Sunday, April 18, 2004
Still no final decision on a name for a video production company. Although Squambo Productions sounds a little catchy (I can even visualize the squirrel with the headband logo), it would just feel weird using a name I didn't make up for my own purposes.
Anyway, I'm finishing up packing for the Philippines. We leave for the Philippines tomorrow night. While I'm packing, I'm hoping to finish downloading the latest episode of Naruto. A highly recommended anime. The episodes are currently airing every Wednesday night in Japan, and a few groups out there subtitle them as soon as they come out.
Recommended website(s): www.wayofthemaster.com and www.livingwaters.com. They're essentially the same, but check them out. They're influencing how I've been sharing the Gospel recently.
Ok, I think I'm about as chronologically out of order as a Quentin Tarantino movie. Speaking of which, I just saw Kill Bill volume 2. I can't really say that one is better than the other, because both volumes go together. You can't really watch one without the other. Anyway, this time around, there is less of the samurai stuff and more of the kung-fu and western stuff. I still enjoyed it. Oh, and before the movie started, there was a trailer for Hero, the last Jet Li movie I saw. It's about time.
So tomorrow, we leave after Marli and Kevin's wedding. I just finished a couple of days ago the skit video that we'll be showing at the reception. It was really fun filming, though I was following around Jed and Aimee for about a week in order to act out how Kevin and Marli met, etc, etc. It was like filming a reality tv show. My first "romantic comedy", first skit on a DVD, and first skit we did at FACI for the sole purpose of telling a story and not promoting an event or something. Well, I guess you could argue that we were promoting for eHarmony (which is a big chunk of the story.) It's supposed to be a surprise, but I doubt that anyone's going to read this at least until after the wedding. It's so cheesy and corny at times that it's almost embarassing. Ha, ha. We're glad we're leaving the country for a few weeks right after we show the video. ^_^
Anyway, I'm finishing up packing for the Philippines. We leave for the Philippines tomorrow night. While I'm packing, I'm hoping to finish downloading the latest episode of Naruto. A highly recommended anime. The episodes are currently airing every Wednesday night in Japan, and a few groups out there subtitle them as soon as they come out.
Recommended website(s): www.wayofthemaster.com and www.livingwaters.com. They're essentially the same, but check them out. They're influencing how I've been sharing the Gospel recently.
Ok, I think I'm about as chronologically out of order as a Quentin Tarantino movie. Speaking of which, I just saw Kill Bill volume 2. I can't really say that one is better than the other, because both volumes go together. You can't really watch one without the other. Anyway, this time around, there is less of the samurai stuff and more of the kung-fu and western stuff. I still enjoyed it. Oh, and before the movie started, there was a trailer for Hero, the last Jet Li movie I saw. It's about time.
So tomorrow, we leave after Marli and Kevin's wedding. I just finished a couple of days ago the skit video that we'll be showing at the reception. It was really fun filming, though I was following around Jed and Aimee for about a week in order to act out how Kevin and Marli met, etc, etc. It was like filming a reality tv show. My first "romantic comedy", first skit on a DVD, and first skit we did at FACI for the sole purpose of telling a story and not promoting an event or something. Well, I guess you could argue that we were promoting for eHarmony (which is a big chunk of the story.) It's supposed to be a surprise, but I doubt that anyone's going to read this at least until after the wedding. It's so cheesy and corny at times that it's almost embarassing. Ha, ha. We're glad we're leaving the country for a few weeks right after we show the video. ^_^
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Now accepting applications for potential names for a video production company. Apply using the comments feature.
Monday, April 05, 2004
Okay, I forgot to mention that I'm not going to Saipan (at least, not anytime soon.) The application deadline for the school was at the end of March, but I decided weeks before that I will not apply. While I was trying to fill out the application, I found that I couldn't answer some of the questions honestly. "Why do you want to teach at a Christian school?" I wasn't even sure if I wanted to teach at a school, Christian or otherwise. Sure, I can write down answers that they would probably be looking for, but that would just be lying.
I still am going to the Philippines, though. I don't think I've mentioned it with much detail here, but it is a medical missions trip to the rural province of Nueva Ecija which is about 50 or 60 miles north of Manila. We're providing medical aid and sharing the Gospel at the same time. We will be leaving on April 18th. Actually, it's going to be the 19th since our flight is at 12:30am. We will be at Nueva Ecija for a week. The week after that, a group is also continuing on to minister at Bacolod City at a different island further south until the end of April. It'll be great if you could pray for a few things:
• Pray for protection for our team as we prepare spiritually, physically, and mentally for this trip.
• Pray for safety in travel and good health up to, and throughout the trip. (I think my mouth is fully healed now, by the way.)
• Pray for favor with customs. In order to save on shipping costs, we are each taking a 70lb. box of medical supplies as our second piece of luggage.
• Pray that our team will work together for one purpose – spreading the Gospel.
• Pray that I will be used by God as a willing servant for whatever He wants.
• Pray for the people we will encounter, that they will be open to the Gospel.
• Pray also for my family members still in the Philippines. Although not officially part of the mission trip, I will be spending time with them for a couple of weeks afterwards.
I still am going to the Philippines, though. I don't think I've mentioned it with much detail here, but it is a medical missions trip to the rural province of Nueva Ecija which is about 50 or 60 miles north of Manila. We're providing medical aid and sharing the Gospel at the same time. We will be leaving on April 18th. Actually, it's going to be the 19th since our flight is at 12:30am. We will be at Nueva Ecija for a week. The week after that, a group is also continuing on to minister at Bacolod City at a different island further south until the end of April. It'll be great if you could pray for a few things:
• Pray for protection for our team as we prepare spiritually, physically, and mentally for this trip.
• Pray for safety in travel and good health up to, and throughout the trip. (I think my mouth is fully healed now, by the way.)
• Pray for favor with customs. In order to save on shipping costs, we are each taking a 70lb. box of medical supplies as our second piece of luggage.
• Pray that our team will work together for one purpose – spreading the Gospel.
• Pray that I will be used by God as a willing servant for whatever He wants.
• Pray for the people we will encounter, that they will be open to the Gospel.
• Pray also for my family members still in the Philippines. Although not officially part of the mission trip, I will be spending time with them for a couple of weeks afterwards.
Saturday, April 03, 2004
I got the video converted, reduced in size, and uploaded.
Today, I had my first major wedding gig in which I pretty much had to film everything in the ceremony and the reception as well as present the photo montage slide show. Before, I was usually just responsible for making the slide show. It was really fun, but it was still a lot of work and a little stressful at times. I had to recruit one of my friends to man the second video camera. I hope it's not too difficult piecing the footage from multiple cameras together. Getting the audio to sync up with the video would probably be the hardest part. I won't be able to work on editing it until I get back from the Philippines, though.
Today, I had my first major wedding gig in which I pretty much had to film everything in the ceremony and the reception as well as present the photo montage slide show. Before, I was usually just responsible for making the slide show. It was really fun, but it was still a lot of work and a little stressful at times. I had to recruit one of my friends to man the second video camera. I hope it's not too difficult piecing the footage from multiple cameras together. Getting the audio to sync up with the video would probably be the hardest part. I won't be able to work on editing it until I get back from the Philippines, though.
