fantastic four and a house blessing

caught fantastic four on tues with tan. it resonated well with me. i must add for someone like me, i don't particularly dig brainless action movies. that explains why i was so disappointed with x men 3 (as compared to its previous instalments).

although fans of fantastic four might have been disappointed. i was pretty impressed with the script. a simple yet basic truth of our lives, we all have a choice. too often we say we don't have one. or we feel so pushed to the edge that we may even think we might not have one. i was just browsing a book at borders just now, and dr viktor frankl (famous psychiatrist) in his book 'man's search for meaning' states that we have free will. and by the way this isn't a theological discourse lest you're wondering. that even in the most dire of circumstances, as he observed from his time at the auschwitz concentration camp, there is still that freedom of choice.

reminded me of a sermon i heard at third place a month or two back. it was the second time hearing it, different take but same underlying lesson - we all have a choice. yet unless we acknowledge we're merely human this free will won't be seen as a gift, but rather as a burden too heavy for us to bear. like for the hope bit i said i'll come back to it, but i think i might never. think if i continue writing i can go write a book or something. so i'll leave this as that.

the whole gist is not too overburden ourselves with the notion that we always have a choice. yet at the same time not to use the easy excuse and let ourselves off easy saying we don't have a choice. to put it simply, quoting spiderman, 'with great power comes great responsibility'. the great power = freedom of choice, great responsibility does not = impossible, so don't ever think it is! when it gets too tough, maybe we've been too hard on ourselves.

damn, how do i always ending up writing so much. i'm trying to make it concise and move on to the next topic. sigh, why am i so lor so.

anyway more light heartedly, attended my first house blessing! yes i'm quite a swakoo one. the only house blessing i've ever known of is the one where the priest will go around and squirt holy water all over the house. it's like back in ij when the priest will bless our oranges during chinese new year mass. anyway did expect the house blessing to be a prayer walk, except more formal and structured, which it was.

ps wen conducted the house blessing. i didn't follow them around the rooms so i stuck about in the living room. it was a good time because of the food, the fellowship (err yes with my mum's homemakers sg), but more so because of the discussion topic.

and that discussion topic got me thinking about it even today. it has been a matter that leaves me perplexed also.

so anyway the house blessing was on thurs. was late to meet val, i realised i can be quite a horrid driver when i'm running late. but some of my friends would beg to differ and say i'm a terrible driver all the time. haha.

anyway went to marmalade pantry for val's farewell dinner. the sticky date pudding definitely lives up to the rave reviews it got. it'll be good to share though, sweet and rich stuff can be overwhelming for one.

no use saying anything more, will upload photos. they speak more than words when it's recollecting events.

lightsticks retreat tomorrow! or rather later today. if the hotel has free wireless i might just bring my laptop so i can do some work in the afternoon.

speaking of ps wen, she just came on, on my iTunes. yes i do convert them and plug them into my nano. i usually don't state my personal opinions about individuals on my blog, except for exceptional individuals... like her. whenever she prays or speaks, there's this sincerity of heart, love of God from the heart. she's someone i do look up to. not because she's a pastor (in a position of authority, blah blah blah) but because she's definitely earned that respect in my little encounters with her. and also, with all her life experience, she still has the humility and humbleness in her.

i definitely need to be more humble, less prideful. okay, time to run!

wow quite a verbal diarrhoea up there. good night folks.