Thx God.

That's a good news! Tho' I don't really think I deserve it. There're far more people who are much better than me. Well..Thx God. Praise the Lord and it's all His glory.
I feel really happy today, because my mum, my dad and sandra are all delighted about that. I found that they are one of the main source of my happiness. I feel really blessed to have them in my life.

Hero

I havent listened to this song for more than a year. But I got a new understanding about the song after I listened to it again this morning.

Hero - Mariah Carey
There's a hero
if you look inside your heart.
You don't have to be afraid of what you are.
There's an answer
if you reach into your soul
and the sorrow that you know will melt away.

And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears aside
and you know you can survive.
So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you'll finally see the truth
that a hero lies in you.

It's a long road
when you face the world alone;
No one reaches out a hand for you to hold.
You can find love if you search within yourself
and the emptiness you felt will disappearrrr.

And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears asideand
you know you can survive.
So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you'll finally see the truth that a hero lies in you.

Lord knows dreams are hard to follow,
But don't let anyone tear them away.
Hold on, there will be tomorrow,
In time you'll find the way.

And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears aside
and you know you can survive.
So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you'll finally see the truth that a hero lies in you.

That a hero lies in youuuuuuuuuu.
ohhh that a hero lies in youuu.

Monday: I got a cold. I felt terribly uncomfortable. The headache and dizziness were killing me. And poor me -- I gotta proctor and grade the exam today. After grading the exam, I rushed back home to hit the sack. Thx God that I felt much much better after the medication and >10 hours sleep.

Tuesday: It has been a long day. Teaching, office hours, extra office hours and research works. Well.. It's enjoyable, tho' tiring.

I was reading the Book of Job tonight. The book discusses why and how an innocent person, Job, suffered. Job was a good man. But Job lost all his possessions. His children died. He became so ill that he wanted to die. But Job refused to insult God.
Many times we may want to give up when we are having a terrible experience. Sometimes we may even insult God. But I think..God can use the experience of suffering for good. We should never think that suffering is a waste. Also, God won't give us test beyond what we can bear. This reminds me with some verses from the New Testament:

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." (James 1:2-4)

"No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it."(1 Cor. 10:13)

Cold~

LA has been really cold lately. It's freezing at night. And snowfall was even recorded yesterday! So scary! Snowfall in L.A.!? unbelivable! And Poor me! I dun have a good heater at home. So, I was forced to work in my office these days, which is much warmer!

Teaching is getting more fun. I feel good to be with my students. I got a great deal of satisfaction when my students said to me sth like: "O..I got u!", "O..it makes much more sense to me now!",... I think I m really so into teaching!

Research is doing okay. There're some projects that I'm very interested in. But since there're some other urgent deadlines to meet, I have to put them on the back burner. But that's good, coz it can give me time to familiarize myself with the new concept.

Sat: I had a meeting with Tony and he advised me on my career path. After the discussion, I got a better idea on what I should be doing in the coming 2-3 years. Now that I have a concrete planning for my research work and career, I guess I truly have to get with it and get things all done in time. Ron. You cant be that lazy anymore!

Sun: We had a quarrel again. I feel really bad for making you so bent. I dun really know what's going on with me lately. How come I dun have enough faith in God!?

Mon: Glad that we are soon reconciled after the quarrel. I feel like we know each others more. That's cool.

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School again.

School starts and I'm getting back to my research work again. I miss the Europe trip very much, especially this trip means a lot to me. But still I needa get back to work.
This quarter I'll be super busy. Besides research, I'm teaching two courses=3 sections this quarter. I feel like I'm swarmed with work all the time. Hope I can handle with it.
Havent taught for two years. I felt a bit nervous during the first few minutes of my first class. The classes were generally going quite smoothly. Thx God.
And I realize that I truly like teaching..I enjoy teaching and the time with my students a lot!

Back to LA from Europe.

The Europe trip ends so quickly. And I've just come back to LA, so unwillingly. The trip was great. We visited so many places. I like Europe so much, especially Munich! Of course, the best thing is to travel with her.
I really dun wanna come back to school and work, though I have to.
So tired after the long trip. Gotta take more good rest before the quarter begins!