I tried to remove the car radio player following some instructions I found online

- I cut 1cm wide x 2 inch long strips from an old plastic reward card.
- Pushed 2 strips into 2 slots in the player, pushed and pushed but the player refused to pop out.
- I give up. I’m putting aside this need to do something about the radio player till next year.

I’ve decided that silent driving may be a good thing for me. I’m constantly bombarded by media: the tv while I cook and eat, the iPod while I run, the macbook while I work. Some silence is good for my soul, my spirit and my ears.

October 2006, I volunteered for World Vision and got to see Third Day and David Crowder Band for free. Today, I received an email from World Vision asking for volunteers for Casting Crowns with Leeland’s concert at Lehigh on November 9. I get to see them for free…yay!

Once upon a time, I faithfully followed the 13-week walk/run program but somehow I slacked off when I reached week 9’s running schedule. Maybe it’s the longer running schedule, maybe it’s the weather, maybe I just got tired of it, or maybe I saw week 10’s schedule (run 30 min: walk 1 min, repeat once) and got scared Well, I started week 9 again this week and I’m determined to complete the 13 week program this time.

There’s a lot of this langsat- or mini manggo-like fruits in some spots around the trail. I call them ankle busters….got to be very careful when running through this maze of ankle busters. I stumbled over them once or twice (almost twisted my ankle) and I’ve seen it happened to other runners too.

I seldom buy books from local bookstores, preferring to buy cheaper new or used books from online stores. Actually, I rarely buy books, I prefer to borrow from the library or do an inter-library loan. But last Saturday, I decided to go to the local christian bookstore to get a copy of The Apologetics Study Bible. I checked online and it cost $26.40 from Amazon.com. I was about to get it from Amazon but the free super saver shipping takes around 2 weeks. I realize how Americanized I’ve become when I cannot wait 2 weeks to get something…I want it now, I want it in an instant! The same book cost $39.90 at the bookstore and with their 60th anniversary sale (20% discount) and a 6% sales tax, I paid $33.90 for the book. I contributed $7.50 to the local christian bookstore economy! I can see how difficult it must be for them to compete with Amazon, Walmart etc, but I definitely won’t do this often, I prefer to contribute to my pocket economy.