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It’s a Man Bite Man World

July 21, 2010 God

I recently got into a little friendly debate with my friend Jane. She once wrote on her facebook update: “People I will never understand: dog haters, people who don’t like swimming, and murderers.” I had to reply immediately: “I’m a dog-hater. I also don’t like swimming. I’m not a murderer though…forgive me?” Now, the last [...]

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We Loved. We Fought. We Hated.

July 4, 2010 eating disorders

The post I’m going to write now is rather personal…and I don’t even really know where to start. It’s something that has had such a tremendous impact on my life—It gave me much pain and blessings, and has changed the course of my life. Let’s start out with: I used to have a younger sister. [...]

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The Soul Voyager

May 26, 2010 blog meet-up

When I was trying to persuade Jing Wen to return to church, I used all sorts of methods. I tried to bribe her with homemade banana muffins. I offered to buy her dinner if she would go to bible group with me after. I prepared a 5-course feast for the bible group and sent her [...]

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Easter Baptism

April 5, 2010 eating disorders

Yesterday, on Easter Sunday of 2010, my best friend got baptized. She has been my best friend for 12 years. I have been praying for her for 12 years. And yesterday, half the world across, I rejoiced with her for her baptism: the celebration of entering the Kingdom of God. Her name is Jing Wen, [...]

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You’ve Got a Friend in Me

March 31, 2010 eating disorders

A while ago, I received a call out of the blue from Ted. If you recall from this post, Ted is an old friend of mine, a mentally disordered guy with whom I used to do bible study. He was also a key factor in yanking me away from my eating disorder to true recovery. [...]

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Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Korean Fusion Street Food BYOB

March 27, 2010 dinner event

After several consecutive sleepless nights and two exams in a single day, you’d think I deserve a rest. But no. I was walking a mile to Ralph’s, taking an hour’s metro ride to the Korean supermarket, then chopping, slicing, mashing, and mixing in the kitchen, all in preparation for my Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24 event. [...]

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