fast paced world

we live in a fast paced world. working in a restaurant you see so many people. some take the time to eat. some are in a hurry. almost every night i see cars lining up across from us at mcdonalds. it makes me wonder who these people are. why do they line up at the drive thru. when maybe inside it's not busy. i understand there's some hassle of going inside. however when it's taking 15mins to get your food. it seems better to get inside.
it is so difficult to live a slow paced life. even today my day seem to go fast. orders coming after another. people want to be served quickly. in these times of busyness, we need to find time to slow down. for those of us who are christians, we need time to be quiet. this is a challenge to all. yes we know but how much are we making an effort. this is something i too need to do. slow down, eat slowly, be still and quiet.

loving neighbors,arts,and restaurant

the three are interact part of my life. the first, loving neighbors. something i need to strive and continue doing. i was challenged by it more this morning. i went to the anglican church near my neighborhood. there the gospel reading was on the great commandments. the second part loving your neighbor really hit me. i was challenged. it's difficult in places like where i work. however it should not stop me from doing so.
now the second arts. arts such a broad term. for now i'm going to focus on paintings and sculptures. one of the people i met through sol cafe makes sculptures. it was interesting to learn some parts of how he does his works. as well it was informative to get how he sees a piece of art. it was a new way and i gained a better appreciation for art. i want to go back and see the art works, this time with a different eye.
and the third restaurant. it is obivious to some, but i work in one. this weekend starting from friday, has been busy. it is good to be busy but at the end of the shift, you get exhausted. and tonight was just the case. i can't complain that my parent's restaurant is busy.
so my week from morning started in upswing and down. and now i'm taking a break...

another week...

well another week has gone. and tomorrow a new week starts. i hoped that i would write more blogs, almost on a daily basis. however that's not the case. and i'm not sure how many people are reading my blog. i would like to make my blog better, add new features.
this week my mother went back to japan. she'll be gone for almost 3 weeks. it's just me, my brother and dad. all three men. my mother's been gone only a few days and the dishes are piling up. also, it's been busy. tonight was busy,i'm tired. tomorrow will be filled. church in the morning, some prep work, and then off to my friend's art show. then after that it'll be back to work. i don't know how mother kept up with everything. then again she had trouble sleeping. i hope some interesting event will happen this week.

recap of week

well this week was full. monday, did some private retreat. however i came home early. the reason, i was scared and felt lonely. tuesday, my class on jazz was moved to this day. i enjoyed the lesson on bop, he talked on charlie parker and thelonious monk. two different ppl, and probably two influential artists to come out of the bop era. wednesday through to saturday, i worked at night. it was busy both on friday and saturday. next week my mother is gone to japan for about 3 weeks. it's going to be fairly busy for me. aside from work, there's not much going on for me. the only thing that's been going on in my mind has been on relationship. how some ppl meet and get married. right now i have not met anybody. i want to be in some kind of relationship with a girl. yet, with my life right now, i don't have much opportunity to meet ppl. anyways, this past week just went by and another new week is here.

this monday

it is monday morning, depending where you live the day might have changed. before i write about my agenda for today, some thoughts on yesterday. yesterday(sunday) i went to holy trinity for the morning service. then came home and rested for couple hours. then i went to whyte ave. took a walk around and then came to cafe dabar to meet ppl for sol cafe. i was a bit early, but another person came. and then winston and his family. one young man came and asked what this group is. and he had questions on God. tough questions, ones i havent' thought in a long while. then another guy came and joined the group. it was a weird night. another intersting thing was the men outnumbered the women on this night. from this experience i had trouble jumping in, and my mind wasn't thinking. i just wish i was able to think and know what to say.
so this morning i'm off to my private retreat, again. it seems to work and it seems not to work. i'm just going to let God direct me. and see how this time things work out. i'll be back tuesday, however tomorrow morning again is busy. life, work and play...i wish i could get out to play.

learning jazz and sunday sunday

right now i'm taking a course on jazz. it is taught by roger levesque, who hosts time for jazz on ckua (a public radio in edmonton, ) anyways it's fun listening to the music. as well it's been informative and i've been enjoying the class. i wish more ppl were in this class, there's only 4 including me. up to now it's been from birth of jazz,it's background to the swing era, with emphasis on the duke. i'm looking foward to next week to learn about be-bop and cool jazz.
the last two sundays having to work at the restaurant, i missed going to sol cafe. i enjoyed myself and well it's cool group to be around. it's something i miss. not since my last year at prairie, i've been able to hang around christians who like to talk and discuss issues openly. so i hope to get around next sunday. it is so good have sol cafe.