I'll start first. Christmas is not the same since my father passed away but as a family we are happy that we have each other and that is the most important thing. We have traditional German food and lots of beers. hehe...
So before Christmas comes, I'm on a very special diet.
Benny Prasad performed at the World Cup 2006. Back then I didn't know who he was until today. I thought he was some Bob Marley wannabe...
Wow, God really knows how to use people of all races. He didn't choose the prefect ones but instead chosed the imperfect ones to spread HIS POWERFUL gospels.
Your duty as a sister to educate him to play good games lulz.
Correction. My duty is to spread the Good Word to him. So far, its getting there. He's been going to church with me but the desire is not there yet.
Ah I'm not familiar with PC games, I'm more of a Smartphone games. Angry Birds, etc...hehe....
But I bought for him Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Fallout 4, God of War, Metal Gear Solid 5, The Witcher 3, Batman, GTA 5, Mortal Kombat X, and Lego Dimensions.
Er, Lego Dimensions is for me to play coz I like to build stuff. hehe...
It's been some time since they make a movie out of it?
I didn't know. hehe...
QUOTE(Carlo J @ Dec 1 2015, 11:39 AM)
They have to stop milking the franchise.
My last AC was Black Flag. Unity sucks and Rogue was okay but I'm tired of the franchise. I mean besides spreading the gospel to him
With those games, he'll be playing them all night long.
Lego Dimensions is not bad, why not get real LEGO? haha Yeah, it was supposed to be released this year but it was delayed to next year.
I played Fallout yesterday and I gotta say, the graphics are quite realistic and gameplay is quite addictive...till I can't focus on my work. hehehe....
Well anyway, he deserves it for all his hard work this year.
Yeah, I seriously didn't know about this Assassin Creed thingy.
This will be a series, that will follow up from some of the revelations I've been receiving while reading the Bible.
I believe, one of the way to know of whether you're walking in the light of Christ (1 John 1:7) is whether you are at rest (in peace) despite of of your imperfection or you're still struggling to be at rest with God.
It's important to know this, really because when you are rest, you live in the covenant of God's Grace of the New Testament. When you are still struggling to be at rest, you put yourself under the Covenant of The Law of the Old Testament even though it is no longer in effect for you but because you put yourself under it, the devil goes to work wreaking havoc to confuse your spirit man.
Why you can be at rest despite of your imperfection? Because Grace means something you've been given that you don't earn by your efforts, works, performance. This is something to be received freely with no strings attached! When you know that and embrace this truth in practicality, your spirit will be at rest.
Why you aren't at rest? Because Law demands that you still need to perform to earn that rest. If you embrace that, you will always be in this struggle.
When God helped me to realize this, it just renew the revelation, something I already knew and yet it never fail to amaze and refresh... I mean wow.
I believe we need to be reminded of this truth over and over again, even though we think we know it.
Why this is important..because when you are not at rest, the amount of noise generated from your struggling dampens your spiritual hearing and this will cause you to eventually be distracted to many other things.
I hope you receive this in the spirit and start to look to Christ and be at rest. Talk to me if you need help.
God Bless.
Funny that you mention about Grace. Because somebody I know is sure lacking from it.
Ok that's great. Rewarding him based on his hard work.
Assassin's Creed have been around since 2008. If you have the time, start from the first one. Drinking semi hot water won't help if it's that serious.
Honey with lemon would help to ease the throat but if you got the time, look for luo han guo and add sliced ginger in it. Guaranteed will cure your sore throat.
Heck no, I don't intend to start playing games. I get addicted easily. hehe...
QUOTE(Deadlocks @ Dec 2 2015, 05:48 PM)
Nothing wrong, really. And there's also nothing wrong if they embrace a different culture from the ones that they are born in.
So why care if they're "americanized" or not?
Nothing wrong of course. But too "Americanized" sometimes is too obvious and annoying.
What if I become too "Asianized" ? People think I'm pretending. Know what I mean?
What you become is not necessarily what you pretend to be, regardless of how people would have assumed. Your life is yours to live, and if that means adopting into a different culture, why would that be considered as "pretending"? Some simply considered their culture to be not as good as others, so they lived their lives accordingly.
They certainly did not "pretend" as you have put it. If you really meant what you said about how it is 'nothing's wrong', then why would you even question if it is pretentious in the first place?
Why would you boxed yourself in just so you can live as how others expects you to be, and not how you want your own life to be?
Maybe I didn't express myself well enough in English. So here goes.
I think certain Asians are too Westernized, ie, be it culturally, economically, politically, etc.. But if you look closely, perhaps, its not too much of "Westernization" but instead more of "modernization."
Global modernization is a good thing but to what extent?
Its obvious that Western culture has influenced youths of the world, regardless of race and religion.
But I think both cultures (Asian and Western) are good. Furthermore it should not replace each other. Instead we take the positive traits of each cultures.
My gist is "why Asians tend to focus too much on Western culture." To the point of forsaking their own culture.
Nothing wrong with Asians culture, don't get me wrong.
But from my circle of close friends, I can see a bit of "pretentious" among them just because they mixing with a Eurasian. I don't get that.
I just want them to be who they are not be someone they are not.
Its different if they are born and raise in a Western country, that I understand. hehe...
Even my mother is more German than I am.
She's Chinese, for goodness sake.
I live on my own way, I don't conform to society steoreotypes. hehe...
I don't work those typical female 9 to 5 job, mind you.
I don't work from 9 to 5.
QUOTE(unknown warrior @ Dec 3 2015, 09:31 AM)
Talking about culture wise, it's not an issue. Don't have to argue until it becomes an issue.
Maybe because I've lived passed the age if discovering identity crisis, hence I don't really care but some of you are still in the discovery process of life so it matters to you.
For Christians, our identity is tied to Christ, be it American culture, Asian culture, does not matter. What matter is that our foundation is based on Love.
And that transcends all culture.
No arguments. Just some friendly banter back and forth.
Yeah I think its different when you are older, because you are wiser they say.
Younger people are more hot headed.
Is there such a thing as Christian culture?
QUOTE(Carlo J @ Dec 3 2015, 04:03 PM)
Willpower. All you need is willpower so you won't be addicted.
Prayer and time for God helped too.
I used to be addicted back in school days. Grew out of it when I graduated.
Sadly my willpower is limited thus I don't dare to play games often unless I'm stress or got nothing to do.
This post has been edited by tinarhian: Dec 3 2015, 08:29 PM
How are you able dictate what exactly is a person should be when you know nothing of the life that each of them individually goes through?
Like I said, it's NOT a pretentious thing simply because it did not fit your worldview of how things should be. That's called stereotyping, and you're doing exactly that, because you think that people are being pretentious if they do not ACT in the way they're supposed to be, when in fact you can't possibly tell what's really going on in each of their lives.
And while both Eastern and Western cultures are good, it is absolutely UP TO THEM to choose how to live their lives, even if they have chose to discard the culture that they are born with. By who's authority, and by which law in stone, that you can say that such an endeavor is wrong in the first place?
It's more than just being influenced globally. It's CHOICE. And if you think choice = pretentious, then you are obviously stereotyping them, because the only times when they're not being "pretentious" is when they fit your own world view of which culture they're supposed to behave accordingly.
If you do not like stereotyping, then no matter how westernized or easternized a person is, it should not even matter. Why not get to know them personally uniquely as an individual rather than trying to put them into stereotypical boxes, i.e. "Oooh, you're Chinese, why are you acting westernized?"
So live life your own way. If you don't want others to peg you, or stereotype you accordingly, then it's only fair that you also do not stereotype others. There's simply no rule or law in the universe that says a person cannot be westernized nor easternized, and calling them pretentious is merely because they did not fit into your worldview of how things should be.
Nothing's wrong, if one has too much of either culture, east or west. We're human beings at the end of the day, aren't we? Why would it be considered be pretending for embracing something belonged to all human beings? At the end of the day, stop stereotyping. Each person is unique, and he or she can be both east and west, all east, and all west if he or she chooses to be. No such thing as being pretentious here, because each of them are unique, so it shouldn't matter what their origins are. This is also called stereotyping, because you can only accept and expect people who are raised in a Western country to be westernized. What happens when one of them wishes to go to China and decided to adopt their culture? There are plenty of them who are currently doing this. In all fairness, they should be allowed to do so. Similarly, those who are raised in the East should also be allowed to be westernized if they so choose to be.
Remember. It's choice. And you have no right to fault a person's choice by calling them pretentious. That's just stereotyping.
In the context of my friends, of course I know their life. I just tell them subtly. We just laughed about it. No hard feelings.
On a broader horizon, I cannot change the way people behave. Duh..
How can it not be pretentious? But I'm not stereotyping.
Its pretentious in a sense when they talk funny, which is not their own original way of communication. What's wrong with communicating with your own natural style?
Stereotyping and racial profiling cannot stop, and it does not mean that I support both. Of course I do not agree with mainstream media.
When you see advertisements, for certain products, they used certain "models." Yes?
Same goes with Hollywood movies, you see certain characters being protrayed by certain ethnic race?
Example, Germans are always protrayed as villains in Hollywood movies.
I'm just saying do not forsake one own culture just to feel "modern" or whatever.
I keep it real yo.
QUOTE(unknown warrior @ Dec 3 2015, 09:46 PM)
Yes there is, unfortunately. Can be good or bad in some sense.
People are not born being prisoners to their culture in the first place. Why would they be forsaking their own culture if they have decided what's best in their lives?
And how do you know people aren't keeping it real? Do you think of that because they're not keeping it as real as you do?
That's stereotyping.
As for the communication, it is understandable how there are those who have decided to emulate the way how other cultures speak, but this does not means that they're being pretentious. They just like to do it that way. Who's to say that you are only allowed to communicate only in the same way as your ancestors have communicating?
Take me for example. I am absolutely fascinated by the British accent, and there are times I speak like that. But why would I be pretending for showing a genuine interest in the language and accent itself? With that in mind, it is understandable that one may not sound as natural as you think they are, because they've probably only started not too long adopting a specific culture. But why would you be the one stopping them from living the lives they want to, just because you think they aren't being "natural"?
The main point here being is that you should be less concerned how people aren't "natural". None of us are, as we live our everyday lives, shaped by our everyday experiences, and living completely different lives everyday, and possibly learning how to change as we experience new things along. There's no need to keep tabs on the "natural", if you know you can at least be friends with them, because they're sincere friendfs.
Otherwise, why would anyone be friends with someone who is so judgemental of their origins to the extent of calling them pretentious?
Stop stereotyping, and repeat the mantra as much as possible as needed.
You mean like copying other culture? Yeah that's assimilation right? hehe..
Remember, I'm talking in context of my friends here. I'm not bothered about other people.
I know they don't keep it real. I keep it real.
That's not stereotyping.
You mean if I talk like Chinese with a Chinese accent, people don't find it funny?
Why would I do that?
Ah those bloody British, our long lost cousins. They are full of bollocks you know. hehe..
Why you still think I want to "stop" them? Hast du ein wahn oder was?
Yeah of course they are sincere friends, we have our disagreement from time to time (due to football matters), but they are still my friends. hehe...
I told them they are pretentious, they know it. They told me, "Bugger off you German @#!" Of course I laughed because the accent sounds so funny. We all laughed about it.
Please, I don't stereotype. I think you are mistaken.
I collectively lump in Church culture and Church tradition to be almost the same thing.
For example, some Christians refuse to worship God in a building that doesn't look like a Church.
or that
Christian must have a certain kind of look and clothing or should only listen to hymns, modern contemporary are the works of the devil. Because of Church traditions and culture, some Christians are willing to go as far as calling Hillsong Worship as the Babylonian Whore. And this coming from Christians.
I know there's a American Chinese Pastor who wear Flip Flop on purpose and preach every Sunday just to prove this point. The Problem with this is that it Hinders the Spirit of God to reach out to the Lost. I'm willing to bet with you, if a Prostitute with Low Mini Skirt walks into a Tradition Church, All Eyes would be open wide in contempt and the feeling of uncomfortable and first reaction is to escort her out to stop from distracting Sunday Service when the Church SHOULD BE reaching out to them.
I seriously feel the Catholics and Some Protestant Church have this self righteous problem.
Sheesh. Christians have been judging since Biblical times. No surprise there.
Ah, same goes to the aunties that's in my Malaysian church before. My skirt was just knee length high and yet it deemed as "too sexy."
Go figure.
QUOTE(Carlo J @ Dec 4 2015, 10:07 AM)
To each their own, like they said 'prevention is better than cure' Yeah, they follow their Kosher diet seriously even when it comes to wine which they make it themselves.
I have not personally encountered or have Jewish friends so I based this on what I learned in college and facts.
Well, I have personally have some Jewish friends who are both strict and not so strict about Kosher diet....
QUOTE(Deadlocks @ Dec 4 2015, 10:25 AM)
I wouldn't comment further on your friends, because they're yours not mine. Just don't be harsh on them, because if they want to be assimilated, that's fine, it's not wrong.
If you fascinated with a specific accent, why not? It is normal when people find it objectively weird at first, but why would it be pretentious if yo love that accent and wishes to speak it? Is there a law or rule in stone that says you're not allowed to?
And if you have read my points carefully, it is common to feel fake at first because you're either new to the accent or language, but if you love saying it, pretentious isn't really the word if all you do are stopping people from doing what they love to do.
It's fake not because one doesn't keep it real. It's because people cannot accept that a person is capable of speaking many different accents and languages at the same time.
If anyone kept it real, it is your friends who can speak more than 1 languages, and including those who can speak in more than 1 accent.
That's right, because they are my friends, we know each other well. I was never harsh nor judgemental. What gave you the idea?
Of course there's no such laws. People just looked at you weird that's all.
How is it not pretentious when people are faking their accents?
I mean I get it if they acquire those "accents" over a period of time. One does not suddenly talk in a British accent after a few hours, let alone days.
Well, my friends does speak more than 1 language. BM and English. And English with an American accent.
Keeping it real indeed.
Is Cantonese and Hokkien considered as language? I think its dialect right?
But I'm referring to pandan leaves. You know the long green leaves South East Asian used in their cuisine.
QUOTE(unknown warrior @ Dec 5 2015, 09:43 AM)
Next time, tell them this.
Jesus didn't mind a prostitute anoint and touch him with perfume and hair.
Tell them in that day and age how prostitute dress. If they think it's sack cloth, how gravely mistaken they are.
Aha! The aunty told me that prostitutes wore veil and long garment. I never interact with that aunty ever since. A loss sheep like de1929.
Its a fact in the Bible, prostitutes wore expensive wardrobe and jewellery to impress men.
Ezekiel 16: 15 - 16
15 “But you took advantage of your beauty and fame to sleep with everyone who came along. 16You used some of your clothes to decorate your places of worship, and just like a prostitute, you gave yourself to everyone."
I'm like what?! As far as I can remember, only virgins and married women wear veils.
That's what my Jewish friends told me.
QUOTE(Carlo J @ Dec 6 2015, 02:51 AM)
I see, I have yet to know Jewish people.
They're both dialects that are not official languages but commonly used daily languages. Get what I mean?
I understand. Kinda like Bavarian and German language. Certain similar words are used.
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I never interact with that aunty ever since. A loss sheep like de1929.
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