Circumcision

The Parable of the Chinese Bamboo Tree; from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families of Stephen Covey

“In everything you do in your family, keep in mind the miracle of the Chinese bamboo tree. After the seed for this amazing tree is planted, you see nothing, absolutely nothing, for four years except for a tiny shoot coming out of a bulb. During those four years, all the growth is underground in a massive, fibrous root structure that spreads deep and wide in the earth. But then in the the fifth year the Chinese bamboo tree grows up to eighty feet!
Many things in family life are like the Chinese bamboo tree. You work and you invest time and effort, and you do everything you can possibly do to nurture growth, and sometimes you don’t see anything for weeks, months, or even years. But if you’re patient and keep working and nurturing, that “fifth year” will come, and you will be astonished at the growth and change you see taking place. Patience is faith in action. Patience is emotional diligence. It’s the willingness to suffer inside so that others can grow. It reveals love. It gives birth to understanding.”

Just thinking that boys they higher growth spurt if circumcised at five years old similar to the bamboo tree.

You see the Bible also teaches patience:

Luke 6:20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

http://lukasabridged.blogspot.com/2015/05/roller-coaster.html

These ancients texts are similar in spirit. Its just that men have different interpretations that they forgot to use the laws written in their hearts. Quote below is from Dan Brown.

So here's the advice for Fantasy basketball managers and other fantasy sports, its not the third year jump you must watch out for. Its the fifth year players you gamble on trades for players to live up to their potentials. WTH. SMH. why now? these useful if I was still into Fball.

The Holy Grail

1 Timothy 2

8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. 9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. 11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. 13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. 15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

Verse 8,9 is about attitude - that men should be confident at all times, without going overboard nor show self-pity. In like manner women should behave modestly, with shamefacedness and in sobriety. Attitude is more important than clothes 'cause clothes are superficial. I think when it comes to clothes, people should dress appropriately for occasions. And we talked about it does not matter if you have long or short hair.

Verse 10,11,12,13,14 Women should learn from men 'cause they are naturally superior than women. Remember that women are the weaker vessels. Adam however thinks women can do wonderful things, while Eve is not confident of herself. Government, society and religion does that to women. If women comes out of her shell, she is capable of leading among other things and she will break the monopoly of men in authority. The bite in the apple. I think the government and society and religion should make it easier for women to be confident.

Verse 15 Women can be housewives if they will not pursue careers.

"every inch of your skin is a holy grail I gotta find..."

This is for the adult audience only okay?

Tomorrowland

I saw the movie yesterday not expecting much. Trailer doesn't say much but you will be surprised at the movie. I was surprised in a good way. Bring your kids cause its for the whole family. Maybe its more of a kids' film. I won't say details about it cause I might spoil it for you. One thing that annoys me though, not only in this movie but in the others as well. Is that when the film characters are driving a vehicle, you can observe that its on top of a trailer truck cause of the angles and elevation. Other than that, its cool.

Qur'an (61:10-12) "O ye who believe! Shall I lead you to a bargain that will save you from a grievous Penalty? That ye believe in Allah and His Messenger, and that ye strive (your utmost) in the Cause of Allah, with your property and your persons: That will be best for you, if ye but knew! He will forgive you your sins, and admit you to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, and to beautiful mansions in Gardens of Eternity: that is indeed the Supreme Achievement."  This verse was given at the battle Uhud and uses the Arabic word, Jihad.

Books can take you as far as your imagination can take you. This means Jihad is to learn knowledge. Films and other media also does that. You must study so you can become successful, contented and happy in life. This is the reward. Come on guys. The war is against ignorance so people must be educated.

Rolling out

Ride Out - Kid Ink ft. Rich Homie Quan, Tyga, Wale & YG 

[Intro: Rich Homie Quan].......
Came in at first, had bad luck
Got a whole lot, remember I ain't had nothin'
We done sold out, now everybody mad at me
Tell 'em roll out, now everybody smashin'
Get ready cause you know we 'bout to be a problem
Hope you ready cause you know it 'bout to be a problem

[Hook: Kid Ink]
It's the only way we know to go
Squad up, never roll alone
And we gon' ride on forever
We ride out together
Pull up right in your zone
Take over the street, that's how we roll
And we gon' ride on forever
We ride out together

[Verse 1: Tyga]
Fancy when I drive, six cars in the driveway
Cash in the driver door, spend it, do it my way
I fight you like a matador, fresh out the catalog
One fall we all fall, crew like dominoes
Paper chase, vamanos, all my dogs riding smoke
Mob heavy like the Pope, for that pot of gold
We are not alone, boy, better check your tone
You gone need a lot of help, I ain't talkin' bank loans
Sit with us, table last supper
Toast to the brothers, some bad motherfuckers
Yeah, ain't nothin' but pure luxury
You lookin' left to me, should be looking up to me
Preferably one of the best
She ridin' cause we next now and forever to death
Be loyal, real, and respect, stay ahead of the rest
We just sit back, relax, doin' things to impress

[Hook]

[Verse 2: Wale]
Got no time to waste
And no way these niggas stoppin' me, oh no
Flyin' from a mile away
It's not a problem, only real ones follow me
And I can do this with my eyes closed
Blindfold two times over
Ride solo, I got women and got soldiers
I ain't trippin', you try to get it your night's over
Talkin' on Melatonin, get it and fight coma
What's defeat to a giant, niggas feedin' the fire
History, niggas be less them niggas flee when they flyin'
You don't believe it? Then try it
We don't believe in just tryin'
I call it peoples and leave 'em in 100 pieces divided
That's cold cutting
And I've been this dope for like four summers
And I ain't really going for the he say, or she say
Keep it G for Pete's sake
I know this shit that bone you pick
Might leave you niggas fillets

[Hook]

[Verse 3: YG]
It's YG 4hunnid!
Is you ridin'?
Is you with all the burglarizing and the violence
If Jimmy got caught up, but you was right there with him
So the police askin' you questions, is you gone keep quiet??
Is you loyal, is you real, is you fake?
When I can't tell that's the type of way that I hate
You got that fake-friend syndrome
There's no cure so them symptoms is gon' show
You know the code, stick around, hold it down, never fold
Like it's a crease up in your Dicky Browns
Hold up, each one teach one
Motivate each one to be something
Cause I ain't just another statistic
I do this, this, and that if you wanna get specific
I'm just tryna make bread come quicker
For me and my day one hittas

[Outro: Kid Ink]
Ride out!

Exodus 7
1 And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land. 3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them. 6 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they.

To be precisely clear, we are talking about Egypt as personification of corruption here. There are good people and bad people in every country. We have to get evil out of the hearts of people and out of all countries.

Nut and Bolt

Hey people you just have to read back on this blog and its very clear that marrying is for a man and a woman only. Period. Man to man and woman to woman is disgusting and does not fit. This is common sense. Eunuchs have to stay single. You just read back people and you find some useful things. If you tolerate this abomination, you are creating another Sodom and Gomorrah where all kinds of corruption exist and was destroyed in a fiery end.

http://lukasabridged.blogspot.com/2015/05/matthew-19.html

Matthew 19:4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read , that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said , For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be * one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together , let not man put asunder.

Matthew 19:11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. 12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. 

If it does not fit, marrying is not given unto you.

Roller coaster

Luke 6
20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. 24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. 25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Verses 20,24 I think these are advice to people and absolutely not a conclusion. To the poor, its like their glass is empty so their capacity for learning is plenty while for the rich, this is a caution. With their inheritance, some do not need to study or work. As we said, the eye of the needle. But its up to the people to persevere, there are poor who are lazy and there are rich who are workaholic. Just as there are evil poor people and good rich people.

Verses 21,25 Hunger and being full and weep and laugh just tells us to cherish the good times and prepare for the bad times. Likewise we should appreciate our loved ones. Sometimes we forget to understand and be patient with them. Life is like a roller coaster.

Verses 22,23,26 When people criticize you, you become more guarded and more disciplined. That is why you will learn a lot. While if people flatter you all the time or they are lenient on you, you become overconfident and careless. That is a disservice to you and could become your downfall. Criticize and flatter people when deserving and at the right time. When the axe is dull, you need more effort to cut firewood while when axe is sharp there is lesser effort required.

Kite-flying

D-Wade

Sine Wave

Noodle house

So I went to a noodle house yesterday. I've been there number of times. Says there the noodles were hand-pulled. Also there's some writing in the walls of the restaurant and would you believe it that a Moslem man created the beef noodles in China? Here goes "The pulled noodles has history of more than 300 years originating from Lanzhou, Kanshu Province in the Qing dynasty. A young Hui man of Muslim ethnicity known as Ma Bao Zi created the Special Braised Beef noodles. Life was harsh and he would cook at home and carry the noodles on his shoulders and walk around the city. They say its the no.1 noodles on Earth". That is why we have to read back on the writing of ancient people like Aristotle, Plato and the ancient texts. There is wisdom there. Its just revised I guess for their times like what writers do today. They update previous works. Maybe not update but they get ideas from early people and call it their own. Like the people of yesterdays also get their ideas from more earlier people. I ordered the Eggplant with ground beef noodles with some sauce. I played around with the chopsticks like stupid so people believe I dunno how to use chopsticks. So I waited for some stupid remarks from people around and then I start on the dish. I like to prank people. So maybe that the reason I get pranked a lot as well.

How to elect a leader

1 Timothy 3
1 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.    2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

These are requirements, can be applied to leader of a company up to leader of a country. If you compare below, the leader has stricter qualifications than that of the deacons or staff described below. I think this also applies to the Ombudsman office which should have stricter qualifications. You see the leader shall not be a novice and not too arrogant or else the leader will be condemned by critics neither the leader shall be too humble or else the leader will be reproached by critics. If does not necessarily have to be a man also because we have discussed in the past that there are women leaders.

8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

The difference is the leader is sober and the staff are little intoxicated. I think this means the leader should be smarter than the staff. And the staff shall support the leader.

14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: 15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

And so the writer sent this letter cause he cannot supervise personally the happenings so that the people will have guidelines in choosing a leader. Verse 15 the foundation and the pillars were built. And Verse 16 the completion of all the activities for the house.

Lost and found

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Luke 15:11-32
11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. 20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. 21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. 25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. 26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. 28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. 29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: 30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. 31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. 32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

I was thinking about Philippine politics actually. Of course you can have your interpretations.

Cat mentality

In ancient times where there is hunter and the hunted, humans keep in shape to cope up with predatory animals. Past forward to today, humans keep in shape so that they will be attractive to the opposite sex. Maybe this is the negative mentality adapted by obese people to eat and eat so that when they get fat, the animals will easily catch them. So as couch potatoes, they eat ice cream and sulk and watch romantic comedies. But the logic is that what hunter will be attracted by fat and oily animal. Maybe a slow and obese hunter as well. I think the hunters will go for the mobile targets. Like cats for example will be excited and hyper when you play with laser light or the feathers dangling in front of them. You can make them jump and chase on frantic pace. My cat I measured jumped to about 30 inches. Yep I measured it. My cat is a hyper siamese, in fact he was awarded the Most Hyper Cat in one cat show. Persians aren't as athletic and as competitive. Cats they become bored when there is no movement. Birds meanwhile have colorful feathers to attract mates. And some animals use their voices. So it really pays to be physically and mentally fit.

Forces of nature

Okay so I was thinking. I was feeling under the weather the past few days. Probably jetlagged though I only rided a bus from a trip. You see 6 to 7 hours of sitting will make you uncomfortable. Although there were couple of stops every two hours. I was reminded of rigor mortis - if I remember correctly its the blood settling down below the person's body. Its somewhat similar to being jetlagged. In a sitting position the portion most affected will be the back of the legs. And traveling in the air, I would think the gravity pull is greater. I think the plane counteracts most of the pull but not all 'cause you feel this ringing in your ear. So what I think the solution for jetlag is to circulate the blood. I remember the egg roll exercise in my college days, that is you hug yourself in a cradle position and roll around.

I was talking about this gravity before and the way it stunts growth. If the gravity pull was lesser in the ancient times, then we can say that the humans and plants and animals are taller in those days. I remembered one time I applied wax on the windshield of my car and pressed the button for the water spinkler. Say I was driving 100 or 120 then, you see the effect is that the drops of water went up! Not down. So when you drive, it helps to the circulation of the blood. Probably into areas which are difficult to reach. The need for speed! That is provided the veins and arteries are not clogged. I think accu-pressure and accu-puncture are examples of unclogging the veins. Maybe helps some of the circulation as well. Of course nothing beats a healthy, delicious and nutritious diet.

But I think the effect of centrifugal force is better. Similar to amusement park rides like the roller coaster, merry-go-round and ferris wheel. Better yet the machines used by astronauts in their training. Maybe this should be commercialized. The video below shows a person spinning on a sitting position. What if they use the Vitruvian man position from Da Vinci. What's the effect on brains? On babies?