Tax man is heahhhh [2015/10/23]

Wow...it's been a while since an update.

Man, life has been busy and I had many excuses not to blog but now I am back.

Hopefully, I can have better content this time.

Just came across a Bloomberg article on local government trying to tax everything possible.

Amusement tax on Netflix? I guess Netflix does provide amusement...With this logic, I won't be surprised if the majority of digital content is taxed. I guess vine will be taxed too soon.

I get that there is a big funding gap in government but taxing is not the only tool. They
 could cut some of the unnecessary expenses and start charging for services.

Or cut tax breaks.

For instance, tax breaks for movie productions cost more to tax payers and yet they are still around and increasing in California.

Oh, the irony.

Give Thanks [2015/8/11-2015/8/16]

Father, thank You for everything. We must always be thankful for Your grace and unending love. It is the hard times that we must seek You more and really rely on You.
Jesus, I am sort of facing pressure with work and all kind of stuff happening in my life. Lord, I pray that You have mercy on me and bless me. I know that You will always walk with me and protect me. Let me adore You more and truly worship You.

1. Thank You Jesus for Your love. Let us always rejoice in Your love.

2. Thank You Lord for Your wisdom. I have completed so many tasks with Your help Father.

3. Thank You Jesus for the wonderful church. Let us be more united so we can do great things in Your name.

4. Thank You God for sending so many new souls to our church. Let us be more loving and serve them better.

5. Thank You Jesus for the gym. I missed working out. I am rebuilding wooohooo.

6. Thank You Lord for Chicago. Such a lovely city. Will definitely visit more ^^

7. Thank You Father for all Your insights. We do live in a wicked world. Father, let us never forget Your love and make sure that we love our neighbors and take care of the poor.

8. Thank You God for the great brothers and sisters in Christ. Let us never forget that together in You, nothing is impossible.

9. Thank You Jesus for all the freelancers. Father, I pray that they get good treatment and that they too develop more skills so that they can be more productive and serve You.

10. Jesus, we just want to thank You for everything.

Father, we love You. Let us live by Your will and not ours. Let us not be weak and egoistic but strong and loving in You. Let us live the life that You have planned for us :D



From Snapshot Serengeti

Give Thanks [2015/8/2]-[2015/8/10]

Thank You Lord for all Your love. Let us never forget how much You love us. Father, always be with us and lets love You and our neighbors more.

1. Thank You Jesus for Your wisdom. Through Your wisdom, I see more wickedness and I realize that we must really serve and pray more. Father, please continue to pour down Your wisdom on us.

2. Thank You Lord for my car. I can give rides and go to places. Let me be more thankful.

3. Thank You Father for my family. They are so loving. Lord, I pray that our family becomes a family believers united in You.

4. Thank You Jesus for my laptop. Yes, I love it. I can do work and also surf the internet.

5. Thank You God for great fellowship. I know that You have great plans for our church. Let us be more united and do great things for Your glory.

6. Thank You Jesus for credit cards. So convenient ^^

7. Thank You God for great food. I am eating very well these days :D

8. Thank You Jesus for WilFit. It is so good to be working out again. I should have started earlier.

9. Thank You Lord for the great books. I am learning so much.

10. Thank You Jesus for making me abandon bad habits. I have cut down the time watching YouTube and cartoons :D


Lord, we just want to thank You for everything. Let us focus more on You and You alone. Father, touch our hearts, so we can serve and love more. Use us for Your glory. We love You Jesus :D



*From Floating Forest

Give Thanks [2015/7/29-2015/8/1]

Father, thank You so much for everything. Let us never forget to thank You and praise You. Lord, we often complain too much and forget all the blessings that You have given us. Jesus, let us never forget Your blessings and always praise You.

1. Thank You Father for everything. Let us always be thankful and praise You.

2.  Thank You Lord for Your wisdom. Thank You so much letting me see and realize many things. Jesus, let us always obey Your laws.

3. Thank You Jesus for internet. Yes, it is fun but also makes the world go around.

4. Thank You God for Kakao. So easy to communicate and call my parents.

5. Thank You Jesus for my new external hard drive. It looks quite cool. Thank you for backing up my data.

6. Thank You Lord for Kindle. Love reading ^^

7. Thank You Jesus for the nice rides and parking. I almost feel like that I don't live in LA.

8. Thank You Lord for Craigslist. One nice source to look for housing and other stuff.

9. Thank You Father for Amazon. Wow, really great service.

10. Thank You God for giving me a healthy body. Always amazed to see my hands move and always happy to wake up everyday to praise You :D

Jesus, thank You for everything. We await Your return and we will train and work hard until Your return. Lord, let us be more loving. Let us spread Your love so all nations can praise You.



From Floating Forests

Give Thanks [2015/7/24-2015/7/28]

Jesus, we just to praise You. Thank You for being such a loving and faithful God. Lord, let us always remember Your love and share that love with all nations.

1. Thank You Father for Your wisdom. I have been working very productively. Also, I have learned that I did many stupid things...thank You for making me learn and correct inefficient ways.

2. Thank You Jesus for filling me with holiness. I have sinned but the fire of holiness, I feel it inside of me, growing everyday. Lord, let us be more holy.

3. Thank You God for internet. Today, I lost wifi for a while and realize how much we depend on the internet.

4. Thank You Jesus for electricity. Today, I also lost power. And I couldn't do much except read and sleep. Well, that was pleasant. But Lord thank You for giving us electricity that makes our lives much more comfortable.

5. Thank You Jesus for a nice drive and parking. It feels like I don't live in LA sometimes. Thank You again for this great blessing, specially in LA.

6. Thank You Father for good chat. I had a good chat with my roommate and also my friend. Father, please be with us when we share so we can console each other and set our hearts on You.

7. Thank You God for my blog. Yes, I have missed so many posts due to work but at least it reminds me that I should keep thinking, writing, and sharing :D

8. Thank You Lord for Your Word. Let us read it more and have it on our hearts. It is a blessing to know You and praise You, Jesus.

Father, we just want to thank You for everything. Let us never lose sight of You. Let us be more loving and humble. Please touch our hearts



From Floating Forests

Realtor movies [2015/7/24]

Apparently, upscale realtors are making movies to market their real estate listings.

I am not sure if it is worth the money but definitely gets the attention. Also, it gives ideas

for the potential buyer on how to use the place.  I applaud the realtor's innovative

strategy. May be the realtor could have made more realistic videos such as a butler

showing how the house can be used rather than just women showing lot of skin. Also,

realtors can have people give a tour virtually using a go pro. 

PS
At least models and actors can have another source of income :D




From Snapshot Serengeti

 

McDonald goes upscale [2015/7/24]

McDonald's Japan is providing fancy meal. Wow, really? I guess it is a good publicity/

marketing stunt but if they are trying turn McDonald into an upscale restaurant then we

should really have a new management. There is a difference between being bold and

innovative and just plain suicidal. I admire McDonald's operational prowess and I also

like Big Mac but hmmm...recent moves about becoming upscale...well, they are hopefully

experimental. I think McDonald can become lot better by creating better hamburgers

and having healthier options. Let's start with making the actual burger look more closer

to the ones shown in the commercials :D



From Floating Forests