try to be a little sentimental here.The head, the tailThat's all I seeCovered up is the middleIt's like solving a math problemUsing a calculatorJohnnyps. very excited to go to ONETHING Taiwan tomorro...

There you have it. Pastor Jeff @ VisualTech. He's been craving for browline or horn-rim (RayBan style) frames for a while now, and he got this black rimmed frame with multi-focal lenses. Heather, his wife, says that he looks like her father! XDAnyhow, I got to hang out with another brother ALWYN SWANEPOEL (I love that name!) from Oasis Bread...

From Left to Right: Ed, Alston, and myselfThe Chinese pop artist Stanley Huang is Ed's cousin, and Alston is over 30 years old already (can you even tell?)!***Special Prayer Request for Todd & Shonnah BentleyPART 1 - Worship @ Thai RestaurantI was just going to get my mama some food at around 7pm, and it turned out to be a little worship...

Took me an hour to finally arrive at Oasis Bread Of Life.One of the few bilingual churches here in Taiwan.It is located in Tian-Mu, aka small USA.PART 1Took the MRT for 14 stops to Zhi-Shan station.Did not know that there's a bus that goes straight to the shopping center (Dayeh Takashimaya) where Oasis is located (on the 10th floor), so...

Jesus, I plead Your blood over my sinsand the sins of my nation.God, end abortion and send revival to America.Lord, we've strayed away from You.We've broken the wedding covenant.But Your mercy and love endures forever so that when we turn from our wicked ways and look to You, You will come and save us once again! SAVE AMERICA!!!!!Jesus,...

Two nights ago, I posted a picture of a sign.Okay....here's the answer:That place is a place to get massage!I was pretty surprised too.It's really interesting how this massage place uses a sign with the face a foreigner and three words: 吳神父 (Father Wu).Anyon...

From RIGHT to LEFT: Austin (my good buddy), Niall (bass/acoustic g-tar & vocal), Hannah (Niall's wife), Jesse (lead g-tar & vocal), Julianne (Jesse's wife...and guess what? she's only 22 and she and Jesse are married for 2 years already!), Josh (drummer & Jesse's brother), myself.This 3-piece & 11-year band TRANSITION from...

GUESS of the day: what is this sign about?For English speakers, the three characters on that sign literally means FATHER (father as in Catholic Father) WU.The answer will be posted tomorrow!Please don't try to cheat by calling that number on the sign.....thanks.John...

...whoever humbles himself like this childis the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.- JesusTungHai University, one of the many Christ-centered university in Taiwan, has a over 50-year history. It is located in Taichung and its campus is simply beautiful. The Luce Chapel has become the trademark of the school due to its simple and modern design....

Went to Taichung for a day. Got to see some family friends and also Joanna, one of the friends graduated from NMH and now at Indiana University.This is the cool part: when we got on the High Speed Rail to go back to Taipei, we saw some American/European people in the same cart. I told my parents that I wanted to go over and say hi to them...

Say hello to my little friend...That's my double-trouble cousin Allan & myself wearing the famous Alain Mikli super high-tech sunglasses! It's got a screen on the right lens that pixelizes tha view of that eye. Pretty intense stuff!And I thought you'd fall for that! =)We're just having those "moments" once in a while, as you can see....

Beijing, TAIWAN is coming!!!!!Lord, I pray that all the athletes will do their best and all the competitions are good and fair! No injuries and all people have lots of fun! And of course, let Chinese Taipei win some gold!!John...

Went to play some pool with my dad & my cousin Kevin. My cousin has been hanging out at these places for a while, and because of that he's been making wrong friends and under some negative influences. He was caught smoking at school once back in June. Anyhow, he's got some skills alright, but I still kicked some butt that day too with...

I shall expand this talk in near future.Am I deaf and mute? I have to say I do pretend to be deaf and mute sometimes. There comes a time when I close my ears to the needy and the poor and when I shut my mouth to the broken and lost. My heart, oh yessss, my heart. It cannot be shut down. It aches for the ears and mouth."Hey ears and mouth. I just want you to know that I am still functioning. So don't give up trying!" says the...

I gotta say it's nowhere near easy to run an optical shop.Eight peopleOver 3000 framesand over 40,000 customer recordsThat, my friend, is Visual Tech Optical Co.I have repect for these people!John...

ok. ok..... I have to admit I've been eating quite a bit much.Never have I reached 130...but I'm still alive!So what the heck, just dig in =)Ladies and Gents, living in Taiwan is not a good choice cause you can gain at least FIVE pounds in a month! Looking back these 6.5 weeks, I realize that I've still got quite a lot of things to do and...

This building, built in 1921 by the Japanese, used to be an elementary school. In 1945, it became Taipei City Hall for nearly fifty years. And since 1996, it has become a museum for contemporary arts -- MOCA Taipei.I like how the old meets the new -- an uncommon match yet suitable for each other.It's like singing Stir Up The Flame at a Baptist...

With man this is impossible, but with God...IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING.I really like this tag from ADIDAS. Simple yet to the point.Every time I see the ad for Adidas, I can't help but to think about what Jesus said to the disciples about who can enter the Kingdom of God.I'd like to see a camel going through the eye of an needle =)Nothing is impossible...