SURPRISE!

Totally not on purpose. I made a mistake trimming my fringe and D-NA! After evening it out, it becomes bangs. I'm still really self conscious about it, but I'll get used to it. I might even change to this style! For now, I have to quite fiddling with it. But my hands seem to naturally go up to my fringe to fiddle with it.

I had a great talk to Elfi last night about certain issues. I'm starting to feel like maybe I shouldnt have spoken to her cause I think I made her feel quite bad. But I'm glad I did and that she understands what I'm going through. I thank God for her!

sitting in Anthropology of Religion lecture and seminar today, I realised that I'm really skeptical about enthnography and anthropology. I mean, it's a rather ambitious and interesting field to want to go into. But what does this benefit the bulk of society other than providing us with entertainment of understanding other cultures? I admit that I do enjoy watching other cultures and the rituals they practice, yet it doesn't do much to me other than remind me of the fact of who I am.

Maybe that is the point. To create a greater sense of identity and personal location. I guess I myself am in a position to conduct fieldwork and study of local british culture.

Oh, and we spoke about how the line between sacred and profane is blurred. The spiritual rituals that we practise and adhere to usually imposes itself on our profane lives. and similiarly the other way. The whole idea of spiritual ceremonies and rituals to unite the body within the religion makes sense. Yet I start to wonder,within christianity, by uniting within the church does that mean we tend to set the boundaries between us and the rest of the world? Do we separate ourselves from them? Hence the need for the extra effort to reach out to the rest of the world? which reminds me of what we spoke of on Sunday from James chapter 2. Because of such unity(within the church, but also within the cell or certain ministries) do we tend to discriminate? I'm quite sure we don't in FCBC, but do we unconsciously do so?

We learnt of medieval lyrics and songs in seminar today. How great is God's love and Christ that we sing of him even in the middle ages. till today!! Its awesome just thinking about it. (:

On Christ my Solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.