PacMan on Google Maps! (April Fools Day)

It’s April 1st. Supposed to be a fun day of seeing people coming up with brilliant and creative ways to bring some light-hearted humour in a typically frantic and busy lifestyle. Here’s one.

Google has embedded the classic Pacman game on their popular Google Maps. Here’s what you can do.

1. Use Google Chrome. 
2. Point your URL to maps.google.com 
3. Choose a neighbourhood with many streets. 
4. Click the Pacman icon on your bottom left of the screen. 
5. Voila! You’re playing Pacman at your own neighbourhood! 

Remember, do this only during break time. The boss may be lurking somewhere near you. 

conrade

Three Parodies on Worship, Church service, and Prosperity Gospel

Parodies are used to mock or provide a cynical look at things that seem to be more hype than reality. Even in Churches, sometimes we need to learn to laugh at ourselves but at the same time, be aware that we may easily fall into such temptations too. If we are not careful. Check out the following three parodies. The first is the sad state of wrongful worship that some churches and Christians are somewhat guilty of. The second reminds us about the temptation of focusing on man's needs to the extreme. The third is a familiar prosperity gospel clip. Laugh but do not laugh too hard. We may be caught doing it sometime.

1) On Wrong Worship (link).



[I want to acknowledge 'Against Nothingness' blog where I first got to know about this.]

2) On Making Worship Service Extra 'Relevant' (link)



3) Prosperity Gospel (link)




conrade

"What Would Jesus Tweet?"

This past week, someone mentioned Charles Sheldon's classic work, "In His Steps." It brings back memories of the What-Would-Jesus-Do (WWJD) movement. That book was published way back before the end of the 19th Century. Man! I wasn't even born yet!

As I ponder about it, I ask myself about what is the modern equivalent of WWJD? Immediately, I think about what will best symbolize social media. Snail mail is dead. Email is ancient. Cell messaging limits only 1-to-1. Probably, Twitter is most visible. I suppose the modern equivalent of WWJD in communications is: "What would Jesus tweet?"

This idea is nothing new. Twitter is the face of quick, short, cheap, and classy communication of choice. Within a limit of 140 characters, here are 16 possible things that Jesus would tweet. There can be more.

1. "You shall have no other gods before Me."
2. "I am coming soon. Are you prepared for me?"
3. "I've missed you."
4. "Be perfect, for I am perfect."
5. "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
6. "Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men."
7. "Whatever you have done for the least, you have done unto Me."
8. "Whoever receives this child receives Me."
9. "If you say You loved Me, why aren't you obeying what I say?"
10. "I waited and waited and waited. But you never call."
11. "Love God with all your heart, mind, and will."
12. "Why didn't you let Me take care of your worries?"
13. "My peace I give unto you. Yet you refuse. Why?"
14. "Trust Me."
15. "My child, I love you."
16. "Follow Me."

Perhaps, you can be more creative than my list above. While you're at it, let me share this brilliant Youtube clip made by an extremely creative person about the Passover. It is basically a re-telling of the Exodus story. It uses the best of social media like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Skype, Wikipedia, and of course, Twitter. I'm sure some of you can come up with even more creative ideas. 

Have a great weekend.

conrade
p/s: If you want to follow me on Twitter, you can tweet me at http://twitter.com/yapdates.

Remembering Reformation Day - Oct 31st, 1517

Last Sunday was Reformation Sunday. Here is a cute video on what 'actually happened,' when Martin Luther pinned the 95 theses on the doors of Wittenburg on October 31st, 1517. This landmark day spawned the famous Reformation in the 16th Century.

Cat Testing Out the iPad

This video is so cute. Thanks Rosie for this.



conrade

"How Not To Read Your Bible"

I wonder how many of us are guilty of some of these antics. Check out this video link here.



ks

You Know You're From Vancouver . . .

The following is hilarious. If you have experienced Vancouver in any way, you'll be laughing your heads off. (Thanks Cheryl for the list.)

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You Know You're From Vancouver (or a resident of Vancouver)......... IF

1. You can pronounce Coquihalla, Tsawwassen, Squamish, Osoyoos, Ucluelet, Esquimalt, Sooke, and Nanaimo.
2. You know what these abbreviations mean: PNE, GVRD, VPL, RAV, YVR.
   
3. You know that West Vancouver, the West End, and the West Side are different places.
   
4. If you hear someone is doing the Grind, you know they're not hitting the books.
   
5. You make over $250,000 a year and still can't afford a house.
   
6. You car insurance costs as much as your house payment.
   
7. You don't even listen when the forecast announces "chances of showers."
   
8. If there's a day of snowfall, you consider not going to school or work.
   
9. You can't imagine what a front yard would look like without green grass and green leaves.
   
10. You had a barbecue at the beach.
    
11. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.
    
12. You can name 10 Starbucks locations in less than a minute.
    
13. You can tell the difference between Starbucks, Second Cup and Tim Horton's coffees.
    
14. At 8:30 AM, the guy at Starbucks wearing the baseball cap and glasses who looks like George Clooney IS George Clooney.
    
15. You know the mountains are located north. In fact, you use them to get your bearing when lost.
    
16. Finding parking takes longer than it did to drive there.
    
17. You're sure that you're the only one on the road with a REAL driver's license.
    
18. The more expensive the car, the worse the driver.
    
19. The gym is packed at 3 PM--on a work day.
    
20. You pass an elementary school and the children are all busy - with their cell phones or pagers while waiting for their personal rides home.
    
21. You realize there are far more Rainbow flags in the city than Canadian flags
    
22. Your hairdresser is straight, your plumber is gay, and your next door neighbour grows weed.
    
23. You don't even blink at the same sex couple holding hands on the street, but it shocks you when you meet a couple married for 40 years!
    
24. Your co-worker has 8 body piercings and none are visible.
    
25. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Thai, and Chinese food.
    
26. You've had a California roll for lunch.
    
27. You take the bus and are shocked to hear two people carrying on a conversation in English.
    
28. You feel guilty when you throw paper or aluminum cans in the garbage.
    
29. The sound of the 9 o'clock gun doesn't startle you.
    
30. You can't remember: is pot still illegal?
    
31. You're not surprised to see geese throughout the whole year.
    
32. You know what an orca looks like.
    
33. You can read a decent size novel before being admitted into the hospital.

Spicing Up My Blog

This blog has been in operation since July 2005. I am looking spicing it up. Today, I added in a local weather widget that you can obtain from iBegin weather. Unfortunately it is only applicable for US and Canada locations only. Hopefully, the owners will work on going global soon. You can see the local weather in Vancouver, BC Canada on the right side of this blog. Check back for more spices in the next couple of weeks. Enjoy.

If you have suggestions on how to spice up blogs, let me know. I'll appreciate it.

ks

Church Open Service + Picnic (28 June 2009)

We had an open-door service at the Fraser River Park on Sunday. The theme was unity in the body from 1 Corinthians 12. Splendid efforts by the organizers. Praise God!

Getting ready for the service. It's already 10.15am!

Some came with chairs, others with ground mats.

Members and Friends enjoying the sunny weather.

A picture of 'Bosa,' proudly drawn by our pastor.

Pastor Josh telling the story of the five fingers and the coin.

Our cool young adults scrambling for answers to 'tough' questions.

Trying to put the words to display the right verse.

Frantically trying to remember what they've learned in Sunday School long time ago...

It has been a beautiful day.

ks

Otters!

I love this. Bing continues to impress......

(Credit: Microsoft Bing, 23rd June 2009)

A Million Thank-Yous

Someone sent me this. The Bible says, "In everything give thanks." (1 Thess 5:18) But this is taking it a little too far........
Really funny, but after a while, it gets on your nerves. See how many "Thank yous" can you tolerate? (Hint: for maximum effect, turn on your speakers)