yeah, laugh, you know it's a good title... went out with my friends yesterday - it feels too weird to refer to them in such a blatent manner- "freinds"ended up going to white rock, where all the worries, fears and apprehensions flow away with the rest of the sewage in the water.. okay it wasnt' bad, it was actually really pretty, if someone can stay on track and get those pictures to me i'll have them up here soon enough. of course one person was missing from the group as would be expected, and though we missed the appendage and…

1. Today is the first day of my new job. Nervous and happy. 2. The weekend was fun with Ashish, Indu, Kathy and the girls here. Indu has most of the pictures so I'll put them up when I get them. 3. Things to look forward to: - a bunch of us from KCF going to the Grouse Grind on Thursday. - the KCF bbq (for everyone) is on the 26th - PMC's going to have a division 3 soccer team (for those of us that aren't very good) so I'm hoping my schedule will allow me to play. -…

According to a recent report in USA Today and also reported in Leadership Journal pornographic images are being accessed now by younger and younger children. Despite the latest in filters, children can still find everything on the internet, from nudity to sites featuring violent sex acts. “Kids are exposed to pornography at incredibly early ages, when their brains are going through profound developmental changes,” says Philadelphia psychologist Michael Bradley. “This has caught parents off guard. (Porn) has always been there, but it’s always been in a lower volume.” In recent years, he says, “It’s been like a tidal wave that…

When I am down and, oh my soul, so wearyWhen troubles come and my heart burdened beThen, I am still and wait here in the silenceUntil you come and sit awhile with me You raise me up, so I can stand on mountainsYou raise me up, to walk on stormy seasI am strong, when I am on your shouldersYou raise me up... To more than I can be Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up I sat in service today, and cried.And I didn't stop crying. I couldn't.As I waded in your love for me, my soul cried outI can't…

Dear God,Mission to England was fun, I learn alot, Lord, Let your Holy Spirit remember all I need to know that will affect my future. Thanks for making it a success, eventhough i felt I was abit blur half the time. I thank you Lord. When I organise I maximise, so dear Lord help me focus. Lord its you I wana impress and I thank you I impress you with your strength and it is your Holy Spirit that motivates inspires and helps me. Focus Focus Focus, I shall on you Lord Jesus.Its a wide world, but LORD, You are…

More than 80% of all U.S. teens are online at least one hour every day, according to BurstMedia. Among teens who go online from home, friends’ homes, libraries or other locations, 37.4% say they spend three or more hours per day online. Teen males are slightly more likely than females to spend over three hours a day surfing: 39.9% do so compared with 34.7% of females. The survey found that while teens are online, they are often simultaneously doing homework or watching television or other things: 48.9% say they work on homework while online, 33.8% say they watch TV or…

"Conversation Readys a Man,Reading Maketh a Man,Writting makes him exact." Dear God,Please help me, I writeto you now in all places here, the internet. Yes, I want all my life to be an open testimony to you Lord but Lord, Please help me. You know me. I am not really good or outstanding at anything at all. Dear Lord Love, but you choose only the weak like me, to do your full work. I thank you that you love me fiercely. I thank you that I am set a part and marked by you. O, Lord you lead me to…

My parents want me to date more. I had a conversation with my mom, which started off as, "If you don't date, how are you ever going to find your husband?" I have only gone out on two "dates" within the last year. One, was with my Dad. It was an office event. Everyone dressed up and it was at a really nice upscale restaurant. I liked dressing up, listening to the music on the background, spending time with Dad and conversing with some of his colleages. I went out with a friend last week but I can't really call…

Coconut generation* experiences tremendous amount of pressure from their parents to excel in academics, which is the story line for a new novel - How Opel Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life by Kaavya Vishwananthan and published by Little Brown (April 2006). Before Opal Mehta started kindergarten in New Jersey, her immigrant doctor parents came up with a strategy for securing her future. The plan was called HOWGIH or How Opal Will Get Into Harvard. An 18-year-long battle-plan, HOWGIH included cello lessons, language classes, mosaic and welding courses-everything they imagined constituted a perfect Harvard application. At the…

MySpace is a new cultural phenomenon of our times. I have found many coconuts in the world of Myspace. Two years ago, this online community website had only two million members. Now MySpace has exploded into a ‘popular hang out’ for kids. Currently, more than 90 million members from different walks of life populate this online world. Many of its most avid fans are none other than teenagers. This peer networking ‘place’ also poses many dangers. There is plenty of profanity, obscenity, and explicit pictures. And kids divulge far too much personal information, which can put them in dangerous situations.…

With the Mumbai bombings that have happened in these recent days, we would like to ask the readers if you know anything about the situation that's going on there. With the death toll now at 200+, we must ask questions once again with regards to growing world terrorism. Please feel free to respond in any way you see fit...we welcome your story. If you have pictures from the blast...please let us know your web url so we can show those pictures here on Dippu. When 9/11 happened here in America, all of us felt the pain and scars. Right now…

I had an awesome time in Dallas. Meeting with friends and family was awesome. It was a new experience for me as well. I never really understood what it meant to be an older cousin brother to my cousins. It’s really cool because they automatically look up to you and it leaves you with responsibilities. A few years ago I would have shunned those responsibilities, but now I’m actually embracing it. It’s taught me that yeah, people do grow up, and life comes at you regardless of how you feel about it. I realized that I have this love for…

first off, i cut my hair for those who know me this is a big step. i've been arguing with my parents since grade 10 to get my hair cut, they let my have a trim at the end of grade 10 and i was happier than a fat kid with cake (right ritz?).so i got it done without asking my parents if i could, i made an appointment and went, i just intended to get a trim i didn't want to do anything drastic, but my stylist was like, "how about i cut it to the top of the…

1. PCNAK* is over. I'll admit it was somewhat fun with Ashlyn and Alicia there. I'll post pictures up soon. 2. The Canadian (err...Toronto) girls volleyball team won first place with Oklahoma coming in second. Niki and I went to watch them and cheer them on. Saw a lot of people that we used to know in Toronto and my mom still knows, but didn't say hello because I didn't know how exactly to do it. It's been so long. Not to mention I make terrible first impressions. Anyhoo, I did talk to some of them later on with my…

God speaks to us when we really want to hear Him. When are hearts are still before Him, we can hear Him. I used to be doubtful about hearing God’s voice when I was younger but now I know better. We might not hear him audibly, infact that seldom happens these days, but He has given us the Holy Spirit for a reason. The Holy Spirit in us prompts us and if our hearts at peace and our eyes are focused on Jesus, we will be able to hear that small, still voice and know God is speaking to us.…

It's been a while now since I last wrote. I haven't felt like writing for some time cause I was so muddled up. I was like a freak show trying to find where I fitted in. I was like a jigsaw that needed so desperately to conform, to find my place in the scenery of life. I wanted to be complete, to be a part of something so much bigger. So I cut myself so many times, looking at where I could fit in. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't. Somehow, my piece just wouldn't fit. Sometimes,…

1. I'm an idiot. I wrote a cheque...and it bounced. Yeah, I know. Save your comments. I wrote the cheque last weekend. And then, during the week, I forgot about the cheque and decided to pay summer tuition. And these banks--they have these insanely high fees for a freakin bounced cheque. $71 short and now I'll have to pay around that much more. I've written two cheques in my entire life. One is this. The other was to my mom.2. Prayer on Tuesday was awesome. Intercession. Worship. Communion. The works! There was myself, Wilson, and Simi, and Rohaib joined us…